Birthday Barn...

Ordinary riches can be stolen, real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you. -Oscar Wilde

This week's Blogger's Challenge (which was Supposed to be posted yesterday!) was to make a Birthday Card...good thing because I needed to anyway! :)

I made a birthday card with this barn last week and a co-worker saw my post and asked to buy it...I had already promised it to someone else, so I told her I would make another one. Her Father has and old barn and he keeps his old cars stored in it...so I added the old truck from the Home plate to the inside of the card! ;) The paper is Wassail...would you Ever guss that is Christmas paper???

Here is a shot of the inside...
Supplies:
Stamps: Home (Artistic Outpost)
Paper: Wassail (basic Grey,) Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla (SU)
Ink: Timber Brown StazOn, Old Linen Distress Ink, ReInkers for painting
Misc: Twill Ribbon, Rub-On, Niji Waterbrush, Peeled Paint Distress Stickles

Thanks for stopping by!

Indulgence...

When you look at a cupcake, you've got to smile. -Anne Byrn

CUPCAKES!!! Who doesn't like Cupcakes???? I broke out my new H&M Stamps "Sweetly Stamped" and decided to try this week's sketch from SCS. I had my Memory Box Sugardrop paper out on the table, so I just went with it...

Supplies:
Stamps: Sweetly Stamped (H & M Stamps,) Sentiment (Funky Kits)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers
Paper: Sugardrop, Mocha CS (Memory Box,) Riding Hood Red
Misc: Dew Drops, Bridal Flowers, Prima Flowers, Twinkle Gems, MS Crafts Simple Scallop Border Punch

Thanks for stopping by!

A Cozy Chair...

You can't deny laughter; when it comes, it plops down in your favorite chair and stays as long as it wants. -Stephen King

Tuesday again? WOW...Time is flying by! This week's Jacksonebelle Tuesday Challenge is to use stitching...Faux or Real, your choice...Lindsey Loves Faux Sewing, so I went with that.
My picture doesn't show the stitching very well, but it is just around the image panel.

Lynda, you like that image??? You Want one??? :D :D

When I paper Pieced the chair I cut out the whole chair, but then I cut it into it's seperate pieces and inked the edges to add shadow, then pieced it back together so the pattern was contiguous...

Supplies:
Stamps: Cozy Chair (Memory Box,) Birthday Centers (CHF)
Paper: Mocha CS (Memory Box,) Unknown PP
Ink: Copic Markers, Timber Brown StazOn
Misc: Antique Brass Brad, Twill Ribbon

Check out the other Design Team's Projects...

Melissa Bove
Jennifer Buck
Jill Dunn
Kimberly O’Rosky
Maren Benedict
AJ Otto
Heather Lee-Reppen
Michelle Woerner
Lynda Benden
Beth Thomas
Lindsey Botkin

Thanks for stopping by!

Love Bittersweet...

I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love. -Mother Teresa

This week's Basic Grey Challenge is a Recipe...

Ingredients: 2 Patterned papers, 1 Button, 1 Ribbon and Bow, 3 Brads

I used 2 of the patterned papers in te Bittersweet 6X6 pad, Satin ribbon from Stampin' Up, a button from my stash and some glittered brads from Imaginisce. My main image is Elzybells "Teddy Heart Balloon," isn't he cute????? I added some (LOL, LOTS) stickles to the balloon and the grass, I hope that is allowed! :-S

Here is a peek at the inside...

Supplies:
Stamps: Teddy Heart Balloon, Love (Elzybells)
Paper: Bittersweet (Basic Grey,) Mocha CS (Memory Box,) Pretty Pink
Ink: Copic Markers, Memento Tuxedo Black
Misc: Stickles, Satin Ribbon, Button, Brads, White Gel Pen

Thanks for stopping by, I'll be back tomorrow with a Jacksonbelle Tuesday Challenge...

Inspired???

A house is made of walls and beams; a home is built with love and dreams. -Dr. William A Ward

This week's Inspiration Challenge was a choice of any Wall Calender on Lang.com, I will admit openly that this is NOT my style of art....but, I need more Man cards in my stash and I have been wanted to break out my Artistic Outpost stamps for weeks, so I picked this calendar to start from:

I went simple and straight forward for this one...stamped the image on vanilla CS, watercolored it with reinkers and a water brush, then distressed and sponged the edges...

Supplies:
Stamps: Home Plate (Artistic Outpost)
Paper: Vanilla, Chocolate, Blue (SU)
Ink: Timber Brown StazOn,Reinkers
Misc: Crate Words Rub-On

Thanks for stopping by!

Bare Oak Note...

There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it. -Edith Wharton

I love sketch Challenges...even when they are Super challenging! :)

I just Had to use my new Memory Box stamps and Paper again for this week's SCS Sketch. I added some tiny heart twinkle stickers to the Bare Oak and stamped the Periwinkle butterfly straight onto one of the Sugardrop papers...

Supplies:
Stamps: Bare Oak, Periwinkle (Memory Box,) Just a Note (Savvy)
Paper: Sugardrop, Mocha CS (Memory Box)
Ink: Timber Brown Staz-On, Chocolate chip (sponged around the edges and for the clouds,) Truw Thyme (Sponged ont he ground beneath the tree)
Misc: Tiny Heart Twinkle Stickers, Dew Drops, Prima Flowers, Satin Ribbon, Oval Punches, Button

I am off to work on more sketches...there are quite a few this weekend!!! Thanks for stopping by

Green Butterfly???

Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek. -Barack Obama

What a Week!!!! Starting Tuedsay morning I have been riding a Big Huge Wave of Awesomeness! Tuesday was a wonderful day, I spent most of it with goosebumps and huge smile on my face. Then Wednesday came and it was LOST Premiere!!! My co-worker that makes most work days Super Stressful left for a 3 week leave of absence starting Thurs...WOO HOO, what a week. :)

I haven't had a lot of crafting time, but I hope to make up for that this weekend. I did get to make something last night for the Friday Bloggers Challenge. This week it was a color challenge...Red, Black, Kiwi Kiss and White (or Vanilla.) I got my new Memory Box stamps last night so I wanted to play with one of those...I picked this butterfly and cut him out and curled the wings alittle before layering over an uncolored image.

Here is a detail shot of the Sunflower Shimmerz I added to the Butterfly for some Shine!

Supplies:
Stamps: Periwinkle, Thanks script (Memory Box)
Paper: Riding Hood Red, Kiwi Kiss, Basic Black, Whisper White (SU)
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento,) Copic Markers
Misc: Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon, Dew Drops, Sunflower Shimmerz Glitter Paint, MS Crafts Simple Scallop Border Punch (sorry Edie, not trying to rub it in, you just reminded me that I had it.)

Thanks for stopping by!

Elzybells Treat...

Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity. -Kahlil Gibran

I can't believe 2 weeks has gone by already!! Time for another Elzybells Bi-Weekly Challenge!

This time we decided to make some Valentine Treats...pretty much anything But a card. I had Big Plans...and I will Hopefully get to that plan one of these days (Before Valentine's Day!) but instead for this challenge, I went to a box I have already made before...I actually just CASEd myself. :) I am not a very good Template creator...I used an old Chocolate Box to create the first box and just wrote it down by hand...if you can read my scribbles, here is it: Template

I used the new clear stamp set, Sweet as Chocolate and some gorgeous Imaginisce paper for this one...


Supplies:
Stamps: Sweet as Choocolate (Elzybells)
Paper: Fairest of them all (Imaginisce,) Stampers Select White (PTI)
Ink: Pastel Pink Colorbox Chalk, Brilliance Graphite Black
Misc: Mini Twinkle Heart, Gem Brad, Ribbon, Tag Punches, Slim Magnets

We would LOVE for you to play along...create a Valentine treat and link your project to Elizabeth's Blog before the next challenge is posted on Feb 5th and you will be entered into the monthly drawing to win a prize!! And Don't Forget the Valentine Card Contest!!! You have until Feb 10th to send Elizabeth your entry...all entries for both contests must Feature Elzybells Stamps!

Make sure and check out the other Design Team creations...you can find the links to their blogs on the right sidebar -------->

Thanks for stopping by!

Bump in the night...

There are very few monsters who warrant the fear we have of them. -Andre Gide
Oh I should not create late at night...I am sitting here giggling at my own joke....

Tuesday is Challenge day at Jacksonbelle Embellishments and this week it is Spotlight October Afternoon...have you checked out all the delicious paper and stamps Lindsey has by OA??? They are Yummy!!! And there are More coming!!!

I went with a few different papers....Night Light for the monsters (I cut them out for Heather's Spark Friday Challenge.) and the green background (the papers are double-sided goodness!!) and Crunching Leaves...love the Woodgrain side! I also added in a scrap of Jack that I had left from a recent card.

I decided to go with my new favorite card size...a little scrapling for today's cards because I love little itty bitty valentines...So cute!

I sat and thought for awhile about sentiments and decided to print them out from my computer so I could get them Just Right!

U R My Eye Candy...

You Make My Heart... Go Bump in the Night...

Make sure and check out all the other Wonderful JBelle Design Team creations:

AJ Otto
Beth Thomas
Heather Lee-Reppen
Jennifer Buck
Jill Dunn
Kimberly O'Rosky
Kisa Peters
Lynda Benden
Maren Benedict
Melissa Bove
Michelle Woerner
Shannan Teubner
Taylor Usry

Thanks for stopping by!

Sometimes it works...

Find out who you are and do it on purpose -Dolly Parton

Sometimes you see something and you think "I could use that on a card!" and sometimes your friend, who is standing next to you, looks at you like you are crazy. But, I am telling you now, tell you friend you know what you are doing and Go For It!

I speak from experience of course, for me it some felt coasters I saw at Michael's for a dollar...since anything that is a dollar is really almost free I got them! I decided to try my new sewing machine on it...and it Worked!!!

I simply sewed the coaster to a piece of Chocolate Chip CS and then added small Prima flowers, sticky pearls and a big satin bow, I mounted that on a So Saffron base...

Supplies:
Stamps: none
Paper: Chocolate Chip, So Saffron CS
Ink: none
Misc: Sticky Pearls, sewing machine, Prima Flowers, Satin Ribbon

And THANKS to Jane for this wonderful Blog Award:

Rules:

List 5 things you are addicted to:
1. the internet
2. LOST
3. Chocolate
4. My LOSTies
5. blog comments ;)

And send it on to 5 other bloggers, and they are:

Colleen
Jessica
Lisa
Heather
Frances

Thanks for stopping by! Come back tomorrow to check out my JBelle Tuesday Challenge!!!

Candy Winner and Candy Holder...

WOW....thank you all SO much for your Wonderful comments this last week, it was wonderful to hear from so many people! I know there are a LOT of blogs out there to read and knowing that people take the time to come here and look at my work makes me feel so good!

Without further ado, here is the winner....

Lucky #13!!!!!

And #13 was.... Lilian!!!!

Lilian said...

i think that's my address that you are missing on your box of wonderful goodies!! thank you for the chance to win. :)

5:20 PM

Lilian, you were right! It was your address I needed!!! Please contact me via email at rachelhope13@hotmail.com in the next 2 days so I can get it out to you Wed.

And now a little Candy Holder...

I have seen these cute little puches all over and have recently been told you can actuallydrink Water out of them! but I have never made one before. If you haven't tried one before you really should, they are EASY PEASY!!! I used this easy to follow tutorial at Splitcoast.

Supplies:
Stamps: Sentiment from Funky Kits
Paper: Fairest of them All, Crowning Moment (Imaginisce)
Misc: Garden Mix Flower, Sticky Gems, Circle Punches, Ribbon

Challenge-centric...

I don't understand why Cupid was chosen to represent Valentine's Day. When I think about romance, the last thing on my mind is a short, chubby toddler coming at me with a weapon. -Author Unknown

This post is Chock Full of Challenges!! (Chalk Full or Chock Full??? Hmmm, must look that up!)

I started with my NEW Sugar Nellie stamp "Wish," I Love Happy mail Delivery days!!! :D I was excited to get my shipment because I wanted to try the new Sugar Bowl Challenge (Three...Thre different Patterned Papers and three Kinds of Embellishments.) I used 3 of the prints in the Eva pad by Basic Grey and my embellishments are Primas, Sticky Hearts and Ribbon. I also used this as a starting point for my Friday (yes, I know...it's Saturday...give me a break, I had a hard class all week!) Blogger's Challenge (Same but Different...2 cards with the same layout/colors and different stamps OR same stamp/colors and different layout.)

For my Second card...Same but Different, I also added in two more challenges. My friend, Tammi challenged the LOSTies this weekend to make a Valentine with a Non-Valentine image and to add at least one Heart, AND, I used the Whiff of Joy Monday Challenge (Color Scheme Purple/Green.) I used my Willow with Cocoa (adorable, no??? Who else is Anxiously awaiting the delivery of the Pre-Release Kit???? I splurged and used my eBay $$ that was sitting in PayPal and ordered them yesterday!!!)

Just as a Wrap-up for you Challenge Chasers...

WOJ Monday Challenge
Sugar Bowl Challenge
Blogger's Challenge
Tammi's Valentine Challenge

Supplies:
Stamps: Wish, Someone Sweet (Sugar Nellie,) Willow with Cocoa (Whiff of Joy)
Paper: Eva (Basic Grey,) White CS (PTI,) Kiwi Kiss (SU)
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento,) Copic Markers
Misc: Button, Ribbon, Sticky Heart Gems, Sticky Gems, Prima Flowers, Stardust Stickles, Peeled Paint Distress Stickles, Glitter Dots, White Gel Pen

Tnaks for stopping by! Remember....You have until tonight at 10 pm MT to enter for my BLOG CANDY Giveaway!

A Valentine Contest...

Elizabeth is having an Elzybells Valentine Contest!!!! Go HERE for all the details...you have until Feb 10th to enter!! Elzybells Store $$$ is up for grabs!!!!

And don't forget to enter my Blog Candy drawing HERE!!!

I'll try to be back with some new creations soon, I am in a week long Appraisal Math class for continuing education and my mind is TIRED :)

I'm Twitterpated...

Do you believe in fairies? Say quick that you believe. If you believe, clap your hands. -James Matthew Barrie

Have you seem the new Imaginisce line, Twitterpated??? SOOOO Adorable!!!! The little Fox and the Bird...Owls and Mushrooms. Simply Adorable!! I am Twitterpated! ;)

This week's JBelle Tuesday Challenge is to use NEW stuff, and since I just got my hands on the Twitterpated Paper, Brads and Flowers, I whipped them out to play

I paired them with a Digital Download image from Pink Cat Studio called Lily Fairy...she is FREE!!! PCS is having a card contest with this image!

I used Jen's "Sketch for you to Try" I just tweaked the BG paper to be sky and ground and made the main image an oval...

And here is the inside (yes, I remembered!!! :D) See how the tree shines???? This whole line of paper has Glazed elements...the tree, the red BG on the polka dot one, the fox, mushrooms, etc...they are all shiny/embossed!!!

Supplies:
Stamps: Lily Fairy (PCS Digi Stamp,) Have a Great Day (Inka)
Paper: Twitterpated Line (Imaginisce)
Ink: Printer, Chocolate Chip (SU)
Misc: Bumble Brads, Prima Flowers, Sticky Gems, Sticky Pearls, Stiched Edge Ribbon, Foxy Flowers

Check out what the other ladies created with their NEW aquisitions!!

Maren Benedict
Melissa Bove
Jennifer Buck
Jill Dunn
Heather Lee-Reppen
Kimberly O’Rosky
AJ Otto
Kisa Peters
Taylor Usry
Shannan Teubner
Michelle Woerner
Lynda Benden
Beth Thomas

Thanks for stopping by!

Don't forget to enter my BLOG CANDY Drawing!!!

RELEASE DAY!!!

WOO HOO, it is Finally here!!! Release Day for the new Valentine Release from Elzybells Art Stamps!!! I know you are all Anxious to grab them up...so Go...RUN...Get some!!!

WAIT!!!!!!!!!!! Do you have time to look at my card first??? :)

I used another Teddy, they are just tooo cute to resist!!!

I watercolored this one, I had issues because I am so used to using my copics that I seem to have forgotten how to watercolor!!! :-S The Layout is for SCS Sketch Challenge #210.

I have Continuing Education all week from 8-5, so I am linking you to the main Elzybells page. I will link you to specific stamps later tonight after I bring myself out of a math induced stupor!!! :)

Supplies:
Stamps: Elzybells
Paper: Spring Moss (PTI,) Sweet Satin Ribbon (Imaginisce,) My Mind's Eye Pink Solid
Ink: Black StazOn, SU Reinkers
Misc: Aquapainter, Lots of Stardust Stickles, Sticky Gems (colored with a sharpie,) Twill Ribbon (PTI,) CB Folder, Prima Flowers, Button, Peeled Paint Distress Stickles

Don't forget to Enter for the BLOG CANDY!!!

Willow with Cookies...

A balanced diet is a cookie in each hand. ~Author Unknown

I recently found the Whiff of Joy Challenge blog and this week they have a Sketch, which I love...sketches are my favorite challenge, I am okay on adding Bling and Stuff, but have issues with Layout.

I used Willow with Cookies, which I think is one of the sweetest images Ever!!! A friend sent me this image in my Christmas card and I will be snatching up the Real stamp as soon as I have some spare $$! :)

I also used Basic Grey paper and a chipboard flower in the corner that I cut using my CB, so this card also works for the Basic Grey Challenge this week!! WOO HOO, I love multi-tasking challenges!

Here is a close-up of all the Stickles I added. :) Sparkle much?? Just keep Stickling, Just keep Stickling :D (That was for you Edie!!!) See how the stitching is not quite a zig zig stitch??? That is what happens when your tension is wrong. :-S I noticed after about an inch of stitching and decided to just leave it!

And the inside.... (the sentiment is a new Elzybells stamp coming out tomorrow!!!)

Supplies:
Stamps: Willow and Cookies (Whiff of Joy,) Elzybells sentiment
Paper: Stella Ruby (Basic Grey,) Always Artichoke, Ruby Red (SU)
Ink: Pallette Noir, Marigold Morning, Copic Markers
Misc: Stardust Stickles, Glazed Brads, CB Flower Die, Michael's Flower Punch, Sewing Machine

Don't for get to Enter my BLOG CANDY Drawing HERE!!!

Elzybells Sneak Peek Day 3...

Ready for Another Sneak Peek!?!?!

I am Loving all the super cute Teddy images Elizabeth created for the Elzybells Valentine's Release...soooo sweet!

For this little guy I combined Basic Grey Urban Prairie and a Textured CS I picked up at Archiver's...the circle in the bottom right corner is PTI Spring Moss that I textured with a Swiss Dot Cuttlebug Folder and then cut and embossed with my Circle Nestabilities. I had done the embossing and cutting on the circle while my sister was here to show her all my new cool toys...I just Had to find a way to use it.

The image is colored with copic markers and the heart and arms are popped up on PopUp Glue Dots.

Supplies:
Stamps: Valentine Release (Elzybells)
Paper: Urban Prairie (Basic Grey,) Textured CS (Archiver's,) Stampers Select White (PTI)
Ink: Brilliance Graphite Black, Copic Markers
Misc: Primas Flowers, MS Crafts Fern Branch Punch, Dew Drops, Fuzzy Ribbon, Pop Up Glue Dots, Swiss Dot CB Folder, Circle Nestie

Thanks for stopping by, come back tomorrow for another Peek and links to the Real Life Stamps!!! :) WOO HOO, Almost Release Day!!!

P.S. Don't forget to enter for Blog Candy HERE!!!