The WINNER IS.......

Hi Everyone!!

Sorry I am late with this post, I was up late last night then didn't have a good night sleep. Took the kids to school this morning, went to a work out class, picked up some groceries and I am now home and fed :)

I know, I know, enough with the jabber and tell me who won right!?!
Okay so the name that was picked out of the hat is.................

 Arlie said...

Great blog candy. Love your work I will be visiting often hoping some of your talent seeps in me! :)

Congratulations Arlie!! Please email me with your snail mail and I will get your goodies out to you.

Well I am off to clean my house from yesterday's party and then maybe find some time to work on the Christmas card orders that I have. Which I really need to get done, Christmas is just around the corner.

Until next time :)

Blog Candy Giveaway!!

Hi Everyone!!

As promised today I am going to post some yummy blog candy for you to win!!

What you are going to get is:
A Snowman shaped chipboard book by Colorbok
5 sets of new Christmas clear stamps by Studio G
Butterfly Masks by Heidi Swapp
Beautiful Brown Satin Ribbon 1 1/2 inch wide (a 4 yard roll)

All you have to do to enter to win is leave me a comment here on this post and you will have until this Sunday Nov.15 at midnight. I will post the winner first thing Monday morning. Oh and if you have a blog of your own, it would be great of you if you could spread the good cheer (but you don't have to in order to be entered) it would just be nice.

So Good Luck to you ALL!!

Hi Everyone!!

Today I am going to share the party invites that I made for my daughter's party this weekend. I made 10 invites total and these are pretty easy to make. The most tedious work would be the cutting out of the clipart and then just having the patience to wait for the glitter glue to dry :)

I have a link in my last post where you can find the princess clipart. Everything except for the wings was done in Photoshop, and I had so much fun creating in photoshop. Don't you just love that when you learn something and keep applying yourself how much easier things become :0)

Anyhow here is the card:

Recipe: 
Cardstock: Michaels (white and pink)
Image, Font, and star background put together in photoshop
Clipart: Primsy Doodle Designs
Photoshop Brush: Stars by Hawksmont
Stamps: Wings by CC Designs 'Gingersnaps wings and halo'
Embellishments: Glitter glue, glue dots and stampin dimensionals

Tomorrow I will have an AwESomE SuRPriSe for you!!! Hmmmm maybe some candy to give away :)
Until then :)

Little Princess

Hi Everyone!!

It was my daughter's birthday this past Sunday and she just turned 6 years old!! I can't believe that my baby is already 6, where has the time gone?!? Because she was sick for most of the week last week, we just had a family thing on her birthday and this weekend coming up will be her party with her friends from school.

Today I am going to share the birthday card that I made for my 'Little Princess'. She had requested a fairy princess for her invites so I used the same image for her card. I purchased this adorable princess here by Primsy Doodle Designs. They have some super nice clipart. The wings were an extra addition by me :)

Here is the card:

Recipe:
Cardstock:  Michaels
DP: Costco Pack
Clipart: Primsy Doodle Designs
Stamps: Wings from C.C. Designs 'Gingersnaps halo & wings'
Embellishments: Gitter Glue (on wings), star ribbon from dollar store

Hope that you are all having a good day. Until next time :)

What I have been up to

Hi Everyone! So sorry that I have MIA for so long. My kids and I have been sick since Friday. My son has   gone back to school today but my daughter is still home, and she is still is rougher shape than me. Today I am actually feeling a lot better and will probably spending some time in my craft room.

This weekend is my daughters 6th birthday and the way things are looking right now, we will probably have to postpone her party until next weekend :( I explained it to her this morning and she understood and was fine with it. Unfortunately she has had much experience with being sick on 'special' days lately. You might remember that Christmas day last year she just started to open her gifts then the 24 hour flu hit her. The poor sweetie didn't want to open the rest of her gifts for nearly a week later in fear that she would get sick again. Then on Halloween she wasn't feeling well at all but she was so determined to go trick or treating. I think she made it half way around the block and then was ready to come home. Now I just pray that she is not sick for her birthday then we can at least have a family party this weekend and then have her friends over next week.

Gonna get going and check on her now. Hope that you are all doing well and fighting the fight against all of the awful (flu & cold) bugs that are making their rounds right now.
Until next time :)

Hi Everyone!
I am absolutely in love with my latest Christmas card. I think I just might use this one for my cards this year. This stamp is by Darcie's and I love this set!! I also had stamped white snowflakes, but you can't really see them unless you look at the card from a different angle. So I'm thinking maybe adding a bit of silver next time.

I used black foam paint on the penguins which gives them the glossy look but also adds dimension. The window is outlined with the stickles for a frosty feel and I added some snowy highlights to the penguins using clear glitter glue.

Recipe:
Cardstock: Papertrey Ink's White
Inks: Black Memento, Copic Markers, Tsukineko Dew Drops (Aegean Blue, Aspen Mist, Moonlight White)
Stamps: Darcie's, LLC 'Penguins Pals' set
Embellishments: Frosted Lace Stickles, Clear Glitter Glue, Black Foam Paint

I am super excited as I have received a few orders for Christmas cards and I have begun to work on them! Until next time :)

And More Snow!!

Hi Everyone!
Yes that is what we are having today, more snow. It hasn't stopped and it's looking like a winter wonderland outside. I am just glad that my kids don't have school today because today is the perfect day for staying inside. Hhhmmm maybe I'll light a fire. My kids keep bugging me to get the Halloween decorations out but it's kinda starting to feel more like Christmas around here :)

Here is another Christmas card. This is a super cute Penny Black stamp and I know that I haven't done it justice with this card, but I was trying to go for a simple one layer card. I'll do better next time.

Recipe:
Cardstock: Papertrey Ink's White
Stamps: Penny Black's Jolly Follies set
Inks: Copic Markers, Black Memento, Gold Paint Marker
Embellishments: Ribbon from Michaels, Red Glitter Glue, 

Hope that you are all staying warm today, until next time :)