One more Sleep or Sooner!!!!!

Until you can order this New Hanna Set! Rain Rain Come my Way. Hanna will be arriving donning the coolest Wellies that I have ever seen, a funkaliscious umbrella and a whole load of accessories that will allow you to make the sweetest cards ever!!!!!! Isn't that the cutest little worm??? Anyway, Kristi plans to release this set at Midnight tonight, so hop on over to Hanna Stamps and get yours!!! Can't wait to see what you create!!!

This Card was created based on a Sketch Challenge on Split Coast. You have probably figured out that when I do have time ( and I have PLENTY OF TIME right now!!!) I Love to play the challenges. You can find a list of the daily challenges on the Home Page of SplitCoast which is HERE. You are certain to have loads of fun with a new challenge every day!

Card recipe:

Stamps: Hanna-Rain Rain come this way
Paper: SU! Watercolour Paper, Eggplant and Celery DP I think is Scenic Route
Punches: Small and Large Oval and Corner Punch from Su!
Accessories: Watercolour Wonder Crayons and Aquapainters, Brads and Stickles of course!!!!

Did I tell you that I just LOVE this new Hanna????

Rain Rain come this way has got to be my FAVOURITE set yet!!!!! I have quite a few samples to share with you and can thank Rainy Hanna for helping me get my Stampin' mojo back!!!!

Isn't the little puddle just the cutest???

Did you know that Watercolour Wonder Crayons work amazingly well when you want to get coverage on coloured card stock???? They are just Opaque enough that you can nicely add layers of colour onto your paper. That being said, I used the white gel pen on the white areas of the image for complete opacity. The DP is from the DCWV Glitter Stack. I also used Whisper White, Celery and Lavendar Lace CS from Stampin' Up!!!! Metal Concho is from Making Memories and the silver brads are from SU! I also used small dots of stickles to create a fine mist!!!!

I can't wait to share more samples with you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

She's Here!!!!! Saving for a Rainy Day!!!!

I am SO excited to be sharing a sneak peek of the latest Hanna-Rain Rain come this way!!!!! This has got to be my FAVOURITE Hanna Yet!!!! Isn't her Umbrella just the sweetest!!!!!

As soon as I set eyes on this set, I knew that I had to make a "Rainy Day" fund Bank. I found this Tin Bank with removable lid at one of my local dollar Stores. The completion of the Bank was actually quite easy. First I cut a piece of DP from the DCWV Glitter Stack and adhered it to the can using Sticky Strip. Sticky Strip is a wonderful adhesive for adhering things to dimensional objects, to heavy items such as metals and wood bits and to ensure that your paper projects wont lift. I also use Sticky Strip when making mini albums or covering composition books.

Once I covered the tin, I also placed a line of Sticky Strip along the top border, then rolled the rim through a pan of microbeads.................another great use for Sticky Strip................gee this is starting to sound like an infomercial for Sticky Strip!!! No, Really, this stuff is great!!!!!!

I stamped the sentiment on a half inch border, sponged celery ink to the edges and wrapped this band around the can as well. I then cut a turquoise strip with one scalloped edge and adhered this strip slightly over top of the celery image.

Hanna was coloured with markers on watercolour paper Click HERE for my own tutorial on watercolouring with Markers. The little flowers on her dress were free handed with Stamp n write markers. I then cut her out and mounted her on the tin with dimensionals.


The finishing touches for this can included punching a hole through the side of the tin with a Crop-a-dile and tying Celery and Turquoise Grosgrain Ribbon Through. I freehanded the little Price Tag and added some punched flowers with Rob and Bob Studio Snap Centers. a coordinating hatpin from Making Memories was just the little extra element that this project needed.

What a great place to save your pennies for the latest Hanna Set, which should be released THIS FRIDAY!!!!!!!

Stay Tuned for more Sneak Peeks. I am totally enthralled by this set and am having a hard time putting her down!!!!!

Hope you enjoyed this little project!!!!!!

Follow the Links on the Hanna Stamps Design Team sidebar to see what my fellow DT members have been up to!!!!!! You won't be disappointed.

What a Hoot!!! Featured Stamper Challenge

Sunday is Featured Stamper Challenge Day over at Splitcoast! Today's Featured stamper just happens to be one that I admire and a fellow Hanna Stamps Design Team Member, Frances!

Why is it a Hoot???? Well, because Frances is also known as Stamp Owl. She Hails from Australia (which just happens to be my number one dream vacation destination) and I have been a fan of her creations for quite some time!

The Challenge is to CASE the Featured Stamper's Card while changing a few elements and keeping some the same. I cased THIS CARD

You really must check out her Fabulous Gallery
In addition, if you follow the link on my Hanna Stamps Design Team sidebar, you can have a look at her fabulous Blog.

For my card, I used DP from Basic Grey's Mellow line. I also used Turquoise and Chocolate Chip Cardstock and Turquoise Grograin Ribbon, all from Stampin' Up! The main Butterfly image is from the Garden Whimsy Set. I stamped the Butterfly in Turquoise on Vanilla Cardstock. Then I coloured over the antennae with Chocolate Chip Marker. I then stamped the image on Vellum with Versamark ink and embossed with Hologram EP. I cut the body out, punched holes in the image with my Cropodile and layered this over the main image. Brads and layering the sentiment in graduated oval punches adds some additional dimension as does the sponging to the edges of the main image.

Bloggers Challenge Week 20-My "D"-Man

Today's challenge was to prepare a card or Project using Pictures. I took this as a great opportunity to start my Christmas Crafting. This Scrapbook on the Wall Page will be a Christmas Present for my 11 year old Son Jonathon...........Shhhhhhhhhh Don't tell him!!!!!!!

Jonathon is generally more an artist than an Athlete (hmmmmmmm takes after me!) but after having the opportunity to play tackle Football last year, he has become a Football Fanatic!!!! This year he played on the Defensive and Offensive Line. He quite enjoyed playing with his age group this year. Last year, he played in a different League and given his size and stature, was a nine year old playing with 12 and 13 year olds! Needless to say and in his words, he spent most of the season on his butt. I admired his determination to stick it out and play again this year. He hopes to play in High School and I will be behind him all the way!!!!!

Scrapbook on the Wall is a very neat and simple project. A few tips for success:

1. Purchase a canvas and paint the background with acrylic paints. I painted this canvas with Black and then used MM Copper Scrapbook Glaze drybrushed through for some contrast.
2. Ensure that you use a very strong adhesive to secure your elements. I use Sticky Strip to Secure photos, matting and chipboard as it is quite durable. I am not all that concerned about keeping everything acid free in this case as over time, the pictures and element will fade with light exposure (I'll do an archivally safe layout for his scrapbook!)
3. Follow the same layout principles as you would with cardmaking and scrapbooking and you will have an attractive and well balanced layout.

I am off to check out all my Bloggers Challenge Friends Projects now. Care to join me??? Follow the links on the sidebar to check out this talented group of ladies awesome creations!!!

Keep your eyes peeled on my blog!!! Hanna Sneak Peeks are coming soon!!!!!

Bloggers Challenge Week 19-Embellishments

A dual challenge Card. My first challenge was to complete a card using embellishments. I decided to dip into my stash of "Pretties" Pearls and place them on the inside of the flowers. A little Double Stitched Pomegranate Ribbon highlights the images that have been stamped in Chalk ink, which was my Second Challenge.

It was a Huge Challenge as well, adding the faux stitching with the stamp from the All in a Row set. I have been totally in awe of how Beate uses this stamp so perfectly and thought I should give it a try. I would say that I am fairly happy with the results given that is it my first time. The trick is to rock the stamp ever so slightly to ensure you cover both layers of paper. The Chalk ink gives such a soft image when stamped on vellum. I have had these inks kicking around my closet for eons and never really used them. Julia, the moderator for the Ways to Use it Challenge created a Beautiful Card by using Chalk inks on vellum, which was Totally my Inspiration for this card.

Please check my sidebar to view my fellow BLOGGERS CHALLENGE GROUPS wonderful Creations!!!!!!!

To all of you who have sent well wishes and good vibes my way, for the beautiful flowers and fruit baskets, phone calls and gorgeous cards, I am forever grateful!

I am SO blessed to have so many wonderful friends in my life and I need to tell you that I appreciate each and every one of you!!!!!

Your kind gestures have definitely helped me to remain positive and optimistic about getting back on my feet as quickly as possible!

I just love you all bunches!!!!!!!


This card was created for the SCS Colour Challenge. Follow this LINK to see other great cards using this colour combination of Real Red, So Saffron and Tempting Turquoise. This challenge automatically said bright and cheery to me and since I am in need of a gazillion Thank you Cards right now, Pick a Petal came to mind as a perfect stamp set for this challenge. Using mainly Real Red, I incorporated the two complimentary colours into the layers and the Flower Center. Doesn't that Circle Scallop Punch create a sweet layer????? The sentiment hails from SU!'s So Much Set. Both of these images are available in the Fall Winter Collection Catalogue

Well since I am feeling a little better, I hope to be posting a little something for you each day!!!!!!

See you soon,

Vicki