Fantastic News

I have some fantastic news to share!

I am officially a member of the Curtain Call Crew design team for the Curtain Call Color Challenge at Stacey's Stamping Stage!

How exciting is that!

I'm seriously still pinching myself!

Here is the entire crew!

Amy White at Devlinwhite Designs
Andrea Roose at Andrea's Scrap- und Stampel Blog
Iwona Palamountain (Chupa) at Random Acts of Creativity
Marisa Ritzen at Rosemary Reflections
Melissa Hubert at My Paper Obsession
Shelley Germann at Stampin' Garden
Sue Kohler at My Inner Reflection

Pop on over to all of their blogs and see how splendidly fantastic they all are!!

Pure Innocence

I finally decided to get some of these cute little Pure Innocence girls.

I just love them!

Here are the challenges that this card is for:

Crazy 4 Challenges - 3 textures

Free for All over at SCS -texture, color, dp

Raise the Bar - increments of 3

Taylored Expressions - sketch

Recipe:

Stamps: Digi Image Pure Innocence, Mixed Messages from PTI
Paper: Scarlet Jewel, So Saffron, Lemonade dp, White
Ink: Scarlet Jewel
Misc: copics, ribbon, nesties, jute twine, buttons, cuttlebug

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

Softpencil Mermaid

Wow, I can’t believe my guest designer month is already up at Softpencil! February has just flown by.

The Softpencil challenge for the DT this week was to use our favorite coloring medium. My favorite way to color is with my prismas and also my copics….so I used both to color this adorable little mermaid. Be sure to check out all of the DT's creations....you can link to them over to the right on my blog. If you'd like to purchase a little mermaid, you can do so here.

All of their digi images are priced very well....and digi's are like instant gratification, just download, print, and you are on your way to a beautiful creation.

I used the sketch from Sweet Sunday Sketch - slightly intimidating at first, but I figured it out.

Recipe:

Stamps: Mermaid digi image from Softpencil
Paper: Lemonade dp, pretty in pink, aqua mist, white

Ink: printer ink

Misc: ribbon, cuttlebug, nesties, copics, prismas, tiny twinkles, white gel pen, and black marker

Thanks for stopping by today!

Be sure to stop back, I'll have some exciting news to share on Sunday!

Curtain Call and a Featured Stamper

I actually got some time to make a few cards today.....this is one of them:

It is for Stacey's Curtain Call Challenge and the Featured Stamper over at SCS. I just love these colors together.

Recipe:

Stamps: Fillable Frames from PTI

Paper: Kraft, Old Olive, dp from SU

Ink: Brocade Blue

Misc: piercer and nesties

Thanks for stopping by today.

Softpencil Notebooks

Hello all! Today is a Softpencil challenge day! We got to use the little bichitos images today! They are just so cute. We couldn't make a card though....it had to be anything but a card! I decided to cover 2 of the little composition notebooks for my nieces. They just love little notebooks. Then I decided to make the matching bookmarks.

To make the bookmarks, I punched out two matching scalloped circles, put a glob of E6000 glue on one of them, laid the extra, super duper large paperclip in the glob and then layed the 2nd decorated scalloped punch on top. Easy peasy!

Recipe:
Stamps: bichitos digital images, names were also printed out
Paper: Pretty in Pink, Lavendar Lace, black, white
Misc: notebooks, punches, paperclips, copics

Thanks for stopping by today!

Curtain Call and a Sweet Sketch

Howdy howdy! Todays card is for Stacey's Curtain Call Color Challenge and for Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge - what an awesome sketch and color challenge! Go check them out and play a little!

Recipe:
Stamps: Garden Silhouettes from SU and Small Script from SU
Paper: Textured Choc Chip, More Mustard, So Saffron, Very Vanilla, and Going Gray
Ink: Choc Chip, So Saffron
Misc: Nesties, butterfly die from SU, pearls....lots and lots of pearls

Thanks for stopping by today and checking out my card!

Critter Challenge

*scroll down for my Ippity card*

Wow, the day is finally here! Critter Sketch Challenge Blog goes live today and the first challenge is posted. It is a sketch challenge, and its a cool one. You are

going to love what is planned for the Critter Challenge Blog! Lots of chances to

win and show off your stuff.....be sure to follow us in blogger, or

add us to your favorites!

Here is todays sketch:

Recipe:
Stamps: Unity Spring Set
Paper: So Saffron, Black, Soft Sky, White, Basic Grey Urban Prairie
Ink: Memento Black
Misc: So Saffron ribbon, prismas, tiny twinkles

Don't forget to check out what the rest of the DT is up to today....

their links are on my sidebar.

Ippity Hop

Its another Ippity Hop Monday.....and they are releasing new Ippity sets today....yay!!!

I went with a nice CAS Ippity card today, hope you like it!

Remember to check the Ippity Blog for all the participants in todays hop!

Recipe:

Stamps: Ippity Simply Home

Paper: PTI white, wild wasabi, my minds eye dp
Ink: wild wasabi-SU, terra cotta - PTI

Misc: ribbon retreat ribbon from SU, nesties, piercer, tiny twinkles from TE

Thanks for stopping by today, and if you wanna get some

Ippity....check here

Color and Sketch Challenge Card

I'm home again today, the office is closed due to the recent snowstorm we had. We got about 23"-24" on Saturday and probably another 21"-22" on Tuesday....at least I think those are the days. I'm a bit confused about the days and dates since I've been home. :)



This card is for Mercy's Tuesday Sketch and for the Curtain Call Color Challenge. This has got to be one of my favorite color combos!

I used one of my newest sets from PTI - Through the Trees....such a beautiful set!

Recipe:
Stamps: Through the Trees
Paper: Kraft, Very Vanilla, Riding Hood Red, SU dp
Ink: Vintage Cream, Sahara Sand, Riding Hood Red
Misc: Rididng Hood Red Ribbon, PTI Button, jute twine

The size on my finished card is 8-1/2 x 4.

Thanks for stopping in and checking out my blog today!

Softpencil Spring Card

This weeks challenge over at Softpencil was to make a spring card using the be mine image found here. You can find the spring card tutorial here. This was such a fun card to make, so I made 2 of them, 1 for each of my nieces.

I printed the image on white and on pretty in pink paper. On the white one, I colored the kitty with my copics and cut it out. I then cut out the entire image on the pretty in pink paper, and then glued the copic colored kitty on top of the pink one. Isn't it soooo cute??

Recipe:
Images: Be Mine - Softpencil
Paper: Pretty in Pink, CTMH dp, BG urban prairie
Ink: printer ink
Misc: copics, button, jute twine, ribbon

Thanks so much for stopping by today and checking out my card!

A Sweet Sunday Sketch

I don't think I've ever played along with this challenge before, but this is just such an awesome sketch, so I had to. You can find the challenge here Sweet Sunday Sketch - go check it out.

Recipe:
Stamps: Pond Life Sentiments - PTI
Paper: Pretty in Pink, Choc Chip, Mellos Moss, Offbeat from BG
Ink: Mellow Moss
Misc: Corner rounder, nesties, pearls, ribbon, cb, butterfly from SU

Thanks for stopping by today!

Ippity Hopping

**scroll down for my CAS card for today**

My first blog post for the Ippity Hop.....because I just got some Ippity from one of my favorite peeps - JenMarie!

I knew I needed this set when I saw the beautiful tree included in it. Its such a simple set, I just love it. Make sure to Ippity hop over to the Ippity Blog so you can see who all is participating in the hop today.

Here is my card - enjoy....and thanks for stopping by today.

Recipe:
Stamps: Unity Simply Home
Paper: Rustic White - PTI, Choc Chip - SU
Ink: Old Olive, Choc Chip - SU
Misc: SU markers, vintage twine, SU punch, buttons

CAS Card

I didn't participate in last weeks CAS challenge, I was sooo sick! I am happy to report that I'm feeling about 200% better this week.

The CAS challenge at SCS is so much fun, if you've never played, you should pop over and give it a try.....this weeks challenge is an inspiration challenge.

Recipe:
Stamps: Baby Button Bits, Vintage Picnic - both PTI
Paper: Rustic White - PTI, Nook &Pantry Basic Grey
Ink: Wild Wasabi, Choc Chip - SU
Misc: buttons, jute twine, ribbon, slot punch, piercer

Thanks for stopping by today!

Nothing Crafty

Nothing crafty yet today....we are digging out from close to 30" of snow!! Yes, you read that right, 30"!!! Me and the oldest son were up around 6am doing the driveway so my hubby could get in when he got home from night shift. Although I didn't do much....it was still exhausting! :)

Check out the right side of my blog for the Critter Challenge Blog....you can go there and enter for a prize.

I've been chosen to be on the DT and couldn't be anymore excited!!! Its going to be awesome!

I'll hopefully be back tomorrow with some crafty stuff.

Softpencil Card

I have been chosen to be a Guest Designer for February at

Softpencil!!

If you haven't seen their images, go check them out!

They have some of the cutest images around.

This is the digital image called Two Cute Musicians
and can be purchased here !

The challenge today is a recipe challenge...
you know 1 of this, 2 of that, 3 of those....
so here is what I put in my recipe:

1 beautiful light purple ribbon
2 fabulously splendid buttons
3 of the most gorgeous light purple rhinestones ever!

Card Details:
Stamps: Digital image from Softpencil, the sentiment is handwritten
Paper: Almost Amethyst, White, Pink Pirouette, Basic Grey Sugar Rush dp
Ink: regular old printer ink
Misc: Copics, ribbon, slot punch, rhinestones, button, dimensionals.

Be sure to check out what the rest of the DT has been working on by clicking

on their names on the right side of my blog.

Thanks for stopping by today!