Ribbons and Bows

Hello friends.  We have a new challenge today over at Di's DigiDesigns Challenge Blog.  Our challenge is to use ribbons and bows on your project.

I used Gardening Rascal on my card today.  Isn't he adorable?  I colored him with copics and colored pencils and used Glossy Accents on his nose and the water sprinkles.  There's Glamour Dust Ultra Fine Glitter Paint on the flower center and Liquid Applique on his tail.  I stitched all my papers and then added some ribbon and a little flower to finish my card.  

We're being sponsored by Crafts-4-You and I hope you play along in our new challenge.  Please stop by Di's DigiDesigns Challenge Blog to see what the rest of the amazing dt have created for this challenge. 

Thank you for stopping by.

I would like to enter my card in these challenges:
2 Sisters Challenge 64  -  Ribbon
Crafty Catz Challenge 107  -  Anything Goes
Incy Wincy Challenge 118  -  Dots & Stripes
Jens Digi Stamps Challenge  -  Polka Dots
Squiggle Stamps Challenge  -  Go Dotty
Totally Papercrafts Challenge 91  -  Stitch It

Stamp:  Di's DigiDownloads - Gardening Rascal
Paper:  My Mind's Eye Stella & Rose - Mabel; Bazzill
Other:  Copics, Caran d'Ache and Prismacolor pencils, gamsol, ribbon, Liquid Applique, Glossy Accents, Glamour Dust Ultra Fine Glitter paint, flower    

Such An Angel

Happy Friday friends.  I don't know about you but this has been a very long week for me and I'm so glad the weekend is finally here!  I do have a cute little angel to share with you today.

This is Barry Angel and he is part of Gerda's latest release over in the StampFairy shop.  He's colored with copics and colored pencils and I used Glossy Accents on his nose and the pads of his feet.  I applied glitter paint to his wings and the stars.  I first read about the Glamour Dust Ultra Fine Glitter Paint over on the amazingly talented Lori Aragon's blog.  This glitter paint doesn't cause the ink in digis to smear like Stickles sometimes does.  (If you aren't familiar with Lori's work, stop by and visit her blog ... you won't be disappointed!)  I used Liquid Applique on the cloud and finished my card with some ribbon and buttons.

Please stop by the StampFairy blog to check out the amazing work by the rest of the DT.  You're sure to find lots of inspiration over there.

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you have a fabulous weekend.

I would like to enter my card in these challenges:
Digital Tuesday Challenge 35  - Cute and Cuddly
Forever Friends November Challenge  -  Something Old, Something New (old paper/new digi)
Simon Says Challenge  -  Buttons

Stamp:  StampFairy - Barry Angel
Paper:  American Crafts
Other:  Copics, Caran d'Ache and Prismacolor pencils, gamsol, Glossy Accents, Liquid Applique, Glamour Dust Ultra Fine Glitter Paint, ribbon, buttons, floss

Holiday Star Dust

Happy Wedneday to all of you.  I hope you're having a great week so far.  I have a holiday card today.

I was trying to decide which of my adorable stamps to use for my Wedneday post over on the Simply Sassy Blog.  I knew I wanted to do a Christmas card and as I was looking through my stamps, I spotted Star Dust.  It's been a while since I had inked her up and I thought she would be perfect for a holiday card.  I finally bought the Martha Stewart Snowflake Trim punch the other day and used it on my card and added some pearls to the snowflakes.  All my papers are stitched and I've used Glamour Dust on her shoes and the "star dust" she's sprinkling around.  I added a bow and then inked the edges of the glittery stars I purchased a long time ago at Michaels - not sure if the inking shows up very well.  One more Christmas card done and added to my stash!

Thank you for stopping by.

I would like to enter my card in these challenges:
Anything Goes Challenge 53  -  Stitching Real or Faux
Charisma Cardz Challenge 43  -  Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion Challenge 82  -  Bingo (punch, sentiment, bling)
Cupcake Craftroom November Challenge  -  Sweet Christmas
Lollipop Challenge 55  -  Anything Goes
Ooh La La Creations Challenge 92  -  Stitching (faux or real)
Papertake Weekly Challenge  -  Anything Goes (plus a bit of bling)
Sweet Stampin Challenge  -  Anything Goes

Stamp:  Sugar Nellie Simply Sassy - Star Dust (available at Funky Kits); PTI - sentiment
Paper:  BoBunny - Winter Joy; Bazzill
Other:  Copics, Caran d'Ache and Prismacolor pencils, gamsol, Glamour Dust, MS snowflake trim punch, ribbon, pearls, Glamour dust Ultrafine Glitter Paint, Michael's glittery stars

New Digi Releases over at Whimsy Stamps

Hello to all of you.  We have a blog hop and some fabulous new releases to share over on the Whimsy Stamps Inspiration Blog. 

I used Polar Claus, an adorable new digi image by Kathryne of StampArt Design.  I've colored this cutie with copics and colored pencils and used some Glossy Accents on the nose.  I paper-pieced the hat and used Liquid Applique on the fluffy parts.  I've got him lying on a bed of Glamour Dust "snow".  Well, I probably shouldn't have done that as he's probably freezing lol, but the sparkly snow always looks so pretty.  The sentiment is from Warm Winter Wishes Sentiments by Raindrop Echo Designs.  Both the image and the sentiment can be found over in the Whimsy store.

Now, to join in the Blog Hop, scoot over to the Whimsy Inspiration Blog to find out all the details.

Thank you for stopping by.

I would like to enter my card in these challenges:
Christmas Card Challenge Week 48  -  Liquid Applique
Craft Your Passion Challenge 82  -  Bingo (pearls, free, ribbon)
Digital Tuesday Challenge 135  -  Cute and Cuddly
Paper Crafting Journey Challenge 22  -  Use a Digi
Totally Papercrafts Challenge 90  -  Glitter It

Stamp:  Whimsy Stamps StampArt by Kathryne - Polar Claus; Warm Winter Wishes Sentiments by Raindrop Echo Design
Paper:  Graphic 45 - Christmas Past Collection; Bazzill
Other:  Copics, Caran d'Ache and Prismacolor pencils, gamsol, StarDust stickles, Glamour Dust, Nestabilities, ribbon, pearls, Liquid Applique 

Blog Candy

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I have been blogging a little over a year and never thought I would enjoy it as much as I do.  I have met so many wonderful people in blogland.  I thought I would celebrate my blog anniversary by giving away some candy.  I had planned to post this candy weeks ago but it totally slipped my mind.  Well, I guess better late than never, right? 

I hope you like the candy.  I tried to include some items that I absolutely love and use a lot.  So, here's what is included:

    1 - 6x6 Paper Pad - My Mind's Eye Lost & Found Union Square
    1 - EK Success Cutter Bee Scissors
    1 - Scotch Quick-Drying Tacky Glue
    1 - Magnolia Stamp - Tilda with Veil
    1 - Magnolia Stamp - Sitting Groom Edwin
    1 - Magnolia Stamp - Wedding Background
    1 - StarDust Stickles
    1 - Glossy Accents
    1 - Tim Holtz Distress Crackle Paint - Picket Fence
    1 - Memento Ink Pad - Tuxedo Black
    1 - Inkadinkado clear mini acrylic block
    1 - 1 package SEI die-cut Glitter Sprinkles
    3 - packages pearls (1 each baby blue, pearl, indigo)
    1 - 1 pkg Pebbles felt flowers
    1 - Making Memories self-adhesive frame
    1 - Making Memories flower brads
    1 - package pearl brads
    1 - package Sassafrass blossoms
    1 - package Petaloo butterflies
    1 - package Petaloo flowers
    1 - We R Memory Keepers gromlets
    1 - 15 feet pink ribbon
    1 - 15 feet red ribbon
    1 - 15 feet  blue ribbon

Here's what you need to do to be in the draw for the candy:  
     - post this candy picture in your blog sidebar and link it back to my blog
     - I would love for you to become a follower if you are not already
     - leave a comment below
     - you must have a blog to enter and I will ship anywhere but please ... no "candy only" blogs

The candy will be open until midnight EST on November 24 and I'll announce the winner on November 25.  If the prize isn't claimed within one week, I'll draw a new winner.

Thanks for stopping by!

Anita

Anything Goes at Pollycraft

Happy Monday friends.  I hope you had a wonderful weekend.  Since it's Monday we have a new challenge for you over on the Pollycraft Challenge Blog.  This week our lovely Marit chose our theme and she has decided that "anything goes".  Now, how easy is that?

I used Marleys Bauble for my card today.  Isn't he just the cutest mouse?  I paper pieced his hat and used Liquid Applique on the fluffy parts.  The snowflake border is a Martha Stewart Punch.  I used Glamour Dust Ultra Fine Glitter Paint on the snowflakes and added a pearl to each of them. 

We are being sponsored this week by Letraset.  Please stop by the Pollycraft Challenge Blog to see the gorgeous work by the rest of the DT.  I hope you can play along with us this week.

Thank you so much for stopping by.

I would like to enter my card in these challenges:
Charisma Cardz Challenge 43  -  Anything Goes
Hanna and Friends Challenge 117  -  Glitter
Inky Impressions Challenge 30  -  Anything Goes
Little Claire's Monthly Challenge 14  -  Christmas
One Stop Craft Challenge Week 155  -  No Sentiments
Paper Crafting Journey Challenge 22  -  Use a Digi
Paper Shelter Challenge 37  -  Anything Goes
Quixotic Paperie Challenge  -  Sketch
Totally Papercrafts Challenge 90  -  Glitter It

Stamp:  Pollycraft - Marleys Bauble
Paper:  Echo Park - Season's Greetings; Bazzill
Other:  Copics, Caran d'Ache and Prismacolor pencils, gamsol, Martha Stewart snowflake border punch, MFT snowflake die, pearls, Glamour Dust Ultra Fine Glitter Paint, Liquid Applique   

Spooky Treats

Have you had your Trick-or-Treat night yet?  Ours was last night and we actually had more beggers than we've had the last couple of years.  It's so fun to see the little ones in their costumes, isn't it?  I love making Halloween cards and decorations so I'm sad that Halloween is almost over.  This will probably be my last Halloween project for the year.

I used Background Haunted House from Di's Digi Downloads.  I printed the haunted house scene onto my Halloween paper and then cut out the scalloped tag using a Sizzix die.  I made the rosette and added a computer-generated sentiment.  Some black and orange gingham ribbon finished off my project.  My hubby found this candy jar so I'm really suprised there's any candy corn left lol!

I would like to enter my project in these challenges:
Crazy 4 Challenges C4C111  -  Candy
Fab N Funky Challenge 96  -  Spooky
Frosted Designs Fabulous Friday Challenge  -  Food and Candy
Just Some Lines Saturday Challenge  -  Halloween
My Mum's Craft Shop Challenge 29  -  Spooky Time
Ribbon Carousel RCC26  -  Halloween
Scrapalicious Challenge  -  Halloween Spook
Stampin for the Weekend Challenge 19  -  Spooky
The Stamping Boutique Challenge 18  -  Spooky Scary

Thank you for stopping by.

Stamp:  Di's Digi Downloads - Background Haunted House
Paper:  My Mind's Eye - Mischievous; Doodlebug Designs - Monster Mania
Other:  Sizzix scallop tag die, nestabilities, ribbon

Happy Halloween

Just a quick post to share a picture of a treat bag I made using this cute image from the Barry Halloween collection.  I made a few of these for my grandson to give to some of his little friends.  You can find this adorable image and lots of others over at StampFairy.

This cutie is colored with copics and colored pencils and I added Glossy Accents to his nose.  I covered the little mini-clothespin with paper and attached a sparkly dimensional spider sticker.  These were super easy to make and Zack loved them. 

I would like to enter my treat bag in these challenges:
ABC Challenge  -  B is for Boo
Crafty Catz Challenge 106  -  Halloween
Daisy Doodles Challenge 45  -  Halloween
Delightful Inspiration Saturday Challenge  -  Pumpkins
Glitter Geek Challenge Week 21  -  Ghosts and Ghouls, Spiders and Webs
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge 65  -  Halloween

Thanks for stopping by.

Stamp:  StampFairy - Barry Halloween collection; PTI - Spooky Sweets (sentiment)
Paper:  October Afternoon; Doodlebug Designs - Monster Mania
Other:  Copics, Caran d'Ache and Prismacolor pencils, gamsol, Glossy Accents, clothespin, treat bag, dimensional spider sticker, Sizzix scallop tag die