Big Announcement and a New Card to Share!

First off, Happy Halloween to everyone!  I know I should have a witch or haunted house or something up, but I've got a little cutie pie and some great news to share if that helps.

Here's a glimpse of her:

Everyone who knows me or knows my stamping knows that there's two genres I totally love - the sass and the sweet. I'm so excited to now be able to share that I have been blessed to be asked to join the design team family of Elphine House and am so excited to be designing with Miss Elisabeth Bell's gorgeous, stunning images again!  As if that's not sweet enough, I get to design with two of my favorite past designing sisters again!  Lynda and Vicki, just can't wait to see where this journey takes us.  I am so excited to work with the other outstandingly talented artists on the design team and can't wait to begin presenting with them for all of you.  And to Helen and Lew, thanks so much for having faith in me and my crafting ability.  It means the world to me.  Stamping is just so sweet, fun, and exciting for me right now because I get to work with sweetness at Elphine House and with the sass over at Sassy Studio Designs!  Two great teams and two fabulous, exciting, fun stamping families!  It just doesn't get any better!  This is one dream I don't want to ever wake up from!

My mother asked me to do a card for the office at the hearing center where she got her hearing aids.  Mom has a huge picture window in the living room with bird feeders outside that attracts every bird that is around. She loves to sit and watch them come, eat, and then fly off.  After getting her aids, she now can hear them chirp with happiness as they fill up on her premium bird feed!  When I saw this cutie pie New Friends from Elisabeth Bell for Susana's Custom Art and Card Design, I knew she's be perfect for this card!

Isn't she just the most precious thing?  She's colored with copics and I added just a little bit of stickles to her barrette and patch (it was really hard not to throw them everywhere!).  The paper is from Basic Grey and I used my nestabilities for the circle and ovals.  The pearls are from Studio 112 and the lace is from my stash.  Here's the layout I used:

This sketch is from Sweet Sketch Wednesday and I just love it!  I'm entering her in their challenge and I think I may have to use it again!  

Here's just a glimpse of the inside:

Now from the other side:

Judy, here's the inside just for you!

Mom wrote a sweet personal note on the inside and it was very heartfelt and gracious.

I hope everyone has a safe time out tonight if they get to go trick or treating.  My sweet Lainie Loo is going as a Lady bug, Allie is a bunny rabbit, and Emma, she's the Princess Ariel!  I miss seeing them on Halloween and hope they get lots and lots of candy!  Stay safe and beware of the witches and ghouls!

Stepping Out in Faith!

As promised, I'm stepping out in faith and am back as part of the blogging world! I'm not going to lie, it's a lot more daunting this time than it was in the beginning. I had what I thought was a pretty great journey going on in the creative world. I was on several design teams, had some of the coolest stamping and scrapping tools, great friends, and such a fun way to spend my time. Then I moved and life took a different turn. I had a new home, new job, life situations changed and stamping took a back seat to so many other things.

But I didn't stop creating, just changed gears. I knitted up a storm! I found a really great knitting shop with some amazing ladies. Worked on lots of scarfs, some great afghans, shawls, socks, learned how to felt. While knitting is another love of min, my stamping kept coming to mind. I missed it, missed blogging and sharing with people and the interaction between everyone I would meet.

Now, I want to do what feels good and right for me and that's being creative. I love sewing and made the bedding set for my granddaughter, Alaina, who was born on January 1st of this year. Here's her picture and isn't she just the cutest thing?!

 

Then there is our hot mess, Allie, who turns 4 next month. Not sure what happened but her Momma's black high heels that she's wearing didn't show up on this picture:


 

 And now, Miss Emma, who turns 4 this week. She looks so grown up to me!

 

I made Emma a quilt for her birthday and since I was in the making mood, a card followed! Yes, it sure did! I felt a little out of my element because I wasn't sure what was too much, not enough, colorful enough, need more sparkle. I put all of that out of my mind and just made a card. Needless to say, I had a blast! Here's what I came up with:

 

My coloring needs some more practice and I have to buy some more flowers and die cuts, but I'm pretty satisfied with it. The stamp is Susan by Elisabeth Bell for Susana's Custom Art and Card Design and it's MY stamp! I have a ton of stamps and this is the only one I have with me. I'll get the rest of them from my daughter in a couple of weeks, but for some reason, this stamp was in my cedar chest when I moved so I inked her up and started coloring away. Here's a close up of her sweet face:


 

This is a peek at the inside: 



I love how some artists finish up the insides. I want to work on that for this time around!

My paper is from Basic Grey and the cardstock is from Co'redination that I bought at the Joann Fabrics and Craft store that I work at (and love it!). I used distressed inks around the edges, Spellbinders, a Sizzix Hello Kitty die, and God help me, but I still love me some Stickles! Thank you for taking a look and reading through this entire post and I can't tell you how much I appreciate it. Here's big hugs to everyone!

 Susan

Try It Out Tuesday #47 - Fun Folds!

Is there anything cuter than a little girl at Christmas time with some books? I absolutely adore Daisy from the Sampler 2 from Elisabeth Bell for Susana's Custom Art and Card Design and have been waiting for the perfect time to color her up. Suzanne, our oh so talented Design Team leader challenged us to create a card with folds and I decided to do a gate card. It's simple, but I love how you can decorate the sides and use ribbon and flowers. And the way it opens is fabulous!

Make sure to stop over to Susana's Custom Art and Card Design as she's got some great new products and deals going on. A selected few of her Shapeabilities are on sale so go on over and get a deal on some of them.

You know how I love these sweet faces! I just couldn't resist putting this one on a cute Christmas top with some green bows in her hair. Nothing makes me as happy as coloring up an Elisabeth Bell creation!




I love the look of the gate card and you can do anything with them that you want!



Make sure to stop by Follow Your Heart and see what my other Design Team commrades have come up with for you. They never let you down!


Card Ingredients:

Daisy from Elisabeth Bell for Susana's Custom Art and Card Design, Peppermint Forest paper stack from DCWV, Stickles, Smooch, cuttlebug embossing folders, Prima Flowers,
Rhinestones, nestabilities, Diamond Glaze

Try It Out Tuesday #46 - Box It Up!

It's Tuesday and the always inspiring Suzanne has challenged us to box it up! When I saw Cherry Blossom, I knew I wanted to do her up in some special way and I found this great purse from Jodi and thought it was perfect for her! It was so simple and you can find it here. I got to meet Jodi earlier this year at Stamp New England and was so excited to give her project a try!

She's colored with copics, has some stickles added on to her top and I really tried to keep her elegant looking. I just love this beauty's face. She looks so exotic! Don't you just adore her chopsticks?



This is what this great purse looks like from the side. I just love how easy it was to put together!




Now go on over to Follow Your Heart and see what other great containers my Design Team buddies have in store for you. It's that time of the year when you need something cute and fabulous for wrapping!

Card Ingredients:

Cherry Blossom by Elisabeth Bell for Susana's Custom Art and Card Design, copics, Stickles, Holiday Paper Pack from DCWV, ribbon, Prima Flowers, Silver Rhinestones.

I've Got the Blues - Boho Chic Style!

I've got the blues and there's not much except some coloring that will help it! So our challenge this week for Follow Your Heart, thrown down by our favorite Design Team Leader, Suzanne, was to create something with lots of blue and a neutral color. I chose gold because it shimmers and shines!

Boho Chic is one of the fabulous creations from the Sampler #2 Collection from Elisabeth Bell for Susana's Custom Art and card design and I though she totally fit my mood this evening. A bit bohemian and relaxed, just looking like she's loving life.

I colored her with copics and believe it or not, about the only thing I used on her was some Smooch! I love the red on her toe nails! The paper is from My Mind's Eye and I added just a bit of gold cord and a bow and star charm. I love the Prima flower in the corner and the gold pearls in the corner. Pretty tame for me!




Make sure to stop by our store blog and see the inspiring collections that my desig team buddies have come up with. They never dissappoint you when you stop by for a cup of inspiration! So go around and get the blues!

Card Ingredients

Boho Chic from Sampler #2 from Elisabeth Bell for Susana's Custom Art and Card Design, copics, My Mind's Eye paper, Blue Moon Charms, Prima Flowers, gold cord, SU ticket punch, gold pearls, Smooch

Make Mine A Latte!

Me, I love me some coffee! Strong, weak, with cream and sugar, with nothing at all, you name it and I love it! There's nothing like the smell of freshly brewed coffee on a cool autumn day and that's exactly what I thought of when I saw Latte, a new stamp from the Sampler #2 Edition from Elisabelth Bell for Susana's Custom Art and Card Design.

She's colored with copics and I love the colors in this paper by My Mind's eye. I love the retro mod look she has to her so I tried to stay in the browns and oranges for her. To keep the mood going, I pulled out my retro flower punch and used it instead or some regular flowers. I love these brown pearl rhinestones and thought they added just enough to keep the card from looking too overdone.

I am absolutely crazy about this new side of Elisabeth Bell! I love the slightly older look to these ladies and cant' wait to bring more of them to you. You can see the entire collection at Susana's Custom Art and Card Design. Don't miss them!

Sorry this is so short but I've been having some major problems with my internet connection and computer and while I think I've got it worked out, I don't want to take too much of a chance just yet.

Card Ingredients:

Latte from the Sampler #2 Edition of Elisabeth Bell for Susana's Custom Art and Card Design, Diamond Glaze, Baby Girl Polka Dot paper from My Mind's Eye, brown pearl rhinestones, ribbon, corner rounder, EK Success Retro Flower Punch, copics

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.

Try It Out Tuesday #38 - Surprise!

I love Tuesdays!  I get to work up cards with the greatest group of stampers and our uber-talented leader, Suzanne, always comes up with the greatest things for us to work on and create.  This week we were asked to create something other than an ornament with one of the new Special Edition Ornament Collection by Elisabeth Bell for Susana's Custom Art and Card Design.  I chose to be surprised! 

There's nothing like receiving the gift of a pet.  They can bring so much love into your life and the look on  a child's face when they see this unexpected bundle of joy is priceless.  I have my own little thing, my Hagrid, who I wouldn't trade for the world.  He loves me to distraction and only wants my time and attention.  Oh, how good it feels to be loved and wanted!

This beauty is colored with copics and I used my nestabilities to cut her out and frame her.  Don't you just love this Indian Summer paper?  I could use it forever!  Her dress has, yep, Stickles, and I addede some Glossy Accents to her bow and the ribbon on the package and on the pup's package and ribbon.  The edge is cut out using my MS fancy lattice and added some gorgeous Prima Flowers and spacers and colored half moons on the corners and the middle of the flowers.  So the card wasn't too Christmasy, the sentiment is from a Hero Arts set. 

 

Oh, I just love her gorgeous face, don't you?  Now head on over to the store blog and see the gorgeous creations that my fellow DT buddies came up with.  I know for a fact you won't be disappointed!

Card Ingredients:

Surprise for the Special Edition Ornament Collection from Elisabeth Bell for Susana's Custom Art and Card Design, Indian Summer paper pack from BasicGrey, Prima Flowers, Stickles, spacers, half moon rhinestones, ribbon, MS fancy Lattice Edger, MS branch punch

Falling Leaves

We have another Try It Out Tuesday going on only it's on a Friday! Thank God for Fridays! Suzanne, our ever talented Design Team Leader over at Susana's Custom Art and Card Design, challenged us to create a Fall or Halloween project using one of the stamps from our new release.

One of my favorite seasons is fall and one of my favorite illustrators is Elisabeth Bell. My favorite holiday is Christmas so when I say this adorable ornament from the Special Edition Ornament Collection for Susana's Custom Art and Card Design designed by Elisabeth, all sorts of ideas popped into my mind. The first was that I just adored this collection. The second was how versitile they can be. I wanted to show you one idea I had for Two Turtle Doves.

I was out walking the dogs and an idea came to mind. I could see this little darling sitting with leaves falling around her! I love the Indian Summer paper pack from BasicGrey and decided to use it along with Two Turtle Doves and a few leaf stamps I had from a Debbie Mumm Harvest stamp set. I colored her with copics and cut her out.and popped her up on a circle done with my nestabilities. I added some Glossy Accents to the leaves and the ribbon in her hair and some stickles to her skirt. The flower is from Petaloo and I placed a button in the middle of the ribbon and some rhinestones on the corners. My cuttlebug provided the texture for the card and I drew the leaf free hand. I just love the deep pinks and soft brown in this card.

Here she is close up and you can see the Glossy Accents on the leaves. I think she came out pretty good!

Make sure to go over to Follow Your Heart and check out my designing buddies creations. They all will have something special for you to see!

Card Ingredients:

Two French Hens from the Special Edition Ornament Collection from Elisabeth Bell for Susana's Custom Art and Card Design, Indian Summer Paper from BasicGrey, Stickles, Glossy Accents, Rhinestones, ribbon, button, Scrapper's Floss, nestabilities

Three French Hens

I absolutely love Christmas! I love decorating, shopping, getting into the mood and enjoy every single minute of the holidays. These sweet ornaments from the Special Edition Ornament Collection from Elisabeth Bell for Susana's Custom Art and Card Design are just so delightful and fun to work with! I think everyone should have them! They're now available so go get your Special Collection before they're all gone!

3 French Hens from the Special Edition Ornament Collection from Elisabeth Bell for Susana's Custom Art and Card Design just called to me! This sweet face so reminds me of the girls when they were young and they would get all dressed up for the Christmas festivities. There's nothing as sweet as a little girl in her Christmas best!

She's colored with distressed inks and I made her using a tutorial I found here for this recessed window card. This Bo Bunny paper was great to work with because the colors were so soft. Her hair ribbons and the band at the bottom of her dress is touched with some luscious Smooch and I added some Stickles and Glossy Accents to her dress and to the holly branches and berries and touched up the bottom with a bit of this gorgeous Polar White Flower Soft. I absolutely love this! I'll get to have the effect of snow and not have to shovel it this year!



Here is a side view of the card. I am having a great time finishing off the inside of my cards lately. I'm not quite ready to show the entire thing, but give me a couple of days and I'll be all set!



I hope you enjoy my first glimpse of the holidays! Can't wait for them to get here!

Card Ingredients:

3 French Hens from the Special Edition Ornament Collection by Elisabeth Bell for Susana's Custom Art and Card Design, Polar White Flower Soft, Smooch, Bo Bunny Paper, Stickles, Glossy Accents, distressed inks, ribbon, holly branches,

Try It Out Tuesday #32 - Back to School!

It feels great to be back! I feel a bit out of sorts after not participating in a couple of Try It Out Tuesdays for Susana's Custom Art and Card Design, but I didn't want to miss this one! Our ever talented Suzanne Dean challenged us to create a Back to School gift so I chose to create a mini clipboard! I love how she turned out!



This is done using the sweet stamp Danni by Elisabeth Bell for Susana's Custom Art and Card Design. Danni is named after our very own Danni from our Design Team. She is just the sweetest and most generous spirited people you'd ever want to meet and she loves butterflies and I thought it would be great to carry that into the school year. We all need to have a little bit of whimsy in our lives! She's colored with copics and Prisma colored pencils and OMS and her wings and the butterflies are touched up with Stickles. I used a glaze pen on her ribbon and then spritzed the entire clipboard with Baby's Breath Shimmerz Spritz. The clip at the top is from Tim Holtz and is decorated with some pink and brown ribbon and has a butterfly charm hanging from the clip. Sorry you can't see it very well.



I love how her wings came out and how they just shimmer with the spritz on the top. Just way to pretty! I almost forget to tell you that I distressed the sides just a bit.

I want to welcome Carolyn Bounds and Dianne Prewitt as our two new Guest Design Team members for Susana's Custom Art and Card Design! Welcome to our family and it's so great to have you here! Their work is just fabulous and I know you'll want to stop over and look at their great creations!

Make sure you hop over to the store's blog, Follow Your Heart and check out everyone else's Back to School project. You won't be sorry! And make sure you come back on Thursday to see my sneak peek for our New Hearts and Hugs Collection #2 for Susana's Custom Art and Card Design by Victoria Case! Let me tell you, they're just yummy! I can't wait for you all to see these great designs! These sweeties will be released on Friday, but there's blog candy starting on Wednesday! Oh, yes, I came back just in the nick of time!

Card Ingredients:

Danni by Elisabeth Bell for Susana's Custom Art and Card Design, Stickles, Shimmerz Spritz, copics, Tim Holtz clip, ribbon, Prismacolor Pencils

Try It Out Tuesday #29 - A Gift for You!

Every now and then our furbabies need a little bit of attention. I tell you I could just eat my Hagrid up sometimes! Well, most of the time. He loves me unconditionally, only asks that I feed him and take him out to do his business and to spend time with him. He's the least demanding of my time and believe it or not, most days I get the biggest return on my investment from him!

For Try It Out Tuesday, our ever talented and creative Design Team Leader at SCACD, Suzanne Dean, challenged us over at Follow Your Heart, to make a gift and my neglected Hagrid came to mind. He's been so good with being shifted from room to room since Tiffany and Allie are here that I wanted to do something sweet for him. So I got him some doggie treats and reached for Rian from Elisabeth Bell for SCACD! She's just way too cute for herself sitting there cuddling her little puppy! I could just eat her up!



Here's a copy of the whole set. I stamped Rian with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored her with copics. Then I cut her out using my top note die from SU, trimmed around the edges and cut out another top note out of the plaid paper and the band around the blueberry container is from the Pets Stack from DCWV. I highlighted her hearts on the cuff of her pants with some glaze and her flowers around her hoodie with my Spica Glitter Pen. She's all spritzed with my Shimmerz Spritz and I added a big flower from the Mulberry Street pack from Petaloo and put some buttons on the bottom corner laced with Scrapper's Floss. I was really pleased with how she came out and Hagrid loved his treats!


Here's a side view and below is a copy of this cutie's beautiful, sweet face!



And for an extra special treat, you've got to stop by Brani's blog. She's the highlighted stamper for SCACD and my gosh, what's she's done to Spunkette is breathtaking! Don't miss it!

If you haven't picked up these sweet stamps, you're really missing out! They are such fun to color up and go with any occasion. I am just taken by them and the more I work them up, the more ideas I get! Make sure you stop over at the store blog and see the other creations that my Designing Sisters have come up with. They're all absolutely fabulous! And take the time to make something for someone you've been neglecting. It doesn't have to be big or grand, just something to let them know you were thinking about them. It just makes you feel good!

Card Ingredients:

Rian by Elisabeth Bell for SCACD, Mulberry Street Flowers from Petaloo, Shimmerz Spritz, copics, SU top note die, Scrapper's Floss, buttons, The Pets Stack from DCWV, Spica Glitter Pen, Glaze pen.

Emma by Elisabeth Bell for SCACD

Ever find an artist or stamp line you just can't get enough of? Well, that's me with Elisabeth Bell for SCACD! I am having the best time creating with these gorgeous stamps and every time I do one of them, I want to do it again in a different way. Crazy, but I can't help it. I'm totally in stamping love! And I've got Susana from Susana's Custom Art and Card Design (SCACD) to thank for that!

This is Emma and I stamped her with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored her with copics and Bic markers. The gorgeous paper is from Graphic 45 and I absolutely adore it and think it's so delicate and feminine and just right for Emma. I used my dotted swiss cuttlebug folder (it's my favorite!) to give some texture to the background and added a bit of organza ribbon from my stash and this beautiful Mulberry flower from Petaloo and a touch of Smooch to her ankle bracelet and some Kaisercraft Pearls (can't decide if this or the BasicGrey Bling or my Oyster Bella Baubles are my favorite embellishment!) to the corners and spritzed her with Shimmerz Spritz in Baby's Breath. I love the sheen it gives to the card. The picture below shows it off a little bit better. I had to add some Glossy Accents to her headband and some stickles to her top and was so pleased with how she came out.


And isn't her face just the most precious thing? I could look at her for days!



I hope you enjoy this sweetie and remember you can pick Emma and the rest of the collection up from Susana's Custom Art and Card Design. I would love to see what everyone is making with them. I'll have another one of them up on Tuesday for our Try It Out Tuesday. Now to decide which one!

Card Ingredients:

Emma by Elisabeth Bell for SCACD, Shimmerz Spritz, Smooch, Kaisercraft Pearls, Mulberry flower from Petaloo, ribbon, SU ticket punch, dotted swiss cuttlebug folder, nestabilities, copics, Bic markers, stickles

Try It Out Tuesday #28 - Thank You!

It's Try It Out Tuesday over at Follow Your Heart, Susana's Custom Art and Card Design's store blog and our extremely talented leader, Suzanne, challenged us to create a Thank You card using one of the new Elisabeth Bell for SCACD. I have been dying to color up this cutie gal ever since I laid eyes on her!

This little flower sprite, Spunkette, one of the exclusive stamps from Elisabeth Bell for SCACD, just melts my Spunketteheart. When I took one look at her little dainty petal skirt, I knew I wanted to make her in colors to go with that gorgeous Wisteria paper from BasicGrey. I think she's just adorable!

I colored her with copics and then highlighted her yellow flowers with my souffle pen and I used some Glossy Accents with a little bit of fine glitter to give her petal skirt a dewy look. I used part of one of the Susanaments, for her sentiment and her sweet top is touched up with Smooch and I love her stickled wings and yellow flower tips! I distressed around the oval with a cocoa brown and colored my ribbon with cream copics. Give her a few Kaisercraft Pearls and spritz that cutie pop up with some Baby's Breath Shimmerz Spritz and I think she's ready to give some sweet thanks to someone.



Isn't her little face just the cutest thing? Gosh, I want her flitting around out in my garden
I just can't wait to show you some more of this gorgeous collection, exclusive to Susana's shop. Oh, they babies I've got on my craft table to present to you!

Before I forget and speaking of Smooch, Susana has the latest colors in the store and ready to ship! You can see them here.

Please make sure you stop to give special thanks to someone you know and love, someone who has done something for you that they may not even realize it. Little random acts of kindness goes a long way and truly makes some one's day. So go make them feel special!

Card Ingredients:

Spunkette by Elisabeth Bell for SCACD, Special Thanks by Susanaments for SCACD, Baby's Breath Shimmerz Spritz, Kaisercraft Pearls, Smooch, Crystal Stickles, Souflet pen, Glossy Accents, ribbon from stash, copics, nestabilities, Wisteria by BasicGrey

Young Alexa from Elisabeth Bell for SCACD!

It's here! Release day for Elisabeth Bell for SCACD! Our design team has had the greatest time and put in so much work to get ready to present these fresh, enchanting images for you! Make sure you get over to Susana's Custom Art and Card Design and pick up the entire set! They're just breathtaking and I want all of you have as much fun with them as I am!



My daughter Tiffany used to drag books around with her and she would sit and make up her own stories and read them to everyone. I thought she was so smart and learning so quickly until I realized that she had memorized a couple of books I would read over and over to her and was reciting to her animals instead or reading! This Young Alexa so reminds me of her sitting with her stuffed animals around her. What precious memories those are for me. Isn't she just the cutest thing? She's named after our talented and generous Design Team Leader, Suzanne Dean's daughter who is a gorgeous young lady in her own right!

Young Alexa was stamped with Tuxedo Memento Black and colored with copics on GinaK's Luxury paper. Love that stuff! I followed SCS's sketch and thought it was perfect for this cutie pop! I added some glaze to the bear's nose and to her poocket and around the bunny's bib. The paper is Lemonade from BasicGrey and I used my textured and dotted swiss cuttlebug folders to add a bit of texture and some Scrapper's Floss to hold the charm on. My EK Success Retro punch was used for the flowers, touched up with stickles and Kaisercraft pearls were in the middle and on the corners. I inked a bit around the edges of the image and I'm just taken by her.

I am having the stamping time of my life while presenting these magical babies for you. Don't think I'm finished with them either! I still have lots left to share with you over the next few days. Make sure to get over to Susana's and pick up your sweeties and start sharing with us all. I can't wait to see what all you have up your sleeves!

Card Ingredients:

Young Alexa from Elisabeth Bell for SCACD, Lemonade paper from BasicGrey, Kaisercraft Pearls, cuttlebug folders, EK Success Retro flowers, stickles,

Susan by Elisabeth Bell for SCACD (Susana's Custom Art and Card Design)

It's blog hop and sneak peek time for this fabulously fantastic Susana's Custom Art and Card Design (SCACD) release of Elisabeth Bell for SCACD! If you came here by any other way than from Danni's, please make sure you go back to Suzanne's blog and start at the beginning so you're not missing anything, especially the opportunity for the Kick Butt Blog Candy Susana's offering.

Other than your children, have you ever held something in your hand and just know that it was going to be one of your most treasured possessions, that it was something that was just for you? That's how I felt when I opened my stamps for this exciting and wonderful release! You can laugh if you want and think I'm off my rocker, but when your all time favorite designer illustrates a stamp and your dear, dear friend tells you that for her, it captures what she thought you'd have been like when you were younger and names that sweet likeness after you, well, I don't know about you, but I cried. Real tears! I shook, laughed, screamed really loud and jumped up and down (both dogs thought I'd lost my marbles) and then thanked God for the blessings He's brought to me this year.

I get to design for two of the most giving, caring and inspiring people I've met in such a long time, Susana and Summer, have the pleasure of serving with some of the most talented stampers out there, have the privilege of having Suzanne Dean for a design team leader who inspires and challenges me every week and is so generous with her knowledge, talent and heart, and get to design with two very special people - Anki, who I get to design on two teams with and Danni, who I met right before I made my first blog post. Susana, you mean the world to me and I thank God every day for you and the fact that you took a chance on me. I'll never let you down. Ever. And my friend, Deb, you know how much this stamp means to me. Yes, I am truly humbled and blessed.

Now on to the release! I just want to give you a sneak peek at, well, Me! I have an Elisabeth Bell stamp named after me!!!!! If you know me, you know she's my all time favorite stamp illustrator and it's been so hard for me to keep my excitement at an acceptable level at presenting these sweet, fresh and gorgeous stamps to you. And then to find out one has my name! Well, I've been on Cloud 9 since I held these sweet things in my hands!



I'm colored with copics and have Smooch on my hair tie, heart, buttons and my toe nails! I'm carrying a bouquet of yellow and red Flower Soft with just a touch of violet in it. I adore this BasicGrey Junebug paper, and I colored the Bella Baubles and my ribbon with my bright yellow copic and added a hatpin that I love to make so much. All in all, I think I look pretty good!



In case you've missed it, here's the order for the blog hop:

Suzanne
Lorelie
Aud
Jennifer
Maria
Jami (Who has some pretty fabulous new of her own, Miss Dirty Dozen!)
Teri
Danni
Me
Anki
Back to Suzanne


So make sure that you head back to Suzanne's blog for the final step in our blog hop and then to Follow Your Heart for the great Kick Butt Blog Candy! You have until 3:00 today to get in on that! Get ready to open up those wallets and get some cuteness coming your way!

Card Ingredients:

Susan by Elisabeth Bell for Susana's Custom Art and Card Design (SCACD), Flower Soft, Smooch, copics, nestabilities, Junebug Paper by BasicGrey, Bella Baubles, ribbon, hatpin