CELEBRATING THE 4TH

Good Morning !!! Hope all of you had a wonderful weekend!! Here in Central Texas we have still not had any rain, so there be will no fireworks this weekend. It is soooooo hot!! However, we will be going over to a neighbor's house for a barbecue and party! (YAY)

So to celebrate the 4th I have used "CELEBRATE" from the SWEET MEETS SASSY 2 COLLECTION by Victoria Case for SCACD. When you purchase the entire collections there is a bonus of 3 sentiments. I have used one of them. You will want them all. This particular stamp is so versatile.

When I took the picture I was trying to pick up the glitz. There is Stickles around the image, sentiment and the scalloped border. The star buttons are from my stash. The beautiful and versatile DP is BO BUNNY LIBERTY and the beautiful little TRINKET is also from Bo Bunny.
Susana has both of these in stock.

Just another pic to try and show you the paper.

Hope you enjoyed viewing my creation today and if I don't get another post up before the weekend EVERYONE HAVE A WONDERFUL 4TH.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

Sentimental Sundays - Patriotic
Stamptacular Sunday - Stars and Stripes
Crafty Cardmakers - Spots and Stripes
Creative Belli - Letter G - Old Glory
Crafty Creations - Let it Shine - something sparkly
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes
Paper Play Challenge - Stars and Stripes
Fairy Tale Challenge - America
Stamp Something - 4th of July Celebration

HUGS,

LOLA and NEW RELEASE

Good Morning Everyone !!

Today is Designer Showcase - Day 5 for the soon-to-be-released "Sweet Meets Sassy Collection #2" by Victoria Case for SCACD!

If you missed the other days you can go to the store blog and check them out.

My super talented DT sister - LORI and I have the honor of presenting "LOLA". Isn't she just the cutest and sweetest? Got to look hot when walking the dog - never know who you may meet along the way.

This fun set - "Sweet Meets Sassy Collection #2" by Victoria Case for SCACD will be available for purchase tomorrow at SCACD...and at Quixotic Paperie for our creative friends in the UK.

Lola is colored with Copics and accented with Stickles. The butterflies are a MS punch and accented with Kaisercraft Rhinestones. The DP is from my stash. The paper also has glitter on it so this card is sparkly and fun. The bow is made with my Bow Easy and ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon.

***BLOG CANDY!!!*** Please make sure to leave comments for both Lori and I to be eligible to win this gorgeous stamp!! The blog candy will be open until June 23, 2011 at 10:00 pm EST. Random.org will be used to draw a winner who will be announced on the store blog Follow Your Heart by 11:00 EST the same night.

Hope you enjoyed my creation and tomorrow there will be a fun blog hop for the release. Be sure and check out all the DT creations.

HUGS,

BLOG CANDY AND NEW RELEASE

Good Morning! First I apologize for not posting this information yesterday.

It's almost time for a new release at Susana's Custom Art and Card Design!!! Susana will be releasing the "Sweet Meets Sassy Collection #2" by SCACD artist Victoria Case. This release of stamps actually includes two sets..."The Retro Crew Collection" and "Hearts & Hugs-The Fun Collection". The sneak peeks started yesterday and will continue the release day Friday when we will have a fun Blog Hop.

***BLOG CANDY!!!*** Please make sure to leave comments for both Carolyn and I on our "Femme Fatale" posts to be eligible to win this gorgeous stamp!! The blog candy will be open until June 23, 2011 at 10:00 pm EST. Random.org will be used to draw a winner who will be announced on the store blog Follow Your Heart by 11:00 EST the same night. :)

The new exclusive "Sweet Meets Sassy Collection #2" by artist Victoria Case will be available for purchase this Friday at SCACD...and at Quixotic Paperie for our crafty friends in the UK. Remember to check in at Follow Your Heart each day leading up to the release for sneak peeks of the new stamps and more blog candy!! We hope you plan to join us for the release day blog hop this Friday.

Hugs,
Dianne







Today is Designer Showcase - Day 2 for the soon-to-be-released "Sweet Meets Sassy Collection #2" by the enormously talented Victoria Case for SCACD!!

Yesterday, Melanie and Carolyn introduced you to "Femme Fatale."
If you haven't had a chance to see this sassy vixen, you can *pop* by their blogs and check her out.

Are you ready to see the next stamp from this AWESOME collection?

If your answer is yes, the following two designers are ready to introduce you to the latest cutie pie:

***Danni***

***Colleen***

And while you're visiting their blogs,
find out how YOU can win today's showcased stamp:)

Water Babies

Good Morning! Well, it's hot hot hot here in Texas and with the grandkids here we have been in the heat and water everyday. My other two grandchildren will be here from Alabama either Wed. or Thursday so I will have 6 kids here ages 4-14, but that's okay I only get to see them twice a year.

Now, to the image. Isn't it adorable? I love the little mermaid baby holding the baby seal. It is WATER BABIES from the Carmen Medlin Natural Beauty Collection for SCACD.

The background is a Spellbinder Pendant with a little Stickles applied. There is also some Stickles on her tail. The seawood and shells have Diamond Glaze applied to make them appear more realistic. The beautiful DP is Kaisercraft - Magic Happens and the gorgeous ribbon is from Really Reasonable Ribbon.

SHOPPING ALERT!!!!! Susana has a really amazing new product in stock VIVA Crystal Gel. Marti has created a couple of fabulous videos showcasing the different ways to use it.

All of you have a wonderful week and thank you so much for stopping by.

HUGS,

HAPPY 2ND ANNIVERSARY QUIXOTIC PAPERIE

Some of the SCACD Design Team have the pleasure of joining Quixotic Paperie today to help celebrate their 2nd Anniversary, and also to throw the spotlight on SCACD Stamps, which are available in the UK at Quixotic Paperie!

Today designers from both the SCACD Stamps and Quixotic Paperie teams are showing off creations featuring some of the gorgeous images available through SCACD Stamps.

It's not a hop, so feel free to dip in and out of the list of blogs however you please!

Here's the list of participants:

- Annika - Elaine - Kim D - Mary - Rowena -

- Alex - Carolyn - Colleen - Crystal - Danni - ME -Lori -

As you may be aware, SCACD Stamps is run by the lovely Susana of Susana's Custom Art & Card Design in the US. The SCACD Stamps range is available in the UK exclusively at Quixotic Paperie.

There are three fantastic artists in the current range from SCACD Stamps - Carmen Medlin, Elisabeth Bell and Victoria Case, each with a different style.

As part of the celebrations and the spotlight today, there is a PRIZE GIVEAWAY! Visit the Quixotic Inspirations blog for details and to enter!

Good Morning Everyone! Sorry, I haven't made it around to the blogs to leave comments. My grandchildren are still visiting and we are having so much fun and keeping busy I haven't had the time.

This image is The Travelers from the Natural Beauty Collection by Carmen Medlin. This collection is marvelous and so detailed.

I love the natural outdoor feel of this image. It is colored with Copics and accented with Kaisercraft Pearls and a metal embellishment from my stash.

Thank you for joining us, we hope you enjoyed checking out SCACD Stamps with us today!


HUGS,

GOOD LUCK

Good Morning!! Did all of you have a wonderful and fabulous holiday weekend? My daughter and 4 grandchildren came in this weekend from Colorado and I have been super busy. It is so nice to have them here. Of course, it is swim-swim-swim. They don't get to do that much in Colorado Springs.

Isn't this image serene and calm? It is "Siren's Call" from the Natural Beauty Collection by Carmen Medlin for SCACD.


This beautiful image is colored with Copics and highlighted with Stickles. The background is embossed with Kaisercraft Pearls to look somewhat like waves. The background papers is some I have in my stash forever.



Here is another angle. There is a lot of dimension with the sun and flowers.

The beautiful turquoise rose is a Prima. Susana has these in different colors. The swirls are Maya Road Chipboard accented with Stickles.

I would like to say thank you very much for stopping by. I appreciate all the nice comments and checking out your blogs. Recently, I have found a lot of new blogs
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HUGS,