We're off to see the Wizard...

.....the wonderful Wizard of Oz. Didn't you love that movie as a child? I can remember seeing it many times as a little kid, then I can remember it becoming my brothers favorite movie for over a year. During that year, that movie was played at least TWICE everyday, sometime even more. Kid you not! at least TWICE a day. He knew every part by heart. This card makes me smile and think of him. I love this artist Kelly Ann's drawing of the characters. This stamp comes from Queen Kat stamps and is called "Friends of Oz" (CLICK HERE to see it in their store); Stay tuned tomorrow, it's the start of blog candy! Project Materials: Cardstock (Bazzill, Neenah); Rubber Stamp (Queen Kat Stamps); Ink (Memento, Colorbox Chalk); Words (NRN Stickers); Flowers (Imaginescense); Brads (Making Memories); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue Dots, Glue All); Color (Copic Markers); Die Cuts (Spellbinders--Nestabilities);

Lili of the Valley

Here's my first card from the Lili of the Valley stamps that I just got. This sweet girl is blowing a dandelion into the wind. The cute fringe I used is actually pink though it kind of washed out when I scanned it into the computer.New blog candy will start on April 1st! So be sure to check in on that day. Project Materials: Cardstock (Bazzill, AC Metallic, Neenah); Rubber Stamp (Lili of the Valley); Ink (Memento); Die Cuts (Spellbinders-Nestabilities); Adhesives (Pop dots, Ribbon Glue, Glue All); Ribbon (JoAnns);

Thinking of you

I am in love with this beautiful image from artist Brigid Ashwood. She's elegant. She looks so deep in thought and I added a wonderful "Thinking of You" stamp to the top of the card. This gorgeous woman comes from Plate #104 with another stunning stamp.
I wanted to make part of her look almost wooden and the other part look human so I am mixing a family of brown copic markers with skin tone copic markers. These colors go wonderfully with a brown cardstock base and red/black highlights. The border punch is from Martha Stewart and the bling I used is from Queen&Co.

I think this image itself makes the card say everything. A few beautiful embellishments to highlight the image is all it takes to give a wonderful greeting to the person you are thinking of.

Hope this card inspires you to go make a card today!
Cheers, Holley

Need a Cat Nap?

Here's an adorable Digi-stamp from Squigglefly. This stamp is called Cat Nap (Click here to go to the store and see it). There's a fun contest on the Squigglefly blog this week and the challenge is to use patterned paper. As you can see, my sample uses some adorable patterned paper in the background to match my image.The wonderful saying I have also comes from Squigglefly. If you want to make a card and play in the Squigglefly challenge this week, go by their blog (CLICK HERE). There's a great prize for the winner. Project Materials: Cardstock (Bazzill, Neenah); Printed Paper (DCWV, K&Co); Digi Stamps (Squigglefly); Ink (Colorbox Chalk); Color (Copic Markers); Flowers (Prima); Brad (Bazzill); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue All);

Have a Sunshiney day!

Here's an adorable stamp from La La Land! Don't you just love that? who wouldn't want a stamp from a place named that! They are super cute too! This little girl is named Rosie. She's definitely my favorite of all the La La Land characters.

She's wishing you all a Sunshiney day!

Project Materials: Cardstock (Bazzill, Neenah); Rubber Stamps (Rosie-La La Land Crafts; saying-Stamping Bella); Ink (Memento, Colorbox Chalk); Bling (Queen&Co); Fiber (JoAnns); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue all, Glue Dots, Ribbon Glue); Die Cut (Spellbinders-Nestabilities)

Fresh Rubber!!

Here's something I rarely do, but I was so excited to finally get these stamps in the mail today that I thought I would share! These cuties come from a great company called Lili of the Valley Ltd. I ordered them from the UK and have been waiting for these goodies to come since the beginning of March. OH, so wonderful!! I can't wait to make some adorable cards with these to share with all of you.
p.s. here's a little TEASE...I bought ONE duplicate of one of these stamps...that goodie is gonna be a give-a-way when I celebrate my 100,000th hit on my blog. There's a sweet blog candy treat for someone (and no calories either!!)


LOL, you can guess what I will be doing tonight, mounting these goodies up and stamping :) keep your eyes on the blog next week for a card using Lili of the Valley.


Cheers all! Holley

Thank you cards from friends....

Normally, I post a project I make everyday, but today I wanted to share a couple of projects that I received recently in the mail! Here's some wonderful thank you cards that surprised me in the mail! The beautiful green card below came from Audrey R. I just love the beautiful stitching and the wonderful fringe everywhere. Stunning. The one on the right hand side is a duel sided paper embellished with a multi-layered flower from Melissa-Marie M, so sweet Melissa!

Here's a lovely card from Jan L, who won the Button stamp set from me for guessing closest to the number of staples that it took to close up my head after brain surgery. Her winning guess--80 staples!! Thanks so much for this adorable card. I do so love those button stamp and how you used it here on the card.

I have gotton a ton of wonderful emails and blog thanks from so many, let me tell you all, THANK YOU for sharing in my celebration month. I hope we have only more celebration time in the future. I feel incredibly blessed and thankful for everything. Cheers, Holley

Little Princess

Here's a wonderful stamp from the newest company that I will be designing for: Crafter's Companion! I am so excited to be selected by this company as I really love their stamps. SWALK is one of my favorites and if you have been following my blog, I am sure you all have seen Popcorn Bear too....there's other stamps that this company makes that you will be seeing as well! Also, for those of you who saw the announcement several days ago--Crafter's Companion has sent some wonderful blog candy for me to handout to you!! I posted photos of it recently (see the sidebar on the right). That blog candy will start on Apr 1st! No April Fools about that!The goodies on this card come from a set called Little Princess, see the set (Click HERE) on the Crafter's Companion Website. The papers I used on this card came from Paper Temptress. As the card base I chose a stunning shade of mica, then used some beautiful ruche in yellow, topped by stamping my image on some beautiful Neenah cardstock.

Project Materials: Cardstock (Paper Temptress); Rubber Stamps (SWALK-Crafter's Companion); Ink (Memento); Die Cut (Nestabilities-Spellbinders); Color (Copic Markers); Sparkle (Smooch); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue All);

Pop Fairy part 2

Here's a wonderful image using Pop Fairy by artist Samantha Nowak of Queen Kat Stamps. Isn't she delicious looking? I added a fun saying with her "Just BE YOURSELF. And the world will be a much more colorful place."Project Materials: Cardstock(Bazzil Swiss, AC, Neenah); Rubber Stamp (Queen Kat Stamps); Ink (Memento, Colorbox Chalk); Flowers (Prima); Saying (K&Co cardstock sticker); Adhesives (Pop dots, gluedots, glue all); Border Punch (Martha Stewart); Colors (Copic Markers);

Never forget how to fly

Here's a beautiful stamp that I got from my DH (for those of you who don't know stamper shorthand, that's Dear Husband) for christmas. This stamp comes from one of my favorite online stores called Cat's Pajamas. I love this cute girl holding a bird. I added a wonderful saying "Never forget how to fly."Sometimes we all have downtime, I know when I was really sick, and I am talking about a 5-6 year period (you don't hardly realize how sick you are until you are suddenly NOT sick) it's easy to forget. Suddenly you wake up and realize not only do you feel better, but YOU can fly. You haven't forgotten, you just gave up on it. So let's all FLY now. As the allergens outside start settling down, I am back to walking 3-4 hours a day!

Project Materials: Cardstock (Bazzill, California Paper Goods, Neenah, AC); Stamps (Cats Pajamas); Ink (Memento); Die Cut (Nestabilties-Spellbinders); Bling (Queen&Co); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue Dots, Glue All); Color (Copic Markers);

My heart belongs to you

Here's a beautiful image from artist Nikki Burnette named Arden (click here). This stamp is sold individually and on Plate #82. I love the coy look on her face and the mask she carries to hide herself. I think that makes the saying "My heart belongs to only you!" go with this card so well, as this woman would hide herself from others and only look her lover in the eye.

That great saying comes from plate #102. I used some wonderful paper from WeR Memory as the background on this card along with some mesh to give background color. I used some Colorbox chalk to soften the edges and add depth to the whiteness of the papers. Then I added some color matching buttons and ribbon to round out the card with some simple highlights.
Project Materials: Cardstock (WeRMemory Keepers, DCWV, Neenah); Rubber Stamps(Sweet Pea Stamps); Ink (Memento, Colorbox Chalk); Buttons (American Traditional); Ribbon (Michaels); Diecut (Spellbinders-Nestabilities); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue dots, Glue all, Ribbon Glue); Color (Copic Markers);

Delightful

Here's another little faerie card, this one also comes from Faerie Song Art Stamps and I added a sweet saying "Our friendship is Faerie Delightful!" Been such a long week, by week I am talking of last saturday when the ultra high pollen counts hit us here in Austin to now, most days of which have been miserable. I pray that all those surrounding me are making it through the allergy season better than I am. I hope after another year without any seizures I will be able to get treatment for it. For now, I just suffer through it. I can't take medication for it.Project Materials: Cardstock (Bazzill, Nestabilities, Hobby Lobby); Rubber Stamps (Faerie Song Art Stamps); Ink (Memento, Colorbox Chalk); Ribbon (Doodlebug); Adhesives (Pop dots, Ribbon Glue, Glue All); Color (Copic Markers);

Sunday Angel Card

Here's a Sunday Angel card, something I don't think I have ever had before, a boy angel. Some time ago I showed half a duo called "Sweet and Toxic" from The Greeting Farm. Here's the other half. She was a cutie. So is he. So, I ask you, is he the sweetie? or perhaps are they both Sweet and Toxic? Hmmm. At any rate, I like this stamp and let us all have a wonderful Sunday. As the card says, Praise the Lord! We all have so much to be thankful for, especially me!Wanna go back and see the other card I made with the girl from Sweet &Toxic? she's a real darling too! (CLICK HERE) Be sure to read the entry below---more blog candy is on the way!!

Project Materials: Cardstock (Bazzill, Bazzill Swiss, Neenah); Ink (Memento, Colorbox Chalk); Rubber Stamp (The Greeting Farm); Saying (Hobby Lobby); Flowers (Prima); Bling (Queen&Co); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue Dots, Glue All); Color (Copic Markers); Die Cuts (Spellbinders-Nestabilities)

More Blog Candy coming.....

I know it's so soon after having such a wonderful month of blog candy, but here's a great surprise for everyone....more candy has already arrived at my house!!

I got some wonderful goodies from Crafter's Companion!! Here's a photo of what they have sent for you all:I was recently asked to begin work on their design team and I am so excited. As many of you have seen in the past, I am a HUGE fan of SWALK and love Popcorn Bear. They also sell some beautiful fairies and other delightful stamps! They have great craft items including their blocks to use with your unmounted stamps and their adhesives. Their paper collection and more!All of the designers should be having blog candy soon! I hope you will stop by each one for your chance to win some goodies!

Here's the main company's site:
http://www.crafterscompanion.com/

Here's the cool announcement that has a photo of me on the design team:
http://www.crafterscompanion.com/Meet-our-Design-Team_ep_54-1.html

I just got myself an item called "The Ultimate Tool"--I hope to share some projects that I do with that! For now, check out this product on their website! Also, here's the design team blog--Be sure and check out the projects on the main Crafter's Companion Blog: http://crafterscompanion.blogspot.com/

I hope the blog candy will start by the beginning of next month!!
Cheers, Holley

p.s. here's another thing to keep in mind, I am about to have 100,000 hits, gonna definitely do something fun for that!!

Pixie grin

Here's a stunning image designed by Valerie Wade and sold by Faerie Song Rubber Art Stamps. I love the wonderful expression on this little pixie's face. I was so excited to hear that a couple of new Valerie Wade images would be coming out from Sweet Pea stamps and I have already gotten mine!! Keep your eye on the blog as I will soon be showing a card with them. They are super cute!
Project Materials: Cardstock(Bazzill, Neenah); Rubber Stamps (Faerie Song); Ink (Memento, Colorbox Chalk); Ribbon (JoAnns); Adhesives (Popdots, Ribbon Glue, Glue All); Color (Copic Markers); Die Cuts (Spellbinders Nestabilities);

Live it up!

Here's a beautiful image of Tilda holding a basket of goodies to hand out. Some pretty flowers and hearts. I added a wonderful sentiment that comes from a vellum sticker made by Heidi Grace that says Live it up. Live it up can be just for you, either if you are handing out the good things you have to others or if you are receiving wonderful things from those around you (or both!). Go out and live it up!
Happy Birthday, Sterling!!

Project Materials: Cardstock (Bazzill, Bazzill Bling, Neenah); Rubber stamp (Tilda: Magnolia); Ink (Memento); Die Cut (Spellbinders-Nestabilities); Ribbon (JoAnns); Flowers (Prima); Bling (Queen&Co); Saying (Heidi Grace); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue All, Glue Dots, Ribbon Glue); Color (Copic Markers);

Karlita, part 2

Here's a wonderful card using Karlita from artist Samantha Nowak of Queen Kat Stamps. I love the sassiness of this girl. I added a wonderful vellum saying to go with her, "Capture the Joy." I hope we can all Capture the Joy today.
Happy St Patrick's Day everyone!

Project Materials: Cardstock (Basic Grey, Neenah, DCWV, Bazil Bling, AC); Rubber Stamp (Queen Kat); Ink (Memento); Buttons (Grandma's Button Bag); Vellum (JoAnns); Brads (Making Memories); Flowers (Prima); Color (Copic Markers); Adhesives(Pop dots, Glue dots, Glue All, Ribbon Glue); Ribbon (Michaels); Die Cut (Spellbinders-Nestabilities);

You are so.....Sweet

Here's an adorable girl from Dog Gone Stamps. She's too sweet and has some flowers for you this spring. We're in full bloom here in Austin. I am having rotten allergy attacks. I guess it's much better than previous years when I would be knocked out and totally miserable, but this year I am in sinus misery and throat swelling. I suppose all that walking and being outside has its advantages (and disadvantages).Thanks to all the sweet notes I have been getting from those who have gotten their blog candy. So glad the packages are arriving so quickly. Enjoy!

Project Materials: Cardstock (DCWV, AC Metallic, Neenah); Rubber Stamps (Girl with Flowers-Dog Gone Stamps; Saying-Penny Black); Die Cut (Spellbinders-Nestabilities); Butterflies (Hobby Lobby); Ink (Memento, Colorbox Chalk); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue Dots, Glue All);

Tender Cuddle

Here's a wonderful card using Sweet Pea stamps. This stamp is from artist ching chou kuik and is called "Tender Cuddle." I think this card would be wonderful for Easter theme with such an adorable bunny on it. The maiden is just striking and gorgeous.I added some wonderfully sewn embellishments from Hobby Lobby, some cute ribbon, and a vellum quote to highlight the card along with some Bazzill Bling. YUM!

Project Materials: Cardstock (Bazzill, Bazzill Bling, Neenah); Rubber Stamps (Sweet Pea Stamps); Ink (Memento); Vellum (DCWV); Ribbon (Michaels); Paisley (Hobby Lobby); DieCut (Spellbinders-Nestabilities); Brads (Queen&Co); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue Dots, GlueAll, Ribbon Glue); Color (Copic Markers);

Happy St. Patricks Day!

In celebration of spring, this week Squigglefly is having a blog contest in spring theme, I decided to make a St. Patricks day card for the occasion. This wonderful image is called Shamrock Wreath. You can make a card for the Squigglefly contest and post a link to it on their blog (CLICK HERE). They give away a prize each week!These are beautiful Mica papers from Paper Temptress in two shades of green: Emerald and Serpentine; The white paper is a stunning white called heavenly white; Squigglefly DigiStamps is having a Purchase&Win contest this week, read about it here, it ends on 3/19 at midnight!! http://squigglefly.blogspot.com/2011/03/purchase-win.html

Project Materials: Cardstock (Paper Temptress); Digistamp(Squigglefly); Rubber Stamp (Saying-Angel Company); Die Cut (Nestabilities-Spellbinders); Color (Copic Markers); Adhesives (Glue All, Pop dots);

Bee my Honey!

Here's a sweet teddy bear from Whipper Snapper and he's flying up into the heavens. I added a cute saying from Cat's Pajamas that says "Bee my Honey." Will say that I don't often use sayings with the word Honey in them as I have a sister named Honey, so that's not a name I often call people in endearment (other than her of course).

Project Materials: Cardstock (Bazzill, Neenah); Rubber Stamps (Bear-Whipper Snapper; Saying-Cats Pajamas); Ink (Memento, Colorbox Chalk); Die Cuts (Spellbinders-Nestabilities); Bee (Jolees); Flowers (Prima); Bling (Brads-Making Memories); Color (Copic Markers); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue All, Glue dots);

You make my world happy!

Here's a wonderful girl from My Favorite Things. This adorable stamp is one that my DH gave me for christmas. She comes with cute sayings to go with her. The saying I used here though actually comes with another MFT set. You make my world happy! That's him. He makes me happy. I hope that I make you happy with this card today :)The beautiful papers on this card are from Paper Temptress. The shimmery cardstock on the bottom is Sapphire Mica. The textured specialty paper in black is called black ruche (crepe). The white paper I used is heavenly white. If you see the link on the right hand side to the Paper Temptress website, there's also a discount code you can use next time you purchase there!
Catherine A, your package went into the mail today!

Project Materials: Cardstock (Paper Temptress); Rubber Stamps (My Favorite Things); Ink (Memento); Border Punch (Martha Stewart); Buttons (Jesse James, Grandma's Button Bag); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue All, Glue Dots); DieCuts (Spellbinders-Nestabilities); Color (Copic Markers);

Become strong....Bloom

I love this adorable image from Tickled Pink. She's too much! I know how many times I have felt the way that she looks. I added the saying under her that I think can sum it up "become strong," I think that is often what picked me up. Then on the right side of the card I added what she is to become, beautiful flowers with the word "Bloom." As a tiny seed bursts through the earth and turns into a beautiful flower, so can we all burst through the trials of life and turn into what we should be. So, Bloom everyone!

Project Materials: Cardstock (Bazzill, DCWV Metallic, Neenah); Rubber Stamps (Tickled Pink); Ink (Memento, Colorbox Chalk); Flowers (Heidi Grace, Prima); Brads (Making Memories); Vellum(JoAnns); Bling (K&Co.); Bloom (My Little Yellow Bicycle); Diecuts (Spellbinders-Nestabilities); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue Dots, Glue All); Color (Copic Markers);

Pop Fairy

Here's a great new stamp from artist Samantha Nowak of Queen Kat stamps. This stamp is called Pop Fairy (to see Samatha's stamp line CLICK HERE). This stamp just came out! I love her recent stamps, such beautiful princesses and fairies.All the blog candy has been mailed out, WHEW! Total there was over 140 prize sent out to 30 states and 14 countries: USA, Brazil, England, Canada, Taiwan, Russia, Austraila, New Zealand, Greece, Sweden, South Africa, Netherlands, Ukraine and Finland. Thanks for playing everyone!!

Project Materials: Cardstock (Bazzill, DCWV, Neenah); Rubber Stamp (Queen Kat-Samantha Nowak); Flowers (Prima); Brads (Making Memories button brads); Bling (Queen & Co); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue All, Glue dots); Die Cuts (Spellbinders-Nestabilities); Color (Copic Markers);

Enjoy Everything

Here's Honey from CC Designs. She's enjoying everything and wants you to do the same! Hope you are all having a wonderful day. I have been getting nice messages as people have been receiving their blog candy. More blog candy is going out in the mail today! Just about everyone has had their goodies mailed now. It was quite a celebration in Feb! Huge thanks to all of you.Here's the most recent mailings: Freeda B, Julianne M, Brandy S, Lisa R, Cheryl R, Babe O, Sarah, Rene; These are also wrapped and ready to go: Denise, Paola, Mary S, Annika S, Olga (Lelishna), Sharyn M, Penni V, Birgitta H, Su C, Selena, Ollya, Eseniya, Pat M, Rush....that should be everyone!! if I have your address, I should have mailed your package. I am going to spend time doubling back through my list tonight to make sure I didn't miss anyone.

Project Materials: Cardstock (Bazzill, AC Metallic, Neenah); Rubber Stamps (CC Designs, Saying-unknown); Buttons (Grandma's Button Bag); Punch (Martha Stewart); Ink (Memento, Colorbox Chalk); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue Dots, Glue All); Die Cuts (Spellbinders-Nestabilties); Color (Copic Markers);