Another Design for Wish On A Scrap

Today I created a card for my friend Crystal who just had a baby girl last week.....Baby Chloe! She is so adorable! I used items from my Wish On A Scrap August Kit. The Cuttlebug embossed edge adds that perfect feminine touch. Also this is my 1st post coloring with my Copic markers...I still can't seem to figure out the blending/shading very well. I hope to learn that soon! Any tips and pointers are GREATLY appreciated! I have been reading the I Like Markers blog faithfully trying to learn from Marianne.

And for the inside of the card I used my nesties (I love these) and did some paper piercing. I used my Gelly Powder glitter embossing powder over the top of my ink sentiment (which doesn't show up well in the photo...but it looks really cool in person)!
Second, is another card holder folder that I made yesterday when I was mass producing while I was doing laundry. I got the outside of this one finished....which will be going out to a very special friend of mine this week! Shhhh...she doesn't know it yet! I also started decorating another one but didn't finish it yet (hopefully I will finish it tomorrow after I get back from my shopping trip)...so stay tuned tomorrow for that one....hint (it has my FAVORITE color in it!)
Hope you enjoyed!

I Got An Award!

Oh My Goodness! I was totally shocked to learn this morning that received an award from my Bella Sistah Sarah. Thank you so very much Sarah you rock!

So here are the rules...
I have to pick 7 of my favourite blogs and...
1. The winner can put the logo on their blog
2. Link the person you received your award from
3. Nominate at least 7 other blogs
4. Put links of those blogs on yours.
5. Leave a message on the blogs of the girls or boys you’ve nominated.

So here go my nominations
Loreen
Kimmie
Christi
Susan
Krystinah
Lori
Jacquie

You are all so wonderful so CONGRATS to you!

New Creations

Happy Monday Everyone! Hope you all had a GREAT day! I was busy doing laundry today...Ick...not my favorite chore to do! However I did get a couple projects made on Sunday that I finally got a chance to upload for you!

The First project is a Window Bag. It has an acetate window that I stamped with Staz-On Ink and colored. I finished by embellishing with some prima flowers and chocolate ribbon. Directions were from the Scor-Pal website. This project was VERY fast and easy to make!

Second is a card holder file. I found the directions on Nixe's blog. Thanks Nixe...your directions were super! This card holder was so much fun to make! I even made my very own glimmer mist with perfect pearls and reinker while I was putting this project together! My version of glimmer mist is sprayed on the swirl chipboard pieces underneath the silver flower in the corner. Then of course I had to decorate the holder with some bellas, and tucked behind the bella picture is a bookmark. This is going to a very special friend of mine...but I can't tell you who yet....b/c it is a surprise for that person! :)

Today while I was stuck doing laundry I whipped up a bunch more of these card holders, but I still have to decorate the front flaps on them. Once I get them done I will post them for you to see!

I found out today that I was picked by Kathy for her PIF blog candy! YAY! Thanks Kathy...I am excited to get my surprise! :) Be on the look out for my post in the next few days of my PIF Blog Candy that I will be giving away!

Blog Candy Alert

Hi everyone...you need to stop by Katharina's blog to check our her blog candy! Her Whiff of Joy Stamps are adorable!

Then take a stroll by Shelly's blog....she just became a DT member for Funky Fairy so give her a BIG Congrats!

And finally go to Ria's blog...and sign up for her SURPRISE candy she's giving away!

Hope you are having a GREAT Sunday! I am off to create some masterpieces, so make sure to stop back later tonight to see what I made!

My First Wish On A Scrap Designs

Today has been a VERY busy day in my craft corner! I am so excited to show you my latest creations that I made with my August Wish On A Scrap Kit! If you do not know about these kits you need to go to Wish On A Scrap and check them out! Loreen personally picks out the kit contents and ends up putting together the BEST monthly kits at a GREAT low price! I still can't believe all of the products that I get for $25...it is simply amazing!!!!!

And this month I was ESPECIALLY excited to play with my kit because I am the August Guest Designer for Wish On A Scrap! Can I get a WOOT WOOT?!?! Here are my projects that I have made so far:

First, I made a Bag in a Box! This project was so EASY to make and LOADS OF FUN! I got the project tutorial from Cambria's blog.



Next, is a card that I made mainly with my Wish On A Scrap August Kit contents (The blue and pink paper, and pink rhinestone flower). This card is also my entry for the Sketch Challenge on the 3 Little DReaMs Yahoo Group.

Here is Dani's sketch:
And here is my entry with Ohsoprettybella (the white oval with bella is raised up for foam dimensionals). I loved the sentiments stamp that I had laying around....it totally goes with this bella!:

Then, my next project was to make some Post It Key Chain Holders. I think these are absolutely ADORABLE...and who wouldn't love to have paper right at their finger tips....I know I ALWAYS seem to need paper when I don't have it! I found the tutorial for these on Katarina's blog. Two of the key chains were made with my Wish On A Scrap August Kit (the two outside key chains).

Finally I decided to alter a 2009 Planner that I had purchased at Michael's.
And here is the matching clippie that I made to keep your date in the planner marked. Of course had to add some bling bling sparkles to it!:

I am having so much fun being the August Guest Designer! I hope you are all enjoying my creations as much as I am loving making them all! This kit is so much fun to work with because the contents are SO ME (LOTS of bright colors and sparkles)!

I am the AUGUST Guest Designer For...

Wish On A Scrap! I am soooo excited! Loreen asked me this week if I would be the Guest Designer and of course I said YES right away! I just got my August Kit in the mail today and can't wait to rip into it and start playing! Loreen does such a GREAT job putting these kits together at an AWESOME price! This month's is totally a KIM kit! It's got lots of bright colors, lots of flowers, and lots of bling! It's a total GIRL kit....I LOVE IT! Thanks again Loreen for asking me to be your Guest Designer! I promise I will make you proud! Stay tuned for my projects!

I am a FLORIST

I called my friend Kate this morning to see what she was doing....wanted to see if she wanted to get together today and craft! Instead she was stressing because a friend asked her a couple days ago to whip up some wedding flowers for her wedding today because it is her second wedding and was going to be casual (no specific bridesmaid dresses, no flowers, and outside)...but instead turned into a semi formal event (bridesmaid dress, flowers, and being held in a church)! Mind you Kate is not a florist...she loves to garden but that is about it! So I told her I would be right over to help her.....I am NOT a florist by any means either....I can't even grow a plant or keep them alive. When I got there Kate had all the bouquets made out of hydrangeas and was working on the groomsmen's corsages. We still had 2 arrangements to make, finish the bride's bouquet and make the mother's corsages. I went out in her flower garden and started cutting leaves and flowers and what we whipped up I think turned out pretty darn good! Especially with us having NO experience! Here's what we managed:

Here are the two arrangements that I whipped up....good thing Kate had a lot of flowers outside!

And here is the view looking down at the arrangements:

Next are the bridal party bouquets. Don't they look like big popcorn balls? Ha ha! They are really pretty with chocolate color ribbon wrapped around the stems and the bride's had 3 tier strands of ribbon dangling with rhinestones attached and there was glitter all over the flowers. When Kate gets me another picture I will post it! I didn't want to take them all out of the refrigerator and wreck them.

Then the following two pictures are the mother's corsages that I made. I added the touch of rhinestones to dazzle them up a bit.

So what do you think? For being short notice and not having experience do you think we did a good job?