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Tuesday, 30 December 2014

Irene's Birthday Hop!

Happy Birthday, Irene!

Your turn, and hope you have a very wonderful Happy Birthday!!!

"On this special day, wishing you all the joy you can ever have and may you be blessed abundantly today, tomorrow and the days to come!"

Once again Betty designed an awesome stamp just to celebrate. Adorable, huh?

You should have arrived here from Sharman's blog and now you're off to see Jackie!

Thanks for participating and again, Happy Birthday Irene!

Monday, 29 December 2014

Corinne's Birthday Hop

Happy Birthday Corinne!!!

"May your birthday and every day be filled with the warmth of sunshine, the happiness of smiles, the sounds of laughter, the feeling of love and the sharing of good cheer."

Hope you're having a wonderful day! And I'm sure you love the awesome image Betty made for you! It called Big Birthday Cake Corinne and available at Simply B stamps.

For everyone else following along you should have arrived from Sharman's blog (super cute, huh?) and next you're off to see Jackie's awesome make.

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Birthday again, Corinne!

Wednesday, 17 December 2014

TSC - Angelic Angel Ann

Well it's a bittersweet day. It's my last challenge with The Stamping Chef. However, in the new year Tamara (owner/designer) will be opening Slinky Tart which is very exciting!!!

My card this week is using Angelic Angel Ann. She's not slated to make the transition to Slinky Tart, so if you like her, now's the chance to grab her!

I really loved colouring all the folds of her robe. I also use some spica pens on the edges of her wings for some very fine glitter (doesn't photo well).
This is one of the last challenges over at The Stamping Chef so don't put off playing along!

There's a coupon code if you want to stock up on TSC images - you'll kick yourself if you don't!

Friday, 5 December 2014

SBS Christmas Boudoirs and an exciting announcement!

Happy Friday!!! SOOO excited to show off these super duper awesome new Simply B Stamps.

We all loved her first boudoir line. Aaaand, I don't know about you, but sometimes I get bored with Christmas images. So when Betty told me she was doing a holiday line called of boudoir images I knew I'd have some new favourites. You may have purchased these as a secret release, and they're now available to everyone.

But then came the even better news. She said she was drawing up something sexy but classy and I jokingly said "oh, me?". She said "yes" and I thought she was kidding....until she asked if I'd like to be part of the boudoir line! UMMM YES!!!! Betty and I both share a love for that kind of thing, so I was thrilled about the opportunity. And I've wanted to be part of this DT so badly!

The line has four cuties complete with sentiments.

Figgy Pudding Corinne

I used some frantage around her and added flock to her corset.

Betty has two characters. First up is Lump of Coal Betty

and this one is quite obviously Santa Baby Betty.

Having the song in mind I blinged her rings out and added tinsel glitter to trim her lingerie.

And last but NOT least.... Melissa Mistletoe and Tiny

Betty even gave me a whole story about how the naughty elf walked in on her while she was dressing!! lol.

Don't you love them? They're all available NOW over in the new items section of the store. Be sure to show off all your makes on the SBS fanpage too!

Tuesday, 2 December 2014

TSC - Done for the Year!

I'm very happy to say I AM done for the year!!! Christmas shopping that is! Unfortunately I thought I was smart doing all my shopping online, and they went and mailed my packages to be picked up at the post office in the mall!!!! Lol....best laid plans....

What I'm not done are my Christmas cards. You know how it is - when you're a card maker everyone expects a handmade one. Luckily when images are this fun it's easy to enjoy making them!

This is Checking out (for the year) by the Stamping Chef. EVERY single week is a new challenge over on the challenge blog. The Stamping Chef will be going through some branding changes soon, so be sure to scoop all the images you want before the changeover....no guarantee they'll make the cut! Also please join the Slinky Tart fb group to keep up to date with the exciting changes!

I coloured her with Copics, added some frantage and flowers, and some white flock to her outfit to give it texture.

Thanks for looking and check back later this week for a whooooole bunch more Christmas cards!

Wednesday, 19 November 2014

TSC wants a cracker!

Hey everyone! Ok - so are you all experiencing January in November too? This is crazy! But considering one of my favourite things to do is sit in my pj's with a blanket on while I colour with my dog at my feet....I now have a great excuse to do just that!!!

This hot mama is Polly wants a Cracker by the Stamping Chef. There's a new challenge starting today over at the TSC challenge blog. It's always Anything Goes - so your creativity can roam free! You could win this smexy lady, or any other image of your choice. Also, be sure to share your TSC makes over on the facebook page too. Sometimes Tamara treats us to sneak peeks, and there's a monthly challenge there too!

Copics used - sorry, I didn't record them all!

Skin: E00, 11, 13, 15, 18

Hair: E19, 08, R24

Tie: RV 52, 55

Undies: C03, 05, 07

Socks: YG21, 23, 25

Thanks for dropping by and hope to see all of you entering this week!

Monday, 10 November 2014

Happy Birthday Betty!!!! - Blog hop

SURPRISE!!!! Happy Birthday Betty!

As you know by now, Corinne organized an awesome hop to make sure you know how much we love you! It'll take you all week to get through this list, but I hope you're feeling the love!!

For anyone else stumbling upon this post, it's Betty's (owner of Simply B Stamps) birthday. We all used the same image to create a card to mail to her.

Betty loves Halloween and Dia De Los Muertos, so I have a feeling you'll see a familiar theme with a lot of these! I used some sugar skull paper and stickers, coloured my image with Copics, and added just a few flowers and ribbons.