Autumn Tealight Gift and SWEET STUFF!!!

Happy Monday to everyone and welcome to a brand new week. I hope you had a great weekend and are looking forward to a marvelous week. This was such a wonderful weekend to be outside in the fall-like weather so I used it as a great time to plant 15 Encore azaleas. Can you believe that some that I planted last year are still blooming this late in the season???

Today is my turn to post over at the CutCardstock Blog and I would love for you to have a visit. I found some very inexpensive tealights and they are such a yummy autumn scent but in such a non-pretty packaging. So I decided with a little bit of cardstock and a few embellies that this could be quite a nice little gift. I used Bronze, Fine Gold, and Flame CS from the Stardream Metallic  line at CutCardStock, DP from Memory Box Nightfall paper pad, an embossed chipboard tree and fence, GAR-185, from Southern Ridge Trading Company, metal corners, and organza ribbon.  I have given complete instructions over on the blog, would appreciate your evaluation of my tutorial, and would love to see how you use the project.

I first made this matchbox style box for the tealights to serve as the base for the project.

And this is the finished project which I think anyone would like to receive!!

SWEET STUFF!!!

I have put together a little package of goodies that I think you might like and all you have to do is go over to the CutCardstock Blog and leave a comment. The winner will be selected from the comments on that blog.

Sorry for the terrible picture, but the package includes alot of Fall stuff....ribbons and ribbon tape, 3 sets of stamps, lots of flowers, some metal embellies, and other surprises including two packs of PEEPS!!!! Hope you like it and I would love to know what you think of my tutorial. Remember you must leave a comment on my posting at the CutCardstock blog. Winner will be announced here on my blog on Thursday!!  Thanks and good luck!!!

Thank you so much for coming by today and I hope you have a fabulous week! Until the next time....Big Hugs!!

Hugs and Kisses in the Garden!!

A very Happy Saturday to everyone!! I hope that you had a great week and are ready for some fun and exciting crafting time this weekend!

Today is my turn to post over at the Southern Ridge Trading Company blog and I would love for you to come over and check out how the design team uses the gorgeous products from the SRTC store.

For my card I used the beautiful garden gate, GAR-284 which is pictured below:

For my card I used Bazzill for the base and double matting and the DP is from the Bella Rose paper pad from First Edition. The sweet little girlie is Little Garden Sally, colored with Copics and Promarkers. I used some MS punched butterflies on the gate. They were covered with Stardust Stickles and decorated with tiny pink pearls. For the foreground I used some very small mulberry paper flowers and lots of mixed FlowerSoft. The Hugs and Kisses are from the Whimsy Love Mini Ticket set cut out with Mini Ticket Die.

Thank you so much for dropping by today and I hope you will let me know what you think of my card! Have a marvelous weekend...and until the next time, I send big hugs!!!

Happy Halloween Gift Set!! WINNERS!!

Happy Friday, everyone!! I  hope you have had a delightful week and are ready for a fun-filled weekend! Gosh, the first day of Autumn this week made me even turn on my gas fireplace for a bit...Brrrrrr!!!

Today I would like to show you a project I made for the Through the Craftroom Door magazine and it was so much fun!! I used the darling little Trick or Treat Witch designed by the amazingly talented Mi Ran Jung!

I started with a wooden box and painted it with purple acrylic paint and then started decorating with abandon. The double matting is all Bazzill, the DP is from a Best Creations paper pack, and the image is colored with Copics and Promarkers. On the image panel I added a little bit of chipboard from SRTC in the GAR-280 set, a spider button, and some black pearls. For the horizontal I used some textured and gingham ribbons to make a double flat bow to anchor a pumpkins charm. The Happy Halloween shaker sentiment is from my stash.

This view shows the outside of the box where I used black and purple laces as well as more gingham ribbon.

For the inside of the box I decorated 4 small boxes for some surprises, as well as the inside of the lid using some minimized images.

For the bottom of the box I used another small image and some wooden spools which I painted in black acrylic paint.

I would love to hear what you think of my creation!!

WINNERS!!

Mr Random.org has some winners to announce today!! So here we go....

The winners of the Santa's Helper stamps...

Katya

the Cook

and

The winner of the surprise package for the CCS posting is...

Adriana

and

The winners of Travelling Torrie...

lovecraftingpaper

Christy Designs

Congratulations, winners!! Please leave a comment on this posting so that others know you have claimed your prize and send me an email with your mailing information before Sunday morning at 8 AM.

Thank you all so much for dropping by and I hope to see you again real soon!! Until the next time, Big Hugs!! 

Autumn "Gift" Cards...cards with a surprise!! AND SWEET STUFF!!!

A very Happy Tuesday to each of you!! I hope that you are enjoying your week as much as I am. I am away on a little getaway with my Auntie and that's always great fun!!

Today is my first time to post on the CutCardStock Blog so I hope you will come over and give me an evaluation of my first tutorial...eeeek!! The product focus is on Brown, Orange, and Gold CS and the theme is Fall. My project is certainly not my idea, but it is one I have enjoyed making for a long time. The first time I saw this type of card with a little gift inside was when I received a lovely example from the very talented Iris Wiechmann while I was going through chemotherapy. I have made 3 examples....from the very clean and simple on the left to the most decorative on the right...

From the CutCardstock shop I have used Brown, Dark Orange, and Gold papers from the Basis-Colored Cardstock Collection and Cryogen White for the image. I also used Tombow Mono Multi-Purpose Liquid Glue to put most of the projects together. I also used a Darice Fall Leaf Background folder to emboss all of the gold layers and a brown satin ribbon for the closure on all cards.

For the clean and simple example I used a thank you sentiment that was computer generated and sized the inside pocket to hold 2 Ritter chocolate bars.

For the middle card, which is for an under-the-weather friend, I sized the pocket to hold several tea bags and honey packets and made a belly band for the package of tissues. I made a couple of paper rosettes, added computer generated sentiments, and some punched oak leaves.

For this most decorative card, I used a darling image, Loving Autumn Annie, designed by Mi Ran Jung and colored with Copics and Promarkers. To the front I also added punched oak leaves and mulberry flowers. On the inside I used a lovely sentiment from the Autumn Letter Seals by Whimsy Stamps and a satin bow. The pocket was sized for two small canisters of Godiva chocolate pearls.

SWEET STUFF!!!

I didn't have time to take a picture of the SWEET STUFF but all of you know what my typical Flowers/Ribbons/Embellies/Stamps surprises look like. So here is the big favor I am asking you to do this time. Please go over to the CutCardstock Blog and leave me a brief comment about my tutorial before Friday morning and you will be in for the SWEET STUFF prize!!! The winner will be selected from the comments on my tutorial at the CutCardstock blog posting. Big hugs and many thanks!! Good Luck!!

Also, thank you so much for coming by today and I hope to see you again real soon. Until then, Big Hugs!!!

Santa's Helper from Art By Mi Ran at Treasured Times Stamps

Happy Monday to all of my friends!! I hope that your weekend was spectacular and full of crafty fun and that your week will be special as well! 

Today I would like to share with you quite a simple card that I made with the darling Santa's Helper designed by the quintessentially talented Mi Ran Jung for Treasured Times Stamps. She is the cutest little helper in her Santa dress and cap and standing next to a sleigh full of Christmas packages.

The base and double matting is from CutCardstock, I can't remember what DP I used, and the image was stamped on Cryogen White. I decided to use traditional Christmas colors on this one. The image was colored with Copics and Promarkers, adding Liquid Applique for the fur on her costume and both Prisma Glitter and Diamond Dust for the snow. For the horizontal I used green organza ribbon tied into a double flat bow to dangle 3 holiday bells. The green pearls soften all of the corners and finally I added a sleigh and a couple of reindeer buttons across the sky!! I hope you like her!!!

SWEET STUFF!!!

I have TWO of these deeply etched red rubber stamps with cling cushion attached and they would love a new home. Is that home yours?? Just leave a comment on this posting before Wednesday at midnight ET and you will be in for the draw. You will certainly have them in time for your own holiday cards! Good luck!!

Thank you all so much for coming by to see what's happening in my world and I hope to see you again real soon!! Until the next time, I send Big Hugs!!!!

Love at SRTC!

Hello, everyone....I hope that you are all well and enjoying each of your moments!! Fall is definitely in the air in these mountains and the leaves are already beginning to turn and soon will be on the ground...argh!!! But at least it isn't as bad as some of our northern neighbors who have already had snow...EEEEEKKKKK!!!

I wanted to share my Southern Ridge Trading Company blog easel card which I made a week or so ago and couldn't post on my blog because of computer craziness!

This one was so much fun to make and I really like the way it turned out. I used a couple of pieces from the SRTC shop which I think really made a statement on the card. I used FRA-130 and Love from the WDG-310.

The darling image I used inside the frame is the cute Heart Sign designed by the very talented Mi Ran. She was colored with Copics and Promarkers adding lots of Glossy accents to the hearts and hair ties. I added lots of red pearls around the frame and to soften the corners. I also used a double flat bow of organza ribbon in the upper left corner and all of the flowers used in the right corner are from WOC: Roses and Hip Rosebuds and heart pins.

For the base of the card I used the script Love and another bow to serve as the stop for the card.

Thank you so much for coming by today and, as always, I appreciate your comments so much. Have a wonderful weekend and until the next time, big hugs!!!

Challenge #15 at Art By Mi Ran Challenge Blog...and WINNERS...and SWEET STUFF!!

Happy Friday, everyone!!! I hope that you have all had a wonderful week and are prepared for an even better weekend! I am ready for a little getaway so I am taking my Auntie on a road trip from Sunday until Tuesday!! Keep your fingers crossed that I come back home a very wealthy woman...wink and giggles!!

Today is the first day for Challenge #15 at the Art By Mi Ran Challenge Blog where ANYTHING GOES!!! So I hope you will come over and join in with us so that you will be in line for some very sweet images. We would love to see your beautiful creations!!

For my card I have used the darling little Travelling Torrie and she is just the cutest thing!!

She was colored with Copics and Promarkers adding some Star Dust Stickles to her collar and socks. I have used CutCardStock for the base and all double matting and the image is stamped on Cryogen White. The DP is Parisian Dreams by Jenny Ellory. The little sentiment is from Whimsy Stamps and is from the Vintage Travel Postage Stamps set cut out with the Mini Postage Stamp Die. The flowers are all from WOC (Cottage Roses, Hip Rosebuds, Carnations, Sweetheart Blossoms) and are resting on diecut leaf swirls from Cheery Lynn. I used organza ribbon for the horizontal, tied into a triple, two layer bow to anchor a suitcase charm. The pearls are from my stash.

WINNERS...

Mr Random.org has selected the following winners on my blog during the Whimsy Stamps blog hop....

Penelope Little Ironing

Jenee
Pat K


Holiday Party

mags
Margreet

Congratulations!! Please leave a comment on this posting so that others know you have claimed your prize and send me an email with your mailing address before Saturday at midnight ET so that I can get your prizes out to you right away!

SWEET STUFF!!!

Mr Random.org will select TWO from today's comments to receive your very own digi image of Travelling Torrie...so leave a comment before Sunday at 8 AM and you will be in for the draw. I will be out of town until Tuesday so will report in at that time.

Thank you all so much for coming by and I hope to see you again real soon!! Until the next time I send best wishes and big hugs!!!!

Day 2 - Whimsy Stamps 2014 Holiday Release - Part 1 and SWEET STUFF!!!!

Hi Whimsy fans and welcome to Day 2 of our ... 2014 Holiday Release - Part 1

This week we are releasing 22 *BRAND NEW* red rubber stamps/stamp sets and 7 *BRAND NEW* coordinating die/die sets, and they will be available to buy from the Whimsy Stamps store and selected Whimsy Stamps retailers ... TOMORROW!

 We are thrilled to welcome Linda, Lis and Stephanne as our Guest Designers for this release. We are also excited to welcome some of our artists as guest designers this month. Welcome ladies! Yesterday we sneak peeked the new Crissy Armstrong, Meljen Designs, Elisabeth Bell and Raindrop Echo Designs products. Today we are excited to show you the brand new Art by Mi Ran, Time for Tea Designs, Wee Stamps and SC Design stamps and dies being released this month. For a full reveal of these products, hop on over to the Whimsy blog!

 For today's project, I inked up the beautiful HOLIDAY PARTY from the Art By Mi Ran Collection for Whimsy Stamps.

She was colored with Copics and Promarkers, adding lots of Prisma Glitter for the bubbles and Silver Wink of Stella for the earrings, dress straps, and purse handle and closure. The DP is from the old BG Jovial paper pad. The rhinestones, ribbons, and poinsettia are from my stash. For the absolutely darling sentiment I have used the NEW Christmas Mini Tag Sentiment Set cut out with the NEW Stitched Tags Die Set. I hope you like her

PRIZE ALERT ... We have hidden a fabulous prize of a $15 GIFT CERTIFICATE at one of the stops on today’s hop! We will draw the lucky winner from the comments left here and on today’s design team posts (listed below), so be sure to visit everyone and leave a comment at every stop to be entered into the draw.

Bev Rochester 
Shannah Bartle 
Mi Ran (Artist and GDT) 
Ellie Stover 
Debbie Eastman 
Iris Wiechmann 
Lis Murphy (GDT) 
Danni Bindel 
Jacque Beddingfield 




SWEET STUFF!!

Before you go, I want to let you know that I have two extra Holiday Party stamps who need a new home! Just leave a comment below and you will be in for the draw right here on Thursday!

Be sure to visit the Whimsy blog again tomorrow for the release day grand hop! Thanks so much for visiting today. Happy hopping!

Day 1 - Whimsy Stamps 2014 Holiday Release - Part 1 and SWEET STUFF!!!

Welcome to Day 1 of our ... 2014 Holiday Release - Part 1

We are super excited to announce that this month's release is our very first HOLIDAY RELEASE of 2014! We have so many fantastic holiday stamps and dies this year that we have split them into 2 releases. We are releasing part 1 of the collection this week, and will release the second part next month. Over the next 3 days we will reveal 22 *BRAND NEW* red rubber stamps/stamp sets and 7 *BRAND NEW* coordinating die/die sets. They will be available to buy from the Whimsy Stamps store and selected Whimsy Stamps retailers on Wednesday. We are thrilled to welcome Linda, Lis and Stephanne as our Guest Designers for this release. We are also excited to welcome some of our artists as guest designers this month. Welcome ladies!

PRIZE ALERT ... We have hidden a fabulous prize of a $15 GIFT CERTIFICATE at one of the stops on today’s hop! We will draw the lucky winner from the comments left here and on today’s design team posts (listed below), so be sure to visit everyone and leave a comment at every stop to be entered into the draw. Today we are excited to show you the brand new Crissy Armstrong, Meljen Designs, Elisabeth Bell and Raindrop Echo Designs stamps and dies being released this month. For a full reveal of these stamps, hop on over to the Whimsy blog!

 For today's project, I inked up the darling little PENELOPE LITTLE IRONING by the amazing Elisabeth Bell for Whimsy Stamps...

This little cutie was colored with Copics and Promarkers, adding Prisma Glitter to the lace and Wink of Stella Silver for the iron. The DP is from the First Edition Bella Rose paper pad.The pearls are from my stash and I have used WOC Chrysanthemum, Hip Rosebuds, a Cosmos Daisy and a Magnolia. The ribbon is PTI tied into a double flat bow to anchor a little iron button. I hope you like her!!

 So now it's time for you to continue today's hop! Don’t forget to leave a comment at every stop along the hop to be entered into the draw to win a $15 gift certificate:

Danni Bindel 
Linda Klaringe (GDT) 
Louise Roache 
Crissy Armstrong (GDT) 
Jacque Beddingfield 
Iris Wiechmann 
Bev Rochester 
Stephanne Maraver (GDT) 
Shelby Thomas 
Shannah Bartle


SWEET STUFF!!

But before you hop along, I have two extra Penelope Little Ironing girls who are looking for a new home. Just leave a comment below and you will also be in for the draw right here on Thursday!  Good Luck!!

Be sure to visit the Whimsy blog  as well as right here again tomorrow for the second day of sneak peeks. Thanks so much for visiting today and I hope to see you again tomorrow. Happy hopping!

WINNER of GRAND SURPRISE PACKAGE from Magnolia-licious!!

Happy Day, Everyone!! I hope you are all enjoying your weekend!

Thank you all so very much for dropping by and for playing along in this marvelous opportunity provided by the lovely Diana Crick of Magnolia-licious. I extend my sincere thanks to Diana for sponsoring my blog and for giving such a lovely prize to one of my followers!

Mr Random.org has made his selection for this marvelous prize and the winner is........

Maryann Laursen

Congratulations, Maryann!! Please leave a comment on this posting so that everyone will know that you have claimed your prize AND send me an email with your mailing information before Monday morning at 8 AM ET.

Hugs to all!!!

GRAND SURPRISE PACKAGE from Magnolia-licious!!

Happy Sunday to everyone!! I hope you are enjoying a wonderful weekend! I have some excitement to share with you all today!!!!

The lovely and generous Diana Crick, designer of Scor-Pal  and the owner of the Magnolia-licious shop, has asked to sponsor my blog today with a marvelous GRAND SURPRISE PACKAGE for one of my followers. I feel so honored!! Thanks so much, Diana!!

As most of you know, I began my cardmaking adventure by playing with Maggies and I served on Diana's DT for a number of years! So this opportunity for one of my followers is very special to me as well!!!

I can honestly say that I have no idea what is in this package but Diana tells me that it is much grander than the usual packages that she offers on the Magnolia-licious challenge blog!!

So be sure to leave a comment below so that you will be in for the draw next Saturday!! Also be sure to tell all of your crafting friends about this marvelous opportunity!! Thanks!!

Good Luck and hugs to all!!

Art By Mi Ran Challenge #14

Happy Friday, everyone!! I hope you have all had a marvelous week and are prepared for a great weekend!

Today is the next Challenge at Art By Mi Ran Challenge---#14 where ANYTHING GOES!! So come on over and show us your lovely creations!

Today I have used the gorgeous Mystica who can be found in the Art By Mi Ran Etsy Shop, along with so many other darling digi images!!

Having lived in Spain for several years, I have always been enchanted with the gypsies...And this beautiful little girl reminds me so much of the gypsy girl, Esmeralda, in Victor Hugo's Hunchback of Notre Dame. She was stamped on Curious Metallic Cryogen White and colored with Copics, Promarkers, and Spectrum Noirs, adding Prisma Glitter to the bubbles and the crystal ball she is holding. I used Bazzill for the double matting and the background paper is actually from a gift bag that I found since I wanted the sweet image to be in fun colors...purple, red, gold!! The only embellishments I used are some red gems, purple feathers, and purple tulle to anchor the cute crystal ball charm.

Thank you so much for dropping by and I hope to see you again real soon. I would love to know what you think about my little Mystica! Until the next time, I send big hugs!!

A Bunch of WINNERS!!!!

A very happy week to everyone!! I hope you all had a marvelous weekend and, for those in the US, I hope you enjoyed your even longer weekend!!

I would like to thank all of you who dropped by for my special SWEET STUFF last week! Gosh, so many of you played along with me!! Thank YOU!!

Mr Random.org has been busy making his selections and here they are......

FIRST PRIZE

Carla S.

CONSOLATION PRIZES

Only By His Grace

Regena

vinita jain

Congratulations!! It looks like these packages are going all over the world!!!! Winners, please leave a comment on this posting so that others know you have claimed your prizes...AND send me an email with your mailing information before this Thursday morning at 8 AM Eastern Time so that I can get your packages in the mail right away!! 

Thanks again to all of you and I send big hugs!!