Soaring high on All Hallows Eve

Hey guys... what do you say we make a quick jaunt back through that deep, dark and twisty wood just beyond Sweet November Land? Back to the place where we will find haunted houses, creepy castles and mad scientist labs galore. That spooky village is still 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 on into the woods to see who we can find...

After all of our close calls and adventures last year it's best that we not linger overlong because that howling wind isn't the only thing giving me the chills. This night is bright, illuminated by a round full moon and countless twinkling stars and the shadows that they throw are making me just a bit jumpy. Wait! Do you hear that eerie 'OoooOoooOoooh' coming up from high in the sky? Could it be a ghost? Oh no! It's that wide eyed Witch Hazel again and this time around it looks like she is having a major broom malfunction during her midnight ride. Her black cat, Lucy, seems to be keeping her cool though it is all Hazel can do to hold on to her hat! 
Something tells me that the embarrassment this crazy little witch will feel if she knows that we have witnessed her less than graceful flying skills will only lead to some wild spell casting and a toad transformation or two. So we best keep moving while she is still distracted. ;)

Ooh, it looks like Hazel has dropped some candy in all of the commotion, check it out...

The Hazel and Lucy candy kit includes; one Sweet November Hazel and Lucy rubber stamp, ten 6x6 sheets of paper, small Studio G acrylic sentiment stamps, Prima flowers and Kaiser Craft pearls, ribbon, twine, buttons, Rock Candy stickles, 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 candies will stay open through Friday, August 3rd and I will announce the winners on Saturday, August 4th. And just so you know... all of the new August stamps will be available for purchase Thursday night at the ATS store.

Alrighty, now be sure to visit the Sweet November Gals' blogs! Nancy, and Marion both have some high flying fun going on today! :)
Once again... instead of using random generator I will be printing out names and tossing them in a hat SO if you leave comments for the SN gals on their blogs, you will get an extra name in the hat for each one that you do... this will up your chances of winning the candy... fun, fun, fun!

That wraps up day one of our August SN previews... I hope you have had a fun little fright meeting this new Sweet November witch. Be sure to come back tomorrow to see who else will be creepin' up on us!

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- BoBunny (Camp-a-lot) and random Halloween papers
stamps- Sweet November (Hazel and Lucy), CC Designs (Halloween Logos)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox black pigment
CC Designs Bats die
Knot & Bow twine
Sakura clear glaze and stardust glitter pens
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20, R21
eyes- G28, BG000
hair- E95, E97, E99, YR27
clothes- YG03, YG95, YG97, Y38, YR16, YR18, C5, C7, C9, E81, 0, V25, V28
broom and Lucy- E30, E31, E35, Y32, YR21, YR24, Y35, N4, N6, N8, R02, E81, YG23, YG25

School days are here again

Hello, hello!

Did you know that sneak peeks for the August stamps start up on the All That Scraps blog today? Yep, we've got a whole new crew of fun characters ready to make themselves at home on your fall cards and creations. :)

My card today features a little guy that you haven't met yet... this is Bauregard and he is Beatrice's brother. How cute is he? Bauregard is anxious to start his first day of school and I bet he'll be top of his class. :)

The layout design was pretty standard and simple for me as I'm still in a bit of a time crunch but the papers made all the difference in the world. This older Off to School paper pad from Fancy Pants gave me a quick and easy background for Bauregard that I couldn't resist, especially considering that great pencil border that was on it. Talk about a perfect match!

Bauregard isn't the only back to school cutie in the spotlight today so I highly recommend heading over to the ATS blog to check them all out and get signed up for a chance at winning some new rubber! Have fun and thanks for stopping by!  

Supply list:

cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It

paper- Fancy Pants (Off to School)

stamp- CC Designs (Bauregard Pencil)

ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox dark brown

brads

Copic Multiliner 0.3 black pen

Copic markers:

skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20

hair- E27, E47, E49

clothes- BG32, BG34, G28, R05, R08, E09, E74, E77, E79

pencil- Y1, Y15, Y17, E30, E31, C0, C1, C3, C5, W0, W1, C2, C7

Just a note

Hi guys!

I'm still away in Seattle but I thought that it would be fun to share a card that I made recently that has no coloring on it. Shock face for sure, LOL! But it is better than letting my poor, neglected blog go days and days without anything new.

This one is a result of having some new papers to play with and an idea to die cut vellum for a different look. The papers are from Bazzill but they are designed by the same people behind a former favorite line... The Girls' Paperie. I was so sad when they went out of business so when I found these I had to have them. the prints and colors totally speak to my inner girly girl. ;)

Anywho, thanks for dropping by and I hope your weekend is a wonderful one! 

Supply list:

cardstock- Bazzill

paper- Bazzill (Vintage Market)

stamp- Hero Arts (sentiment)

ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox creamy brown

vellum

Bazzill pleated border

ribbon

Prima flower

Kaiser Craft pearl and gem

Memory Box bird die

We all scream for ice cream

Good morning!

I'm actually away in Seattle right now so this is a quick pre-post that I'm writing up in advance. But I didn't want to miss out on a chance to showcase this wonderful new Ice Cream Lucy from CC Designs today. Yep, it's another review preview over on the ATS blog and you don't want to miss checking out all the cuteness! I chose to give Lucy some delicious Strawberry Cheesecake ice cream because I have recently discovered this wonder by Ben and Jerry's and am kinda addicted to its yummy goodness! ;)

Alrighty, I'm signing off now. Later gators!    

Supply list:

cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It

paper- Bazzill (Vintage Market)

stamps- CC Designs (Ice Cream Lucy and Sweet Logos)

ink- Memento tuxedo black and rich cocoa, Colorbox creamy brown

Doodlebug border sticker

ribbon

Sticko epoxy icecream cone stickers

Copic Spica glitter pens

Copic markers:

skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20

hair- YR31, YR12, E97, E99

clothes- B93, B95, B97, YG00, YG01, YG03, Y11, Y13, Y17

ice cream cone- E30, E31, E33, E34, R00, R30, R32, R35

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

Tweetin' in the garden

Hi guys!

It's review preview day over on the ATS blog and today we are featuring the new July Sweet November Garden Gnome Girls. 
My card features Gnome Myra with her walnut wheelbarrow and this time she has a little bird friend along for the ride. Because I loved the papers in the Citron Indie Chic paper pad so much, I ended up paper piecing nearly her entire ensemble. Dress, apron, hat... they are all paper with just touches of Copic coloring to add some shadows and dimension. Even though I'm taking the time to cut the pieces out, they are all pretty easy cuts so I ended up saving time on the coloring this way too. I also thought it would add some cool dimension to trim out the end of her wheelbarrow and slip a real button under there for the wheel. The rest of the simple decoration on this card all relies on stickers. I'll admit that I have quite a few stickers in my stash but for some reason I don't go to them as much as I should... again, great time savers! ;)  
 

Alrighty, to see even more garden delights from the rest of my ATS teamies just hop on over to the ATS blog and thanks so much for stopping by today!

XOXO

Supply list:

cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It

paper- My Mind's Eye- Indie Chic Citron

stamps- Sweet November (Garden Gnome Myra), My Favorite Things (sentiment)

ink- Memento tuxedo black, Colorbox creamy brown and Tim Holtz Iced Spruce Distress

K&Co bird stickers

My Mind's Eye Indie Chic Citron flower sticker

button

Copic Spica glitter pen

Copic markers:

skin- E00, E21, E13, E15, R00, R20

hair- E34, E35, E59

clothes/wheelbarrow- E40, E41, 0, YG91, E81, YG41, BG70, BG72, BG18, R24, YR18, R32, E30, E31, E34, E57, YG95, YG97, G99

More magic is always a good thing...

Hello again!

Sorry I missed a couple days there but I'm still working with a hectic schedule and unfortunately my card making and blogging is having to take a back seat to everything else. Gosh, I can't even tell you how much I miss it though... the back and forth and sharing of ideas that we have going on within this wonderful little online community of stampers and colorists. I can't wait to find more time to both create and check out what all of my wonderful crafty peeps have been creating as well. :)

Fingers crossed, I'm hoping that that time is not too far off. Mom has been doing much better this past week, even getting off of oxygen completely and they are reducing her antibiotics as well. She seems to get stronger every day and she is doing really well with the physical therapists. Her goal is to get home as soon as possible and the rest of the fam and I all want that too. So, knock on wood, it looks like she may only have a week or two left in the hospital... I hope, I hope, I hope.

My card today is actually one I made earlier for the sneak peeks over on the ATS blog last week. I'm so glad that so many of you seem to have fallen in love with these tiny Sweet November fairies, and I'm so glad that Christine convinced me to turn them into rubber after so many years. I paired these two up with some yummy Doodlebug scraps and that Doodlebug/Hampton Arts cake stand stamp. If you couldn't tell, I was having fun finding different types of containers to have the fairies interact with on these preview cards. ;)

Well, I hope that you all are doing well and keeping cool in this record breaking heat. I promise to chat at'cha again soon!   

Supply list:

cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It

paper- Doodlebug

stamps- Sweet November (Little Bit of Magic fairy set and sentiment set), Hampton Arts (cupcake stand)

ink- Memento tuxedo black, Colorbox creamy brown and Tsukineko pink

Divine Twine

Prima pearls

Doodlebug glitter cardstock stickers

Copic Spica glitter pen

Copic markers:

skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20

hair- YR21, YR24, YR27

hair- E35, E57, E59

clothes- YG0000, YG11, YG05, B000, B02, B04, Y00, Y11, Y21, BG000, 0

cakestand- RV52, RV55, B0000