Stitch It Up

It's Dare to be Sassy Thursday again over at Sassy Studio Designs.  Our challenge this week is called Stitch it Up.  You must use stitches somewhere on your project.  I went with stitches on the image itself.  This fabulous image is one of my favorites from SSD and she is covered in stitches.  I guess that's what happens when your betrothed is Frankenstein.  

Please head over to Sassy Studio Designs and check out what the rest of the design team has done for your inspiration.  Thanks so much for stopping by.  Also, I have some yummy blog candy above if you are interested.  

Challenges entered:

Paper Makeup Stamps #76 - Anything goes

Paperminutes #257 - Faces

Crafting for all Seasons #46 - Dies and punches

Penny's Paper-Crafty #115 - Anything goes

Stamps N Doodle - Anything goes

Shelly's Images - Sew much fun

A Gem of A Challenge #67 - Dies & punches

Alota Rubber Stamps #101 - Multiple of 3s

Oozak #11 - Favorite color (green)

The Crafty Blogger #8 - Anything goes

FTPD & NLG

Rainbow Bright

Today marks the beginning of another fabulous challenge from Corrosive Challenges.  The challenge is called Rainbow Bright and the rules are simple.  You just need to use your favorite color combo.  We are sponsored by the Oh So Amazing Kenny K.  I sure do love Kenny K images.  The Kenny K image I used is called Freshman.  Isn't she adorable?

I started by choosing my color combo.  Green is my birthstone and my favorite color.  My beautiful Amazon Sydney is green with a bright yellow neck.  She is just so beautiful so of course I went with green and yellow.  I colored my image with Copics, cut her out and popped her up with SU dimensionals.  I found this great  paper in my box-o'-scraps.  I thought it was so perfect for this card.  I wanted to keep it clean and simple so I added just a touch of ribbon and some SU buttons.  

Please head over to Corrosive Challenges and play along with us.  I also have some blog candy if you are interested at the top of my blog.  Thanks for stopping by.

Challenges I have entered:

 Crafting When We Can #38 - Birthstone

Party Time Tuesdays #107 - 3 and 3

Tuesday Throwdown #134 - Anything goes

Penny's Paper-Crafty #114 - Use your favorite color combo

Charisma Cardz  #6 - Anything goes

FTPD & NLG

Green with Envy Blog Hop

Welcome to day 2 of the Sassy Studio Designs Green with Envy Blog Hop.  If you came here from the very talented (and also my sister) Robin's blog, you are in the right place.  This month we are doing things a little different.  The amazing artist and owner of SSD, Lindsay, has been having some computer trouble so we won't have any new images for you during this hop.  We will all be showcasing our favorite SSD images and you have a chance to win them all.  Each member of the DT will chose a random winner from their comments.  That winner will get the image showcased on that blog.  There will be one winner chosen from the SSD comments and they will win all of the showcased images.  We have a huge DT so that's a really big prize. The winners will be chosen Tuesday night and announced on Wednesday.

I had a hard time choosing an image so I let my niece, Becca, pick it.  She picked a great one.  This is Wednesday Addams.  I love her.  I tend to lean toward the darker images as does my niece.  I colored her with Copics, cut her out and popped her up with SU dimensionals.  We had to use the color green somewhere which is never a problem for me.  Not only is it my birthstone, but it is my favorite color.  

The house is Rickety House from Tim Holtz.  I used some core'dinations paper, cut it out and ran it through a paper crimper before sanding it.  The roof was put through a new Darice embossing folder.  I added a ghost in the attic and an dancing skeleton in the living room.  The background was done by sponging several Distress inks.  The grass was done using a Fiskars punch and the cobwebs were made last minute using a Q-tip.  

I hope you all had a great hop.  Now don't forget to head back to SSD and leave your comment.  I also have some blog candy posted at the top of my blog if anyone is interested.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

Challenges entered:

Deep Ocean #45 - Letter "B" - Bear

Charisma Cardz #6 - Anything goes

Twisted Thursday - Card with a window

Crafts 4 Eternity - Teddy Bear

 Raise The Bar #131 - Anything goes

Stampin' for the Weekend - Distressing

Avadares #8 - St. Patrick's or green

Tuesday Throwdown #134 - Anything goes

 Craft Us Crazy #37 - Show us your favorites (green)

A Gem of a Challenge #67 - Dies and punches

FTPD & NLG

Pink, Red & White

Hi everyone.  Today's Sassy Studio Designs Dare to be Sassy Thursday is all about Pink, Red & White.  I made this card for my friend's birthday.  She is 29...again!!!  I started with this fabulous image from SSD called Philippines Honey.  I colored her with Copics, cut her out and popped her up with SU dimensionals.  I took some liberties with the image and removed the fan she had in her hand.  I replaced it with the sentiment.

I broke into my Anna Griffin stash for the background paper.  I do love Anna Griffin.  The red ribbon is leftover my niece's wedding.  The pink is generic ribbon I found while cleaning my studio.    I would say that I hope my friend likes it but I know the answer already.  Her birthday was the 12th and she loved it.

Please head over to Sassy Studio Designs and check out what the rest of the design team has done for your inspiration.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

These are the challenges I have entered:

The Crazy Challenge #138 - For a birthday

Party Time Tuesday #107 - 3 of 1 thing

Inky Impressions - Ribbon or twine

Paper Pretties #245 - Red, pink & white

Charisma Cardz #6 - Anything goes

Southern Girls #62 - Bling it on 

Nordsalten #3 - Birthdays

Pin and Tack #6 - Anything goes

Stampotique Designers #86 - Red, pink & white

The Crafty Blogger #8 - Anything goes

FTPD & NLG

For My Mother

Hi everyone.  This week's Sassy Studio Designs Dare to be Sassy Thursday is all about hearts.  The challenge is to use at least one heart in your project.  I chose to dedicate a card to my mother.  Next week will mark the second anniversary of her passing and I still miss her like it happened yesterday.

I decided to use this image because my sister says it is the prettiest SSD image.  I used Copics to color the image and I fussy cut her out.  I made the wings by stamping Versamark on plastic and using white embossing powder.  I think she makes a beautiful angel.  

For the heart requirement, I embossed pearl shimmer paper with a heart Cuttlebug folder.  The border ribbon punch is from EK Success.  The ribbon is generic.  Behind the background is a piece of mirror paper and the base card is made of pearl shimmer paper.   The Thinking of You stamp is from Our Daily Bread.  I know I can't exactly mail this to my mother but I think she helped me make it.

Please head over to Sassy Studio Designs and see what the rest of the design team has created for your inspiration.  Thanks for stopping by.

FTPD & NLG

 Robyn's Fetish #145 - Have a heart

That Craft Place - White on white

Artistic Inspirations #27 - Embossing

The Cheerful Stamp Pad #53 - You have my heart

Forever Friends #54 - Use ribbon or lace

Lexi's Creations #83 - Valentine / love

Loves Rubberstamps #38 - Anything goes

Papertake Weekly - Anything goes

Tuesday Alchemy #49 - Anything goes

Simon Says Stamp - Have a heart

HEARTS AND FLOWERS

Hi everyone.  This is going to be a very quick post.  I had a long day and can barely keep my little eyes open.  Corrosive Challenges is back with another challenge.  The new challenge is to use hearts and flowers.  I wanted to make something different so I went for this clean and simple card.  The image is Jacob Black from our amazing sponsor Sassy Studio Designs.  I got lucky and had a heart die that was made up of flowers so that covered both requirements.  It's called Serafina Heart by Memory Box.

Please head over to Corrosive Challenges and see what the rest of the design team has created for your inspiration.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

FTPD & NLG

Challenges entered:

Simon Says Stamp - Anything goes

The Ribbon Girl - Love / Valentine

Forever Friends #54 - Ribbon or lace

Die Cuttin' Divas #100 - Anything goes

Loves Rubberstamps #37 - Have a heart

Sweet Stamps - Valentine or love

Craft us Crazy #36 - Get to cutting

Little Miss Muffet #53 - Hearts and flowers

Moving Along With The Times - Punch it out

Crafty Ribbons - Anything goes with ribbon

WICKED GIRLY

Sassy Studio Designs is sponsoring Penny's Paper Crafty.  The challenge is "One for the Girls".  I used the new SSD image Maleficent.  Isn't she cool?!  I colored her with Copics, cut her out and popped her up with SU dimensionals.  The wings are my favorite part.  I stamped versamark ink on some plastic and covered it with Ranger holographic embossing powder.  I was afraid the heat gun would melt the plastic.  I was so happy that it didn't.

The green background was embossed with a brand new Anna Griffin folder.  I just love Anna Griffin.  My goal is to use some of the AG papers I have been hoarding this year.  This isn't her paper but at least it was embossed in one of her patterns.  The ribbon is from my stash.  It was left over from a funeral arrangement I received when my mother passed.  I think she would love how I used it.  The flowers are from Petaloo.

Just so you know, I am about ready to post my blog candy so please check back in a few days if you are interested.  Thanks so much for stopping by.  Have a great day.

FTPD & NLG

Challenges entered:

Penny's Paper Crafty #112 - One for the girls

Dream Valley #49 - Girls, girls, girls

Can You Dig It #28 - Green is here

Creative Craft #2 - Bling it up

Party Time Tuesday #105 - Anything goes

Tuesday Alchemy #49 - Anything goes

Sweet Stampin' - Ribbon

Totally Gorjuss #168 - Flowers

Simon Says - Anything goes

Going Forward...Looking Back

Welcome to the blog hop for the first Sassy Studio Designs release of 2013.  We are Going Forward with new images and Looking Back at things we loved in 2012.  We have 2 days of hopping fun for you, today and tomorrow.  You should have arrived  here from the Super Sassy Tanya's blog.  If not, the complete list is at the bottom of this post.  My image is Ursula.  She is one of my favorite characters.  We were asked to use one or more of the following in our project:

Favorite Sassy saying or sentiment

Favorite tool

Favorite paper

Favorite sketch

Favorite technique

Favorite style

Favorite color

Favorite brand

Favorite embellishment....ribbon, flower, bling, mesh etc...

I chose my favorite paper by Anna Griffin.  I worship her but tend to mostly hoard the papers.  I really should start using them more often.  I also used my favorite technique which is to use chipboard and UTEE to make the frame.  After adding several layers of UTEE, I reheated it and stamped it for texture.  I also used another of my favorites, glossy accents, on Ursula's body.  And my absolute favorite thing...Copic markers.

We were also asked to share our favorite SSD project from 2012.  Mine would have to be Cleopatra.

I had so much fun coloring her!!!!

Two randomly selected comments will be picked each day to win 2 images, and there will be 1 randomly selected winner each day of the hop to win all 4 images.  These will be picked from comments left through out the hop.  To be eligible to win you must comment on each blog for that day and comment on the SSD blog.  So please leave us all a little love as you hop along.  Also, remember to head back to the SSD blog tomorrow for Day2!

Here is the entire hop list in case you got lost along the way:

SSD

Kate

Mary

Robin

Julia

Karal

Christine

Jackie

Carrie

Lori

Debbie

Jovan

Tanya

Rebecca

SSD

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Enjoy the hop.

FTPD & NLG

Challenges entered:

Simon Says Stamp - What are you known for (Copics)

The Cutie Pie #36 - Use 3 dif textures (textured paper, embossed paper, frame)

Creative Inspiration #198 - Anything goes

The Paper Shelter #96 - Anything goes

Moving Along With The Times - Bling it on

Sweet Stampin - Ribbon

Bunny Zoe's - Anything goes

Eureka Stamps #23 - Anything goes

Creative Craft #2 - Bling it up

Penny's Paper Crafty #111 - Embossing

Fairyland

It is time for another Corrosive Challenges challenge.  This fortnight, the challenge is "Put a Pin in it".  We are sponsored by A&T Digi Designs. I am using 3 of A&T's amazing fairies.  We were given a choice but I couldn't decide between them so I used them all for this canvas.

My inspiration for this was my great niece Zoe and a layout done by Diane from ArtOfCraftNZ.  She did a beautiful layout of a meadow with her granddaughter in it.  My intent was to make Zoe a flower in the middle of this fairyland but it didn't work out so I went with butterflies instead.

I started with a 12x12 canvas and a piece of light blue paper.  I used so many things on this.  Here is a list:

K&Co Butterflies

Crystal stick pins (the butterflies antennae)

Tons of acrylic paint

Several Distress inks

Several Adirondak inks

Several different embossing powders including Frantage & Distress

Flower stamps (can't remember the brand)

Glass bead gel

Glue dots

Crystal lacquer

Gesso

Sanding block

Fiskars grass punch

I wanted this to be fun and I hope I achieved that.  I am just sorry little Zoe never made it on the page.  I had too much fun coloring the fairies with Copics.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day.

FTPD & NLG

Challenges entered:

Stamptacular Sundays #199 - Fairy fever

Sweet Stamps #100 - Anything goes

Fab 'n' Funky #154 - Get moving

Nutcrafters #34 - Flowers and lots of them

Crafts 4 Eternity #107 - Punch it

Stampin' for the Weekend - Something girlie

Totally Paper Crafts - Embossing 

A Gem of a Challenge #63 - Emboss it

Allsorts #190 - Flower power

By the Cute and Girly - Cute and girly

A & T Digital Designs  #39 - Celebration

Happy Birthday Cathy

Hi.  Sassy Studio Designs is sponsoring Glitter n Sparkle.  The challenge is to use a sentiment.  That is something I don't always do.  This card is for my friend Cathy who just joined the 45 year old club with the rest of our group.  We all had a lovely lunch at Olive Garden.  I tried to channel my inner Cathy and she likes things clean and simple.

I started with this awesome image from Sassy Studio Designs.  I colored it with Copics, cut it out and popped it up with SU dimensionals.  I added glossy accents to the mug and some liquid applique for the foam.  Cathy got a kick out of the liquid applique.  The sentiment is from Our Daily Bread. I made the circles using Spellbinders dies.

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great day.

FTPD & NLG

Challenges entered: Scrapbooker's Paradise #100 - Let's celebrate Card Mania #12 - Oh so girly Sweet Stamps #100 - Anything goes Bunny Zoe's - Anything goes Dream Valley #49 - Girls, girls, girls Bearly Mine #69 - Anything goes Creative Inspirations #197 - One for the girls NordSalten #68 - Anything goes Stampin' For The Weekend - Something girlie A and T Emerald Faeries #39 - Celebration

Sparkle and Snowflakes

Hi everyone.  Sassy Studio Designs is currently sponsoring Love to Create and the challenge is Sparkle and Snowflakes, two of my favorite things.  My inspiration for this card was my niece Grace.  Her birthday is coming up and she just loves Marilyn.  

I colored this amazing Marilyn Monroe image from SSD with Copics.  I fussy cut her out and popped her up with SU dimensionals.  I added glitter glue to her dress for sparkle.  I also added it to her jewelry.  I used glass effects on her jewelry and her shoes.

The snowflake paper is one of my favorites.  I have some left over so I have been using it on everything.  The  ribbon is generic.  The snowflakes were made using a Martha Stewart punch.  After punching, I used Versamark ink and embossed them with a sparkly white.  

I hope Grace likes it and I hope you do too.  Please check in again as I will be having some blog candy in a few weeks.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

FTPD & NLG

 

Challenges entered:

 

Love to Create #48 - Sparkle and snowflakes

Card Mania #12 - Oh so girly

Take Time For You #83 - Ribbons and bow

Loves Rubberstamps #34 - Use punches or dies

Crafts and Me - Winter wonderland

Art Impressions #95 - Bling it on / all things sparkly

Charisma Cardz #1 - Happy Birthday

Little Miss Muffet #52 - Winter Birthdays

Totally Papercrafts #149 - Ribbons

 Little Red Wagon #167 - Bring on the bling

 

ANNABELLE STAMPS GIVEAWAY

Annabelle Stamps will be releasing some new images soon!  Exciting right!
To celebrate they are having a giveaway!  Check this out!

Pop over to Annabelle's and take a look for your chance to win!

Princess Leia

Hi everyone.  Today Sassy Studio Designs is sponsoring C.R.A.F.T. Challenge.  It is a color challenge this time.  Here is the inspiration picture:

I thought the colors were perfect for this outer space background so of course I had to use Princess Leia from Sassy Studio Designs.  Here is another angle.  The sentiment is on the inside of the card.  I stamped it with white embossing powder.

I colored Leia with Copics, cut her out and popped her up with SU dimensionals.  I added some glitter glue to her belt and glass effects to her boots.  I Googled outer space images and got the great background.  The border punch is from EK and the twine is from Really Reasonable Ribbon.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

FTPD & NLG

Challenges entered:

C.R.A.F.T. #189 - Color combo

Charisma Cards #1 - Happy Birthday

Loves Rubberstamps #34 - Use dies and punchies

The ABC Challenge - E for embossing

Sarah Hurley - Celebrate

Inky Impressions - Add a sentiment

Cards and More #73 - Use a stamp and punch

A and T Emerald #39 - Celebration

Divas by Design - Anything goes

Penny's Paper-Crafty #109 - Anything goes

Out with the Old

Hi everyone.  Happy New Year!  This is the first Corrosive Challenges challenge for 2013.  Our challenge is Out with the Old.  We are asking you to use up some of your old stash.  We are sponsored  by Simply B Stamps.  I was fortunate enough to have served on the SBS Design Team and I enjoyed working with all of Betty's fabulous images.  Betty was very generous and gave each member of the CC team an SBS image.  My awesome image is Waitress Betty.

I have been working on cleaning and organizing my studio for several days now.  As I was cleaning, I hit the jackpot.  I was able to find this amazing designer paper from Oriental Trading I forgot I bought.  It has retro kitchen items on it and was part of an entire retro food set.  I also found this super cute ribbon and even the blue distress ink I used was in a box of old things I had forgotten about.  My stash has grown by leaps and bounds since I started cleaning.  I had craft supplies hidden all over the house.

I am going to send this card to my sister Rhonda.  She complained that my Christmas card to her was too plain and she hated it.  She said it was as if I threw it together at the last minute (which I did).  I spent a lot of time coloring this one so I hope she likes it.  She is not one to hold back so I will definitely be told if it isn't good enough.

Speaking of sisters, my other sister Robin came over today.  She brought her daughter and we played games all day and tried a couple of new crafting techniques.  We had a great time.  We even spent some time watching others craft on YouTube   I plan on doing some more videos and I like to see how others have set up their cameras.

I better get off here.  We have a fire going and hubby wants to snuggle and watch TV.   Please head over to Corrosive Challenges and see what the rest of the design team has done for your inspiration.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

FTPD & NLG

Challenges entered:

Simon Says Stamp and Show - Anything goes

Papertake Weekly - Anything goes

Inky Impressions - Anything goes

Simon Says Stamp - New something (image)

The Paper Shelter #93 - Anything goes

Bearly Mine #67 - Something old and something new

Crafty Catz #164 - Happy New Year

By The Cute And Girly - Cute and girly

Emergency Crafters - New Year

The Ribbon Girl's Daily Giveaway

Can you believe I almost missed this entirely!  The Ribbon Girl is having a daily giveaway and already missed six days!
Here are just a couple of the prizes



Wish me luck!