Tilda with Lovely Jam - Yum Yum!

The end of summer is so bittersweet for me.  I love the hot weather but will admit, that every now and then, that break in the weather is very well welcomed!  I love when all the berries have come to full fruition and are ripe and ready for some good jam making!  Making jams is one thing that is on my list of things to learn to do.  To me, there's nothing as good as having a piece of great homemade bread (which thanks to my bread maker I can do!), slicing it and slapping a bunch of good old homemade jam on top of it!  Gosh, I'm making myself hungry already!

When I saw this sweetie pop Tilda with Lovely Jam, I knew I had to pick her up from Cindy at StampingScrapping!  She is such a fun time!  I think she looks as yummy as her jam!

I colored her with copics and added some red Smooch to her bandana, Diamond glaze to her jar and spook and some stickles to her lace.  The pearls and ribbon are from my stash and the flowers are from Reflections.  I used some Nestabilities to frame her and the sweet paper is some of my favorite from Cosmo Cricket called Honey Pie.  Love it and am sad that mine is almost gone.  :(

Doesn't she have just the sweetest face?  I just got most of my stamps back from my daughter keeping them for me during my move and get ready, cause I do love me some Tilda!

I love this paper so much that I used some of my scraps for the inside.  Here's one peek:

And another peek.  Now the inside:

I am going to enter this cutie in the following challenges:
http://tuesdaymorningsketches.blogspot.com/2012/09/tuesday-morning-sketches-162.html


Now I'm off to find me some homemade jam!  There's always some around the house!  Have a great day!

Marci Ruffles - One Last Call for Summertime!

Labor Day in Ohio means that autumn is just right around the corner.  I love the refreshing feeling of the air outside in the mornings and the gorgeous colors that pop up everywhere.  My sweet Ruffles Marci from La-La Land Crafts lets me hang on to that last, little twinge of summer that is still lingering on.  I love her sweet ruffles and cute skirt.  Looks so comfy!  This Marci reminds me of my Lainie Loo with her big eyes!  

Speaking of my Lainie Loo, I had the best week with my family.  I loved the time I got to spend with them.  We swam, jumped in the pool, played cards one day and mainly just spent every second we could together and it was fabulous and rejuvenating!  Oh, but how I miss all of my girls!  There is never enough time with family for me.  Here is a couple of pictures of my babies:

I think they're the most precious things!  I'll post some more picture tomorrow.  I've got to download some more.  

                                      

I pulled my pictures in the wrong order so you get a glimpse of the inside from the side view.

She is colored with copics and I added some stickles to her headband and blouse.  The paper is from Basic Grey and the pearls are from my stash.  Here is her sweet face.  She has the biggest, brightest eyes on her!  Reminds me of my Lainie Loo!

Anywho, here's another peek into the inside.

I've really enjoyed finishing the insides.  Sometimes the insides look better than the outside!

I'll be back tomorrow with another card and some more stories about my babies!  Have a great day!

Spending time with my babies!

I just wanted to post a quick note that I'm off spending some time with my children and grandbabies for the week!  Hoping to have a great time and just wanted to let everyone know that I'll be back next week creating and posting up a storm!

Have a great week.  I know I'm hoping to!

Towel Tammy

I love a nice, hot, bubbly bath.  I solve all my problems, my kids problems, the world's problems, daydream, read, plan, relax and just shut totally down in a big old tub.  Nothing better.  But it could just be my luck, and we all know how my luck goes, but once the water starts to cool down, so does my problem solving abilities!

Sassy Studio Designs has a freebie every Friday over at their Paper Craft Planet group and last week's image was Towel Tammy.  Oh, she speaks to me and love for all things related to a bath!

Isn't she just something?!  I colored her with copics and hold the blogging world together, but I didn't add any stickles!  I did, however, add some Diamond Glaze to her lips for a hint of shine.  The papers are from Authentique's Essentials Collection and I love them!  It's the first time I've used them and I'm going to get me some more!  I added some Baubles and a sheer ribbon with a Basic Grey button.  I cut out the image and the outline with my Nestabilities.

I think her face looks so relaxed and gorgeous!

I added some Scattered Straw distressed ink around the edges of the image and to the inside of the writing area.

I loved these cherry colored Baubles so much I added them to the inside.

Here's the full inside.

She is made for the challenge over at the Paper Craft Planet Sassy Studio Design Group challenge for all wet.  I am also entering her for The Crazy Challenge where anything goes.

I sure hope you enjoy this beauty and wish a nice, hot, relaxing bath, and long legs that go on forever (which my poor 5"3 body will never have!), on us all!

Wishes Granted - Maybe!

Don't you love that feeling when one of your wishes actually comes true?  It's that feeling you can't explain that totally overtakes you when all of the build up, anticipation, planning, hoping, comes to fruition and all is right with the world in that moment.  It's magical, it's euphoric, well, it's just down right enchanting.

Those times don't come around all the time and when I saw this cutie, Wishes Granted, by the ever so talented artist, Heather Valentin over at Scrapbook Stamp Society, I felt like one of my stamping wishes had been granted.  I'm always waiting for something to really wow me and I found tons of wow at Scrapbook Stamp Society!  Here's my own personal genie.

I've been on a purple kick lately!  I think it's all the Halloween I've been around at the store!  I colored this beauty with copics and since I wanted her to have lots of shine and sheen, I added some Stickles to her.  This Art Impressions paper stack is so gorgeous and fits so many different looks to presenting images.  I tried to keep her simple and striking.  I added some Diamond Glaze to her lips and a few Baubbles, a clear stickpin from Basic Grey and ribbon.

Here is her gorgeous face.

I loved this paper so much that I used the rest of the sheet on the inside.

 
This is a view of the complete inside.  I didn't use any distressed inks along the edge of the writing area, but perhaps I should have.

Thanks for having a look and here is hoping that all your wishes are granted!  If I could cross my arms and blink my eyes and have all things right for everyone one, believe me, I would!