Peace

Hello again! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas!

Now it's time to get ready for next year, lol. Hopefully you'll join us at the Christmas Card Challenge blog to help you be prepared with cards at least! Our challenge for this week is paint.

I had the perfect card made for this challenge... so cute and painted pretty. Unfortunately, while I was trying to transfer it from my camera to PhotoDraw to be edited, all my pictures were lost and I had already given the card away : ( Luckily I had this card already edited... does Stickles count as paint?? Yeah, I didn't think so either!

I used more of my all time favorite Simple Stories paper. The cute snowman is from CTMH, the sentiment is AmyR stamps. The snowflakes and stars are a mix of Taylored Expressions and Cuttlebug dies. 

Thanks for looking, I hope you have a chance to join us!

I'm playing along with Cute Card Thursday 249: Anything goes, and Chocolate, Coffee & Cards 29: Snowmen

Jingle All The Way

Hello everyone, Merry Christmas Eve Eve, as my son is calling it! I hope you all are able to spend time with family for the holiday. Maybe squeeze in some stamping time to play along with us at Christmas Card Challenges?? This week we want to see bells on your creation.

I had every intention of picking up some bells to add to a card, but last week at work was awful and I just didn't have any energy after work to go shopping. So I stamped some bells from Verve stamps. The sentiment is from the same set. I used a CTMH paper pack, misc twine, ribbon, and pearls. The star is a Sizzix die and I added Stickles to the edges to make it pop a bit. 

Thanks for looking! Enjoy your Sunday and play along! 

Joyeux Noel

Hello again! I'm back with another card for Christmas Card Challenges. This week's challenge is to use doilies. 

Unfortunately I'm the only person in the crafting world who doesn't own a doily (I have some dies picked out to solve that problem, lol!) So I thought I would try to make a "snowflake doily." I punched out a TON of snowflakes from a Taylored Expressions die and layered them to hopefully get the doily effect : )

I colored this sweet Magnolia image with my Copics and added Stickles again to the star. The sentiment is from AmyR stamps. The paper and ribbon are from last year's Christmas card kit from TE.

Thanks for looking! I hope you have a chance to join in our challenge.

I'm also joining in on 7 Kids Challenge #61: Holiday inspired

Holly Jolly Mischief!

 Hello! It's the 15th of the month already, which means it's time for another ABC Challenge. December is fast getting away from me, I have bought a total of 1 Christmas present so far this year... I'm running out of time I know! Our tree and my nativity scene are up at least. I still have to put the rest of the ornaments on the tree though. Maybe the challenge will get me in the mood, it's Deck the Halls!

I absolutely love this image from Stampendous, I had to have it as soon as I saw it! It sooo reminds me of my 2 little munchkins! I paired it with some paper from CTMH- Hollydays. I cut the sentiment out of one of the papers. The ribbon and snowflake button are from an old KI kit, and some Doodlebug pearls finish it off! I added Stickles to the star and pearl Distress paint on the popcorn.

Thanks for looking, I hope you have a chance to play along! Make sure to see the rest of the DT cards on the challenge blog.

To Die For

Hello again! It's time for another Christmas Card Challenge, and this one's To Die For. Use any of the great dies you have lying around. Easy enough, right? Check out all the details on the CCC blog!

For my card I used a few different dies. The tag is a die from Sizzix and I layered 2 snowflakes dies from Taylored Expressions over a circle from Spellbinders. Although there are a couple lace border dies I've been eyeballing, the border is one of my trusty Martha Stewart punches. Although it isn't traditional I think blue and brown is one of my favorite Christmas color combos. The paper is from CTMH Aspen. The main sentiment is from Verve and the Christmas Blessings is from Taylored Expressions. Some misc ribbon, twine, and pearl sticker finish it off. I used Mojo Monday #270 for the sketch.

As always, thanks for looking, I hope you have a chance to play along!

I'm also entering this card into Sweet Stampin's challenge to use punches or dies (great minds think alike!) and Fab n' Funky's challenge non-traditional Christmas

Peace & Joy

Hello again! I am very excited about today's post. It's my first as a design team member for Christmas Card Challenges! I have always started the year with intentions of staying ahead on my Christmas cards, but it never seems to happen. That's why this challenge is great, to keep people like me inspired when Christmas seems far away.

This week's challenge is a sketch, but remember, all challenges are optional, just make a holiday card to join.

I kept this card simple and flat to make it easier to mail. The paper and sentiment is all from the Simple Stories Handmade Holiday. I love the sheets of tags that come with the paper packs, they make no-stamp cards so easy! I just added a die cut star and some simple sheer ribbon.

Thanks for looking, I hope you have a chance to join in!

Clear It Out!

Hello! Oh my goodness, where did November go?? Although I can hardly believe it, it's December 1st already. At least that means it's time for another ABC Challenge. We have a good one for you- Clear It Out... use up some of the stash you've been hoarding!

I bought this card kit from Taylored Expressions last winter to make my family's Christmas cards. But after making cards for my mom and grandmas to give out, I ran out of time. I had the paper all cut, but never got the cards together... but not this year!

I used this sweet image from Stamp Fairy (who by the way are sponsoring the challenge, yay) I colored her with Copics and added Stickles to her hat and the string of lights for some bling. The snowflake button, paper, ribbon, and pearls are all from the TE card kit. 

Thanks for looking, I hope you have a chance to play along!

I'm entering this card into Cute Card Thursday #245: Snowflakes and Stampin' Sisters in Christ #167: to make a Christmas card. It's their last challenge which bums me out, but I definitely understand why. Thanks for all the great challenges!

Butterfly Wishes

Hello everyone! November is halfway over already, which means it's time for another ABC Challenge. We're on to B for Butterfly and this challenge is sponsored by Bunny Zoe's!

I apologize right now for my pictures... I made this card for our little neighbor girl's birthday. She's Bailey's age and they are buddies. The first thing I hear when we pull in the garage at night is usually "I wanna see Aswyn" (that's how Bailey says Ashlyn, lol) I had to hurry up and take a quick picture of the card so Bailey and Caleb could take the gift over!

The butterfly is an Ippity stamp. I added Stickles and Spica glitter pen to the dots for a little bling and the sentiment is from AmyR stamps. The patterned paper is from Echo Park... hey I remembered the paper pack for once!

I hope you have a chance to play along. Check out the other DT creations over at ABC Challenges and link your card for the chance to win! Thanks for looking!

Angel of Appreciation

 Hello! I hope you had a great Halloween, I know my kids had fun, and I'm happily confiscating candy : ) Now that we've said goodbye to October it's time for another ABC Challenge. We're back at the beginning with A for Appreciation. We're sponsored again by the super cute Stamp Fairy.

I started with a sweet Stamp Fairy angel that I colored with my Copics. I thought she'd be perfect for a Christmas thank you card. The paper and pearls are from last years Christmas card kit from Taylored Expressions- I'm blanking on the name of the paper right now, I'll have to get back to you on that... The ribbon is from a past KI kit.



Thanks for looking. Don't forget to check out the rest of the design team creations and the challenge blog, I hope you have a chance to play along!

Z for Zoo!

Hello again! I'm back today with the latest ABC Challenge- Z for Zoo. This challenge is sponsored by the Pretty Little Ribbon Shop. Join us for a chance to win a great prize, and don't forget the DT call!

My card is for one of my son's good friends birthday and uses one of my older CTMH stamps. I colored the cute giraffe with Prismacolor pencils- haven't done that in awhile (and it shows, lol)! The paper is from BoBunny and the sentiment is from Amuse stamps. A CTMH button and misc twine finish the card off. The sketch is Deconstructed Sketch #72. I used a MFT die-namic for both the flag panel and the sentiment, I am seriously loving this thing!



I hope you have a chance to join us. Visit the ABC Challenge blog to see all the other DT creations!

Making Memories

Hello! For as slow as this past work week seemed to drag, the weekend sure is fastly disappearing! I hope everyone's weekend is going well anyways. I did have some time in my craft room yesterday and made a card with this little cutie from My Favorite Things.

The layout is the sketch for the October guest designer challenge for MFT- details and sketch are here. Wouldn't that be an awesome honor! I'm really glad I found this challenge last month, so far both sketches have been a lot of fun to play with! I used the PI Picture Perfect stamp and sentiment. I colored her with my Copics and then cut her out. It took me longer to cut her out than it did to put together the entire card, but I think it was definately worth it! The My Mind's Eye paper, wooden heart button, pearls and ribbon are all from September's KI kit. The card base is MFT Hot Fudge cardstock.

This card is also my submission for the Simon Says Stamp challenge: dies or punches. I've used both on my card. The sentiment is stamped onto a flag cut with my MFT Sentiment Strips die, I just cut off one of the ends because of where I had originally placed it on the card... The border is one of my all time most used border punches from Friskars.

Thanks for looking! I'll be back tomorrow with the next ABC Challenge. Don't forget about our DT call!



Penguin in a Box

Hello! This weekend I was able finally get everything moved back into my craft room after the "flood" It took me awhile because I really went through everything and organized. I'm glad I took the time though, it's really nice to have things I use frequently in reach, who'd have thought??  : ) I was able to get some stamping done once I finished organizing and thought I'd play along with some of my favorite challenges that I haven't joined for awhile.

The challenge at Stampin' Sisters in Christ is to use an image that includes a box. I found this Bugaboo image I had previously printed out and thought this would be a great time to get started on my Christmas cards! This card came together really quickly thanks to a great sketch at Sweet Sunday Sketch. The paper is Mistletoe from CTMH and the sentiment is from a Taylored Expressions set. I stamped it on a flag strip from my new MFT dies that I couldn't seem to put down! Just some misc pearls to finish it off.

 

This sweet penguin is also my entry for the Catch the Bug's October Anything Goes challenge.

I also want to mention we are having a DT call over at ABC Challenges, all the details are here. It's a very fun group with some of the sweetest ladies! Come and join us!

As always, thanks for looking!



Fishing Bear

Hello.... please forgive me.... I forgot to schedule my ABC Challenge card to post.... So sorry teammates!! I realized it at work this afternoon. A co-worker mentioned "How can it be October 1st already?" and it suddenly hit me! So here it is, better late than never, right?

Today's ABC challenge is Y for Y Chromosome, make a card for a guy. We are sponsored by the soo cute Stamp Fairy. I absolutely fell in love with this image and just love how my card turned out.

The card came together really quickly. The paper is from CTMH, I just added some misc ribbon and pearls. The little flags were cut with a MFT die and I just crimped it myself. I left a sentiment off for the time being, then I can make it for something special later!

Thanks for looking, I hope you have a chance to play along with us!

Sunflowers

Hello! I got my craft room hauled back in... ok most of it! But I had to at least get enough supplies out to play along with Taylored Expressions Last Card Standing challenge. You can find the details here, wouldn't it be awesome to win?? I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Project Runway : ) So of course I had to play!

For my card I used Deconstructed Sketch #69 and an old CTMH paper pack, Back Country. The stamps are both Taylored Expressions, I paper pieced the sunflowers after I colored them with Copics. That was fun to cut out, lol. The button is from a past KI kit, misc twine, and CTMH brads finish it off.



Thanks for looking!

Pumpkin Boo!

Hello! I hope everyone has had a good start of the week.... Mine could be better. Our air conditioner was having some problems with massive condensation over the weekend and we thought we had it mostly taken care of, until Sunday when I realized that my craft room floor had flooded. : ( So hubby and I took everything out of the little office and it's now in stacks on the family room floor. I'm just praying my paper doesn't have a musty smell now!

I had made this card on Saturday before the flood : ) A dear woman at work found me some adorable Halloween tags at a garage sale and this is the card I made for her with a few of them. I used the sketch from Crazy 4 Challenges #153 (I'm a sketch addict too Kristine!) The paper is from an old CTMH pack, I honestly don't even remember the name. I added some misc twine and ribbon. The Boo! sentiment is from Amy R Stamps. I'm also entering the card for Cute Card Thursday #233: Autumn Gold.

Thanks for looking! I'm hoping to get enough supplies out to be able to make my card for the next ABC Challenge. I've been looking forward to it, it's going to be a fun one!

Rainy Hello

Hello again! The post-man loved me yesterday... I had 3 boxes come in yesterday, and my husband had 2! Hopefully the man has a cart or something! I like to use sturdier card stock for my card bases so I get a little excited when I find a company with 100 lb cardstock... needless to say I bought one of every color at MFT!! Have to have every possible color available for a perfect match you know, lol! I wanted to try out my new goodies... love it!

I used the sketch for the next guest designer for MFT over at splitcoaststampers here. I originally was going to use a new Pure Innocence stamp, but I remembered this Who's That Girl stamp and thought the raincoats would look great paper pieced! I used the same Echo Park Hello Summer paper for the card. Some Prima flowers and misc buttons and brads and the card was done. The sentiment is from Verve stamps.

Thanks for looking! I have plenty more new supplies now so more cards to come, lol!



Spread your wings

Hello! I know it's been so long since I've been able to update my blog. It has been a crazy place here lately, exactly where did August go??? I'm sure this sounds familiar to many of you too! I have made some goals as far as crafting goes, I'm hoping to get started on my Christmas cards soon, and I have some friends interested in a Christmas card workshop. I did one 3 years ago, and I guess people are needing more cards :) So hopefully I'll have my rear in gear and make some crafting time for myself regularly!

I did have some time this past week and although I didn't make a Christmas card (it helps if you have Christmas paper, I'm hoping to solve that soon!), I really like how it turned out. I used Mojo Monday #257, love all the layers! I used the Doodle Deux paper pack from Prima that was in my August KI kit, which I hadn't even opened yet.... oops! The flower and Trendy Tape that I used in place of the sentiment tag were also from the kit. The sentiment is from Verve, I just stamped it on the dp with the birds, thought it was fitting and those birds are just so cute

Thanks for looking! I'm hoping to see you again soon!

Vanishing Paper!

Hello! It's already the 15th of August!?! Which means that it's time for another ABC Challenge. The challenge for the next two weeks is V for Vanish. We're sponsored by Bugaboo and Tickled Pink Stamps, play along for a chance to win! I used a sweet image from Tickled Pink Stamps, I can just see my tom-boy Bailey as she gets older : )

I'm not going to lie, I had some trouble getting my head around "vanish"! I think that's one reason I like different challenges-different ways people can interpret them. I decided to make some of the papers and supplies I tend to hoard vanish! I used up what paper and some ribbon I had left from a past KI kit, as well as some CTMH brads and hinge. I also positioned the image and raised it a bit so a gift card could be hid behind it as well. I colored the image with Copics and added some Spica glitter pen to the mud and the red on her shirt, as well as the flowers. I used the August SFYTT, although I did end up leaving out the side panel and adding the flowers instead.

Thanks for looking! Be sure to check out the other fabulous vanishing cards from the rest of the design team, I hope you can play along.



Get Well Wishes

Hello! It's time for another ABC Challenge- U for Under the weather. Show us a get well card for a chance to win a prize from Stamp & Create.

My church sponsored a family this past Christmas. Their sweet 2 year old daughter, Khloe, has had a lot of health issues. She had a trach placed when she was an infant and recently had surgery again to remove the trach. She was so strong and her recovery has truly been inspiring! Her mother had mentioned on her blog that Khloe loved to open mail while being hospitalized. We put together a little care package for her, and I made this card to go along... I know it isn't technically a "get well card" and is more of "glad your surgery and recovery went well" but I really wanted to share it!

I colored Tilda with Copics and added Sparkles to her wings and halo. The paper pack is sooo old I honestly have no clue which one it is! It is glittered also, I figured every little girl loves glitter, right?? The verse is from Our Daily Bread Designs. Some misc ribbon, brads, and buttons finish it off, as well as a cross charm from Michaels.

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

Dragon's Birthday

Hello again! It's time for another ABC Challenge and it's time for T to have the spotlight. It was my turn to pick the challenge and I chose "two." Use two of something on your card and let us know what you chose! Easy, right??  We even have two great sponsors for this challenge, The Pretty Little Ribbon Shop and The Paper Shelter.

Can you find my "two's" lol! I might have taken the challenge a bit extreme, but I really like how it turned out! I plan on giving this card to Caleb for his birthday coming up. He'll be 8 and he's really into dinosaurs and dragons and that sort of things so when I saw this digi stamp from TPS, I knew he would love it! What's even better, I used the pre-colored image because I was running short on time, gotta love that option! I just added some Stickles and my Spica glitter pen to places and the image was done! The paper pack and ribbon are from a past KI kit, and just some misc. red pearls finish it off.



Thanks for stopping by, I hope you have a chance to join in our challenge!

Cheerful Summer

Hello! I finally had some time to play in my stamp room, yay! It was some much needed escape now that baseball season is over and we're home again! It took Patrick and I all last weekend to get the house clean so I could get away and stamp, now if only we can keep it that way, lol.... Anyone know how to convince a 2 year old she doesn't need to get out every toy she owns in order to choose to play with the same dolly : )

Sorry, back on track! It took me quite awhile to get my mojo to focus, but I love how this card turned out! It's 4.5x4.5, I really love the size, I'll have to make these more often. I chose one of the cuties from ATS, I love their sweet images. I colored the cutie with Copics and added some spica glitter pen to the cherries, although the pics don't pick it up. The Echo Park Hello Summer paper and the ribbon and gems are from June's KI kit. The Prima flowers and CTMH brads were from my stash.

The layout is Mojo Monday #248. This is also my entry for ATS Wednesday Challenge:Anything goes. I'm taking a chance and trying out for their DT. What can I say, I love Challenge sites and their sweet images, it's a great combo... check it out!

Thanks for looking!

Surprise!

Hello! Can you believe June is already over?? It was truly a crazy month, we've been so busy, I haven't even set foot in my stamp room all week, gasp! : ) Hopefully that will change today. If you happen to have some stamp time, come join us for the newest challenge at ABC Challenges- S for Surprise! We are sponsored by Stamp Fairy, play along for a chance to win some cute images!

For my card I used one of the cute freebies from Stamp Fairy. My aunt loves bunnies and I'm sure this card will be a sweet surprise for her!

Well I gotta run.again! Thanks for looking!

R for Romance

Hello again! I'm sorry this post is up so late... it's been one of those weeks... again! I tell ya, if June so far  is any indicator of how this summer is going to be, I'm running! I hurt my back at work on Tuesday, so maybe not running : )

It's the 15th of the month which means time for another ABC Challenge- R for Romance! This challenge we're sponsored by Stamp and Create. I hope you have a chance to play along!

My card is one of my favorites! I wanted it to look like Tilda was sitting on the lace since I didn't have one of the accessory stamps for her to sit on. The paper is Crate Paper- Farmhouse. I think the pretty Prima rose makes it romantic, lol!

Well thanks for stopping by, I'm hoping, hoping to get some stamp time in today! I hope you do too and decide to join the challenge!

Quilted Friends

Hello! Can you believe it's already June 1st? Hopefully this summer doesn't just fly by, wishful thinking I know! It's Q's turn over at ABC Challenges, and we want to see your quilts... background, paper, image, you choose! We are sponsored by one of my absolute favorites, Bugaboo stamps! Play along for a chance to win.

I used Bugaboo's Flower Trio digi stamp on my card. The paper and ribbon are from a past KI kit. I used Card Patterns #167 as my base sketch. This card is also my submission for this week's Catch the Bug color challenge. I love these colors together! 

Thanks for looking, I hope you have a chance to play along with us... don't forget to link your challenge at the ABC Challenge blog for a chance to win!

Birthday Blessings

Hello! My great-aunt is visiting this week from North Carolina. We celebrated her 70th birthday on Sunday and this is the card I made her. It was such a beautiful day, and a very nice reunion with all the different generations there!

For my card I used a super sweet image from CC Designs and a sentiment from Verve. The patterned paper and ribbon is from a past KI kit. I just added some Prima flowers and CTMH brads and button. The sketch is Mojo Monday #241, only flipped. This card is also my submission for ATS Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes.

Thanks for looking!