Sundays are for Featured Stamper

I LOVE Sundays..........especially when I can procrastinate the dreary dull tasks that are on my to do list, like taking down my Christmas Ornaments for instance.........pshaw......that can wait can't it??? It does look a little too festive in here for January though!!!!

So my FIRST priority this morning was to play the featured Stamper Challenge. If you have a lot do today, but really feel like just having fun, head over to the Featured Stamper Challenge
and play!!! To heck with the dishes and dusting!!!!

This card was inspired by Jaydekay's Gallery...........mostly the Valentine Theme. This lovely chickie is SuperGirl from Stampotique. The sentiment is also a Stampotique stamp.

I used a Base of Real Red Cardstock and Daisy Bucket Designer Paper. I Coloured with Copics and punched and cuttlebugged a couple of hearts in keeping with the Valentine's theme. Rusty Pickle Buttons add a wee bit of Pizzaz

Stay tuned tomorrow............................PINK CAT SNEAK PEEKS!!!!!! I am REALLY excited for you to see what I've been working on.

See you then!

*****Vicki******

Happy Friday!

This week just seemed to fly by, thank goodness!!!! So happy it's Friday!! Time to wind down, play a bit and finish up my designs for the Pink Cat Studio Release next week! Starting Monday, you will see some sweet Designs from the Pink Cat Team.

I altered this Milk Jug when I was at Kristi's house this summer. I just Love Hay Hanna. As you probably have noticed, I also enjoy masking. The first thing I do when I get a new set is make sticky note masks with all of the images. That way, when I am ready to do a card, particularly a scene card, I am all ready to go. Yep, Treat my stamps, make a mask! In this project, Hanna is cut out as is the Milk can and the Kitty cat, but the Cow and Hay are masked. I coloured the image with Copics and added Ribbon, Pearl and Prima embellishments

Have a great Friday!

Happy Stamping!

*****Vicki*****

I LOVE my Garden the most!

The main image from Love my Garden has got to be one of the prettiest images that Hanna has released so far. I just love the soft look of her face and her relaxed position. This card was exceptionally easy to make. When I was at my Best Friend Jacqui's last weekend I noticed this pretty designer paper that she had. It had four panels on it, one of it being this panel that you see here. The card was virtually made for me, with the exception of colouring and cutting out the image! Do you think I can remember the name of the designer paper for the life of me? NOPE!!!!! lol.....................I will have to ask Jax tonight and then edit my post.



I was very fortunate to receive this blog award from Tracey. Please visit her blog, she is an Excellent Scrapbooker and wonderful Photographer!


I am going to pass this award onto my friend Kerry . Kerry is one of the Hanna Guest Designers this month and she does beautiful cards! She has a great sense of humour as well and I enjoy our correspondence!





I received this award from Heather. Her blog is a fun place to visit, with a variety of projects, great photographs and you really get a sense of friendship and knowing Heather when you read her blog. She will be a guest designer for Pink Cat later this year and is just a Sweetheart!!!

Thanks so much for thinking of me Tracey and Heather. I SO appreciate your visits to my blog, your sweet comments and have enjoyed following yours as well!

Don't forget to join me in the Hanna Forum tonight for our latest release party. We'll have Challenges, Prizes and Chatter!!!!! See you there!

*****Vicki*****

One more SLEEP!!!!!!! Hay Hanna!

Hanna release is tomorrow night! I am SO excited for you to see all the great sets this month! This is another sneak peek......from the Hay Hanna set.

Did you know that Kristi is offering a coupon until the 31st of January..........here's the deets copied from her blog:

We're pleased to offer you a Store Coupon. Hanna Stamps would like to thankeach and everyone of you for all of your support. Please accept this couponfor 10% off of your entire order. Coupon expires on Jan 31st 2009.
Have a safe and Happy New year!
You can redeem this coupon during checkout. Just enter the code in the boxprovided, and click on the redeem button.The coupon code is SUPPORTDon't lose the coupon code, make sure to keep the code safe so you canbenefit from this special offer.

Another reason to get all the great sets that are available this month!!! Besides, they are all SO cute!

Hope to see you in the Hanna Forum at SCS on Thursday night 9 p.m. est

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Hay Hanna, Just what I meant to say

Paper: Real Red, Black and Black Polka Dot DP

Accessories: Copics, Martha Stewart Border Punch, Gingham Ribbon, SU! Star Punch and word window punch. Paper Piercer

Happy Stamping!

*****Vicki*****

Ahoy Hanna!

Gonna give you the quick down and dirty this morning as I am running late...........hmmm think I forgot to add punctuality onto my list of New Years Resolutions! These two cards are made with images from the Ahoy Hanna Stamp set, one of the sets that will be released Thursday night in the Hanna Forum. If you go into the Forum now, you will see some Fabulous Sneak Peeks. In addition, you can follow the links to the DT blogs on my sidebar. If you have seen some other cards made with the Lighthouse, you will notice they have a beacon on their lighthouse. I decided to carefully use a sharp exacto knife to remove my beacon, so that I had the option of stamping with or without it. Hanna in her boat was made with Crate Paper DP. I used Mellissa Frances DP along with A Prism Sage Green and Rust coloured paper.





That's it, that's all, sorry for the short post (actually someone might be quite thankful today that my verbage is at the low end of the scale). Have a Wonderful day and come back for more sneak peeks tomorrow please!!!!!


*****Vicki*****

Pink Cat Contest over at Paper Craft Planet

Melissa from Pink Cat Studio is hosting a fabulous contest this week over at Paper Craft Planet. Isn't this image the sweetest?? She was inspired to create Lily the Fairy from a beautiful painting that she made while in Art School. Click HERE to see that painting as well as the details of the contest. You have until January 13th to submit your card to Melissa!!!!

I was inspired to make a Winter Fairy using this gorgeous double sided designer Paper from October Afternoon. I used a base cardstock of Riding Hood Red and Neenah White to to stamp the main image and the sentiment. I coloured with Copics, cut the Red Heart freehand and used white gell pen to highlight the sentiment area. The Scalloped Border on the reverse of the DP was made with the Martha Stewart Border Punch.

Be sure that you submit a sample using the image that Melissa will provide for you by PDF file.
The Prize for the winner is FABOOOOOOOOOOOOO

And OH MY..........you are going to be totally in awe of the Sneak Peeks, beginning soon!!!!!

*****Vicki*****

Sneak Peek-I love my Garden

Happy New Year everyone!!! I hope that you all had a safe and Happy Holiday! Now back to the Grind!!!!!

I was very fortunate to end my holidays with an impromptu visit to my BFF Jacqui's house where I got to spend a couple of days stamping. To top that off, Kristi joined us and we just had the best time!

This sweet gal has got to be my favourite image ever! I know, I know, I say that every month, but I am sure that Love My Garden absolutely takes the cake! The tiny little Grasshopper is from the Backyard Dweller set, also being released this week.

Join us this Thursday evening in the Hanna Stamps Forum HERE
to see all the great sneak peeks, for fun and beaucoup de chatter!!!!






I used Bazzil Cardstock as my base, the colour being very similar to Really Rust. This is one Large Card, having cut the 12x12 paper down to 8.5 x 11 and folding in half. Always Artichoke was my choice for a complimentary colour. I coloured with Copics and sponged in the ground with Creamy Caramel. A little white and black gel pen was used for the highlights and lowlights on the sunflower and SU! Flannel Ribbon to finish.

I will have lots and lots of sneak peeks for you this week.

In addition, Melissa is holding an Awesome Contest over at Pink Cat Studio. Visit her blog HERE for details and watch for a post on my blog later today.

Happy Stamping!

*****Vicki*****