I have some very exciting news to share (starting now, September 27th at 12:00 am Australian time) … it’s a birthday celebration!!  Whoop whoop!  Who’s you might ask?  Well… Zoe from Make it Crafty!

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After all, a special day like this only comes around once a year so why not celebrate in style!  I went all out and had fun creating this card to send her (close your eyes Zoe until it arrives in your mailbox.  LOL).  Now I know that pink isn’t her favorite color but with the amount of estrogen waiving around my little house sometimes it becomes overpowering and as a result this is what happens… lots and lots of pink to share!   He he he

 
We thought it would be fun to share the excitement of today and as a fun way to get everyone involved we have a surprise for you!!  Check out this image especially drawn for Zoe by me (Little Miss Muffet Stamps) which features a Sweetheart dress for any occasion with a festive Gumnut flower sun hat that is reminiscent of Australia.   

 

I’m currently leaving the NEWS Blog Candy open while this is going on so you can still get your name included in the drawing pool for that too!  And thank you to all my new Followers and I hope to continue to inspire you with projects and coloring. If you get a chance, make sure to head on over to wish Zoe a Happy Birthday and thanks so much for dropping by today!!  *Hugs

Are you ready for another background?  This time I went under the sea and created a background for Sid & Nebula to swim around in!!  Because of their name sake, these two reminded me of the amazing colors in a nebula and I wanted to get a little of that color into this.  So I added some yellows and greens then went heavy with the blues.

This background started with a bunch of yellow, green, blue and turquoise patches.  Then starting from the bottoms I covered it all similar to the way I did the night time sky.  I used B99 and blended all the way up to B91.  Then at the bottom I started adding seaweed with the darkest BG, G and YG colors.  The fish were added with another dark color, probably B99, and finally I used the blended pen to add some bubbles and finished those off with the gel pen with more colors.  I love how it turned out – more so than my last one.

Now that I have a couple of these finished, I’m going to add a new label named “… Full Background Techniques” so we can easily see them.  And yes, I say we, because often times I go back and wonder just how I did that so I can reproduce it again.  LOL  So far, each one is unique.

The image I used is Sid & Nebula from Little Miss Muffet Stamps and was released this week along with some other great fantasy horses!  You should check out the awesome release in the What’s New section and thanks so much for stopping by today.  *Hugs

It’s about time I start to offer some freebies and a few give-aways to my Followers!  With school back in full force, kids and me included, I just barely have enough time to create and post – I hardly get a change to spread some blog love via comments anymore.  😦  If only I had a secretary who could take notes and do all the busy work for me, but alas… that’s just not written in the stars today.  LOL  Anyway, this gives me a chance to say Thank You in a more meaningful way and the best part is you might get a little more out of it.  😀  So with out further adieu … let’s get started!!!

Today I’m starting off with a freebie image of Nellie the Elephant!  She’s an adorable cuddly elephant that is ready to pack her truck and melt your heart away.  This freebie can also be used in any Little Miss Muffet Challenge and qualifies as an “Anything Goes” entry!!  Let’s see how cute you can color her!

As a huge thank you to my Followers, I’m going to regularly post freebies, blog candies and give-aways right here on this blog!!  I don’t know exactly when the next NEWS will be posted so your time limit will be variable and between posts.  For example, on this offer here, you will have until I randomly post the next offer.  So what do you have to do to take advantage of these offers??  All you have to do is …

If you would like to post the NEWS Badge on your sidebar then that is optional, however, it is a great tool to be notified of the next freebie.  Sounds impossible?  Na, it’s simple and similar to the way I do the Little Miss Muffet NEWS Badge which has worked great!  (P.S. There’s freebie opportunities over there too so be sure to add that badge while you’re at it.)  Here is the code and details on this badge…

NOTE: This is important … make sure you use the code above when grabbing the blinkie as it’s the only way it will be will update automatically. Once it’s on your blog, the blinkie will change when I post another offer and you’ll get to see the latest news right from your sidebar!  It’s a great way to get alerted whenever there is another freebie, blog candy or giveaway posted!!  😀

For freebies, I’ll email out the image in a couple days and it will be in a PNG format.  For blog candies and give-aways, winners will be randomly selected and announced in the next NEWS post.  Then you can send me your mailing address and I’ll ship out your goodies as soon as possible.

Oh, how I so wish I had a card for you today but unfortunately I ran out of time.  However, I don’t want you to miss out on the awesome new release over at Little Miss Muffet Stamps today which include all of these adorable creatures by Simply Sophia…

I’ll work on a card and get something posted but in the meantime you’re going to want to visit the Little Miss Muffet Challenge blog and see all the fabulous creations by the design team!!