Out of my element for PCC

 Our challenge this week for Paper Cupcakes at our challenge blog is hosted by the lovely Gloria Westerman who is asking us to create a shape or die card with embossing or texture....and I will admit that I found this to be a true challenge as this is not something that I normally do. I found a download for a teapot on Splitcoast Stampers and after saving it, I resized it to fit in an A2 envelope and mirror imaged it so that I could score and fold it to be connected at the handle. I then handcut the teapot out.
This is such a beautiful image created by Nina...called Wildflower Bouquet. I can't wait to use in lots of different colors. Be sure and stop by the blog to check out all the other DT's creations and I hope you have time to play along with us this week. Thanks so much for stopping by....I always appreciate your sweet words.



Card details:
Card stock SU Bermuda Bay textured, Rich Razzleberry, Ivory
Ink Stampin' Up markers, Copic
Image PCC Wildflower Bouquet, SU Silhouette Sentiments
Spellbinders Nesties, Clip-unk, Ribbon- Martha Stewart

Back Home and Something to Show!!

Happy Saturday morning, All!

Rick and I went to the lovely State of Pennsylvania (Hello Mary Anne) for a couple of days to attend an outdoors show (the largest in the states) which entailed everything from sunglasses and t-shirts to outdoor buildings to atvs to outfitters from all over the world selling their hunting trips. We had a rocky start to the trip as I had a problem with our cats caregiver ....and you know from my earlier post how I feel about them. It was like having left your kids home alone and no one to take care of them.  We use a different person for them than for my MIL....she was well cared for! Anyway, we finally got that worked out after many phone calls and almost turning around to come home. Then on the last day I started getting a cold...so just let me say this trip was not as relaxing as the last one we got a chance to take. But enough of this,  I missed you all while away from the computer! I do have a few cards to show you today. You may remember that I posted the other week about winning Card of the Week at Sugar Creek Hollow , afterwards Tracy Vinson, the talented artist behind SCH...you can check out her blog here asked if I would be willing to create a couple of cards with their set "Behold" to put in the gallery she is creating at the SCH blog. So this is what I came up with:

These first two I created for the upcoming Easter holiday. My design papers are from K&Co and Basic Grey. I made a wreath for both doors...the yellow one is just flowers that I won from a blog contest that I wrapped and formed into a circle. The one on the oak door was made by stamping a circle with a SU stamp that I thought looked like a grapevine wreath, after which I punched several flowers and a small sun to create the flowers for the wreath out of the same dp. I used my flowersoft for the flowers at the side of the door. My inks were a combo of copic, prismas and SU markers.


I wanted to try an easel card using this set and using the screen door I created a birthday card.







I am in love with this set....it comes with 3 sentiments, 2 doors and the pot of geraniums. Please check this out when you have a minute and I think you will really love all of the other beautiful images that are at Sugar Creek Hollow. Sorry to make this so long, wishing you all a wonderful weekend....see ya soon.

Sweet Kitten

I see that many of you my friends love cats....as do Rick and I. We have never had children and our three cats are our babies. Spoiled rotten and loved beyond belief. So when I received this image by Faith at Delightful Inspiration for playing in her progressive challenge last week I was thrilled and couldn't wait to try something with it. She also has a freebie of the big heart this week if you would like to get started in this. All you have to do is create a card using the image and on Friday she will email you next week's image and if you play each week....a new image every week, Free!

My card base is Stampin' Up baja breeze with dp from Memory Box's pack Jubilee. I love these papers....I picked them up a couple of weeks ago and they are all gorgeous. I used my Spellbinders Labels 3 & 4 to cut a background layer for the image and the image itself. My bow is some ribbon that I have had, but not sure where I picked it up. I colored the image with Prismas and OMS. I hope you will check out this fabulous site...you won't be disappointed.
Thanks for stopping by, I will see you all later this week.

Sugar Creek Hollow Sketch

Good Monday evening to you all!

I am going to be unavailable later this week, but I have a couple of cards that I want to post for you to see, so this is my first post this afternoon and I will have another one later this evening....so be sure and check back.
This is my submission for the February sketch challenge at Sugar Creek Hollow . I hope you have been by to check out Tracy's images and the fun things she has going on at SCH and her own blog Primitive Paper .

I used her image "Hummingbird" and went out of my comfort zone and made a 6x6 card. Lots of the papers were from my scrap bin but the larger bg dp is from Memory Box's pack Jubilee. My butterfly was cut with the Sizzix die in both a piece of scrap pink and pink mulberry paper. I am just slightly pleased with this but not totally (just not sure how to change it)....oh well, try again another day. Go by and give this a try, the girls are super nice and they have some wonderful talent in their design team. I always learn so much from their examples.
Off to fix dinner, be back later

Recipe Time

Our sweet Carol decided to have us create with a recipe this week at Paper Cupcakes . And she asked us to use the following recipe on our card:

- 3 Flowers (minimum)
- lace or ribbon
- pearls or gems
- 1 die cut

This is what I was able to come up with....I used the image "Cart with Flowers" by PCC and dp from Basic Grey. My card base is Fresh Asparagus from GinaK designs, along with her pearls and rhinestones. Hope you feel like cooking this week and will come along and play. Be sure and check out the rest of our team's pretty creations and have a wonderful week ahead.
Happy Day to you all!

Balancing Hearts

Happy Friday, everyone!!

With all the bad weather going on across the nation and the world, I hope that you that check out this post are staying safe, warm and happy in your own home.
We are back to winter temps but no snow thankfully.
Today I am posting a card for the sketch challenge at Card Patterns .

As you can see I flipped my two right hand layers as I wanted to use Faith's image from Designed 2 Delight called "Balancing Hearts" and the sentiment is from her set "Love a Latte". I also added the word friends from Stampin' Up's set "Just Believe".

I am also entering this in the challenge at Stamp Something for their February Digi Day challenge.

I hope you like this and I have the perfect person to send it to...she has just found out that she has had her cancer return to her second kidney, the first one has already been removed in a previous surgery. I want her to know how much I value her friendship.

Details:
Card stock- GinaK designs white 120lb, dp unk from my scraps, Bazzill
Ink- Prismas and OMS
Accents- GinaK rhinestones, Sizzix heart die, ribbon-Dollar Tree and Michaels

The 23rd Psalm

The 23rd Psalm, since I was a small child has been a source of comfort to me. I see it as a promise by God to always be there! The Stampin' Sisters in Christ asked us to use the colors blue(still waters) and green (green pastures) for our creation this week.
When I first bought this set by Stampin'Up called Simple Pleasures, this bench reminded me of peace and tranquility. I love being outside, hearing the birds, looking at the greenery and the blue sky. So when I read this challenge I thought immediately of this stamp. I colored it using Copics, Prismas and SU markers.
Please stop by and check out this lovely blog, the ladies there are so nice and they create some beautiful things. Til later my friends.


card details:
base- GinaK designs Fresh Asparagus, Martha Stewart and Bazzill
ink- Versafine Onyx Black, Copics, SU and Prismas
stamps-SU
Spellbinders Labels 3 and 4

"For the Birds"

Good Morning All!
I hope this finds you all well on a Thursday morning....it's returned to winter temps again here in Southwest Virginia, but still glad there is no snow on the ground. This is my post for the progressive challenge that I have been doing at Delightful Inspiration . Faith gives away a free digi the first Friday of every month...and as long as you create one card with it that week and link it to her blog, she will mail you the next week's image free, what a deal! Free images plus hers are so wonderful. So be sure and check out this great blog and pick up your image tomorrow and play along with us.
Her image for this week is "For the Birds" and my card is pretty simple this week. I colored it using my Prismas and OMS...I was in the mood for pinks and greens and remembered that I had this card base by DCWV in those same colors. I hope you enjoy and this will encourage to check out Faith's blog. You won't be disappointed.
Happy Day to you all!

Commissioned Cards

Hey guys, just a quick post with some cards that a friend asked me to create for her. My cupcake card uses an image by Faith Skrdla of Designed 2 Delight and the others use Stampin' Up. I hope you enjoy them and will comment if you have a minute. I am hoping all of you are safe and warm wherever you may be. There are so many weather problems going on all over the world and I pray for your safety.

Honors and Thanks Yous

I am so blessed and unfortunately I am not very good at counting my blessings everyday. I have a wonderful husband who is my partner in so many ways besides marriage, friends that love and care for me, a home for shelter and food on my table. And that brings me to the reason for this post...my friend Kathy Braun at Lucky Stamper recently gave me this award and I am afraid that I have been slow to post this and I apologize to her. I try to visit her blog each day and today I see that she has some news and a new challenge spot for all of us to try. So be sure and stop by this talented ladies' site if you don't already follow and see what lovelies she has for us.
I need to tell you 8 things about me to follow this awards rules:
1. I am 50 years old
2. I have 3 cats that are the children Rick and I never had. Spoiled beyond belief.
3. I have a passion for anything paper crafting
4. My second passion is competitively shooting shotguns (as well as for fun with friends)
5. Love to travel, I prefer short 2 to 3 day jaunts over a long vacation
6. I love to decorate and change my house decorations for the seasons.
7. I love to read.
8. My favorite books are a series called "Outlander" by Diana Gabaldon

Now you are suppose to pass this on to other bloggers and since I am not sure which of you already have had this award, I will ask any of my friends that have not had this already to please pick it up with my blessings.

I know this post is getting a little long in the tooth but I have two more blessings to share with you that came along this week.
I placed in the top 3 with my Fabulous Folds at D2D card at Card Ideas and I made Card of the Week with my Splash of Color at SCH card at Sugar Creek Hollow . I was so honored by their design teams and I couldn't stand not to tell all of you, my friends. I have a couple of commissioned cards to share with you later...but for now I will say Happy Day to you!