MORE EYELET FLOWERS / USSIS #48 & CTD #85...

I am in love with these flowers... this time I used a different border punch!

This week's sketch is up over at Unscripted Sketches... go check it out! We had really great entries last week and the Top 3 cards were excellent! This week's Color Throwdown was interesting... I don't know why, but I usually panic when I see Garden Green... it's SO GREEN, you know?

So I used a Martha S Border punch, I think it worked out pretty well! The sentiment is from Papretrey... Sorry this is short, gotta start cleaning & doing laundry!

Have a gorgeous Saturday!

AARON's 30th / PTI Blog Hop & Mojo #131...

Well, today is my baby brother's 30th birthday... sure makes me feel old!

This is my first Papertrey Ink Blog Hop! I've been looking forward to it all week... I thought Julee's Mojo sketch would be perfect for this card! To hop along, you'll probably have to register...

I used PTI's Father Knows Best, along with some of their vintage buttons! All the dsp is retired Stampin' Up!

Gotta go feed Maisie, cook dinner & bake Aaron;s cake for tomorrow. Not to mention all the other mom stuff I do until the wee hours of the morning!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

SHOWTIME / MTSC #66...

Here's a liitle Greetting Farm cutie... they're having a big 'Battle Challenge' and 60 teams are starting out, but half that many will move on to week 2...

I used Mercy's sketch for this. Simple and sweet! Not too much time to talk about this card - the papers are Cosmo Cricket. I colored the image with Copics. And I distressed the edges of most everything with Creamy Caramel ink by Stampin' Up!. The eyelet border punch is also SU!

Time to feed Maisie - she's a whopping 10 1/2 pounds now - little piggy!

Thanks for stopping by!

DELIGHTFUL DAHLIA / CD #61 & 2S4Y #48...

Ooooh - don't you just L-O-V-E pink & black?

The Color Dare has new, awesome colors posted today for this week's challenge - if you haven't played along, you should! I paired Riley's colors with Laura's sketch over at 2 Sketches 4 You... another terrific one this week, as always! What could be easier? Grab these colors & find a sketch & you're halfway to a fabulous card!!!

I needed a simple, yet elegant little birthday card for my brother's fiance, Tenille... I know she'll love this! The image is Delightful Dahlia from Papertrey Ink - they even have dies to match - yay! The dotted paper is retired from Stampin' Up! & the border puch is currently 'free' at SU! for about another week, when you spend $50 - what a super deal!

Bye for now...

A SPECIAL EGG GIRL / JUGS #25, PTW #37, PIO #10 & etc...

Well, I really never thought I'd like digital images, but I cretainly have been gravitating to them lately!

This card fulfilled a TON of challenges, probably more than I've ever managed on a single card. I do have my own rules for that, though... only '1' sketch & color challenge per card! I played along witht he cool Papertake Weekly sketch and the wonderfully 'spring-y' colors from Just us Girls.

Here are all the challenges:

Just Us Girls - Color Challenge

Papertake Weekly - Sketch

Stamp Something - Distressed

The Shabby Tea Room - Spring Inspired w/ Stitching

Pile It On - Furry Friends

Sassy Cheryl's - Easter

Crazy 4 Challenges - Spring

Our Creative Corner - Easter

This image is a digital stamp from Sassy Cheryl's isn't she CUTE!!! I love the vintage look! All the designer paper & ribbon is retired Stampin' Up! The button is Papertey Ink. I used Copics to color her, the edges of the image are distressed/ spinged with SU! inks Bashful Blue & Certainly Celery, the dry-embossed background is sponged with So Saffron. The card base is Soft Suede, But it looks darker since I distressed the edges. The tag is a die from SU!, as well.

Have a beautiful day!