BIG BLOG HOP winner and a quickie...

Howdy FRIENDS! I am SO honored to make this happy little announcement
for one splendid participant, from our recent Want2Scrap™/Spellbinders™
and Just Rite Stampers blog hop.... Woot! Woot! HUGE congrats to the lovely
and LUCKY, #65 - Vicky Schmidt!

Anonymous said... Wow what a beautiful card. Great layout. Vicky Schmidt

CONGRATULATIONS, Vicky! You have 48 hours to contact me with your mailing
info, so that I may pass it on to the generous folks from Want2Scrap™!
- See my e-mail link in side bar! {Unfortunately,
if we don't hear from you in 48 hours of this post, we'll have to pick another
name..., so hopefully you find this happy announcement, soon!}

What a fun hop that was! I thank you ALL for your fine participation,
and especially for taking the time to view my work and leave me some
fine feedback... In fact, it was SO fine, I MISS YOU! And, I'd love to
hear from you, again! {Does that sound terribly desperate?}

Good.

{Tee Hee} 'Cause I REALLY hope you'll check out my "quickie" post over
at Want2Scrap™, inspiration headquarters - our BLOG of inspiration!

I cannot WAIT for you to see the fun I had with this WONDERFUL
Grand Chipboard Album & delightful Want2Scrap™ embellies-a-plenty!
So CLICK on over and check it out my goofy, yet encouraging challenge
to have YOU embellishing a quickie Nestaboard Album SOON!
All of the juicy details will be revealed, THERE! Va bene!

THANKS, for indulging me!

It's a BIG day and a GREAT sketch!

For my JUGS post, click here!
For my Want2Scrap™ & Scrapmart.com blog hop post, click here!
~Thanks!~

Well, friends.... IT'S TODAY! My REALLY big day! - It's OFFICIAL!

Baby's GOT a new BADGE! Owwwwwwwwch! { I FEEL good, na-na-na-na-na-na-NA!}

Woot! Woot! - SWORN to secrecy over here - for QUITE some time....
But today - it's OFFICIAL! THIS card.... is.. to INSPIRE.... YOU!

And get YOUR creative process busy and READY to play with THIS:

'Cause I'm a BRAND NEW designer for.... you GUESSED it.....!

CARD PATTERNS, babies! {I'm a HAPPY girl - and HONORED, beyond description!}

Here's my FIRST official card as a Card Patterns DESIGNERRRRRRRR!

So, YEAH! I say, g'head - FIND your joy... in the little things.....!

{Really little! I had SUCH fun stitching these little beads on to an ANCIENT
piece of some mesh material I've had in my stash for NEARLY a decade! Ack!}

This was SUCH an infinitely possible sketch - for SO much creativity......! What
will YOU do with it? LINK up, babies! Play with me! ..... Uh... and several
hundred OTHER crafty folks, from ALL parts of this amazing world we live in!
I am soooooo looking forward to getting to know LOTS of new friends from all
over, via this TRULY inspirational and fun challenge destination.... I hope you'll
join, too! Let me share just some of the OTHER {*swoon!*} delightful new designers
from Card Patterns, they are incredible talents, I can see that ALREADY,
and OF COURSE, the superstars of CP - YOU'LL know 'em!

Carla Suto
Kristii Lockhart
Terese Broman
Tracy Schultz
Nina Bracket
&
Michelle Bertuzzi

Even with ALL my words.... that I love to use... I can't really describe HOW MUCH IT MEANS
to me, to be invited to partake in THIS kind of fun! {I'm still just a little pheclempt...'Scuse me.}

But NOW, it's my time to be a big girl.... {Stand UP straight, Elise!} SO PLAY WITH US!

{Hee Hee!}

I cannot WAIT! Thanks for visiting my happy lil' creative spot!

Supplies -

C/S - Stampin' Up!
D/P - Cosmo Cricket AND October Afternoon {!}
Stamps - Wplus9 Design Studio
Ink - Stampin' Up!
Gelly Roll Pen - Sakura
Die cut shape - Spellbinders™
Die cut machine - Spellbinders™ Grand Calibur™
Beads - Darice
Shell Charms - QVC pack from WAY BACK in the day!
Mesh - ?
Sandals Charm - Michael's
Thread - Gutterman

Got COURAGE?

If you do - SHOW ME! Don't be shy!




Run, GALLOP even, but DO NOT walk into your craft area....
Just Us Girls NEED YOU! It's time for a SKETCH challenge!



And we want YOU! Show us your crafty courage and PLAY ALONG!



You don't have to have CRAZY courage.... {Like my HUSBAND, riding our
THOROUGHBRED out onto the Highway this evening....!!!!} YOU just have
to resign yourself to be thoroughly INSPIRED by this great sketch, brought
to you by our very courageous and talented, Kathryn... It's a SUPER start
to WHATEVER creative giddy-up you may have RIGHT thar, on your
craft table! C'mon super friends - this is WHAT I'm talkin' about ............!





{Yee HAW!}

Check out what JUST some of my fave crafty girls are up to...

Andrea

Dana
Maria
Lisa
Kathryn
Kristin
&
our LATEST wonderful guest designer...
{Get READY to gasp!}

Christina MacLaren

Christina will be with us for the Jolly old month of JULY!
I hope you're ready for some might fine JU-JU!

Yee Haw!

Thanks for moseying on BY! I SURE do appreciate it!

Supplies -

C/S - Stampin' Up!
D/P - My Mind's Eye {Main cowboy/horse image}; Stampin' Up!
Stamp - Waltzing Mouse Designs
Ink - Stampin' Up; Colorbox
Want2Scrap™ - NESTABLING™ & Finesse Swirls Black Rhinestone
Dies & GRAND CALIBUR™ - Spellbinders™
Sticker Letters - Basic Grey