Ice cream, ice cream, and more ice cream!!

Do you love ice cream?  We do at our house!!  Even in the middle of winter we will eat ice cream.

There is lots and lots of good ice cream out there, but I have to tell you that the very best ice cream in the entire world is Stewart's Death By Chocolate!!  Oh my!!!!!   Just take a look at the description...  dark chocolate ice cream with chocolate covered almonds, chocolate flakes, and chocolate truffles!!!  (Stewart's ice cream is so creamy and delicious!  If you are ever in the capital region of NY, you need to try some!!  You will thank me!)

Now that you're drooling, here are the details of my card... ;)
FTHS "Ice Cream Lineup" image is colored with my Spectrum Noir markers and cut out with Spellbinders Radiant Rectangles.   My DP is a scrap and embossed with Cuttlebug Spots and Dots.  My AC ribbon is tied with hemp twine and a button from my stash.

Challenges...
FTHS Free Stamp of the Month June - must use Ice Cream Lineup
Alphabet Challenge - H is for hand coloured image
Chocolate, Coffee, and Cards #111 (2nd entry) - use a die cut
Crafting With Friends #23 - anything goes
Polkadoodles #24 - use a die cut

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!  I'm off to find some ice cream!!! :)

Happy (embossed) Birthday

I've got a birthday card to share today.  This was fun to make!  It has all my favorites... embossing, dies, and inking!

**Be sure to stop over to Inspiration Destination for this week's challenge... the sponsor is Doodle Pantry!! :)  You could win and choose this fun image for your next b'day card. ;)

This image is Birthday Birdie Color Plus from Doodle Pantry.  It is cut out with Spellbinders Circles and Petite Scalloped Circles.  All of the DP is from my scrap box.  The main panel is embossed with Cuttlebug Birthday Wishes EF and inked with TH walnut stain distress ink.  The pink piece was punched with a MS border punch and wrapped with some hemp twine.  The sentiment is from Spellbinders Die D-Lites Sentiments 8 Etched Dies.   It's all pretty basic, but I was pleased with the end result. :)

Challenges...
Chocolate, Coffee & Cards #111 - use a die cut
Die Cut Divas June - anything goes (must use die cut)
Sweet Stamps June - anything goes


Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

Celebrate!

Here's my second card and post for the day with a fun birthday card that could be for either a guy or girl...

My image is Doodle Pantry's Carousel Horse 6 that is cut out with Spellbinders Celebrations Squares and framed with Spellbinders Fleur de Lis Squares.  I tied a piece of Offray ribbon and the white circles are Doodlebug Designs white Sprinkles.


Doodle Pantry is sponsoring 613 Avenue Create's challenge this week, so be sure to visit them and play along!

Challenges...
Tuesday Throwdown #291 - anything goes
Chocolate, Coffee & Cards #108 - circles and squares
CropStop Linky Party #15 - anything goes (must use products from company sold at CropStop-I used Scotch ATG, and Scotch foam mounting tape)
Seize the Birthday - anything goes

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

Chicken soup - TMS #348

Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!!   Do you like chicken soup when you're not feeling well?  I've got some for you today... figuratively, anyway. 

For my card, I used Just Rite Chicken Soup Labels Four cling stamp and colored it with my Spectrum Noir markers.  It's cut out using Spellbinders Labels Four and inked with TH tea dye.  The DP is MME Dolled Up.  I've got Michaels Celebrate It burlap ribbon, a Buttons Galore and More button, and twine from my stash.

This week our very own Patti is sponsoring with a CTMH stamp set... Balloon Animals.  Isn't this cute??!!??

Here's our sketch for the week... another one that can really be showcased in your own style!

Challenges...
Chocolate, Coffee & Cards #107 - striped and polka dots 
Alphabet Challenge - d for dots
Brown Sugar #194 - anything goes
Love To Scrap #76 - anything goes
Crafting From the Heart #108 - anything goes
Craft Your Passion #308 - anything goes
Word Art Wednesday #226-227 - anything goes/family friendly


Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to go check out the creations from the TMS DT...

Jenée
Jessi
Kris
Lee
Melissa
Patti
Wanda

We'd love to have you play along with us this week at Tuesday Morning Sketches!

Sending a hello - TMS #344

Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!!   Today, I've got a cute (IMHO) card for you...

My image is First Class Post from Di's Digis, colored with Spectrum Noir markers.  It is cut out using Spellbinders Labels Small.  The edges are inked with TH walnut stain.  The DP is Prima Epiphany, and the clear sentiment is TPC Studio.  It's hard to see in the pic, but it's stamped with Memento Rich Cocoa and heat embossed with Stampabilities Iridescent embossing powder.  It's cut out with Spellbinders Petite Ovals and Petite Scalloped Ovals.

  
Our sponsor this week is Di's Digi Stamps!  Such cute digis!!!  The prize is a $12 voucher to the store.
 

 

Here's our sketch for the week...  I printed my image a bit larger than I had intended so it kind of takes over the card front compared to that element on the sketch, but this has potential for CAS, fancy, or fun, so show us your style!

Challenges...
Chocolate, Coffee, & Cards #105 - use ribbon
Our Crafty Corner #7 - anything goes
Love To Scrap #74 - anything goes
Craft Your Passion #304 - anything goes
Crafting From the Heart #104 - anything goes


Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to go check out the creations from the TMS DT...

Jenée
Jessi
Kris
Lee
Melissa
Patti
Wanda

We'd love to have you play along with us this week at Tuesday Morning Sketches!

I'll always love you...

Gotta keep up my new "tradition"of posting late Sunday evening! LOL 
(Does anyone else have Whitney Houston's voice in their head from my title???  I didn't even listen to her, but you cannot have lived in the 90's without having heard this!)

My image is FTHS Loves Me Birdbrain colored with my Spectrum Noir markers.  It's cut with Spellbinders Pierced Squares.  My DP is Authentique Latest & Greatest.

Challenges...
Brown Sugar #186 - anything goes
Chocolate, Coffee, & Cards #103 - anything goes ((So glad to see you back!!!))
Crafting with Friends #14 - anything goes
i {heart} sketches w/ a twist #139 - sketch and/or twist (I used the sketch)

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

Happy Thanksgiving and have a good day!

Happy Thanksgiving to all my family and friends in Canada!! (Wish I were there, too!)

Wherever you are, I hope you have a good day!  Here's my card wishing you a good day today...

My card features a Dood Pantry image... Baby Sea Turtle.  The DP is some last few pages of a 7 Gypsies 6x6 pad I've had for a long time.  The border is Fiskars.

**This week, Doodle Pantry is sponsoring Craft Your Passion with a theme of Always Anything Goes, so be sure to play along over there.

Challenges I'm playing along with...
Crafting From the Heart #81 - anything goes
Stamp and Create October Challenge - brown or Kraft
613 Avenue Create #145 - anything goes and/or optional use free sentiments (I went AG)
Chocolate, Coffee, & Cards #101 - animals (is a sea turtle technically an animal? I hope so!)


Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

True love

Today, I've got an anniversary card to show you.  I did not post it back then, but I gave this to my wonderful husband on our 27th anniversary last month.  I'm so thankful for the wonderful Godly man the Lord brought to me!  We've grown together through the years and I love him now more than ever!!

Here's the card...

My sentiment is from Sweet 'n Sassy... Love Sentiments.   The dies I used are Spellbinders Radiant Rectangles. I distressed the main panel with my Ditrezz It All. I LOVE that little machine!!!!  I also love double bows.  [Go HERE on YouTube to see a great tutorial on making a double bow.]

And isn't he cute???  ♥♥

Challenges...
Chocolate, Coffee & Cards #100 - celebration (2nd entry)
Crafty Girls Creations #5 - anything goes
Crafting with Friends #7 - anything goes
Word Art Wednesday #202 - anything goes/family friendly

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a blessed day!!!

 

Birthday cake! - TMS #319

Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!!  Is today your birthday or tomorrow or next week or next month?  If so, I hope you get a cake like this one!!  3 beautiful layers!  At our house, most of my family prefers cheesecake or cinnamon rolls or S'mores Bars as their "birthday cake" so I don't make cake often.  The cake on my card looks very yummy!  {Though I have to admit that while I love cats, I would not eat a cake if I found my cat sitting on it!!}

My DP is MME "Paris & Co" and embossed with CB Swiss Dots and a Darice border.  The baker's twine is AC and the button is Buttons Galore & More.  My image, that I colored with my Spectrum Noir markers, is Birthday Suprise from Sami Stamps, our sponsor for this week's challenge.

Here's our sketch for this week...

[As you can see from my card, you can use any shapes just as long as we can recognize the sketch in your project.]

Challenges...
Chocolate, Coffee, n Cards #100 - celebration
Seize the Birthday - anything goes
Crafting From the Heart #78 - anything goes
Craft Your Passion #280 - anything goes
Tuesday Throwdown #263 - Colour challenge

 


Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to go check out the creations from the TMS DT...

Jenee
Jessi
Kris
Melissa
Nina

We'd love to have you play along with us this week at Tuesday Morning Sketches!

A purr-fect friend

It's Friday!!  Yay!  Actually, do you ever wonder why we wish our lives away by always wanting the weekend to arrive or our vacation to come or Christmas or birthday or whatever it is that we look forward to?   I do that often, then I realize that "This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it."  I will be thankful for my today that the Lord has given me!

I've got a cute kitty card for you.  I love cats and we have 3 of them, but one of them is being a real pain!  However, this kitty will cause me no trouble at all!!

My DP is from the last few pages of a MME "All Dolled Up" 6x6 pack.  The edges are inked with TH tea dye distress ink.  The flowers are Recollections and the ribbon is from my remnant box.  My image and sentiment come from Kitty Bouquet COLOR Plus from Doodle Pantry.

Challenges...
Chocolate, Coffee, & Cards #98 - use a sentiment
Really Reasonable Ribbon  #124 - autumn colors + ribbon or trim
Sister Act #120 - anything goes *so sad this is the last challenge!

Thanks for stopping by and have a purr-fect day!!

Need a hug?

Do you need a hug?  I know I often do!!  Sometimes just a hug helps so much more than any words could.  So... I've got a hug for you today...

Since everyone can use a hug now and then, I printed several of this image and will be making more cards just like this one.  My image, sentiment, and digi paper are all from Big Bear Hug from Doodle Pantry.  

Challenges...
Word Art Wednesday #196 - anything goes/family friendly
Chocolate, Coffee, and Cards #97 - Frame It (my frame is inked on)
Sister Act #119 - anything goes
Crafting-With-Friends #4 - anything goes

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!  

Cotton candy!! :)

I've got a "sweet" kid's card for you today.  It's got cotton candy on it!  {I love cotton candy even though I'm not a kid!!  My kids buy it for me at Christmas. :)}  It does seem that there are fewer and fewer places to find it fresh which is very sad!   I know it's pure sugar, but it's soooooo yummy! 

So here's my cotton candy card...

My image and digi paper are from Doodle Pantry's Cotton Candy Ants.  The sentiment is cut using Spellbinders Ribbon Banners and the image is cut with Petite Ovals.  The are both inked with TH faded jeans distress ink.  A few buttons and some AC ribbon are all my simple embellishments.

Challenges...
Chocolate, Coffee, and Cards #86 - for a child
Crafting From the Heart #50 - anything goes
Fab 'n Funky #250 - focus on the image
Sister Act #97 - anything goes plus blog hop
Through the Craft Room Door Mar 10-16 - anything goes

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

Kitty hugs & kisses

Happy Friday to you!  I've got a cute little kitty to show you tonight.  I actually have 3 cute kitties here at my house that I could show you, but they don't sit still long enough for many pictures.  One of them is losing his cuteness quickly in my mind... he's been marking his territory!  (And, yes, he is neutered!) Needless to say, he's been confined to a certain area until we can figure out what to do and how to stop him.  :/ 

My image is  "Kitten Heart" from Sami Stamps colored with my Spectrum Noir markers.  The DP is Prima "Romance Novel."  The border is Fiskars.  The sentiment is Doodle Pantry.    The image is cut using Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics A and the sentiment is cut using Spellbinders Standard Circles Sm and Lg.   The button brads are from The Paper Studio.   

I used the current Tuesday Morning Sketches sketch.  Just a reminder that you have until Sunday at 8PM to come and play along!!

Challenges...
Chocolate, Coffee & Cards #84 - Love in is the air
Clear It Out - theme: anything goes + stash: anything goes (my brads are old!!)
Dies R Us #19 - hearts (used Spellbinders Nesties listed above)
Sister Act #92 - anything goes
{PIN}spirational Challenge #133 - photo inspiration

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a blessed weekend!!

Celebrate today!

Today we are celebrating!  This is my oldest daughter's 18th birthday!!  (We actually started celebrating yesterday since my parents and sister were visiting but had to head home today.)   So I have a birthday card to show you.  It's not her card (I'll show you that later), but it is a birthday card. ;)

My image is Cupcake Ants from Doodle Pantry.

Challenges...
613 Avenue Create #81 - anything goes w/ optional "party time"
Through the Craft Room Door July 22-29 - anything goes
Seize the Birthday - String or twine or anything goes (I did AG)
Chocolate, Coffee, and Cards #70 - polka dots
Sister Act Challenge #67 - anything goes

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

Big Blossom - TMS #246

Happy Tuesday to you!!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!!  It is finally beginning to look like spring around here, so I've got a flowery Mother's Day wish to show you!

I kept my card pretty clean and simple.  I started with a Kraft base, stamped my Stampendous sentiment in Memento Rich Cocoa, added 3 strips of washi tape,  and the flower.  This was cut in the 3 smallest sizes then crumpled.  I inked the edges with TH walnut stain.   The blossom is Spellbinders Blossom Five (available at Dies R Us)......

Dies R Us just happens to be our sponsor for this week!  :)  I wish I could win!!!  I love my dies almost as much as my many (I don't dare count!) wonderful embossing folders!

Jessi created our fun sketch for this week...

Challenges...
Pile It On #16 - No DP or make your own (my banners are washi tape)
Chocolate, Coffee, & Cards #63 - spring
April 14 Digi Sketch Challenge - sketch and/or Floral challenge
Crafty Cardmakers and more #114 - handmade flowers
613 Avenue Create #68 - anything goes w/ optional candy treats (mine is anything goes)


Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to go check out the creations from the rest of our DT...

Angela

Bonnie  

Jenee

Jessi
Kris

Melissa

We'd love to have you come and play along with us this week at Tuesday Morning Sketches!!

Snowman thank you

Today was a sad day!   It was warm and sunny and much of our snow melted!  *moment of silence* 

I spent very little time crafting lately, but did get some Christmas thank you cards made.  I need a few more and am hoping that this week things get back to 'normal'!   Ha!

Though a little bit crazy, this week was great!  We ate lots and lots of bad-for-us food (more on that below) and got to go skiing on Friday.  :)  

Here's one of my thank you cards...

 
 Challenges...
Card Crafter's Circle #56 - "there's no business like snow business"
Chocolate, Coffee, and Cards #29 - snowmen
CAS-ual Fridays: CF84 - thank you

Now I'll show you a beautiful pic I took while skiing... I took this pic with my phone so I think that caused the glow...

Everything was covered and so beautiful!!

 This is the road going to the ski hill...

I may have said it before, but I love snow!!!

Now remember I mentioned lots of food?  Have you ever had Jalapeno Popper Dip?  Or oven "fried" ravioli?  Or homemade "Totino's Pizza Rolls"?  Or deep-fried pickles?  Or deep-fried Oreos?????  I think I gained 5 lbs just New Year's Eve and New Year's Day!!  (We did eat some veggies, too!)

They were all delicious, but I was amazed at the deep fried Oreos!  When I first heard of them, I thought, "Gross!!!"  But they are delicious!!

Pizza rolls made with wonton wrappers

Deep fried dill pickle spears

Oven baked ravioli

DELICIOUS deep fried Oreos!!!

 Now that you are either totally grossed out or very hungry, thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!

Balloon birthday card

A short post with a quick birthday card...

Challenges...
The Sweet Stop SSS171 - sketch
The Stamping Boutique #45 - balloons (it's a TSB image, too!)
Chocolate, Coffee, and Cards #19 - emboss
Inspire Me Fridays #71 - anything goes

~fancy pants "love story" DP
~The Stamping Boutique "Balloons" digi
~AC ribbon
~There She Goes "Sentimental Birthday" clear sentiment
~Swiss Dots embossing folder
~SU Soft Sky ink

Thanks for stopping by!!!

A car for my DD's 16th birthday!!!

My second post of the day!  I've spent my time in my cool craft room instead of out in the heat today! :)

Our oldest will be 16 later this month!  (They grow too fast!!!)  She loves all things British and wants a Mini Cooper, so I'm giving her one... a paper one!! :)  All the goodies I used on this card came from a blog friend in England!  Anne-Marie sent me some wonderful items when she heard my DD loved England!  Thank you again, Anne-Marie, and I hope you like what you see!   I know my daughter will LOVE this!!!

challenges...
The Sweet Stop: SSS165 - sketch (I did not do any stamping so not sure if this counts, but when I saw the sketch, I knew it would be perfect for this card!!)
Chocolate, Coffee & Cards #16 - anything goes (cards only)

Here you can see how I popped the layers...

Thanks for stopping by!!  And if you know me, remember to keep it a surprise that she is getting a car!!!  LOL

Congrats! grad card

Want to see some beautiful flowers?  First off, I have black thumbs, so no credit goes to me because these irises were growing here at our house before we came almost 8 yrs ago, and they still bloom every year!  They are a little early this year and I'm glad because if they bloomed normally, I would miss them while we are on vacation!

Now for the card... I need grad cards for males this year, so no frills.

Challenges...
Cards for men challenge 11 - must have "congratulations" on front (I hope "congrats" counts)
Celebrate the Occasion #63 - graduation
Fantabulous Cricut #112 - "You did it!" -make grad project
Chocolate, Coffee & Cards #13 - "for the boys"

~Glitz "Hey Dude!"paper
~cap from Every Day Paper Dolls
~TPC Studio  sentiment
~twine and brad from my stash

Thanks for dropping by!!

Mother's Day card take....??

I think I've lost count of the Mother's Day cards I've made!!  :) 

This is for the challenge over at Chocolate, Coffee & Cards Challenge #12 - sketch

~Paper Studio "Faith" paper
~Flora Doodles  
~Stampendous and Studio G stamps

Thanks for stopping!!  My next post will be the last in the Mother's Day card saga.  :)