DT Blog Hop for Softpencil AND Chances to WIN!!!

Oh I'm so glad you joined me today - you won't be disappointed!! Today we are having a BLOG HOP! I hope you are joining me from CAT's blog but if not, no worries! Just go to the Softpencil Blog to start from the beginning!

So as you probably have read, May is Softpencil's anniversary month!! To celebrate we have lots of fun things happening this month! Elizabeth will be releasing TWO new images for purchase AND we are having a blog hop where each of the DT will be using one of Elizabeth's awesome images. I decided to use LILLY.

Isn't she adorable?!?! Well guess what?? YOU can win her!! That's right, all you have to do is leave me a comment on this blog post to be entered to win your very own LILLY. You have until Sunday, May 9th at 8pm EST. I will then use random.org to choose a winner! How cool is that??

For our creation, we were to make a BIRTHDAY or ANNIVERSARY card. My hubby and I will be celebrating our anniversary on the 30th so I thought it only appropriate to make an anniversary card. I mean 12 years is something to celebrate!

Awe, how cute - right? Had so much fun with this card. I used Jen's SFYTT for the layout. The paper is some Valentine's Day paper I got on clearance made by Making Memories. I used my favorite color combo - pink and brown! So whatcha think?

To continue on the blog hop you should now go visit Anne-Marije. Oh and did I mention that EVERYONE on the blog hop will be giving away a digital stamp?!?! So run forth and see what awesome eye candy there is...

One last thing. We'll be having our GRAND BLOG HOP where the DT and CUSTOMERS will participate on May 28th. Visit the Softpencil blog to see how you can be a part of it!!

Thanks for stopping by and GOOD LUCK!!

Halloween & Winner

Happy Saturday to you - I don't usually post much on the weekends but since I've been missing the last two days I thought I better get on here and announce the winner of my blog candy. Thank you for all the well wishes - I'm starting to feel a little better and am hoping to be rid of this crud soon!! First off though I'd like to share a Halloween card that we made at my FUNShops last month. I started off using the mummy from the Trick or Treaters set. We applied Fun Flock to him after coloring him with colored pencils. It really adds a little something extra to the card - and everyone loves rubbing it! The little guy to the left is from a new set that I got after I made my mummy card. He's from Spooky Boys. So at my FUNShops each person could choose which image they wanted to use.

Here's a close up of the Fun Flock on the images. I totally recommend using a glue pen rather than liquid glue when applying flock. This is how I do it. I use my glue pen and color in parts of the mummy. Let's say the head first - once I've applied the glue I sprinkle the flock on top of it and then gently tap it down. If you use liquid glue and tap it down your going to get flock in other places than you probably wanted. Also, it takes longer for the liquid glue to dry rather than the glue pen. I then tap off the excess fun flock (this is easier if you do it all in your Tidy Tray - as you can continuously reuse the flock). Next, I continue doing the rest of the image.

I should point out that the boy from Spooky Boys was colored using my Copics - and guess what?!?! We sell them now through The Angel Company!! How cool is that?!?! To see the great sets we offer just click here.

Now that I have online 24hr/7 day a week shopping, you can just click on the items and go right to the site. I make it easier than ever to get these fabulous products delivered right to your door!! As always, if you have any questions, please email me or leave a comment. I read everyone of them and am here to help you!!

Now probably what you've been waiting for - the winner of the blog candy! First off, thank you to all you left such wonderful comments about my card, my daughter and my giveaway. I appreciate each and everyone of you and am thankful I have such wonderful readers and followers. I had Abby draw the name and she pulled out

JENNIFER CARTER

Congrats Jennifer!! Just shoot me your address and I'll mail out your goodies next week!!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a great weekend!!

Trick or Treat

Why yes it's Monday but I don't have a Christmas card for you! The challenge this week is to create a scene and for the life of me I just couldn't get anything to work that I was pleased with...so please forgive me. Go see all the wonderful creations on the Christmas Blog. For me though I have a Halloween card to share that I made last week for my Yahoo group. The sketch is from PageMaps.

I used some scrap paper (KI Memories) and my Justrite stamps for the sentiment. This weekend I organized all my Justrite stamps and realized I have quite a few. My good friend Danni, gave me the idea to have a stamp book with all my stamps. For some reason though I had never added my Justrite ones. So I did that and added a few new TAC stamps that I got a week or so ago. I have to tell you that making the stamp book in the beginning was a LONG BORING process but it is so worth it (if you have a ton of stamps like me!). I'm in the process of making a book of all my dies - I have so many Sizzix, Quickutz, Spellbinders and Cuttlebug that I forget what I have. Most of the time I just don' t use them because of it. By having the book on my desk, I would refer to it often.

Nothing really exciting happening this weekend. My evenings are pretty open (as of right now) but I do have a lot of creating and planning for upcoming FUNShops and crops. Hopefully my mojo will be in full swing and I can get a lot accomplished. Wish me luck!!

Thanks for stopping by - Don't forget about the blog candy I'm giving away. GO HERE...YOU NEED TO ENTER TO WIN!!!

Celebrate

Celebrate - cause it's FRIDAY!!! Yippee!! Do you have a lot of plans this weekend? We've got a soccer game, 2 birthday parties as well as a to-do list a mile long! My parents have been gone for a few weeks on vacation and while on vacation they found me two wire card racks to hold all my cards. You'd typically see these racks in like a flower shop. Well I've always wanted one and was so excited when my parents told me they got me TWO!!! They will be dropping them off this weekend and I can't wait to get my hands on them...

Before I talk about my card for the day don't forget about my blog candy. You can see the post here - it will have how you can enter (scroll to the bottom) as well as a pic of the FEW goodies I'll be giving away (I'm adding to it so there will be MORE). Thank you to all you have entered - spread the word for your increased chance at winning too. Thank you also for all the sweet comments about my daughter's pictures - I, too think she's pretty darn adorable!!

So today I'd like to share another card from one of my classes I did last month. This is a card we made at my Scor-Pal class.

The background was done on my Scor-Pal using a Scor-Bug. I just love the way the Scor-Bug embosses the paper. I used DCWV white core paper and sanded off the top a little so the design really pops on my card. For the cupcake (which is from the Little Cupcake stamp set), I paper pieced the cup using Uptown Girl paper pack. I used my glaze gelly pens to color in the cherry. I applied Liquid Applique to the icing and before heating it I added a little prisma glitter. Below is a close up of the cupcake:

It was fun to make and everyone loves feeling the icing! Everything I used is available through The Angel Company so feel free to contact me regarding questions or if you'd like to order. I just put in my application today to get my own online ordering site so when that is finalized I'll add that information to my blog. How cool to be able to order in your jammies or at anytime you'd like and have it shipped right to your door?!?!

Thanks so much for stopping by - Hope you have a wonderful weekend!!

SMILE

SMILE - it's FLUTTER BY WEDNESDAY!!! Hello to you and thank you for stopping by. There is a lot in this post and I saved the best for last so make sure you read through my entire post - especially if you want some goodies :o)

Today, on the Flutter By team our challenge was to use a butterfly or fairy and flowers. That's not a hard one - I mean I have a TON of flowers not to mention paper with flowers and stamps with flowers!! So I'm sure this would be an easy challenge for you as well so why not join in? As you know we are celebrating Danni's 40th birthday this month so be sure to stop by her blog, share you creation and enter to win the giveaway of the week!! Oh and there is also a special designer this month - Kim whose blog I LOVE to visit. She's very talented and I'm always amazed at her coloring, design and ability to cut & pop up almost everything! Trust me you'll want to check out her blog!! Now on to my creation:


I had to use SMILE as when I look at this card that is what I do. I mean it has to bring a smile to the recipients face, right? The image is from TGF - which was a RAK to me. I colored her with Copics. The paper is a retired set from TAC. The greeting is from Paper salon and the flowers are Prima.

Be sure to stop by the other team members blogs to see their wonderful creation and while you are visiting Christine's blog be sure to wish her a Happy Birthday!!

Today was school picture day at Abby's school. My sister bought this outfit for Abby and I've been saving it for her picture day. I thought she looked ADORABLE so I had to snap a few photos - sorry but gotta share my baby!

She was so funny - she told me she looked like she was in high school - I totally busted out laughing!!

As I've been promising I have some blog candy to give away. This is to thank you - for without you blogging just wouldn't be! I am so happy that my friends kept pushing me to start a blog and am thankful for meeting such wonderful people. This has truly been one great year - I'm looking forward to many more!! Now this picture isn't complete - I'm still adding to the pile. You can be sure there will be some paper as well as some images in the loot as well. But for now here's a little taste of the goodies I'm giving away

There are stamps - Christmas, Thanksgiving and Halloween; Prima flowers, Epoxy greeting stickers, Flower stickers PLUS there will be images & papers. Who knows what else I'll decide to throw in so be sure to sign up!! What do you have to do? Well that's easy:

1. Leave a comment on this post for your chance to win

2. Get another "entry" by mentioning my giveaway on your blog (leave a comment telling me you did with a link so I can enter you)

3. Get yet another "entry" by becoming (or being) a follower of my blog (leave a comment telling me you did this as well so I can enter you)

I'll leave the contest open until Wednesday, Oct 7th at noon central time. I'll reveal the winner that evening....so get to entering and spread the word!!

Blog Candy!!

WOW!! There are TWO awesome blog candy giveaways by two very talented bloggers and friends going on right now!

First up is Anna! I've had the opportunity to get to know her and she is so nice and creates some awesome cards!! She has a pack of BG Lemonade (whoohoo, love this stuff), stamps and fabulous embellishments. Be sure to visit her blog to get yourself entered!!

Next up is Barb! I just recently got to meet Barb in person and boy is she a hoot. She keeps me laughing and is so freakin' talented! She makes the most AWESOMEst Halloween cards and can take a set and turn it into the coolest stuff - she's so darn creative! She's giving away awesome TAC stuff as well as some of her own creations! I'd LOVE to receive a piece of her work! Be sure to visit her blog to enter!!

Giveaway

WOW - Anna has an awesome giveaway going on right now. She's giving away a TON of Angel Company stamps. Visit her blog to see all the details! Boy do I hope I win this one :o)