CC&CC CHALLENGE #38 USE A NUMBER

SOOOOO SORRY I am late posting this!  My daughter-in-law was here for a week visiting and I had NO time for crafting and blogging!  We had a super visit!  She had to leave this morning and I miss her already!

Now, back to business!  Our challenge at CC&CC is to use a number on your card.  Our sponsor Robyn's Fetish gave us super images to use, and I chose this cute teapot and matching cups.  I decided to use the step fold and I think it looks pretty good with the images.  I made the paper flowers with my die cut roses die, and the letter and numbers were cut on my Silhouette.  The images werre colored with my Copics, then I added some pretty pink pearls to

set it all off.

 Hope you come join us at CC&CC for this fun challenge!

I just had to add this pic!  We had been out running around and it was soooo hot.  We came back and went for a swim. Then my husband and his daughter absolutely zonked out!!!   Too cute!

Entered in the following challenges:
Basic Grey ~ Inspired By A Song (Tea For Two)
Crafty Callendar Challenge ~ Blooms and Blossoms
  My Sheri Crafts ~ Flower Power
Rouge Redhead Designs ~ May Flowers
Country View Crafts ~ How Does Your Garden Grow
Sandy's Crafty Creations ~ Anything Goes With Flowers
Crafter's Cafe ~ Mom/For a Woman
 Whoopsi Daisy ~ Pretty In Pink
 

WARM THOUGHTS

Happy Sunday all!  I hope you are having a relaxing day with family and loved ones.  Time with them is so special.  This card is for a very special lady who is my Aunt's best friend.  I've gotten to know and love her too.  She recently had a stroke that left her speechless, immobilized and now pneumonia.  The prognosis is not looking too good.  She is in her 80's and trying as hard as she can to get better.  I wanted to do something very special for her to help bring a bit of sunshine her way.  I used die cuts from a new set I got at the craft fair last month.  It's a Creatables set by Marianne Designs and I LOVE it, especially those little corner pieces.  I made a lot of paper roses, added pearls and the sentiment.  The papers are ones I really like and use a lot.  They're from "The French Country Stack" by DCWV.  I did it as an easel card so she could have it open and be able to see it.

I hope that it makes her smile.  God Bless Lois, you are in my prayers!

Entered in the following challenges:
 Opus Gluei ~ Bouquet
The Hybrid Chick ~ Flowers
 Catered Crop ~ Embossing
 ABC Challenges ~ Tic Tac Toe
 Card Mania ~ Flower Power
 Craft Your Passion ~ Floral Delights
 Forever Friends ~ Pastel Colours
 Lady Anne's Challenges ~ Easel Card
 Love To Create ~ For Mom of Special Lady
 Marker Pop ~ May Flowers
 

CC&CC #38 MOTHER'S DAY

WOW!  Where did the past two weeks go to?  Seems like they just flew by and it's time for another challenge!  This time we are honoring one of the most loved and important persons in our lives ~ MOM!  Mother's Day is coming soon and I know there are a lot of you out there making cards for this special day.  So why not hop on over to Chocolate, Coffee & Card Challenges and play along!

Our super sponsor is QKR Stampede and they let us choose from their great images to do our cards.  I chose this cute little guy with his frog.  Too cute!  I colored him with my Copics, used a die cut for his background, also a die cut in the corner for some accent, then added the ribbons, button and sentiment.  It reminds me of my son when he was about four and brought me the same gift!

Happy Mother's Day to all you Moms, Step Moms and any ladies who devote their time to raising a child.  It's one of the hardest and most rewarding jobs there is!

Entered in the following challenges:
 Animal Friends ~ Checked and/or Striped
bastel-traum ~ Mother's Day
Crafting By Design ~ Mother's Day
Inky Impressions ~ Spots/Stripes
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge ~ Animals
Stamp N Doodle ~ Mother's Day
Stampin' Royalty ~ Mom
Brown Sugar ~ Mother's Day
DL ART ~ Mother's Day
Broken Box Stock ~ Mother's Day
Cut It Up ~ #18 Die Cut Mother's Day
The Crafters Cafe '~ #16 Mother's or a Female
V's Sweet Ideas ~ Mother's Day

POP'S 92nd BIRTHDAY

Hello!  I hope you are all enjoying your weekend!  I have been busy today running errands and getting ready for a little get together for my Dad's 92nd birthday.  Just a few friends and a nice chocolate cake and ice cream.  He loves sweets!  I did this card for him to help celebrate.

The cake image is a sticker on ultra fine glitter and them colored with my Copics.  I am still having fun with this technique!  Lots of layers of paper, corner flourish, a bow and a few buttons to finish it off.

Entered in the following challenges:
Card Crafter's Circle ~ Masculine
Fairy Tale Challenge ~ A Very Special Occassion
Basicgrey ~ Masculine
One Stop Craft Challenge ~ Buttons & Bows
Amusing Challenges ~ Anything Goes
Here Comes The Boys ~ Blue Monochrome
Ink On My Fingers ~ Blue

CHOCOLATE, COFFEE & CARDS CHALLENGE #37

Time for another fun challenge at CC&CC!  We have a wonderful layout to get your mojo working.

Our generous sponsor Eureka let us choose a digi, and I used this adorable little gal called Balloon Girl.  I added the balloons for the embellishments.

Be sure to join us for this fun challenge!

Entered in the following challenges:
Delightful Challenges ~ Colorful 
Milk Coffee ~ Welcome Spring
TotallyPaperCrafts ~ #163 Monochromatic
Stampin' For The Weekend ~ Friendship
 QKR Stampede ~ #35 Punches/and or Dies
A Creative Need ~ Spring Celebrations
Paper Creator Crafts ~ #7 Spots
Blessings Ink ~ Monochromatic
Hobby Cutz Challenge ~ Monochrome

SHADES OF PURPLE

I told you there would be a sequel to the last card!  I am hooked on this glitter, stained glass look.  I even ordered more of the glitter, lol!  It is such a fun technique to do!  This is the latest one I've done.  It is going to be for my Aunt for Mother's Day.  I added some tiny punched flowers with pearls in their centers, ribbon and a few Dew Drops.

The inspiration for this card and the layout came from my blogging buddy Cheryl at CherCroppins Showcase.  I LOVE her style!  Her work is so classy, pop over and see for yourself.

NEW GOODIES & TECHNIQUE

Good morning everyone.  I wnat to start with a prayer for all those involved in the horrific and senseless violence that struck in Boston yesterday.  I can't even comprehend why people do these terrible, terrible things.  I am so thankful for all the medical help that was on site and were able to help so many.

With that said, I feel almost guilty telling you how much fun I had on Saturday.  I went to a scrapbook convention and got a bunch of new goodies!  One of the items I purchased is a kit from Krafty Kreations that included all I needed to do this technique.  It looks like stained glass!  I had no idea that you could color on super fine glitter!  Take a look at my results!

You use double sided sticky sheets, fine glitter, apply peel off stickers for the image outline, color with Copics, then apply to clear acrylic, lovely!  I also bought some packs of just the peel off stickers and look forward to experimenting with them.  Sounds like future posts to me!

Have a good day, and remember to hug your loved ones every chance you get!

GO BANANAS!

Happy Sunday everyone!  I hope you are having a nice weekend.  I did a bit of crafting yesterday and this is one of the cards that I did.  It's for a cousin for his birthday.  He likes monkeys, lol, so I pulled out this cute little Changito stamp that I haven't used in ages!  I added the palm tree that is a digi, colored it all with my Copics, then added the ribbon, button and bling from my stash.
 

I forgot to take a picture of the inside, oops!  It said, 
"It's your day, go bananas!"

See you again soon!

Entered in the following challenges:
Jelly Park ~ About a Book - mine: Jungle Book
One Stop Craft Challenge ~ Birthday
Dream Valley Challenges ~ Birthday

CHOCOLATE, COFFEE & CARDS CHALLENGES #36

WOW!  If the number of entries we had for our last challenge at CC&CC is any indication that you are ready for Spring, then you all certainly are!

Amazing, beautiful cards and what a turnout!  

Many thanx for your support!

This next challenge is a color inspiration.  I hope you enjoy working with this color combo!

Our super sponsor for this challenge is Sassy Studio Designs!  Be sure to check out their awesome digi images.  They have a super variety of lovely ladies that fit so many topics and occasions.

I used this cutie called "French Honey".  Of course when I chose her I wanted to do a French theme.  Here is what I came up with.

I colored her with my Copics, and I used some rubber stamps that I had on the background paper.  Then I added a bit of bling and called it good!

Be sure to pop on over to CC&CC and join in on this fun challenge.

See you there!

HAPPY SPRING!

Well, I'm pretty sure that everyone is really in the mood for Spring!  I have see some really beautiful creations from a lot of you and have truly been inspired.  Also helping my inspiration is my daughter and her husband.  They got a dandy little green house and have been busy planting.  I decided toget my own garden going too.  With all this Spring fever going on I created this card.  It is to congratulate my kids on the fab job they did building their green house!

I used a darling stamp from Dearie Dolls which I colored with my Copics.  I added some pre-made daisies and a gold charm that says "BLOOM".

Hope it is soon Spring in your neighborhood!  In the meantime, try making a Spring themed card to get in the mood!  Happy Spring!

Entered in the following challenges: 

Whimsical Designs ~ Pastels
4 Crafty Chicks ~ Easter 
In The Pink ~ Easter/Spring
Forever Friends ~ Girls
All That Scrap ~ Winged Things
Crafty Creations ~ Easter
Creative Belli ~ Easter
DigiStamps 4 Joy ~ Easter
Digital Tuesday ~ Spring Colors

CHOCOLATE, COFFEE & CARDS CHALLENGES #35

The birds are singing and the sun is shining ~ at least where I am!  Hopefully it is where you are too, or will be soon, because Spring is on the way!  To celebrate this lovely time of year our challenge over at CC&CC is BRING ON SPRING!  Our sponsor is the fab Doodle Pantry and they gave us two cute images to play with.  I used "Song Birdies", they look like they are chirping out songs of the season!  I used a die cut to frame them and colored them with my Copic's.  This was a really fun image to color!  I made a 3 panel background, added some ribbon and dew drops.

So fly on over to CC&CC and check out the inaspiration by our great DT.  Get your mojo working and join in the fun!

HAPPY SPRING!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Like many of you, I love to celebrate St. Patrick's Day, but I am not Irish!  But like they say, "I'm Irish for the day!"  Here are some cards I did in celebration.

Entered in the following challenges:

Just Add Ink ~ Just Add Green
Wags 'n Whiskers Stamps ~ Go Green 

CHOCOLATE, COFFEE and CARDS CHALLENGES and GREAT NEWS!!!

Welcome to challenge #34 at CC&CC!  I have some VERY exciting news!  I am now the official owner and blog master of Chocolate, Coffee & Card Challenges!  Jenn, the former owner had to step down.  I wish her everything good and positive, and she will be missed.  I am very honored to be following in her footsteps.

So, lets get to it!  First off, I had the pleasure of introducing our new DT, a super group of talented ladies.  Be sure to drop by and get introduced and see their lovely creations.

Our generous sponsor is Crafty Sentiments.  I have used their cute image called Mia.  Our theme is BANNERS, fun!  I colored my image with my Copic's and framed her with a die cut frame.  I then added the glitz, lace and flowers.  I made up a new fold and call it "The Flying Nun Fold" because it reminds me of Sally Field's hat in that program, lol!  I added two pieces of balsa wood (painted with pink nail polish) to the top of the card to hold up my banner tied with pink and white twine.  The banner pieces were cut with my Silhouette and then I added the peel off letters.

Please come join us for this fun challenge at CC&CC and a chance to win 4 free digis from Crafty Sentiments and meet our new DT!!  See you there!

MAHALO! (thank you!)

As I was working on a few things here on my blog today, I started reading lots of past comments that you have posted.  It got me thinking about how fortunate I am to have your support.  So, no card today, just a very sincere THANX for taking the time to drop by!  Whether you leave a comment or not, your visits are so appreciated.  And to those of you who do leave comments, your kind words and interest in me and my blog hold a special place in my heart!  Without your support I probably wouldn't be sharing my creations with you.  I love visiting your blogs so much and am so inspired by all the amazing talent I see!  LOVE YA'S!!  Have a great week!

CHOCOLATE, COFFEE & CARDS CHALLENGES #33

Aloha blogger friends!  Are you ready for another great challenge over at CC&CC?!  Our sponsor this challenge is one of my favorites, Bugaboo Digi Stamps!  Their images are so great and I love using them.  This time our theme is "Buttons and Bows", how fun!  I chose this cute image called JJ Sewing.  I colored her with my Copic's and paired her up with some adorable papers by DCWV called The Crafty Stack.  I thought they were perfect because they had buttons and scissors which matched JJ.  I also really liked the colors.  Of course I then had to add more buttons and the ribbon bow.

So hop on over to CC&CC and join us for this fun challenge.  Our DT team has made some lovely cards that are bound to be inspiring!  I know you have an idea brewing and ready to be created!  See you there!

SNOW IN PHOENIX?!!?

Hello all.  This is not card or craft related, but I just HAD to share!  Yesterday we had a real cold storm with lots and lots or rain.  Then late in the afternoon we got a BIG surprise!  SNOW!!!!  Now that is something you really don't see HERE very often!  In fact I have NEVER seen it here in the city like this!  Usually if we do get some, it never sticks to the ground, it just melts as it nears the ground.  Some areas of the city really got socked!  Take a look at what we had yesterday!

It didn't last long, and in our area it was only a dusting, but it sure 

made my day!

FRIENDS ARE LIKE TRUFFLES

Hello, and happy Wednesday.  Hang in there, only a couple days till the weekend!  I want to start the day with this card, another Valentine that I made but didn't post.  I made quite a bunch that didn't get posted, so forgive me if Valentine's keep popping up from time to time, lol!

 I really like the sentiment with this one, I think it is so true!

I used a die cut for the base beneath the image which I colored with Copic's, added some flowers, lace, ribbon and embellies.

Then I made up this sentiment for the inside:

Mahalo for stopping by, and enjoy the rest of your week!

Entered in the following challenges:

Bearly Mine ~ Lace, Ribbon Twine
City Crafter ~ All that Glitters
Digital Tuesday Challenge ~ Pink and White
Flourishes ~ Use Red
The Ribbon Carousel ~ Love Is In The Air
Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT ~ Pink +

SLOW DOWN

Another Monday and a brand new week!  I'm starting it out by posting a card I made for a dear friend who broke his knee and is laid up for a while.  He's having a hard time keeping still as he is a very active person.  So I thought I would try to cheer him up a bit.

I kept it very simple with just a few layers for color and the image is colored with my Copic's.  Add several buttons and the sentiment and voila!

Mend quickly my friend, I miss you!

Entered in the following challenges:
 Cards In Envy ~ Polka Dots and/or Stripes
Forever Friends & Co ~ Animals and/or Butterflies and/or Birds
Ink It Pink ~ In The Garden
Squigglefly ~ Use A Sentiment
Craft Room Challenge ~ For A Man
Loves Rubber Stamps ~ Lots Of Layers
Through The Craft Room Door ~ Anything Goes 

VALENTINE FISHES

HAPPY VALENTINE"S DAY ALL!  I wish you love and happiness whether you are a single or a couple!  Today's card is the one I made for my sweetie.  We had a big laugh because the one he gave me is the same subject (kissing fish) and also most of the same colors!  I guess after 26 years together we are still on the same wave length, lol!

The image is colored with my Copic's, mounted of a die cut, then I added glitter and ribbon.  This is the card I made for him:

This is the card he got for me!  It even has glitter on the fishes fins too!

LOVE IS BEAUTIFUL

I really do believe that love is beautiful, all kinds of love.  Because I think it all boils down to respect, admiration, dedication, and loyalty to our partner in life.  This card was made for a very dear girlfriend and her lovely partner of ten years.  They are two of the sweetest gals you will ever meet.  I wanted to do something very special and personal for them.  I went vintage and really enjoyed doing this card.  I used lots of distress ink, pearls and lace.  I also added a cupid charm, twine and a flower made of fabric and pearls.  The image was an old post card I found in an antique shop.  I really love how it all came together, and I am so happy they were thrilled to receive it.

VALENTINE DAY KITTY HUGS

Aloha all, another week has started and I'm busy getting ready for Valentine's Day!  I really enjoyed making Valentine's this year, but I didn't make as many as usual.  I had to apologize to some friends and family because I just wasn't able to get to all the loved ones on my list.  Thankfully, they understand!

This card is for my daughter.  She told me she would like a card with a cat and a fleur de lis, both things she loves.  So here is the end result.

 

 The image is by Dearie-Dolls (soooo cute) and was colored with my Copic's.  I used a Martha Stewart around the corner heart punch for the background, added a die cut corner frame, flowers and various other bits of bling.  She got the card in the mail and called me to tell me it is her most favorite card I've made her!  Success!

This card is entered in the following challenges:

Come and Get It Challenges ~ Show us Your Heart

Corrosive Challenges ~ Hearts and Flowers

Glitter n Sparkle ~ Girls Are Made Of

Great Impressions ~ Have A Heart

PanPastel ~ Love and Romance

ABC Challenges ~ Red, Pink, White/Vanilla
Card Mania ~ Love
Craft Your Passion ~ My Valentine
Creative Creations ~ It Must Be Love
House of Gilli ~ Pink and BLing
Kaboodle Doodles ~ Valentines
My Craft Spot ~ For Your Sweetheart
Ooh La La Creations ~ Love Story
Paper Playtime ~ Border Punches
Victorine Stamps ~ Valentine's and Hearts

CHOCOLATE, COFFEE & CARDS CHALLENGES #32 ~ HOBBIES

Welcome back to another fun challenge at CC&CC!  Let's give a BIG drum roll to  announce our new Design Team of very talented ladies!!!  We are so lucky to have them on our team.  I know they will bring you LOTS of inspiration in the months ahead.

HOBBIES!  I know you all have at least one, and probably many more!  Join in and make a card showing us your favorite one!  Our super sponsor Milk Coffee gave our DT a variety of images to choose from and this cute chickie family was my choice, tooooo cute!  I colored it with some new markers I purchased.  They are Spectrum Noir.  On the whole they are very cost efficient and work pretty good.  They have a few things I find negative, but are quite useable.  They will NEVER replace my Copic's, but I didn't expect them to!  (I may do a full review sometime soon.)  In any case, after coloring I mounted the image on a circle cut with my Cuttlebug and added the little flowers and the sentiment.  

Here is the result.

OK!  Now it's your turn to join in and have some fun.  Show us your creations and also, be sure to stop by and say hello to our new DT!