MIDNIGHT MADNESS (MMSC68)

Happy Tuesday Folks,

How was your weekend? Did you get to do anything really fun and exciting or were you like most parents who were getting their children ready to start the new school year? We were able to get out on the water on Saturday but had to cut the trip short due to a storm that came through, and after getting the anchor rope twisted around the propeller we figured it was time to go home!!! The good thing is that DH got his first experience navigating through the water in the dark!!

This week over at the Midnight Madness team we have 3 lovely additions to our group, our newest guest DT's. So without further ado I will introduce them to you....Please see the Midnight Madness blog to read their complete Bio's!

Connie M.

I was born and raised in hot and sunny southern Arizona, where I still currently reside. In June, 1994, I married my high school sweetheart and best friend, and we have two wonderful children together. Paper crafting has been a passion of mine for many years. I have been stamping on and off since shortly after I got married in 1994. However, in 2004, one of my dear friends got me majorly hooked on stamping again. A few years later, I was introduced to SplitCoastStampers (SCS) where you may know me as cmc2stamp. I have learned so much from the other wonderfully talented stampers on SCS, and my own stamping style has grown by leaps an bounds over the last few years!

Holly Moore

 Darn, this is so exciting! Thank you Priscilla for the honor of being a Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge Guest Designer. I'm sure this will be a wonderful AND FUN journey; you and the gals have already made me feel so welcome. That and the inspiration keep me coming back for more. Plus, I am a born encourager, so I'm thrilled to get in there and give lots of Kudos to y'all too!Anyway, "Hi!" I'm a Holly who was born in the summer (not Christmas) in Wyoming. (Probably why I say "Darn!") Yes, I love cowboys and camping and cross country skiing. Something about the Arizona desert where I have lived for a long time gets my heart right there too. Eleven years ago I married my hero and we moved from sunny AZ to Washington State. I was home alone a lot, and as bored work-widow I started scrapbooking. And I couldn't stop.

Marsha Sanderlin

I live in Camden, NC (close to the Outer Banks). I am blessed with a wonderful husband, four children and oodles of grandchildren.I have always had a passion for art. I remember drawing pictures for my grandmother when I was just a toddler. I took a few classes over the years but did not get serious again until I started scrapbooking with a group at my church. This led to stamping and I found my niche! I started sending cards to my "secret pal" in my ladies Bible study group and the next thing I knew, I'd volunteered to start a card ministry in our church! I retired a little over three years ago and my craft room has been growing ever since! I love all kinds of techniques and stamp styles, but found my true passion when I was introduced to “vintage” art. I am just so honored to have been selected as a guest designer and hope I can also be an inspiration to others.

Congratulations to our winners this week

Our Masterpiece Award goes to
Renee Matarese #28
Our Remarkables Awards go to
Denise Pettigrew #9
Beate #12
Dreamtime #80
Colleen Dietrich #88
 Our sponsors this week is Wags n Whiskers

Our Monthly sponsor is Michelle Perkett Studios

For my card this week I chose one of my Magnolia stamps to use. I don't have many but I just love them! I've had this one colored for a while but did not get around to using it until now. I love how the card turned out with the lace and ribbon and although brown is not one of my favorite colors, I do like how it made the cream dp stand out.

I colored sweet Tilda in prismacolored pencils and copics, and added some stickles for a little shine.

I layered the lace and threaded the ribbon through it

The inside I used some really pretty wallpaper pieces that were a RAK from priscilla a while ago. They are so pretty that I didn't want to cover them up with anything, so left them blank.

This label is from the front of the card

I hope you like my sweet creation this week. Please remember to stop by my DT sisters to check out their cards and show them some love. Thank you for stopping by and your most welcomed comments.

Challenges entered with this card

Stamp with Fun - Card for a girl

Stampin for the Weekend - Anything goes

Just Magnolia - Let's get sentimental

Totally Tilda - Stitching

Hugs,

Charlotte