Happy Happy

My youngest granddaughter's 17th birthday is coming up and I wanted to use one of Krista's sweet Saturated Canary girls for her birthday card.  Krista's girls are just the cutest & have so much personality...........just like my granddaughter.  (She can be a pistol.....lol)  This one is called Pack Light.  She's actually sitting cross-legged on top of her luggage but I just wanted to use her cute little face.  Her beautiful long hair is just like my Shaye's.  Just darling as can be.  Happy Birthday, Shaye!!! (btw.......YAY.......she loved her card....especially the hair......lol.....I knew she would........lol)

I've colored her with my Copics & used lots of gray DP from a new MME paper pad that I hadn't used yet.  I also used a new diecut rounded tag set from Sizzix that I got for my birthday recently. It comes with 8 dies. The larger ones look like big arches that would be perfect for main images on a card. I'll definitely be using a lot of these dies.  The sentiment came from Create with TLC.  Paulette is always so very generous with her sentiments & graphics.

I used this beautiful sketch from The Sweet Stop.  They also added a spin to the sketch challenge.........tell what movie or book inspired your card.  Well the first movie that popped into my head is one of my favorites..........."13 Going on 30".  That describes my granddaughter to a tee.  (Although she's really 17 going on 35.......hahaha)

 I'd like to also enter this card in the following challenges:

Saturated Canary Challenge Blog:  #28 Dark colors
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog:  #98 Girls, Girls, Girls
One Stop Craft Challenge:  #201 Anything Goes
One Stitch at a Time Challenge Blog:  #136 Use a Digi
Creative Inspirations Paint:  Anything Goes
Natalie and Amy Challenges:  #2 Birthday bling
Clearly iStamp:  #62 Ribbon or Twine
The Poodles Parlour:  Anything Goes
By the Cute and Girly:  Birthday
Cards Galore Challenge Blog:  October ~ Anything Goes
The Squirrel and the Fox:  #29  Use Ribbon
Crafter's Companion Monthly Challenge:  October ~ Birthdays
Oozak.com Blog:  #7 Die Cuts
Fussy & Fancy Friday Challenge:  #74 Anything Goes
Hotshot Craft Blog:  #12 Bling it on
SJ Crafts:  #10 Birthdays & optional circles (dotted DP)
Lollipop Crafts:  #92 Happy Birthday
Stamptacular Sunday Challenge:  #186 No Rules!
Whimsy Stamps Challenge Blog:  #52 All Things Sparkly

Supplies used:

• Copics: Skin: E000, E00, R11, R20 ~ Hair: E31, E35 ~ Top & Earrings: R11, R20
• DP: Black cardstock, MME "Breeze" 6x6 paper pad
• Dies: Spellbinders"large labels", Sizzix Framelits "tags, rounded"
• Digital Stamp:  Saturated Canary "Pack Light"
• Sentiment from Create with TLC
• Inks:  Distress Ink "black soot"
• Martha Stewart's glittery"Silver Chrysanthemum" sticker
• Misc. Stash:  Black ribbon, Recollections glitter dots, glittery black ribbon flower

Thanks so much for visiting me today.  I always look forward to reading your lovely comments.

Huggies & Sweet Blessings ~♥♥♥~

CUC DT Teddy Bea has strawberries for you

Teddy Bea has been into the strawberry patch & just had to share some with you. They are delish!!! This is in keeping with our Summer theme at our Craft Us Crazy challenge blog. Come on over & play with us!

Card Recipe:
Copics used:
Teddy Bea: E50, E53, R11
Pants: B91, B93, B95
Blouse & Hat: R81, R83, RV10
Basket: E50, E53, YR24
Strawberries: G21, G40, G99, YR20, R21, R22, R24
Grass: G21, G40
Outline: W0
Bearly Mine Designs DP: Delicious Delights (I love, love, love their digi papers)
Flower stickers by Jolee'
Recollections green bling
Sentiment from Create with TLC
Nesties: Oval & Scalloped Oval
Martha Stewart Monarch Butterfly punch
Background around Teddy Bea was created with "Judith" sprinkle & flower stamps with Distress Ink "spun sugar"

Challenges I'm entering:
Color Me Creative challenge group: Color folds, pleats and/or ruffles
Teddy Bo: Bling It
Sundays with Crissy: #18 Here comes the sun (no sun = no strawberries...lol)
Papertake Weekly Challenge: Here Comes the Sun
Bearly Mine Challenges: Summer Time
The Pixie Cottage: Outdoor Fun
Crop Stop: Summer inspiration
Stampin' for the Weekend: My Favorite Things which are my stamps, my beautiful DP's & my bling!
Alota Rubber Stamps: #61Summertime
Paper Sundaes: #75 I used Gems & Wings (butterfly)
Simon Says Stamp Challenge: I followed this Sketch ~~
As always I appreciate every single comment & sweet word you all leave me. It is such a blessing to have such sweet friends!

Huggies & Blessings ~♥♥♥~

CUC DT Summer theme card

Can you believe it's already Summer? Wow! We at Craft Us Crazy are into our 11th challenge. We would love to see your "Summer Theme and/or Red, White & Blue" creations. The colors in my card reminded me of summer. Bright & colorful sunny days! This card is for my daughter's BFF Shannon for her birthday (she loves cupcakes).

I have to let you in on a little secret...........Tilda has been feeling neglected these days. She's a bit miffed that I've been spending so much time with Teddy Bo & Bea lately. LOL But she should know that we'll always be friends. Just look at how cute she is sitting on top of that yummy cupcake. Do you think Teddy Bo is hiding behind her ready to grab a bite out of that cupcake. LOL

Our sponsor for the first half of this challenge is Limited Runs. The randomly chosen winner will receive 3 digital images.

My card recipe:
Copics used to color Tilda:
Skin: E000, E00, E01, R20
Hair: E31, E35, E37, E41
Dress: R81, R83, R85

Ribbon from Michael's
Bow created with my FABulous Bow Easy
MS "Vintage Acrylic" flowers from my LSS
DP from pcCrafter: Franchelle Contreras' "Sweet Things"
Sentiment from Create with TLC: Linear Sentiments

Challenges I'm entering:
CMC: Brunette
Mad for Markers: Brown hair creations ~~ I won 2 Copics
Stamp Something: Pretty papers
Crafts 4 Eternity: #24 'R' - ribbon, rhinestones
My Partner in Crafting Crime: #29 Tutti Fruitti -- cherries in background mat
A Spoon Full of Sugar: #157 Ribbon & Bow (all in one.....a ribbon made into a bow)
Ribbon Carousel Challenge Blog: Color & use ribbon or anything that comes on a spool
Crafty Creations Challenges: #124 Let It Shine ~ Anything sparkly
Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog: Color challenge ~ pink (& of course must use a Magnolia stamp)
Sentimental Sundays: Summery or Sparkly plus a sentiment


Thank you so much for dropping by & leaving your lovely comments. It truly brightens my day to read what you think of my work.

Huggies & Blessings ~♥♥♥~

CUC DT Praying Teddie Bear card

It's that time again! Craft Us Crazy challenge #6 is here & this time we would love to see your "Thinking of You with Sentiment and/or Animals" creations. To me what says "Thinking of You" more than telling someone that you're praying for them.

We want to thank all of you who have entered our Craft Us Crazy challenges. Our last challenge had over 260 entries.....and what beautiful creations we have seen. We now have over 270 followers! That's simply amazing for a brand new challenge blog. Thank you so much for your support! We couldn't do it without each & every one of you!

Robyn's Fetish is the sponsor of our "Thinking of You" challenge & they very generously donated this cute, cute, cute little bear praying next to the bed. How precious is that!

Such a sweet & tender hearted little bear! It's called "Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep". Sooooo precious! This sweet graphic had such a vintage feel to it that I decided to paper piece the quilt on the bed.......just like a 'real' quilt.....only without the sewing & no pricked fingers! In fact when my oldest son was little (over 30 years ago) I made him a quilt out of these very same colors. The paper piecing was a little ambitious for me but I managed to get it done without too much hair pulling. LOL I used NitWits DP for the quilt as well as all of the background. The rest was colored with my Copics.

This sweet sentiment was a freebie from Create with TLC. Paulette has such a wide range of lovely graphics & sentiments perfect for every occasion. She has also very generously given away more than 2,000 graphics & sentiments on her Create with TLC blog.

Remember that our monthly sponsor is Stamp Fairy. They have a FANtastic 50% sale going on right now so hurry on over there to pick up some of their darling designs. I don't know when the sale ends but I'm hoping I can take some of those cutie patooties home with me before it does.....LOL (money is really really really tight right now.....squeak, squeak, squeak). ***Note: sale is over.....boohoo
I followed this great sketch #150 from Sketch Saturday for my card design.....but I flipped it over.
I'm also entering these challenges:
Paper Sundaes Challenge #64 Childhood Memories
Whoopsi Daisy Challenge: Vintage
Bling It On: Digi stamp & bling
Truly Scrumptious: Challenge 55 Vintage
Crafts and Me Challenges: Ribbon
Simon Says Stamp Challenge: For a child
Crafty Creations Challenges: #114 Paper Piecing
Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog: #26 Anything Goes

This is the rest of my card recipe:
NitWits DP:
Grins & Giggles collection & Too: Quilt & Bears jammies
Keep You in Stitches: Everything else

Copics used:
Bear: E34, E35, E53, R20
Shading on paper piecing: W3
Shading outline of whole image: W00
Shading on shadow "lines" at bottom: W1

Bow made with my amazing Bow Easy
Distress Inks "Walnut Stain"
Buttons, pearls, ribbon, tiny flower bling & antique lace are all from my stash

Thank you so much for visiting me & for leaving your sweet comments. Each one truly makes my day a little brighter.

Huggies & Blessings ~♥♥♥~

Sweet Baby Girl card

Isn't this just the sweetest baby girl image. I love her cute little pursed lips. She's a digi image from Mo Manning called BabyGirl. Mo also has a cute little cooking girl available for $1. All proceeds will go to help Japan. You can see all of the details on her blog in the March 15th post.

I made this card for the Color Me Creative Copic challenge group lead by the uber talented Suzanne Dean. If you have Copic markers & want to learn how to use them.......then sign up for a class. Suzanne is an amazing & patient teacher. This is also an amazing group of caring individuals. You will make friendships for a lifetime. Anywho.......For the challenge we were asked to use these colors......pink, green & white or cream.......perfect colors for a baby card. Also my absolute FAVorite color combo. I of course colored this little darling with my Copic markers.

You can find this sweet, sweet "Love at first Sight" Word Art at Create with TLC. It's part of the "Birth Day" set. Paulette has a wide range of sentiments & Word Art for every occasion imaginable. She also has over 2,000 free graphics & sentiments on her Create with TLC blog. If you're not a follower.......you're really missing out!

The DP (decorative paper) is from NitWits. It's from Mary's beautiful "Affection" collection. I find that I use these digi background papers for just about every card I make now. Her selection is awesome & her artwork is AMAZING & it prints out beautifully on my inexpensive Georgia Pacific cardstock from Walmart. Plus storage is no problem. LOL

Copics used for this card are:
E0000 & E000 (skin), R00 (cheeks & nose), R11 (lips), E41 & E50 (hair), RV000 & RV11 (dress)

The ribbon is a gift from my friend Nora. Thanks, hon! Isn't it just the perfect addition to this card. The stick pin is from my LSS (local scrapbook store). Flowers are from an old collection of die cuts that I forgot I had. LOL I used Nesties (circle & lacey circle) to frame the little darling. Bling & sheep are from Michael's. The pretty pink button is from Walmart's ever decreasing fabric section. And lastly.......my very FAVorite Stardust Stickles to add some more bling......cuz a girl can never have too much bling. LOL

I think that about covers it all. LOL This card is for the daughter of a friend who is expecting a baby girl any day now. Hope she likes it.

I'm entering my card in these challenges:
Stamp Something: Something Sweet (& this baby girl is the sweetest)
Papertake Weekly Challenge: Trio Tastic (3 of something)
Wild Orchid Challenge: Dieing to punch it out
Creative Card Crew: Show us some green
Charisma Cardz Challenges: To 'Die' for (use a diecut)
Digi Doodle Shop's Best: Anything Goes
Totally Paper Crafts: #58 Add buttons
Bling It On: Charm
DYSU Challenge Blog: #11 Add a Bow

As always.........thanks so much for dropping by. I sooooo appreciate your sweet & encouraging comments. They always brighten my day!
Huggies & Blessings ~♥♥♥~

Craft Us Crazy DT card

Hi Everyone! It's time for another Craft Us Crazy challenge. We've had such a wonderful response to our new Challenge blog. Thank you all so much for joining us. This time we would like you to show us your Cupcakes and/or Celebration themed projects. Our sponsor for this challenge is Limited Runs Digi's.


They so generously gave me this cute cupcake image to work with.
Doesn't it look good enough to eat? LOL (I love cupcakes.....yummy!) I colored it with my wonderful Copics and of course just had to add some bling bling cuz.......well.......I just love bling. LOL I cut out the candle's flame & popped it up to add some dimension. (btw.....fortunately my finger is much better so I'm back to crafting again. YAY!!! I still have to wear a Bandaid which is a pain in the patootie but I'm thankful that's it's healing nicely.)

Don't forget to visit our monthly sponsor Stitchy Bear Digital Stamps. They have TONS of digis for every occasion.
The sentiment I used on this card is from Create with TLC. Paulette has tons of cute sentiments in her store. She also has over 2,000 free vintage graphics & sentiments at her Create with TLC blog. This card already went to my BFF/hubby Frank for his birthday last week. Luv my honey bunnie. Manly cards are always such a huge challenge for me. I wanted to add lots of girlie embellies & froo froos stuff but I don't think he would have gone for that. LOL
My card recipe:
Copics:
DP: NitWits
Bling & Ribbon: My stash
Nestie: Curved Rectangles
Stardust Stickles (love that stuff)

I'm entering my card in these challenges:
Simon Says Stamp: Happy Birthday
Prairie Fairy Fridays: #48 It's my party
Tip Tip Tuesday: #25 Birthday
ABC Challenge: Happy Birthday

As always...........thanks so much for visiting me & I sooooo appreciate all of your sweet comments.
Huggies & Blessings ~♥♥♥~

Magnolia-licious Christmas All Year Long Blog Hop

Welcome to the Magnolia-licious Christmas All Year Long Blog Hop. Yippee Skippee!!! I'm so excited to be joining in the blog hop. This is my very first time participating. What a great way to get a head start on my Christmas cards. I hope you'll be inspired by all of the creativity you'll find as you hop along with us.

If you get lost along the way or forget where you're headed (LOL.....this happens to me on a daily basis.....LOL) you can go back to the Magnolia-licious Christmas All Year Long Blog Hop & pick up where you left off. You will find a list of all the participants there. We're all linked together so you can visit from one to another until you're right back where you started. LOL
For my Christmas card I used my cute little Magnolia 'Longing Tilda' stamp. I just love her. She is soooo versatile. I also inked up my Magnolia 'Tin Boxes' stamp. You can cut these tins apart (after stamping of course) & use them in so many different ways. These were colored with my Copics. I also used my Magnolia Doohickey diecuts: 'Swirl' (it comes with a 'leaf' as well), Vintage Tag and Romantic Lace Border. You can find all of these wonderful Magnolia products at Diana's Magnolia-licious store. The diecuts cut like 'buttah'.....such a dream to use. Just look at all the swirlies I used on this card.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Your next stop on the Blog Hop is TANYA.

Card recipe:
Magnolia stamps: Longing Tilda & Tin Boxes
Magnolia Doohickey diecuts: Swirls & Leaf, Vintage Tag & Romantic Lace Border

Copics used:
Tilda: E000, E00, E21, R20, E30, E34, E35
Tilda's dress & hair bow: R20, R22, R24
Tall Tin: E30, E33, E50
Chocolate Tin: E30, E34, E35 (Lid: E30, E33)
Hearts inside Tin: R20, R22, R24, R29
Lace on Tin: R11 & R20

Nesties: Circle & Lacey Circle
DP: NitWits
Word Art: Create with TLC
Merry Christmas: computer generated (PC Cursive)
Bling & heart bling: Stash
Ribbon & Pin: LSS
Recollections Mulberry Paper flowers & Wild Orchid flowers layered after taking them apart...lol
Star Dust Stickles (my absolute FAV)
Distress Ink: Walnut Stain

Challenges I'm entering:
The Ribbon Girl Blog: Colour Challenge #4 cream, pink & brown
Top Tip Tuesday: Bling It On
Simon Says Stamp Challenge: Add some Coffee & Cream to your creation
The Pixie Cottage: Something Cute (Tilda is as cute as can be) ** YAY ~ I won Top3!!!
Stamp Something: A flower or two or more somewhere on your card!

Thanks so much for visiting me & as always.......I sooooo appreciate your sweet comments. This card will be going to my dear friend Toni.

Huggies & Blessings ~♥♥♥~

A cute Pirate for you!

This cute little Pirate is for my granddaughter Alexis (20) just because I love her so much & she 'gets' my cardmaking passion. She's an amazingly talented artist & can appreciate........even my feeble attempts at art. LOL She's so very sweet & loving. She loves pirates (& Johnny Depp of course) & her dream is to work for Disney some day. By the way......her FAVorite color is purple (with black at a close second).

Anywho..........this cutie patootie stamp is called Jolly Roger Tilda & I see that Diana has her in stock right now. You can pick her up at the Magnolia-Licious store.

I've colored her with Copics (numbers below). Can you see the moon shining over her shoulder? LOL I had so much fun making this card. This is the inside (before I wrote a personal message to my sweet Baby Girl). This Word Art is available at Create with TLC from a set called "Wishes". Paulette is so very generous with her beautiful Word Art & vintage graphics on her blog. If you haven't visited her blog yet.....then you just don't know what you're missing.




Card details:
Copics used: E000, E0000, E30, R20, W00, W0, W1, W3, W5, V000, V12, V15, V17
Martha Stewart butterfly punch "3 in 1"
Distress Ink "Black Soot"
Glossy Accents on Tilda's boots
Stickles glitter: Black Diamond, Star Dust, Diamond
Black glitter on butterfly: Stampendous
Nesties: Labels One (inside sentiment) and Circles (moon & background circle)
Vellum from my stash
Cuttlebug folder "Tiny Bubbles" (for vellum circle)
Tim Holtz distressing tool
Prima Flowers "Fabric Fancies"
Gemstone Brads in Flowers "Recollections"
Gray Deco Pin by Making Memories "Wedding"
DP from my stash (I think it's called Rock Star)
Pirate Buttons by "Dress It Up" (map, sword & treasure chest)
Adhesive for DP is Memory Tape Runner XL by ThermOWeb (love it)

I'm also entering this card in these challenges:
Cute Card Thursday: “Gently” (use parchment, vellum or tissue paper)
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge: “Dry Embossing”
Just Magnolia: “Week 80 Anything Goes”
Crazy 4 Challenges: “Square Card”
Stampin for the Weekend: “Challenge #50 Sketch with a Twist…..”(must add a butterfly......mine is under the flowers)
This is the sketch I followed (I flipped it to the left a quarter turn):


Thanks for looking and as always.........I sooooo appreciate you taking the time to tell me what you think.

Huggies & Blessings ~♥♥♥~