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FWEEBIES!

2010-06-07T20:28:00.001-02:30

~Potted Flower

~Asst Sentiments

~Triple Cupcakes

~Patriotic Puppy

~Bear Going Fishing

ENJOY!!!!

My "Everyday Scrapper" debut!

2010-06-07T18:42:00.000-02:30

Here's my layout I did using the sketch posted at The Everyday Scrapper June 6th Sunday Sketch challenge!

100% Certified
That's Me!

Hope you all had a happy Monday!!!

Happy JUNE!!!

2010-06-06T18:58:00.000-02:30

...and Happy "Pile It On" Sunday!!!
Today the challenge is "quirky". Don't know if mine really fits the challenge but I think they are adorable! I created 2 cards actually!!! I only entered one in the challenge, though.

MY HERO

Digital image by Bugaboo

Challenges:
~The Pink Elephant (bright colors)
~Crafty Cardmakers (least fav color-navy and most fav color-orange)
~One Stitch at a Time (boys to men)

RIDE 'EM COWBOY!

Digital image from Bugaboo

Challenges
~Pile It On (quirky)
~Papertake Weekly (summer fun)
~Incy Wincy Designs (for the little ones)
~Stamp Something (something digi)
~Busy Beauties Creations (anything goes)
~Frosted Designs (buttons)
~Rainbow Lady's Challenge (face)
~Digi Doodle Shops Best (buttons)

Hope you are all having an awesome Sunday!!!

Hi there!!!

2010-06-06T11:49:00.000-02:30

Been a while since I posted!!!! Yikes!!!!
This time of the year gets BUSYYYY!!! End of the school year things going on....
I have also made a big decision to step down from most of my DT positions. This decision didn't come lightly but with life being hectic around here and me needing to step away from the computer more and get out and about, I decided this was the only way to do it. I'm gonna miss it immensely!!! But it's what I had to do, for ME, at the moment.

OK , on to some funnn stuff!!!
I visited my sister last weekend and on the spur-of-the-moment we decided to go get a tattoo!!! I decided on a little butterfly above my ankle! I love it! It's sooo cute! I used my 2 fav color! Orange and Yellow!!!

Some cards for today!! More coming...

2010-05-31T20:30:00.001-02:30

...tomorrow! It's pretty gloomy and dreary today and not good for getting pics of my cards.

I managed to get pics of these but they're not the best pics. Will probably get new pics tomorrow and change the pics.

YOU WANNA MAKE A MEMORY

I based this card on my own sketch from my Just My Sketches blog.

MISSING YOU

Digital image from The Digi Shack

Hope you all had a super wonderful crafty Monday!!!!

It's Thursday...TWISTED Thursday!!!

2010-05-27T07:54:00.002-02:30

at Shirley's 2 Girls!!!

The twist is to make a card for a SPECIAL MAN in your life! Check out the challenge deets and the other ladies awesome creations!!!
Here's my card:
DAD..WHATEVER WE DO...
IT'S ALWAYS FUN WITH YOU!

Other challenges :
~Creative Inspirations (distressing)
~Digital Tuesday (cute people)
~Tuesday Taggers (man's world)
~Sundays with Crissy (layers)
~I Love Digi (card for dad)
~Crafty Catz (boyz are back)

Wednesday cards for ya!

2010-05-26T20:11:00.001-02:30

This card was done for the Delightful Inspiration freebie image challenge this week.

Digital image by Designed 2 Delight

Other Challenge:
~Alphabet Challenge (d is for dragonflies)

This card was done for The Digi Shack sketch challenge this week.

Digital by The Digi Shack

Other challenges:
~La-La-Land (nestabilities shaped card)
~Saturday Challenge (no patterned paper)
~The Pink Elephant (orange)
~CAS-tastic Challenges (touch of green)

Some FREEBIES!!!

2010-05-26T19:17:00.000-02:30

~Earth Fairy

~Bee

~Aprons

~Get Well sentiments

~Christmas Frogs

~Bear

~Frog

~Bear with Balloons and Ice Cream

~Dog Digging a Hole

~ Beach Babe Frog

I was inspired to do a layout today!

2010-05-24T17:57:00.000-02:30

It's for our Sisterhood of Scrap challenge blog!!

The challenge this week is:

Create a layout or card with lots of NUMBERS!

Could be journaling, title or other embellishments.

Here's mine:
TXT ME!

Hope you all are having a wonderful Monday!!!

Let's PILE IT ON again today!!!

2010-05-23T11:46:00.001-02:30

Here's my project for this week's challenge at Pile It On! It's a photo album.

CELEBRATE YOU

Digital image from Some Odd Girl

Challenges:
~Pile It On (out of the box)
~Corrosive Challenge (clean and simple)
~The Crafty Pad (something hanging over the edge)
~Challenge Up Your Life (recycle-twill from a gift bag)
~Allsorts (tag or label)
~Crafty Catz (stars and stripes)
~Dare You To Digi Stamp (one for the boys)
~Daring Cardmakers (boyzone)
~Charisma Cardz (something 3D)
~La-La-Land (birthday)
~Inky Impressions (distressing, sparkles)
~Crafty Creations (celebration)

Friday is a great time for some TCC!

2010-05-21T23:33:00.002-02:30

The FRED SHE SAID blog hop post is HERE!

The Character Cafe's blog challenge this week is to create a card using a tag, ribbon and 2 buttons. I created a card for the challenge.

HUGS AND KISSES

Challenges:
~Stampin' for the Weekend (card to cheer someone up)
~Stamp Something (2 of something-2 patterned papers)
~Sew Many Challenges (anything goes)
~Die Cut Dreams (lace)

2010-05-21T06:31:00.007-02:30

HAPPY SUMMER!!!!!!!

Welcome to our "Here Comes Summer FRED SHE SAID" blog hop!!! If you just happened to drop by my blog and you are not aware of this wonderful event taking place, please go back to the "FRED SHE SAID" blog here and start your hop!

Please, we would love it if you commented on our posts.

Along the way, you will see a special CODE WORD. Collect them all up! Once you reach the end of the blog hop (which will be the "Fred She Said" Challenge blog), follow the instructions to make your entry and your name will go in for a draw for a $20 Gift Certificate for the Fred She Said Store!

Here is my "Fred She Said" creation:

4 U

My special code word is:

FRIENDS

Here is a list of the blog hoppers in case you lose your way:

*FRED SHE SAID blog
*SONYA
*MARIA
*SHELLY
*MICHELLE
*CAROL L.
*DARSIE B.
*JUDY
*CAROL H.
*LORA
*DEANNE   YOU ARE HERE! ALMOST DONE!
*FRED SHE SAID CHALLENGE BLOG

This blog hop will run from today, MAY 21st until MAY 27. On the 28th, the winner will be announced on the "Fred She Said" blog .

Thank-you for taking the time to play along. Now, to continue the blog hop, please visit FRED SHE SAID CHALLENGE BLOG which is your last hop!

When you are finished hopping, why not check out the Fred She Said Store!

Other challenge:
~Crafty Angels (ripping,tearing)

Thursday's Card for Shirley's 2 Girls!!!

2010-05-20T21:21:00.000-02:30

We are continuing with the HOME SWEET HOME theme!!!
The challenge this week is to use your FAV color!!! Mine's ORANGE!!!

Ain't she a cute kitty!!!

Check out the deets about the challenge HERE!

Other challenge:
~Spoon Full of Sugar (cute and girly)

FREEBIES!!!

2010-05-20T21:19:00.000-02:30

~2 images -Gator Going for a Swim and Baby with Pacifier

~Owl

~Sentiments

~Puppy Love (word art)

~Girl In Leggings

~Party Invites

~Wreaths with Sentiments

~Dolphin

~ 2 images BBQ Apron and BBQ

I'm on a new DESIGN TEAM!!!

2010-05-18T20:32:00.000-02:30

I've joined The Everyday Scrapper design team!!!! Woohoo!!!

So, I'm new, along with: MICHELLE ROYCROFT
APRIL HUMMERT
and the current current team members are:
Julie
Ann
Lisa
Linda
Mia

Lot of names there I know ! Isn't that AWESOME!!! I'm very excited about this!!!

Here's the link to The Everyday Scrapper FORUM. Come join me!!!

Well, it's MONDAY again

2010-05-17T17:38:00.002-02:30

and I am getting soooooo depressed about all the crappy weather we've been getting... rain,rain,rain,rain and more rain!!!
I just wanna get in my pjs and stay in bed til the sun comes out again!
But I can't...
So here's a card I made this afternoon for our SISTERHOOD OF SCRAP Monday challenge.

WHAT THE HECK!

digital by The Digi Shack

Other challenges:
~Cupcake Craft Challenge (blooms,charms)
~Pollycraft (summer blooms)
~Alphabet Challenge (C is for chocolate)
~I Love Digi (charm)
~Digital Tuesday (make me laugh)

Hope the weather in your area is a lot better than mine!!! I try to keep telling myself that there's always SUNSHINE in my heart!!!

Merry Christmas...in May

2010-05-16T12:20:00.000-02:30

I finally have some cards done for my Christmas Cards All Year 'Round!!! FINALLY!! The challenge this month is create a Christmas card with flowers,ribbons,and buttons on them!

Here are mine:

JOY

Other challenge:
~Magical Crafts (black,white and 1 other color)

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Other challenges:
~Just Us Girls (blue,red,white,kraft)

And here's another one I made today.
MERRY CHRISTMAS

Challenges:
~Corrosive Challenge (easel card)
~Stamptacular Sunday (lovely as a tree)
~Basic Grey Challenges (punch it-border and snowflake punches)
~Saturday Challenge (metal-brads)
~Winter Wonderland (snow)
~Sew Many Challenges (easel card)
~Polka Doodles(dimension and texture)
~Fab 'n' Funky (metal-brads)
~Creative Belli (hole punches-I used the snowflakes punched from the border and used them on the card)
~Scrap Creations (basic grey and animal)
~Incy Wincy Designs (photo inspiration)

Happy Sunday!!!!

A layout and card today, so far!

2010-05-15T17:36:00.002-02:30

These were made for my Create It GREEN sketch challenges.

JUST 4 U

Digital image from Designed 2 Delight

Other challenges:

~Delightful Inspiration (freebie image)

~My Time to Craft (too cute)

~Design Dollies (yellow,turquoise,black)

~The Crazy Challenge (cute and cuddly)

NEW DO

Other challenge:

~The Crafty Pad (tear it up)

Annabelle Stamps challenge

2010-05-15T11:54:00.002-02:30

for this week is "Say it in WHITE". Here's my card:

TIME SHARED...FRIENDSHIP CHERISHED

The flowers, pearls and sentiment stamp are all from the Annabelle Stamps.

Challenges:

~ScrapFit (just cardstock)

~Crafty Catz (petals and pearls)

~For Fun Challenges (older fav stamps-my sentiment stamps from Annabelle Stamps are wonderful!)

The Character Cafe Friday Challenge is

2010-05-14T06:18:00.003-02:30

is to use a RECYCLED item on your card. Here's mine:

PICKED JUST FOR YOU...

I used ~an index card

~tissue paper from a shoe box to make the flower
~recolored brads to match the card colors

Other challenges:
~Quixotic Challenges (make your own flowers)
~Little Red Wagon (brads)
~Practical Scrappers (punches)

How's Your Thursday?

2010-05-13T19:19:00.000-02:30

Hope it's going just GREAT!!!
Here's a card I made this evening.

HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW?

Digital image by Designed 2 Delight

Challenges:
~Delightful Inspiration (freebie)
~Shelly's Images (anything goes)
~Design Dollies (Mother Goose)
~A Spoon Full of Sugar (3 patterned paper,3 buttons)
~The Pink Elephant (yellow,patterned paper,buttons)
~Die Cut Dreams (shabby chic)

Soooooo happy tomorrow's Friday!!! Woohoo!!!!!

Twisted Thursday at Shirley's 2 Girls

2010-05-13T16:36:00.001-02:30

Check out the new challenge at Shirley's 2 Girls today!

Here's mine.

MAY YOUR CUP NEVER BE EMPTY
...May your Heart Always Be Full

Other challenges:
~Cute Card Thursday (someone special)
~ABC Challenge (U is for unused stash-the paper is very old Foof-a-La)
~Stampavie (pink)
~Crafty Angels (one for the girls)
~Cupcake Craft (buttons)
~Charisma Cardz (sweet treats)

Free Free Freebies!!

2010-05-12T21:53:00.000-02:30

~Chef

~Showers of Love Umbrella

~Fish

~Chick

The Digi Shack Sketch Challenge

2010-05-12T21:47:00.002-02:30

...is up!

Here's my card:
BON APPETIT

Challenges:
~Crafty Creations (around the world)
~La-La Land (anything goes)

Let's Pile It On again today!

2010-05-09T17:52:00.000-02:30

ENJOY YOUR DAY

Digital image from Meljen's Designs

Challenges:
~Pile It On (cute and cuddly)
~Meljen's DT Challenge (sea creatures...I know frogs don't live in the sea but they are water creatures?? Don't know if it'll qualify or not, but I'm gonna try)
~CAS-tastic (CAS birthday)
~Sassy Cheryl's (photo inspiration)
~Simon Says (birthday)
~Stamp Something (birthday)
~Crafty Calendar (great outdoors)
~Frosted Designs (sanding)
~Crazy 4 Challenges ("What are Little Boys Made of?" inspiration)
~Crafty Catz (card and tag)
~Stampin' for the Weekend (card for male)
~C.R.A.F.T. (birthday)
~Cute Card Thursday (boys to men)
~A Spoon Full of Sugar (furry friends)

Let's Celebrate Mother's Day!

2010-05-09T08:57:00.002-02:30

At Just My Sketches we are having a blog hop today!
At JMS the DT and I love our moms and to show our appreciation for everything mothers do, we are celebrating mothers in our blog hop this week. The hop officially kicks off at 9 am this morning (NL time), and ends at Midnight May 14th (NL time). There are 18 stops along the way. In your travels don't forget to collect the words to complete the quote and take it back to Just My Sketches & the Blend to enter the major prize drawing worth $30! If you have only just found the blog hop, go back to JMS to the start.

The first set of words you need to collect for the quote is "My mom"

I used the card sketch:

MOM MY HEART BELONGS TO YOU

I used a line from I'll Always Love My Mama by The Intruders on my card.

Other challenges:
~The Crafty Pad (punches-butterflies)
~Alphabet Challenge Blog (B is for butterflies)

Now, head over to the next stop, which is Monique's blog!

Happy Mother's Day!

2010-05-08T18:54:00.000-02:30

I LOVE YOU THIS MUCH MOM

This is a new release image from The Character Cafe. Isn't she a cutie! Her name is Suzie!

Challenges:
~Catch the Bug (flower power)
~If the Shoe Fits (mother's day)
~Raise the Bar (for mom)
~Dare You to Digi (anything goes)
~Fab 'n' Funky (fancy edges)
~Scrap Creation's BG Challenge (anything goes)
~The Pink Elephant (mother's day)

Have a great Saturday!!!

Freeeeebies

2010-05-08T11:40:00.001-02:30

~Tree

~Family Sentiments

~Sentiments

~Bed Bug

~Sorry Bear

~Sentiments

~Flower

~2 images Sock Monkeys

~Flowers in a Watering Can

~Mother Cat and her Kittens

~Katt the Cat

Congratulations are in order

2010-05-03T20:58:00.002-02:30

Here are some grad cards I've made.

Challenges:
~Crafty Angels (1 ribbon, 2 papers, 3 flowers)

Digital image by Dustin Pike

Challenges:

~ScrapFIT (use only old stash)
~Incy Wincy Designs (anything goes)

Digital image by Mo's Digital Pencil

Challenges:

~Lexi's Creations (animal)

Here are my

2010-05-03T19:13:00.000-02:30

NEW SHOES

This layout is for our Sisterhood of Scrap Monday challenge. This week it's USE STITCHING ON YOUR CREATION. Check it out HERE.
Hope you had a nice Monday!!! I was so tired this afternoon, had to go for a little nap!

A Pile It On challenge!!!

2010-05-02T17:46:00.001-02:30

Yep,that's the news!!! I'm on the Pile It On team!!!! I'm gonna be piling it on!!! But what else is new!!! Hehe! Wahoo!!!! Love it!

Check out the challenge this week!
Here's my first project.

GO TEAM

Digital image from In Style

Challenges:

~Pile It On (boyish colors)
~In Style (photo inspiration)

~Play Date Cafe (lt blue,lt green,off white)

~Oh, Alice! (card for a child)

~Stamp, Scrap and Doodle Saturday (easel card)

~Frosted Design (blue,lime green, brown)

~Daring Cardmakers (easel card)

~AI Factory (buttons)

~Lili of the Valley (here comes summer)

~Spoon Full of Sugar (3D -soccer ball)

~Sophisticat (card for a child)

~One Stitch at a Time (card for a child)
~Creative Inspirations (congratulations)

I Wanna...

2010-05-02T15:19:00.000-02:30

...show you this card :O)

I WANNA KISS A GIRL

Digital image from Meljen Designs

I did this card for my Just My Sketches blog challenge this month. I used the title of Keith Urban's awesome song!!! Swooooooon!!!!!

Other challenges:
~Crafty Pad (ribbon)
~Saturday Challenge (friendship)

Wahoo!

2010-05-02T10:33:00.004-02:30

...at Incy Wincy Designs for this card. Also, this week it's a featured card at Scrapbook News and Reviews Card Universe!!

...and I won a stamp at Crafty Pad for this card! ...And, I earned top 3 recognition for this card at Frosted Designs!!!

Thanks Incy Wincy Designs, Frosted Designs, SNR and Crafty Pad!!!

What a Saturday!!

2010-05-01T20:32:00.003-02:30

I've been making cards like CRAZYY!!!FUUUNNNNN!!!
Here are cards I made using the new digital images available at The Digi Shack this evening!

CELEBRATE

Challenges:
~By the Cute and Girly (celebration)
~Fab 'n' Funky (no patterned paper)

Challenges:
~Sketch Saturday (week 101 sketch)
~Totally Gorjuss (stitches)

Challenges:
~Inktegrity (sketch inspiration)
~The Pink Elephant (handmade flower)
~Charisma Cardz (girly with flower)
~Wild Flower Kids (pink,orange)
~Little Red Wagon (ruffles)

SIMPLY LIVE

Challenge:
~Stamp Something (sketch something)

BABY,HAVE YOUR TOOLS READY

Here are some other cards.

YOU KNOW YOU WANNA KISS ME

Challenges:
~Delightful Inspiration (free digi challenge)
~Allsorts (animal)

THANX DAD

Digital image by Karen's Doodles

Challenges:

~Alphabet Challenge (A is for animals)

~Something Completely Different ( X-"thanx")

~I Love Digi (thank-you)

~Hand Full of Stamps (look what I bought-new stamp bought today!)

I still have more cards and layouts to do yet!!! There's still tomorrow :O)

Oh, and I have some news to tell ya!!! I made another team..........but you'll have to wait to find out tomorrow!

Freebies!!!

2010-04-30T21:21:00.001-02:30

~Kitty

~New Home

~2 images-Reading Time and Cowboy in Training

~Cupcake

~Sentiments

Hope you're having a SUPER Friday evening!!!!!!

Hey do you know tomorrow's National Scrapbooking Day!!! Wahoo!!!

I got my hair cut yesterday.Here's a pic of my new style.

Say it with...

2010-04-30T08:02:00.000-02:30

PEARLS! That's the challenge this week at Annabelle Stamps!
Here's my card:

THINKING OF YOU

Other challenges:
~Gingersnap Creations (kraft)
~Design Dollies (kraft and bright colors)

It's Twisted Thursday again!

2010-04-29T03:04:00.002-02:30

Where does the time go??? Wha????
Check out the new Twisted Thursday challenge at Shirley's 2 Girls challenge blog!

Here's my card.

MOM I {HEART} YOU

Other challenges:
~Cooking It Up with Kate (mother, brads, punch)
~Tellen's Place (flowers)
~Creative Inspirations (easel card)
~Creative Craft Challenges (flowers)
~Creative Card Crew (flowers)
~ColorQ (color inspiration)
~Die Cut Dreams (make own flowers)
~Cupcake Craft (no square card)
~Pollycraft (make your own flowers)
~Our Creative Corner (blooming blossoms)

Just remember that...

2010-04-29T02:57:00.001-02:30

STORMS NEVER LAST

Challenges:
~Delightful Inspiration (freebie image from Designed 2 Delight)
~Your Next Stamp (going dotty)
~Quixotic (how distressing)
~Stampavie (distressing)
~Simon Says (buttons, bows,bling)
~The Pink Elephant (aqua)

Sketch Challenge Day at The Digi Shack!

2010-04-28T04:37:00.000-02:30

SWEET

Check out the sketch and the details of the challenge at The Digi Shack blog!

Other challenges:
~Everybody Art (song title)
~Practical Scrapper (buttons)
~C.R.A.F.T.(pink.brown)

FWEEBIES!!!

2010-04-26T16:25:00.001-02:30

~Doggie

~Bear and Mouse on a Log

~2 images- Cheerleader Monkey and Camper

~Umbrella

~Chair

~Make Lemonade sentiment

Have a great week!!!
Keep crafting!

A New "Fred She Said" Challenge Today!

2010-04-26T03:47:00.001-02:30

The challenge this month is to create a 3D gift for a loved one. I recycled a chocolate treat box!

Check out the other awesome 3D gifts the team made HERE!

Other challenges:
~AI Factory (anything but a card)
~One Stitch At a Time (flowers)
~Dare You to Digi Stamp (flowers)

Sunday Creations

2010-04-25T21:06:00.004-02:30

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Digital image by Nina May

Challenges:
~Stamptacular Sunday (stitching)
~Aly's Sunday Challenge (animal)
~Alphabet Challenge (Z is for zebra)
~Pixie Dust Studio (tag)
~Incy Wincy Designs (black,white,one other color)

CONGRATULATIONS

LOVIN' IT

Digital image by Bugaboo

Challenges:

~Dutch Dare (easel card and repeat something)

~If the Shoe Fits (chocolate/teal)

~Crazy Challenge (brads, buttons, eyelets)

~Corrosive Challenge (charm)

~Scrappy Frogs (glossy)

~Pile It On (make it sweet)

Earth Day Blog Hop

2010-04-25T10:49:00.005-02:30

Welcome to Michelle Perkett's Earth Day blog hop. To celebrate Earth Day all of the blog hop participants created something using only recycled material (other than ink and markers/paint)and to get creative with their recycled plastic, paper, cardboard and whatever they liked, as long as its recycled!!:)

Also, there must be some green in each design as well! I used distressing ink as well as a green stamping ink to ink the edges.

Here is my "recycled" card.

THANK YOU

EVERY SINGLE ITEM on this card is a recycled item. Even the cardstock is from a company called Green Field Paper Company which makes paper from junkmail!! The butterflies are all cut from magazine or packaging inserts and tissue paper. They are tied using an old bracelet I had. The "thank you" sentiment was torn from some junkmail I had lying around!

Other challenges:
~Frosted Designs (masking)
~The Crafty Pad (recycle something)
~Allsorts (photo inspiration-butterflies)

Thanks for looking!

Please hop over to Sammi's blog to continue the hop! Enjoy!

*If you lose your way, please hop back HERE to see where your next stop is.

This is one orange-y cupcake-y filled post!

2010-04-24T16:48:00.003-02:30

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

Digital image from Shirley's 2 Girls

Challenges:
~Inky Impressions (3 layers, 2 patterned papers, 1 ribbon, 3 embellishments-button, border punch, Stickles)
~Challenge up Your Life (pink/orange/mother)
~Paper Cutz (mother's day)
~Stamp, Scrap and Doodle (bow, button, bling)
~Stampavie (lace,button)

SAVE THE EARTH...

Digital image from Whimsie Doodles

Challenges:
~Simple Doodles (something old-digital image)
~Saturday Challenge (distressing)
~Some Odd Girl (no patterned paper)
~Play Date Cafe (color inspiration)
~Charisma Cardz (quote)
~Fab 'n' Funky (neglected stamp)
~My Time to Craft (quote)

4U!

Digital image from Phindy's Place

Challenges:
~Oh, Alice! (sweet food)
~Fussy and Fancy Friday (birthday,sweet treat)
~Something Completely Different (H is for happy!!)
~Design Dollies (color inspiration)
~Crazy Challenge (cupcake)

Let's Hear it for the BOYS!

2010-04-24T15:58:00.001-02:30

I've made some cards for the BOYS today!

DISCOVER PLAY EXPLORE

Digital image from Pollycraft

Challenges:

~Totally Paper Crafts (4 embellishments-Stickles, charm, rubons, brad, 3 papers, 2 ribbons, 1 image)

~Stamp Something (charm)

~Raise the Bar (fav color-ORANGE!)

~Polka Doodles (monochromatic)

~Crafty Catz (stitching)

~Quixotic (make a splash)

PARTY TIME

FREE Digital image from Pollycraft

Challenges:

~One Stop Craft (metallic)

~Fun with Shapes (charm, corner punch)

~Wild Flower Patch (paper piecing)

WINNER of the Sisterhood of Scrap...

2010-04-24T10:20:00.000-02:30

Blog Hop and Crop prize is....................

..................

..................

STACIE!!!

Stacie, please EMAIL me so I can get your prize packaged up and ready to mail to you!

Thanks to EVERYONE who played along. It was FUNNNNN!!!

Just ONE card! hehe

2010-04-23T19:17:00.001-02:30

FEEL BETTER SOON

Paper piercing pattern from Fred She Said

Challenges:

~Sew Many Challenges (anything goes)

~Daring Cardmakers (die cut crazy)

~La-La-Land (shabby chic)

~Creative Belli (die cut shapes)

~Corrosive Challenge (paper piercing)

Have a great Friday night everyone!!! Are ya gonna get creative??

Another award!

2010-04-23T16:06:00.003-02:30

"Shoe of the Week" April 23rd

for this card:

I'm so happy!

Friday Freebies!

2010-04-23T04:42:00.001-02:30

SCROLL DOWN TO SEE THE EARTH DAY Blog Hop at CREATE IT GREEN or click HERE!

~Stuffed With Love sentiment

~Ice Cream

~Celebrate Earth

~"Weird" Bird

~Woman Holding a Globe

~Earth

~Earth Day sentiments

~Dino with Balloons

Annabelle Stamps has a Sketch

2010-04-22T22:10:00.000-02:30

for you today! Go check out the details. This is PRIZE week too!
Here's my card:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY

I used petals and pearls that are also available at Annabelle Stamps. I colored the petals with a purple Copic to match my card. It WAS a cream colored flower. Isn't it cool that you can color them in to match your card exactly!!!

Other challenges:
~A Spoon Full of Sugar (happy birthday)
~Critter Sketch Challenge (10 items-cardstock, 3 patterned paper, 2 flowers, 2 pearls, border punch, stamped image)
~Lexi's Creations (3 papers, 2 embellishments-flowers, 1 stamped image-sentiment)
~Just Us Girls (color inspiration (pink, lavender, green, yellow)

HAPPY EARTH DAY blog hop!!!

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Welcome to Create it Green’s Earth Day Blog Hop!! Thanks so much for joining us!

If you just happened by my blog and didn't realize a blog hop was taking place, please go back to Create it Green and start the hop. You won't want to miss all the Earth Day Inspiration or the amazing prizes from our generous sponsors! Make sure you leave a comment on each blog on the hop since winners will be drawn from the comments!!

Here are all the cards I made using all the sponsor's digital images!!

ENJOY

Digital image from Fred She Said

Challenges:

~Gingersnap Creations (botanical)

THANKS FOR CARING

I used tissue paper from a shoe box and made a flower. The mesh in the flower is also recycled.

Digital image from KLM Designs

Challenges:

~Digital Tuesday (flowers)

~Design Dollies ("found" objects-tissue paper and mesh)

THANK YOU

I used cardboard from a package to create the border.

Digital image from Meljen's Designs

Challenges:

~One Stitch at a Time (thank-you)

OOPS

Digital image from Digital Delights
Recycled Cardstock from Green Field Paper Company

Challenges:

~Stamp with Fun (animals)

~Frosted Designs (tree-hope a fallen log counts!)

A SPECIAL NOTE FOR YOU

Digital image from The Digi Shack

Recycled Cardstock from Green Field Paper Company

Challenges:

~Crafty Creations (distressing)

~Simon Says (things with wings)

~Practical Scrappers (ribbon, fiber or floss)

~Hope Stamps Eternal (cupcake inspiration)

~Scrap Creations (basic grey, 3 embellishments-rubon, ribbon, pearls)

This blog hop will run from today, April 22nd until Sunday, April 26^th, midnight PST. We will be drawing for winners on April 27.

Follow along in our blog hop! Your next stop is VICTORIA!

Twisted Thursday again, WAHOO!

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at Shirley's 2 Girls! Happy Spring!!!

The challenge today is to use FLOWERS on your creation!

Here's my card:
EXPRESS YOURSELF

Challenges:
~If the Shoe Fits (Marilyn Monroe pic inspiration-the sentiment definitely fits Marilyn Monroe!)

Another Award!

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I received the TOP 3 award at The Crazy Challenge for my Fred She Said shadow box.

A New Sketch Challenge at The Digi Shack

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...here. Actually the SKETCH isn't there.She must have forgotten to post it. But the cards are there and there's details about some fun stuff going on May 1st!

Here's my card. I love this little dragon!
I'M BLUE

Challenges:
~Kaboodle (embossing)
~Die Cut Dreams (tearing)
~Something Completely Different (D is for dragon)

Have a happy Wednesday!

Sunday's Fun Stuff

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MY FAVORITE FRIEND

Digital image available at Paper Popsicles (Cheeky Radish)

Challenges:
~Magical Crafts (something for the girls)
~Stamp Something (something layered-the button/brad/punches embellishment)
~Hand Full of Stamps (you're special to me)
~Meljen's Designs (3D element)
~Sketches by Tamara (brad,button,blue)
~Papertake Weekly Challenge (cutie pie)

A PERFECT DAY

Challenges:
~Delightful Inspiration (freebie challenge from Designed 2 Delight)
~Pile It On (spring)
~The Crafty Pad (stitching)
~Our Creative Corner (beautiful butterflies)
~One Stop Craft (things with wings)
~Allsorts (in stitches)
~Totally Papercrafts (spring)
~Your Next Stamp (stitching)
~Stampavie (butterflies)
~Everybody Art (patchwork)
~Alphabet Challenge (y is for yellow)

DON'T WALK IN FRONT OF ME...

Digital image available at Raindrop Echo's blog

Challenges:

~Sentimental Sundays (blooming gorgeous and sentiment)

~Crafty Creations Challenge (1 patterned paper, 1 image, 1 embellishment)
~Paper Sundaes (no people)

~CAS-tastic Challenges (anything CAS)

Last card for the day, that I can show you...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY 2 U

Digital image available FREE for a short time at Graphix and Designs

Challenges:

~Creative Inspiration (3 flowers,2 patterned paper,1 ribbon)

~Wild Flower Patch (bold colors, 3 punched shapes-border, corner, label)

~AI Factory (birthday)

~Cute Card Thursday (touchy feely)

~Cooking It Up with Katie (digi image, a little purple, 3 of something-flowers)

~Digital Tuesday (paper piece a digi)

Create It GREEN Blog Hop

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is coming up on APRIL 22, Earth Day!!! So be watching here!

here

Freebies Freebies Yeah Yeah Yeah!

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~For the Troops sentiments

~Fairy

~Kitty

~Heart

~2 images- Bear with Flower and Flower and Ladybug

~USA images

~Ice Cream Stickers

~Butterflies

~Some "Basic" Sentiments

Wahoo, some awards!

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for this card:

and I was chosen top 5 for this card at ABC Challenge blog:

...and...

for this card...

Oh, and this was just a random pick, but I WON 7 free Bugaboo images for THIS card:

This was also a random pick! I won for this card at One Stop Craft Challenge.

Thanks!!!! Made my week, for sure!!!

This is the most recognition I've ever gotten for my cards!!! Wow!

Sisterhood of Scrap's “Scrappy Spring Clean-up” Blog Hop & Crop

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Welcome to Sisterhood of Scrap's “Scrappy Spring Clean-up” Blog Hop & Crop!! So glad you joined us!

If you did not arrive here from the Sisterhood of Scrap, please go back and check out the fun and prizes we have planned. Eight days of challenges to help you use up and clean up your scrappy supplies! You won't want to miss it!

My challenge is to pull out those markers you've been storing away for...how long??? Use them on a card, layout or altered project!

Use your Copics, Promarkers, Stampin' Up markers or anything you have!!! Color in something , do your journalling with them, create some doodles, use them to ink the edges of your creation... So many ways you could use them!

There are a few ways that you can get your layout to us:
~Add a link to your project in the comments of this post.
~Send it to us by email
~Link it up at inlinkz by clicking on the little blue froggy below!

This challenge is due on April 23, one week from today

Here's the prize you're playing for:

Say It in...

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PINK and BROWN!!! That's the challenge this week at Annabelle Stamps blog.

Here's my card:
THINKING OF YOU

Other challenges:
~Hope Stamps Eternal (cupcake inspiration)
~Scrap Creations (going grey-showers/flowers)

Thursday Twist at Shirley's 2 Girls

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Here's my card for this week's Shirley's 2 Girls Thursday Twist. The twist is to use THIS picture as inspiration. Check out all the details of the challenge there, as well.

Enjoy!

I WAS BORN TO WEAR A BERET...

As you can see, I used the yellow flower and the greenery as inspiration for my card.

Other challenges:
~ABC Challenge (S is for Sparkle- I have Stickles on the lady's beret, scarf and as well on the flower)
~Crafty Angels (my favorite things -Basic Grey, Stickles AND drinking coffee!!)

A "FRED FOR ALL" Blog Hop!!

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Welcome to our FOURTH "FRED SHE SAID" blog hop!!! This time it's a "FRED FOR ALL"!!! There's a combination of older images and newer images on the design team blogs! Something for everyone to enjoy.

If you just happened to drop by my blog and you are not aware of this event taking place, please go back to the "FRED SHE SAID" blog here and start your hop!

Along the way, please leave a comment on ALL the blogs, follow the instructions at the end of the blog hop, at the Challenge blog, to make your entry and your name will go in for a draw for a $20 Gift Certificate from the Fred She Said Store!

Here is my "Fred She Said" creation. It's a new image at FSS! I love it!

REMEMBER

Here is a list of the blog hoppers in case you lose your way:

~FRED SHE SAID blog
~SHELLY
~MICHELLE
~CAROL L.
~DARSIE B.
~JUDY
~CAROL H.
~LORA
~SONYA
~DEANNE YOU ARE HERE!
~FRED SHE SAID CHALLENGE BLOG

This blog hop will run from today, April 15th until April 22nd . On the 22nd, the winner will be announced on the "Fred She Said" blog .

Thank-you for taking the time to play along. Now, to continue the blog hop, please visit the FRED SHE SAID CHALLENGE BLOG and enter your name for the draw for the $20 gift certificate!

When you are finished hopping, why not check out the Fred She Said Store!

Have a fine Thursday!

Other challenge:
~Quixotic (heavy metal)

I'm in the SPOTLIGHT at...

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...the FRED SHE SAID blog today!
Go over and see the deets on how I made this!

UNDER THE SEA Shadow Box

Digital images available at Fred She Said

Challenges:
~The Crazy Challenge (don't call me flat)
~Critter Sketch Challenge (colors pink.purple,green)
~Practical Scrappers (glitter and bling)
~Incy Wincy (something magical)
~Paper Sundaes (make a scene)

Today is the day for a sketch...

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...at The Digi Shack!

Here's my card:

HAPPY SPRING

This digital image is available at The Digi Shack for just $1.00!

Other challenges:
~My Time To Craft (pretty pearls)
~Tuesday Morning Sketches (soft colors, flowers, ribbon)
~Allsorts (petals and pearls)

Have a Happy Hump Day!!! Getting closer the WEEKEND again!!!

Lots of FREEBIES for Monday!

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~King Bear (plus a DT Call!)

~Friend verse

~Little Car

~Sewing Spool and Needle

~Children Under Umbrellas

~Sheep with Balloon

~Set of 3 Drums

Oh, and here's a card I made a while back for a DT call but didn't make the cut (it was done by voting for your fav cards, basically)... I thought it was a pretty darn cute card. Oh well, maybe next time????????? Can someone tell what I'm doing WRONG with my cards that people don't like them? Please, tell me...I can take it, I think...

the digi came from Tiddly Inks

If you click on the images, you will see it closeup.

You will see that I use all the latest ideas and trends-Copics, with blending and highlighting

(all learned on my OWN. I've never taken a Copics class!!!),

Stickles, Glossy Accents, fancy patterned paper,

cute ribbon, border punches...

Sorry, I'm just rambling on now. Monday night mumblings.I'll stop and go do something else for a change. Maybe a layout...

A FREEBIE at The Digi Shack today

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DARE TO DREAM

This FREE digital image is available NOW at The Digi Shack!

Other challenges:
~Frosted Designs (use the word "dream")
~Creative Inspirations (green, brown, blue)
~Spoon Full of Sugar (one for the boys)

It's been quite a productive Sunday

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TRUE LOVE ALWAYS

Digital image by Designed 2 Delight

Challenges:
~Polka Doodles (wedding)
~Dare You to Digi (metal-charm)
~Shelly's Images (1 embossed pattern, 2 patterned paper, at least 3 different bling)
~Colour Create (lilac, grey, white)
~Inky Impressions (charm it)
~Totally Gorjuss (texture)

KICK UP YOUR HEELS

Digital image available at The Digi Shack

Challenges:
~One Stitch At a Time (torn, distressed, shabby)
~Daring Cardmakers (If the Shoe Fits...)
~Crafty Creations (paper piecing)
~Fab 'n' Funky (Neapolitan ice cream)
~Die Cut Dreams (shoes/boots) *I couldn't get the freebie to work that they were offering.Will have to try opening it with some other program later.

U R GROWING 2 FAST

Digital image by Sassy Cheryl

Challenges:

~Stamptacular Sunday (spots and dots)

~One Stop Craft (on the move-moving card)

~Sassy Cheryl's Digi Stamps (use a Sassy Cheryl's girl image)

FRIENDS ARE LIKE A RAINBOW...

Challenges:

~Pile It On (say it with words)

~The Crafty Pad (rainbow) *the free sentiment is there as well!!!

~Corrosive Challenge (texture)

CAUGHT THE LOVE BUG!

Digital image by Bugaboo Stamps

Challenges:

~Catch the Bug (bug)

~Aly's Sunday Challenge (buttons)

~Stamp Something (stitch)

Well, it's back to school again tomorrow! It was great to have a week's break but have to go back now and finish off the year. Not too long now and I'll be out, not just for the summer, but for 14 WHOLE months!!!! I've been on deferred salary for the last three years, and next year I have off!!! Cannot wait!!!

Have a joyful Sunday!

Housework all done...

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Now on to the FUN STUFF!!

Here are a couple of cards I've made:

HANG IN THERE

Challenges:
~Challenge Up Your Life (April weather)
~Crazy 4 Challenges (1 ribbon, 2 buttons,3 punches-circle, border corner)
~Saturday Challenge (get well)
~Simon Says (make a card for a child)
~My Time to Craft (on the spot)
~C.R.A.F.T. (buttons)
~Quixotic (joys of spring-clothes on the line!)

HI

Challenges:
~Delightful Inspiration (free image challenge from Designed 2 Delight)
~Our Creative Corner (bows)
~Oh, Alice! (flowers)
~Raise the Bar (let's spring for it)
~Pixie Dust Studio (wings)
~For Fun Challenges (showers or flowers)
~Gingersnap Creations (the good earth)
~Scrap Creations (cute, basic grey)
~The Pink Elephant (nature)

3D Challenge at The Digi Shack

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BUTTON BOX

Digital image available at The Digi Shack Shop

Check out the lovely creations that the other DT made as well!!! Cool stuff!!!

Other challenges:
~Simple Doodles (inspire others)
~Something Completely Different (B is for ...button box)
~Meljen's (girly colors)
~Pollycraft (anything goes)

Frrrreeeebies!!!

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~Happy Mother's Day sentiment

Annabelle Stamp challenge...

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for this week is a sketch. This is also PRIZE WEEK so you're gonna want to try the sketch!!! Check out details here!

Here's my card:
U R SWEET

Other challenges:
~Play Date Cafe (plum, lavender, cream)
~Cute Card Thursday (mono mania)

SISTERHOOD OF SCRAP Blog Hop...

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and Crop has started!!!! I can't believe we've had our little blog and forum going now for 3 years!!! It's awesome and we would LOVE for you to join us in helping us celebrate!

Check out the FIRST day's challenge!

APRIL IN PARIS Blog Hop!

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Bonjour!!!
Join me here on Rue de St. Julien-le-Pauvre for my part of this fabulous little Paris tour.

*Image found HERE

If you came here from Rue de Maitre Albert (Cat) then you are in the right place.

Voici ma carte!

AN ADVENTURE IS ALWAYS BETTER WHEN YOU SHARE IT...MERCI!

Now for your next stop on your tour, head over to Rue de St-Louis-en-I’lle (Georgia) for another fabulous project. If you get lost along the way, head back over Le Blog de Challenge for your road map.

Don’t forget to play along with us for our Twisted Thursday Challenge. The "TORTILLON" is to use the word MERCI on your card/project.

*Winners – S2G will pick 3 winners from the challenge blog comments so make sure you comment on EVERYONE's blog for a better chance in winning!!! Bonne chance !!!!

There will also be a grand prize!! Regardez!

*Click to seer a bigger view! Ya gotta! It's tres bien!!!

If you get lost in your promenade around Paris, here are the streets you should visit.

Rue St. Honore (Angie)

Rue de Auteuil (Ann)

Rue du Chateau (Anne)

Rue de Maitre Albert (Cat)

Rue de St. Julien-le-Pauvre YOU ARE HERE!!!

Rue de St-Louis-en-I’lle (Georgia)

Rue de Champs E’lsees (Gina)

Rue Dauphine (Jana)

Rue Bonaparte (Jane)

Rue du Louvre (Jeannie)

Rue du Pont Neuf (Judy)

Rue du Rivoli (Lisa)

Le Blog de Challenge :O)

Amusez-vous blog sautillant autour de Paris!

The Digi Shack challenge this week is a...

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sketch! Go see, and get the details on how you can play along!

Here's my card:
THINKING OF YOU

Challenges:
~Stampavie (use green)
~Practical Scrapper (use markers- I love using Stickles on my images after I color them.It's fun!)
~Crafty Catz (green,orange,white)
~Saturday Challenge (garden)

Ya want some digi freebies?

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~Cupcake

~2 images- Girl with Chicks and Girl Dressed in Bunny Suit

~Bunny with a Cupcake

~Chick and Flower

~Thank You sentiments

Our Baby Girl!

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No cards today!!! Whaaaaa????? But I do have a layout!

Our Sisterhood of Scrap had a face-lift this week and Annmaree challenged us to use the new colors in a project.Here's what I did.

FOREVER OUR BABY GIRL

Hope you are all enjoying your Tuesday!

How to make an EASEL CARD...

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Check out my Digital Delights tutorial today on how to make this easel card:

Challenges:
~Pile It On (easel card)
~AI Factory (anything goes)
~Just Add Ink (anything you want -the cardstock is Stampin' Up)
~Incy Wincy Designs (fancy folds)

Wanna see more of my Digital Delights tutorials? Click HERE!

Sisterhood of Scrap is having a BLOG HOP and CROP!!

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Sisterhood of Scrap is celebrating the 3rd anniversary of its SOS Blog, and to mark the occasion,

is hosting a “Scrappy Spring Clean-up” Blog Hop and Crop!

That’s right- it’s a mixture of Blog Hop AND Crop!

Here’s how it’ll work! At the Blog Hop and Crop you’ll visit one SOS DT or Admin member’s blog per day from April 9-16th, and complete the fun Scrappy Spring Clean-up Challenge posted on that blog.

In total, you will receive 8 of these fun blog Challenges, one per day, each due 1 week from the date it was posted. Post a link to your creation on the blog where you received the Challenge and you’re eligible for RAKs and Prize draws! Easy Peasy!

We even have a super-active, friendly and fun SOS Forum with simple to use Gallery where you can join in on some great chatter and creative inspiration!

Don’t miss it- the SOS Scrappy Spring Clean-up Blog Hop and Crop: April 9-16th. Start HERE. You’ll have a blast!

Happy Monday!

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YES!!! It's a happy Monday 'cause I'm out of school! Actually out for the whole week! Easter break!!! Wahoo!

Here are some cards.
APRIL SHOWERS BRING...

Digital image from Phindy's Place

Challenges:
~Something Complety Different (W is for water. I used Glossy Accent to create a WET LOOK!)
~Magical Crafts (animal antics)
~Ohh-la-la (April showers)
~Allsorts (no design paper)
~Raise the Bar (April showers)
~Paper Cutz (spring-red,green,brown,white)

BEAUTIFUL BABY

Challenges:
~Sisterhood of Scrap Monday Challenge HERE-forum or HERE-blog*not posted yet (create background using at least 2 stamps)
~One Stitch at a Time (anything goes)
~My Time to Craft (new baby)

I HEART YOU

Digital image by Wild Flower Patch

Challenges:

~The Corrosive Challenge (sketch #58)

~Oh, Alice! (M.A.D-monochromatic and distressed)

I HEART YOU

Digital image by The Character Cafe

Challenges:

~Sir Stampalot Challenge (fantasy)

~Stamp With Fun (3 papers,3 flowers,2 buttons)

~By the Cute and Girly (fairytale)

Digital image by *Wink *Wink Ink

Challenges:

~*Wink *Wink Ink (use border punches)

~Tuesday Morning Sketches (sketch #39)

~Method Playground (create your own flower embellishment)

~Cupcake Craft Challenges (make your own flowers)

Oh, and I just HAVE to post this pic of Meika! Nathan was trying to get some pics of her yesterday and he snapped this one!!! I laughed SO HARD at it!!! She's like a crazy dog!!! I'm using this as my background on my computer now! It makes me actually LOL when I look at it!!!

*Wow, I can't believe I haven't used Basic Grey paper today at all!!!! Yowsa!

Is it Christmas yet??

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I have 2 more Christmas cards to show you!!!

JOY

Digital by Ildi Co. (no longer open)

Challenges:
~Winter Wonderland (sketch with a bunny)
~I Love Digi (3 papers, 2 brads, 1 embellishment-I used one snowflake but cut it half)

PEACE ON EARTH

Digital images from The Stamping Boutique

Challenges:
~Lord Have Mercy (sketch #67)
~Kaboodle (digi girl)
~Crafty Pad (lace and bows)
~Susie's and Vikki's Christmas Club (reindeer)

These 2 cards go along with my challenge posted at my Christmas Cards All Year 'Round blog. You should really hop over and check it out if you are INTO making Christmas any time of the year!!!! I have a monthly challenge there and there's always great prizes.This month it's a set of stamps!!!

A CUPCAKE kind of a week-DAY 7

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Welcome to day 7 of my CUPCAKE week, the last day! I used one of my own sketches from my Just My Sketches blog.

Free Digital image from My Grafico (Lindsay's Stamp Stuff)

If you haven't checked out my Christmas Cards All Year 'Round blog, you should! I have a monthly challenge there and there's always great prizes.This month it's a set of stamps!!!

I have many more cupcake images so I'll have to do another cupcake week some other time! It's been fun!

Happy Easter and Hello Spring!

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Here are some more cards that I've created.

THANKS SO MUCH

Digital image from Di's Digital Downloads

Challenges:
~The Town Scrapper (charm)
~Copic Creations (flowers)

This is a very special card for me because I made it for the awesome research team at North American Bear Center. They set up a cam in a den and the world watched as Lily gave birth to her baby bear on Jan 22. It was a wonderful experience, one that I'll never forget. We watched,then, as baby Hope grew and grew and this week Lily and Hope left their den and baby Hope is exploring the great wide world (and even climbing trees!!!). When I saw this digi at Di's I HAD to buy it because it reminded me of Lily and Hope.
Here's a couple of pics that have been posted on Lily the Bear Facebook group.

Isn't she just the CUTEST!!!

Check out the facebook group for more pics and great videos of Lily and Hope.

HELLO SPRING

Digital image from Bee Crafty

Challenges:
~Stamptacular Sunday Challenge (sugar and spice...)
~Hope Stamps Eternal (cupcake photo inspiration)
~One Stop Craft (paper piecing)
~Little Red Wagon (spring)
~Fab 'n' Funky (spring)
~Everybody Art (spring)
~Friday Sketchers (sketch #96)

New images at The Digi Shack!

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Check them out HERE!!!
Here are some cards I made using the new digis.

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY

Challenges:
~Our Creative Corner (break out the buttons)

U R SO BEAUTIFUL

Challenges:
~Frosted Designs (black, hot pink, lime green)

HEAR NO EVIL SPEAK NO EVIL SEE NO EVIL

inside:

Challenges:

~Crafty Calendar Challenges (humorous)

~Cards for Men (humorous)

"WHOO" LUVS YA?

Challenges:
~Lily of the Valley (blue,silver)
~Creative Belli (color spray-I used Glimmer Mist)
~Stamp, Scrap and Doodle (wings)

A CUPCAKE kind of a week-DAY 6

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Today's card didn't follow a sketch. Instead I followed a "recipe" challenge posted at the Pollycraft blog. The image on the card is from Pollycraft as well. The recipe was 4 papers (BG Sugar Rush), 3 embellishments (buttons), 2 ribbons and 1 image.

CELEBRATE

Oh, and before I go to take my clothes in off the line here's a message from TONI from The Digi Shack!!

"Hey all today is our digi day. It will start at 5pm Pacific time and go until about 7pm. We will be releasing our new images...woot woot! And have challenges and some really fun stuff for you! I hope you can all make it! I know tomorrow is Easter and a lot of you are probably busy this evening but if you can make it just for a bit I know you'll have a blast!"

Be sure to drop by and see our cards that we post. If you can't make it, drop by my blog tomorrow to see my cards.

Oh, what a beautiful day!!!

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The snow is melting off the patio...

...the ice is melting from the pool...

...and I am putting clothes on the line!!!

Wahoo!!! Sure signs of Spring!!!

Here are a couple more cards for ya!

LOVE BITES

digital from Digital Ink (store no longer open)

Challenges:
~Hand Full of Stamps (Into the Twilight)
~Design Dollies (red, turquoise,black)

PRAYING FOR YOU

Challenges:
~Delightful Inspiration (free image challenge)
~Crazy 4 Challenges (Kraft cardstock for base)

Oh, what a beautiful morning!!!

2010-04-03T11:28:00.001-02:30

Here are some new cards!

HAD A BAD DAY?

Digital image from The Digi Shack

Challenges:
~Just My Sketches (song inspiration)
~Scrappy Frogs Challenge (pick 3-digi stamp, tearing, sponging)
~ABC Challenge (R is for RED)

ALL I REALLY NEED...

~closeups of the delicious chocolates!

They are NOT real, but I've been tempted to eat them because they LOOK so real!!! hehe!

*bought them YEARS ago from a lady on eBay

Free Digital sentiment from My Grafico (Lindsay's Stamp Stuff)

Challenges:

~Stampin for the Weekend (ribbons and bows)

~Creative Inspirations (sentiment only)

FOR MY HONEY

Digital image from Meljen's Designs

Challenges:
~Meljen's Designs (anything goes)
~Tuesday Taggers (it's a bug's life)

I have more cards to show but it won't be until later tonight or tomorrow morning...

More freebies!!!!

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~Lady Sitting on a Disco Ball

~Girl Blowing Bubble

~2 images-Fairy and Kids at a Party

~Watering Can

~Sympathy and Friendship sentiments

~Girl with Bouquet of Flowers

~Bunny Blocks

~Umbrella and Rain Boots

~Bunny Looking Down a Hole
~Fairy with a Daisy (plus it's a DT call!)

Say it with FLOWERS...

2010-04-02T20:17:00.000-02:30

...is the challenge this week at Annabelle Stamps.
Here's my card:

BIRTHDAY WISHES

Challenges:
~Polka Doodles (birthday)
~Die Cut Dreams (black,white,one other color)

A CUPCAKE kind of a week-DAY 5

2010-04-02T19:56:00.001-02:30

Welcome to day 4 of my CUPCAKE week! I used one of my own sketches from my Just My Sketches blog.

HEY CUPCAKE

Digital image by Graphix and Designs

Challenges:

~Totally PaperCrafts (let's go digital)

~Stamp Something (pink something)

It's Friday!

2010-04-02T06:30:00.003-02:30

HAPPY EASTER

FREE digital image from Stamp By Step

Challenges:

~C.R.A.F.T. (purple, turquiose)

~Scrap Your CRAP ( floss it up)

~Cute Card Thursday (egg or Easter)

~Creative Craft Challenge (Easter)

~Paper Sundaes (photo inspiration)

Shirley's 2 Girls Twisted Thursday...

2010-04-01T18:08:00.000-02:30

Isn't it neat that the twist this week is ANYTHING GOES!!! You really need to go check out all the other DT's cards!!! So cute and funny! We did April Fool's cards! I don't think I ever did a card specifically for April Fool's so this is a first for me!!!

IT's HUMAN NATURE TO THINK WISELY AND ACT FOOLISHLY...

Other challenges:
~Pixie Dust Studios (black,white and one other color)
~Charisma Cardz (animal magic)
~Your Next Stamp Challenge (purple)

A CUPCAKE kind of week-Day 4

2010-04-01T16:08:00.000-02:30

Welcome to day 4 of my CUPCAKE week! I used one of my own sketches from my Just My Sketches blog.

SENDING YOU A HOLIDAY TREAT...

Digital by Michelle Perkett's Studio

Challenges:

~For Fun Challenges (anything goes)

Friday Freebies-oops it's only Thursday!!!

2010-04-01T15:54:00.001-02:30

Here you go:

~Apple Blossoms

~3 images-Duck,Flower,Crayon

~Gift Bags

~Bunny and Egg

~Flower Vase

~Happy Birthday sentiment

~3 images-Super Hero, Kid in Beach, Easter Bunny

~Hatching Chick

~Thinking of You sentiment

Merry Christmas!

2010-04-01T15:45:00.002-02:30

No, really! It's no April Fools trick!

Here are my Christmas cards for my Christmas Cards All Year 'Round blog.

MY HOLIDAY WISH

Stamp by Stamping Bella

Challenge:
~Stampavie (sketch- challenge is over but wanted to acknowledge using their sketch as inspiration)

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Stamp ? (received in a stamp image swap)

Challenge:
~Incy Wincy Designs (stitching)
~Fun with Shapes (faux stitching)
~Creative Card Crew (vintage/aged)

THE CHILL OF WINTER IS WARMED BY FRIENDSHIP

Stamp ? (received in a stamp image swap)

Challenges:
~Stampavie (friendship)
~Sketch Girl (sketch #14-challenge is over but I wanted to let you know where I got my inspiration)

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Stamp by Stamping Bella

Challenges:

~Simon Says (it's so distressing)

Can you tell what the challenge is this month? I'll give you a hint-it's a COLOR challenge!!! Go check out the deets and play along!!!

A CUPCAKE kind of a week-Day 3

2010-03-31T19:34:00.000-02:30

Welcome to day 3 of my CUPCAKE week! I used one of my own sketches from my Just My Sketches blog.

YOU MAKE ME HAPPY

This is a digital image from Cyndilou that she offered in our Create It-GREEN blog hop in February. Check out these 2 places as there are other digi freebies as well!

Challenges:
~Hand Full of Stamps (sweet one)
~Crafty Ann (for someone special)
~La-La Land (paper piecing)
~Crafty Creations (anything goes)

Sketch challenge...

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at The Digi Shack blog today!!!

Here's my card:

MAKE A WISH

Other challenges:
~One Stop Craft Challenge( feeling fruity-cherries!)
~Bee Crafty (happy birthday)
~Cooking It Up with Katie (something old-SU stamps, something new-stickles, something sweet-yummy ICING!!!)

Another day closer to Easter break!!

2010-03-30T20:35:00.000-02:30

I have an Easter card for you today:

HAPPY EASTER

The digital is a Karen's Doodles image

Challenges:

~Sketch and Stash (sketch 32 and I used some old BG Porcelain patterned paper)

~Scrap Creations (going grey-Easter)

~Crafty Angels (Easter)

~Hope Stamps Eternal (cupcake photo inspiration)

A CUPCAKE kind of a week-Day 2

2010-03-30T18:15:00.001-02:30

Here's the second day of CUPCAKE cards! Again, I used a card sketch from my Just My Sketches blog.

THAT'S HOW MANY IN DOG YEARS?

This is a digital image from Shirley's 2 Girls. Isn't he cute! And I don't think it'll take him long to devour that cupcake tower!

Challenges:
~Papertake Weekly (open theme)
~Digital Tuesday (scrap it-I used pieces of scraps from my scrap bag.)

Thank goodness Monday is just about done!

2010-03-29T18:33:00.000-02:30

That leaves me with only Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday to work this week!!! Wahoo!!! Can't wait to get a WHOLE week off!!!

Here are a couple of cards for ya...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Digital image from Meljen's Designs

Challenges:
~SophistiCat (raining cats and dogs)
~Catch the Bug (coral,kiwi,banana)

KEEP IN TOUCH

Stamp from Stamping Bella

Challenges:
~Saturday Spotlight with Hidden Potential (coffee inspiration)
~Simple Doodles (layers)
~The Sweet Shop (sketch #49)

A CUPCAKE kind of a week-Day 1

2010-03-29T16:53:00.001-02:30

All this week I will be posting cards featuring CUPCAKE images! Some are digis and some are clear or rubber stamps. I will be featuring one of my sketches, too, from my Just My Sketches blog.

JUST A NOTE TO SAY...

This cute image is from a great blog by Sliekje Digi Stamps. She offers ALL of her digis for FREE!!! Imagine! And they are just the cutest!!! You'd better check them out and leave her some comments if you decide to keep some (or ALL of them, like I have!). I think she'd love that!

Challenge:
~The Pink Elephant (pastels)