Dancing the Night Away

Do you all have plans for the New Year?  My hubby and I will be celebrating at home, as my hubby has been busy working with no end in sight.  Which is ok with me because I have been studying studying and even more studying this past week.  I take my next CPA exam on Jan. 3rd....eeek!  Hoping to pass this one!  Yesterday I took a couple hours away from my book and decided to color for a bit.

This is my entry for the Color Me Creative - Holiday Color Challenge which was to use Gold, White & Cream!  I had so much fun making this card.....and can you believe I used NO dp?!  I was in awe myself!  I was searching high and low for the perfect gold/cream/white dp and couldn't find what I wanted so I decided to make my own!  The glittlery cream cardstock is from DCWV, and then I found some metallic gold cardstock and finally I made my own dp!  My dp was made using Brilliance Gold Ink, a Sizzix embossing folder and some white cardstock.  And I love how it turned out!  My dp was decorated using my SB Edgeabilities (Classic Ric Rac and Classic Scallops) and finished off with some May Arts Lacey Ribbon.  Sentiment is from PTI Mega Mixed Messages and was embossed using TH Gold Embossing powder.

This cutie is Happy Days by Elisabeth Bell for SCACD and she is a part of the Odds & Ends Sampler.  I love this collection to pieces!  Miss. Happy Days was colored with Copics and accented with my pastel pencils.  Her shoes, sweater cuffs, hair ties, and shirt got a gorgeous coat of Diamond Stickles.  Her belt buckle was accented using my Gold Spica Pen.

Copic Colors Used: skirt/shirt/shoes/belt: YR20, YR24, Y15, Y26, Y28, Jacket: Y21, Y26, Y32, Hair: E33, E53, E57, E59, skin: E000, E00, E11, R11, R20.

Wild Orchid Crafts arrangement was made using a 35mm Trellis Rose, 25mm Wild Rose, 15mm Roses, 10mm Rose, 8mm Semi-opened Roses, Gold Glitter Holly Berries, Gypsophilas, Gold Heart Pin, and Decorative Crown pin.  Flowers were glittered with Diamond Stickles because I love the gold sparkle that this leaves.  And finally the arrangements was finished with some Zva Creative Gold Rhinestone Swirls.

And one more angled view so you can see all the shimmer, glitter, sparkle, and dimension!  I hope you have enjoyed my creation!

Wishing you and your family 

a Very Happy New Years!

Challenges I would like to enter:

CMC - Holiday Color Challenge

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

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My Artsy Year in Review!

WOW...can you believe we are on the eve of 2012?!  I am amazed at how fast this past year has gone by!  I know how easy it is to focus on all of the things we didn't do in the past year...but I find it's more important to look forward to what is to come!  In 2012 my husband and I are looking forward to building our house and hopefully by the end of the year I will have my CPA license!  What is fun is to go back and look at what has been accomplished in the past year.....so I'm joining in the others in blogland who have been posting a review of my favorite creations from 2011!  Sit back, relax and enjoy my artsy walk down memory lane!  I hope you enjoy....

My Artsy Year in Review:

January:

Featuring the Magnolia Santa's Helper Tilda from the 2009 So Jolly collection.

February:

Featuring the beautiful  Cameo Rose by Elisabeth Bell for SCACD, 
she's from the Spring Sampler 2011 Set. 

March:

Featuring Victoria Bonita by Victoria Case for SCACD.  
She's a part of the Sweet Meets Sassy Collection! 

April:

Featuring  Day Dreaming Peeker who is part of The Peekers Collection at SCACD.  

May:

Featuring Spa Time Fairy by Victoria Case for SCACD.

June:

Featuring the Love Story Collection by Verve.

July:

Featuring Mama's Purse Peeker who is a part of 
The Peekers 2 Collection by Elisabeth Bell for SCACD.

August:

Featuring Friendship Rose who is one of the a part of The Fall Flora Fairies at SCACD. 

September:

Featuring the ultra cute Precious Present who is a part of 
The Adventures of Poppy and Her Friends by Sylvia Zet for SCACD.

October:

Featuring Santa from a Stampendous stamp set.

November:

Featuring the gorgeous Masquerade who is a part of the 
Reflections Fantasy Collection by Carmen Medlin for SCACD.

December:

Featuring A Cuppa from the Odds & Ends Sampler by Elisabeth Bell for SCACD.

Wishing you all a wonderful, successful, healthy, and happy 2012!

Challenge to enter:

Debby's Scrapjourney - Pick your Top 5 (I couldn't just pick 5 though :)

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Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to all my online blogger friends!  May your day be filled with family, friends, love, happiness, and health.  For those who are missing someone during this day may you find the peace and comfort from those around you!  To all our soldiers who are away from your loved ones....may you stay safe and we pray for your safety and return home.

Today I'd like to share a picture of the Holiday sign that I helped my hubby put together in November.  This is displayed in our hometown in the Holiday of Lights in our local park!  I absolutely love to drive past at night and see all the beautiful lights!

Again, I would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year.

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My Christmas Candy WINNERS

Thank you to everyone who entered My Christmas Candy Give-away!

I won't keep you in suspense.....the winner of the above goodies is.......

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#5 Renkata

Congratulations Hun!

And now for the winner of the Surprise Box of Goodies:

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#28 Tracey V.

Congratulations!!!

If the winners could please click on My Profile in the my sidebar you will find the link to Email Me!  Please forward me your mailing address so I can get your goodies in the mail to you! :)

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FUNDRAISER for a Brandon's Family!

**Don't Forget to Enter My Merry Christmas Blog Candy going on -->HERE<--!**

My friend Claudia, of Pretty Pressings, has a fabulous FUNDRAISER going on right now!  There is a family in her community with 4 little boys.  The children have lost their mother to cancer and are currently living with their Grandmother, who also has cancer and isn't doing very well. To read more about the family, click -->HERE<--.

Claudia is such an angel here on Earth...she has put together a fundraiser to raise money to help this family out!  Today KICKS-OFF of the Fundraiser!  There are many crafters and craft companies who have sponsored handmade cards as well has stamps and craft supplies which Claudia has listed on Ebay.  Each auction starts at only $.99 and 100% of the funds are being donated to the family in need!  I have donated this card to the auction!

Please go and have a look at all of the fabulous items being donated and place your bid to help this family out!

Click -->HERE<-- to go to the Ebay page to place your bid!

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Merry Christmas Candy

Happy December! 

Tis the season for giving....

I would like to thank all of my blog readers for such a wonderful and amazing year.  Your friendship and words have truly made this year great!  You all have put a smile on my face, and I want to thank you all for taking the time to stop by from time to time to check out my creations and to leave some love.  The friends that I have made in blogland are so wonderful and again I thank each and every one of you from the bottom of my heart.

To celebrate this Holiday Season I would like to offer some fun Christmas Candy!  In order to be in the chance to win all you need to do is:
1. Place a picture of my candy on your blog (side bar is fine); AND
2. Place your blog link in the In Linkz Blue Frog below!
If you wish to become a follower, you are more than welcome but this is not a requirement to win the candy :)

Candy Contents Includes:

* Angel of Hope Stamp by Elisabeth Bell for SCACD
* Little Anki Stamp by Victoria Case for SCACD
* Wild Orchid Craft Flowers - Gardenias & Curly Wild Roses
* 6x6 Kaisercraft Chanteuse Paper Pad 
* 6x6 Melissa Frances Deck the Halls Paper Pad -
* 2 Zva Creative Flowers Package in Red & Brown
* Faber Castell Gelato in blue
* 4x6 Cropper Hopper Photo Case
* Nana Love Chipboard Set by Jennifer Ellory
* 4 Packages of Queen & Co. Felt Fusions (Pink, Purple, Black & Blue)
* Doodle Bug Paper Frills in Pink
* Christmas Chipboard Glitter Snowflakes, Trees & Holly Leaves
* Snowflake and Present Jewels
* Rosebuds in White & Pink
* Pearl Stamens

Make sure you sign up by Saturday, December 17th at midnight CST for your chance to win these goodies!

And because I am in the giving spirit.....I will be picking a SECOND WINNER to win a SURPRISE Box of Goodies!!!

♥ Thanks for stopping by &
Happy Holidays! ♥

Stocking Stuffer RELEASE

Happy Friday Friends! I hope you are ready for some fun this weekend. I'm going to do some Christmas shopping with my sister! I soooo need a study break!

Today there is LOTS of Christmas fun over at SCACD which includes NEW stamps! Woo-hoo!

Make sure you head over to the SCACD Store Blog today....the DT has an amazing Blog Hop going on. Unfortunately I'm out of town for some work training so I didn't have time to play along this time....I can tell you the new stamps are absolutely AMAZING!

Head -->HERE<-- to go and purchase your very own cuties!

Happy Shopping and have a great weekend!

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