Scrap Bitz: little darlings

Sunday, April 21, 2013

Just Swingin' By!

Hello again friends & Happy Sunday! Yes I'm reposting this since it kinda got buried on Friday...usually I don't have 2 posts on one day but it couldn't be avoided. So here it is again for ya if you missed it! I love this project because to me it says "innocence and summer fun" and after the events of the last week in the US I think we all need a little innocence & light-heartedness in our lives yes? Thank god they captured the one bomber and will be able (hopefully) to find out WHY he did such horrible things and maybe for everyone to find some kind of closure at some point. I have said in the past "boy I hope that's the last we see of things like that" but in my heart I know that it may happen again...but I refuse to let that fear rule our lives...you still gotta live and do it the best you can while you get the chance. So live we all will do and let's hope the next incident never occurs.

So peace and love to you all, wherever in the world you may be. Hug your loved ones & tell them you love them and most of all just be happy...find joy in whatever you can. And live your lives the best way you know how :0)

If you need MORE to read I have 2 new posts on my other blog "Bitz of Me" hee hee...just sayin'!
Have a goodie!

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Just Swingin'

So today is my last post as a guest designer for Little Darlings this month and I've had fun using these cuties and so happy they asked me! This has been a rough week for us in the US and all I've been thinking about is making projects that make you happy & just smile...so that was the case with this one too. This cutie is from the Little Darlings Collection "Just Swingin" and I knew I wanted to make a tent card (see tutorial here...I changed size to 5.5") to give this gal dimension as if she really WAS swingin' on that tire swing. Tent cards are super easy to make and give such a realistic look & dimension..if you wanna change it up a bit! I used Scor-Tape to hold all of it together!

See all the Little Darling Challenges and posts HERE!

So I prettied it up with papers from Prima called "Alla Prima Collection" and then used a MS border punch on the top, the swirls are a die by Memory Box. Then I layered a mix of flowers, the grass on the outside and on the inside is from a MFT die..then I inked and added stickles to the grass. The banner was made with a PTI die and then stamped with a PTI sentiment that says "You Make Life Fun!".

The image was colored with TouchTwin Markers and then I added Stickles to her shirt. I added a thick coat of Diamond Glaze to the tire swing and hung the image from the inside of the card.

That's it for me today! I hope you have a wonderful Sunday!

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Little Darlings Release!!

Hello and Happy Wednesday everyone! I got back late Monday evening from my trip to Michigan. What a weekend it was, LOL---I laughed so much that my cheeks and sides STILL hurt. I had a blast and so enjoyed teaching all the ladies up there. I also got to meet quite a few ladies that I’ve known online for awhile and my friend Vivi Casale flew allll the way from Brazil with her husband for the classes as well---wow! She is such a sweetie and it was fabulous to meet her. We had lots of late nights, junk food and laughs---if you saw our silliness on facebook this weekend you know what I’m talking about (hey---where’s Waldo?). My friends hid like 50 lil’ Waldo’s all over the place—I was still finding them today when I unpacked, LOL! Waving hi to Wini, Froggy, Janine, Meg, Cindy, Judy & Wini (my party gals) and everyone else too! Winking smile Our long journey back home took me a total of 13 hours in the car and I think I’m still sore and crippled, LOL but having Melanie in the car for most of the ride helped big time. I know she laughed but I’m sure she thinks I’m a NUT for sure, hee hee! So now I’m playing catch up with projects and emails so I can enjoy this weekend outside with my family. Can’t believe May will be ending soon---feels like it just started!

NewsBitz:

-Blog Candy still going on in the post below if you need some non-calorie goodness!

-SCACD has some awesome new goodies in stock including Gluebers, Viva Décor MAGIC Pearl Pens (oh so pretty) and new Sew Easy tools.

Top picture is me, Froggy, Vivi, Janine & Meg

Bottom Picture is me and Vivi!

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Fly Away & Dream

Today I get to share a new stamp line with you from my friend Angie Hunt called “Little Darlings” and they are cute lil’ darlings for sure! I was so happy she asked me to help with the release and today there is a super-fun Blog Hop to celebrate. The blog hop order is at the end of the post, so make sure to get hopping around today! Make sure you stop by her new store “Love to Stamp” HERE to check these cuties out! She also has a new Challenge Blog HERE that you should check out.

I'm entering this in the For Your Inspiration Challenge (you'll see why when you click over, lol)~

I had so much fun working with this image---I like to think she represents me just a little bit. Everyday I feel like I’m living a bit of my dream and I’m so thankful for that---getting to know so many wonderful people, travel, teach coloring and having a great family. What more could a gal ask for? This one is called “Up, Up And Away” and she was fun to color with my Copics too! This paper matched perfectly as well which is always a bonus IMO—its new from my fave paper company My Minds Eye “Lime Twist-Out of the Blue”.

I used the larger balloon printed paper for my main background and then stamped a fun sentiment from PTI in blue at the bottom. I used PTI ribbon to wrap around, tied with a Bow Easy and put a button on top. The extra cloud in the left corner is from a PTI die that I inked and added Stickles to. A few orange rhinestones and a border with a Fiskars punch finishes it off.

Yep she got colored with Copics—I kept the colors bright and happy to match the papers (makes you smile right? lol) Copics used are BG72,BG11,BG10/YR23,Y15,Y11/YR18,YR12,YR00/E25,E31,E50/E11,E00. I added some Stickles to her scarf and the middle of the balloon. Her flying goggles got some Diamond Glaze as well. So very cute!

Okay—now you MUST hop along to these fabulous designers blogs to see more inspiration!! And don’t forget to leave comments for a chance at some yummy Blog Candy!