Pixie Dust Studio...Harry Potter release!!

He's here! Harry and all the crew are being released to day as digi stamps at Pixie Dust Studio! Just look at how cute he is! And if you scroll down to the bottom of the post I have a pic for you of all the images in this release...Hermione, Ron, Dumbledore, and even Scabbers, Crookshanks and Hedwig! A Harry Potter fans' ultimate stamp collection!

For my card I kept with the Gryffindor colors using the same Graphic 45 paper as yesterday's card. The "H" is a chipboard letter that I inked with Old paper distress ink and a touch of Fired Brick. The H can also stand for his pal Hedwig, hehe! I am so in love with these images!!

Here's the rest of the crew. And don't worry, if you can't decide then you can get the whole collection and save a bit! So rush on over to Pixie Dust Studio and pick up some magic!

Thanks for visiting today...look out, this is the first of 3 posts for the day! AND I will be back with more tomorrow!

-Cyndi

Its off to Hogwarts...

One more day til Harry and his fellow wizards arrive at Pixie Dust Studio! But today you can have a peek! For my card I used Hermione. No, she's not my favorite character, but this did turn out to be my favorite card of the bunch this week :) And yes, my jaw dropped to the floor when Kathy showed us this release! It is magically magnificent!!

I used Wendy's sketch for Papercraft Planet this week and in keeping with the simplicity theme there I went with the Dyeing for Punches challenge at Cute Card Thursday also...to use NO punches or diecuts. Wow, thats hard. Just a trimmer.

I was stressing finding any burgundy or gold paper in my stash...but Betty had the perfect group of Graphic 45 papers in stock at the crop this weekend! Totally Gryffindor, eh?

OK, head to the Pixie Dust Studio blog for more peeks today and tomorrow, and check in at the Pixie Dust web store later for the full release! Its scheduled for tomorrow, but hint...Kathy never waits!

Thanks for flying by today! I have lots for you this week including challenges, new releases, blog candy, and maybe even an announcement, so check back in!!

-Cyndi

Ultimate Vamp Fan

OK, I know you don't all want to hear my life saga, LOL, but the crud has entered my house. Taylor says it feels like the flu. I know I am pooped and achy but I thought I was just feeling my age! I did have a blast cropping with Denise all day Saturday :0 Maybe thats what wore me out yesterday? We went to Betty's and saw tons of friends! I am ready for the next one!

Here's my card for this weeks Pixie Dust Studio challenge...Stitch it Up. I have had this finished for days but just haven't flet like even getting the mac out of the car. How sad is that.

I used "Ultimate Vamp Fan" from Pixie Dust Studio's last release...Funhouse!! Look at that little glossy of Edward in her hand, gotta love it! I used some old SU! paper I have been hoarding apparently, I didn't even realize I still had any, but it worked perfectly!

She is colored with Copics of course. And I stitched up all the layers with my handy dandy sewing machine. Had to dust it off first of course. The Bite Me is one of my all time favorite A Muse sentiments!

OK, thats it for now. I gotta go catch up on reading blog posts! Check back tomorrow for sneak peeks of the new Harry Potter release from Pixie Dust Studio! These images are AWESOME and you don't want to miss out! Thanks for hanging with me today, have a great one!

-Cyndi

InStyle Stamps Blog Hop

Happy Friday! Its the end of the kids first partial week of back to school. The girls have their first football game tonight...Taylor is a Dancing Boot this year and Rachael is in Marching Band. Its an away game so I am not going. I will have the evening to spend with just Michael. Perry is at work :) He finally goes back to school on Tuesday since he's at UNCSA.

BUT, today is the last Friday of the month which means its time for the InStyle Stamps blog hop! Virginia has an extra special prize for the winner this month so be sure to hop through all the blogs then go back to the ISS blog and vote for your favorite project!

Be sure you started at the beginning, at the ISS blog. If you came from Patti's blog you are right on track!

For my project I needed to do something 3D and end of summer and Jax was the image I left myself to work with...so I decided he would be cute as a title on a Mini journal for my son. You know how they always want the kids to talk about what they did over the summer? well, this way he can write about all the things he did then pick one memory for school :)

I simply covered a plain notebook with this Piggy Tales paper then printed Jax out really small and stamped "Summer" and some dots on the tag. The "Memories" is hand written. Tag was colored with copics. Pretty simple!!

OK, so now its time to hop on over to our fearless leader's blog...and I am sure that Taylor has something extra special in store for you!! Thanks for hopping by today, have a great weekend! I am going to an ALL day crop with Denise tomorrow, I can't wait!!

-Cyndi

Bugs and Hisses!

Can you guess what today is? Its Wednesday, yes, but that is not the important detail. Its the first day back to school!! Oh, yeah! I can get some work done again! Before I start off my day I am leaving you with a touch of eye-candy.

This is Broomstick Fluffles! He is one of the Halloween cards that I sent in to Stampendous! a few months back. I actually have a whole pile of Halloween cards to share at some point! The bugs and Hisses is also from Stampendous as are the cobweb class-a-peel stickers in the corners of the card. Paper is by Heidi Grace.

And don't forget this weeks sketch challenge at the Stampendous! blog....its a back to school challenge hosted by Rachel, The Gingerbread Gal! New challenge will be this Saturday!

Have a great hump day and enjoy your day of relief for my friends whose kids also went back today :) Most of NC did I think, maybe elsewhere! Thanks for flying by!

-Cyndi

Just another Manic Monday

And we are off to finish back to school shopping. Michael wanted to go to daycare today and tomorrow, thanks goodness... So I am taking the girls out today to Target and the Mall to finish up some last minute stuff. We of course stopped by the Starbucks at Barnes & Noble first to have "breakfast".So, while they chat I am typing :) Here is a card that I created last week for the new releases at InStyle Stamps. Isn't that tree swing an adorable end of summer image? I paired it with fun "Olivia" papers by Basic Grey and an eco-friendly sentiment from a Unity set called Earth Love.

Okie dokie, gotta be fast so we can scoot! Hope you have a great week..I will be back on and off with a few challenges this week. Kids start up Wednesday and I have a big Friday deadline so it may be a bit slow. Ciao!

Cyndi

Pixie Dust Stdio Polka dot challenge

Happy Friday! This afternoon I have for you my card for this weeks Pixie Dust Studio challenge, "Go Crazy with Polka dots!" Well, thats not hard for me seeing as I love polka dots.

But I did pull out some funky polka dot paper...from Fancy Pants, no less. (seems like its been quite the Fancy Pants week ) I used 2 new images from the Funhouse collection...Frankie Boy and Frankie Bride. Aren't they just the funkiest little cuties ?!

The sentiment is from an old Verve set, Anniversary birds. I stamped it directly on the main card with Palette ink. The spiderweb border is a Martha Stewart punch.

Be sure to head over to the Pixie Dust Challenge blog and play along with the Pixies this week (you don't have to use a Pixie Dust Studio image if you don't have one, but we love it when you do!!) There is always a FREE digi of your choice up for grabs for the winner each week!

Thanks for stopping in today! Its been so much less stressful without the job. Life is getting better, its just been totally insane the last couple of weeks it seems. Thankfully everyone will be back in school in less than a week!

-Cyndi

Pixie Dust Studio NEW release day!

Welcome to the Funhouse! Here's Frankie to welcome you to a whole new world of fun :) Here's a peek at the rest of the gang in the Funhouse! Today all these adorable images are ready for purchase at the Pixie Dust Studio webstore!

For my card today I used "Frankie Funhouse Fairy". I think she is my favorite of the bunch, but then again I adore Halloween and everything to do with it, so I love them all! I used up some of my favorite scraps from a Fancy Pants Halloween line. So sad they are almost all gone.

Be sure to head over to the Pixie Dust Studio blog for more of the Funhouse gang. also tomorrow will be a new challenge at the PDS challenge blog so check back for that too!

Thanks for visiting today!

-Cyndi

InStyle Stamps Color Challenge

Its time for the InStyle Stamps color challenge! This month our colors were inspired from a photo of glasses and ribbons. You can see it at the ISS blog along with inspiration from more of the DT. You can also find out how to play along to win digi images!

For my card I used the adorable new digi image "Hannah" the Hippo. She will be available at the end of this week in the InStyle Stamps web store! And don't forget we will be having a release party this Friday evening in our Papercraft Planet forum!

OK, thats it for tonight...I am scheduling posts ahead as I will be in Charlotte on Wednesday!

Have a great one and check back later today for post #2, its release day at Pixie Dust Studio!

-Cyndi

Funhouse Sneak Peek

Its time for a sneakie peekie for you of Pixie Dust Studio's new Funhouse collection!

Sorry I am a bit behind today...we had the last day of band camp and performance/potluck this afternoon. I am so impressed at all they have accomplished in just 8 short practice days! AND my youngest DD Rachael got an award tonight...you see she's an oboeist and they don't normally march, so she has taken it upon herself to memorize all of her music!

So, on to the eye candy! I used the Funhouse "Just Batty" for my card. Isn't he just the cutest? Wait til you see the rest of this release! I will be sharing more tomorrow as well as a graphic showing all the images from this collection :)

I made my sample into a Big Buckle card since I hadn't done one of those in a long time. My papers are the wee bits of leftovers I have from last year's Fancy Pants Halloween line. I am seriously trying to use up some of my old stash!

Here's the view of the card partially opened. All the supplies are listed below.

Be sure to head over to the Pixie Dust Studio blog to see more peeks using this collection. AND don't forget to head to the store to pick up some of these adorable images tomorrow! Thanks for stopping by tonight! Have a great one :)

-Cyndi

Supplies:

Stamps: Just Batty digi (Pixie Dust STudio); Boo! (A Muse)

Paper: pp by Fancy Pants; cs (Bazzill)

Ink: Palette Noir (Stewart Superior)

Accessories: Designer Label punch, word window punch, & circle punches (SU!); ribbon (Michael's); dog tag punch (EK Success); Copic markers