Designed 2 Delight Appliqued Tree

Well, we have made it to mid week and I hope all of you out there are well and happy....I am doing much better today after a couple of days with a sick headache. I almost forgot to get my card ready for the progressive challenge at Delightful Inspiration . I hope you are enjoying seeing these as much as I am enjoying creating with Faith's images. The freebie I received for playing along last week was this adorable "Appliqued Tree". I used some adhesive paper by K&Co designed by Brenda Walton to create a rolling hill with flowers and sky on which I mounted the image....I handcut around the tree and then mounted the top with pop dots. My quote is another image by Faith at Designed 2 Delight which I added at the bottom of my tree. Please check out this fun site and play along this week.

Bows and Buttons....

These are two of my favorite things....buttons and bows! I created my card for the challenge this week at Sugar Creek and after finishing with it I received my email from The Shabby Tea Room and they have the same challenge for this week, so I am entering this card for both sites. There are some super talented ladies on both blogs and I know if you will take the time to check these out, you will be so inspired.



This door is from Sugar Creek Hollow's set "Behold" which I absolutely love. I am happy with the way this card turned out and that I was able to create the look that I saw in my mind, this doesn't always happen. lol
I found a floral piece and the sentiment in an older retired couple of sets by Stampin' Up that I bought off of Ebay and the names were not on them. One has a wooden 6 panel door and accents and the other set is nature elements. I stamped the floral several times and hand cut to create my door swag. I layered My Mind's Eye Bohemian papers and then stamped the sentiment on a piece of GinaK ivory card stock. All of the ribbons and lace are from Walmart as well as the peralized pin. My buttons are  GinaK. I also used a Martha Stewart border punch to highlight inside the card. I hope you will have a moment to let me know what you think and I wish you all a great start to a great week.
I am also entering this card at Stampin' Sisters in Christ where the challenge is to use the color green in our project. 

Child's Birthday Card

That's the challenge this week at Paper Cupcakes's challenge blog and hosted by the lovely Marie Bridgeman who asked us to create a child's birthday card. I found these cute takeout containers and matching bags at my local dollar store and decided to make a complete gift set. I used PCC's image "Birthday Wishes"....creating it in 3 different sizes and coloring all of them the same. I really like the way this turned out and hope you will, too. The other ladies have some eye candy waiting for you at the blog and I hope you will take the time to stop by, and remember, you can use any image you would like but if you use one from PCC's you will have your name entered in to win, twice. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a fabulous week!

Card Detail:
card stock- Stampin' Up whisper white, Recollections white and blue
ink-Prismas and Copics
images-PCC Birthday Wishes and sentiment from SU 4 Square
accents- Spellbinders Circle, Scalloped Rectangles, Cuttlebug embossing folder, SU scallop punch and corner rounder
              Stickles-Crystal, K&Co party hat, Clear Dollar Stamps Designer Die

Buttercup Flower

Good Morning my friends,

I hope this finds you all well, it is such a pretty morning here and I can't wait to get on with the day and to post this beautiful image "Buttercup Flower" that is by Laurie Wilson at Doodle Pantry  for their challenge to use a DP image. I acquired this a while back but this is the first time I am getting to use it. I love soft yellows .... and remember picking buttercups when I was a child.  This sentiment is also included in the set....stop by and take a look, just for playing you will receive a free digital set from Doodle Pantry and this week it is "Kitty Bouquet" , such an adorable cat  stamp. Thanks for stopping in and I will see you soon.

Card Details:
Card stock- Stampin' Up, dp by K&Co
Ink- SU markers
Image- Buttercup Flower
Extras- Spellbinders Labels 4 and Circle Nestibilities, K&Co butterfly, Dollar Tree ribbon

Stampin' Sisters in Christ KISS

I have made a couple of cards for the challenge at Stampin' Sisters in Christ hosted by the wonderful Patti J. . We are to KISS (keep it simple sisters) which is hard for me as I love layers and paper.

I used a fairly new set named "Just Believe" by Stampin' Up and inked the images with SU Old Olive...I used a Martha Stewart border punch to decorate the side and then put a piece of Basic Grey "Green at Heart" paper on the inside.

My second card uses two sets by SU...Priceless and Simply Said. On SU whisper white card stock I stamped with Riding Hood Red, Real Red and Black inks by SU. I saw a commercial the other day that gave me the inspiration for this one.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope to visit with you very soon.

Card Ideas--Traditional Valentine Colors

I am a little slow getting my entry posted for this week's challenge at Card Ideas where they are using reds, pinks,whites or blacks and bling. I have had the image printed and colored for a couple of days and after giving it a break to let my stickles dry, I finally got the parts put together and then I didn't get my picture made until today.....but finally here it is for you to see. I used Faith's set "Love a Latte" which I love here in the winter months. I hope you like it and will go to Card Ideas to check out all the pretty entries...this is the challenge blog for one of my favorite designers, Faith Skrdla and I know you see lots of her images that I use, but check out the store and you may find something you just have to have. Hope you are all getting ready for a wonderful weekend. We are going to take it easy and quiet, I hope. See you all soon, I have a couple more things I am going to try and post after dinner.

Designed 2 Delight

This week at Delightful Inspiration Faith's challenge blog for Designed 2 Delight she is featuring her image "Kaela's Spring Bouquet" which I received free for playing along in her progressive challenge last week, but I also had the opportunity to purchase the full set "Spring Kaela" for a discounted price as part of participating, so I am using Kaela from the set holding a smaller version of the bouquet. Be sure and check this out....I always try and play along with Faith, her talent and images are amazing and for each continuous weeks' play you receive the next week's image free.

Card Details:
Card- Stampin' Up True Thyme, retired SU dp, watercolor paper
Ink- SU Old Olive, Riding Hood Red, Creamy Caramel, Summer Sun
Spellbinders Labels 4, Cuttlebug border embossing folder, Michael's ribbon, GinaK button and floss

Sugar Creek Hollow

Hey Guys,

I am back with a card for Sugar Creek Hollow one of my new favorite places! If you missed them, please scroll down and take a look at the three cards I made using Tracy's set "Behold I Knock" which is so gorgeous.

For today's card I am using her images "Believe" and "Vintage Postcard". I am so happy with this card, do you ever create something that you would love to receive? Well, this is one for me. I colored the bird with my SU markers and sponged the distressed edges of the postcard and the dp from K&Co. This is my favorite ribbon, a two sided satin and textured one from Martha Stewart that I found for $1 at Big Lots (Wish that I had bought them all).
SCH is creating this week making a card using non-traditional valentine colors, so please go by and take a look. The ladies there are so talented and I know you will enjoy the eye candy.
Take care and leave me a comment if you have time. See ya soon!

Card Details:
Card Stock- SU True Thyme, dp K&Co Ancestry.com, GinaK Kraft
Ink- SU Baja Breeze, Tempting Turquiose, Summer Sun
Accents- Martha Stewart ribbon, SU antique brads, SU linen thread
Images- SCH Vintage Postcard and Believe

A JustRite Birthday

Good Tuesday morning,
On Sunday I was checking out what you my friends had posted and I came across a card for JustRite created by my buddy Colleen and after leaving her a comment on how beautiful it was, my phone rang and it was her calling to check in with me and give me more details on the challenge. With her encouragement I decided to create something as I had just recently purchased a few of their stamps.

This is what I created: Using Stampin'Up whisper white card stock and some retired dp by them along with pieces of Bazzill textured card stock I layered according to the sketch they are using this week

My stamp set is JustRite's Kaleidoscope set...I stamped the center using SU Rose Red and punched it with SU's 1 3/4 punch, mounting with dimensionals on the outside ring stamped with SU's Old Olive and cut with a Spellbinders Circle.
This is my first time using these stamps and am happy with the result. Be sure and stop by and join Colleen and I in this challenge. I am getting in near the end as it closes at 8 AM on Thursday the 17th. I have another card to post later today, so hope to see you then.

ABC Christmas and New Blog Look

I haven't played at ABC Christmas Challenge in quite a while, but saw where our friend Betty had entered a card and it spurred me on to make a Christmas card. My goal is to have my cards done early this year and I have some but need to get a move on or I will be creating like crazy come Fall. This week's challenge is a sketch:

and as I hadn't tried my new set from Stampin' Up named Come to Bethlehem, I thought it would be a perfect time. My card base is GinaK's Kraft which I sponged with Memento inks in Blue Danube and Paris Dark....I then used a scrap piece of paper that I tore to create the look of sand dunes using Memento Rich Cocoa and VersaMagic Sahara Sand. I like how this came out and would be a quick one to mass produce.

Now to my other news, you may have noticed that I made some changes to my blog look....I had wanted to try for some time to change from a two to three column blog but couldn't find clear instructions or at least clear enough for me, then a few weeks back I came across this site Plumrose Lane owned and operated by the talented Sharon . I picked up my background and sidebar tags for free and the blog header was super reasonable. She is also having a 20% off sale until the end of today, so be sure and go by and check out her selection. Sharon has very clear tutorials on how to use all of your goodies when you get them downloaded and even had a link sending me to a great site to explain how to change the amount of columns in the blog. And on my header, she was able to incorporate the picture that I took a few years back when Rick and I took a trip to Alaska. That is Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau. Let me know what you think....I tried to clean up some things and move them around, do you think I am getting into Spring cleaning mode?

So be sure and check out the challenge site and the graphics site and join in all my fun.