Birthday Blog Hop for Monica Hunter!

Appyhay irthdaybay otay ouyay.
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Appyhay irthdaybay otay Monica.
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Translated from PIG LATIN to English: LOL!

Happy Birthday To you.

Happy Birthday To you.

Happy Birthday dear Monica.

Happy Birthday to You

Hope you have a wonderful day Lady!! {{wink}} {{wink}}

If you are hopping with us today, my blog is the START!  So please continue from here!  Hope you enjoy this yummie Sundae topped off with a cherry!  Anyone who knows Monica, knows all of her hard work with Hambo stamps, our DT and keeping contact with the Hambo loyal followers makes her "THE CHERRY ON TOP!"!!  Have fun with our hop...you are now off to Beverly Cole's AMAZING blog!

There will be a special birthday prize to a lucky hop commenter!  So please leave your comments and hop away!

You are Here ==> Jenn Cochran

Beverly Cole

Leslie Hanna

Libby Hickson

Dina Kowal

Karin Martin

Isabelle Mung

Paula Riley

Nora Anne Robinson

Judy Rozema

Bonnie Sharp

Marcie Sharp

Lisa Spangler

Stamps: Hambo-Sundae, Hambo-Cherry on Top

Template: The Cutting Cafe

Paper: Cardstock

Extras: Puff Paint, ribbon, rhinestones, COPICS

You're a Lifesaver!

There is another Hoedown at the Hambo Stamps blog.  Have you been???  You will receive a free digi to play in next weeks challenge after entering your project featuring a Hambo stamp this week!  Plus you get a chance at winning this week!  Can't beat that!  I don't know of any other company who gives away a free digi just for playing!  Hope you can join us!

For my Hambo project this week I have gone in a different direction than a card.  I have made this adorable little pillow box.  It has a window!  You can find the template at The Cutting Cafe.  I used the life guard stand stamp with the You're a lifesaver sentiment. 

My picture didn't come out fabulous like usual!  So sorry :0(

I will give all the details of this card when I return from my trip.

Ahoy!

Good Morning!  It is a bright and sunny day here in Florida!  We had a wonderful weekend celebrating my little Bean's birthday!  It was a 4 day party....starting out with Sea World (Bean was in heaven!), then The Magic Kingdom on his birthday, followed by Typhoon Lagoon and then we went bass fishing yesterday.  Bean caught a 5lb bass! 
So, today in honor of our bass fishing trip, I have this adorable card made for the challenge over on the Paper Pretties blog.  I am a guest designer this month and next...what an honor!  This weeks challenge is to use anything but markers to color your image.  I used crayola colored pencils....they are Bean's!  This set is perfect for a welcome baby or a baby shower.  My friend Kim will receive this card....she is having a baby in late August early September. 

Thanks so much for visiting today!  I will add the details for this card when I return from my trip. 

If you LOVE this set, you can purchase it HERE. 

CMC-Color Challenge

Good morning from sunny Florida!  I am posting today while I am on VACATION!!!  Today's over on the Color Me Creative site, we are having a color challenge.  Please use red, aqua and white or cream only.  I have to say working with the Paper Shelter images was a blast.  Paper Shelter has some of the cuties images I have seen.  Please take time to peek HERE.  Off to the pool...hope you enjoy my card (sorry for the pic.  I haven't unpacked my light-box from "the move".

My card details are in Colorado....I will add them to my post when I get back.  :0)

Hang 10

I can almost smell the ocean from here.....and maybe with a little magic fairy dust from "Dude the Surfer Fairy", I will be there! 

This is one of my favorite fairy's from PMS.  I love dude because he has longer hair...like Bean AND he is on a surf board!  The quality of the rubber from Paper Makeup Stamps is fabulous.  It really makes it easy to get a clear stamped image...even with all the detail.  Hope you are able to Hand 10 today!  Thanks for stopping by!

Paper: Creative Imaginations
Stamps: Paper Makeup-Dude the Surfer Fairy
Template: The Cutting Cafe
Extras: Ribbon, Thread, Copics
I created this project using Glue Dots!

What is your favorite technique?

This week at the Color Me Creative ning we are having a really cool challenge! Show us your favorite technique. My favorite technique is airbrushing with my copics. So, for my post today I will do a tutorial on airbrushing a sunset. I have used a digi from our sponsor this week...Tiffany Doodles!

This is 12 steps to Airbrushing a sunset:

COPIC RECIPE

B 32

BG 02, 05

Y 15, 19, 21, 38

Paper:  Theresa Collins

Digi: Tiffany Doodles

Extras: Copics, Prima Flower, ribbon, brad, thread

Swimming By for a Sneak Peek

Good morning!  Hope everyone had a fun filled and safe weekend!  I will "dive" right into my sneak peek for PMS today.  I have this adorable fairy named Jill.  She is Just Swimming by to say hi!  You will be able to purchase her after our July 7th release!  Hope you like her!

Paper:  Karen Foster

Stamp: PMS Jill and Swimming by to say Hi!

Extras: Rhinestones, Ribbon

Magical Monday: Inspiration Picture Challenge

This week at Paper Cupcakes we have an awesome picture for all of our challenge participants to use for inspiration.  In fact the colors in this picture have a wonderful summer feel.  So I picked a cute summer stamp from Paper Cupcakes and used a Sketch from CPS. 
Here is our inspiration photo:

Hope you like my card!

Paper: Various Scraps
Digi: Paper Cupcakes
Extras: Thread, Ribbon, button

This post is also for my blog group TUIC!  This months host is Lynn.  She wants up to have torn paper.  I will be honest I almost forgot to enter this in her challenge....I am adding this note after I have already posted this morning...So sorry Lynn.  Hope it still qualifies!!!
Thanks for the great challenge!!!!

Sand Castle Boy

This week I have this adorable little guy...Sand Castle Boy. He can be found at Hambo Stamps HERE.  I used the flower pot cutting file from The Cutting Cafe and used SCAL to alter it a bit to look like a sand bucket.  Come check out the current HOEDOWN over at the Hambo Challenge blog HERE.  This week we have a fun color challenge Red, Teal, and one of the following: White, Kraft or Ivory.  All you have to have is a Hambo image and you are set!

Sand Castle Boy is colored with copics.  I used a technique I found in the new Copic Coloring Technique Book.  I get the textured look by pouncing my colorless blender over my image.  I have to admit I was a bit scared because I spent a bit of time getting him perfect....but honestly the whole scene turned out amazing with this technique.  Please try it....and for more fun techniques using your copics please visit Color Me Creative Challenges HERE.  We are having our "brunette" challenge through next Friday.  Would love to see your creations

Stamps: Sand Castle Boy & Sentiment (Hambo)
Paper: Germany
Ink: Memento
Extras: Copics, Airbrush, Colorless blender, Ribbon (May Arts) (The Ribbon Boutique), eyelets
I created this project using Glue Dots!

Magical Monday: Easel Card Challenge

Hello blogger friends. This post is about 12hrs late! Busy holiday weekend makes for tough time posting! Over at the Paper Cupcakes blog, we are having a fun Easel Card Challenge. Check it out!

Here is my easel card using a really fun Paper Cupcake image. Hope you like it!

It is one of those "twisted" easels that in my opinion are much easier than a regular easel!

Digi: Paper Cupcakes

Stamp: Paper Makeup Stamps

Paper: Bo Bunny

Ink: Momento

Extras:Brads, nesties, ribbon