Burst of Colors

Hello all! I just want to remind you of the Blog Hop we are having at Belles 'n Whistles tomorrow!!! YAY! It's going to be HUGE as Summer is releasing 12, yes twelve (!) new images! And they are all to die for cute, I can tell ya that! OMG! Well what other to expect if the designer is no one less than the utterly amazing Elisabeth Bell! :-) And to keep you in even more suspense here is another tiny sneak peek of one of the images I prepared for tomorrows hop :-) And don't forget it is still time to participate in our pre-hop challenge 'Where do they live?' See all the details,  what amazing prize you can win and how to enter on our Belles 'n Whistles Blog ! Hope to see you there and hope you are hopping with us tomorrow! Thanks for stopping by! Hugs,

  Hi folks , this is going to be a super short post!. I'm in quite a hurry today but want to show you my card I made with another Elisabeth Bell stamp. This time it's one from Susana's Custom Art and Card Design and called Irish Eyes. Isn't she a beauty? And perfect for the upcoming St. Patricks day. I colored her with Copics and the papers I used are from my stash, sorry don't know the company. Punches used are from M.S. and the Punch Bunch,  Flowers by Prima, Brad and Rhinestones are from Basic Grey. The Sketch I used is from  the ongoing challenge at Midnight Madness and this card my entry there.   Thanks for swinging by today and any comments you may leave are so making my day! :-))) Love & Hugs,

Happy Sunday All! It's ISB-Challenge Day :-) Our 21st ISB Challenge is starting today and it is all about eggs. We want you to create a card or project with at least one egg on it, in it or egg shaped. Get creative! You can enter until Saturday March 27th 6pm CEST. Make sure you stop by at our challenge blog for all the details, rules and to see all the wonderful creations of the DT! For my card I used an Alota stamp which Ilona also carries in her store . I colored the image using my Copics. I kept the colors soft and made the card in a antique/vintage style with lots of glittery accents (Stickles, Stardust, Diamond, Platinum). The punch I've used is from M.S.. The dies are from Spellbinders and Nellie Snellen. I distressed around the edges of the paper using distress inks tea dye and brushed corduroy. Copics used: Thanks for taking the time and visiting my blog today! Love & Hugs,

Hi Everyone and Happy Saturday! I don't have any card or project to show to you today! And the Challenge Summer put up on the Belles 'n Whistles blog is a little bit different from the normal craft challenges...LOL but I have to say it is soooo much fun! But before I explain all the details let me tell you that by participating you could win a SUPER prize. And there will be not only one but 2 winners!!! If you are a reader of our Belles 'n Whistles blog than you are already aware that we are having a new release very soon and it is a BIG one too! There are a DOZEN new images to be released!!!! Wow how cool is that? And they are all 'to die for' cute!!!! :-D That is how much I can tell you so far...... ;-) Ok and now the details. This is what Summer has to say about the challenge: "For this special Belles 'n Whistles challenge , I wanna see all the different places that Belles 'n Whistles stamps reside. Uh huh....I don't want a card or craft pro

Hello everyone and thanks for visiting my blog today!   Just a short posting today to show this card I made for a young man who is currently recovering from surgery. I hope he will be ok again very soon and that this card puts a smile onto his face! I colored "My Guy Ian" from The Greeting Farm with my ' Distress Ink Refillers '. The DP I used is from Basic Grey. For decorating I used a MS border punch, buttons, hemp cord and ribbon.  The sketch I used is this weeks sketch from Friday Sketchers done by Claudia. This is also my entry for their challenge #92.  Distress Color Refills used: Skin: Antique Linen, Tattered Rose, Spun Sugar Hat: Faded Jeans, Stormy Sky, Bundled Sage, Forrest Moss Shirt & Shoes: Walnut Stain, Bundled Sage, Forrest Moss Pants: Faded Jeans, Stormy Sky, Shadow: Black Soot, Stormy Sky Edges are airbrushed. Love & Hugs,

    Happy Monday! Are you in Spring feeling already? We are over at our combined challenge blog Roses on Paper & Belles 'n Whistles! Our new challenge is starting today and is hosted by our fabulous talented Peta !  Peta is challenging us with a Easter creation. Be it a card or any other craft project, think Easter. and pastell colors..and please be sure to use a qualifying stamp too! Entries not using one of the qualifying brands are not counted in the random drawing. For all the details please see our challenge blog and also for all the wonderful creations the DT has made!  I made my card following the great tutorial Dena made over on the Just Magnolia blog for a tent card . This is also my entry for Just Magnolias special monthly challenge! I used Bunny Tilda from Magnolia s Spring/Summer 2008 Collection and colored the image using my Copics. The eggs image is a stamp from Alota from the "Pretty Ovals" set. In the background behind Tilda I used my new Spell

  Hello Everyone and Happy Wednesday! Today I can show you a card I made with the brand-new Elisabeth Bell digital stamp called "Pat a Cake" from the Elisabeth Bell Digital Collection , which is released today! Isn't that just a gorgeous image? I fell in love with it instantly when I saw it! I am a huge fan of Elisabeth and her art work and she never ceases to amaze me with her drawings and stamp creations! It is an honor for me that I got the chance, along with some of my fellow Belles 'n Whistles DT siters, to design with this image to present it to you today! Make sure to check the blogs of the Belles 'n Whistles DT (see my sidebar please for the links) for more stunning creations with this adorable image! This is a very versatile image and can be used for creating Easter cards as well as any other season or occasion. You'll find more information on Elisabeth's blog right HERE and to buy the digi stamp you can go HERE . To create my card I used thi