Color Throwdown: Happy Birthday!

Hello Everyone!

Here today to share a card using colors from the Color Throwdown challenge. It was refreshing to use some bright spring themed colors after making so many winter cards.  

I used stamps from Verve, Hero Arts, and Simon Says Stamp to make this fun birthday card. I also used the sketch from the Tuesday Morning Sketches blog for inspiration.

Keeping the post simple today. Have a great day and thanks for visiting with me. I'll see you again soon!

Challenges:

1. Color Throwdown: 
2. Inspiration Destination: Anything Goes
3. Simon Says Stamp: Things that Fly
4. Cards and More: Chevrons
5. Tuesday Morning Sketches: Sketch

Awesome Birthday

Hi Everyone! I hope you have all had a wonderful day. As you can see, I am posting this late in the day; but finally getting around to it. I did another blog post earlier with pictures and a fun recap about our camping vacation. Scroll down after this post and take a look!

Today's card was very easy to put together, and it wasn't until I got finished with it that I realized why. It has no stamps on it! I didn't stamp one single piece of the card. This is for the Viva La Verve Sketch challenge Week 1 (August) over at SCS. I will be uploading it to that gallery as well. I try very hard to use my Verve stamps when using those sketches; but I just couldn't get one to work out the way I wanted it to. So, I decided if I wasn't going to use a Verve Stamp, I was going to make sure I kept the heart as part of the design. I used my Cricut to cut the two hearts and then pieced them together. The rest of the card is truly as simple as it looks!
Now, I'm off to get dinner for the little man and myself. Have a great night and thanks so much for taking the time to visit me!

Challenges for this card are:

Cute Card Thursday: No pattern paper

Little Miss Muffet Challenges: Outside the Diecut

Color Throwdown:

Crafts and Me: Anything Goes

Truly Scrumptious: Buttons and Bows

Birthday Candles

Hello Everyone!

I was quite shocked to realize that I do not have very many birthday cards in my card collection. I'm not really sure why that is, so I thought I probably ought to make a few!
I have not done an SCS Wednesday sketch in quite a while either; and I really liked the simplicity of yesterday's sketch and needed an easy one to work with. It's funny, sometimes I have all the time in the world to make a card and I'll sit and tinker around with one for absolutely ever and have the best time. Other times, though I know I have things to get done and I just need to get a card put together. This is also for this week's Color Throwdown challenge. It's been hard for me to do CT challenges lately because I've just not had the right colors lately or I just haven't been able to get them to work with the ideas in my head! This week's challenge was intriguing. I didn't use all SU colors; but I think I found some that were at least comparable and hopefully acceptable.

I used a set of stamps from SU called "Whimsical Words" for the sentiment stamped in Fired Brick distress ink on white paper cut out with Label 1 Nestabilites.

Challenges for today's card:

1. SCS: sketch 340

2. Color Throwdown: Challenge 149

3. Simon Says Stamp: Stitching

4. Ruby's Rainbow: Happy Birthday

5. Your Next Stamp Challenge: Buttons

Happy Wishes

Hi Everyone!!

I hope you are all having a glorious weekend so far and are looking forward to a very happy and blessed Easter tomorrow. We don't have any very big plans, just church and then back to spend the afternoon together at home.

I made this card yesterday for a couple of challenges.
Just a quick post, as we are getting ready to decorate Easter Eggs!

Scrapbook Sisters: Buttons

Color Throwdown: Navy, White and one other color

ABC Challenge: S is for Sparkle

Stamp Something: Flowers, buttons and Sparkle

Inspire me Fridays: Anything Goes

Thoughts of you

Hi Everyone! Well, have I got a treat for you. Not one; but two cards to share with you today, so grab a beverage and a comfy chair and sit back and join me for a few moments. The first card that I have to share with you today is for this week's color throwdown challenge. I don't have the exact colors; but I think I found a few that made a comparable substitute with what I had on hand. I also decided to use my Medallion stamp. That is another one of those stamps that has been long neglected. I was pleased with the results and will have to remember that I really do like this stamp and not leave it sit in the drawer for such a long time. Now, the second card I have to share with you is actually for a new challenge that I recently discovered through a new blog, Simplicity, that I found. I know, I know, just what I need another challenge. This one, however was just too inspiring not to at least try. The "One Layer Wednesday" challenge just looks to be so much fun! The challenge this week was to use two or more sentiments on your ONE layer card. Sentiments only, no images at all. I'm afraid it may be a bit hard to see in this photo; but I did do a bit of paper piercing beneath the ribbon. I was pleasantly surprised at how much I really liked the way this card turned out.
Ok, well, I better go so I can get these linked up in the right places and then spend some time visiting blogland!

Missing You

Hi Everyone!

Posting early this morning before I get the minis up for school. I actually made this card yesterday, but was a bit lazy about getting it posted. We got a new big screen TV for Christmas, and well...let's just say it is NOT helping my TV addiction! Especially right now, since the hubs is out town and I have complete control of the remote. LOL!!
This is my card for this week's Color Throwdown to use Artichoke, Baja Breeze and Cameo Coral. I actually don't have any Baja card stock; but I did manage to find some of this old SU pattern paper and I also substituted a bit of Ocean Tide from PTI. I figured it was a close enough match that I'd be ok. Now, I have to be honest and tell you that I didn't much care for the Cameo Coral with this color combo. I don't know...just didn't set well with me, which is why I used it very sparingly on the card.
This is also for Tuesday Morning Sketches this week as well. It was an easy sketch to work with, so thank you for that, Melissa!
I used OCL's "Garden Thoughts" set for this card, which brings me to the oh so good news I wanted to share with you. Guess who won herself Three OCL Stamp Sets?!! Yep, that's right...little ol' me! I won the "Blinkie" contest that they ran in Nov/Dec for their "Thankful for You" promotion. I was completely and utterly shocked! I can't wait to get my new sets and play with them, ya'll know I LOVE me some OCL stamps!!!
Ok, time to get some breakfast on the table. Have a great day, everyone!

Hi There

Hi Everyone!

Didn't get a chance to post my card for Mojo Monday yesterday, so here it is. I actually kept it quite simple since I didn't start working on it until late in the afternoon. I'm also using this for my entry into the Color Throwdown from this past week. I'm a bit behind on that, I'm afraid. I have been trying to switch from SU papers to PTI paper and as such I don't have any of the new colors, so I used the ones I could match most closely. I chose, Kraft, Pure Poppy, Blueberry Sky and Orange Zest. I also decided to use some flowers as my focal image, instead of stamping.
For this week, I am going to be focusing on embossing, and today I used 2 Cuttlebug embossing folders, Floral Fantasy and Swiss Dots. I opted to leave out the bow at the top of the square because I thought it just competed too much with the flowers in the middle.
The card is very simple and came together quickly. I hope you like it!

Happy Halloween Candy

So, here it is the week before Halloween and I'm just now getting around to posting my first Halloween card! I actually already made my Halloween cards and mailed them. I did a lot of them last month while I was taking my blogging break. I realized though that I forgot to make one for my Mother-in-Law. (Freudian slip...maybe?!! LOL!!)
Anyhow, I put this one together today using stamps from Martha Stewart. It also fits a number of challenges from the last couple of days.

Sketch: Cards and Things. This was super easy to work with and it really worked well with the small stamps from the MS set.
Color: Color Throwdown: Dusty Durango, So Saffron, and Perfect Plum
Halloween theme: A Spoonful of Sugar and My Time to Craft
Anything Goes: Tuesday Throwdown
Misc: Caardvark (showcase the inside as well as the outside of your card)

You Are Amazing

Hi Everyone!

Here is my card for this week's MMSC74 sketch. I used the "Man with Flowers" digital stamp set from the Priscilla Styles Store. I printed it out of vanilla card stock and colored it in with a variety of Copic Markers. I used the colors for the color throwdown challenge as well. I didn't have any Espresso, so I found a dark brown that matched as well as I could get. I added a bit of Pale Plum just for some contrast with the darker colors. The image was mounted on a circle with scallop circle Nestabilities and also Label 1 Nestabilites. The sentiment is from Hero Arts. I added the gold ribbon and the flowers and completed the card.
Before I go, I also wanted to tell you about the give-away over at Paper Craft Star. They are giving away a $25 gift certificate to PTI! Yippee!! Make sure you hop on over there and read all about it!!
The challenges for this card are:

Sketch: MMSC 74
Color: Color Throwdown (Espresso, Vanilla and Perfect Plum)
Misc: Fab n. Funky (Use a digi image)

Best Wishes

Hi Everyone!

Well, it looks as though my card-making mojo went out the window right along with my AC today. Ugh! I'm here to tell you, that Texas is not the place to live with a broken AC!! Luckily, the repairman is on his way now, and we should be cool again pretty soon.
So, here is my card for today. I decided to make an A6 card instead, which I'm not sure was really the right decision. I don't know, just something about this one, that I wasn't entirely pleased with. Oh, well...it's just too hot to worry about it. Hopefully, tomorrow will be better! This card fits the following challenges from The Daily Dare

Creative Belli Blog: Challenge #99 Use Old Stamps. It has been eons since I've used my "Upsy Daisy" set from SU!

SCS Sketch #296

Aud Sentiments: Use the sentiment: Best Wishes

Color Throwdown 108: Kraft, Chocolate Chip, So Saffron

Cup of Tea

Hi Everyone!

Yay!! It's Friday. Do you all have any big weekend plans? I think mine consists of sleeping a little past 5:00 AM!! Boy the first week of school was hard to get up and going!
So, today I am sharing a card that I am actually entering into a variety of challenges that I found through the Daily Dare. For this card I used a digital image from the Priscilla Styles store. This adorable little teapot also has teacups that you can get as well. I printed it and colored it in with Copics: R20, RV32, RV34, Y91, y95, YG03, Y21.
Check out the links for the other challenges as well. Have a great weekend!

1. Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog: Anything Goes

2. Color Throwdown: Rose Red, So Saffron, Pretty in Pink and Pear Pizzazz (I used Simply Chartreuse from PTI)

3. SCS Sketch

4. Belli Challenge: Use something round and metal for an embellishment

5. Stars and Stamps: Die Cuts, Ribbon, and embossing