4 CCC #203 {Outdoors}

Happy 4 Crafty Chicks Thursday!

Miss Tamie is our challenge hostess this week and here is what she's looking for:

4 CCC #203 {Outdoors}

That leaves the door WIDE open on what you can create! Anything that is "outdoors" related, let's see it! For my card this week, I had this cute digi already colored up and ready to go - gotta luv having a stash ready!!

Please be sure to check out what the rest of the CHICKS have for you - HERE! Link up your "Outdoors" creation for us and we'll come leave you some luvin too! HUGS!!!

TPE #259 {Interactive Cards}

Welcome back friends! This week at The Pink Elephant, we have a Technique Challenge for you:

TPE #259 {Interactive Cards}

This week, we wanna see some shakers, sliders, spinners, action wobbles, pop-up cards, etc! You name it - if it's interactive, we wanna see 'em!!

I haven't done a shaker card for YEARS, so that's what I decided on for my project this week. I cut my window using my "Lil Inker Designs stitched rectangle die, then filled the shaker with various sequins from Pretty Pink Posh....Added some grass, a sun and a sentiment and wa-laaaa! Instant FUN! :)

Hop on over to The Pink Elephant challenge blog HERE and check out the amazing projects the rest of Ella's girls have in store for you! You will NOT be disappointed.....shake, shake, shake!!! xoxoxo

Merry Monday #117 {Sequins!}

Welcome back to another week of creative inspiration from the Merry Makers at Merry Monday Christmas Card Challenge! This week, our challenge hostess is Deanne and she's issuing the following:

WAHOOO! How fun is that?!? Sequins are all the rage right now - and I love 'em! I decided to keep it CAS this week, and dug out an oldie-but-goodie stamp set from Stampin' Up! called The Sounding Joy:

The gold sequins are from Pretty Pink Posh...be sure to click on over and check out her stash - you'll fall in love and want every color, I promise! ;)

Please take some time to check out what the rest of the Merry Makers created for you, HERE! They sent this one right out of the ball park - amazing creations for your inspiration! See you back here shortly for my project for The Pink Elephant's challenge this week - it's a real "shaker!" ;)

4 CCC #202 {Inspired by Song}

Happy 4 Crafty Chicks Thursday everyone!! This week, miss Tina is our challenge hostess and she's got a very interesting challenge for you:

4 CCC #202 {INSPIRED BY SONG}

I went digging through my stash as I "knew" I had this image that fits the challenge PERFECTLY....she's from Kenny K....

....and one of my favorite songs is "Roar" by Katy Perry - so that's the sentiment....

I am entering this card also into the Kenny K Krafty Krew challenge this week:

Anything Goes with the twist of Stripes and/or dots....:D So fun!!


This was a fun challenge, Tina, thank you!! I hope you all will hop on over to the 4 Crafty Chicks blog and see what the rest of the Chicks have in store for you - and come get inky with us! Cheers!!!

STS #24

This week, our sketcher at Seize the Sketch is Vicki and it's one you can do CAS or decorate it up big time! I decided to keep it CAS:

This freebie cutie patootie image is from Sherri Baldy

Please be sure to hop on over to the STS Challenge Blog and see what gorgeous creations the rest of the Sketchers have for you!! You will NOT be disappointed! Happy crafting!!

TPE #258 {Summer Inspiration}

Welcome back crafting friends!! This week at The Pink Elephant, we are having an inspiration week - check it out:

 

For my card, I already had this cutie printed out and I was pressed for time, so that's what I went with - the orange and blue in the photo! She's a pre-colored digi from Digital Delights:

 

Please be sure to check out what the rest of Ella's girls have for you at the blog HERE!! Link up your inspiration for us so we can come and leave you some luvin!! CHEERS!!!

Merry Monday #116 {Green & White!}

Happy Merry Monday everyone! This week, it's our wonderful LeAnne's turn to play "challenge hostess" and here's what she is asking of you:

 I was running extremely low on time, so I had to go CAS all the way! I think this card took me all of 5 mins to create once I decided on which stamps to use! All Papertrey Ink stamps and the rectangle die is from Lil' Inker Designs....I added some yummy sparkly gumdrops from Your Next Stamp! So fun!!

Please take some time to hop on over to the Merry Monday Christmas Challenge blog HERE and see what the rest of the Merry Makers have in store for you! I can't wait to see what you come up with!!

Stay tuned for another challenge from The Pink Elephant!! :D

{Perfect in Pink} at Sweet Stampin'

Happy Saturday crafty peeps!!

Well, I survived the week of Ponoka Stampede and all the hub-bub! The Sharks food booth did very well again this year and I had the pleasure of working with my daughter, Kim, at the booth this year so that was a hoot! We are both looking forward to it next year already lol - as crazy as it is, it really is a lot of fun! ;)

The challenge over at Sweet Stampin' this week is PERFECT in PINK! I had this Saturated Canary image all colored up and ready to go - so that was my starting point...the sentiment is from TAWS...

Our sponsor this week is Wild Orchid Crafts - be sure to hop on over to the challenge blog HERE to see what all the girls have created for you and check out all the details regarding the challenge! 

My running buddy, Diane, and my sister, Jackie, are all running in the Color Me Rad 5K today in Edmonton, so this was perfect for the occasion ;)

Have a super fantastic day everyone! Cheers :D

TPE #257 {Anything Goes!}

 

It's THEME week over at The Pink Elephant and Ella is having a fun, ANYTHING GOES week!! 

I am sitting this one out for the week as I haven't had time to be in my craft space for a couple weeks. It is our yearly Stampede in town and our swim club runs a food booth on the infield for all the contestants, their families, friends and all of the Stampede Association workers, etc. It's so much fun - here are some pics highlighting the week:

Corb Lund played the first night of Stampede - he put on an awesome show!

 

 

It will be exciting to see/hear these guys again (I saw them last summer at Big Valley Jamboree) as they put on one heck of a show! Their bands buses will be parked right behind our food booth, so that is pretty exciting for us - we are positioned in a great location on the grounds! LOL....

I will be back after the Stampede is all over (next week) for the next installment at The Pink Elephant! Be sure to hop on over to the challenge blog HERE and check out what Ella's girls have for you this week! Cheers!!!

Merry Monday #115 {White-on-White!}

 

Good morning, Merry crafters! This week over at Merry Monday, it's miss Kristie who is our challenge hostess and she's wanting to see all-white creations - the sentiments can be in silver!

I am sitting this one out as I have been extremely busy the past week and a half at our local Ponoka Stampede....our competitive swim club operates the food booth on the infield side for all the rodeo contestants, their families, the bands, the set up crews and Ponoka Stampede Association workers.  It's an extremely hectic time but I love it! It's so fun working the week and seeing all the hub-bub that goes on....however, that means no time in the craft cave for me. I will be back next week, I promise! 

Please be sure to stop on over at the Merry Monday blog and see what the rest of the Merry Makers have for created for your crafting inspiration! I am leaving you with a few shots of the action over the past couple days! CHEERS!!!

 

 

 

4 CC #200 {Stripes}

Happy 4 Crafty Chicks Thursday!!

This week I am playing challenge hostess and I would like to see some STRIPES on your project! My time in the craft cave is limited this week as I am working a food booth for our Ponoka Stampede all week and it's a crazy-busy time (but a ton of fun too) - so I wanted to CAS this go-round:

I used a couple different striped DSP to make my card - love these colors together!!

Please take some time to hop on over to the challenge blog HERE to see what the crafty CHICKS have created for your crafting pleasure and then link up your project for us! Happy crafting!

STS #23 {Cheers!}

Welcome back to my blog everyone! This week is an extremely busy week for me - our annual Ponoka Stampede is in town and we run a food booth on the infield (for contestants and their families/workers) for fundraising for our daughters competitive swim club, The Ponoka Pool Sharks. I work breakfast shift every day, and usually every other evening shift as well...it's a crazy week, but I love it! The food booth is a ton of fun ....and who doesn't love to see all that cowboy "eye candy?" Added bonus, I say! LOL...

This week, our sketcher for challenge #23 at Seize the Sketch, is none other than miss Lee Ann! I really love this sketch - there are so many different things you could do with it.....thanks Lee Ann!

 

 I had a lot of fun using different dies to make my card this week:

There is Reverse Confetti, MFT, Paper Smooches and Lil' Inker Designs all on this card :D I added some bling gems and white twine to my button die and wa-laa!! Done! These colors are from the new In Colors at Stampin' Up!

Come on over and check out what the rest of the super talented Design Team has for you - and then link your card for us to come visit YOU! I'm off to sling some hash and bacon and cheer on the cowboys/cowgirls! Later, part'ner!

TPE #256 {Friends Are...}

Welcome back to my blog!

Ella's having fun and it's "sketch week" over at The Pink Elephant! Come check it out:

I rotated this one and put my butterflies on the opposite corner of the sketch:

My image is from by LORi Designs called "Friends Are..." Aren't they adorable???....the sentiment couldn't be more true....

Please be sure to check out what Ella's girls have created for you - and then link up your card using our sketch HERE! Happy crafting xoxoxo

Merry Monday #114 {Sparkle & Shine}

Welcome back to a new challenge at Merry Monday Christmas challenges!

This week, miss Katie is our challenge hostess, and here is what she is wanting to see this week:

 

 I was shopping in our local Dollar Tree and came across this light/dark sparkly paper so decided that's what I wanted to use for this challenge along with my new-to-me poinsettia dies from Spellbinders:

For the sentiment, I used my Paper Smooches Merry Christmas dies....

Be sure to click HERE to take you over to the Merry Monday blog and see what all the Merry Makers have made for you to drool over....omgosh there is so much bling and sparkle - you might need shades ;) Link up your project for us to come and share some love with you too!

Stay tuned for my project for The Pink Elephant - coming shortly ;) CHEERS!