St Pats Day Light Up Purse

Well How the hell are you all here in blogland? Me, it's that time of year already and you all know what that means...YEP!!! ST. PATTY'S DAY PARTAH!!! lol....we are gearing for it this coming weekend....this year I went all out with anything light up..I ordered so much stuff that we are going to be a walking light bulb...not to mention we have added some new friends to the mix and we are dressing them up to....I know we look like dorks, but we love to have fun.....here's a link to some photos from years past....and the project below I made from a paper mache purse....ENJOY!!!!!!

 this is the front of the purse....the chain and the clover medallion was a necklace that I purchased and used it for the front and back....I have 2 clip on flashing light ups hanging....

here's what the flashers look like....they are really bright so I wanted to tone down the light and have them hung behind the clover....

this is the back...I had seen this saying on some shirts on the net, liked it so I made it for my purse....behind  the top part I added a flashing light there as well...hung it on some jump rings...

side view

top view....I kept it simple...

this is the bottom view....I only added 3 legs as apposed to 4...these are actually flashing light up rings....there are 3 different flashing modes to these to....in the photo below you can see all I did was cut holes in the bottom and pushed these through...I left them as is so I can easily remove and change them when they burn out....how smart is that....lol....

this is the inside...

closer view of that darling stamp...I played it safe on this project and used only rubber stamps.....

front with the little lights on behind the clover

this is the back and feet lit up...this looks so cool in the dark...

another look

sorry about the photo but tried to show what it looks like in a dark room.....

Well, that's all I have for a week or so....we are off to the beach in a couple of days and I really need to get everything in order....my father in law comes as soon as we get back for a few weeks again....so I have to have all of my work done before we go.....I hope everyone has a wonderful day...Happy early St Patty's Day....Hugs from a very warm Charm City



Scrapbook Stamp Society New Zombie Release

Good Morning blogland!!!! Just a quick post to share a card I made for the new release of  The Ragamuffin Zombie Town Collection....ENJOY!!!!

this darling digi stamp is Zolly Zombie Car Hop from Heather Valentin. She's holding a gooey bowl of mushies...lol...I thought she was perfect for inviting a friend to lunch....what do you think??? I used pattern paper and the 3d kitty from Recollections--MS border punches--Cricut for spider web die cut--Spellbinder's picot edge circles and labels ten-- Distress Inks for coloring..

I also used a MS button--Prima leaves and Creatology puffy bat

I used poster board to pop up the image to give it dimension....

Well I hope you stop on over at the SSS blog and see what my sisters have done....I hope everyone has a sunny day....Hugs from Charm City...

Scrapbook Stamp Society Blog Hop

Welcome to the Scrapbook Stamp Society "COLORS OF SPRING Blog Hop" March 2nd ~ 7th 2012 ! The Scrapbook Stamp Society and our design team have a lot of great projects in store for you in our "Colors of Spring Blog hop". You should have hopped here from (Chrissy's Blog)! If not please start at the beginning which begins with Addicted-to-Stamps blog so you don't miss out on anything!There are so many great ideas and inspirations for what you can do with our Scrapbook Stamp Society digi stamps, we are so proud to show you the beautiful colors of Spring! Your invited to come hop along with each of us!!! There are PRIZES!!! We have a Grand Prize Winner & DT Blogs Comment Winners from each blog! There are two ways to be a Winner! 1.) We will randomly draw on Wed. March 7th our Grand Prize Winner and the winner will be announced at our next Blog Hop, Friday March 9th on our blog. Our Grand Prize Winner will receive 3 digi stamps of their choice from our Scrapbook Stamp Society Store. (Approx. value of $15.) 2.) Each design team member will do a random draw for one lucky person from their own blog on Wed. March 7th, They will pick the winner from the comments on their blog ...

The WINNER will  receive a FREE DIGI STAMP!!!! How EXCITING is that!!! You only need to do 3 things: Follow our Addicted-To-Stamps blog Like our Facebook Fan Page: Addicted-To-Stamps Facebook Fan Page 3. Comment on ALL the blogs including our main one! Be sure to leave a way to contact you, in your comments.                         

Below is the card I made for the hop.....ENJOY!!!!!!!

I used this darling image from Scrapbook Stamp Society Store called Garden Nellie-I'll Water digi image... isn't she simply darling. I thought she was perfect to water a basket of roses...lol..I used a Fiskars rubberstamp to make the basket and PSX for greeting stamp..Prima flowers...Colorbok for gems...Jolee's Boutique for white stems...paper from My Minds Eye...Sizzix die clouds and Tim Holtz embossing folder...I used distress inks to color image and sponged the edges of the cardstock...there is also green moss as kind of like a ground border....the card is 6X6...

the inside I used a Spellbinders die Fleur De Lis Rectangles ...I just kept this simple wimple ....lol...

If you visit our store at http://scrapbookstampsociety.com and look through our Digi Store.... then go to our blog and tell us (in your comments) which Digi is your favorite ...You are then eligible for an EXRTA FREE Digi IF you are our GRAND PRIZE WINNER... So now it's time to have some fun and enjoy Hopping through the wonderful Colors of Spring. Thanks for hopping along with us at Scrapbook Stamp Society! Your next stop is Gaby's Blog!

Here is the entire line up in case you get lost:
Addicted-to-Stamps - http://addicted-to-stamps.blogspot.com/
Tasha - http://tashascardheaven.blogspot.com
Jessica ~ http://kawaiislandgurl72.blogspot.com
Lia - http://myscrapworks.blogspot.com
Shirley- http://craftersretreat.blogspot.com
Chrissy - http://chrissyscardland.blogspot.com
Nancy-http://anothermdcrabbie.blogspot.com/
Gaby - http://thecraftydream.blogspot.com
Hanny-http://hannyskaarten.blogspot.com/
Scrapbook Stamp Society Challenge Blog - http://scrapbookstampsocietychallengeblog.blogspot.com/

Hope you enjoy your hop...Hugs from a damp Charm City....

SSS Movie Starletts Challenge

Happy Friday blogland...and thank goodness it's Friday...today I have a couple of things to share with you....I have been asked to be apart of the team over at Scrapbook Stamp Society. I was surprised and overjoyed when I received the e-mail asking me to be apart of the team. Now how cool is that!!! Wooty woot woot...I know, I know...I have been so out of the loop this past year it isn't funny...but I can say that I have accomplished alot of inside remoldeling and "purging" on our home that I feel good...although I have so much more to do here, I have been yerning to get back in here and play....Thank you so much Sheri and Heather for inviting me....

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Over at the SSS Challenge Blog, the challenge is Movie Starlets. Stop on over and play along.... ENJOY!!!!!

(for some reason I can't add links other than the way it showed up below...something is going on...I'll post the links when blogger lets me......sorry)

Here's a Valentine's Card and a little candy wrapper....I used the lil Ragamuffin hear's my heart digi....isn't she simply adorable? You can purchase her over at the SSS store.....not to mention, a ton of other fun items.....check them out....you'll love it...

here's the card....I used Spellbinders die--Recollections flowers,heart border punch, mini gems-- MS border punches--Heidi Grace acrylic hearts--Prima crystal garland--Studio G stamp-- Distress Inks--other doilies...this is all I did on the inside....very simple...a couple of doilies stacked, inked and added some of those roses for embellies....

here's the little candy heart box that I changed into a money holder....I opened the box from the opposite end, emptied the hearts out of it, and added some shredded stuffing with some money and a couple pieces of chocolates....glued the bottom down and wal-lah...it looks new...never opened...lol....this was decorated using the same materials as I did on the card with the exception of the wodden heart...I picked that up from the craft store....

this is the back view...you can see the swirly pearls that I added for that extra umph....lol....Our daughter liked this set....

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Well that's all I have for today...I hope you stop over at SSS Challenge Blog to play along with the challenge....we would love to see you there.....Have a sunny day!!!! Hugs from Charm City.....

SSS and CLP Challenges

Happy happy happy Monday everyone....what a lovely morning it is. Even though it's abit chilly outside, the sun is up-bright and cheery this morning. I hope it's shiny in your part of the world. It always makes for a happy day...today I'd like to share a card I made for a couple of challenges-- Scrapbook Stamp Society (once upon a time)and CLP sketch #44 (posted below). ENJOY!!!!

first--I'd like to say thank you so very much to the CLP Crafty Designers for choosing the card I entered last month for a top 3....that was a lovely surprise to see that....Thank You.....Isn't this a fun sketch to play with that's above? ...I turned it every way but loose and I opted for the original version....loved it... and this is what I came up with. This image reminds me of a bunny out of an older version of peter cottontail but with a girl...lol...she's called Lil Ragmuffin (the rabbit)..and you can get her and all of the other darlings over at Scrapbook Stamp Society Store....I paired her with some Recollections Elegance pattern paper...I just love the tulle paper...that is just like the material I am using in my kitchen for the curtains...haven't made them yet, but they are on the "to do" list...anywho, I also used MS hop border punch--Making Memories metal flowers and metal saying (enjoy)-Karen Foster metal buttons (pink flowers on top)--Heidi Swapp chipboard clock--Spellbinders die--Studio G greeting--distress inks--stickles--prima flowers--other- ball chain and clock

closer view..I just added some white paint so the word would show up better....

just a side view...and can you believe it..a finished inside...wow... oh and I hot glued the pink metal flowers ontop of the metal buttons...

here's the inside...it's abit bulky, but I do love how it turned out....Studio G stamps other than the one I used for the bunnys to sit on...I truly don't remember who makes this stamp....it was already made and sitting collecting dust...so I dusted it off and used it for this card....I made the fringe using a 1" strip of pink paper and just cut slits all the way down...inked it and jsut attached to make the fringe on the front and inside of the card....

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Well-- that's all I have today....if you get a chance, pop over to the challenge blogs and play along....I'll be back soon (a day or two) for some exciting news.....I hope everyone has a sunny day...Hugs from Charm City....

Just Because and a Valentine Cards

Happy Monday blogland. Today I wanted to pop in here and share a couple of cards I made. The first is for our Aunt, who is 94 (I think) and hasn't been feeling to well. She got diagnosed with phenomena at the same time as I did, but she is still not feeling to well. I wanted to send her something just for a pick me up...and the second is a Valentine's card with a little pull out tag for a gift card.....ENJOY!!!

I used rubber stamps from Inky Antics...I just love this collection...I paired it with Recollections pattern paper and black jewels--Prima flowers and swirlies-- Ranger stickles and distress inks

I also used a leather frame from Making Memories to pop the inside saying up.. Here's a Valentine's card that I made using things from my already made stash...lol...super simple card....I can't remember how I cut the heart out or the plate I used to emboss it....sorry...I used a tag bag and made a tag for a gift card....

here's the inside....super simple....

tag pulled out

backside of tag where you can add a gift card....

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Well peeps, I hope everyone has a wonderful and sunny day...I'm off to tear down wallpaper....next on the list for the house renovations that I've been working on this past year....what fun....Hugs from Charm City...

Altered Candy Box for SSS hearts and flowers Challenge

Good Morning blogland...today I wanted to share with you an altered heart candy box that I made for the challenge over at Scrapbook Stamp Society Challenge Blog. I've had this box for many years in my to do pile and thought this would be a great time "to do" it....lol.....ENJOY!!!!

I decided to make a 3-D box and keep it so it would just be made into a piece of art that I can put on an end table or something. ...I cut the center out to make the window and added a heart embossed box and added the quote.... I used this darling image Fairy Frog from Sherri Baldy over at Scrapbook Stamp Society Store...isn't she just so perwdy sitting on top of that mushroom?? Added a ton of stickles, some beads and some fun fur behind her...Prima flowers and crystals....Tim Holtz film and die cut flower...Recollections Valentine and cupid rubber stamps...other--flower rhinestones buttons and ribbon on side... ....just a closer view....

here's a side view....

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well I do hope you'll hop on over and play along with this challenge....and stop in at the store and check out what they are all about....there is a ton of images that are way cool......Hugs from a warm Charm City.....