My Creative Side

I'm finally back with a fun challenge from Southern Girls

2012-01-18T18:33:00.003-06:00

Hello my lovely followers! Thank you all so very much for hanging in there with me from my long absence. I did end up taking that vacation back home and really needed to spend time with my family so I stayed away from the computer.

However, I can tell you more about that later cause right now I need to tell you about the new challenge going on over at Southern Girls. We have some fabulous sponsors for you this challenge and they are Tickled Pink Stamps and Artful Crafts for Aus/NZ and Meljens for Int entrants. The theme you must follow to join in on the challenge is WOW or White on White.

Here is what I came up with...

Using Little Lolita Ivy from Tickled Pink Stamps. I like to use a lot of sparkle on WOW cards and I remembered I had these pretty MS butterflies and they were perfect! So it's pretty simple, but I like it.

That's all for me today, but I have to make four birthday cards so I will be back soon! make sure to stop by and check out the rest of the wonderful DT creations at Southern Girls and join our challenge!

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

xxAutumn

Thank You and Enjoy!

2011-12-16T13:58:00.003-06:00

Hello All! Well I told you I would have at least on last Sassy post for you so here it is. Ive made this...

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Thank you card using Cinders for the sweet photographer who took pics of my sisters wedding. She took some pics of my family and I and sent me a disk all free of charge, so super nice of her!! I usually take our family photos, but it's really hard to be the one taking the pic and being in it as I don't have the necessary remote. If your in the market for a wedding photographer she does beautiful work and will travel just about anywhere for it check out her site here.

Next up my first large tag...

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... Using Domestic Goddess. I know some of you out there make these all the time and can get them pretty elaborate, but for whatever reason I really struggle decorating them. I'm pretty happy with how this one turned out and since I've been known to hand out the baked goods every now and again I think it will come in handy.

That's all for today folks. Thanks for stopping by and as I said before. Its' going to be quiet around here for a while. I'll try and get a pic of those stocking on here when they are done but I have so much Christmas stuff left to do and as I mentioned before I'm probably taking a little trip so more than likely I'll see you in the new year.

Have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

xxAutumn

Southern Girls #34

2011-12-14T15:30:00.001-06:00

Hello everyone! Hope you are having a lovely week. I'm still crazy busy getting ready for Christmas, how about you, getting close yet?? Well I suppose that's not what I'm here to talk about so I should get on with it. Today begins a new Challenge over at Southern Girls and the theme is "Let's Celebrate". That can be any kind of celebration Christmas, Birthday, etc. Here's what I came up with...

using a sponsor supplied image. This was supposed to be w/o flowers of any sort, but that corner just looked soo empty. I really gotta work on being able to make CAS cards. This is Southern Girls last challenge for this year so please stop by and check out the rest of the DT creations and our sponsors Di's Digi's and Stitchy Bear.

Thanks for stopping by today! I'll be back in a couple day's with some Sassy inspiration for you.

Have a wonderful day!

xxAutumn

Simply Primping

2011-12-09T14:08:00.000-06:00

Hello everyone! How have you been this week? Sadly myself and DD have been under the weather thus the reason for the continued quite around here. I'm still not quite up to par, but getting there. Earlier this week I made this....

little door hanger using Tease Me from the newest and last set of Simply Sassy's. I've left it simple since it's for a door and will be getting knocked around. I did make sure to use some fun bright colors and lots of pink! I tell ya in a house of four boys I could really use one of these myself...you think it would kill them to knock!!

That about explains her so it's a short post today and there's probably not going to be to much more before Christmas. I have one more Sassy post and that's going to be two projects for you and my Southern Girls challenge coming up this week but that will probably be it for a while. I don't know what I was thinking, but I told my kids I would make their annual Christmas jammies this year(I am not a sewer) and it seems we can't find their stocking so now they want me to make those too....completely winging that one. Shopping is almost done, so that's good, but hubby is gone for one more week so I won't really be able to finish that up til he returns. My Grandfather whose been very ill is up at my moms right now and since that's much closer than where he lives we are going to try to make it up to see him for the holidays. I will try to at least pop in and say hi and if my sewing experiences turn out I'll share them with you...that's a big if though,lol. Wish me luck. I hope all of your holiday plans are coming along and I'll see you back here next week with some more Sassy inspiration!

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

xxAutumn

TOMIC #27

2011-12-05T06:00:00.002-06:00

Hello Everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! Mine went by super fast...as did my whole week really. Anyway, last week I I got some exciting news which was this...

Yep, I couldn't believe it, they picked little Ole' me to be Guest Dt member, I was floored!! Still can't really believe it,lol. There are so many gorgeous creations out there and especially on that challenge site it's such an honor.

I was told we were supposed to use a shaker box in our creation and go along the theme of Christmas. This is what I came up with...

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I grew up in MN and even though I now live in the south I still think of snow when I think of Christmas. I realized upon completion of this it might not be exactly what they had in mind, but lucky for me they said it was ok, whew! If you frequent my blog you've seen this before and know it's actually and easel card. Here's what this one looks like in it's easel stance...

I decided this time around to put a few dots of stickles on the inside of circles so it didn't look so plain when opened this way...I think it did the trick as I was not completely happy with the last one I made. If you're new around here or didn't get it last time you will find a tutorial for this on my tutorials tab underneath my blog header.

Well, that's all for today. I'll be back soon with some more Sassy inspiration for you. Thanks for stopping by and make sure you check out the TOMIC challenge and the amazing DT creations!

Have a wonderful day!
xxAutumn

Simply Gifted

2011-12-01T11:04:00.000-06:00

Hello lovely blogging friends! Boy, I forget just how crazy this time of year is for me. My son's birthday was yesterday, so I've been busy preparing for that... sorry it's been so quiet around here. I had planned on having some extra stuff for you, but I guess it will have to wait just a little longer. I do at least have some Sassy inspiration for you and that is this...

...Sassy gift box. I was actually just going to make a cute little tag with this beautiful limited edition Season's Greetings stamp, but I thought it would look better if I put it on a gift and well, it evolved,lol.

Here's another view...

I love these gorgeous Christmas papers from MME! The flowers are from WOC and the pearls and lace are from my stash.

Here's a closer view...

I liked the idea of white hair for some reason and since there wasn't much else to color this really came together quickly and will be perfect for one of my sister's gifts. I think this girl's gonna end up on a lot of Christmas stuff!

That's all for me today! Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!
xxAutumn

Sassy Pencil Keeper

2011-11-26T12:56:00.000-06:00

Hello all! Boy this week has just flown by! We've had a holiday here in the US and I have not stopped all week. First I was preparing for out Thanksgiving feast and then doing my annual Black Friday shopping. To say I'm tired would probably be an under statement, but on a good note, I've got almost all my shopping done, yay!! So i haven't yet gotten to my sassy inspiration for this week which is this...

... little desk caddy. I liked the idea that this 'Book Club' girl was also an artist and we artists need a place to keep our pencils and such so I cam up with this. the smaller one is magnetic and great for all those little things. Here is a pic of it filled...

The top one is more true to color. Wouldn't it be nice if these things could just always come out the same. Anyway, the pics don't do it justice, it looks much better IRL. I'm now not completely taken with the flower so I could be changing that, but I do want it to get used, so i don't want to put too much stuff on it. There are some stickles that aren't showing up and I'm going to look for a mini sticky pad to put in the from but then it will be finished.

That's all for now, but I have some really exciting news to share. I just found and I want to make something to go along with the post, so I'll be back soon with that! Hope all of you in the US had a wonderful Thanksgiving and everyone else had a great week!

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

xxAutumn

Simply Sassy blog hop winner....

2011-11-21T14:07:00.001-06:00

Is...

Dotty Jo

Congratulations hun! If you could please contact me with your mailing info asap so I can get it off to the appropriate people your stamp can be on it's way. Thanks again everyone for hopping along with us, sorry you all couldn't win.

xxAutumn

TOMIC- use a paper bag

2011-11-20T03:07:00.000-06:00

Hello everyone! I wanted to get in on TOMIC's challenge this week and it was to use a paper bag and this...

photo for inspiration. When I first saw this on Monday I had grand intentions for my paper bag...I was going to make an album, however, I got myself busy with too many projects and I didn't have time. It seems though that everyone entering the challenge was infact just dressing up a paper bag and I wanted to do something different. My first idea was a luminaria, but it seems a white bag would have been better and I didn't have one. So, this...

... is what I cam up with. I'm not sure what to call it, but I DID use a paper bag, I just cut it into 3pieces for my project. This is what it looks like on the inside...

... sort of like an accordion folder. You can put little gifts, maybe money or a gift card and a tag, whatever you want. I gave it a velcro closure so it has room to grow,lol

Here are a couple more views...

I've colored her up with copics, though I'm not entirely happy with how her pants turned out, sometimes you gotta just let it be. Hopefully this week, I'll be able to get some more distress ink coloring done, but it takes me ages and I've got tons of other projects I'm working on right now. We will see. That's all for today, all be back here early in the week with my Sassy inspiration for you and hopefully I'll be able to show you some of the other things I've been working on as well.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

xxAutumn

Challenges:

TOMIC: Paper bag and photo

Simply Sassy for Sugar Nellie New Release Blog Hop

2011-11-19T02:00:00.002-06:00

Hello all! I hope you have been enjoying your hop thus far. If you've arrived here from Alina's blog you are on the right track, if you are just stopping by and would like to start at the beginning go here to the Simply Sassy DT blog. Isn't this release just fabulous!! I was so excited when I got them in my mailbox. I know you have been busy hopping along and so I will get on with it. Today I'm happy to share with you...

Picture Pose

Available now at Funky Kits. The set is on sale for a limited time 5 for the price of six, but if you buy the whole set you actually get a special stamp only available with the set so you will actually be receiving seven stamps in all! What a deal huh!!

I suppose I should tell you a little about my card. I followed the current CLP and immediately picked these fabulous Echo Park papers. I love, love, love this set I have it in both 6" and 12". You may or may not have guessed that ribbon is actually attached to a tag and here's a pick all pulled out...

I've gone back to copics today for the colors, but I think the pink came out perfect, so I'm quite glad I did. If you like this...

...little beauty or any of the others you've seen today remember to leave a comment on all the DT members blogs for a chance to win the stamp they are showcasing. Now I will send you on to our wonderful and talented leader Maria.

Remember...

... for all your Sugar needs!!

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your hop!

xxAutumn

Challenges:

CLP: Sketch

Postitively Perfect Princess and a Winner!

2011-11-17T13:36:00.002-06:00

Hello all! Today's card is from the sneak of the Simply Sassy release coming this weekend. I really love this set and I think you will too. Meet....

Cinderella

Isn't she a beauty!! Guess the card says' it all lol. I really struggled making this one...this was actually my third attempt...terrible right, you ever have days like that?? Of course I wanted to color her pink at first, but then I noticed that was the color my teammate used for her the day before and so I wanted it to be at least a little different. I decided then to use distress inks(attempt#3) and go with blue. I had completely different papers in mind plus a sketch...it wasn't working out. Try #2 the Sugar bowl sketch...loved the papers...I cannot zig-zag stitch and it took me quite some time to come to that conclusion...I have determination issues sometimes. This is number 3 which also didn't go perfectly as I first put the base paper on upside down....yes, it made a difference. So there you have it and now I'm not so sure about those flowers, but i don't hate them either, so I guess they stay.

At any rate, here's a closer view of little miss Cinderella...

...and I think you can tell my coloring is improving a bit. I've decided I think it's a bit easier to color with reinkers and white tipped brushed as I can tell much better how much ink is on there and it's really cutting down on the over saturation. Since I am learning here and maybe some of you are too I will try and remember to share with you things I find helpful.

Here are the colors I used:

Skin: tattered rose(re-inker), vintage photo(pad)

cheeks&lips worn lipstick (re-inker)

Dress: tumbled glass(pad), pumice stone(re-inker) for shadows

Hair: scattered straw(re-inker), brushed corduroy (re-inker)

Eyes: tumbled glass(pad), faded jeans(pad)

Before I go the winner of my scrapbooking software giveaway from mymemories.com is.....

mommy2mjh

... Congratulations hun! Please contact me asap and I'll tell you how you can claim your prize. Thanks to everyone who participated! If you didn't win and you still want the software you can use my code located on my sidebar and get $10 off plus a $10 coupon for the store.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

xxAutumn

Southern Girls Challenge #32

2011-11-16T16:06:00.000-06:00

Hey All! Sorry it's been so quiet around here. I had a crazy busy weekend and have had some computer problems, and some DT work to get done, but today it's time to share some of that work! A new Southern Girls challenge starts today and its ...

Embellishment Bingo

Here's what I came up with...

... using die cuts, gems, and ribbon. CAS for me this week, but I like it. Our Sponsors this time around are Southern Girls for NZ/Aus and The Paper Shelter for Int entrants. Make sure you stop by the Southern Girls blog and see the inspiration from the rest of the DT and then see what you can do with the bingo card..

Thanks for stopping by!
xxAutumn

Sassy ornament with a tutrorial

2011-11-10T13:52:00.000-06:00

Hello wonderful people and welcome to my new followers!! How are you today? Well, I hope! For today's post I wanted to share with you how I made the ornament that went with my picnic basket found here. Here's today's finished ornament ...

and if you want to make your own like this you will need:

1 image(I used Simply Sassy Puppy Love)

Spellbinders Nestabilities:

Large Circles-largest one

Lacey Circles-largest one

cardstock

lightweight cardboard(I recycled a waffle box)

ribbon/trim

glue

First you will need to cut and color or vice versa your stamped image with the large circle die. Second cut out one each of two different colors(or different shades of same color) and one cardboard piece with the large lacey die.

Choose which of the two colors will be the back color on your ornament and attach it to the cardboard piece...if your recycling like I did make sure the designed side is the one getting the tape as the other will be seen. Now place the remaining lacey piece evenly on top of that piece then turn until the colors are every other like this...

Now you can hold one side and tape the other then switch Next, center your image on top of your collective lacey pieces and tape down. Flip it over and apply a looped hanging string of sorts(ribbon or whatever) to the back. Next, again using the large circle die cut a circle out of your cardboard and place it centered on the back to hid the ribbon that doesn't need to be seen. If you used something a little thicker and have a pretty rounded trim and some pop up dots you can put the trim around the edge of the circle and the dots somewhere central before putting it on the back, like this...

Well, that's all for me today, hope you've enjoyed my mini tutorial. Also in case you missed it yesterday, you really should check out the giveaway I have going on at that post here. Thanks for stopping by!

Have a wonderful day!

xxAutumn

Something new with a GIVEAWAY!!!

2011-11-09T08:00:00.016-06:00

My lovely followers and sweet passersby,

I was approached a couple of weeks ago by a company called My Memories. They asked if I would be interested in trying out their digital scrapbooking software MyMemoriesSuiteV2 and host a give away on my blog. To be honest I wasn't too sure at first...I've tried several digital scrapbooking softwares, but have found them all difficult and confusing. I did some nosing around their site read some reviews and decided to give it a go and I'm really glad I did! This software is so easy to use and what's better everything is easily saved in jpeg form so you can use it to make all sorts of things. Here are a couple of pages I made from one of their album set up's...

I left this page as is, but you can actually change any bits and pieces of it as you like...I think that's awesome!

Both of these page set-ups were from the same album, but since I can save them as a jpeg I felt free to use pics of her from different ages and I will actually print them out and use them as pictures for my wall.

Like I said before, scrapbooking isn't all you can do.You can make still movies and add music and with the jpeg option you can print out any papers you like or make your own and use them for whatever you desire. I even found it worked with some existing kits I had and couldn't get to use before!!

Ok, now for the fun part. You can't have a give away w/o some kind of rules, right, and I'd really like you to see what this is all about so go to www.MyMemories.com have a look around and come back here and leave me a comment about what your favorite paper pack/template/wordart... whatever it may be, is, and I will draw a random winner next Wednesday the 16th. If you decide you want to try this program out NOW I was given a special coupon code***STMMMS33379*** to share with you. This coupon is good for a $10 discount off the purchase of the MyMemoriesSuiteV2 software and a $10 coupon for the MyMemories.com store.

Thanks everyone for stopping by today, I look forward to reading your comments and giving away this software to one lucky reader! See you tomorrow!!

Have a great day!

xxAutumn

A holiday basket with a suprise and a tutorial

2011-11-04T21:14:00.002-05:00

Hello all and thank you for stopping by today. This weeks challenge over at TOMIC was to make a basket and the second I saw Angela's I knew I had to try and make one like hers!! She made a basket with an actual basket weave and it looked like a picnic basket, sooo cute, you can see it here. Thank you Angela for the inspiration!! Now, I went to her blog to see if she gave any sort of directions, but no such luck! She did say she used one inch strips of paper so I started from there and this...

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... is how mine turned out. I thought some others of you might like to know how I made this, so I took some pics and notes along the way and have made a little tutorial on this which you can find here in my tutorials page.

This little Edwin is actually an ornament. He's attached using some twine(nicely hidden) so all the recepient needs to do is untie it and remove the twine and and then they have a cute little ornament for their tree.

Here's a close up of this Awesome Edwin!! This is distress inks attempt 2(if your're following me) and as you can tell I'm not grasping the whole really dark to really light concept. Perhaps I've been working with copics for too long. I wanted to get into these for that look, but when I'm coloring it just doesn't look right and I can't get myself to do it, grrr! Just keep trying, just keep trying...eventually I will get it,lol. Hope you like him anyway.

Here are a couple more views of my basket...

Has a magnetic opening on one side to make it easier to put/take things in/out.

Here you can see the twin holding the ornament and the side view of the ornament...I will def be making more of these themselves!!

That's all for today. Remember if you want some instructions to check out my tutorials page.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!
xxAutumn

Challenges:

TOMIC: Basket

Just Magnolia: Anything Goes

ATS: Anything Goes

Make It Colorful: Add Texture

Distress Inks- attempt one

2011-10-30T00:52:00.001-05:00

I've decided to finally take the plunge and venture into the word of distress inks! I actually started buying up inks ages ago, but just never got around to working with them. I recently saw a gorgeous card on Dena's blog and decided that was it I was going to FINALLY give it a shot. I watched her videos and figured I'd use colors she had used as a starting point. In the end i basically did my own thing,lol. So, here's my first attempt...

Obviously I have a lot to learn about these inks but I don't think she's too bad for round one. The hardest part I found was keeping a dry enough yet wet enough brush and I don't think this paper was quite smooth enough. Since I didn't have the colors Dena used for skin I opted for Tea Dye, which has a purplish hue once you've used a bit of it, but perhaps it wouldn't have gotten that far if I was better with this technique.

Here's the completed card...

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This took me forever to get together, but I was once again determined to get into TOMIC's current challenge and since I don't have some of the things on their bingo board I had to go a route which required metal and that too some digging. It ended up not being much, but there in the upper right corner is my bit of metal...an old part of an earring.

All of the beautiful MME papers have been distressed with my Tim Holtz distressor and then distress inks were also added...even the lace got some, guess I was a little distress crazy :)

That's all for today, but I'll be back soon! Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

xxAutumn

Challenges:

TOMIC: Bingo (metal, lace, doohickey die)

Simon Says: Anything Goes

Simply Sassy Snowglobe tutorial

2011-10-25T13:41:00.000-05:00

Hello all! Today I have a special treat for you! Last year I designed a snow glob, shaker, easel card and today I'm going to share the instructions with you. First, here is my almost finished(the inside isn't done yet) card...

Sorry for the less than stellar pics, but it was super dark out when i finished and it's been cloudy since so I haven't been able to get a better on :( The show must go on as they say, so I'm afraid you're stuck with these. I've used Sammy from the Sugar Nellie Sassy line for card and you can find her here.

To begin this project you are going to need to print and cut out this...

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... template I have made for you. You will need one of these in full form and print an cut a second and just cut out the circle form. Make sure you cut along the outer edge of the lines and round the bottom corners.

Here is the paper I made and used if you would like it

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Other items you need are scissors, ruler, pencil, stiff cardstock(for base), very small pop-up dots/squares in two sizes...I used 1/4" and 1/8" thick, and some sort of trim to go around the edge of the circle. Once you have these you are ready to begin.

I have made some videos for you to follow and I'm going to apologize in advance for mishaps with the camera, my little ones, and my dog(she started going crazy at the end and it was because of the camera so there was no getting rid of it). Also it seem Ok, so has replaced hmm in my vocabulary and I said it way to much, sorry. Now, onto those videos...

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Ok, that's it. I hope I haven't left anything out and you were able to understand them ok. Thanks for stopping by I hope you have enjoyed my tutorial and if you decide to make one of these I'd love to see it!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!
xxAutumn

Southern Girls Challenge #30

2011-10-19T16:08:00.001-05:00

Hello All!! It's time again for another challenge over at Southern Girls and this week we want to see what you can do with Dots and Stripes! Here's my take...

This on resulted in a CAS card for me, but I rather like it. I've used one of Saturated Canary's digi's called Naveah and the sentiment is from Whimsy. I've added those rhinestones with my I-rock tool from Imaginsce. These awesome papers are from Echo Parks Be Mine collection and I love them!!

Here's a closer view and in case you can't see it there is some stickles on that pretty dress. I'm pretty sure I used C5,3, and 1 if you like the color of the dress, but she's been colored fora while, so I'm not certain.

That's all for me today, be sure to stop by the SG challenge blog to see what the rest of the girls have made and don't forget to check out our wonderful sponsors Stamp Fairy for Int and the Scrapbox for Auz/Nz.

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

xxAutumn

A Sassy Fashionista and a couple freebies!

2011-10-17T14:05:00.000-05:00

Hello all!! Today I've got an older Sassy to share with you. Here is...

...'Fashionista' and you can find her here with Laid Back Dude. This card is a little bit different as it opens when you untie the bow and what's left is the brown layer and the doily. Unfortunately, I don't have any other pics to share with you as out of nowhere I started feeling real sick last night and I had to hurry up and finish this. I also want to do a couple more things to the inside, but I will share them when it's done.

The beautiful papers are MME and the flowers are WOC. I got the little keys and locks and fluffly pearly stuff at my local hobby store(hobby lobby)

Ok, so I said I had some freebies for you, so here they are...

Enjoy! I've got a few more christmas ones in the works so if you like these be sure to keep watching.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

xxAutumn

Hittin' the Town

2011-10-14T17:25:00.000-05:00

Hello Everyone! First I'd like to Hi and welcome to my new followers, I'll be around to check out your blogs soon! Hubby's been away this week, so I'm running a little behing. I haven't even sat down at my craft table in days!!

So, this...

...gorgeous Sassy girl 'Let's Hit the Town' went up on the Simply Sassy Dt blog on Monday and now I"m finally getting it here. I gotta say I really love her outfit, I so whish I could dress the way these Sassy girls do,lol. I decided she was feeling vintage so I picked out these new beautiful Prima papers and colored her up to match.

Here's a closer view, I know those colors are really light, so I you could tell a little more in this. Those beautiful flowers are from WOC. The butterflies and flourish I cut with my cricut and the Sophisticated cartridge and the others are spellbinders.

I'm sorry to say I gotta keep this one pretty short...I gotta get a little more shopping done before dinner. I hope you have enjoyed her and I'll have some more freebie soon!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!

xxAutumn

Soccer Edwin and some freebies

2011-10-09T15:09:00.001-05:00

Hello everyone!! Hope you all are having a wonderful Sunday!! Turns out I had the time to post today, so I'm going to share with you a card I made for a birthday party my son went to yesterday. I have to apologize for the pics not being too wonderful, but I was in a hurry and didn't have time to take better ones. Anyway, here is soccer Edwin...

Now I know this isn't anything too spectacular, but it was for a boy and what I'm most proud of is the fact that I designed those papers and tags myself. I've been dabbling a little in this from time to time and I'm finally getting to know PSE a little bit and was suprised at how quickly I managed to get these done. My son's team colors are orage and black, but I made them with black backgrounds to and will post them all below if you'd like to have them, just please give credit where it is due and send people to my site if someone would like them.

Here are the papers in black and orange and the tags are at the bottom. Click to enlarge and save at normal size. They are all 6x6 @ 300dpi and copyright autumnscreativeside @ http://www.autumn0725-mycreativeside.blogspot.com

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

xxAutumn

Halloween Tilda

2011-10-08T21:18:00.000-05:00

Well, I don't know how close to halloween you'd consider this, but it's not a holiday I usually "Do." Growing up we were allowed to dress up and go trick-or-treating, but that was the extent of it. I know why it originated and have taken the same stance with my children. However it doesn't seem to be about fun anymore and the costumes are getting scarier and scarier and now we participate in Church events. That being said, TOMIC are having extra special challenge and the theme is halloween. I really wanted to participate and this...

Is what I came up with. This stamp is really all I have for anything that could be considered halloweenish, so I went with it. I've made this bag out of a large mailing envelope...really easy, think I need some white ones! Anyway I've colored her up in orange and black and used some awesome fall papers from Glitz design. I made the lace flower and cut the swirls on my cricut. The large brad in the flower was colored with copics to match.

Here's a closer view of Tilda and she does look awfully cute in orange and black if I do say so myself. The kiddos should get some candy at the church event, so I will give it to DD to collect hers.

That's all for today, I've got one more thing, but I will save it for tommorrow or later this week depending on my time. Thanks for stopping by!

Have a great day!

xxAutumn

So What

2011-10-06T11:08:00.001-05:00

Hey all! Hope you are well this week. I'm running a bit behind posting this, but I've had a million things going on this week. Anyway, here is my Simply Sassy inspiration post for this week...

'So What' is her name and she seems pretty spunky to me, so I wanted to leaver her CAS this time around. I found these awesome MME papers in my stash and thought they were perfect! The mesh is really old ...can't even remember when I got it, but I thought it went well with her. I also found a fab sketch at CLP and knew it would be perfect!

A closer view. I don't know about you all, but I spend a great deal of time coloring my images...the main reason it takes me so long to make a card, so you can imagine I may be a little upset if someone, Ie. DD, decided that she just wasn't good enough and scribbled all over her!! That being said I am now even happier I went CAS since this card has now been destroyed!! 2yr olds, what are you gonna do with them!!

Well, that's all for me today, I hope you like it even though it had a short life :)

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

xxAutumn

Forever Friend

2011-10-02T02:27:00.001-05:00

Hello all! I"m going to do a quick post as I've been working on this card off and on all week and was about to head to bed when I realized I was going to have to post this first. Oh' the joys of different time zones! Anyway, over at TOMIC this past week they've had a photo inspiration and a sketch and this...

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... is what I came up with to go along. The photo they had up was basically a room with all white antique furnishings and a lady and her cat. To me that translated into vintage/ shabby chic...hope I pulled it off :) and then of course the sketch which I turned sideways but is otherwise the same.

I chose this image because I know cat people tend to have them for life and this Tilda reminds me of little-bo-peep and her lamb who were also "forever friends" as I like to call them. The grass is colored with copics and sadly took quite a long time,lol and the clouds are copics as well. Also, you can't tell all that well in the photo but I put some yelloish chalk on the clouds afterward to give it a more vintage feel.

Alright, I need to get to bed and I have a few more photos of this, but I will post them tomorrow after church. Hope you all are having a wonderful day!

Thanks for stopping by!

xxAutumn

Simply Angellic

2011-09-26T09:22:00.006-05:00

Hello my lovely followers! Hope you all had a fabulous weekend and your Monday is off to a good start!

Today I've got a wonderful Sassy to share with you! Here is...

...'Tiffany' as an angel. I got the wonderful wings idea from my teammate Paula who added butterfly wings and I just loved it! I found these angel like wings in some really old stamps from Fancy Pants and thought they would go wonderfully! I also thought a card like this needs to stand up, so it's also an...

...easel card. This isn't the best of views, but I'm terrible at taking pic's of these, sorry. It is very pretty IRL.

These gorgeous papers are from Kaiser Kraft and since I originally had purple in mind these were perfect! I wasn't thinking flowers for this one and happily I came across this prima butterfly I got ages ago and then I found this leftover prima swirl and though perfect! Lastly, I added some stickles for and even more fairytaleish effect.

I really went outside my comfort zone when coloring her, but I'm really glad I did. I'm loving the white hair and grayish eyes and I can't wait to experiment with more fun options!

Here are my copics. There's a lot there, but I had actually first colored her skirt a lighter purple, but then decided it didn't contrast enough with the background so I colored over it with the darker BV's I again did some extra shading with some gray pencils too.

Well, that's all for today. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

xxAutumn

Challenges:

Flutterby Wednesday: Open
Simon Says Stamp: dies or punches
Raise the bar: things with wings
Come and get it challenges: Easel cards
The corrosive challenge: punches or dies
Paper Sundaes: Anything Goes

Southern Girls Challenge #28

2011-09-21T16:39:00.000-05:00

Hello all! It's time again for another challenge over at Southern Girls. This week our theme is pretty east as it's Anything Goes! Our wonderful sponsors this week are Robyn's Fetish and Paper Pretties. I got the pleasure of working with a cute image from Robyn's Fetish and here's what I made...

... a nice CAS card for me this week. I've left the sentiment blank so it can be used for whatever when I need it. I actually colored this to match some other papers, but after putting the blue in there I didn't like it and luckily these(DCWV) worked ok.

Here's closer view of puppy over the wall. I gotta say I'm pretty happy with how it turned out color wise as I really wasn't sure about the bricks to begin with.

Well, that's all for me today, be sure to stop by the Southern Girls blog to see what the rest of the girls have come up with!

Have a great day!

xxAutumn

Simply Sweet Sundae!

2011-09-19T09:44:00.003-05:00

Hello everyone, I hope your Monday is going well. DD is still sleeping, so I gotta say I'm happy...I really function better with a little time to myself in the morning. Anyway, today I've made a fun card...

... using the fabulous new Sassy image called Sundae Service. Oh' I just adore her and I think she's going to make a lot of great cards. I was so excited to have these fabulous papers from BoBunny( Sweet Tooth collection ) to go with her. I love the colors in this paper and really enjoyed coloring her and making this card. I did follow the current monthly sketch at CLP, tho I had to change it a bit because of the design on my bottom paper, so I hope it's still ok.

Here's a closer view of Sundae...

I used some prismacolor pencils on her to darken the shadows and actually change the color of her skirt...it wasn't quite right with the copics. I am totally hooked on this technique, it adds wonderful depth and it was tons easier to do the shading under her...I"m sure I'm not the first one to mess that up and it's so nice to be able to erase if you have to :)

Here's the copics. Yep, I used all of them in some way or another...kind of crazy considering it's such a small image.

These are the pencils I used.

930(magenta), 994(process red), 995(mulberry)

To change the color of her skirt to what you now see

1074(French grey), 1083(putty beige)

for shading around and under her

947(dark umber)-hair, 905(aquamarine)-leg warmers

That's all for today. Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

xxAutumn

Challenges:

CLP: Sketch
PaperPlay : Punches and Dies
Fab'n'Funky: Bingo(Stamped image, 3papers/layers, die cuts)
CREATIVE INSPIRATIONS: Anything goes

I have a WINNER!!!

2011-09-19T09:17:00.000-05:00

Thank you all for hopping along with us this weekend and for all your lovely comments. Unfortunately I can only choose one winner and that is.....

Carly

Congratulations hun! Please contact me with your mailing info by the end of the week so that stamp can get off to you.

Thanks again everyone and have a great day!

xxAutumn

Simply Sassy New Release Blog Hop

2011-09-17T04:00:00.001-05:00

Hello Everyone and welcome to the Simply Sassy new release blog hop! If you've come her from the lovely , you're on the right track. If you've just happened upon my blog and want to start at the begining please go the Simply Sassy Dt Blog where you'll find the complete hop list. I hope you are enjoying your journey so far and here's what I have to share with you....

... the wonderful 'Love Letters'...perfect for many crafty things!! I saw this saw this stationary box ages ago and knew I wanted to try one and FINALLY I got the perfect stamp! So here's what it looks like opened...

Sorry for the less than stellar pics. This took me a while to make and almost every table in our house got covered with paper in the process. I used a lot of the same paper so it's a little hard to see, but there's two small holders on the outside and one large one behind it. I've got some tags started for one of the holders but didn't have the ribbon I wanted and one small 3x3 card in the other...just didn't have time to get it all done. I also started a larger card and put it in there just so you can see what a neat set this is going to be. Here's the tutorial I followed, but I changed a few things as far as the notebook and pens go.

I will leave you with a closer view of Love Letters. Sorry I don't have copics as I was working on several different things at the time I colored her.
If you want a chance to win this beauty leave me a comment before Monday the 19th at noon UK (that's 6am CST in the US)

Well, that's all for me. I hope you've enjoyed my project and now your off to the wonderfully talented Alina. Remember the new stamps are available today at...

Enjoy the rest of your hop!
xxAutumn

Sweet Sassy Sneak!

2011-09-12T09:46:00.002-05:00

It's time again for Sassy sneak week over at the Sassy DT blog and today I have the pleasure of sharing with you this....

... wonderful new image called 'Travel Lite.' Boy, don't you just love that beautiful flowing hair! I wish I could look like this when I traveled, but I tend towards comfort and am usually wearing some serious lounge wear,lol

Here's the card I made with her...

I'm working a little outside my norm again...can't remember the last time I used red, but I really loved this combination of papers and decided to just go with it. I even got to use one of my newer cricut cartridges(flowers) for the first time, so that was nice. We've all learned by now that I am obsessed with matching colors and copic red does not look like that paper(MME), so I set out to get it right! Lucky for me the first thing worked, all I had to do was put down a layer of E31 b4 my reds R29,27,24. You can use the E31 more if needed after applying the red, but pay close attention so you don't get that glossy look. The sentiment and the calendar stamps are from whimsy and I think really added to the card.

That's all for today, but remember release day is this Saturday, so stay tuned!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

xxAutumn

Challenges:
OSAT: Anything Goes
I did it creations: Anything Goes

Southern Girls 1st Anniversay Blog Hop!!!

2011-09-07T15:06:00.000-05:00

Can you believe we are a year old?, and what a fantastic year it has been with the support from all our wonderful sponsors, and to be on the best Design Team anyone could wish for. In celebration of this, we have an amazing bloghop with some of our fantastic regular sponsors giving away fabulous prizes. You should have arrived from Alicia's blog, if not, head back to www.southerngirlschallenge.blogspot.com where you will find a full hop list.

For this challenge the theme is layers...a tough one for me, but here's what I came up with...

I managed to get the layers down w/o too much trouble, yay!! However, I got a little carried away with making the scene and so it's quite large and adding lots of stuff just didn't feel right. So, clean and simple layers is my choice for today! But hey, I had to layer the images too, so that's two for one,lol.

I have used an image(well, 3, I had to go buy more,lol) from Deb's Creations. I was given the adorable Ebony(the foremost image) to use, but I got it in my head that I'd like to make a scene so I sought out some more. I decided to purchase 'Boo & Snookie' (litttle boy and snail) and 'Ally and Beeble'(girl and ladybug) to go along with 'Ebony'. Deb's Creations is giving away 2 Emerald Faerie Digi to one lucky lady who 1 - comments on my blog and 2 - enters the challenge at Southern Girls.

Here's a closer view of my scene. This was colored entirely with copics and I added some extra grass here and there so it flowed a little better. The background image I used came from Make it Crafty and is called ' Tulip Garden'. Sorry, no copics today as there were just too many to try and get a good pic, but if there's something specific you'd like to know just ask and I should be able to figure it out.

So, to recap.... the rules are simple, make sure you make a card and enter on Southern Girls Challenges, also leave me a comment, and on the 20th of September I will draw a random name, that will be a winner of the sponsor that I am showcasing.

Now, head on over to Tracy, have fun......

xxAutumn

Watch out...

2011-09-05T14:34:00.000-05:00

... The new release is on it's way and you don't want to miss out!! They keep getting better and better and these are sure to make you drool!

Se you there!

xxAutumn

Two Sassy's one post

2011-09-01T12:43:00.000-05:00

Hey all! Sorry I've been soo absent. i made it to MN for my Sister's wedding and I was going non-stop until it finally went off. Of course the fun doesn't stop there as it rained on her outside wedding and both DD and I got colds and now I'm finally feeling a little better. I did manage to get my Sassy Dt blog posts done, but not here. So you may have seen these before, but if not here is Fairy Tale....

... from last weeks post. I think it's safe to say this is really different from anything I've made before, but I really like it the more I look at it. I came across this combination of papers purely by accident, but I decided to throw caution to the wind and go with my gut...I'm glad I did

Here's the inside...filled with even more different stuff(for me)lol. I'm still not certain about that tag, but the striped paper underneath it is also a pocket so I can move it if I choose. I'm going to put a sentiment of some kind on the left panel, but I haven't decided what yet.

Here's a closer view of Fairy Tale and even though I don't remember the color's I used for her hair...she's been colored for a while, I'm def going to try and do it again. Ok, well, i'm not gonna keep blabbering on since there's another Sassy to show you.

Here is....

...'Team Spirit'. I've kept her pretty simple because I've wrapped her border in ribbon(making it very thick) and I've given the card this...

...special fold. I love these half easels, but it's been a really long time since I made one. Those flowers are from wild orchid and the pretty sentiment came from the 6x6 stack i got the pretty prima papers from.

Here's a closer view of how I colored her...as best I could to match the papers. I actually tried to color her with the no black lines look, but I decided she's a little too detailed for my first try at that. I'm going to try it again with Fairy Tale as there's less going on there.

That's all for today. Thanks for sticking around for the long post, I hope you enjoyed my cards.

Have a great day!

xxAutumn

Pretty in pink!!

2011-08-15T09:38:00.008-05:00

Hello Everyone!! Hope you all had a wonderful weekend. I spent Saturday shopping for my oldest son's birthday...he'll be 9 on Friday, boy where does the time go?? Sunday was a pretty relaxing day though and that was nice for a change. Ok, so be fore I REALLY begin I wanted to let you know I'm getting ready to leave again so the posts are probably going to be pretty sparse for a while. I leave in one week and will be gone for two, so I will have my regular posts for the Sassy DT and that will probably be it, sorry. Ok, now, on to better things. Here's my card for this weeks Sassy inspiration...

and this is 'City Girl'. Krista has really come up with some great images for the teens and preteens in our lives hasn't she!! I know it's pink and black again, but I promise you won't see this combo for a while. I really feel like I'm finally getting some mojo back, so hopfully my upcoming cards will inspire you more.

Today's card uses Teresa Collins papers, WOC flowers, Whimsy sentiment, Stickles galore, and a few other odds and ends form my stash.

Here's the Sugar bowl sketch that I followed...so loved that this was easy to do and my papers really fell together. I buy a lot of paper packs and I expect the papers to go together and often I find that's not the case...at least not to me(I"m really picky) so I def love that these all work so well together.

Here's a closer view of City Girl. As you can see she's been stickled herself and the edging was done with a cat's eye silver ink pad and more stickles. I've given her a more ethnic skin tone and black hair(because I think it looks better with black paper, i know, I have issues) and she looks like she's ready for a girls night out!

Well, that's all for me today, remember to check out that Sugar bowl challenge as there's always awesome prizes up for grabs.Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

xxAutumn

Super Edwin!

2011-08-13T02:38:00.000-05:00

Hello my blogging friends! Today I bring you a rare treat...something I've done just because,lol. This summer has been soo busy for me and there are so many things I wanted to do and didn't get done I'm now anxious for school to start so I can have some free time during the day to work on them. At any rate my son's birthday is next weekend and I'm getting ready to leave town for a bit, so I thought I better get a head start on it. I noticed a masking challenge going on over at TOMIC and decided I wanted to join in. Here's what I came up with...

I just got these two in the mail and my boys(all three of them) are all about super hero's so I new I HAD to have this Edwin. The rocket ship was just too cool too and now I'm wishing I would've also gotten the moon...doesn't it just figure, but as you can see I made due w/o it.

So obviously since it's for a boy I couldn't girly it all out...although truth be told he probably wouldn't mind a few jems on there,lol. I figured though that glitter is still pretty universal and that would jazz it up a bit. I liked the idea of stars and then remembered I'd gotten some with some Christmas buttons I'd purchased and they matched and added some much needed dimension.

Here's a closer view of how I've colored him. I'm a huge Superman fan and wanted this to be a little more original, so I decided on mostly blue and yellow with some red accents and I love how it turned out. Sorry I don't have the colors as I was keeping them but then I got totally sidetracked with something I HAD to try today and my colors got all mixed up.

I will show you this...

...almost finished inside. I have some sentiments around here that will be perfect for this, I just gotta find them. They are actually something I got for my kids to use and I'm pretty sure I've remembered where they are at, but it's gonna take some digging so this is it for now.

Well, that's all for today, I hope you have enjoyed my Edwin.

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

xxAutumn

Tune Time

2011-08-11T15:18:00.000-05:00

Hello my wonderful blogging friends! Today I'd like to introduce you to 'Lost in Music'

Isn't she just a doll. She is so me when I was younger too. I was either listening to it or it was just running through my mind. My mom was always making fun of me for dancing around the house to the music in my head...I still do it,lol

Anyway, here's my card...

These pretty papers are a mix from Sassafrass and I've colored her with copics to match. She looks like she's off in dream land to me, so I thought the dream sentiment seemed fitting. The sewint was done with my sew easy tool and some glittery floss they sell.

Lastly, here are my copics...

The pink was a mix of R22,20,00 then I added RV10 cause it wasn't quite pink enough.

That's all for me today. There's another header challenge going on at the Sassy DT blog so be sure to stop by there and check out the deets if you'd like the chance to win a spot.

Thanks for stopping by!

xxAutumn

Southern Girls Challenge #25

2011-08-10T15:00:00.004-05:00

Hello Lovely people! It's challenge time again over at Southern Girls and this time around the theme is Black and White with a Splash of color. If you follow my blog you can probably guess what my splash of color is lol, but I did at least accomplish a first for this card. So here it is...

Black and White and a little pink as you may have guessed. My first was the pink hair and I gotta say, I really enjoyed giving her pink hair...I will def be doing more of that in the future. I really thought I was in trouble when I started this card cause I couldn't find any black and white papers, but then I remembered I had these BoBunny papers and though I loathe cutting them up to make cards I haven't scrapbooked in ages so I figured at least it was getting used this way. You would not believe the stock piles of expensive papers I have just sitting there wiating to be used, well, maybe you would,lol. We all seem to be paper addicts.

Ok, well, I got this adorable image from one of our sponsors Pink Cat studios and our other sponsor is Sassy Studio. So, stop by the Southern Girls blog and see the rest of the DT inspiration and have a look at what else you could have a chance at wining and who knows, if you join in maybe you'll find yourself doing something new too!

That's all for today. I'll be back tomorrow with my Sassy for the week and hopefully Friday with another little card for you. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

xxAutumn

Strike a pose!!

2011-08-05T12:24:00.000-05:00

Hello lovely people!! I'm runing a little behind this week, it's been kind of hectic, but here I am with my Sassy for the week and it's the fabulous Strike a pose....

and I followed this wonderful sketch from the current Sugar Bowl challenge...

As you can see I turned it to make it work for me, but I like how it turned out in the end. The optional theme for this challenge is lace, so I added some of that too and even spruced it up with some feathers and made a lace flower to top it off. The papers are pretty busy and so is her outfut, so I didn't want to put a whole lot on there so I just added a few rhinestones and then done.

Here's a closer view. I wanted to do something a little different with her, thuse the black hair which I do struggle with, but I don't think she turned out too bad. That's gonna be it for me today I'm going to enter this into the Sugar bowl challenge and there's still some time if you want to joing in too.

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

xxAutumn

Butterflies...

2011-07-27T08:00:00.002-05:00

...Don't you just love them?? I know I do, I've always had a fascination with them and when Krista came out with Butterfly Girl I intstantly fell in love with her! I knew right away that I wanted to do something different with her and immediately thought of this...

Ok, well, I didn't immediately think of the whole thing, but the general idea and tho baby girl is a bit young, it's going in her room. She said it was pretty several times while watching me color it, so I'm quite certain she'll enjoy having it in her room.

Here's a pic w/o that shadow box frame and you can see all the coloring that went into this. What was I thinking?? I do not own a an air brusher and I wanted crisp clear colors, so I did all that sky background by hand and let me tell you that was no easy task. I've put her in pink and brown cause those are the main colors in DD's room and the rest of the colors are extras. The background scene is a bunch of merged images from Make it Crafty and those took the better part of a day to put together all by themselves. Other than all of the coloring tho it wasn't too bad...I did work several different flower options, but decided i liked this the best! I'm thinking now she may need some sparkle and I might hang some butterflies from the bottom, but this will have to do for now and we'll see what time will bring.

Well, that's all for today, thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

xxAutumn

Simply Sassy Blog Hop Winner...

2011-07-25T15:04:00.000-05:00

Hey all! Just wanted to quickly pop on here and let you know who the suprise Sassy from blog. I went to random.org to choose a winner and that gave me.....

Clare

Congrats hun! Please get me your address asap and I will get that off to the right people.

Thanks everyone for hopping along with us!

xxAutumn

What's been keeping me busy...

2011-07-24T17:17:00.001-05:00

... my first ever wedding invites for my baby sis. Girls, if you haven't done this and are thinking about it BEWARE it is a ton of work!! I worked about 10/12 hrs a day for two weeks on these puppies. You're probably thinking they must be really extravagant, they're not. Pretty, yes(well at least I think so), but it's a very tedious process cutting out all the pieces and taping them and it's vintage themed so they're all distressed and inked...think about the time it takes you to do that to 1 card and mulitply that times 100...now you know what I'm dealing with. Ok, so I'm guessing you wanna see what I'm talking about, so here they are...

This is a tri-fold pocket card with a wrap around band to hold it closed. My sister is having antique keys throughout her wedding so I've placed a key hole on the outside and...

...the key on the inside. Please forgive the little hands...this is not the easiest of cards to photograph.

Here's a closer view of the actual invitation part. My sis sent me the wording she wanted and the little decorative thing and I got the other image from two peas and it's by Rohnna Fahrer...it's acually 12" long, so I just took out he part I liked and made it fit the invite. Sorry, I've whited out their names and wedding info cause I'm not sure she'd want me to broadcast that.

Here's a closer view of the RSVP again designed by myself with a little help from R.F.

Wanted to show you the backside to so I could show off my new personalized stamp from Whimsy. I'm now thinking my web address is a little long, lol, but not much I can do about it now. I didn't think when I began all this that I would actually be selling my stuff...though these were a labour of love...and she better really know I love her now doing all that work for free!!

Lastly, I wanted to mention that as a money saver we purchased paper pads instead of individual sheets of paper and so there are about six different designs to the invitations all using the same basic colors. I think this worked out really well and makes them that much more unique.

Ok, well, sorry for all the pics, but it was kind of necessary. I did want to pass along a few pointers I learned:

1. Do NOT do all this distressing by hand...purchasing the Zutter distressor was totally worth it!!

2. The distressor can only take so much b4 it gets to hot and shuts itself off...learn your limit and plan accordingly

3. Ink your edges b4 distressing them...maybe you already do this(smart move) I completely destroyed my inkpads.

4. Order a good tape I got Sookwang tape...same people that make the score-pal stuff except you can get it cheaper at 7kids

5. you will probably need way more tape than you think I went thru six rolls and had to order more!

Oh' and my Whimsey stamp worked way better off the spongey backing stuff...my brain is fried right now and I can't think of what to call it,lol.

Alright, I will leave you with that. I hope you've enjoyed my invites and I'll be back here for sure on Wednesday...I'm alredy working on that and it's looking good. It's my birthday tomorrow so I wouldn't expect to see me, but maybe I'll get a little time to do some extra crafting!

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

xxAutumn

Simply Sassy New Release Blog Hop

2011-07-23T03:30:00.001-05:00

Hello Sassy Fans!! Are you enjoying your ho today...can't imagine you aren't...these new images are fabulous aren't they. If you've come here from Erica's blog you're on the right track, but if you just happened to stop by and would like to start at the begining please go to the Simply Sassy Dt blog. I'm afraid I'm a few minutes behind today so if you've had to come here twice I apologize. However, I would really like to introduce you to...

...Apple of My Eye. I know you've been seeing her on the Sassy blog a lot this week, but I guess that goes to show you she is well liked,lol. I tried to make a little different card for you and even used my long neglected flowers.

Here's a closer view so you can see her better. I colored her to match the beautiful K and Company papers and I love how she turned out!

Here's the inside. Goodness, for being such a small image, this took FOREVER to color. I haven't yet decided what greeting to use, but I'll think of something.

Well, I know you've had a long journey, but your almost done and I"m gonna send you to Maria. Thanks for stopping by and remember to leave a comment if you want a chance to win some rubber! If you can't wait to win you can get your stamps now at...

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your hop!

xxAutumn

Simply Boho and an announcement

2011-07-22T00:33:00.000-05:00

Hello lovely people! Today I have the wonderful Boho Chic to share with you and and overdue announcement. First, the announcement...

you won't wanna miss these beauties!! That start time is 3 am CST for those of you and the US. Sorry this is coming so late, hubby's been out of town for almost a week and DD's been sick and I've still been dealing with my Sister's invites so it just slipped my mind to tell you. Ok, now on to the next thing...

...Boho Chic. She was supposed to be on a much more elaborate scale, but turns out the way I colored DID NOT go with the card I already had made up and it was a better option to make a new card rather than a new girl...even if it is a little simple. I like it, but I think I'll like it more once I get some words on there...just couldn't decide on something and it had to be done.

Here's a closer view of her coloring. I do at least like how that turned out. I was going for a sepia effect(accept for her face) and I really like how the colors turned out. Alright well, I guess that's it for now. I'm going to try to post those wedding invites later today and Saturday will be the blog hop with lot's of inspiration and maybe a few prizes along the way!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

xxAutumn

Rupunzel takes note...

2011-07-16T13:51:00.000-05:00

...with an altered notebook.

Hello everyone! As you can see I'm still trying to mix it up a little, so for this weeks Simply Sassy inspiration I've made an altered notebook. My mom is always telling me I need to be writing down all the cute, wonderful, funny things my kids do every day and I thought Rupunzel here would be perfect for just that sort of notebook. She actually kid of reminds me of myself in my youth...I had really long blonde hair and since this is for me I also gave her blue eyes like mine.

I love these papers and I'm so going to have to get more. These are from The Girls Paperie-Vintage Whimsy collection and arent they just gorgeous. All the die-cuts are from my new cricut cart Sophisticated and I used a punch to make the notebook paper edge.

Here's a closer view of how I've colored her. I got some new copics recently and I love how her hair turned out! I don't think I'lll be happy until I have all the colors, but I'm a smidge closer now. My kids think I have a lot, but when you look at that color chart it seems like nothing, ugh, why can't money grow on trees??

Well, that's it for today I'll have my sister's finished wedding invites to show you soon. Wow, that's a lot of work...probably wouln't have been so tough if they weren't vintage. I've never done so much distressing and inking in my life!! Anyway, I hope you all have had a wonderful week and have a great weekend!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

xxAutumn

Southern Girls Challenge#23

2011-07-13T18:07:00.000-05:00

Hey all!! It's time again for another challenge over at Southern Girls!! This week we want to see things with a Happy Birthday theme. We have to wonderful sponsors this week and they are Stitchy Bear for Int and The Paper Shelter for Nz/Aus. I was given an adorable image from The Paper Shelter to use so here is...

... 'Cute Little Clown'. I really think this us just adorable and would make for a great CAS card, so I decided to go with that. It's so much more fun to color a clown when you don't have to worry about matching any papers.

Anyway, I colored her up and cut her and her juggling balls out and put them all on dimensional dots on a white background. Then I placed that whole thing on more dimensional stickers, placed a top a border color and added it to a white card. Here's a pic of that dimension...

I added a Happy Birthday sentiment and all done. I haven't done this CAS in a while, so part of me feels like it's missing something, lol, but I think it's pretty good for getting back to my roots.

Well that's all for now, I'll be back tomorrow. Make sure you stop by the Southern Girls blog to see what the rest of the DT had made a get a glimpse of the adorable images you've got a shot at wining.

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

xxAutumn

2 Sassy's for you

2011-07-07T12:45:00.000-05:00

Hello my lovely followers. Today I've got 2 Sassy's to share with you, but first I'd like to say thank you to my regular visitors for stopping by and leaving me such lovely comments. I thought I'd have more time when summer came around, but the kiddos barely give me a moment to myself and I just haven't had time to get around to all your blogs. Now, today I have my Simply Sassy Dt post from yesterday to share with you and that is this...

... an awesome diagonal pocket card...if you haven't make one of these I highly recommend, it's so simple to. Here I've used 'Retail Therapy' and colored her to match the Dp's. I really felt this design didn't call for much extras, so I added a little trim to the pockets, my tags, then done. The most time consuming part was coloring the girl.

Next up, I have today's project for the Simply Sassy Dt which is this...

I've dubbed it the 'Sassy Traveler' and you've seen one on my blog before. Upon first opening it you will see this...

... a page for a message and a matchbook coloring book.

Open again and...

Some markers and embellishments for designing pleasure! This is my original design and I've make up a Tutorial for you which you can find here on the Sassy Dt blog.

The stamps I've used on this project are 'Puppy Love' and 'All Wrapped Up' and you can find them all at Funky Kits. That is all for me today. I've got some other things in the works and I'm hoping to have my sister's wedding invites done by this weekend so I should have pleanty to show you soon! Thanks again for stopping by, I really appreciate the time you take.

Havea wonderful day!

xxAutumn

Simply Illuminating...

2011-06-29T08:00:00.001-05:00

Hello lovely people! How are you all today? Well, I hope. It's pretty late at night here and I didn't sleep well last night, so I'm not gonna blather on and just get to it if that's ok.

Here...

....is my Illuminating project. I really wanted to step away from cards for a change and thought this little cutie...'Secret Santa' is her name, would be perfect. I decided to go with traditional Christmas colors this time around and I'm very happy I did!

Oh' I would like to add that one I got her on her my DD came over to me at my table and said" Look, Mom, a princess!", it was sooo cute. I can't believe she only just turned two. Maybe your children said all kinds of stuff, but rest assured my boys were not talking like that at her age,lol I really love just watching and listening to her. Lately she's even been thanking me for doing her hair, isn't that cute :)

Ok, ok, I said I was gonna keep it short. So I took a bunch of pics of this and really couldn't decide which one I liked the best, so here are a couple more views...

It's kind of an awkward shape to photograph. So, um, I guess I should also note that those flowers were colored to match and that trim is from my local hobby store. I've placed rhinestones all the way around the candle...which is battery operated I forgot to mention, so here is the back view...

So, that should do it. If you ever decided to make one of these I def recommend using the battery operated ones as there are more decorating options and you can give them to younger children as well. I personally live in tornado alley(power outages are common), so it's really a great idea for all my children to have access to something like this. If you wanna check my post at the Sassy Dt blog I've left some short instructions there.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

xxAutumn

Colorful Christmas...

2011-06-25T12:22:00.000-05:00

....or is it, lol I got a little carried away with the crackled paint,lol You may have seen this...

on the Sassy Dt blog on Wednesday, but I've been very busy since then and haven't had time to post here until now. Honestly I was probably making myself busy more then anything as it's still sweltering hot where I live(in the hundreds here people) and our A/C went out not to mention we had a terrible wind storm and lost shingles on our roof and as a nice little topper Ants have decided to make my home their's...it's been a great week!! Anyway, they say it comes in threes, so fingers crossed that's it for a while.

I really enjoyed making this card, just wish I'd toned down the paint a little, but hey, it's really snowing now,lol The papers, now a little hard to see, are from BoBunny and Fancy Pants. I love that were now using all sorts of colors for Christmas and it's no longer just about red, green, and blue.

Here is a close up of 'All Spruced Up' as she's called and I colored her as I envision my little DD some years from now. I've created the snow with polar white flowersoft and then added icicle stickles(on the paint as well) I've had those cool snowflakes for a while and lucky for me they matched just perfectly and I'm down to only 3 :( I do have a cricut so I can make my own, but it's so much more time consuming and I'm a slow crafter as it is,lol, but I guess I don't have a choice now.

Ok, well that's all I got for now, I gotta make a little Dora card quick and it's off to a pool party this afternoon...it's supposed to be 106 degrees, so a great day for that! Hope you all have a wonderful weekend and I got a couple new Sugar Nellie digis to work on so hopefully I'll have them early next week. Oh's I almost forgot, there's a new GIVEAWAY going on at the Sassy Dt blog starting today so go check that out!!

Thanks for stopping by!

xxAutumn

Simply Sassy New Release Blog Hop

2011-06-18T03:00:00.030-05:00

Hello, Lovely People!! It's time again to release some more Simply Sassy's and these are sure to DELIGHT!! If you've just happened upon my blog and would like to start at the begining of the hop please go to the Simply Sassy Dt Blog, if you're coming from Carisa's blog your on the right track. So, have you been enjoying yourself so far?? Aren't these images just fantastic?? Oh' we ALWAYS say that I know, but Krista(Sassy artist) just seems do out do herself with each release!

Ok, well, I know you've got a few more stops to make, so I'll get on with the show...

Meet 'Christmas Kisses' ...the perfect Christmas girl to give the one you love! She was such a pleasure to color and I loved that the papers(Basic Grey) I chose had so many colors for me to choose from. I've kept the embellishments simple to better show off the image, but I think with all that glitter it doesn't really need much else,lol.

Here's a little closer view. I decided to give her darker skin and hair and I love how it turned out! I really suprised myself with the color choices for her outfit, but I stepped out of my comfort zone and am happy to say I'm loving the end result!

Here are my copics and that does it for me. I hope you are enjoying the hop your next stop is the wonderfully talented Lou. Don't forget, there's a complete set of this release up for grabs, so if you wanna chance to win be sure to leave a comment on all DT and Guest Dt members blogs and the Simply Sassy Dt blog before Monday mignight GMT which is 6pm CST here in the US. If you can't wait, get you stamps now at

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your hop!

xxAutumn

Opps, I forgot...

2011-06-17T14:47:00.000-05:00

Been so busy getting my shelves restocked and my kids back on some sort of schedule I completely forgot to make a couple of posts. So, 1 was my Sassy Dt Inspiration for this week and that was this...

It's a bookmark with a special little twist...

...It's magnetic!! I'm not a big fan of tassles and my 2yr old is, so I had to think a little outside the box here. Lucky for me I had some thin magnetic sheets lying around so I cut and extra strip of paper for the back of the bookmark, folded it, then added magnets to the insides and taped that to the back of the bookmark. There you have it, and easy peasy bookmark that won't fall out!!

Receipe:

Stamp: Guinevere by Simply Sassy for Sugar Nellie

BoBunny butterfly stamp from Gabrielle collection

Background words stamp by Glitz Design

Tim Holtz Distressor

lace from stash

thin magnet sheet

Ok, secondly, a new challenge started Wednesday over at Southern Girls and the theme is anything goes. The two fabulous sponsors this week are The Stamp Fairy and Simply Betty so I'm sure you won't want to miss out on getting one of those prizes.

That should be everything I forgot. Life should be back to normal next week, but be sure to tune in tomorrow as were having a Simply Sassy new release blog hop and I'm sure you won't want to miss that!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

xxAutumn

All that glitters...

2011-06-08T11:50:00.001-05:00

Hello my lovely followers it's been a while, sorry about that, I had to unexpectly join my kiddos on thier vacation as DD got real sick. I've been here a little over a week and and I forgot to post my Sassy inspiration post last week, sorry about that. Ok, well, on to the card then...

This is Fashionista and you can find her at Funky Kits here. This card is really pretty IRL and this pic does not do it justice.

These pretty papers are from Kaisercraft and the embellies are from misc. places.

Here is the standing easel view of the card. These don't usually photograph well, so I didn't want to put it first.

A close up of Fashionista...as you can see she is not short on glitter herself!! I really love how she turned out and I think I've said it before, but I really gotta use purple more often, it's such a pretty color. It was a litle bit of a challenge finding purple paper, but so worth it!

Well, that's all for today. Sorry to say there's gonna be aother bit of space on here as I won't be heading back home until this weekend. I'll see you next week with some more inspiration and things will get back to normal after that.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

xxAutumn

Following your dreams and 'The Cake'

2011-05-25T09:47:00.000-05:00

... Isn't that something you think about when you think of Amelia Earheart?? Well, it is for me. What an inspirational woman she was. Never letting those rotten men get in her way and doing what she loved!! Well, as you may have guessed it, today I've chosen ' Amelia' for my inspiration for you all and here she is...

You can find this beauty at Funky Kits here. I've made my own sentiment and am going to use this for a graduation card...I think she quite represents looking to the future!

The papers I've used are from Basic Grey's Capella line and I've inked up all the edges and used kraft for the base.

When I colored her I got her all done except the cloth on her arm...I knew I wanted a splash of color, just hadn't decided what yet. In placing my flowers I found I really liked this not quite burgandy color and went with it.

Here's a little closer view...I"m thinking there may be a little too much green now, but at least I got that splash of color in and that makes me feel a bit better. The clouds aren't actually that white, I've darkened them a bit, but it's not showing for some reason. Life will go on!

Here are my copics. So proud I've actually been remembering to take the pics lately!

Well that does it for cards for today, but before I leave I wanted to share with you a pic of that cake I promised. I meant to get it up here sooner with a whole post on Tillie, but I've been crazy busy and things are just not going to slow down as I'm getting ready to take a little trip so, here's the cake...

It was supposed to be way more spectacular than this,but I ran out of time due to my A/C going out and had to improvise. Not as fantastical to look at, but so incredibly yummy. The bottom cake was white from scratch and the top was strawberry. The icing was buttercreme with a few liberties and so delicious...I can't stop eating it,lol. Hopefully I get another chance to make this the right way, but luckily she only turned 2 and loved it!

Here's what she looked like at the end of the day when all was said and done. All dirty and sticky haired, so I think she had fun! If you've been folling me and your curious to see how she's changed since last year check out this post here.

Thanks for stopping by! Be sure to check out the Simply Sassy DT blog to see all the inspiration that's going on over there. Also, it is gonna be quiet around here for about a week due to my trip, but I'll have lots of goodies to share with you when I get back so stay tuned!

Have a great day!

xxAutumn

Creative Inspirations #60

2011-05-22T06:00:00.000-05:00

Hello everyone!! First I want to start by saying Happy Birthday to my beautiful daughter who is turning two today!! Didn't know what I did before I had a sweet baby girl to play dress up with, lol. I will be back later with some pics of her cake and a little tribute to her, so enough for now and on to business. It's time for another challenge over at Creative Inspirations to and this week we have a no cooking recipe, as follows:

Must have a cupcake, ribbon or lace, 2 flowers(um I forgot that one, bad me), and pearls.

The sponsor of this challenge is Robyn's Fetish and the winner will receive 5 digi stamps and 4 digi stamps and a paper pack, wow, what a prize is that!!

Ok, so this challenge was a bit of a struggle for me cause with DD's b-day coming up I wanted to make the card for her and non of the images seemed appropriate and I only had one with a cupcake and couldn't(have told myself I can't) buy another. So, time to put my thinking cap on! Finally, Thursday, this thought occured to me...

This is Fairy Tale Tilda and she is supposed to be holding a little frog, but I thought how perfect are her hands to put a cupcake in them! So, I inked up everything but the frog...this took a few tries, then penciled in a cupcake and went over that with a copic multi liner. Wish I'd had a smaller tip, but I don't think it looks too bad all done.

My Dp is DCWV and is actually only one sheet and I really cannot believe I pulled this off using only one Dp! The stickers are from K&Company and I've cut out the butterflies with a MS cart. and my Cricut. All those pearls are Imaginesce and are put on with my i-rock.

Here's a little closer view of this cutie!! Think I'm going to have to make some more of her holding the cupcake, I really love the idea!!

My copics...pretty easy to figure out I think. I will leave you at that today! I'll try and be back later today to show you that cake, but if I don't make it, it should be up on Monday. Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to go check out what the rest of the DT has come up with for you.

Have a great day!
xxAutumn

Simply Vintage

2011-05-20T11:15:00.000-05:00

Hello lovely people! I was supposed to be back yesterday, but I got so into making DD's birthday cake and I forgot, sorry. Anyway, today I've got some more Sassiness to share with your and that is...

...'Vintage Boutique' available at Funky Kits. I'm so thrilled with this card, the light pinks came out just how I wanted them and I used all scraps to make it...what an added bonus!! I have sooo many scraps and the collection just keeps getting bigger and bigger! I knew I wanted her vintage so I told myself I WAS going to use scraps and I had NO choice in the matter, so glad it turned out ,lol

Here's a a closer view. I didn't like her shoes at first, but they are growing on me. I will def be using this pink again, so loving it, especially the really light pink. She also seemed like a girl with a little darker skin to me, so I colored her up appropriately.

Here are my copics and I will leave you with that. Gotta keep the chatter light as I've got more work to do on the cake. It's gonna be pretty, but it requires about 700 flowers...shudda looked a little closer at those directions,lol. Can't wait to see how it turns out, I'll post pics, but I'm no professional, so be kind..

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

xxAutumn

Southern Girls Challenge#19

2011-05-18T16:44:00.000-05:00

Hello Lovely people!! It's challenge time again over at Southern Girls and the theme this time around is Pearls and Lace. Our Sponsors are The Paper Shelter for Int. and Stitchy Bear for Nz/Aus. My image was kindly donated by Stitchy Bear and this is what I have come up with...

This image is called 'Bathtime Lucy' and as you can tell is quite large, thus the pretty basic card. I have incorporated pearls in the corners and have made a flower out of some lace. The Di-cuts were done on my Cricut. and the punch I used was MS.

I think that about covers it. Make sure you swing by the SG blog to see what the rest of the DT has come up with and don't forget to check out our sponsors. I'll be back tomorrow. Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

xxAutumn

Simply Sassy Blog Hop Winner!!!

2011-05-16T18:12:00.000-05:00

Thanks everyone for joining in on our blog hop for Simply Sassy Set 7 and for your wonderful comments!! I wish you all could be winners, but alas there can only be one and that is...... Karyn S. Congratulations Karyn, please contact me before Sunday with your mailing info so I can get it on to the appropriate people.

Have a great day!

xxAutumn

Simply Sassy- Set 7- New Release Blog Hop!!!

2011-05-14T02:00:00.002-05:00

Hey all you Sassy Fans welcome to another Simply Sassy for Sugar Nellie New Release Blog Hop!! If you've come here from Kathrin's blog you are on the right track, but if you've just happened upon my blog and want to start at the begining please go to the Simply Sassy Dt blog. Ok, I know you've got lots of blogs to get to today, so I'll make this short and sweet for you. Here is my card....

I have used 'Missing You' available today at Funky Kits. Krista has done such a good job with her facial expression, don't you think. She is just perfect for all those Missing/Thinking of you cards...what a great addition to our collections!!

As per the card, I have colored her up with copics and paired her with Basic Grey's Kioshi papers. I have also followed the current Sugar Bowl sketch challenge.

Here's a closer view...

I suprised myself with this color choice, but I really quite like it . These pics are looking a little blurry on my set up, but I hope it's just a weird blogger issue and you are seeing them ok. Anyway, I decided this time around to let the focus be on the image itself and leave the surrounding area white and yet the yellow dp do the job and I think it turned out well.

Finally, here are my copics. Almost ran out of room in my cup there, lol. Well, I hope you have been enjoying yourself on the hop today, your next stop is Tracy and if you'd like the chance to WIN 'Missing You' leave me a comment by Monday and I'll choose a random winner.

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy the rest of your hop and don't forget to swing by Sugar Nellie(more fun going on there I'm told) and of course...

...for all your Simply Sassy needs!!

xxAutumn

Simply Chic

2011-05-11T09:37:00.002-05:00

Hello Lovely people! I've got some more Sassy inspiration for you today and I think it's safe to say I got a little mojo back for this one....I really like it anyway. I'll just get straight to it for you, so here's the card...

Today I used 'Oh La la' available at Funky Kits here. I went back to my old habits and colored her all up before I picked out any papers, but for whatever reason this is how I saw her,lol. I did have a problem when it was all finished though and that was I didn't want to make this a 'dark' card and none of my papers with black in them would make it otherwise. On a whim I started flipping through my Shabby stack and I had the image there holding it next to the papers and I just thought the pink and blue really accented the gray nicely and I was gonna throw caution aside and give it a go. I love the end result!

I've distressed all the papers and added some stickles to the flowers. The swirls are from a larger Prima swirl that I cut up and the rest of the embellishments are from my stash. This card came together really easy and really quickly and so I stared at it for a long time thinking it was missing something, but I kept trying to add more, but just didn't like it,lol. I guess that should be a sign it's finished., but the more I look at it now, the more I like it.

Here's a closer view of 'Oh La la'. They're not showing up in the pic, but I've added stickles to the hearts in her leggings and the stripes on the sides and also to her belt.

A better view of the flowers(from WOC) so you can see those stickles.

Lastly, my copics. A pretty easy list. Figures I would finally remember to take the pic when I didn't use a million colors,lol. Below you'll find the list of challenges I've entered. Oh' one last thing I should mention...

Thanks for stopping by! Hope you have a wonderful day!

xxAutumn

Challenges:
SS Stamp and Show: Anything Goes
Creative Craft Challenges: Distressed/Vintage
Bunny Zoe's: Lace
Incy Wincy Designs: Mother's Day/Girlie
Ohh La La: Tre's Chic

Creative Inspirations #59

2011-05-08T08:00:00.002-05:00

Happy Mother's Day!!! I don't know about you all but I have every intention of taking it easy today! Maybe, if I'm lucky, that will even involve some coloring so I can actually get a head start on some work that needs to be done. DD has another cold, so we will see about that! Anyway I do need to tell you it's challenge time again over at Creative Inspirations and this week Bea has chosen our theme of Glitz and Bling! Our Sponsors are:

and Joanna Sheen with a 10 voucher to her store.

So, here is my card...

Yep, this ones for my Mommy! I've got all kinds of different glitz and bling on there too. Stickles all around the card and the flowers have been glimmer misted as well as the teal cardstock. The white paper behind miss Tilda is pearlesent cardstock from DCWV and the rhinestones are from Imaginsce and attached with my I-Rock.

Purple again for Tilda...that's two in a row! You can really see the glimmer on that paper here and I believe this image is called 'Tilda with banner'. I think she was a perfect choice for my mom's card cause she has freckles just like me!

Ok, well, this did not post in the direction it was supposed to, lol. However, here is a closer view of the flowers and now I'm almost out of purple...Oh' please WOC get the ones I need in stock soon!!

Well, that's all for me! I hope you all are having a lovely weekend and getting some beautiful weather...supposed to be 102 degrees here, yuck! Thanks for stopping by and make sure to check out what the rest of the DT have come up with!

Have a great day!

xxAutumn

A Maggie Thank You

2011-05-05T12:19:00.002-05:00

Hello my blogging friends! Hope you all are doing well today. I've got a busy day ahead of me, but I really need to to something up on this blog! I've been a bad blogger lately, sorry about that, life just seems to get crazy at the end of the school year. Soon school will be out and I should(hopefully if my kids cooperate) have a little more craft time. At least I won't be running them around to soccer practices and games and such and to top it off DH is starting a new job soon and he'll be home at a decent hour so my life will be getting much better. Anyway, you didn't stop by to hear about all that, so on to the card.

Meet 'Tilda and Her Bunny' isn't she the cutest, and I've paired her with 'Daffodil Dell' from Make it crafty! Together I think they make a great little scene. I've colored both the images with copics and the rest of the background has been done with chalks.

Here she is on the finished card. This photo did not turn out the best, but I took several and believe it or not this was the best of them. Sorry about the awkwardness of it too, I never know what to do when the bows going off the card like that lol. It looks bad if I chop it and it looks bad if I don't so I guess it's lose, lose.

Here's a close up of those flowers. My stash is getting really small now. WOC really needs to get in the flowers that I want, arrgghhh, I am no good at making my own! It seems all of us in the craft world want the same colors and buy from the same place lol, but I've been waiting for months now and when they finally get in one thing I want they are sold out of another and I really don't wanna make a bunch of orders, oh what a dilemma!

Ok, one more thing, yesterday I forgot to mention that a new challenge started over at Southern Girls and it is....One for the Girls!! We have some fantastic sponsors for this challenge they are Tiddly Inks, Sassy Studio Designs, and Joanna Sheen so be sure to check out the challenge blog for further deets and to see all the DT creations! Thanks for stopping by hope you have a great day!

xxAutumn

Simply Said and a Digi Sentiment 4U

2011-05-04T09:28:00.003-05:00

Hello All!! I'm finally back! Hope you all are off to a wonderful week! It's bright and sunny where I'm at, so hopefully the chores don't take too long today. Anyway, today I have my Simply Sassy Dt inspiration post to share with you and that is this...

This image is called 'Call Me' and is available at Funky Kits here. I've left it CAS because I see this going to a man and they're generally not into all the fru fru stuff. The sentiment is mine and I'm now thinking it may be a bit large, but it doesn't look that big IRL, so I think this is just one of those cards that doesn't photograph well. The pretty papers are from BoBunny's Gabrielle line and the lace is from my stash. All of the papers have been distressed and inked and that's pretty much it.

Here's a close up. She is colored with copics and the background is done with chalks. Sorry I don't have a copic list for you as she's been colored up for some time. I'm personally very happy with the background and hope I can repeat it sometime and it's not a one hit wonder,lol.

Lastly, I will share with you my sentiment. It's not perfect, but if you like it, here you go. Clicking it should take you to a larger size to save to your computer. Please don't pass it off as your own and refer people back to my blog if they'd like one.

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

xxAutumn

Stirring up fun & a digi freebie for you!

2011-04-27T09:52:00.002-05:00

Hello Lovely people! I'm finally back with a little something to share with you. Today I've made a tag for my Simply Sassy Dt post. Here is....

...'Witches Cauldron' available at Funky Kits here. I'm going to be using this tag for a gift for my friends daughter who is really into this show called Monster High so I tried to color the little witch similar to her favorite character. I personally think I would now really love to have pink and black hair,lol.

My tag is pretty basic as I am just not that great at making extravagant tags like some of you(this is actually a lot for me,lol) but I'd really like to get better at this so I will keep trying. Anyway, my papers are DCWV and I made the sentiment myself...been on a little kick of that lately, and if you'd like to have it.....

....here you go, just please don't pass it off as your own and please send people back to my blog if they would like one. This one is in png form, but if you cant use that just e-mail me and I'll be happy to send you out a jpeg. Also, I haven't done this b4, but i think if u click the pick it should make it the original size, better for saving.

Lastly, here are my copics. a relatively short list for you today. Well, I guess that does it. It's gonna be pretty quite around here this week, as DD is sick and the kids have a lot going on at school. I may pop in with some more sentiments, but so far today DD is being pretty needy.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

xxAutumn

2011-04-24T23:08:00.000-05:00

Hello my blogging buddies!! I don't have have card to share with you, but I wanted to let you know a new challenge has started over at Creative Inspirations today and it's Digi Day!! So make whatever you want as long as there's a digi there!! Our wonderful sponsor this week is The Stamping Botique

and they are offering up 3 digi images of choice to the winner!

I've gotten this week off due to so much going on with the Holiday ( Happy Easter, BTW) but pleast make sure you stop by the Creative Inspirations blog to see what my teammates have made for you!

Have a great day!

xxAutumn

Southern Girls Challenge #17

2011-04-20T14:30:00.006-05:00

Hello lovely people!! It's time again for another challenge over at Southern Girls and this week we want to see you use Blue and Green. Here's what I've come up with....

This little beauty is Simply Sassy's 'Winking Student' found here and this card was also used for my SS DT inspiration post today. These awesome papers are from Basic Grey's Oliver collection and I just had to throw in that little bit of burgandy cause I thought it just made everything pop!

As you can see all of the papers are distressed...even the rolly roses, lol, but that's about it for techniques! Although it still took me forever this card came along quite nicely and I finally go to do this little thing where the image is partly outside the diecut. I have a cricut, so it's hard to reason myself into buying a bunch of spellbinders templates, but on a recent trip to JoAnn's I found 2-four die collection sets for $39 and I couldn't hardly pass that up now could I. :)

Ok, back to the card...

Here's a closer view of the little darling. Sorry it's not such a great pic, apparently I just couldn't get the camera straight yesterday. I also regreat to inform you I forgot to take a pic of my copics, sorry about that. I can tell you tought that if you like the darkend portions on her face and body my darkest color was YR02 I really find I like the look of it much better than E11 that everyone else seems to use.

I even did up the inside this time around! This is a pocket with a tag and there's going to be a sentiment by the flourish, I just haven't decided what yet.

I guess that does it! Thanks for stopping by today! Make sure you ceck out what the rest of the SG Dt has come up with for your and our fabby sponsors Digital Delights for NZ/AU and Meljens for Int.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

xxAutumn

Challenges:
ABC Challenge: S is for Sparkle
Lady Bug Crafts Ink: Anything Goes
Top Tip Tuesdays: Open
Tuesday Throwdown: Polka Dots

Blog Candy Winner!!!!

2011-04-20T09:50:00.000-05:00

First I want to say thank you to all of you who entered my candy and became followers, I wish you all could be winners, but that would put me in the poor house, lol

That being said drum roll please........our winner is.......#3 Brenna!! Sorry I don't have a pic of the little random box, I haven't figured out how to do that. At any rate congratulations Brenna please contact me with your mailing info so I can get your goodies out to you!!

Thanks again everyone for entering, I will be around to visit all your blogs soon!

Have a great day!

xxAutumn

Candy Time

2011-04-17T06:00:00.001-05:00

This is a sticky, please scroll down for newer posts, thank you!

Hey all! It's time for me to share some candy! I've been really blessed this last year been on some great DT's, made some awesome new friends, and learned lots of new things and it's time to give away some candy.

I made my first post February 2010 and it was just me talking, so I could get something up here, lol. My plan when I started this blog was to get back into scrapbooking and get my kids' albums finished. WELL, my first couple of challenges were for scrapbooking, but then I noticed card making seemed to encompass more of blogland, so I gave it a go. As they say the rest is history. The stamps and copics started coming in and this whole year has been a learning roller coaster! I've always loved coloring and am so glad I found this craft...now to find the time to get those scrapbooks done,lol

Well, I guess that's enough out of me, if you'd like to be in the running to win my candy here are the rules:

1. Be a current follower or become a follower of my blog

2. Post my candy pic in your side bar with a link back to my blog

3. Put your name in Mr. Linky

That's it and you will get the chance to win:

MME 6x6 pads Tickled Pink and True Blue

MME True Blue clear stamps

Basic Grey Oliver and Olivia 6x6 pads

BoBunny Crush 6x6 pad

Stampabilities border stamps Polka& Lace

TGF Odette

Ek success Pixie Pals clear stamp set

Imaginisce Glitter Giggles rub-ons

Imaginesce Snag 'em stamp so tweet

Misc ribbons and lace

Some WOC flower

BoBunny Flowers

charms, gems, ribbon sliders

bunches of stamped images from Magnolia, LOTV, & others

and anything else I may decide to throw in there

You have until midnight April 17th, 2011 to enter.

Good Luck!

xxAutumn

Simply Sassy New Release Blog Hop

2011-04-17T05:00:00.002-05:00

Hello all and welcome to our Simply Sassy for Sugar Nellie New Release Blog Hop! If you've arrived here from Anita's blog then you're on the right track if you've just happened upon my blog and want to start at the begining please go here to the Simply Sassy DT blog for the complete blog list.

If you follow the Simply Sassy DT blog you know we've been giving you some sneaks this week and this new set of stamps is nothing short of spectacular!! Today I am showcasing...

.....'Butterflies & Pigtails' and I Looovvveee her!! I think this is how I see my daughter in a few years. Anyway, my card ended up being much more simple than I'd envisioned as I was going to make a wonderful pop-up but alas, hubby's post op(eye surgery) has not been as easy going as expected so I've not had the time I thought I would to make it. I hope you like this all the same.

The background I've used here is a mixture of two of Make it Crafty's Digital Images that I blended together and moved around to get the look I was after. This was a little time consuming, but I'm quite happy with the end result. It is colored with copics for the rainbow and flowers and chalks for the rest.

As for our pretty little girl she doesn't naturally have freckles, but I thought she needed some so she got a few(again probably honing in on how I think my DD will look,lol) and for whatever reason she needed to be REALLY blond, lol (she's very smart though). I love pink and white together so I left her dress at that

Some close-ups: A better view of the background, now you can see ALL the stickles ...there's tons and I used 3 different kinds: stardust, crystal, & diamond, each stratgically placed, the flowers, and I've also placed the top layer on 1/8" pop-up dots.

That will do it for me. Hope I didn't blabber too long. Next on your hop will be Tracy. Don't forget you can get all these beauties today at Funky Kits and there's also a special going if you buy the whole set. Jump on over here if you wanna check that out!

Thanks for hopping along with us today and have a great day!

xxAutumn

Simply Sassy Sneak Peek...

2011-04-13T10:21:00.002-05:00

Today I've got a little ......

'Carnival Balloon' to share with you. Isn't she the cutest?? I know, I know, I say that about all of them, lol! I hope you guy have been saving your pennies cause you are gonna love this realease! There are gonna be peaks on the DT Blog all week so be sure to check them out!

On to the card then...

When I started this I knew I wanted to use yellow...I think all those Easter cards out there are getting to me,lol. Then I was further inspired by these fab papers from the MME Fine and Dandy: True Blue paper pad. I also decided to try out some clouds for the first time, so they are a bit of a work in progress. I don't have lots of cloudy colors, so these are a mix of copics and chalks. I don't think they turned out too bad for my first go around, but I'm gonna keep working on it as I def like the look! The grass is also a mix of copics and chalks. Beyond that I decided to leave her clean and simple.

Here are my copics...think you should be able to figure those out, but if you have any questions please feel free to ask!

Lastly, some Sassy News!! So get your hopping shoes on this Sunday that 4am CST here in the US.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Have a great day!

xxAutumn

Challenges:

Fussy and Fancy Friday: For a Child

Simon Says Stamp: For a Child

Creative Inspirations #57

2011-04-10T09:00:00.003-05:00

Hello everyone! It's time again for another challenge over at Creative Inspirations! This week the theme is Easter and our sponsors are:

with a $10 voucher to their store!

and:

with stamp #N263 I Serenade You

So, here is what I have come up with....

This is a reconditioned(for lack of a better word) tootsie roll bank. A little modge podge and some paper to cover, a few trims and a cute little mini. I was thinking I would make these for all my kids but seeing as I have mostly boys and only girl maggie minis this little cutie has gone off to a friends daughter.

Here's a different view. so you can see those flowers a bit better. While I was trying to get a close up my program froze up and I couldn't get it to close up so I'm afraid this is all I've got for you.

I think that wraps it up. I have these papers for ages and the lace is from my local craft store. The flowers are WOC and the stamp is Hello Tilda mini from Magnolia-Licious. Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you have enjoyed my little project. Be sure to stop by and see what the rest of the DT have made!

Havea great day!

xxAutumn

Challenges:

Simon Says: Easter/Spring

Sassy Inspiration and some News

2011-04-06T14:45:00.007-05:00

Hello my blogging friends! I'm finally back with another card for you.

Today I've used 'Best Witches' and kept her pretty simple. This little lady has a rather long journey ahead of her and I wanted to be sure the embellies would stay on so I tried to choose appropriately. I used only one sheet of Dp cause I love the pattern and there was so much going on I really didn't think I needed to add to it.

Here's a close up. She is colored with copics to match the paper and I really enjoyed using this color combo, so don't be suprised if you see it again soon!

Here are my copics.

I also wanted to mention about.......

Here is what Maria has to say:

I'm having a dt call for one designer to join us for release 7 and 8 of Simply Sassy.
We have now 5 sets over at Funky Kits now and set 6 is on it's way to the dt soon, so the guest will be on for about 2 months but as we all love inspiration you are welcome to start right after being chosen using your older Simply Sassy stamps, but you need to stay on for about two months starting the release /preview of set 7. The guest designer will post in the Simply Sassy blog and make 1-2 tutorials within their time as GDT.
Earlier experience from a design team is not needed but I will be looking at coloring skills and good pictures of your cards. Yes you need a blog to be playing along.

What do you do to enter?
Make a card with THIS sketch using a

Simply Sassy stamp

So to those of you that wanted to last time but couldn't or did but didn't make it here's another chance! I look forward to seeing your entries!

Thanks for stopping by!

xxAutumn

Simply Sassy Blog Hop Winner!!!

2011-04-05T05:00:00.001-05:00

Hey all! I ran the numbers through random.org and they gave me.....60. By my count that is Chrissyxx. Please contact me hun so we can work out the details of your prize. Thank you all for joining in on our hop and your wonderful comments.

A few of you have asked for a tutorial on this project, so I will work on that!

I've had a really busy few days and been catching up on housework, but I'll be back tomorrow with some more sassy inspiration for you.

Have a great day!
xxAutumn

Simply Sassy Fun Blog Hop!!!

2011-04-01T05:32:00.009-05:00

Hello all and welcome to the Simply Sassy for Sugar Nellie 'Just for Fun' Blog Hop! Maria has asked us to put together a little hop for you all showing off some of the older Sassy's and we all thought that was a fantastic idea. So, if you've arrived here from Kellie's blog you're on the right track. I am a little behind here so if you've had to come back I do apologize, but I hope you find it woth it. So, without further delay, here's what I've come up with...

You can't really tell from this view, but untying that ribbon opens up a whole slew of suprises!! I've used my all time favorite Sassy 'Fairy Tale' available at Funky Kits here. I've also left her a little plain and simple due to the weight(I mean actual weight of the things inside).

The is technically page two(seems I forgot to take a pic of page 1 and now that they're all uploaded it's too late), but page one of the fun stuff and this is a large matchbook type coloring book. There are 8 stamped images on perforated paper and the matchbook is stuck on with glue dots so the reciepient can take it off and to wherever she would like. The pages are also perforated so they can be easily torn out.

Next page of fun stuff is some crayons, a tape runner, and a few flower s all attached with glue dots so they are also removeable. So, what do you think come next??

Did you guess it? There are 3 small pre folded cards and envelopes, some bling and pearls, and it's all wrapped up in some twine she can also use!

Here it is, all laid out. I left the coloring book cover blank so the reciepient could personalize it herself, but if done for a younger child I would go ahead and do it.

Here's a view of the matchbook open, and that completes my project! Sorry I forgot the sentiment page picture, but you weren't missing much,lol I could add much more than I did because of the weight and instead of cardstock I used tag board figuring it's a bit sturdier.

Ok, I do or will have a little candy for you, but since I've been sick all week I haven't had a chance to get it yet. If you'd like to receive a little suprise gift from me please leave me a comment and I'll draw a winner after the hop ends.

Now, your next stop is Erica and if you ever get lost along the way you can always find the complete list at the Simply Sassy Dt Blog

I think that about covers everything! Thanks for hopping along with us today! As always if you have any questions please fell free to ask and I will get back to you asap!

Have a great day!

xxAutumn

Challenges:

Creative Card Crew: For a Child

Thought I should say...

2011-03-30T10:26:00.002-05:00

...I am not ignoring my blog right now, I've caught strep throat! Oh' it's miserable and now my ear is starting to hurt, I so hope the meds kick in soon! At any rate with a little help from God and modern medicine I will hopefully be back to crafting in no time. At the very least I should be back here for the Simply Sassy blog hop on Saturday! See you all then!

xxAutumn

Creative Inspirations #56

2011-03-27T10:02:00.000-05:00

Hello Everyone! It's time for another challenge over at Creative Inspirations and this week this week we want to see something for MOM. I took a little different route this week and have this...

...to share with you. This began with some dandelions my son picked for me... I know if your a mom you've probably received a few yourself. Upon receiving those flowers I thought u know this could be something I may be able to write about one day. I do write from time to time, but it's not something I force, but when I feel it I feel it.

So, it finally happened, I was watching my computer go thruough one of those slideshows and the pics kept popping up and soon words started forming in my head. A little tweeking here and there and I had something I liked. Then came the hard part, putting it with the picture. After several different options I finally came up with this and it goes to my mom who I know shares these memories with and of me which makes it doubly special.

I'm sure you can't read the little poem this size, but click the pic and it will make it big enough to read if you like.

Guess that about does it. Make sure you check out our fabulous sponsor JoannA ShEEn and see what the rest of the DT has to show you, there's really a great variety you won't want to miss.

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a great day!

xxAutumn

Come Join Us...

2011-03-25T08:00:00.000-05:00

join the Simply Sassy DT for loads of fun and inspiration on the Sassiest hop around April 1st -3rd 2011! The hop starts at 10am Greenwich Mean Time which is 5am Central Standard Time for all you US residents.

See you there!!

A little something different...

2011-03-24T12:00:00.012-05:00

... a Tea-Light box card.

I used the fabulous Bad Hare Day. There's not a lot of room for embellishments on here so it's lite on stuff, but I did the best with the space I had. The papers are Prima Jack and Jill. and I colored her to match them.

Here's a close-up of her. I've used different colored for her skin...I'd like to try to achieve something similiar to the look of distress inks, so I'll keep working on it. I've also colored her outfit a bit differently. She's supposed to have an apron, but I like the way this looks.

Here's a side view of the card opened. The inside's not quite finished yet, but we'll get there when I know what it's gonna be used for. I've used a ribbon to hold my box to the card so you can untie it and put the box where you'd like.

A closer view of the box shows the six candels inside.
Close-up of the flowers

My copics! A much shorter list than yesterday,lol.

Here's the box template I made for the tutorial I did on the Simply Sassy DT Blog. The short of this is to cut around the outside then scor on all lines. Cut along all dark lines and fold along all dotted lines.

The card measurements are 6" x 10" then score 4&1/2" in from both sides. Decorate as you like. For the full tutorial please visit the Sassy blog .

Think that about does it. Hope you've enjoyed my project! Thanks for stopping by!

Have a great day!

xxAutumn

Southern Girls Challenge #15

2011-03-23T14:32:00.008-05:00

Hey all! I said I'd be back today, so here i am with my Southern Girls challenge post. This week we would like to see some animals. Our fabulous NZ/Auss sponsor is Teddy Bo and they have generously donated some stamps for the DT to use and I got this...

TeddyBea is her name and it looks like she is planting quite the garden. Upon receiving this image I thought I was never going to be able to do it justice, but my new browns came through and I'm quite happy with the results. My chalked background even showed up, yay!! The papers are from a DCWV stack I got last year and it's full of flowery, gardeny stuff. The card stock is craft...I seem to be on a roll with the stuff, lol, and the flowers are all WOC.

Here's the inside. Go me, I made my first ever pocket card. Been doing this for a year and haven't done one til I made this, and now I may be addicted, lol. Ah, that's how it was with the easel cards for a while too. I even went out and bought a few packs of flowers to put in there. This one will go to my MIL for her B-day or Mother's day, haven't decided which, hence no sentiment, yet!

Here's a close-up. I wish that deep purple would have blended a bit better, but other than that I'm pretty happy with it...maybe I"ll try the blender next time. I used pebbles chalks to makes the sun, sky, and grass and that finished her up.

Here's my copics. Wow, would you look at all of those!! If your wondering if this took me a while, yes, it did, lol. I am a slow colorer anyway, it takes me at least and hour to color a small image this one took about two and a half. Kuddos to all of you who can just zoom thru this craft, I commend you!

Well, I guess that about does it! Oops, I forgot to mention the Int. sponsor is Michelle's Scrapbooking also, but sure to check out the rest of the DT creations, you won't wanna miss out! If you've got a sweet tooth be sure to stop and check out my candy. Thanks for stopping by!

Have a great day!

Challenges:

Papertake Weekly: Mother's Day or Girlie

The Creative Cottage: Spring Has Sprung

Hippie Love

2011-03-23T09:20:00.008-05:00

Hello my lovely followers and welcome to all my new followers. I haven't had a chance to visit you all yet, it's a crazy week leading to a crazy weekend, but I'll come around next week. Today's first card is....

the adorable Hippie Love which I made for my Simply Sassy Dt Inspiration post. The fabulous papers she's on are the new BoBunny Vicki B. collection...have I said yet how happy I am that BoBunny has started making 6X6 pads! They are one of my all time favorite companies and I despise cutting up my papers and for the most part won't do it, so be prepared to see a lot more from them! Anywho, I've colored my little girl to match the papers added some WOC flowers(green and pink colored to match) and a couple of buttons from my stash. Rhinestones are Imaginisce and set with my I-rock. The tag, behind her, is in a pocket so it does come out.

Here's a close-up. I've been trying to add a little more depth to my coloring and I'm really liking the look. You can see this much better IRL, but it's obviously still not perfected.

Lastly, here are my copics. Seems like there should be tons more considering how colorful this is.

Well, I guess that about does it. I'll be back later today with my Southern Girls post. Thanks for stopping by!

Have a great day!

Challenges:

A Spoonful Of Sugar : Ribbon, Pearls/Rhinestones & Flowers

Simon Says: Mother's Day/Girlie

It takes two...

2011-03-18T14:57:00.011-05:00

Hello blogging friends! Today I've actually got a card just for me, or hubby, as it were. I know I've been laxing in using my maggies and and doing anything other than my DT work so I'm trying to break out of that and get some other things done. Anyway, my anniversary is coming up and I thought these two.....

.... would make a great card. This is Waiting Tilda (aren't we always) and Shy Rose Edwin. It took me a few attempts to get them how I wanted them, but the rose just over Tilda's shoulder won out in the end. This card was supposed to go into MDUC's 2 of something challenge, but I didn't quite get done on time...a few issues at the house today and I could've sworn I had until 5pm CST, will remember next time. Ah' well, these pretty papers are from the BoBunny Crush collection and I knew right away I wanted to use them...I love pink and black together and the added red looks fantastic! Lucky for me my Tilda matched cause I fell back into old habits and colored her first. The flowers are WOC and I colored the larger one's to match.

Here's a closer view of the sweet couple. Tried to color them close to real life, lol. I have blondish hair and if hubby didn't have to shave his he'd have brown hair. Tilda's cheeks are a little pink, but I think she looks a little shy here too, so it seemed fitting. Why not a red rose you ask, my fav color is pink so I think to rose should be pink too...can't even remember the last time hubby got me red flowers,lol

Here's the inside, pretty simple, but I wanted to show you the sentiment. Do you have the song in your head now?? I can't get it out of mine,lol...maybe I should turn some music on something else might pop in my head!

Alas, I have copics for you. Yay, me!!(Now I've got London Tipton in my head...idk which is worse) Should share that in order to get that rich red color I first colored the shirt in E53 then with the reds, darkest to lightest. After you've got the reds done you can add more E53 or 55 for even darker colors, just remember to watch for glossiness, when that starts you need to stop.

Ok, well, that got a little wordy, sorry about that. I've found some other challenges to enter and you can find those listed below. Hope you liked my card today.

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a great day!

Challenges:

Wild Orchid: Die cuts(behind Tilda & Edwin)

7kids college fund: Pink & Flowers

Stamp Something: Something Sweet

Just Magnolia: Favorite Color combo

Simply Tammy

2011-03-16T14:08:00.003-05:00

Hello my blogging friends! I've got another Sassy girl to share with you today and that is.....

....Tammy. My card follows the current sketch over at A Spoonful of Sugar and I didn't really add anything too it. I really like these BoBunny papers and how she stands out against them so I decided not to take away from that and leave it CAS. No sentiment yet as I will probably use this for a family member so we'll wait to see which one and use just the right sentiment!

Here's a closer view. This pic is a little darker, but I think you can see the chalk background I've given her a little better. She has a little yellow directly behind her and light to darker blue filling in the rest, it looks very pretty IRL, just can't seem to get it to show up under my Ott lite...love the thing for everything else though! Other than that a little icicle stickles and all done!

Challenges:

A Spoonful of Sugar: Sketch

Scrap Creations: Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly: 3 of something(3 Dp's, 3 pearls)

Creative Inspirations #55

2011-03-12T17:52:00.019-06:00

Hello my blogging friends! It's time for a new challenge over at Creative Inspirations and this week we want to see some Easel Cards! We all love to make them and it seems someone is always coming up with some new and exciting twist on them, so let's see what you got! Here's what I've come up with...

Closed aaaannnd....

Open

I wanted you to see it closed so you could see it is completely caked...so to speak, lol. The papers are from a Martha Stewart stack and they were actually one of the hardest parts of making this cake. I knew some of the colors I wanted to work with...to get into some challenges, but it took a little time to get there. I cut the begining cake shape with my cricut Sweet Treats cart. and then traced it to make my easel form. I also cut all the layers from the original starting shape so I could make them individually.

Here's a close-up of this adorable Tilda. I cut these balloons with my Once upon a Princess cart. onto my x-press it blending card and then colored them with copics to match. I tried to bend them a little bit to add some more dimension(see photo below) and then attached them with hot glue.

balloon dimension

Copic colors used

Well, I think that about does it for my card today. I hope you enjoyed my creation....I actually had something a little more elaborate in mind so I'm going to keep working on this idea. Thanks for stopping by and make sure you check out what the rest of the DT has come up with. Oops, forgot to mention our fantastic sponsors this week which are Simon Says Stamps witha a $10 voucher to their store and Bunny Zoe crafts also with a 10 voucher to spend in her store.

Have a great day!

Challenges:

Simon Says: Anything Goes

ATS Magnolia: Birthday

Papertake Weekly: Lemon Zingy

Magnolia-Licious: Use Green

A little stardust

2011-03-09T09:29:00.006-06:00

Hello blogging buddies! I'm finally back with another card. I had such wonderful intentions of getting extra things done this past week, but it just didn't pan out. Lots of errands this weekend and come Monday DD got and I got sick, Oh' if the darn weather could make up it's mind. I think everyone I know around here is sick and tired of being sick and tired,lol. Well, anyway, I suppose I should get on with it...

Here's my Stardust. I had actually intended to make this really elegant card, but somehow I got CAS. There probably would have been more fru fru if it weren't for that big gigantic flower,lol. I love it, it's beautiful, but I just couldn't make and arrangement I liked around it for some reason and the ones I come up with just seemed like too much. Of course now that I'm looking at it one here, I'm seeing some small touches I could make to spruce it up it a bit...isn't that the way it goes, lol. Ah well, I think she's nice this way too.

Ok, here's a closer view. Sorry I don't have a copic list for you as I actually got an early start on her and was working on two projects at once and all the markers got jumbled together. You can't see it very well, but I've also colored her background with chalks...a mix of really light yellows and purple hues.

The Dp I used is K&Company, organza ribbon and pearls are from my stash, and the flower is Wild Orchid colored to match. All the papers were also distressed with my Tim Holtz distressor and then inked.

Well that does it for now. I was really hoping to get some scrapping done for a BoBunny challenge, so if I manage to feel up to it you'll see that later today. This post is also up at the Simply Sassy blog along with instructions for and envelobox and you can find that here if you need it. Thanks for stopping by, have a great day!

Sweet and Simple

2011-03-02T12:00:00.003-06:00

Hello my lovely followers! It's Sassy Inspiration time again and today I've also joined in with the Sugar Bowl challenge using their sketch and CAS theme.

Today I've used the new 'Delicious' stamp. Wouldn't you just love to have that cake. I've a bit of a baker myself, but I have tried one of those topsy, turvey cakes yet, i think they are awesome!

Copics:

Jacket: Black, C9,7,5,3

Shirt: RV02,00,000

Leggings:C3,01 and Blender

Shoes: Black C9,5,3

Coordinating colors with cake!

Here's the full card, def Clean and Simple especially compared at all the stuff I've been putting on my cards lately, lol....Think I'm gonna need to place another flower order soon! Those ribbons are regular ribbons and not curling ribbons, I curled them by getting them wet, wrapping them around a dowel rod, and baking them at 350 degrees for about 15min this will vary depending on the ribbon if you want to give it a try.

The patterned paper is from DCWV otherwise it's just black and silver cardstock. That's all for today, hope you all are having a good day!

Thanks for stopping by!

At last.....

2011-03-01T16:44:00.010-06:00

...Tilda!! Oh' it has been some time now since I've inked up one of my darling Tilda's. I haven't stopped buying them mind you, lol. I wanted to enter the Challenge and Dt call over at Simon Says and I came up with this...

I believe she is called Tilda with ribbons in her hair. When I saw her I just had to have her. At least she's gotten inked, most of my Christmas cuties didn't get touched. I had big plans for them, but if you follow my blog at all there's was tons of sickness going on around my household after Thanksgiving and I'm lucky we had Christmas at all.

Anyway, enough about that Simon Says wants us to use Coffee and Cream...You can see those, but I just got this new BoBunny Crazy Love pack in the mail and so wanted to use it...figured a few extra colors would be ok. I also followed the current sketch this week at Just magnolia.

The outside of this card is actually framing the inside sentiment. Which reads:

Sweet Birthday Wishes
for
Sweet, Wonderful
You!

...and was computer generated.

Here is that darling Tilda a wee bit closer. I wanted to keep her quite light and originally thought R20,00,000 would do it, but turns out it wasn't quite pink enough, so I added some RV00,& Rv10 and perfection!! IMP, anyway. Her Legs(tights for me) were colored with E50 and E0000 then gone over with 0 to make them a touch lighter. As a finishing touch to the dress i lightened parts of it with 0. I used R27,24,22,20 and thought it was a little too reddish, so I added RV13(I think, was certain till I started typing in cudda been 14)to make it a little strawberryish in color. The flower is RV14,13,10

Here are the flowers. Worked on this for a while...mostly just moving it around the page, just couldn't decide where I wanted it to go. In the end it landed here and I felt like it needed more and that's how the folded ribbons underneath came about.

The theme this week over a Magnolia Down Under is flowers so I'm going to be entering there as well. I may find a few more and as usual you'll find my complete challenge listing below.

I guess this had gotten kind of long today, sorry about that. Hope you all are having a wonderful and and your week is off to a fabulous start!

Thanks for stopping by!

Challenges:

Simon Says: Coffee and Cream
Just Magnolia: Sketch

MDUC: Flowers

Magnolia-Licious: Pink and Brown

Simply Sassy Blog Hop Winner....

2011-02-28T11:15:00.002-06:00

....I punched in my numbers to randomizer.org and my winner is.......LIZZIE. Lizzi hun you have until Wednesday to contact me with your mailing info so I can get it to the appropriate people. Thanks everyone for hoppoing along with us and for all your lovely comments!
xxAutumn

Creative Inspirations#54

2011-02-27T00:01:00.000-06:00

Hello blogging friends! It's time again for another challenge over at Creative Inspirations. This week it's my theme and that is templates. The rest of the Dt girlies and I have been lucky enough to receive some templates from our sponsor The Cutting Cafe`. Here's what I have come up with...

...A 'Pillow Box' using The Cutting Cafe` template. The papers are Imaginisce as are the flowers made with there new rolly posies sets and tool. Ribbon is from my stash. Sorry I didn't get a card done to go with it, but perhaps later this week. Hope you all are having a fabulous weekend and if you missed my Simply Sassy post from yesterday be sure to check that out as there's a prize to be won!

Thanks for stopping by!

Simply Sassy New Release Blog Hop!!!

2011-02-26T06:00:00.001-06:00

Hello Everyone! It's time again for another new Release Blog Hop with Simply Sassy for Sugar Nellie! If you've just happened upon my blog please go the to Simply Sassy Dt Blog so you can start at the begining. If you are coming here from Kellie's blog you are on the right track! Are you enjoying your trip today! Some of you have probably been up for quite some time b4 I am able to go thru and I'm really looking forward to seeing what my fellow teamies have made. Well, I suppose I shouldn't keep you as you've got some more stops to make. Today I have for you.....

....'Bedtime Snuggles' and she should be available at Funky Kits today! Oooo I just love her, isn't she just adorable?? As you can see I decided to go a little different route this time around and I've made a little wall hanging. Not quite sure what I'm going to do with it yet, maybe someone will buy it or maybe I'll decided to keep it for my daughter, we will see.

Here's our little girl a bit closer up. When I started to color her I knew right away I wanted her to have blond hair and blue eyes and to wear pink, so this time around I actually went back to coloring first. The doilies behind her have been inked with cat's eye ink pads and then I added stickles cause, well, you can never have too much sparkle, right???

Here is a close-up of the wording...it's computer generated and I'm loving this font! The beautiful papers I've used are from Imaginisce Fairytale collection from a year or two ago. I have distressed the edges of these with a pewter and a silver and then added stickles.

The flower arrangement. Boy, I worked for quite some time on this, I think it's the largest one I've done...good thing I had all those flowers on hand, lol. They are all Wild Orchid and now I will need to soon be placing another order.

Here's the trim on the edges. The flowery trim is sold by the yard at my Hobby Lobby and is quite expensive, but it's gorgeous!! The pearls are also from Hobby Lobby from their wedding dept. I'm sorry I do not have a list of copics for you today, but if there's something you need to know I can probably figure it out...I did write the hair down somewhere:)

Ok, well, that's it for me. Your next stop on the hop is Erica. Don't forget if you wanna be in the running to win a couple Simply Sassys of your own please leave me a comment by Monday the 28th of February 6am CST then check back later that day to see if you've won...I won't be up at six,lol.

Thanks for joining us on our hop!

Have a fabulous Day!

Fabulous Darling

2011-02-24T09:45:00.010-06:00

Hello there, peeps! Time for my Sassy inspiration post(overe here, that is). I posted this yesterday on the Sassy blog, but since I had the Southern Girls challenge post yesterday and you are unlikely to come around twice in one day I thought I'd save this for today. So, for my card I've used one of the new, yet to be released images and she is....

.......'Fabulous Darling'! Isn't she just perfect for that teen goddess we all know,lol She is colored with copics to match the paper and idk if you can tell, but I've put some perfect pearls on her bracelet and ther's some stickls on her outfit.

Here is the card closed. I have once again used the Glitz Design Divia Licious paper pack...think this is the third time I've used this one pack for these images....may need to go shopping soon! Ok, moving on.....

Here she is partly open. Think you can see a little better here there are rhinestones all around here and in the corners. There's also stickles around the black circle and dots of them on the " Who's the fairest one of all?" sentiment...that was computer generated btw.

Here's a close-up of thos flowers. Not my usual EVEN(I have issues) arrangement, but I am liking it. The rhinestone sprygs are from hobby lobby, the flowers are whild orchid and covered in stickles.

Here's the inside. Yep, that's a mirror, lol Kind of proud of myself for that one lol. It's a repurposed mirror, it came out of a wallet I just bought, I didn't have a need for it and ripped it out right away and thought it may come in handy...what do ya know, a couple of days later I was using it. Ok, so I'm now thinking the inside is a bit boring compared to the outside, so I think I'm gonna add a bit more bling, and maybe some black on the bottome, but this is it now. The tag sentiment is computer generated and the Happy Birthday is handwritten...you can also pull that one out to write a little message if you like.

Ok well, I'm finally done, sorry to keep you so long. Hope you've enjoyed my card. Remember the new release blog hop starts on Saturday 6am(CST) and you are not gonna want to miss that. Hope you all are having a fab day and I'll see you Saturday if not sooner.

Thanks for stopping by!

Challenges:

Creative Craft: Cards for a teen

Scrap Creations: Birthday

Top Tip Tuesday: Bling It On

House of Gilli: Sparkle, 3Dp's, 2 Dies/Punches

Southern Girls #13

2011-02-23T16:34:00.005-06:00

Hello there everyone. Long time not hear from me huh! It aways seems that in the week I don't have many DT commitments and I think I can get ahead and maybe actually get extra stuff done my life goes crazy! Anyway, it's time for another challenge over at Southern Girls and this week we want to see Brads, Gems, or Dew Drops, pretty simple I'd say. So, here is a frame I made for a pic of my daughter......

I didn't do a lot of accenting on this as I love this pic and my daughter in it and I think this paper is gorgeous all on it's own. You will notice a few gems on there and I cut out the word on my cricut.

Here's a closer view of the gems(look there's even on in her hair!!) and the word which was actually cut out three times...the under paper, the center is chip board, and the top layer which was also stamped...which was more grayish until the modge podge got to it lol. Oh' well, I still like it.

Any who that's it, short and sweet today, make sure you stop by and see what the rest of the Dt has made for you and check out our awesome sponsors Wild Orchid(Int) and Artfull Crafts(Aus/Nez) and I almost forgot there's a mini Dt call going on at the mo so be so to check out those deets here if your interested.

Thanks for stopping by!

My Creative Side

I'm finally back with a fun challenge from Southern Girls

Thank You and Enjoy!

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Distress Inks- attempt one

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I have a WINNER!!!

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Two Sassy's one post

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Tune Time

Southern Girls Challenge #25

Strike a pose!!

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2 Sassy's for you

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A Maggie Thank You

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Stirring up fun & a digi freebie for you!

Southern Girls Challenge #17

Blog Candy Winner!!!!

***Candy Time***

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Sassy Inspiration and some News

Simply Sassy Blog Hop Winner!!!

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Thought I should say...

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Come Join Us...

A little something different...

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Hippie Love

It takes two...

Simply Tammy

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