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Stamps: Girlfriends Live Well; Paper: Webster's Pages Lifes Portraits DP collection; Copics, handmade flower

Quickly posting my Woodware Challenge card for this week!!  As always, you are invited to join in for a chance to win a free WWUSA stamp set!!  Head over to the WWUSA Blog for the deets and to see the awesome inspiration the DT created for you!! 



I'm in Las Vegas this week with DH as you read this!!  Yahoooo!!  We're attending the "2011 ASD Trade Show" with my cousins who own a small boutique in NM (where they sell my cards and crafty items of their own!).  This trade show is for retailers and wholesalers to see what's new and place orders for product being showcased in over 40 categories -- cooking, cosmetics, clothes, jewelry, (yes crafts!), toys, home decor, etc. etc.!  There are over 3000 exhibitors !!  Whew!!  It should be fun to see "other" new products just hitting the market. We'll have plenty of time for other touristy stuff to do while we're there too!

BTW, I hear "Viva Las Vegastamps" is where I want to hang out!!  See this You Tube tour of the store!   Anyone out there in blog land been there??  What did you think?

Thanks for stopping by today!   Hope you come back tomorrow for the launch of a NEW challenge and Design Team news!!

Have a blessed day!

Libster Award!

A very sweet Robin (Inky Fingers) tagged me with this Libster Blog Award today!   It's a great feeling to receive such a kind compliment!  Thank you from the bottom of my heart Robin!!

And as is the tradition of Blog Awards, I am happy to pass this along to a few of my very favorite bloggers that I like to frequent as often as possible!  Your talent brings me such joy and it is my pleasure to share this with you!  Please grab the award GFs for your own blog!!  Once you have it posted, please pass it along to 3-5 of your favorite Bloggers and continue sharing the love!

Lou (Stamp Cat Creations)
Julie (Julies Stamping Station)
Steph (Where'd All My Money Go?)


Blessings!

Woodware Challenge and My Altered Mailbox!!

Hello All!

A few weeks ago my good friend Lou (Stampcat Creations) came over for a play day and brought a little mini mailbox (the $1 ones from Target) for each of us to alter as a challenge!!  

Egads!!  I'm not an "alter-er"!!  Seriously, it took my crazy talented friend, Lou, only part of the afternoon and she was finished with BOTH the mailbox and matching card (see her fantastic set here) and it took me days... and I literally mean days... to finally be o.k. with mine.  

 

And it's really still not finished in my eyes!!  It needs a stamped sentiment on the flag, doesn't it -- am I right??  I'm sure it does!!  But I haven't decided on the occasion for which it will be given away.  So until then, it will remain unaddressed.  Sigh...I apologize. . .

 

Meanwhile, these photos show you the different sides of the mailbox as it remains right now along with the matching card that I made (and actually forgot to give away at Valentines -- Bad Anne!!)

BUT WAIT -- THERE'S MORE!!

NEXT UP .... My Woodware Challenge Card for week!!  The challenge this week is for a shaped card!!  Yep, this is a fun one everyone!!  Be sure to head over to the Woodware Challenge Blog and enter your "Shaped Card" for a chance to win a free Woodware USA Set!!  I love the new Spring Sets that have been released!!  Have you checked them out yet??!!

This card is made with my Cricut and the Owl Set.  I used Cindy Lou Cartridge and the WWUSA Owl Greetings Set.

Super easy an so much Fun!!!  You can make any shape you'd like!!  Hope you'll join us!!  Be sure to check out the other DT members blogs for more awesome samples and leave the hard working gals some love!!  Thanks so much!!

TFL, I'm so glad you stopped by!

3-Day Weekend Continued!

Supplie: Sugar Nellie "Choose" stamp, Paper Studio Doilie Ribbon, PTI button, Copics, Signo White Gel Pen

Another card this weekend for these Challenges:

Inspiration Challenge on SCS:  WallTats.  My Inspiration is this Balloon Hearts Wall Decal.
I colored in the image with Copics using the rose and blue colors from these serving bowls for the Etsy Inspired Challenge this week.  And finally the layout is based on the sketch from "Sketch Saturday" found here.

Off to make more cards!!

TFL, I'm so glad you stopped by!

3-Day Weekend with Challenge Cards!!

Edited on 2/22/11:  

This card won me the "Midnight Madness Masterpiece" award!  Woo hoo!!  Thanks Priscillastyles DT!  I will post this badge proudly!!

Oh boy oh boy!  Haven't had President's Day off since Grade School!! Random!!  But I'll take it!  So I'm starting it off with a Challenge card... First thing I did was check out the challenges to be found out there and then designed my card.

I chose these challenges and went from there:

Paper Romance:  Button, Ribbon, Lace  (Recollections Neutral Doily Ribbon)
Do You Stack Up:  Dots  (Me&My Big Ideas Fashion District DP, Dots Sizzix EF)
Really Reasonable Ribbon:  "Spring" theme (Me&My Big Ideas Fashion District DP and coordinating Icons)
Priscilla Styles:  Midnight Madness Sketch
Top Tip  Tuesday: Stitching

TFL, I'm so glad you stopped by!

Valentines Day

 Happy Valentines Everyone!

This card is for DH today.  Had to wait until now to post it, just in case he tried to take a peak!  There's no stamping on this card.  I used black and white CS, Basic Grey Scarlett Letter DP, Basic Grey Rubons, and a very "old" Sizzix die (a small green one, remember those??!) called  Double Heart.  The pearly lacy trim is some that I picked up many years ago at an antique store.  Not that it's antique really, but I had never seen anything like it before at that time.

The card came together pretty quickly.  Hope he likes it!

TFL, I'm so glad you stopped by!

Woodware Challenge -- Embossing

Today's Woodware USA Challenge is to emboss on your card -- either method.  I chose heat embossing which will suprise none of my friends that know me well.  Heat embossing is my #1 fav technique!



I used the set called "Tulips" from WWUSA.  Great set, I used it before on this Valentine Card that I made last month.

I embossed the tulips with white Zing EP, then used a dauber and Colorbox Chalk ink to lightly swirl colors over the image.  I wiped it with a tissue after I was done so the white outlined showed up clearly.  Then I added Crystal Effects to the blooms and fine light green glitter to the long leaves.  The grosgrain ribbon and background DP are SU.







Come join us this week over on the Woodware USA Blog!  Create a card using "embossing" (either type) and link it to the Challenge.  You will be eligible to win a free WWUSA stampset.  If your card uses a WWUSA image, your card entry will get counted twice, and you may be chosen for our upcoming Customer Spotlight !

Be sure to stop in and visit the rest of the Design Team's samples!!  They have gorgeous creations to motivate and inspire you!!

TFL, I'm so glad you stopped by!

Thinking Happy Thoughts

Hello Friends!

Here's my Case card for this week's Featured Stamper, Charlene (aka Willlo01).  I came across this card in her gallery and loved it!!  Even though it dosn't look very much like her awesome card, it is totally inspired by her design!

I used S.E.I.'s Dill Weed DP and mini Prima Roses.  The rub-on sentiment from SU! says "Thinking Happy Thoughts" even though it's hard to see it in the photos.  I used Tim Holtz' Tiny Attacher to staple the stems and the bottom die cut strip. 




TFL, I'm so glad you stopped by!

Blog Hop and Fun New Woodware Releases!

Hi All!

The DT is hopping this week and we would love to have you join us!!  There's a free stamp set up for grabs for a lucky reader that makes it all the way through the hop!!  

To win, visit each of the blog links below, leave a comment on each, then browse the Woodware USA Store to see the complete collection of just released stamp sets and all of our favorites!!  Lastly, when you get to the last stop on the blog hop, the WWUSA Blog, leave a comment there telling us which set is your fav!  

The winner will be announced on Friday, Feb. 11, so you have plenty of time to do your hopping!!

Visit each of these talented ladies' blogs:

Alicia 

Anne (you are here!)

Dawn 

Harriet            

Kerry 

Nancy 

Piali 

Suzanne

Then . . . 

Woodware USA Store (browse the site to decide which set is your fav)

Woodware USA blog  (comment here on which is your fav set)

So onto my card... I used one of the new Jennifer Garant sets this week!  I'm really excited about the addition of this artist's designs to the Woodware collection -- I so love "whimsical" art styles!  You can see Jennifer's official website here, you may recognize her style -- it's truly delightful and amusing!  WWUSA has released 8 of her sets along with 22 additional new sets as part of their NEW "Spring Collection"! 

The set I used is the "Girlfriends Live Well" Set.  Eeesh!!  Love it!!   The sentiments in this set include "Girlfriends" and "Bon Vivant" which means   "(French) n  A person who enjoys luxuries, esp good food and drink".  Why yes, indeed!!

I stamped the image onto Websters Pages Garden Gala DP (made for a quick background!) and colored it in with SU! markers in coordinating colors.  I added just a tad bit of sparkle to the presents on the front of the bicycle and two tiny grosgrain bows and that was about it for embellishing.  Layered it with more Websters Pages DP, black and Marina Mist cardstock and left it at that!

Hope you'll join the hop to check out all the wonderful cards our DT has made using many of he new releases.  Be sure you stop by the Woodware USA Blog this week to tell us about your fav set, and by all means, play along in the challenge too:  "Ribbons or Bows".  Link your card and you'll be eligible at the end of the month for ANOTHER WWUSA stamp set!! Thanks so much for stopping by!!  Hop along to Dawn's Blog now to see what fabulous-ness she has for you!!

ALSO!!!   To get a 15% DISCOUNT on the purchase of ANY Woodware USA set, enter the word "DISCOUNT" in the Coupon Box during checkout!!

TFL, I'm so glad you stopped by!

Uncommon Cat

Hello Hello!

I'm hosting the Inspiration Challenge on Splitcoast this weekend and here's a sneak peak for you if you want to play along!!  The website is "Uncommon Goods".  A very fun website to browse through just for laughs if nothing else!!  I found these "Post Cardens",  Baby Tee Pees and Elephant Poo Paper Roses that made me smile (gotta give 'em credit for the "uncommon" in their title LOL!) but I didn't use them as my inspiration!

I chose this "Pet Card Case" for my inspiration piece.  It reminded me of my very favorite Basic Grey "Max and Whiskers" collection that I've devoured and happily use whenever I can. 

I created a label using Cuttlebug Embossing Folder Fanciful Labels and daubbed the raised portion with Adirondack Acrylic Paint dabber in Snow Cap white while it was still in the folder.  I stamped the sentiment with Blue Bayou ink then went over it with a clear Sakura Glaze Pen to enhance the color and raise the letters a bit.
 

After layering all my panels, I added a large Daisy Doodles prima flower and coordinating Basic Grey Chipboard pieces.

As an afterthought to finish it off, I gave the cat a little collar charm from my stash -- I think it's from Hobby Lobby.  I always have so much fun using this collection!

Hope you get a chance to play along!  

Thanks for stopping by today!!!

Splitcoast Tutorial!

Hi All,

I have a new tutorial being featured on Splitcoast today  -- Faux Pressed Flowers!  It's a way to get the look of old fashioned, pressed dried flowers on  your card.  Hope you'll check it out!  I've made several cards doing this technique that I haven't posted until now (including the two in the tutorial)...here ya go!

 

This one uses Cuttlebug's Houndstooth Embossing Folder.

 

This one uses SU's Square Lattice Embossing Folder. 

This one (full card is featured on the SCS tutorial) and the one below use SU's Square Lattice Embossing Folder also.

Several other folders that I know work really well too are the Tiny Bubbles folder, Tiny Mosaic Texture folder,  Herringbone folder, Mesh Texture folder.  Try it with some of the ones you have at home, and let me know!!  I'll come and check it out!!

TFL, I'm so glad you stopped by!