Ok my come Back well not so much LOL!! :)

I know I wanted to get back to my blog and keep it updated but that didn't work out so well! I hope this coming year I have better luck! I joined a Friends secret valentine swap so I hope to be able to post a few of the projects I will be making for my secret partner! I have lots of ideas I want to create I just hope I have enough time to complete them all!

But till then:

Have a Happy Crafty Day!

Dawn

I'm Back!

I'm sure you can see it's been 4 months since my last blog post! WOWZA.. Time sure does go by faster than you think at times. I'm starting to get a little bit more crafting time and Loving It. I have created my first Christmas card of the Year. I followed my ever so Favorite sketch blog Midnight Madness and used one of my stamps Cowgirl Marci from La La Land crafts.

Thanks for stopping by Have a Happy Crafty Day!

~Dawn~

So thankful!

I know it's been an incredible long time since I have posted any projects or work on my blog!  I just want to through a shout out to ALL my online friends how much I appreciate them! I'm so grateful I've been able to meet so many amazing talented ladies via this technology called the internet. I hope I will be be able to get back into the craft passion I love but still trying to manage higher priorities! I love you all and thank you again for inspiration and support! Till Then----Have a Happy Crafty Day!

Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge 101

Welcome Friends and Thank You for visiting my blog!

Today I'd like to share with you a card following the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge 101 and an image from Studio 313 Exclusive Creations.

"YOUR CHOICE"

Enter one style or both this week.

Just have fun and come play with us :)

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Our MMSC100 Gold Star Award goes to...
#18 Loretta Lock

 Our Remarkables Awards this week go to...
#20 Sue Drees
#22 Alex
#39 Jackie Scott

Please grab your award logos from the side bar and display them proudly :)

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Our MMSC100 Weekly Bonus Winner is...
#38 Made by Mandy

Please contact Priscilla with your info to claim your Prizes!!! :) 

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Our MMSC101 Weekly Bonus Sponsor is...

 http://patstamps.com/

The Technique Junkie Newsletter was started in 2002 as a resource for Rubber Stamping Techniques. The Newsletter is published every-other month, featuring 15 or more stamping techniques in step-by-step format. Each technique has a corresponding pictorial online, and a full page of inspirational artwork by the talented Technique Junkie Newsletter Designers. To date, over 600 Techniques have been published, by far the largest and most extensive library of rubber stamping tutorials available.

Our newest CD has over 79 cutting and embossing machine tutorials with over 850 techniques.  The prize would be an Emboss or Die CD (Value $17.95) and one year free on-line subscription to the Technique Junkie Newsletter.

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**Our April Monthly sponsor is....

Studio 313 Exclusive Creations

Month End Prize is a $100 Gift Certificate Wow!!
Thank you Shawne

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Here is this week's Sketch and my Design Team Creation:

Using the Timepiece paper collection from Bo Bunny I created this card using the Studio 313 Exclusive Creations image called Hatching Eggs. This image would normally be perfect for an Easter card but I used it as a friendship card for an Egg-ceptional person.
With a heavy Heart I must sadly announce this will be my finally Design team card for the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge Team. I have stepped down due to family obligations but I do still Hope to stop in from time to time and maybe create using Priscilla's fabulous sketches and showcase some wonderful sponsors.
Please stop by the Priscillastyles Blog and check out all the other Fabulous cards by the Midnight Madness Design Team.

Thank You for stopping By Have a Happy Crafty Day!

Sugar Creek Hollow Sensational Saturday

Welcome back to a Sensation Saturday with my Sugar Creek Hollow card share. I Hope Everyone is having a Blessed Holiday Weekend! I'm Enjoying time out of town with extended family.

This weeks Sugar Creek Hollow Challenge is a Circles!
The design team followed this sketch you are welcome to as well but not required.

Thanks for stopping By Have a Happy Crafty Day!

Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge 100

Welcome back for another amazing sketch challenge with Midnight Madness!

Wow, can you believe we are on Sketch 100? What a milestone and I am so thrilled that we are still going strong.  Next month is our 2 year sketch challenge anniversary and we have some very special things planned for you. Stay tuned for all those details and be sure to come celebrate with us!! Now on to this weeks sketch!! Please note that I am out of town and this post is being pre-scheduled. If any info is missing, It will be posted asap.

 "YOUR CHOICE"

  Enter one style or both this week.

Just have fun and come play with us :)

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Our MMSC99 Gold Star Award goes to...
#53 Wendy

 Our Remarkables Awards this week go to...
#7 Gro Tjeltveit
#21 Suzi
#32 Kimberly S.

Please grab your award logos from the side bar and display them proudly :)

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Our MMSC99 Weekly Bonus Winner is...
 45. Noreen M 

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Our MMSC100 Weekly Bonus Sponsor is...

http://www.sugarcreekhollow.com/

Sugar Creek Hollow  a Christian-Owned company featuring Vintage and Primitive Style Digi Stamps. When you purchase items from them, you are helping put food in hungry children's mouths. All of their proceeds are donated to charity. an exclusive online business located in the heart of Central Virginia, tight on the James River. They specialize in Vintage, Shabby, & Primitive Digi Stamps, digital watermarks, as well as carry a full selection of colors in their exclusive “Country Crinkle Ribbon”.  Tracy is offering one lucky winner a $20 Gift Certificate to her store and four bundles of her fabulous Ribbon!! Thank you so much Tracy what a great prize.
Anyone would love a shopping spree in your fabulous store :)

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**Our April Monthly sponsor is....

Studio 313 Exclusive Creations

Month End Prize is a $100 Gift Certificate Wow!!
Thank you Shawne

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Here is this week's Sketch and my Design Team Creation:

For this weeks card I have created a bright and cheery card using Bold colors and lots of texture. I used several paper manufactures that complimented the Vintage balloon from Sugar Creek Hollow. For the card base I used 7 gypsies Lille paper. I printed my image on kraft cardstock and layered a second image using some DCWV tradewinds designer paper. I accented with some ruffled black trim, a flower cut from brown lace, a handmade stickpin and some vintage themed ephemera. I stitched a few areas to give more texture and 3 buttons to finish the sketch.

The inside was kept fairly simple for lots of room for a Note to the card recipient.

Stop on by the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge Blog to check out all my Design team sisters in their amazing creations!

Thanks for stopping By Have a Happy Crafty Day! 

Sugar Creek Hollow monochromatic challenge card

Welcome to my Sugar Creek Hollow Sensational Saturday card share. This weeks challenge is to create a  Monochromatic card.

I choose to use the dogwood sketch image. I colored with Lindy's stamp gang mica powders and my aquabrush. I wanted to add some flowers to match so I created my own dogwood blossoms by using a Wild orchid crafts cherry blossom and cut out one of the petals and notching the petal tips. I love how they turned out. I accented with some Prima Bling, lace and seem binding.

Stop by the Sugar Creek Hollow Blog for some fabulous inspiration from all the Design team members.

Thanks for stopping By have a Happy Crafty Day!

Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge 99

I had the pleasure to use an image called Sweet Dreams Set. from Aprils monthly sponsor Studio 313 .

This set comes in both JPG and PNG you choose.

This weeks sketch...it's "YOUR PICK" Make it fancy, clean and simple, or somewhere in-between. Remember to click on the sneak peek button on the side bar for the following weeks sketch each Friday.
 "YOUR CHOICE"

  Enter one style or both this week.

Just have fun and come play with us :)

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Our MMSC98 Gold Star Award goes to...
MMM #23 Amy W

 Our Remarkables Awards this week go to...
MMR
#1 An
#22 Gro
#25 Sue Drees

Please grab your award logos from the side bar and display them proudly :)

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Our MMSC99 Weekly Bonus Sponsor is...

https://doodlepantry.com/

I am simply thrilled and so thankful to be able to sponsor The Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge!  Doodle Pantry has a wide variety of whimsical characters as well as realistic scenery, floral images, scriptures and a small selection of digitally pre-colored images.  My digital doodles have a special place in my life, and I enjoy the opportunity to share them with everyone at affordable prices.

Laurie

list of prize total $34 retail worth:

1 pkg of Say it with Studs

1 pkg of Say it with pearls

1 pkg of mini pearls

1 pkg bright basic grey buttons

1 pkg neutrals basic grey buttons

1 pkg Stampin Up dimensionals

1 pkg mini glue dots

3 rolls of 15 yd each ribbons (colors: kiwi, caribbean, navy)

Wow..thank you for this amazing prize!!

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**Our April Monthly sponsor is....

Studio 313 Exclusive Creations

Month End Prize is a $100 Gift Certificate Wow!!
Thank you Shawne

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Here is this week's Sketch and my Design Team Creation:

As you can see by the photo I rotated my card sketch 90* to the left.

I printed my image on watercolor paper as I normally do. This is my favorite media to use with all my images. I colored my image with colored pencils and blended with baby oil.
The background sky I created by covering my image with Eclipse art masking tape and chalked with a light blue. This was my first time using the product and just love it.
My designer paper choice for this card was the Webster's Pages Postcards from Paris collection.
I accented the background with some rough colored pencil highlights and distress inks.
I created the bottom clouds by altering the initial image in my photoshop program and adding the sentiment from the collection on one of the altered images.
A few 2mm white pearls and pink crystal accents worked perfect for the swirl ends.

Check out all my Design team-mates cards over at Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge for some amazing inspiration. These ladies blow me away each week with their Gorgeous creations.

Thanks for stopping By Have a Happy Crafty Day!

Vintage Easter

Hello friends! Welcome back to my Sugar Creek Hollow Sensation Saturday Card Share.

I'm keeping this a very simple post as I'm fighting a nasty cold and need to get back to resting.

This weeks challenge is to create a Vintage Easter card or project.

I used the free image that was offered during the Sugar Creek Hollow blog hop.

I colored my image with my pencils and sprayed the entire image with heirloom gold perfect pearl mist.

 I accented with a some vintage lace and a paper image from Tim Holtz paper collection. Wild Orchid Crafts flowers and flat back pearls.

Thanks For stopping By Have a Happy Crafty Day!

Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge 98

Hello my Super fabulous Blog Friends! 

Today is Tuesday I guess that means I have another super amazing Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge to share with you! I had so much fun working with this Sketch and a Digi from the Stamp and Create Store.
Image is Wags 'N Whiskers Digital stamp Lacey.

This weeks sketch...it's "YOUR PICK" Make it fancy, clean and simple, or somewhere in-between. Remember to click on the sneak peek button on the side bar for the following weeks sketch each Friday.

"YOUR CHOICE"

  Enter one style or both this week.

Just have fun and come play with us :)

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Our MMSC97 Gold Star Award goes to...
#17 Sharon Basel 

 Our Remarkables Awards this week go to...
#15 Rose
#26 Nancy
#30 Titti
#32 Brenda K

Please grab your award logos from the side bar and display them proudly :)

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Our MMSC97 Weekly Bonus Winner is...

Our March Monthly winner is....   

32. Brenda K

Here are your random numbers:32

Timestamp: 2011-04-05 01:52:21 UTC

Our March Monthly winner is....
28. Rene 

4-Here are your random numbers:28

Timestamp: 2011-04-05 01:55:23 UTC

Congratulations Ladies!

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*Our MMSC98 weekly Bonus sponsor is.....

Stamp and Create and is offering a $25.00 gift certificate.

Stamp and Create is an on-line store carrying many popular brands of stamps, paper, and embellishments including: Wags ‘n Whiskers Rubber Stamps, High Hopes Stamps, Sweet Pea, CC Designs, Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps, Whiff of Joy, Stampavie, Penny Black, The Greeting Farm, Basic Grey, 7 Gypsies, Shimmerz, Nestabilities (always 20% off!!), charms and more!! Lacey is always adding new items to the store…so check it out at www.stampandcreate.com
Thanks Lacey for your wonderful prize this week!!

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**Our April Monthly sponsor is....

Studio 313 Exclusive Creations
Hello! My name is Shawne, I am an Illustrator. I love art in many forms. There is always something new to learn and experiment with. Card making is perfect with many different mediums and that is how I got hooked! I just recently moved my image line, Studio 313 by Shawne to McMahon Five Designs and am really excited to be working with my friend Sue McMahon. I also have a line of stamps at Clear Dollar stamps, although I am no longer there. You can find out more about my past work and some more recent at my blog Paper Art From Studio 313.

Shawne

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Here is this week's Sketch and My Design Team Creation:

I used the New Pink Paislee Butterfly Garden papers and some Wild orchid Crafts Roses. This image and sketch was so fun to work with I didn't have to do much other than color and accent with some stickles and a vintage button with a few tiny pearls. The Gold leaves I just happen to spot in my stash and they worked perfect.

Check out the rest of my teams creations at Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge they are Amazing!

Thanks for stopping By Have a Happy Crafty Day!

Sensational Saturday with Sugar Creek Hollow

Welcome back to another fabulous Saturday card share for Sugar Creek Hollow.

This weeks challenge is to follow a sketch. Sketches are so fun and it's always great to see everyones take on it. Here's the sketch and my card.

I used the new Pink Paislee Butterfly garden papers and some crinkle ribbon in a soft pink with accenting flat back pearls from Wild orchid crafts.
The image I used is  Call Me Beautiful digital stamp.

Thanks for stopping By Have a Happy Crafty Day!

Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge 97

Welcome back to another fabulous sketch with Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge.

This weeks sketch...it's "YOUR PICK" Make it fancy, clean and simple, or somewhere in-between. Remember to click on the sneak peek button on the side bar for the following weeks sketch each Friday.

"YOUR CHOICE"

  Enter one style or both this week.

Just have fun and come play with us :)

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Our MMSC96 Gold Star Award goes to...
#Gro Tjeltveit

 Our Remarkables Awards this week go to...
#11 Karen Wallace
#30 Brenda K

Please grab your award logos from the side bar and display them proudly :)

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*Our MMSC97 weekly Bonus sponsor is.....

http://priscillastyles-store.blogspot.com/The MMSC97 Weekly Bonus winner will win a 
$20 Gift Voucher redeemable for any digi images in the "priscillastyles" Store
Stop by and check out all the new images!!
 

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**Our March Monthly sponsor is....

http://www.lindystampgang.com/

 Click HERE to see this fantastic Month end Prize

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Here is this week's Sketch and MY Design Team Creation:

I chose to use the Victorian Rose Fan digi from "Priscillastyles" images.

I printed my image several times on some floral papers and paper pieced together. I accented with some fine lace and colored in some of the flowers with Lindy's stamp gang magical mica powders with my water brush. I stamped the rolled papers with my Prima notary stamp and embossed using Lindy's stamp gang two-toned embossing powder. The thank you banner was created in Photoshop.

I used wild orchid crafts roses and the Far East papers as my background. the dangle from the large trellis rose is a few random beads from my stash. 

Head on over to the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge as the DT created some gorgeous cards this week.

Thanks for stopping By Have a Happy Crafty Day.