successful artist means a busy artist

Wow, one of my ladies came into the shop the other day and purchased 11 of my cards, at $5.00 a pop, that is considered to be a successful card day for me! Not only did I thank her but I gave her a freebie too, good customers are worth rewarding. But now it means I need to restock my inventory so be expecting some cards over the next week.

Starting out with a oldie but goodie....Stella from Bugaboo Digital Stamps! I just love her sense of humor and being that she is a digital stamp and doesn't cost a lot means I get more bang for my buck! Stella always makes my customers smile and giggle and in return makes me happy!

And anybody that knows ME, knows I have to alter my image a little bit, so I printed her out twice so I could cut out her arm and hospital tray and give it a little dimension using my Helmar Liquid Scrap Dots ( if Santa didn't bring you any for Christmas then you can order it HERE. )

Entering this in

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Bergmanesque: adjective

From Ingmar Bergman (1918-2007) Swedish

Think: deep, dark, depressing.

( Another word that Merriam-Webster lists, but does not have in their dictionary! )

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Delightful Inspiration - i {heart} card sketches no. 26

All that Stickles - Waterfall Linky Party

I shaded in her top with a marker first, so it might have changed the Waterfall stickles color somewhat, but the old gal needed some blingy boobs, lol I mean, if they can't be perky they might as well shine.

Bugaboo - Stella

Ranger- stickles

paper, misc ribbons and gems from stash

Solstice: noun

Imagine an object, tossed in the air. When it reaches its peak, before coming down, it appears for an instant to stand still.

Now imagine the sun, rising in the sky over the course of the year, reaching its peak around June 22 (in the Northern hemisphere).

That day is the summer solstice, the longest day of the year. It gets its name from the ancient observation that the sun – like the tossed object – has reached the peak of its arc.

Solstice comes from a Latin word that means "sun standing still."

pronunciation
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Ya'll met Stella the day before, meet her partner in crime..Gus.
 Looks rather cantankerous, doesn't he?
Well, I just love the old fart! HA! ( even if he is wearing a speedo!! )

Bugaboo Digital Stamps - At My Age

Ranger - Distress Stains

CARDZTV - birthday sentiment

I added some glossy accents to his glasses to give them a little bit of shine...I also added some little fishes to his sand bucket, but just couldn't get myself to post a close up of that since his who who was right there in the picture too! LOL!!

entering this speedo loving man in:

Catch The Bug Challenge - July Anything Goes
Craftin Desert Diva's Craft It Up & Link It Up Linky Party #10 - Summer

Dog Days: noun plural

This term means "sultry, summer weather" and also "a period of stagnation or inactivity."

But it has nothing to do with pets.

Sirius (known as the Dog Star) seems to reappear in the skies in early July. Its rising coincides with the warmest time of the year in the northern hemisphere – thus, the dog days.

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If you are one of my regular's then you might have noticed that I didn't blog for a whole 4 days in the beginning of July...for me, that's like missing in action, come find me, unheard of, oh wow! LOL If you're now wondering what I was doing I was madly making one of my Sassy Quotes books, 2 to be exact. One was commissioned and the other one was needed in the store.

entering my Sassy Quote book into:

2 Creative Chicks - 3-D challenge #4
 

 

For anyone that's never seen them ( these are # 4 and 5 ), I love that women buy them for their friends! To see them read it is a hoot, they giggle and chuckle...brings a smile to my heart!

Glitz Designs - Cashmere Dame papers

 And while we are smiling, let me introduce you to my newest friend...

Stella from Bugaboo Stamps!

You know I love snarky, funny humor!

Bugaboo Digital Stamps - Catch the Bug Sketch Challenge #139
Stella - bellybutton

And since Cath from Moxie Fab is having a Mixy Match Challenge, and I have tons of scraps left over from my Sassy Quotes albums, I made this card featuring Stella!

I broke out my neglected Sakura pens and colored in Miss Stella and the border, using my water color pencils for her flesh tone.

Added 2 very tiny yellow rhinestones to her glasses ( they just have to match her blouse, right? )

I also added a blob ( highly underused technical term ) of Helmar Liquid Scrapdots under the wave of the banner so it won't get smashed in the mailing, after all, Stellas's boobies are already flattened, we need something to be perky on the card!

Are you smiling? If you are, then my job is done!