2 years ago today...

It is so hard to believe that today Micah turns 2 and all I can ask is where did the time go?

Sorry no card for you today I am over spending the day with my favorite little guy, helping him celebrate his birthday. It will be 50 degrees outside and hopefully no rain as we plan on playing outside in his new car and making bubbles with our giant bubble maker.

Enjoy your day!

hello sunshine ~ ss54

I can't believe how fast the time goes and already it is time for a sketch challenge at Sasya's Sketches.

My card this week uses papers by Echo Park from the "for the record" and "life is good" collections. The butterfly is a Martha Stewart punch and the roses are by Prima and have been in my stash a few years now. I figured it was time to use them. The sentiment is a sticker by SRM.

Don't you just love this sketch?

I hope you will play along with us this week.

Enjoy!

spring?

It is starting to feel like spring here as our temps slowly rise above the 30 degree mark and our snow piles get a little smaller each day.

I have a couple cards to share with you today.

I created this card using this weeks sketch over at Techo Stamper using papers and label sticker by My Minds Eye from the Stella and Rose collection called "gertie". Flowers were made using my PTI die beautiful blooms II.

My second card is for Tiffany's newest challenge over at iheartart.

For this card I used papers from "fine and dandy" by My Minds Eye. The chipboard letters are thickers by American Crafts.

Here is Tiff's fabulous sketch for this week.

Okay that is it for me. I am off to do a few things around the house and then run a couple of errands.

Enjoy!

monday

Hope you all had a fabulous weekend spent doing something you love. I know I did.

I have a few cards to share with you today.

My first card is for the newest and 2nd sketch over at "random acts of creativity". I used some new papers by Jillibean Soup called "blossom soup". Flower was made with some fabric scraps my friend Judy gave me.

Here is the sketch I used for my inspiration. Don't you just love it!

This next card is a just because card. I was in a fabric flower mode so created one with muslin. The papers are by BasicGrey from the "hello luscious" collection and stickers are from October Afternoon.

My last card is for Twisted Sketches and this weeks twist is pretty. I think my card turned out CAS and pretty at the same time. Okay so maybe not so pretty just CAS.

For this card I used more papers by Jillibean Soup and they are from the "spotted owl" collection. The corrugated heart is also by Jillibean. Sentiment is by Daisy Bucket Designs.

Here is the sketch I used for inspiration.

I apologize for the lighting on my cards I took them several times just could not get them to turn out any brighter. I think I need some PSE lessons on how to modify them.

Enjoy!

new release ~ a day for daisies

Happy Friday! It is new release day once again over at A Day for Daisies and I just have to say that we have some fun images for you today. So fun in fact that I could not stop creating cards.

Isn't she just adorable? For this card I used the March sketch from "I heart 2 stamp" as my inspiration along with some new papers I picked up at Archivers by BoBunny called "adlib", and although it doesn't show up real well I added stickles to all the tiny flower buds.

Here are the other two cards I created using the "school of fishes" images from this weeks new release.

Aren't they just adorable? Now here is a look at all of the new releases for this week which can all be found in the store over at ADFD.

Well that is it for me today.

Enjoy!

so very much

I have a quick card to share with you using papers, chipboard and title stickers by BasicGrey from the "hello luscious" collection.

I used Karen Giron's sketch over at The Sweetest Thing for my inspiration.

Enjoy!

new kids on the block

(this is my second post today please scroll down for Sasya's Sketches)

I bet you thought I was going to do a post about the boy band, but nope I am talking about the new Puddle Jumpers that Lori Boyd introduced last week. After seeing all the new images during the hop well...I just had to play with a few more.

First I would like to introduce you to Darla. The moment I saw her I knew that I just had to add her to my collection of digital images by Lori.

I used this weeks sketch over at Card Patterns for my inspiration along with papers by BoBunny from the "adlib" collection. The sentiment is a new digital image by Pink Petticoat.

Now meet Cole he is a shaggy haired kid with a skateboard and I just love him too.

For my card I used a sketch from Splitcoast SC322. Papers are by BasicGrey from the " life of the party" collection.

Hope you enjoy!

ss53

Can you believe it is already time for another sketch challenge over at Sasya's Sketches?

For today's card I used papers by Webster's Pages and flower brads by Anna Griffith.

I hope you will take some time this week to play along with us.

Enjoy!

thinking of you

Are you getting sick of this BasicGrey paper yet. I really love it and might have to move the 6x6 paper pad to another room so I don't keep using it.

This card is for the first Sketchbook Saturday Challenge over at Random acts of Creativity.

Enjoy!

wishing you...

Sorry I haven't posted in a few days it isn't because I haven't been creating, it is because I have been working on DT stuff and trying to get ahead of the game. Now with that done I can post a couple of cards I made last night while watching the movie "Case 39". Definitely a suspenseful movie.

Have you seen the newest sketch over at Clean and Simple Stamping? I absolutely love it and know I will be using it again.

For my card I used papers and button from the BasicGrey collection "hello luscious" collection along with some of my wrinkle ribbon, PTI sentiment and twine from The Twinery.

Here is that fabulous sketch.

Here is a just because card I created while watching the movie using one of the new Hero Arts/BasicGrey stamps from the "hello luscious" collection, chipboard and stickers are from the same collection.

Enjoy!

just because...

I went to Archivers last night and spent some time working on the layouts I had brought to complete and then spent the rest of the evening making cards out of a few things that I had picked up.

So here are the cards I made.

I was so happy to finally find some of Cosmo Crickets new "glubers" that I just had to play with them. The ribbon is May Arts and the paper is BasicGrey "hello luscious".

The next two cards use the same paper and I added some of the chipboard embellishments to each.

Well I had to play with another Gluber as I wanted to use this American Crafts lace that I picked up. Paper is "fine and dandy" by My Minds Eye.

And my last card uses up the rest of the paper I had after doing my layout. I added a rolled rose to this one.



Okay, I need to get busy and clean house and then I am working on 3 cards for our Card Club in April at Anchor Paper on University. If you are signed up for March's Card Club I will see you tomorrow at 1 pm.

Enjoy!

by Lori designs blog hop

(this is my 2nd post for today if you are looking for my A Day for Daisies post please scroll down)

We are having a blog hop today at by Lori Designs so if you just happened to stop by my blog and want to start at the beginning go back to the by Lori Designs blog and let the hop begin. If you arrived here from Jen's blog then you are in the right place.

Leave a comment for each design team member along the way for a chance to win a $10 gift certificate to the store.

Not only is it a blog hop but Lori is introducing a few new images today and mine is so cute.

Meet PJ Wagon Tales Henry and Landon. Mercy went and combined the two together so that Landon would be sitting inside Henry's wagon. Along with the digi image I used papers from October Afternoon "seaside" collection, Cosmo Cricket "tiny type" stickers.

Here is the complete list of the other Design Team members who are also joining in on the hop today.

By LORi Designs Blog

Joni

Jen

sherryann

Andrea

Jennifer

Jacquie

Jayne

Arielle

Angela

Kadie

Mercy

Hannah

Linda

Lori

Silvia

Tracy

Jane

Sheri

Okay, now you should be heading over to Andrea's blog. Thanks for stopping by and looking.

Enjoy!

oh happy day

(this is post 1 of 2 for today...come back at 11:00 am CST for my by Lori Designs blog hop)

Happy Friday! Today is not only new release day over at A Day for Daisies it is also time for a challenge.

This weeks challenge is all about "girly girls". We all know a girly girl...maybe you are that girl. Make a creation so totally, undeniably, absolutely, fabulously girly! Sorry, no tom-boys allowed!

For my card I used papers and canvas die-cut shapes by BasicGrey from the "life of the party" collection, tiny type stickers by Cosmo Cricket and for the balloon I used twine by The Twinery.

For my sketch inspiration I used this weeks Sweet Sunday Sketch.

I love all of this weeks new releases and had a really hard time choosing which one to use. Do you have a favorite?

I hope you will join us this week for our challenge.

Enjoy!

I have a few cards to share with you that I created a couple days ago.

The first card is for Tiff's new sketch TG009 over at iheartart and I have to say I am really enjoying her sketch style.

For this card I used BasicGrey "hello luscious" papers, prima flower and rub-on by Pebblesinc.

Here is this weeks sketch.

My next card uses this weeks sketch over at Twisted Sketches. 

I wanted a masculine birthday card so I pulled out my My Minds Eye "hattie" collection papers and layered chipboards. Sentiment and scallop border is by PTI.

Here is the sketch I used for my inspiration.

My last card is an Easter card that I created for Micah using some new papers that I picked up while working at Anchor Paper this past weekend. Papers and embossed die-cut are by We R Memory Keepers and they are from the 6x6 "PEEP" collection.

I used the sketch from this weeks challenge over at The Sweet Stop as my inspiration.

Okay that is it for me for today. I plan on staying inside today and catching up on a few things around the house.

I hope if you are reading this entire blog post you will leave me some blog love in the form of a comment.

Enjoy!

bingo ~ ss52

I can't believe that it is already Wednesday and time for another sketch challenge over at Sasya's Sketches. I know I say this a lot but I really love this weeks sketch and plan on adding it to my new sketch book that I made.

For this card I pulled out my October Afternoon "thrift shop" papers and wild cards. I added part of a prima bling flourish and some of my handmade wrinkle ribbon. The flower is a McGill punch and the button is from my BasicGrey stash.

Here is this weeks sketch. Don't you love it?

I hope you will take some time to play along with us this week.

Enjoy!

celebrate

Just a quick card to share with you before I head out to run some errands before I go over to spend the night with my two favorite people.

This card was created for this weeks OLC over at Less is More and the challenge was to use 3 squares on your card.

I had a hard time with this one as it wasn't as easy as I thought it would be.

I ended up using my new favorite stamp set by My Minds Eye from the Stella and Rose "Gertie" collection. It is a total of 8 different doily stamps and can you believe they were only $5.99? I even had a coupon for 30% off. This card uses two of the smaller sized doilies. Sentiment is a sticker from SRM "congratulations" collection.

Enjoy!