Artfull Journey

Roses and Just a Little Chocolate....

2012-02-10T00:01:00.000-06:00

Happy Friday!!
I cannot wait for tomorrow!! I am flying up to Tennessee to spend time with family and help my daughter celebrate her 23rd birthday! And....her birthday is on Valentine's Day!

What plans do you have for the weekend? You could come hang out with us on Splitcoast and participate in the Mini VSN going on tonight. Check it out here!

Today is the Raise The Bar Challenge #91. This week it is "Roses and Chocolate". Get out those reds and browns! I went through my DP and could not find a thing with red and brown. I found lots of red and black as well as pink and brown. So, I opted for a CAS card using this weeks Fall To Layout #176 and didn't use any DP. How's that? And there is not a lot of chocolate, lol. Been trying to stay away from that stuff....

I got out the True Love stamp Set by Gina K and inked up the pretty little heart snowflake. Love that stamp in the set! The heart border is stamped with Versamark and embossed with White EP.

Come on over and join in the challenge! Check out all the DT cards!

Thanh

Wanda

Joni
Julie

Supplies:
Stamps: GinaK True Love
Paper: GinaK Red and White
Ink: Poppy Parade, Versamark,Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories: White Embossing Powder, Rhinestones

Additional Challenges Entered:
4 Crafty Chicks~ Love is in the Air
Do You Stack Up #58~ Love

Enjoy!

Precious Gift

2012-02-07T00:01:00.000-06:00

Happy Tuesday!
Has your week gotten off to a good start?

I had a followup with the doctor yesterday and I was given a high five on my progress with my shoulder. I tell ya...doing physical therapy on yourself four times a day is grueling but it paid off! We haven't even gotten to the strengthening exercises yet though....Slow process but I will be glad to have full range of motion of my shoulder again.

My Mom and Dad headed back to Tennessee yesterday. They came to help me this past week since Bill had to leave for Baton Rouge to work for five months. I couldn't ask for sweeter parents! Love you guys!

My card is for this weeks SCS Color Combination Challenge hosted by mwah...Soft Poppy Delight. I saw this color combination in the new SU Mini and just had to see what everyone would come up with in the challenge. I have been wanting to use this PL image since Christmas and the MFT Wed Stamp Club layout was perfect for it. I flipped the sketch to have more room for my stamp image.

I just love this stamp set!

Stamps: MFT PLL In A Manger

Paper: Daffodil Delight, Poppy Parade, SU DP

Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Daffodil Delight

Accessories: Square Lattice EF, MFT Dienamics Stacking Stars and Mini Tabs, Brads, Lemon atYou Spica pen, Copics E55, E57, E59, R14, R08, Y13, Y15, Y17, C00, B60

Enjoy!

Great Catch

2012-02-03T00:01:00.000-06:00

Good Friday Morning!
Are you ready for the weekend? I am!! I have been recuperating from my shoulder surgery slowly but surely. Physical therapy has been kicking my butt! No pain, no gain, so they say.... Stitches come out on Monday and hopefully clearance from the doc to be able to drive.

With this post comes my announcement of the invitation to join the Raise The Bar Challenge Design Team. I am now a "Bar-Tender"! Fun, fun group of ladies and wonderful challenges each week.The Bar-Tenders "encourage you to challenge yourself, raise your own level of crafting, and keep your resolution to use those new stamping items".

We have a sketch challenge this week and our sponsor is Whimsie Doodle stamps. Go check out their stamps. So much fun to be had with their images! I used the Great Catch image for my card today. Those fish are the cutest things and I had a blast coloring them. I used Funky Fresh Valentine digital papers from Creativity by Crystal. You can find the paper at JessicaSprague.com.
Here is the sketch...

And my card....

Supplies:
Stamps: Whimsie Doodles Great Catch digi
Paper: Rich Razzelberry (SU), Summer Sunrise (PTI), White (PTI)
Ink: Rich Razzelberry and Black
Accessories: Spellbinders Circles, MFT Dienamic Monarch Border, Viva Decor Cream Pearl Pen,Star Dust Stickles, Copics (BG0000, BG10, BG13,Y13, Y17, RV14, RV17, G12, G24,, E30, E35, C00)

Other Challenges:
Crazy4Challenges #121~ Layer It On
Paper Sundaes #105~ Valentines

Enjoy!

Life Is What You Make It

2012-01-31T00:01:00.000-06:00

Good Tuesday Morning!
My card today is for this weeks SCS Color Combination Challenge~ Party Island White. Love the pretty blues that Julia picked! The dessert option~use a sentiment stamp only. I usually combine the color challenge with the MFT Wed Sketch (love the ease of my layout for the color challenge card, lol) and this week I am going with the flow. Here is the Wed Stamp Club sketch...

Here is my card....

Stamps: MFT Pearls of Wisdom

Paper: Pool Party, Island Indigo, White

Ink: Island Indigo

Accessories: MFT Dienamics Large Scallop and Well Worn Greetings, Square Lattice EF, Sponge Dauber, Swarovski Crystals, Seam Binding, Aaron's Bowmaker

Enjoy!

Look After My Heart

2012-01-28T00:01:00.000-06:00

Happy Saturday!

All went well with my surgery Tuesday. I am sitting here typing with one hand, lol! Funny how you don't realize how many things take two hands to do. Like buttoning your pants, putting contact lenses in, fixing your hair, opening containers with screw on lids, buttering toast, just to name a few...Good thing I have a helper! He has been a real trooper too.

My card is one I did for the Jan 17th SCS Color Combination Challenge~ Pretty Pink Rose. Dessert Option~Valentines
Mary was the hostess and I got to sample with her. Love the shades of pinks and of course I had to get some black in there!
The layout is the MFT Wed Sketch Club #54. I am determined to do the challenges every week for the entire year. Wish me luck! lol

Stamps: MFT Clearly Sentimental About Romance

Paper: Echo Park Yours Truly, Pink Pirouette, Rose Red

Ink: Rose Red, Pretty In Pink

Accessories: Ribbon, Pearls, Charm, Dienamics~Framed Greetings, Fancy Flourish and Tag Your It

Enjoy!

Tune In

2012-01-24T00:01:00.000-06:00

Happy Tuesday!
Thought I better get this card uploaded and some others scheduled before I head to surgery this afternoon to have my shoulder worked on. Bone spurs, irritated tendons and arthritis wreak havoc on you, you know! Hopefully I will not be out of commission for very long. I am an avid bowler and stamper. When I cannot do those two things I get a little cranky, lol!

My card today is for the Jan12-25th Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge. Take inspiration from this photo.....

Of course the polka dots are the eye catcher in this photo for me. I love the color combo but have been doing a lot of red and green for the holidays. I remembered having some SU DP with big dots, so I brought it out along with my favorite Paper Smooches set, Boob Tubes. The layout is this weeks Clean and Simple Challenge #174. This will also go in the Raise The Bar Challenge "Ring In The New Year" (aka Circles).

Enjoy!

January Sketch For You To Try

2012-01-21T00:01:00.000-06:00

Happy Saturday!! Woot Woot!

Do you have plans for the weekend or just relaxing? Bill and I are planning on a little bowling practice on a Pro Tour shot today. He is the Pro. I am just pretending to be a Pro, lol! It really is nice to have a partner that loves the same sport as you. He has taught me so many things about the sport. He is heading out in a couple of weeks to work at the USBC Open in Baton Rouge for several months. At least I can drive over and visit when I get too lonely.

My card today will probably be the one I send to Bill for Valentines Day. I love this stamp set from Our Craft Lounge called "Spilling Over". I had some left over Basic Grey Sugar Rush paper from last year and that is what dictated the colors on the hot air balloon. The red stickles really pop in real life!

I am going to try and participate in the monthly Sketch For You To Try challenges over on Jen Del Muro's blog "I Heart To Stamp". The layout for my card is the January sketch.

Have a wonderful weekend!
Enjoy!

Other Challenges:
Craft Us Crazy~Valentine/Love
Crafty Creations #153~ Valentine

Love U!

2012-01-19T00:01:00.000-06:00

Happy Thursday!!

Counting down to the weekend!

This card was for last weeks SCS Featured Stamper Challenge~Our Hobby... Pam was the featured stamper and I thoroughly enjoyed looking at all the cards in her gallery! I chose her I heart hearts card to case. I used the heart theme and changed the stamps, colors and layout.Thanks Pam for the inspiration!!

The layout for my card is the MFT Wed Stamp Club Sketch #53. This layout starts a new year of weekly sketches. My goal is to complete all 52 weeks this year. We shall see!

Stamps: MFT Flopsey Bunch of Hearts

Paper: Naturals Ivory, White, Real Red

Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa

Accessories: MFT Dienamics Hearts A Plenty and By The Letters, Spellbinders Hearts, Button, Maraschino Twine, MFT Adornaments rhinestones, Copics E42 and R81

Enjoy!

Being Cute

2012-01-14T00:01:00.000-06:00

Hello!!
Happy Saturday! I was on the road this week for my job. Back home now and was it ever cold cold cold yesterday!

My card is one that I did a couple of weeks ago for the MFT Wed Stamp Club and the monthly Guest Designer challenge. If you love doing sketch challenges, MFT has some fabulous ones and the entire sketch library is available over on SCS in their forum. Love to go there when I am stuck and need a layout idea!

This little Pure Innocence Girl (Being Cute) is one of my favorites in the stamp line. She is like a paper doll that you can dress up any way you like with some paper piecing.

Stamps: MFT PI Being Cute is What I Do

Paper: X Press It Blending Card, My Minds Eye Stella and Rose Gertie

Ink: Black Memento

Accessories: Oval Open Scallop Doily Dienamic, Petals A Plenty EF, Ribbon, Pearls, Copics

Enjoy your weekend!

Just My Type

2012-01-10T00:01:00.000-06:00

Happy Tuesday!
Hope your week got off to a good start! This is my first five day work week since before Christmas, so we will see how things are at the end of the week, lol! We got the tree down this weekend and decorations put away for another year. I headed into my craft room and started doing a ~~little~~ lot of purging and re-organizing. I am going to try some different things this year with my crafting. I will keep you posted!

My card is for today's SCS Color Combination Challenge~ Blushing Riding Hood in Baja.
Joanne is our hostess and she picked a sweet combo that could be used for some non- traditional valentines. I have been seeing a lot of valentines this year with blue added to the pinks. Hmmm...maybe she is onto something, lol!
I had the new GinaK StampTV kit sitting on my table and it was calling my name! I just love the little typewriter in the set. Well I love all the stamps in the set. It is HUGE!
I got out my aquapainter that I have not used in ages...er... years (since finding Copics) and colored up the typewriter with today's colors.

Stamps: GinaK True Love

Paper: White, Riding Hood Red, Blushing Bride

Ink: Baja Breeze, Blushing Bride, Riding Hood Red, Stazon

Accessories: Aqua Pen, Stardust Clear Glitter Pen, Spellbinders Squares

Other Challenges:
Dream Valley Challenge #23~Anything Goes
Crazy4Challenges (C4C118)~ Do or Use something new
Card Makin Mamas~ Use something new

Enjoy!

Turn Me ON!

2012-01-03T00:01:00.000-06:00

Good Tuesday Morning!!
Guess it is back to the ole grind for me and many others today. It has been wonderful being off from work the past week and a trip to Tennessee got extended due to car problems....Ever wonder why the car decides to act up when it is almost paid for? We made it back home New Years Eve and the fog rolled in so heavy, visibility was down to almost zero. We decided to stay home and bring in the New Year quietly...watching the "pelican drop" on tv. Yes, Pensacola has a brightly lit Pelican that makes its way down at the strike of midnight!

Ok...on to my card....
It is for today's SCS Color Combination Challenge~Lucky Island Basics,with a dessert option to use something new.
Betty is the hostess with the mostest and these colors are fabulous together! I got the dessert in too as this stamp set from Paper Smooches arrived on my doorstep right before Christmas. Love the Boob Tubes, lol! The something old is the Basic Gray cardstock. Have had it forever and it hardly gets used! I used the Clean and Simple Layout #171.

Hope you will join in the challenge!
Enjoy!

Stamps: Paper Smooches Boob Tubes

Paper: Island Indigo, Lucky Limeade, Basic Gray, White Blending Card

Ink: Black Memento

Accessories: Spellbinders Circles, Black Pearls and Rhinestone, Copics YG03, BG45, BG49, RV14, C00, C1

Addttional Challenges:
Make It Monday #70~ Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp~ Show something old and new
The Pink Elephant #129~Anything Goes
Paper Sundaes #101~ Something old, something new

Top Ten of 2011

2012-01-02T00:51:00.000-06:00

Happy New Year!
A little reflecting today...My favorite ten cards/projects from 2011 in no particular order....

Enjoy!

Flying Peace Dove

2011-12-28T00:01:00.000-06:00

Happy Wednesday!
Hope your holiday was wonderful!
We are still in Tennessee and the weather is cold. Not to my liking but spending time with family makes up for it! I still have a few Christmas cards to share. If you happen to be like me, I make Christmas cards all year long so I love to have some inspiration at any time!

My card today is made with an Outlines Rubber Stamp that my sister gave to me for my birthday in November. I LOVE this stamp! She even sent me some instructions that were on the Outlines website, so I used them but changed the color scheme. I have some more cards planned with different colors, that you will most likely see in the near future.

I stamped the image twice on cryogen iridescent white with Memento Tuxedo Black and cut out the dove and star on one. The images are colored with Copics. The base image was cut out with a Spellbinders circle die and I airbrushed the background with an E42 marker. The DP is from the Cosmo Cricket Mitten Weather paper pad and is cut out with a Spellbinders Grand Scallop Circle die and adhered to another cut out of Always Artichoke paper to make the base card. I used Viva Decor White Pearl Pen on the outer edge of the scallops and added Swarovski crystals to the star and tail swirls.

Challenges:
Mojo Monday #221
Charisma Cardz #50~ Anything Goes
Crafting For All Seasons #16~ Christmas
Divas By Design #17~ Christmas

Enjoy!

VSN Blue Christmas

2011-12-22T00:45:00.000-06:00

*****Edited To Add*****

Did not realize I had posted this card a few days ago. LOL!! I am going to leave it as it is one of my favorites this year!

Happy Thursday!!
I am about to finish up my holiday baking. A double batch of Chex Mix was finished last night. Dipped pretzel rods are next and then I am done. We will be traveling up to Tennessee tomorrow and my brother and his wife will be coming to spend Christmas with my nephew who is stationed here. Couldn't ask for better house sitters, right?

My card today is one I did for the SCS Dec VSN challenge~ Blue Christmas. Sue wanted us to make our Christmas creations blue. Not a hard one for me because I love blue Christmas decorations and cards! I used last year's Spellbinders Heirloom Ornament die and the Gina K stamp set Heirloom Ornaments. This was a fun and simple card to make.

Stamps: GinaK Heirloom Ornaments

Paper: Pacific Point, White

Ink: Pacific Point

Accessories: Spellbinders 2010 Heirloom Ornaments, Pearls, Ribbon, Sizzix EF, Pop dots

Enjoy!

MFT Wed Sketch and SCS Color Combo

2011-12-20T00:01:00.000-06:00

Happy Tuesday!
Hope all is well with you and you are relaxing and enjoying these last few days before Christmas! Bill and I had a marathon baking session this past weekend. Five different kinds of cookies and Ranch Oyster Cracker snacks. YUM!! All that is left to do are the dipped pretzel rods and chex mix. (And a few crafty items if I have time to fit them in, lol!)

My card is for today's SCS Color Combination Challenge~A Lucky Calypso Wonder. The dessert is to add something food related. I am the hostess this week which is always a lot of fun!
I have had this little PI Lollipop for a while and this was the perfect time to use her. My Christmas cards are finished and mailed and I wanted to make a card that had spring written all over it!
The layout is this weeks MFT Wednesday Stamp Club Sketch #50. I love to use a B60 Copic for the backgrounds around images but for some reason it doesn't seem to be showing much in my photo.

Stamps: MFT PI Lollipop

Paper: Berry Blossms DP, Wisteria Wonder, Lucky Limeade, Calypso Coral

Ink: Black Memento

Accessories: MFT Dienamics- Decorative Oval Doily, Fancy Flourish and Crown Border, Glossy Accents, Copcs

Other Challenges:
Make It Monday #68~Anything Goes
Glitter Geeks #28~ Anything Goes
Enjoy!

Sunny Christmas Marci

2011-12-14T00:01:00.000-06:00

Hello Everyone!! Happy Wednesday!!

How are your holiday preparations going? Tree up and decorations done, check. Christmas cards mailed, check. Shopping done, three quarters check.Wrapping done, one quarter check. Baking done, no check. Lol! I decided there would be no stress this year, so I am plugging along a little bit at a time. After all, we still have 11 days till Christmas! Eleven days....where did this year go?

My card today is one that I had so much fun making. I love the Lala Land Crafts images especially Marci. I could sit and color for hours! This sweet little girl definitely fits in my sunny and warm world here in Florida. Even though the Christmas season is upon us, we are still wearing short sleeves and yes...flip flops. Gotta love it!

I used the December Sketch For You To Try challenge for the card layout. Marci is colored with Copics and her strand of lights has touches of glossy accents. I received the new CC Designs Christmas Bulb die from All That Scraps and cut a few to add to the card.

Stamps: LaLa Land Sunny Christmas Marci

Paper: Echo Park Holly Jolly Christmas, Copic Blending Card

Ink: Black

Accessories: Spellbinders Grand NEstabilities Label 1, Standard Circles and Labels 4, MFT Decorative Doily Dienamic, Glossy Accents, Frosted Lace Stickles, Copics: R00, R20, G07, G20, G24, E000, E00, E31, E33, E08, E19, E37, RV09, YR07, BG49

Other Challenges:
I Copic Challenge #60~ Holidays
Make It Monday #67~ Anything Goes

Enjoy!

Splitcoaststampers Color Combo Challenge #353

2011-12-13T00:01:00.000-06:00

Good Tuesday Morning!!
You are going to see a lot of cards in the coming days on my blog. I did not realize I had so many that had not been posted yet plus the ones from the Virtual Stamp Night this past weekend.

Today's card is for the Splitcoast Color Combination Challenge~ Cobbler Cake Always. I opted out of the dessert option, lol. Mary is our hostess this week and her beautiful combo lent itself to yet another Christmas Card! I still have some stamp sets to use and will continue making Christmas cards! I am also participating in the 2012 Christmas Card Challenge on Splitcoast and have pledged to do five cards a month. I have a head start on January as this is my fifth card. Woot Woot!

I used my new PI Holly Girl and colored her with Copics and paper pieced her dress. Finally got to use the Prima Donna Petals die as well as the Mini Tab. The MFT Dienamics are just awesome! The layout for my card is this weeks MFT Wed Sketch #49.

Stamps: MFT PI Holly Girl

Paper: Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Always Artichoke, Memory Box Mistletoe DP, Bo Bunny Father Christmas DP

Ink: Black Memento, Cherry Cobbler

Accessories: MFT Decorative Oval Doily, Prima Donna Petals and Mini Tab Dienamics, Rhinestones, Copics- (Hair) E29, E35, E39 (Skin) E000, E00, E11 (Dress/Shoes) R29, R27 (Holly) YG93, YG95, YG99

Other Challenges:
Raise The Bar #86- It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas
Stampin For The Weekend #22~ Christmas
One Stop Craft Challenge #161~ Traditional Christmas Colors
Paper Sundaes #99~ Anything Christmas

Snowflake Seasons Greetings

2011-12-12T00:01:00.000-06:00

Happy Monday!
How was your weekend? Mine.....cold! So... I did not wander far from home. Late Saturday night I found out that I was the Featured Stamper this week over on Splitcoast. So exciting and I am truly honored. I love playing the challenges on Splitcoaststampers but because I work, I usually try to do the Featured Stamper challenge each week because it is on the weekend.

My card today is one that I did for the VSN challenge~No Business Like Snow Business. Rebecca wanted us to use snowflakes. Love snowflakes as long as they are not falling where I live, lol! I am a warm weather girl. But when it comes to cards I will make snowmen and snowflakes all day long! My inspiration for the card came from a card made by Teri Anderson that is in the Papercrafts Holiday Cards Magazine.

Stamps: MFT Clearly Sentimental About Christmas

Paper: White, Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses

Ink: Broken China Distress Ink

Accessories: MS Snowflake and Snowflake border punch, glitter, recollections glittery embellishments, Stardust pen

Other Challenges:
Basic Grey #59~ Anything Goes
Crafts & Me #64~ Snow/Snowflakes
Creative Belli #132~Winter/Christmas
Glitter Geeks #27~ Let It Snow
Enjoy!

Virtual Stamp Night

2011-12-11T00:01:00.001-06:00

Hello Everyone!
I spent part of Friday night and Saturday participating in the Virtual Stamp Night over on Splitcoaststampers. VSN's are so much fun and definitely challenging! It is not easy to land on a card idea and finish it in 45 minutes! I am one that takes forever to make a card. Something to do with being a perfectionist, lol!

This card is for the VSN challenge~ Blue Christmas. Sue wanted us to make our Christmas creations blue. Not a hard one for me because I love blue Christmas decorations and cards!

Stamps: GinaK Heirloom Ornaments

Paper: Pacific Point, White

Ink: Pacific Point

Accessories: Spellbinders 2010 Heirloom Ornaments, Pearls, Ribbon, Sizzix EF, Pop dots

Other Challenges
2 Sisters #69~ Christmas
Patti's Creations #34~ Christmas
Raise The Bar #86~ Christmas
Enjoy!

Peace Love Joy

2011-12-06T00:01:00.000-06:00

Happy Tuesday everyone! How is your week progressing? We have a visit from government regulators this week at work and it has been busy busy! They are here on Thursday, so Friday could not get here soon enough, lol!

I spent quite a bit of time in my craft room this weekend doing different projects but never really completing one thing. I did feel like I was making progress though! Do you like to work on one thing at a time from start to finish or work on several things in various stages of completion? I find myself moving toward the multiple projects side more and more. Doesn't let you get bored, kwim?

My card is for today's SCS Color Combination Challenge~Very Real and Wild. The dessert option~ a four layer card. Like Karen our hostess says, these colors lend themselves to a Christmas card and that is exactly what I did. It is about time to be mailing mine out! My card layout is this weeks sketch from the MFT Wed Sketch Club #48.

Stamps: MFT Clearly Sentimental About Christmas

Paper: Real Red, Wild Wasabi, Very Vanilla, Memory Box Tinsel and Mistletoe

Ink: Real Red

Accessories: MFT Dienamics Framed Greetings, Spellbinders Label 14, Fiskars Apron Lace Border Punch, Tim Holtz Rosette Die, Paper Piercer, Sponge, Rhinestones

Enjoy!

Deconstructed Sketch #28

2011-11-27T23:53:00.000-06:00

Happy Monday!! Did you have a great Thanksgiving weekend? And, get in the hustle and bustle of holiday shopping? Lol, we had a leisurely ride to Tennessee on Thursday and arrived at my sisters house just in time for dinner. It was wonderful! As for the shopping...we didn't go near any stores until yesterday!

My card today is for the Deconstructed Sketch Challenge #28. My friend Jen comes up with some awesome sketches! Check out her challenges and join in the fun! I wanted to use LaLa Land Crafts Marci w/Snowman for this card and colored them with Copics. I have so much fun making cards with this girl!!

Supplies:
Stamps: LaLa Land Crafts Marci w/Snowman
Paper: Naturals Ivory, Copic XPress It, Riding Hood Red, StampinUp DP
Ink: Black
Accessories: Ribbon, Copics E000, E00, E01 (Skin), E37 (Snowman Arms), YR12, YR16 (Carrot Nose), R22, R27, R29, G12, YG67 (Clothing), Y21, Y26, E33 (Hair)

Other Challenges:
Paper Sundaes #97~ Winter Wonderland
Crafty Calendar Challenge~ Winter Wardrobe
4 Crafty Chicks #65~ Snowflakes
Charisma Cardz Challenge #46~ Snowflakes

Enjoy!

Holiday Hugs

2011-11-22T00:01:00.000-06:00

Happy Tuesday! Hopefully you have had a great weekend and for us US folks, getting ready for Thanksgiving! I will be traveling North to spend time with family and friends. Just hope it's not too cold, lol. It was close to 80 degrees here this past weekend. Love it!

My card today is for the SCS Color Combination Challenge~ Blushing Pear Mist. Joanne is our hostess today and her dessert option is to make a Christmas Card. I love these colors for a non-traditional holiday card! I saw a poll on Facebook last week about traditional versus non-traditional colors for cards. I think the poll results were pretty much split 50-50. I am one that loves non-traditional colors. I turned over that leaf when I moved to Florida. I have a white tree and the color scheme is Pink, Turquoise and Lime Green! So Joanne's colors today are not not far off of mine.

I received some new MFT goodies last week and just had to stamp this adorable snowman. He is colored with Copics and and being a guy, is not afraid to wear pink...hee. The card layout is this weeks MFT Wednesday Stamp Club sketch. I glittered up the snowflake and heart. The green panel is spritzed with Perfect Pearl Mist.

Stamps: MFT PI Holiday Hugs Snowman, Impression Obsession Snowflake Background

Paper: Marina Mist, Blushing Bride, Pear Pizazz, XPress It Blending Card

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: Spellbinders Labels 14 and Large Deckled Rectangles, CB Snowflakes EF, MS Snowflake punch and border punch, Ribbon, Glitter, Sizzlets Heart, Copics B0000, R32, YR01, YR02, YG93

Other challenges:
Make It Monday #64~ Anything Goes
One Stitch At A Time #89~ Anything Goes
2 Sisters #66~ Let It Sparkle
Color Me Creative Copic Challenge #31~ Colors Of The Sea
Fab N Funky #99~ Baby, It's Cold Outside

Enjoy!

Sending Cocoa Cuddles

2011-11-16T00:01:00.000-06:00

Ahhhhh.....over the hump day!! How is your week going?
I did a little reorganizing in my craft room. Do we ever stop organizing and re-organizing? lol!

My card is for this week's SCS Color Combo Challenge~ Lucky Coral Breezes. Betty picked a lovely combination of colors! I even found a spot for the Calypso Coral!

I love the new WTG from MFT and used a Copic technique on her sweater using a terry washcloth and various ink to give it a fuzzy texture. The background embossed panel is spritzed with Perfect Pearls to give it a winter sparkle. The marshmallows in the cocoa are made with liquid applique. The layout is this past week's MFT Wed Sketch. Had a lot of fun with this card!

I love the sentiments in this stamp set. Here is the inside of the card...

Stamps: MFT WTG Gets Cozy with Cocoa

Paper: Lucky Limeade, Choc Chip, Baja Breeze, White MME Stella and Rose Hazel

Ink: Black and Brown Memento, Baja Breeze

Accessories: Spellbinders Circles, Snowflakes EF, MFT Die-namics Wonky Scallop, White felt, Square Punch, Glitter Brads, Liquid Applique, Perfect Pearls Mist, Sponge Dauber, Copics YR02, YR07, C00, E33, E37, BG72

Other Challenges Entered:
Craft Your Passion #84~ Let It Snow
Make It Monday #63~ Anything Goes
2 Sisters Challenge #65~ Anything Goes
Challenge Up Your Life #56~ Friendship

Enjoy!

Number One

2011-11-14T00:01:00.000-06:00

Hi All! Happy Monday!
Another weekend flew by, but I was able to get some cooking in, made a few cards and did a little Christmas shopping. I decided I wanted to relax for the month of December.....we will see how that goes, lol!

My card today is for this week's SCS Featured Stamper Challenge~It's Not an Obsession, and also for the Virtual Stamp Night Challenge~Head In The Clouds.
Anne Harada (aka Its A Passion) is the featured stamper and I just love all the cards in her gallery! I decided on her Doodlebird Thanks Card to CASE. The flower was my jumping off point for my pinwheel card. Since Anne is numero uno this week, I used the appropriate sentiment for her.
The VSN challenge hosted by Theresa, is to make a card featuring clouds. I let the background paper meet that challenge!

Stamps: Lil Inker Pinwheel

Paper: White, My Minds Eye Fine and Dandy True Blue

Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, SU Baja Breeze

Accessories: Lil Inker Pinwheel & Sentiment Flag Dies, Brad, Sponge Dauber, Gellyroll White Gel Pen, Pop Dot, MS Border Punch

Enjoy!

Clear To See

2011-11-08T00:01:00.000-06:00

Hello and Happy Tuesday!
This is a record for me. Posts three days in a row! I have so many new goodies to play with, so it has been a frenzy in the craft room, lol!

My card is for today's SCS Color Combination Challenge~Krafty Cajun Turquoise. Dessert option~ Pop something up. Vicki D is our hostess and I love the colors she chose! Back on October 6th, I was a lucky winner on the Moxie Fab Blog of FIVE sets of Lawn Fawn stamps.

Thought I better get them out and start using them!

The layout for my card is this weeks Card Patterns Sketch #140. Here is the inside...

Stamps: Lawn Fawn Clear to See

Paper: Tempting Turquoise, Cajun Craze, Kraft, White, Basic Grey Pyrus DP

Ink: Cajun Craze, Tempting Turquoise

Accessories: Spellbinders Circles, Caribbean Twine, Button, Glaze Pen, MS Border Punch

Other Challenges I am entering:
Allsorts #128~Anything but square
Basic Grey #56~ Anything goes
Our Creative Corner~ Masculine w/non traditional colors
Craft Your Passion #83~ Anything Goes +Brown
Enjoy!