Throw me somethin', mista'

I guess if you aren't from Louisiana or have never been to Mardi Gras you have no idea what my header means. When the parades pass for Mardi Gras, you yell, " throw me somethin' mista!" Then the riders on the floats throw out goodies! I miss living in the New Orleans suburbs where the parades would pass close by.

So when I saw that Doodle Dragon Studio (the awesome Dustin Pike) had some Mardi Gras designs last year, I was one happy chic!!! Here is Dudley in his regal Mardi Gras finest!

Dudley is being submitted in the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Sketch Challenge Blog (http://sweetstopsketches.blogspot.com)%20and/ Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Digi Challenge Blog (http://sweetnsassydigis.blogspot.com/).

Here is what I used:
Image (Doodle Dragon Studio - http://www.doodledragonstudios.com/)
White Daisy cardstock (CTMH)
Black/green/purple/yellow cardstock and embossing folders (unknown)
D1303 Classmate Alphabet My Acrylix stamp set (CTMH)
Gold and Green Stickles (Ranger)
Grape Designer Series Suze Weinberg Glitz Stickles (Ranger)
Double sided adhesive and foam pop dots (unknown)
Rhinestone brands (Oriental Trading)
Copics - Y17 Y38 V15 V09 V000 YG05 YG09

Now that the Valentine rush is through, I can work on more challenges! Yay!

Check back soon for another creation.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Mel

Happy Birthday Hoedown!

It's the one year since Hambo started their awesome challenges and they celebrated by having a Birthday Celebration. http://hambochallenges.blogspot.com/2012/02/happy-birthday-hoedown.html
Here is my entry made with the ever adorable Bailey Cupcake!

Here's what I used:
Bailey Cupcake (Hambo)
White Daisy cardstock (CTMH)
Pocket Full of Poisies paper (DCWV)
Blue/orange cardstock and embossing folders (unknown)
Firefly/turquoise/orange peel/purple Stickles (Ranger)
Rhinestones (unknown)
Liquid Applique (Marvy Uchida)
Liquid Glass (CTMH)
Birthday Brads (Around the Block)
Photo Corners (Heidi Swapp)
Double sided adhesive and foam adhesive (unknown)
Copics - C0 YR07 E18 E11 YR07 E15 E13 E41 RV19 B02 B24 B28 G14

Off to see what challenge to work on next!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!
Mel

Re-organizing ribbon pieces

It seems like all I ever do in my scrap room is re-organize. I wonder if it has some kind of psychiatric term form it; you know like OCD. My newest task is my ribbon pieces. Most of it is in bags, bins and such. So I thought that if its out in the open, I would use it more. I had a thought. This is what I did. I got all of my baggies, bins, boxes etc where all of my ribbon and trims are kept. I separated my ribbon, fibers and lace/trims. This task is just for the ribbon for now. I have tons of the coated paperclips and 1 1/2 binder rings. I tied the ends of the ribbon to the paperclip. Then took the like-colored ribbons and placed the paper clips on the binder rings. I purchased some stick mount hooks ($1 for 8) and mounted them on the corner of my shelves. Viola! I've cleared up just about a whole shelf on my unit and it puts my ribbons out in the open to use!

Here are some before and after pics:

Now, my only dilemma is how to organize the pieces of patterned/multi-colored pieces of ribbons. Leave me a comment on how you organize yours!

Thanks for stopping by!

Go GIANTS!

Mel