Enjoy your day

Hi everyone! Happy Wednesday! Today's post is a reminder for you to come join us at All That Scraps Challenge... it's everyone's favorite theme... ANYTHING GOES!!!

Here is Katsura from Sister Stamps colored with Copic markers. Followed an old sketch from the Sweet Stop SSS187.

Other card supplies:

Sentiment: Whimsy Stamps Birthday Seals, name stamped with Studio G Alphabet set

Paper: MME Lime Twist Out of the Blue, Recollection Kraft cardstock, DCWV color cardstock

Visit the ATS Challenge blog to see more from my team-mates! There's plenty of time to link up your project for a chance to win 5 CC Design digi stamps!!


Thanks for stopping by...

Have a fantastic day! ;D


Challenges:

A New Start

Happy New Year!! Hope everyone enjoyed their holiday and got a chance to spend time with family and friends! So are you ready for the new year? How about a new challenge? Today on All That Scraps Challenge is the start of a new COLOR challenge... PINK, RED, and CHOCOLATE.

Heart Kiki La Rue is from the ATS December release. Followed the sketch from The Sweet Stop, and with this adorable sweetheart, it could be used for any occasion... reason why I left out a sentiment. Paper is from BG Kissing Booth, a heart with key punch from MS, and a border punch from EK Success. Finished it a ribbon from Michael's, and all sides distressed with Colorbox brown ink.

Check out the ATS Challenge blog to see more from the team. Hope you can join us on this fun challenge, and the prize this time is 3 CC Design Rubber Stamps!! You have two weeks to link up and play along!

Wishing everyone a Happy New Year

May it be filled with love and laughter!

Thanks for stopping by...

HAPPY 2013! ;D  


Challenges:
The Sweet Stop - SSS191
Simon Says Stamp - Something New (new stamp)
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Basic Grey Challenges - #84 Anything Goes

Sparkle Creations November Preview Day 1

Hello everyone and welcome to the first day of Sparkle Creations November Previews! Today we are showcasing the beautiful Pointsetta Charlotte...

Followed a layout from The Sweet Stop, but changed up one of the shapes. The flower is the Phlox Flower die from C.C. Design Cutters. Here's a close up of it...

Be sure to visit all rest of the SCRS designers for more peeks of Poinsetta Charlotte. Sparkle will be giving away Poinsetta Charlotte to one lucky person! For a chance to win, you need to comment on all of the designer's blogs (list below). Then head on over to the SCRS blog and comment on the Poinsetta Charlotte post. You have until midnight EST tonight to comment. The lucky winner will be announced on Monday!

Danielle Lounds

Joni Wilson

Kim Yu

Piali Biswas

Mimi LeePang - November Guest Designer - you are here!

Shaela Odd

Simonne Clay

Sparkle Smithh

Stephanie Kraft

Yvonne Yam

Sparkle Creations Stamp Blog

Thanks for stopping by...

Have a wonderful day! ;D    

Challenges:

The Sweet Stop - SSS183

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes (with Christmas optional)
Oozak - #8 Winter Vibes

Thanks a hoot

Happy Wednesday!! Today is Lollipop Crafts sponsor spotlight on our wonderful sponsor Kitty Bee Designs!

They have some adorable images! For my card I followed the sketch from Sweet Stop and some 3D piecing.

here's another view

Head over to the LC blog to find out more about Kitty Bee and my teammate Cyndi's cute card using another sponsor image. Check out our current challenge and hope you can play along... there will be two winners this time!!

card supplies:

Image - Hanging around Owl (Kitty Bee Designs), sentiment - TGF Hoo Loves You (retired); paper- MMBI Autumn Layers, Bo Bunny Kitchen Spice; Copic markers; Memento Ink, Colorbox Chalk, Glossy Accents, Recollections Kraft paper

Thanks for stopping by...

Have a wonderful day! ;D  

Challenges:
Sweet Stop - Sketch SSS180

eyeCandy Creations...

Scroll down or click here for All That Scraps Wednesday Challenge post

Lollipop Crafts has a new sponsor this week... eyeCandy Creations!

Cupcake Ryan is one of the many "kawaii" images from eyeCandy Creations. Visit the LC blog to see more info of our newest sponsor, or click here to visit their site. I never have enough birthday cards for boys, so I made this from just a few paper scraps. Can't put too much glitter for boys, but just enough to make this "cool"... lol!

Take a peek at what the LC girls did with other images from our sponsor! Then join in on the fun for your chance to win 4 digis from eyeCandy Creations!

Supplies for this card:

Sketch from The Sweet Stop; papers - MME Lime Twist Out of the Blue; tag punch - Recollections

Copic markers; Stickles; Glossy Accents; Twinery twine; Colorbox Chalk ink; pop dots

Thanks for stopping by....

have a great day! ;D              



Challenges:
The Sweet Stop - Sketch SSS173
Paper Shelter - Ch #79 Layers
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Lollipop Crafts Ch #87

Happy Monday!! Lollipop Crafts starts a new challenge today and both teams are playing along. The theme this week is ANYTHING GOES!!

It was my cousin's one year old daughter's birthday party this past weekend, and I made this card using Balloon Lucy from CC Designs. Colored her up in Copics, added Stickles and Clear Stardust glitter pen for her pretty dress. Found a great sketch at The Sweet Stop, flipped it up to fit this sweet image. Papers are from BG Kioshi pad... almost all gone. sniff! sniff! :(  But couldn't resist using the pretty purple and green combo. Used Spellbinders Nestabilites round die-cuts for the sentiment, CC Design Cutters for the butterfly, and EK Success border punch. Studio G sentiments, ribbon and gem from Michael's.

Stop by the LC blog for more awesome creations made by the girls. Hope you can find some free time to play along with us. 

Thanks for stopping by...

Have a wonderful day! ;D

Challenges:

Sweet Stop - SSS172

BasicGrey Challenge - #75 Anything Goes

Sweet Stamping Pixies - SSPC#06 Flowers, Ribbon, Diecuts

Karber Digis

Happy Hump Day! Wednesday means it's time for sponsor spotlight at Lollipop Crafts. This week our wonderful sponsor is Karber Stamps! Stop by the LC blog to get the scoop, and how you can win some cute digis!

This sweetheart is Millie from Karber Digis...

and she's ready bring a smile to anyone feeling blue. I followed a great sketch from the Sweet Stop, used one piece of dp from DCWV Mat Stack, and added some flowers and gems... even one in her hair!

Please stop by the LC blog to see what my fellow teamies made. There's still time to play along our current challenge! 

Copic colors:
skin E50 E51 R20 hair: E34 E35 E37 other: RV02 RV04 YG23 YG25 W1 W7


Thanks for stopping by...

have a wonderful day! ;D  
be back soon for ATS challenge reminder...


Challenges:
The Sweet Stop - Sketch SSS158

My happy world...

Hello all and  happy hump day! Today at All That Scraps Challenge blog, there are some yummy eye candy to remind you all of the fun and easy challenge we have going on... ANYTHING GOES!!

My card features one of the new March releases, Penelope and Zip...

from the Sweet November collections, designed by Amy Young. The pair is breathing in the fresh spring air and just enjoying each other's friendship! The papers today are from K&Company Amy Butler designer pad... am lovin' the greens and blues, plus there's purple and pink!

Stop by ATS Challenge blog to find out all the deets to this week's challenge,  and hope to see you link up for your chance at winning an awesome prize! While you're there, check out the new March releases, which are all available at the ATS store!

Supplies:

Image - Penelope and Zip (All That Scraps), Sentiment - Pure Innocence (Being Cute is What I do)

Paper - K&Company Amy Butler Designer Pad, DCWV cardstock

Copics- skin E50 E51 E53 R20 hair E30 E31 E34 B16 B18 outfit BG000 BG10 BG57 YG00 G43 Y21 Y23 Y28 W5

Zip: Y21 Y23 YR31 R20 BG000 YG00 G43 W4 0blender

Other - Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, Colorbox Chalk brown, Martha Stewart Ink Pad (lime), Stickles (eucalyptus), Spellbinders (oval, square), EK Sucess border punch (bumpy road), ribbon from stash

         Thanks for stopping by...

         Have a wonderful day!  ;D  





Challenges:
Papertake Weekly - Bingo (DieCuts, Free, Glitter)
The Sweet Stop - SSS150 Sketch w/green

Turtle Luv...

Hi all! WOW! Is it March already?? it's been a few crazy, busy weeks for me and am certainly looking forward to this weekend! But first, today we have sponsor spotlight at Lollipop Crafts... and our wonderful sponsor this week is Meljen's Designs.

Meljen's Designs is a lovely stamp company owned and illustrated by Melissa Jenkins. She illustrates whimsical digital images inspired by her kids and family. The Meljen's Designs store officially launched on April 1 and is steadily growing! Meljen's Designs has new releases along with a new challenge every Thursday, freebies every Monday and a Guest Designer each month at the Meljen's Designs Blog. Please visit the Meljen's Designs line of stamps at the WHIMSY STAMPS STORE to browse and enjoy Melissa's wonderful images! 

Now onto my card...

Turtle's Little Star is an adorable sea turtle that can bring brighten up anyone's day! He has a little friend on his shell... and both just having fun just riding the waves! These beautiful tropical papers are from BoBunny Mango Luau... can you just feel the tropical breeze and hear the ocean waves??? lol! can you tell I wanna be in Hawaii!

Please stop by the LC blog to see more of eye candy from the A-Team, and join in our current challenge! Winner this week will have their choice of 4 digis from our sponsor!

Supplies:
Image - Turtle's Little Star (meljen's digi), sentiment (TGF Roll Call kit)
Papers - Bo Bunny Mango Luau, DCWV cardsotck, Recollections kraft base
Spellbinders (scalloped rectangle), EK Success edger (double crotched lace), Recollections punch (tag)
Copics - YG00 YG03 YG23 YG25 YG25 YG17 YG91 YG95 YR00 YR04 YR07 E31 E34 E35 E37 R20
Other - Stickles (crystal), Sakura Pen (clear star), Recollections (gems and hemp cord)


Stop for stopping by...

have a wonderful day! ;D    






Challenges:
The Sweet Stop - SSS148 Sketch
Paper Sundaes - Ch#110 Green or Good Luck

Best Friends at Karber Stamps

It's Thursday! and that means it's time for sponsor spotlight at Lollipop Crafts. This week's challenge is sponsored by the wonderful Karber Stamps...

KARBER is a company created by Karla Barradas and Berenice Rendon. All began for passion to art and crafts, as friends we decided to join our different talents. In July 2010 that journey would lead us from hobby to a business and “Karber Digital Images” was created.  Recently, Karber Digital Images expanded to offer it's customers rubber stamps available through Sparkle Creations Store and therefore,  have changed their name simply to Karber Stamps.  Visit Karber Stamps store HERE or their blog HERE . 

and I got this adorable image to play with...

are they the cutest BFFs? Jenny and Layla are just two of the cuties from Karber Stamps, and you can find more adorable images at their store!


Followed a sketch from The Sweet Stop, colored the images up in Copic markers,  and added some shine and sparkle! The sentiment tag has Baker's Twine in Lilac and Pink Sorbet - to match the girls' dresses. Using a Fiskars hand-punch with a small heart, punched out the border on the red strip. Some old hearts from previous punching were left in the plastic holder... and when I emptied it, there were a couple of hearts that had the perfect colors!


Now, time for you to hop over to the Lollipop Crafts blog to see more inspiration from my team mates. There's plenty of time still to join in this week's challenge, where you can win some adorable images from Karber Stamps!


Supplies:
Image- Karber Digi (Best Friends) Sentiment - Studio G
Paper- Little Yellow Bicycle, cardstock
Copics- skin: E50 E51 R20  hair: Y21 Y23 YR24  E31 E33 E35

dress: R83 R85 V22 V28 W3 W5  heart: R32 R35 R37 R20

Others- Baker's Twine (Pink Sorbet, Lilac), Recollections (gems), Fiskars small heart punch, Stickles (Xmas Red), Inkssentials Glossy Accents

Thanks for stopping by...

Have a wonderful day! ;D      







Challenges:
The Sweet Stop - SSS145 Sketch

No Embellies???

Is it Monday already? The weekend sure went by quick, lucky for me, we have an extra day before going back to school/work, to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. birthday. So come join me on Lollipop Crafts and  play along our new challenge: NO EMBELLIES! Create a card/project without any sparkle, flowers, buttons, ribbons, bling, etc.  If I can do it, you can too... just give it a try! Our fabulous sponsor this week is

Here's what I came up with...

The sweet image, sentiment, hearts, and paw print are all from The Greeting Farm's Furever stamp set (blog candy from Margie), and followed last week's sketch (SSS140) from The Sweet Stop. The blue border is outlined with a white gel pen, and traced the paw prints and hearts with a sakura pen. That's it!

So let's see what you come up with! and be sure to check the LC blog for all the deets and some sweet treats from the team!

Supplies:
(will be back later today to add!)
Stamp - Furever (TGF Clear Stamp)
Paper - Bo Bunny (Kitchen Spice), Kraft (Recollections), cardstock (DCWV)
Copics - skin/hair: E50, E51, E53, R20, C3, C5, C7, 100
clothes: BG000, BG01, BG05   cat: YR23, YR24, Y31, Y28, R000, R20  ground: YG91
Other- Sakura (Clear Star, White), Memento Ink, ColorBox Chalk, Tim Holtz Distress Ink

Thanks for stopping by...

and have a wonderful day! ;)            

Princess Twins...

Hello! Oh my... it's been awhile since my last post! the days are just flying by... there just aren't enough hours in a day! hehee! now... how many more days until Christmas?!! O-M-G!!! :{
Today I want to share a card, or two, that I made over the weekend for a pair of twin girls' first birthday.

Princess Tia from SOG is so adorable, and is perfect for little girls birthdays! I colored her up in different shades of green but kept the pink for both cards. Used papers from  BG Olivia, and picked the cardstock to match the skirts. Added some gloss on the crowns and some shimmer with the stardust pen in her hair, crown and outfit. Sentiment stamp is from Birthday Letter Seals from Whimsy Stamps, and colored it up to match the outfits.

Here are pics of the cards separately:

 















The front of the card follows a sketch from The Sweet Stop... (forgot to take a pic of the card closed) and SOG current challenge is to make an easel card.

Well that's it for today. Be sure to stop by later this week for Lollipop Crafts' sponsor spotlight. The team will be taking a short break, so we are having our last challenge of the year, ... check out the deets here... hope you can play along!

Thanks for stopping by...  


Challenges:
SOG - Show us your Easel
The Sweet Stop - Sketch 138
The Paper Shelter - It's A Celebration
Basic Grey Challenges - #59 Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

                                                                 Have a fantastic day! ;D

Winter Wishes...

Are you keeping warm these days? It seems like a cold winter coming... and early too! Even here in the SF Bay Area, we have been getting pretty cold temps...and starting to get snow in the Sierra! Well, I've trying to stay warm during my craft time, which is usually in the early morning or late night, with a blanket on my lap... feel like an old lady!! hehee!

Anyways, my daughter and I started making some more holiday cards this past weekend. Some for friends, and some for the Cards that Care drive. DD colored about 6 images, and me just one... and we ended up with only one complete card each...lol! There were alot of "Mom, can you/should I ..." throughout the whole day between her and DS! (DS was working on a LEGO project.) Okay, enough rambling on... here's my card...that took nearly 4 hours!!

This is a darling SOG girl named Tia with her adorable penguin friend! Did you know that I LOVE penguins?! not so much in RIL... but cute adorable images!! I HAD to get this adorable image when I first saw it here on Amy's post. SOG current recipe challenge is to use 2 patterned papers, buttons, punch/die, and NO white/kraft for base card. Followed a great sketch from The Sweet Stop, and made a festive holiday card for Papertake Weekly!

Paper is from BoBunny's last year collection "Winter Joy", a MS border punch, and a Recollection tag punch stamped with an AmyR sentiment. Added a BG button and some twine. Stickles to Tia's earmuffs and along the tag. There you have it... four hours of work! LOL! but it always worth it to spend some FUN creative time with the kids!

I'll be sharing DD cards soon... she wants to finish up on a couple of more. She says it's really stressful to put it all together! but enjoys oloring of the images much more! ummm, that sounds familiar... hehee!

Thanks for stopping by! ;D     

Graduating...

Hi everyone! Just a fore warning this is a LONG POST ....I'm so glad that I got through last week ...I was completely stressed getting ready for both my kiddos graduations! I didn't get to make any crafts things for them, I had a tough enough time finding their outfits! For my son, I put together a slideshow for the graduating class..showcasing the kids (about 100 of them!) all the way from Kindergarten to Fifth grade! For my daughter's middle school graduation, she wanted to get her hair and make-up done...which is something she never wants done! As you can imagine, I was quite nervous doing it for her, and it didn't turn out exactly what she wanted... but she looked fabulous no matter what! :D  Luckily their ceremonies were on different days, and the family got to attend both special days!

Here's a couple of pictures of them...

So proud of them!!

Now on to my card ...it's Darby and Dazzle! They are an adorable pair, perfect for summertime birthdays! Which we are celebrating one tonight with my sister!

Followed the sketch from The Sweet Stop and colors from ATS challenge. The birthday banner stamp is from Imaginisce, and paper scraps from DCWV. The yellow background is embossed with a Cuttlebug's folder and lightly inked with lime green. No ribbons or flowers this time ...just simple and fun to make!

Thanks for stopping by! ;)  



Challenges:

ATS Wed Challenge - Colors: Aqua, Yellow, Lime

Sweet Stop - Sketch #SSS112

Paper Sundaes - #73 Girly Girl

Time to Sit and Relax...

how I wish it could be more often!! The card I'm sharing today is a birthday card with a masculine theme. Background paper (from MME) looks kinda pinkish here, but IRL it's more red. Anyway... it's something different than what I've done before... using objects as the main focal image. I followed a fun sketch from The Sweet Stop, used a Hero Arts stamp set that was part of my prize package from Lily Pad Cards, and sentiment is also from another Hero Arts set. I also joined the Basic Grey challenge to mix and match different BG products... the two panels from Oliver paper pad and brads from the Olivia set.

Enjoy your Sunday...find a moment to "Sit and Relax!"

Thanks for stopping by! ;)

Challenges:

The Sweet Stop - SSS109 Sketch/Make it Masculine

Basic Grey - #44 Mix & Match

Wee Memories - #57 Stamp It