Friendship Rose

Hello crafty friends! I've got a card to share with you today featuring one of the Fall Flora Fairies from the SCACD Stamp Co. These fairies can be  used for so many occasions. I think they are just perfect for cards for those sweet little girls in your life...after all, what little girl doesn't love fairies?!

So with that in mind, I set out to make a very "girly" card. I decided to ink up Friendship Rose and paired her up with some soft pastel papers from Prima. I lightly distressed all the paper edges and pulled out my sewing machine to add some stitching. The pretty crocheted trim is a dollar store find. I coated the petal edges of the little Prima rose in with Stardust Stickles. The pearls were made with a Viva Decor Pearl Pen in Ice White. The bow was made with my trusty Bow Easy. A few pearl sprays were tucked in behind the bow.

Friendship Rose was stamped on Neenah cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and coloured with Copics. Her wings, shoes and green polkadots on her dress were coated with Stardust Stickles. Friendship Rose also comes with a pretty rose accessory stamp.

Skin: E000, E00, E11, R20  Hair: E50, E31, E33, E7, E59  Dress: B000, B91, B93, B95, B97, RV000, R81, R83, R85, R89, G20, G82, G85, G99, C7


The Fall Flora Fairies are avialble exclusively from SCACD and from Quixotic Paperie if you reside in the UK.

Make sure to check at SCACD frequently as Susana is always adding fantastic new product! Here's just a taste of what's been arriving over the last several days:

• New Prickly Pair Stamps and coordinating dies (sold separately)
• New Couture Creations embossing folders
• 4 new Jillibean 6x6 paper pads

Oh, and don't forget to enter for the SCACD Sylvia Zet Blog Candy at THIS POST!!! (it closes tomorrow at 10:00 pm EST so make sure to get your name in the draw!

Thanks for stopping by for a visit today! :)

Blessings,

Melanie

Stamps: SCACD "Friendship Rose" from the Fall Flora Fairies, sentiment from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps
Ink: Memento, Copics
Paper: Bazzill, Neenah, Prima
Embellishments: Stickles, sewing, Viva Decor Pearl Pen, Pearl flower sprays, Prima rose, ribbon, crocheted trim
Tools: Spellbinders

What's New Wednesday!!

Susana has recently added TONS of brand-spanking new goodies to SCACD, and I absolutely had to share a few of my FAVES!!!! If you would like a complete listing of all the yummy goodness, you can find it HERE.

These are DEFINITELY on my Wish List:

Prickly Pear Acrylic Stamp Set - Butterflies 1 (Script)

Prickly Pear Acrylic Stamp Set - Butterflies 2 (Wheat)

Prickly Pear Die - Coordinates with Butterflies 1 & 2 Acrylic Stamp Sets

Aren't these GORGEOUS?!?!? Think of all the loveliness to be created with these beauties!!! And these are only a small sampling of what Susana has added to SCACD. There are 13 Prickly Pear Acrylic Stamp Sets and each set has a coordinating die (sold separately). Talk about creating made simple!!! I love it!!! Did I mention there are some AWESOME holiday sets? There are! :o)

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Jillibean Soup ~Christmas Chowder~ 6 x 6 Paper Pad

Don't you just love this Jillibean Soup Christmas Chowder paper? I do!!! I love those cozy, little penguins and the fun, cheerful colors! :o) There are lots more where this came from...just check out THIS LINK to go directly to all the FAB, new papers...the BEAUTIFUL, new stamps...and the STUNNING Couture Creations embossing folders just added to SCACD!

(o: Happy Shopping!!!! :o)

Blessing and Hugs,

Carolyn

Peekaboo!!

I see you :o) Happy Wednesday!!!! I hope your week has been treating you well thus far. Today's card was whipped up using a sketch that has been sitting on my craft table for almost a week. So... I had to get busy!!
Really...where does all the time go?!?

 

Today's card features the darling stamp "Secret Garden Peeker" by Elisabeth Bell for SCACD Stamp Co. Isn't she a cutie? I adore how it captures the inquisitiveness of children. I remember peeking around corners looking for my next big adventure...are there dinosaurs behind the fence?...or maybe a hidden treasure just waiting to be found? It doesn't seem like that long ago when me and my sons would go on our adventure walks...we would write stories of all the cool things we encountered on our journey through the park or the woods or even our neighborhood. It always amazed me at how incredibly fun their imaginations were...I think I am going to pull those stories out and read them again. :o) How I wish they were still little....I suppose that's why God created grandchildren. :o)

Thanks for taking a trip down memory lane with me! I hope your Wednesday is absolutely, positively WONDERFUL!!! 

Blessing and Hugs,

Carolyn

Annie Oak Leaf

For my card today I used another one of the Fall Flora Fairies that SCACD just released..yes, I’m totally in love with them! Today I used Annie Oak Leaf and she is celebrating the arrival of fall--hopefully soon! I am so excited to be here in Washington for fall this year, I just love the crispness in the air, the fall colors…ahhhh…

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The little details~ Annie Oak Leaf, Memento Tuxedo Black, copics, Basic Grey Pyrus,  Smooch illuminate,

Notti

Hallo ladies!

Have you checked out the cute Make it Crafty stamps that Susana has in her store? If not - I think they are totally adorable and a lot of fun to colour.

I have coloured sweet little Notti with my copics.

DP: My Minds Eye - Lime Twist - Out of the blue

I hope that you haven't missed also the very fresh and cute Fall Fairy collection stamps - now available at SCACD?

One more thing - I hope you haven't missed the SCACD FB group? We love to see what you create with your stamps from SCACD. So if you haven't joined us yet - please log into your FB account and share your creativity with us.

Kram - Anki

Hapi Berthday Whiteknee!!

Hello friends!  Before you think that I'm totally bonkers, I need to explain something... A few days ago, I made a birthday card for one of my son's friends.  He thought it would be funny to spell the sentiment all wrong, so of course, I did.  He was out the door with card in hand, driving off when I realized that I hadn't taken a photo of the card.  I called his cell phone (don't tell the police that he answered when he was driving...) and asked him to return so I could take a photo - which he did (yes, he's a sweetie!).  Anyway, as I was setting things up, I realized that EVERYONE was now going to see the bad spelling - yikes!  I told him that I was going to tell you that it was his idea.  Honest.

This is Celebrate from the Sweet Meets Sassy Collection 2 by Victoria Case for SCACD.
She's colored with the following copics:  V17 V15 V12 V01; BG05 BG01 BG000; E49 E59 E25 E53; E11 E00 R20

You don't think I would show you this photo first with the wacky spelling, do you???  And just so you know, the sweet young lady this card went to is Whitney.  Happy Happy Birthday sweetie!!!

The fun dp is from Echo Park Summer Days and Cosmo Cricket Pixie-Licious.  I'm sorry, but I believe that Susana no longer carries these.  Please correct me, if I'm wrong - I looked and looked!  For the border around the image, I used an MS punch, then clipped the edges so it would bend around the nestie oval.  I've seen other people do this technique before, but as usual, I'm one of the LAST to use it lol!  Let's just say that I'm bringing it back hee hee...

The Lavendar embellishments I picked up at Michael's, but you KNOW that I'm gonna have to duplicate it using Mold n Pour and either Viva Decor Crystal Gel or Modeling Cream : )  It's just a matter of time cuz I only have these in one color AND I just received some new Precious Metal Paint - it totally ROCKS!

I hope you've enjoyed my card and are inspired to create your own masterpiece : )

Love and Blessings~

Annie Oak Leaf

I hope you were able to see all the DT samples of the surprise new release of the Fall Flora Fairies from SCACD.  There are 4 fairies and each one is cuter than the last!  I just HAD to play with Little Annie Oak Leaf.  The new Memory Box - Nightfall paper pack was perfect to create this fall card.

Don't forget to swing by the release posting above to enter for some BLOG CANDY and see what other members of the DT created with the Fall Flora Fairies!

Get Inky!

Alex

Fairy Birthday Wishes

For my project today I have used another Fall Flora Fairy....Please meet Friendship Rose....she is my ultimate favorite of the group!  {Although I really do love all 4 of these beauties!}  I'm made another shaped card to share with you:

This is my second card shaped like a tag...you can see my first one -->here<--.  This card features Friendship Rose who is one of the NEW Fall Flora Fairies that was just released this past Friday at SCACD.  Papers are from the Echo Park Victoria Gardens Collection...the minute I saw this collection at CHA I immediately fell in love!  The double sided papers are stunning! 

Friendship Rose was colored with Copics and accented with my pastel pencils (black, grey, and white). Her wings have been accented with Star Dust Stickles, and the circles on her dress were sparklized with my Pink Spica Marker.  She was cut out and popped up onto a SB Oval and SB Scalloped Oval which is layered on top of a paper lace doilie.

Flowers were blinged up using Star Dust Stickles.

Sentiment is from my Emerald Fairie Garden Set that I cut out with a SB circle and popped up onto a SB scalloped circle.  Corner resin embellie and some crackle paint for a distressed look.  My bow was made using some pink and brown twine and my Bow Easy.  Finally top of the card has some more beautiful lace for the tag "strings."

Here you can see the inside of the card.  Each Fall Flora Fairy comes with her very own coordinating flower stamp.  I've used the Tulip stamp from the Tulipa stamp and colored it with Copics.

I hope you all enjoy the rest of your week!  Wednesday I take my next CPA Exam....wish me luck!

♥ Thanks for stopping by! ♥

Friendship Rose

I just had to ink up another one of the wonderful Fall Flora Fairies that were released on Friday! I {heart} them!!

Today I’m sharing Friendship Rose with you. Isn’t she a delight? For some reason I picture her talking with a southern drawl and being oh so polite and lady like.

Have you ordered your fairies yet?? You know you NEED them!! Be sure to look around Susana’s store too…I know she’s been busy uploading lots of new things! and don’t forget about the blog candy on the store blog!

I tried something a bit different with this fairy. I sponged on a background of sorts using a Crafter’s Workshop Template. Once I had it sponged and while I still had my mask on the fairy I went over the white spaces with shimmer chalk to fill it in some (Belle came in while I was chalking and she said, wow, that’s alot of sparkle!) LOL!!

Since I had so much going on with my little scene, I just kept the card super simple. I spritzed my white base cardstock with Maya Road Mist to add just a bit more sparkle to the card. I also used my Cricut for the border and then the butterflies are Make It Crafty Butterfly Leaves chipboard--oh my word are they so gorgeous, such fabulous work in chipboard! I painted them with my favorite DecoArt Glamour Dust Ultra-fine glitter paint. 

You can see the shimmer and sparkle in the next photo~

 

The little details~ Friendship Rose, Memento Tuxedo Black, copics, Maya Road Mist, Make It Crafty Butterfly Leaves, DecoArt Glamour Dust Ultrafine glitter paint, stickles,

What Are You Wearing Today?

Hello SCACD fans!  It's Monday... and a promising, FUN week lies ahead with lots more surprises around the corner : )  Don'tcha just love surprises???  Today, I'm sharing Tulipa.  She doesn't go anywhere without her constant companion, butterfly!  In fact, they are so close they even call each other to see what the other is going to wear for the day hee hee...

Tulipa from SCACD Stamp Co. 

Copics:  BG09 BG07 BG05 BG02 BG01 BG000 BG0000; YG63 YG03 YG01 YG00 YG0000; E49 E59 E25 E53; C2 C0.

Her wings are colored with BG000, given a coat of Viva Decor Transparent Gloss Gel and topped with Crystal Super Fine Glamour Dust.  Using the Gel Pen gives the wings a little more dimension than using glue and glitter.  Her headband was given a 'swipe' of Glitter Liner as was the edges of the very colorful butterfly : )  The cute li'l half pearls were made using my Cobalt Blue Paper Pen - I still LOVE my paper pens.  Note:  I see that Susana isn't carrying Cobalt Blue Paper Pens anymore, but a suitable substitution is Turquoise Pearl Pen!

The gorgeous dp is Chapter One by Kaisercraft, (now 15% off!) which I also used for the tulip tag.  Aren't the flowers awesome which accompany the stamps from the Fall Flora Fairies?  You can do so much with them!  If I had more time, I'd make my own dp using these tulips!  What other things can you dream up?  Inquiring minds want to know!!!

Have a great week! ♥

Love and Blessings~

Will You Be My Friend?

Friendship Rose from SCACD Stamp Co.

Isn't she a cutie-pie?  I love how her skirt mimics the petals of a rose - which just so happens to be my favorite flower : )

She's of course colored with copics:  RV66 RV63 RV00 RV000; YG99 G94 G82 G40; E35 E34 YG21 YG20.  After coloring her wings with RVxx I covered them with Viva Decor Transparent Gloss Gel and sprinkled Crystal Glamour Dust on top.  You can see a hint of color, but lots of sparkle!  Oh so sorry for the poor photo... you can't see the bling very well : (  The 3D circles on her skirt were done the same way.  I believe I picked up the flower ribbon at JoAnn's and the sheer ribbon from Michael's.  Those fabulous rhinestones can be found Here.

A quick shot of the inside reveals the ROSE that accompanies Friendship Rose.  I used my nestabilities die to cut out a portion of the image which I layered on a strip of dp.  Very very easy : )

Fabulous New Paper Just In!!!

Before you go LOL... You just gotta take a peek at the New 6 x 6 paper in the Store.  Some GORGEOUS pads are waiting for you to see : )  Can you believe that I JUST placed an order, and now I see more that I NEED hee hee.  As always, please please save some for meeeeee lol!!!!

Love and blessings~

Fairy Wishes to You

Are you all loving the Fall Flora Fairies?  I sure hope so....I adore this new look that Susana has brought into the store!  Here is Tulipa which is one of the four adorable Fall Flora Fairies Collection by SCACD Stamp Co.

For my card I have used papers from the Brand NEW Bo Bunny Garden Girl Collection.  Fairy Wishes sentiment is from the Emerald Fairie Sentiment Set that Susana has in stock at SCACD....this sentiment set goes PERFECT with the fall flora fairies being released today!

Of course I colored this cutie with my Copics.  Along with my black pastel pencil I also used a gray and white pastel pencils for shading and highlights.  Image was cut out using my SB Labels 14 die, and while it was left in the die I airbrushed the sky with my Copic ABS.  If you look closely you will see I used some beautiful purple glitter to accent my sentiment.  This was so easy to add with the help of my TonerTex Pen.  

Flowers have been sparkalized with my Diamond Stickles.  Edge has been punched with a MS punch and accented with rhinestones.

For this angle you can see all the sparkles!  Tulipa has been glamorized to the max!  I've used Star Dust Stickles on her wings as well as the butterfly.  Then I took my Crystal Glamour Dust Paint and coated the pink parts on her dress....seriously if you haven't gotten this paint yet what are you waiting for!  It's so easy to use, dries quickly, and gives amazing sparkle and color!

Now if you haven't already purchased your Fall Flora Fairies....what are you waiting for.....head -->HERE<-- to go and get your very own set.....which comes with a FREE sentiment stamp!  Don't forget....for our friends over seas friends... you can purchase these beauties from Elaine at Quixotic Paperie, -->HERE<--.  Happy Shopping and I hope you are fully enjoying the rest of your weekend!

♥ Thanks for stopping by! ♥

Fall Flora Fairies...Annie Oak Leaf

Good morning friends! Susana just released a brand new collection from SCACD Stamp Co....the Fall Flora Fairies! This set includes four lovely little fairies, and they are exclusively available at SCACD and at Quixotic Paperie for all our Crafty friends in the UK!

This is Annie Oak Leaf. She was stamped in Memento Ink and coloured with Copic Markers. The papers are from Basic Grey Pyrus. The little pearls were made with a Viva Decor Pearl Pen (Dark Brown). Her wings were coated with Stardust Stickles and the leaf she is holding was given a coat of Smooch Illuminate.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Make sure to keep checking in for more gorgeous projects featuring these new fairies by the rest of the talented SCACD design team...we've all had so much fun creating with these new stamps. :)

Blessings,

Melanie

Stargazer

Did you see the Fall Flora Fairies Collection from SCACD Stamp Co.? There are four different fairies and you have to see them ALL!!   I am going to share Stargazer with you.
 

She is all bundled up for the coming winter to make certain she doesn't freeze her wings off :).  After stamping her with Momento Ink I colored her with copics.  The background panel was embossed with the Couture Creations embossing folder Entangle.  I used Viva Decor White Gloss Gel pen for the accents.

The coordinating flower stamp was used to decorate the inside of the card.  I know you can not wait to see the rest of these Fall Flora Fairies Collection from SCACD Stamp Co., better yet, get your hands on them!  Hope you have your set all ordered!

Get Inky!

Alex

Friendship Rose

Good morning! Allow me to introduce you to Friendship Rose from the Fall Flora Fairies Collection from SCACD Stamp Co. Isn't she a cutie?!?! I adore her precious, little face and her beautiful, rose dress!!! :o) Too cute!!! She along with three of her darling, fairy friends are being released today at SCACD; and for our European friends, you can find these little lovelies at Quixotic Paperie.

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Thank you for dropping by and spending a part of your busy Sunday with me!!! I appreciate it more than you know:o) Have a wonderful weekend...and for all my friends living in the path of Hurricane Irene, you are in my prayers!!!!

Blessings and Hugs!!!

Carolyn

Tulipa

 I am over the moon in love with this latest release from SCACD!!

Introducing the SCACD Fall Flora Fairies!! Have you ordered yet? No? well you know you need them all!

Today I’m sharing with you the beautiful Tulipa! Isn’t she just so pretty and magical? I pretty much am smitten with her and her fall fairy friends!! 

I paper pieced her little flutterby friend. For the inside of the card I used her matching flower that comes with her and the sentiment that comes free with the set!

 

Be sure to head on over to SCACD and go shopping and remember for our international friends, you can find these at Quixotic Paperie too!!

The little details~ Tulipa, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, copics, My Mind’s Eye Lime Twist Happy Go Lucky,  nestabilities, copic glitter pens,  Fruit Punch Stickles, Stardust Stickles,