Err Mah Gerd...HELLO!!

 

Happy Monday y'all! Today I am up on the Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog, sharing a super fun card made with goodies from Paper Smooches. I am so sad that they will be closing their doors but I totally understand why Kim decided to shut it down and I wish her all the very best in her future endeavors...and, I put in a big order with her so I have even MORE fun stuff to create with HEE HEE....

 

This card was made with the oh-so-fun set called "Caffeinated." It's a very clean and simple card, but is super darn cute, I feel...and says so much! LOL. Here's a close up:

 

The inside says "HELLO!" :) Simple, but oh so cute! Can't wait to send this one out to a good friend! Thanks for stopping in today to see what I have been up to! Cheers!

Coffee Loving Cardmakers and Paper Smooches!!

I am so excited to be hopping with Paper Smooches and the rest of the Design Team at Coffee Loving Cardmakers today! If you arrived here from Robyn's blog then you are on track. If not, head on over to the Paper Smooches blog so you don't miss out on any of the fun along the way. And here is the rest of the line-up just in case you get lost:

Paper Smooches Blog
Alice Huang
Jill Hawkins
Karin Akesdotter
Michele Boyer
Savannah O’Gwynn
Teri Anderson
Coffee Loving Cardmakers
Amy Tsuruta
Kerry Urbatch
Helen Gullett
Lisa Bzibziak
Robyn Jordan
Lori Turner (you are here!)
Annette Allen
Dana Warren
Erin Thiem
Katie Brooks
Kathy Schweinfurth
Lisa Golzbein

For my first card, I used the oh-so-fun set called "Caffeinated" and I will definitely be using this set, along with the matching dies, a lot in the future! SO FUN!

I used the iced coffee/tea die and cut it out of the black front layer then secured it over top of the white card base in my Misti and stamped the image inside the die cut hole so it would match up. I then stamped the image again on the polka dot yellow paper and fussy cut it out. I used Copics to color in the straw to match the designer paper. 

I then stamped the "cute tea" sentiment from the "Caffeinated Two" set onto the same yellow polka dot paper and mounted it on the black front panel and used dimensionals to pop up the entire black panel for some added dimension.

Be sure to comment along the way for your chance to win a $25.00 gift certificate to the PS store...you can get yourself some of these fun goodies to play with :)

For my second card, I used the other coffee cup from the Caffeinated set and the "err mah gerd" sentiment is again from the Caffeinated Two stamp set...makes me giggle every time I hear this saying hahaha ... when coffee tastes good, I say it - A LOT! ;) 

I did a bit of paper piecing for the sleeve of the cup to tie it into the bottom layer designer paper...so fun!  

 Well, that's it for me...be sure to hop on over to Annette's blog HERE for your next stop on the hop. Thanks again for stopping in - have a fun day hopping! CHEERS!

Merry Monday #248 {Color Challenge!}

Happy Merry Monday! 

This week, our challenge is being brought to you by Marcia:

This challenge was great! It totally made me step out of my comfort zone as I was having a real struggle adding the green in there LOL.... thanks, Marcia!

I just received this sunburst die from Stampin' Up! and I have been itching to use it - and figured this was as good a time as any ;) I added the snowflake from Paper Smooches and popped up that layer to give it some dimension then die cut the Happy Holidays from Eggplant with my Neat and Tangles die. 

It's hard to see in the photo (sorry) but the white base is layered on green, then on the purple :) 

Thanks for stopping in and be sure to hop on over to the Merry Monday Christmas Card blog HERE and link up with us - always good to have some cards done early for the hectic busy season! Cheers!

Merry Monday #235 {Snowmen}

The challenge over at Merry Monday this week is being hosted by Linda and she wants to see a "SNOWMAN or SNOWMEN" on our cards:

I decided to decorate a center step card with some wonderful papers and dies from Our Daily Bread and the image is a super cutie from Bugaboo Stamps:

This is the inside of the card:

STAMPS: Bugaboo Digital Stamps; Paper Smooches (sentiment)

PAPER: Snowflake Season Collection and Center Step Card base - Our Daily Bread; Basic Black, White cardstock

INK: Versafine Onyx Black

EXTRAS: Snow Crystals dies - Our Daily Bread; pearls, foam squares, Stitched Rectangle Die, Copic Markers

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas - Anything Goes

Jingle Belles - Let it Snow

Thank you so much for stopping in today! Hop on over to the Merry Monday Christmas Challenge blog and link up your SNOWMAN project for us to come visit you and leave you some love! Happy crafting! 

4 CC #303 {Metal}

Happy "4 Crafty Chicks" Thursday! Our challenge hostess this week is our wonderful miss Tamie....she's looking for some "METAL" on our projects.

4 CC #303 {METAL}

Mine is sort of hidden lol...I used metal painted brads on my flowers and mini silver brads in my mini flowers. The dies are from MFT and the sentiment die is from Paper Smooches.

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

I hope you get some time to pop on over and see what our Guest Designer, Melanie, and the rest of the Chicks have for you and to play along with us - we'd LOVE to have you! Click HERE to be re-directed to the 4 Crafty Chicks Challenge Blog and link up your project using "metal." Cheers!

4 CC #291 {Less is More}

Happy "4 Crafty Chicks" Thursday everyone!!

It is my turn to bring you this week's "theme" challenge over at 4 Crafty Chicks! I am really into CAS (clean-and-simple) cards these days and would LOVE some new fresh ideas:

4 CC #291 {LESS IS MORE}

My card took all of about 10 mins. to whip together - gotta luv that! I used 2 stitched rectangle dies from 'Lil Inker, stamped the Paper Smooches sentiment and then added these adorable mittens from Memory Box. Wa-laaa! :)

Come on over to the 4 CC challenge blog HERE to see what the other girls have created using my challenge - then, using InLinkz, add your project to our gallery so we can come check it out :) Thanks and happy crafting!

MM #182 {You Make my Heart Melt}

Welcome back to my blog - so sorry for such a late Merry Monday post! Miss Kathy is our hostess this week and she's looking to see a BIRD on our Christmas cards!

 

 I had this duo colored up a LONG time ago, but just didn't get enough time in the craft cave to get it whipped into a card. I love my Paper Smooches images and sentiments - they are so whimsical and FUN!
 

Please, if you haven't already done so, hop on over to the Merry Monday Christmas Card Challenge blog HERE and see what the rest of the Merry Makers have created with Kathy's challenge :) Cheers!

4 cc #259 {nautical}

 

Happy 4 Crafty Chicks Thursday!

4 CC #259 {Nautical}

For our challenge this week, Tina is looking for anything NAUTICAL! I don't have a lot of nautical stamps in my stash, so I decided to do the colors of the popular theme and used a Paper Smooches sentiment:

I am loving the CAS design of this card and it took me less than 10 mins from start to finish :) Gotta luv that! Please click HERE to hop on over to the 4 Crafty Chicks blog to see what the rest of the Chicks have in store for you ... then link up YOUR nautical creation for us so we can come visit YOU! Happy crafting!!

thanks - you totally rock!

Happy Monday folks! This week at The Pink Elephant, we are CAS'ing and THANKING Sheri Gilson from Paper Crafty's Creations! Sheri has been with The Pink Elephant since it's inception in 2009 and I have been an admirer of hers for YEARS....her talent in paper coordination and super GORGEOUS cards just awes me....

Here is the card I decided to CAS - (by the way, there are sooooo many of Sheri's cards that I *could* have picked but I just loved the pink/white on this one and I decided to CAS it almost to the letter lol):

Isn't that card just so pretty??

Sheri, on a more serious note - thanks again for everything you did for us at The Pink Elephant - and all your GORGEOUS creations each week. You really do totally ROCK! Good luck in all your future DT assignments and I can't wait to keep "creepin'" ya LOL...HUGS girl!

Please take some time to hop on over to the TPE blog and check out what creations the DT has created for Sheri this week - you will not be disappointed! Then - check out Sheri's blog - pick a card (any card) and CAS it for us - we'd love to have you play along! CHEERS!

4 CC #238 {Photo Inspiration}

 

Welcome back to another challenge from miss Tamie over at 4 Crafty Chicks. This is our jump-off inspiration picture - I think this kitty is so stinkin' cute....and well, Tamie is our cat-lover of the group so this is no surprise she gave us this awesome, adorable, colorful starting point:

I struggled which way to go with this one...do I just use the colors? Do I just use the kitty? Do I do both....so I tried real hard to incorporate both. Here's my take on it:

I wanted to keep it fairly CAS and I really, really wanted to dig out some felt and use that. I love how it cuts in the dies - like BUTTAH!!! So fun to work with. Thanks for the awesome challenge, Tamie! The kitty is from Paper Smooches, the sentiment is from Reverse Confetti, the felt is from MFT....

Come on over and share your card, scrapbook layout or 3D item with us. Click HERE. Happy crafting!

TPE #287 {Anything Goes!}

 

WAHOOOO! Last Monday of the month....you know what that means for us at The Pink Elephant, right?!? Yep, you got it ....

TPE #287 {Anything Goes}

This is another card I made last month for my son's birthday (he turned 18 and was an all-star football player) so I couldn't resist coloring up this cutie to give him. These are the Broncs colors!

Stamps: Bugaboo Stamps, Paper Smooches (Sentiment Sampler)
Ink: Momento Black
Paper: X-Press It, Basic Black, Whisper White, Garden Green, DSP
Accessories: Copic Markers, grass die, gum drops, Lil' Inker stitched rectangle die, foam dots

Do you have some time to come get crafty with us? Ella and the girls would LOVE to have you :) Click HERE for more info and to link up your project! Happy crafting!

4 CC #233 {Valentines!}

 

Happy "4 Crafty Chicks" Thursday! Do you have all your Valentines made and ready to hand out on Saturday? Tina is our hostess this week and that's the challenge she has for you - VALENTINES!

4 CC #233 {Valentines!}

Come on over and make a few with us - add to the collection! :) Here's mine:

My daughter, Kim, actually colored up this Bugaboo 'Cupid brat' for me! I love the funky hair she gave him ;) Thanks, Kim!!

I used a few different dies - the Reverse Confetti Arrow and a Lil' Inker stitched heart die. The "love" sentiment is from Paper Smooches set called Simply Said.

We hope you get some time to come get crafty with us - dig out those hearts, arrows, reds/pinks etc. and come create a few Valentine's with us over at the 4 CC Blog! Cheers!

Merry Monday #141 {Christmas Critters!}

This week the challenge hostess at Merry Monday is our wonderful Katie....and she has a super fun one this week!! There are endless possibilities with this one:

 

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Merry Monday #141 - Christmas Critters

I colored up this uber cute bear from Bugaboo Stamps. She is part of a set of 3 called "Winter Bears" I won a schwack-load of free stamps in their challenge last month and this was one of my winnings! Thanks again, Bugaboo!!♥ The sentiment and snowflake stamps are from Paper Smooches!

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

CAS on Sunday - Christmas
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Katie, this challenge was so fun! I had so many choices to choose from when trying to decide on what critter to color up ;) Thanks! Hop on over to see what the other Merry Makers have created - they are gonna knock your socks off! Cheers!

Merry Monday #138 {Gold, Silver, White and ??}

Happy Monday!

This past weekend was filled with a 2-day swim meet for our daughter and the Ponoka Pool Sharks! She did amazing along with all her team mates and I ended up with a few scrapes and bruises due to a fall on the deck, but I am babying my wounds and hopefully they will heal fast!

This week over at Merry Monday, Debbie is our challenge hostess and she's looking for the following:

For my 4th color, I added red (I don't consider black a color lol). I only had silver snowflake brads so my good friend, Leanne, gave me a tip! Dip the silver brads in Versamark ink and sprinkle gold embossing powder on them and heat! WOWZAS! Worked like a charm - then I had GOLD snowflake brads! Thanks for the tip, girl....

My cute snowman is from Bugaboo, called Old Snow Patches, and my sentiment is from Paper Smooches - Christmas Sampler set....

Come on over to the Merry Monday Christmas challenge BLOG and see what all the other Merry Makers have created using Debbie's inspiration! You will not be disappointed! Link up your card for us too - we'd love it if you could play along! CHEERS!

Merry Monday #137 {Birds}

 

Happy "Merry Monday!" It's been an extremely cold and snowy weekend here in central Alberta....the windchill was around -40C for most of the weekend accompanying the almost 1 foot of snow we received! So, needless to say, this was a hunker-down-and-bake, craft, watch football and crochet-filled weekend!

This week over at the Merry Monday Christmas Challenge Blog, it's miss Deanne's turn to play hostess and she's issuing the following challenge for y'all:

I went through my stash of digi's for this card and found my cute "Bird Brain" pair by From the Heart Stamps! Perfect for this challenge ....

My "Let's Celebrate" sentiment is from Paper Smooches and was embossed with white embossing powder! So fun! Be sure to pop on over to the Merry Monday Challenge blog to see what the rest of the Merry Makers have for you - you will NOT be disappointed! Trust me...

Be sure to link up your card so we can come and leave you some love as well! Stay tuned for my next installment from The Pink Elephant! Cheers!

4 CC #221 {Make it Sparkle!}

 

Happy "4 Crafty Chicks" Thursday!

The temperatures have gotten a wee bit better this week here in central Alberta...I'll take 'em! Sure beats the near -30C temps we were experiencing last week. I cannot believe that Christmas is just over a month away and I haven't done one lick of shopping yet and cards are not started - ACK! I am trying to make a lot of gifts this year so hopefully that goes as planned ;)

Miss Tamie is our challenge hostess and she wants us to:

MAKE IT SPARKLE - 4 CC #221

A few weeks ago, I took a couple evenings and just sat and colored up images to have in my stash and this is one of the cuties in the folder - she's from Bugaboo Stamps - colored with my Copics:

just wanted to give you a close up of her sparkly  hat ;) I also added glitter to her collar, and coat and the snow ;)

I am also entering this card into the following challenges:

Card Mania - Use a Digi
Get Creative - Anything Goes w/Glitter
Love to Create - Make it for Christmas
Make my Monday - Glitter
Creative Knockouts - Bling!
AUD Sentiments - Holiday sentiment
Delightful Challenges - You're a Gem (add bling!)
Creative Moments - Make it Sparkle


Thanks for stopping in today - be sure to hop on over to The 4 Crafty Chicks blog HERE and see what "blingy" creations the other CHICKS have for you! Cheers!