No Foolin'!!

Happy April 1st everyone!!! Can you believe it's April already? Wow--no April Fool's Day jokes from me today--don't really like that tradition, LOl! But I sure do have a Super LONG post for ya today since its the first of the month! I won't ramble on, but get right down to business....make sure to read to the end, 'kay!!! (NOTE: all of the projects on this post are up for sale in my Etsy shop for those interested--link on sidebar)

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First up is my card for April's Magnolia-licious DT Sketch (pic above)! I actually documented my cardmaking process (making this card) on video for you, so you can see my creative process from start to finish (if you're interested, hee hee)! Video link below & on sidebar!

These are 2 new stamps from the Easter Collection over at Magnolia-licious--I used "Edwin, is this your Egg?" and "Wagon with Eggs"! Aren't they cute! Instead of making it for Easter, I decided to make it more versatile for any occasion! My dp is from Chatterbox and DCWV paired w/ Coredinations cs and Kraft cs. I added a raffia bow, flower soft (that I custom mixed w/ 3 colors--sunshine yellow, nut brown, ivory) to the hay and diamond glaze to the eggs! I distressed the image with my Tim Holtz Inkssentials Foam Blending Tool (buy HERE & buy extra sponges too). Whaddya think? I love it!

**Video Link for my "Card Making Process" right HERE!! **

Second project today uses BRAND-SPANKIN' NEW stamps from H&M Stamps called "Fairy Tale Wedding"! This set has such beautiful images & sentiments included--I love it! There are 2 other sets that are being released today too--you can check them all out HERE!

I decided to create a card and a little gift. I really wanted this beautiful bride image to be framed, so I kept it simple and embellishments all one color.

I used Angel Wingz Shimmerz on her dress and Liquid Pearls on her jewelry. This shimmery white cs is from PTI--so pretty! I used my SU corner punch on the corners and then cut them out & used my SU scallop border punch on the ends to make my "corners"(usin' what ya have)! I embellished them with tiny white pearls.

I picked up a bunch of these pretty frames (in different colors) from Michaels knowing that I would use them eventually, lol! I created a pretty insert using some more stamps from the set and embellishing w/ pearls and this white, sparkly flower. I think this would be a sweet gift or wedding favor for guests--you can remove the insert & put a picture inside!

It's also time for the Project of the Month for Whiff of Joy! This month we needed to create Easter/Spring packaging or gifts. I picked up some of these small, white cotton totebags from Michaels for gifts. I stamped directly on the bag with my "Willow w/ Flower Basket" and colored w/ my Copics. The swirl stamps are stamped with PTI's "Berry Sorbet" Palette Ink.

I hand-stitched the bow/ribbon/tag directly to the bag handle and filled it with Cadbury Eggs (in cellophane bag)--YUM!

I made a matching card using the cute "Easter Egg Basket" stamp and dp/cs from PTI. I added a few stickles to the eggs for shimmer! Make sure and stop by the Whiff of Joy store to see the rest of the DT's GORGEOUS (breathtaking) Easter projects---you will love them!!

**Face colors used: E11, E00, E000, R20, stamps from Magnolia-licious**

This is a Sneakie-Peekie of a card I made for the NEW Copic Challenge Blog "Copic-Creations"! This new blog will be both a technique & a challenge blog for using copics. The DT will have projects up on the 1st & 15th of each month with a theme that you can participate in & win a nice gift! This time we're focusing on skin tones & techniques--so hop on over to see what its all about! You're sure to recognize some of the talented DT members and see all the fabulous projects including mine :o)


Hope you enjoyed all my projects today and my long blog post, hee hee! All of these items are up in my Etsy store too!



See ya back here tomorrow with just (1) project--LOL!!



hugz,
Suzanne

Spring Sherbert!!

Hello everyone & Happy Sunday! It's supposed to be snowy here today thru tomorrow, so hopefully we will still be able to get to DC safely to see the Washington Capitals play! I worked all day yesterday to finish up all my projects so that I could relax tomorrow, and I'll be bummed if we can't go! So we'll see....first day of March and it snows, isn't it supposed to be spring in 20 days (ha ha)---Murphy's Law I guess, LOL!

Today of course is the first day of March which means Project of the Month time for Whiff of Joy!! Katharina challenged us to make a "savings box" or piggy bank as we call them here in the States! I used a Nestle Quik container for my piggy bank--perfect container for it! My dp is all from SU's "Sweet Always" paper pack--love these fun sherbert-y colors together!

I used "Willow with Sunhat" from Whiff of Joy's Spring Collection--she's so purty! I cut her out and popped her up w/ dimensionals. Those fun, sparkly flowers are from a K&Co. pack that I got at Marcella--they matched perfectly!
I used my Word Window punch from SU to create a template on my top & then used my Tonic scissors to cut it out! Large enough for dollars & coins!

This is what it looked like to begin with---my favorite milk chocolate mix (except I drink the sugar kind, hee hee)--I have a glass of chocolate milk every morning to start my day :o) Make sure and check out the rest of the beautiful creations by the WOJ DT HERE!!

Thought I'd share some pics of 3 of my 7 furbabies for ya! Above is my cairn terrier Casey (she's 8 yrs old) who is in her favorite chair in my craft room staring out the window--this is her favorite perch during the day so she can see what's goin' on in the neighborhood, LOL!

This is Casey's sister Baylee who is also a cairn terrier and she's the baby of the family--she'll be 2 in July! She likes to lay in the other chair in my craft room, smooshing down all my pillows everyday--isn't she a cutie pie! I call her fuzz-head cuz her hair is so wispy on to--she needs to visit the groomers soon :o)
And this is one of my 5 cats (yes 5--all rescue cats too)--this is Tucker or otherwise known as Tucker-Pie in the house! He is as cute as he is mischevious---into everything & never listening, drives me insane. And when the UPS man comes with a new box, oh boy--its cat heaven, hee hee!

Remember, H&M Stamps and Storage Units, Ink & More are all releasing their new sets today---so make sure and check 'em out!

Alrighty, hope you have a fabulous Sunday & get some relaxin' in before the new week starts!

Hugz,

Suzanne

Happy New Year!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone!!! Did you celebrate too much or did ya keep it quiet? We kept it pretty tame with friends and had some fun and good food! I have lots planned for the New Year so I hope you will continue to visit me here on my lil "ole blog", LOL & I hope the new year is good to you all too! I've got a few projects for you today, so make sure you scroll down all the way!

The Whiff of Joy DT's Papercraft of the Month was to create candy wrapping/packaging. I thought this would be a wonderful opportunity to create an early Valentine's Gift. I made a card and covered a heart tin from PTI that I filled with chocolate truffles.

My card uses the WOJ stamp "Teenage Lizzie w/ chocolates" which is a perfect stamp to use for Valentine's Day (and she's on sale right now too)! This yummy dp is by Making Memories "Love Story" and I love the black accents this paper had so I carried that thru my design. She's colored with Copics and I also layered on some Shimmerz in "angel wings" on her coat for shimmer. I used my scroll punch and added some red heart jewels (from Michaels) on the scrolls for more detail.

This is the heart tin from PTI that I covered with the matching dp and scrolls and jewels. The center of the tins are clear but I wanted to cover mine so I attached red Coredinations cs on the inside. Was pretty quick to do and I think it turned out wonderfully! What do you think? Make sure and check out all the WOJ DT's projects (on sidebar)--they are all fabby! The release party for the new WOJ stamps will be on PaperCraft Planet site tomorrow (5 pm EST)--please stop by and join us for lively discussions and prizes!! And the new WOJ stamps will be available for purchase on Jan. 3rd too!


My last project is for the Magnolia-licious DT sketch Challenge for January. This sketch is by Suzy this month and it was so fun to use. I picked this cutie pie Tilda from the "Pink Collection" called "Ice/Ballet princess"--my daughter has done ballet since she was 3 so I had to have this stamp when it came out. I found this beautiful K&Co. dp at Michaels from their "Hopscotch" line and had to use it. The cs is from PTI and I embossed it with my CB swirls folder---the sentiment is from Verve Stamps "Beautiful You" and I actually only used the first verse of it for this card (love it). For some extra bling I used stickles on her tutu & bow, Shimmerz on her socks and outfit and some lt. pink pearls around the sentiment. I really love how this card turned out---so soft & pretty!

Make sure and check out all the DT blogs (Claudia, Suzy & Cheryl) to see their take on this sketch and we'd love to have you try your hand out on this sketch too. I believe there will be a folder for January's sketch to upload your cards to on the Magnolia-licious Yahoo site and you can email it to Diana Crick at Magnolia-licious so she can put it in the store gallery too!

Hope you liked the projects today and please check back tomorrow cuz' I'll have some more announcements and projects for you!

Hugz~~Suzanne