Our newest addition....

This is not craft related but wanted to share our newest family member! This is MINTY!

She is a rescued Bichon Shitzu (we think) and is 5 months old. She came to us completely UNTRAINED so we have our work cut out for us!!! She sleeps good through the night but we are having Potty issues!!!! We take her out every 30-45 min. but she doesn't pee or poop. We have training pads around the house, but nothing. She peed yesterday when I turned my back for a second - half on the pee pad & half on the floor (that's a good step, I think!)

She is in desperate need of a haircut -which she is getting on Thurs. so I will post new pics as I get them!!!! She is a cutie, and very sweet...and very playful!!!

Brick is thoroughly NOT impressed!!!! He looks so sad!! She just wants to play with him and he avoids her like the plague!!!! LOL He will come around I'm sure!!!

Here he is totally trying to ignore her...lol

Shaggy girl!!!! She is going to the Vet on Wed. too, to get her puppy shots and a check up. She has a busy week!!!! All this new stuff, new rules, new family, and new brothers (Tux tolerates her too, he just walks away when she tries to sniff him!).

Have a great week!!!!! I will have a crafty post for you later today!!!! I promise!!!!
Chris

Incy Wincy Designs Challenge - SKETCH and winner of the Blog Hop!!!

This is the sketch we would like you to use for the Incy Wincy Challenge this week! Great prizes this week, so head over there to check it out!!!! We are being sponsored by Bunny Zoe's Crafts this week!!!

Here is my card, using a rose image from Incy Wincy Designs, by Mary Helen. I coloured it with Copics then added Twinkling H20s over it for a little sparkle.

Here is a close up to show the sparkle!

AND now, the winner of the blog hop prize from last week is.....

TRISH @ Chloe Cards

Congrats Trish! Please email me so I can let you know how to get your images.......

My sneak peek was guessed correctly by all of you, it is a GEISHA GIRL in a kimono!!! So, Trish wins this image PLUS 1 more of her choice from Incy Wincy Designs!!!!! Head to the Incy shop to check out the other new images!!!! They are being sold individually or as a bundle - 6 images for $5!!!! What a great deal!!!!

Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you will join us this week at the Incy Wincy Challenge blog!!
Chris

Corrosive Challenge Blog - Asian theme

This weeks challenge at The Corrosive Challenge blog is an Asian theme. I found some papers that I thought looked "Asian" and used them. The cardstock is Regal Rose and the DP is just from my stash - NO idea what company!!!! LOL I paper pieced her kimono with the pink paper to match the card. The stamp is from Simon Says Stamp, a set called We are Family Dolls. You can find it HERE!!!

Head over to the Challenge blog to see what the other DT members have created!!!!! Hope you'll join us this week!!!
Chris

Dress up time!!!

I made this card for my 5 year old niece's birthday next week. I coloured it with my Koh-i-noor pencils and Gamsol and added lots of stickles!!! What little girl doesn't like glitter??? The image is from High Hopes & the rest of the stuff is from my stash!!!

Here is a close up of the glittery boa & shoes!!! LOL

And a close up of the charm...still not a great picture, but it says "Hand Made with Love"

Thanks for stopping by!! HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!!!!!
Chris

Fabulous Friday Freebie #28

The winner of last weeks Inkadinkado Kids Quote stamp is.......................... DEANNE at Three Trees

Congratulations Deanne !!! Please email me your snail mail address so we can get your stamp set out to you!!! THANKS to all who play along!!!!! Hope to see you all next week!!!! Be sure to come back every Friday to see if you are the winner!!!!

This week, because the Design Team was showcasing PRIMAS, and it was a VINTAGE theme this week, you can win, not one, but TWO packs of PRIMA SPRITES!!!!! You will win a pack of brown & a pack of pink!!!! HOW COOL!!!!!!! There are so many AMAZING colours, head to the STORE to see what other colours they have - a GREAT variety for EVERY project!!!!

Requirements: All you have to do to enter is

1. play along in the Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog (this weeks theme is VINTAGE - go check it out!!! )

2. leave me a comment here with a link to your post that states you've entered it into the SSS challenge

3. add my blinkie to your sidebar

(I CHECK!!!!)

& you can WIN that fabulous STAMP !!!!!! Tell all your friends too!!!!

Thank you to Heidi & the girls at Simon Says Stamp for being SO generous!!! You all work SOOOO hard to provide us with EVERYTHING we need for our crafting addiction, so I just wanted to say THANKS one more time!!!! LOVE YOU ALL!!!!
Good luck!!!!
Chris

Winner of blog candy....

The winner of the Cuttlebug embossing folder from the Simon Says Stamp Happy Hello blog hop is .......... SHIRLEY N!!! Congrats Shirley! Please email me your full mailing address and which Cuttlebug folder you would like! Here is the link to the store to see which folders Simon Says has: HERE

Thank you to ALL who joined us in this fun Blog Hop!!!!! Good luck with the Grand Prize (I will email you my address so if you win, you can ship it to ME!!! HAHAHAHAHAHA)
Chris

Simon Says......Vintage

This weeks challenge at Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog is VINTAGE! Something I'm not very good at, but I keep trying!!!! LOL

This week, the design team are showcasing Prima Flowers as well, so you will see a HUGE variety of uses for them when you go check them all out!!!! Simon Says Stamp Superstore has THE BIGGEST selection of Primas that I have seen anywhere!!!! So, head to the store, & check it out!!!!! Your entry doesn't have to have Prima's in it.....just VINTAGE!!!! I also got the rhinestones and Magnolia stamp from Simon Says!!! When I say they have EVERYTHING, I mean it!!!! lol

My card:

paper: old olive, chocolate chip and pink pirouette; DP from my stash (unknown!)

ink: chocolate chip; coloured with Copics

image: Magnolia; computer generated sentiment

accessories: swirl punch; prima flowers; rhinestones; scrap piece of lacey stuff

I really hope you will head to the Challenge blog & check out the other DT stuff....INCREDIBLE!!! And we have a Guest Designer this week that will BLOW YOUR MIND!!!! It is our old DT member, ANNA, who just ROCKS vintage and Primas!!!! Glad to have her back for a week!!!!! Can't wait to see what you create!!!!

Chris

Have a ROCKIN' birthday

Here is a card I made using one of the new Dustin Pike images from Valentines Day-ish! I thought he was really cute for anytime of the year!!!!! Very simple layout, nothing fancy besides buttons and a bit of crystal effects on the guitar!!! The sentiment is made on the computer!!!

paper: Garden Green; DP from CTMH & DCWV (animal stack)
ink: Koh-i-noor pencils and Gamsol; Garden green
image: Dustin Pike
accessories: buttons; hemp twine

Incy Wincy Designs Challenge - Touchy Feely!!! SNEAK PEEK and BLOG HOP!!!!!

This weeks challenge is to get TOUCHY FEELY!!! LOL Ok, just kidding.....well, not really!!! Put some TEXTURE on your project!!! Here is my card for this weeks challenge:

I used the dinosaur from Incy Wincy Designs and a sentiment stamp I've had for a long time from Whipper Snapper (I think!) The background is a part of a larger background stamp from Magnolia, which I got from Simon Says Stamp! Inside it just says Happy Birthday!

The first texture is the cuttlebug background (Mesh) and sponged with ink, and then the buttons too are texture I guess eh??

This is what I'm most proud of!!!!

My texture on the dinosaur is Liquid Applique (grey), that I brayered on the dinosaur then heated with my heat gun, I wanted it smooth - not totally puffy like goopy LA does. BUT, I didn't want it all to be smooth so I added a bit more where he might be "scaley", and when it puffed up, I just flattened it a bit with my finger to give it a "warty" look - LOL - How is that for TECHNICAL lingo???

BLOG HOP ALERT!!!!!!

The second GREAT thing I have to tell you is that Incy Wincy Designs is getting ready to release 6 new images & let me tell you, they are FABULOUS!!! Here is a sneak peek of 1 of the images!

What do YOU think it is??? You can win this image plus one more of your choice if you guess correctly what this image is!!! You can also win the image plus 1 more at EACH of the Design Team's blogs...so be sure to HOP around and find all 6 of the sneak peeks!!!!

Please leave a comment here with your guess & I will draw a winner next Monday!!! Now, there are 5 more chances to win, and 5 more sneak peeks to take a look at, so please head to HEATHER'S blog to see her sneak peek!!!! Good luck & have fun!!!!

I hope you will join us this week for our Touchy Feely challenge and our little Blog Hop!!!!!!! Stay tuned for MORE new releases in the next couple of weeks!!!! Have a great week!!!
Chris

Corrosive Challenge Blog - Things with Wings

This weeks challenge on The Corrosive Challenge Blog is THINGS WITH WINGS!!!! Fun, and SO many options!!! With all the GREAT fairy images out there, and bugs, butterflies, birds...the options are ENDLESS!!!! I decided to use a dragon from Dustin Pike - such a cute lil dragon!!!!! It is a simple layout on a 5x5 card base because I printed the dragon out a bit big! I sponged the sky around him & added stickles to his horns, spots and belly!! The sentiment is from a Simon Says Stamp Exclusive set called "A little birdie told me" - found HERE!!!!

Thanks for flying by!!!! Have a great week!!!!
Chris