What is Love?

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.

Thoughts and Memories

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

Sweet Baby Girl

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!

Little Miss Saffron

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

For Heidi

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!