Happy Birthday, Peggy!

Happy Hump Day! I got DH out the door and came to sit in my craft zone and get a challenge (or 7) done *wink* My card qualifies for the following challenges today:

• Paper Works - "to use cupcakes anywhere on your card or project."
• Stacey's Stamping Stage - color combo - Act 27
• Lord Have Mercy - sketch challenge
• Fussy and Fancy Challenge Blog - make a birthday card with some type of "sweet treat" on it
• Pile It On! - "Make it Sweet"
• Stamp With Us - "Birthday"
• Stamping Royalty - "Use Your Punches"

...here is my cutie patootie birthday girl:

Stamps: Short & Sweet, Mimosa - Cupcake (Bildmalarna); Paper: Certainly Celery, Melon Mambo, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White; Ink: Versafine Black, Basic Black; Accessories: celery satin ribbon, button, linen thread, markers, white gel pen, dimensionals, oval punches, oval scallop punch, cuttlebug border embossers

The weather man says we are in a "winter storm warning" for our area and we can expect 12-15 cm of snow and/or rain today and tomorrow. I am hunkered down with candles lit, great tasting coffee and laundry has been started. I am hoping to be back later on today with more installments! My workshop has been postponed so I don't have to run out tonight...more time for stamping :) Yay me!! See you soon - stay warm!

Color Dare #63 - Mother's Day Card

Good morning crafters....I am not feeling a lot better, so I think I will try to get a doctor's appointment for this afternoon or tomorrow morning. I am starting to cough now and don't need it to be pneumonia. I am hoping it's just a sinus infection and that's it...we'll see I guess.


This morning I did a card using the following challenges:


1. Stampin' Royalty - "KISS" concept...Keep It Simple Sweetie
2. Crafty Creations Challenges - Limited Edition Challenge - 1 DP, 1 image and 1 embellishment
3. The Color Dare - color combo


Stamps: Thoughts & Prayers, Well Scripted; Paper: Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise; Ink: Perfect Plum; Accessories: Top Note die, white satin ribbon, button, linen thread, markers (certainly celery, pale plum, perfect plum), embossing folder


I didn't use a DP but created my own with the embossing on the turquoise....I am limited on turquoise DP! :)


I hope you all have a fantastic HUMP DAY and I'll see ya around blog land....

PPC-CC #8

Happy Monday!!

It's time for my very first installment as a PPC Color Creator with Picture Perfect Creations Design Team!!

I am so honored AND excited to be a part of this new, exciting, talented group of ladies! Megan has enlisted an awesome, ROCKIN' Design Team...be sure to visit their blogs and leave them a bit of looooove :o)

Megan has been offering up some wonderful color challenges and this week's combo is no exception....these colors just scream "SPRING!" to me - what about you?

I got to work diggin' out the colors, finding DP, buttons, ribbons, and then the mission of finding "just the right stamp...." :o) I came across an old FAV of mine....True Friend, and knew exactly what I was gonna do. I colored the flower up with markers so I could incorporate all the colors of the challenge in the image as well as the paper :o)

Stamps: True Friend, Whimsical Words; Paper: Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Bashful Blue, Garden Green, Razzleberry Lemonade DP, Sweet Pea DP; Ink: Pumpkin Pie; Accessories: Bashful Blue, Pumpkin Pie, Melon Mambo, Garden Green markers, paper piercer, scallop circle punch, circle punch, pumpkin pie striped ribbon, pumpkin pie brads, scallop trim edge punch, embossing folder, adhesive pearls, dimensionals, button, linen thread, glue dot.

The rest of the Design Team has samples for you to enjoy, so please be sure to click on over and check 'em all out!!!

Allison Barroll
Nicole Anderson
Sandy Tran
Melissa Hubert
Trish Radacs
Jackie Weeks
Tamie Camp
Debbie Marcinkiewicz
Paula McClane

I hope you play along this week and link up your card over at Picture Perfect Creations...
I am looking forward to all your wonderful creations!!

A Quiet Moment....

This is another kit from Monday Night Class. Isn't it wonderful? I love their style of scrapbooking - I really do! Thank goodness I stumbled across them at our retreat at The Bloomin' Inn! :) Hope you are having a wonderful May long weekend. My DH is about to arrive home shortly, and I can't wait to see him. I haven't been feeling very good today so it will be nice to have him here....take care!