It's Cold Outside Baby!

Brrrrrrr... the weather is changing fast!  But you know, I actually like it : )  Of course, I would rather have the sun shining and cooler weather at the same time cuz grey isn't my favorite color!  However, it is good for my 'personal summer' heat waves I get since having a hysterectomy last year.  Wow!  In just a couple of days, it will actually be 1 year.  How time flies...  God has been merciful to me though.  Since I can't take hormones (breast cancer survivors shouldn't take them) menopause symptoms haven't been that bad.  At least I haven't had some of the horror stories you hear about.  It's no big deal!  If you are one of those horror stories, I am so sorry you are going through that :(

I have the cutest Snowman to share with you today!  I just adore him :)

This is my card for Paper Romance Challenge #22.  The image is by Laurie Furnell for High Hopes and can be purchased at Paper Romance Here.

He's colored with copics:  B05 B02 B01 B00; C9 C7 C5 C1; R24 R22 R20.  The heart on the mug and portions of his scarf have been stickled lol!  For textured snow, I used a combination of 3D Glitter Gel and Polar White Flower Soft.  Cool, huh?

Here's a close up of the pleated ribbon which is the Paper Romance Challenge this week!  I'm also showing you the snowflake which has been 'iced' with Platinum Inka-Gold and then 'iced' a second time with the 3D Glitter Gel.  A beautiful crystal rhinestone in the center finishes it off!

Challenges Entered:
Digi Doodle Shop's Best - anything goes
ABC Challenge - Glitter
Simon Says - Punch 'em
A Spoon Full of Sugar - Let's Get Punchy
Papertake Weekly - Sparkly and Bright
Craft Your Passion - Glitter/Sparkles


... and *hanging my head and blushing* I have two other cards for Paper Romance which I haven't posted yet!!!

This card was for the button challenge last week...

This image is also by Laurie Furnell for High Hopes called, Angel Bear Holding Kitty.  You can find it Here.

I decided to color her dress to match the dp!  Copics I used are:  E57 E55 E53 E51 E50; W5 W3 W1; G28 G24 G21 G20; YR02 YR01 YR00.  The wings got a nice thick dusting of Glamour Dust and the bow and flowers got the stickle treatment!  Her nose received a drop of Diamond Glaze for shine and texture.

The corner pearls were made with my Cream Paper Pen.  LOVE my paper pens!!!  Paw adorned buttons in threes for the challenge (last week) and it's ready to roll!

... and last - I know (phew!)  but think of what I'm going through trying to get this done before it's time for me to get up LOL!!!

Here's my card which never got posted for the cream, orange and black Paper Romance Challenge!!!

This is called Laurie's Pumpkin Patch by... you guessed it - Laurie Furnell for High Hopes!!!

Yep... I did some sewing on this one!  Colored with copics and accented with Stardust Stickles and Diamond Glaze.

Sorry for the shortness of this one... it's waaaaaay past my bedtime.  If I don't go to bed, I won't get up in time to workout and I'll be hearing it from my workout buddy who will be all alone......... yikes!!!

Thanks for hanging in there with me : )

I'll see you soon, my beautiful friends!  I love you ♥

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

Fall Blessings

I don't know about you, but I'm just done with hot weather!  I am so tired of always mopping my face with a towel ha ha!  You know what I mean though... the kind of being hot all the time and when you try to stand up, you stick to your chair LOL!  The sad thing is that they say that this has been the coolest summer we've had in a very long time - blech...  I think that God did it for me though - He knew that I'd be having my own heat wave regardless of the temperature outside.  Thank you, LORD!

This is a very different kind of card from me today.  I've been experimenting with different products lately and decided to try the Viva Decor 3D Glitter Gel.  This is some cool stuff!  It's very easy (but messy) to work with.  Believe me, you won't mind the mess cuz it's so much FUN!  I've used the Leaf Background stencil from Dreamweaver and Bronze 3D Glitter Gel from Viva to create the glittery background panel.  When it dried, I spritzed Smooch over the entire piece and wiped away the excess on the stenciled areas.

This is my Try It Out *T* card.  We were asked to use a Dreamweaver or Crafters Workshop stencil on our project along with Dreamweaver micas, paste, clay or Viva Decor Products.  This one really challenged me...  I broke out from my color palette comfort zone (again) and went with a Fall theme.

Leaves and sentiment stamps are from a new set I picked up from Susana at SCACD - Our Craft Lounge, Shades of Fall.  I was very surprised to see the quality of this clear stamp set.  It comes on a very sturdy mounting piece which is three hole punched to keep in a binder.  It also shows (in color!) the stamps in the set, so you don't have to figure out what the stamps look like!  That's so important with clear stamps.  Very very nice!!!  Susana has other sets from Our Craft Lounge Here.  Take a peek... you won't be disappointed!

The stencil works really well.  Here's a close up.  You can see that the 3D Glitter Gel only went where it was supposed to : )  It is raised and very textured!  There are lots of Dreamweaver stencils to choose from Here.  They are sturdy and excellent quality!  I have one with a teapot and teacup that I'm itching to use soon!  Susana has a number of videos for you to watch to get you started.  Go take a peek : )

If you like this color scheme, you'll want to check back here tomorrow.  I have one more up my sleeve using the scrolls I showed you how to create on Monday!  Don't forget to enter My Candy... ends August 31!!!

Have a fabulous day!

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