Friday, February 28, 2014

Tea and Happy Things

Hello again.  Today's card is an open invitation to long lost friends. 

 It's so good to reconnect with friends via calls or emails or even Facebook, isn't it?  Just recently, a college sorority friend organized a get together with several sisters.  I wasn't able to attend, but it has been so much fun to talk on the phone, email, and see the photos on Facebook.  We hope to continue the quest and find more of our sisters in the future.   


I made tea-related cards yesterday using the Cherry Tea set from Diane's Daydream Designs.  Diane has several tea set designs with different color schemes and decorations.  I was drawn to the Cherry Tea because I just love the colors, but you can change the colors using the outline sets as well. 

I chose this card to share with you because our sorority had an anchor as a logo and the layers of die cuts reminded me of a life preserver or captain's wheel.  I will have more cards to share with you using this set in the near future.

Stop by Diane's store and check out these wonderful Tea Sets!

I will share this card with these challenges:

Aud Sentiments Challenge - E5 Any sentiment for a girl
Delightful Challenges - 1E Make it Simple
MilkCoffee Challenge- 3E Emboss wet or dry
Crafty Creations -  Keep it simple 
Digi Makeover Challenge - Something Warm to Drink
Digistamps 4 Joy -  Dies or punches 
Love to Scrap - 3E AG
Make it Monday -  Always AG
WordArt Wednesdays - 5E AG uplifting






Tuesday, February 25, 2014

How Do You Like My Stripes? {PIN}spirational Challenge #96

A happy welcome to my new followers!  Sing with me, Friends.  You oughta be in pictures, you're wonderful to see,  You oughta be in pictures, O what a hit you would be...  This week at {PIN}spirational Challenges, we have a photo that should remind you of films, TV, popcorn....and the list will go on and on and on.  My card showcases the colors of the inspirational photo and this little image from Delicious Doodles was just the ticket.  How cute is this little zebra?





I wanted to try a shaped die card so out came the Spellbinders, white/black/yellow card stock.  I couldn't resist adding a little Stampin' Up embosslit butterfly so he would have something to be looking at.

This partial side view shows how the double die cut creates the shape card.



I also couldn't resist adding another die cut inside and more of the butterflies for a pop of color.



Is there any reason you can't pop on over to the {PIN} site and join our challenge this week?  I didn't think so!  


I will enter this card in these challenges:

Monday, February 24, 2014

Has Anyone Seen Spring?

Hello, Friends. I know many of you are still having freezing temperatures so I made you a card focusing on Spring.  We are having milder temps in FL--but rainy,  but I see that weather map and know you northerners must be very weary of the cold and snow.  My image is from Doodle Pantry and inside reads:  Hey!  Has anyone seen spring?  The little ducky is trying to get our attention to find out what has happened to spring.




I am entering this card in these challenges:
Doodle Pantry -- Any Digi
4 Krafty Girls Crafty Girls Challenges   AG 3E 
Challenges and Candies   Spring Around the Corner
Come and Get It Sweet Domestic Animals 2E 
Crafting from the Heart Anything Goes/Use Flowers 3E 
Cuttin and Stampin Spring is Here 3E 
Digi Stamps 4 Joy  Dies and Punches
DL.ART Thankful Thursday February Linky UE 1/day
Fan-Tastic Tuesday Happy and Bright 4E 
Feeling Crafty Dies and/or Punches 3E 
Izazovi i slatkisi Challenges and Candies Spring Around the Corner 3E 
Just B Creative Crazy February Just Because Linky Party UE 1/day
Little Scrap Pieces Show It Off Saturday 1E
Polkadoodles Sugar and Spice 2E 
Send a Smile 4 Kids Punches and/or Die-cuts 4 Kids 3E 
Simon Says Stamp Work It Wednesday Something New  3E 
Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Whimsical/Fantasy  UE
The Paper Shelter Punches and Dies
The Stamping Boutique Punch or Die Cut
Totally Papercrafts Spring 3E 
Word Art Wednesday AG Uplifting Sentiment 5E  (Does inside count? I never know.)



Another Year of Fab!

Hello, All!  Back again with an image from Deedee's Digis.  I just love this turtle and, if you are like me,  you always need another birthday card. I love this sentiment!  Emphasis on fabulous!   I seem to be on a CAS--clean and simple--kick recently.  This card is 5 x 7 and uses dry embossing, a Spellbinders Cut/Tuck/Fold die, and a tag die.  







Do you know about Deedee's Progressive Challenge?  You can win a set of images if you follow the rules posted.  If you would like to enter this month, you will have to visit soon. Follow the challenge rules and you will receive next month's Digital of the Month for FREE.  It's a great bargain and right now all the February/Love Sets are on sale for 50% off.  Yep, half price!  Stop in and see the great choices!


I will enter this fabulous turtle in these challenges:

4 Krafty Girls Crafty Girls Challenges   AG 3E 
Come and Get It Sweet Domestic Animals 2E (as in "something someone might have as a pet")
Digi Stamps 4 Joy  Dies and Punches
DL.ART Thankful Thursday February Linky UE 1/day
Fan-Tastic Tuesday Happy and Bright 4E 
Feeling Crafty Dies and/or Punches 3E
Just B Creative Crazy February Just Because Linky Party UE 1/day
Little Scrap Pieces Show It Off Saturday 1E
Polkadoodles Sugar and Spice 2E 
Send a Smile 4 Kids Punches and/or Die-cuts 4 Kids 3E 
Simon Says Stamp Work It Wednesday Something New  3E 
Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Whimsical/Fantasy  UE
The Paper Shelter Punches and Dies
The Stamping Boutique Punch or Die Cut
Word Art Wednesday AG Uplifting Sentiment 5E  (Does inside count? I never know.)

Saturday, February 22, 2014

Had to Share...

Hello, Friends and Fabulous Followers!   Just had to share....


I follow several sites for inspiration and uplifting messages.  One of them is Operation Write Home and you probably already know the wonderful things this organization does for our armed forces.  Today I received the message above, and had such a chuckle, I had to share it with you.  I am not sure of who gets the credit for finding this gem, but if I am breaking any rules, someone will notify me and I will delete this post.  Hope you enjoy!

Friday, February 21, 2014

Wild Love

Hello, Friends!  Welcome, New Followers!  I appreciate you all.  

Today's card uses the wild love image of wolves from A Creative Need.  How about those wild colors on the yarn I used!  Not too girly, I hope.  I love green and purple together and hope you like it too!





Our monthly challenge is continuing at A Creative Need. The theme changes monthly and you can have a different kind of fun every month!  There's still time to enter so check it out!



 February's Challenge is Wild Thing--Use a bird or animal image or an element of the wild in your project.You must use an ACN image, but Deena provides you with freebies HERE  or you can purchase an image at the A Creative Need  Etsy Shop  or Squigglefly . Why not come and join us at ACN this month for a chance to win.




I will try to enter this card into these challenges:

Crafting by Designs  Just for Boys
Just Be CreativeCrazy   Just Because It's Your Day!
One Crazy Stamper February AG
Sister Act  Cards Only

WordArt Wednesdays -AG 5E uplifting sentiment--Does Call of the Wild seem uplifting?  Maybe for wild things!

Thursday, February 20, 2014

Birthdays Are a Hoot! Tut! Tut!

Today I am showcasing images and sentiments from Diane's Daydream Designs.  I always seem to need birthday cards and I'll bet you do too.  I used to have a collection of owls but now I collect owl stamps/images instead.  No dusting!   

My card uses a Cbug embossing folder for dry embossing, a cut-out window, the dryer sheet glitter technique, and a fancy tags die from Spellbinders.  If you are unfamiliar with the dryer sheet technique, you adhere adhesive to the image, place a twice-used dryer sheet on top, sprinkle with fine glitter, and rub in with your finger.  Several people have asked about this technique so I thought I would include it here.







The set I used is called Birthday Hoot --How cute are these little owls!--and can be purchased at Diane's Daydream Designs.   It has become one of my favorite "go-to" sets for celebrations.

There are more wonderful images at Diane's Daydream Designs or you can pop over to her blog and sign up for her newsletter so you can see new releases and samples showcasing the sets or hear news of other free images, blog hops, or sales.




I will enter this cute owl card in these challenges:

Crafting by Designs  Just for Boys
Just Be CreativeCrazy   Just Because It's Your Day!
One Crazy Stamper February AG
Sister Act  Cards Only
WordArt Wednesdays -AG 5E uplifting sentiment

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Spreading Smiles

Special smiles to my followers--old and new!  Spreading smiles today with a darling image from Meljen's Designs.  It's time for another Tuesday Throwdown Challenge and you will have to join us for our theme of "Winged Fairytales".  I hope my card will inspire you to play along.  Let your imagination wander back to childhood, to a simpler time where we put reality on a shelf and appreciated whatever the author or illustrator lead us to believe.  We should all try to recapture this "willing suspension of disbelief" in our lives to bring back the wonder of childhood.






The recipe for this card uses dp from my stash, a polished stone technique DTP on glossy card stock, a Spellbinder die, a darling image from Meljen's Designs,  Promarkers, and Offray ribbon.







Saturday, February 15, 2014

Patience, My Friend

Hello, Friends!  Hello, New Followers!  The theme for today is patience.  May you have patience and beauty in your day today.  Stop for just a moment and listen to a bird sing or watch a sunrise or sunset.  My card today is focused on patience.  As a new DT member for Mark's Finest Papers and a member of the Oriental Sketch Challenge team, I hope you will stop by and participate by following the sketch I have included below.  Our challenge begins on Saturday and you can win MFP stamps as prizes.  You can find all these wonderful Oriental images and sentiments at their store. The set I used is called Wealthy Fish.   And now for the card--remember patience today...



I will send my patience message to the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday-- ATG uplifting
 One Crazy Stamper -  Anything Goes E5
 The Crafting Cafe -  Embossing E1

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Sweethearts 4 U

Today I am showcasing images and sentiments from Diane's Daydream Designs.  We're all celebrating love, candy, and flowers this month and I have the perfect set for you from DDD--Sweethearts 4 U used for this card:





This card may have more layers, punches, papers, die cuts, and embellies than you have ever seen on my cards.  It was fun to make and just seemed to take on a life of its own once I got started!  I'm not sure who will receive this card, but they will certainly feel showered with love!

This card uses the images, some digital paper, and the sentiment from this set:





You can find more wonderful images  at Diane's Daydream Designs or you can pop over to her blog and sign up for her newsletter so you can see new releases and samples showcasing the sets or hear news of other free images, blog hops, or sales


I would like to enter this Sweethearts 4U in  the following challenges:
A Gem of a Challenge All You Need is Love UE
Bunny Zoe's Hearts/Love UE
Card Mania Love is All Around 3E
Craft Mojo Love UE
Crafting by Designs Month-Long Anything Goes UE
Craftitude Anything Goes or Valentines/Love 3E 
Crafts 4 Eternity With Love 3E 
Creative Fingers Anything Goes 3E 
Creative Moments - 3E Anything goes/Love
DL.ART Thankful Thursday February Linky UE 1/day
Eureka Stamps Hearts/Love is in the Air 3E 
Fairies Love is in the Air UE
Jo's Scrap Shack Anything Goes UE
Just B Creative Crazy February Just Because Linky Party UE 1/day
LEJ Designs Valentines/Love 3E 
Make it Monday -  Always Anything Goes
My Craft Creations Anything Goes UE
One Crazy Stamper Anything Goes 5E 
One Stitch at a Time With Love 3E 
Ooh La La Creations -  Use a Heart
Paper Crafting Journey -  Love is in the Air
Paper Minutes Love is in the air
Papertake Weekly With a Heart 5E 
Polkadoodles Anything Goes/Love is in the Air 2E 
QKR Stampede Hearts and Kisses 3E 
Red Carpet Studio Love Actually 3E 
Scrappy Moms Stamps Love is in the Air UE
Sister Act (Cards Only) Anything Goes UE
Stamping with the Dragon Love is in the Air 2E 
Sunflowerfield Valentine's Day/Hearts 3E 
Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Anything Goes UE
The Crafter's Cafe Must Have Heart 3E 
The Crazy Challenge - Love is in the Air  4E
Through the Craftroom Door Always Anything Goes 2E 
Whoopsi Daisy Include a Sentiment UE
Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes with Uplifting Sentiment 5E 


Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Sweet Heart Flower--{PIN}spirational Challenge #94

Hello, Friends!  And welcome to my new followers!  It's time for another challenge at {PIN}spirational Challenges. I have some sweet images from The Cutting Cafe to share with a love, love, love theme.



I used red and black card stock, Promarkers for the image, the sentiment and flower from the Cutting Cafe, and Offray ribbon.

Stop by our challenge for a chance to win prizes from our wonderful sponsors this week:




Deanne has chosen an interesting photo to inspire us all!   You can enter five (yes!  5!)  times for a chance to win prizes from our sponsors 


I will enter this project in the following projects:
Crafting By Designs--ATG, unlimited
Word Art Wednesday--ATG uplifting

Saturday, February 8, 2014

Peace in Nature

Hello, Friends and New Followers!  It is always good to have you stop by.  The theme for today's post is peace in nature.  Water is such a soothing entity and I am blessed to live on a river.  If you can't live by a body of water, you can try to create a water garden pond.  If time, money, or space doesn't allow, you can have a small fountain so you can hear the melody of the running water.  It will bring you peace and tranquility.  

Today's card is my attempt to bring you peace until you can create your own little water feature.  It's a set called Koi Fish from Mark's Finest Papers and you can find it HERE.  A dear friend gifted me some beautiful Oriental paper and I used that as a background.  The purples in the paper with the touch of gold lead me to create this card:





I will try to share this feeling of peace in nature with these challenges:

Word Art Wednesday -- ATG uplifting

Friday, February 7, 2014

Love Is Everywhere

Greetings to my new followers! Hello again to my wonderful blog friends!  Today I have a card to share from A Creative Need.  Deena has some great images to share in her Etsy Shop and you will want to check them out.  The monthly challenge is beginning and she has freebies to share so you can participate.

The logo for A Creative Need is on my right side bar so if you forget you can always click this icon.




It was fun to work with realistic images for this project.  Since love IS everywhere, why not in the brrrrrrrrr regions and with penguins who have life-long mates!  My husband and I are celebrating our 44th anniversary this year so I know what it is like to find the right person the first time.  Hope you have a happy celebration of love this month, join the ACN Challenge, and like my project.  


I will try to enter my cute little penguins in these challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge All You Need is Love UE
Aud Sentiments Sharing the Love 5E 
Card and Scrap Use Stamps  UE
Craft Mojo Love UE
Cute Card Thursday Something New  UE
Fairies Love is in the Air UE
Inky Impressions For Someone Special  UE
Lacy Sunshine  Use a Sentiment
One Crazy Stamper Anything Goes 5E 
Paper Pretties Valentine/Love UE
Papertake Weekly Anything Goes 5E 
Penny's Paper-crafty Something Old/New
Scrappy Moms Stamps Love is in the Air UE
Simon Says Stamp Monday Love Notes 5E
The Cheerful Stamp Pad Love/Valentine UE
The Pink Elephant Photo Inspiration (hearts) UE
Whoopsi Daisy Love/Valentines UE
Word Art Wednesday AG with Uplifting Sentiment 5E












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