Sneak Peek Day Two and More CANDY!

Edited 5/16 @ 10:15pm:  CANDY ALERT: Susana is giving away a fantastic prize,  including a full set of the new release, to ONE lucky winner.  To be in with a chance, all you need to do is comment on each of the sneak peek posts over the next few days.  A winner will be drawn at random from the comments left on the designers’ blogs.  Full details on the prize can be found over at the SCACD Store Blog.  The winner will be drawn after 7pm PST on May 19th.

So... if you haven't already commented on Elaine's and my sneak peek posts, you'll want to do that now!  I'll have another puzzle piece for ya tomorrow with another fabulous designer :)

A Surprise for You!!!

Welcome friends!  It's a very special Monday because I have the honor of sharing my Sneak Peek Card with you - yay!!!  In case you didn't have the opportunity to read my post yesterday, Elaine rocked Sneak Peek Day One Here.  You'll definitely want to drool over her fabulous work!

Also, I forgot to tell you that SCACD has a brand new Designer.  Join me as we welcome Melanie Holtz!  I am looking forward to working with you, Melanie.  I already can tell that you are a 'Sweetheart' : ) 

Now... I present to you... Sneak Peek Day Two - Water Babies by Carmen Medlin for SCACD.  This cutie will be available May 20 along with the rest of this FABULOUS collection!  Carmen's images are so detailed, giving them that extra special something, making them so much fun to color!!!  The name of this new release says it all:  Natural Beauty Collection!

I began stamping the image with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on Cryogen White paper.  Of course, I've used my fave copics again to color.  Honestly, I have no desire to change lol!  I LOVE my copics :)  Hair:  E35 E34 YR21 YR20; Body: V99 V17 V15 V12 V01 V000/B18 B16 B14 B12 B01 B00; Shells: E15 E21 B16 B14 B12; C7 C5 V99 V17 V12; Seaweed: G28 G24 G21 G20; Background: B00 B000 V000.  
The rocks have a touch of B00 for shading and then I smothered them with Glamour Dust!  My sweet friend Mandy takes the most fabulous photos of her sparkly creations... sorry - you'll have to put up with my inferior ones... IRL the sparkle factor on this card is out of this world!!!

The oval and scalloped oval were die cut with my (large) nesties... I used this fun water paper I picked up one day at my local craft store.  To give it more dimension, I covered each water droplet with Diamond Glaze as well as creating some bubbles around the image.  The shells and her lower body also received a thick coat of Diamond Glaze.  The color and sparkle shows through beautifully.

Although subtle, I embossed the lilac cs with a 'circles' quickutz embossing folder.  Deep edge border punch by MS using white cs gives a nice 'pop' against the darker colors.  To soften the edge, I've added a bit of lace and stuck on a few white dew drops for more interest.  I adore the look of pearls and lace!  Don't you?  Susana has similar 'drops' Here.

This card was feeling 'undone' still, so I added some sparkly roses compliments of Diamond Stickles.  Susana has similar roses Here.

So what do you think?

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Really Reasonable Ramblings - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Fancy a Punch?
Tuesday Throwdown #48 - Die Cuts
My Time to Craft #140 - Scallops
PaperPlay wk 19 - Anything Goes
Crafts and Me #34 - Punches
Alphabet Challenge - B is for Brads and Bling (dew drops ok?)
Crafty Creations #118 - Anything Goes
Divas by Design - Anything Goes
Scrap-Creations - Circles (embossing folder, brads, bubbles, oval?)

Blog Candy!!!  Details HERE.

Ha Ha Ha Ha... why use lots of words when all you want to know is where? Hee Hee...

New Product Alert!

• Epiphany Crafts -  New charms and embellishments
• 6 x 6 Paper Pads - Echo Park, Memory Box, My Minds Eye and BasicGrey
• Glubers - Create your own flowers using scraps of fabric, ribbon or trim
• Memory Box Dies - These are fabulous!

AND... Here's a sneak peek of a little bit of my own BLOG CANDY coming very soon!

Have I told you lately that I love you?  I dooooooooo, I doooooooo!!! See you soon, my sweet friends ♥

May God bless you, keep you and comfort your soul~