Butterfly Hello

I have been super busy this week, so I decided to try to combine a couple of challenges today. I struggled with the first card that I made, so I am totally not going to show that one yet...I just don't know what to do with it at this point, but I am NOT throwing it away, I worked WAY to long on it!! So tonight, when I finally gave up and decided that I was going to go to bed, I got inspired to make a card finally, figures right? So, I used the sketch from this Wednesday and today's Ways to Use it challenge, to use a silhouette stamp. The stamps used on this are from my pal Jessica's new company, There She Goes. I stamped the Butterfly twice with Sage Shadow for the solid part and then Chocolate Chip for the detail. I cut them out and popped them up on a panel where I have stamped the leafy vine silhouette stamp, pierced the edges and sponged them with Chocolate Chip ink. The layers are the reverse side of the DP(couldn't find matching colors) and Chocolate Chip. I added some spiral clips with chocolate taffeta and chocolate gingham. The background is Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla, and the DP is from Crate Paper and is part of the Seaweed collection. I pierced and sponged the edges, and since I can't make a card without brads, I added a bunch!!

Well, that is it for me now! HOPEFULLY, I will be back tomorrow with some more inspiration!! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!

Prettie Wednesday- ATC

Two weeks ago, Charmaine challenged the Prettie Girls to make an ATC. I gotta say, I haven't made one of these in years, and I honestly couldn't remember what size they were supposed to be...I even had to look it up!! How great is that!! I used a Tangerine Tango base and layered it with Kiwi Kiss, Whisper White, and some Chatterbox DP. I used my SU punches to punch out my turtle, which was colored with my blender pen and ink pad as well as my SU markers. The sentiment is from the SU Love and Happiness rub ons. I added some white brads, some tangerine gingham ribbon and it was done. Oh ya, I did add some crystal effects to the turtle shell to make it shiny!!

Be sure to blurf around and check out what the other prettie girls have been up to!! Since it is my turn to challenge the other girls, I would like to do an inspiration challenge, but the catch is that you get to chose what you are inspired by. Find a picture, or whatever and be sure to link it to your post. I can't wait to see what everyone finds!!

That is it for me now!! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!

Julie Masse
Charmaine Ikach
Jana Weaver
Danielle Lounds
Jodi Collins
Jackie Rakoski
Joni Stringfield
Carolina Buchting

Cuddle Me Meets Bella Rose

I don't know about you all, but I LOVE the new paper from SU!! All of the new DP's are on my "want" list, including stocking up on this yummy Bella Rose DSP(just in case they try to take it away). My card features the Paper Pretties stamp, Cuddle Me. She is by far my favorite of my Sophias, something about her cuddling that little bear is just so cute! I paper pieced her dress and hair bow and colored the rest of her with my SU markers. I cut her, and my Kiwi Kiss and Riding Hood Red layers with my Cuttlebug and Nestabilities. I added all my normal stuff, you know, lots of ribbon, brads and spiral clips(oh my...hehe), and of course don't forget the piercing and embossing with my swiss dots folder. Sorry for the short post, I am up way past my bed time, and I have to get up earlier than normal to go take care of my nephew at his house. Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!!

Some More Big News!!!

So, about a month ago I received an email from none other than SweetMissDaisy herself asking little ol me if I would want to be a guest designer for her for the next two months....good thing I wasn't home alone or I may have died right where I sat all alone!!! HOLY COW!!! I can't even begin to tell you what a HUGE fan of her stamps that I am, and of Anna Wight herself.






















She takes the most amazing photos and illustrates some of the cutest stamps I have ever seen. It is an honor and a pleasure to work with her for these next couple of months...I just hope someone doesn't wake me up from this dream!!

Three sets were released today on the Whipper Snapper website. My card was made using the new Give Thanks set. I stamped my tree with Chocolate Chip craft ink and embossed it with clear embossing powder. I colored the leaves in with my SU markers and then layered it with Riding Hood Red, Always Artichoke, and Chocolate Chip. The DP is from the SU Bella Rose Pack. The buttons are from SU, except for the brown one. It is actually a clear button with a piece of Bella Rose DP adhered to it, and then embossed to make it look glossy. I added a bunch of different ribbons, piercing, and brads.

Be sure to check out what my fellow guest designers have created, along with Anna herself!!

The Who's Who of September/October Featured Designers:

Sherry Cheever (BadSherry)
Blog: http://sherrycheever.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/
SCS Gallery: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/go/badsherry

Denise Marzec (peanutbee)
Blog: http://thepaperlandscaper.blogspot.com/
SCS Gallery: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/go/peanutbee

Paula Williamson (paulatracy)
Blog: http://paulatracy66.typepad.com/paper_possibilities
SCS Gallery: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/go/paulatracy

Sharon Harnist (StamperSharon)
Blog: http://paperfections.typepad.com/paperfections
SCS Gallery: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/go/stampersharon

Anna Wight
Blog: http://sweetmissdaisy.typepad.com/
SCS Gallery: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/go/sweetmissdaisy

Did you see that list, talk about INTIMIDATING!! WOW, am I surrounded by some talent or what!!
Well, I am off to bed, thanks so much for stopping by and have a great day!!

Some Big News!!

So, the other day I get this private message over on SCS, and it is from Kim, the MFT lady. She says she has a question about a card that I had made, and wanted to know if she could call me. DUUUHHH, of COURSE you can!! So, naive little me, who has been DESPERATELY trying to get My Favorite Things to notice me and make me a design team member, REALLY thought that she just wanted to know something about my card. That wasn't why she called, she called to invite me to be a design team member- CAN YOU BELIEVE IT!!! I am so super excited, and having met a lot of the MFT girls when I went to the swap in Arlington Texas back in May, I am so honored to be a part of such a wonderful and fun group!! So with all that said...an announcement....

Wanna get cozy with the MFT crew? Want excuses to buy more stamps and play with the ones you have? We are changing up our forum to make it tons of fun for the MFT lover in you! On Sept. 15th, we unveil our MFThemed Forum Days!

Play along with Who’s That Girl? Monday
Find out more about MFT crew and fans on Thread Starter Tuesday
Chat it up MFT style on What's Up Wednesday nights at 9pm(est)
Get a little sketchy on Thursday
Hum a little Oldie PLUS Goodie on Friday

What’s in for you? We thought you’d ask! So we decided to offer a $5 store gift certificate to one lucky winner each day! And on top of all that goodness, the daily winners will be thrown into a monthly drawing for a $25 gift certificate! Now that’s a reason to celebrate, don’t you think?

Keep your eyes peeled and be ready to party on Sept 15th. Wanna know a little secret to get you started? You’ll need Rain or Shine for the very first challenge, so from now through Sept 15th, it’s 20% off, just to get you in the mood!

On Friday, you'll be playing with Hearts Galore, which is already on special as it's being retired. Grab it up at $12.75 while supplies last!

Come play along with My Favorite Things at www.mftstamps.com or our SCS Member Company Forum at http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=164.


So, for my first card as an official MFT design team member, I decided to play along with the first challenge. It is the Who's That Girl challenge, and the challenge was to use the Rain or Shine set along with some bling!! So, I stamped my main image from that set with Black Stazon on watercolor paper. I then colored it with my SU markers. The raincoat, dogs coat, and boots were paper pieced with some Apricot Appeal DP. The image was layered with Celery and Apricot layers cut out with my Nesties. I added some white brads with some sparkle added to them to each corner of the image and of the main card. The panel under the main image is some more AA DP with some glitter dots added to it. I added some spiral clips with ribbon to it too. The smaller circle panel is the separate boot stamp in that set, with the boots paper pieced and the spots colored with my white gel pen then my SU markers. I embossed my white layer with my Swiss Dots folder and added my sentiment. After it was all done, I basically spread some icicle stickles all over the place to make it sparkle!! This card is also for the Featured Stamper challenge on SCS. The Featured Stamper was Liz(lazy lizard) and she is so super sweet. I chose this card as my inspiration, but added some layers and change the images and colors!! That is it for me now, thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!

A Bella SFYTT

Hello everyone, hope where ever you are, you and all your loved ones are safe!! Last night, my DH and I went to dinner together, and there getting gas at the three gas stations that surrounded the restaurant we were eating at, were 15 trucks from a power company out of Ohio. I assume they were on their way to help out in Texas, and I gotta tell you, it made my heart happy to see them headed out to help with the terrible situation left after Hurricane Ike ravaged the gulf coast of Texas. Here in Illinois, we are experiencing the leftover effects of Ike and even lost power for a few hours this morning. My mom sent me a picture text showing me the tree that just barely missed her house too. My DH got a little whiny about the loss of power till I pointed out how wrong he was and how it could be SO much worse. He quickly shut up!! So anyway, here is my card for Jen del Muro's Sketch For You To Try. This weeks sketch was also part of a challenge being sponsored by Stamping Bella. All you had to do is make your card using a Bella image to be entered into the drawing to win a $15 GC to the Bella store..yay!! I used this super cute Wreathabella image(I guess I was inspired by their holiday cards...Christmas is coming soon...yikes). She was colored with my SU markers. I added some liquid applique to the hat and shoes to make them poufy. The bow on the wreath was stamped twice, colored and then one was cut out to give the bow some dimension. The DP is by Basic Grey and is part of the Fruitcake line. I paired the paper with Cranberry Crisp and Always Artichoke. The buttons are from SU, and I added some silver twine to them. I pierced around the edge of the different squares and added some silver brads to the corners. The sentiment is from the SU set Holidays and Wishes.

Well, that is all for me for now, I am off to stamp now that the power is back on!!

stamps-Wreathabella and SU Holidays and Wishes

paper- Cranberry Crisp, Always Artichoke, White, and Basic Grey Figgy Pudding

ink- Black Stazon

tools- silver brads, SU markers, silver twine, buttons

Beate's Weekend Sketch and the LSC

Yayy, I finally got to stamp today!! I wanted to participate in Beate's weekend sketch challenge and the Limited Supplies Challenge on SCS, but I messed up my first card, so I went ahead and finished it for the LSC and then did a separate card for the WSC. For the first one, I used my new There She Goes stamp set, Friendship Flowers. I stamped the table first, then added the flower pot and foliage to the top of it. The image was colored with my SU markers. The sentiment(which you will see on my next card) is also from the Friendship Flowers set. I used my new SU scallop square punch along with my other SU square punches to make my sentiment panel. The DP is retired Always Artichoke Prints, and the ribbon is from a share I did with Jody Morrow. I added some silver brads and piercing and it was done. This card is about as simple as I like to get, they don't call me the layer queen for no good reason!!LOL!!

My next card was made using my new Inspired By Nature set from SU. I used my markers to color the image directly on the stamp and then used the "huffing" technique to re moisten it. I sponged the edges with Always Artichoke ink and added some piercing and large silver brads. The ribbon is all from SU too. I stamped the grass part of the IBN stamp on the Always Artichoke layer and then layered it on a white card base. I used the same sentiment and punches as on the other card, but I stamped the words in Always Artichoke. The other colors on this card are Bashful Blue and Ballet Blue.

That is all for me for now, I am off to clean my stamp table....otherwise, I may never get to stamp again due to lack of space..LOL!!

And The Winner Is....

Stephanie Hargis!!! Stephanie, along with a few others decided that my name should be the "Layer Queen", so I put all their names in a hat, and she is my lucky winner!! I will get in touch with you tonight Steph to give you your goodie options!! Thanks so much for all the help, and I really enjoyed reading all your suggestions!! Have a great day, be safe!!

I Need HELP!!

Okay, so, that is pretty much a loaded statement..but seriously, I do need help!! I recently went over the 20,000 post mark at SCS. Well, as some of you may know, when you pass that mark, you get to pick your "name" that appears under your screen name on SCS. Right now, mine says "Stazon Splicoast", which is true, but uber-boring!!! So...HELP me pick a name.......the person who comes up with my new byline will get a little goodie bag from me!! You can either leave me a comment with it, or send me an email at jessi96@yahoo.com.
Desperate times call for desperate measures, and wether you all chose to believe it or not...I'm really not that clever!!LOL!! I will leave this post up at the top for a week...thanks in advance!!

MFT Thursday

So, I REALLY hope you aren't getting sick of this My Favorite Things set, because I think it is so stinkin cute!! I own a ton of MFT sets, and this may be my favorite!! Since I am really trying to get ahead of the game on my fall/Halloween cards, I decided that using this super cute stamp again wasn't such a bad idea! I stamped the monsters from Monster Squad with black Stazon on white paper and colored them in with my SU markers. The paper is from a retired SU Creepy Crawly pack. I used my cuttlebug to cut out the circles, along with my Nesties, and added white dots with my gel pen. The black gingham and pumpkin ribbon are from SU and the black polka dots is from May Arts. The sketch is this weeks My Favorite Things sketch and all the white dots qualify this card for the Ways to Use it challenge, to use your white gel pen. Well, that is all for me today, I will reveal the winner of my new name contest tomorrow!! Gotta go, the master is calling!!LOL!!