Holiday Cheer!!..Motivet

Even though I am too late for the last Motivet # 51 Sketch Challenge..this card is totally inspired by that Fabulous sketch.

The lovely traditional Motivet image I used for this card is called "Santa in chimney" Right now Motivet is having a Spectacular Sale.....25 % off on this and all their images!!

The image is colored with copics under the prismacolor pencils and a touch h20's to deepen the shade and add a little sparkle. *(Please remember.....do not use copics over prismacolor pencils or the wax from the pencils will ruin your copic tips!)*

I used versamark and gold embossing powder to heat emboss on the corners of the image and sentiment. The sentiment "happy holidays" is from hero arts.

Ink - memento black, barely banana, creamy caramel. Papers - GP white, Treasures, Basic Grey, Fancy Pants. Accessories - flowers, brads, gold embossing powder, stickles, paper doily, lace (a lovely from Tina - Thank you!!), snowflakes, holly, scribbles, glitter, stitching.

I hope everyone had a Wonderful Christmas! and is enjoying the holidays!! We had lots of good company and food!. It is very out here...We are going to settle in for a quiet New Years...maybe watch a movie and nibble on some crackers, cheese and leftover fruitcake...Yum!!

Thanks for visiting.... your lovely comments and for all the Wonderful Inspiration you've all shared through out the last year!!....Have a Safe Happy Healthy New Years Everyone!!!

Christmas Cards and Goodies!!

I've been so Blessed to receive so many Beautiful cards and Goodies from Wonderful friends and family this Season!!....Cross stitch card from our daughter Crystal...she may soon have a blog!! Dorte

Tina

Tina

Tina always sends a little something for Buddy...the way he acts when one of her lovely parcels arrive....you would really think he knows it too..lol.

Tracy

Tanja

Dawn Marie

Crystal made a lovely card for me and a card for her Dad!

I am so Lucky!! I just had to share!!

Thank You So Much girls for these Gorgeous cards and Wonderful Goodies!!!

Big Hugs!!

Ila

Motivet Sale!!

What an Absolutely Incredible Sale!!!.......click on the photo to start shopping!!!

Christmas Break!!

Season's Greetings!!...I'm taking a little blog break....to enjoy the Season and spend with family. I wish Everyone a Blessed Merry Christmas ...and a Safe and Healthy New Year!!! Big Xmas Hugs! Ila

Merry Christmas!!..and a little Buddy Fun!!

Twas the night before Christmas and Buddy had heard that a big jolly fellow...would be invading his turf! He'd be listening and waitin'..crouched low in his bed And if this fella was comin'..He'd wake up the dead!! Christmas eve finally came...Buddy lifted his head.. He heard bumps and grunts..and leaped out of bed. That big Guy was here.. of that was a fact! He looked jolly and friendly and carried a sack! Buddy was speechless!....he did not attack!!.. With his tail a wagglin'..he rolled on his back!! "I'm not much of a watch dog"... Little Buddy admits... but .."Woof!!".. "Santa sure gives good belly rubs..and bully bone sticks!!"

Quick Xmas Cards

I'm still alive .....I've had the flu for a good week but I'm on the mend now. Christmas has come way too fast for me this year and I am very behind. There is still so much to do....so I may be MIA here and there.

The cards I have here are quick cards that I made in Oct for my Mother for her birthday. She loves to give out handmade Christmas cards...and since she is living in a home it seemed like a good gift. Trina (my daughter) and I joined forces to make her a # of cards. I will show a few more I made in the next while. This little dog...reminds me of my son's little dog Chewbacca....you can see his photo here

The quickest thing about these cards is that they are made from My Minds Eye Christmas Card Pack....(50 pre-folded cards - textured heavy - printed CS). Last year Trina and I both bought a box at Hobby Lobby 1/2 price. Couldn't beat that!..LOL. Now...did I get my Christmas cards made this year?...Nope!.....oh well.....maybe next year. I also want to show you the Lovely card and goodies I received from Danielle - "Paper Inspirations by Danielle" Thank you so much Danielle!! Be sure to check out her blog....her work is Beautiful!!!

Well that's it for me for today.....Thank you so much for visiting!!.....I will try to get another post in before Xmas .....meanwhile...I hope everyone is enjoying the Festive Season!!

Happy Holidays Everyone!!

The Blog Candy Winner is.....

Thank You all so much for entering and for joining in the fun!!....I wish I had a prize for every one of you!! Thank you also for all the Wonderful Holiday Wishes!!.....Onto the winner......

Random Integer Generator Here are your random numbers:45 Timestamp: 2009-12-16 07:18:22 UTC

Cathy!!.....

Congratulations Cathy!!......Please email me your address ASAP!!

After Peace and Happiness to all Gods children and creatures!!.......My Christmas list this year included some copic refills....and some BG paper.

Happy Holidays Everyone!!

Blog Candy!! - Now Closed!!

Closed!!...I'll be back to announce the winner very soon!! I'm offering a little blog candy to Thank You all for visiting. My counter has been steadily going up...and is now well over 200,000 hits!! I feel so blessed to have made so many Wonderful friends since I started blogging...and I always feel so honored by anyone commenting or just passing by. A Big Thank You and Hug to you all!!

Everyone is welcome to enter!! All you have to do is leave a comment on this post and if you wouldn't mind ...please mention something on your wish list for Christmas. If you would like to spread the word that would be Wonderful but is not a requirement to enter. If you don't have a blog....please be sure to leave an email address so I can contact you if you win.

This candy will close the night of Dec 15th. I'll pick the winner the next day using random org.

Good Luck Everyone!!...and Thanks again for Visiting and your Lovely comments!!

Wags'n Whiskers New Release and Blog Hop!!

Check out the Wags'n Whiskers Blog...not only do they have Wonderful new stamps coming out on Friday!!...You can enter to have a chance to win them All!! Good Luck!!

New Stamps and Candy at Motivet!!!!

Motivet has a New Release!!....Click "Motivet Blog Candy" and enter to win these new Super Cute New Stamps!!!

Merry Christmas!..Motivet DT - Sketch Challenge #48

I finally got this card done for another Fabulous Sketch Challenge at Motivet. Be sure to check out all DT's Gorgeous cards at the Motivet Inspiration Blog...join in to win some fabulous stamps!!

The Beautiful traditional stamp I used on this card is from Motivet and is called, "Children around Christmas Tree" The sentiment is High Hopes.

The image is colored with copics under the prismacolor pencils and a touch h20's to deepen the shade and add a little sparkle. *(Please remember.....do not use copics over prismacolor pencils or the wax from the pencils will ruin your copic tips!)*

Although it is hard to see ...the white flower and sentiment paper is very shimmery. I sprayed snowflake glimmer mist on both...it really looks very pretty. I added glitter to the tree and gold stickles to the edges of the sentiment and white flower.

Ink - memento black, barely banana, creamy caramel. Papers - GP white, Treasures, Michael's, K&C. Accessories - flowers, brads, nesties, pearls, gold cord, ribbon, stickles, paper doily, stitching.

We still don't have snow...so are enjoying going for a walk in the morning and evening. Today hubby started putting up our Christmas lights outside..and if all goes well this week I'm hoping to have our tree up by the end of the week. It feels a little funny with no snow ...but I could get used to that real easy..lol....

Have a Great Day Everyone!!....Thank You for all the lovely comments!!

New Stamps at Motivet!!.

Check out the new Cute and Fabulous stamps at the Motivet Shop!!

Also...a new sketch Challenge on the go at the Motivet Inspriration Blog!...I will be back with a card Soon!!

Happy Holidays - Motivet DT - Sketch Challenge!

Check out this weeks Fabulous sketch challenge at the Motivet Inspiration Blog. The Motivet DT members have made Beautiful example cards.....join in the challenge and you will have a chance to win some Wonderful stamps!! You can see the sketch I used in the top right hand corner of my blog...clicking on it will take you right to the sketch challenge post.

I used two Fabulous Motivet stamps on this card...."Boy Building a Snowman" and the sentiment "Holiday Greetings"

The image is colored with copics under the prismacolor pencils and a touch h20's to deepen the shade and add a little sparkle. *(Please remember.....do not use copics over prismacolor pencils or the wax from the pencils will ruin your copic tips!)*

A first for me....I've used polar white flower soft on the snow and pom pom of the boys hat. The snowman has a light sprinkle of reg glitter. The large snowflake is made of chipboard...the smaller brown snowflake is just made from a cereal box...using a sizzix snowflake die. Both snowflakes are covered with SU creamy caramel ink and MS snow. I've sprayed the sentiment and white snowflakes with tattered angels glitter mist.

Ink - memento black, creamy caramel, bordering blue. Papers - GP white, dcwv, BG Eskimo Kisses I received from Petra. Accessories - SU Scallop punch, snowflakes, glitter, flower soft, brads, raffia, lace, MS and EK success snowflake punches. The pretty snowflake charm is available at Stamp and Create online store.

The weather here is still pretty nice...A few snow flurries today...but not enough to even cover the ground. I'm off now to watch a christmas movie with hubby called...."Four Christmases".

Before I leave I want to wish everyone in the US a Very Happy Thanksgiving!!

Have a Wonderful Day Everyone!!...and Thank you for all your Lovely comments!!

Merry Christmas! - Magnolia DT

Hello Everyone...I'm still here!! Life has been very busy. We had a houseful over the weekend...celebrating Hubby's retirement...lots of Fun!!. Yesterday we were in the city (4 hrs away) visiting my Mother. Her 91st birthday is on Friday. It was so nice to see her...and she is looking well. We also really enjoyed being able to make this trip during the week instead of on the busy weekend.

The weather has been just Wonderful. We still don't have any snow...Amazing!!..and this afternoon we were outside without coats!! It looks like it may even continue for a bit!!

Onto the card....I actually made this card in September. The beautiful flowers are from Magnolia. This Lovely Tilda stamp is - HV08 Tilda with Wood Basket (Winter Collection 2008), HV08 Ticket - A Merry Christmas (Christmas Collection 2008)

The image is colored with copics under the prismacolor pencils and a touch h20's to deepen the shade and add a little sparkle. *(Please remember.....do not use copics over prismacolor pencils or the wax from the pencils will ruin your copic tips!)*

I used Martha Stewart snow on the ground. Glitter on the wings and dress. The snowflake is cut from white glitter paper with a Cuttle bug die.

Paper: - Cardstock - Magnolia (green, gold) Bazill (red, light green for ticket), Georgia Pacific (white), Patterned Paper - K&Company - Christmas Cheer, Best Occasions - white glitter paper. Ink: - Memento black, Stampin' Up - creamy caramel, barely banana, cranberry crisp. Accessories: - Cuttlebug snowflake die, Martha Stewart leaf punch. Martha Stewart snow and fine glitter, Sewing machine - stitching. Prima holly leaves, Magnolia - glittered poinsettias and lace, gold eyelet, jute string, tiny rhinestone flowers on background.

Have a Great Day Everyone....Take Care!...and Thank You for the Lovely Comments!!

Just for You!!..Magnolia DT and Challenges

I made this card for the Just Magnolia challenge...which is distressing...I love distressing so this was pretty easy for me. I also used the fabulous sketch from StampArtic ...looks like I may be a little late with this challenge though.

This cute little Magnolia is from the "A Little Yummy For Your Tummy Collection 2009" and is called "AY09 Peachy Tilda" The sentiment is from Hero Arts.

The image is colored with copics under the prismacolor pencils and a touch h20's to deepen the shade and add a little sparkle. *(Please remember.....do not use copics over prismacolor pencils or the wax from the pencils will ruin your copic tips!)*

Ink - memento black ink, SU bashful blue, creamy caramel. Papers - GP white, Magnolia, dcwv. Accessories - flower (Magnolia), leaves, shimmerz, pearls, button, embroidery floss, trim from dollar store, ribbon (Magnolia), stickles, glitter.

The weather was Beautiful here today....in fact the last week has been lovely. Amazing for this time of year. I hope it lasts...but that is asking a bit much...lol.

Have a Great Day Everyone!!...Please Take Care!!...and Thank You for your Lovely comments!!

Looking for a pen friend....Now filled!!

Dominik has found enough penpals now.....Thanks Everyone!!!

My good friend Nadine from Germany has a son - "Dominik" who would like to have an English speaking penfriend. Not only would this be a wonderful way to learn about each others countries...it would help Dominik to practice his English. If you have a son or daughter between the ages of 10-13 yrs of age who may be interested....you can email Nadine right.... Here !!

Thank You!!.....Have a Lovely Weekend Everyone!!

Sad News...and.. A Tree for Henry!

I recently found out from Kerry's Blog that Sarah Anderson’s little 3 year old son Henry passed away from a virus he fell ill with last week.

Lorie Ames has organized a way to donate for a memorial for Henry. Henry loved his local zoo and visited it almost every day in the summer. As a memorial, trees will be planted there in his honor.

Melissa at Pink Cat Studio has created a digital stamp to help raise funds for a tree for Henry. All proceeds from the sale of the digi stamp, minus Paypal costs, will go towards the tree.

If you would like to donate towards the tree, please visit this webpage to purchase the digi stamp: http://www.pinkcatstudio.com/Digital/DigiStamps/Animals/Zoo/GiraffeAndMonkey.htm

Another way to donate to the memorial is to print out this form and mail in your donation directly: http://www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us/Parks/PDF/MemorialTreePamphlet.pdf

Please write on the form that the donation is for Sarah Anderson’s son Henry. Once all of the money is collected, a tree and location will be selected. If you have questions about the form please contact Lorie Ames. Lorie will be in contact with Sarah along this memorial journey to ensure that her wishes are followed.To contact Lorie, please visit her blog at http://www.live-love-laugh-create.blogspot.com/

If you don’t know Sarah and would like to learn more about her, please visit her blog: http://scrampinmama.blogspot.com/

Some people have asked about sending a card to the Andersons...I noticed Kerry added this address to her post.........

Anderson Family

c/o 1130 Oak Street

Martinez, CA 94553

"Be Merry" - Magnolia DT

This one of the DT Christmas cards I submitted to Magnolia Ink that wasn't chosen. I used a SU sentiment instead of a Magnolia one ..so it didn't qualify. But...I am so Happy to have 3 of my cards published in the Magazine!!

The Stamps I've used on this card are - HV08 Tilda with Heart Ornament (Christmas Collection 2008), TO08 Santa Bench (Santa Collection 2008), SU sentiment.

I've colored the image with Prismacolor pencils (OMS) and Twinkling h20's to deepen the shade and add a little sparkle, SU close to cocoa marker. Delta Acrylic white paint for detail dots.

For the background around the image...I masked the bench and used a soft brush to add SU barely banana. Tilda is attached with foam popups.

Paper: - Cardstock - Bazill (green, red), Georgia Pacific (white), Basic Grey "Wassail" Ink: - Memento black, SU creamy caramel and barely banana, close to cocoa marker. Accessories: - prima flowers, sparkle brad, lace, Dollarama gold flower, SU gold cord, ribbon and oval punch, Ek success border punch, Martha Stewart fine glitter, stitching.

Have a Great Day Everyone!!..and Thank You for your Lovely Comments!!

Awards and Goodies!

Thank you gals for all these Wonderful Awards!!...You've all made my Day!! Some of them are from a while back.....but they are all Fabulous!!

This is a one word Tag Award....from Risa, Sol and Gvendalen 1. Where is your cell phone? cupboard ....2. Your hair? short ....3. Your mother? Beautiful

4. Your father? gone ....5. Your fave food? steak ....6. Your dream last night? zero

7. Your fave drink? wine ....8. Your dream/goal? peace ....9. What room are you in? dining room

10. Your hobby? paper-crafting ....11. Your fear? flu ....12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? here

13. Where you were last night? home ....14. Something that you aren't? skinny ....15. Muffins? banana-nut

16. Wish List Item? ring ....17. Where did you grow up? Saskatchewan ....18. Last thing you did? type.

19.What are you wearing? pj's ....20. Your TV? Sony ....21. Your Pets? Buddy ....22. Friends? Fabulous

23. Your Life? Wonderful ....24. Your Mood? happy ....25. Missing Someone? Yes ....26. Vehicle? Van

27. Something your not wearing? coat ....28. Your fave store? Michael's ....29. Your fave color? green

30. Last time you laughed? today ....31. Last time you cried? yesterday ....32. Your best friend? husband

33. One place that I go to over and over? bathroom ....34. One person who emails regularly? Trina

35. Fave place to eat? A&W ....36. Face book? nope

Sorry about the way the above list printed up...blogger and I are just not getting along tonight!!

I am to pass this along to 5 bloggers......(no pressure girls..if you have time..great if not..okay!)I will pass this along to Darcie - Terry - Rosalee - Viv - Nicole

Making Smiles Award from Deb

I have to tell you 5 interesting things about me (which I am running out of)...and pass the award to 5 other people.

1. I'm a night owl.

2. I love Won ton soup....anytime.

3. I make cold press handmade soap...I have for about 8 yrs. I use to sell it as well...but not much at the moment. My soap recipes are registered with Health Canada though to assure they contain safe ingredients.

4. I love to watch movies...but most of the time...I fall asleep....lol..hubby does too.

5. I love paper crafts...but I also love to sew dolls, quilt, paint on wood...all sorts of crafty things. I will pass this on to.....Sandy - Stephanne - Nadine - Tracey - Dorte ....again no pressure gals!!

Here are the rest of the Lovely Awards I've received....I'm just going to pass them along to Everyone!!...Thanks Again gals!! Terry

Dorte Hannah and Dorte Jo Bernie I received this Lovely Blog Candy from my good friend Claudia ...Thank you so much Sweetie!! I received this Fabulous Halloween card and Goodies from my dear friend Tina The card is Amazing.....created on clear CS!! Here is the inside ...the pics just don't do it justice! Thank you Tina for these Wonderful Treats!! That's it for now.......Sorry about the long post!!....I'll be back in a bit with a new card!!

Autumn Wishes - Motivet DT

This little Doraline with Sunflower is just the Cutest!!...She is one of my favorites...I love Sunflowers!!

The images are colored with copics under the prismacolor pencils and a touch h20's to deepen the shade and add a little sparkle. *(Please remember.....do not use copics over prismacolor pencils or the wax from the pencils will ruin your copic tips!)*

I stamped and extra Sunflower to color and pop on top of Doraline's sunflower for a bit of dimension. I also added a little glitter to her cuffs and collar lace.

Stamps - Motivet - Doraline with Sunflower Autumn Wishes is a sentiment I received in blog candy from Claudia (Thanks Sweetie!)

Be sure to check out the Motivet Blog to see all the Gorgeous creations the DT makes and for a chance to win some Fabulous stamps!!

Ink - Memento black, SU bashful blue and old olive. Paper - GP white, dcwv Indian summer, SU chocolate chip. Accessories - glitter, lace, MS border punch, flowers, shimmerz, buttons, embroidery cotton, bling accents (from Claudia), stitching.

I hope everyone's Halloween was Spooktacular!!...We got around a 100 Spooks...that is a record for us. I just love seeing all the Wonderful costumes...and the little ones are So Cute!!

Have Wonderful Day Everyone!!.....and Thank You Bunches for all your Lovely comments!!

Edited to add - **On the above card I used the last weeks Fabulous sketch from the Cupcake Craft Challenge blog.**

Everyone!!

Stamp Artist Call!!....Can You Draw??

Petra and her husband have started a Fabulous online shop called Paperbasics. They would like to create their own stamp line for their store but need an Artist. If you love to draw and are interested please email Petra at paperbasics@web.de

Thank You Everyone!!....If you know someone else who would be interested...please let them know about this Call!!

DT Magnolia - Spooky Happy Halloween! - Monthly DT Challenge

This DT card is also created for the DT Magnolia Challenge the very talented Camilla has set for this month. Camilla challenges the Magnolia DT members to use at least 3 stamps on a card or creation. Thanks for the fun challenge Camilla!

I used 6 "Magnolia" stamps on this card!! This card was a challenge for me as well because of the size it is. Included in my Magnolia Dt kit was a black card base 8.5" wide x 5.5"height... (21.5 cm wide x 14 cm height). A size a bit out of my comfort zone...so it took a little longer than usual..lol.

The stamps I used are "HV08 Tilda with Spider" - Halloween & Autumn Collection 2008 - "Hoo7 Bat and Hoo7 Iron Fence" - Magnolia's Fall Stamps 2007 - "HW09 Hellbroth - HWo9 Happy Halloween and HW09 Spooky Pumpkin" - all from the new So Spooky Collection 2009.

The images are colored with copics under the prismacolor pencils and a touch h20's to deepen the shade and add a little sparkle. *(Please remember.....do not use copics over prismacolor pencils or the wax from the pencils will ruin your copic tips!)*

The colors in the background were just brushed across with a soft brush. Tilda witch, Hellbroth and the bat on the moon are all attached with foam pop ups. The moon, sentiment and pumpkin are glued to the image panel and attached to the back panel with foam popups. The netting is just a tape used for dry walling. The orange fabric on top is cut from a Dollarama fabric Halloween bag. The spider and webs are from dollarama as well. I've added glitter, stickles and shimmerz here and there. The patterned papers are all from Magnolia's So Spooky Collection and can be found at retailers like "the Little Stamp Shoppe"

Ink - memento black, SU - marigold morning, bordering blue, perfect plum, close to cocoa. Papers - GP white, Magnolia, SU old olive. Accessories - raffia, dry wall netting tape, rick rack (magnolia), spider, fabric Halloween bag, glitter, stickles, shimmerz, stitching, MS border punch, acrylic white paint.

Hey Gals or Guys!!....there is a DT Call going on!! ....for "the Little Stamp Shoppe".....for more information go to "the little Stamp Shoppe Blog" - **This DT call is for Canadians only**

Have a Spooky Fabulous Day Everyone!!..and Thank You So Much for your Wonderful comments!!

Happy Halloween!! - Magnolia..So Spooky!!

I received my Magnolia kit recently and in it was this cute little witch!!....It was very hard to make her spooky........but I love her anyway!!..lol. All the new stamps in the Magnolia Spooky Collection are Fabulous....and are available for order at the Magnolia Webshop.

Heidi at "the Little Stamp Shoppe" has a great selection of the new Spooky Collection as well and the new So Spooky papers!!

I've used 4 Magnolia stamps on this card.....HW09 Flying Witch Tilda, Hw09 Happy Halloween. From the Magnolia Halloween & Autumn Collection 2008 - HVo8 Halloween Pumpkins, The bat is from the Magnolia's Fall Stamps 2007 - H007 BAT

The images are colored with copics under the prismacolor pencils and a touch h20's to deepen the shade and add a little sparkle. *(Please remember.....do not use copics over prismacolor pencils or the wax from the pencils will ruin your copic tips!)*

I've stippled the moon with white acrylic paint and Shimmerz in the center. The witch, pumpkin and sentiment have been attached with foam pop ups for dimension.

Ink - memento black, creamy caramel, pumpkin pie. Papers - GP white, Magnolia (So Spooky papers), scraps of cs from Michael's. Accessories - Magnolia flowers, netting, bit of red tulle, stickles, spica pen, foam popups, stitching, shimmerz.

Have a Great Day Everyone and Thank You so much for your Kind and Wonderful Comments!!

Stamp Designer Call!! ...Do You Draw???

Hello Everyone!!......Petra and her husband have started a Fabulous online shop called Paperbasics. They would like to create their own stamp line for their store but need a Designer. If you love to draw and are interested please email Petra at paperbasics@web.de

Thank You Everyone!!....If you know someone else who would be interested...please let them know about this Call!!

Happy Halloween - "Motivet" DT

Happy Spooky Friday!!.....I love this Cute little Witch from Motivet!! She makes me smile!!..She is called "Doraline riding a Broom"...and you can find her right here.

Doraline is colored with copics for under prismacolor pencils and a touch h20's to deepen the shade and add a little sparkle. *(Please remember.....do not use copics over prismacolor pencils or the wax from the pencils will ruin your copic tips!)*

I've masked Doraline and used a soft brush to add a yellow glow. The image is attached with foam dots on the scalloped circle. I've used stickles on the buckle of her hat..and stars. The sentiment is just created with my label maker. Martha Stewart punches were used for the leaves.

Ink - memento black, barely banana. Paper - GP White, Treasures and Bazill CS, MME. Accessories - flowers, brads, spellbinders, MS punches, netting, raffia, stickles, stitching.

Thank you all so much for your well wishes concerning my dental nightmares...lol...I am such a baby when it comes to the Dentist!!...but I am well on the mend now.

Have a Wonderful Weekend Everyone!!...and Thank You!!! for all your Lovely Comments!!

Beautiful Card and Candy I Won!!

Hi Everyone!.....Wow..I am one Lucky Gal!!.....Look at the Beautiful Card and Fabulous candy Danielle sent me!!...I am lovin' these goodies!! Thank you so much Danielle!.....Grab a cuppa' and visit "Wild Dragon Designs"...Danielle's creations are Gorgeous!!...and you'll be there awhile!!!

Be Back Soon!!

Holiday Happiness - Ansley's Surprise!!

Sorry I have been slow with posting lately....there has been so many things going on. Today I spent a good deal of the day at the Dentist. I'm still recuperating...lol. It was a good holiday weekend...filled with lots of food and good company!!

The Gorgeous image in this card is called Ansley's Surprise from Wags 'n Whiskers and is a lovely gift from my good friend Lacey. The image was created by Crissy Armstrong inspired by Lacey's daughter Ansley and their fur baby Princess.

I've I colored the image with copics for base, prismacolor pencils and h20's to deepen the shade and add a little sparkle. *(Please remember.....do not use copics over prismacolor pencils or the wax from the pencils will ruin your copic tips!)* Going for the medal in repetition here..lol.

I've put glitter on Ansley's wings, headband and princesses bow. Added dots to the present with a gold sparkle pen and added a little glimmer to the ribbon with a stardust pen...(not very vi sable in the photo). The whole image panel is popped up over the green layer.

Paper - GP white, K&C Christmas, SU always artichoke. Ink - memento black, SU barely banana, creamy caramel. Accessories - Snowflake, flowers, brads, spacer, bling, tulle, MS snowflake punch, ribbon, CB corner.

Thanks for looking everyone....and your Lovely comments!!...I will be back with a Spooky Motivet card tomorrow!!

So Spooky Collection Available Now!!

You can now see and order the Fabulous new So Spooky Magnolia Collection in the Magnolia Sweden English Webshop. Heidi at "the Little Stamp Shoppe" is also expecting stamps from this collection very soon!!

If you'd care to see... I have a blast from the past Halloween card on my "Sweet Magnolias" Blog!

Happy Friday Everyone!!

New Motivet Stamps!!!

Aren't they all Totally Super Fabulous??!!....They are all Available in the Motivet Webshop right now!! Be sure to check out the Motivet Inspiration Blog for a chance to win them all!!!

Wags 'n Whiskers! - New!!

Hey everyone!!.....Nikki (Bunny Zoe Crafts) and Lacey (Stamp and Create) have joined together to start a new a Fabulous new stamp company called Wags 'n Whiskers. There will be a Blog hop release Oct 9th!!...You can read more about it by clicking on the banner above. Congratulations Lacey and Nikki!!...I wish you both a ton of Success!!

Sending you a Big Hug (card for Kate)!!...and.."the Little Stamp Shop"

I made this card for a little girl named Kate....who has a very serious brain tumour. You can read more about it right here Cards for Kate. I found out about this through the very talented Curt at Curt's World....you can see his Gorgeous card for her right here.

I recieved this Sweet little Magnolia from Heidi the owner of "the Little Stamp Shoppe" and it's called Tilda with Kitten..... part of the Magnolia Pet Collection. I also used the ML08 Swing from the Magnolia and Lilac Summer Collection 2008. The sentiment I've used is part of a stamp set I won over a year ago....and is created by Aud...(I love these stamps!!)

Be sure to check out "theLittle Stamp Shoppe" and "the little stamp shoppe blog". Heidi is expecting a new shipment of stamps any day...including more of the Fabulous Halloween stamps from last year. My time as Guest DT has come to an end... It's been fun!. You will still be hearing a Little Stamp Shoppe news from me here and there. It's a great place to shop and Heidi jsut keeps adding Fabulous new stock!!!

The Sketch I've used for this card is from the Sketch Challenge I am running on my Magnolia blog right now...You can read more about it here at Sweet Magnolias.

On to the card....I've I colored the image with copics for base, prismacolor pencils and h20's to deepen the shade and add a little sparkle. *(Please remember.....do not use copics over prismacolor pencils or the wax from the pencils will ruin your copic tips!)*

Tilda is raised on foam pop ups. I stamped and colored the little kitties head separately and used a pop up to attach it. The sentiment is popped up as well. I only used part of the Magnolia swing...and added little brads and bows to the top of the ropes.

Ink - memento, bashful blue, creamy caramel. Paper - Georgia pacific, k&c wild raspberry, SU CS. Accessories -nesties, felt, flowers, button, embroidery floss, raffia lace, brads, stitching, glitter and shimmerz.

That's it for today....I'm hoping to get another card up soon...but we are going out of town for the weekend...so it's a little iffy. We've only been back from holidays for a weeek..and I have so many things on the burner right now....cards included...lol.

Have a Wonderful Day Everyone!!...and Thank you so much for your Lovely comments!!

Sweet Magnolia Sketch Challenge!!

Hi Everyone..... Just wanted to let you know...

I'm running a Sketch Challenge on my (Magnolia only) "Sweet Magnolias" Blog.

Please go to this post on my Sweet Magnolias blog for more info. I'm offering 2 Cute Magnolia Stamps as a prize. Giving lots of time here....you have till Oct 12 2009.

We are back from holidays. I am hoping to have some cards done and up very soon...

Have a Great Day!!

The End of Summer Blog Candy Winner is.....

Rosalee.......who commented...

"Hi there. My 2 favorite colors are Black and Green. I added your blog candy to spread the word. Just Because. Thanks for the chance to win".

Congratulations Rosalee!!...

Thank You all so much for playing and your Lovely comments!!......My 2 favorite colors are usually green and blue...but I also love any of the colors in season.

To chose the winner I used.....

Random Integer Generator Here are your random numbers:174 Timestamp: 2009-09-21 17:38:13 UTC

Just a little End of Summer Blog Candy! ..Now Closed!!..

This Blog Candy is Closed!!.....I will be back with the Winner later today.........Thanks for entering!!This is So definitely end of summer candy. I had planned to get it up here sooner ...but we're on holidays and time has just gotten away from me. We still have 2 weeks left and I won't be around very much. I wanted to share a little something just to Thank You all for dropping by. I will also include some Cute fall Magnolia images to help compensate for being so late with this.

Everyone is welcome to enter!! All you have to do is leave a comment on this post telling me your 2 favorite colors. If you would like to spread the word that would be Wonderful but is not a requirement to enter. If you don't have a blog....please be sure to leave an email address so I can contact you if you win.

This candy will close the night of Sept 20th. I'll pick the winner the next day using random org.

Good Luck Everyone!!...and Thanks again for Visiting and your Lovely comments!!

Motivet's Blog Candy!!

Motivet is offering the above Fabulous New Release Stamps for Blog Candy!!....to find out how to enter click.... here... to go to the "Motivet Inspiration Blog"

Have a Lovely Day Everyone!!!

New Stamps Coming Soon to Motivet!!!!

Keep you eyes on the Motivet store.......as there are New Cute and Fabulous stamps coming out very soon.

Remember to visit the Motivet Inspiration Blog to see all the new Gorgeous cards made by the DT and to find out how to enter for a chance to win some Cute New Stamps!!

Have a Fabulous Day Everyone!!