Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Queen of Hearts

Here's an awesome image from artist Heather Valentine of Addicted to Stamps. It's her depiction of the Queen of Hearts. I love this image she did. I put it on some wonderful shimmery black paper and used some gorgeous lace. I just got notice from Addicted to Stamps--they are putting their Digi Stamps on sale Buy one Get one!! from today Jan 31 through Feb 3rd, Go to Scrapbook Stamp Society!!Ready for the blog candy? It starts tomorrow. I am also being visited tomorrow by my in-laws who are traveling in from the cold of Iowa to what should be a delightful temperature of mid-70s Texas weather. Hope they will be delighted with the weather while they are here.

Be sure to let everyone know to follow the blog next month, wanna hear about last year, let me just say that prizes went out to over 14 countries, a total of over 140 packages of rubber stamps and scrapping goodies!! Woo hoo. I hope this year will be as delightful as I feel I have just as much goodness to celebrate.

Project Materials: Cardstock (Hobby Lobby, Bazzill, Neenah); Image (Addicted to Stamps); Die Cuts (Spellbinders Nestabilities); Brads (Recollections); Lace (Jo Anns); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue All, Ribbon Glue); Color (Copic Markers);

Monday, January 30, 2012

Squigglefly Challenge

Here's an adorable Digi-stamp from Squigglefly called "Cupcake Bear" from artist Suzanne Urban. Be sure to go to the Squigglefly Challenge blog and play along with the Holley Hobbyists (yep, my team!! ha, when I am gonna get tired of saying that? my team are some good artists!!) If you haven't got any Squigglefly stamps, check out the store CLICK HERE and you can even get a freebie there and play along. Just need some red in your card this week!Only TWO days left until the blog candy starts....check out the wonderful photos and get ready, there's gonna be fun all month long on my blog in Feb in celebration of my brain operation's anniversary (Wanna read about my background and why I am celebrating, CLICK HERE). There's even going to be TWO Squigglefly events. So watch for the Squigglefly postings in Feb, as they will have info on how to win a prize from Squigglefly. Right now you can play to win a prize by putting a posting of the blog candy on your blog with a link to my blog, take the posting from my right hand column or click that link on the column and choose any other blog candy image I have to advertise. Then email me and let me know you have done it, htondre@aol.com If you don't have your own blog, post it on your facebook or to your yahoo groups or craft groups.

Now, off you go to the Squigglefly Challenge Blog to make a fun card, it's very open this week, "I'm seeing Red" is the theme which can mean anything on your card in red or as you know the saying, pick something funny that means you're blowing your top!!

Project material: Cardstock (Bazzill Bling, Neenah); Digi Stamp (Squigglefly); Ink (Colorbox Chalk); DieCuts (K&Co); Twill (Doodlebug); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue All, Sticky Tape); Color (Copic Markers);

Sunday, January 29, 2012

I'm nuts about you....

I am sure you have all seen those cute little stamps at the big retail craft stores. They are often in dollar bins and such. Well here's one of them that I just couldn't pass up. It was too adorable. I had to get this one and make a sweet little card with it. Gonna give this card to my dear husband, who else I would be nuts about?Be sure to scroll down to yesterday's posting and see all the new photos of the blog candy as well as clicking the link on the right hand column and looking at the photos there. If you add a link to your blog to advertise the Blog candy fest, that will go on throughout the month of Feb, with fun games and lots of candy giveaways all month long, then you will go into a special drawing. Just email and let me know, htondre@aol.com. If you don't have a blog, you can also do it by posting in your facebook or posting in your chat groups.


Project Materials: Cardstock (DCWV, Bazzill, Neenah); Rubber Stamp (Stampabilties); Ink (Memento, Colorbox Chalk); Bling (Michaels); DieCuts (Spellbinders Nestabilities); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue All, Glue dots); Border (Martha Stewart); Color (Copic Markers);

Saturday, January 28, 2012

Fall time card

So, recently I did a posting showing both a winter card and a summer cards at the same time. That got me to thinking that I left out Fall, which color-wise, would always be my favorite. Browns, oranges, rich reds and deep blues....so today I am showing a fall theme card using a great stamp from Queen Kat
Here's a couple more pics of the blog candy that are coming..you can use the link on the right top of the blog to see more pics or just scroll down. Also, there's a contest to put a link on your own blog OR facebook.....just email me that you did so at htondre@aol.com and you will be put in a drawing for a contest.


Are you ready for some blog candy yet? Feb is almost here? there will be contests and giveaways almost everyday!!

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Happy Valentines!

Here's a wonderful Sweet Pea stamp from artist Terra Bidlespacher called Rainbow Drear (Plate #182). If you check out the original as colored by the artist, you will see how different the image looks on my card. I colored up this image for a Valentine. Even though she kind of has a ho-hum look on her face, just wait until her Valentine shows up. Her little face is going to light up.
Isn't she so adorable and dressed for the holiday? I added some wonderful glitter adorned paper from K&Co, some beautiful flowers with bling and die cut the image out with a huge circular die cut and adorned it with pink ribbon. Here's a close up of the stamped image, colored in Copic Markers:

Can't you image the smile coming to this little girl's face? I almost have to laugh and think if you have a teenager, you are probably used to seeing this expression a lot anyways! If this is the look on my face on Valentines, you best bring out the chocolate (white chocolate preferred, thanks!!)


Have fun making tons of Valentines for the upcoming holiday, be sure to check out all the wonderful stamps on sale at the website and Feb is going to be a month long blog candy celebration at Holley's Blog with games and fun going on all month long in a huge giveaway to celebrate the two year anniversary of successful brain surgery. Be sure to come by and win some!

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Wonderland Gang

Here's a fun stamp from artist Sandra Caldwell of Queen Kat stamps. She calls this image "Wonderland Gang." It's been so spring-like here in TX that I just had to color up this image in wonderful spring colors including the bright green color. YUM

SO, are you guys ready for some Blog Candy? It's just a few days away now!!


Project Materials: Cardstock (Bazzill, Neenah, Bling); Image (Queen Kat); Ink (Memento, Colorbox Chalk); Buttons (American Traditional, Doodlebug); DieCut (Spellbinders Nestabilities); Fiber (Doodlebug Twine); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue All, Glue Dots); Color (Copic Markers);

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Tilda the Tigeress!

Here's an adorable new stamp from Magnolia. It's Tilda in a sweet Tiger costume. I used this stamp to make a sweet valentine. If I had my own cute tiger costume, I would dress up and tell my DH "UR Cute" and "Be Mine." But, since I don't, I guess I will just have to give him this card.Be sure to scroll down a couple entries and look at the wonderful blog candy that is coming. HUGE giveaways will be happening throughout all of Feb. I have great prizes from Sweet Pea Stamps, Paper Temptress, Addicted To Stamps, Squigglefly, tons of stamp sets from Inkadinkado, lots of rubber from Kraftin' Kimmie, loads of scrapbooking supplies, it's a real WOW. I am having a huge celebration for reaching my 2 year anniversary of Seizure Free life thanks to double brain surgery. It was a dark time that lead to the most wonderful change and blessings that I never imagined. I am so thankful to all who helped, sent me cards and prayed for me and now I am thanking the whole crafting community back so ALL MONTH in Feb you will be seeing blog candy fun almost everyday on my blog. Are you ready???

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Paper Temptress Angel

Today I am showcasing a great Angel stamp from artist Ava Shwark of Addicted to stamps using wonderful papers that I got from Paper Temptress. This stamp is called Angel 1 (Click here). I colored the image on Neenah paper from Paper Temptress which works great with copic markers.
You can run this paper through your computer printer, so it's perfect for Digi stamps! I got some great die cut tools that have a mix of funky flower shapes and odd circles from Lifestyles (formerly Quikkutz). I chose two sizes that would match my card. For the background of the image I chose a great lightweight blue paper called Blu Raspberry. The card base is a wonderful Glossy paper that I also textured with a sizzix tool and then added color using a colorbox inkpad called Peacock Blue. I added final embellishment with Prima flowers, fun buttons, and Bo Bunny brads.

Isn't she a beauty? Be sure to read a few entries down to hear about the blog hop. Paper Temptress is going to sponser a wonderful gift certificate of $20 during the games in Feb! Woo HOO!! Grab a photo of the prizes and post about it on your blog. Drop me an email and let me know in order to sign up for the first contest (htondre@aol.com)

Monday, January 23, 2012

You're such a doll!

Here's a wonderful stamp that I got in my christmas stocking this year from my husband John. She's another cutie from Kraftin' Kimmie. Oh, so adorable. I just love these stamps. This card also uses more the wonderful lace that I got on my trip to Turkiye this summer. Such wonderful memories of that.
If you missed yesterday's posting, be sure to scroll down and read it, see how to sign up for a drawing for some early blog candy before the Feb celebration starts!!

Project Materials: Cardstock (Bazzill, Neenah, AC Metallic); Stamps (Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps); Ink (Memento); Die Cuts (Spellbinders Nestabilties); Ribbon (JoAnns); Lace (Istanbul, Turkiye); Flowers (Prima); Brads (Making Memories, Basic Grey, Target); Color (Copic Markers); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue All, Ribbon Glue, Glue Dots);

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Winter Watcher

Earlier in the week, I posted a Sweet Pea card about Summer, now let's move to winter....we don't have much of a winter here. Temperature does drop down, lol. We don't own real coat,s boots, ever see snow....And I must just laugh and say I have seen snow and been places on jobs and in college where it did snow and I don't care for it. This is a wonderful image from Sweet Pea artist ching chou kuik called Winter Watcher (plate #25.) This stamp is definitely an all time favorite from this artist.
Here's a close up of the Winter Watcher image
Be sure to scroll down a couple of entries to see the amazing blog candy that is coming. Sweet Pea stamps has donated a WHOLE lot of rubber stamps to the contest which will begin on Feb 1st! For now, let's start a little by having a promotion to support the blog candy month of celebration....Take any photo of the blog candy and post it on your sidebar or facebook page, then email me with a link to that...I will put you in a drawing for the first blog candy of the contest!!

Here's an image you can use: So much blog candy you can't even beleive it!!

Saturday, January 21, 2012

On your mark, Get set...

GO!!! Can't you just picture a snail race when you see this funny card? This adorable Digi stamp comes from artist Monica Estill is called "Ladybug on a snail." I am submitting this adorable card to the Squigglefly contest this week. The challenge on their blog is "Button it up" so I added these adorable button brads.Grab your own Squigglefly image and make a card for the contest. If you haven't tried a digi-stamp, download a free one from their website (CLICK HERE).

Project Materials: Paper (Heidi Grace Flocked Metallic Shimmer); Cardstock (Bazzill, Neenah); Digi Stamp (Squigglefly); Diecut (Spellbinders Nestabilities); Brads (Making Memories); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue All, Double Adhesive Tape); Ink (Colorbox Chalk); Color (Copic markers);

Friday, January 20, 2012

Think Summer

Here's a fun Summer Card. As a real Texan (esp a south Texan) that is what you love. Winter is just something we accept here, and what most of you consider "winter" that's something we here in Texas could not live in. This wonderful stamp is called "Kiki with Dolly." She's a dolly herself, huh?


The weather has been really nice now. Mid 70s, great for all that walking. I do enjoy that. Almost as much as I love stamps from Elisabeth Bell!! DO you? Well I have some! They are going to be given away with the wonderful Blog Candy from Sweet Pea stamps....along with a ton of other great images, I also have some adorable Elisabeth Bell ones!! WOO HOO!! Scroll down a couple entries and read about the upcoming blog candy, it's gonna be fun all month long this Feb with contests going all the time. You can win more than once!!


Project Materials: Cardstock (Bazzill, Neenah); Rubber Stamps (Sweet Pea); Die Cut (Spellbinders Nestabilities); Color (Copic Markers); Punch (EK Sucess); Flowers (Making Memories); Brads (Bazzill, unknown); Ink (Memento); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue All, Glue Dots);

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Violet Wings Get You No Where

Here's a wonderful image called Violet Wings get you No Where from Queen Kat Stamps. This fun image comes from artist Christina Lynn Myers (Click here). She has some awesome new images. I suppose she's meant to be in violet, but I just love her in blues. Project Materials: Cardstock (Bazzill, Neenah); Stamp(Queen Kat Stamps); Ink (Memento); Ribbon (JoAnns); Bling (Michaels, Recollections); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue All, Ribbon Glue); Color (Copic Markers);



Be sure to scroll down to the last post and see the Blog candy that is coming.....here's another SNEAK peak....this is the non stamp goodies, WOW!!! and this doesn't even include goodies like a $20 gift Certificate from Paper Temptress and Digi-Stamps (Your choice from the store!!!) from Squigglefly!! WOO HOO. Here's another peek at what goodies are coming:

wait 'til I post more photos :)

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

BLOG CANDY COMING!!!

As announced today, the blog candy is coming!! Many wonderful companies have given wonderful prizes!! Here's a few sneaky peak photos to make you ready for action!!




This is JUST a start...there's SO MUCH MORE!!! You guys won't even believe it. I have a HUGE box of goodies. These great stamps are a prize from Sweet Pea Rubber Stamps! The set shown in Blue Rubber comes from Queen Kat stamps. I also have wonderful prizes coming from The Paper Temptress, Squigglefly, Addicted to Stamps and more.....more photos will come soon......


Contests will be starting on Feb 1st and will go through the month. I will mail prizes all over the world. You are allowed to win as many contests as possible. I will hold all prizes for mailing until the end of the month as usually people will win more than once.


LOL, here's a WHOLE BOX full of goodies.....the stamp set on the box is a FOOT LONG stamp set....just to give you an idea how much STAMPS alone (not even counting the rest of the fun stuff. WOOHOO!!!)

Keep your eyes peeled for goodies from Kraftin' Kimmie, Inkadinkado, The Girls' Paperie, Tim Holtz, Sizzix, Little Yellow Bicycle, K&Co, MAMBI, and more!!!

Tea Party time!

Here's a wonderful digi-stamp from artist Sherri Baldy of Addicted to Stamps. She's called Lil' Sweeties Tea Party. Isn't she adorable? I added a great saying "You're Tea-riffic!" Be sure to check out the newest stamps from Addicted to Stamps on Wed nights on their Facebook page *around 7pm est. They also have a fun website, Scrapbook Stamp Society, with tons of images in the Gallery and real and digital stamps for sale as well as other supplies.

Are you ready for some BLOG CANDY??????????? well, it's coming. Feb is almost here and I am feeling pretty cheerful. 2012 is a good year so far and 2011 is a year to celebrate. I am about to hit my TWO YEAR anniversary post double brain surgery. I can't begin to say how wonderful I feel and how ready I am to celebrate. I have tons of goodies for everyone!! Feb is going to be blog candy month with great prizes from me celebrating 2 years of seizure free life!! There's also AWESOME blog candy from companies like Addicted to Stamps, Sweet Pea Stamps, Paper Temptress....and more....just wait....I am getting ready to start showing photos of the blog candy, you guys aren't going to believe it!!


Project Materials: Cardstock (Bazzill, Neenah, Hobby Lobby); Ink (Memento, Colorbox Chalk); DigiStamp (Addicted to Stamps); Saying (Kraftin' Kimmie); Lace (JoAnns); Punch (Martha Stewart); Die Cut (Quickkutz); Color (Copic Markers); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue All, Ribbon Glue);

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