Semi Final Package

I don't know about you but sometimes I just have to know. I searched the web for pics of what this semifinal package might look like. There were no pics. For me I was extremely curious and wondering if there would be enough product to work with. I didn't know this was a first for me. So I have taken pics with my cell and will post what I received. This is a general idea as to what one might receive. I'm not sure about the pics I received as in who are they. I'm guessing its SOP. I love the colors of my paper pad. Ideas and plans are swimming. I am making this post for future semifinalists, to put their minds at ease. Of course everything is subject to change.

So nice and tidy

These look beautiful.

Hooray  I get to make flowers

gorgeous pad!

Who knew Spellbinders made bling???

Hooray a chippie piece!

THANK YOU HEARTFELT CREATIONS FOR A WONDERFUL BOX! I love my goodies

Happy Scrappn Ya'll!

SO EXCITED

I'm still in shock, hence I'm a day late blogging the news.

I made it to the Semi-finals for HEARTFELT CREATIONS!

I am so touched and excited. I'm honored and humbled and so grateful for this shot!

I am now waiting for a special box to create 2 special projects for them.

Ya know Indiana isn't that far from Arkansas!!!!!!! COME ON MAIL!!!

Here's the official post : CLICK HERE

And from there.... the nice longgggggggggg wait til MAY 1ST. eeeeeeek.

Thanks for sharing in the happy news with me.

Happy Scrappn!

Spring's Promise ~ Scraps of Elegance ~ Feature

I am spotlighted this month at Scraps of Elegance. Here is their blog.

What a beautiful kit this month. I'm so excited. I altered a box for the first time. I love my little box.  It's a token I took home from a previous second job.. it's a cigarillo box. hahah  I used the Graphic 45 Secret Garden papers that came in this month's kit. Cathi O'Neil's white butterfly fits on top so beautifully.  I used a bit of my Prima flowers, Webster's Pages resin and some 3rd Eye's butterfly stamps. I stamped my butterflies on Delicate Aster by Heartfelt Creations. Here is the finished product with side views. :

Box Top using Ms Cathi O'Neill's hand crocheted butterfly

Zva Creatives

lovely Webster's Pages resin

3rd Eye Butterfly.. with stickles and Zva Creatives

Stickles on my small butterfly.

Couldn't stop taking pics of my beautiful butterfly on HEARTFELT CREATIONS PAPER : DELICATE ASTER

Supplies used for the Box:
Heartfelt Creations : Delicate Aster for the butterflies
Graphic 45 Secret Garden collection : Springtime, Beautiful blooms
Distress Ink: Shaded Lilac
Glitz : Beautiful Dreamer Trim
QuickQuotes: Powder Puff Chalking Ink : Pink Cheeks
3rd Eye Butterfly -TES-076
3rd Eye Butterfly Large -TES-076L
Stickles by Ranger: Starry Night
Liquid Pearls : Lavendar Lace
Zva Creatives : CR04CB-118, CRW 04CB -123
Prima: Paquita Dawn, Washi and Fabric tape from the Divine Collection, Flower Centers -Sultan Gem blue, Trixie Cinder/ Timido Zephyr, Avon Rose Pixie Glen
Melissa Frances : Chandelier Drops
Websters Pages : Perfect Accents Sunday Picnic Collection
Petaloo Darjeeling: Dahlias Blue /Green, Pink Lavendar Roses

Next up is the Sketch... this is my take on the sketch:

Sunshine

I've always loved this photo of my nephew Hezekiah. I got to use this FABULOUS Fab Scrap Giant Die Cut. I always wanted to try different colors on this giant piece.

My 3rd Eye Butterfly with Zva Creatives

My Key 

another little key 

2 3rd Eye Butterflies

See the little bird

Renea's beautiful butterflies.

another 3rd eye Butterfly.

Supplies Used:
Fab Scraps Giant Circle Frame : DC3-004
Graphi 45 Secret Garden : Posy Patch
Distress Crackle Paint : Picket Fence
Prima En L'Air Divine Collection
Distress Ink : Mowed Lawn, Shaded Lilac, Squeeze Lemonade, Salty Ocean, Antique Linen
Graphic 45 Chipboard 2 Secret Garden Collection
3rd Eye Butterfly  TES-076, TES-076L
ZVA Creative - CR 04CB-118
Renea Bouquets fantastic hand made butterfly
Prima Divine Tatiana Coral, Divine Longstem, Vintage Trinket -bird,
Tim Holtz Key
Prima Ascot Park Snowcone
Zva Creative -CRW-06CA-154


Thank you Scraps of Elegance for featuring me this month. How cool!

Thanks for looking!
Happy Scrappn!

Prima PPP ~ Carver

This is my first time to enter the Prima Challenge.. called PPP.
It's all about green. Not my strongest color and it was a bit difficult finding green flowers. Can't do a Prima layout without their flowers!

The little boy is Carver. He is my coworkers nephew.

Couture Creations  Flutterby Dreamscapes

Prima Explosion with a Silhouette Cameo Butterfly Painted: Liquid Pearls: Peacock

Prima goodies

Below is a listing of the Prima products used:

Divine Collection #950408 Ballade

#950422 Rosebuds

#950439 En L' Air

#563455 Prima Decorative Frames

#551841 Crystal Palace Star Burst

#555481 Lucerne Fairy Belle

#566272 Ascot Park Snowcone

#552824 Le Coque Mystere

#547196 Parfait Collection Wintergreen

#557355 Coventry Tranquil

#556877 Harmonie Pastel

#549442 Angel Eyes Reflection

#555610 Pixie Vine Songbird

#530655 SIIP IVS GREEN

Other products :

Couture Creations: Dreamscapes Collections : Flutterby Dreamscapes

Studio Green Ink : Green

Heidi Swapp: Color Shine : Mint Green

Liquid Pearls: Mint Green

Molding Paste

Liquid Pearls: Peacock

Silhouette Cameo : Butterfly

 Thanks for looking.

I wonder what I might do next.

Have a great week. Ya know this a tad difficult finding green flowers.. thank goodness I had my Scraps of Darkness and Elegance kits to raid from!

PMB -If God Will Send His Angels

It's reveal time over at The Paper Mixing Bowl. How exciting is reveal day!!!

Here is our Sketch to follow:

Now my paper really is green but you can't tell it.  We were to Quote a U2 Song and I chose one of their song titles as my title.
Some of the utensils I used were : Gold, a wee photo, stamping with my 3rd Eye stamps, and I added some lace.
I used some more of my Heartfelt Creations paper from the paper pad called Delicate Aster. My son suggested I add some metal to the page and so  I raided my Scraps of Darkness Stash and got my metal out. All the supplies are from previous Scraps of Darkness Kits.
Here are some closesups:

using my 3rd Eye stamp - Key TES-028

Punchwork

some websters pages on the edge by the buttons

3rd eye Braid and gold Dusty Attic Chain

The flower is more brown

cute little WP butterfly stick pin

TES-019 BRAID with DA chippie painted gold.

Thank you for looking and hope you feel inspired to come join us at The Paper Mixing Bowl.

Supplies used:
3rd Eye Stamps: Braid - TES-019 , Key -TES-028
Flourish With A Bling - Pearl-Antique Gold bling
Dusty Attic Chain - DA0312
Tim Holtz Liquid Pearls - Mint Green
Heartfelt Creations - Delicate Aster
Graphic 45 - Tropical Travelogue Alphabet stickers
Heidi Swapp- Color Shine - Mint Green , Bronzer
CTMH-Olive Embossing Powder
Shimmerz Enamels - Molten Medal
The Crafters Workshop - Min chickenwire reversed
Tim Holtz Distress Metallic Stain - Antiqued Bronze
Prima - Carlotta Tropics, Bel Canto 1
Websters Pages - Green Resin from Feb Kit
Dylusions - Melted Chocolate
Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Dusty Concord

Happy Scrappn!

ATC swap for Ms. Renea

Here is an ATC I completed last week.

I was so wowed by the ATC I got from Renea Harrison... she just does fantastic work.. which you can see here.!! She also has an Etsy shop with so many goodies to die for!!
Over at Scraps of Darkness we have an ATC swap that I have been participating. I just love getting ATC's from our various members.  I fell in love with my Heartfelt Creations Paper Pad -Delicate Aster.  Plus we get to learn about this skill.. working on such a small area. wow.
Here are some close ups and of course I had to use my new 3rd Eye Stamps.

The Original ATC with TES-020 white heat embossed.

Drew -TES-092 AND OLD CASTLE WINDOW -TES-072

BLACK HEAT EMBOSSING ON DREW

I love my Pearl Pen in Violet from Viva Decor

my 3d view

the hidden honeycomb TES-082

USING Martha Stewart Cherish Punch

Last Closeup!

Hope Renea likes it.

Products used:
3rd Eye Stamps : TES-082 HONEYCOMB, TES-072 OLD CASTLE WINDOW, TES-092 DREW, TES-020 AND ROSES-SMALL
StazOn - Dove Gray
Distress Inks- Dusty Concord, Gathered Twigs, Walnut Stain
Heartfelt Creations Paper Pad- Delicate Asters
Prima flower-Meredith Rubine
Martha Stewart Punch : Cherish
Viva Decor Pearl Pen : Violet
Recollections : Bling

I really enjoyed making this one. Thank you Renea for some wonderful inspiration.
Happy Scrappn!

Liebster Award

Hi everyone. Guess what... we had the time change but I still woke up early with the pounding rain.. it's that kind of rain that is swishing around sideways. I don't think I'll be poking my head out the window to see how the weather is!!!!  I was totally surprised when I got a comment on my blog from Ms. Cathy Lane telling me she has awarded me the Liebster award. Seriously I had never heard of it. But what an honor! THANK YOU SO MUCH CATHY! I am extremely flattered and honored to be complimented in such a wonderful way. She is a super talented, sweet person. Cathy has a beautiful blog herself with all her amazing creations.  She lives off the east coast of South Africa.. how exotic is that! She currently designs for Flourish With A Bling. Most recently she was just published in the Spring Issue of PaperHaus.. now there is a fabulous magazine! Check out her wonderful blog and all her fur babies right HERE.

The Liebster award was designed to be a blog award in the pay it forward fashion. It is awarded to blogs that have fewer than 200 followers to encourage new visitors to them. Once you have been nominated,  you award it to five other blogs. 

The rules are: Post the award to your blogs, give the award to five bloggers who you appreciate that have fewer that 200 followers, then leave a comment on their blogs to let them know that you have given them this award.

Now I would love to pass this award on to five other ladies who does such beautiful work and who totally deserves something special and these five ladies are:

Cathi O'Neill  
Pat Gent  
Jenny Thomas  
Connie Hall  
Lisa Duke  

That's all for now.. I'm wrapping up my PMB lo for March with a reveal date of March 15th. I'll also have  a feature spotlight on a certain website coming up this month. Check book soon.
Blessings to you all and as always....
Happy Scrappn!

3RD EYE HAS THE NEW CHALLENGE UP

oooooooooo bright and vivid..

isn't this so cool!

Go check out the challenge RIGHT HERE!

Gabi's Giveaway

Here's where ya need to go: http://gabriellepollacco.blogspot.ca/2013/03/maja-design-new-collection-giveaway.html


Here's a pic of the giveaway:

Now I would love to play with these papers... wouldn't you?

Head on over and see what you have to do to enter.

Go check out Gabi's work. It's pretty awesome.