Pajama Girls Secret Sister Reveal

Hi my friends.  I'm so late with getting this blog post up, but in my defense, I was getting things ready for Christmas and also doing all those things necessary to get done before travelling.  Yes, I am spending Christmas this year with my oldest daughter and her family here in "sunny" California. 

This year the Pink Pajama Girls blog group that I belong to did a Secret Sister exchange hosted by our wonderful Athina.  Thanks Athina for taking on this project and getting us all our SS.  We were supposed to post on Dec. 19 what we received, but as I said, things were really busy at my house.  Today is Christmas Eve and things are a little quiet here this morning so I thought I'd take this time to get this posted.  My Secret Sister was Nancy!  Thanks Nancy for all the fabulous goodies you sent.

Here are some of the goodies close up.  See this cute Post It Note Holder.  It actually won a prize in a challenge she entered.  I was so lucky to receive the real thing

 I've never been much of a "green" stamper, so I'm really glad that Nancy sent me a variety of green products to use.  I look forward to creating with them.

Nancy knows that I'm a paper hoarder.  LOL!  Such pretty papers she sent me.

What a fabulous way to start off the Christmas season.  Thanks again Nancy for all the fabulous fun things that you sent me. 

Wishing all of my blog followers and fabulous and Merry Christmas and a very blessed and Happy New Year.

Thanks for stopping by.

Snowman Family

Just think - only one more week and it will be Christmas Day!  I'll be so happy to be spending it with my daughter and her family.  I'm just finishing up my Christmas cards and I think I still need to make a few more.  Some of the ones I'm sending are not ones that I made.  Just couldn't get them all done, but hope to do better next year. 

Today it is the last challenge for {Pin}spirational Challenge for 2012. Then we'll have a short break and be back after the New Year.  Our fabulous sponsor this week is Dilly Beans.

The photo for our inspiration this week is

Aren't they the cutest little snowmen heads - and that was the perfect theme for our cards this week.  Here's mine

Materials Used:

• Image - Snowman Family from Dilly Beans
• Sentiment - Stampin Up - Snow Swirled
• c/s - Xpress It Blending Card; Stampin Up Soft Sky
• Designer Paper - Basic Gray - Figgy Pudding collection
• Accessories - Metal Corner - Wild Orchid Crafts; Ribbon - my stash; White Opal Liquid Pearls
• Copic Markers - BG0000; BG11, BG23, BG32; C0; G12, G21, G24; R22, R56; YR02, YR07, YR09; W1, W3 W6

So that's all for today.  Don't forget to check out what the other ladies have been doing over on the {Pin}spirational Challenge. 



Thanks for stopping by!

Fred Bear - Snow Bear - PSC59

Happy Wednesday!  Can you believe we are winding down the year over at Perfect Sentiments Challenge and this will be the last blog post for 2012.  I am so looking forward to the new year and new things - new stamps, new digi images, new paper, new layouts, new challenges.  It's going to be great!

Today's theme for this last 2012 challenge is Anything Goes With Christmas!  So you can make anything you want as long as it has a Christmas theme and Sentiment (on the front of the card).  Our delightful sponsor this week is Shelly's Images and Shelly will give our lucky random winner a free digi of her choice.

 

 This was a perfect challenge for me since I'm still working on my Christmas cards, but hope to get them written up and ready for mailing tomorrow night.  Here is what I came up with this week.

This is Fred Bear from My Favorite Things.  Isn't he so cute and having such a good time outside building his own Snowman Bear. 
Materials Used:

• Image - My Favorite Things - Fred Bear-Snow Bear
• Sentiment - From my stash
• Cardstock - Stampin Up - Brocade Blue; Cherry Cobbler; Xpress It Blending Card
• Design Paper - From my stash
• Flowers  and Leaf - Prima
• Accessories:  Nestabilities Large Oval Die to cut out the image and then I used my Magic Matter to make an even larger mat for the image to rest on. The rest of the accessories are all from my stash - ribbon, lace, hat pin, snowflake charm, baker's twine, and gold glitter brad.  I also used some Frosted Lace Stickles on the snowflakes coming down.

That's it!  Pretty simple this week.  I hope to have some more blog posts before the end of the year, but I'll take time for now to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

It's Going Down to 32 Degrees!

Hello my friends, or should I say Brrrrrrr. . . .   Winter has finally hit the South.  It's down in the low 30's this morning and supposed to stay that way for a few days.  Hopefully then our Winter will be over and we can get on with Spring!  LOL!  Can you tell I'm not crazy about the cold weather.

Today I have a fun CAS card for {Pin}spirational Challenge.  Here first is the photo inspiration for our challenge this week.

Some gorgeous sweaters there.  All ready for the Arctic Blast!  To go along with the theme this week, I created this Winter looking card.

No frills; no fuss this week.

Materials Used:
Image - The Digi Garden - Boy in Winter Clothes
Sentiment - Stamping Up - Holiday Tag Team (Retired)
Cardstock - Stampin Up Old Olive; Stampin Up Real Red; Xpress It Blending Card
Designer Paper -  Stampin Up - I Wish Scrappin Kit
Accessories - Cricut - Paper Lace cartridge; Nestabilities - Labels Four Die; Nestabilities small oval die cut;  Fancy Oval Lacy Ovals Die; corner punch; red trim from my stash
Copics Used:  B0000; B21, B24, B26; C0, C2; E31, E35, E37; E50, E51, E53; B22, B24, B29; YG11, YG01; YG63
 Our fabulous Sponsor this week is the Digi Garden 

You really need to stop by her store and see what's the latest in Fall/Winter fashions for this upcoming season.

Then ink up your digis or the regular stamps and play along with us this week.  Sure was dardk when he left for his office.

That's it for today folks!  But stop back and see what the rest of the team is up to! 

I'm submitting this card to the following challenges:
The Crafty Bloggers Network - Anything Goes
Crafty Boots Challenge - Christmas
Daisy Doodles - Anything Goes
Fashionista Challenge - Winter
Forever Friends - Christmas Cards
Hooked on Craft - Christmas
House of Gilli - Anything Goes
Kaboodle Doodles - Use Red
Lollipop Crafts - Happy Holidays
Love to Create - Anything Goes
My Grafico - Anything Goes
Paper Playtime - Christmas Colors
the Crazy Challenge - Christmas Time
The Cutie Pie Challenge - Cute Christmas
There's Magic in the Air - Snowman or Anything Christmas
UnstampaBelles - Christmas

Cozy Winter Mindy - PSC58

Hello my friends and Happy Wednesday.  The week is half over and that means only 2 1/2 more weeks until Christmas VACATION!  Can't wait.  Will be spending it with my oldest daughter and her family this year.

In the meantime I do have another card for you today and this time, I got it all right!  LOL!  I do want to thank all of you for your kind words on my card from yesterday if you left a comment. This week's theme is Let it Snow.  You can create your card with any sentiment of your choosing, but you need to incorporate snow into it somewhere, a snowman, snowflake, snow!

And our sponsor this week is Meljen's Designs and she also provided us with digi stamps to use for our projects.  I'm using one of hers called Cozy Winter Mindy.  She's so adorable. Just click on the link there where the store name is and it will take you right to her store.

 The winner this week will get to choose 4 free digis from the store.

So, here's my card for this week.  Doesn't she look cold.  So glad I became a Southern Belle and got out of the frozen North. LOL!

Materials Used:

• Image - Meljen's Designs - Cozy  Winter Mindy.
• Sentiment - Stampin Up - So Many Scallops
• Ink - Stampin Up - Cherry Cobbler
• Cardstock - Stampin Up Cherry Cobbler; Xpress It Blending Card
• Designer Paper - Basic Gray Figgy Pudding Collection
• Accessories:  Stampin Up Scallop Punch and 1 1/4" circle punch; Stickles - Frosted Lace; Ribbon - My Stash; Martha Stewart - white flock;
• Copic Markers:  B0000; B12, B21, B34, B41; C0; E31, E35, E37; E50, E51, E53; R01; R21, R39, R89; R81, R83, R85; YG11, YG6, YG63

That's all for today.  Thanks for stopping by.  I'm going to enter this one into the following challenges:

Can You Digi It? - Baby It's Cold Outside

Everybody Art Challenge - Christmas
Oldie But a Goodie - Christmas (Scallop Punch, sentiment stamp)
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
The Stamping Boutique - Holiday Cards
Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes
Tip Top Tuesday - Anything Christmas Goes

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Winter
Lady Anne Challenges - Anything Goes

Crafty Boots Challenges - Anything Goes
Critter Sketch Challenge - Christmas Anything Goes
Daisy Doodles Creative Challenges - Anything Goes
Eureka Stamps - Winter Wonderland

Forever Friends Fortnightly Challenge - Glitter and Sparkle
Hookedoncraft Challenges - Christmas
Lexi's Creations - Christmas
Lollipop Crafts - Happy Holidays
Love to Create Challenge -  Holiday Cheer
My Craft Spot - Merry Christmas
Ooh la la Creations - Spots & Dots
Paper Playtime - Christmas Colors
Paper Pretties - Use Ribbon
Tammy's  Scrapin Corner - Anything Christmas
There's Magic In The Air - Sparkle

Let it Snow

Happy Tuesday!  Its getting closer and closer to Christmas.  How are you doing with your shopping?  I've got about half of mine done and should finish up within the next day or two.

In the meantime it's time for another {Pin}spirational Challenge.  I have to confess that I messed up with this one.  You'll see when I show you the inspiration photo and then my card.  Here is the photo that we were to use as inspiration.

Gorgeous isn't it!  And I had really planned to do a blue/silver card for the challenge.  I love those colors together.  So how did I get this card?????

Do you see any blue or silver on this card?   Me neither.  < sad face >  I just must say that it's been a crazy week and I totally pulled the wrong image to use for my card and decided just to go with the Christmas theme and not the colors.  So here we are.  One of my girlfriends did tell me she thought it was the best Christmas card I made this year.  < smile >

Materials Used:

• Image - Let It Snow - Daydream Designs
• Sentiment - Stampin Up - Snow Swirled
• Cardstock - Xpress It Blending Card; Stampin Up; Primrose, Pear Pizazz
• Designer Paper - from my stash
• Accessories:  Liquid Pearls; Flower - Michael's; EK Success Fibers; Fiskars paper edgers - Cloud
• Copic Markers - B0000; R22, R23, R29; YG03, YG11, YG61; YR15, YR68

Our fabulous sponsor this week is QKR Stampede.  You must stop by their store and check out all the fabulous rubber stamps and digi stamps they have.

I hope you'll take some time to get inky and play along with us this week.  Check out our blog at {Pin}spirational Challenge and see what the rest of the Design Team has for you.  Get inky and get creative!  You could be the winner this week.

That's it for today.  Hope you have a fabulous day!

I am submitting my card to the following challenges:

ABC Challenges - Holiday Cards With Bling
Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Winter
Lady Anne Challenges - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Snow
Crafty Boots Challenges - Anything Goes
Critter Sketch Challenge - Christmas Anything Goes
Daisy Doodles Creative Challenges - Anything Goes
Eureka Stamps - Winter Wonderland
Forever Friends Monthly Challenge - Anything Goes
Forever Friends Fortnightly Challenge - Glitter and Sparkle
Hookedoncraft Challenges - Christmas
Lexi's Creations - Christmas
Lollipop Crafts - Happy Holidays
Love to Create Challenge -  Holiday Cheer
My Craft Spot - Merry Christmas
Ooh la la Creations - Spots & Dots
Paper Playtime - Christmas Colors
Paper Pretties - Use Ribbon
Tammy's  Scrapin Corner - Anything Christmas
There's Magic In The Air - Sparkle
















 

No One Like You - PSC57

Welcome to my Wednesday and another Perfect Sentiments Challenge!

Our theme this week is to Recognize Someone. A major holiday just passed where we give thanks for all that we have and for all those we love. But, I bet there is someone out there, who could use a little recognition simply because they mean a lot to you. Maybe it is someone who provides a great service to you or your family but there isn't a holiday to recognize them.  Create a card with a sentiment that recognizes someone special to you.

Our Sponsor this week is Pattie's Creations - 

and if you're the winner this week, you will be able to choose 1 free digi image from her store.  Check it out!

My card this week is using a My Favorite Things Wednesday Stamp Club Challenge Sketch No. 69.

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• Image - Crafty Sentiments - Tess + Summer + Fun
• Sentiment - Hero Arts - Thinking of You
• Cardstock - Stamping Up - Razzleberry; Xpress It Blending Card
• Design Paper - Memory Box - Poppyfinch.
• Accessirues - Stampin Up Pearls; Ribbon from my stash;  Gold Glimmer Mist; Stampin Up Label punch; Nestibilities - I do have a key to his door.
• Copics Used: B0000; B000; BG11, BG11; BG23; E31, E35, E37; E50, E51, E53; G00, G12; YG00, YG13, YG17; G00, G12, E30, R81,R23, R85; V01, V12, V04; BV00, Y00, Y11, Y3, R18, and Y38

 I will be submiting this card to the following challengs.

Creative Card Crew - Anything Goes
Digital Tuesday Challenge - Girly
Papelitos Challenges - Girls
Papertake Weekly - Free for All
Party Time Tuesdays - Anything Goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Be Merry

Hi, my friends.  Have you all recovered from the Thanksgiving holiday?  Not sure I have.  What a feast and lots of time spent with the family and friends.  Probably (no, not probably, I did) eat way too much, but it is always so good.  I love all the side dishes we get to choose from.  Anyway, gearing up for the next holiday - Christmas!!!!!

Meantime, back here in blog land, it's time for another {Pin}spirational challenge!  Here's the adorable photo that we used this week for our inspiration.

Isn't he just the cutest little pup.  I'm still a few cards short for Christmas so I decided to create a Christmas card with my image this time.

I just love the big glasses.  This adorable owl image came from our fabulous sponsor this week 2 Cute Ink.

  

Materials Used:

• Image - 2 Cute Ink - Owl Sparklers
• Sentiment - Stampin Up - Perfect Presentation
• Ink - Stampin Up - Chocolate Chip
• Cardstock - Stampin Up - Chocolate Chip; Xpress It Blending Card
• Design Paper - Basic Gray - Jovial Collection
• Accessories:  Stampin Up - Small and Large Tag Punches; Nestabilities - Circle Die and Scallop Circle Die; Ribbon from my stash
• Copic Markers - B0000; C0, C4, C6; E21, E31, E35, E37; G21, G03, G09; R46; Y17, Y19, Y38; YR12, YR15

That's it for today!  Now  it's your turn.  I hope you'll play along with us this week.  Check out our blog at {Pin}spirational Challenge and see what the rest of the Design Team has for you.  Get inky and get creative!  You could be the winner this week.

I am submitting this card for the following challenges:

Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes
The Corrosive Challenge - Anything Goes
Eclectic Ellapu - Celebrate With Sparkle
Glitter n Sparkle - Ribbon or Lace
Great Impressions - Holiday Creativity
One Stitch at a Time - Fabric, Ribbon, Lace
Stampin' Sisters in Christ - Christmas
The Squirrel and the Fox - Anything Goes
Crazy 4 Challenges - Put a Bow on It
Hiding in My Craft Room - Christmas
Little Claire's Designs - Christmas
Paper Creator's Crafts - All about Christmas
By the Cute and Girly - Stars or Nursery Rhyme
Flat Friends Challenge - Dots and Strips
Just Keep on Creating - Christmas
Mema's Crafts - Anything Goes
One Crazy Stamper - Anything Goes
Tando Creative Challenge - Wings

You Warm My Heart

Happy Thanksgiving Week!  Are you busy getting all the preparations made for Turkey Day on Thursday?   I'm previewing a couple of things these days before to see if they'll work for the family.  I don't have to cook the turkey.  My sister has Thanksgiving at her house with all her family and then me and my daughter and her family all go there.  It's a big family affair.

Well, today is Tuesday and time for another {Pin}spirational Challenge.  First I'll show you the photo that is our inspiration for this week.

Isn't that just a lovely scene.  It really looks like peace and tranquility and lovely Fall colors in the background.

And our wonderful sponsor this week is Fresh Brewed Designs.  Check out the store and see all the fabulous digis/stamps she has.

For my card I was inspired by the teacup first since our sponsor is Fresh Brewed.  ;)  Then I picked up some of the background color in my striped paper and thought that the image I used portrayed the peace and tranquility in the inspiration photo.

Materials Used:

• Image and Sentiment - Fresh Brewed Designs - Girl in Window and Warms My Heart
• Cardstock - Stampin Up - Creamy Caramel; Xpress It Blending Card
• Design Paper - Basic Gray - Oxford paper pad
• Accessories - Twine, charm, ribbon - all from my stash; Stampin Up Oval and Scalloped Oval punches
• Copic Markers - Sky: B0000; Table & Chairs: E33, E35, E37; Skin:  E50, E51, E53;Shirt: R22, R35, R37; Skirt: B21, B32, B41; Radiator & Window Frame: C1, C4, C6; Hair: Y11, Y15, Y21

That's it for today!  Now  it's your turn.  I hope you'll play along with us this week.  Check out our blog at {Pin}spirational Challenge and see what the rest of the Design Team has for you.  Get inky and get creative!  You could be the winner this week. 

I am submitting this card for the following challenges:

Forever Friends Fortnightly Challenge - Ribbon/Twine
Lady Anne's Challenges - Anything Goes
Incy Wincy Designs - Hip to be Square
My Grafico Challenges - Anything Goes
Ooh-la-la Creations - Somebody Special
Paper Playtime - Anything Goes
Cballenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes
Dream Valley Challenges - Anything Goes
Glitter n Sparkle - Lots of Layers
One Stitch at a Time - Use a Digi
The Squirrel and The Fox - Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving your comment.  I do appreciate each one of them and you for taking the time to do so.  Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanks a Million

Happy Thursday.  Wow!  Just a week from today will be Thanksgiving.  Can't believe it's right around the corner.  Hope you've got everything ready for your big dinner.  I'll be going to my sis's with the rest of my family and her family.  It's a big group.

I thought I'd play in one of the challenges over at The Outlawz today.  I haven't posted a card over there in quite some time.  This one is for the Sunday CAS gratitude challenge.

Materials Used:

• Image and Sentiment - Inkadinkado - Thanks a Million
• Cardstock - Stampin Up Pear Pizazz
• Designer Paper - My Minds Eye - Breeze and Glitz - French Kiss
• Button and Twine - from my stash
• Copic Markers - B0000; B32, B34, B37; E21, E23, E27; E31, E34, E55; E50, E51, E53; T0, T1, T4, T7; YG01, YG03, YG61; 0

I am submitting this for the following challenges:
The Outlawz - CAS - Thankful/Gratitude
Crafting for All Seasons - Thank You
For Fun Challenges - Thankful
Inky Impressions Challenges  - Give Thanks
Papercraft Star - Give Thanks
Scrapalicious Last Challenge - Give Thanks


That's it for today.  Thanks for stopping by and leaving your comments.  Hope you have a fabulous rest of the week.

Button Bear comes to Teapot Tuesday

No, it isn't Tuesday, but I didn't get a chance to post this card on Tuesday, so here it is today.  If you're not familiar with Teapot Tuesday, you can find out about it HERE. 

This week our cards are going to the sister-in-law of one of the Teapotters and also a very dear friend of mine, Soni.  Soni's SIL is going through some major health issues but through it all she keeps her faith and a has a good spirit about her.  MaryLou loves Teddy bears and the colors blue and purple.  If you'd like to join in and find out more about MaryLou and the Destination Station for this week, click HERE!

My card that I'm sending off to MaryLou is this one created with an old retired, but well loved Stampin Up stamp set.

Do you remember Button Bear?  It's one of those stamp sets that you just never can part with.
Materials Used:

• Images - Bear, hat, teapot, teacup, butterflies, and sentiment all from Stampin Up Button Bear set
• Ink - Memento Black
• Cardstock - Stampin Up: Bashful Blue, Orchid Opulence, and Pear Pizazz; Xpress It Blending Card.
• Design Paper - Basic Gray Kioshi
• Flowers - My Favorite Things - Mini Rolled Roses Die; 
• Leaves - Spellbinders Shapeabilities - Little Leaf Set
• Stampin Up - scallop border edge punch
• Copic Markers - B0000, B21, B32, B41, B95; E41, E43, E44, E55, G12, G21, G24; V20, V22, V25; T3; YR20, YR23, YR24.

I almost forgot to mention that I actually hand made those flowers using the MFT Mini Rolled Roses Dies.  One of the blog groups that I belong to - Stamp Addicts - has a challenge to make a use a hand made flower on a project.  It was a job rolling those up so they didn't slip out and unroll, but once I get the hang of it, I'll be able to make a lot of my own flowers.  I have some other flower dies that I want to use also.

I'm submitting this card for the following challenges:

Papelitos Challenge - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Flower Power
Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes
Tuesday Alchemy - Anything Goes
Lady Anne's Challenge - Anything Goes
Forever Friends - Monthly - Anything Goes
Ooh-La-La Challenge - Somebody Special
stamps & fun = Creativity - Anything Goes
Tammy's Scrapin Corner - Anything Goes
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes
Dream Valley Challenge - Anything Goes
Pan Pastel - Make your own embellishment
Scrapper's Delights - Anything Goes
The Squirrel and the Fox - Flowers, Hats or Horses

That's it for now.  Thanks for stopping by.  I appreciate your comments and hope you have a fabulous week.

Santa Claus is Coming To Town - PSC56

Hello again!  You'll be hearing a lot from me this week.  It's a busy one with lots to get done.  Today I've got the Perfect Sentiment challenge going.  This week our Theme is ANYTHING GOES!  Don't you just love that one.  The Twist is that you need to use paper scraps to make your background - any way you want to do it.  Hit that stash of scraps you have - you know you want to use them up. 

Our great sponsor this week is Shelly's Images.  Make sure you hop over to her store and check out what she's got to offer.  Fun stuff.

The prize this week is one free digi image from her store.

For my card I decided to go with the Christmas theme.  Trying to get some more of those holiday cards finished.

I love Christmas music.  I could listen to it all year long.  Can't you just hear it - "Jolly old St. Nicholas, Lean your ear this way.  Don't you tell a single soul what I'm going to say."  or "You better watch out, you better not cry, you better not shout, I'm telling you why.  Santa Claus is coming to town."   LOL!  Love it. 
Materials Used:

• Image - My Favorite Things - Santa Baby
• Sentiment - Designer Paper
• Cardstock - Stampin Up - Cherry Cobbler; Express It Blending Card
• Designer Paper - Stash of scraps
• Accessories - Flowers and Leaves - Prima; Glitter Brad - stash; Snowflake Charm - Oriental Trading; Baker's Twine - Stampin Up.
• Copic markers:  B21, B23, B95; E50, E51, E53; N2, N4, N6 ; R22, R37, R39; YG11, YG03, YG61, and YG63

That's it for today.  Now for some additional inspiration, hop on over to the Perfect Sentiment Challenge blog and check out what the rest of the DT has been up to.  Then get your crafting hat on and your scraps and tools out and get creative and post your own card using Mr. Linky.  You could be the big prize winner this week or picked as one of the Top 3.  Good luck!

I'm submitting this card for the following challenges:

Clear It Out Challenge - Use Red
Crafty Sentiments Designs - Christmas
Crazy Amigo Challenge - Stripes
Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge - Inspired by a Song (Santa Claus is coming to Town)
LEJ Designs Challenge - Seasons Greetings
Papelitos Challenges - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Flower Power
Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes
Tuesday Alchemy - Anything Goes
Crafy Bloggers Network - Christmas Anything Goes
Stamping Sensations - Traditional Christmas

Thanks again for stopping by and leaving your comments.  I so appreciate each one of them.  Wishing you a happy week.

Holly Bakes

Hi my friends.  So great to be back with you for another {Pin}spirational Challenge.  Our sponsor this week is The Digi Garden where you can find some really cute and fun digi images. 

As always we have a photo for our inspiration.  Here's our photo for this week.

Doesn't this look super yummy?  I thought I'd go with the yellow color for my card. 

This is Holly Baker.  What a fun image to color and create with.

Materials Used:

• Image - The Digi Garden - Holly Baker
• Sentiment - Party charm from my stash
• Cardstock - Stampin Up - Daffodil Delight
• Designer Paper - Authentique - Essentials
• Accessories - Filigree corner - Wild Orchid Crafts; Ribbon - my stash; Flowers - Petaloo and Wild Orchid Crafts; Leaves - Petaloo; Nestabilities - Labels Four

Now it's your turn.  Check out all the awesome cards made by the fabulous DT and then get your crafting materials together and make a card for our challenge.  You could be the prize winner this week.  You can find links to all the blogs over there on the left sidebar.  Don't forget to go to the {Pin}spirational Challenge blog and link up the card you made.



I am submitting this card for the following challenges:


Lady Anne Challenges - Anything Goes
Digi Darla's Challenges - Favorite Die Cut
Forever Friends - Anything Goes
House of Gili - Celebrations
My Grafico Challenges - Anything Goes
The Pretty Little Ribbon - Die Cuts/Punches, Ribbons, Charms
stamps & fun = Creativity - Anything Goes
Tammy's Scrapin Corner - Anything Goes
The Pink Elephant - Punches/Dies
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes
Dream Valley Challenges - Anything Goes
Robyn's Fetish - Anything Goes

That's it for today.  Thanks for stopping by and leaving your comments.  I hope to see you back soon.  Have a fabulous week!

Mom and Colt

I said I'd be back and here I am with another post.  This time with a card.  The card is made with supplies I received from one of the players in our Monthly Challenge Swap, Shell.  Shell and her daughter Jaydin are into horses, so of course she had to include images having to do with horses. 

The image is Mare & Colt from Stampabilties.  I used Stampin Up Creamy Caramel for the base of the card and also for the mats.  The brown paper is Brown Distressed from Glitz It Now; and the Cowgirl paper is from The Paper Studio.  The star brads are from Spare Parts.  I used Copic markers E00 and E01 to color in the horses to make them look like Palominos.  The sentiment is from a retired Stampin Up stamp set for birthdays.

That's it.  It was nice to do just a simple card.  Thanks for stopping by and leaving your comments.  I appreciate each one of them.

I am submitting this card for the following challenges:

Catch the Bug - Things with Tails
Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Anything Goes
Clearly Inspired - Critters
Pattie's Creations Design Challenge - Birthdays
Raise the Bar - Birthdays
Forever Friends Monthly - Anything Goes
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes
Inky Impressions - Birthday

Follow Up on Winners

Hi friends.  No card this time, but just wait, I have one in the works to get posted soon.  This is just a follow up on the winners of my Birthday Blog Hop since I have not heard from any of the daily winners. ?????????  Not sure what that's all about.  But since the deadline has passed, I've generated a new winner for each day.  They are Brandy - Day One; Pia - Day Two; Melissa - Day Three; and Athina - Day Four.  I need each of you to send me your snail mail address so I can send you your prize.  You have one week to claim your prize.  If I don't hear from you, then I guess I'll put them away and wait until the next time.

Thank you for visiting and playing along.  Hope you're having a wonderful weekend.

Joy

Can you believe in less than 3 weeks it will be Thanksgiving!  And you know what comes after Thanksgiving - besides Black Friday!  ;)  Yep, before long it's going to be Christmas.  Today I have another Christmas card to share with you for our {Pin}spirational Challenge.  I might just get all mine done.  This one is pretty easy and you could make a lot of these without much trouble. 

First of all, our Sponsor this week is Beccy's Place.

And, as always, we have a photo for your inspiration. 

Yummy!  Looks almost good enough to eat.  I am a real chocolaholic!  I guess it's time to show you my card for this week.

Materials Used:

• Image - shown above.  I didn't want to use the whole thing, so I just cute the middle row out of the picture and then cut them all apart.
• Sentiment - from the image.
• Cardstock - Stamping Up Ruby Red; Xpress it Blending Card
• Pattern Paper - Basic Gray - Jovial- Pomegranate
• Accessories - ribbon from my stash; Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts; Doily from my stash
• Copic markers - C0; E13, E23, E37; G21, G07, G19; R22, R27, R37; Y000, Y13, Y18

This time I started with the layout already planned out. I knew I wanted to use the 3 separate images.

Now it's your turn.  Check out all the awesome cards made by the fabulous DT and then get your crafting materials together and make a card for our challenge.  You could be the prize winner this week.  You can find links to all the blogs over there on the left sidebar.  Don't forget to go to the {Pin}spirational Challenge blog and link up the card you made.  And don't forget that Deanne still has a Design Call up until December 11.  If you'd like to be a part of this awesome team, sign up and let her know.

Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving your comment.  I do appreciate each one.  Hope you are having a blessed week.

I am submitting this card for the following challenges:

• Crafty Bloggers Network - Christmas Anything Goes
• Ooh-la-la Creations - Christmas
• Stamps & Fun = Creativity - Christmas
• Use Your Stuff - Christmas

Winners! Winners! Winners!

Hi everyone, here is the post that you've all been waiting for.  First of all, I want to thank all of you who took part in the Perfect Sentiment Birthday Blog Hop and came and commented on my challenges whether it was just one day or all four of them!  You all did such an amazing job with your cards.  I loved looking through all of them and even got a few ideas.  ;)

First of all, here is a photo of the prizes that I'm giving away on a daily basis, so there will be one winner each day who will win one of these stamps.

There were 12 entries for Day 1 - Happy Birthday/Anniversary and the winner picked using Random Generator is:  No. 4 - Crystal who said: "Cute card! That girl is so sweet looking." and this is the card she posted.

It does say Happy Birthday inside.  LOL!  Yes, she has a slightly twisted sense of humor.

Day 2 was our Bingo day where you had to pick 3 in a row to use on your card.  I had 10 entries and the winner for Day 2 is No. 9 - Maida!  She said, "Such a sweet card. Love the charm."

She used Pearls, Glitter, and Dry Embossing.  Lovely card.

Day 3 was our Christmas Critters.  You had to make a Christmas card and use a critter on it somewhere.  I had 10 entries and the winner for Day 3 is No. 10 - Sherry who said, "very pretty! love the angel!"  This is her card.

Very pretty Sherry.

Day 4 was Birds & Blooms day.  I had the most entries on this day - 13!  That's going to be a lucky number for someone, and that someone is No. 7 - Reny who said, "Very pretty!!!"  Here is her card.

Yes, it is very pretty!

And now for the grand prize that will be given to one lucky entrant who played in all four of the challenges and also posted on each one of my 4 challenges to be eligible.  The prize is this birthday set with stamps, paper, and all kinds of embellishments.

Now for the big winner of this prize.  There were 7 people who played in all 4 of my challenges and posted a card on the PSC blog and also commented on each of my blog posts.  The winner is No. 2 - Brandy!  I'm not going to post all of her comments and cards here, but if you want to check them out, hop on over to the blogs and find her at http://ibalady.blogspot.com

Congratulations to all the winners.  In my book though you are all winners.  You all did some fabulous work and I appreciate each of you commenting on my blog posts.  Stayed tuned though because in days to come, there will be more fun and more surprises.

I need each of the winners to contact me so that I can get their prize to them.  Send me your mailing information to schoener@sbcglobal.net.  You have one week to claim your prize.  If I don't hear from you by then, I'll randomly pick another entrant to be the winner.

Thanks again, and I hope you come back to visit real soon.

Christmas in Pink - PSC54

Merry Christmas!  Oh wait, it's not quite Christmas yet and a good thing because I haven't even started shopping yet and don't have all my cards done either.

If you were in Sandy's path, I sure hope that you came through it unscathed.  I pray for all those who didn't and had injuries or damages.  We went through Hurricane Ike down here just a few years ago and I know how terrible it can be.

Also, this is the end of the Perfect Sentiment Challenge Birthday Blog Hop.  I want to thank all of you of my Followers that participated.  I will be going through all the posts for the 4 challenges and matching them up with those that posted over on the PSC blog to see who is eligible to win one of my prizes.  I'll be posting the winners on Friday, November 2 as will PSC.  Good luck to all of you.

It's been so long since I've done a post for PSC.  Hope I remember how.  LOL!  To the business at hand.

This week our challenge is to create a card with the sentiment for Christmas and the TWIST is to use pink on your card in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month, so "Think Pink for Christmas."

Our wonderful sponsor this month is Bugaboo stamps and the prize they are giving to our luky winner is 7, yes 7 free digis!  Wow!

I'm using one called SASJJornament for my card.  This was lots of fun to work with.

Materials Used:

• Image - Bugaboo - see above
• Sentiment - Waltzing Mouse - Nordic Winter
• Cardstock - Stampin Up Bashful Blue, Pear Pizzazz, and Bravo Burgundy; Xpress It Blending Card
• Pattern Paper - Basic Gray Eskimo Kisses, and My Mind's Eye Blush
• White Opal Liquid Pearls for the trim on her dress; Stickles - Clear Rock Candy; Nestabilities - Classic Oval, Big Scalloped Ovals, and Nested Pennants; Flowers - Prima; Martha Stewart Fir Branch Punch;  Glitter Brads from my stash; Lace from my stash
• Copic Markers:  R81, R83, R85; E18, E50, E51, E53; B0000, B00, B01; Y11, Y13, Y18; YG03, YG11, YG61, N3; 0

Don't forget to check out the rest of the Design Teams' creations.  You can find links to their blogs on my sidebar or you can check out the Perfect Sentiment Challenge Blog and catch them all there.  Then take your turn at becoming the weekly winner or maybe one of the Perfect 3!  Link up your card using the blue linky.  I hope to see your creation over there.  Thanks so much for stopping by again and playing with us.

I'll be submitting this card for the following challenges:
Crazy 4 Challenges - Sketch
Anything Goes Challenge Blog - Anything Goes
Bearly-Mine Challenges - Flowers Galore
Die Cuttin Divas - Anything Goes with Die Cuts
LEJ Designs Challenge Blog - Anything Goes
Party Time Tuesdays - Anything Goes
Shopping Our Stash - Flowers
Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes
Love to Create - Lots of Layers
Ooh La La Challenge - Christmas
There's Magic in the Air - Pretty in Pink
One Stitch at a Time - Make 1 for Christmas
The Crafty Pad - Christmas is Coming
Paper Playtime - Anything Goes
Tammy's Scrapin Corner - Anything Goes
Totally Stampalicous - Anything Goes
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes
Brown Sugar - Anything Goes
Fussy and Fancy Friday - Anything Goes
Stampin' for the Weekend - Anything Goes

Thanks for coming by and leaving your comments.  I really do appreciate each one of you.

Perfect Sentiment Challenge Blog Hop

This will remain at the top of my Blog until October 30 when the PSC Blog Hop officially closes. 

To see my current posting, please scroll down to after this post.  Thank you.

We want all of you to have plenty of time to play along in all 4 of the challenges.  You can't link your Blog Hop cards here, you have to go to the Perfect Sentiment Challenge Blog and link you card up to the individual challenges listed there. 

Don't forget that I am also having a Blog giveaway.  Four (4) lucky participants will one on stamp for each challenge that I posted.  You need to leave a comment on the particular challenge you are playing in and then link up your card on the Perfect Sentiment Challenge Blog for that particular challenge.  I will randomly pick one player from each day to win the prize.

I also have one Grand Prize to be randomly awarded to one player who participates in all 4 of the challenges that I've posted on my blog.  Since we're celebrated two (2) birthdays - PSC's and mine, I thought it appropriate to have a birthday prize.  All the items are birthday related.

I hope you all will come and have fun with us for this blog hop.  We are really trying to make it as easy as possible giving you 3 full weeks to link up your cards.  It's been great fun creating the cards that I did for this blog hop.  Hope to see yours soon.

Have a great week and thanks for coming back time after time and leaving your sweet comments.

Party Owls

Good morning my friends.  I hope that you are all doing well, staying dry, and have all the comforts that you need.  If you're in the path of Sandy, my thoughts and prayers go up for you that you will stay safe and come through this okay.

We have a great sponsor this week - Pink Cat Studio - and they have some really cute images in the shop.  Make sure to stop by and check it out.

Right now I have a new card for {Pin}spirational Challenge.  And as usual, we have a photo to give you inspiration to make your card.

Just look at all those luscious cupcakes.  Yummy.  For my card, I thought about why we make cupcakes sometimes - yep!  For a birthday party!   I used a layout from Mojo Monday - MOJO138.

Materials Used:

• Image - Pink Cat Studio - Clown Owls in Car
• Sentiment - from the pattern paper
• Cardstock - Stampin Up - Crushed Curry; Xpress It Blending Card
• Pattern Paper - My Mind's Eye - Hootenanny
• Accessories - Ribbon from my stash; Stickles - Silver, Clear Rock Candy
• Copic markers - B0000, B000, B41, B91, B95, B97; C0, C1, C3, C5; E33, E35, E23; N3, N5, N6, N7; R21, R22, R24, R27, R32, R46; Y13, Y18, Y32, Y35, Y38; YG11, YG03, YG61; YR02, YR04, YR07; 0

Now it's your turn.  Check out all the awesome cards made by the fabulous DT and then get your crafting materials together and make a card for our challenge.  You could be the prize winner this week.  You can find links to all the blogs over there on the left sidebar.  Don't forget to go to the {Pin}spirational Challenge blog and link up the card you made.


Oh, before you take off to make your card, just want to let you know how well the {Pin}spirational Challenge Blog is doing.  Deanne has so many sponsors that she is going to set up a second Design Team!  That's right and you have a chance to be one of those people who could be chosen to be on the Design Team.  The Call will be open starting today until December 11.  So while you're checking out this week's challenge,  make sure to read over the requirements on the Blog so you can apply to be on the second Design Team.

Thanks again for stopping by and leaving your comments.  I really appreciate each one.

I am submitting this card for the following challenges:
Lady Anne's Challenges - Anything Goes
Fashionista Challenge - Anything Goes
Lexi's Creations - Special Birthday
Paper Playtime - Anything Goes
Tammy's Scrapin Corner - Anything Goes
Totally Stampalicous - Anything Goes
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes
The Squirrel and The Fox - Use a Ribbon
A Gem of a Challenge - Polka Dots/Spots
Totally Gorjuss - Things with Wings
Brown Sugar - Anything Goes
Clearly Inspired - All Tied Up
Fussy and Fancy Friday - Anything Goes
Stampin' for the Weekend - Anything Goes