Hip Hop Hangover!

Good morning and welcome to my Hip Hop Hangover creation! :D I made this card for yesterday's challenge which was to create a black and white background! I took the swirly stamp from the Bevy of Butterflies kit and stamped it all over the piece of whisper white card stock. I then layered that piece on my black card base. The dragon fly was then stamped with stazon and I colored in the wings with my colored pencils and gamsol. For a prettier look I then added glitter to the body, wings, and antenna of it. I used some bermuda bay and melon mambo to balance out the color scheme too! I punched out the sentiment (also from Bevy of Butteflies) and popped it up with dimensionals after coloring it in. The last thing I did was add rhinestones and ribbon pieces to embellish the card!

Now for the news! Remember when I said I was taking a chance by trying out for the Unity Guest Designer challenge with this card? Well, yesterday I found out that they picked ME! I was blown away! I did not think I stood a chance among all the fabulous creations that had been submitted! Wowza was I excited though! :D My term will be for August and I am so thrilled!

I hope you all enjoy your Friday! I plan on getting a lot done today! :D

You Make Life Sparkle

I just LOVE this new digi image from Paper Makeup Stamps! Her name is Shaela and she is just so cute! :) I wanted to participate in the PMS release challenge which was to CASE one of Katie's cards. It was really hard for me to pick a card so I decided to choose one that was very unique! Here is the card I chose to CASE. For my card I decided to color in Shaela with my colored pencils and gamsol. I then used some paper from my KI Memories pack and pulled the colors from it! I used Ruby Red for the card base and layered on some Kiwi Kiss, Pumpkin Pie, Pink Pirouette, and Bermuda Bay. I cut the Pumpkin Pie piece out using my top note die and then popped the image up on top of it. The sentiment was then punched out with my oval punch and popped up as well. I then added some glitter to Shaela's wings and flower along with the word "sparkle". I finished the card up with a flower and button that I found in my stash! I hope to get a better picture of it tomorrow. The sun did not come out at all today and since my photo tent light is still broken, this will just have to do for now!

Well, that's it for today's card! I will have a Unity card to share with you tomorrow so make sure you stop back by in the morning! :D

Unity's Guest Designer Challenge

So I am taking another chance this week by entering this month's Unity Guest Designer challenge! Whew! It's a little scary, I'm not going to lie. I really feel like I put my heart on the line when I do things like this! Haha! Anyway, I don't have super high hopes because there were so many talented women who entered but at least I can say I gave it a shot, right? :) Anyway, this month's challenge was a sketch and the only other requirement was that we had to use either our May or June KOTM. I pulled out the adorable bee from the June KOTM since the image panels of the sketch were these 3 little circles. Now I wanted it to look a little bit different in each circle so I stamped the bees, colored them with my Prismacolor Pencils, and then punched them out by placing the bees in different sections of the circle (I hope that made sense). I paired the bees with my fun Cosmo Cricket Girl Friday paper and made it a little vintage looking by sponging the edges of my paper pieces and sewing all around the sides (this time I remembered to sew just the top flap). The sentiment is also from the June KOTM and I punched it out with my word window punch. I then spruced up the card a little bit more by adding some Kaisercraft pearls, vanilla taffeta ribbon and a giant yellow flower! Overall I REALLY like how it turned out. In fact, it is one of my favorites yet! I just hope that I'm not the only one who likes it! ;) Hehe.

Well, thanks again for stopping by today! I hope you are enjoying your Wednesday afternoon!

Jacksonbelle Tuesday Challenge!

Well, it's my first Jacksonbelle Tuesday and I am SUPER excited about today's card! To start off the month of July we have a sketch challenge provided for you AND if you play along this week you could even win something! All you have to do is create a card using the sketch and then upload it to your blog or gallery so that you can link it to the Jacksonbelle Blog!

For my card I used the Cosmo Cricket "Hey Sugar" paper and this fun image from the Inkadinkado Birthday Cupcakes set! I used some vanilla ribbon as well as my sewing machine to embellish on it and I colored in my cupcake using Prismacolor Pencils!

Make sure you stop by the Jacksonbelle Blog to see the other girls' cards as well as this week's challenge! I really hope that you find time to play along! I would LOVE to see what you come up with!

My Lil' Rustic Cowboy!

You don't get much cuter than him, huh? :D I have been in love with this cowboy for quite a while now and didn't realize how much I missed him! Hehe! I pulled him out for an older Lizzie Anne Designs sketch since they are having their Anniversary Celebration and got creative! Mr. Cowboy was colored in with my Prismacolor Pencils and Gamsol. I also wanted to give my card a rustic look so I used the faux burnt edges technique on the image panel and distressed some of the layers as well as sponged them with some Tim Holtz Anique Linen Distress Ink. The designer paper I decided to use is from the Cosmo Cricket "Mr. Campy" line. I then decided to dust off my sewing machine and after MANY hours of trying to figure out why it wouldn't work, I sewed around the edge of my card! One little tip before sewing: DON'T SEW THE CARD SHUT! Yup, learned that one the hard way! It was like I completely forgot HOW to sew! Haha! Ok, anyway, I stamped the sentiment on my star/circle combination and distressed it up a bit. I then added some twine and vintage brads for the finished look!

Well, that's it for today's post! I hope you enjoyed today's card! I will be back tomorrow with my Jacksonbelle Challenge!

Lots going on at Jacksonbelle Embellishments! :)

I have so much to share with you today! Jacksonbelle Embellishments has a ton of exciting things taking place in the store this week!

1. First of all there is a HUGE sale on ALL Cosmo Cricket supplies!

2. The store also has a ton of the new Basic Grey supplies in stock! You can find the new Lemonade and June paper pads, brads, buttons, stamps, and 3D stickers in the store now!

3. You can also start preordering the brand new Martha Stewart punches that haven't even been released yet! Seriously, go check them out because they stinkin' rock!

4. Another exciting announcement, and one that I am just THRILLED about, is that Lindsey has the new Stampavie Sarah Kay stamps on the way right now! You can see the peeks here! They will be in the store shortly and you will not want to miss them! They are SUPER adorable!

Well, that's it for the Jacksonbelle Embellishment news! Make sure you stop by tomorrow to check out the challenge for this week! You won't want to miss it! :)

Happy 4th of July!

Well, I was able to find time to stamp today and since it is the 4th I decided to even make a patriotic card! :) I used my C.C. Designs digi stamps from All That Scraps! Isn't she so cute? You can get her as well as a long haired version for only $3! Anyway, I played along in the All That Scraps & OCC's challenge which was to use red, white, & blue as well as today's Clean & Simple sketch. I do feel like this card is missing something but I wanted to keep it as simple as possible!

Well, I am going to keep this post short so that I can get some stuff done before we go back out to the lake! Enjoy your holiday!

I'll be back soon, I promise!

Hi ladies! I just wanted to let you know that I have had a lull in my stamping time and I currently have absolutely NOTHING to share with you! Sad, I know! :D Anyway, I hope to get some crafty time in tomorrow so that I can post a creation. We will see how things play out. We were at the lake tonight and will be there part of tomorrow as well. Anyway, I hope that you all enjoy the holiday tomorrow!

More PMS! :)

Paper Makeup Stamps that is! Hehe! This is going to be a quick post because I am off to our youth night but I wanted to make sure to share this with you first! I created this card using my one of my newest digi stamps called "A Fairy for Kaleigh". I used the OCC's sketch challenge as well as the Stamp Something challenge to use 3 or more embellishments! I paired my image with some Cosmo Cricket Girl Friday dsp! She was colored using my Stampin' Write markers and her wings were glittered up using my glitter gel pen. Other than that I think this card is pretty self-explanatory! Let me know if you have a question!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great evening!

Hello

Good morning everyone! I hope you all had a fantastic evening yesterday! I wanted to share this card with you today. I made it sometime last week for the Bellariffic Friday. This card uses a cute little ChiChibouile from Stamping Bella. I colored her with my Stampin' Write Markers and added glitter to her wings. I used my Basic Grey Wisteria paper and combined it with my Rich Razzleberry, Soft Suede, and Brocade Blue card stock. I used Soft Suede ribbon and rhinestones to embellish the card too! The sentiment is actually a sticker that I received in the maile but I thought it fit the card perfectly!

Well, that's it for today's post! I slept wonderfully last night with my husband! It was such a great feeling! I made homemade pizza for him and we watched Seven Brides For Seven Brothers together. It was a great evening. I can't even begin to express how grateful I am to have him back home! Today I have lots that I want to get done though. I have already been able to get laundry done and pick up my husband's stuff from his trip so I am feeling pretty good! Enjoy your Tuesday!

Friend to Friend

I just love the brightness of this card! It makes me smile! :D The colors are actually almost all new In Colors. The only extra color that is thrown in there is the Pumpkin Pie. Besides that you have your Melon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry, and Crushed Curry. I used the flower image from the Unity June KOTM. I think this image might just be my favorite in the set! It's so pretty! Anyway, the designer paper that is used is the new Stampin' Up! Razzleberry Lemonade dsp and it has been paired with some Melon Mambo ribbon and yellow dew drops. I paper pierced the corners of the image panel and colored the flowers with my Stampin' Write Markers. I actually created this card over a week ago for the Featured Stamper challenge on Splitcoast but I am just now getting around to posting it! :) I guess that's really all there is to say about this card but if you have any questions let me know!

On a side note, my handsome hubby gets home today! I am so excited to see him and I can't even begin to tell you how happy I am that I don't have to sleep alone again tonight! :) I have spent today making sure the house is cleaned and picked up as well as baking up a storm! He will not be a hungry man when he's home, that's for sure! Well, that's it for my ramblings this afternoon! Take care and stop back tomorrow for yet another card!

Psst...I've been hiding a secret! :)

Last week I decided to take a chance and try out for the Jacksonbelle Embellishment design team. To be honest, I didn't think I stood a chance. There are so many women out there who are far more talented than me! Well guess what, within 24 hours I received an email saying that they would love to have me! Oh my word was I stoked! I literally screamed and called my husband (who, of course, couldn't pick up at the time), and then my mom! Haha! I felt like a little school girl but, to be honest, I didn't care!

Here are the girls who are joining me on this fabulous quest!

Kristine Breach ~ Ink Something

Tobi Crawford ~ Tobi’s Place

Dawn Easton ~ Treasure Oiler Designz

Mitzi Koons ~ Stamps Jubilee

Loretta Lock ~ Love to Create

Jimmi Mayo ~ Stamping & Shopping

Bethany Paull ~ It’s Not All Black & White

Michelle Phillipi ~ Inside My Own Private Idaho

Carly Robertson ~ Paper in Bloom

Shemaine Smith ~ Scraptastic

And we will be joining these fabulous ladies:

Lynda Benden: Stamp Act

Melissa Bove: Keepsakes By Melissa

Jennifer Buck: The Buck Stamps Here

Jill Dunn: Ink Genious

AJ Otto: The Willow Garden

Heather Lee-Reppen: Ink on my Ear

Anyway, I just wanted to share this fabulous news with all of you! I am SUPER excited and can't wait to share my creations with you! If you tried out for the team, and didn't make it, trust me, I've been there. But, I want to tell you not to give up! I have been denied MANY times and decided on a whim to try it again. Obviously the results were worth the risk! The same will happen to you someday! I guarantee it.

You're Amazing!

Don't you just LOVE this cute image! She is called Cowgirl Ava and just by buying her you can donate money to the Weiman family. She was created by Pink Cat Studios and is a digital stamp. If you want to hear about the journey they went through with their son Ethan, go to their site. It is one that you will need a tissue for.

Well, after purchasing these images I couldn't wait to use them so I immediately printed them and colored them! I wanted to use one of the Verve release sketches so I pulled out this one. The sentiment fit the sketch perfectly too so of course I HAD to use it! :D The paper I used is Cosmo Cricket's Sugared design. I then colored in little Cowgirl Ava with my Stampin' Write markers. As a final touch I decided to add some Sage Shadow ribbon (which matched PERFECTLY) and some ivory pearls. Overall I think this card turned out to be super cute but I have to give most of the credit to the adorable image! :D

Well, that's it for today's post! I am having a wonderful Sunday and am SUPER STOKED for my hubby to get home tomorrow! Until then I am going to use today for my last chance at "me time". I may take a nap and watch a movie, we will just have to see! I will be back with another card tomorrow though so don't miss it! :D

Sweet Unity

I wanted to share this card that I created for Wednesday's SCS sketch challenge. I used my new Unity Kit of the Month and Cosmo Cricket Early Bird paper. I colored the ice cream cone with my Stampin' Write markers and then added crystal effects for a glossier look. I then popped it up with dimensionals. The ribbon is real red and the brads are not quite navy.

Well, that's it for today's post. It's been a pretty good week but I have definitely been missing my husband. Sleeping has not been the easiest thing. I have finally picked up some tricks that have helped. However, I am SO ready for him to be home that it's not even funny. I don't know how women whose husbands are in the military do it. They are amazing women, to say the least! :)

Bella Birthday Blog Skip, Hop & Dance!

Welcome to the Birthday Blog Skip, Hop & Dance sponsored by Stamping Bella! If you've just happened upon my blog, you can CLICK HERE to start from the beginning at Bloggabella.

For my card I used Partygirlabella! Isn't she fabulous? This is the image that got me hooked on Bella stamps in the first place. I saw her on Splitcoast and decided I needed her! :D Anyway, since she was a little too big for my image panel I cut off the top and restamped the balloons so that I could pop them up. I think it creates a neat look! To even out the image I also popped up the cupcake. I colored her with my Stampin' Write Markers and used this My Mind's Eye paper for my color pallett. For the finishing touches I used some Certainly Celery ribbon and blue rhinestones. The sentiment is actually a sticker that I recieved in the mail from some magazine company but it fits perfectly! The sketch I used is this past week's SCS Bella sketch.

Well, that's all I have for this post! I get to spend some time with my friend Leanne today! :D Thanks so much for stopping by! Now it's time to hop on over to Colleen Wold. She's your last stop! Have a great day!

How about a prize? In addition to the fabulous eye candy, we have decided to hide a prize somewhere along the hop! One pre-selected blogger will draw a random winner from the comments on her post, and the winner will receive a $40 Gift Voucher to Stamping Bella!!! The fun part is...we're not telling you who it is! So as you hop, make sure you leave comments on every post so you have a chance to win!! We will announce the winner on Monday in the Splitcoast forum.