Stitching Tutorial

Hey there hens!! I know it's been awhile since I've done a tutorial for ya, so I thought I'd do one today on stitching! Now, I have to give credit where credit is due, as my DH did all the filming on this video!! I think he did a fabulous job!! Enjoy!!

This is Part 1 of a two part tutorial, so be sure to stay tuned for Part 2 as I will be posting that on January 19th. Woo-hoo!! Have a great day! {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies: Digital Image - Stella Stupid Cupid from Bugaboo Stamps; CS - Canson Manga Fanboy; Thread - Gutermann

Cheers...

... you hens ready for a New Year's challenge? Well the Bugaboo Stamps DT is here to give you a few ideas to get you started on those New Year's cards. This week's Catch the Bug challenge is "New Year/Celebration" using ribbon, twine, trim, etc. Easy peasy right? Yup, I thought so too! I LOVE easy peasy! LOL!

I decided to use Fanny Calendar months (January) from Bugaboo Stamps. I printed her onto some SU Very Vanilla CS and colored her with my Copics. I stitched the image to some SU Basic Black CS and adhered the image with a few dimensionals to this great DP from Cosmo Cricket's Circa 1934 collection. Oh, how I'm lovin' this paper! *sigh* I finished with some striped ribbon topped with a button and some twine. Oh, and I did add a little clear glaze to Fanny's lipstick and to her glass as well. Had to add a little bling for her BIG night out! LOL!

Okee dokee, that's it from the hen house today. Be sure to drop in over at the Catch the Bug challenge blog and see all the great ideas from the Bugaboo Stamps DT. I promise you, your MOJO will be rarin' to go after your visit. Once you get your card done, be sure to link in up to the Catch the Bug challenge blog for a chance to win some FREE Bugaboo Stamps images! Merry Christmas!

Supplies:
Digital Image - Bugaboo Stamps; DP - Cosmo Cricket Circa 1934; CS - SU Very Vanilla & Basic Black; Ribbon - Stamp Simply Ribbon; Twine; Button; Copics

TKT #44 Winners!

Mornin' hens!! You ready to see the crownin' of this week's KRAFTY CHICKS??
They're gonna knock your socks off!! Ok-ok, I won't keep ya waitin'...... here they are!



CONGRATULATIONS Kim, Mary J, and Lori!! You are THREE KRAFTY CHICKS!!

Aren't these great? As usual, I was blown away by this week's entries! Thank you ALL SO MUCH for participating in my challenge. I LOVE lookin' at what you hens create! It just fuels my creativity!

Be sure to click on each of the thumbnails above and visit the winner's blogs. You can view the full card there and all the details too! Don't forget to leave a {{{hen hug}}} while you're there! I know they'd love to hear from you!

Okee dokee, that's it from the hen house today. I hope you hens have a Happy Christmas Eve Eve!! LOL! Oh boy, am I ever gettin' excited! I can hardly wait to see what Santa brought me. I don't think I'm gonna sleep a wink during the next few days! Eeeek!!

I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year! {{{hen hugs}}}

Have a SUH-WEET day!

Hey hens!! Today I have a SPECIAL post to share with you. Today is my fellow sistah Danabella's birthday, so we're doin' a little blog hop in her honor! As a fellow BellaBabe and coordinator of our DT, I don't know what we'd do without her. She keeps us Babes IN LINE and ON TRACK!! Did I mention she's BALD now!! LOL!! Love ya Danabella!!

Ok, so if the hen house just happens to be your first stop of the day today, be sure to pop over to Karen's blog and start this hop from the beginning so you can see all the FABBY cards everyone made.

I decided to use "Little Peeps Birthday Cake" from Stamping Bella. I stamped her onto some Bella's Bestest Paper and colored her with my Copics. I sponged a little chalk ink around the edges and adhered it to this cute DP from My Minds Eye. I added a few crystals to the flower centers and finished with some white grosgrain ribbon tied in a cute bubbly bow, with a button center no less! I have to admit, I'm in LUUUUUV with this card!! I think it's just the cutest card EVAH!

Ok, that's it from the hen house today. I'll be back on Thursday to share my TOP THREE KRAFTY CHICKS with you! I hope you'll try to participate in my challenge this week. Just make a project using Kraft CS and link it to my December 16th post below. Not only will you be crowned a KRAFTY CHICK but I'll also send you Clara the Krafty Chick badge for your blog. Woo-hoo! Hope you hens have a SUPER Saturday. {{{hen hugs}}}

Have a SUH-WEET day Danabella! Mwah! Now hop on over to Cath's blog. Talk about a KRAFTY CHICK!! Shooooweeee, she'll blow the socks right off yer lil' chicken feet!! LOL!

Supplies:
Rubber Stamps - Stamping Bella; CS - Bella's Bestest Paper, Prisma; Copics; Nestabilities; Button - SU; Grosgrain Ribbon - Michaels; Crystals; Border Punch - Martha Stewart; DP - My Minds Eye

Joy to the World!!

Hi hens! It's time for another Bellarific Friday!! I look forward to this day each and every week, don't you?? I just love lookin' at all the eye candy over at Bloggabella from my fellow Bella Babes and the sistahood too! Now there is one talented bunch of ladies, I must say!!

Today's Bellarific Friday theme was a sketch from our own Paulineabella and what a doosie it was! Man, I LOVED this sketch!! Definitely a keeper for me!

I needed one last Christmas card to complete my list this year and decided on using this great stamp called "the Choir with a star on top" from Stamping Bella. I stamped this image and the sentiment (which comes with the stamp) onto Bella's Bestest Paper in cream and colored the image with my Copics. I stitched around the edges and sponged a little distress ink around them too! This DP is from the Fancy Pants Hot Chocolate collection and I matted it with some SU Cherry Cobbler. I used my SU border punch along the vertical edge and tied the sentiment panel on with some SU ribbon. You know me, ribbon is a MUST! To finish, I added some glitter to the star with a little Glamour Dust and that's it for this year's Christmas cards!! Woo-hoo!! I hope you've enjoyed them!

Okee dokee, well that's it from the hen house today. Be sure to pop over to Bloggabella and check out all the great ideas using Paulineabella's sketch and the next Bellarific Friday will be January 14th as the Bella Babes have the next few Friday's off to enjoy the holidays with our LOVED ones! Yippeee!!!

Don't forget my That's Krafty Thursday challenge below. I can't wait to see what you create this week! Woo-hoo! Hope you all have a FABBY Friday and I'll see ya back in the hen house tomorrow mornin'! {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:
Rubber Stamps - Stamping Bella; CS - SU Very Vanilla & Cherry Cobbler, Bella's Bestest Paper; DP - Fancy Pants Hot Chocolate Collection; Border Punch - SU; Ribbon - SU; Copics; Distress Ink - Tim Holtz; Glamour Dust

That's Krafty Thursday #44

Hiya hens!! Did ya miss me?? Sorry for the slow posting this week but like the Magician on Frosty the Snowman says, I've been "bizzeee, bizzeee, bizzeee!" I'm sure you hens can relate, right? Just when you think you can take a breather and RELAX, you realize there's something else you've forgotten to do! YIKES!! But ya know what, I wouldn't have it any other way! I just LOVE Christmas!

Well today is Thursday and ya know what that means.... Yup, it's That's Krafty Thursday and time for another challenge. Now I know you hens are gonna be SUPER bizzzzeee this week too, so this might just give you the PERFECT opportunity to take that MUCH NEEDED break and do some therapeutic COLORING! I don't know about you, but coloring is so relaxing to me. So if ya get a chance to squeeze a card into your bizzeee schedule (or whatever kind of project you feel like doing), make sure you add some Kraft CS to it and enter it in my challenge this week. That's all the criteria I ask for - use Kraft CS! Super simple huh? Just link it below using Mr. Linky by Wednesday the 22nd at 7:00pm EST, and I'll pick my TOP THREE KRAFTY CHICKS and post the winning projects next Thursday. I can't wait to see what the hens are gonna make this week. You know I LOVE lookin' at your creations!

Ok, to get you started I put together a little card for you, to get your MOJO up and running. I used "Little Peeps Flower Vase" by Stamping Bella. I stamped her onto some Bella's Bestest Paper in cream and colored her with my Copics. The card base is SU Kraft CS and this DP is a new collection I just received from My Minds Eye. Ain't it cute?? I matted the image with some SU Basic Black and stitched around the edges. I also sponged a little distress ink around the image panel and the DP edges too! To finish, I stamped the sentiment from the "Hugs and Kisses" stamp and punched out just the word HUGS and attached it to the bubbly bow with a jump ring at the top. I just LOVE how this turned out!

That's it from the hen house today. I hope you hens all have a TEE-RIFIC Thursday and I'll see ya back in the coop first thing in the mornin'! {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:
Stamps - Stamping Bella; Copics; DP - My Minds Eye; CS - SU Kraft & Basic Black, Bella's Bestest Paper; Border Punch - Martha Stewart; Distress Ink - Tim Holtz; Ribbon - Michaels; Jump Ring

Walkin' in a Winter Wonderland....

Hey hens!! Am I gettin' ya in the Christmas spirit yet?? LOL!! I sure hope so, cuz we ain't gotta whole lotta time left!! Ok, so this week's Catch the Bug Challenge is Winter Wonderland. Use any kind of glitter, bling, Stickles, you get the picture... just make it look COLD!! Tee-hee!

I decided to use "Eggbert Winter" from Bugaboo Stamps for my image today. He looked COLD to me and I knew I could doll him up with some glitter!! I printed him onto some Canson Fanboy CS and colored him with my Copics. I cut him out and adhered him with a few pop dots to this cute embossed circle!! Love that embossed pattern don't you?? Reminds me of a winter sweater. This DP is from the Fancy Pants' Hot Chocolate collection and I stitched it to some SU Early Expresso CS. Next, I punched this snowflake and added some Stickles to it for some bling and finished off with this pretty satin ribbon tied in a cute bubbly bow!! You likeee? Yay! Me too! Ok, now be sure to check out all the ideas for this challenge over at the Catch the Bug Challenge blog. Come on and play along too, k? You could win some FREE Bugaboo images!! Woo-hoo! Have a SUPER Saturday hens! {{{hen hugs}}}

Gone away, is the Blue bird.... Here to stay, is a new bird.... He sings a love song, as we go along, Walkin' in a Winter Wonderland!!!!

Supplies:
Digital Image - Bugaboo Stamps; DP - Fancy Pants Hot Chocolate; CS - White, SU Early Expresso, Prisma Blue; Stickles; Glamour Dust; Punch - Martha Stewart Snowflake; Copics; Ribbon - SU Early Expresso; Embossing Folder - SU; Nestabilities; Brad

Just for you...

Hey hens!! TGIBF!! Yup, it's time for another Bellarific Friday. Woo-hoo!! This week's theme was a gift or gift card holder, etc. Well, seein' I had such fun with the last one I made, I just HAD to try another. This time I used "Tangled Stella" from Stamping Bella. I stamped her onto some Bella's Bestest Paper and colored her with my Copics. I cut her out with my circle Nestabilities and sponged some Distress Ink around the edges with the die in place. I used the same pattern as before for the gift card holder and added this DP from the Bella Road Wintertime collection. You can find the gift card holder pattern HERE. To finish, I added a little Basic Grey magnet closure and this pretty satin cream ribbon tied in a cute bubbly bow!

Oh, and here's the inside too.... LOL!! I'm determined to prove to you hens that I'm a grinch! Bwah-ha-ha-ha!!! Just kidding! Ain't it cute?

Ok, that's it from the hen house today. Be sure to pop in over at Bloggabella for some more GIFT giving ideas for this Christmas season. And for next week's Bellarific Friday theme, it's a sketch from our own Paulineabella!!

Accccck! I LOVE it! Oh boy, I can't wait to start on this one. You hens have a FABBY Friday, k? See ya back in the hen house tomorrow mornin! {{{hen hugs}}}


Supplies:
Rubber Stamps - Stamping Bella; DP - Bella Road Wintertime; CS - Prisma, Bella's Bestest Paper; Copics; Ribbon - Michaels; Tim Holtz Distress Ink; Basic Grey magnets

TKT #43 Winners

It's that time again.....
Time to crown this week's THREE new KRAFTY CHICKS!! Yup, another That's Krafty Thursday challenge has come and gone and what CUTE cards were submitted by you hens this week. Shoooweee - it's gettin' harder and harder to pick my FAV's cuz they'z ALL so STINKIN CUTE!! But alas, I must pick only three.... *sigh* ....and here they are......



CONGRATULATIONS Gail, Liz and Rachel!!! You are THREE KRAFTY CHICKS!!!
You can click on each of the thumbnails above and go directly to each of the winner's blogs to see the full card and all the details. While you're there, leave 'em a hen peck or two, k? Thanks to all the participants who entered my challenge this week! You hens are da bestest!!! See ya back in the hen house bright n' early t'morrow mornin!! Awwwwk!
{{{hen hugs}}}

Don't forget da teacher this Christmas!!

Hey hens! Happy Tuesday to ya! So, my hairdresser asked if I could make a Christmas card for her daughter's elementary school teacher and without hesitation I said, "sure!" But then I thought, "Uhhhh, what image do I use for that?" Well, why not "teachabella" from Stamping Bella I thought! And I must say, I think I was RIGHT ON! Don't you? I just LOVE this card! I wish I was a teacher and then I could give it to myself! Hmmmph!

Ok, so I stamped "teachabella" onto some of Bella's Bestest Paper and colored her with my Copics. This DP is from Fancy Pants' "Hot Chocolate" collection and it has some really pretty colors in it. I paired it with some SU Very Vanilla & Real Red CS and sponged some distress ink around the edges. I cut the image out with my Nesties and sponged the same ink around the edges of it, as well. To finish, I tied this pretty red satin ribbon into a cute bubbly bow and there ya have a card for one LUCKY CLUCKY teacher! Awwwwwk!

Now before I leave ya today, I just wanted to remind you of my That's Krafty Thursday sketch challenge. The deadline for submission is tomorrow at 7:00pm EST. Just link your card using Mr. Linky on the bottom of my December 2nd post and YOU could be the next Krafty Chick! Woo-hoo!

Have a Tee-riffic Tuesday! {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:
Rubber Stamps - Stamping Bella; Copics; CS - SU Very Vanilla & Real Red, Bella's Bestest Paper; Nestabilities; Ribbon - Michaels; Distress Ink - Ranger Tim Holtz

Card Pattern's Sketch #93

Hey hens!! Happy Saturday to ya!
Guess what?? .....remember me tellin' ya that I was chosen as one of Card Pattern's Super Six?? Well, they selected ME as this week's Guest Designer too!! Woo-hoo!! I'm SO psyched!!

As this week's Guest Designer, I was asked to provide my take on this week's sketch and I must say, I'm LOVIN it!! Ok, let's get right to it...


Here's the sketch...














...and here's my take on it!!

Whatcha think? Did I pass the muster?? Oooooh, I sure hope so.

Well you hens are all familiar with Magnum right? I just loveeee that crazy cat! What a hoot he is! This is Sledding Magnum and Lily from Ladybug Crafts Ink. Yep, I'm still workin on those Christmas cards. Good thing LCI has lots of Christmas stamps to keep me going. Only a few more to go!! Yippeee!

So, ya think ya might wanna play along in this week's Card Pattern's Sketch 93 challenge? Come on, give it a try and head on over to their blog and link up your card. The Card Pattern's DT has tons of great inspiration to get ya started too! Wouldn't it be cool if one of the hens got picked as next week's Guest Designer??? Hmmm??? Oh my, how exciting would that be? Awwwwk! Ok, so you hens have a full weekend ahead of you to get some craftin' done, k? Woo-hoo!

Okee dokee, that's it from the hen house today! Hope you hens all have a SUPER Saturday! I'm gonna go start decorating for Christmas! The Chicken LOVEEEES Christmas.... Fa-la-la-la-la La-la-la-la!!!

Supplies:
Stamps - Ladybug Crafts Ink; CS - SU Early Expresso & Cherry Cobbler; DP - Wintertime by Bella Road: Copics; Glamour Dust; Border Punch - EKSuccess; Ribbon - American Crafts

We're havin' a HEAT WAVE...

Oh, wait a minute.... that's not today's theme! Hmmmm??? What was the theme for today's Bellarific Friday again??? Gosh, I wouldn't know, CUZ' IT'S SO STINKIN HOT here in Florida, my brain is FRIED!! Ok-ok, yeah I remember what the theme was, "SNOW". Pffft! WHATEVER!! I can only wish for that, but at least it's fun to look at here on my card, even if I'll NEVER actually see it here!

So for my card today I chose to use "Snowman Circle" from Stamping Bella. I stamped him onto some of Bella's Bestest Paper and colored him with my Copics. Just to add a little ICY shimmer, I added some Glamour Dust to the image as well. Next, I cut him out with my Nestabilities circle and matted him with the BIG scalloped circle cut from SU's Soft Suede CS. I adhered the image to this cute DP from My Minds Eye and stitched around the edges. For the tree panel on the bottom, I matted the DP with some SU Soft Suede CS and used my SU border punch along the bottom edge. To finish, I tied this polka dot ribbon into a cute bubbly bow and there ya have one COOL card!

Wanna play along with the Bella Babes in next week's Bellarific Friday challenge? Yay!! The theme for next week is "Giftabella". Just make a gift or giftcard using a Stamping Bella image and email your card to emily@stampingbella.com by next Thursday for a chance to win some cool Bella Bucks.

Now be sure to hop on over to Bloggabella and see what the rest of the Bella Babes and sistahood came up with for today's COOL theme and stop back in tomorrow for a special post from the hen house! {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:
Rubber Stamps - Stamping Bella; CS - SU Soft Suede & Cherry Cobbler, Pink, Bella's Bestest Paper; Copics; Ribbon - SU Soft Suede Polka Dot Grosgrain; Nestabilities; Border Punch - Stampin Up; Glamour Dust

That's Krafty Thursday #43

Hey hens!! Happy Thursday to ya! But of course you know that Thursdays are SPECIAL here in the hen house, right? Sure they are, that's cuz Thursdays mean it's time for another THAT'S KRAFTY THURSDAY challenge!! But instead of a Kraft CS challenge this week, how 'bout a TKT sketch challenge instead? You hens up for it?
Ok, here's the sketch:



Wanna play along? Just make a card using this sketch and any 'ol stamp you like. Submit your entry by linking it below using Mr. Linky by Wednesday, December 8th at 7:00pm. I'll pick my TOP THREE KRAFTY CHICKS from all the submissions and display your card on my blog, December 9th. The TOP THREE KRAFTY CHICKS will also receive my Clara, The Krafty Chick badge for their blog. Woo-hoo! Clara's UBER cool too! LOL!

Ok, so that's the deets for the TKT challenge this week. Want some inspiration to get you started? Ok, one card comin' up!! Here's my take on this week's sketch challenge...


Isn't this little fella adorable? This is "Elmer" from Stamping Bella. I think he's just SO STINKIN CUTE!! He-he!! I stamped him onto some Bella's Bestest Paper, paper pieced his shirt, and colored the rest of him with my Copics. I stitched him to some rust colored Prisma CS and adhered the image to this cute DP from BoBunny. To finish, I stamped the sentiment, also from Stamping Bella, and added the three brads in the top left corner. Whatcha think? You likeee? Leave me a cluck below and lemme know, k?

Now I know most of you hens get bored after the first paragraph or so, so for those of you who are still with me, I'm gonna let you in on a little secret. Needless to say, I'm kinda embarassed but I'm just gonna blame it on the L-tryptophan in the turkey, cuz it certainly isn't cuz I'm OLD!! (ok, no quacks about that!) Pfffft!

Here's what happened... I made my cards for this week's posts and after I'm all done and I've taken all the photos, it dawns on me that I DIDN'T USE ANY KRAFT CS ON TODAY's CARD!!! Uh, hellooooooo??? What a spaz!! Ok, so I'm super sorry about that, I know it's gotta be that L-tripto stuff workin' on my lil' chicken brain... Hmmmph!! Oh well, I really liked today's card any ol' way, so I decided rather than passing up a TKT challenge, we'd do somethin' a little different this week... tee-hee!! And now you know the REST of the story.... LOL!! {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:
Rubber Stamps - Stamping Bella; CS - Prisma Rust, Bella's Bestest Paper; DP - BoBunny; Copics; Brads

They chose my card!!!

Woo-hoo!! I'm SPEECHLESS!! Pffft! Well, not quite but you know what I mean. My card from last Tuesday, November 23rd was entered in Card Patterns #91 Sketch challenge and guess what??? They chose lil 'ol me as one of their SUPER SIX!! SHUT UP!!

Ok, so needless to say, I can hardly contain myself!! Thank you ALL at Card Patterns for picking my card. I feel so honored to be one of your SUPER SIX!!

ABC Monday!!

Anything But a Card Monday, that is.... Today I thought I'd do a Christmas gift card holder for ya! Now this is SUPER simple, and I can just see you makin' a ton of these in no time. Seriously!!

Ok, first of all HERE'S where you can find the pattern for the gift card holder itself. Just download the free PDF file and cut the pattern pieces from both your CS and DP. I put a small velcro closure under the flap so it was easier to open and close.


Next, I printed Fruitcake Stella from the Stella Christmas line at Bugaboo Stamps and colored her with my Copics. I punched her out with my circle punch and stitched her onto the SU Real Red scalloped circle. I tied this grosgrain ribbon in a cute bubbly bow and that's it! I mean, really quick and SUPER cute too! Woo-hoo!! I love that!

This is the inside... (snort!)
Did I ever tell you my middle name is GRINCH?? LOL!!

You're a MEAN ONE Mrs. Grinch!!
Have a MAH-VELOUS Monday!
{{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:
Digital Image - Bugaboo Stamps; CS - SU Real Red; Brads; Copics; DP - Cosmo Cricket Mitten Weather; Punch - EK Success; Nestabilities; Ribbon - PTI

Happy Birthday Jodie!!

Greeeeeen Acres is the place to be..... Faaaarm livin' is the life for me..... Land spreadin' out so far and wide.... Keep Manhatten just gimme that countyside.... (whooops - wrong song!)

Let's try this one.......
Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday Deeeeeaaaar Joooooodie,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!! LOL!! I hope your birthday is "udderly" AWESOME!!

So guess who's birthday it is today? I'll give you 3 guesses and the first 2 don't count!! WOW, how'd you know? Bwah-ha-ha-ha! Yup, it's our fearless leader JODIE's birthday!! And to celebrate this HAPPY occasion, our DT commander (uh, that would be Tammy! he-he!) decided to do a birthday blog hop! How cool is that? She's SO smart! (Um, that's why she's our commander!) LOL!!

Now, check out my cutie patootie card for the birthday girl. I just WUV it!! This is Molly Moo from Bugaboo Stamps. She's printed on some SU Very Vanilla CS and colored with Copics. I stitched her onto some SU Early Expresso CS and adhered her with a few dimensionals to this SUPER CUTE DP from Jillibean Soup. I think this corn field paper is PERFECT with Molly Moo, don't you? Hey, I'm a poet and didn't know it! Tee-hee!! To finish, I added the picket fence border between the two DP's and then tied this pretty green ribbon in a cute bubbly bow! Cute, cute, cute!

Be sure to leave Jodie a Happy Birthday hen peck below and come on back to the coop in a little bit cuz I've got an "udder" project to show ya today!! {{{hen hugs for Jodie!}}}

Okee dokee Jodie, ready for your next stop on the birthday train..... ALLLLLL ABOARD??? This train's next stop is the UBER TALENTED Jenny!! Toot-Toot!!

Supplies:
Digital Image - Bugaboo Stamps; DP - Jillibean Soup; CS - SU Early Expresso & Very Vanilla, Green; Ribbon - SU Mistletoe; Copics; Border Punch - Martha Stewart

Ready for another Catch the Bug challenge?

Well of course you are!!! Not to mention it includes a chance to win FREE images! Uh yeah, count me in!! Oh wait a minute, I can't play - phoooeeee! But hey, I can at least give you hens some inspiration for your card, can't I? Sure I can.....

This week's challenge over at the Catch the Bug Challenge Blog is "Black Friday" with, a shopping theme!! Woo-hoo!! Man, I'm all over that after my day yesterday!! After two years of doing the Black Friday grind, I'm considering my self officially BROKE IN!! LOL!! Ok, so I was torn between Stella and Ruby and finally decided on Ruby. Both ladies are SO stinkin cute it's not funny and they're sassy to boot! Right up my alley! This is "Don't hate me" from the Ruby Tidbits selection at Bugaboo Stamps. I printed Ruby onto some Manga Fanboy CS and colored her with my Copics. I matted her with some SU Sahara Sand and then SU Chocolate Chip and stitched around the edges. I adhered the image to this DP, from the Cosmo Cricket Mitten Weather collection (I'm really gettin' my use outta this collection, huh?) and finished with this great grosgrain ribbon tied in a cute bubbly bow! Wanna see some more inspiration? Head on over to the Catch the Bug Challenge blog and check out the rest of the DT's fabby creations. That's it from the hen house today. Time for me to head back to my nest and get some MUCH NEEDED shut eye!! I'm still exhausted, not to mention, STUFFED!! Awwwwk! Did I say that??? {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:
Digital Image - Bugaboo Stamps; CS - Manga Fanboy, SU Chocolate Chip & Sahara Sand; DP - Cosmo Cricket Mitten Weather; Ribbon - Stampin Up; Copics; EK Success Border Punch

Uhh, it's an ALL WHITE - BLACK Friday??

Ok, that kinda sounds like an oxymoron, doesn't it? Yep today is BLACK FRIDAY but it's also Bellarific Friday and our theme this week was an ALL WHITE card. Uh-huh, that's right! Needless to say, I was some kinda nervous about this one! But ya know what, I LOVE it! Ain't it a beaut?? Gotta admit, I might just have to use this design again.

I've gotta be kinda quick today since I've got some SERIOUS shopping to do with my DD, so here we go....

This is "a SNOWMAN and a CARDINAL" from Stamping Bella.
This is one of the new releases from Mo Manning in Rubbah over at Stamping Bella.com. If you haven't seen the newest Mo line, you've gotta go check 'em out! LOVE MO's images!! Ok, I colored my image with my Copics and matted it to some grey CS (I hope that counts as a shade of white!) and stitched around the edges. I embossed the second layer of SU Whisper White with my Cuttlebug Snowflakes embossing folder and then finished by adding some glitter to my snowman and then tying this white satin ribbon into a cute bubbly bow! I really LOVE this card. Clean but pretty! Wanna see some more ideas for this challenge? Be sure to check out the rest of the Bella Babes over at Bloggabella, where you can also see all the eye candy from the sistahood too. Next week's Bellarific Friday theme is SNOW! Oh that's a cinch, right? Come on and play along. Email your cards to emily@stampingbella.com by Thursday evening and you could win some cool Bella Bucks!

Ok, that's it from the hen house today! I'm off to the MALL!! Wish me luck!! {{{hen hugs}}}



Supplies:
Rubber Stamps - Stamping Bella; Copics; Ribbon - Walmart; Embossing Folder - Provocraft; Glamour Dust

TKT #42 Winners & Happy Thanksgiving!

Hiya hens!! Happy Thanksgiving!! Ok, I won't hold ya up this morning cuz I know yer belly is just a growlin', so we'll get right to the nuts and bolts of today's post.... and that would be announcing THIS WEEK'S TOP THREE KRAFTY CHICKS!! Not to mention they are also the winners of THREE FREE images each, from Stamp Fairy!
DRUMROLL pleeeeeease...... and here they are......



CATH, KAREN and PRISCILLA!! Woo-hoo!!
CONGRATULATIONS!! YOU CERTAINLY ARE THREE KRAFTY CHICKS!!

Ok, all together now.... Oooooooooh, ahhhhhhh!! Aren't they just AMAZING?? Seriously, I'm speechless, which NEVER happens! I LOVED each and every one of the submissions this week and boy oh boy, was it ever hard to pick the winners. Thank you SO MUCH to all the participants this week. You MADE MY DAY looking at all your BEEE-YOOO-TI-FUL work! You can click on each of the thumbnails above and you will be directed to each of the winner's blogs where you can view the full card and all the details. Be sure to leave a hen peck or two while you're there!
I wish each of you hens a Happy Thanksgiving! {{{hen hugs}}}

Have a Beary Merry Christmas!

Happy 2sday hens!! Are you gettin' ready for the BIG FEAST on Thursday??? Boy I am.... I've got the 'ol ELASTIC waistband pants all laid out, cuz I want lot's of room for the ever EXPANDING belly!! Bwah-ha-ha-ha-ha!! Oooooh man, there ain't nothin' like Thanksgiving dinner and then to top that off, ALL those PIES!! And you hens know how I am with my sweets!! Mmm-mmm!

We'll be gathering at my brother's house again this year! Yay!! We had such a great time last year. I just LOVE gettin' together with my family! We'll have to head home early though, so we can get LOTS of sleep so my daughter and I can get up early (try 1:00 am early!!) and get in on those Black Friday deals!! Now that's what I'm talkin' about!

Ok, enough about my plan of attack and let's get onto today's card. This card will be entered into the Card Patterns Sketch #91 challenge. Here's the sketch:


This little image called "Polar Bear Circle" is one of the few images I don't own from Stamping Bella. My sistah Paulabella sent me two of them in one of my many goodie packages from her. I know, I'm SO lucky to have a sistah like Paulabella!! Mwah!! I colored both images with my Copics and then cut one of the images out and adhered to the remaining image with a few dimensionals for a really cool 3D look. I cut the image out with my Circle Nestabilities and added it to the DP with a few dimensionals. This DP is from Cosmo Cricket's Mitten Weather collection and I stitched it onto the card base of SU Very Vanilla. To finish, I printed the sentiment and punched it out with my SU small oval punch and matted it with the coordinating DP punched with the SU large oval punch. I tied this pretty ribbon into a cute bubbly bow and there ya have it!! A BEARY MERRY CHRISTMAS card! Just a reminder, this week's Bellarific Friday theme is All White! That's everything white (or shades of) except for the image itself. This should be a super cool challenge! Just email your card to emily@stampingbella.com by Thursday evening. You might win some cool Bella Bucks!

Okee dokee, that's it from the hen house today. Don't forget to enter my That's Krafty Thursday challenge this week. If you're one of the TOP THREE KRAFTY CHICKS, you'll receive 3 FREE images of your choice from the sponsor. Woo-hoo!! So get those cards linked up to my TKT post from November 18th!! You have until tomorrow night (Wed) at 7:00pm EST to enter. Have a TEE-RIFIC Tuesday! {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:
Stamps - Stamping Bella; DP - Mitten Weather by Cosmo Cricket; Nestabilities; CS - SU Very Vanilla; Punches - SU Small and Large Oval; Copics; Ribbon - Stampin Up

Guess where I went???

Yep, Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom in Orlando! My daughter had been wanting to go to Mickey's Very Merry Christmas, so I talked my hubby into going and boy did we have a BLAST!!


Here's Cinderella's castle... ain't it GORGEOUS all lit up??














This is Main Street. If you see little specks of white in the photos that's because it was SNOWING! (Soap bubbles that is....) LOL!! It was GREAT!! It was pretty cold for Florida too so it made for a perfect night! They even handed out Hot Chocolate and cookies!! YUM!!




The Spotted Chick and Chicklet!! Mwah!










Dumbo The Flying Elephant Ride (My daughter's favorite as a little girl, so we had to ride it again!!) I'm not shy!! Pffft!








The parade was SO COOL and these toy soldiers were AMAZING!! No doubt, my absolute favorite part!! The way they danced was like watching the video "Thriller"!! UBER COOL!! Well that's what I did this weekend, so needless to say, I had MAJOR FUN!! Hope you hens all have a Marvelous Monday!! I'll be back tomorrow with a card for ya!! {{{hen hugs}}}

It's Freebie Friday at Bugaboo Stamps!!

Did someone say FREE?? Yup, you heard right.... Jodie offers a FREE digital image each Friday over at Bugaboo Stamps. This weeks Freebie Friday image is A Kids View - Pirates. This little card is gonna be a hit with my little 6 year old nephew. I can't wait for him to see it.

I printed the image onto some Fanboy CS and colored him with my Copics. I stitched him with some black thread onto some SU Basic Black CS and then adhered him to this PERFECT boy DP from Fancy Pants' Rough and Tough collection. To finish, I tied this cute striped ribbon into a cute little bow and there ya have a super simple, perfect for any little boy card. And the image is FREE!! Can't beat that! Wanna see some of the other great cards that were made with this image? Hop on over to the Catch the Bug blog and I'm sure you find tons more inspiration for this super cute image. Have a wonderful weekend!! {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:
Digital Image - Bugaboo Stamps; DP - Fancy Pants; CS - SU Basic Black; Ribbon - Clear Dollar Stamps; Copics

What a night....

Whew, I bet Santa must take a 72 hour nap after his LOOOOOONG night on Christmas Eve. LOL!!

I've been dying to use this image so I decided to ink it up for today's Bellarific Friday card. Today's theme was a sketch from our own Cathybella.


Talk about a simple card, this was a SUPER simple card but I really like how it turned out even if it didn't take hours to complete. I decided to flip the sketch and stamped my image "Santa's clothes a dryin" from Stamping Bella onto some Bella's Bestest Paper and colored it with my Copics. I stitched the image onto some SU Basic Black and then adhered it to this DP from My Minds Eye - The Merry Days of Christmas. To finish, I tied this pretty black saddle stitched ribbon into a cute bubbly bow and added a cute little tag underneath. Super simple but super cute!!
HO-HO-HO!!

Wanna see some more fabulous ideas using this sketch? Hop on over to Blogabella and see all the entries from the Bella Babes and the sistahood too! Did you know you can win FREE Bella Bucks just for leaving a comment on Bloggabella? Uh-huh!! You sure can!! But you can win even more if you enter a card for next week's Bellarific Friday theme. Wanna give it a go? Come on... the theme next week is White. Yep, that's it! The only color on the card is the image. Hmmmm? Ok, that's a new one for me. Gonna have to give that one some serious thought!! Just email your card to emily@stampingbella.com by Thursday November 25th. Be sure to pop back in later today for a double post Friday!! Woo-hoo!! {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:
Rubber Stamps - Stamping Bella; DP - My Minds Eye "The Merry Days of Christmas"; CS - Bella's Bestest Paper, SU Sahara Sand & Basic Black; Ribbon - Papertrey Ink; Copics

That's Krafty Thursday #42

Mornin' hens!! Ready for another That's Krafty Thursday challenge?? Woo-hoo!! Well you know I am!! I just love seein' all the Krafty ideas from the hens... Ahhhh, all that Kraft CS does my heart good!! Tee-hee!!

Now to get you hens started with a little inspiration, here's a card I made with a digital image from a BRAND SPANKIN new company called Stamp Fairy. Gerda (the owner) was SO sweet to send me "George" and asked if I'd like to make a card with him. Ummmm, HELLLLOOOO?? Who wouldn't?? Isn't he just the cutest wee snowman EVAH?? I just LOVE him!!

I decided to do something a little different with him and printed him directly onto some Kraft CS and colored him with my Koh-i-noor pencils. These pencils are fabulous for coloring on darker CS and the white just pops off that Kraft, doesn't it? The ornament was colored with my Copics and I added some shimmer to it with my Gelly Roll glitter pen. The snow was done with my new Viva Decor Glitter Liner pen in Holo Iridescent. This stuff is AWESOME! Another Christmas card down and only a bazillion to go!! ***sigh***

I hope this little card gets your MOJO rarin' to go cuz I wanna see those Krafty cards of yours... Just submit your card below using Mr. Linky by Wednesday, November 24th at 7pm and I'll pick the Top Three Krafty Chicks from all the submissions AND not only will you be dubbed the next KRAFTY CHICK but Gerda has generously offered to sponsor my challenge this week and give each of the TKT winners three digital images of their choice from Stamp Fairy!! Woo-hoo!!!

Wanna play?? The only requirement for my challenge is to use Kraft CS somewhere on your card. You don't have to use a Stamp Fairy image, but if you'd like to give them a try, CLICK HERE to be taken to the FREEBIE page at Stamp Fairy. Wow! SUPER CUTE images for FREE!! It don't get no better than that!!

I'll post the Top Three Krafty Chicks on Thanksgiving morning. Come on and PARTAY with the hens in the hen house this week!! {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:
Digital Image - Stamp Fairy; DP - My Minds Eye Signature Christmas; CS - SU Kraft; Copics; Koh-i-noor Pencils; Ribbon - Papertrey Ink; Brad - Paper Studios Spare Parts; Punches - Martha Stewart Snowflake, SU Curly Label, Fiskars Diamond Border, Scalloped Circle Nestabilities

OMG!! I won the GRAND PRIZE!!

Eeeeek!! Can you believe it???

I could hardly wait to see if my "Bossy" card below would be picked as one of the winners in last week's Sweet Sketch Wednesday challenge, but I never expected it to be selected as the GRAND PRIZE winner!! Wow!! I'm gonna be on cloud nine all day today!! What a pleasant surprise and I'd like to extend a BIG THANK YOU to the DT for picking my card. Seriously, you MADE MY DAY!!

You hens wanna play too? Head on over to this week's Sweet Sketch Wednesday for another FABBY sketch challenge to enter. I'm hooked!! Woo-hoo!! {{{hen hugs}}}