Robyn's Fetish --challenge #127- Stitching, real or faux

Happy Kinda Sunny Sunday!  I have had a rough few days with my own pain, but a NICE visit with my mom. I went up and stayed overnight with her her 2nd night after breast surgery, and helped her shower the next day, took over her outer bandage and all. I am SO happy and proud that she changed her mind and had the mass removed. They aren't going to do anything else, and she sees the breast doc in 2weeks.  Mom turned 86 on the 21rst, she looks great and her incision looks great!!  Hubby will hopefully be starting PT and OT this week. I am SO happy and proud of him also for getting the brace, and it is helping immensely!
Once again, Thank you to all of you that sent well wishes etc!
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Now onto the card for this week  over at ROBYN'S FETISH challenge blog
we were to use some stitching , real or faux...I had to go with faux...I still am in need of a working machine, and my hands were not in a place to do hand stitching this week (which was my original plan)

Our Sponsor is
BUGABOO STAMPS
the winner will receive a $21 voucher to the store! WOW!!

I used Sunbonnet Thimble (sewsun)

Card stock for the card itself, ribbon and the markers are all STAMPIN' UP. The textured, slightly shiny card stock is  older and by MRS. GROSSMAN, The striped paper is new by MY MIND'S EYE. I used Stickles by RANGER on the needle and pins. The glitter buttons were rec'd as a RAK and the package says MICHAEL'S. I used decorative scissors to cut the image, sentiment and card stock. my tiny paper piercer to makes the holes all around the image, across the top and bottom of sentiment, and in the corners. I used my SAKURA Glaze pen in black for my stitching. Running stitch, hand stitch, and cross stitch.

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PLEASE come join us this week at

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with your 

Stitched Creations

and remember 

there is a BIG SALE going on at Robin's store, see the banner at the top left of my blog!

entered in:

Robyn's Fetish Challenge--Challenge #118...Christmas in July

Happy Sunday everyone!  We are going up to visit with my daughter and future SIL today and have dinner, I am very much looking forward to it! I hope you all have an enjoyable day!

This week over at

ROBYN'S FETISH CHALLENGE BLOG

we are doing

CHRISTMAS IN JULY

which is sponsored by

LIMITED RUNS DIGI STAMPS

and the winner will receive

3 DIGI STAMPS of their choice from the store!

I was going to choose one of her lovely cupcakes, but I knew a lot of the other DT would, so I went with 

"JINGLE BELLS" it is a Bell and all the words to the song.

All card stock, printed paper, markers, and ink are 

STAMPIN' UP

embossing folder by CUTTLEBUG. 

Sentiment is computer generator (Happy Yuletide).

All ribbon is from my stash, some was bought in MICHAEL'S.

Metallic Gold Paint pen was used on the ribbon on the bell image and the bell.

The ribbon on the bell was colored with the same color marker as the main card stock (Handsome Hunter) for some reason it is looking more blue in the photos. I gave up trying, sorry.

I am glad you visited, thank you for your comments!

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CHRISTMAS IN JULY creation!

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Robyn's fetish Challenge #113- NO flowers allowed AT ALL

Hello friends and visitors, Happy Sunday to you!
I have been super busy, as my husband is in the Hospital...but I will post a separate post about all of that.


Thanks for joining me on this Super Sunny Sunday!

This week over at

ROBYN'S FETISH CHALLENGE BLOG

we are creating  cards and other paper crafts using

NO FLOWERS AT ALL

our wonderful sponsor is

DIGI DARLA'S DIGITAL STAMP CLUB aka Digi Stamps by Darla :) and/or DigiDarla's designs

The winner will receive

a 1 month SUPER SISTER membership to Digi Darla's Digital Stamp club

Here is my simple, yet I think cute, card. 

I used "HOOLA HOOP PENGUIN"

 cardstock is STAMPIN' UP, Printed papers are BASIC GREY (the back one) and PROVOCRAFT...both are older...I love when I can use of my scraps! The ring beads are from MICHAEL'S and the sparkle floss I can't remember. The sentiment is computer generated.The image is colored with PRISMACOLOR pencils and blending pencil.

I hope you like him. Doesn't he look like he is having fun?

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PLEASE join us this week at

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THE GAME Challenge #1-- TicTacToe

Hello and Happy Sunday everyone!

I have two challenges this Sunday,
My one for Robyn's fetish (will be posted next)

and the BRAND NEW CHALLENGE BLOG... THE GAME

I am very proud and nervous as this was my baby, I've been nursing it for months, and now it is standing on it's own! LOL

Please check it out, and join in the fun. This Challenge blog is for ALL types and ALL styles of ART, and open to those 18 and older ONLY. Therefore you will see an adult content warning before allowing you on the blog...no worries we are virus free, porn*, and spam free.

(* there may be nudity in art form, but it is not going to be a porn site)

Here is the Board we were to use for our TIC TAC TOE choices:

 I used the top horizontal row- ribbon, flowers, and staples.

Card stock by STAMPIN' UP, the embossed piece was received as a RAK, I tore it in half. Ribbon from my stash, the staples are very small as they are from my Tiny Attacher by Tim Holtz for RANGER. I used it for attaching the horizontal piece of ribbon, attaching the bow, and making the ruffled vertical line. The flowers are old and from my stash. the Butterfly is a sticker 

by MRS. GROSSMAN.  The gem swirl is by MICHAEL'S (and received as a rak) The wonderful vintage collage image is from DEZINAWORLD. The sentiment is computer generated.

Please consider checking out THE GAME and joining in with the fun!

Thanks for visiting! :)

entered in: 

it's all about the vintage ...summer flowers

Jelly Park friends ...girly girl 

Inspire me Fridays ...anything goes 

Card Making Mama ...flowers 

Delicious Doodles ...try something new ( BRAND NEW challenge blog, and the ruffling ribbon) 

 

First monthly Challenge @ The Crafter's Cafe Challenge Blog

February is the first monthly challenge at the brand new blog-   The Crafter's Cafe Challenge Blog


the sponsor for the month of February is  "A Day For Daisies"

 

I used one of her pixies, which are all A DOR A BLE!!

and the challenge was to use  RED, PINK, and PURPLE all together.

This little cutie is: TINY PIXIE ROSE

 Card stock is by STAMPIN' UP, and the markers used to color in miss Pixie :), the 2 roses are PRIMA MARKETING, the cottage rose (or carnation?) is from RECOLLECTIONS, all the bling is from my stash.

The checkered purple/pink ribbon is from MICHAEL'S the other 4-2 grosgrain, 1 organza and 1 gingham are all from STAMPIN' UP. The digi sentiment is from  TLC CREATIONS. The papers are from: DIE CUTS WITH a VIEW (DCWV) and also PRIMA MARKETING.

 close up of the 4 knotted ribbons...I used the macro function, not sure why it is blurry it happens all the time, sorry.

also entered in:
Sparkles forum challenge ...use your new stuff ...image and carnation
The Crafty pad ...fresh spring colors

365 cards ...use only markers

The Pink Elephant ...use pink
Totally Stampalicious ...ribbons, ribbons and more ribbons
Creative Craft Challenges ...bingo...Ribbons, pink, gems
Ribbon Carousel Challenge Blog ...anything goes
Papertake Weekly ...anything goes
Creative Card crew ...fantasy creatures (pixie)
Digital Tuesday Challenge ...pink or red
My Time to Craft ...A is for adorable ( or cute)
 A Gem of a Challenge ...fairies (I have a pixie..does that count?)
Drunken Stampers ...something new (image and carnation)
Catch the Bug ...anything goes

Snow Birds

Hello,  are you still picking up wrapping paper, washing dishes, rearranging furniture? 


If so, STOP IMMEDIATELY and go to your crafty area, you deserve some "me" time today!!

I am sharing a cute little card that I made to try inking up one of my embossing folders before putting the paper in. I am LOVING this technique!!

Here's "Snow Birds"

 Card stock-STAMPIN' UP, Embossing Folder "Snowflakes" by CUTTLEBUG, Ink used on embossing folder; "Tumbled Glass Distress Ink" by RANGER, Cold Birdies Digi stamp--Unknown (why don't people put their names in the title) CAN YOU HELP? Do you Recognize it? "let it snow" Digi sentiment by Meljen's designs. Images colored with PRISMACOLOR Pencils and blending pencil, Ribbon from MICHAEL'S, foam snowflakes and sequence by CREATOLOGY, Picket fence Disress Stickles, Starburst reg. Stickles and White enamel accents all by RANGER, used for snow, on the foam flakes, on the sentiment, on the snow and flakes in images and the one bird's scarf ends.

Entered in:
Cre8tiveCindy ...challenge with a prize
Crafting when we can ...friendship
Sparkles forum challenge ...anything but a Christmas card
Order of the Opus-Gluei ...WHITE Christmas
Pile It on ...Bling it up
Digi Doodle Shop  ...anything goes
Inspire me Fridays ...anything goes
The Poodles Parlour ...inspired by a song (Baby it's Cold Outside)
Delicious Doodles ...anything Goes
Stamping for the weekend ...anything goes
The Stamping Boutique ...Christmas/WINTER

Sketch challenge for Smeared and Smudged

Hi there :)
Today I have for your viewing pleasure (or displeasure, LOL) a simple card for a sketch challenge over at Smeared and Smudged ning group.

 Forest Nymph Digi Stamp with light brown frame is by IKE'S World,

Sentiment is computer generated.

 Confetti White, Summer Sun, Old Olive, and Dusty Durango card stock by STAMPIN' UP. Printed paper by MY MINDS EYE

Image colored with PRISMACOLOR pencils and blending pencil. Dots on printed paper and the sentiment covered in crystal Effects by STAMPIN' UP. Misc. ribbon from MICHAEL'S, crochet flower received as a RAK, cottage rose on top of the crochet flower is by PRIMA MARKETING, brads from ADDICTEDTOSCRAPBOOKING

here is the original sketch, I turned it sideways:

part I winner for MY 31 days of Halloween & a card

:::Drumroll:::

out of all the comments from Oct. 1 to and including Oct. 15
I had 10 people comment 14 times (so that means if you were Horrifying Hoppers...you all missed 1 day somewhere)
Anyway, after making a spreadsheet in Excel...I got these 10 folks (there were also a handful with 13 and 12)
I wrote the names down, then had hubby rewrite the list in a mixed up order, and then i asked my son to pick a # from 1-10.

In order, List #1: Ike, Donna M, Monique, Jane, LdfDesign, Sharon Sahl, Steph, ScrapVamp, Kristina, and I don't do straight

List #2: Sharon Sahl, Kristina, Donna M, I don't do Straight, Scrapvamp, Ike, Steph, Monique, Jane, LdfDesign

the # my son picked between 1 an 10 was 6 .....which means ....IKE!!!! (Man gal, you are truly the queen of these 31 days!)

The winner for the second half of the month will be announced in a few days. (it is a lot of work, adding up all the comments) So you will be receiving a little Halloween goody from me.

Now for a Thanksgiving card.

This card is for a challenge over at Smeared and Smudged ning group to use the plastic bread clips
I was lazy and scanned it.

 card stock by STAMPIN' UP, printed paper by CLOUD 9, Ribbon from MICHAEL'S. Markers- BIC Mark Its!, Stamps by STAMPIN' UP (set-Thoroughly Thankful).

Misc.- bread clips, and silk leaves on the bread clips that I colored with markers

below is the inside sentiment, this card opens from the bottom up.

DAY 31- 31 Days of Halloween, the Countdown to Halloween, and the Real Witches of Halloween

Welcome to Day 31 of the 31 DAYS OF HALLOWEEN
well it's over! It was Fun, Frantic, Frustrating at times, Full of Fantastic Creations by our Forum Family and now we can Forget about it until next Fall!!   (like my Alliterations?)



Today's Halloween funny:

Today's creation was supposed to be for SBS's 12 days of Halloween, which I thought I had to today to upload. NOPE! I'm aggravated about that, my own fault for not reading, just "assuming" But I fell asleep last night, without having my other thing finished, and I felt like crap and I had a rough night and I still feel like crap so here it is, and I am also going to share two stamped candles that were epic fails! I made one week one(skull) and one week 2.  I will definitely be seeing a doctor later.
here's my 4 X 4 for 10 ghouls a groaning:

It's a scan, so because of the beads we have crappy contact.

paper-PINK PAISLEE, Girl-witch--CTMH (Halloween Dingbats)

masked and stamped 10 times, and then the ten were cutup to fit. "GHOULS just wanna have fun" stamp $1 from MICHAEL'S.

glitter foam stickers- CREATOLOGY. Red Shimmer half beads- MAKING MEMORIES.

I have made candles so many times I do not know what I did wrong that these smeared so. 

I used embossing ink and EP on waxed paper.

Skull and Flourish stamps is from BLOCKHEADS STAMPS and the Kooky Spider wheel is by STAMPIN'UP. The Skull candle will be used tonight as my Samhain candle, and the spider will become an emergency candle. (I am showing you the BEST sides)

I wish you all a HAPPY HALLOWEEN a BLESSED SAMHAIN, and a GREAT week!!!

I'll be here on and off, but I am pretty much gonna be visiting other blogs for the rest of this week, and tallying up comments on my days 1-15 and 16-31 for my 2 giveaways for the 31 days.

To my fellow wicked bloggers, you'll see me on the forum!

XOXOXOXOXOX

Susan

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DAY 30- 31 Days of Halloween, TODAY IS MY DAY for the Real witches of Halloween

Welcome to Day 30 of the 31 DAYS OF HALLOWEEN, as well as day 30 of the COUNTDOWN TO HALLOWEEN, and Day 30 of THE REAL WITCHES OF HALLOWEEN. Today is my day! scrolldown to below my creation

Today's Halloween funny:

 Today's creation is something I started in week 1 :)


paper mache witch hat from Michael's
it has matte gray, matte light purple, glossy black and metallic blue paint. I used the Flying Skull from Dead Necessities stamp set by BOMBSHELL STAMPS, stamped in silver and embossed in silver. I stamped the Bat from the Best Fiends stamp set by STAMPIN' UP in black, and then went over it with a fine tip sharpie. I then put one coat of glossy MOD PODGE over the gray and purple strips. I added bring to the black stripes.

here's a few shots:

entered in:



Today is My day for 
The REAL WITCHES of HALLOWEEN.
I am not talking about anything witchy per-say. I am talking about making some of your own magic. When my children were growing up, until they hit about 6 or 7th grade I always made their costumes. I NEVER used a pattern. Some I made by having the kids lay on the floor on top of big thin cardboard (hubby would get it off pallets from the PO) or Paper from the rolls at school...they liked me, LOL
I would trace roughly around their bodies...wrist up to neck over to other wrist, up both arms into the armpit area, and down both legs on the outside for dresses and including the inseam for pants...when I traced this line I made it anywhere to 2-4" bigger all around, especially depending on the body part. I always scoured through the thrift stores for fabric or curtains and sheets i could cut down...sometimes I just used thrift store clothing...one year my daughter was a bride, as I found a very petite old wedding gown. I made her a veil out of sheet curtains that had applique work on them I sewed it to a shoulder pad and a hair comb.
One of the outfits I made using my "make your own pattern" thing was I made the 2 girls medieval princesses. I made 2  identical style dresses per girl...one was the solid color under neath (yellow for the oldest and blue for the youngest) and then another dress the same shape with the bell sleeves and all but out of sheer printed fabric, so it had a chiffon-y kind of look to it. I bought 2 old pair of shoes in the thrift store and sprayed one gold and one set silver, and I made Cone hats, sprayed to match the shoes. I stapled elastic to the cone so it would stay on their heads. I had pieces of the fabric streaming for the top of the cones. My X provided me with plastic dowels from his job that I turned into wands (septors).  My son was made into a king from the same era. He wore 2 pair of long johns the outer pair was navy blue I bought him a turtleneck to match and picked up a royal blue short sleeve crepe "shell" as my mom would call it from the thrift store I rolled up the sleeves and stuffed them with poly-fill and stitched on pieces of coordinating blue fabric in a diamond pattern around the puffy part of the sleeves, then belted this shirt over his torso, it hung low and looked like a doublet. I found an old fake fur jacket and I cut that apart, made a mantle for his shoulders and pinned it in front with an old brooch and I used fabric, cardboard and some of that fur to make a crown, the fabric actually covered the top of his head and was hot glued all the way around  the cardboard. I ran a strip of the fur all along the bottom of the crown. I bought a back of gems from the craft store in the neighborhood and glued them on all the points of his crown.

Unfortunately I can not get at any of these photos right now but I will share one from when they are a bit older.  My oldest was NOT living with me at the time, she was living with my X, trust me she would have never been allowed to dress that way from my house.
Tom is dressed like a goth...we bought him a belt and matching color in south Philly (I was living on campus this particular year) Amanda is a hippie, and this was my magic...I found this old crepe dress in the thrift store it was cream with brown trim and a bit stained here and there. I had learned a neat arty trick while with GS which is to soak your garment, really wet. while wet start at the top and drizzle fabric paint in  complimentary or coordinating colors. drizzle some further down depending on the size of the garment.
then just twist it up a bit wring just a little. then hang outside the water will drain down and out of the fabric thanks to gravity, it will pull the paint with it. making a cool design, like tye-dye, but not. so i did that with this dress, bought some cheap bead necklaces in the thrift store and hippie style boots, she asked for a peace sign on her face. and she wore pigtails.
their ages in this picture --April-17, Tom- 13, Amanda-12. Halloween 1999

 I have tons of Halloween costumes under my belt...I love when I made my oldest a "Book worm" in kindergarten.  she wore all green top, pants tights etc. I lucked out and found a red beret. I took a cardboard box, cut the bottom out totally, cut holes for her arms and head, and then painted it to look like a book. She wore glasses, so this was cool for her.

REAL WITCHES make MAGIC everyday!

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DAY 28- 31 Days of Halloween, Countdown to halloween, Real witches of Halloween

PLEASE SCROLL DOWN for the "HALLOWEEN PARTY" (hosted by A Fanciful Twist) post ( I also have a giveaway going on)


Welcome to Day 28 of the 31 DAYS OF HALLOWEEN, as well as day 28 of the COUNTDOWN TO HALLOWEEN, and Day 28 of THE REAL WITCHES OF HALLOWEEN.

Today's Halloween funny:

Well, it would seem I have a sinus infection, I've had enough to know the symptoms...I've kind of been thinking "if I don't admit it, it will just be a cold and go away"  NOPE!  full-on body aches and last night I woke a few times in a cold sweat etc.


so...here's today's creation:  $1 pencil cup from the dollar store, it is just stretched plastic/vinyl, whatever over a metal frame. I stamped all 4 sides with white stays on, and because I had to put my other hand inside to give it a semi firm surface while stamping, all my stamping slide a bit  :( UGH!  I think I might go over it all with a sharpie poster paint pen in white.  Funny thing is, I stamped this over a week ago, and the ink in spots still feels tacky. weird, right?

ok, I semi leaned it, on top of my address stamper, and then took one pic with 2 pens inside. ALL 4 stamps are from the $1 bin at Michael's over the last 2 years. I embellished it with some fun, elasticized wide sequence and fiber trim (rec as a RAK), using red line tape. Then added glitter foam spiders and pumpkins by CREATOLOGY.

Due to the stamping being so bad, I'm not entering this anywhere. I hope you all aren't too disappointed. 

This WAS NOT originally going to be in the "use pile", because of the stamping. I am just too sick. I have one other large project almost done. and then 2 more I have to come up with. HOPEFULLY, 1 will be a coffin.

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Days 4, 5, & 6 of The 12 Days of Halloween with Simply Betty Stamps

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Day 4 ---four Skeletons

stamp by STAMPIN' UP, I masked it (minus the dog and sentiment), glitter paper  by MY MINDS EYE, epoxy accessories by K&co.

Day 5---5Scary Spooks

Digi Stamps--Gavin Ghost by BONIBLEAUX Digital Designs, and the "BOO" Ghosts by MELJEN'S DESIGNS, paper by CLOUD 9, glitter foam stickers by CREATOLOGY

Day 6---6 Goblins Gobbling

 paper by CLOUD 9, 2 different fabric ribbons purchased at A. C. MOORE, cut in half horizontally, Candy corn ribbon from MICHAEL'S, Goblin digital image by IKE'S WORLD, shrunk and made 6 of them. Tag by MAYA ROAD, covered with the same paper, says "Peanut Gallery"