Elegant Wedding

Ok...so first off I'm freaking out because I can no longer find the card I CASE'd on SCS! The only difference about my card is I used black and white as opposed to her purples and greens! Oh well...as soon as I find it...I will post the link to credit.

POST EDIT: I found the card...LOL! Here it is!

So...I made this set of cards for a swap I'm in. I really don't have much to blah blah about today as I'm working hard on finishing up swaps so I don't join anymore in a while to focus on ME and making cards for fun and to work on newer stuff. LOL! Hope you like! I apologize if I'm in a rush today! I wish there were more hours in the day to do ALL I have to do. I put myself in these positions though...so I need to weed my way out little by little and without going nuts.





Supplies:
CS/DP: BBlack, Bright White, & B&W Butterfly MAMBI DP
Ink: Archival Brilliance Black
Stamps: Wedding Inkadinkado
Embellishments: flowers & flat back pearls from Pretties kit
Others: CB Swiss Dots folder, corner rounder punch, Giga scalloped punch, Mega circle punch, SU scalloped punch, & circle punch





Hugs,
Gabby

Caught a bug and LOST a bug!

My word...when it rains it pours...and I mean that litteraly! This past weekend was nothing but rain and MAN did it come down! Just the past week we had nice sunny and kind of warm weather and then BOOM...all the sudden came the rain. SO...I caught a bug! It's rare for me to get a cold or flu...but when I get it...watch out cause I am a MESS!!! Right now I'm fighting a cold/flu that was in the making since Thursday. I already have a hearing dissability...so now it's even worst because I'm all clogged up and hear a ringing in my ear. THEN...last night...actually 2 nights ago...I got a fever! As fast as it came it went...but now it's back. I just took my temp and it's 101. To top it off...I lost my stamping bug! WTH??? Mother Nature sure sent me a nice belated birthday gift. In all the fuss though (and with family who finally left) managed to get a couple things done. Today I'll show you what I made Friday night. Oh...and just FYI...there's MORE rain in the forecast! *sigh*

Hubby bought me a heart shaped chocolate box as an early Valentine...but couldn't wait and had to have some chocolate...and so did my mom, LV, DS, DD, dad...I could go on...and well...the chocolates were gone! Well...I didn't really like the box so I decided to make it pretty...lol. SOOO...I took out my DP...some ribbon...and an old dusty stamp set and went to work. I hadn't used Roses In Winter in a good minute...so I broke it out and made some 3D roses and took it from there. I've also been hoarding LOTS of the Bella Rose DP from SU so I broke that out too...to keep tru to my reso. Anywho...I hope you like what came from this sick sick puppy.

Worst of all I have to add...I didn't get to meet my friend Joy who was in town. First Oscar and my belated birthday party...then me getting ill...and then we had family over. If it's not one thing with me...it's another... I feel horrible for Joy though because she got robbed of the warm sunny California weather and arrived to the wet stuff. Sorry Joy...but I have a MUCH better feeling about the HPC.

Ok...I'm off to get loaded up on NyQuil and put a cold damp rag on my forehead. I'll post a late post tomorrow if I'm feeling up to it.

Hugs,

Gabby

Bombshell Stamps Candy Contest!!!

Yup...the time is here! Bombshell Stamps is having a yummy candy contest! What's the happs? Well...here you go!

The Contest guidelines are as follows:

Creat a card, layout or altered item...but it must have a Bombshell Stamp somewhere (just in time to use your coupon if you don't have any yet...check over there-----> to see how you can get 20% off your next purchase!) and rhinestones or pearls, use either a heart, or broken-heart, and a ribbon. It can be a Valentine or an anti-Valentine, whatevs gets you rolling!

Get funky and creative!!! We want to see what great bombshells we have out there letting go and unleashing their inner bombshell. The contest will end Feb 18th so you have plenty of time to order with your 20% off coupon and get your stamps just in time to create.

The winner will be picked at random by a random generator!
All entries must be tagged BSSVC2009 to be entered into the drawing and slideshow. If you have any questions just let the Hostess Bombshell know...the awesome Jan @ Bombshell Stamps @ PCP! She's there to help you have fun and enjoy the site.

What's up for grabs...check it out!

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Here is what I made as a sample to get your creative juices flowing!!! Come on...wouldn't you want a chance to win that awesome set?

Here I used this votive novena candle since we go thru these like babies go thru diapers. We are the crazy catholics who light candles for everything...graduations, babies, Nacho going to prison...lol...yes...I KID YOU NOT!!! So we're really stocked up on these and I though they were too naked...so why not give it a coat? Pretty cool huh? *wink* You know you want a candle like this! Why? Because you can slip the coat right off!!! You don't have to throw it away when the candle is done because all you have to do is grab another candle and dress it! Nothing uglier than a nekkid candle! :S LOL!

I've been sticking true to my guns by using stuff I haven't used in ages...and here I used nothing BUT SCRAPS!!! Yup...all the CS and DP used for this was in my scraps pile! Naughty naughty Gabby!!! I also FINALLY decided I'd just use up my Pretties kit from SU. I mean...why buy it if I'm not gonna use it? The sticking withe the theme from the last challenge...I used playing cards! How cool I even incorporated stamps from another of my favorite companies...Hanna Stamps!!! I used Things Hanna Would Say! Here though I would say..."I'm melting for you!" LOL! What better sentiment than that since wax melts??? I could have printed out "Come on baby light my fire" or "I'm hot for you"...but I RAN OUT OF INK! :'( LOL! Still...I think it went well! Whatcha think?

Still haven't convinced ya? What's a girl gotta do? If you're interested...let me know and I'll work on a tutorial! *wink*

Prismacolor Markers used:

Cool Grey 90%, 70%, 30%, & Crimson Red

Supplies:

CS/DP: BBlack, RRed, Bright White, & Creative Imaginations DP

Ink: BBlack, Stazon, & Prismas

Stamps: BSS Love & Luck & Things Hanna Would Say Hanna Stamps

Embellishments: sheer flowers (vendor unkown), flat back pearl, hat pin, & beads (from Pretties kit)

Others: Zots, pop dots, edge distresser, Coluzzel, & playing cards

Hugs,

Gabby

WARNING: AS WITH ALL CANDLES...PLEASE EXCERSICE CAUTION WHEN LIGHTING AND KEEPING ONE. DO NOT LEAVE UNATTENDED! WHEN NOT IN USE, TURN OFF FLAME. DISCARD AFTER LAST USE.

Happy Christmas Eve!!! (and Baroque Motifs part 1)

Are you ready to tear into some gifts? I am! I hope there's no coal in my stocking though! YIKES! That would suck big time...LOL!

Anywho...here is a card (of a series) for a swap. I haven't used my SU sets in a LONG time like I use to...so it was time to dust off some and use it for this swap. The swap called to create your own background without using ANY of the new stuff like embossing (ex: Cuttlebug) OR ANY designer/patterned paper. I thought this swap was GENIUS so I joined for a spot. I may take another now that I'm done with these! LOL! Being that I'm such a DP hoarder...I need to start making my own "DP"! ;) Besides...the good thing about this is that you can customize your BG as you wish! Neat huh? Anywho...what do you think? BTW...giving credit where credit is due...this card was a CASE of THIS CARD! I just LOVED the elegance of it and it screamed to me...USE ME!!! Plus I love Baroque Motifs and I had neglected it long enough!

Supplies:

CS/DP: KKiss, BGrey, & Bright White

Ink: KKiss, GGrey, & BBlack

Stamps: Baroque Motifs, En Francais, & Elegant Cheer

Embellishments: satin flowers, flat back pearls (from Pretties kit), & pre-adhesived bling

Others: dauber

Hugs,

Gabby

May you have a GREAT Christmas and hope you get some good new goodies toplay with! I'll be extra nice in hopes my Santa gives me some goodies to play with...or $$$ to buy some goodies! ;) I already know he got me a couple of those new Nesties...so I'm SUPER stoked about that! :D

Hanna Stamps ROCK!!!

If I haven't said it a million times before...here's a million and 1! LOL! I just LOVE Hanna Stamps! With Hanna and the guys (Anthony & Mikey) and Riley's and Sophie's...who's NOT to love Hanna Stamps!? Anywho...before I say it again...lol...here is a card I made today for Hanna Stamps challenges! I took on 3 challenges at once and I am only 'OK' happy with it. Not 100% yet...but close. There had been some time now I had been thinking of putting Anthony & Sweet Celebrations Hanna together but didn't have the layout and colors quite there yet. I like the colors I used here...but not too sure about the layout. What do you think? Don't you just love Hanna's dress? It's pieced! And just so you know...OMG it was hard for me to use my Pretties Kit...so Hanna Stamps must be something special to me to actually use 1 pin from the Pretties Kit. *GASP*




Supplies:
CS/DP: BBlack, BGray, WWhite, & Making Memories Patterned BlackWhite DP
Ink: BBlack, RRed, & Prismacolor Markers
Stamps: Anthony, Sweet Celebrations Hanna, & Life Is Short... TAC
Embellishments: Wide B/W Polka Dot ribbon & Pin from Pretties Kit
Others: Scalloped punch & Circle 1 3/8 punch