{Celebrate With Blog Candy!

Hello and welcome to my blog! I am thrilled that I have had several new followers in the past few weeks.  I have also received so many sweet comments from you, and people just stopping by that I have decided to offer a fun blog candy as a way to say thank you for liking my work! My blog candy giveaway includes samples of several different colors of bakers twine from "The Twinery", lots and lots of buttons. And finally Making Memories paper flowers, chipboard, and Zva Creative felt flowers. All you have to do is comment on this post. Now if you would like a second chance at winning then become a follower and post again that you are a follower! I will pick a winner on Friday April 8th.

 Now for today's card :

My card features patterned paper from the Echo Park "Spring Time" collection. I used my SU ribbon scallop punch to create the cute borders on the banners, and I added SU pearls to add a little something to the card. I added cute purple buttons tied with lilac bakers twine from "The Twinery". Finally I finished off the card with machine stitching, and pretty spring flowers from Recollections. Today I am playing along with this weeks Waltzing Mouse Sketch challenge:

I am also playing along with these challenges:

There She Goes 100 - Markers Down

Bunny Zoe's Crafts Challenge 10 - Happy Birthday with lots of pearls

Shabby Tea Room Challenge #55 - Flower Palette

Claudia and Company - Color Challenge

Crafts and Me Challenge #28 - Use Yellow

Thank you for visiting my blog today!

{One of a Kind}

   Lately I have read alot of chatter about using stamps that have been neglected for a long time because of trying to keep up with the latest and greatest trends out there. Now I admit I love using new stamps but I also have several stamp sets that I will never get rid of. These cute little bears come from an ollllld SU set "Teddy Bear" that is one of those sets, "keepers". My set is so old it was mounted on foam instead of wooden blocks! Funny. Anyways, about my card. Using my Stamp-a-majig I stamped the bear 3 times on one piece of card stock and once on another.  I colored them with Promarkers and blender pens with SU classic ink. I cut out the third bear and added foam squares for a nice 3-d effect. The sentiment is from Hero Arts. The patterned paper is from the SU Brights paper pad, and the rosettes are from Michael's "Recollection" collection. The cute ruffled ribbon is from Hobby Lobby. I love that it matches the ballerina tu-tu's SO well. So darn cute.  Today I am playing along with a handful of challenges:

Cupcake Craft Challenge #132 - Pink Polka Dots (My patterned paper has pink polka dots!)


Cute Card Thursday Challenge #155- Happy 3rd Birthday (3 cute bears for a cute 3 year old!)

Fairy Tale Challenge #10 - Children

Simply Create Challenge #39 - Just a Little  Monochromatic

Fab n' Funky Challenge #63 - Make it girly

         Thank you for visiting my blog today and I hope you have a great weekend!

{Happy Day}

Hello and welcome to my blog today! Today's card was a labor of love for sure, it took me ALL day. I was only able to work on it for a few minutes at a time but this evening when DH got home I was able to finish it. My card features an adorable stamp set from Stampin' Up! called "Picnic Parade". This is the first time I have ever used this set. Sad I know, such a cute set , but it is a labor intensive one since you pretty much have to cut each piece out. I colored the critters with Pro-Markers. The cute patterned paper is from the Jillibean Soup "Dutch Mustard" collection. The sky background is an old piece of patterned paper I've had for years. I cut the grass border out with my Cricut, and SCAL software and then I sponged it with SU Old Olive ink to add some definition. I am so happy with the way my card turned out! Today I am playing along with a few challenges:

Wee Memories Challenge #46 - Woodland Friends

Dutch Dare Card Challenge #102 - Who's Who in the Zoo

Diecut Dreams Challenge #84 - Spring Garden

The Paper Players Challenge #37- Spring has sprung

                  Thank you for visiting my blog today!

{Keep Trying, Keep Trying, Don't Give Up}

Well, if any of you have small children, then you have probably seen an episode or two of "Yo Gabba Gabba". The title of my blog today is a song from YGG that gets stuck in my head for days whenever I hear it. lol  The words ring true today....I did not have any cards picked up in the PC Magazine "Go To Sketch" edition card call. It hurts the pride I admit, and briefly made me question whether or not "I've got it". But after I lick my wounds for a few hours my love of paper crafting overshadows the pangs of rejection and I start thinking about my next card. =0) Today I am  posting one of my "rejects". I used paper from the new Jillibean Soup collection "Dutch Mustard". Aren't the colors fun? I used sketch #69. I made the flower using basic heart shapes that I glued to a 1" circle punch. I still love this card, and will keep trying, and for my fellow paper crafters, keep trying, don't give up!

     On a much happier note though I am extremely pleased to announce that I was chosen to be Pink Cat Studio's Guest Designer for the St. Pattie's day Digi stamp release!!  Yay me, and thank you Melissa for the honor of representing  PCS!

   And I can't believe I forgot to mention this super exciting news, I signed up this week to be one of the very first A|Muse Creative Consultants! If you have not checked out the new catalog here is a link:

https://www.securedcontent.net/amuse/pdfs/2011AMuseStudioCatalog.pdf

 I have never seen so many stamps, and matching supplies that I love, and I truly mean that.The prices are great on the stamp sets which is what made me decide to become a consultant. If you would like to put in an order let me know. I would love to be your creative consultant!

   

{Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #100}

Good Morning and welcome to an exciting week at Cupcake Inspirations! This week we are celebrating our 100th challenge, and to make it extra exciting we are giving away 4 awesome prizes!

1) $10 store credit to Octopode Factory
2) $15 store credit to Anita Be Stampin
3)  Robyn's Fetish surprise digi image / paper pack
4) Cosmo Cricket  Garden Variety Scrap Kit

 Great prizes right?! Here is this weeks Cupcake Inspirations picture:

                 

My card for today's challenge features a super cute digital image from Pink Petticoat. I colored her with Pro-Markers and Diamond Stickles. The DSP is the newest Echo Park collection "Springtime". I love the papers in this collection, so fun, and perfect for cute stamps and flowers! I added a satin flower with a corduroy brad, and a felt leaf. The ruffled ribbon is from Hobby Lobby, and I finished off the card with machine stitching, and bakers twine. I hope that you will play along with the challenge at Cupcake Inspirations this week and as always thank you for visiting my blog today!

{The Sweetest Day}

I knew I HAD to have this berry sweet patterned paper from Jillibean Soup the moment I saw it! As you have noticed from alot, ok well, most of my cards lately, I LOVE kraft card stock so of course I had to add it to my paper collection. The cute stamp is from the Unity Stamp "Itty Bitty"collection that was created to go along with the newest Jillibean Soup lines. The embossed kraft card stock is from the Cuttlebug collection "Preserves".  I used my Janome for the stitching. The cute flowers were cut using my Cricut and SCAL software. I accented the card with ruffled chocolate ribbon from Hobby Lobby, and bakers twine from "The Twinery". It is dark and dreary today, but I love the fun springiness of my card!
Today I am playing along with a handful of challenges and you should play along if you get a chance! 

Papertake Weekly Sketch #53



Crafty Creations Challenge #107 - At the bottom of my garden...

The Paper Variety Challenge #22 - Sew Much  Fun

Wee Memories Challenge #44 - Source of Inspiration

Thank you for visiting my blog today!

 

{Dino-riffic Birthday}

Howdy and welcome to my paper-crafting world! Today has been a great day, I ran errands with the boys and they were great! I also had time to play in my craft room. Today I made a card featuring an adorable dino digital stamp from "Claudia and Company". I colored him with Promarkers and chalks.  I am in no way affiliated with C & C but in addition to this digi dino I have some new Jillibean Soup and Unity Itty Bitty stamps on the way. Claudia has been SO sweet!  Anywho, today I am playing along with a few challenges:

Card Patterns Sketch #102

Claudia and Company Challenge #75 - About a Boy

DeNami Design Product Challenge #6 - Twine

Supplies

Ink:  Early Espresso "SU"

Stamps - Claudia and Co Digi Dino, Small Sayings "SU"

Paper - Animal Crackers "DCWV" , Wild Wasabi, Very Vanilla "SU"

Embellishments - Embroidery Floss, Bakers Twine "The Twinery", Button, "Making Memories"

Tools - Border Punch "EK Success", Mat Stack, "SU"