I love this new Tilda stamp!

I am entering this card in the following challenges...

Just Magnolia Week 50 "Punch it out"
Craft Challenge Challange 45 "Buttons"
Colour Create "Lilac, Grey and White"
Paper Play "person stamp with gloss, shimmer or sparkle" I added stickles to her wings and used pearlescent chalks on her clothes.
Stampin for the Weekend Challenge 36 "Ribbons and Bows"

The awesome sketch I used for this card came from Operation Write Home Stars & Stamps. Please check out this great site!!!!

Finally a new card to look at!

Between being gone for our 10th anniversary and me being sick with a horrible sinus infection I haven't had much time or desire for card making. I sat down yesterday afternoon and was determined to get an Easter card done for my mom (she seems to get most of my cards...lol.) Everything was going great until I needed the perfect embellishments. I searched and hunted and looked at all the things I have....only to come up empty handed. An hour past my bedtime I remembered that I had a Sizzlets Die that made buttons. I was so excited...but knowing I had to get up at 4 AM I had to put them off until today. Well...I think the wait was worth it...I love how this turned out.


Just Magnolia provided the great sketch I used.

Totally Paper Crafts challenge #9 Use Pink and Green

Charisma Cardz challenge #12 Spring

Colour Create Challenge #41 Choice of pastels with the option of Spring or Easter

Paper Play Challenges Easter

Stamp Challenge Doodle

Simon Says Stamp Challenge Easter or Spring with glimmer

Crafty Angels Challenge Week 28 Easter

Incy Wincy Designs Challenge #36 Sewing

The Pink Elephant Pastels

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

I thought I would make a card for St. Patrick's Day to send to my mom. She loves getting cards in the mail and I think this will surprise her! I usually try to wear green on the 17th but don't do much more to celebrate. (my days of "green beer" are long gone! lol) Do any of you celebrate?

Just Magnolia Week 46 provided the great sketch I used for this card.
Raise The Bar Challenge #8 Go Green....St. Patrick's Day card
Totally Paper Crafts Challenge #7 Things with Wings...Butterflies
Charisma Cardz Challenge #10 Beautiful Butterflies.....Butterflies
Fussy and Fancy Challenge #6 Green.....used green for St. Patrick's Day
Stampavie and more Challenge #85 Orange....use orange on your card
Clearly i Stamp Challenge #9 Think Green
Flutter By Wednesday Challenge # 100 Use butterflies, fairies or angels
Cute Card Thursday Challenge #103 Celebrations (I don't celebrate St. Pattys Day but I know a lot of people who do!)
PaperPlay Challenges Week 10 Seeing Double...I used the same patterned paper twice
Secret Crafter Saturday challenge #74....Anything goes
Paper Cutz Challenge #32....Anything goes


Thanks again for all the wonderful challenges...I am having so much fun!

Happy Birthday

This is my first attempt at a gate card. I think it turned out ok. Took me long enough...in fact...the sketch challenge that I was following ran out before I finished the card...lol.

It does qualify for this weeks challenge over at Papertake Weekly. We are to use buttons, brads, bows or bling. I used brads, added a bow and for a little bling I added stickles to her wings!

Dutch Dare Card Challenge #72 "open the gate" was to make a gate card.

Creative Card Crew is having a birthday celebration!!!! The challenge is "celebration" and I think a birthday is a great reason to celebrate!

Stamp Something has a challenge going to make something girly....girly colors, girly image, girly theme...etc.

One Stop Craft Challenge "Sew Simple"

Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Saturdays has an "open challenge" this week.

Pollycraft Monday Challenge asked us to use "Distressing" on our projects this week. I inked around the stamped images and also the designer paper.

The Quixotic Challenge "Leave It Out" called for using leaves on our project. I added leaves around the flower.

Crafty Calendar Challenge #6 "Flower Power" Use flowers on your project

A huge THANK YOU goes out to all the challengers! Another great bunch of challenges this week!

Thank You!

I found the awesome sketch for this card over at The Pixie Cottage
The challenge this week at Cute Card Thursday was to use "ribbon."
A "thank you card" was the challenge this week at Creative Inspirations
Paper Sundaes challenged us to "Distress" our cards this week. I just recently found their site and I do so love the stamps they have there. Please go check them out!
"Embossing" was the challenge this week over at Sophisticat Challenges
I think this card also qualifies for this weeks challenge at Crazy 4 Challenges. 3 different textures...the embossing, the ribbon and the textured cardstock would be my 3.
Another challenge this qualifies for is over at Crafty Creations..."Cut it Out and Pop it Up" I cut out the Tilda image and popped her with pop dots.
Over at Lexi's Creations the challenge is "Anything Goes" so I am sure this card qualifies for that as well...lol

Thanks once again to all the awesome ladies that come up with these challenges.

Happy Birthday Sarah!

My daughters birthday is tomorrow the 19th. I can't believe she is going to be 24. Where does the time go? Here is the card I made just for her! (the cardstock is actually pink...not the salmon color it looks in the photo)

This card qualifies for a few challenges that I found.

The sketch I used came from Sketch and Stash Challenge 29. This is the very first time I have used this stamp.

At Magnolia Down Under their challenge this week was Buttons, flowers and bows...and of course...use a Magnolia stamp. I just love my Magnolia stamps!

At Paper Sundaes the challenge was " A Glittery Spring" I added stickles to her wings and the design on the paper is glittery. I am really looking forward to spring!

Another "Spring" challenge was found over at A Spoonful Of Sugar.

The Cuttlebug Challenge this week was to use stitching. I am just starting to use it on my cards so this was a perfect challenge for me. I like the look!

The Crafty Creations challenge was also to use stitching. I have a feeling that stitching will be added to all my cards from now on!

Stitching was also the challenge this week over at SophistiCat.

Thanks once again to all the ladies that come up with these awesome challenges each week!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Here is the Valentine card I made for my hubby. We went out for supper last night and shopping at Hobby Lobby...what a great way to spend time together! (Ok....we went to Bass Pro too....for him!)

At Cute Card Thursday their challenge this week was "In the name of Love"

Make "Love" themed creations.

This card also qualifies for this weeks challenge over at Daring Cardmakers.

Have a heart. Use a heart shape on your card.

Another challenge I am entering this card in is over at Dutch Dare Card Challenges where their challenge was to make a Valentine card.

The choice of colors for this card was a challenge over at the Colour Create Challenge Blogspot Be sure and pop over there to see what they are doing to celebrate their first Birthday!

At Lily of the Valley this week, their challenge was to make a Valentine.

Simon Says Stamp also had a "LOVE" themed challenge this week.

This awesome sketch came from the Friday Sketchers Blog Challenge. Thanks for another great sketch to work with.

To all of those with such fantastic blogs....thanks so much for all of the challenges...they really get me in the creative mood!