Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Candy Cane Girl!!

Happy Monday & First Day of School (for some of us, hee hee)!! So my kids are both off to middle school today, my daughter is excited & my son, well not so much, LOL! Hopefully the day goes smoothly and they both come home happy! I'm just excited that the house will be VERY quiet tomorrow & both the kids won't be home until 3:45 which is fabulous and will allow me to get more work done! I've got to take Riley to the music store today to rent his drum stuff for percussion class--wondering how much that's gonna cost me, hee hee! Hopefully he enjoys it! I'll share pictures of them with you all tomorrow!
Did you all have a fabulous holiday weekend? Ours was great & relaxing! We did some shopping, ate some MD steamed blue crabs (YUM) and hubby went on a 36 mile bike ride with our neighbor (minus me, lol)! Crazy guy he is--he's never rode more than 15 miles but off he went & he says he's not sore, but I think he's fibbin'!! LOL I just hung out & finished 2 fabulous books and laid around which was great! But yesterday I made raspberry muffins, chocolate chip muffins for breakfasts--I made choc. chip cookies & rice crispie treats for their lunch boxes and a double batch of chili & 2 chicken pot pies to freeze for dinners. I was on a cooking roll yesterday, hee hee! I'm trying to make a bunch of freezer friendly dinners that I can just pull out--makes it easy along w/ crock pot meals ya know!

NewsBitz:

-My BIG BLOG CANDY for going over 300,000 blog hits will start tomorrow so you don't wanna miss this!

-Book Suggestions from Suzanne!! If you haven't read any of Karen White's books, I really suggest that you do! So far I've read these 3 by her "House on Tradd Street", "The Lost Hours" and "Learning to Breathe"--all fabulous and I read 2 of them in one day! Gripping, beautifully written & hard to put down!

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So today is "Try It Out Tuesday" for Susana's Custom Art & Card Design and I've challenged the DT with a fun sketch (see the store blog HERE for sketch)! I decided to use this cutie pie Victoria Case for SCACD stamp "Milla"--I decided she'd be perfect for not only birthday celebrations but for the holidays as well! I paired her with some fabulous Christmas paper by Imaginisce and Flair Designs. When I saw the stripes on her pretty dress the first thing I thought of was candy canes & luckily I had some in my stash along with the candycane buttons--so fun! The sentiment is from PTI and those are fun glitter dots at the top.


I colored her with Copics and then added diamond stickles to the candy cane stripes on her dress, diamond glaze to her eyes & patent-leather shoes and some gold Inspirations paint to her present! This is a fabulous NEW product that Susana's store is carrying! It comes in tons of fab colors & is much thicker & luminescent than the Shimmerz but works very similarly. You just paint it on--but the best part is, is that you don't have to shake it up & it will not dry up like the Shimmerz--the color & shimmer go all the way thru. I really love it--make sure and go HERE to check them out!

Now make sure and visit the store blog "Follow Your Heart" to see all the DT's fabulous creations & join in on the sketch fun as well!


hugz,
Suzanne

23 comments:

  1. Oh Suzanne your card is adorable! She is perfect for a Christmas card and of course you have colored her beautifully! Love it!
    Hugs.
    Nancy

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  2. The card is adorable and I like that she is sooo versatile, beautiful colors and love those candy canes. Sandi

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  3. What a cute card, so lovely! Wonderful colours and a pretty image.
    Hugs Jacqueline

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  4. ooo how gorgeous! love your card and the cutie pie you used too!
    hugs, annie x

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  5. what an adorable card.... your coloring is fantastic...

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  6. Suzanne, I love what you have done with Milla. She makes a wonderful Christmas card for any little girl. This card is gorgeous.

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  7. she looks o lovely suuzanne!

    hugs
    daisy

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  8. The card is so colorful...pretty. I have read House on Tradd Street and loved it. I'll have to check out the others you mentioned. I'm hoping she has a sequel to the Tradd Street.

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  9. Hi Suzanne!
    This is beautiful!
    Love that you've put her in a Christmas setting!
    take care
    Blessings, Maria

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  10. Ooooo...she is gorgeous!!! I love all the fun candy canes, and her little dress is too cute!! Now, I think I will dig out my candy cane cookie recipe:o) I love the way the house smells after I make them. Yummy!!

    Hugs!
    Carolyn

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  11. Beautiful Suzanne! I love all of it - but the candy cane colors are what got my attention! Another fabulous creation!

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  12. What a really cute card. Thanks for the heads up on the books you read. I have been looking for a new author to read.

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  13. I really love how the diamond glaze looks on the shoes. Fab idea Suzanne! You sure got a lot done over the weekend with all the cooking and baking you did! I hope your kids have a great school year.

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  14. Darling card, Suzanne! Her eyes just come alive. Love all of the sparkle that you added. Love those cute little candy canes too.

    Karen White's book "The Lost Hours" sounds like a great book to take on my trip to New York (from Calif.) in a couple of weeks. Looks like a good read. Thanks for the recommendation.

    Huggies ~

    Sharron

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  15. She is so sweet. Your coloring is fabulous as always. Love the candy cane paper with the candy cane embellishments.

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  16. HI
    I JUST LOVE THIS CARD .gorgeous!
    I LOVE CHRISTMAS AND THAT WOULD BE A WONDERFULL CARD TO SEND TO MY FRIENDS. OH YES AND MY 7 GRANDGIRLS WOULD LOVE IT . YOUR WORK IS SO WONDERFULL .I INJOY SEEN ALL YOUR WORK . THANK YOU
    FOR HAVEING ME .
    HUGS SANDY.O
    littlelou49@aol.com

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  17. Suzanne, gorgeous card. Milla is so cute. The Christmas colours look fabulous and your colouring is perfection (always).

    Hugs.
    Norma

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  18. How absolutely adorable! Love the Christmas theme and the paper is gorgeous and the candy canes look yummy! Loved the sketch and had such a great time with it. I'll use it again and again!

    And the kids looked great for school! They do grow so fast, don't they?

    Big hugs to you,

    Susan

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  19. Your coloring is AMAZING Suzanne!! She could step off the page. I love the Christmas theme, lovely!

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  20. This is gorgeous! Love how you used Milla on a Christmas card!

    Hugs,
    Aud

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  21. Wow, gorgeous card! I love the red stripes on her dress that match the candy. Gorgeous coloring, wow!

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  22. Awwwww, she's just beautiful :) What a wonderful card you've made!!

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I appreciate all your lovely comments and taking the time to stop by! hugz,Suzanne

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