Happy Birthday Tracy Blog Hop

Happy Birthday
Tracy

Don't you just love a suprize well right about now Tracy's jaw is probably hitting the floor with all the birthday wishes.
Three different designed teams teamed up for this suprize.
Suprize!!!

If you just came here from the very tallented

Deb Mitchell

 then your on the right path if not head on over to our host

Michelle Single

and start there.

I made this cute Birthday Girl from a pattern from Precious Piecings
pattern #477 Birthday Girl . I inked all my edges with Colorbox Ink and my card is one of the new large Spellbinders Dies Grand Nesties. I added some Stickles to her hat. Her eyes are from The Beary Scraps Beary Sweet Printables.
Happy Birthday
Tracy
Now make sure you go give Tracy some love and wish her a
Happy Birthday and tell her
Michelle Single sent you so she will start at her blog for the hop.
Now head on over to
Karen Wray
and see what her birthday wish is for Tracy.
Thanks for looking.
~Patricia~

Everything Is Coming Up Flowers At Southern Girls Challenges

I can not wait till I can see real flowers growing again. Were finally starting to get rid of some of this snow and I actually have a few flowers trying to peek out of the ground. Our new challenge is a real easy one for you:

Flowers

Here my project is out of the shadow box so you can see it better without the glare from the glass.

Here are so pictures of my project in the shadow box. No matter how hard I tried I kept picking up the reflection from the glass. But I wanted to show you the angles of this in the shadow box. I love it.

My digi Funny Sunflower is from The Paper Shelter and they are one of our sponsors at

Southern Girls Challenges

I used the pre-colored image for my sunflower and printed 3 copies and layered it. I have never used a pre-colored image and wanted to give it a try.
I used the Large EK Success Daisy Punch and the Medium EK Success Retro Flower Punch to make my flower. I also used Colorbox Ink on my flower. I used the Fiskars Duel Tip Stylus Embossing Tool to shape my flower that was taught in an Ustream class by Anna from More Paper Than Shoes.
Now lets see your flowers and enter your card ---HERE---
Thanks for looking.
~Patricia~

Southern Girls Challenges Color Challenge

Ready for another challenge from

Southern Girls Challenges

This challenge is a color challenge Blue and Brown

This very cute Gruffy Little Gnome from Mel Jen's Designs and you can get him and lots of other cute digis from Whimsy Stamps. I colored him with Copics and cute him out on a mat cut with Spellbinders and I inked the edges with Distressed Ink-Vintage Photo. I added some Jolee's Boutique Leaf Flourishes. My sketch layout is the currant challenge from Midnight Madness. I also used Martha Stewarts Drippy Goo Punch and my patterned paper is from Graphic 45. 

Enter your card ---HERE--- on the Southern Girls Challenge Blog and check out what the rest of the team made. Your going to love them.

I am entering this into the following challenges:

Midnight Madness-MMSC90

Thanks for looking.

~Patricia~

A little Love for our new challenge at Southern Girls Challenges

It's all about love at

Southern Girls Challenges

This week and we have two awesome sponsors for you and first up is

Pink Cat Studio

I used the very cute Lily Love Bug for my card. She was colored with Copics and I added some Stickles to her. I added some stickers from my stash of last year's valentines stickers. My papers are from Bo Bunny and I used the new sketch from Midnight Madness.

Our next sponsor is

Tickled Pink Stamps

Now I have had lots of time to play with these awsome stamps from

Tickled Pink because I used to be one of Kellies Lil Lolita's Girls on the DT and these new Lad's are so much fun to color and give the girls some boys to hang with, lol.  I colored Luca up with Copics and added Stickles to the mat I cut out with Spellbinders. I used part of the sketch from The Beary Scrap for this weeks challenge. I just placed my ribbon the longer way instead.

Now it's your turn head on over to the

Southern Girls Challenges and enter you Valentine Theme card, enter it ---HERE---

I am entering my 1st card into the following challenges:

Midnight Madness-MMSC86

Thanks for looking.

~Patricia~

Anything Go's at Southern Girls

Ready for another challenge from

Southern Girls Challenges

Who doesn't love an Anything Go's Challenge?

We got to play with one of

Deb's Creations new stamps from The Emerald Faeries Collections

I have Ebony on my card and I just love this image.

I colored up Ebony twice and paper pieced with pop dots. I colored Ebony up with Copics and added Stickles to the wings and to parts of the mushroom top. I added mulberry flowers and pearls. I cut all my mats out with Spellbinders. My sketch I used is from Midnight Madness sketch #82.  I used some ribbon from my stash and my paper is from Sassafras.

For once I actually wrote down the Copic colors I used sorry I use a lot:

Ebony E01, E00, E000, R21, Y02, Y08, Y35, Y17, YG09, G02, G09, G17, YG03, YG05.

For the mushroom I used: N4, V09, V17, V15, V12, E30, E31, E33, E37.

Make sure you enter your card on the Southern Girls Challenge Blog ---HERE---

and make sure you check out all the other Emerald Faeries at Deb's Store.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Midnight Madness - MMSC82

Thanks for looking.

~Patricia~

It's time to heat things up at Southern Girls Challenges

Are you ready to heat things up for this new challenge at

Southern Girls Challenges

Our new challenge is to use Heat somewhere on your project.

(Lighter, heat, embossing, candle, etc) You get the hint.

Now are you looking at my card and wondering what I used heat on or can you figure it out.....My flower!!

Ever since I saw a tutorial on Bonnie's (Sassy Scrapper) Blog I have been wanting to make one, check out her tutorial ---HERE---
While your there sign up for her Christmas Theme Blog Candy

Bonnie makes some of the most prettiest flowers. I have been a big admirer of hers for some time now. Yes a stalker!!! I'm so excited to say I will finally get to meet her in April we are both taking a Copic class from Susan Dean and I can't wait. Bonnie is on another Design Team with me and she will be the first person from a Design Team I will get to meet.

Our sponsors for this challenge is Karen Doodles and Scrappin Patch.

Karen Doodles has some of the cuttest digis to color. Check out all the digi's at her store ---HERE---

I used Carolers and colored them with Copics and added Stickles to them. My background paper is from DCWV The Christmas Combo Stack. My mats I cut out with Spellbinders and my layout I used is from Midnight Madness. I also added Flower Soft (my new go to favorite item to use) and added stickles. I added a lace dollie.

Now lets see how you can heat things up and enter our challenge ---HERE---

I have entered this into the following challenges:
Midnight Madness-MMSC82
Stamping for the Weekend-Winter

Thanks for looking.

~Patricia~



Southern Girls Challenge - Your Favourite Colour

Our Challenge this fornight at
Southern Girls is to use your Favourite Colour.

Well that's hard for me because I love them all. But my favourite color for this card is RED.

One of our Sponsors this week is Make It Crafty and this Cheeky Santa is just one of the stamps you can get in Zoe's store, check out her store ---Here---
Now I was lucky enough to win this stamp from Zoe on her Facebook page. If you have a Facebook account besure to go "Like" her. This stamp came in just in time for our new challenge.
I colored Cheeky Santa with Copics and added Sparkly Fluff to his beard and Diamond Dust to the white parts of his suit. I cut him out with Spellbinders and added Stickles and lots of glitter to the whole card.
My background paper is from My Minds Eye the Holly Jolly line.  I added some misc buttons from my stash.
Now lets see what your favourite color, add it to your card and enter it in to our challenge ---HERE---

Thanks for looking.
~Patricia~

I have entered this card into the following challenges:
Midnight Madness-Challenge #80

Southern Girls Challenge #5 Transpot

This is my 3rd post today of 3 scroll down to see the new release from Simply Betty and my card for The Beary Scrap.

Thank you to everyone who entered our Glitter Challenge. Check out

The Southern Girls Challenge Blog

 to see the winners

Team 1's challenge for our new challenge is

Transpot

I used Casey Goes Fishing from Digital Delights

I colored my image up with Copics. I cut my mat out with Spellbinders and Inked and added Stickles to it. I had some Designer Paper from my stash but there was no name on it. I added some ribbon that looked like netting for my net and added some shells and some fish charms. I added some bright blue brads. My weeds are some dried flowers I picked up.

Our sponsors are
Digital Delights
Artfull Crafts

Enter your card --- HERE---at Southern Girls Challenges

Thanks for looking
~Patricia~

Southern Girls Challenge #3 and Guest DT Call

It's time for team ONE of the

Southern Girls Challenges

to run the show for this challenges and we have some great inspiration for you on the blog this week.  

Our challenge is 4 layers of Patterned Paper this week.

Here is my card

I used the very cute Witchy Little Gnome by Meljen's Designs that you can purchase from Whimsy Stamps. My little Gnome was printed out on some new X-Press It paper that I'm really liking and colored with Copics and I added Stickles to his hat. I also cut him out with Spellbinders dies and Inked the edges with Colorbox Fluid Chalks. I added a cute couple of Orange Pearls. I used some miscellaneous stickers from Jolees. I have also been making lots of Halloween cards so I had lots of scrap designer paper to play with. My background paper with the orange dots is from Echo Park Haunted House the white spiderwebs is from Making Memories Spider Web Toil and Trouble. The black webs and the green paper are the same paper from Echo Park Spider Webs.

Now what are the prizes this week:

Check out the Southern Girls Blog for all the details and to enter your project.

But thats not all would you like to be a
Guest Designer
 with us for

Challenge #5

All you have to do is after you post your card just leave us a comment letting us know you would like to be one of our Southern Girls Guest Desingers. Now you can enter a card or a page layout we love it all. 

I have entered this into the following challenges:
Fab n Funky - Challenge #43 Use a Digi Image

Thanks for looking.
~Patricia~

 

Southern Girls Challenge #2

The Southern Girls Challenges
Kicked off Challenge #2 with Team 2 on Thursday

There challenge this week was to use

Recycled Jewellery

Well I didn't have and broken jewellery but I had a cute charm I could use instead so I made up one.

The image I used is by Digital Delights by Looby Loo and is one of the sponsors for our challenge. You have till October 5th to enter your card.

She was colored with Copics and Stickled. My background paper is by Colorbok. My flower is by Prima.

Now head on over to The Southern Girls Challenge Blog and see all the wonderful cards that team 2 made for this challenge.

I used the sketch from The Sweet Stop this week.

Thanks for looking.

~Patricia~

This card was entered in to the following challenges:

The Sweet Stop- SSS75

It's our first Challenge at Southern Girls Challenge

**Please Click HERE for The Beary Scraps Post**

*Please Click HERE for Tickled Pinks Sketch Post*

*Please Click HERE for Tickled Pinks Let it Rock Post*

I promise last post for today.

I'm so excited to say were are now starting our challenges at

Southern Girls Challenges

Are you ready to play? WE ARE!!

All us girls have been working hard on getting ready to help inspire you with our projects. Our first challenge is

ANYTHING GO'S

I made and easel card and when I saw these little cuties over at

Wink Wink Ink 
(so many cute stamps)

I had to have them. They were just looking at me saying we need a tree to hang from. I used Prima Vines to hand them from. The kids were printed out in 3 copies colored with Copics and layered with pop dots. I put them on clear acetate and now I see why it's so hard to take picture with it everything in the background shows thru. I also added some mini pearls to my vines. My bottom mats were made using Spellbinders.

Now what is the prizes this week?

There is two!

The prize for all Australian and New Zealand is from

Scrapbook Outlet

and the prize for world wide is from

Wink Wink Ink
3 Stamps (a $15.00 value)

Please head on over to the

Southern Girls Challenge Blog

and see what the rest of the team has made your going to love it.

Thanks for looking.

~Patricia~

Guess What!!! I'm a Southern Girl Now.

Wooo Hooo I made it!!

I'm a Southern Girl Now!
Ok for those of you in the USA it's not our Southern
but New Zealand. This is a new blog out of
New Zealand and the challenges start September 9th.

Check out the

Southern Girls Challenge Blog

to see who else made it.

There will be all kinds of fun sponsors and I hope to see you join us. Challenges will be every two weeks and there are two teams. You will see some talented ladies from all over the world. I look forward to meeting all the new teammates. Thank you to Tracy and Louise for the chance to be on your team. Remember September 9th the fun starts. Make sure you check out the blog there will be bio's of all the new girls every day till the challenges start.

Thanks for looking.

~Patricia~