.......Payne Holler Cards

Tropical Birthday

2012-02-13T20:55:00.004-05:00

hi there,

this one is for Geri's challenge over at STV and she wants us...

"... to use for your main image, something that moves in real life. For example: Birds, animals, water, insects, even a boat, anything that moves!"

so I created this tropical birthday card...

while we haven't had snow (thank goodness!) I sure would love to be somewhere tropical...with NO cellphones or work or...dare i say it...COMPUTERS!! at least not one that I had to work on LOL...

have a wonderful blessed day,

supplies:
sets GKD's "Aloha" and Vogue Vases" by Theresa Momber
cardstock: GKD black-white, designer paper from MME - Follow Your Heart
ink: Memento black, summer sky, paris dusk, cantaloupe ...Ranger's pine needles, peeled paint green
Copics: E30, 55, 74...B05, 24, 91...R08, 29...C0...Y08, 26...BG11, YG 67
embellishments: Vivid Pearl Pens - black, gold, gold stickles, mats cut with Cricut

Speedy the Fox Challenge #94

2012-02-11T00:28:00.004-05:00

This week over at the Speedy the Fox Challenge Blog , Barb has challenged us to create "a shaped card"....

well, i messed up. My goal was to do the Word card as seen on this tutorial over at SCS ...but I got distracted and had matted all my insides and the cover before I remembered I was to CUT OUT the shapes... so I would have a "shaped card".....bummer! but I liked my card too much to start over..so you have a "Tri Fold" card instead of a shaped card...double bummer!

using the gorgeous MFP set "Love Remains"...I can't seem to stop creating with it LOL....
my Shaped card aka Tri fold (-:

This is going to my 11 year old Grandaughter in North Carolina,

hope you get to play along - remember...the challenge is a SHAPED CARD heeeheeee....and one random winner will receive a FREE MFP Stamp set...looking forward to visiting your blog,

hugs,

supplies:

cardstock: SU Pink and SU retired designer paper

ink: Memento Black

Copics: R20, 22...G21, YG63

Embellishments: stash ribbon

Sugar Creek Hollow Challenge

2012-02-11T00:01:00.036-05:00

Hi there,

It is Saturday, it is sensational and it is time for a new challenge at Sugar Creek Hollow.

This week we want you to make a MASCULINE VALENTINE card in a vintage, shabby chic or primitive style.

One random winner will receive a digi of our choice and a winner's badge to display. In addition, the Design Team will choose one project as Card of the Week and the creator will receive a badge and will be in the running for a Guest Designer spot.Our Design Team has created gorgeous cards for your inspiration and if you would like the details, just click on their name to be taken directly to their blog.

TracyCec PattiReneePeggyDaniele
and ME !

This card is for my hubby...he loves old trucks (is an auto mechanic) and pot belly pigs (-:

He's my star in our house

have a beautiful weekend!

hugs,

supplies:

stamps: truck is unknown, pig is from Artistic Outpost, Love panel and gingham pattern on stars from Unity sets Because of You and Gurnsey Gingham

cardstock: SU's Real Red, Black, White

designer papers: from stash

ink: Ranger's Distress Frayed Burlap, Rusty Hinge and Peeled Paint Green, Memento Black

Sentiment from Unity's set Because of You

Copics: RV02

Embellishments: Spellbinders Labels 8, Pearl Pen - black, Star punches from SU and washers from hubby's toolbox

Stamp TV's CSS Alumni Blog Hop

2012-02-10T22:00:00.002-05:00

This month the CSS Alumni were given a photo inspiration challenge brought to us courtesy of Karen - thanks Karen! Isn't this pic fabulous!!!

Now you should have arrived here from Melissa's awesome's blog....if you missed starting at the beginning, pop over to STV and begin the hop from there. You don't want to miss any of the blogs and make sure to leave a comment as you hop along because on Tuesday morning (February 14) the randomly chosen comment from all the blogs will win a HUGE GRAB BAG of fabulous Gina K Designs Stamps!

For this first card I went with the gorgeous colors in the inspiration photo using the new GKD set "Dogwood and Butterfly" by Theresa Momber

supplies:
cardstock: GKD's Sand, Cranberry Tart, Green Apple, white and SU's Not Quite Navy
ink: Memento Black, Rhubarb Stalk, Ranger's Distress - Faded Jeans, Antinque Linen
Copic: B00, 0000, 12...G24, 28...Y04
embellishments: Cricut scallop cut mats, MS leaf punch, gold pen, stash ribbon

next card is done with GKD's Inspiration Mosaic by Melanie Muenchinger (had it out from earlier stamping so was able to use the scraps from some recent cards)...again grabbing the colors but also the rectangle theme from the photo...for a masculine card!

i just realized my top mat is crooked - well don't I hate that! but its glued on there good - no pulling it off and fixing ...oh well, it will go to a male friend of ours who probably wont even notice (-:

supplies:

cardstock: scraps

ink: Memento Black, Ranger's Distress Rusty Hinge

Dry embossed with Cuttlebug Folder

Your next hop is over to KAY's always elegant blog .....

thanks for stopping and hope you enjoy our hop,

hugs

Phri-days are Phindy's!

2012-02-10T00:01:00.004-05:00

This week at Phindy's Place Friday Challenge Blog the challenge is to create " using circles"!

I'm so ready for Spring! our crazy warm weather is confusing the tulips and they are poppin up ...so decided to use this wonderful image from Phindy called Vase

You don’t have to use a Phindy image to join in the challenge, but if you do – you can enter your project TWICE. One random winner will receive a $5 gift certificate to Phindy’s Store . Plus, the Design Team will choose one project as Card of the Week. That person will also receive a $5 gift certificate to Phindy’s Store AND will be in the running for a monthly Guest Designer spot!

Hope you get to play along with us (-:

have a beautiful weekend,

supplies:
Sentiment: from SU set Circle of Friendship
Cardstock: SU's Bashful Blue, Sage Shadow, black, white
Ink: Memento Black
Spellbinders: Lacey Circles, Std Circles Large
Designer Paper: DCWV
Embellishment: stash ribbon
Copics: B00, 000...RV02, 04, 19, 34,,,,E18, 33...G24...YG63
Card Size: 5.5 x 5.5

STV Challenge

2012-02-06T19:38:00.000-05:00

hi there,

so glad I got to play in a challenge again over at STV...

This one is for the Free for All Friday Challenge in which you are to create with your favorite GKD stamp set and Favorite color combination. NOW THAT IS TOUGH!

Can't pick a favorite GKD stamp but can pick the one that I first truly fell in love with...Inspiration Mosaic by Melanie Muenchinger . I love it still....great to lay scraps down and stamp on them, paper piece them and save to put together on a card.

Favorite color combination...oh my! there are many...but I do love creams and blues and always love Black for matting and a card base. I think it just makes a card pop!

Working on having a stash of birthday cards ready for 2012....

Have a beautiful day,

supplies:
Stamps: Inspiration Mosaic and A Year of Borders
Ink: Memento black, Summer Sky
Cardstock: GKD's Black, white, ocean mist
Copics: B12, E31
Embellishments: Swirl Flourish punch by EK, Liquid Pears - White Opal, gold accent pen

WINNER of the HEARTFELT CREATIONS ALUMNI BLOG HOP

2012-02-04T09:30:00.000-05:00

The winner for this hop was randomly chosen from the comments left on Marsha's blog.

That lucky person is.....

NAN G

please email Emma Lou at emmalou@heartfeltcreations.us and let her know you are the winner of the January Alumni Blog Hop to receive your $25 gift certificate to Heartfelt Creations...

enjoy (-:

hope to see everyone again for our February hop on 2-28!

Sugar Creek Hollow Challenge

2012-02-04T08:00:00.001-05:00

Welcome to another Sensational Saturday at Sugar Creek Hollow. We want you to makevintage, shabby chic or primitive cards featuring something that depicts a " beach vacation".

One random winner will receive a digi of our choice and a winner's badgeto display. In addition, the Design Team will choose one project as Cardof the Week and the creator will receive a badge and will be in therunning for a Guest Designer spot.Our Design Team has created wonderful cards with this color scheme toinspire you. If you want the details on their cards, just click ontheir name and you will be taken directly to their blog.

for my project I chose the wonderful stamp set "Beyond the Sea" from Artistic Outpost...

base cardstock is SU's Not Quite Navy. The designer papers, cranberry cardstock and scraps of NQN ...

all are from my stash paper bin...

MS border and anchor punchs, SU's photo corner punch, knotted twine, Memento Black and Rich Cocoa, Ranger's Distress Stormy Sky. The image has just a touch of color using Copics C01, and E00.

hope this has given you some mojo to create your own beach vacation project...

hugs ,

also entered in following challenges:
That Craft Place - beside the seaside

Speedy the Fox Challenge #93

2012-02-04T00:01:00.003-05:00

This week over at the Speedy the Fox Challenge Blog , Pat has challenged us to create "using a spray"....WHAAATTTT ??? you say....LOL

I had to ask too! by "Spray", they mean use "something sprayed onto your project"...ohhhhhhhh...OK!

for my project I created again with the newly released set "Love Remains". My "spray" was Smooch Spritz and Glimmer Mist....(see supplies below)

i took 3 pics because depending on how you hold it - the glimmer mist gives it a different look

isn't that neat - i sprayed the cardstock first with Smooch, heat dried and then sprayed with the gold glimmer mist...paper pieced the roses onto red cardstock and cut the roses smaller to have a border of the red

hope you get to play along - remember random winner gets a FREE MFP stamp set...

have a beautiful weekend!!

hugs,

supplies:
cardstock from MFP - red, black ,white
ink: Memento Black
SPRAY: Smooch Spritz "Cherry Ice" and Glimmer Mist "Iridescent Gold"
ribbon: MFP black gingham
Embossing Folder from THoltz "Gridlock"
embellishment: Viva Pearl Pen - black
technique: paper piecing
Copics: R27, 39...YG63, 67

Phri-days are Phindy's!

2012-02-03T00:01:00.004-05:00

This week at Phindy's Place Friday Challenge Blog the challenge is to create using this beautiful picture for inspiration...

hmmmmm, this one I had to think about....definitely didnt want to do anything Christmas LOL not even ready to do Valentine's yet...but wanted something for Spring!

aha!! Phindy's little Garden Gnome (-:

the sentiment is computer generated

fun to color - used Copics (just grab every red you have and go to town LOL) also used E00,E13,E55...B21,32...Y04,26...V06...N4,8...YG63,67...C2

retired SU designer paper, stash ribbon and MFP's Aged Cranberry for the base.

we have a Guest Designer this week.

Her name is Katja. Hope you get a chance to stop by her blog KatzzCreaties!

and

hope you get a chance to play along - remember you don't have to use a Phindy image, but are entered twice if you do !!!

hugs,

Heartfelt Creations Alumni Blog Hop

2012-01-31T08:01:00.001-05:00

hi there,

Well, it's the last Tuesday of the month so today is the beginning of the Heartfelt Creations Alumni Design Team's monthly Blog Hop. This month the participating Design Team members are:

One of our blogs will be randomly chosen and from all those that commented on that blog, the winner will be again, randomly chosen. Blog Hop will remain open for comments on everyone's blog through midnight Friday night February 3rd. The winner will be posted here (and on the member's blogs who are able to post) by noon on Sat February 4th.

Winner receives a $25 gift certificate to shop at Heartfelt Creations!

My project is a blend of several Heartfelt Creation stamps (supplies listed below)

This week... Heartfelt Creations is at CHA debuting new products! their new release will be on February 7th!!

Enjoy the hop!

also entered in the following challenges:
Stampin Sisters in Christ - who you are!

Supplies:
Stamps: HCPC 3305 Posy Patch Clusters PreCut Set
HCPC 3312 Uplifting Scriptures PreCut Set
HCPC 3303 Posy Patch Flowers PreCut Set
HCPC 3307 Jean Pocket/Ball Can PreCut Set
Die: Spellbinders HCD 701 Posy Patch Diecut
scraps of Cheery Lynn's Flourish
Cardstock: SU White, retired designer paper, stash Wild Wasabi
Ink: Memento Black, Rangers Distress Stormy Sky
Embellishments: MS daisy fan punch, Gala Glitz Blue, pop dots, stash gingham ribbon
Copics: B21, 95...G21, 24

Crafters of Faith 1st Group challenge

2012-01-31T00:01:00.055-05:00

hi there,

This card was a real joy to create. Our blogging group, Crafters of Faith, was challenged by our Leader- Kelly, to create a card or scrapbook page that should include an image of something that best depicts your thoughts and heart-feelings of what Genesis and the creation means to you and at least one of these colors of the creation: Yellow, Blue, Green and/or Brown!

have the yellow, blue, a little green but also added purple (for royalty)

Changed my mind so many times in making this card. Decided finally on creating a night and day background with the butterfly representing our change when we "put off the old man" and "put on the new" when we accept his wonderful gift of salvation! When our Lord created this world for us, he knew we would need a Saviour...so John 3:16 naturally comes to mind....

Can't wait to pop around to the rest of the group's blogs and see what they created!

Patti Carolina Olga Liz W Melina Cynthia Jackie Liz D Carol Kelly

have a blessed day,

entering this one in the challenges at:
Make My Monday - butterflies or dragonflies
Stampin Sisters in Christ - who you are
Stamp TV's Friday Challenge - hosted by Brenda

supplies:
cardstock: GKD's Wild Lilac, In the Navy, White
ink: Memento's summer Sky, Cantaloupe, Paris Dusk, Black, Ranger's Distress Antique Linen
stamps: Our Daily Bread's Butterfly Corner, sentiment from biblical Impressions
Spellbinders Labels 7
Copics YR15, Y04, YG03, V01, 12, 17
Techniques: white embossed stars, masked moon, sponging, paper piecing, stickles

oh I don't want to go to work today....

2012-01-30T05:30:00.001-05:00

can you tell I could sure use one more day off LOL

hugs to all,
have a beautiful day...and Friday will be here before I know it....

Sugar Creek Hollow Challenge

2012-01-28T08:00:00.010-05:00

Welcome to another Sensational Saturday at Sugar Creek Hollow.. This week we have a color challenge for you. We want you to makevintage, shabby chic or primitive cards featuring CREAM, BLUE & BROWN.

One random winner will receive a digi of our choice and a winner's badgeto display. In addition, the Design Team will choose one project as Cardof the Week and the creator will receive a badge and will be in therunning for a Guest Designer spot.Our Design Team has created wonderful cards with this color scheme toinspire you. If you want the details on their cards, just click ontheir name and you will be taken directly to their blog.

For our challenge this week, I used an image from the Vintage Lamp Set from the Digi Doodle Shop.

well I blew it again...when I saw our challenge I thought "Oh how perfect! works for Digi Doodle Shop's challenge also"...and was just tickled. So imagine me sitting with my mouth open when I went to get the link to enter this in their challenge... and it had ended this past Wednesday!!!

Oh well, I'm sure this wont be the last time I get my dates crossed LOL

...my background was done with the Shaving Cream Technique .

update: wooo hoooo Digi Doodle is having an "anything goes" challenge so I get to enter this one after all ...big smile here

have a beautiful weekend!
hugs,

supplies:
brown and blue ribbon from stash
brown and white cardstock
sentiment from MFP's "Brick Wall" set, stamped in Memento Black
Copics: B00,01,04...E43, 47, 53, 71, 81 and BG 96

Speedy the Fox Challenge #92

2012-01-28T00:01:00.007-05:00

so glad it's Saturday!!!

This week over at the Speedy the Fox Challenge Blog , I've challenged us to create "using layers"... try to use at least FOUR!

for my project, I used the new MFP set " Love Remains" ...gorgeous set!

I have a ton of layers LOL...nine to be exact (-:

each rose is layered higher than the one under it... as well as all the matting!

hope you get to play along - remember random winner gets a FREE stamp set...

I'm having several friends over today to stamp - we are going to mass produce our birthday cards needed for the year (we try to give cards to everyone in our church for their birthday) and one of them is going to teach me things on the Cricut...so excited! having birthday cards ready for the whole year will be such a blessing!

hugs and blessings,

Supplies:

Ink: Memento Black

cardstock: black, white from MFP

dp: retired from SU

embellishments: Spellbinder's Beaded Ovals, "clear star" gelly roll pen, yellow mini pearls, SU corner punch, popped dots, and ribbon from MFP

Copics: Y06, 08, 23, BG96, YG63

Phri-days are Phindy's!

2012-01-27T00:01:00.004-05:00

This week at Phindy's Place Friday Challenge Blog the challenge is "to create a project for a young child's birthday"....
perfect for me! My granddaughter, Lily, turns 5 soon and she and her Gran-Pa love pigs! So this card will be from him to her....

love this little piggy from Phindy...

now the balloons were done with the miniCricut that I won from Suzanne Dean's Creative Classroom! this is a whole new crafting world using the Cricut - much to learn!

added purple stickles so Lily would have her bling!

hope you get a chance to enter our challenge - one random winner who will receive a $5 gift certificate to Phindy's store. The Design Team will choose one project as Card of the Week. The creator will also receive a $5 gift certificate to Phindy's store and will be in the running for a monthly Guest Designer spot.

enjoy your weekend
hugs,

supplies:
retired SU designer papers matted with dark purple cardstock onto white card base.
Copics BV0000, 000, 01 and R0000, 81

STV Challenge

2012-01-26T04:00:00.001-05:00

hi there, dont get to play in the challenges over at STV much any more, but couldn't miss this one! The challenge is to case one of Jennie Harper's cards...well this gal doesn't make a card I wouldn't want to case..BUT since I'm into vintage this year....I LOVED this card she had on her blog

gorgeous isnt it!!!

so here's my case

have no idea why my pic is giving off that yellowish color...oh well - photographer I'm not...

anyway...hats off to Jennie's gorgeous gallery over on STV and check out her blog!

off to work! hope this posts on time, yesterday my autopost didnt post correctly and I didnt notice until later in the day - not at a computer for most of today so wont know if this posted until tonight!

hugs,

supplies
GKD Design Set "You've Got Style"
Sentiment is from 2007 SU set - dont know name
stash Graphic 45 designer paper and stash THoltz dp
Webster's trim and Prima pearl swirl with mini roses
Black cardstock from GKD
Copic RV02 and sponged Rangers Distress Spun Sugar
Spellbinder dies Beaded Ovals and Ovals Large
pop dots for corset

Moxie Fab's Tuesday Trigger Challenge

2012-01-25T04:00:00.001-05:00

hi there,

loved this gorgeous inspiration pic for the Moxie Fab Tuesday Trigger Challenge ....

immediately thought of the new stamp set from GKD by Melanie Muenchinger "Stately Flowers 2" . I love flower images and she will be creating sets for all of our states! Looking forward to Virginia's (-:

(and if you dont know - Melanie has had a book published "A Year of Flowers"..highly recommend!)

my card

loved the pastels for this one!

ok, have to get out of here - headed to some properties that are a couple hours away..so have a long day ...hope I make it to church tonight!

hugs,

supplies:
cardstock - dark brown, light brown and white
MS leaf punch and fan punch
Cuttlebug embossing folder
Memento ink - Angel Pink, Cocoa
Copics: E04, 31, 35, 93 and RV00, 21, 42
stash ribbon and mini pearls

Our "Crafters of Faith Group" mini color challenge

2012-01-21T17:57:00.008-05:00

Hi there,

Our leader, Kelly challenged us to to create using the color combos given to each of us by another blog member. Kelly gave me the combo ...
Pink, Burgundy (Cobbler, etc!), and Black!

well alrighty then - how fun to create just to create. I am on quest to use only scraps and/or designer paper that I have had for ages...this piece from Graphic 45 has been sitting in my designer paper bin for quite a long time! and I've had this flower in my stash also for quite some time....hence, my card was born LOL

now the bad part is I don't know the name of this particular paper from Graphics and I don't remember what punch I used to make the flower....sorry!

I sponged the dp with Memento Rose Bud, and I do know the cardbase is Cranberry Tart from GKD, also used Spellbinders "Twisted Metal Tags and Accents" for tag and embellishment behind flower, pearls, scrunched burgundy seam binding (love that stuff) and colored lightly with Copic RV21...

went for the vintage look - hope you like!

hugs and blessings,

Sugar Creek Hollow Challenge

2012-01-21T08:00:00.003-05:00

Welcome to another Sensational Saturday at Sugar Creek Hollow and a new challenge.

This week we want you to GO GIRLY and make very feminine vintage, shabby chic or primitive cards.

so I just went with a varied collection of items...sentiment is from Layers of Color TeaCup Blessings set, scraps are from stash (mostly from Graphics 45), cardbase is Not Quite Navy from Stampin Up, stash trim from Webster's, stash lace/ribbon,button and scrunched seam binding, paper flowers, ms leaf punch, ran 1 panel through the cuttlebug....just had fun with it!

not sure what the inside sentiment will be...I like having option to decide later!

hope you get to join us - I really love visiting everyone and seeing how you do vintage (-:

remember....

One random winner will receive a digi of our choice and a winner's badge to display.

In addition, the Design Team will choose one project as Card of the Week and the creator will receive a badge and will be in the running for a Guest Designer spot.

Check out the girly vintage cards created by our incredible Design Team . We are joined this week by a wonderfully creative Guest Designer, Claire Chapman.

hugs,

Speedy the Fox Challenge #91

2012-01-21T00:01:00.006-05:00

hi there - so glad it's Saturday!! oh how i love weekends!

This week over at the Speedy the Fox Challenge Blog , we were challenged to create
" a birthday card"
Now that's easy - hope to see EVERYONE in this challenge! Hope you pop over and check out the rest of the Speedy the Fox Design Team's birthday cards (-:

kept my card simple with the focus on the gorgeous rose from the new MFP set "Love Remains"....and the sentiment is from the MFP set "Buffalo Spring" ...

continuing to use stash dp and cardstock - this one has SU's Not Quite Navy base with scraps of green cardstock (but I dont know whose) for matting...i'm pretty sure the dp is retired Stampin Up also...
had a piece of scrunched seam binding that I just laid across panel before adhering my rose...

used a different combo of Copics on this rose : R08, 89, 81...BV23...G24, 28
what do you think?? i'm thinking would have liked more highlights ...

hope everyone that was hammered in the snow storms are all ok - have heat, soup on the stove and are stamping away (-:

hugs

Phri-days are Phindy's!

2012-01-20T00:01:00.002-05:00

This week at Phindy's Place Friday Challenge Blog the challenge is to create "a shaped card - no rectangles or squares".

ok so I cheated...hmmmm better way to say that is " i was creative" and just cut off the corners of my gatefold card LOL
I had made this awhile ago for someone's "blue" challenge - missed it - and so now it's working for this challenge!

grabbed Phindy's image First Snow

the inside sentiment is from Stampin Up 1997 but I don't know the set, sorry...

back to working on using up stash everything!!

hop you get a chance to play in our Phindy challenge - We will choose one random winner who will receive a $5 gift certificate to Phindy's store. One entry will be selected as Card of the Week and the creator will also receive a $5 gift certificate to Phindy's store as well as being in the running for a Guest Designer spot.

hugs,

supplies:
cardstock - Not Quite Navy, white and stash designer paper
Spellbinders Pendants Fleur De Lis
stash ribbon
Copics: E00. 02...B32, 45, 97

Sugar Creek Hollow Challenge

2012-01-14T08:00:00.024-05:00

Hi again, I have been anxious for this challenge - love love love coloring this one (-:

Welcome to another Sensational Saturday at Sugar Creek Hollow. This week we have a great challenge - EMBOSSING. You can create your vintage, shabby chic or primitive card with dry or heat embossing.

Join us in saying hello to Digi Doodle Shop, a lovely new sponsor who will be providing one random winner with a $10 gift certificate to their store.

The random winner will also receive a winner's badge from Sugar Creek Hollow to display on her blog. In addition the Design Team will select one project as Card of the Week and the creator of that card will receive a badge to display and will be in the running for a Guest Designer spot.

The Design Team has used a number of the fabulous images from Digi Doodle Shop and have created some wonderful inspiration for you.

I dry embossed but it doesnt show well ..used my Score Buddy and scored the lines in the designer paper (my wallpaper) ...

This image was a real joy for me but for a personal reason - My Grandmother aka MawMaw, had a hutch (or "stand" as she called it) so similar to this one....along with the lamp, perfume bottles, pitcher, hat, books (she was a school teacher) and vase of flowers. In that little pink pot - she kept her Bobby pins!! who remembers spinning and curling our hair with them LOL....In her picture frame was a pic of her mother - very stern looking lady in a black and white picture. This stand sat over by her bed....its been almost 30 years since she passed but it feels like yesterday in so many ways...
the only thing she didnt regularly have on her hutch was the teddy bear (that was upstairs in the very old crib she hung onto ..and I wish I had kept ...big sigh)..Anyway, coloring this image was a welcome open door to my childhood and treasured memories.

hope this has in some way inspired you....and you get time to enter our challenge this week.
hugs,

Copics: E00,09,31,35,74...B00, 01, 04, 18, 26...R00, 02, 81...Y02, 06...R27, 29...G07, 14...YG63...C01, 03...W1, 3, 5
entered in the Digi Doodle Embossing Challenge

Speedy the Fox Challenge #90

2012-01-14T00:01:00.001-05:00

hi there - so glad it's Saturday!!

This week over at the Speedy the Fox Challenge Blog , we were challenged to create "with a border punch"....have been wanting to use this new set...so grabbed the Spellbinders to create my borders!

used MFP sets "Winter Crocus" and "Brick Wall"

cardstock and retired dp is from SU

Copics: Y04, YR04, G24, E35, FV2, V17

ink: Memento Grape, Summer Sky and Angel Pink

Spellbinders Classic Scalloped Circles Large, Lacey Circles and Fancy Tags

paper pieced crocus and butterfly and added glaze sparkle with pen to butterfly

DONE!

now it's your turn...remember random drawn winner gets a FREE MFP Set!

hugs,

Stamp TV's CSS Alumni Blog Hop

2012-01-13T22:00:00.001-05:00

Hi there, welcome to our monthly blog hop - this month we've been given another awesome sketch from Melissa Cash!

Now you should have come from Kay's gorgeous blog...but if you not and you want to start at the beginning, go here to STV.

I really enjoyed this sketch - pulled out Theresa's new set "Dogwood and Butterfly"....love love love!

All cardstock, ribbon and button is from GKD and ink is Memento Sky, Danube Blue and Bamboo.

Copics are B29, YG63

Cuttlebug EF...paper pieced the butterfly on bottom card and MS leaf punch

Make sure to leave a comment as you hop along because on Tuesday morning (January 17), we will randomly choose one of the comments from all the blogs and that person will receive a huge grab bag of fabulous Gina K. Designs Stamps!

next stop is our awesome sketch designer Melissa .

NOTE: Having blogger issues with my commenting and some followers are telling me that they are having trouble leaving comments on my blog. I downloaded FireFox and have been able to comment using that server. Hope Blogger fixes its issues with Internet Explorer soon...so hope this doesnt interfere with opportunity to leave your comment to be entered in the selection for the Grab Bag win...guess for this hop its more important than before to comment on as many blogs as you have the time to do...

hugs,

Phri-days are Phindy's!

2012-01-13T00:01:00.007-05:00

I chose the row with embossing, buttons and a die cut! have been wanting to color this adorable image Happy Howlidays ever since Phindy released it...Phindy images are such a joy to color...

cardstock is dark brown matted onto white card base
Dry embossed retired SU designer paper using the Cuttlebug folder "Candy Cane Stripes"
Copics: E02, 30, 31, 35, 37...W1, 3, 5...Y21, 23, 26...R29, G05, 09
Image is diecut using Spellbinders Labels 18 matted onto red cardstock.
Buttons from stash with candy cane twine and stickles on their hats!

No sentiment, I need a ton of Thank You's and Happy Birthdays this month...not sure which this is!

Hope you get to pop over to the Phindys Place Challenge Blog and play in the challenge (-:

hugs,

ps I'm still having blogger problems (along with a gazillion others - cant leave comments on so many blogs ... I get sent over to a blank white page) hope they figure it out soon....

EEEKSSSS I WON! wooo hooooooooo

2012-01-08T22:27:00.000-05:00

I cant believe it...I won the Cricut Mini !!!

NEW Provocraft CRICUT MINI machine

Winner is LINDA PAYNE

boy am I glad I got off early that day.....
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WOOOO HOOOO my company closed early today and I RUSHED home (no traffic - was like being in Twilight Zone!) threw down all my stuff and went straight to my craft room....two hours later...my card is done!
Have been wanting to color up this Wonderful freebie digital image from GKD really love it! Have printed up a dozen to color throughout the year and use next year...

This one is for the challenge over at Suzanne Dean's CMC Challenge "to use gold, cream, white" with your Copics...sparkle is hard to photo so here are a few (-:

on this last one, I have added a little more Y28 to bottom of ornament

this is one of those "its so much prettier in real life" cards...I am very tickled with it....
cardstock is from GKD and Copics used are W00,01...E30, 50, 81...Y00,26, 28...YR31
lightly painted on gold stickles and sponged edge with Ranger's Distress Antique Linen

now off to get ready for tomorrow night...oh bummer - we have to eat dinner tonight too! hmmmmm....pizza!

LOL hugs,

Melanie Muenchinger's Exciting News

2012-01-07T11:28:00.001-05:00

For those of you who follow STV, you know Melanie!
She has some awesome news...her very own BOOK! - so pop over to her BLOG and see what she is giving away - but go quick - this ends tomorrow night!

I'm headed over to Annie's Attic to get this....This set of Melanie's has been a favorite "go to" stamp set year round....

Wishing Melanie huge success on this book - how awesome is that! (and I was doing a happy dance just to get a card published LOL, cant imagine how over-the-top excited she must be!!)

hugs,

Sugar Creek Hollow Challenge

2012-01-07T08:00:00.003-05:00

Happy New Year and welcome to our first challenge of 2012 at Sugar Creek Hollow. This week we want you to save some trees and RE-PURPOSE PAPER TOWELS, TOILET PAPER OR COFFEE FILTERS. Instead of buying some designer paper for your project, go to your kitchen or bathroom and grab one of the above items and let's see how you can transform it and incorporate it into your vintage, shabby chic or primitive card or other paper-crafted project

This week one random winner will receive a digi of our choice and a winner's badge to display. In addition, the Design Team will choose one project as Card of the Week and the creator will receive a badge and will be in the running for a Guest Designer spot. Our new Design Team is in place and everyone has worked hard to create some inspiration for you. If you want details on how they re-purposed the various items, head over to the Sugar Creek Hollow Blog. and click on their names to go directly to their blogs.

I used some round coffee filters and took some pics of a few of my steps. Details and supplies used at bottom of post

Using Layers of Color set "Dotted Peonies" by Nina Brackett...

Details:
sponged the leaves and flower images with Ranger's Distress Inks - Aged Mahogany, Mustard Seed, and Worn Lipstick. Took a 4 x 5.25 piece of cranberry cardstock and added stick glue all over it, then laid down the sponged filter and folded the edges over the cardstock. Ran it through the Cuttlbug using the Victoria folder....really enjoying this technique!
cut out the flower and layered it three times and added pearl brad. Matted it onto scrap light green cardstock.
The base card is cranberry, sponged with white pigment around edges..then stamped with a "crackle" stamp using gold pigment ink. Ribbons are from stash...

There you go! I like working with these filters MUCH more than with tissue paper!

so my first post as a member of this fabulous Design Team is now done....now I can breath (-:

hugs,

Speedy the Fox Challenge #89

2012-01-07T00:01:00.016-05:00

hi there - so glad it's Saturday!!

This week over at the Speedy the Fox Challenge Blog (yep, new owner - new name LOL), we were challenged by Patty to use "brads or eyelets".

Grabbed the MFP set "Covered Bridges" and the sentiment is from the MFP set "What a Fox" and the MFP crackle background stamp.

no coloring...stamped image in Memento Rich Cocoa, and then layered with MFP cardstock. Punched corners with corner punch, copper brads from stash, added twine... lightly sponged around sentiment

.... background is stamped using Memento's Rhubarb and a very little bit of gold pigment ink....

Well I need 10 Birthday Cards for men in January...so now I only need 9 !

hope you get to play along - random winner chosen wins a FREE SET from MFP!

My Bible Study at the Regional Jail is back for the month of January - every Monday night at 7pm. Please pray for these women...that their hearts will be softened by the Holy Spirit to see their need for a Saviour.

thanks so much,

Phri-days are Phindy's!!!

2012-01-06T00:01:00.002-05:00

WOOOO HOOOOO! We are back from our holiday break and ready to get going for 2012!
Our first Phindy's Place Friday Challenge for this year is a COLOR CHALLENGE! brown, teal, white and celery (or colors as close as possible)

I went with a fav image by Phindy called Together

started to add a scene...but then liked them just looking out at the beautiful sky together - thinking of me and DH on this one .....wellllll we still have a few years to go but its us just the same (-:

Now pop on over and check out the rest of the Design Team's cards - gorgeous!!!

Reminder:
You don't have to use a Phindy image but we hope you will and if you do, follow the instructions under the challenge rules on the sidebar and enter your card twice. If you don't have a Phindy image, pop over to the Phindy's Place store and pick up a few of the fabulous images you will find there.

One random winner will win a $5 gift certificate to the Phindy's Place Store. In addition the Design Team will select one entry as Card of the Week. The creator will also receive a $5 gift certificate and will be in the running for our monthly Guest Designer spot

looking forward to 2012 and all the wonderful Phindy projects from everyone ...
hugs,

also entered in challenge at Crafty Sentiments - Love and Romance

supplies:

cardstock - celery and teal from SU
designer paper - stash from K&Co
Copics: E00, 11, 31,33, 35,47, 59...C2, BG09, 18...YG63, R29
ink: Ranger's Distress Tumbled Glass and Vintage Photo

Winners of Celebration Candy

2012-01-02T21:35:00.000-05:00

WINNERS OF CANDY

Candy #1 The Other Patti Sue
Candy #2 Patricia St Martin

Congrats! and again, thank you to everyone who stops by (-:

Ladies please email your snail mail address and I will send these right out!

hope to do this again in the Spring!
hugs
Linda

MERRY CHRISTMAS

and a big thank you to everyone who is following my blog! Was going to wait until I hit 300 followers but it's Christmas so wanted to do it now!

THANK YOU EVERYONE for following me,

I sincerely appreciate it....

Giving away two candy packages!

The winners will be randomly selected from all the comments for this post
and the only thing you need to be is a follower - doesnt matter if you follow my blog or prefer to follow via the Network (Facebook)...

Will keep this open until midnight New Years Day and post the winners on January 2nd...

thank you again...i am truly humbled that so many enjoy what they see here....

hugs and Happy New Year!

and remember - Jesus is the Reason for the Season ...

WINNER of HEARTFELT ALUMNI BLOG HOP

2012-01-01T13:57:00.002-05:00

EEKS! I had autoposted this for Saturday and dont know why it didnt post....so much going on yesterday that I didnt check my blog....so sorry

OLGA picked the winner this month - She randomly drew Tesa's blog and than randomly drew again the name of the winner...

Becky Spinks!!!!!!

. wooo hooo - please email Emma Lou at emmalou@heartfeltcreations.us and let her know you are the winner of the December Alumni Blog Hop to receive your $25 gift certificate to Heartfelt Creations...enjoy (-:
hugs,

Speedy the Cat Challenge #88

2011-12-31T00:01:00.002-05:00

hey hey hey! its Sa-tur-day LOL

This week at the Speedy the Cat Challenge Blog, Brenda has challenged us "to use a snowflake".

So I used snowflake stamp from MFP's new Ice & Snow set and the sentiment is from their new Buffalo Spring set

a fav layout that I dont use often enough...stash light blue cardstock matted onto white cardbase, edges sponged with Ranger's Distress Ink "Tumbled Glass"...heat embossed snowflakes and sentiment..., white scrap dry embossed with Cuttlebug folder, ribbon from stash

great layout to use scraps! Hope you enter the challenge - remember...random winner wins

a FREE MFP SET!

Have a wonderful New Year's Eve! Safe traveling for those of you away....we have a rousing rowdy group every year...playing Dominoes and others will be playing Rook!

yep, we ARE the Wild Bunch (-:

but we eat good - I make a huge pot of vegetable beef soup and another family brings his pot of beans that has slow cooked for-ever!!! plus desserts, snacks, etc...

Our house will be packed and we love bringing in the New Year this way....

BRING on 2012! (-:

hugs,

Life Styles give away!

2011-12-27T15:41:00.002-05:00

now this is a prize! head over to Life Styles Craft Blog and check it out!

Heartfelt Creations Alumni Blog Hop

2011-12-27T08:00:00.021-05:00

Hi there, hope everyone had a beautiful blessed Christmas...we sure did! loved being in church and praising our Lord to celebrate His birth, then over to visit our youngest daughter and family (the one with the 3 little grankids) loved it! missed our other daughter and family but sure glad they spent Christmas in their own home this year (they usually travel)...on to the HEARTFELT CREATIONS ALUMNI BLOG HOP (-:

These super talented ladies were able to squeeze in our monthly hop (which is the last Tuesday of the month) even with all the business of this month:

Olga
Selma
Carla
Kristina
Tesa
and ME !

I chose to use the gorgeous Heartfelt Creation single stamp called Autumn Corsage

Didnt add a sentiment (which will go in the upper corner) because I need Thank You and Birthday Cards for January...not sure which this will be yet (-:

If you didnt start at the beginning, pop over to Olga's and be prepared for your jaw to drop!!!!

Well this was a short blog hop due to the holidays...BUT that means better odds of being the selected winner.

One of our blogs will be randomly chosen and from all those that commented on that blog, the winner will be again, randomly chosen.

Blog Hop will remain open for comments through midnight Friday night Dec 30th

The winner will be posted here (and on the member's blogs who are in town to post)

by noon on Sat Dec 31st

Winner receives a $25 gift certificate to shop at Heartfelt Creations!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

supplies:

cardstock: GKD Asparagus, retired stash designer paper from SU

ink: Ranger's Distressed Crushed Olive and Spun Sugar sponged onto mat

Copics: RV02, 11, 19, 21 ...YG63, BG09, C2

embellishment: stash ribbon

Entered in following challenges:

Creative Inspirations Paint - Anything Goes

the Crafty Pad - Anything but Christmas

Wee Memories - Anything goes

Speedy the Cat Friends Challenge #87

2011-12-24T00:01:00.005-05:00

This week at the Speedy the Cat Challenge Blog, Patty has challenged us to create..."anything goes"! Love it!
I have a brother whose birthday is in January and he turns the big 60! so this is going to him...

This one is so fun!!

Used the new set from Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co called "Buffalo Spring"...

used designer paper from Tim Holtz "Ideaology", light brown cardstock base from stash and ink is Ranger's Distressed Rusty Hinge, Burlap, and Aged Mahogany.

Copics used: N2, N6, E35, E11

Gold adhesive nailheads in stash...

ok - back to getting ready for Christmas!

hugs all

Sugar Creek Hollow and Layers of Color

2011-12-22T22:13:00.001-05:00

Ok - entry #3!!! and that's it...just keeping my fingers crossed now (-: hope you are trying to win the Cricut from Sugar Creek Hollow too! Still time to enter - it only takes one entry ----you never know !!

Flower is from Layers of Color Designer Collection by Nina Brackett called "Dotted Peonies"

I have plans for this set (-:

the Thank you is from an unknown - there is nothing on the wood block....

Well, folks I'm outta here until the first of the year...taking a much needed break and will be working on DT cards for January - Will be auto posting my two challenge cards for the last two Saturdays of this month for Speedy the Cat, small blog hop for Heartfelt Creations (winner receives $25 to spend at HC) and posting my blog candy to start on Sunday and end on New Years Day....will announce winner on Monday January 2nd!

will finally be poppin around to visit ya...

Merry Christmas to everyone

and remember......JESUS is the Reason for the Season....

Sugar Creek Hollow and Delicious Doodles

2011-12-21T21:04:00.000-05:00

hi there, entry #2 using the wonderful candle/poinsettia image from Delicious Doodles for the "Thank You" card challenge over at Sugar Creek Hollow...

Paper pieced the image colored with Copics onto the gorgeous Designer Paper from My Mind's Eye - Lost & Found Christmas...which I think is gorgeous...if all is quiet around here next week I intend to keep making Christmas cards because I didnt get to use this gorgeous paper like I wanted....

that's a big "IF" LOL

hugs,

Sugar Creek Hollow Challenge using Layers of Color

2011-12-21T00:29:00.001-05:00

hi there, I've missed so much the past two weeks - several blog hops and challenges I wanted to do...BUT...my company's financial operations are on the calendar year and so I have been swamped...

however didnt want to miss getting my 3 entries in over at Sugar Creek Hollow to be entered in the draw for that very generous blog candy - a CRICUT!
only have one card assembled for now (but do have 2 more in the works)... first entry:

used the gorgeous set from Layers of Color "Teacup Blessings" and the corner stamp is from LOC's set "Touch of Elegance"

the rest of the supplies are: cardstock from MFP - Evergreen, design paper from Webster's Pages, ink was Memento Black and Ranger's Distressed "Pine Needles" and "Milled Lavendar". Colored with Copics BV00, 01, 11...BG18, YG 91

ok, going to crash - have to be out early in am but hopefully back home at a normal time!

Christmas is only 5 days away! just need to wrap and bake - hopefully on Saturday...

and to all my blogging friends out west in that huge snow storm - hope all are safe and have your power and heat!

hugs

Speedy the Cat Challenge #86

2011-12-17T00:01:00.004-05:00

This week at the Speedy the Cat Challenge Blog, Patty has asked us to create " a Christmas card"! ...well now imagine that! LOL....who thinks she has PERFECT timing (-: I do !!

so here we go! i grabbed the new set "New Pines"...

fun using some fibers I've had seems like FOUR-EV-ER!!!

My Mind's Eye dp, MFP cardstock, frame with Labels 15, scrunched seam binding with stash brad, MS leaf punch, Memento inks, Copics C1,YG63, E33,37 and white gel pen

next i created a card with retired set "Ginger Cookies"...i didnt realize this set wasnt available any longer, so its for my own "personal use"

ok, now pop over and check out the challenge and the DT's inspirations...

and enter your Christmas card....

you have one - so c'mon ...can't win that FREE SET if you dont enter

this aint Publisher Clearing House come knockin on your door LOL

do they really do that ???

LOL with hugs for all

entering this in the Christmas card challenge over at Joan's Gardens

Phri-days are Phindy's!! Challenge #86

2011-12-16T00:01:00.005-05:00

This week at Phindy's Place Friday Challenge Blog the challenge is to create using "scraps no bigger than 3 inches"....LOVE IT! so pulled out the huge scrap box and started plucking out my pieces...

Did something a little different - only used a portion of the Phindy image, Snow Fun . Actually even the image is a piece of scrap - the girl that's with this snowman was poorly colored ...so i just punched out the snowman and only used him.

the tag came from My Mind's Eye, I added the To & From....

well Phindy and the rest of the team are taking a break until January...so hope you can pop pver and enjoy the rest of the Design Team's inspiration and join us in our last challenge for 2011...

Get rid of some scraps!!!

Thank you everyone who supported our Phindy Weekly Challenge this past year

- see you again on January 6th!!

Merry Christmas Phindy Phans (-:

hugs

entering this in the challenge over at Sugar Creek Hollow - I dont start on the DT until January so still trying to win that Cricut (-:
and the challenge at Joans Gardens

Marks Finest Papers December Blog Hop Release Day 3

2011-12-15T00:01:00.033-05:00

Hello! Welcome to Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company's December Blog Hop!

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Pucker Up Featured December 13

Pussy Willows Featured December 14 Ice and Snow Featured December 14

New Pines Featured December 15

Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the following blogs (don't forget this one), each day for more chances to win! We will announce all four winners on December 16, 2011 on the Mark's Finest Papers blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. The winners will be chosen at 11PM EST on Thursday December 15, 2011.

Lois Vicky Anne Connie Linda - you are Here! Karen H. Patty P. Geri Dawn M. Marilynn Chrissy Karen K. Pam Debbie Brenda T Bonnie Harriet Tammylee Silvia Mark's Finest Papers

I have created two projects with the new set "New Pines" - this first one is a quick/easy card !

stamped the sentiment using Ranger's Distress - PineNeedles, then laid a nestie mask (a scrap piece of paper that has cut out this die image) over the sentiment and sponged lightly around sentiment...ran it through the Cuttlebug using the "dots" folder.
Added ribbon from MFP and matted onto MFP dark green cardstock. Stamped trees using white pigment ink and embossed with Seafoam White embossing powder onto piece of same green cardstock. Cut out trees and adhered to card. Adhered to MFP's white cardstock base.

This is a FIVE MINUTE card - very handy layout that I go to often when in a hurry (-:

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Next is another vintage tag using this set (and it will be entered into some tag challenges)

i LOVE this designer paper - it's from My Mind's Eye "Lost & Found Christmas" matted onto olive cardstock.

I added the "To and From" with gel burgundy pen and colored the berries with it also,

reversed the paper and added the strip on the side.

Stamped the sentiment with Memento Black

Stamped the cone with Ranger's Distress Aged Mahogany and paper pieced onto card.

Added lace...and bow with stash ribbon above the cone...punched hole up at top and made my hang string - popped big designer brad to close up hole...

last thing was adding the pearls using Viva's pearl pen - Ice White

hope this new release for December has given you some inspiration....

now looking forward to seeing who the random winners are - best wishes to all !

hugs,

Tag is entered into the following challenges:
Designed 2 Delight - tag, ends Dec 17
Sugar Creek Hollow - vintage tag, ends Dec 16th
Corrosive Challenges by Janet -anything but Christmas, ends Dec 24

Marks Finest Papers December Blog Hop Release Day 2

2011-12-14T00:01:00.011-05:00

Hello! Welcome to Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company's December Blog Hop!

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Pucker Up Featured December 13

Pussy Willows Featured December 14 Ice and Snow Featured December 14

New Pines Featured December 15

Lois Vicky Anne Connie Linda - you are Here! Karen H. Patty P. Geri Dawn M. Marilynn Chrissy Karen K. Pam Debbie Brenda T Bonnie Harriet Tammylee Silvia Mark's Finest Papers

Here is my first project using the new set "Pussy Willows". This is a beautiful set, decided to create a vintage tag and will be entering it in several vintage challenges...

Copics used: B26, E37, C2, 4, 5

inks used: Ranger's Distress - Walnut, Faded Jeans, Rusty Hinge, Black Soot

cardstock - light brown, not quite navy, stash designer paper

embellishments: ticket from THoltz, stash seam binding, ivory center tag fr stash

paper pieced little bird and crimped ticket

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next is my project with the new "Ice and Snow", hand drew an ornament shape from dark blue cardstock that was covered with the snowflake in this set and white embossed...

then decided to stay with the snowflake theme and created the background

Cardstock and ribbon is from MFP

ink is Memento Black and Danube Blue, Dew Drop Brilliance - Moonlight White embossed with Seafoam White embossing powder,

using white gel pen added accents: dotted more snow and added circles in snowflake openings

last touch was adding a little snowflake charm - it fit perfectly....

enjoy the hop and best of luck in the draw to win a FREE Set!

hugs,

Tag is entered into following challenges:
Designed 2 Delight - tag, ends Dec 17
Sugar Creek Hollow - vintage tag, ends Dec 16th
Corrosive Challenges by Janet -anything but Christmas, ends Dec 24

Card is entered into following challenges:
Joans Gardens - anything goes Christmas card, ends Dec 16
My Sheri Crafts - snowflakes, ends Dec 23
Addicted to Stamps - Snowflakes ends Dec 24

Marks Finest Papers December Blog Hop Release Day 1

2011-12-13T00:01:00.002-05:00

Hello! Welcome to Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company's December Blog Hop!

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Pucker Up Featured December 13

Pussy Willows Featured December 14 Ice and Snow Featured December 14

New Pines Featured December 15

Lois Vicky Anne Connie Linda - you are here! Karen H. Patty P. Geri Dawn M. Marilynn Chrissy Karen K. Pam Debbie Brenda T Bonnie Harriet Tammylee Silvia Mark's Finest Papers

My card using "Pucker Up"

nice break from Christmas cards...

Copics used: Y02, 06, 15...E37, YG63, 67...BV01, 0000...RV02, R81

ink is SU's Lavendar Lace and Memento Black,

stash designer paper and cardstock

ribbon from MFP...

enjoy the hop - and best of luck in the random draw for a winner (-:

hugs,

Christmas Blog Candy coming!

2011-12-11T23:15:00.000-05:00

I just had a dear friend point out to me that my blog is so very close to having 300 followers!
Just cant believe it....so I'm going to put together 3 candy packages and post them THIS week for all my followers...
Will be some stamp sets (new and retired), designer paper, embellishments...hmmmmm - thinking a quick trip to Hobby Lobby is needed...

and early thank you!

See you after the December Release of the new sets from Marks Finest Papers this Tues, Wed and Thursday (-:

hugs,

Speedy the Cat Challenge #85

2011-12-10T08:00:00.001-05:00

Hello weekend! I am SO glad you are here!!!

This week at the Speedy the Cat Challenge Blog, I loved having the challenge again. So have challenged us to create "Thank You" projects....we are busy making our Christmas cards and yet our stash of thank-you cards are going to be needed real soon ...

I strayed from the Christmas theme and created my card using MFP's "Black Eyed Susans for Encouragement"...was saving it for a "trash to treasure" challenge because I used a coffee cup holder from Starbucks. Turned it inside out to use the crimped side - an old friend taught me this trick (aka Jennie Harper) years and years and years ago...that's how old Jennie is..not ME (-*

cardstock is MFP's Aged Cranberry and stash designer paper. Image is stamped on Kraft and colored with Prisma pencils...lightly penciled edges while still in die and blended out...

added pearls with Viva's Black pearl pen, sentiment stamped with Memento Black.

Card opens from the bottom.

Hope you get to pop over and see the wonderful creations from the Design Team AND hope you are inspired to join in the challenge...remember - random winner wins a FREE STAMP SET!

looking forward to seeing your thank-you's

hugs,

Stamp TV's CSS Alumni Blog Hop

2011-12-09T22:00:00.011-05:00

This is our Treasure Chest challenge hop and the focus is to create treat holders with a Christmas or New Year's theme! If you want to start at beginning of the hop, you can start from Stamp TV but if you hopping along already, then you should have come from the sweet blog of Lori McAree

I decided to create these adorable "sour cream containers"...they are quick - easy - and great way to use up some of my retired designer paper. TIP: my fingers just couldnt get these closed when they had the candy in them...so instead I sealed them up empty and then cut a slash in the top and filled them with M&M's...so much easier...added my little scalloped circle sentiment and it closed the slit perfectly!

These are for my grankids - chocked full of M&M's... and they hold a LOT - kids will enjoy (-:

these are so easy to make - go here for instructions - I just made my cylinder and sealed one end, then sealed the opposite end the opposite way, slit the top and added the candy, and added sentiment and ribbon....sooooo easy!

used GKD's 2009 Stamp set "Signed with Love" and punches from SU.
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then for my assistant at work I made this larger gift box - filled with gold wrapped snickers!
used the Spellbinders Grand Nestabilities Labels 4 and regular size Labels 4, cardstock is all from GKD along with GKD's designer paper, Stamp set is GKD's 2009 "Very Merry Christmas" by Theresa Momber. I took side pics so you could see that I made a small box and adhered the two side panels...bells are colored with Copics Y21, 26, 28, YG63,67 and Gold Smooch, ink is Memento Black and Delicata Golden Glitz....easy QUICK and different!

i should have decorated the sides....

that's it for me!!!

Make sure to leave a comment as you hop along because on Tuesday morning (December 13), we will randomly choose one of the comments from all the blogs and that person will receive a huge grab bag of fabulous Gina K. Designs Stamps!

your next stop is the elegant blog of Karen Knegten

hope you've been inspired!

hugs,

entered assistant's gift box in challenge at Joan's Gardens

Phri-days are Phindy's!! Challenge #85

2011-12-09T17:09:00.001-05:00

This week at Phindy's Place Friday Challenge Blog the challenge is to create "clean and simple" -which means not a lot of layers, embellishments, etc.

I'm using Phindy's cute winter image Jingle Bear ...

used my cuttlebug to dry emboss background and Spellbinders to cut image...

colored with Copics

Clean and Simple!

hope you get to enter -

You don't have to use a Phindy image this week but if you do, follow the instructions on the sidebar under the Challenge Rules to enter your card twice. Don't have a Phindy image, then just pop over to her store and pick up a few. There are some adorable new images to choose from.

One random winner will win a $5 gift certificate to the Phindy's Place Store. In addition the Design Team will select one entry as Card of the Week. The creator will also receive a $5 gift certificate and will be in the running for our monthly Guest Designer spot.

have a beautiful weekend - weather is supposed to be glorious although I hope to be finishing my shopping - gift cards for all this year (except the grankids) - this GranMa is tired and out of time LOL

hugs,

entered in challenge Joans Gardens - anything goes Christmas card, ends Dec 16

Grinch Game over at Creative Clear Stamps

2011-12-06T19:35:00.001-05:00

Dont miss the fun over at Creative Clear Stamps . You can get there from the badge on my sidebar!

If the grinch is found at your blog you could win:

Prize value begins at $100.00 and could include CCS stamp sets, various retail store gift certificates, tools, embellishments, and much much more. The prize value will increase by $25.00 with every 10 NEW CV blog followers. Maximum prize value is $500.00. One Lucky Grand Prize Winner to be announced at NOON Central time 12-09-11.

So I'm hoping something will happen on this blog LOL
hugs,

Sugar Creek Hollow Challenge - to use non-traditional colors for Christmas

2011-12-05T21:48:00.001-05:00

hi there, well since my time on the Design Team for Sugar Creek Hollow doesn't start until January, I'm still trying to win their blog candy - the Cricut!!!
so I have my three entries for this week's challenge "to create with non-traditional colors" for Christmas:

this first two are done with Layers of Color " Christmas Blessings" " - yep, I love this set. This is another way I've used it...non-traditional color is primarily shades of Turquoise for the first one and Turquoise, Brown and Black for the second one!

and the third one is done with a stamp from Tin Can Mail - primarily shades of Brown matted onto ivory card base....

all coloring done with Copics...

hope you get a chance to enter - wouldnt winning a Cricut be an absolute awesome Christmas present!

hugs,

WINNER of Heartfelt Creations Alumni Blog Hop

2011-12-03T12:00:00.004-05:00

Hello, thank you to everyone who participated in our hop....your response and encouragement was wonderful - big cyber hug to all !

A random draw of names of the Design Team pulled Olga's blog...then each name was written on small piece of paper and name was drawn by my DH....winner is BECKY!

Congrats, Becky! please email Emma at emmalou@heartfeltcreations.us to receive your $25 gift certificate to shop at Heartfelt Creations (-:

EVERYONE, Mark your calendars for the next Heartfelt Creations Alumni Blog Hop for December 27th - you may be the next winner of a $25 gift certificate to shop at Heartfelt Creations!

Have a beautiful day!

Sugar Creek Hollow - WOOOOO HOOOOO!

2011-12-03T08:00:00.001-05:00

hi there - THIS is what you will see over on the Sugar Creek Hollow Challenge Blog today:

Welcome to Sensational Saturday at Sugar Creek Hollow and a new challenge. Before I get to the challenge, let me tell you about some changes to the Sugar Creek Hollow Design Team. First, we are losing a couple of our wonderful designers because of family commitments. Marsha has been with Sugar Creek Hollow since the very beginning and her wonderful vintage designs will be missed. While Heide hasn't been with us as long, she has inspired us all each week with some gorgeous designs. Renee is going to stay with the team but will be scaling back her participation. Starting in the New Year she will become our Feature Artist and will show us all how Recycling and Repurposing are done the vintage way when those challenges come up. These ladies have made valuable contributions to the Sugar Creek Hollow team and have become lovely online crafting friends. Next, we have three new designers coming on board and they are joining us with their vintage beauties for the challenge this week so you can get a preview of what they will be showing you starting in January. Give a big welcome to:

Linda Payne from Payne Holler Cards

Peggy Marsh from The Wired Angel

Daniele Haddon from The Musings of a Chocoholic

Now on to our challenge. With Christmas close at hand, our challenge to you this week is to make CHRISTMAS CARDS IN NON-TRADITIONAL COLORS. Don't forget that we are a vintage, shabby chic or primitive challenge and want you to create in those styles.

We have a lovely new sponsor this week. Please welcome Delicious Doodles who will be providing one random winner with 4 digis of her choice. The random winner will also receive a Sugar Creek Hollow winner's badge to display. The Design Team will also choose a Card of the Week and the creator will also receive a badge to display and will be in the running for a Guest Designer spot. Don’t forget, we also have Christmas Blog Candy for one lucky winner to be chosen from our challenge entries between now and Christmas Eve. To inspire you all of our current and our new designers have created some fabulous Christmas cards in non-traditional colors using a couple of the images from Delicious Doodles.

so here is mine :

this image reminded me of some pictures in my baby book from when my parents went camping when I was a baby ...(and I'm now soon going to be 61 so you know it's fallin apart LOL)

what I love about it is that my Mom journaled back then...all of my photo pages are black and she always used a white pen! sure wish I knew where to find the kind of pen she used!!

one of these days I will take some pics of my book and use in a post...

I am thrilled to be part of this Design Team !! hope I do them proud

hugs

Speedy the Cat Challenge #84

2011-12-03T00:01:00.002-05:00

This week at the Speedy the Cat Challenge Blog, Design Team Member Brenda challenged us to create using our favorite embellishments.....tough...ribbon is my first choice but I also love lace trim and buttons and for sparkle....STICKLES LOL...cuttlebug....hmmmmm, so i incorporated all of them in my challenge card this week....a gal has to have more than one fav KWIM!

this was created using one of the new December releases "Ice & Snow"

Used dark blue and white cardstock, white embossed icicles and sentiment, sponged dry embossed background, trim and ribbon from MFP, stamped snowflake with Color Box Sky, stash button and added handrawn mini flakes with white pen and stickles!

have a beautiful weekend and hope you enter the challenge

REMEMBER...random winner receives a FREE stamp set from MFP!

hugs,

Phri-days are Phindy's ! Challenge #84

2011-12-02T00:01:00.014-05:00

This week at Phindy's Place Friday Challenge Blog ...since it's the first Friday of the month -this is the ANYTHING GOES WITH A PHINDY IMAGE challenge.

I used a Fancy Fold card made with Spellbinder's Grand Nestabilities Label 4

and the adorable Phindy image Surprise

wanted a vintage look because I'm also entering her in the vintage

challenge over at Sugar Creek Hollow to create with a Fancy Fold...hope you get a chance to play with your Phindy's this week - they are just so adorable and so easy to color. I matted this little cutie on black cardstock to have her pop out over the sentiment and lace...

have a beautiful weekend - cant believe Christmas is only 3 weeks away!
hugs,

decided to also enter in the following challenges:

http://www.aifgraphics.com/blog/?p=1330 Something Red ends Dec 13th

http://colourcreatechallenge.blogspot.com/2011/12/challenge-85-red-white-and-green.html

http://paper-craftingjourney.blogspot.com/ ends Dec 7th

http://www.ibrakeforchallenges.blogspot.com/ ends Dec 13th

supplies:

sentiment from Nina Brackett - GKD

designer paper is retired from SU and an unknown

embellishments: stash lace

ink: Color box Licorice and Strawberry

Copics: G20, 21, E00, 02, C3, Y21, 26, R29, RV23

Sugar Creek Hollow Challenge and Layers of Color Stamps!

2011-11-30T04:30:00.002-05:00

hi there,

Love Layers of Color and for me - they are my "go to" vintage stamps...this week at Sugar Creek Hollow the challenge is to create a "Fancy Fold" project. I'm a "gate fold" gal who uses a mini velcro dot to keep card closed.

hope you like....

well, now I'm really behind on Christmas cards but for a good reason - money! I sold my 45 cards (sad that that's all I had done) for....drumroll please...for $180 !!! a wonderful co-worker wanted to see my Christmas cards and then decided to buy the whole box (I kicked in the plastic container LOL)...crazy - who spends that on cards!

Ohhhhh Iiiiii DO - supplies arent cheap (-:

so dont be surprised if your Christmas card is just a stamped Merry Christmas CAS card! (-:

hugs,

supplies:

Layers of Color: Christmas Verses and Poinsettia Frame

Cardstock - MFP's Aged Cranberry, white

Ink: Color Box Licorice, Ranger's Distress - Peeled Paint Green and Burlap

Copics: R27, 37, 89...G05, YG99

Embellishments: stash designer paper, Viva Pearl Pen - Gold and Yellow Glass Effect Gel, mini velcro dot

Heartfelt Creations Alumni Blog Hop!

2011-11-29T08:00:00.001-05:00

hi there! another month that has just flown by...

the last Tuesday of each month - some of the Heartfelt Creation's Alumni Design Team Members get together to create with our gorgeous Heartfelt collection....this month we have the talented:

Dina Selma Karen Olga Tesa Clare Marsha Carla Debbie and you are HERE

I chose to share my card done with HCPC 3351 Cardinal With Holly Berries PreCut Set that matches the HCD 706 Cardinal Family Diecuts!! matted using Spellbinders Label 8....colored with Copics! embellishments from stash...this was a fav card last year so did a few more "by special request" again this year!

isnt it a wonderful feeling when you see family n friends put your cards out that they've kept over time for others to see ....

Remember to comment because there will be ONE random comment picked from one of these blogs to win a $25 gift certificate to shop at Heartfelt Creations !!! and with their gorgeous gorgeous NEW release...who wouldnt want to win that!!!

Hop ends at midnight December 2nd - winner will be announced at noon on Saturday on our blogs...

Enjoy the hop - truly hope you were inspired (-:

Speedy the Cat Challenge #83

2011-11-26T00:01:00.001-05:00

Welcome Weekend!
is everyone now sick of turkey !! Hope your Thanksgiving was awesome!

This week at the Speedy the Cat Challenge Blog ...Design Team member "ME" LOL..has challenged everyone to create the dreaded "masculine" card !!

It's a busy time for everyone, so being short on time I created another quick n easy card - not CAS - but definitely easy!

used the MFP Set "Christmas in the Country"

Cardstock is from MFP but designer paper is from My Minds Eye...white embossed on black scrap strip, embossed the vanilla panel with CB's "herringbone" and "candy cane stripes"...stash brads and twine "ribbon" (dont know what to call it)....lightly sponged vanilla panel

DONE!

I am SO looking forward to seeing what masculine cards are entered in the challenge - trust me, I will be casing them all (big smile here) and the random winner receives a FREE MFP set!!

enjoy what's left of your holiday ...now onto Christmas!!!

hugs

Phri-days are Phindy's!!! challenge #83

2011-11-25T00:09:00.002-05:00

This week at Phindy's Place Friday Challenge Blog the challenge is to create "with a sprinkling of snow"....welllllll now its time to bring out one of my ALL time favorite Phindy images... it's called Tasty Flakes

she looks slightly "less intense in color" than IRL - but I think its because I was wanting to get the sparkle to show (-:

if you arent sleeping from being out Black Friday shopping, hope you pop over and check out the rest of the Design Team AND enter the challenge (-:

hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving

This whole week all of my posts were pre-scheduled because I have family here from Florida, both daughters and their families and then tomorrow..ALL of my siblings (6 of us) and their families and grankids..and my Dad

so needless to say "this joint is jumpin" LOL

will be around more next week

hugs and blessings,

supplies:

cardstock: Stampin Up Tempting Turquoise and retired designer paper, and Perfect Plum

Copics: V01, 4, 6...E00, R20, BV 11, 13, B000, B00, B04

sentiment: Verve digital freebie from 2010

embellishments: MS snowflake punch, Marvy scalloped oval punch, violet seam binding, stickles - crystal, white gel pen

spellbinders: Labels 18

Marks Finest Papers November Release - Day Three!

2011-11-23T00:01:00.003-05:00

Hello! Welcome to Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company's November Blog Hop!

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Peaceful Nuthatch

A Trip to Lancaster

What a Fox

Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the following blogs (don't forget this one), each day! We will announce all three winners on Thanksgiving Day. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. The winners will be chosen at 11PM EST on Wednesday November 23, 2011.

Lois Vicky Anne Connie Linda - ME you are here Karen H. Patty P. Geri Dawn M. Marilynn Chrissy Karen K. Pam Debbie Brenda T Bonnie Harriet Mark's Finest Papers

Today we are showcasing "What a Fox"...i love doing scenes. This was hard to get a picture to show my "sparkling ice" and that I tried to get it reflected in the water and the trees...

Fox is colored with Copic YR04, areas of the scene were lightly sponged with Ranger's Distress Tumbled Glass Blue, Stormy Sky and then Copic W2, C2 and Y08. Had fun with Glossy Accents, Smooch illuminator and Stickles !! sentiment stamped with the Stormy Sky...

Cardstock and dp is from SU as well as the ribbon

used silver gel pen to add dots

Well, that's it for the November release

Wishing everyone a wonderful Thanksgiving with time with family and friends,

and time to reflect on the awesome precious gift of salvation given to us by our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ - if you dont know Him in this way, please take some time to pick up the Bible and meet Him! He is waiting for YOU (-:

John 3:16

Acts 16:31

hugs and blessings,

Marks Finest Paper November Releases - Day Two

2011-11-22T00:01:00.001-05:00

Hello! Welcome to Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company's November Blog Hop!

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Peaceful Nuthatch

A Trip to Lancaster

What a Fox

double stacked the Lotus die from Spellbinder's, colored the image with glitter pens (gave up trying to get the sparkle to show in pic), stash designer paper and ribbon from MFP. Black pearls are done with Vivid's Pearl Pen on the red and hand dotted with black pen around the image....

easy, quick and I really like this one (-:

hugs,

Marks Finest Paper November Releases! Day One

2011-11-21T00:01:00.024-05:00

Hello! Welcome to Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company's November Blog Hop!

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Peaceful Nuthatch

A Trip to Lancaster

What a Fox

wonderful little bird - very little coloring required - I used Ranger's Distress Peeled Paint Green, Aged Mahogany and Tumbled Glass blue and lightly colored images with a "nib" (quick and easy) You can purchase the nibs just about anywhere (for those who dont know - those are the replacement tips for your markers)

Cheery Lynn die cut in several pieces, MS leaf punch, stash designer paper and SU cardstock (Not Quite Navy)

hope you enjoy the new release,

hugs,

a Christmas card

2011-11-19T21:55:00.000-05:00

hi there,
just had fun creating a card just ....because!
No challenge, no design team, no one needing a card....just something I sat here and did while watching the movie "Fireproof" (have a box of Kleenex right beside me LOL)

used the gorgeous stamps from Layers of Color

"Glad Tidings" and "Touch of Elegance"

forgot to run the embossing buddy over cardstock before embossing so it has a few snowy spots and

can hardly see the photo corners - tip: use lighter base when adding black photo corners LOL

ok, movie over - I'm all good cried out (-:

hugs and have a blessed weekend

ps if you havent seen the movie "Fireproof "or the most recent release "Courageous"...treat yourself - will be a blessing to you (and watch with hubby, double blessing!)

Speedy the Cat Challenge #82

2011-11-19T00:01:00.001-05:00

Welcome Weekend!

This week at the Speedy the Cat Challenge Blog Design Team member Harriet challenged us to create using " black, white and one other color"....well one of my fav combos is red, black and white....

so keeping it very simple (for a change LOL) I used two images from one of the new releases for November called A Trip to Lancaster.

used MFP cardstock, "dotted" Cuttlebug folder, Color Box ink - Licorice, red pen and stash ribbon!

DONE!

can't believe it - I dont think this counts as a CAS (clean and simple) because of the layers but this is about as CAS as I get!

Hope you get to pop over and see the wonderful creations from the Design Team AND hope you are inspired to join in the challenge...remember - random winner wins a FREE STAMP SET!

(one more thing - the new releases for November will be "officially" released on Nov 21-23rd and we will be having our release blog hop - it's late this month due to the sale of Mark's Finest Papers.)

hugs,

Stamp TV's CSS Alumni Blog Hop

2011-11-18T22:00:00.004-05:00

WOW - cant believe this past month has flown by and here we are with another STV Alumni Blog Hop!
you should have arrived here from Kay's beautiful Blog . But if you didnt and you want to start at the beginning, then pop over to STV's Forum .
For this hop, we were given this wonderful inspiration photo from Better Homes & Garden! ohhhhh soooooo many ideas!

i opted for the inspiration of CIRCLES - and the GKD set that immediately came to mind is Melanie Muenchinger's "Year Round Fun"...this set is going to stay out and will be my "finish off" card for this year...(that's the card I need to have that's quick n easy)...PLUS this one lets me use those little scraps - I will be punching them into different size circles and will be stamping my stash designer paper with the main image as I go along...

looks like I will have my cards all ready by Thanksgiving after all (-:

here you go! just plain good ole stampin fun!!

I entered the last one in the Championing Award Medallions Challenge in the Moxie Fab World challenge since I used a handcrimped medallion on that one (topped with glitter snowflakes)

Make sure to leave a comment as you hop along because on Tuesday morning (November 22nd), we will randomly choose one of the comments from all the blogs who will get a stamp set of their choice valued up to $24.95!

Now your next hop is over to Lori's amazing blog

Hope you enjoy and have been inspired,

hugs,

supplies:

cardstock: all GKD with designer paper from SU (retired)

ink: Color Box Strawberry, Artichoke, Licorice, SU Craft White and heat embossed
copics: R29, YG63

embellishments: SU circle punches, MS snowflake punch, pearls, gold and white pens and black copic liner pen, medallion leaves are Cherry Lyn die, stickles
spellbinders: Standard Circles Large, Lacey Circles

Phri-days are Phindy's !! Challenge #82

2011-11-18T00:01:00.004-05:00

This week at Phindy's Place Friday Challenge Blog the challenge is to create with the theme "Christmas".
I have a young friend in mind so made this especially for her using this so cute image from Phindy called Snow Fun This image even resembles her (well, from a few years ago lol) - didnt color her pants because wanted it to remind her of the time she made a snowman in her pajamas. She doesnt visit my blog so know she wont see it....now her Grandma just needs to keep quiet (big smile!)

hope you get a chance to enter our challenge and pop over and look at the rest of the Design Team's creations - they have created some awesome Christmas cards!!

You can win two prizes, one winner will be chosen at random from the entries and will win a $5 gift certificate to the Phindy's Place Store and one entry will win Card of the Week with the creator also receiving a $5 gift certificate. Don't forget that once a month we will choose an overall winner from the weekly winners and they will be offered a Guest position on the DT - and of course a free image from Phindy's Place to use for that week's challenge!

hugs,

supplies:
cardstock - SU Black and retired SU designer paper
Spellbinders - Classic scalloped squares small and Labels 12
Copics - E00, 33, 37, 43...B00, B000, R37, N4, 6, G05
embellishments: pearls, SU white ribbon, SU small oval punch
ink - SU kraft white and Real Red
sentiment - From Stampin Up - stamp set unknown

Oldie but Goodie Blog Hop

2011-11-16T07:00:00.003-05:00

hi there, welcome to the Oldie But Good Blog Hop where

the theme is always to use supplies that haven't been used for 6 months or longer and this time we were asked to think about being thankful!

This hop is done by members of the Facebook Group the Designing Divas...you should have arrived from the awesome blog of DIVA Sue Morris

since we had a theme for this blog hop of something we are thankful for... my inspiration came to me while I was spending time with my mother-in-law who is 90 and lives in Logan, West VA. She has a salt block in her backyard (which is right at the bottom of the mountain) and the deer just come right on up and enjoy themselves!

it's beautiful and I'm thankful for "nature" - God's creation is so beautiful !!

the deer in the clearing reminded me of this stamp I've had from Penny Black for soooooo long...couldnt wait to get home and make my card - love purple and sparkle...so here you go

used retired Stampin Up designer paper, Eggplant and Perfect Plum cardstock, SU ribbon, liquid applique and stickles for snow, colored with Prisma pencil Violet and Copic C2, Smooch illuminator, MS border punch....handwritten sentiment...done!

hope you like...

now you're off to the super uber talented blog of DIVA Cindy Johnsen Pec

have a beautiful day,

2 more entries for Sugar Creek Hollow

2011-11-15T01:17:00.000-05:00

major night owl attack ...

I'm so glad to be home..and STAMPING! can't sleep so went ahead and did my next two cards for the challenge over at Sugar Creek Hollow using the same stamp from Layers of Color but in two totally different layouts and color combos!

love this "tear" technique - different!! and used that Delicata Golden Glitz ink again (lovin that stuff!)

i stamped the image once on white then on brown cardstock - tore them and then pieced them together using the opposite color....you can see where I sponged the edges...and I love that vintage doesnt always mean darker or sepia colors. Stripes and spots are in my design paper and added the photo corner with liquid pearls, paper flowers from stash and leaves from scraps using MS punch...colored lightly with Copic B21, 45 and E11, matted using spellbinder's classic scalloped squares small

for this one, I used corner punch and rounded the two bottom corners. Added my gold spots randomly with gold gel pen on the brown piece. My stripes are embossed with the cuttlebug folder and lightly sponged with Ranger's Aged Mahogany, then crimped half of scrap from Graphic 45 with the small vintage Christmas image, sponged edges and added dots. Added scrap piece of twill ribbon to upper corner and leaf spring from MS punch to bottom corner. This card opens from the side.

hope I didnt leave anything out - think I will see if I can finally get to sleep now ....have long day at work tomorrow after being off for a few days...
but it's alllllll good - blessed to have work KWIM!

will be around to visit you soon,
hugs

Sugar Creek Hollow and Layers of Color

2011-11-14T20:36:00.000-05:00

The wonderful vintage challenges at Sugar Creek Hollow and the stamps from Layers of Color are just blending so wonderfully!!! This sentiment from LOC is going to be one of the designs for my Christmas Cards ...so you will be seeing it used a lot in various ways (-*...this week the challenge at SCH is "stripes and spots"...

I just got home earlier today from being gone since last Thursday but after I was unpacked, dinner done, etc etc couldnt wait to see what I've missed...went straight to the SCH site because I want to get 3 entries in this week...saw the challenge...and did this quick card for the challenge...

let my stash designer paper bring the stripes and spots...used brown cardstock for base and matting.

Have been wanting to use an ink new to me that I saw over on Jennie Harper's STV page ..it's called "Delicata Golden Glitz" by Tsukineko and it's gorgeous...and no heat embossing required! (thanks so much Jennie!!) got mine from Oozaks.com

anyway, after I stamped the image onto the brown, I sponged around edges with white ink from Color Box and added trim from Webster's and matted it on another piece of the brown cardstock. added 3 pearls using Vivid Pearl Pen up in the corner...

Quick card but I really like it!

Ok, back to work on my other 2 entries (-:

so glad to be home....

hugs,

Speedy the Cat Challenge #81

2011-11-12T00:01:00.004-05:00

Welcome Weekend! This week the Speedy the Cat Challenge Blog challenge from Patty is to create "using our favorite technique".

I can say without hesitation that my fav technique is "plain ole coloring"... love to sit and color, color, color! then I guess paper piecing is a second close... so using MFP's "Country Thanksgiving"

and coloring with Copics, here ya go - my last Thanksgiving card for this year! Hope you get to pop over and see the wonderful creations from the Design Team AND hope you are inspired to join in the challenge...remember - random winner wins a FREE STAMP SET!

have a blessed weekend, will be around to comment soon (no laptop with me for a few days!)

supplies:
cs - MFP's black, Basic Grey stash
copics - R08, 37...YR15, 18...Y08, 28...E00, 17, 25, 47...B21, 45, YG63, 67
embellishments - twine, buttons, spellbinders - big scalloped ovals lg and petite ovals sm, sunflower brad

Phri-days are Phindy's Challenge #81

2011-11-11T00:01:00.002-05:00

This week at Phindy's Place Friday Challenge Blog the challenge is to create using the theme "thankful or Thanksgiving"....well, I'm pretty much done with the few Thanksgiving cards that I send. We are having a ton of family over Thanksgiving so my favorite lady for the season is MRS SMITH - for those of you overseas or who may never have heard of her....she makes the most delicious frozen pies (catch 'em on sale) which are so truly handy to have ....with lots of whipped cream (-:

Naturally had to use Phindy's wonderful image Nana's Pies

no embellishments!!! quick n easy!!!

as you read this, DH and I are down in West Virginia with my MIL....our daughter is taking care of home so all is well...truly needed this break...

hope I get to color while I'm gone ...working on those Christmas cards that I wish I had started when someone else who's name I wont mention (Patti) started.... LOL
hugs,

supplies:
cs - MFP's Evergreen, Basic Grey Eskimo kisses
copics - E00, 01, 31, 35...G20, 21, 85...W5, B00
embellishments - red glitter pen, stickles

Sugar Creek Hollow's "trash to treasure" challenge entry #2

2011-11-06T22:11:00.000-05:00

hi there!
yes, this is entry #2 (-:
checkout the candy from Sugar Creek Hollow - see that Cricut over on my sidebar? oh yeah!...I'm so seriously going to get as many entries in as I can....3 per week! WHO doesnt want to win one of these babies!!

now this is a really quick card....and I'm not telling you what my "trash" is...can you figure it out?

this "trash to treasure" is really fun!

anyway....i was trying Selma's tutorial on doing a snow background and failed ...

(had lightly inked glossy cardstock with Ranger's Spun Sugar, stamped background trees with versamark and then sponged card again with Ranger's Victorian Velvet, heat set, then white embossed tree, misted with water..nothing happened)...

but not wanting to ditch my attempt..i kept going - stamped a miniature script stamp (from SU but separated from set so I dont know which one) on the opposite side of the white embossed tree (from SU's Lovely as a Tree) and then from the Layers of Colors Christmas Blessing set, used their Post Card and postage stamps in upper corner...matted onto white cardstock, made my photo corners, added my scrunched seam binding, matted onto Cranberry cardstock with lace on the side...

whew!

and NOW took my trash - and with black Stazon stamped the sentiment (from Amuse Art Stamps)

onto......drumroll please! ....

one of the sections that come in the white craft boxes to make your dividers!!

still have one more left to use at another time! added my button with the seam binding coming through it... DONE! not a beautiful card but it is vintage....and it meets the challenge!

ok, so that's TWO entries into the drawing - have one more coming later this week (-:
I would encourage you to play but then WHY would I want to lower my chances KWIM - LOL !!!

hope you know I'm kidding - the more the merrier and best of luck to everyone (-:
hugs,

Sugar Creek Hollow and Layers of Color

2011-11-06T00:21:00.000-04:00

hi there

isnt it wonderful having an extra hour - I used mine to stamp ...probably should have slept instead LOL

anyway, this week Sugar Creek Hollow is having their "Trash to Vintage Treasure Challenge - well, I've been waiting...heeeeheeeeheeee....have a small box full of "trash" ready to use on cards - some I know how I want to use...some I dont have a clue (-:

Here is my trash for this challenge - it's the tag from the Thanksgiving garland I bought at Hobby Lobby - saw those flourishes and KNEW it was going to my "trash" stash (-:

it was a large tag so I cut it to fit my card...matted it to light blue card stock...added twill ribbon that I had lightly sponged with Ranger's Aged Mahogany and adhered to black cardstock for the base

can you see the white flower soft - not sure if I should have used that since its "vintage" and they didnt have fake "snow" on stuff....i dont think they did? lightly colored images with Copics and matted onto black cardstock. Took a small piece of light brown cardstock that was also sponged with Aged Mahogany, ran it through the Cuttlebug using the Doodle Parts and added to offset the flourish

but it still looked bare

light bulb moment !!

made three crepe paper flowers using small Stampin Up punches - gold brad in center - scrunched them up and lightly dusted with...again...Ranger's Aged Mahogany...very lightly...

VOILA! my card (had to cut the tag in half but the twill ribbon covers that)!

the image is from the Layers of Color new Christmas Collection release designed by Nina Brackett and the set is called

"Christmas Blessing"..

you will see more of this collection...i really really really love it!

have decided that this collection is my choice for my cards this year

now I just have to seriously get started on making them (-:

hugs and blessings,

Speedy the Cat Challenge #80

2011-11-05T00:01:00.001-04:00

Welcome Weekend!!

This week the Speedy the Cat Challenge Blog challenges us to create " a winter theme"..

Well my inspiration is our CRA-ZEE weather - we had a snow storm on 10-29 and then 60 degrees on 10-31...go figure!

so here is my very confused little bird!

This is from the MFP set "Little Birds with big Mouths"...

I masked off the flowers and added the holly from the "Ginger Cookies" set....

I'm not sure if these sets are still available - MFP is under new ownership and there have been some changes. RIGHT NOW there is an awesome 25% sale going on...pop over and grab some goodies!!! and check out the rest of the Design Team's projects.

hope to see your project in the challenge this week (-:
hugs

supplies:
MFP cardstock - Aged Cranberry and Basic Grey's Eskimo Kisses
ink - Ranger's Distress Barn Door Red, Peeled Paint Gree, and Walnut
copics - B00 an Y26
embellishments: Liquid applique for snow, stickles and spellbinder dies

Phri-days are Phindy's - challenge #80

2011-11-04T01:30:00.002-04:00

Happy Friday!

This week at Phindy's Place Friday Challenge Blog the challenge is to create USING ONLY A PHINDY but it's "anything goes".... so by now you all have tons of Phindy's, right? I love this image from Phindy called Snow Angel she's so delicate...and

woo hooooooo my glitter showed - dont know why it did this time - didnt do anything different..but so tickled you can see the sparkly that I posted two shots of this one (-:

ok - it's Anything Goes" with your Phindy's

looking forward to seeing your projects

and hope you pop over and check out the rest of the Design Team!

hugs

also entered in these challenges:
http://craftypurplefrogchallenges.blogspot.com/2011/10/sparkle-challenge-27.html
http://delightfulsketches.blogspot.com/2011/11/weekly-challenge-new-release-very.html
http://pixieduststudiopixiechallenge.blogspot.com/2011/11/challenge-99-paper-piecing.html
http://samueltaylors.blogspot.com/2011/10/november-blog-challenge.html
supplies:

ink: Memento Summer Sky and Paris Dusk
cs: SU - Night of Navy and white, Basic Grey
copics: Y02, 28 ...B01, 04
embellishments: spellbinder Lacey Circles and Marvy scalloped punch, stash ribbon, pearl pen - white, white pen and stickles

Sugar Creek Hollow

2011-10-31T20:36:00.001-04:00

hi there,
working on vintage cards for Christmas and found this stamp in my stash...I've had it for years and used it maybe twice...so grabbed it up to use for my card for this week's challenge at Sugar Creek Hollow - to use vellum!

I inked my vellum with Ranger's Distress Rusty Hinge and Aged Mahogany - let it dry - then punched my leaves with MS leaf punch. Using a Marvy scalloped punch, created my vellum flower. Sponged its edges with the mahogany and added red brad and sparkly stickles to the center. The image was colored with Ranger's Distress Peeled Paint Green, Aged Mahogany, Barn Door Red and Tumbled Glass Blue

The stamp is from Inkadinkado called Tin Can Mail

ok, I'm outta here

work work work

but hey no snow! I feel bad for everyone without power...am pushing my DH to invest in a generator this year - have a feeling its gonna be a rough winter...

hugs

Speedy the Cat Challenge #79 - Scraps Only

2011-10-29T00:01:00.004-04:00

Welcome Weekend!!

This week the Speedy the Cat Challenge Blog challenges us to create "using SCRAPS only"...right up my alley (-:

using MFP's newly released set "Cardinals in Winter"

used 1.25" square punch and stash designer paper (so glad to be using my old dp! have not been letting myself buy new until I have used at least half of what I have...but broke down and bought some more at Hobby Lobby that was on sale 40% - just couldn't resist KWIM!!) along with MS pine branch punch and scraps of old olive cardstock....the squares are matted onto MFP's Evergreen and white base cardstock. Used MFP's gorgeous green ribbon, stash button and candy cane twine...sentiment is stamped in Memento Black, used SU punch and lightly sponged edges with Ranger's Peeled Paint Green. Image is colored with Copics YG63, R27, 29, 59, Y28 and matted with Spellbinders Classic Scalloped Large.

Come on and play with us! the random winner receives a FREE SET FROM MFP!!!

oh yeah!....thats what I'm talkin about (-:

hugs,

Stamp TV's CSS Alumni Blog Hop

2011-10-28T21:49:00.004-04:00

Hi there,

time for the STV CSS Alumni's blog hop. This time it's our Sketch Challenge (brought to us by our fav sketch designer, Melissa Cash) where some lucky person will win a FREE GKD Stamp Set.

Make sure to leave a comment as you hop along because on Tuesday morning (November 1), we will randomly choose one of the comments from all the blogs who will get a stamp set of their choice valued up to $24.95!

You should have come from the wonderful designer Lori McAree to here - if not, you can start from the beginning from STV.

here is Melissa's wonderful sketch

so using two sets from GKD "Showtime Stamp Kit - holiday cheer" and sentiment from "Showtime Stamp Kit - holiday greetings"....I decided to make this great "drawer box" ...tutorial is over on SCS .

This drawer holds up to TEN standard size cards WITH envelopes - how perfect for gifts for so many!

i tried so hard to get all the glitter to show! - each snowflake and scallop is popped with a dot of Stickles - they sparkle so pretty!!

Cardstock is GKD's Red Hot, retired dp from SU, ribbon from GKD, nesties and MS snowflake punches...making a mix match using these supplies while I have them all out...plan on doing 3 of these boxes with 10 cards each for my co-workers...

hope you are enjoying our hop!
remember to leave a comment for a chance to win a free set (-:

your next stop is over to the amazing blog of Kay Simmons

hugs and blessings,

ps I saw this adorable box a while ago over on Vicki Dutcher's blog who is also in this hop...this lady is really a "stampin machine" (-:

Phri-days are Phindy's - Challenge #79

2011-10-28T00:01:00.004-04:00

Happy Friday!

This week at Phindy's Place Friday Challenge Blog the challenge is to create using the technique "paper piecing".

We have a young mother at our church who will be having her fourth baby - a little girl - in the near future. Made this for her baby shower that our ladies are doing for her...

using the precious Phindy image Brand New

I "paper pieced" the whole image onto the deckled mat, colored with copics, had fun using stash dp, trim, and ribbons

(i love pink n brown together)

hope you get to join us this week - love seeing all your creations ...and paper piecing is FUN!

Hope you check out the rest of team's wonderful projects over at Phindy's Place Friday Challenge Blog

hugs and blessings

also entered in challenges at:
CharismaCardz - anything goes
Simon Says Stamps Challenge - anything goes

Heartfelt Creations Alumni Blog Hop

2011-10-25T00:01:00.012-04:00

hi there, well once a month the alumni members join for a blog hop. This month there are only four of us ..so should be quick hoppping (-:

I chose Heartfelt's gorgeous stamp set "HCPC 3331 All Seasons Tree Pre Cut Set"...it has the most beautiful tree! This is the "peak" week for all the gorgeous fall colors...so I colored my trees based on the colors I'm looking at in my back yard....

colored with Ranger's Distress - Rusty Hinge, Peeled Paint Green, Aged Mahogany, Barn Door Red, and Faded Jeans. While white cardstock was still in the Spellbinder Labels 8 die - sponged the grass and sky. Paper pieced the three trees.

hope you enjoy this one...

the rest of the alumni members participating are

Dina

Olga

Selma

Three KNOCKOUT talented ladies - you won't be disappointed.

hugs,

oh and I'm also entering this in Sugar Creek Hollow's challenge this week - Fall Colors!

stash supplies:

MFP's cardstock - white, aged olive, world gold

Paper Studio dp

orange mesh, ribbon, button and liquid pearls - black

Day 8 - MFP's 12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop

2011-10-24T00:01:00.029-04:00

Welcome to the 12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop! We have four samples each day for our hop! Please visit each of the following blogs for holiday inspiration! Start off on the MFP Blog for more inspiration!

Pam Debbie M Lois and ME (-:

using MFP's set "Seasonal Poinsettias" and colored with Copic Reds...
i love to stamp on candles but for this project decided to make "a candle sleeve"...just means that the closure in the back is done with Velcro - makes it easier to remove and put on another candle (-:

removed sleeve from burgandy candle and wrapped it on a white candle

the flowers, leaves, embellishments, wired ribbon bow are all attached to black cardstock mat from Nesties Label 13. The mat is attached with adhesive tape down the center of the back of the mat to the sleeve. This allows the mat to stand out flat from the candle while wrapping the sleeve around the candle. I used velcro attached two time at the back so I can wrap different size candles.

if enough are interested, I will try to do a tutorial...my instructions dont seem clear to me so I probably have you confused too (-:

Tomorrow is "altered legal pads" hope you are enjoying our hop!
hugs,

Speedy the Cat Challenge #78 - altered 3D items

2011-10-22T00:05:00.004-04:00

Hi there,

well I may have goofed up - I thought I was to switch from our challenge this week to that of doing an acetate box and it was posted yesterday on the Speedy the Cat Challenge blog (I forgot that and didnt make a second one)....so it's being used again today for Speedy the Cat's challenge "altered 3D items"...

these are cute n easy to make!

adorable for co-workers, mailman, teachers, etc

Patty has a very clear tutorial and there is also one on SCS in the Resource section..but for me Patty's was the easiest!

have a beautiful weekend!

Phri-days are Phindy's - Challenge #78

2011-10-21T00:05:00.000-04:00

Happy Friday!

This week at Phindy's Place Friday Challenge Blog the challenge is to create a "blue Christmas" theme.....oh I can't wait to see what the rest of the team creates!

I love blue for Christmas

for me, I chose this adorable little caroler by Phindy called Sweet Carol

if you know music you are probably sayin...Huh?

I dont know music and just drew what I hope are musical notes LOL

pretend it's "Silent Night" (-*

hugs and blessings

Day 5 - MFP's 12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop - today is "Acetate Boxes"

2011-10-21T00:01:00.005-04:00

Welcome to the 5th day of the 12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop!
We have four samples each day for our hop! Please visit each of the following blogs for holiday inspiration!
Starting at the MFP Blog and now on to the following Design Team Members for today:

Lois Joanne Patty MariLynn

and mine! Patty has an awesome video tutorial...

Come on back tomorrow for Day 6 - Altered Frame

hugs,

published in Scrap & Stamp Arts! tooting my own horn (-:

2011-10-16T14:58:00.001-04:00

so tickled! thanks to Jennie Harper for encouraging me to send in some cards....I sent in 5 and one was chosen..this one from GKD's set by Theresa Momber "Warm with Love"....page 28 (the call was to create using only pink n green)

and if you go to page 27 - you will see Jennie Harper's card published (she is my publication Queen idol LOL)

hugs,

Mark your calendar - 12 days of Christmas Blog Hop from Mark's Finest Papers

2011-10-16T00:01:00.001-04:00

Speedy the Cat at Mark's Finest Papers likes to get a head start on special Christmas gifts and memories for friends and family. He gathered the design team at Mark's Finest Papers to bring you 12 days of exciting paper crafting gift ideas to get that holiday mojo flowing. The hop runs for 12 consecutive days, starting October 17th! Begin your holiday hop at Speedy's home base, the Mark's Finest Papers blog and relax with a cup of eggnog (or sprig of catnip, your choice) as Speedy leads you though a short, daily hop. You'll find your holiday paper crafting ideas and supplies at Mark's Finest Papers.

See you on the 17th! Mark your calendar (-:

hugs,

Speedy the Cat Challenge #77

2011-10-15T00:01:00.004-04:00

Welcome Weekend!!
This week for the Speedy the Cat Challenge Blog we were challenged to "create seeing double". I've been working on a card for Operation Write Home (to make them a dozen) and decided to change my design and use "doubles"...

Since OWH sends the cards on to our troops - you have to keep your embellishments simple and flat. With this in mind I only added some scrunched seam binding. No buttons or glitter, etc. This is a great way to encourage our troops. If you've never heard of them, please check them out!

Without them - we would not have the "Liberty" we all enjoy...

hugs,

Phri-days are Phindy's Challenge #77

2011-10-14T05:00:00.001-04:00

Happy Friday!

This week at Phindy's Place Friday Challenge Blog the challenge is to create "Halloween"... now this isnt one of my favorite holidays but I do enjoy the "cute" side of Halloween and Phindy has some adorable ones...you have to pop over to the Design Team and see what they've created - just tooooooo cute!!!

I used Phindy's Bat On board

colored her with copics V04,06, 12 and Y28, red and black pens and outlined in YG03

Base cardstock black and all designer paper is from Basic Grey's "Eerie"....stash ribbon and buttons...sentiment from computer

quick, cute and easy!

hugs

MFP New Release Hop for "Ginger Cookies"

2011-10-14T00:01:00.002-04:00

Welcome to the October 2011 MFP New Releases Blog Hop! This month's new releases are: Holly Greetings, Christmas in the Country, Snowball?, Country Thanksgiving, Cardinals in Winter, and Ginger Cookies.
For your convenience, all these sets are available TODAY at Mark's Finest Papers. So, do you want to WIN today's Featured Stamp Set: Ginger Cookies? (If you don't want to wait to win, you can always purchase the sets right away! We'll substitute a set from NEXT month's release if today's winner has already purchased this set!)
For your chance to win: Comment on the following Design Team members' blogs TODAY before midnight EDT. There will be ONE random winner chosen from the comments on today's Blog Hop blogs. That winner will win Ginger Cookies.
We will announce the winner's name on tomorrow's MFP blog post. Emily Nancyruth Neva Faith Dawn Marilynn Patricia Chrissy Karen Pam Joanne Markie Carol Mark’s Finest Papers

This set is just too daggone cute!

I tried to make this vintage...hmmm, not sure I succeeded...

used stash designer paper and matted onto MFP's Aged Cranberry and Evergreen (sorry it looks black in pic) added lace from MFP, matted using MS border punch and stash ribbon.

Stamped the background image onto designer paper using Memento's Rhubarb, made my little yoyo with the same MFP lace and added the circles and sentiment.

My cookies are colored with Copics...

Now can you believe the gorgeous sets from Mark's Finest Paper this month!!!

have fun trying to decide which ones to get first LOL, enjoy the rest of the hop (-:

hugs,

MFP New Release Hop for "Country Thanksgiving" and "Cardinals in Winter"

2011-10-13T00:01:00.002-04:00

Hello! Welcome to the October 2011 MFP New Releases Blog Hop! This month's new releases are: Holly Greetings, Christmas in the Country, Snowball?, Country Thanksgiving, Cardinals in Winter, and Ginger Cookies.
For your convenience, all these sets are available TODAY at Mark's Finest Papers. So, do you want to WIN today's Featured Stamp Sets: Country Thanksgiving and Cardinals in Winter? (If you don't want to wait to win, you can always purchase the sets right away! We'll substitute a set from NEXT month's release if today's winner has already purchased this set!)
For your chance to win: Comment on the following Design Team members' blogs TODAY before midnight EDT. There will be ONE random winner chosen from the comments on today's Blog Hop blogs. That winner will win Country Thanksgiving and Cardinals in Winter.
We will announce the winner's name on tomorrow's MFP blog post. Emily Nancyruth Neva Faith Dawn Marilynn Patricia Chrissy Karen Pam Joanne Markie Carol Mark’s Finest Papers

first, using image from "Country Thanksgiving"

Base cardstock is MFP's Deep Olive, Black and Orange, designer paper is from Graphics 45 and stash. Used Spellbinders Classic Square Small Rectangles, colored with Copics, leaves are Cherry Lynn dies, flowers are from MFP and stash rafia for the bow.

next, using image from "Cardinals in Winter"

Cardstock from MFP's Neutral collection, stash designer paper, ribbon from MFP, stash button.

Image is colored with Copics T2, T3 and R29...sentiment stamped with Memento's Bamboo Green.

this one is also entered in the SCS Sketch Challenge #353, cardstock is all from MFP as well as the ribbon, used stash brads. Image is colored with prismacolor pencils with Glossy accent added to the deer and birds.

Cuttlebug folder and Spellbinder deckled die also used...

enjoy the rest of the hop!

love these new sets...

hugs,

MFP New Release Hop for "Christmas in the Country" and "Snowball?"

2011-10-12T00:01:00.008-04:00

Hello! Welcome to the October 2011 MFP New Releases Blog Hop! This month's new releases are: Holly Greetings, Christmas in the Country, Snowball?, Country Thanksgiving, Cardinals in Winter, and Ginger Cookies.
For your convenience, all these sets are available TODAY at Mark's Finest Papers. So, do you want to WIN today's Featured Stamp Sets: Christmas in the Country and Snowball? (If you don't want to wait to win, you can always purchase the sets right away! We'll substitute a set from NEXT month's release if today's winner has already purchased this set!)
For your chance to win: Comment on the following Design Team members' blogs TODAY before midnight EDT. There will be ONE random winner chosen from the comments on today's Blog Hop blogs. That winner will win Christmas in the Country and Snowball?. We will announce the winner's name on tomorrow's MFP blog post.

Lois Vicky Dawn Anne Peggysue Connie Linda (you're here) Karen Patty Liz Geri Lynn Debbie Mark’s Finest Papers

using image from "Christmas in the Country"

This is a fav - I masked the church and sponged with Memento's Paris Dusk (image stamped with Memento black)...colored with Copics T2, T3, Y08....added liquid applique for snow and stickles glitter. Matted using Spellbinders onto designer paper and white embossed sentiment, added pearls with Liquid Pearls and stash ribbon....card base is dark blue.

next, using image from "Snowball?"

cardbase is MFP's Aged Cranberry matted with Websters Pages (dont know name of the set its from....lost my cover sheet) stamped image onto white cardstock and colored with Copics, sponged designer paper where image was going to be placed with Memento's Bamboo and then paper pieced the penquin...stash ribbon and snowflake...center of flake is done with White Pearl Pen.

he looks kinda vintage...I think (-:

enjoy the rest of the hop,

hugs,

MFP New Release Hop for "Holly Greetings"

2011-10-11T00:01:00.003-04:00

Hello! Welcome to the October 2011 MFP New Releases Blog Hop! This month's new releases are: Holly Greetings, Christmas in the Country, Snowball?, Country Thanksgiving, Cardinals in Winter, and Ginger Cookies.
For your convenience, all these sets are available TODAY at Mark's Finest Papers. So, do you want to WIN today's Featured Stamp Set: Holly Greetings? (If you don't want to wait to win, you can always purchase the sets right away! We'll substitute a set from NEXT month's release if today's winner has already purchased this set!)
For your chance to win: Comment on the following Design Team members' blogs TODAY before midnight EDT. There will be ONE random winner chosen from the comments on today's Blog Hop blogs. That winner will win Holly Greetings. We will announce the winner's name on tomorrow's MFP blog post.
Lois Vicky Dawn Anne Peggysue Connie Linda (you're here) Karen Patty Liz Geri Lynn Claudine Debbie Mark’s Finest Papers

colored my white owl using prismacolor pencils on MFP's kraft cardstock - the embossed owl is from a cuttlebug folder using MFP's Evergreen cardstock. Ribbon is also from MFP

This was a quick, easy card to complete.

Enjoy the rest of the Release Hop

hugs,

Speedy the Cat Challenge #76

2011-10-08T00:12:00.001-04:00

Welcome Weekend!!
This week for the Speedy the Cat Challenge Blog I challenged us to create "without using designer paper"!!!

EEKS - are you kidding me!! WHAT was I thinking...I HAVE to use designer paper...I mean that's why I have TONS of it...made a promise to myself that I cannot buy any more paper until I use up half of what I already have...(SO I wont be buying any new paper for a couple years LOL !!!) but we need to be challenged to think outside the box, right ?

soooo, i used some slim scraps and weaved a square, used a piece of plain cardstock and ran through the cuttlebug, and paper pieced my images from MFP's stamp set Autumn Glory...love working with this set!

added white pen dots, colored with Ranger's Distress Inks using nib (Mustard, Mahogany, Peeled Paint, Rusty Hinge) sentiment is Memento's Paris Dusk.

added stash ribbon, matted onto MFP's Evergreen cardstock matted onto White base.

Hope you get to join us and pop over and check out the rest of the Design Team's inspiration

hugs