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Saturday, November 12, 2011

Holiday Honey Hopping with Sassy Studio Designs




Hi everyone.  Welcome to the Sassy Studio Designs Holiday Honey Blog Hop!!!  If you came from the oh-so-talented Kathy's blog, you are on the right track.  I have been dying for this all week.  The previews were so stinkin' cute.  Lindsay, you are amazing!  I am showcasing Ariel for you today.  What a doll she is.  All the beautiful images are now available for sale.  Before you buy, hop along with us won't you?  We have some great fun lined up for you.  As you hop, each DT member or guest designer has a trivia question about the 12 Days of Christmas on their blog. All you have to do for a chance to win 3 fabulous images from this release is to leave the answers in a comment on the SSD blog. Entries with the correct answers to all 12 questions will be put in the hopper and the winner will be chosen randomly.  You have until Monday, November 14th at Midnight to enter.  My question is:

 What do the 9 ladies dancing symbolize?
But wait, there's more. As you hop, leave each member some love along the way. Each comment will put you in the hopper for 1 brand new Holiday Honey image. There will be 2 winners and you never know which DT member's blog comments the winner will be chosen from, so spread your love around.
We will also be hosting a Party Chat tonight at 7 pm Pacific time. Just head on back to the SSD blog, click the Party Blog flag and join in.  The next stop along the way is the fabulously talented Julie.  If you didn't start at the SSD blog, here is the entire hop order so you don't miss anyone.
Kim
Rachelle
Sara
Kathy
Rebecca - You are here
Julie
Regan
Elenor (Guest)
Thank you so much for stopping by. See you at the Party Chat tonight.


Thursday, November 10, 2011

SSD Holiday Honey Preview

Good morning.  Sassy Studio Designs has been previewing new images all week.  Today is my turn and I am proud to bring you Sleeping Beauty herself, Holiday Honey Aurora.



How beautiful is she?!  I colored her with Copics, cut her out and popped her up with SU dimensionals.  The ribbon is from Darice, the poinsettia is from Martha Stewart.  The background is some awesome foil paper I found at Hollo's.  I am currently exploring the world of metal.  I ran it through my BigShot with a snowflake embossing folder.  I love the shine. 

Saturday SSD will be hosting the Holiday Honey Blog Hop.  We will have awesome prizes, Christmas trivia and a party chat with the Design Team and other crafters around the globe.  I hope you will join us.

Thanks for stopping by.

FTPD


Saturday, November 5, 2011

Jude and the Rockers - Christmas!!!!

Hello everyone,  Princess Procrastination here.  I apologize for the hour delay in my posting.  I have been quite busy and didn't have time to work on my cards using the new Jude and the Rockers Christmas stamps from Simply Betty Stamps until today.





Aren't they adorable?!  I colored them all with Copics.  I also flocked the Santa hat and the slippers.  The embellies are from Dress it Up and Buttons Galore.  I put some Diamond Glaze on the milk glass and the glasses.  These little cuties were fun to color but as I said, I rushed through it way to quickly.  I hope Betty will forgive me.  She sure has done an awesome job with these images.

Please hop over to Simply Betty Stamps to see how you can get them for your very own.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

FTPD
 

Friday, November 4, 2011

Fabulous Freebie Friday

Good morning everyone.  It is time for another Fabulous Freebie Friday with Sassy Studio Designs and Paper Craft Planet.  Today is Create a Scene and the Fabulous Freebie is Domestic Diva from SSD.


I colored my Domestic Diva with Copics, cut her out and popped up only the top half of her.  Don't you think she looks like Adrienne Maloof?  I have a confession to make.  I have a guilty pleasure and it is the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.  If you don't know Adrienne, she is one of the housewives.  From the moment I got this image I knew I wanted to color her hair like Adrienne's hair.  Her face is so similar I think.  Maybe it is just me.  This week's episode had Adrienne learning how to roast a chicken.  When Lisa told her to wash the chicken, she took it to the sink and washed it with hand soap.  Good thing she is rich and has a chef.

If you would like to have your own copy of this Domestic Diva, just hop over to the SSD group on PCP.  If you are a follower, you get her for free.  If you are not and you want her, just join us.  Once you are a follower, you can download her.  She will only be available for 24 hours so you better hurry.  Head on over there.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

FTPD

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

BTBD Challenge - Scary Kids

Hi everyone.  Today at Beyond the Burtonesque Dolls we are doing Scary Kids, well sort of.  The challenge is to do something inspired by a movie with scary kids or a movie that scares kids or just use a character that scares kids.  I chose...the scariest of them all...The Wicked Witch of the West!!!



This is my first tri shutter card.  I love the way it came out.  The Wizard of Oz is my absolute favorite movie.  I got this awesome Graphic 45 paper a little while ago and I have been dying to use it.  The image is from Sassy Studio Designs.  Isn't it great?  I colored my witch with Copics.  I am limited with my grays but I think it came out just great.  The ribbon is from Really Reasonable Ribbon.  It was part of a Christmas sample pack.  The sentiment is from Archivers (a special exclusive set) and the spider is from K&Co (I think).

Now it is time to put on your thinking cap.  Do you have a scary movie kid in mind?  Or a scary movie character?  We would love to see what you come up with.  Beyond the Burtonesque Dolls would love to have you participate.  Please stop over and see what the other Design Team members have done.  They are super talented.  Thanks for stopping by.

FTPD & NLG







Monday, October 31, 2011

IT'S THE SECRET GREAT PUMPKIN CHARLIE BROWN

Happy Halloween!

Today is the final day of the Secret Great Pumpkin exchange at Simply Betty Stamps.  If you got here from Lea's blog, you are on the right track.  We have the final hop all ready for you and an AWESOME prize.  Today's prize is one mega Bucket! It has 12 new stamps, yep you heard me! Both not yet released! That means you will not only get the stamps before everyone else, but will be a part of our release days if you so choose to be, not required but it is an open invitation to be Guest Release DT Member. Both of these lines will not, I repeat not be available in digi, and if you are a digi lover and you win this prize, or any of the other two prizes and would like to switch them out for digis, Betty will grant that wish for you!
 
 
My Secret Pumpkin Pal was Alison.  Look at this awesome card she made me.  The coloring is so amazing on it.

Here are my socks!!!!


And the yummies!!!!


Today is also the day you find out how you can win the amazing prizes that were announced.  All you have to do is upload your best Halloween picture in Mr. Linky on the SBS blog! Yep that's it! Everyone should probably have their cameras out tonight anyway so there is no reason you can't use the pictures to win some awesome prizes.

Your picture must be Halloween, your family trick or treating, having dinner in your costumes, anything Halloween and in a costume! You will have until Nov. 3rd to upload your picture, the DT gals and I will vote on three of our favorites in the following catagories: Cutest, Funniest, Most Original! Mr. Linky will be gone by Nov. 3rd, and the three winners will be announced Nov. 10th on Betty's Birthday! Whoohoo! Like yesterday, today you can win a secret Betty digi just by leaving a comment on the SBS blog letting Betty  know what you thought of our posts and projects! Please leave us some lovin' too.
 
Now scoot on over to my good friend Lelia and check out her goodies.

If you stopped by here first, please go back and follow this order:

Start: SBS
Betty
Alison
Lea
Rebecca - You are Here
Lelia
End: SBS

From all of us at Simply Betty Stamps we wish you and your family a very Happy Halloween, stay safe out there, have a Spooktacular good time.  I am looking forward to seeing all of you pictures.
Thanks for stopping by.  FTPD & NLG
 

Sunday, October 30, 2011

Simply Betty Hop Day #2

Hi everyone.  Did you enjoy Simply Betty's Halloween Hop yesterday?  Well today is day #2.  We have some new DT members and guests for today's hop.  Halloween is almost here.  Are you ready for all the trick-or-treaters?  I will be making my treat bags today.  I am such a procrastinator.


So here is the blog hop list for today. I am not on it today, my day is tomorrow.  Don't forget to stop by tomorrow to see all the goodies my Secret Pumpkin Pal sent me and for the announcement of the last prize and how you can win that prize, or todays, or yesterdays!
Today's prize is an awesome bucket... it contains six brand spankin' new stamps from SBS's Jude and the Rockers Fall release, embellishments, and candy! All the fun stuff in the bucket will allow you to make six cards total, and have extra paper for more projects if you wish!

Details on how to win this prize will be in tomorrow's post on SBS.  Be sure to come on by.  Of course Betty has one single prize for today and that too will be a new secret Betty digi that will soon be available, but again only in clear stamp form! Only the DT and the winner of today's Betty will have her in digi form TOMORROW! Everyone else will have to win her on different occasions!

Get to hoppin' and have a Ghoulish good time!

SBS
Betty
Cyndi
Rio
Linda
Robin Guest and my sister
 
See you tomorrow.  Thanks for stopping by.
 
FTPD & NLG

Saturday, October 29, 2011

Halloween Hop with Simply Betty Stamps

Just because the 12 Days of Halloween is over at Simply Betty Stamps, doesn't mean the Halloween fun is over.  You still have until the 30th to upload your projects for any of the 12 days and be in the running for all the fabulous prizes.  And we have a special treat for the next 3 days.  Today is the beginning of our special Halloween Blog Hop!

Betty had a great idea for the Design Team.  She decided to have a Secret Pumpkin Exchange amongst the DT and a few friends.  We each got a Secret Pumpkin Pal and were asked to gift our SPP with a pair of Halloween socks, some candy and a handmade Halloween card.

On each blog of the hop you will see what that person got from their Secret Pumpkin, and they will reveal who it was.  There will be three days of It's the Great Secret Pumpkin Exchange Blog Hop. Each day will have a Spooktacular Prize, however the details on how you can win the prize will not be revealed until October 31st and the winners of each prize will be announced on Nov. 10th on Betty's  birthday. 

Today's Prize is a super cute bucket with three Teen Scene Halloween stamps, embellishments and candy! You will be able to create three different awesome cards with all the fun goodies and your stamp included in this bucket! The Stamps included are: Addams Couple, Teen Scene Halloween Group, and the Addams Portrait rubber stamps!

OK, let's get started with day one!
Here is the hop order:
 
Simply Betty Stamps
Betty
Aeryn
Suzi
Ends at SBS

Leave a comment on SBS with your favorite project for a chance to win a special Secret Betty Digi... you won't want to miss this chance, as she along with the rest of the Betty's will soon be available in clear stamp form only! Only you and the DT will have her before everyone else.   I am not scheduled until the 31st so you will have to wait to see what I got.  Have a frightfully good time!

Friday, October 28, 2011

ON THE 12TH DAY OF HALLOWEEN

My ghoul love gave to me
12 Bats a-flying


Today is the final day of the 12 Days of Halloween Challenge from Simply Betty Stamps.  Congrats to me as I was able to complete a project for all 12 days.  Congrats to Betty for another successful 12 day challenge.  It was so much fun. 

For my 12 bats a-flying I chose Vampire Christian from SBS because he already had 2 bats with him.  I colored him with Copics, cut him out and popped him up on some dp that had bats all over it.  Then I mounted it in my mini flip book.  I miscalculated and still have one flap left in my book left.  I thought the 12 Days of Halloween would fill up the entire book.  I guess I forgot how to count. 

Please leave me a comment and tell me what you think is missing from my book.  I have spiders, bats, ghosts, vampires, pumpkins and more.  But what am I missing?

All the details of this challenge are posted on Simply Betty Stamps.  Please play along.  You still have time.  Thanks for stopping by.

FTPD & NLG


 

Thursday, October 27, 2011

ON THE 11TH DAY OF HALLOWEEN

My ghoul love gave to me
11 Casks a-leaning
Welcome to Day11 of Simply Betty's 12 Days of Halloween.  I did not know what a cask was when I got this assignment.  I had to ask.  Betty put the definition on the post for today but if you haven't been there yet, I will tell you.  A cask is a sort of barrel that can hold wine.  This image is Ginger from Simply Betty's Funky Pirates.  She came with her own barrel so there's my cask. 

I am almost done with my mini flip book.  Even though I am rushing through this book and yesterday was not one of my finer moments, I still like it.  I am following my mother's suggestion and just having fun and not killing myself over it.  I do have to say that I will never be rushing through again.  I just feel I could have given it so much more.  I need to practice some time management skills.

Thanks for stopping by and please head over to SBS to see all the challenge details.  Have a good one.

FTPD & NLG


WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE?

Today at Sassy Studio Designs we are doing your favorite movie for Dare to be Sassy Thursday.

My favorite movie is the Wizard of Oz.  You may be wondering why I chose Hermione Granger from Harry Potter for this assignment.  I will tell you.  I have the Wiz planned for next week so I decided to go with another movie I love which is Harry Potter.  I have read all the books and seen all the movies.  I am addicted.  I colored Hermione with Copics and popped her up.  I have to apologize to all of you for not putting enough effort into this.  I actually forgot I had an assignment and had to do this quickly.  I think from now on I will keep a list of what I have to do in my studio so I don't forget.

Please hop over to Sassy Studio Designs to see what the rest of the DT has done for your inspiration.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

FTPD & NLG


Wednesday, October 26, 2011

ON THE 10TH DAY OF HALLOWEEN

My ghoul love gave to me
Ten ghouls a-groaning


Welcome back for day 10 of Simply Betty's 12 Days of Halloween.  I am posting this against my better judgment.  I know that it is very obvious that I made this in no time at all.  It is not my best work but I didn't want to miss out on any of the 12 days.  I also didn't have any ghouls to use so I improvised.  I just put 10 of whatever I had handy on this, skulls, spiders and bats.  The pink power ranger head belongs to my niece Rebecca.  I also didn't have time to color an image for this.  I guess time just got away from me.  I think maybe I should start now to prepare my materials for the 12 Days of Halloween 2012. 

Please head over to Simply Betty Stamps to see all the challenge details.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

FTPD & NLG





 

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

ON THE 9TH DAY OF HALLOWEEN

My ghoul love gave to me
Nine ghosts a-booing


Welcome to day 9 of the 12 Days of Halloween by Simply Betty Stamps.  Today is another special day.  In addition to the challenge we have another release.  The Coquettes set is now for sale.  I am using Priscilla.  I colored her with Copics while I was watching Dancing with the Stars.  I went a little quicker than I usually like to while coloring because I wasn't paying attention.  Maks was dancing, can you blame me?!

I went literal with the challenge again and added 9 ghosts.  The lovely lady in the picture is my mother who recently passed away.  She is holding my 2 nieces when they were little.  The picture quality was very poor.  My niece scanned it and emailed it to me.  I had to cut the background off because it was such a mess.  My nieces are all grown up now and my mother is gone.  This picture is very special to me.  I wish I would have spent more time on the page but my mother is the one that told me not to kill myself with multiple day challenges.  I saved this picture and plan on doing a 12x12 page later on.  This mini flip book is just for this 12 day challenge.

Please hop over to SBS and check out what the others have done.  The Coquettes are for sale now so make sure you get your own.  Thanks for stopping by.

FTPD & NLG



Monday, October 24, 2011

ON THE EIGHTH DAY OF HALLOWEEN

My ghoul love gave to me
Eight monsters shrieking


In addition to the Simply Betty Stamps 12 Days of Halloween challenge, Betty is also previewing another new release.  This release is called the Coquettes.  I am using Cosette.  Isn't she such a sweetie?  I needed a sweet image to go with this picture of my great niece Bailey.  She is such a sweetheart.  Miss Bailey Bug was a fairy for Halloween last year.  She even has makeup on.  What a doll.

I colored Cosette with Copics, cut her out and attached her with glue dots.  For my 8 monsters shrieking I used sets of eyes.  It was the only thing I had 8 of handy.  I know eyes can't shriek so I will play the artistic interpretation card one more time.  I put it all in my flip book and I was done in record time.  I am still trying to embrace the "don't drive yourself nuts" mentality with this 12 day challenge so I don't get burned out.  My flip book is looking so good.

Please hop over to Simply Betty Stamps and check out what the rest of the Design Team has done.  All the challenge details are posted there as well.  Please play along.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

FTPD & NLG



Sunday, October 23, 2011

ON THE SEVENTH DAY OF HALLOWEEN

My true love gave to me
Seven glowing pumpkins


Simply Betty Stamps is up to Day 7 of the 12 Days of Halloween challenge.  Today is 7 glowing pumpkins.  This is the front of my 12 Days flip book.  The pumpkin paper is so stinkin' cute!  It is from K & Co.  There were plenty of pumpkins on this paper but I still felt like adding more.  I should have backed off a bit because now I think there are too many.  I added so many that I completely covered up all the foliage I put on the right side.  The pumpkins stickers are from EK and had a bit of sparkle already added to them.  I put googly eyes on two of the pumpkins.  I couldn't resist.

My image is Punkin' Judy from SBS.  I wasn't feeling well today and I am afraid I didn't color her the way I intended to color her.  We have a special guest posting with us today and I was feeling a bit intimidated by her as well.  It is the one and only Suzanne Dean.  She is a master colorer.  Most of the time I think I do a pretty good job but today nothing was working for me.  I still think it is okay though.  I lost most of the shading I wanted and her hair isn't even the color I started with.  I added some glitter to her hair to try to cover up the flaws.  Overall though, I am still pleased with my book.  I have no idea what I am going to do with it when it is done but I still like it and am happy that I am making it.

I went to Adventures in Stamping this morning with Barbie and Cathy.  We had a great time but I was still feeling kind of punky.  I found a lot of really cool things that I will be working on and posting in the future.  I was introduced to a company I had never heard of before.  I can't wait to introduce them to you as well but you will have to wait until I make something with what I bought today.

Please head over to Simply Betty Stamps to get all the challenge details and see what the rest of the design team has created.  Thanks so much for stopping by and please come back tomorrow for day 8.

FTPD & NLG