Flying Monkey Sassy from Off to Find a Wizard Release!

I'm so excited and happy that you stopped by to visit!  If you've come to my blog from Judy's blog, you're on the right track.  If not, had over to the Sassy Studio Designs blog and start from the beginning!  I don't want you to miss a single thing! Wasn't Judy's project wonderfully fun?  She's one of our newest Design Team sisers and we're so glad and lucky to have her!  And we're so glad that we have some fabulous new designers on our family!  I'd love to welcome:

Chris

Greg

Adina

Michelle

Judy

I'm so excited to welcome you all and wish all my other stamping sisters much love, happiness and good luck!

You can get all the details on the opportunities to win some of these fabulous images and celebrate this fabulous release and different versions of this classic movie and book!  We have a tic-tac-toe board this time and I chose flying monkey, bling, and ruby slippers.

The flying monkeys used to scare me so when I was little!  I always pulled the covers up over my head and clutched my sister's arm when they came only  But somehow, this sassy monkey doesn't make me squirm in quite the same way!  I think her sass totally rocks!  When I saw her, I envisioned her trying on those ruby slippers before she left to return them to the Wicked Witch of the West!  So, her being the fashionista that she is (I just love her coat and hat!), I can imagine her concern in how these slippers go along with the rest of her.

She's colored with copics and I used some different circles and oval Nestabilities to frame her and the computer generated sentiment.  Her buttons, braid on her hat, wings, and shoes are done with Stickles and are mounted on the shoe with foam pop ups.

Gosh, she's so pretty!  Who would think she was really some pesty, little monkey?

I loved working up this shoe and it's a wonderful template from Ellen Hutson you can find here.   The paper I used was from American Craft and it was very heavy and hard to bend around the back for the heel.  Gotta give a shout out to Sara and Mary for their suggestions for adhesives to hold it together!

Now ease on down to road to the outstandingly talented Alaine's blog and see her fabulous project.  I just know you won't be disappointed!

Dare To Be Sassy Thursday at Sassy Studio Designs

Oh Happy Valentines Day everyone!  I love that it happens to fall on a Thursday because I got to do this fun project for Dare To Be Sassy Thursday over at Sassy Studio Designs!  For me, it doesn't get much better than creating something fun and sassy and get to eat chocolate too!  Make sure to stop over at the Design Team Blog and see what fun projects my designing sisters have come up to inspire you!  They never disappoint you!  Our challenge to you this week is to create something using White, Pink, and Red.  Should be easy for this week!

This gorgeous showgirl is Sassy Showgirl and you can find her here.  I adore her!  She's so stunning and bold and I've been waiting for just the perfect project for her.  I made her a little bit sweet, with it being Valentine's Day and all.

She's colored with copics and has stickles all over her!  I added some Diamond Glaze to her outfit and in person it looks just like satin.  I fussy cut her and adheared her to some pink shimmery paper.  This fabulous tube and box are from a Valentine's packet i got from my good friend Bek who sells Close to My Heart.  I got 12 precut boxes, tubes and a stunning silver glittery sheet of cardstock to help decorate her.  You can find Bek's page here.  It's hard to see, but I cut up the silver glitter paper and put it on all sides of the box.

I used some swirls from Cloud 9 and the little hearts are from K&Company.  Love their embellishments!

Here's a couple of views of it from the side.

This girl is so stunningly beautiful and versatile!  I think she'd be fabulous colored up in purples and golds for the Mardi Gras, or soft colors for Easter or spring.  And what about Red, White, and Blue for the 4th of July?  I think she totally rocks, but man, it was hard getting to photograph her because Allie kept getting into the M&M's!

Hope you join us over at Sassy Studio Designs and show us some of the love for White, Pink, and Red!  Would love to see what you come up with!  Happy Valentines Day friends!  Love you all!

Christmas Hearth for Belles N' Whistles Blog Hop!

First off, Happy Birthday to my gorgeous daughter, Nichole! I sure do love and am so proud of you! Now, on to the blog hop for our second Christmas Release from Belles N' Whistles! This blog hop is really important to me since I was moving and not able to participate in the first Christmas blog hop from Belles N' Whistles. I love Christmas and my favorite stamps are Christmas stamps and to have them designed by Elisabeth Bell, well, that makes them all the more special! If you've come to my blog from Kathy's, (who is one of our fabulously talented Guest Designers!) then you're on the right track. If not, go to the ever so talented and sweet Kathrin's and start at the beginning! I'd hate for you to miss out on seeing any of the creations from my so talented Design Team Sisters!

I remember waiting up as late as I could with my sister and just dying to hear those sleigh bells or the sound of hoofs on the roof. My girls went through the same thing and to lay in bed and hear them scurring around the house and hearing them whisper in excitement brought back such sweet, warm memories for me. Now I've got two granddaughters to pass the magic of Christmas on to and get excited for all the wonderful memories that my girls will start making with their own families. I know deep down that they all still believe. I know I do!



Our theme for this blog hop was to create a bag, container, wrapping paper, something that a gift could go into so I decided to alter a lunch box type tin and thought this could be a great gift for my daughter Nichole to hold all of her pens, tapes, and gift tags. I've never seen anyone who loves to wrap presents and goes all out on a package like Nichole! Branden has banned her from bringing anymore wrapping paper into the house, but I think she might be able to talk him into a new roll or two! He's very good to her like that and after all, the presentation is as much fun as picking out the present!

I thought this would give you a view of the scene so you could see how great both of these Christmas Collections from Belles N' Whistles can go together. There's nothing better, especially with the economy the way it is now, than to have stamps that are inter changeable!




The top has some great poinsettia's from Prima Flowers. I topped them with some gold Dew Drops.



I love the 'Twas the Night Before Christmas and The Christmas Tree and thought they would be so cute in the corner of the room! I tell you, I'm just in love with these Christmas images! I just can't get enough of them!



This is what I did the the inside. Who can resist a picture of Santa on the rooftop? Not a believer like me!



Now hop on over to our Belles N' Whistles Blog and leave us some love! There's a fabulous gift that awaits someone! To be eligible, make sure you comment on each design member's blog along the blog hop and someone will be awfully happy on Thanksgiving when Summer posts the winner! Make sure to spread the word on these gorgeous stamps! Remember, you can start preordering them today, November 23rd and they'll be shipped out the first week in December. Now go on and hop!


Card Ingredients:

Christmas Hearth by Belles N' Whistles, The Christmas Tree from Belles N' Whistles, 'Twas the Night Before Christmas from Belles N' Whistles, copics, Stickles, Prima Flowers. Dew Drops, K&Company rhinestones, ribbon, Holoiday Collection Paper from DCWV, Provo Craft box.

Try It Out Tuesday #24 - Using Acetate

I love the sea and mermaids. And I'm loving Pink Cat Studios lately! When I saw this set, Under the Sea, at Susana's Custom Art and Card Design, I had to have it! Mermaids, seahorses, coral, what could be better? So since it's Tuesday and Suzanne challenged us to use acetate on our card or project, This idea came to me. I thought I'd bring a little bit of the sea world to my room!


First off I stamped her with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored her with my Prismacolor pencils and OMS. She was a bit too long for the aquarium (plastic container that some of my Debbie Mumm ribbon came in!) so I used my nestabilities to make a portrait of her. I used some stickles and Glossy Accents to make her look sparkly and wet!


I used some silver thread to suspend her and filled the bottom with sand and added a few sea shells.


I love this paper that someone gave me and thought the sea horse was a perfect backdrop for her.


I thought her face was just so beautiful and ethereal. I would love to know what she's thinking!



And here's a close up of her fins. I wanted her to look scaly but in a feminine way. I'm really pleased with how she came out.

Make sure you stop by our store blog, Follow Your Heart, and see what gorgeous things my design team pals have come up with. There's such a talented bunch that I just know you won't be disappointed! Hope you enjoy being under the sea!

Card Ingredients:

Under the Sea by Pink Cat Studios, stickles, Glossy Accents, paper and ribbons from my stash, sand, sea shells, nestabilities.

Try It Out Tuesday # 6 - Plant Seeds of Friendship

I've learned a lot about friendship today. I spent a great afternoon with my friend Lynn at one of our local craft stores. Did we have a great time! Then I got to spend some time with my cyber friends and how good that was for my soul. And in between, I got the chance to play with some more of Anki's Sweethearts, the new line of stamps from Susana's store. I think it's appropriate that I had decided my next project was going to be a seed packet!

Suzanne, our fearless Design Team Leader, tasked us with doing anything but a card for our For our Try It Out Tuesday for Susana's Custom Art and Card Design. I fell in love with Julia with flowers and I knew I wanted to do something with a garden for her. I found the greatest place for a template for seed packets, cut it out and used my nestibilities oval to cut out the front of the packet. I covered it with acetate and glued the sides together. I used velcro for the back of the card to hold it closed. I love how she turned out. She made me smile after a pretty trying evening. Here's a copy of the back of the packet.



Make sure to stop by the store's Design Team Blog, Follow Your Heart, and check out what my other talented team members have done with these great stamps. The stamp so clear and crisp and are just down right fun to create with.

Enjoy the projects and remember to always plant seeds of friendship wherever you go. Those buds turn into beautiful flowers and friends that can last a lifetime.

Card Ingredients: Julia with Flowers by Anki's Sweethearts, Bella Baubles in Lilac, Bazzil Flowers, Copics, Distressed Stickles in Worn Lipstick, acetate sheets.

Candle Making

One good thing about a snow day is that I get to stay home and stamp! One thing I love to do with my stamping is to create beautiful candles. When Susana's Design Team started doing tutorials for the store's blog, Follow Your Heart, I knew what I wanted to do mine on! When I saw these lovely candles on other people's sites and blogs, I was intimidated about doing them. Jacqui from the PCP Whiff of Joy group put up a tutorial that made it look so easy, I had to try it for myself. It was so much easier than it looked and I fell in love with my new technique. I want everyone to try them! They're so much fun and who doesn't love candles?



The supplies I used were:
White Pillar Candle
White Tissue paper (like what you wrap shirts or blouses inside boxes in)
Stamp
Ink
Color Medium (I used copics and Prismacolor markers)
scissors
Cut-Rite or kitchen wax paper
Embossing or Heating Tool
Embellishments like ribbon, Shimmerz, Stickles, Glitter Hearts, Bella Baubles, whatever you want to decorate your candle with.



1. Stamp your image onto the tissue paper and color with your favorite medium. Make sure that you have something behind your image because your inks will bleed through a bit.



2. Cut the excess tissue paper off. You don't have to trim it just to the outline because the tissue paper will blend into the candle with heating.



3. Center and place your colored image on your candle.



4. Place your wax paper for your image and pull it tight so that the entire image is flat against the candle.



5. Using your embossing tool, heat over your stamped image. Just like heat embossing, you'll be able to see the image as it melts into the candle. That's just so cool! After you've heated the entire image, carefully pull the wax paper off.



6. Here's what your candle looks like before you've added some finishing touches to it.



I colored her with some Pink Poinsettia Shimmerz, added some stickles, a glitter dot, Bella Baubles and some ribbon. I think she's just adorable!



I hope you will give it a try! You can made any type of candles you want for any occasion. Add whatever embellishments you'd like and make it your own. Personalize it. Everyone loves something that was made just for them.

Give it a try! After you do, leave us a link of direct us to where you've posted your candle. We'd love to see your work!

Candle Ingredients: Hearts and Hugs, Ruby Slippers, Tiara, and Grape Stickles, Pink Poinsettia Shimmers, Glitter Hearts, Bella Baubles, Ribbon, Pillar Candle, Rite-Cut Wax Paper, scissors, glue.

Sweet Peas all in a box

Sweet Peas are so beautiful and delicate but they are one hearty flower. Any flower that can hold up through me has all my respect! Sweet Peas have that beautiful pink, yellow and beautiful light green color that is so refreshing and renewing. They hold up under the full sun and only require some water and love. My mom has sweet peas growing along the side of her house and they're one of the few flowers I've been able to grow outside. Those and inpatients. I'll take what I can get in the gardening department!

Even though she's off at CHA, Suzanne tasked us with using a new Lockhart stamp to create some type of a wrapper, box, bag, anything you'd put something in. When I saw this adorable stamp in Karen Lockhart's new collection in Susana's shop at Susana's Custom Art and Card Design, I wanted it bad! Then I saw the Peapod of Hearts, I thought they'd make a perfect match for a container for Valentine's Day. You can put candy, a stuffed animal, or even a container of Sweet Peas in it. I received a box from Jamie on another group I'm in and I adored it! Thanks, Jamie, for the perfect Valentine's Day container!


I love the paper and the Oyster Bella Baubles. It seems I use them on everything! Can't get enough of the pearls! I colored them with copics and put some Shimmerz on the flowers and used Glossy Accent to make the vase stand out.

I wish everyone something wonderful and pink for Valentine's Day! Make sure you take a look at the other Design Team member's projects at Follow Your Heart!

Card Recipe, Sweet Peas and Peapod of Hearts by Lockhart Stamp Company, Bella Baubles in Oyster, Pixie Dust Shimmerz, Glossy Accents, nestabilities, copics, Crop-a-dile, ribbon, My Minds Eye Valetine Collection paper.