Little Winter Woodlands Rabbit Happy Easter

Happy Bitten by the Bug 2 Monday blog hoppers. This week's challenge cut at BBTB2 is the Rabbit from Winter Woodlands. I had not used this rabbit cut before and I must say she is just adorable! I love the layered pieces and the potential for this cute little bunny. I used cat’s eye chalk to add depth to the edge of the top layer leg and head pieces.

I know that I have jumped the season a bit, but I combined the rabbit cut with the new Easter 2010. I used the Easter basket and eggs from the Easter cartridge, as well as the scalloped circle cut. I used my Copic markers to color the edge of the scalloped circle and to color the flowers and leaf cut out areas on the eggs and basket. I added pearl embellishments, including the black pearl for the Rabbit's eye. I used my usual black and white pens to add dotted embellies.

Do I even need to tell you that the Happy Easter cut came from the Easter cartridge???  Probably not.  I used the same chocolate brown paper for the word shadow as I used for the Rabbit, basket and bow shadows. And again I used a Copic marker on the top layer of cardstock to to match the color on the scallops.
 

 
I love the close up of the rabbit in the basket; she looks so sweet and so happy. 
 

The inside of the card is stamped with a curved Happy Easter stamp.  I have a confession:  I dropped the stamp as I was completing the stamp.  You will note the little smudge on the word Happy.  And finally, below is one last look at the card front.

Note:  The cut file has been added to the list of available cut files in the left column - WW & Easter Rabbit Card.

Your Watching Nylon TV

I absolutely love Sarah from El Perro Del Mar. All her songs are amazing & hypnotic. She was also featured on Nylon Free Playlist on itunes.

The Golden Globe Winners (we're talking fashion here)

Diane Kruger in Christian Lacroix (she can do no wrong)
Dew Barrymore in Atelier Versace (her colors palette's a winner)

January Jones in Lanvin (brilliant details on the collar, really)
Julia Roberts in vintage Yves Saint Laurent (I don't really think this a good choice for the Golden Globes, but I can't ignore vintage YSL)

Amy Adams in Carolina Herrea (how to look fabulous with a preggie tummy)


Marion Cotillard in Christan Dior ( I uber love this girl by the way...stayed tuned for a post dedicated to her)


Kate Winslet in Yves Saint Laurent (way to go!)

Tom Ford in...Tom Ford, and Julianne Moore in Balenciaga (I dig the contrast of dress and jewels)

Chloe Sevigny in Valentino (I'm actually not sure about this one, it's more like reflex action cus I always love what she wears)

And by the way, I'm a fan of those who carried their own umbrella.

Beautiful People

Beautiful People Video by nina sky

Playing With New Toys

I was so happy to see UPS arrive at my door today bearing my Custom Crops order. In addition to some really pretty Valentine Paper I also received the Mother's Day cartridge. Initially I was not very excited about this cartridge, but upon closer inspection I discovered that it contains some really pretty cuts. And I discovered that it does not have to be all about mom.

As I looked at the pretty cuts, I noticed this really pretty floral vine. When I placed the cut on the mat in Design Studio I realized that when I turned the vine upside down it resembled a floral heart. Given that Valentine's Day is just around the corner, I decided to make a card.

I used five colors of Core'dination cardstock to create this card: Jenni Bowlin Core Impressions embossed black, white washed red, white washed pink, plain white, and gold. I cut the shadow of the vine in plain white. I cut the vine cut twice, once in white washed red, once in white washed pink. I used scissors to trim away the flowers on the pink cut. I then attached the pink cut over the red cut. I used a 1/4 inch hole punch to create the gold flower centers. Finally I cut the tag, using the hide select contour feature, in black.

How to ruin a Bottega Veneta dress...

...let Sandra Bullock wear it.

No offense to her, it's just that this is the second time she ruins a dress I'm a fan of.

(see her wearing Lanvin).

Source: style.com

My First Glass Etch Projects

I have been so intrigued by the glass etch projects made with vinyl and Armour Etch which I have viewed at various blogs that I decided to have a go at etching.  After Christmas I purchased 9 inch tall hand blown candle sticks on close-out sale.  I thought they would be perfect for etching as there is a 1 inch rim at the top edge.  I also thought the close out price was a plus as this was a new craft for me.

I used Design Studio and Storybook to cut a design in scrap cricut vinyl I had in a drawer.  I used the negative part of the cut and applied the vinyl pieces to the glass.  I then filled in the vine-flower design with Armour Etch. 

I did not realize that the Armour Etch cream would drip, but it did.  Right down onto the bulb area in the center of the candle stick.  I tried a couple of fixes but found all attempts to deal with the drips lacking.  So finally I realized that I could etch the whole bulb area.  I am actually quite pleased with this effect.

I purchased candles at Hobby Lobby and now I am all set with cute Valentine gifts for my daughter and my son's girlfriend.

Cricut Cake Machine Cakes Sneek Peek

Have you seen what the Cricut Cake can do???  I am so impressed with what can be cut with this machine... It makes me wish I were more of a baker! This is a reprint of a Twitter photo from CHA that I wanted to share.  Yes, YES, I am enabling.....

Vans x Hellz: The intro

Everyone should know by now how I feel about Collab's. They are the up most best! Mixing two amazing things to make one out of this world piece of awesomeness. Well Hellz Bellz Callabo's is never disappointing. The Hellz Bellz vans are finally in affect, you can check out all the information on them on their own official site http://vans.com/hellz/. You can find everything there including exclusive pictures, the video Miss Lawn did on how the collab went down & where you can pick up these bad boys.

Gypsy Spot Tuesday - Super Bowl Themed Challenge

This week the Gypsy Spot is getting ready for the Super Bowl.  The challenge of the week is to use the Gypsy (or just the Cricut or the Cricut with Design Studio if do not have a Gypsy) and create a Super Bowl party themed project.  I chose to create a center piece with which to cheer on the New Orleans Saints. 

This is the first time in the history of the team that the Saints have made it to the Super Bowl.  If that wasn't reason enough to cheer on the Saints, my husband and I lived in New Orleans the first year we were married (28 years ago).  And that same year, the Saints drafted a friend from college. 

I used three different cartridges on my Gypsy to create this center piece:  Everyday Paper Dolls, George, and Sweathearts.  This was the first project made with my new blue Expression and I have to say, I was having some difficulty with the mat sliding.  If this continues to be an issue, I may have to switch back to the regular Expression.

Before I close I am going to confess that my husband is from Tennessee and Peyton Manning was quarterback for Tenn prior to being a Colt.  So in our home this Super Bowl is truly a win-win.  We will be happy no matter which team wins.  But let's be honest, the Saints made for a better center piece.  Geaux Saints!!!!

Beautiful Indian model in Saree's

Another batch of photos of beautiful Indian models in exotic saree's barefeet. Some of the models look gorgeous, like the one above.

Shreya Ishita - Miss Teen Runners Up

You saw one of the contestant before, Koyal Rana won the contest in 2008, now check out one of this years contestant. Shreya Ishita as runners up in Miss Teen India 2009.

21-7 RE-launch party!

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Don't forget to come to the re-launch party this Wednesday for anyone living in NYC!

Cupcakes, free giveaways, happy hour, its going to be amazing!

No need to RSVP, Free entrance!

I will be at the door for an hour collecting money donations for Yele =) , and the more you donate the more raffle tickets you get to try to win one of our many giveaways!

Hope to see you there

xoxox

Sweet Tooth

Sweet Cupcakes ♥

While shopping on Newbury Street I passed a bright store front & seen a sign that read "Sweet". O instantly thought "Got to check this out" out of curiosity. I shop on Newbury often and never seen it before. On entering the shop, there was a overwhelming scent of sugar & a eye full of pink satin cushions to sit on with a glass case filled with lots of cupcakes. They looked so good I had to get one. I picked the rose top cake and also had a Vanilla Frosting shot (Which was amazing!!). So I thought I'd share the fin with you, just in case you live in the New England area or planning to visit soon, make sure you stop by & taste some sweet treats!

In My Dreams

The ladies (Artist) Working at WAH Nails in London are amazing. This is the first shop brought to my attention that does amazing, creative, nails designs on a daily basis. I always wanted to open up a shop like this in the Boston area. Check out more idea & designs at Wah-Nails.com.