Diva Coffee Break Challenge #172 and a Flutterby Challenge with Another Sneak Peek!!

I got my Stamp Camp class all prepared and ready to go! Yipeeee! I'm so excited that I'm getting things organized and ready - I got a phone call today and a lady would like to have a workshop on April 27 or 28, so now I have MORE prep to do :) But...at least I have my other 3 classes almost all done! Yay! So....Kim and I decided to make cards together tonight - and take a break from cutting cardstock for classes...fun! She wanted to make Tamie's daughter, Kaitlyn, a birthday card and I wanted to get the Diva Coffee Challenge done and out of my mind. I have had this image stamped and colored ALL DAY and I kept looking at her and wanting to make a card, but NO..work first! HEE HEE...My card also qualifies for the new challenge over at Flutterby Wednesdays. It's an "OPEN" challenge so it's whatever goes....

It's another sneak peek from the new Summer Mini starting May 1st...be sure to get your hands on a copy - there are A LOT of goodies in there that I *know* you will want (NEED) to have! ha ha...the embossing folder is a new one too....

Stamps: A Little Bit of Magic (new Summer Mini); Paper: Choc Chip, Cameo Coral, So Saffron, Whisper White, Flamingo DSP; Ink: Versafine Black, Choc Chip (sponging); Accessories: Nestabilities, So Saffron ribbon, brown ribbon, scallop trim border punch, sponge dauber, markers, dimensionals, Square Lattice embossing folder (new Summer Mini), pearls, linen thread

Isn't she just ADORABLE? For all you fairy-addicted stampers out there - Stampin' Up! has a great set for ya! Watch for it!!!

Kim's card was made using one of my Bella's.....

Didn't she do an INCREDIBLE job?! I had a lot of fun stamping with my girl tonight...now I'm about ready for bed...tomorrow is a big day again! I have some more challenges to get done and we have to go and help a very special girl celebrate her 8th birthday! See you in the morning! Happy creating!

Birthday Stamp-A-Stack Card #1

Wow, it's late! LOL...I never realized just *how* late it was...I will post quick and get my butt into bed!

I am hosting a Birthday Stamp-A-Stack on Saturday, April 24th and I wanted to showcase the samples on my blog here for you all to take a peek. I CASE'd this card from somewhere (and for the life of me, cannot remember where) so if you know who came up with this PURRDY idea, please let me know ASAP so I can give credit where it's due.

We are making 4 different cards, 3 of each one. This is the "woman" birthday card that we are doing. I will showcase a different one tomorrow....

Stamps: Upsy Daisy; Paper: Garden Green, Elegant Eggplant, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White; Ink: Basic Black; Accessories: embossing folder, scallop trim border punch, markers (pumpkin and garden green), dimensionals, white organza ribbon

Well that is it for me tonight...I will be back tomorrow with another Birthday SAS sample for you. Have a great night - sweet dreams!!

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!!

Play Date Cafe Challenge #23 and a CASE

Good afternoon! Today has been a fairly laid back, relaxing kinda day...we got our taxes done, bread is in the bread maker, supper is on the stove, and I actually got some crafting in - yippeee!

I came across a very stunning card over at Kathleen's blog, "My Happy Stamping Place" and I've wanted to CASE it for a while now - with the Play Date Cafe's color challenge of dark blue, light blue and white, I decided now would be a good time to give them a try! I did them in 2 different colors - both using Brilliant Blue, Turquoise and White. I hope you enjoy them. Thanks, Kathleen, for the gorgeous idea for a quick, simple but elegant card!!


Kathleen used the Finial Press embossing folder, turned it over, and brayered on the flat side with color to create her own background paper. I think they are just stunning - and could you imagine what color combinations you could make with it? Kathleen's Razzleberry and plum is beautiful too - make sure you check it out!

Stamps: Short and Sweet; Paper: Whisper White, Brilliant Blue, Tempting Turquoise; Ink: Brilliant Blue, Tempting Turquoise; Accessories: finial press, brayer, beautiful butterflies sizzlits, paper piercer, scallop trim punch, dimensionals, pearls

A Busy Spring Break!

Did you miss me?!? Woweee, it's been a crazy-busy Spring Break for me. My kids are homeschooled this year, so they've had various friends here off and on the whole break. Now we have their 2 cousins here from Lacombe. I've been a cookie-baking, bread-making, meal-plannin' momma and today I decided it's MY day to create some cards :o)

I've done one challenge this morning with Kazan's sketch from 2 Sketches 4 You and I used the very interesting color combo from Scrapmaster's Paradise. The images are from Little Paper Shop and I feel they fit the layout just PERFECTLY!


...and VOILA! here is my creation.....

I hope to be back a bit later with some more cards. I hope you are all having a super Good Friday - the weather here is beautiful. The kids are having a bite to eat and then they are heading back out to play! Yay! LOL....See you soon!

Early Morning Creativity :o)

Good morning y'all! My DH had to leave early for work this morning, so I saw him off, made some strong Starbuck's coffee, and got to surfin' for crafting inspiration. I came across this sketch at Inspirational Card Sketches:

And this is the new color challenge at Diva Coffee Break Designs Challenge blog this week:

I *knew* right away which stamp I wanted to use for this sketch layout and the colors would be PERFECT for coloring her....I've been wanting to get ink on her for quite some time, but just haven't done it. So, today was her time! Here's the card I created using both challenges:

I had a lot of fun sitting in my craft room in the early hours this morning, drinking my coffee, tunes on....and Q-U-I-E-T!!! Ahhhh...what a way to start the day off....hope you all have time to create something today - I would love to see it!

Happy Stamping!

Another 2-for-1 :)

Tamie and Bonnie just left for home and I finished up another 2-for-1 challenge today so I thought I'd get it on here before I start kitchen clean-up and getting ready to make more tonight :)

The following card was made combining 2 challenges...a sketch layout from Diva Coffee Break Designs and the color challenge comes from a new challenge blog I found called Just Add Ink. Be sure to go and check out this amazing BRAND NEW site! It looks fabulous and I can't wait to participate in more of their challenges!!

This is the color scheme from Just Add Ink:

And this is the sketch layout from Diva Coffee Break Designs.....

This is the creation I came up with for both challenges:

I had a bit of trouble figuring out how to use all the colors for this layout and also all the "blue space" bothered me a bit, but I think it turned out really well! I actually like the simplicity of it now that I come back and keep looking at it! :) I had a lot of fun making this card I am glad that the challenges are here for people like me to use...I am very "challenged" sometimes when it comes to creating a card from scratch and the sketches/color combo challenges sure help!!! Thanks to all those people who spend time creating them for us to create works of art!!

Recipe:

Stamps: Upsy Daisy, Thank You Kindly

Paper: Taken With Teal, So Saffon, Whisper White, Rose Red, Chocolate Chip

Ink: Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Saffron brads, embossing folder, chocolate ribbon, scallop trim border punch, dimensionals

I don't think you've seen the last of me yet tonight...I'm gonna run and clean up the kitchen and check out the laundry situation with the kids and see if I can sneak back in here later to make another fun creation :) Have a super evening and see you soon!!

Color Dare and a Challenge to Tamie....

I challenged my amazingly crafty friend, Tamie, to a card-making challenge tonight. I didn't *think* I felt like crafting since being back from my holiday, but once we decided to challenge each other and I clicked on over to The Color Dare site, I got excited as the minutes went on!! Here is the color challenge they have posted:

And...I also wanted to give these new Easel cards a whirl...sooooo...I hopped on over to Splitcoaststampers and found the tutorial and THEN....I hopped on over to Melissa's blog and *sort of* copied a card of hers *wink, wink* (click HERE to view card). This is what I came up with:

So, there ya have it....my creation!!! I am not going to put the recipe on tonight as my DS wants me to go and watch a movie with him. I will try to come back and edit later....have a super night - don't forget to hop on over to Tamie's blog and check out her creation....HAPPY STAMPIN'