Late Again!!

Good Evening Friends!! How are you? I'm scrambling for time lately. I just can't seem to get ahead of the game, but that's okay...at least I'm still in the game...right? This card is for yesterday's Blogger's Challenge. It was made, photographed, and all ready to post, but it just didn't happen. As you can see, this week's theme is birthdays. Please head over to Lisa Somerville's Blog for all of the details to play along. (I'm sorry...for some reason neither computer is letting me highlight the link.)

March and April are big birthday months in my house and for many friends too. My birthday is even this month! However, this is a birthday card for a special little guy. He loves video games, so I bought this image with him in mind. It is from Lili of the Valley stamps and the sentiment is from The Cat's Pajamas. All of the papers are from My Mind's Eye and the sketch is from Monday's Mojo Sketch.

I'm off to check in on all of my blogging friends and see what they've been up to. Thanks so much for stopping by! We have some things to do tomorrow for church, but after that, I'm hoping to spend the afternoon stamping and creating. Until then...Toodles! :D

Happy Monday!

Hello Friends! I have a couple of things to share with you tonight, so please bear with me. First up, my sweet, stamping friend Linda Monroe, has passed along a special blogging award to me called The Liebster Award. I get to pass this award on to 5 other bloggers. Here is how it all works...

1. Link back to the person who gave you the award and thank them for thinking of you. (Check!)
2. Post the award on your blog. (Check!)
3. Pass the award along to 5 creative bloggers (with less than 200 followers) who inspire you. (Check!)
4. Leave a comment on the blogs of the 5 people you've chosen to let them know about the award. (On to that, just after I finish this!)

I passing my five awards along to...(in no particular order)

Nancy Thomas
Vickie Zimmer
Alma de la Rosa
Wanda Guess
Dana White

Please take a moment to click on their names. You'll be sent right over to their blogs and you can see all of their crafty goodness. Be sure to swing by Linda's Blog too. (Just click on her name above.) Thanks so much for thinking of me Linda!!

Next up, I have last Friday's Blogger's Challenge to share with you. Now I know, I'm a few days late, but here it is anyway. Our challenge was to create something three dimensional. I fell in love with Joanne Basile's Photo Frame Wipe Off Board when I first saw it, so I decided to try one for myself. I'm calling this a "Remember Board" to write down all of those little things that I seem to forget. Here's mine...

All of the papers are from My Mind's Eye. The rose were made with the My Favorite Things Die-namics Rolled Rose Die and some MFT felt. I also used the My Favorite Things Die-namics Fancy Flourish Die. Here is a close up shot of the roses and the flourish.

Now, we are onto the last part of my post (if anyone is still reading...lol!) Here is my card for the sketch from the My Favorite Things Wednesday Stamp Club. You can find the sketch and all of the details to play along on the My Favorite Things blog.


This little guy has been in my Pure Innocence collection for quite awhile now. I thought that it was about time that he and some ink were introduced. The image and sentiment are from the Splish, Splash set. He is colored up with Copic Markers (B41, BG11, E000, E00, E01, E23, YR20, and YR21) and cut out with the Classic Circle Nestabilities. The papers are from My Little Shoe Box and My Mind's Eye. Some black card stock layers and a kraft card stock base finish this one off.

Thanks so much for visiting with me this evening. Have a terrific Tuesday...Toodles! :D

Blogger's Challenge Sketch!

Happy Friday Friends! I am SO happy that the weekend is here! Do you have any fun things planned? We have a quiet one ahead of us, and that's just how I like it!

The card I have to share with you today is for this week's Blogger's Challenge sketch. If you would like to play along with the challenge, just head over to Lisa Somerville's blog for all of the details. My love affair with these Pure Innocence sweethearts from My Favorite Things continues. This little lovely is from their PI Poppy set. She is colored up with Copic Markers (BG72, BG75, E000, E00, E01, E23, E25, R35, R37, RV10, YG13, and YG17) and then fussy cut out and popped up with foam squares. All of the patterned papers are from My Mind's Eye. My other accents include some brads and some machine stitching.

Thanks so much for visiting with me this evening. I hope that you enjoy your weekend...Toodles! :D

Hoppy Easter!!

Hello Friends! I wanted to attempt another challenge before I head back to school tomorrow. Between my missing mojo and my photography problems, it seems that my stamps from The Cat's Pajamas haven't received much love lately. Last night, I took some time to rectify that problem and I made this card. The TCP Tuesday Challenge for this week is to use the colors Mossy Green, Soft Pink, and Aqua. I inked up this sweet bunny from the TCP Sugar, Sugar set. He is colored up with Copic Markers (BG000, BG01, C0, C1,C3, E31, E33, E35, G20, G21, R20, R22, R81, R83) and then I fussy cut around his ears. I used this week's Mojo Monday Sketch, but I turned it around to better suit my image. The argyle patterned paper is from the Quite Contrary collection from My Mind's Eye and the soft green patterned paper is from the This and That collection from Echo Park. My other accents include a button made with the TCP Button CutUps and some TCP Aqua Seam Binding. The layers for the sentiment were made with EK Success Punches.

Thanks for visiting with me today. I'm heading back to rest. Mr. Migraine has stopped by for a visit...ugh! Enjoy what's left of the weekend...Toodles! :D

Celebrate Blogger's Challenge and MFT!

Happy Friday Friends! I hope you had a terrific week. We had the week off from school for Winter Break, so it's been wonderful here. I had time to do some stamping, organize a few things, and create a few activities for my littles when I get back to school.

This week's Blogger's Challenge is to use the colors red, black, and white. Just head on over to Lisa Somerville's blog to play along in the challenge. March is just around the corner. I need oodles and oodles of birthday cards for March, so I thought that I'd ink up this Pure Innocence cutie again and combine the Blogger's Challenge with the sketch from the My Favorite Things Wednesday Stamp Club. My image is from the MFT Something Special For You set. She is colored up with Copic Markers (C1, Eooo, Eoo, Eo1, E23, E27, E29, R29, and R39) and paper pieced with some Echo Park papers. I also used the Die-namics File Tab Die, the Die-namics Decorative Doily Duo Die (the larger of the two pack), and the Die-namics Double Scallop Border die. Some machine stitching and a brad for each corner finishes off my card.

Thanks so much for visiting with me. Have a wonderful weekend...Toodles! :D

I'm Pulling For You!

Hello Friends! I said that I'd be back today, and here I am. I got together with two stamping friends recently, and because my stamping mojo was missing in action, I decided to just stamp and color. I went through all of my Pure Innocence images and stamped one of each of the ones that had yet to see ink. My reasoning was...use what you have before you go out and buy more. Here is one of the images from the other night and now I turned it into a card. I used Jen Del Muro's February Sketch for You to Try. (I can't believe that February is almost over and I haven't used Jen's sketch yet!!!) My image is from the My Favorite Things A Cart Full of Friends set. She is colored up with Copic Markers (BG11, BG13, C0, C1, C3, E000, E00, E01, E13, E23, E25, R81, V01, and V06) and then fussy cut out. I added some Baker's Twine for the wagon string. All of the patterned papers are from My Mind's Eye and the card stock and buttons are from Papertrey Ink. A couple of black brads and some Baker's Twine for the buttons finish off my creation.

That's about all for today. Thanks so much for visiting with me. See you soon...Toodles! :D

Another Card to Share!

Happy Sunday Friends! I am back today with another card to share with you. This one is for the sketch from the My Favorite Things Wednesday Stamp Club. You can find the sketch and all of the details to play along here. I started off with this sweet Pure Innocence girl from the MFT set, Out On a Limb. She is colored up with Copic Markers (BG11, BG13, C0, E000, E00, E01, E23, E25, and YR16) and then fussy cut out. The sentiment is from their Pure Innocence Poppy set. All of the papers are from the Farmhouse Collection from Crate Paper and the card stock is from Papertrey Ink (Enchanted Evening and Kraft). The buttons are from my stash and I added lots of machine stitching.

I'm trying to catch up on some of my favorite challenges that I've missed lately. Hopefully, I'll be back tomorrow with another creation to share. Until next time...Toodles! :D

Long Time, No Blog!

Hello Friends! It's been awhile. I think that I've figured out part of my problem. I have still been stamping and creating...the problem seems to start when I try to photograph my project. I've tried different areas in my home, different backdrops, and different editing features, but no luck. I'll have to just accept what the photograph looks like and please know that I've tried my best. So without further explanation, here is my card for this week's Blogger's Challenge. The theme is the seashore. Just click here to play along with us. I went back to my stamping roots for this one and used all Stampin' Up products. I did a little variation and made two cards. Here is the design that I had swirling around in my head and my results...

I used Night of Navy and Sahara Sand card stock and ink. I'm not sure which set the sentiment comes from, but the Adirondack chair image is from the Along the Shore (retired) set. I also used the Linen Background stamp. The button and Baker's Twine are from my stash.

When I finished this card, I decided to make another one with all of the same stamps and papers and few other accents.

Both cards are on the clean and simple side. I need oodles of birthday cards for March, so clean and simple is the way to go. Thanks so much for taking the time to visit with me. Have a wonderful President's Day weekend...Toodles! :D

Where, Oh Where...

...Has my stampin' mojo gone? Oh where, oh where can it be? I just can't seem to get things to go together the way that I want lately. Please say that this happens to you too sometimes!! Here is my best effort at the sketch from the My Favorite Things Wednesday Stamp Club. You can find all of the details to play along here.

I started off with this Pure Innocence cutie called Something Special Just For You. She is colored up with Copic Markers (C1, C5, C7, C9, E000, E00, E01, E23, E25, R81, R83, and RV11) and paper pieced with some Memory Box polka dotted paper. The other patterned paper is from Echo Park and it is accented with Pink Pirouette and Basic Black card stock. My other accents include some black brads, the My Favorite Things Die-namics Decorative Doily Duo Die (the larger of the two pack), the MFT Die-namics Notched Tag Die and Stamp Set, some MFT felt for the sweet, little heart, the Seeing Spots embossing folder, a Papertrey Ink button, and lots of machine stitching.

That's about it for me this afternoon. I'm off to finish making dinner. Thanks so much for visiting with me! I truly appreciate it! Enjoy the rest of your evening...Toodles! :D