Live, Dance, Laugh

Hello, hope you are having a good weekend so far. Thank you for your kind words about our dog Lady. She is doing much better now. She is walking almost as well as before the stroke, she wants to go out everyday to walk, and she seems happy. Makes me so happy!

Well, my mojo is still missing :( But I did receive some beautiful stamps from Jackie over at Inky Antics, that I couldn't wait to get inky. Thank you again Jackie! This set is the Brushed Calligraphy #2 set, I LOVE it! I made a couple of note cards. For the first, I stamped the beautiful flower image in grey and then painted it in with some Twinkling H2O's to keep it soft.



On my second card, embossed the image and sentiment in white on kraft and colored it in with Prisma pencils.



Ok, that's it for me today, hoping to get a little crafty time in this weekend. Thanks for stopping by! :)

You're so Tweet

Hi there! It's been awhile since I've posted. Just haven't had any mojo :( We have had so much stuff going on, just doesn't seem like things are ever going to look up, but we are trying to stay positive. And to top everything off, our 14 year old dog Lady had a stroke last week. We were told that a stroke for dogs is not as debilitating as it is for humans. And that most dogs usually recover their motor functions and movement control within several weeks. It was so sad, she couldn't walk and we had to carry her outside to do her business, and she is heavy, a Lab/Chow mix. She is up and walking around now, hobbling really, but she wanted to go out when the two little ones went out today. Her tail is wagging, her head is not tilted anymore, and she looks happier. I'm so happy for her.

Anyway, I made a card! I wanted to play along with this week's sketch over at My Favorite Things, it's a quick and easy one. I colored the Pure Innocence image with Prisma pencils, and used a MFT Doily Die. Hoping my mojo will return soon. Thanks so much for visiting me, have a great day. :)

hi

Hi! I hope you are having a lovely weekend so far. I just wanted to quickly pop in with a card using this week's sketch from My Favorite Things. I still had these beautiful MME papers out from my card last week, and just had to use them. I love these sweet Pure Innocence images, and I just love to paper piece their little dresses, reminds me of playing with paper dolls.

I am also adding my card to Pumpkin Spice's show your style, you have a chance to win this month's card kit. Pumpkin Spice is where I order my papers, check out the info here.

Thanks so much for stopping by, have a great weekend. :)

What's cookin' good lookin'?

Hi! Happy Friday to you! I was digging through some papers and came across this fun pattern. It made me think of a table cloth, then I thought of this cute guy from There She Goes Stamps that has not seen ink yet. The challenge at the TSG blog this week is paper piecing, so I pieced his little tie to match the background and his pants, he needed real chef pants, lol. He is popped up on foam dots, and just added a fun border. That's it for me today, thank you so much for stopping by for a little look, have a great weekend. :)

You're so Tweet

Hi there! My first post of the new year :) I'm playing along with this week's sketch over in the MFT's forum, check out all of the info here. I'm using this beauitful My Mind's Eye paper and this darling Pure Innocence image from My Favorite Things. That's it for me today, quick post, I'm off to start dinner. Have a great day!

Birthday Girl

Hi there, happy Saturday! Well, here is my last card of the year. This is for the challenge at the MFT Forum, the winner gets to be guest designer next month with awesome new goodies! The challenge is paper piecing, so I pieced her little dress and balloon. I am using some gorgeous Graphic 45 paper and this darling Pure Innocence image, I love these stamps, they always make me smile. I also used a couple of MFT dies, the bracket die for the sentiment and the fun fence die, it even has woodgrain embossing, how cool! I added a few Wild Orchid flowers and some stitching. Well that's it for me today, thank you so much again for your visits, hope you have a wonderful 2012. :)

Goodbye 2011

I have noticed a lot of girls posting their favorite projects from this year. It has been fun looking back with them, and I wanted to do the same, so here are a few of my favorites from this year.

Thank you so much for all of your visits, I have met some wonderful new friends in the blogging world, I am thankful for you all. May you have a wonderful 2012! :)

Flourishes Perfect Pair Challenge

Ok, I'm back with my card for Flourishes second challenge for December's release. Play along and you have a chance to win the entire release, how awesome is that? This challenge is an inspiration color challenge. Here is the photo, use the colors light green, deep rose, and tan. Can you believe I actually had tan flowers?For my card I used this beautiful sentiment from the Life Lines set. I added a little sponging, some fabulous vintage lace, and this gorgeous moth from Pink Paislee. Check out all of the deets for the challenge here. Ok, that's it for me, thank you so much for visiting me today, have a wonderful weekend. :)

Flourishes Night & Day Challenge

Hi there! It's release time at Flourishes again, time for a couple of fun challenges. My card is for the first challenge, Night & Day, show a time of day on your card.

For my card, I used one of my favorites again, Sweet Days of Summer. I sponged the background to give the look that the kiddies are playing in the water late until almost dusk. You can check out all of the details of the challenge here.

Ok, I'm off to tackle the next challenge, using the colors of pears, to match the new gorgeous Pears stamp set. See ya in a little bit.

My baby girl's birthday

Hi, I'm back with my second post. This card is for my daughter's birthday today. She is too old for little cutesie cards now, so I went with this gorgeous birthday cake from Flourishes Let Them Eat Cake set, give her something more grown up. The cake and stand were heat embossed with clear powder and I added a little bling in the bottom corner. A sweet heart border punch and my background paper is from Authentique, I've been hoarding it and finally broke it out, lol. I am entering my card the Feminine Flair Challenge at Flourishes this week. Ok, that's it for me today, thank you so much for stopping by, have a great week! :)

Kindred Spirits

Hello, hope you had a nice weekend. I've got a card for this week's Timeless Tuesday challenge at Flourishes. This week was a sketch:I used the Sweet Days of Summer set, I think this may be my favorite set from Flourishes, I just love the sweet silhouette images. I stamped a wallpaper background stamp in yellow, then stamped the image and sentiment over that. Some gorgeous My Minds Eye paper and a little vintage lace to finish it off. I'll be back in a little while with another card using a Flourishes set, today is my daughter's birthday and I'm going to work on her card while she is out.

simply delightful

Hi! Hope your weekend is going well. I am playing along with a brand new challenge, Runway Inspired, where they use fashion to find inspiration. I love inspiration challenges! Here is the first inspiration photo:
I kept the CAS look with my card and gold embossed this fabulous medallion stamp to mimic the Versace logo and added a couple of soft yellow butterflies. All of my stamps are from The Craft's Meow. Pretty quick and easy. That's it for me today, thanks so much for stopping by. :)

Merry Christmas

Hi there! I'm back with my second card today. For this one, I am playing along with this week's My Favorite Things sketch challenge, LOVE this sketch and will definitely use it again.


I used Clearly Sentimental About Christmas from MFT, it has so many beautiful holiday sentiments, love it! My paper is from Making Memories, I found a couple of packs after Christmas last year for a buck each, yay! Ok, I'm off, got some household chores to take care of, have a great day :)

peace. love. joy.

Happy happy Sunday! Hope your weekend is going well. Today I am playing along with Market Street Stamps Block Party. Just make a project with Market Street Stamps and link up, easy peasy! Also, they have a new release with beautiful holiday images, check it out.

For my card I decided to go clean and simple, I used Joyful Snowman and popped him up on some icy blue dp that looks like swirling wind ;) I added the sentiment and some zigzag stitching, pretty quick for mass producing some cards. Thanks for popping by, I'll be back in a bit with one more card. :)

Warm Winter Wishes

Hi! I'm back with my second post today. Pumpkin Spice is having a DT call, so of course I am trying out for it! Pumpkin Spice is where I now get my papers, all products are at least 30% off, with no coupon required, plus they have super fast shipping. How awesome would that be to be on the DT of a company that you know and love? They are asking for anything, any color, anything that makes you smile. Well, I just adore snowmen, and this one from MFT definitely makes me smile. Isn't he just the sweetest? He is colored with Prismacolor pencils and his scarf is paper pieced. My papers are from Cosmo Cricket's Jolly by Golly line, I love this collection, I love anything Cosmo Cricket! ;) I added some die cut snowflakes and icicles, how fun! The size of the finished card is 5x5. You can check out all of the details for the call here. Thanks so much for stopping by to see me, crossing my fingers, wish me luck! :)

Also, I am going to enter my card into the Winter-Holiday challenge at Little Scrap Pieces. :)

Happy thoughts are coming your way

Hi, happy Saturday! I have a sweet little tag to share today, it's for December's Guest Designer Contest in the My Favorite Things forums over at SCS. The theme is Play Tag, I had so much fun making my tag! I started with a hand cut tag and embossed it with my swirl folder, kinda looks like wind, huh? ;) I used this darling Pure Innocence image, Aim High, eek! Isn't she just the sweetest! I paper pieced her dress and kite, and colored her hair and body with Prismacolor pencils. I also used some of MFT's Die'namics: the Flat-Bottom Cloud, Fresh Cut Grass, and the Bracket Tab for the sentiment. A little pink twine for kite string, and that's it. Thank you so much for popping by for a peek, have a great weekend! :)

We Wish You A Merry Christmas

I'm back with my second card for JustRite's Christmas Challenge. For this card I used the ornament stamp from Vintage Christmas. I painted the image with Twinkling H2O's, I love these sparkly paints! They have a little shimmer that is just perfect. I used a little vintage lace, some sponging, and some stitching. My old sewing machine is having a fit so I don't use it often, but broke it out tonight, and put it quickly back, it's still giving me a hard time, lol. I used some awesome May Arts twill ribbon, and embossed the round sentiment in gold powder. That's it for tonight, thank you so much for stopping by to see me :)

Let Heaven and Nature Sing...

Hi, happy Wednesday! Wow, it's been awhile since I have posted, just haven't had any mojo lately. When it rains, it pours, had a lot going on here, and none of it good, so I've just been kinda bummed lately. Anyway, trying to get back into things and what better way then with JustRite's last challenge of the year, make something Christmas. So I broke out my very favorite Christmas stamp, the cardinal from Christmas Treasures, my most used during the holidays, I love it! My image is colored with Prismacolor pencils, and I had this cardinal paper, just enough left how perfect! I have one more card for the challenge coming up shortly as soon as my batteries get enough juice, lol.

Christmas Blessings

Hi! I'm playing along with this week's Mojo Monday sketch. My sentiment is Christmas Blessings, a Plain Jane from Verve. I actually bought this stamp when it first came out last year, then some how lost it before I ever got a chance to ink it up. So I had to buy it again this year, I love that font!

For my background, I wanted to try something new to me. I stamped snowflakes from Glad Tidings onto watercolor paper and embossed them with clear powder, then painted over it with watercolor paint, I then stamped a large music background stamp over that. I love the wide striped ribbon from Stampin' Up. Well that's it for me today, hubby wants a lazy, watch movie day :) Thanks so much for popping by!

Aloha!

Happy, happy Friday! I am playing along with Flourishes noon time challenge from yesterday, The Christmas Sweets, use the colors red, white, and soft green. I don't really have a Christmas image that I thought fit those colors, and the challenge didn't say it had to be holiday or Christmas, so I hope I'm ok. :) I used my Windows to the World set, ah, I love this set the windows are so beautiful! I colored the image with Prismacolor pencils ,added some beautiful Stampin' Up ribbon, and a large brad. Check out the challenge here. Thank you so much for popping by for a peek, have a great weekend! :)