Tag Challenge at Joan's Gardens

Happy Sunday and one hour less day!!! Hope you got some rest because I guess we will need it in the morning. Thankfully it doesn't take long for my internal clock to readjust.

I have a tag to show you this afternoon, I made it last night and had to wait on some better light to take the picture, I don't know about you but I struggle with something this small. I need one of those flower frogs everyone uses for this. At Joan's Gardens she has a tag challenge where you create a tag, anything goes and then starting tonight (yes I am getting it in late) everyone will start voting for their favorite.
There was a few steps to this but I really like how it turned out. I mounted a book page to a piece of Kraft card stock and cut it into a tag shape, which I then used Tim Holtz distress inks and water to age. My image is by Stampin' Up " Happiness Shared"...I stamped 3 times cutting parts of the flowers and leaves, so that I could layer the flower. I also cut a portion of the image before running it through the big shot with my oval die. The lace and ribbon is from my scrap stash and the buttons are GinaK. Hope you like it...I left the back open so that I can write a note to someone. Enjoy the rest of your day and see you tomorrow with Paper Cupcakes.

Tag Details:
Paper: GinaK Kraft, book page, watercolor paper
Ink: Tim Holtz Walnut Stain, Peeled Paint, Orange Marmalade
Tools: Coluzzle Tag, ribbon- scraps, Queen & Co rhinestone, buttons-GinaK
Image: Stampin' Up Happiness Shared

Happiness in my Garden

Happy Friday night to all my friends....hope this finds you all doing good and planning a great weekend. Looks like a quiet one around here.

How would you like to receive a free digital set of Iris flowers? Well at The Doodle Pantry Blog this week you can, you just need to create a card using any DP image (don't worry if you don't have any, she has freebies in her store). This is a beautiful set and I can't wait to get it and create something. So, this is my card for the entry using Laurie's image "Stone Wall Garden" which is one of my favorites. Very simple design as I wanted to showcase the image. Hope you enjoy and have time to check this out.

Take care and Happy Day to you all!

Card Details:
Paper: Stampin' Up Kiwi Kiss, Purple, watercolor paper
Ink: SU markers, Versafine Onyx Black
Images: DP Stone Wall Garden, SU Happiness Shared
K&Co dragonfly,Martha Stewart punch

A Day for Daises and Girly Girls

I came across a new site to me while surfing the other day called A Day for Daises , it looked interesting to me and  their challenge was to create a girly girl card. They are offering a free digi to use on your card, so I thought why not? I started to use pinks but then decided to go with a yellow theme.
I had made this envelope box last week in the yellow to try out a tutorial for it that was on SCS, I simply finished decorating it with scraps from my card. The sentiment is from a set that I own by Laurie at the Doodle Pantry called Heart Sheep.  I have almost used all of this piece of dp from K&Co that I have loved so much....so sad to see it go! and the last of my plaid ribbon. I hope you will stop by and see this blog....and see what you think about it.

Card Details:
Paper: Stampin' Up So Saffron, dp K&Co, green unk, Bazzill yellow textured
Ink: SU markers, Memento Summer Sky
Extras: GinaK pearls, Sizzix die, Spellbinders Labels 4, SU oval and scallop punch, ribbon Walmart

Sugar Creek Hollow ---Seconds

I entered a card yesterday for the sketch challenge at Sugar Creek Hollow and I decided to come back for seconds. I had printed this image the other day and it was just calling my name and since I pretty much designed it during the night while lying in bed (do you ever do that?) I just had to put it together. The image name is "Vintage Balloon" and I love it!! My Kraft card base has been stamped with images from Stampin' Up Travel Post after first off stamping once to soften the look. I used a piece of K&Co Life's Journey layered on some Bazzill green. I also used a SU Itty Bitty Background to give some dimension to the balloon and then ran it through my Big Shot using a Sizzix Harlequin texture plate. I took a closer photo and hopefully you see the effects of this.

I have a set of Designer Dies by Clear Dollar Stamps that I have been using a lot lately and in this case I used two of them. They work so well.
Let me know what you think and Happy Day to you all.

Card Details:
Paper: GinaK designs Kraft, Bazzill, dp K&Co Life's Journey
Ink: Versafine Vintage Sepia
Images: SCH Vintage Balloon, SU Itty Bitty Backgrounds, Travel Post,sentiment GinaK Life is Good
Extras: Sizzix texture plate Harlequin, Clear Dollar Stamps Designer Dies, Offray Ribbon, K&Co Metal Art brad

Raise The Bar with a Sentiment

I was surfing Renee's blog last week and I came across a challenge site that I had never seen called Raise the Bar where their challenge #56 is "I'm just saying" which is to create something with only a sentiment and not stamped images. I immediately thought of the bible verses that I have from Verve and picked Proverbs 3:5. I need to repeat this one often as I struggle with this daily. I accept all prayers. I am pleased with how this turned out. My card is a 5 1/2 inches square, which I don't do often but am enjoying creating a lot. Now if I just had premade envelopes to match.lol  I love the Memory Box papers that I picked up a couple of months ago. If you have time please check out this site....I saw that Olga has already found it and is playing. Thanks for taking the time to stop by and see my latest. Happy week to you all!

Card Details:
Paper: Stampin' Up Baja Breeze, Memory Box Jubilee, GinaK brown
Ink: Versafine Vintage Sepia
Extras: Dollar Tree ribbon, Making Memories brad, Dolie from Walmart, Spellbinders circle die
Image: Verve Proverbs 3:5

Sugar Creek Hollow Sketch Time

I want to point you in the direction of Sugar Creek Hollow where you will find this great sketch.

I love playing at their site each week and I hope that I inspire some of you to check them out, Tracy also offers some free images, if you would like to try before you buy.
SCH is having blog candy this month and you can see a picture of this in my sidebar, entering for a chance to win is super simple....they will also be having a blog hop on the 19th of this month along with some other activities.
Now to my card, I am using the image "Butterfly Tile" which is colored with Prismas and OMS and sponged with Memento Bamboo Leaves. I think my dp showcases this image perfectly and if you are eyeing my ribbon flower, you can find the tutorial on how to do that at my friend Renee's blog. She is also one of the many talented designers for SCH.
Renee has pointed me to another challenge site and I will post that card a little later tonight, I hope, so keep an eye out....you don't want to miss this.

Card Details:
Paper: GinaK designs Fresh Asparagus, dp Pressed Petals textured "Excursion", Cream textured unk
Image: SCH Butterfly Tile
Ink: Prismas and OMS, Memento Bamboo Leaves
Extras: Sizzix Butterfly Tag, Stampin' Up Twill Ribbon, Making Memories brad

My Week to Host at Paper Cupcakes

Hello my friends and welcome to Monday morning and our challenge at Paper Cupcakes where it is my turn to host....and for this week I have created a sketch, you are welcome to flip or rotate it if you would like, as long as we are able to see the sketch in your creation. I hope to see some of you play along with me this week. You have until next Sunday, March 13th to enter your link.

I have used PCC's image "Deco Flower" today ... I am in the mood for light airy Spring colors and I am sure you are also. Be sure and stop by the blog to get all the details from Nina and to see what the rest of the DT has created.

Card Details:
Paper: Stampin' Up Green Galore, Recollections light green, dp unk and watercolor paper
Ink: SU markers, SU chalk
Extras: Spellbinders Oval Die, Clear Dollar Stamps Designer Die, SU punch, Cuttlebug EF Stylized Flowers, Gina K rhinestone, Ranger Stickles, GKD ribbon
Images: PCC Deco Flower, SU Well Scripted

Oh you Lucky Bird!!

"Lucky Bird" is the image that we received on Friday from Designed 2 Delight for participating in her challenge last week and the great news is since it was the first Friday in the month....it is free to you also. You can take part each week by creating something with the free image you receive and every week that you do, you will get another one of Faith's images free. Don't you just love that word!!

Faith also has a separate challenge blog Card Ideas where they have a challenge each Saturday using images from D2D showcased by a talented design team. The challenge this week was to go "Green" and by that they want you to create something using something you have reused or recycled. I had just taken this box in my stamping room last week....it had a piece of jewelry in it at one time from QVC and it was so sturdy that I thought I could use it for something, turns out it is the perfect size to hold a dozen nuggets. I have made nugget boxes in the past but this couldn't have worked any better.
I paper pieced Lucky with dp from Scrapbook Walls and colored him with SU markers. I used a pop dot on his tail to give him some dimension. The cuttlebug folder "Birds and Vines" was perfect with him. I really like how he turned out and will use him at both challenge sites. I hope you will stop by and check out this fun blog.
Here is a look at the side of the box so that you can see the layers.

Card Details:
Paper: DP Scrapbook Walls, Yellow unk, Black Stampin' Up
Ink: SU markers, Memento Summer Sky and Bamboo Leaves
Extras: Spellbinders Peony die, GinaK Designs buttons, ribbon from Michael's, DMC floss

JustRite at Joan's Gardens

Joan's Gardens is hosting a challenge this week using only Justrite stamps and dies and if you enter you have the chance to win this wonderful prize pack valued at around $191.00.

Doesn't that look like a wonderful thing to win....and all you have to do it create something using only Justrite products and subscribe to Joan's Gardens. The deadline is Thursday, March 10th at 6 AM. There is also the chance to win two other prize packs from Joan by hopping with her guest design team. Don't miss this...stop by today and get in for your chance to win!



I hope you like the card that I created for Joan...I used the Justrite set "Stitched with Love" which I colored with Prismas and OMS. I love this dp by Prima "The Sasha Collection", I think it is so bright and happy. I used a Spellbinder lattice die to create my frame for the image. That paper is from K&Co.

I hope everyone is having a fabulous Sunday.....we are getting lots of rain here, both yesterday and this morning, but we are dry and could use the moisture. Talk to you soon!! Happy Day!!

Card Details:
Paper: Gina K Fresh Asparagus, Prima Sasha Collection, Stitched paper-K&Co Brenda Walton adhesive pack
stamps: JustRite Stitched with Love
Ink: Prismas and OMS
Spellbinders Lattice Pendant, Gina K buttons, SU hemp twine

Daffodils for Designed 2 Delight

Here is my card for this week at Delightful Inspiration and their progressive challenge. This weeks image is "Daffodils" (I also used a sentiment from her set "Beautiful Life, which I layered over the floral image)....you still have until Thursday night to play along. And remember to stop by on Friday when Faith will be giving away the free image for March, if you create something using that free image, she will send you the next weeks image free and every week thereafter that you play in the challenge.
I kept my card fairly simple this week, I love blue and yellow as a color combo. Please check out this site and play along with us, I hope I have been an encouragement to you to try Faith's images as I post my cards each week.

Card Details:
Card stock: SU Marigold Morning, Bazzill soft yellow, dp Hot off the Press
Ribbon from Walmart, Spellbinders Labels
Ink: SU marker, Copics, Memento Summer Sky
Images: D2D Daffodils and sentiment from D2D set Beautiful Life