Fairy good cake...

Good Monday morning friends! I hope you had a fabulous weekend!

I have just a quick post for ya today showing off a little birthday card that I made last week. I couldn't resist this cute Stamping Boutique image with Cynthia on that birthday cake so I printed it out, colored it up, used Carly's sketch and made a card. The paper and embellishments are from an old SU! scrapbooking kit. Sometimes, I'm amazed at what I keep! The chocolate frosting has glaze on it to make it look like ganache 'cuz yeah....it is yummy!

If you look real close it looks like Cynthia smeared her lipstick when applying but I prefer to think of it as the sprinkles on the cake staining her lips...that works, right?

Thought for the day: What if you woke up today with only the things you thanked God for yesterday?

Doodle Pantry Release!

Good morning friends! Finally, I get to post something crafty and it is new release time from Doodle Pantry! As in previous months there are so many super cute sets being released. Go check them all out HERE! First up....
The pictures above and below are the outside and inside of my card made with Quirky Crab and one of its sentiments. I so adore this fun summer image and colors. *This is the pre-colored image.* The patterned papers are from Echo Park's Splash paper pad. I also used Carly's sketch for this card!
Below you see a card made with the Peppermint set. While I went with somewhat of a Christmas color combination I chose a more neutral sentiment thinking it would be refreshing to send out at anytime. The patterned papers you see on this card come with the Minty Paper Pack. Fun stuff I'm tellin' ya!
Now for the cool stuff...the sale! All school themed images are 40% off and the Digi Grab Bag is 50% off! PLUS, don't forget about the free with purchase set! One more thing...check out the blog HERE to see the newest challenge and win yourself some free Doodle Pantry images!

Alright y'all...enjoy the release, have a wonderful weekend, and see ya Monday! Oh, and thank you so much for your kind comments for healing on my ankle. It is not as locally swollen today but my entire foot and ankle is still swollen and now very black and blue. I can, however, walk fairly well on it as long as I don't over extend up or down or side to side. Just some limitations for now. I'm trying to enjoy the time of slow down that the Lord has given me...he orders my steps for sure!

Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the Lord's purpose that prevails. Proverbs 19:21

Hello, Friend

Good morning friends! I can hardly believe we are at the middle of the week already! Kyler will be home on Saturday and while I'm liking the quiet house I gotta tell ya I miss him SO much!

So, I was planning on showing you a different card today BUT then I remembered I wanted to make sure that you had time to play in Carly's Sketch Challenge (which ends Friday) so I needed to post it today.

So the super cute kittie image you see on my card is one that the talented Miss Carly drew up and her mom, Kris, made into a digital stamp set. It is also the FREE set you will receive when you play along with Carly's Sketch Challenge! There is also a prize attached to the sketch challenge sponsored by McMahon5 Designs so you should probably go check it all out and participate...don't you think?

The papers, flowers, and brads on this card are from last month's Key Ingredient Kit that I get through Taylored Expressions. I adore my kits and am waiting for my new one to come...hopefully today!

I'm throwing a little Mama Mia party tonight with a couple of friends! Really we are just getting together to watch the movie...it is one of my favorites. I'm making Roasted Banana Pudding for the snack. I can't wait but I have a lot to do in the meantime so...I'm off!

Have a fantastic day everyone! (I just wish it felt like summer here!)

Rhubarb the Teddy Bear

Good Saturday morning friends! I hope you have wonderful weather so you can accomplish whatever you heart desires today!

Yesterday, at the bottom of my post I linked you to a photo of the image I was going to have on my card today...here I am to post that card and you came back to see it...yay!

Anyway, this sweet little bear's name is Rhubarb. Now I don't know if Rhubarb is a boy or girl but I think Rhubarb will be a boy for this post. So, Rhubarb is a brand new line over at Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps. Korin has drawn 10 Rhubarb images (and they are all just so precious) and has four in her store right now. You can see them all HERE. I made this card with Echo Park's Splash patterned paper and with Carly's sketch for the next two weeks. You can see at the left all the dimension and the gelly roll sparkle I put on the card. I'm not sure the umbrella actually "fits" the card but I thought why not? I cut the umbrella with my Cricut with which I have a love/hate relationship. I can cut SVG's just fine but when it comes to using the cartridges I stink! Can you guess which one the umbrella was? Anyway, since it has a Cricut cut element on the card I can also enter this into Challenge #41 at Cooking With Cricut.

Alright, so there you go! Have a wonderful day and I'll see ya back here Monday!

All The Cool Kids

Good morning! It looks like we are actually going to have a summer day for the first day of summer...86 degrees and sunny! Yay!

Okay, so to the title of the post. I have seen lots of my Doodle Pantry DT sisters making the sweetest cards with this Plush Panda set and I just had to be one of the cool kids (plus he is SO cute!) and make a card too. This didn't end up looking how I thought it would but I still like it. All the patterned paper on this card is from the Plush Panda set, which by the way the entire set is only $3.50!

The layout for this card is Carly's most recent sketch at Sketches by Carly. You have two more days to play in this particular sketch challenge if you want to!

Don't forget to play in our Stock the Pantry challenge this week. All you have to do is use one Doodle Pantry image on your card to qualify. Check out the specifics HERE and then get creating!

Well, I hope you have a wonderful first day of summer! See ya tomorrow!

Home of the Brave

What a fun way to start your day...with a smile! I hope it will last you all day through!

Today, I'm sharing a card that I had originally thought I was making for Jon but at the end I can't send it to him...it has glitter on it. In addition to that possibly being a bit embarrassing to him it could also compromise safety when it gets on him. Anyway, I was thinking of sending it to the rear detachment of his company. We shall see.

As you can tell this is a super patriotic card. I had a hard time deciding on the sentiment as the Cricut cartridge that I used (stand and salute) had several that would work. I finally decided on 'Home of the Brave'. Fitting for the military don't you think? The fireworks at the bottom are also from the same Cricut cartridge and then glittered up on the ends. I used this week's sketch by Carly for my layout and lots of WeRMemory Keepers for the papers, both patterned and cardstock.

I have to tell you guys about a great, FREE, Cricut resource. You will find it at Above Rubies Studio. It is called the Cricut Cutting Guide. It lists LOTS of cardstock/patterned paper manufacturers and what settings you should cut the paper on with your Cricut. I tried cutting that sentiment above SIX times before I just used the guide...the first cut at the suggested pressure, depth, and speed in the guide was perfect! If you own a Cricut and have problems cutting sometimes you should definitely check out that resource!

Well, that is it for me today! I hope your day is filled with lots of SMILES!

A Beautiful Day

Good morning friends! Is everyone's week going well? It has been sunny here the last couple of days so I have been in a great mood!

As I sat down to make a card for my Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps post day (I'm posting this card here and on the SNSS blog) I knew I needed one more Mother's Day card so that is what I set out to make. I started with the sketch from Carly's Sketch Challenge blog HERE, added the Lilac's for Cocoa image and came up with what, I think, is a lovely card. The patterned paper is retired SU! and I colored my image with Copic markers. It will be just perfect for the mom I'm sending this card too. My mom has been gone for 13 years now but I always send a card to Todd's mom, my former MIL, and this year to another special friend of ours.

I've gotta tell you that while I still miss my mom everyday I have been very blessed to have women in my life to guide me as a mom, friend, child of God, and wife. A big thanks to my Mom June. She has stood by me through thick and thin over the last 11+ years and I know that I can ALWAYS count on her!

How is your Mother's Day card/gift making coming?

You're My Hero

Good Wednesday morning everyone! Are you all happy that it is the middle of the week?

Today I am so excited to show you the card I made with one of the brand new releases from Doodle Pantry called Super Birdie. When I saw that one of the sentiments was 'you're my hero' I had to make this card with a patriotic theme and send it to Jon as his deployment card. I'm sure you agree that all members of the military are heroes but this one is just for my son.

The patterned papers that you see on this card are all from the Super Birdie set, too. I LOVE that Laurie will give us papers to match...it makes it SO easy to create with. The little stars on the blue strip are from the punched out border and although he is a boy I used some bling stars in the corners of my card.

The sketch for this card is from Carly's Sketch Challenge blog and while the sketch challenge has expired you need to hop on over there to see what the new sketch is as she always has great ones!

Alright there you have my card! Now hurry on over to the store (linked above and in my side board) to purchase your favorites and to see what my other DT sisters have made!

Spring Is In The Air

Good morning friends! I hope you've had a wonderful week! I know I haven't been posting as much recently but, honestly, it has been hard getting back in the swing of creating after having been off for a week. I am feeling crafty today, though, so hopefully I'll be able to get some fun stuff done...yay!

Today, over at Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps, we are having a customer blog hop. What does that mean? Well, it just means that you make a card with a Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps image, link it up to the SNSS blog, and received a free image just for linking your card up! Doesn't that sound like fun? Also, someone will win the grand prize of $25 to spend in the SNSS store! The theme is Spring is in the Air...I know, where is spring in my card right? Well, even though spring is usually pastels I think this bright, fun card is still a happy card so it counts! Don't forget that you have all weekend to make a card and link it up!

I also used Carly's sketch for this week to create my card with. Make sure you go check out Carly's sketches...they are so fun!

Alright...I am off to officially get my day started. Time to exercise, head to the store...yeah...you don't want to know all the stuff I need to fit into today. God is good for sure!

You're So Sweet

Good morning everyone! I hope that if you are in the path of the newest winter storm that you are safe, warm and dry!

Today I thought I'd show you a card that I made for last week's Crazy 4 Cocoa challenge, yes I said last week...this ends up being a day late and I could just enter it in this week's but I think I want to use a different image for this week so...it is late. I am right on time for Sketches by Carly. This sketch is good for two weeks and is just fabulous! Check it out HERE.

I used my Cosmo Cricket Material Girl patterned paper for the first time with this card. The patterns are so cute in that collect and the colors? Fabulous! And of course this is Cocoa. I used the digital image of Sew Happy Cocoa and the sentiments that are a companion ( just played with the two in PSE to get the sentiment where I wanted it) although they come in clear stamps as well. Down at the bottom are three clear buttons, two flower one heart, with some twine tied in the middle. Just a fun, unassuming little addition.

Well, I guess that is it for today. Please be safe if it is cold and yucky where you live! See you tomorrow for the McMahon 5 Designs weekly new release!

Celebrate...

Good morning everyone! This will just be a quick post today but I wanted to share this super bright card with you all.

First, I started this card because I wanted to use this super cute image and Carly's sketch. It was going really well 'til I got to the photo corners and now I feel like confetti should just come flying out of the envelope. So, I'm not so sure if this is a see my card post or a what not to do. LOL! It is definitely bright and happy! Stamps and paper are from Taylored Expressions (except the sentiment which is A Muse).

Alright, I'm off to get my day started a bit early for me but here we go anyway!

Have a super day everyone!

3 Challenges in 1!

Happy Friday all! I'm so happy to be at the end of the week. I'm SO sleeping in tomorrow...lol! Today I'm posting a card for a couple of different challenges...read on to find out more...

I'm so excited about today's card. First of all it came together very quickly and best of all...I love it! So, the first challenge is the challenge I'm doing with my friend, Tana. It is the Clearing the Clutter Challenge (we've decided that we will be doing this challenge just once a month on the first Friday). This cutie card was made with an old SU! scrapbook kit Friends and Flowers. All of the elements on this card except the pearls, twine, and the digi image are from the kit. It is so nice to have things be all matchy and ready to go!

The second challenge this is for is the Doodle Pantry challenge for this week. All you have to do for this challenge is to use a Doodle Pantry image! I love that because I got to choose one digi (up to $3) for free when I was in the top three for their last challenge. I chose the Everyday Birdies for my winnings and used a cutie bird AND sentiment from the set. Super cute, huh?

And finally, this card is made with the last Sketches by Carly sketch for 2010. Whew! that was a lot of challenges...for me at least. I hope that you like this card as much as I do. I can't wait to send it out to its recipient!

So...yesterday my niece texted me a scripture verse that she had run across when she was reading the Bible. It is: "Praise be to the LORD my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle." Psalm 144:1. As you may know my son hurt a couple of his fingers at work about a month and a half ago and this verse is absolutely perfect! See? Even when we can't see it God has everything under control for us!

Well, that is it for today! Have a wonderful Friday!

A Fishy Happy Birthday

all! Who is happy it is Saturday? I am! We are supposed to get some snow today but the last time they said that we got none, zip, zero, zilch. I wouldn't mind a little bit, of course I don't have to shovel it so maybe I should just be quiet, huh? LOL!

Today's card is a birthday card that I made for a friend of ours. Papa Al loves to fish so it is a no brainer to make a card of some sort with a fish on it. I tried to make the image look like a salmon but I had a hard time with it this year. Anyway, this image is from Designed2Delight, whose images I love. The paper is from a Taylored Expressions key ingredient kit and the fishing hooks are from my garage and were quite painful to my fingers trying to get them to stay down. LOL! This card layout is again one of Carly's Sketches (have you checked them out yet?).

Alright, I have tons of crafting to get done this weekend so I can get gifts in the mail on Monday. Have a wonderful day and I'll see you tomorrow for my Sunday share!

Here is a wonderful verse for you today. Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Romans 12:12 How might this verse apply to your life today or even this week?

Sippin' Some Hot Chocolate

Good morning friends! Before I go too far I want to be sure to tell Todd...Happy Birthday! He even took the day off today so here is to relaxing on your birthday!

So, this is a fun card made with one of my very first Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps. His name is Street Corner Josh (my Josh is at the corner of Here and There...teehee!). I really wanted this to be a "guy" card so I pulled out some SU! patterned paper (it is this years BAB paper) and got to work on it with Carly's Sketch Challenge which is being sponsored by Sparkle Creations. Both of the sentiments that I used are from a Gina K set. When I got done making the card I showed it to Kyler and he really liked it! He loved the iPod and coffee (but for him it would be hot chocolate). I think it will be a fun "good job" type of card for one of my boys!

Thank you for your kind comments about Jon's fingers. Your prayers are appreciated and will be appreciated in the future as the x-rays did show that the finger tips are crushed. He will be making an appointment with an orthopedic surgeon today to see what the next step is.

Well, you all have a super day! See you tomorrow for FRIDAY! Woohoo!

Happy Fall

Morning friends. Can you believe it is almost the end of the week already? Yikes! I've much to do and not much time to do it!

Today I have just a quick post for ya. This cute image is from The Stamping Boutique. You know me...I love a non-scary Halloween image so I had to play with this Scarecrow.

I used the sketch from Sketches by Carly for this week. You can see that HERE. The papers are from Septembers Key Ingredients Kit from Taylored Expression although I bet that she didn't in anyway think that a card like this could be made from those papers as the other side of them are completely different. It is kind of neat though.

And, guess what fun thing TSB has planned for you this weekend? Yep, a digi day. Check out below for all the info!

PCP Digi Day

Last month was our first time doing a digi image day on PCP and it went soooo well that we are doing it again, and again and again!!! We will officially be holding digi day each month on PCP. We had a great turn out and had such a blast.

This month's theme for digi day is going to be Digi's in Pink! Yep...that's right, we are going to support Breast Cancer Awareness month for our digi day this go round. I promise you will have fun, meet some new people, chat with the ones you already know, play some games, maybe get a freebie, and get to play in some great challenges for chances to win images from The Stamping Boutique.

Important Details:
~Where~The Stamping Boutique PCP forum
~When~Saturday Oct. 16th
~Time~2-4pm EST
~What to bring~fast typing fingers and your crafting mojo

Alright...like I said, this is a quick one. I'm back to creating. Have a wonderful day!

hb2u

Good morning everyone! I hope you've had a wonderful week so far. The beginning of the week went pretty slow but now that we are sneaking up on Friday I'm not sure what I did with all that time!

Today, I get to show you a card that I had a lot of fun making. First, the sketch is Carly's sketch for this week. You still have time to make a card and enter it to win a digi image from Designed2Delight so go check it out!

I used a super fun image from MFT called The ala modes in "Birthday Girl." Too cute, right? I added some of my favorite Me & My Big Ideas birthday patterned paper along with some fabulous Smooch and Clear Star Gelly Roll pen for some bling, I'm excited because I think you can actually see the smooch and such...FUN!

Then I decided to try an easel card. I've never made one but I'm not sure why as they are SO super easy! All you do is make a card front and attach it to an 4 1/4 x 11" piece of cardstock that has been scored at 2 3/4" and 5 1/2". You must try this!

Now, onto the winner of the little blog candy from my Scrap-Creations post on Tuesday. First the movie I made the card for is....Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. I LOVE that movie. Well, that one and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Meet Me In St. Louis, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (the original). Guess you could say that I like older musicals, huh? Anyway the winner is...or should I say winners are as there were two correct guesses so I can't just choose one so...Creative Mish and my friend Jennifer K e-mail me your info and I'll get you a little something out to you!

Well, that is it from me today. Tomorrow I have a super cute box to show you made with a The Stamping Boutique image. Hope you come back to see it!

Can't Catch Me

Happy Friday all! I can hardly believe how fast this week has gone! I hope you've accomplished a lot this week.

Today's fun card is with a brand new line from The Stamping Boutique called Candy Land Winter. Obviously this is the gingerbread man image. All I could think of when I saw him was the gingerbread man in the movie Shrek..."you can't catch me" in that squeaky voice. LOL! The gingerbread man with the heard is actually a magnet for your refrigerator (or wherever you want to use it) so it is a little gift built right into the card. Kinda fun, huh? I used a sketch by Carly for this card, too! Tomorrow TSB is hosting a Digi Image Day on Papercraft Planet and would love for you to play along. The info is below. Hope you can join us!

The Stamping Boutique Digi Image Day on PCP

We at the Stamping Boutique have decided to try something new on PCP with you all...how does a digital image day sound to you? This will be our very first time doing this with PCP and are super excited, so excited that we are going to do a mini release for this digi day!!!

Think back to when you were little...what was your favorite game? I"m not talking about computer games or video games...I'm talking about good old fashion family night fun board kind of game. I ask this question because not only because this is the theme for our very first digi day but it also has something to do with the new image release. Have I peaked your interest yet? Here are the details:

The Stamping Boutique Digi Image Day

Theme: Game Night

Where: on PCP at The Stamping Boutique group page

When: September 18th, Saturday

Time: 2PM to 4PM

What to Bring: your crafting supplies

What will be supplied: free new release images, lots of great chatter and prizes

How to join in the fun: become a member of The Stamping Boutique on PCP (and the main blog too if you want) and on the day of the digi image day I will have a discussion set up just for us to chat and get the challenges so when your there just stop by and say hello so I know your ready to play!

I hope that you all will join us for the fun. I can guarantee you are going to LOVE this new set of images from Tracey. We will be doing 3 challenges and playing 1 game...so you have 4 chances to win some awesome prizes from The Stamping Boutique.

Soooo...doesn't that sound like fun? Make sure you check it out tomorrow!

Spooky Birdhouse

Happy Friday friends! I can't believe how fast this week has gone. Thank you for all your good wishes for Kyler's first day of school. He had a wonderful day and didn't get discouraged at all about the homework on the first day...yay!

I got this image when I became a DT member with The Stamping Boutique. I wasn't real sure when I'd use it but I sat down the other night and made this card. Isn't it fun? Truly this was such a fun image to work with! The bat/lime green paper is from K&Co. I have used lots and lots of sparkle on this card but, unfortunately, you can't see it. I also used another sketch from Sketches By Carly. The name of this sketch is Picnic Blanket and my card couldn't be any further away from a picnic blanket, could it? LOL!

Well, I must scoot! I will be back tomorrow with another card from The Stamping Boutique...it is a special day you know!

See you then!

Audrey + Cupcake = Cute!

Happy Labor Day everyone! I hope you have been enjoying your long weekend (if you get one)! We have been pretty laid back here mostly because Todd works weekends right now but all is good...I don't mind being a home body at all!

I got the chance to use a couple of The Stamping Boutique images over the last couple of days and boy are they CaUTE! This is Audrey With A Cupcake and it makes the cutest birthday card, don't you think? I also used a sketch to make this card with from Sketches By Carly. Carly is the daughter of Kristine at Ink Something 2. Not only does she make super sketches but her cards are super cute, too. The fun part with this sketch is that there is a prize involved for one person who does the sketch so you know you must go check it out!

I've been working on a couple of cards made with my Cricut as well as traditional card making so I'll be showing those to you soon too PLUS tomorrow is the Going Grey Challenge with Scrap-Creations so you'll have to stop back and check that out. Just a hint...my card is all boy!

Alright, I'm off to exercise and do some crafting. Have a super day everyone!