February SFYTT ~

I’m slipping this in just under the wire!!  I have dinner cooking on the stove and need to get back to it, so no details just now…I’ll have to bop back on tomorrow and share a couple of things.  Here’s my interpretation:

ETA: This little cutie is Henry Celebrating Mouse from Whiff of Joy.  I colored him up ages ago and have finally put him on a card.  The frosting on the cupcake is white opal Liquid Pearls.  I didn't have any white buttons that matched, so I covered some clear buttons with the LP as well.  The flame has some yellow and orange glitter on it and I also smudged some yellow pearlescent chalk around it.

A little detail of the coloring and customized buttons
Thanks so much for stopping by!  :o) lyss
February Sketch for You to Try
Paper Sundaes #109: Circles

WCMD Winners Blog Hop, er, Winners! ~

Hey there, friends!  Sorry, I've been spending a little quality time with my coffee and couch and suddenly remembered that it's time to pull the winners of my WCMD loot and Paper Crafts magazine draw.  So without further ado, here are the winners via Random.org.  {I've never figured out how to copy the little box thingy, so I just highlight and copy everything.  Doesn't work just right, but oh well!}

WCMD Loot winner ~
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Min: 1
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Result: 143
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  Cassie said... love your take on the card! especially the soft khaki colors and then the pop of color with the butterfly. thanks for the chance to win goodies! February 17, 2012 9:54 PM

Paper Crafts magazine winner ~
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Min: 1
Max: 210
Result: 87
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  Sandi said... beautiful card! February 17, 2012 12:30 PM

Congratulations, ladies!!  Email me at acspaper@hotmail.com with your snail mail addresses, and I'll get your goodies off in the mail!

Thank you to everyone for stopping by and leaving such wonderful comments!  This has been such an amazing experience!  Hope you all have a wonderful day!! :o) lyss

WCMD Winner Blog Hop ~

Happy Friday to you all!  Welcome to the Paper Crafts magazine and World Card Making Day Winners blog hop!  We have some great inspiration and some wonderful giveaways for you today!  If you are following along in the blog hop, you should have come from the Paper Crafts blog! I’m the first stop on this hop – you've started out on the right track!
I was surprised and honored to find that I had been chosen as a winner...a few days after the initial winners were chosen.  On an incredible act of honesty and integrity, one of the winners stepped down and I was chosen as the fifth winner in the category.  You can read about it here.
For my project today, I was inspired by my card that was picked.  I chose to use the same earthy tones as a jumping board for my card.  Here is a little peek at the winner

And here is the card I made especially for today!  

I used the negative die cut space of the butterfly as my pop of color.  I’ve been seeing a lot of this around blogland, so I thought I’d give it a go myself.  Also, many have been adding some shading to solid stamped images – I don’t know who started the trend, but it’s genius!  So much more depth and dimension!  For a finishing touch, I added some glossy accents to the little berries.  Thanks so much for bopping on by!  Here are the details of the hop:
There are two ways to win a prize from me! 
1. Comment for a chance to win some goodies from my winning loot!

Spellbinders Banner Basics Two Dies
PSA Essentials Stamper & 2 stamp sets
EK Success Brenda Walton Swirl border punch
Color Box Limited Edition cat’s eye Chic ink pads
Studio Calico Die – Cuts
Elmer’s Craft Bond adhesives
the card I posted here!
{Sorry, I can only ship these items within the continental US}

2. Comment for a chance to win your very own copy of the March/April 2012 issue of Paper Crafts magazine featuring the WCMD winners!

Blog comments close on Monday, February 20th at 11:59pm (PST) and the winners will be announced Wednesday, February 22nd on each designer’s blog.
Your next step on this fabulous hop is the insanely talented Amber Daigre of Damask Love.  If you get lost along the way, head back to the Paper Crafts blog.  Again, thank you so very much for stopping by, and I’ll thank you in advance for your comments {wink}!  Have a super weekend!  :o) lyss