My First Charm Swap

Hi everyone! I hope you've all been doing well since my last full post here. I've been away a lot longer than I planned and I missed posting and sharing with all of you. So I wanted to get back in the swing of things by sharing my first try at handmade charms. I made these for a charm swap over on ModPodge Designs. FranCine was my swap partner. I flipped when I opened the package she sent me and found this crafty goodness:

I really love FranCine's mix of the round and cubed charms and that silver heart! I had so much fun with this swap, that I am hooked on them! In fact, I already have some ideas for my next one! Thanks for visiting today! Hope you'll come by again soon!

Happy May!

"The world's favorite season is the spring.

All things seem possible in May."

~Edwin Way Teale

Spring Hop Blog Candy Winner

Hi everyone! I'm currently working on a couple of new projects, but wanted to stop in to announce the winner of my blog candy during the ModPodge Hop. Random. org gave me the number 4, so the winner is...(drumroll please)

...Confiseries Papier!!!

Congratulations!! Please contact me at craftyncpeach@yahoo.com to let me know if you'd like the Meljen's gift certificate or the Michaels gift card! I want to thank everyone for visiting the blogs and leaving all the great comments!

Also, I wanted to share that Julie over on Tiger-Lily's nominated my blog for the Liebster Award!! I feel so honored and am really tickled about the whole thing! Julie thank you again for thinking of me! If you've never heard of this award, here's a little info:

THE AWARD

This award was designed to be a blog award in the pay it forward fashion. once you've been nominated, you award it to blogs that you like that have fewer than 200 followers, to encourage new visitors to visit these blogs. 
RULES FOR ACCEPTANCE

Thank the person who gave you the award and link back to their blog. Post the award onto your blog. give the award to five blogger who you appreciate that have fewer than 200 followers. leave a comment on their blog letting them know that you have given them this awesome award!

So as mentioned above, I will be paying it forward and nominating five blogs.However, it is late here on the East Coast, (and a chick needs some sleep!!) So I will be posting my list later this week! Once again, thanks for supporting our hop and special thanks to Julie too! Take care!

...And That's All She Wrote!

Spring Has Sprung

Hi everyone! Welcome to the  ModPodge Designs Celebrating Spring Card Blog Hop!  Our wonderful & crafty ladies have created some beautiful spring cards to inspire you. If you're starting here, visit the ModPodge Design Scraps blog first to start from the beginning. However, if you're stopping by from the talented Yvonne's blog, then you're in the right place! Today I am sharing two cards. Even though Spring is still a few weeks away, making these cards has made me excited about warmer weather, getting outside a little more, and pulling out those spring dresses for church. So onto the cards...

And before you ask...yes, I was in a purple mood, lol. Here's a closer look:

Patterned Paper: Doodlebug, Die: Spellbinders
Copics, Stickles

This bunny card came together pretty quickly. The image is Fluffy Bunny from Meljen's Designs. I really enjoyed coloring him even though capturing "softness" in fur is still a challenge. After my coloring was done, I added some stickles to his bow for a little shine! (I haven't added a sentiment yet, but it may end up being "Easter Greetings" or "Happy Easter." I'm trying to keep my options open, lol...)

Patterned paper: Recollections, Die: Spellbinders, Copics

With this card, I wanted somewhat of a monochromatic look. The image and sentiment from this card is named Spring Tulip from Sweet 'n Sassy stamps. Pop dots were added behind the Spellbinders die to add some extra dimension.(If you follow my blog, don't be surprised if you see this image again this Spring! It's really versatile and I can see using it for Mother's Day, Get Well, or Just Because...)

Well, those are my cards, but before you go I have a confession to make...normally I have goodies to give away as blog candy, but I seriously ran out of time to get to the store to find a prize. BUT...I decided to do something different that I think you'll like! Digi stamps are my obsession one of my favorite things right now, so for one random reader who comments on THIS post will win a $10 gift certificate to Meljen's Designs! (However, if digi stamps aren't your thing, I will send a $10 gift card to Michaels instead.) All you have to do is leave a comment or share your favorite thing about Spring! I will be announcing my winner on Monday, March 11th. There will be goodies on the other blogs along the way, so be sure to check them out too! Here's a listing of all of the blogs:

ModPodgeDesigns Blog --http://modpodgedesignscraps.blogspot.com/

Qadirah--http://modpodgestickyfingers.blogspot.com/

Cee--http://delightfulscrapbook.blogspot.com/

Meka--http://mochasistasscraps.blogspot.com/

FranCine--http://www.confiseriespapier.blogspot.com

Yvonne--http://grantinfavors.blogspot.com

Cheryl--http://www.onecraftyncpeach.blogspot.com/ <---you are here

Shavon--http://scrappingvon.blogspot.com/

Mary--http://intheclosetscrapper.blogspot.com 

That's all I have for you today! Thank you so much for stopping by during this blog hop! I hope you will come to visit again back soon!

...And That's All She Wrote!

Twisted Easel Card

Flowers: Recollections, Label: Spellbinders

Hey everyone! Hope you're doing great! Today I wanted to share a 50th birthday card I just finished up. This one was different for me, as it was my first twisted easel card! I made a regular one, if you'd call it that 

here, but was still nervous about trying one of these. So I checked out Youtube, and found a tutorial done by my SOC sistah and bloggy buddy Margaret. I really liked her approach because it results in a traditional A2 size (meaning I won't have to hunt down one of those tiny envelopes later). The image is by Robert Jackson, colored with copics and Spectrum Noir markers. 

Side View

I really hope to make another one of these really soon! I actually liked making this one more than the regular easel card. If you've made both, which do you like better? If you haven't made one before, give it a try! Don't let the looks of it fool you, both of them are really easy to make! Well, that's all I have for today, but thanks for dropping by!

...And That's All She Wrote!

My Love

Embossing Folder: Sizzix, Digital Stamp: Fine Arts by Robert Jackson
Sentiment: Studio G. Finished card size:  5" square.

Hi everyone! Happy Valentine's Day! There's only a little while left before it ends, but I wanted to stop by and share my hubby's V-day card. I've always bought him one, and had plans of purchasing one again this year. I could never really find images and sentiments that would work in putting a card together for him. That is, until I saw Mary Joyce's card over in the SOC gallery! Have you ever seen a card that makes you say, "Wow, I'd really like to make something like that?" Well, all of MJ's cards are like that, but I really loved this image and her colors and design.

After embossing the card front, I sprayed the doily with Silver Sugar Glimmer Mist. The image was a Robert Jackson digital called My Man II. Most of the coloring was done with copics, but the jeans were colored with Spectrum Noir Warm Grays. I had to wing it because I haven't been able to find "true black" copics in any of the local stores. Then she was topped off with a Buttermilk Spica Pen for her jewelry, and a dab of Glossy Accents on her shoes. Here's a little hint to my color inspiration:

It's a picture of hubby and me during our first Valentine's together...It was 2002 (which I hope explains the hair...What can I say? I was going through my Janet Jackson/JLo hair phase, lol). I love this photo, so I tried to match the colors in the image to them! Hubby got a kick out of it once I told him that! But with this card, I think I've started something...I think I'll be making him a card from now on, lol. Once again, special thanks to MJ for the inspiration! So switching gears, did you make your sweetie something special this Valentines?  Well, whether you spent it will your significant other or with friends and family, I hope it was great for you! Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you'll come back again soon! Take care,

...And That's All She Wrote!

Two cards, one stamp and some cool news!

Hi blog readers! Hope you're having a great Sunday evening! I wanted to stop in to share two cards I made over the weekend. The image is a cute little groundhog from Meljen's Designs. Now I realize that Groundhog's Day has come and gone, but he was so cute, I didn't want to wait until next year to use this stamp.  Here's a closer look:

The first one is a Valentine's card using paper from Carta Bella's Devoted paper set. I don't have a pic here of the inside, but the whole sentiment says: I really DIG you...will you be my Valentine? The second one is an all-purpose card:

The paper here was from a DCWV paper stack! Love using that paper from my stash! As you probably can tell, the colors used on the groundhog here are different than what I used on the first card, plus I gave him his teeth back, lol. But I wanted him to stand out more from the soil around him, so I had to go with my "tans" then deepen the color. I tell ya, I don't know how you copic pros out there do it, lol

I love coming up with different uses and looks with my craft stuff and stamps, so I hope to make this a monthly feature! Let me know what you think! We'll see how it goes! Okay, so on to my cool news...I entered my Mimi Breast Cancer Awareness card (posted here) into the Lesia's 2012 Year in Review challenge over on Mema's Crafts and won! The prize was a gift certificate to Whimsy Stamps! So stop in and check out Mema's craft challenges...in fact she has a cool one going on right now through the end of the month! Plus, she loves it when new readers stop by!

Speaking of stopping by, thank you for stopping by here today!

...And That's All She Wrote!