My Favorites for 2010: July and August, The Twins’ Doggie Day Spa and Blog Candy Winner

Summer time and the living is easy! Enjoy my favorites from July and August. To read the original post in which the card appeared, please click on the name of the card. The remainder of today’s post includes a few pictures of The Twins after their Doggie Day Spa excursion. The winner of the Butterfly Prints Blog Candy will be announced at the very end of the post.

July
Notably Ornate


Yikes…I was in a hurry to get this card completed prior to leaving for Convention. I totally forgot to distress the edges! If I were to re-do this card, I would definitely get out the Sponge Daubers, Soft Suede ink, and the Color Spritzer Tool! And this what an awesome Valentine this would make simply by switching to Cherry Cobbler!

Pals Swap Card


For this Convention swap card I used Pear Pizzazz, Peach Parfait, and Blushing Bride, among other colors. I would love to re-do this card with traditional Halloween colors! Ah…there’s always next year!

August
Greeting Card Kid


Texture, pearls, lace, antique brad, vintage trinkets, Deck the Halls! This is one card that I would not change! That’s unusual for me!

Doggie Day Spa

Thursday was “Spa Day” for the Boxer Twins! Mom woke them up early for their trip to the Allgood Animal Clinic and their appointment with Valerie! After an Aloe and Oatmeal bath and a warming blow dry, they had a mani-pedi and their little puppy whiskers trimmed! Look how pretty Muffy’s feet look!

After such a relaxing day, Muffy could hardly keep her eyes open when she arrived back home to her favorite napping spot on the back of the couch. On her little “Groom-O-Gram”, Valerie noted “I enjoyed all the kisses Muffy gave me!”

And look at the face on this handsome young man! At 19-1/2 weeks, Mr. Brody weighed in at 37.7 pounds. I think that Brody aspires to play professional football! He’s one big boy! On Brody’s “Groom-O-Gram”, Valerie noted that Brody was “very well behaved”. That’s Brody for you!

He is definitely a momma’s boy!

“And Brody…what a big tongue you have!”
“The better to kiss you with, Mom!”

Blog Candy Winner
I would like to thank everyone who took time out of their busy holiday schedule to stop by and comment on my card. I really do appreciate your input and support. As randomly drawn, the winner of this week’s Butterfly Prints Blog Candy is:

#52
Vicki said…
Adding pearls, glitter…really any of those extra touches makes the cards special. I’m always looking to add stuff and the blog candy looks amazing. 🙂

Vicki, would you please email your address to me within 48 hours, and I will send out your blog candy pronto! Once again, thanks to all of you for your kind remarks! Until next time…

Winter Roses and a Greeting Card Kid for Pals Paper Arts


Our final Pals Paper Arts challenge for the year features a sketch by the talented Margaret Moody. Since I was in need of more Christmas cards, I pulled out the Greeting Card Kids set and this wonderful paper from the Jolly Holiday collection. And believe it or not, it is relatively quick to make! In some respects I am saddened that this is the last holiday card I will be making this season…but I look forward to playing with my new Occasions Mini sets!

The Stampin’ Schach Design Tips:

  • Watercolor! Blender Pens with Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler and Soft Suede inks make quick work of this adorable image from Greeting Card Kids. As my final step, I added Crumb Cake shadows. If you need a refresher on this technique, my video tutorial can be accessed here.
  • Bling! Basic Pearls for buttons and ornaments, a Basic Rhinestone for the star, and Dazzling Diamonds for fur trim add a festive look to any holiday card. Hint: I use an old paint brush to paint a thin layer of Tombow Adhesive over the area I want to glitter. It’s oh, so easy!
  • Simply Scrappin’ isn’t just for scrappin’! The cute Always Artichoke ricrac is from the Christmas Cheer Simply Scrappin’ kit! Just peel and stick!
  • Winter Roses! The Rosettes from the Occasions Mini are easily applied with Mini Glue Dots! Don’t they remind you of winter roses? How pretty these would be if “smooched” with a little Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz! The leaves are simply punched from Always Artichoke card stock using the Two Step Bird Punch.

Thanks for stopping by on this eve of Christmas Eve. If you are like me, you have several last minute errands to run and things to do! I really appreciate that you have taken the time to stop in for the reveal of my PPA inspiration card and I hope that you enjoyed it. Please leave me a comment to let me know what you think. And as always, if you have any questions about the cards that I make or the techniques that I use, I am only an email away! Remember to stop by tomorrow, Christmas Eve, when I will name the winner of my last Blog Candy of 2010. I am excited to find out who it will be! Don’t forget that you can comment today until Midnight CST. Until next time…


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Stamp Set: Greeting Card Kids (W 119887, C 120633); Ink: Basic Black (101179), Always Artichoke (105219), Cherry Cobbler (119669), Soft Suede (115657), Crumb Cake (121030); Stampin’ Write Markers: Always Artichoke (105113), Cherry Cobbler (119681); Designer Series Paper: Jolly Holiday (117159); Card Stock: Cherry Cobbler (119685), Always Artichoke (105119), Christmas Cheer Simply Scrappin’ kit (117401), Watercolor paper (105019); Tools: Big Shot (113439), Tasteful Trim Bigz XL Die (120893), Blender Pens (102845), Sponge Dauber (102892), Two Step Bird Punch (117191); Glitz and Glam: Basic Pearls (119247), Basic Rhinestones (119246), Dazzling Diamonds (102023), Rosettes (118774…Occasions Mini)

Stampin’ Up! Filled with Love Bundle

Starting December 17, 2010-January 24, 2011, get a FREE package of Bitty Buttons–a $4.95 value–when you purchase the Filled with Love Bundle. Also included is the Filled with Love Stamp Set (your choice of clear or wood) and the exclusive Love Patterns Designer Series Paper!

PPA Peek and a Wee Bit of Blog Candy


Can you believe that this is my final PPA Sneak Peek of the year? Next week, the Pals Paper Arts Design Team will be unveiling their favorites for each month in a fun feature which we are entitling our “Best Dressed List”. Of course, there is no disguising which stamp set I used for this card! And obviously I used the new Rosettes from the Occasions Mini! But please, tune in Thursday for the full reveal!

Just a Taste of Blog Candy
At the start of this month, I vowed that I would offer just a small bite of blog candy with each sneak peek…like a little present from me to you…and this week is no exception! So your comments today and tomorrow will earn you a chance to win the following:

  • Butterfly Prints—new, clear mount
  • Basic Pearls
  • Basic Rhinestones (after all, you need to bling those butterflies)

You will have until Midnight, CST on Thursday to make your comments. The winner will be selected by using a random number generator and named in Friday’s post. You will then have 48 hours to email me with your address.

For a little inspiration, here is a card I made using my Butterfly Prints set:

A Special Thank You to Yvonne, who is so graciously providing me with a tooth fairy image for The Twins’ scrapbook, and a thank you to all of those who volunteered to come to my rescue! I could have had an army of fairies! My husband was so funny this morning. He wanted to know what in the world I had posted about today, because I had a ton of emails! I know that I have said it before, and I will say it again, our community of stampers is so special and is always so ready to came to the aid of those who need something.

As always, your comments are important to me. And don’t forget that your comments today and tomorrow earn you the chance for Blog Candy. Since we don’t really have a card to comment on today, maybe we need a comment starter. How about, what style(s) of card is your favorite to make? Mine is vintage and distressed, but I would love to be able to make clean and simple cards. Until next time…

Click Here to Order Stampin’ Up! 24/7

Starting December 17, 2010-January 24, 2011, get a FREE package of Bitty Buttons–a $4.95 value–when you purchase the Filled with Love Bundle. Also included is the Filled with Love Stamp Set (your choice of clear or wood) and the exclusive Love Patterns Designer Series Paper!