Reverse Confetti...SKFYTT # 20 & Exciting News...A Note From the Heart!

Hello fellow 'Fetti Fans! I am beyond thrilled to be able to share some super exciting news today!!! Jen asked me to join the Reverse Confetti - Challenge Crew for a 6 month rotation...Whoo Hoo, YAY, Yippee!!! I had such a blast when I joined the Confetti Crew as the 'Fetti Friend for September and October so I jumped at another chance to hang out with the RC Crew!!! I'm absolutely ecstatic...I just LOVE all things.... 

So, I just had to make a card for this special announcement and what better way than to join the Reverse Confetti Sketch For You To Try with Rocky Raccoon from the Quirky Cuties Collection!

Here is the great sketch that we have this month and all the challenge details are available on the Reverse Confetti Blog...SFYTT# 20 

I made my card with Authentique Glistening 6x6 paper pad and paper pieced Rocky Raccoon and used my Copics to add in some shading. Then I cut him out and popped him up on the circle panel cuts with the Circles 'N Scallops Confetti Cuts.  

I stamped a sentiment from the Rocky Raccoon Stamp set and cut it out with the fishtail banner form the Tag Me Confetti Cuts and I added some hearts cut from the wood-grain pattern paper with the Love Note Confetti Cuts. I punched a hole in the large die cut heart to a little heart tag and added some hemp twine. 

I finished off the inside of my card too....I stamped a shadow image of Rocky and added another sentiment from the Freida Fox Stamp set. 

Thanks SO much for popping by and having a little peek at my card for the Reverse Confetti January SFYTT # 20! I hope you can join us for this great sketch and play along for a chance to win a $20 Revere Confetti gift certificate! Head on over to the Reverse Confetti blog to see all the RC inspiration the rest of the crew has for you and all the challenge details!!!

Rocky Raccoon	Freida Fox	Circles %u2018n Scallops Confetti Cuts	Tag Me
Love Note

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My Favourite Things...Exciting news and December Teaser Time Day 1...Who's that Girl & Who's That Guy?!

Hello stampin' friends! So glad that you stopped by today! I have some VERY exciting news...YAY!!! I was asked to be a Guest Designer for the My Favorite Things Stamps December Release along side 6 other super duper creative stampers and fellow MFT fans. I am so excited...this is a dream come true!!! Head on over to Kim's blog to see the full list of MFT DT and GDT that have Teasers today!

Well, I have been busy working away on some exciting MFT projects for the new December release, it has been such a blast and I am thrilled to get to share them now!!! I know you are going to LOVE the new release! First up for Teaser Time Day 1 is....Who's that Girl? and Who's that Guy?! This gorgeous set is called May I have this Dance? It is perfect for so many occasions, New Year's Eve, Prom, Anniversary, wedding cards and the list goes on. I have also used the fabulous new Skyline Border Die-namics die that will be available in the new release on December 6th at 10:00 PM EST.

I coloured the Who's that Girl? and Who's that Guy? image with my Copics and teamed it up with some gorgeous BasicGrey Little Black Dress 6x6 patterned papers. I cut the Skyline Die-namics border from thin adhesive chipboard and layered several together to make it a bit thicker. I coloured the windows on the chipboard with a yellow Copic marker and adhered the patterned paper on top. I also used the Perfect Bracket Edge Border Die-namics to add a night sky behind the Skyline Border Die-namics. The sentiment comes in the set and I stamped it on patterned paper cut with the ribbon die from the First Place Award Ribbon Die-namics Die.

Here is the inside of the card...I added a shadow image of the WTG/WTG by carefully removing the ink on the line that surrounds the image with a baby wipe. I added another Skyline Border Die-namics and another one of the great sentiments that comes in this set.

So, I hope you are as excited about the new My Favorite Things December release as I am. Here are the details about the upcoming release on December 6 at 10 PM EST:

• You can attend the New Release Party on December 6th from 8-10 PM EST HERE in the MFT forum, where you can enjoy fun, games, and PRIZES!
• The MFT release, including all new stamp sets and Die-namics, is on December 6 at 10 PM EST.  You'll find all the newest products HERE at release time.
• The guest designer contest is ON!  Check out the forum for details on how YOU can win $200 in stamp sets and Die-namics, and play along with the MFT Design Team for a month.
• If you'd like to see all the teasers for today, please click on over to the MFT Blog NOW.  Be sure to leave comments as you go for the chance to win one of 2, $10 gift certificates given away daily.  The winners will be posted on December 6 just before the release party, on the MFT blog.

Thanks for stopping by and having a wee peek at my card. I will have another MFT Teaser Time card to share with you on Sunday Dec. 4th!

Hugs,


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Lily Pad cards...I'm in the Wednesday Wonder Spotlight!!!!!

Hi stampin' friends! I am so excited to be in the spotlight today at Lily Pad Cards blog! They have a regular feature called Wednesday Wonder where they interview a crafter. Well, This month it is me!!!!  I know...you are saying...but it's Saturday, Tara! Well, my interview was suppose to be posted on Wednesday July 27th but the gals at Lily Pad were sooooo "swamped" with lots to do after getting back from CHA (toad-ally understandable, smile) so my interview is posted today! So HOP on over to the Lily Pad and check it out!!!!!

Hugs,

Exciting News and Magnolia Down Under Challenge # 64...Fancy Folds...Happy Birthday to you...!!!

Good morning crafty friends! I have some exciting news to share with you and I made my first envelope box for the Magnolia Down Under Challenge # 64...Fancy Folds!!! I made it with my Martha Stewart Score board and the fabulous tutorial that Annika did up on her gorgeous blog Another Messy Crafter. Hope my "envelobox" is not too much of a stretch for the Fancy Folds challenge...I know it is not nearly as fancy or complicated as the other gorgeous and intricate cards the MDU DT have created but I really wanted to play along!

So, my exciting news is.......I am one of the 4 new DT members for Magnolia Down Under Challenges blog...Whoo Hoo...I'm so super excited! What a fabulous DT and challenge blog they have!!! I am so honoured to have been picked alongside the likes of Camillia, Debbie Dolphin and Denise, 3 amazingly talented stampers!!! WOW!!! A total surprise for me and I am just soooo ecstatic!

So, I made this envelope box for a card I made a while back and have been saving to give to my friend's daughter on her upcoming birthday! When I first saw Annika's tutorial using the MS Score Board I was very intrigued...then I saw the MS score board at Micheals so I picked one up and today I attempted my first envelope box! It was super easy following along with Annika's tutorial and I am so glad to finally know how to make these fabulous boxes for my bulky easel cards! So I made this box to go with this easel card for Olivia ! She just loves the Tilda cards I make for her and she loves princesses too...what 4 yer old, soon to be 5, doesn't, right!

So, I thought to celebrate my exciting news, about joining the Magnolia Down Under Challenges DT, I would join the challenge even though this envelope box is a bit of a stretch for the "Fancy Folds" challenge! I have been dieing to colour this Tilda as a Ballerina image for a while. I also know that Olivia has been taking ballet lessons too...so I thought it would be perfect! I am very happy with how Tilda turned out. I added a lot of Glamour dust to her tiara and the swirls! I pop-dotted her on the front panel of the envelobox and coordinated it to match the Tilda Princess card and added her name to the box with QK Maddie Anne.

Well, I hope that you will be able play along with the me and the fabulous DT over at the Magnolia Down Under Challenges blog every Sunday! I offically start at the begining of October and I am so excitited...eeekkk!

Well, thank so much for stopping by again!

Hugs,

YAY, Yahoo, Yippee.....WOJ GDT!!!

Ok...I am still shaking and feeling a bit woozy but did you see Katharina's announcement of the WOJ guest designers???!!!

Well, I was down in my little nook playing with pretty paper and came up to check on supper and check my e-mail! Well, I couldn't believe my eyes!!! My blogging pal, KimG, sent me a message and the subject read...CONGRATS!!!! Well, as I read on, I started jumpin' and screaming!!! I went right over to Katharina's blog and I couldn't believe what I was reading!!!

Yes, it is true.....I made it, I made it, I made it!!!! I am going to be one of the WOJ GDT for May & June!!! Oh, someone pinch me!!! I am sooooo ecstatic! I just can't even believe it!!! Yay!!!!

Thanks so much, Katharina, for this amazingily wonderful opportunity! I want to say a big, big CONGRATS to all the other talented ladies.
WOW!!! Such a wealth of talent Katharina has assembled here!!!!

Hugs,

FS# 41 & Copic Colour Challenge # 2....Some Exciting News....Hello Holly!

Hey!!! I am so happy to play along with Friday Sketchers this week! It's been a few weeks since I've joined the fun that is FS and I was starting to get the shakes, lol! That is what happens when I don't get my FS fix,smile!!! I followed Kristine's awesome sketch and teamed this sketch up with the Copic Colour Challenge and I'm sooooo super psyched about this new challenge blog cuz I love my Copics. I had a blast playing along! What a fabulous colour combo this week :

B02 - Robin's Egg Blue

R05 - Salmon Red

YG23 - New Leaf

Now, I know I teased you bit with some exciting news! Can you guess what it is!? Yes, it is about a DT and yes, it has to do with lovely Holly from, Holly & Madison fame, featured on my card today!!!! Oh, Okay, I won't keep you waiting any longer!

YAY,!!! I have had one exciting weekend!!!! Karen and Louise asked me to be on the Dottie's World Challenge DT. Karen, the lovely owner of, Charmed Cards & Crafts sent me a very kind e-mail and asked if I would join the team! WOWZERS!!!! Well, I was so thrilled cuz Charmed Cards & Crafts is where you can get Dottie & George, Holly & Madison and Girls About Town images! All super fabulous printable digi-images! So, how could I not jump at this amazing opportunity!!!! Thanks Karen!

Well, I had to print some images ASAP and get colouring. I picked Holly in the Garden! I just love the Holly & Madison images! Of Course, I coloured her with my Copics and added a bit of Stickles for some bling-i-tude! You can never have enough bling...even while gardening,smile! I sponged around the image with my fave Metallic Rub-ons!

Today, I really worked my Colourless marker to lighten up spots and I didn't use any white acrylic paint for highlights, just for a change! I am quite happy with how it turned out and I hope to get some more fab tips when I attend the Copic Certification class in a few weeks! So Looking forward to it!!!

I made my card base 6X6 out some yummy Bazzill bling that I just picked up on Friday at the LSS and it was a perfect match to Salmon Red Copic, yay! I used the Daisey D's paper that I have had in my stash, forever (just love this paper) and I have the co-ordinating cardstock elements so I used the tag and the bracket! All the stitching is faux...used my Kelly Panacci Stitches stamps again and Tim Holtz Corduroy Brown Distress ink! Both sentiment stamps are Kelly Panacci stamps and I stamped them with Memento Rich Coco.

Here are all the colours that I used...not a great pic, I know, can't read all the names and I put them all away before I wrote the names down, darn! Won't do that again,smile!!!

Well, there you have it! Lots of excitement this weekend more than I can bare really,lol! Think I better go make a tea and try to pull myself together,he, he, he!

Thanks for stopping by and having a wee peek!

Hugs,

Happy Holidays from Christmas Tilda....FS # 26 and BG # 9 Challenges & Exciting News!!!

Well, I spent most of yesterday working on my DT layout and cards for the Scrapbook Academy, my LSS. I'm really happy with how it turned out. I will share it with you later today in another post.

I also, have very exciting news to share with you all!!! It all happened rather quickly and I am still in shock, frankly!!! (someone pinch me, lol!) I received a very sweet e-mail from, Jo, who is on the BG Challenges DT and I mentioned that I would be very interested in being a guest designer for the BasicGrey Challenges blog, if they ever needed someone. She said she would pass the message on to Martine. Well, I could not believe it when Martine e-mailed me and asked if I would be interested in being a guest designer. I was totally freaking out!!! So, I will be the guest designer for the month of January!!! What a fabulous way to start the new year!!! I am just so ecstatic!!! Thanks so much Martine for this wonderful opportunity and thanks Jo for putting in a good word for me, smile!!!

So, I really wanted to play along with the BasicGrey challenges this week cuz I just got my beloved Wassail 6X6 pp pack and the theme this week is Christmas...perfect!!! Then I went and checked out the FS Sketch. At first, I have to admit, I was a wee bit nervous about the big triangle, but it's suppose to be a CHALLENGE, right!? So, I took it head on!!! Well, I really love this sketch now and want to thank Jacqueline for coming up with a very unique layout and for giving me a real challenge this week!!!

I made the card base 6X6 from craft cardstock and inked the edges. I then inked all the edges of the pp too. Then it came time to figure out the triangle. I had to enlist the help of my dh for this because math and figuring this kind of thing out is not my strong suit. I ended up drawing my cut lines on the back of the paper. So, my layout was flipped from the original sketch but I think it still looks okay though!

I stamped Christmas Tilda on Georgia Pacific paper with Rich Cocoa Memento ink and coloured it with my Copic markers. I used White acrylic paint to add the highlights and add Crystal stickles to her for some extra bling!

I cut the oval and scalloped oval on my QK Silhouette and then inked the edges. I stamped the Magnolia Snowflakes background stamp on the oval with VersaMark ink and embossed it with Silver embossing powder. I had some static causing me problems, so, it didn't emboss properly but I still like it as it looks very distressed and not to shinny.

Then I added the American Craft ribbon that I just love and some gorgeous flowers sent to me by friend Tara, Happily Ever Crafting (thanks Tara for the wonderful goodies...just love them all). The colours were a perfect match for this paper and I mixed them with some Prima flowers that I bought a Micheals. I added a little extra glitter with some Burgundy Stickles. I used the pearls for the centres of the flowers and on the nameplate.

Well, I really like this card...it is basically the prototype for my Christmas cards this year! I will be using all these products to make them but I think I will probably choose an easier layout for mass production.

I'm going to a scrapbooking retreat at The Fern Resort, in two weeks with my scrapbooking posse! Guess what I will be doing? yup! Making Christmas cards, eating, and having a great time with the best of friends...can't wait!!!! (If you are going to the retreat at Fern...let me know!)

Well, Thanks for stopping by and having a wee look-see and for sharing in my exciting news!

Later!

Friday Sketchers #6 is Heaven Sent & News from Cloud 9!!!

WOW! All of the DT members at Friday Sketchers keep pumpin' out awesome sketches. I can't believe how quickly this card came together yesterday afternoon, a true sign of a fabulous sketch, smile! Thanks, Jacqueline, it was great fun to work with your sketch!!!
I decided I would use this little Tingla stamp as I haven't made a card with her yet and I thought I would use up the scraps of Fancy Pants paper that I used to make a mini-album with last weekend (love,love,love this paper)! As I was getting my "mise en place" before getting inky, smile. I had another one of those light bulb moments and went back to my stamp binder to grab my Magnolia cloud stamp. I stamped Tingla on the blue cloud-like side of the FP Confetti pp and (I made a mask but my dh pointed out later that I probably didn't have to, oh well.) then I stamped the cloud upside-down for her to lie on. I stamped two more clouds off the edge of the pp to look as if they were floating by in the background. I ran it through the Cuttlebug with my circle Nestibilites die and added some crystal Stickles. I stamped Tingla again on Georgia Pacific White Cardstock with Archival Brilliance Graphite black ink and coloured it with my Copic markers, added crystal Stickles to her wings and let it dry before I cut it out. Then I adhered it with some pop-dots on to the stamped image on the blue pp.
The card base is 6x6 and is cut from a piece of Bazzill Basics Orange Bling Cardstock. I inked all the edges of the pp and adhered them to the card. I used the small scalloped circle Nestibilites to cut a mat for the main image out of the "wheat" coloured side of the Jubilate pp. Finally, I stamped the sentiment from the Kelly Panacci Baby clear stamp set with brown Staz-On ink on a tag from the FP die-cut sheet, inked the edges, added a MM gemstone brad and some pink American Craft ribbon before attaching the main image of Tingla to the card.

So, I have some exciting news to share, grin!!! Do ya wanna know what it is??? Well, I am absolutely on cloud 9, smile!!! Cuz I have been chosen to be on the DT for my LSS, The Scrapbook Academy, YAY!!! When I went to the store yesterday, Jackie, gave me my first DT kit....oh, sooooo exciting!!! I can't wait to make my very first DT assignment...eeekkk!

Thanks for stopping by, having a look and for sharing in my excitement! I hope you have a heavenly day!!!