Good To The Last Drop! *Giveaway!*

Can I make a confession...I am SO relieved to not be creating holiday cards right now! LOL! I had SO much fun making this birthday card. I started with a challenging, but fun sketch for Sketch Tuesday at Skipping Stones Design and then added a dose of SUPER CUTE stamps (SSD, of course!), and then added a good dose of WAY ADORABLE papers from Samantha Walker for Creative Imaginations, the Big Top Birthday collection, and...well...PURE AND UTTER CUTENESS!!!!



I absolutely love how these papers come together and the colors are just divine!!! The base of the card is a fabulous die cut paper. I ADORE those big bulbous circles!!! HAPPY!!!! AND...are you loving those super cute coffee stamps? Keep reading, my friends....keep on reading.... Just say'n.



I used my waterbrush to color the image with the same ink that I used to stamp the sentiment. I love doing that because it allows for coordination all around and, well, that just makes me happy.

So...you should totally hop on over to Skipping Stones Design today to participate in the Sketch Challenge for this week! Here is the sketch created by Amy Shaffer:

ALSO...don't forget to check out what ALL the Stamp Tramps have created along with our AMAZING guest designers for this month...seriously. They rock. Just say'n.

AND...If you are interested in *WINNING* the same stamp set that I used here, Funny Coffee Vol. 1, you should probably leave a comment below. For a second chance, leave a second comment letting me know you follow my blog via Google Friend Connect (see right sidebar to join!). I will keep this open for one week, so it will close Next Monday night and I will announce the winner with next week's sketch! Sound like a plan? Sounds like a plan to me, folks!

Today I am linking with the following parties:

The Fairy Child

I missed you guys!!!! Thank you so much for the Anniversary wishes! I got to spend the entirety of last week just hanging out with my fabulous husband! It was SO wonderful! We were supposed to head to Denver the day after Christmas, but our flight was canceled, so we were not able to go, as they couldn't get us on another flight until yesterday, but, alas, we decided to have a fun week together at home! It really was so great! We were bummed that we didn't get to see The Hubbums' parents, as planned, but we are going to make plans to do that soon...perhaps not in a snow storm. HA!

I actually took the week off from creating for the most part, too. I think it is good sometimes to just step back for a few days and let life inspire you and allow some ideas to pile up instead of just jumping right in. So, I let myself do that for the week, too. But, boy when I stepped back into my studio I was PRODUCTIVE! I had a great time!

This is the first of the projects I am excited to share with you!


Fairy Child

Fairy Child was inspired by the White Glitter Challenge over at Gingersnap Creations. When I saw the challenge I knew I wanted to just COVER something with fabulous glitter, 'cause, well, that's just always a good plan. Just say'n. SO....I stumbled upon this old salt shaker in my studio, and the ideas began to form!


The child (Tyler) and the wings (Monarch Wings) are both Scrolls Work stamps. I also overstamped the wings with the Braker stamp from Scrolls Work. I love layering stamped images!


Here you can see a close up of the wing stamped on patterned paper and overstamped with the Braker image.

I pieced together the clothing using the Circa 1934 line from Cosmo Cricket. I love how these papers worked so well for this!


So, there you have The Fairy Child. Love? Yes. Love super lots? Totally. Just say'n.

AND...I just wanted to tell you guys about, THIS, too!!!!

Check it out at WWW.SCROLLSWORK.COM!

Anyway, it's good to be back!

Jingle Out! HAHAHAHA!!!!

10 Years Ago Today, I Married My Best Friend

Well, these two little kids got married, anyway! LOL! Yes, we got married on New Year's Eve. Yes, I love him to pieces. Yes, he loves me to pieces. Yup. We were 12 years old at the time. Just Say'n. *wink* Hee-hee!!!!



And we love each other so much more now than we could have even imagined on that day. I love you, Hubbums. Forever and stuff.

There's A Skeleton in the Christmas Closet!

I hope you are enjoying an absolutely WONDERFUL Christmas Day with your family and friends!!! I am!!! I wanted to quickly share a Christmas project that I finished up last night! Nothing like last minute holiday crafting! LOL!


Skeleton in the Christmas Closet

Isn't it just fun?!!! I had a blast creating this piece!



The skeleton is a collection of fabulous Samantha Walker for Unity stamps called Bones About Halloween. Yes, I realize they were INTENDED for Halloween, but I think they make GREAT Christmas stamps! Heee!!!!



So, I hope you have a TRULY fabulous Christmas!!! AND...a Happy New Year, too!

Merry Christmas To All...and to all....

...a good time blogging! Oh...wait...is that not how that goes? Oh, well....it suits my purposes at the moment! HA! I just wanted to drop in with a quick post today. I didn't get anything created, but I do have a project that I plan to finish before Christmas and get posted! I hope you and your family have a WONDERFUL Christmas! And...I hope you get a visit from caroling gnomes. Because that would make ME happy...I'm figuring it would probably make you happy, too. Just say'n. Heee!!!

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Merry Christmas!

Just Say'n.

Jingle Out!

It's Wednesday...My Workspace is insane, as per usual, BUT I did get some happy mail!

Well, it is officially What's on Your Workspace Wednesday and, quite frankly, mine is it's usual disaster. As my Christmas gift to all of you, I am going to spare you a picture of the mess! HA! However, I do want to show you a few things that are ON my workspace at the moment! YUP! FUN STUFF all around!

I had the chance to participate in a Secret Santa swap over at Lillyella and just LOOK at the wonderful package that the fabulous Emmeline sent to me!



Can you SEE all those fabulous little bits and bobs? I am SO excited! And LOOK!!! JINGLE BELLS!!!! Perfect! Just say'n.



AND....then there is this FABULOUS card! I know...I shouldn't say that about my own work...all that humility mumbo jumbo and such, but I DO REALLY love this one!



The gorgeous bird stamp is from Scrolls Work and I colored it with Prismacolor pencils. The papers are all Cosmo Cricket and the ribbon is CTMH.



So...that's what's on my workspace right now! As per usual for the week prior to Christmas, life is crazy, insane, and hectic with a whole lot of fun mixed in! I hope you are having a fabulous week!

Happy WEDNESDAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS!!!!!

Sisters and Christmas...fun stuff! {Wordless Wednesday}

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