A Sassy Blog Hop, Blog Candy & Challenge #40!

Hello everyone and thanks
for joining us
on our first Sassy Cheryl’s Blog Hop
and the chance to win
a FREE Sassy Cheryl digi!

If you arrived here from Cathy’s  blog, you are in the right place! If not, you might want to start at the Sassy Cheryl’s Challenge blog, where all the details are given, along with the entire list of designer’s links. If for any reason any links are broken or you get lost along the way, simply return there to find the link to the next stop.

Each of us will pick a person from the comments on our post…one winner for each designer!! How FUN is that!!

The Hop will run from 5am Eastern Nov 30 until 5pm Eastern Dec 6. The winners will be announced on the Sassy Cheryl’s Challenge blog on Dec 7.

Also we’ll be having our regular challenge prize if you participate and use a Sassy Cheryl image… AND… one lucky person will win this plate from Cheryl’s licensed products!!

Jen gave us our challenge today,
Thinking of Love.
Here is what I did.

Isn’t she darling?! This is “Sharing the Love”.
The sentiment is from A Walk in the Woods, Mark’s Finest Papers.

She’s colored with Copics, white gel pen accents and sponged with Distress ink.

The eyes have Spica black gel glitter pen, looks gold here, but, cross my heart… they’re black.

*Disclaimer* before the boss says anything, I think our printer needs aligned! It printed with a shadow!

Now, for more awesome sassy inspiration, hop to Heather’s blog. Good luck and thanks for joining us!

Dawn

A Faux Tiled Christmas

One more Christmas card down!
I need to count up today and see how many more I need…crunch time!

Today’s Technique Lover’s Challenge on Splitcoast is Faux Tile. I love these challenges because it MAKES me either learn a new technique or reminds me of ones I haven’t done in a long time! Like this one!  I love the look and you can really make it as simple or complex as you want. This one was a little more involved coloring in all the poinsettias, but it would have looked nice just stamped too!

I used Our Daily Bread designs Poinsettia Background and one of the new sets coming this week (Dec 1st), Christmas Blessings. 

Pre-order and save and you can still get your cards made in time to send!

There is a tutorial on Julie’s blog for the faux tile. After coloring, I “grouted” my tiles with a white Elmer’s Painter pen. The entire tiled layer is embossed with clear ep, All the red layers are “faux colored” with a Copic marker and Barn Door distress ink.

Lots of posts this week…so stay tuned!

thanks for stopping!

Dawn

Black Friday Candy Winner… GO BUCKS…. and Loving Winter!

Here’s the winner!
Someone, who shall remain nameless… reminded me ever so gently that Black Friday was YESTERDAY, had I picked a winner yet?

Don’t believe I said WHEN I’d pick a winner, but because of Karen’s whining…. OOPS! Did I just say her name? btw, she didn’t comment here on my blog but on on Facebook, so I included her anyway. Sorry, Karen old girl, but you didn’t win!

Congratulations to Jan!! Jan I’ve emailed you your code so you can go on your shopping spree (from the comforts of your cozy home!)

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Here is a card I did some weeks back but never posted. It worked perfectly for the Inspiration Challenge today on SCS, the Country Porch. Cute stuff!

Anyhoo, this is Winter Snowman from Sassy Cheryl’s. It’s colored with Copics, liquid applique for the snow, snowflakes from Martha Stewart’s border punch and Spellbinders Beaded Circle.

Thanks for stopping!

Dawn

Blog Candy on Black Friday!

So, were you one of the crazy people that went out EARLY to stand in line for 5 hours to get a deal?

NOT ME!!

I didn’t even get this post ready for the wee hours of today! LOL

Just leave me a comment and I’ll choose some lucky someone to receive a $25 GC from The Greeting Farm! <----(click on the link). Be sure your email is in your comment so I can contact you.

Also, don’t forget Kelley (Our Daily Bread designs) is giving away a December Bread Basket Bundle and offering FREE shipping plus pre-order on not yet released sets…. check it out HERE.

Thanks for stopping…and enjoy your day!

Dawn

Happy Thanksgiving!

 

To my blogger friends…I found this poem online.

Most of All

Thanksgiving Day brings to mind
the blessings in our lives
that usually go unnoticed:
a home that surrounds us
with comfort and protection;
delicious food, for pleasure
in both eating and sharing;
clothes to snuggle up in,
books and good entertainment
to expand our minds;
and freedom to worship our God.
Most of all we are thankful
for our family and friends,
those treasured people
who make our lives extra special.
You are part of that cherished group.
On Thanksgiving, (and every day) 
we appreciate you.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Thankful…#39 Sassy Challenge, Prizes, And a Shopping Trip!

Our Sassy Challenge is Thankful…
I’m thankful for many things,
probably too many to list in a blog post!

Join us this week. Just make sure you use an image from Sassy Cheryl's, post to your blog (or online gallery at PCP, SNR, SCS, etc), then link that post back here using Mr. Linky.

In addition to our regular $5 gift certificate, Cheryl is offering some of her darling licensed ceramic pieces as special gifts over the next several weeks.

Isn’t it CUTE!!

 

I called this one “Thankful For You”.

This is Simple Prayer, isn’t she sweet! I love that quote by Eleanor Roosevelt…perfect with the digi and our challenge! She’s colored with Prismacolor pencils blended with baby oil and paper pieced with DCWV Amber Autumn.

I made the teeny ribbon strips out of a scrap of paper, colored with a Copic and tied a teensy bow! The quote is hanging from a “faux” brad. Three layers of scrap cs glued together and colored with a black marker, punched with my Cropadile…then just a little white gel pen.

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Cheryl just had to tempt me
with those plates sold at Hobby Lobby!

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Well, guess who went yesterday?!

Yup!
And guess what…this week their ceramic ware is 50% off!!
Woohoo!

How FUN! 
I almost got the really cool platter too, but it had a little chip on the edge.
haha..see how self conscious I was? I didn’t even move the cart with my purse out of the way for the pic!

So, this is what I got!! That mug is huge! Mmmm, can’t wait to sip some Spiced Pumpkin Cappuccino, Chai or just coffee!

Do I have a cool job or what!! (lol…I call it a job, )

I did feel like a goober though… Cheryl’s display was smack dab, first one in the aisle and it was busy at Hobby Lobby! So, there I am, with my phone trying to take pics of myself with the display! HAHA! I was waiting for some code over the PA system… Security To Snowman Display!!

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

Ann English Cathy Edgar
Heather Huggins Kim Rhead
Jeni Tidwell (wish Jeni and Steve a Happy Anniversary!) Peggy Marsh
Jackie Mooney Jodi Ann Lee
Judy Kreucher Janetlynne

thanks for stopping!

Dawn

Vintage Ornaments

I’m shooting for December 4th to have ALL my Christmas cards done! Think I’ll make it? 32 days left till Christmas! (I know, I know…don’t remind you!)

Helping to celebrate the 300th Technique Challenge on Splitcoast, which by the way is a wealth of knowledge…so many I need to go back and do them again as I enjoyed them the first time! We were to go through the list and pick at least 2 techniques…the more the merrier!

Here’s another sneak peek at the new
Ornaments set from Our Daily Bread designs.

My techniques are #22 Dry Embossing, #263 Very Vintage, and #265 Childhood Memeories. (lol, there could be more, but 300 is a lot to look through!)

After stamping and coloring (and die cutting), I used my small stylus and a foam pad to outline the poinsettia on the front side…then flipped it to the back side, outlined it again, and finally using my large stylus rounded out the petals. It’s a lot easier to see in person.

If you’re ever stumped on what to do, take a look through the techniques! You’re bound to find something that tickles your fancy!!

stamp: ornaments- our daily bread designs (dec 1st)

ink: memento tuxedo black, ranger distress broken china, stormy sky

paper: georgia pacific white, basic grey jovial, bazzill

other: copics, spellbinders, sakura white gel pen, spica gold gel pen, cuttlebug/ef, gold embroidery floss, martha stewart holly punch, stylus, foam dimensionals

Now, I need to go tally up and see how close I am!

Thanks for stopping!

Dawn

Vintage Ornaments….A Sneak Peek!

I’m really excited about a new set coming from Our Daily Bread designs! Why?? You ask? Not only is it beautiful, but it was made to be used along with Spellbinders Heirloom Ornament! YES!! It is also gorgeous on its own too.

Our Daily Bread designs is so proud and pleased to be chosen by the Spellbinders company as a Preferred Stamp Partner.  Our partnership with Spellbinders will be a blessing to the stamping community as well, as we expand our line to include  perfect match sentiments, Scriptures and images to Spellbinders products.  We look forward to a long and blessed partnership with such a fine product as Spellbinders.

A challenge on SCS today was to use brown….well, you know I’m partial to “fallish” colors anyhow, so BROWN was easy!

This is Ornaments which will be available Dec 1. It was stamped with Frayed Burlap Distress ink and embossed. It is colored with Copics and sponged with  Vintage Photo Distress ink while still in the die. The sentiments and The Paper Studio Mirabelle DP edges were stamped and sponged in Walnut Stain Distress ink (sentiments are embossed)

I curled the ornament some to give it dimension, then rolled up a scrap of cs to pop it up!

This is going to make Christmas card making sooooo FUN!!

By the way… Kelley will be running a special!
Free Shipping for Thanksgiving weekend (Thursday-Sunday) as a thank you to her customers.  She will also have blog candy of a free Bread Basket Bundle that will chosen from the comment area of the blog post.

Thanks for stopping!

Dawn

It’s A Creative Cuts & More Christmas Blog Hop!

 

I’m tickled to be a Guest Designer
this month for Terry at
Creative Cuts & More!

If you came here from Holly Brown’s blog then you’re in the right place. If not, no worries, just go back to Die Cut Diva where you’ll find the entire list.

Our theme is Christmas. CCM has all kinds of projects (in a bazzillion colors and textures) to help take the stress out of creating! They come cut, scored…ready to pretty up!

And to help with your Holiday Creating….

Terry will give away a Christmas card kit.  All you need to do is

• Hop to each designer’s blog and leave a comment on each one.
• Then go back to Die Cut Diva and say that you commented to be entered into the drawing! 

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Now, here are my projects!
I chose a Pop-Up Card and Match Box.

This is Blessed Christmas and the Poinsettia Die from Our Daily Bread designs. It’s colored with Copics and Pearl Glimmer Misted.

The DP is Basic Grey Jovial. I used Martha Stewart’s Holly punch, American Crafts velvet ribbon and some bling I had in my stash.

This is what the inside looks like with the “pop-up”. The Serpentine Green Stardream Metallics cardstock is just beautiful!
I embossed the base with Cuttlebug’s Scrollwork. Holly Tag set and Tag Die by Our Daily Bread designs on more of the Jovial. I partially cut the tag layer with the die then finished with the holly punch.

Easily put together, this Match Box #01 large (Kisses-Bazzill Criss Cross) is the perfect size for any little gift!
More BG Jovial and AC velvet ribbon. The sentiment is from the Mistletoe Tag set.

I didn’t have any red pearls or rhinestones, so I colored these with a Copic!

Now, it’s time to hop on to Lisa Somerville who I’m sure will amaze you with more CCM!

Thanks for stopping!

Dawn

Are You Ready?….#38 Sassy Challenge

 

Countdown to Christmas…38 days! Can you believe it?!
Might I add…
I’m done shopping except for
one granddaughter and one family gift! woohooo!!

That’s our Sassy Challenge this week!

Also, Congrats to Janetlynne,
our guest designer for the next four challenges!!

Join us this week. Just make sure you use an image from Sassy Cheryl's, post to your blog (or online gallery at PCP, SNR, SCS, etc), then link that post back here using Mr. Linky.

In addition to our regular $5 gift certificate, Cheryl is offering some of her darling licensed ceramic pieces as special gifts over the next several weeks.

This one is called First Snow. Isn’t it CUTE!!

 

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This is Ho Ho Ho Snowmen,
colored with Copics, white gel pen and a gold Spica pen. 
I just LOVE snowmen, and Cheryl’s are the best!

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

Ann English Cathy Edgar
Heather Huggins Kim Rhead
Jeni Tidwell Peggy Marsh
Jackie Mooney Jodi Ann Lee Judy Kreucher Janetlynne

thanks for stopping!

Dawn

A Musical Holiday

What a cute box
to tuck a little something in
for that special someone come Christmas!

Terry at Creative Cuts and More has more fun stuff than you can shake a stick at! This is the Box With Handle & Layer, Bazzill Smoothies Kiwi and Lime Crush. I embossed the entire box with Cuttlebug’s Holly Ribbons folder.

This new image is from Mark’s Finest Papers, Musical Holiday, available now! It’s colored with Copics. I clear embossed it for ease of cutting the fussy parts. It’s layered on a piece of red, also embossed with Holly Ribbons, from MFP. The ribbon is also from MFP.

On the sides I stamped the music score from the set.

For more inspiration with this set,
see Mark’s Finest Papers blog.

Thanks for stopping!

Dawn

Welcome Home

Welcome to the MFP November Blog Hop! This month, we are releasing 6 NEW SETS!

And…LOOK for a NEW LINK LIST TOMORROW!!!

We have 6 New Stamp Sets Released: Brick Wall, Bells on Bobtail, Christmas Postage Due, Bold & Free, Musical Holiday and Welcome Home. For your convenience, all 6 stamp sets are available for purchase TODAY!

For your chance to win BLOG CANDY, (a set that will be released NEXT month), visit and comment on each of the following design team members' blogs TODAY. On Saturday, (November 13, 2010), a winner will be chosen from those participants who visited all the blogs listed for today. (There will be four different winners, one winner for each day of the blog hop. You DO NOT have to comment every day. However, the more days you comment, the more chances you have to win!) If you miss a day, you can go back and comment on each day's blogs, as the winners will be chosen Saturday morning.

Now here is my sample for this set.

Welcome Home

As you can see, I added the lighthouse from this set by masking the house and trees then stamping.

It’s colored with Copics, masked and airbrushed. The windows have Sakura glitter pen on the panes of glass, the snow is Tulip Puff Paint. On some of the “snow” before I hit it with my heat tool, I sprinkled on Embossing Glitter. The card front is embossed with Grace’s Frame, a Cuttlebug folder.

This is a “pop-up” card from Creative Cuts and More. It’s Bazzill Stardream Metallics in Sapphire. Shimmery!

The pop-up is a combo of Welcome Home and Greetings of the Season. Martha Stewart’s Snowflake  punches.

Be inspired!

Nancyruth
Lois
Vicky
Dawn L <----you’re here
Anne
Emily
Karen
Patty
Roxie
Vicki
Liz
Claudine
Dawn
Joanne T
Nicole
Marilynn
Geri
Lynn
Mark’s Finest Papers

Thanks for stopping!

Dawn