Pretty Pink Posh Shaker Blog Hop

Today is that great big blog hop over at

Pretty Pink Posh

If you know nothing about it, you should go check

it out.  Tons of wonderful inspiration and

prizes to be had!

my card:

I used several different sequins from

Pretty Pink Posh 

for my shaker card -

the silver hearts, sand, marshmallow,

and sparkling clear

The sentiment is one of my favorite sets

from Reverse Confetti

Come join in the hop and link up!

The Card Concept Challenge

I decided to play along at  

The Card Concept Challenge

this week.

The challenge was to use an umbrella.

I pulled out my Unity Hodgepodge of Happiness - 

which hasn't seen ink in a VERY LONG TIME!

Here is my umbrella card -

I've been pulling out my Copics more and more lately...

I got rid of most of mine about a year or so ago, 

and only kept my favorite colors to play with. 

I may need to add a few more to my collection.

I definitely went with the clean and simple approach with my card,
which is what I mostly stick to.  Every now and again, I'll
think outside the box.

The umbrella is paper pieced with Fancy Pants 

Park Bench designer paper.  

I'd LOVE to have an umbrella like hers, 

wouldn't you?!

Thanks for stopping by today - I appreciate it.

Curtain Call Inspiration

Hello all!  Hope you are having a fabulous week!

We had a gorgeous weekend here in PA, and now its

 currently 39 degrees!

I'm so ready for summer weather!

I've got a card today that I made for the challenge over at

Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge

Isn't that such a fun picture!

I dug into my supplies and came up with this:

I love my Reverse Confetti Lots to Say!  I find that 

I'm constantly digging it out to use!  My sequins are

from Pretty Pink Posh - another fabulous place

to shop!!

Thank so much for stopping by.  I hope wherever

you are, that you are having some gorgeous weather!

Challenges Galore Card

It's been a while.  

I haven't felt like doing much creating

lately, so I've been kind of laying low.

I started a new job about 6 weeks ago and I love it, 

but I'm mentally

DRAINED till I get home.  

I found a few challenges to play along with and though

I would sit down to try and play a bit tonight.  

I'm playing along with these challenges tonight:

The Card Concept

The Color Throwdown

Virginia's View

Such fun challenges out there to play along with!

One of the ways I try to get my creativity flowing,

is to go check out blogs, or Pinterest, but heck

I look at Pinterest for everything!!!

Who doesn't??

Anyways, here is my card:

clean and simple....

I really need to build up my stash of birthday

cards, so I may just concentrate on them for a while.

Supplies:

Stamps: Reverse Confetti - Lots to Say, the butterfly is from Unity - April 2011 kotm

Paper: PTI White

Ink: SU Summer Sun, SU Soft Sky, Versafine black
Misc: Stencil from Prima, Pretty Pink Posh sequins