Little Friends from Elisabeth Bell's Digital Collection!

It's always a great day when I get to present and participate in The Digi Bell's Design Team monthly blog hop because it means I'm showing off another one of Elisabeth Bell's gorgeous images!  Today is no exception and I'm so proud to show off "Little Friends", her newest digital image!  You can find this sweet baby at Elisabeth Bell's Digital Collection.

If you came to me from the super talented Julie's blog, then you're on the right track.  If not, please hop on over to Rose's blog and start at the beginning.  There's a chance to win this sweetie but you've got to make sure you hop all around and make sure to leave a comment and some love to my designing sisters!

Please welcome ** Little Friends ** to our little family of Elisabeth Bell Digi's....

Blog hop starts on Friday, APRIL 19, 2013, at 9:00am (Arizona time)

ending on Friday, APRIL 26, 2013 at 9:00am (Arizona time).

  

Isn't she a baby doll?  Simply love her!  She's colored with copics and the papers are from my favorite paper pack, Euphoria from BasicGrey (it's pretty old and so precious to me!).  She's got some stickles on her top, pants and ribbon in her hair.  The flowers are from Recollections and my retro flower punch (gotta give a shout out to Lynda for her fabulous flowers a couple of days ago that inspired me!  Thanks, my dear!), and the ribbon and earls are from Hero Arts.  

Just love her sweet face!  She's just got that look of innocence and wonder to her. I cut her out using my circular Nestabilities and added a little bit of Distressed inks around the image.

Here's a couple of peeks of this inside.

I'm entering her in the following challenges:

Sketch Saturday - Love this layout!
Art Impressions Stamp Challenge - Layer It On
Copics Marker Europe - Girls Aloud (Only female images)
Delightful Challenge - Color my world (anything colorful)
DRS Designs - bows
Forever Friends - Diecuts and punches
MilkCoffee Challenge - Welcome spring
My Heart Pieces Digital Stamp Challenges - Spring or Easter
Shelly's Images - April showers brings May flowers
C.A.S. Colours and Sketch Challenges - colors (Rich Razzleberry, Primrose Petals, Pool Party)
Creative Belli - Pastel colors
Creative Moments - Spring
Inky Impressions - punches/dies
The Paper Shelter Challenge - At least two flowers

Now hop on over to Sofia's blog and see her fabulous creation!  And remember, everyone needs Little Friends!

Follow The Yellow Brick Road Release from Sassy Studio Designs

Oh, it's good to be wicked!  The Design Team for Sassy Studio Designs is so excited to present the newest release from our super talented leader, Lindsay and it's called the Follow The Yellow Brick Road Release!  With the new movie, Oz, the Great and Powerful, the story that came before The Wizard of Oz, we've got some pretty amazing characters to share with you!  If you came to me from my outstanding designing sister, Tina, then you're on the right track.  If not, follow the yellow brick link back to the beginning at our Sassy Studio Designs blog.  I don't want you to miss a single fabulous project!

If you get lost along the way, here's the blog hop list and order:

SSD http://sassystudiodesigns.blogspot.com/

Kim http://itsallaboutcrafting.blogspot.com
Regan http://charmedstamping.blogspot.com/
Jodi www.elamdesign33.blogspot.com
Alaine http://www.missalaineousmosaics.blogspot.com
Jackie http://stampingsister.blogspot.com
Tina http://craftyandgreen.blogspot.com
Susan http://stampingtink.blogspot.com 
Lori http://lorib117.blogspot.com/
Valou http://lafeerieduscrap.blogspot.com/
Rebecca http://sydneyssentiments.blogspot.com
Kathy http://willstampforwine.blogspot.com
Jovan http://www.cardsbyjovan.com/
SSD http://sassystudiodesigns.blogspot.com/

I have the pleasure of introducing you to Evanora Sassy, who was a good with but got the house dropped on her!  Little is known about her so I took some liberties with her.  Our theme for this release is Wicked Statement. I saw a clip from the movie and Evanora was talking with Theodora and said the most profound statement that I think somehow speaks to us all!

Isn't she just fabulously sassy?  I love all the images in this release but she really spoke to me!  I thought I would give a circle step card a try and the tutorial I followed can be found here.  This sassy beauty is colored with Copics and covered with Stickles.  Her frame and the swirls are from Spellbinders, the jewels are from Reccollections, and the papers are from my stash, except for the glittery swirls, which is from The American Paper Company.  I made the flowers and the branches are from Martha Stewart.

Here's a closer look at this beauty.

I think she's stunning!  I really loved the multi colored rhinestones and think they matched her perfectly.

Love this sentiment and if we all are honest, we all have a little wicked in us!

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

I am going to enter this sassy thing in the following challenges:

2 Sisters Challenge Blog - Flowers for Spring
Little Claire's Designs - Cards with folds
One Stop Craft Challenge - Anything Goes
Clearly Insired Challenge - Die Cuts
Inspire Me Fridays - Always anything goes
Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes
Friends Forever Challenge - Lots of Flowers

Now it's time to hop on over to see the stunner that my good buddy, Lori, has in store for you!  Make sure to leave a comment on each blog for the chance to win the image that each of us are presenting.  For me, I can't wait for someone else to have this beauty!  She's such fun to work with!

Now go on, follow the yellow brick road!

I Love Me Some Stitching . . .

Today I wanted to share my sweet Curly Locks Kiki  from Elisabeth Bell's Digital Collection for the Digi Bells.  with you.  My first venture into the creative world was sewing and making my own doll clothes for my, well I won't tell you what doll because that would give my age away!  Let's just say that I sewed a lot by hand and on my Grandma's Singer push pedal machine!  Enough said about my age!  (I'm fiftysomething!)

This cutie is colored with copics and has some stickles and has some Diamond Glaze around her headband and trim along her dress and on her strawberry dish.  The flowers are from the Petite Blossom Spellbinders die and the pearls in the corner are from Studio 112.  I love the swirls from Close to My Heart.  They're just so pretty, one of my favorite embellishments lately!  The ribbon is from my stash and the paper is from Basic Grey.

This gives you a pretty good look at the dimensions of the flowers.

I was pretty proud of how they came out and how they look.  And here's the inside.  Pretty basic but I love this paper, the aqua and peach together is one of my all time favorite color combinations!

I loved working up this cutie pie and hope you enjoyed her!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I'm off to do a little bit of stitching, but it's on paper instead of fabric!

Little Honey's Holiday Belle

When I've been asked what I would love to collect, it's always been something Disney. I love everything about them from Mickey Mouse, to Tinkerbell (my personal favorite!), to the Princesses.  When I saw this Little Honey's Holiday Belle image from Sassy Studio Designs, I had to have her!  She was my Tiffany's favorite movie and it's my granddaughter, Allie's, favorite too!  Wish I had a nickle for everytime I watch or listened to Beauty and the Beast!

Today, Sassy Studio Designs is sponsoring a couple of challenges, Challenges 4 Everybody, where it's Anything Goes, and Glitter n Sparkle Challenge Blog, where the theme is Christmas/New Year's.  I thought this sweet Little Honey's Holiday Belle would be perfect for both!

Isn't she just a doll?  I think she looks like her own perfect ornament on a Christmas tree.  She's colored with copics and has Stickles all over her bow and flowers and cuffs.  The papers are from K&Company's gorgeous Christmas stack and the red glitter corners and swirls are from Spellbinders's and the gem and ribbon are from my stash.

Gosh, I love her sweet face!  Here's a couple of side views for you to give you a peek on what's inside.

And Judy, here's an inside.  I just am in love with this paper!

That's it for today.  I hope everyone has a great last day of the weekend and is relaxing and putting the finishing touches on the holiday preparations.  Make sure to go on over and join in on the two challenge blogs and show them some love!

Christmas Bells

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog for my first blog hop as a new member of The Digi Bells!  I'm beyond excited to be part of this inspiring and talented team of artists.  Now on to the business at hand!   It's that time of the month for a new digi release from the fabulously talented Elisabeth Bell and this one is a beauty!  I love everything about Christmas.  There's nothing like the vibrant, rich colors, the wonderful smells that come from all the baking, the fun of wrapping presents after spending time picking out the perfect thing for that perfect someone.  And as much as I don't like cold weather, there's something about that brisk, pure white stuff that falls from the sky that gives a beautiful glimmer and shine to the earth.  And you know how much I love me some glimmer!

Over at the Digi Bells Design Team Blog, we're hosting our monthly blog hop while showing off the beautiful creation that Elisabeth has in store for you!  If you came to my blog from our fearless leader, Lynda, then you're on the right track.  If not, make sure that you start at the very beginning.  I don't want you to miss a single thing!  Here's the order:

Mary Lou -http://marylouscorner.blogspot.com/

Sebrina -http://sissi4477.blogspot.com/

Carla -http://carlasstampingspot.blogspot.com/

Lynda -http://www.lyndasscrappyplace.blogspot.com/

Susan - http://stampingtink.blogspot.com/

Alethea -http://lilodesigns.blogspot.com/
Pam -http://pamiscraftycreations.blogspot.co.uk/
Linda -http://pysselbus.blogspot.com/

Julie - http://julieprice3.wordpress.com/

Wendy -http://wickdyscreations.blogspot.com/

Olivia - http://ormcraftynights.blogspot.com/

Rose - http://inrosiesbook.blogspot.com/

Digi Bell Blog - http://digibellsdt.blogspot.com/ 

Now, here's my Christmas Bell:

Isn't she stunning?  She's colored with copics and has some stickles and Diamond Glaze all over her and he gorgeous cape.  I added some Flower Soft in snowy white and some Martha Stewart glitter to her boots.  The flowers are from Bitty Blossoms from Spellbinders and the leaves and branches are from Martha Stewart.  The ribbon and gems are from my stash.

Here's a close up of her.

Isn't she just gorgeous?  I love her sweet face!

Here's the inside.

Now off you go to Alethea's blog for her gorgeous project for you.  Make sure to leave a comment so you can be in the running for winning this sweet beauty!  Now, hop on!

Ebony Christmas Eve

Over at Elphine House Australia, we're playing us some Tic-Tac-Toe!  Our new momma, Miss Lynda, challenged us to use one line on this board for our challenge.

We would love to have you stop by and play!  You can find all the details over at our Elphine House Australia Challenge Blog.  I chose the line die cuts, flowers, and punches.  Here's my sweet Ebony Christmas Eve.  She so reminds me of my girls when they were small, carrying around their favorite stuffy with them in their new pajamas.  I simply love her!

This cutie pie was colored with copics and I added some Stickles to her ribbon, holly leaves and gown.  The poinsettias are from PRima and I doused them with Goosebumps to make them look like they've been crystalized.  The swirls are from my Spellbinders and the gems are from my stash.  I love this Christmas paper from K&Company, it's so gorgeous!  I made a band along the side with my Martha Stewart punch.

Doesn't she have just the sweetest little face?

I swear I could just eat her up!

Here are a couple of side views of her.

She's just so pretty even from the side!

And Judy, here's an inside for you.  I touched the sides with distressed ink and added a couple of swirls to the inside.

Make sure to stop over at our Elphine House Australia Challenge Blog and see all the fabulous creations that my stamping sisters came up with to inspire you.  Happy Early Holidays to all of you!

Clementine Christmas for Tuesday Throwdown

Like I said yesterday, I'm back.  It's Tuesday so we've got another great challenge going on over at Tuesday Throwdown!  This week we're sponsored by StampFairy and we were challenged to use wrapping paper.  Everyone has some of that laying around this time of the year so it's a perfectly easy challenge for everyone!

It is my great pleasure to present Clementine Christmas to you.

Isn't she just so adorable?  She's colored with copics and sprinkled with Stickles.  I used Spellbinders to cut her out and the ribbon and gems are from my stash.  The wrapping paper I picked up from Joann's.  I tried to keep it clean and simple because of all the colors in the wrapping paper.  I struggle with CAS but am giving it a try!

Here's a close up of this cutie pop!

Thought I'd give you a peek on the inside with a couple of side views.

I really love this paper and can't wait to use it on a package!

Make sure to stop over at the Tuesday Throwdown Challenge Blog to see what my talented design team buddies have to inspire you with.  So take a break and show us some wrapping paper!

Snowman Pin Up

Long time, no hear.  Sorry, I've had a lot going on this past week and I've not been posting like I normally do.  I'm hoping to take care of that this week though!  

What better way to get back into the swing of things than to post a new Holiday image from Sassy Studio Designs.  Sassy Studio Designs is one of the sponsors at Love to Create Challenge Blog this week and I made this card to enter.  She is Snowman Pin Up from the new Holiday Collection.  Sassy Studio is sponsoring their challenge this week and the theme is "Anything Goes,"  Should be easy peasy, don't you think!  Here's the card I created:  

Don't you think she looks so sassy and full of the attitude?  I love her!  She's colored with copics and the snowflakes and dies are all from Spellbinders.  I used some Glossy Accents on the band of her hat and her boots, and Stickles to her skirt.  I sprayed the snowflakes with adhesive and added some glitter and course snow to the snowflakes and the fur around her boots.  The papers are from the Floral Flair paper stack from DCWV and some are from my stash.

I love her attitude and think her face is just stunning!

Here are a couple of side views.

I added a couple of extra snowflakes to the inside. 

Make sure to take a trip over to Love to Create Challenge Blog and join in!  It can't get much easier than "Anything Goes" and I'd love to see you use one of our fabulous Sassy Studio Designs sassettes!  

Immortal Love for Fabulous Freebie Friday for Sassy Studio Designs

I just love Fabulous Freebie Friday over at the Sassy Studio Designs Paper Craft Planet group!  Lindsay generously posts a sassy freebie and it's only available for 24 hours.  Make sure to stop over because you won't want to miss this one!

This is a day I've been dreading and looking forward to.  I dread it because the last movie in the Twilight series is being released today.  I know it's not everyone's cup of tea but I really enjoyed reading them.  I always love finding something that my girls and I can do together and reading a fun series is something we can do even though we don't live close.  Today, hopefully, I'll get to go see the movie with some of my favorite girls, my nieces!  Breaking Dawn Part 2 I'm sure will be action packed and full of suspense, romance, and action.  Oh and for me, Jacob!  Yep, I'm team Jacob all the way!  I so enjoyed reading the series with my daughters, just like I did all the Harry Potter books.  Now, after the Hunger Games, my daughter Nichole has me started reading the Mortal Instrument books.  I've got two so I'll be off on a new series.

Here's my take on Immortal Love:

Aren't they gorgeous?  I colored Edward and Bella with copics and Spectrum Noir markers and the papers are from the Immortal Love paper pack from DCWV.  I used some Glitter Spray on the image and the background paper.  The swirls are from Cloud 9 and the flowers from Recollections.  The pearls are from my stash. I love the Wonky Rectangles dies from Spellbinders.  They just seemed to fit this image to me.  I also added some Black Soot Distressed Ink around the edges of the image and the inside.

Here's a quick peek on the sides.

You can see the Spellbinder Floral Swirls I used for the inside.

Here's a closer view of the happy couple.  It was hard to get a really good picture of them with the Glitter Spray on them.

Here's a good view of the inside.  I love this paper and will be sad to put it away for a while.

Make sure to stop by the Sassy Studio Designs blog tomorrow for our new release for Sassy Studio Designs called The Joy of Giving!  I can't wait for you all to see these precious projects that my fellow Fabettes have in store for you!  There some fabulous ideas for you to start off the holiday season right!  Hope to see you there!

Charleston Tilda for Scrappy Frogs Challenge Blog

It's the first Monday of the month and that means it's time for another Scrappy Frogs Challenge Blog!  This month we are challenging you to make a "Thanks" card.  it can be a Thanksgiving project, "Thank You" project, anything that has to do with being thankful.  I haven't worked with my Tilda's for a while so I thought I'd ink up one I haven't used yet.  Here's Charleston Tilda!

Isn't she so pretty?  I love her sweet, happy attitude!  I like to think of her as doing her Halloween dance through the pumpkin patch!  I colored her in copics and added some Stickles on her dress and some Glossy Accents on her shoes. The flourishes are from Spellbinders and the pearls are from Studio 112.  The paper is from DCWV and I made the flowers and used a Martha Stewart punch for the branches.  The lace, button and ribbon is from my stash.

I love her sweet face!

Have a peek inside.

And another!

Here's the inside for Judy.  I also added a flourish inside.

Can't wait to see everyone's "Thanks" something!