Posie Fairy

A cute lil’ digi for you today from Whimsy and Stars Studio-Mabelle RO. This is Posie Fairy and I’m hoping she’s bringing that cupcake to me!! LOL! Even though my birthday is still a month away..hehe!!

I also had to share that on Friday night I finally got to meet my online blogging friend, Lorie! We had so much fun and she spoiled me and the kids--you can see what she made us HERE! I hope that we can get together a bit more often now despite the mountains between us!!
I also have to share that if you need some new papers--ya know, us paper addicts have to get our “fix”--check out the amazing new papers Susana got in!! You can see them all HERE and she has created an easy place to find the new holiday papers HERE!
Here’s a few~(there’s more so check it out!)



The little details~ digi- Posie Fairy, copics, DCWV Blossoms & Butterflies Stack, TAC-Fairy Birthday, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Claret Palette ink, Kaisercraft rhinestones, stickles,

Peeker 2 Collection Release Day!

Are you ready for some shopping? Time to get your new Peekers 2 Collection by Elisabeth Bell for SCACD!! Yep, today’s the day they are ready to be shipped out to you!

Be sure to check out the SCACD store blog, Follow Your Heart, to see the list of design team members and guests who are showcasing these images today for lots of inspiration before you buy! If you are visiting in order, you should have arrived from Elaine’s fabulous blog! and then after here you’ll head onto Janiel’s amazing blog!

Remember there are 2 adorable images that weren’t shown this week in the sneak peeks so you know you’ll want to see them!

After you have a looksie at all the inspiration posts, remember to head on over to SCACD and for our international friends, Quixotic Paperie to get your Peekers now!

Today I am showing the uber cute Sweet Cheeks Peeker today. Isn’t she just total cuteness overload?

You can see the shimmer in this photo…I thought this was a fun way to “shadow” her!

The little details~ Sweet Cheeks Peeker, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, copics, DecoArt Glamour Dust Ultrafine Glitter Paint, Echo Park Springtime, lace, Kaisercraft pearls,

A thank you

Just a little thank you today to my secret sister partner for the month, Jayne, for all the fun goodies I found in my mailbox yesterday!

Don’t forget to check out the SCACD store blog, Follow Your Heart, to see who is showing a sneak peek today! Today is the last day to leave comments for a chance to win so be sure to check out all the details on the store blog!!

Time for a peek at a Peeker!!

**scroll down for my Flutter By Wednesday post!**
Oh my goodness! Are you getting so excited for the release of the Peekers 2 Collection by Elisabeth Bell for SCACD?? You know you loved the first collection and I know you’re going to love this second collection too!! They are all sooo cute!! You will be able to purchase them on Friday the 29th at both SCACD and for our international friends, Quixotic Paperie!
We’ve been sharing some sneaks of these cuties this week, and of course, there’s some fun involved too! If you missed any of the sneaks, be sure to visit the store blog, Follow Your Heart, for all the details! You don’t want to miss your chance to win one of these cuties!
That’s right, you can have a chance at winning this adorable Partners in Peeking stamp by leaving a comment on this post!! Also be sure to visit Melanie today--I know she’ll have a GORGEOUS creation and leave her some love too! Again, all the details can be found on the store blog!
Onto my card-can we say A-D-O-R-A-B-L-E!! I just adore this new peeking duo!

Remember to mark the date for Friday when these Peekers will be available and there are 2 cutie pie images that won’t be shown during the sneaks so be sure you check out the design team showcase on Friday before you purchase yours!!
The little details~ Partners in Peeking, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, copics, Echo Park Country Drive, flowers, Viva Decor Glitter Liner, Prima Card Jewelry,

FBW #164

It’s time for another Flutter By Wednesday challenge!! Be sure to visit the FBW blog so you can see how you can play along!! and don’t forget to visit my Flutter By Team for lots of inspiration!! Their links are on my sidebar.
When looking through my stamps, my Miss Anya Lounge stamps screamed to me to be inked up as her shirt has stripes, how perfect, no? I love TGF stamps but it’s the same old song, so many stamps, so little time.

The little details~ Miss Anya Lounge, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, copics, a muse ovals, Charcoal Palette ink, Toile Pink Palette ink, My Mind’s Eye-Lime Twist- Happy Go Lucky, nestabilities, SU butterfly punch, Kaisercraft pearls, 
 

Everyday Princess

At my last craft group meeting I challenged myself by taking my prismacolors vs. my copics. I have always loved the pencils but never tried shading with them so I thought why not!
Here’s one of the images I colored, Everyday Princess by Tiddly Inks. I think I did a pretty good job on the shading, especially the hair.

Don’t forget to check the SCACD store blog, Follow Your Heart, to see who is sharing a sneak peek today! Don’t forget to leave them some love for a chance to win! all the details on the store blog!
The little details~ digi- Everyday Princess, prismacolors, My Mind’s Eye-Lime Twist- Happy Go Lucky, nestabilities, shimmer chalks, ribbon, bow easy, stardust pen,

Happy Birthday

This is one of the level B reward sets, Always Be Fabulous, from the current TAC catalog. I think she’s just so fun and funky!
I added texture to her jeans by using a piece of old denim from Sam’s jeans and some colorless blender solution.

Don’t forget to check out the SCACD store blog, Follow Your Heart, to see who is sharing a sneak peek today!! Remember to leave them some love for a chance to win! all the details are on the store blog!!
The little details~ Always Be Fabulous, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, copics, copic glitter pens, shimmer chalks, Palette Haystack ink, Emma paper, flowers, Prima card jewelry,

Total cuteness alert

I’ve had this idea in my brain ever since the latest release from SCACD so today I decided to sit down and create it!
I’ve used all three of the flower children from Elisabeth Bell for SCACD~ Rose Petal, Daisy Doll and Hydrangea Hugs.

Be sure to visit the SCACD store blog, Follow Your Heart,  each day this week, starting today to find out which 2 designers are sharing a sneak peek at the new release that is coming on Friday!! All the details are on the store blog, but be sure you’re leaving love on each designers blog for a chance to win!! Today Elaine and Janiel are sharing some sneaks so be sure to check them out and remember the store blog has all the details!
The little details~ Rose Petal, Daisy Doll, Hydrangea Hugs, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, copics, Echo Park Country Drive, MFT open scallop border die, Kaisercraft rhinestones, stickles,

Little Girl Garland

Another oh so cute image from Whimsy and Stars Studio-Mabelle RO. This digi is called Little Girl Garland. I love the garland of flowers…hmmm…wonder if I could get some flower garland for my craft room! LOL!

 The little details~ digi-Little Girl Garland, copics, copic glitter pens, paper from some blog candy I won a while ago, Belle Rose Palette ink, ribbon, gem stickers, Prima butterfly-discounted right now!,

copic colors- skin- E000, E00, E21, cheeks- R20, hair-E35, YR23, Y23, bows and dress- RV32, RV34, trim of dress- R85, dots on trim-B05, B12, leaves- G16, G14, flowers-YR16, Y35, Y11, Y08, garland ribbon-YR68, shoes- E53, E51, shadow/ground- BG10, C1

That’s Krafty Thursday #52

When I was looking at challenges to play along with to get my mojo moving, I found Krafty Thursday #52 and thought it would be the perfect challenge as I always mean to play along but rarely do!
One thing I’ve wanted to try was using my prismacolors on the kraft cardstock so that’s what I did! I used one of the latest releases from SCACD, Daisy Doll by Elisabeth Bell for SCACD. Isn’t she cute?

I was inspired by this card for my layout. For some reason the photo doesn’t make it look like the purples match but they really do in real life.

The little details~ Daisy Doll, prismacolors, Memento Tuxedo Black ink,OMS, nestabilities, scraps, ribbon, bow-easy, sticker gems, TAC Sophisticated Sentiments, Palette French Lilac ink, yellow glaze pen,

Rae with journal

It’s hard to get back in the swing of crafting!! But I’m trying!

I found this image by Mo Manning, Rae with Journal in my already colored pile of images so I thought she’d be perfect for the open challenge at FBW this week!

 

The little details~ digi- Rae with journal, copics, nestabilities, copic multi-liner, My Mind’s Eye-Stella Rose- Gertie, Martha Stewart punch, flowers, Kaisercraft pearls, copic glitter pens,

Today we went to the Rainforest Cafe..neat place….I’ll leave you with a photo of our “volcano”~

I got sidetracked…

I ended up playing Risk with Sam and Matthew all afternoon instead of crafting but it was fun so that’s all that matters--and no, I didn’t win. LOL!

To help jumpstart my creativity I thought I’d do some window shopping…and oh my!

Have you seen this gorgeous paper Susana has in?? Wowzers!

 

Also be sure to check out the amazing new embossing folders she got in!!

and as always, be sure to check out her Clearance section--always awesome deals there!!

Okay, I’m off to maybe start a card….not making any promises….hehe! See ya soon!

Is it really Wednesday already?

Geesh! I can’t keep up with the days while Sam is on leave! but my calendar does say it’s Wednesday so that means it’s time for another Flutter By Wednesday Challenge!!

Be sure to visit the blog to see how you can play along and also visit the Flutter By Team for lots of inspiration!

I don’t have a creation done yet but hopefully soon so check back when you can!!

I’ll leave ya with a yummy photo of the Frozen Strawberry Yogurt Pie I made a few days ago--yummy!!

Using a new approach

Usually when designing a card or project I always start with the stamp/image first. Well, I decided today to start with the leftovers from a kit I got, errr, umm…last July from Paper Makeup Stamps. I thought I could see what I could come up with by starting the opposite of my normal process.

I had so much fun doing my card this way! Really made me think outside my normal ideas! I think I’ll be trying this more often!

I got the idea to use fun flock--always forget I have it!--from this card on SCS. I paper pieced her dress too! {sigh, my poster paint pen blobbed on her bow, hope I fixed it well enough}

The little details~ PMS July 2010 kit, Sally Sheep, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, copics, ultra-fine white sharpie poster paint pen, fun flock, scrappers floss,

Yay! I *finally* got this card put together and posted! It’s been on my desk for a week, geesh! I’m trying to get in the swing of things again but it might be a slow going thing, bear with me!!

Had to share this photo I took yesterday on our first hike here in Washington. Despite feeling like I was going to die, I did it! LOL! The waterfalls were just gorgeous and worth the pain..I think!!

Miss me?

Sorry I’ve been absent--so much fun that I’m totally exhausted…LOL!

Tuesday and Wednesday we were at The Great Wolf Lodge. Totally an amazing place and so much fun. Tuesday was one of the best days ever!! I don’t know when I’ve seen all of us smile and laugh and have so much fun! We’re already planning another trip back around Christmas time! I can’t wait!!

Thursday we went to the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle---in the cold and rain! I guess we’re true Washington people now. It was a nice zoo and had a fun dinosaur exhibit that was fun.

Friday, well, totally unexpected but we got me a new car! I totally loved my Chevy Cobalt that I just got last year but with us moving and wanting to go hiking and camping with us AND the dogs, it just wasn’t practical so we got a Jeep Compass! It’s so nice but an adjustment to get use to after my little car. I can’t wait to try it out with the dogs on Monday.

So this weekend I’m trying to rest up as I’m exhausted and also trying to get caught up some. Next week we have plans too but hopefully I can get inky some too! I do have a card almost done to share soon!

Hope you are all having an awesome week and I’ll be back soon!!

FBW #162- Inspiration Photo

Wednesday so that means it’s time for another Flutter By Wednesday Challenge! Be sure to visit the blog to see how you can play along and also be sure to visit my Flutter By Team for lots of inspiration!! Links are on my sidebar!

This week we have a gorgeous inspiration photo~

Isn’t that gorgeous? I’d love to have a real painting like that. Anyhoo, onto my card~ I looked through my images and knew exactly what I was going to use when I spied her…. Fall Birgitta by C.C. Designs.

 

I love how this came out!! Simple but yet with the paper/layout design it makes it just so nice I think! and it’s flat to mail easy!

The little details~ Fall Birgitta, Memento Tuxedo Black, copics, Basic Grey Origins, SU Bashful Blue ink, cloud template, Palette Burnt Umber, stardust stickles,  

Copic colors~skin- E000, E00, E21, hair- E59, E57, E53, clothes- V17, V15, V12, V01, fence-E29, E25, E23,  grass- YG25, YG23, YG17, leaves- YG67, YG63, center of flowers- E17, E18, flowers- Y17, Y15