Hello from the Beach!

Just wanted to give you a little bit of the GREEN! No, not money - ENVY.

Her we go:
These are pictures from a beach in Malibu called Las Matador Beach. It was a long walk down there, but an even LONGER walk back up! Take a look and tell me if you think it was worth it, lol !

So, what do you think? The water was COLD, but don't think that stopped me from sticking my feet in! I am here visiting my best friend, Becky and she is the one in these pictures with me. :)

Next time I'll try to post a few photos of my do it yourself SMASH book! I've been really pleased with it so far and I can't wait for you to see some of it. :)

Keep it real people and keep it royal!

Hello VACATION!

Hi there queenies. This morning I am flying to California for two weeks! I am excited to be going but this will make it a bit harder to post as regularly as I usually do.
On a scrappy note, I have created my own little SMASH-like book for the trip and I hope to post some pictures of that along the way!
Right now I am waiting out a delay in the Dallas airport.
See:

Later queenies!

PMS Digital Makeover Challenge #4–Size Matters

Good day! I am very excited to bring you another inspiration card for the PMS Digital Makeover Challenge!

The rules are simple: make a creation using a digital stamp and make sure it follows the week’s challenge! Up for grabs we have three single digis of your choice (or five if you use a PMS image!).

I love what this challenge guided me toward. I’ve never done this with a digi stamp. I actually cropped it and printed it on the RIGHT side of the paper so I could cut the cardstock and fold it into a card with the stamp on the card base. I’m very happy with the result:

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Stamp: Paper Makeup Stamps: Dandy Wishes | Copics | Prima Ribbon | The Paper Studio: Gem, Cardstock

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Entered In:

Allsorts: Keep it Simple

Alphabet Challenge: Quick and Simple

Fussy and Fancy: New Technique (I’ve never positioned and printed a digi onto the card base)

Crafty Ribbons: Anything Goes

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Thanks for taking a look! I always love to hear what you have to say!

And remember friends, it is so GOOD to be queen.

My Mind’s Eye

I got two new 6x6 pads of My Mind’s Eye paper and I decided to give them a little love today with the sketch off the MME blog. Yeay!

Here we are, simple, but I like it:

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I generally like to change up a sketch and give it my own spin, but before I knew it, this one was almost done and I had stuck to the sketch like Glue dots!

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DSP: My Mind’s Eye: Life Stories 1, Stella & Rose “Gertie” | Crafters Corner: Ribbon | Letters: American Crafts | Gems

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Entered in:

Truely Scrumptious : Clean and Simple

Hooked on Crafts: Ribbon and Lace

My Mind's Eye: Monthly Sketch Challenge

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Thanks so much! Please let me know what you think! I love to hear from you!

Keep it royal queenies!

Tickled Pink–GDT Call

Good day people!  Here to bring you a card for the GDT call over at Tickled Pink Challenges!  I just love their Lil’ Lolita and Lads range. LOVE.

This week’s challenge was to RIP something! (however you choose to interpret.

I chose some physical ripping on a Christmas card:

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Stamp: (Lil’ Lolita) Lylah  | DSP: Basic Grey “Jovial” | Copics | Sentiment: K and Company | Dimensional Stickers: Jolee’s | Embossion Folder: Provo Craft | Punch: Martha Stewart | Ink: Brilliance “Galaxy Gold” | Brads

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Sketch:

This sketch is from Simply Stampin'. I actially didn’t use a Stampin Up! stamp, so I can’t enter the challenge, but I really liked the sketch, so I used it anyway!

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Entered In:

Tickled Pink Stamps: Rip Something (GDT)

Gingerloft: Vintage or Distressed

Scrappy Frogs: Vintage

Digital Tuesday: People Images

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Thank you for looking! I love to hear what you think!

Remember, it is GOOD to be queen!

PMS Digital Makeover Challenge #3–Use Fabric

Hello people!

I am proud to bring you another week of Paper Makeup Stamps’ Digital Makeover Challenge!

The rules are simple: make a creation using a digital stamp. Up for grabs we have three single digis of your choice (or five if you use a PMS image!).

Maybe something like this:

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I am very excited about the way the coloring came out on this one. I masked the top and bottom and stamped the script onto the bodice, then I did the shading in violet Copics. Finally I inked over the whole thing with Distress Ink which really changed the look of the shading in a way that I love! Isn’t that corset digi just to die!?!

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Stamps: Paper Makeup Stamps: Oo La La Corset; Stampabilities: French Script | Copics | Distress Ink | DSP: K & Company | Flowers: Prima | Spellbinders: Labels 10 | Fabric Central: Skinny Strips (green) | Recollection: Pearls | Satin ribbon

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Entered in:

The Squirrel and the Fox: Anything Goes

One Stop Craft: Girlie

Totally Gorjuss: Anything But Square

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Thanks so much! I’d love to hear what you think about this one!

P. S. I am stoked to announce that I have been selected to serve on the Scrapmaster’s Paradise Color Combo DT! I am so, SO excited and cannot wait to start. I know I’m going to love it as much as I love designing for PMS Digital Makeover! Thank you to all my commenters and followers – your encouragement helps keep my passion alive and my confidence up!

Keep it real and keep it royal! Because you totally rock!

PMS Digital Makeover Challenge #2–Sketch

Good day all! Today is the start of another Paper Makeup Stamps Digital Makeover Challenge! Here’s the sketch:

I really wanted to show the sizing versatility of digis so I sized-up this little cutie – Tina – and cropped her into more of a bust. I love the way character digis look using this method.

Here she is:

In person the wings are very sparkly, but I just couldn’t get it to photograph. There are also Stickles on all the yellow accents in her jacket which you can see a little bit better.

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Stamps: Paper Makeup Stamps “Tina”, Cloud9 Design “Happy Birthday” | Coloring: Colored Pencils | DSP: Prima “Baby Boy” Precious, Anna Griffin | Stickles | American Crafts Glitter Pen |Martha Stewart Edger Punch: fancy scallop | Dollar flowers | Dollar gems

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Entered in:

Easy Craft Projects: Yellow

Crafting Misfit: Anything Goes

Crafty Purple Frogs: Birthdays

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Have a great day queenies!