A baby + an announcement!!

No, I am NOT announcing that I am having a baby!!  I am making an announcement and I made a baby card to go along with it!  :)

Take a look...

I am excited to be joining a very talented group of ladies and to be a part of the design team for Daydream Designs!!  Diane's store just opened on Friday and she has some wonderful digital stamps, digital papers, and great tutorials!! 

Check out Diane's blog, too.  She has some freebies!  You can find Daydream Designs on Facebook, too.

Her digis are very cute!!  I made my first creation and want to share it with you!

My printer made them lighter than they should have been, so I added a little more color with my Copic RV95

I used the Bitty Baby Girl Vintage Combo (Color) set.  Isn't this set adorable?? And the sentiment is from Bitty Baby Sentiments.

All my paper was from my scrap box, I used D'vine Swirls and Swiss Dots embossing folders, Tea Dye Distress Ink, EK Success ribbon, popdots, button brad, and adhesive pearls.

Challenges...
Mojo Monday 254 -sketch(I turned it)

Card Crafter's Circle challenge #35 - "Oh, Baby!"
Paper Pretties Monday Challenge PPMC52 - anything goes

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to go check out Daydream Designs!!

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!!!

Another baby card...

My 4th post of the day!!  Two posts are my DD's creations!!

Several babies are on the way for friends and I realized I have mostly pink and girly cards, so it was time for some blue creating!

Isn't it funny how ants, bugs, and all the things we hate IRL are so cute on cards and LO's???   I really, really HATE ants in my house, but these guys are adorable!!

Challenges...
Doodle Pantry DPDC26 - use featured set- Crescent Moon Ants *until Aug 15, you can download this set FREE!!!
Simon Says Stamp Challenge - "Let's Play Bingo"  I chose the ribbon, die cuts, button row

~DP I've had forever from who knows where
~Crescent Moon Ants from Doodle Pantry
~Nestabilities Large and Small Labels
~Buttons and ribbon from my stash

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Just hanging out...

That's what I feel like I've been doing this week!  With half of my kids away, I've had a lot more time on my hands, but that's all good!!!  I've had much more than normal time in my craft room!!!  My DD created with me this morning, then left me for the Wii! :/  So I kept on going and here is my latest creation...  I've got one more that I hope to post today, too.

I've had this digi printed for awhile, found it today, and used it finally!

Challenges...
Shopping Our Stash Challenge 63 - Monochromatic
Freshly Made Sketches #47 - sketch (Oops! I just realized mine may be "unclean" with the inking!)

"Recipe":
~Clear Dollar Frisky Kitty digi image and sentiment
~Basic Grey "Recess" DP
~Nestabilites Large and Small Labels

Thanks for dropping by!!!!

DD's second card

Here is Brenna's second card of the day.  These challenges will let them enter more than one creation, so this will be a second entrance in these challenges...

Simon Says Stamp Children's Holiday Challenge - anything goes
Little Hands Challenge #17 - summer

And her dad and brother were even fishing while she made it!!

~Echo Park 'splash' DP
~boy from ACY cut at 3 1/2"
~ribbon from J's
~Darice "memories" charm

close up of charm

Thanks for stopping by!!!

A creation of my daughter!!

My youngest daughter, Brenna, likes to craft.  Sometimes, she will take over the craft room and have a blast cutting with my Cricut.   BTW, the name is Brenna, not Brenda, not Breanne, not Brianna, or any other variation... it is Brenna!!  Can you tell that most people can't (or don't) read and totally mess up her name at the doctor's office, etc.??  Thanks for letting me vent! :)

OK, I'm calm now.  I found a couple of challenges for kids.  This morning, my husband took our son fishing, the older 2 girls are at camp, so she came and played in my craft room.  I asked a few questions about what she wanted to get her going, but she picked out everything and made 2 cards and did everything herself.  So I'll have another post after this one.

The challenge over at Little Hands Challenge #17 is summer and as soon as I told her, she said, "Ice cream!"   We eat a LOT of ice cream in the summer!!
Simon Says Stamp Challenge has a Children's Summer Holiday Challenge and she'll enter that, too.

 

~boy from A Child's Year cut at 3 1/2"

~Studio G sentiment

~DCWV Summer Stack DP

~Circles and Dots CB folder

~Ribbon Boutique ribbon

Brenna says, "Thanks for stopping by!!"

A very exciting Tuesday Morning Sketch!!

Why is this one more exciting than the rest of the wonderful Tuesday Morning Sketches???  Because this week, we are using MY sketch!!   Yep!  Sketch #158 is a creation of little ol' me!!  Be sure to head over to check out the rest of the DT and their creations and then play along with us!!

This week is a judged challenge, too!  The twist (must do in order to be considered for the prize) is to make it a birthday card/project. Our sponsor this week is Digi Doodle Shop!

I'm also entering this is these challenges...
The Stamp Man Challenge - Anything Goes - Celebrations
Wags 'n Whiskers Challenge 85 - Birthdays
Joyful Stamper's Inspire Me Fridays 70 - Anything Goes

Since it is my sketch, it should be easy, right??  I put flowers in the sketch and intended to use them.  Then I thought maybe this card could be for a man, so decided on buttons.  Then thought the papers are really too 'girly' for a guy, so back to the flowers.  Here are pics of both versions because I tried before I adhered...  (I still have not attached either so let me know which one you like best, ok?)

Flowers?

....Or buttons?

~Fancy Pants "it's the little things" DP
~frame designed and cut with MTC
~Digi Doodle Special Delivery image
~Inkadinkado sentiment
~Swiss Dots embossing folder
~buttons and/or flowers from my stash :)
~Copic and Prismacolor markers (as you can see, I'm still learning!!)

Thanks for stopping by!!  Come over to Tuesday Morning Sketches and play along!!!

Hey Diddle, Diddle!! -baby card

My baby is 10 now, so we don't sing many nursery rhyme songs at our house anymore!  But there are still babies being born, so I can still sing a little. :)  Hey diddle, diddle was always been my favorite!!  Are you singing it now, too???  :-)

Challenges...
Stampin' Sisters in Christ challenge 151 - baby or only pastels
The Sweet Stop: SSS170 - sketch

~Making Memories "pitter, patter" DP
~Clear Dollar Hey, diddle diddle! stamps
~Oval and Scalloped Nestabilities
~Ribbon Boutique ribbon
~Copic and MS markers

Thanks for dropping by!!!

Thank you easel card

Do you ever have great plans to get a lot of crafting done and then accomplish none of it??  That was my last week and weekend!!  But this week, 2 of my 4 kids are away at camp so maybe I'll have more time... or maybe the other 2 will take more of my time!   And that's ok because they are all growing up too quickly, so I'm enjoying time with them!

Here is my scalloped oval easel thank you card...

 

I'm submitting this to several challenges...

Word Art Wednesday challenge 39 - use provided word art or other encouraging sentiment

Clearly inspired Challenge #57 - "Things with wings"

Krafty Girls challenge 13 - shaped card

Card Crafter's Circle challenge 34 - shaped card

Paper Pretties Monday Challenge PPMC51 - use scallops

Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge PWC217 - thank you card

~MME "fine & dandy" DP

~Nestabilities large and small ovals and scalloped ovals

~Butterfly from Inqu Boutique Monarch set

~Verse sentiment from Clear Dollar Pretty Little Scripture set

~Thank U stamp from Fiskars

~Memento Rich Cocoa ink

~punches, ribbon, and adhesive pearls from stash

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Tuesday Morning Sketch #157

Time for another Tuesday Morning Sketches challenge!!!

Here's our wonderful sketch by Melissa...

This week our sponsor is Clear Dollar Stamps!  They have wonderful clear stamps and digis!!

Here is my card...  I love the many Scripture and encouraging stamps that Clear Dollar has!!
And I turned the sketch! :)

~Clear Dollar Morning Devotions digi stamp and sentiment -I printed the Bible twice, cut it, and popped it up for dimension
~Paper Studio "Faith" dsp
~Nestabilities Small Labels
~Cuttlebug Perfect Paisley embossing folder
~Tim Holtz "Walnut Stain" distress ink
~ribbon and pearls from stash

I'm also entering this in Word Art Wednesdays challenge #38 - NEVER give up!  (I did not use the word art from this week but I am saving it and will use soon for a card for a friend who really needs those words of encouragement!!)

Thanks for stopping by!!  Come over to Tuesday Morning Sketches and play along!!

Best Wishes Today and Always - wedding card

Summer... the season of weddings!  Though I have not been to any this year and no one I know is getting married this summer, a card like this is handy to have on hand!   And now that I've made it, maybe I'll be invited to a wedding!  :)

My Cricut has been getting a LOT of use cutting vinyl lately, but it's been awhile since I've cut for a card, so it was time for some Cricut challenges!

Challenges...
Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Me Monday #121 - Wedding Bliss
Bitten by the Bug 2 - Fashion (Isn't a wedding gown one of the most important fashions we choose??)
Cardz TV Stamps DT Challenge #12 - anything goes
Cardz TV Cricut Cardz Challenge #112 - "Tag! You're It!"

~MS dsp, Slice Shimmer Pearl Vine for the dress, Canson Effects gold and pink paper
~Bride from Sweethearts cut at 4 3/4"
~Fiskars sentiment
~Fiskars punches
~Nestabilities Labels Four
~D'vine Swirls embossing folder
~Adhesive pearls and bling (see the rock on her finger??!!??)
~ribbon from my stash

Thanks for dropping by!!!

CAS thank you

Here is a CAS card that seemed to take me a long time to make!!   Just a lot of 'few minutes' here and there all put together until I got it all put together!!

Challenges...
Clean & Simple 199 - sketch (I turned it)
CAS-ual Fridays: CFC62 - black card base
Stampin' Sisters in Christ #149 - clean and simple
Dynamic Duos #12 - Black and Poppy Parade w/ dessert option of punches

~Recollections cardstock
~1 1/4" circle punch for the Dahlia flowers
~Spellbinders Doodle Parts
~Studio G stamp heat embossed with Stampendous white embossing powder
~ribbon from my stash

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Mojo birthday card

Wow!  My third (and final!) post of the day!  Yes, a lot of time in the craft room!  No, no cleaning or laundry done!  But I do have dinner in the crock pot! :)

Challenges...
Mojo Monday 250 - sketch
Card Crafter's Circle #32 - children
   *they are sponsored this week by Dearie Dolls.  The blog has soooo many free digis!

 

 ~fancy pants "It's the Little Things" dsp

~"Happy Birthday to Me" colored digi from Dearie Doll

~SU sentiment from "Cute by the Inch" set

~Nestabilities Petite Scalloped Oval and Petite Ovals

~ribbon from my stash

~Flora Doodle

Thanks for dropping by and have a great weekend!!

My first cascading card!!!

And it's my second post of the day!  I haven't done that in awhile!

Last weekend, Mynette visited my blog and mentioned her challenge blogs... 52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown and Technique Tuesday.  I checked them out!  They are cool!  52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown is obviously a weekly Christmas card challenge!  Technique Tuesday in monthly and this month's challenge is a cascading card.  Very cool!!!!!

Challenges...
Technique Tuesday Cascading Card Challenge - make a cascading card (she gives a WONDERFUL tutorial!!)
Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge PWC215 - "Bling it on!" *if you use Paper Pretties stamps you get a bonus chance to win!!  I did!! :) :) :)
Krafty Girls #12 - 3D project (this may be just a card, but I think it is 3D!)

Here is my cascading card!  I am loving this type of card!!

~g.c.d Studios dsp
~Paper Pretties Simply Special clear stamp set
~Copics and Prismacolor markers
~Nesties Labels Four, Petite Scalloped Oval, Petite Oval
~Spellbinders Doodle Parts
~Flora Doodles

Thanks for stopping in!!

You're Dino-mite!!!

This month, the Doodle Pantry blog has changed things up a bit... there are 2 chances in their challenge!!  Until the 15th, they had their featured digi available for download.  {I got it, but just played with it today!}   The challenge is going until the 24th with 2 chances... one linky for using the featured digi and one linky for using any DP image!  I made a card using the French horn set and played it earlier, and today I made a card with the Tiny Triceratops.  This is the cutest dinosaur!!!

Challenges...
Doodle Pantry Challenge #25 - using featured Triceratops image
The Sweet Stop: SSS167 - sketch

~Doodle Pantry Tiny Triceratops image and sentiment
~DCWV Blossoms and Butterflies dsp
~Cuttlebug Swiss Dots and Paper Studio scalloped circle embossing folders
~Nestie ovals and labels

Thanks for dropping by!!!

Another Christmas in July card

This has been a busy week!  Today is my first time in my craft room!!  I was having withdrawal!! :)

Here's a quick Christmas card for a few challenges...
Merry Monday with a twist - follow any previous sketch
Cards for men Challenge 15 - Christmas in July
52 {Christmas} Cardd Throwdown Color Challenge #7 - black, white, splash blue
Stampin Sisters in Christ #148 - sparkle
Paper Pretties Monday Challenge PPMC48 - embossing (glitter)

The color is a off but you can see the sparkle in this pic.

~Bazzill cardstock
~Clear Dollar sentiment
~Sizzix Snowflakes embossing folder
~Versamark and Stampendous Kaleidosope embossing powder
~K&Co ornament stickers

Thanks for dropping by!!!  Keep cool!!

Tuesday Morning Sketches #155

Happy Tuesday!!  Time for another Tuesday Morning Sketches challenge!  Head over there check out all the wonderful creations by the DT!  Then make your project and play along with us!!  This week's sponsor is Cupcake Cards & Crafts.   They have really cute digi papers!!

This fun sketch is by Melissa. 

I started out thinking this could be for about any celebration, but then I changed the top element a couple of times and finally ended up with a cupcake, so I'm thinking it needs to be a birthday card.    I used some paper from Cupcake Cards & Crafts Turkish Delight collection...

~digi paper
~Fiskars Threading Water border punch
~stamp: Scrappy Cat sentiment
~ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Stampology Autumn Leaves
~sticker from ???

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Christmas in July again

It is kind of funny that many challenges right now are either "Christmas in July" or "summer vacation"!  Can't get much more opposite than that!!   I'm currently in Christmas mode.

Challenges...
Merry Monday with a twist - use any past sketch and make up to 4 cards this month
jingle belles JB:12:15 - red OR green
Card Crafter's Circle #31 - Christmas in July
Stampin' Sisters in Christ #147 - plan: (at least) 1 circle or oval element, (at least) 2 different papers, and (at least) 1 embellishment

Here's the sketch I used...

 ~Paper Studio dp's
~Perfect Paisley and Swiss Dots embossing folders
~Casa Collection ribbon
~K&Co sticker
~circle and scalloped punches
~sentiment stamp from ???

Thanks for stopping by!! 

Happy Birthday w/pop-up balloon

While perusing one of the many wonderful craft blogs I follow, I found a cute, cute, cute idea at Clearly iStamp.  It is called Honeycomb Pop Ups and Lisa gives a great tutorial.  I was already planning to make a birthday card and thought this would be a fun addition to it!  I tend to make more pretty and girly birthday cards, so am trying to make some that are more masculine or at least generic.  This would work for a boy, I think.

Challenges...
Cards for men challenge 14 - Happy Birthday
Freshly Made Sketches #43 - sketch
Meljens Designs Challenge #118 - Happy Birthday (must use Meljens image)
Celebrate the Occasion #70 - Happy Birthday

Here is a close-up of the balloon... Click HERE to go to the tutorial.

~Kraft and Bazzill cardstock
~Meljens Happy Birthday digi
~MM number tape
~Distressed Stripes embossing folder
~Copic and Prismacolor markers

Thanks for stopping by!!

A dash of this and that!

A post just like my blog title! :)  Got a few things to show you...

First, here is a card for a couple of challenges...
Clean & Simple 197 - sketch
CAS-ual Fridays: CFC60 - use text

Here is another card (no challenges) that I made to try this technique that I saw on Pinterest...

Cut butterflies in the top layer, embossed it,  pop dotted it

Here are a couple of embroidered blankets for grad gifts that should have been done last month!  (I am slow!!!)

Thanks for stopping by!!!