thinking of you PP86

This is my second week as the guest designer over at the Paper Players and this weeks challenge is a color challenge.

I must admit that I don't own any of the SU inks or papers so I did my best to come up with these colors and this is what I created.

I used papers by My Minds Eye from the Stella and Rose collection called "Hazel", butterfly is a Martha Stewart Punch, sentiment is by PTI and ribbon is May Arts.

I used this weeks sketch over at Freshly Made for the inspiration on my layout.

I hope you will take time and play along or stop over at the Paper Players blog and check out what the design team has created for this challenge.

Thanks for stopping by to look and as usual your comments are appreciated.

framed snowman

I almost forgot to create my card for my two Christmas card challenge blogs. 

I created this card using my Sizzix embossing folder, image is framed snowman by dillybeans, pattern paper is by Bo'Bunny, button and twine are from my stash.

I am entering this card into this weeks Merry Monday Challenge #10 which is a sketch challenge.

  

And I am also entering this card into the challenge over at Christmas Card Challenges week #14.

Thanks for stopping by!

happy blogversary

Today is my 3rd year blogversary and I think that calls for a little bit of blog candy to be slung out.

I have 3 Denami border stamp sets that I just won (thanks Dana), my favorite Crafts Meow stamp set (thanks Amy), some colorful cardstock with matching envelopes and lastly some of my handmade wrinkle ribbon.

Leave me a comment and I will pick one winner on Friday, March 16th.

Thanks for stopping by to visit my blog and those of you that leave comments for me, I want you to know that I really appreciate you.

happy little moments

I should be working on a card or something to show all of you, but have been working away on my class kit over at Studio Calico called "Happy Little Moments".

Here is what I have done so far in it and am really happy with how it is falling together. I am making the book for my nephew and his wife of their sweet little boys Adrian (aka Ace) and Ryder.

It starts out looking like this!

And after about 4 coats of gesso and paint it looks like this!

Lots of sewing inside this sweet little book

This is all I have done so far. Hoping to finish it by the weekend.

So this Saturday is my 3rd year Blogversary and I think I need to give away some blog candy so stay tuned for that post in the next day or two.

Thanks for stopping by to look and as usual your comments are welcomed.

Spring has Sprung

Over at the Paper Players blog and I am their guest designer for the entire month of March.

This month Jaydee has given us the Theme of Spring to work with.

I am so ready for spring and so excited to play along side these wonderful girls on the design team.

 

For my card I used papers by BasicGrey from the "picadilly" collection. The flower image and sentiment are by PTI from the "pretty peonies" anniversary set, butterfly is a Martha Stewart punch. The sketch for my card was last weeks Sweet Sunday Sketch challenge by Karen Giron.

Please stop over at the Paper Players blog and see all the samples that the design team created for this challenge.

Thanks for stopping by.

Enjoy!

let's get together

Don't you just love when you find a stamp that is perfect for all your coffee friends? As soon as I saw this little stampset and die over at PTI I knew I had to make it mine. Especially since it was less than $10.

I also used papers by Echo Park from the "this & that" collection. The inspiration behind my card was this weeks sketch over at Techno Stamper. 

Thanks for stopping by to look.

enjoy your...

I just love the papers in the dear lizzy "neapolitan" collection and knew I wanted to use them along with my newest PTI purchase called "beautiful butterflies".

I used the newest sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches for the inspiration behind my card.

Isn't that just a perfect sketch? Does it make you want to play along with me? If it does please leave me a comment and let me know.

silent night

We are supposed to be getting a big snowstorm over the course of the next two days. We will wait and see if the weatherman is right this time or not.

I created a quick card this morning for the newest challenge over at Christmas Card Challenges.

For my card I chose to once again use papers and embellishments from the October Afternoon "holiday style" collection.

I just love this collection and this card literally put itself together in just a couple minutes.

Thanks for stopping by to look. 

merry & bright

Monday and that means time for a new challenge over at Merry Monday.

My friend LeAnne is this weeks guest designer so stop over and check out the card she created using this weeks sketch.

I pulled out my October Afternoon "holiday style" for this weeks card along with some twine from my stash.

Thanks for stopping by to look and if you play along let me know so I can come and check out what you created.

Okay, I am off to run a few errands before tomorrows storm arrives.

YOU...

I couldn't sleep last night for some reason so got up and worked on a layout of Micah. 

I am trying out a few different scrapbooking styles and I am not sure if I like this layout or not so will leave that up to you.

I finally ordered some of the Mister Huey's misters and absolutely love them. Papers are all from the My Minds Eye Miss Caroline collection called "dilly dally".

Thanks for stopping by to look. Your comments are always appreciated.

this & that

It is a new week and a new sketch over at The Paper Players blog.

I love this weeks sketch and it was perfect to use my new papers by Echo Park from the "this & that" collection.

Of course as soon as I saw the sketch I knew those circles just had to be some hand rolled flowers. Leaves and sentiment tag are Spellbinders dies and sentiment is Endless Creations.

Here is the sketch that inspired me.

Thanks for stopping by to look and if you play along let me know so I can come and check out your card.

joy

I have another layout to share with you that I created using the February sketch over at The Scraproom.

All papers and embellishments are by October Afternoon from the "holiday style" collection. 

I am hoping my MoJo for card making returns soon.

Thanks for stopping by to look.

mr. fixit

I am really into scrapbooking the past few days and have a page to show you that I did earlier this morning.

Papers are by My Minds Eye from the Miss Caroline "dilly dally" collection.

I was going to make a card but could not find a sketch that I liked, so if you have a sketch that you think I would like let me know by leaving me a comment.

Thanks for stopping by.

come and sit a spell

Paige over at the Cards blog is looking for Quilt inspired cards this week so I am submitting this one.

I used grid paper by Echo Park from the "this & that" collection, doily is from my stash, the chair and quilt image is by Arielle over at Wax Fruit Co., ribbon is my handmade wrinkle ribbon and the sentiment is by October Afternoon.

Thanks for stopping by to look.

eye SEE you!

Well I thought I read the challenge correctly, but now as I type up my blog post I see that I totally got it wrong.

CFC41:  Jest for the Pun of it.  
Use a pun, or a sentiment in a silly way to create a joke, on your 
Clean And Simple creation.

I probably should have used something that said "Eye SEE You!" instead of what I used. But I am too lazy to go back and change the sentiment and re-shoot a photo of my card.

I think I will be a rebel and post my card on the challenge over at CAS-ual Fridays anyway.

Thanks for stopping by to look.

i love nana

I am working on getting my scrapbook pile smaller and worked on another layout that I am entering into my friend Rose's challenge over at "Do More with Less" to use 3 or more pattern papers.

I can't believe how quickly Micah is growing and that he will be 3 in a few weeks.

I used papers from My Minds Eye "So Sophia" and Cosmo Cricket "Clementine".

Thanks for stopping by to look. 

kiss.kiss

I created this layout while Skyping with my friend Michelle in Australia last night. We try to get together once a week and craft.

I used a sketch by Julie Bonner for Jillibean Soup, but since I am using papers and embellishments by Echo Park from the This and That collection I won't be submitting my layout to them.

I am entering this into my friend Rose's challenge to use 3 or more patterned papers on a card or layout over at Do More With Less.

I love the papers in this collection and I chose to use the background paper for this layout as it matched the fence around the hockey rink in the background.

Thanks for stopping by to look. Your comments are appreciated.

winner winner chicken dinner

I am so happy I just found that I won the giveaway over on Ali Edwards blog. It is a class kit and spot in a Maggie Holmes' upcoming class called "happy little moments". This is a class over at Studio Calico.

Check out this class kit and all those goodies. I am really excited about the vintage book and that we will be using it for our project.

Okay so I am as happy as a kid on a merry-go-round.

celebrate this life - PP83

I have a quick card to share with you that I am making for the Paper Players challenge.

I always have a tough time creating masculine cards so I tend to use pine trees a lot on them. Maybe because most of the guys in my life love going up to Northern Minnesota on vacation and we have lots of pine trees in the area that we go to.

Thanks for stopping by to look at my card. 

celebrate this life

A quick card for you today that I created for the CAS-ual fridays challenge.

They are celebrating Mardi Gras and asked us to use ribbon on our card.

Whenever I think of ribbons I think of handmade flowers.

Thanks for stopping by to look. Your comments are appreciated.