It's My Birthday BUT....

It's my birthday today but you get the presents!! Tina Russell of high hopes stamps has generously given all the divas stamps to give away as blog candy and today it is my turn. How cool is that?! So I have 4 unmounted rubber stamps for my winner. They are sitting princess, fearless knight, frog prince, and rock wall. I have made a card as a sample to show the stamps that the winner receives and this card and maybe a couple other little goodies will be sent to the winner by me. Here is the card:



To make this card I first stamped my knight image twice (once for a mask) and then stamped the rock wall over the mask. I stamped the princess and frog and they were cut out and added to the main panel after coloring. I used copics to color it and sponged in the ground and sky. I did use a prismapencil on the ground for some shading. I used gold stickles for the crowns and shield, stardust stickles on her dress, spica glitter pen on the knight bolts and rhinestones in the crown. I distressed the edges of the image and sewed it onto my cocoa matte which was also distressed. The layout is the sketch challenge for today on SCS.




Supplies:
stamps- high hopes sitting princess, frog prince, fearless knight, rock wall
CS- celery, cocoa, bliss blue, white
accessories- copics, stickles, rhinestones, organdy ribbon, sewing machine, edge distresser

Ok, so how can you win? Simple just leave a comment on THIS post and tell me about your favorite birthday memory. I will be drawing the winner on Saturday Nov.21 at noon EST by random.org. One entry per person please and good luck!

BLOG CANDY UPDATE:

SNSS blog- giving away 6 stamp sets enter till Nov 30

Chris and Jessica- each giving away a SNSS stamp set, enter through Nov.21

Hope you like my card and the goodies. Hope you have a wonderful day!

Feelin a little Sweet N Sassy

Hi everyone, I hope that you all had a nice weekend!

Every Monday, one of the DT members posts a challenge on the sweet n sassy blog. This week it is my turn to host the challenge. Since it is our 1 year anniversary I thought it would be fun to do a challenge around the number one. You can see all the details to play along on this post.

I have a few projects to show you today- 2 of them for the challenge and 1 from the DT round up this past weekend. Here is the first card sample that I made for the challenge:




I colored the image with copics and cut it leaving a white border around the image creating the illusion of an extra layer. I accented the image with stickles on the stockings and spica glitter pen on the flames in the fireplace and candle. The sentiment was accented by framing it with piercing and I tied a ribbon at the top to finish it off.

Supplies:
stamps- Sweet N Sassy Winter at Home
CS- white and red
accessories- copics (E21, E31, E33, E37, R27, G21, B21, B23, B24), prismamarker (black, 10% & 40% grey, crimson red, dark green, orange), red grosgrain, stickles, paper piercer, square nesties, spica glitter pen

Here is my second sample:




Supplies:
stamps- SNSS Winter at Home
CS- white, red, baja breeze
accessories- stickles, copics (BG72, G21, R27, E31, E33, E37), prismamarkers (10% & 40% cool grey, burnt ochre), striped grosgrain, paper piercer, corner rounder punch

For my project for the DT round up, I decided to make an altered frame because I thought they might make nice Christmas presents for family or friends.




I painted the back and sides of my frame with acrylic paint and then covered the front with some patterned paper. I added a ribbon at the top. I thought it might be nice to create additional inserts for the recipient to be able to change out the scripture if they want.



Supplies:
stamps- Sweet N Sassy Stamps Rejoice and Thanksgiving scripture sets
CS- basic grey dp
accessories- sponge, paper piercer, pearls, corner rounder punch, marvy corner scallop punch, square nestabilies

Be sure to check out the other fabulous creations from the DT on the SNSS blog post.

BLOG CANDY UPDATE:

SNSS blog- giving away 6 stamp sets enter till Nov 30

Chris and Jessica- each giving away a SNSS stamp set, enter through Nov.21

A new high hopes hop started today. Just find out who has the candy by checking out the divas' blogs which are listed on the right on my side bar. Enter through Nov.19 at 2PM EST.

I will also be having 2 different blog candy give aways this week so stay tuned this week for the details.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

High hopes challenge #8

This week's high hopes challenge is to use both buttons and brads on your project. If you play along with us you have a chance to win some stamps. Here is my card for the challenge.



I colored Santa with copics and used a spica glitter pen on his beard and hair and applied liquid applique sprinkled with glitter on the trim of the hat. The image was sponged with artichoke ink while still in the nestability die.



Supplies:
stamps- high hopes Santa portrait
CS- artichoke, basic grey wassail
accessories- artichoke buttons, brads, copics, liquid applique, glitter, spica glitter pen, nestabilities, moss taffeta

Be sure to check out what the other divas have done on the high hopes blog- they are absolutely gorgeous!!

BLOG CANDY UPDATE:

Sweet N Sassy-
HUGE candy on the SNSS blog- 6 sets!!! Chris has a set she is giving away. Jessica also has a set to give away too.

Don't forget about the sale going on at SNSS where most stamps sets are 15-25% off and there are free stamps with $50 purchase too.

High Hopes- challenge- have a chance to win some stamps for playing along with the weekly challenge. A new high hopes hop starts tomorrow (Monday).

Have a blessed day,

Ways to use it challenge- watercolor paper

Today's challenge on SCS was to use watercolor paper which is something I use pretty frequently so I enjoyed this challenge. I chose to use one of high hopes new stamps for the challenge.



I also combined today's challenge with yesterday's sketch challenge. The image is colored with an aquapainter, inkpads and twinkling H2Os. I used angel wings shimmerz for the snow and frosted lace stickles on Santa's hat and suit.

Here is a close up for you:



Supplies:
stamps- high hopes reindeer games
CS- watercolor paper, white, real red, olive, ski slope dp
accessories- stickles, angel wings shimmerz, twinkling H2Os (ruby red, chestnut brown, cedar wood, forest green), ink pads, taffeta ribbon

Blog candy update:

Sweet N Sassy- Michelle and Faith have 2 different sets to give away. Chris also has blog candy for you. Enter till Saturday Nov 15th.

Have a nice day!

Sweet N Sassy color challenge

Hi everyone! I want to thank all of you who have praying for me to get better. I am improving but not 100% yet. I actually ventured out of the house today and it was the first time in 7 days. I had to have blood taken and unfortunately had a bad reaction. This was the first time it happened to me. I got very dizzy and nauseous and nearly passed out. It then happened again later in the day when I went to the post office. So, my friend came and drove me home and I spent the rest of the day on the couch. I did have a card that I started for the sketch challenge but did not finish it. I made a card for yesterday's color challenge that I did not post on my blog yet so that is what I have to show you today.



I just love this little bird! It is one of 6 newly released stamp sets from sweet n sassy stamps on Nov.1. I colored my image with copic markers and shaded with twinkling H2Os. I then cut in out and raised it up with pop dots and raised the head higher than the body. I sponged the oval while it was still in the die.

Here are a couple close ups:





Supplies:
stamps- Sweet N Sassy stamps Cozy Feathered Friends
CS- pacific point, certainly celery, white
ink- basic grey, memento black
accessories- copics (B21, B23, B24, G21, cool greys), twinkling H2Os, taffeta ribbon, celery brads, corner rounder punch, white gel pen, stickles, SU scallop punch, oval nesties, snowflakes cb folder, cb vintage corner dies

Blog candy update:

Sweet N Sassy- Michelle and Faith have 2 different sets to give away. Chris also has blog candy for you. Enter till Saturday Nov 15th.

High Hopes Hop-ending Thursday. Divas' blogs are listed on my sidebar so you need to find who has the candy first.

Have a nice day and thanks for stopping by today!

Hugs,

High Hopes POTM

The card I have to share today I made a couple weeks ago and I am glad that I can finally post it. I am so excited because my card is the sample on the high hopes website for the project of the month (POTM). If you click on the project link you will see my card there- woohoo my card is on the website. Each month high hopes features a selection of stamps and they are 25% off for purchasing them as a set. You can see then HERE.



I colored my image with prismapencils and gamsol as well as adding some twinkling H2Os for shading. The spots on the dragon were accented with a spica glitter pen and stickles were added to the flower center and the ribbon and rosette. The ribbon was stamped on white and cut out. The sentiment was stamped on a ribbon tag and sponged in the die.

Here is a closer view:



Supplies:
stamps- High hopes Lenny's love me nots, ribbon/rosette, sentiment
CS- afternoon tea dp, wild wasabi, white, soft sky dp
accessories- prismapencils/gamsol, twinkling H2Os (spiced pumpkin, forest green, chestnut brown), wasabi ribbon, stickles, spica glitter pen, ribbon tag trio, white gel pen

Blog Candy update:

Sweet N Sassy- Michelle and Faith have 2 different sets to give away. Chris also has blog candy for you. Enter till Saturday Nov 15th.

High Hopes Hop-A new hop starting today. Divas' blogs are listed on my sidebar so you need to find who has the candy first.

Have a nice day and thanks for stopping by today!

Hugs,

High Hopes Sunday

Hello everyone, I hope you are enjoying your weekend. I can not believe that I am still sick and not any better! I am starting to wonder if my cold has turned into an infection so if it is not improved within the next couple of days it looks like I will be paying the doctor a visit. I have to admit that it is starting to get me down. I have not been out of my house in about 5 days now and have been living in my jammies and my family has been eating take out for nearly a week. So, if you would keep me in your prayers I would appreciate it.

I have managed to make some cards this week. They take me even longer than normal because I take breaks to rest in between. I also have some images colored because I have been doing some coloring while resting on the couch. Those images are colored mainly with copics because they are easier to use and less messy in my living room LOL. Today's card is one of the images I colored this way. Believe it or not copics are not my preferred method to color. I like watercoloring and pencils better. I just feel like the shading is more dramatic with those methods. I am happy with this card and the way it is colored for the most part though.



The first card is for the high hopes weekly challenge which is posted on the high hopes blog each Sunday. This week's theme is brought to us by diva Anna and it is sparklemania. Oh my, was I in my glory! I mean me and sparkle- woo hoo!! I hope you will play along with us because you have a chance to win a prize if you participate. You can see the other divas' creations and find out the deets on how to win HERE.


The image was colored with copics and cut out- I even cut along the wings so I could curl them up for dimension. Then for the sparkle- I used a 2 way glue pen and glitter on the wings, clear spica glitter pen on the collar and fur of the boots, gold stickles on the bell and belt buckle, red stickles on the holly berries and shimmerz on the snowflake and branches. If that was not enough sparkle for you, I added rhinestones in various places. My layout is Julee's mojo59 sketch

Here are a couple of closeups for you:



Supplies:
stamps- high hopes holly the Christmas fairy
CS- mellow moss, white, basic grey wassail
accessories- shimmerz in rustic red and olive, stickles-gold and red, glitter, 2 way glue pen, spica glitter pen, rhinestones, nesties, martha stewart snowflake and branch punches, copics (G21, BG, R27, E00, RV11, blender), prismamarkers (tuscan red, crimson red, black, yellow ochre, 40% cool grey

I did make another card yesterday which came together pretty quickly for me which means basically in under an hour. I used Julee's holiday sketch 5 for the layout.



I stamped the snowflakes, die cut them with my square nesties and then sponged them while still in the die. I did the same for the ribbon tag. I added a square rhinestone to the center of the snowflakes and stickles to them as well.

Supplies:
stamps- SU snow swirled
CS- ski slope dp, white, real red
ink- real red, baja breeze
accessories- stardust stickles, rhinestones, square nesties, ribbon tag trio, white satin ribbon, corner rounder punch

There are many blog candy giveaways going on this month with a couple of the companies I design for so I am going to have a reminder at the end of my posts. I personally have 2 blog candy give aways coming before the end of the month too.

Blog Candy update:

Sweet N Sassy- Michelle and Faith have 2 different sets to give away. Enter till Saturday Nov 15th.

High Hopes Hop- one ending today (Sunday) and a new hop starting tomorrow (monday). Divas' blogs are listed on my sidebar so you need to find who has the candy first.

Have a blessed Lord's day Sunday!