Happy Halloween Bloggers!

Happy Halloween!

I created a card in honor of today's festivites.  It's called...

Sparkle Marci & Pet Spider!

LOL!  Here it is:

So I didn't have a clear vision when I started this project, 

but I know I was excited about some new things I was going to try!

First, was the Princess Marci stamp that I picked up a short while ago,

and have used only once before.  I colored her up with my 

Copic Markers. You can't really tell from this picture 

but I used the following colors on her dress:

BV17 - Deep Reddish Blue

BV13 - Hydrangea Blue

BV11 - Soft Violet

BV00 - Mauve Shadow 

Cool Grays - C1, C3, C5, C9

I used an image from Cheri's collection over at Graphicat Designs to 

make her a witch's hat, and embellished it with some mini

roses from I Am Roses.

I was especially excited to have found some prismatic paper

in the scrapbook section at my local Target.

I used it behind the house, you can see it through the window

and door cutouts. I also used it to punch out the leaves

I used behind the corner flowers, and to enhance the tree branches.

Last but not least, and my absolute favorite part of this card...

Lindy's Stamp Gang's Goodies

Here's a different angle - it catches the "shimmeri-ness" perfectly!

On the house and flowers I used:

Scramin'Banshee Black

VaVaVoom Violet

On Marci I used:

Scintillating Silver

Be sure to take advantage of Lindy's

Spooktacular SALE!

One Day ONLY

20% off of EVERYTHING!

Today Only

coupon code:

SPOOKY

Hey my spider lost it's bling!!! LOL!!!

I know what happened...

I tried to take some shots outside, for better lighting

(my DT buddy Jo does that, and always gets amazing shots.)

But is was soooo windy today, soon as I laid the card down, it 

got blown right off the deck! I had to chase my card down the backyard!

Meanwhile, hubs is watching out the window laughing his butt off!

Bwahahahaha!

It was funny though, so I forgive him!

Well thanks for stopping by! Have a Happy and Safe Halloween!!!

Smooches,

Yvonne

Halloween TP Mini w/ I Am Roses

Hello Blog Buddies!

I'm so excited to have finished this year's Halloween Mini!

I wanted to make a TP mini for this occasion, but once I got started

I realized that I was out or TP rolls. And since I've heard a 

wise man (Plato) once stated... "Necessity is the mother of invention," I 

figured I could just make some rolls myself!  

I used some heavy black metallic card stock from my stash.

So with just a few swipes on my cutting and scoring boards,

I had just what I needed, AND I didn't have to paint them!

So here is how I "Roll" hahahaha!

Products Used:

4.5 x 6 black metallic cardstock

Recollections: 
Midnight Magic Paper Pad & Embellies

Lindy's Stamp Gang:

VaVaVoom Violet

Witch's Potion Purple

Hag's Wort Orange

Scintillating Silver

Screamin' Banshee Black

I Am Roses:

Small Crotchet Flowers JC1
Small Brown Flowers 2 Tone S10 
Mixed Cherry Blossoms S3
Mixed Mini Roses R2


I added a small clip on how I made the "faux" TP rolls
in the attached vid.  You can also see additional pics of the
rest of the completed project! Can't wait to get some cute pics of
all of my lil' peeps in costume to fill this mini right on up!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYc-B4Manl8


Thanks for stopping by! Hope you'll come back soon!

Happy Halloween!

Smooches,

Yvonne

Abby's "Dilo En Español" Challenge #3

Welcome to Scrapbookaholic Abby's third challenge!

The theme for this challenge is the use of...

GLITTER & BLING

And honestly, who doesn't love 

glitter and bling!!!???

Here's the card I made for this week:

Products used:

Bo Bunny's "Forever Fall" paper pad

Spellbinder's nestie die

I Am Roses - Curly Roses

Lindy's Stamp Gang Starburst Stains & Glitz

Olive Organza Ribbon

K&Co 3-D leaf stickers

and of course...

Abby's AWESOME "Que Siga la Fiesta" Stamp Set

"Feliz Dia de Accion de Gracia"

"Happy Thankgiving"

I figured you guys would be tried of another Halloween card,

so I just took the next logical step :P

And here are the challenge RULES:

Link your ORIGINAL post with project up to Inlinks

Subir su proyecto ORIGINAL al link de Inlinks en la pagina 

www.scrapbookaholicbyabby.com

 This HAS to be a NEW project!

Tiene que ser un projecto NUEVO!

 Deadline for this challenge will be midnight November 10, 2011 @ Midnight PST

Fecha limite sera hasta el 10 Noviembre, 2011 medianoche hora del pacifico

 Mention that your project is for "Dilo En Español Challenge"

Menciona que el proyecto es para el Reto de Dilo En Español

Project theme "Glitter & Bling"

 El tema del reto es "Glitter & Bling"

ONE project per blog

Solo UN proyecto por blog!

And most importantly, HAVE FUN!!

Y lo mas importante DIVIERTANSE!

Well my friends, I want to thank you for 

stopping by! Hope you'll join the challenge!

Enjoy your weekend, And Happy Crafting!!

Smooches,

Yvonne

Princess Marci + I Am Roses = PERFECT

Hello there my lovely friends!

Sooo happy that I finally made it down to my local scrapbook store
(LSS) to pick up a new LaLaLand Crafts Stamp.
It was hard to pick which little darling I should take home with me, 

but I decided on Princess Marci!

And here she is:

Pretty darn cute, isn't she!?

I put this card together using some of my favorite things...

Pixie Glen 6x6 paper by Prima

Copic Markers

Ribbon, Lace, and Flowers of course...

I Am Roses - Spray

I also used a Spanish stamp from "Dilo En Español" 

by Scrapbookaholic Abby! I used "Para la Quinceañera," 

which is a young lady who's turing 15 - it's 

equivalent to a young lady celebrating her Sweet 16.

Here's the final project...

Well my bloggin' buddies, 

thank you so much for stopping by, 

I hope you'll come back and visit often : )

Smooches,

Yvonne

Mini-Canvas for "I Am Roses"

Hello my lovely friends!

Today's project is another for the "I Am Roses" Design Team.

This one was rather quick and easy, but I think it makes a 

delightful little gift!  What do you think?

Here's the "Product List"

I Am Roses:

Small Brown Flowers - S10

Tiny Green Leaves - ZQL0-2

Mini Pale Yellow Paper Roses - R2

Lindy's Stamp Gang:

Starburst Stains in...

Sea Mist Green

Blue Hawaiian Blue

Moonshadow Ink in...

Buccaneer Bronze

And some other random stuff ...

Thank you guys for stopping by! And if you have a minute, you should

head on over the I Am Roses YouTube channel.  The lovely ladies on the

DT are posting awesome project on the channel DAILY!

A great place to find some inspiration, new ideas, or just a lil' nudge for 

your "mojo" in case it starts dozing off! LOL!

Smooches!

Yvonne

My First "I Am Roses" DT Project! Yay!

Hello my dear blog buddies!

I've finally completed my first "I Am Roses" DT Project!

I was so torn, I just couldn't decide what to make first.  I mean really, this team is just so amazing... they always come up with the most creative and fabulous projects ever.   I just didn't know which way to go!  I wanted to showcase the versatility of these lovely flowers, and just how many different ways you can use them.  And that's when I decided to incorporate the flowers into my fall holiday decor!  

So I started with the dining table...

I can't remember if I've mentioned this before, but I love mini things!

Don't the flowers make this adorable mini pumpkin 

even MORE adorable!!! LOL!!!

The plan was to use of variety of flowers and several different items

 that you might use for a fall dining table setting.  

I gathered my mini salt&pepper shakers, place card holders, and

candle votives and jazzed them up with 

some of the more "fall" like flowers.

I also created a couple of napkin rings:

Here's a list of some of the I Am Roses goodies I used:

Small Ivory Crochet flowers:

http://www.iamroses.com/index.php?lay=show&ac=cat_show_pro_detail&pid=94075

Small Flowers Brown: 

http://www.iamroses.com/index.php?lay=show&ac=cat_showcat&l=2&cid=22705&page=1&viewtype=1&sorttype

Mini paper roses:

http://www.iamroses.com/index.phplay=show&ac=search_vela_product&search=R2&&pparamCount=0&searchvela=dosearch

Sprays:

http://www.iamroses.com/index.phplay=show&ac=search_vela_product&search=SP1&&pparamCount=0&searchvela=dosearch

Mixed Cherry Blossoms:

http://www.iamroses.com/index.phplay=show&ac=search_vela_product&search=S3&&pparamCount=0&searchvela=dosearch

Thank you guys for stopping by an showing some love!

Smooches,

Yvonne

http://www.iamroses.com/

Dilo En Español Challenge #2 October 14th

Hello to all you lovelies dropping by!

Today Abby is starting her second Blog Challenge!

Dilo En Español Challenge #2 October 14th

and the theme is:

Black & Orange

Here is what I came up with:

 I used Echo Park's 6x6 "Apothecary"  Paper Pack

(which btw is the prize for this challenge)

I used a Tickle Pink Stamp,

Copics & Lindy's Stamp Gang Starburst,

and some embellies from last year's stash

And here are the challenge RULES:

Link your ORIGINAL post with project up to Inlinks

Subir su proyecto ORIGINAL al link de Inlinks en la pagina 

www.scrapbookaholicbyabby.com

 This HAS to be a NEW project!

Tiene que ser un projecto NUEVO!

 Deadline for this challenge will be midnight October 27, 2011 @ Midnight PST

Fecha limite sera hasta el 27 Octobre, 2011 medianoche hora del pacifico

 Mention that your project is for "Dilo En Español Challenge"

Menciona que el proyecto es para el Reto de Dilo En Español

Project theme Black&Orange

 El tema del reto es negro y anaranjado

 ONE project per blog

Solo UN proyecto por blog!

And most importantly, HAVE FUN!!
Y lo mas importante DIVIERTANSE!

Well my friends, I want to thank you for 

stopping by! Hope you'll join the challenge, 

for I'd love to see what you make!

Enjoy your weekend, hope you get a lot

of crafting done!

Smooches,

Yvonne 

Graphicat's OCTOBER Sketch Challenge!

Cheri's ready to Rock & Roll with her new images!!!  

They are all available in her new store 

www.graphicatstamps.com

 and all in time for Halloween!!!  

And so to celebrate this month's CHALLENGE, 

the DT used the new images!

Here's my take on Cheri's lovely sketch...  

and be sure to check all the other DT members out,
their cards this month are 

"Wicked" AWESOME!!!!

So many awesome goodies at Cheri's store, please be sure

to join the challenge this month! This month's challenge
winner will received the "Awesome Kids" Stamp Set!

Woohoo!!!

Thank you guys for visiting!!!

Don't be a stranger and come back soon!!!

Smooches,

Yvonne

xoxo

Just in case you haven't heard...

Hello my dear sweet bloggy buddies!

So today I have two things to share... 

Not projects, but just lil tidbits of info...

First, I'm very excited to have been selected to join the 

I Am Roses Design Team 

for Oct~Dec 2011!!!

I know right!!!! I can barely believe it either!! hahaha

Second, 

I Am Roses

is having a Creative Contest!

Our lovely Jo has prepared all the info needed,

and here it is...

I Am Roses Haunted Halloween Contest

It's time for another I Am Roses Creative Contest! 

The theme is "Haunted Halloween." 

Please make sure to incorporate I Am Roses products in your contest entry 

(for example: altered project/tags/layouts/cards). Be Creative!

Contest Details:

Domestic and International Contestants welcome! 

1 entry per contestant only please.

The contest submissions are open Oct. 1st through Oct. 14th, 11:59pm PST. 

Entries must be submitted via video response to this video. 

Slide show video responses are welcome. 

**Note**ALL video responses must have the RATINGS ENABLED.

 The winner will be announced here on the YouTube I Am Roses Channel 

the following day Oct. 17th 2011. Thank you! :-)

Please see video for additional details.

Thanks again for popping in, I hope you'll be back soon!

Smooches, Yvonne 

xoxo