Happy Birthday 22

Hi! I'm joining along with the PTI Make it Monday challenge where the challenge is to create a project featuring stenciled edges. Today we're celebrating my sweet daughter Angie's 28th birthday so this card is for her which features a couple of butterflies and a sentiment from the PTI Butterfly Dreams stamp set complete with stenciled edges using a honeycomb stencil:
I'm so proud of Angie who will be graduating from the university in May. Angie has been competing on the international circuit for many years. During the 2017 season, Angie qualified 3rd at the world competition in China which has earned her a place on the US Cycling Freestyle Biking team. One of her biking goals is to qualify for the 2020 Olympics representing Team USA in Tokyo. If you'd like to see more of Angie, please feel free to visit her FB page here: https://www.facebook.com/angiemarinobmx/ :)

Here are a few photos of Angie in action on her bike: 

I'm joining along with the following challenges: for sketch inspiration, the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge:

For color inspiration, the Paper Craft Crew Challenges:

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Be Sweet ;)

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Peace and Joy 22

 Hi! Today I'm joining along with the PTI Make It Monday challenge where the theme is Love of Layers presented by Laurie. Here's my interpretation of the challenge:

I combined a variety of PTI stamp sets to create my layered card including the following: PTI Holiday Greens, PTI Beautiful Berries: Winter Stamp set, PTI Polka Dot Basics 111 stamp set and PTI Mat Stack 5 stamp set.

I'm also joining along with the following challenges: for color: the Christmas Card Throwdown Colour Challenge:

 For sketch inspiration, I'm joining along with the Paper Players Sketch Challenge:

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Be Sweet ;)

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Joy 30

Hi there! Today I'm here to share a few of my crafting projects. First up is my first Christmas card for 2017! Time flies so I thought I would try to get ahead.

I'm joining along with this week's PTI Make It Monday Challenge where the challenge is to create a project featuring Small Images on Repeat. I stamped and embossed x 3 a pretty snowflake from Snowflake Serenade:

I combined it with a sentiment from Signature Christmas:

For theme inspiration, I'm joining along with this week's Merry Monday card challenge where the theme is JOY:

and for color inspiration, I'm joining along with this week's Color Throwdown challenge:

Up next is an 8" x 8" oil painting inspired by Daniel Edmondson featuring Oranges and Blossoms:

I'm linking my painting to both the Paint Party Friday and the 30 in 30 (Day 9) sites.

Thanks so much for stopping by~hope you have a safe weekend!
Be Sweet ;)

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Christmas tags PTI style 27

Hi there! I hope you had a great weekend! Today I joined along with the PTI create ALONG WITH US challenge where the challenge allows you to select something that a PTI DT member  has created during the release that inspired you, and create your own version.

I was inspired by Dawn McVey's vibrant Christmas tags shown below:

I love the bright and bold color combo of Raspberry Fizz and Pure Poppy:

as well as Hawaiian Shores, Aqua Mist and New Leaf:

I don't own the latest products but I sure love what I do have on hand :)

Thanks so much for stopping by ~ I hope you have a great week!
Be Sweet ;)

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Happy Birthday 35

Hi there! I hope you are having a great weekend! My son Jerry and my DIL April live in San Francisco so when PTI introduced their Cable Gram set, I knew I had to have it! Today, April is celebrating her birthday so I made her a birthday card as well as a set of cards for her to send cheer to her friends and family :)

I joined along with the current PTI Make it Monday challenge where the theme is to create a project featuring Confetti Garlands. 

I die cut LOTS of confetti and strung it across the cable car:

April's favorite color combo is lavender, yellow and aqua:

Here's the set I'm sending April along with hers:

For color inspiration for three of them, I joined along with current ColourQ color challenge:

and for sketch inspiration, I joined along with the current CTS sketch challenge:

Many thanks for stopping by ~ I hope you have a great day / evening!
Be Sweet ;)

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just a little note 21

Hi there! Hope you are having a great weekend! I've been working on a project that requires a lot of sewing, layering and distressing so I thought I would take a break from all that and make a VERY clean and simple card as I joined along with the PTI Make It Mondays challenge. This week, we are challenged to make our own homemade foam stickers.

I pulled out double sided foam that I purchased from PTI and die cut a label from the Mat Stack 2 Collection:

I stamped a flourish from Fancy Flourishes on the background and embellished with a stamped/ die cut butterfly from Love Lives Here:

For sketch inspiration, I joined along with the current retro sketches sketch challenge:

Thanks so much for stopping by ~ I'll be back tomorrow with an all new Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. By the way, did you know that the on line Simon Says Stamp Store is now carrying several PTI products?!?!
Be Sweet ;)

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Hoping your holidays Shine 43

Hi there! Hope you are off to a great start of the new week! Today I have a couple of projects to share featuring pretty papers from the Pion Design Days of Winter collection. I inked up some PTI stamps and joined along with this week's PTI Make it Monday challenge where the current challenge is: create gold-dipped die cuts.

I dipped the teeny string of lights in gold embossing powder:

I also created a coordinating gift tag:

 For card sketch inspiration, I joined along with the current retrosketches sketch challenge:

I am entering my tag in the Friday Mashup challenge where the current challenge is to: Create a "Tag for a Bottle, Box or Bag" ~ Create a project with "Bling" ~ or Mash it Up! and create a "Tag with Bling"

Many thanks for stopping by ~ I hope you have a great day / evening!

Be Sweet ;)

Pion Design products used:
Days of Winter ~ Lilly and Siri PD5101 back
Days of Winter ~ Christmas eve PD5104 back
Days of Winter ~ Christmas flower PD5103 back

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