Fairy Birthday

Hello! I thought I'd stop in share a card I made this week for a co-worker to give her granddaughter for her 2nd birthday. 

I printed this adorable digi image from Sugar Nellie and colored her in with my copics. I added bling to her flowers and wings, although the pics really don't show it! The paper is an old pack from CTMH, I don't even remember its name anymore. I used The Sweet Stop sketch 191 for the layout. I scored the cute crochet flower at my local scrapbook store for 80% off on New Years, woo hoo! Just some misc ribbon and CTMH brads to finish it off! 

I'm also entering this card into Simon Says Stamp something new challenge. (the pretty flower!)

As always, thanks for looking! 

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!



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

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.

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!

Ribbon Heart Valentine

Hello, thanks for visiting! I had some time to stamp on Saturday after my husband got home from work. It's tax season and he's an accountant so this time is very hectic in our house. I was waiting for him at the door with the kids... it was an "I'll be in my stamp room" moment : ) I am so happy to say that I actually got 3 cards done that night, which for me is huge lately. I'm still not feeling back to normal and Bailey has the flu... again... so I'm very excited to have made cards that I'm happy with! This is the card I made for my dad to give my mom for Valentine's day... she's going to love it! I've loved the look of lace on cards that I've been seeing and wanted to try it, and LOVE how it turned out! I used February's SFYTT. 2 months into it and I'm still on track for the big prize at the end lol! This is also my submission for Stampin Sisters in Christ #75 to make a card with no writing on the front but still signifies love and for Simon Says Stamp challenge: Love is in the air. Thanks for looking!

Image: Meljen's Designs

Paper: CTMH Rough & Tumble, Magic Moments, Stars & Stripes (How's that for using up scraps!!)

Copics: Y11, 15, 19, 38 E53 B91, 93, 95, 97, 99

Misc ribbon, lace, pearls, twine