Happy Birthday!

Here's a birthday card I made for a bloggy friend using a Stamping Bella image and Inktense pencils:

Have a great Saturday!!!!!!!!

Thanks for your visit!

New Nest.........

We had new neighbors move in behind our house - so I created this card for them using some My Mind's Eye paper, a Darcie's sentiment and a wood house embellie.

Now we're really not too happy about the placement of their hammock and screaming kids in relation to our pool area.......but what can you do?!

Thanks for your visit!

You are Amazing!

It was my friend Jill's birthday last week. She's the dog rescuer in NC that is BEYOND AMAZING for what she does for animals - so I created this card for her using a Stamping Bella image:

I love how this card came out!


Thanks for your visit!

Find Your Destination

This week's CAS-ual Friday Challenge#105 is called "Mapquest".  I grabbed my My Mind's Eye paper pack and found this 'travel' paper and thought it was great for this challenge:

I carefully cut the word "destination' from another piece from the pack and used my Lawn Fawn letters to stamp out "Find Your".  I added a Unity arrow and I'm thinking it doesn't get much more CAS than this!

Have a great Thursday!!!!!!!!

Thanks for your visit!

SSC98 - Happy Birthday

Happy Saturday!  It's supposed to be a GREAT weekend here in CT! Hope you're having nice weather where ever you are!  Here are two cards I made from the images I colored last week.

The first one plays along with the Sketchbook Saturday Challenge #98:

Calla lilies are right up there with my love of poppies!  These There She Goes images are one of my favorites!

Here's the other card showing yellow flowers:

Here's the SSC Sketch if you want to play:

Have a terrific day!!!!!!

Thanks for your visit!

Pixie Birthday

So, I'm really loving this card!  This is a Stamping Bella pixie image and she's just too cute standing among all those flowers!

I (once again) tried the 'out of the box' technique and it took me (again) way to long to do - even though I (again) followed a tutorial.  Why am I so dumb when it comes to this technique? LOL.

But - in the end - I really like it!  Along with that gorgeous large HA sentiment!

Have a great Wednesday!

Thanks for your visit!

CFC94/DD44- HB2U

Good Morning!  I made today's card on Saturday and what I thought would be an 'easy' card.......was not!

I used My Mind's Eye black/yellow paper to fit the Dynamic Duo's Challenge#44.  The idea in my head was easy - but cutting the papers to fit was not.......I'm going to have to check out some tutorials on this technique.

Anyways...the second challenge is the CAS-ual Friday's #94 - to use chipboard.  So I used some Sizzix die cuts on cereal boxes.  I do like the end result of the card.......but for a CAS card......it took too long! LOL

Challenges:

  

Hope you have a great day!!!!

Thanks for your visit!

CAS(E)#18 - Happy Birthday

I'm back with another birthday card today. This time for the CAS(E) This Sketch! #18 Challenge:

I was going for a more masculine card - and I think it works - even with the little bit of bling!  It's a birthday right - so ya gotta jazz it up a little!

I stamped a bunch of Lawn Fawn banners on My Mind's Eye paper, then cut them out and lined them on the rectangular panel.  Added a PTI sentiment and the bling!  Can you see the PTI woodgrain impression on the card base?  It's so hard for me to capture these in my photos!

Here's the sketch but you've only got til noon to join:

Thanks for your visit!

Life is nothing without friendship!

Hello again!!  Thanks for coming to visit today!   Here's a card I made on Thursday and will enter in two challenges:  CAS(E) This Sketch! #16 and The Play Date Cafe #170:

I grabbed my MME papers which were perfect for the color challenge.  I laid out my papers but wasn't sure what I was going to use for my main image.  I looked through my rarely used Sizzlets and found the vase.  So I decided to color up a There She Goes buttercup to put in it.  I ran the vase through a Cuttlebug embossing folder for dimension.

Here are the challenges:

OK! Have a great day!!!!!!!!

Thanks for your visit!

TMS#186 - Ciao Bella

TGIF Everyone!!!  Hope you had a good week!  I've got a BUSY day today!  Spin Class, Aqua Therapy and Acupuncture for Nolie, then Physical Therapy for me.

Here's a card I'll submit for the Tuesday Morning Sketch Challenge#186:

I colored Miss Tilda up last week and she found herself on this card yesterday.  I used MME papers and a MFT sentiment.

Short and sweet!  Hope you have a great day!!!!!!


Thanks for your visit!

STB#6 - Masculine Birthday

It's another card for Seize the Birthday and it's 'masculine' week.  Here's an image I colored up watching the Grammys and put the card together during the week.

I didn't go too crazy on the card but used MME paper and a Stamping Bella image.  I wanted my little boy to have red hair - so I gave that a whirl coloring it up!

Here's the sketch if you want to play along!!!

Thanks for your visit!

RS50 - Happy Birthday

Wow - I've been making A LOT of birthday cards lately! I guess you can never have too many right?  This one I made following the Retro Sketches #50 layout:

Super easy layout and very minimal stamping!  I used MME paper and die cut a PTI bookmark, a Memory Box flower and a Sizzix label.  Then stamped a PTI sentiment and random bursts.  I added some washi tape too!

Here's the layout:

I'm also going to enter this in the Catered Crop "polka dot recipe swap quickfire"

Thanks for your visit!

CAS(E)#13 - Seize the Cupcake

It's Monday! Are you ready for the week? Hope so!

Here's a pretty clean card to start your week!  I'll enter this card in the CAS(E) This Sketch #13 challenge:

I used some MME paper and a Verve stamp set. Easy Easy!

Here's the sketch! You have until Tuesday at noon to play along:

Thanks for your visit!

CAS(E)#10 - Wishing you showers of blessings

Busy day on the 'ol blog today!  I've got three posts scheduled for three different challenges!

The first card is for the CAS(E) This Sketch! Challenge# 10:

I've got an upcoming bridal shower and created this card to go with my gift!  This is a PTI set. I paper pieced the umbrella and added a bunch of gems for raindrops!  Easy Peasy!

I'll be back in a few hours with another card!!!


Thanks for your visit!

SSC87 - Happy Birthday

Hello!!!  Thanks for stopping by today!  Here's my card for Chupa's Sketchbook Saturday Challenge#87:

I created a mask with my Sizzix heart die and then randomly stamped a PTI flower stamp on the inside of that mask with a 5 different Memento inks.  I used both PTI and MME papers and even stitched around the edges!

Come play along!!

Thanks for your visit!

CFC84 - Thanks!

This week's Casual Friday Challenge #84 is to make a Thank You card.  I dusted off one of my Sizzlits dies and popped it off of some MME paper.

I felt it needed an 'exclamation' mark - so I cut one from the same paper!  I wanted to add gems, but resisted in order to keep it 'simple'.

Come play along!

Oh - and I wanted to share last night's dinner that Elizabeth sent me the recipe for!  It got RAVE reviews!!!

 With Chorizo sausage:

With 'faux' meat:

And one happy husband!

The only thing I changed if you make this is I only did single layer tortilla's.  The double layer is just TOO thick!

Have a great day!

Thanks for your visit!