Another challenge I took on....

Yep, my friend Kyla posted a card on her blog that she created after a sketch challenge she saw, and then she passed the challenge on to me! SO, not being one to back down from a challenge, particularly one that I thought looked like fun, I came up with this card:

images (c) Stampin' Up!

Yep, the crab strikes again! I just love this little guy! This is actually a 4 1/4" square card, and with a little punching and Colluzzleing (just made that word up - like it?!), I came up with this card which I thought was kinda cute for another Christmas wish. What do you think??

Sets: Crab & Company, All Wrapped Up Accessories
Colors: Wild Wasabi, Purely Pomegranite
Other: Celery organdy ribbon, burgundy grosgrain, dimensionals

Drumroll, Please.....

Yes, the day for the Blog Candy winner announcement is here! I went to www.random.org/lists to make the choice truly random, and here's the winning post:

Mandiannie said...
Great candy. On top of my wish list is a digital SLR camera...that's on my WISH list on my Christmas list (the one that has realistic wants) I have a circle punch.
December 6, 2007 4:32 PM

CONGRATS Mandiannie! Please email me ASAP with your address and I'll send my Happy Birthday present to YOU!

Thanks for playing everyone - I hope you'll continue to visit the blog, even if there's no blog candy up for grabs!

Now, when will the next contest be???? Hmm..... gotta ponder that one......

Later gaters~

In response to a Challenge

Gabriela, who is a fellow SBS sista and a great stamper, issued a challenge of her own to enter to win blog candy she's offering (click HERE to go to her blog for details). Well, I had more Christmas cards to make, so this challenge looked like a great place to start. Well, Gaby, if you're reading this, here's my entry:

images (c) Stampin' Up!

How FUN is that set?! I knew I'd just use it and use it and use it - not just for Summer, but for Holiday Time, too!!! WOO HOO!!!!

I only made one of these, so I have to save the picture for posterity. lol

Set: Crab & Company, snowflakes wheel
Colors: Bashful Blue, Chocolate Chip, Confetti White
Other: Dazzling Diamonds, bashful blue brads, 1/4"circle punch, dimensionals, 2way glue pen, blender pens

Yep, it's retired, I know... Holiday Wishes again!

Yep, I just can't stop making Holiday cards.... and I'm using more stuff that's retired and/or otherwise sitting in my space waiting to be used. Besides, I have more cards left to make after realizing my list is longer than I had originally planned... so here's the next version I made a handful of:

images (c) Stampin' Up!

It's a PearlEx dream.... PE in both Spring Green and Russet. Versamark and some AquaNet hairspray, and I was all set! Yep, add some retired designer paper and some silver eyelets, and this is what I came up with. Now, do I want to try and remember what the name of the deisgner paper is? Hmm.... that's a tough one.

Sets: Ageless Adornment, Fine Foliage jumbo wheel
Colors: Handsome Hunter, Burgundy
Other: 1/4" circle punch, silver eyelets, PE in Spring Green and Russet, Aquanet hairspray to seal, dimensionals (of course!)

There will probably be one last holiday card coming before I switch themes to share, but hopefully you're still enjoying these.

Hugz~

Windy Winter Holiday Card

Just messed around with the little amount of time I had to stamp yesterday, and here's another quick Christmas Card I came up with, using the supplies I have, current, retired, and otherwise.

Don't have a Cuttlebug snowflake template yet (well, I ordered mine yesterday thanks to the 50% sale on Creativexpress, but I digress)? Just use what you have and add a twist to it like this: I used my old Snowflakes wheel from SU!, and ran it through the Cuttlebug Swirl embossing template. Now it looks like the snow is blowing in the wind!

This picture turned out really dark, but hopefully the detail and sparkles (as always) show up for you... maybe the larger view will help.... just click it for the larger and more detailed view. Anyway, here's the card:

images (c) Stampin' Up!

So, what did I use to make this?

Sets: Tree for All Seasons, Small Script, Snowflake wheel
Colors: Handsome Hunter, Cranberry Crisp (last year's InColor), Soft Sky
Other: Silver ink, silver metallic pen, going gray ink cartridge, paper piercing tools (from the SU! kit), Swirl embossing template from CB, 2-way glue pen, dazzling diamonds glitter, various punches and sizzix circles, slit punch, silver eyelet, hunter grosgrain (SU!)

UPDATE: The weird thing - I never use Hunter cardstock so I had no idea this was going to happen, but the ink I used to make the snowflakes later soaked into the hunter cardstock and now you can hardly see the snowflakes at all.... wonder how that happened????

Blog Candy is HERE!

Okay, friends - as promised, I am here to celebrate my 10,000 hits with some goodies for you just in time for the Holidays! Here's what I'm offering:

What's included here: A stamp-yourself puzzle , 3 unmounted holiday stamps by SU!, some non-SU! craft sponges, a package of birthday embellishments, a pastel bundle of fibers, and an unopened package of beads (from BigLots).

Want to win? Here's what you need to do:

Post here and tell me what is on the top of your Christmas Wish List, and tell me whether or not you think you'll get it this year.

One winner will be named on Tuesday, December 11th - my BIRTHDAY! lol

Okay, get posting - I can't wait to hear what you wish for this year!

Hugz and Good Luck~

The Thing About Music

Okay, so I love my music... but I recently read a thread on SCS where there was a lot of ranting about how people hate going to blogs with music on them - how some people will not read blogs again if there's music on it. Wow, this was a shock to me, and I was distressed!

HOWEVER, I found the solution! I re-created the html code on my music player so that it will not play automatically when you visit my blog. Instead, if you want to hear it, just go where the player is (near the bottom, if you didn't know already) and click the play button (usually you have to click twice).

I hope this will encourage the non-music people to continue to visit, and still satisfy the yes-music people so that you can listen if the spirit moves you.

Sound good??

Tomorrow, Tomorrow, I Love Ya, Tomorrow!

You're only a day awaaaaayyyyy.......

Yep, I'm singing the tune because tomorrow is a stamping day, which means Christmas cards will get made, new ones created, new pics to post and BLOG CANDY to offer!

Keep your eyes peeled, it's coming!

Sing with me now - "tomorrow, tomorrow, I love ya, tomorrow... you're only a daaaayyyy, aaaawaaaaaaayyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!"

Okay, I feel better now. lol

Another Holiday Wish

Here's the other card that's dry now, and I kinda like it - and will probably make a handful of these to mail out as well:

images (c) Stampin' Up!, 1990-2007

Yep, I was pretty happy with the results, and this stamp set is one that I sorta got "stuck" purchasing due to a miscommunication with a customer, but I finally put it together (without labels) and actually am enjoying it now. Now it's hard to tell, but the bird, star and heart all have Crystal Effects on them, so they're all shiny, which adds an extra touch to this card. I hope you can see it.

Sets: Baroque Motifs, Wishing You

Colors: Purely Pomegranite, Wild Wasabi, Soft Sky

Other: Burgundy grosgrain, 7/8" celery organdy ribbon, Crystal Effects