Into the nursery for some candy...

Shhh... baby is sleeping as we tip toe into the Sweet November nursery. Watching over the little bundle of joy are the Forest Nursery Pals. The stuffed squirrel sits high on the shelf with a twinkle in his eye. The stuffed bunny is smiling down at her new little friend. And the stuffed teddy bear is cozy in the crib wrapped in baby's arms. These warm and fuzzy pals know that they have years ahead of them playing and comforting sweet baby as he grows up and they couldn't ask for anything more.

As we gently close the nursery door behind us there just so happens to be a bit of candy for one lucky crafter. Take a look...

The Forest Nursery Pals candy kit includes; one Sweet November Forest Nursery Pals rubber stamp set, ten 6x6 sheets of Doodlebug paper, Prima flowers and Kaiser Craft pearls, ribbon, twine, buttons, diaper pin die cuts, four envelopes, four card blanks and my card. 

All you have to do for a chance to win the candy is leave a comment on this post. If you link to the candy on your own blog that is great and much appreciated but not a requirement... I want everyone to be able to play along. And when I say everyone, I mean everyone. I will ship the candy anywhere in the world so everyone is encouraged to play! :)
The candy will stay open through Friday, January 4th and I will announce the winners on Saturday, January 5th.

Be sure to check out the Sweet November Gals' blogs! Nancy and Marion have made some cutie patootie cards today! :)

Instead of using random generator I will be printing out names and tossing them in a hat SO if you leave comments for the SN gals on their blogs, you will get an extra name in the hat for each one that you do... this will up your chances of winning the candy... fun, fun, fun!

Thanks so much for checking out this first day of the Sweet November January release. I hope that you have enjoyed spending time in the SN nursery. ;)

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Doodlebug (baby)
stamps- Sweet November (Forest Nursery Pals), AmyR (Welcome Little One sentiments)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Espresso truffle, Colorbox dark brown
Prima flowers
Doodlebug pearls
CC Designs Baby Accessories die
Doodlebug sticker borders
buttons
Copic markers:
RV00, RV02, RV52, RV55, Y3, Y15, Y17
YG00, YG01, YG03, BG53, BG57, E57
B21, B24, B26, E55, E57

Say cheese!

Olo!

Well, it was a no go on the movie yesterday. By 9am it was snowing and it didn't let up until the evening. I'm still determined to travel to Middle Earth so Jac and I will try to make the trip today, weather permitting.

As for today's card, I was recently introduced to a new digital stamp shop called Alicia's Crafty Corner. As soon as I saw those big, beautiful eyes I knew that I wanted to use Photographer Alicia blown up and cropped in a 'big head' style. Printing her out this size also made it super fun to color her hair as well. 
And if this sweet face isn't enough incentive to check out these new digis then wait 'til you see the challenge that Alicia has going on right now. I'm entering this card into the open challenge which runs until January 7th and up for grabs is a Silhouette Portrait electronic cutting tool... talk about a WOW prize!

Alrighty, wish me luck that the snow stays away and I can make the trip to the movie safe and sound. I'm sure it will be worth the trouble but I'll admit there is a part of me that really wishes these movies came out earlier in the year when the weather is not an issue. ;)

Toodles!      

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Dear Lizzy (5th & Frolic and Neapolitan)
digital stamp- Alicia's Crafty Corner (Photographer Alicia)
stamps- Studio Calico (sentiment), Papertrey Ink (sew simple stitches)
ink- Memento tuxedo black, Colorbox creamy brown and Tim Holtz pumice stone distress
Kaiser Craft pearls
ribbon
Copic markers:
skin- E00, E21, E13, R00, R20, R83, R35
hair- E44, E47, E49
eyes- E23, E25, G85, BG000, 0
clothes- BG70, BG72, BG57, BG23, YG11, YG21, YG91
camera- C1, C2, C5, C7, C10, 0

My heart smiles

Hidee ho!

I think that I was more tired than anything else yesterday so a bit of a sleep in did me good. No signs of that nasty cold taking me down any time soon. So far there aren't any signs of new snow falling today so I'm thinkin' I'll take advantage of my first Saturday off in months to finally go see The Hobbit.

As for my card, I'm not sure if I've inked up this Sweetheart Gorjuss Girl before or not but she was looking pretty cute so here she is. At first I didn't have much of a direction for the rest of the card but when I pulled out the 5th & Frolic paper pad and decided on this pink sheet with the cross stitch hearts everything else started to fall into place. The cool embroidery hoop stamps are new and I couldn't wait to give them a go. I have some pretty fond memories of my mom cross stitching all the time when I was little  so whenever I see Aida cloth and needlework I think of her and my heart does smile. :)

Alrighty time for me to go get my hobbit on, LOL!
Laters!    

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Dear Lizzy (5th & Frolic)
stamps- Santoro (SweetHeart Gorjuss Girl), Papertrey Ink (stitched sentiments)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and espresso truffle, Tim Holtz twig, Colorbox creamy brown
Papertrey Ink embroidery hoop die
buttons
Kaiser Craft pearls
ribbon
Sharpie white marker
Copic Spica glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- E21, E23, E27, E29
clothes- Y11, Y32, Y35, R83, R56, E40, 0, BG70, BG72, YG21, YG23

Hey, hey, hey!

Hey there!

I'm kind of tired this morning and there's not much going on that I can think to share. The morning fuzziness is refusing to clear from my head and I'm just hoping that I'm not about to catch the cold that my family has been battling since just after Christmas. If I do catch it, I'm blaming Jacque because that is what little sisters are there for. LOL

This card came about simply because I wanted to play with a new stamp. I actually got Flirty Mae last week and she's been sitting on my desk batting those eyes at me until I couldn't resist her any longer. She was all... "Hey there, hello, helloooo... umm don'tcha think I'd look fab with a bit of color?" And I was like, "Yea, yea ya would." ;) 
So I went and grabbed a paper pad that has also been waiting for me to get past Christmas cards and I got my girly pink fix taken care of. Mae seems to approve of the color choice as well as she is rockin' that lime green jacket.

Ok, I might just go lie back down for a while... I think I'm coming off as kind of loopy. LOL
Enjoy your Friday everybody. :)

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Authentique (Lively)
stamps- Some Odd Girl (Flirty Mae)
ink- Memento tuxedo black, Colorbox chestnut roan and Tim Holtz crushed olive distress
ribbon
Prima flowers
Kaiser Craft pearls
CC Designs Fairwee Tiny scallop border die
Sharpie white marker
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20, W1, W3, V22
hair- E15, E07, E19, E18
eyes- YG93, YG95, YG97, BG000, 0
clothes- R81, R83, R85, E35, E57, E59, YG0000, YG00, YG03, Y02