My Scrappin And Stampin Corner

Live, Dance, Laugh

2012-02-04T13:07:00.007-05:00

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

2012-01-29T13:58:00.004-05:00

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

2012-01-14T14:25:00.003-05:00

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'?

2012-01-13T16:21:00.004-05:00

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

2012-01-09T16:48:00.003-05:00

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

2011-12-31T12:47:00.003-05:00

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

2011-12-29T13:53:00.005-05:00

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

2011-12-16T13:32:00.006-05:00

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

2011-12-16T12:37:00.004-05:00

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

2011-12-12T16:02:00.002-05:00

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 Cak e 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

2011-12-12T13:59:00.004-05:00

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

2011-12-11T14:03:00.005-05:00

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

2011-12-04T12:44:00.004-05:00

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.

2011-12-04T12:34:00.002-05:00

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

2011-12-03T14:56:00.007-05:00

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

2011-12-03T14:36:00.004-05:00

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

2011-11-30T20:16:00.005-05:00

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...

2011-11-30T19:42:00.005-05:00

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

2011-11-13T14:49:00.005-05:00

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!

2011-11-11T15:11:00.007-05:00

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! :)

Tag You're It!

2011-11-10T12:48:00.003-05:00

It's release week at Flourishes stamps, and I am playing along with yesterday's noon time challenge to make a tag. I cut a tag from a manila folder and inked up the gorgeous Paperwhites set, Flourishes has the most beautiful flowers! I colored the image with Prismacolor pencils and sponged up the edges. I have a bottle of Graphite Glimmer Mist, I guess I was a little too close because I got a few large blobs, but I'm still happy with how it turned out. A little vintage lace, and that's it. Don't forget to check out this and the today's noon time challenge here. Thanks so much for stopping by. :)

Flourishes Timeless Tuesday #143 ~ A new technique!

2011-11-09T16:01:00.002-05:00

Hello! It is release week at Flourishes, they are already previewing the new holiday stamps, and oh my are they ever gorgeous! I am playing along with this week's Timeless Tuesday challenge, Double embossing. Beate has an amazing tutorial for it with a gorgeous card here. I have never tried this technique before and after seeing all of the DT cards I was excited to try it. For my double embossing I used a Cuttlebug embossing folder and a large oval Spellbinders die. My cake is from the Let Them Eat Cake set, I heat embossed it in white and then sponged over in pink. That's it for me today, check out all of the new goodies and the challenges at Flourishes here. Have a great day! :)

Let there be Peace on Earth

2011-11-07T16:42:00.004-05:00

Hi there, I'm back with another card for JustRite's Christmas Linky Party. For this card I used this beautiful image from Christmas Treasures, (on sale now too!) Both the image and the border are embossed in gold, the background is dry embossed. I added a piece of sparkly scrap paper, a little distress ink on the edges, and that's it.

Thanks so much for stopping by to see me today! :)

Let Heaven and Nature Sing...

2011-11-07T15:31:00.003-05:00

Hi there! Wow, I'm back with my third post today, I've just been stamping all day, lol! I made another card for JustRite's Christmas Linky Party. I just couldn't let the party end without using one of my favorite stamps. I love cardinals, and this stamp is beautiful! My image is colored with Prismacolor pencils and I used an embossing folder for a faux letterpress technique. I think even without the bow and layers to make the card easier for mailing, the card would still look very nice. I may have another card in me today, we will see, lol. Thanks so much for stopping in. :)

Christmas Tags

2011-11-07T12:05:00.005-05:00

Good afternoon! I'm back with my second post today. The JustRite Linky Party is still going on, so you still have time to link up and check out all the fabulous inspiration!

I adore snowmen, I try to find some kind of snowman to add to my holiday decorations every year. I am determined to make my tags this year and am getting started now with my these darling snowmen from JustRite Stamps. I stamped them onto kraft, I love kraft! And colored them with Prismacolor pencils, I love the look and will definitely try coloring on kraft some more. Well, that's it for me today, thank you so much for taking the time to visit, have a wonderful day. :)

Merry Christmas

2011-11-07T10:31:00.005-05:00

Good morning! I'm sharing a card that I made for the Snowy Delights challenge at Flourishes, capture that snowy sparkly feeling on your card. I used this gorgeous wreath from Flourishes stamped in blue and colored in different shades of blue. It doesn't show up well in the photograph, but I used glitters in blue, silver, and white. I love CAS cards for the holidays, so much easier to mail, and I love the blue and white combo. Thanks so much for taking a peek, have a great week! :)

JustRite Christmas Linky Party

2011-11-05T14:05:00.004-04:00

Happy Saturday! I am sharing a card today that I made for JustRite's Christmas Linky Party. Use JustRite stamps on a Christmas project and link it up! I used Santa from the Vintage Christmas set, I love this Santa! For my background, I stamped the snowflakes from Whimsical Christmas and embossed then sponged and distressed for a vintage look. I colored my image with Prismacolor pencils and added some fabby Stampin' Up ribbon. That's it for now, check out all of the other projects linked up here. Thanks for popping by, have an awesome weekend! :)

Happiness Is...

2011-11-04T13:26:00.004-04:00

Hello and happy Friday! I'm back with a quick post. My card today is for the challenge over at Do You Stack Up, the challenge is to use the color teal. I used a couple of sets from one of my new favorite companies, The Crafts Meow. I am using Lynn Miller's sketch that is up at The Craft's Meow this month. Ok, that's it for me today, there are a couple other challenges that I would like to play in, if I can find my mojo. Have a great weekend. :)

A Winner!

2011-11-01T18:07:00.004-04:00

Hi there! Just popping by to quickly post the winner of the Copic Coloring Guide. Mr. Random.org chose, and the winner is:

Ann Schach! Big congrats!

A couple of There She Goes stamps

2011-10-26T14:46:00.008-04:00

Hi! I just wanted to share a couple of cards I made using some There She Goes Stamps sets. I used Pumpkins On The Vine and Freeze The Moment, aren't the little girls just the cutest? They are both colored with Prisma color pencils. I would like to enter this week's challenge at Simon Says Stamp, which is Anything Goes. These were both quick and pretty CAS, and I would like to also enter the coloring challenge at CAS-ual Fridays. Thanks for popping by! :)

Edited to add: Oops forgot to mention the giveaway for the Copic book here, ends at the end of the month! :)

I ruff you!

2011-10-21T12:32:00.003-04:00

Happy Friday! I have a quick post, I am playing along with this weeks CAS-Fridays challenge, use any medium to color your image. I am using Prismacolor pencils for mine. The image is from the Puppy Love set from There She Goes stamps.

Don't forget the book giveaway on this post. Have a wonderful weekend! :)

A couple more Hope You Can Cling To cards

2011-10-20T14:49:00.004-04:00

Hi there! I got a couple more cards done for the Hope You Can Cling To challenges at SCS. You can check out all of the info here.

Don't forget the book giveaway here. Thanks for stopping by! :)

JustRite Friday Challenge #60

2011-10-19T19:00:00.006-04:00

Hello! I wanted to share my card for the newest challenge at JustRite Stampers. Check out this fun sketch:

My sentiment is from In The Moonlight, it says, "Thank you for being my sunshine everyday," and the oval frame is from the My Rainbow set. My papers are from Graphic 45's Once Upon A Springtime collection and the bottom is cut with Spellbinders Lattice Borderabilities. Some sponging and a seam binding bow and flower finish it off. Thanks so much for stopping by! :)

Hope You Can Cling To

2011-10-18T17:07:00.005-04:00

Hi there! For the past couple of days I have been working on some of the Hope You Can Cling To challenges over in the SCS forum. For all the info on the challenges, and who the cards are going to click here. Ok, here are my cards so far:

That's it for me for now, off to start dinner. Thanks so much for popping by! :)

Let your heart be your guide

2011-10-15T15:01:00.003-04:00

Happy happy Saturday! Hope your weekend is going well. I'm popping in to share this card that I made for Market Street Stamps Block Party. They are having their first anniversary and celebrating big time, check out all the details and the awesome prize up for grabs here. I used this super cute Compass set, how adorable are these stamps? I wanted to keep it pretty CAS and really show off the compass. A little Distress Ink for definition, some twine, and I love my kraft! Thanks so much for taking a peek, enjoy your day! :D

Show Me

2011-10-14T16:58:00.006-04:00

Hi there, happy Friday! I'm back with a quick post. We are going to the theme park here for the Halloween nights in a few minutes, I've never been so kinda excited to go! I have one more card for Flourishes challenges. This one is called Show M e, find a technique from one of Flourishes tutorials and give it a try. I chose this tutorial from Christine to add dimension. I chose a few petals to double stamp and pop up for dimension. The image is from the Paperwhites set and colored with Prismacolor pencils and OMS. Ok, that's it for me, off to the park!

Fine Herbs

2011-10-14T11:10:00.006-04:00

Good morning! I have another card for one of Flourishes challenges this week. This one is the Heavy Metal Challenge, use some metal.

For my card I used Flourishes Fine Herbs set. I stamped images from the set in Versa Mark onto kraft, added some twine, and for my metal I used these cool copper upholstery brads from Making Memories that I've had for years.

Thanks so much for stopping by, have a great day! :)

Blessed to call you friend

2011-10-13T17:22:00.002-04:00

Hi! I'm back with my second post today. It's release week at Flourishes, and oh my the new Christmas sets are gorgeous! With release week comes new challenges, this card is for the Name Game Challenge, use your monogram as your inspiration for your card. Mine is TAP. I had such a hard time thinking of something with the letter A. All I could think of is acrylic, but I don't have any, lol. Finally, I came up with:
T - tearing
A - antiquing
P - paint
I used this totally gorgeous set, Paperwhites and colored it with Prismacolor pencils and OMS. Then I tore the edges and inked them with Distress Inks, rolled a couple of corners and flicked on some watered down gray paint for an antiqued look.

Don't forget to check out the copy of The Copic Coloring Guide that I am giving away here. Thank you so much for popping by for a peek, have a great day!

Hope you can cling to ~ pink critters

2011-10-13T15:42:00.006-04:00

Hi there! I have a card for one of the Hope You Can Cling To challenges over at the SCS forums. This challenge is to take any critter and turn it pink. I used this cute peacock from There She Goes Stamps Zoo-pendous set. The sketch is from last month's SFYTT and the image is colored with Prismacolor pencils with a little pink stickles too.

Well, that's it for now, don't forget to check out the copy of The Copic Coloring Guide that I am giving away here. Thanks so much for stopping by. :)

A little giveaway!

2011-10-07T14:14:00.006-04:00

Hi there! No card today, but I do have a little giveaway. I picked up a few Copics to try something new, then I was lucky enough to win a copy of Copic Coloring Guide from Colleen Schaan. I received my book from Colleen, then a couple of weeks later I received another. Colleen said that I could go ahead and give away the second on my blog, how cool is that? Also this book is autographed by both Copic experts Colleen Schaan and Marianne Walker! So, all you have to do is leave me one comment here, it can be about anything you want, favorite book, movie, (I am always looking for something new), or just to say hi! I will let this run until the end of the month and will pull a random winner on November 1. Good luck! :)

Friends

2011-10-01T16:54:00.007-04:00

Hi! I'm back with a second post today. This card is for Flourishes World Card Making Day Challenge, using the colors of your favorite cartoon character.

Well, I just love Sponge Bob, my kids started watching it when it first came out. I was like, a sponge, really? But I think it's really funny and I've even had it on while I'm the only one home, shhhhh, lol!

Anyway, for my colors I used kraft, yellow, blue, and red. For my image and sentiment, I am using Flourishes Windows to the World set , I love it, the images are beautiful. I used the gorgeous Dutch window, I adore tulips! I cut out the image and double stamped the shutters on kraft and dry brushed them with some acrylic paint to make them shabby. The image is colored with Prismacolor pencils and OMS and my papers are from MME.

I am also entering the Mega Candy contest at Charmed Cards and Crafts, you add a link to a card that you colored in, check out the awesome prize up for grabs!

Thanks so much for popping by today, enjoy your weekend! :)

Just For You

2011-10-01T13:39:00.002-04:00

Happy World Card Making Day! I was lucky enough to win some GORGEOUS Stampin' Up Goodies from Ann, thank you again! I broke out this awesome set, Elements of Style. I had been wanting to try a tile technique that I saw on SCS and this large stamp was perfect. I scored lines with my Scor-Buddy then stamped the image and inked around all the score lines. It was easy, fun, and I love the look! Ok, I'm off to make another card, I want to play along with Flourishes. See you soon! :)

Thinking of you

2011-09-26T14:50:00.003-04:00

Hello! I'm back with another challenge card for Artful Delight's Birthday Celebration. The third challenge is to use kraft, pink, and white. I went with something CAS, the sentiment is from Verve, the flowers are from There She Goes, and the background panel is embossed with an embossing plate from Spellbinders. Pretty quick and easy. Thanks so much for stopping by, have a great week! :)

Happy Birthday

2011-09-24T15:03:00.005-04:00

Hi! I'm back with a quick card. Leeanne over at Artful Delight is having a birthday bash this weekend. I'm playing along with the second challenge which is Tic Tac Toe. Here is the board:

I chose to go diagonal and use: kraft, at least one button, and light pink. I love pink and kraft together so I knew immediately that's what I was going to do. My son needed a card for his boss, and this came together so quickly, I love when that happens. The sentiment is from JustRite and that beautiful background image is Anna Griffin. Can you believe that I picked it up for $.99? What a deal!

Ok, that's it for me today, thank you so much for popping by!! :)

A joy to me

2011-09-24T13:13:00.005-04:00

Hi there! Miss me, lol! Wow, feels like forever since I blogged! My mojo has been MIA. With a very ill family member (on the mend now, thankfully!) and my temporary layoff seeming to be permanent (we were hoping to rent a larger house by Thanksgiving, with me out of work that's not happening) I just have been kinda down in the dumps. But what can you do, I am just trying to go with it. Anyway, enough sad talk, I finally got a card made! This is for week 2 of this month's Viva la Verve. Here's the sketch:
And here's my card:
I used some new to me MME Stella and Rose papers, love them! All stamps and the mini tag dies are from Verve. Well, that's it for me today, I'm going to see about getting another started for the 3rd sketch, also, Leeanne has fun hops with challenges and prizes going on this weekend, gotta find time to play there too. Thanks so much for stopping by, hope you have a fabulous weekend!! :)

There She Goes Paper Doll Birthday Challenges

2011-09-10T13:31:00.006-04:00

Ok, so my last post I made a paper doll for the first of the There She Goes Stamps Birthday Challenges. Other challenges this week were to take your doll out on the town, the great outdoors, in the spotlight, and at a party. So yeah, me and my little dolly had some fun!

So we did some running around, errands, shopping, and here is my little doll helping me get some gas at the end of the day for the out on the town challenge:

For the great outdoors challenge, she played hide and seek with the girls, and fairies are very good at hiding! Suzy had a hard time finding her:
Dixie on the other hand, sniffed her out right away!

For the in the spotlight challenge, my paper doll put on a little show!

And the party challenge, she had a tea party with Hello Kitty!

Thanks for sharing my little paper doll's adventures, and thanks Jessica for the fun challenges. Happy birthday There She Goes! :D

There She Goes Paper Doll Challenge

2011-09-08T14:49:00.005-04:00

Hi there! This month is There She Goes stamps 3rd birthday, and they will be having all kinds of challenges all month long. The first challenge is to make a paper doll. I used this darling fairy from The Fairy Best, isn't she cute! I made here a little fairy house too! They are both colored with Prismacolor pencils and OMS, and of course I added glitter to her wings, what fairy doesn't have some sparkle ;) There some other challenges this week like taking your doll out and about on the town, so I'll have to get some shots in and post later. Thanks so much for stopping by, have a great day! :)

From our family to yours

2011-09-03T17:43:00.006-04:00

Hi! How's your weekend going? Nothing exciting here, hubby is watching college football, and I wanted to play in this month's challenge over at the Flourishes forum at SCS. It is the Christmas Spirit Challenge, time to get a Christmas card done! Look at this gorgeous photo for inspiration:

I love it, so fun and festive! I used Amber's fun sketch this week. I wanted to keep the feel of the card pretty clean, so I decided to just use red ink and no coloring. I did add some glitter to the fruits, I really like the way it turned out. I used this beautiful wreath set from Flourishes, it has a large and small wreath and a couple of sentiments, I looked and I think this set is retired. :( The little decorative element on my label is a small stamp from the Wedded Bliss set, it fits perfectly! That's it for me today, thanks so much for stopping by, enjoy the rest of your weekend! :)

Everyone of my thougts

2011-08-31T19:05:00.006-04:00

Hi! I'm back with my second card today. This is for the last sketch of the month over in the Verve forum on SCS. I kinda got lazy on it, I didn't feel like taking out my sewing machine and adding stitching like on the sketch. It's in a heavy metal box in the closet and sometimes I just don't feel like lugging it out. I am so hoping we move by the end of the year, hubby is promising me a crafting area. It will just be a desk, not a whole room, but that is so much better than the nothing that I have now, lol. Also, my Bow Easy is MIA, so I just added a knot. The sentiment is from Verve, a pretty quick and easy card. Thanks so much for taking a peek, have a good night. :)

So thankful for your friendship

2011-08-31T14:39:00.007-04:00

Hi there! I've got a quick post before I'm off to start dinner. I made this card using one of this month's sketches from the Verve and this sweet stamp set from There She Goes Stamps.
The flower border at the top is from a set from Anna Griffin that I have had for about 3 years and had yet to ink up, terrible I know! I didn't think that I would really use the borders, but after inking up this one, (finally!) I really like it. The flowers are colored with my Prismacolor pencils and OMS and the bg paper is K & Co.

I would like to enter the anything goes challenge at Simon Says Stamp and Show. There is also a fun hop going on now with prizes, check it out! That's it for now, I'll be back tonight or tomorrow with another sketch from Verve, thanks for stopping by! :)

Flourishes Favorites Challenge

2011-08-29T12:05:00.000-04:00

I'm back with another card celebrating Flourishes 4th birthday. This card is for the favorites challenge, use your favorite Flourishes set. I am using Sweet Days of Summer, it is a new set, but oh, it is my favorite. I love the sweet silhouette images, this one here with the little girl watering her flowers, kids playing in a sprinkler, and a little girl reading a book under a tree, oh my goodness, this set is way to sweet! You still have until Sept. 1 to play along with your favorite Flourishes set, thanks for taking a peek at my card today! :)

Page Maps

2011-08-28T13:59:00.005-04:00

Hi there! Ok, I just had to make a second card for the Page Maps sketch challenge, the prize is fabulous, go check it out, Basic Grey and Flourishes are the sponsors! I love the aqua and orange color combo and just had to use it, it's just so fun and happy. I love this sketch, love all the fun layers, and I love that I was able to use some of those small scraps that I saved. If I have some paper that I just love, yes I will keep these tiny scraps, I just can't part with them, lol. I have a box with my itty bittys, and I just love it when I am able to use them. :) Well, that's it for me today, I'll be back tomorrow with a card using an image from Flourishes. Have a great day.

Page Maps Sketch Contest

2011-08-28T12:13:00.006-04:00

I love a good sketch, check out this one from Page Maps! I love all the fun layers, plus there is a fabulous prize from Basic Grey and Flourishes, two of my favorite companies! Once in awhile I like to try to challenge myself with a masculine card because they give me so much trouble, lol. It could also have something to do with my lack of guy stamps and papers! I love this stamp from Flourishes, the fish is just so fun to color. I've got some dressing, sponging, and some faux and real stitching going on here, I had so much fun with this card! Thank you for taking a peek, enjoy your Sunday. :)

Happy Birthday Flourishes!

2011-08-27T18:39:00.005-04:00

Flourishes is turning 4 and they are celebrating with a couple of fun challenges. This one is to make a birthday card using Flourishes stamps. I am using this sweet image from the Bee My Honey set, love it! I colored it with Prisma color pencils, added some scoring with my little Scor-Buddy, and used my favorite border punch. You have until Thursday afternoon to link up, so there is plenty of time. Thank you so much for stopping by! :)

Peace On Earth

2011-08-24T18:42:00.005-04:00

Hi there! I was just over at the JustRite blog ooohing and ahhing over the newest stamps, (oh my goodness, they are gorgeous!!), and took a peek at the challenge and realized it ends in 2 hours! I was letting my camera batteries charge so that I could take my photo in the morning, because for some reason I thought that I had until tomorrow, oops! So I ran out into the fading light to get my photo, whew!

Challenge #56 is shaped holiday cards or tags. I used this image from the Christmas Treasures set. I embossed it in silver, I love the way it turned out! Then I cut 2 dies from Spellbinders Fleur de Lis and just criss crossed them. I then made a medallion, scoring the pleated folds with my Scor-Buddy, and cut the edges with a fleur de lis border punch to match. I added a pearl to each point, and the card back is a large circle nestie so it can stand. You could always add silver thread and make it into an ornament.

Well that's it for me today, thank you so much for stopping by, and for your sweet comments, have a great day. :)

Amy's A Thousand Sheets of Paper Giveaway.

2011-08-22T16:22:00.003-04:00

Just wanted to quickly let you know about Amy's giveaway, 1000 sheets of paper! She is breaking it up into 5 candies. Check out all of the deets here.

CASE Study #53

2011-08-18T19:38:00.007-04:00

Hi there! I have a card for this week's CASE Study Challenge which is to CASE one of Iwona's cards. After browsing her fabulous gallery for forever, and changing my mind many times, I decided on this beauty. I have not made a card with a cut out before, so here was the perfect chance.

I have been wanting to get this There She Goes set inky and I felt like doing some coloring. Isn't she sweet?

Well, I'm off, got some shopping to do. Thanks for stopping by! :)

love u so much

2011-08-17T19:13:00.005-04:00

Happy hump day! I have a card using the Coloring Colo r Trends Challenge over at Embellish Magazine. Aren't these colors fabulous?

I would also like to enter the Anything Goes Challenge at the Kraft Journal.

I'm using some gorgeous papers from GCD Studios, and these beautiful stamps from Verv e. I LOVE the "u", it is part of the You and I stamp set, and there is a separate die set too, eek! LOVE! And check out the font, swooning here, it's just gorgeous! You still have until tomorrow midnight to play along in the challenge, and there is a prize from The Craft's Meow, one of my new faves! Thank you so much for popping by! :)

Flashback Friday ~ My First Gift Card, Made 2009!

2011-08-16T19:53:00.006-04:00

How about this super fun challenge, Flashback Friday. You submit something that you have previously made. This challenge is to show your first gift card holder. So here is mine from Nov. 2009. I had made this for my daughter's birthday the following month. The striped band slipped off and it opened up revealing the gift card. It's fun to look back at earlier projects. You can check out the fun challenge here. Thanks for taking a little peek! :D

With Gratitude

2011-08-15T14:21:00.005-04:00

This week over at CASE Study, we get to choose our inspiration from a previous player. It was fun to look over the older entries. I chose this beauty from Vicki:

(If you click on her photo, it will take you to her post.) I liked the blue and browns, lace and all of the fabulous "stuff"! I'm using this week's Viva la Verve sketch too. And I'm using some new Verve, thank you again Andrea! Thanks so much for stopping by, have a great week. :)

The Shades Of Sunset Challenge

2011-08-12T15:14:00.002-04:00

Hi! I'm back with another quick post with a card for one of Flourishes challenges. I have been wanting to try sponging a sunset background and what better time to try! I'm not real happy with the results, but, hey it's my first time. I'll blame it on the paper and sponges, lol. I did have fun with the technique, and will definitely be trying it again. Both the image and sentiment are from Flourishes. There is one more challenge, using fruits, but I don't have any fruity paper or stamps :( Though Flourishes has some GORGEOUS fruit stamps, they are of course on my long wish list. Thank you for having a little look! Have a wonderful weekend!

Flourishes Scavenger Hunt Challenge

2011-08-12T13:58:00.005-04:00

Hello! I am playing along with one of Flourishes challenges for the new release. This challenge was a scavenger hunt, you hop the dt blogs and find what items need to go on your card.

I am using the Flourishes set Country Charm Labels for my card. Well, I'm off to try another challenge, they end in just a few hours. Thanks for popping by! :)

Verve ~ Get Your Diva On~

2011-08-11T16:17:00.004-04:00

A new month, a new chance to be Guest Diva at Verve! The winner of the challenge will get to be Guest Diva in an upcoming release and will win all the new stamps for that release! This month Diva Jackie is the hostess and the challenge is Tag You're It!, add a tag to your card, scrapbook page, or make a set of tags.

I don't have any tag dies, so I used a nestie and just punched a hole in the top. All my stamps are from Verve: the teapot and cups are from A Cup Of Life, the sentiment is from Friendly Phrases, and I used a flourish from Blue Skies for the tea pouring out of the teapot. The papers are some MME that I have been hoarding, some vintage lace from my grandmother, and a little ribbon from Diva Michelle, thank you! Oh and the teapot and cups are colored with Prismacolor pencils. You can check out all the challenge details here. Thank you so much for stopping by for a little peek, have a great day! :D

Viva la Verve!

2011-08-07T16:28:00.004-04:00

Hi, happy Sunday! I've got a quick post using one of this month's sketchs from the Viva la Verve challenges. Andrea's sketch was a quick and easy one. Both the flowers and oval frame are from JustRite Stampers. I stamped a script stamp in the oval, the flowers were colored with Prismacolor pencils, cut out, and popped up. A little sponging, some of my grandmother's vintage lace and that's it. Thanks so much for stopping by. :D

Thinking Of You

2011-08-06T11:16:00.006-04:00

I'm back with my second post today. My card is for this week's Mojo Monday sketch challenge. I wanted to go with something a little soft and kinda shabby, I love the style but haven't really been able to pull it off to my liking yet. My sentiment and little ferns on the circle are both from Verve and the butterfly is an old Hero Arts stamp. Verve also has a new release coming up Aug 12, (yippy!) with peeks starting tomorrow on the Verve blog!

Thanks so much for taking a peek, have a great day :D

CASE Study #51

2011-08-06T09:46:00.001-04:00

CASE Study is one year old, and this week we get to CASE any designer's card. I chose this card from Amy, I love her style! My sentiment is from Verve and the dp is Basic Grey.

You have until midnight Tuesday to play along. I'm off to run the kiddos around. Thanks for taking a little peek, have a great weekend! :D

If I had a flower...

2011-08-01T19:50:00.004-04:00

Hi! I have a CAS card for the challenge at Simply Scrapping Crafts which is no white or cream, oh my! I have been wanting to try using my Prisma pencils on kraft and this was the perfect opportunity! I used these beautiful flowers from There She Goes Stamps and I used my fleur de lis border punch again, love it! Off to watch tv with hubby, thanks for stopping by! :)

Just Missing You

2011-07-28T13:43:00.004-04:00

I found some time while hubby was playing his silly video games, actually have quite a bit of time lately as I have been "temporarily" laid off because of state cuts. We will see if it is temporary or not :( Anyway I saw the amazing card over at CASE Study and I wanted to play along. I used the basic layout as my inspiration and these fun stamps from Hero Arts, so cute! Another quick and easy card! Thanks for popping by, have a great day! :)

Viva la Verve!

2011-07-27T17:09:00.005-04:00

I'm back with my third post of the day! This is my fourth and final card for this month's Viva la Verve sketch challenges.

I used another sentiment from Verve's Blue Skies set. I just added a bow, and some stitching, another quick and simple card. I love the pink and green color combo and these beautiful papers. That's it for me today, thanks so much for stopping by! :)

2011-07-27T16:25:00.002-04:00

I'm back with a card for this month's Verve Diva Dare challenge, which is Sentimental About Paper. Dig into your paper that you are hoarding and make a new card. I used one of the sketches from this month's Viva la Verve and this paper from DCWV that I have been hoarding for about a year now, lol. Both the sentiment and butterfly are from Verve's Blue Skies set.

You still have until July 31 to enter. I'll have one more card in a little while, see ya soon. :)

True Love

2011-07-27T14:18:00.005-04:00

Hi! I've got a card using one of Laurie's sketches from this month's Viva la Verve. What a sweet sketch, and really pretty quick! I scored the card and added this gorgeous border punch. I cut out a heart and embossed and sanded it a little, super quick and easy. I'm working on another Viva la Verve sketch, hoping to get it posted today and hoping to get all four done this month. Thank you so much for popping by, have a wonderful day! :)

Just A Note

2011-07-25T15:55:00.005-04:00

I had some time today before starting dinner and wanted to give this fabulous sketch over at Lily Pad Cards a try:The sponsor is The Craft's Meow, and I used this sweet bumble bee and sentiment from The Craft's Meow set, Happiness Is. I added a few dashes behind the bees, bee-cause of course they are flying ;) I used a little floss for some hand stitching to secure my ribbon, and that's it. Thank you so much for stopping by, have a wonderful week. :)

Happiness Is...

2011-07-22T14:17:00.004-04:00

Happy Friday! I'm here with a card made for Mojo Monday's 200th sketch! I love going back and looking through the sketches for inspiration. To celebrate the big 200, this week's sketch has prizes, up to 8 $25 gift certificates! Check out all the info here.

I used a couple of The Craft's Meow sets for my card. The flower, leaf, and sentiment are from Happiness Is, and the butterfly is from Butterfly kisses. I used some more Prima paper, and stamped it with a script stamp and the bee from Happiness Is. The Spellbinders Borderabilities is the Lattice Border. Thanks so much for stopping by and saying hi, have a wonderful weekend. :)

Congratulations

2011-07-21T19:52:00.003-04:00

Good evening! I wanted to pop in quickly to post this baby congrats card. The banner is from the Craft's Meow and the sweet little carriage and sentiment are from There She Goes Stamps. And the sweet papers are from the Jack and Jill collection from Prima.

I would like to enter the Banners challenge at Simply Scrapping Crafts.

Thanks for stopping by. :)

You Make Life Sweet

2011-07-19T16:52:00.007-04:00

EEK! Check out my first stamps that I just received from Paper Smooches! These stamps are from the Sugar Rush set. They have little faces that you can add to all the goodies, sooooo cute! So of course I had to get them all inky. I used one of the sketches from this month's Paper Smooches July SPARKS Challenge. My little popsicles were colored with Prismacolor pencils and cut out and popped up.

I would also like to enter the Simon Says Stamp Challenge which is anything goes.

I would also like to enter the CAS-ual Fridays challenge which is Sweets and Treats, mmmm. (P.S. the challenge is sponsored by PSA Essentials!)

Thanks so much for stopping by! :)

Congratulations

2011-07-15T15:26:00.007-04:00

Flourishes has one more challenge for the new release, a Copy Cat Challenge. We get to CASE one of the DT's cards. I knew I would be picking my inspiration from Stacy, I have been an admirer her beautiful style for awhile now. I chose this gorgeous card to CASE here. All of the stamps on my card are from Flourishes Wedded Bliss set.

I also would like to enter the Anything Goes challenge at Simon Says Stamp.

We took the kids to see the final Harry Potter movie this morning, we all loved it. Kinda sad that it's all over, I think it's time to read the books again!

Thanks so much for stopping by, have a wonderful weekend.

I Love You Dad

2011-07-14T16:10:00.010-04:00

I made this card using Flourishes Get Sketchy And win Sketch, it's release week! Both the image and sentiment are from Flourishes What A Catch set. I thought this guy looked like a rainbow trout, so that's how he was colored with my Prisma pencils, and my papers are from K & Co. I'm going to send this off to my Dad, no reason, just because.

I am also entering Simon Says Stamp's Anything Goes Challenge. This week's winner will receive a $50 voucher to the Simon Says Stamp Superstore!

Thank you so much for taking a peek, have a great day!

One Person

2011-07-13T14:28:00.007-04:00

It's time for this month's Verve Get Your Diva On Challenge! One lucky winner will get to be Guest Diva in an upcoming release, receiving all the stamps for that release for free. If you have been to my blog before, you know how I love my Verve! This month Maureen is challenging us to use a gift card for inspiration. Sadly I don't have any, though I am in need of some retail therapy ;) so I used one of the cards that Maureen had. I chose this Michaels card, I love the flourishes and the elegant black, white, and red color combo.

I used some Inkadinkado damask stamps for my background, and one of my favorite Verve sets, One Person for the flower and sentiment. I stamped both the large and small flower and layered them with pop dot, and added some pale yellow flower soft in the center.

I would also like to enter this week's Simon Say Stamp Challenge, which is anything goes.

Thanks so much for popping by, have a great day!

Just For You

2011-07-10T21:03:00.006-04:00

Hi! I had a little time for a card tonight and wanted to use this week's Mojo Monday sketch a second time and I used the colors from The Play Date Cafe's challenge #89 : Mint, Taupe, and Buttercream.
The sentiment, flowers, and butterfly are from the Craft's Meow, and the library card is CTMH.
That's it for now, thanks for taking a peek! :)

Birthday Blessings

2011-07-09T13:39:00.006-04:00

Happy Saturday to you! I'm here with a quick post for with a card using this fabulous sketch from Amber over at the Viva la Verve forum.

The challenge this month over at Simply Scrapping Crafts is embossing, I embossed my butterfly and the background panel is dry embossed. The challenge is sponsored by The Craft's Meow this month, I just LOVE their stamps! Pop over and check it out, thanks for stopping by, have a great weekend! :)

Just For You

2011-07-06T14:46:00.005-04:00

The Craft's Meow has started a new challenge, and here is the sketch for the first month:

The flowers and the sentiment are from the Simply Delightful set from The Craft's Meow. That's it for today, pretty quick and simple. Thank you for stopping by for a little peek! :D

Land Of The Free

2011-07-04T19:17:00.004-04:00

Happy 4th of July! This is the first time that I've gotten the Mojo Monday sketch done on Monday, lol! I had the house to myself this morning, and while blog hopping I saw this sketch and knew I wanted to use my American Hero set from Verve. I used some stickles in the small stars on the sentiment panel, and it's not really showing up in the photo but I stamped stars on the kraft panel.

I am also entering the challenge at The Kraft Journal which is "Patriotic or American." Thanks for popping by, have a great night. :)

Friends Are So Refreshing

2011-07-02T20:49:00.004-04:00

And crafting is so refreshing! It's been so long since I had a little time to get some crafting done. I had so much fun with this little cutie! She is from the Freeze The Moment set from There She Goes Stamps. I colored her with Prismacolor pencils and OMS. Jen has an awesome video tutorial here for coloring hair with the pencils. I'm pretty happy with her bangs, but not too happy with her curls. Oh well, time for more practice. :) I used last month's SFYTT, I'm too late for the challenge, but I wanted to use the fun sketch.

I am entering this week's challenge at There She Goes, which is A Challenge To Die For, you must use 3 different dies/punches. I am using 2 dies and one corner punch.

I am also entering this week's Wee Memories challenge with a theme of "Summertime" which is sponsored by There She Goes this week!

Well, that's it for me right now. Thanks so much for stopping by, have a fantastic weekend. :D

Spread Your Wings And Fly

2011-06-12T20:19:00.002-04:00

Hi! Quick post tonight, I had a little time and wanted to make a card with this week's Mojo Monday sketch. I used one of my new sets from The Craft's Meow, Fly Free and my new paper from Graphic 45. Thanks for popping by! :)

Congrats Grad!

2011-06-10T10:52:00.006-04:00

Boy, these last couple of months have just been a whirlwind! We have been so busy with my daughter's last year of high school and just seemed liked there has not been enough time for anything. Yesterday my baby girl graduated, (with honors!) I keep saying, "I need to make her card, I need to make her card..." . Finally Wednesday night, the night before graduation, I sat down and made it. I used Iwona's sketch from this week's Sketchbook Saturday. I totally love her sketches and finally used one. I used my daughter's school colors and my stamp is from JustRite Stampers, I think this set may be retired.

I am entering this in There She Goes milestones challenge this week.

We are taking our daughter out tonight for a nice dinner and then we are going to see Super 8, looks like a good one. Thanks so much for popping by, have a great day. :)

4th Of July

2011-06-04T14:19:00.006-04:00

Yesterday was happy Verve mail day! I received my newest set American Hero, on sale this month for a whopping 40% off! So of course I had to ink it up! I used the first sketch for this month's Viva la Verve.

There is also a fun challenge at Flourishes, Star Spangled Banner, use the colors red, white, and blue. Check out the blog post to play along and try to win the newest release! Their stamps are always gorgeous!!

For the blue panel, I pulled out my Stampin Up canvas background stamp. I thought it kinda looked like denim so I gave it a little faux stitiching with my white gel pen. The red panels are stamped and embossed with one of the stars from the American Hero set. My mini stars are colored with a glitter pen, but it's not showing up in the photo. Some sponging and that's it. Thanks so much for stopping in for a little peek, have a great weekend. :)

Pals Paper Arts Guest Designer

2011-06-02T07:01:00.004-04:00

Recently I was asked if I would be the guest designer at Pals Paper Arts this week, and of course I said yes! Thank you Ann and Mary, I am so very honored! This week's challenge is a color challenge:

These colors actually had me stumped for awhile. I finally decided to go with something a little CAS, a little embossing on the Night of Navy Panel, some quick stamping, and this card came together pretty quickly once I got into the flow and figured out was I was going to do. :) That's it for me today, check out the challenge and the DT's awesome creations at Pals Paper Arts. Thanks so much for popping by! :)

Butterfly Kisses

2011-05-29T12:32:00.008-04:00

Happy Sunday! Have you seen the new online store the Craft's Meow? Oh my goodness, I saw those new stamps and just fell in love! And Lisa has fabulous kits with gorgeous papers and embellishments. For my card I am using the beautiful Butterfly Kisses stamp set, isn't she just gorgeous! And the detail on the dandelion is just amazing. I used my lacey nesties, added some sponging,stitching and flowers from the kit.

I am entering this in this week's challenge at Wee Memories which is "Pinterest/Etsy Inspired". I love checking out Etsy for inspiration! My inspiration came from this beautiful bracelet at Nest Pretty Things.I am also enter the challenge at Stamp Something which is to use a sentiment. :)

Thanks so much for popping by today! :)

Flourishes: Word To Your Mother Challenge

2011-05-14T10:45:00.005-04:00

I think Mr. Blogger is finished with his tantrum now and it's safe to post, lol. This is for the last challenge at Flourishes. We are to make a card with a sentiment directed to your mother as the focal point. I used Flourishes Summer Blossoms set to stamp my DP, none of my Flourishes sets have sentiments for mothers so I used this gorgeous one from Verve.

A little embossing, and a couple of tiny butterflies from my Martha Stewart punch and that's it. Check out all of the challenge details here. Thank you so much for popping by! :)

Sketch Challenge At Flourishes

2011-05-13T20:15:00.005-04:00

Hi! I've got a quick card that I made using Flourishes sketch for their release week challenges. I had to break out my Windows to the World set as it had not seen any ink yet. Oh, I had fun coloring this image, and it was really a quick color too. I used my Prisma pencils, OMS and a little sponging.
You can check out all the info for the challenge here. That's it for now, have a great weekend!! :)

Flourishes~ 3 In A Row

2011-05-12T16:00:00.000-04:00

It's time for another Flourishes release, and this month there are some fun challenges. This card is for the first challenge, 3 in a row.

You chose any three boxes in a straight line, and make your project using these items. I chose the bottom three: die cut, lace, pearl. I am using the Summer Blossoms set from Flourishes. This set was a retiring set, I just checked the Flourishes site and it looks like this one is gone :(

Check out the next challenge too, its a sketch. TFL! Have a great day :)

Hi There

2011-05-07T19:01:00.008-04:00

Woo hoo, my second post today! Normally I don't take out everything and make a mess when hubby is home, but I really wanted to get crafty today :) For this card I used this week's Mojo Monday sketch. I loved this sketch, it's so fun! I used this sweet telephone from Hero Arts and the sentiment is from Verve. Some sponging, a little stitching, this card was so much fun!

This week's challenge at Wee Memories is "CRAFTS", use any or all: Color, Ribbon, Acetate, Floral, Twine, Stamps. I am using twine and stamps.

Thanks so much for stopping by! :)

Thank You

2011-05-07T18:43:00.005-04:00

I'm so excited that I actually made a couple of cards today! This one is for Penny Black's 24 hour National Scrapbooking challenge today. The challenge is to make a monochromatic card using Penny Black stamps. I used my new set, Flower Gallery. I paper pieced the gorgeous flowers and colored them with Prisma pencils and OMS, some embossing, a little lace, and that's it. Thank you so much for taking a peek! Have a great weekend. :)

Happy Mother's Day

2011-05-06T17:52:00.006-04:00

This month's Diva Dare Challenge at the Verve Blog is April Showers Bring May Flowers. I decided to use the challenge to make my Mom's Mother's Day card. The sentiment is a Verve Plain Jane, and the flowers are from the One Person set. I found this cool calender set on clearance at Joann's last week, it has a blank calendar, numbers, and the months, love it!

Thank you so much for stopping by, have a great day! :)

2011-05-02T19:44:00.003-04:00

Just wanted to quickly let you know about the amazing giveaway over at Priscillastyles, a Cricut machine! How awesome is that! Click the photo or here to find out how to enter.

I heart Snoopy!

2011-04-30T21:57:00.004-04:00

I just wanted to quickly share a couple of note cards featuring a favorite character of mine, Snoopy. A couple of weeks ago I won a super cute Snoopy stamp set from the PSA Stamp Camp blog. They have this amazing stamper that you use to make custom stamps with their Peel & Stick Stamps. You mix and match outer rings and middle stamps to create personalized stationary, cards, what ever. I don't have one of the stampers yet, it's on my wish list ;) but I was able to use my stamps on an acrylic block. (BTW check out the video here to see how this stamper works, it is so cool!) I used the middle stamps and made a couple of really quick note cards.

Just a little bit of coloring, and a couple of pop dots for Snoopy, quick and easy note cards. And how sweet is Snoopy? Thanks so much for taking a peek! :)

April Get Your Diva On Challenge

2011-04-17T16:41:00.007-04:00

I almost forgot all about Verve's Diva Challenge this month. I remembered as I was falling asleep last night, then of course I couldn't sleep, I was just thinking of how I needed to make my card, lol.

This month challenge was from Amber, and it is a recipe challenge. Depending on what the first letter of your name is, determines what your recipe will be. My recipe was:

Colors: Yellow, Pink, and Green
Embellishments: Rhinestones, Glitter, and Lace
Layers/Shape: 3 Layers, OR Tall Shape.

I had a couple of different ideas, so I made two cards. The first, a few rhinestones following the butterflies, the butterflies are covered in glitter, and a little lace on the bottom.

My second, I tried something a little different, I didn't color my image, it was so hard not to color it, lol. My glitter is on the candle flames.

That's it. You still have some time to play, cards have to be uploaded by 9 pm Mountain time tonight in the Verve forum. The winner will be Guest Diva for an upcoming release and receive all the stamps and dies from that release! Thanks for stopping by. :)

Claire's Candy

2011-04-11T11:19:00.003-04:00

Just wanted to quickly let you know about Claire's amazing candy, check out all the details here or click the photo. :D

TSG 110 ~ Markers Down

2011-04-01T10:49:00.004-04:00

I have two cards today for this week's There She Goes Challenge, which is no markers. Easy for me, I don't use markers yet, lol. I'm still trying to get the hang of my Prismacolor pencils. For my first card, I used a TSG set called Buckets of Love, so cute! You can fill your buckets with candy, flowers, hearts and of course Easter eggs.

For my second card I used my first TSG set, Puppy Love, awww, this set is so sweet!

Thanks so much for stopping by, have a wonderful weekend!! :)

Heartfelt Thanks

2011-03-30T22:22:00.012-04:00

I just received my newest set, In The Moonlight from JustRite, and I am totally in love! I had been wanting this set since it came out and finally got my hands on it, oh this little fairy is just darling! The challenge at the JustRite blog is An Act of Kindness, a Random Act of Kindness card, a gift to tell someone how much you appreciate them or a thank you card for someone that may have bestowed a random act of kindness to you. I was inspired by Tosh's gorgeous circle card this week.

And the Wee Memories challenge #49 this week is ANYTHING Goes! This week's sponsor is My Favorite Things, how exciting! They have those super cute Pure Innocence images, awww!

I love circle cards and have been wanting to try a circle easel card and I am so happy with how it turned out. I made this card for my neighbor, Vicky. She loves to bake and always brings us cookies, muffins, and baklava. She is just the sweetest and I wanted to make her something very special.

The round sentiment on the outside is stamped from a border stamp from the My Garden Borders & Centers set, and both the thank you sentiment and the fairy image are from In The Moonlight, it's one of the new cling sets. I colored her with Prismacolor pencils and OMS, then I cut out her out and have her popped up on the round sentiment border. I then stamped her wings a couple of times in white ink onto vellum, heat embossed and attached them, then added a little glitter, all fairies need a little sparkle ;) I glued a very thin border of glitter around the circular sentiment for a little more sparkle. I added a couple of paper flowers, some sponging and a Martha Stewart border punch. Whew, this took me quite awhile, but I think she will like it. Thanks so much for taking a peek! :)