Treasure Hunt Winner

Hello! I wanted to thank all the wonderful ladies who commented on my CAS Design Team post and participated in the Treasure Hunt Game! The winner was drawn and posted at Etha's blog and I wanted to share the info. The winner was Brenda H. I don't think she's a visitor from my blog, but I thought it would be nice to let everyone else know. I think it's so neat that you all played, thanks so very much!

***********HAPPY WEEKEND**************

Uptown Girl

Hey ladies-- I want to thank you all for your comments on my last post--you are so amazing and I am blessed beyond measure to know you!!!

This is my card for the color challenge this week over at SCS. It was lots of fun making this card! My bunny (from Just So Hoppy) is just so chic with her fancy purse and hair flower! She's off to meet Paris for lunch, then hop into her limo and off for a busy day of shopping...couture only, of course! LOL! I cuttlbugged the white card base with "stylized flowers" embossing folder, then made a multi-layered frame to pose bunny on. The black grosgrain ribbon was knotted and I stapled a scrap of sheer white dotted ribbon to the side for some added interest. The bit of color I used are the 3 circles punched in river rock cardstock (by SU!) to back up the white glitter dots (from Gina K), the rest is black and white. Thanks so much for visiting today, my fabulous blogging sisters! ~hugs and happy stamping~

My Big Announcement.....

I am a new design team member for Clear Artistic Stamps! It is a brand new company headed by an amazingly talented and accomplished artist, Belinda Landtroop. I will be designing with 4 other very creative ladies for the next year and I am overjoyed to be a part of the team! This is my very first design team position ever and it has been quite an exhilarating experience so far! I just know that I'm going to love it!

And to kick off this exciting event, we are having a super awesome BLOG CANDY GIVEAWAY! Not just any giveaway, mind you, nope! This is a treasure hunt game and the fun starts here! Here's the downlow...

• locate the word in bold red somewhere in this post.


• There are 4 new links to the other design team members blogs at a the top right section of my blog. Go to each one and read the post about the CAS treasure hunt game. Locate the word in bold red in each of these posts, going to Etha's blog LAST.


• Once you get the word in bold red from Etha's blog, put the 5 words together to form a popular phrase, (it's easy, trust me) then post the phrase as a comment on her blog post.

The game will run until Thursday, February 28th and the winner will be chosen on Friday. Want to see the prize?......................drumroll.......................

Grand Prize: 3 Ancient Page mini dye inkpads--a beautiful pink spiral bound journal--Special Edition Collection 1 "In A Peaceul Glade" acrylic stamp set of 6!

So, do you wanna play, matey? Okay! Put on your pirate hat, bring your loot bag and fill it up with those answers! This treasure chest of goodies can be all yours!

Thank you for visiting today and sharing with me one of my most joyful days ever! You are each special and inspiring people whom I am privileged to associate with! ~hugs and happy hunting~

Potted Spring Sweets

Happy Sunday, friends! I finished this project in the wee hours of the morning...I just couldn't stop till they were done...psycho!

These are 3" terra cotta pots (.69 cents each at JoAnn's) painted with FolkArt acrylic paints in lilac, pink blossom, light foliage green and jamaican sea. After letting them dry, I glazed each one with Glossies high gloss acrylic enamel. The wonderful baskets full of eggs are Gina K.'s *Baskets of Happiness* set and the adorable bunny and chick are Melanie Muenchinger's *Just So Hoppy* set. Both of these sets are perfect for Spring, the upcoming holidays and year round fun! You can get a closer look at them at Gina K. Designs. I colored all my images with a variety of inks and blender pen, glitter pens, colored pencils finished with baby oil and stickles for sparkle. I glued different ribbons to around the rim of the pots and even stamped around the green one using the little flower from Melanie's other set *Just So Hippy*. I added a dot of aqua stickles to the center of each flower and let it dry overnight (it didn't smear after that). I then painted kabob sticks the same for colors as the pots and attached them to the framed images using tape. Finally, I filled each pot with crimped paper shreds and candy.

Thank you for visiting! Hugs and Happy Stamping!

***Bulletin*** Visit again on Monday morning to see my Big Announcement!!

Hoppy Snack Pack

Hello, sorry for the lack of posts, I've been in a bit of a creative rut. Everything I've made this week seems to be missing the *wow* factor, which I feel you deserve no less than. I made this hanging treat holder using the SCS tutorial by Christina Fischer, who is absolutely amazing and so very talented...you should visit her blog, if you don't already. I used Melanie's kangaroo and balloon from her new Just So Hoppy set and Stampin' Up! designer series paper Ginger Blossom. I thought this would be cute for a gymnastic meet snack gift (cuz of the hoppy kangaroo, get it?) only I don't know any gymnasts...I guess I'll have to channel that 12 year old gymnast on the *Flyaways* in myself and gobble these treats down, hehe! Thanks so much for visiting--I hope to have a burst of awesome inspiration this weekend and share more stuff! Have a great one, my friends!

Oh, Hoppy Day!

Now I'm just showing off a bit--in the mailbox today I recieved my wonderful Just So Hoppy stamp set and this most beautiful card handmade by Melanie Muenchinger herself! OMGosh, how very exciting! If you were at Gina K.'s last release party over at her SCS forum, you maybe saw this card, which Melanie showed us as a sneak peek for her newest set, Just So Hoppy. Well, I honestly can't believe it's now in my home! I am so thankful and honored that I would recieve such a amazing gift from Melanie...she is one of my artistic heroes and a great mentor (whether she wants it or not, haha!) I'll give you 3 guesses what stamp set my next card is going to have on it...but you'll only need 1!

PS- Want free stamps from Melanie too? She is having another contest for her newest debut set, Just So Hoppy! Hop on over to her bodacious BLOG and check out the deets!

Bloomin' Windowshade Card

Happy Tuesday, friends! Today I want to share this fun interactive card, which has a *windowshade* front and when you raise the shades, a lovely outdoor scene awaits you! I saw this idea at Victorine Originals, but I couldn't print the pattern, so I created my own.

Start with a standard 4 1/4x5 1/2 card. For the shades, I used Stampin' Up! Ginger Blossom designer paper...doesn't it sort of look like a designer fabric? It's 3 3/4x10" then scored an folded every 1/2 inch. My hole punch would only go thru 3 folds of paper, so I used the last hole punched as my guide for the next punch as so on (do this on both sides.) I strung ribbon thru the holes and knotted them at both ends. You'll want to make sure you have ample ribbon and measure it while the shades are closed as this where your ribbon will be at its longest length. For my window, I used the Coluzzle oval template, however a variety of window shapes would be really fun too...square, rectangle, etc. I then stamped my image, which is from Pink Cat Studio's Crafty Kitty collection, and colored it in with a combo of pencils and markers. I added a bit of fruit punch stickles to her ckeeks and nose (a bit rudolph looking, oh well). I attached the shades by folding the last 1/2 strip under and gluing it down securely. I left the bottom hanging loose. Hope you like it and have a wonderful day! ~hugs and happy creating~