Creative Crafting by Shell

Lethann with Lute

2012-01-26T04:00:00.012-09:00

The day was beautiful for Lethann, she was strolling in the lush gardens enjoying the serene mood when the wind suddenly kicked up and her veil went blowing just about ready to snag on the grape vines.
The sky was starting to darken in the distant horizon and Lethann knew it was time to head toward home before she was caught outside in the on coming storm.

Third Coast Rubber Stamps used:

Lethann with Lute FT-184-J

Grape Trellis FA-255-I

Third Coast Rubber Stamps can be found here

I first started with stamping Lethann and making a mask, then stamp image of Grape Vine.........color images and sponge in background, stamp extra grass and sponge color for ground.

Cut out with Spellbinders, layer with cut out that has been embossed using A2 folder, then layer on coordinating designer paper........mount on card stock.

I would like to share with these challenges:

Daisy Doodles~ Anything Goes

Whimsical Designs~ Anything Goes

Stamping with the Dragon~ Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by today..............please leave a comment!

January Technique Challenge

2012-01-22T04:00:00.022-09:00

A Crafty Hello to you!
This week at Come and Get It, we are having technique week and I'm hosting the Challenge so we'd like you to use the Faux Tile Technique.
Which can be found at Split Coast Stampers here as well as a short YouTube video.

Images used are Bildmalarna stamp Mimosa "sorry" and I paired her with the sitting cat.

Actually I masked her and stamped the cat so that he is a little in the background, colored, cut with spellbinders, then cut image in 6 pieces and covered with SU Crystal Effects.

Using an A2 folder dry embossed the pink cut out, distress the edges.

Sentiment is from Stampin'Up! called Fabulous Phrases that was punched with the word window and adding a few flowers.

Doesn't Mimosa have that adorable forlorn look

Sitting pretty kitty cat..........we'd love to have you challenge a friend and join us at Come and Get It!

So glad that you came by today........please show some love with a comment!

White Challenge at Southern Girls

2012-01-18T14:57:00.001-09:00

Hello there!

Over at Southern Girls we are challenging you to make your art with just White Card Stocks.

I've used a digital stamp from one of our sponsors Meljen's Designs called "Cubbin' Around" which can be found here.

Now the only colors that I added to the little tiger cubs was Cool Gray No.3 or C-3 on their strips and Grayish Cherry or RV91 on the inside of their little ears.

I previously ordered a Silver Luster package of some gorgeous papers from Paper Temptress that I used to make my card with and the scans never do justice!

These little guys are just adorable .........hope this gives you some inspiration to join us for the Challenge!

Here's a closer picture of the background paper.........see the textured sheen of the card stock and layered on more textured swirled card stock.

I'd like to share my card with these challenges:

Heart Song Inspirations~ WOW

Stamps R Us~ Kidding Around

Thanks for stopping by!

January Sketch Challenge

2012-01-15T04:00:00.003-09:00

This week Leslie is hosting the Sketch Challenge at Come and Get It, so here's the sketch to following and I hope to see you join in the fun.........the link can be found here

I played with the sketch and my image that I colored just didn't work out size wise especially since I triple layered the image, so my card ended up being a 5 -1/2 x 6 inch.

You may recognize the papers I used as they are some retired designer series from SU........yeppers I'm trying to use up some stash! LOL

I'd like to share with these challenges:
Crafts 4 eternity~ Color Recipe
Heart Song Inspirations~ Border Punchs/Torn Paper
Simply Create Too~ More than two Layers
Crazy 4 Challenges~Monochromatic Blues
Stampin' for the weekend~ Out with the Old

Thanks for stopping by today!

LAILA’S LUTE

2012-01-10T04:00:00.002-09:00

As soon as I saw this stamp image in the on line catalog at Third Coast Rubber Stamps I knew I had to get her.

The outfit that she's wearing is so feminine and she has so many possibilities.

I've featured Laila playing her lute by the partial wall stamp a couple times, die-cut with spellbinders added a small scrap of lace, some coordinating colored mini flowers and punched leaves

but something has caught her attention! Oh what could it be, a favorite pet ........or is it another musician?

Third Coast Rubber Stamps used:

Laila’s Lute FT-192-I

Partial Brick Wall CH-715-I

Other supplies used:

Grass ~Judith Stamps

SU Card Stock and Dye Inks

Spellbinder Die-cut

Wild Orchid ~Roses

Leaves ~MS Punch

Scrap Lace

Copic Markers

You can find all these rubber stamps and more here

Have a creative day and go out and stamp something!

January Color Challenge

2012-01-08T04:00:00.005-09:00

Hello from the deep blue sea.........well almost!
This week we are using these SU colors Crumb Cake, Marina Mist and Chocolate Chip in our Challenge this week at Come and Get It

I'm featuring a Third Coast Rubber Stamp named Lily Mermaid VB-266-H which can be found here at the online catalog, it was a stamp that was new to me and hadn't had a chance to use yet.

Other supplies:

Clear Embossing Powder
SU Markers
Copic Markers
Marina Mist 1/8" taffeta ribbon
Cuttlebug A2 Folder
Charms

I'd like to share my card with these challenges:
Daring Cardmakers ~ Color Combo
Delicious Doodles ~ Anything New
Simply Create Too ~ Layers
Crazy 4 Challenges ~ Something New

Hope you enjoyed my sample for the challenge!

Happy New Year ~CGI Challenge

2012-01-01T02:00:00.007-09:00

Hello!

We are so excited to be featuring Bugaboo Digi Stamps as our very first Sponsor for our first 2012 challenge of the New Year~ at Come and Get It, so come on over and check out the fun images and have a go at the current challenge!

The Sassy Gal is helping me wish everyone a New Year with a Happy Birthday to 2012!

I chose to use green for the Happy Birthday greetings because the color Green is a symbol of spring and the renewal of life. After a long, cold winter the gardens and the landscape comes to life in every hue of green imaginable.

I chose "Sassy Gal Birthday" which can be found here at Bugaboo Digi Stamps

So with that said I hope you come and join the party at Come and Get It Challenge over here!

Sharing with these challenges:
Pile it on~Anything Goes
Sparkles Forum~Anything Goes
My Mum's Craft Shop~Anything Goes
Victorine Stamps~Punches
ABC~Green
Party Time Tuesday~Anything Goes

Thanks so much for dropping by!

Happy New Year 2012!

2011-12-31T21:33:00.001-09:00

Happy New Year Graphic Comments

Wishes For a Merry Christmas

2011-12-24T23:00:00.009-09:00

Just want to wish you all peace, love, laughter, and a little creativeness this Christmas ..........and all through the New Year!

This card was made with Third Coast Rubber Stamp called Holiday Panda Fairy VB-230-L which you can find here

Icicle stickles added to the fairy panda's wings sure made them pop

Poinsettia with mini rose buds

Have a blessed Holiday!

'Tis the Season

2011-12-15T19:24:00.000-09:00

Did you know that Jack Frost is the son of the Frost King, and is a winter sprite that came from roots of Viking Lore and also known as Old Man Winter in Britain and the United States

He loves to leave frosty fern like crystals patterns on cold winter windows, glistening winter trees and cold weather to nip at our nose and toes.

Third Coast Rubber Stamps used:

Jack Frost~ VB-074-I

'Tis the Season ~WS-094-AA

Just wish that scans would show more of the details on art projects.........like shimmery sparkle! LOL

Wishing each and everyone of you a Safe and Happy Holiday this Season

"Merry Christmas"

Wishing you the best, thanks for stopping by!

Southern Girls Challenge #34

2011-12-14T18:34:00.001-09:00

Over at Southern Girls we are having the last challenge of this year and the theme is "Lets Celebrate"....So we will leave it up to you on your project.

We have some wonderful examples on the Challenge Blog from Design Team, so we'd love to have you hop on over to join us!

We have 2 fabulous sponsors this week Di's Digi Downloads is from Australia

Our International Sponsor is Stitchy Bear

I've used one of our Sponsor's digital images from Stitchy Bear Digital Stamps which you can find here

The Christmas Candles were so fun to work with after I colored them with copic's then went over the ribbon with red stickles lightly and then edged it to make it pop a bit more.......
the candle flame is painted with shimmer gold then sponges around for a more glowing effect. The edges of the spellbinder die-cut is also painted with shimmer paint, extra holly leafs are cri-cut then distressed, lastly the designer background paper I found in my stash is Basic Grey

I thought with a close-up the shimmer paint would show up a bit better! The Christmas Candles can be found here.

Thanks for stopping by!

Red/ Green Challenge

2011-12-11T03:00:00.003-09:00

Time for another challenge at Come and Get It using "Red/Green" and any other color of your choice.........now you can make any kind of card, tag or art project and it doesn't have to be a Christmas themes so come on over and join us this week for the challenge!

We will be taking a Holiday for the next couple weeks and come back on January 1st for a new challenge and we will have a brand new sponsor.........from some of my favorite digital stamps .........drum roll please!

BUGABOO STAMPS!!!

Now on to my card for this challenge.......I was cruising blogs and came across a cute tree idea, so I cased part of the idea and I revamped it a bit! It's really simple too, glue layers of your punched out pine boughs on a cri-cut tree (that's what I used) add a little snow bling and star.

Close up shot of the tree on the dry embossed background

Merry Christmas to you!

I'd like to enter my card to these challenges:
Simply Create Too ~ #2 Embossing
Paper Crafting Journey ~ Christmas
Raising the Bar ~ Christmas
Stampin' for the Weekend ~ #22 Christmas
Phindy's Place ~ #85 Clean & Simple

Thanks for stopping bye and your wonderful comments!

Anything Goes Christmas with LOTV Bear

2011-12-04T03:00:00.001-09:00

Are you ready for another challenge that's super easy? Over at Come and Get It we are having a Christmas Challenge that is "Anything Goes" but remember it has to be "Christmas"!

I got a chance to use one of my fabulous LOTV= Lili of the Valley stamps and this little guy that I'm featuring this week is titled "Christmas Bear Sled"

It's all about getting thru the snow with the presents!

Stickles added to a punched snowflake

I'd like to enter into these challenges:

Simply Create Too ~ All About Christmas

Friday Mash Up ~Winter Theme

The Poodles Parlour ~ Christmas

Totally PaperCrafts ~ Let it Snow

Winterwonderland ~ Let it Snow

Enjoy your week, thanks for dropping in!

Carousel Fairy Panda

2011-11-28T17:31:00.001-09:00

I came across a template for a pop-up card and decide to revamp it a bit to make a Gazebo for this cute Carousel Fairy Panda rubber stamp from Third Coast Rubber Stamps ........well my imagination ran a little wild with this one....LOL

Carousel Panda Fairy PR-005-P

Flourishes are cut on the Cri-cut, scallop edges on top is EK punch, lace is from my stash, (Yes there is lace on it too if you look really hard for it.....LOL) roses are unknown source and the roof in done with a leaf punch from McGill

The next photo gives you a better shot of the roof and all those little leaves that I punched out and glue on

Now doesn't this make you want to go check out the cool stamps at Third Coast Rubber Stamps?

I'm entering my 3-D Gazebo for these challenges:
Paper Crafting Journey ~ Anything Goes
Sweet Stampin' ~ Punches- Dies
Samuel Taylors Crafts ~ Anything Goes

Thanks again for coming by!

Center Step Challenge

2011-11-26T21:06:00.000-09:00

Hello again, hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday......I have loved having 4 days off to just chill and be thankful for everything that I have!

This week at Come and Get It the Challenge is to make a Center Step card. My card this week is featuring images from a CD that I got free (who doesn't love free....LOL ) with the purchase of a magazine called Quick Card~made easy from the UK.

I'm such an animal lover I couldn't resist the cute images, the tree's on the sides are cut with the Cri-cut, filled the cut out spaces in with white liquid acrylic then icicle Stickles on top.

All the sparkling stuff is Mica Flakes from SU .......I'll tell ya these are so easy to use!

Yep this is a SU sentiment also!

Instructions for making the Center Step card can be found at Splitcoast Stamper here

I'd like to enter my card this week to these challenges

Crazy 4 Challenges~Snow of some sort

Stampin'for the weekend~Friends

Phindy's Place #83 ~ Sprinkling of Snow

Fun with shapes and more # 97 ~ Cold as Ice

Thanks for coming by, I enjoy hearing from YOU!

Thanksgiving Wishes to You!

2011-11-24T17:51:00.001-09:00

Just wanted to make sure that I got a post in today wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving ..........as if your in the United States we celebrate it in November, and yes I have lots to be thankful for!

Nope didn't have turkey today, dinner was bake ham, rolls, broccoli salad, wild rice and green bean casserole (green beans were from my garden this summer).....Oh the Pumpkin Pie too!! LOL..was a quite day spent with my hubby, and my furry kids (Desi, Harley and Kush Kitty)

LOTV Milly

2011-11-19T20:30:00.002-09:00

It's another new week for challenges at Come and Get It and one of our Design Team Member has chosen this sketch to follow so come on by to join in for some fun!

So here's my card that I designed with the sketch above..........Thanks Leslie!

I just love the Lili of the Valley Stamps and this one featured is Milly at her winter window, she's mounted on a shapeabilities circle. I wanted a little more texture to the Cherry Cobbler card stock so I placed it in one of my A-2 folders (Petals-a-Plenty) then added the white shimmer card stock punched out photo corners

I knew that I wouldn't be happy without adding a little sparkle......LOL

So I added icicle stickles on her hat, cuff's and collar then yellow stickles for the shining star

The Cricut was a big help for the holly leaves and just the right amount of distressing

I wish to enter my card art into these challenges:
Pile it On #46~ Traditional Christmas
Wags'n Whiskers #67~ Christmas Themed
Totally Gorjuss #107~ Swirly Whirly
Winter Wonderland~ Any cute X-mas image
The Stamping Boutique~ Holiday/Winter
Lili of the Valley #121 ~Christmas card for Someone Special

Wishing you a wonderful day thanks for coming by!

Embellishment BINGO Anyone?

2011-11-16T14:39:00.005-09:00

This would be my very first post as a Design Team Member for Southern Girls Challenge!!

I chose to use one of the lovely stamps that I got from Third Coast Rubber Stamps called Sailor's Delight order number VB-276-L and can be found here oh and lots of wonderful fun stamps!

Sailor's Delight is colored in with Copic Markers and then sprayed with Radiant Rains Star Gazer for added sparkle that the green blue that you see on the picture of the card.

I wanted my Mermaids to look as natural as possible, if that is possible since who knows what they really look like........I love how their hair is flowing in the water. Next I added glitter to the pink flowers in the water and then I coated it with versa-mark ink so I could dip it into clear embossing powder.

And to finish it off with mini half pearls on the frame, then attach the baker's twine adding my Anchor.

I'm pretty happy how the card turned out, just wish that scans would show more of the sparkle from the Radiant Rains.....if you have them or seen them you'll know what I'm talking about, love these spray sparkling inks

Hope you enjoyed the art today and don't forget to join us at Southern Girls for the Challenge!

I'd like to enter my card into these Challenges........
Heart Song Inspirations~ Gold-Glitter
2 Sisters~Anything Goes
Paper Crafting Journey~Embossing
Make it Monday~Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by today!

It's Color Challenge Time!

2011-11-13T03:00:00.016-09:00

Over at Come and Get It Challege's this week and we are using Navy, Pink/Rose, White or Vanilla colors.

I decided to use the Large Snowman from the Stampin'Up set "Snow Much Fun" for my card and layering it on the stamped background "Christmas Collage" then punch 2 large snowflakes (SU) in blue and white to adhere to card stock add a rhinestone to center for a little bling!

Saying is from Snow Much Fun stamp set

Stamped Snowman that is cut-out and layered

Hints: when layering card stock punch the snowflake out of the blue before attaching it to the main card.......nobody see's it and your getting some extra use from your card stock this way!

This card is entered into the Stamping Boutique Challenge

Thanks so much for coming by, hope you enjoyed your time!

Brooding Bertryse

2011-11-11T03:00:00.033-09:00

Bertyse is brooding over several different things.......oh my!

She'd like to wait for her knight in shining armor. But her father has promised her to marry the Prince in the Highlands that has asked for her hand in marriage!

She says: How I wish that I could just disappear at times as I don't even know this Prince from the Highlands, how could my Father do this to me!!

So poor Bertryse is still brooding and dreaming her dream that is a wish her heart would like to make.

Third Coast Rubber Stamps that were used in making this card

Bertryse Broods~FT-186-H

Large Birch Trunks~CM- 055-P

Partial Brick Wall~CH-715-I

Stone Bench Side View ~CH- 477-F

You can find all these rubber stamps and more here

Lastly I'd like to take a few minutes to say "Thank You" to all the Veterans that have ever served in the Military........as in the United States we are honoring our Veterans today!

THANK YOU!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Autumn Blessing Gifts

2011-11-06T03:00:00.000-09:00

These little goodies were made for the Challenge over at Come and Get It........The Challenge for the week is "Autumn Blessings"

They are also made with love for my Stampin'Up! Customers as little prizes if they brought a friend to the Workshop that I gave on Saturday afternoon!

I had SU cello bags and added a scrap of designer paper to cover the front so they couldn't see what was inside

Stamp on your cello bag topper, punch the edges, attach with twine and slip on your homemade tag.

Lastly add an embellishment and you have some sweet little Autumn Blessing Gifts!

I'm entering my goodies into these challenges:

ICC #31~Picture Inspirations

Catch the Bug~Anything Goes

Crazy 4 Challenges~ Wrap it Up

Thanks so much for coming by!

Stripes and Polka Dots

2011-10-31T03:00:00.031-08:00

Hello! Hope your weekend went well! I had my LOTV stamps finally arrive via post on Friday and couldn't wait to make something with this little abracadabra guy......and it was just in the nick of time for Halloween too!

I can imagine him in his room practicing from his book of magical spells with his teddy close by and his wardrobe is yet too big for him that his hat keeps flopping down over his eyes and one of his spells goes haywire sprinkling stardust around!

Ticket to a HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

This card is entered into these challenges:
Secret Crafter~ Spooky or Whimsical
Marks Finest Papers~ Use your scraps!
Stampin' for the Weekend~ Spooky
Crafts 4 eternity~#43 Magical-Mystical

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Anything Goes at CGI

2011-10-29T21:03:00.001-08:00

Over at Come and Get It this week for our Challenge it's "Anything Goes"

This week I decided to do something just a bit different, I took an ordinary file folder and turned it into a creepy crawly Halloween Memo Tablet Holder with lots of Spiders!

These are the lovely felt spiders on purple Ric-Rack that I found at the local craft-fabric store and added some purple glitter for their eyes

This is one of the Spiders that I stamped and cut out and added to the center of the designer web paper

I thought this little saying from a retired Stampin'Up! set fit perfectly with my theme of spiders

Open up the Memo Folder and here is what you see..........more Spiders!! Oh My! LOL I had lots of fun adding all the creepy crawlies on my folder even came across a die-cut that says creepy crawlies.

It has pockets in it for paper clips and pencils or pens to hold.
To finish it off I added a velcro closure to keep it closed when not being used or to keep in all those creepy things! LOL

I thought it would be fitting to add one more spider & web to the tablet inside!

I'd like to share my project for these challenges:
Bee Crafty~#55 Bling
Our Creative Corner~Fancy Folds
Secret Crafter~ Spooky or whimsical

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

I'm late for a very important date!

2011-10-25T03:00:00.003-08:00

I'm late, I'm late for a very important date!
So I loaded up the cat in the kettle side car, she clawing at the edges trying to hold on in fright as we are zipping on our way down and around the wooded path with the full moon shining bright..........

Now that I have started the story line for you, I bet you can imagine several different ending for this fun card!

Third Coast Rubber Stamps used for creating this card are:

Commuting Witch ~AP-478-J
Large Birch Trunks ~ CM-055-P

To see these and a complete selection of stunning stamps visit Third Coast Art Rubber Stamps here

Coloring was done with copic markers, and dye inks. I then finished the card with 2 layers of clear embossing for that glossy look, then layering it with SU card stock......designer paper was from my stash so it's unknown at this time.

Thanks for stopping in to see another Halloween scene!

Cracked Glass Technique

2011-10-23T03:00:00.003-08:00

Well Hello again, yes it's getting closer to Halloween and I thought you might like to take a stroll and pick up some of these lovely pumpkins to carve that are for sale! But beware that you'll have to cross the yard and dodge the bats getting to the Spooky house to buy them!

Oh man there are ghosts every where, even coming out of the Chimney.....I'm not sure I need a pumpkin that bad!!

What do you think?

We are doing Technique week over at CGI and it's time to try your hand at Cracked Glass this week. You can find the instruction at Split Coast Stamps and see how I achieved the effects for my card here. I added ink into the cracks but some of the areas didn't want to take ink very well and others just look kind of smudged in the lines of the cracks.....oh well it was a fun technique to try this week at Come and Get It Challenges

Pumpkins for Sale, cracks included.......LOL

I'm entering my card for these challenges:
Fresh Brewed #67~Pumpkins
Crafting for all Seasons #12~Halloween
CMC Copic Challenge #29~ Fun Halloween

Thanks for stopping by, I so enjoy sharing my art with you!

Sketch Challenge Time at CGI

2011-10-16T09:53:00.003-08:00

Well I'm still in the Halloween mode this week and I had lots of help to make this card, because it's pretty much done with ready made die-cuts that came in a package........the scalloped circle I cut out of Halloween designer paper and that BOO! ribbon is so adorably cute!

Now your gonna have to hop on over to "Come and Get It" to check and see the challenge going on to join us!

Aren't these die-cuts so cute especially with all the glittery sparkle on them, I couldn't resist them!

Oh No..... watch out for them bats, especially the the ones with fangs and the beady red eyes!

Happy Halloween

I'm entering into these challenges:
Paper Sundaes #91~ Halloween/Goth
Fresh Brewed~Pumpkins
Fussy and Fancy Friday~Fall or Halloween
ABC DT Challenge~ Pumpkins

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Design Team News!

2011-10-12T06:39:00.001-08:00

Hello I just wanted to share some exciting news with you this morning, I was so lucky to be chosen for the Southern Girls Challenge Design Team........so please come on by and check out the fun challenges that they have and also the wonderful work done by both teams!

Here's the cards that I submitted for the design team call

Have a wonderful day, I'm off to work again thanks for stopping by!

Orange, Black and Purple Color Challenge

2011-10-09T17:56:00.003-08:00

Hello again, I've been away for the weekend to a Scrap booking Retreat and was able to get a few projects done so I'm ahead of the game for a bit now........Wahooooooooo!! LOL Lots of fun ~ laughter and visiting was had by all who was able to come!


Just love the magnolia stamped images and it's been awhile since I had, so I designed this card and paper pieced her dress, finished the background up and added 2 coats of clear embossing powder for a glossy look.

Stamped the image of a Halloween Ticket, add some craft trim with felt spiders

Little Miss Tilda Spider Web

Your ticket for a Happy Halloween good only for the 31st!

The challenges that I'd like to enter is:
Fussy and Fancy Friday~Fall-Halloween
Papertake Weekly~Anything Goes
Ribbon Carousel~Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping in today!

Third Coast Skull Witch

2011-10-06T22:01:00.002-08:00

Eerie Nights are upon us now that it's the Month of All Hallows Eve, I came up with this eerily glowing witch with shooting stars that are dusting the night with only a crow capturing the sight!

The background is sponged with 3 different colors of blue starting with the lightest color first going to the darker colors leaving the area around the witch to sponge in with yellow for the glowing effect, stars are colored in with Sakura "purple star" gelly roll pen. I then coated the entire page with 2 layers of clear embossing added the lamp post, a strip of lace ribbon border, and the eerie word die-cut from last years stash

The Skull Witch can be purchased as a single stamp or get the set with her sister the Spider Witch..........(click here) to get them!

Lamp post was painstakingly hand cut out and colored with Copic Markers

Third Coast Stamps used........."Skull Witch" CM-231-L, "Stone Steps" ES-082-F, "Stardust-Starry Corner"CH-952-G Hope you get a chance to stop in and see the 31 days of Halloween that's going on over at Third Coast Creative Coterie Blog (click here)

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Halloween Trick-or-Treating

2011-10-02T10:30:00.007-08:00

Wow it's October all ready, I'm not ready for it yet!! It's been pouring down rain where I live and it's been non stop pounding on the roof! Oh well it's nice to have a real fire to cozy up to on days like this and that hot cup of cocoa.

Wahoooooo are you ready for some Halloween cards? LOL The challenge at Come and Get It is "HALLOWEEN" and we actually have a resident Halloween Addict.......LOL just kidding Leslie!

So anyway my card is using Big Head Cowboy (VB-367-M) Third Coast Stamps

We are doing 31 days of Halloween on the TCCC Blog and I'm inviting you to come over to see what we have in store for you! Maybe you'll find something creeping around the corner that you can't resist! Peeking Witch (AP-406-J) and all Third Coast Stamps can be found here

Isn't this little ant just adorable I thought he worked so well in my Halloween card this week.

This week challenges I'm entering is:
Pile it On~ #40 Do it for fun
Crafts 4 Eternity~ #39 anything goes
Secret Crafter~ #154 Halloween
Art Impressions~#34 Halloween
Southern Girls~#28 anything goes

Thanks so much for dropping by!

Halloween Easel

2011-09-25T04:00:00.042-08:00

Hello again, My card is for the Challenge at Come and Get It we are challenging you this week to make a Easel Card

When I was making my card I was showing a lady how to make her own background, so that's how my card came about.....using some of my coveted stamps from Third Coast Stamps the Frightful Flight kitty cat (MY-095-I ) and love the sparkle that I got using the Solar Gold Radiant Rains spray

Had a few left-over die-cuts from the year before so it worked perfect for my card with the punched leaves!

Side view of the card, just to show you how it sits and how the dimensions pop out the Hooty Owl (MY-007-B Third Coast Stamps) The leaves actually hold it in place on the bottom

I'd like to submit my card to these challenges:
Pile it on #39~Fancy Folds
One Stop Craft #150~Easel
Send A Smile 4 kids ~Halloween
Penny's Paper-Crafty #62~Fall

Thanks so much for taking the time to drop by!

Time for a Sketch!

2011-09-18T04:00:00.001-08:00

Here's the sketch that were challenging you to come up with a card, tag, scrapbook page or anything that your creative muse decides...so head on over to the Challenges at Come and Get It

I started out with a stamp from Third Coast Stamp called "Sidonie's Secret" item FT-196-J you'll find it here

Colored with Copic Markers, distressed the circle edges, mounted on scallop die-cut and layered on SU Lace ribbon border punched in Taken with Teal card stock that's covered with olive lace bias tape.

Designer background paper is retired, the butterflies are punch out in Old Olive card stock then adding just a little sparkle with green glitter glue on all 3 butterflies.

Thanks for taking the time to stop in!

Gently Falling

2011-09-11T04:00:00.004-08:00


Wow can you believe that Fall is right around the corner......The leaves at my house are turning colors and dropping already! This weeks Color Challenge over at "Come and Get It" is using Red, Brown and Orange.

I started out with the Top Note die-cut from Stampin'Up! and leaf stamps called "Gently Falling" (which is in the new Holiday Mini Catalog) so many possibilities for this set!

The sentiment is also SU which just happens to be a Hostess set called "Faith in Nature" thought it would go perfectly with the falling gently card.......Be sure to stop by and check out the Design Teams Blogs to see their awesome cards!

Cindy
Julie
Leslie
I'd like to enter my card into a few challenges.........
Stamp Something ~anything goes
Pile it on ~layers
Everybody~Art Challenge ~autumn
HLSC Challenge ~autumn

Thanks for taking the time to stop by!

Greeting from Italy!!

2011-09-10T16:44:00.001-08:00

I just had to show you the awesome card that I got in the mail from a truly wonderful Blogging Sister that's in Italy!

Love all the elements that she used for this card and the beautiful paper that was used.....I'm so blessed to have gotten this in the snail mail, Thank You My Friend!!!

Thanks for taking the time to stop by!

It's time for a little Brewhaha!

2011-09-04T06:00:00.004-08:00


It's time for a little Eye of Newt on a foggy night seems the perfect time with the full moon making the strength of this brew even more potent! You can find one of these "Brewing Witches" in the newest Third Coast 2011 Halloween Supplement HERE.

Recipe for card:

Silhouette Brewing Witch (AP-486-L) Third Coast Stamp stamped with Black Stazon

Birch trees (CM-055-P) Third Coast Stamp

Night Moon -Stampscapes

Rocks- Judith stamps

Lapis Lazuli card stock- paper temptress

Background colors are sponged on with dye inks

Finish card off with Radiant Rain spray ink and clear emboss

Sentiment printed on SU card stock from computer

Hope that your having a safe Labor Day weekend!

Back to School Challenge

2011-09-04T04:00:00.001-08:00

I used a digi for my card and honestly I can't remember who's it is but if you recognize it please let me know so I can give credit to the person/company..........it's a wonderful digi and I had fun using it for the challenge over at "Come and Get It" that Leslie picked out for the week! I figured that even princesses have to go to school too so that's how I came about using this digi..........LOL


Here's a close up shot of the little princess, make sure you check out what the other team members have come up with for the challenge this week!

Thanks for stopping by this week!

Stained Glass Technique

2011-08-28T04:00:00.045-08:00

I'm hosting the Challenge over at Come and Get It this week and I decided to try something new to me and I've never tried the "Stained Glass" technique! So I got out some of Timmy's stamps and followed the instructions for the technique that I got from Split Coast Stampers which you can find here

Now if your anything like me you have some stash of that vellum or parchment paper laying around to emboss on............so come on and give it a try!

Make sure that you check out the Design Team Members card on their take of the cards this week!
Cindy
Leslie
Julie

I thought this sticker that I layered on green and then red card stock worked perfect with the embossed image! Did you notice the light green holly on it?

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Tapestry Background Sketch Challenge

2011-08-21T04:00:00.012-08:00


Well Hello, this week we are doing a Sketch that Julie picked out at Come and Get It. I wanted to try something different, so I decided to trying the technique "Tapestry" from Split Coast Stampers and you'll be able to find it here.

I added some sprinkles of the gold Pipe Dreamink Opals after the last coat of clear embossing powder and I think it adds just the right amount of sparkle......
I hope you get a chance to drop by the Design Teams Blogs to see what they've come up with!
Cindy
Julie
Leslie

I thought the little acorn from K&Company worked perfect especially since I use Oak leaves for my background.

Here's a close-up of the background

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Forget Me Not Fairy Maiden

2011-08-17T18:40:00.003-08:00

Wow 2 cards in one week is really stretching it for me these days, I went back to work full time so my creative time is pretty precious to me these days!
Well couldn't resist showing you one of my DT cards for Third Coast Stamps that I worked on.

I colored the image with Copic's, stippled the background then brushed on some Radiant Rains, clear embossed, punched the edges and layered it on distressed cuttle bug blue card stock adding some sheer lilac ribbon with dots.

I think she kind of has a Grecian look to her with the dress that she's wearing and you can find her here!

Just a close up shot of the beautiful ribbon and punched edges.

My card is entered into these challenges...........
Pile It On.........Blue, blue, blue
Catch the Bug...........Anything Goes
The Ribbon Girl...............Ribbon

Thanks for stopping by!

Black, White and Red Color Challenge

2011-08-14T04:00:00.025-08:00

This week at "Come and Get It" we are challenging you to use only 3 colors for your card or projects! I decided to do a friend card making a word collage type background for my card, so I drug out several SU stamp sets to make my background for the focal point of my card.

Hope that you get a chance to drop by the DT members blogs to see what they designed this week!
Cindy
Julie
Leslie
Special Guest Designer
Hazel

This is one of my favorite sayings......and I truly believe it too because when life gets busy you never have enough time to spend with your friends!

I'm really pleased how my card turned out........it will be fun giving it away to someone special!

I'm submitting my card to a few challenges out there....
Southern Girls Black, White with a pop!
Catch the Bug Anything Goes
Cute Card Thursday Clean and Simple

Thanks for dropping by!

LOTV Fall Birthday

2011-08-07T04:00:00.002-08:00

Hello.... this week at "Come and Get It" the challenge we are doing is a Fall Birthday cards.

I picked one of my LOTV images to use this week, and I was keeping in mind all the beautiful fall (autumn) colors..... which by the way is coming around the corner. I do hope you get a chance to check out all the design team members cards this week!

If you noticed the designer paper in the background of my card matches perfectly with the wrapping of the flowers my little gal is holding.

I thought that the corners of my card needed something ......so I added some little bronze rhinestones

I'd like to enter my card for these challenges over at:
Papertake (anything goes)
Crafts and Me (anything goes)

Thanks so much for stopping in, I really enjoy your comments!

~Anything Goes ~

2011-07-31T04:00:00.003-08:00

Well Hello again, this week at Come and Get It we have "Anything Goes"

For My card I've used a stamp from Third Coast Stamps called Gulf Breeze VB-103-N, the background branching flowers are from SU stamped with staz-on and colored in with Daffodil Delight Marker, adding the little dragonfly and ribbon from my stash of goodies

I stamped the sentiment out and cut them up for single words and mounted on dark brown card stock

So after coloring in my image I coated picture with 2 layers of clear embossing

Thanks for stopping by!

Making Flowers at CGI Challenge

2011-07-24T04:00:00.004-08:00

Are you ready for this weeks challenge at Come and Get It??? We are making flowers.......you can use them as embellishments or use them at the main image of your project. I decided to use my flowers at the embellishments and added them to the vines. Hope you get a chance to stop by the design teams blogs to see all the details on their cards.........thanks Julie for the challenge this week!!

Here you get a close -up shot of the flowers that I made.....using crystal ice stickles to add a little glitz and shine.

I bet you can remember how fun it was to dress up, see how adorable little Lili is here!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

July Sketch Challenge.....CGI

2011-07-20T19:47:00.002-08:00

Wow what a week I've had......without internet for 6 days and no phones for 2 days, after they cut my lines while doing some ditching in my area. Yes I was close to having DT'S without my internet..........LOL Anyway this is my card that I had ready for the challenge at Come and Get It, Our Design Team member Leslie picked this weeks sketch! Thanks Leslie for challenging me to make a 9 x 4 inch card...........I hope you've gotten a chance to hop over to the other design teams blogs to see what they created.

I was using some of my scraps that I have to make this card and I'm way behind making Christmas cards so I took advantage of using the sketch to do this...I love this Angel she is from SU, I stamped her in brown and torn around the edges and inked them for a little bit of the distressed look.

Sorry I don't recall who this verse is from, but I thought that it went so well with the Angel

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Color Challenge at CGI

2011-07-10T04:00:00.026-08:00

This week at Come and Get It Challenges we have the color combination of Lt. Blue, Lt. Pink and Lt. Green that Cindy picked out and we'd love to have you join in on the fun! So come on by and check out what the other Design Team Member have come up with. You can't tell by the picture but I used dimensional dots to pop up the last layer........scan and pictures just never do justice to our art work!! LOL

Here's a close -up of the little fairy cutie pie! Well the wait was worth it when I finally got my stamps that I've waited for nearly a month.......coming all the way from the UK!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Owls on a Fence

2011-07-06T10:23:00.003-08:00


Just had to share with you a scene that I was working on with some of the new stamps that I got! I couldn't resist these little owls! All coloring is done with Copic Markers except the background night sky, moon and green grass which was done with Stampin'Up! inks

See how adorably cute these little guys are........you can find them here!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Get Your Patriotic ON!

2011-07-03T04:00:00.001-08:00

Hello and Happy Independence Day's to you if your from the USA! This card is for the challenge over at Come and Get It and I picked the Patriotic theme this week. I started out with red card stock for this card and cut strips of white frosted swirled and to adhere to make my flag, then added the white embossed stars to the dark blue background.........then to age it a bit I distressed the edges and added a touch of speckles to age it a bit more, lastly I put dimensions to raise the sentiment.

So do your realize that we are celebrating 235 years of freedom from the Kingdom of Great Britain, when we commemorated the adoption of the Declaration of our Independence on July 4, 1776

Thanks for stopping by!

Kiss Stamp Technique

2011-06-26T04:00:00.001-08:00

Well Hello there...... We have technique week over at Come and Get It Challenges and we are doing some kissing! LOL That's stamp kissing anyway......It's where you ink up a solid stamp in a light color and ink up a patterned stamp in a darker color then you stamp right onto your solid inked stamp.......this is called "Kissing"

So here's a close-up of my card that I did and you can see the darker image that I kissed onto my solid stamped image

Just one more close-up, now make sure you hop on over to CGI Challenges to check out the other cards that the Design Team has done and come join us and try your hand at the technique!

Thanks for stopping by!

June Sketch Challenge at CGI

2011-06-19T07:22:00.001-08:00

Hello again, I'm sharing with you my card for the sketch that Cindy picked for the month June......the orange background was done with tattered angels stencil and then I ran it through the Cuttlebug using a A2 folder. My ribbon and pearls were not the right colors to match so I found copic markers came in handy to change them.....what do ya think? Hope you have a chance to hop over and see what the other Design Team members has done with this sketch.

Cindy's Sketch

Up close shot of my flower that I made with the McGill flower punches which came from Stamping and Scrapping

Hope to see ya again soon, I so enjoy your comments!

Color Challenge At CGI

2011-06-12T04:00:00.001-08:00

This is the color theme that I chose for our Challenge at Come and Get It, come on over and join us!

So here's my card that I've done for the challenge.....there's some double bugging that I did for the background using my Cuttle bug, the flourish is made with the Cri-cut and the flowers with the half pearls are SU

The sparkles on her jewelry shows up better in the close-up shot, I had fun when I was coloring here hair with the different shades of black so I'd get some depth to it.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Glitter Tag Swap

2011-06-08T04:00:00.007-08:00

This was a fun tag to make that I sent off for my swap partner on one of my Yahoo Groups.......I started out with my basic tag made with SU card stock and covered it with PPA (Perfect Paper Adhesive) it's better than modge podge, then covered it with a Designer Napkin trimmed the edges, added another coat of PPA and sprinkled it with ultra fine glitter let it dry over night or dry with heat gun......WAH LA Now you have a wonderfully done elegant tag!

I got carried away a little bit with my glitter....is that called heavy handed?? LOL Oh well I hope that my partner likes glitter as much as I do!!

Special News......My house was rockin' with excitement!

2011-06-06T20:27:00.001-08:00

I am pleased to announce our Summer 2011 Design Team! Congratulations, you made it! We'll get started very soon. Please stay tuned. You can now tell anyone you want!

You fabulous stampers have bravely volunteered to be a part of the inaugural group. I had over 60 applications, and it was just too hard to decide, so I added five more positions than I had originally intended. Several other applicants will be offered a spot at being a Guest Designer for a month. I appreciate all of the interest in Third Coast and our stamps. Truly!

Your fellow team members are:

Anesha Marshall - Cambridgeshire, England
Donna Cook - Missouri, USA
Karen McAlpine - Michigan, USA
Kathi Rerek - New Jersey, USA
Leigh Snaith-Brunton - California, USA
Lynda Brough - Suffolk, England
Michelle Burress - Florida, USA
Milo Lilja - Trollhättan, Sweden
Riane Kuzee - The Netherlands
Riet van Zundert - The Netherlands
Roni Johnson - Indiana, USA
Sandra Levy - Paris, France
Shell Becker - Alaska, USA
Susan Shuler - Michigan, USA
Valerie H. Wilson - Nova Scotia, Canada

Check out our new blog!:
http://thirdcoastrubber.blogspot.com/
Third Coast Rubber Stamps

http://www.thirdcoastrs.com/

Father's Day Theme ..........CGI Challenges

2011-06-05T04:00:00.037-08:00

Hello again, I'm sharing my card with you for the Challenge at Come and Get It. This week Julie picked the theme as "Father's Day" I used a retired set called "Set Sail" from SU for the main image, background, anchor and compass image is from the Summer Mini Catalog called "The Open Sea"

I just love this image with all the little extras around the edges it was colored with copic markers and I dry brushed the gray/blue in the clouds and lightly sponged blue for the sky then distressed the edges with vintage photo ink. I've added my card for a few challenges at TSM, and CforallSeasons

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Faux Linen with flowers.....CGI Challenge

2011-06-02T04:00:00.032-08:00

Well I thought I'd try making another of the Faux Linen cards using a SU wheel called "Very Vintage".....I love the antique look of this wheel. I experimented with this technique and stamped with the wheel and then sponged vintage photo distress ink then sanded my paper, cleaned the dust off. I took very light SU marker to color in the floral part.

My tulips were from an image swap that I painted with LuminArt'e shimmer paint pots.......love the little bit of sparkle it adds to the flowers.

Here you can actually see the strokes from being sanded, as most pieces it's really hard to see.

Thanks for stopping by again!

Guest Designer at Digital Delights

2011-05-31T20:27:00.003-08:00

Hello Everyone, I wanted to share with you today a Step card that I made using the instructions from the Technique Junkies CD, I was honored to be chosen as one of the Guest Designers at Digital Delights....So my card is using their Mermaid and the sentiment.

My little mermaid is colored with Copic markers, she has a little sparkle to her necklace with stickles

This is the side view so you get a better idea of how it looks, the lower part of my step card is adorn with a SU retired wheel that I also colored with copic's the spritzed it with Radiant Rains, I popped the fish on the end with a dimensional sticky, the greenery is done with the Cri-cut. I'm entering my card with The Paper Players, and Crazy 4 Challenges

Hope you enjoy stopping by to see what I've been making!

Faux Linen .....CGI Challenge

2011-05-29T04:00:00.000-08:00

Hey there, this week at Come and Get It Challenges Cindy is our Hostess for the Techniques and she decided on Faux Linen, you can find the link here to give it a try! This was a new technique for me too and I love the results!

Here's a close~up of the Faux Line that I used as a background. I hope that you'll check out to see what the other Design Team Member's are doing with the Faux Linen Technique for some inspiration to get you going for this challenge! Looking forward to seeing your work!

Thank so much for coming by!

Remember Our Freedom wasn't Free!

2011-05-28T15:23:00.000-08:00

It is the

VETERAN,

not the preacher,

who has given us freedom of religion.

It is

the VETERAN,

not the reporter,

who has given us freedom of the press.

It is

the VETERAN,

not the poet,

who has given us freedom of speech.

It is

the VETERAN,

not the campus organizer,

who has given us freedom to assemble.

It is

the VETERAN,

not the lawyer,

who has given us the right to a fair trial.

It is

the VETERAN,

not the politician,

Who has given us the right to vote.

Thanks for stopping by!

Another Sketch Challenge

2011-05-24T11:11:00.001-08:00

Well I wanted to give it another try making a regular size card using the sketch at Come and Get It......this time I went rummaging through my pink and black scrap drawers to make up this card. The image was already stamped and colored, so it was easy peasy to put together!

Close-up shot of my little kitty playing with her butterflies

Thanks so much for stopping by!

CGI Sketch Challenge

2011-05-22T07:00:00.020-08:00

Sketch Challenge at Come and Get It

Hey there, it's my week to come up with a sketch for the challenge over at CGI. Well my card was just a tad bigger than I wanted so I decided to try and make an Easel card.....It's my very first time to make one and I'm pretty pleased on how it came out! I'm going to submit my card for some other challenges at Fussy & Fancy, Delightful Sketches and Crazy 4 Challenges

Close up of Bildmalarna and Kitty

SU sentiment.....one of my favorites!

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by!

Tilda's ready for a Challenge

2011-05-19T07:00:00.003-08:00

I couldn't resist doing another card for the challenge at Come and Get It, using the fun colors of Peach, Light Green and Olive Green. I also did this card for a Sketch Challenge for Inkyfunstampers....Yahoo Group

Close-up of my biking Tilda

Thanks so much for dropping by!

Tag with Pocket Holder~Swap

2011-05-17T07:00:00.002-08:00

Hello again just had to share this with you before I send it off in the mail to my swap partner........first off I made my tag that goes inside and measured the holder for size and used a embossed folder from SU

I stamped the image, colored, stipple the background and mounted on the green card stock tag with ribbon for a finish

Sentiment is from SU and the coloring on the front of the holder is Luminart' paint pots which gives a little sparkle

Isn't she cute

CGI Color Challenge

2011-05-15T07:00:00.041-08:00

This weeks Challenge at Come and Get It is a color challenge that Julie one of our Design Team Members picked......So she wanted the colors for spring and they are "Olive Green, Peach and Light Green"

Okay now on to the my card, I started out with a mask first for the back ground and using a sponge to apply the ink. Leaves and flowers are from SU punches as well as the center of the flowers using half pearls.....I used a stylus to round/cup the flower the shape that they are making them a 3-D effect.

I stamped out the image of my butterfly and then added some sparkle to the edges and attached it using a little bit of foam dot

So here's a closer view of my flowers which are made from the Boho Blossoms punch, with that said these are the Challenges that I'm entering for: Copic Musketeers, Shannon's Sentiments and Papertake

Thanks so much for stopping by, comments are welcome anytime!

Happy Mother's Day and CGI Challenge

2011-05-08T07:00:00.009-08:00

This weeks theme for "Come and Get It Challenges" is Birthday as we are having a few birthdays with Design Team Members, ......I started out actually making the flowers first. These flowers are handmade each petal is punched out and distressed with ink then put together ........adding a touch of sparkle on the main flower.

I added a doily for the background which I stippled a little blue color on it and then cut the "Happy Birthday" out on the Cri-cut at 1- 3/4 size then distressing the letters so they would show up just a tab better on the card. So with that said I'd like to enter my card in a few challenges at ........Ellephantastic , One Stop Craft , Cards for men and SSCC

Just a close-up of the flowers........I actually got a paint brush and painted on stickles to the edges of the petals, I'm having so much fun making these flowers!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Freebie Digi's

2011-05-07T07:00:00.010-08:00

Just sharing a digi today with you (sorry but I don't recall where I snagged this digi)......... Hopefully later I can sneak away to craft and play! LOL Yeah Right! Sneaking is unheard of around here with my 2 Aussie's they gotta know what's going on every minute.....and if it's not the dogs the Kush kitty cat is following me around to find out what going on!

Thanks for stopping by!

Photo Card

2011-05-06T07:00:00.002-08:00

This is one of my favorite photos that I took of some Chocolate Lilies that grow in my front yard........now they don't smell too good but they are so precious and pretty ....oh and so very small besides the are pretty rare too!

My card is for my Mother-in-law, her birthday is this next weekend and I thought that this lily was just perfect for her.......as she a rare treasure for a MIL!

Just a close-up of these awesome lilies

Thanks so much for stopping by!

My Mother's Day Cards

2011-05-05T07:00:00.008-08:00

Hello, I wanted to do something different for a Mother's Day card so I grabbed my Thomas Kincade stamp. I started out stamping with versa fine ink then dry brushing the colors on my image a few layers at a time until I was happy with the colors, next I sprayed it with Radiant Rains for some sparkle and finally a coat of clear embossing powder. I layered it with the same color card stock as the base......I found this kewl layout on Judy's blog, go check it out, you can find it here

Here's a peek inside of the card..... quote is from SU "There is nothing wrong with the world that a sensible woman could not settle in a afternoon" -- Jean Giraudoux

I really hope that they will like their cards....oh yes I did 2 of them, one for my Mom and one for my Mother-in-law....I'm gonna enter this card for a challenge for CPC where they say "Any thing Goes"

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Another Bandanna Technique

2011-05-04T07:00:00.003-08:00

I just love doing this technique, so I did another using SU dauber to color my page after I stamped my images. Then adding dots, swirls and lines highlighting with the white gel pen. I decided to layer it on black card stock to make it stand out more and a simple sentiment .......oh and just a little ribbon, adding the new half pearls from SU

This is one of my favorite sentiments from SU! I entered this card with Fab'n'Funky's challenge

Thanks for stopping by!

~Fairy Swap Card~

2011-05-03T07:00:00.002-08:00

Just one more of my swap cards, this one was for the theme of fairies, so I had to go through my unmounted rubber stamps to find one that would work......boy did I get side tracked stamping images that I haven't used in a long while.......LOL

Close-up of my fairy lady, she looks to be thinking about something really serious.......what do you think?

Thanks for stopping by!

~Anything Goes Card Swap~

2011-05-02T07:00:00.002-08:00

Well it's that time again and I've joined some swaps this month, I had stamped this image out awhile back and decided to finally use it on a card.......I was going through my blue scrap draw boy do I have a lot of scraps in it too....and came up with this card for my partner in the swap

This is just a closer look of the main image of the flower.

Thanks for stopping by!

Come and Get It Challenge~Technique Week!

2011-05-01T09:21:00.003-08:00


Good Day! We have a another Challenge going on at "Come and Get It" and it's my week for the featured Technique. I chose to have you all try the Bandanna Technique, you'll find instructions to try it out and it's really fun to do with awesome results......as you can see my finished card above! I like to add my card to few other challenges at Just And Ink, SSCC and Moving Along with the Times

Here's a close-up of the sentiment, I tried a little different version of this technique using a dauber to give it a light shade of the green and then using Radiant Rains spray on top to finish for a sparkly effect, tho with the scan it only looks shiny. Did I tell you I really like sparkly things .....LOL I'd love it if you'd come by and see all the rest of the Awesome cards from our Design Team Members and join in our Challenge!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

AIR POST from Italy!!

2011-04-29T19:39:00.001-08:00


I got this really kewl card in the mail today from a dear friend Jeannie, it's done with the Build a Blossom stamp set & punch I wish you could really see it in person as she used dazzling diamond dust on the flower so that it sparkles so pretty!! Thanks so much for the wonderful card!!! You can find Jeannie blog here to see more of here wonderful cards

Thanks for stopping by!