Thursday, July 14, 2011

I'm leaving on a jet plane....don't know when......

HAHAHAH!!! Ok, seriously, you don't want me to finish singing for you!!!! BUT I am leaving tonight for ............ AUSTRALIA!!!!!



As some of you might remember, my sister & her family are living in Cairns, Queensland as she is on a teacher exchange! Well, I am headed there TONIGHT!!!!

Soooooooooooooo excited & so nervous! I've never flown that far! I am headed there with my other sister & her hubby. Tim is staying home with the dogs - I wish he were coming but he isn't much of a traveller & 16 hours on a plan is wayyyy too much for him!!! :(

Anyway, I have most of my DT stuff done and scheduled to post so hopefully Mr. Blogger is on top of things while I'm away! If I get a chance I will update with some pics here, but it depends how much fun we're having!!! LOL

Hugs,
Chris

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Simon Says....Anything Goes!!!

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Hello everyone! Happy Wednesday!!!

This week our challenge for you is an easy one this week... ANYTHING GOES!!!!

The Design Team are showcasing STAMPS HAPPEN Stamps, so if you head to the CHALLENGE BLOG, you can see the fabulous Design Teams creations with these stamps!

Simon Says Stamp Superstore has everything you need for ALL your projects so go check them out!!

Here is my card for this weeks challenge:

The Cardstock is a lime green I had in my stash and the DP is Grade School from DCWV. I have used several stamps from the set called SCHOOL DAYS - the school house, the sentiment and the apples. You can get this all at Simon Says Superstore The Copics that I used to colour it are also from Simon Says Stamp! I added crystal lacquer to the apples to make them shiny! The ribbon is from my stash, but it matched so perfectly, I had to add it!!

Simon Says Stamp has SO much to offer, it's incredible!!! Every day new items are arriving and it is so much fun to see all the new stuff coming through!! Go have a peek if you haven't already!!!


Remember, if you join us this week, you get a chance to win a $50 SPREE from SIMON SAYS STAMP SUPERSTORE!!!! Wooooooooo hoooooooooooo!!!! So, what are you waiting for?? Go check out the DT samples and come play with us!!!!!


I hope you will join us this week!! Good luck!!!
Chris

Monday, July 11, 2011

The Stamp Fairy Challenge.....Try a NEW technique

PLEASE SCROLL DOWN, this is my 3rd post for today! THANKS!!





Hello everyone! This is for The Stamp Fairy Challenge Blog, and their challenge this week is to TRY A NEW TECHNIQUE!! I have wanted to try a Side Step card, so I thought this was a perfect opportunity. I found a tutorial that looked pretty easy to follow, and it wasn't - so I "winged it" and this is what I came up with!!

I will have 3 posts for Mondays, so please be sure to scroll down to see them ALL!!!! THANKS so much!!!!





The paper I have used is Basic Black (SU) and the DP is from Basic Grey. I have used PIRATES 1 and the SKULL FREEBIE. The treasure map and bottle are from Dustin Pike and the sentiment and parrot are from High Hopes. It is all coloured with Copics and crystal effects added to the bottle, the parrots beak, and the skull on the map (which is why they are really shiny...they must have caught the light from the flash! OOPS!)


I hope you will head to the blog and see the incredible samples the DT have created and check out The Stamp Fairy images! So many cute ones being released every week!!!!
Check back next week for another great challenge.

Thanks for stopping by!
Have a GREAT week!!
Chris

Karen's Doodles Challenge - Summer Fun




This week's challenge at Karen's Doodles is SUMMER FUN. I am heading to Australia in THREE DAYS, and I 'm so excited I can hardly sleep! THAT is MY Summer fun!!!!!

The image I have used for this card is Cannonball. I coloured him with Copics & the water is with Pebbles Inc. chalks. The CS is Tempting Turquoise (SU) and the DP is from Nana's Kids (DCWV). The water splash brad is from my stash and the sentiment was made on the computer!

Head on over to the Challenge Blog and check out the rest of the DTs creations!!!

I hope you will join us this week!

The challenge is now open to everyone whether they use a KD image or not. However, only those using KD images will be entered to win the Top Card of the Week prize. So now there is NO excuse not to join us!!!!

You can win the following prizes:

1st Place - 3 Digi stamps of your choice from Karen's Doodles and Card of the Week Blinkie, awarded to the best entry

2nd Place - 2 Digi stamps of your choice from Karen's Doodles

3rd Place - 1 Digi stamp of your choice from Karen's Doodles


THEN, head to the Doodle Diva Gallery and enter your card there for a chance to be showcased in our gallery slideshows!

Have a great week!!
Chris

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