Atlantia by Elisabeth Bell for Susana's Custom Art and Card Design!

It's so exciting to get to participate in blog hops, but when you get to present a brand new Elisabeth Bell stamp, well, for a stamper and for me, it doesn't get much better than that! If you came to me from our inspiring and talented Carolyn, then you're on the right track. If not, make sure you head back over to our dear Jennifer's blog to start off!

This is the new collection from Susana's Custom Art and Card Design and Oh, they absolutely take my breath away! And in honor of my move to Florida and my love of the water, I want to introduce you to Atlantia. Isn't she just absolutely stunning? Her and all the others in this new collection will be available for purchase today at 6am California time.



She's colored with copics and has so many different types of Stickles all over her to show her off! I think she looks like she's glittering under water, don't you? I added some tiny Kaisercraft pearls to her and added the sheer blue ribbon and a hatpin that has some underwater colors to them. I wanted to keep her simple and elegant. What do you think?



I used my divine swirls cuttlebug embossing folder and my EK Success wave punch for the edges and called it elegant. You know me and I just have to show off her ethereal face. Isn't she just stunning?



Now make sure you hop on over to our sweet, talented Anki's blog for our next showing! I hope you're enjoying this as much as we are!


Card Ingredients:

Atlantia by Elisabeth Bell for Susana's Custom Art and Card Design, Stickles, copics, nestabilities, Fall Collection Pack paper from My Mind's Eye, ribbon, hatpin, Kaisercraft Pearls.

Rockin' Around the Autumn Trees with Belles N' Whistles!

One of my favorite things as a little girl was sitting on a hobby horse that my brother had and riding it like I was born on a ranch. When I saw this cutie baby, Rockin' Around from Belles N' Whistles, it brought back some wonderful childhood memories.



I wanted to show the versatility of this stamp and the tree so I thought since New England was so beautiful during the fall, I would pull from the autumn colors and this is what I came up with. The sketch is from this weeks Sketch Saturday day and she's colored with copics. I used some yellow Stickles everywhere to give it a warm glow and cut here and her horsey out and popped them up. Don't you just love the teddy bear hanging on for dear life? I think this Indian Summer paper from BasicGrey is perfect for this card and I used a couple of cuttlebug folders to give it some dimension.

Here's a close up of her sweet face and that precious rocking horse.



I added some Prima flowers and some branches from my Martha Stewart punches and some brown pearls in the corners. I love how she came out! Can't you just see her done up in spring and then summer colors? Oh, the things you can do with her and that tree! Think about Easter, the fourth of July, all kinds of things. Check back tomorrow to see her in a bit more of a holiday setting!

Make sure to stop over at Belles N' Whistles and look at the entire collection and stop over at our Design Team blog and see what the project of the day is. You'll be inspired and challenged, I promise!

And don't forget to look at Follow Your Heart and see the great Elisabeth Bell candy that's going on! Sugarless but sweet as can be!

Card Ingredients:

Rockin' Around by Belles N' Whistles, Stickles, Prima Flowers, Indian Summer paper pack from BasicGrey, MS branch punch, ribbon, SU scallop edger, brown pearls

I'm Back with Try It Out Tuesday - Make A Scene!

I've finally made it to Florida and am just about unpacked and can find everything! I'm loving life and sorry I've been away for over a week. I've been settling in and getting comfortable in learning a new job and am loving every second of it! Warm weather, a cute new apartment and new adventures to look forward to. It just doesn't' get much better than this!



After missing a couple of Tuesdays, I'm back with our challenge from the ever talented, Suzanne, challenged us to make a scene and here's my take on it. I used Snow Fun, one of the new releases from the Winter Wonderland Collection from Victoria Case for Susana's Custom Art and Card Design. This one so reminds me of my gorgeous baby, Nichole, who would be out building a big snowman every day if she could! I've never seen anyone who loves the snow and outdoors like my baby girl! Honey, I miss you terribly and hope that you gets lots of snow this year to keep you busy and occupied!

She's colored with copics and I added some Polar White Flower Soft for the snow and some stickles to add lots of sparkle. I added some dimension to my scene by adding some different shaped snowflakes falling around the cutie pop and her snowman. And I love the Eskimo Kisses paper pack from BasicGrey.



Make sure to stop over at our Follow Your Heart blog and see what my always creative and inspiring Design Team buddies have in store for you. You'll never be disappointed by stopping over there! Girls, I've missed the heck out of all of you and thanks for your patience with me while I've been on the move. Love you all!

And make sure to check out the snippets of our new Elisabeth Bell Release that's going to be available on November 12th! It's like no Elisabeth Bell you've ever seen and I'd hate for you to miss out on the opportunity for some sweet candy!

Card Ingredients:

Snow Fun from the Winter Wonderland Collection from Victoria Case for Susana's Custom Art and Card Design, Polar White Flower Soft, Stickles, MS Snow flake punches, nestabilities snowflakes, Crystal Rhinestones, Ribbon, Cuttlebug snowflakes folder, SU ticket punch

Belles N' Whistles - Lil Miss Poppy Gift Card Holder

I have a quick and easy project to share with you today and Lil Miss Poppy from Belles N' Whistles is here to help me! I love these gift card holders and you can see the tutorial here. I thought that with the upcoming holidays right around the corner, these would make great, quick containers for you.



She's colored with copics and I used some Diamond Glaze on her ribbon and a tiny bit of stickles on her blouse and skirt. I added a bit of decoration by using my flourish punch from EK Success.

Here's a copy of the inside.



And Lil Miss Poppy has the sweetest looking face. I love showing her off!



I'd love to see some of your examples! Show em off, girls!

And don't forget to join in on our blog hop tomorrow! We just can't wait to show off our new release from Belles N' Whistles! Get ready!

Card Ingredients:

Lil Miss Poppy from Belles N' Whistles, Indian Summer Paper from BasicGrey, Flourish punch from EK Success, ribbon, BasicGrey Bling, ribbon

Try It Out Tuesday #41 - Metal Musings!

Did you ever feel just a little sassy? Well, that's how I was feeling today and I decided to add a little bit of pizazz to my day. Our oh so talented Design Team Leader, Suzanne, over at Follow Your Heart, for Susana's Custom Art and Card Design, challenged us to use meal musings on our cards so while packing up my stuff to move this week, I found some metal photo corners and decided to use them and this is what I came up with:



Oh, I love me some Rubber Romance! I've always loved Melanie and her shopping bags and thought I'd send her out shopping for some Halloween. I colored her with copics and added some Smooch, Stickles and Diamond Glaze to her and I love this Eerie paper from BasicGrey. I thought it was perfect for her and her holiday shopping spree!



Doesn't she just look fabulous? I added some Prima Flowers with spacers and stickles and let her be on her way home. I'd say she's got some pretty good candy and a great Halloween costume in one of those bags, what about you?

Now head on over to Follow Your Heart and look at what my fabulously talented Design Team buddies have to share with you. You're never disappointed when you go over there!

Card Ingredients:

Melanie by Rubber Romance, Eerie Paper by BasicGrey, copics, Smooch, Stickles, Metal photo corners, ribbon, MS Goop edger, spacers, rhinestones,Diamond Glaze

Saturday Spotlight with Hidden Potential - Treats!

What gorgeous creations everyone came up with that participated in our Scene It Challenge last week over at Saturday Spotlight with Hidden Potential! Talk about being blown away! Head over and take a look at our spotlight cards.

This week we're all about options for treat containers and our sponsor is Firecracker Designs by Pamela. What great designs she has! Our ever talented leader, Vicki, presented us with the challenge of coming up with our favorite containers and I chose to try the tutorial she has for a cello-wrap. You can find it on our blog. Here's what I came up with:



This gorgeous image is one of Pamela's digi images she's trying out called Harvest Bowl from Firecracker Designs Digital. Don't you just love it? I know I do and it will see a lot of action this holiday season! I colored it with copics and added a bit of stickles to the pumpkin and some Atyou Spica Glitter pen to the leaves and wheat. This gorgeous paper is from the fall collections from My Mind's Eye and the ribbon is some brown and white gingham and some multicolored ribbon from American Crafts. The yummy fudge is from my good friend, Brandy!



This container was so easy and went together so quickly! I just love this Labels Eight set from Nestabilities. It fits so many looks!

So come on and show us your favorite treat containers! With the holidays coming up and all the baking that will be going on, I think we all could use some ideas on how to present our yummy gifts! And go take a look at my oh so talented designing team sister divas have to share with you. I'd sit back with a cup of coffee and take some notes!

Card ingredients:

Harvest Bowl from Firecracker Designs Digitals, copics, nestabilities, Stickles, Atyou Spica Glitter Pen, Cello Wrap bags, ribbon

Lockhart Blog Hop! It's Della Robia Time!

Welcome to our Lockhart Blog Hop for Susana's Custom Art and Card Design! If you came to me from my ever talented design team buddy, Aud, then you're on the right track! If not, then go to our super talented leader, Suzanne's blog and start from the start!



There's something just so elegant about the Lockhart Art Stamps. I love their windows and Itty Bitty stamps but I just love their trees! Isn't this Della Robia just stunning? I colored it with copics and touched it up with some Diamond Glaze and Smooch.



The gorgeous paper is from Graphic 45 and gosh, I just adore their papers! I added some pearls in the corner and an organza ribbon and tried to keep it elegant looking. Just to show how much I tried to keep this card clean and elegant, I didn't use any stickles! I think this image stands on it's own, don't you?



Doesn't the Smooch and Diamond Glaze just make the fruit and nuts just pop? I just love it!



So now continue on to my dear, talented buddy, Danni! Can't wait to see what great project she has to share with you!

Card Ingredients:

Della Robia Tree from Lockhart Art Stamps, Stickles, White Polar Flower Soft, Diamond Glaze, ribbon, Bella Baubles, Smooch,

Waste Not Wednesday at Belles N' Whistles

Today is my turn at our Belles N' Whistles Design Team Blog to share my take on Wednesday with you. I've decided to call it Waste Not Wednesday and this is what I created with scraps sitting on my craft table:



Lately I've been making a lot of 5 1/2" x 5 1/2" cards and that leaves me with a 3" strip that is just big enough to put together a card using my scraps! I colored Tania Baking by Belles N' Whistles with copics and then cut her out with my nestabilities. I added a bit of distressed inks around the edges of the image and put a few pearls on the side. I added some stickles and some charms along the side. The paper is all scraps from my Indian Summer paper from BasicGrey that was left over from some other cards. I used some string instead of ribbon so it wouldn't overpower the card. Some pearls in the corner and a Prima flower and a hatpin finish it off. And these were all things that I had just laying around that were too big to throw away but not big enough to use on a full size card. Well, this 3" x 5 1/2" is a perfect way to use them up. And it didn't take hardly any time to put together. Wouldn't these make a cute set?



I keep saying this, but I just love her cutie little face! She looks so intense in her concentration of baking. I wish pies were my specialty! You can do so much with these images! I thought she looked so fallish and I can just imagine her baking up an apple pie from scratch. Yummy!



Make sure you go over and check out Jacque's sweet blog candy and give her a big welcome to our Belles N' Whistles family.

I hope you enjoy using up some of those scraps you have laying around. Remember, Waste not, want not! I'd love to see your 3" card! Show 'em to me!

Card Ingredients:

Tania Baking by Belles N' Whistles, Indian Summer Paper by BasicGrey, Distressed Inks, Stickles, Diamond Glaze, Pearls, Prima Flowers, Spacers, Hemp cord, hatpin, copics, nestabilities

New Belles N' Whistles Design Team Member's Debut!

I'm so excited to present our new Belles N' Whistle Design Team Member - Jacque! She does such fabulous work and she's so funny she makes your sides hurt from laughing! There's some fabulous blog candy with Jacque's first post over at our Belles N' Whistles Design Team blog and I'd hate for you to miss out on it! While you're at it, make sure to stop by her blog and see her inspiring, gorgeous creations. Welcome to the family, our dear, new sis!

Try It Out Tuesday #39 - Table Tops!

I love to look at a gorgeous set table. There's something to be said for elegance. For our Try It Out Tuesday over at Follow Your Heart, our Design Team blog for Susana's Custom Art and Card Design, our super talented leader, Suzanne, challenged us to create something for our table tops. Here's what I came up with:



Now I'm not one for formal, so I had to kind of feel my way through this challenge. I wanted something smaller so I pulled out my Fairy Friends from Pink Cat Studios and went to town.


I colored this cutie penguine brown and turned it into my fall version of a partridge and added Stickles to his little wings. I added a Dress Up Petal to the end of his wand and ran my SU topnote cutout through my cuttlebug to give it a bit of texture. The background paper is from the Indian Summer pack from BasicGrey and I added some buttons to the corners and ran Scrapper's Floss through the middles. I am pretty pleased with how it came out.



And here's a close up of my penguin turned partridge! I love this little cutie!

Now go on over to our store blog, Follow Your Heart, and take a look at the great creations my Design Team buddies have come up with to grace your table. I can't wait to share them with you! So tell me, what's your favorite table top accessory? I'd love to hear what you do.

Card Ingredients:

Fairy Friends by Pink Cat Studios, copics, Stickles, Diamond Glaze, buttons, Scrapper's Floss, MS Fancy Lattice Edger and branch and leaf punch, cuttlebug folders, Indian Summer Paper pack from BasicGrey, Dress Up Petals

Roses on Paper Design Team Challenge - Halloween!

Is there nothing that says Halloween more than a cutie little witch riding on her broom? Our challenge for you over at Roses on Paper's Design Team Challenge blog is thrown down by our ever so talented and sweet Iris, and it's to create a card for Halloween or a treat bag or invitation. Since I was away all weekend, I went with a card and here she is:



I love little witches stamps and collect them as much as I can and I think this cutie is about as adorable as they come! She's Witch Tilda from Magnolia and go over and take a look at what Halloween stamps Summer has left in the store. I colored her with copics and added Diamond Glaze and Stickles all over her! The gorgeous, fun, spooky paper is from the Eerie pack from BasicGrey and I absolutely love it! The moon is from the Glitter Stack from DCWV and I embossed it and my Eerie paper with my cuttlebug folders. I added some Eerie brads to my Prima flowers and finished it off with a touch of ribbon and some MS spider webs in the corners.



Here are a couple of side views so you can see the dimensions.



I love these spider webs for the corners! So much fun! I may pull this out and use it for a card I make for spring cleaning!



And Tilda's face is just the sweetest little thing! I simply love her fat little cheeks and sweet eyes! Reminds me of my Allie!

So make sure you stop by all my fantastically talented Design Team Sisters blogs and see the gorgeous creations they've come up with. You can find the link to their blogs on my side bar and believe me, you'll never be disappointed! And then go over to our Roses on Paper Design Team blog and post your Halloween project for us! We love seeing what you come up with!

Card Ingredients:

Witch Tilda by Magnolia, Eerie paper pack and brads from BasicGrey, Prima Flowers, Stickles, Diamond Glaze, copics, nestabilities, ribbon, MS spider web corner punch, cuttlebug embossing folders.

Saturday Spotlight with Hidden Potential - Scene It!

We love all the participation we've been getting over at the Saturday Spotlight With Hidden Potential Challenge Blog! What great entries you've given us to all look at and inspire us! This week we challenge you to Scene It! Our sponsor this week si Squigglyfly so stop on over and leave them some love!

Mixing and matching stamps has always been a challenge for me. This week, I took two stamps from a brand new collection, Winter Wonderland from Victoria Case for Susana's Custom Art and Card Design and think it came out pretty well! Have a look:



This is my version of "Ice Time"! I like to think of it as a big sister taking her little sister out to skate and having a bit of hot cocoa while she watches her younger sister glide on the ice. This is a frequent happening up here in Maine and it seems like that just might happen a bit sooner than normal this year. It may snow this weekend!

I colored Coco Puff with her hot chocolate and Skater with copics and highlighted them with Stickles, Smooch, Diamond Glaze and Shimmerz. The papers are from the Eskimo Kisses pack from BasicGrey and I added some Kaisercraft pearls to the corners. I think they both came out pretty great!

Now run on over to the Saturday Spotlight With Hidden Potential Challenge Blog and take a look at the great scene cards my Sister Spotlight Diva's have come up with! I promise you you'll not be disappointed! You can see all their blogs on my sidebar so go give them some love. We'd love to see how you Scene It! So pull out some of those stamps that you know will go together and show your stuff off! I don't want you to miss out on the Squigglyfly prize when all you have to do is make a card! Have a great weekend!

Card Ingredients:

Coco Puff and Skater from the Winter Wonderland Collection from Victoria Case for Susana's Custom Art and Card Design, Diamond Glaze, Distressed stickles, Kaisercraft Pearls, Stickles, Shimmerz, Smooch, Eskimo Kisses paper pack from BasicGrey

Walking in a Winter Wonderland!

Did you ever have a collection that you just can't quit playing with? That's how I feel about this sweet, new Winter Wonderland Collection from Victoria Case for Susana's Custom Art and Card Design! They're all available for purchase now so make sure you head on over and pick up your set so you can come and play with us!

When I first saw this sweet Santa, "Walking in a Winter Wonderland" just popped into my head! I kept humming it while I was working on this card! Talk about inspiration! I just couldn't stop working on him and thinking snow and everyone knows how much I hate snow!



This cutie is colored with copics and I added some stickles to his suit and used Liquid Pearls on his hair and beard. White Polar Flower Soft just is just everywhere and I think is just perfect for this card! I added some Diamond Glaze to Santa's boots and all their eyes and used my MS snowflake punches and added some Bella Baubles to the corners. Smooch is perfect for his buttons and buckle and the ribbon on the packages. Love the shimmer it gives!



All the extras on this stamp just make it so endearing. Isn't the sweet bird sitting on Santa's shoulder too sweet? And if you can resist this sweet little pixie squirrel, then there's no hope for you!



And isn't this sweet little deer just adorable? I love so much about this stamp and this collection.

I hope you head right over to Susana's Custom Art and Card Design and pick this set up! It's way too cute to pass up!

Card Ingredients:

Santa from the Winter Wonderland Collection from Victoria Case for Susana's Custom Art and Card Design, Liquid Pearls, Stickles, Polar White Flower Soft, Diamond Glaze, copics, nestabilities,

Nobody Puts Kringlet in the Corner!

This is one of the most exciting blog posts for me since I've been back stamping. I get to start off our blog hop for Susana's Custom Art and Card Design's new Winter Wonderland Collection from Victoria Case! I'm so excited to be part of this great, fun and exciting event! So let's get started and I hope you're ready for some absolutely fabulous projects and images!

My favorite time of the year is the Christmas holiday season. I love getting a jump start and one of my favorite things about the season is holiday candy. We have it everywhere - on tables, kitchen counters, on the dash in my car, you name it and you'll find Christmas candy around. and it's always front and center stage, never hidden in a corner. That's why when I got the opportunity to present this little cutie, I knew she would never be made to be put in a corner! Meet Kringlet! She's one of the new stamps from the Winter Wonderland Collection from Victoria Case for Susana's Custom Art and Card Design and I think she's fabulous! My Kringlet and all the other fabulous stamps will be available for purchase from Susana tomorrow, Friday, October 16th! I don't want you to miss a single one!



This sweetie has so much that I love about the season. She's a sweetie pop that gives her all, she's giving her heart. She reminds me so much of both of my girls and their generosity during the holiday season. I stamped her with Staz-On and colored her with distressed inks. I cut her out and mounted her on the new Poinsettia nestabilities and used some velvet red paper and embossed paper and gold linen paper. I love the rich colors!



I tied a wide red tulle ribbon around a clear glass bowl and filled her with some peppermints. I finished her off by adding some Stickles to her dress and hat and Diamond Glaze to her heart and a bit of Smooch to her hat and sleeves. How cute is she? It's that exciting time for me when I get to bring a gorgeous image to life and present it to the world. Hang on to your hats because this little cutie, Kringlet, is going to have your running for your Christmas elf hats!



Doesn't she have the greatest, sweetest face? I love that you can color her eyes and I added a tiny bit of Diamond Glaze to her eyes. I could color her all day long!

Before you go, tell me what's you're favorite holiday treat? I love peppermints, like you can't tell! Now head on over to see Danni and see what great stamp she gets to present to you!


Card Ingredients:

Kringlet from Winter Wonderland Collection from Victoria Case for Susana's Custom Art and Card Design, Stickles, Smooch, Kaisercraft Pearls, nestabilities, Distressed Inks, Diamond Glaze

Blog Candy for our new Victoria Case for Susana's Custom Art and Card Design Release later this week and a Problem

I'll have a card up later today, but I would hate for you to miss out on the opportunity over at Follow Your Heart for the great Victoria Case blog candy that Susana at Susana's Custom Art and Card Design is offering in celebration of our new Winter Wonderland release! Your sweets come int he way of a sheet of the new stamps being released and two gorgeous and fun BasicGrey paper pads - Indian Summer and Eerie! I am so anxious and excited about showing off this release to you all! Such great images and I've had the best time bringing them to life for you! So head on over to the store blog and get in the running!

And I'm having a problem with losing some of my pictures in some of my blog entries. Can anyone help me with this? I don't think I've done anything differently. I'd so appreciate it!