Mr Mailman... You are SAFE!!!

My Sweet Pea stamps came. So Mr. Mailman... don't worry... I won't chase you down the street anymore! I made this card using the Shining On stamp that Sweet Pea is offering for the Haiti relief effort. The money raised will go to Doctors Without Borders. I love that! I used my copics to color her in and I used the colors in this weeks copic color challenge. I added some sparkly doo dads to the outside and I got to play with all of my sparkly stuff... so I LOVED that! I am very pleased with the way she came out and I will be coloring more of these! I love coloring images... it is very therapeutic for me and I just let my mind go and create... LOVE that! Thanks for stopping by!

Stamp Something Sketch Challenge

Hello, my name is Dawn and I am a Challenge-aholic.
(Hello Dawn!) This was for the sketch challenge over at Stamp Something. I love to do challenges. It seems like they keep me focused and I get some good direction. Here is my card for this challenge. Check it out because DRS is offering some blog candy!
I used 3 easy background stamps to make the patterned paper. The dots, the squares and the spirals on the darkest purple paper. I colored the images with copics and the candle was colored with Twinkling H2O's.I painted Shimmerz over the bow. I used crystal effects on the hurricane globe to make it look like glass. I used a poinsettia and some holly leaves in the corner to match the image. I used gel pens for the dots and here it is! Check out the sketch challenge over at Stamp Something and play along...who doesn't like blog candy! Thanks for stopping by!

A Lovely Blend of Companies...

I made this card using stamps from 2 different companies. The image of the girl is a Magnolia stamps and the image of the pine branch is from DRS... I felt like they just really went well together! Sometimes, if my plate is empty (LOL) I will stamp some images and just color them to have something to do...especially when I don't have a card in mind. This was one of these images! First, I stamped the pine branch right onto the patterned paper. Then I colored it in and used Twinkling H2O's (twinks) to color the ornaments. Then, I cut out the image of the little girl and adhered her so she looked like she was decorating the tree! I used my own layout and added the sentiment to balance the layout... and here she is! Of course, I used my gel and glitter pens because I almost have to sit on my hands not to! So here is the challenge... check your stamp stash and see which ones work together... it is fun to see how they can compliment each other. Thanks for stopping by!

Love Love LOVING These Fairies!

I am so loving these darling Fairies and my Shimmerz and Twinkling H2O's (twinks)... I CANT STAND IT!!! I did this little Fairy with copic markers in lavender and light green and then I went over her with Shimmerz and twinks. I had to add some grass and clouds and to me she looks like she lighted in a meadow to take a rest from flying! I of course had to add stickles around the borders and all of my dots... Then I added the flowers in the corner on pop dots. They are from prima and they came in the cutest tin!!!( I think that is why i bought them!) I had not used them in a while because I was saving them for something special... and this little gal is IT!

Please take a look at my friend Susanna's store and get your hands on some of these little darlings! She has the prettiest stamps and the prices are awesome!!! It is fun to get the package too because she adds a little goodie... I LOVE GOODIES!!! So why are you still reading??? GO and get some yummy stamps... and show her what you have done with them!!! And me too...I would love to see your fairy creations as well...

It's THAT time of year!

Gift cards are SOOOO popular... Leave it to some clever

stampers to figure out how to decorate them! I have seen this idea all over the place at SCS... but this is the tutorial I followed... the directions were so easy to follow that I am giving credit the instructions that I used. I did this GCH (gift card holder) for a challenge over at Mothers and Daughters Creations. It was so much fun to make and my new Whiff of Joy Herb Snowman stamp fit PERFECTLY on the front! I was able to make the GCH in about 10 minutes... but then coloring my image and decorating it was what took the time!!! But getting lost in coloring and decorating is where I find my peace and my center... I get REALLY relaxed and zen-like. How lucky I am to have this wonderful outlet!

The picture does not show all of the FUN things I used! I used my new Twinkling h20's and SHIMMERZ!( Click on the Shimerz link to check out their sale on SHIMMERZ!) My friend Kisa is right... this stuff rocks! I also used liquid applique

and glitter pens. For the inside, I punched 3 Snowflakes and got out the trusty stickles, cu that's how I roll. Now go and make some of these! They are easy to do and they beat standing in the mall shaking your head figuring out what to get people... and this way...YOU GET TO STAMP!!! Have a good one... and stay away from the mauls... I mean MALLS!!!

Gorgeous New Fairy Stamps!

OK... So I happened across this image on Splitcoast TOTALLY by chance...and I had to go and check them out. Well... of course one I saw them... I HAD to have them... so here is my creation with one of these gorgeous stamps. I used twinkling H2o's, shimerz, primas,gel pens. glitter pens and the cuttlebug...

are ya DYING to know where I got them... OK, OK... it is a holiday and all...(LOL)...here it is...(drumroll please!)

Susana's Custom Art and Card Designs... The best part??? She is wonderful to deal with! I had hardly paid for the stamps and they were in my mailbox. The Quality of the stamps is wonderful and they stamp really clean and crisp... Oh are you still reading this... GO... go and buy some of these right away!!!

Oh yeah... Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Shimmery Fall Card Challenge

I made this card for a challenge over at Mothers and Daughters creations! We were asked to make a Shimmery fall card. We could used anything for the shimmer and I chose Twinkling H2o's. These are shimmery water color cakes that you mist with water to activate them, and they are GORGEOUS! They come in a huge variety of colors and are easy to use because you don't have to worry about them spilling...and with a 4 year old darling at home, I worry about EVERYTHING spilling!!!(LOL)

I stamped the leaf and pumpkin images with versamark and embossed them with a gold glitter EP. Then, I colored them with a water color brush and the Twinkling H2O's. The gold EP is soooo pretty and I hate that you can't see it here... it looks like a hologram because when different light hits it, it changes color... and it had a slight amount of glitter! What could be better!!!

I cut out the leaves and the pumpkin and arranged them in a pleasing manner on the front of the card. Next I punched the black and yellow card stock and stamped the sentiment on it.I had to add more sparkles and shimmers on the scallop circles with glitter pens! I pierced the edge around the card and then I adhered it to the black and then put the whole thing on the card front. For the finishing touch, I tied a piece of organdy ribbon around the card and there it is... My shimmery fall card! I hope you enjoyed this card and I hope you are enjoying fall and all of the shimmer and sparkle in a crisp fall afternoon!