CMC Sketch card

Our Color Me Creative Challenge Group just celebrated our very first birthday. YAY!!! Our group is lead by the amazingly talented Suzanne Dean. Boy did that year go by fast! We had so much fun playing games & getting to know each other better. Thankfully I was able to win a couple of the games & BIG THANKS to Suzanne & 7Kids College Fund I'm getting a new paper cutter by Tonic Studios. Hope Hope Hope it comes today!!! My rotary cutter all of a sudden started cutting crooked.....OH NO.....so this prize came at just the right time. PTL. Anywho.......we were asked to make a card using the sketch below.


I wanted to do something a little different on this corner so I made a little fan to hide behind the little flowers.

Isn't this Tilda just precious. I love her huge bow. You can find her at Diana's Magnolia-licious store. Her name is Tilda with Big Ribbon from the new "You are so special" collection. She seems to be out of stock right now but I'm sure Diana will be getting her in soon. She's colored with my Copic markers. If you want to know how to color with these amazing markers, just sign up for one of Suzanne's Copics online classes. She is a wealth of information & such a good teacher.
Card recipe:
Copics used: E0000, E000, R11, E41, E31, E35, E37, B0000, B000, B00
DP: "Country Cottage" from TAC
Stardust Stickles
Bling: my stash
Flowers: Prima
Nesties: Circle & Scalloped Circles
"Wish" ticket: Tim Holtz
Butterfly & flower: My stash

These are the challenges I'm entering:
Paper Sundaes: #61 Embossing
Cupcake Craft Challenges: #134 Monochromatic
A Spoon Full of Sugar: #14 Ribbon, Pearls/Rhinestones & Flowers
Crafts and Me Challenges: Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Challenge: Girlie
The Pixie Cottage: #62 Sparkle

Thanks so much for looking & for leaving your sweet comments.
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 ~♥♥♥~

New Craft Us Crazy challenge starts today

I'm sorry that I don't have a card for you today. I severely injured my right ring finger a week ago & have been unable to craft......or do much of anything else. It's much better now & I hope to be crafting soon.

**Note: Thank you so much to those who left sweet comments about my injured finger. It's getting better day by day.

The Craft Us Crazy challenge blog is hosting our next challenge which starts today. Our theme is NATURE. I hope to be sharing my card with you soon. Right now it's just in my mind. LOL

Our sponsor for this challenge is Coco Dingo.

You can purchase Corinne's digital images at CocoDingo.

Our monthly sponsor is Stitchy Bear Digital Stamps.

You can find Stitchy's digital images at Stitchy Bear Digital Stamps.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Hope to see you soon with my card.
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 ~♥♥♥~

Hoooooo.....Cozy Winter Owl DT card

It's time for our second challenge at the Craft Us Crazy challenge blog. We had such a huge response to our very first challenge. Thank you so much to all who entered. For this challenge we want you to show us your Winter creations.
Our sponsor for this challenge is the FABulous Meljen's Designs.


Meljen's Designs so generously gave me this adorable Cozy Winter Owl graphic to play with. Isn't he a cute little guy!

This card reminded me of those of you who have been struggling through these cold & snowy winter months so I thought I'd use Create with TLC's cute saying "Happy Freezin Season" (now don't throw any frozen ice at me......only soft snowballs.....LOL). You can find this cute saying & so much more at the Create with TLC's store & please visit Paulette's amazing Create with TLC blog. She is so very generous with her graphics & sentiments.



I'm entering these challenges:
Friday Sketchers: Sketch 141 (I flipped it on it's side) Well shoot........I guess I just missed the deadline on this one. Oh well........I enjoyed using this sketch anyway.

Paper Sundae's challenge #56 Pick your sundae toppings: choose 2 of the following: flowers, lace, distressing or pink (I used flowers, lace & distressing but no pink for this little guy unless you count his flushed cheeks...LOL)

Papertake Weekly: Putting on the Glitz
Crafty Creations Challenges: Thank You (this is a thank you card but I can't tell who it's going to yet....shhh.....it's a secret....LOL)
Digital Tuesday Challenge: Use a Die Cut

Card recipe:
Copics: B0000, B000, B00, B02, BG0000, E31, E41, E50, R11, R20
Nesties: Circles, Ovals & Large Labels
Prima 'Fabric Fancy' flowers
Snowflake buttons, bling & lace from my stash
Twig from Michael's
CB folder "D'vine Swirl"
Patterned DP: NitWits
White frostie DP: Recollections "precious Metals" paper pack from Michael's
Snowflake bling Jolee's Boutique
Glittery Snow: Doodlebug Design's "sugar coating glitter"

Thanks so much for visiting me & as always.......I sooooo appreciate your sweet comments. This card will be traveling to my brother in Maryland.
Huggies & Blessings ~♥♥♥~

I feel so very blessed!!!

I've been sick with the flu since Monday.......ugh.......hubby wanted to share with me........lol. So this week had started out on a bad note. But then............I found out I won a FANtastic prize at Christina's Card Connection. I won a $50 shopping spree at Diana's Magnolia-licious store! Yippee Skippee!!!!! From time to time Christina draws from her commenters on her blog posts & blesses them with this amazingly generous gift. Actually this time she chose 2 of us to win. I feel so very blessed!!! Thank you so much, Christina!!!!!!!!!!!

And that's not all.....here's another blessing I got this week...........

My "sister from another mister" Charlene aka scrappygma gave me this special award. She has become more than a friend in the several years I've known her. She truly has become my SISTER. We are kindred spirits & I'm so very thankful for her love & friendship. She has encouraged me in sooooo many ways........including crafting on my dining room table instead of my bed. LOL (I lost my craft room when we moved here over 3 years ago to help our daughter & her girls.) Anywho........that encouragement has opened up a whole new world to me as I can craft more now & I am so very blessed to have a hubby who really doesn't mind the crafting mess or me turning my dining room into my craft room.....LOL.

Charlene so very generously gave me this beautiful "Love Blog" award. I feel so very blessed!!! Thank you, Sis!!!!!!
This is what this award is all about..
You have been Tagged want to participate? Then create a post where you post the LOVE BLOG image.

You should also blog the persons link that gave you the award and inform her/him that you accept the award. You can then choose 3 - 5 favorite blogs which you also link into your post, then each blogger will inform you that they have been tagged. The aim of this action is that we bring unknown, good blogs to light, so I would ask you not to blog fellow bloggers that already have 3,000 followers. As always, the hardest part is to pick who to pass this on to, there are so many bloggers I could give it to, so ... the blogs I have chosen are .....

But.....I'm not going to follow the rules.....GASP.....I'm such a rebel.....LOL.....hey.....my blog.....my rules.....hahahaha......

I want to pass this award onto my Followers. If you have less than 3,000 Followers on your blog then you can grab this award for your blog. If you're not already one of my amazing Followers......then you can become a Follower & then grab the award. Easy peasy!

I feel so very blessed to follow so many amazing blogs & it's just tooooooo doggone difficult to narrow it down to only 3 or even 5.

Okay....back to bed for me. LOL Hope this flu goes away & stays away! Then I will not only feel so very blessed.....I'll feel so very good! LOL

Huggies & Blessings ~♥♥♥~

Angie's amazing candy!

The oh so talented Angie Hunt is offering some amazing candy on her blog here. If you've never visited her amazing blog.....well.......you're just missing out on her amazing creations all done with Distress Inks. She is now offering Distress Ink classes at Suzanne Dean's CMC Classroom.

A lucky winner will receive a free Distress Ink class taught by the talented Angie Hunt. What could be better than being taught by an expert!

So rush on over to Angie's Scrap Girl blog. You won't be sorry you did.

Huggies & Blessings ~♥♥♥~

Craft Us Crazy Challenge starts today & my DT card...

I am soooo excited to tell you about our brand new bi-weekly Challenge blog CRAFT US CRAZY that starts TODAY. YAY! I am so very honored to be on the Design Team. YAY again! Each challenge will give you two whole weeks to complete your project that fits the theme. Our first challenge theme is ANYTHING GOES.....easy peasy! Our sponsor is Digital Delights. The winner of this challenge will receive their choice of 3 Digital Stamps. How cool is that!

Digital Delights is a magical place filled with little digi creations from all walks of life. They have a wide range of digital stamps which are delivered straight to your email 24/7! In addition they also have a growing range of "Delightful Piecings" which are paper pieced files designed to be used with your cutting machines or for hand cutting. Fancy a new blog makeover, header or new watermark, then stop by their sister site Delightful Custom blogs.

Digital Delights so generously gave me this darling little 'Ducky Dilly & Ladybug' digi to play with. Don't you just love his cute little Ladybug Valentine. They were so much fun to color with my Copic markers. I had never colored a duck or grass before.....not since Kindergarten with my crayons anyway.....LOL....so it was a bit of a challenge for me at first.....but once I started.....Ducky Dilly's personality just came to life. LOL (btw...the Copics I used are listed at the bottom of this post.)


The sentiment on my card is from Create with TLC's cute little set "Love you like a duck loves water". Isn't that just the perfect little saying for this card. Paulette has a lot of cute Valentine images & sentiments for your Valentine cards.


Our new Challenge blog will also have Monthly Sponsors. At the end of each month all of our Top 3's (chosen from each challenge) will go into a drawing to win a special prize from our Monthly Sponsors. This month our Sponsors are The Cutting Cafe and Stamps Alive.

The Cutting Cafe's prize package is Three stamp sets of their choice.

Stamps Alive!'s prize package will be a Spellbinders Nestabilities set.

Card recipe:
Copics: Y00, Y11, Y13, YR20, YR21, YR24, R20, R21, R22, R24, W00, W3, W5, W7, G20, G21, G24
DP: NitWits
Classic Scalloped Heart Nesties
Stardust Stickles
Ribbon from Michael's Valentine section
Heart bling & flower from my stash

I hope you'll join us in the challenges & have some FUN! And have a chance to win some pretty cool prizes too! Can't wait to see your amazing creations!!!

I thought I would join in some challenges myself (LOL):
Paper Sundaes: Valentine
Bunny Zoe's Crafts: Love is in the air
Prairie Fairy Fridays: #45 For a sweetheart
Wild Orchid Challenge 16: Love Is
Sundays with Crissy: It's all about Love

Huggies & Blessings ~♥♥♥~

Jam Tilda loves her Valentine friend

"Jam Tilda" is looking for her Valentine. Won't you be her friend? LOL This cutie can be found at Diana's Magnolia-licious shop. I love the versatility of so many Magnolia Tilda stamps. I used my handy dandy trusty Copics to color her (colors below).

The sentiment I used is just darling. You can find it at Create with TLC along with oodles of other lovely sentiments for your cardmaking or scrapbooking. Also be sure to check out Paulette's wonderful blog HERE. It is full of FABulous free graphic images.

Here's the card recipe:

Copics: E0000, E000, E00, E21, E30, E34, E35, R0000, R02, R11, R20, R81, R83, R85, G20, G21, YR20 & YR21.
DP: My Mind's Eye "Lost & Found"
Fringe Trim & Bow Garland w/diamonds trim: JoAnn's Crafts
Prima Flowers
Gartner Rhinestone Hearts: Michael's
Recollections Rhinestone Swirl & Amber Dots: Michael's
Calendar: Freebie from Crafty Secrets
Lacey Circle & regular Circle Nesties
Star Dust Stickles

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

Papertake Weekly Challenge: This Sketch

Paper Sundaes: Distressing to "de-stress" your life
Really Reasonable Ribbons: Heart theme
Magnolia-licious Highlites: Calendar
Wild Orchid Crafts: Sentimental
Die Cut Dreams: Use a digi & a rubber stamp
A Spoonful of Sugar: Valentine

As always.........thanks so much for looking & for taking the time to leave a comment. It means so much to hear your thoughts on my cards.

Huggies & Blessings ~♥♥♥~

There's a new little girl in town!

Ssssshhhhhhh.......mum's the word! LOL I just finished this birthday card using a new little girl image (gasp......don't tell Tilda....LOL) from All That Scraps by CC Designs called Swiss Pixie 'Sweetheart Birgitta'. Isn't she adorable!

I wanted to make a special card for one of my very bestest friends........cuz we've been friends for forever & a day (over 20 years). Her birthday was last week but we're celebrating it on Monday with a day of antique shopping (can't wait) & a yummy lunch on me (oh, not literally on me.....at least I hope I won't be wearing it.......LOL).

I love this Birthday sentiment that I got from Paulette at Create with TLC. You can find this cute Birthday greeting in the "Linear Sentiment" set that also includes Get Well, Celebrate, Thank You, Congratulations & Retirement in her store HERE. Something for every occasion.

I used my wonderful Copics to color Birgitta: E000, E00, E30, E34, E35, E41, E42, E43, R0000, R00, R11, R20, R21, W3. Do her shoes look like they're "suede"? I did this by dabbing them lightly with E41,E42 & E43.

On a side note: I think the hardest part for me is using a "light" touch when I color with my Copics.....as Suzanne Dean so wisely suggests. If you want to learn how to color with your Copics.....sign up for one of her many, many classes HERE. If you've never been to her amazing blog......then run.....don't walk to Scrap Bitz. You'll fall in love with her (she's soooo sweet) & her amazing cards.

Anywho..........back to my card recipe.........

The beautiful DP is from a DCWV matstack that I just fell in love with at JoAnn's called The Mariposa. It is gorgeous. The picture really doesn't do it justice.

I used my Martha Stewart butterfly punch as well as my EK Success Lattice punch. Prima & Wild Orchid Crafts flowers were used along with my trusty......wouldn't be complete without it.........Stardust Stickles to give her some bling, bling. Cuz don'tcha know......every girl loves some bling. LOL

I completed my card with some beautiful black & rhinestone....uh I mean....diamond strands I found at JoAnn's.

Challenges I'm entering:
The Pixie Cottage: Using Your Favorite Coloring Method (my Copics, of course)
Cute Card Thursday: Monochrome
Prairie Fairy Fridays: Happy Birthday
Stampavie and more: #124 Glitter
Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Saturdays: Anything Goes

As always.........thank you so much for looking & for your oh so sweet comments that just make my day. And sometimes make me blush. LOL

Huggies & Blessings ~♥♥♥~

Tilda has a hug for you

Waiting Tilda has "a Little HUG coming your way". She almost looks like she's hugging herself (or maybe she's just cold.....LOL). The sentiment is from the "Go Forth & Encourage" set which can be found at Paulette's Create with TLC store. Who doesn't need a Little Hug now & then..........or every day for that matter! The card was my DT contribution for the Create with TLC blog. Paulette so generously shares amazing vintage graphics along with her beautiful sentiments.

You can shop for Waiting Tilda at Magnolia-licious. I don't see her in stock right now but just let Diana know & I'm sure she can find her for you.

DP used for my card were from 2 mat stacks (I just love those for cardmaking): DCWV "Once Upon a Time" and "The Luxury Stack". Tilda was colored with Copics C0, C1, C3, C5, E000, E00, E21, E31, E34, E37, R20, B0000, B000 & B00.

I used my Nestabilities Circles, Scallops & Large Labels (love my Nesties). Wild Orchid flowers adorn the bow from my Michael's ribbon stash. The bling & snowflakes are also from Michael's. I used Stardust & Platinum Stickles for some additional bling.

Challenges:
Totally Tilda Challenge Blog: Ribbon & Roses
Stamp Something: Glitter
Just Magnolia & hAnglar & sTanglar: Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly Challenge: Anything Goes

Thanks so much for looking & as always...........your comments mean the world to me. This card is going to my dear friend Myrna.

Huggies & Blessings ~♥♥♥~

New DT position for me!!!!

Yippee Skippee! I've been selected to be on the Design Team for the brand spankin' new Craft Us Crazy Challenge blog! WooHoo! 2011 is starting off with a bang & I am soooooo very excited! You will notice the new badge on the right sidebar where you can find all of the amazingly talented designers I will have the honor of working alongside. Please be sure to visit their blogs often. You will find tons of inspiration & amazing creativity.

Thanks so much for joining in my excitement! I look forward to sharing ideas & projects with you. Our first challenge will begin in February. I'll let you know when it's time to join in the fun!

Huggies & Blessings ~♥♥♥~

Happy New Year!!!

Happy New Year to my wonderful blogging friends! I have made so many friendship over the few years I've had my blog.........it's been a true blessing to my life. Thank you to all who follow me & those who just pop in to say HI from time to time. You all mean the world to me.

I pray that 2011 brings you much joy & happiness!!!!!

Huggies & Blessings ~♥♥♥~