My Time in the Spotlight : )

Happy Sunday already! The weekends are never long enough....but enough complaining. Since I am a newbie on the Sugar Nellie design team they are telling a bit about me for Sugar Addicts Showcase Sunday! I am still SO excited I was asked to join this amazingly talented group of ladies... someday I will color like you all : ) This card will be going to my sister. She only lives in Chicago, but you'd think it was the other side of the world the way I miss her if we haven't seen each other in a while! I thought Little Miss Attitude would be perfect so I colored her with my Copics. Then paper pieced her dress after I totally botched it up..... I added sparkle with my Spica glitter pen..love that thing!! Thanks for looking!

Image: Sugar Nellie DP: Echo Park & Bo Bunny

Taylored Expressions ribbon, CTMH brads, misc flower

TE Birthday Tree

Hello! So I thought I had signed up for Taylored Expression's Blast from the Past (I love that hop after all!) for Sept, but... oops, guess I forgot! I'm telling you, my head so is not on straight lately. Bailey's been sick, and Momma doesn't function too well on little sleep! Since I had a card made, I figured I'd share it anyways! After cutting out the tree by hand, the die is definately going to be on my next order, lol! I used Taylored Expressions sketch #146. Thanks for looking!

Image: Taylored Expressions

DP: October Afternoon

Copics, ribbon & button from the KI kit

I Treasure You

Hello! Tuesday is my day to post for the Sugar Nellie DT and I have my first card to share today...yay!!I used the sweet Bear Hug stamp for today's card, you can find her here at Funky Kits. I used Card Patterns #133, although I did alter it a teensybit : ) I learned that the cheapo lace from Walmart doesn't dye well... but I attempted something new and it looks cute anyways! As always, thanks for looking!

Image: Sugar Nellie Sentiment: Amuse

DP: My Mind's Eye Copics, CTMH brads, misc ribbon, lace, rhinestones

Sweet Summer

HELLO!! I am bursting at the seams... I was chosen to be on the design team for Sugar Nellie stamps! I was so excited when I received my email from Gayle- I jumped up so hard I accidently kicked my son! Poor guy was just trying to clean up his art space : ) I wanted to celebrate by playing with the first rubber stamp I EVER bought online- this cutie from Sugar Nellie! My mom is in the hospital today for a procedure on her heart (everything is fine!) and I'm going to bring this to her with some flowers since she was bummed when she found out she'd have to stay overnight! I used Card Patterns sketch #132 and the card came together very quickly. Sometimes you gotta love clean and simple! Thanks for looking!

Image: Sugar Nellie DP: Echo Park TE ribbon, CTMH swirl, misc pearls, sentiment sticker from Aug KI kit

Wishing you...

Hello! I have had such a relaxing weekend, I hope you've enjoyed yours too! Yesterday while we were watching the Iowa-Iowa State game (Hawks lost) I colored this little cutie for a birthday card for my mom to give to one of her best friends. I tried to take my pics outside, and it was definately too bright, so sorry about that. Anyone looking to get rid of a light tent, haha! When I first saw the August Key Ingredients kit and saw there were stickers in it I thought "well great more stickers to sit in my binder." I'm not the best at actually using them.... So I have really tried to make myself actually use these ones. It says "Wishing you... good times, happiness, friendship" One card, 4 stickers down : )

Image: CC Designs DP:Echo Park Copics, GKD ribbon, MME twine, gems from the KI kit

This card is my submission for ATS Wednesday Challenge: anything goes, and Stamp Something's LAST challenge : ( Thanks for looking!

Sweet Angel Sarah

Hello! I am so loving the long weekend, I have made 4 cards! I made this one today for our dear friends from church. They lost their little Sarah to SIDS before we knew them. Thursday would have been her 5th birthday and I wanted to let them know Patrick and I were thinking about them. Even though we had lost Gabe and they had lost Sarah before we knew each other, we really have bonded over the memory of our children. I know the birthdays are so hard and you start to wonder if anyone other than you even remembers your baby so I hope this card brings them comfort.

Image: Magnolia, Scripture: ODBD, DP: CTMH, Stickles (on her wings, you can't really see it in the pics) CTMH button, misc pearls, gem swirls, ribbon and flower

This card is my submission for Just Magnolia's Special Monthly challenge: anything goes with option of circles and ODBD #75: Dots or Stripes. I also used September's SFYTT and did the panels the right size this time!

Oh Happy Day!

Hello! This is going to be a quick post because I'm headed out to meet my mom and grandma to see The Help. I've heard some great things about it so I'm excited! But I just HAD to post the card I made last night because I JUST LOVE IT! haha I have no idea what it is about the card, it just really makes me smile : ) I was on the ATS Wednesday challenge blog and saw the inspiration picture: I loved the pretty pink with the beautiful teal of the shutters. I decided to use the September SFYTT. My husband was using the computer last night so I was trying to go off of memory, and obviously something didn't transfer because as I was uploading the picture I realized I have the panels mixed up... sorry! Thanks for looking anyways! And have a great holiday tomorrow, I'm so excited to have it off. It still makes me giddy after all the years working holidays in the hospital.... perks of a clinic job!

Image: Sugar Nellie, DP: Echo Park, Prima flower, MME twine, and misc sparkles and pearl