Flutterby Wednesday,ABC, Belli Challenge and Smeared and Smudged Challenges

A Flutterby Wednesday  ,Belli Challenge , ABC Challenge and Smeared and Smudged Very Sketchy Challenge combination for you today.

Many of you might know from checking out my blog, that I absolutely love fairies. So whenever I can do a challenge and showcase one, I'm a happy stamper. This card was made using a Fairy from About Art Accents and if you love fairies, this place has a bunch. (when you buy from Annette, mention my name and she'll throw in a gift with your purchase. How cool is that!)

I wanted to do a grunge inspired card, so really distressed the edges, used Glimmer Mist to paint splatter the papers and used a new rub-on I got from 7 Gypsies that I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE. Here she is. I hope you really like her.

The Green background paper is Olive Brown Bag, dark blue is Anthracite, card base is Poison Ivory Iridescent, Light Purple is Amethyst Mica Metallic, and the rich purple behind the image is Eggplant Felt Weave. All are available at Paper Temptress.

I also have some HUGE news. I've been chosen to be a part of the 2010 Simply Renee Design Team. I'll be doing some organization blog posts for them as well as a few other things. Isn't that so exciting!!!???

Glimmer Mist Love

Hello Everyone and Happy Monday to you. Tomorrow our son is back to school and life gets back to routine which I must admit, I'm excited about. Yesterday we took down all the Christmas decorations and it is nice to see some of those pieces that are packed away for the month of December.

Today I have a wonderful card to share with you that uses a whole lot of Glimmer Mist techniques. Have I told any of you lately how much I love Glimmer Mist? I think I need to get a few more colors. Any suggestions? What are your favorites? I used a grungeboard piece to create a mask then sprayed two colors on the card front. The ferns on the top left have also been "glimmerized" as has the flower. I actually masked off the tips of the petals so that I could get a green mist in the center alone. Lastly the stamped flower image mas been painted with Glimmer Mist. Just spritz some on your craft sheet and use a small tipped paintbrush to pick up the color and apply it to your image.

don't forget to stop by tomorrow because it is BLOGIVERSARY TIME!!!! Just to whet your appetite, there are 2 whole plates of rubber from Hearts in Touch complete with E-Z mount. And that is just the tip of the iceberg. So tell your friends, tell everyone you know.

Until tomorrow

A Happy New Year wish for you

Happy New Year to all of you. It was pretty low key here for New Years Eve. My Husband and I had a little celebration with the kids at 8:00 complete with sparkling pear cider and appetizers. Our 2 year old princess loves to say cheers and "clink" and our 5 year old boy tried shrimp and bacon wrapped scallops for the first time and liked them.

I thought I would share a little card I made that reminds me of fireworks. There really is something magical about the dandelion tuft isn't there.

I wish for each of you a year full of good friends, good health and blessings. Keep your eyes open for my Blogiversary which is coming up really really soon. It's gonna be HUGE