PWCO Blog Hop and new stamps!!!

Welcome to the first PaperWorksCo (PWCO) blog hop and *my* first blog hop!!! I am honoured to be a guest designer for this exciting release! I have details on my projects, info on the amazing new Rachelle Anne Miller stamps, links to your next stop and a blog candy giveaway, courtesy of PWCO!!! Thank you, Peggy!

I was super excited to see these incredibly adorable images designed by none other than Rachelle Anne Miller (hence the RAM!) and I hope you are, too! You may find these new exclusive PWCO images right *here*!!! There are 4 adorable exclusive new images! I have long admired Rachelle's illustrations and am sooooo happy to hear she has designed some PWCO stamps!

My first card is to honour Peggy from PaperWorksCo; she is celebrating her 30th birthday this month! HAPPY BIRTHDAY PEGGY!!!



My second project is a framed piece of art. Since mother's day is coming up here in North America (May 9th), I took the duck image and iterpreted the middle duck to be the Mama. "Mãe" means mother in Portuguese and so I made this especially for my mother.



I have blog candy courtesy of Peggy! To be entered to win, please leave me a comment telling me the last wedding you attended and your favourite moment. You see, I am in Seattle attending the wedding of 2 wonderful friends (it was last night...I am a bit bleery eyed! LOL). I have many many favourite memories from last night, including sharing a table with my wonderful friends, some of whom I hadn't seen in a few years. I also loved seeing all our hard work (I helped with paperie stuff) come to fruition and be admired by all.

Edit: Draw will be on Sunday evening!

FYI - Peggy will be choosing one lucky commenter from one of the blogs to win the GRAND PRIZE - all FOUR new PWCO -Rachelle Anne Miller stamps!!! Woah!!! I wonder if I can enter...hmm.... *tee hee*

Edit: will post back shortly to tell you when the grand prize draw will be!

Thank you for stopping by - hope you liked my 2 projects and now on to the next stop - Sheena's blog! And in case you've miss a couple, here's the full list:
Tinla
Jenny
Cris <---you are here! =) Sheena
Stephanie S
Kristy
Danielle
Bella
Nikki
Tanis
Natalie
Stephanie J
Lisa
PaperWorks Co. Blog *ta da!*

::Supplies::
Happy Birthday, Peggy

• Stamp: birthday mouse (incl. sentiment) -Rachelle Anne Miller for PaperWorks Co
• Paper: Garden Variety -Sunday Market (Cosmo Cricket) double-sided! Yay! Silver cardstock from stash.
  
• Ink: Copic Markers (BG000, B97, G94, E47, R89, RV29, V000, W1, Y00, Y38)
  
• Embellishments: ribbon from stash, popdots
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Mother's Day Frame

• Stamps: Ducks - Rachelle Anne Miller for PaperWorks Co
• Paper: Basic Grey's Nook & Pantry collection, Core'dinations' Bananas Foster.
  
• Ink: Copic Markers (BG000, BG72, R81, R89, RV29, T0, W1, Y11, Y38)
  
• Tools: Cuttlebug embossing folder - Textile.
  
• Embellishments: ribbon from stash, Martha Stewart small scalloped circle, picture frame from thrift store
  

Hoppy Easter!

Here's my take on PaperWorksCo's Sunday Sketch #25. I wanted to use the PWCO Jungle Jesters for an Easter card, so I sketched the bunny ears for them! The patterned papers are from my stash; I bought a whole package of those, so they never seem to run out! *lol* The sentiment is computer generated; I used the 'Little Days' font. I printed it on office paper so that I could fld the ends like a ribbon. Thanks for looking!

::Supplies::

• Stamps: Jungle Jesters (PaperWorks Co), Spring Fling (Memory Box)
• Paper: Maddi Multipack (Making Memories), light yellow cardstock from stash
  
• Ink: Vintage Sepia (VersaFine), Copic Markers (R20, R81, RV14, RV29, RV34, T0, V000, Y00, Y38, YR65)
  
• Tools: lace doily punch (Martha Stewart Crafts), tiny scalloped scissors (Fiskars), scalloped oval (Spellbinders)
  
• Embellishments: small paper doily, compter generated sentiment, popdots

with sympathy

This is my card for the Waltzing Mouse challenge on the Stamping Around blog. I was inspired by the quilt tablecloth in this photo:

I cut up a bunch of paper squares (1/2"-ish) from three different paper collections and glued them together. I stamped & then embossed with clear embossing powder, both the tree and the sentiment. The lovely willow tree is from Blessed by You set and the sentiment from Celtic Heritage set, both by Waltzing Mouse Stamps.

::Supplies::

• Stamps: Blessed by You and Celtic Heritage (Waltzing Mouse Stamps)
• Paper: Maddi Multipack, Brooke Multipack (both by Making Memories), Fun in the Sun stack (DCWV)
• Ink: VersaMark, Pink Petunia (VersaMagic), Vintage Sepia (VersaFine). Can you tell I like Tsukineko inks?
• Embellishments: lace trim, clear embossing powder

new blog!

Let's see...what do we have here? A blog for stamping...cooking & baking...maybe some scrapbooking. Following my creative path, and exploring new ones!