Victoria Case for SCACD -- The Hearts and Hugs Collection

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Hi Everyone and Happy Friday!!! :) Today is Release Day at Susana's Custom Art and Card Design and I am SO excited! Susana's DT is doing a Blog Hop today to showcase all the new stamps so if you are joining me today and haven't been around the "hop" yet, make sure to go to Suzanne's Blog to start at the very beginning.

I could barely wait to share this brand new stamp line with you all. The new line is illustrated by the incredibly talented Victoria Case. She has designed a set of 9 stamps exclusively for Susana's Store. This first collection by Victoria is called the Hearts and Hugs Collection and you can see all of these sweet images HERE. Aren't they adorable!!! (can ya tell I'm excited :) ). Susana has also created her own set of 10 sentiments called Susanaments which are designed to correspond with these adorable stamps. I just love the font and the sayings of these sentiments, SO cute! :)

And now, without further delay, here's my card for today:



The image I used is called Just Because and oh my goodness, isn't it sweet :) I had such a ball coloring this adorable image :) I inked the image with Memento Black Ink, stamped it onto PTI cardstock, and colored it with my copics. I added some gold glitter with my Copic Gold Glitter Pen to the center of the flower and added Diamond Stickles to the fairy's wings. The sentiment is, of course, from the Susanaments Set (I cannot stress enough how much I love these sentiments!) :)

I used this week's Sketch Saturday Sketch for my layout. All of my cardstock is from SU (Ruby Red, Bashful Blue, and Certainly Celery) and my design paper is from K&Co's new Wild Raspberry line. I added a blue sheer ribbon and a Blue Moon Heart Charm, as well as some Primas for some finishing touches. What do you think?

I hope you are enjoying these new releases as much as I am. :) All images, as well as the Susanaments set are available now, so what are ya waiting for :) Make sure to check out Susana's Store to see all of these adorable images. And now, on with the blog hop :) Your next stop on the hop is Anki's Blog.

Thank you so much for stopping by. Have a wonderful day and a wonderful weekend and I'll see you back here tomorrow with another project.

Big Hugs, Christine :)

Try It Out Tuesday #18 -- Goodnight Little One

Hello everyone! :) Today is Tuesday so that means it's another Try It Out Tuesday Challenge over at Susana's, from Susana's Custom Art and Card Design, Store Blog, Follow Your Heart. Our challenge this week was to create a card in any shape other than a square or rectangle. I decided to create a circle card. I inked up this adorable Karen Lockhart image, Itty Bitty Goodnight Moon, with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, stamped it onto PTI cardstock, and colored it with copics. I used my Circle Nestabilities to cut it out. I next created my card base using my scalloped circle nesties and SU's Bashful Blue cardstock. I layered Barely Banana on top of that followed by another layer of Bashful Blue, followed by my designer paper from Debbie Mumm. I then adhered my image to my SU cardstock and to the card base with dimensionals. The sentiment is computer generated. It's a pretty simple little card, but would make a great little gift card for a new baby.

***New Stamp Release and Blog Candy*** Don't forget that on Friday, Susana will be releasing a brand new set of stamps illustrated by the super talented Victoria Case. I have seen these stamps and believe me, you will love them! :) Make sure to stop by Susana's Store Blog, Follow Your Heart to enter for a chance to win the entire new set of stamps. You have until Thursday evening to enter. The stamps will be available this Friday, May 15th. On Friday, Susana's DT will be doing a blog hop so make sure to stop by for that. I am so in love with these stamps and can't wait for you all to see them :)

Well, that's it for me today. Make sure to stop by the Store Blog to see the other amazing creations by the rest of Susana's DT. Thanks so much for stopping by. Have a wonderful day :)

Big Hugs, Christine :)

Whiff of Joy Challenge -- Rogue Charlotte

Hi everyone and Happy Monday :) Hope you all had a wonderful weekend and your week is off to a great start. I've got lots to talk about today so let's get right to it. :)

For my card today, I decided to ink up this adorable image from Whiff of Joy's new medieval collection. This particular image is called Rogue Charlotte. I inked her with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored her with my copics. Our challenge this week over at the Whiff of Joy Challenge Blog was a sketch challenge, so I used the sketch as my layout. My cardstock is SU (Brocade Blue and Always Artichoke) and my design paper is Basic Grey (Two Scoops collection). I used my Fiskar's Fleur de Lis border punch on the bottom. I then adhered my image to my SU cardstock and to the card base with dimensionals, then added green rhinestones to the corners. For a finishing touch, I added Primas and three larger rhinestones to the bottom. What do you think?

***Exciting New Release News Susana, of Susana's Custom Art and Card Design is unveiling a new line of stamps and we are so excited, you are going to love them!!! :):):) Victoria Case has illustrated the new stamps and let me just tell you, they are amazing! :) These stamps will be available on Friday. Would you like a chance to win the whole set? If so, head on over to Susana's Store blog, Follow Your Heart to check out all the details and enter to win. You have until Thursday evening of this week to enter for a chance to win. The winner will be announced Friday morning at 8am EST. Also, to showcase the new releases, Susana's DT will be doing a Blog Hop on Friday so make sure to tune in for that. You will not want to miss these new releases :)

Well, that's it from me today. I hope you all have a wonderful week. I'll see you back here tomorrow with another project.

Big Hugs, Christine :)

Mojo Monday -- Fairy Nice Day

Hello Everyone and Happy Saturday! :) I'm sorry for my long absence. It's been a crazy week and I haven't been feeling the greatest, but it sure felt good to get back in the stamp room last night.

I just love this image from Pink Cat Studio. Susana, from Susana's Custom Art and Card Design now carries Pink Cat Studio so make sure to check it out. This particular image is from the Enchanted Lily set and I think these images are just adorable :) I inked the image with Memento Black Ink, stamped it onto PTI cardstock and colored it with copics. I added some Diamond Stickles to Lily's wings and some Diamond Glaze to the frog's eyes (unfortunately this doesn't show up in the picture, but it's really cute in real life :) ).

I used this past week's Mojo Monday sketch for my layout. All cardstock is SU (Barely Banana, Pretty in Pink, and Certainly Celery) and my design paper is from K & Co.'s new Wild Raspberry stack. I inked around my image with SU's Bashful Blue ink and then used my SU Ticket Corner punch around the corners. I then adhered my image to my cardstock and to the card base with dimensionals and then added Blue Rhinestones to the corners. The sentiment is from the same Enchanted Lily Set. For a finishing touch, I added Primas and Kaisercraft Pearls. What do you think?

Well, that's it from me today. I'm going to try to get ahead tomorrow and will be back on Monday to my regular posting schedule. Thanks so much for stopping by. Have a wonderful weekend and I'll see you back here on Monday :)

Hugs, Christine

Try It Out Tuesday #17 -- For Mom

Hi Everyone and Happy Tuesday! :) It's Tuesday so that means it's another Try It Out Tuesday Challenge over at Susana's Store Blog, Follow Your Heart. I'm a little late with my challenge today, I've been dealing with some health issues, but better late than never, right? :) Our challenge this week was to create a gift set for mom for mother's day. I lost my mom to ovarian cancer almost four years ago so this is for my mother-in-law. I decided to make a gift card holder (you can find directions HERE). It's super easy to do and makes a really fun gift.

I decided to ink up this adorable Julia With Flowers image from the oh so cute Anki's Sweethearts Line available exclusively at Susana's Store. I inked the image with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, stamped it onto PTI cardstock, and colored it with copics. I added some Shimmerz to the flowers and to the heart on her dress for some added sparkle. All my cardstock is SU (Barely Banana and Pretty in Pink) and my design paper is Debbie Mumm. I added a pink ribbon and some Pearls in the corner for a finishing touch.

It's a pretty simple little project, but a cute way to package a gift card, me thinks. Well, that's it from me today. I'll be taking tomorrow off. I'm determined to feel better, as tomorrow is my birthday :) I'll be back Thursday with another project for you. Don't forget to stop by Susana's Store Blog to see the other amazing creations the rest of the DT came up with. See you back here Thursday :)

Hugs, Christine :)

Tower Fit for a Queen

Hello Everyone and Happy Monday! :) Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. Hubby and I had a wonderful time at my dad's wedding, it was beautiful. Well, I have a lot to talk about today so I'll keep this short and sweet :) Sorry for all the pictures, but this project took me forever and I really wanted to show it off :)

I saw the idea for this tower on my friend Brandi's Blog. She linked a tutorial for this tower box, so I knew I immediately had to try it :) To see the tutorial for this box, click HERE. I made the tower box out of SU's Chocolate Chip cardstock. I cut a window in the tower and placed Queen Charlotte's face (colored with copics) in the window. I also placed Knight Charlie at the base (he was also colored with copics. I cut him out and adhered him with dimensionals. This tower box is actually a box, the lid comes off and you could fill it with all kind of goodies :)

Next, I made a matching card to go with it. I inked Charlotte's Horse with Memento Black Ink, stamped it onto PTI cardstock, and colored it with copics. I stamped Queen Charlotte on a separate sheet of PTI cardstock, colored her with copics, added glitter with my Copic Gold Glitter Pen and Diamond Stickles, cut her out, and adhered her to the horse with dimensionals. I inked around the main image with SU's Close to Cocoa ink. I created my card base (which measures 5 1/2 by 5 1/2) out of SU's Chocolate Chip cardstock. I layered Bordering Blue on top of that followed by my design paper from DCWV'S Once Upon A Time stack. I added a blue ribbon, then adhered my image to my SU cardstock and to the card base with dimensionals. For a finishing touch, I added Primas (the roses are also Primas, I got those at Michael's). What do you think?

Thank you so much for stopping by. I'd love to hear what you think of my projects today if you have time. I hope you have a wonderful week. I'll see you back here tomorrow with another project.

Hugs, Christine :)

Mojo Monday -- Great Job!

Hello everyone and Happy Saturday! :) Well, hubby and I are heading out early this morning to Northern Virginia for my dad's wedding. I got all the place cards done (I'll post a picture soon) and I think they turned out really nice. I have a quick posting for you today and then I'll be back on Monday with my regular posting schedule. Thanks for hanging in there with me this week :)

For my card today, I decided to ink up this adorable image from the new Anki's Sweethearts Line available exclusively at Susana's Custom Art and Card Design. This particular image is Isac With Skateboard. I inked the image with Memento Black Ink, stamped it onto PTI Cardstock, and colored it with copics.

I used this week's sketch over at Mojo Monday for my layout. I created my card base (which measures 4 1/4 by 5 1/2) out of SU's Brilliant Blue. I layered Real Red on top of that followed by my design paper from last year's Summer Stack from DCWV. I attached Real Red ribbon from SU and some blue rhinestones. The sentiment is from a set called Tiny Words from Hot off the Press. This is an awesome sentiment set, it is so versatile. Susana has this set at 50% off right now, so make sure to check that out. I used my SU 1" circle punch to cut out the sentiment, mounted it onto a 1 1/4" circle cut from another SU punch, then mounted it to the card base with dimensionals. Finally, I mounted my image to my SU cardstock and to the card base with dimensionals. I usually steer clear of boy cards because I'm just not very good at them, but I'm pleased with how this one turned out. What do you think?

Blog Candy News: Head over to Susana's Store Blog, Follow Your Heart to celebrate the blog's 10,000 hits. Susana is giving away a $25 gift certificate to the store so make sure to check that out. Also, Susana has a new guest designer for the month of May, Judy Laing. Make sure to visit her BLOG, her work is amazing.

Well, that's it from me today. Off to my dad's wedding. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend. See you back here Monday.

Hugs, Christine :)