We're celebrating "Birthdays" this week at Mo's!

Happy Thursday! And happy birthday to meeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!! hehe! It's time for another super fun challenge at Mo's DP2 Challenge Blog! And this week, our hostess is yours truly (ahem . . . meaning me)! And, since it's my birthday, I've chosen the theme . . .

"Happy Birthday!"

w/a Mo Manning image, of course!

Hehe! Talk about self-serving, huh?! Sometimes I just crack myself up!! And here's what I came up with for my birthday project . . . WARNING!!! It's kinda bright . . . so protect your retinas!!!

OK . . . here's the deal . . . I woke up yesterday thinking about this precious new Mo Manning image . . . and decided she'd be perfect for a "belated" birthday card!! Here's a close-up . . .

This little darlin' is called "Shucks"...and she's available HERE in Mo's online store. Which reminds me . . . if you haven't visited Mo's store lately, you are in for a super-de-duper treat! Mo has been busy creating all kinds of preciousness!! Winter images . . . Halloween images . . . summer images . . . and more, more, more! So, check 'em all out HERE!!

Here's a side-ish view . . .

Card Recipe:

Image printed on Cryogen metallic white cardstock

Crushed Curry cardstock: Stampin' Up

DPs: Garden Variety & Material Girl by Cosmo Cricket

Corner die: Whimsy

Flower: Sweet William Strip by Cheery Lynn Designs

Inside sentiments: Sweet Stamps.Com

Front sentiment: Computer-generated

Brad, pearls, & twine: My stash 

A peek at the inside . . . 

And one more view...

Now . . . it's time for you to pop on over to Mo's DP2 Challenge Blog and check out the fabulous "Happy Birthday" projects created by my sweet and very talented DT sisters! Then, please join us for this week's challenge. It's simple, really, just pull out your craft supplies and at least one Mo Manning image . . . and let the crafting begin!

Oh . . . and don't forget, Mo is awarding (selected at random) one $5.00 shopping spree at her online store for every 25 challenge participants!

I'm entering this bright and cheery card into...

CLP Challenge Sketch #61

Thanks so much for visiting! Hugs . . .

Happy Birthday to Meeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Hehehehe!! Ahem . . . it's Tuesday . . . and it's time for another fabulous challenge over at Sassy Cheryl's Challenge Blog! This week's hostess is yours truly!! (As in . . . ME!!) And, because I'm having a birthday this week, I've chosen the theme . . .

"Happy Birthday!"

Hehehehe!! Hey . . . it's one way for me to get lots and lots of birthday cards!! I crack myself up! Seriously . . . brilliant idea, right? I sure think so! Ta-daaaaa . . . here's my birthday card . . . 

Whoop whoop whoop! It's Maddie! She's super adorable . . . don't you agree?! I decided to make a "Triangle Joy Fold" card. There's a cool tutorial by my friend Dena over at Lili of the Valley HERE.

Soooo . . . this darling image is called "Maddie's Birthday Surprise" and she is available HERE at Sassy Cheryl's online store. Here's another side view . . . 

  My Card "recipe" . . .

Image printed on Cryogen Metallic White cardstock

Certainly Celery cardstock: Stampin' Up

DPs: "Nana's Nursery" by DCWV

Sentiments: Stamping Bella (front); LOTV (inside)

Flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts

MS lace punch

Ribbon & pearls: My stash

Colored with Copics & Colored Pencils

Here's a look at the inside . . . 

And, last but not least, a bit of an "artistic" angle . . .

Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you've enjoyed your visit! Now . . . please pop on over to Sassy Cheryl's Challenge Blog and take a peek at what my talented DT sistahs have created this week for inspiration! Then I hope you'll join us for this week's challenge! Who knows? You may just be the winner of 2 free Sassy Cheryl digis!! Lots of luck!

I'm entering this card into the following challenge:

Wild Orchid Challenge #83 - Anything Goes

I'm off to get some birthday cake! hehehe! See y'all soon!

We're using "Sweet" images this week at Mo's!!

Happy Thursday! It's time for another super fun challenge at Mo's DP2 Challenge Blog! And this week, our sweet and talented Design Teamie Kim is hostess! And she's chosen a super fun theme!

"Something Sweet!"

(we're using "Sweet" Mo images in our projects this week!!)

Hehe! Are you kidding me? ALL of Mo's images are sweet . . . soooo, easy peasy!! So, here's what I came up with . . .

Surprise! It's a Christmas ornament using one of Mo's newest little fairies! This one's called Winter Fairy Pyry...and she's available HERE.

Which reminds me . . . Mo is having a Summer Sale  . . . 20% off any of her adorably sweet images. Oh . . . and she's been busy, busy, busy creating all kinds of sweet new images. So be sure to stop by and check 'em out! Sale runs through Friday, August 16th!

Here's another view of my little ornament . . .

I had purchased several of these cute metal ornaments last year from my local craft store (Michael's). They're perfect for photos! But even more perfect for one of Mo's SWEET little Winter fairies!! What an easy and super fast project!! I'll be giving this one as part of a Christmas gift!!

Here's one more view...

Now . . . please pop on over to Mo's DP2 Challenge Blog and check out the fabulously "Sweet" - themed" projects by Kim and the rest of my talented DT sisters! Then, please join us for this week's challenge. It's simple, really, just pull out your craft supplies and at least one Mo Manning image . . . and let the crafting begin!

Oh . . . and don't forget, Mo is awarding (selected at random) one $5.00 shopping spree at her online store for every 25 challenge participants!

Thanks so much for visiting! Hugs . . .

Surprise . . . it's another Birthday!

Happy Sugar Nellie Monday, m'darlins! I've been busy working on lots and lots of art projects . . . sketching and watercolors and I'm even dabbling a bit with oil paints!! AND . . . I've been making cards, of course!! Soooo . . . I'm back with another cute DT project! Well . . . I think it's cute!! What do you think?

This week's card is for my daughter-in-law . . . who is mother to three of our five granddaughters! I've always loved this sweet little stamp . . .  it's called "Peek-a-Boo" and you can find it HERE at Funky Kits! Here's a close-up . . .

I wasn't quite sure how I was going to color those balloons . . . but that's the beauty of Copics . . . they're so sheer!! I really like how the balloons turned out!! Here's a side view . . .

My card "recipe" . . .

Image printed onto Cryogen Metallic White cardstock
Blush Blossom & another "retired" color (don't know the name) cardstock: Stampin' Up
DPs: "Lucille" by Basic Grey
Pool Party seam binding: Stampin' Up
Corner die: Susana's Custom Art & Card Design (SCACD)
Stampin' Up & Cuttlebug Embossing Folders
MS punch
Sentiment: lili of the Valley
Flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts
Lace & Pearls: My stash
Colored with Copics & Colored pencils

A peek at the inside . . .

And one last "arsty" pic . . .

And . . . there ya have it . . . my Sugar Nellie DT project! I hope you've enjoyed your visit! I so appreciate your taking time to look at my artwork! I'll be back soon!!

Oh, oh, oh . . . I almost forgot . . .

I'm entering this cutie in the following challenges:

Wild Orchid Challenge #83 - Anything Goes

Rubber Buggy Challenge #9 - Flowers

 

And NOW I'm outa here! hehe! Hugsssssssssssssss!

Mo's having a SUMMER SALE!!

Happy weekend, dear friends!! Oh oh oh . . . have you heard? Mo Manning is having the most fabulous SUMMER SALE in her store!!

 

 

Mo's Digital Pencil SUMMER SALE

 

Going on NOW through Aug 16th!!

 

Check it out...

Lots of brand new, absolutely adorable images!!

 

20% off  all purchases . . .

Just use the coupon code 2013SS

 

Happy Shopping!!

 

Hugs... 

Water, Water . . . Everywhere!!

Hello friends!! Guess what? It's Thursday already!! What?!! It's cool, though, because it's time for another super fun challenge at Mo's DP2 Challenge Blog! And this week, our sweet and talented DT sistah Tracy is hostess! And she's chosen a perfectly perfect Summer theme . . .

"Water, Water ... Everywhere!"

Sooooo . . . since I haven't been to the beach yet this Summer, I decided a beach scene would be fun. But I also wanted to make a birthday card for my sweet hubby . . . who sees himself as a bit of a pirate! Even the license plate on his car has PIR8 (a.k.a. Pirate) on it! Arrgghh! Hehe! Here's what I came up with . . .

I just realized . . . I'm in kind of a "guy" card mode lately!! I've had this little pirate image forever . . . and have just now colored him up!! But I love how this card turned out!! I merged several Mo Manning images. Here's a close-up . . .

OK . . . so . . . all of these digi images are available in Mo's online store! I used: "Captain Hugh" (available HERE), "Beach Elements" (available HERE), and "Pirate Stuff" (available HERE). Here's a side view . . .

 My Card "Recipe" . . .

Image printed on Cryogen Metallic White paper
Whisper White & Real Red cardstock: Stampin' Up
Digi DPs: "Land Ho Too" by Mary Fran for Nitwits
Corner die: Whimsy
Sand: Flower Soft
Jute, charm, eyelets, shells: My stash
Glossy Accents
Front sentiment: Lizzie Ann
Inside sentimentss: Hampton Art (happy b-day) & Whipper Snapper
Copic & Shin Han markers, and Prismacolor pencils

A peek at the inside . . . 

And, of course, the "artsy fartsy" angle . . .

Pretty clean and simple . . . except for the merging thing, that is, which is getting easier the more I do it!!  I hope my sweet hubby loves it! Now . . . please pop on over to Mo's DP2 Challenge Blog and check out the fabulous "Water-themed" projects by my talented Design Teamies! Then, please join us for this week's challenge. It's simple, really, just pull out your craft supplies and at least one Mo Manning image . . . and let the crafting begin!

Oh . . . and don't forget, Mo is awarding (selected at random) one $5.00 shopping spree at her online store for every 25 challenge participants!

Thanks so much for visiting! Hugs . . . until next time . . . .

Anything BUT a Card at Sassy Cheryl's & Candle Tutorial

Welcome, my darlings!! It's time for another fabulous challenge over at Sassy Cheryl's Challenge Blog!! And this week, my clever friend and DT sister, Cathy, has decided she'd like to see . . .

"Anything BUT a Card!"

Well . . . since I really pushed the envelope last week with my "Vintage - Creams & White" DT card (would you believe it looked whiter and creamier in real life?! hehe!) Ahem . . . as I was saying, I decided to really stick to Miz Cathy's theme this week and make a Christmas Tree ornament and candle!! I also thought it might be fun to include a little tutorial on how I made the candle. Warning: Lots of photos!!

Okey dokey . . . here we go . . . . 

Step 1: Obtain a white wax candle . . . either one with a wick (although you won't be lighting this candle) or a battery-operated candle (which is what I used here!) . . .  

Step 2: Select your digi image . . . for today's project, I chose "Princess on Ice" (Lucy Lou) which you can find HERE in the "Oldies But Goodies" section of Sassy Cheryl's Online Store . . . 

Step 3: Tape a piece of white tissue paper to a piece of white paper or cardstock & print image on your computer printer as you normally would . . . 

Step 4: Leave image/tissue paper secured to white paper . . . 

Step 5: Proceed to color with pencils and/or alcohol based (Copic) markers . . . 

NOTE: Be sure to color image darker than you normally would, as it will appear much lighter on the tissue paper against your white candle.

Step 6: After coloring is completed, carefully remove tissue paper from the cardstock/white paper . . . 

Step 7: Trim image with scissors . . . 

Step 8: Place a piece of wax paper directly over the image and wrap around the candle . . .

NOTE: Gather the wax paper in your non-dominant hand . . . being careful to smooth out the wrinkles before moving on to Step 9.

Step 9: Using a heat gun or hair dryer (on warm/hot setting) and a "back and forth" waving motion, blow warm/hot air about 2-3 inches in front of image/candle. When you see the wax paper/image start to become translucent, move to another spot until you've applied heat to the entire image. Avoid holding the hot hair in one spot too long . . . doing so will melt little craters into the candle . . . and you don't want that!

Step 10: Carefully remove wax paper. Voila . . . your image has been magically adhered to (i.e., "melted into") the candle!!

Step 11: Now you can commence decorating your candle . . . (I used this really pretty ribbon . . . with SPARKLES! aarrgghh!)

Step 12: I added some blue diamonds (er, I mean, blue rhinestones . . . hehe!) and a little Liquid Applique (for her fur muff).

I also decided to make a matching Christmas Tree ornament using the same Sassy Cheryl "Princess on Ice" image. This was super-de-duper easy peasy!! I found the little ornament at my local craft store (Michael's) and just colored up (with Copics) a teensy tiny version of my Sassy Cheryl image and inserted it!! Cute, huh?

Here's a peek at the set . . . 

This is how it looks with the candle turned on . . .

And one last pic for good measure!! hehe!

Sooooo . . . there ya have it . . . my "Anything But a Card" goodies! I hope you've enjoyed looking at my latest Sassy Cheryl projects and my candle tutorial. Now . . . please pop on over to Sassy Cheryl's Challenge Blog and take a peek at what Miz Cathy and the rest of Sassy Cheryl's talented DT ladies have created for inspiration! Just don't expect to see any cards this week!! Then I hope you'll join us for this week's challenge! You may just be the winner of 2 free Sassy Cheryl digis!! Lots of luck!

I'm entering this project into:

Deep Ocean Challenge #57 : Christmas in July

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a great week!

Game on!!

Happy August 1st, my darlins!! It's time for another cool challenge at Mo's DP2 Challenge Blog! And this week we're doing an "Alphabet Challenge"!! That's right . . . our theme is . . .

"G is for..."

Well, well, well! I spent all week pondering which "G-word" I was going to use as inspiration and here's what I came up with . . .

G is for . . . "Game On"! That's the name of this cool Mo image!! He just reminds me of my youngest son, Adam! And . . .  since Adam's birthday is next month . . . voila! A birthday card for my "baby's" 35th birthday!! Yikes! Pretty soon he'll be older than his mama! LOL! Here's a close-up . . .

Perfect for a "guy" card . . . don'tcha think? You can find this cool image HERE in Mo's online store! Here's a side view . . .

  My Card "Recipe" . . .

Image printed on Cryogen Metallic White paper
Mellow Moss & Chocolate Chip cardstock: Stampin' Up
All edges inked with Walnut Distress ink by Tim Holtz
DPs: "Up, Up & Away" by Kaisercraft
Hardware: Stampin' Up
Ribbon: My stash
Sentiments: LOTV, Verses, & my stash
Punches: Martha Stewart
Copic & Shin Han markers, and Prismacolor pencils

A peek at the inside . . . 

Close-up of the sentiment (this just cracks me up!) . . . 

And, one last pic . . .

So . . . fun huh? I hope my sweet Adam likes it! Now . . . please pop on over to Mo's DP2 Challenge Blog and check out the fabulous "G-themed" projects by my talented DT sisters! Then, please join us for this week's challenge. It's simple, really, just pull out your craft supplies and at least one Mo Manning image . . . and let the crafting begin!

Oh . . . and don't forget, Mo is awarding (selected at random) one $5.00 shopping spree at her online store for every 25 challenge participants!

Thanks so much for visiting! Hugs . . . until next time . . . .