Hey There...

Hey There Friends...  Still on vacation, but, I stopped back home this morning before church to make a card for a "Tweener"...  So many of the images I have are a bit too young, but I did come across this awesome image from Birdie Brown that I think is just perfect for that age!!

I used the Sketch from this week's Challenge over at Sketch Saturday.  The papers are from My Mind's Eye - Tangerine!!  I colored the image with my Copics and added some Twine from my stash.  The sentiment is Paper Smooches.  Inside, of course it says Happy Birthday!!

Thanks so much for visiting my Blog!!

Blessings to you!!

Are your Toes in the Sand???

Happy Tuesday friends - time for Team B to bring you a new Challenge over at Tuesday Throwdown.  This week's Challenge is Sponsored by Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps and our Theme is... Toes in the Sand!!  Have you gotten any good beach time yet this Summer??  I haven't... yet.  I'll be heading to the Cape mid August through Labor Day and will be getting my toes in the sand for sure.  In the mean while, work and Wedding planning are keeping me pretty busy.  I loved pretending with this Challenge though and chose Hello Summer  which features fun images direct from the beach along with two summery sentiments for my Theme card!!

I used the Sketch from this week's Challenge over at Sketch Saturday.


I hope you will head on over to Tuesday Throwdown and check out the rest of the DT cards.  And join us - get those toes in the sand and play along!!

Blessings to you!!

Sassy Cheryl's Challenge #169 Perfectly PINKalicious!!

Early morning card making - a GREAT way to start a Friday!!  Sassy Cheryl's Challenge this week is Perfectly PINKalicious!!  Love pink (love green more), but who doesn't love pink...?   Perfect Challenge to use a new paper pad I recently purchased from Lili of the Valley, "Perfect Pair" from the NitWit Collections, lots of PINK papers along with a touch of my favorite green ;-) !!

I chose this cute Sassy Sally image "Autumn Swing" (although I fussy cut the image and left the falling leaves for another time...  now it's a Spring Swing =), and colored her up with my Copics.  I used the Sketch from Sketch Saturday - lots of fun little details to this Sketch!!  The flowers are cut with a die from Taylored Expressions - Bugabee Flowers.  The sentiment is from Paper Smooches.

Here's my Sweet Sassy Sally card...

Challenges:
Sassy Cheryl's - Perfectly PINKalicious
Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes
Sketch Saturday - Sketch


Thanks so much for visiting!!
Blessings to you!!

Tuesday Throwdown - What's your favorite book...?

Hi friends!!  This week over at Tuesday Throwdown it is Team B bringing you inspiration for our Challenge - Create a project inspired by your Favorite Book!!

I have a couple favorites...  So, my choice was "inspired" by the wonderful Stamp Set provided by our generous Sponsor this week - Lawn Fawn.  The book - Morning Glory.

I used the Sketch from Sketch Saturday.


I hope you will play along with us this week - take the Challenge.  Can't to see what your favorite book is =)

Blessings to you all!!

Sketch Saturday

I made a quick card yesterday morning for a friend who did me a HUGE favor installing a ceiling fan!!  Definitely something I can not do myself!!  So, I made her this Thank You card using an adorable image from adfd of hatching ducklings...  only, for the purposes of this card I am pretending they are Swans.  On the way to my church there has been a nest with a Momma Swan sitting atop 5 eggs...  I have been checking for her whenever I drive by.  It's been well over a month and a half and she still sits...
Last night both the Momma and Papa Swan were on the nest.  Lo and behold my friend called me this morning to say the eggs were hatching!!!  I Can Not Wait to see these babies!!

The card is made from the Sketch over at Sketch Saturday.  The image colored with my Copics and I added the sentiment from Paper Smooches.  These baby Swans (and my friend) have been a BLESSING to me these last several weeks.  I LOVE to see God's hand at work in Nature and this has been so Special this Spring.  Hopefully I will get some pics of the little family to share soon.



Thanks so much for visiting!!
Blessings to you!!

Thinking of You...

I was intrigued by the Challenge over at Sassy Cheryl's Challenge Blog - #157 Green, White and Orange.  Not colors I work with often, at least the orange, so I was excited to give it a whirl and I love how the card turned out =)  I used the Sketch from Sketch Saturday's Challenge, a retired Close to My Heart paper pack - Florentine, this adorable image from Sassy Cheryl's Stamps - Quiet Moments colored up with my Copics!!  (If you haven't checked out Sassy Cheryl's new shop...  Click here to do so - it's wonderfilled!!)

Here's my card...

Here's the Sketch...

Thanks so much for visiting!!

Blessings to you!!

Thinking of You...

Quick card today combining three Challenges:
Sassy Cheryl's - Flowers, Flowers Everywhere
Sketch Saturday
                              
Color Throwdown
                               

I used a Bear with Flowers image from Sassy Cheryl's, colored him in with Copics and fussy cut him out and then mounted him with Pop Dots.  The papers are from my stash, and the tiny flowers and brads are Close to My Heart.  I also used a Fiskars Scallop Punch and added a piece of coral ribbon.

Thanks for stopping by!!

Blessings to you!!

Happy Birthday Calvin!!

Last night I made a card for a little boy turning 3 who LOVES dinosaurs!!!  I found the cute dinosaur image over at Bugaboo Stamps!! 

Challenges: 

Sketch Saturday 

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Hope you are having a great week - Blessings to you!!

Tuesday Throwdown #135

Welcome Tuesday!!  Time for a new Challenge over at Tuesday Throwdown - and it's one of my favorite Challenges - Monochromatic!!  One color, many shades...  FUN!!  Our Sponsor this week is Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps.  I used the image Cocoa's Latte, personally I'll pass on the Latte but I say bring on the Coffee!!

I used the Sketch from Sketch Saturday, colored the image with my Copics and chose papers and embellishments from my stash.  I finished the card off with a sentiment from Close to My Heart:                                 "Your friendship is like coffee... it helps me get through the day!" 

I hope you will join in on the Challenge this week - I can't wait to see your Monochromatic creations!!

Blessings to you all!!

Sketch Saturday

Hi there Sketchy Friends!!  Today I made a card for a boy turning 8.  This little guy has been playing football for a few years, so this image from MelJen's makes up the perfect card for him.

I used papers from Authentique, colored the image with my Copics and distressed the edges with scissors.  The ribbon is from my stash.

And here's the Sketch from this week's Sketch Saturday Challenge.

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Blessings to you!!

Merry Christmas Axel!!

My 4 year old Great-Nephew Axel went to see Santa and when asked what he wanted for Christmas his response was "A Cello"!!  When I heard that story I knew right away what image to use for his Christmas card =)

I used the Sketch over at Sketch Saturday. 
The paper is Authentique - Festive.  The image is from The Stamp Fairy.  I colored it with Copics and then fussy cut him out.  The ribbon is from my stash and the buttons and brads are all Close to My Heart.

I'm entering this card in the following Challenges:

Sketch Saturday - Sketch
Make it Monday - Always Anything Goes
Bearly-Mine Challenges - Anything Goes
Kaboodle Doodles - Use the color Red
Simon Says Challenge - Favorite Tool.... my Copics!!
Divas By Design - Use some RED

Thanks so much for visiting!!  (I wonder if Santa will bring that Cello... )

Blessings to you all!!

Happy Birthday Axel!!

I made a card this morning for my Great-Nephew who is turning 4.  I combined two Challenges - Sketch Saturday (a Sketch) and Lili's Little Fairies (Pastels).  I love the LotV stamp of the boy playing guitar.  It may seem a bit old for a 4 year old, but Axel is so into music and actually teaching himself piano...  I am on the lookout for a piano image...  For now, the guitar will do just fine!!

The papers are MME and the image is colored with Copics, fussy cut and mounted with Pop Dots.

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Blessings to you!!

OOPS!!

Sassy Cheryl's has a fun Challenge going on - Belated Birthday!!  Not to say it's fun to miss a birthday, but it is fun to choose an image that expresses just how sorry you are that you are late - the Sassy Sally image says just that to me:  OOPS!!  I used the Sketch from Sketch Saturday along with papers from LotV Nit Wit Collection.  The image is colored with Copics, cut out and mounted with Pop Dots.  I also added three little purple roses from Recollections.

 

 

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Pure Innocence Gymnastics!!

Tonight I made a couple of cards using the Pure Innocence Gymnastics stamp.  The first is with this week's Sketch #97 over at My Favorite Things.  I used bright papers from the Amy Tangerine paper pad.  I paper pieced the leotard and cut the image out and mounted her with Pop Dots.  



The second card is for the Challenge over at Sketch Saturday.  The paper is from sei Vanilla Sunshine.  The ribbon is from my stash. 












Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Blessings to you!!

You Make Me Smile

Tonight I made a card using ALL Close to My Heart materials!!  I haven't done that in awhile and I must say I love the way it came out =)  The DP is from the new Paper Pack Clementine.  I love the color combination in that paper.I distressed the Saddle CS by misting it with water, crumpling it up and then smoothing it out to dry.  Once dry, I used Saddle ink with a dauber and rubbed over the whole area - kind of gives the CS a "leathery" look.  I love the Burlap ribbon which is also new.  The brads are from my old CtMH stash.  I did color the image with Copics and then fussy cut it out with my CtMH Utility Knife - I LOVE this knife!!  Once cut out I mounted it with Pop Dots.




How cute is this image?  He is Sassy Cheryl's Noah - Love him =)  I used the Sketch from Sketch Saturday.  I am also entering this card in the Heart 2 Heart Challenge and the Tuesday Throwdown Challenge - Fall Leaves and



Thanks so much for visiting my Blog!!

Blessings to you!!

Sassy Chery #137l!

I made several cards over the weekend with no time to post them...  So, time to catch up.
This first card was made for two Challenges:

Sketch Saturday - Sketch
Sassy Cheryl - Orange and Black

The image is Sassy Sally - You Are My Sunshine.  She's colored in with Copics.  Clear Sparkles are attached to her skirt (CtMH) and Black Opaques finish her off (CtMH).  The sentiment is Verve and the ribbon, from my stash.  The DP is a combination of MME (Halloween pad) and American Crafts - Amy Tangerine.

                        







Thanks so much for stopping by - more to Post tomorrow =)

Life is Good!

We had a Birthday Party tonight for my daughter's boyfriend Chad.  I chose to use a retired stamp set from Close to My Heart - Life is Good.  Of course Happy Birthday is the sentiment inside...  but Life is Good about sums up all that has been going on in Chad, and my daughter's lives right now.  They have successfully opened a Gymnastics Academy a little over a month ago and have in excess of 300 kids signed up - LIFE IS GOOD!!

Everything on my card is Close to My Heart except for the twine which is from The Twinery.  I used the Sketch from Sketch Saturday.  I am also entering this card in the Challenge over at Digital Tuesday Challenge Blog.

Thanks so much for stopping by - I really do appreciate it!!

Blessings - Sally

Papertake Weekly Challenge Celebrating 5 years!!!

Quick post this morning - then to work...  I wanted to make this card fo the Papertake Challenge - Celebrating 5 years.  My card celebrates Christmas...  I loved the Sketch over at Sketch Saturday this week and used that to get started.  Being a quilter, I loved the Sketch - so much fun to work with these new Christmas papers I just got from Lili of the Valley!  (I need to take a better picture though...)

I also used an image that I just got from LotV.  Love when those overseas packages come in the mail!!  I colored the image with Copics and added a ribbon bow from my stash.

I am entering this card in the Challenges at Papertake Weekly, Sketch Saturday and Lili's Little Fairies.

Congrats Papertake Weekly Challenge!!

Thanks so much for stopping by =)