Big Shiny Flower

I created this using Unity's Big Shiny Flowers and the Hey Chick Kit. When I first received the Big Shiny Flowers Kit they were screaming emboss me. These awesome flowers are huge and bold perfect for some neat heat embossing. I picked on to emboss and used a black glitter embossing powder which I believe I picked up at Sparkle n Sprinkle while attending a stamp show. I colored it in using copic markers. I stamped the chickie and colored her in with copics and added stickles for the glam.

I thought this would work best on a square card so I cut the black cardstock to the 5x5 square size and mounted it on Regal Rose by SU. The glitter paper under the flower is by DCWV. Of course I had to emboss the background so I pulled out one of my new CB embossing folders to do so.

Well that's it for now. Don't forget about my blog-aversary blog candy here.

As always thanks for stopping by!

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Blog-aversary Blog Candy!

Yes it's already been a year! I can't believe time flies sooo fast. I remember starting this blog so unsure how long it would last and what I would do. My goals at the time: to blog everyday and make a design team. CHECK CHECK! WOO HOO! (ok fine maybe I miss a day here and there but for the most part I try and get a post in everyday!).

I love love this obession, sorry hobby! :-) I feel that in the past year I've gone alot as a stamper with the advice of many great stampers out there and inspiration from all the great blogs and galleries. Thanks to everyone who stops by to take a peek.

Here is some blog candy to celebrate. Please leave a numbered comment by Sunday August 17 and I will randomly pick a winner.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

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Lauren's Weekly Sketch Challenge

Here we are with the 2nd week of Lauren's Sketch Challenge with a team! I have to say I'm still pretty psyched that I get to be part of this team. Thanks Lauren!

Here is the wonderful sketch. And here is my interpretion once again using a stamp from the Unity Stamp Co. I colored this tree using Copics and Prismacolor markers. I added Lime Green Stickles to some of the leaves. The cool ribbon I found at a local discount store and by Memory Keepers. I used a small punch to punch out 5 circles for the side in colors that would coordinate with the ribbon and addes some cool pearl gems. (which I'll admit was a dollar bin find:-) ) My base is SU Certaintly Celeary embossed with one of the new CB folders Forest Branches. The image was cut using the rectangle nesties and mounted on Close to Cocoa.

Well I think that covers it. Feel free to let me know if I missed anything. It has been quite a week here with my two little kiddoddles getting sick, sigh.... Hopefully things are passing though.

I hope all is well in your neck of the woods. Hey did I mention that I am celebrating my one year of blogging? OH YEAH and there WILL be blog candy coming!

Don't forget to swing by all the girls on Lauren's sketch team:

Tamara Harder

Dawn Easton

Kirsten Dubosque

Kristy Vernon

Kim Gasper

MacKenzie Bruckler

Alicia Weiman

Thanks for stopping by!

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Mother & Daughters Creations - Thursday Challenge

Did you guys get that SU special a while back where the company had left over Wild Wasabi paper already scored and folded? Well, I placed an order and my demo told me about it so I of course got a pack of it. I remember thinking when I received it what shall I do with it, oh well I guess it's just some extra scrap that is textured no biggie. Then I realized that I can use those scores and folds to make a little "tent" type card or "gift" holder.

Well it's a new month of challenges with the girls from MDC! This month it's my turn to host and for the first week I picked STICKLES! OH YEAH! LOLOL!! This week's Mothers & Daughters challenge is to Glitter Up using Stickles. You know how much I LOVE stickles! I think I use them on every card and if I don't I'm probably not feeling well that day! LOLOL!!


I took this great image by Serendipity and colored with Copics and added loads of stickles. I didn't cover every flower and leaf but probably should have. That might have sent it over the top though. The patterned paper that I used is by Daisy Bucket as is the sentiment stamp. I added a couple of holes up top to run a ribbon through to make a little handle for this cute gift.

So what would you put inside this little tent gift holder? Do you know what my answer is? C'mon you know! STICKLES of course......

I used some more of that great Daisy Bucket paper to add a little topper and this can be tucked or taped inside. I usually use a little adhesive on the back of the topper so it will stick to the inside.

Here is a close up of the glittery flowers. I hope that you can see it as my pictures weren't coming out super clear.

What I also did with this was create a pocket so that you can tuck away a little note to the recipient. The base of the Regal Rose is not fully glued down. I only used adhesive to the sides to leave the top and middle open. Just to show you here is a quick picture with a tag in the "pocket" (for demo purposes only):

Don't forget to stop by the blogs of the other design team members as well. Cindy, Jennifer, Linda, Lynda and Tamara. And the MDC Challenge Blog where you may just find some awesome blog candy!!!

Well that is it for now.

Thanks for stopping by.

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Unity Scrapbook Challenge

Here is my page for this week's Unity Scrapbook Challenge. It was a "step it up" week which means you can only use 2 colors (aside from neutrals). I picked the pick and green from my sweetie's shirt. I used Certainly Celery and Regal Rose.

I of course used all Unity Stamps for this project from various different kits. Of course there are lots of stickle action going on as well in the giraffe and the cool little arrows and in the middle of the flowers.

The cool thing this month with the scrapbook page challenges is that there will be a prize for one lucky person who completes all the challenges this month. Now that is some great motivation to scrapbook.

Well, that's it for now. Stay tuned tomorrow for the weekly Mothers & Daughters Creations challenge.

Thanks for stopping by.

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My Favorite Things Sketch Challenge

This week I decided to participate in Cindy's sketch challenge for My Favorite Things. Did I tell you how excited I was when I walked in my LSS last week to find they had some MFT sets? I picked up a set and a couple of the floral singles as well.

Here is the Sketch:

Here is my take on the sketch:

I used SU Groovy Guava and glitter paper from a DCWV stack pack. This is the Annie LaPoint - Chamomile image by MFT. I colored with copics and added some stickles to the flowers. I used my scallop circle nesties to cut out the image and the bottom circle.

That's it for now.

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I'm Late, I'm Late for a Very Important....

Sketch challenge! We just got back today from visiting Elmo, Ernie and the whole gang! It was fun but exhausting.

I mentioned in this post about how Lauren M. has started a team for her weekly sketches and I was so honored to have been selected. I was so excited when she posted that she was looking for volunteers to be a part of this and psyched when she she wrote to me to tell me I was selected. Of course today was the first day and I had been on vacation, go figure. But better a little late than never! Here is the awesome sketch she created for today's challenge:


As soon as I got home this afternoon I began playing right away. OK I did unpack and put laundry in first :-)

Here is my sample for this week's sketch:



I used a great kit by Unity Stamp Co. called Birds of a Feather. I colored in using Copics and I had to add stickles to the wings and beak. The background pattern paper is by Daisy Bucket. I colored the flowers in the lower corner using a Prismacolor marker to match the Rose Red paper.

I'm really excited to have finished for this first week. Be sure to check the blogs of the other sketch team members as well as you will definitely find lots of great inspiration.

Lauren Meader's Sketch Challenge Team:

Tamara Harder
Dawn Easton

Kirsten Dubosque

Kristy Vernon

Kim Gasper

MacKenzie Bruckler

Alicia Weiman

Thanks for stopping by.

Till Later....