You're amazing...

Howdy folks!

My mom had to stay in the hospital a bit longer so I'm going down today and hopefully I'll be taking her back home. Everything is still good, it's just taking her a bit longer to get back on her feet. I'm flirting with the idea of leaving early and checking out the new Hobby Lobby before heading over to the hospital, it seems a shame to keep being in town without popping by. :)

Anywho, it's another review preview day over on the ATS blog and my card features the new Mom image from Mashi's Muffins. I really adore this little cutie and the corresponding Dad stamp... now that I think about it, I may just have to make a card soon using both of them together. But I digress, for my card today I knew just the papers to pair up with Mom... I've been waiting for a chance to use this fun print from October Afternoon's Modern Homemaker paper pad and I really love it with her. Makes me wonder what she'll be cooking up in that kitchen of hers, LOL! 

Be sure to check out the ATS blog for all sorts of review preview inspiration from the ATS team. And all of the April stamps kind be found right here!

Have a good one. :)    

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- October Afternoon (Modern Homemaker)
stamps- Mashi's Muffins (Mom), Papertrey Ink (sentiment and stitches)
ink- Memento tuxedo black, Versafine onyx black and Colorbox creamy brown
buttons
twine
EK Success border punch
Ranger Liquid Pearls
Sharpie white marker
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- E34, E57, E59
eyes- YG91, E33, BG000, 0
clothes- RV10, RV21, RV42, T1, T2, T3, T5, R24, R27, R29, T7, T9

Winner, winner, chicken dinner!

Happy Saturday friends!

It's time to announce the winners of the Sweet November April release! 
This month has been all about some of our most favorite SN friends... the Fairwees. These little sweeties are all about having fun come rain or shine so without further ado the winners of the Sweet November April candies are:

• Piper and Mia's Banner Day goes to- Rosie Gustafson 
• Josie's Brella goes to- Christiana
• Jilly and Emaline's Secret goes to-  Betsy

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 April previews. Don't forget that all of the new stamps and die cutters are now available in the ATS store. 
As always, it's been a blast and I can't wait to see these Fairwees flutter onto your own cards and projects! :)

Supply list:
cardstock- Doodlebug and Copic X-Press It
paper- Echo Park  (This & That Charming)
stamp- Mashi's Muffins (Dad)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox dark brown
Tim Holtz tiny attacher and tiny paper clip
My Mind's Eye tiny word stickers
Sharpie white marker
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00
hair- Y21, E35, E59
eyes- BG57, BG78, BG000, 0
clothes- E40, E41, 0, E44, E47, E49, T5, T7, T9, C2, Y38, YR04, Y15, Y21, YG03, BG11, BG49, E57, E59, YG95

Best wishes...

Hi guys! 

It's review preview time at the All That Scraps blog once again. The card I made features the new Fan image from Mashi's Muffins and she is such a giggly, sweet, little cutie. I wanted to find something really perfect to set the scene for this one and at first I was at a bit of a loss. So I started digging around but wasn't finding anything inspiring. I was about to give up and just make do when I spotted a small stack of old paper pack cover sheets under my desk. I pulled them out and near the bottom of the pile was this Konnichiwa sheet covered with all these perfect vignettes for Miss Fan. It had everything I was looking for and there was the added bonus of getting another sheet of paper gone... yea!

Be sure to hop on over to the ATS blog for a fresh look at some of this month's new release stamps. And the February images can all be found right here for purchase. :)

TTFN!    

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Basic Grey (Konnichiwa)
stamps- Mashi's Muffins (Fan), Technique Tuesday (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black, Versafine onyx black
Kaiser Craft gems
Knot & Bow twine
Sharpie white marker
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00,R20
hair- C5, C7, C9
clothes- E44, E47, E49, R05, R08, E19, YR14, BG72, BG75, R32, R43, YG00, YG01

With all my love

Hey there!

I'm taking a break from the Christmas cards today to join in the review preview over at ATS. So I've shifted gears to Valentine's Day with Sweets by Mashi's Muffins. Something about this saucy little gal kind of reminded me of Betty Boop thus the black hair. But since there was so much red going on in the papers behind her I ditched the traditional red dress for a pretty purple instead. Speaking of those papers behind her, they are actually the cover sheet that came with the paper collection so all I had to do was cut it into three pieces and stack them and voila! Considering I can't bring myself to throw those packaging sheets away, I always enjoy using one up completely. Oh! And that Valentine that I tucked into Sweets' hand along with her box of chocolates was also cut out from the cover sheet... love that! :)

Okey dokey, there are loads of fab review preview cards to inspire over on the ATS blog today so be sure to check that out. And all of the new December stamps are available in the ATS store. 

Toodles!  

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- My Mind's Eye (Heart Struck)
stamps- Mashi's Muffins (Sweets), Verve (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and espresso truffle, Prima old road
ribbon
Prima flowers
Making Memories enamel rose
glitter brads
heart stick pins
Kaiser Craft pearls
Sharpie white marker
Copic Spica glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20, R59, BV23
hair- C5, C7, C9, B29
eyes- E57, E59, BG000, 0
clothes- RV63, RV66, RV69, R24, R27, E19

Hit me, Cupid!

Happy Friday to you!

Did you enjoy all of the sneak peeks of new stamps over at ATS this week? If you can't wait to get your Valentine stash ready then the December release is available now in the ATS store. :)

I made this card for the Mashi preview on Tuesday and it features the funny little Cupid stamp who looks like he is ready to cause some serious mischief. It was fun going all out with the whole heart theme for Cupid... there is the paper, the border punch and the stickers. Hopefully I didn't go too overboard. ;)

Well, I've got a full to-do list ahead of me today so I guess I should be wrapping this up. Sorry to post and run but I'll be back tomorrow with some candy winners! 
TTFN!   

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- My Mind's Eye (stripe), DCWV (hearts)
stamps- Mashi's Muffins (Cupid), Studio G (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox creamy brown
Martha Stewart border punch
K&Co heart stickers
Sharpie white marker
Copic black multiliner 0.1
Copic Spica glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
eyes- B45, BV25, BV29
hair- YR30, YR31, YR21, Y26
everything else- E40, E41, 0, Y13, Y21, Y26, Y28, E31, R24, E19, B0000, B12

North Pole winners!

Happy Saturday friends!

November is officially here, can you believe it? Which means we are just that much closer to Christmas. Good thing we've gotten a head start meeting the Christmas Pixies to help us with all of the upcoming holiday prep. And I think we need some Christmas candy to get us in the spirit of things too, what do you say? Yep, it's time to announce the winners of the Sweet November Christmas Pixies! 

Alrighty... no sense in keeping you in suspense so without further ado the winners of the Sweet November November candies are:

• Christmas Pixie Beth goes to- Cathy P in AZ
• Christmas Pixie Rudy goes to- belldoubleyou
• Christmas Pixie Twila goes to- Kimberli Sarsfield
• Christmas Pixie Chrissy goes to- Bonnie M
• Christmas Pixie Nicholas goes to- Betsy
• Christmas Pixie Evie goes to- Marianne     

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

Big thanks again to everyone who came out for the November previews. It's your excitement that adds so much to sneak peek time!
And just a reminder that all of the new stamps and die cutters are now available in the ATS store.

Later gators!

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- October Afternoon (Holiday Style)
stamps- Mashi's Muffins (Baby it's Cold Outside), AmyR (Frosty Greetings)
ink- Memento tuxedo black, Colorbox creamy brown
Kaiser Craft gems
Knot & Bow twine
Sharpie white marker
Copic black 0.1 multiliner pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- E50, E51, E53
eyes- BG53, BG57, BG18
clothes- R01, R21, R22, RV42, R24, R29, E19, YG00, YG17, YG67, E81, W5, W7, W9

Oh, joy!

Hey there!

So mom isn't home quite yet but I should be heading back over to Seattle tomorrow or Friday to finally bring her home (hopefully this time for good). She will have at least one more trip back there in a couple of weeks to get her last drain removed and I'm just hoping that it doesn't really snow on the mountain passes before then... I hate driving in the snow!

Speaking of snow, even though I'm not a huge fan of traveling through the white stuff ya gotta admit that it sure makes for a perfect Christmas scene. This one features another of the cheeky Christmas Mashi's Muffins stamps from the October release, Tangled Tori. One look at her and I thought that she could make for a fun spin on a "Bah Humbug" type of card. That's why I added the 'Oh' to the Joy sentiment bubble. She seems about ready to give up on trying to untangle those lights and just get a nice, big mug of eggnog.  ;)

You can see more Mashi inspiration over on the ATS blog today and all of the October stamps can be found here in the ATS store. 

Have a good one! 

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- My Mind's Eye (Winter Wonderland)
stamps- Mashi's Muffins (Tangled Tori), Hero Arts (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorboc creamy brown
Heidi Swapp bling borders
Ranger Icicle Stickles
Sharpie white marker
Copic multiliner black pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20, R14
hair- E23, E27, E29
eyes- YG67, G99, BG000, 0
clothes- R17, E07, E09, C5, C7, C9, E81, W00
lights/snow- R08, YR04, Y17, YG25, B16, G17, BG10, BG11, 0

Angel candy winners!

Hello, hello!

I hope that everyone is enjoying the start of a beautiful fall weekend right now. What do you say we make it extra fun for a few lucky stampers? Because you just know that I've got some winners of the Sweet November Christmas Angels to announce! 

Alrighty... no sense in keeping you in suspense so without further ado the winners of the Sweet November October candies are:

• Angel Felicity goes to- Engelchen
• Angel Noelle goes to- Clay and Amy
• and Angel Harmony goes to- Julie D. Richards

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

Big thanks again to everyone who came out for the October previews. And just a reminder that all of the new stamps and die cutters are now available in the ATS store which if you hadn't heard already, now also includes the Lolita stamps that used to be sold at Tickled Pink! Yep, ATS is the new home of the Lads and Lolitas and these first few releases will see past digi only images turned into rubber with brand spankin' new images to come soon! Talk about exciting!

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- My Mind's Eye (Winter Wonderland)
stamps- Mashi's Muffins (Mrs. Claus), CC Designs (Funny X-Mas sentiments)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox creamy brown
Kaiser Craft pearls
Sharpie white marker
EK Success gold pen
Copic Spica glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E13, E15, R00, R20, R22
hair- E50, E51, E53
eyes- BG13, BG18, BG72, BG000, 0
clothes- R17, E07, E09, C5, C7, C9, E000, E00, W2, W4, W6, YG00, YG03, YG95, E47, BG11, BG13, E40, W00

This little piggy went wee wee wee...

Olo!

We are rolling right along with the September release previews today over at All That Scraps!  It's all about the new down-on-the-farm fabulous stamps from Mashi's Muffins and there is just something about Farmer Fran that brought back childhood memories of visiting the county fair each September. Riding the rides, munching on the cotton candy and funnel cakes and of course checking out the animal barns. Which explains the blue ribbon inspiration that I went with for my card. I think Fran looks super proud of her little prize winning piglet.  :)  

All of the new stamps and dies will be available for purchase in the ATS store on Thursday, September 6th at 9pm CST. And if you head on over to the ATS blog, not only will you find loads of inspiration from my teamies but there is also a chance to win some of these new stamps as well!

TTYL! 

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- October Afternoon (Sasparilla and Farm Fresh), Echo Park (This & That)
stamps- Mashi's Muffins (Farmer Fran), Basic Grey (blue ribbon sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox dark brown
twine
Prima flowers
Kaiser Craft pearls
Sharpie white marker
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E13, E15, R00, R20, R32
hair- E35, E57, E59
eyes- B12, B14, BG000, 0
clothes- B66, B69, BV29, R05, R08, E09, YR31, Y35, Y38, T5, T7, T9
piglet- YR00, YR01, R02

I fall to pieces...

Olo!

I hope all is well on this fine summer day. It's been pretty hot here in my neck of the woods and so far I haven't managed to make any time to go jump in the lake. I'm thinkin' I need to remedy that situation ASAP, LOL! ;)

Anywho... it's another review preview day over on the ATS blog today and even though I didn't make a card for it I still had this fun Frankie Stein card that I made for previews and never shared here. So she is perfect to go up today. Frankie is so cute and quirky that I couldn't resist playing a bit with some of the neon Copic markers to give her a spooky glow. I added neon green to her hair, neon orange to the pumpkin pail and neon violet to her dress. At first I was a little like, "What did I just do!" but when I paired her up with the bright stripes of the Doodlebug paper it worked, so I could breath a sigh of relief. The skin tone is that funky E70s combo that I like to pull out for Halloween and all of my little un-dead ghoulies. I've gotta say that I always look forward to Halloween cards because they give me the freedom to really go crazy with more 'out there' color combos, which totally gets me out of any creative rut I may find myself in. 

Ok, so there are plenty more Mashi's Muffins to peruse on the ATS blog today and get you inspired to try something new and different on your cards. :)

Have a good one!       

Supply list:

cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It

paper- Doodlebug

stamps- Mashi's Muffins (Frankie Stein), October Afternoon (sentiment)

ink- Memento tuxedo black and Martha Stewart black

Prima flowers and pearls

Tim Holtz tiny tag die

Knot & Bow twine

Sharpie white marker

Copic markers:

skin- E000, E70, E71, E04

hair- C5, C7, C9, FYG1, YG00, YG23, YG25

eyes- BV25, BV29, BG000

clothes- V06, V09, FV2, FYR1, YR04, YR18, E25, YG23, RV66, RV69, E40, E81, 0

The top lollipop

Oy! 

Sorry crafty peeps, I truly had the best intentions of getting a card done and posted this weekend but work kept me busy and I was just plum tired by the time I made it home each night. So I tried not to stress over it because honestly, I have enough other things going on right now that I'm stressing over and I really don't ever want my crafty life to be part of that. 

That's not to say that I didn't enjoy a bit of coloring and craft time but I had to wait for today's review preview on the ATS blog before posting my card. We are reviewing the new Mashi's Muffins from the July release and this sugary sweet chick-a-dee is Lolli Lucy. Doesn't it look like she just stepped off of a Candy Land board? And that hair... it totally brought to mind a cloud of cotton candy so I tried my best to get that look. Confession time... I actually started coloring Lucy back before the previews at the beginning of the month. I got as far as her skin, hair and eyes but when it came time to color her clothes I couldn't find the paper pad that I knew I wanted to pair up with her. You know how much I love matching my colors to my papers so that was a problem. I searched and searched but couldn't find it and then I was traveling to the west side so Lucy kind of got left on my desk until now. Sunday morning I actually remembered exactly where I had put the paper pad, believe me it was a real 'duh!' moment, and the card came together quickly after all that, LOL!

Alrighty, the ATS blog has even more candy cuteness today that you won't want to miss so be sure to check out what my teamies have been creating with these fun new stamps!

Later gators!   

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and CC Designs Copic Quality
paper- DCWV
stamps- Mashi's Muffins (Lolli Lucy), CC Designs (Sweet Logos)
ink- Memento tuxedo black, Colorbox creamy brown and Tim Holtz Spiced Marmalade Distress
Martha Stewart doily
Kaiser Craft pearls
Sharpie white marker
Copic Spica glitter pen
Copic black multiliner 0.1
Copics used:

skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20

hair- RV00, RV10, RV52, RV55, RV0000

eyes- E35, E59, BG000, 0

clothes- Y35, Y38, YR04, R22, R27, V04, V06, Y13, Y17, BG01, BG05, YG00, YG03, BG000, E50, 0

She sells seashells...

Hi guys!

It's review preview day over on the ATS blog and today we are featuring the new Mashi's Muffins that were released this month. 
My card features Seashell Sarah and she is a bikini clad beauty enjoying a day at the beach. All the papers on this one were bits and pieces left over from the cards I made for the previews... even the palm tree that I fussy cut and added to the scene. So it's quite a mix going on here. Sarah is such a fun image to play with, something about her kinda reminds me of a Saturday morning cartoon.
To see even more summer lovin' cards from the rest of the ATS team just hop on over to the ATS blog.

Sorry this one is so short and sweet, I'm actually on my way back over the mountains and pre-posting this beforehand. Have a great day everyone! :)     

Supply list:

cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It

paper- Scenic Route (orange), BoBunny (sand), Fancy Pants (Beach Babe), Bella Blvd (tree)

stamps- Mashi's Muffins (Seashell Sarah), CC Designs (Beach Logos)

ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox creamy brown

Papertrey Ink twine

Kaiser Craft gems

Sharpie white marker

Copic markers:

skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20

eyes- BG01, BG05, B06, BG000, 0

hair- E50, E51, E53

clothes- RV23, RV25, RV29, B0000, B00, B12

starfish- Y38, YR04, YR18, Y11, Y15, Y17

Never enough time...

Isn't that the truth.

Hey guys. I had every intention of posting a complete update today but there were some phone calls to deal with and what not so now my time for posting has slipped away. But I still wanted to get this card up here on the ol' blog before too much longer. 

So some things with mom are good, some not so much. There is a possibility that she may be moved to a hospital in Seattle later this week. Her pancreas isn't looking great and they want to stay on top of that. Which, on my most selfish level, will mean even less time for me here at home. But I need to be with my mom. So my best laid plans of hopefully going to every-other-day posts might be shot for just a little bit longer. 

I did manage to get this card done for the previews last week using the new Reading Rebecca stamp at ATS. I love, love, love this sassy little beach beauty... isn't she fab? Part of me wishes I could be her for just a minute or two, LOL. 

Well, I really should be getting ready for work. Hopefully I'll be back to chat at y'all again sooner rather than later. :)  

Supply list:

cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It

paper- Bella Blvd, Fancy Pants and BoBunny

stamp- Mashi's Muffins (Reading Rebecca)

ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox creamy brown

Tim Holtz tiny attacher

My Favorite Things clouds dies

Sakura clear glaze pen

Sharpie white marker

Copic markers:

skin- E00, E21, E13, R00, R20, BG10, RV25

eyes- YG21, YG95, YG99, BG000, 0

hair- E44, E47, E49

clothes/towel- Y11, Y35, Y38, C00, C2, C3, C6, C8, Y38, YR04, YR18, W5, W0, W2

Oh honey...

Mornin' folks!

No Sunday off for me today so this one is going to be a quickie. :)

This is the last card that I have yet to share from the ATS May previews which just wrapped up on Thursday. It features a brand new range of stamps from a brand new designer to All That Scraps. The new line is called Mashi's Muffins and this bee-uty is Bumble Bella. I'm really excited by these new stamps because they have a very cartoon like vibe to them that I'm totally diggin'. And Bumble Bella with her big eyes and fun expression really won me over. 

I was kinda surprised at how quickly this card came together, especially after I found this piece of cloud paper in my scrap bag. But once I had it down I realized that no other papers were really necessary and the embellishments just fell into place. I really like how it looks like Bella has just loaded up her pail of honey from that big blue flower in the corner and now she is having a hard time not spilling any on her return flight back to the hive.

Well, I hope you all are enjoying some beautiful weather this weekend. I'm hoping that the sun sticks around 'til this afternoon so that I can get out there and enjoy it for a bit!

Later!  

Supply list:

cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It

paper- My Little Shoebox 

stamps- Mashi's Muffins (Bumble Bella), CC Designs (Bees Knees Logo sentiment)

ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox creamy brown

ribbon

Tim Holtz tiny attacher

Prima flowers and leaves

Kaiser Craft pearls

Sharpie white marker

Copic Spica glitter pen

Copic markers:

skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20, R22, R27

hair- E50, E51, E53

eyes- E37, E47, BG000, 0

clothes- C5, C7, C9, Y13, Y15, Y17, BG000

honey pail- C1, C2, C3, Y35, Y38, E33