Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day! I have a few Valentine's project to share with you today as well as the winners of my Valentine's Day Blog Candy! I am running late as I was up until the wee hours baking heart shaped cookie pops and making Valentine's cards so I'm going to keep it brief for now.

My first card was for my son's father. I've used Heart Balloon Luka from La-La-Land Crafts. He is colored with Copics and Prismacolor Art Markers. For a bit of fun, I paper pieced the balloon. Papers are from the K&Company Love is a Circus pad. Sketch is the current one from The Sweet Stop (SSS145).




My next card was made for my son's day care provider. I've used the same image and papers, but added some more feminine touches with the doily, flowers and rhinestone flourish. The sentiment is from Cat's Life Press and the border punch from Martha Stewart. This layout is courtesy of Stamp with Fun (#148).

My final project was made using my heart Nesties, the same paper as the other creations, and a pre-colored Valentine dragon image from Dustin Pike. Isn't he cute? These are going to the other kids at my son's day care along with some goodies for their party!



Now on to my candy winner! Congratulations to:

#6-Theresa
Winner of the Saturated Canary gift certificate

and

#26-Annie Rose
Winner of the SMASH Book "Mystery Package"

Congrats again, ladies! Please contact me at charmed_stamping(at)charter(dot)net to claim your goodies! Thanks to everyone one who entered and welcome to all my new followers!

I hope everyone has a wonderful day planned with their loved ones! My small man and I will be spending the evening with my parents and brothers. My youngest brother just announced his engagement on Sunday so there will be a lot to celebrate this Valentine's Day! Thanks for stopping by today and Happy Valentine's Day!

Challenges entered:
- La-La-Land Crafts Customer Gallery: February

{hugs}
Regan

Valentine's Day Blog Candy

BLOG CANDY!!!
Please scroll down for regular posts....
This post will stay at the top until February 13th!!!

Love is in the air, and I'm feelin' it! For my blog followers, that is! So I've decided to have a blog candy in honor of Valentine's Day! Though flowers and chocolates are nice, what we crafters really want is goodies we can create with! With that in mind I've decided to give away TWO fabulous prizes! What are they, you ask? Well, let me tell you:

* One lucky winner will receive a $40 gift certificate to Saturated Canary (international entries welcome)! Krista has THE cutest digi stamps so I know you'll all be excited about this!


* Another will win a Smash* Book "mystery package" with a (guess-timated) suggested retail value of $40 (continental US entries only)!



What do you have to do to be eligible? Let me tell you! Here are the rules:

1) Be a follower of my blog! Already a follower? Well, that first step was easy then, wasn't it? Not a follower? What are you waiting for? Click that FOLLOW button and become one!

2) Share this candy on your own blog by placing one of the photos in this post in your sidebar and linking it to this post on my blog. A blog post of your own is certainly appreciated, but optional.

3) Leave me some love with a comment!

4) Enter your name and e-mail using the InLinks tool below.

The candy will be open until 6pm EST on February 13th. Winners will be chosen by random generator on February 14th and announced on my blog!

Thanks for being so wonderful, fabulous, sweet, and amazing! I love this crafting community of ours, and I want you to know how much I appreciate all of you! Spread the word and lots of luck!

{hugs}
Regan

Sassy Studio Designs FAN-tastic Valentine Blog Hop

Welcome to the Sassy Studio Designs FAN-tastic Valentine's blog hop! (Please don't let Jon distract you... We'll get to him in a minute!)

That's right; they're finally here! The long awaited fan suggested images have been brought to life by the lovely and talented Lindsay! And they are cuter, sexier, and more fabulous than we even imagined! If you arrived here from Kate's blog you're on the right track. If not, you'll want to go back to the SSD blog and start from the beginning so you don't miss a thing!

I was lucky enough to have one of my very own suggestions make it to Lindsay's drawing board! And you'll see Wonder Regan just as soon as she lands that invisible plane of hers! (Okay, I admit it; I went too far with the procrastination this time and she isn't ready yet! But she will be eventually and maybe you'll stop back.)

WONDER REGAN

Well, after a four hour "nap" I was able to get back up and finish my card. I have been so exicted to use these papers from the DCWV All ABout Boys stack! The sentiment is from a Michaels Recolllections acrylic stamp set called "Comic Talk". Perfect, right? This super lady is colored with Copics and Prismacolor Art Markers, fussy cut, and popped up on foam squares. Flowers and bling flourish are from my stash. The star was cut using my Nesties die and the border is a punch from Martha Stewart. I've used the current sketch over at Cards & Things (#107) as my layout.

Markers used: Copics (E11, E21, E00, R20, W4, W6, W8, W10, Y35, B02, B04, B06, R27, R29) and Prismacolor Art Markers (149, 209).

Since it's almost Valentine's Day, Rebecca (our amazing new release and blog hop coordinator) thought it would be fun for the design team to each share their celebrity Valentine with you. I asked if I had to pick just one (don't want the boys getting jealous and fighting now, do we?! lol). She said I was only allowed one celeb Valentine. (Can you imagine!?) So anyway, I have to go with my boy, Jon Bon Jovi! I have loved him, his music, and his hair since I was 12 years old, and so he has to be the one! Not only is he a talented and enduring musician, he seems like he's a genuinely nice guy! Plus he is one heck of a stage performer! I have seen him in concert MANY times and even got to meet him once. I have a picture somewhere.... It's a group photo of everyone at the meet and greet that night, but guess who is standing right in front of JBJ? Yup. That would be me! So Jon is my celebrity Valentine - I {heart} him! *giggles like a school girl* However, I would like to give shout outs to actors David Boreanaz (Buffy, Angel, Bones) and Nathan Fillion (Firefly, Castle) as well! Hey, a girl can dream, can't she?!?

Edit: I found my photo of me with Bon Jovi!
I'm the one in front of Jon on the right side of the photo.
This was taken February 19, 1993!

Now, if you can tear yourself away from Jon, you'll want to continue on the hop! Your goal is to make it back to the SSD blog where you will leave us a comment telling us who your celebrity Valentine is and why! One random winner from these comments will win 3 images from the new FAN-tastic release! While you're there you can also let us know if you'd be interested in applying for our guest design team spot for March. Simply add your name to the linky tool at the bottom of the post on the SSD blog and you'll be in the running! And don't forget to leave the design team members some love as you go too (it is a Valentine's hop after all!) because 2 random winners from all these comments will be selected to win 1 image! How FAN-tastic is that? Here is the complete hop order in case you get lost. Rebecca will be your next stop from here!

SSD

Sara

Christine

Kathy

Kim

Julie

Fabiola

Karen

Kate
Regan (That's me!)

Rebecca

Robin (Guest)

SSD

Thanks for stopping by! The SSD design team will be chatting on the party blog this evening at 7pm PST (10pm EST), and we hope you will join us! For now, happy hopping and enjoy all the eye candy along the way!

{hugs}
Regan

Tickled Pink Stamps Challenges #55 - Color Challenge: Blue, Orange, Yellow, and Beige

What a week it has been! Zero motivation to craft, issues, and stress have caused me to waste away the week sitting on the computer. And even here I haven't been able to seem to get anything done! My biggest accomplishment of the week was acquiring 5 new Disney movies, 2 of which are currently "in the vault". It's lots of fun reliving these through my son's eyes, though, and I have to admit I'm enjoying myself (maybe more than he is! lol)!

I did manage to get one card made earlier this week for today's new Tickled Pink Stamps Challenge. If you haven't heard, this is one of the last TPSC ever as Kellie has decided to shut down the challenge blog. It is a sad day and a tough decision for her, but the entire team supports her and will be here until the end of February. Today's theme is a color combination and boy, did I groan loudly when I saw it: blue, orange, yellow, and beige? Whaaa? For whatever reason it screams "1970s" to me, but I actually discovered that I own an adorable paper pad from My Mind's Eye called Fine and Dandy with just the colors I needed! Who knew? So I printed off Lil Birthday Pinkette Faith and got to work.

Ms Faith is colored mostly in Copics with a few Prismacolor Art Markers thrown in. She is fussy cut and mounted with foam squares on top of layers and layers of fun! That sketch is from The Sketchy Challenge (#16), and as soon as I saw it I knew it was a must try! They are also holding a DT call so I thought it might be a good time to try for something new. When one door closes, another one opens, right? Well, I can hope so anyway! Along with the MME designer paper, I've used kraft as my beige as well as Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie, and Apricot Appeal card stock from Stampin' Up. A doily, a Tim Holtz adage ticket, some flowers and a few pearl flourishes complete the card. I have to say that I am quite pleased with how she turned out! Not bad for a color combo popular the decade I was born!

And speaking of birthdays.... This pretty miss went straight into the mail to my crafty friend and design team teammate, Kathy Curry! Kathy's delightful work can be seen on her blog, Will Stamp For Wine. Happy Birthday, Kathy, and I hope the card hits your mailbox before this post hits your news feed!

Markers used: Copics (E11, E21, E00, E23, E25, E27, R20, Y35, Y38, YR04, YR07) and Prismacolor Art Markers (143, 198).

I'd also like to enter this creation in the following challenges:
- Celebrate the Occasion: #49 - Anything Goes Birthday
- My Time to Craft: #172 - A is for Adorable
- Birthday Sundaes: #42 - Birthday Card with Sentiment
- The Lily Pad: Patterned Paper

Thanks for the visit and stop back this weekend for the much anticipated Sassy Studio Designs FAN-tastic February release!

{hugs}
Regan

The Corrosive Challenge #142 - Love Bites

Wow, is it Sunday already? And is it February already? Yes, on both counts! February brings with it a holiday, or two. The groundhog saw his shadow. Six more weeks of winter. Oh joy. And the Super Bowl is on today. Is that considered a holiday? Yup, I bet to some it is. Not that I care much for football, even if the local team is playing in the big game. I have a toddler so will most likely be immersed in a Disney movie at kick off time. And that suits me just fine. Then there is that other holiday. No, not Presidents' Day! lol That dreaded Hallmark hearts and flower day! There is nothing worse than being single on Valentine's Day! Or worse, being with the wrong someone! A better scenario is spending it with Edward Cullen, but I fear he may have plans already. Where am I going with this lament, you ask? Why, to tell you about the new Corrosive Challenge - "Love Bites", of course! We were feeling a little kooky over there this fortnight and decided that we needed to acknowledge the other side of love, too! Unrequited love? Love lost? Love/hate? Tall, dark, and um, gruesome? It's all good for this challenge!

Our sponsor this month is the fabulous Tiddly Inks, and they have offered up a $10 gift voucher to their store for our February winner! Owner/artist Christy was kind enough to supply the design team members each with an image of their choice. I already had a few images. Then got my freebie plus some. And still I went back a couple of nights ago for more! lol For my creation I chose to use one I picked up the other day... She's called "Heartbroken Happy". She says so many things to me... She's dumped him, and she says "Bite me"! He's dumped her, and she says "Bite me"! Either way, love certainly does bite. And after a fight with my son's father yesterday, this was exactly what I needed. And cheaper than therapy too! (Although the retail therapy session in the afternoon was NOT! lol)

She is colored with Copics and Prismacolor Art Markers, fussy cut, and popped up on foam squares. The paper is from the K&Company Love is a Circus pad. All embellishments are from my stash, and I used two neglected crafting tools on this card - my corner rounder and my paper piercer. The sketch is courtesy of Card Patterns (#151).

Be sure to head over to The Corrosive Challenge blog to see the awesome ideas the rest of the DT ladies had! Their projects are all amazing! And I know this one may be a challenge for some of you, but isn't that what we're here for? We hope you'll play along and can't wait to see your interpretations!

Markers used: Copics (E11, E21, E00, R20, R37, W4, W6, W8, W10, E23, E25, E27) and Prismacolor Art Markers (143, 169, 198).

I'd also like to enter this card in the following challenges:
- Drunken Stampers: #82 - Something New (my image)
- Frosted Designs: Fabulous Friday Challenge - Ribbon or Twine
- Shelly's Images: All Tied Up (use ribbon or twine)
- Inky Impressions: #44 - Pearls and/or Bling
- Paper Pretties: #191 - Ribbon or Twine

Thanks for the visit and have a fabulous day!

{hugs}
Regan

Sassy Studio Designs Sponsorship: Just Inspirational

Good morning! I hope today finds you well.... Me, I'm a bit groggy this A.M. after another late night of crafting. But before I get moving, get caffeinated, and head to work I'm here to tell you about a Sassy Studio Designs' sponsorship. We are sponsoring Just Inspirational this week! The theme for week 14 is Steampunk, and Lindsay has loads of Sassy steampunk gals in the store that are perfect for this challenge! (And if you joined us for our PCP 5ooth member relay a while back, and played until the end, you got all of them for free!)

I've used one of the frames - this is Amelia. I've colored her with Copics and Prismacolor Art Markers, adding a little whimsy by giving her blue hair, and made her the focal point of this week's sketch from Mojo Monday (226). The papers are from a mat stack by DCWV called Tattered Time. Tim Holtz embellishments are perfect for the steampunk look, and I've added a few gears and a word stick. The flowers are from my stash. I finished up with a die cut corner and flanked the card with punched borders from my Martha Stewart Iron Gate punch.

Head over to Just Inspirational to see what their design team has done with our steampunk images and to play along. There you'll find an inspirational photo and an optional sketch. You could win a fabulous Sassy Studios Designs for playing along.

Markers used: Copics (E11, E21, E00, R02, R20, E31, E33, E34, E25, E27, YG95, W6, W8, W10) and Prismacolor Art Markers (143, 198, 202).

I'd also like to enter this card in the following challenges:
- Crafty Sentiments: Punches and/or Dies
- Make It Monday: # 74 - Always Anything Goes
- My Crafty Spot: Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you all have a wonderful day!

{hugs}
Regan

Tickled Pink Stamps Sponsors Divas by Design

If procrastination is an art form then I am a masterpiece! I always seem to wait until the last minute to get things done! And today's creation was no exception! (Although, as I type this there are still two hours until the challenge goes live so I suppose it could be worse! lol) I tell myself I work better under pressure, but right now all I'm thinking about is my bed... So briefly, I am here to tell you about Tickled Pink Stamps' sponsorship of Divas by Design. The theme is one we all love: "Anything Goes"!

I chose the digi version of Lil Perfect Match Lolita Pirate Lylah for my project. She is colored with Copics and Prismacolor Art Markers. Papers are from the Union Square pad from Michaels Recollections line. I'm really loving these right now! I used a sentiment from Gina K. Well, half a sentiment. It was a birthday greeting but I only inked up the "treasured friend" part. I can now use if for Valentine's Day or just because! I stamped a small treasure map around the edges of my image panel and then distressed it with scissors and ink. The bling swirls, lace, and flowers are from my stash. That super cool pirate doubloon was a RAK from my crafty friend MishB. Sketch is courtesy of Try Stampin' on Tuesday (#51).

Here is a close-up of my image:

If you'd like to see what the rest of the {PINK} ladies made for this challenge then pop on over to the TPS blog! And visit Divas by Design if you'd like to play along for a fabulous Tickled Pink Stamps prize!

Markers used: Copics (E11, E21, E00, R20, R37, W6, W8, W10, E25, E27, E34, Y97, B32, B34 ) and Prismacolor Art Markers (149, 169, 203).

I'd also like to enter this card in the following challenges:
- Digital Tuesday: #145 - Red, White, and Black
- Card Crafter's Circle: #7 - Friendship
- The Crazy Challenge: #104 - Flowers

Thanks for looking and I hope my sleep-deprived post contained more cohesive thoughts than gibberish! :) Think {PINK}!!!

{hugs}
Regan