IT'S ALL ABOUT THE BLING

First off I would like to let everyone who is in the area of hurricane Sandy know that I hope you keep safe!  Also I hope that you don't have too much damage.  You're in my prayers!

This card is a bit over the top, but fun!  It's for my stepson who has a birthday next week.  He has a real cute little chihuahua named Lexie that he just loves.  When I saw this image I decided it would be fun to do and bling up.  I used layers of bright paper, colored the image with my Copic's and then added LOTS of bling!  The sentiment is mounted on a die cut piece and it and the image are raised with pop dots.

See you all later, Happy Crafting!


This card is entered in the following challenges:
Paper Playtime ~ Anything Goes
Tammy's Scrappin' Corner ~ Anything Goes
Totally Stampalicious ~ Anything Goes
Dream Valley Challenges ~ Glitter and Bling
Pile It On ~ For the Birthday Boy

SASSY SALLY'S PUMPKIN

E komo mai!  Such a lovely Sunday afternoon here, and it finds me busy on my Thanksgiving cards. I know I should be outside enjoying the fine weather, but I'm happy here doing what I'm doing!  Hey, if it works for you, enjoy the moment!

I recently discovered all the adorable images from Sassy Cheryl's Digis.  SO CUTE.  I love this little gal, Sassy Sally, and here she is with her pumpkin, too sweet!  I purchased this one and also one of her in a swing with Autumn leaves falling - that one will be coming in a future card!  I colored Sally with my Copic's, used a die cut to frame it, layered a couple papers, added the ribbon and flower.  This is the result.  Hope you enjoy it.

Sassy Sally is entered in the following challenges:

Fashionable Stamping Challenge ~ Halloween Colors
Great Impressions ~ Fall
Opes Gluei ~ Leaves or Halloween
Scrappy Frogs Challenge Blog ~ Fall/Halloween
Red Carpet Studio  ~ Pumpkin or Halloween
The Squirrel and the Fox ~ Use a Ribbon
CMC Copic Challenge ~ Orange
Wags n' Wiskers ~ Fall Colors
Pattie's Creations ~ Autumn Colors
Rouge Redhead Designs ~  Go Dotty
My Time To Craft ~ Halloween
Speedy Fox and Friends Challenge ~ Pumpkin
2 Sisters Challenge Blog ~ Anything Goes

LOVELY VINTAGE LADY

TGIF everyone!  The weekend is here and the weather is cooling down, time to start playing golf again!  It's my next favorite thing to do next to card making.  Hope you get to enjoy something you love to do this weekend.

Today's card was a joy to make.  It's a birthday card for a cousin of my Pop's.  I was in a vintage mood, so that's what I decided to do.  The pic of the pretty lady is from an old postcard I found in an antique shop some time ago.  When I first saw her I thought she was so beautiful and loved the soft colors.  I used a lot of distress inks on the papers, lace and doily.  I also distressed the edges of one layer of the paper.  Next I added some pearls and the sheer flower.  All in all, I am very pleased with this card.  I don't do a lot of vintage, but when I do I sure enjoy it!

Entered in the following challenges:
Brown Sugar Challenge Blog ~ Anything Goes
Card Crafter's Circle ~ A Day At The Races (Glamor)
Clearly Inspired Challenge ~ All Tied Up
Fussy and Fancy ~ Anything Goes
Hotshot Craft ~ Bling
Make My Monday ~ Feminine Romance 
The Pink Elephant ~ TPE172 Vintage of Shabby Chic
Bunny Zoe's Crafts ~ Pink, Pearls and Lace
Sugar Creek Hollow ~ Vintage

IF THE BROOM FITS. . .

Aloha everyone!  Time for another Halloween card.  What fun I had making them this year.  I did 34 cards to send to family and friends and have ended up with quite a variety!  This one is a fun image.  I colored her with my Copic's, added some die cut swirls from black glitter paper and added a purple ribbon flower with a rhinestone center.  I also put some silver Stickles on for a bit more sparkle!

The inside is plain but with a bit of silver Stickles around the word "RIDE":

Hope you are having as much fun as I did making your Halloween goodies!

WITCH HAT

Ah, the weekend, time for crafting and fun.  I did a bit of paper crafting and made this simple, cute hat for on my little pumpkin.  It's a sheet of black paper on which I used a flourish design stamped with Versamark.  Then it was heat embossed with a blend of embossing powders; gold, copper and clear, and I added the band and bow.  I made the face for the pumpkin so I didn't have to cut him and he would last longer.  He turned our pretty cute!

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

CHOCOLATE, COFFEE & CARD CHALLENGES #24

Happy Friday all!  It's time for another challenge over at Chocolate, Coffee & Card Challenges.  This time our theme is to use STITCHING (real or faux) on your card  Our sponsor is My Heart Pieces and they kindly gave us a choice of images to use.  I chose this little pumpkin cutie called Celebrating The Autumn.  I used both real and faux stitching, coloring was done with Copics and I added the Happy Halloween ribbon.

Time for you to jump on over to Chocolate, Coffee & Card Challenges and join in on this fun challenge.  Be sure to check out the other fab creations by our talented DT.  See you there!

LITTLE WITCH

Halloween is on it's way!  I finally finished my cards to be sent to family and friends - 34 in all!  All holidays I send out this many, it sure keeps me busy!  

This card is for my favorite Aunt.  It's an easel card done with a digi from my favorite stamp company, Bugaboo.  She is called Brat Witch.  I cut the black glitter paper leaf flourishes from a die, added some glitter to the the black roses and put them on the flourishes, frame and her hat.  I colored the lace purple with my Copic pens and put it behind the oval background.  The frame behind the oval was die cut.  The image is colored with Copic's, cut out and set on a pumpkin.  It is all raised with pop dots.

Now I better get busy on my Thanksgiving cards!

Entered in the following challenges:
Challenges 4 Everybody ~ Anything Goes
The Corrosive Challenge ~ Treacherous Treats
Scrappers Delight ~ Halloween
Stamptacular Sunday Challenge ~ BOO-tacular!
The Craft Place ~ Halloween
2 Sisters ~ Anything Goes
Allsort Challenge Blog ~ Too Cute To Spook
Crafty Calendar ~ All Things Spooky
My Sheri Crafts ~ Halloween
So Artful Challenges ~ Harvest Moon Challenge
Sugar Creek Hollow ~ Show Some Sparkle
Dream Valley Challenges ~ Halloween

ANNIVERSARY

Quick update on my Pop ~ He is home and doing much better.  We are keeping a close eye on him and making sure he is comfy and has all he needs.  It's been a very busy past 3 days with Dr. appts. and lab trips.  Thankfully the weather has cooled down and is lovely.  It makes it so much easier to run errands and be outside.

I received a commission for a special anniversary card.  One of my friends has seen some of the cards I've done with hand made paper flowers and really liked them.  She asked me to do an anniversary card with some of them for friends.  This is what I came up with.  It was inspired by the great Kitty, the queen of hand made paper flowers.  I cut the flowers with punches and some also on my Cricut.  The swirl leaves were cut on my Cricut also.  I raised the top layer with pop dots for a bit of depth.

Have a good Friday and a super weekend!

SUNNY WINDOW

ALOHA!  I hope you celebrate the joy of crafting your own cards today by making a beautiful card!

Here is the one I have done.

Have a GREAT day!

Entered in the following challenges:

Sweet Stampin ~ Through The Window
Sentimental Sundays ~ Anything Goes 
Whoopsi Daisy ~ Flowers Galore 
Totally Gorgeous ~ Anything Goes
Polka Doodles ~ Wings And Things
Divas By Design ~ Use Texture

CHOCOLATE, COFFE & CARD CHALLENGES

It's that time again!  A new challenge at CC&CC!  This time our challenge is a color combo.  Here are the lovely colors ~ brown, teal and lime green:

I made paper hydrangea flowers and laid them an leaves and swirls that are die cuts done with my Cuttlebug.  The bottom edge was done with a Martha Stewart border punch.  Then I added the sentiment and a few brown glitter embellies.

I hope you come join us for a fun challenge, see you there!

PURSE ~ GIFT CARD HOLDER

Happy Saturday!  I sure hope you are enjoying your weekend and have some time for a bit of crafting.  This bit of crafting I made for my sweetie to give to his daughter for her birthday.  A fun one to make I might add!  I cut out the basic shape layers with my Cricut, the decorations on the front were cut with my Cuttlebug, then I added the flowers made from paper punches, the ribbon, pearly centers to the flowers.  I also inked all the edges because I thought it needed a bit more zip.  It is held shut by a small piece of velcro.

COPY CAT CARD!

Welcome all. The very 1^st thing I HAVE to tell you is that this card is a TOTAL COPY CAT! My blog friend, the VERY talented Tammy, at My Craft Central did this card and I fell in love with it. SEE IT HERE! It was absolutely PERFECT in my opinion! From the layout, image, coloring and sentiments I don't think anyone could have done a more FAB job!

 

I had a birthday card to make today and my mojo just wasn't working. I started thinking of things I have seen to get some inspirations and all I could see was THIS card. So I copied it and give full credit to Tammy for saving the day for me! I changed the color and the flowers are different, but it is all HER design. THANX again Tammy, 

your work is the BEST!

HAT-I-TUDE!

I love this image!  I bought it a while back and never took the time to use it.  Recently I made an online purchase of some crafting goodies and the merchant sent along a couple free goodies - don't you just love that!  One of them was this cute little stamp that says Hat-i-tude.  Of course I immediately thought of my hat stamp.  I got it out and weny right to work.  Tthis is the result.  It is colored with my Copic's, used a Nestabilities for the background frame, added a few gems and a feather.

Hope you find some time for crafting this weekend, enjoy whatever you do!

Entered in the following challenges:

Alphabet Challenge Blog ~ Q for Queen - Jewels Fit For a Queen

Annabelle Stamps Blog ~ Shades of Pink
ATC's and Cards With Attitude ~ Anything Goes
Avadares Challenge Blog ~ Make It Sparkle
Brown Sugar ~ Anything Goes
Whoopsie Daisy ~ Make It Girly
Polkadoodle ~ Inspired By A Song Title (Pretty Woman!)
Divas By Design ~ Lovely Layers
Pattie's Creations ~ Anything Goes
 

CHOCOLATE, COFFEE & CARD CHALLENGES # 22

Time for another great challenge at CC&CC!  This time we are using the theme "Sweet Treats!  That covers a lot of territory and ideas.  So join in and show us your sweets!

My card is done with an adorable image given to me by this weeks sponsors, Milk Coffee and is called Charlotte and Her Strawberry Pudding.  I did an easel card.  It is colored with my Copic's, I used a Nestabilites called Beaded Squares for the background frame cut with my Cuttlebug and added some flowers and gems.

Sure hope you join us for this fun challenge.  I'm looking forward to seeing your great creation!

WHEN IN DOUBT. . .

Aloha all!  I have been finding some time to get some card making done, hooray!  I sure miss my crafting time when life gets busy!  I did this card for a friend using a set of new stamps I purchased from Sparkle and Sprinkle.  Their stamps are really high quality.  So sharp and crisp when stamped.  This one was so much fun to color (using Copic's), though I must admit I was getting tired of coloring grapes, lol!

Hope you are doing well, and thanx so much for stopping by!

PILOLW BOX

Hello!  Sorry I haven't been posting much lately, or visiting my blog friends (bad me), but Paul arrived from Hawaii and we have has so much to catch up on things we have been doing.  It's so good to have him here with me.  We took a drive up to Flagstaff yesterday just for fun and looking around.  We went to a great outdoor farmer's market and got lots of yummy goodies, a sweets and candy shop ~ more yummy goodies, and some other fun shopping.  Believe it or not, he is a man who LIKES to shop!  This pic is in a field of wild flowers that were blooming in the forest.

Now on to today's creation.  I bought a pretty bar of soap for a friend while on our jaunt and wanted to make a pillow box to put it in.  She loves ladybugs, and the soap had a ladybug design in it, so I came up with this design.

Thanx so much for stopping by.  I hope you have a great week!

CHOCOLATE, COFFEE & CARD CHALLENGES # 21

Time for another fun challenge over at CC&CC!  Our theme this time is "Down On The Farm".  Anything to do with farm life.  That's a  wide idea range with plenty of opportunities for your imagination!  Our digis were given to us by our sponsor, Robyn's Fetish.  I chose this adorable cow.

Be sure to drop by CC&CC and take a look at the great work done by our talented DT.  We look forward to seeing your amazing creations!

LIFE IS AN ADVENTURE

Hello all, another week is underway.  Today's card is for a teenage cousin of mine.  He is into kayaking and bike riding.  When I saw this bike at Micheal's I immediately thought of him and knew it was perfect.  I cut some "travel" inspired paper and mounted the bike to it, then hand wrote the sentiment because I didn't have a stamp that said what I wanted.

I hope you have a pleasant week.

CHOCOLATE, COFFEE & CARD CHALLENGES #20

Welcome to another challenge at CC&CC!  This time we have a challenge for a great cause, it's Ribbons For A Cause supporting the fight against cancer.  Choose the ribbon that has the cause you would like to support and use its color on your card and include the ribbon.  Here is a chart showing the ribbons and the color that they support.

I used the color peach in support against uterine cancer.  My adorable little bidie digi is from our sponsor for this challenge, Doodle Pantry and is called "Happy Birdie".  He is colored with my Copic's and mounted on circles cut with my Cuttlebug.  I added some paper flowers made from punches,

Be sure to "fly" on over to Chocolate, Coffee & Card Challenges and check out all the  super cards done by our great Design Team.  They are sure to give you lots of inspiration.  Have fun and support the cause!

BABY CARDS

Oh what fun!  I had the occasions to do baby cards!  I did the first one to give to my daughter to send, and the second one I will be sending.  You may remember I spoke of Julie who was serving in the military in Afghanistan.  My Limelight group did cards for her platoon to send home to family, friends and loved ones.  She returned home right before Christmas 2011 and now is happily expecting!  We are so happy for her and all of her lovely family!

KEEP CALM!

Happy weekend everyone!  It's another hot one here, so I'm keeping inside with the air conditioning!  The card I am posting today is for my daughter.  She lived in England for four years in Southampton.  She loved it.  She so enjoyed the people, the scenery, the history, architecture and their tea!  I saw a poster of this and had to make a card out of it for her.  She is still having health issues and life in general has been a real challenge lately.  I thought this was perfect for her, and I know it will make her smile.

I printed out a picture of the Union Jack, then traced the pieces onto the red and blue paper.  I cut them out by hand then glued them onto the white paper.  The lettering and the teapot were cut on my Cricut.  MAN!  It was like putting together a jig saw puzzle!  I apologize if it is not perfect and mean no insult to anyone.  I did my best!

Have a super weekend! And to English pals, I wish I could share a cuppa with you!

Sympathy Cards

It is so hard for me to do sympathy cards, especially when they are for such close friends.  But it gives me a chance to create something I hope that they get a bit of comfort from.  The first card was for my dear friend Betsy on the loss of her dear husband Dan.  The second one is for Betsy's sister Kathy and her husband Fred.  Fred's father passed away about a week before Dan.  Their family is dealing with a lot of loss.  I hope that the memories of their loved ones help to ease their grief.

Both cards were based on designs done by the fabulous Kitty. 

 Her work is incredible.

Loss of a dear friend . . .

The last card I posted here today for my friend Dan will not be sent to him.  He passed away peacefully this evening and is now out of pain and is in God's tender care.  I will miss you my friend.  And my dear SbC, Betsy I am so shattered for your loss.  He will be missed by so many, but never forgotten.  I love you dear friend and I am here for you whenever you need me.  My arms are hugging and comforting you.

GOD'S BEAUTIFUL CREATURES

The weekend is here again, and I know a lot of you are ready for it!  I hope it's not too hot where you are and that you have a good one!

Today's card is for my dear friend Dan.  His health is getting worse and I have been sending more cards to help cheer him up.  I think I mentioned before that he LOVES flamingos!  His family room is full of lots of different kinds that he has collected over the years.  He really enjoys when I do a card for him with them on it, so today I did just that!  The word "flamingos" is a laser cut that I bought on e-bay.  The stamp is colored with my Copic's, then I added the computer generated sentiment and a couple buttons.  All the paper is from my scrap bin!  Love to get in there and scrounge, I never know what I will find!

Have a great weekend with your family and friends.  Be thankful for your health and God's many blessing.


Entered in the following challenges:
Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps ~ No People Allowed!
Sweet Stampin ~ Things With Wings 
 Basic Grey Challenges ~ Bright and Bold
Allsorts Challenge Blog ~ Going Around in Circles
Challenge Your Life ~ Everything Goes
Hiding In My Craft Room ~ Use Your Scraps
Clearly I Stamp ~ Things With Wings
Crafty Katz Weekly Challenge ~ Anything Goes
The Paper Shelter ~ Going Round and Round
Papertake Weekly ~ Anything Goes
Craft You Passion ~ Anything Goes 
4 Crafty Chicks ~ Up, Up and Away 
One Stitch At a Time ~ Anything Goes