Dueling Darlings.....Treasured Friends

This month is a first for me...yikes...I am trying my hand at a blog....(please be patient)...and it was my month to create the kits for the Dueling Darling Divas. The theme this month was "Treasured Friends with a mystery surprise". I thought the Whipper Snapper stamp "Ike and Mike go fishin'"was a perfect image to showcase friends. The mystery part was for each Diva or Dazzler to find an item from home, garage sale, or wherever and use it as an additional embellishement on their card. (Let me tell you, when I started working with my kit I'm thinkin' I sure am glad these gals are my friends...or they may just
want to bop me in the head...lol). The kit contained the blue and white shiny designer paper, the whipper snapper image, the friends saying, various size rhinestones, beaded white cording, pearls in a couple sizes, a metal snowflake, silver trimmed white, light blue and dark blue ribbon, and a ribbon slide. For this challenge you can use all or any of the embellishments and the designer paper. (I only added the black paper and let me tell you, once I picked the layout I about bopped me in the head. In one part of the card I actually pieced the shiny white paper together to cover the last spot.) My "mystery" item is chunky glitter I found at a garage sale and until today remained unopened and ready to be donated to my neighborhood daycare. Anyone that knows me knows I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE glitter. I do have to say though, this stuff really pushed the limits on my glitter love, it was really messy. I used it on the snowflakes and it really does look pretty in good in real life. I also, used crystal effects on the little fish, Mike's paws and eyes and Ike's eyes. I hope you like my card and I am sure you will love the other creations created by:

The Divas:

Kelly http://sandcastlestamper.blogspot.com/

Joan http://msearlgrey.blogspot.com/

Barb http://inkingintoretirement.blogspot.com/

Laura Jean http://www.buckygirl.blogspot.com/

Judy http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=168901

Jamie http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=218989

and by

The Dazzlers:

Jeanette http://creativeplayischeaperthantherapy.blogspot.com/

Melina http://me-craftyscrapper.blogspot.com/

Debbie http://theinkigloo.blogspot.com/

Michelle http://www.inkngeneral.blogspot.com/

Terry http://itstotallyterry.blogspot.com/

Paola http://www.paola-sama.blogspot.com/

April http://aprilsalley.blogspot.com/

Please stop by their blogs/galleries and check out their amazing talent.
(In the meantime I will be working on making my new blog look good and be up to date...)