Happiness Never Decreases By Being Shared

Happy Monday, everyone and Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. day to all of my fellow Americans!! It's time for another fun challenge at Craftin Desert Divas!!

The theme this week is Shaped Cards. Our sponsors are:

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The Robins Nest

The papers for this card are from Pink Paislee's Cottage Farms stack. The base and next two layers are Spellbinders Resplendant Rectangles. Each layer was popped up with foam tape.

The ribbon is from May Arts. The outer circle is a Spellbinders Picot Edge Circle die. A Spellbinders Standard Circles Large was inked with Tim Holtz Victorian Velvet Distress Ink and popped up with foam tape. I think the sentiment is from Artistic Outpost, but I'm not positive.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. DL.Art - January Linky
2. Just B Creative Crazy - January Linky
3. 2 Creative Chicks - Anything Goes

Now it's your turn!! Head on over to Craftin Desert Divas to see the amazing projects my talented design team sisters have created for today's challenge, then Craft It Up & Link It Up!! I can't wait to see what you create :)

Decorate to Celebrate #62 - Ghostly Goodies

Happy Wednesday!! It's time for another fun challenge at Decorate to Celebrate!! For Challenge #62, we are asking you to create any project to be used as a party decoration (or party supply) for a Halloween Party or Celebration. Let's celebrate everything wonderful about goblins, bats, scary cats and more with your table decorations, party banners, pennants, yard signs, cupcakes, party favors and more :)

For my Halloween party table I created candle holders. For the one on the left, I used the Tim Holtz Graveyard die and double-sided paper from K & Company. Happy Halloween is from TH's Mini Halloween 1 set. For the one on the left, I used Tim's Apothecary Bottles die...love this die set!! The bottles were cut first in cardboard and then cardstock. The cardstock was inked with Tim Holtz Walnut Distress Ink on the edges and then covered with Mod Podge for shine. Once it was dry, I sprayed Goosebumps Texture Spray for some more texture. The stamp is from TH's Mini Halloween stamp set.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

DL.Art - October Anything Goes Linky
Sunday Funday #14 - Anything Goes
Just B Creative Crazy - October Linky
2 Creative Chicks - Halloween

Now it's your turn!! Head on over to Decorate to Celebrate to see the amazing projects my talented design team sisters have created for today's challenge. Then link up your Halloween Party project...I can't wait to see what you create :)

So, I just returned from vacation where we spent two weeks driving out west, hoping to see wildlife. I come home, and this is what I see from my living room windows!!

Not one, not two, but three bucks...very unusual to see one, let alone three together!! They are still young but beautiful!!

Aren't they gorgeous??!! Then I saw this outside my back window...

There were about eight of them, but I scared the rest off before I could snap a pic :) 

2 Creative Chicks CH #7 - Halloween

It's time for
another Challenge at

Halloween
Tuesday, October 1
Ends: Thursday, October 31

Sorry but any entry not following rules will NOT be considered when choosing the Winner or the Top 3 
*See Rules On Side Bar*

Sponsors this month are:

My Scrap Chick

Prize $10.00 Gift Card

Creative Bug Digis

Prize: 10 Free Digi Files Winner's Choice

Little Scraps of Heaven Designs

$15.00 GC

I am excited to be a guest designer today!! For my project, I created a Halloween scene using a Sizzix Pop N Cuts die.

This card was created using several Tim Holtz stamps and dies. The Rickety House die was cut with Core'dinations paper and embossed with a TH Bricks texture fade folder and then sanded. It was popped up with foam tape for dimension. The skeleton peeking out the window is from the TH Mini Halloween #2 stamp set. A TH Branch Tree die was embossed with a Wood Grain texture fade folder. The owl is from TH's Mini Halloween #3 stamp set. The fence is a TH On the Fence die, embossed with a Distressed Stripes embossing folder and attached with foam tape. The bats are from TH's Mini Halloween #1 set and Oct. 31st is from My Craft Spot's Spooky Treats stamp set.

The witch and bats are TH Witching Hour dies. The witch was outlined with a white Sakura Gelly Roll pen. The bats were cut out, covered with Rock Candy Stickles and attached with wire. The skull is from TH's Mini Halloween #3 set, and Happy Halloween is from the Spooky Stuff set.

Now it's your turn!! Head on over to 2 Creative Chicks to see all of the projects created by the talented design team!! Then link up your Halloween project!! I can't wait to see what you create!! And don't forget to enter my Early Christmas giveaway HERE :)

Decorate to Celebrate #55 - Let's Get Wild

Happy Wednesday!! I hope you are having a great week!! My niece is still here and we are having a great time!! We went to see Despicable Me 2 in 3D today and have fun activities planned for this evening. She's wearing me out :)

It's time for a super-fun challenge at Decorate to Celebrate!! For Challenge #55, we are asking you to create any project to be used as a party decoration (or party supply) for an animal themed party or event. Let's celebrate everything wonderful about dogs, cats, giraffes, elephants, monkeys and all other animals you love with your table decorations, party banners, pennants, yard signs, cupcakes, party favors and more :)

For my project, I created a zebra-themed gift box. The box was cut with a Sizzex Ellen Hull Scoreboard XL Candy Box Die. The paper is all from my scrap box. I'm not sure where the zebra-print paper is from - Glitz maybe...from their Diva stack? The drawer pull was created from beads in my stash.

A Tim Holtz Rosette die was used for the top. A Spellbinders Standard Circles Small die was punched with Canvas Corp heavyweight paper The tag is a Spellbinders Back to Basics die. The zebra and sentiment are from the Mark's Finest Papers Wild and Free stamp set which I won in a challenge, stamped in Versafine Onyx ink. The beautiful crinkle ribbon is from my sweet friend Karen of Little Scrap Pieces.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. DL.Art - Thankful Thursday - July Anything Goes
2. Sunday Funday #11 - Linky Party
3. Fun-Day Friday #7 - Anything Goes
4. An Inky Situation #1 - Anything Goes
5. 2 Crafty Chicks #4 - 3D

Now it's your turn!! Head on over to Decorate to Celebrate to see the amazing projects my talented design team sisters have created for today's challenge. Then link up your Let's Get Wild project...I can't wait to see what you create :)

Little Scrap Pieces Fun Friday - It's a Bug's Life

Happy Friday!! I hope you have fun plans for the weekend!! Friday means a new challenge at Little Scrap Pieces. This week the theme is It's a Bug's Life...we want to see a bug on your cards, layouts or projects :)

The black base paper is from The Paper Studio. The rest of the paper is from My Mind's Eye Dolled Up stack. The edges were distressed with a Zutter Distress-It-All. 'You Are So Special' is from JustRite's Grand Sentiments stamp set.

The base of the flower is a Spellbinders Big Scalloped Circles Large, followed by a Spellbinders Standard Circles Large die. The edges were sanded with a Tim Holtz Sanding Block to bring out the embossing. The ladybug was made from Spellbinders Standard Circles Large and Standard Circles Small dies. The hearts were punched...not sure who made the punch - I've had it forever. The googly eyes are from Joann, and she was popped up with foam tape for dimension.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. DL.Art Thankful Thursday - May Linky Party
2. 2 Creative Chicks Challenge #2 - Googly Eyes

Now it's your turn!! Head on over to Little Scrap Pieces to see the amazing projects my talented design team sisters have created for today's challenge. Then link up your It's a Bug's Life project...I can't wait to see what you create :)

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Little Scrap Pieces Fun Friday - Buttons & Bows

Happy Friday!! I hope you have fun plans for the weekend!! I had a little time during my travels today to visit some of you...I will catch up with everyone else as soon as I can :) It's time for a Fun Friday challenge at Little Scrap Pieces. Our challenge this week is Buttons & Bows...we want you to use at least one button and one bow on your project.

For this challenge, I created a card for the my favorite person in the world, my best friend...my Mom :)

The paper is from the Paper Paislee London Market stack (love this one!!) The edges were all inked with Tim Holtz Old Paper Distress Ink. The banner is made up of Spellbinders Nested Pennants dies. The flower buttons are from Hobby Lobby and the hemp twine is from Michaels.

Spellbinders Labels Twenty were used for the sentiment. "Happy Mother's Day" is from Scrappy Mom's All in the Family stamp set. The crystal gems are from my stash. The ribbon is from May Arts and the charm is from Hobby Lobby.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes (2)
2. 2 Creative Chicks Challenge #1 - Mother's Day
3. DL.Art Thankful Thursday #108 - Mother's Day
4. DL.Art Thankful Thursday- April Linky Party
5. Sunday Funday #8 - April Linky Party

Thanks so much for stopping by!! I'll be by to visit you when I can :)

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