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Happy Birthday Jan Marie! 48

Hi there! Let's light the candles and strike up the music!! The owner of Flourishes - Jan Marie Caruso - is celebrating a birthday and we're helping her by getting the party started with just about the ENTIRE Flourishes Crew! Why not leave some love on her blog HERE and while you are hopping around, be sure to visit the Flourishes team members who are honoring her special day! (list below)

Thanks so much Jan Marie for being such a kind, sweet and very generous person! I hope you have an AMAZING birthday celebration and MANY more to come! To make Jan Marie's Birthday card, I inked up a pretty image from Zinnias then used a variety of Copic Markers to color the image. I stamped the CELEBRATE sentiment from Birthday Pennants which coordinates perfectly with both Spellbinders Nested Lacey Pennants and Nested Pennants.

In honor of Jan's special day, the worker bees behind the scenes decided to have a COLORFUL sale to help celebrate! TODAY and TOMORROW only ~ ALL Copic Markers will be on sale 15% off! Just use the code COPIC15 in the coupon code box at the time of check out to get this fun discount! So, join us in singing her a special little birthday song! Be sure to check out all the fun and festive wishes and grab some great ideas for birthday cards along the way!

Happy Birthday Jan! We hope your day is the absolute BEST and cheers to an even better year ahead!

Thanks for looking! Be Sweet :)

Beautiful Roses...FTTC157 42

Mona Pendleton | Monday, February 20, 2012 @ 11:00 PM | Copics , Flourishes , FTTC , London Market , Pink Paislee , Spellbinders

Hi there! It's Mona and it's my turn to hostess this week's Timeless Tuesday Challenge.

My challenge is to create a Corner Bookmark showcasing a beautiful Flourishes image. If you need a tutorial, Beate shared a wonderful one HERE on Splitcoaststampers.

To create my project, I first made the corner bookmark referring to the Corner Bookmark tutorial on SCS using pretty patterned paper from the Pink Paislee London Market Collection then set aside.

I stamped the beautiful cluster of Roses image from A Year in Flowers 2 using Memento Tuxedo Black ink then colored using a variety of Copic markers shown below. I cut the image out, adhered it to a Spellbinders Labels One die template that was sponged with SU Tempting Turquoise ink, layered on top of another Labels One mat then adhered it to the bookmark.

Thanks so much for visiting! Please be sure to visit the Flourishes blog for COMPLETE challenge details and for some wonderful inspiration visit the entire DT: Tammy, Heather, Silke, Makiko, Cindy, Beate, Mona (that's me), Tera Fujan (Guest Designer)

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Flourishes A Year in Flowers 2

Dies & Machine: Spellbinders Labels One, Classic Edges Two, Grand Calibur

Patterned Paper: Pink Paislee London Market Collection

YOU & Me forever... 59

Mona Pendleton | Thursday, January 12, 2012 @ 11:00 PM | Copics , Flourishes , Spellbinders

Hi all and welcome to the final day of Flourishes' Release Week! And, guess what? If you like what you've seen on our designers' blogs, I'm happy to report that all three of Flourishes' new sets for January are in the Flourishes store!! Just click HERE to see for yourself! On to today's special treat! This next set is just that --- a sweet treat for those you love! Want to see what I mean??
Introducing:

Here's my sample featuring a few images from this sweet stamp set:

Here's a close up:

and here are the Copic markers used to color this darling image:

Love, Sweet Love offers a sweet way to honor your Valentine! From a cookie bouquet to a beautiful box of chocolates, to a basket of flowers complete with a darling, heart-adorned love note, this set illustrated by Marcella Hawley is sure to warm your heart. This 4 by 6" set even comes with 3 beautifully scripted sentiments to tell your love how you feel! The Flourishes DT has been busy at work trying to sweeten up some Valentine creations with this set!

Would you like to win the Love, Sweet Love set? All you need to do is leave some love in the form of a comment on the blogs below! Why? You need to try to figure out…..

One of the ladies on our link list below will be picking a name from the comments on her blog post today. We don’t know which one it is… so the more blogs you leave comments on, the more chances you have to win!

Beate Johns

Mona Pendleton (that's me)

Jan Marie Caruso

DID YOU KNOW YOU COULD WIN OUR ENTIRE JANUARY RELEASE? Have you checked out our New Year Challenge? Just click HERE to find out how to play! You can also play in our Noon Time Challenges! The Year of the Dragon Challenge. Or, how about the 2-0-1-2 Challenge HERE? All challenges will close this Friday at 5 PM EST and winners will be announced Saturday in our Winner’s Circle blog post! So get those fingers inky and good luck!

A WISH from the HEART... 69

Mona Pendleton | Wednesday, January 11, 2012 @ 11:00 PM | Copics , Flourishes , Melissa Frances , Spellbinders

It’s day two of the sneak peeks for Flourishes' January Release and we hope that you’ve enjoyed the offerings so far! This next set is about creating a note or two for those friends that you truly care about -- both near and far! The good news is, while these sentiments are from the heart, their messages are good not only for Valentine's Day, but the whole year through!

Introducing:

Here's my sample using one of the four wonderful sentiments:

This 4 by 3" set -- called Heartlines, is a perfect addition to any of Flourishes images to send some love this Valentine's Day! Four artistically scripted sentiments perfect for friends and Valentines! This set even offers a darling row of hearts to add as a border, box or accent! Flourishes' ever-so-talented design team has showed off this set in true creative form! Would you like to win this set? All you need to do is leave some love in the form of a comment on the blogs below! Why? You need to try to figure out…..

Mona Pendleton (that's me)

Jan Marie Caruso

DID YOU KNOW YOU COULD WIN OUR ENTIRE JANUARY RELEASE? Have you checked out our New Year Challenge? Just click HERE. You can also play in our Noon Time Challenges! Check out yesterday’s noon time challenge: The Year of the Dragon Challenge. Or, you could check back today at noon for another special, fast-paced challenge designed to spark creativity and give you another chance to win some wonderful goodies! All challenges will close this Friday at 5 PM EST and winners will be announced Saturday in our Winner’s Circle blog post! So get those fingers inky and good luck!

Can’t wait until all of our sets are revealed Friday morning? Well, you can pre-order them now if you like what you see on our designers’ blogs! Just click HERE. You’ll also see that we are offering our special New Release Bundle again – 10% off if you purchase all of our stamp sets in one bundle!

Home Sweet Home 70

Mona Pendleton | Wednesday, June 15, 2011 @ 12:08 AM | Copics , Pink Paislee , PTI , Sizzix , Spellbinders , Waltzingmouse

WARNING: This post contains A LOT of photos both personal and crafty! I hope you are all having a great week! I returned home Monday after vacationing for 8 days on the BEAUTIFUL island of Kauai, HI. Thank you so much for visiting and for the kind comments! I tried my best to keep up with blogging, squeezing some time in here and there while away :) I apologize if I've overlooked an email or two. I was a stamping machine prior to leaving meeting a few DT commitments & deadlines. Today, I am just creating for fun taking on a few challenges.
If you just came to see some crafty projects, please feel free to scroll on down past the photos of the natural beauty found on the fabulous island of Kauai, HI :)
In case you are interested, here are some photos taken while on vacation mostly by my sweet hubby, Scott :)
A few pics taken while walking around the property grounds :

A few pics taken while on a helicopter tour of the island:

A view from above:

The Waimea Canyon is known as the Grand Canyon of the Pacific and the wettest place on Earth:

Hope you enjoyed the photos!

I've been itching to scrapbook, so I went to my printed stash of photos and dug out an "older" darling photo of Meredith playing with one of her baby dolls ~ She has always been a girly girl at heart :)

Using various patterned papers all from the Pink Paislee Hometown Summer 6"x6" pack ~ (Yep, a 12"x12" LO made using paper from a 6"x6" pack!) ~ I pieced strips and made a bunch of embellishments. Shown below is a close up of one of the butterflies made using PTI butterfly dies:

and here are several flowers and a doily made using various PTI flower dies and a doily die:

For color inspiration, I joined along with the Pink Paislee May Hot Hues
Color Challenge which are basically the color For sketch inspiration, I joined along with the Creative Scrappers Sketch #160. If you are interested in some awesome inspiration, I suggest you visit both of these sites!

If scrapping is not your thing, here's a card I made using the various patterned papers all from the Pink Paislee Hometown Summer 6"x6" pack as well:

I stamped the sweet little house from Waltzingmouse Sewing Box - Hugs, colored using various Copic markers then using a Spellbinders Standard Circles LG die template to cut/emboss the image. Up close, you can see how I paper pieced and popped the roof and chimney up with a few foam adhesive dots for a little added dimension:

For sketch inspiration, I joined along with this week's Mojo Monday sketch challenge. Again, if you are looking for some awesome inspiration be sure to visit this site!

I LOVE vacationing but it is ALWAYS great to return to my Home Sweet Home :) Thanks so much for looking! I hope you have enjoyed the photos and my projects. As always, would love to hear from you. Have a great day and Be Sweet :)

Supplies Used:

My Baby LO:
Patterned Paper: Pink Paislee Hometown Summer 6"x6" pack
Wooden letters: Pink Paislee Daily Junque
Dies: PTI
Cardstock: Bazzill, tag from stash
Ribbon & Felt: PTI
Brads & Buttons from stash
Other: Sizzix embossing folder

Home Sweet Home Card:
Stamps: Waltzingmouse Sewing Box - Hugs
Patterned Paper: Pink Paislee Hometown Summer 6"x6" pack
Die Templates & Machine: Spellbinders™ Ribbon Banners, Standard Circles LG, Classic Scalloped Circles LG, Grand Calibur
Other: Copic Markers

April Waltzingmouse S.O.A.P. Day #4 55

Mona Pendleton | Monday, April 4, 2011 @ 2:36 AM | Copics , Cricut Walk In My Garden , Spellbinders , the girl's paperie , Waltzingmouse

Welcome to Day #4 of the April Waltzingmouse Stamp Of Approval Parade! Sure hope you have enjoyed what you have been seeing over the past three days and no doubt, today's samples should make your creative inspiration cup overfloweth ;) First, I would like to welcome three new awesome and talented designers to the Waltzingmouse DT: Kate Whelan, Niki Estes and Tosha Leyendekker. No doubt they will all provide you with tons of inspiration!

There is a lot of festivities going on at Waltzingmouse Stamps that you won't want to miss, so please be sure to visit Claire's blog (click HERE) for COMPLETE details!!!

Today, we are all sharing projects made using Spring Baskets.

Spring Baskets is a set jam packed with so many interchangeable images and sentiments. The creative possibilities are endless! I am willing to bet, not one sample made by the entire DT will be the same!

First up, is a sweet basket that I stamped, colored using a combination of Copics listed below, then paperpieced the basket.The flower trio image was stamped, colored and 3 buttons sewn in place.

Close up, you are able to see these darling little flowers were popped up so the leaves would fall over the edge of the basket:

Using the same layout, just changing up the patterned paper, flowers and sentiment:

This card features a basket full of Daffodils. I popped the basket up using 3D foam squares and attached a little bow and button. The basket full of Daffodils is layered on top of a pretty doily made using a Heart Circles die template which was then layered on top of a label made using a Labels One die template and a piece of PTI Fine Linen cs that was ever so graciously given to me by my sweet friend Stephanie :)

Below, are the Copic markers I used to color the various flowers and baskets:

That's all I have to share today ~ I'll be back tomorrow to share some exciting news :) Thanks so much for looking and to see more amazing inspiration, please be sure to visit Claire and the rest of the Waltzingmouse DT members listed below:

Anya Schrier

Belinda Chang Langner

Bonnie Sharp

Claire Brennan

Jennifer Holmes

Julia Aston

Kate Whelan

Laurie Schmidlin

Lynn Mercurio

Niki Estes

Sandie Dunne

Sarah Martina Parker

Tosha Leyendekker

Supplies:
Stamps: Waltzingmouse Spring Baskets

Die templates & Machine: Die Templates & Machine: Spellbinders™ Nestabilities® S4-316 Heart Circles, S4-161 Labels One, GC-001 Grand Calibur
Patterned Paper Card #1: the girl's paperie
Card #2: My Mind's Eye Stella and Rose Collection
Other: Tim Holtz embossing folder

Happy Valentine's Day 67

Mona Pendleton | Monday, February 7, 2011 @ 10:58 PM | Copics , JustRite , My Mind's Eye , Spellbinders

Hi there! So did you have fun watching the new commercials introduced during the Super Bowl? My fave was the one with the mini Darth Vader!!! So stinkin' cute! The marketing team that created that one must be so incredibly proud of themselves for producing such a hit that entertained millions and continues to do so, thanks to the www! Anyways, here to share a Valentine's Day card:

I pulled out some patterned paper from the My Mind's Eye Be Loved Collection that I have been hoarding since last year! I stamped an image from Stitched with Love Borders & Centers stamp set, colored with various Copic markers listed below then stitched the card together. I made a few layered heart embellishments using S4-136 Classic Heart and S4-137 Classic Scalloped Heart die templates then stitched together fastening a button to the front. For sketch inspiration, I played along with the JustRite Friday Challenge #048.

Did you know JustRite Stampers now sell their own custom die templates manufactured by Spellbinders® made specifically to coordinate with various JustRite stamp sets? In the photo below, you can get a good luck at the Happy Valentine's Day sentiment that was cut/embossed using a JustRite die template. Both the stamp and the die are from the JustRite Stampers Happy Everything Mini Tag Kit.

Tonight we will be celebrating my son's birthday with him and his girlfriend April :) Hope you have a great day and thanks for visiting! Be Sweet :)

Supplies Used:
Stamps: JustRite Stampers Happy Everything Mini Tag Kit, Stitched with Love Borders & Centers
Die Templates & Machine: Spellbinders™ Nestabilities® S4-136 Classic Heart, S4-137 Classic Scalloped Heart, S4-242 Big Scalloped Borderabilities Petite, GC-001 Grand Calibur
Patterned Paper: My Mind's Eye Be Loved Collection
Copic Markers: T1 Toner Gray No. 1, T3 Toner Gray No. 3, T5 Toner Gray No.5, E35 Chamois

Warm Wishes 45

Mona Pendleton | Thursday, February 3, 2011 @ 9:30 PM | CARDS , Challenges , Copics , Published , Spellbinders , Waltzingmouse

Hi there! I'm so happy it's almost Friday (2.5hrs)! My weekend starts at the end of my shift ~ 3:00 pm SHARP! I'm lovin' my new job~no call and no weekends! YAHOOO!!! The weather has been crazy all over the United States and Australia! Thankfully we haven't had any snow flurries to report here in my neck of the woods (Ahwatukee, AZ) but many parts of the country have been getting pounded with heavy snow fall and frigid temperatures, including my hometown of Orchard Park, NY where I have a few friends still residing :) I made this card for my sweet friends Sue and John:

I love this little snowman from Waltzingmouse Sewing Box - Christmas - he's one of my faves :) You can see in the photo below that I stamped him x 2 and paperpieced one on to of the other, popping him up with a few foam squares for a bit of dimension.

My sweet friend Lisa recommended this fun sketch challenge site called Sketch Saturday. There was so much great inspiration and I loved the sketch, so I played along with this week's Sketch Saturday #140: