Snappy Stampin' w/ Arielle

LITTLE MERCHILD / ADFD Freebie Bundles...

2012-01-27T22:44:00.000-06:00

Today the we're showcasing the current Freebie Bundles over at A Day For Daisies!!! With every $16 dollar purchase you get a Freebie Bundle of your choice!!! And I think they are ALL adorable!!! After coloring the image with Copics, I went over parts with Stamp N Write markers... Love the effect!

Have a great night!

HYPNO EYE GIRL / DS #9 & CPS #252...

2012-01-27T15:51:00.003-06:00

Good afternoon! We have a brand new sketch for you over at the Dilly Beans Challenge, the theme is "Freaked"! I thought this image, Hypno Eye Girl, would be perfect! She looks kinda "freaked" out, doesn't she?!? She's so sweet, though with her head tilted to the side in a melancholy way.

I usually pick out my papers before I color, but today I colored first. I found this Basic Grey paper, with it's subdued hues to act as "backup". If you get a chance come play along!

I based this card on the current Card Positioning System's sketch.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

MARCIE LOVES YOU / Bug&Roo New Release & DS #36...

2012-01-26T09:01:00.002-06:00

Good morning! I'm finally here - WOOHOO! Maisie has been under the weather, last night we were up really late! I am SO SO SO excited to be showing off this cutie~patootie image by Hannah Bug, one of her newest Bug&Roo images, Marcie! I love this adorable little thing!

I used some My Mind's Eye, Happy Go Lucky paper. One of the papers had the speech bubbles, so I just cut one out and popped it on. The ric-rac I found at Christmas over at Michaels - love the sparkle! What a fun card this was to make - all my favorite colors + buttons + cute image = HAPPY HEART!

I used this week's newest Deconstructed Sketch, kinda flipped on it's side. Come play with us if you get a chance! Jen's sketches are always a blast!

Bye for now,

FLOWER~y THANKS / CQC #121...

2012-01-24T14:30:00.000-06:00

We have a gorgeous new palette for you over at the colourQ today! For this card I used some Papertey dies. I drew the flower stem & colored it in and added the rhinestones. Just a quick, simple card! Hope you can play along with us this week!

Thanks for stopping by!

MERMAID / DS #8 & Mojo #224...

2012-01-20T11:14:00.001-06:00

This is my last card for today - whew! We start a new challenge today over at the Dilly Beans Challenge, the theme is "the Blues". I chose to work with this gorgeous image, Mermaid. I LOVE MERMAIDS!!! She's colored with Copics and then I added some stickles to her hair and fish~body (LOL - what else do I call it?!?)... but not too may stickles, just a few! Be sure to go see the other ladies cards - they're FAB!!!

I also used (and slightly abused!) the Mojo sketch... heehee! From my computer screen to my craft area, I often forget what a sketch looks like... but I think it's close!

Bye for now...

CHICKS IN A SNOW GLOBE / ADFD New Release...

2012-01-20T11:04:00.001-06:00

Tammy has the "fun~est" release ever over at A Day For Daisies today - SNOW GLOBES!!! They are all so gorgeous, too! It was really hard to choose one to use, but I settled on Chicks in a Snow Globe - so darling! We also have a challenge starting today to use glitter. If you click on the image to enlarge it, you can probably see the glitter on mine!

Thanks for stopping by, make sure to go see the other ladies snow globe projects, grab the freebie & play along with us at ADFD!!!

10 THINGS / K Funk New Release...

2012-01-20T10:59:00.001-06:00

Good morning! Here's a quick scrap page I did for Karen Funk's new release yesterday of Hello Love - Part 1. It part of a collaboration, and I just love the colors and elements!!! I used Karla Dudley's Protectors Set One as my template - it's so cool that it looks like a photo page protector! You can click on it for a closer look!

Bye for now...

UNICORN TOY / DS #35 & ADFD January Club Kit...

2012-01-19T09:01:00.003-06:00

Good morning! Jen has a FABULOUS new Deconstructed Sketch today - WOOHOO! I love the simplicity of this one! The image is from A Day For Daisies, from this month's exclusive club kit! I freaked when I saw this image, Unicorn Toy - it's SOOOOOO adorable!!! I colored her with Copics and added some stickles to her 'horn', as well as the unicorn's.

Here's the sketch, you should play along!

Bye for now!

JANUARY 8-14, 2012 / Sweet Shoppe Challenge...

2012-01-19T08:47:00.001-06:00

Here's a layout of the second week of my "365" project. Lots of goofy pics and notes for each day. I'm having so much fun with this project & can't wait to see what the finished product will look like at the end of the year!

These are the kits I used to document my second week of pics:
Template - Scrap Your Heart 4 - Janet Phillips
Kit - Domesticated by Kristin Cronin-Barrow

Thanks for stopping by!

SARA PUDDLE JUMPER / BLD Tuesday Inspiration...

2012-01-17T13:10:00.002-06:00

I'm sneaking in with another card today, as part of the byLORIdesigns Tuesday Inspiration post! Make sure you check out all the other designers' cards... they are gorgeous!

Lori has put out some super yummy new images and I chose Sara for my card today! Isn't she adorable? The valentine paper is some from my stash - not even sure who made it! I love making Valentine's cards, they are so fun!

Thanks for stopping by!

HELLO / CQC #120 & FTL #173...

2012-01-17T11:13:00.002-06:00

Good morning!!! We have a super fun palette for you today over at the colourQ! I used a PTI set, Stitches & Swirls, LOVE IT! I inked it with Stampin' Up! markers & added some blingy clear rhinestones that I also colored with the markers.

Here's the palette...

I used the Fall-to Layout from Clean&Simple Stamping - LOVE their sketches SO MUCH!

Bye for now...

FUNNY FACE / Sweet Shoppe Challenge...

2012-01-14T11:05:00.003-06:00

Today my baby turned 2 years old! Maisie is one of those kids that is just an absolute joy. She is almost always happy, but if you cross her she makes the funniest little faces! Recently she laid down on the coffee table and when I started clicking pictures, she began crunching her face up. I love watching her, she's so expressive!

I used the kit is Dream Wish Love, by Meghan Mullens. I love the color combination of this kit!

Have a great day!

CREATING / USSIS #141 & Sweet Shoppe Challenge...

2012-01-14T10:47:00.002-06:00

Good morning! We have a new challenge for you over at Unscripted Sketches - I love this sketch - SO versatile! I decided to scrap a page with a picture that I love, that isn't very in focus! But I think it almost goes with the journaling of creating yourself (or rather letting God create you).... I'm out of focus because I'm still a work in progress!

This digi kit is Easy For You To Say by Lauren Grier. This layout is for a challenge over at the Sweet Shoppe to "Scrap a page about the person you want to create."

Thanks for stopping by!

MAGICAL STORY / ADFD New Release...

2012-01-13T11:20:00.001-06:00

There's a new release today over at A Day For Daisies... IT'S SO GORGEOUS! I know that I always say that - but in my defense - it's ALWAYS TRUE!!! Today's release is called Believe.

I chose to use the image Magical Story, I thought it would use it for a journal! The journal was one I picked up on clearance, covered in canvas. So I digitally paper pieced the image, printed it onto iron-on transfer paper and ironed it to the journal! I added a few buttons and ribbon scraps and voilà!

I'm entering this in a couple other challenges:
DYSU - pink!
Just Inspiration - inspiration pic of butterflies
Flutterby Wednesday - use something with wings

Thanks for stopping by!

SNOW MAMMA / DB #7...

2012-01-13T10:05:00.000-06:00

As you can tell - I love snow people!!! We have a super fab new challenge over at the Dilly Beans Challenge Blog - the theme is Frosty! For this challenge I used Snow Mamma, she is ADORABLE!!!

It's hard to see, but there are stickles on the snow, hat & gloves. For the background panel os "snow", I inked the embossing folder in Soft Sky ink before running it through the Big Shot. I added a ton of buttons for the 'snow'.

Other challenges for this card:

Southern Girls Challenge: Sparkle

Crafting For All Seasons: Snowmen/ Snowflakes

The Sisterhood Of Crafters: Snow

Stampavie And More: Winter

Bye for now!

JANUARY 1-7, 2012 / Sweet Shoppe Challenge...

2012-01-12T19:52:00.003-06:00

Twenty-Twelve in Photos is a group & blog that my best friend, Lori Boyd started at the first of the year. We take a picture everyday, like some of the other "365" projects that people have done over the last couple years. What I "LOVE" about this one though, is that having a FB group not only reminds me to do it everyday, but also pushes the bounds of my creativity. When I was in college studying graphic design & photography I ALWAYS had my camera - a 35mm Pentax. It feels good to be doing that again!

This layout is also for a Sweet Shoppe challenge to document part of your month.

These are the kits I used to document my first week of pics:
Template - Scrap Your Heart 4 - Janet Phillips
Digi Kit - Easy For You To Say - Lauren Grier

Have a great night!

BE MINE / CP #147 & byLORIdesigns Sneak Peek!

2012-01-12T12:05:00.000-06:00

Here's a little sneak peek of Be Mine, being released tomorrow over at byLORIdesigns!!! WOOT WOOT!!! Suzy and Todd are so cute holding their little Valentines!

You can see another sneak peek by visiting the BLD shop!

I used this week's Card Patterns sketch...

Thanks for stopping by!

TINY PIXIE DAISY / DS #34...

2012-01-12T10:43:00.000-06:00

Good morning! This morning card is for this week's Deconstructed Sketch, and I have to say, I was initially traumatized by the sketch - LOL! But it certainly wasn't as hard as it looked and I love the result!

The papers are from Authentique, and the image is called Tiny Pixie Daisy by A Day For Daisies! I love this little pixie, I swear she's one of my favorites! Her expression is just delightful!

Here's the sketch...

Bye for now...

HEART BIRDIE / FTL #172...

2012-01-11T09:43:00.002-06:00

Good morning! My first card today uses an image from Dilly Beans, called Heart Birdie! Isn't he cute? I bought these Authentique papers a while back and this is the first time I used them! HA! I thought this might make a great masculine Valentine's card? Well, I guess it WOULD have, had I not bling~ed it up a little - LOL! We'll see...

I also used this week's sketch from Clean&Simple Stamping, Fall-to Layout # 172.

Thanks so much for visiting...

CHUBBY FLOWER GARDEN / CQC #119...

2012-01-10T19:18:00.004-06:00

We started a new challenge today over at the colourQ! I know I always say this, but I LOVE THIS PALETTE! I decided to use this cute image again, and colored it with Copics. I also colored the rhinestones with Copics.

This Saturday is Maisie's birthday, she'll be two (going on 22 - LOL!)! So I found these fun colors while looking for party ideas. Here's my little birthday girl...

And here's the palette...

I love this image Chubby Flower Garden, from A Day For Daisies.... SO SWEET!

DIAPER CHECK / DHD Speed Scrap...

2012-01-07T23:59:00.000-06:00

The journaling says:

The kids love to climb all over Jeff when he's sitting on the couch. I grabbed the camera to take a pic. When he thought he smelled a dirty diaper ("pull~up" as both the kids usually correct me) he flipped Maisie over for a sniff. What a face! Then he told her to come tell me to change it, and she did... aren't I the lucky one?

Actually I am.

This layout was for tonight's Speed Scrap over at Design House Digital - SO FUN! The kit is by Karen Funk, Mayberry!

Nighty~night!

CHUBBY FLOWER GARDEN / ADFD New Release & Challenge #34...

2012-01-06T13:01:00.002-06:00

Today's release over at A Day For Daisies is just wonderful! It was so hard to choose what image I wanted to work with, but since I sorta wanted to do a 3-D item, I chose the Chubby Flower Garden! I just really love these! I want to put them up everywhere they make me so happy!

For this project, I took one of Bath & Body Works small candles, printed the image onto adhesive mulberry paper, colored it with copics & wrapped it around the candle. Our new challenge this week was to use pastels, and when the candle is lit, the co,ors ARE pastel - LOL! Make sure to see the other terrific inspiration by the ADFD designers, and also use the freebie to join in the fun!

Bye for now...

SNOWMAN BORDER / DB #6...

2012-01-06T09:45:00.000-06:00

Good afternoon! It's Friday - YAY! It's been a rough week, work has been off the chain, Jeff started working nights & I'm so glad it's almost over! We have a new challenge over at the Dilly Beans - WINTER WONDERLAND! I wish I had some winter wonderland here about now... it's in the 60's! Please go check out all the wonderful designers' work! AND join in for your chance to win!!!

I used the image "Snowman Border" for this card- I just cut out 3 of the snowmen from the lineup. LOVE THEM! I added stickles as snow to the back , snowflke panel, and also to the top edge of the border punched snow-covered ground. I wish it showed up better! The snowmen and ground are popped up with thick glue dots.

Thanks so much for visiting...

BUG & ROO OLIVIA & LIAM / DS #33...

2012-01-05T11:05:00.003-06:00

UGH - some mornings just don't go as planned, you know? I'm finally posting my card for this week's Deconstructed Sketch... LOVE this sketch!!! I'll definitely be using this one again!

Our fantastic sponsor this week is Scrapping Great Deals and they have very graciously offered a $25.00 gift certificate to the winner! How awesome is that!! So get your entries in by January 11, 2012 at 8 pm CST to be entered to win!

I had the privilege of using Hannah Boyd's Bug & Roo images, Olivia & Liam from byLORIdesigns. I love these cuties - they always make me smile!!!

Thanks for stopping by!

HARVEST FESTIVAL / Sweet Shoppe Challenge...

2012-01-05T08:25:00.005-06:00

Back in October we took the kids to a festival and met my mom, and another family there. There were animals, farming demos, sugar cane juicing and syrup making, We had a lot of fun!

This kit is by Kristin Cronin-Barrow, Give Thanks.

Back in a few!

EXPLORATION / Sweet Shoppe Challenge...

2012-01-04T16:32:00.002-06:00

One of the December challenges at the Sweet Shoppe was to add a frame to part of a large photo. I had taken this ho-humm pic of Alex at the Harvest Festival. I think using this technique really helped this pic out!

The kit is Softly Falling by Dani Mogstead!

Bye for now!

CHRISTMAS COOKIES (day two) / Sweet Shoppe Challenge...

2012-01-03T16:28:00.001-06:00

Here's the second page of my two pager of our cookie baking adventures! the kids loved cutting htem out and adding some little candies to their gingerbread men and women! Maisie also liked poking holes in the dough, too!

Below, you can see how both pages fit together!

The kit I used is "I Want to Bake You Cookies" by Laura Grier.

Bye for now!

FRIENDS TO THE END / CQC #118 & SSSC #149...

2012-01-03T14:24:00.001-06:00

Happy Tuesday! We have some really FAB colors for you today over at the colourQ! I think they are very "spring~y" indeed! Sometimes I like to take sketches and shrink them a little before putting them on a card base. So here's my "shrunken" version of Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch!

Bye for now,

QUILTlove / Sweet Shoppe Challenge...

2012-01-02T10:30:00.000-06:00

I created a layout of some of my favorite quilts that I've found online. I a secret/in the closet quilter wannabe! I actually have bought quite a few (7 or 8) charm packs for the day I finally take the plunge - LOL!

The kit is from Zoe Pearn, called C'est la Vie.

Bye for now,

LOVE / Sweet Shoppe Challenge...

2012-01-01T23:48:00.000-06:00

Here's a quick card I made for a hybrid challenge over at the Sweet Shoppe. You had to take a photo of 2 subjects "interacting". So I took a pic of each of us (Jeff & I) holding candy canes to make a heart.

I used 2 kits by Kristin Cronin-Barrow, Tis the Season: for Love & A Bushel & A Peck.

Thanks so much for visiting...

FRAMED SNOWMAN # 2 / DB #5 & PTW...

2011-12-30T09:16:00.002-06:00

Good morning! We have a brand new challenge for you over at the Dilly Beans Challenge blog, and another chance for you to pick up a free digi! Our challenge this week is to use "shades of red & black". I used Framed Snowman #2, colored him in shades of black & grey, colored the heart red & added some chunky glitter!

I also used the sketch from Papertake Weekly and the color palette form colourQ!

Thanks so much for visiting...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY / CQC #117...

2011-12-27T16:21:00.001-06:00

Ahhh, another fabulous colourQ Challenge started yesterday! Today is my birthday, I turned 39! That's so hard to believe - I think I'm still in my early 30s!

Most everything about this card is Papertrey Ink! I just placed an order with them last week... keep your fingers crossed that there will be a little package waiting for me when I get home!

Thanks so much for visiting...

WIND IN THE AIR / ADFD New Release...

2011-12-23T09:33:00.004-06:00

Tammy has a super sweet little A Day For Daisies release today, Giving Love. All the images are just gorgeous! I used this image, Wind in the Air, and paper pieced her with some Authentique paper. Make sure you go visit the blog to see the other inspiration and don't forget there's another week to join in the challenge!

Bye for now...

CHISTMAS OWLS / DB #4...

2011-12-23T09:28:00.005-06:00

Good morning! There's a new challenge up over at the Dilly Beans Challenge blog - use 3 different images together! I decided to use Winter Owl, Christmas Owl and Tree Branch. Megan's owls are SO CUTE!!!! And it was so fun coloring theme up with Copics! It's hard to tell, but if you click the pic to enlarge it, you'll also see some stickles I added to the hats and scarves.

Thanks so much for visiting...

PENGUIN TAG / DS #32...

2011-12-22T10:26:00.001-06:00

ARE YOU GETTING EXCITED YET? Only a few more days until Christmas - WOOHOO!!! We went to visit Santa last night - Alex sat in his lap & Maisie said "No" - which happens to be her favorite word these days.

We have a new sketch for you over at the Deconstructed Sketch today, it will run for 2 weeks, so you have plenty of time to play along!

I used the Penguin Tag image from Dilly Beans for this card - so CUTE!

Bye for now!

BUG & ROO ALLISON / BLD Inspiration and USSIS #137...

2011-12-20T15:00:00.000-06:00

For the Inspiration post over at byLORIdesigns, I decided to play with Bug & Roo Allison today. Her clothing is digitally paper pieced, and the papers used are from the same digital pack... I just can't remember which one - LOL!

I also used this week's sketch from Unscripted Sketches...

Thanks for stopping by!

HOLIDAY BUTTON BITS / CQC #116 & FTL #171...

2011-12-20T14:50:00.001-06:00

Hello! We have some VERY traditional colors for today's new colourQ Challenge! I thought it would be fun to drag out Papertey Ink's Holiday Button Bits for my card. Such a fun set!

I used the Fall-to-Layout #171, isn't is awesome?!?

Thanks for stopping by!

CHRISTMAS COOKIES (day one) / Sweet Shoppe Challenge...

2011-12-20T14:32:00.001-06:00

Here's a page featuring the kids and I making Christmas cookies! Mommy got to measure and the kids got to put the ingredients in the mixer! We had a lot of fun, and "day two" will feature us rolling them out and decorating them.

The kit I used is "I Want to Bake You Cookies" by Laura Grier.

Bye for now!

SANTA SNOWMAN / DB #3 & SSSC #147...

2011-12-16T09:55:00.000-06:00

Good morning! We have a great new challenge for you starting to day over at the Dilly Beans Challenge - our theme is "Santa Baby"! I used 2 digis, the Checkered Frame and this gorgeous little Santa Snowman! Isn't he cute?!? For the sparkle on my card I used a chunky Martha Stewart glitter - awesome stuff!

I used Karen's sketch (a little modified) over at the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge! Her sketches are always one of my fave "go-to" spots for inspiration!

Thanks so much for visiting...

KITTY FOR CHRISTMAS / ADFD New Release...

2011-12-16T09:29:00.000-06:00

I am in LOVE with the new release today, All Wrapped Up, over at A Day For Daisies!!! The images of Christmas~y kittens and puppies and bunnies is ADORABLE!!! I decided to make a little gift box with this image Kitty for Christmas.

I used this digital scrap kit by Dani Mogstad, called Fa-La-La. This bundle has lots of goodies in it, including a lot of printable containers. I took one of them and modified it to make this box. The bow is made from 6 strips of paper. I used the papers from the kit to paper piece the image.

Bye for now...

MAISIE GRACE / Sweet Shoppe Challenge...

2011-12-15T23:25:00.000-06:00

Here's one of Maisie's Christmas pictures. The December Portfolio over at the Sweet Shoppe is to pick challenges from the previous 11 months, and there was a really cool one to cut shapes out of your background, so I chose to do these cool snowflakes! The kit is by Kristin Cronin-Barrow, called Deck the Hall: Classic.

Thanks for stopping by!

SNOWBALL GIRL / DS #31 & Jellypark Challenge...

2011-12-15T07:00:00.000-06:00

Good morning! The kiddies are home sick today, the weather here has gone from freezing to the 70's over and over again the past month, I don't know if we'll ever shake all these little bugs going around!

This morning's card is for this week's Deconstructed Sketch. It turned out a little differently than it was supposed to, I suppose, but I think it still works - LOL! The light blue scallop is from felt - which is the theme of the Jellypark Challenge. I put stickles on the snow and snowball in her hand. The image is from Jellypark, called Snowball Girl.

Bye for now...

MERRY / Sweet Shoppe Designs Challenge...

2011-12-14T10:48:00.002-06:00

Here's another pic from Alex's Christmas "Photo Shoot"... he was a regular Zoolander, making all kinds of wacky faces and carrying on like a male diva! He grabbed this hat and I'm so glad the photographer got this shot! I have to warn you, I bought 20 of the pics, so you'll more than likely see a few more layouts with them, since I haven't even scrapped my favorite yet! I'm thinking of having this one printed and framed to hang each Christmas...

I made this for one of the MANY challenges over at the Sweet Shoppe... This kit is called Tis the Season, by Zoe Pearn! I love it!

Thanks for stopping in,

CHRISTMAS SQUARES / FTL #170...

2011-12-14T10:39:00.000-06:00

Here's a quick little card using Christmas Squares by Megan over at Dilly Beans Digi Stamps. I decided to cut them apart, color with Copics and re-arrange them. Aren't they adorable? And with this image, it's like getting 4 in 1!

I used this week's Fall-to Layout #170...

See you a little later...

WINTER HANNAH / CQC #115 & BLD Spotlight...

2011-12-14T09:41:00.000-06:00

Here is a little card using Lori Boyd's Puddle Jumper Winter Hannah! I did some digital paper piecing on this image, and also used Copics. Love these winter images from bylORIdesigns, they are ADORABLE! I used this week's colourQ colors...

Here's the image...

Thanks for stopping by!

TREE TRIMMING / CQC #115...

2011-12-13T16:43:00.002-06:00

Okay, I promise that my next few posts will be cards - LOL! We decorated the tree and let the kids help this year, even though they still tried to put the ornaments in their mouths from time to time. They were so excited! This Christmas has been so amazing so far, they are at such a fun age!

I used various papers on this one, I can't even remember where I got them all! The kit is from Sabrina's Creations Clean & Simple no11 templates.

The colors are for this week's colourQ challenge!

Thanks for stopping by!

SIMPLY MAGICAL / DHD Speed Scrap...

2011-12-13T16:31:00.000-06:00

I had a blast Saturday night at the monthly (online) Design House Digital Speed Scrap! A nice group of ladies log on, chat and scrap in what I like to think of as the "Olympics" of digital scrapping. You have 2 hours, the first hour you are doled out directions (no visuals!) on laying out your page, and then you have an hour to finish it up! SO FUN!!! Of course the best part is seeing how well you interpret the directions and how everyone else did, too!

I had these Christmas pics taken of the kids, they turned out so AWESOME! I couldn't wait to make a layout with them... honestly I will probably do another LO with them soon!

I used Deena Rutter's Jolly Holiday kit. Love these bright colors!

See you soon!

UP ON THE ROOFTOP / DHD December Scraplift...

2011-12-12T16:27:00.003-06:00

Yes, I managed to get Jeff up on the roof again this year to hang the lights. I have to admit, I had to go up to hand him something and it was pretty scary. But I love that he's willing to do it for the kids! They were so happy when we turned them on....

I used Robyn Meierotto's Vintage Holiday for this month's Design House Digital Scraplift challenge. The frames and buttons are from other kits.

Bye for now,

GROWING / DHD December Blueprint...

2011-12-12T16:26:00.000-06:00

This is a pic of the kids taken at their preschool, I was VERY pleasantly surprised that it turned out so good! And they're sitting so close and not even pinching each other - LOL!

I used this month's Blueprint # 11, by the talented Gennifer Bursett over Design House Digital. They have a blueprint challenge each month, and you can always pick up the Blueprint for free. The papers and tag are from Lori Whitlock's kit, Autumn Afternoon.

Thanks for stopping by~

LILY PAPER PIECING DOLL / ADFD #33....

2011-12-09T11:51:00.001-06:00

Today's release over at A Day For Daisies, Pretty Cute, is just amazing! LOVE the paper doll & mechanical animals! I decided to do a little dressing room scene for my card...FUN! Our new challenge this week is "anything goes", so make sure you play along!

Thanks for stopping by!

RUBY'S CANDYCANE / DBC #2 & CP #144...

2011-12-09T10:20:00.001-06:00

Good morning! It's FRIDAY - YAY!!! Lots happens here on Fridays, and my first card is for this week's Dilly Beans Challenge, with the theme of "Twisted Christmas". I used this adorable image, Ruby's Candycane for my "twisted" card. It's actually fairly twisted for me to use black on any of my Christmas cards - LOL! I stole a trick from Megan, the Silly Dilly Bean artist, and use a white gel pen to highlight the candycane and holly. I love that!

I also used this week's Card Patterns Sketch...

Hope you get a chance to play along with the Dilly Beans Challenge!

LOCO FOR COCOA / DS #30...

2011-12-08T10:06:00.001-06:00

Good morning! We have an excellent new sketch for you this morning over at the Deconstructed Sketch! I used an image from the Wax Fruit Company called Loco for Cocoa. I paper pieced this image with digital papers. The hot cocoa, shading on the cup and snowflake cookie were colored with Copics. I added stickles to the cookie! Cocoa is SO YUMMY! I love to make it & add my favorite coffee creamer to thicken it up!

Here's the sketch...

This paper is over at The Sweet Shoppe, called Tis the Season, by Zoe Pearn!

Thanks for dropping in,

ROLLING MOMMA'S YARN / ADFD New Release...

2011-12-07T16:22:00.001-06:00

Here's a quick card using one of last week's new release images from A Day For Daisies' "Cozy" collection. I love this image so much - it's called Rolling Momma's Yarn. I did some digital paper piecing for this card with Kitschy Digital's Calico papers.

On a very sad note, we learned early this morning that my dear cousin Beth passed away. She apparently suffered cardiac arrest from an OTC medication she had been taking for a sinus infection. She was 44. I loved Beth for many reasons, besides being funny and happy and easy to be with, she reminded me a lot of my great-grandmother, Nana. She had the same temperament, and just her presence seemed similar. I will really miss her.

Thanks for dropping in,

WINTER DANA PUDDLE JUMPER / BLD Spotlight and FTL #169...

2011-12-06T14:48:00.000-06:00

Ahhh, another card for today, featuring Winter Dana by Lori Boyd!!! I dug out some rather prehistoric paper for this card - LOL - and if you look closely you'll see I added Crystal Effects to the dots on her scarf! The cute little penguin is holding a little banner I made with a toothpick.

Here's the sketch I used, this week's Fall-to Layout....

Bye for now...

LAYERED TREE TAG / CQC #114...

2011-12-06T11:56:00.001-06:00

Good morning! Here's little tag I made with this week's colourQ colors... I LOVE THESE COLORS! I punched strips of Certainly Celery with border punches, pasted them together & cut the tree shape from it. Then I added the rhinestones, which I colored to match!

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PENGUIN IN LONG HAT / DBC #1 & USSIS #135...

2011-12-03T23:54:00.000-06:00

Hello! Just popping in with a "late" challenge card! The whole family got hit hard with a bug the end of this week - I swear Maisie drags home every little one she comes across at daycare! By Thursday afternoon I was catatonic & home alone with the kids - it's a miracle they didn't burn the house down!

You may have noticed a new badge over on the sidebar for Dilly Beans!!! The artist Megan Suarez had started a DT & Challenge & I am fortunate enough to be playing along as part of the team each week -WOOHOO!!! The first official Dilly Beans Challenge is "Striped" - so I couldn't pass up using this adorable "Penguin in Long Hat".

Since I was late with both, I decided it would be beneficial to pair the Dilly Beans Challenge up with this week's Unscripted Sketch - which happened to be PERFECT!!!

The kids are better now; Jeff and I are almost there. Maybe Miss Maisie can manage not to drag any more "ick" home with her until well after Christmas!

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SWIMMING LUCY / DS #29...

2011-12-01T06:00:00.000-06:00

Good morning! We have a terrific new sketch for you this week over at the Deconstructed Sketch, as well as an awesome sponsor - Sparkle Creations! I was lucky and got Swimming Lucy - which I LOVE!!! So cute, sitting in a tube drinking lemonade! Here she's colored with Copics and paired with awesome Echo Park papers from their Splash collection!

Our sponsor at the Deconstructed Sketch is Sparkle Creations! The prize from Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps is Charlotte with a Rose and Scooter Chloe, so make sure you play along!

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GIRL & HEART / Jelly Park Challenge & PTW...

2011-11-30T12:05:00.001-06:00

Happy Wednesday! I had some fun coloring this cute little image from Jelly Park, called Girl & Heart! She is SO SWEET! As long as I was coloring I decided to check out Jelly Park's challenge for this week, which is "thankful", so I added the sentiment so I could play along with them!

This paper is from Basic Grey's Oxford collection. Even though it's not Christmas paper, the colors seem kinda Christmas~y! My card stock colors here are Cherry Cobbler and Bashful Blue. The embossing folder is from my new stash, by QuickKutz.

The sketch (a little modified) is from PaperTake Weekly....

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BUG & ROO DOT / BLD Spotlight & USSIS #134...

2011-11-29T14:24:00.001-06:00

Okay, this is my last post for today! I colored up one of Hannah Boyd's exquisite little digis, Dot! Isn't she the up-and-coming artist! I love her quirky and whimsical little images, and it's so neat to see how refined they are getting! Her images bring out the kid in me, and I love to throw in bright colors are bold textures when I work with them...

The trim is something I picked up from my local fabric store - all the hard work of pleating already done! It actually matches the pink of the cardstock better in real life... oh well! I also used some of my new QuickKutz embossing folders - I bought 9 - LOL! You know I "love me" some embossing! The paper is October Afternoon, Sidewalks.

I used this week's Unscripted Sketch, which is equally fun for this digi!

Thanks so much for popping in!

MERMAID IN A JAR / ADFD #32 & MM Sketch...

2011-11-29T12:41:00.001-06:00

Hello! I'm a few days late posting this card - OOPS! This cute little mermaid is one of Tammy's latest digis from her Under the Sea release at A Day For Daisies... how adorable is this image?!? I did some digital paper-piecing here, using Cosmo Cricket's digital Snorkal papers. There's still time to play along with this color challenge at the ADFD blog - so check it out!

I also got to play along with this Magical Monday sketch challenge - love the sketch!

Bye for now...

LET IT SNOW / CQC #113 & CS #67...

2011-11-29T10:37:00.001-06:00

Happy Tuesday! We have a gorgeous color palette for you today over at the colourQ Challenge, cool blue hues! One of our entries for last week was based on the current CASEstudy Challenge - I LOVE IT! Was a beautiful card to CASE!

The stamps here are from Papertrey Ink, the Mehndi Medallion set. I added a ribbon to the very edge of the stamped panel - I love the look of little elements peeking out!

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SNOW FAMILY / Billy Beans Give-away & SSSC #145...

2011-11-28T13:09:00.001-06:00

WOOHOO! See this CUTE image, Snow Family? It can be yours FREE, if you go visit Megan over at the Dilly Beans Challenge blog! And while you're there. you should become a follower, so you don't miss our first challenge this Friday!

I used stickles, glitter and rhinestones on this card. The papers are from My Mind's Eye. They make a fun, funky, non-traditional color palette for a Christmas card - I think I need more! The cardstock colors are SU's Poppy & Kiwi Kiss and the ribbon is the new Calypso Coral.

I used Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch, which went perfectly with this image!

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THANKFUL / DHD Nov. Technique Challenge...

2011-11-28T12:00:00.001-06:00

Here are a few of the people I am most thankful for... my wacky family! I made my own alpha for this one, for the DHD technique challenge to make your own alpha. I used paper from Lori Whitlock's Autumn Afternoon & Gennifer Bursett's Sweet Child of Mine Baby Boy.

This pic was taken when we went to the pumpkin patch - so funny! Here are a few others - look at the middle one - LOL!:

I also use the colourQ challenge from this past week...

Bye for now!

ME AND MAISIE / DHD Digi Morph...

2011-11-28T10:03:00.001-06:00

We recently had a Digi Morph at Design House Digital, and now that it's been revealed it's safe for me to show it! The pic is actually one that I merged together from 2 less flattering pics of me and Maisie! I used Karen Funk's Denim Darling Papers.... I love them! (and they are on sale today, too!)

I used Leora Sanford's Frayed Fabric Templates for the top layer of denim - so cool!

Bye for now!