Isn't she lovely??

I have not been able to post because I have been so busy commuting. LA traffic is horrendous! I sit in traffic most of the day...

So I thought I'd share this pretty cake with you! My daughter have always wanted a princess cake, like this one. She googles it, and goes on utube on how to make it. She even told me the techniques and tips on how to decorate a cake after watching the utube videos! It was funny, awhile back I was trying to frost a cake, I was using a bread knife. (I am not good at things like that...I didn't know that you are not supposed to frost a cake using a butter knife. Anyhow, the frosting kept on clumping up and tearing into the cake. Sad to say, I had to go get a cake spreader-spatula-thingy....

This is WHAT I wished my cake looked like:

Sparkle N Sprinkle Anything But a Card Blog Hop

WELCOME to the SPARKLE N SPRINKLE Anything But A Card Blog Hop!
I am excited and deeply inspired by what the design team has come up with.

If you have hopped here by way of  the lovely Karin, then you are in the right place! Otherwise, you might like to start from the beginning at the Sparkle N Sprinkle site to become eligible for some FABULOUS prizes!  And please don't forget to stop by to see what the super-talented April has created to inspire you after this.

I don't want to keep you too long and will go on to show you what I decided to do with re-cycled cereal boxes.

I started with a box of Cheerios..

And ended up with a photo frame.

This was a really fun project to make. The Sparkle N Sprinkle's double-sided "Tear-ific" tape makes it so easy to put this frame together! I would say that the hardest part was looking through my album to see which picture to put into it! I have decided to put my daughter's picture....she had on her pretty hat and Easter-colored dress.

If you didn't guess it already, that is the poinsettia re-vamped as Easter flowers. Yes, it IS a very versatile set. Please check out the Holiday Foliage set! I find it very lovely...and versatile! Even in the Spring!

Yes, very versatile. Here is a picture of it in pink-colored flowers.

I guess I never showed you the back of the photo frame. So here it is:

Thank you for taking the time to visit m blog.  Please remember to leave a comment to become eligible for a prize (some are “hidden” in the various posts) and don't forget to stop in and see what the lovely April Williams has come up with to inspire you!



The blog roll call in case you might have missed someone:

Shona Erlenborn
Jackie Smith
Karalee Ingram
Dawn Bennett
Shanna Shands
Anne Temple
Brigita Skopas
Karin Martin
Cammy Vietzke (you are here! :))
April Williams
Cindy Keogh
Barbara Bruder
Julie Zippel
Marie Berquist
Brenda Smalle

Sparkle N Sprinkle Creative Challenges

This is a card that I had made for the Sparkle N Sprinkle Creative Challenge. I used Michelle Perkett's The Three Graces Ballerinas digital image.

 

I had started coloring he image in watercolors but then switched to markers and water to give it a faint look. The rest is all glitter and epoxy.

 

The image was printed on glittered cardstock. You can see the shimmer in the background.

 

I had colored the image first before putting the card together. It was meant to go on a pink-themed card....somehow green and purple got in on the scene. I then had to color their dresses with purple to blend it all together. Wished I can "do-over".  Have something like that happened to you?

The flowers are hand-made of the same designer paper as the card base.

Thanks for stopping by and have a nice day!

Cheery Card

This card makes me feel like Spring is here. The light blue color reminds me of an Easter egg.

I had met up with my friend for lunch today. She had come all the way from Boston to visit me. I was so happy to see her! We had met up to a place in Pasadena. I had the kids packed into the car to go meet her. We had to stop by the ATM nearby. On the path to the highway I had to stop on a 4-cornered stop sign. It was then that I  had noticed this pretty "exotic" home. I've been on this path countless of times and had not paid any attention before. Very strange.... It reminded me of the French Quarters. The ornate railings and the white scroll designs stood out to me. The house was a 2-story building. It was a tan building with white detailing scrolls. I took a mental note of it and tried to see if I can make something close to what I had seen.

Woohoo!!!!

Sorry that I don't have a card for you today but...

This is such a fun day! I had a boring day at work and came home to this wonderful news:

I won!!!! I won blog candies from Ms. Dee's blog! If you have not seen it, PLEASE stop by and be a follower to her blog! It is called Creative Smiles. Ms. Dee is SUPER-uber talented!...and shhhhhh, don't tell her but I go there to get inspired.

She is so crafty and witty! I LOVE her style and her sense of humor. She is such a sweet lady and I love her personality! She is truly beautiful --on the inside and out!

Thank you so much, Ms. Dee!!

Have a wonderful day and I can not wait to see what you create next with your new eBosser toy! :)

Morphing

Good news! I found my tulip stamp!!
Life can go on...yay!!

Besides losing a beloved stamp, I have other probems. Have this ever happened to you?
I started out with this card:

I used a Sparkle N Sprinkle set called Holiday Foliage. The flowers were handmade and I wanted showcase it.
 I thought to myself...simple, go simple. Somehow, it did not work. I felt like something was missing.....
I looked at different angles, literally. No joking. I thought to myself...what could be missing???

It's got all the elements...

 

It's got a big bright perfectly shaped bow, matching colors of cardstock, doily, and sparkly butterflies! Not sure but it is off! "What" is off though??If you can figure it out, can you please share it with me?

 I could not place my fingers on it, not sure what it is about it. So I gave up trying to figure it out and re-arranged everything and came up with this:

 

Which do you like better? The old or the new design?

 

Which one do you like better?

Have a nice day and thanks for stopping by!!

Simply

At first I did not like this card, but after a while it has sunk in. I had a different card in mind but it took a life of its own. Let me show you what I am talking about first:

I like simple cards. Not too fancy, but just fancy enough. Not too overwhelming, but just enough to make a statement....   I know, sounds like the "perfect dress".

All the stamps and products are from Sparkle N Sprinkle. The Spellbinder's dies are propped up using foam tape to give it the 3-D effect. The edges were distressed.

A lot of dimension....

 

Crystal effect was used on the tulip. Noticed I said "tulip"?? My intent was to use 3-4 tulips on the bottom of the card. Have you ever had one of those days...? It all started with one tulip. I stamped the one tulip, colored it in (I like to color to see how it will look..if i doesn't look right, it gets tossed out.....it works out, then I make a card with it.) It looks good...so on to the next step of looking for coordinating embellishments. I got it all mapped out by now. So it is just a matter of looking for the tulip stamp. Guess what....?? I CAN NOT find the stamp that I had just used a few min earlier. Have this ever happened to you??

I don't know how long it took me, but for the rest of the day I was obsessed with looking for that one missing stamp. I was not in the mood to make any cards after that.

 

Thanks for stopping by and have a nice day!!!

Beach Day for Challenge #39

It took awhile for me to work on this card. I am entering it in the Saturated Canary Challenge # 39: "Read All About It."

The shells, sand castle, and seagulls are from Sparkle N Sprinkle.  And the main image is from Saturated Canary. The imges are colored using Copic markers.

Crystal effect are used on her flip flops and lifepreserver.

The edges are distressed and cheesecloth was added in the background to look like netting.

 

Once again, Thank you for stopping by and have a nice day!

Neon Pink and Green

I normally don't do too well with neon and bright pinks but decided to give it a try. Here is my attempt:

My neice, Kitty, loves bright neon pink and neon greens. When I was making this, I thought of her.

The flowers were water-colored and each delicately cut and placed on the card. The stamps are all from Sparkle N Sprinkle.

Here is the full card:

 

The edges were distressed with Distressed inks and then layered with cardstock and designer paper. The background was stamped using Momento ink and then colored with Copics.

I love the words, it is just so sweet and thoughtful. It is very versatile.. You can see the pretty sparkles. I used Cyclamen glitter from SparkleNSprinkle on the flowers. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the semi-transparent glitter from Sparkle N Sprinkle.

The images and circles were propped up on foam tape to give it a 3-D effect.

We have been having lovely weather for the past few weeks. It has been in the 70-80s. What I love most is that the sun was not scorching! Lovely Spring weather.

 

 

I hope that this card will put you in a Spring mood.

 Thanks for stopping by and have a nice day!

 

 

Sparkle N Sprinkle My Favorite Technique Blog Hop

Welcome to the Sparkle N Sprinkle My Favorite Technique Blog Hop!
If you had come by way of  of the super-talented Dawn Bennett, then you are in the right place. If not, then please start at the Sparkle N Sprinkle website! Don't forget to stop by to see the beautiful work of art by Barbara Bruder after this!

This is such  a fun hop for me! I love watercoloring and the versatile stamps that Sparkle N Sprinkle carries make it so much easier to watercolor with! Here is what I came up with:

 The bright purple hues were a blast! (I have always wanted to try making purple cards but I find it hard to work with.) The colors somehow not matching is another deterrant. So the only way that I could think of in order of trying to coordinate the colors is to watercolor.

I have used the "Watercolor-pooled" technique from the SparkleNSprinkle techniques section.

 

You can see all the shimmery sparkles of glitters. And a tulle bow to match.

The butterflies heat embossed with black detail embossing powder and propped up on 3-D. Don't forget the glitters...

 

Thank you so much for stopping by!  Next, please hop on over to see what inspirational art-work  the marvelously talented Barbara Bruder has in store for you!

Your blog hostesses are:

Marie Berquist

Dawn Bennett

Cammy Vietzke

Barbara Bruder

Karin Martin

Jackie Smith

Julie Zippel

Shanna Shands

April Williams

Brigita Skopas

Shona Erlenborn

Anne Temple

Karalee Ingram

Brenda Smalle

To win a prize, leave a comment on each and every blog thru-out the hop.

There are two days to comment – so if you get distracted by life -

you can just pick up where you left off.

Three of the prizes are “hidden” on 3 different mystery designer blogs.

Even the designers don’t know who has the prizes on their blogs -

so don’t miss any.

Leaving a heartfelt comment inspires, motivates

and brings happiness to each designer!

For those who have hopped with us in the past,

the heartfelt sharing you left on our blogs also touched our hearts!

THANK YOU

We love how you share your thoughts and leave tidbits

about your lives on our blogs.

A reminder that through the end of the month, the Sparkle Team

presents the Floral and Spanish categories on special – 15% off.

Among the specials will also be several coordinating embossing powders and glitters.

To view all our specials just click here.

Pink roses

This is my attempt to color again....
Gosh, I feel like I am taking baby steps again.

Good news is that this card took me day! Yay!! From 3 days to 1 day...I am recovering. Not sure how fast the prognosis is but at least it did not take me 3 days.

 

I have loved this set from Sparkle N Sprinkle since I first lay eyes on it. I am not doing it justice and will have to re-visit when my coloring returns.

Thanks for stopping by and have a nice day!!