Candy again, with Dahlia

**Note to self: Do not use Photobucket for my blog (lesson learned)**

Have I mentioned how much I love Amy's candy?! I've had so much fun making stuff with all the cool things she sent. Case in point.....when I saw these orange circle flowers in the bag I knew what I wanted to make with them. I also knew that Dahila would be the perfect image. Isn't she fun?!

Materials: Cardstock, ink, Spot on Background ss, hemp--CTMH, dp--Sassafrass Lass, Dahlia stamp--TGF, buttons--Papertrey, Crayola colored pencils, Stickles, circle punches--EK, Coluzzle.

Card class tonight

Card Class tonight! Here are three of the four cards they're going to make, along with this card. I'm going to teach them about adding texture with Liquid Glass, creating "faux" buttons, and how to get the most out of their ribbon.

These are straight from the Twitterpatted Workshop on the go. This kit is sooo cool! You get a full Level 2 paper pack, stamp set, instructional brochure to make two-page layouts and these cards, and this kit comes with a full Ribbon Round container. Each Workshop kit comes with it's own EXCLUSIVE stamp set that isn't available in the catalog! This kit comes with this super adorable set that includes mushrooms, a hedgehog, a branch and things to embellish them with.

If you live in the Seattle/Everett WA area and would like to come to one of my classes, please contact me. If you'd like more info on the Workshop on the Go kit I can help you with that too.

Materials: Twitterpated Workshop on the Go kit, Intrinsic Backgrounds ss, liquid glass, copper bitty brads, hemp. Chocolate, crystal blue, sweet leaf, and sorbet inks.

Another Candy Creation

Just another quick post before I'm off to a NHL exhibition game! Made with more of Amy's candy she gave me.

Materials: Cardstock--CTMH, dp--Sassafrass Lass, Stamps--Anya (TGF) and Spot on Backgrounds ss, Say It In Style ss (CTMH), Crayola colored pencils, Juniper marker--CTMH, Swiss Dot CB folder, scallop circle Nestie, misc. ribbon, $1 bin sparkles

CASEing with my Candy

So I received Amy's "candy, candy, candy" in the mail last Wednesday and I FINALLY had time to play with all the awesome goodies! For my first card, I wanted to try my best at CASEing Amy's original card that she sent with the candy....and let me tell you...Amy's work is much more STUNNING in person! Since I don't have a light box, or the skills to alter my stamps as Amy does, I used Birthday Anya in her full splendor. I was able to mimic the spotted dress and the coloring using my colored pencils. Tell me what you think! More creations to come this week!

Amy's original:

My version:

Materials(mine): Stamp--Birthday Anya-TGF and Thoughtful Seasons (sentiment)-CTMH, Cardstock--CTMH (blue) and Bazzil, dp--Sassafras Lass and Bella Blvd (orange rings), ink--CTMH black and chocolate, Crayola colored pencils, black marker--CTMH, misc. ribbon and sparkles, Stickles, 3d dots.

Materials (Amy's):Supply list:cardstock- Bazzill and GPpaper- Sassafras Lass and Bella Blvd (orange rings)stamps- The Greeting Farm (Birthday Anya... slightly altered) Hero Arts (sentiment)ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox dark brown chalk inkKaiser Craft gemsmisc ribbonRanger sticklesCopic multiliner black 0.8Copic markers:skin- E00, E11, E13, R20, R22, B01hair- E15, E17, E18clothes-Y35, YR12, YR16, R22, R24, R29, RV25

Quick post

Just a quick post before I'm off to a Masonic meeting tonight....

**EDIT**This was my take on Sarita's card she made for the CTMH Consultants' SOTM blog hop this month. I loved her random stamping and the layout, so I CASE'd it and put my own spin on things.

This was the make & take at a CTMH hostess party last night. It uses the SOTM for September: "Treasures". I'm totally LOVING this set! Everybody at the party had fun designing their own paper with random stamping. A little liquid glass on the dotted paper and the stamped center image texturize it for them. Remember that "Treasures" is ONLY available through the end of the month! If you'd like to get your hands on a set, let me know!

Materials: All CTMH. Twitterpated L2pp, Treasures ss, chocolate, sweet leaf, sorbet, and crystal blue inks, liquid glass, copper bitty brads, sorbet ribbon, 3d pop dots, sponge.

Everyday Celebrations card kit

This is a really cool card kit that is only available through CTMH until the end of this month. You can either buy the kit out right at $39.95, or with a stamp purchase of $60 or a hostess party of $400, you can earn it for FREE! I love how CTMH gives you whole sheets of dp and cs and full instructions to cut the paper and lay them out to make 2 each of 8 designs for a total of 16 cards! What's even cooler is that the kit comes with a D size stamp set that you could use over and over again.

Everyday Celebrations cardmaking kit includes:

4-12"x12" B&T Dous paper (2 each of 2 patterns)

2-12"x12" cardstock sheets (1 Colonial White, 1 Dutch Blue)

16-4 1/4"x 5 1/2" Colonial White card bases

16-Colonial White envelopes

1-My Acrylix "Everyday Celebrations" stamp set

1-mini medley accents Shades of Chocolate collection

5' of Chocolate stitched grosgrain ribbon

1-Chocolate distressing ink

1-Dutch Blue distressing ink

50 pack-3D foam squares

1-sponge

1-Instructional Brochure

Featured colors: Chocolate, Colonial White, Dutch Blue, Sweet Leaf

OMG!! Did I really finish a Mojo on a Monday?!

Well this is truly a rarity! I actually did a Mojo Monday sketch ON a Monday! What a concept! Ha ha! This is for Mojo Monday #104. I kinda went out of the box with this one. Used a lot of extra junk just hanging around. The chipboard pieces and dp were all random scrap. I love kraft paper, need to use it more often. Enjoy!

Materials: Kraft paper, scrap dp, $1 bin chipboard and rhinstones, lace from Grandma. Boutique Borders ss, Thoughtful Seasons ss (sentiment), hollyhock stitched ribbon, and black ink from CTMH.

Birthday Tattoo and some candy!

YIPPEE!! It's finally my birthday!! I love birthdays! I don't care that I'm getting older (31), I still feel like I'm 27. It's all about how you feel, not your age.

So onto my sharing today.... First off, I won Amy's "candy, candy, candy" giveaway today! I guess birthdays ARE lucky! I can't wait to play with all the goodies! Be sure to stop by Amy's blog. She does some AMAZING work! Thanks again Amy!!

Second is my TATTOO!! Josie, Becky, and I all went to see a talented artist up in Marysville named Lee. She has already done three fantastic tattoos on Becky's boyfriend Jason. All three of us girls decided to get a friendship type of tattoo, and with much research, agreed on this Celtic knot for friendship. I had Lee put in some green for coloring. Josie went with blue/turquoise, and Becky is going to go purple/magenta and is waiting to find the perfect spot (she's big about symmetry on her body). I love it, and it's already healing up fast. This is the smallest of my four tattoos, so that might be why it's so quick to heal.

Off to have a BIG birthday shin-dig at my fav pizza joint tonight with about 15 (an counting) friends! Thanks for stopping by today!