MM #145 {Candy Cane Bird Brain!}

 The challenge this week over at Merry Monday is being brought to you by our wonderful miss Wendy:

 

MM #145 {Create a Card Using Candy Canes}

I did something a bit more "out there" as far as coloring this week....I thought I would go crazy and dig out the NEON Copic markers and pop these 2 cuties out! They are Bird Brains from From the Heart Stamps! I stamped some snowflakes with white ink on the background and added Merry Christmas with white ink as well....super FUN! Thanks for the awesome challenge, Wendy!

Come on over and show us what ya got using CANDY CANES! We'd love to see your projects! ♥

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 #206 {PINS}

Happy 4 Crafty Chicks Thursday!!

This week, miss Leanne is our challenge hostess and she's looking for PINS!! Yep, stick pins, push pins...whatever you wanna call 'em....

We are also welcoming a new Guest Designer for August - AMY!! Be sure to hop on over to the challenge blog and welcome her and check out the link to her blog!

For my card this week, I had an image already done up in my "ready-to-go-digi-folder" and I whipped it up quick last night! Gotta luv it when you have stuff colored and ready to go ;) This cute image is from From the Heart Stamps - I love these birds...they crack me up!
 

I cut out my main image with my 'Lil Inker stitched rectangle die and popped it up with foam tape over the ribbon. Added a bow and 2 stick pins and wa-laaa! DONE! :) I forgot to take a picture of the inside, but the sentiment says "One martini, two martini, three martini....FLOOR!" lol....

Be sure to hop on over to the 4 Crafty Chicks challenge blog HERE to see what all the other DT has for you - and link up your creation for us! Cheers!

4CC #175 {Get Well} and a DT Call!

 Happy New Year!

Did you all survive the holidays, scrumptious food, drinks, lack of sleep and excitement!?!? I said goodbye to 2013 and welcomed 2014 in with some awesome friends and now I'm ready to start the year off with an awesome challenge and some exciting news of some changes :D

But first....a farewell...

The 4 Crafty Chicks is saying goodbye to miss Bonnie, as she is thoroughly enjoying her "sunny" semi-retirement down south. Enjoy, Bonnie - thank you so much for everything you've done for us while you've been in the COOP, and I wish you all the best in the future!! Thank you very much to our current Guest Designer, Tammy, for sticking around with us for the month of January to fill our "4 Crafty" spots :)

On that note, you guessed it - we are issuing our first ever DT Call - looking for a special CHICK to join the "henhouse." Leanne, Tamie and I are a group of crafty friends who love to issue challenges each week - so if you are interested in becoming a CHICK, please click HERE to read up on all the details!

We are also having a Guest Designer search blog hop this week. For this week's challenge, 4 CC #175 - GET WELL, brought to you by our one and only Leanne, please leave GDT after your name when you link up your project if you'd like to be considered for one month of Guest Designing with us Chicks (Feb, Mar or April)

For my card - I used a cute image called "Sick Chick" from From the Heart Stamps - perfect for Leanne's Get Well challenge this week and I used the last sketch from i {Heart} sketches as it fit my image just right!

Here is my card:

...and I even dressed up the inside:

I'd like to enter my card into One Crazy Stamper's January "Anything Goes" challenge....

Thanks so much for stopping in today! I hope you get a chance to sit and get crafty with us and don't forget our our Guest Designer call and Design Team call! Can't wait to see what you come up with for our Get Well challenge. Cheers!

4 CC #174 {In The Tropics}

Happy BOXING DAY!! I'm not sure about you, but today is my down day! The tradition around our house is that Christmas Day is my big meal day and then Boxing Day, we have finger foods and snacks throughout the day and play games/watch TV.....the less cooking I have to do, the better! Ha! We are having company again today, so it will be chalk-full of laughter and fun! :)

Are you ready for a bit of crafty time? How about some R & R? Some place "tropical" maybe? That sounds so nice right about now....lol! Our challenge over at 4 Crafty Chicks this week is brought to you by myself:

4 CCC #174 {In The Tropics}

That is a very broad spectrum for you to play with - so let's see what you can come up with! For my card this week, I colored up this cute image from From the Heart Stamps:

I used the awesome sketch from Love to Scrap Challenge Blog:

I sure hope you get a chance to relax, unwind and get your craft on after all the hustle/bustle of the big day! Our challenge closes Tuesday, Dec 31 at midnight so you have a few days to recoup and then join us HERE! Happy chillaxin!

Merry Christmas {DD #83} and {Merry Monday #88}

Happy Monday friends! It is an extremely windy day here in central Alberta, CANADA but at least our temps are a bit nicer! The thermometer is reading about -3C with a windchill of about -10C....*much* better than last week when we were sitting at the -45C windchills....brrrrr....

I was on a mission today to finish up the rest of my DT requirements for the rest of 2013 before Christmas - I got a couple done but came across this wonderful color combination over at Dynamic Duos and wanted to do a "for fun" card....

 I also saw that Lesley has an awesome challenge going on this week at Merry Monday Challenges - and it's to make a Christmas card, of course, but it also has to have an animal on it.

This cutie from From The Heart Stamps was sitting in my "to color" file folder so I whipped it up quick with my Copic Markers using the Dynamic Duo's color scheme:

 I added some die cut snowflakes and the Merry Christmas die cut ... all from Paper Smooches, topped the snowflakes with a few gems, added Dazzling Diamonds to her coat and the snow (and a lot of it stuck around the letters on the sentiment LOL) and wa-laa!! Done!

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Color Me Creative - Holiday Theme
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes
Creative Knockouts - 'Tis the Season
Corrosive Challenges - Anything Goes
Addicted to CAS - Snowflakes

Thanks so much for stopping in today! I am off to finish wrapping up the last of the gifts and start some baking on this blustery day....have a good one!! CHEERS!

TPE #228 {WINTER}

 

 

Welcome to another "Monday Challenge" over at The Pink Elephant!!

Can you guess what our theme is this week? Yep, you guessed it:

TPE #228 {WINTER}

For my card this week, I used these uber-cute snow buddies from From the Heart Stamps called Peace, Joy, Love...the snowflake dies are from my new stash from Paper Smooches :)

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

ByLORi Designs - Paper
Inkspirational - Anything Goes
Color Me Creative - Anything Goes
A Gem of A Challenge - Winter Wonderland
Crafty Calendar Challenges - All Things Christmas
Word Play Saturday - Snowman
Totally Papercrafts - Ho, Ho, Holidays!
Charisma Cardz - Christmas
Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes
Paper Crafting Journey - Bling it Up!
One Crazy Stamper - Winter/Holiday

Thank you so much for stopping in today - be sure to gather up some "WINTER" supplies and come get crafty with us girls over at The Pink Elephant - we'd love to see what you come up with for our challenge! CHEERS!

TTS #4 and i {heart} sketches #43

Happy Saturday!! If you are looking for my Sweet Stampin' post, please scroll down ;)

Last night I started coloring up this super fun image from From the Heart Stamps while cyber chatting with my good PEEPS, Leanne and Tamie! 

I started out with this gorgeous color challenge from 'Tis the Season....

 

I then needed a sketch and decided this one was *perfect* from i {heart} sketches:

 

 Here is my card using both of these jump-off point challenges:

The added challenge at 'Tis the Season was to add twine and I did that on my flag piece....the sentiment was cut out of cherry cobbler using my new Paper Smooches wise dies :)

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

Merry Monday Challenges - Trees w/ bling (I am counting the pearls and the shiny star lol)
Charisma Cardz - Christmas
One Crazy Stamper - November Christmas Challenge
Crafty Calendar Challenges - All Things Christmas
Creative Card Crew - Pearls
Paper Shelter - Christmas is Coming
Ribbon Carousel - Holidays and Celebrations
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Designed to Color - Christmas/Winter
Stampin' for the Weekend - Feeling Festive

 Thank you so much for poppin' in today!! I am off to finish clearing the snow out of our yard and get some much needed housework started! I will hopefully be back either tonight or tomorrow with another for-fun project!! CHEERS!

Happy, Happy Birthday, Anne Marie!

Welcome back to my blog! If you are looking for my 4 Crafty Chicks post, please scroll down!
 

Today, a bunch of us crafty PEEPS are celebrating a birthday with such an *amazing* lady!! I have gotten to know Anne Marie over the past 6 months via Dynamic Duos, however, she doesn't realize that I've *adored* her and her talents in the crafty world for years!!! I was tickled when Lesley Croghan asked if I'd like to join in on the party!! :)

I chose this uber-cute image from "From The Heart Stamps" and the sentiment was just so darling and fitting....I know Anne Marie loves animals and PINK, so that's what I combined together :)

Here's a close-up of the image:

Anne Marie, I wish you the best today - HUGE birthday wishes full of love, laughter, pampering, relaxation and ahhh heck, a SCHWACK-load of getting spoiled!! YOU DESERVE IT!!! Love and hugs!!

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

Seize the Birthday - Anything Goes (w/texture topping)
Creative Knockouts - Make it Sparkle

Thank you for stopping in today to help me celebrate!! Pop on over to the Dynamic Duos challenge blog where Lesley has posted about the party!! CHEERS!!!!