Oh, Alice! Chapter 40: "Hooka Are You?"

"Who are YOU?" said the Caterpillar.


This was not an encouraging opening for a conversation.

Alice replied, rather shyly, "I--I hardly know, sir, just at present-- at least I know who I WAS when I got up this morning, but I think I must have been changed several times since then."


~Alice's Adventures in Wonderland,Chapter 5

Welcome to the mad world of Wonderland! Once again we are here to inspire you to create great things! The Caterpillar (Absalom) was the wisest creature in Wonderland. At least he thought so, and so did most of the others. He is a fascinating character because of his wisdom, and his lack of understanding metamorphosis. Kind of a weird oxymoron, don't you think?

Our challenge this week is to use either a caterpillar or a butterfly in your project. If you'd like to go one step farther, use a definition or dictionary paper in your design (any subject is fine).

If you are fortunate, you may find yourself wisely winning your choice of three 4x6 reprints from our sponsor, Maigan Lynn Beaudoin Shaw. FanTASTic!! Maigan is such a delightful artist, and the team appreciates the chance to work with one of her images!

Here is what I created using "Mad Fancy"...

Such a beautiful whimsical image! I created a 6x6 layout - I wanted to concentrate all of my colors mostly on my mer-Alice and incorporate only colors that I relate to Alice and Wonderland... I thought that the printed faded black DP and swirls would add to the whimsy feel of the image and story...

Sorry that the pic came out so bright, I was trying to get a good angle to show the sparkle that I added in...

I really love how it turned out, and hope that I can find the perfect frame to put it in :)

Remember, you have all week to play this challenge!

Link your project to the Oh Alice! Challenge blog by

midnight, Friday, November 19th to be entered in the drawing.

Happy creating!!!

And enjoy your weekend :*)

6x6 Layout Details:

Image(s): Maigan Lynn Shaw "Mad Fancy"

Paper(s): "Rue 88 Collection" Iron Orchid Designs by Prima, Bazzill CS, Neenah White

Ink(s): Copic Markers, Sakura Clear Dust Pen

Accessories: Prima Gem Swirls, misc Flower Sequins and two-sided Ribbon

The Pixie's are Hopping for Twilight!!!

*Please scroll down to see this week's amazing recipe challenge at StampInsanity Stamps!
Thank You :)

"It's time, it's time!" for Pixie Dust Studio's

Twilight Saga Blog Hop!!!

First, this week's challenge #26 is...
"What Twilight Means To YOU!"

"Twilight means so many things to so many people - love, romance, Edward, sparkle... The association of colors - I will always relate the color combo of Red, White, Black (Silver) to Twilight... to you it may be all, some or none of these things! What's yours?! and if you are not a Twilighter {gasp!}, where did you draw your inspiration from? The trailers? Books? Colors? People like me who can't stop gushing about sparkling vampires ;) Whatever it is, we want to see your creations and here about how it came together!"

Our hop starts today (Thursday), June 10th, 8am CST
and will end Saturday, June 12th, Noon CST.

Challenge entries will be accepted through Wednesday, June 16th, 6pm CST.

Here is a small 6x6 layout that I created...
Yes! That is a silver doilie! Love it :)

 My sister, Sarabeth, gave me some beautiful Twilight inspired 12x12 sheets, this one is called - Forks, Washington! I decided to take these sheets and cut them down to 6x6 to create another mini-album about the Twilight Saga. This will probably be the only page in this book to be based on Twilight since my other album is strictly about the first book/movie, the rest of the book I'll be concentrating on New Moon and Eclipse; especially since the other papers are called Vampire, New Moon and Eclipse, hee hee!  

And yes, I'll be showing some puppy love soon enough... sigh...

So here's page one of many, many more ;)

 "And so the lion fell in love with the lamb..."

~ Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 13, page 274

 Look at the new Eclipse images Kathy created!!!

Aren't they perfectly awesome?!

Go HERE to see ALL the Twilight images Pixie Dust Studio has for you to play with :)

Thank you for hopping along and stopping by :)

Your next stop is...
Suzi of
The Manic World of Mrs Weyremaster

In case you get lost, here is the hop order:

Pixie Dust Studio Challenge Blog

Joyce

Jana

Lisa

Marsha

Lisa F

Margie {You are here!}

Suzi

Cat

Shelly

Beth

Kathy of Pixie Dust Studio

Happy Hopping!!! :)

Victoria is watching!!!

Watch out! She bites ;)

Take the Pixie Challenge!!!

A {Late} Challenge Card!

Oi! I created this card for the hopes to be able to enter it into these 2 challenges... hopefully I made the deadline! ;) If not, it's okay, at least I tried and I'm backing to creating!!!

Here are the challenges:

Digital Tuesday Challenge #18 - Bling

and

Tuesday Morning Sketches #5

I had to alter the sketch a bit, I couldn't get an accurate oval cut to go around Princess Penelope... I'm a bit of a perfectionist and didn't want to mess her up since she was all colored and done, lol!

Princess Penelope Card Details:

Paper(s): American Crafts White CS; Stampin Up DP (<--- Thank U, Tonya!!!)

Stamp(s): Sassy Studio Designs' Princess Penelope Digi Stamp

Ink(s): Copics

Accessories: Prima Flowers; The Robin's Nest Dew Drops; Making Memories Ribbon; Creative Memories Round Corner Punch.

Thanks for stopping by!!!

:*)

Sissy's Scrap Monthly Challenge & Cards For Heroes!!!

All of us at Sissy's Scrap Monthly Challenge Blog are celebrating Christmas in July with Cards for Heroes!!!

This month's challenge is to create Christmas Holiday & Winter Cards& 3-D Holiday Gifts.
This can be an early head start for your very own Christmas cards
AND you can make a few extra to support those who protect our country!

Also, we are excited to announce our sponsor for this month's challenge is:
Stamping Bella has graciously donated a $20.00 gift certificate to their shop!

*Deadline for challenge submissions: 07/31/09.

*Cards being donated must be received no later than 08/03/09 to be sure they get handled timely.

Here are a few ideas for cards to create:
- Secular (snowmen, Santa's, etc with Happy Holiday type messages)

- Religious (Merry Christmas, religious imagery - nativities etc)
- General Winter (love you, miss you, birthday, thinking of you - that have a wintry imagery)
- Special Holiday (specifically Hanukkah!)

***Please keep in mind that our Heroes will be sending cards to Children, Parents, Friends, etc... so you can send a general card with a note of thanks, but be sure to leave most of them blank!***
You can earn entries by:
- Creating a Card and linking back to us.
- Adding an additional post to your blog about Cards For Heroes Christmas in July.
- Mailing us your Cards For Heroes to be donated.

Our goal is: 100 Cards!

So let's start scrappin'!!!

Here are our kick-off cards:

Created by Sara of Scrap Happie!, the little sissy...
Created by Sandy of Crafty Nanny Designs, our adopted sissy...

Created by ME, the big sissy ;)

My Xmas Card Details:

Paper(s): Stampin Up "In Color" CS; American Craft White CS.

Stamp(s): Hero Arts "Joyous Christmas Greeting" stamp.

Ink(s): Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: K&Company Rhinestones; misc. adhesive crystals; Shimmering Crystals Ribbon from Michael's Stores; and Fiskar Lace Corner Punch.

To join in:
-Create Christmas Holiday & Winter Cards.
-Link us up and leave a comment here or at our PCP group.
-If you are using SCS or another forum...please use the tag: SSCJulyCFH.
-Creations are due no later than July 30th.
-Cards For Heroes are due in hand no later than 08/03/09, please email scrap4ubysb@yahoo.com or mescrap@rocketmail.com for the address.
-The winner will be chosen randomly and posted 08/01/09.

Hope you will be able to join in on the fun with us!
Have a Happy Wednesday!!!

Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge #94

Howdy! It's been a stormy afternoon! I've been busy creating while the boys watch Disney movies with their fingers in their ears, lol! They're not too crazy about the thunder booming! ;)

Here's my card for Mojo Monday's Sketch Challenge #94

Here's a Bella that I received from Erica of Inked Up and Ready to Play :)
I wish that I was able to put my feet up and have a sundae right at this second ;)
LOL! Maybe later... after the boys are asleep! hee, hee...Card Details:
Paper(s): BasicGrey Cupcake DP; American Crafts White CS; Stampin Up "In Color" CS.
Stamp(s): Stamping Bella "Craveabelle"
Ink(s): Copics and Atyou Spica Glitter Markers.
Accessories: Prima Flowers and Ribbon; Stampin Up Buttons; BasicGrey Transfer Rub-ons; and Fiskar Lace Corner Punch.

Thanks for looking :)

I'll be back in a lil while with another post or two ;)

I'm on a roll today!!!

Twilight Tuesday Sookie Vampire Challenge #1

Happy 15th of the month Friends!!! *{edited, forgot to add my Comment!, lol}

I am sooo very happy and excited to be finally be able to with y'all all the newest Twilight Tuesday monthly challenge!!!
Thanks to Beth of Stamp Insanity and Tonya of Stamp Happens! I would like to introduce you to...

Twilight Tuesday Sookie Vampire Challenges!!!

(Based on the books written by Charlaine Harris)

Here are the details:
-Every 15th of the month, a new Sookie Challenge will be posted.
-Everyone is welcomed to join in on the challenges, DT members too!
-To join in, all you have to do is create something based on the months challenge, link us up and leave a comment here with your link.
-If you are using SCS or any other forum, please use TTSVC (Twilight Tuesday Sookie Vampire Challenge).

Our very first challenge for April is based on the first book,

"Dead Until Dark"!

Craft Portion: Create a piece that reflects book 1, "Dead Until Dark" story.

Comment Portion: What part of the book inspired your creation and/or what part of the book really stood out to you the most!

You can also join us in the Twilight Tuesday forum to discuss the Sookie Stackhouse Series!!!

I decided to create a 6 1/2 x 6 1/2 layout based on Sookie's lil house, the woods surrounding it, her love for Bill and her boss, Sam's, "condition"...

The whole book was amazing! I really love how the author really brought the vamps into everyday life situations! I was expecting the same ol' Vampire meets beautiful girl, loves her, tortures her, bla, bla, bla kind of story, lol!
Ms. Charlaine, made the vamps come out of hiding and start living in the real world. It is very well written - so much so, you may wonder if there really are vampires and other supernatural beings hidden among us ;)

Layout Details:

Paper(s): Stampin Up 'Urban Garden' DP; Bazzill.

Stamp(s): Unity January KOTM 'Love, Etc.'; Unity 'So & So Loves' stamp; Inkadinkadoo Paw Print stamp; studioG Alphabet stamps.

Ink(s): Palette Noir Black; Copic Markers; Spica Glitter Markers.

Accessories: The Robin's Nest primary Dew Drops; misc. string.

Now, it's time to go over and check out what these great gals created...

Beth, Stamp Insanity

and

Tonya, Stamp Happens

Thanks for looking!

I look forward to seeing all of your Sookie creations ;)