Last Day for Candy and Sneak Peek!

There's been LOTS going on at my house lately...  First, I just wanna give a HUGE shout out to my hubby who vacuumed and cleaned the entire (tile) floors in our home.  We have tile in every room except the three bedrooms.  That is a VERY big deal!!!  Thanks Sweet-Pie ♥

Now I have a story to share with you.  If you've been following me for awhile, you may remember that at one point I shared that I lost 15 pounds.  Well... that 15 pounds turned into only 11 pounds for quite awhile.  I finally decided that if I was gonna get serious, I was going to have to stop eating all the sugary sweets I love!  I am happy to tell you that it's been 17 days without eating cookies, candy, pie, cake, etc...  I DO, however, allow myself a cup of hot chocolate.  Even through Thanksgiving and left overs, I did not eat one bite of pie or ice cream!

So...YIPPPEEE!  I'm back at losing 15 pounds : )  You know that nothing seems to come easy or free of cost... Well, today two young girls ring the doorbell with a 'gift' in hand.  I totally forgot that I had ordered something yummy weeks ago.  Can you believe that now I have to NOT eat the oh-so-mouth-watering Turtle Cheesecake that is sitting in my fridge?  I've decided that since I've gone 17 days 'treat free', I can continue.  Hey, if I can lose a few pounds during Thanksgiving, I surely can conquer the cheesecake until hubby and son polish it off!!!

The colors of my card today remind me of mint chip ice cream hee hee!  I think I'm getting delirious from lack of sugar!!!  The image I've used is from the NEW Odds & Ends release by Elisabeth Bell for SCACD entitled Happy Days : )  This cutie, as well as 7 other super sweet stamps will be available tomorrow - yay!!!

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:
Simon Says - Anything Goes
The Sisterhood - Polka Dots
The Pink Elephant - #127 Color Challenge
Pile It On - #48 Sugar and Spice

Isn't she a doll?  She really can be used for any occasion!  Dress up the card for Christmas and voila'!  Need a birthday card or invitation for a Girl's Night Out?  Look no further... lol!  She's so pretty.  Just wait until you see the rest of the New Release : )  There are some total 'must-haves'!!!

I've used the following copics for coloring:  BG18 BG15 BG13 BG11 BG10; E49 E59 E25 E53; E11 E00 E000; C9 C7 C0.  She needed some sparkles, of course, so I applied Stardust Stickles to her top, skirt and the cuff of her socks.  For shiny eyes, belt and shoes I used Viva Decor Transparent Gloss Gel.  I'm really enjoying using this instead of Diamond Glaze.  It has a thicker consistency and seems to be a little bit easier to get into smaller areas!

I'm not sure if it will show up for you, but I wanted to point out the color of the flower buttons.  They were originally a brownish color and I wanted something lighter.  What to do... what to do...  Well - I don't have an Ephiphany Crafts Button Studio Tool (flower) 15% off - yet -  so I turned to my beloved Precious Metals Paint.  I gave them a coat of Mother of Pearl.  I sooooo love how these paints give such good coverage!

Papers are from Nitwit; the rose ribbon I believe I picked up at JoAnn's; flowers are Wild Orchid and buttons came from my growing collection!  Are you a button hoarder too?

Don't forget to check out Danni's awesome creation today as she's showcasing another adorable NEW STAMP!!!

Also, hop on over to the store blog to see the entire sneak peek line up AND details on how to WIN some fabulous CANDY!!!


Thank you so much for visiting...  I hope to see you again soon!


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

Snow Much Fun

Happy Saturday!!! I am sooooo glad to say that this week is over! It has been a pretty hectic one. For those of you who celebrate Thanksgiving, I'm wondering if your attire includes elastic waistbands today lol! I surely would be wearing some nice comfy sweat pants if I had any that were clean... but oh nooooo, I have on a pair of jeans that cut off proper digestion!!! That'll teach me to keep up with the laundry!

However, I am wearing a nice and warm sweatshirt since it's just above freezing in my kitchen where I have my work desk. Brrrrrrrrrrrr... I need my little heater (my puppy dog, Sammy!). I'm so glad that he's a cuddler - that is until Summertime.

So to go along with my frozen fingers and my c-c-c-cold theme, I've chosen to share this card with you which features Snow Fun by Victoria Case for SCACD mini Winter Hearts and Hugs Set.
I've used copics to color up this sweetie-pie: Clothing - R39 R37 R35; Boots - E18 E17 E15 E13; Hair - E49 E59 E25 E53; Skin - E11 E21 E00 R20. Lots of SCACD products on this card... Here's one that I haven't used for awhile: Liquid Applique for the snowballs. The pile of snowballs at her feet are not snow much defined (lol) as the actual balls in her hands, but it gives you the impression anyway. The rest of the snow is freshly fallen which was created using Polar White Flower Soft. I love to use this for realistic looking snow! Her fuzzy collar and top of boots got a sprinkling of Sugar Sparkly Fluff. Great texture all over the place!
In this close up, you can see the background which I created first using a stardust gel pen, then going over the dots with Diamond Stickles. I could have also used my atyou Spica pens, but they weren't as convenient to reach as the gel pen at the time... just saying... hee hee!

Do you like my snowflake? I covered a wooden snowflake with Inka-Gold and rubbed it a bit with my finger until it was bright and shiny (you can see the shine better in the first photo). Then I punched the smaller snowflake out of acetate and covered it with Viva Decor Transparent Gloss Gel. While it was still wet, I sprinkled Glamour Dust over the top and voila! I also attached a beautiful rhinestone in the center and dotted the ends of the large snowflake with Viva Decor Opal Paper Pen and you have yourself one very sparkly, shiny, oh so pretty snowflake!!!

I found it very interesting that although I covered the Prima Mini Roses with the same Diamond Stickles, the color changed between the white and red roses. It looks gold on the red, but it's not! Besides sewing the panels, they also got edged with Gold Stickles. I know what you're thinking... I got my stickles mixed up and really used the gold on the red roses, but honest... I did the roses at the same time and used the diamond!

SNOW MUCH FUN AT SCACD!!!

Super stamp sale - Between the 27th thru the 4th Buy ANY SCACD Exclusive set OR 4 of ANY SCACD Exclusive stamps and get ONE free stamp from the Exclusive SCACD stamp line - SUSANA'S CHOICE.

*SCACD Exclusive stamps are those designed by Elisabeth Bell, Victoria Case, Carmen Medlin and (Anki in the US only).

***SCACD Exclusive collections Here

***Quixotic Paperie Exclusive collections Here

Happy shopping everyone!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by! I've missed you so much!!! I have lots of cards to show you in the next few weeks : )

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