Great Bloobel card and More Blog Candy Photos

Here's another wonderful image from a sponsor, this great stamp comes from Bloobel Stamps

There will a prize from the owner and some gift certs to the store :)

Now for some MORE blog candy photos

Here's a bunch more die cuts that I to send out this year.  Please keep in mind if you are Overseas that Die Cuts are an easy thing to send and that I may need to take them out of the package to do so, mostly if they come in thick plastic packages.  To keep postage cheap, I can send things like stamps and die cuts to my friends in different countries.  PLEASE let me know if you do not have a die cut machine.

Passion

Here's a darling new image that will be released by Sandra Caldwell today. It's called 1989 Love Hippo.  How sweet is this image?  It will get added to her Babycakes DND store on Etsy later today, so keep your eyes out for this stamp and many more!

Hoping you are all having a great start to 2018!  I can't believe it's only 2 weeks to the celebration!  I am so excited to be hitting 8 years of seizure free life.  Or just having 8 years of life in general.  Did you know that more people die from Epilepsy than from Breast Cancer?   Now, I don't at all take either one any less serious, as my own grandmother died from Breast Cancer, not only that but I myself had a horrible breast cancer scare when I was only 28 years old!  But I say it because I don't think people realize HOW MANY people die due to their epilepsy.  I go to a very small church, we have maybe 140 members, 70 of which come everyweek.  Three of our regular members have lost a family member due to epilepsy.

Paper Temptress Mini calendars

Here's some more of the adorable calendars that I made to share this year using beautiful papers from Paper Temptress.  The calendars are quite small, so the overall projects measure about 2.5" wide and 3-4" tall.  I used various stamps and some gorgeous papers on them.

(Clockwise)

1) I am using some shimmery silver as the base and top layer underneath the Dia De Los Muertos button.  I then added a small piece of basis black and Heavenly white paper.

2) I stamped a super cute Grumpling stamps onto Heavenly white paper and layered it onto Silver.  On the bottom I am using  Aqua.

3) I am using Heavenly white as the base of the card and I stamped an adorable image from.  I think used a part of a Hambly Overlay called Magenta Décor Bits.

4).  The base of the calendar is Silver. I use a small sheet of  and put my stamped image on Heavenly White.

Introducing Notturno Digital Arts

Here's one of the new companies that I am sharing this month and that will be giving a prize away with next month.  You all KNOW I just love this fun store.  Her images to TOO cool.  It's an Etsy store called Notturno Digital Arts, the artist is from Italy.  I bought a bunch of her stamps and made cards to share this month and next and will be giving prizes away using her images next month!

I am also using some beautiful lace here that I got in Turkiye.  I hope you are all having a wonderful day and are getting excited for the celebration in February :)

Cheers, Holley

Blog Candy Prizes Coming from

Here's an awesome card today from one of my prize sponsor's for the celebration next month!  Bloobel stamps.  I just love this artists fun and quirky images.  They are so right up my alley.

Here's a HUGE thanks to some of the awesome prize givers we will be having:

Prizes are coming from:

www.bloobel.com

Lizzy Love

http://oddballstamps.blogspot.com/

Babycakes Digis

https://www.etsy.com/shop/babycakesdnd?ref=l2-shopheader-name

By Miss Rach

Notturno Digital Arts

https://www.etsy.com/shop/NotturnocDigitalArts?ref=l2-shopheader-name

My Besties by Sherri Baldy

Enchanted School

Paper Nest Dolls

http://www.papernestdolls.com/

Time for Tea Designs

MMendell Illustations on Etsy

And

Paper Temptress

Thanks so much to everyone. As the month goes on you will see cards and designs made with some of these new companies!! How exciting!

Believe in Goodness

Here's a beautiful image from Fred She Said called Angel Patience.  She's just precious.  I used some lovely cardstock with some gorgeous trim that I got in Istanbul last summer. I just love this gorgeous color and all the beautiful sequins on it.  I added a simple sentiment for the Outlawz Monday Greetings Challenge, Believe in Goodness.

The theme at Outlawz is post Christmas, so please come by and share your creations with us at the Monday Greetings Challenge.  You could win a wonderful prize from Fred She Said.

Guest Designer

Sharing a lovely Birthday card that I received in Dec from Audrey of Austin TX.

Thanks so very much for the beautiful card.

Mini Calendars

Here's another set of adorable calendars that I made for co-workers and fellow church members.  I think they are just super cute.  The funny bunny and sentiment come from Taylored Expressions (Grumpling) and the cute dog is from Sweet Pea stamps.

Blog Candy is coming!! Celebration 2018 is in the works!

It's CELEBRATION TIME!! 

I am so very happy to report that I am about to hit another year of Seizure free life following 2 brain surgeries.  As some of you may know, I have a HUGE celebration every year and give away a TON of goodies to all of stamping friends (that's you, everyone who visits my blog) All over the world!!

I am so very fortunate to still be seizure free, about 50% of people who have the surgeries that I did will go back to having seizures.

Here's a wonderful card using a sweet image from By Miss Rach stamps, who will be giving away prizes next month (along with many other Digi stamp shops!! WOO HOO, that announcement is coming soon).  Here's a great image in her shop, it's called Little Cockatiel.

I wish the photo came out better, it's actually done in fluorescent marker with greys, as many cockatiels are very vibrant colors.  I don't the final colors picked up well at all on this picture.  

Now, for some goodies:  Here's just SOME of the prizes that are coming.....these are only SOME of the stamps and diecuts more photos later

Goodies will start being given away everyday in February, so be sure to tell all your crafting friends!

Back to school

Here's the cutest image from Lizzy Love, I thought this card would be perfect for today since it is the first day that the kids will be coming back to school.  The teacher's and I have been back for two days already, but the kids get back today.  I figured this cutie would make all of them smile.

Hope you are all having a great winter filled week.  Let's hope the morning start to warm up again as I am on morning duty outside again, so I will be standing out in the mornings from7am until 7:50.  Brrrr. Prediction is 30 degrees.  UGH.

Exciting news!!!  BLOG CANDY LOVERS!!  You all know my celebration is starting in February!  This is for successful brain surgery that saved my life.  It also continues now to be seizure free.
I am SO happy to say wonderful goodies will be given out as a prize from Lizzy Love, Oddball Art Stamps, OH SO one of my favorites!!

Check out her amazing stamps HERE
her blog here: http://oddballstamps.blogspot.com/
Creations I have made with her stamps:http://holleybarnhartsblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Lizzy%20Love

Sexy cook

Here's a wonderful image from The East Wind.  I do so love this artist's stamps!  My favorite I think is Lucy Loo.  She recently sent out a favorite stamp of mine as a freebie, so keep your eye's out for a new East Wind card soon.

Today I am off to the doc in the morning and then getting straight to the office a little bit late.  Lol, the office, what I really mean is the school.  I can't believe how cold it is.  Tomorrow morning is going to be in the 30s.  UGH, back to outside duty.

New Year's Resolution?

How about a New Year's resolution?  I thought this card was TOO funny, it's using a Taylored Expression Grumpling stamp plus one of the sentiment stamps that comes with him.

I also added some beautiful lace that I got while in Istanbul a couple summer's ago.  I hope you are having a great New Year.  Sadly (ok, really, I guess I shouldn't be sad), today is the day we are starting back to work.  The kids will be back on Thursday.

Happy New Year, Let's start with a challenge

Happy New Year everyone!  The start of 2018 is here.  A new month means that it is time to start new crafting and new resolutions.  Anyone have a crafty resolution for this year?  How about the resolution that you join in a contest or two?  There's one starting today over at YSBP and the theme is ANYTHING GOES.  That means you can share any creation you made (new creations, not backlogged).  You can do it through a blog, through facebook and just link it to our challenge at

http://yourscrapbookplace.blogspot.com

I made a card for this month's challenge using a beautiful image from Sheepski Designs.  This image is called Mika.

Mini Calendars part 1

So one project that I undertook was creating some calendars and adding magnets to the back of them.  I did about 100 of them!! All different, so I will be sharing them in groups like the ones above.  I used both embellishments or cut outs as well as stamped images as shown in the ones here.

They measure about 2.5 in across and 4 inches high.  The two shown here using rubber stamps are from Unity Stamps.  I also did several in teacher theme as I made many of them for the teachers at the school that I work at.

Just one more christmas theme card for next year....

Here's another funny card I made with one of the Christmas theme Grumpling stamps from Taylored Expressions.  They are just TOO funny.  I hope everyone had a great Christmas this year and is enjoying the rest of their break.  I will get off until Jan 1st as the staff has to return to the school on Jan 2nd.

Have a great week.  Cheers, Holley

New Year's Resolutions?

Here's a super cute Bestie image from Sherri Baldy today.  I thought this card would be just perfect for the upcoming new year as she looks like she is sitting there writing up her New Year's Resolutions.  I guess I don't really do resolutions, but perhaps I should....

Do any of you have resolutions for this upcoming year?

Clean and simple card

Here's a sweet and simple flower image from Tiddly Inks that I used for this card. I am using simple and elegant papers from Paper Temptress.  The base of the card is a very elegant silver that shimmers when you move it in the light.  There's a Tiddly Inks Challenge blog HERE

The base of the card is called Silver Ore.  I used a die cut to cut the pattern out on the right and then used some Basis Black to put behind the from layer of the card.  The image is printed out on Heavenly White paper and layered onto Basis Black.

Blown Away

I recently decided to join the Bloobel stamps DT.  I just couldn't resist it!  I am sure if you have seen her fun stamps you know I just LOVE them.  They are too quirky and just what I adore.  Here's a couple of cards that I made using the first image that I was given called "Blown Away".

Isn't this stamp fab?  I just love it.  She also has a great $1 special going on and I am so happy to say that she will be giving a prize away in Feb during my celebration!!  WOO HOO.  Check out this awesome stamp at her store here.  Then drop by her facebook group HERE.

Secret Santa reveal

Sharing this adorable image from Lizzy Love today. I totally LOVE her stamps.  This cutie is just perfect for a Christmas theme card, but I was thinking perhaps a card you would give AFTER Christmas, as a note to tell your Secret Santa partner who you were.  At any rate, this stamp is just super cute!

Check out their current challenge and join in the fun over at the Oddball Art Stamps blog.  I'd lpve to see any of your Oddball Art creations, drop me a line if you make one!