My first hAnglar card & some pictures

WOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was so happy to get a few things in the mail today.

First of all, these beautiful papers from a challenge I won about 8 wks ago.............Took a long time go get these puppies but I have em & I love em!

Secondly, these adorable, loveable, cutsey, whootsie hAnglar & stAnglar images from my bestest gal, pal, blogger buddy boss over seas!!! What a treat!

This is my first time coloring one of these adorable lil people & it won't be the last!

I put two & two together and got this Christmas card.

Because I will be sending this to Operation Write Home, I was not allowed to use bling (glitter or rhinestones or swirls of flash) as these cards are going to our heros of war & all the bling puts their lives in danger if caught in just the right flash of the night sky! Please read more on this HERE before making a card for this cause!

Oh how I wanted to add bling, glitter & Zing! But I withheld!

Challenges for my card:

lovely hAnglar only - layered

DCD Christmas Challenge- Childrens' Christmas

Cupcake Craft- sketch

Flutterby Wednesdays- angel with buttons

Bah Humbug- fav medium (watercolor pencils, blending stumps & baby  oil for coloring & stitching for accenting)

Sentimental Sundays- Christmas Cards for OWH

Cowgirls Sunday Challenge- Christmas Cards for OWH

Paper Sundaes Challenge- min 3 embellies (buttons, ribbon, eyelet)

Pile it on- Cards for OWH

NOW if your still with me................

I have some pictures to share!

Here we have a few pictures of The Honorary Prairie Fairy GurlZ at our annual Marketsquare Sale table.

We got two spots this year, Trisha supplied the tables & card holders.

As you can see by the table below, sales were BOOMING.....well, not really but I had to get a shot of the Prairie Fairy herself workin the crowd! She got some more people hooked on her stuff that day!! Woo Hoo ! you go girl!

This is a picture of my son Reade. He turns 3 TODAY!!! OMG!!!

He is a 'self taught' bike rider.

What I mean is, while I sit at the table crafting, he runs in & out of the house off & on his bike.....

.....& before I knew it, he said 'mom come look'....he was riding up  & down the cement walkway to our deck! (small walkway, small deck [a one stepper] ).

So I had to take him around the neighborhood and flaunght his bike riding ability!

Dressed to the nine's my son, who found his rubber boots on a nice summer day!

This is a picture of my daughter waiting for the bus on the first day of school .

Nine going on 16 !

Into grade 4 this yr......BTW she hates it already!! Bwahhaaha!!

And this is my son playing with his sister on his first day of school .

It is a struggle to get him here every morning & he has cried every day for about 5 mins after I leave, then when I pick him up he talks non-stop of what he did & sings the songs they sang that day!

It's definitely a 'love-hate relationship' !

Thanks for taking the time to come check out my blog today.

Don't forget about my candy at the top of my blog, until Sept. 26!

Card requests

So I had a couple card requests and thought I make them fit a couple challenges.

 

 First I am showing you my Top Tip of saving paper. I hate to waste and truth be told, my blogging buddy gave me this idea in the first place. Why not save what you can. So when making a card, I'll (sometimes, not all the time) cut out the center of my base cuz no one sees it anyways.

Pic on left- what I am starting with

Pic on right- middle cut out of center

Next we have my base and paper I want on top assembled onto my cardstock.

 Put them altogether and we have a perfect congratulatory card for a newly engaged couple.

The stamp set is from Stampin Up and I have not cracked it open for a 'coon's age' & it is called

Pocket Silhouettes (definitely an oldie)

My second card on this post I am showing my same paper saving tip & same stamp set  to make a thank you card.

The paper pack I've used for both cards is Basic Grey Cappela.

Oldie But a Goodie- new beginnings

Top Tip Tuesday- saving paper

Craftalicious- Thanks

Crafty Cardmakers- CAS (I know I can't win, but thought I'd support anyways. )

Stamping Vacation- ocassion oasis- congrats

Stamping Vacation- no no challenge- no sparkle

Stamp Something- spots & stripes

Cupcake Inspirations- photo below for first card

Totally Tilda DT- Make your own flowers!

REMINDER- I have Tilda Candy at the top of my blog & I've reached 250 followers..........surprise candy added

Isn't this the most perfect combination......

Tilda with HOMEMADE FLOWERS!

Yup, we wanna see your homemade flower creations at Totally Tilda this week.

I think I got the tutorial for my flowers off of splitcoaststampers, but can't, for the life of me, find it, so I will keep searching & keep you posted!

I made this card for my daughter who was the flower girl in my sister's wedding last month. She looked like a princess (pic at  bottom of post) & brought tears to my eyes to see her look so grown up.

Tilda is colored with watercolor pencils, blending stumps & baby oil. Papers are CTMH, punch for the flower edge is from SU....I'm pretty sure any edge punch will make a gorgeous flower...., lace is from Really Reasonable Ribbon & MS punch made the leaves . All the little extras I'm pretty sure are from Dollarama!

I added little antiquy brads to the flower centers &  little bit of stickles topped them off, as does the glitter to Tilda's socks & flowers in her hair!

Mrs. Sugar is offering up some great die cuts from her store as the prize. Check it out here.

Here's my daughter, isn't the resemblance to Tilda, uncanny! lol

Pls come by the Totally Tilda Challenge and leave some love for all the other DT members!

We hope to see your creations!

Challenges for my card:

Kaboodle Doodles- photo inspiration ( see below)

All Sorts- Colors of autumn

Mark's Finest paper- fall colors

Stampin for the wknd- shabby or vintage

Everybody-art- handmade flowers

Fairy Fun Friday DT- Embossing anyhow, anyway, anytime

(Friendly reminder- Stamping Vacation blog hop on Sept 25th & 26th- LOTS of prizes to be won)

It's been two weeks!!! It's time for another challenge at Fairy Fun Fridays.

We want to see your

EMBOSSING TECHNIQUES

*wet or dry*

bring it on!!!

Eva since I saw the new Lewis & Gillian images that the Fairy Queen came up with, I have wanted to make something with them! And here's my chance!

I have used the image 'Count DracLewis' from Prairie Fairy Designs.

Isn't he the cutest thing you have ever seen!

I was also dying to use some of my Halloween papers and embellies.

I dry embossed the green paper on the bottom of the card thru my cuttlebug.

I heat embossed the death out of  the image in order to get the 'cracked glass' look, which is now my new fav. technique to use & because of that, I now need more clear embossing powder.

There are You Tube videos and Splitcoaststamper techniques on how to do this, but let me make it simple for you.

1. make sure you color your image & do any necessary sponging & stamping prior to

2. versamark(ing) your image up & then

3. add clear embossing powder and

4. heat it up and

5. repeat steps 2 thru 4 about 6-8 times and then

6. place the heat embossed image in the freezer for about 2-3 minutes

7. take it out & crack it accordingly.......depending on where you want your cracked glass to appear.

DONE!!!

Challenges for my card:

Cowgirl-up Sunday Stampen Challenge- anything goes

A Crafty Little Place- sketch

One Stop Craft- photo inspiration

Crafty Sentiments- anything digi

Simon Says Stamp- Holiday Fun & blog hop

Fab'n'Funky- whateva

Sew Many Challenges- Happy Halloween

The Stampman- distressed

Have a good wknd!

Fussy & Fancy DT card- Christmas Colors

((Quick Reminder- Stamping Vacation- Blog Hop Sept 25th & 26th- TONS o' prizes to be won! ))

For the next two weeks at Fussy & Fancy we are asking you to:

Use Christmas Colors (but does NOT have to be a Christmas Card).

Reds & Greens .

Blues,Whites & Silvers.

Make a Christmas card if you want, but it doesn't have to be!

How does that sound?

How about this.....we are being sponsored by

A $15.00 gift voucher for their store! Do u know what they have there?

 EVERYTHING!!

Now I know you wanna join us!

At first I was at a loss (because I wanted to create something NON-Christmas),

then my MOJO took over and TA-DA.....here we have my red & green NON-Christmas card.

I got this Sweet Pea image from my "girlfriend" on one of the other DT's I am on.

She was kind enuf to loan me a couple, as I was curious to see what I could do with them & I am so super happy with the way she turned out! [Mwah, thanks chicky : ) ]

Papers are from two different CTMH paper packs. Red & white flowers are Prima & the green one in the middle is Wild Orchid. My green leaf ribbon is from Really Reasonable Ribbons! I LOVE the ribbons they offer in their monthly ribbon club !

bwahhahaa..............I just noticed on my second pic here a pink letter L above my butterfly. This is not supposed to be here, but the container of sticky letters my son plays with fell on my card and it stuck....I didn't even notice til just now while making this post. LOL (see it's not in the first pic)

I decided to make an aperture card. I had never done one before & was dying to try it out since seeing it done a few times around blogland including from my blogging buddy Dora! Thanks for the inspiration!

Sentiment is SU as are the scallop & butterfly punches .

Head on over the Fussy & Fancy Challenge blog & check out the other DT's inspirations!

Can't wait to see you there.

Challenges for my card:

Sketch & Stash- sketch (image is new - to me)

Your Next Stamp Challenge- anything goes

Corrosive Challenge- old olive & real red

Charisma Cardz Challenge- something never tried before (aperture card)

Stamp Insanity- it happens in 3's- 3 heart eyelets, 3 flowers

Candy Alerts-

First of all at Ying & Magnolia we've got this lovely assortment!

There's a catch though.

 Pop on over to check it out!

Next we have another fabulous bunch of yummy candy at Lothian Crafts Online.

Follow the steps and the more chances you get.

Also, I stumbled upon this tasty candy at Jaques Joie do Vivre while gawking at her cracked glass snowman!

and Finally at Feline Playful there is 200 follower candy!

You simply must check out this site.........if you are eva looking for a challenge, this is the place to go.

Karen updates the challenges in blogland nearly every single day.

Come check it out, become a follower and get a chance at this great candy bin!

Crafty Carmakers DT- CAS

Wow, another two weeks down. Kids are officially back to school & that makes me a happy scrapper! lol (edited- school not til Wednesday- this is what happens when you preschedule a post, you get ahead of yourself======LOL)

It is actually a long wknd her in Canada and along with the festivities of a parade, fireworks, bounceroos, the marketsquare, family fishing derby & many nights of partying [none by me-haha]......comes a poorly neglected blog.....but hey, I;ll show you pics of all of the above named things in a post soon to follow!!

At Crafty Cardmakers for the next 2 weeks we want to see your creations be:
 CAS (aka- Clean And Simple).
The little the better. The cleaner the better. Less is more.
Come on, you can do it..............HECK, if I can do it, ANYONE & THEIR DOG can do it!! LOL

Sentiment if from Sentimental Sundays where every Sunday (along with their challenge), they have free sentiments available for downloading! They are always so perfect! I love em'.

Ribbons are from Really Reasonable Ribbons, my fave online store for ribbons!

I think I used a sketch from MoJo Monday a LONG time ago. I embossed, faux stitched and die cutted, but other than that (haha) it is fairly simple!

Pls come over to the Crafty Carmakers Challenge and give the girlz some love.

As always, our lovely sponsor is:

Challenges for my card:

Cowgirls Sunday Stampen- anything goes

Paper Players- CAS

Bee Crafty- anything goes

Secret Crafter- CAS

Paper Play- stitches

Creative Inspirations DT & Totally Tilda Mid Week Reminder

How convenient to 'kill two birds with one stone'.

This is my DT card for Creative Inspirations, where for the next two weeks we want to see your shapes. Create something other than square or rectangle.

So put on your thinking caps and come along & join the fun!

This is also my Mid Week Reminder for the Totally Tilda Challenge of Lilac & Lace!

Naturally, I've used a Tilda Stamp in order to get my creation completed. Isn't she pirdy?????

I have used a Die Cut Shape from Mrs. Susie Sugar's Die Cut Dreams Store.

To be honest I was on the fence about ordering these shapes, as I figured I could "make due" by myself. Then I realized I was not that creative AT ALL, so opted to order some shapes from Mrs. Sugar & let me tell you...........these shapes are FANTASTIC. They are so solid & sturdy, it even surprised me. The cardstock is Fabulously thick in a variety of colors & shapes.

I am in love (sorry DH.....I've cheated on you!).

I used a SU stamp set  called "Delight in life" to set the background on the white cardstock overlay.

The lace is from Wild Orchid Crafts as is the center to my flower in the corner. I had just recieved my Wild Orchid order the day I made this card, so I was SUPER EXCITED to get to them!!

Butterfly was a gift from a friend.

Oh I amost forgot I used a bit of flower soft in Tilda's hat.

So pls let me explain the picture below. When I first posted this on the DT blog at Totally Tilda, some of the DT members thought my card instantly fell apart, when in actuality, I have a brad behind the flower in the corner that allows for the card to open by sliding over the top white cardstock.

VOILA.

 You can now write on the inside.

Pls come join in the fun at Creative Inspirations for the next two weeks  where we are being sponsored by Fantastic Ribbons ( bag of buttons to the winner)

 and

Totally Tilda where the sponsor is BunnyZoes Store for the next week.

Challenges for my card:

OSSAT- butterlies, blooms & bling

Craft your Days away- girly & glitter

Tuesday Throwdown- creative ribbon

Paper Sundaes- 2 diff color mediums (copics, watercolor pencils & stamp ink)

Fairy Fun Friday Midweek Reminder- Pearls & Lace

Well since Fairy Fun Fridays have gone fortnightly, this is your mid-week reminder. From me to you!

Head on over & get your entry in before next Friday for a chance at some great digis's from the Prairie Fairy.

For my card I have chosen the image SugarPlum Fairies by Prairie Fairy Designs. I have chosen to make a pop-up card as well. Something a little differnt!

 

I created a little accent (here to the left ) of a safety pin containing some jewels from my daughters jewel set she no longer wanted.

Image colored with watercolor pencils, blending stumps and baby oil.

Head on over to FFF and upload your entry. Don't forget to check out the Prairie Fairy Design store for a ton of great new images she has created !

Challenges for my card:
Simon Says Stamp- pearls & lace (Happy Birthday Heidi)
ABC Challenge- C for charm
Dare U 2 Digistamp- shaped card
Crafty Catz- 3 embellies, 2 papers (black doesn't count as it's my base), 1 image
Stampin' B's -use a charm
Crafty Pad- simply pearls

Aud Sentimenets & RRR join forces.

This month at Aud Sentiments, the sponsor for the monthly candy is Really Reasonable Ribbons. Now anyone who knows me, knows I use RRR products on the majority of my creations. I love them. I love thier monthly ribbon club assortments packs & I love the Aud Sentiment Challenge. That's whole lotta love!

Head on over for your chance at a great prize & challenge.  Aud Sentiment & RRR combined!

Stamping Vacation DT -Pick 3 Challenge for Month of September

It's September 1st----YIKES.......

Here I am with my first DT card for the Stamping Vacation PICK 3 Challenge .

But before I get to that let me tell you a bit about The Stamping Vacation Challenge Blog where there is a challenge for every day of the month. Each challenge also lasts for one month..............so you have more time to enter the challenges more than once, thereby allowing your name to go into a draw at the end of the month, for a voucher to a specific store.

This month the voucher is $25.00 from FLOURISHES .

Now for my PICK 3 DT card..................

This month, we are challenging you to pick 3 from the list below and turn them into a card. Pls remember to specify your items when you link back to the Stamping Vacation blog.

And pls remember to turn off word verification!

Here's your list- should you chose to accept it! lol

circle tag

anything yellow

brad

frame

eyelet

vellum

image with a building

string

black paper

Can u see what I used?

First of all  I used the image from Prairie Fairy Designs called Villa Road.

This is my first attempt at a sketchy sketch of still life with unclear lines! I was frightened to do it, but got er done anyways. The sentiment is from a different Prairie Fairy Design set called Honey Beary Set of 3.

I colored it all wrong & therefore is my least fav part of the card. I used Stampin Up Hodge Podge Hardware to encase the sentiment, as well as in the corner of the image and in the middle of my string on the side.

I also used the sketch from Stamping Vacation........new sketch will be available tomorrow.

YUP..............

I used string,

black paper and

an image with a building!

(and I snuck a frame in too) 

You guessed it!!!

Those are my pick 3's!!

So get on over to the Stamping Vacation Challenge Blog for a chance at a great prize. It's the only place in town where there are a TON of challenges!!

ALSO- Stamping Vacation will be hosting a blog hop on Sept 25 & 26 called

HOMEMADE WITH A HOP !

Challenges for my card:

Stamping Vacation- sketch therapy

Creative Cottage- celebrations (new home)

Sir Stampalot- distressed

All Sorts- garden or park
Pollycraft- add a little nature