Milestone Day!

First I want to start by welcoming Elaine, Lori, Alex, and Jacquie to the SCACD DT!  These girls do amazing work, so make sure you stop by their blogs and say hello!  Along with our new members we did a little rearranging with our TIOT teams, so instead of me being on the Tues Team I will now be on the Thurs Team! Again we all do the same challenge, we just split up the inspiration into two days for you!

This week's challenge is the first challenge of the month so that means if you play along you get the chance to win a stamp from Susana's Store!  For the details click, -->here<--.  This week Suzanne has challenged us to create an invitation with a twist...and that twist is to use only RED, WHITE, and BLUE!  In case you haven't noticed the theme this week on my blog is BIRTHDAYS....all of my cards this week have a BIRTHDAY THEME to them because today marks a HUGE MILESTONE in my life:

TODAY is my 30th Birthday!!!!

Seeing how it's my birthday today I thought I would make my invitation a pool party invitation and what better then with a fun beach pail shaped card.  You can find the tutorial, here.

And you can't have a card without some fun Viva Decor Glitter!  I've used the Viva Decor Ruby Glitter Liner to edge my shovel.

Here is the fun inside!  Of course I couldn't resist using the NEW By the Sea by Victoria Case exclusively for SCACD!  I think this is my ultimate favorite one in the collection!  The image has been cut out with my Labels 4 Nestie. The invitation wording has been computer generated. 

This cutie was of course colored with Copics, and accented with a white gel pen.  Of course I had to "paint" her toenails too!

And from this view you can see the shine to the water, water drops and her eyes that has been created with Diamond Glaze.

I hope you have enjoyed my invitation!  Make sure you head over to the SCACD Blog to check out what the other girls have made!  I have school this morning but then I am off to enjoy the rest of my birthday...heck you only turn the BIG 3-0 once!  Good think my weekend starts at Noon TODAY...no more classes until Monday!  Yee-Haw!!!

Recipe:
Stamps: By the Sea by Victoria Case for SCACD, Sentiment (Heidi Grace)
Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics, White Gel Pen, SU Markers,
Copic Colors Used: E000, E00, E11, E13, E25, E29, E30, E34, E35, E53, E57, E59, R02, R11, R12, R17, R20, R22, R29, YR00, Y35, Y38, YG95, G85, G99, B000, B21, B24, B28, B32, B45, B91,
Papers: SU cardstock and retired dp
Tools: Spellbinders Labels 4, SU scallop oval and oval punches
Embellishments: Viva Decor Ruby Glitter Liner, Diamond Glaze,

♥ Thanks for stopping by! ♥

WOJ #80 - Donalda's Sketch

 Hi Friends~

Wow, 2 weeks have already flown by...I seriously would like to know where time goes!  We are so happy to see more of you getting to play along with our WOJ Challenges!!  This week we have a sketch by the fabulous Donalda, and along with that fabulous sketch we have a wonderful prize for you to win....sponsored by the wonderful WILD ORCHID CRAFTS!  I absolutely love their flowers and their customer service is super!  You don't want to miss playing along for your chance to win these goodies!

This week I've used the fabulous Charlotte with Large Letter.  The papers are from the new Bo Bunny Petal Pushers Collection.  I am so in love with this collection....love all the bright colors and fun patterns!  The swirls are cut out with my new Sizzix dies...I absolutely love these!  Then I added the accents with a white gel pen for some extra pizzazz!

Here is Donalda's wonderful sketch!  It was so much fun to work with...the diagonals were a blast!  Thanks for the great sketch hun!

And who can have a card without gorgeous Wild Orchid Craft flowers?!  I love these flowers!  The large flower is a 2 Tone Wild Rose that came lime green and white.  I wanted to add pink so I got out my Copic ABS and RV17 marker and airbrushed the other half of the rose to match with the colors of my card!  Gotta love being able to customize your embellies!  The smaller roses are 15 mm Roses that I ordered in white and I air brushed them to match as well.

 Miss. Charlotte has been colors with my Copics and accented with a white gel pen!  The doodle around my image was hand doodled by me with my Pink Spica.  I've added pearls with my Viva Decor Magenta Pearl Pen.


Recipe:
Stamps: Charlotte with Large Letter (WOJ), Birthday Sentiment (Target $1 Spot)
Inks:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics, White Gel Pen, Pink Spica,
Copic Colors Used: YG03, YG67, W1, W3, R02, R39, RV17, RV19, RV32, RV34, YR00, YR21, YR24, B000, B91, B93, B95, B97, Y23, E000, E00, E11, E21, E99,
Papers: Bo Bunny Petal Pushers Collection,
Tools: Spellbinders - Oval, Scallop Oval, Labels 10, Sizzix Flourish Dies,
Embellishments: Roses (Wild Orchid Crafts), Viva Decor Magenta Pearl Pen,

♥ Thanks for stopping by! ♥

Quixotic Paperie Blog Hop

Welcome to the

Quixotic Paperie 

First Anniversary 

Blog Hop!

Today my great friend Elaine is celebrating the 1st Anniversary of her store, Quixotic Paperie, and we're having a celebratory blog hop!  Elaine asked me a while back if I would like to contribute to her blog hop and I didn't have to think twice...I immediately said YES!!!  If you're already following the hop, you should have hopped over here from Katie Cotton's blog!  If not, then hop back to the beginning at the Quixotic Paperie Blog where you can find the line up! You won't want to miss a stop, because in addition to lots of fantastic inspiration, there are also some prizes too (details can be found on the Quixotic Paperie Blog).

A little bit about Elaine's awesome store:

Quixotic Paperie was started on June 1st 2009 by Elaine Hughes.  Having been an avid crafter (and craft shopper!) for a number of years, Elaine wanted to share her passion and see where it might take her - so, Quixotic Paperie was born!  Since then, the store has grown, and now stocks a fabulous range of rubber stamps from around the world: The Greeting Farm, Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps, SCACD Stamps, Paper Makeup Stamps, Belles 'n Whistles, the Mo Manning for Stamping Bella range, Stempelglede and more!  In addition, the store carries a large range of charms and embellishments, and a host of gorgeous papers for all your crafty projects! If Elaine loves it, you will probably find it at Quixotic Paperie!  In November 2009 the Quixotic Challenges blog was started, where you can find weekly inspiration from the wonderful Quixotic Paperie Design Team, and join in for the chance to win a monthly prize.

I would love to wish Elaine continued success with her store, and thanks again for asking me to be a part of your blog hop hun! :) 

Now, onto my project!   To celebrate Quixotic Paperie's Birthday I thought it would be perfect to make a birthday gift set!

And since it's summer what would be better than a fun summer card and summer scented candle!

For my card I have used the NEW SCACD By the Sea stamp along with some gorgeous papers from the Pretty Please Collection by My Mind's Eye.  The fun computer sentiment was computer generated by me! :)

Miss. By the Sea was of course colored with Copics.  My Viva Decor Glitter Liner (Holo) was added to the water ripples for some sparkle.  I've airbrushed the sky with my handmade cloud template for a soft look.  The sand is created by adding some fun Ultra Fine Sand Flower Soft.  The small glitter dots on the Labels 10 die at made with my Viva Decor Gloss Pen and Glamour Dust.

Here's a close up of my flower corsage!  I've added diamond Stickles to give them some extra sparkle!

The triple bow has been created with my Bow Easy.  The starfish charm has been added with some chain and jump rings.  You can find a similar starfish charm at Elaine's -->here<--.

And here is the candle!  I've added matching papers and ribbon to dress up my candle!  And what better then to put a Happy Birthday sentiment on the candle to coordinate with the card theme!

Lastly, I would like to share one more view of Miss. By the Sea with you!  This one shows the shimmer and shine!  I've painted over the water, water drops, and By the Sea's eyes with Glossy Accents to give them the "real life" look!  Illuminate Smooch has been added to this cutie's skirt, sailboat on her swimsuit, and the flowers on her swim cap for some glitz!

I want to thank you so much for stopping here along the hop!  I hope you enjoy the rest of your stops!  Your next stop is Julie Baker!

Recipe:
Stamps: By the Sea by Victoria Case for SCACD,  Happy Birthday Sentiment (from Target Dollar Spot)
Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics, White Gel Pen,
Copic Colors Used: YR00, YR04, YR07, YR24, BG11, BG13, BG32, Y32, W3, G12, G14, G17, R02, R11, R20, R30, R32, R35, B0000, B000, B00, B02, B05, B21, B24, E000, E00, E11, E21, E30, E34, E35, E99
Papers: My Mind's Eye Pretty Please Collection.
Tools: Bow Easy, MS Border punch, Spellbinders - Circles, Scallop Circle, Oval, Labels 10, SU punches, Copic ABS,
Embellishments: Glossy Accents, Illuminate Smooch, Ultra Fine Flower Soft Sand, Viva Decor Transparent Gloss Pen, Glamour Dust,Viva Decor Glitter Liner (Holo), Roses & Heart Gems (Wild Orchid Crafts), Charm, Ribbon, Diamond Stickles.

♥ Thanks for stopping by! ♥

SCACD Summer Time Blog Hop

 Welcome to the

Summer Time Fun Release

by Victoria Case

for SCACD

First off, I'm so excited to be the first stop on the hop!  This new set by Victoria Case exclusively for SCACD ROCKS!  You are going to be amazed at all the beauty in this summer time fun set!  Secondly, thank you to everyone for the get well wishes, I greatly appreciate each and every one of them!  Yesterday is the first day that I have actually felt a little bit better!  YAY maybe I am almost 100%!!!  Now...back to the hop!

Since our theme this month is SUMMER TIME I thought it would be fun to have a cute girly gift set!  My card features the new Lazy Days stamp!  Isn't she adorable?!  I love her to bits!  She would be perfect for any occasion.....birthday, hello, invitation, and friendship cards!  The keepsake box is a flip flop...how cute is that to go along with such a great summer time stamp?!

I wanted to use some fun bright summer colors so I dug out my Basic Grey Lemonade collection....love the pinks in this pack!  Flower are all primas!  The sketch I have used is from Sketch Saturday, such a fun layout!

Miss. Lazy Days has been colored with Copics and accented with a white gel pen!  I have added Illuminate Smooch to the flowers on her hat and the flowers on her shoes for some added sparkle.  Diamond Glaze has been used over her eyes to give them that beautiful shine.

I've used a MS border punch and to dress up the border I've used my Cream Viva Decor Pearl Pen to make some itty bitty pearls for some added pizzazz!  In this picture you can see that I have also colored this cutie's toenails to look like they are painted to match her outfit! :)  A girl's gotta have pretty toes with flip flops!

This bow was made with my Bow Easy!  Gotta love how effortless making a bow is now that I have that wonderful tool!  I would be lost without it....no I just wouldn't have bows on my cards! LOL!  You can find that gorgeous pin, -->here<--, I love the selection of pins Susana carries!  I added a butterfly charm and a couple pearls to this already gorgeous pin!

Here's the keepsake flip flop box!  It's been painted with pink acrylic paint, and then jazzed up with some Basic Grey Lemonade paper, some ribbon, rhinestones, and a flower gem!

Here is what the box looks like open!  Inside you will find this adorable cotton candy lipgloss keychain.  Such a fun treasure to fit perfectly inside the keepsake box.  This gift set will be available for sale in my shop shortly.  Click -->here<-- to go to my handmade store!

Your Next Stop is to the Amazing Heather's Blog!  Hope you enjoy the rest of the hop, and don't forget you can get these stamps today over at SCACD!  AND if you purchase the whole set you received the two bonus accessory stamps (you can only get them by purchasing the whole set)!  Plus you save so much money buy buying them in the set!  Happy Shopping!
 

Recipe:
Stamps: Lazy Days from Summer Time Fun by Victoria Case for SCACD, Sentiment (Hero Arts)
Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics, White Gel Pen
Copic Colors Used: BG01, BG10, BG11, BG15, BG45, RV000, R02, R11, R81, R83, R85, E000, E00, E11, E21, E99, W3, YG03, YG67, Y32, YR00, YR21, YR24
Papers: Basic Grey Lemonade Collection,
Tools: Bow Easy, MS border and corner punches, SU circle and label punches,
Embellishments: Illuminate Smooch, Prima Flowers, Diamond Glaze, Cream Viva Decor Pearl Pen, Maya Road Crystal Pin, Rhinestones, star dust stickles, acrylic paint, ribbon.

♥ Thanks for stopping by! ♥

Blog Candy Reminder

Just a reminder....TODAY is the LAST day to sign up for the amazing Blog Candy that Susana has over at the SCACD Blog!  Click -->HERE<-- for the details!  You only have until 10 pm EST so hurry and get your entry in!  She is offering 4 Prizes so you don't want to miss your chance at any of them!!!

AND the Blog Hop for the Summer Time Fun Release by Vicatoria Case for SCACD is tomorrow!  YAY!!!!  These are exclusive stamps that Victoria Case has designed for Susana's store!  They are so adorable...you are going to want the whole set!  I love them all!!!  Make sure you stop back here tomorrow because I have an amazing project cooked up to show you!

See you tomorrow!

♥ Thanks for stopping by! ♥

 

WOJ #79 - Better Late than Never

Hi Friends~

First I will start with an update....I have gone back to my doctor and they have run some tests which so far have come back normal, which is a good thing....but my tummy is still out of whack!  I really wish that it would settle down already.  Got another round of antibiotics...so hopefully those help, otherwise I'm sure that will mean more doctor appts. Hopefully it's a virus that has almost run it's course because I am sure sick of having it!  Thank goodness I only have one class going on right now and so far it seems to be a fun and fairly easy class, so I can't complain.  The professor lets us out early (so far) which definitely helps when you are not feeling the greatest either! 

For those of you who would love to see pictures of the wedding that I was in this past weekend, please click -->here<-- my Mom has them posted on her blog! :)

Today I have my WOJ card to share with you!  Only a week a late....but better late than never, right?!  I actually almost had this card complete before I got sick...then got sick and never had enough strength to sit at my desk long enough to put the flowers on the card.  But now it is done and I am very pleased with it!

This week's challenge is to use YELLOW, BROWN, Plus ONE MORE COLOR!  My third color is GREEN I know hard to believe it's not pink huh?!  I've my Willow with Hot Chocolate for this card....she was looking all lonely in my stamps so I thought she deserved some love!  Papers are from the Basic Grey Origins paper pack.  And those gorgeous roses are from Wild Orchid Crafts!

Miss. Willow of course was colored with Copics and highlighted with my White Gel Pen!  Smooch Illuminate was used on Willow cocoa cup for some sparkle along with the flowers on her pants.  Willow is popped up on a blossom nestie that has been stamped in versamark with my new SU vintage jumbo wheel and then embossed with white embossing powder...love this as a background.  The brown panel behind the yellow blossom is made with my Peony nestie.

And here is one more photo that shows the card from a fun angle!  Hope this card was worth the wait! :)

DON'T FORGET:
         1.   That Susana has fantabulous BLOG CANDY available -->HERE<--; and

         2.   FRIDAY is the release of the NEW Summer Time Fun Release by Victoria Case for SCACD!

Susana also has some fun new products in the store which include new Kaisercraft 6x6 collections that are in stock.  Click -->here<-- to go and check them out!  I can't wait to get some for myself! :)  Happy Shopping!

Recipe:
Stamps: Willow with Hot Chocolate (WOJ); Vintage Jumbo Wheel (SU)
Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics, White Gel Pen, Versamark
Copic Colors Used: E000, E00, E11, E15, E18, E19, E21, E53, E57, E59, G12, G20, G21, G24, YR00, Y15, Y18, R02, R11, Spica Garnet
Papers:  Basic Grey Origins,
Tools: Spellbinders - Blossom and Peony nesties; MS border and corner punches,
Embellishments: Roses (Wild Orchid Crafts), White Embossing Powder, Twine (May Arts), Smooch Illuminate

♥ Thanks for stopping by! ♥

Happy Anniversary

Hi Friends~

Well it certainly has been a long time since I got on my laptop...going on a full week!  How I miss all of you and my crafting!  My one week off in between spring semester and the start of summer classes sure was a rough one with no crafting involved.  Some of you may have read what's been going on over at my Mom's Blog. For those of you who haven't.....I got the nasty flu bug....it started last Sunday night and by Thursday I was so weak, had such bad stomach cramps that my Hubby and Mom decided that I needed to go into the ER.  So Thursday night I spent 3 1/2 hours in the ER...had an AMAZING doctor who was very nice and gave me an IV and 3 different meds.  When he found out that I was supposed to be a bridesmaid in my cousin's wedding the following day he said we will have you looking great and ready to go to that wedding in no time.  Once I got the IV my hubby said he couldn't believe how good I was looking already.  That was the first night that I slept all night.  Made it to the wedding on Friday, survived the ceremony, the dinner (although I hardly ate anything), and the first part of the dance (however I didn't do any dancing....but my uncle's band was playing so I wanted to listen to them for a little bit).  Yesterday I was very weak...think I may have over done it at the wedding so I rested/napped all day.  My symptoms still aren't going away so I will most likely be making a trip to my regular doctor tomorrow probably for more tests.  However, today I am hoping to get a little bit of crafting time in....I'm feeling up to sitting at my desk for the first time in a week. So that is why I have been MIA!!!!

Onto some fun crafty news for you!  Susana has some fantastic blog candy over at the store blog that you don't want to miss!  AND on Friday you don't want to miss the Summer Time Fun Release by Victoria Case for SCACD!  You are going to love this AMAZING set!!!!  The whole set is adorable and there is a bonus that you get when you purchase the whole kit....you get TWO bonus accessory stamps!  How awesome is that?!!!

Today I would love to share the Anniversary card that I made for my hubby (thank god I got this finished before I got sick!)

 I used Day Dreaming by Elisabeth Bell for SCACD.  As soon as I saw this cute stamp I knew i wanted to make an easel card and I used the color of my hubby's garage so it looked like I was looking out the window of our "someday" house! :)

This cutie was colored with my Copics.  I've used Ultra Fine Flower Soft in both Raspberry Fizz and Sage.

I've used my MS deep edge border punch to create my white picket fence.  Roses are Prima Mini Roses.  Copic Colors YG95 and YG97 were airbrushed used my ABS to create more of a "grass look" on the piece of green cardstock.  Airbrushing was also used to create a shadow effect behind the tree.

The tree was hand drawn by me.  Then I made a stand for the back, used my leaf punch and arranged the leafs and finally added a cute heart with a B & K which stands for Brent and Kim! :)

My window shutters with sprayed with Tsukineko Psst Shimmer Spritz in Sheer Sparkle.  I love the sparkle and shimmer you get from this fabulous spray!  Window pane was painted with Adirondack Pearl Paint.  Then Diamond Glaze was added to the windows for that real glass look.

Here are two more views so you can see the dimension in the card.  If you click on each picture it will make them both bigger.





I hope you have enjoyed this card!  I loved making it!!! Don't forget to head over the SCACD blog to check out that blog candy!  Susana also has added some WONDERFUL products over this past week that I have been away from blogland! She is now carrying Maya Road Mini Chipboard Sets, Lumiere Mini Paint Sets, and the much loved Tsukineko Psst Frost Spritz and Vanilla Smooch Spritz are now back in stock! Happy Shopping!

Recipe:
Stamps: Day Dreaming by Elisabeth Bell for SCACD, Teeny Tiny Wishes (SU)
Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics, White Gel Pen, TH Distress Ink Weathered Wood, Adirondack Pearl Paint,
Copic Colors Used: E000, E00, E11, E15, E21, E25, E29, YG95, YG97, YR00, YR21, YR24, Y23, B91, B93, B95, B97, R02, W03, RV10, RV17, RV32, RV34
Papers: SU Cardstock
Tools:  Copic ABS, MS deep edge border punch, SU modern label and word window punches, EK Success Leaf punch, heart punch, Cuttlebug Distress Stripes Embossing Folder,
Embellishments: Ultra Fine Flower Soft in Raspberry Fizz and Sage, Prima Mini Roses, Tsukineko Psst Shimmer Spritz in Sheer Sparkle, Diamond Glaze,

♥ Thanks for stopping by! ♥