Huggabugg 2

I loved that other Huggabugg card so much that I decided to make another. :) Same layout, just turned and another huggabugg that Tracey gave me- thanks again Tracey. This time I decided to change up the colors. These huggabuggs by Stamping Bella are soooo cute! Maybe my husband will buy me one- hope he's reading!!! ;)

Huggabugg

This fun little Huggabugg by Stamping Bella is so cute isn't it!!! I love it. This was stamped for me (along with a few other images) and sent with the birthday card from Tracy, remember this post- http://kbstamps.blogspot.com/2009/03/oldie-but-goodie.html. So nice. I was working on Kristina Werner's color challenge- http://www.kwernerdesign.com/blog/?p=1044 - and whipped this little girl out. I thought wouldn't it be fun to use her and make the dress blue rather than a girly color, so I did, colored her in bashful blue, which also matches the buttons. :)

Here is teh color pallete Kristina choose, fun isn't it.

While I was out there blurfing tonight (aside- isn't that a funny word- blog surfting= blurfing??) I found this sketch challenge on Caardvarks- http://caardvarks.blogspot.com/2009/03/did-you-ever-know-that-youre-my-hero.html. I never have time to complete too many challenges although I love them so why not combine them.

Blog Candy Winners

Hey all, sorry for the delay, home with a sick child- poor girl :(. Anyway, here is the information on the winners (note I said winners, yep there are two. Char is So Cal contacted me finally, her computer was sick too!):



#3 Marlene said- can't view your stampin'up gallery :( but i wann asay i really love your BEACH album!



#7 Char said- OMGosh I am SOOOOO embarrassed... I had no idea you were looking for me!! Am I too late??!!My e-mail addy is as follows in case I still qualify for your blog candy :0)Rubber Hugs,CHAR IN SO CAL

So- there you have it- congrats girls! Marlene- contact me with your info so I can send you your candy. :)

Happy Friday Everyone!

Hooray for Blog Candy!!!

Well Char never did contact me... I am referring to the very bottom of this post here-http://kbstamps.blogspot.com/2009/03/hope-you-have-beachy-birthday-blog.html. So I have this left over blog candy of some designer series paper (DSP) and ribbon, what should I do??? Sigh...Any suggestions???

Well how about this, can leave me a comment about your favorite SU! DSP. If you don't your your choices you can check 'em out my website- http://www.kbloves2stamp.stampinup.net/- and then comment. You have until midnight saturday, March 19 to leave your comment. I will use random.org to select from those who commented. Good luck!

OH and I plan to keep this post at the top until I name the winner. So newer stuff will go below :)

UPDATE- I decided to give more time to try to win the candy, a few days just doesn't seem like enough, so I will keep it open until the 19th. :)

3/18/09 AM- Another Update: Hi Char- glad you are OK and your computer is back from the "doctor" lol!- I guess I'll have to give out blog candy to two people now, sigh... ;) So Char is winner number one and winner number two will be picked tomorrow. Again, looking like your chances are pretty good, not many people have left their comments, but they still have another day, so we'll see.

Monday Madness

I made these two cards last night and I started out with a few different challenges in mind (one was Mojo Monday and I can't even remember the other- lol!) but I didn't end up anywhere CLOSE to doing either of these challenges, totally different cards. Does that ever happen to you, you start in one direction and find yourself in a totally different direction when you finish? Well I guess that is a good lesson in life right?! No, don't worry, I am not going to get all philosophical on you. :) Anyway, here are the cards-

I really wanted to use the new Wagon Full of Fun set from the SU! Occassions Mini. It isn't officially out yet, but the are doing a sneak peak/pre-order on select sets you can check them out here- http://www.stampinup.net/uploads/fckeditor/stampinup/File/March%2009/pg11-13_Occasions_09_US.pdf. Anyway, I particularly wanted to use the wagon. I love the wagon, it is so cute. I bought this set specifically for the wagon. So the top card, is the flower from the set and I used the die cut little leaves and trimmed them to look like sunflower stalks. The grass is just layered paper with dimensionals to pop the different layers out. The clouds were made using the scallop edge punch and then I brushed the edges with balled blue and inserted the saying. And the sun is just a circle punch and then another in orange, where I used the negative image (the portion outside the circle) and cut these point to make rays.

I actually used the wagon on the second card. I stamped in brown, cut out watercolored it with different browns. The handle was just colored black and accented with a little white. The wheels are eyelets. The flower (from the cheep talk set) is stamped in brilliant blue and cut out. Again, I used a scrap from the die cut little leaves. The paper is the good morning sunshine, ribbon from SAB 09 and the button boquet. Finally (if you can see) the friendship randomly stamped across the bottom is part of a saying from wagon full of fun. I had fun with these.

So what is it with the blog candy? You dont' want to win?!?! If you do at all want blog candy, then you best click here- http://kbstamps.blogspot.com/2009/03/hooray-for-blog-candy.html and leave your comment! :) I won some blog candy today from Vicky's blog- http://www.summerthymestudio.blogspot.com/ so it DOES happen. =)

New mini stamps I love with SAB paper.

Hi-

I did a workshop today at my friend Julie's house. Every time I do a workshop I do a free make and take for everyone. :) Below are the two make and takes we did, little gift bags using SAB supplies and my new Wagon Full of Fun set. I love this set, I bought it exclusively for the wagon, I mean, I have a 16 month old...

While I was at it I figured I ought to make a St. Patrick's Day card, with the heart from the set. I have say, I have this weird aversion to hearts unless they are pretty basic. Initially, I didn't like this one, but it worked quite well for the clover. This is not an original idea (the hearts to make the clover) I have seen it around a lot lately, but I thought it would be fun anyway and like it with the gingham ribbon.

Lastly, but not least! I wanted to show you the card my friend Jackie in NY sent to me last week. Isn't it cute!?! Thanks Jackie! Her blog is on my blogroll on the right.

Oh and don't forget to sign up for some blog candy, click- http://kbstamps.blogspot.com/2009/03/hooray-for-blog-candy.html - to go directly to the link above!

Take two...

Sometimes I wonder what my husband thinks because every time I sit down to work on my crafts (after little Sophie is in bed), I say something like, "I just want to do one thing" or "just for a minute" which inevitably turns into a couple of hours. Poor guy. :) But what makes me happy should make him happy right!?! ;) Anyway, take two...two trys, two hours, whatever.

Here is the second card I created for Christina's Challenge, which I am MUCH happier with. Everything below is SU. I used the SU! Backgroun Texturz Plates 1 on the whisper white CS (love that plate!). I took my little butterfly background stamp from my Sprinkles set, stamped in versamark on the black and embossed silver (hard to see in the pic). I used the Lots of Tags sizzlet for the gray window and my level three hostess rub ons- Hand Drawn- for the thank you (dimensionals to pop the window out). Finally I used some of the Little Leaves sizzlet dies (again) in both gray and vellum, bundled, them up and whalah!

Oh- No whallah- I accidentally deleted the main picture- will have to repost when I am home this evening, currently working remotely. :( Sorry!

OK Updated, now you can see it :). This is fun, because it also works out for the flouishes getting sentimental challenge- http://flourishesnewsletter.blogspot.com/2009/03/flourishes-challenge-getting.htmlgetting.html. I remember reading that the challenge was to use words or sentiments as the focus and wasn't sure what to do, but I did it with out even thinking about it!

One last thing, check out the top post on my blog- http://kbstamps.blogspot.com/2009/03/hooray-for-blog-candy.html - for a chance to win some blog candy through March 19.