Twinkles Glow with Stamps

Happy Friday Everyone!! I can't believe it is Friday already!! Wow!!  Time really does go so fast.  Still can't believe summer is over and fall is here!!

Today I have a Wags n Whiskers challenge to share with you.  This week's challenge is hosted by
Emma.  Emma's challenge is to use diamonds and pearls on your creation.



I decided to challenge myself even further by making an all white creation except for my image.  This image is Wags n Whiskers- Say a prayer from the Spring time fun collection illustrated by Crissy Armstrong.  I paper pieced her with Parisian Breeze paper retired from Stampin Up.  The background is embossed and I added some lace and pearls.  The image is framed with the Spellbinders Beaded Oval die.  Rhinestones were added for the "diamonds". The layout uses the Midnight Madness sketch:

Happy Friday Everyone!!  Sorry for my lack of posts this week.  Life has been crazy!

Any who  I am back with a post for the Wags n Whiskers challenge for this week. The challenge today is hosted by the sweet and uber talented Melanie. Melanie's challenge is called:



Melanie is asking for you to use either real or fake stitches somewhere on your card or paper project.

Here is my take on the challenge:

I used the  Sweet Danni and Bella image illustrated by Crissy Armstrong for Wags n Whiskers.  This image is sold as both a digi and a rubber stamp. The layout uses the Midnight Madness Sketch for this week.  This card is very shimmery with the glittery paper in person...you probably see it better if you click on the photo.






I purposely used a Christmas image to make a Christmas card to enter in the Sunday's with Crissy challenge this week.

challenges: 
Sunday's with Crissy challenge
 Midnight Madness Sketch
Stampavie- Anything goes
Ann's Creative Nook- how do you dry emboss
Fussy and Fancy ...stitches, scallops and sparkle
Lexi's Creations  -real or faux stitching
 Stamp and Create- Stitching
Practical Scrappers- One year stash- my glitter paper and the dp from K & co.
Crafty Creations- Happy or Sweet
Ellephantastic Challenge- Sew Special
Mami Doodles-Anything Goes





Lacey
Crystal
Michele
Karen
Sharon
Tina
Jeanette
Melanie
 

Happy Tuesday!! Boy do I feel late and behind the eight ball today after being on a schedule for Midnight Madness for a year. It is funny how we get ourselves on such a routine. Well today I broke the routine a bit ....since I am not on the dt anymore. Feels very weird.

Anywho...I just had to play along with the Midnight Madness Sketch anyway!! Here is the sketch:Here is my take on the sketch using Whimsy's Proud Mama image illustrated by Crissy Armstrong. As You can see, I flipped it. I had such fun water coloring and using paper tole. The dp is from BG Wisteria.I created the panels along the bottom using the Fancy Tags Die from Spellbinders. I received this frame Spellbinders from a dear friend and I can't get enough of it (as you can probably see from all my projects with it.
Recipe:
Stamps: Whimsy Proud Mama
Paper: Basic Grey Wisteria, Bashful Blue, white CS
Accessories: Fancy Tags Spellbinders, Scalloped Edge Frame Spellbinders, Mini Gypso -Ivory, Sunshine Prima Cameo Roses, blue roses, yellow ribbon, white ribbon from Offray, MS Shell border punch, ZVA Creative Blue Flourish
Challenges:

Midnight Madness Sketch
Paper Play: digi or stamp and bling
Whoosy Daisy Challenge - As you Like It
Practical Scrappers~punches
Delightful Sketches~punches (corner rounder punch on coupon holder)
Wee Memories~ stitching
Totally Papercrafts: stitching
Quixotic Challenge: Oh Baby
A Time to Craft: Too cute
Papertake Weekly: Shiny, Sparkle and special (choose one or all 3) My image is clear embossed and for a special little arrival
Crafty Calendar- Great Outdoors
Going Grey with ScrapCreations Challenge- Animals and Basic Grey
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I also wanted to share some blog candy that is out there from some dear friends of mine. The first is from my dear friend and dt sister Crystal!! Crystal is celebrating her 1st blogoversary. Congrats Crystal!! I just love you and your blog girl. Look at these awesome goodies she is offering until June 10. Click here to find out how you can win.
The second candy is being offered by my former dt sister and dear friend Priscilla. Click here to find out how you can enter until May 31st.


Thanks for stopping by and for your sweet comments!! I so appreciate you all!!

hugs,
Chris

This post has a lot of events since today marks the celebration of Midnight Madness One Year Anniversay and a Big Blog Prize! Please put your name down for the lucky drawing. For the ENTIRE MONTH, the DT will be sending mystery prizes :) to the winners who play our sketch, so do join in! You really don't want to miss any of the fun and I know I will miss some of the details, so please hop on over to the Midnight Madness Blog.
In fact, I am one of the ones offering up some blog candy toward the blog prize this week!! Here is a sneak peak of it....
Congrats to the Gold Star award: #5 Karen Wallace and Remarkable winners: #15 Grace
#29 Mrs Boz, #53 Holly Miller

We have some "Royals Court" players, these loyal players who have never missed a sketch with us!! Congrats to *Darlene, *Loz, Julia, Peggy Elms, Karen Wallace, Ger Stringer, Pam, Valarie Florer , Vicki Kertz , Sue Drees, Sandee, Grace, Lisa V, Teri Sherman. Thank you Ladies for your continued support to the Madness sketch!
Today I too am celebrating one year being on the Dt but it is also my last week as a Midnight Madness Design team member. It is hard to say goodbye as I have had so many memories with these dear friends. We have laughed, shared our joys and sorrows and been inspired by one another in so many ways. With the summer approaching, however, I felt it was time to lessen my commitments up a bit so I could spend more time in my gardens and with my girls and hubby. My time as a MMSC design team member will be a memory I will treasure. This is not a goodbye at all, however, since I do plan to keep playing as time allows and I will be stalking their blogs. Who knows....I may return as a dt member some day if they will have me!! Love you all girls!!! Thanks for this awesome opportunity to work with you!! You all have so much talent and your kindness has warmed my heart!!

Now before I get to emotional....let us go on to this week's sketch and sponsors....


Once again, it's "YOUR PICK" Make it fancy, clean and simple, or somewhere in-between. Remember to click on the sneak peek button on the side bar for the following weeks sketch each Friday.
I used Marching Mouse and Gifts for you image from Penny Black as well as some Basic Grey Paper. The image is colored with copics except for the sponged background. What do you think?
This next card is using the same sketch but it is a sneak peak of a new digital image to be released at Whimsy stamps tomorrow!! The digital is called Little Red Riding Hood. Isn't it just darling!! I used some dp from my stash which I have been hoarding from Crate Paper. I bought it in Lancaster last year. Again, the image is colored in copics. You won't want to miss the fun tomorrow at Whimsy tomorrow as their will be a new challenge and a blog hop that will be occurring simultaneously at noon!! Hope to see you there!! The images and sentiments are darling and perfect for so many occasions!!

Oh and tomorrow also marks the beginning of the new speak peaks at Wags n Whiskers as well!! Friday there will be a blog hop and the stamps will be available to purchase!! You won't want to miss these cuties!!

challenges:
Going Grey with ScrapCreations Challenge- basic grey paper and an open challenge
Crafts and Me - Sparkle
Spoon Full of Sugar - furry friends (mouse card)
Oh Alice - Card for a Child
One Stitch at a Time- Card for a child
Quixotic - How Distressing!
Stampavie - Distressing
Charisma- Girly card with flowers (Both cards)
Stamp with Fun- friends (Penny Black card)
Lexis creations- Animals (Penny black card)
Incy Wincy- anything goes
Creative Card Crew- April Showers bring May flowers
Simon Says Stamp- Buttons, bows and bling
Your next stamp- going dotty (Little Red Riding Hood)
Hand full of stamps- look what I just got (new SU Ribbon!! on Card 2) (purple pearls on card 1)
Stampin for the weekend- favorite Book (Little Red Riding Hood-fave fairy tale as a child-Card 2)
Saturday Secret Crafter- friendship
SD: something old (mine is the bg paper I have hoarded)
Crafty Hos': flowers
Kaboodle Blog: Celebrate Spring

I hope my creations have inspired you to join this week's sketch!! Priscilla comes up with such neat sketches each week!! We can't wait to see what you create!!

For more inspiration for this Midnight Madness Sketch challenge, please visit my sweet and talented dt sisters:

CAROL
CAROLYN
CHARLOTTE
DARSIE
DENISE
GUNN
JENI
JESSICA
LINDA
MICHELLE
PHYLLIS
PRISCILLA
TRACY

Thanks for stopping by today and for all your warm comments!! May you have a blessed day!

hugs,
Chris

Thank you again Jeni for your wonderful prize :)
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Good morning all!!! And a very happy Tuesday to you. Since today is Tuesday, it is time for another Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge!! I just love sketches and I found this one to be a real challenge!!

Before going on to our sketch this week, I would like to share this week sponsor and prize info:




The second card I would like to share is a masculine card I made for my nephew using the adorable Whimsy Turtle and the Whimsy Circle Postmark sentiment set. I thought since I was fashionably late for his birthday it would be very appropriate to use a SLOW turtle. Isn't he just darling.


I colored my image in with water colors and distressed all the edges on my card. The layout uses today's Midnight Madness Sketch challenge. The dp is Basic Grey Marakech. I added some stitching with some thicker thread to make it more masculine. The colors are inspired by the inspiration at My Grafico Challenge

My Whimsy dt sister, Debbie E. also asked many of us at Whimsy to be guest at today's challenge at Spoon Full of Sugar as well since Whimsy is the sponsor!! What fun!! Today's challenge there was to create a birthday card. This second card is my entry for this challenge. For more inspiration from several of my Whimsy dt sisters for this challenge, please visit: Debbie, Erin, Sue, Ann, Denise, Simonne, Marley and Rowena.
Challenges:
Spoonful of Sugar~Birthday
Creative Card Crew- Happy Birthday
Magical Crafts fortnightly chall.~girly
Crafty Ho's chall~pastels
ABC~S for sparkle
The Creative Cottage~things w/wings
Stamp Something- layers
Cute Card Thursday~touchy feely
Creative Belli - Die Cuts (Spellbinders)
Your Next Stamp - Stitching
Crafty Pad - Stitching
Allsorts - In Stitches
Sweet Stampin - In Stitches
Pennys - Open week
PIO - Is Spring finally here (card 2)
Stamping Vacation Pick 3 - stitching, Dry Embossing and Die Cut machine (card 1)
Scrappy Frogs - Pick 3, die cut, embossing, use lace (card 1)
Stamp with fun- animals (card 2 turtle)
My Grafico- Color challenge from an inspiration (card 2)
Practical Scrappers- Lace
Little Red Wagon - Dry Embossing
Other Lovelies - Embellishments
Papertake Weekly - Cutie Pie

I hope you enjoyed my creations today and that you to are inspired to create something for this challenge!!
Should you create a card or project with this sketch, please leave a direct link here. If you upload to SCS or PCP, please use the keyword MMSC50. For more inspiration for the Midnight Sketch challenge, please visit my dt sisters:
CAROL
CAROLYN
CHARLOTTE
CHRIS
DARSIE
DENISE
JENI
LINDA
MICHELLE
PHYLLIS
PRISCILLA
TRACY


We also welcome two new dt members: Gunn and Jessica!! These girls will truly be an asset to the team and have been consistent players at MMSC! Welcome girls!! Can't wait to see your creations as a dt member!!

Thanks for stopping by and for all your comments. They are greatly appreciated.

Have a blessed day!!

Chris

If you are here for the Whimsy blog hop, please click here.


Happy Tuesday Everyone!!
I just had to share something weird that is going on with my blog before going on with my post and see if anyone else is experiencing the same thing? Each morning I like to look at my comments on my blog and then reciprocate a message for those who I may not have visited the day before. So this a.m. I clicked on my comments to view them. Although the comments said there were 70 comments, when I clicked into it my post none of the comments were visible. Then I went to a previous post and only a few of the comments showed up there. How frustrating! I apologize if you did stop by and visit me and I could not get to you. Unfortunately I have no way of knowing who was here and who was not.
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Anywho...on to today's post....Since it is Tuesday, it is time for another Midnight Madness Sketch!!!
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Here is this weeks Sketch:

Once again, it's "YOUR PICK" Make it fancy, clean and simple, or somewhere in-between.


Here is my take on the sketch! I have two cards to share with you today since I created a card with both our monthly and weekly sponsors images today.

The first is a card I created using a Wags n Whiskers image available at Stamp and Create. Better yet....it is one of the stamps which is a product spotlight this week....so it is on sale for 25% off!!! This week's product spotlight is called an Easter sale but the stamps include much more than just Easter stamps!!! Click here to view some of the awesome images on sale for 25% off.


My creation is made with the Easter Blessings stamp set from Wags n Whiskers (Stamp and Create). It is one of my fave images illustrated by Crissy Armstrong!!

For my creation, I used Basic Grey Sugared Dp and I water colored my image with distress inks. The gorgeous beaded fringe lace, daisy spacers, and basic grey green pearls are also available at Stamp and Create. I just love the trim with the beads and pearls!! Isn't is delish?

Now on to my second creation with a Sunshine and Dragonflies stamp. I used a 2 1/4 inch Chocolate Dipped Strawberry cupcake stamp. After coloring it with Prisma color pencils and gamsol, I cut it apart like a puzzle, inked the edges and put it back together again. For some added interest I added a Penny Black mouse with a balloon to make it look like a real celebration.
I hope you are inspired by my two creations for this sketch and you too want to join the fun. We can't wait to see your creations!!

Challenges I entered other than MMSC:

The Corrosive Challenge - Texture
Crafty Angels - My Favorite Things
Cute Card Thursday - Mono Mania (red card)
One Stitch in Time - Torn, Distressed, or Shabby
Stamp scrap doodle - Birthday
Simon says Stamp: for a child (red card)
Sew Many Cards Challenge- Lets see some stitching
Stamp Something- stitching
Stampin for the Weekend- Ribbons and bows
Our Creative Corner - Bows
Raise The Bar #13 "Let's Spring For It" (first card)
# My Time To Craft #86 "On The Spot" (Second Card)
# ABC "R is for Red"-( second card)
Cupcake Craft Challenge- Childhood memories - memories of living on a farm with lots of pets and animals
My Time to Craft- Pretty Pearl (my first card with the Fringed Lace which are pearls)



Should you create a card or project with this sketch, please leave a direct link here. If you upload to SCS or PCP, please use the keyword MMSC49

Thanks for stopping by and for all your comments. They are greatly appreciated.

Have a blessed day!!

Chris

Edited to include: Sorry for the different sizes and all the spaces. That is not what my draft looks like at all!! Blogger does not seem to like me today and quite honestly I am not liking it. GRRRRRRRR! My apologies for the post appearance. If it were not for letting my team mates down by removing this, I would.

Happy Tuesday Everyone!! I hope everyone has had a good beginning to their week!! Today is Tuesday and it is time for another Midnight Madness sketch. This week we welcome two new members to the team: Darsie Bruno and Tracy Vinson.
Welcome girls!! Can't wait to see your creations as MMSC team members.