Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Enjoy Today - Anything Goes 7 Kids College Fund Challenge! 8-)

Hi All! And a Very  Happy Wednesday to you! just a Super Quick Post to share that Today kicks off a Brand new Anything Goes! Challenge over at the 7 Kids College Fund Challenge Blog! Woot Woot!! 8-) So come join in the fun! Whip up a fabulous creation & head right on over to the 7 Kids Challenge Blog to link it up for a chance to win a $20 gift certificate to the store!...8-)
I just Love This Sweet Fly with Me Penny Black image!! Just makes me smile!! I colored him up with my Trusty Copics ( of Course!) and my fluffy Clouds were created with a cloud border shaped template, Tumbled Glass Distress ink and a small stippling brush. My mats & BG layers are a combo of light purple CS from my stash and some Darling dp's from Doodlebugs Hello Spring 6x6 pad. To finish it all up I added a sweet crochet flower my Sweet Friend Monika made for me and a cute little button all tied up with some Yummy Doodle Twine! 8-) Oh & the Fab sketch is Karen Giron's SSSC178, I just mirrored it...;-)

Here's Karen's Awesome Sketch...



Hope you all have a Super day & Thanks so much for dropping by! 8-)

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Tuesday, February 26, 2013

I {Heart} U - Whimsie Doodles - SC422

Hi All! And a Very Happy Tuesday to you!  Hope you've all been having a Wonderful week so far! Today I'm back to share my latest Whimsie Doodles, Doodlelicious Diva creation featuring the Super Cute I Heart U image! Isn't She just the Sweetest!! 8-)
I printed out my Darling I Heart U image, onto Flourishes Classic White  and colored her up with my trusty Copics. I fussy cut her out and popped her up with a bit of foam tape. For my mats and BG layers, I chose a combination of kraft CS & some Adorable dp's from Crate Paper's Fourteen 6x6 collection.. Makes for a Pretty Feminine card that might even be Sweet for Mother's day, Don't you think?... 8-)
To finish it all up I added some Pretty polka dot ribbon & a Sweet bow from my stash. The Fab Sketch is my version of SC422! And there you have it!...8-)

I've been told that You will be able to find the Sweet I Heart U image along with the rest of the Darling New images in the shop's What's New section in the very near future!

Hope you all have a Fabulous day & thanks so much for dropping by! 8-)
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Sunday, February 24, 2013

It's Your Day By - 7 Kids College Fund - DS86

Hi All! And a Very Happy Sunday to you!  Hope you've all been having a Wonderful weekend so far! Today I'm back to share my latest 7 Kid's College Fund DT creation featuring a Darling Kitty from Penny Black's Super Cute The Touch of Love clear stamp set! Isn't she just the Sweetest!!  
I stamped her with Memento Tuxedo Black onto Bright White Express it Blending CS, colored her up with my trusty Copics. I did a little fussy cutting and paper piecing too & added a little shading and inking with Tumbled Glass, Antique Linen & Vintage photo distress inks as well. My Mats and BG layers were created with Pink CS from my stash, MME's the Sweetest Thing Lavender 6x6 collection and the help of my Classic Circles large & small & Scallop Circles Nesties sets. The sentiment is from Penny Black's Bubbly Clear Stamp set and the Fab sketch is Jen Shults's DS86! 8-)

***Also, don't forget that the 7 Kids designers have put together a blog hop loaded with crafty inspiration for you! It goes till Tuesday the 26th with a random drawing for a Fabulous crafty Prize on Wednesday the 27th! So you still have time to join in the fun! 

Here's a little sneak peek of my card from the hop!



Hope you all have a Super Day & Thanks so much for dropping by! 8-)
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Saturday, February 23, 2013

7 Kids College Fund - Tim Holtz - Idea-ology Blog Hop! 8-)



Hi All! And a Very Happy Saturday to you!! Well, 7 Kids College Fund is onto it's 2nd ever blog hop!  We learn from the first and improve with each one.  So exciting and even more fun.  This hop is all about Tim Holtz and his Idea-ology line of trinkets.  Each one has amazing detail and it's hard to choose a favorite... 8-)

Here's what I came up with... 8-)
I stamped my Papillion Stampers Anonymous  BG onto some Beautiful dp's from Mellissa Frances' Attic Treasures 6x6 collection with Memento Rich Coco and matted it up with some pretty peachy/ pink CS from my stash. My Papillion butterflies were created the same way with the addition of shading from my trusty Copics and some fussy cutting, I popped them up onto my BG. To finish it all up I added a Sweet layered flower from my stash, ( Love getting to use up those left over goodies! ) topped off with a Pretty Tim Holtz Idea- ology Accoutrement button, some yummy TH Idea-ology Symphony Tissue tape and a bit of ribbon from my stash too!... 8-)


Our design team has had a blast playing with all the goodies from the Tim Holtz line.  We hope you hop on over to see them all & be sure to  leave a some Love along the way, because one random winner will be chosen from one of our Fab designers's Blog.. The hop will be open until Tuesday the 26th and the winner will be announced Wednesday the 27th! Here's the Awesome Prize up for Grabs... 8-)

*** In addition, if you see something you like along your way, click on the links on the deigners page to take you to that product. To celebrate the hop, we are offering 10% off all pre-order and in-stock Idea-ology products though March 2nd!  Use the code IDEAHOP at check out!  You can find all of the Idea-ology products HERE!

Happy Hopping!! And Good Luck! 8-)

Shannon (That's me!)

 Hope you all have a Super day & thanks so much for Hopping by! 8-)
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Friday, February 22, 2013

It's a Love Thing... - Taylored Expressions - DS89

Hi all! Hope you've been having a Super Friday and are all ready for the Weekend! ;-) Well I thought I'd pop in real quick today to share my latest Taylored Expressions creation inspired by TE's Sweet Animals in Love Collections & the Fabulous Jen Shults's Deconstructed Sketch #89... 8-)
I Chose to work with the Darling Animals in Love - Scotties! Aren't they just the Cutest!! 8-)  Our four legged family member Missy was a Scottie, so I have a bit of a soft spot for these little Sweeties.. 8-) I colored them up with my trusty Copics, fussy cut them out and popped them up with a bit of foam tape onto a fun little scene I creates with TE's Picket Fence Border die, TE's Grass Border Die & a bit of Taylored Felt in Split Pea. My fluffy clouds were created with a template created with TE's Cloud Border Die, Tumbled Glass Distress ink and a small stippling brush. For my mats and BG layers, I chose a combination of Kraft CSChoice Snow White CS  & some Pretty Dp's from Pebbles Scene & Noted 6x6 collection. To finish it all up I added my a sweet little heart created with TE's Cupid's Arrows Dies, topped off with a bit of glossy accents and a pretty polka dot bow created with the help of my Bow Easy... 8-)

Here's Jen's Awesome Sketch....
Here are the items I used on my project today...



Hope you all have a Fantastic evening & Thanks so much for stopping by! 8-)
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