A Child is Born

It is Saturday here and once again I am late for the Twisted Sister Challenge!  I tried to get this card done on time, but things just came up - this may come as a shock to you  BUT there is life outside card making - yes, take a deep breath - it is a hard concept to grasp, but every once and a while life needs our attention!! LOL!

Our challenge this week was to make a card that was a different shape, anything BUT a square or rectangle...so I came up with this...

I do have to add at this point that when I checked the TSC gallery this morning my dear sistah and friend Pat Smethers had already created this beauty...I nearly didn't continue but...who better than Pat to case!!  The reality is that Pat has been so generous to me and sent me RAK's that would 'blow your mind' - I probably own half her supplies anyway!! LOL!

I love this darling image sent to me by another SCS friend Jocelyn (aka JoBear2) I chalked it and added Kindy Glitz to the wings, also adding some gold highlights with a glitter pen, but as usual...they don't show up well.  The image has been popped up on Dimensionals.

I have taken these photos at night (as it is here!) and the colour isn't the best...close but not as vibrant as it should be BUT I didn't want to be any later...I don't want to break the rulz - they have already made me sit at the back of  'The Bus' and I don't want to be moved to the top with the 'naughty girls' - I don't like heights! LOL!

This card is also for the Pile It On Challenge with Three Dimensional being the theme!
Also Gingersnaps Creations where 'Bling is the Thing!'

Thanks for stopping by - and for your lovely comments, you make my day!!  I would hate to miss your visit!!  Have a great weekend!!  God bless you!

MMSC22 Gurlee Girl

Yay it is Tuesday  and you know what that means - it is the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge - you can check it out here, for all the fun happenings that are going on this month. You won't want to miss it!!! At this time, I would like to thank our sponsor for the month of October, Gurlee Girls - my stamps arrived at the end of last week and I have just loved using them!  Here is this weeks sketch for the challenge.

The Monthly Sponsor for October is:

Gurlee Girl Designs

THE WEEKLY BONUS SPONSOR THIS WEEK IS.....
 the wonderful Simon Says Stamp sponsoring us for our weekly Bonus prize for MMSC22

www.SimonSaysStamp.com

Want an extra entry to win a $25 voucher from Simon Says Stamp???

For an extra entry to win a $25 voucher here is what you have to do....For the MMSC22 "PLAYERS" this week, all you have to do is add the "BLOG HOP LOGO" (seen above and on the top of the MMSC side bar) to your side bar. When you add your project to Mr Linky this week enter two times….ONE with a direct link to your card and the OTHER ONE to either your main blog address or a Special Post about our upcoming Blog Hop. BUT in order to qualify with the second entry on Mr. Linky, the logo HAS to be on the SIDE BAR with a link back to the MM blog. Reminder....(a "direct" link normally starts with http and ends with html) If you have any questions about this just shoot Priscilla an email at heatonup@verizon.net We are hoping you will help us spread the word about our blog hop and in return you will get an extra entry for this weeks Bonus prize.... Sweeeeet Deal!!!!

This week is my first week using the gorgeous Gurlee Girl Stamps by Chelsea - how cute are they, it just makes me want to SQUEEZE these girls, they remind me so much of my girls when they were little!!  I chose 'Lexi' and coloured her with chalks, cutting her out and popping her up on 3D foam dots onto an embossed panel, which has been sponged with Tim Holtz Distressing Ink.

My second layer is a paint chip from the local hardware - don't you just love recycling!!  I have distressed the edges of this.  My DP is from a fabulous DCWV Pad....all fun, funky and bright!!  It actually has heaps of shimmer but this is always lost when photographed!  The angled photo shows it a bit better!

I thought you might like to see all of the dimension going on here - hence the close up!  I have sponged around the DP and adhered it to white CS, which in turn has been layered onto pink CS!  I have used sponged embossed photo corners as embellishments and added nail bling to them.

 Butterflies have been sponged and added, again Nail Bling is used.  The larger butterfly has some gold chalked onto it for some variation in colour - my DH suggested it and I nearly reeled in horror, but he has a great eye for colours so I tried it - and it looks great - adds so much warmth!!  Amazing what such a little touch can add!

Flowers have been sponged and layered, with a silver centre added, finishing off the card nicely!!  So what do you think - aren't these Gurlee Girls gorgeous - I can't wait to get another one done!!

There is so much happening over the the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge this month, including a BLOG HOP that starts on October 16.  Click on the Logo to find out all about it!

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The count down Is on!!! Just a couple more weeks till the Prowling at the 1st Midnight Madness Blog Hop!! We hope you are getting excited about our blog hop. Exciting times are ahead for all of us. As a special way to thank our players and welcome new ones, we will be hosting our very 1st Halloween/Fall themed Midnight Madness Blog Hop.....Beginning October 16th at 8 a.m. EST and ending October 20th at 12 a.m. Midnight. AND OH WILL THERE BE PRIZES....... 25 prizes to be exact.

One Grand Prize random drawing

350th Brand New Sketch Player SPECIAL Prize

13 "Cards from the Crypt" (picked by our very own DT members from the MMSC archives)

10 random Package winners

The Midnight Madness DT has been working on making this blog hop extra special for everyone. We are hoping you will join us for all the fun, exciting projects with tons of inspiration and prizes. So mark your calendar and join us for MM's first ever blog hop.

Thank you for stopping by and for your encouraging comments - you make my day and I appreciate it so-o-o much!!  Now, what are you waiting for...check out the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge for this week - we would love to see you play along!!  God bless you!

LOC Live Out Loud

I have double Inspiration with this card - I have been inspired by the Inspiration Challenge on SCS with this and also with the Featured Stamper, the amazing NancyRuth!! How could I resist this adorable elephant from the Layers of Color Set Polka Dot Parade!?

I was inspired by this elephant over at this weeks Inspirational site The Pajama Squid and this card of NancyRuth's. We love elephants in our house, so I couldn't go past this one! I lightly coloured the image with chalks and then attached nail bling to each of his spots - they fitted perfectly!

The DP is sponged with Distressing Ink and I have used the Layers of Color set Dotted Delights for the flourishes at the top and the bottom of the DP, these too have been stamped with Distressing Ink.

A center panel of DP has been mounted on black CS and added across the centre of the card. The image has been attached to this with ribbon attached to the lower edge. The sentiment has been typed on the computer and layered into black CS, this has been attached with dimensionals. I have threaded silver thread through the buttons and attached these on the patterned DP above the sentiment!

This card has been easy to make, you have to have some like that sometimes! LOL! I really like the colours and the feel of it - what about you!? I love the saying 'We are here to 'LIVE OUT LOUD!' How true is that - makes me wonder what my life is saying! - hmmm - 'food for thought!'

Thank you for stopping by and for your comments - it makes my day!! I hope your day has been peaceful and happy!! God bless you!