A Lil' Susy Birthday!!

Hiya friends & Welcome to Saturday! My room is slowly coming along, hubby is finishing putting up the ceiling fan w/ light (cuz' we get alot of sun in that room & its hot) and hanging shelves & the curtain rods today. I'll be busy touching up the trim and carrying all of my stuff (I have tooooo much stuff and why oh why do I think I ever need more, lol) and starting to organize--love that part! Will share pics this week if everything gets done (it bettah')! It's pretty darn hot here in VA still so I promised everyone we'd go to the pool on Sunday to cool off! Gotta have some fun & relaxation before I head out with the kids to go school shopping (along w/ some advil, hee hee)! Anywho, movin' on today...............


NewsBitz:

-Still have more Stampin' Up sets for sale so if you wanna check 'em out HERE I'd be thrilled to get them out, LOL!!

-There's still a chance to enter the fabulous "I Brake For Stamps" Contest--all details are HERE! (until midnite tonite to enter & use the IBFS coupon code)

-Susana's store also has some fabulous new embellies in that are just bee-u-tiful! They're NEW Robin's Nest Tear Drops & come in beautiful colors--perfect for raindrops, corner treatments & other fun things!! Can't wait to use mine!

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Happy, Happy Birthday to Susana today!!!
(hope it's a great one & I heart ya too)

So today is the Copic Creations Challenge Blog and Susana's Custom Art & Card Design is the fabulous sponsor & today is also Susana's birthday (so give her a happy birthday shout)! For participating in this challenge HERE, Susana is GIVING AWAY A WHOLE NEW SET OF THE LIGHT COPIC MARKERS!! Now that's a prize, so make sure & take the time to enter!! The challenge this time is to use "reds & pinks"--easy peasy!

I got special permission from Susana to use a BRAND NEW stamp from the Victoria Case "Hearts & Hugz Collection #2" for SCACD which will be released next Friday(Aug.21st)!! Lemme' tell ya, these are just the cutest lil' images you'll evah' see! This stamp today is "Susy" & isn't she darling--I just love her face? I used "R27,R24,R22,R21,R20" on her pants & shoes! The dp is by My Mind's Eye and the sentiment is a Stampin' Up set. I added a fun lil heart charm that I bought from my friend Nikki's store HERE (her blog is Bunny-Zoe's)--she has a fabulous selection of charms (and of course I ordered a ton of them, hee hee)!

I put diamond stickles (if you only get one stickles in your life, make it diamond cuz' you can use it on EVERYTHING) on her shirt, hairbands & shoes and the entire card got a nice coat of Shimmerz Spritz in "baby's breath"! Her eyes have diamond glaze on them--I love to do that, makes them look so realistic! And isn't that bear so cute!!!

Now make sure and hop over to the Copic Creations Challenge Blog to see all the DT's fabulous projects & to enter for that fabulous prize too!!

See ya back here on Monday! Have a fabulous weekend!

hugz,

Suzanne

Bumble Bee Day!!

Yay it's Friday & a Happy One to you friends!! I am in painting pergatory right now, hee hee---oh how I hate to paint! When we moved in our house we had the entire house painted professionally cuz' I hate it soooo much--but I didn't want to wait for anyone to come this time so I've tackled it myself, YUCK! I know some people love to paint (crazies, lol) but I don't know why--it's messy, boring & takes too long. I just wanna move everything in & be done already ya know--and my hubby is SO the OPPOSITE of me. He's slow & steady & I'm ADD super-fast & want it all done right now, LOL--so getting him to hang shelves & bring up the furniture in "my time frame" is gonna be a struggle for sure! I'm makin' him a big pot of his favorite chili tomorrow to sweeten him up a bit, hee hee---oh the powers of sweet-talk & good food :o) After 14 years together I know how to "work him", shhhh don't tell him that though, bwahahahhh! But "MY" plan is to be done by Sunday evening so we'll see....!

NewsBitz:
- I still have Stampin' Up stamps for sale HERE! They're bargain priced I tell ya-gotta make room for new stuff, hee hee!

-If you haven't hopped along on the Blog Hop for Susana's store from yesterday, then get to it! You have until Aug.15th at midnite EST to leave your comments to win some fabulous prizes. Go HERE to get started!!

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Today I'm sharing a project that I hadn't previously shown that I did during my guest stint for All That Scraps last month. This 3x3 Notecard Gift Set uses the fabulously cute "Bumble B Bear" stamp set! I just love all the fun images that come in this set--had to use them all on one gift!! All of the cardstock & dp is from Paper Trey Ink.

All of the notecards are 3x3" and use similar elements. The honeypot got a thick coat of diamond glaze on it and the bee's & bear's wings have diamond stickles on them. On the bear card there are 3 Bella Baubles in copper.
For this card I cut the bee out & perched him on top of 2 stacked Primas--so cute!
I love, love to make these fun 4x4" boxes--you can find the directions to it right HERE. Very easy to make & quick too! I just decorated the box with the same materials, wrapped the lid w/ ribbon & added a fun charm! Just a great gift to make for someone special in your life (great teacher gifts too)!

Hope you have a fabulous Friday & I'll see ya back here with a "surprise" sneakie peekie & project for the Copic Creations Challenge Blog, so stop back by 'kay!!

hugz,
Suzanne

Mystery Blog Hop--Fashion Gals!

Hiya Friends! Friday is almost upon us--wow--how the week flew by! I will be busy, busy today painting my new craft room & getting things packed up & ready to move. I have soooo much stuff to get upstairs that it's scary--I think I will HAVE to lose at least 5 lbs from all the running up & down carrying stuff, hee hee! Hopefully I will also be able to purge alot of stuff that I've forgotten about (crossing fingers cuz' I hate getting rid of something that I MIGHT need later on), LOL! But I do love to purge & organize and it will feel good to be in both a pretty space & an organized one--will make my creative mojo juices flow even bettah'!! Fingers crossed my space will be COMPLETELY finished by Sunday night and then I will share pics w/ ya next week! But I am oh-so tired still! My lil' pup Baylee got stung by something the nite before last on our walk & her face swelled all up! Freaked me out--bathed her & gave her some antihistamine but was up all nite because she puked & pooed everything outta her lil' body ALL NITE LONG & into the day--poor lil' thing! She's doin' better today, but it was really scary for awhile--although she's still not eating much! Oh the joys of furbabies sometimes--so stressful!! Okay movin' on, I've got a fun Blog Hop for ya today so make sure & read to the bottom, 'kay?

NewsBitz:

-Still have lots of Stampin' Up sets left to sell--the list has been updated & you can see the ones I have for sale HERE. PayPal only!!

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So today, Susana's Custom Art & Card Design (SCACD) has a Mystery Blog Hop for ya & I'm the start of it!! This hop is a BIG "thank ya" to Della the owner of I Brake For Stamps--she presses all the stamps for Susana & gets them out to us designers AND has a wonderful stamp store herself, so we love her!! Now there are some fabby prizes involved but to win you HAVE to leave a comment on each DT's post for the hop AND answer the question on the store blog at the end of the hop (prizes are listed there as well)! It will be a mystery of whose blog the comment gets picked from at the end of the contest--which is why you need to comment on every blog for a chance!! Got it?

I've used a couple different stamps for my projects today and first up are these fabulous "Fashion Girls" found HERE. I just loved them as soon as I saw them & knew I had the most perfect dp by Graphic 45 to use with them (I've been hoarding it, hee hee).

I used all the same products on each notecard including Kaiser black pearls, Offray satin ribbon and oval nestabilities. This is my fave "gal" cuz' I love her lil' dog & her dress!! I used all the same color Copics on the girls too (E55,E53,E51,W7,W5,W3,W1,R29,R08,R05,R02)!

Each gal also got some diamond stickles & pixie dust Shimmerz on their outfits too! Gotta have sparkles ya know!
Aren't they just fabulous--I love anything vintage & these fit the bill perfectly! This set of notecards will be for sale in my Etsy shop if you love 'em (they're hard for me to give up, cuz' I wanna keep them--wahhh)!!

Second project totally CRACKS ME UP, it's still making me giggle, hee hee! I adore, adore the Humorous Senior stamps that I Brake For Stamps carries--they are HILARIOUS! This stamp is "Tiger Tina" & I think she's rrrrroarin' to go, LOL! I love her zebra pants (cuz' you know how much I love zebra--its my fave) & I put a nice coat of diamond stickles on top of them so they were sparkly.

Her hot pink boa got some fun & furry sparkle fluff--love this stuff, so soft, sparkly & comes in tons of fun colors! I even gave her some blue eyeshadow & some pink Smooch stripes in her hair to dress her up, hee hee! The zebra dp is by BoBunny and the other 2 papers are from SU & PTI. I added some fun silver roping, stars with rhinestones on the top & I HAD to add some of these fun hot pink feathers I bought at AC Moore! How fun are they? And the sentiment just floors me "We're not old people, we're just recycled teenagers" (from I Brake For Stamps as well)! This is a fun birthday card for someone special so I hope they love it as much as I do!!

Now if you're itchin' to buy some of these Della has a special coupon code good for I Brake For Stamps store ONLY thru Aug.16th for 15% off! Code is "BLOGHOP"!!

To follow along on the blog hop (remember to leave comments for a chance to win--see prizes on the store blog here) your next stop is the fabulous DANNI!!

Have fun hoppin' & I'll see ya back here tomorrow!


hugz,

Suzanne

It's a Maggie Day!!

Hello everyone & Happy Wednesday!! Hope your week is swell so far! I feel like summer has just flown by & it makes me sad :o( I feel like I only have a few more weeks to cram everything I wanted to do & get done this summer--do you feel that way? And I have to squeeze in some school shopping along the way since the kid's need new everything with the way they've both sprouted this summer, LOL! This weekend we'll be busy painting & putting together my new craft room & I'm super-duper excited about it---here's a clue "tiffaney blue"!! I promise to share pics when it's all done--I CANNOT wait to have it pretty & most of all super organized! Where I'm at now is nice but it's too small & I am crammed in there & organization is not always possible, hee hee! My supplies & stamps have taken over---ackkkkkk! And there's always more to get although I think I'm going to have to go on a paper buying "hiatus" again--I've got sooo much that I need to use! (but the new fall stuff is sooooo cute, hee hee)

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NewsBitz:

-I am selling 70% of my Stampin' Up stamps to make room for other supplies in my new craft room. I've made a pdf file HERE of all the sets I'm selling, the prices & the shipping costs--email me what you'd like as it is first-come, first-serve!! PayPal only!

-7 Kids College Fund has all the NEW & FABULOUS Basic Grey dp for pre-order right HERE! Can't wait to get mine & love, love the name "Eskimo Kisses" so cute!! (aww, forget about that paper hiatus stuff I said, hee hee)
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So today is a "Maggie Day" (a la my friend Jacque, hee hee) and I'm featuring 2 fun cards for you. All of these stamps are available at Magnolia-licious too! With summer coming to an end I feel like I've got to use all my fabulous summer stamps right away, hee hee! These fabulous stamps are from the Lazy Summer Days Collection here! I love lil' Tilda leaning over the strawberry--I cut her out & propped her up on the strawberry scene! I adore anything that has berries on it and this fab dp is from Best Creation "Sweetie Pie" available here--it's so yummy isn't it? I used my Nestabilities Labels 4 for behind my images & the sweet lil' tag. The sentiment is from PTI's "Mega Mixed Messages" as are the fun buttons. I cut some of my green Prima flowers to make leaves for my "faux berry buttons"--great way to use your green flowers! And no card is complete w/o diamond stickles on Tilda's wings & the strawberry & around the tag. Berry Delish!!

Second card was made for the Magnolia-licious DT August Sketch that you can see here! If you decide to join in on the fun there is an opportunity to win some prizes on the Magnolia-licious Highlites blog! I used some more fun Maggie stamps from the Lazy Summer Days Collection again & I think lil' "Beach Tilda" is so stinkin' cute in her polka-dotted swimmy suit! I popped her up on the "bathing ring" which got a nice slick coat of diamond glaze for shine. I created a fun cloud background & then stickled some of the cloud outlines for sparkle. The fun summery dp is from Flair Designs here! The PTI sentiment (from A Day at the Beach) was stamped on a cut-out from my Ribbon Tag Trio Nestabilities in yellow cs--wrapped everything up with some fabulous ribbon & topped with a button! Summertime Fabulous!

Hope you enjoyed my projects today & you were inspired a bit!!
See ya back here tomorrow!


hugz,

Suzanne

Let's Make Lemonade!!

Hi friends & Happy Tuesday!! Sorry no postie yesterday from me, but I spent the day at my mom's and picked up the kids--it was a good time w/o the kids, lots of hubby time, hee hee! We had some great dinners & some shopping sprees of course, LOL--I got new furniture for my NEW craft room (more details to come--me sooo excited), scrappin' goodies and new bedding for our bedroom :o) And that's sayin' alot cuz' my hubby HATES to shop but he indulged me this weekend & we also didn't have any kids whining that they were bored which helped, giggle!! I also finished up my daughter's bedroom so it is now a beachy-teen hangout--we just have to spray paint her lamp & some shadow boxes this week & it will be done--I'll share pics soon! So a very fun & productive 5 days!! And lemme' tell ya it is HOT here in VA--supposed to be 105 degrees today--wowza! I'm stayin' inside & craftin' all day long--kids will play with friends & stay cool inside! Speakin' of stayin' cool....let's move on to my project for today!

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NewsBitz:

-Susana's Store now has the BRAND NEW Spellbinders in (all new labels that I love & ordered all of, shhh...don't tell, lol), new Pink Cat Studio Stamps in and fabulous beautiful Tear Drop Dew Drops!! So make sure and stop by to check them out!!
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So it's Tuesday, which means it's Try It Out Tuesday for Susana's Custom Art & Card Design and today I've challenged the DT to use pink, black & yellow on their projects!! I adore these colors together and I was lucky enough to use this fabulous Basic Grey "Urban Prairie" dp!! My layout was semi-CASED from this card HERE by Laurie of Just Give Me Stamps (who does just beautiful work & I'm always in awe)--I loved the elegance of all the elements!

I used the fabulous Lockhart Stamp Co. stamp "Lemons & Bayleaves" and colored w/ copics to match the dp--the lemons have diamond glaze on top and stickles on the leaves. The buttons, ribbon & sentiment are all from Paper Trey Ink and the black cs was embossed w/ a Cuttlebug Folder. I half circled my main image with Kaiser Pearls in black to finish it off! Just a simple & elegant notecard for someone special!!

Now make sure & stop by Susana's store blog "Follow Your Heart" to see the rest of the DT's fabulous projects today!

See ya back here tomorrow!


hugz,
Suzanne

A Lil' Elli!!

Hi friends & yay it's Friday!! We had the most beautiful weather yesterday here in Virginia--almost fall-ike (gasp) but I did enjoy it! Hubby and I had a fabulous dinner outside at one of our favorite restaurants and then took the doggies for a late nite walk--I even had to wear a fleece cuz' I was chilly--that NEVER happens in August. Hubby is playing golf today with work people & then we're headed out at 3 pm to do some shopping & dinner! Maybe I can twist his arm that I NEED to go to Michaels, hee hee---if he only knew what I bought online this week, omgoodness! Emma's Paperie got in all the new CHA goodies including all the new My Mind's Eye papers & of course I had to have them ALL along with some containers & 2 Martha Stewart punches, LOL! It was definitely a need in Suzanne's "book" :o)


I just have one pretty project for ya today! I used one of the fabulous new Whiff of Joy "Party Animals" to make a feminine baby card. This is "Fred Celebrating Elephant" but I've made her a girl that I'm calling "Elli", hee hee! As soon as I saw "her" I knew I'd use her for a baby's card--these stamps are so versatile for so many different occasions (invites, baby cards, birthdays, graduations, etc.)!! I colored her with Copics a lil' differently than usual--I left it a little dotty & not blended as well for a water-colored effect so it stayed soft. The layout is this week's Mojo Monday Sketch #98 and all the dp is from Stampin' Up.

I added some swirls that were made with the Spellbinder's "Shapeabilities-Flourish Accents" and accented them with pearls. The sentiment is in another Spellbinders set (that I use a ton) called "Double Ended Tags"--I added pearls to the ends instead of ribbon or brads. The roses are Prima mini roses which I just adore and I added some flower soft to her lil' bouquet. And what girl elephant can go w/o a lil' pink bow around their neck? Too cute!! Hope you like her!!

See ya back here Monday! Have a great weekend!


hugz,

Suzanne

Gettin' Krafty!!

Hello friends & Happy Thursday to ya! Got the kids off to grandma's house yesterday so I'm going to enjoy the quietness of the house for a few days, hee hee! No arguin' between kids, no slamming doors, & no saying "I'm bored" for the 5,000th time!! After I get my work done, I'm going to go sit outside (in the 90 degree heat, yes) and read my novel & play ball with the doggies & maybe take a late nite walk with hubby---ahhhhhhh! Is it bad to be a lil' giddy that your kids are off for a bit? LOL--nah, I know they're being spoiled & having fun & we ALL need a break now & then from each other!! Anywho, I've got some KRAFTY projects & BOY ones at that for ya today!!

NewsBitz:

-Susana's Store has the BRAND NEW Flower Soft in Autumn & Polar White in the store right now! So run & be first to get yours HERE--mine comes today hopefully, so you will see me use it real soon!

-If you haven't had a chance to play the Lockhart Scavenger Hunt, there is still time! Go HERE for all the details!
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So I did two boy projects for ya today both involving Paper Trey Ink's Kraft cs (the best I tell ya)! I got my new Pet & Animal Collection Magnolia's from the super sweet Diana of Magnolia-licious & I couldn't wait to ink some up. This lil' "Jungle Edwin" reminds me soooo much of my son when he was younger & totally idolized Steve Irwin the "Crocodile Hunter"--and he still loves to watch animal shows (even the gross ones--ewww)!! I got all this fabby dp in my package too & I'm not sure who it's by but I do love it (the orange animal dp is glittery)!

I used this week's SCS sketch #240 for my layout and colored my image with Copics--I added some diamond glaze to his helmet & some spica pens to his machete knife & belt buckle. I love to use twine on masculine cards--takes the place of more feminine ribbon ya know. The button is from PTI & the sentiment is from PTI's "Around & About Sentiments" set! I think he's such a cutie! All of these Pet & Animal Collection stamps are available at Magnolia-licious HERE.

My next two cards feature the fabulous Lockhart Stamp Co. board game stamps "Parcheesi" & "Checkers". Always need some cards for the men in your life ya know & I tried to keep these colorful & manly at the same time--they would be great for birthdays or any other occasion. I stamped my images on PTI's kraft cs again--it's such a different effect when you color on kraft with your copics--more muted colors. (when doing this you have to use more vibrant colors for them to show up on kraft) The dp is from DCWV & I just loved the retro pattern & cool colors--perfect for these notecards.

Both of my projects today are up for sale on my Etsy shop if you're interested in them!! Hope you like them both--they sure were fun to make!


See ya tomorrow!

hugz,
Suzanne

Summertime Picnics!!

Hiya & Happy Tuesday! It's another hot & humid day here in VA--oh boy!! I really enjoy summer but the humidity I can do WITHOUT, lol! I'm going to take the kids to the library today & to lunch & that's about it---we'll go spend the day at the pool tomorrow. I can't believe school will be starting school--summer is always way to short! Ahh...what would an endless summer be like? Do ya think we'd get tired of it? NAH--not me, hee hee! Anyway talking about favorite summer activities let's move on....
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FUN BLOG CANDY--Susana's store is sponsoring a fun BLOG CANDY Scavenger Hunt featuring Lockhart Stamps. Go HERE for more details!

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Today is "Try It Out Tuesday" for Susana's Custom Art & Card Design and I challenged the DT with a fun sketch this time. Make sure and stop by the store blog HERE to see the sketch & all the DT's fabulous projects! I decided to flip my sketch for my card & make a fun picnic basket to go along with this fabulous Elisabeth Bell for SCACD image "Dolly"! All the dp is by Graphic 45 & available HERE.

Isn't Dolly the cutest!!? My card is colored w/ Copics of course & then I added some diamond glaze to her bonnet and the tea set. I remember having fun lil' picnics like this with my dolls when I was younger--so much fun pretending the summer days away. I added a few glitterdots to my card and some white flowers that I colored with Shimmerz in Ultra Marine. I left a space open in the top left of the image so I can stamp a sentiment depending on what the card is being sent for.

This fun lil' picnic basket is from Timeless Templates available at PTI. I thought it went perfectly with this image of "Dolly". When you buy this template you get two for the price of one--a small picnic & large picnic basket--I used the smaller version. I altered the lid a bit by scoring the center so that it can open up on either side like a real basket! I think this would be perfect for a small gift like tea, candy or a gift card, so many possibilities! This set is for sale in my Etsy shop if anyone is interested :o)

Now make sure & hop over to the "Follow Your Heart" blog to see the rest of the DT's fab projects for today!

hugz,
Suzanne

Summertime Fun!!

Happy Monday--hope you're week is going well so far!! We had a fun weekend even if it didn't turn out as planned (best laid plans, hee hee)! Hubby took Riley to an RC airshow on Saturday while Alexa was boating with friends, so I got to hang out by myself & read & craft all day (yay). Sunday we had storms on & off so we didn't get to Mt. Vernon, but went to the movies instead to see "G-Force" with the kids--very cute & funny! I'm a sucker for animal movies, hee hee! Then came home & crafted some more & shot a NEW copic video for you all! The kids go down to my mom's on Wednesday until Sunday, so hubby & I will have some alone time (at least in the evenings since he still has to work)--so that will be nice. Then gotta start school shopping I guess--the kids need new everything since they've both grown like weeds this summer. Ugh...now that they're older clothes/shoe shopping is the WORST!! They whine more & complain & literally drive me up the wall---ackkkkk! I usually have to go twice because I run out of steam halfway thru--Alexa is wanting things I don't think she should have & Riley doesn't want to try anything on, hee hee! Oh the joys!!

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WINNER of my BLOG CANDY (picked randomly) is:
CHRIS D of "Simple Things In Life"!!!

Congrats to you & email me your address & email addy so I can get the stamp & gift certificate to ya ASAP!! (sjdean@smartneighborhood.net)


Thanks to everyone who entered--it was fun to read your answers & special shout-out to "Sandy Krahn" who said her dream vacation would be to come take a Copic Class with lil' ole me--HUGZ to ya!! Don't know if that's a dream vacay but sure is nice to hear, hee hee!

My dream vacay would be 1 week in Italy & 1 week in France. I want to see Rome, Venice & Tuscany & then Paris & Normandy where my grandfather is buried (he died in WWII). One day I hope to get there!!
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NewsBitz:
-Remember you only have until August 7th to buy your Whiff of Joy "Fall Kit" with 10 Elisabeth Bell images for $36 right HERE.

-Susana's Store is also sponsoring a fun Lockhart Stamp Co. "BLOG CANDY"--go HERE for all the details starting tomorrow!!

-New Smooch colors are in and available at Susana's store--cool new colors!

-NEW Copic Video Tutorial #16 on coloring African American Skin tones & Hair is up on my sidebar under "Copic Videos"!! (had lots of requests for this--so hope it helps)
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First up is a very fun project I made on Friday and couldn't wait to share with you all. I love, love to make papercraft projects so when I saw the instructions for this cute cart on the Scor-Pal site HERE, I had to get right on it, hee hee. (Fab papercraft projects on this site) I decided to make mine an Ice Cream Birthday cart & made a matching card using one of the new Lazy Day Summer collection Tilda's (Tilda w/ Ice Cream) from Magnolia-licious. The dp is by Moxxie which I adore the circles & colors (funny thing--the backside has martinis on it, hee hee) paired with PTI cs.
The circles in the dp led me to my layout which is fun I think! The buttons are from PTI and I tied them with scrappers floss in pink. Tilda of course is colored with Copics and I added white polka-dots to her shirt and stickles to her ice cream. The round sentiment is from Lizzie Anne Designs--the ice cream cone in the center is from a Pink Cat Studio set that I colored & cut out. She's such a lil' cutie!!

Now, I won't lie--the cart did take a bit to put together and I had to improvise a bit. I used a straw for my umbrella pole and I colored toothpicks with my green marker to make button popsicles! The round birthday sentiment towards the back is from PTI's "Around & About Sentiments" w/ another ice-cream in the center. I just adore the umbrella--so stinkin' cute. This would be perfect for a centerpiece at a party or just as a lil' special gift--lots of versions to make of this me thinks :o) (And thanks to Pat who already snapped it up from my Etsy shop)

Last, but certainly not least is this lil' cutie "Keisha" by Mo's Digital Pencil--love her & you should see the other digi stamps Mo has! They're so much fun--I bought myself a few so you'll see them soon :o) This is one of the images I colored in my new Copic Video tut on coloring African American skin tones/hair--I've had lots of requests for this & I know there isn't alot of info out there which is unfortunate. (her skin tone is E29,E27,E25,E12 & hair is E49,E47,E25)

I paired her up with some of my favorite (now retired--boohoo) dp from Stampin' Up--love the blue! I added diamond stickles to her shoes, headband & apron and then added some Prima mini roses (put a coat of pixie dust shimmerz on top of them). The rose petals got a coat of Liquid Pearls in pink & the charm can be found HERE (I added a pearl to the bottom). This cutie is up for sale on my Etsy shop if you're interested!

That's it for me today--I'm off to finish another big project & then take Riley to the eye dr!
See ya tomorrow!


hugz,

Suzanne

Projects Galore & More!!

Happy, happy Saturday everyone! I don't usually post on the weekends but I had some deadline projects due that I had to share w/ ya! I'm home alone today since my daughter is out boating with a friend & my hubby took Riley to an RC Plane Show (that's their hobby) for the day. Riley hasn't been feeling well so this will be a fun outing for him with his dad!!

So I'm spending it reading & crafting & enjoying the PEACE & QUIET!! LOL Probably will take the doggies for a walk down by the creek and pick another bucket full of tomatoes & cukes from my garden--Riley is gonna sell some for me, cuz' they're comin' out my ears I tell ya, hee hee. And tomorrow we're off to Mt. Vernon for the day--hopefully the weather stays nice. Anywho onto my long post for ya today.............

NewsBitz:
**BLOG CANDY---if you haven't entered for my yummy blog candy yet, you have until tomorrow by midnight (EST) to do so right HERE !! Winner announced on Monday morn'!

**Susana's store also has some new Copic Bundles up for sale now put together by me, hee hee. She also has the BRAND NEW light Copic markers for sale as a set HERE (and they are in stock at the moment so run, lol)
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This project was made for the Whiff of Joy "August Project of the Month" which was to create wedding favors. And since WOJ has such fabulous wedding stamps/sentiments it was easy peasy, hee hee. I used a few sentiments & the "Wedding Carriage" which I cut down a bit for my box. The brocade dp is by Making Memories "5th Avenue" and the small Bon-Bon boxes dp is by 'DCWV "La Creme".


This is a six sided box that you can use horizontally or vertically--you can find the instruction for this on the Scor-Pal site HERE. And if you don't have a Scor-Pal yet, what are ya waitin' for ---it's one of my most used & beloved tools!! Really easy to put together and I think it would be perfect for a slice of cake, a candle or other small present for the wedding guests. I colored the WOJ image with copics and then added stickles to her veil, flower soft in ivory & diamond glaze to the carriage. I wrapped the box with satin black ribbon to finish it off. This would be beautiful sitting at every place setting me thinks!


Of course I had to make a couple more gifts--these are Bon-Bon boxes & the instructions for these are also on the Scor-Pal site HERE! Very simple & quick to make--I punched holes in the tops & threaded ribbon thru to hold them closed. Perfect to hold a piece of chocolate or other candy. All my projects I made I used the fabulous Scor-Tape--super strong & durable, love it & totally recommend it! Now make sure & hop over to the Whiff of Joy site HERE to see the other POM's by the DT--they are all beautiful! And stop by HERE to see all the wonderful wedding stamps!!

My second project today is for the Copic Creations Challenge blog and today's challenge is to color eyes. InStyle Stamps is sponsoring and they have some awesome anime images to play with & give away. I got to work with the "Princess Clarissa"--isn't she a cutie? She's available as a stamp but it was sent to me digitally so I enlarged her quite a bit to make her eyes bigger for the challenge. (they have both regular stamps & digi images) The dp is some of my favorite (that I hoard) by K&Co. "Blue Awning". The sentiment is by Verve Stamps. Her eyes have a coat of diamond glaze on them, her dress has shimmerz (angel wingz) and her hat's ribbon was stickled :o)
I decided to make a tri-fold card for her--the inside was stamped with PTI's "Damask Designs" in Versamark Dazzle ink. which leaves a lil' shimmer.

For her eyes I used B95 & B91 then applied diamond glaze on top for realism! Now make sure to hop over to the Copic Creations Challenge Blog to see the rest of the DT's fabulous samples & join in on the fun to win some goodies from InStyle Stamps too!

Alrighty, I'm outta here---I'll see ya back here on Monday!!


hugz,

Suzanne

Lavender Blues!!

Hallelujah it's Friday Friends!! This has seemed like the longest week evah'!! I went to an early movie with friends last night to see "The Ugly Truth" & OMGoodness did I laugh---that has to be one of the crassest movies I've evah' seen, LMBO!! There were things said in that movie that I had never heard before, hee hee (course that's not surprising cuz' I am somewhat naive, LOL)! I'm still gigglin' just thinkin' about it!!

BTW, I finished the "Bobby & Jackie--A Love Story" novel (about Jackie Kennedy's affair w/ Bobby Kennedy) & what a page-turner it was, really enlightening & good. Oh my the things that have gone on with that family--I'm so happy to be a "boring" person, hee hee! Anywho, I hope you all have a fabulous summer weekend planned for yourselves!


**BLOG CANDY--If you haven't entered for my blog candy yet, you have until August 2nd to do so right HERE!! Just a mid-summer thankyou to all my stampin' friends :o)
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Today's card uses another one of my favorite flower stamps from Lockhart Stamp Co. "Cottage Flowers" (starting Monday there's gonna be an awesome Lockhart challenge/prizes sponsored by Susana's store too--so stay tuned). I used this week's Mojo Monday Sketch #97 for my layout and this fabulously yummy dp from Melissa Frances. Love the soft & vintage feel of this paper--reminds me of Shabby Chic sheets that have gone thru the wash many times & are now downy soft! The corner cut-outs were done with a punch I've had forevah' & the lovely charm is by Blue Moon that you can buy HERE.

I colored with Copics (what else right?hee hee) and then added a few diamond stickles to the flowers--the jar got a coat of my fave diamond glaze too. Just a soft & lovely card--I really like how this one turned out :o) Hope you do too!

I'll be posting tomorrow with my Whiff of Joy Project of the Month & a card for the Copic Creations Challenge Blog--so make sure & drop by! Have a good one!


hugz,

Suzanne

A Birthday Bonanza Blog Candy!

Happy Thursday Friends! Decided to take the day off yesterday just hangin' around with the kids and bein' lazy, hee hee! I realized that there is only 5 more weeks left of summer vacation for them so I've gotta plan some day trips. We're gonna head down to Alexandria this weekend and do the "National Treasure Movie" tour of Mt. Vernon (George Washington's plantation home)--we have annual passes there & we just love it. If you're ever in the area it's a must see for sure--and plan to spend a whole day there! The kids are headed off to my mom's next week for 4 days too--my dad will take Riley fishing & sailing I'm sure, lol! So hubby & I will actually have a few days to ourselves, yippee!! Not sure what we're doing but at least a few dinners out by ourselves for sure!


BLOG CANDY!! I'm giving away the cute Whiff of Joy Stamp below "Bruno Bear w/ Present" and a $20 Gift Certificate to All That Scraps to celebrate my last week as a Guest Designer for them!!

To enter just leave a comment on this post ONLY answering the following question "What is your dream vacation destination & why?" by Sunday, August 2nd at midnite EST!! Winner will be announced Monday morning!! (one comment per person please)
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So today I've got a couple of birthday cards to share with you featuring the new Whiff of Joy "Party Animal" stamps! I love these lil' animals--so many perfect occasions to use them for, any celebration really. This card uses cutie "Bruno Bear w/ Present" --except I'm invisioning him as a "she" today for my card, hee hee. (These stamps are also available for pre-order at 7 Kids College Fund right HERE if you want to order them locally here in the states!)

I followed this week's SCS sketch #239 and fun dp from DCWV's "Pocket Full of Posies"--love the bright colors for a celebration card. The flowers are all Primas w/ Doodlebug glittered brad centers and the sentiment is from PTI's "Mega Mixed Messages" ( a MUST have set IMO)!! I added some diamond stickles to the present and on top of the sentiment for lots of shimmer.

Second card uses "Lou Celebrating Monkey" and I paired him up with some fun dp from Memory Box "Rhubarb Tart"--I liked the fun colors together & kinda jungly looking dp. I created jungle leaves with green Prima flowers that I cut--the green flowers work perfectly for doing this (another fun tip from me, hee hee)!! Just a few stickles on the present & the leaves--the sentiment is from Hero Arts "Thoughtful Messages" (I've had this set forever & use it ALOT)! So there ya have it--2 fun birthday cards to add to the stash (actually they're both for sale on my Etsy site, hee hee)!

Don't forget that Whiff of Joy is having pre-orders for their Fall Stamp Kit featuring 10 Elisabeth Bell images for $36 until August 7th right HERE! It's a fabulous deal!!

I'll see ya back here tomorrow!

hugz,

Suzanne

Perfectly Plummy Petals!!

Hello again & happy Tuesday! I'm off and running again today--my goodness! Riley has another dr's appt today & then goes to see a pediatric pulmonologist on Thursday--ack! Poor kid! Hopefully we will get this resolved real soon---thanks to everyone for their well wishes, they're very much appreciated! On a cheerier note, I finished an awesome book last night called "American Wife" (loosely based on Laura Bush) so now I've started the "Jackie & Bobby" novel and my book club selection "The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Society"--I'll let you know how they are, hee hee!

NewsBitz:
-Copic Class Schedule is as follows: Sunday, August 23rd and Sunday, September 20th at 1:00-4:30 at my house! Email me for all the details!

-PDF file for the below totebag template is right HERE (will also be on my sidebar under pdf files)

-Whiff of Joy is now accepting pre-orders for their fabulous Fall Kit until August 7th--order your's HERE! (10 Elisabeth Bell stamps for $36)
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So today is Try It Out Tuesday for Susana's Custom Art & Card Design and I've challenged the DT to create a gift of any kind using one of the *NEW* Elisabeth Bell for SCACD stamps! I decided to use this cutie-patootilicious fairy called "Spunkette"--isn't she adorable?! I paired her up with this fabulous plummy dp by Cloud9Design and used my totebag template to create my gift and matching card!

I've made a totebag template/directions for you right HERE if you're interested. After coloring "Spunkette" with Copics twice & cutting her out--I added her to this fun flower for the front of my bag. The top flowers are all Primas--the mini roses were white & then I added iced lavender Shimmerz to the tops of the petals and then threaded the stem thru 2 more Prima flowers. The circle has a transparency front that I stamped with PTI's "Fancy Flourishes" stamps in white Palette Ink.
This is what the inside holds--some fun & pretty fairy goodies!! I forget where I picked these up, but I knew I could use them for something fun, lol! So the gift holds a body butter lotion, 2 lipgloss lollipops, & Body Splash in Raspberry Swirl--smells YUM!

Here is the matching card I made to go along with the gift--I purposely left off a sentiment so it could be given for any occasion. I added a fun ribbon treatment to the corners and some lavender glitter dots to the bottom!

And of course no fairy is complete without lots of shimmer, hee hee! I used both diamond stickles and iced lavender Shimmerz on her skirt petals, wings & flower! Her hair was colored with the SJD Copic Bundle "Blonde Hair 2" and the purples were done with the "Lavenders Bundle" along with the new V0000 copic color.

Now head on over to the store blog "Follow Your Heart" to see the rest of the DT's fabulous projects!!

Second project today (staying in the same pleasing plum color scheme, lol) is a set of notecards I made using one of my absolute favorite Lockhart Stamp Co. stamps "Tulips" since they are my favoritest flower! I made 4 of these A2 sized notecards lickety-split using PTI's dotted dp and cs. Tulips were colored with Copics (same lavenders as above) and then a coat of iced lavender Shimmerz on top of the petals. Fun & pretty notecards to send out to a friend dontcha' think? Both of my projects today are for sale in my Etsy shop--on sidebar if you're interested!

Hope you enjoyed my projects today! Below are a couple of informative photos/directions that I was asked to share:

To create a shaped card like the one's I made HERE with your Nestabilities all you need to do is crease your cardstock and place onto your die cutting machine (mine is a Cuttlebug--love it). Then take your shaped die (this is a Scalloped Circle Nestability) and place on top of cs positioning the die just a "tad bit" over the edge of the crease so it creates a fold for the card.
And this is what it looks like when you're done--a nice shaped card that's ready to decorate!

To create a decorative edge using Nestability dies like on this card HERE; just pick your die that you want to use (I'm using Labels 1) & slide your cs thru the die (needs to be cut to size of the die) so only the edge of the cardstock is underneath the die. Then roll thru your machine--this leaves you with a beautiful edge for your cards.

Hope that was enuff' info for you today & I didn't lose you along the way, LOL!! See ya back here tomorrow!


hugz,

Suzanne