It's Saturday!

Good Morning Friends! I'm running a little bit behind on some of my favorite Friday challenges. I've been trying to fight off a cold and I'm afraid that it has won! Thankfully, I'm not cooking for Easter Sunday. Hopefully, I'll be better to head back to school on Monday. I combined a few challenges on this card. This week's Blogger's Challenge is to use ribbon or lace. I pulled out this sweet Pure Innocence image from My Favorite Things. The image and sentiment are from the Don't Open Until set. I've had it in my collection for some time now, but I just haven't had the chance to use it. It was perfect for Jessie's Forgotten Stamp Friday challenge. I used the sketch from the My Favorite Things Wednesday Stamp Club and then went from there. She is colored up with Copic Markers (BG10, BG11, BG32, E000, E00, E01, E35, E57, E59, G21, G24, R20, R29, and R59) and her dress is paper pieced. I used some October Afternoon patterned papers and some Papertrey Ink card stock. The button is also from PTI. I accented that with some cream craft thread. Some Hero Arts lace and a bit of stitching complete the from of my card. I stamped the rest of the sentiment on the inside of the card and I added a little bit more of the October Afternoon polka dots and I used the MFT Die-namics Little Open Scallop Strip to finish it off.

Thank you SO much for stopping by for a visit today. I'm off to get some rest and then check out all of the creations that my Blogging friends have come up with. Enjoy your weekend and have a Happy Easter...Toodles! :D

Two Cards to Share!

Happy Monday Friends! I hope that you had a wonderful weekend! If you stopped by on Friday, then you already know that I had the opportunity to meet Kim from My Favorite Things stamps and Alma from The Cat's Pajamas rubber stamps. These two lovely Ladies offered make and takes at Right at Home Scrapbooking store. I was in the group that worked with the upcoming release (this evening) from The Cat's Pajamas...so ADORABLE! The new release from My Favorite Things (April 5th, I think) is just around the corner, and I was lucky enough to sneak a peek at what's to come. You definitely won't be disappointed! I have two cards to share with you tonight. The first card is for the Inspiration Challenge over on Alma's blog. You can find all of the details here. I loved all of the pinks in the photographs. So sweet! That inspired me to pull out some papers from My Mind's Eye and I went from there. This delightful little bear is from the soon to be released set, What a Blast from The Cat's Pajamas. When I say soon, I mean tonight...lol! You can head over to the release party over at Splitcoaststampers right here. My little bear is colored up with Copic Markers (BG02, E11, E15, E17, R22, and R24) and I used some coordinating papers on his pinwheel. The little clouds and sentiment are from the same set. I added some Cotton Candy Divine Twine (in Jackie Pedro style) and a button from Papertrey Ink. The grass was made with the MFT Die-namics Fresh Cut Grass die and some Certainly Celery card stock. A little bit of sewing around the main panel finishes off the creation. My next card is for the sketch for the My Favorite Things Wednesday Stamp Club. You can find the sketch here. This sweet little Pure Innocence girl is from the MFT set Something Special Just For You. She is colored up with Copic Markers (B12, B14, BG000, C0, E00, E01, E11, E25, E27, E40, Y11, Y21, YG11, YG13, and the Colorless Blender) and her dress is paper pieced. I've had this sweetie in my stamp collection for quite some time now and for some reason she hadn't been introduced to any ink, so I'm going to include this in Jessie's Forgotten Stamp Friday challenge too. All of the patterned papers for this one are from the Spotted Owl Soup collection from Jillibean Soup. I added the MFT Die-namics Hearts-a-Plenty die and the Die-namics Little Open Scallop Strip. The Dark Chocolate and the Lemon Tart card stock are from Papertrey Ink, along with the button and the Baker's Twine. Thanks so much for taking the time to visit with me this evening. I'll be back tomorrow! Until then...Toodles! :D

Celebrate!

Hello Friends! I'm late for all of my favorite challenges, but I always like to play along so here is my card for this past week's Blogger's Challenge (Birthday theme), Forgotten Stamp Friday, and the sketch from the My Favorite Things Wednesday Stamp Club. My Pure Innocence girl is from the My Favorite Things Bunch of Blooms set. The sentiment comes from their Birthday Princess set. She is colored up with Copic Markers (BG01, BG02, E000, E00, E11, E25, E29, G82, YR15, YR16, and YR18) and popped up on these wonderful papers from the Stella and Rose collection from My Mind's Eye. The Aqua Mist Twill and Button are from Papertrey Ink. The sweet, little heart in the corner was made with the MFT Die-namics Hearts-A-Plenty die. Thanks so much for visiting with me tonight...Toodles! :D

Have A Blooming Good Day!

Happy Friday Friends! I'm looking forward to the weekend! Tomorrow, I'll be stamping with friends and that's always a good thing! I hope that you have something fun and crafty to do! Today's card is for this week's Blogger's Challenge (use the colors green, peach, and white) and for Forgotten Stamp Friday. To play along with either one of these challenges, just click on the colored words above. My "Forgotten Stamp" for this week is this sweet bunny from High Hopes Rubber Stamps. I've had him for quite awhile, and this is the first time that he has ever seen ink! He is colored up with Copic Markers (BG000, C1, R20, YG63, YG67, YR00, and YR12) and then cut out and popped up on a circle of A*Muse Gingham card stock. The green patterned paper is from a retired pack by Stampin' Up. That panel is sewn onto a piece of Pumpkin Pie card stock. To bring some green over to the right half of my card, I added a button with some craft thread to the top and I stamped my sentiment (from the MFT Blooming Good Day set) in Old Olive ink on the bottom corner. It's been quite a busy week, so I kept this one very clean and simple. Thanks so much for stopping by today. I'm hoping to finish up my card for the My Favorite Things Wednesday Stamp Club Sketch tonight, so I'll be back some time tomorrow. Until then...Toodles! :D

A Few Challenges Rolled into One!

Happy Friday Friends! It is especially happy because I now have a week off from work! I love the little kiddos at school, but it is always nice to have extra time to be home with my family too!

Today's card combines some of my favorite challenges! Here are the details and the links for all of them. On Fridays I LOVE to do Blogger's Challenge (this week's theme is embossing) and Jessie's Forgotten Stamp Friday (make a card or project using a stamp that hasn't been used or has been owned and NOT used for at least six months). My sketch is from Jen Del Muro's monthly Sketch For You To Try. The inspiration for this card came from the challenge over at The Cat's Pajama's. If you would like to play along in any of these challenges, just click on the blue words and you'll be taken right there.

I used Copic Markers (E11, E15, E17, E21, E25, E29, and the Colorless Blender) to color up PJ bear from the "A Cuppa" set from The Cat's Pajama's. The apron and the tea cup/soup bowl are paper pieced. All of the patterned papers are from the New Arrival collection from Pebbles, Inc. and the Bashful Blue and Chocolate Chip card stock is from Stampin' Up. The inspiration piece over at TCP has lots of blues and browns and dots, so I embossed the main image before I colored it and then I used the Swiss Dot Cuttlebug Embossing Folder on the circular piece behind PJ and the main Chocolate Chip panel. The brown buttons are from Papertrey Ink and the large blue button is from my stash. The brown polka dotted ribbon is from May Arts.

This card will go in the pack for DH's grandmother, who likes cards without sentiments on the front. That way she can use them for just about any occasion. While this one is perfect for a get well card, I think that it also works for thinking of you or a birthday card for anyone that likes a good cup of tea. I hope that you enjoy the rest of your evening! Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit. I'll be back at some point this weekend. Until then...Toodles! :D

Fragile!

Happy Saturday Friends! Are you enjoying the first part of the weekend? I was happy to see this work week end and I couldn't wait for the weekend to begin! I spent the day with two wonderful friends of mine. We went shopping for crafty things and had lunch together. It was just a FABULOUS Girl's Day Out, and I enjoyed every minute of it!

My card for today is for this week's Blogger's Challenge (Love Theme). Would you like to play along too? We have been using a Blog Hop format for the past few weeks, so if you'd like to join us, just add your link here. I stuck with the love theme and I love Jessie's idea of Forgotten Stamp Friday, so I used this Penny Black stamp (named Fragile!) that hasn't seen ink for a very long time. I am so not a cat lover, but I fell in love with this stamp when I first started stamping and it is definitely not one that I'll ever part with. He's colored up with Copic Markers (C1, C3, E53, R20, R37, R39, and the Colorless Blender). The papers are from the State of the Heart collection from My Mind's Eye and the layout is from Joanne Basile. We made a card with these papers at her last class and I just loved how she put them together, so I decided to just go with the same thing. The sentiment is from the Pure Innocence set Love You With All My Heart from My Favorite Things. I also used the Hearts A Plenty Die-namics die (on the bottom with the PTI button) and the Small Scallop Border Die-namics die (with some MFT felt across the middle of my card). You can find them here.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Enjoy what is left of the weekend! I'll be back soon...Toodles! :D

Forgotten Stamp Friday on Sunday!!

Happy Sunday Friends! I'm a little late with my Forgotten Stamp Friday creation. How could I have forgotten about posting my Forgotten Stamp Friday card! This time around, I used a Penny Black rubber stamp that hasn't seen ink in quite awhile. The name of this one is Poppy Field and I simply love that little hedgehog! He is colored up with Copic Markers (E000, E33, E35, E51, G20, G21, R20, R29, R37, R59, V01, V05, and V06.) I put all of these colors together to go with another challenge that I came across over at Pals Paper Arts. The challenge is to use Riding Hood Red, Rich Razzleberry, and Certainly Celery. A beautiful mix that I would have never thought of. This was a wonderful opportunity to pull out some Stampin' Up papers that I haven't used for some time. I also added some Certainly Celery grosgrain ribbon and I found a few buttons in my jar that matched perfectly. They are accented with some white craft thread and then adhered to the card with pop-up dots. DH's grandmother loves to have a stash of cards without sentiments on hand so this one will be heading over to her house.

I hope that you have a wonderful start to the work week. It doesn't look like there are any major storms heading in our direction so hopefully we can get a full week of school in. Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit...Toodles! :D

Best wishes on your Birthday!

Happy Friday Friends! As I promised yesterday, I'm back today with this week's Blogger's Challenge (Birthday theme) and I also used some of my forgetten stamps for Forgotten Stamp Friday. If you'd like to play along too, you can just click on the challenge links above.

This is actually a CASE of a card that my wonderful friend Clara made. You can find her card here. The flower stamp is from the Peeking Posies set from Hero Arts. It is a favorite of mine and one of the first stamp sets that I bought when I started stamping. I fell in love with the set when Trudee Sauer would create such beautiful cards with it. I haven't used it in forever though. The sentiment is from Elzybells (sadly, they are out of business). I purchased this stamp over the summer and was thrilled to get some ink on it. The flower is colored up with Copic Markers (G21, G82, R22, R24, Y21, and Y32) and I added some Star Dust Stickles to make it sparkle. The image is paired up with Stampin' Up's Cameo Coral, Certainly Celery, and some retired SU designer paper. The yellow polka dotted paper is from Bo-Bunny. The buttons were made with the SU Button die in Cameo Coral. (I really like everything to match...lol!)

Thanks so much for visiting with me today! Stay warm...Toodles!

Enjoy the Ride!

Happy Sunday Friends! I'm a little late for Friday's Blogger's Challenge (Patterned Paper) and Jessie's Forgotten Stamp Friday challenge, but now that we have finished digging out from last Friday's snow storm, here's my post. My forgotten stamp is this delightful little rabbit and his scooter from The Cat's Pajama's. The set is called Joyride and you can find it here. I've colored my image up with Copic Markers (C0, C1, C3, C5, C7, E31, E33, R27, R29, Y11, Y21, Y35 and the Colorless Blender.) All of the patterned papers are from the Thrift Shop collection from October Afternoon. If fact these colors are from this past Tuesday's TCP Color Challenge (Red, Black, Kraft and/or White, and Yellow.) You can find all of the details about this challenge right here on Alma's Blog. Along with my TCP stamps, I used one of the TCP CutUps called Icing. (I can't seem to find it on the TCP site at the moment, but I'm sure that it'll be back soon.) Instead of using the end of the die cut with all of the icing loops, I turned it around and showed the end with the open scallops. I LOVE the different looks! The layers are sewed to pieces of black and then mounted to a square, kraft card base. My layout is from Jen Del Muro's January Sketch For You To Try. You can find her sketch right here. Now, if you'd like to play along with any of these challenges, you have all of the links. If you would like to play along with this week's Blogger's Challenge, you can add your link to the blog hop on Lisa's blog here. Thanks so very much for stopping by for a visit. I'll see you tomorrow...Toodles! :D

It's Friday!

Today's card is for this week's Blogger's Challenge (it's a sketch). I really think that Jessica's idea for "Forgotten Stamp Friday" is fantastic, so I found a stamp that is at least six month's old so that I could combine the two. Here is a picture of the sketch if you'd like to give it a try as well.

I started off with my "Forgotten Stamp". Her name is Rosie Posy and she is from Lili of the Valley. You can find her right here. Like my other LOTV stamps, she arrived last March in my birthday package to myself. Sadly, she has never seen ink. That is, until now! I paired this little sweetie with some Quite Contrary papers from My Mind's Eye. (Thanks Joanne! I just had to pull out my papers after I saw you use some of yours. You can see Joanne's darling creation here.) Her vest is paper pieced and she is colored up with Copic Markers (BG000, E000, E11, E25, E27, R20, R81, R83, R85, Y32, Y35, YG63, YG67, and the Colorless Blender.) The Pink Pirouette panel was embossed in my Cuttlebug with my Swiss Dots embossing folder. All of the panels were layered with black. Then I added some Star Dust Stickles to her bouquet, a Papertrey Ink black button. and some Baker's Twine from Niki's etsy shop to finish this one up.

Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit today! I'm really looking forward to tomorrow. I'm fortunate enough to be heading to Right at Home Scrapbooking for another fabulous class with Joanne Basile! I had such a good time at Joanne's last class. I'm sure that this one will be just as wonderful! Enjoy your weekend...Toodles! :D

ETA: We are trying something new over at the Blogger's Challenge. If you would like to play along with our challenge, you may link your creation below and you'll also get to see what everyone else has come up with. Hope that you can join in the fun! :D