FairyBlossoms & Life

CIC8 Gotta Wear Shades

Good morning loves!!

ENOUGH with the snow already!!! I don't know about you guys but I am just buried in snow this morning!! Fun, I know, but sheesh..can't we get break???!

Well, if you're snowed in like me, you're in luck because I have got a challenge for you!  Today is our Clearly Inspired Challenge #8, and it is a fun one!!  It's called "Hip to be Square" and all you have to do is make a square card!  Easy huh??  I happen to LOVE square cards, so this was heaven to me! 

If you're new to these challenges, here are the details for you!

• These challenges will occur every other Friday
• You have until the following Thursday to link your project using Mr. Linky on THIS POST on Lori's Blog.
• Challenges will vary each and every time
• Your work is important so there will be 5 Inspirational Cards/Projects chosen to be featured here
• Use CDstamps if you have them... IF NOT PLEASE PLAY ANYWAY... use what you have!
• A PRIZE (your choice of stamp set) will be awarded to a randomly chosen winner
• If you upload to Splitcoast Stampers please use CIC8 as one of your keywords.

Here is the card I made for today's challenge:

How's this for an odd bunch of colors??  I really wanted to got with a very shabby/vintage mix, and this was definitely just that!  I just got this new (delish) Victoria Collection paper from 7Gypsies, and it just fit perfectly for what I wanted to do!  I colored in my funky little lamp from Ageless Antiques using Copic Markers, and I paper-pieced the shade  and added it to my image using dimensionals, so it really pops, and looks adorable if I do say so myself!  Love this fun color combo, and I think it's perfect for a fun square card!!

I hope you have some time to play along!!  I will be stamping my little heart out today, and I hope you do too!!

Happy snow day!!

Alex

Disco turtle love!

Hi Sugarbunnies!!

I hope you're in the mood for some more funk!! Truth be told I am SOO in need of some brightening up!  It feels like it hasn't stopped raining in my neck of the woods FORever, and I am sooo over it!!  I need some major color in my life right about now, and so here I am today sharing a little turtle lovin' with you!

 

I used my February Key Ingredients to make this card! Can you believe these adorable embellishments are also part of the kit?  I am SO loving the polka dot buttons and the flower - they're just so cool!  Can you believe how bright is this??  talk about pure funk ...Oh yeah!!  I am also loving my little single turtle there!  Originally she is one half of the new Turtles in Love stamp, but I decided to mask off her other half, and use her as a single image! Isn't that cool?  I figured this way I get a bit more versatility from my stamps! easy!!  I colored her in with Copics, and her shell is double mounted onto my image using dimensionals.  I also colored in her the heart and added a little bit of stickles for some bling!  The sentiment is from my Love Everywhere set, and I think it just fit perfectly with this little turtle - don't you just love when that happens??!! sheer happiness I tell you!

You know what else made my day??  I am SO not the brightest apple in the bunch I swear - can you believe I just came across this super-awesome "sketchbook" that Taylor has available for download on her blog - in it she has the 100 sketches from her weekly TE challenge - SO Cool!!  What a gorgeous source of inspiration, you must grab your copy, if you haven't already!!  (you can find the cute little download button right below her cute (okay gorgeous!!) little picture!) 

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you have a bright and shiny day!!

Alex

ModTrio Love

Happy Saturday loves!!

What an exciting day!!  Every month, on the 20th, half of the Baker's Dozen shows off projects created with the month's Key Ingredients Kit!  How's that for fun and inspiration??!  This month, I am thrilled to be playing along with the February Key Ingredients Subscription Challenge!!   whoo-hoo!!

This month's kit is all about Black and White with a splash of color, and it is just right up my alley!  I have to say this is SOOO my thing!!  You only have to open my closet to see that 90% of what I own is black (hey, it goes with everything!!) I mean., you just can't go wrong - it's a classic, just ask good ol' Audrey!(that's my story and I'm stickin' to it!!)

Well, I just about flipped my lid when I saw the delicious papers, ribbons, flowers and button included in this month's kit.  I decided I would make a couple of cards for my friend Nancy who has always been so sweet to me, and happens to love funky patterns as much as I do, so I'm thinking she's going to love the patterns I used on my cards:

Are these yummy or what??  For my cards I used the newly released Animal Love Sentiments.  This sentiment is quickly becoming a huge favorite of mine.  I used it for scrapbooking, and now I was able to use it to make these "any occasion" cards using only this fun sentiment set - how's that for versatility?? (YAY!!)  I should also mention I made these in NO time at all, and there is absolutely NO coloring involved so this is a great way to make a bunch of cards to have on hand to to give as gifts! 

I have to say that's one of the things I LOVE about the Key Ingredients Kit, I know I always say the same thing but it is absolutely true!! I love that that you can truly sit and make a bunch of cards without having to constantly look for embellishments or even cardstock to go with your patterned paper!  I got myself a subscription as soon as Taylor started the program, and I still use all of my previous month's kits!  As a subscriber you also get a handy little storage case (labeled!!) to keep everything nice and neat (which we all need right??) That's how I keep all of my kits and I find it so incredibly useful! 

I hope you're feeling mod and inspired by this funky collection!  I know I am going to be using this kit a lot!! I just love it, and if you need more inspiration - these incredibly talented ladies are showing off their stuff with this month's kit too, so be sure to stop by their blogs for some eye candy!

Dawn Easton
Karen Motz
Jackie Pedro
Laurie Schmidlin
Sankari Wegman
and of course, the lovely Taylor VanBruggen

Have a wonderful Saturday lovebugs!!

Smoochies,

Alex

Puppy Love Peek!

Hiya sugarmuffins!!

Wanna see some Big Love?

Today is my first time posting over at the Stamp A Sweet Impression Blog!  You must pop in and see what I made using my stamps!! 

Thanks for visiting!

Hugs!!

Alex

CIC7 Dazzlin'Duckie

Happy Friday loves!

Today is Clearly Inspired Challenge Friday at Clear Dollar Stamps, and I am so excited about this one!! 

I mean to post this earlier but we had a little excitement here in my neighborhood when there was some sort of underground explosion directly across the street from my house and so we lost our power (and heat!!) for the past few hours!  NO fun, I tell you!  Luckily power is back on (for now) and I'm praying it stays!!

Today's Challenge is all about my favorite stuff!  It is Glam It Up!, and that means anything that sparkles, glitters, and shines is good to go! Check out the details if you have a chance to play along:

• These challenges will occur every other Friday
• You have until the following Thursday to link your project using Mr. Linky on THIS POST on Lori's Blog.
• Challenges will vary each and every time
• Your work is important so there will be 5 Inspirational Cards/Projects chosen to be featured here
• Use CDstamps if you have them... IF NOT PLEASE PLAY ANYWAY... use what you have!
• A PRIZE (your choice of stamp set) will be awarded to a randomly chosen winner
• If you upload to Splitcoast Stampers please use CIC7 as one of your keywords.

Here is my card for today's Glam It Up challenge:

 

How do you like my funky Disco Duck??  I colored my Duck using Copics and then added some bright yellow stickles for bling.  I also added pink and diamond stickles to the patterned paper to make it really sparkle!  I had SO much fun playing with this one, it looks really happy and shiny!  Oh I almost forgot, this awesome and delightful sketch is from this week's Mojo Monday, it is a wonderful sketch and definitely one I never in a million years would have thought of!  What awesome inspiration! 

Thank you for stopping by! I hope you have a nice toasty weekend, and do play along and show your bling!

Hugs,

Alex

What's cookin'?

Hi everybody!  Boy, time sure flies when you're having fun right?? 

I am just trying to catch up to the exciting stuff going on everywhere!  Did you all check out the gorgeous NEW goodies at Taylored Expressions??? OMG!! How do you even choose right??

I know I am having SO much fun playing with my new toys, I can't wait to show you what I've been doing to keep myself out of trouble!

So anyhoo, first on my list this week, was getting my messy self a bit more organized! Especially in the kitchen since I bake A LOT.. now mind you I am the queen of shopping lists, so you would think that that's a good thing right??? well, normally yes, but NOT if you neglect to take your list with you when you're going shopping! (I know ) so what usually happens is, I am usually either short one item or I get doubles of something else!! silly me, but today I came up with a fabu solution to keep my shopping lists handy, and in the same place so when I run out the door, I know just where to look!

How do you like my apron Note Holder??  I used one of my fabulous new Apron Invitation Die Cuts to make my hanging pocket, and just dressed it up using some fun (kitchen-y) patterned paper from DCWV.  Of course I made sure the paper matched my decor since I am going to be hanging this from a little hook on my wall (you could hang it on a door knob too!) and this way you can keep your lists (or coupons!) handy for when you're dashing off to the store!

Is this coolness or what??  My "baker" chick is from the new Apple Doodle Ink "Bakery Business" stamp set.  She is just too stinkin' cute for words!  I colored her in using Copic Markers, and I curved my Bakery Sentiment right on the block so that I could stamp it around my image. I finished dressing it up by adding some Making Memories tiny Letter Stickers to personalize my quick and easy handy kitchen "gadget".

I am just loving this idea, and the best part is it you can double this as an invitation and then your "guest" can turn it into a handy storage pocket like this one! YAY!! the possibilities are just endless!

I know I will be much better at grabbing my lists now that I have a cute place to keep it!  Thanks for stopping by today!  I hope you have a wonderful day!

Smoochies!!

Alex

Wild for TE! Day two Sneak Peeks!

Happy Thursday everybody!  Welcome to day two of Taylored Expressions sneak peeks!

Did you all love yesterday's exciting new stamps?? I am still reeling from seeing all of the wonderful creations, and even more thrilled with all the new offerings available tomorrow at the TE store!!

Did you ever just want to try a certain style or type of stamp for just one perfect project?? ...Or do you want to try a stamp that you can use over and over for every occasion or sentiment you own?  Well, you can just flip right now because there is a fabu NEW option for a single dose of sweetness just for you!

I am just thrilled to share with you a brand new array of gorgeous, individual stamps for you to try, called Stamps A la Carte!  For February there are 8 irresistible Whimsical Wishes Animals in Love stamps, and here is what I made with just one of these fun cuties!

Aren't they cuuute??? OMG! I could just swoon over these babies! The sentiment I used is part of a NEW coordinating set designed for these little creatures and it will truly make you smile! I have to say I'm having a really hard time picking a favorite!!

I thought my little elephants would be perfect all dressed up for a fancy occasion!  Who wouldn't get a smile out of these two??? 

Believe it or not, the animals just keep getting cuter!!  I decided to go in a different direction for my next peek!

Of course, you know I LOOOVE owls, so I could not get my hands on this next stamp from Animals in Love fast enough!  I wanted to go a little rustic "funky country" with this one! (yes, that is the technical term now!) lol..

these little ones are just perfect in every way:

 

This stamp design is just so cute! I stamped my image twice and adhered it to my circle panel using dimensionals, but before I added the second layer, I cut out the middle heart of my top layer, so basically the little owl couple are "inside" of the tree!  How stinkin' cute is that???

I don't know about you, but my biggest thrill is when a stamp makes me want to keep creating, and I have to say these new stamps from Taylored Expressions do just that!  I cannot wait to use them over and over!  I cannot wait to show you more of these fabulous Stamps A la Carte! images, so be sure to stop by tomorrow because it's release day!!!

In the meantime, check out the Baker's Dozen for MAJOR eye candy!!!

Charmaine Ikach
Dawn Easton
Donna Baker
Jackie Pedro
Jodi Collins
Karen Giron
Karen Motz
Laurie Schmidlin
Melissa Sauls
Sankari Wegman
Taylor VanBruggen

I am just floored by the things these girls come up with!!

I hope you've enjoyed my sneak peeks! Have a wonderful stampy day!!

Alex

Sweetness! TE Sneak Peek!

Oh happy day!!!  Today is day one of Taylored Expressions' February release sneak peeks, and just wait to see what's cookin' this month!!

Want a little peeky??

Oh, I am just so excited I could just flip!! (but I won't because it would NOT be a pretty sight!)  Seriously though, this month is just filled with surprises and fun new stuff at Taylored Expressions!!!

Ready?? well, NOT only is this a new release of yummy goodies for you to enjoy, but we are proudly showing off a brand spankin' new line of rubber stamps for TE - as if the TE stamps aren't already stunning enough, we now get to play with the brand new super-yummy line named Apple Doodle Ink!

I absolutely adore the whimsy look of these new stamps! they are SOO my style and I am sure you're going to love them too!!  I am one happy stamper with this funky style of Apple Doodle Ink stamps.

My first card features the first set called Bakery Business, and boy is it sweet!!  This set is just perfect for your favorite "chef" or just every food lover in your life!! I made a funky birthday card for my first sample:

how cute is she???

This is Tena hangin' out in her bakery, and she is just so stinkin' cute!!  The Bakery Business stamp set will be available in the TE store this Friday, and features a gorgeous array of treats, sentiments and just pure cuteness all around! 

I colored my image using copics, and because of the funky style of image, I decided to go with majorly bright and fun patterns for my card.  These delicious patterns are part of my June 2009 Key Ingredients, and I still can't get enough of them - they were just perfect for this fun card!  I added a couple of Prima Flowers (and a sugary sweet brad of course!) and used my color-spritzer tool to add a little more color to my image panel.  Looks like she is ready to party right??

I am having so much fun with my bakery business stamp set - wait until you see all of the images! I promise you will flip!!

Of course, it just keeps getting better because Apple Doodle Ink is bringing us even more fun stuff to play with!  This next set is sure to bring you SO many possibilities, I just LOVE it! 

I combined a couple of the images from my Bakery Business stamp set with this gorgeous set called Window Shopping to create my next sneak peek:

OMG!! How fun is this??

I cannot stop playing with this stamp set! Although I combined it with the Bakery Business stamp set images, the storefront windows in this set are going to give you a ton of options for your cards and scrapbooks!  And the best part is Taylored Expressions is going to bring us more coordinating Apple Doodle Ink sets for this adorable set!! Can you imagine??? More Shopping!!! YAY!! (or even a pet store perhaps?) or a salon!! The possibilities are endless I tell you!!

Okay, onto my card for this set:

Is this deliciousness or what??? I colored my storefront and my goodies using copic markers and then added some Glossy Glaze on top since I figured everything would be shiny from being behind the glass right??I used these gorgeous (and funky!) Making Memories papers that I had been saving for years (I wish I was kidding!!) but they just went purrfectly with my image, don't they??  I distressed (shocking, I know!) my image panel with Ranger Vintage Photo distress ink, and added some white grosgrain ribbon and a couple of these delicious Baby Pink Candy Dots to finish up my card!

Cuteness, or what??  I just know you're going to have a blast playing with these stamps!  Oh but wait because there is MORE to look forward to tomorrow, so be sure to stop by and check it all out! In the meantime, please visit ALL of the ladies from the Baker's Dozen to see what they've cooked up for you:

Charmaine Ikach
Dawn Easton
Donna Baker
Jackie Pedro
Jodi Collins
Karen Giron
Karen Motz
Laurie Schmidlin
Melissa Sauls
Sankari Wegman
Taylor VanBruggen

Have a wonderfully delicious day!!

Smoochies,

Alex