I Love Fred Bear!

Happy Monday Friends! I hope that you enjoyed your weekend. If you dropped by yesterday, then you knew that I'd be back today with something crafty. After school, I finished up my card for Sketch #18 from the My Favorite Things Wednesday Stamp Club. You can find the sketch and all of the details to play along right here. I started off with Fred Bear and the Butterfly and I colored him up with Copic Markers (E30, E31, E33, Y21, Y32, YG13, YG17, and YR18.) I love my MFT a la modes and Pure Innocence girls, but Fred Bear is so sweet too. He is layered onto some Jillibean Soup papers and the MFT Die-namics Dainty Doily Die. In fact, all of the patterned papers that I used today are from Jillibean Soup. My other accents include some Making Memories brads and some sewing machine stitching. Short and sweet for today! Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit...Toodles! :D

Buttons! Buttons! Buttons!

Hello Friends! We spent the day in Boston. The weather was wonderful and it was so nice to get away together as a family. After dinner, I headed up to my Stamping Room and decided that it was a good time to get my card completed for the TCP Tuesday Challenge. You can find all of the details here on Alma's Blog. This week's challenge is to use buttons. As you can see, I didn't get too creative, but I'm happy with how my card turned out. I've had this Ewe Complete Me set from The Cat's Pajamas for quite some time now, and today was a great day to use it. This card is for my sweet husband. I think that he will appreciate it. He did such a wonderful job planning today's adventure into the big city, so I thought that I'd slip this one into his brief case as a little surprise. The main image is colored up with a few Copic Markers (BG01, BG02, C1, C3, R37, R59, YG17, and the Colorless Blender.) The Pure Poppy card stock and buttons, the banner die, and the Beautiful Blooms patterned paper are all from Papertrey Ink and the die that the sheep are layered onto is the new My Favorite Things Decorative Doily Duo Die-namic. I did a little bit of sewing around the main layer to complete my creation. Thank you so much for stopping by for a visit. Hope that you had a beautiful day! I'll be back tomorrow. Until then...Toodles! :D

Nature Inspired

Happy Friday Friends! My card for today is for this week's Blogger's Challenge. The theme is Nature. If you would like to join in the challenge as well, just head on over to Lisa Somerville's blog. The link is here. I found this new Outlines stamp the last time I stopped by my LSS and I just had to buy it! It was so much fun to color up with my Copic Markers (B02, B12, BG000, G24, R81, R83, V12, V15, Y21, YR12, and YR21). The main image is mounted onto a layer of rose colored card stock. The yellow patterned paper is from Memory Box. I added some stitching, some Baker's Twine, and a rose colored button to finish it off. Thank you for visiting with me! Happy Mother's Day to all of the Moms out there! I hope that you enjoy your very special day...Toodles! :D

To My Favorite Teacher!

Happy Sunday Friends! It was a beautiful day here in New England. In fact, the whole weekend was lovely! We had a lot going on, but I still managed to squeeze some crafting time in. It is Teacher Appreciation Week at our school. To celebrate the occasion, my little guy always brings his teacher a bouquet of flowers, some chocolate, and a handmade card, of course. I combined the sketch from the My Favorite Things Wednesday Stamp Club with this month's My Favorite Things Guest Designer Contest. The theme for the contest is "Blue Jeans and Bling". This sweet a la mode girl and sentiment are from the My Favorite Things You Rule set. She is colored up with Copic Markers (E000, E01, R20, YG11, YG13, YR21, E99, B95, B97, and B99). The denim flower blossoms were made with the MFT Die-namics Flower Trio and Leaf Trio. I added a rhinestone to the center. The leaf was cut out with some of the same gingham paper that I used on the vertical panel from the sketch. The two horizontal strips were also cut from denim. The flowered paper is from October Afternoon and the ledger paper is from My Mind's Eye. I added stitching around all of the patterned paper layers and they are layered onto some Night of Navy. One of the reasons that I love to participate in the My Favorite Things challenges is that I always find myself trying something new. I have always wanted to try these rhinestone flourishes that everyone seems to be using, and if "bling" wasn't part of this month's challenge, I probably wouldn't have given them a try! It's always fun to try new things, and I really like how this all came together. Thank you so much for visiting with me tonight. I'll be back soon with some more crafty things to share. Until then...Toodles! :D

Well, Hello!

If you would like to see this card a little bit better, just click on it. I had a difficult time resizing this one because it measures larger than the cards that I usually make.
Hello again! This is my second post for today. If you would like to sneak a peek at my stamping space at my home, just scroll down to my other post from today. Here are the details for this creation. I combined two of the challenges from The Cat's Pajamas and this is what I came up with. The sketch is from last week's challenge and you can find all of the details here if you would like to play along too, and the color combination is from the TCP challenge that you can find here. The image and sentiment are from the Field of Pinwheels set from The Cat's Pajamas. This little bunny is just too cute and I fell in love with him as soon as I saw him in the last TCP release. I used a few Copic Markers to color him up (BG11, Y11, and YR16). All of these patterned papers are from the Summer Days pack from Echo Park and they are layered onto Stampin' Up's Pumpkin Pie. I finished things off with some ribbon, a Doodlebug Designs button, and some Aqua Divine Twine. Thanks SO much for visiting with me tonight! Hope that you had a Happy Monday...Toodles! :D

My Stamping Space!

Hello Friends! Frances, our wonderful Design Team Coordinator for the Right at Home Scrapbooking store, thought that it would be fun for some of us to share our crafty spaces. So today, it's my turn to share. This is the view as you walk into the room. Last year, my husband built this beautiful desk for me. It is similar to one that I had seen at a Pottery Barn store. It has a huge drawer that pulls out. I keep my large Memento ink pads, Baker's Twine, Stamp-a-ma-Jig, Scor-Tape, and a few other odds and ends inside. Everything is right where I need it. On the top of the desk is everything else that I use each time I sit down to work. My tray for neutral scraps, my Making Memories Carousel (filled with crafting necessities), and my OTT light are on the left of the desk. The blue polka-dotted bowl (from Target) houses all of my Die-namics, CutUps, and PTI dies. My Janome Sew Mini sits on the front part of the desk and I just pull the chair over from the computer desk when I need to sew something. The bucket (also from Target) filled with Copic Markers is within arms reach as well as my paper cutter. Then I do most of my work on my Scor-Mat.

This cabinet (from the Bathroom section of Target) houses my rolls of ribbon (in the purple bin...a gift from my parents) and most of my stamps. You can see the Papertrey Ink sets on the top left. Then the pink cardboard bins (from Target...Yes, I LOVE that store...lol) are filled with all of my stamps from My Favorite Things, The Cat's Pajama's, Stampavie, and Penny Black. I have a few Lockhart stamps placed here and there on the shelf and then a few cards and projects set out for inspiration.

These storage units (from Michaels) are just behind the desk and they house all of my patterned papers, my large colored ink pads, my ribbon scraps (large Mason jar), some more projects for inspiration, and my jars of Papertrey Ink buttons. The large cupcake cookie jar (a Christmas gift from my darling husband) holds all of my mini ink pads (Memento Dew Drops, Colorbox Cat's Eyes, etc.) The tin bucket (you guessed it...from Target) is filled with October Afternoon and Cosmo Cricket paper pads. All of my other paper pads (mostly from My Mind's Eye) are on one of the top shelves.

Here is a close up of this area.

This is one of the baskets that I keep on the floor next to the desk. I use it for paper scraps. Each color family has a file folder and when I need a particular color, I start here. I have a few for patterned papers too. These are separated by company. The other basket has file folders with the individual colors written on them. These folders hold full and half sheets.

So there you have it! I hope you enjoyed my crafty area! I LOVE having my own space to work in. I find that I am much more creative since I took over our guest bedroom...lol! Thanks SO much for visiting with me today...Toodles! :D

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

Right At Home Scrapbooking Store Creations!

Hello Friends! I have two more Springtime cards to share with you today. These cards were made with the Blossom Soup set from Unity Stamp Company. This is the wonderful set that Lisa from Right at Home Scrapbooking store gave me to showcase this month. The first card uses this beautiful butterfly image from the set. It is colored up with Copic Markers (V12, V15, V17, and the Colorless Blender) and then I cut it out and popped it up. I used some Bazzill patterned paper (Grandma's Feather Bed) and card stock.
My other card uses this darling basket and sentiment that are also part of the Blossom Soup set. The basket is colored up with Copic Markers (BG000, BV02, BV04, E31, E35, R35, RV29, Y32, and Y35) and accented the flowers with some pearls. Again, I used some more Grandma's Feather Bed paper and some Bazzill card stock. I added a little bit of stitching to finish it off. Thanks SO much for visiting with me today! Hope that you are having a happy week...Toodles! :D

Baby Love!

Happy Monday Friends! As I mentioned yesterday, I'm back today and this time around, I have something crafty to share that showcases my TCP stamps. The TCP Tuesday Challenge over on Alma's blog is to create something baby. I needed to get a little bit creative because I do not really have any baby stamps from TCP. I decided to use this new Honey Bear image and baby him up. He is colored up with Copic Markers (E11, E15, and E17) and then I paper pierced the little heart with a scrap of Echo Park paper. All of the other patterned papers are from Papertrey Ink. I also used the Icing CutUps die for the horizontal scallops and I layed the bear onto a Lacey Circle cut out with my Nesties. The sentiment was made with a combination of the Coolvetica Alphabet and I masked the word "Love" from one of the sentiments from the Honey Bear set. A lot of stitching and a PTI button with some Baker's Twine complete my card.

Hope that you enjoyed your day! Thank you SO much for visiting with me...Toodles! :D