Friday 30 December 2011

White Wedding

Over at Splitcoaststampers, Jeanne had us making cards with a theme of party dresses for the Free for All challenge.  A wedding dress is the most special party dress a girl will ever wear!  I sketched a template of a long dress, used two embossing folders, and then popped it up on the side of the card.  I tried various die cut borders in white but decided to keep it clean and simple.  I used Verve's Wishing You set for the sentiment.
Supplies include:
Papermill Shop white linen card
Craft Concepts Budding Vine embossing folder
Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder
Ribbon
Wild Orchid Crafts rose
Pearls
Verve Wishing You sentiment
Spellbinders Nestabilities Circles
Versafine Black Onyx ink
                                                                          

Wednesday 28 December 2011

Just Call Country Style

Today is Roxie's last challenge as hostess of the Splitcoaststampers Wednesday sketch challenge, and we're all very appreciative of her hard work at bringing us great sketches over the years.  I made this one based on her sketch for today.  I thought it would be fun to stitch all the panels and go for a country quilt look.  All edges have been distressed with Ranger Distress ink.  I added gingham ribbon, a rose, buttons and lace as embellishments.  This Verve Plain Jane is one of my new stamps from my Get Your Diva On prize stash.  Verve is so generous with their prizes and I'm so delighted with all my new goodies!
Supplies include:
October Afternoon dp
Ranger Distress Frayed Burlap
Versafine Vintage Sepia
Verve Jer. 33:3 Plain Jane
Buttons
Ribbon
Lace
Prima rose
Sewing machine

Friday 23 December 2011

This Christmas

Hello, it's Bridget here and just a few days before Christmas, I wanted to share with you a project I made back in September for the Dirty Dozen gallery at Splitcoaststampers when the fabulous set  from Sweet n' Sassy Stamps called Christmas Light first came out.  I used a page from a Tim Holtz chipboard album to make this hanging picture - the holes were already in it and the little chains came with the album.  This black metal ornament hanger was perfect for hanging it so that it can sit on top of our mantel piece.
I adhered dp to the chipboard and sanded the edges before sponging with Distress inks.  I made a frame with Spellbinders Labels One and a smaller circle and embossed it using a Craft Concepts embossing folder, then sponged over the embossing with the same ink for more definition. 
The verse is stamped over a sponged circle.  I stamped the image three times so that I could pop up various pieces for a more dimensional look.
Here's a closer look:

I added lace and tiny pearls and a bow with a button and pearl to finish.  The candle flame has a little bit of Stickles sparkle.
Just a few days left until the 25th, and by now you'll be excited or very tired and stressed - probably all three!  In the middle of all your Christmas preparations and enjoyment, I hope that the words of this sentiment are very true for you..."may the warmth of the Lord's presence bring you joy."
Hugs, Bridget
Supplies include:
October Afternoon dp
SU Cherry Cobbler, Vanilla cardstock
SU ribbon
Copics
Ranger Distress Antique Linen, Frayed Burlap ink
Memento Tuxedo Black ink
Lace
Champagne pearls
Tim Holtz chipboard album page
Sanding block
Button
Craft Concepts Budding Vine embossing folder
Stickles
Spellbinders Nestabilities Circles, Labels One


Wednesday 21 December 2011

Happy Christmas Cocoa!

I made this card using Taylor's Sketch Challenge over at Splitcoaststampers and also using her fabulous photo for the Sweet n' Sassy Stamps Inspiration Challenge this week - you can see it HERE, it's really gorgeous!
I stamped Cocoa three times and popped up various pieces for dimension using Sweet n' Sassy Stamps A Cocoa Kind of Christmas - don't forget that this month is Crazy 4 Cocoa month and all Cocoa digis and clear stamps are 10% off at Sweet n' Sassy Stamps.
I've had my sewing machine out for another project so I did a bit of stitching on this one. 
My husband and I visited the Continental Christmas market outside Belfast City Hall last week and also went to the weekly St. George's market - we loved seeing all the foods, crafts, antiques, and locally produced goods, but all I came home with was a jar of vintage buttons, and here's one of them!
Supplies include:
Sweet n' Sassy Stamps A Cocoa Kind of Christmas
My Minds Eye dp
SU Rich Razzleberry cardstock
SU Rich Razzleberry ink
Ranger Distress Scattered Straw ink
Spellbinders Nestabilities Circles, Rectangles
Gold ric rac
Vintage button
Copics
Ribbon

Thursday 15 December 2011

Crazy 4 Cocoa Blog Hop

Hi and welcome to the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Crazy 4 Cocoa blog hop!
The whole month of December is devoted to showcasing sweet Cocoa projects. Today the Sweet 'n Sassy Design Divas have joined together with some of the talented Sweet 'n Sassy Digi Challenge girls to bring a fun Cocoa Mouse blog hop to you! I love this image because it can be used for the holidays or for birthdays - it comes in the set A Cocoa Kind of Christmas, which also includes Cocoa with a beautiful ornament and four fabulous sentiments!
I popped Cocoa up on a circle sponged with Ranger Distress ink.  All edges  have been sponged and the twine is dyed with a bit of diluted Antique Linen ink just to tone down the whiteness for this retro look.
I added lace, ric rac and buttons, plus a tiny tag cut using Papertrey Ink's Tiny Tags set - one of the smaller dies in Spellbinders Circles fits just perfectly for a frame on one of these little round tags.  The sentiments are both from the SNSS set Poppies & Greetings - I just love all the sentiments in this useful set!
Don't forget that Crazy 4 Cocoa month at Sweet n' Sassy Stamps means that all Cocoa clear sets and digis are 10% off!
Supplies include:
Spellbinders Circles Large, Small
Papertrey Ink Tiny Tags die
Twine (The Twinery)
Lace
October Afternoon dp
October Afternoon buttons
SU Real Red cardstock
Copics
Ranger Distress Antique Linen, Frayed Burlap ink

Your next stop on the hop is over to see what fabulous creation Kim Singdahlsen has for you! 
Here's a list of all the people participating in the fun hop today:


But wait...there's MORE!!!  We want YOU to hop along with us!  All you have to do is make a card or project featuring Cocoa Mouse and add your direct link to the linky tool below.  One participant (drawn at random) will win their choice of ONE free Cocoa Mouse clear stamp set or FOUR free Cocoa Mouse digis!  You have until Saturday, December 17 at 11:30 PM EST to add your direct link...go get stamping!


Tuesday 13 December 2011

Feel Better

I created this card using the sketch for My Favorite Things Wednesday Sketch Club 49 and in honor of Peggy (pegmac71), who was the Featured Stamper on Sunday at Splitcoaststampers. I was inspired by Peggy's fabulous card using this cute Pure Innocence set - I hope this little sweetie will cheer up someone who's feeling under the weather!  There was some pre-embossed dp in my stash which I used as a background on all panels.  The pink heart is cut using one of Papertrey Ink's Tiny Tags dies and I put a tiny black pearl over the hole. 
Supplies include:
MFT Pure Innocence My Umbrella
Doodlebug pre-embossed dp
SU Basic Black, Melon Mambo cardstock
Twine (The Twinery)
Buttons
Pearls
Copics
Papertrey Ink Tiny Tags die  

Saturday 10 December 2011

Pearl Poinsettas

Today's Inspiration Challenge at Splitcoaststampers takes us to the website of Ten Thousand Villages.  I chose a lotus candleholder because the red petals reminded me of poinsettas.  They're cut using Spellbinders Shapeabilities Layered Poinsetta dies and arranged on a flourish using Cheery Lynn Designs Fanciful Flourish die - this has to be one of the most useful dies I own!  I find myself reaching for it time and time again.
All edges are distressed with Ranger Distress ink and I added just twine and pearls to finish.  It was a quick, easy holiday card for today because we went with friends to Belfast's city center to visit the Continental Christmas market.  It was a fun morning with all kinds of fun craft and food stalls from around the world!
Supplies include:
Waltzingmouse Say It With Style (sentiment)
Ranger Distress Antique Linen ink
Cosmo Cricket dp
SU Cherry Cobbler cardstock
SU Cherry Cobbler ink
Jute twine
Pearls
Spellbinders Shapeabilities Layered Poinsetta die

Wednesday 7 December 2011

De"light"ful Cocoa

It's lashing snowy rain at the moment here in Northern Ireland so I thought it was time to work with one of my favorite Cocoa digi's, De"light"ful Cocoa.  I love burning candles to give a warm glow on long dark winter nights and I can almost smell the Christmassy cinnamon fragrance when I look at this cute Cocoa image!   It's Crazy for Cocoa month over at Sweet and Sassy Stamps so don't forget to pop over and take a look while all Cocoa clear stamps and digi's are 10% off!
I popped Cocoa up on a doodled frame and used today's sketch challenge at Splitcoaststampers using some of my favorite October Afternoon dp's.  I sponged all the edges with Ranger Distress inks, even the image, just to tone down the brightness of the colors.  And to keep that retro/vintage look I dyed the twine because I find it tones down the bright white of the twine and makes it look like it's been in a trunk in Grandma's attic for the last 50 years!  You can find a fabulous selection of twine at Sweet n' Sassy Stamps. I used a mix of Copic blending ink and Y21 ink for this. The sentiment is from a fabulous set called Poppies and Greetings.  If any of you have Papertrey Ink's Tiny Tags dies,  a lot of the small sentiments in this great set will fit them perfectly.  I don't normally sew on my cards - our house is so small that I have to keep my portable machine in a closet, but because it was out for some other sewing, I stitched between the panels. 
Supplies include:
Twine
October Afternoon dp
October Afternoon buttons
Copic ink
Papertrey Ink Tiny Tags die
Ranger Distress Frayed Burlap, Antique Linen ink
SU Real Red cardstock
Black fine line marker

Monday 5 December 2011

Snow and Berry Garland

Here I am again with a card using the Cheery Lynn Fanciful Flourish die - this time to make a Christmas garland. I started out intending to make a green garland but then thought I'd try for a frosty look with  white bits and pieces using this fabulous die.  I wove white twine through  a die cut using Sweet and Sassy Stamps Lacey Eyelet border die.  This card was for two challenges at Splitcoaststampers - a CAS challenge to use twine and a technique challenge to use buttons.  I used Sweet n' Sassy Stamps Christmas Light set for the sentiment.
The white panel is popped up on the cherry cobbler card base.
Supplies include:
SU Cherry Cobbler cardstock
SU Cherry Cobbler ink
Twine
Buttons
SU embossing folder

Saturday 3 December 2011

Flourished Poinsetta

I made this card for the inspiration challenge over at Splitcoaststampers and it's based on this holiday ornament with a golden background and poinsetta's.  I covered the card base with dp and sponged the edges for a vintage look.  It has a bit of teal green in the swirls so I used a shimmery teal green cardstock for the flourishes, leaves, and the embossed strip.  The lace was perfect for weaving some thin stitched ribbon through and I added some matching string for the bow.  The pearls are colored with a copic.
Spellbinders Shapeablilites Layered Poinsetta works so beautifully for a really dimensional flower!
I used a sentiment from Sweet and Sassy Stamps Christmas Light, it's done in a fabulous font.
Supplies include:
Spellbinders Shapeabilities Layered Poinsetta
Marianne Creatables flourishes dies,
Sizzix plaid embossing folder
Copic
Pearls
Stitched ribbon
Lace
String
Ranger Distress Frayed Burlap ink
SU Real Red, Baroque Burgundy ink

Tuesday 29 November 2011

Scarlet Crysanthemum

I made this card for a CAS challenge sketch over at Splitcoaststampers - I love the simplicity of CAS cards and this time instead of lots of white space, I went for black space.  I masked a sqaure with post-it-notes before sponging the background, then stamped the flower and sentiment.  The white square is popped up on the cardbase and it's finished off with  a triple wrap of twine and black pearls.  I love this sentiment - sometimes we say we'll pray for someone, but this sentiment lets someone know that we actually already have!
Supplies include:
Gina K Lean on Me
Verve Prayer notes
Twine (The Twinery)
pearls
SU Real Red, Cool Caribbean, Lucky Limeade ink
Memento Tuxedo Black ink
Post-it-notes

Tuesday 22 November 2011

Cheery Lynn Wreath

This is a card I made for several Verve challenges on Splitcoaststampers using Cheery Lynn Designs Fanciful Flourish die.  Sandy from Cheery Lynn Designs blog asked if they could use it this week for their "Red and Green" challenge!
I cut up parts of the flourish using various sized leaves and swirly bits and attached them to a circle base which I'd cut using two Nestie circles, one slightly larger than the other.  I used my hot glue gun to adhere them so that I could arrange them with some dimension.  This didn't take as long as it might look, and you could make the wreath thinner or thicker depending on your preference!
This is my favorite flourish die and I love coming up with different ways to use it!
Supplies include:
Cheery Lynn Fanciful Flourish die
Verve Kind Words
Spellbinders Nestabilities Circles Large, Small
SU Basic Black cardstock
SU dp
My Minds Eye dp
Ranger Distress Frayed Burlap ink
Memento Tuxedo Black ink
Butchers twine
gems
copic pen
dewdrops

Monday 21 November 2011

A Silhouette Thankyou


I love the look of a black silhouette against a bright splash of color and in the middle of making Christmas cards, I had the urge to make something fresh and flowery!
I sponged the card base using SU's Certainly Celery and Old Olive, then used a Fiskar's punch to round the corners.  Sweet and Sassy Stamps Wildflowers set works wonderfully to stamp multiple times at different heights across the bottom of a card, whatever the width.  The sentiments are beautiful and I like to use them for thank you cards especially - I added a small row of black pearls as an accent.
The gems in the flower centers are colored with Copic Y95 to match the green. To finish I added some black and white gingham ribbon to pick up on the black of the silhouette.
Supplies:
White Linen cardstock
Gingham ribbon
Sweet and Sassy Stamps Wildflowers
Versafine Black Onyx ink
Pearls
Stampin Up Old Olive, Certainly Celery ink
Gems
Copic
Fiskar's corner Rounder
 

Tuesday 15 November 2011

A Blessing

I needed a quick thank you card for a couple who has given our family a lovely gift so I went with today's color challenge colors at Splitcoaststampers - they're Stampin Up colors, Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade, and Baja Blue.
I used one of my favorite Sweet and Sassy Stamps sets, Serene Silhouettes and the sentiment is from SNSS's Blessings and Thanks.
I sponged the rectangle while still in the Nestie die with the blue and green and then popped it up on a thin black frame.  The flowers were made with a Martha Stewart punch and I used a small Woodware punch for the butterfly. 
Other Supplies include:
Papermill Shop White Linen cardstock
SU Basic Black cardstock
Ribbon
Pearls
Spellbinders Nestabilities Rectangles
Memento Tuxedo Black ink

Saturday 12 November 2011

Retro Snowman

I had so much fun with this one for today's Inspiration Challenge at Splitcoaststampers - it was based on the website Sally Meekin's Ceramics and I chose a snowman teapot for my inspiration!  Korin at Sweet and Sassy Stamps came out with some new digi's today and I fell in love with this Sketchy Snowman - to match the distressed look of the dp, I sponged all the edges with Ranger Distress ink.  The snowflake and the snowman are both highlighted with Stickles but my photography doesn't seem to pick up sparkles!  Be sure to check out the new digi's at Sweet and Sassy Stamps!
Other supplies include:
Basic Gray Indie Bloom dp
SU Real Red cardstock
ribbon
button
X-cut Nesting dies
Marianne Creatables snowflake die
Spellbinders Nestabilities Circles
Martha Stewart lattice arch punch
Ranger Distress Frayed Burlap ink
Stickles

Wednesday 9 November 2011

Snowflake Flourish

I made this card for today's great sketch callenge at Splitcoaststampers. I've felt like my mojo is missing and my coloring is off recently, so thought I'd go for sponging - I used various Nestabilities for the three panels of the sketch, sponging them while still in the die.  I cut the leaves off from a die-cut using Cheery Lynn Designs Fanciful Flourish, and added snowflakes instead.  The snowflakes are highlighted with Stickles but it isn't showing up in my photo tonight!  I was surprised at how quickly this card came together but just couldn't get a sentiment to fit in a place that pleased me!
Other supplies include:
SU Cool Caribbean ink
Papermill Shop White Linen cardstock
Spellbinders Nestabilities Petite Ovals, Small Rectangles, Small Squares
Pearls
Stickles
Marianne Creatables Snowflake die
Cheery Lynn Designs Fanciful Flourish die

Monday 7 November 2011

Sweet n' Sassy Stamps 4th Birthday Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the SNSS Birthday Blog Hop!  We're celebrating four wonderful years and we're so glad you joined us today!  I've loved working with sweet and gifted Korin and the fabulous team of designers at Sweet n' Sassy Stamps plus getting to know many of the fans who love using SNSS images, sentiments and products!
36 fantastic design team members, both past and present, along with some special friends have put together our hop which will take place over three days, so there's plenty of time to stop and visit each blog.  You have until 11:59 pm EST on November 9th to leave comments on as many blogs as you can.  On Saturday, November 12th, Sweet n' Sassy Stamps will announce FOUR winners which will be chosen at random from comments on random stops along the hop.  Each of the four winners will receive a prize pack including stamps, dies, paper and twine valued at $40!  The more comments the better your chance of winning!

If you've been following along alread you should ahve come from the fantastic blog of Sandy Domelle.
If you're only starting here, you can head back to the SNSS blog and go from there so you don't miss any stops along the way! 

Here's what I created for the hop today:
This was made using a brand new set just released last Thurday called God's Purpose.  I wanted a somewhat CAS look so I left a lot of white space to go with the bright turquoise and red.  The image is colored with copics and cut with Spellbinders Nestabilities Circles.  It's popped up on a lacy oval cut with a Marianne Creatables die.   I went for a simple "thinking of you" sentiment because as far as I'm concerned, you can never have too many cards with that simple but meaningful message!  I used a white gel pen to add highlights to the red berries and a corner rounder for the bottom corners.
Other supplies include:
Buttons
Memento Tuxedo Black ink
Echo Park dp
SU Real Red, Tempting Turquoise cardstock
Ribbon
Copics

And in honor of the birthday I'm going to share a card I made back in April while on Splitcoaststampers Dirty Dozen design team - these cards are exclusively for the inspiration of the SCS Fan Club, but because it's a very special occasion I'm making an exception and sharing one of my favorite cards ever using SNSS!

I layered the sentiment strip across the dp before cutting the circle with a Nestie and used Sweet n' Sassy Stamps Tulips Digital Stamp and the sentiment is from their Flower Sentiments digi set.
Other supplies used include:
MFT small scallops Die-namic
Spellbinders Nestabilities Circles, Butterflies Two
Twine
Buttons
My Minds Eye, SU dp
Copics

Thank you so much
for joining the fun today!  Your next stop on the blog is the very talented Ceal Pritchett,  but just in case you should lose your way, here's a whole list of the bloggers celebrating:

Thursday 3 November 2011

Sweet and Sassy Stamps Release Blog Hop


Hello and welcome to the blog hop celebrating Sweet and Sassy Stamps wonderful November Releases!  The Design Diva's and The Digi Team are hopping together today to show the fabulous clear stamps, digi's and dies being released.  Don't forget to join us tonight at 8:00 pm EST on our member company forum at Splitcoaststampers for a great release party including full reveals of the sets, fun challenges and some fab prizes! Once you've visited all the blogs, stop back at the SNSS blog and leave a comment about which of the new sets is your favorite from all you've seen.  There's a fabulous prize up for grabs - all of the November releases worth $130 - that's 6 stamp sets, 3 die sets, and 11 digi's!  Tonight at the release party a random prize winner will be drawn and announced from the comments on the SNSS blog post - we'll see you there!
 So grab a hot drink, get cozy and get ready to be inspired!
                                        
                          Here's a full list of bloggers participating today:

                                                     Sandy Domelle

                                                     Ceal Pritchett

                                                       Mary Faus

                                                      Makiko Jones

                                                    Kim Singdahlsen

                                                       Jessica Fick

                                                   Stephanie Wright

                                                       Dina Kowal

                                                     Holly McMillen

                                                     Carol Longacre

                                                       Taylor Usry

      Cathy McCauley

                                                       Harriet Skelly

                                                       Monika Davis

                                                    Korin Sutherland

                                                        SNSS Blog

If you're following along, you'll have arrived from Margo's blog.                                                        
                                                                        
Here's what I created for the hop today:

This set is called God's Purpose and includes two Scripture verses and three sentiments including the ever useful "Thinking of You".  I colored the image with copics and added a touch of stickles on the upper side of the red berries.  The doily is cut with Cheery Lynn Designs French Pastry doily die which you can find at Sweet and Sassy Stamps!  The seam binding is from Stampin Up and the dp is from Kaisercraft and SU.  Other supplies include button, string, Spellbinders Nestabilities Circles, and Memento Tuxedo Black ink.


This card was created with the fun set Cozy Friends which includes this cute penguin and a sweet polar bear image!  It also has four holiday sentiments.  I have to tell you this one was so fun to color!  You could cut it out with your Spellbinders circles but I found it easy and quick to use scissors.  You can find twine from The Twinery at Sweet and Sassy stamps.   Other supplies include dp from Echo Park and My Minds Eye, buttons, Dizzy Doily Die-namic from My Favorite Things, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, and copics.

Thanks so much for stopping by, enjoy the hop, and your next stop is the very talented



Tuesday 1 November 2011

Masked Mosaic

Over at Splitcoaststampers it's Teapot Tuesday and the Color Challenge and this card is my attempt for both.  The teaparty cards will go to a fellow SCS friend going through a difficult time, and we were asked to have a try at creating a mosaic - I masked a mosaic with post it notes, sponged with various inks, and then did my stamping.  The little dots were done with a stamp from Rubber Stamp Tapestry.  The color challenge colors were SU's Always Artichoke, More Mustard, and Bravo Burgundy, though I had to substitute with the green and gold  I was lucky to have just the right buttons to match for the finishing touch.
Supplies include:
Versfine Onyx Black ink
SU Old Olive, Real Red, Bravo Burgundy
Ranger Distress Scattered Straw 
Buttons 
Stamps:
Stampendous
Rubber Stamp Tapestry

Sunday 30 October 2011

Wonderful Life

I made this card for today's featured stamper challenge at SCS - Michelle (istamp31) had a lovely card with a sentiment and butterfly which inspired me.  I stamped the sentiment twice, cut out the word "life", sponged with Shabby Shutters ink, then popped it up on the circle.  I attached the twine on a small strip of black cardstock - it means I save on twine by not wrapping it around the card which is hard to do lengthwise on a  tent fold anyway!
This sentiment is a good one for all of us who have perfectionist tendencies!
Other supplies include:
Verve Words of Wisdom
twine (The Twinery)
button
Spellbinders Nestabilities Circles
Spellbinders Butterflies Two
Ranger Distress Shabby Shutters ink
Memento Tuxedo Black ink
black pearls

Thursday 27 October 2011

Golden Leaves

I made this for the Ways to Use It challenge at Splitcoaststampers today - to use leaves.  I sponged a square masked with post-it-notes using various inks and then embossed the leaves in gold - they're from a fabulous Sweet and Sassy Set called Autumn Leaves.  The sentiment was stamped onto the card but I messed it up with a big splodge of ink so I had to redo and pop it up.  In the end, it made it stand out more.  I finished off by adding brushed gold brads and gold cord, which is a favorite of mine.
I was inspired by the wonderful gallery of Heather T at SCS who masks and sponges beautifully - you can see what I mean HERE.
Other supplies include:
Spellbinders Nestabilities Petite Ovals
SU Perfect Plum, Real Red, Blushing Bride, Orchid Opulence ink
Verve Kind Words sentiment

Tuesday 25 October 2011

Be Still and Know

I used one of the October Viva La Verve sketches for my card, this one is designed by Charmaine.  I love this verse, it's one I'm trying more and more to put into practice.  And for me, it takes practice - being still mentally or physically, doesn't come naturally!  I'm also trying to practice knowing that He is God - by that I mean letting Him deal with circumstances and people around me and not feeling like I have to sort everyone and everything out! : )
I embossed the back panel and popped it up, then added rolled felt roses to the circle with the sentiment.  I love how these roses turn out in any color, but cream is my favorite!
I cut up the flourish to add greenery and leaves, then finished off with pearls, and gold cord.
Other supplies include:
MFT rolled roses Die-namic
Cheery Lynn Designs Fanciful Flourish die
Spellbinders Nestabilities Circles
gold cord
pearls
Versafine Black Onyx ink

Monday 24 October 2011

Cupcake Thankyou

I made this card based on a CAS sketch by Patricia (PHinVA) at Splitcoaststampers today.  The cupcake was designed by my friend Dina Kowal and is available at her etsy shop along with a fun cupcake background.
I used post-it-notes to mask a strip and sponged with various inks.  The cupcake icing is liberally covered with Stickles and extra glitter!
This card is going to a group of ladies at our church who organise fun nights for us and they call it "Cupcakes"!  I've enjoyed the opportunity to get to know people better, relax and have fun.  At our last get- together I sat beside a mother and daughter who really helped me as they shared the experiences of what their family had gone through - it encouraged me to keep praying about certain things with faith.  
I thought it was time to let those ladies know I appreciate our Cupcake get-togethers!
Other supplies include:
Waltzingmouse Say It Loud sentiment stamps
SU Cool Caribbean, Orchid Opulence ink
Memento Angel Pink ink
Ranger Distress Shabby Shutters ink
Versafine Black Onyx ink
buttons
twine (The Twinery) 
copics

Friday 21 October 2011

Amazing Grace

This is a card I made for Andrea Ewen's Get Your Diva On Verve challenge called Handmade Happiness - to use a handmade embellishment on our cards.  I mde a flower from Spellbinders Nestabilities Peonies, sponging the edges with ink, and scrunching up the dp thoroughly!  I stamped some music because this sentiment reminds me of the beautiful old hymn Amazing Grace.  Grace, or God's goodness to me even when I don't deserve it, really is amazing to me!
I love Cheery Lynn Designs Fanciful Flourish, it's so much fun to snip and arrange on a card in various ways!
Other supplies include:
Ranger Distress Scattered Straw ink
SU Taken with Teal ink
SU buttons
My Minds Eye Six by Six Everyday Flair
Spellbinders Circles
October Afternoon music stamp

Wednesday 19 October 2011

Sweet and Sassy Stamps and The Twinery Blog Hop




Sweet and Sassy Stamps and The Twinery have teamed up for a blog hop with 24 fabulous stampers!
Anyone who knows me, knows I'm a twine fanatic, so I was delighted when Sweet and Sassy Stamps started selling a beautiful selection of twine from The Twinery - check out all the beautiful colors here!

If you're hopping along, you'll have arrived from Julie Ranae's blog.  If you've just discovered the hop, you might want to start at the beginning so you don't miss out on a single blog!  You'll find a complete list of bloggers there too!

Here's my card using two colors of twine - Charcoal and Blossom Pink.  I just love mixing twine and using it liberally - my sister and I have a saying that applies - "If something's worth doing, it's worth over doing!" : )
               I've used Sweet and Sassy Stamps beautiful silhouette from Wildflowers and the sentiment is from Poppies and Sayings.

I stamped the silhouette with Versafine's Black Onyx ink because it gives good strong color.  The circles were cut with Spellbinders Nestabilities Small and Large sets and the doily with Cheery Lynn Designs English Pastry die which can now be found at Sweet and Sassy Stamps!
I colored the pearls with a copic to match the dp which is made by Craft Creations.

Your next stop on the hop is with the talented

Here's the fabulous prize The Twinery has up for grabs today valued at $25 - The Ultimate Color Sampler Pack


And here's the prize Sweet and Sassy Stamps is offering - the wonderful Season of Change Stamp Set and Die Bundle valued at $28


For a chance to win these prizes you MUST comment on EACH blog in the hop.
Winners will be announced on Sunday, October 23 on both
So good luck and thanks for joining us today for the hop!