LOTV challenge

If you are looking for my blog candy post it is right beneath this one. You gotta be in it to win it!

Hi everyone! Tonites post is for the LOTV Birthday challenge which also enters you into the chance of a guest dt spot. This would be a dream come true for me as I can't think of a single image I don't like from them.

I have used Cake Glorious Cake for my image, she is colored with copics and a little bit of chalk pencil for some shading. Some stickles on her wings and Viva Decor pen for the icing. Flowers are WOC and the papers are again, from the stash I am working my way thru. Okay, wish me luck and hope everyone has a great weekend!

Another Stamping Bella peak!

Hi everyone! How is your week going so far? I am hoping for perhaps a little warmer weather and we are going to the Pittsburgh Home and Garden show this weekend so that is always fun. Today I am showing you another new release for Stamping Bella and this is also by Diane Duda.

As soon as I saw this cute smiling face and the sentiment I knew I HAD to have this image. I have paper pieced her dress but was a little heavy handed with the distress ink on her pockets, you can't really see the floral design very well anymore but I still like it, sorta vintage looking. Okay, make sure you check out the other bella babes to get a look at some other new images and come back friday for our banners challenge, I have one more sneak peak for you!

Just a reminder...

Be sure to check back on Saturday for the new Sugar Nellie release!

New release at Stamping Bellas!

How is everyone today? Are you excited to see the new release and who the new artist is at Stamping Bella's? Well, today the Bella babes are giving you some sneak peeks for the upcoming release this friday and here is one of my images, I will post the other tomorrow just to keep you in suspense haha!

Our newest artist is Diane Duda and she has the most whimsical, sweet little girl images evah! I have kept the card simple as I think this image lends itself to that. Some text paper background, a little colored in sky and some sprinkled flowers in the corner. How cute is that? Okay, don't forget about our biweekly SCS challenges and our weekly challenges every Friday, this week is to use banners on your card. So lots of ways to win bella bucks!

My parents Anniversary card

Good morning, I hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend so far. This week is my parents 59th wedding anniversary and I have made a card up for them as the family is taking them out to dinner tonite. Families, gotta love them is all I can say!

This image is by Sylvia Zet and is one of her latest releases. 

I have colored them with copics and the paper is from my friend Elaine, I wanted to use the Pion papers she sent me but too much of the pretty parts would have been hidden so I chose to go with more of an allover design for the dp. Flowers are woc and a Recollections rose and although the leaves appear almost black in the photo, they are a beautiful deep green velvet irl. I have added a pearl border along the bottom of the image and their names and wedding date onto my heart embellishment. Okay, make sure you check back tomorrow, we are gonna be showing you some sneak peeks of the new Stamping Bella release! I am entering this card for my chance to be a guest designer for the Whimsy Stamps April release, I love their images and their dies are the best out there. Those little tabs on the sentiment dies make it so easy to line things up, love it!

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Ribbon Carousel  Love is in the Air

2 Sisters Challenge Blog  Romance

Crafty Calendar Challenge  Love and Marriage

Little Claire Designs  Love and Romance

Paper Creator Crafts  Flowery delight

Fussy cut your image!

Woot woot it is Saturday! Well, I am working but still excited! This week at Kraftin Kimmie's we have the most AMAZING hostess, yep, that would be me!  Hahahaha! Anyways, I love seeing all the fussy cutting going nowadays and chose this as my challenge so get those scissors out! 

I have used Priya for my image, when I fussy cut I tend to stay away from images with little tiny pieces to cut around so she seemed perfect. I seem to have messed up her hair though, the more I fussed with that little bit the worse it looked, so don't look there! And yes, I am aware that is where every single one of you is looking now! Hey, if I can't share my mistakes with you guys, who can I share them with?

Papers are some older Basic Grey, my flourish is Cheery Lynn and the background die was a gift from my friend Elaine. I have applied some Elderberry Memento ink to the center of the die for a little pop of color. Ok, make sure you check out the Frugal Friday specials for this week too!

Sketch time at Stamping Bella's!

Hello everyone! Back again with another Stamping Bella card and using one of my fav Mo Manning for Stamping  Bella images, Sprout, which again, is currently out of stock. I swear it was just there but with the big sales Emily has had lately, stamps go fast, especially one as cute as this! Our challenge this week was a sketch and here is my take on it.

She is colored with copics, Shinhan touch twin markers and prisma pencils for some additional shading. I really love this color combo, nice and bright! Paper are again, old ones from my stack I am trying to work thru and the flowers are prima hydrangeas with pearl centers from WOC. Ok, next week we would like to have you use a banner on your card, there are so many options out there for banners it should get your creative juices flowing!