Somethin's Amiss!

Hello everyone and Happy Wednesday to ya!  Well it's still snowing here (big surprise huh, lol)--we're getting another 20 inches to add to the 34 we already have--blech!  And we've lost power a few times which has been a little bit wonky especially since it's so cold--thank goodness for gas fireplaces and cooktop :o)  I haven't chatted in awhile so this will be a long post I'm just warnin' ya, I've got a bunch of pics to share with ya and a funny story--my winter snow slideshow is at the bottom of this post!

So on Sunday we had friends over for a fun Super Bowl Party (Saints rocked it, WHODAT!!) and after cleaning the kitchen I was putting stuff away when I realized something was amiss!  Well, this will just prove to you how crazy my brain is.....I looked up at my kitchen windows and saw this---

 

Do you see it?  Yes, a Christmas wreath, LMBO!

How have I not seen that for the past almost 2 months, LOL--I put all of the Xmas stuff away and forgot this.  My friends must think I'm NUTS--but the best part is.....NONE of my family noticed it either, LOL so we must all be losing it I tell ya!  Hope that gives you a good laugh today :o)  And I wanted to share this picture of my daughter Alexa out in the snow with you all---when she's not rolling her eyes she's very pretty I think, hee hee!

NewsBitz:

-I will have 2 NEW Copic video's up either tomorrow or Friday for you all :o) One will be on using Copics to look like Distress Inks!!

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Magnolia-licious February Sketch Project

My first project today is a Windshield Wiper card that I made for this month's Magnolia-licious DT Sketch project hosted by Diana Crick herself!!  If you want to join in on the fun with us, all the details are on the Magnolia-licious Highlites Blog HERE and instructions for this card are HERE!  I've never made one of these but once I changed the dimensions (I made my card bigger so folded up it's a 5x5"--email me if you want these dimensions) I figured it all out, but it took my slow brain a bit, LOL!  For my card I used this fabulously cute "Bunny Tilda"  sitting on top of the "Easter Egg" (you can find all of the Easter Magnolia stamps HERE)--I think she's just adorable!  My papers are by Melissa Frances called "Ambiente"--love the patterns and colors.  And I did the border around the oval with Flower Soft (pale green) to replicate the Easter Basket grass. :o)  As always check out all the Magnolia stamps HERE at Magnolia-licious!

So when you pull the left side of the card open, the 2 sentiment flags come up--so cool!  I stamped both of mine with sentiments from PTI (they say "Happy Easter" and "Somebunny Loves You")--the stripes of glitter were done with thin 1/8th Scor-Tape, stick it down, peel it off and sprinkle glitter on top!  The pearl swirls are some that I picked up at CHA ($.99 each bargain)!  All of the distressing is done with my Tonic Distress Tool---I CANNOT wait until that Zutter Distress machine comes out I tell ya (here's a peeky of it--it's pink)!

Copics Used: (Pinks R83,R81,RV10,RV0000/ Blues B02,B01,B00/ Hair E25,E33,E31,YR20/ Skin E13,E11,E00,R20)

A closer view of this cutie (reminds me of my daughter when she was young in her lil' footie jammies)--the egg she's holding and the ribbon are coated with diamond glaze and stickles on the flowers, wings and her headband.  All of those other soft sparkles were done with my Smooch Vanilla Spritz--love that stuff I tell ya!  Now make sure and hop over to the Magnolia-licious Highlites blog to join in on the fun!!

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SCACD Try It Out Tuesday #54

Yes I am a day late and a dollar short with my Tuesday challenge for Susana's Custom Art & Card Design--we had no power yesterday evening and I couldn't get my pics uploaded in time!  I challenged the DT to use pinks, reds and purples for their projects this week to honor the upcoming Valentine's Day!  I used this fabulous Lockhart stamp called "Heart Wreath" paired with some lovely pinks and lavendars (paper by Paper Pizazz)!  My project is called a "pizza box" (find instructions HERE)--but I made mine into a Love Notes box to give to someone special!

Inside the box are 6 love notes that you can give the entire box to someone that you love filled with notes of love and appreciation (they would also be cute stuck in lunchboxes)!  The small heart is another Lockhart stamp called "IB Rosebud Heart" that I stamped on each love note & colored with Copics.  All those sparkles are from my Smooch Spritz in vanilla (I told ya I loved that stuff)!

All the lil notes fit inside of the box, the box closes up and the ribbon ties around the front!  A fun little loving gift to give to someone!  Now make sure and hop over to the store blog "Follow Your Heart" to see the rest of the DT's lovely projects!

Here are my blizzard pics for ya!


I'll be back tomorrow with some Pink Cat Studio Digi Release projects--they're a lil' Irish :o)