PWCO Super Saturday!

Anyone want some Snowman Arms?!

Humor me and pretend that jar is full of pretzels.

Stamp:  PWCO/RAM Exclusive 'Flaky Friends'

Laters!
Steph

PSA Essentials - Winner!

Well, Random.org cooperated this time.  There were 13 entries....
Min:  1
Max:  13
Result:
6

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So who was #6?

Creepy Glowbugg said...


These stamps are awesome! I LOVE the Skelanimals line (all 4) and the Hello Kitty Trick or Treat and Reindeer Games sets. What a great idea! Thanks so much for the chance to win. I am a follower of yours and now a PSA follower too!

November 25, 2010 5:44 AM

So.... email me at PinkStarCreations (at) Hotmail (dot) Com with your mailing info, and I'll get your goodies out to you right away!

Thanks for playing, everyone!
Steph

Interested in Gauche Alchemy Goodies?

Now's the time to check them out!!!
Gauche Alchemy is having a HUGE Black Friday sale:

Get 50% off any order over $60!!!
(That's a minimum of  $60 worth of goodies for only $30, folks - pick up those kits you've been
ogling. Now's the time! Use this coupon code at checkout: BLACKFRI50)
(good Friday, November 26 through Sunday, November 28 - one use per customer)

And what about Cyber Monday, you ask?

How about this:  Get $15 off any order over $35!
Use this coupon code at checkout: CYBERMON15
(good Sunday, November 28 and Monday, November 29 - one use per customer)

Ooo, and there's more!

Any orders over $30 placed between now and Christmas are entitled to a FREE Mixed Media Colour Kit!
Use this coupon code at checkout: HOLIDAYS2010
(good through 12/24/10 - can be used multiple times, but not valid with any other coupon code!)

And just to make things really simple for those buying gifts for YOU:

Put GA on your wish list! They have GIFT CERTIFICATES available here: http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&op=listing&product_id=2499439

Did you know you can put GA on your AMAZON WISH LIST? It's true - when looking at any item in the ArtFire shop, look over to the right, and you'll see a yellow button that says "Add to Cart on ArtFire." RIGHT UNDER that is a little link that says, "Add to Amazon Wish List." (Cool, huh?)

AND IF YOU MADE IT THIS FAR:
As a special Thank You to all my readers, when you order from Gauche Alchemy this weekend, make sure you tell them I sent you - on Tuesday, I'll draw a winner for a $20 GA Gift Certificate from all my readers that have placed orders!

Are you serious?!

Four people have entered the PSA Essentials candy.  Four.  That makes your odds of winning pretty awesome, chickies!  (Unless, of course, that number grows substantially between now and 23:59......

Wanna enter?  Go HERE.

Dudes...

Don't forget to enter my PSA Essentials candy - HERE!  These stamps are seriously awesome - and they come complete with that satisfying, stress-relieving 'thunk' of a self-inking stamp!  (Ok, ok, I'm a geek.  But we already knew that, now didn't we?!) 

Laters,
Steph!

PS - Check out their Hello Kitty stamps... and the Skelanimas... And know what's even cooler?  You can use these little round pieces of awesomeness with an acrylic block, too - oooo, the possibilities!

Thanksgiving with PSA Essentials!

Hey hey!

So... been busy, working on stuff I can't show you yet.  Isn't that always the way once you get on various DTs?  Here's a little something I can show you, though:

PSA Stamp Camp

How about some bigger pictures:

Pumpkin Pie Recipe Card

Pumpkin Pie Recipe Greeting Card - Interior

Happy Thanksgiving Greeting Card
(not really sure what happened to it on the PSA blog...)

You'll even notice a little something over on the PSA blog created by Erika Taylor, who was previously on the Gauche Alchemy and Bombshell Stamps DTs with me... kinda fun!

Hey, you know what?  How about a little more candy?!

Here's what I want you to do:

1.  Head over to PSA Essentials, take a look through the store, and come back and tell me what your favorite Peel 'n' Stick pack is. 

2.  Head over to the PSA Blog, and become a follower (and here, too, if you aren't already!).

3.  Do this by Thursday, November 25.
Why? 

'Cause I've got a PSA Stamp Body, a Stamp Alignment Tool, AND a Peel 'N' Stick pack of stamps up for grabs! 

Later gators!
Steph

PWCO TURNS 3!!!

Happy 3rd Birthday, PaperWorks Co.!!!

In celebration of PWCO turning 3, we're spending the next couple weeks partying it up!  How?  Well, here's the deal:

-Watch the PWCO Blog, Facebook & Twitter for special deals throughout the month

- Check out the blogs of the designers and special guests as outlined on the PWCO Blog; make sure you look closely at the project they've shown, because then you've got work to do...

  

Magical Christmas (Flash) - Supplies:  RAM/PWCO 'A Magical Christmas' Stamp; Cosmo Cricket 'Jolly By Golly' Paper; Miscellaneous Glitter Snowflakes & Brads; Stickles 'Frosted Lace'; Glossy Accents; Copic Markers

Magical Christmas (No Flash)

And what work is that, you ask?  Well, you've got to collect these:

And then match up which designer they belong with!  There are lots of great prizes to be had - including three $33 PWCO gift cards!!!

Have fun - and good luck!!

Steph

Halloween Candy - Winner!

Hope everyone had a great Halloween!  I was going to use random.org to choose a winner, but apparently you now have to pay for their drawing services... so I just put the numbers 1 - 45 into my little plastic cauldron & had Lily pick one out the old fashioned way.


After much chasing of the little twerp, and many minutes of the winning number being crumpled in a chubby little baby fist, and said chubby baby shaking her finger in my face and telling me, 'No, mommy, no, no, no - mine!', I finally determined that the winner of my candy is:

comment #43 - JANET!

So... congrats!  Email me with your info & I'll get this goodness out to you right away!
Laters,
Steph

Halloween Candy!

Alright, so the birthday blog candy has now been set aside for so long that it's become Halloween Candy!!!!

Here's what's up for grabs:

What's all in it?
- 3x Rhinestones (Teal, Hot Pink & Lilac)
- 2x Tattered Angels Glimmer Glaze (Cowboy & Icicle)
- 1x EK Success Skull 'n Bones Medium Punch
- 18x Mulberry Paper Roses (Teal, Pink & Lilac)
- 2x Gauche Alchemy Mixed Media Colour Kits (Pink Parts & Scarlet Fever)
- 2x PaperWorks Co. Stamps (Peppy & Alfy Tinheart)
- 1x Bombshell Angel Stamp Set
- 5x Clear Rhinestone Border Embellishments & Flourishes
- 1x Tim Holtz Grungeboard Mixed Minis Plain Alphas
- 1x PaperWorks Co. October PaperCard Kit

What do you have to do?
- Become a follower if you aren't already
- Post about my candy on your blog
- Leave me a comment letting me know where I can find your post, and telling me what your favourite Halloween treat is!

This candy will be open until midnight, October 31st; I'll draw & post the winner on November 1st.

Thanks - and good luck!!
Steph

Some things for sale...

Hey folks!

I'm still immersed in Studio (re)Vamp... and have discovered that I've got doubles of some Cricut cartridges that are new & in their boxes.  If you're interested, I've got:

Cindy Loo ($45 + shipping) - still in original plastic packaging, too
Office Help ($35 + shipping)
Cricut Sampler ($40 + shipping)

I'll charge you whatever it costs me to send them; if you're in Canada, they'll go Canada Post, and if you're in the US, I'll send them via USPS - then neither of us have to deal with international shipping/customs/extended wait times.  Send me an email at PinkStarCreations(at)hotmail(dot)com, if you want 'em.

Thanks!
Steph

PWCO Sunday Sketch #54!

Hiya!  It's my 'duty' this month to play along with PWCO's Sunday Sketch on Mondays... so here's my go:

I used PWCO's Rachelle Anne Miller's Exclusive 'A Thankful Day' stamp, along with some Bazzill Dotted Swiss cardstock and some Echo Park 'Floral Dress' paper, from the Life is Good line.... and a couple dew drops, for a little extra 'somethin-somethin'.  The image is (shocker) coloured with Copics. (*Which, by the way, Peggy's dropped the price on - they're now $5.50 CAD for the Sketch markers!!!)

Hope all my Canadian friends have been enjoying their Thanksgiving Long Weekend!
Laters,
Steph!

PWCO New Release SNEAK PEEK!!

Guess what time it is again?!  It's new release time at PWCO!!  I didn't  think it was possible, but Peggy & Rachelle Anne Miller have managed to make this release even cuter than the Fall images!!!

Ready for a little sneaky-peeky?  Sure you are...

Any guesses?!  These new images are just soooo sweet - and super fun to colour, too!  You can check out another sneak today on Cabio's awesome blog!

And if you're really curious, you can see sneaks throughout the week at the following locations:

October 9th: Peggy & Jenny

October 10th: Cabio & Steph J (that's me!)
October 11th: Bella & Danielle
October 12th: Kelly & Steph S

October 13th: Karen & Silvia

October 14th: Sunghee & Lisa

October 15th:  Join us at the PWCO blog for the FULL REVEAL!!
 
Laters,
Steph!

PSA Essentials...

Dudes.  Check this out: PSA Stamp Camp!

And look at these: Skelanimals - can hardly wait to  play with these guys!!!!

Oh yeah.... and candy?  It's coming.  The housework/studio revamping has been eating me alive - especially since my last weekend (weekend? Almost a full week!) in September was spent taking Emily to meet this lady:

And the first weekend of October was spent watching this team kick serious ass in their Homecoming game. (48-0...sick.)  Yay, Tylar Kist - maybe you'll actually get to play next year?  (Yup.  Drove 8 hours & blew $200 on hotel rooms, thinking I was going to watch my cousin play....but apparently freshmen only get to hang out on the sidelines, looking like hitmen...seriously, go look him up on the roster.)

How about a completely off-topic but super adorable Lily photo?

Look at those pig-tails!  (Awwww....)  Em came home from school & decided to dress Lily up... and then we went back to school for the open house.  Cute.

So.... lots of DT projects happening behind-the-scenes.  Candy coming when I get to it.  Photos of the Studio (re)Vamp coming soon.  Princess Party invites in dire need of some attention...along with Princess hair clips... and Halloween decorations to create, along with a party for the dance crew... oh, and two loft beds to put together, Thanksgiving dinner on Sunday, and possibly some sleep...if there's time. ;)

AND... I'm blogging over at Gauche Alchemy tomorrow.  Check it out. =)
Yup, laters.
S

Bombshell World Card Making Day Challenge!

Greetings! In honor of World Card Making Day on October 2, 2010, Bombshell Stamps would like to challenge you!


Every few days between now and October 2nd one of the design team members will post a challenge for you!

The “rules” are simple:
1. Use Bombshell Stamps somewhere on your project.
2. All submissions will be eligible for Bombshells' monthly drawing.
3. Challenge submission cards should be posted in the appropriate challenge thread on Bombshell's forum.
4. All posted entries will receive a 25% off coupon toward the purchase of Bombshell Stamps.
5. Feel free to participate in one or more of the challenges.
6. The deadline to post your challenge submissions--World Card Making Day, Saturday, October 2, 2010.

It's colour challenge time!  I challenge you to create something using ALL FIVE of the following colours - and ONLY those FIVE colours!!!

Hot Pink, Teal, Lime Green, Black & White!

Here's my card:
*NOTE:  I'm on a mini-vacay with Em right now, so y'all are going to have to wait for a card until I get back!*

Don't forget to post your entries in Bombshell's Forum here:

Thanks for playing along!
Steph

PWCO Free For All!

Yay - I tried my hand at hair clips; turned out pretty good for a first go, I think - at least, The Princess says so! 

Looking for fun, crafty ideas (that are fairly simple to mass produce - and that are fairly inexpensive!) for the goodie bags at The Royal Princess' 6th Birthday Ball - I know, I know... not until the end of October... but these things require extensive testing prior to being tossed to the wolves! (*ahem... attending guests from nearby kingdoms...ahem*)  <--(lol)  Lil's been sporting these clips around town the last few days, and so far, they've stood up to storms and saliva, and have garnered quite a few compliments.  (YES!)

Oh yeah... and PWCO needs to fit in here somewhere, too - check the card out; I made this little set for Ms. Em herself.  Super proud of her these days - she's been back in school for almost 3 weeks now... Apparently the littles are supposed to be at Reading Level 16 by the end of first grade.  The first books she brought home from school are at Level 15.... hence the bookmark (thanks, PTI, for creating this kick-ass die - and super yummy felt!!).  Annnywayy... right.  The card.  It's got my most favourite PWCO character on it... Zoie the Zebra!  So easy to add glitz with her; just heat emboss her with black glitter ep - and taaaa daaaa- super sparkly zebra, with very minimal effort!  Add a touch of Copic to liven things up a bit here and there.

All righty... I've got a boatload of packing to do... I'm scheduling this post for the AM, since Em & I will be hitting the road at noon, on our way to London, Ontario - sooo excited for Kraftin Kimmie Day!!!!  (Anyone else going?)

Laters!
Steph

PWCO NEW RELEASE!

Rachelle Anne Miller & PaperWorks Co have been at it again - check out the new fall stamps:



The best part?  The whole set is 10% off right now!!!  You can get yours at the PaperWorks Co. store!

Wanna see some of these cuties in action?  Sure ya do...

Autumn Leaves

The Perfect Pumpkin

Make sure you pick yours up - and then go enter the PWCO Sunday Sketch challenges - you could win a spot as a Guest Designer!

Laters,

Steph

Blog Candy Time!

So.... Obviously, I didn't post the blog candy on my birthday.   I was too busy taking myself out for supper, followed by a long, hot bath, a good night's sleep, and a day of retail therapy!  Today, my mumma & baby sister came out for a little visit, and we went out for an afternoon desert - yum!

I'll post it when I get around to it.
Laters,
Steph

Happy Birthday to Me!

Hey y'all!

It's the big 2-5 today... no plans, though.  The Mr's out swathing, the big monster's in school, and the little monster is at home giving me tons of cuddles as per usual (and that's always the best part!)...

I've got a Free For All post up over at PWCO today...make sure you swing by & check it out!

Also, since it's my party, I thought I better get a goodie bag together - check back later today for that post!

Laters,
Steph!

PWCO New Release SNEAK PEEK!!

Hiya!  Just poppin' in today with a sneak peek for PWCO's newest release, slated for this Friday - September 17th (Ack - I'll be 25+1 day then! LOL)!!  We're having a chat party this time around, so make sure you stop by the PWCO Blog at 7PM CST for a visit, and lots of fun giveaways!! 

Oh...guess I better show that sneak I was talking about, huh?  Well, here ya go:

And don't forget to pop over to Bella's blog to see if her sneak gives you any more info!!!!  ;)

Laters - hope we see ya Friday night!!
Steph

PWCO Free For All!

I'm on a major notepad kick these days... I'm definitely a 'list maker' so these long, skinny notepads are perfect for that!

It's a good thing I'm on 'Free For All' this month... 'cause this little guy was whipped together at 3AM; totally forgot I had a project due!!!! (LOL!)

You can pick up your papers & elements here:
Bazzill Dotted Swiss Cardstock
MME Colourful Christmas Collection  (<--and this stuff's even 40% off right now!)

Just doing a little updating...

...on el-bloggo... and have come to realize two things.

1) It's my big 2-5 on the 16th (ummm...ack!  *insert panic attack here* LOL).  Better get some candy together!!  (Watch for that... totally not ready yet!)

2) I'm at 187 'companions'.  (<-- There. That sounds better than 'followers'!)  If I hit - or surpass - 200 by my birthday, I'm thinking I better double up the candy offerings!

Y'all just think about that for a few days.
{smooshy hugs, 'cause I'm feelin' the lurve...}
Steph!

PaperWorks Co - Free For All!

Hey everyone!

Wow, is September an exciting month in the Jones household! It's going to contain my birthday (16th), my husband's birthday(30th), a visit from my Dad (who lives in Texas - he's around from the 9th-17th), Emily starts Ballet & Tap right after her first day of Grade 1 (8th), AND Em & I are taking off on a weekend getaway at the end of the month - and don't forget the ongoing harvest throughout all of this!! Good thing my 'assignment' for this month is Free For All!!! Being able to just create without any guidelines is sometimes easier when you're busy, especially if you've got PWCO's PaperCard kits! <--Definitely one of my must-haves - and a shameless plug (lol)!

For details, come visit me over at the PWCO Blog!

Laters,

Steph!

Oh, Alice - CHAPTER 28: Child of the Pure Unclouded Brow...

CHAPTER 28: (taken from "Child of the Pure Unclouded Brow: preface to "Through the Looking Glass"


Child of the pure unclouded brow
And dreaming eyes of wonder!
Though time be fleet, and I and thou
Are half a life asunder,
Thy loving smile will surely hail
The love-gift of a fairy-tale.

I have not seen thy sunny face,
Nor heard thy silver laughter;
No thought of me shall find a place
In thy young life's hereafter -
Enough that now thou wilt not fail
To listen to my fairy-tale.


Hello everyone! We are celebrating the wonder of childhood today here at Oh, Alice and are thrilled to announce this week's sponsor, Paper Pretties Stamps! Are you all familiar with Paper Pretties? If you're new to them, check out their darling images! If it's been a while, Paper Pretties is PROUD to announce that they're under NEW ownership and is pleased to offer you faster, cheaper shipping, WAY more reliable service, and lots of new items in the store. We are thrilled to congratulate Heather Lee-Reppen on her new endeavor and are honored to have her sponsorship this week!

Also, today is my final day at the head table of this tea party - I'd just like to say a big thank you to all of the wonderful DT, and especially to the Mad Hatter for inviting me to join them!  It's been great, ladies - {hugs!!}

Anyway, on to why you really came - my card!  So... with it being a 'little girl' theme, of course I drew inspiration from my littles, as well as the whimsicality (it's a word now) of Wonderland...and living candy.

I picked up the happy puffy candy at Wal-Mart - I had a serious case of the giggles when I saw it.  Pretty sure anyone within a 20 foot raius is now convinced I'm nuts.  (LOL!)  Other than my candy, bling and Heidi, everything came out of the scrap bags... I pieced Heidi's dress, and there is Glossy Accents on her wings & boots.

It's been fun, Oh Alice girlies - thanks so much for having me this month!
Laters,
Steph

PWCO Kit Friday!

Hey all!  It's my last PWCO PaperCard Kit Friday - and boy, am I going to miss this kit!  These Echo Park papers are just so darn cute - and what a better way to get a healthy sampling before you splurge & buy the whole line?  (LOL)

Anyway, here's what this last week has brought us:

Laters,
Steph!

Bombshell + Gauche Alchemy = One Hot Hop!

Hello dah-links!

GA & Bombshell have teamed up this month for a major-mojo-lifting super-hot hop!  The theme this month is 'Some Like It Hot' - and that obviously fits both companies to a 'G'!  (Yup, no typo there... think, 'String'.... Bwahaha!)

So what'd I come up with?  This:

This will be heading to my shoe-fiend best friend for her 25th birthday.  I used Bombshell's 'Girl's Ruin' set; I'm not thrilled with how nylons turned out... but it was 3am and I was NOT starting over!  (LOL)  The shoe is covered in Fruit Punch & Black Diamond Stickles.  And pulling double-duty here, there are a few bits & bobs from Gauche Alchemy's Pink Parts & Black Out colour kits.

You can carry on the rest of the hop by following the links!

Kas
Gauche Alchemy
Kelli
AnitaMarie
Maggi
Katie
Cheryl
Angel
Erika
Kathi
Pam
Meredith
Merdrey Chew
Yvonne
Steph
Carmen
Alaine
Alison


Laters,
Steph!

Emily Here!

Morning, folks! 

My daughter, Emily (5.5), is going to borrow my blog this morning; here's what she's got to say:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Hey all!

I want to show you that I've made my very own card.  As you can see, I have made something for the Paper Makeup Stamps - Makeup for the Weekend Challenge #39! 

My dancing fairy is so pretty, and you would love to see her!  I used Marissa Fairy because I thought my papa would like it - I made this card for him, because I love him so much & I really miss him!  For my four embellishments, I used four stars.  I love my card and I think that my grandpa will love it!

Thanks for looking at my card; have a good day!

Emily

Paper Makeup Stamps - Makeup for the Weekend #39!

Hey all!

Wow, I somehow lucked out & won last week's M4TW challenge - thanks, PMS! 

This week, the challenge was to use embellies in multiples of four; I went with rhinestones (gee, shocker~lol)!I used Sprinkles & Cherries, and had pink & orange stuck in my head, so I just ran with it. The cherry image & word are both covered in Glossy Accents & there is a thick coating of Stickles on the cupcake frosting. I don't consider either of those 'embellishments', but what do I know? (lol)

If you're interested, you can play along at the PMS Blog here!  <--click!

Laters!

Steph

PS - Emily has entered this challenge, too - make sure you scroll around & check it out, too!

Oh, Alice - CHAPTER 27: Prizes for Dodo...

CHAPTER 27: Prizes for Dodo...


"This question the Dodo could not answer without a great deal of thought, and it sat for a long time with one finger pressed upon its forehead (the position in which you usually see Shakespeare, in the pictures of him), while the rest waited in silence. At last the Dodo said, `EVERYBODY has won, and all must have prizes.'
`But who is to give the prizes?' quite a chorus of voices asked.
`Why, SHE, of course,' said the Dodo, pointing to Alice with one finger; and the whole party at once crowded round her, calling out in a confused way, `Prizes! Prizes!'
Alice had no idea what to do, and in despair she put her hand in her pocket, and pulled out a box of comfits, (luckily the salt water had not got into it), and handed them round as prizes. There was exactly one a-piece all round. `But she must have a prize herself, you know,' said the Mouse.
`Of course,' the Dodo replied very gravely. `What else have you got in your pocket?' he went on, turning to Alice..."

Hello all!

We are so excited about today's inspiration piece, which just so happens to feature Alice and the lovable Dodo she encounters along her adventures in Wonderland. We'll even spare Dodo the croquet game today...less headache! ;)

The Mad Hatter herself is VERY fond of Tarina Tarantino jewelry and is lucky enough to own a VERY fun ring that she scored while in Disneyworld last time. Check out the fabulous Queen Alice ring HERE.

For today's challenge, we are all gaga over this beautiful piece:

(OMG - typically, the only jewellery I wear/care about is a necklace hubs bought me for my 21st birthday, and my wedding rings.    But this - wow!  Look at all the teal & hot pink!!)

Your mission today is to create SPARKLY FABULOUSNESS (yes, include some BLING, please!) as inspired by the above photo.

I totally ran with the colours on this one - and here's the end result:

You can't tell in the photo, but the image is covered in Glossy Accents; that's the same image that's on Tarina's necklace.  I picked up this sheet of Alice images on Ebay through Victorine Originals - love it!
Laters!
Steph

PMS - Makeup for the Weekend #38!

Yeah, so I'm a little late joining this party... but here's my first entry to a PMS Makeup for the Weekend challenge!

The challenge was to use Kraft, Lime Green & Turquoise... but I used Teal, because that's all I've got!  =)

I went with Birthday Lauren; it's the first time I've inked her up & she was awesome to colour!  I added Stickles to her wings.  The sentiment is one of a kind - in the spring, I had a set of clear stamps made using mine & Emily's handwriting, as well as some of Emily's artwork.  I think this will be a regular occurrence, especially because it's an adorable way to preserve your little's handwriting!

Hope you like it!
Laters,
Steph!

PWCO Ultimate Summer Challenge - Animal Edition!

The challenge has begun over at the PWCO Blog! Here's my uber-sparkly sample based on PWCO's Sunday Sketch #46, designed by Bella!

I cut the base using the largest die in the Nesties Labels 1 set, then I attached a layer of Doodlebug Designs 'Cuppy Cake' paper cut with the second largest die. I also used Nesties Classic Ovals (small) & Classic Scalloped Ovals (small), using the out-of-the-box technique for the Zoie the Zebra panel. Zoie was stamped in VersaMark & heat embossed using sparkly black ep. The background was coloured with Copics. I sprayed a piece of white lace trim with Black Magic Glimmer Mist, adhered a $ store bling swirl (which I coloured with Copics to match), and I punched a couple of hearts. Then, I went crazy with the Stickles!

(All the while, one line in particular from Beck's 'Loser' was running through my head... 'get crazy with the cheese whiz'... but in this case, I opted for sparkles instead!)

Oh, and Zoie's panel is also popped up; yay for dimension!

Hopefully you're playing along with us over at PWCO - there's a $100 g/c up for grabs if your team wins!

Laters,

Steph!

Oh, Alice - CHAPTER 26: Sizin' up a Sketch...

CHAPTER 26: Sizin' up a Sketch...

"The Caterpillar was the first to speak.
`What size do you want to be?' it asked.
`Oh, I'm not particular as to size,' Alice hastily replied; `only one doesn't like changing so often, you know.'
`I DON'T know,' said the Caterpillar.
Alice said nothing: she had never been so much contradicted in her life before, and she felt that she was losing her temper.
`Are you content now?' said the Caterpillar.
`Well, I should like to be a LITTLE larger, sir, if you wouldn't mind,' said Alice: `three inches is such a wretched height to be.'
`It is a very good height indeed!' said the Caterpillar angrily, rearing itself upright as it spoke (it was exactly three inches high).
`But I'm not used to it!' pleaded poor Alice in a piteous tone. And she thought of herself, `I wish the creatures wouldn't be so easily offended!'
`You'll get used to it in time,' said the Caterpillar; and it put the hookah into its mouth and began smoking again..."

Hello! Welcome, welcome!

We are sizing up a GREAT sketch by JEN and the main panel just HAPPENS to be THREE. INCHES. TALL. :) Now, of course you don't have to stick to this if your image won't fit, but we didn't want to anger Mr. Caterpillar by saying that three inches wasn't a respectable height, so here's the sketch:

And.... here's what I came up with:

Totally inspired by Amy Young's adventures in cropping & blowing up Lil Lolitas from the digi release, I made darn sure that Lilith's panel let her sit at exactly 3 inches tall!  I also went ahead & flipped Lilith so she could be looking at the computer generated sentiment.  The polka dot paper is from the stationery section at Michael's; the cardstock is SU; the flowers are KaiserCraft, as are the  larger gems; the smaller gems & pearls are nail gems, and the button & ribbon are from my stash.   Lilith is coloured with Copics.

This is probably the most layer-y card I've ever made - and I really love how it turned out!  What do you think?  Don't forget to head on over to the Oh, Alice Blog & check out what the rest of the DT created!

See you on Monday with the start of PWCO's Ultimate Summer Challenge!
Laters,
Steph!

Bombshell Stamps - New Sets!

Bombshell Stamps has released 4 new sets - and they're 15% off right now!  (No coupon needed!)

You can see them here:

Butterfly Dreams

All My Heart

Sacred Heart Art

Banner Sayings

Laters,
Steph!

PWCO Kit Friday!

Hey all!

It's (really) a PWCO PaperCard Kit Friday!  Here's what I did this time:

I was totally entranced with the pinwheel patterned paper in this collection & decided to try my hand at making my own!  Definitely a fun card - not sure what I'm going to use it for yet...but I'm thinking maybe some sort of 'you blow me away' type sentiment!  (LOL!)

See ya back in the morning with another Oh, Alice challenge!
Laters,

Steph!

PWCO Kit Friday -

on a Wednesday!

I (obviously) missed last Friday's PWCO PaperCard Kit post, as Canada Post apparently decided I shop too much & sent my package back to Pegs.... So... I'm making up for it today!  (Thanks Jenny, btw, for saving my butt & covering for me!)

Anyway.... here's what you came for:

For all the deets, check out the PaperWorks Co Blog!

Laters,

Steph!

PS - Love Gauche Alchemy?  They've got a new Acme Subscription Kit out; not only do these kits come with FREE SHIPPING to the US & Canada, AND a 10% discount on all other GA products you buy during your sub, if you sign on for the 12 month sub, you also get an extra $5 of product in your kits every month!   You can pick up your 6 Month Sub HERE or your 12 Month Sub HERE!

PWCO Ultimate Summer Challenge - Animal Edition!

Wanna meet new friends? Challenge your skills? Share your work? Most of all WIN SOME PRIZES?!?




Paperworks Co is gearing up to host a fun new challenge!



Welcome to our first annual Ultimate Summer Challenge! – ANIMAL Edition



What is it?



Make sure you have some crafty friends – this contest is designed for you to work in groups of 4!! Starting on August 15th- 18th, we will be throwing out daily challenges for your team to play! – that is, each person in the team will be doing one challenge. As this is an animal edition, make sure you have your PWCO and RAM Animal stamps handy! (if you dont own any PWCO stamps, dont worry, we’ll have you covered)



This is a contest, so of course there will be some competition.. and MAJOR PRIZES!



What kind of PRIZES:



GRAND PRIZE: $100 Gift Cert from PWCO (to be shared by the entire team)

SECOND PRIZE: each member from the winning team will get an Animal Bundle (4 characters with matching sentiment set) of their choice.

THIRD PRIZE: each member from the winning team will get 2 animal stamps of their choice.

BONUS PRIZE: EVERYONE who joins this challenge will receive a 15% discount for the upcoming RAM collection in Sept - you dont want to miss out, it’s OH SO CUTE!



How to start:



- Form a team of four, make up a team name, and delegate a team captain – team captain will act as the liason between the team and PWCO.

- Submit your application by emailing our Coordinator: Jenny@paperworksco.com, subject title: PWCO CHALLENGE TEAM SUBMISSION with the following info:

- Team Name

- members’ name, email, and blog addies

Once you are approved, your team will be posted on our blog



- If you want to play along, but do not have a team of 4, email our Coordinator: Jenny@paperworksco.com, and she will assign you to a team.



Deadline for sign ups is Aug 12th. – official teams will be list on the PWCO blog on August 13th





How are you going to be graded:



- the DT along with 2 guest Judges will cast their votes on their favorite projects from each category.

- After we collected our favorites, we will set it up for public voting.



And just because we are nice, we’ll even let you know what kinda challenges we have in store (in no particular order):



- Technique Challenge

- Sketch challenge

- Inspiration

- Color combo challenge



So thats it for now! If you’re interested join us for a week of FUN FUN FUN….. be sure to sign up if you haven't already - AND HURRY!

Hey all!

Just wanted to post some more recent photos of the littles... If you're here looking for my Oh, Alice post, just scroll down a bit!  =)

She's Crafty - of course, Big Sis helped her write her name first!
(And I believe those are blueberry stains on her little outfit, from breakfast...)

Blondie + Paint = Hours of Fun!  (This was piece # 3; you can see the other two on the floor behind Lily.  Obviously, laundry was sadly neglected!  LOL!)

Blondie + The Camera = Full Memory Card!  (lol)

I don't know who ate all the raspberries, mumma... but it wasn't me!

 Don't know who was nibbling all the rhubarb, either...

Question of the Day:  What the heck am I supposed to do with a full garden row of 'salad mix' lettuce?!  I'm a city girl, folks - The Farmer (aka, my hunny) was supposed to plant a reasonable amount of lettuce... well, if I make salads every day with what's out there, we're all going to grow fluffy tails & floppy ears by the time it's done!  And apparently it can't be frozen... so what the heck do I do with it all?!

Laters,
Steph!

Oh, Alice - I'm a guest at the Tea Party!

Holy man - I typed this up at 8 this morning & have been having 'technical difficulties' ever since!  My laptop's been having hissy fits all day!
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If you've been here before, you'll gather from the last post that I'm Oh, Alice's August Guest Designer - and I am SO excited! 

If this is your first time visiting me, then hello & welcome - glad you came!

Now.... better late than never, right?  Between Jess's computer issues & my inability to keep track of days, I guess this will have to do!

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CHAPTER 25: White Rabbit, White Gloves, White Wonderland...


"After a time she heard a little pattering of feet in the distance, and she hastily dried her eyes to see what was coming.It was the White Rabbit returning, splendidly dressed, with a pair of white kid gloves in one hand and a large fan in the other: he came trotting along in a great hurry, muttering to himself as he came, `Oh! the Duchess, the Duchess! Oh! won't she be savage if I've kept her waiting!'


Alice felt so desperate that she was ready to ask help of any one; so, when the Rabbit came near her, she began, in a low, timid voice, `If you please, sir--' The Rabbit started violently, dropped the white kid gloves and the fan, and skurried away into the darkness as hard as he could go..."


~Alices Adventures in Wonderland, Chapter 2

Hello dolls!

We are back in the WHITE heat of August with another fabulous challenge for you today! This week at Oh, Alice we are trying to BEAT that heat, and you know, they say you shouldn't wear dark colors this time of year to keep cool!

In the spirit of that, along with our WHITE Rabbit and his WHITE kid gloves, guess what our challenge is for you today?

That's RIGHT. WHITE WONDERLAND. And we're not talkin' about Christmas! Your mission today, should you choose to accept it is to create (WITH the exception of your main image panel) an ALL WHITE card or project!
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Well, here's what I came up with:

I used Lil Lolita '50's Lillith' - I think she's my absolute fave of the Lil Lolita line.  I already had a white base with a cutout (Nesties Labels 9) sitting in my stash, so I used it; I sprayed it with Marshmallow & Cherry Blossom Glimmer Mists, then backed the opening with some iridescent white paper from my scrap bag.  I made a crumply flower from tissue paper & a brad, and sprayed it with GM, too.  Then I added a bit of lace & some pearls, and that was that.  (For the record, the pearls really are white, not ivory like they appear....)

I hope to see you play along this week!

Laters,
Steph!

OOOPS!

If you've popped over looking for my Oh, Alice post - I'm sorry!  I tend to loose track of days and had no idea it was Saturday today - so I'll have my very fist OA Guest Designer card up a little later on Sunday!

Apologies!
Steph

Ever wonder what a thousand sheets of paper look like?

Well.... it looks like this!

WOW!  Amy over at A Thousand Sheets of Paper is having a HUGE candy giveaway right now - definitely stop in & check it out!!

Laters,

Steph

Sonnet Designs Candy!

My sweet, sweet friend Janet over at Sonnet Designs is offering up some candy while she's away on vacation...

Go check it out & leave her some love while you're there! =)

Laters,

Steph!

Bombshell, GA & PWCO News!

Just thought I'd post some crafty goings-on y'all might be interested in!

- Bombshell Stamps is currently holding a DT call for the next 6 Monthly Pin-Ups! You can check the info here: Bombshell Stamps DT Call! This call is open until August 14, 2010 - 12:00AM PST. Good Luck!

- Gauche Alchemy has begun their new Subscription Kit service! If you'd love to have a package of yummy GA goodies delievered automatically every month, this is the sub for you! Check the deets here: GA Kits Subs Are Here! and you can pick yours up here: 6 Month Sub or 12 Month Sub!

- PWCO has announced the Ultimate Summer Challenge - Animal Edition! You can either scroll down to my previous post, or visit the PWCO Blog for deets... I really hope to see you play along, especially since there's a $100 gift certificate to the PWCO Store being offered as a grand prize! (And with the Blowout Sale that's on until the product is gone, you could be in for a major stash increase!)

There ya have it, folks - Hope to see you trying out, subbing up & playing along soon!

Laters,
Steph!

Big Excitement at PWCO!

Wanna meet new friends? Challenge your skills? Share your work? Most of all WIN SOME PRIZES?!?

Paperworks Co is gearing up to host a fun new challenge!

Welcome to our first annual Ultimate Summer Challenge! – ANIMAL Edition

What is it?

Make sure you have some crafty friends – this contest is designed for you to work in groups of 4!! Starting on August 15th- 18th, we will be throwing out daily challenges for your team to play! – that is, each person in the team will be doing one challenge. As this is an animal edition, make sure you have your PWCO and RAM Animal stamps handy! (if you dont own any PWCO stamps, dont worry, we’ll have you covered)

This is a contest, so of course there will be some competition.. and MAJOR PRIZES!

What kind of PRIZES:

GRAND PRIZE: $100 Gift Cert from PWCO (to be shared by the entire team)
SECOND PRIZE: each member from the winning team will get an Animal Bundle (4 characters with matching sentiment set) of their choice.
THIRD PRIZE: each member from the winning team will get 2 animal stamps of their choice.
BONUS PRIZE: EVERYONE who joins this challenge will receive a 15% discount for the upcoming RAM collection in Sept - you dont want to miss out, it’s OH SO CUTE!

How to start:

- Form a team of four, make up a team name, and delegate a team captain – team captain will act as the liason between the team and PWCO.
- Submit your application by emailing our Coordinator: Jenny@paperworksco.com, subject title: PWCO CHALLENGE TEAM SUBMISSION with the following info:
- Team Name
- members’ name, email, and blog addies
Once you are approved, your team will be posted on our blog

- If you want to play along, but do not have a team of 4, email our Coordinator: Jenny@paperworksco.com, and she will assign you to a team.

Deadline for sign ups is Aug 12th. – official teams will be list on the PWCO blog on August 13th


How are you going to be graded:

- the DT along with 2 guest Judges will cast their votes on their favorite projects from each category.
- After we collected our favorites, we will set it up for public voting.

And just because we are nice, we’ll even let you know what kinda challenges we have in store (in no particular order):

- Technique Challenge
- Sketch challenge
- Inspiration
- Color combo challenge

So thats it for now! If you’re interested join us for a week of FUN FUN FUN….. be sure to sign up!

PWCO Super Satuday!

Hey all!

Welcome to another PWCO Super Saturday! Today, I went with Oh Alice's 'Through the Broken Glass' challenge. For deets, check out the PWCO blog!

Laters!
Steph

Bombshell Stamps - July Hop!

Hey all!

Thanks for popping in today - hopefully you enjoy another Bombshell Hop! Today's theme was 'She's a Firecracker, Alright!' - and to play along, we wanted to see something that is at least one of these things:

- red, white & blue
- Firecrackers (Bombshell Pin-Ups, for example)
- Military themed, or
- Sparkling like a firecracker!

Gee, bet you can't guess what I went with!


Why, sparkles, of course! I guess blue, white & pink kind of fits, too - it's close enough to red! =) Mermaid Treasure & I thought so, anyway!

I did the unthinkable (for me) with this card - I did what the card wanted, and not what was logical. What am I ever going to do with a card that says 'looking for my prince'?! For one thing, I've already got mine!

Anyway, I've babbled enough - you better run along & check out the rest of the hop!

Laters!
Steph


Kas
Katie
Kathi
Cheryl
Steph
Meredith
Alison
Danielle
Keely
Angie
Laura
Kelli
PerkyNihilist
Jodie

PWCO Super Satuday!

Hey all!

Thanks for popping in - I've got another PWCO Super Saturday post to share with you!

Today, I focused on CardPatterns Sketch #74 and JilliBean Soup papers - which can now be found in the PWCO store for 40% off!! Also, I was inspired to use the bird paper by Oh, Alice; they wanted to see birds on your project this week!

Please take a moment to swing by the PWCO blog & check out the other two posts there for today - you'll be glad you did!

Laters!
Steph

PS - I don't know why I didn't notice the corners lifting until I was posting this photo... but it's from the Glimmer Mist; if you're going to spray POST Assembly, you should really make sure to tack your corners down really, really well before you spray! =)

PWCO - NEW RELEASE!!! RAM #2!!!

Hey all!! Welcome to PWCO's NEWEST Release Blog Hop!!! This month, it's another fabulous Rachelle Anne Miller EXCLUSIVE release - four absolutely adorable images complete with matching sentiments that you NEED!! (oooo, and guess what?! There will be two of each of the four new designs given away randomly... comment away - will it be you that wins?!)

Hopefully you've arrived here from Jenny's wonderful little piece of the Blogosphere; if you've just popped in to visit me, you're definitely going to be missing out if you don't head to the PaperWorks Co blog and hop along!

Today, I've got "A New Adventure" to share with you:

Ain't she the cutest?! She's coloured using Copics, and there is a smattering of Stickles on the fruit in the tree & surrounding the image panel (a la Cheryl - I LOVE how she does that & have totally "adopted" the practice!), as well as Glossy Accents on her bike. How sweet is the little kitten in her basket?! You could click on the photo to make it bigger.... but if you do that, please pay no attention to my dirty windows!!! (LOL!) (And yes... I realize the image panel should probably be a little more to the right... but I was really getting grumpy with how much it hid the pretty papers...and so, it is what it is.) <--said, of course, in my best 'neener, neener' voice...
The papers are all from PWCO - Prismatics cardstock & 3 Bugs in a Rug patterned paper - when you're buying your new stamps here, you should check out the SALE PAGES here and see what other goodies you can load up on - there's everything from patterned paper, ink & cardstock to Glimmer Mist, brads & alterable albums!!!! (What? You think I WOULDN'T pass on a 40% off sale?!) BONUS - there's also 10% off ALL PWCO stamps from now until July 19 - that includes the new ones released today - just make sure to use this code at checkout: "PWCO stamps"!!!!

And.... I was thinking, this card was a little boring... so I snuck in some time this morning to move the image panel further to the right, and to add a couple flowers from my stash... there - much better! =)

Now.... you should be off to check out Karen Lynn's creation(s) to totally overdose on awesomeness!!!

Laters!
Steph

PS - in case you get lost along the way, here's the complete hop list:

PWCO BLOG
Steph S
Cabio
Kelly
Lisa
Silvia
Jenny
Steph J
Karen Lynn
Bella
Danielle
Sunghee
PWCO BLOG