Warmest Wishes - CR84FN67 Week 2! 8-)

Hi all! And a Very Happy Sunday to you! 8-) Sure hope you've all been enjoying your weekend..8-)  Well today I'm back with a real quick post for Week 2 of the CR84FN Color Challenge! So you guys still have a few more days to play along with our Pretty Color Combo! Yay! 8-)

I Just LOVE the Old Fashioned Christmas Stamp set From SNSS! And I know I will be making up a bunch more Christmas card with it too! Just a Lovely vintage image that makes it Super Easy to create Beautiful Christmas cards! 8-) My SNSS image was stamped with Perfect Plum onto a square of Choice Buttercream and I added some tiny stamped snowflakes in Crumb Cake. I added touch of shading with Antique Linen Distress ink around the edges, matted it up and popped it up with a bit of foam tape. All my mats and BG layers were created with Choice Buttercream, Gold, Kraft & Plum CS and my CB snowflake EF... To finish it all up I Stamped myHero Arts Sentiment onto an SB die cut tag, added a touch of shading with gold pigment ink,  and pretty gold ribbon from my stash... 8-)

Here are the Beautiful CR84FN Colors...

For all the CR84FN Challenge details, please be sure to visit the CR84FN Blog. And Of course, please do go and check out the all Amazing creations the Fabulously talented DT has whipped up for your inspiration...8-)  l Sure hope you can join us!

Deborah Frings 

Heather Jensen

Pauline Pollington

Sue Lelli 

Andrea Mathews

Mona Pendleton 

Joanne Basile 

Jody Morrow

Lisa Henke

Helen Berry 

Mackie Robertson 

Vickie Zimmer 

Hope you all have a Fantastic Day & Thanks so much for visiting! 8-)

Boo! X's 3 - CR84FN66

Hi All! And a Very  Happy Sunday to you!  Hope you've all been enjoying a Wonderful weekend! Today we start a Brand New CR84FN Color Challenge! Yay! 8-)  And for the next week and a half, we will be working with CR84FN66's  Beautiful new color palette of Grey, Tan & Cream...8-)

I had lots of fun with our colors this week! 8-) I needed a few last minute cards for Halloween and saw a fun idea on Pinterest for Candy bar wraps and thought, well, heck, I could do the same design but make it a card instead of a candy bar wrap, and Voila, there you have my Fun little Mummy cards Hee, Hee, 8-) They were Super easy to put together.. I Just used Kraft, Choice Buttercream & Grey CS from my stash, a bit of shading with Antique Linen and Vintage Photo Distress ink on the strips of Choice Buttercream and some fun googly eyes.  To finish it all up, I stamped my Hero Arts Sentiment with Memento Tuxedo Black directly onto my fun little Mummy's bandages, lol.. Pretty easy peasy, huh?... 8-)

Here are the Beautiful CR84FN Colors...

For all the CR84FN Challenge details, please be sure to visit the CR84FN Blog. And Of course, please do go and check out the Amazing creations the rest of the Fabulously talented DT has whipped up for your inspiration...8-)  l Sure hope you can join us!

Andrea Matthews

Deborah Frings

Heather Jensen

Mona Pendleton

Pauline Pollington

Sue Lelli

Hope you all have a Super Day & Thanks so much for visiting! 8-) 

Trick or Treat - TT121 - SFYTT October 2012

Hi all! And a Very Happy Tuesday to you! Hope you all had a Wonderful weekend and are enjoying a Terrific week so far..8-) Today I'm back with another Fabulous Tuesday Throwdown Challenge! Yay! 8-) Our Theme this time is "Trick or Treat" So make a fabulous creation for Full of Tricks and Treats for Halloween and come join in the fun!! 8-)  Our Wonderful Sponsor is Meljens Designs, They have So many Absolutely Adorable, digi images to choose from, So I sure hope you will stop by and check them out!... 8-) And they have put together a very generous prize package for One Very lucky winner too, so I hope you can play along with us.  Also, please do stop by the Tuesday Throwdown Blog to take a peek at the Fabulous creations the rest of the Terrificly Talented Design Team has in store for you! 8-)

I printed out my Sweet Little Wizard Owl onto Flourishes Classic White and colored him up with my trusty Copics. I added my Fun Spooky clouds with my favorite cloud template, Dusty Concord Distress ink and a small stippling brush. I cut this little Sweetie out and scored the edges with the help of my Score Pal for a nice clean look and popped him up with a bit of foam tape.  For my mats and BG layers, I chose a combination of Kraft & Black CS from my stash and some Darling dp's from Pebbles Tricks & Treats 6x6 collection. To finish it all up I stamped my Hero Arts Sentiment with Memento Tuxedo Black directly onto one of my BG panels, added fun little stars with TE's Reach For the Stars Border Die and a touch of bling with a bit of Stardust Stickles!... Oh and the Fabulous Sketch is Jen del Muro's October SFYTT!... 8-)

Here's the Sketch...

Hope you all have a Super day & thanks so much for dropping in! 8-)

Boo! - SSS175

For my CR84FN Post please Click HERE or just scroll down... 8-)

Hi all! And a Very Happy Sweet Stop Sketch Saturday to you too! 8-) Hope you all had a Wonderful week! Mine's been Super busy creating and posting and more creating and more posting, LOL  Whew! I am pooped! Think I need to take a break! lol but first, I'm  here to share the latest  Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge, Yay!  Our Awesome sketch was designed by our Very own Sweet Sugar Baby,  Cathy McCauley! Thought it would be just Perfect for my Darling Whipper Snapper image... Just in time, cause Halloween is right around the corner! lol... 8-) So without further delay, here's my take on Miss Cathy's Fabulous sketch..

What a Super sketch! Don't ya think?...8-) I chose to flip it and put my little gems on the opposite side, to balance out my creation a bit but all the elements are still there!  I stamped my Sweet WS Scardy Cat image onto Flourishes Classic White with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored up this little Sweetie with my trusty Copics. & added my Spooky clouds with a TE Clouds Border Die template, Dusty Concord, Antique Linen Distress inks and a stippling brush. I cut him out and scored the edges with the help of my Score Buddy for a nice clean look and popped it up with a bit of foam tape. For my mats and BG layers, I chose a combination of kraft CS from my stash, embossed with the TE's Spooky Impression Plate , Black CS form my stash and some Adorable dp's from Making Memories Toil and Trouble collection. To finish it all up, I stamped my Hero Arts Sentiment onto a layered SB Classic Circles die cut Memento Tuxedo Black, a bit more shading  with Dusty Concord Distress ink and thee little black gems for a touch of bling! 8-)

And Here's Miss Cathy's Awesome Sketch..

I sure hope you can play along with us at The Sweet Stop! Can't wait to see what you all come up with this week! 8-) And as always, please, make sure to stop by and take a peek at the Wonderful creations the rest of the Super Talented Sugar Babies have put together for your inspiration. Leave them a little Love too, it's Always greatly Appreciated. 8-)    

The Sugar Babies

                                                                                Cathy

Chrissy

Janice

Korin

Monika

Shelby

                                                     

Hope you all have a Fantastic day & thanks so much for visiting! 8-)

Wish Big - CR84FN59 Week 2!

Hi all! And a Very Happy Sunday to you! 8-) Sure hope you've all been enjoying your weekend..8-)  Well today I'm back with a real quick post for Week 2 of the CR84FN Color Challenge! So you guys still have a few more days to play along with our Beautiful Color Combo! Yay! 8-)

I needed a few more Birthday cards for my stash and this one actually came together pretty quickly. My Mats, BG & Die cut Layers were created using a combination of brown CS, a leftover piece of distressed embossed kraft CS and dp's from Echo Park's This and That Graceful & MME's Good Day Sunshine Girl collection as well. My Sweet Butterflies were created with the help of PTI's Butterfly and Signature Butterfly dies  and . I stamped a little french script with my Hero Arts La Lettre stamp and inked my edges with a touch of Vintage photo Distress ink. To finish it all up I stamped my Lil' Inkers Sentiment with Memento Rich Cocoa directly onto my BG and added some sweet adhesive pearls from my stash... 8-)

Here are the Wonderful CR84FN colors..

For all the CR84FN Challenge details, please be sure to visit the CR84FN Blog. And Of course, please do go and check out the Gorgeous creations the rest of the Wonderfully talented DT has put together for your inspiration...8-)  l Sure hope you can join us!

Andrea Matthews

Deborah Frings

Heather Jensen

Mona Pendleton

Monika Davis ( Super Star GD! )
Pauline Pollington

Sue Lelli

Hope you all have a Wonderful day & thanks so much for stopping by! 8-)

Hero Arts Blooming Heart...

Hi All! And a Very Happy Friday to you! Hope you all have had a Fabulous week so far.  I took a bit of a break from stamping and posting this week, at least as compared to last week, lol.. I went and spent some time with my BFF up in San Jose, we had a blast as always.. 8-)  Well today I'm back with my latest creation... Does anyone out there in blogland keep a binder full of card ideas that you eventually want to create or make a variation of.. Well I have 2 of them, completely chocked full, lol.  I now however, keep these types of crafty ideas on my Pinterest boards.. So now I only print them out when I intend to actually sit down and create them! Gotta Love that! 8-) Well, this particular card is one of the ones I stashed away in one of my Binders and have completely CASED it! lol..

Well, maybe I did change up the ink, I used Aged Mahogany Distress ink instead of Red, lol.. But the entire design is from an example I saw in an old Hero Arts Catalog, that unfortunately I no longer see the pdf for on their site anymore.. But I can tell you that I used the Friend Definition and Blooming Heart stamps. I stamped the Blooming Heart image all over my card base with Aged Mahogany Distress ink and then stamped my main focal panel with the Friends Definition stamp also with Aged Mahogany. I inked and scored my edges for a nice clean look and then matted it up with some white CS from my stash. After my main focal panel had completely dried, I stamped my Blooming Heart image with frost white pigment ink over the friend definition and embossed it using white opaque EP. And to finish it all up, I just added a few sweet adhesive pearls. 8-)

Hope you all have a Wonderful Friday & thanks so much for dropping by! 

Merry Christmas Everyone! 8-)

Hi All! And a Very Merry & Blessed Christmas to you! 8-) Today, I thought I would sneak one last post in with the last of my Christmas cards, real quick like though, cause I've  gotta pack up all my baked goodies to take to the Fire Station and continue with the Merry Making there..8-)

This one was pretty quick & easy to put together with the help of my Postage Stamp & Layered Poinsettia Nesties sets. The dp's are from MME's Holly Jolly set and I added a touch of Vintage photo distress ink to my edges. To finish it all up, I stamped my Hero Arts Sentiment, added a bit of ribbon from my stash and a few gold pearls for a bit of bling. 8-) 

This one was Super Quick too and was inspired by Kristina Werner's Adorable Card Here from her Holiday Card Series. I tell ya, she has such Adorable ideas and quick too! But alas, I have run out of time for this year, will just have to save them for next year.. lol 8-). I used SU's Stocking Builder punch and Stamp Set with SU's Cherry Cobler , Old Olive, and Pool inks, a bit of Yummy bakers twine, a tiny little gem, a few dimensionals, and my white gel pen that kept trying to get away from me, lol and Voila! my card is finished.. Pretty easy peasy, huh?.. 8-)

Merry Christmas Everyone! & Thanks so much for dropping in! 8-)

Warmest Wishes..

Hi All! And a Very Happy Sweet Stop Sketch Saturday to you! Our power is still out, so I am back at Starbucks to do my post..lol Crazy huh..? 8-) They are saying maybe by Sunday they will have it back on.. I sure hope so as its' really cramping my crafting schedule! lol.. And as my Sweet friend Kim mentioned, They might frown on it at Starbucks if I start bringing my crafting supplies there to work on my projects.. lol  Yep, I think she's probably right! LOL.. 8-) Anyway, Thanks so much, to everyone, for all your well wishes! They are So very much appreciated and I will keep you all posted as to the power situation! I will be doing my Happy dance for sure once it's back on..lol  Okay, onto this weeks Fabulous Sweet Stop Sketch #137:

And here's my take on it.. I pretty much stayed spot on with Mis Korin's Awesome Sketch..8-)

I saw this little Cutie at Stitchy Bear Stamps and thought he was just way too Adorable to pass up.. all bundled up in his little snow suit. I could help but chuckle out loud, so I had to snatch him up. 8-)  Well, I printed him out onto Flourishes Classic White and did a little paper piecing for his snow suit and hat. I colored up the rest of him and added some shading too with my trusty Copics. I added a few emboss resist  Flourishes snowflakes.. First I embossed my snowflakes with White EP and then very lightly sponged on a bit of Tumbled Glass Distress inks over top and created my Sweet snowy scene. I cut out and matted up my Sweet little fellow,with the help of my Classic Rectangles and Scalloped Rectangle Nesties sets and popped him up with a few dimensionals. For my Mats and BG layers I chose a combinations of kraft CS from my stash and dp's from MME's Holly Jolly collection. To finish it all up, Inked all my edges with Vintage Photo distress ink, I stamped my Hero Arts sentiment, which I can't seem to find in their store right now, with Memento Rich Cocoa onto a matted up die cut oval, added a bit of Ribbon from my stash, a touch of Stardust Stickles here and there,  a fun little die-namic snowflakes topped with a cute little button, all tied up with some Yummy Bakers twine from MAD Stamper Finds. 8-)

I hope you can play along with us at The Sweet Stop! Can't wait to see what you all come up with for this weeks sketch.  And as always, please, make sure to stop by and take a peek at the Darling creations the rest of the Sweet Stop Sugar Babies have cooked up for your inspiration. Leave them a little Love too, it's always greatly Appreciated.... 8-)                

The Sugar Babies

 Cathy

Chrissy

Janice

Kim

Korin

Lorie

Monika

Shelby

Wendy

Hope you all have Fabulous weekend & thanks so much for visiting today! 8-)

Flying By to Say Hi!

Hi all! And a very happy Friday to you! Today I have a real quick post to share a couple fun Halloween cards that I plan on sending out to some friends and family this year. They were super quick and easy, thanks to Taylor Usry's Fabulous design tip on how to create faux panels over at the Sweet 'N Sassy Connection!  Thanks so much Miss Taylor! 8-)

For my card I used my fun Whipper Snapper Witch from The Witch is In set and a Hero Arts sentiment.

The purple, black and white CS are all from my stash.  I stamped my little Witch using Memento Tuxedo black and shaded with a little Dusty Concord Distress ink and cut out and matted her up with the help of my Classic Ovals and Scalloped ovals Nesties sets. For my faux panel, I used Memento Tuxedo Black for both the shading and the stamped image and followed Taylor's Fabulous tutorial. to finish it all up I popped up my image with a few dimensionals, stamped my sentiment with Memento Tuxedo black, added some black gems and a fun little button all tied up with some yummy Bakers Twine from MAD Stamper Finds.  See, super easy peasy!  8-)

Here is another variation that I came up with while deciding which ink combo to use.. 8-)

Anyway, you can definitely use this technique for just about any occasion, and I 'm already thinking Thanksgiving, Christmas, Birthday's etc..lol.. Yay! Not to mention it's Super helpful to make up Terrific looking cards quickly and easily which is really helpful when creating multiples! 8-) 

Hope you all have a Fabulous day & Thanks so much for dropping by!

Tropical Father's Day...

Hi all! Hope you are enjoying your weekend!  Well I got all my projects for the week finished! Hurray! And will start on the ones for next week tomorrow, one day ahead of schedule.. LOL  Yay! Little things make me happy.  I like being ahead of the game, even if it is only a day...8-)

                  
For my last project of the week, I decided to play along with the fabulous ladies of Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge #121, to make a Father's Day card.  This one is for my Darling Hubby.  It's One of his favorite wishes to one day be able to just relax in a hammock on his own little tropical island.  So I figured, since getting him his own tropical island was a bit out of my budget this year, lol, this card would be just perfect for him...

I wanted to get a bit creative with this card, So I used regular old brown kraft CS from my stash to start with for both my image panel and my BG panel too.  For my BG I started off by stamping my brown kraft first with Hero Arts Envelope Pattern and Tea Dye Distress ink and then with Flourishes Antique Map and Memento Rich Coco and used my Pealed Paint and Tumbled Glass Distress inks to add some color and shading.  For my image panel I started off by stamping my brown kraft with Hero Arts Envelope pattern and Hero Arts La Lettre on top of it using Tea Dye Distress ink for both. Then I stamped my Flourishes Beach Life images with Memento Rich Coco and colored it up with my trusty Copics and the help of a white Prismacolor pencil. I inked all my edges with Tea Dye Distress ink and matted everything up with some forest green and teal blue CS from my stash and popped both panels up with dimensionals.  To finish it all up, I stamped my Flourishes sentiment with Memento Tuxedo Black directly on to my BG panel and added a bit of hemp twine and a fabulous shell button.  I sure hope he likes it. 8-)

Hope you all are enjoying  your weekend & thanks so much for dropping by! 

Wishing you Happiness..

Hi all and happy Thursday to you!  Hope you all have been enjoying your week.  It's been absolutely gorgeous and sunny here lately so I thought I would share a little sunshine with you guys inspired by the Fabulous Ladies at CR84FN and their current Color Challenge #30. Check out these beautiful colors they chose for us to play with this week.

Aren't these colors just super pretty or what!  8-)  Well, I sure thought so, and they just so perfectly reflected the beautiful sunny weather we've been having here the last few days that I just had to create something sunny and cheerful too.

My Hero Arts Sentiment was stamped with Memento Rich Coco onto layered Ovals and a Scalloped Oval that I made up with my Nesties sets and a bit of CS from my stash. I inked the edges up with Antique Linen Distress Ink and popped it up with some dimensionals.  for my BG Layers I chose a combination of  kraft CS from my stash and some beautiful digi DP from Sassy Designs' Heirloom collection. I added some texture & dimension with the help of my CB and the victorian embossing folder and then added a fun little corner details with my Corner Chomper.  My sweet butterflies were cut with my Cricut using the Bloom cartridge and then blinged up with a few adhesive pearls. To finish it all up, I added a bit of ivory seem binding ribbon, a fun little button, hemp twine and a few more pretty adhesive pearls for the corners. 8-)

Hope you all have a Fabulous day & thanks so much for visiting!

I Need Coffee by K 'n K Designs

Hi all, and a very Happy Monday to you!  I'm back with another Fabulous Stamps R Us Challenge! Yay!  Today's Challenge theme is Pets R Us and our wonderful Sponsor is K 'n K Designs!  Katlyn of K 'n K, has put together a very generous prize package for one lucky winner, so I hope you will stop by and join in the fun.  K 'n K's Images are soo Adorable, I wished I could take them all home with me..lol  But after much debate, I settle on this Darling set called "Let Your Heart Catch Up", I just couldn't resist this fuzzy little fellow.  Oh, and do make sure to stop by the Stamps R Us Blog to take a peek at the rest of the fabulously talented DT's darling creations... 8-)

My Sweet Fuzzy Fellow was printed up onto Flourishes Classic White and colored up with my Trusty Copics.  I inked the edges with some Antique Linen Distress ink and added a nice little embossed edge with my Score Pal.  I matted up my fuzzy friend using my Deckled Rectangle Nesties and some fantastic digi DP by Polka Dot Pixels featured at Two Peas in a Bucket, and popped him up with some dimensionals.  For my BG I used various dps from the same digi set, they just seemed so perfect for my K 'n K sentiment.  To finish it all up, I added a couple of sweet Hero Arts paper flowers, a cute little button form my stash and a bit of hemp cord tied up in a bow.

Hope you all have a Fabulous day & thanks so much for dropping by! 8-)