Angelic!!

Hiya friends!! Wowsers, I have to say that all your comments on yesterday's Blogaversary post took my breath away & almost made me teary-eyed (almost, but you know I hate to cry--lol)! Such lovely, kind and supportive friends I have---thank you so much, it lifted my spirits high! You ladies are all awesome and truly amazing--love ya!!


So far I have been asked for tutorials on more Copic coloring, highlighting/shading, my card-making process and stamping/coloring on fabric! So I will be working on all of those in the next few days for you!!! :o) Although I'm not sure any of you will be enlightened by my card-making process, hee hee---remember I have stamper's ADD so I'm all over the place!! LOL I promise to take video/pictures of my stamping space soon--waiting on my new desk so I can be super organized for ya!! (I do have a video tutorial of how to use flower soft on my sidebar for those of you who asked!)

**REMEMBER--you can enter for BLOG CANDY #1 until Saturday at midnite(EST) right HERE!! And BLOG CANDY #2 will be up tomorrow!!! ***

I've got two angelic cards for you today, although I don't think of myself as very angelic, hee hee! First up is a card I made for this week's Mojo Monday Sketch #79 --love this layout! The beautiful angel image is from H&M Stamps "Angelic Moments"--such a beautiful set! Reminds me of those Willow angels (of which I own a few). Although my loving son said it looked like she was doing Yoga--LOL! (ahhh, boys--so honest)

I painted white Liquid Pearls on her cloud and her wings have Ice Stickles on them for super chunky sparkleness! Had to add some pink glitter dots and the dp is from Basic Grey's "euphoria" stack! (I haven't bought any new dp in 5 whole weeks--patting myself on my back)!!

Second card uses another new Whiff of Joy image featuring "Melinda with Muffin Basket"! Isn't she a cutie? So many occasions you could use her for--I made her holding chocolate cupcakes but you could of course make them any muffin/cake you'd like :o) The sentiment is from Whiff of Joy too. 7 Kids College Fund will have all these new stamps up for pre-order this week for ya here in the states.

This layout is from last Saturday's "Our Creative Corner" post--just a great sketch. I find so much inspiration in sketch challenges--helps me organize my thoughts sometimes. That yummy dp is new from SU (no I didn't buy it, I got it free, hee hee)! Love chocolate browns with blue--my whole basement/rec room area are these colors--so soothing! Ribbon is PTI and pearls are my fave from Kaiser and a little diamond glaze on her cuppycakes :o)

Today on Susana's store blog, Follow Your Heart my fellow DT sistah Danni has a fun tutorial on the "Crinkled Chalk" Technique for ya! So make sure to stop by & check it out--I know I will!

That's all for me today--gotta get working on all those tut's you want me to do, hee hee! Have a great Thursday!

hugz,
Suzanne

Flower Power!!

Hello and Happy Wednesday! Wow, its the middle of the week already---weekend is almost here, hee hee! Today its supposed to be 75 degrees & sunny so my windows will be wide open & the doggies will get a long walk--love this weather. Spring is certainly on its way here in Virginia--I saw blooming daffodils yesterday & it made me smile :o) My mom is coming up on Friday for the weekend, and we're heading into Washington, DC on Saturday to see "A Chorus Line" at the theatre! Can't wait to see it, I love, love the theatre and this was my birthday gift to my mom last month--so it should be alot of fun!

Today is Whatchadoin' Wednesday over at the Storage Units, Ink & More blog! I only have one more challenge for SUINK this month, since sadly this is my last month as a designer for them--my 6 month term is up. I've had a blast playing with these awesome stamps and will continue to keep up with all the new designers for sure!

Today's challenge was to use traditional spring & Easter colors on your card--easy peasy! I used the "You're Some Bunny Special" set (which I love) paired up with this spring-y dp from the DCWV stack "Sweet"! I colored with Copics and added some stickles to her lil' coat and hat. The fun flowers are from a pack of K&Co. embellies. Make sure and stop by the store blog to check out the rest of the DT's great projects today!

Second card today, is another sneak peek of some of the NEW Guardian Angels that will be released by Whiff of Joy on the 22nd! This Angel was created to be a First Communion, Confirmation or Baptismal angel by Elisabeth Bell, but of course you could use her for many occasions.

I think she's just lovely so I kept all my colors very soft & serene. The dp is from Basic Grey's "Porcelain" paired with SU cs. I created a dimensional frame for her with my Nestabilities so she seems to float. I added some Kaiser pearls, a corner punch, and the sentiment is from PTI's "Heartfelt Basics". And of course she had to get a nice coat of Angel Wingz Shimmerz--so pretty! Such a lovely angel--do you love her as much as me? Check out the rest of the WOJ DT projects this week for more lovely peeks (on my sidebar).

Off to enjoy the day--hope you are too!

hugz,

Suzanne

Happy St. Paddy's Day!!

Happy St. Patricks's Day to you all (the Irish gal in me is smiling)! Do you do anything for the holiday? The kids always get a little gift from a lucky leprechaun but that's about it here at our house:o) Although when they were little, we used to do green eggs & ham and fun stuff like green jello or kool-aid, but now that they're older they don't care anymore, hee hee! Alrighty, I'm keeping my chitter chatter to a minimum today, cuz' this is a LONG post--so make sure you go all the way to the end, 'kay!!

Today is Tuesday, so that means its Try It Out Tuesday over on Susana's Custom Art & Card Design store blog, Follow Your Heart! I challenged the DT to make their cards/projects using only the color green & one neutral to celebrate St. Patty's Day :o) I used Lockhart's beautiful "Tulips" stamp for my card--my favorite flower of all is tulips and I love white & yellow tulips the most so white tulips it is today, hee hee!

I also incorporated the Technique Challenge from SCS yesterday which was to make these beautiful ribbon frames (see here)--I love it & it was so simple to do too--very elegant! The sentiment is from PTI's "Spring Tag Collection" & yes I really love that set, hee hee. (BTW, hubby bought me ALL the new PTI goodies this month again, of course he was half sleeping on the couch when he agreed to it--love that man, lol).
I colored my image with Copics and then layered over the flowers and leaves with the fun, new metallic paints called "Smooch". I used it in "green apple" & "moonlight"--really fun stuff & such cute bottles they come in too! Make sure and stop by the store blog to see the rest of the DT's projects!

I promised you a sneak peek of the new Guardian Angels from Whiff of Joy today! I don't know the names of any of the stamps yet, but isn't she a beauty! I colored her with copics to match this yummy dp from Anna Griffin! The sentiment and lovely scrolls I used are also new from Whiff of Joy--there are so many great images in this new release. You can buy them on March 22nd and I will have another peek for you tomorrow (hint: confirmation & baptism):o)

Last but certainly not least is this cute Greeting Farm card I made with that cute-a-licious set "Home Sweet Home". Isn't he just the cutest lil' pup with his stuffed bunny--I could just squish him! This set is a MUST-HAVE for doggie lovers like myself!!! The dp is from my stash so I'm not sure who makes it; I distressed it a bit to look more primitive! Today I'm being spotlighted over on The Greeting Farm's blog for being their Guest Designer this month if you'd like to hop over there & take a look :o)

Hope you enjoyed my montage of projects today! I'll have 3 more for you tomorrow too, lol! Busy week here at ScrapBitz for sure!:o)

hugz,

Suzanne

Summer Longing!

Happy Thursday everyone! Oh how I'm longing for the warmth of summer--my bones are chilled and I'm not liking it, lol! Every year I just despise the cold more and more--I wish I could tolerate it better but I can't! So in lieu of warmer weather I decided to make some NON-HOLIDAY, cheery-colored cards! Don't get me wrong--I love the holiday cards but needed a break,lol!


So I decided to pull out a couple of my Whiff of Joy stamps that I hadn't inked up yet--GASP, I know can ya believe it!! This one here is little "Oakley in Bathtub" w/ his rubber duckie, what a cutie. (Remember if you're in the US you can order these stamps from All That Scraps now) I made this card for a friend of mine who just adopted a toddler boy after many years of trying--so I'm very happy for her! I thought this was just the perfect lil' image for her card. The sentiment is a rub-on from SU's "Chit Chat". This ultra yummy dp is from My Mind's Eye "Laundry Line"--gosh I love this paper! The ribbon is from PTI and its their new color "Ocean Tides"--lovin' this color! I added diamond glaze & stickles to the the bubbly water & of course he's colored w/ Copics.


This second card uses WOJ's Guardian Angel "Melinda Helping Angel"--isn't she a lil' beauty? I knew I wanted to use her to make thankyou/gratitude card with her. This dp is from My Mind's Eye "DayDream"--they make the best dp :) She's colored w/ Copics and I added a few stickles to her wings for sparkle. The sentiment is another rub-on from SU's "Chit Chat" set that I put on my nestability tag and threaded with twill from Taylored Expressions. Final touches are layered Primas with MM brads in the center. Whatcha' think? I likee them, but I'll be back tomorrow with some more holiday stuff for ya, hee hee!

Don't forget to visit my WOJ DT sistah Rach's blog if you haven't already. She's giving away some yummy WOJ blog candy this week. I'll see ya back here tomorrow...

hugz,
Suzanne

Lotsa' Busy!!

Happy Wednesday everyone! Today is crazy busy and I have 3 projects to share with you today, so I'll keep my chit chat short. If there are any details about the projects that I don't cover and you'd like to know--just email me, okay! I don't want this post to be SUPER long for ya!

This first card uses another new Whiff of Joy stamp that was just released. This is "Melinda Christmas Angel" and I think she's just gorgeous! I really wanted her to be the main focus of this card so I kept the details elegant but not overwhelming. I embossed the snowflakes on her dress and on the bg cs with gold embossing powder (the stamped snowflakes are from PTI's Snowflake Serenade set). I used flower soft in ivory on the fur trim of her dress for more texture(love this stuff, fun to use). The gold cs is shimmery and its from PTI along with the ribbon. The sticker snowflakes are from SandyLion. I also used my Spica gold and clear marker on the image after coloring her with Copics. You likee? **NOTE: For those waiting for the tea accordian box template/directions, it will be up on my blog this Thursday--thanx for being patient!**

Don't forget to visit my DT sistah Camilla's blog everyday until Oct. 11th and enter for her fabulous blog candy--a stamp giveaway everyday, so get on over there!!!

Today is another Whachadoin' Wednesday Challenge over on Storage Units, Ink and More. This week we needed to make an invitation using the newly released stamps. I decided to make a Thanksgiving Dinner invite. This is just a simple flap invitation that would be easy for you to make a bunch of. The rust and gold cs is from Coredinations--really fun fall colors! I used the leaf stamps from "Bountiful Harvest " set and stamped them w/ my Versamark ink and than heat embossed with a festive fall colored embossing powder. I stamped out the cornucopia from the same set and colored with Copics and used my nestabilities for the circles. I added a few stickles for some extra shimmer too--can never have enough sparkle even on Thanksgiving, lol.

Inside I layered cs and inked around the edges of the cream cs with my brown ColorBox chalk ink to distress it a little. Now if this was a real invite, my invitation would be on the inside here, but my lovely printer decided to run out of black ink today so I couldn't print it out for ya. Normally I would print it directly on the cs and then cut and paste. I embellished the inside with the pumpkins and corn from the "Giving Thanks" set and the sentiment from the "Bountiful Harvest" set. The invite closes with Basic Grey magnets and I used some fall colored fibers to wrap around for some fun texture! Such a fun and festive Thanksgiving invitation for you to send out to your guests, and it won't take ya long at all!! Make sure and check out my DT sistah's blogs today (on sidebar) for their projects too.

My final project today is for the Spiral Whisper sketch challenge that you can see here. If you do the sketch with any of Spiral Whisper stamps and enter you could win one of their cute stamps! I used one of the new Christmas stamps by Janet Roberts called "Millie on Reindeer"--I tell ya I just adore these "Max & Millie" stamps! I based everything on this yummy dp from Heidi Grace (I need more, I lovee it) and kept all the papers and embellies monochromatic so that the image really stands out. I colored the image with my Copics and then layered it on Soft Sky cs. The sentiment is from PTI's "Merry & Bright" set. I added snowflakes with my MS snowflake punch and layered cs and white glitter dots on top. And of course I threw some stickles in there too!

Wheww.....that's all for today folks, lol! Remember tomorrow I will have the template/directions for my tea box if you're interested and some other "spooky" projects for ya!!

Suzanne

Angel Boy!!

Happy Thursday everyone! I just have a quick post today---my mom is due here at noon and I have lots to do and tonight is our New Kids on the Block concert--yahoo!!! Cannot wait, I'm so excited! Hopefully I'll get some good pics so I can share them with you!

This is another new stamp from Whiff of Joy's Guardian Angels series---this time it's the boy's turn, lol! This reminds me so much of my son when he was a tad smaller--he always wore his Levi overalls everywhere and was always lost in contemplation with his toys (still is).

I colored the image with Copics and used this wonderful dp from DejaViews for most of the embellishment--I love the "sayings" on this paper! The sentiment is from WOJ too! I used my CB argyle embossing folder on the choc. brown cs and wrapped the card with SU twill. The buttons on top are from Basic Grey. I didn't want to ruin the simplicity of the image w/ alot of fussy embellishments ya know. Hope you like it?

Don't forget to check out my WOJ DT sistah's blogs (on sidebar) for more peeks of the new stamps that will be released on October 4th and enter for Fran's blog candy too while you're at it!

Until then...

Suzanne

Mix-Its!

Happy, Happy Friday! I'm super-happy today cuz' I don't have jury duty--YIPPEE for me!! I'm so relieved and happy that they didn't call my number last nite---yeah!! What a relief I tell ya! I know I need to do my civic duty, but when your time comes up--yuck-0. I did not want to spend the day sitting in the courthouse, especially when I could be stampin', lol!
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Ok, first things first---the WINNER of my BLOG CANDY is..........
Here are your random numbers:
210
Timestamp: 2008-09-12 03:06:34 UTC

Linda Deline said...
"What a neat offer. I love WOJ stamps! My favorite movie isn't well known but I love it... Heart and Souls. It's a story about four 'souls' who were given a second chance if they helped someone on earth and didn't realize it until the time was almost up. Great movie. God bless."

Congratulations! Thank you to everyone who entered and left some great comments and great movies you all chose too! I can't believe I had so many of you enter--you all ROCK! And yes I do read every comment and email I recieve and I try to get back to everyone within a day if you've asked me a question!!

Because I had so many entries, I'm adding a second smaller blog candy (8 Whiff of Joy stamped images, 1 spool of ribbon and a bottle of stickles) and that second winner is...............

Here are your random numbers:
21
Timestamp: 2008-09-12 03:09:42 UTC

Theresa of lil-bitta life

Email me your addresses asap so I can get your goodies to ya!! **NOTE** I use the Random.org number generator and then manually count the entries editing out double posts and those "friends" who commented but didn't want to enter, just so ya know!!
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Most of the movies that were named were all some of my faves too, but here are my top 10 for ya:
1) When Harry Met Sally (we played the soundtrack at our wedding--its me & hubby's favorite movie evah)
2) Sleepless in Seattle (come on, when his son is on the phone to the radio host talking about his dad's new girlfriend, I still laugh my tail off, not to mention that I love Meg Ryan)
3) The Goonies (first movie I ever saw at the movie theater and I still love it)
4) Sixteen Candles (every girl can relate to Molly Ringwald in this movie)
5) Top Gun (let's just say I've seen it over 100 times!)
6) Steel Magnolias (You laugh, you cry--just all around great)
7) Meet The Parents (we laugh until we cry--too funny)
8) Breakfast at Tiffany's (love this movie so much, Audrey Hepburn was the best)
9) Indiana Jones--the first 3 (love action adventure and I love history--great mix of both)
10) Dirty Dancing (how can you not fall in love w/ Patrick Swayze and wanna dance at the same time)

Can ya tell I like romantic and comedy type of movies? What can I say, I love a happy movie--I don't wanna watch a movie and be depressed. I like action adventure too but I don't watch scary movies--I'm too much of a scaredy cat!! I've heard everyone loves the Mamma Mia movie so I'll have to go see that. I've seen the musical and absolutely loved that so I should like the movie too right! So there ya go--a little venture into my mind, scary right, ha ha!!

Today I'm showing you 2 different projects--no theme for ya today, hee hee! The first card uses Verve Stamp's new "Birthday Surprise" set--these birdies are just too cute! I wanted this card to be all monochromatic and very feminine (think all the pink will do, ha ha). All of the cs and dp is from PTI including the ink I used (berry sorbet and sweet blush). The corner scroll punch is from SU and I stamped out the presents and popped them up w/ dimensionals and added a few stickles. Great stamp set for birthday cards--you can dress them up elegant or make them super fun!


The second card is actually a postcard and a bookmark. Basically you write on the back like a postcard but the user can use it as a bookmark cuz' its small. I love this Guardian Angel from Whiff of Joy--her name is "Melinda reading Book". In my mind she's reading a memory book or scrapbook which is why I chose the "remember" sentiment from PTI. The dp is new from Black Market Paper Society. Is this leaf ribbon not the best thing--it's new from PTI and in their ribbon couture set. I just loosely attached it around the card and then added this metal flower brad to finish if off. And of course she's colored w/ Copics!! I also added some sparkle with my Atyou Spica glitter markers in clear and gold (if you click on the pic and make it larger you can see them).

Ok, onto to work on new projects. I got my Magnolia Fall Kit in the mail yesterday, and I cannot wait to stamp them up! Saturday our neighborhood is having a big Octoberfest Festival so we'll be there all day (wish I could go to the real one in Germany--one day maybe). Then I'm travelling out to my blog pal Marti's house (check out her blog and store Pez-a-doodles) to teach a Copics class which should be fun, although I've never taught a class before so we'll see...

Until then,
Suzanne

PS--Don't forget to stop by Jen's blog I{heart}2stamp tomorrow for her Saturday sketch and my card I did for it as her guest designer this month! It's a super fun sketch so go check it out!

Angel of Blog Candy!!!

Happy Tuesday everyone! Not such a great day here in VA unfortunately. The weather is stormy AGAIN and my cat had to have surgery last night. After what was supposed to be a routine vet visit to get antibiotics for a urinary infection my vet decided to take an x-ray just "in case". If you read my blog regularly you know that my "grumpy bear" Poncho cat was hospitalized 2 1/2 months ago for a urinary blockage and had to be hospitalized for 2 days. Well, guess what showed up on his x-ray--the animal hospital had left the catheter tube in his bladder!! Can you believe it, lets just say I was shocked and very angry. Our poor cat all this time has been in pain and now has to have surgery that he shouldn't have to have---I'm so angry and upset. After losing 2 of our animals last year I am just totally paranoid about the vet anyway and to find out that the animal hospital we entrusted our animals to did this---ughh... Anyway, sorry to bend your ear about this but I'm so upset that I'm a total disaster today--and ya know how much I love my animals cuz' they're my other "children but with fur".

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Onto better stuff--I have BLOG CANDY to post today! Yahoo!! The very lovely and generous Katharina Frei (owner of Whiff of Joy) gave everyone on the DT a different stamp to offer up for candy this month and since I'm pretty darn close to 20,000 hits I'm celebrating that too!!! I will have links all month long to my WOJ DT sistah's blogs when they have their candy up for grabs for ya too! My stamp is from the Guardian Angels series by Elisabeth Bell called "Melinda Hugging Heart"--isn't she a doll! The "candy" includes:

-1 unmounted Whiff of Joy "Melinda Hugging Heart" stamp

-6x6 Basic Grey "Stella Ruby" dp pad (lovee this paper--my bella sistah sent me some and its so elegant)

-1 roll of pink/polka dotted ribbon

-1 bottle of pink Stickles

-1 pkg of Prima flowers

-1 pkg of rhinestone/jewels

To win all you have to do is post a link onto your blog about the "Whiff of Joy candy" to mine (if you don't have a blog, dontcha worry about it, enter anyway) and answer the following question:

"What is your favorite movie of all time and why?" Cuz' ya know I like to know stuff about everyone--lol!! I will announce the winner on Friday afternoon (9/12) so your entries and links need to be in by this Thursday evening at 11 pm (EST)--okay!!

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My card today also features the same stamp I'm offering up (the blog candy stamp is not used, lol). I really wanted to color this angel in some "non-traditional" colors to show ya the versatility of it. You don't have to always make her pink and she doesn't have to be used just for "love" or Valentines Day. I used my K&Co "Blue Awning" dp to base my colors on--I love the navy blue in this paper paired with limey green and cream. She's colored w/ my Copics and cut out & popped up. I used my nesties to cut out the ovals and the "ribbon" is paper ribbon by K&Company--it actually comes in colors (the reverse side of this is rust) but I needed cream so I flipped it over. I layered a bunch of Primas together and attached around. And of course there is just a few Stickles on her wings and hairband--the hearts have pink liquid pearls on them to raise them up. The sentiment comes from Verve Stamps "Beautiful You" stamp set--if you haven't checked this set out you should, its lovely!

And you probably know by now if you visited Verve's blog yesterday that I'm one of their Guest Designer Diva's this month for their new releases--yippee! I love me my Verve stamp sets--what could be better ya know!! The sets this month rock!! Check out the Verve link in SCS to see all the DT projects, just type in verveSEPT08 in their search button--wait till you see what I made (hint...you can wear it)!! The release party is tonight at 10 pm (EST) so come and join us for a chat and to see the new sets in their entirety---you can chat w/ me too, hee hee!!

So enough about me and I've prepared you all with your to-do lists today (check out Whiff of Joy, enter blog candy, and chat w/ me at Verve's party on SCS tonite) LOL!!! Hope to chat w/ you all later...

Suzanne