DCBD 121 ~ A sketch challenge

Well it's nice to be back to take a coffee break with the Diva's team once again! This week's challenge is a really cool sketch. I immediately thought of my new favorite retro set and thought that the little image would fit this sketch quite nicely. Do you like my linen thread tied in the bird's mouth? I thought it would make a nice little bow for the nest. :)

This is a double challenge for me. I also design for the late night stampers yahoo group and this weeks challenge is bird's of a feather. I think this fits the bill for both challenges! Too cool!

This simple design would be quick and easy to reproduce. Contact me today to see just how easy it is to make.

Would you like to play along with the diva's?? Well there is a new blog where you can play along and submit your great creations with this sketch using Mr. Linky! Check out the diva's coffee break design group here!

Fun New Projects with some FUN NEW PRODUCTS!!!

Like everyone else, I have been tightening up what I decide to purchase vs what I hold off on. When I saw the new mini catalog last month, all caution went to the wind and I was pretty bad (or good) depending how you look at it.

I purchased almost EVERY set in the new mini. Then I got the products in my hand and locked myself in the craft room for hours. Boy, I really feel like Stampin' Up has outdone themselves this time.

A girlfriend showed me how to make this box (i know there's a template online somewhere) and I just went to town! These cards are both simple and elegant. Easy to put together and I'm sure would be fun to receive.

This uses the new wagon full of fun stamp set, the polka dot background, versamark and basic grey ink.

For all of them, I used watercolor crayons and blender pens to color the images. I think I posted this before, but did you know that if you mix bashful blue and sage shadow, you get baja breeze??? This was awesome for coloring the images and getting them to exactly match the baja ribbon.

So ~ What's even better than cool new products?? How about a discount??

ALL Customers
Spend $40 on Occasions Mini Catalog products and choose any one item from the "Under $10" page in the Spring-Summer 2009 Idea Book & Catalog for free!!

ALL APRIL Hostesses
Hold a workshop of $150 or more and choose any one item from the "Under $10" page in the Spring-Summer 2009 Idea Book & Catalog for FREE in addition to your regular hostess benefits!!
If you would like to book your April stampin' up party with me, you can get a few friends together and have a lot of fun in the process. You may also qualify to get some of the coolest new products for free.

Mother's Day ~ Fifth Avenue Floral Class

Add a touch of elegance and class to your Mother’s Day gifts this year with this gorgeous Fifth Avenue Floral card set! The card set includes four trendy card designs packaged in a unique window box.

Join me for this class on Friday, April 24th at 6:30 pm.

Interested in providing this class for your customers? Just send me an email at e.selene@verizon.net

Kileaua Caldera

I thought it was pretty cool to be at the caldera of the volcano. The caldera is the part that you don't normally see because you're looking at a mountain with the top cut off. For this volcano, you can actually stand on the edge. it's huge, and after the last eruption, the inside of this one recedes.

Brian and I at the beach and a card share

Aloha from Hawaii. Aloha can mean hello and goodbye in Hawaian, but it is also a term that is used for sharing the love of the island. So "give me a little aloha baby". Did you know that when you mix a bashful blue watercolor crayon with a sage shadow one, you make BAJA Breeze? I colored on this ducky's bow with both colors and blended them with a blender pen. Easy peasy!

And a quick photo of Brian and I yesterday visiting a beach on the way to the volcano. This is Brian and I on one of Hawaii's black sand beaches! Thanks to Stampin' Up! for a vacation I will not forget.

Shopping in Kona Yesterday

I'm in Hawaii with Stampin Up! Can i just say they are so good to us. This is me clowning around shopping in Kona.

Today we're headed to the volcano. :)

ALOHA!

Bloggers Challenge ~ Think Spring

I knew that the bloggers challenge would be spring, and made this card as my swap for my team's monthly meeting. I'm really happy with this card even though it only took me about 20 minutes to make 12 of them! I started with my favorite background, the polka dot pattern on cameo coral paper.


I added a few random pieces of paper from the new dsp coming out in the mini catalog (starting april 1st). I stamped a butterfly, and put the top two layers on crooked ~ on purpose. I punched a hole with the slot punch and tied some ribbon on. I sponged the edges in cameo coral ink and my favorite part of this stamp set is the sentiment. You're a friend who makes good times great.


Sometimes, less is more and I'm really loving this card and my new goodies from the mini!


If you have a moment, please check out what the other blogger's challenge ladies are doing with the "think spring" theme.