HAPPY DAY OLIVER / TGF FFF...

Isn't this little guy a cutie?!? These stamps are SO MUCH FUN to color! I've been working on this card off/on all day...

This is my card for this week's Farm Fresh Friday over at the Greeting Farm (the maker of this stamp set, Happy Day). I know this is a pretty busy card, but it IS for a kid's birthday! I just got these papers, Lil Robots from My Minds Eye, cute ~ huh? I couldn't wait to use them! I really love stripes (poor Alex, most of his shirts are striped!).

Gotta go give Alex a bath, but maybe I'll be back later!

POPPIES / USSIS #49...

Aren't these Poppies amazing? I just LOVE poppies! I wish they grew in Alabama - lol!

This is the one year anniversary of Uncripted Sketches blog - YAY! We're having a little treasure hunt, so go check it out!

These iamges are from the newest release over at There She Goes... I just couldn't pass them up! All the papers are retired Stampin' Up!, I really wish these b&w papers were still around!

I'm cooking breakfast & then we're doing yardwork, I hope you have a great Saturday & also that you get a chance to play along with Unscripted!

BEE~UTIFUL FLOWER / CTD #86 & DDCC #1...

Good morning! It's just me & the kiddos today, later we're going to see the Easter Bunny... so this is gonna be quick!

I obviously stepped out from the {my} norm for this card - not only the colors, but also the style! I used one of Kathy Martin's Digital Doodles - it was free to club members! Isn't it CUTE?!? I love the bumble bee! She has a little challenge , too! This digi seemed to be destined for use with the Color Throwdown colors for this week...

With the patterned paper I created a loose weave... the image is paper pieced with cardstock - I wanted solid colors for this. The sentiment is Papertrey Ink & the buttons are Basic Grey. Ribbon - who knows?

Well, Maisie's having a big ole FIT, gotta go!

STITCHED FELT FLOWER FOR MOM / CAC #7...

With the hubby & kids in bed... mommy gets to play! Too bad mommy doesn't get much sleep - lol!

It's April 1st... and a day of firsts! This morning I got to be a guest designer for the first time (hopefully not the last!) at The Play Date Cafe - YAY! This is also the first time I had the pleasure of playing along with Compose a Card with Becky - SUPER FUN! I also got to die cut felt and do saddle stitching for the first time... WHAT AN AWESOME DAY!!!

I finally got smart & read all my favorite blogs in Google Reader, which I was doing yesterday when I happened accross this very cool, nifty challenge! I used Papertrey Ink sets for the sentiment & the flower stems. The flowers & Rickrack are dies cut felt. I swear this is the simplest card I've done in a while... it was really fun!

Have a great night!

BELLA TOILE TILES / PDC #23 & TSSC #115...

Good morning! Imagine my surprise (& me doing the "Hot Dog" dance) when I got an email from Julie Marray over at the Play Date Cafe asking me to be a guest designer!!! SUPER COOL!

Although I have a hard time with monochromatics, I think I actually did okay! It's kinda on the shabby/chic side - less shabby more chic... I probably should have shabbied it more... sorry, I think I'm talking to myself ...

I started making Thursdays my "Play Date with the Play Date" a while back... they have great colors every week! Usually I check in first thing on Thursday mornings and spend the rest of the day scheming... I don't make it every week, but when I do miss a color combo, I make it a point to play the next week! If you've got the time, please head over to the Play Date Cafe & join in!!!

I combined their lovely colors with Mary Jo's sketch this week, but again I took some liberties - lol!

So yeah, the colors were a little hard - but I do love a challenge! The colors reminded me of Dutch Delft tiles (my hubby's family is Dutch Indo) so I knew I had to try my hand at making some using the cracked glass technique! Using the Stampin' Up! background stamp, Bella Toile, I inked up with Pacific Point ink (retired) and then watercolored some Bashful Blue into it. The I did the cracked glass... one of my tiles didn't want to "crack" so much!

Thanks so much for visiting - make sure to join us at the Play Date Cafe this week!