Hello!!

To enter my 3 Year Blogaversary Giveaway, click HERE!!

Happy Tuesday!! It would be happier here if not for the forecast of snow. Ugh. Will it never end??!! At least it isn't supposed to accumulate more than an inch or so. Still...I want flowers, sunshine...spring :)

There are a few challenges I wanted to enter so I have a card to share with you today :)

The black paper is heavyweight cardstock from The Paper Studio. The patterned paper is from Prima's Princess stack. I just love Prima papers - so pretty!!

The bottom two layers and the smaller rectangles were all cut with Spellbinders Matting Basics A & B. I ran a strip of paper through my Xyron and added glitter. The banner is a Lil' Inker Stitched Sentiment Flag die. Hello! is from Justrite Stamp's Musical Notes Labels 20 stamp set. The flowers are from Prima. The vines are a Memory Box Floral Vine die and they were cut in vellum.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Glitter It
2. Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Transparent
3. Justrite Friday Challenge #117 - Sketch (see below)
4. Little Scrap Pieces - Show It Off Saturday
5. DL.Art - March Linky
6. Cut It Up Challenges - Anything Goes w/Die Cut
7. Every Day is an Occasion - March Linky
8. Just B Creative Crazy - March Linky
9. Word Art Wednesday #121 - Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping by!! Don't forget to enter my GIVEAWAY :)

Make a Wish

Happy Thursday everyone!! I hope you are having a great week!! Only two days left in February...I hope March is much better to us weather-wise :)

I wanted to enter a couple of challenges so I created a springy birthday card to add to my stash :)

The papers are from Ruby Rock-It's Arcadia stack and were attached with Score Tape. The edges were distressed with a Zutter Distress-It-All and then inked with Tim Holtz Victorian Velvet Distress Ink. Two sizes of Spellbinders Big Scalloped Circles Large were cut with papers from my stash. They were sanded with a TH sander and each layer was popped up with foam tape for dimension. The tag is a TH Tiny Tabs and Tags die. The pearl swirls are from Want 2 Scrap and I snipped and manipulated them along the side of the card. The ribbon is from May Arts and the Chalk White Seam Binding was colored with TH Spun Sugar Distress Stain. Make a Wish is a TH Remnant Rub - I am addicted to these right now...I'm rubbing them on everything :)

A Spellbinders Resplendent Rectangle die was used for the sentiments from JustRite Stamps Grand Sentiments stamp set. It was stamped with Versafine in Black Onyx.

The butterfly is a Spellbinders Wonderful Wings die. It was stamped with the coordinating stamp from the JustRite Grand Sentiment set in Victorian Velvet Distress Ink. The antennae were created with beads from my stash. The top layer was attached to the base with a Sakura Quickie Glue Pen along the center, leaving the wings unattached.

I used the Classy Cards 'n Such color palette for this card:

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. JustRite Stamps #115 - Spring Cheer
2. Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - A/G with Pearls
3. DL.Art - February Linky
4. Every Day is an Occasion - February Linky
5. Just B Creative Crazy - February Linky
6. Classy Cards 'n Such - Color Palette (items from store: Score Tape, Chalk White Seam Binding, Want 2 Scrap White Pearl Swirls, Sakura Quickie Glue Pen) 
7. Word Art Wednesday #121 - Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping by!! Have a great day :)

Sending Love at Christmas

Happy Thursday!! I hope you are having a wonderful first week of December!! We are under a winter storm warning, with it expected to hit tonight with lots of snow and ice. We are in the area with a strong possibility of losing power, so I may not be able to visit you for a few days. I'm trying to get in a quick post before I head to the store for supplies, just in case :)

I have a Christmas bag to share with you today. I started with a Copper Foil Engraving Blank from Royal Langnickel...this stuff is so awesome!! It really makes the embossing pop. I also have silver, gold and rainbow blanks, so you will be seeing lots more projects with it from me :) A Spellbinders Roman Romance M-Bossibilities embossing folder was used and then sanded to bring out the copper and awesome texture.

The ornament is a Spellbinders Heirloom Ornaments 2011. The stamp is from JustRite's Deck the Halls stamp set. A Spellbinders Classic Circle Small was used for the inside sentiment, which is also from JustRite's Deck the Halls set. The stamps were stamped with Tim Holtz Distress Embossing Ink and then heat embossed with copper embossing powder. The sparkly copper ribbon is from my stash.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. JustRite Friday Challenge #111 - It's in the Bag
2. Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Make Your Own Background
3. DL.Art - December Linky
4. Sunday Funday - December Linky
5. Just B Creative Crazy - December Linky
6. Paper Playtime #24 - Anything Goes
7. Funday Friday #28 - Get in the Spirit

Thanks so much for stopping by!! Have a wonderful weekend and I'll be by to visit when I can :)

Bon Anniversaire Mon Ami

Happy Thursday!! I hope you are having a wonderful week!!  I'm still struggling getting into my craft room, and with the holidays rapidly approaching, I don't see that changing soon.

I do have a card to share with you today, using the JustRite Friday Challenge criteria of WOW - white on white. My parents' anniversary is next week and I'm making cards for each to give the other, so this is the one from my Dad to my Mom.

Using heavyweight cardstock from Canvas Corp, the base is a Spellbinders Resplendent Rectangles. The next two layers are Spellbinders Opulent Ovals. Each of the layers was embossed with a Spellbinders M-Bossabilities Enchanted embossing folder while the paper was still in the die, and then popped up with foam tape for dimension.

The center label is a Spellbinders Fancy Framed Tags 2 die. The sentiment is from JustRite's Shabby Chic Labels 4 set, stamped with Versafine Onyx ink. The gems are from Recollections and the ribbon from May Arts.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. JustRite Friday Challenge - White on White
2. Craftin Desert Divas - Anything Goes
3. DL.Art - November Linky
4. Sunday Funday - November Linky
5. Just B Creative Crazy - November Linky

Thanks so much for stopping by :)

Do More With Less Guest Designer, Challenge and Giveaway!!

For the Prima Doll Blog Hop Week 2, click HERE

I am so honored and excited that my sweet friend Yvonne has asked me to be a guest on her blog Do More With Less today!! Yvonne is an amazing crafter who takes upcycling to the next level!! Her projects are so unique and creative - they are full of color and texture and I guarantee you will be inspired!! If you haven't visited her blog, you must!!

Yvonne has asked that I share a project and favorite technique. As all of my regular followers know, I can hardly make a project without using at least one Spellbinders die, so of course my favorite technique has to do with Spellbinders :)

For all the details on how I created this card which features a secret message, along with a tutorial on how to create the shaped base, please visit Yvonne's blog HERE. Also, I am hosting a challenge where you can link up your cards using the technique I've shared. You could win BLOG CANDY!!

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

1. JustRite Friday Challenge #103 - Things With Wings (Musical Notes Labels 20 stamp)
2. Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Make the Cut
3. DL.Art - Thankful Thursday - August Anything Goes
4. Sunday Funday - August Linky Party
5. Just B Creative Crazy - Just Because Linky Party
6. Inspire Me Friday #115 - Anything Goes

Thanks so much for visiting!! I really hope you will play along with the challenge!! You have until 11:55am (EST) on Friday, September 6th to link up. I can't wait to see what you create :)

Christmas Wishes

Happy Wednesday!! I hope you are having a great week so far!! I was getting a little nervous seeing all of the Christmas in July cards, not having started mine yet. I had to (gasp) buy cards last year since I didn't get them all done, so I thought I'd start early this year :)

It was a little hard to focus on a Christmas card when the temps are in the mid 90's with the heat index in the 100's. But all I had to do was walk into Hobby Lobby and see all of their Christmas displays and it put me in the mood :)

For this card, I used my new Spellbinders A2 Curved Borders One dies. The red paper is from my stash, and the white is heavyweight cardstock from Canvas Corp. The top layer was embossed with a Cuttlebug Bit of Paisley embossing folder and popped up with foam tape for dimension.

The ornament cut-out and center ornament are Spellbinders Heirloom Ornament Dies. All three stamps - the bottom sentiment, ornament stamp and sentiment - are from JustRite Stamps Deck the Halls stamp set. They were stamped with Ranger Archival Ink in Vermillion on the ornament, and Jet Black on the bottom. The jingle bells are from my stash. The gorgeous crinkle ribbon is from my dear friend (and new grandma) Karen of Little Scrap Pieces :)

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. JustRite Friday Challenge #103 - Christmas in July 
2. DL.Art - Thankful Thursday - July Anything Goes
3. Sunday Funday #11 - Linky Party
4. An Inky Situation #1 - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by :)

Just Because You Are So Special

Happy Wednesday!! I hope you are having a fabulous week!! I can't believe the first day of summer is only two days away!!

I have a card to share with you today, using the JustRite Friday Challenge Sketch (see below).

The green papers are from My Mind's Eye. The base and next layer were cut with Spellbinders Card Creator Matting Basics A & B. The edges were inked with Tim Holtz Peeled Paint Distress Ink. The white paper is heavyweight paper from Canvas Corp. It was embossed with the Spellbinders M-Bossabilities Enchanted Embossing Folder and popped up with foam tape for dimension.

The next layer is a Spellbinders Labels 17 die, inked with Peeled Paint on the edges. The cattails are a Spellbinders D-Lite die, stenciled with Peeled Paint. The sentiment strip is a Card Creator Matting Basics B die. The butterflies are from the Spellbinders Jewel Flower and Flourishes set. The sentiment is from the JustRite Grand Sentiments stamp set, stamped in Versafine Onyx. The lace along the bottom is from Really Reasonable Ribbon, inked with Peeled Paint.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. JustRite Friday Challenge #99 - Sketch (see below)
2. DL.Art - Anything Goes Linky Party
3. Fun-Day Friday Challenge - Anything Goes
4. Sunday Funday #10- June Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping by today :)

Sweet Friend

Happy Monday!! I hope you all had a relaxing and crafty weekend!! Spring and summer are my busy months and I travel quite a bit. I will be gone most of this week. I have my DT projects scheduled to post but I probably won't be able to visit your blogs until I get back. I'm going to try to keep up while I'm gone but sometimes it's hard, so if I don't get the chance to visit you, I will catch up soon :)

I have a card to enter into a few challenges today.The paper is from DCWV's Mariposa stack. The bottom two layers were cut with Spellbinders Matting Basics A and B dies.

A Spellbinders Labels Eight was used for the window. It was stamped with a JustRite Grand Sentiments stamp and colored in with a Tim Holtz Distress Marker in Tumbled Glass and a white Sakura Gelly Roll Pen. It was popped up with foam tape. The cut-out is a Spellbinders Labels Four die. The butterfly is a Spellinders Wonderful Wings die, stamped with a stamp from the same JustRite stamp set. It was highlighted with a white Sakura Gelly Roll Pen and adorned with gems. The ribbon is from May Arts.

Isn't the paper beautiful??!! Sweet Friend is from the same JustRite Grand Sentiments stamp set.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. Craftin' Desert Divas Craft It Up & Link It Up - Color Challenge
   
2. JustRite Challenge #95 - Window of Opportunity
3. DL.Art Thankful Thursday- April Linky Party
4. Sunday Funday #8 - April Linky Party

Thanks so much for stopping by today!! Have an awesome week :)

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Little Scrap Pieces Fun Friday - Use a Handmade Embellishment!!

For the Hoo's Ready For Spring Blog Hop, click HERE!!

For my 2nd Blogaversary Giveaway, click HERE!!

Happy Friday!! Woohoo the weekend is here!! This is my second post of the day. For the Hoo's Ready for Spring Blog Hop, click HERE!!

It's time for a Fun Friday Challenge at Little Scrap Pieces!! The theme this week is to Use a Handmade Embellishment. It can be a flower, stick pin, crinkle ribbon or some awesome skittles like I used from my sweet friend and design team sister, Carri of Doubleclick AKA Abusybee, who is sponsoring today's challenge!!

Since it's officially spring, I wanted my project to be springy, so I chose to use flowers :) The base of the card is heavyweight cardstock from Canvas Corp, followed by black cardstock from The Paper Studio. The next layer is heavyweight watercolor paper from Strathmore. It was spritzed with water, and then Dylusions Sprays in London Blue, Calypso Teal, Vibrant Turquoise and Fresh Lime. Charcoal was smudged along the edges.

The script stamp from the Tim Holtz Mini Ornates stamp set was randomly stamped with TH Broken China Distress Ink. The flowers are from the Dylusions How Does Your Garden Grow stamp set. They were stamped with Ranger Archival Ink in Jet Black. The petals were brushed with a TH waterbrush to remove the background ink, and then filled in with TH waterbrushes filled with Dylusions Inks in Pure Sunshine, London Blue, Cut Grass, Vibrant Turquoise, Fresh Lime, Crushed Grape, Squeezed Orange, Postbox Red and Funky Fushia. The stems were created with a waterbrush filled with Dylusions Black Marble. The smaller of the flower stamps was stamped in the background with TH Antique Linen Distress Ink for a subtle effect. A white Sakura Gelly Roll pen was used to outline the flowers and add some interest. The centers are the gorgeous handmade skittles from Carri :) The banner is a Spellbinders Nested Pennant die, outlined with charcoal and the white Sakura pen and popped up with foam tape for dimension. "Just Because" is from the JustRite Stamps Grand Sentiments stamp set.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. Simon Says Stamp and Show - Water (watercolor paper, waterbrushes)
2. JustRite Friday Challenge #93 - Suddenly Spring
3. DL.Art - March Linky Party
4. Sunday Funday #7 - March Linky Party

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 project using a handmade embellishment...I can't wait to see what you create :)

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Little Scrap Pieces Fun Friday - Birthday

Happy Friday!! I hope you have fun plans for the weekend!! The sun is actually shining today after days of overcast, snowy skies :)

Friday means it's time for a Fun Friday Challenge at Little Scrap Pieces. The theme this week is Birthday. What an awesome theme...I always need birthday cards in my stash :)

The base of the card is heavyweight cardstock from Canvas Corp. The rest of the paper is from Basic Grey's Out of Print stack. All of the cuts are Spellbinders Radiant Rectangles except for the banner, which is a Spellbinders Ribbon Banner Die. All of the layers are popped up with foam tape for dimension. The banner was inked with Tim Holtz Victorian Velvet Distress Ink. Happy Birthday is from JustRite Stamps Shabby Chic Labels Four stamp set. The ribbon is from May Arts.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. Simon Says Stamp - A Bit O' Green
2. JustRite Friday Challenge #92 - Make it Pop
3. BasicGrey Challenge #88 - Anything Goes
4. DL.Art - March Linky Party
5. Sunday Funday #7 - March Linky Party
6. Craft It Up & Link It Up - Linky Party

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 Birthday project...I can't wait to see what you create :)

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Paper Playtime Challenge - Anything Goes

For the Inaugural Craft It Up & Link It Up Linky Party, click HERE

Happy Monday!! I hope you had a great weekend :) It's time for a challenge at Paper Playtime, and I want to welcome all the new design team members!! I look forward to being on the team with all of you :)

The theme this week is an easy one - Anything Goes!! The winner will receive a $15 gift certificate from The Robin's Nest.

Yellow isn't a color I use very often (grey, either!!), but the color palette for this card is from this week's JustRite Stamps Challenge (see picture below). The cardstock is from DCWV. The base was created with Spellbinders Hexagons dies. A larger Hexagon die was used for the label, as well as a Spellbinders Fancy Tags Three die. The top layer is a Spellbinders Fancy Framed Tags 2 die, inked with Mustard Seed Distress Ink. "Just For You" is from JustRite's Thank You Labels 20 stamp set, inked with Versafine in Onyx. The layer was popped up with foam tape for dimension. The ribbon is from May Arts, inked with Mustard Seed Distress Ink.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. JustRite Friday Challenge #61 - Color Challenge (see pic below)
2. Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
3. Sunday Funday #7 - Linky Party

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

Little Scrap Pieces Fun Friday - Birthday

Happy Friday!! Wow, this week...actually this whole month has flown by. I hope you have fun plans for the weekend!! Mine are to hopefully get into my craft room and to try and stay warm :)

It's Friday, so that means is another super-fun challenge at Little Scrap Pieces!! This week, our theme is Birthday.

The papers for this card are from We Are Memory Keepers Anthologie stack. The base is a Spellbinders Romantic Rectangle die. The next layer is a Spellbinders Labels 21, followed by a Spellbinders Labels 25, the edges on both sanded. The ribbon is from May Arts. The button is from Hobby Lobby and the hemp twine from Michaels. The crystal gems on the corners and along the top are from Recollections.

The top layer is a Spellbinders Labels 18, the insert cut with a Spellbinders Classic Ovals Large die. The Label 18 was popped up with foam tape for dimension. They were inked with Memento New Sprout ink. "Happy Birthday" is from Just Rite's Fleur de Lis Labels 20 stamp set, stamped in Onyx Black in from Versafine. The flowers are Spellbinders Bitty Blossoms dies inked with Tim Holtz Victorian Velvet Distress Ink and the butterfly is a Spellbinders Wonderful Wings die, covered in gorgeous bling from Want to Scrap.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. JustRite Friday Challenge #89 - Anything Goes (Fleur de Lis is one of my favorite stamp sets...the designs are gorgeous and there are sentiments for so many different occasions)
2. DL.ART Thankful Thursday Challenge - Anything Goes
3. Sunday Funday #5 - Anything Goes

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 Birthday project...I can't wait to see what you create :)

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Thank You Card

Happy Monday!! I hope you had a wonderful weekend!! We went from a high of 65 on Saturday to a low of 17 on Sunday :( I am so ready for spring :)

I have a Thank You card to share with you today. I dug out one of my all time favorite paper stacks for this card...My Mind's Eye Union Square. The label is a Spellbinders Labels Twenty die, stamped with a JustRite Fleur De Lis Labels 20 stamp. It was inked with Tim Holtz Fired Brick and Aged Mahogany Distress Inks. The center circle is from another JustRite stamp on the same set...I used a Spellbinders Circle die to cut it out and popped it up with foam tape for dimension. Thank You is from the same JustRite set, embossed with Tim Holtz Fired Brick Distress Embossing Powder.

The edges of the banners were cut with a Spellbinders Classic Squares Small die. The edges were inked with Tim Holtz Fired Brick Distress Ink.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. JustRite Challenge #88 - Sketch (see below)
2. DL.Art Thankful Thursday #101 - Thank You Card
3. Sunday Funday #5 - Linky Party

Thanks so much for stopping by!! Have a great day :)

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