winter wonderland

I figured I better get this card posted before the challenge ends today. My card is for Day 238 which is Super Sketchy Sunday over at 365 Cards.

I used a snow globe stamp and colored it in with Copics then added some liquid embroidery for the snow. I cut the image apart to achieve the 4 blocks as in the sketch below. The background of my card is embossed with the sizzix snowflake embossing folder.

Enjoy!

my lil' punkin ~ sssc90

Some of my blog friends are such enablers. While doing a little blurfing on Sunday I came across this cute card by Arielle and immediately had to go and buy this little mummy digital over at Mo's digital pencil.

I decided to use him for this weeks Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge. I grabbed my Copic markers and some BoBunny "whoo-ligans" papers and started creating.

I hope if I have enabled you just a little bit you will play along with this sketch challenge too. This card will be going postal this week to my lil' punkin Micah who will be going "trick or treating" as a little monkey.

Enjoy!

flashback friday 4.0

My friend Amy has another challenge for us this week called "Flashback Friday 4.0" and her challenge to us is to repost our first Christmas Card on our blog. Well I thought this would be easy but I had to go back to June 15, 2009 to find mine.

My card was created for a challenge over at "Winter Wonderland". I did a lot of their challenges last year and got quite a few cards done.

You can see my original post here.

And here is that card.

It looks like I kind of went crazy with the ribbons.

enjoy!

anything goes ~ tuesday throwdown #22

It is Saturday and that means I am working at Anchor Paper today. I am excited to see what is new in the store and to also pick out papers and stamps for our December card club that I will be teaching along with Bonnie and Kathy at the store.

I have a card for you before I head out the door and it is for this weeks challenge over at Tuesday Throwdown. This weeks challenge is anything goes.

So while I was watching Dexter I made my card.

I used papers from the Cosmo Cricket 6x6 mini deck "mitten weather" that I just got in the mail along with this beautiful BoBunny Petal flower. I cut my card using Nestabilities "label 8" die and added some kaisercraft pearls.

Enjoy!

wordless friday ~ meeting Haylee Skye



how cute is this???

Isn't this card just adorable? It was created by Lori Boyd.

She used Lollipop Princess, Lollipop Avery (the Ballerina) and a smaller sized (to be a little sister) Lollipop Bumble Bee....added a few "Trick or treat" Bags and Voila...a threesome ready for Halloween Fun!! Lori said she may cut it up for a scrapbook page. She is so clever. What a great way to recycle cards.

The best part part is that she is having a sale and with a $10 purchase you get this "little bags" for free. But hurry as this gift with purchase ends October 31st!

Enjoy!

happy holidays

Another quick card for you since I am still out of town visiting family.

This card is for the new challenge over at Techno Stamper and it is a sketch challenge.

For my card I used papers from Little Yellow Bicycle along with my BasicGrey embossing folders by Sizzix. Notice how the little tree on my card matches the embossing folder. I love that BasicGrey got Sizzix to make embossing folders to match last years holiday papers. I added some pom-pom ribbon and rubon by pebblesinc..

Enjoy!



hello ~ ss33

It is Wednesday and that means time for another challenge over at Sasya's Sketches. This week we have any easy sketch for you, so I hope you play along.

For my card I used some paper from the BasicGrey "Wander" collection. The woolie is from the same collection. Ribbon is by American Crafts and stickers are by Cosmo Cricket.

Enjoy!

thinking of you

Another quick card to share with you before I head out the door and up to North Dakota for a couple days to visit my oldest sister and also to meet my nephews newest addition to his family.

My card is for this weeks sketch challenge over at Clean and Simple Stamping. It is a square card this week and I have used my new Cosmo Cricket "wanted" mini deck along with some of my handmade wrinkle ribbon.

I absolutely love the colors in this paper pack the browns, blues and greens are just yummy.

I wanted to show you the sketch that inspired my card but blogger is not behaving for me today and only lets me upload one card.

I have post scheduled to go up while I am away since I will not have access to my blog while I am gone.

Enjoy!

hello

I have a quick card to share with you before Justin and I head out the door for his swim therapy at Courage Center.

My card is for this weeks sketch over at Card Patterns and I decided to use up some of my digital images byLORIdesigns that I had colored a few weeks ago and they were just laying on my table waiting to be used.

Stop back tomorrow and I will have a new card to share.

Enjoy!

Simply Saturday

happy birthday ~ Maurice

I think I am in love with digital images and coloring them in. Maybe it is because I get a chance to practice coloring. When I saw this digital image called "Maurice ~ Ready for Business" by Polly Craft Designs I could not resist buying him.

I am not sure why I have a blue cast in my background so I apologize for the not so great photo. I colored Maurice in with my Copics added some Cosmo Cricket "tiny type" stickers and a few dew drops. The background is the new 5x7 Cuttlebug die.

My Card was inspired by this weeks sketch #76 over at Unscripted Sketches. Did you notice I did not use any patterned paper on this card? Just Neenah solar white linen, basis red, and PTI enchanted evening.

Enjoy!

let it snow ~ tesc131

It is Wednesday and I will be spending the next 5 days over at Cassie and Micah's house while their Mom is at work and Dad is in Prague for business. I am hoping that my scheduled post are working while I am away.

I have a card for this weeks challenge over at Taylored Expressions and am using some more of the new paper I picked up at Archivers this past weekend. These papers and sticker are from Little Yellow Bicycle called "Christmas Delight". Don't you just love the little reindeer and flannel papers?

And here is the fun sketch that inspired my card.

Enjoy!

happy holidays ~ sasya's sketches #32

This week is just going by like crazy and it is time for another challenge over at Sasya's Sketches.

For my card I used papers from The Girls Paperie "tinsel and twig" collection. I added some May Arts ribbon and a Pebblesinc., rub-on. Snowflake is a Martha Stewart punch and buttons are PTI.

Here is the sketch that inspired my card.

I hope you will take sometime this week to play along with us because I am sponsoring this weeks challenge and will be giving the lucky winner some of my handmade wrinkle ribbon and satin flowers.

Enjoy!

happy birthday - ho ho ho

I needed a birthday card for my mother-in-law later this week and thought the sketch over at Sassy Lil Sketches would be just perfect.

I used some new papers from Jillibean Soup along with some Webster Pages ribbon roses that I had been hoarding for awhile.

My next card is for the newest sketch over at 2S4Y I looked at the sketch and saw a Christmas Card in the making.

The papers are from The Little Yellow Bicycle, the snowflake is a Cuttlebug die and the button is from PTI.

 I will be back tomorrow with the newest challenge over at Sasya's Sketches and I am sponsoring them this week and am giving away some handmade wrinkle ribbon and satin flowers so I hope you will stop back.

Enjoy!

homespun christmas ~ day 224

I have been having so much fun working on Christmas cards and yesterday I made a new one using a sketch from 365 Cards .

I made a quick stop at Blick Art supplies to pick up a couple of Copics and ran inside Archivers too since it was right next door. I just had to pick up some new Christmas papers from Jillibean from the Christmas Chestnut Soup collection called whole cloves. I love the colors. Well I couldn't stop with just two pieces of paper from that collection I also had to get the bakers twine and ribbon too.

I added a white Martha Stewart snowflake and a PTI button. Here is the sketch that inspired my card.

Hope you enjoy!

it's not the years ~ lollipop princess

Hope you all had a great weekend I know we did here in Minnesota it was record setting temperatures. We had the heat on in the house a week ago and we have had the air on again this weekend.

I have a couple cards to share with you today and the first one is for Tuesday Morning Sketches. I hate to admit it but I LOVE my card. Is that too forward for me to say?

I used papers from The Girls Paperie "tinsel and twig" collection the ribbon roses are from Webster Pages. I love how you can just cut the ribbon into individual flowers. Here is the sketch that inspired me.

My next card is for this weeks Techno Stamper and I have turned the sketch to fit my image. The image I used is from the new release over at The Lollipop Shop.

Don't you just love Princess Lollipop? I paper pieced her with BasicGrey "Olivia" paper and colored her with Copics. The embossing folder is one of the new Cuttlebug 5x7 folders. Once again here is the sketch that inspired my card.

If you want a chance to win all the new digital releases byLORIdesigns check out my post from yesterday.

Enjoy!



ByLoriDesigns ~ October Blog Hop

It's October and that means time for a new bloghop and a chance to win this months new digital images byLORIdesigns. I hope you stop by each Design Team members blog and leave a comment for each for a chance to win this months digital stamps. They are George and Tammy, SugarStick dog and cat, and Lollipop Princess. My card features 4 of the new digital stamps that you have a chance to win. 

Lori B. Andrea G. Arielle G. Hannah B. Jane B. Jayne M. Enjoy!	Linda L. Sheri G. sherryann Tanja H. Vera R.

trick or treat ~ treat

 My great niece Cassie spent the night this past weekend and we worked on her Halloween Treats for her 5th grade class. Usually, we do treat bags but this year we did a little something different.

Our little treat cards were perfect for this weeks challenge over at Whimsie Doodles.

Enjoy!

merry christmas ~ fall pumpkins

Since my computer was out of commission for 3 days due to problems with our router I am a little behind in posting some of my cards.

My first card is for this weeks challenge over at Sassy Lil' Sketches and it is a sketch challenge which is my favorite kind.

For my card I used BasicGrey "jovial" paper collectioni along with some of my handmade wrinkle ribbon. Sentiment is a rubon by pebblesinc.

My next card is for a couple of different challenges. The first is a sketch challenge over at Flourishes and it also qualifies for this weeks Tuesday Throwdown Challenge which is to use chipboard on your card.

Enjoy!