Yay, its Friday & Happy Friday to Ya! I'm still a bit under the weather but doing better and its supposed to be in the 70's here this weekend---wahoooo! Gotta feel better for that,right :o) I'm going to a friend's luncheon today which should be a great start to my weekend! Tomorrow night, hubby and I are going out with friends to Comedy Nite---always a great time & lots of laughs too! Hope you have some fabulous plans for your weekend, even if it only revolves around relaxing (my fave)!
Isn't she just "gorjuss"? LOL--of course the name of these cutie girls is "Gorjuss Girls" and you can buy them from Funky Kits in the UK only! I actually pre-ordered the whole set & they came the other day--couldn't wait to get them inky! They will be available to buy individually at the end of March I believe!
I got this fabulous dp pad (yes, its new--yes, you can slap me, hee hee) from Michaels and its by Autumn Leaves! I couldn't leave it cuz' it has such beautiful & bold patterns in it, that it HAD to come home with me (and some matching rub-ons too, lol)! I used one of the patterns to make a fun background for her and added the rub-on sentiment (by Stampin Up) and rub-on flowers(Autumn Leaves). I punched some fun scrolls w/ my scrolly punch and added some rhinestones for a finishing touch! Whatcha' think? I just lovee her and all my favorite colors too!
Still no laptop yet, so no Copic videos for a bit---hopefully next week! Remember to scroll down to my last post if you're interested in trying out to be a Guest Designer for Susana's Custom Art & Card Design--all the details are below or HERE!
Have a great weekend!
hugz,
Suzanne
Friday, March 6, 2009
Poppies!!
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Miss Anya & a Contest!!
Hello & Happy Thursday to you all! I am not a very happy camper today I must say :o( My laptop has crashed and the antibiotics I got for my sinus infection are not working as well as they should. Let's just say that my laptop crashing, is like lightning has struck me down. I have no access to my files, pictures, emails or anything. I'm hoping hubby is able to fix it today, if not we'll have someone come look at it on Friday. I'm able to use our desktop and downloaded Photoshop on it, but cannot do as much as I'd like to get done. Anywho, don't wanna bring ya down w/ my cloud, so we'll move on---LOL!
I am a lucky girl this month though---Marie of The Greeting Farm has asked me to be a Guest Designer for the month of March---Yahooooo! So I'll be sharing different projects with you all month featuring these wonderful stamps! Today my card uses a stamp from the "Miss Anya Collection"---great images for teens & grown-girls too! She's colored w/ Copics and I added stickles to her headband and skirt--a girls gotta have some bling ya know--LOL!
The fun clothing dp is by Colorbok (from JoAnns)--loved the colors in it! I also used a sketch I made for this month's challenge over on Susana's (SCACD) PaperCraft Planet site! And I was lucky enough to have these fabby Petaloo flowers w/ bling in my stash--matched perfectly! The sentiment is from Gina K's "Retro Boutique"--so fitting! Make sure and stop by The Greeting Farm to see all the fabby stamps--including some new fairies!
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Okay, I've got some newsbitz for ya today that you won't wanna miss:
Susana of Susana's Custom Art & Card Design is running a contest to find 2 Guest Designers for the store for the month of April! Here's the deets for ya:
Want to Be a Guest Designer for a Month?
How do you enter?
First you need to have a blog and we need your blog address!! You can then get all the details at the PaperCraft Planet sites for SCACD and Fans of Karen Lockhart and also the store blog, Follow Your Heart--all the details will be on these sites. You can enter one time for each site's contest by sending a picture of your best & original work to me (Suzanne by email)--if you enter for each site, you must send in an original work of art for each though! Stamps from Susana's store ARE NOT REQUIRED TO ENTER, but if you have some & want to use them--then great! You also need to answer this question along with your entry "What makes you the best choice for the Design Team?".
Sound like Fun? Hurry and send your BEST work by March 12th for a chance to be on a Fun & Fabulous DT for a month!! You never know, we might love ya so much we might want to keep ya on the team for a bit longer!! :o) Please send your entries with the subject line "Guest Design Team Submission--Lockhart or SCACD"!
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Second bit of news, make sure and stop by Susana's store blog today for a great tutorial by Susan Dube on making flap envelopes and journal cards--fun & easy to make!
Alright, lots of tidbits to take in---take the time to apply for this contest, cuz' ya never know and I'd love to work with you!
hugz,
Suzanne
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Pink Kiwi Kisses!!
Happy Hump Day everyone! We're halfway thru the week and the snow outside is melting thankfully! I am sick with a very nasty sinus infection and I'm hoping the antibiotics cure it soon--yuck, messing with my energy level big-time! My daughter is sick with a stomach virus too--I am sooo tired of sickness! Everyone seems to be suffering from something---this is why we need spring to come SOON (then I'll have allergy issues but I can deal w/ that, hee hee)! So sending out big cyber {{HUGZ}} and Chicken Soup to everyone who is sick right now!! :o)
Today is Whatchadoin' Wednesday Challenge over at the Storage Units, Ink & More blog! Today's challenge was to make your cards/projects "spring-y"---yeah, that was a real arm-twister for me, lol! We all know that I'm prayin' for Spring already! **EDITED--Apparently I can't read and mixed up the WW challenge today--it was supposed to be "Bling It On" and I royally messed up! LOL**
I decided to use the new stamp set "You're Somebunny Special" for both of my projects. These also were made for yesterday's Color Challenge #208 on SCS (kiwi kiss, passion pink, chocolate chip)--not a huge fan of Kiwi Kiss (note, my pack of this cs was still unopened until yesterday, lol) but luckily my Basic Grey "Sultry" dp fit the color profile perfectly! I've had this idea for awhile to make some Easter Egg notecards with my Oval Nestabilities and yesterday I finally took the opportunity to make some!
I used my Oval Nestabilities to make the cards and shapes--easy, peasy! Isn't this bunny the cutest--I left him white so he really popped against the dark colors!
For my second card I colored up the Easter Basket from the "You're Somebunny Special" set, colored and cut out the eggs and glued them on to the backside. I also added some hot pink Flower Soft for the basket filler--love that stuff! Paper piercing around the oval finished it off! I love how they turned out, so perfect for Easter & how fun to give these out! Make sure and stop by the SUINK blog to see the rest of the DT's delightful Spring projects today!
My next project uses the same dp pack from Basic Grey and I also made this for the SCS Color Challenge (208)! This new angel set from H&M Stamps called "Angelic Moments" is just beautiful--they remind me of those Willow Angels of which I have a few. They're colored w/ Copics and I colored some soft pink clouds for them to stand on---lots of diamond stickles on their wings and clouds! This ribbon by American Crafts tied all the colors together perfectly!Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Just for Shoe!!
Happy Tuesday everyone! Well it snowed and we got about 6 inches and now I'm hoping it all melts away soon :o) We were lucky, my mom who lives 2 hours south of us in Maryland got a whopping 15 inches (still laughin---sorry mom)! She always teases me about getting snow & this time it was her that got pounded--hee, hee! Its supposed to be 60 degrees here this weekend--that's more my style! And in 5 days we spring the clocks foward---whoooohoooo---my favorite time of year. I love it staying light later, makes me feel like my day isn't over so soon---how 'bout you?
Welcome to "Try It Out Tuesday Challenge 8" for Susana's Custom Art & Card Design! This week's challenge was to use charms on our card & to use stamps by Susana herself. I used the Rubber Romance stamp "Melanie"--she's my favorite image of them all cuz' you just know she loves shopping as much as me, lol! I decorated her shopping bags & glittered up her shoes--such a diva. The sentiment is from Gina K's "Retro Boutique" set---perfect w/ this image! And isn't that dp stunning, its by Glitz Designs--I love the drama of it--matches PTI's "berry sorbet" ribbon & cs perfectly!
I inked up Susana's shoe stamps on Matte Shrinky Dink paper & shrunk them w/ my heat gun into small charms---I love to watch it shrink (the lil' kid in me still, hee hee)! I punched holes in them before I shrunk them and used my paper piercer to hold them in place and then strung them with black Scrapper's Floss! And of course they needed some Glitz Stickles to bling 'em up!
Make sure and stop by Susana's store blog "Follow Your Heart" to see the rest of the DT's fun projects today!
I also wanted to show you this great product I found at CHA that was recommended to me by some very nice Clearsnap demo's! It's called the Joy of Stamping cleaner and its made w/ all non-toxic products which I love! It takes off even the strongest of Staz-On Ink--cleaned my stamps up nicely and my dirty acrylic blocks too. You can get this cleaner & the hands cleaner at Susana's store HERE.
I inked up my cute lil' Smirk stamp with Staz-On black ink for this quick demo for you. The stamp cleaner has a sponge on the end and you just dab it on your stamp or block. It smells really nice, not like that Staz-On cleaner that is actually toxic & smells so horribly!
After sponging on the cleaner, I rubbed it on my SU scrub pad and ta-da---all clean! I love this stuff--non-toxic, smells good & a great value! There is a hand cleaner too that cleans ink off of your hands & moisturizes them too---works like a dream for all those smudgey fingers! If you don't have an SU scrub pad, you can get a Rubit-Scrubit pad right here that works wonderfully for all of your stamps--woodmounted, unmounted & acrylic!Monday, March 2, 2009
Girls with Flowers!
Happy Monday everyone! I'm typing this up the night before and its just starting to snow here, so I'm not sure if I'll wake up to the 6+ inches they're calling for or not. Kids are hoping for a day off of school---eekkkk, for mom, lol! Anywhoo, I'm pretty tired so I'll keep this kinda short for ya today :o)
Above is a sketch I created for the Magnolia-licious DT March sketch---each DT member comes up with a sketch for everyone once a month and it was my turn. This sketch might be familiar because I have used it before and I just really love it--showcases the Magnolia stamps very nicely. This is a new Magnolia from the Love Collection called "Loving Tilda w/ Hat"--she's just a doll and I adore her lil' hat!! The dp is from SU and I used another hatpin that I made (love them) along with the beaded flower that came in the Love Bundle from Magnolia-licious. Her rose was colored twice, cut out & popped up, paper-tole style (and glittered up w/ stickles)! Hope you get a chance to try out my sketch!!
Here's a second card that I had done a few weeks ago for my Flower Soft tutorial (on sidebar) using my sketch again--see I told ya I lovee it! This is my favorite Sarah Kay image called "Roses Garden" and its available along with the flower soft and dp right HERE. The dp is Basic Grey's "Urban Prairie". I used my Labels 1 Nestability die to create my frames and those are Bella Baubles in pomegranate.
If you click on this pic to make it larger you'll see the mult-colored flower soft I used. While the glue was still wet I sprinkled ultra-fine glitter by Martha Stewart over the top of it for a subtle sparkle---nice effect!
Alright, I'm outta here! Hope you enjoy your Monday--looks like mine will be a snowy mess! Do you hear me Spring---I NEED YOU!!! LOL
hugz,
Suzanne
PS--if you're reading this Jacque the pics of the zebra goodies on my head are coming---LOL!
Sunday, March 1, 2009
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!Saturday, February 28, 2009
Spring is a Comin'!!
Happy Weekend my Friends!! Have any happy plans in store for the weekend! We're staying home today cuz' we're going to the Washington Capitals game in DC tomorrow (that's hockey for those of ya not in the know, hee hee)--should be a good time! And they're calling for ice and snow on Sunday too--blech---where's my Spring?
BTW, thanks to all of you who found info for me on hatpins & accessories--I appreciate it! After much searching I found a company who sells the hatpin, endcaps & other accessories--if you're interested you can find them HERE !!!
Today the H&M Stamps DT gets to show their sneakie-peekies of the 3 new stamp sets that will be available for purchase on March 1st!! I'm previewing "Seasons of Trees" for ya today which is a really fun & versatile set! Included you get the tree and different images to put in & on the tree--I'm using flowers (for spring) but there is leaves and apples too and fun things to add on. I used the grass stamp, birdhouse, and small bird for my tree! Cuz' I'm soooo longing for Spring ya know :o) And I had to make my birdie a bluebird!!
I used Basic Grey's "Euphoria" dp which I thought matched the tree a bit and I love the fresh, springlike colors! I popped my tree up on dimensionals, colored it all with Copics and added these fun Stampendous flower stickers to the flower centers and around the card! The sentiment is from PTI's "Mailbox Greetings" set--very appropriate me thinks! Check out my DT sistah's below for more sneak peeks today!
Carolina - http://www.creativepad.typepad.com/
Julia - http://www.createwithjulia.blogspot.com/
Heather K – www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=91956
Heather R. - http://www.hlr976.blogspot.com/
Makiko - http://www.makinkstudio.blogspot.com/
Maria - http://www.scrapsbym.blogspot.com/
Melissa - http://www.instampingmode.blogspot.com/
Tracy - http://www.tracylynn00.blogspot.com/
My second project today is a fun little "Baby" set I made using one of Karen Lockhart's Itty Bitty stamps called "Goodnight Moon". Oh I loved reading that book to my kids when they were itty bitty's themselves--such a soothing nite-nite book! Whenever I give baby gifts I always include a couple of nice books and this is always one that include with my gift! Anywhoo....
I wanted to use soft baby colors that were "gender neutral" because its easier to have these on hand without a "girl" or "boy" color to tend with. The polka-dot dp is new from PTI--comes in a stack of all their lovely colors and I paired it up with their "Lemon Tart" cs and Aqua Mist twill ribbon. I colored my moons with my Copics, added some fun stickles to the moon's and popped 'em up with dimensionals. Just a fun card and gift tag that you could make multiples of, the new parents could use a set as thankyou's or even baby announcements!!
The pearls are from Kaiser and the sentiment is from PTI's "Mixed Messages" set--a great set to own! Make sure and check out Susana's Custom Art & Card Design for the entire selection of Lockhart stamps (buy 4 regulars & get an itty bitty free, free shipping over $100 too)!!
Make sure and visit my SUINK DT sistah's Colleen, Carolina & Laura for some more sneak peeks of the new sets out on March 1st! Lots of new stamps out there for ya to buy, oh my!!
Have a great Saturday,
hugz,
Suzanne
Friday, February 27, 2009
End of the Month Craziness!
Ahhh, Happpy, happy Friday everyone!! It's the weekend again, yippee!! Can you believe it will be March 1st on Sunday? Spring is coming for sure now, I just knows it :o) Now I won't have to hunt down that groundhog & make him disappear, hee hee! I've got a couple of cards to show you today--I am in my end of month "MADNESS" right now trying to finish projects & get sneak peeks ready & all that! ARGHHHHH---stressful for sure!
Anywho, make sure and check back this weekend because I'll have some H&M Stamp's sneakie peekies, Magnolia March sketch & Whiff of Joy's Project of the Month for ya!!
Can I just say I love, love this dp by Basic Grey "Marrakech"--the colors are so cheerful & the prints are just bee-u-tiful! I was looking at some new Karen Lockhart stamps I had recieved from my friend Susana's store & knew that the pattern on this stamp "Apples in Chintz" would go wonderfully with this fun dp! So I colored up my image with my Copics to match (I am doing a video tutorial next week on how I colored this image in case you're interested)!
I added a fun hatpin from Making Memories (got a package of them at Michaels) and added some fun beads to match! This is my new obssession--so you might be seeing alot more hatpins on my projects, hee hee---love 'em!! If anyone knows where I can find "endcaps" for the hatpins so they don't injure someone, lol---please let me know cuz' I can't find them anywhere!
Just a close-up view of the image---I added some diamond glaze to my apples to make them all nice & shiny!
Second card for today uses another lovely image from Whiff of Joy's Spring Collection. This stamp is "Oakley w/ Slipover" and I think he's such a cute lil' boy image! I wanted to use him to make a fun boy's birthday card which is always a bit of a struggle for me. I colored him up to match this fun dp from Piggy Tales and the sentiment is from PTI's "Limitless Labels". I drew a little grassy mound for him to sit upon (this tutorial with Copics will be up soon as part of a "Tips & Tricks" segment I'll be doing too).
If you haven't had a chance, check out my Copic tutorials that are listed on my sidebar under "Copic Bundle Tutorials"! You can purchase each bundle of Sketch Copics at Susana's Custom Art & Card Design---a great way to start off your Copic Collection!
Also stop by Susana's store blog HERE, to see today's tutorial on Criss Cross cards by Anki---you'll love this easy to follow tutorial!!
Alrighty--time for me to get back to work! Have a great Friday!
hugz,
Suzanne
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Cookin' Mama!!
Happy Thursday everyone! Almost the weekend--yay! Do any of you play video games with your kids (or perhaps alone, hee hee)? We have literally every gaming system made including the Wii, GameCube & the new XBox 360 and of course my kids love them. Every now & then I get sucked down to our rec room to play (against my will too) and end up playing for like 2 hours. I'm highly competitive so I must figure the game out & get to level #? before I can stop, lol! So the other night I was forced to play "LEGO Indiana Jones" and I had so much fun, hee hee, and I got way farther then my son (who was deemed my sidekick) so now everyone is mad at me & no one wants to play with me anymore :o( Can't figure out if its a blessing or not, bwahhhahhhhh, lol!! But I will say that I recommend a lil' video gamin' as a great stress reliever!!
Anywho...while making my card today the thought for my blog title "Cookin' Mama" came to me, and of course its a Wii game that we have that I hate, but is fun anyway! Just thought you should know that, hee hee!
For my card today, I used "Cowberry Muffin Tilda" and she's one of my faves---you can get her here at Magnolia-licious. I paired her up with this new DCWV "Nana's Kitchen" dp (and I got this stack wayyy before I made the vow of no more paper, lol---so no cyber smacking me). The layout is last week's SCS sketch which was a fun one! My lil sentiment is from PTI's new "Around & About Sentiments" which I love! I don't sew (I know how, but I don't like it at all) so I did some faux stitching around my card with my paper piercer and white gel pen--looks kinda real, huh?
Alright, no more random ramblings from me cuz' I've got a ton of work to do. The last week of every month is super busy for me because lots of stamp companies start their sneak peeks for the next month including SUINK & H&M Stamps! Make sure and check out my DT sistah's blogs from SUINK today for more sneak peeks---Tori, Janna and Kristen! H&M Stamps sneak peeks coming soon!
hugz,
Suzanne
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Sneak Peeks of Spring!!
Hello friends & Happy Wednesday! LOL--I'm sitting here writing and thinking to myself its only Tuesday, ha ha, then realized oh no, it is Wednesday! I swear my brain is fried this week for sure! Too many items on the to-do list and my mind is twirling and my body is tired!! My Cherry Coke is not doing its job---I'm going to have to write them and complain that they didn't put enough caffeine in my soda this month, LOL!! I need something if I'm gonna make it thru this week, not sure what yet---hee hee! Anyhow, I've got a couple of sneak peeks for you today from Storage Units, Ink & More!
Introducing "Your Some Bunny Special" which is...you guessed it...a fun, spring & Easter set full of lots of images to create fun scenes with on your projects! That's why I love these sets so much, there are so many stamps in each set that it gives you unlimitless possibilities---love 'em!! I used some more paper from my scrap pile (me being green & using what I have, lol)--this lovely paper is from Chatterbox and I love the colors & delicate floral on it.
I used three stamps from this set including the girl in her Easter best and the Easter basket which I cut out & popped w/ dimensionals! I drew my own grass with my Copics and added these fun Stampendous stickers from 7 Kids College Fund---they're shimmery, lots on a sheet & come in different colors! I paired the dp with cs and ribbons from Paper Trey Ink. Using the sentiment I created my own tag and tied it on with my scrappers floss.
This close-up shows the diamond glaze I used on her bows, shoes & Easter eggs and stickles on the ruffle of her dress & daisies in her hat! I really love how this turned out!
This is just a "mini" sneak peek of the other set being released on March 1st called "Let's Play"! I made a fun 4x4 card using DCWV "Grade School" pack dp--fun and colorful. I thought this would make a cute invitation for a child's playdate!! I added some more Diamond Glaze to the wagon and the sentiment to really make it pop!Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Spring Chicks!!
Hello & a Happy Tuesday to ya all! Can I just say one more time how sick I am of the cold, the wind & the gray? I am so anxious to see some green on the trees, feel some warm air and see the pretty spring flowers--makes me feel so much more productive and creative when its actually pretty outside, how 'bout you? Anyway, I made a springy card to share with you today!
Today is "Try It Out Tuesday Challenge #7" for Susana's Custom Art & Card Design store blog, Follow Your Heart! This week's challenge was to include 3 embellishments on your card from the store. I used this cutie-patootie image from Anki's Sweethearts called "Young Catherine & Friends" that you can also get at Susana's store! For my layout I used this week's Mojo Monday Sketch #75 which I loved! The dp is from "Daisy Bucket" I believe but not sure since they were in my scrap pile (see me using what I have, lol)!
I cheated a bit on the embellies but I did use more than 3 and the 3 from Susana's store are the Scrappers Floss bow, the daisy flower and the Shimmerz on her shirt & chicks. Those buttons are new from PTI--a whole bag for $5 of different sized buttons! The sentiment is hard to see here but its from PTI's "Spring Tag Collection" and it says "Happiness is Knowing You"--perfect!
Just a close up of my image with Shimmerz on it--I used "golden wheat" Shimmerz here. Such a fun way to add sparkle to your images! Please stop by the store blog to see what the rest of the DT has created and feel free to join in on the challenge too!
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I also wanted to let you know about the NEW Copic Bundles that Susana is carrying in her store that were put together by me personally. Each bundle has a few Sketch Copics in it that work together to get you started with Copics or to add to your collection. They come in Skin Tones, Blonde Hair 2, Brunette Hair 1, Basic Blue Jeans, The Reds, and Landscape.
The beauty of these is that for under $30 you can get a set of Copics that work together, blend well and are easy to add more to. I know most people don't have $100+ to buy a set of Copics & if you do, most of the colors do not work together well and you end up having to buy more---frustrating for sure!
I did Copic tutorials for each bundle to show you how to use them and some tips & tricks to mastering coloring with the Copics! There will be more bundles added in the future and some more tutorials to go along with them! You can find the tutorials here on my blog in my sidebar under "Copic Bundle Tutorials" and the store blog! I will also have video tutorials within the next week so you can actually watch me "in action", lol!
Hope you have a great Tuesday!
hugz,
Suzanne
Monday, February 23, 2009
Bold & Bright!!
Hiya and Happy Monday everyone! Hope you had a wonderful weekend! Mine was both relaxing and full of chores, LOL! I had a temper tantrum in my craft room on Sunday (this sometimes happens when there is too much clutter & not enuff organization--just ask hubby, lol)and ran out to the store to buy more organizers and baskets! It took me 4 hours but it looks soooooooooooo much better now & my mind feels better too! My supplies were getting out of control and I have 2 new vows:
1) to not buy anymore patterned paper cuz' I must have over 6,000 sheets of it (oh my)what was I thinking, eekkk!! (So cyber smack me if I do, ok)
2) I do not need anymore ribbon either except PTI's monthly releases of new colors, hee hee!
I really, really need to start using what I have before I buy anymore goodies ALTHOUGH I did go to Michaels and guess what they had? The brand, spankin' new EK Success punches (see them here) that I drooled over at CHA! What's so great about them, well there are lots of them(regular punches & borders), they are flat like a cell phone & can be stacked. Not to mention that they punch as smoothly as a stapler--LOVE THEM!! Well, Suzanne bought 6 punches & 3 borders---I couldn't help myself cuz' I knew if I waited that when I came back they'd be gone & we can't have that, oh no!!! I did have some coupons though, hee hee :o) Anywhoo, onto my card today & enuff about me & my issue, lol...
TODAY the "Enchanted Lily" stamps from Pink Cat Studio are available for purchase---yay! And today is the last sneak peek for ya too! I used the Lily Fairy stamp to make a spinner card which is always fun (she's on both sides of the spinner)! I colored with Copics and used my favorite Inkssentials blending tool to blend 2 colors (yellow & orange) around my image--love that tool. My papers are from the DCWV "Citrus" stack and I just loved the bold & bright images--up close its shiny & sparkly too! To make the flowers I used my Spellbinders Flower dies to make the flowers out of the matching cs--Love 'em! I think this is my favorite out of all the Lily cards I made :o) Whatcha' think?
Here is a look at the complete set---so many cutie-pop images & sentiments! If you lovee it and you want it, you can get it right HERE!
Hope ya have a great one!
hugz,
Suzanne
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Lily Pads, Fairies & Friends!!
Hello everyone & Happy Sunday to ya! Ahh, the weekend is almost over and I still have so much left to do (always that way it seems, lol)! I usually don't post on Sunday cuz' I tend to take that day off but today is special because I get to share a few more Pink Cat Studio Sneak Peeks for ya!! Are you sooooo lovin' them so far?
This card uses one of the 4 images--Fairy Lily with her toad friend--toad-a-ly cute (couldn't help myself, lol)! I colored my image with my Copics and created some water too---the water has a nice coat of diamond stickles like her wings. I really wanted to make a tri-fold flap card for this image because it fits sooo nicely in my oval nestabilities. The fun dp is from Stampin' Up that I paired up with PTI's spring rain cs and ribbon.
If you click on the above pic to make larger you'll see I lightly stamped the image again on the inside with PTI's spring rain Palette ink and then stamped the cute sentiment "Have a Fairy Nice Day!". Such a pretty presentation for a card---love tri-folds!
Second card today uses Lily on top of these cute mushrooms holding her lil' beetle friend! I colored w/ Copics again and if you click for a close-up you'll see I added a layer of Diamond Glaze to the mushroom tops for shine! The fabby dp is by DCWV's "Latte" which worked perfectly with this image! Simple layout to let cute Lily shine! Fairy Sweet :o)Saturday, February 21, 2009
Pink Cat Fairies!!
Happy Saturday everyone & Happy Pink Cat Release Day too! I was so thrilled to be asked by Pink Cat Studio's owner Melissa to be a guest designer this month---wahoooo! These new "Enchanted Lily" stamps are sooo stinkin' cute & I know you will just fall in love with them too!
Today the DT and I are previewing "Lily Fairy on Swing" which is one of 4 Lily images included in this set along with lots of sentiments too! I chose to cut my Lily out because I really wanted to use this yummy dp from Basic Grey's "Sultry" dp to be the background scene. She's colored with Copics of course and I added diamond stickles to her fairy wings for sparkle. Popped her up on dimensionals and added some fun Primas along the side! For the sentiment I just bent it in a few places and adhered it with glue dots to create a wavy effect!
Such a fun & sweet image---I have lots of ideas for this stamp for sure!! Make sure and check out the Pink Cat Studio blog today for more peeks from the rest of the DT--they're sure to be fabulous!
And stop back by tomorrow for 2 more projects using 2 more of these "Enchanted Lily" stamps!! They will be available for purchase on Monday, February 23rd!!
**FYI** I have a TON of Copic tutorials coming up next week including some video tutorials (fingers crossed hee hee) so stay tuned....**
Have a great weekend,
Suzanne
Friday, February 20, 2009
Lovin' Lockhart!!
Yayyyy---Happy Friday everyone! Hooray for the weekend!! Hope you have some relaxin' in your plans for the weekend cuz' I know I do, LOL! I'm taking my daughter and her friend to see "Confessions of a Shopaholic" on Sunday; I read the book a few years ago & it made me laugh so I'm anxious to see if the movie is any good (books are always better ya know)! But other than that we don't have any big plans (love that) except running to the grocery store, oh not fun! But whatever you do this weekend I hope its a great one for ya!
It's no surprise that I really love my Lockhart Stamp Co. stamps---simple, elegant & so many to choose from--how can you not love 'em, lol!! For this card I used the Lockhart stamp "Hydrangea" and I lovee hydrangeas; second only to my love of tulips. I made my hydrangeas fluffy white with Flower Soft--I used to have a beautiful Snowbell White Hydrangea at my old house, it was soooo beautiful & I miss it (I heard the new owners ripped it out, dumb people, lol)! To make the berries pop I added Liquid Pearls in ruby red too.
***If you buy 4 regular Lockharts from Susana's store you get a free Itty Bitty stamp of your choice---more to play with, lol!!**8
This card was done for yesterday's SCS "Ways to Use It" challenge which was to use stripes on your card. I decided on subtle stripes by embossing the background with my Scor-Pal--simple but elegant! Love the bright pop of red against the bright white too! That fabby ribbon is from I gift I got at Christmas on a present & of course I saved it, who wouldn't right, its gorgeous!!
Okay, I don't know if anyone has made these before but I came up with this thank-you card idea in bed the other night when I shoulda been sleeping, lol! (best ideas come to me at nite) I needed to make some fun thank-you cards for my son to send out for his birthday gifts and came up with these. I call them my Swivel Round Abouts, hee hee, and I made (4 of them) using the Lockhart stamps "Chinese Checkers", "Checkers" & "Gumball Machine".
Just a little close-up of the cute gumball machine--it was a ton of fun to color in! I gave the glass part a nice thick coat of my favorite Diamond Glaze.
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