Basic Magnolia!

How cute is this image? This was sent to me by a sweet friend! Totally adorable image! Have you seen the new line coming out with Magnolia? Oh, my, so cute! Anyhow, this covers a few challenges for me. The sentiment is from TAC.

Mojo Monday Sketch.

Rachel's Cupcake Inspiration Challenge

Pile It On Is it Spring yet

All Sorts In Stitches

Our Creative Corner Beautiful Butterflies

(Anyone for Anya Sweet As Sugar I won't be linking to their blog, since I didn't use a Greeting Farm or CC Design image.)

Supplies: Basic Grey paper, SU Cameo coral ink and cardstock, blush cardstock, stickles, copics,

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A Miracle and Simple Sympathy!

Wow! Finally a post from me! Who just fell off their chair?! Life has been, for lack of a better word, interesting since Jan 4th. I had a few new supplies come in last week, and couldn't wait to play with them. Always, Mojo Monday is a good starting point! Went there first thing this morning, and they had a fabulous sketch. Than, I peaked at Rachel's Cupcake Inspiration Challenge, and moved by the colors and flowers. I'm hoping to get back into the swing of things soon and start posting regularly again. I'm missing peaking at blogs, and doing challenges.

The image is CC Designs Spring Kit. So cute, if you haven't seen them yet. The new Basic Grey papers are so pretty too. And those prima flowers were at Michaels, so nice chance to try them out.

Supplies: PTI cardstock, copics, Basic Grey cardstock, primas, stickles, perfect plum ink, mellow moss ink, nesties.

A blessing for this card was my friend's Grandfather recovered after they went to say their goodbyes. I had left town with Gabi on a dance competition, and hadn't heard the good news. So, I made a card this morning, and turned out I didn't need it after all. Sympathy cards are hard for me. This one turned out nice and clean.

Supplies: TAC swirly stamps, PTI With Sympathy, Elegant eggplant cardstock, and ink.

In love.

Man, I love how this card turned out. So flipping cute, don't ya think?! I just got these stamps in last week from All That's Scraps. This butterfly image was too cute not to ink up as soon as I had time. Ack! Just saw a new stamp on there as I was getting their link!

Looks like I need to get copic refills for two of my favorite skin colors. Where have you all had good luck with getting supplies for refilling copics?

Today I did some challenges on here.

It's Mojo's Monday's Sketch.

Pile It On, Enough Winter Colors.

Crazy for Challenges Lollipops. My paper has lollipops on it at the bottom by the ribbon.

Rachel's Cupcake Inspiration Challenge. She had some yummy candy cupcakes this week.

Crafty Card Makers Hearts and Romance. I used heart brads. I'm gonna use this as a V-day card for Gabi, I think she'd love this.

La La Land was to use hearts too.

Flutter By Wed was an open challenge to use a fairy, butterfly or angel.

Crafty Creations was wings.

ABC Challenge was N for New. My stamp was new.

Pink Elephant was to use the color pink.

Supplies: CC Designs stamp, Pixie Pink cardstock, Cool Carribean, DCWV Sweets stack, stickles, shimmerz, copics, nesties.

Cool Blue!

Mercy, I love this card! Seems like forever since I was able to stamp. Busy with the holidays and Gabi's birthday. We were able to give her a very memorable 10 year birthday. Not only did she get to do a night at the Great Wolf Lodge, we took her to American Girl and Bistro for a birthday shopping trip. She loved it and went crazy in there. She was able to pick out a new doll, and got Elizabeth. The place is so cute, both dolls ate at the table with us! Such a fun day for us to share together.
Amazing how quickly life gets sometimes, as I can't believe I haven't been on here since last week! I was able to squeeze in quite a few challenges on this card! And man, does it look great because of it! I love playing along with the challenges, and am so thankful that so many talented people put them on line for me to play along! I snatched this Greeting Farm set at Rachel's Store when she was having a fun Cyber Monday sale. Grabbed a few more Greeting Farm stamps from her while I was there. I popped out the hand muff, the cuffs of her boots, and cut and glue the ear muffs down. They looked weird popped out. The glitter part is made out of white fun flock, and green glitter.

Here's my challenges:

Pile It On: Flowers and Flourishes.

JUGS-Sketch.

Cute Card Thursday-Swirly Girly!

La La Land-Buttons.

Cupcake Inspiration Challenge-The cool blue and the snowflakes were part of my inspiration.

Pink Elephant-Favorite Coloring Medium-Copics.

Ooh La La-Child's Card. My 10 year old daughter loves this image, and all the bling! This will go to her 10 year old friend for Christmas.

Farm Fresh Friday-Color Combo-Baja Blue, Kiwi Kiss, Chocolate Chip, and White.

Gotta show off my kid for a moment too. She created a card for her friend whose party was today. Sadly, the little girl fell at the skating rink, broke her leg and ankle in the fall. Right as the party was getting started. So, the poor thing left to the hospital, came back right before it eneded to open some gifts, and say bye to her guest. I felt so badly for her. Than my sweet kid wanted to come home and make her a get better card! I'm guessing we'll work on that tomorrow. I helped color the skin on her card, and helped glue it down.

Supplies: Copics, Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses, stickles, Martha glittler, SU cardstock-choco chip, baja breeze, choco chip ink, Greeting Farm stamp, nesties, CB folder, fun flock

Gabi's-Raspberry Fizz paper, and ink, Copics, DCWV Sweet stack, Greeting Farm, stickles, nesties,

Thanks a bunch!

A quick fun card today. I grabbed this stamp from Susana's store a few weeks back. I stamped off some images for friends, and mailed them out, but hadn't played with her yet. I was excited to get some of these, such a cute line from Victoria Case. I did manage to pull in a few challenges with this one.

This is CPS's sketch 143.

Cupcake Inspiration Challenge 34.

Pile It On Rub Ons. Shame on me, I've had these rub ons for a few years now!

JUGS 8 Color Combo Real Rust, Bashful Blue, and Pumpkin.

Daring Cardmakers Initial Thoughts, first letter of your name, Anna=Autumn.

Bee Crafty A Touch Of Bling. (Will have to add the link to this later. My computer froze when I clicked on there to get the link. My desktop isn't happy with me lately!)

Supplies: stickles, Victoria Case stamp, SU rub ons, Reflections paper pack, Real rust ink and paper, MS punch, nesties, copics.

Thanks for stopping by! Not sure how much blogging I'll get done this week. We're visiting with family for Thanksgiving. Gabi's birthday is Friday. She's turning ten! Trey's class is doing a big Indian Day on Wed. Gabi's got a field trip on Monday. So, lots of running around for me! If I'm not back on here, I hope you all celebrating Turkey Day have a blessed one with family and friends!

Like, Adorable!

Been a crazy week! No time to stamp this week. At least it feels that way! Here's a quick card I finally got done. Did a few challenges on this one.

Mojo Monday sketch.

Flutterby Wed open challenge.

Cupcake Inspiriational Challenge.

Cute Card Thursday-Teen Terrors.

JUGS-Dry embossing and birthday.

Pile It On-5 pearls, and three flowers.

Cupcake Craft Challenge-digital image. I got my image from All That's Scraps, it's the digital version of it.

Supplies: Basic Grey Nook paper line, SU Cameo Coral cardstock, and ink, Close to cocoa ink and cardstock, nesties, TAC sentiment, one is retired, stickles.

Stamping and Family Fun Times.

Finally had some time to create today. It's been a busy few days, and it's been a while since I've played some challenges. I hope everyone had a blast for Halloween. Halloween was fun here. Will have to post a fun photo of that in a moment. I embarrassed poor Gabi and it shows all over her face in the photo. Cracked me up when I saw it later! Our cul-da-sac did a theme of Rednecks for Halloween, and I embellished myself with tattoos, big hair and heavy makeup. Not to say those are redneck things, but that combined with our neighbors and yard, it made me blend in well. Gabi seems to be a bit conservative like her momma, so it was over the top for her! My neighbor's helped decorate our front yard, which had Halloween, Nascar, lawnmowers, kid's toys, and other items thrown about. We added some lights just for fun! There's a photo below of that at night.

This is my Monday Mojo Card.

My take on Rachel's Cupcake Inspirational Challenge.

Pile It On's, Thank you.

Flutterby Wed's free challenge week.

I was moved by the pale blue in Rachel's Cupcakes, and the mushrooms. I added a little ladybug, but I think its hard to see in the photo. I used a Cosmo Cricket line from Rachel's store. I added Angel Wings shimmerz, and stickles to her wings. I popped my wagon, and masked her to add the mushrooms. The mushrooms are from a Doodle Fairy set.

Other supplies: CC designs, TAC sentiment, So Saffron cardstock, Red Riding red ink, stickles, copics, nesties.

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Sparkling Fuzzy Sunday

Paul's working on a Grand Opening team for a Chick-fil-A that is getting ready to open in our area, so I had some time to stamp today! (Little tidbit, this is the 14th anniv of when he proposed to me!) I made two cards today! I have three done from yesterday, but they're for another day. One of the cards I'm posting today is a sneak for a blog hop swap that I'm participating in with a few other blogging friends. So, keep your eyes out for that last this month. It's very cool, because we all have the same supplies, so neat to see how different each card will turn out.

Today's card is a fun winter card. It has my:

Pile It On challenge-sketch from a creative 10 year old named Aly.

Sparkle's Christmas Card Challenge-been too long since I was able to play. Her challenge was to include a bird.

Rachel's Cupcake Inspiration Challenge-pulled the colors, and the bottom of the photo.

Just Us Girls-which was paper piece, and pink. I paper pieced the hat, dress, scarf, and one arm.

Than this fun fall card is from a kit from Tammi. This one of those where we send everyone the same papers, and two images. We make a card with it, and post them at a set time. Tammi decided she wanted to send a different kit afterward she sent us this kit. I made it today, cuz it was so cute! I love how the card turned out. I popped out my pumpkin and gloves. I got the layout from a card sitting on my desk from my good friend, Kim. It looked so perfect, I just went ahead and cased it!

Supplies: copics, nesties, Close to cocoa ink, going grey ink, primas, stickles, Basic Grey paper, PTI cardstock, pearls, fun flock, Fiskars punch, EK punch.

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Shimmer Cupcake

I was thrilled when Rachel emailed me to be one of her Guest Sweeties for her Cupcake Inspiration Challenge. She hosts it every Sunday. I've been playing for a few months and have had a wonderful time making cards from her photographs of cupcakes that she gives for inspiration. You should check it out, if you haven't yet, and play along. I promise you'll enjoy it and not gain a pound with the lovely cupcakes you'll be drooling over!

When I saw the challenge this week, I just knew I wanted to use this cupcake set from Inkadinkado, which she carries in her store. How cute is that cupcake?!

I couldn't make up my mind which way to go on the cupcake. One hand I loved the color combo, and the simple look of the cupcakes. On the other hand, I was digging the cherry on top, and wanted to use some paper that had cherries in it.

This card is made with the color combo of the cupcakes. You might still get to see a card with some cherry paper! I used my cuttlebug to dry emboss the top of my card, like how the frosting is on the cupcakes. I used my Sakara Gelly Roll Stardust pen to color the top of my cupcake and to add more bling around the swirls. I had sprayed the white sheet with Glimmer mist before I embossed it. I cut everything out with my nesties, and layer it up. Than I added more bling around my cupcake. I liked how the swirls were on this Zva Create set. I thought the swirls would added a perfect touch of bling to the corners of the base nestie. Than I added the single gems around my scallop, and on parts of my cupcake, and sentiment. I love how the gems look!

Thanks for asking me to be a Guest Sweetie, Rachel and Michelle! I had a great time playing! Make sure you check out the Sweeties to see what they made!

Bonnie*Carolina*Colleen*Jessica*Kelli*Michelle*Natalie*Tammy

Supplies: PTI cardstock, SU punch windows, Inkadinkado cupcake set, Zva Create, glimmer mist, nesties, riding hood red ink, TAC sentiment

So Not A Holiday Card.

Okay, well, this started as a holiday card for me for my regular Sunday Challenge on Sparkle's blog. Seems like Sunday's have been busy for the last few weeks, so I'm getting them done later in the week. Since it was a fairy image on my card, it was also my Flutterby Wed challenge card, which was to use a favorite quote. I love this quote in TAC's Dream set.

Mine and Paul's wedding theme was castles, so we had the song being sung by Cinderella "A Dream" when we entered our wedding reception. So, it has a special place for me when I see it because it makes me think of Paulie. However, that quote totally changed the direction of my card! It's so not a holiday card any more! Still so cute though!

Anyhow, this is my Cupcake Inspiration Card. I was moved by the blue and red in the cupcakes. Also, being balloons on the cupcakes, I had to have something in the sky. I don't have alot of things in the sky! Decided I want a Santa in a hot air balloon stamp.

This is also my Pile It On Challenge- Good things come in threes. Three pearls in a row, three types of glitter, three types of punches/nesties, three scrapping floss, three inks to make my sky behind my cute fairy.

Pink Elephant's sketch for the week.

Whimsy Stamp Challenge-Some Bling, I have glitter, pearls, and fun flock with glitter on my cloud.

Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge was to use pearls.

Supplies: Copics, Martha glitter, DCWV Christmas stack, Martha punch, scappers floss, TAC sentiment, PTI cardstocks, nesties, SU Baja blue, ballet blue, bordering blue inks.

Purple Suede Shoes

Finally had time to stamp something. Been a busy week with dance camp for Gabi, and cleaning out the house. So instead of stamping, I've been cleaning, and running around town. The other day my sweet friend, Tammi, sent me some fun darling images, and this was one of them. After seeing the beautiful cupcake on Rachel's blog for her Cupcake Inspiration challenge, I used this cutie, because I wanted to have the stripes different shades like the flowers in the cupcake. I used the Mojo Monday Sketch from Wed designed by Teresa. Along with my flowers, I added fun flock and glitter to her boots, and topped her with stickles. I also added some ribbons for Whimsy Stamp Challenge. One is kinda hiding under the flower to the right.

Than a quick fun photo of one of my cats, and Gabi. I found them like this twice this week in the bonus room. Gabi's ladder came loose so she slept in there. Blondie decided it was a perfect place as well, and took up like the whole full sized bed from Gabi. I have no idea how Gabi was still sleeping half way hanging off the bed.

Other supplies: Primas, copics, SU Rich Razzleberry cardstock, and ink, Martha Punch, EK punch, scrappers floss.

Fluttery Christmas Fairy

Finally sat down to try my challenges from Sunday. I wasn't able to play on Sunday, and can't remember why! This is my take on Rachel's Inspiration Cupcake Challenge. I loved the colors of her cupcakes this week. I also liked the white flowers on a few of them, and the touch of yellow. I also played Sparkle's sketch Christmas Challenge. Today being Wed, I went with a fairy because it's Flutterby Wed as well. Ended up with a very non-traditional Christmas card! My pattern paper is from the Holiday stack by DCWV, the cardstock is Pink Pirqu. by SU. Colored with copics, added some stickles, and shimmerz. I embossed my white layer under the fairy cut out by nesties, and brushed it with the Versamark Frost.

Whooooly Night!

A little late in posting tonight. Started this card earlier today, but than we headed out for some school shopping. Ended up gone all day picking up stuff for the kids, and Paul. I found a few good deals for myself on two shirts 70% off, but mostly it wasn't a cheap day. Kids cost a lot! LOL! On to the crafting!

This is a triple play card! It's my usual Sunday routine to make a holiday card now. So, that means I popped over to Sparkle's blog to see what challenge she had for us! Today it was take something from her card. I took two things, the snowflake stickers, and ornaments on my papers. Lately, I've been playing along with Rachel's Cupcake Inspiration challenge. I've made her top five a few times, so that totally makes me want to play more often! Today was a fun one! Owls were on her cupcakes! So, ya, the whoooly night title, get it, like whoooo from an owl. Isn't that what they say? Sadly, I've had this owl set since I had Debbie as my Lostie Secret Sister. Cuz they became her trade mark on the thread. I had the set to make her stuff, and ended up not making stuff with it. And that was over two years ago! How nice that Rachel put up a challenge that made me pull out my stamp set?! LOL! Than finally, my first time playing at Winder Wonderland. It's was a sketch challenge over there today, so the sketch is totally from them.

My hat is cut out, and covered in Martha glittler, and fun flock with glitter added to it. Hard to get a good photo at night. Sorry for the bad photo. I colored the image with copics. SU Cranberry Crisp, Regal Rose cardstock, SU word punch windows, nesties, Regal Rose ink, PTI black,

Bright Christmas Bear

I had to giggle to myself when I saw the Cupcake Inspiration Challenge today. What fun colors! And I just knew I had the perfect Christmas paper for those colors in her cupcakes. I love bright colors, and I've been playing Sparkle's Christmas Challenge for a few months now, so my brain goes to Christmas Cards on Sunday. And those cupcakes were perfect with my holiday papers!

Today's card also covers a few other challenges. It's the Pink Elephant Challenge, which was animals. I got this darling image from my friend, Tammi! Thanks so much Tammi, I loved them all! It's also the sketch for Our Creative Corner. 2RedBananas had a challenge to spell it out. I did two in one with the stickers, I spelt it out, and used a sticker as part of Sparkle's challenge today. We have High Hopes, which is bling! I'm covered on this one with glitter galore! Finally, Secret Crafter was to use three buttons, one ribbon and two designer papers.

Other supplies: Copics, fun flock, SU glitter, Martha glitter, SU sentiment, Word punch window, Ballet blue, green, but can't remember which one, DCWV papers, nesties.

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Elzy Sparkles

Here's my card for Sparkle's Christmas Challenge. I do love to play each week, and have gotten quite a bit of Christmas cards done already. This week she gave us a challenge to use stripes on our card. She had a sketch challenge up a few weeks back but due to Trey's Tball schedule, I wasn't able to play, so I used that sketch this week.

I also did Rachel's Cupcake Inspiration Challenge. For her challenge on this card, I pulled the blue as my starting point for the card, the circles on the plate are followed up in the circles on my ribbon and layers of circles on the bottom. I selected this Elzy stamp because of the holly on top of her head, like the flower on the cupcake, and gave her brown hair, from the bottom layer of the cupcake. I didn't overly bling up the card with embellishments because of the clean and simple look of the cupcake.

Gotta toot my horn a second, I was picked as one of her top fives last week! Mine is the bottom card on the right hand side. That's too neat to get two top fives in one week! It's a great feeling knowing other people are enjoying my little creations! Thanks, Rachel!

Supplies: DCWV cardstock, and paper, Elzybells, copics, shimmerz, stickles, nesties, TAC Goodies stamp set, SU Real Red, Ballet blue ink.

Had to add that my friend Barb has some Blog Candy up. She's a real sweet heart, so make sure you go check that out!

Two Cuties!

Made another card today, so this is my second post today. This one covers a few challenges. It's the layout for Pile It On. From there I added more sugar to my card! I did Cupcake Inspiration Challenge. This also works for the Farm Fresh Friday Challenge. I pulled the colors from the CIC photo. I had more pink in mind, but once I started to color, the softer colors in my plaid paper kinda took over. I grabbed my DCWV Sweets stack, because the cupcake was such a sweet, and soft cupcake. With the FFF, I used two of their stamps, three punches-two word punch and corner rounder. I wonder about this, do nesties kinda count as punches? They do cut out shapes. I was just wondering what folks thought about that. I also added bling, both shimmerz eyeshadow and bling brad. My paper has glitter on it.

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I plan on posting some blog candy tomorrow! So, make sure you stop back by to check it out!

Other supplies: copics, nesties, primas, ribbon, SU sentiment.

Cozy First Fluffles

I woke super early this morning. I swear, the kids get out of school, and I've been up early both days! LOL! If it was a school day, I'd be dragging myself out of bed! But that gave me extra time to stamp, right?! Today's card I combined a few challenges. It's Sparkle's Christmas Challenge, which was use a stamp you haven't inked. I got this Fluffles from Michaels after Christmas when it was clearanced. First time I've inked it. Than I did Rachel's Cupcake Challenge this week. First time I'ved played her challenge. I pulled the colors from the cupcake, very different from what I normally use. I've had that same pack of Cranberry Crisp paper since it was released a few years back, and I've used about 3 sheets of it! I was also inspired by the line of silver dots on the cupcakes. Not sure if it shows well in the photo, but I put Tiara stickles on the snowflakes on his sweater, and outlined the nestie. The sketch was inspired by Taylor Expressions 72, I realized afterwards I forgot the circle part under the image. So, it's not a total match to the challenge.

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Supplies: paper was from Heidi Grace, Cranberry Crisp cardstock, PTI black, nesties, copics, Basic Grey buttons, scrappers floss, Martha punch. Copics-W3, W5, W7, R59.