It's a Double Release Day at SCACD!!

Good morning crafty friends and welcome to release day at SCACD!! Susana is releasing two collections of exclusive SCACD stamps, "Fairylicious" by Victoria Case and "The New Adventures of Loli and Poppy" by Sylvia Zet! The stamps in both collections are absolutely gorgeous and I know many, if not all, will be making their way onto your wish list. :)

To celebrate today's release, we are having a blog hop! If you arrived here after visiting with one of our lovely guests, Wendy, then you are right on track. If not, just pop on over to the beginning of the hop at Danni's blog where all the fun begins.

I have two cards to share with you today. Up first is a card featuring one of the stamps from "The New Adventures of Loli and Poppy". This pretty little hippy-chick is "Give Peace a Chance". I absolutely adore her! The papers on this card are from My Mind's Eye. For finishing touches, I added a few pearls and a flourish created with my Memory Box Elegant Scrollwork Die...I'm just a wee bit fond of my Memory Box Dies! These dies tend to fly off the SCACD shelves, so make sure to grab your favourites as soon as you see them in the store...you can find them all HERE.

Give Peace a Chance was stamped on Neenah with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. She was predominantly coloured with Copics. The exception would be her blouse for which I used three ShinHan markers.

Skin: E000, E00, E11, R02  Hair: E50, E31, E33, E37, E59  Jeans: BG0000, B32, B34, B37, B39, BV29, C5  Blouse: ShinHan Markers R11, R13 and BR94 Hair flower: R30, R32, R35, R37, R89  Large Flower: BV31, BV23, C00, C3, C5, colourless blender  Flower Centres: E50, Y21, Y26, E13, E17, E18 Stem: YG00, YG03, G85, G99

My second card features one of the stamps from "Fairylicious". These stamps have such a whimsical charm and are so much fun to create with. This is "Fairy Good Hair Day". I pulled out some older My Mind's Eye paper for this one. Although Susana does not have this particular pad in stock anymore, she has a fantastic selection of 6x6 paper pads HERE. The cute little chipboard dragonflies are Make It Crafty Chipboard. They were coloured with Copics and then coated with a Viva Decor Magic Pearl Pen. The little vine in the corner was created by using the "Savannah Border" Memory Box Die. I just snipped it apart and rearranged the pieces to fit in the corner. I tied a double bow with the help of my Bow Easy and centred it with a rhinestone.

Fairy Good Hair Day was also stamped on Neenah with Memento Ink and coloured with Copics. I used some Startdust Stickles on the fairy wings and on the detail work on the mantis. Unfortunately I was a little heavy handed with the Stickles and it ended up concealing some of the pretty design. I sponged in the sky with Memento Summer Sky. The image was cut out and matted with Spellbinders Labels 8.

 (Sorry...I'll try to pop on later to update my post with a Copic colour list for this image)

All of the new "Fairylicious" and "New Adventures of Loli and Poppy" stamps are available to purchase exclusively at SCACD and at Quixotic Paperie for all of our international friends. They stamps are available for individal purchase or you can purchase them as complete sets by artist. While you are checking out the new stamps, make sure to take a bit of time to browse around SCACD to see all the fantastic products Susana has in stock.

It is now my pleasure to send you off to visit with the lovely Crystal!

Thanks so much for joining us today. :)

Blessings,

Melanie

More SCACD sneak peeks and blog candy!

SCACD is having a huge release tomorrow featuring brand new stamps by two of the SCACD artists!! To give you a little taste of what you can expect, we've got a few sneak peeks to share with you today. Please make sure to stop by the Store Blog for all the details about tomorrow's release. Sharing some gorgeous sneak peeks today are:

• Lorraine
• Crystal
• Dianne

BLOG CANDY: While hopping around to visit our lovely designers who are sharing sneak peeks, make sure to leave them comments on their personal blogs. The ladies will each draw one lucky winner tonight! You will have until 9:00 pm EST tonight to enter. Good luck!

We hope to see you tomorrow for our release day blog hop!

Blessings, 

Melanie

SCACD Sneak Peeks and Blog Candy Start Today!!

Good morning crafty friends! Have you heard the exciting news?? There is a HUGE release coming this Friday to SCACD, and it will be featuring exclusive stamps by TWO of the fabulous SCACD artists!  Make sure to pop on over to the SCACD store blog for all the details surrounding the big February 2012 release.

Rather than keep you in suspense until Friday, we thought we'd share a few sneak peeks with you to give you a taste of what you can expect. Sharing sneak peeks today are Kim and Danni, so make sure to stop by their blogs to check out their gorgeous creations! Oh, and make sure to leave them comments on their blogs as there will be BLOG CANDY up for grabs! Each designer will draw one lucky winner from all their comments and post the name by 9:00 pm EST tonight...good luck!! (full details can be found at the Store Blog)

There will be more sneak peeks and blog candy tomorrow followed by our release day blog hop on Friday, so make sure to stay tuned to the SCACD Store Blog to keep up to date on all the excitement. :)

Blessings,

Melanie

Purrfect :)

Good morning and happy Saturday to you all! It's time for another challenge at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps. This week it's my turn to play hostess, and I would like to see some "Handmade Embellishments" on your projects. :)

I inked up one of the adorable cats from the Kitty Kapers 1 set by Krafty Artist Emilie Goulet. The papers are all from My Mind's Eye. The image was matted on Spellbinders Circles and Lacey Circles. The sentiment is included in the Kitty Kapers 1 set. For my handmade embellishments, I created some little balls of yarn with a cardstock base, Scor Tape and some embroidery floss. (The cardstock is not quite that blue in real life...it's a deep teal that really does match the paper, but unfortunately it photographed a little "off")

The image was stamped on Neenah cardstock with Memento Ink and coloured with Copic markers. I had intended to have the lady's arm lined up with the edge of the die cut circle, but I misjudged the size I needed by quite a bit...which is why her arm is kind of floating, lol. I think this is such a sweet image...I just love the look of pure bliss on this kitty's face. :)

Cat: E13, E57, E59, E93, E95, E97, E99  Collar: BG000, BG01, BG05, BG07, BG09, C5, C7  Sleeve: BG11, BG23, BG75, C5  Hand: E000, E00, E11  Nail: R46  Bangles: Y17, Y21, Y38, E35, E37

If you play along this week, you could be the lucky winner of the cute kitty stamp I used on my card today. Just make sure to use a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp to be eligible. Don't forget to pop on over to the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps blog to check out the fabulous projects by the Krafty Girls featuring their handmade embellishments.

Two thing to note:

1. Make sure to check out the Frugal Friday sales for this weekend.
2. The January Gimmie Kits will only be available until Sunday, so make sure to grab yours before they are gone!

Thanks so much for stopping by today. :)

Blessings,

Melanie

SCACD Fairies

Good morning! Did you know that Susana recently released three adorable Spring Flora Fairies by Carmen Medlin for SCACD?? Some of the design team has been sharing some gorgeous creations with these new fairies over  at the SCACD Store Blog "Follow Your Heart".

My card today features one of the Fall Flora Fairies by Carmen Medlin for SCACD. This is Friendship Rose. I paired her up with some papers from Basic Grey. You can find Susana's amazing selection of 6x6 paper pads HERE. Those gorgeous corner accents were created with the Memory Box Die Madera Corner. (click HERE for Susana's selection of Memory Box Dies)  Susana has a lot of these dies back in stock...but they have a tendancy to fly off the shelves, so make sure to grab your favourites quickly!

Friendship Rose was stamped on Neenah and coloured with Copics. If you are a follower of the SCACD store blog, you will likely have seen Danni's fantastic tutorial on masking. To create the sky behind my stamped image, I first masked the image and then cut out a cloud shaped template. I used a make-up sponge to apply Memento Summer Sky using my template to create the clouds. As you move around the sky, shift the angle of your template or even flip it so as to avoid any repeating patterns.The image was cut out and matted with Spellbinders Labels 18. Her wings were coated with Stardust Stickles.

Skin: E000, E00, E11, R02  Hair: E50, Y21, Y23, YR31, E33, E37  Dress: B91, B93, B95, B99, C5, E13, E17, E18, E59  Wings: RV000, YG11, BG0000, BG01

To decorate the inside, I used another Memory Box Die. This one is called Delicate Vine.

Both the Fall Flora Fairies and the new Spring Flora Fairies are available exclusively at SCACD.

Oh, and have you seen the newest Make It Crafty stamps to hit the SCACD shelves?? They are absolutely incredible!

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day. :)

Blessings,

Melanie

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and Art Du Scrapbooking Blog Hop

Welcome to a joint blog hop featuring Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps and the Art du Scrapbooking store in Quebec!  Grab a cup of coffee and sit back to enjoy all the gorgeous creations using the January release of new stamps from Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps!  If you’d like to start the hop from the beginning, head over to the KKS challenge blog and be sure to leave a comment at each and every stop because some lucky random stampers will WIN some prizes!! All the new images are now available at the Art du Scrapbooking store online and in person or from the KKS online shop, where you will find ALL our stamps!  


The hop begins at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Blog, so make sure to start there so you don't miss out on any blogs along the way! If you've been tracking along, you should have arrived here after visiting with Manon. :)


I've used one of the new stamps from the Lovely Lulu Set by Cheryl Alger. This new set has been every so popular...Lulu is so adorable. :)  All the paper and embellishments on my card can be found at Art Du Scrapbooking. 

Lulu was stamped on Neenah with Memento Ink and coloured with my Copic markers. She was cut out and matted with my circle Spellbinders. 

The sentiment on the inside of my card is one of five sentiments included in the Lovely Lulu Set.

It is now my pleasure to send you off to visit with Valerie! Don't forget to leave comments along the way for your chance to win some great prizes. :)


Thanks so much for visiting!

Blessings,


Melanie

Kraftin' Kimmie and some of the Krafty Girls will be in Guelph this weekend...are you coming?!

Wanna hang out with Kraftin' Kimmie and the Krafty Girls this weekend??  If you live in Southwestern Ontario you can join us at the Guelph Place Banquet Hall at 425 Michener Rd in Guelph from 9am to midnight on Saturday, January 21st!!  

There is an all day crop event going on but you do NOT have to be part of the crop to come and join the fun!!!  You can shop to your inky heart's content....we'll have the newest release of Goddesses, Kitty Kapers and Lovely Lulus on hand as well as many more of our most popular stamps!!  AND some of the Krafty Girls will be teaching four different classes throughout the day!! 

For the lineup and to signup, go to this link at our website!  

 

So if you will be in the neighbourhood, make sure to join us for some Krafty fun! I've got my markers all packed up and ready to go. :)  Hope to see you there!

Blessings,

Melanie