Sassy Sponsorship- Photo Inspiration

First of all, I am excited to announce that I am once again on the Sassy Studio Designs DT!  This will be my 3rd term on this fabulous team and I am SO happy!  I LOVE these beautifully sassy images as well as all of my Sassy Sisters!!  Starting next Thursday I will be back on the Dare to be Sassy Thursday team, but for today, I'm filling on for the Sponsorship.

This week, SSD is sponsoring the Chocolate, Coffee & Cards Challenge Blog.  The challenge is to create a card using this photo as inspiration:

I just LOVE this cake!!!   Here is the card I created which was inspired by this photo:

I used Sassy Studio Designs' Go Go Sassy image.   I love how she colors up!!!  Check out the SSD blog to see some other creations from the DT!  See you again soon!!

Teen Crush!!

Today is my last day of spring break...it's back to work tomorrow...boo!!  So, while I was avoiding housework and laundry, I made another SMASH page...these are just SO easy and quick to do and they're so much fun!!!  This one is of my Teen Crush- Donny Osmond!  I saw a page that Jill Mackay did on the Facebook Smash*aholics page of her crush- David Cassidy.  That really got me thinking about the teen love of my life, so I started looking online for things I could use...it's amazing what you can find out there- especially on Pinterest!!  So, here is my Teen Crush page featuring the ever-adorable Donny Osmond...

 

Ahh, to be 14 again!  :)

 

I promise to get back to card making very soon...honest!  Until then, I hope you've enjoyed my SMASH pages.  I've enjoyed making them!!

Tea Time with Friends!

Today I had tea with two wonderful friends- Paula and Gloria- at Moulin de Paris.  We had a great time and the food and tea was so delicious!!  I decided to make a SMASH page using the items from tea- the menu and the pretty pink ribbon that they had the napkins tied with.  This one took me all of 10 minutes to make...(click on the picture to make it larger).

I think SMASHing is becoming a new obsession for me!!!

Fantasy Dinner Party

***PLEASE READ THIS first***

One of the girls on Facebook's Smash*aholics page, Kate Skelton, created a SMASH page for a Fantasy Dinner Party.  I loved the idea so I decided to CASE her idea using the table photo she shared.  It was hard trying to come up with 16 other people who I would want at my dinner party but I finally came up with 16- Queen Elizabeth II, Pope John Paul II, Elvis Presley, Anne Frank, Edgar Allen Poe, Ray Lewis, Rosa Parks, Hulk Hogan, Princess Diana, Jude Deveraux, Cal Ripken, Jr., John Lennon, Elton John, Capt. Jack Sparrow, Julia Child, and Barbara Bush.  I think there could be some pretty interesting conversations with this group!  Here's my page...hope you like it!!

Word Verification

Well, I am doing something that I absolutely hate...word verification for posting comments on my blog,  I have been having trouble with a lot of SPAM comments lately.  I'm hoping if I use word verification for a week or so they'll take my blog off of their lists.  Please bear with me for the short time that you'll need to do word verification.

Thanks!!!

Spring Break???

This winter in Maryland has been a bust...BIG snow storms came and went all around us but gave us no snow...until today...March 25th- 4 days into spring- and it's snowing like crazy!  We've probably got about 4" so far.  I have no idea how much more to expect...our weather guys haven't been the most reliable this winter so I've kinda stopped believing them!  ;)  And then there's the groundhog who predicted an early spring- the little liar!

This is how I spent my first day of spring break...I decided to make a SMASH book page of today...

The snow IS pretty...and I really DO love snow...but it's spring, I'm tired of being cold...just bring on warmer weather!!!

Two Challenges...and a DT Call!

This week, Sassy Studio Designs is sponsoring Dutch Dare Challenge Blog AND Paper Crafting Journey Challenge Blog, so I am including both challenge cards in this one blog post, so make sure to scroll down to see them both.

First, I'm starting off with Dutch Dare.  The challenge is to create a shaped card.  I had an idea to create a Bandaid card and use SSD's Sassy Nurse image.   So, I set to work...this is what I came up with...

 

I wanted to round off the corners of my Bandaid, but I couldn't find my corner rounders...I apologize for the poor picture.  For some reason this was very hard to photograph!

 

Here is my card for the Paper Crafting Journey Challenge- to create a card using ribbon or lace.  I used one of SSD's brand new Oz images- Evanora.  She is just SO gorgeous!!!  I also got to use my brand new Graphic 45 Oz papers that my friend, Gloria, found for me!

Evanora is the beautiful witch who turned into the Wicked Witch of the West who gave Dorothy such a hard time in Oz.  I used some beautiful cream-colored lace around the center of the card.  It's simple, but I love it!!!

I hope that you'll come on over and play along with both Dutch Dare and Paper Crafting Journey!!

Do you LOVE Sassy Studio Designs images as much as I do???  Well, did you know that SSD is holding a Design Team Call?!?!  Click HERE for more infomration about how you can apply!!!  But hurry!  The deadline is March 29th!

Honey Please...

This week, SSD is sponsoring  Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge.  The challenge is to use ginham or checks.  What fun!  When I thought of gingham, I thought western or country, and then I thought of Sassy Studio's Cowgirl Sassy- Cowgirl Debbie.  Here's the card I made using gingham and checks with Cowgirl Sassy...and I love it!!

The sentiment is something I found online and thought it was sassy enough to use with Cowgirl Sassy.  I can just imagine her saying this!

Come on over to Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge blog and play along with us!

Easter- Glitter and Sparkle Way!

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This week, SSD is sponsoring the Glitter and Sparkle Challenge Blog and the challenge/theme is "Easter".  I hemmed and hawed at which SSD image I should use but then I stumbled upon an image I had colored and not used...Sassy Pin-Up Bunny...and thought she'd be perfect as the Easter Bunny!  :)   Here's my card for this challenge:

Since she was already colored using Copic's R26 Rose, I found this paper from Basic Grey that matched pretty well.  The garter has sparkle on it but it's just not showing up well in the photo.  I hope you like her!

Please come and play along with us over at Glitter and Sparkle!

Follow the Yellow Brick Road!

Welcome to Day 1 of Sassy Studio's Follow the Yellow Brick Road new release blog hop!!!!  You should have arrived here from Robin's Reflections.  If you did, that's great!!  If not, please make sure to go back to the Sassy Studio Designs blog to start the hop from the beginning!

This month, Lindsey has created some fabulous images to go along with the release of Oz- the Great and Powerful which recently opened in theaters- Theodora, The Wicked Witch, Glinda, Evanora, and Oz.  Each one is just SO fabulous and I can't wait for you to see what the DT has come up with using these fun images!!! 

Just so you know, each DT member will chose one person who comments on their blog to win the image that we are featuring, so make sure to leave comments on each blog throughout the hop today and tomorrow to better your chances of winning of one these fabulous Oz images!!!!

I am featuring Theodora.  Theodora is played by Mila Kunis in the movie.  In an interview, Mila says about Theodora: "Theodora is a really nice, sweet, naive witch who truly wants to bring peace to the land,” Kunis elaborates. “She is a girl who desperately wants to believe in good and believe in the betterment of society, the betterment of the people and betterment of the world. She is also in so much denial of the bad that she doesn’t even think it exists.

“There’s a prophecy that the previous king predicted on his deathbed saying that this man would come and save the Land of Oz,” the actress details further about her character. “She sees this balloon drop from the sky and on the balloon it says ‘The Great and Powerful Oz’. Without a doubt in her mind, she believes that this is the great and powerful wizard that is coming to save the Land of Oz from the Wicked Witch.”


 

Here is my card featuring this beautiful, young witch:

Your next stop on your journey through Oz is Starla's blog You Could Be Wishing on a Star.  Just in case there is a kink along your journey, or you get lost in the Emerald City, here is the complete blog list for today's hop:

SSD
Erin
Debbie
Jacki R
Karal
Christine
Robin
YOU ARE HERE-- Mary
Starla
Michelle GDT
Ruza
Kate
Carrie
Lindsey
SSD

 

Make sure to come back tomorrow for Day 2 of the Follow the Yellow Brick Road new release blog hop.  The fun starts on the SSD Blog!

Stamps:  Theodora (Sassy Studio Designs), sentiment (Sherrod Studio)
Papers:  Green Galore, Real Red (Stampin' Up), Neenah 80# white, Bird Song patterned paper (Graphic 45)
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories:  Copic Markers, gold Spica pen, sponge, Prima flowers, glitter brads (Stampin' Up), large oval and scalloped punches (Stampin' Up), pop dots, cream-colored lace trim (Recollections)

Meade Girls' Masculine SBS

Yesterday I spent the day stamping with the Meade Girls- the most wonderful group of ladies in the world!  Our "theme" for this SBS was masculine, so we all had to create a card for a boy, teen, or man.  We also helped Rose celebrate her birthday- with cards, gifties, and even a cake so she could blow out the candle!

For me, masculine cards are always hard. I created one card and promptly threw that one in the trash.  My second attempt wasn't much better, but I was not feeling well and by that time I decided "it is what is it"...and here it is- using the crayon resist technique:

 

Here are the other cards I made at the swap and who created them:

 

Fran

Kathi

 



 

Theresa R.

Pete

 

 

Cindy

(stamping on cork!)

 

Paula

(this is an adorable card that I accidentally smudged.  Attempting to "save" it, I smudged it some more- major fail on my part!)

 

Michelle D.

 

Gloria

 

Rose

 

Tracie

 

Connie

 

Sarah

 

Amanda

(this was the first card I made and I guess my eyes weren't quite working right- everything was crooked!!!  It's such a great card that I'm hoping I can somehow salvage it.)

 

Kathy

 

Sara

 

 

Michelle G.

Jane

 



We had a blast stamping, chatting...and yes, eating...as always!  :)   It had been a while since I had been and I thoroughly enjoyed myself!!  I'm SO looking forward to the next one in April!!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Washi!

I am new to SMASHing and everything that goes along with it...including Washi tape...but I'm finding that I'm quickly developing an addiction to this sticky stuff!  Although I don't have as many rolls as some SMASHers, I'm up to about 20 rolls...I wasn't quite sure what to do with it, though, so I decided I would do a SMASH page about Washi...and here it is:

I just layered strips of the different designs of Washi, but once I had covered the two pages, I wasn't quite sure what to do with the page.  Then one of my fellow SMASH*aholics mentioned a digital image that Saturated Canary had of a Washi girl, so I had to order her...and she worked perfectly with the page!  What do you think?

Thanks for visiting and I hope you'll come back again soon!!

Cupcake Inspiration Challenge #200

Sassy Studio Designs is sponsoring Cupcake Inspirations.  This week's challenge is a special one.  They are celebrating their 200th challenge!  The challenge is to chose an inspriation photo from any of their 199 challenges and create a project inspired by that photo.  I chose challenge #165:

As soon as I saw this photo I thought of SSD's Polka Dot Bikini Sassy.  Here is the card that was inspired by this photo:

Come play along and have the chance to win some fabulous Sassy Studio Designs images!

Just a heads up- SSD will be having another new release blog hop starting on Saturday, March 16th!  Mark you calendars!!!

Favorite Color Challenge

This week, Sassy Studio Designs is sponsoring Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge Blog and the challenge is "Favorite Color".  Well, my favorite color is purple, but for some reason I don't use purple on my cards much.  I have noticed, though, that I use a lot of green and pink.  I especially like Green Galore from Stampin' Up, but unfortunately they've discontinued that color.  :(   I do still have some left from before they got rid of it, but one day soon, all of my Green Galore paper will be gone.  Here is the card that I made for this challenge:

 

I used SSD's Mary Poppins image.  Isn't she pretty?  Here's a close-up:

I hope that you'll come and play along over at Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge Blog!

Stamps:  Mary Poppins (Sassy Studio Designs), "Hello" (Stampin' Up)
Papers:  Green Galore, Basic Black (Stampin' Up), Neenah 80# white, patterned paper (Basic Grey)
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Green Galore for sponging (Stampin' Up)
Accessories:  Copic Markers, rhinestone flourish (ZVA Creation), pop dots, sponge

BINGO!

Today, Sassy Studio Designs is sponsoring Crafting Journey.  Their challenge is a BINGO.  Here is the bingo card:

 

I decided to do a diagonal using brads, embossing, and sentiment.  Here is what I came up with:



 

I used SSD's Bonnie of the Nile.  Isn't she fabulous?  The gold paper is embossed, the sentiment I thought matched this image perfectly.  For the brads, I had some odd little flat brads in my stash but I didn't like the way they looked, but then I stuck on some pretty gold rhinestones on the brads and it makes it all better!  ;)

 

I hope you'll come and play with us at Crafty Journey!  Can't wait to see what you'll create!

 

Stamps:  Bonnie of the Nile (Sassy Studio Designs), sentiment is an unknown digital image

Papers:  Cool Carribean, Basic Black (Stampin' Up), gold paper is unknown, Neenah 80# white

Accessories:  Copic Markers, Nestabilities, Cuttle Bug, flat brads (unknown), gold stick-on rhinestones (Studio 18)

Green With Envy Blog Hop!!

Welcome to day 2 of Sassy Studio Designs' Green With Envy blog hop!!!  I hope you enjoyed the fabulous creations that the DT shared with you yesterday! There are 2 parts to this blog hop- we are to feature our favorite SSD image AND use green somewhere on our project.  You should have arrived here from Jackie Randolph's blog.  If not, please go to the SSD blog to start the hop at the beginning!  You won't want to miss anything!!!

Here is my favorite SSD image- Katniss- Girl of Fire.  She is so goregous and her dress is amazingly beautiful!!



 

Here is a close-up:

Oh, did I tell you that I will be giving away this gorgeous Katniss image to one person who comments on this blog post?  That's right!  Each DT member will be giving away their favorite image, so make sure to leave a comment on each blog along the way!!!  Winners will be announced on Wednesday, February 20th over on the Sassy Studio Designs blog!  Good luck!!!

Your next stop is Robin's blog.  Here is the entire blog list just in case you get lost along the way!

SSD

Star

Christine

Carrie

Alaine

Jackie

Kate

Karal

Jackie Randolph

Mary

Robin
Rebecca
SSD

 

Stamps:  Katniss-Girl of Fire (Sassy Studio Designs), sentiment (Totally Stampalicious)

Papers:  Green Galore, Pumpkin Pie (Stampin' Up), Neenah 80# white, patterned paper (Basic Grey)

Ink:  Versamark Black

Accessoris:  Copic Markers, paper flowers (Recollections), glue dots, stick on rhinestones (Stampin' Up), small oval and scalloped punches (Stampin' Up), pop dots

Sassy Sponsorships!

This is my first week being back on the Sassy Sponsorship team.  Today Sassy Studio Designs is sponsoring two challenges- Crafts 4 Eternity and Fat Pages With Attitude.  The challenge for both of these is "Be My Valentine".  I decided to create a SMASH page for Valentine's Day using Sassy Cupid.

 

Of course, I'll still need to add photos to the pages after I take them.  I hope you like it.

 



Super Bowl CHAMPIONS!!

This post is not really craft related but I couldn't pass it up.....yesterday was Super Bowl Sunday.....my beloved Ravens were playing the San Francisco 49ers in what was touted as the "Harb-Bowl" or the "Super-Baugh" since the coaches of these two teams are  brothers- John and Jim Harbaugh.

After a loonnngggg,  nail-biting game with a 30-some minute delay because the lights went out, my Ravens came out on top by beating the Niners 34-31.  This win is extra special because this was Ray Lewis' "last ride".  He's retiring.  No more #52 making hard hitting tackles...no more "General" leading the team...but...he's going out on top- as a Super Bowl CHAMPION!!! 

 

Ray hoisting the Lombardi Trophy while the confetti flies.

 

Super Bowl MVP Joe Flacco.



 

Ray still holding onto the Lombardi Trophy on the flight home to Baltimore.

 

Now to make this post sort-of craft related, here are 2 pages I did in my SMASH book to celebrate Super Bowl XLVII:

 

 

This was a lot of fun to do...especially when I could finish it this morning with a winning score!!!!