Gimme some candy corn!

So... its only a few days till Halloween and with typical Cely-style, I'm behind!  I haven't put on my Halloween Jamberry nail wraps, I haven't carved my pumpkins that have been sitting on my dining table for 2 weeks, I haven't bought any candy for trick-or-treaters, and I definitely haven't posted very many Halloween projects on my blog! Egads! I'm starting today with this candy corny card:

The image is from Tiddlyinks.  Isn't she so stinkin cute? She's a candy corn fairy! I colored her with Copics and added glitter to her wings.  The super cute candy corn paper is from a mini Halloween mat stack by K&Co.  I'm not sure of the name because I used up the whole pack about a month ago and threw away the cover.  I'm actually pretty proud that I used the whole thing! *beams* LOL Added some SU cardstock and sequins from Calypso's Cards on Etsy (love her!)

So this will be the beginning of (hopefully) getting on the Halloween track.  See you in a bit for another Halloween project!

Entering this in the following challenges:

Craft Your Passion: Trick or Treat, Give me something good to eat

Stampin Royalty: Anything Goes

AUD Sentiments: 2 or 3 word sentiment

Cute Card Thursday: Trick or Treat

Little Miss Muffet: Bear or Fairy (If you go down to the woods)

The Robin's Nest GARDEN themed blog hop!

Aloha Robin's Nest fans! Its that time again... its time for a Robin's Nest blog hop! We're using awesome The Robin's Nest products and showing you our Garden themed projects!  

Here's mine:

I used a Tiddlyinks image for my card.  I colored it with Copics and sponged the sky background.  The awesome Robin's Nest projects I used are the Halloween Stripe card stock (the back had the gorgeous garden green color!), the Green Butterfly card stock for the grass, and the Spring Flowers Glitter Cardstock for the butterflies.  I also used some awesome dew drops!

Entering this card in the following challenges:

Clear It Out - Green

Stampin for the Weekend - Spring Colors

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

Milk Coffee - Spring

4 Crafty Chicks - Spring

One Stitch at a Time - Anything Goes

HOW ABOUT SOME PRIZES????

Be sure to hop on over to the Chattering Robin's Blog and check out the design team creations using The Robin's Nest product - and be sure to become a follower of each blog for a chance to win prizes...now who doesn't love prizes??? I know I do!!!

Oh yeah, did I tell you the prize was $15 in product given away on each blog??? Get started at The Robin's Nest!!!

Gate Card Using The Robin's Nest

Aloha Robin's Nest fans!!! Just in case you didn't catch me at The Chattering Robin's blog last week, here is my full video and photo of the project I did!

Regency papers are 20% off in The Robin's Nest store!!! 

Watch the video below as I show you how to put together a quick and easy card using The Robin's Nest (amazing) paper!

We are also sponsored this month by Heartfelt Creations and I'll be using one of their dies!

 Hope you enjoyed my vintage/victorian inspired card! 

Robin's Nest DT Application Card

I recently applied to be on the Robin's Nest design team and one of the requirements is to post a project today! Here is my card:

I used some Robin's Nest paper (the one with the fluer de lis).  The other paper is from my scrap pile.  Also from Robin's Nest is the clock rub on (Time Flies) and the floral frame rub on (The Girls).  I also used the stamps in my Stampin Up Paper Pumpkin from April and Stampin Up ribbon.  The image is from Tiddlyinks and I colored her with Copics.

You can check out The Robin's Nest here: http://robinsnest-scrap.com/

Also entering this in the following challenges:

Clear it Out - Anything Goes with 2 patterned papers

One Stitch In Time - Use a digi

DL.Art - May Linky Party

It's my bestie's birthday!

It's my bestie's birthday!  We've known each other for about 10 years now and she's like a sister to me. :)

Me and the bestie.  With a Hello Kitty cupcake, of course! (People say we look alike! Whattdya think?)

I'm with her this whole week and I made a card to go with her present.  Here it is:

I don't usually do these types of cards because they are very impractical for mailing.  But I'm hand delivering this to her, so I figured why not!

The digi is Fairy Fae from Tiddlyinks.  Inked with Copics.  Paper flowers, paper butterflies (SU punch), DCWV paper, ribbon from my stash, rhinestones, sentiment, glitter, pearls, and framelit die all by Stampin Up.

Glossed up her dress and glittered her wings and stars.  Also added lots of dots.  You know, to cover up my coloring mistakes!

This was pretty fun to make, especially since I made the fairy to look like her (black hair and lots of PINK!).  Hope she digs it.  :)

'Till next time!  Happy Birthday, BFF!

Going Fishin' at Ginger Snap Scraps!

Aloha guys! Still on vacation! I get back really soon, though (like today!).

Anywho, today we're Going Fishin' at Ginger Snap Scraps!

I've linked the supplies I've used to the Ginger Snap Scraps store.  Here's my project:

Digi by Tiddlyinks, inked with Copics.  Paper by Echo Park (Sweet Day pad).  Stamp, rhinestones, ribbon, and teal ink are all SU.

I also used some silver Liquid Pearls for her jewelry.  First time using it and I totally love it! LOVE that you can make them so tiny. I also added some texture to her fin with Copic Blender Pen.

'Till next time!

Happy Birthday DIANA Blog Hop!!!

Welcome to the Happy Birthday Diana Blog hop!!!

Diana of DL.Art is having a birthday today!  What better way to celebrate than with a crafty hop!?  Every stop along the way has a birthday project for Diana.  Diana is such an inspiration to all of us and she has supported my blog since the beginning of it's time.  She's a great friend and a very talented woman! Happy Birthday, my friend!

There are some gifts to be won along the way!  (After all, this is a birthday party!)

To be eligible to win any of the prizes on Diana's page, you will need to do these 3 things: 

visit and comment on each persons blog and become a follower

after you have visited everyone's blog please go back and link up a birthday project at Diana's Blog with Mr. Linky!


Here is my project for Diana:

Diana's favorite color is green so I included a lot of green in this one.  Digi and sentiment is by Tiddlyinks, inked up with Copics.  Background paper is by The Paper Studio (Peekaboo Souffle).  Not sure what kind of cardstock the green is... remarkably it's not SU!!!  Rhinestones and ribbon are SU.

So how about a little blog candy? :) I'm giving away 10 yards of Stampin Up taffeta ribbon 10 colors, 1 yard each! (Also what I got for Diana!)

All you have to do is 1) Be or become a follower of my blog.  2) Leave a comment on this post with a good way to contact you (especially important if you do not have a blog!) That's it!

I will post the winner (via Random Generator) when I get back from vacation on August 23rd.  So you have until then to enter!

Next head on over to Katie's page!

Here's the line up, in case you get lost:

Norma http://pinkblingcrafter.blogspot.com/

Carri  http://doubleclickconnections.blogspot.com/

Lisa   http://indymermaid.blogspot.com/

Amy  http://amyscraftingspace.blogspot.com/

Sherri http://sherriescraps.blogspot.com/

Amy - http://redheadedcrafter.blogspot.com/

Georgiana http://www.carsonscricutcreations.blogspot.com/

Karen  http://littlescrappieces.blogspot.com/

Jessica http://chick-n-scrap.blogspot.com/

Cely http://hawaiipaperparty.blogspot.com/ <<< You are HERE!>>>

Katie http://katieoscreations.blogspot.com/

Jessica http://jessicascraftshaque.blogspot.com/

Diana http://dianamlarson.blogspot.com/

Welcome to the Think in Pink Blog Hop!

Hey guys! Today is National Pink day, so we are celebrating with all things PINK!!!!

You should have arrived from Pam's blog. If you are here because you're visiting me (aw, you're so sweet!), head on over to Jessi’s to start the hop.

Jessi has some awesome candy over at her blog but remember to follow everyone’s blog and comment to be entered in the giveaway!

I'm also giving away my own blog candy! Read on to see what it is!

Here is my PINK project:

Inked up with Copics. Cut out with my SU framelits die. SU stamp, ink, taffeta ribbon, card stock, and background paper. Glossy Accents on her boots and SU dazzling diamonds on her wings.

She is an image from Tiddlyinks! Love her. :)

Stamped this 3 times in 3 different inks. Then used dimensionals to pop up all the layers. Super 3D!

How about some BLOG CANDY???

I'm giving away everything you need to make all the projects that I had for my June Card Class!!! So that's 5 project kits. I'm also including 2 full sheets of instructions with color photos. :D All you need to do is: 1) Be a follower of my blog 2) Leave a comment with a way to contact you (very important if you do not have a blog). That's it!!! I will pick the winner first thing on Monday via random generator.

Hope you're having fun! Please continue along the hop by heading over to Melissa’s blog.

Here's the line up, in case you get lost:

Jessi- http://mylifeinartscrafts.blogspot.com/

Dena - http://missdjones.blogspot.com/

Paula - http://preciouspagesbypaula.blogspot.com/

Cathie-http://cathiescafe-scraphappy.blogspot.com/

Pam - http://lovebugcreations3.blogspot.com/

Cely - http://hawaiipaperparty.blogspot.com/

Melissa- http://pinkpolkadotscrapping.blogspot.com

Esther - http://forthejoyofcreating.blogspot.com/

LissaMarie http://somanycrafts.com

Doris -  http://mybugandmecreate.blogspot.com

Angela-http://creativecraftin.blogspot.com

Madge- http://www.thescrappinlounge.com

Stacey- http://www.toxicsass.blogspot.com

Ashley - http://theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com

Sylvia- www.bellascrapbookdesigns.blogspot.com

Melissa- http://melllisssa.blogspot.com/

Cicily http://pinkdalmationscrapper.blogspot.com/

Wryn Anniversary Card

Aloha blogger friends!  I had some time to make my parents a really nice Anniversary card.  :)  They'll be married 28 years on Wednesday.  I bought some Wryn images from Tiddlyinks about a month ago and never got a chance to use them.  So I picked one out and went to work!

Wryn is colored with Copics.  Cardstock is SU.  Background paper is DCWV.  Flowers are some cheapy ones from the dollar store. 

Love Wryn!  She's so adorable!  I wanted to make it Spring-y so I chose pastel blues and yellows. :)

I also got them a movie theater gift card so they can go out to watch a movie and have popcorn.  :) 

Entering this in the following challenges:

Krafty Girls - Get growing (flowers)

My Mum's Craft Shop - Mom

Scrapalicious - Cut above (use a special cut)

Little Scrap Pieces - Make it Happy

Sparkles Forum - Mother/Spring

'Till next time!

Our Favorite Things Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Our Favorite Things Blog Candy Extravaganza! You should have just come from Paula's blog. If you stumbled upon the hop while visiting my blog (awww, you're so sweet!) please start at Dena's blog. Many of you are familiar with Oprah Winfrey's famous "Favorite Things" show where audience members walk away with an array of fabulous gifts.  It was always so fun to see how excited the audience members got with each giveaway.  Well, if you've always wished you could sit in the audience of one of those show tapings, we have the next best thing for you!

Each participant in this hop is going to share a favorite of hers.  It could be a craft-related item or a non-craft related item.  In addition to that, each and every blogger is giving away blog candy!  This means you have a chance to win at every stop!

Each blogger has her own rules for winning her blog candy, so please be sure to read the rules on each blog for a chance to win.

Without further ado, here is the project I created for this hop VIA VIDEO!!! :

To win my blog candy, you must be a follower of my blog and leave me a comment below with a way to contact you. :) That's it!

Thank you so much for stopping by! Please be sure to hop on over to Jamie's blog to see what she has to share with you and for more blog candy fun! Happy hopping and good luck to you!

Below is the entire blog hop lineup in case you lose your way:

Dena - http://missdjones.blogspot.com/

Lisa L.- http://craftylam.blogspot.com

Ashley - http://theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com

Jennifer - http://craftycardgallery.blogspot.com

Paula D. http://scrapyourworld1.blogspot.com

Cely - http://hawaiipaperparty.blogspot.com <<<<you are here>>>>

Jamie - http://scrapqueen141.blogspot.com/

Ellen - http://cardmonkey-business.blogspot.com/

Shannon -http://my-o-scrappin.blogspot.com

Liz -http://decadeofscrap.blogspot.com

Wendy -http://gilbyscraftster.blogspot.com

Robin - http://scrapandchat.blogspot.com

Ashley W.--http://proudusmcwife415.blogspot.com

Shirl's happy/cheerful January card swap

I'm loving these swaps that Shirl of Creations by Shirl is having once a month.  She started in December with a red/white/green theme.  Click here for the card that I sent out to my partner in December (unfortunately, due to postal service issues, hers never made it to me :( but that's okay,  I received it in spirit!).  I had tons of fun with this one!

This is a Tiddlyinks image.  I really need to work on coloring hair and how the light hits it.  Totally love this image... wish I had a clawfoot tub so I could take a nice relaxing soak!  I thought it would be perfect to give to someone with a spa certificate inside. :)

And just as soon as I sent mine out, I received my swap card from Shirl herself!  :)  The image she used is from La La Land Crafts.  She's so adorable (and hair perfectly colored!)

There was also a bunch of goodies inside my package!  WOWIE, did Shirl spoil me!  Thanks so much girlie!

Can't wait for the next swap!

Monochrome purple

Only been having enough time for either scheduled posts or quickie posts.  I started my new job and I need to get a normal routine going.  Please forgive me if it takes awhile to comment back!  I'll also be back tomorrow with the winner of my giveaway.  Please click HERE if you haven't entered yet.

Here's a card that surprisingly I had time to play with and make during last weekend.  Haven't had a chance to post until now.  Didn't make it for any design team or hop or anything like that... I made it just for sheer leisure. :)

The digi is from Tiddlyinks.  Used my Copics to color her.  Distressed and color spritzed the whole card too.

Entering this in the following challenges:

Craft Your Passion - Mythical Creatures

Tiddlyinks - Celebration

Birthday Sundays - Birthday

Outlawz - Monochrome/Vintage

Getting Cricky - Celebration

Diana's Thursday Challenge - Majority favorite color (my absolutely fave color is pink, but purple comes in a close second. :) For some reason, last weekend I was REALLY feelin' purple, so that was my fave color of the day! :))

'Till next time.  This tired gal need some sleep!

Elephant Birthday Card

Today was an extremely random day.  Have you ever had one of those days where a bunch of little random things just happen?  A couple of years ago, I would've gotten angry at some of of the things that happened today.  Today, I just brushed them off and laughed.  Little things are not worth getting worked up about (I wish someone would've drilled this into my head starting when I was a teen!).  Plus, random is always interesting and funny!

Since my nephew got his birthday card in the mail today, it is safe to post what I sent him! He turned 3 last week.

The image is free with purchase at Tiddlyinks.  Isn't he so adorable? I used Copics to ink him up, glossy accents on the balloons, Stampin Up CS, stamp, ink, and pom pom trim.  The paper is a loose sheet that broke off from an old stack.

I've had a lot of followers and comments from Diana's blog hop and I'm slowly (but surely!) going to comment on each of your blogs. :) I appreciate all the best wishes and all the comments that you guys left for me! 

Peace, love, and Sabotage!

Diana's 1 year blogaversary hop!

Welcome to DIANA's (of DL.ART)  1st blogaversary blog hop!  There are 12 stops in this hop, which means 12 awesome projects and lots of BLOG CANDY!  Along the way, you will find four people with a word; these words will give you the clues for the ingredients you will need to complete your project.  Each designer will have a project that will inspire you and also have some clues as to what the ingredients are. 

Diana will also have a link up on her blog!  You will have until 11:59 on Jan 6, 2012  to link your project. Once you have linked your project, you will have a chance to win the grand prize giveaway: a Sweet Tooth Boxes Cricut cartridge!  In order to win the cartridge, you need to leave a message on all posts along the way AND link up to Mr. Blue frogger on her site.  So hop, hop, hop and don't forget to check back in with Diana!


For our projects we had to use 3 colors of Diana's choosing (hmm... I wonder what they are?), and a specific number.  We also had to use a Cricut cut somewhere.  Here's my card that I sent through the mail for my awesome friend, Diana:

The digi is a Tiddlyinks image. :)  I used Tinkerbell and Friends for the butterfly and Sugar and Spice for the background tag for the digi.

Here's the inside!  Love this stamp set by Stampin' Up called Perfect Words!

How about some BLOG CANDY?  

My blog candy will get you prepared for Valentine's day!  It includes a Simply Sent card kit (makes 8 cards, just add a stamp!), some Valentine rub ons, 6 Robot girl sweet treat boxes, and 24 heart and butterfly punch outs.

To win, you must be or become a follower of my blog and leave a comment with a way to contact you.  That's it!

You'll have until January 6 to enter.  The winner will be chosen via random number generator.

Now that you've read through my post, became a follower, and left a comment, start HOPPING with these talented ladies!

http://dianamlarson.blogspot.com/

http://courtscrafts.blogspot.com/

http://amyscraftingspace.blogspot.com/

 http://hawaiipaperparty.blogspot.com/ <<<You are here!

http://littlescrappieces.blogspot.com/

http://www.scpapercrafts.com/

http://flowerdiscosscraphut.blogspot.com/

http://girliascards.blogspot.com/

http://doubleclickconnections.blogspot.com/

http://chick-n-scrap.blogspot.com/

http://creativediva98.blogspot.com/

http://www.believedreamcreatewithmaria.com/

http://dianamlarson.blogspot.com/ <<< Don't forget to stop back here after you've got your clues and link up to Mr. Blue frogger!