There She Goes Blog Hop Penguin Love

This is the final day of the blog hop for There She Goes. 

This set is my favorite.. It is so fun and whimsical. You would not believe the

possibilities with this set.  I kept this simple today but next week

I am the Trendsetter of the week and you will be seeing some more

creations.  

Now on to the rest of the hop.. This is an automatic post as I am away from my computer so have fun and keep on hoppin.. Your next stop is the ever so talented  Gretchen...

Gretchen- http://happinessisus.blogspot.com/

Holly- http://toyzhaven.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/

Faith- http://stampinwithmarkiesmom.blogspot.com/

Jackie- http://www.thescallopededge.typepad.com/

Jessica- http://jessica-thereshegoes.blogspot.com/

Jessie- http://canyousayaddictedtostamps.blogspot.com/

Jodi- http://stampingalatte.blogspot.com/

Julie- http://www.paperandpetals.blogspot.com/

Maki- http://makinkstudio.blogspot.com/

Sandra- http://paperfuntastics.blogspot.com/

Wendy- http://www.bondgirlbliss.typepad.com/

There She Goes Mini Blog Hop

It is day 3 of the New Release week at There She Goes.. Today we are showing some sneak peaks of 2 new mini sets being released on Saturday. This set is called Stick Together.     

Here is the card I created.  I used the snowflakes to make a button out of sculpey clay.  I rolled out the clay and then cut out a circle with a spice bottle top.   I carefully stamped the sculpey with one of the snowflake stamps. I then took a large needle and made a circle large enough for my hemp.  I baked it at 275 degrees for 15 minutes.   This gave me a custom button for my card.

I then used the rest of the snowflakes to create my own patterned paper with craft ink and SU Kraft paper. 

 

Now it is off to Gretchen's blog for some more fantastic sneak peeks.. Thanks so much for joining us.  If at any time you get lost just go back to There She Goes blog for the next link..

Gretchen- http://happinessisus.blogspot.com/

Holly- http://toyzhaven.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/

Faith- http://stampinwithmarkiesmom.blogspot.com/

Jackie- http://www.thescallopededge.typepad.com/

Jessica- http://jessica-thereshegoes.blogspot.com/

Jessie- http://canyousayaddictedtostamps.blogspot.com/

Jodi- http://stampingalatte.blogspot.com/

Julie- http://www.paperandpetals.blogspot.com/

Maki- http://makinkstudio.blogspot.com/

Sandra- http://paperfuntastics.blogspot.com/

Wendy- http://www.bondgirlbliss.typepad.com/

Mo's Digital Challenge Fancy Folds

This week at Mo's Digital challenge Sandy was our hostess and she

challenged us to create a card with a fancy fold.  I used this sweet image

called Charity.. She looks so happy heading home with hear basket of

goodies.. The fold I created I found here..It is called a side step card.  I adjusted

my image in photoshop so that it would be small enough to fit on the

left side.  I then added a half an inch on the left side of my card so it

all fit together.  The sentiment reads:

May your home be filled with happiness, may your hearts be overflowing

with love, as we give thanks for Thy blessings above. 

Now it is your turn.. You can use any Mo image and created a fancy fold then go to Mo's

Challenge Blog and add it to Mr. Linky..

Have a fantastic weekend,

There She Goes Blog Hop Day 2 HSH Holiday Additions

It's New Release week at There She Goes.. You should have come here from the 
There She Goes Blog.  This fantastic new set is an addition to the Home Sweet Home set.  It has Thanksgiving and Christmas stamps and it is AWESOME.  I love all the things you can do with it.. This design team has some amazing talents.  Here is my creation.. I decided to go with a Christmas theme. 

Your next stop will be Gretchen's blog.  Here is the list.  If you get lost you can just go back to the There She Goes Blog.

Gretchen- http://happinessisus.blogspot.com/

Holly- http://toyzhaven.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/

Faith- http://stampinwithmarkiesmom.blogspot.com/

Jackie- http://www.thescallopededge.typepad.com/

Jessica- http://jessica-thereshegoes.blogspot.com/

Jessie- http://canyousayaddictedtostamps.blogspot.com/

Jodi- http://stampingalatte.blogspot.com/

Julie- http://www.paperandpetals.blogspot.com/

Maki- http://makinkstudio.blogspot.com/

Sandra- http://paperfuntastics.blogspot.com/

Wendy- http://www.bondgirlbliss.typepad.com/

There She Goes Blog Hop Card Boxes

Today is the start of There She Goes Release Party Week..  We are starting today with
this Card Box Hop.  These awesome boxes are so fun to work with..
Jessica has a fabulous tutorial and template HERE.  She challenged us to
decorate these boxes.  I made mine into a recipe box for my college daughter.. 
I used Jessica's template and this fun dp.  I covered all of the seams with
masking tape (per Jessica's) tutorial and then painted it black.. What a
great idea.  I then painted the inside an off white with acrylic paint. 
Jessica made hers into a card box and she said it will hold 40 or more cards. 
This would make an incredible Christmas gift at a very affordable price.  They are
available at There She Goes.  Now on to Gretchen's blog for more card boxes. 


Dawn- http://mystampingthyme.blogspot.com/  YOU ARE HERE



Gretchen- http://happinessisus.blogspot.com/

Holly- http://toyzhaven.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/


Jessica- http://jessica-thereshegoes.blogspot.com/


Jodi- http://stampingalatte.blogspot.com/

Julie- http://www.paperandpetals.blogspot.com/


Maki- http://makinkstudio.blogspot.com/

Wendy- http://www.bondgirlbliss.typepad.com/

There's Magic In The Air Challenge

This is my final week as guest designer at There's Magic In The Air. 
I love this fall image. I think it is my favorite of the month..
My three favorite images are birds, pumpkins and sunflowers
and this image has all three.  It is fun to color too. I used my
copics and prisma pencils.  Come join the challenge over on Nina's blog. You
are to be inspired by a fall picture of leaves.. This image is FREE this week
and you have a chance to win a fun prize package. 

House Mouse and Friends Challenge

This is a set of cards I made for the House Mouse and Friends Blog DT challenge.  We were to take the same image and use it twice.  The first time we were to create a simple card with the image being the focal point. 

The second card we were to really go OVER THE TOP.. use designer paper, layers, glitter and lots of extras.  This is what I came up with.   These candy canes took me forever to color.  It is amazing what a difference the extras make.  I colored the top card with prisma pencils.  This card was colored with copics and I used my prisma pencils to highlight..

Lots of coloring but I love any House Mouse image.. They are so fun to create with.. I now have 2  more Christmas cards completed.  Thanks so much to the HM team for giving me this opportunity.. Good luck to all of the participants..

Banana Split Sunday

It's Banana Split Sunday over at 2Redbananas.  This week our challenge is a recipe

and you are to use the color red, 3 buttons, and a square.  I made my card square,

 added buttons to my snowman and my ribbon.  This adorable image is

a new release for this month.. Come on over and join in on the fun..

Create a card and add it to Mr Linky..

Saturday Spotlight With Hidden Potential

This weeks challenge over at Saturday Spotlight With Hidden Potential Vicki challenged us to make a treat container.  I chose this triangle container.  I used my new There She Goes Stamp set Spooktacular Silhouettes. 

I sponged the green, yellow and orange ink onto glossy cardstock first. Then I scored all of my lines and then stamped with STAZON onto my cardstock.. By doing it this way I was able to create a better scene.. 

Here is a link to a tutorial that Beate did.. TRIANGLE BOX   

Well, that's it for my creations ... NOW IT'S YOUR TURN!! Be sure to DIRECT LINK your creation to Mr. Linky over on our Challenge Blog and when uploading to other online galleries, please use the keyword SSHP04. This week's sponsor is FireCracker Designs and they are generously giving away not one but TWO free stamp sets to this week's winner!!!

Apple Dumplings

Today I created just for fun.. I had made this apple basket and thought this image was

perfect for the image. I cut out the little strips and weaved them in and out..

Then I sponged on some Chocolate Chip ink on the edges.  I colored in my sweet 

Tania Baking from Belle's N Whistles for the front of the basket.  This was for the LSC which was to make

a "girlie" card and for my little group of sistahs on SCS which was to use apples, red,

brown and gold.

I have a recipe for you to try.. It is my MIL's secret apple dumplin recipe..It is so yummy

I made it yesterday.

Apple Dumplings

2 c. sugar

2 c. water

1/4 tsp cinnamon and nutmeg

1/4 c. butter

Mix together to make syrup. Set aside

Pare 6 apples and then make crust:

2 c. flour

1 tsp salt

2 tsp baking powder

3/4 c. shortening

1/2 c. milk

Sift flour, salt and baking powder, cut in shortening.  Add milk

and mix

Roll crust 1/4 in think and cut into 5 in. squares.

Add apples in the middle with a tsp of butter and little bit of cinnamon

and sugar.  Fold corners to the center and pinch edges together

Place 1 in apart in greased pan.  Pour syrup over them and bake

at 375 for 35 minutes.  ( I did mine longer as I don't like crunchy apples)

It is so easy and so good.  The syrup will be thin but it thickens as it cooks and cools. 

Mo's Digital Challenge #3

This is the project I created this week for Mo's Digital Challenge.  Sandy was the hostess.  She challenged us to make anything BUT a card.  This is a picture frame and snow globe I made for my sister and niece for Christmas.  I bought the frame at Michaels for $1.99.  I had a 40% off coupon.  I also bought acrylic paint and painted the frame.  I colored my SNOWMAN image from Mo's Digital Pencil and then covered the snowflake part of the frame with designer paper and Modge Podge.  Added my colored image behind it. 

I added the sentiment to the snowman's tummy in PhotoShop.

Then I wanted to create a little something for my niece too.  I had this snow globe I got at Walmart last year so I resized the same snowman and printed and colored it again.  I added it to the globe for my niece.  She loves sparkles. 

Here is a close up of the globe all shook up.  I found this globe in the Photo section at Christmas time last year.  I added a strip of dp on the bottom.  Total cost of this gift was under $5 and I think she will love it. I signed the back of the picture and will send this off to them.  Come on over to the challenge blog and join in. You could win a digital image of your choice. 

Treemendous

I created this card for 2 challenges.. The first one is a little Teapot Party challenge
that is on SCS.  MariLynn hosted this week and asked us to create a PINK card that had a
breast cancer awareness theme. 
The second challenge is over on the There She Goes Blog.  Maki challenged us to use dry
embossing.  I  love my embossing folders.  I rarely use this one.  I stamped my Treemendous tree and add punched hearts. 

There's Magic In The Air

This beautiful digi image is a free image over at Nina's blog There's Magic In The Air.  I just love the fall feel to this image. Our challenge this week was to Pop it Up.  You can't tell but I popped the front pumpkin.   I colored with copics and then shaded with prisma pencils.  The sentiment is a rub on from Stampin Up.  Come join the fun for a chance to win. 

Banana Split Sunday

I created this for several challenges.  I chose this image and the layout for the Featured Stamper over at Splitcoast.  Dancerriley was the FS today and her gallery is awesome.  The second challenge was for Banana Split Sunday.. We had a sketch challenge.  The last challenge was for the House Mouse and Friends Monday challenge to create a card based on a movie.  I chose this one and found that there was a movie in 1957 called Wild Strawberries..hehe.. I think that fits..

Saturday Spotlight With Hidden Potential Challenge #3

This weekend over at the SATURDAY SPOTLIGHT challenge Vicki challenged us to Make A Scene.  I just won this adorable sweet witch from my DT diva Jodi's blog candy... She is a new Elizabeth Belle image.  I love her. Thanks Jodi.  

The rest of the scene is an awesome stamp set from There She Goes called
Home Sweet Home and Home Sweet Home Halloween Additions.   It has so many different stamps in each set to create an incredible scene..

Head on over to the Saturday Spotlight with Hidden Potential blog and join
in on the fun.  This week's sponsor is Squigglefly.  The winner will get to pick
2 free images. 

Clear Dollar Stamps Weekend Color Challenge

This week Lisa challenged us to use PINK.. for breast cancer awareness month. I kept mine simple. This awesome sentiment is from Clear Dollar Stamps and is perfect for this card. It is in the Church Chatter set.

This is a cause near and dear to me. My mom was an oncology nurse and founded the very first hospice in our county back in IL. She cared for hundreds of patients.

I just cannot even imagine what it must be like for  all of you that have lived the cancer journey. I have so many friends that have fought the fight. ON my card today is ribbon from my sweet friend Traci whose husband has battled. The paper on the inside of my card is from my sweet friend Peggy whose sister lost her battle. A few weeks ago I got to visit with my friend Darlene whose husband is fighting his battle right now. My friend Michelle and her mom just made an amazing quilt for a young child struggling with cancer.  I commend not only the patients but all of you that help them at this scary and difficult time.

SO this card is dedicated to all of you women out there that care for your loved ones with this disease. Hugs to all of you..

Come play along: Clear Dollar Stamps Weekend Color Challenge

Mo's Digital Challenge #2

I created this card for
Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge .  This week Sandy challenged the DT to make a card with a Fall theme and only use two embellishments.  

   I love these two images.  One is Kai playing in leaves and the other one is Mummu's Laundry. I resized the images in Photoshop and merged them together.  If you do this please be sure to leave Mo's signature somewhere in the picture.  I then colored them with Prisma Pencils and Copics.  I quilted my background but it is hard to tell.. This amazing quilt rack is from my sweet friend Grace.  Her and her hubby made it for me for my birthday.  She got the idea from the ever talented Debbie Olson.  I am also adding this to the SCS gallery for Ways To Use challenge.  Julia challenged us to use leaves. 

Mo's Dream Team is having a blog hop today.. Go check it out. The talent is amazing.  The first stop is Lori's Blog. 

Clear Dollar Stamps New October Releases

Hope you are ready for some Clear Dollar Stamp new releases.. I love this month's sets..The first one is for a challenge I do with the Teapot Ladies over on SCS. We were to be inspired by a pumpkin teapot.  I thought this recipe sounded soooo yummy and easy. I first saw it on Lorie's blog and just had to use it..This set is the new

Baking with Charliene.

This next card is with the Let Us Gobble Together set.  We got this terrific paper and ribbon in our packages this month from CDS and I thought it would make a great card for my daughter that is dieting at college. I told her to Jazzer-Turkey it up now because when she comes for Thanksgiving we are going to be eating lots of great food..

Both images were colored with Prisma Pencils and GooGone.  Sorry the photos are so dark it is a nasty day here.  Head on over to Clear Dollar Stamps and check out the new releases. 

Elizabeth Bell's Blitz Blog Candy

Good morning everyone.. I just wanted to tell you about Elizabeth Bell's amazing blog candy.. She is offering up some great stamps and a T-shirt... Go check it out here:

Blitz Blog Candy

There's Magic In The Air Challenge

Isn't this digi image the cutest.. It is available for FREE over on the

There's Magic In The Air blog.. I printed it on PTI white with my inkjet printer.. I then let it dry for a day.. I colored it with copics and prisma pencils.. If you do this just be careful when you color near the edges of the lines with the copics.. Don't soak the paper. It will smear.  Head on over for this free image. The challenge this week is to add a 3D element to your image.  I used dazzling diamonds.   Create a project or card and add it to Mr Linky. You could win a prize..

Banana Split Sunday

It's Sunday and time for Banana Split Sunday.. My favorite day of the week.  I am away from my computer so I hope this posts.  This week's challenge is a color challenge.  We are to use the colors purple, orange and black.  This adorable bear reminded me of a bear cub I saw along the road in the mountains last week when we were driving home.  He was so cute.. I am sure his momma was not far away.. Everyone was slowing down to look. I have never seen one like that up close.  Anyway.. this adorable stamp is a new release over at 2RedBananas Store.  It has some awesome sentiments that go with it.. Come join the fun..

Saturday Spotlight with Hidden Potential Challenge #2

I created this card for the all new

 Saturday Spotlight With Hidden Potential Challenge..

.  This week we challenge you to make a card with a tree image and decorate it.. I used this fabulous stamp from DRS designs.  I love it.. I added some bling to the tree.  Go check out all the fabulous creations from the rest of the DT...and join us. You could win a gift certificate for some awesome DRS Designs stamps.. I love their stamps.  Create a card and add it to Mr. Linky.  

House Mouse Bath

This adorable image came my way from my sweet friend Connie.  She sent me a big envelope full of images and I love them all.  I kept the card simple.  I colored with Gamsol, Pencils, and Copics.  I added dazzling diamonds to the water.. I made their cheeks rosey as I LOVE a hot bath..

The House Mouse and Friends Challenge Blog is looking for some new designers.. Go check it out. 

Clear Dollar Stamps New Release

I love this new Clear Dollar Stamps set.. It is so fun to work with.  It has 3 turkey images and lots of sentiments.  It was created for CDS by the very talented Heather Rolin.  I also created this for a challenge I do with some stampers on SCS.  This week we were to make a shaped card.  I turkey shaped mine.

Go check out all of CDS's newly released stamps.  They are super and you will really like the Christmas sentiments and the new Charliene..