A Winner...and a Special Sketch!

The winner of myBlogaversary is....

Sharon in NE said...

Picking a favorite was easy because I remembered this post...it was the "fishlips". A tutorial in the beginning of 2009. You embossed the fish and brayered over them, then spritzed, giving it a bubbly look. I always thought that and the "fishlips" was so clever. Thanks for all your work and posts over the 3 years. Always enjoy them.

Congratulations Sharon!! This particular post was such a fun one and a favorite of mine too! Check your email *wink*

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The Sketch Challenge on Splitcoast is a very special one... #300! And Rox has some prizes in store for those that play along! Goodness, I checked back in my gallery and about the earliest SC I think I did was #53!!! I haven't missed very many up to #300 either!

I did two cards for the SC, one for each of the DT's I'm on that donated PRIZES for this special event!! Woohooo!!

This is a new digi, Fun In The Snow Snowman, from Sassy Cheryl's.

He's colored with Copics, highlights with a white gel pen, Labels 16 edges sponged with Distress ink, snow with Liquid Pearls and spritzed with Pearl Glimmer Mist. The DP is Winter DCWV.

My next card is Blessed Christmas using the Poinsettia Die that you'll be able to purchase Friday, October 1st at Our Daily Bread designs.

It's colored with Copics then spritzed with Glimmer Mist. I didn't want to hide this beautiful new Jovial Basic Grey paper, so I made a frame with two Deckled Rectangles. The frame is popped up as is the poinsettia. It has a Dew Drop in the center. That's an EK Success border punch under the reindeer.

I hope you get time to drop by Splitcoast , check out the SC and play along...YOU could be a winner!

And thanks again to all those that have stuck with me all these years, and thanks for helping me celebrate!

As always.... Thanks for stopping!

Dawn

#31...It's NOT Fair...A Sassy Challenge

Our Sassy Challenge today is another one from Cathy...BUT... C'mon! Pick a favorite? Seriously??!! Whew! A tough one for sure! LOL!

There are soooo many,
but I finally narrowed it down to
bears OR snowmen.....
and chose There's a Bee on Your Nose 
(the girl version)

It's all colored with Copics with some Sakura white gel pen thrown in for accents...then I masked and airbrushed the background. That's Spellbinder's Big Scalloped Rectangles (lg) and Latte DCWV DP.

I decided to go one more day on my

Blogaversary Give Away

so if you

missed it last week, you still have a little time! Watch for a post tomorrow to announce the winner!!

Now, for more sassy fun
be sure to check the other Sassy Girls.

Ann English Cathy Edgar
Heather Huggins Kim Rhead
Jackie Mooney Jodi Ann Lee
Jeni Tidwell Peggy Marsh Lily O'Reilly
Tracy Jackson Judy Kreucher

thanks for stopping!

Dawn

Once Upon a Time.... Dawn Started a Blog!

My First Blog Post....

Saturday, September 22, 2007

I've Entered The Blog World

I know, I know...don't faint! I'm playing this by ear and beginning to think I have a deaf one! Don't expect too much too often...lol

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Now, here I am three years later,
18,563 page views all time history,
page views per country
United States 119
Canada 15
Malaysia 11
United Kingdom 7
Romania 6
India 5
Australia 4
Ireland 4
Italy 3
South Korea 3

Maybe not the big time hits, but I sure never expected to post as much as I do OR enjoy it! LOL!!

Thanks to ALL OF YOU that stop by on a regular basis and those that do occasionally too!

Did I mention there is a special give-away? Hmmmmm...

 

First...I need to share this cool new die that will be available in October from Our Daily Bread designs, Poinsettia Die! It matches the beautiful flower from the set, Blessed Christmas!

I made this card in under 30 minutes! Coloring and all! Isn't that die cut so cool!!

So, you're probably wondering when I'm going to say anything about the give-away aren't you! Hmmmm

Have I mentioned lately that the garden is slowing down? Yup... finally! But there are still plenty of tomatoes, peppers...and Lloyd's Best of Show potatoes!

Teehee...he entered 2 plates of potatoes in our town's little festival home show...his were the ONLY potatoes! There were a few other vegetables though. His other plate of white potatoes got 2nd! (the baseball is to show just how BIG the potatoes are)

Now...how about that give-away!

Leave me a comment telling me what one or more of your favorite posts have been over the 3 years.
It can be about stamping, llamas, cooking, gardens, photography ...whatever I've blah blah'd about! LOL!

Then in a few days I'll choose a winner and IF I'm able to contact you to let you know you've won... I'll send you....

a copy of the book I'm in!!! Wooohooo!!!

So, again...thanks to all of YOU!

and

Thanks for stopping!

Dawn

#30 Sassy Cheryl's... A Sketch

This week we have a sketch. I love having the hard part done for me!

I used Singing Snowman,
I love snowmen! Cheryl has such cute ones too!

He's colored with a combo of Copics and Prismas, with some gel pen thrown in for accents (the layer is colored with a Copic to match). I've had the little wooden sign forevah! It was perfect as it matched the sketch!

Now, for more sassy fun
be sure to check the other Sassy Girls.

Ann English Cathy Edgar
Heather Huggins Kim Rhead
Jackie Mooney Jodi Ann Lee
Jeni Tidwell Peggy Marsh Lily O'Reilly
Tracy Jackson Judy Kreucher

thanks for stopping!

Dawn

Making Tags...

Making tags was the challenge on Splitcoast today. Here's the one I did, fairly quickly using the new Brocade Borders die from Our Daily Bread designs.

Never Thirst is colored with Prismas, with the background being colored with Copics. I did the "orange" Flower Frames layer with Copics too.

Don't forget.. 3rd year blogaversary week this week! Something special coming....!

Thanks for stopping!

Dawn

A Beautiful Day with Fiber...and a Front Moving In!

We had wonderful weather for a day out at A Wool Gathering, and it seemed to be a good sized crowd.

People really got to see what llamas "do"...we had Alarm Call demos just about all day as Willy (not in the picture) was bothered by some goats over in the pasture and had to let everybody know about it periodically from 9-5! Shadow, on the other hand, was bothered by Willy sounding off all the time and pacing around the pen, getting in HIS space...so he gave the Spitting demos!

All in all, though, people enjoyed petting them and asking the usual questions. Most of them the normal ones about spitting, shearing etc. And I got some much needed plying and spinning done!

I was in the animal tent with several types of sheep, goats, the sheep shearing demo, and Jeff with his bunnies (also has goats).

Lloyd came back in the afternoon with the Snow boys (grandsons) who had a blast running around. They got to make several ropes in the kid's tent, make felt and some other things.

The Society for Creative Anachronism is always there dressed in Renaissance style. We even got to see some jousting!

  Preston had fun sitting with Jeb Mac (Jeff McKinley) and his wife, Carolina Pearl who entertain the kids playing a farmhouse fiddle, banjo, lap dulcimer and other instruments. I think this one was Old McDonald's Farm... lol

One of our last visitors before we packed up...was this lady with an apple! Apples around llamas?!! Seriously? Ooh boy! Willy was the first to get a bite, but Shadow soon dominated the situation and ended up with the entire thing!

I never got her name...I just called her the Random Lady with an Apple... which she quickly added, from New Hampshire! So, here's the Random Lady from New Hampshire with an Apple....

 

You still have time to go today, although I won't be there. Lots to see and do for all ages!! Why not make it a family outing... and go to A Wool Gathering!

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After getting home and unpacking, a front moved in... some really cool clouds. I don't think we ever got any rain though!

Thanks for stopping!

Dawn

Ransom...White... & Puns? Plus Something Coming!

You're probably wondering what all that title has in common! Three different challenges! LOL

Two challenges on Splitcoast, the WT to make a card with a "Ransom" look to it, the F4A to make a card with a "Pun" and Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge "Bright White".

First I want to share this hilarious (at least I thought so!) pun... ready?

Mahatma Gandhi, as you know, walked barefoot most of the time, which produced an impressive set of calluses on his feet. He also ate very little, which made him rather frail and with his odd diet, he  suffered from bad breath.  This made him (oh, man, this is so bad, it's good)
... a super-calloused fragile mystic hexed by halitosis.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA...love it

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Now for my card!

I just love Bronte and Lewis from Mo's Digital Pencil Too.! This is a long card that fits into a business size envelope, one piece of cardstock.
I printed the pun on the computer in different fonts.

It's colored with Copics, accented with white gel pen.
Isn't this SO TRUE!! LOL!

Now, are you wondering about the "Something Coming"?

Next week is my 3 year Blogaversary! WoW! So, I'm going to have some candy one day next week...you'll have to be watching!!

Thanks for stopping!

Dawn

 

Butterflies as Summer Ends....

It's been a beautiful week,
the nights are brisk,
the morning air has the hint of Fall!

Monday as I'd hung the umpteenth load of wash on the line, I noticed the butterflies were EVERYWHERE! Doing what it is butterflies do, I got some awesome shots.

I guess that's what inspired this card today for the Sketch Challenge on SCS.

I also did today's tutorial, Alcohol Markers with Pencils, which is something I do often. Beate has a great tutorial, check it out!

Beautiful Butterflies III from Innovative Stamp Creations combined with my cloud template and this fun new Beaded Ovals Spellbinders.

I spritzed some Glimmer Mist too

stamps: beautiful butterflies III

ink: memento tuxedo black, ranger distress tumbled glass, milled lavender

paper: gp white, dcwv garden party, hollos

other: copics, prismacolor pencils, baby oil, blending stumps, spellbinders beaded ovals, daubers, cloud template, martha stewart doily punch, mark richards nailheads, foam dimensionals, sakura white gel pen, glimmer mist

Here are some of the pics I took on Monday.

  

These are Silver-spotted Skippers.
At one point I counted 9 on the Sedum!

 

I hope it's beautiful where ever you are today!

Thanks for stopping!

Dawn

Some Skeered Punkins and Sassy Cheryl's #29

Our Sassy Challenge today
is to use a Spellbinder's die.
I DO love my Spellbinders!

I used Triple Jacks and Beaded Circles. Actually I think these three are just in awe of all the cuteness Cheryl conjures up and the awesome challenge this week!

I left the die in place, masked the pumpkins and moon and airbrushed the background. Then I only masked the pumpkins, colored the moon in with my Elmer's Painty white pen then airbrushed it.

  I love how the painty pen gives the moon some texture!

When my pumpkins were done, I colored in the eyes, noses and mouths with a Gelly Roll pen!

Now, for more sassy fun
be sure to check the other Sassy Girls.

Ann English Cathy Edgar
Heather Huggins Kim Rhead
Jackie Mooney Jodi Ann Lee
Jeni Tidwell Peggy Marsh Lily O'Reilly
Tracy Jackson Judy Kreucher

thanks for stopping!

Dawn

Watermelons and Sketches

My grandson, Gabriel, grew watermelons in their garden. And, WOW, did he have watermelons! They're so sweet...mmmmm!

Here he is with his sister, Leah

Our garden is winding down but by no means done! I'm busy still doing tomatoes and apples!

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Here are a couple cards I did this week for a challenge on Splitcoast, same sketch but totally different looking results!

Our Daily Bread designs Brocade Borders cut with the new Brocade Borders die, Peace and Brocade Background stamped with Clearsnap chalk ink, Prussian Blue.

And this one, from Innovative Stamp Creations, Sketch of Roses II. I stamped the rose onto the Kraft Fair Isle cut piece, colored with Prismacolor pencils blended with OMS, then cut squares with my Spellbinders to spotlight it. I also stamped the background from the set on the die cut piece and the one layer which are both sponged with Distress inks.

Hope your day is wonderful where ever you are... it's beginning to feel like Fall here, a nice "crispness" to the air! Ahhh, love it!

thanks for stopping!

Dawn