My Cubby Crafts

My Parents are Coming Today!

2012-03-12T13:35:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone, just wanted to share something with you today! I am so excited and I'm waiting here for my parents to arrive. I haven't seen my parents in about 1 1/2 years and we are bursting at the seams about it! They are staying in a hotel around the corner from us this time so we put together some 'yummies' for them to munch on and this...

We bought it last Thursday -these bulbs go fast so we snagged one while we could. It has opened more than I thought it would but here it is all dolled up and "supported". It should make their room smell lovely!

Here is a close pic of the lovely flowers! This is my favorite colour of hyacinth and I wasn't disapointed to have to enjoy it for a few days before they get it. Plus of course a card,- wouldn't be complete without one, sorry I forgot to take a pic of it. I dropped it off in their hotel room so it's waiting for them to check in. Thanks for dropping by, I don't know how much I'll be posting this week, but be sure to come back Thursday for the new release day for Clear Dollar Stamps and Friday for the new challenge at Card Crafter's Circle! See you then!

Meow!

2012-03-12T13:23:00.000-07:00

Today I have a card to share with you that I've created for the challenge over at For Fun! There's a lot of barking and meowing going on over there so do pop over and see what it's all about! I absolutely love cats and would have a housefull of them but alas, I'm allergic to anything with hair - pet wise that is.
For this card I've used a wonderful image -Fat Cat by Sandy from Scribbles by Sandy. The sentiment is by Doodle Pantry. I found these fantastic papers by Making Memories and combined them with some wonderful cardstock by Stampin' Up. Around the image I sponged on some ink by Windflower in blue. I coloured the image in pencil crayons and have been playing with the shading. What do you think? I left this card simple, I didn't think that it needed anything else. Plus it's easy to pop in an envelope and stick in the mail.

Trust in Thee

2012-03-10T10:15:00.000-08:00

Today I have a card that I'd like to share with you. I have been learning to use embossing powders and I thought that I'd give it a try with this card. If you click on the picture, it'll get bigger so you can see it better. I have used some Word Art by Karen from Papercraft Memories. Karen makes word art with scripture and her posts are always so encouraging! May God be praised for He alone is God and beside Him there is none other! My heart is indeed joyful knowing that this amazing God is also the one whom has forgiven my sins and given me eternal life through His son Jesus!
For this card, I've layered the image which is lightly inked with gold ink around it's edges, then matted on some blue (Stampin' Up) and green cardstock(textured Dollar Store). I've used some Stampology black ink and embossing pearl in gold from Ranger Industries. My card class instructor was so generous to give me a heat gun from jobmate (new in the box). She had replaced her need of the older style with the new craft heat guns and didn't want it anymore. So I've been playing. Still not a pro, but am learning. The stamps that I used are Inkadinkado for the flower flourish and Heidi Grace for the corners. I love to try new things!
I'm going to be sharing this card with the ladies over at Word Art Wednesday. Where God's word is the focus!
Thank you for dropping in to see what I've been up to. I hope you're enjoying the weekend so far!
My parents are coming to visit in just two more sleeps and we are all excited here. Trying to get the house in order for their visit!

My Heart Flutters

2012-03-09T11:38:00.000-08:00

My heart fluttered when I saw this and I think it's beautiful. I have created this card for the challenge over at Stampin' Sister's In Christ Things with wings and the challenge at Sentimental Sundays words of encouragement. I believe all friends need to be reminded that they are cherished. I sure have come to cherish you, my online friends more than I realized that I would. I would love to sit and have tea with all of you!
For this card I've used the Butterfly Bunny set from Clear Dollar Stamps found here . Layered the image and sentiment (which I've inked a bit with Color Box blue) on some great cardstock from the Paper Company and Autumn Leaf. The digital paper is also from the pre-coloured Butterfly Bunny set. The rhinestones are from Glitterazzi and the mini ric-rac is by Wright's. I added just a touch of distressing with this one.
May your heart flutter when friends come to mind and smiles touch your face when friends you meet!

Here's Looking at You!

2012-03-09T11:17:00.001-08:00

Do you ever feel like someone is watching you? I have, it's often spiders or some other little creature, that's found it's way to me. Over at the Sweet Stampin' challenge blog, it's all about nature, bugs and bees. I saw this great pre-coloured set by Clear Dollar Stamps called Praying Eyes Mantis found Here. This guys eyes just jumped out at me and I couldn't help myself!
When I think of someone watching me, I often remember that the Lord Jesus sees me, all the time. He knows my thoughts and motives to. Knowing this spurs me on to be careful little eyes what I see/ ears what I hear/ mouth what I say and feet where I go. I love the children's song that I often sing to my kids to remind them that everything they do is important and that the Lord Jesus is watching us all the time. It spurs me to live right, but it is also a comfort to know that I am never alone and that He is always there for me!
For this card, I used the image and sentiment from the Clear Dollar Stamps set, layered them with some great papers from K & Company and the Dollar Store. I used a beautiful green ribbon from Offray and some yellowy green rhinestones from Forever In Time. The edges were inked with Windflower green ink. Do you notice anything with the eyes? I used some Diamond Glaze by Judikins to add some dimention to them.

Thanks so much for dropping by.

Forest Friends

2012-03-08T22:00:00.000-08:00

Today I have some forest friends to share with you. Over at Card Crafter's Circle this week we are being sponsored by KPM Doodles. They are offering two sets of the winners choice! How exciting!

For my card I used their Forest Friends set. There are lots of great creatures and flora in this set, but this little raccoon and mushroom set caught my eye! I coloured them, then fussy cut them (the racoons just opposite each other). I arranged them over some layers I created with some great Stampin' Up papers and stamped the sentiments right on the DP. The sentiments are from a clear stamp set made by Fiskars. I added a bright orange satin ribbon from Multicraft Imports, and simply tied it off. The top corners looked a bit plain so I added a couple stamped flourishes with green ink. then I added a corner of DP to match the bottom panel and hand-cut a scalloped edge around the circles.
Well, it's all about Orange and Green at the Card Crafter's Circle. I'd love to see your creations!

I Will Praise Thee

2012-03-06T14:11:00.000-08:00

Hello, thanks for dropping by today. I have a card to share with you that I've made for the challenge over at Word Art Wednesday. I never get tired of praising the Lord for His amazing blessings and the amazing salvation that He has given me. What a precious thing it is to be blessed with having His Word the Bible to read and learn from!
I printed out this passage from Psalm 9:1-2, inked it a bit and matted it to some textured cardstock. The purple layer I cut around with my decorative scissors to create a nice frame. I popped this up over another layer of some beautiful paper from Autumn Leaf. The ribbon is from Espirit and Multicraft Imports. The buttons I purchased at Wallmart and the rhinestones are from Forever in Time.

Hoppy-ness!

2012-03-04T21:57:00.000-08:00

Hello, Today I'd love to share some hoppy-ness with you all. I have been wanting to use this sweet set from Clear Dollar Stamps HERE. This little bunny is just too adorable to sit in my files unused! So here he is, coloured with prisma pencil crayons and tucked into some "bushes" that I've made with my EK Success border punch and wrapped with some ribbon from Kaisercraft. The papers are for DCWV and K&Company. The card base is from the Dollar Store. I added this sentiment which is also from this set and then added some bright pearls from Forever in Time. I enjoyed making this one so much that I made another...

So if you love this bunny as much as I do pop over and see the whole set! HERE! Thanks for dropping by!

Buttons Anyone?

2012-03-02T08:48:00.001-08:00

Hello, thank you for dropping by! Today I have a card to share with you that I've made for Card Crafter's Circle. The challenge this week is to use BUTTONS! I love buttons and use them whenever I can. I decided to try something different and when I saw this image from Bugaboo Stamps I thought it would be perfect for button flowers!

I printed off the image and then used some green and blue ink from Windflower to sponge it with and then I went to work pairing up buttons with each flower. I sewed them on with yellow embroidery thread that I had in my stash of things. Here's a close up of the buttons I used.

After this I rounded the corners and matted it on some cardstock left over from making my card base and rounded those corners to. Then I realized that I had forgotton to look for some patterned paper to go with.....thankfully I found some from DCWV that was perfect! Then since I liked the rounded corners so much I continued to do the rest of the card that way. Before I put the layers together I added some strips of new green ribbon from Offray I found. It still needed something more after I was done so I popped up the corner of the image and added a bow.
Now it's time for you to show use your buttons, and I don't mean belly buttons! We'd love for you to share with us your button talent at Card Crafter's Circle! Our sponsor this week is Bugaboo Stamps.

Are You Ready for Charlie?

2012-02-29T09:00:00.012-08:00

Charlie from Clear Dollar Stamps are now available in Digi form! Yeah! I just love this horse and his girl Charlene! They are having a new release party over at the Clearly iStamp blog so head on over and do some mingling! There is lots of inspiration and digi sets to see! For my part I have done a card with the Charlie -Lean on my set available HERE!

For this card, I've used Charlie and layered him with the barrels. Also I used this sentiment, the set comes with a few. I cut him out and matted it to some dark textured cardstock. This I popped up over a layer of mulberry paper backed by some cardstock so that I could add the ties with the wooden buttons. Under this I have some matted patterned paper. I chose the plaid since that comes to mind when I think of cowboys! After I added the sentiment I inked the edges of the green card base with some chocolate brown ink from Ink it Up. So many possibilities with this set, I know I'll be making more!

I also have a couple of other cards that I have made using Charlie sets that I'd like to share with you. First is a card using the already released set Charlie Daisy and secondly a card with the Charlie sledding set which is being released now.

For this card I've used the digi image, the sentiment the butterflies and one of the fabulous digi papers that comes with the pre-coloured set!Found HERE. I created some panels for the lovely daisy paper and ties a white satin bow around the lower of them. Over this I attached the panel with Charlie and his butterfly friend where I inked the edges to add some blue sky effect. I also added three little rhinestones for sparkle. After the sentiment was added, I placed the butterflies that I'd cut out. I love how this turned out!

For this card I used Charlie sledding. He is so much fun in this and just makes me smile! My family loves slidding so this image will be used lots! I matted the image to some coloured paper and distressed and put over some wonderful snowflake paper that I found at the dollar store (one of my favourite places to shop!). For the sentiment I added a bit of fun ribbon to look like a scarf, an important element when sliding! Finally I couldn't resist adding some foam snowflakes with rhinestones for glitter.

Now for one more, I decided to do one with the wonderful Charliene. So here is Baking with Charliene! I printed off two of her and then used one for a template to cut out her apron front and her scarf. After she'd been pieced together, I coloured her and matted her to some great brown textured cardstock. This I placed over some light brown cardstock and added a scalloped edge to it with some scissors to match her apron. At that time I realized that I'd forgotten to add the cookies! In my family we adore chocolate chip ones in an extra large size! For the background I chose another digi paper from the same set that I used for the apron and it's from the Static Dreams set. I matted a swatch of this to some more light brown paper and then popped the images section over top with some Fiscars glue dots. I then added the sweet sentiment also from the Baking with Charliene set, inked the edges as I did the image section with black ink and added a touch of scallop to it. Lastly I added some lovely aquamarine rhinestones from Forever in Time to the corners.

Thank you so much for dropping by, I do hope you enjoyed seeing some samples of the new Charlie/ Charliene sets from Clear Dollar Stamps. They are all available now in their store under the Digital Images Section HERE!.
Have a wonderful day and find some time for some fun!

Bark, It's Your Birthday!

2012-02-29T00:05:00.003-08:00

Did the title throw you off? This week's challenge over at For Fun Challenges is a birthday for those who are celebrating a Leap Year Birthday! This is my second and last week as their guest designer and it's been great to join the team! My grandfather was born on a leap year and he always joked with us that he was younger than he looked! So please join us with your birthday cards to help us celebrate all those born on leap years!

This is the card that I've made for this week's challenge.

For my card I coloured this fun pup with his balloon from K'n K Designs. I inked the edges a bit with green ink from Windflower and matted him on some sparkly blue cardstock. I placed this over some bright lined paper from my stash that I matted to some black textured cardstock for accent. I tied a bright red polka dot ribbon around the top and popped up the sentiment over the edge of the image section. For a final touch I added some bright red rhinestones from Forever In Time.
This weeks sponsor is K'n K Designs and they have some wonderful images!

Do come share with us at For Fun Challenges! We'd love to see you there!

Bottom of my Button Heart

2012-02-28T21:40:00.000-08:00

Hello Everyone, I have a quick post to share with you. This is a card that I've created for the Button's challenge over at MelJen's. I just love this heart image from MelJen's and have resized it in three different sizes. I coloured them and cut them each out and matted them to some textured cardstock same as the card base. I then proceeded to sew on a button to each heart and then inked the edges of them with the same ink (Pretty Color- red) that I used to stamp the background. This background stamp was a gift, and I believe it's from fiskars? not sure. I then stamped the sentiment (which is from Whimsy Stamps), cut it out, matted it to the same cardstock as the hearts and added some inking to it as well. Now that I had my base and all the elements, it did take awhile until I had them all where I wanted them. This is what I've come up with.
Thank you for dropping by, I enjoy sharing with you!

New Magazine!

2012-02-27T00:05:00.001-08:00

I have just been introduced to this new magazine! It looks really interesting and I'd love to look in it's pages. There is a giveaway at the Junk Exchange so pop over and maybe one of us will get a chance to peek inside! The giveaway ends Feb 29th.

You Make Me Happy!

2012-02-26T15:40:00.002-08:00

Today I have created this card for the challenge over at Shelly's Images. It's to use three of something, so for this card I used three buttons, then I thought well, I'll use three digi items (flowers, sentiment and paper). The Flowers and Digi paper is from Clear Dollar Stamps and can be found HERE! I used some bright orange paper from The Paper Company and some green paper from K & Company for layers and base. I used a mini-scalloped pair of scissors to add a nice edge to the image and a bright orange ribbon and bow for accent along with the buttons from my collection. I don't know what it is with me and orange lately, I find I'm using it a lot?
I'm also entering this card in the Cutie Pie Challenge- Flowers
Thank you for stopping by to see me! This is my second post today so please scroll down to see what else I've been up to!

Be Still

2012-02-26T15:23:00.001-08:00

I think that this has to be one of the verses that means so much to me! I find I get so busy and the Lord Jesus always seems to bring me to a quiet place to still me so that I can hear His voice! When I actually think of who I am and who God is I can agree with the Psalmest when he says, what is man that He is mindful of him? The Fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and I think that only comes about when we come to the place where we see who we are in relation to Almighty God. For me I am stilled, humbled and thankful for the grace that God through His son Jesus Christ has given me when I believed!

Today this card has been created for the challenge over at Word Art Wednesday. This week I have used the wonderful word art that they are giving away for the challenge. I have matted the verse which I sponged with some Tim Holtz distress ink (bundled sage) to some bright orange paper from The Paper Company that goes with the card base I created. I added this to some fabulous paper I just purchased, and it's from DCWV. I added a swatch of lace that I found at a taylor's shop in town and some gold/yellow rhinestones from Forever In Time to the corners. It still needed something else so before I added to the card base, I added a layer of blue cardstock that I found at the Dollar Store underneith.

Thank you for dropping by and may you to be still and ponder who Almighty is, opening the Word of God and discovering the amazing plan of salvation that God has created for each of us!

Blog Hop Winner

2012-02-23T22:12:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone, just a quick note to let you all know that the winner of the Monthly Blog Hop is Rhonda Miller from Rhonda's Place to Share. You were chosen from Linda's Blog The Stamper's Touch.

Thank you so much for all of you who joined us this past Sunday and left such wonderful comments! I hope you'll join us again next month.

Inspired By Flowers!

2012-02-23T22:00:00.003-08:00

Today I have a card to share with you that I've made for the challenge over at Card Crafter's Circle. They have a photo inspiration this week and it's gerbera bright!

For my card I've used Butterfly Izzy girl from Di's Digi Downloads and layered her on some beautiful digi papers from Clear Dollar Stamps (from the Patch Pal Lamb and Charlie Daisy sets). I inked the edges of the papers and also stamped some flourish vines on the blue patterned with a stamp from See~d's. Over this I added some bright yellow floral ribbon from Modern@Home and some fun flowers from my stash with added pearls from Hero Arts for their centers. It needed something more so I made some butterfly friends to for Izzy's friend. They are punched using a EK Success punch and a matching pearl on each. I stamped the sentiment using part of a stamp from Imaginisce and tucked it in to the side. I chose the word Joy since that is what came to mind the moment I saw her! Hope she gives you each some joy! I would love to see you join us at the Card Crafter's Circle! There is some great inspiration from the Design Team so don't miss out!

Honey Bunches

2012-02-22T21:31:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone, I love you Honey Bunches! I am so thankful for all of the wonderful people that I've met throught this blog and for all the wonderful comments that you all leave to let me know you've been here!
I've made this card for MelJen's challenge- AnythingGoes. I've been saving this image to use for a challenge, and now is the time! I love this little bumble bee! I've coloured them with markers and matted them to some bright yellow cardstock from Stampin' Up. The patterned paper is from my collection and so is the button. I added this rich ribbon from Espirt and some forever in time rhinestones.
Thank you so much for dropping by!

Garden of Weedin'

2012-02-22T00:05:00.001-08:00

Hello everyone! It's time for another challenge over at For Fun Challenges, and today I am delighted to announce that I'll be a guest designer for them for the next couple of weeks! Yeah!!!

The challenge is to include: 1 sentiment; 2 different ribbons; 3 brads or buttons.
I love recipes and this one starts in the garden for me! I love gardening and when I saw this image over on Sandy's blog I wanted to use it! She has some marvellous images on her blog, so do drop over and have a peek- lots of freebies to! HERE I saw Carrie and thought she'd look marvellous with a shock of orange hair! My cousin has orange hair and I think it's gorgeous!
Anyhow, for my recipe, I've used the Garden of Weedin' Sign for my sentiment and then a couple of fun ribbons one from The Paper Studio and the other from Modern @ Home. Then for the last ingredient I used three mini yellow brads attached to the three pots of flowers. I placed all this over some beautiful paper from DCWV that I picked up at a card class I took last Saturday!
This is a fun challenge, so it would be "Fun" for you to join us! HERE!

Digi My World is Sweet!

2012-02-21T21:01:00.000-08:00

Hi Everyone, I just want to share with you that there is some candy up for grabs at Digi My World.

They have some wonderful images at their shop if you need a taste of what could be yours! LOL

Apple Bloom Thoughts

2012-02-21T15:22:00.001-08:00

Hello again! This is my second post today so do scroll down and peek at the other card I've posted today. This card I've made for the challenge over at A Day For Daisies. This is the freebie they've given to use and it goes along with their colour challenge. I've been starting to yearn for spring and that's the first thing that I thought of when I saw this image. Hope you can smell the fresh sweet air from this card!
I coloured the image with markers and then matted it to some misc cardstock I have from the dollar store (they never label who makes what?) Then I added some lovely ribbon from Kaisercraft and Spool o'Ribbon.
I popped this over some mulberry paper and added a sentiment from Fiskars off to the side. To finish I put a rhinestone in each corner.
I'm also entering this card in the Stampin'Sisters in Christ challenge- Your image must be or include a flower.
Thank you for dropping by and have a wonderful day!

God's Word Leads!

2012-02-21T15:04:00.000-08:00

Hello Everyone! I've made this card for the challenge over at Word Art Wednesday and I'm getting it in just under the wire! I've had the verse printed out for awhile, but haven't been in my crafty spot much lately! So this is what I've made. This is my oldest daughter's favourite verse and I hear it alot. To me it's a very special verse that always points me to the Word of God for leading! Such a comfort to know that the light is always shining from God's Word and there's never a need to walk in darkness!
I printed out the verse in KJV since that's what I use and matted it to some cardstock that I've edged with my deckle decorative scissors. I layered a bunch of strips that I cut from scraps that I have and fanned them out to look like rays? At least that's what I was aiming for! I then set to work at doing a bit of faux stitching and decided that the verse would look nice with some to. I set in the verse and added some fun buttons around it.
Thank you so much for dropping by today. May you as well find the light in God's Word.

What's Black and White and Red All Over?

2012-02-19T09:00:00.000-08:00

Today there's a blog hop over at Clearly iStamp with Clear Dollar Stamps. The theme is What's black and white and red all over? For my card I have been wanting to use this beautiful butterfly set by Clear Dollar Stamps that you can find HERE. The butterflies are all the same image and have been resized and the sentiment is from the set as well. I wanted something simple to bring out the detailed lines these creatures have and this challenge was perfect for it! I printed out the images on Autumn Leaf white cardstock and then used a black marker to trace all the lines and colour the edges. Then I also coloured the little dots on the edges of the wings with red marker. I inked the edges of the sentiment with red ink and matted it to some black cardstock. The butterflies have all been popped up with Fiskars glue dots to give dimention to the card. I used the same black marker to add the faux stitching around the edge and added some pearls to the corners.
There are many wonderful cards to see and get inspiration from plus a wonderful prize for a commenter of $25.00 to spend in digis at the Clear Dollar Store! The winner will be picked randomly from the comments so be sure to comment on all the hops along the way! The winner will be announced on Thursday February 23rd. If you'd like to hop with us please start at Lori's blog and just follow the list. If you get lost, I've added the whole hop below!
Lori
Cassie
Sarah T.
Kathy
Jerusha
Jennifer (Me)
Lisa
Barb
Shell
Tameko
Sara I.
Linda
It may seem long, but you won't be disappointed! Come join us!

The Liebster Blog Award

2012-02-18T22:39:00.000-08:00

I have just been honored by being given the Liebster Blog Award! Thank you so much Sandy from Scribbles by Sandy for your wonderful gift. I am so delighted that I have been able to inspire you with what I have shared!

Here is more about the Liebster Blog Aware and how it works...

The Liebster Blog Award is to show appreciation of smaller blogs (under 200 followers) and to help with readership and joy!!! As part of the tradition the award is to be passed along to five other blogs that have motivated and inspired me... :)

To accept the Award you must:

1. Link back to the person's blog who gave it to you and thank them.

2. Post on your blog.

3. Give to five other Bloggers who you appreciate and value.

4. Leave a comment on the five blogs you choose and let them know.

And now, I would like to share with you some of the blogs that inspire me! There are many, but I have five with which I'd love to share with you today!

Anne-Marie from little-applefalls: Your spunk and creativity always emerge with each post! I always come away with a smile!

Bonnie from Grandma Bonnie's Place I just love all the amazing ideas and techniques I learn from you! I love how you share so much of yourself and your family.

Jenee from Ma'am's Musings Your gentleness comes through in the details that you combine for each of your creations!

Nancy from The Nickel Nook I love how you share your pages of encouragement and praise for the Lord Jesus Christ!

Debbie from A Dash of This and That I love all the fresh ideas and uniqueness about what you create. They each have a purpose and it shows!

I would love it if you'd take the time to pop in to visit these amazing ladies! To follow them and be inspired by them as I have been!

Thank you again Sandy for giving me this honor!

You Lead - IFALO

2012-02-16T20:00:00.000-08:00

This is a card that I've created for the fun challenge over at Card Crafter's Circle - To die for using die cuts (machine or handcut). I had the opportunity to use Limited Runs - car image! Since it was my "engagement anniversary" this past weekend I made this for my husband who asked me to marry him 16 years ago on the 11th. I'm a firm believer that the man leads and the woman follows so I thought I'd just remind my husband that I'm still following.
For this card I coloured and cut out this fun little car and used crystal laquer to create a shine for the window and the tail lights. I matted this to some textured cardstock matching the card base. I layered this over a map that I cut from some patterned paper I got at the dollar store and added some distress ink (Tim Holtz - old paper) and crinkled the paper up a bit. Since that is what maps usually go through! I cut it out with a frame template from Lily of the Valley and added it to the layers of patterned paper from Forever in Time. For my die cuts I used a Spellbinders scalloped oval die in two sizes for the sentiment. I then added the rest IFALO to the licence plate on the car. It still needed some thing else so I added some great screw brads from Forever in Time!
It's fun to play with dies, there is such a huge variety out there so pull them out and come join us at the Card Crafter's Circle this week! Limited Runs is offering up a wonderful prize of three digis!

Happiness is Bubbles

2012-02-15T17:33:00.000-08:00

Have you ever heard it said that new babies only smile when they have "bubbles" in their tummies? Well after having 4 sweet babies, I've heard it a lot and thought that it'd be great to pair this amazing image of a mother and child from A Day for Daisies with this sentiment from TLC!
For this card I've used some bright blue cardstock from Stampin'Up paired with some gentle yellow textured cardstock from them as well. The yellow I embossed with my swiss dots folder using my Cuttlebug and added a slip of lace. For a final touch I put blue rhinestones in the corners.
I'm entering this card in the challenge over at a Day For Daisies and it's free if you play with them for this challenge. There's still a few hours left....

You Make Me Smile!

2012-02-15T17:23:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone, does this little guy make you smile? He makes me smile so I thought he'd be perfect for the challenge over at Stampin' Sisters in Christ - Create a happy card: happy news, rejoice in life!
My friends make me smile all the time, so I chose this sentiment by TLC and the friend work on the envelope is from Fiscars clear stamps. I layered this little sweet heart on some distressed cardstock and some paper from K &Company. The ribbon and buttons are from my collection and the little bow is made with braiding cord from Elmers.
Thanks so much for taking the time to drop by. I love it when you do! Don't forget to tell one of your friends you care and share some smiles today!

February Release at Clear Dollar Stamps

2012-02-15T06:00:00.000-08:00

Hi! Thanks for dropping by! Today I'm going to be sharing with you some of the images that are being released today over at Clear Dollar Stamps. This is a long post, but I hope you'll enjoy it! I have just started designing for them and just love their amazing image sets! First I'd like to share with you a card that I've made using The Light of His Love set (and all the others) that you can find at their store Here! There are so many different cards that you can make with each of their sets!

Secondly I want to share one that I made with their Pray without ceasing set. I've made three variations, one for each of my daughters and one for the other young friend that comes over to do scripture memory with us.

Thirdly, here is a card that I've created with their Jesus' Hands set.

Lastly, this is the card that I've created with the Word Art of Psalm 46:10, which I've paired with another lovely image from the Flower Basket set.

Thank you so much for allowing me to share my cards and these amazing images with you. If you'd like to see more please drop by the Clearly iStamp blog to see the other new releases being offered. The designers on the team have created some wonderful cards for you to see! If you'd like to purchase any of their wonderful sets do head on over to the Clear Dollar Stamps Store where their prices are fantastic, allowing anyone the opportunity to use them!

Ready for more Yummies?

2012-02-13T20:52:00.000-08:00

Is anyone interested in some yummy candy? Over at Digi My World they are offering a chance at some wonderful candy again this week. Hop on over to see how you to can enter for a chance for some Digi Money for Digi My World stamps. Just click on the pic above and it'll take you there!

For You!

2012-02-12T11:36:00.000-08:00

I love to make cards for those I love! This is a card that I've made also for the challenges at Dutch Dare- Red,White and Pink Valentines/Love and Shelly's Images- Red, Pink and White for your sweetie!
I have used an image from Sliekje. This little hampster is just adorable and I love the flowers it's holding! Yes, even men love flowers! I worked in a flower store for awhile and I was amazed at how many men came in just because they wanted to have some fresh flowers in the house! I have coloured it with markers and pencil crayons. This I matted to some Stampin' Up cardstock that was left over from creating the base for the card. I used some beautiful paper from Stampin' Up and added a border that I made using a pair of decorative scissors and a heart punch. I layered some beautiful pink ribbon over this and a small pink bow to highlight the sentiment (that I found at Paper Smooches). To finish it off I added some red rhinestones to the upper corner. Thank you for letting me share this with you. Do scroll down to to the next post because I've posted two today and I'd love to share that one with you to!

This I Know!

2012-02-12T11:17:00.000-08:00

The Bible says that the Lord Jesus Christ lives! Praise God he does and because of this He has the power to save! By His amazing grace He has saved me from my sin and I know that I have life eternal because of His great sacrifice for me!
This card that I have made is for the challenge over at Word Art Wednesday this week. There is word art there for anyone to use if you choose. I choose to use the KJV of scripture so I have printed out the scripture on my computer. I have used an older feel for this card. This amazing truth of the resurrection of Christ Jesus is many years old, but is as true today as the day that it occurred! I have layered a slice of a doily(That's been inked a bit with of distress ink.) under some lovely paper from K &Company along with some toule from my stash. The verse is inked with a bit of distress ink (Tim Holtz) and popped up over the layers. I attached some yellow ties to the orange ribbon. I thought it looked interesting this way! To finish it off I added some different sizes of yellow pearls.
Thank you from coming by! I pray that you to have believed on the Lord Jesus and his sacrificial death on the cross to pay for your sins. To believe that He indeed has risen and has conquered death and sin to bring you the opportunity to be forgiven and receive eternal life.(1 Corinthians 15:3-4)

Who do you Love?

2012-02-09T19:00:00.000-08:00

Today at Card Crafter's Circle we are beginning a new challenge. It's all about Valentines. I don't actually join in the holiday, but try to make sure that those I love know it and that it's not just an assumed factor in their lives. Who do you love? When was the last time you told those you love them? Don't just wait until a set day on the calender, tell them today!

I have chosen this wonderful valentine swing image. I love swings and this couple looked so sweet together along with their forest friends. I coloured this image with markers and pencil crayons then layered it on some Stampin' Up cardstock and added a touch of distressing. I placed this over some beautiful paper by K&Company; added some lace from my collection over which I placed the sentiment from Michelle Perkett. For a final touch I added three buttons with a bow each. One button for each of the couple and one for the Lord Jesus. For those who have believed on the Lord Jesus, He is the center of their marriage. I am just so blessed that the Lord Jesus is leading my home and is a love that both my husband and I share. (The only other that I'd share my husband with!)
We have a wonderful sponsor this week! Dearie Dolls! Mary Ellen has such amazing images, they all have personality. Do pop over to the store and look around, I'm sure you'll end up with a "love to have" list or better yet a shopping card full. Just click on the button below to go to the store. If you join the challange you have a great opportunity to win 3 of her digis.

Thank you so much for dropping by to visit, I hope to see you again soon. Perhaps over at the Card Crafter's Circle challenge......

Love is in the Air

2012-02-08T22:19:00.000-08:00

With all the "Love" going on this month, I thought that this wonderful set from Clear Dollar Stamps was perfect. I just love these tweet birdies and the sentiment from the Love Tweet Love set. I've paired it with some lovely papers that you can also find at Clear Dollar Stamps from their Static Dreams set. I added this wonderful lace ribbon and satin white ribbon that I had in my collection. Something simple to hopefully bring some smiles.
I'm entering this card in the following challenges:
For Fun- Put a little love in your heart.
Simon Says- Love is in the air
Scrapbook Sisters- Anything Goes

Great Strength!

2012-02-07T13:54:00.000-08:00

How very true it is that Strength comes from God. I know that right now my children are sick and struggling. I am tired from lack of sleep (my little boy woke up every 45 to 60 minutes needing his nose wiped!) and I feel a bit drained. Thankfully the Lord Jesus is there for me using my frame for His service to my family. I love knowing I can rest in Him for He is always there for me. Praise God for His faithfulness!
I am entering this card in Word Art Wednesday's challenge. For this card, I used the Word Art from a wonderful Christian lady and fellow sister in Christ Jesus - Karen at Papercraft Memories. I am truly blessed by what she shares, I highly recommend you visit her! For the rest of the card, I used some Tim Holtz distress in in sage to soften the edges of the quote, matted it to some misc cardstock and tied a rope around it. I popped this up on some great paper from K&Company and some handmade paper from my collection. The edges I've distressed and added a bit more ink to darken them. The buttons to are from my collection and I just unravelled some of the rope that was left over and tied it onto the buttons and adhered them to the card.
Thank you so much for dropping by! I love being able to share with you!

Sweet Baby Carriage

2012-02-07T11:07:00.000-08:00

I have another card I'd like to share with you today. It's a baby girl card, because the ladies I know seem to be having baby girls this year! LOL I've chosen to use the sketch over at Seems A Little Sketchy - since I love their challenges. I chose the sweet baby carriage from Broken Box Stock and the sentiment is from BrossArtAddiction. I coloured each with markers and layered them on some cardstock with the edges inked a bit. I've popped these up over some floral paper from Stampin' Up and an embossed panel I made with my Cuttlebug. The ribbon is from Multicraft Imports and the buttons from my collection. Now I feel like I'm prepared, unless more than one of these ladies have girls. Perhaps I should make another one soon! LOL

Here's the sketch they're using for this challenge. It's lovely so you might enjoy joining in to! Thanks for coming by! Hugs.

What is Love?

2012-02-07T10:51:00.000-08:00

Time for some Love! My children are all sick today so I'll try to be brief. I just wanted to share this with you. I used an image from Digi My World, which is pre-coloured. I tied a button onto the heart with some embroidery thread and attached it to some cardstock from Stampin' Up. I popped it up over some more ribbon that I actually tied inside the card (sorry I forgot to take a pic of that!) which is crossed over some lovely paper from K&Company. It was a simple card, but I hope it warms someones heart!
I'm entering this card in Little Miss Muffet's challenge- Valentines/Love; Sentimental Sundays-Feel the Love; and Shelly's Images challenge- All Tied Up.
Thanks for stopping by to have a peek! Hugs.

Love is Sweet

2012-02-06T21:41:00.000-08:00

Today I have another post for you, this one is for MelJen's challenge - Loving You. This is such a sweet bear and I wanted to make this card so that I'd have one on hand to give a friend to let them know I care about them. I always like to have some of these on hand!
For this card, I printed out the image and coloured it with my pencil crayons, then inked around the edges. I layered it on some Stampin' Up cardstock and distressed the edges a bit. This panel is popped up over a couple different layers of matted papers from Stampin' Up also. The ribbon was a gift, and the red rhinestones are from Forever in Time. I thought they added a nice touch. I actually added a sentiment to the inside of this card -which I often do not do. It's from TLC and I thought it paired really well with this image.

In the bottom corner I added a heart by Fiskars with some Colorbox ink.
I'm also entering this card in Stampin' Sisters in Christ's - Create something with Love in it challenge.
Thank you for coming by, have a wonderful day!

Purple Birthday

2012-02-06T21:21:00.000-08:00

Hi, Thanks for dropping by. Today I have a card to share with you that I've created for the Digi My World birthday challenge. I've chosen to use Emma- happy birthday set. My children love her and I coloured her up in purple because it's a favourite of the girls to. This time I tried to give her hair a bit of a shine to it. What do you think, did it work? I rounded the image and layered her on some lovely purple cardstock from my stash. The patterned paper is from K & Company and I added a scalloped edge with a pair of decorative scissors. The birthday sentiment needed an extra layer so I added a hand cut scallop to it. I wanted to highlight Emma's lovely hair so I added a yellow ribbon just tied off. To finish it off, I added small black rhinestones to the corners of the image section. I hope this brings a smile to a little girl someday!

Are you looking for something sweet?

2012-02-06T13:17:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone, I just wanted to let you know again about the yummy candy up for grabs at Digi My World. It's a weekly draw and they have wonderful digis to buy in their store with your prize money! Come and check it out HERE!

Challenge me White on White

2012-02-02T22:00:00.000-08:00

Whose up for a challenge? This week it's white on white over at Card Crafter's Circle. I've never done a card like this before and I must say that this was a huge challenge for me! Somehow I never realized that there are so many shades of "white". I love to do new things so here is my first WOW card.
This week we are being sponsored by the wonderful Whoopsi Daisy Stamps.

I've been given this lovely lady at her birdcage to work with. It's so elegant that I knew that I'd have to add my Victoria flourish embossing folder to the mix and some lovely lace. I coloured her dress, doing my best to create some lovely folds. I also blended just a bit of colour onto her back- yes this wasn't a mistake. I once saw this elegant gown with lace that overlapped onto the back of the dress and it just looks exquisite so I tried to give that effect. I had these sweet lily of the valley silk flowers so I used some stems of them, rolling up three of them to create a mass of blooms to the one side with two stretching out from it. I purposely left off the sentiment so that it can be for any occasion.
Do come share with us, there are 2 sheets of images from Whoopsi Daisy up for the prize! Do go check out her images, I'm sure you'll want more than will fit on two sheets!

Thoughts and Memories

2012-01-31T13:42:00.000-08:00

This card I've made because of a tragedy here in my city. It happened not far from my home, just about 3 blocks away. A whole family is believed to have died of carbon monoxide poisoning. How tragic, and sudden. My daughter's best friend is friends with one of the relatives of the family and it has touched them deeply! It is in times like these that I pray that people will turn to the Saviour Jesus Christ, for hope and comfort.
I have used Mel Jen's dandilion mouse since to me blowing dandilion seeds into the air are one of my most favorite memories as a child. The sentiment is from Dee's Designs. I have used blues and cream paper from Stampin' Up and misc buttons from my collection, plus a rhinestone for the dandilion.
I'm entering this card in the following challenges:
LittleMissMuffet- Blues and Creams
Dutch Dare- Buttons Galore

Hey Chickie!

2012-01-30T14:02:00.000-08:00

So, What's up with you today? Here is a card that I've created using the Triple Chicks set from Clear Dollar Stamps. (you can find it HERE in their store) Chickens are often a barnyard favourite, to watch or to chase! This digital paper is bright and cheery, just like chicks make me feel when they are all fluffy and soft scurrying around checking out their new world.
For this card, I simply sized the papers and layered the chicken wire over the yellow choice. Then I printed out the threesome and layered them all together with some bright yellow ribbon and fun blue buttons.
I am entering this card in the following challenges:
For Fun- to use barnyard animals
Sweet Stampin'- To use animals
Thanks so much for dropping by!

Liva's Crafts

2012-01-30T08:50:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone, just wanted to post about this new site I've found- Liva's Crafts. Her name is Liva and she is super talented. You can check our her blog Here! She is putting up some yummy candy in celebration for reaching 50 followers - Here

These are some of the tools she loves to use, so do go look at her blog and see how she uses them. You won't be disappointed! Hugs!

Love Is In The Air

2012-01-29T16:27:00.000-08:00

Over at MelJen's Challenge Blog, it's all about Hearts and Love! So I couldn't help but join in! I am using MelJen's love birds and the sentiment is computer generated. I used my new die set from Spellbinders to frame the image and layered it on some amazing digital DP from Clear Dollar Stamps PatchPal Lamb set that you can find HERE! The ribbon was another great find at a local taylor's shop and to finish it off, I cornered it with some blue rhinestones.
Thanks so much for stopping by! I know that I've posted a lot today, do scroll down to see what else I've been up to. Hugs!

Be Still

2012-01-29T15:06:00.000-08:00

Today I have a card to share with you that I've made for a dear Aunt of my husbands who's feeling down. I find that whenever I'm down all I need to do is to look up and my perspective immediately changes.
I have chosen a wonderful image and digital papers from Clear Dollar Stamps. The image is from the rocking chair digital set and the DP from the baking bear set -they can be found in their store HERE. They're sets are so affordable and there are so many wonderful ones to choose from! I have been invited to join their amazing digital designing team and we'll be coming out with some more sets on the 17th, so stay tuned!
I have layered this image and the sentiment (using Word) together on the DP and placed it atop some distressed cardstock and mulberry papers. The swatch of ribbon I just found at a great taylor shop in town called The Golden Thimble! The button is from my collection and it glitters in the sunlight- you can just see a bit of it in this photo. I tied it on with some Elmer's braiding cord.
I am sharing this card over at Word Art Wednesday. It is a wonderful new place to share encouragement and God's Word!
Over at Stampin' Sisters in Christ they've asked us to create a card/project to show you who I really am, with my style. I find that this is a simple style that comes the easiest to me even though I do enjoy many styles. I shared this scripture because for me the center of everything in my life is Christ Jesus and I pray that it shows in all that I say and do.

Apron Strings and Prayer

2012-01-27T21:56:00.000-08:00

I discovered this amazing template and these digital papers through Anne-Marie who gave out a link for Paper Craft Inspirations freebies. The moment I saw it I thought of my good friend who loves to cook and collects aprons! She also loves itty bitty things so I made these itty bitty size for her! I cut out the templates and paper pieced the fronts of the aprons; added faux stitching and cut out a little something for each pocket. I also cut our all the little "tools" that are tucked into each of the pockets. Inside of each I have added some more of the digi paper with another little something as well. Please bear with me for this post, I'm going to show you all the individual cards closer and the insides. (I haven't figured out how to put them together so here they are individually) I stamped in each one a letter and wrote a quote from Cherilyn Costella who compiles a children's periodical to help them grow in Jesus! It's called the Bright Spot and my children absolutely love it! My writing isn't beautiful, but my friend doesn't mind. Hope you don't either.

Hope you like all the little itty bitty details! I really had fun putting these together and I'm delighted that she loved them! I couldn't wait, I gave them to her the day they were finished! Just a mini gift to show her that I cherish her friendship and do notice what she likes! Sorry this last one turned out a bit blurry, but it gives you an idea of how she got it.

Thank you so very much for dropping by!

Treasured Friend

2012-01-26T14:00:00.000-08:00

I have lots of treasured friends! I have been so blessed and and some of them are You! I have met so many wonderful people online since I started blogging it's been wonderful! All of your comments and thoughts are cherished!
This card I've made for the challenge over at Card Crafter's Circle - Feel Good with a Friend! I love to have "tea"parties in my yard with my friends and these birds seem to be enjoying some friend time as well. This week we are being sponsored by Happileigh Scrappin'. She has some amazing digis and if you play you'll be up for a chance to win all the digis that the design team have used! That's 7!!! So what are you waiting for, link up your cards!
I have chosen this wonderful water fountain called Splish Splash, that is actually pre-coloured! I printed it off and realized that the ink was running out so the colours didn't come through as they are originally. I was getting ready to panic (since it was late and all the stores were closed so I couldn't replace the ink right away...yes, I'm rambling) then I looked at it again and realized that it had a really nice pastel feel to it. So here it is! I layered the image on some textured cardstock and punched the side and added some bright blue ribbon to highlight the birds. The pink flourish paper is from my stash and the sentiment is from The Paper Garden. I figure with the water it needed some added bling for sparkle so I added some blue rhinestones.
Thank you for dropping by and know that I love it each time that you do!

Spring Hug

2012-01-26T13:36:00.000-08:00

Here is a spring hug from me! I splurged and bought a pot of iris bulbs at the Superstore. They are such a lovely spot of colour in all this white we are having here in the Yukon. Spring is coming.....in a few months! LOL Here are some closer pics of these lovely Iris.

Thanks for dropping by! Hugs!

Feel My Hug!

2012-01-26T13:29:00.000-08:00

I think that the best things to have when I'm not feeling well are hugs! My inspiration this card is "get well/feel better" from the For Fun challenge- which I missed, but wanted to acknowledge them for their part! Then the Sentimental Sundays's challenge Die Cuts. Since I didn't have any dies, I went out and found this lovely oval scalloped one. So excited - my first die set!!!
I used the die to cut out my sweet image by Sliekje- get well girl and the sentiment from TLC. I layered the image on some blue cardstock that I had leftover from making my base, and then I inked the edges of the sentiment. I placed this on some embossed paper and framed it with a lovely blue ric rac!(the sentiment is popped up) Then the corners looked empty so I added some bright pink buttons to compliment her bouquet with some yellow embroidery thread tied on. For a final touch I used a crystal laquer to bring out the vase. Unfortunately it didn't bring it out in the picture. I hope this will bring a hug and a smile to whomever get it!
Thanks so much for dropping by!

Sweet Red Cup

2012-01-23T20:01:00.000-08:00

I've been playing with some new things (for me) and this is what I've come up with. I made this for Mel Jen's challenge - Red &/Pink and Kraft and used the sketch from Seems a Little Sketchy challenge. I don't know if the "tea" is good enough to qualify for the Kraft part, but I hope so!
To start with I used the patterned paper and cardstock from Stampin' Up and embossed a white panel with swiss dots using my Cuttlebug(I love to play with this tool!). Then I added some ribbon that was a gift because it had even more dots! The image is coloured, sides inked and matted on cardstock which I cut around with a pair of my decorative scissors. I was still missing something to go along the edge but I didn't have anything that complimented the card so..... I was thinking and remembered seeing this wonderful tutorial on ribbon flowers over at Really Reasonable Ribbon Ramblings. So I thought I'd give it a try. My ribbon flowers didn't flair out as nicely as hers, but I still like how they turned out!

Then the embossed panel looked a bit lonely still so I created this to go in it!

I used Mel Jen's sentiment and added a couple scraps of ribbon from the flowers. Then the end I punched with my new Fiskars oval punch. Tied a piece of embroidery thread on the end and tucked it under my little tea cup! Here's a close up.

Well, I had fun trying some new things and I hope you enjoy it to. Do pop over to see the tutorial on these fabulous flowers if you'd like to try something new!
Thanks so much for stopping by! Hugs

Pastel Pig

2012-01-22T17:34:00.000-08:00

Do any of you love pigs? My niece does, and this is for her! There is a challenge going on over at Clearly I Stamp and it's all pastels! It's a two week challenge so there is tons of time to link up! For all the details head on over Here!
For this card I used a digi stamp -the pig and sentiment from the Loving Critters set. You can find this and lots more over at Clear Dollar Stamps! I layered it on some lovely pink cardstock and light pink paper, then distressed the edges a little. I stamped a little heart border with my Fiskars heart clear stamp and wrapped a lovely pink sheer ribbon overtop. I added a couple tabs of toule to the corner and some lovely clear rhinestones to finish it off.

I am also entering this card in Stampin' Sisters in Christ's challenge- Make a heart stand out on your card/project.

Thank you very much for taking the time to stop by!

Be Not Afraid!

2012-01-21T14:17:00.000-08:00

There is a challenge going on over at Word Art Wednesday and it's using Joshua 1:9 (I've done mine in KJV) I printed the verse off on my computer and layered it on some navy blue cardstock. I popped some eyelets into the side and wove a navy scarf ribbon though them and tied it off. The wonderful blue DP is from Clear Dollar Stamps and the rhinestones are from Forever in Time. (they are clear, but picked up some colour in the room) I have been really enjoying playing with digital papers since they are inexhaustable. I can print them out as many times as possible and won't run out and then never be able to find it again!
Thanks so much for dropping by! Hugs

Bear With Me

2012-01-19T15:00:00.000-08:00

It's time for another great challenge over at Card Crafter's Circle! This week it's Bear With Me to use bears!

For this card I'm using Cupcake Teddy and She almost doesn't look like she wants to share this yummy treat! lol I've coloured her with prismacolour pencil crayons and used a blending stick to soften her "fur". I layered her on some Stampin' Up cardstock and some great papers by Making Memories (one of which I embossed with swiss dots). I added some great tiny purple ribbon that I used to loop through the sentiment's eyelets. The sentiment I used is from Dee's Digi Designs. She has a wonderful blog and a few free sentiments so do go check her out!
This week we are being sponsored by the talented Pink Gem Designs. Pink Gem is offering a great prize of 4 digi stamps as the grand prize!

So don't hesitate, hop on over to Card Crafter's Circle and join in the fun!

Guess What's New in My Life?

2012-01-19T10:25:00.000-08:00

Hello Everyone! I am very excited today to announce that I've been invited to join the digital team over at Clear Dollar Stamps! Yeah!!!! This was quite a surprise and I am so delighted to be working with the talented ladies over there! If you've never been to see their amazing stamps (clear rubber and digital) then hop on over to their shop.Over on the right side column is the list of all the ladies that I'll be working with and you can click on their names to check out their sites as well. Since I couldn't wait to start designing with their wonderful stamps, I made a card last night that I'd love to share with you! It's from their latest release series. You can check it out here.

I have used their Snow Tweet Blue Image (pre-coloured) and two of the amazing DP's that come with it! I saw this wonderful snowman and knew right off that he needed to be in the snow flurries. So, with a technique I learned from Bonnie over at Card Crafter's Cafe I layered the image and sentiment on the DP and I think it looks perfect! I layered him on some white cardstock and used my Rockies scissors to give some shape. Then placed this over the other design paper that I separated. I did add a bit of silver glitter with an ink pad for a bit of shimmer and three punched snowflakes with rhinestones.
I was going to put up a note yesterday about my exciting announcement, but due to a power failure it didn't happen. So there you go Nancy, no waiting to find out this time! hehehe
Thank you all for dropping by! Have a marvelous day!

They Shall Be One Flesh

2012-01-17T14:11:00.000-08:00

Hello! Today I have a card to share with you that I created for the challenge over at Word Art Wednesday. Yes, I am very late getting this in! But, I didn't want to miss it! I have used the same scripture but in KJV.
For this card I printed out the verse on my computer and then printed off this sweet couple from Crafteeguiri. I know that it's not wedding colours, but picture them on their honeymoon (somewhere warm). I chose to keep this simple and layered this sweet couple over some paper from ATD, added a few fun buttons and a mini bow.
Thanks for dropping by! I love sharing with you all!

For the Love of Birdhouses!

2012-01-16T13:37:00.000-08:00

Hello Everyone! I have one gigantic post for you today! I just love all the birdhouses that Sandy over at Scribbles by Sandy has been creating! I couldn't decide what image to use, so I just used them all and made a mini set out of them! If you haven't discovered Sandy's wonderful site, and her lovely images, go HERE!
Ok, are you ready, it's a bit of a read, but I pray you won't be sorry! Then if you'd like, I'd love to hear which one you liked best!

For this one, I love blue as you can see and I thought that the tulips should stand on their own so I coloured them pink. I am entering this card in For Fun challenges- just for fun.

I just love the little birdie on this one! I framed it in black to highlight the image frame! I am entering this card in Stampin' Sister's in Christ's challenge - Use something new. For this I have used a new clear sentiment stamp and the new digi stamp.

I love yellow roses (they mean friendship)and thought this image needed a yellow touch to it! This card I'm entering in Stamp and Create challenges - Anything Goes (monthly). This is a new challenge blog to me and looks fun!

I printed out a second copy of this image and thought I'd give it a more delicate look. I am entering this card in Sweet Stampin's challenge - glitter, bling, shine, sparkle. I love the pearls on this and every girl who goes out with pearls shines in the spotlight.

I tried to give this one a bold look. I think the two birds are hopefully having a "nice" chat atop the roof! I'm entering this card in Paper Creations Ink challenge - love and romance. These birds have a wonderful place to share with each other.

I love the rose garden this little birdie looks to be guarding! I am entering this card in Designed 2 Delight's challenge - Create a card with a heart. I love the tiny hearts on this birdhouse so I thought it would fit! I am also entering this card in Penny's Paper-Craft challenge - To use birds.

I really liked this image to so I printed off a second of it as well. This one making a bit more bold to highlight the black in it's border! I am entering this card in Annabelle Stamps challenge - Anything goes.

For me, this one is all about the ribbon and the sweet bows! I love buttons to so this one gets some. I am entering this card in Sentimental Sunday's challenge - Ribbon + a sentiment.
Well, did you make it to the bottom? Hope you enjoyed the cards I have to share with you today. Remember leave me a comment of what one you liked best. Thanks so much for dropping by! Hugs!

More Yummy Candy!!!

2012-01-16T12:47:00.000-08:00

Happy Monday everone! It's time for some more candy over at Digi My World! So head on over to link up for a chance at some wonderful Digi My World dollars.

Hangin' With Sasquatch!

2012-01-12T16:43:00.000-08:00

Hello, this is another post I've made today. Do scroll down and have a peek at what else I've been up to.
For this card I've used MelJen's Yeti Cocoa image. He looks so content and laid back, I thought this sentiment from TLC was perfect for him. I inked around the image with some lovely green ink to give it a whispy look of being in the trees. The sketch I used is from the Here Come the Boys challenge.

I'm entering this card in these challenges:
MelJen's - Anything Goes (with their images)
Dutch Dare - For the Boys
Here Come the Boys - Sketch

Sweet Shell

2012-01-12T13:19:00.000-08:00

Today I have a card I've made using the fabulous "Shell" from Stretch N' Bubbles Stamps. I used the sketch from Seems a Little Sketchy challenge and added ribbon and lace since it's for the challenge over at Cutie Pie. I thought that these two challenges complimented each other and they inspired my card! All of the elements in my card I used from my stash and were fun to put together. I coloured Shell's flowers green (strange I know) since they reminded me of those fabulous green button mums you often find at flower stores. The sentiment is from TLC.
Thank you for dropping by to see my card! If you have time, these challenges are still open so you can join in to!

Happy Birthday to ........

2012-01-12T13:00:00.000-08:00

It's Birthday time over at Card Crafter's Circle! Come on over and join us in sharing your birthday cards. Today is also Audrey's Birthday (13th, depending on which part of the world you're in)! Happy Birthday!!! Hope you have a fantastic day! You can give her birthday hugs Here.

For my card I used a MelJen's Tea Cup Mouse image! Most of my cards are more feminine, so I thought that I'd try for a masculine one. It's harder for me to do! I added the image to some cardstock, layered it on some cardstock circles and DP from my stash. With a bit of silver ribbon and some fun buttons that I sewed on I think it's fit for a great Man birthday!

We have a wonderful sponsor for this week! You can check out their store HERE! The winner receives 4 of their wonderful digis!

Thank you for dropping by, and I hope you come play along with us at Card Crafter's Circle!

Blue Snow

2012-01-10T10:23:00.000-08:00

Hi, I'm back again today with another post. This one is inspired by Sentimental Sunday's challenge -Snow, Blue &/or Glitter and Stampin' Sister's in Christ's challenge- Thinking of You. I just love this image by MelJen's Designs and thought he'd look good in blue! Not to mention that blue is my favorite colour. I coloured him and layered him on some blue cardstock. Under this big sweetheart I put some velum with let is snow printed on it. I used the dark blue ribbon and frayed the edges to look like scarfs. I added some snowflakes from Hero Arts and added a rhinestone to the centers. The sentiment is from Inkadinkado and to finish the card off I added some sparkles with my silver ink pad. All in all, I thought this was super fun! Here are a couple more fun shots of this card.

Thanks for dropping by! Hugs.

Take Me With You!

2012-01-10T10:08:00.000-08:00

Take me with you! was what Ruth was pleading with Naomi in Ruth 1:16 in the Bible. As I was thinking about what image would suit this verse, I thought of this go-cart. A dog, who is loyal and totally trustworthy, regardless of where his master takes him. Wherever you go, I'm coming to! We to should be like Ruth and this pup in that as christians we should wholeheartedly follow after Christ Jesus in faith. Trusting him and following in obedience to His Word - the Bible.
I am entering this card in Word Art Wednesday's challenge, it's a great new challenge blog! Hop on over to see what they're about!
Thank you for dropping by, have a wonderful day!

Take Me With You!

2012-01-10T10:06:00.000-08:00

Are You Interested In Something Sweet?

2012-01-09T09:20:00.000-08:00

Digi My World has a new week for candy! It's a chance to win some wonderful digi dollars at their shop! Come play along....Just click on the candy!

Flowers and Pearls

2012-01-08T14:50:00.000-08:00

Every girl loves flowers and pearls, or at least that's been my experience! I have created this card with one of my favorite images from Designed 2 Delight. They are looking for a guest designer, and I'd love to work with them if ever given the chance! Hope they like my work. If entered my card HERE.
For this card I coloured part of the image and then paper pieced the vase with an added "ribbon" with pearls. The flower center is popped up to add some depth to the petals that I coloured in a random way since flowers in real life are rarely perfect. I think it adds to their charm! I inked the image edge and layered it on some slightly distressed paper then matted it to some cardstock. This I cut out with a pair of decorative scissors and added the pearls for a delicate touch. I placed this atop some lovely papers from my stash and in the center I added a border using my EK Success border punch. To finish it off I added pearls to the corners and a wonderful sentiment from Paper Smooches.
Thank you for dropping by! Hugs.

Star Bunny!

2012-01-08T14:37:00.000-08:00

Hi, today I have a card that I made for MelJen's challenge - Stars. I used this cute snow bunny from MelJen's and their star banner as well. I love to go out in the winter and look up at the stars. The colder it is the clearer the stars appear! I just love it!! I used some lovely green paper from ATD and some lovely star buttons from Portafolia with some embroidery thread to go along with the star banner. The green ribbon adds just a bit of sparkle to! Thanks for dropping by!

A Good Cup of Tea

2012-01-07T21:19:00.001-08:00

This card is inspired by Digi My World's Challenge- Light up my life. My friends light up my life and I love to visit over a good cup of tea and a treat! lol
For this card I've used Digi My World's image - tea time. I coloured her with my prismacolour pencil crayons and paper pieced her hat. The hat looked too plain so I added a band and a flower to it. I layered her on some wonderful papers from ATD and Stampin' Up. I added some crochet ribbon and the sentiment is one I found free online. Sorry I don't remember where. I cut out some little butterflies with my EK Success punch and inked the edges a bit. I put a little pearl on each of the butterflies and sorry but I noticed in the pic that one of them has slipped. It's fixed now!
Thanks so much for dropping by! Hope you find time to sit and chat with friends this week!
Also do scroll down for my other post that I made today for a peek!

A Good Cup of Tea

2012-01-07T21:18:00.000-08:00

Sweet Baby Girl

2012-01-07T17:33:00.000-08:00

I'm back with something new. This is a card that I've made for a few challenges. One being Sweet Stampin' Spots and Dots, and then Little Miss Muffet's - Something New, and finally Designed 2 Delight - Winter flowers, or any flowers. From these challenges, I came up with this. I used a sweet onsie template from Alley Way Stamps (meant to create a shaped card but I resized it for this.). Then after cutting them out I inked the edges to help them stand out a bit more. I embossed the back pannel with a flower folder from Cuttlebug ( I just love this tool!). I added some fun Stampin' Up Ribbon to help frame it in. For the sentiment I used one by Brossart Addiction and matted it to some pink cardstock. The buttons have a bow tied to them with embroidery thread and placed in the corners. To finish it off I chose a cute foot clip from Media (from Walmart). I think it's adorable! But it doesn't end here!

I finished off the inside a bit. Inspired by Designed 2 Delights last challenge that I didn't make it in on. I created a little pouch to put a gift card in. It's under the little onsie and dotted paper. Gift cards are great for families who already have some children and don't "need" anything in particular. This gives the family the ability to use the gift card for something that may be a bit more practical for them!
I'm also entering this card in these challenges:
Dutch Dare- New Beginnings and Simon Says- Something New
I had lots of fun creating this one, and I think I've gotten the hang of making such little bows! Well at least it was good practice! Thanks for dropping by!

Sweet Bird-day!

2012-01-05T15:00:00.000-08:00

Hello! Today I have a card that I've made for Card Crafter's Circle challenge - Make it colourful! This is a wonderful new challenge blog that I'm a DT member on. Yeah!

We have some amazing sponsors for each of our challenges!

This week we are sponsored by the wonderful Bugaboo Stamps.The prize is seven of your choice from their digi collection.

Here is my Sweet Bird-Day card to share with you. I think that birthdays should be a colourful event! For this card I've used two images from Bugaboo's bird day set and coloured them with my prismacolor pencil crayons. I inked the edges with some yellow ink to add some more brightness. I layered it on some lovely Stampin' Up cardstock and popped them up over some lovely birthday paper from my stash. I added some yellow ric-rac for a streamer effect and a silver star as an accent. It still looked like something was missing so I added some lovely star eyelets along the left and they're even more fun because when you open the card you can see right through!
Thanks so much for dropping by! I'd love for you to join us in the challenge (Here) so I can see what colours you like best! Or anytime, just leave me a link to your post! It's all about sharing!

Digi My World has more Candy!

2012-01-04T10:44:00.001-08:00

More Yummy Candy On The Way! Please hop on over to Digi My World for a chance to win!

Another Year Has Begun

2012-01-01T15:16:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone, another year has begun and I'm very excited to see where it takes me. I hope you all will join me in my online adventure this year!

For my first card for this year, I have a birthday card. I love Sliekje's images and chose these adorable kittens bearing gifts. I used some lovely papers from Stampin' Up and layered them with some white cardstock from Autumn Leaf. I loved this sentiment from the Paper Garden and have added a couple of sweet heart stamps from Fiskars. The Ribbon is tied and the button is tied on with some embroidery thread, which I tied off in a bow. To finish it off I added three lovely pearls.
I am entering this card in Sentimental Sundays - Anything Goes challenge. They are having a wonderful New Year's Day Blog Hop over there and I recommend you check it out! It's fantastic!
I'm also entering this in One Crazy Stamper's Red, White and another colour challenge.

Before I go, I just want to say THANK YOU to all of you for leaving wonderful comments on my posts! I just love getting your feedback and it's warms my heart to know you took the time to share with me your thoughts!

The Alley Way Stamps

2011-12-31T14:00:00.000-08:00

Hi, I have a new stamp company that I want to tell you about! If you've been reading my posts (and I hope you have!) you'll know that Stretch N' Bubbles is closing it's digi doors today. But.....they are opening up to The Alley Way Stamps. Here They're having a grand opening soon and lots of fun and prizes! Please hop over and see what they're all about!

Have a Great Day!

Little Miss Saffron

2011-12-30T14:08:00.000-08:00

At the moment I'm just loving the snow and the great big blue sky! Two of my favorite things. The colder it gets here, the more the sun shines! (in the winter that is, come summer, it never stops!) For this card I've used the beautiful little Saffron which is a new release over at Little Miss Muffet's You can get here as a freebie until Jan 3rd. Check here for more details. Do hop over to the store and peek at her other wonderful stamps!
I coloured her with my prismacolour pencil crayons and then matted her to some lovely blue and white cardstock. The white center is inked a bit around the edges and the other is cut with my deckle scissors to add a frosty look. The decorative paper is from my scrap pile and then I added a beautiful sentiment from Dee's Designs which I also added a bit of deckle edges to. To finish it off I added some lovely snowflakes and pearls from Hero Arts. All this I layered on some distressed white cardstock and adhered it to my base.
I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Little Miss Muffet -Anything Goes
Dutch Dare Card Challenges - Favorite Things
Simon Says Stamps - Anything Goes
MelJen's - Blue

New Friend

2011-12-30T13:47:00.000-08:00

Hello, this card is inspired by the sketch over at Seems a Little Sketchy challenge blog. They are sponsored by the wonderful Stretch N' Bubbles who are closing their digi doors at the end of this month! Sob! Here is one of my favorite SNB images! I have made this card with a friend of my children's in mind who just got her first kitten and is soooo enjoying her! I am entering this card in For Fun Challenges - NEW challenge.
I had lots of fun doing this card! I think that I'm really going to enjoy using sketches to help with the creative process! Have a Happy New Year!

Meet Perry

2011-12-29T15:00:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone, I'd like you to meet Perry the Polar Bear. He is from Daisy Doodles who is sponsoring the wonderful challenge over at Card Crafter's Circle - Anything Goes. Please come join us, anything goes- can't be any easier than that! Plus you can be in the running for some wonderful digis! Check out the digis at the store by just clicking on the image below.

For my card, I used a wonderful layering technique I learned from Bonnie at Technique Tuesdays on the Card Crafter's Circle Blog .Here I layered some lovely snowflakes (I found free from Free Digital Stamps.) over Perry in various sizes. I resized each one to my taste. Then I matted him to some bright blue cardstock from Stampin'Up and placed this over an embossed white background. I trimmed the bottom with some blue and lacy white ribbon then added the sentiment over top. I felt that these snowflakes just needed a bit of bling so I added some lovely blue pearls from HeroArts. So if you ever meet a polar bear with a blue scarf, you know it'll be Perry and he won't eat you! Have a wonderful day! Thanks for dropping by.

Calling all Button Lovers!

2011-12-26T15:00:00.000-08:00

Hello, today I have a tutorial to share with you. It's about how to make some of your own buttons. If you're anything like me, I collect buttons and have tons of the "real thing". But just for fun I thought it would be nice to try to make some of my own buttons. Please come step into my crafty spot with me.

Seems a bit crowded, but that's ok, you'll all fit! Now to prepare.

You'll need some stamps if you're like me and drawing one is out of your league. I'm using some clear ones from Fiskars, but any small ones will do (Digi or rubber) . Mine aren't button stamps but we can tweek them a little. Then some ink if using rubber and a mounting block if they're clear. Some pieces of paper; I chose various colours and some patterned ones. A pair of scissors and a cutting tool if you have one (I'm going to use my Creative Memories one for the patterned paper.). I have a circle punch on my "love to have" list. But a pair of good scissors is great! And of course some dimentional adhesive like Chrystal Laquer. I'm using Diamond Glaze by Judikins. For safety, an extra piece of paper or newsprint is always a good idea!

Now that I've cut out some patterned circles and stamped a few "buttons" it's time to add the glaze. If you want distinct "holes" then you can add those with a marker prior to glazing. For those using punches and not scissors, you will need to punch them out prior to glazing them because with the glaze they won't fit in the puncher. Note: go slowly with the glaze to reduce bubbles. If you end up with some bubbles, just use a needle and pop them.

Here's a bit of a close up of some of the buttons with the glaze. It looks milky at first, but will dry nice and clear. Another note, with the precut circles/ punches you could add a bit of sticky tac under them to keep the paper from warping while the glaze is drying. Drying times will vary.

Once they are all dry, go ahead and cut them out, with the good ol' reliable scissors if you didn't precut/punch them. Pauline calls it fussy cutting, and I've a mind to agree with her there! Once they're all cut out it's time to add them to your creations! Here's what I've come up with.

I love baskets of buttons so I made my own. The basket I wove from some embossed paper and filled it with "buttons". Some I sewed and others I just adhered. Then I added some bling flourishes and sweet little butterflies. The butterfly wings are glittery but it doesn't really show in the photo. I added a bit of ribbon and a sentiment from Inkadinkado that I stamped right on the basket.

Here's a close-up of the delightful buttons. They're very easy to make and it's nice to be able to custom make them for select projects where no other buttons seem to work. Hope you enjoyed this little tutorial. Have a marvelous day and enjoy your buttons!
I am also entering the challenge over at Scrapbook Sisters -anything goes with this card.

Digi My World has CANDY!!!

2011-12-26T11:09:00.001-08:00

More Yummy Candy On The Way! Please hop on over to Digi My World for a chance to win!

Happy New Year!

2011-12-23T16:14:00.000-08:00

Hi, I have just one more card to share with you today. This is the third for today so please scroll down to see more inspiration!
Over at Digi My World there's a new challenge - Bright New Year. I have chosen the adorable Kitty to celebrate with this time. This is the very first time I've used a precoloured digi and I inked a little yellow around to soften his frame. I layered him with some fun paper from my scrap pile and a sentiment from Spyder's Corner. The Stars are from Portafolia and I added some little rhinestones for more bright bling. The bow is just a scrap I had in my ribbon box. I love how scraps can add just the right accents for something new! If you're looking for some new fun digis just hop over to Digi My World for a look see.
Thanks so much for coming by, see you soon.

What is New?

2011-12-23T15:59:00.000-08:00

Hello, over at Pixie Dust Paperie they're having a challenge to create something that means "New" to you. So I have a new home card to share with you. My Aunt just moved into a new place (an appartment, 11th floor- WOW!) and I wanted to surprise her with a card.
Since I don't have any appartment buildings, I thought this would do. I am using an image from my stash, I can't remember by whom, and a computer generated sentiment. I used some DP by K & Company with some Offray ribbon. The little roses were from some craft things that I found at our local recycling "free store". I used my EK Success trim punch and some sweet little blue rhinestones to finish it off.
Thanks for popping by, have a wonderful day!

For Heidi

2011-12-23T13:19:00.000-08:00

This is a card that I made for my children to give to a friend who had broken her leg. She's up and walking now and I hope this was fun for her (she's three).
I used some cute papers from ATD and layered it on card stock from Stampin' Up. The sweet image is from Sliekji and I coloured it with prismas. After inking the edges just a bit with some pink ink, I added the soft rippled ribbon from Stampin' Up. The butterflies I punched with my EK Success punch and thought that it just wasn't finished until I'd added some lovely pearls.
I am entering this card in Little Miss Muffet's Challenge this week - Anything Goes. I just discovered this blog and her stamps. Truely Adorable, check it out Here!

Who Loves Snow Angels?

2011-12-22T15:00:00.000-08:00

Hello, I'm back with Card Crafter's Circles second challenge. The challenge is Christmas and is sponsored by:

The winner gets three digis of their own choosing as their prize. I will say it will be hard to choose from all her wonderful stamps! You have a week to enter so I hope you'll join us! Here
Anyhoo! I have some inspiration for you. Here is my card using Dearie Dolls snow angel girl.

I don't think that anyone is too old to flop down in some nice fresh snow and create a beautiful snow angel! With all the extra time off at this time of the year, everyone should at least attempt to make one of these if they have access to snow! Those of you who don't, just find a comfy place on the ground, stare up at the sky and enjoy the clouds and birds, and airplanes and any other flying objects that may come into view! I hope you all take the time also to spend with those closest to you and share some Love!
For my card I added this sweet image to some lovely pink papers, sewed on some shiny green cord and added a few green pearls to finish it off. The snow angel that she's creating I did colour a cream colour to add some depth, but it has failed to show up very well in the pic. I find the deeper the snow the better, but the more difficult to get out! Have a wonderful day! Hugs.

Not a Rectangle!

2011-12-19T12:57:00.000-08:00

Hello, today I have a card to share that I've created for MelJen's challenge- not a rectangle. Since I have always done either rectangles or squares, I thought I'd try something new. So here is my very first circle card!

What do you think? I used an image from Cuddly Buddly and cut it out with a pair of scissors. To mask the "mistakes" I inked the edges of the scallop a bit with some black ink. I love white sheep so I only coloured the flower and the "grass". I layered this on some embossed green cardstock and a doily then adhered it to the card that is from some embossed cardstock. All the embossing kinda disappeared with this layout so I used a distress ink pad from Tim Holtz in sage to bring out the patterns a bit. After that the doily looked a bit too white so I decided that it would be nice blue! So I inked that. I added a couple of eyelets to the edge of the card and threaded a ribbon through it and finished it off in a bow. I added some lovely blue/green pearls and then I used my silver ink pad to brush on some sparkle to the outer ring of the card. (sorry it doesn't show in the pic.) All in all, I thought it was fun! Thanks for dropping by! I love all your comments! makes me want to share more! LOL
I'm also entering this card in Sweet Stampin's challenge - Sparkle and Bling

Digi My World Candy Time

2011-12-19T07:57:00.000-08:00

Good Morning Everyone! Time for another chance at some yummy candy over at Digi My World

1- YOU MUST be a follower of their blog Here
2- YOU must post on your blog or SHARE the link on your FB page about the Blog Candy they are offering (simply link back to that blog post)
3- You must add their BLOG CANDY Grab Button (right side of the screen) and add it to your blog OR add a POST/Share/LIKE to your FB page....
You COULD WIN a $10 store credit to Digi My World.com if your random entry is selected!!
So very simple, so hop on over and join in the fun! Here!

Sentimental Sundays is Throwing a Party!

2011-12-18T14:34:00.000-08:00

Hello Everyone! As you can see, Sentimental Sundays is having a party on January 1st and you are all invited! They will be having a blog hop and prizes and we will all get to meet their new designers! Yeah! Plus if you help share the word for their party, you'll be in the running for another wonderful prize! Come on over and join in the fun! Here!

You've Got a Friend in Me!

2011-12-18T14:23:00.000-08:00

Today I have a card that I've created using a sketch from Seems a Little Sketchy blog challenge. I am fairly new at using sketches but really enjoy them!
For this card I chose to use a digi that I found at Stretch N' Bubbles store. They are closing down their digi site so there's a wonderful deal going on. This little girl and friend are sweet and so I thought pink might be nice. My card base I embossed with my new Cuttlebug! Yeah! and then added some faux stitching to top and bottom. Then I dug through my scraps and found this wonderful green embossed paper from ATD and the pink flourish paper is from Forever in Time. I layered them all together with some lovely pink ribbon from Stampin' Up. The snowflakes are from HeroArts ( I inked the larger snowflake with some Color Box pink ink) and the button is from my collection. Over all I think it's a nice wintery all occasion card.
Thanks for dropping by! Hugs.

Moving Appreciation

2011-12-17T14:03:00.000-08:00

I've another post to share with you today. My friend who was moving just hasn't time to put together some thank you cards for the young men who helped them move. So I made these as a gift for her.

These young men took their vehicles back and forth many times hauling their things so I saw this cute car from MelJen's and thought it would be perfect. The sentiment is from TLC. I added some fun ribbon that reminded me of a road, even though all our roads are covered in snow and you cannot see the lines till Spring comes. I pray they enjoy these and know how much their work was appreciated!

Brag Post

2011-12-17T13:54:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone, my children have been having fun making a few cards for friends. (with just a bit of help from Mom) and I would love to share them with you!

They went through all my digi stamps and decided on what they wanted, then we printed them out and they coloured them. They decided on the styles and I just helped with the cutting and taping. I love to be able to share something I love with them. The images are from Digi My World and Stretch N' Bubbles. So here you have it, I think they have talent!

A New Home

2011-12-15T21:03:00.000-08:00

Hello, I have a new card that I've created for a friend of mine who just moved into a new home. I created the card with an open bottom so that you could see the ribbon from the top and also from the inside.

I created it with just two colours for the challenge over at Scrapbook Sisters - Use 2 colours
For the top I used a Fiskars clear stamp for the flowers and then sewed buttons to their centers. I added a touch of ribbon, some distressed paper from K & Company then topped it with a computer generated sentiment. For the inside I coloured a cute digi from Sliekje's. I matted it on some yellow cardstock over some more lovely yellow paper with the ribbon running through it. It seemed lonely so I added another flower and a small pale bow. The card still looked a bit to simple so seeing the yellow butterfly in the image I decided to give him some friends. I used my EK Success butterfly punch and then added some pearls to them. This card is to go with a basket of goodies to her home in the next day or two. Hope she enjoys it!

Card Crafter's Circle Challenges Begin!

2011-12-15T13:00:00.000-08:00

YEAH!!! Today is the first day of challenges over at the new challenge blog: Card's Crafter's Circle. Wonderful weekly challenges every Friday: so come on over and play with us! There are prizes!!!

I have used this sweet digi with a delightful pair of penguins from Bug-a-Boo Stamps. Many are celebrating the winter holidays and we're joining in to celebrate our very first challenge.
For this card I coloured my image with prismas and inked the edges with some blue ink. Then after matting it on some cardstock from Stampin' Up I layered it on some handmade feather paper, paper from K & Company, and a doily that I inked with silver to give it some sparkle. After adding the rhinestones to the doily, I cut a couple of little slits in the fold of the card to thread the ribbon through. I tied the button on with the ends of the ribbon and then popped up the sentiment.
This week we have a wonderful sponsor in Bug-a-Boo Stamps. They have some great digi's to give away to the winner!!!! If fact it's 7 digis of your own choosing! They also have wonderful deals going on right now so it might be worth your while to go and have a peek!

If any of you are wondering why I posted a Friday challenge on Thursday, it was intentional. This is because this challenge blog is on the wonderful Australian Time!
Thanks so much for dropping by! Have a wonderful day!

Cuttlebug

2011-12-14T21:02:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone, I just had to share with you something exciting. I just got a Cuttlebug and I have already been playing with it. Stay tuned for some new cards! Gone now are the days of using a rolling pin with my embossing folders. My rolling pin is now only for cookies!

Sweet Birthday Girl

2011-12-12T13:29:00.000-08:00

And....Another birthday! This one is for my not so little girl (she's turning 9 in a few days). I saw this image by Sliekje and thought of her. She loves all things pink and girlie so I hope she'll like this.
I cut little hearts in the image cardstock with my Fiscars punch and then inked the edge with some pink ink. I layered it to some Stampin' Up cardstock and cut a wave pattern out with some decorative scissors. I popped this up on some papers from Memories Forever and Forever in Time. The bow is from some Offray ribbon I found and I bunched it with some fun buttons from my collection. I added the sentiment form DDH and put a heart over the I.
I'll be entering this card in Stampin' Sisters in Christ's challenge - Make a birthday card/project
and The Cutie Pie Challenge - Use a sentiment.

Cupcake Birthday

2011-12-12T13:15:00.000-08:00

Today I have a card that I've created using a sketch from the Scrapbook Sisters Challenge.

I found this fun cupcake over at Cre8tive Hands and coloured it in purples with a green and yellow base. I layered it with some misc papers and silver ribbon (Modern@Home) that I had in my stash and added some cute purple ribbon from Multicraft Imports. I added the little bow in the bottom corner of the image since the image came with the sentiment. To finish it off, I added some glitter with my Twinkles Writer by DecoArt. I find it really nice at times to follow a sketch, it's adds to the creative processes. Thanks for dropping in to see what I've made.

Come Join the Fun

2011-12-12T10:12:00.000-08:00

Digi My World Has Candy
Every week they give away some wonderful digis. This month each week is $!0 to spend at their digi store. YEAH! So pop on over to join in. Here

Twinkle Twinkle

2011-12-09T12:59:00.000-08:00

Everything is green over at MelJen's challenge blog, so I decided to play along. This is one of the of this week's freebies over at the MelJen's shop and you can grab it HERE! I thought he'd make a great all occasion card. Good for a Baby or anyone who loves to gaze at the Heavens. Their challenge this week is Green so I added lots of it. I coloured this little twinkle with prismas and then inked the edges of the image with some green ink, matted it to some cardstock from Stampin'Up and layered it on some fun paper from K & Company. I printed the sentiment out on my computer, cut it up and inked each piece. The fringe ribbon and star brad are from Portafolia and I thought they were perfect for this card. All of this is popped up on some textured cardstock from Stampin'Up. I just love all the hues of green with the gentle touch of yellow.

Here Comes the Boys

2011-12-08T10:56:00.000-08:00

Hi, just a little note to say that Here Comes the Boys challenge blog is giving away an amazing Cricut Personal Cutter to one of it's amazing followers. The clincher is this, they need to reach 500 followers by noon December 24th. So if your interested, head on over and check it out. Here

No friend like a Snow Friend

2011-12-08T10:19:00.000-08:00

My daughter helped me arrange this card. I had a couple of snowmen left over from another project and didn't know what to do with them. My daughter said "Mom, they should be holding hands". So that's where this one all started. I layered them on some textured cardstock from Stampin' Up and then used a EK Success border punch on the bottom. I chose some fun papers from K & Company and used some Tim Holtz old paper distress ink around the edges of it. My daughter while I was doing this was pulling out ribbon from my ribbon boxes and decided that the yellow would be perfect. I added a couple cute tickets from Scribbles by Sandy (without the edges) and inked them just a bit. Then I layered the materials all together and stitched the image cardstock to the card and some fun green star buttons on with some green embroidery thread. The final touch was adding the green star to the middle of the snowmen.
I really enjoy crafting with my kids, they have some marvelous ideas!
I am entering this card in The Stamping Boutique's challenge - Winter/Holiday

Winter What?

2011-12-08T10:04:00.000-08:00

Winter What? That's what I think a cat would say if he looked out through his window and saw snow coming down. I've created this card for Digi My World's challenge Winter Wonderland. I just love little Oliver and thought he'd need a scarf for this one! I framed the card as if he were looking out and the patterned paper is to make it look kinda like the reflection in the glass of lots of snow falling. I made a tree and used a flourish stamp to add boughs to it then added some glitter to the edges of the boughs to give it a snow look. I added some fun foam snowflakes a friend gave me with some rhinestones. Then to finish it off I thought that the sentiment from Scribbles By Sandy was fitting. Do you feel like Oliver when you see the snow falling? If so, curl up in a chair and watch it from inside!!!

" It's in the Details"

2011-12-06T08:17:00.000-08:00

Hi, today I'd like to just put a bug out there to you all. I just watched a fabulous tutorial video from The Daily Marker and it's part of a video series called "It's in the details".

You can find it on YouTube as well. Here!

Plus after you've gained some amazing inspiration from this, you can join in and spread the word for a chance at some yummy candy. Here

Digi My World Has CANDY!

2011-12-05T15:02:00.000-08:00

Time for more Yummy candy from Digi My World. HERE!

FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER,

Our weekly Candy is now $10!!!

..another week...another chance!! ---but PLEASE make sure you follow the rules...

1- YOU MUST be a follower of Digi My World Blog
2- YOU must post on your blog about the Blog Candy they are offering (simply link back to that blog post)
3- You must add their BLOG CANDY Grab Button (right side of the screen) and add it to your blog