Getting Spring Fever!

I am so ready for this cold weather to move on and for things to warm up a bit!  The wind can go away anytime now, as well!!  So, being in a spring mood, I grabbed some springy papers and a fun image to make this cute card!

I followed the sketch at Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenges and used one of the super cute Pre-Colored digis from Meljen's Designs!

I'd also like to enter this card into the following challenges:

One Stitch at a Time - Digi

Stamp Something - Digi

Cute Card Thursday - Banish the Blues

Pile it On - Bright and Breezy 

Creative Belli Challenge - Jewelry (pearls)

Thanks to all of the challenge blogs for such fun challenges and such awesome DT inspiration!

We're hungry at Meljen's!

I'd like to bring special attention to a very important Meljen's Designs release!
Melissa - the heart and soul behind Meljen's Designs - lost her Dad, Keith Smith, one year ago today.  Melissa we are all so very sorry for your loss!  In honor of her Dad, who was an avid fisherman, she has created a special set of images to share with you.

These are just so cute and fun!  Each of these new, special images can be purchased in the Meljen's shop at Whimsy Stamps.

Please take a moment today to hug your loved ones, remember those that have passed and treasure those that are with us.  Life is short and time passes so quickly!

The Meljen's Design team has created some amazing cards to share with you using this special release - some have been posted on the challenge blog today, most are on the DT members blogs and more will be posted on Thursday with the new challenge.  I hope you get a chance to visit the team and leave them some love.

Melissa is offering up a Freebie of the FISHER MOOSE as a prize in 2 contests - there will be a Facebook announcement later today and there is an announcement on the challenge blog now.  If you leave a comment on Facebook and/or the challenge blog sharing a memory of a loved one, you will be entered in a random drawing.  If you comment on both Facebook and the blog, you have 2 chances to win!
Good Luck!!

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Did you see this weeks challenge at Meljen's Designs

It's all about FOOD!!

A perfect challenge to go along with the super cute release this week!

I've had a chance to play around with Pumpkin Pie Slice and I came up with this simple card, showcasing the yummy image!

I just love pumpkin pie... but... there isn't nearly enough whip cream on this slice - Melissa??  Pass the whip cream please?  LOL!!

I hope you can play along in our TASTY challenge this week!! There's only a couple of more days to get your entries in!!

I'm entering this card into the following challenges as well:

Fresh Brewed - 2 or more patterned papers

Stamp Something - Digi Day

Little Red Wagon - 3 of something (I've got 3 each in my jewel sets)

Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes

Card Makin' Mamas - Keep it Simple

Meljen's Inspiration!

It's still birthday week at Meljen's!

There is a ton of beautiful cards that I just posted on our challenge blog to inspire you, so you should really go check it out!  The Design Team has really gone all out to impress you!

Here's another card that I made using this week's new release images.  This time I chose "Ride Em Cowgirl", I just think she is adorable!  My Dad says that she looks like my Emily... yea, I can see that!  I think she may just be almost as rambunctious as my Emily, too, from the looks of it!

Here's Emily with Bradley in January.... What do you think?

I think Emily could have modeled for this image!!!  LOL!  This is one of the many things that I love about Meljen's Designs!  Her children images always make me think of my own babies :)

If you haven't had a chance to join our Birthday challenge, you still have just a little bit of time left!  Come on, join the party!

Also, today is the last day to get Meljen's images for 25% off at Whimsy Stamps!  Grab your wish list and start shopping!

This one also fits the following challenges:
Oh, Alice - Girly Theme
Christmas Stampin All Year Long - Anything but Christmas
Sew Many Challenges - Happy Birthday
Cute Card Thursday - Dieing for a Punch (no punches or die cuts here!)

Cuddle Cloud Baby

Here's a card that I made for a friend of mine.

She called me and said that her cousin was having a baby and asked if I could make a card for her and of course, I said Sure!  She wanted a card that could be kept as a keepsake, so I made an Easel card using my circle and scallop circle Nesties.  Also, since baby was born just a little early, I was able to add all the special info before sending it out.

So here's what I made

(I've blurred out baby's name)

Image: Cuddle Cloud Baby

I hope the parents like it!

I'll toss this one in the hat at

Cute Card Thursday - Whateva!

and 

Sentimental Sundays - Anything Goes

Karen's Doodles!

Happy Monday!

I am incredibly honored to have been asked to join the Karen's Doodles Design Team!

There are a few changes to the team this week.  The 3 separate blogs are now 1 BIG blog with all countries participating as one!  And the Kids blog is now about KIDS and KIDS alone!  The challenges there will still be every other week, to give the kids lots of time to play along, but they will match the main blog challenges!  So Mom, Aunts, Grandmas, Neighbors and Friends, grab your kids and have them make a card with you!  Adults post on the main blog and Kids post on the Kids blog!  

There are also new prizes to be won!

• 1st Place - 3 Digi stamps of your choice from Karen's Doodles and Card of the Week Blinkie, awarded to the best entry
• 2nd Place - 2 Digi stamps of your choice from Karen's Doodles
• 3rd Place - 1 Digi stamp of your choice from Karen's Doodles

You can still find Emily at the Kids blog and she has a new creation to share with you!

We have both followed the challenge theme this week of

Summer Zest!

Yellow, Orange, Lime Green and a splash of Blue color challenge

We hope you play along, too - and don't forget to have your little one join you!

Here's my Summer Zest card for you

Image: Dragon Birthday

This fun card also fits the challenge at:
Sentimental Sundays - Anything Goes
The Pink Elephant - Summer Fun (Summer Colors)
Stamp Something - Photo Inspiration (Birthday Photo)
Cute Card Thursday - Whateva!
Little Red Wagon - Circles, Circles, Circles

Miss Kellita in White

Lil' Lolita is visiting wonderland this week at Oh, Alice!  Since I have a few Lil' Lolita stamps, and now a couple of digis, too, that I picked up this weekend in the limited release, I decided to play along!  Maybe I'll win a few more!!  :)

By the way - you still have a tiny bit of time to go grab some digi Lil' Lolita's at the Tickled Pink shop!

The challenge at Oh Alice is White Wonderland - everything but the image panel must be white... that's kinda hard for me!  I was eyeing my red rhinestones.. or those black pearls I just picked up would have been cute.. or some nice funky rock n' roll ribbon I have.. but NO!  Leave it alone and stick to white!  I think I did ok!  I found some white glittery paper which I used for my scalloped ovals, and I embossed more white to add dimension.. flipped over some light yellow flowers for their white backs and some pretty sheer white ribbon.

Image: Lil' Lolita "Kellita"

Other challenges for this card:

Cute Card Thursday - Whateva!

Sentimental Sundays - Switch it up (New Technique or Style) - new style: all white

Another Free Time Card

Emily wanted to play in my craft room today... of course she did, I just finished cleaning it, right??  Well, that gave me some time to play, too!

So I created this, using the sketch at Cute Card Thursday

Image: Lily Boo's Boutique

Movie Night!

Second Post for the day - scroll down to see my cute bumblebee card!

I've been having some fun playing with my Karen's Doodles!  And, there are new Karen's Doodles challenges blogs up now!  There's one for the US, the UK, Scandinavia and the Netherlands!  So, why not play along, right?  You are allowed to enter any country challenge no matter where you live!  So this card fits into the UK challenge - where the theme is ANYTHING GOES!  Although I'm not entering it into the challenge - you'll see why in just a few days!  Just wanted to share it with you!

By the way - the cute little fastenator staple says "FUN" - but you can't read it in the photo :)

This card also fits into the following challenges:

The Pink Elephant: Party Invitations

The Corrosive Challenge: Sketch

Digital Tuesday: Piercing 

Cute Card Thursday: Celebrations (what's a celebration without an invite?)

What'd I Use?

Image: Karen's Doodles (digi)

Markers: Copics

Nesties: Ovals, Scallop Ovals

Embellies: Brads, Eyelets & Fastenator

Patterned paper & Ribbon, from my stash

SSC #48 - Back In Time

Good Morning, Stampers!

It's another wonderful week at Stamptacular!  Thank you all so much for participating in our Going In Circles challenge - did you have as much fun with that one as I did?

Hey, Good News!  There's another Stamptacular Bonus Fun day coming up soon!  Yea, go ahead, get excited!  It will be LOADS of fun and full of prizes - including one from ME!  So, keep checking back for our weekly Sunday challenge and we'll tell you more about Bonus Fun Day!  I can't wait!

This weeks challenge is brought to you by:

 Our very own, Sarah (Thanks, Sarah!)

PRIZE:  Stamp Set

Our theme for you is "Back In Time"

Create a project that replicates "The Good Old Days".  This could be something that looks vintage or includes something that just reminds you of something from many years ago when you see it.

I thought that I might struggle with this one, as "Vintage" isn't really my style.  So, I went with more of something that reminds me of years ago.

Some of you may know that I was a "Band Nerd" in school.  I LOVED band and I was pretty good, if I say so myself!  I auditioned for a part in DODDS All-Germany, which was a concert for the best musicians in the Military schools in Germany.  It was quite an honor to be accepted for that.  I also auditioned and was accepted to play with the Air Force and Army bands for special concerts involving Military students.  I even had the opportunity to meet my favorite composer, Vaclav Nelhybel, who composed many of my favorite musical pieces.  I have a picture of me with him somewhere.  Here's a funny story for you!  During that concert, I was seated directly in front of Mr. Nelhybel, at eye level.  I even had a small solo!  At the end of the concert, he was presented with a huge bouquet of flowers as a thank you for his participation.  So, after we all left the stage and went to find our friends and family, Mr. Nelhybel came up to me, with his huge bouquet of flowers and gave them to me!   I was right in his line of sight for the whole concert, so he chose me!  Pretty darn cool, huh?

Needless to say, for many years in my youth, music was very important to me.  It still is, and I do still have my saxophone, although I'm not sure I remember the keys anymore!

All of that brings me to my card today.  I chose to use some old sheet music that I had.  While in Germany, I came across a stash of some very old German sheet music, I can't remember where,  maybe a yard sale or something.  I suppose at one point I could have read the notes, if not the titles!  Now, though, it's just really pretty paper!  I chose a piece of music out of that huge stash to create this card.  I also chose to use Moody for Art as my image, thinking that she looks like she could be carrying rolls of sheet music to practice.

I hope you like my card, I'm pretty happy with how it turned out.

The sentiment says "Dance to the beat of your own Drum"

What'd I Use?

Image: Paper Makeup Stamps "Moody For Art"

Markers: Copics

Sentiment: Unity Stamps

Paper: K&Company

Nesties: Labels Nine

Embossing: Cuttlebug "Allegro"

Ribbon & baubles: from my stash

I'm also submitting this card into this weeks Ribbon-Tastic Challenge at Cute Card Thursday!

Challenge Friday

Here's a card I made for a couple of challenges.

Totally Gorjuss - "Feel the Lurve"

Friday Sketchers - "sketch"
Cute Card Thursday - "In the Name of Love"

Totally Gorjuss and Cute Card Thursday want to see more love cards... oh boy.. I just don't have it in me to make yet another Valentine!   So, I went with more of a "thinking of you" with love card... I looked at my red papers and my eyes just crossed!  It feels like that's all I've used all month!  I sent Valentine's out to more people this year than ever!  So, I hope the team over at TG likes this one :o)

The sketch at Friday Sketchers was simple this week - they said they wanted our "hands-free" when it comes to the embellishing part!  Thanks, guys!

What'd I Use?

Image: Gorjuss Girl

Markers: Copics & white gel pen

Papers: CTMH

Nesties: Petite Oval, Labels One

Embossing: Emily's Bouquet by Cuttlebug

Sentiment made with: Memory Makers tag maker

Pearls: Martha Stewart

Flowers & Ribbon: from my stash

Cute Card Thursday

I took a few hours this evening to go clean my craft room.  I turned my craft table, so that all I have to do now is turn my chair around to get to my Cuttlebug stuff, before I had to get up and walk across the room.  So much nicer now!  I also bought a portable light, so that I could try to get better lighting on my photos.  So, of course I had to try everything out!  I created a card that required lots of Cuttlebug use and took a photo with my new light.  Yay me!  And, now everything is pretty and organized and I can't remember where I put anything!!  Hehehe!

Here's my card - this if for this weeks Cute Card Thursday challenge - where the theme is Spots and Dots.

 

What'd I Use?

Image: Pollycraft 

Markers: Copics

Nesties: Labels Four

Embossing: Swiss Dots by Cuttlebug

Patterned Paper: Download from Lindsay's Stamp Stuff

Ribbon: from the scrap bin at Craft Warehouse

Flowers: from a swap

Rhinestones: Michaels

Thursday Challenges

Good afternoon!

I was pretty bummed out about the Greeting Farm relay challenge ending abruptly (although, with good reason), so I didn't get any stamping done yesterday.  I did receive my free relay image yesterday, though, and I knew that, even if the challenge was cancelled, I would want to create a card with Prince Ian, anyway.  Especially since I have my very own Prince Iain! :)  I used the sketch from Friday Sketchers.  I had to do faux stitching on this one, because my little guy was sleeping in my craft room and I really didn't want to wake him up with my sewing machine!

All 3 of today's cards fit in with the challenge this week at KL Stampin N Scrappin - which is Nesties, Punches and Dies, OH MY!

What'd I Use?

Image: The Greeting Farm

Markers: Copics

Nesties: Petite Oval, Petite Scallop Oval

Punches: Word Window, Scallop Edge

Papers & Cardstock: leftovers from a kit from my LSS

Buttons & Fibers: from my stash

Cute Card Thursday want to see Blooming Gorgeous creations... well, I don't know about Gorgeous, but I think I got the Blooming covered!

What'd I Use?

Image: Great Impressions

Markers: Copics

Sizzix: Top Note Die

Ribbon, Paper, button & Flowers: from my stash

Here's one for Sweet Sunday Sketch #53

and Spoon Full of Sugar (Freestyle) 

This one was fun!  Nutsy is soooo fun to play with!  Isn't he just the cutest?  He's got a surprise for YOU!

 

What'd I Use?

Image: Nutsy from Karen's Doodles

Markers: Copics

Nesties: Circle & Scallop Circle

Embossing: Swiss Dots by Cuttlebug

Ribbon, dots & Papers: from my stash

**By the way - what do you think of my new watermark?  My wonderful, sweet, amazing, awesome friend, Callie made it for me!  Isn't it cool!  She's just the bestest!!  Stay tuned, because you may be able to get one from her soon, too!  :)**

I had a Digi Day today!

I was in a Digi mood today, so I made a bunch of cards using Digi images.  It was quite fun, especially as I haven't used many digi images before.  I'm very glad to learn that whatever ink is in my printer is "Copic Friendly"!!  Yay!!  :)

I am also entering all of these cards (except for the Lauren In Love card, as that's not digi) into the I Love Digi Design Team call - wish me luck!!

So, strap on your seatbelts, here we go!

This one is made for the Pollycraft Monday challenge:

What'd I use?

Free Digi Image: Pollycraft

Markers: Copics

Embossing folder: Conversations

Patterned paper: Daisy Bucket

Ribbon, Baubles, Charm: from my stash

This one is for the sketch at The Pink Elephant:

I flipped the sketch to accommodate the image.

What'd I use?

Digi Image: Karen's Doodles

Markers: Copics

Eyelet Border punch

Gold Paper: PaperZone

Nesties: Petite Ovals & Petite Scallop Ovals

This one is for Cute Card Thursday - which is to use a FAIRY and for the sketch at Cupcake Craft Challenges:

What'd I Use?

Image: Lauren In Love by Paper Makeup Stamps

Markers: Bic and Sakura glitter

Patterned paper: DCWV

Embossing Folder: Emily's Bouquet

Ribbon, rhinestone brads: from my stash

This one is for Heather's sketch, for her Fresh Brewed Designs blog hop.  I'm late, I missed the deadline, but I still liked her sketch so much that I wanted to do it anyway.  And, I love this image!

What'd I Use?

Image: Fresh Brewed Designs

Markers: Copic & White gel pen

Patterned paper: Daisy Bucket

Felt Flower, brad, spacer, baubles: from my stash

I didn't notice until after this card was completely finished that the words on the patterned paper aren't exactly "Valentiney"..... maybe I should read my paper first?  :)

I hope you likey!  I had fun today!