Oh, Alice! Challenge #21 - Breaking All the Rules!

Hey all!

So I had a chance to play along with another Oh, Alice challenge - yay!!!!!! This time, you were to start out with this sketch:

And re-create it somehow, with some sort of change!

So... I switched the orientation of the triangular panels (from Basic Grey's Euphoria collection - which happens to be 40% off at PWCO right now!!), used Chanter Heartsong on an angle, framed by some yummy Washi tape, and a trio of random flowers from my stash... Chanter is coloured with Copics & I added some Stickles to her skirt and Glossy Accents to her wings, purple-bubble-thingers-on-the-bottom-of-her-skirt & her shoes.

That's it for me today, folks.... but be sure to pop in on Saturday at 10:00AM CST for PWCO's latest release - it's Round 2 with the awesome Rachelle Anne Miller!!! (And there are free stamps to be won....yay!!!)

Laters!

Steph

Super Saturday at PWCO!

Hey all!

For today's Challenge Focus at PWCO, I thought I'd play along with the final Diedrich Dare... Definitely regretful that I didn't have more time to play along more often! (DD, you will be missed - thanks for the great inspiration, even if I didn't have a chance to play along with most of it!) On the plus side, there IS still the Oh, Alice challenge blog to play along with! =)

Anyway... the final challenge was a photo inspiration challenge, and I ran with the colours...Supplies are mostly from PWCO; see the post over there for those deets!

Laters,

Steph

Mojo Monday Meets Oh, Alice!

Hey all!

Look, look, look - challenges! I might be kicking the mojo out the door in saying this, but I think I might be regaining enough of a balance in my life to start playing along with various challenges again! (YAY!!)

Today, I bring you Mojo Monday's Sketch #146 combined with Oh, Alice's Chapter 20: In My Country - a colour challenge to use Red, White & Blue... of course, me being me, I couldn't just leave it at that & had to add in some black, but that's beside the point! =D

The little hearts & stripe on Just A Girl's dress are red, as is the heart in her hair & the hearts on her boots, with a touch of Stickles over top for some added shine. You can't really see it, but the red strips are embossed with Cuttlebug's heart folder. I picked up the rhinestone border at the dollar store... and the various flowers & heart-shaped brad (also covered in Stickles) are from my stash. I have no idea what any of the papers are; they came out of the scrap bags.

Well, folks... that's all I've got today... hopefully I'll have time this evening to more crafting done! See you Saturday for sure, over at the PaperWorks Co. blog! =D

Laters,
Steph

Hey all!

Welcome to a special edition Bombshell hop! Us DT girls thought we'd get together & create some ATCs for a DT-only swap, using our fave Bombshell stamp. The main attraction here is that eventually, I'm going to take one of each & create a special little Bombshell black book for our head hottie, Shannon! (Psst - forget you just read that, Shannon... LOL!)

Anyway, my fave is definitely Cherry Bomb... and when I asked Scott & Emily which of my Bombshells they thought was most 'me' that's who they chose. (Awwww.... lol!) This little hunny is coloured up with Copics & Smooch (Pink Taffy) on her outfit, shoes & cherry (and on this one in particular, her lips. Looks like crap; didn't do it on the others!). Behind her is some of the waxed paper that I usually put on my work surface when spraying things with Glimmer Mist... but this one also includes a bunch of Smooch Spritz & Shimmerz Spritz, all in various colours. The base of the ATC is also spritzed with the same wacky concoction of spritzes/mists... and I added a few nail gems (got a zillion off EvilBay forever ago; this link is just to show what I used, it's not where I bought them) on the top right-hand side of the black layer, as well as in the centre of her flower.

Oh yes, and I wanted to say a quick thanks to all who participated - all of the ATCs look awesome! Mine have gone into THIS totally kick-ass tin our DT Captain Kathi made just for me - SUPER thanks, Kathi!!!!! (Said in my best childish voice: *neener, neener, I got pretties made just for me, and you didn't*....LMAO!)

And now that you've (hopefully) been inspired, head on off to check out what the other chickies were up to - lots of yumminess to see!

Steph <-- you are here! Kathi
Alison
Erika
Cheryl
Kelli
PerkyNihilist
BoHoRose
Katie
Kas

Laters,

Steph!

Blogging at PWCO today!

It's a Super Saturday at the PWCO blog today - 3 awesome projects to check out by 3 awesome chickies! (Yup, myself included! LOL!)

See you there!

Steph

Bombshell June Hop!

Hey all!

Welcome to Bombshell Stamp's June Hop! The theme this month was to create something with a dude in mind... and the Monthly challenge is to create a memory box of sorts... so I combined the challenges & created this trinket box for my Mr.

I used Bombshell's 'Rise & Shine' set for the image, as well as some parts from Gauche Alchemy's 'Winter Slush' and 'Scarlet Fever' colour kits. I found the metal mesh in a local shop & the box is from Stampin' Up. (I bought a gazillion of them on clearance... lol!)

Anyway, best carry on the hop & see what other greatness is out there - peace out, dudes!

Steph

Kas
Meredith
Croppixie
Sy
Alison
Danielle
Katie
MaryG
Steph <--- you are here!
Kelli
Angie
Cheryl
Kathi

Blogging at PWCO today!

Hey all.... feel free to pop on over to PaperWorks Co. to see what's happening there today.... it's my turn to blog again!

Laters!
Steph

And the winner is...

JANET at Sonnet Designs!!

Hope you enjoy your goodies from PWCO - hope to see you at the next hop!

Laters,
Steph

PaperWorks Co - NEW RELEASE BLOG HOP!

Hey All!!

Welcome to the Hop to celebrate PWCO's newest release! If you've just stopped by here, thanks for popping in - but please make your way back to the PaperWorks Co Blog to see what's going on! If you've come here from Jenny's blog, then you're already on the right track!



So what's the deal, you ask?



Why, Zach & Zoe have hit the scene again in the Sports Series II set! You can get yours here: http://paperworksco.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=49_253_511


Oh, and as a little bonus, Peggy has been kind enough to offer a 10% discount on ALL PWCO Stamps; what better time to stock up on the ones you're missing than now?!

Now - on to the crafty stuff!
This little number features Zach the Baseball Player, and the June PaperCard Kit. I was DEFINITELY channelling Maile Belles on this one... except, since I have no cloud die, I just freehanded mine. (Which would be why they look like crap. LOL!) Both the blue front & Zach himself are popped up, and the sentiment is from some DoodleBug rub-on alphas I had in my stash.

Here we've got Zoe the Swimmer - my fave from this release! Ooo, and guess what? I figured out how to salvage the ink-stained card front I had laying on my desk! Zoe's also been attacked with Glossy Accents... or rather, pretty much everything on her with the exception of hair & skin! The flowers & rhinestones are all from my stash, however the papers are all from the June PaperCard Kit as well. (LOVE this kit. You need it - and every subsequent one to be released! LOL)

Oh, and as per usual, there are prizes to be had! Not only do I have a little prize package for one lucky winner, but there's also one entire new release set up for grabs - hidden along the hop somewhere! All winners will be chosen randomly from comments left.

And on that note.... you better head on over to Bella's blog & see what she's got in store for you. I'm sure it's awesome! =)

Laters!
Steph

PS - Here's the full hop list, in case you get lost along the way!
Peggy
Cabio
Jenny
Steph J <--You Are Here!
Bella
Lisa T
Danielle
Silvia
Sunghee
Karen Lynn
Steph S
Kelly
PWCO BLOG

Blogging at PWCO today!

Hey All!

It's my turn to blog at PaperWorks Co again today, so be sure to stop by & check it out! Also, swing by tomorrow for a blog hop celebrating PWCO's NEWEST RELEASE!

Laters,

S!
Materials: PaperWorks Co. June PaperCard Kit
TEMPLATE: Mini Album Stand with Drawer by Designs by Sunghee (After 5 Designs)