I won!

I'm so stoked! To see what I won go here :D

WCMD: Trick or Treat Extravaganza

The Halloween kick continues ... LOL.


Card #1

Ingredients:

• cs - my stash, DCWV
  
• pp - K&Co (Rob & Bob?)
• nestabilities
• embellishment - K&Co
• sentiment font - Bleeding Cowboys
• black ink - VersaCraft
  

Card #2

Ingredients:

• cs - my stash, DCWV
  
• pp - K&Co (Rob & Bob?)
• embellishment - K&Co
• scalloped sissors
• purple ribbon - Michaels
  

Card #3

Ingredients:

• cs - my stash
• pp - K&Co (Rob & Bob?)
• embellishment - stars (K&Co)
• sentiment font - Bleeding Cowboys
• ink - BV08 copic
  

Card #4

Ingredients:

• cs - my stash
• pp - K&Co (Rob & Bob?)
• black ink - VersaCraft
• stamp - Studio G
• black stickles
  

Card #5

Ingredients:

• cs - my stash
• pp - K&Co (Rob & Bob?)
• nestabilities
• orange & black ribbon - Michaels
• stamp - Studio G
• black ink - VersaCraft
• color - copics
  

Happy World Card Making Day!!!

This is my first time celebrating and sadly I was in bed with horrific migraine for the majority of today. But I'm better now and still have 4 more hours in which to make cards on this special day :-) Stay tuned for today's creations....

Twisted Kitty?

It's a new month over at the TT challenge blog which means a new theme! October's theme is.... Kitty Cats! And now for this week's Twisted Thursday's twist....use twine or raffia. I'll give you a hint if you can't find mine...it's on an object most use to clean with ;-) As you can see with it being October my Halloween kick is really starting to kick in. Some other cards may sneak in here and there but for the most part expect to see black cats, cute bats and slim broomsticks, oh my! Anyways back to the present....here's this week's TT sketch (click on the pic to go to the challenge blog to see what others have come up with)...

My take....Witchy Kitty (Flying By To Say Hi)

Ingredients

• cs - DCWV latte stack
• pp - American Crafts
  
• digital stamp - Michu Flying on a Broomstick (Softpencil Designs)
• 3d star embellishment - K&Co
• twine - Elmer's
• color - copics
  

I heart punches...

...the crafting kind that is! :-) I made this card for the Mystery Monday challenge over at Club Anya but I needed a sketch cuz my brain was all fuzzy so I used the sketch for this week's challenge over at The Sweet Stop. I altered Nurse Anya to become a trick-or-treater :-)

Trick or Treat

Ingredients

• cs - DCWV latte stack
• pp - K&Co
• image - Nurse Anya (TGF)
• pumpkin - digital stamp (Pink Cat Studio)
• felt witch hat - QuicKutz Silhouette
• nestabilities
  
• glitter dots
• black wire
• copics
• sketch:
  

2nd Blog Candy WINNER

Since there were not many entries I was able to just throw everyone into a 'hat' and pick :-) And now for the winner.....Congrats to Alison!!!

*Alison* said...

I am already a follower.. HEHE. :) but I put your candy on my blog sidebar..
I couldn't live without my paper cutter..
HUGS

www.stretchnbubbles.blogspot.com

Alison leave me a message with your address or send me an email to kristynangela at msn dot com.

My 2nd Blog Candy .... celebrating confusion ;-)

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So yesterday (9/09/09) I was being my usual OCD self when I noticed that my blog hit counter was not only over 3K but over 11K!!!! Not quite sure how that happened but I'm going to go with the policy of 'don't knock it' LOL . So in celebration I'm offering a small blog candy giveaway.

• What's in the candy? Well, lots of 3d embellishments and paper cutouts of flowers and butterflies and tags.
  
• What do you have to do to win? Spread the word on your blog somehow (either by a post or linking me on your sidebar) and it's NOT necessary for you to become a follower. Then come back here and post a comment to this question: What is the one scrapbook/cardmaking tool or item you cannot live without?
• When's the deadline? September 30th at 11PM CST (GMT-6)
• Who can enter? Anyone with a blog all over the world :-)
  

Gradient is Radiant: The Next Moxie Fab World Challenge

I decided to do one more card for today. For this Moxie Fab World challenge you had to create a project with a color gradient. After looking through all my papers I found a purple patterned paper that fit this challenge perfectly so I decided to use it as my focal point.

My take... A Very Purple Christmas

Ingredients:

• cs - dark purple (DCWV), light purple (American Traditional Designs)
• pp - squares & glitter stripes (My Minds Eye Cool Spectrums)
• stamped sentiment - Hero Arts
• color - BV08 copic, glitter pen
• ribbon - all 3 purples (Michaels)
• half pearls - Basic Grey
• paper piercer

Double Double Toil & Trouble (can you guess today's theme?)

Twisted Thursday #26 with S2G

So it's been quite a while since I last participated in the Twisted Thursday Challenge but I managed to fit one in this weekend. This week in addition to the sketch, the twist was to use the word 'Boo' somewhere on the card. And now for this week's sketch....

Die Cuts R Us Tuesday's Challenge #8

This card also qualifies for the 'create any Halloween project' over at DCRU Tuesday Challenge #8 which will be my first time participating ....so YAY for double the fun ;-)



My take.....Scared Silly Spider

Ingredients:

• cs - DCWV Latte Stack
• pp - green spiders (K&Co Halloween Whimsy Spider Flocked), striped (BG Eerie)
• digi image stamp - Enjoy The Little Things (S2G)
• sentiment - Boo (Bleeding Cowboys font)
• ink - dobber colored with copic BV08 ... TECHNIQUE ALERT: don't have the right ink color to match your papers??? ink up a dobber or sponge with a marker/copic marker and presto change-0 instant matching ink!
• circle nestabilities
  
• glitter pen
• purple shimmer ribbon (Michaels)
• googly eyes (Michaels)
  

A New Magazine...SO FUN!!

So there's a new magazine fixin' to (yes I said that, hey I'm from Texas..lol) come out this winter. It's called Embellish Magazine and I for one can't wait to get my hands on it!!!

What's this new magazine all about? Well read for yourself (taken from their website) ....

Embellish magazine is an interactive online publication that showcases handmade paper crafts using current trends in creative ways. The magazine highlights the designers and shares information and ideas to inspire other designers. Embellish looks for new designers with unique craft ideas and designs. The magazine is eco-friendly, only offering in an online format to save on paper consumption and storage. The online magazine enables interactive functions, such as direct links to designers blogs or galleries and to manufacturers to easily find supplies used in every project. Video instructions are also included in the magazine to showcase projects from beginning to end. From a traditional magazine perspective, Embellish includes two columns that cover color and paper crafting trends by two top designers.

They also have a blog that offers biweekly challenges. There's one going on right now and you can see what the requirements are here for their October 1st deadline.

Right now there's also a challenge call out for the first magazine issue and I decided to participate :-)

The details....

My take....Definition of a Friend

Ingredients:

• cs - DCWV
• pp - red (BG), teal (DCWV Recycled Stack)
• image - Friend (Rubber Stampede)
• ink - Chocolate Brown (Craft Smart)
• ribbons - red (Craft Essentials), brown (American Craft Elements)
• twine/cord - Elmer's Braid

I feel like Christmas :-)

Here is a card I made for the Winter Issue call for Scrapbook and Cards Today Magazine. I also entered the 2 Christmas cards in the previous post :-)

Vintage Merry Christmas

Ingredients:

• cs - DCWV
• pp - Basic Grey (BG) Wassail
• ink - Tim Holtz Vintage Photo
• stamp - Hero Arts
• embossing powder - Zing Clear
  
• ribbon
• half pearls - BG
  

One Sketch Two Cards

Inspired by the sketch Cindy Haffner made for the current Farm Fresh Friday Challenge over at The Greeting Farm I made two Christmas cards :-) Card 1 is for FFF and Card 2 is for the Fancy Friday Challenge over at the Fancy Pants Blog.

Card 1: Peace on Earth

Ingredients:

• cs - DCWV
• pp - Pebbles Inc Legacy
• distressed ink - Tim Holtz Weathered Wood
• image stamp - Shepherd Boy (TGF)
• sentiment stamp - Wisemen Seek Him (Treehouse Stamps)
• ribbon - Making Memories Black Tie
• half pearls - Basic Grey
• embossing powder - Zing Clear
  
• sketch - FFF sketch by Cindy Haffner

Card 2: Come Let Us Adore Him

Ingredients:

• cs - DCWV
• pp - Fancy Pants Happy Holidays
• distressed ink - Tim Holtz Vintage Photo
• image & sentiment stamps - Wisemen Seek Him (Treehouse Stamps)
• ribbon - my stash
• color - copics
  
• emboss powder - Zing Clear
• sketch - FFF sketch by Cindy Haffner

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Cut a 6.75" by 10" piece of cardstock, fold in half so card now measures 5" by 6.75"
2. Cut out the 2 upper patterned pieces to 2.25" by 3.25"
3. Cut out the bottom layer to 2.25" by 6.50"
4. Adhere the pieces to the card front
5. Cut 6.75" of ribbon and adhere to the card front
6. Cut the image cardstock to 3" by 3", stamp image and/or sentiment onto cs, & ink the edges
7. Adhere stamped cs to card front
8. Add embellishment
   

Sweet Tooth Addons

Check out my SIDEBAR Candy Jar for the newest addons :-)

• Jenn's celebrating finding out the gender of her precious little one.
• Heather's celebrating her blogaversary and having over 35k hits :-)
• Steph's celebrating her 7th Wedding Anniversary!!! (her & the hubby are too cute)
• Doodle Palace is giving away Christmas themed goodies to one lucky person.
  

TGF News

Have you been over to The Greeting Farm blog recently? Well if you haven't there some fun things in store. Stop over to check out the new cute animal digi previews that are coming out soon...I promise they are super cute! My fave is the one with sharing the candy cane :-)

Also if you stopped by today's post you might have seen a familiar card. Yup that's right my card was picked out the gallery by Marie as part of her cute card lineup. Go check out my card and the other cuties here ....

Okay that's it for now. I must get back to studying for my glaucoma exam tomorrow. Hopefully my fever will break and I will still have my lungs by then *stupid cough* :(

September is National Women's Friendship Month

Celebrate friendship all month long during September! So send a card to all your friends or go here to send an e-card: 123greetings.com, Blue Mountain, and egreetings.com.

Click here for Facts on NWFM :-)

History of National Women's Friendship Month

National Women's Friendship Month first began as National Women's Friendship Day in 1999 (celebrated the third Sunday in September each year). Created by Kappa Delta Sorority for all women, the day offered a chance for women to celebrate their special bonds with female friends.

As a national sorority with a membership of over 200,000 women, the leaders of Kappa Delta were well aware of the importance of women friends. They also recognized that friendship was not exclusive to the sorority.

"All women find strength, comfort and inspiration from their girlfriends," said Melanie Schild, Executive Director of Kappa Delta and the brains behind the creation of the celebration. "In a time of increasing demands, we want to encourage women to take the time to nurture and celebrate these important relationships."

Following the 10th anniversary of National Women's Friendship Day in 2008, it became apparent that one day just wasn't enough, so the celebration was expanded to the entire month of September beginning in 2009.

For more information, contact:
National Women's Friendship Month
c/o Kappa Delta Sorority
3205 Players Lane
Memphis, TN 38125
friendship@KappaDelta.org
901-748-1897 or 1-800-536-1897

A Government Proclamation from Texas Governor Rick Perry:

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