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

Ghostly

Hello my friends!  Another week; another Tuesday and time for another {Pin}spirational Challenge.  I hope you'll take the challenge and come join us for the chance to win.  As you know we have a photo to use as our inspiration and this week, here's the one.

Ah ha!  It's Halloween time again.  Lots of different things to inspire you. 

 Our sponsor this week is Cardmadfairy.com. 

I wanted to go with the Trick or Treat theme so here is my card for this week's challenge.

Materials Used:

• Image - Ghostly from cardmadfairy
• Sentiment - Stampin Up - Toxic Treats
• Cardstock - Stamin Up Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie; Xpress It Blending Card
• Design Paper - K & Company - Halloween
• Accessories:  Recollections Stickers; Martha Stewart Edge Punches - Drippy Goo and Scary Fence; Nestabilities - Nested Pennants
• Copic Markers - Shoes: E31, E34, E37; Skin: E50, E51, E53; Socks: Y25, YG03; Pumpkin: Y18, YR12, YR15, YR16; Ghost: T0, T1, T3, T4; Outline, T00 

I love the sparkles on the background paper.  It's hard to see if this photo.  Here's up close of the pumpkin and the bat and you can see the black glitter on the background paper.

 That's about it for today.  I look forward to seeing your creations.

I am submitting this card for the following challenges:
Daisy Doodles Creative Challenge - Halloween
Eureka Stamps - Things with Wings
Forever Friends - Halloween or Autumn
Hookedoncraft - Halloween
Kaboodle Doodles Challenge - Halloween
Lexi's Creations - Halloween
Love to Create Challenge - Pumpkins
My Grafico Challenges - Halloween
Paper Playtime - Boo/Halloween
Tammy's Scrapin Corner - Trick or Treat
The Cutie Pie Challenge - Halloween
The Pink Elephant - Halloween
Victorine Stamps - Halloween
Come and Get It Challenges - Halloween
Dream Valley Challenges - Halloween
Eclectic Ellapu - Halloween
Gingerloft - Halloween
No Matter Which Challenges - Halloween
Order of the Opus Gluei - Halloween
Robyn's Fetish Challenge - Halloween
Scrappy Frogs Challenge - Halloween
Sentimental Sundays - Halloween
That Craft Place Challenge - Halloween
The Crafty Pad - Use an Animal
Challenge Up Your Life - Halloween
Crafty Calender Challenge  - All Things Spooky
Craftymess Challenge - Halloween
My Sheri CRAFTS - Halloween

Thanks for stopping by my blog today and leaving your comments.  I appreciate each one of them.  Wishing you a wonderful week!

BOO!

Hi everyone!  It's time for another Teapot Tuesday!  I haven't been able to play along for a few weeks, so I was thrilled that I had the time and the idea and ingredients to make a card to go with the challenge.

Let me tell you the story first.

This week our destination is Lexington, Kentucky. If you would like a destination for your card this week, how about sending it to Angelique?  Angelique went in for emergency surgery just before Labor Day. It was nothing life threatening but the surgeon ended up making a mistake during surgery which resulted in a second surgery. She ended up being in the hospital for three weeks and believe it or not, has at least one more surgery to go! How on earth did that happen?

She has a long road ahead of her and needless to say, needs a little teapotter love to get her through what lies ahead! Angelique is an artist and a professional editor by trade for the University of Kentucky. She loves to make crazy little bat girls out of paper and her Twitter name is Paperbatty. She loves Halloween and loves Spookey stuff! Here SCS friend's nickname for her is Batty or Battypants.

Angelique also has and simply loves chihuahuas. Hers are rescues and she has one that dances for her!  If you want to play along, the information is HERE.

The Challenge - Bring spooky, bring scary, bring spiders all hairy! Bring bats, witches hats, big ole black scary cats! Bring a carved pump-kin, bring those things that go bump-kin! Bring ghosties and goulies and Halloween goblins. Bring gnarly trees, bring trees without leaves! Bring all that is scary but more important than that, bring a Halloween Bat!  Bring a Halloween card! You guessed it! Bring all that is spookey! And one more thing, rumor has it that dancing chihuahua's are da bomb when it comes to a Halloween Teaparty! I have even heard they are the entertainment of choice for bats! Do any of you know any dancing chihuahua's you can bring along?

Given all that - here is my card for Angelique.

See, even the chihuahua is dressed up for Halloween and ready for Trick or Treating!

Materials Used:

•  Images - Witch from Stampin Up Sweeter Treater; Bat from Stampin Up Halloween Night (really old retired); Chihuahua - Internet
• Sentiment - imbeded into the design paper. ;)
• Cardstock - Stampin Up Basic Black, Marvelous Magenta; Xpress It Blending Card
• Design Paper - From my stash
• Ink - Memento Black
• Ribbon - from my stash
• Scallop Edge scissors.  
• Bling - Black from Prima; Purple - Theresa Collins collection
• Copic Markers - BG11, BG15; E50, E51, E53; E57; V09, V15, V25; Y18, Y38, YR02, YR04; 0

My layout is from My Favorite Things - MFTWSC74.  This card is also made with the monthly challenge kit that I sent out to our Monthly Challenge Group over on SCS. 

I'm submitting this card to the following challenges:

A and T Emerald Faeries - Anything Goes
Bearly-Mine - Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiments - Bows or Ribbons
Deep Ocean Challenge - Anything Goes
Papelitos Challenge - Witches
Papertake Weekly Challenge - Fright Night - Boo!
Ribbon Carousel Blog - Halloween Spirit - with something spooled
Shopping Our Stash - Trick or Treat
Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes
Lady Anne - Anything Goes
The Crafty Bloggers Network - Anything Goes
Fashionista Challenge - Anything Goes
House of Gilli - Anything Goes
Make It Monday - Anything Goes
My Grafico Challenges - Anything Goes
Tammy's Scrapin Corner - Anything Goes
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes
Eclectic Ellapu - Anything Goes
2 Sister Challenge - Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog and leaving your lovely comments.  I so appreciate them all.  Hope you have a fabulous week and don't forget to come play in the Perfect Sentiments Blog Hop. There's still plenty of time to play along.

Happiness Always

Welcome my friends to the latest {Pin}spirational Challenge.  Our fabulous sponsor his week is The Digi Garden. 

There are tons of fun images to choose from. Stop by the shop and check it out.

Here is the photo that we were given as our inspiration this week.

 It was hard to decide how to go with this photo, but I ended up using the theme of the photo - maybe a first kiss or maybe a wedding kiss.  Whichever, it brings happiness.  The layout is from My Favorite Things and it is MFTWSC72.

Materials Used:

• Image - The Digi Garden - Kirby's Rose
• Sentiment - Stampin Up - Whimsical Words
• Cardstock - Stampin Up - Rose Red, Wild Wasabi, and Very Vanilla; Xpress It Blending Card
• Designer Paper - My Mind's Eye - Lost & Found Blush
• Ink - Memento Black
• Accessories - Stampin Up - Fancy Label Punch
• Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts; Prima glitter rose
• Leaves - Martha Stewart leaf punch
• Copics - B0000; B34, B45; E31, E34, E25; E50, E51, E53; G14; R20, R21, R22, R32, R35, R39; T1, T2, T4, and T7; 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. 

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

 I am submitting this card to the following challenges:

Lady Anne - Anything Goes
The Crafty Bloggers Network - Anything Goes
Fashionista Challenge - Anything Goes
House of Gilli - Anything Goes
Make It Monday - Anything Goes
My Grafico Challenges - Anything Goes
Tammy's Scrapin Corner - Anything Goes
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes
Eclectic Ellapu - Anything Goes
2 Sister Challenge - Anything Goes
A Gem of a Challenge - Flowers
Colour Me Creative - A Touch of Red
Craftymess Challenge - Anything Goes

Christmas Magic - PSC53D

Well, we've finally gotten to the end of the week and the weekend.  I hope you've had as much fun playing along with us and I have had creating all these fun cards. This is the last day of our one-year birthday/anniversary challenge celebration at the Perfect Sentiment!  We have sponsors who have donated generous prizes for each challenge and since we are doing this blog hop style, there are hidden prizes along the way. The good news is you still have 2 full weeks to complete all the challenges and blog hops. There will also be a grand prize that you will be eligible for if you complete all the challenges! You can see the Grand Prize and add you name to the inlinkz here once your complete all four of the challenges.

The Challenge/Twist for today is to  create a card with a sentiment for the occasion of your choice. Include the sentiment on the front. / Include a bird or a bloom on your card or a combination of both.

Here is the card that I created for today's challenge.

Materials Used:

• Image - Floppy Latte - Bird and Bauble
• Sentiment - Just Rite - Noel Christmas Ornaments
• Cardstock - XPress It Blending Card; Stampin Up Cherry Cobbler
• Designer Paper - My Mind's Eye - Christmas
• Bling - Dress It Up - Holiday Petals
• Ribbon - from my stash; Bowdabra
• Spica Gel Pens - Green and Silver
• Silver Stickles
• Copic markers - B0000; G12, G21, G24; R22, R27, R39, R59; T2; YR68; 0

Now, hop along to the following blogs to see what our Perfect Sentiments Team has created to inspire you.

Cheryl

Jan

Jenn 

Karen

Maggie - You are here!

Nana Connie

Vickie

Be sure to leave a comment at each blog as there are hidden prizes along the way. Once you are inspired to create, go back to PSC and link up your creation using the inlinkz tool to have a chance at today's prize.  Our Sponsor & Prize: Stitchy Bear Stamps: http://stitchybearstamps.com/shop/  $15 gift voucher.

As I mentioned above, this is our final challenge of the celebration and we will be looking forward to your creations over the next couple of weeks. Deadline to get all entries in and finish the blog hops is by 6pm EST on October 30th. We will have a new challenge for you on Oct 31 and winners & perfect 3's from the celebration challenges and blog hops will be announced on Nov. 2nd.

Don't forget So, in addition to the PSC celebration, I am also celebrating my one-year anniversary of my blog.  It's a little overdue since I started in July of last year.  October is also my birthday month, so this is so appropriate for me to also have a celebration.  So, drum roll please =============   For the PSC blog hop, I will personally be giving away a small stamp or stamp set each of the 4 days.  Here's a photo of what you could win.  If you play in any of the 4 challenges on my blog, in addition to linking up on the PSC challenge blog, please leave a comment on my blog that you were here and were inspired by my card.  That way I'll know who has played and who hasn't from my blog. 

 At the end of our blog hop, I will be awarding this Birthday Prize to one lucky winner who plays in all for of my card challenges.  I will have a card posted here on my blog for each of the 4 days.

 

Looks like that's it for today.  Thanks again for stopping by my blog and leaving your comments.  I appreciate each of you and your kind words.  Hope you  have a fabulous weekend.

 

Christmas Angel - PSC53C

Hi and Happy Friday.  Welcome to day three of our one-year birthday/anniversary challenge celebration at the Perfect Sentiment! There are four fun challenges planned for you that are being spread out over four days. One more day to go.  I hope you've been enjoying all the beautiful cards created by the DT.  We have sponsors who have donated generous prizes for each challenge and since we are doing this blog hop style, there are hidden prizes along the way. The good news is you will have 3 full weeks to complete all the challenges and blog hops. There will also be a grand prize that you will be eligible for if you complete all the challenges! You can see the Grand Prize and add you name to the inlinkz here once your complete all four of the challenges.

The Challenge/Twist for today is to create a card with a sentiment for Christmas; include a critter somewhere on your card. We are looking for animals, bugs, mice, etc. Not humans. You can have a human on your card but, there must be evidence of a critter somewhere. For example: A little girl holding a puppy would work fine. Don't forget to include you sentiment on the front!

Now, hop along to the following blogs to see what our Perfect Sentiments Team has created to inspire you.

Cheryl

Jan

Jenn

Karen

Maggie - You are here!

Molly

Paula

Sam 

Be sure to leave a comment at each blog as there are hidden prizes along the way. Once you are inspired to create, go to the Perfect Sentiment Challenge Blog and link up your creation using the inlinkz tool at the bottom of the post to have a chance at today's prize.

I am slowly getting my Christmas cards done and this was a great opportunity to get one more finished. 

 Materials Used:

• Image - Whimsey Stamps - Christmas Angel
• Sentiment - Stampin Up - Fancy Flexible Phrases
• Cardstock - Stampin Up - Cool Caribbean; Silver Metallic; Xpress It Blending Card
• Ink - Metallic Teal
• Designer Paper - Fancy Pants Design - Winterland
• Accessories - Doily; Ribbon - Hobby Lobby; Bowdabra; Flowers - Prima; Leaves - Martha Stewart Punch; Nestabilities Oval, Oval Scalloped, Circle Scalloped; 1" circle punch
• Stickles - Frosted Lace
• Copic markers - 0; B0000, B000, B00; C00, C0, C1; E50, E51, E53, R01; E31, E34, E25; G12, G17, G24; R22, R27, R35, R59; YR09

Here's a close up of the sparkley wings.

  

Our sponsor for today -Crafty City will award one lucky random winner a $5 gift voucher to be used in their store.  Plus, if you spend $25 or more they will throw in this 6x6 Paper Pad by Glitz Designs:

Regretfully, if you are a prize winner who lives outside of the United States, we will have to substitute your prize with a digital prize that can be sent via electronic mail. By the time we have to do the customs paperwork and everything associated with sending parcels out of the United States, it always costs more than what the prize is worth in most cases, and this includes Canada, unless you have a Post Office Box in the United States. APO and PPO box addresses are considered US. Thanks for your understanding. 

Be sure to come back tomorrow to see what the team has in store for you! 

 Please note: for our anniversary/birthday celebration you may not combine our challenges. You must complete a separate card for each challenge. You are welcome to combine with challenges from other blogs and sites; however you must create a different project for each of our four challenges; and as always you may enter as many times as you like!Thanks for your understanding.  

What a fabulous gift.  Now, get inspired and go create your own Christmas Critter card.  I can't wait to see what you come with.

 Don't forget  in addition to the PSC celebration, I am also celebrating my one-year anniversary of my blog.  It's a little overdue since I started in July of last year.  October is also my birthday month, so this is so appropriate for me to also have a celebration.  So, drum roll please =============   For the PSC blog hop, I will personally be giving away a small stamp or stamp set each of the 4 days.  Here's a photo of what you could win.  If you play in any of the 4 challenges on my blog, in addition to linking up on the PSC challenge blog, please leave a comment on my blog that you were here and were inspired by my card.  That way I'll know who has played and who hasn't from my blog.

 At the end of our blog hop, I will be awarding this Birthday Prize to one lucky winner who plays in all four of my card challenges that I will have posted here on my blog for each of the 4 days.

Thanks again to all of you my friends for coming by and leaving all your sweet, kind comments.  I really appreciate them.  I hope you'll play along and come back again tomorrow.