A Bit Of A Challenge...

I've recently fallen in LOVE! I found a new digi store and I LOOOOVVVEEE everything!!! It's called Saturated Canary Digi's and is the brainchild of one Krista Smith.

Said shop has recently started a challenge blog and I'm SO playing along!!! Challenge One is open until Wednesday, October 12 @ 12:00am EST.

Here's the sketch...



Here's my take...

When I saw "Vampire Rose", I couldn't resist the optional "Halloween Theme" clause in the challenge. She's super sweet with a BITE!



I've added some hand-dyed seam binding in a blood red. What's a vampy card without a splash of red??? Oh! And some glitter bats. Ya gotta have bats!!!



And, once again, I've flexed my Copic muscle with some more black and white coloring. Gotta exercise to beef up my skills!!! Practice, practice, PRACTICE!!!



Thanks for stoppin' by!!!

{CELEBRATE}

What's the best way to celebrate October 1st, otherwise known as World Cardmaking Day??? Why, with a card, of course!!!

I host a local group of ladies in a quarterly card swap, and tonight's the night! Imagine my surprise, when I found out that today is World Cardmaking Day!!! Boy, oh boy...It's kismet :-)

I have it bad for polka dots. In fact, the only thing better than dots, is black and white dots! So, after finding this paper in my stash, I knew I wanted to go black and white.

I've also been stalking quite a few different banner stamps for awhile now. I say stalking, because it's been a bit of an obsession! I finally decided to go for the Hero Arts "Friendly Flags" set. Oh, man does this stamp set make me happy!!! ***LE SIGH***



And what's a card without stitching??? Lots of stitching. Lots of messy, fun stitching!



I finally pulled out my Cool Gray Copics and got to coloring! It's my first attempt at a black and white image and I'm pretty ok with it :-)



I hope your taking some time today to get your craft on!!! Go make a card and share the love...

Thanks for stoppin' by!!!

Boîte D'Allumettes Swap

I recently had the pleasure of participating in another matchbox swap---this time, with my Marie Antoinette group!

We were charged with creating a French-inspired box for our partner, and when I found this lovely Marie image in a beautiful aqua gown, I just had to include her!


She was printed on cotton fabric and stitched to the cover with a few aqua flowers and some sparkly crystals. I just love the texture the netting gives to the base of the box!


I just love the light and dark shading on the French book pages I've used on this box! I loved it so much that I've left some areas without print just so there would be more of that color :-)


Here's the AMAZING package my partner, Jody, sent to me! If you've never been to Jody's blog, now's the time. She has an awesome giveaway this month!

Love this wrapping paper!!!


A peek inside...


My GORGEOUS box!


Love the handle...


and wrapping!








This mini sewing machine is my FAVORITE!!! It's maybe 2 inches across and has lovely gold embossing. ***SIGH***


I must say that I feel positively spoiled!!! All the beautiful trinkets and papers and trims and charms! Thanks so much, Jody!!!

Xoxo,

BLISS

Hi, Everyone!!! I'm super excited!!! Tomorrow is the first day of an online soldering workshop I've signed up for taught by Sally Jean! CAN-NOT WAIT!!!

In honor of said workshop, I've decided to share a wee little bracelet I've created as a little gifty for a special someone...

This rustic charm features pretty lace, vintage music sheets and a few sparkly rhinestones from a broken bracelet. I just love finding damaged jewelery to repurpose!



On the back (yes, it's reversible!), the word "BLISS". I always like to keep my bliss close at hand, that way I can always find it :-) ***Wink, Wink!***



Thanks for stopping by!

Xoxo,

For The Love Of Bouncy Balls

"hundreds of thousands of colorful bouncy balls wildly bouncing down the steep streets of San Francisco"



This may JUST be a commercial, but it made me smile :-)

Altered Matchbox

Hello, Everyone!

I recently participated in a wonderful altered matchbox swap hosted by Laura from Decor To Adore. The idea was to alter a matchbox and then fill it to the brim with fun little items to create with or just to "oooh and ahhhh" over :-) You'd be amazed at how many little things one can stuff into a matchbox!

I wanted to create something soft and beautiful that absolutely screams SPRING!---but when I saw this black and white flocked paper in my stash, I just had to use it. A little yellow ink and a soft blue ribbon softened it up a bit.



I found this lovely image of a tiny artist on The Graphics Fairy and fell in love!!! She so reminds me of my daughter :-) Maybe not in looks, but her artistic spirit definately shines through...Of course, it didn't hurt that this image is exactly the shade of blue I was looking for!



Since I never do anything the easy way, I decided to create a custom box with the dimensions of a larger matchbox from chipboard, and then decoupage it with some vintage, French bookpages. The end result was a little box that's truly as hard as a rock!!! Perfect for shipping!



Here's a little peek at the inside...



...and the wrapping!



And here's the box my wonderful partner Lorraine created for me! Do drop in and visit her blog! It's simply charming!!!






What's left to say, but "OOOH and AHHH"!!! Thanks so much Laura and Lorraine! I've had the best time!

xoxoxoxoox,

Art Under Glass...

Hello, Everyone!!!

I finally have a day off! Woo-hoo!!! Imagine that :-)

Normally, a day off would mean sleeping in, lounging in my PJ's and possibly some errands---but, for me...today...It means I can FINALLY finish a project I've been working on for FOR-EV-ER!!! Oh, and blog about it, of course.

Lately, I've been obsessed with soldering. I just love it! Cannot get enough. So, in addition to the MANY jewelery pieces I have been playing with, I decided to create a larger piece to adorn the wall. Walls need to feel pretty, too. LOL!

Without further ado...









There she is...I just love this 5x7 piece!!! The image of Marie is to die for...

I was so excited when Rella gifted me this beautiful digi sheet of Marie from onecrabapple's etsy store, Art Tea Life. You ABSOLUTELY have to visit. She has an amazing selection!

Thanks so much for dropping by!!!

xoxo,