Big, Big News!!!!

I can finally spill the beans!!!! :) WAHOOOOO!

When I received my email back from Lesley - I was beside myself!! Giddy! Thanks again, Lesley and Anne Marie for this wonderful opportunity to work along side such wonderful, talented crafters :) Head on over to the Dynamic Duos Challenge Blog to take a peek at the other fabulous "Dynamos" and welcome them on to the team - you even have time to play along with our current challenge!!

4 CCC# 139 {Felt}

Happy 4 Crafty Chicks Thursday! It is my turn to play "hostess-with-da-mostess" this week and so I decided to make us Chicks delve into our stash of FELT....

4 CCC #139 {FELT}

I had so much fun coloring this hilarious image/sentiment. Tamie and I went shopping at her LSS a while back, and we sat and colored for a whole evening - it was awesome to have images stamped, colored and ready to assemble a card with! For my felt, I used some of the Apple Green felt from My Favorite Things and made a flower with it; added the button with some twine - WALAAA! Done!

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

Creative Card Crew - Make Your Own Flowers
Party Time Tuesdays - Tic Tac Toe Challenge (button, twine, flower)
7 Kids College Fund - Flowers
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges - Anything Goes

I sure do hope you get some time to dig out that felt and give this challenge a go! I am so curious to see how other crafty PEEPS use it....happy crafting!

4 CCC #138 {Trees}

Happy 4 Crafty Chicks Thursday once again to all my crafty PEEPS out in Blogland...I sure hope your week has been a good one! We had another spring (winter) storm over the weekend and it delivered close to a foot of new snow but the temps this week have been nice, so it IS melting and drying up. Thank goodness! I am ready for spring to be here ;)

Our hostess-with-the-mostess this week is our wonderful, Tamie, and she's issued the following challenge for  y'all to play along with:

4 CCC #138 - {TREES}

I took the liberty of using paper out of my stash to incorporate my tree this week; added a sentiment; used some dies to create the clouds, fence and grass, and WA-LAAA!! Done in about 5 mins ;) Gotta luv it when it happens that quick....

I do hope you find some time to come play with us this week! We'd love to see all the different ways "TREES" get used in your projects ;) Happy crafting!!

4 CCC #137 {FRUIT}

Welcome to 4 Crafty Chicks Thursday!! Miss Melissa is our "hostess-with-the-mostess" this week and she is issuing the following challenge:

4 CCC # 137 {FRUIT}

Yep, you got it!! FRUIT!! So, that can be fruit paper, fruit stamps, fruit charms....etc. Open up that imagination and let's see what ya got!! I dug through ALL my paper stash and came across some with pears and apples on it (ya, I know - there are veggies on there too, but shhhhh! don't tell anyone!)

Be sure to link up your creation over at the challenge blog HERE!! Happy crafting!!

4 CCC #136 - How "Charming!"

Happy "4 Crafty Chicks Thursday!!" 

I just finished reading that here in central Alberta, we are scheduled for a snow storm tonight, Friday and Saturday. *SIGH!* Our snow is melting so nice, our country roads are dry enough for me to be running outside instead of the treadmill, the geese are all back, and the temps have been heavenly!!! I really, really, REALLY hope the weathermen are wrong LOL....

Alright, enough complaining about the weather, after all, this *is* Alberta, and I should be used to it by now...onto our challenge this week over at 4 Crafty Chicks:

Leanne is our "hostess extraordinaire" and she wants to see CHARMS on your projects!!! HOW FUN :) I cannot wait to see how everyone uses them. For my card, I CASE'd a card from Pinterest (gotta luv pinning, hey?!) and tied a key to my twine:

I really do hope you find some time to sit and get crafty with us this week :) We sure do love seeing all the wonderful inspiration that comes pouring in!! I would like to take this time to welcome our newest Guest Designer to 4 Crafty Chicks for the month of April:

Please join me in welcoming Sue Rowe to the lineup!! You can check out her blog HERE! Later gators!!!

Happy Easter!! 4 CCC #135

Happy Thursday! Today is the beginning of another challenge week over at 4 Crafty Chicks :)

My apologies for my blog post being so late - my sister, Jackie, is here visiting along with my cutie-patootie nieces and nephew and they slept in my office/craft room last night...therefore, I totally forgot about my post as my computer was "outta sight, outta mind." 

I am the "hostess-with-the-mostess" over at 4 Crafty Chicks this week and I am "challenging" you all to anything "EASTER!" So...that can be anything that means/resembles Easter to you...cards, scrapbook layouts, 3D altered items, eggs, bunnies, Jesus, etc. I cannot wait to see what inspiration you come up with this week :D

Here is my Easter card for this weeks challenge:

I had fun using some new-to-me MFT Die-namics and some DSP! The cute bunny stamp is a Verve stamp...so cute!!

Please click HERE to join our challenge this week :) Happy crafting!!!

4 CCC#134 - CIRCLES

 

Happy Thursday! The first day of Spring was yesterday, but lo and behold, we are in for another winter storm! UGH! I am getting tired of this white stuff and colder temps - we need it to warm up - training for a 10K is limited to indoors and I really, really want to get some outdoor running in before May! LOL....

This week's challenge over at 4 Crafty Chicks is being brought to you by our one and only, TAMIE:

4 CCC #134 {CIRCLES}

So...you can do circle cards, circles on your cards, scrapbook layouts or 3D items - whatever you desire - the possibilities are ENDLESS!!  For my card, I decided to go CAS and dig out my dies and Verve:

Be sure to hop on over to the challenge blog, and link up your creation for us! I can't wait to see what you come up with :) Happy crafting!!

4CCC #133 Clean and Simple!!

Hello, hello!! I hope this post finds you all well out in BLOGLAND! Today is another challenge over at 4 Crafty Chicks and Melissa is our wonderful hostess this week! She is issuing the following challenge:

4CCC #133 - CAS

My card is fairly self explanatory! CLEAN AND SIMPLE all the way! Usually, I have a lot of trouble making clean-and-simple cards because I always feel that the large white space needs to be filled - with something - anything! LOL...but this time, I left it be.

Stamps: Verve and MFT
Paper: Whisper White, Tangerine Tango, Basic Black
Ink: Tangerine Tango and Basic Black
Accessories: Spellbinders, dimensionals

I would love to make more of these cards using a whole plethora of colors and sentiments...can't you just imagine birthdays, anniversaries, friendship cards made with this layout?! LOVE IT!

I sure hope you all can join us this week as I am always scouting out new ideas for CAS! Thanks for stopping in - happy crafting!!

4 CCC# 132 {DIES}

Happy 4 Crafty Chicks Thursday! Leanne is our wonderful hostess-with-the-mostess this week and she's issuing the following challenge:

4 CCC #132 - DIES

For my card, I used a MFT die set to make the flower my focal point ;) I embellished it with white leaves from a Martha Stewart punch and did some embossing, added some pearls and WA-LAA! This card didn't take very long at all - the #1 reason I love dies - makes the cardmaking process go somewhat quicker (most times *wink*) 

Thanks for stopping in today - be sure to hop on over to the 4 Crafty Chicks blog and link up YOUR project using dies! We can't wait to see what this week brings :) Ciao!

Sketch Saturday #248 and Dutch Dare CC#206

So glad you stopped back in to see what Leanne and I are up to ;) I don't make enough male-themed cards, so when I came across the challenge at Dutch Dare Card Challenges - One for the Boys - I went in search of a sketch to whip one up :) I found this CAS sketch from Sketch Saturday - PERFECT for what I had in mind as the main image panel....

 ...and here is my card using the Die-namics Masculine Graphic Tee & Stamp Set and wonderful male-themed papers from EP called Times & Seasons:

Wow!! Can you believe it?! Two "for-fun" cards in one day! Whoop! Whoop!

Please be sure to stop on over at Leanne's blog HERE to check out what crafty goodness she has cooked up for you today :) So thankful she was able to come visit this weekend and spend some time in my crafty area...thanks, friend! ♥

JUGS #178 meets The Paper Players

 

Hello from a white, wintery wonderland central Alberta! We just had a nice winter storm go through and it left behind a bunch more snow, freezing rain and now wind. Roads are not good, but I am home with my PEEP, Leanne, and we are enjoying crafting for the afternoon! 

I colored this cutie-patootie Saturated Canary image a few days ago while visiting my other PEEP, Tamie, and today I decided to make a card with her using this gorgeous CAS sketch from Just Us Girls....

 

 

I am also entering my card into The Paper Players "In Stitches" challenge with faux stitching....

Thanks for stopping in today! Not too sure what other crafty goodness Leanne and I will create this afternoon or if we'll go chillax and crochet for a while...enjoy the rest of your "fun day" Sunday!  

4 CCC#131 {Stitching}

Happy 4 Crafty Chicks Thursday to everyone out there in blogland....

This week, it is my turn to play "hostess-with-the-mostess" and I'm issuing the following challenge:

4 CCC#131 {Stitching}
  
For my card, I decided to use the FAUX STITCHING technique and give my cutie girl a frame: 

Stamps: MFT Pure Innocence
Paper: Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White and Pretty in Pink
Ink: Momento Black
Accessories: Copic Markers, heart punch, gems,

I hope you take some time to hop on over to the 4 CCC blog and leave the other CHICKS some love and get inky with us! ;) Have a fantastic day!!

VLV Sketch/CAS-ual Fridays meet!

Happy Friday, PEEPS!! YIPEE! The weekend is here, the weekend is here! Tomorrow, my kids' Grandma and Aunty are taking them skiing so I will have the whole day to myself - WHATEVER SHALL I DO?!? Craft, you say?! I am thinking so!!! And...a nice long walk....and a nice long bath....and read a good book....lol...the list is endless! BLISS!

Alright, enough about tomorrow's plans...let's get down to bizness about what I did TODAY :) I needed a sketch to start my card so I ventured over to the Verve Splitcoaststampers Forum HERE and low and behold, they are having a sketch challenge this week for the final challenge of February! Hop on over and take a look-see....lots of prizes up for grabs for entering the month-long challenges!

Here's their CAS sketch:

Seeing as how it's Friday, I knew that CAS-ual Fridays new challenge was issued so I scurried over to see what the girls want from us - "Add SILVER to your project." Alrighty then...that I did - I added a super cute double-heart charm to my twine bow!

And...here is my card:

Super cute huh?! I love it! I used my new MFT Stars Die-namics and cut some stars out of the white, then added bits of cardstock behind them, and stamped my Verve sentiment before layering down. I also used my new MFT Fish Tail STAX Die-namics to make the flags. Added the bordered center piece with twine wrapped around it then tied on my silver charm with another bow...voila!! Super easy peesy!

I hope you liked today's card - it was sure fun to make...take care and pop back in tomorrow to see what shenanigans I end up getting myself into ;) Ciao!

cQc #177 - Happy Mother's Day

Wow...three posts in one day! Woot! Woot! It's been nice to spend some time in my craft room today - cyber crafting with my PEEP, Leanne! Thanks for the fun, girl! 

I found this wonderful color challenge over at Colour Q:

...and used some of my new My Favorite Things Die-Namics to make this pretty Mother's Day card - time to get stocking up for the store! The sentiment is from Verve....

Stamps: Verve
Ink: Momento Black
Paper: Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Pool Party, Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler
Accessories: MFT Die-Namics, Spellbinders, brad, dimensionals, embossing folders

I am also entering my card into the following challenges:

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog - Anything Goes
Cute Card Thursday - Simplify (CAS)

Thanks, once again, for poppin' in to see what I've been up to today :) I hope you find some time to relax with a bevvie and get crafty!! Ciao!

MFTWSC112 ... and a few others

Today I decided to dig out all my new goodies from My Favorite Things that arrived in the mail yesterday :) OH-MY-GOODNESS, did I have FUN making this card! My bestie, Leanne, and I hooked up our iPhones and we used FaceTime to cyber craft together...even when miles separate us, we can STILL find ways to spend time crafting with one another! Thanks, friend! ♥

I used this week's sketch challenge from MFT:

I took the liberty of "rotating" the sketch and then inked up my new A 'la Mode Cowboy At Heart onto some X-Press It! cardstock (love it!!) and colored him with Copics. I used the newly released Die-namic, Barbed Wire Fence, and then rolled up a bit of twine to make a rope and hung it on the fence in place of the element on the sketch :) I used dimensionals to pop up the fence posts and boy - oh - boy...do I ever love it!

I am also entering my card into the following challenges:

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges: Anything Goes

4 Crafty Chicks - Twine

Totally Gorjuss - For the Men

Thanks for stopping in today - be sure to take some time and get crafty - it does the soul good!! ;)