Sweet Pea Stamps...LOVE THESE! Phunky Pharies from Brigid Ashwood

Shimmer

Margox

Cyd

Darja

I was asked to be a Guest Designer for Sweet Pea Stamps and Lynette, the owner , was kind enough to send me the ENTIRE plate of Brigid Ashwood's Phunky Pharies! I had so much fun coloring and decorating these darling little gals... and I just cannot pick a favorite! Be sure to head over to Sweet Pea stamps and check out the sales and the other gorgeous creations from the Design team! Lots of eye candy for you to enjoy! Thanks for popping in!

Woodware Challenge number 10...ANYTHING GOES

This is my favorite Woodware set...Cocktails... LOVE IT!!! I stamped my image and then I colored it with Derwent Inktense water color pencils (my NEW fave) and I added some glitter to the "sweat" on the glass... I stamped the citrus slice in the background and I added some glitter to the center for a little extra bling. I love the oreange and yellow together... it has me craving a hot day and a cold drink!

We would love to see your work for the challenge... ehre are a few little rules:

A few simple rules for you:

1. You must have a new creation.

2. Link your creation directly to In-Linkz

3. One entry for a creation...one extra entry if you have a Woodware USA stamp in it! These will qualify you for our monthly drawing.

 

Please check out the Woodware USA blog for more fun examples of Woodware Wonderfulness from our awsome desingers!

Love... Prickley Pear Style!

I made this card using Prickley Pear's Jacobean heart stamp. I LOVE this stamp! The card is pretty simple(for me, that is) and I really enjoyed creating it! I used my nesties to cut a pink matt and then  I felt like it needed some flavor... so off to the cuttlebug for some texture. Then I stamped and colored the heart and dressed it up with these amazing glitter pens. I sponged around the edges of the matt and across the bumps to show off all of that lovely texture. I used a rub on for the sentiment and punched it out and adhered it to my card and Viola... easy peasy lemon squeezee! Thanks so much for stopping in today!

SWoodware USA Challenge Number 7... Anything Goes!!!

Woodware Challenge #7 - Anything Goes

Welcome to our seventh challenge here at Woodware USA, and this week's theme is ANYTHING GOES!

Some simple rules to follow:

1. Your creation must be a new card.

2. Link directly to your creation with IN-Linkz.

3. If you use a Woodware USA stamp, you get an extra entry into our monthly drawing!

We can't wait to see your creations this week and thank you for joining us this week!

For my card, I used the set WOODLAND MUSHROOMS. I made a shaker card because I LOVE THEM!!! I really love cards that do something!
I stamped the little butterfly on the purple cardstock and I colored their bodies with glitter pens.I colored the mushrooms with copics and highlighted the image with glitter pens as well. Please make sure that you link your creation to the Woodware USA blog. Thanks for popping in!

Are You Kidding Me? How Gorgeous Are These Stamps?

This stamp is from: Elaine Cox's sheet 15 Fairy Portraits sold at Sweet Pea Stamps. They come on a sheet of 4... or you can buy them as single stamps.I busted out the pencils and the gamsol and colored the fairy for a soft effect. Then I added glitter pens for highlights in the hair.

The, I embossed the background of core paper and then I sanded it to show off the petals in the flowers. I needed to add the rhinestones to the center of the flowers because I LOVE bling! Here is another picture of the fairy for a closeup...

SHEESH!!! I just LOVE LOVE LOVE these stamps!

Thanks for popping in!

WOODWARE USA First Challenge...A Color Combo

Welcome to our first challenge here at Woodware USA! If you are returning to our blog, we know that you will enjoy the new format with our loyal followers being able to join the fun with us. If you are just happening upon our challenge, we are glad to have you and can’t wait to see what you create!! We will be giving away a monthly prize, so check out the rules below!

The challenge this week is a color combo: RED, GREEN, AND BROWN. We thought this was fitting for the upcoming holiday season! It may spur us on to finish up our holiday cards!

A few rules:

1. Create a paper crafting project using this week’s color combo challenge for one entry in our monthly drawing. If you use a Woodware USA stamp in your creation, you will receive an additional entry.

2. Link up the post with the card to our In-linkz system. SCS gallery users put WoodwareUSA as one of your keywords in addition to linking up your card.

3. You have until 8:00pm EST Sunday before the next challenge to enter.

Thanks so much for joining us and for playing along with this challenge...Please go to WOODWARE USA to post your creation!



Think Ink Challenge #32... Blue, Silver and White!

This is our second Customer Think INK Challenge, these are starting to be all sorts of fun! The Challenge is to use the colors Blue, Silver and White to create your card for this week!

I used this darling AI set, Three Wishes, and had a great time coloring it with my copic markers and glitter pens! This set is currently in the ARTful Inkalbes clearance bin for under $10.

* You are not required to use AI stamps, but if you have them, we'd love to see you use them! **IF YOU USE AI STAMPS, YOU GET 2 ENTRIES FOR YOUR CREATION! JUST ENTER YOUR NAME/LINK TWICE ON MR. LINKY!!!

* You have until Monday, November 8th, 2010, midnight Pacific Standard Time to link your creation to this post. A winner will be chosen Tuesday, November 9th, 2010 to win a BADGE TO DISPLAY ON YOUR BLOG AND TO HOST ONE OF THE UPCOMING AI CHALLENGES! You will not need AI stamps to host, we will send you instructions on what to do. Plus a 10% off code for your next Artful INKables Order!


* When posting your link, please post the link directly to your creation- so if it's on your blog, please link it directly to the specific post with your creation.

*Please make sure that you link your creation back to the AI Blog

* If uploading to SCS or PCP, please add the keyword AIC32.

Subtle... But STILL SPARKLEY!!!

This gorgeous stamp is actually 2 gorgeous stamps and they are from Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps... or PPRS which is SOOOO much easier to type! (LOL)

I stamped them in Versamark on Kraft Card and then I used stickles to make them all blingy and Dawn- Like! Then for the leaves, I used green glitter markers (spica) to make them sparkley too... why should the flowers have all the fun??? I used a slot corner punch and mounted the kraft panel onto green card and here is my creation! These stamps are really, REALLY nice. Deeply etched red rubber... and really budget friendly! They also have clear stamps and DIES that match! HOW FUN IS THAT??? Well, let me tell ya... it is FUN! Keep watching this blog and you will see some really fun creations using those sets as well!Thanks for popping in and ... STAY TUNED!

Faux Stitching and a Cocktail!!!

Thanks for coming over to see the challenge of the week... Faux Stitching! I used the cocktail set and nesties to make a fun shaped card.I had to stop myself or else I would make it look like Frank-en Card!LOL!

I also used crystal effects on the glass and glitter on the rim! Please play along with this challenge and show us your stuff! We would love to see what you create and even feature it here on our blog! Thanks for popping in and come back to see the other DT members take on this challenge!

You are gonna need these cards too...Sooner than ya think!!!

That's right... You WILL be needing Gift enclosure cards... AND SOON!!! I made this super cute 3x3 card in a jiff. And ya know what? These sell in the stores for like $1.49!!! Crazy, I know! I just folded a 3 x 6 piece of paper in half and then I layered other paper and stamped my image. I used my copic markers and colored this in with the monochromatic theme of course... and added glittering highlights with my glitter pens. BUT..I did have to give my snowman a little orange nose... so I made it a soft orange!I used the Woodware stamp set Festive Squares... and here is my creation! be sure to pop in tomorrow and know that when we reach 100 followers... we will have BLOG CANDY!!! Thanks for popping in!

Who Needs Teeth Anyways???

I made this super fun candy bag for the challenge over at The Burtonesque Dolls Challenge blog. It was to create a candy bar, bag or wrapper that one might find in Willy Wonka's candy factory. I used Bombshell stamps SUGAR SKULLS and decided that these looked good enough to eat! And in true Willy fashion... the candy has to DO SOMETHING, right???So, I decided that this will rot the teeth right out of your skull. What could be better?  I colored these with copics, glitter pens and added tons of bling for the sparkle factor! This was a fun challenge... Thanks for popping in!

You Asked for GLITZ... You got GLITZ... PAPER PRETTIES!

The Challenge at Paper Pretties this week is to use glitter...well SAY NO MORE!!! Starting is easy... it is stopping that I struggle with!!! I had so much fun making this card and Heather... if you are out there...I am now hooked on this little gal and I will be going broke... so THANKS!!! HEE HEE HEE... like I need encouragement to buy stamps... NOT! I was so happy to play along with this challenge and I stamped for ME...not DT commitments... just for creating!!! I love when I can do that! Anyway... here is my card and here is all of my glitter and i hope ya love it! I used a glue pen and glitter dots on the skirt, glitter pens on her earrings and glitter paper for the background for the sentiment! Somebody stop me! Thanks for popping in and check out the challenge... and be prepared to SHINE!!! 

Woodware USA Mermaid Easel Gift Card

I made this super cute easel card by using my nesties for the fun shape and my WOODWARE USA stamps! I LOVE mermaids... I kinda like to think i used to be one... but that is a whole other post... ANYWAY...I stamped her on neenah paper and colored her with my copic makers. I added Teal Shimmerz to her tail... cuz, she is a MERMAID and they HAVE sparkly tails ya know! Then I thought that this would make the cutest gift card holder just by slipping one in there... so I used a rub on that I had that had that sentiment of a GIFT FOR YOU! Who doesn't like to see that? Well... thanks for popping in and keep your eyes peeled as we will be announcing the WWUSA DT and I am sure that there will be festivities to follow!    

Happy Hallo-WHAT?

So there was this sketch challenge over at In Style Stamps... Did I tell y'all that they are nice enough to let me design for them? ANYWAY, this is one of the new digi images that is available from them! I don't know about you... but I am diggin this lady's groovy style! Please hop on over to the ISS blog, Check the super fun sketch and get ready to play along.AND GUESS WHAT??? PRIZES!!!If the person who's name is drawn to win uses an ISS image, they will win 4 digi images.

If the person DID NOT use an ISS image, they'll win 2 digi images.

**ALL IMAGES WE ARE FEATURING THIS MONTH WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THE STORE BY THE 16TH** 

 Thanks for popping in!

  

YUMMMMM... Latte!

I am never happy with the weather. I live in the south... and for the last 847 days in a row.... it was over 90. With like 1000% humidity. Well, then it cooled off to like the 80's... and yeah... I am really in the mood for a latte... a HOT one. I keep my home COLD... and when it is hot outside... no problem. Well, when is cools off... I freeze! But don't tell  my family that because they will probably turn the air off! I came across this card that is made with all DRS Designs stamps! It really put me in the mood for one of these delicious HOT latte's now... and to share it with a friend WOULD be espresso-ly wonderful! I colored this image with copic markers and used a glitter pen in the steam. I made the card a fun shape... but it will still fit an A2 envie! Thanks for stopping in...and don't complain about the weather like I do sometimes... just adjust your Latte... they are yummy iced too! 

Whimsy Stamps Design Call

Well... why not throw my hat in the ring? I have a few DT's that will be ending for me and since i love to stamp SOOOO much... I figured...What The Heck? I hope that I will have what they are looking for because I really do love Whimsy Stamps... and well... I LOVE TO STAMP!!! Maybe this could be a match made in heaven? I chose these cards Because i think they show my forte and that is coloring. I also love to embellish, sometimes alot... sometimes... a little bit. If you think that you would like to try out too... just click here for the deets...

In Style Stamps...FINALLY!

I can post the creations that I have been making for the InStyle Stamps Promotion team. I make cards and they use them for shows and promotions that they have. I have been working on them since April... and I get to show them off! This is a little lady called TOWN GIRL and the size is 3.75 x 3.25. She was wonderful to color and you can get her as a digi or a rubber stamp... and right now, ISS is offering 25% off rubber... so get them while they last! And, stay tuned for more of these precious images... I was busy making these for a while now... thanks for stopping in!

Paper Makeup Review Day... Angie the Angel fish

This is my card for the Paper Makeup Review day. I used Angie the Angel Fish... and let me tell you... she is precious! I colored her with copic markers and spica pens to add shine. i punched out the sentiment and mounted it onto the lovely sea green paper that shows off this little fish perfectly! If you have not had a chance, Please check out the Paper Makeup Store for the new release and see the other Makeup Artists blogs for more of the release review... thanks for stopping in!

Me, At the Beach... in 30 Years! (I Hope!)

This lady cracks me up! She is going swimming with nary a care for fashion... but she IS practical with her duckie float! This is what I will look like in 30 years... (I hope I don't look like that now!!! LOL) anyway, I used Art Impression stamps and I colored her in with copic markers... and i used glitter pens on the details. For the sand, I cuttlebudded some paper,sponged it and tore it to make it look like dunes. I cuttlebugged and sponged the water too. Check out the new GIRLFRIENDS stamps at Art Impressions...the are darling and you will be glad that you did!

EARTH DAY... AND EVERYTHING IS GREEN!!!

Earth Day ... Presented to you by... (In order of apearance) DRS Designs, Paper Makeup and ARTful Inkables. For my first card, I used the bubble background and  heat embossed it. I stamped the frog and colored him in with copics and the  I used my nesties to cut out the sentiment... AND   here is my fun,happy singing frog. He just makes me smile!

The next card is from Paper Makeup and this little guy is George. I LOVE the monster stamps that they have and I have a huge collection of them! I used my copics to color him in and I followed this weeks sketch challenge over at SCS... number 276.

The last GREEN card is from ARTful Inkables. It is for this weeks think ink challenge... which was to use a paint swatch. I did not have one... so I MADE one. I love this stamp set. This was really a huge challenge for me...I had to do math... not my strong point AT ALL!!!

Well, thanks y'all for stopping in and hug Mother Earth today...and everyday!