A little SNEAK PEEK at the NEW digi images coming out over at "Shirley's 2 Girls"...

Can't show ya toooooo much now ya know!! tee hee!! Here's a little itty- bittie- teenie -weenie- peak of what is to come this month over at "Shirley's 2 Girls"!! Hmmmmmm....lookin preetie darn unique uh??
I just can't wait to show you the rest!!! OMG- They are soooo cool- YOU are gonna LOVE THIS!! SO STAY TUNED AND CHECK OUT THE OTHER SNEAKY PEEKS OVER AT GINA'S blog , JANA and JUDY !! he he he! :) gosh...I may be enjoying this a little bit tooooo much...... :)

Copic Creations No. 23- A wee bit o' GREEN!

Hi there and happy Monday! The new challenge at Copic Creations is using "Copic greens". (in honor of St. Patty's day ofcourse!)

Also- we have a new dt member over there - Heather (Rica) of Rica's Haven! The sponsor and "candy giver " this time is OUR CRAFT LOUNGE!

They sent the whole dt team these AWESOME stamps to play with and some Appletini green sparkly fluff ! The set I got is called "Snail Mail" and it has 13 rubber cling stamps. Make sure you check out what all the dt members did on the Copic Creations blog cuz there are some really cute images! I used one of my fav (they are all my favs) Basic Grey dp pads- Origins and a CB folder and these greens: YG 03, 95, 97 and G 21, 82

The grass on the mailbox is where I sprinkled my Appletini fluff and then I punched a few leaves with my MS punch. The snail is popped up and shaded with C1 and C3. tfl!

Time for another S2G TT Challenge! This could be THEEEE MOST FUN POST ever! REALLY!

Hi! It is Thursday and time for Shirley's 2 Girls CHALLENGE with a TWIST! Now...what pray tell have I done with my sweet animals???

ha ha ha! Well..hey...I NEEDED SOME MODELS DIDNT I??? he hehe he Actually- check out the ENTIRE dt blogs (my sidebar list) cuz WE ALL DID THE SAME THING! The "girls" over at Shirley's 2 Girls have created a wonderful crown template (pssst...they are giving it away free on the challenge blog !) to celebrate and also to have a sweet ending to their birthday month! Besides my 4 growed up kids- these are my FUR BABIES and I love em! "Bubba" is a 1 yr old Rott and "Patty" is a 3 yr old Pug. I think I desparately NEED some grandkids! Wasnt that sweet of them to pose?? In the meantime....Just get on over to the challenge blog and snag yourself the crown YOU were always meant to wear! Or make some of these easy peasy ones for your next children's birthday party, OR make one for your pet! Now thats what I'm talkin about!! Two of my crowns are made with the new S2G dp- so check it out in the store! tfl! jane :)

Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge 42

Well...HAD to play along AGAIN with the MMSC team! When I saw the new sketch I decided that I wanted to do something different . I have had this Inkadinkado "Horses" set for a while and pulled it out. A friend of mine loves horses and I thought one day I would make her some cards with this. I was really suprized how fast this card came together for me! The dp is old Cosmo Cricket- "Wanted " and also I used some from a K & Co. Ancestry pad. The sentiment is from a BG Granola elements sticker sheet and so is the little flourish on the side. :) tfl and have a great week!

WINNER S2G BLOG HOP PRIZE!

Check it out here !!! For the grand prize winner from the blog hop at Shirley's 2 Girls! ALSO- The winner from my blog comments is MELISSA SACKMAN!! Congrats Melissa! Email me or post a comment so I can get you your prize!

MMSC41- A Quick CUTE "PHINDY" image for MMSC41 and an Announcement !

hI aNd HaPpY FrIdAy!! Here is my card for my first time playing in the Midnight Madness sketch challenge! I actually won this image over at PCP from the Phindy's Group and decided it would be great for this challenge! I often check out all the entries over at the MMS blog and thought I should try. This image is called "Mrs. Comfy and Rose". They look like they are having a wonderful lunch! This Mrs. Comfy just gets to me cuz she is so darn cute! Here she reminds me of my lunches with one of my best buds (Nancy) that I enjoy sooo much! If you like her be sure to take a look over at "Phindy's place"!! Now- just a reminder to stay tuned cuz I will be announcing the winner of a "Shirley's 2 Girls" digi image from the comments on my blog later tonight! Also- be sure to check out the challenge blog for the GRAND PRIZE winner tonight too! Now...dont tell anyone I told you this....BUT - IF YOU THOUGHT THE LAST RELEASE OF THE S2G IMAGES WERE AWESOME...WAIT TILL YOU SEE WHAT IS IN STORE NEXT MONTH.....WHOA....AWESOMENESS PEEPS!!! ttyl!

It's Thurs and time for a New S2G post!

WOW- Where DOES the time go? Cant believe I havent stamped in a week and it is time for another twisted Thurs celebration over at Shirley's 2 Girls! This whole month we are celebrating the 1 year birthday of Shirley's 2 Girls and the new images are ALL about birthdays and celebrating! If you havent checked them out yet, get over there and look at how cute they are! The challenge this week is to make a shaker card. Well, I have not made a shaker card in AGES... so it was fun to jump on this! Sticking with brite colors I thought of my BG Lime Rickey dp and pulled this together with Copics and a couple border punches. Here is a tutorial on shaker cards if needed and make sure you upload your creation to the challenge blog so we can see it and you could be in the running for a very cool prize! SPEAKING OF PRIZES...I WILL ANNOUNCE THE WINNER OF MY BLOG CANDY FROM THE HOP LAST WEEK = FRIDAY EVENING HERE = AND ALL THE WINNERS PLUS THE BIG ONE WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON THE SHIRLEY'S 2 GIRLS BLOG FRIDAY NIGHT!

We say it's their BIRTHDAY!!!

IMPORTANT MESG!
due to tech issues, please leave
all 14 words (ingredients)-
your list at the end of the hop!
we will pick a winner! thanks! :)

Hi! S2G DT wants to PAAARRRR-TEEEE!! SO..We are throwing a BIG birthday bash blog hop! February 11th thru the 17th! Did I tell ya that Shirley's 2 Girls is turning "1" ??? AND.. they want to get silly...blow horns, eat cake..u got it! ALSO...they have updated their website just in time for the Birthday Bash so once you are done hopping, head on over to the site and check it out! Yep, we can show you lots of "sweet" NEW DIGITAL STAMPS..ALL WITH A BIRTHDAY THEME! The "girls" are giving away a BUNCH OF GOODIES...WHY??? BECAUSE IT'S THEIR BIRTHDAY!! WOOOO HOOOO! Now...lets talk PRESENTS! We thought we would stir things up a bit and all of the DT members have a "word" hiding in their blog hop posts! The words will describe "things" or "ingredients" that you may need to make a SUPER DELICIOUS BIRTHDAY CAKE! ALL I KNOW IS THAT I NEED TO START WITH A "PAN" WHEN I BAKE! he he he! Be the first to collect all 14 words and YOU will be showered by S2G with GOBS of GOODIES! Now I dont want you to miss anything so below is a list of blogs to stop at and incase you get lost just come back and start again! Also- play along with us this week for our Twisted Thurs challenge--not a sketch but the twist is to tell us your favorite thing about birthdays and post your card to Mr Linky! We will select TWO winners via random .org and you will get your choice of a digital stamp from the website! AND THAT AINT ALLLLLLL...I AM GIVING AWAY A GIFT FROM MY BLOG TOOOOOO....YEP...actually..each dt member will give away a gift too !!! SOOOOOO...that means ...LOTS OF PRIZES! :) whew...thats alot of good stuff! Hope you will join us in celebrating! NOW..on to my card and gift bag! I was thinking about how cool these images are for birthday invites and etc...soo..being a mom of 4 GROWN kids I remember not having a real LOT of time. In comes the "easy-peasy" idea of this great store bought lime green gift bag..from my LCS- .50 cents I think- and I tied some ribbons from my stash on it. The image is paper pieced and colored with Copics. My card was also colored with Copics and the dp is from my stash of old papers. Border punch is birthday candles by MS. The flower is multiple punched out flowers using the same Fiskars punch and just stacked. Love this sentiment! so..GET YOUR PARTY ON and GOOD LUCK! hugs, Start at the challenge blog then Cat, then me :), Gina, Ann E, Carlie, Jennifer, Lisa, Jana, Anne R, Judy, Jeannie, Georgia, and Debbie! So, IF YOU CAME HERE AFTER CAT -YOU ARE IN THE RIGHT PLACE- NEXT YOU WILL GO TO GINA!!! :)

Mojo Mon week 125--Isnt "simple" just so hard sometimes??

Working feverishly on an altered book to bring to my son and future dil and I knew I had this S2G image colored. Welllllll...HAD to stop and make a card cuz I LOVE LOVE LOVE this image and sentiment sooooo much!! lolol Here it is for the Mojo challenge this week. So darn simple, yet I thought I better take a pic cuz I WILL GET carried away and stress over what else to put on this card! Too bad I dont have time! This is called appropriately "Break Time" and I laughed out loud when I saw this sentiment that came with it! I colored this relaxing gal with Copics and used ALL BG Marrakech paper (another fav) TFL and MAYBE I should go get that book done now! :)

MOJO Monday week 124

Here is a quickie for the Mojo Mon this week. I used this sweet valentine image from Shirley's 2 Girls called "In the Air". I used my favorite BG Sugar Rush dp and a few MS punches. The sentiment comes with the image and I colored with Copics. G40,82 and BV00,02,04,08 and Y21,E33 and RV02,04,06, BG000, C1 Tfl and dont forget about the birthday fun and prizes over at S2Gs, the "girls"always give away AWESOME candy!

YOU are Invited!! Happy 1st Birthday to Shirley's 2 Girls!

Celebrate !! S2G has a LOT to party about....We are 1 year old! What a year it has been! We have gotten our FIRST DT..started Twisted Thursday challenges..showed our products at CHA..got interviewed on Craft Diva radio as an up a coming Stamp company..and gees....SO MUCH MORE!! Now..consider yourself OFFICIALLY invited to S2G's month long BIRTHDAY BASH!

There's gonna be LOTS and LOTS of blog candy...stamps, ribbons, buttons, DP, embellishments, inks, glitter, chocolates and OHHHHH...SO MUCH MORE! COME PARTY WITH THE "S2Gs"...then thru-out the coming weeks we'll ask you to join in for some PARTY GAMES and CHALLENGES..ALL having to do with a "PARTY " theme! Hope you like MY official invite to all of YOU wonderful blog readers!! he he! Remember..this is just a taste of what is to come! My invite is colored with Copics and put together using THREE of the NEW Birthday dpapers available at the S2G site! Let me tell you..they are soooo gorgeous that I really had a hard time covering anything up! I had a BLAST coloring this sweetie and LOVE LOVE LOVE her sweet pets! So,..get your PARTY HATS on and get ready for a SILLY, WACKY, & WILD BIRTHDAY MONTH with the GIRLS at SHIRLEY'S 2 GIRLS! P.S. Dont forget to check out the dt list on the side of my blog to see ALL the other dt members invites too! TFL!