Happy Mother's Day!!

I know Mother's Day is still 2 days away, but I'm getting my wishes in early!  :)

Today at McMahon Five Designs, we are having flashback of some great images plus there are a couple of new digi papers you will LOVE!   Please go check out the DT's creations this week!!

My card is on it's way to Canada for my mother for Mother's Day.  *head bowed in shame* - it's going to be late!  I'm just trying to make her celebration last longer!!! ;-)   

I think she'll like it!  I am pleased with it.  My image is from Floral Greetings...

My digi paper is from Soft Florals...

Sooo many pretty creations to see so be sure to check them out on the M5D blog.  Then go find these goodies in the M5D store and create your own!!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!!

Time For Tea - TMS #197

Happy Tuesday to you!!

This week for Tuesday Morning Sketches #197, we are sponsored by Floppy Latte.   Please play along for your chance to win!!

This week we are using another one of my sketches...

Here is my card...

~Floppy Latte Time For Tea image
~Spectrum Noir markers
~Paper Paislee "London Market" DP
~Spellbinders Ovals and Scalloped Ovals
~Ribbon Trends organdy ribbon

BUT... I actually made 2 cards this week! 

I had this FLoppy Latte image also and knew it would be perfect with this DP!!

~Floppy Latte Just For Baby
~Spectrum Noir markers
~Paper Studio "Sweet Pea" DP
~Spellbinders Ovals and Scalloped Ovals
~button, twine, and ribbon scrap

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

Angela

Bonnie  

Dawn
Jenee

Jessi

Laura

Melissa

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

A card for my hubby!

I'm back again for the third time today!   This card is not for my husband but for him to use. 

This is another card for a Clearly iStamp challenge.  This is for challenge #1.  It's an all day challenge and this one requires a CDS image.  

I was able to make this fairly quickly as I had some of this image printed and colored already.  It has been sitting there waiting for me to get it in gear!  With this nudge from Clearly iStamp, I made a card!!

 

Supplies... 
~CDS Assemble Together digital image and sentiment
~7 Gypsies 'Venice' DP
~Spellbinders Postage Stamp

I made it flat for easy mailing.  I got this 6x6 pack a couple of weeks ago when Hobby Lobby had their paper packs for 50% off.  It's going to be wonderful for masculine cards!!!

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Mother's Day card

My second post of the day!  :)  I spent much of the afternoon in my craft room working on projects and realized I needed to check Clearly iStamp's next challenge!   Challenge #3 is "pick a holiday - any holiday" and since I need to make quite a few of these, I went with Mother's Day.  

 

The image is Jacaranda from Doodle Pantry.   I'm not a fan of purple, so it took we awhile to find paper to match the flower!   I had not printed any of the digi paper with the set. :/  This paper is g.c.d. Studios.    The sentiment came from Fancy Shoe COLOR Plus.    I used my Spellbinders to cut out the image and sentiment, used this MS border punch that I love, a scrap of ribbon, and some adhesive pearls to finish it off.

Thanks for stopping by!! 

Are you in your craft room today??

Are you crafting?  You should be!!  Did you know that  today is National Scrapbooking Day??!!??  Or maybe you are shopping finding all the deals of the day!

Clearly Digi Stamps (Clear Dollar Stamps) is having 4 challenges today on their blog... Clearly iStamp! 

This card fits challenge #2 for the day... balloons!

For this challenge, we did not have to use a CDS stamp, but my sentiment is from CDS.  It is from the Lifting You Up digi set.  I did have some of the balloons from that set printed but not colored, so I grabbed this precolored digi since it was faster. :)  This balloon is from  Love Lifts You (color) from  Imagine That! ...digis by Kris.

 Other challenges for this card...
CAS-ology week 42 - care
Word Art Wednesday #78 - anything goes
Celebrate the Occasion #110 - anything goes
Twisted Tuesday 2TC49 - free for all
Simon Says Stamp - "happy mail"  (knowing someone is praying for me would make me happy!)

Thanks for stopping by!!  Now I'm off to create some more! :)

My first M5D DT post!!

Last Friday, I shared that I'm now on the McMahon Five Designs design team!  Today is my first DT creation! 

Fridays at M5D mean either a new release or a flashback of previous releases.   This week is new release week!

My image is a new image called Puddle Jumper. 

 

Isn't this a cute image??  I love that sweet sentiment, too!

  

I colored the image with my Spectrum Noir markers, cut it out using Spellbinders Small Labels, backed it with Echo Park's "Splash" DP (appropriate, don't you think?), embossed it with Spots & Dots, used an MS border punch, and finished it off with twine and a button. 

M5D has several artists and brands of digis available and mine is from Draw Me A Daydream.

Puddle Jumper has a colored digi, outline, and 3 sentiments.  

 

If you'd like to check out all of this week's release, just go over to the McMahon Five Designs blog to see all of the new images and the DT's creations using the new releases.  

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

It's a Pear-fect day... for a Doodle Pantry Release!!

Can you believe it is MAY??!!??  This year is flying by!

Today is new release day at Doodle Pantry with some awesome new sets and some older sets have color added, so you can decide whether to color or not to color!

I used the combined digi paper, pre-colored image, and sentiment from Pearfect Worm.  I printed the image twice and cut the worm for a little more dimension.  A ribbon scrap, my black gel pen for doodling, some adhesive dots and it's all done!

This set has the outline image, 3 colored versions, 4 sentiments, 2 digi papers, and 1 combined paper. 

This fun set is FREE with purchase May 1-24!

If you come over to the Doodle Pantry Challenge Blog and play along with us this month in our challenge DPDC34, you will receive the Fruitful Star set FREE just for playing along!!

 

Thanks so much for stopping by!!   I hope you go check out the wonderful new releases for this month, visit the DT and see their creations, then come play along with us!!

Tuesday Morning Sketches #196

Time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!!!   Another fun sketch and our sponsor this week is Saturated Canary. Play along this week for a chance to win 2 digis of your choice!!
Thank you, Krista, for providing images for the DT!!

Here's our sketch for this week...

I love sketches like this because you can go CAS or dress it up as much as you'd like!!

Here's my card...  I used Up, Up, Away

All the DP is from my scrap box!  :)  I used Spectrum Noir markers to color the image, My Pink Stamper sentiment, and adhesive pearls.

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

Angela

Bonnie  

Dawn
Jenee

Jessi

Theresa

Mary - our April "best of the best" guest designer

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

Doodle Pantry flowers

When I print a digital image, I always add enough images to fill my entire 8 1/2 x 11 sheet.  That gives me some extras for quick cards using the pre-colored digis, or some images to color up as I have the time.  

I love all the flower images from Doodle Pantry!  I have several cards that I've not posted yet, so thought today would be a good day to show them to you... these are all pre-colored digis, so please don't compliment me on my coloring!! :) 

 For this one I used Tall Tulip and Bottles & Jars

 This set is Texas Dogwood

 Obviously not a flower!  This is Bluejay.  The sketch is Mojo 287, but I missed the deadline. :/

The next two both use a Calla lily from Lily Collection COLOR Plus.   I LOVE Calla lilies!!!  I think they are the most beautiful of all the flowers God created!!

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your weekend! 

Exciting news!!!

Happy Friday to you all!  It's a good day here... the sun is almost shining, the weekend is near, and I have happy news!!   ☺

Sue McMahon has asked me to join the design team over at McMahon Five Designs 

You can check our her announcement on the blog... McMahon Five Designs.

A really cool feature at M5D is the monthly freebie for breast cancer awareness!!

I'm excited to be a part of this team now!  I've worked with Kris and Kathy on Daydream Designs and am happy to be with them again and I look forward to getting to know all the other wonderful ladies!!

Thanks for stopping by!!  Please come back next Friday → I will have my first M5D creation to post!

"Hello (and a) cupcake!"

I don't usually combine posts, but I will tonight since I have a birthday card and a "hello" card to show you. 

This card was made for Imagine That... digis by Kris: Freebie Challenge #5.

I used a piece of DP from DCWV All About Boys (shhh! don't tell this little girl!), my corner rounder, Spellbinders Labels, ribbon and clip from my stash, and the digi and sentiment from Kris.

My second card is a birthday card...

My digi cupcake is from Daydream Designs (no longer in business), the DP is from DCWV "the Birthday wishes" 6x6 stack, sentiment from My Pink Stamper "Friends and Family," Spellbinders Circles and Lacy Circles, and a scrap of ribbon.  I used my glitter pen on the icing but it isn't visible in the pic.  I used the sketch from Seize the Birthday, but I missed the deadline! :/

Challenges...
Digital Tuesday Challenge #207 - birthdays

Thanks for stopping by and have a great evening!!

Verse note card

**Scroll down for my Tuesday Morning Sketches post**

A quick post tonight for you.  No chatter, just my card.

Supplies...
~DCWV Mariposa mat stack DP
~Spellbinders Ovals and Scalloped Ovals
~butterfly punch from ???
~white gel pen and Gelly Roll pen
~Word Art Wednesday digi verse

Challenges...
Word Art Wednesday #76 - anything goes w/ Scripture or inspirational quote
{PIN}spirational Challenge #54 - photo inspiration

Pile It On #16 - "Budding" color inspiration

 

Twist of Faith #34 - sketch

Thanks for stopping by and have a good night!!

Friendship - TMS #195

Happy Tuesday to you!!  I'm happy because it is time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!!  Plus, this week, we are playing with one of my sketches!!☺

Our sponsor this week is Clear Dollar Stamps... (which is transitioning to Clearly Digital Stamps)

 
Here is my sketch...

I like to make tall/long cards, but feel free to make A2 or square or whatever.  We just need to be able to recognize the sketch! :)

Now for my card...

My "recipe"
~Recollections "Charming" DP
~Clear Dollar Christian Friendship digi sentiment
~Spellbinders Ovals
~Half label cut in MTC
~Offray ribbon

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

Angela

Bonnie  

Dawn
Jenee

Jessi

Laura
Theresa

Melissa
Mary J - our 'Best of the Best' Guest Designer for April 

Please come and play along with us this week Tuesday Morning Sketches!!

Happy birthday doll

Today, I've got a Kewpie doll for you!  Now I am waaaaay too young to remember these except for seeing one at my grandmother's house or in an antique shop.   This little doll came from Christmas Morning SVG Collection from svgcuts.com

Isn't she cute??  And I used an Action Wobble, so she's fun to play with, too!

Supplies...
~Kewpie doll SVG
~DCWV Sweet Stack DP (background)
~Basic Grey  Sweet Threads DP (dress)
~Peachy Keen Everyday Character Face Assortment 
~My Pink Stamper Simply Sweet Occasions (combined) sentiment
~Spellbinders Ovals and Scalloped Ovals
~scrap ribbon

Challenges...
Peachy Keen 13-16 - anything goes
Action Wobble Wednesday #50 - birthday
My Craft Spot #95 - anything goes
Paper Pretties PWC254 - happy birthday

I'm hoping that I will get some more time to create and visit all my bloggy friends this weekend!
Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!

More New Doodle Pantry Releases!!

Today is a mid-month release at Doodle Pantry!!  Some more wonderful digital stamps to check out!!

I used a pre-colored image and sentiment from Pen and Ink.

 

 I cut the image and sentiment with Spellbinders Labels 4, and inked the edges with TH tea dye distress ink.  The DPs are digi paper included in this set.  MS border punch (used a square punch on the border to make my corners) and some ribbon from my stash completes it.

 Very neat set!!  

You still time to play along with Doodle Pantry Digital Challenge 33.   DPDC33 ends April 24 at 9 PM EST.   This month just for playing along -remember must use a DP image- you will receive the featured set Berry Nice Mice FREE!!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!!

Just Bee-cause - TMS#194

Happy Tuesday to you!!  Time for a new Tuesday Morning Sketch!!

This week's sponsor is There She Goes Clear Stamps!  Play along and you could win!!  

Here is this week's sketch... 

This was a really fun sketch and here's my take on it...

 

 Supplies...

~image and sentiment from There She Goes "Bee Happy" set

~Spectrum Noir markers
~Cuttlebug Honeycomb embossing folder and border
~Basic Grey Sweet Threads DP
~TH tea dye distress ink

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

Angela

Bonnie  

Dawn
Jenee

Jessi

Laura
Theresa

Melissa

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

Poppy note card

Just a quick post before my family and I take off for a couple of days.  :) 

I have a friend who buys my note cards with flowers as soon as I make them.  There is no sign of spring flowers in my yard yet, so I'm coloring them up in my craft room! 

Challenges...
Simon Says Stamp - April showers and/or spring flowers (I went with the flowers!)
Really Reasonable Ribbon #69 - buttons and bows
Spectrum Noir Mar/Apr - spring

Supplies...
~Doodle Pantry Poppies image
~Spectrum Noir markers
~Spellbinders Circles and Lacy Circles
~Kraft paper, DCWV cardstock, scrap DP
~button and ribbon from stash

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!

Birthday monkey! -TMS #193

Good morning to you!  It's Tuesday morning and that means it's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!!  (Is it weird that, in my head, I am saying that in my best sports announcer voice??  Yeah, I think so, too!)

This week we have Bugaboo back as our sponsor!  :)  These images are so fun!!  Thank you, Bugaboo, for supplying the DT with images to work with!!

This is the second Tuesday of the month, so it is our Judged Challenge with a Twist!  The twist is "birthday"!  Easy peasy!

Here is this week's sketch by Melissa...

Here is my take on it...

I used Birthday Monkey - Candle, colored him with my Spectrum Noir markers, and cut him out with my Spellbinders Ovals.  The DP is from DCWV All About Boys. 

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

Angela

Bonnie  

Dawn
Jenee

Jessi

Laura
Theresa

Melissa
Mary J - our Best of the Best Guest Designer for April  :)

Please come and play along with us this week Tuesday Morning Sketches!!

Thinking of you

All 4 of my kids were sick last week, so I didn't accomplish much other than keeping them hydrated, vapor-ized, and well supplied with tissues and cough drops!   On the weekend, I did get a few hours in my craft room and made up some cards with images I had printed a long time awhile ago.  

Here is a note card.  I was inspired by and CASEd this card I saw on Pinterest.  Unfortunately, I didn't check when I first re-pinned it, and it does not go directly to the actual post of the original card. :/  But if you want to try to find it, have fun!  :)  

Challenges...
Perfect Sentiment PSC73 - sympathy/thinking of you
Paper Pretties  PWC252 - April showers bring May flowers
Clear It Out - Spring is Coming (use flowers)
Word Art Wednesday #74 - anything goes (Scripture or uplifting sentiment)
Playing in Paradise #111 - embossing **Can you hear the angels singing "Hallelujah!"?  Embossing is the most wonderful technique ever!!!!   My Cuttlebug will be buried with me!**

Supplies...
~pre-colored image from Doodle Pantry Poppies
~MME Dolled Up DP
~TPC Studios sentiment
~Perfect Paisley embossing folder
~Offray ribbon

Thanks for stopping by!!  Now go emboss something!!!  :)

Speedy birthday!

Here's a fun birthday card for a little boy!  I had fun making it and I think he'll have fun with it, too! 

 

I know I had fun playing with it...

Action Wobbles are soooo neat!!

Challenges...
Imagine That Freebie Challenge #4 - use 'speeding by' digi  ***it's FREE so go check this out!!
Simon Says Stamp - Happy Birthday!

Supplies...
~"Speeding By" digi and sentiment from Imagine That... digis by Kris
~Spectrum Noir markers
~DCWV All About Boys DP
~Spellbinders Small Labels
~Action Wobble
~ribbon scrap and brads from my stash 

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!

Doodle Pantry Release!

This month's Doodle Pantry's Release is a few days late because of life that got in the way, but that's ok!  Laurie's creations are worth waiting for!!!  Click HERE to go browse the newest digi stamps!

Today at noon EST, the Doodle Pantry Digital Challenge starts!  Please come play in DPDC33 and you will receive the featured product set FREE!!   This month's featured set is Berry Nice Mice!  *see pic below*

Here is my card using the Texas Dogwood set...

Texas Dogwood comes with outlines and pre-colored images, 3 sentiments, and digi papers!  

I used my Spectrum Noir markers and did my own coloring, but I pretty much copied Laurie's colors!   I've only been to Texas once, and I don't remember noticing what their dogwood trees look like!!  :)   
I used heart vellum for the background.  I learned how not to adhere it the last time I used it. :/  So this time I put a bit of tape in the middle, knowing it would be hidden, and used brads.  Much better!  Cut my ovals with my Nesties, used some of the digi paper behind my image, yellow twine, and it was all done!

Remember, if you participate in DPDC33, you will receive Berry Nice Mice for FREE!!  Aren't they cute??  Please come play along!!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!

Sympathy - TMS #192

Good morning!  Time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!!   This week, we are going clean and simple!

Our sponsor is CAS-ual Fridays!   CAS-ual Fridays has a challenge blog, and in 2012, they began to sell their own stamps in their store! 

Here's our wonderful sketch by Melissa...

My card...

I made the sketch wide instead of tall, scored the lines, and turned the oval.    My verse is a clear stamp from "Scripture Occasions" clear stamp set from Clear Dollar Stamps cut out using my Spellbinders Ovals.   My DP is from DCWV Performance Mat Stack. 

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

Angela

Bonnie  

Dawn
Jenee

Jessi

Laura
Theresa

Melissa
Mary J - our Best of the Best Guest Designer for April  :)

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