Happy Birthday! (Blog Candy!!)

Sending out special birthday wishes today! Hope you have a great day. Here's a wonderful card I made using a fun image from Squigglefly called Brr-thday Chef. The challenge this week was to use yellow somewhere on the card, so I added some illumination above the candles of the bday cake and some fiber above the stunning lace that I got from Turkiye. Hope this card makes the Birthday person smile. As for the rest of you, hop on over to the Squigglefly Challenge and make a fun card using a little yellow in it to play this week's game and win a prize from Squigglefly. As for my own Blog candy, Today's prize comes from Squigglefly. So, when you leave your comment today, Go over to the Squigglefly website and tell me which of the artists is your favorite...I have too many to pick from, but I must say I am a huge fan of Chesney Young, Cheryl Alger and a newer artist there Lulu Lancaster! Oh, her images are adorable! (If you click the SHOP button from the main page, it will give you a list of categories on the left hand side, below categories is also a list of artists.)

Winner today will get to pick out three images of their own choosing! Either stamps or stamp sets from the Squigglefly website.

Project Materials: Cardstock (Bazzill, AC Metallic, Neenah); Flowers (Michaels); DigiStamp (Squigglefly); Lace (Istanbul, Turkiye); Fiber(JoAnns); Happy Bday (Unknown); Saying (Unknown); Ink (Colorbox Chalk); Die Cut (Lifestyles-formerly Quickkutz); Butterfly (unknown); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue All, Ribbon Glue, Glue Dots); Brad (Prima);Flower (Recollections); Color (Copic Markers);

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Penguin Love --Blog Candy

Here's a card I made for the Squigglefly Challenge this week. The theme for this week is called "Have a Heart, Please" so the only requirement is that the card contains a heart somewhere. I think the penguins themselves on this card show so much heart! Of course though, there's a heart on the little one's chest and a heart in the embellishment that I painted with Smooch.
I wish the image did this card more justice as both the papers are shiny metallic lustre and so shimmery. This image comes from Squigglefly and is called "Penguin Family". It is a newly released image (click here).

Let me add a blog candy question for the day, what's your favorite animal for making cards? Also, be sure an check the winner list (there's one on Feb 1st, and one on Feb 15th), new names have been added! See your name? drop me an email with your address, htondre@aol.com

Project Materials: Cardstock (AC Lustre, Paper Temptress, Neenah); Digi Stamp (Squigglefly), Bling (Michaels); Sticker (Hobby Lobby); Color (Copic markers); Punch (Martha Stewart); Die Cut (Spellbinders Nestabilities);

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Squigglefly Challenge

Hello! Happy Monday. This monday is a new Squigglefly Challenge. This week the Holley Hobbyists are hosting a game over at the Squigglefly blog, the challenge this week is called "Have a heart, please!" I guess with Valentines being here, that brings thoughts of the holiday straight to mind, but here's my card for the challenge.I am using an adorable digi-stamp from artist Linda Birkinshaw called Easter Sundae. Then I added a heart of bling and some adorable heart adorned ribbons. What heart theme card do you have in mind? Pull out a Squigglefly image and give it a try. If you don't have one, go to the Squigglefly website and get a freebie! Then hop on over the Challenge blog and play along! If you didn't sign up for saturday's game, the wonderful prize is stamps from Squigglefly, so be sure to sign up and play!

The blog candy winner list has been updated, CLICK here to see! email me your address if you see your name, I am starting my mailing list! htondre@aol.com

Project Materials: Cardstock (Bazzill, Neenah); Digi-Stamp (Squigglefly); Ribbon (K and Co); Bling (Prima); Sayings (Heidi Grace); Color (Copic Markers); Adhesives (Ribbon Glue, Glue All, Glue dots);

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Happy Birthday! (Blog Candy!!)

So this week Squigglefly was having a blog challenge to make a Birthday card. I took one of their newest stamps called Birthday Girl by Gemma Mortlock and the nicest lustre cardstocks from Paper Temptress to make a great Birthday card.

Here's a close up of the beautiful papers from Paper Temptress, they are all shimmery Mica Cardstocks papers, the base is called Flame and the red is Jupiter. I did the Digi-Stamp on Neenah Solar White, which prints wonderfully through my printer. The awesome butterflies are die cuts using cutters from CC Designs and textured Ruche paper called Black Crepe.
Be sure and make a fun card for the Squigglefly Challenge card this week using a birthday theme. Check out the store and the Squigglefly Site to see the Newest Releases this week. The Newest Releases will all be shown on the very first page. To be eligible for the prize, tell me which of the new release images is your favorite. The winner will get a prize from Squigglefly!! Winner announced Wed. (Winner's choice will be three stamps--or stamp sets--from anywhere on the Squigglefly site!!)

Don't forget to tell me your favorite of the new releases when you leave your comment, there's just over two dozen images to pick from! WINNER--Lorraine! You can go to the Squigglefly website and pick any three stamps (or stamp sets!) from their entire website, just email me your choices! htondre@aol.com

Project Materials: Cardstock (Paper Temptress); Image (Squigglefly); Saying (Rubon); DieCut (Border-Nestabilities; Butterfly-CC Designs); Color (Copic Markers); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue All, Glue Dots); Punch (Martha Stewart); Ink (Colorbox Chalk);

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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);

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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);

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Squigglefly Challenge

Hello everyone and Happy Monday! I hope you are ready for the Squigglefly Challenge this week. I know I am. This week is MY FIRST week as the design team leader. I am so proud of my team. They are all super artists and they all were great last week and even did fun cards in last week's challenge. WOO HOO!! So proud of them. This week's challenge is called "Button it Up!" Now that has a double meaning, so you can either use it as a winter theme challege or go the other way and use it to mean adding buttons to your project.As you can see with my image here, called Birdhouses, I have added some wonderful buttons to a great image from artist Sandy Sommerfield. This image actually comes with a great variety of birdhouses too. I am showing you one on this card, but when you buy it from Squigglefly, you get 6 different birdhouse images. TOO COOL. Pop on over the Squigglefly Challenge blog (Click here) and see Holley's Hobbyists cards as the samples for the contest this week. Then make your own card and join in the contest. The winner (if they use Squigglefly image) gets a prize. If you have never used Digi-Stamps, go over the Squigglefly store and get a FREE one (click here).


Project Materials: Cardstock (Metallic Orange, Metallic Gold, Neenah Paper Temptress); Image (Squigglefly); Sewing (Linda W); Buttons (Grandma's Button Bag); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue All, Glue Dots, Double stick tape); Color (Copic Markers);

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A Rocket Banana?

Lol, a rocket banana? What will you think of next? This image is just TOO funny (Click here to see it at Squigglefly's website). I just had to take this image and use it in the Squigglefly Challenge this week. This week the challenge is to make a thank you card. So, I took this image and my dear hubby came up with a funny saying to turn this image into a great card, "Thank You for making the improbable possible!" Isn't that great? I can think of lots of hilarious uses for this funny image. It's called Rocket Banana. Now, pull out your Squigglefly image and make a thank you card to participate in this week's contest! CLICK HERE to go to their challenge blog and submit your entry. Stay tuned for NEXT week, when MY team, the Holley Hobbyists will be making wonderful sample cards for the Squigglefly challenge.

Project Materials: Cardstock (Bazzill, Neenah); Digi-Stamp (Squigglefly); Ink (Colorbox Chalk); Color (Copic Markers); Punch (EK Sucess); Bling (Michaels); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue All, Glue Dots);

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Sarcastic Cheerleader

With all the stress that the holidays bring, I thought this funny card would bring a laugh to you today. I got this adorable image and the cute saying from Squigglefly. The image, called "Sarcastic Cheerleader" and the funny saying are both from artist Chesney Young.

Lol, I think these two go together well. In fact, I can think of lots of hilarious sayings that would go with this cheerleader, she's got the attitude. Hope I made the start of your week have a laugh. Now we are on a week countdown to Christmas. Best Wishes everyone.

If you haven't signed up for yesterday's blog candy, be sure to scroll down to yesterday's posting and check it out. The winner for that will be announced on the 20th.

Project Materials: Cardstock (Bazzill, Hobby Lobby, Neenah); Digi Stamps (Squigglefly); Ink (Colorbox Chalk); Butterflies(Imagine); Buttons (Unknown); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue Dots, Glue All); Die Cut (Nestabilities); Color (Copic Markers);

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Squigglefly Challenge

Hello and Happy Monday! Can you believe we are already at the first monday of December? I can hardly believe that. The Squigglefly Challenge this week is a good one. This week the challenge is to make a card that is "Based on a Song." I am sure you can guess what my song is, just by reading my card! This fun stamp is called "Trimming the Tree." But to qualify for the game this week, I call this card "Oh Christmas Tree."
So take a little break, hop on over to the Squigglefly Blog and put on your thinking caps! Use any fun stamp and think up some great song lyrics or names, that go with your favorite Squigglefly stamp. Need a starting idea? How about something simple like maybe...Happy Birthday to You? Jolly ol' Saint Nick? Hound Dog? Dance with me? Did I give you some fun ideas? show me what you got....

Project Materials: Cardstock (Neenah, DCWV); Digi Stamp (Squigglefly); Color (Copic Markers); Punch (Martha Stewart); Buttons (Jesse James); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue Dots, Glue All); Brads (Making Memories); Saying (Self printed); Die Cut (Nestabilities);

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Squigglefly Challenge

It's time for a Squigglefly Challenge! This week's challenge is to follow a sketch. I used a wonderful Digi-Stamp from them called Angel Maisy. She's super cute. On my sentiment, I added a single word brad that says "Faith", but you could also do many things such as handwritten text, a sticker of words, a rubber stamp, digi-stamp, typed up text, or anything thing else you can imagine!Go over to the Squigglefly challenge blog and check out the sketch you should follow. You will notice that I turned the sketch sideways when I did mine. If you use a Squigglefly image, you are eligible for a wonderful prize! If you don't have any Squigglefly images, you can buy one at their store. These images you simply print out on your own computer. They work great and are resizeable! If you would like to try one out first, get one of their free images! You can even use a freebie image in their contest.

Project Materials: Cardstock (Bazzill Bling, Bazzil, Neenah, AC); Digi-Stamp (Squigglefly); Ink (Colorbox Chalk); Cutter (Creative Memories); Color (Copic markers); Die Cut (Spellbinders Nestabilities); Adhesives (Popdots, Glue All); Brad (OTC);

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