Wags 'n Whiskers Handcrafted with Love

Woohoo!!! Happy Friday and it's a long weekend in the US! Right now, I've got my head buried in my paper and glue, creating away, and I'm happy as can be! It's time for a new challenge from Wag's 'n Whiskers, and this week, the challenge is from the awesome and extremely talented Melanie! Melanie is asking for us to use any handcrafted embellishment on our project. I used some of my crocheted lace along with this adorable image of Ansley and Princess called Ansley's Suprise. I colored it with Copic markers and cut it out with petite circle nestabilities.

The papers are digital by Kay Miller and the flourishes were cut with my Cricut and I added some Stickles on them. Ribbon is May Arts silk and the flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts. Please be sure and visit the rest of the Divas to see their fabulous creations with their handmade embellies! Then we'd completely love it if you'd join us in the challenge on the Wags 'n Whiskers blog. But remember, to have a chance to win a new Wags 'n Whiskers stamp of your choice, you must use a WnW image for your project!

Melanie, Renata, Karen, Tina, Michele, Chris, Jacqui, Jeanette, Lacey, and our guest Tara!

Thanks for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!

Tilda by Magnolia saying Happy Birthday!

Hi everyone! Hope you're having a fabulous week! I don't know why I don't use lavenders and purples more often, cause I truly think the color lavender is gorgeous. So I truly don't understand my phobia for using this color, but I decided to give it a shot and this is what I came up with. This particular stamp, Tilda Holding Lamb, was from the new Easter Collection this spring. Sorry, she's not in stock right now. If you're interested in her, please email Diana at Magnolia-licious. I also used #521 Butterfly Background stamp (which is on sale right now) and the Magnolia paper pack A Little Yummy For Your Tummy collection.

The images are colored with Copic markers. The panels are machine stitched and Tilda is cut out and popped up for dimension. The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and the silk ribbon from Stamp and Create. That's it for me today! Thanks for stopping by to see me today and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!

Papertake Weekly - Sketch week!

First I want to apologize if I haven't been by to see you on your blog lately (or even emailed). I'm so busy spring cleaning, and on top of that, I'm trying to get ready for my grandson's visit in two weeks. I'm desperately trying to get June's DT assignments done before he gets here so I don't have to worry about them when he's here. I plan on spending lots of time getting cuddles and kisses. So please forgive my absence in the coming month. :)

Welcome to another challenge from Papertake Weekly! This week, it's a sketch challenge from the fabulous Dawny and we're being sponsored by Simon Says Stamp. As soon as I saw this digi image, I knew I had to have it. It's from Digi Doodle Shop and it's called All Dressed Up. She's colored with Copic markers and I believe the papers are Melissa Frances. Flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts. Ribbon and Spellbinders Fancy Tags are from Stamp and Create.

Please be sure and pop over to Papertake Weekly to see all the designers take on the sketch challenge, and then we'd love it if you'd grab your paper and glue and join us! You just might get lucky and win a fabulous prize from Simon Says Stamp!

Thanks for stopping by to see me todayand hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!

Stamp and Create Product Spotlight - Shimmerz

Well, it's Monday again. :) Hope you enjoyed your weekend. It was soooo cold here this weekend. We got more snow, believe it or not. Finally today, the sun popped back out and it turned out to be a rather nice day. Still chilly, but nice. No wind or snow is a definite plus right now!

With it being Monday, that means it's time to reveal the product spotlight for Stamp and Create. For the next two weeks, Lacey has all her Shimmerz on sale! So be sure and grab up those colors you've been dying to try! Also, don't forget about the ribbon challenge that is going on all month at the store blog! Lacey is giving away a FABULOUS prize! And all you have to do to enter is use any stamps available at Stamp and Create along with some ribbon on your project! Easy Peasy!

Be sure and visit the rest of the design team to see their fabulous creations for the product spotlight this week.

Jeanette, Joy, and Chris

card recipe:

image - Angry Ballerina from Kraftin' Kimmie

DP - October Afternoon Ducks in a Row; cardstock is Bazzill

ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Sketch markers

Tools: Oval Nestabilities; Spellbinders Fancy Tags, Martha Stewart border punch, Bow Easy

Misc: May Arts Silk ribbon, heart charm, Prima Innocence Foxglove flowers; and of course Angel Wings Shimmerz

Thanks for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!

Magnolia-licious blog hop winner

Happy Saturday everyone!! Hope you're in the midst of enjoying your weekend! It's time to announce the winner of the Magnolia-licious Birthday Bash Blog Hop! So here we go.....



And the winner is...

CONGRATS Suzan!!! Please email me your address and I will get your Magnolia stamp out to you! Thanks to all who played and hope you enjoy all the Birthday fun that's going on! Visit the Birthday Bash blog for all the new games going on!

Thanks for stopping by to see me today and hope to see you back again soon! hug!!

Wags 'n Whiskers - Just Good Friends

Happy Friday everyone!! It's time for a new challege from Wags 'n Whiskers, and this week, it's by the fabulous Jacqui! Jacqui's challenge is "Just Good Friends". You can interpret it any way you wish, you just need to use a Wags 'n Whiskers image in order to be eligible to win a prize on the challenge blog! I chose to use the adorable stamp "Magical Friends" from the newest release called Fun in the Sun.

I colored her with Copic markers and her unicorn friend was painted with Angel Wings Shimmerz and I used a Spica Glitter pen on her horn. The paper is Basic Grey June Bug and the ribbon is May Arts silk ribbon. Added some machine stitching for a little extra detail and this one was done! Please be sure and visit all the DT Divas to see their fabulous creations this week. You are in for a treat from these talented ladies! Then please join us for the challenge and be sure and use a Wags 'n Whiskers image!!

Lacey, Karen, Michele, Chris, Jeanette, Melanie, Tina, Nikki, Renata, Christa, and Jacqui

Thanks for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!

A fun shower card!

I was asked by a friend and coworker to maker her a Wedding shower card for her friend. I love making fun, whimsical cards. So as soon as I saw this adorable frog by Crissy Armstrong for Squigglefly, I knew exactly what I wanted to do. So I grabbed some paper and a pencil and came up with a little rhyme to go along with it. She loved it! Just click on the pic for a close up view if you can't read it.

Recipe:

Image - Squigglefly

ink - Copic Sketch Markers

DP - Nitwits Toadilly Yours; cardstock is Bazzill

Misc: May Arts silk ribbon bow made with Bow Easy, umbrella charm (shower card), chipboard glitter hearts are by Melissa Frances; machine stitching, dimensional tape

Thanks for stopping by to see me today and hope to see you back again soon.

Blog candy winner!!!

It's time to announce the winner of the blog candy! So without further ado....


I have been trying to figure out how to put a picture of the drawn number into my post for a long time. And thanks to Jodie helping me out, I can finally show you! Thanks so much, Jodie!! You ROCK!!! And the winner is.....


Which is.....

Congrats Olga!! Please send me your address and I will get your prize out to you! Enjoy your goodies!! Please email me so you can choose the files you want from Peggy Loves Vintage and The Cutting Cafe'! caudle95@sbcglobal.net

A huge thanks to all of you for playing along. Your visits and kind comments mean the world to me. I truly wish in my heart that I could send something to each of you (but my hubby would really divorce me!!) :) So thank you to all of you for your kindess and support!

Thanks for stopping by to see me today and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!

Papertake Weekly - Say it with FLOWERS!

Welcome to Tuesday and another challenge from Papertake Weekly! This week we are being sponsored by the fabulous Wild Orchid Crafts, and Dawny's challenge is Say It With Flowers!! I'm telling you, if you love to use flowers on your projects, you have GOT to go shopping at Wild Orchid Crafts! Their assortment of gorgeous flowes at wonderful prices is amazing! Belive me, I've got a huge drawer full of them and use them on almost every card! They were so nice to send Dawny an assortment of blooms for the design team to use on our projects. I paired the gorgeous flowers up with a gorgeous Tilda, #231 Spellcaster Tilda from Magnolia-licious. Isn't she cute? These stamps are currently out of stock, but Diana has them on order.

Please be sure and pop over to Papertake Weekly to see the rest of the awesome projects from the design team. And then grab your paper, glue, and flowers, and join us in the challenge! You might just win a fabulous prize from Wild Orchid Crafts! Thanks for stopping by to see me today and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!

Stamp and Create Product Spotlight

Hi everyone! Hope you enjoyed your weekend! The weather was absolutely beautiful, and I'm starting to get excited as my grandson JJ will be here to visit in a little over three weeks! He's going to be here for almost a full month and we're all so excited to get to see him. Those of you that know me, know what this means to me. :)

This week over at Stamp and Create, the Product Spotlight is on Whiff of Joy! Receive up to 25% off any Whiff of Joy stamp in stock!! So if you've been waiting for a sale, now is the time to go shopping! Please be sure and visit the Stamp and Create blog to see the awesome creations from the designers using a Whiff of Joy stamp, and don't forget to join us in the monthly challenge of using ribbon! Use any stamp available at Stamp and Create along with ribbon for a chance to win an AWESOME prize from Lacey!! All the details are on the blog! Here are the products used in making my card

Image: Whiff of Joy Henry Hugging Heart
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Sketch Markers
Paper: DP - Cosmo Cricket Material Girl, cardstock - Bazzil
Ribbon - May Arts Silk Ribbon
misc: heart charm, Kaiser pearls, Prima Foxglove flowers
Tools: Nestabilities - Standard circles, Petite Scalloped Circles; Bow Easy

Thanks for stopping by to see me today and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!

Magnolia-licious blog hop - A day to celerate!!!!!

Welcome to the monthly Magnolia-licious Design Team Blog Hop!! This month it's EXTRA SPECIAL, because this is the kickoff to a big Birthday Bash! Magnolia-licious is turning two! So stay tuned for lots of fun! If you arrived here from the awesomely talented Angie, then you're in the right place. If not, then you'll want to start out at the Magnolia-Licious Highlites blog so you don't miss out on any of the fantastic eye candy all the designers made for your viewing pleasure! Also be sure to check out the Birthday Bash Blog!! I would like to give a HUGE shout out to all the Magnolia-licious Yahoo Group Mods that keep our world sane and lots of fun. They work extremely hard and deserve a standing ovation. I tip my glass to you fabulous ladies!! Now....If you've been hopping along, then you know we've all made explosion boxes! This is the first one I've ever done and it was fun! I made mine into a photo explosion box, so there's LOTS of room for embellies and photos inside. I will post the dimensions at the very end for those of you that want to know how I did it. Until then I will be quiet, as there are lots of photos to this one.

Lid to box

exploded box

I guess I'm back to my old ways as none of the three Magnolia stamps I used are in stock right now at Magnolia-licious. If you're interested, please just send Diana an email! So sorry!!!! So now for the fun part, if you would like to win a Magnolia stamp, just leave a comment on this post before midnight Pacific on Friday, May 21st, and I'll announce the winner on Saturday, May 22nd. Now head on over to the fabulously talented Becca to see what she has come up with. I haven't seen it, but I know it will be gorgeous! Becca's post will not go live until 7am EST, so if you're earlier than that, please be sure to check back to her later.

SIZES USED for my box:

cardstock - one piece 12"x12", one piece 10 1/2" x 10 1/2", and one piece 9"x9"

score each piece as follows:

12x12 - score at 4" and 8" so you end up with nine 4" squares

10 1/2x 10 1/2 - score at 3 1/2 and 7 same as above (you want nine 3 1/2" squares)

9 x 9 - score at 3" anc 6" same as above (nine squares at 3")

When this is done, cut out the four corner squares from each size so you have three different sized crosses.

After finishing them with your choice of DP, glue the center square of 10 1/2" to the center square of 12". Then glue the center square of the 9" piece to the center square of the 10 1/2" piece.

For the lid - with a 6 1/4" square of cardstock, score at 1" all the way around. You will have four corners pieces where the score marks overlapped. Make a slit down one side of each of the corner flaps, cutting only until you reach the box top. Fold flaps down crisply using a bone folder, and glue corner flaps securely in place with Scor tape.

Decorate and add pictures!

Please don't hesitate to email me with any questions. Thanks so much for joining us on our blog hop today! Enjoy your weekend! Hugs!!

Winner of The Cutting Cafe' Cute Critters

Hi everyone! Hope you're having a fabulous start to your weekend! It's time to draw the winner of the Cute Critters set from The Cutting Cafe'. So without any further waiting, the winner via random.org is #52, Laura!!!


Laura said...
I think all of the critters are cute, but i like the ladybugs the most. Thanks for sharing!

May 12, 2010 4:43 PM

Congrats Laura! Please email me so I can get your set to you! Thanks to everyone for playing! Enjoy your weekend! Hugs!

My mistake equals your good fortune! Blog candy time....

This is now closed. Thank you!

Watch for the winner to be posted tonight!

This post is pinned to the top, so please scroll down for recent posts. Don't you just love it when a mistake turns into something really good? Well, that's exactly what's happening here. I ordered two Magnolia spring club kits by mistake, so I decided to put together some blog candy! A lot of this candy represents the companies I design for and is valued at around $100.00 US dollars. Here's what you can win:

Magnolia Spring Club kit
Two Wags 'n Whiskers stamps courtesy of Lacey from Stamp and Create
Your choice of two pages of cut outs, courtesy of Peggy Loves Vintage
One set of your choice from The Cutting Cafe'
Two sets of Autumn Leaves clear stamps
a container of paper lace
some lovely silk ribbon
an assortment of beautiful flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts.

To win, please comment on this post before midnight Pacific time on Monday, May 17th. Please link this post to your blog, but you don't have to have a blog to win. If you don't have a blog and participate in a crafting chat site, I would love it if you'd spread the word that way. I will post worldwide. Any duty fees will be the responsibility of the recipient. One comment per person, please. If you post as anonymous, please make sure you leave a way for me to be able to get hold of you in case you win! I will pull a winner on Tuesday, May 18th, so be sure and check back to see if you won! Thanks a lot for all your continued support. Good luck and have fun! Hugs!

Wags 'n Whiskers pink and green challenge

Happy Friday!!!!! And wow is it ever going to be a beautiful weekend here! We've been having some pretty lousy spring weather, but that's hopefully getting ready to change. The one thing about Reno, is that it will go from 50 deg days to 95 deg days almost overnight.

This weeks challenge at Wags 'n Whiskers is from the awesome Nikki, and it's to use pink and green on your project. Love it!!! So I grabbed this adorable stamp from the new collection "Fun in the Sun" called Picnic With a Friend and colored it with Copic markers.



The papers are from Nitwits and cardstock is Bazzill. Flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and that bow was made with silk ribbon and the Bow Easy from Stamp and Create. That precious heart charm is also from Stamp and Create. I LOVE them cause it has just a little tinkle to it when you shake it. Please be sure and check out all the Divas blogs to see their gorgeous pink and green creations. They're really put together some amazing eye candy for you!!


Lacey, Karen, Michele, Debbie, Chris, Jeanette, Melanie, Tina, Nikki, Renata, Christa, and Jacqui
Then please join us over at the Wags 'n Whiskers challenge blog and show us your pink and green. But remember....you must use a Wags 'n Whiskers image to be eligible to win a free stamp! Thanks for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!

Peggy Loves Vintage contest with Bitten By The Bug 2!!

If you love to play along with contests, please be sure and head over to Bitten By The Bug 2 and check out the contest they've got going on now that's sponsored by Peggy Loves Vintage! Peggy has provided the cutest images for you to use along with any Cricut cut on your project. Please be sure and CLICK ON THE PICTURE BEFORE YOU SAVE IT TO YOUR COMPUTER. Otherwise, you will not save it at the same high quality size. The winner will walk away with FIVE SETS of Peggy Loves Vintage Cutouts! While you're over at BBTB2, checking out the rules to the contest, take a peek at all the fabulous creations the designers made for the challenge they posted on Monday with Peggy's images. You'll get some awesome inspiration to help your ideas soar for this contest. Then be sure and head over to Peggy's blog for yet ANOTHER chance to win a duplicate prize! Thanks for stopping by and can't wait to see what you come up with! Good luck! Hugs!!