PIZZAZZ a plenty Xmas Card

Good morning! I hope you are all having a wonderful weekend. Currently I am enjoying creating with some of my new purchases from Pizzazz a Plenty. I had been told that the Dark Red cardstock was amazing and thought that I might try it for Chrismas cards. OMG, I am here to tell you that this is the most amazing card stock I have ever used! It is sooooooo soft it almost feels like velvet or suede. I am a touchy/feely person...love texture! This pic really does not do justice to the color as it is a dark, deep red. I used Fancy Tags and Fancy Squares Nestabilities to cut my shapes. Added my bling...the irridescent reindeer and the shiny flat silver pearls are also from Pizzazz a Plenty. The ribbon is some from my stash...for once I had ribbon the color I needed when completing a card...and the snowflakes were created using a mini punch I had! Well, I hope you like my creation, I am pleased with its clean and simple design. Today, I have a baby shower to attend and will go to church this afternoon. Not real sure what the rest of my weekend will entail but hopefully it will include more time for creating! I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and I thank you so much for stopping by!

HUGS!
Vicki

Congratulations

HAPPY FRIDAY!!! Oh gosh you just don't have a clue how happy I am that this is the end of the week! I wanted to share a card with you that I created using a new image from Squigglefly. The congratulations circle sentiment is a new one to be released on Saturday by Jess Holland....perfect for so many occassions! And I just happened to need a baby boy shower card for this weekend so I colored the Congratulations in blue in Photoshop and added another Squigglefly image in the middle...Bouncing Buggy. I am having so much fun with the new nesties that I got in the mail this week! And the embossing folder I used on the background is Cuttlebugs Scrollwork...thought it framed the card perfectly. And of course I had an opportunity to use some of my Pizzazz Aplenty pale blue flatback pearls...just can't say enough about their products! I added a ribbon and voila...bing bang boom...done! I am very pleased with how this card turned out and hope my neice loves it too! Have a super awesome day today...thanks so much for stopping by and leaving some love!

HUGS!
Vicki

Glitterbabes Challenge....Autumn Leaves

Gosh it is Thursday again ALREADY!! That week has flown by! And it is time for another Glitterbabe Challenge. Today we are being sponsored by Patti's Creations and we were challenged to use a Thanksgiving theme using our choice of images that Patti provided us. This image is so fun!! I colored it with copics, chalked the sky and the ground...also cut out a few extra leaves to cover the ground. I created the sentiment myself in Photoshop and cut out the image using one of my new nestabilities...fancy squares...matted this onto a burgandy scalloped rectangle also cut with nesties. The designer paper is from my stash! My bling on this card is the awesome topaz gems you see around the fancy square...these are from Pizzazz Aplenty...my recent purchase from Judy has allowed me to create with bling at such an affordable price...believe me, these really look awesome on my card in real life. If you have not been to Pizzazz Aplenty, you are really missing out on some awesome bling...and we all know that BLING is the main requirement on Glitterbabe's Challenge creations...pay Judy a visit and check out her bling...Please hop on over to the Challenge spot and look at what my fellow Glitterbugs created...we make a great team! And consider playing along with us this week...it is so easy to bling up a card! And Glitterbabe has a freebie area...check them out...if you haven't been to the shop in a while you are missing out on some spectacular images. After a rough day yesterday, I hope to have a good day today at work and I wish you the same with whatever you do today. Thank you so much for stopping by to see me!

HUGS!
Vicki

Quilled Snowflake

Well, this is just a clean and simple card...not much to it really...but I am finding that I really love the clean and simple look and that I am liking using white card stock more and more...Just call me boring! LOL. This card shows my first attempt at quilling. I have always wanted to try it but never really would sit down and focus. Today I was not feeling all that good so I sat in my chair with the directions and took my time and played. It actually turned out pretty good then I took it one step too far and attempted to glitter the snowflake....not liking how "chunky" it looks, but lesson learned. You know how you feel when you took a great design one step too far???? Also I got to use a set of my new nestabilities...the lacey circle. Oh gosh I ordered 4 sets of new nesties...this is one. Then today at Hobby Lobby I got 3 other new sets in the clearance aisle...can you believe I was able to purchase Spellbinders Nestabilities for $8.99???!!! I grabbed 3 sets that I don't have. Well I hope your day was a great one...and that you have a Spooooooktacular Halloween!! Going back to sit in my chair and play with some more quilling! Thanks so much for stopping in to see me!
Hugs!
Vicki
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Glitterbabe's Challenge

OOOOHHHH I am so sorry for being late with my posting today for Glitterbabe's Challenge! I wanted to be sure to get this posted before the day end so...here is my creation! I used Glitterbabe's Dove image...how serene is that image? Stef did an awesome job drawing it! I colored the image with copics, cut it out with an oval nestability and the matching scallop. Used the cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder to add some texture and dimension. Added a corner punch from EK Sucess and ohhhh yeah...some more of that awesome bling that I purchased from Pizzazz Aplenty. You will be seeing lots more of that bling in cards to come! To finish off my card I stamped a Peace sentiment across the image and then scored around the card with Scor Pal....I am so happy with how this one turned out. Be sure to stop by the Challenge blog to see all my fellow DT members cards...they really turned out some neat cards...and we had a Guest Designer this week as well! Dawn made one awesome card using 2 of Stef's images! Beautiful job Dawn and thanks so much for playing along with us! Well that is all for me today, I hope your day was a blessed one...and thank you so much for stopping in to see me!
HUGS!
Vicki

Crazy for Christmas Cards

Gooooood Morning!! I have 3 Christmas cards that I made last night to show you. I found such a clean and simple card in my newest issue of Card Maker magazine that I just had to try. I saw an awesome opportunity to use up some of my Christmas paper scraps from last year AND to use some of my new BLING! Oh my gosh...if you have not visited Pizzazz Aplenty yet, you HAVE to pay Judy a visit. I received an order from Pizzazz Aplenty on Saturday and was instantly in love with my purchase. The prices are out of this world reasonable and I have found the product to be of very good quality. And oh my gosh I will NEVER struggle with tweezers to put my bling into place! They have a gadget called a Gel Picker that will pick up your bling and allow you to place it easily in place on your project. Check them out...trust me you will be glad you did! Anywhooo...below you will see my 3 cards...hope you like and I inspire you to try this so easy pattern! Thanks tons for stopping in today and leaving me love...I truly do appreciate all the kind commnents! Have a blessed day!

Hugs!
Vicki

Squigglefly Autumn Blessings!

Hello again! Today I have a Squigglefly Challenge card to show you. The challenge for the DT was to use any SF image and use the colors of the season. I chose to use 2 Squigglefly images to create my card...I am excited about how it turned out. I used Laura Campbell's Swirley Pumpkin image as well as Laura's Floral Window. I colored the leaves in Photoshop and matted the printed image on cardstock I had in my stash. I punched the border on the card with an EK Sucess punch and added some green bling in the center of each of the flowers on the border. Hope you like my creation...I had fun finally getting back into creating again! Be sure to stop the Squigglefly Challenge blog to see what the other DT members created for this challenge...AND to join in the fun!
Thanks for stopping by today...and you know I will be by to see you a little later in the day!