Christmas in February

Happy blog hop Thursday. Two more days and it will be the weekend...and can you believe it is almost March. Our son turned 16 in January and we celebrated our 21st wedding anniversary on Feb 18th (got some extra special bling at Christmas). WOW!!! That is all I can say.

Today several of the Magnolia-licious yahoo members are participating in a monthly Christmas blog hop. This is a wonderful group of very creative people that inspire me daily. They truly create works of art! Diana is the wonderful owner of the Magnolia-Licious Store where you can purchase these cute Tilda stamps along with Edwin & all their great friends. Click on the link about to visit her online store. If you came from Lori Palmer's blog you are on the right track.

I created this Tilda with presents card using CTMH cardstock, DP and ink. The image was cut with my nestability die and I distressed the edges with my sanding block and ink. Her skin and wings were colored with my copics. I just love how they blend. I continue to become more confident using them. If you would like some great tutorials, check out Suzanne's blog. She is just amazing & someone I follow (stalk...whatever hehe) daily. She knows me so it's ok...right Suzanne :). Now hop on over to Marcia Butler's blog to continue the fun.

Have a wonderful day. SMILE!!!

Almost TGIF!!!

Happy almost Friday to y'all. I am so glad yesterday is over. I was able to spend my lunch hour visiting the dentist to get a filling. It is one of my most favorite things to do - hehe...NOT. Thank goodness that stuff is all done & over with for at least six months. Our weather is making a summer comeback and we are moving into the low to mid 80's for a few days. Perfect timming for the Friday night football game. I hope to post some pics from last weeks football game taken with my new SLR camera & zoom lense. Love..love...love the ability to just hold down the shutter & it clicks away!

Today I am sharing this wonderful EB image exclusive to Susana's store. She is titled Susan after one of the design team members. These stamps are just so sweet & great to work with. I used CTMH markers on this one & added flower soft, a pretty bow made with the Bow Easy and a sweet charm. Great goodies you can also purchase at Susana's store. She has the best customer service around!!

The sentiment is from a SU set given to me & I sprayed the image with Shimmerz Spritz. Love that sparkle...and I used a MS punch on the border. I was inspired by a layout that Suzanne Dean had on her blog the other day. I did a close up of the image for you. Please let me know what you think.
Have a wonderful day & I might suprise you by posting another project.

Try It Out Tuesday - Happy Father's Day

The head of the SCACD design team is the one & only Suzanne Dean (check out her yummy blog). She gave me a heads up on the challenge for my SCACD Stampers Spotlight week. Each week the design team posts their lovely challenge creations on the store's blog, Follow Your Heart. I needed to make a Father's Day card & small gift. What great timing for me. With my busy schedule I am so happy to have my Dad all taken care of before his special day...and I even have time to pop it in the mail. Suzanne had posted a gift using these great popcorn boxes she found at Michales. They are perfect. Well I was inspired so I stopped by JoAnns & found them on clearance. Score!!

My dad is a total kid at heart & the biggest tease of them all. I remember as a kid I had to tell him to "stop teasin' me". It never worked & I am grateful he never did. I love those memories. Well my dad never got a boy...just me but I was a total tomboy so I made up for it.

This wonderful cutie Stuart & puppy is by Eat Cake Graphics. Susana has this guy along with a ton of other wonderful stamps. You have your choice of Lockhart's, Anki's Sweethearts, Victoria Case, Fairy Song Art Stamp & she will have some exclusive Elizabeth Bell stamps next month! So exciting. I used some of my Close To My Heart stash of paper and colored these guys with a combo of CTMH markers & copics. The more I use my copics...the more I fall in love with them. I am slowly growing my collection.I will be filling that popcorn bucket with my dad's favorite candy, Boston Baked beans along with some yummy popcorn. I was going to add his fav, Mountain Dew but I knew the post office might have issues with liquids and I mail all my packages after they close. Oh well...I will include a coupon for him to use. Make sure you stop by the store blog tomorrow....some very exciting things will be happening. Susana has been planning some really BIG FUN and you don't want to miss it!! Word just in...the baby's breath spritz in now in stock. How is that for superb customer service.

Valentines/Anniversary Cards

I made these two cards for my hubby & son.

Our 20th wedding anniversary is the 18th so I made a basic card that wasn't too too on the frilly end. I used all CTMH materials.

This cute guy is my sons Valentines card...I know the bling isn't that manly, but I liked it. I received the image from a sweet blogger and the sentiment is from my bella stash. I was able to use my nesties given to me at Christmas and more of my CTMH stash.

Close To My Heart National Stamping Month

I am inviting everyone to enter to win FREE Close To My Heart Products!!! Clink on the above link and you will be taken to the entry page. The grand prize is for $1000 in products. What great stuff they have!!! I just love it. You can use my name...Mae Wisor as the consultant who referred you. Good Luck!!!