Splashes of Watercolor

I just love fairy tales!  So I was thrilled when I found out I would get to use Fairy Dust is a Must for the Our Craft Lounge blog hop.  These little darlings are so cute, aren’t they?!

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I went for a rustic, woodsy feel for my card today.  But I can’t wait to try this out with a sweet & glittery feminine theme too.

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Mushrooms and sparkly sentiments~

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Here’s the deal.  I’m giving away the Fairy Dust is a Must set.  The winner will be chosen randomly from all the comments left on yesterday’s sneak peek post HERE and on this post.  Be sure your contact information is in your blogger profile or in your comment.  You have until 11:59 p.m. Friday (11/20) to leave your comments.

Now go visit all the other blogs to see all the fantastic new releases!

Bird and Groom  - Beth
Hang it Up Cupid - Carol, Vicki
Hearts & Hugs - Holly, Joy
The Journey - Charmaine
Life Is -Amber
Love Notes -  Heather, Beate
Out for a Spin - Pam
Fairy Dust is a Must - Cami, Broni
Granny’s Truffles - Val
Jungle Love - Deb, Kendra
Shamrock Blessings -Cindy
Sweet on You -Kisa
Wanted - Lila

If you get lost anywhere along the way, all the information and links can be found at The Lounge.

Check out the fun Our Craft Lounge birthday bash challenges HERE!

• Stamps: Fairy Dust is a Must (Our Craft Lounge) - also can be purchased at eclectic Paperie
• Paper: Neenah white, chocolate chip, magazine page, Nutmeg Mini Deck (Cosmo Cricket)
• Ink: Memento tuxedo black, Ranger Distress brushed corduroy
  
• Other: Dahlia Nestabilities, sponge dabber, ribbon, Tombow mono aqua glue, Martha Stewart luster glass microbeads -clear, foam tape, DecoArt Glamour Dust, Ranger Glossy Accents, button, twine, Copic markers:

Hey, everyone!  Today is day 2 of the Valentine release sneak peeks for Our Craft Lounge.  I’m showing you a peek at Granny’s Truffles.  Everybody loves Granny!

I’ve used the MOJO113 sketch, which worked perfectly for Granny and her chocolate heart sentiment.  And this also fits the Splitcoast Monday TLC247 for cutting “Outside the Box” - her hair and the sentiment.  Hehe…check out her cheek full of chocolate and her fuzzy red slippers (made with Sparkly Fluff)!

You can see more of today’s sneak peeks by linking to the ladies at the Lounge blog. While there you can also find out how you can win some blog candy!  Woo hoo!

Check out the fun Our Craft Lounge birthday bash challenges going on all week HERE!

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to come back tomorrow for the blog hop!!

• Stamps: Granny’s Truffles (Our Craft Lounge)
  
• Paper: Neenah white, chocolate chip, Nook & Pantry 6×6 pad (Basic Grey)
• Ink: Memento tuxedo black & rich cocoa, Ranger Distress worn lipstick & antique linen
  
• Other: scallop heart & rectangle Nestabilities, May Arts ribbon, sponge dabber, foam tape, Quickie glue pen, Sparkly Fluff - Rockstar Red, rhinestone heart sticker, Copic markers:

Welcome to the November Angels Landing Blog Hop. If you missed the beginning, head over to Judi’s digital stamps blog and follow the links. Today the Design Team is introducing two new digital image sets for November, Polar Bear Cubs and Button Bugs.

I love the wonderful, sweet expressions that Judi gives her images and this polar bear is no exception.

**ETA - For those of you asking, the cocoa mix in a cone came premixed and prepackaged.  I did however find a mix recipe at the Nestle site HERE.  The only thing my prepackaged mix had that’s not mentioned in the recipe is some chocolate chips layered between the cocoa and the mini marshmallows. 

I decided to make a tag for this hot chocolate mix that I’ll give as a gift.  I added loads of sparkle  with Star Dust Stickles and also added Ranger Glossy Accents to the little cub’s eyes and nose to make them shine.  The words come as one sentiment but I cut them apart to place them on the tag.  As an added bonus, the tag can be removed and used as an ornament.

Your next stop on the Blog Hop is >>Cheryl’s blog<<
If you get lost along the way, check the master list on Judi’s digital stamps blog. Thanks for visiting, and I hope you’ll enjoy the rest of the hop.

And if you get a chance, you should really check out the fun Our Craft Lounge birthday bash challenges HERE!

• Stamps: Polar Bear Cubs (Angels Landing)
  
• Paper: Neenah white, real red
  
• Ink: computer
• Other: Labels 4 Nestabilities, Star Dust stickles, Tim Holtz Idea-ology grungeboard snowflake, Claudine Hellmuth Studio blank canvas paint and paintbrush, Ranger Glossy Accents, foam tape, rhinestone brad, Copic markers:
  

Cathy has provided us with a beautiful warm  color combination this week for the Color Throwdown. It’s just perfect for this time of year…fall and Christmas!

We’re lucky enough to be sponsored by Flourishes this week! We were all so excited to be able to work with their gorgeous stamps! My choice was the Seasonal Wreaths. Just perfect, no matter what time of year it is!  Here’s my winter card:

There are 3 layers to the wreath.  Each one is trimmed a little differently and attached using foam tape, providing additional dimension and texture.  The top layer of the wreath, the edge of the sentiment circle, and all the brown branches are coated with a thin layer of Rock Candy Distress stickles for a beautiful subtle glazed look.
  

Be sure to check out all the gorgeous DT creations here:

Barbara * Cathy *Danielle

LeAnne * Tammy * Elise (Guest Designer for November)

Then head over to the Color Throwdown blog for all the details of the challenge and the rules on how you can win a Flourishes prize!!

And speaking of prizes, you should also check out the fun Our Craft Lounge birthday bash challenges HERE!  How cool!

I’ll be back in just a little while with my Angels Landing new release blog hop entry.

• Stamps: Seasonal Wreaths (Flourishes)
  
• Paper: vintage cream (Papertrey Ink), suede brown dark (Prism), Christmas Past collection - Graphic 45
• Ink: chocolate chip, Ranger Distress brushed corduroy
  
• Other: circle & scallop circle Nestabilities, vintage buttons, satin ribbon & twine (Papertrey Ink), R29 Copic marker, sponge dabber, foam tape, Ranger Glossy Accents, red Atyou Spica pen, Rock Candy Stickles
  

Our Craft Lounge is celebrating it’s FIRST BIRTHDAY this month!  If you go on over to The Lounge  or The Forum and you can join in on the fun scavenger hunt they are hosting!

In honor of the birthday party, I decided that Granny from the Shop ’til Ya Flop set needed to go shopping!  But of course, who do you think she ended up shopping for!??

I had a blast creating Granny’s paper-pieced outfit - the jacket, shopping bags, and hat…complete with a Minnie Pearl tag on her hat!!  (Now I know there are a few of you out there that are old enough to remember dear Minnie Pearl!)

All the patterned papers are from the Early Bird Mini Deck from Cosmo Cricket.  Everything else was colored with Copic markers.  The layout is from this week’s sketch challenge SC254 at Splitcoaststampers.

Be sure to stop by the OCL Lounge for all the details on the scavenger hunt.  It’s going on through Sunday (11/15/09).  Good luck!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a fantastic weekend!

• Stamps: Shop ’til Ya Flop ( Our Craft Lounge)
• Paper: vintage cream (Papertrey Ink), not quite navy, Early Bird Mini Deck - Cosmo Cricket
• Ink: Memento tuxedo black, Versafine onyx black
  
• Other: long rectangle Nestabilities, foam tape, rhinestone stickers, Copic markers:
  

A total of 25!  At least I hope that will be enough!

This week’s challenge from Judi at Angels Landing to the design team was to create something 3″ or smaller.  Little did I know that something so small could turn into such a big project!  Whew!

Here are the 6 different designs:

Here they are individually:

4 of the designs were created loosely using Kazan’s Sketch 39 from the 2S4U blog.   (Sorry about the “loosely” part, Kazan.  It was a little hard to work in such a small space!)

Here’s a group shot of all the tags:

Please check out the other designer’s creations of 3″ or less by linking to them from the Angels Landing blog.  I can’t wait to see what they come up with!

Do you have your Christmas tags or your Christmas cards finished yet?  I’m still working on my cards!

Thanks so much for visiting!

• Stamps: Penguin Checks, Ho Ho Hollydays, Season’s Tweetings, Pierced Tags (Angels Landing)
• Paper: Neenah white, real red, Beautiful Morning - Ooh La La (MME), Winter Wonderland - Colorful Christmas (MME), Sunshine Girl - Abbey Road (MME), Best Buddies - Abbey Road (MME)
  
• Ink: computer, Ranger Distress antique linen
  
• Other:  Copic markers, Atyou Spica glitter pens, square Nestabilities, sponge dabber, corner rounder punch, Cropadile, rhinestone stickers, ribbon

This week I’m hosting the Color Throwdown challenge.  Simon Says Stamp! is our sponsor and when I received my package from them I was excited to see that there was some beautiful handmade Washi paper included.  So that’s what I based my color choices on.

I love the bright colors and they worked so well with this adorable We Are Family Dolls stamp set.  I even used a small strip of the Washi paper to create the tiny fan that the Mom is holding.  I simply used a fan fold and then tied it together at the bottom with black quilting thread.  And how cute is that little puppy??

We’d love for you to join us this week.  The colors are fun and you could win a prize or become our next Featured Stamper!  You’ll find all the challenge details at the Color Throwdown blog.   C’mon over and play with us!

Here are links to the talented designers.  Check out their creations!

Barbara * Cathy *Danielle

LeAnne * Tammy * Elise (Guest Designer for November)

• Stamps: We Are Family Dolls (Simon Says Stamp!)
  
• Paper: Neenah white, black, crushed curry, classic orange (Prism), Handmade Japanese Hana Washi Paper - Spring Bloom (Simon Says Stamp!)
  
• Ink: Memento tuxedo black, Versafine onyx black
  
• Other: Labels 2 and petite ovals Nestabilities, Hero Arts art flowers (Simon Says Stamp!), foam tape, brads, white gel pen, Copic markers:
  

Hi, everyone!

Today is my Mom’s birthday and I wanted to make her a card that was simple, pretty, and in keeping with the season.  I’ve been itching to use the flower from the Our Craft Lounge Thankful Flourishes set, and as soon as I saw this piece of Indian Summer paper I knew the 2 would coordinate perfectly!

The flower was stamped on a piece of the Indian Summer paper and shaded with Copic markers.  The flower center was stamped on crushed curry cardstock and the leaf on soft suede.  Both the flower and the center are popped up on foam tape.

Gotta love those quick cards!

Thanks for stopping by today!

• Stamps: Thankful Flourishes (Our Craft Lounge)
  
• Paper: soft suede, crushed curry, Indian Summer 6×6 paper pad (Basic Grey)
  
• Ink: Memento rich cocoa
• Other: ribbon (May Arts), foam tape, Copic markers - 0, E43

This week the Angels Landing design team was challenged to finish the inside of our cards.  That’s always fun!

There’s a lot of sparkle on this card and it was so much fun to make.  The kitten from Ho Ho Hollydays was colored with copic markers.  The grungeboard ornament was painted white with an acrylic paint dabber then coated with blue topaz glitter.  Both the ornament bow and the flourish were covered with stickles, and the fur trim on the kitten’s hat is made with Sparkly Fluff.

Inside, the tiny bird’s fur trim is made with stickles and the piercing at the top of the white layer was made using one of the Faux Stitched Borders.

Here are some close ups.  You can click on them to see them larger.

There’s lots more to see from the wonderfully talented design team.  Please check the links our HERE.  Thanks so much for stopping by to check this sparkly cutie out!

• Stamps: Ho Ho Hollydays, Faux Stitched Borders (Angels Landing)
  
• Paper: Neenah white, kiwi kiss, Colorful Christmas Bright Stripes (My Mind’s Eye)
• Ink: computer, Ranger acrylic paint dabbers - silver & snow cap, Versafine onyx black
• Other: sewing machine, Martha Stewart blue topaz glitter, Tim Holtz Ideology grungeboard ornament & swirl, piercing tool & mat, stardust & lime green & pink stickles, raspberry fizz satin ribbon (Papertrey Ink), foam tape, sugar Sparkly Fluff, yellow metallic Sakura gellyroll pen, 1-1/4″ circle punch, Copic markers:
  

It’s time for Color Throwdown #67.  Tammy is our hostess-with-the-mostess this week and she’s chosen a wonderful color combination.  I wasn’t sure it would work for Christmas (I am hot and heavy into creating as many Christmas cards as possible before the rush!), but then I pulled out this Snowed In paper kit from My Mind’s Eye that I got at my LSS (Southern Scrapbooks) last year. I couldn’t use the soft sky with it, but Papertrey’s aqua mist worked perfectly!

Here’s this week’s color combo:

And here’s my card based on Laura’s Sketch 38 from 2 Sketches 4 You.

Be sure to visit the Color Throwdown blog to get all the details on this week’s challenge.  You could be our next Featured Stamper!!  And please show some love to our super-talented design team:

Barbara * Cathy *Danielle

LeAnne * Tammy * Elise (Guest Designer for November)

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Thanks so much for stopping by to visit!  See you soon!

• Stamps: Holiday Greetings (A Muse)
• Paper: kraft & aqua mist (Papertrey Ink), dusty durango & always artichoke, Snowed In paper kit (My Mind’s Eye), Fresh Paint glitter paper (K & Company)
• Ink: Ranger Archival coffee
  
• Other: corner rounder punch, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder, May Arts ribbon, foam tape, Quickie Glue Pen, DecoArt glamour dust, Martha Stewart snowflake punch, rhinestone