Fairy Lights.......

Hello and thanks a bunch for all the well wishes while I was under the weather.  I have finally made my way down to my studio to put a couple of cards together.  I have about 12 images now colored, since that could be done while sitting on the couch and all that I now need to do is put them on a card.  So I will be a busy girl in the next few days!!!!

My wonderful MIL's birthday is Monday and I chose to use Fairy Lights by Meredith Dillman.  This is one of the new artists from Sweet Pea Stamps.  She can be purchased as a single stamp or with 3 others and a sentiment!  Lynette has brought some talented new artist's on board at Sweet Pea.  It is well worth a venture over!

I colored my lovely with my Copics and then used chalks to create the background.  Onto a label nestie she went.  I also added 3 floral eyelets, a corner bow and flowers.  Stickles were added to her wings, the lantern and butterflies. I had a verse that I added in the card about my MIL being the light to whom we gather and love so it was a fitting image.  I popped it in the mail and it is on it's way.  I hope she likes it at much as I loved making it for her!

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A Great Pick Me Up........

What a wonderful surprise I had waiting for me in my in box from one of my dearest friends Sandra aka Rose Petal.  I am suppose to tell you 3 things about myself and send this to 5 others.  I want to leave this for all the lovely friends who wished me well last week when I was down with the flu!  It is people like you that make this world a beautiful place to live in!!!!!

1)  I hate being late.  I always try to get to where I am going at least 10 - 15 minutes ahead of time and it drives me nuts when others are not that considerate and are constantly late for everything!

2) I can not stand when a picture or something hanging on the wall is crooked.  I will literally go and fix them wherever I am.

3.)  When I am writing something I hate scratching something out!!!  I have to white it out.  Just drives me nuts!!!!

Ok now you have learned some crazy things about me!!!! Thanks again for all the well wishes when I was ill.

Just A Reminder........

First of all I want to apologize to everyone for not commenting on their lovely art like I would normally be doing!!  I have been hit like a lead balloon with the flu and it has taken over my body!!!

I also have not had an once of energy left to do any KREATING!!  I promise I will make up for all of this!

I do want to remind you that today starts a NEW challenge at Sweet Pea Stamps Challenge Blog.

"In A Sweet Pea Dream"

Make sure you head over and check it out!!!

Expecting.....

Good day to all of you. Well it definitely has turned cold here. I even had to wear a jacket today!!!  Brrrr...... I am hearing snow in the forecast and am not liking it at all.  Today I am happy to show you a card I made for my DIL birthday!!!  She is expecting and I thought this beautiful image from Sweet Pea Stamps called Expecting was perfect!!!  I love the way the artist ching chou kuik gives her lovlies just the most beautiful faces. 

I colored my image with copic and then matched her with some Autumn colored DP. I distressed and glittered the matting around her to give some extra sparkle along with many parts of the image. Got to have that bling!!!.  I made a flower out of ribbon and placed it in the center of a Prima flower and that sat on some seam binding ribbon tied together into a bow.  I hope she will enjoy her as much as I did making my card!

Challenges:

Paper Players

One Stop Craft

Integrity

Crafty Purple Frog

Digi Doodle Shop's Best

Aly's Sunday

Cowgirl's Sunday

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A Child......

I have some very progressive friends so when I saw this image I thought this would make a perfect Christmas card for them.  The image is ching chou kuik's Growing Love and can be found at Sweet Pea Stamps.   She is only offered as a single stamp.

I colored her with my copics and then added a bit of stickles to various parts.  I think the flowers are Gardenia's but with my red copics they became Poinsettia's. I added a couple of different Christmas DP's a gold braided ribbon and some red flowers with gold brad centers. I hope you like.

Challenges: 

One Stop Craft

Wee Memories

Digi Doodle Shop

Paper Garden

Crafty Purple Frog

Paper Pretties

Stampavie

Tuesday Throwdown

Inky Impressions

One Stitch At A Time

Everybody Art

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DT Call...

A very good friend of mine Heather from Fresh Brewed Stamps is having a DT call and I thought all of you may be interested so I thought I would post the info to help her get the word out!!! Check it out here or HERE!

Fresh Brewed Designs FULL DT CALL

Fresh Brewed Designs is having a FULL DT CALL. I am looking for people who love to create and are excited to be a part of getting a new business on it's feet and walk around out there. I a looking for someone who wants to meet new people and fellowship Fresh Brewed Designs style!

If you are interested, here is how you can apply for the team and what we require:

Fresh Brewed Designs is having a DT call starting today, October 27th and running through Wednesday, November 10th at 9:00pm EST. Details are listed below.

• DT terms will be for 6 months starting November 17, 2010 and running through April 13, 2011. The 10+ new DT spots will be announced on the Freshly Brewed Challenges blog on November 13th. You can reapply again after your 6 month term is over if you are interested in staying.
• Please email two cards to me ( freshbreweddesigns AT yahoo DOT com ) with your application. I would love for you to use a Fresh Brewed Designs image on one of your cards, however it is not required for your application.
• If you are interested in being a DT coordinator to help with blog hops and challenge posts, please let me know in your application.
• Please send a list of all design teams you are currently on and a link to your blog. You will be required to have a blog to apply.
• As a Fresh Brewed Design Team member You will be responsible for participating in our weekly Wednesday challenges.
• You will be asked to participate in the challenges of blogs Fresh Brewed Designs is sponsoring for that week when you can. This is not a requirement.
• You are required to be a part of all monthly blog hops and new images releases.
• You will be given 5 images of your choice to start on the team, 2 images from every new release and a 40% discount to the shop on all digi images.
• You will be required to join the Fresh Brewed Crew blog for challenge updates and all the FBD news in one place. Emails will be sent as well, but I know they tend to get lost, so this will be a place for us to stay organized.

**when emailing me please include FBD DT Call and your name in the subject line**

Fresh Brewed Designs is in the process of creating a

• new website
• new groups
• a facebook page
• lots more fun!

Thank you for taking the time to read the post. 

Magical Christmas.....

I have the most beautiful stamp to show you all today!!! Her name is Miranda by Elaine Cox and will be available at Sweet Pea Stamps.  Check the blog for the date she will be released. She is so versatile and an be used for any season just by changing your color scheme. I needed to catch up on my Christmas cards so she became a Magical Christmas waif to me.

I decided to make this one an easel card and this way it fits into my good friend Pascale's challenge over at Sweet Pea Stamper's and also the new challenge blog The Crafty Purple Frog anything goes.

I used a sketch from another of my friends Arlana at Sweet Sketch Wednesday. Arlana is a goddess when it comes to sketches.

I colored my image with copics and I wanted to keep a soft feel to her and just let her beauty show through! When I saw her she said red head to me so Auburn hair it was. The little pom poms in her hair were filled with fun flock and the dusted with stickles.  I also added liquid pearls in red on the leaves as holly berries and opal in and around her hair. The green mat of card stock behind her was embossed with the perfectly paisley cuttlebug  folder.  Last but not least I softened the look with a bit of lace and topped that off with some holly and gem stones.  I hope you like.

Make sure you check out the challenge blog "In A Sweet Pea Dream" and try your hand at the current challenge or a new challenge will be starting again tomorrow!

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Challenges:

Bah! Humbug!

Crafty Pad

One Stitch At A Time

Meljens

2 Sisters

I Did It Creations

Stampavie

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Anyone for Some Candy Corn.......

TGIF!!!!  Here is another little cutie I have made for another co-worker.  I have 2 women teaching me my job and my new boss so I have 3 cards that I want to finish by next week.  I really want to thank them for all their efforts. I used another stamp from Stampin' Up. Like I have said before I have had these for gosh at least 7 or 8 years and really think they are adorable.

I colored my image and the cut it out in the shape of my candy corn and matted it. I cut out the top of the pumpkin and the candy itself twice and pop dotted them to give it dimension. I sewed around the perimeter and added a piece of ribbon to separate my two DP's. I stamped the sentiment and then added a tiny button of candy corn on top.  I hope you like!!

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Challenges:

Paper Playtime

Crazy Challenge

2 Sisters

Mark's Finest Papers

One Stop Craft

Baby Bud Designs

Stampin' For The Weekend

Double Dutch

Crafts and Me

Creative Cottage

Fussy and Fancy

Aly's Sunday

Really Reasonable Ribbon

Sarah Hurley

Card of The Week

wee Memories

Creative Craft Challenge

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