Anything Goes at Sugar Creek Hollow

Believe it or not, I have had this card finished for a couple of days but things have been so hectic I've just not taken time to post. At Sugar Creek Hollow this week they are having a blog hop for the whole week with lots of candy at all of the DT's blogs along with a grand prize at SCH and a freebie which I have used on this card. Please stop by for a visit and a look around, I promise you won't be sorry that you did. The challenge for this week is anything goes...I used Stampin' Up Baja Breeze and some dp by DCWV Linen Closet which if you can't see in my picture has sparkle. I colored the image very simply with Baja Breeze, Blue Bayou and Sahara Sand. My ribbon is sheer ivory threaded through the SU slot punch. My border inside is made with a EK Success punch. I am so in love with this image and I know you will be too! Rick and I are going to get a chance to slip away for a few days later this week while his cousin cares for my MIL, so I won't be around to visit, but I will be back soon to see you. Hope you miss me and have a great week yourselves!!

Vintage Time at Paper Cupcakes

What a great way to start the week....with a vintage card challenge and a freebie, all courtesy of Paper Cupcakes and our lovely Nina May. This week's host is the wonderful Carol West and she chose to have us create something vintage which is probably my favorite style of all.
I used Stampin' Up Mellow Moss as my base adding K&Co design paper and a paper doilie which I stamped with a script stamp by Hero Arts. The coloring on this lovely freebie image "Doodle Flower 4" was done with Stampin' Up markers. Don't you love my flourishes ,pearl heart and flower, which were all a gift from my dear Carol. I colored the flourish with ink and added GinaK pearls. Thanks Carol for a great challenge this week and hope you can stop by, pick up the  image and play along with us. Now, off to see what all of my DT has to show. Have a great start to your week!!

My Thank You card for Joan's Gardens

Back again guys, with my card for the weekly card challenge #10 at Joan's Gardens where we were challenged to:
Use the colors Pink and Green
Create a thank you card.
Use some kind of stripes
Use something scalloped

I decided to make an easel card this week, my design papers are retired from Stampin' Up. I used SU's Just Believe and Silhouette Sentiments along with SU markers to color. I love doing these easel cards and this color combo is so pretty for the first day of Spring. Hope you are all having a great weekend!

Card Details:
Paper: GinaK white, retired Stampin' Up, unk green and pink
Ink: SU positively pink, rose romance, olive green, Versafine Onyx Black
Images: SU Silhouette Sentiments, Just Believe
Tools: Spellbinders Scallop Ovals, SU scallop circle punch, Martha Stewart border punch

Playing at Joan's Garden

Good morning....hope you are all doing well! I will have two posts this morning for Joan's Gardens , this first one is for her tag challenge. I am really having a great time making tags and love the idea of having some on hand and ready when I give a gift. This one uses the image "Vintage Gardening" from Create with TLC where Paulette is super generous with her freebies and has lots of beauties in her store. Check out this site if you've never been. I have had this one for awhile and thought it was past time to use it. As you can see my tools are girly, love those pink gloves to work in the flowers. My tag also uses dp from Memory Box's pack Jubilee. Stop by at Joan's and check out what everyone else has created this week, and remember with this tag challenge as always...anything goes.  Be sure and check out my post for the card challenge this week at Joan's, hope to post it soon.

Card Details:
Paper: GinaK white, dp Memory Box Jubilee, watercolor
Ink: Stampin' Up markers, Memento Angel Pink
Image: TLC vintage gardening
Tools: Walmart ribbon, Coluzzle tags, SU flower punch, Spellbinders Scallop Oval, flowers from stash

Handmade flowers at Sugar Creek

Talk about being late....this is twice today that I am just getting my cards into a challenge just before closing. I usually have my card for Sugar Creek Hollow in way before this, not even sure why I am so late this week, but I am. I love playing in their challenges each week and this was the week to make handmade flowers for our projects. I used the image "Bee Tile" for the first time, coloring with SU markers and copics. I used a Sizzix impression plate to create an embossed background for the tile. My flower was made by stamping a Hero Arts Manuscript stamp a couple of times on ivory card stock, then punching with a SU scallop punch which I cut every two to three scallops after running through my crimper. My center is a corduroy brad from Stampin' Up.

There is a blog hop at SCH tomorrow and I hope you can stop by. Tracy and the ladies always have such beautiful things and I know you will love it. Hope you all are planning a great weekend. Take care and talk to you soon.

Card Details:

Paper: GinaK chocolate brown, Kraft, Ivory

Ink: Versafine Vintage Sepia, SU markers, Copics

Image: SCH Bee Tile, SU Silhouette

Extras: SU hemp twine, corduroy brad, Martha Stewart border punch, Sizzix impression plate, sponging

I am so Blessed

I am so blessed to have so many of you as my friends and the life that I do, so that I can enjoy spending time with all of you all over the world. I have a special friend in Pennsylvania that has awarded me with this and I hope that you can stop by and visit Mary Anne soon and see the beautiful things she creates. She is always an inspiration to me.

This blog award has a few requirements:
1. to pass it along to 8 deserving people
2. to tell 7 things about yourself

These are the people that I would love for you to visit as I think they certainly deserve this award...
Carol at Crafin'Granny
Colleen at Creative Paper Room
Patti at Cherish each Precious Day
Renee at Renlymatsworld
Kathy at Lucky Stamper
Nina at Having an Art Atack
Marie at Cardmakingbird
Tracy at PrimitivePaper

Now to the 7 things about me:
1. I worked for 22 and a half years in a dental office before quiting to care full time for my MIL
2. I love the mountains more than the beach for a vacation
3. I love to shoot shotguns and participate in shooting competitions (my competitive side comes out)
4. I have always done something crafty, from paper crafts to cross stitch since I was very young.
5. I love to watch movies and the older ones are my favs.
6. I love to read...my favorite series is the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon
7. Autumn is my favorite season....with spring coming in a close second.

Thanks again Mary Anne, Happy Day to you all!!

Speed Challenge at Flourishes

Good Morning my friends, and I truly mean that as my headache of yesterday has finally left. As I started to check out everyone's blog this morning I saw a speed challenge at Flourishes that ends now in less than an hour. I had just received an order from them, so I quickly threw this card together.
It uses one of my favorite sets, Thank you set #33. I used some of the new paper by Memory Box, Pixie that I had just gotten along with black and white by GinaK designs.
The bling is some that I also just got in my order. I hope you like it. Whew, now to get on with the rest of my chores. Have a great one!!

Angel Caroline

So glad that you could stop by for a visit...and to see my card for the progressive challenge that is ongoing at Designed 2 Delight . We received this sweet image "Angel Caroline" for playing last week. I decided to try something that I had never done before, a step card. I love shutter cards and this is similar to that with the cut and folds. I am not sure that I love my placement of the items, but promise to try again soon. I used Stampin' Up Kiwi Kiss and dp from Memory Box, Minuet as well as some dp from my scrap stash. I used flower, leaf and butterfly dies by Sizzix to create my elements and a die from Clear Dollar Stamps for my sentiment (SU's set Whimsical Words). Stop by and check out Faith and her great images if you have time. Take care and I hope to be by to visit with you soon. I haven't been on the computer much today, as I am having a killer headache. Happy day to all!

Anything But a Card at Card Ideas

At Card Ideas for D2D this week it is anything but a card and something we would give as a Winter or Christmas gift. I decided to make a holiday journal and I know just the person to give this to. I used Faith's image "For the Birds" along with a journal from Michael's craft store. My dp's are from Basic Grey's Jovial pack and I colored him with a combination of Tim Holtz distress inks and Stampin' Up markers. I used Spellbinders Snowflake and Rectangle Scallop dies along with Clear Dollar Stamps dies. The chipboard Merry Christmas and white snowflake are from a pack by Making Memories.

For the inside, I used some of the plaid paper used on the front to create index tags. I left the sections blank as I thought the person receiving it could use each one for her own ideas.....gift lists, card lists, etc.
Stop by and play along if you have a desire to get ahead on gifts for this year. Wishing you a happy day!

Going Monochromatic

Happy Monday!

Do you love monochromatic cards? Then we have the challenge for you this week at Paper Cupcakes where
our host this week is the wonderful Katrina Benton. For those of you not familiar with this type of card...monochromatic: one color with variations of that same color from light to dark.

My image is Nina's "Moss Topped Birdhouse", isn't it adorable? My dp is Memory Box's Minuet. The Flowersoft on top and at the base was so easy and I think it adds the perfect touch. Hope you enjoy it and will try and play along with us this week. As always, you may use any image but if you use one by PCC then you will be entered twice for our prize drawing. Stop by and see the other ladies lovely projects. Blessings to you all.

Card Details:
Paper: Stampin' Up mellow moss, Memory Box Minuet, watercolor paper
Ink:SU markers
Image: PCC Moss Topped Birdhouse
Tools: Spellbinders Labels 4, GinaK buttons, SU hemp twine