Sentimental Sundays

Welcome to another Sentimental Sunday!

Thanks so much to everyone who played along in last weeks "Paints/Inks" challenge. We really enjoyed seeing all your inky entries! Be sure to stop back on Tuesday and see who our random winner is and who has been chosen to be in our Top 3!

This week's Sponsor is:

Fred She Said Designs

Donating: $15 Gift Card to Fred She Said Designs

This week's challenge is:

Fall
(plus a sentiment)


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This week we are going to the BONUS challenge a little differently and I wish I would have thought of this early, but you learn as you go right!? LOL

This week and from now on…..

If you use this weeks BONUS color swatch/sketch/picture inspiration, we have created an extra link for you link up your creations and will qualify those participants only for the second sponsorship prize.  Hope this makes sense…LOL.****************************************

This weeks BONUS Challenge is a color swatch, which was created by Archana’s very talented daughter.  Hope you appreciate the beauty as much as we do.

You MUST use at least 3of the colors listed below.

 

The BONUS sponsor this week is:

MilkCoffee Stamps

Donating 3 images to the winner from their fabulous shop. 

This fabulous stamp is by Simply Betty and come in clear acrylic Stamps.  I did paper piece the pile of leaves but the bigger leaves in the corner are cut from my Cricut via the Winnie the Pooh Cartridge. and the banner from my Art Philosophy Cartridge. This paper is from my stash so not sure who is it. Colored with with my Spectrum Noir markers.

I will be entering this one in:

1) Fashionable Stamping Challenge-Anything Goes
2) No Matter Which Challenges-Anything Goes
3) Challenge Up Your Life-Anything Goes
4) Polka Doodles-Banners or Bunting
5) Annabelle Stamp Challenge-Color Inspiration

EB Christmas Inspiration

So I have had this stamp sitting there in my stash for soo long (like a year)  and it was just calling me for me to finally ink it up and use it.  This is a Belle & Whistles Stamp that I just adore so make sure you go and snatch yours up now since they will be gone before you know it. This paperset is from a retired CTMH collection called Winter Wonderland.  The sentiment is from Pink Designs and the rest of the stuff is from my stash.

Blues-B00, B2, B5

Greys-C1,C3,C5

Skin-E11,E00, E000

Hair-Y21,Y13,Y15

I will be entering this one in the following challenges

Elphine House-Things with Wings (must use any EB image)
Just Inspirational-Winter theme or Summer (went with Winter)
Poodles Parlour-Anything Goes
LEJ Designs-Mystical, Magical & Mysterious
Lexi's Creations-Christmas in July
The Cutie Pie Challenge-Christmas in July
Outlawz Challenge-Tic,Tac,Toe-Used Ribbon, Pearls and Flowers
The Crafty Pad-Things with Wings
Sweet Stampin-Christmas in July

Pause, Dream & Enjoy-Cupcakes or Baby.

It is another great challenge over at Pause, Dream and Enjoy. I am having so much fun creating projects that our lovely DT coordinator, Janis, comes up with.  This week our  Theme is: Baby Cakes (use cupcakes or baby project).

We are sponsored EACH WEEK the month of AUGUST by CLEAR DOLLAR STAMPS with a $5 Gift Certificate to their store to a weekly winner.

For those doing the mini-album, our question is: What's Your Nickname?

Though I am not doing the mini-album, I figure it would be nice to share my nickname story.  My children have taken to calling me Mommarella.  This originated from my oldest who was about 4-5 at the time (and a big Cinderella lover then) noticed me mopping the floors and said, "Momma, you are like Cinderella..always doing chores in your house clothes (which are unsightly sweat pants and  alarge t-shirt with bleach stains on it LOL)...I think we should call you Mommarella". Now what was my witty response???? "Well honey, Someday my Prince will come!".

So now the nickname has stuck and I plan to get a T-shirt done with my witty response on it..much to my hubby annoyance.

Anyway, back to the challenge.

This is the only La La Land stamp I own and it an adorable image called Cupcake Marci.  I decided to do paper piecing on the outfit and use some bright summery colors that I have had stacking up in my scrap pile.  The tag is again from My Craft spot Teeny Tags.  Colored it with my Spectrum Noirs except for my Copics on the skin. 

Happy Crafting to all my fellow "Mommarellas" out there! Can not wait to see your Cupcake or Baby Theme Projects!

I will be entering this one into:

Paper Crafting Journey-Anything goes
Paper Play-Layer It Up
Cardz TV Challenge-Anything Goes

Summer Fun-Simply Betty

Have been trying to get a card ready for the Summertime theme cards going on. I decided to color up this digi from Simply Betty Teen Scene Summertime Collection and used my stash of nautical paper by K&Company that has been sitting on my desk. She also have this available as a stamp for those rubber lovers.  The stickers sentiment are by them too.

Remember that she is still having her FABULOUS digi sale so use the code 10for15.  She is only half way at the point to cover her son's surgery and radiation treatment.   

Colored the image with my Copics...

Blues-E93,95,97
Oranges-R22 & R24 for the oranges and the
Hair - E7, E9 & E19. 
Skin-E000, E11, E00.

Used bling in my stash...I usually by the Recollections series from Michaels for the self-adhesive Gems and Pearls.

I will be entering this one in the following challenges:

MAWTT-Summer
Whimsy Inspirations-Summertime
Creative Craft Challenge-Summertime
Creative Card Crew-Under the Sea or On the Beach
Simply Challenged Challenges-Summertime Fun
LadyBug Crafts-Summer Fun
The Stamping Boutique-Anything Goes
The Crazy Challenge-By the Sea

********Please note that the Simply Betty digi sale ENDED 8/3/2012******

Cooking with Cricut

Welcome to another challenge over at Cooking with Cricut. In honor of Best Friends Day on August 5th, we were all asked to create a card with our BFF's in mind.  I created this card using Summer Celebrations cart.

I am using the row...Glitter, Punch & Flowers.

I will be entering this one in the following challenges-

Die Cuttin Divas-Anything Goes
Little Red Wagon-Girlfriends
Perfect Sentiment-Girlfriends

SBS Camping Fun???

I have had this image by Simply Betty in my stash for a while. I was inspired to color this one up for my oldest daughter.  She is finally old enough to stay "late" at her Girl Scout camp to participate in something called "Night Lites" where they have a campfire bbq, sing songs, and learn basic camping skills but she get picked up by me at about 9 pm.

After first she was terrified and refused to go and then after a day, she is sooo excited to do it.  This image just was my imagination running wild as to what her face looked like at camp.  The paper is by K&C Company-Girl Scout Paper.  Then I cut the firepit from my Cricut and the stickers are by Jolee that I have had in my stash.

I will be entering this one in:

 Simply Challenged Challenges-Summer Fun
 Creative Craft Challenges-SummerTime
 Daisy Doodles-Outdoors
Cupcake Crafts-The Great Outdoors
Sketch and Stash-based on sketch

Loves Rubberstamps Challenge-Color Inspiration

This week's challenge is a:

Photo Inspiration Challenge

Make a card that uses this photograph from The House of Turquoise as your inspiration:

How to play:
Just upload a creation that follows this week's challenge to your online blog or gallery. Then leave a link to your project in the linky widget at the bottom of this post. If you upload to online galleries, please also use the tag or keyword LRSBC11. Our challenge is open to everyone, you can use any stamps and products that you would like, and you can enter as many times as you want.

Deadline:
The linky entry widget will close at 9PM CST on Monday, August 6th so all entries need to be in before then.

Prize Information:
One lucky participant will be chosen using a random number generator and will win a gift voucher for use at our store, Loves Rubberstamps, and will be able to proudly display our Winner's Badge on their blog!

Gift Voucher Amounts:
This week we will be giving away a $25.00 gift voucher to go on a shopping spree at Loves Rubberstamps!

WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED WITH THE NEW CHALLENGE ON TUESDAY AUGUST 7TH! IF YOU HAVE NOT STOPPED BY LATELY, LAURA HAS ADDED SOME FABULOUS NEW STAMPS LINE TO THE STORE AND MORE TO COME!

I have to say that this is the first time I have used a Bildarama stamp and I really enjoyed working with this image. I used my Spectrum Noirs for this one. The paper is from Crate Pad and the sketch is an older one that I just love so keep on using it.

I will be entering this one into

1) Twisted Tuesday-Anything Goes

2) Do You Stack Up-Friendship

3) Bearly Mine-Anything Goes

4) Party Time Tuesday-Anything Goes

5) Critter Sketch Challenge-Anything Goes

6) Scrap-Creations-Anything Goes

Mo Manning-Doggy Love

I created this card for the newest challenge at Mo Manning called "In the Doghouse" in which you can use a "dog" image or a "so sorry" theme. I have gone with this adorable image called "Sad Bella". I actually created a boy theme card since I have only a few of these in my stash.  The sentiment comes with the image.

Colored it with my Copics and used a newer skin color combo for me, E11,E13,E15 for shadowing.

I have a special place in my heart for doggies (nothing against cats just allergic to them).  I have been fostering puppies for a rescue for two years and all my dogs are rescue pups.  All of the puppies are rescued from high kill and overpopulated shelters in Southern USA.  So please remember to spay & neuter and to adopt!

I will be entering this on in:

1) DP2 Challenge
2) Paper Playtime
3) One Stitch at a time-Use a digi
4) Tammy's Scrapin Corner-Anything Goes
5) There She Goes-Color Challenge
6) Crafts and Me-Anything Goes

Loves Rubberstamps Monday Inspirational-Wee Stamps

Sorry it has been a little quiet here on the homefront...I have had this nasty little chest cold and I will not deny I am a complete wuss when I am sick and have been lounging in bed and drinking my Theraflu (I love that stuff) as much as I can.

I am finally starting to feel better so get ready for an action packed week here of cards :-)!

First up is my Monday Morning Inspiration for Loves Rubberstamps. This is a fabulous stamp by Sylvia Zet for Whimsy Stamps called Sweet Blossom in the Wee Stamp Collection. Isn't she gorgeous???

I colored this with my Copics on my Crafter's Companion paper. I then used my Cherry Lynn Design Mini Flourishes...the sentiment, flowers are from my stash and the lace ribbon is from my stash and the fabric pattern underneath I was lucky enough to win from the fabulous SHELBY...thank you for the goodies hun! I decided to just dot it with some Stickles as well. 

I will also be entering this on in the following challenges

Crafting Life's Pieces-based on their sketch

Fashionable Stamping Challenge-Anything Goes

Pile it on-Cute as Can Be

Cupcake Inspirations-Color Challenge

Crafts and Me-Anything goes

Paper Crafting Journey-Pearls and Swirls

Simon Says Stamp-Anything Goes

Whimsy Inspirations-Summer Fun

Bunny Zoe's Crafts-Swirls and Lace

Pause, Dream & Enjoy Challenge Day

Happy Friday! Today is the start of a brand new challenge at
Pause Dream Enjoy Challenges!

For those participating in the Mini-Album our question:

Do you play SPORTS? Do you have a favorite HOBBY?

Challenge #30 Theme:

Create any type of project
featuring your favorite SPORT or HOBBY.

(Believe me, if you catch butterflies for a hobby, that counts. If you compete in kite flying contests, hey - that's a sport then. We are very flexible here. LOL)

Our Sponsor this challenge is

Squiggle Fly

http://squigglefly.com/
Squiggle Fly is offering any 3 items from their store!

Here is my card for the Challenge. 

Since I love to make cards/scrapbooking this fabulous digi by Simply Betty was perfect. Remember she is having that fabulous sale of 10 digis for $15 dollars and it is for a great cause so please check out some of the other fabulous stuff she has coming out. Use code 10digis15.

I will be entering this one in:

Simply Challenged Challenges

Sweet Sketch Wednesday

 

Outlawz-Friday Challenge

Let's Help our fellow Crafter Out- Simply Betty SOS PLEASE READ

I have fallen in love with the images available over at Simply Betty and over time have communicated and become friends with the fabulous owner named Betty Roberts. She is someone who has a great heart and strength. Her teenage son is ill and having to pay for all her own medical expenses, she recently went to the MD with him to find out he will need urgent surgery. In order to try to raise money as quickly as possible she is offered a fabulous deal of 10 of her digis for $15 dollars!...that is an AMAZING price. This sale started on Wednesday and will last for another week or until she reaches her goal for paying for the surgery. So please check out her site at simplybstamps.net  

Enter the code 10Digis15 and it applied to all digis (regular and limited editions)... My personal faves are the Judes, Teen Scene and Betty Collection but for your truly loving Halloween folks out there you may have found Halloween heaven! Thanks for reading and lets show Betty what the Sisterhood of Crafters is really about. 

Christmas in July-Cooking with Cricut

Today we have a fabulous challenge over at Cooking with Cricut. We are celebrating Christmas in July with a twist...use those scraps. 

Go back and check out all the goodies and hop in for the rest of the week since it is a WEEK LONG CHRISTMAS IN JULY CELEBRATION.

My challenge card today is from Create a Critter.  I cut the character at 4 inches. I wanted to use up some scrap papers so created this quilted paper.  The sentiment is from Hero Arts which I just cut out and attached. 

I will be entering this on in:

Bitten by the Bug-Christmas in July
Lollipop Crafts-Christmas in July
CardTV-Christmas In July-must have Snowman or snowflakes on card.
2 Sisters-Christmas in July-twist use an animal
Hooked on Crafts-Christmas in July

Paper Piecing Challenge at Loves Rubberstamps

Welcome to another fabulous challenge over at Loves Rubberstamps.  This week's challenge is:

PAPER PIECING

Make a card that features paper piecing with your stamped image. For this week I chose the lovely CC design Swiss Pixie Birthday Lucy.

I used my Copics with this one

Skin E0000, E00, E02

Hair E31, E33

The paper is from Echo Park and the sentiment is from Little Darling Stamps..Birthday Sentiments set.

I will entering this one in :

All that Scraps-paper piecing
Crafty Blogger Network-Anything Goes
Incy Wincy Designs-Let's Party
CMC Challenge-Anything Goes with a Girly Twist



How to play:
Just upload a creation that follows this week's challenge to your online blog or gallery. Then leave a link to your project in the linky widget at the bottom of this post. If you upload to online galleries, please also use the tag or keyword LRSBC10. Our challenge is open to everyone, you can use any stamps and products that you would like, and you can enter as many times as you want.

Deadline:
The linky entry widget will close at 9PM CST on Monday, July 30th so all entries need to be in before then.

Prize Information:
One lucky participant will be chosen using a random number generator and will win a gift voucher for use at our store, Loves Rubberstamps, and will be able to proudly display our Winner's Badge on their blog! This week we will be giving away a $25.00 gift voucher to go on a shopping spree at Loves Rubberstamps!

The Design Team will also each choose their favorite card from this challenge and the winner's will be able to proudly display a special blog badge on their blog. The Design Team favorite's from Challenge 9 - will be announced before the posting of Challenge 11.

Mo Manning Kisses

Hello everyone. Back again with my second post. I made this card with the Digital Pencil Challenge mostly in mind since I will be entering this one again in the GDT they have going on. The paper is from MME, colored with my Copics this time...made a HUGE score at Michaels this weekend that had a one day sale of Copic Sketch Markers at 40% off!!!! The background is a Spellbinders Die. The tag is from My Craft Spot-Teeny Tags stamp set.

I really adore her images and this one especially I adore since it looks SOOOO MUCH like my baby girl who is soon to be 4. You think I am kidding...check out this shot of her from this week. She is quite the character this one and she can not live without wearing a "fufu" skirt as she called them. 

I will be entering this one in the following challenges

Digital Pencil TOO-Hugs & Kisses

Aud Sentiments-Tag Sentiment

Stamp and Create-Hands Full of Love

Loves Rubberstamps Inspirational Post

Welcome back to another Monday morning Inspirations Post for Loves Rubberstamps. I have really started to fall for this fabulous bright color combo.  This adorable image is called Party Time made by Elisabeth Bell for Sweet Pea Stamps.

I used my Spectrum Noirs to color the image and then used my Cherry Lynn Mini Flourishes with some Jolee sticker flowers and some Prima flowers I have had in my stash.  The sentiment is actually a sticker.

I will be entering this one in the following challenges too:

Let's Ink it Up-All Girls
Squirrel and Fox-Kids or Babies-2nd entry
Fashionista Challenge-Babies or Birthday...I chose Birthday
Card Crafter's Circle-Kids
Bearly Mine-Girly Birthday Card
Crafty Sentiments-Blue & Orange
Cherry Lynn Designs-Celebrations
Hope you all have a great Monday. I will be back later with another post but got to get the kiddos to summer camp now!

Things with Wings @ Sentimental Sundays

We bring you another one of my favorite theme challenges over at Sentimental Sundays.

This week's challenge is:

Things with Wings

(plus a sentiment)

And this weeks BONUS Challenge is a sketch created by Sandy S:

This week's Sponsors are:

Crafty City

Donating: $5.00 Gift Voucher

and…

Meljen’s Designs

Donating: 4 digital images, winner choice

Since I have a bit of an obessions with fairies, I am so enchanted with the images over at Crafts and Me.  I still have a long way to go till I can color like some my idols at Crafts and Me over there...shout out to Alyce & Coops but I figure I would give it a try.

As always, there is a great bonus sketch which I LOVE doing.  I may need to try this one again. The flowers strips are actually self-adhesive strips by K& Company. The sentiment is a rub on I have had in my stash FOREVER.  This beautiful image is called Lady of Opal. 

I will be entering this one in the following challenges:


Divas by Design-Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly-All Things Girlie
Pan Pastel UK Challenge-Mystical and Magical
Platypus Creek Digitals
Di's Digis Designs-Mystical Creatures
Cute Card Thursdays-Fairy Inspired
Moving Along with the Times-Pink, Pearly and Pretty
CMC Copic Challenge-Make it Girly

Crops of Love Special Hop at Cooking with Cricut

Welcome to the CookingWithCricut.com, Crops of Luv Blog Hop. This month our designers chose to create layouts for the Crops of Luv Organization. If you came here from Natt Smith blog then you are in the right place, if you need to start from the beginning, then just head over to CWC.

Crops of Luv works hand-in-hand with the Make-A-Wish Foundation and creates scrapbooks for families who have children facing life-threatening illnesses. Our hop will focus on creating 12 x 12 Scrapbook double page LOs using these themes: Princesses, Pirates, Animal Kingdom, Magic Kingdom, Summer Fun (e.g. swimming), Christmas (yes, they have Christmas every Thursday at "Give Kids the World"), or general Disney themes.

Crops of Luv has some specific guidelines for the layouts. They need to include a journaling block or tag and mats for 3 4 x 6 pictures on each page. They also do not want the photo mats permanently adhered to the page. That way they can flip them whichever way they need to.

We hope you will enjoy our creations! We would love for you to participate. You can make a two-page layout following the parameters outlined above and mail it directly to Crops of Luv c/o Roberta Baker, 11424 S. Pawnee Circle, Phoenix, AZ 85044. Since this blog hop is also a challenge, be sure to link your project to CWC/PCW.

If you would like more information about this organization, or would like to make a monetary or supply donation, please visit their web site, www.cropsofluv.com.

I decided to finally wipe out my Create a Critter which has been sitting unused since Christmas! I know I am sooo bad here.  I have to say I really like this cartridge and can see why so many people are a big fan of it.

I cut the tiger at 5 inches and giraffe at 4 and the vines are cut at 2.5.  These would be great to capture those Animal Kingdom/Zoo theme pictures. 

If you get lost along the way, please be sure to head back to CWC and start from there. Be sure to head over to CWC and leave a comment for a chance to win some blog candy and to link your own Crops of Luv creation. Now you can head over to our super talented Evelyn. Thanks so much for being a part of our hop.

Darcy Diaries Sympathy Card

I do so adore Darcy Diaries images and I got to sneak in a card with one of her fabulous images.  It just struck me it would be a great card as a sympathy card.  I used MME paper, my Cherry Lynn Mini Flourishes die cut, flowers from my stash, and ribbon and pearls from my stash. It is colored with my Copics.

I will be entering this one in the following challenges

1) Darcy Diaries-Pearls & Swirls
2) Crafting Life's Pieces-based on their sketch
3) Paper Crafting Journey-Pearls & Swirls
4) Samuel Taylor-Use a Die Cut
5) Southern Girls-Angels or Fantasy
6) Latinas Retro-color challenge in Pink & Brown
7) Twisted Tuesday-Chocolate & Sparkle
8) Stamptacular Sundays-Wings & Bling

Welcome to another Pause, Dream and Enjoy Challenge. This week our
Theme is to create any type of project with some SWEET SUMMER TREATS.

For those of you who have been following for a while and working on the mini album, this weeks question is :What's your favorite summer SWEET TREAT?

Our generous sponsor for this week is

Ginger Snap Scraps. They are offering a $5 Gift Certificate and have TONS of great items in the store for all types of crafters.

My favorite summer treats are PEACHES! I also adore Mo Manning's Digital images so I used her image called PEACHES for this card.  The paper is by MME. Flowers are from my stash.  Can not wait to see all your lovely creations.
I will be entering is on in the following challenges:
Divas by Design-Anything Goes
Tammy Scrapin Corner-Summertime
The Secret Crafter-Food & Drink
The Squirrel & Fox-Kids or Babies
Card Cupids-Things with Wings

Cooking with Cricut-Buttons & Brads

Today over at Cooking with Cricut our challenge is to use Buttons and or Brads in your project.  I have decided to incorporate todays challenge by adding some great buttons I have had in my stash for AGES! I really do not use buttons too much though I love to see other use it. 

Anyway for the first page I used Pack your bags to make the stars and the sandcastle. One the second page I used Life's a Beach for the Seaweed and the Sand Dollars.

We have an upcoming Blog Hop in which we are making Layouts for a wonderful organization called Crops of Luv.  I will be sending these two pages and I hope to see many of your scrapbooker join in the cause.

Whimsy Stamps GDT

I am so excited to have been chosen as this week Guest Designer over at Whimsy Stamps Challenge this week.  I has chosen to work with this adorable image called Nose to Nose by Crissy Armstrong.  Being a huge dog lover, this is one of my favorite images that I have had my eye on for a while. The little girl reminds me so much of my daughter and the dog of my once tiny Peaches...who is no longer a tiny girl at 65 pounds but we love big dogs.

This week challenge is about using Punches. I was lucky enough to win some dies from Cherry Lynn Designs so I got the mini Flourishes from them which work fabulous in my Cuttlebug.

Paper is from Crate Pad and I colored the images with a combo of my Copics and Spectrum Noirs.

I will also be entering this one in:

Seems a little Sketchy-Based on their sketch

Outlawz-Dog Days of Summer

Stamp and Create-Hands Full of Love

Truly Madly Crafty Challenges-Animals

Oh La La Creations-Animal Whiskers

LRS Tuesday Challenge-Color Inspiration

Today is a start of a new challenge over at Loves Rubberstamp Challenge. This week's challenge is a COLOR CHALLENGE based off this photo:

Make a card that is inspired by these colors, the photograph - or both!

I tend to do things in groups so I since I was folding one for my Monday Inspiration, I decided to do a Double Dutch Fold Card on this one. I added a link to SplitCoastStampers where I found the tutotial on how to do this card.

I was again in the mood to paper piecing on this one too so I used a MME set to create this beauty.  The stamp is from CC Design called IMABUTTERFLY. The flourish is from Cheery Lynn Designs. 

I will also be entering this one in:

Art Impressions Stamps Challenge-More than one Fold

All That Scraps-Anything Goes

Crafty Creations-Free for All

Creative Stamp Friends-Paper Piecing

Simon Says Stamp and Show-Anything Goes

Cutie Pie Challenge-Glitter and Bling

Copic Europe Birthday Freebie

I was lucky enough to be able to get this great digi created by the fabulous Krista Smith over at Saturated Canary.  It is no longer a freebie but is available in her stores if you are interested.  I colored her with my copics and created the flowers with my Cricut Art Philosophy Cart. 

I will be entering this one in:

Copic Marker Europe Birthday Celebration
Friday Sketch-based on their sketch
Stamp and Create-Hands Full of Love
Stampalot Challenge-What is your crafty passion..right now it is coloring with my Copics or my Spectrums and handmade flowers.

LRS Inspirational Blog

Another Monday morning Inspiration Post for our lovely Loves Rubberstamps. Have you been to the store lately? Laura has added many great new releases and I am sure you will love the newest items.

Today I am using Silver Fairy in the Wee Stamps Collecton from Whimsy Stamps.  I adore this stamp and since I also love fairies it is so great to be able to use it. I decided to go a gatefold card with this one.  I used my Spectrum Noirs, IG set (these are the grays) and the CT2-4 for the yellows and then a bit of EG in the browns to add some depth and my Copics for the skin, used E 50,51 & 53.  The paper is from MME set and flowers are from my stash and of course I love my stickles so I put some on the wings. I always use Memento for stamping my images.

I will be entering this one into the following challenges:

Gingerloft-Fancy Folds
Let's Ink It Up-All Girls
Stampin Sisters in Christ-Sparkle
That Craft Place-Anything Goes
Card Makin Mommas-Rubber Stamping

Mo Manning GDT Submission

I created this card primarily to be entered in a chance for a GDT over at Mo Manning Digital Pencil Too Challenge. I adore her images and would love to be able to continue to work with them. 

I was in the mood to do some paper piecing on this. I have to admit I usually do multiple sheets when I paper piece my images cause I love the variety of colors sometimes. 

This lovely image is called Georgia and I just love the joy and happiness you see on her face.  The sentiment is from a My Creative Time Set.

I will be entering this one in

Digital Pencil Too-Dance/Singing & GDT Call
Feeling Sketchy-Based on their sketch
The Stamp Man-Summer Colors

SBS Jude Blog Hop Participant

Being a lover of all things cute and a bit quirky, Simply Betty Stamps are one of my favorites.  I was lucky enough to be able to join in on their hop to celebrate their newest digital release, Space Judes.

You should be hopping over here from lovely Irene's Blog. She always does such lovely work. 

For this card I used this cutey called Out of this World Ali Digi.  I colored her with my Spectrum Noirs and all the paper and embellishments are from my stash.  Sometimes it feels really good to be able to make a card with those "hoarded" supplies.

Now hop on over to Denise (aka Crafty Daffy) to see her fantastic work.  Do not forget to leave comments on the hop cause our fabulous leader Betty will be picking some random winners to give a digi too from this adorable release.

Simply Betty-Let's Chill Card

Hey Everyone. I made this card with one of the newest Simply Betty Images. This one is actually a digi from the Teen Scene Hollywood but she also have these in a rubber collection too.  Isn't it fabulous! I colored it with my Copics and Spectrum Noirs and the paper is from CTMH Lucy. All the other embellishments are from my stash so not sure on the names.

 I will be entering this one in

Simply Challenged Challenges-Anything Goes with a SBS image
The Crafty Bloggers Network Challenge-Anything Goes
Paper Girl Challenge-Rub-On...the sentiment is a rub on
Sunday Sketch and Stamp-This is my version of the sketch with some added embellishments and rotated
Simon Says Stamp and Show-Layers

Kenny K Special Celebration Card

 I really love the great versatility of the Kenny K images and own many of the digis and the stamps of the images.  This is one of the newest released digis called Fashionista.  I love and wanted to get it colored up so figure I can use a little of my birthday money to get some new digis :-)! The paper is from MME though I am not sure of the set since I have a bunch of paper just put together. I had the number in my Chipboard stash and the images is colored with my Spectrum Noirs.

I made this card for a friend who is turned the big 40 and still looks as fabulous as ever.  I will be entering this one in:

Sketches by Carly-based on her sketch
Kenny K Krew-Big Birthday Challenge
Tammy Scrapin Corner-Anything Goes
Creatalicious-Anything Goes
Little Miss Muffett-Sparkles

Christmas in July-Paper Shelter

I have seen so many Christmas in July challenges I figured I would just jump in there and get one done.  I create this card with an image from Paper Shelter.  The paper is actually from a retired paper collection from CTMH called Mistletoe.

I will be entering this one in:

Crafty Sentiments-Christmas in July
Ladybug Crafts-Christmas in July
Lollipop Crafts-Christmas in July
Outlawz-Tuesday Color Challenge
2 Sisters-Christmas in July
The Pink Elephant-Christmas in July
The Squirrel and Fox-Christmas in July
Divas by Design-Christmas in July

I am also going to throw my hat in the ring for the Paper Shelter DT call.

Loves Rubberstamps Tuesday Challenge

With all the summer heat going on here in the US, we have no doubt that summer is in full swing. I  hope that many of you have finally found some relief from this heat and those who had lost power finally got it back.

This week challenge is Sweet SummerTime at Loves Rubberstamps Challenge Blog.  Laura just added a bunch of great new stamps from Whimsy, Your Next Stamp, Wild Rose and Crafty Sentiments so be sure to check our the shop and enter for a chance to win a $25 gift card.

I pulled out one of my favorite artist, Elisabeth Bell Stamp, SunKissed, from the Little Cottage Cuties line for Whimsy Stamps.  I actually created the quilted pattern myself. This was froma stack of papers I got by DCWV at AC Moore and just alternated the blue and yellows.  I used my Spectrum Noirs to color the image as well as my Spellbinders to cut it out.  The pearls I have had in my stash forever so I really wanted to make sure I used it and the doily is from my stash too.   The butterfly is from a chipboard piece I had that I just inked to match and the faux stitching is from a stamp set by CTMH.

I will be entering this one in:

Fashionista Challenge-Winged Things
Incy Wincy Designs-Summertime
Stamp with Fun-Favorite Stamps-I love pretty much all of Elisabeth Bell's Images from any company.
There She Goes-Sewing and Stitching
Let's Ink it Up-All Girls
Sugar Creek Hollow-Summer Days
Whimsy Inspirations-Anything Goes
Stamp and Create-Hands Full of Love

Loves Rubberstamps Inspirational Post

Another Monday morning Inspiration post from Loves Rubberstamps. As I am sure you can tell I adore Kenny K's images so here is another stamp called Hot Weave which of course is available in our shop.

This paper set I have had in my stash for about 2 years and I am determine to dwindle down my stacks. I used my Spectrum Noirs markers to color the image except used Copics for my skin as usual!

I will be entering this one into:

1) Tammy Scrapin Corner-Anything Goes

2) Jackson Expression-Anything Goes

3) Love to Create-Color Inspiration

4) Stampin Sisters in Christ-Recipe-at least one circle, two patterned papers and 1 embellishment.

5) That Craft Place-Anything Goes

I hope to see everyone back tomorrow for the new Loves Rubberstamps Challenge and I hope to get some cards done tonight for some great challenges I want to enter.

Sentimental Sundays-BINGO

My lovely vacation has come to an end and I am back to reality.  I actually was ready to join back into this life. This lovely day brings a new challenge over at Sentimental Sundays.

 

This week's challenge is:(plus a sentiment)

This week we have an old fashion game of BINGO for you. And I know that you all know how to play BINGO…right?!? All you have to do is make sure that you select 3 items that make a straight line.

For example: Pink, Flowers and Twine

Another example: Pearls, Flowers and Stamp

Easy right? Right….!!!

Please make sure to tell us the the 3 items that you used on your projects

This week's Sponsor is:

Donating: 7 digital images, winners choice

Here is my lovely creations using Ruby by Bugaboo Stamps. I used Bingo Line...Pink,Lace and Kraft. I just loved this image and sentiment.

 

I will be entering this card in the following challenges:

Corrosive Challenge-Sentimentally Yours

Quirky Crafts-Make Us Laugh

Catch the Bug-Anything Goes

Chocolate, Coffee and Cards-Anything Goes

Creatalicious-Anything Goes

Whimsy Challenge-Anything Goes

Pause Dream Enjoy 1st DT card

I am sooo excited to be on the Pause, Dream, Enjoy Design Team! Today Challenge is Create a Sunset.  Now you can do this either literally such as I did or you can just use the colors of the sunset in your card.

Our fabulous sponsor for this challenge is Ginger Snaps Scraps. Ginger Snap Scraps is offering our lucky winner a $5 Gift Certificate.

For this card, I used some retired CTMH paper Splendor for the cloud background.  Then I took out my Cricut cartridge, Country Life for the Sun and mountain scene.  The tag is created from the Art Philosophy and the Twine is from my stash.  I stamped a few flowers on the bottom.

I look forward to a great term with this fabulous and supportive design team! Can not wait to see what all of you create.

Loves Rubberstamps Tuesday Challenge

Today is a new challenge at Loves Rubberstamps and it is a Sketch Challenge.  I used a lovely Connie Fong Image from Sweet Pea Stamps called Buttercup. I colored her with my Spectrum Noirs and used Crafter's Companion paper.  Of course I fussy cut her out and used my Spellbinders to do the scallops.  The sentiments is from Little Darlings Sentiment set.

I will be entering this on at:

One Sweet Challenge-Stitching (faux stitching on flowers).

Loves Rubberstamps Monday Inspiration

***Please note I will be sailing the seven seas HAHA from 7/1-7/9 so all these posts are prescheduled so forgive their shortness and lack of challenge links**********

Welcome to another Inspirational Monday post for Loves Rubberstamps.  I think most of you know by now that I love Kenny K and his variety of images.  This beauty is called Queens Cutie. I used MME paper in combo with K&C border stickers and found these flowers in the wedding section of AC Moore and colored them a bit to match.  I used on of the doilies from my stash. These are colored with my Spectrum Noir Markers and used my Crafter's Companion paper.   

Sentimental Sundays-Red, White and Blue

****Please note I will be away from 7/1-7/9 so I do so hope my scheduled posts go up but no challenge entries for me this week*******

You know that our Country's birthday is soon upon us! This lovely card is made for Sentimental Sundays' is Be Patriotic. Our sponsors this week are Whimsy Stamps and Designed to Delight.  The image is from Karen's Doodles.  I do so love her images.  Being a summer challenge there is also a optional Sketch challenge to this. Just read a fabulous article on make your own Rosettes in CardMakers magazine so decided to give it a try.  I also cut the clouds and the fence and long banner from my Cricut.  Used my paper from my stash for this one. 

Hope everyone here in the USA has a great 4th of July.