Happy Shopping Days!

Hello friends.  I hope you are enjoying your Good Friday.  I am.  I have a day off from work. Yeah!

I made this card awhile back, but haven't had the time to get it on my blog.  It's for Alicia's Challenge. The challenge was to use ribbon or Washi tape on your card.  And if you haven't checked it out yet, you need to stop over at Alicia's Little Shop and see her cute images.

Materials Used:

• Image - Alicia's Little Shop - Shopping Girl
• Sentiment - Magnolias
• Cardstock - Stampin Up - Groovy Guava and Kraft; Xpress It Blending Card
• Designer Paper - Basic Gray - Lucille
• Accessories - Stampin Up - Ticket Punch; Prima Flowers; Brad from my stash; Basic Gray - Washi Tape; Corner Die
• Copic Markers - B0000; B21, B23, B32; E50, E51, E53; E70, E71, E74, E77; E02, E93, E95; R46; Y12, Y19; YG01, YG06, YG15

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

Alicia's Challenge - Ribbon or Washi Tape
Creative Corner - Anything Goes
Delicious Doodles - 1 image; 2 embellishments, 3 designer papers
Jellypark Challenges - Pastels
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - Mother's Day/Females
Shelly's Images - Anything Goes
The Paper Shelter - Anything Goes

Little Turtle - PSC72

Welcome to Wednesday!  Only one more day of work and then a 3-day weekend!  Woo Hoo!  I'm so excited to have an extra day off.  Thanks to all of you for the get well wishes.  I'm doing so much better this week.  Still have a little nose blowing and a slight cough, but really about 95% better so I'm happy.  My nose isn't though.  Even though I use those tissues with the lotion in them, my little nose still got all sore from all the blowing.  Oh well, enough about me!  ;)  Time to get on to my card for this week.

Our challenge for Perfect Sentiment this week was to make a card for the theme of Brides or Babies - to create a card with a wedding theme or a baby theme. Don't forget to include your sentiment on the front.

Our fabulous sponsor this week is 2 Cute Ink

and they will give one lucky winner 3 free digis from their store.

And here is my card

Materials Used:

• Image - 2 Cute Ink - Little Turtle
• Sentiment - TPC Studio - Here Comes Baby
• Cardstock - Stampin Up - Pink Pirouette and Garden Green; Xpress It Blending Card
• Designer Paper - Lili of the Valley NitWit Collection - Perfect Pair
• Layout - Mojo Monday 251
• Accessories - Ribbon - Stampin Up Gumball Green; Charm from my stash; Flowers - The Ribbon Girl; Martha Stewart Fir Branch Punch; Nestabilities Classic Circle and Scallop Dies
• Copic Markers - B0000; R81, R83, R85; YG07, YG09, and YG17

 Now it's your turn. You can't win if you don't enter the contest!  Hop on over to the Perfect Sentiment Challenge Blog and see what the rest of the Design Team has created for your inspiration, then dig out your stamps and supplies and get busy on your own entry.

That's it for today.  Thanks for stopping by.

I am submitting my card for the following challenges:
Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT Challenge - Anything Goes
Party Time Tuesdays - Anything Goes
Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes
Vickie's Challenge - Anything Goes
Digi Darla's Challenges - Flowers
My Grafico Challenges - Anything Goes
Whoopsi Daisy Challenge - Use a Digi

Medusa

Hi friends and happy Friday!  It's been such a week.  Came down with some kind of cold/allergy thing going on this week starting with a sore throat and now with the coughing and blowing the nose.  Hate this.  Hope all is well in your little corner of the world.

I had some time tonight to play with an image that I colored up while I was home from work yesterday.  It's for the Simply Betty Designs Fan Page Challenge for this month.  We got a free image to work with for this challenge.  All you have to do is become a Fan of Simply Betty on her Facebook page and then request the image.  The challenge this month besides using the image was to make your entry using Black/Beige + one other color.  I decided to add pink to my entry.  Here's my card.

Did you know that Medusa was once a beautiful woman, but Athena transformed her into the monstrous looking creature she became with the snakes for her hair and anyone who looked into her eyes was turned to stone.  I think this rendition of Medusa captures both her monster and beautiful sides.

Materials Used:

• Image - Simply Betty Stamps - Medusa
• Sentiment - Computer Generated
• Cardstock - Stampin Up - Blushing Bride; Xpress It Blending Card
• Designer Paper - Prima - Rondelle
• Accessories - Bling from Prima and Mark Richards-Crystal Stickers; Flower Bling - The Paper Studio; 1 1/4" circle punch; Stampin Up Scallop Punch; Lace - Wild Orchid Crafts
• Copic markers - B000; E50, E51, E53; E21, E93, E95; R20, R21, R30, R81; N0, N2, N4, N6

That's it for today. Thanks for stopping by.

I'm submitting this card to the following challenges:

Simply Betty Designs - Color Combo
Aud Sentiments Challenge - Girly with sentiment
Paper Crafting Journey - Ribbon or Lace
Anything Goes Challenge - Two of Something (Bling Flourishes)
A and T Emerald Faeries - Bling
Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes

Moon Fairy - PSC71

Hi, and Happy Wednesday.  It's been a week already.  Yesterday I started getting a scratchy throat that did turn into a full blown sore throat.  I used a Sage Tea with Apple Cider Vinegar and honey in it for a gargle last night before bed.  It really helped so that it didn't get as bad as the last time.  I stayed home from work today so I could continue to doctor it and hope that it'll be on it's way out by tomorrow.

Right now I want to get on with my card.  Our theme this week was to create a card for the occasion of your choice using either a Fairy or Butterfly in your design.  Don't forget your sentiment on the front.

We have two sponsors this week.  First Pattie's Creations will award one lucky winner with 3 free digis from their store.

And the other sponsor is Crafty City who will award one lucky winner a $5 gift voucher to their store.

Of course in order to win, you do have to play!


Here is my card using an image from Pattie's Creations.

Materials Used:

• Image - Pattie's Creations - Moon Fairy
• Sentiment - The Crafts Meow - Butterfly Kisses
• Cardstock - Stampin Up - Blushing Bride, Garden Green, Barely Banana; Xpress It Blending Card
• Designer Paper - Prima - Fairy Belle
• Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
• Accessories:  Ribbon - stash; Flowers - The Ribbon Girl/Wild Orchid Crafts; Lace, The Ribbon Girl; Bling Flourish - Zva Creative; Martha Stewart - Leaf Punch; Stampin Up oval punch and scalloped oval punch; Nestabilities - Classic Circle Die and Scallop Die; Stickles - Diamond and Yellow; Cricut - Paper Lace Cartridge
• Copic markers.  Sorry that I put them away before I wrote them down.

That's it for today.  Now it's your turn.  So go hop on over to Perfect Sentiment Blog and check out all the rest of the cards made by the Design Team and then get out your stamps or digital stamps and get inky and create a card.  Make sure to follow the theme and put that sentiment on the front.

I am submitting this card for the following challenges:
A and T Emerald Faeries Challenge - Bling
ABC Challenges - Flowers
Card Mania - Lots of Layers
Crafty Sentiments - Flowers Galore
Crafty Bloggers - Spring or Pastels
Digi Makeover - Pastels
Forever Friends - Lots of Flowers
House of Gilli - Flowers and/or Ribbon
LEJ Designs - Add a Flower/s
Lexi's Creations - Special Female Birthday
Marker POP Challenge - Use Glitter
My Grafico Challenge - Anything Goes
Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes
The Crazy Challenge - Fairies and Flowers
The Outlawz Monday Greeting Card - Layer it Up
Tuesday Alchemy - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Ribbon or Lace
Crafty Boots - Flowers
Cuttin and Stampin - Pink, Blue, Green and Yellow
Lady Anne - Vickie's Challenge - Anything Goes

Simply Betty Boo Release Challenge

Getting this in under the wire.  I had the time tonight to correct my entry for the Betty Boo Release Challenge over on the Simply Betty Stamps blog and came up with this card.

It was a little tedious getting all those markers colored, but using the Anniversary set with the pointed ends really helped.
Materials Used:

• Image - Simply Betty Stamps - Copic Betty
• Sentiment - Simply Betty Stamps
• Cardstock - Stampin Up - Calypso Coral and Garden Green; Xpress It Blending Card
• Designer Paper - Prima -Believe collection
• Accessories - Nestabilities Label Four; Pearl Flourish - Teresa Collins - Fabrications; Jewel Brads - Making Memories - Flower Gem Stickers; Martha Stewart Leaf Punch; Flowers - Prima and Wild Orchid Crafts
• Copic Markers - B0000, B21, C1, E18, E50, E51, E53; R20, Y15, Y21, YR00, YR02, YR07, YR12, YR15, YR18, YR23

That's it for today.  Thanks for stopping by.  Now to get it entered into the Challenge
Simply Betty Stamps - Use image from Betty Boo Release

Tanya Kitty

Happy Friday!  This has been one long week!  You would think with how busy it's been that it would have just flown by.  Looking forward to the weekend.

I do have a card to share with you today.  Simply Betty Stamps is releasing a new line of digitals stamps today called her Betty Boo's.  They are very fun.  You'll have to stop by and check them out.  She's having a one-day challenge.  Grab one of the new stamps and join in the fun.  I was able to buy a couple of the new ones on a pre-release. Silly me, I did not have the Betty Boo's separate and thought this image was one of them.  Wrong!  Guess I'm going to have to get another card down tonight.  Here's the card that I made with one of Simply Betty's other digitals.

Materials Used:

• Image and sentiment - Simply B Stamps - Tanya Kitty
• Cardstock - Stampin Up - Kraft; Xpress It Blending Card
• Designer Paper - My Mind's Eye - Fiddlesticks collection
• Accessories: Flowers from Prima and The Ribbon Girl; Ribbon and Lace from my stash; Metal corner - from my stash; Circle punches; Nestabilities, classic oval
• Copic markers - B0000, B000, B01, B12, B41; E50, E51, E53; E70, E71, E84; R20, R46; Y02, Y08, Y18.

That's it for today.  Why not try one out yourself. You have 24 hours to get your card uploaded. Thanks for stopping by.

Easter Basket - PSC70

Good morning friends.  It's been another hectic week with adding a new kitty to the family.  Casper's declaw went very well and he's all healed and now finally out and about in the house exploring and getting to know the other kitties in the house.  At least there haven't been any confrontations.

On to my card for this week's Perfect Sentiment challenge.  Our theme this week was to create an Easter card and "bling it up". Use rhinestones or pearls; glittered cardstock; anything that shimmers or sparkles. Don't forget to include your sentiment on the front.


Our sponsor this week is Stitchy Bear who will award one lucky random winner a $10 Gift Voucher to be used on the Vendors from Stitchy Bear that sponsored our challenge: Barbara Jenson & Stitchy Bear.

Here is my card -

Materials Used:

• Image - Stitchy Bear - Easter Basket
• Sentiment - Stampin Up - Fancy Flexible Phrases
• Cardstock - Stampin Up - Pretty in Pink; Xpress It Blending Card
• Designer paper - Whimsey Stamps - Eggstravaganza
• Accessories - Bling from Recollections; Flower paper trim - Doodlebug Designs; Nestabilities Classic Circle; Stampin Up 3/4" circle punch and 7/8" scallop punch; Cricut Elegant Edges Cartridge
• Copic markers:  B0000, B000, B32, B91, B95; E31, E35, E37; G00, G03; YG06; BV13; R21, R32, R43, R81, R83, R85; Y15, Y21, Y32; YR12, YR15, YR65, YR68; C0, C2

I hope that you'll pop on over to the Perfect Sentiment Challenge blog and check out what the rest of the Design Team has created this week for your inspiration.  Then grab your supplies and join in and get inky.  Can't wait to see what you create.  You could be the prize winner this week or one of the Perfect 3.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

A and T Emerald Faeries - Bling
Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes
Tuesday Alchemy - Anything Goes
Use it Tuesday - Diecuts, Punches, cutouts (I used the Cricut, Nestabilities, and flourish bling) 
Delicious Doodles - Die Cuts

Kaye - Pins #48

Welcome my friends.  Before I get started with showing you my card, I have to tell you that this is my last blog post as a member of the {Pin}spirational Challenge Design Team.  I'm so sad to be leaving this awesome group of ladies, but I've had some other commitments come up on my time.  My motto has always been, Working interferes with my personal life, and that is so true.  One day I'll retire from working a regular 8-hour job and have time for some of the finer things of life, like stamping more.

To begin, here is the photo for our inspiration this week.

For now, here is my card for this week's challenge.

Materials Used:

• Image - Crafty Sentiments - Kaye
• Sentiment - Computer Generated
• Cardstock - Stampin Up - Garden Green; Xpress It Blending Card
• Designer Paper - Stampin Up - Woodland Walk
• Accessories - Nestabilities - Classic Circle; Scallop Circle; Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts and Recollections; Bling - from my stash
• Copic Markers - B0000, B41, E31, 35, E37; E41, E42; E50, E51, E53; E81, E84; G03, G05, G09, G24, G46; Y04, Y15, Y21

We have two sponsors again this week:  Sponsor No. 1 is Bugaboo who will award 7 images to one lucky winner.  

Sponsor No. 2 is Craft Sentiments who will award 3 digis to one lucky winner.

So, hop on over the the {Pin}spirational Challenge Blog and check out what all the rest of the Design Teams have created for your inspiration. Then get your stamps or images out with your inks and create something yourself and play along with us.

I am submitting this card for the following challenges:

Artistic Inspirations - Flowers
Forever Friends - Flowers
melonheadz friends - Go Green
My Grafico Challenges - Anything Goes
Paper Playtime - Anything Goes
Outlawz Greeting Card - Gotta Have Green
The Pink Elephant - Happy St. Patrick's Day
There She Goes - Shades of Green
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes
Gingerloft - Use Green
Glitter n Sparkle - Use Green
Great Impressions - Going Green
Scrappy Frogs - Use Green
That Craft Place - Anything Goes

Hi There Honey!

Hi there!  LOL!  I got a chance tonight to play with an image for a new challenge that I haven't participated in before.  The image is from Alicia A. and you can check out her challenge blog HERE and you can find where to purchase her digital images  HERE.  The challenge this month was to use pattern paper on your card.

Materials Used:

• Image - Alicia's Little Shop - Honey
• Sentiment - Hero Arts - Thinking of You
• Cardstock - Stampin Up - Vintage Violet; Xpress It Blending Card
• Designer Paper - Stampin Up Flirtations and Flowers For You
• Accessoriies - Brad from my stash; Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts; Leaves - Martha Stewart Fir Branch Punch; Pearls - Recollections; White Gel Pen
• Copic Markers -

That's it for today.  Hope you have a fabulous weekend.  We're supposed to get some rain.  I can't complain, we need it.

I'm entering this in the following challenges:
Alicia's Challenge - Use decorated paper
Lady Anne's Challenges - Anything Goes with a Sentiment
Stampin with the Dragon - Anything Goes
Craft Us Crazy - Anything Goes
Dutch Dare Card Challenge - Girls Rule
Forever Friends - Lots of Flowers
My Heart Pieces - Use your 3 Favorite Things (Pearls, Flowers, Brads)

Have a Sweet Day

Happy Tuesday friends!  For those of you who have read about my twins, today was the day that Corey went to the outside world again!  I am sorry that he wasn't nicer and got to stay inside, but it is really best this way.  After putting him out this morning and then coming home tonight, it was clear who had been making the big mess of the cage every day.  Casper will be off to the vet on Thursday to be declawed and after a few days recovery in the cage will be able to come out and roam the house - at least most of it.

Getting on to the issue at hand.  Today is Tuesday so it's time for a {Pin}spirational Challenge.  My card --

Materials Used:

• Image - Rosey Cupcake - Limited Runs
• Sentiment - My Favorite Things - Birthday Girl
• Cardstock - Stampin Up Lovely Lilac and Mellow Moss; Xpress It Blending Card
• Designer Paper - Basic Gray - Plumeria
• Accessories - Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts; Martha Stewart Leaf Branch Punch; Lace from my stash; Nestabilities - Classic Circle Die and Blossom Die; 1 1/4" circle punch; Liquid Pearls - Pearl
• Copic Markers - BV0000; BV02, BV20, BV34; YG61, YG63; YR12, YR20, YR21

Here is the photo we used for inspiration:

Don't those look yummy!

We have 2 sponsors this week - First there is Limited Runs who will award three digital stamps to one lucky winner.

And also one of our new sponsors - Robyn's Fetish who will award five digital stamps to one lucky winner.

 Check out my blog roll for the links to the other design team members or check out the {Pin}spirational Challenge blog and see what they have in store for you this week.  Then get inky and try your hand at creating a card using the above photo as your inspiration.  Hope to see you there!

Thanks for stopping by.  I am going to submit this card to the following challenges:

I am submitting this card for the following challenges:

Created With Love Challenges - Anything Goes
Creative Stamp Friends - Spring Colors
Marker POP - Spring Fling
My Grafico - Anything Goes
Paper Playtime - Anything Goes
The Pretty Little Ribbon - Happy Birthday
Whoopsi Daisy - 2 patterned papers