Flower Babies!!

Happy Wednesday to y’all!  Boy do I have some backyard woes to share with you today LOL.  Yesterday I let my dogs out in the morning when I heard them barking strangely—I have cairn terriers and when they corner something their barks get real shrill.  So I ran outside figuring they had a snake but NOoooooooo not a snake a MEAN BADGER—OMgoodness!  It was hissing and clawing at them cuz’ it was cornered and of course my lovelies were NOT backing down. I had to grab them by the scruffs of their necks BARELY missing the nasty claws of the badger as he hissed at us.  Scared at least 10 years off of my life and managed to get the dogs inside.  Well it wasn’t budging---seems it made a HOME behind my woodpile as if my yard was an animal Marriott or something—next thing you know it will be ordering room service via it’s cell phone LMBO!  Course Animal Control won’t trap it and won’t relocate it so I don’t know how they’re going to help me any---so hubby is going to move the woodpile behind our fence to see if it will go away this weekend.  Glad I won’t be here for that job, LOL!  Geez—if its not one darn issue its another.  Update on Alexa’s dress---well thank you for the good ole’ internet cuz she found a dress at Nordstroms under $60 and I paid the extra shipping to get it here quick which SAVED ME BIG TIME on the hemming, & hawing at the mall with her tomorrow LOL! Score 1 for mom-er-roo for that one hee hee!  Although now she’s having 4 friends over tomorrow instead since we won’t be at the mall---so did I win this one or not—that remains to be seen

Our last week in Hilton Head was full of fun and beach trips!  One day the waves were the biggest we have ever seen there.  Course the kids decided that it was the PERFECT day to break out the raft—it was a comedy of errors that didn’t involve me but I can totally see that they both inherited the “Suzanne effect” LOL (see pics below).  We did some night swimming in our pool too and yes it was at 1 am (I hear my mom groaning right now) but we are a family of vampires so it works for us and its just plain ole’ FUN right? That’s why they call it vacation KWIM!  We also did one of my fave activities—KAYAKING on Skull Creek and in the inlets!  WELL I SWORE that I would not share a kayak with Alexa after last year but somehow, darn it she convinced me to share again.  UGH—lets just say that I was the only wet person on the trip because she dumped about 10 gallons of water behind her on me with her paddle.  And then we saw dolphins and she about tipped us over, almost lost her paddle and then wasn’t helping paddle half the time cuz’ “she was tired” awww NOT..don’t feel sorry for ya uh-uh!!  James & Riley were like “why you guys so slow”---well….ummmm…when you have a DEAD WEIGHT in the kayak you don’t go so fast, LOL!  And then we went thru grasses and the lil’ black crabs were on them dropping into the kayak—LMBO—omg Alexa was flipping out.  And when I start laughing you know what happens?  I get weak and can’t paddle LOL so we just sat there while she screamed—our guide thought we were BONKERS.  Funny thing---six degrees of separation again yep—he is the son of the fantastic guide we had out on Dafuskie Island last year (see what I mean about connections between us all)!  Then we celebrated 4th of July over at Shelter Cove, had a yummy dinner at Alexanders (my fave) and rode our bikes over to the cove.  Alexa met up with a friend and we camped out and watched the fireworks and ate ice cream (way too much ice cream for me, I need to detox).  We hadn’t finished our ice cream when James announced he wanted Mexican…uh what?  Yep he ate a HUGE chimichanga burrito thing and a margarita after all that---I was GAGGING!!  I’m not sure how he ate it all and then biked back home but then he ATE A FRIGGIN’ donut too---I think he was trying to make me barf to tell you the truth.  So the Dean Family is on Vacation-Food Detox currently, only healthy stuff and yes Cherry Coke too for the next few weeks!

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NewsBitz:

-SCACD has a sale on all Kraftin Kimmie stamps-15% off HERE & 20% off ALL Sew Easy Tools & Sew Easy Floss HERE!

-Make sure to stop by the CMC Challenge and join in the fun---our fabulous sponsor is Tiffany Doodles Digi Store!

-I’ll be at CHA next Tuesday thru Thursday in Chicago---if you are coming make sure to stop by and see me ok!! I’ll be at the Scor-Pal & Mini Magnolia booth all 3 days from 10-3!!
-Copic Sketch marker prices will be going up on Aug.1 so stock up on your colors now!  Just a head’s up for ya!  Icopic.com, Oozak.com, 7 Kids College Fund & Stamps Alive all have great prices!!

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Flower Baby!!

Today I’m sharing a fun project using a brand NEW From the Vault stamp by Elisabeth Bell for SCACD—Susana’s Custom Art & Card Design!  This cutie is called “Hydrangea Hugs”---hydrangeas are my fave flower after tulips.  Mine in my front flower beds are huge right now so I’m going to clip some and dry them—love them dried and displayed in vases!

I’m entering this project into the following fab challenges:

Creative Craft Challenges (blossoms)

Crazy Challenge (summertime)

KB Cute Monday (something cute)

Stamps R Us (thru garden gate)

Scrappy Frogs Challenge (flowers)

My papers are from a K&Co pack that I have—I just love the combo of spring green, aqua and lilac together, so pretty!  The mats behind the image were done with SB’s Labels 1 die and the green mat was embossed with a CB folder (cherry blossoms).  The large flower wreath on the left is by Prima—I got mine in FL at my pal Paula Beeten’s store in Port St. Lucie and I finally had a great project to use it on!  Bow Easy was used for the double bow and topped with a Prima flower & Prima Jewel.



This sweetie was colored with Copics V99,V95,V93 / B04,B02,B000 /E11,E00,R20 / E37,E35,E31,E50.  Then I added stardust Stickles to her flower hat and the bow.  Diamond Glaze was used on the pot for extra shine!

That’s it for me today—hope you enjoyed this cutie!  See you back here on Friday with a Copic Creations Challenge!

December 1st Fun!!

Hello friends & Happy December 1st to ya all!!!  Did you all have a fabulous holiday & weekend!?  Mine was fabulous I must say.  After celebrating dinner at my brother's house with my family, hubby and I went to see the Broadway show "Jersey Boys" in DC on Black Friday---that show was FABULOUS!!  I loved every minute of it, still singing the songs & we were lucky enough to meet the cast and get our show poster signed by everyone!!  It was a wonderful evening--then we returned to my mom's house for the night.  I always get all my fresh greens from my mom's woods every year (it's a tradition), so we did that on Saturday and I put them all thru my house in every nook & cranny--the smell is Christmas delish for sure!  Then on Sunday, hubby & the kids and I went to Snicker's Gap Christmas Tree farm and "hunted" down our 2 trees--the weather was 70 degrees & I was in HEAVEN!!  We got our 11 ft tree for the family room and a Blue Spruce for the rec-room then came home & did all the outside decorating since the weather was so agreeable!!  I've got everything done except 1 more tree and the banisters of our stairs to do & I'm finished--it is holiday fabulous in the Dean household.  Christmas music playing, lots of pretty lights and potpourri simmering on the stove---my favorite time of year for sure!  Now to finish my Xmas shopping (that's a whole 'nother kinda chore that's for sure, LOL)!

**I've got a few pictures in a slide show at the bottom our "Christmas Tree Hunting" Adventure, hee hee!**

NewsBitz:

-I Brake For Stamps is having a fabulous holiday sale--All IN-STOCK Nestabilities are 20% off with the coupon code "SPELLBINDERS".  Della also has 2 Grab Bags of stamps still available (one is images, one is sentiments) & they're a great deal for sure (in the Specials Category).  This sale ends December 4th!!

-7 Kids College Fund has LOTS of new goodies coming to the store soon & ready to stock your shelves, hee hee!  But up for sale right now are the NEW CC Designs Winter Stamps HERE -scroll down to the bottom to see the cuties (so cute--I must get some, lol)!!

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Try It Out Tuesday #46--All Boxed Up

Since today is Tuesday, that means it's "Try It Out Tuesday #46" for Susana's Custom Art & Card Design, and I've challenged the DT to create some fabulous gift boxes!  I used the Elisabeth Bell for SCACD stamp "Atlantia" and I think she is just the most beautiful mermaid stamp don't you!?  I created a Spa Gift set that would be perfect for any lady in your life--this set includes a card, a luminaria with an LED tealight and a Bath "Sand & Sea" candle to light when you're in the bath!  Add a few other spa goodies & you've got a fabulous personalized gift set to give!!  The papers I've used are PTI cs and Basic Grey's "Periphery" dp.  The flourishes I stamped on the luminaria are from PTI's "Fancy Flourishes" set.

A close-up of the card shows this beautiful "Atlantia" image that I colored with Copics (BG72,BG11,BG10,B95,B91) and then added some Stickles to her, and I used Liquid Pearls (in silver pearl) on her pearl accents.  A few scrolls made with my punch and some rhinestones & pearls added for bling.  The bow was made with my Bow Easy & then I added a "Say It With Pearls" Prima center and a shell charm to finish it off.

This is what the luminaria looks like when lit with the LED tealight (use FAKE lites with these so you don't start a fire, ok, hee hee)--isn't it lovely!  The directions to make one of these can be found HERE & I just made a top for it so it would hold the gift (candle)--the lid is a 3.5" square scored at 1/2" all around.  The top has more embellished scrolls and a pretty bow.  I used vellum to cover the ovals--attached them with Scor-tape for a secure hold.  A pretty easy gift to make for someone special--hope you like it too!

Now make sure & hop on over to the "Follow Your Heart" blog to see the rest of the DT's lovely box projects--you're bound to be inspired!!

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Copic Creations Challenge

Since it's the first of December that means it's also the Copic Creations Challenge time--this challenge is all about "Snow People" (snowmen, snowladies, etc).  I used this cute High Hopes stamp called "Birdies Friend Snowlady" found HERE (you can see more cute High Hopes stamps right HERE as well)--love the whimsical feel of these stamps!  My papers are from My Mind's Eye "Colorful Christmas"--love the cheerful colors & designs of these papers.  My image was colored with Copics of course (the snowlady is shaded with BG10 & C1).  I punched some snowflakes out & covered them with my MS Glitter Snow--the sentiment is from PTI's "Communique Curves" that I cut out with my Nestabilities "Ribbon Tags".  A few stickles and she's done--a cute Xmas card!!

Hope you'll stop by the Copic Creations Blog to see the rest of the DT's fabulous Snow People and join in on the fun!!


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See ya back here tomorrow with some festive Magnolia projects!!

Work It Girlie, Work It!!

Happy Terrifico Tuesday to ya!!  What do you all have planned for the day?  Not much here, running some errands, making a roast for dinner & getting my daughter to gymnastics and hopefully have some time at the end of the day to start my new book!  Am I EXCITING or what!!?  LOL!

When I was young I was all for excitement, loved to have something to do or somewhere to go and dated enough bad boys to write a book--and now that I'm older I realized that I've gotten BORING, hee hee!  But you know what, I'm okay with that :o)  I don't mind alone time, I like the quiet and I like quiet activities like hanging out with my family, watching movies & reading!  Hubby is just as boring as I am and you know what--I LOVE it!  BORING is good, he doesn't surpirse me with horrible behavior, I always know how he will react & I never doubt that he loves me, he's steadfast & reliable and a great husband and dad.  Sure we have exciting fun times but we always have them together & that's what I appreciate most after all most 15 years together--we can be in each other's company while both reading or just watching tv and I don't doubt for a second his love for me or mine for him :o)  So eat that "excitement"--the new trend is BORING and it's GOOD!  LOL!

NewsBitz:

-If you didn't enter for my BLOG CANDY yesterday, you have until this Friday, Nov.20th to do so right HERE!

-Have you gotten your NEW Holiday Cuttlebug Embossing Folders yet?  I have and they're fab and you can too right HERE!

-Mo's Digital Pencil Dream Team will be having a fabulous BLOG HOP on Thursday for you all--the theme is "Precipitation"!!

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Try It Out Tuesday #44--We've Got the Blues!!

Since today is Tuesday, that means it's another "Try It Out Tuesday Challenge #44" for Susana's Custom Art & Card Design and this week I've challenged the DT to create projects that incorporate BLUE!  I just had to use this fabulously, fun new stamp by Elisabeth Bell for SCACD "Marianne" (she's named after Susana's trainer, hee hee)--oh how I wish I looked this good when I worked out hee hee!  I'm usually in ratty gym clothes, no makeup & sweatin' up a storm, LOL!  But I decided to create a workout/weight loss journal, a gym bag tag and a matching charm bookmark!  The dp is by Deja Views, ribbon is American Crafts and the shimmery cs is by Bazzill and the images colored with Copics.

I covered & altered one of the MANY journal notebooks I always keep around--this one is cool since it has a pocket on the inside & back covers to stick recipes or notes to yourself.  The fun sentiment is from Stamping Bella--appropriate dontcha' think?  A fun set for yourself or for a friend to get them motivated!! (umm... maybe I should gift it to myself since my work-out motivation is lagging, lol)

I used my Shrinky Dink paper to create a work-out girl charm along with some other beads to create a charm for the end of the bookmark.  After shrinking her I painted her with shimmery Inspirations Paints--love those!  Now make sure and hop over to the store blog "Follow Your Heart" to see the rest of the Blue Projects by the DT--they may be all BLUE but they're sure to make you SMILE!!

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A White Christmas!

From blue to white we go!!  I have had this card flitting in my head for a couple of weeks now & glad to finally get a chance to produce it, hee hee!  I think all white cards are so very elegant especially so for the holidays but VERY HARD to photograph, hee hee!  But you get the idea!  The cardstock is both matte & shimmery from PTI which looks fab embossed with the new holiday CB embossing folders.  And I had to pull out one of my most favorite Lockhart stamps "Snow Tree w/ Birds"--I embossed it with Ranger Holographic Embossing Powder which really shimmers and then did the same around the edges of the oval.

I had to add more sparkle by adding in some stardust Stickles to the tree and a rhinestone to the star on the top!  I circled the oval with rows of white pearls and used my Bow Easy to create the double bow (love this sheer polky-dotted ribbon, need to get more)

The glass ornaments I got at AC Moore for a $1 a piece--WOW!  They make quick & easy ornaments but are so very elegant looking on your tree!  I stamped the Christmas tree and snowflakes with Staz-On White ink and then added some stickles to make it sparkle!  This makes a fabulous gift set for you or for someone special--hope you like it as much as me :o)

See ya back here tomorrow with some more fun projects!

One Stamp-2 Ways!!

Happy Tuesday my stampin' friends!! How are you all doing? Have managed to get myself a sinus infection which is no fun, but at least it's not the flu! I'm used to getting these, while I don't like it, I can deal! Not much liking the change of season either--way to chilly for my bones that's for sure so that doesn't help--I'm dreaming of warm weather! I'm off to CHA (Craft & Hobby Association) this January again (yay) & am soooo hoping it's actually sunny & warm this time. I mean I fly allllll the way across the country last time in search of sun & it rains the entire time, hee hee! Any of you going to CHA in January---I'll be working w/ Diana at the Scor-Pal booth on Monday if you wanna drop in & say "hi"!! It's really a good time, meeting everyone in person & fabulous classes & make-n-takes too! Definitely worth it!

And on a quick funny note for you---here in VA we've been having a StinkBug infestation (do not know their official name)! They're a lil' beetle that excrete a nasty, nasty smell when they're threatened & grody! Well they're all over the backside of my house (apparently they like southside facing surfaces) & on all the screens. My cats are thrilled when one gets in cuz' of course they play with them until they die, then eat them & then puke them (not fun for me)! LOL ! Well last night I was putting my son to bed & closing up his window (screen was in) when I noticed that the stinkbugs were ALL OVER his curtains--I hollered for hubby to come help me and we scooped up over 28 of them!! EWWWWW--they were everywhere & Riley of course none-too thrilled! Apparently the screen in his window was a little bent & they must have been sneaking in all day--if you could've seen the look on my son's face--PRICELESS! LOL--never a dull moment I tell ya!!

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NewsBitz:

-The first challenge is up today for Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge Blog!! Click HERE to see the DT's fabulous projects & to join in on the fun too!

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Try It Out Tuesday #39

Since it's Tuesday, that means it's a Try It Out Tuesday Challenge #39--this time I challenged the DT to use the new Elisabeth Bell for SCACD "Special Edition Ornamnent" stamps in a way that showcases their versatility--see them all HERE! I decided to use one fabulous stamp, "Surprise", to make 2 totally different cards! The great thing about this stamp is that it is not holiday specific--great for any celebration! My image is colored w/ copics and the fab dp is by My Mind's Eye! I added some stardust stickles to her bows and the present w/ that cute lil' puppy popping out--love it! The cs and ribbons are all from PTI, flowers are Prima & punch outs with my Retro flower punch! And yes, the double bow was made w/ my Bow Easy! :o)

I think she's so beautiful in that fancy dress!! Really love this stamp! Sentiment is from PTI's "Everyday Button Bits" set.

My second card uses the same "Surprise" stamp but this time I made a Christmas card with her! The fabulous gold cs is a heavy mirrored paper that I bought here--it embosses beautifully & is super shiny! The other dp is from my scrap pile, but the cs is PTI's Scarlet Jewel. The Poinsettias & holly are by Prima that I layered together & added a fun gold jingle bell to the center! Sentiment is by PTI's "Signature Christmas"--great grouping of holiday sentiments in this set!

This image was colored w/ Copics as well, the present's bow has gold Spica pen on it & diamond glaze. The tissue paper & her bow have stickles as well! Doesn't she look fab in her holiday finery? Using our stamps in many ways is a great way to save money--lord knows I have a ton of stamps, so this is a good example how to get more mileage out of them!

Now don't forget to stop by the store blog "Follow Your Heart" to see what fab things the DT has come up with today!!

Here is a short slideshow to thank both Cyndi & Sarah Ketchum for my goodies I got in the mail! I love them!!


See ya tomorrow!
hugz,
Suzanne

A Partridge in a Pear Tree!!

Happy Saturday everyone & Happy World Cardmaking Day as well!! Do you all have crafty plans today? SplitCoast Stampers is having an all day event (starting at 10 am EST) to celebrate with lots of challenges & prizes. I'm hosting the Magnolia-licious Challenge at 3 pm EST and I'll be "live" there from 3-4 if you wanna stop by & say "hi" or ask me anything you've been dying to know, hee hee! I'd love to cyber chat with you all, so drop on by!



And thank you, thank you for all the lovely comments of kindness and support yesterday--I really appreciate that! I'm sorry to have vented, but I believe in getting rid of bad vibes & replacing it with good ones and sometimes you have to spew it out to let it go, LOL!! Thankfully, the majority of people, especially here in the crafting world, are kind & good-hearted--those few that choose to live in negativity can have at it ya know! I've got to much good stuff to live & do & share!! And I always have lots of joy to share with you all, my fabulous cyber friends!!

And oh yeah, hubby is sick w/ the flu & bronchitis--so I'm praying that I don't get it & the kids either! Please pray for me & him, cuz' he is NOT a good sickie & let's me know often HOW SICK he is, LOL--lordy help me to not smother him (JUST JOKIN') but you know how men can be sometimes!! I love him to death, but he doesn't handle the sickies very well, so I'm also playing nursemaid today, hee hee!

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--I'm also hosting a fun challenge for Susana's Custom Art & Card Design Store today! You can find the challenge over on the store blog HERE and of course there are prizes to be given away! The deadline for this challenge is also Sunday at midnight on the 4th (EST)!! Hope you'll join in on the fun!

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Today I have 2 fun & quick holiday projects to share with you. I love to make candle wraps--they're fun to do & easy too! And a matching ornament (or it could be a fab gift tag too) is such a fun way to complete the set. I used the fabulous new Elisabeth Bell for SCACD stamp "Partridge in a Pear Tree" stamp for both today--I think she's just the sweetest with that pretty holiday dress on! These fab new stamps are available exlusively online at Susana's store HERE (international customers now have wholesalers there as well). The papers are from Stampin Up's holiday release last year which I just adored (& hoard voraciously, hee hee)--I love the chocolate browns & pinks for the holidays.

Candle wraps are so easy to make--and the recipient can easily slide it off when they're burning the candle (which I HIGHLY recommend, lol) & then put it back on again! My image was colored with Copics, then I added stickles of course & red liquid pearls to the holly berries (I love this product for berries--fab). Wasn't sure if I colored the partridge right, but oh well--it's Suzanne's interpretation of it!! :o)

The ornament was stamped & then I attached the image to heavy chipboard & cut around it--used my oval nesties to create the pink cs shape (dp is on back) and punched holes in the scallops for a lacy look!
Here's a closeup of this cutie! I just love her and her lil' sister is "Three French Hens" & she's a cutie too, can't wait to ink her up as well! With both of these stamps you can get 2 separate images out of them--today I just inked up the inside image which makes them super versatile!

I know I promised a Mo's card today, but I didn't finish it in time--so it will be up on Monday for you all!
Have a fabulous weekend!!


hugz,
Suzanne

Indian Summer!!

Yay & Happy TGIFriday stampin' friends!! It's the weekend--wahoo & I have absolutely no plans other than to finish my Dan Brown book (compelling & hard to put down) & catch up on projects! Hubby is taking the kids to the Frederick, MD fair tomorrow but I'm not going---I'm so "faired" out, we've gone to at least 2 fairs every year since the kids were born & I'm just not in the mood this year plus I need to catch up on projects & Etsy orders. On the 27th we're going to a Hot Air Balloon Rally near Warrenton, VA & I'm looking forward to that--that will be my fair experience this year, hee hee! I'm hoping the weather this weekend is MUCH better than it has been the past couple of days--dreary & rainy, YUCK!

Seems like I'm not the only one getting less than 5 hours of sleep a night, LOL! I got one comment from "Angelwood" saying she wants to poke her peacefully sleeping hubby & that cracked me up cuz' that's how I feel. I asked him the other night how he can just lay down, clear his mind & fall asleep in 1 minute flat! It disgusts me I tell ya', LMBO--I will purposefully poke him or ask him questions just to keep him awake sometimes (yes I'm a meanie sometimes, hee hee)--I don't know how men do it. I have NEVER laid down & been able to clear my head that fast--it normally takes me an hour to fall asleep cuz' my mind is racin' I tell ya, and sometimes that's when I have my best ideas :o) Oh well, maybe one day sleep will come easier--we'll see!


NewsBitz:

-Susana's Custom Art & Card Design has the NEW BASIC GREY papers (Indian Summer, Eskimo Kisses & Eerie collections), buttons & brads IN STOCK NOW HERE--so run & get yours!

-7 Kids College Fund has the cutie-palicious Whiff of Joy Christmas stamps up for Pre-Order right HERE--those mice will steal your heart I tell ya!! (shipping mid-October)

-Note: If a word is in italics in my blog than it is most likely a link that you can click on :o)

-Hmm...somethin's up at Pink Cat Studio starting next Tuesday!! Keep a look out!!

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Today I have a fun fall card that gives me warm & fuzzy fall feeling's, hee hee! I LOVE the colors & patterns in the new Basic Grey "Indian Summer" papers--such pretty combo's & perfect for fall! The fabulous image is by Elisabeth Bell for SCACD "Rian" available HERE & she's colored with Copics to match the dp! I adorned the card with Prima Hydrangeas (in Sweet Pea & Woodlands), Prima Velvet Leaves, ribbon & Bella Baubles (in Lemonade & Merlot).

Up close & personal with "Rian"--I added some stickles to the flowers/hearts on her clothes & flowers on the ground. I used the NEW "Inspiration Paints" (fabulously fun to use) in Copper on the ground, Sage on the leaves & Light Purple on the background surrounding her! They leave a great shimmer & are nice & easy to blend (I use my Fantastix's or my fingers)! Hope you love her as much as I do!!?

Have a fabulous weekend & I'll see ya back here on Monday!
hugz,

Suzanne

Flower Friends!

Good Tuesday afternoon everyone! It is HOT here today, no kiddin'--you will wilt if you go outside today :)!! At least it's sunny tho! I'm excited because I only have one more challenge to finish up today for the Dirty Girl Challenges on SCS--yippee!! There were 20 challenges total and boy did some of them take me out of my comfort zone for sure, but it was fun, now we'll see if I win (ha ha)! I am excited that I won a new stamp set from Sweet 'n Sassy the other night randomly, so my luck must be turning (thanks Korin)! I also get to have a girl's nite out tonight--it's been awhile that I've gone out at nite w/ friends cuz' we're always so busy. I'm looking forward to a nice glass of wine and some "girl" talk!

Ok, my newest Sugar Nellie stamps by Elisabeth Bell came yesterday from Funky Kits and I had to ink one up today. This one is called "Planting Some Love" and I think its darling--it actually comes with a kitty chasing a butterfly stamp too, but I didn't add that on today. I colored her with my Copics and added a few stickles to the flowers on her hat. I added a few highlights w/ my Inkssentials pen too. The delicious dp is from Chatterbox's "Violet Dahlias" and I love the color combo--thought it worked perfectly with this image. I used the sketch challenge from the Dirty Girl challenges on SCS by Holly for this one (although she used a oval & I made mine a circle to fit the image in). The sentiment is from Gina K's "friendship blooms" set and I stamped it w/ SU's lavender lace inkpad directly onto the dp. For a final touch I layered a bazillion Prima flowers and leaves (lol) and adhered them w/ glue dots (the centers are Doodlebug brads). I'm pretty pleased w/ the turnout, whatcha' think?

Ok, onto my last challenge card and I will finally be done w/ all these challenges-hurrah!!! I'll see ya tomorrow--

Suzanne

PS--Jacqui over at Cats Wiskers is giving away some wonderful blog candy. Check it and all her fab creations out here.

Saturday Sun

Good afternoon ladies! Dontcha' just love the weekends, especially when its sunny outside--it makes me feel happy. This will be a short post today, because I've got lots of things to get done. I'll have some new projects tomorrow--I'm so excited on some of the things I'm working on & can't wait to share! By the way, "Sex & the City" was fantastic in my opinion--I haven't laughed that much at a movie in a long time. It's always nice to see a "big kids" movie with my hubby or friends--seems the only time I get to the movies anymore is to see "kids" movies. Not that I don't enjoy them but its nice to see grown-up ones too! We'll probably be seeing "Kung Fu Panda" next, so the next big kids movie will probably be on DVD (sigh...).

The first picture is just a cutie pie pic of my two boys (Riley & dh) at the Washington Nationals baseball game last night. They had front row seats behind homeplate in the President's box (perks of my dh's job)--so Riley & dh were on tv all night. Sadly the Nats lost, but they had a good time anyway!

The second picture is my card for the day. I finally got my Sugar Nellie-Elizabeth Bell images from Funky Kits from across the pond (UK)--I just adore these stamps. I got 4 and I'm waiting on 2 more that have been backordered. This card is for my grandma's birthday (I think--at least 1 option-I might make a different one). These images are so much fun to color with my Copics. Her hat bow & hair bow are paper pieced, which I love to do, but this one was pretty hard to cut out. The sentiment is from Hero Arts which I got from Stamp Desires along with a boatload of new stamps (House of Mouse & such)--can't wait to ink them up too. The dp is from Basic Greys "two scoops" paper pack (love the colors and it pairs well with SU's blue bayou). Ok, I'm done for the day--time to enjoy the weather and the family. We're going to the pool tomorrow for the day, so I will be posting late tomorrow.

Have a great Saturday!

Suzanne

Elizabeth Bell's "picking apples"stamp, Basic Grey "two scoops" dp, SU's blue bayou & pretty in pink cs, Copics, Nestabilities, Fiskars "threading water" punch, Hero Arts sentiment, Prima flowers, pearls