New Stamps Today!!!

Oh my!  The wind has been horrendous the last couple of days!  It is bone chilling - brrrrr....  Thank goodness for my little 'puppy' (he's actually 4) who loves to cuddle up on my lap while I craft or work on my computer.  He's the best heater!!!

I'm also working on another older computer after I deleted personal and unnecessary files... oops, I must have deleted something the computer needs to work properly cuz now it's not!!!  If it's not one thing, it's another!  Sigh...

On the bright side :D  :D  :D ...  Today is the fabulous Stocking Stuffer Release - Odds and Ends Sampler by Elisabeth Bell for SCACD hop hop hop!  We have lots of inspiration and ADORABLE new stamps to show you today.  The wait is finally over - yay!!!  Each and every one of these cutie-pies are available TODAY - yippppeeeee!!!

You know the 'drill'...  If you've been hopping with us, you should have come from Donalda's blog.  If you'd like to start at the beginning, hop on over to see Danni.  So here's my contribution from the Ends Set, Designing Dreams by Elisabeth Bell for SCACD!

Do you love her as much as I do?  She's just so sweet with her adorable outfit and precious little kitten.  I wonder if her furry companion cuddles up in her lap to keep her warm???

I've colored Designing Dreams with the following copics:  Pants - E29 E27 E25 E13 E11 E00 E000; Pinks - R85 R83 R81 R000; Skin - E11 E00 E000 R20; Hair - E49 E59 E25 E53; Kitten - W3 W1 E00.  Stardust Stickles on her pocket, patches and pant cuffs.

All pearls are Viva Decor Opal Paper Pen.  Another ribbon snatched up at JoAnn's, as well as the beads.  Since I had the WO flowers out from my last card, I used them again here, but you can find flowers on SALE *Here* and *Here.*  FYI - Also on SALE are 6x6 paper pads *Here*

The metal corners were brads, but I cut those off and used glue instead.  Did you notice the 'brooch' in the upper left corner?  It's a little wonky... I cut it out from a Scrap Girls kit and put a coat of Viva Decor Transparent Gloss Gel on top so it would have an acrylic like coating.

Challenges Entered:
Anything Goes - #55 Decorative or Altered Corners
Bearly Mine - All My Favorite Things (roses, pink, cuteness galore!!)
Creative Craft - Free for All
Party Time Tuesdays - #44Anything Goes
Divas by Design - #16 Anything Goes
Freshly Brewed - #75 Fabric
Simon Says - Anything Goes
Do You Stack Up - #48 Ribbon
Pile It On - #48 Sugar and Spice

Your next stop is Dianne - yay!!!  She's sure to knock your socks off with her talent :D

Thank you for stopping by!

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

Blog Candy & Butterflies!!!

Today is Day Two of our Sneak Peeks for Susana's Custom Art & Card Design - yay... but what happened to Day One?  Ooooops!  I am hanging my head in embarrassment : (  If you missed it, you can see the FABULOUS work my SCACD sisters, Danni, Donalda and Alex created on their blogs or at Follow Your Heart *Here.*  While you're at the Store Blog, you'll also find details about entering some of the yummiest CANDY around!!!

Today, we have three SCACD designers showcasing some fabulous new stamps!  Here's my sneak peek...  It's my current fave stamp!!!  Butterfly Dreams by Carmen Medlin for SCACD.

She's a total stunner, don't you think?  I love her pretty face, her flowing hair, her beautiful butterfly dress, and the fact that she's surrounded by the beauty of nature...including butterflies, of course!

I've used copics to color her:  BG09 BG07 BG05 BG02 BG01 BG000; E35 E34 YR21 YR20; E11 E00 E000 R20; R35 R30; G28 G24 G21 G20.  For shine in her eyes, I normally use Diamond Glaze, but this time I used Transparent Gloss Gel.  I think it works better for eyes because it's thicker and easier to use in very small areas!

I must have some bling you know... so I gave the golden areas of the butterflies and her dress a couple coats of Gold Glitz Glamour Dust Paint.  It dries quickly and is easy to spot paint even in detailed areas.  Oh how I LOVE Glamour Dust Paint!!!

Papers are BoBunny Welcome Home Collection (15% off right now!).  There are lots of gorgeous gorgeous papers in this collection!  Did I say gorgeous?  hee hee...  The beautiful lace is from my sweet friend, Tammy ♥♥♥, MS butterfly punch with gold pearls added to the body (you can find Gold Rhinestones *Here*) and for the final touch, Gold Pearl Pen pearls in the corners.

CLP Sketch Challenge!!!
Oh... the sketch!  I almost forgot!!!  This is CLP Sketch Challenge #42 by the oh-so-talented Chelsea.  I love love love her sketches!!!  I hope that you are able to play along.  You have until the end of November to join in the fun!

***Holiday Celebration Candy Winner Update***

I know that you are wondering who won my Holiday Celebration Candy... I am sorry for the delay - please check back on Friday.  I promise that I will have gone through all the comments (because Mr. Froggy was absent the first day!) and include those first, then number those who entered through inlinkz.  Oh... I'm so excited, I can't wait to see who wins!!!

Earlier I mentioned THREE designers... you've already seen mine - head on over to see what Melanie and Crystal have dreamed up for you.  You definitely want to see both of them!!!

Don't forget to enter to WIN the SCACD Blog Candy... and return here on Friday to see if you've won my Holiday Celebration Candy!!!

Whew!  Thanks for staying with me for all this :D  I love you to pieces!!!

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

Do You Love Butterflies?

Have I told you lately how much I love you?  I think that it's been awhile... and who doesn't need to hear that???  Well, I DO!  I love you!!!  You always bring a smile to my face : )  You listen to my ups and downs and everything in-between!  Thank you for all your sweet comments about having pizza with my son, Chris (this is the first time I've shared his name with you).  We had a very good time!!!  I remember when I moved out of the house and how that changed the dynamics of my relationship with my parents.  I see the same thing with Chris.  Of course, I've always enjoyed his company... but something changes when your 'kids' move out.  I see how he's maturing and you know... he's one of the two BEST sons in the whole world!!!  *Disclaimer:  As not to offend you, I acknowledge that you also have the BEST children lol!!!

So... do you love butterflies as much as I do?  Now if you ask me (I know you didn't, but I'm gonna pretend that you did lol!) until I found some disgusting moth type insects in my pantry, I loved the symbolism and the beauty of butterflies.  Well, actually I still do love those things, but those darn moths poured ugly paint upon the beautiful tapestry in my mind!  Kinda like if you remember a boy named Brian in 3rd grade who sat next to you and picked his nose and put it on the desk (ewwwww!) then you may not be totally open to the name Brian (sorry Brian's out there...).  Of course, this is totally just supposing LOL!!!  That's what it's like with the moth/butterfly for me now, so when I saw Tulipa, I had to make the butterfly very colorful : )

Tulipa from SCACD Stamp Co. 

Copics:  BG09 BG07 BG05 BG02 BG01 BG000 BG0000; YG63 YG03 YG01 YG00 YG0000; E49 E59 E25 E53; C2 C0.

Her wings are colored with BG000, given a coat of Viva Decor Transparent Gloss Gel and topped with Crystal Super Fine Glamour Dust.  Using the Gel Pen gives the wings a little more dimension than using glue and glitter.  Her headband was given a 'swipe' of Glitter Liner as was the edges of the very colorful butterfly : )  The cute li'l half pearls were made using my Cobalt Blue Paper Pen - I still LOVE my paper pens.  Note:  I see that Susana isn't carrying Cobalt Blue Paper Pens anymore, but a suitable substitution is Turquoise Pearl Pen!

The gorgeous dp is Chapter One by Kaisercraft, (now 15% off!) which I also used for the tulip tag.  Aren't the flowers awesome which accompany the stamps from the Fall Flora Fairies?  You can do so much with them!  If I had more time, I'd make my own dp using these tulips!  What other things can you dream up?  Inquiring minds want to know!!!

Tomorrow I will have a card to share that I made for Chris' friend.  I want to tell you in advance that he MADE me spell everything wrong - ha ha...  You'll see what I mean!!!

Have you entered my LOADS of Ribbon CANDY yet?  I've also included:

SEAM BINDING

LACE
FLOWERS
STAMPS... 

• One Magnolia
• One Kraftin' Kimmie
• One TPC Rubber Cling Border Set

 Ends September 15

See you soon my friends ♥  Have a great week!

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

SCACD Stamp Co. Brings New Look... and CANDY!

Guess what Guess what?  My son is having pizza with us tonight!!!  I am SO EXCITED... but shhhhhhhh.... don't let him know LOL!  I just gotta stay cooooool... ya know???  Since I worked so hard digging in the dirt yesterday (actually pulling weeds, but the dirt under my nails looks like I've been digging!) my body is very sore and I'm relieved to order pizza for dinner - yay!!!

I know it's been awhile since I've posted.  I've been busy coloring up some BRAND NEW images from SCACD Stamp Co.  Now I have a confession to make.  The image I was going to show you today turned out awful - seriously.  REALLY awful!!!  I don't know what I was thinking... but there is NO WAY that you'll see it because I already threw it in the trash lol!  With that said, and my conscience clear...  I'm very excited to present to you Friendship Rose from SCACD Stamp Co.

Isn't she a cutie-pie?  I love how her skirt mimics the petals of a rose - which just so happens to be my favorite flower : )

She's of course colored with copics:  RV66 RV63 RV00 RV000; YG99 G94 G82 G40; E35 E34 YG21 YG20.  After coloring her wings with RVxx I covered them with Viva Decor Transparent Gloss Gel and sprinkled Crystal Glamour Dust on top.  You can see a hint of color, but lots of sparkle!  Oh so sorry for the poor photo... you can't see the bling very well : (  The 3D circles on her skirt were done the same way.  I believe I picked up the flower ribbon at JoAnn's and the sheer ribbon from Michael's.  Those fabulous rhinestones can be found Here.

A quick shot of the inside reveals the ROSE that accompanies Friendship Rose.  I used my nestabilities die to cut out a portion of the image which I layered on a strip of dp.  Very very easy : )

But that's not all!!!  There is a surprise for you at the Store Blog!  I know how much you love surprises *using my sweetest sing song voice* hee hee...  Not only is there CANDY up for grabs, but another BIG REVEAL for Sylvia Zet awaits you!  Do you LOVE Loli as much as I do?  Just wait til you feast your eyes on Loli's sister, Poppy : )  She's a doll!!!  I am totally in LOVE with all of Sylvia's adorable images and you will love 'em tooooo!

**SCACD CANDY and another preview of the upcoming Sylvia Zet Release, head to the Store Blog.

**MY CANDY which includes LOADS of Ribbon, Seam Binding, Stamps and Flowers see This Post.

For those of you in UK/Europe, please visit Elaine at Quixotic Paperie

Fabulous New Paper Just In!!!

Before you go LOL... You just gotta take a peek at the New 6 x 6 paper in the Store.  Some GORGEOUS pads are waiting for you to see : )  Can you believe that I JUST placed an order yesterday, and now I see more that I NEED hee hee.  As always, please please save some for meeeeee lol!!!!

... and thanks to Carolyn for finding some of the following Challenges:
Flutter By Wednesday #168 - Open (butterfly, fairy or angel)
Sisterhood of Crafters - Flower Power
Hooked on Craft #6 - Things with Wings
Paper Playtime #53 - Anything Goes
Stamps R Us - Anything Goes
PaperCrafting Journey - Anything Goes
Inspire Me Fridays - Linky Party

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

Just for You Sweetheart!

Hello friends! It's been awhile since I've posted. My attention has been on finishing up a quilt I had started waaaaaaay before Christmas, but wasn't done in time... so I was able to finally complete every last stitch and give it away! It was truly a labor of love ♥ Oh poop!!! I just remembered that I didn't take a photo - rats! I would have loved for you to see it. Well... my next two projects will be to finish my hubby's football quilt (shhhhh!) and then begin my son's dinosaur quilt (shhhhhh! again lol!). They don't know for SURE that I'm making these. I love surprises, don't you?

This week, my hubby is back to school to practice practice practice his driving to get his truck driver's license. He's been soooo incredibly patient through all of this. It seems that nothing has been easy from Day One! I am comforted by the fact that he is telling God that he wants whatever HE wants... not an easy thing.

I've also just found out that ANOTHER friend has had a mastectomy. For cryin' out loud, when is this nightmare gonna end? My 6 month check up will be on Monday. It's always a nerve wracking experience, but I am confident that my health is in God's hands :) This April will be FOUR years since I was diagnosed with breast cancer. God has brought me a very long way since then! I am so thankful for His tender care and how He has strengthened me. It has literally taken almost 4 years to feel strong emotionally again... If you think of it, say a little prayer for me for Monday's check up - thanks!!!

OK... I think I got a few of my stored up words out ha ha ha! Thanks for hanging in there with me :)

Today's card is for Fairy Fun Fridays! Isn't that a great name? I just LOVE fun!!! AND... we welcome the NEW Princesses to the team:

KENDRA

SUGARSTAMP

TRACEY

DIONNE

DORTE

BETTINA

We also welcome MADDIE who is our Jr. Designer, and DEBS who has been given her honorary wings! Congratulations to everyone!!!

This is Valentine Gilly by Prairie Fairy Designs! She's all set to send her love to someone special ♥ The set (not shown) includes three image files JPG, PNG as well as full resolution colored PNG... She's colored with copics and accented with Glamour Dust. I LOVE covering white areas with Glamour Dust!

Of course her glasses needed some Diamond Glaze along with the heart :)

I fashioned a bow using 1/8" ribbon with tulle behind and a pink felt heart on top! I've also included a couple of my homemade scrolls which you can see behind the tulle. These are now gone, so it's time to create more! If you'd like to see my tutorial on how to create your own scrolls, you can find that Here. The products I've used are: Transparent Gloss Gel and Glamour Dust!

Challenges Entered:
Kaboodle Doodles - Bling It Up!
One Crazy Stamper - Love
A Spoon Full of Sugar - Valentine #136
Creative Inspirations - Buttons & Bows #96
Little Red Wagon - Lace #96
Stampavie and More - Love #126
The Sisterhood - Anything Goes
Truly Scrumptious - Brown Pink & Green #49 (see the green scrolls at the top and bottom???)
Whoopsi Daisy - Valentine/Love

Thanks for stopping by!

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

Wheeeeeeeeeee!!!

Jesus is the Reason for the Season Blog Hop
HERE

Good morning, my friends! Happy Thursday to you... Has your week flown by as fast as mine has? I've had some fun shopping this week, but also had a dreaded dentist appointment that I kept putting off until my broken tooth started hurting. Somehow that ends procrastination pretty quickly lol! So here we are on Thursday already...

I've been visiting a few of you at a time when I get the chance, and many of you are saying how cold it is. Some of you are even having snow! I am sitting here once again with my puppy dog heater, all warm and cozy... but when I poke my nose out from under the ribbon and paper, you are absolutely right - it's downright f-f-f-freezin'!!!

Well, I say that IF you have to be in the cold, you should at least have fun while you're in it! I've made this fun and freezin' cold card using I Got Your Back by Victoria Case for SCACD Winter Hearts and Hugs Set. Doesn't it just make you smile? It cracks me up! I LOVE it!!!

She's having such a wonderful time sledding down the snowy slope with that cute lil' penguin holding on lol! Admit it... it made you giggle, didn't it? Even if it wasn't an out loud giggle, your insides were cracking up, huh? huh? huh?

Here you can see a close up of the sparkly swirls. I used my Cricut to cut them out of acetate, then covered them with Viva Decor Transparent Gloss Gel and sprinkled Glamour Dust on top! I used this same technique for the snowflakes, then added a beautiful rhinestone in the center. Oh so easy to make with fabulous products!

This oh so fun image is colored with my fave copics: Hair - E49 E59 E25 E53; Skin - E11 E21 E00 R20; Clothing - BG18 BG13 BG11 BG10; Scarf and Mittens - R39 R37 R35; Sled - E29 E27 E25/C5 C1; Penguin - C9 C7 C5 C3 C1. To keep her ears warm, I've covered her ear muffs with Sugar Sparkly Fluff! To keep in style while having fun, she's also wearing some bling-y accessories which was easily created with stickles.

The Christmas papers are Memory Box Tinsel Collection. I love Memory Box papers, they are such good quality and come in lots of great patterns! This collection, as well as others are on SALE right now. Better get yours while they're still in stock!

Once again, I've created the snow scene using Polar White Flower Soft. You already know how much I LOVE to use this for snow!!! I'm sure that you'll be seeing this again and again and again hee hee!

Challenges Entered:
Crazy Challenge - #43 On the Go
Paper Playtime - Christmas Carol - "Walkin in a Winter Wonderland"
Stamps R Us - Holiday
CSAYL - Anything Goes
One Stop Craft - Christmas Cuties
Just Us Girls - 3D embellishments
Something Completely Different - Snow
Stampin for the Weekend - Winter
Crafty Catz - Christmas
Alota Rubber Stamps - Snowflakes

Still Time to Get in on the SUPER STAMP SALE!

Super stamp sale - Ends Dec. 4!!! 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

Oh... one more thing! Were you able to HOP with the Jesus is the Reason for the Season gang? Gifts galore... Wanna enter to win? Check it out Here.

That's it for me today! I hope that you've enjoyed your visit : ) Come back again real soon!

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