Closing up Shop...

Hello Everyone!

Well the time has come to say goodbye.  I spent all day Tuesday packing away all my crafting supplies in order to prepare for our move in the early part of June. Even though we still have a few months to go, I am afraid that there are just too many other things going on for me to dedicate time to crafting and blogging.
Whether or not I will continue to blog from my new home in the future, I have not decided. My time and responsibilities there are expected to be much more in demand than they are currently. Regardless, however, if I blog or not, you can always know that I will find time for card making, scrapbooking and paper crafting. It is a hobby that I enjoy too much to give up completely. It keeps me sane in my often crazy world and does a lot to make me feel as though I can accomplish something. I will continue to support various card charity organizations including Operation Write Home and those featured in SCS monthly cards for a cause challenge.
Have a wonderful spring/summer season. Thank you so much for all your wonderful comments you have left for me. I do appreciate them more than I could ever tell you.

Hugs to all!!

OCL Floral Challenge: Wishing You Happiness

 Hi Everyone!

This year for Christmas, I received a Barnes and Noble Nook Tablet and I absolutely love it! One of my most recent purchases for it was a subscription to CardMaker Magazine. I love being able to keep issues of the magazine and not have it cluttering up space in my craft room. I also like being able to see all the different techniques and find inspiration as well.

Today I am sharing a card that I CASE'd from the March issue on page 38. The original design of the card is by Robin Arnold. I can't seem to access an online version of the magazine, so I am not able to show you the original card unfortunately.
I was also happy to finally play along again with the weekly OCL challenge. This one was to use Flower Stamps. I chose OCL's "Fabulous Florals set" I stamped 5 large flowers using Mellow Moss and So Saffron ink from Stampin Up as well as Victorian Velvet Distress ink and cut them out using my petite scalloped nestabilities; and then layered them as shown on to a Label 1 nestablities. The "Wishing You Happiness" sentiment is also from OCL. It is from their "Say it Big" set stamped in Victorian Velvet ink on Vintage Cream card stock
The patterned paper I chose is from Stampin Up and from All My Memories and I coordinated it with Autumn Rose, Harvest Gold from PTI as well as some Mossy Green and light pink that I just had in my stash.
 All in all a simple card; but I hope you like it.

A few challenges for today's card:

Make it Monday: Anything Goes
Use Your Stuff: Anything Goes
Our Craft Lounge: Flower Stamps
Stamp n Doodle: Circles or Ovals

Have a wonderful day everyone!

Mojo Monday Thanks

Hi Everyone!

Well Spring Break is done and everyone was back at school, so I got a chance to play around and do something crafty for a while. It's been a while since I've been able to play with the Mojo Monday sketch, so I decided to give this one a whirl and see what I can come up with. I wanted to make a card with some pretty spring colors so I chose some pattern paper from Prima Marketing Collection.  Raspberry Fizz, Blue and pink papers coordinated with it. The flower and leaf stamps and die cuts are from Verve's Sunny Day set. The sentiment is from Basic Grey's "Special Lace" set stamped in Tumbled Glass Distress ink on Vintage card stock
I actually did another project; but it's not quite finished, so hopefully I'll have that up first thing tomorrow morning.

Challenges for today:

Creative Inspirations Paint: Thanks
Amusing Challenges: Color Challenge
Craft Your Passion: Focus on Sentiment
Creative Monday: Anything Goes
Lollipop Crafts: Focus on Sentiment
Mojo Monday: Sketch
Oh La La Creations: Thanks

Have a great evening everyone, I'll see you tomorrow!!

Sit Back, Relax!!

 Hi Everyone!

This week is Spring Break for us and we were shamefully lazy yesterday on our first day! I did get a chance to put together a fun card to share with you; but never got around to posting it. I haven't put ink on the adorable Hot Betty from OCL in a very long time. I thought it was about time I showed her a little love. This card is for March's SFYTT challenge. I really am going to try to do every sketch this year. (We'll see how that works out with my move in June/July!) I did take a slight bit of liberty and eliminated the circle element from my card. I tried a couple of things there; but I just couldn't get a good feel for something there. I think it holds true to the overall layout though.
 This was a fun card to make. I mean, who doesn't have fun coloring Betty! I used some pretty spring colors including Cameo Coral, Harvest Gold and New Leaf. The floral pattern paper is from Basic Grey "Sweet Threads" collection.

  She also fits quite a few challenges that were listed over the last few days. Unfortunately, I don't have the option of a lazy hazy day today, so I'm afraid that's all for me today. Hopefully, I find some more time later for creativity and have something tomorrow (or Thursday) to share with you!

 All Sorts: Say it with Flowers
I Heart Stamps: March SFYTT
Just Us Girls: Faux Embossing
Just Some Lines: Two items at least 6 months old. (I chose my stamp
set and the flowers/buttons)
Mark's Finest Papers: Bingo (I chose Buttons, Bling and Piercing)
Paper Sundaes: Feminine Flair
Totally Gorjuss: Anything Goes with a Button

Have a great day!