Happy Holidays!

Here's another blue card from me! I made this for the My Favorite Things Wednesday Stamp Club on SCS using the sketch for this week. I got this image from my crafty friend Denise when we were stamping a few weeks ago. I just love MFT's little PI girl...it's called Merry Kissmas and she's just too sweet hugging this little snowman! I colored them with Copics and added some Stardust Stickles on their hats. There's lots of texture here by way of the MFT Doily die, the Cuttlebug Divine Swirls embossing folder, and the embossed glitter and shimmer on the BoBunny papers. All this needed was a few pearls and a little peek-a-boo button!

My Favorite Things - Wednesday Stamp Club - Sketch
City Crafter Challenge #34 - Let It Snow!
Sundays with Crissy #12 - Winter is Here!
Cute Card Thursday #141 - The Blues!

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamptacular Sunday Challenge Guest Designer!

Hi there! I'm here with my first project as a Guest Designer at the Stamptacular Sunday Challenge for the month of December! Our first challenge theme this month is Blue, Blue Christmas!

Now, I can honestly say I am not usually a fan of blue at Christmas...not sure why, just not a fan. But, after creating this card, I may have to go a little crazy and add a little bit of blue at Christmas every now and then! I really love how it turned out!

I used one of my new favorite Christmas stamp sets from Flourishes called Christmas Classics. I stamped it and paper-pieced the stockings with these beautiful BoBunny Snowy Serenade papers I had left over from last Winter. Then I colored the rest of the image with many shades of blue Copics, stamped my sentiment from Flourishes Sweets of the Season set and cut it out with a Spellbinders die. I added some sparkly light blue ribbon and a shimmery turquoise ribbon to make a bundle of bows. I used another Spellbinders die to cut some flourish shapes and tucked them in behind my sentiment. A couple of blue pearls and a bit of Whirlpool Stickles make it a Blue, Blue Christmas card!

Be sure to stop by the Stamptacular Sunday Challenge Blog for all the details of the new challenge and leave a little love for their very talented Design Team too!

Challenges:
Stamptacular Sunday - Blue, Blue Christmas
Cute Card Thursday #141 - The Blues!
City Crafter Challenge #33 - Blue Christmas
The Creative Cottage #28 - Untraditional Christmas
Dutch Dare Card Challenge #92 - Christmas

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A Cutie Patootie Christmas Box!

Hi there! Just popping in to share a sweet Christmas gift box with you since I will be in Washington D.C. all day tomorrow with my dd's field trip and I had planned to post it tomorrow (and I need to link it so many times). We are visiting the White House and the Capitol and a few more stops along the way so it will be lots of fun! As many times as I have been to D.C., I have never been to either of those two monuments.

So, I couldn't wait to play along at the first challenge for the new Elisabeth Bell's World Challenge Blog and I finally had a little time this past weekend to make my project. The challenge is to make a 3x3 box using one of Elisabeth's images. The adorable image I used is called Eden's 2nd Christmas and she can found on Elisabeth's blog...HERE! I simply love the sweet face and all the little details of this image right down to the snowflakes on her little sleeper.

I colored the image with my Copics and added just a few layers of paper for the top of my box. I wanted the image to be the main focus and stand out so I didn't really embellish the box top. Except for this great big bow that makes every gift special! I did add a few bits of red Stickles on the holly in her hair and the ornaments on the little tree. Some Glossy Accents on the ornament she is reaching for gives it a little shine too and matches the shiny ornaments on my dp from Imaginisce I used for the box top!

Challenges:
Elisabeth Bell's World - October Project - 3x3 Box
Flourishes Bring Back Beautiful 4 - Bows
Tiffany Doodles TD06 - Anything But A Card
Cupcake Inspirations #85 - Christmas Cupcake Inspiration Photo
Really Reasonable Ribbon #12 - Christmas
Cute Card Thursday #138 - Anything Goes
Totally Gorjuss #56 - Traditional Christmas
Crazy 4 Challenges #63 - Christmas
Sweet Stampin' - Snowflakes (on her pj's)

Thanks for stopping by!

Pick Your Sundae Toppings at Paper Sundaes!

Good Morning and Happy Sunday! It's time for another Paper Sundaes Challenge that you won't want to miss. It's called Pick Your Sundae Toppings! What does this mean? It means you get to choose any two or more from these toppings: blue, ribbon, embossing, and punches! Our sponsor this week is Belles n Whistles!

This sweet image from Belles n Whistles is called Tania Baking. I colored her with Copics and layered up the papers with this pretty floral from Fancy Pants that I also altered the color of the flowers with Copics too. My sentiment is from My Favorite Things and so is the rolled paper flower die I used to make my flower. The flower is edged with some Diamond Stickles and a touch on the heart on her apron as well. I used a McGill punch stamped with a Papertrey Ink stamp for my leaves. All this atop a little bit of chocolate gingham ribbon. A few pearls and you can call it complete!

Be sure to check out the other Paper Sundaes Design Team blogs to see their Sundae Toppings creations!


Challenges:
Cute Card Thursday #138 - Anything Goes!
Flourishes Timeless Tuesday #92 - Glitter (flower)
Fairy Fun Friday #39 - Make Your Own Flowers

Thanks for stopping by!

Sending love...

It's time for another Creative Inspirations challenge and this one is sure to get you ready for Christmas. Our theme is Christmas or Winter and our sponsors are Softpencil and Crafty Pad.
If you haven't started on your Christmas or Holiday cards yet, now is a great time to get some Creative Inspiration!

I chose this adorable image from Softpencil called Michu is giving gifts away! I colored the image with Copics and cut it out. I mounted it on pop dots atop some vellum and a blue Bazzill Bling cirlce cut with a Spellbinders die. I layered up some Doodlebug and BoBunny snowflake papers and inked all the edges with red ink before I added some snowflakes cut with McGill and Martha Stewart punches. A little snowflake ribbon ties it together and a couple of irridescent snowflakes dotted with red pearls give it a little something extra!

My sentiment is from the new Cling collection from JustRite Stampers. I used the Sparky and Friends set and cut out this cute mitten, colored it with Copics to match my image and popped it up on some more ribbon!

Be sure to check out the other Creative Inspirations Design Team blogs to see what they have for you this week!


Challenges:
Crazy4Challenges #63 - Christmas Card
Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Snowflakes
Cute Card Thursday #138 - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by!

The butterfly...

One more quick post...here is my MIL's birthday card! I used the Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge sketch and Sweet n Sassy stamp set called Everyday Miracles!

Challenges:
Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge #77 - sketch
City Crafters #25 - Take Flight (butterfly)
Flutter By Wednesday #126 - butterfly
Cute Card Thursday #134 - What's Buggin' You (butterfly)

Thanks for stopping by! Don't forget about my Follow Me blog candy...you can find it HERE...until October 17th!

"Celebrate Today and Everyday" - with Paper Sundaes!

Good morning! It's Sunday and time for another Paper Sundaes Challenge! Our challenge today is Things with Wings and our design team is showcasing images from Wags 'n Whiskers which can be found at our sponsor's store Stamp and Create!

I am using the new Lacey fairy image by Wags 'n Whiskers! I've decided that Lacey is a Peacock Fairy today! I just love this paper collection from BoBunny. I paper-pieced her skirt to look like a tail of peacock feathers and colored her with copics to match. Of course, there's a little bling on this fairy by way of some Stickles and pearls all around! The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink and is perfect for so many celebrations! It is cut out using the Spellbinders Fancy Tags set.

You'll want to take a peek at what the talented design team has for you today too! So head on over to Paper Sundaes and check it out!

Other Challenges:
Wags 'n Whiskers #33 - diamonds and pearls
Flourishes Timeless Tuesday #85- Celebrations
Pixie Dust Studio #41 - sketch
Flutterby Wednesday #123 - winged things
Cute Card Thursday #131 - sketch
There She Goes #73 - mix and match
The Pink Elephant #84 - the color aqua, dp and embellishment
Crazy 4 Challenges #56 - bling
Little Red Wagon #47 - glitter

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by! Don't forget about my Follow Me blog candy...you can find it HERE...until October 17th!

Edit: This card won at Cute Card Thursday Challenge #131!

We are never alone...

Good morning - it's so beautiful here in Southern PA today and I am off for 3 days...the kids are at school and the hubby is on a golf trip so you know what that means?!!!!! Lots of ME time this weekend!

Remember I told you I went to a stamp show last weekend...well, here is one of the stamp sets I purchased from a CTMH booth. I was so drawn to these pretty flowers and this beautiful sentiment that I just had to have it.

This card has a lot of things going on too...I heat embossed the background with PTI Flourishes stamps, embossed the circle mat as well as all the pieces of patterned paper. Then I inked up the dp's to bring out the pattern of the embossing. I just love this ruffly ribbon from Spare Parts too!
If you look closely you can see some blinginess from Stickles as I made my own glitter paper!

I really hope you like it!

Challenges:
Taylored Expressions #127 - sketch
Moxie Fab World Tuesday Trigger - photo inspiration
The Color Throwdown #110 - pink, gray, razzleberry
Cupcake Inspirations #76 - photo inspiration
Cute Card Thursday #130 - Tweet and Flutter - bird or butterfly
4 Crafty Chicks Challenge #3 - Embossing heat/dry

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by! Stay tuned early next week for some very exciting news and some blog candy!

make a wish...

Hi there...it's been a busy house this weekend with soccer tournaments, parties and we were all off for the Labor Day holiday today so we went out and saw a movie and spent some quality time together. But I did manager to get a little paper crafting done!

I made this card with the Flutter By Wednesday challenge in mind, but it works for so many more too! I think I'm lovin' this beautiful fairy stamp that I have had just waiting to be inked up and colored in! I'm not done spending time with the kids before they head back to school tomorrow and have cheer and soccer practice, so I'll just let you have a look for yourself!

Oh and sorry for the poor quality picture...had to use my dd's camera!

Challenges:
Flutter by Wednesday #120 - sketch by Mercy!
Cuttlebug Be Inspired #99 - Pink
Wild Orchid #5 - Pearls & Pins
Simon Says Challenge - Pearls & Lace
Cute Card Thursday #128 - Material Girl
Pile It On #35 - Layers
Die Cut Dreams #64 - Pearls & Pins
Fairy Fun Friday #34 - Pearls & Lace

My Crafty Recipe:
Stamps: All Night Media Fairy stamp, Hampton Art sentiment
Inks: Memento tuxedo black, StazOn jet black, ColorBox rose coral
Paper: Basic Grey Porcelain, Bazzill guacamole
Copics: E000, E11, R20, R22
Other: Stickles: Diamond, Platinum, Fruit Punch, Prima fabric flowers, lace, vellum, Recollections pearls, K & Co. pearl brad, Cuttlebug Birds & Swirls EF, Maya Rd. trinket pin and added beads

Have a great night!

It's Time for Christmas in August at Paper Sundaes!

Good Morning! I hope you are having a great weekend. I'm working this weekend, but I still have time to share my DT card for Paper Sundaes with you! It's a Christmas theme at Paper Sundaes this week and our sponsor is Simon Says Stamp!

I used this beautiful Hero Arts Hanging Christmas Ornaments image that you can find at Simon Says Stamp...here! I used my copics in the traditional Christmas colors and then made them shine like glass by topping them with Glossy Accents! See the picture below for the effect! Pretty shiny, huh! Then I traced the hangers and bows with a gold gel pen and added a dab of Stickles in Xmas Red to the dots to make them sparkle too. I didn't want the ornaments hanging from thin air, so I added some sparkly sheer organdy ribbon tied into a double loop bow and some rich red velvet ribbon for them to hang from.

I love this sentiment and it's very typical font mixed with a fancy cursive font. The dp and cardstock are all edged in green or red ink. I used a Maya Road trinket pin to add some more sparkle, but I covered the silver bling on top with a dab of Champagne Stickles to keep the gold theme going. Then, I added a little red pearl to finish it off! I really hope you like it! Now go take a look at what the other Design Team members have to share with you at the Paper Sundaes Challenge...I'm sure you will love the eye candy!

Challenges:
Cute Card Thursday #127 - Dieing for a Punch (no punches or dies)
Creative Cottage #21 - Christmas
Totally Gorjuss #45 - Christmas in August

My Crafty Recipe:
Stamps: Hero Arts Hanging Christmas Ornaments, Hampton Art sentiment
Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black and Bamboo Leaves, StazOn Jet Black, ColorBox Lipstick Red
Paper: Kaiser
Copics: E11, G21, R46, Y32, YG17
Other: Cuttlebug embossing folder (diamonds), Queen & Co. pearls, Maya Road trinket pin, Glossy Accents, gold gel pen, Stickles - xmas red and champagne, sheer red ribbon, red velvet ribbon

Thanks for stopping by and have a great "Sundae"!

a multi-challenge Happy Birthday...

Hi again! I love it when a card can combine several challenges into one, don't you!?! This one is doing just that. I'll list my challenges below, but wow, what a challenge at Pile It On this week...and the colors are awesome at The Play Date Cafe too. Of course, you can't go wrong with Pixie Dust polka dots and a great sketch from Cute Card Thursday. Wrap it all up and you get this...

I started with all these yummy papers from Webster's and Kaiser and then it just took on a life of it's own. I just love the Dahlia stamps from PTI and these are a few of my favorite colors (besides pink). I think it's a bit busy, but the sketch is quite clear here and the recipe is very long for Pile It On...3 designer papers, 2 images, 7 buttons, ribbon and something clear (my clear item is the clear crystals on the pin)! I think I got it all in there! I tried to jazz up the buttons a bit, so I added a little Crystal Stickles! The card is much more sparkly in real life!

Challenges:
Pile It On #33 - Let's Get Cooking - a recipe!
The Play Date Cafe #43 - colors
Cute Card Thursday #126 - great sketch!
Pixie Dust Studio Pixie Challenge #36 - polka dots
InStyle Stamps - August Color Challenge

My Crafty Recipe:
Stamps: Papertrey Ink - Delightful Dahlia flowers, leaf and sentiment
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa
Paper: Webster's Pages, Kaisercraft
Copics: BG0000, BG000, BG32
Spellbinders: Flourish Accent
Other: Crystal stickles

Have a great day and check back later, I might have a few more moments to share something else!

my friend...

Edit: This card was featured at Little Red Wagon's Summer Theme Challenge!


Are you ready for more?! This is one of my faves! Isn't this little sweetie precious? It's another Phindy's Place digi. I took several of my images to the beach with me and my tub of copics and in between waiting for everyone to shower and get ready (3 teenage girls on the trip) I had a lot of me time to do what I wanted...so I colored!

I am loving this color combination too. I think I'll have to use it again soon! Do you see that yummy lavender suede paper! I found it in my stash and couldn't believe I hadn't used it yet! Score! I have to say, I thought long and hard about what color to make her hat, but in the end, this works for me!

I'll be back again later after I help my daughter with her project of the day (whatever she got herself into while she is bored all day) - I can't wait for cheerleading and school to start...wait, did I just say that? Oh, I must have been crazy for a minute thinking I can't wait for more driving and eating concession stand food...yuck!

Challenges:
Cute Card Thursday #124 - whateva!
Card Patterns #76 - sketch
Simon Says Stamp Challenge- Summertime "blues"
Fairy Fun Friday #31 - frame it in a circle
Little Red Wagon #41 - summer

My Crafty Recipe:
Stamp: Phindy's Place digi - Birdie, Hampton Art my friend sentiment
Ink: ColorBox blue lagoon
Paper: Fancy Pants - Fancy Free collection, lavender suede paper
Copics: BG0000, BG0000BG000, BG02, C1, E000, E00, E11, E13, E37, G24, V12, V15
Spellinders: Classic Scalloped Circles Lg.
Other: Prima flower, Bo Bunny brad, EK Success diamond lace edge punch, Recollections pearls,

Thanks for stopping by again!

JustRite Friday Challenge - a Picture...

Edit: This card was chosen as Honorable Mention at JustRite Friday Challenge 028!



Hi there - had to make a quick post even on hubby's b-day. I made him dinner, we had cake and presents and now I need a tiny bit of me time. This summery card is inspired by the JustRite Friday Challenge called a picture is worth a thousand words. However, I love to combine challenges, so of course I worked it out!

I took this picture at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC when my daughter and I went on a field trip there. They were having a butterfly exhibit and you went into this special room and were surrounded by hundreds of butterflies! I will never forget that experience with her.

This stamp set from JustRite is becoming one of my "go to" sets to ink up and color. I love the size, the borders, really everything about it! I cut out the border and picture using my Spelbinders and popped up the pic in the center. The colored flowers are also poppedup and of course that beautiful sparkly butterfly! I even used half the border on the inside...see!

Well, I guess I have to get back to hubby time since it is his birthday.
Have a great night and I'll be back in the morning.



Challenges:
JustRite Friday Challenge 028 - A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
Flutterby Wednesday #115 - butterfly
Really Reasonable Ribbon #4 - photo inspiration
Pile It On #29 - Stretch that Plastic (pearls)
Cute Card Thursday #123 - use text

Crafty Recipe:
Stamps: JustRite Plant a Little Love
Ink: Memento tuxedo black and rosebud
Paper: Basic Grey Green at Heart
Copics: BG000, G21, R20, RV11, RV14, RV21, RV25, Y21, YG17
Spellbinders: Standard Circles Lg.
Other: Making Memories flower, Jolee's butterfly, Queen & Co. pearls, Diamond Stickles

I really hope you like it!
Have a great night - and thanks for stopping by!

'tis the season...for Christmas in July cards!

Edit: This card won at the Sweet Sketch Wednesday Challenge Blog!



Good Morning! I think my blogpost title says it all...'tis the season for Christmas in July cards!

Have you ever walked into your little crafty corner of the world just to "straighten up' and organize a few things and then you look at the clock and it has been 3 hours and you are still sitting there working on what should be a masterpiece after that much time? Well, that's what happened to me last night. I printed out a few Mo's Digital Pencil images and took them upstairs to my craft room. I was just going to leave them on the table, but I decided to tidy up a bit...the next thing I know, I have been sitting in there for hours because I decided to color just one of them and then I couldn't stop! And I would love to know how stamps, paper, flowers, ribbon and bling have an almost mystical power that takes over our bodies and we can't stop ourselves!!! Whatever it is...it makes me happy!

So, today I have a Christmas in July card to share with you. As I mentioned, I used a Mo's image called Christmas Fairy Holly and I colored it with the copics shown. This is my first time working with a digital image. The features in the image are so intricate and I am impressed with the details for sure! I love this little fairy with her holly wings and ruffly dress...so girly!

I decided to use my K & Co. Peppermint Twist papers for this one since they are glittery and have all the colors including pinks and aqua that I used in coloring my image. I added a little dot of Xmas Red Stickles to her holly hair accessory and a little Glossy Accents to make her water globe shine like real glass.


Now for the challenges:

The Shabby Tea Room #18 - Christmas in July
Cute Card Thursday #121 - Geat a Head Start - on making Christmas Cards
Flutter by Wednesday #113 - "Wings" and more than three layers on your card
Wild Orchid Challenge #1 - Say it with Flowers
Sweet Stampin Challenge #34 - Things with Wings
Sweet Sketch Wednesday #58 - sketch!

and the Recipe:

Stamps: Mo's Digital Pencil, Christmas Fairy Holly; Hampton Art sentiment
Inks: StazOn jet black; ColorBox lipstick red for paper edges
Papers: K & Co. Peppermint Twist; Websters Pages Home for the Holidays, Bazzill Piglet
Ribbon: K & Co. paper lace, Making Memories grosgrain green ribbon
Copics: shown in picture
Spellbinders: Std. Circles Lg.; Classic Scalloped Circles Lg.; Fancy Tags
Flowers: Prima poinsettia and leaves; Recollections mini rose
Other: Xmas Red Stickles, K & Co. pearl brads, Glossy Accents, Cuttlebug Victoria embossing folder, crocheted lace flower

I really hope you like it...if so, please leave a comment!
Have a great day and stay cool...it's going to be 100* today here.

It's your birthday...

Edit: This card was chosen as Top 3 at KL Stampin N Scrappin Challenge #38 - Embossing and it was featured at Flutterby Wednesdays!

This is my second post tonight, so scroll down for more!



I was really excited when I saw the Card Patterns sketch this week...I have had an idea in mind and it was the perfect week to try it out. I'm including this card in the following challenges:

Card Patterns Sketch #72 - great sketch!
KL Stampin N' Scrappin #38 - Dry embossing
Flutter by Wednesday # 112 - butterfly, fairy or angel
Sweet Stampin' Challenge #34 - Things with Wings
Cute Card Thursday # 120 - School's Out for Summer
The Shabby Tea Room # 17 - Let's Make an Impression - embossing

I started with some of my favorite papers from Basic Grey's Urban Prairie and embossed them with four different embossing folders - Sizzix Birthday and Cuttlebug's Divine Swirls, Swiss Dots and Floral Fantasy embossing folders to achieve a 'quilted' look. All the edges are inked with different inks including ColorBox Lime, Memento Rose Bud and A la Mode Aqua. I cut out the butterfly square from the same papers and stamped my sentiment from The Cat's Pajamas in Memento Tuxedo Black and set it on pop up dots for a little more dimension. The flowers are Prima and the brad is Urban Prairie. I used some cord from Crate Paper Katlin collection, a few Recollections pearls and bling, and a sparkly butterfly from Jolee's to finish it off! I love these summery colors, don't you!?!

I hope you like it!

Happy Father's Day...and a card!

Happy Father's Day to all the fathers out there today! Today I have a card that I made for my 90 year old Grandfather. I made an easel card because I know he likes to display the things people give him and this will make it easy for him. It's for several challenges too...The Play Date Cafe #34 is a color splash challenge which means black, white and a splash of blue, the Sweet Stampin Challenge #31 is Clean and Simple, the sketch is from the Cute Card Thursday Challenge 117 and the Raise the Bar Challenge #23 is called "What a Special Guy!" I think my grandfather is pretty special!

I started with BoBunny double dot paper in black and made the base of the card. The paper and square buttons are from Making Memories 5th Avenue collection. I used DCWV white cardstock, blue cardstock and the dp to mat the Impression Obsession sentiment which is stamped with StazOne jet black ink. The black twill serves the sketch well and gives the pop I needed. On the bottom is a Hampton Art stamp inked up with Memento tuxedo black ink and the papers are edged in this too. Another piece of twill and an AC button serve as the easel stand!


I think the clean lines of the sketch and the use of only one dp serves the purpose of Clean and Simple here. Oh, and this is my first easel card I have ever made...I can see why they are so popular and I know I'll be making plenty more in the future! I hope you like it!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great Sunday with all those Dads!