Thinking of You Mum

Hope you will have time to join us 

at the MFP/SFF challenge this week.  

Our technique this week is to 

emboss an image, bleach it, let it dry, and then color it.  

I chose black card stock, 

embossed an image from the Mum set, 

and then colored it with Twinkling H20's.  

I brayered gold ink onto a crackle embossing folder from Darice 

and embossed the front of the card, 

and added an embossed sentiment.

Is there any reason you can't

join us this week?

See you soon!

Butterflies with Harmony

At Mark's Finest Papers/Speedy TV  
Oriental Sketch Challenge, 

we have a sketch for you to follow.  

My card uses sets called 
Branch of Blossoms and Butterfly Essence.

Here is the sketch to follow this week.

Use an Oriental element on your card,
follow the sketch, and enter HERE.

Thanks for stopping by today 
and we hope to see you 
at the Oriental Sketch Challenge .

See you soon!

I'm a "Flamingo!"

I'm a "flamingo," not a "snow bird" so when I saw this set from

Deedee's Digis, of course, I had to have it.

So while you're all thinking red and green and gold and silver,

I will be thinking PINK!
After you check out my card today, be sure to go to the Deedee's Digis site
 for a Customer Appreciation 50% off sale!

Do you know about Deedee's Progressive Challenge?  

If you create one project using the digi of the month,

 you get the next month's image FREE.  

The new DOM will be revealed

at the first of the month and 

you will have the whole month to play along!

Burgundy, Gold, and Green

Join us at the Color Challenge 

at Mark's Finest Papers/Speedy TV challenges.  

Use burgundy, gold, and green.  

Here's my CAS card using a set called Java Time. 

For some reason, I often keep it "clean and simple"

 when I use gold embossing on a card.  

Want to join me for some coffee?

See you soon!

Counting My Blessings

Is your gratitude journal up to date?

This month is the perfect time to

begin that habit again.

Don't we all have so much to be thankful for?

We will be proclaiming it aloud tomorrow, but

hopefully, we are keeping gratitude

in our hearts all year long.

If I kept an "illustrated" journal,

this card front would go inside.

Image:  Diane's Daydream Designs Blessings of the Harvest

Sentiment:  DDD's Just Being Grateful

Punches/Dies:  Spellbinders, Quickutz, Martha Stewart

Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug

Challenges:

AAA Challenge

Cupcake Inspirations 

Hiding in my Craft Room

One Stitch At A Time 

Open-Minded Challenges 

Robyn`s Fetish 

Sentimental Sundays 

Treasured Times Rubber Stamps & Scrapbooking 

Word Art Wednesday

So Thankful We're Friends

Dressing.  That's what I am sharing with friends who were kind

to invite us to share Thanksgiving with them.

If anyone has a favorite recipe, 

feel free to send it along.
I'm thinking cranberries and pecans...

I love this cornucopia image and sentiment from

Diane's Daydream Designs 

and decided it would be the perfect

thank you card for our friends.

Image:  DDD's Blessings of the Harvest

Sentiment: DDD's Just Being Grateful

Papers:  SEI

Dies:  Spellbinders and Provocraft 

Challenges:

Challenges:

Cupcake Inspirations 

Hiding in my Craft Room

One Stitch At A Time 

Open-Minded Challenges 

Robyn`s Fetish 

Sentimental Sundays 

The Paper Girls 

Treasured Times Rubber Stamps & Scrapbooking 

Word Art Wednesday

Border Something with Circles

Come and join us at the MFP/SFF challenge this week 

and border something with circles.  

I used an MFP snowman and 

Spellbinders dies to create my circles.  

I wanted to use non-traditional colors 

so I chose aqua and purple.  

Isn't he cute?

Join us this week and border something

with circles.

See you soon!

 

Candy Jar Thanks

It's kReN here with a card 

for the Imagine That progressive challenge. 

 I don't know about you, 

but I always need holiday thank you cards

 and so that's what I made for Kris's challenge.

And while you are there,

check out her cute "blogwear."

Image:  Imagine That

Sentiment:  Imagine That

Papers:  stash scraps

Dies: Spellbinders

Color Medium:  Chalks

  

Warm Fall Wishes to You

Hi!  It's time to share some of 

Deedee's Digis wonderful images.  

I used Stitchy Fall and Autumn Praises images 

and the sentiment is from Warm Fall Wishes.

Challenges:

A Crafty Mess 

Brown Sugar 

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards 

Jo's Scrap Shack

Lacy Sunshine  

Mema's Challenge  

QKR Stampede 

Scribble and Scrap 

Sister Act Card Challenge 

The Sisters of Craft 

Word Art Wednesday   

See you soon!

My Grateful Heart

Sometimes you will see a sentiment 

and it will "speak" to you 

because of its simplicity and use of color.  

Plus there was that darling pumpkin as well.  

It's all to be found at Diane's Daydream Designs. 

I challenged myself to work from the basket 

and here is my completed card. 

 I hope you like it.  

Image:  Fall Journal Mats 

Sentiment: Give Thanks to the Lord Scripture/Sentiment Set

Papers:  Recollections, DCWV, Debbie Mumm

Punch:  Recollections

Fiber:  Dollor Tree jute

Challenges:

A Crafty Mess 

Brown Sugar 

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards  

Jo's Scrap Shack

Lacy Sunshine  

Mema's Challenge  

QKR Stampede 

Scribble and Scrap 

Sister Act Card Challenge 

The Sisters of Craft 

Word Art Wednesday 

  

See you soon!

Embossing at an Angle

Hello, Friends.  

Hope you will have time to join us 

at the MFP/SFF Blog Challenge this week.  

Our challenge to you is 

to use an embossing folder at an angle.  

I have created this card to nudge you into participating.  

It uses Please Snow, Sizzix 

and Cuttlebug sembossing folder, 

ribbon and Twinkling H20's.  

Hope you will join us!

       

 See you soon!

Peace and Happiness Birthday

It's time for the Mark's Finest Papers/Speedy TV  
Oriental Sketch Challenge.  

My card uses sets called Lucky You and Lanterns.  

Here's the sketch to follow.

Use Oriental elements and images on your card,

follow the sketch, and enter HERE.

Thanks for stopping by today and 

we hope to see you at the Oriental Sketch Challenge .

See you soon!

Snowman Soup

Crafting is on the back burner as I try to bring some semblance of order to my crafting area.  Yesterday was a trip to the "how to," big box store to purchase a cabinet.  It seems that my craft supplies have been multiplying since I have started re-organizing.  

No cabinet seems to have enough or correctly-spaced shelves so we've been making sawdust and playing with plywood.  The good news?  The cabinet is together.  The bad news--we have extra nuts, bolts, and nails.  Not always a good sign as far as projects go.

But I do have GOOD news for YOU. Deedee's Digis is giving away a wonderful freebie set until Friday.  It's called Snowman Soup and it is SO cute!

Don't you just love all the elements in this set?  While you are visiting Deedee's store, be sure to check out Pink Christmas--a personal fave-- and some of the snowman sets.  And don't forget that the digi of the month, Mix It Up, is on sale and you can participate in the progressive challenge using this set until the end of the month.

Toodles!  I am off to paint shelves.

Red, Yellow, and Gray

Hello!  I am happy to share my project 

for the Color Challenge 

at Mark's Finest Papers/Speedy TV challenges.  

This week's colors are red, yellow, and gray.  

Here's my card using a set called Hot Air Balloon.

Can you see the shine of the Twinkling H20's on the hot air balloon?

I love this border punch that was "gifted" from a friend. 

 I thought it was perfect for a vintage looking balloon.

Swirls and Pearls at Tuesday Throwdown

The Tuesday Throwdown Team B is inspiring you this week

 with the theme "swirls and pearls."  

Our sponsor is Sweet N Sassy and 

I chose Sweet Cocoa for my project.  

Instead of a card, I have a stocking stuffer 

or sweet little gift for someone who loves hot chocolate.

I hope I end up giving it away because I LOVE hot chocolate...

or chocolate candy...

or brownies...

See you soon!

Give Thanks

When I think of November, I think of gratitude.  

My card today uses word art, frames, and images

from Diane's Daydream Designs.  

Image:  Bushel and a Peck

Sentiment:  Thanks to the Lord Scripture Set

Fall Journal Mat Frame

Papers:  Recollections, DCWV

Martha Stewart Maple Punch

See you soon!

Oriental Card Candy

Hello, Friends.  

Take time for yourself and

to join us at the MFP/SFF challenge this week.  

Get out your Oriental stamps 

and create some "card candy"--

embellishments and card parts.  

I used Koi Fish and an image from Flower Blocks, 

and embossed in blue.  

Stop by and join in on the fun!

See you soon!

Mix It Up

Friends, it's time for the progressive challenge at Deedee's Digis.  Hop on over and use this cute set called Mix It Up and get in the spirit of holiday baking.

And here's what's inside:

 I thought I would include the picture of these set so you can see how it would be great for the holidays.

I would like to support these challenges:

613 Avenue Create

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper

Crafting by Designs
Get Creative
Loves Rubber Stamps
Papertake Weekly
Party Time Tuesday
Scribble & Scrap
Sentimental Sundays
Treasured Times

And I thought I might try these as well:

A Girl Who Crafts

Ladybug Crafts

Mema's Crafts

See you soon!

Winter Card Candy

Hello, Friends.  Hope you will have time to join us at the MFP/SFF challenge this week.  Our theme is to make "card candy"--embellishments or card parts.  Here's what I made to inspire you to join us. 

See you soon!

Happy Colors Panda

We hope you will join us for the Mark's Finest Papers/Speedy TV  Oriental Sketch Challenge.  My card uses sets called Wealthy Fish and Panda.  Here is my card with colors that are sure to wake you up!

The sketch this week is:

Use an Oriental element on your card, follow the sketch, and enter HERE.

Thanks for stopping by today and we hope to see you at the Oriental Sketch Challenge .