Pilgrim Penny

Happy Saturday everyone and Happy Halloween!

Meet "Pilgrim Penny". She is one of KLM Digital Designs releases for October. I colored her outfit in non-traditional colors to go with the Cosmo Cricket DP. Some diagonal swipes with the Colorless blender on her apron, hat trim and collar gives them a touch of pattern. The layout for the card is this weeks sketch from Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge.

Isn't she a cutie?

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Copics Used: C00, E11, E00, BG10, BG72, R08, E17 Have a Great Weekend!! Enjoy!

Clean and Simple Christmas Card

Today is Friday for me at work! I am off tomorrow and will be at Faith's stamping retreat at Stephen Foster State Park for the weekend. Since I have to be in Miami Monday morning for a meeting with a company we have contracted with, Bill and I are flying out of Jacksonville Sunday afternoon. We decided to experience "South Beach" and are staying in Miami Beach. I already have orders from my daughter to find Miami Ink and get pictures and autographs! We used to watch their show on TV. They really are artistic with their tattoos but you won't find any on this girl!! Ok...on to my card :) This card is one of six I made this month to go toward my obligation on the SCS Christmas Card Challenge to make five a month. Slipped in an extra this month! Since this is October, I now have 51 cards made for the holidays. I love it!! No last minute rush and pressure....

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Supplies Used: Stamps: The Stamping Bug Paper: Kraft, White, Real Red Ink: White Craft Accessories: MS Border Punch, Kaiser Pearls colored with a R46 Copic Marker Enjoy!

A Beautiful Florida Sunset

On my way home yesterday as I was traveling over the Garcon Point Bridge, I happened to look over my shoulder and my breath was taken away. There to my right and moving behind me was the most beautifully colored sky over Escambia Bay! I have to say that the sunsets here in Florida are spectacular! I stopped in the middle of the bridge (no cars were coming either way!) , got out my IPhone and snapped away. The picture is a little grainy but it is true to what I was seeing. Have a great Wednesday! I promise I will have something crafty to post tomorrow.

Published!!

I was so surprised to receive this email about ten days ago! Check it out!! Peggy, Hello! I want to let you know that I published your fabulous Think Pink card in an article today:http://www.examiner.com/x-9098-Scrapbooking-and-Stamping-Examiner~y2009m10d18-Think-pink-with-free-digi-stamp-today Warmly,Michelle Vocke Scrapbooking and Stamping ExaminerDC Paper Craft Examiner

One Last Halloween Card

Is it Monday already?? Seems like the weekends fly by and when you get older, they go even quicker!! This card is the last of my Halloween card making for this year. After several cards, projects and nine pillow box buckets, I am ready to move on to something else! This card is made using the Our Craft Lounge Holiday Cruiser stamp set. When I saw the car in this set, I was hooked! Isn't it super adorable? I used this weeks Weekend Sketch #103 for the layout and incorporated the challenge from Crazy4Challenges #8, "Its All Geometric". You must include at least three geometric shapes on your card. I have squares, rectangles and inverted scallop circles. The paper is Summer Sun, Only Orange, Bazzil Purple, Black, and K&Co Halloween Whimsy.

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The image is colored with Copics and cut out. The headlight, taillight and windshield all have a layer of glossy accents. The hat is colored with Copics and then a layer of clear atYou Spica was added to give it some sparkle. It was then cut out and popped up so it looks like it has flown off the drivers head.

My little witch is in a real hurry to get to Tennessee for Halloween!! She has a few people to spook!! Copics Used: V0000, V01, V12, V15, YG00, YG03, E00, E31, E33, C1, C3, C5, C7 Have a wonderful week!! I am getting lots of things done this week (besides working at my job...) as I am off to Faith's stamping retreat this Friday. Three days of jam packed fun!! Enjoy!

Fly Away Holiday

I hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend!! This card is for today's SCS Featured Stamper Challenge, "Holding Out Hope". Rachel has a fantastic gallery to chose inspiration from!! I chose this card for my CASE. I changed the stamp set, colors, ribbon, and used this week's sketch from Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge for my layout. I won this stamp set participating in Mercy's weekly challenge. It came in the mail today. How is that for fast work!! Love this stamp set!

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Supplies: Stamps: Verve Up Up and Away Paper: White, Paper Salon Holiday Ink: Black Memento Accessories: Copics R22, R27, YG93, YG95, BG0000, Ribbon, Spellbinders Ovals, MS Tinsel Glitter, Rhinestones Enjoy!

Just For Being You

Happy Friday!! This is the last of the cards that I made on World Card Making Day. The SCS Challenge was sponsored by GinaK. This stamp is "Arranged With Love" by Melanie Muenchinger. Such a beautiful and detailed stamp image to work with! The image is stamped on GinaK Pure Luxury Ivory and colored with Copics. The challenge was to use Orange, Brown and Ivory, so I colored the flowers with those colors and layered the image on Close to Cocoa, Pumpkin Pie and Bazzil French Vanilla. The sentiment is one of the ten contained in the stamp set.

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This next picture is to show you what I did with the edges of the flowers. The Lemon atYou Spica pen has become my best friend for placing highlights on the edges of leaves. I decided to give it a try on the orange flowers since they are in the same color family. Then I moved on to the brown ones. Turned out beautifully!!

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I am sure I can find a very special person to send this card to!! Enjoy!

Pilgrim Scott

Hi Everyone and Happy Thursday!! Only four more Thursdays till Thanksgiving!! This card is for this weeks Crazy4Challenges Sketch Challenge #7. I used the KLM Digital Designs digi stamp, Pilgrim Scott. This little guy and his turkey brings back memories of last Thanksgiving. It was our first year in our new house and the stove that is supposed to be a convection oven, did not behave like one. Needless to say the Turkey took longer than expected to get done! Pilgrim Scott is colored with Prismacolor Pencils/Gamsol and Copics. There is a touch of metallic silver pen on the hat and shoe buckles as well as the platter. The image was cut out with a Spellbinders circle die and layered on two Mega Curved Rectangles. The DP is from the Debbie Mum Harvest and Holiday Stack. Background panel is Bazzil green.

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Enjoy!

Witches Brew

***** Edited to add*****10/26/2009

Check this out! This card was picked for the TESC87 Top Crops!

It's a Witchy Wednesday!! Do you have a good recipe for Witches Brew? Check this one out!! Halloween was such a fun time each year as my daughter was growing up. She was a witch a few times.....even when it wasn't Halloween!! (heehee)

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My card today is for the Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge #87 and this weeks StampinB's Challenge to make a Halloween card. I used the TE Punchy Potions stamp set and colored it with a combination of Prismacolors/Gamsol and Copics. The image is cut out with Spellbinders Ovals and Scalloped Ovals. The purple panel is punched with the MS Spider Web border punch. The paper is Black, Lovely Lilac, and KI Memories Spooky DP. If you click on the photo, you can see the cauldron better. I used Glossy Accents on the go running down the side and the bubbles have touches of Orange Peel Stickles. Copics Used: C00, C1, C3, G12, YG23m YR02, YR04 Enjoy!

Season of Joy in Red

Happy Tuesday!! I seem to be on a "red and green" roll this week!! It is so nice to know I have enough Christmas Cards made and will not be in a crunch come the end of November! This card is for this weeks SCS Featured Stamper Challenge, "Hold Me Closer" (DancerRiley). What an awesome array of cards to be inspired by!! I chose this one as my inspiration piece~ Thanks Riley! I changed the colors, DP and layout. The layout is from this weeks Weekend Sketch Challenge 102 .

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Supplies: Stamps: Season of Joy, Party Punch Paper: SU Holiday Treasures DP, Ruby Red, White Ink: Ruby Red, Old Olive Accessories: Circle Punches, MS Border Punch, Ribbon, Pop Dots, Kaiser Pearl, Clear atYou Spica Pen Enjoy!

A Little Christmas Note

Monday, Monday.... Hi All!! How are you today? I believe that summer has flown the coop here. My jacket came out of summer hibernation this weekend! This card is one I completed for Saturday's Inspiration Challenge on SCS, "Zenia Talor". I chose these "chick tiles" for my inspiration and decided to make a Holiday card with the Everyday Button Bits set. I used this weeks Friday Sketchers #74 layout. Just love the little Bird in this stamp set!!

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Supplies: Stamps: PTI Everyday Button Bits, Signature Christmas Paper: Paper Salon Holiday Ink: Black Memento Accessories: MS Border Punch, Ribbon, Button

Enjoy!

Hug Your Teddy

Happy, Happy Saturday!! It has gotten really "cool" down here in Northwest Florida!! High today.....57! I guess a Polar Bear and Penguin would be keeping with the theme!

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This is a KLM Digital Designs image that I thought was super adorable! The image is colored with Copics and layered on panels of Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses paper and SU Soft Sky. Just a little bit of sewing on this card :) The layout for this card is this weeks Mercy's Tuesday Sketch #43. Stay warm and have a great weekend! Enjoy!

Friendships' Perks

TGIF!! And, for those of you that are "Bosses", Happy Bosses Day!! I am not sure I am looking forward to the weekend. They are calling for the temps to fall tomorrow afternoon. The high on Saturday and Sunday is only going to be in the 60's and the lows in the mid 40's. BRRRRRRRR! I just love this stamp set by My Favorite Things. In fact I love all the stamp sets from MFT!! The stamp set is Coffee? Tea? from the Who's That Girl series.

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The image panel is stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento and colored with Copics. The dress is paper pieced with Cosmo Cricket Early Bird DP. I stamped the dress sleeve twice and popped it up for a little dimension. All of the patterned paper is Cosmo Cricket. The polka dot panel was cut out with a Top Note die and the brad is made with the I-Top tool. Enjoy!!

Sparkling Holiday Gifts

Hi Everyone!! This card is for two Flourishes challenges. The first one is A Season That Sparkles Challenge. If you play along, you have a chance to win all of their new sets for October! That is one spectacular prize!! The Flourishes Newsletter had this to say about the challenge~Glitzy packages, the new fallen snow, a Christmas ornament shimmering from the lights on the tree - all of these things equal magic during the holiday season. Capture that sparkle on a card and share your creativity. So...for my card, I pulled out their stamp set "All Wrapped Up" and stamped and gold embossed the packages on Flourishes European Watercolor Paper. The images were colored with an aquapainter using Real Red and Always Artichoke ink.

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I used the sketch from the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge (FTTC37) for the layout. The gold medallion is cut using a Fiskars Circle punch. The gold panel behind the gifts and the red panel were embossed using a Sizzix EF. The solid color papers are Real Red and Handsome Hunter. I used some gold metallic rub on paste on the red embossed panel and on the edges of all the other panels. If you click on the photo below, you will see all the extra "sparkle" on the ribbons and bows of the packages. This was done with Star Dust Stickles. Red Kaiser pearls were added at the top.

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This Friday night is the Flourishes Power Hour and from the sneak peeks I have seen, the new release sets are going to be fabulous!! Enjoy!

I Want Candy!

Hi Everyone!! Happy Tuesday! This card is for this week's SCS Featured Stamper Challenge, "Blink, Blink, Blink.." Chris Olsen (Glowbug) has a gallery chocked full beautiful cards and projects. I chose this card for my inspiration. I changed the stamp set, circles to ovals and the paper/colors.

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Supplies: Stamps: Taylored Expressions Punchy Potions Paper: Pumpkin Pie, Black, Purple Bazzil, Tim Coffey Halloween Ink: Black Memento Accessories: Copics YR04, C1, Adhesive Gems, Ribbon, MS Border Punch, Spellbinders Ovals Enjoy!

Baby Love

Lets start the week off with a Baby card!! This card is for the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge #36 (FTTC36) to use pink and Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge #42 (MTSC42) for the layout. I love Flourishes stamps and do not get to participate in their Tuesday challenges very often. (Need to remedy that don't I?) Mercy always has fantastic sketches each Tuesday!

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The image is from Flourishes Baby Love set and is colored with Copics. I added Liquid Pearls to the top edge of the bassinet and white Inkssentials pen to the bow. The DP is from the DCWV Nana's Nursery Baby Girl Stack and it is layered on a panel of Green Galore and White. The pearls are Kaiser half pearls in white.

Copics Used: R00, R22, C1, E33, E37 Have a grand week! Enjoy!

Ribbon of Belief

Happy Saturday!! WooHoo for the Weekend!! This card is for today's SCS Inspiration Challenge IC201 "TzaddiShop" It is a store site on Etsy. They have a lot of fabulous reversable glass pendant necklaces. I chose this one for my inspiration. This card also meets this weeks StampinB's challenge to make a gatefold card with a flower on it. The image is a new release from KLM Digital Designs. All proceeds from the sale of this image are being donated to the National Breast Cancer Foundation.

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The image was colored with Prismacolor Pencils and cut out using a Spellbinders die. Then layered on top of a Spellbinders Fleur De Lis Pendant. The paper is Pink Passion and Basic Grey Lemonade. If you click on the photo, you will be able to see the glitter used on the flower. I used a Lemon atYou Spica for the edges of the leaves. Kaiser pearls were added on the pendant.

This is the inside of the card. The sentiment is computer generated and cut out with a Spellbinders die. Enjoy!

Sweet Life

Happy Friday!! This is one of the cards I made on World Card Making Day. It was for the SCS challenge sponsored by Flourishes and a sketch was provided. Do you ever keep a mental (or physical for that matter!) list of the stamp sets that you want to use and in what order? I keep a stack on my craft table but the Flourishes Peaches and Cherries set has been at the top of my list for a while. Such a beautiful set to work with and I just love those sweet cherries!

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The image is colored with Copics and cut out and layered on a panel of Bazzil Celery. The DP is Cosmo Cricket Early Bird. This paper is just scruptuous! Ribbon and a few Kaiser pearls were added to finish the card. Copics Used: R43, R46, R59, YG93, YG95, YG99 Enjoy!

Apple Pie Adam

Those apples look scrumptious don't they!! I would be asking Mom to be making some apple pies! He is such a cutie! The image is one of the new digi stamp releases from KLM Digital Designs for October. Check out all of the fabulous digi stamps available here.

Click on Photo to Enlarge The layout for this card is using the Mojo Monday #107 Sketch. The image is colored with Copics and cut out. The DP is from the DCWV Indian Summer Stack. Other colors are So Saffron and Riding Hood Red. The middle circle panels are cut out using Spellbinders Circle and Inverted Scallop dies. I added Glossy Accents to the apples.

Copics Used: E00, E17, E21, E31, E37, Y11, Y21, R22, R27, BG10, BG13, BG18, C5 Enjoy!

Chocolate Thanks

Happy Tuesday!!

What a day yesterday was! So busy at work catching up after being out of town working for a couple of days last week. Off to bowling on league last night and got beat pretty badly... Came home and remembered that the World Card Making Day Challenge winners were announced earlier in the day. I logged on to the thread on SCS and there was my name on the winners list!! You can see the details if you go back to my "Think Pink" post a couple of days ago. So exciting!!

This card is for the SCS World Card Making Day challenge sponsored by Splitcoast~ "Gratitude, Chocolate and a Sketch. We were to use this weeks Weekend Sketch by Beate, Chocolate colors and a Thank You. My card is 4x4 inches.Absolutely adore the PTI Everyday Button Bits set!!

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Stamps: PTI Everyday Button Bits Paper: Making Memories Cosmopolitan Collection, Chocolate Chip Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa Accessories: Buttons, Circle Punches Enjoy!

Friends and the 80's

Good Morning!

This card is for several challenges. Four as a matter of fact!

I started with the World Card Making Day Challenge on SCS, sponsored by Stamping Bella. The challenge was to include something that you and your girlfriends do for fun and to infuse 1980's colors/style into your card.

I try to do the SCS Inspiration Challenge each Saturday. Steph chose the Kir DeVries website as a source of inspiration. As soon as I saw this tea set, I knew that my "Cosmosbella" and "Billboardabella" stamps would be perfect for both of these challenges!

The girls go out from time to time after work and Cotton Candy Cosmos are a favorite!!

To get the "big hair" of the 80's, I used Cosmobella's body and Billboardabella's head. The colors/fashion of the 80's were bright, neon, stonewashed jeans, fishnet stockings, fingerless gloves, heavy mascara, and lots of bling! I meant to put some large hoop earrings on my bella!

This card uses Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge for the layout and the Crazy4Challenges #5 to use stitching on your card.

Whew!!

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Supplies Stamps: Stamping Bella Cosmobella and Billboardabella Paper: DCWV Citrus Stack, White Ink: Black Memento Accessories: Prismacolor Pencils, Odorless Mineral Spirits, MS Border Punch, Spellbinders Ovals, Paper Flowers, Brads, Thread Enjoy!

Think Pink!!

***10/5/2009 Edited To Add***

Today the winners of the WCMD Challenges were announced. Made my day to see this...

MFT WINNERS

MFT Favorites Package – The Favorite Entry as selected by the MFT Lady herself is “Pegmac71” her beautiful entry can be seen here: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/ga...48?&si=WCMD09G (She will receive 1 Who’s That Girl Stamp Set, One package of MFT Bling, one MFT Perfect Paper Panel Package and MFT Bubblegum Cardstock.)

Wow!! What a day yesterday was! I spent most of the day at my craft table participating in the SCS World Card Making Day challenges. I was able to finish five cards in one day. A record for me! There were so many activities going on, at other sites, but there was no way to get to all of them in one day. It was definitely a fun time!

Click on Photo To Enlarge This card was for the SCS challenge sponsored by My Favorite Things. I have a lot of MFT stamps but they were offering a free digi through today, and I loved the image, so here it is! Our challenge was to use Pink, Black and White and Bling it up. I started with this weeks Mojo Monday Sketch for the layout. The image is colored with a combination of Prismacolor Pencils and Copics. I used DP from both the DCWV Sweet Stack and the All Dressed Up Stack. Other color cardstock is Black, White and Regal Rose. The left edge of the image border is punched with a Fiskars border punch. Lots of Kaiser pearls and rhinestone for the bling. Enjoy the rest of the weekend!

World Card Making Day!!

Happy Saturday and World Card Making Day!! I made it back from Houston late last night and my long day was just too much for me to get a post up for today's fun. I am rested now and off and running with all the fun festivities of the day. You can find challenges every hour on Splitcoaststampers as well as fun things to participate in on the Papercrafts blog. I am going to work on cards today as well as visit blogs to see what creative things are happening all over the world!

Click on Photo to Enlarge This card is for the first challenge of the day on SCS. The challenge is sponsored by Unity Stamp Company. The owner loves quotes and the requirement was to use a quote on your card or project. I love the quotes from Kahlil Gibran and this is one of my favorites. The sentiment is computer generated and the panel was cut using a Spellbinders Scalloped Long Rectangle die. The black dots were added with a black marker. The DP is from the DCWV La Creme stack. Have a great weekend! Enjoy!

KLM Digital Designs Release Day!

At the end of August I received an email from Kathyrn Myhre from KLM Digital Designs.... It said, "CONGRATS! You have been chosen to be on KLM Digital Designs Design Team!" This starts today, October 1st, and I love that I will be working with another company and creating with their designs. Click on the button on my sidebar to check out KLM's website and all of their fun digi stamps!

Click on Photo To Enlarge This is Patty the Pumpkin Girl. She is so adorable! She is colored with Copics and cut out. I layered her on an Old Olive panel cut with a Spellbinders die. This was layered on a Bazzil Yellow panel. All of the DP is from the Debbie Mum Harvest and Holiday Stack. Could not resist adding the pumpkin ribbon! Copics Used: BV00, BV02, Y11, Y13, Y15, G82, G85, YR00, YR65, YR68, E00, E11, E17, E21 Enjoy!