An award and a tag!

I am playing catch up!
Before I get started, I want to thank everyone who has sent me tags and awards. I will post them all here... just need to get caught up first.

The most recent one is from Carolina. She is just a wonderful and creative person... if you haven't visited her blog yet, please do so. She's amazing!

The award is the Arte y Pico (Art & More) award. It's given to bloggers who share their art and creativity making their contribution to the blogging world.


Carolina, I am so honored that you passed this on to me and that you think of me as an artist. You are ever deserving of this award, so consider yourself tagged back!

Here are the rules:

1. You pick five blogs that you consider deserve this award for their creativity, design, interesting material, and also contribute to the blogging community, no matter what language.

2. Each award has to have the name of the author and also a link to his or her blog to be visited by everyone.

3. Each award winner has to show the award and put the name and the link to the blog that has given her or him the award itself.

4. Award-winner and the one who has given the prize have to show the link of Arte y Pico blog, so everyone will know the origin of this award.

Here are the 5 blogs I thought of for this beautiful award:


Amy - Familia Bencomo because of her delicious and inspiring creativity with food and beautiful photography.

Amy - Tsuruta Designs because of the beautiful simplicity and the fantastic colors that she uses in her card designs. I love the sewing that she does on her cards too!

Erica - Doodling Art because of her fantastic paintings. I love her art!

Jeri - An Artful Gathering because of everything she does with her art. Whether it is a button fairy or a gothic arch or a mixed media challenge, Jeri's art is captivating.

Veronica - Ramblings and Art by Veronica because of her amazing talent to think outside the creative box and try new things without missing a beat. She has heart and she wears it on her sleeve.


The tag came almost a month ago from Katie. Her blog is fairly new but I love popping in to see what she has been up to. Her latest is this elegant card called "Tranquil Japanese". I also love that she talks to her cats! lol! She's also expecting another baby on their anniversary in November! Congratulations, Katie!

I have to work on the random things about me!

Scrappy Themed Thursday AND Monday's Fun Day Winner!

How about "Scrappy Themed Thursday"? Too silly?
I still want to get some scrapbooking done.
Come on, ladies! Help me out here! lol!

Here's the theme for this Thursday.

Family

Ever need to feel like you need to re-group or re-connect?
I think that's why I have this sudden urge to have to scrapbook my family.

I'll go work on it later this afternoon after we have had the playdate with Ken's sweet friend, Kimo, and I have dropped my boys off at my in-laws.

For now, here's a favorite family layout I hand stamped last year.
It was for a challenge where you had to make your own background paper.




Now go scrapbook your family and link back to here.
I will use a number generator to pick a number and send off a small scrapbooking treat to someone who posts with their layout linked back to their blog, onsite gallery, or online photo site.

Happy Scrappin'!



Now for Monday's Fun Day Winner...


Drum roll please...


CHERYL #33!
Engineered Expressions

Here's a funny story for everyone.
My Hostess of the month for March was also a "Cheryl". Her name was drawn by the previous hostess (February). One of the ladies in the club wanted to know how the hostess was picked, so I showed her how we had just picked Cheryl's name (the piece of paper) and I folded it back up and tossed it back into the bowl without thinking about it. I mixed the folded pieces of paper up (7 in there) and had her choose one. Amazingly enough, she picked Cheryl's name. So apparently, Cheryl was meant to be our Hostess of the month.

So for Monday's Fun Day winner, I went to a random number picker online and it picked #33. The boys were running around and I had to settle them down so I asked my 5 year old what number he would choose between 1 and 33, thinking he would say "5" since that is his "FAVORITE" number (lol). He put a lot of thought into it and said "33". So, Cheryl, you are meant to be our first Monday's Fun Day winner! Speaking of scrapbooking, what a fantastic scrappy blog!

Send me your mailing address to whoopsie.daisy@sbcglobal.net and I will get your stamp set and some additional goodies out to you in tomorrow's mail.

Congratulations!
Jane

Color Challenge Wednesday

Have you ever tried not using any neutrals? How about sticking to one shade of color? I gave it a try... see what you think.



I made a mask with a post-it for my butterfly:






Hard to see, but I stamped the first butterfly in Pink Passion and the second butterly in Pixie Pink.




For added dimension, use VersaMark to bring out the natural color of your base card stock.


If you like some added embellishment, you can create your own butterfly:


Add a ribbon, glitter on the wings, and stamp some words:


A rather challenging day for me and the boys.
I'm off to bed now.
Happy Stampin'!
Jane

Try This, Tuesday - Technique Challenge! Make your own Scratch-n-Sniff!

* Thank you to Holly, for featuring my tutorial on TLC255! *
Let me know if you have any questions! - whoopsie.daisy{at}sbcglobal.net

If you have been following my past several posts, you have seen me play around with the Tart & Tangy stamp set and the Waterfall cards. I thought it would be fun to teach my Hostess Club ladies next weekend how to make their own Scratch-n-Sniff and use this fun stamp set. Well, y'all get to try it today for "Try This, Tuesday - Technique Challenge". Please post here with a link to your blog, gallery, online photosite, if you do participate in the challenge.


Inks: Only Orange, Pumpkin Pie (rock and roll technique)
Stamp: Tart & Tangy
Punch: 1-1/4" circle punch



Punched image, VersaMark pen, Glassy Glaze Enamel, Sugar-Free Jell-O, small container to hold mix, spoon, tweezer, heating tool.


Mix 1-1/2 parts Glassy Glaze Enamel and 1 part Sugar-Free Jell-O.
It must be Sugar-FREE! Otherwise, the sugar will burn when you use the heat gun. Having more Glassy Glaze Enamel will be better than not having enough.

Use the VersaMark pen to color in where you want the powder to stick:


Carefully cover image with powder mixture.


Allow the heat gun to warm up a bit (run it for a few seconds). It helps speed up the process. Hold your image a few inches away from the heat gun and allow the powder to start melting. I like to heat from behind (or underneath) the image. I find that heating from in front or above the image tends to blow the powder off the image before it has a chance to melt. Take it slow or the powder or card stock can burn.




The end result will be a scratchy sandpaper-like surface. If you prefer a shinier surface, then add more Glassy Glaze Enamel to your mixture. Just play around with it until you get the results you like. You will need to scratch it in order to release the scent.


Now give it a try!
Use other scents and let me know how it goes!
I would love to create a list of different scents used and link to your sites.

Cheers!
Jane

Monday's Fun Day!

I posted a poll a month ago and it looks like "Try This, Tuesday" and "Color Challenge Wednesday" were the most popular, followed by "Manic Monday" and "3-D Friday". Last, but not least, is "Scrapbook Thursday". Personally, I think it was the name. lol!

I have decided to kick things off on the last day of March. Instead of "Manic Monday", I am calling my blog giveaway day "Monday's Fun Day".

So here we go!

The first Whoopsie Daisy blog candy is:



What you have to do is take a look at how many comments have been posted so far because you will (theoretically) be the next number. Be sure to type that number in first before typing in anything else in the comment box so that you don't forget! Then post what your favorite technique is or one that you just learned this past weekend that you would like to share. I love to rock-n-roll!

I will use a number generator or a number picker (one of my boys) and post a winner on Thursday morning along with a new name to replace "Scrapbook Thursday".

What?! Just one stamp set as a giveaway? I wouldn't do that to you. lol! My blog candy has a special twist. You get little extra treats with the stamp set. You just have to wait and see what else you get! lol!

Have a fun day!
Jane

Belated Bella Birthday Wishes!

Carolina's birthday was last weekend. It took us girls awhile to get together, but we managed to find a day to surprise her with a cake and a few presents.

Here's the cake.




Long story short, the person taking the order at the bakery stapled my carefully colored image to the receipt (gasp!). I ended up having to carefully trim around the staple marks, thus resulting in odd shaped borders all around the image on the cake. I know. It looks like I just cut and pasted the image directly onto the cake! lol! But the image was scanned onto edible paper. Ah well. The cake was yummy. :) It was one of Aki Bakery's Guava Delight cakes.

Happy belated birthday, Carolina.
Here's to many more, my dear friend.

love and hugs,
Jane

Then there was the PUNCHY Waterfall Card...

My dear friend, Stephanie, challenged me to come up with a Waterfall Card, using the Stampin' Up! 1-1/4" Square Punch and the 1-3/8" Square Punch. Well, Steph, here it is!


Blue card stock: 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" scored at 4-1/4" (folded base: 5-1/2' x 4-1/4")
Barely Banana card stock: 5/8" x 4-1/4" (for the anchor)
Barely Banana card stock: 1-3/8" x 6" - scored at 1-1/4", 1-3/4", 2-1/4", 2-3/4"




Supplies used for this card:

1-1/4" Square Punch, 1-3/8" Square Punch
Card Stock: Wild Wasabi, Pumpkin Pie, Regal Rose, Real Red, Whisper White
Stamp set: Tart & Tangy, One Smart Cookie (not shown)



Ink for apple and cherry: Wild Wasabi, Real Red, Apricot Appeal, Chocolate Chip

I stamped the stem of the cherry in Wild Wasabi and wiped the ink off the fruit and then added the Real Red with my Stampin' Write marker. I colored in the inside of the apple first with my Apricot Appeal Stampin' Write marker and then went around the skin of the apple with my Real Red Stampin' Write marker. Then I carefully stamped the leaf on the Wild Wasabi ink pad and wiped the excess ink off the stem. Finally I colored in the stem with my Chocolate Chip Stampin' Write marker.




Ink used for orange: Only Orange, Pumpkin Pie

I stamped the orange in Only Orange. Then I went around the rind of the orange with my Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Write marker.



Ink used for strawberry: Wild Wasabi, Regal Rose, Rose Red

I stamped the strawberry once in Wild Wasabi and cut out the top and set it aside. Then I stamped it this time in Regal Rose and rocked it in Rose Red for highlights. I glued the top on with my 2-way glue pen.













Here's yesterday's Punny Waterfall Card. A link to my Waterfall Card Tutorial can be found in there.

One of my best friends and awesome downline, Amy, made this very sweet onesie:


Isn't it just darling?
Here's the link to Lauren Meader's fantastic Onesie Tutorial.

Have a wonderful day, everyone!

A Punny Waterfall card

I made this Happy Bird-day waterfall card for a special little girl who I have known since she and Ken were just months old. Her mother, Anna, and I met at a local hospital group for new moms back in 2003 and became good friends. She moved to Reno and we have managed to stay in touch over the years. Although we see each other several times throughout the year, I wish we lived closer, seeing how she has two girls who are just weeks younger than each of my two boys and we all get along so well. Anyways, this one is for Emily M.



Ink used for image: Going Gray, Bordering Blue, Almost Amethyst, Sage Shadow



Ink used for image: Going Gray, Lavender Lace, Gable Green, Pixie Pink



Ink used for image: Going Gray, Barely Banana


Ink used for image: Going Gray, Bashful Blue, Almost Amethyst, Sage Shadow, Chocolate Chip




Waterfall Cards Tutorial

Cardstock: Regal Rose, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White
Ink: Going Gray, Regal Rose, Bordering Blue, Almost Amethyst, Sage Shadow, Lavender Lace, Gable Green, Pixie Pink, Barely Banana, Bashful Blue, Almost Amethyst, Chocolate Chip
Eyelets: Soft Subtles II - Lavender Lace
Brad: Soft Subtles - Pretty in Pink (to hold down the ribbon)
Ribbon: Pretty in Pink 1/4" grosgrain
Jumbo Wheel: Whimsy
Other supplies used: Crop-A-Dile (for eyelets), 1/16" hole punch (for brad, Aqua Painter

I hope you had a wonderful birthday weekend, Emily!

Anna... this is for you!
Through the years, my dear friend...

Ever the inquisitive child!


Baby's got blue eyes like a deep blue sea...


Do you remember just how big Ken was? lol!


Tried to get away again, I see!


Now here's the plan...


Two years old (May 2005)


Three years old (August 2006)


Four a half years old (October 2007) - Some things don't change!


So grown up!


I can not wait to see you in May!

love,
Jane

There was a leprechaun in my home!

I had to go back and retrieve these photos from my camera to share with you a certain leprechaun that I found causing all sorts of trouble in my home on St. Patrick's Day (yes, I do realize it was a week ago). LOL! I have quite a bit of catching up to do.

The Dizzy Funland that took me at least an hour to put together the night before was found in pieces all over the kitchen floor.




The leprechaun got to my craft table!




I finally cornered him in the family room when he was trying to dismantle the Shake and Go tracks.




Here is the leprechaun who will grant me my wish!



This reminded me of a precious Leprechaun poem I used to use in my classroom...
Here's a wee present for you
Full of luck and wishes
Celebrate this St. Patrick's Day
With these Leprechaun Kisses!

My wee little Keiji had lots of little leprechaun kisses for me that day. :)

Thank you for letting me share this with you.

Cheers!
Jane