With all my Heart....Blog Candy

Here's a great Sweet Pea stamps image from artist Rebecca Sinz called Seasons Summer (Plate #200). She also has stamp designs for all the other seasons in a collection. Be sure to check it out on the website, as my coloring on this card looks so different from the artist's design. She's so bright and colorful here, it makes me think much more of springtime, which we are enjoying as our day to day weather is in the 70s. So, blog candy today will be a wonderful UM stamp from Sweet Pea stamps. Just leave a comment. I can't believe this month is coming to an end so soon. If you have seen your name on one of the prize lists, please check the 15th and the 1st, please email me with your address.

Project Materials: Cardstock (Bazzill, Neenah, Hobby Lobby); Ink (Memento); Rubber Stamp (Sweet Pea Stamps); Border Punch (Martha Stewart); Lace (Istanbul, Turkiye); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue All, Ribbon Glue, Glue Dots); Twill (Doodlebug); Chipboard (Studio G); Sticker (unknown); Color (Copic Markers);

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Bear Hugs! And the new Grand Prize contest starts!

You tug at my heartstrings. Doesn't this image? I know she does for me. She's just the cutest! That's one of those images that I can look at and just immediately know that artist Elisabeth Bell is the creator. Sweet Pea Stamps just came out with this stamp and there's three new stamps that are being released this month from Elisabeth Bell (Click here). Here's a closeup of the image, colored with copic markers
I hope you enjoy this card and will go check out the new Sweet Pea stamps. I hope everyone had a wonderful Valentine's Day. I myself did, just a quiet in home celebration with my husband. I also made some sweet treats and took them to the Doctor's office to thank him and his staff as this weekend marked the exact 2 year anniversary of the brain surgery that stopped the seizures.

Be sure and leave a comment today. THIS Posting will now be the main blog candy and winners will now be selected from this posting everyday for the rest of the month!! So Sign up here and Keep CHECKING HERE!! The Feb 1st grand prize, a sheet, i.e. 4 brand new sweet pea stamps, will be announced on the Feb 1st posting. SO please check there (CLICK HERE).

Here we go to start new contest NOW.....everyone leave your comments here....New winners will be added everyday HERE! See your name in RED? that means I haven't heard from you and need your address to mail your prize at the end of the month! htondre@aol.com

NEW WINNERS:

1. Mommy Lexi


2. Checker Beads


3. Barbara Moore


4. cebelica


5. Teresa


6. Penny


7. Larisa


8. Jan L. (WOWSTAMPERS)


9. Nikki


10. Ellis (Elenor)


11. Stacy H-W


12. hlora


13. ShersL84Bed


14. TerriAvidReader IN-USA

--new winners added daily!!

Feb 8th--Birdie theme-- Winner Pat!
Feb 10th- Sweet Pea UM Stamp -- Sheetal and Luanne
Feb 11th winner- Lorraine
Feb 16th Stamp Set birthday theme from Queen Kat--JudyJStamper
Feb 17th winner -- Lisa--please go to the Scrapbook Stamp Society and pick out the Digi stamp image that you want and email me at htondre@aol.com

Feb 18th winners--KC, Margie H, Audrey R

I am still looking for THESE winners from the games played on Feb 1st through the 7th! Go to the posting on Feb 1st and look for your name, but here's some winners I am looking for, check this list carefully:

1. Wendy H,


2. Grandma Lee,


3. Scrapin Sista (Alice B),


4. Gerri H,


5. Bhawana,


6. THERESA,


7. WifeyCookie,


8. Ardilla,


9. Tammy,


10. Malinda,


11. Emma,


12. washixane77(olivia),


13. Pen to Paper,


14. Scrapalajen aka Jen

Here's the link to the Feb1 posting: CLICK HERE

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Fading Love (Blog Candy)

Here's a stunning new image from artist ching-chou kuik called Fading Love (Plate #199). I used a mono-tone theme on this card, but in a round about kind of way since I widened the color family to include all tones of blue. I also added just a tiny tint of green in there, to help tie the blue green and the rich blues together.
Here's a close up of this wonderful stamp, if you go to the store, you will see how differently she is colored by the artist, with black hair and a red dress on.

Be sure to leave a comment today as someone from today's comments will be selected to receive a Sweet Pea stamp!

Also, be sure to sign up for previously open blog candy contests including Tues (7th), Wed (Feb 8th) and the main drawing Feb 1st....The listing is kept under Feb 1st is updated Daily!! Check there for your name. Drop me your address htondre@aol.com if you see your name selected and keep on playing as the contests will go on for the rest of the month. All prizes will mail early in March and everyone is eligible to win more than once so I wait to mail until all the games are done. Best of luck everyone. Cheers, Holley

WINNERS-- Luanne and Sheetal A

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Planting Seeds of happiness (Blog Candy)

Here's a stunning image from Sweet Pea stamps artist Valerie Wade called "Planting Seeds" (Plate#118). I love this artists amazing fairy images. I just had to add some stunning floral lace that I got while in Turkey, along with some beautiful butterflies. After that, I think the image stands out enough that the card doesn't need any more embellishing.I added little polka dots with a gold pen around the diecut and gently edged the cardstock of the image with some Colorbox Chalk in a deep pink. Here's a closeup of the stampIsn't she just adorable? Makes me think of a little girl running around the meadow, only instead of picking flowers, this little girl is spreading seeds that will turn into flowers.

Today's prize is a Sweet Pea Stamp, so leave a comment today and tell me who is your favorite artist at Sweet Pea Stamps! (CLICK HERE) then come back and tell me which artist makes your favorites. Today you need to leave your response, as a comment to this posting....also, be sure if you haven't left a comment on the Feb 1st posting, you go back and leave one as winner's are being chosen from that listing daily!!! The winner on this posting will be announced Sunday.

Cheers all, Holley

UPDATE 2/5/12 10:45pm cst Winner is Trish, a brand new UM sweet pea stamp!

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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!

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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!!

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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);

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Happy New Year!

Here's a great stamp from artist Elisabeth Bell, she's celebrating the new year. I took the blue from her blowing and added wonderful die cut flourishes all over the card as the image of her noise flowing out to the world that the new year is here! Welcome 2012!

Here's a close up image of this adorable stamp, called Party Play, it's sold individually (CLICK HERE), and can be used on wonderful occassion where you need to send out a card to shout out good news to someone.
Wishing all of you a very Happy New Year! I hope we can all have as much fun stamping our lives away as we did in 2011!

Cheers, Holley

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Captivated By Silence

Here's a stunning stamp from Sweet Pea artist Anna Marine called "Captivated by Silence" (Plate #160). This stamp takes my breath away. She's stunning. Be sure to take a look at the artist's coloring, it's very different from mine, so it gives you some idea of the beautiful range of this stamp. I did this card in many wonderful shades of pink. I have really been in pink mode lately, huh? Some of this women are just so beautiful that I just see the pink in them!Here's a close up of the image itself showing the coloring in Copic Markers.

I also added some ribbon and beautiful lace from Turkey. This image just makes me want to go grab more of this artist's wonderful stamps. Be sure to check out the awesome post christmas sale at the store.

Project Materials: Cardstock (Bazzill, DCWV, Neenah); Rubber Stamp (Sweet Pea); Die Cut (Spellbinders Nestabilities); Bling (Michaels); Ribbon (Michaels; Turkiye); Color (Copic Markers); Ink (Memento); Adhesives (Pop Dots, Glue All, Glue Dots, Ribbon Glue); Butterfly (Imaginations);

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Color your world...

Here's a stunning image from artist Anna Marine of Sweet Pea stamps. If you check out this stamp on their website, you will see the artist's depiction of this stamp, "Paint my world black." My coloring of this image makes it look totally different. I used all sorts of wonderful pink colored embellishments in a variety of shades. Here's a great close up of the colored image using Copic Markers. I love the stunning detail the artist gives. She's painting the flower that she's holding:

Be sure and check out all of this artists stunning stamps and watch the store for the weekly specials. I am sure like me you are all getting ready for the holidays. I like to set aside time everyday to sit down and keep my sanity in check. For me, that means at least a half hour of un-interrupted time of stamping. Ahhh, just time to relax and design.

Project Materials: Cardstock(Bazzil, Neenah, AC Metallic, Making Memories); Rubber Stamps (Sweet Pea Stamps); Ink (Memento, Colorbox Chalk); Die Cut (Spellbinders Nestabilities); Ribbon (Michaels, JoAnns); Flowers (Prima); Brads (K&Co); Bling (Queen & Co); Color (Copic Markers); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue All, Ribbon Glue, Glue Dots);

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Surprise BLOG HOP: Have a magical day!

Hello! Today's a surprise blog hop for Sweet Pea stamp owner Lynette, so I have made a special card just for her!! Here's a wonderful creation using stunning papers from Paper Temptress and a beautiful stamp from artist Rebecca Sinz of Sweet Pea stamp called "Sweet Demons." I used some beautiful textured papers along with some stunning stitched paisley that I acquired this summer at a ribbon store in Istanbul.

The stamped image is done on the Heavenly white paper, this paper is a wonderful thickness and is great for coloring with Copic Markers. I also die cut this paper using one of the newest Spellbinders. This paper is wonderful for stamping on.

After I die cut the paper, I layered it onto a great layer of black paper called black felt grandee. The beautiful column paper of the card is made from Red Pepper Thick columns.

The base of the card is covered in some wonderful stitched paisley designs. I got this awesome ribbon when visiting Istanbul this summer. There is literally a "ribbon district" that contains store after store after store of places that sell nothing but ribbons and laces. It's amazing. A real crafter's dream. I added the saying "Have a magical day" to the card because it goes so well with this image.

Now, off on the blog hop to Jennifer's blog, CLICK HERE. There will be a prize, so be sure to leave comments on all the blogs!

Happy Hopping!
Holley

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Meet Bea

Here's one of my very favorite artists, Sweet Pea Stamp's Terra Bidlespacher and this image is called Bea (plate #179). This card is a super tall card, that is 8"x4"! It's just perfect for those wonderful pads of paper they sell, that are standard 8"x 8". I also have an Ultimate Tool from Crafter's Companion that allows you to make any size envelope to match your cards. Perfect!
Bea is just perfect for this super tall card. She really stands out. I had an adorable die cut frame from Quickkutz. Isn't this stamp great with that? Go look for your 8x8 inch papers and make some tall cards for christmas! It's a unique size that will stand out when you give them.
Here's a great closeup of this stamp. I just love this artist's images. Be sure to check out all her images in the Sweet Pea store. They are having a wonderful sale too. Look at all the Thanksgiving and Christmas sale!

Project Materials: Cardstock(Bazzill, Hobby Lobby, Neenah); Rubber Stamp (Sweet Pea); Ink (Memento); DieCuts (Quickkutz); Bling(Sticko); Color (Copic Markers); Fibers (JoAnns); Adhesives (Ribbon Glue, Popdots, Glue All);

Be sure to check out the Crafter's Companion Blog Hop!! Scroll down to Friday's posting and leave a comment!! There's blog candy available for the winner!!

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It's a Sweet Pea Christmas Hop!

Welcome to the Sweet Pea Christmas theme blog hop! Our fun theme hop this year was to pick a stamp that's not christmas related and turn it into a christmas theme card!

So, I took a wonderful stamp from Sweet Pea artist Nikki Burnette called "Bailey". If you check out the image on the Sweet Pea Website (CLICK HERE), you will see that this image is totally not designed to be christmas theme. But, if you check her out now, she sure looks Christmas-y, huh? I think the blueberry that she is sitting on turns into a pomegranite! Too cute. I hope you will see all kinds of fun ideas from all the great artists on the design team today for taking your Sweet Pea Stamps and turning them into Christmas stamps.

Now, off on the hop, the next blog is Karina's stunning work at the Creawitch blog (CLICK HERE). Be sure to leave comments on each blog as you hop, Sweet Pea is giving away a $20 gift certificate! The winner will be announced on the Sweet Pea Stamps Blog. Have fun on the hop!

Cheers, Holley

Project Materials: Cardstock (Bazzill, Neenah, DCWV print); Stamps (Sweet Pea Stamps); Ink (Memento, Colorbox Chalk); Stickles; DieCut (Spellbinders Nestabilities); Snowflakes (Target); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue All, Ribbon Glue); Ribbon (JoAnns); Color (Copic Markers);

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Claudia

Here's a stunning image from the artist of the week, Anna Marine. This wonderful image is called Claudia. She is sold individually or on Plate #186. It's hard to see on the card, but I also used a very light chalk ink to stamp in the words "MISS YOU" on the top and the bottom of the card.Here's a close up of the stamped image colored in copic marker:Isn't she a beauty? I just love how she turned out. Be sure to check out all of Anna Marine's images on the Sweet Pea website since they are on sale this week.

Project Materials: Cardstock (Neenah, DCWV, Bazzill); Rubber Stamps (Sweet Pea Stamps); Ink (Memento, Colorbox Chalk); Die Cut (Spellbinders Nestabilities); Lace (Istanbul, Turkiye); Adhesives (Ribbon Glue, Glue All, Pop Dots); Color (Copic Markers);

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Autumn Harvest

Here's a stunning ching chou kuik image called Autumn Harvest. I just love it. I colored her in rich fall colors of purple and blue and then found matching cardstock to go with it. I had a wonderful fall theme embellishment set with beautiful autumn leaves and pumpkin accents.

It also came with a paperclip with the word "Fall" on it. I clipped it to the top of my colored image and added a highlight behind it. The shimmery papers all sparkle in the light. This stamp comes on Plate #57. Wishing everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving this year. I bet you can all guess my favorite. Yep, it's pumpkin. Pumpkin ANYTHING--pumpkin pie, pumpkin cheesecake, pumpkin cookies, pumpkin bagels, pumpkin muffins,....ahhhh.

The Sweet Pea store just added NEW images from artist Elisabeth Bell! Yippee!! That's always something that gets me excited. Click here to stop by the store and see the new images. They are also having a huge thanksgiving and christmas sale (click here).

Have a wonderful holiday!

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