TAWS Challenge -

BE Inspired Challenge # 53 - Week 4

 

Hello, thank you for visiting!  I created this card by blending water and several colors of Distress Inks onto some Tim Holtz Watercolor Cardstock paper for the background.  After it dried completely, I covered it with my Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Brush Pen.  I then stamped The Alley Way Stamp's  Star of the Show with Versamark ink and heat embossed it with Ranger's Liquid Platinum embossing powder.   That's it!  

 

P.S.  Sorry about the horrible lighting in the pic, there's actually reds, greens, blues, etc. on this card!!   Night time lighting in the house is not the right time to take a picture!  

Thank you for stopping by!!

{INTRODUCING!} Strawberry Fields ~ a Webster's Pages Monthly Mini Collection

{INTRODUCING!} Strawberry Fields ~ a Webster's Pages Monthly Mini Collection

HUGE Bella Blvd Giveaway!

Bella Blvd is giving away $80 worth of new release products here: http://bellablvd.typepad.com/bella_blvd/2013/07/endless-inspiration-daily-chevies-everyday-bits-collection.html

Create's FRIDAY SEI giveaway!!

SEI has some gorgeous new papers!!!  Create's Northridge Publishing blog has a giveaway today, here's the link!  http://create.northridgepublishing.com/friday-giveaway-sei/

Penny Black Sneaks and a Giveaway!

If you haven't heard or tried Penny Black stamps, you are seriously missing out in my humble opinion.

May 27th - 31st, visit their blog daily to see all of the newest releases.

THE GIVEAWAY - CLICK HERE!  

It's  HUGE!  It's MAGNIFICENT, it's MIND. BOGGLING I tell you ! 

                                                                CLICK HERE!

A second new collection from Webster's (AND A CHANCE TO WIN IT!!!!!!!)

Isn't this gorgeous?! 
To enter to win, click the link below :)
Click here!

Win the new "Plum Seed" collection from Webster's Pages!!!

GO HERE to be taken to Webster's Pages for a chance to win the beautiful new Plum Seed collection!

A Home Decor Piece

Hello!!

I created this cute little Halloween project for the Fall Home Decor Challenge in the Moxie Fab World !

I chose to use my absolute fave collection from last year - October Afternoon's Witch Hazel. 

The frame started it's life as an ugly, broken, brownish color...But after it was sprayed with this awesome crackle spray paint I bought, you could barely see the broken edges, which makes me happy!

 

And a close up so you can see the crackle effect and the Studio Calico silver embossed wood veneer stars!  Aren't they adorable??

 

Well, it's back to work I go, so see you again soon!  I'm hoping to finish another home decor project for the Winter challenge, it's due 4-8, so if you want to enter, go HERE!!  Thanks for stopping by!

New Beginnings Giveaway on Webster's Pages Blog

Look at what the fine people @ Webster's Pages are giving away to 3 lucky winners!!!!!!!!!!

Click here to be taken to the giveaway post!

Good luck!!

 

Faber-Castell Giveaway on the CREATE blog!!!!!!!

Good Morning friends!

Look at what they're giving away on the CREATE blog!  Faber-Castell goodies!!!! 

FOLLOW THE LINK BELOW TO GO TO THEIR WEBSITE AND ENTER TO WIN!

Click HERE 
Hurry, ends Wednesday!!!  Good Luck

How about a little giveaway???

Hello my friends!! 

I feel so horrible about not keeping up with my blog :(

One of my resolutions for the New Year was to be in my scrapbook room at least twice a week.  And I have accomplished that.. although I'm not always crafting while I'm there!!  Too many times, I just sit and stare out the window, at a loss for direction/mojo/inspiration.. whatever! I've managed to make several cards that I am submitting so I can't post them.  That's exciting huh?!  Wish me luck.


Until then, I would like to have a little giveaway, sorry but it's open to  US/Canada only please.  The giveaway will be the below Lawn Fawn "Flutter By" stamp set - link is HERE if you want to see it on their site.  A Papertrey Ink stamp that was given to customers free with purchase, and some tiny tags from Elle's Studio.  I may or may not be able to throw in a few extras - I'll have to go through my stash and check into it. 

Entering is easy, just leave a comment on this post by March 7th and I will have my little assistant draw a name out of a hat shortly thereafter :)

Hugs!!!!!!!!!

DCWV Giveaway!!!

I don't know about you, but I'm stoked about all the new papers soon to be released at CHA!  Especially, the new stacks from DCWV!  And I saw on their FB page that they're going to be releasing 6x6 pads now... double exciting :)

Anyway, if you want to enter to win the newest stacks, follow this link -------->   DCWV
Good Luck!

January sketch challenge - The Craft's Meow

Hello everyone!!!  I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season!!  Ours was spent warm and safe at home, spending the days in PJ's and nursing colds :(  The cough is hanging on, but otherwise we are all much better and counting the days till Spring.

One of my resolutions for 2013 is to get myself into my craft room at LEAST twice a week this year!!!!  The room is overflowing with beautiful products that never get used.  It's such a travesty!!!  My goal while in the craft room is mainly to start scrapbooking again, but it's soooooooooo hard for me to stop making cards.  I LOVE THEM too much!  Here are the first two I've made, I was inspired by the January Sketch Challenge @ The Craft's Meow :)  Their cute stamps are so fun to work with.  P.S.  The jar on the first card is a beautiful water colored vellum paper from a Recollection's collection called Neopolitan.

Well, thanks for stopping by, hopefully I'll have some scrapbook pages to share in a couple of days :)  Hugs!

Create Blog's American Crafts Giveaway!!

Sharing this amazing giveaway of $180 worth of American Crafts products - oh yeah!!!!!!!!!  Click the link below to find out how to enter.

http://create.northridgepublishing.com/kelly-purkey-signature-series-launch-party-day-4-2/

Silhouette Giveaway on the Create Blog!!

Just popping in to let you all know that the nice people over at Northridge Publishing are giving away a Silhouette Portrait prize pack on the Create Blog!  I can't think of anyone that wouldn't want to own one of these babies!   ***Leaving comments on this post does NOT enter you to win!!!***  Please click the link above that says Create Blog!  Thanks!

WOW, 3 posts in one day!  I'll make this quick!!!

Made this card for Lawnscaping's Fall Blog Hop, sponsored by Ellen Hutson and Lawn Fawn.  Here's the gorgeous inspirational photo!!!  Really made me kick myself that I don't own a pumpkin stamp!


                                                



sorry for the crappy pic.. ran out of time before work!!!!!



So, I went with flowers and tried to match the colors & wood texture.  The woodgrain paper is from Simple Stories's Harvest Lane collection.  The vase for the flowers is actually the dressform from the Sew Lovely set, and the flowers and leaves are of course from Flutter By :)

Thank you for visiting, I'll probably be back tomorrow with more cards for WCMD challenges :)  And I still have blog candy that I haven't posted (hint: it's one of the stamp sets I used on this card!).  See you soon ~

Hostess with the Mostess Project #2

Ok, made it in time!  Here's my card for Tamara's challenge, since I didn't really have any ghosts in my stash, I just drew a quick little guy on some sticky back canvas, gave him a mouth with black enamel accents and googly eyes :)  Thanks for a great week Tamara, loved all the inspiration, prizes & humor :)!!!

Ghostess with the Mostess Challenge!

Hello friends!  Hope everyone had a fabulous World Cardmaking Day!  My daughter and I created several projects for various challenges, wish I had more time but with working the afternoon shift I have to leave at 2pm :(  So yeah, didn't finish as much as I would have liked.  However, this project  was created for Tamara Tripodi's "Ghostess with the Mostess Challenge".  It's part of her "FA-BOO-LOUS" Halloween Inspiration Week!

http://happylifecraftywife.com/

I just recently found her blog - if you don't know of her, I would highly recommend stopping by her blog here.  She is HILARIOUS and so creative :)  Love her work!  She's accepting entries to this challenge until midnight tonight, October 7th, all you have to do is create ANYTHING with a ghost!

Emily (my 5 year old) and I had lots of fun making this Halloween door hanging with some of the gorgeous October Afternoon Witch Hazel products!  I ripped apart the box they came in, painted the corrugated cardboard with some vintage white acrylic paint, and then we had a blast adding stickers, cutting out leaves & the sweet little ghosties, inking, etc.  I couldn't get a good picture for some reason, but the trim on the bottom is a really pretty purple "Bloomer" from Webster's Pages.. much better looking in person!  Looks black here :(  And then we finished it off with some gorgeous ombre green ribbon!!  Wish I could remember where I got it, sorry about that!!  Comes in all colors and it's faboolous ;)

I might have time to post another card I made for this challenge later.  Thanks for stopping by, have a FABOOLOUS day my peeps!

One more ;)

Here's my second card made for the Simon Says Stamp and Show "Tape It Up" challenge :)  More Mischievous products used and some Artisan Tape from Pink Paislee!  TFL

Mischievous!

Afternoon friends!!  Hope all is well with everyone :)  I am enjoying a rare few hours of silence and crafting!  Grandma has the little one out for a Sunday drive so I can craft a bit before work :)

Last Halloween (or was it two years ago??) I fell in love with the "Mischievous" collection from My Mind's Eye.  The teal colors was what truly did it, but I love the adorable owls, pumpkins and dolls too.  Finally just now getting around to making something with them!!!  Horrible, I know.  Anyway, I'll be entering this card in this week's "Tape It Up" challenge over at Simon Says Stamp and Show Vintage Challenge Blog!  The challenge was to use washi tape, which I did under the ombre ribbon.

Thanks for stopping in and have a happy Sunday!