It's a Boy!

No, no, not for me, lol! But one of my co-workers welcomed a sweet baby boy recently so we took a collection to get her a gift card, and I made this card to go with it. I just love newborns (especially when you can hand them back to their mommies when they're fussing... I don't have the baby itch again yet) I colored this sweet Tiddly Inks image with my Copics. My neck still isn't feeling quite back to normal so I'm finding myself trying to color really fast, and the result isn't as much shading as I like... and I was finally getting the hang of it!! : ) I love this paper pack from CTMH, Starstruck, it really is one of my all time favs, but I'm trying really hard to use up my older papers so I'm glad to see the pack getting thinner. I also used Jen's SFYTT, except I made one of the rectangles a circle (if she can do it so can I!) I'm also entering this card into Simon Says Stamp's Anything Goes challenge. Thanks for looking, it's my turn to post for Sugar Nellie again on Tuesday, hope you check it out!

Other supplies: CTMH swirl, Taylored Expressions ribbon, misc pearls & charm

A little birdie told me...

Hello! It's my turn to post on the Sugar Nellie blog again. I had planned on having a card using one of the cute Christmas images from Sugar Nellie I recently bought over at Funky Kits. Unfortunately, the kids and I were in a car accident last week and that kinda put a wrench in my plans. We weren't seriously injured, thankfully, but my neck was hurting so bad this weekend that leaning over my desk to color wasn't happening! Luckily I had this cutie all ready to save the day!
I am sooo loving the colors of this October Afternoon paper pack, it was fun to use colors outside of my norm to color her in. I love her pretty dress and tights, I'll have to find Bailey a matching outfit : )

Thanks for looking! I hope you have a good week, this week has to be better than last for me!!

DP: October Afternoon Image: Sugar Nellie Taylored Expressions ribbon and button, CTMH leaf and brads, misc lace and twine

B is for Boo!

Hello! The ABC Challenge is back and going strong! I hope you were able to play along with the past challenge, there were so many awesome entries. Today there is a new challenge... "B for Boo!" We want to see your spooky Halloween projects, check out the challenge blog for all the details.

My card isn't exactly spooky... this little guy is much too cute : ) I tried to channel Jack Sparrow with the black lace.... Oh how I love Captain Jack Sparrow! I used the Sweet Stop Sketch #129, and I'll be honest the circle really freaked me out at first until I found some old paper that had a moon image with the bird and old tree and problem solved! Thanks for looking, I hope you can play along!

Image: Pink Cat Studio Sentiment, gems, and brads: CTMH Misc. paper (I honestly have no idea!) lace and ribbon,

Challenges: Simon Says Stamp- Halloween/Goth, Stampin' Sisters in Christ- Anything Goes

Fairy Glen Blog Hop Day 2!

Hello! It's day 2 of Sugar Nellie's Fairy Glen blog hop! Hopefully you joined us yesterday too and left comments (there's a rumor of random prizes!) Everyone did such a beautiful job yesterday, we have big shoes to fill today! All of the cute stamps are now available at Funky Kits. Have you made your order so you can work your magic too?
You should have arrived here from Cathy's blog. From here you'll head on over to Jane's blog. Once you finish the hop, go back to the Sugar Nellie blog to leave a comment with your favorite stamp from the release for another chance to win!
I don't want to keep you too long : ) My card features the sooo cute Pippi LongSocks. And again, another sweet frog! I colored her with Copics and I really used a lot of grays to make deeper shadows and give her a distressed look almost, and I have to say I really like it! All of the papers, the turquoise ribbon, and the buttons and gems are from this month's Key Ingredients kit. The ric rac is CTMH and the sentiment is Amuse. I cut the stars with my cricut and colored her wings with my Spica glitter pen, they are so sparkly!


Thanks for looking, I hope you enjoy the rest of the hop!

Challenges: Flutter by Wednesdays #174, Simon Says Stamp: Sparkle & Bling, Paper Sundaes: Lots of Layers.

Sugar Nellie Sneak Peek!!

Hello! I am so excited I get to share a sneak peek of Sugar Nellie's October release! When I received my assigned images I thought, "How did I get so lucky to get the cutest ones?" But now that I've seen them all, let me tell you.... They are all cute! I can't wait to see what the other designers have made with them, I am sure to go shopping for the rest! They will all be revealed at a 2-day blog hop this Sat and Sun, be sure to check it out! All of the stamps will be for sale at Funky Kits on Oct 8!
Today I'm peeking Faye and Freddie. Aren't they sweet? I just LOVE her innocent little face, reminds me of Bailey (before she found her bossy personality, lol!) And her little friend Freddie is sooo cute! Thanks for looking, and I hope you will join us on our blog hop!

DP:CTMH Image: Sugar Nellie colored with Copics

misc sentiment sticker, Prima flowers, CTMH brads, misc ribbon, lace and rhinestones

This card is my submission for Cute Card Thurday-Animal Crackers, and Flutter By Wednesdays #173

My 1st ABC Challenge!

Hello everyone! I am so excited to announce that I was chosen to join the new ABC Challenge DT! I was so happy when I received the email... I had practically given up on ever being asked to be on a DT after getting plenty of "I'm sorry, but...." emails. Maybe my work wasn't as good as my mom said it was : ) So to have 2 different teams ask me to join in the same week was surreal! The moral to my story is... Don't Give Up!

To get it started this week the ABC Challenge is A for Anything Goes! Play along with us for a chance to win a certificate to In2Stamps or Lili of the Valley! For my card I colored sweet Tilda with my Copics. As always, I used a sketch for my card, and I'm sorry, but I forgot to write it down and I've searched my usual go-to sketch sites. I know I used an older one and just can't find it, I love it though!

Image: Magnolia Mother sentiment: Verve DP: CTMH CTMH Sassy Strands, crochet ribbon, misc pearls, metal charms, thread

This card is also my submission for The Paper Shelter's challenge "For the Girls" and Simon Says Stamp's Anything goes challenge (they are hoping for 1,000 entries!)

Thanks for looking, I hope you have time to play with us!