Cierra's Birthday Card

My baby girl is turning 12 years old!!!   She is the middle child of my oldest son and the only girl.  We lovingly refer to her as "Miss Thing".  She is all girl!  I cannot believe she is turning 12.  This is one of the cards that I made her.  I am not crazy about it...but...I made it with her in mind. She will like it and that is what matters.

She will love this image.  It is "Brat" by Beary Dust. You can find her stamps at Digital-Ink Co.  Not much to tell about this card.  I used plaid paper because Cierra loves plaids and she likes these colors.  Scribbles dots and an organza ribbon and a sentiment stamp and that's it.  I colored her with Prismas and OMS, cut her out and adhered her with pop dots and done.

Happy Birthday Baby Girl !!!

Reno's Valentine

This card is a Valentine for my youngest son...Reno...he is 23 and at home.  He has left a couple of times and came back..lol     When he was in grade school I made him a sock monkey and he loved it.  He is a monkey nut anyway.  Both times he moved out he took it with him and it came back home with him.  It is missing one ear and his little house shoes but other than that he is in good shape.  Here is the card:

   Is this not the cutest digital stamp!!!  I knew instantly that I had to have it for him.  It is a stamp by Bugaboo.  If you haven't been there you have got to go!!!  She is new and has a lot of awesome stamps.  Again it is a very simple card.  Brown cardstock..red and brown papers..labels one nestie..punched circle and a $1 Studio G clear stamp.  I colored the little fella with Prismacolor Pencils & OMS....cut him out and pop dotted him on there.  That is it.  This was very quick to color and very quick to make.  I hope you enjoy him as much  as I have!!!!

I can't wait to give Reno his card..I know he'll love it and he has such a wonderful sense of humor, too.

Thanks so much for visiting me tonight.

Card Of Comfort

This card is for the challenge at There's Magic In The Air with Paper Cupcakes

     The requirements were to use this digital image ...."Flight of the Fuschia".... and to make a "comforting"  card using flourishes and/or pearls.  I started with a white card base and inked the edges in purple....layered with lavender/white paper from my stash.  The image was cut out with nesties and layered on a purple scallop circle.  Added a purple flourish and 3 lavender gems.  The sentiment is a stamp I have had for years stamped with purple ink and cut out with an oval nesties.  Colored with Prismas and OMS.

     I am not a purple person but I do think of purple as the color of comfort.  For someone who isn't a purple person I sure have been using it a lot lately...lol    This challenge runs through Sunday so go over to There's Magic In the Air and check it out.  The winner will receive a Paper Cupcake Stamp and pick out the stamp of choice.

U Make My Heart Flutter

This image is from Firecracker Designs.  I thought this was a really pretty image.  I printed it out at 3.5 x 5 and colored it with Prisma Pencils and OMS.  It's matted on red cs, border punched on the top and bottom with a Martha Stewart punch and layered on a blue print background.  The sentiment was a free download from FCD , circle punched and inked.  I added a red organza ribbon and that's it.  FCD is having a challenge and a drawing for a gift certificate on their Facebook Fan Page on February 14th so I made this card for the contest over there. Go check it out...you will be entered in the drawing for a gift certificate just for becoming a FCD Facebook fan.

I am in a less is more phase lately and am just liking to make cards with a simple feel to them rather than adding a lot of embellishments.  You know how we are..lol...one phase after another.  

Owl always love you

These owls are from Designed 2 Delight.  This is a progressive challenge and I am just under the wire.  Go to their blog Delightful Inspiration and check out the challenges.  After seeing the card my SBS29 Sis Julie of JB's Inky Fingers did I had to get in on it..lol

This will be a Valentine for my Hubby....He loves Owls.  Not much to this card..papers from my stash and card stock.  Colored with Prismacolor Pencils and OMS..the dots are scribbles.  This is a quick post because I am about to be out of time entering the challenge.  Hope ya like it.

Perfect Harmony

I am very proud and honored to have been chosen as a Guest Designer for Lexi's Creations for Challenge # 7 Dots or Stripes.  Here's my card:

For my card I chose Lexi's "Ballerina Trio".  I fell in love with this image as soon as I saw it.  I work with a local Dance Studio making and altering costumes for their recitals so this was a perfect image for me to use. I decided to use dots and stripes.  I started with a white card base and added paper with dots from my stash layered with a stripe paper from K & Company.  I used the stripe paper to pull colors to color the ballerinas. They are colored with Prismacolor Pencils and blended with OMS.  The paper for the oval is the other side of the paper I used for the background cut with Nesties.  I cut the images out with a craft knife and mounted them on a solid white oval.  The sentiment was cut out from another piece of K & Company paper and mounted on  green card stock.  And last I added an organza bow.  This was a fun card to make.

You can find Lexi's stamps at Digital-Ink Co.Store

Go over to Lexi's Creations for all the challenge details and enter the challenge.  She always has great prizes. Can't wait to see what you create using dots or stripes.

Lexi..... Thank You so very much for choosing me as a Guest Designer.  It has been an honor and a pleasure to work with you.

Digital-Ink Co. Valentine Challenge # 16

This card is for Digital-Ink Co. Valentine Challenge #16....we were required to do a card showing some love and using the word "WISH".  The challenge runs from February 8 - February 21 at the Digital-Ink Co. Challenge Blog.

This image is "February Calendar" by Daisy Doodles and sells for only $1.50.  You can find Daisy Doodles Stamps at the Digital-Ink Co. Store.  Check out the Digital-Ink Co. February Sales in my side bar.  You will also see a link to sign up for the Newsletter which comes out every week with the new releases for TGIW and a free digital stamp each week.  

For my card I started with green glitter cardstock and layered a piece of DP from my stash over it...I then added paper doilies.  I inked the heart doily with pink pigment ink.  I cut out a piece of green CS with a Labels One Nestie and adhered my image (colored with Prismacolor Pencils and OMS) and added 3 little organza ribbons.  I cut a heart out with a CB die and embossed it with the Swiss Dots Folder.... added a green organza ribbon.  I went to my sewing machine and sewed all around with a zig-zag stitch....stamped WISH and cut it out with a Nesties Oval inked around the edge with green pigment ink and added 3 pink gems, a hand written sentiment ......and Done!  I really enjoyed making this card.

If you feel inspired please become my follower and then hop over to the Digital-Ink Challenge Blog and become a follower.  Join our challenge and add your entry to Mr. Linky by February 21.  Paper Wishes is sponsoring this challenge and offering these great prizes:

So what are you waiting for?   Come and join us!

Scout Challenge at SNR

This card is for the Digital Ink Challenge over at SNR.  It was kind of a tough one.....but I spent 11 years in Boy Scouts with my youngest son.  I started out as a Den Leader/Cubmaster and went on to become an Assistant Scoutmaster.  The same 8 boys that started with me as Wolves in Cub Scouts crossed over into Boy Scouts.  My son was 1 report on 1 merit badge short of becoming an Eagle Scout...I was so aggravated with him.  To get that close and quit....go figure..lol.  This challenge brought back a lot of wonderful memories for me....the boys and our many camping trips such as our week long Scout Camp every summer.  We learned soooo much together and from each other.  So, thanks for this.  On with my card.....

It is not one of my best cards.  I did it rather quickly ...the challenge ends tomorrow and I didn't have the  opportunity to craft until after work last night.  So I colored the images last night and put the card together this morning.  The tent and the cook fire are from Dustin Pike at Doodle Dragon Studios.  The boy is an image called Pokin' Puddles from Prairie Fairy.  He is actually  playing in a puddle but I covered the puddle with the fire.  I  hope that was ok because the boy was perfect.  Anyway I stamped the olive cardstock with the fleur di lis and versamark ink and put the images on nestie ovals..sponged with coffee ink.  I used embroidery floss 

and wrapped it and tied it with a square knot...(I have forgotten how to do the knots :( ..lol)  Stamped the fleur di lis and cut it out with a 1/2" circle punch and stamped the word discover.  And naturally I colored the images with Prismas and OMS.  Sorry to ramble on....just enjoying some memories.

One More Tulip Card

This is the 3rd image in Daisy Doodles Tulips Stamp Set.  

I have enjoyed this set sooooo much!  It is without a doubt one of my very favorites.  I know I will be using these over and over.  Again it is a very simple card.  K & Company paper layered on tan card stock...image matted on red and tan card stock and a red organza ribbon.  How simple is that?  I colored the tulips with Prisma pencils.  I didn't have a color I wanted for the vase so I dug out my old colored pencils and I colored it with a Crayola pencil.  I inked around the image with Linen Tim Holtz distress ink.  That's all of my tulip cards for now.  Which one is your favorite?

You can find Daisy Doodles Stamps at Digital-Ink Co.

Another Daisy Doodle Tulips Card

Before I get to the card a couple of reminders.  Digital Ink Co. Challenge is still going on.  You have until Sunday,  February 7 to sign up for some great prizes. 


 Also Daisy Doodles is having her very first challenge at her blog...Daisy Doodles Stamps... go over and sign up for that one, too.  You have until Saturday,  February 13th.  Miss Daisy is giving away the cutest daisy stamp.  


So, now onto my card.  This is another image from Daisy Doodles Tulips.  You can find her stamps at Digital-Ink Co.   Here is my card:

These images just do not call for a lot of embellishing.  I used K&Company paper mounted on textured yellow cardstock .  The image is also mounted on the yellow with a piece of blue textured cardstock off set behind it.  The yellow dots are Scribbles.  I colored the image with Prismacolor Pencils blended with OMS.  That is all there is.....I absolutely love these images.  Thank you soooo much for looking and I really hope you like my cards.  I have one  more tulip image that I will post tomorrow night.  Until then...have a great day...or night...lol

Daisy Doodles Tulips

I got the set of  Daisy Doodles Tulips and  I just love them.  I colored and made cards with all 3 of them.  They really were a joy to color.  I am going to show you one today.  This is the first one I did:

I kept them simple because I thought the images were so pretty that I didn't feel like they needed much embellishment.  I used aqua CS and it was too bright so I inked it with Tim Holtz Linen Distress Ink to tone it down.  The background paper is K&Company.  I tried something different this time.  I  usually just sit in front of the TV and color my images without much thought...but this time I picked the paper out and then colored with Prismas and OMS.  I cut the image out with oval nesties and the aqua distressed with the scallop nesties.  I put a lavender organza ribbon on it and that is it.  I will be using these images a lot.  They are wonderful for so many different occasions.  You can get the stamp here.  There are 3 images in the set and I love all 3 of them.  I will post another one tomorrow.  I hope you like it.  

Daisy Doodles Challenge

Today is the day for the very first ever Daisy Doodles Challenge.  I made this card and then decided to do another one.  Here is the first one:

This image is "Butterfly" and can be found here at Digital-Ink Co.   I used K&Company designer paper for the background and the flower.  I cut strips of cardstock and stamped the sentiments on it.  I colored the butterfly with Prismacolor pencils and OMS and used a little diamond stickles on his wings.
Now for my 2nd card:

This image is "Flower Pot" and can be found at Digital-Ink Co. here.  I love this image.  I used red card stock for the background and black ribbon layered with trim left over from a sewing project.  I printed the image twice and circle punched the ladybug out to use for the flower center.  Colored with prismacolor pencils and OMS.  

So, will you play with us?  This is a sketch challenge.  Go to Daisy Doodles and get the sketch and the deets and play along.  Let's make Miss Daisy's first challenge a success.  I'm gonna be lookin' for ya!!!!!

WOOHOO! New Challenge

Mark your calendars for Monday, February 1.  Daisy Doodle Stamps is having the first challenge ever.  Please come and play with us.  The winner will win this stamp:

Isn’t it adorable?  I really like it.  (I cannot get the song out of my head now…you know which one..lol) 

Anyway come and check it out here on Monday Feb. 1 for all the details.  We are going to have great time.  Wanna play?!?

Sweet Award

I received this award from my friend Tammy!

For those of you who haven't figured it out Tammy and I have been good friends for quite a while.  We belong to 2 yahoo groups together, and are together on 2 Design Teams as well as the Sisterhood of the Blogging Stampers .  Even though we live in different states we even talk on the telephone (sometimes for hours......lol)  several times a week.  We have encouraged each other during those times that your creativity leaves you and lifes trials as well.   So, she is truly my friend.

THANKS TAM!!!  MWAH!

(The purple letters are for you..rofl)

I am told that I have to list 10 things that I am thankful for:

1.  I am thankful for my husband Ronnie for putting up with me through all my crafting phases...and not minding that I very often craft when I should be doing something else  (like laundry or housework or something...lol)

2.   I am thankful for my 2 Loving Sons...Rudy and Reno

3.  I am thankful for my Daughter-In-Law Susie.  I honestly could not have handpicked one that I could love anymore.

4.  I am thankful for my 3 BEAUTIFUL and loving Grandchildren....Taylor, Cierra and Dalton

5.  I am thankful for my precious animals ....  dogs: Pepper and Prince & cat: Buddy

6.  I am thankful for my Boss at work..John...He puts up with me going on and on and on and on..... about my blog, my cards, my on-line friends and just everything I am involved in on-line.  I think he is my biggest fan..lol

7.  I am thankful for my on-line friends for all the support and encouragement  they never fail to supply.

8.  I am thankful everyday to be alive and in good health.

9.  I am thankful for my good friend Jon who is my shoulder when I need one

10.  And last but not least I am thankful for my Lord and all of his blessings.

The rules of the award say that you have to
1) Copy and Paste the award on your blog. {check}
2) List who gave you the award and link to her blog. {check}
3) List 10 things that make you happy. {check}
4) Pass the award onto other bloggers and visit their blog to let them know! {check!}

I am passing this on to:

1. Holly Young

2.Jules

3. Ronnie

4. Kathy

5.Louise

A Wheelbarrow Full Of Love

I made this card today for a few challenges.

This is the Friday Freebie image from Sew Many Cards Challenge.  I thought it was really sweet so I downloaded it and decided to use it to enter the challenge.  Her challenge is Purple, White and a Splash of Black.  Not being a purple person all I had in my craft room that was purple was some solid CS.  This card is  a 6"x6" square.  I used black and cut a piece of the purple 5-1/2 x 5-1/2.    I was using a sketch from another challenge so I needed another paper with purple.  I used a clear flourish stamp and stamped with purple on white paper to make it.  I cut the image out with an oval nestie and backed it with a nestie scallop.  The sentiment was also a clear $1 stamp cut out with nesties.  I tried my hand at making one of those scrunchie flowers I had been seeing everywhere and saw again on Cheryl's blog and thought I'd give it a try.   Her blog is definately one of my favorites (she doesn't know it but I began following her before I had a blog).   Ok ... lol ... back to my card......I only had a little flower punch and used old dictionary pages and inked them with purple.  It is OK but I need more practice.  I added glitter to the hearts and around the edge (for ano
ther challenge) and 6 black dots.  Image was colored with Prismacolor Pencils and OMS.  And that is all there is to it.  A pretty simple card really....I am not overly pleased with it but I hope you like it anyway.  Til next time.......

Challenges:
Sew Many Cards Challenge - Purple, White, Splash of Black
Papertake weekly challenge - Sketch
A Spoonful Of Sugar     -      freestyle
Allsorts Challenge Blog   -   hearts and flowers
Creative Card Crew  -  punch it
Your Next Stamp Challenge - Glitter

Here is the sketch:

  

Whew!!!  I think I have it.  For those of you who aren't familiar with  Angela of Sewn Together and the Sew Many Cards Challenge  she has really lovely stamps.  You can get them at Digital-Ink Co.

The Greeting Farm CHA Relay

This card is for the relay over at Splendid Stamping with the Greeting Farm.

This image had to be used and how cute is he?  His name is Mer Ian from The Greeting Farm.  I colored him with Prismacolor Pencils and OMS.  I used a circle punch to punch out the waves and a CB embossing folder for the swirls.  The sentiment is another of the Studio G clear dollar stamps as well as the fish and bubbles.  I used a piece of ribbon I found in my stash and a frog button.

I had to make this card really fast so didn't get a really good pic but you get the idea.  I hope you like it!

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Challenge at Digital-Ink Co.

This is my first challenge as a Design Team Member for Digital-Ink Co.  The challenge is a baby or animal  birthday using the colors red, yellow, green, blue and 1 neutral.  Here is my card:

This image is Emily created by Lil Diva Stamps at Digital-Ink Co.   They have a large selection of digital stamps from 8 different creators.  You are sure to find something you like.

For this card I colored "Emily" with Prismacolor Pencils and OMS and mounted her on an oval cut with nestabilites ovals and embossed with my cuttlebug.....the papers are from my stash.....I tried to repeat the flowers in her hand by using a flower punch in 2 different sizes....the sentiment is computer generated and mounted on nesties labels one....and the Happy Birthday was a stamp I found in a bargain bin for $1.  My neutral color is ivory and I used an ivory organza ribbon.  The flower centers and yellow dots are Scribbles dimensional paint.

Hop on over to the Digital-Ink Co. Challenge Blog and play with us.  Paper Wishes is sponsoring this challenge and they are giving away over $75.00 in prizes.

Come and play....I'll be looking for you!

Daisy Doodles Design Team Challenge

Miss Daisy challenged her Design Team to make a card out of this stamp:

but she had some rules attached to it.

The rules were:

max of 2 papers,

something different than a normal card...say tri fold,

light colours,

max of 2 small embellishments

I don't have to tell you this was a tough one.  Here is my card:

I decided to do a zig-zag tri-fold.  The paper is K&Company and the sentiment is computer generated.  My 2 embellishment are a Disney Princess and flower sticker.  I colored the castle with Prismacolor pencils and OMS.  I have to say that this is the 4th image I colored before I was satisfied..lol.  Here is a close-up of the castle:

This is the one I decided on.  It is for my great niece, Maddie, who is turning 4.  I really hope she likes it.

I'm thinking Miss Daisy just wanted to see what we are made of....rofl

Digital-Ink Co. NEWS

This is a reminder that Digital-Ink Co. has a challenge coming up on Monday, Jan 25th.  This is the debut of the new design team which I am very proud to be a part of.  There are some new things happening.  Tomorrow is the first release of  TGIW.  Every Wednesday Digital-Ink will be putting up new stamps and also sending out their newsletter.  The Creators and the Design Team have been working real hard together to get this challenge up and running. Be sure to check them all out and leave some love.  We love LOVE!!!!!

Go by the store and sign up for the newsletter...you won't want to miss it.  Then check out the Digital-Ink Co. Challenge Blog and become a follower.  You will not want to miss any of the challenges coming up.  There are some great ones.
Stop by on the 25th and enter your creation and see what the Design Team has come up with..  Paper Wishes is sponsoring this one and there are over $75.00 in prizes they are giving away.

What are ya waiting for.....go and have a look.

Dress Up Dee

I made this card for several challenges

 

This image is from Lexi's Creations at Digital-Ink Co.  She is called Bear Dress Up Dee.  I think she is really cute.  I colored her with my Prismacolor Pencils and OMS.  All of the Papers are from K & Company.  I used a Martha Stewart Border Punch, Labels One and Scalloped Circle Nestabilities, Piercing Tool  and a piece of brown organza ribbon.  

Challenges:

allsorts challenge  -  brown & pink

Sketch Girl  -  sketch

Creative Inspirations - something new

The Craft Garden  -   something new

Charisma Cardz - something new

The new stuff is my piercing tool, K&Company paper pad, and digital stamp

This is the sketch:

Thanks for looking...I hope ya like it!