Midnight candy!

It's time to make a side trip back into the deep, dark twisty woods just beyond Sweet November Land. There we will find the place of haunted houses, creepy castles and mad scientist labs galore. This spooky village is inhabited year round by a host of quirky characters that are both a little sweet and a little sour. The only time that they venture out into our world is on that one special night of October 31st. It is then that they can blend in with the crowds of innocent trick-or-treaters and play mischief on all they meet.
So light up a jack o' lantern and hold it high as we cautiously trek into the woods to see who we can find...

As we leave Spookville behind us and travel back through the dark woods on our way home, a small, lonely cottage catches our eye. After all we've been through perhaps we should avoid this mysterious abode. But as we walk past a low window a pair of curious eyes peek out at us and a tentative meow can be heard. Drawn in to investigate we stumble on quite the scene... it appears to be a witch's cottage and she has left her kitten, Midnight, all alone for the evening. In her absence Midnight has been a very mischievous kitty, from the look of things he has been playing in the cauldron and spilling potions all over the floor. Then he must have let all the toads escape on his way to batting around the black widows in the corner. Finally, after leaving all that mayhem in his wake, Midnight has tired himself out and finds an extra hat to snuggle down on for a quick cat nap. Awww... how cute! But wait, I doubt the witch will be very happy when she returns and finds her cottage all in a shambles and I certainly don't want her to blame us for the destruction! We had best hurry back on our way before we find ourselves turned into one of those critters that Midnight enjoys toying with so much. 

And while we may not be to blame for all that mischief, I did snag some Midnight candy to share with one lucky stamper... check it out...   

The Midnight's Mischief candy kit includes; one Sweet November Midnight's Mischief rubber stamp set, ten 6x6 sheets of October Afternoon Witch Hazel paper, Prima flowers, Kaiser Craft pearls, ribbon, twine, buttons, Studio Calico wood veneer stars, star stick pins, four envelopes, four card blanks and my card. 

All you have to do for a chance to win the candy is leave a comment on this post. If you link to the candy on your own blog that is great and much appreciated but not a requirement... I want everyone to be able to play along. And when I say everyone, I mean everyone. I will ship the candy anywhere in the world so everyone is encouraged to play! :) The candy will stay open through Friday, August 2nd and I will announce the winners on Saturday, August 3rd. 

The Sweet November Gals, Nancy and Tress, have been creating some mischief of their own that you won't want to miss! :) 
Instead of using random generator I will be printing out names and tossing them in a hat SO if you leave a comment for the SN gals on their blogs, you will get extra names in the hat... this will up your chances of winning the candy. Fun, fun, fun! 

And that is a wrap on the August Sweet November previews. There is more Sweet November fun happening on the CC Designs blog today with even more chances to win these new stamps so head on over and check it out! 

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- October Afternoon (Witch Hazel)
stamps- Sweet November (Midnight's Mischief set), Hero Arts (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black, Versafine Onyx Black, Prima old road
Knot&Bow twine
American Craft Knock Out border punch
Studio Calico wood veneer stars
Copic markers:
midnight- W0, W1, W5, W7, W9, R02
hat- C5, C7, C9, YR20, YR21, YR24, YR27
cauldron/potions- T2, T5, T7, T9, BG0000, BG000, G16, G17, FYG2, Y35, Y38, YR18, FYG1, YG01, E23, E25, E27, 
toad- G40, G43, YG01
ground- N0, N2, N4, N6, N8, N10

Tricks and treats and candy...

It's time to make a side trip back into the deep, dark twisty woods just beyond Sweet November Land. There we will find the place of haunted houses, creepy castles and mad scientist labs galore. This spooky village is inhabited year round by a host of quirky characters that are both a little sweet and a little sour. The only time that they venture out into our world is on that one special night of October 31st. It is then that they can blend in with the crowds of innocent trick-or-treaters and play mischief on all they meet.
So light up a jack o' lantern and hold it high as we cautiously trek into the woods to see who we can find...

Even though we got out of going to that questionable Monster Mash party we still find ourselves exploring the crooked streets of Spookville. Down dark lanes and eerie alleyways, it seems as if every step we take is being watched by strange eyes. Before we know it everything seems turned around and we find ourselves completely lost. Lucky for us a small green monster comes bouncing out of the shadows and introduces herself as Frannie. She exclaims with delight at the sight of us and explains that she has been looking for our group ever since her boyfriend Frankie mentioned running into some crazy crafters. It isn't every day that Spookville gets visitors so she just had to see us for herself. Frannie doesn't know quite what to make of us but when we ask for her help she is happy to oblige. She quickly leads us through the winding streets until we are back on the edge of that now familiar forest. Frannie asks if we truly have to leave so soon... there is a great after party later in the evening with all sorts of shenanigans planned. But if we want to make it back home before dawn we really should get moving. 
So we thank Frannie for her help and in turn she has some candy to share with us... take a look...     

The Frannie candy kit includes; one Sweet November Frannie rubber stamp, eleven 6x6 sheets of Doodlebug Halloween Parade paper, Prima flowers, Kaiser Craft pearls, ribbon, twine, buttons, Studio G stamp set, four envelopes, four card blanks and my card. 

All you have to do for a chance to win the candy is leave a comment on this post. If you link to the candy on your own blog that is great and much appreciated but not a requirement... I want everyone to be able to play along. And when I say everyone, I mean everyone. I will ship the candy anywhere in the world so everyone is encouraged to play! :) The candy will stay open through Friday, August 2nd and I will announce the winners on Saturday, August 3rd. 

Don't forget to take a look at the Sweet November Gals' blogs today, Nancy and Tress have got some frightfully fantastic cards to share! :) 
Instead of using random generator I will be printing out names and tossing them in a hat SO if you leave a comment for the SN gals on their blogs, you will get extra names in the hat... this will up your chances of winning the candy. Fun, fun, fun! 

That's it for day three of the Sweet November August previews. There is one more day of previews left and we've got a very mischievous little character to introduce to you then so don't miss out!

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Doodlebug (Halloween Parade)
stamps- Sweet November (Frannie), Amy R (Ghostly Greetings sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black, Versafine Onyx Black, Prima old road
Doodlebug stickers and brad
Simon Says Stamp speech bubble die
Kaiser Craft gems
Copic markers:
skin- G20, G40, G43, YG67
hair- T5, T7, T9, W00, W1
eyes- BV02, BV04
clothes- RV66, RV69, RV99, BV02, BV04, BV08, C1, Y38, YR04,YR18

Monster madness and some candy!

It's time to make a side trip back into the deep, dark twisty woods just beyond Sweet November Land. There we will find the place of haunted houses, creepy castles and mad scientist labs galore. This spooky village is inhabited year round by a host of quirky characters that are both a little sweet and a little sour. The only time that they venture out into our world is on that one special night of October 31st. It is then that they can blend in with the crowds of innocent trick-or-treaters and play mischief on all they meet.
So light up a jack o' lantern and hold it high as we cautiously trek into the woods to see who we can find...

As we leave the spooky forest behind us the simple path below our feet gradually turns into a clearly defined road. Do we follow where it leads or make our own way into the unknown murky surroundings? At this time of night I'm thinking we should stay on the road and see where it takes us. Before long we crest a small hill and find ourselves looking out over a quirky little town full of colorful houses and crooked roads weaving through them. We decide to take a look around the odd little neighborhoods and the first inhabitant that we meet is a green monster in a flashy orange and purple suit. He introduces himself as Frankie and asks us if we are there for the annual Monster Mash party. We tell him that we didn't know about a party but it sure sounds like fun. Frankie excitedly recounts all of the highlights from past Mashes and the more he goes on about bat's eye punch, tongue of newt poppers, and electrode boogaloo the more hesitant we are about actually attending. So when a hearse pulls up offering a ride, Frankie jumps in but we suddenly remember a very important appointment that we forgot about until just this moment. He's disappointed to hear that but encourages us to stop by the festivities if our appointment runs short. 

And before he leaves Frankie pulls out some special Halloween candy to share... check it out...      

The Frankie candy kit includes; one Sweet November Frankie rubber stamp, eleven 6x6 sheets of Doodlebug Halloween Parade paper, Prima flowers, Kaiser Craft pearls, ribbon, twine, buttons, Doodlepop stickers, four envelopes, four card blanks and my card. 

All you have to do for a chance to win the candy is leave a comment on this post. If you link to the candy on your own blog that is great and much appreciated but not a requirement... I want everyone to be able to play along. And when I say everyone, I mean everyone. I will ship the candy anywhere in the world so everyone is encouraged to play! :) The candy will stay open through Friday, August 2nd and I will announce the winners on Saturday, August 3rd. 

Now you'll want to shuffle on over to the Sweet November Gals' blogs where Nancy and Tress have got some real monster mash bashes going on! :) Instead of using random generator I will be printing out names and tossing them in a hat SO if you leave a comment for the SN gals on their blogs, you will get extra names in the hat... this will up your chances of winning the candy. Fun, fun, fun! 

Thanks for joining us on this second day of Sweet November August previews. The monster mash continues tomorrow so don't miss that!

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Doodlebug (Halloween Parade)
stamps- Sweet November (Frankie), Amy R (Ghostly Greetings sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black, Colorbox blackbird
Doodlebug stickers
buttons
The Twinery twine
Copic markers:
skin- G20, G40, G43
hair- T5, T7, T9
eyes- YG67, BG000
clothes- RV66, RV69, V09, V06, BV02, BV04, C5, C7, C9, C1, Y38, YR04, YR07

Beware of spooks with candy!

It's time to make a side trip back into the deep, dark twisty woods just beyond Sweet November Land. There we will find the place of haunted houses, creepy castles and mad scientist labs galore. This spooky village is inhabited year round by a host of quirky characters that are both a little sweet and a little sour. The only time that they venture out into our world is on that one special night of October 31st. It is then that they can blend in with the crowds of innocent trick-or-treaters and play mischief on all they meet.
So light up a jack o' lantern and hold it high as we cautiously trek into the woods to see who we can find...

The hour of twilight nears as an imposing stone castle rises up out of the forest of pine trees before us. After our past experiences I'm hesitant about entering any of the strange abodes in this place but with night falling perhaps we would be safer to get inside. It's cool and dark as we make our way up the tall tower, brushing cobwebs away with each step. Finally we find ourselves in a spacious room overlooking the trees below, the only illumination coming from a group of grinning jack o'lanterns and the full moon outside. Suddenly we hear the sound of wings beating the night air as a tiny bat flits in through the window. Just as quickly as the bat appeared it spins and disappears into a puff of eerie mist only to become a sleek little vampiress. She introduces herself as Tish and she is thrilled to have a new audience to show off her brand new silk cape to because the jack o'lanterns never seem to appreciate her keen fashion sense. We all agree that she looks quite stylish and Tish excitedly explains that she got her new ensemble because her beau, Thurston, is due to arrive soon. She then gives our group another look as if an idea has come to her and she wonders if we might want to join them both for dinner. But the way she keeps eying our necks tells me that this is one dinner we don't want to be a part of. So we quickly decline her invitation as politely as possible and high tail it back downstairs. 
And while Tish is disappointed we can't stay she does have some special Halloween candy to offer one of her new crafty friends... take a look...    

The Tish candy kit includes; one Sweet November Tish rubber stamp, ten 6x6 sheets of October Afternoon Witch Hazel paper, Prima flowers, Kaiser Craft pearls, ribbon, twine, buttons, wood veneer stars, four envelopes, four card blanks and my card. 

All you have to do for a chance to win the candy is leave a comment on this post. If you link to the candy on your own blog that is great and much appreciated but not a requirement... I want everyone to be able to play along. And when I say everyone, I mean everyone. I will ship the candy anywhere in the world so everyone is encouraged to play! :) The candy will stay open through Friday, August 2nd and I will announce the winners on Saturday, August 3rd. 

Be sure to fly on over to the Sweet November Gals' blogs next! You will be positively mooning over the cards that Nancy and Tress have created! :) Instead of using random generator I will be printing out names and tossing them in a hat SO if you leave a comment for the SN gals on their blogs, you will get extra names in the hat... this will up your chances of winning the candy. Fun, fun, fun! 

I hope you have enjoyed this first day of Sweet November August previews. We have even more Halloween fun in store tomorrow!

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- October Afternoon (Witch Hazel)
stamps- Sweet November (Vampire Tish), CC Designs (Castle Window), Papertrey Ink (stitches)
ink- Memento tuxedo black, Versafine Onyx Black, Colorbox creamy brown
Queen&Co gems
October Afternoon miscellany
sharpie white marker
Copic markers:
skin- E0000, E000, E70, E71, E04, R00, W1, W3
hair- T5, T7, T9
eyes- E34, E27, BG000
clothes- R05, R08, E08, E09, C5,C7, C9, E81, W00
scene- W1, W2, W3, W4, W5, W7, BG72, BG70, BG75, BG78, G28, Y0000, Y000, Y00

Aloha...

Hey there!

We are expecting a small break from the current heat wave with highs topping out in the mid 80s. It's not a huge drop but I'll take it, especially if it means we get some cooler nights again. I'm thinkin' we must be in the "dog days of summer" because the temps are zapping my energy and all I want to do is lay around like my little dog. Too bad I've got places to go and things to get done, he'll just have to keep sleeping the days away by himself, LOL! ;)

As for my card today, well... Tropical Mae is getting along just fine in all that sunshine. She's another digi that I've had printed up for awhile and I wanted to color her up before moving on to darker... creepier... kookier... kinds of stamps (hint, hint). Mae is such a beautiful little Polynesian princess that I had to pair her up with my all time fave tropical vacation papers, the old Making Memories Great Escape collection. I just had to have it even though I've never taken a tropical vacation to scrapbook so I'm delighted to finally use it with my card making. Oh how the little things do keep me happy. :)

Alrighty, well I'll see ya again tomorrow... August SN previews will be starting and like I hinted, we will be leaping ahead to the next season for this one. 

Laters!

  
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Making Memories (Great Escape)
digital stamp- Some Odd Girl (Tropical Mae)
computer generated sentiment
ink- Colorbox creamy brown
Making Memories flowers
Memory Box Hibiscus die
Kaiser Craft pearls
Papertrey Ink twine
Studio Calico washi tape
Sharpie white marker
Copic markers:
skin- E00, E21, E33, R00, R20
hair- T5, T7, T9
eyes- E84, E87, E89, BG000
clothes- R05, R08, YR68, Y17, YG01, YG95, E47, YG00, YG93

Start everyday with a smile...

TGIF fellow stampers!

Life continues to be busy, busy so it took me two days to get this card finished. I'm just glad that I managed to pull it all together in time to enter this week's anything goes challenge over at the Kraftin' Kimmie blog... whew! ;)

I've been kinda bummed since Annie Rodrigue took a leave from stamp designing because I really miss seeing new images added to the Moonlight Whispers range at Kraftin Kimmie Stamps. Those wild eyed girlies always made me smile and I kept hoping for new fairies and mermaids to add to my collection. As I flipped through my stamp binder to find someone to color I got to thinking about tweaking an image to make it feel like I had a new stamp to color. Now I know that stamp altering isn't anything new for me but I was still surprised that I hadn't come to this conclusion a bit earlier.
So I grabbed Caroline and wiped away her baby bump. Once I had her stamped I then drew in a more slender tummy. I've always thought that Caroline's dress made her look like a flower fairy so I took the idea a step further, stamped Lilybelle fairy twice and used her wings to turn Caroline into a fairy queen. And when it came time to pick some papers, well, how could I not use a collection called Miss Caroline? LOL

Okey dokey artichokie, I'm off to get myself ready. Enjoy your day!  

   
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- My Mind's Eye (Miss Caroline)
stamps- Kraftin' Kimmie (Caroline and Lilybelle)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox creamy brown
Kaiser Craft pearls
paper rose
Martha Stewart butterfly punch
Prima flower
Sharpie white marker
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20, R32
hair- E51, E55, E57, E59
eyes- BG72, BG75, BG000, 0
clothes- YG0000, YG00, G40, G43, YG93, Y000, Y11, Y21, R000, R00, R20, R32, R35
wings- BG70, BG72, BG000

Oceans of love...

Olo! 

Sorry to be MIA for a couple days. I had a deadline that needed to be met and I'm happy to say I got it all done. Then when I did make it into my crafty room I actually spent my time cleaning... gasp! What can I say, Oreo was pretty insistent about getting his spot back. ;)

It's all good though because I'm back just in time for another review preview Wednesday on the CC Designs blog. This week we are shining the spotlight on the new Sweet November mermaid set and Hanalei is swimming back onto the scene. This time I paired her up with some papers from the Atlantic collection that I just adore. I may or may not have more than a couple sheets of that doodled wave print because I love it so, but at least I finally cut into one for this card. I'd say that Hanalei approves of her doodley new home as well. ;)

Be sure to check out all the fintastic cards my fellow CCD teamies have created over on the CC Designs blog. It's like catching a wave of pure inspiration over there! :) 

Later gators!

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic-Press It
paper- Studio Calico (Atlantic)
stamps- Sweet November (Mermaid Hanalei), Kraftin' Kimmie (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and espresso truffle, Prima shabby tote
Papertrey Ink twine
Studio Calico wood veneer stars
Tim Holtz tiny attacher
Kaiser Craft pearls
Copic Spica glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- YR30, YR31, E53
eyes- E84, E87, BG000
everything else- R01, R20, R14, R17, E09, Y11, Y21, YG91, YG93, YG03

Warm wishes...

Hi guys!

Guess what? Lucky me, I got a day off a bit early. So I'm totally chillin' today and not making any plans what-so-ever. Ahhhh yea! :)

And yes, I'm using the Pebbles Lakeside papers again on my card today but I promise to take a break from it for a bit after this one. I wanted to use up more of that colorful floral print because it makes me happy just looking at it. This time I went with a Pergamano fairy from the Summer Fairies set. The stamp has her sitting on a mushroom but I fussy cut it away so that she could rest right on that sentiment block. Of course she had to be just as bright as that garden behind her so I used a lot of the same Copics that I did on yesterday's card. Naturally all the recycling of goodies made this come together super quick.

Alrighty friends, I'm outta here. 
Have a great day!  

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Pebbles (Lakeside)
stamps- Pergamano (Summer Fairies set), Hero Arts (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and rich cocoa, Colorbox creamy brown
The Twinery twine
Kaiser Craft gems
Martha Stewart butterfly punch
Copic Spica glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- Y21, Y35, YR04, E19
clothes/wings- RV63, RV66, RV69, G00, YG09, Y35, Y38, BV04, BV29, R14, R17, RV23, RV25, G0000

Thanks a bunch

Hello, hello! 

So during my crafty time last night I wanted to have a play with more of the Pebbles Lakeside papers that I'm currently addicted to. This time I used some of the more girly looking patterns that I hadn't cut into yet. The prints are so bright and it has such an eclectic color palette that I knew I needed a quirky stamp to play that up. It's been quite some time since I inked up a Gorjuss Girl and as I was flipping through my GG binder Forget Me Not seemed to have the look I was going for. Because the little dots on her dress looked like the neutral background in one of the papers I decided to keep the majority of her outfit neutral as well. Then I had fun bringing in all those crazy colors on her stockings and arm warmers. She was looking a bit crazy while I was coloring but happily she fit right in once I got her on the card... whew! ;)

Ok then, it promises to be another busy day so I'm gonna post and run. 
Have fun!  

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill, Studio Calico and Copic X-Press It
paper- Pebbles (Lakeside)
stamps- Santoro (Forget Me Not Gorjuss Girl), Hero Arts (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and rich cocoa, Colorbox creamy brown
ribbon
Prima flower
Kaiser Craft pearls
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair/bear- E44, E47, E49
clothes- E81, W00, 0, R14, R17, G00, YG09, RV63, RV66, Y35, Y38, YR04, BV04, BV29

The best day evah...

TGIF my friends!

Any big plans for this sizzling summer weekend? I'm hoping to go swimming in the lake after work to relax and cool down after a long day. Hit the repeat button on that a couple times and it pretty much sums up my weekend plans, LOL! ;)

Someone else hitting the beach is this little Pee Wee Designs cutie called A Splashin' Summer. I happened to check out their site just after the new Summer Fun collection became available and Splashin' needed to get on a card sooner rather than later. She's adorable for sure and I just really enjoyed coloring her up. All the paper comes from the growing mass of paper scraps on my desk so I'm looking at this card as a small attempt to clean. Ha, who am I kidding... I'll be shocked if it gets organized before summer ends. Which is too bad for Oreo because I've even taken over his end of the table. Poor kitty, he tried to get to his spot by the window and nearly caused an avalanche of stamps and paper which gave both of us a start. :)

Well, I guess I should wrap this up and get my day started. 
TTYL!

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Bella Blvd (All Inclusive), BoBunny (sand)
digital stamp- Pee Wee Designs (A Splashin' Summer)
stamps- CC Designs (starfish), Paper Smooches (slang gang sentiment)
ink- Memento rich cocoa, Colorbox chestnut roan
Copic markers:
skin- E00, E11, E13, E15, R00, R20
hair- E31, E33, E39
clothes- Y21, Y35, Y13, BG01, BG05, YR04, YR68, B12, B37
whale- BG000, BG01, BG02, C0    

Thanks to you...

Hi guys!

When I sat down to create yesterday, I had a pair of new TGF stamps staring at me from my desk top. Cheeky Lessons in particular was working very hard to get my attention so I simply had to ink her up for my card. I altered her just a bit by wiping away her winking eye before stamping and then tracing in a different Cheeky's open right eye. Once she was looking all bright eyed and bushy tailed I decided to check out what challenges were going on this week to see if I could play along. The Farm Fresh Friday challenge is to use dies or punches and luckily I had just enough time to get a card entered into it.

Looking through my papers I came across the 9 to 5 paper pad which took me away from seeing Cheeky Lessons as a teacher and more as an office assistant ala Mad Men. So I ran with that idea and even found the perfect edger die to create the look of a file folder tab for my sentiment. If you can't tell, I had a ton of fun putting this entire scene together. :)

Okey dokey, time for me to skedaddle. 
Laters!  

 Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- October Afternoon (9 to 5)
stamps- The Greeting Farm (Cheeky Lessons), Hero Arts (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox chestnut roan
October Afternoon 9 to 5 flower sack bits
Tim Holtz tiny attacher
Papertrey Ink Edgers #5 die
My Favorite Things circle die
Sakura clear glaze pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20, W1
eyes- E57, BG0000
hair- E21, E08, E09, E18
clothes- E81, W00, W1, W3, W5, T5, T8, T10

Thank you for being you...

Hello again!

Today is Wednesday and that means it's review preview time over on the CC Designs blog. We are shining the spotlight on the new Drozy's Darlings Summer Day set and I inked up the sweet little pixie with her picnic basket loaded with goodies and ready to go. Something about this pretty gal with her ruffley tiered dress had me going with a softer color palette and I new that also had to be flowers. So this scrap of aqua roses was just what I needed. Now she has a lovely garden to luncheon in and I've got a finished card. ;)

Don't forget to check out all the lovely cards my fellow CCD teamies have created over on the CC Designs blog. If you didn't already have plans to enjoy some time outside, their fabulous cards will definitely get you in the mood to enjoy a summer day. :)

Alrighty, I'm half way through my 10 day work week and I guess I should be getting myself ready for it. Thanks for stopping by and I'll chat at'cha later!

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Kaiser Craft (floral), My Mind's Eye (aqua grid)
stamp- Drozy's Darlings (Summer Day), Hero Arts (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and espresso truffle, Colorbox creamy brown
The Twinery platinum shimmer twine
CC Designs Fairwee Tiny Scallop Border die
Prima flowers
Kaiser Craft pearls
Martha Stewart butterfly punch
Copic Spica glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- E50, E51, E53
basket0 E30, E31, E34, C3
clothes- BG0000, BG11, G32, BG75, G00, Y00, YG03, Y13, E40, E41, 0, Y0000, Y000

Beachy keen day...

Good morning! 

My mom and I had a ball on Sunday, we spent the entire afternoon in town just hanging out and having a good time. We both got the ornaments we were hoping to find at the Hallmark premier and then we just enjoyed time together. All in all it was a perfect afternoon. :)

Because I wanted to get the entire Beach Day Buddies set colored and off my desk I figured why not use Tia and follow the July sketch challenge over at Some Odd Girl one more time. For this card I spun the sketch on its side for a whole different look. The old sandy paper is still there but this time I paired it up with some Echo Park scraps that have one of my most fave color combos ever. Tia was colored up to match and voila... mission accomplished... both of the Beach Day Buddies have finally fulfilled their stampy destiny, LOL!

Alrighty guys, I gotta run. Have a great one! 

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Echo Park (stripe), BoBunny (sand)
stamps- Some Odd Girl (Beach Day Buddies), Kraftin' Kimmie (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and rich cocoa, Colorbox creamy brown
My Mind's Eye (enamel dots)
Heidi Swapp decorative tape
Sharpie white marker
Copic markers:
skin- E00, E11, E13, R00, R20
eyes- BG57, G28, BG000, 0
hair- E41, E42, E43, E44
clothes/pail- Y21, Y32, Y35, Y38, YR04, G0000, G00, G12, YG00, YG01, YG03, YG67

Sending Sunshine...

Olo!

I've got another fun day ahead of me today. I get off work earlier on Sundays so my mom and I will be heading to town in the afternoon for our annual trip to the Hallmark ornament premier. We each have our series that we collect, I'm a snowman and fairy girl while Mom loves Snoopy, and until last summer we had never missed a premier weekend. I think we are both doubly excited for it because of that... it's another big milestone after the whole ordeal of her illness and long hospital stay.

Ok, so considering we are mid month already I figured it was time to get a card made for the July sketch challenge over at Some Odd Girl. I've been running around so much lately I knew that if I waited any longer I'd probably forget and miss out completely. I also really wanted to color up Tobie and Tia from the Beach Day Buddies set because I have actually had them stamped up and waiting on my desk since last summer. Oy!

Tobie and his little crabby friend were the first ones to make it on a card, I took the sketch and flipped it upside down so that it would work better with his seated position. That sandy beach looking paper they are sitting on is sooooo old but I'm really glad I snagged what I did on sale back in the day. I never used it when I was scrapbooking but once I moved to cards I don't think I've gone a single summer without pulling it out and using it on a card or two... love it. Sure, you can color and stamp your own backgrounds but I think that is why I'm slighted addicted to pretty papers, if they can save me all that work this lazy crafter is a very happy girl. ;)

Alrighty, time for me to scoot.
TTYL!

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Carta Bella (Beach Boardwalk), BoBunny (sand)
stamps- Some Odd Girl (Beach Day Buddies), Kraftin' Kimmie (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox creamy brown
Freckled Fawn washi tape
fish brad
Sharpie white marker
Copic markers:
skin- E00, E11, E13, R00, R20
hair- E21, E23, E25
eyes- E34, G85, BG000, 0
clothes- E40, E41, 0, Y35, YR21, YR24, YR27, B26, B28, BV29, BG53, BG57
crab- R22, R05, YR04, YR68, 0
castle- YR30, YR31, Y21, E33  

You make me smile...

Hello, hello!

The Lone Ranger was cute but not amazingly fantastic or anything. I probably should have saved the trip to town and waited for it to hit DVD before watching it. So I ended up spending most of my last day off shopping to make the whole drive worthwhile. Which totally made me slack off on the card making thing.

But that's ok because I'm so excited to share the card I put together for today because it features a brand new range of stamps coming to the CC Designs store! These new cuties are called Roberto's Rascals and we are introducing them in a special mid-month release. I've colored up the adorable Funny Faces stamp because this pair of little jokesters really are a hoot! I love how it looks like they are competing for attention seeing which one can pull the goofiest face. I paired them up with some brightly colored scraps of paper and kept the rest of the card rather simple so as not to steal their spotlight. All I can say is that if this card can't cheer a person up, nuthin' can, LOL! ;)

There are two other stamps in this first Roberto's Rascals release and you can see a bunch of fab cards featuring them over on the CC Designs blog today, so check that out! 

  Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Doodlebug (polka dot), Echo Park (stripe)
stamps- Roberto's Rascals (Funny Faces), Inkadinkado (kid's quote sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox creamy brown
ribbon
Ranger Icicle Stickles
Karen Foster Braditude
Sharpie white marker
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
eyes- BG72
hair- YR31, YR02, E97, E99
hair- E30, e33, E35
clothes- YG00, YG03, Y04, Y06, Y17, R05, R08, E09, R01, R11, R21, R22, E40, E41, 0, BG000, BG01, BG02
background- BG10, 0

You float by boat...

Hey, hey, hey!

Well, I was over ambitious with what I hoped to get done yesterday. There was a lot more cleaning and sorting than I anticipated (as well as some unscheduled swimming at the lake, LOL) so I didn't exactly get a card done. Good thing I've got another non-coloring card to throw up here until I get back on track. Gotta love those Pebbles Lakeside papers. :)

I've got one more day off today before I head back to work. I'm kinda thinking about going to see the Lone Ranger movie. I know it hasn't been blowing up at the box office but the people I've talked to who have seen it all liked it. Plus, I really like Johnny Depp. ;)

Stay cool and I'll chat at'cha again tomorrow!
 

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill
paper- Pebbles (Lakeside)
computer generated sentiment
Kaiser Craft gems
American Crafts twine

A melon thanks...

Hello!

It took a good chunk out of my day yesterday but I was super productive and got a lot of what I most needed to take care of crossed off my to-do list. Yeah me! I even made time to stop at the car wash while I was out and about because poor W3 was looking a bit grimy. I'm happy to report that she's nice and shiny once again, LOL! 
So that means, besides the usual chores around the house I'm free to play today. I really want to color and I am also going to clean and purge the crafty room. I promised to give my neighbor a bunch of unused paper since she works with kids at the local elementary school in an afters art program and they can always use supply donations. Talk about a win/win... much needed space and organization for me, pretty papers for the kiddos. ;)

Alrighty, onto my card for the day... it's review preview time over on the CC Designs blog once again and I inked up the new Swiss Pixie Watermelon Abigail. I knew that I had this ooooold watermelon paper in my stash and I had to pair it up with Abigail. I can't even tell you how many years this paper has been sitting and waiting for some love, so it was great to finally get it on a card. I like to think that it was just waiting for this sweet as can be stamp to come along. :)

Well that's all I got folks. There are loads more cute cards featuring the July release over on the CC Designs blog so check that out. And I'll see ya manana!   

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Carolee's Adorn It
stamps- CC Designs (Watermelon Abigail), My Sentiments Exactly (sentiment), Basic Grey (ant)
ink- Memento tuxedo black, Versafine onyx black, Colorbox chestnut roan
My Favorite Things doily die
button
Papertrey Ink twine
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- E35, E57, E59
clothes- R14, R17, E07, G43, G46, G28, Y32, Y35, E40, E41, 0, T6, T8, T10, Y28

Find your happy...

Hi guys!

I actually started this card on Sunday with the intention of entering it into the anything goes Garden Variety challenge over at TGF. Alas, I got busy and didn't finish it in time and there was no way I could make this work for the red, white and blue FFF challenge. Still, it seemed a shame not to finish it, especially since this was my first time inking up miss Charlotte Chic here.
I've had this little Ambrosia paper pad for a couple months now and that ikat print always stumped me. I kept trying to get it on a card but it just didn't seem to work well with any stamp that I pulled. That is until Charlotte came along... there was just something about her chic island girl look that was exactly what I needed to make this all come together. I love how the whole thing is very girly girl yet still kinda tropical and summer time looking. :)

Ok, well I've got a couple days off ahead of me and loads of things to cross off my to-do list before I can really sit back and relax. Wish me luck!

XOXO   

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Bazzill (Ambrosia)
stamps- The Greeting Farm (Charlotte Chic), Simon Says Stamp (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and rich cocoa, Prima shabby tote
Prima flowers
buttons
Kaiser Craft pearls
Divine Twine
EK Success gold pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- E44, E47, E49
clothes- G00, YG01, YG05, YG06, BG70, BG72, BG75, R32, R37, RV10, RV42

Oh happy day...

Good morning!

I hope all of my U.S. friends survived the big holiday weekend. I had a lot of fun but we do have a small forest fire burning up lake because some yahoos thought it would be fun to shoot fireworks off from their boat. Thankfully the smoke isn't too bad and with any luck they will have it out before too long.

So my card today is one that I made for the CC Designs preview last Monday featuring the new Pinwheel Birgitta. She is a real summer time cutie and I had a lot of fun pairing her up with these old as the hills KI Memories papers. The crazy print had the energy and movement I associate with running around getting the pinwheel to spin. Plus the colors have a pretty sherbet look to them that suited Birgitta quite nicely. :)

There are so many great summer inspired stamps this month and all of the CC Designs July release is available now and can be found in the CC Designs store!

Later gators!  

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- KI Memories
stamp- CC Designs (Pinwheel Birgitta), AmyR (Sunny sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and rich cocoa, Colorbox creamy brown
ribbon
Prima flower
Kaiser Craft pearl
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- E44, E47, E49
clothes- B32, B34, BV04, RV10, RV11, RV13, RV14, RV21, RV23, RV34, Y13, Y32, Y35, Y38, E43

We've got winners making a splash!

Hello and happy Saturday to you!

I've been so busy these past couple days with an extended 4th of July celebration, which is even continuing tonight after work as well. Our second fireworks show is tonight so I'll be staying in town and enjoying time with a bunch of my family for a yummy BBQ. :)

Anywho... I know you are all here because it's time to announce the winners of the Sweet November July release! This month we have taken to the ocean and have been swimming right along side the new little mermaids as they make their first journey up to the surface.
Now, without further ado the winners of the Sweet November July candies are:

• Nami goes to- Bev Hill
• Nalu goes to- gobeagirl
• Hanalei goes to- Krystal Edmond

Congratulations ladies! Please email me at: pete_danger @ hotmail.com with your mailing info and I will get your prize sent out as soon as possible.

Big thanks again to everyone who came out for the July previews. Don't forget that all of the new stamps and die cutters are now available in the CC Designs store. 
As always, it's been so much fun and I can't wait to see the fintastic cards and projects created with our new mermaid friends!

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Carta Bella and Basic Grey
stamps- Drozy's Darlings (Summer Day set), AmyR (Sunny sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and espresso truffle, Colorbox creamy brown
Prima flowers
Kaiser Craft pearls
Martha Stewart butterfly punch
Copic Spica glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- YR31, YR23, YR24, YR27
clothes- E30, E31, E33, RV10, RV23, RV34, YG01, YG03, YG67, Y11, Y32, Y35, Y38, BG000, G0000, G000