Winter Wonderland...

Oh, my goodness….we are hours away from the BIG DAY….and I have been in last minute mode in slow motion….Oh, well, such is life….I made this card and mailed it off today using this cutie patootie from TFG and following their current Friday Challenge- Winter Theme.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Merry Christmas!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas….

Hi there! Hope your preparations for Christmas are coming along smoothly! I as always, am a Last Minute Lilly! LOL! But no worries, I trust that everything will come together nicely!

I made this card today based on The Greeting Farm's Fresh Friday Challenge-- use nontraditional colors on a Christmas card. I also based it on this week's card sketch at Studio Calico!  Also entering this card into Simon Says stamp Wednesday Challenge- winter inspiration and their Monday challenge- anything goes.

AND….I'm so proud that I actually used my December SC card kit to make the card! Woot Woot for using supplies! This cute little Anya was dropped off at the post office this afternoon so she is well on her way to my friend who lives north of me! Woot! Well, thanks so much for stopping by and hope you have an awesome weekend and get all your last minute or loose ends tied up before the big day! YAY!

Well, Hello There, Gorgeous!

Seems like forever since I've blogged, but I'm planning to get back into it to this month and catch up with reading my favorite blogs and also playing along with fun challenges! Well, today is exciting because I want to share that I am designing for Pink Bow Ties stamp company and a new stamp set called Soulful Sunday has just been released! Woot!!! This stamp set is so awesome and versatile--go check it out HERE! Also, if you would like to see more of my DT projects with Soulful Sunday please check out my YouTube video HERE! Ok so like I said I want to get back into the swing of things- using my supplies by playing along with different challenges! This week I decided to play along with    The Greeting Farm's  Farm Fresh Friday Challenge- Anything Goes.

Here's the card I made using Pink Bow Ties- Soulful Sunday stamp set and also The Greeting Farm- Angel Anya!

Well, I'll be back soon to play along with some fun challenges and share more Pink Bow Ties projects with you! Thanks so much for stopping by! Have an awesome rest of the week!

Cards, cards, cards….

Hello! Cheers to a new fresh week of craftiness and hopefully a lot of productivity thrown in there, too! This month I wanted to make sure that I really used my scrappy stash, so like a crazy woman I have signed up for 5 different swaps!!! Somehow my plan has semi worked---I've been using my stash, yet still shopping! It's a never ending cycle- what can I say? I'm a scrappy addict! BUT----on  a positive note I received two new stamp sets last week and I have used both of them right away! For me that is unheard of because I like to hoard my new goodies for a while before using them, but in the sprit of trying to only buy things I'll really use- I went a head and inked up my new The Greeting Farm- "Twisted" kit and my new Pink Bow Ties "Social Media" set! I made this card for one of my swaps:

Entering in the Following Challenges:

Seize the Sketch (card based off this week's sketch)

The Greeting Farm- FFF (stripes or plaid)-- (acetate tag and little banner both have stripes)

Simon Says Stamp- Let's Be Clear- (acetate tag and clear Wink of Stella used on stamped images bow, bracelets and boots)

Cute Card Thursday-Pretty Papers Yep, Heidi Swapp papers are pretty darn cute!

Just Add Ink- color challenge (teal, pink, and brown)

Well, hope you have a rockin' week! I'll be back with more cards soon! :)

Well wishes...

Hello there! Just stopping by with a card I made for a friend's brother who's ill. For the past few weeks I've been making tons of girly projects with flowers and glitter, so it was challenging yet fun to leave all my girlie stuff to the side and make a masculine card! I started off with this weeks sketch from Mojo Monday

and kind of went from there….

Supplies:

Patterend Paper: Heidi Swap

Stamps: The Greeting Farm- Nurse Anya; 

Docerela Creations- Birthday Wishes ***love the versatility of these stamps- love the original sentiment "sending birthday wishes from across the miles", but since this is a get well card I just printed out "healing prayers" and instantly transformed it into a get well card!

Embellishments: from my stash

Also Entering:

Docerela Creations- Anything Goes

Memas Crafts- Only Men Allowed

Thanks so much for stopping by! Hopefully this will be my summer of "crafts" and that I will craft like crazy to get my stash under control. Well, who am I kidding? I don't think my stash will ever be under control, but at least I can feel good about actually using my stuff instead of just hoarding! :) 

Happy Scrapping, Friends!

Happy Summer!!!

Yay for Summer and Summer Treats!!!! Entering this little tag into Paper Issues June Challenge!

Have an awesome day!!!

Happy Mother's Day

Hello! Happy Mother's Day! Just stopping by with a quick little Mother's Day card! I used the current sketch at Freshly Made Sketches and also playing along with The Greeting Farm's FFF challenge- Mother's Day project!

 

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a beautiful day!

A new love----My Besties

Hello and happy beautiful Saturday and Mother's Day weekend!!!

Just wanted to come by and share a new find that I absolutely LOVE! Sherri Baldy's stamps called My Besties! They are absolutely adorable and it is my personal mission to collect all the ones with glasses! LOL! Well, I received my first couple of Besties in the mail this week and couldn't wait to play! This one is called  Clever Chloe Sweet Geek and she's stinkin' cute!!!  I don't know what's going on with the coloring of her hair, but it doesn't look that CrAzy in person…maybe it's the filter! Oh, well…still learning Copics but having a great time playing around! Made a little chunky bookmark to play along with the current 'anything but a card' challenge at Besties Challenge! Also entering Paper Issues current issue challenge- Mums the Word. Used spring colors and flowers for the mum the words challenge! I used Pink Paislee's line Hello Sunshine papers, stickers, and embellies that I received from Paper Issues a couple of weeks ago! Love this line! So proud of myself for digging in to new goodies instead of hoarding them! Yay! Hopefully, I'll keep creating throughout the weekend!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a great weekend!

Happy Tuesday!

Hope everyone had a happy MLK Day! I sure did! I had a relaxing day of grabbing some of the new Heidi Swapp loveliness and creating a card right away! I started my card based on the current sketch challenge at Yumi and Fumi Handmade! Love the sketch and it also gave me a chance to open up a new heart circle die set I picked up on clearance, too! Woot! Here's the sketch:

Of course, if you've visited me before, you know I love The Greeting Farm stamps, so of course I had to play along with this week's FFF Challenge- Love is in the Air! And since I was in a playing mood, I also stopped by Mema's Crafts for her January Bingo Challenge.

 I chose to go diagonal with:

Rubber stamp- TGF Dee Dee stamp

Punches or Dies- Spellbinders Heart Circles Die

FREE space

Bling or Pearls- Doodlebug Bling

Oh, and also I'm entering the Paper Issues-Just My Type Challenge since this a Valentine  card!

So, after all that inspiration….Here's the card I made:

Well, thank you so much for stopping by today! Hope you have a fantastic week!

Cards, cards, and more cards!!!!

Hey there! I found another fun sketch to help complete my swap cards. This time it's from Mojo Monday:

I made two cards inspired by this sketch! Of course, I had to add banners! LOL! I love banners! And the card on the right is also for this weeks challenge at Anyone for Anya- use corrugated cardboard! Love the look of it and plus it's FREE- yep just cut a piece of cardboard from a shipping box and peeled back the layers! WOOT!!! Well, that's all for now! Happy Friday!!!

Happy ScrappyWeekend II

Hello Lovelies,

Just stopping by with another card for the swap that I'm participating in! This time I stopped by Artful Delight to be inspired by their card sketch challenge! I love the sketch because I interpreted the diagonal as a pocket…and I do love my pockets and tags!  So here's the sketch:

And here's my interpretation of the sketch:

Well, I really like this sketch, so I will definitely be placing it in my go- to- files! I have 5 more cards to make, so I'm sure I'll be back later to share! Actually, I may even make more because I'm having a great time and it's been a while since I've spent so much time crafting- feels good!

 Have a beautiful Sunday!

Happy Scrappy Weekend!!!

I'm participating in a swap with some online friends and, and The Greeting Farm's Friday Challenge was the perfect jump start to begin my cards!  The challenge is to use bling so I used some cute little rhinestones to accentuate the sky!

Alright, I've got to crank out some more cards! Have a happy, scrappy weekend!!!

Merry Christmas Eve Eve!!!!

Hello Lovelies,
Hope everyone is having a beautiful holiday season filled with love and craftiness! I'm just stopping by to share a little thank you/holiday card I made for a super sweet couple! I used Dante and Charlotte Chic from The Greeting Farm to represent the cute couple and love how sweet they look together even though I really, really, really need to work on coloring skin because they are so splotchy! But anyway, I don't think my card recipients will be that critical! :) I am also super proud that I actually used three sentiment stamps from three different stamp sets I purchased this month! Really trying to use my supplies and not just hoard them! :)

Entering this card into The Greeting Farm's Challenge- Christmas Wish. Used the Studio Calico Stamp sentiment that says "wishing you peace, love and a whole lot of joy joy joy"!!!

Well, I have a  couple of birthday cards to make and of course last minute Christmas stuff that I need to work on....so see ya later! Thanks for stopping by!

Sparkly Glittery Sunday!!!

Hello Beautiful People,
We have been iced in since Friday and I'm beginning to feel the effects of Cabin Fever!!!! Well, technically I was brave (aka dumb) and ventured out on Friday (otherwise we would have starved-LOL), but I have fingers so doubly crossed that this ice mess is gone by tonight so my boys can GO to school! OMGEEE! I love them, but gee whizz.....everyone gets a lil cray after being in the house too long! Anyway.... the weather has a postive though, it's a perfect time to get crafty!!!

My hubby asked me to make a card for his coworker so that everyone could sign it and then take it to the hospital. So, I started with one of my favorites- Angel Anya! She's so adorable! And then followed the sketch from Mojo Monday.

Also, had to play along with TGF challenge- All that Sparkles to use something sparkly. I used some sparkly paper behind my little angel and it's hard to see but there is a little bit of glitter on her wings too!
Well, heopefully I'll use my "iced-in" time wisely and craft a bit more! Have a beautiful Sunday!

TGF Cyber-Monday Celebration Hop

Hello & Happy Cyber Monday!!! I can't think of a better way to spend the day than with my favorite rubber stamp company-- The Greeting Farm!!!

                                   

I am so excited about this celebration and can't wait to hop along and be inspired! So, thank you for taking the time to hop over to my little bloggity blog!

I decided to make a Christmas card using one of my favorite boys - "Hello Ian"! I just love his hat and his little outfit- perfect for paper piecing! I'm a novice at coloring, so paper piecing is my go to technique for creating fun and colorful clothes for my little TGF cuties!

Supplies--Stamps: The Greeting Farm (Hello Ian), Docerela Creations (Snow Fun); Patterned Paper: Crate Paper, October Afternoon; Brads and Stickers: October Afternoon; Card Base and Glitter Tape: Recollections; Ink: Copics, Momento, Ranger

Well, I hope that you all are having a beautiful start to the holiday season!  I know that there are many more blogs to hop around to see on the The Greeting Farm Cyber-Monday Celebration. So, grab a mug of your favorite season drink (mmmm....salted carmel hot chocolate is my favorite) and enjoy the hop!

Thanks so much for visiting! Your next stop is Jane PJ!!!

Here is the Cyber-Monday Hop list in case you get lost....

Peggy Toole

Blankina

Mari Hirvonen

Mandie Wade

Margie Cortina

Katya Bess

Brittany Morgan

Chitra Menon

Daisy Perez

Corinne Mercado

Liliya Restar

Jaratzed Sanchez

Marie LeJeune

Natalie Shaw

Christine Whittaker

Veronica Meres

Cheryl Chow

Kathy Dinh

Indah Sari

Larelle-Suzanne Thoms

Grace Lin

Alease Roy

Lynne Walker

Marci Dangcil

Ceci Reyes

Carisa Zglobicki

Jeannie Resnick

Krystal Edmond

Kristina Dishon

Nicky Parr

Trudy Peterson

Jeannette Holmes

Sharette Smith

Nitasha Griffin (YOU ARE HERE)

Jane PJ

Leanne Poe

Linda Tan

Kriselda Alvarado

Mary Brockway

Teresa Godlines

Jo Paperdrama (DT)

Have a beautiful, creative day!!!

Happy December Part Dos

Told ya I'd brb! Here's another card I made for the Hero Arts Holiday challenge. This time I took the part of the challenge that calls for using the Hero Arts Neon inks! I'm a total 80s girl, so neon is right up my ally! :) And, again I used the Christmas Snowman Hero Arts stamp set! I also opened up the box of Hero Arts -Just Tags that I purchased earlier this year! I'm elated right now...after months of not really crafting...I've got my Christmas music cranked up and I'm playing with some of my favorite crafty goodies! Happy Sunday, lovelies!

Happy December!!!

Hello,

It's been quite a while since I've dusted off my bloggity blog. Well, I hope that December will change that since I have so many plans to make sure I get the most out of this month creatively and in so many other ways, too. I picked up a couple of new Hero Arts stamp sets last night at Michaels for BOGO...woot woot!


and this one too...


I came across a fab challenge at Hero Arts blog so in keeping with my theme this month (use it or loose it) I've already broken the seal on "Snowman Christmas" to play along! Here's a quick little card I made..

I started out with the Retrosketch #92


Then following my theme I picked up a piece of scrap Heidi Swapp resist paper and stamped the adorable little snow man on it because part of the challenge is to use your favorite stamping technique. I love the resist tech.  Its's a somewhat grungy and messy little card, but it was fun to make. Hmmm....now I think I'm off to play with my Neon inks....I'll be back....

Entering:
Retro Sketches
Hero Arts Holiday Challenge- A Few of My Favorite Things (resist technique using the Snowman Christmas set.
rukristin- Holiday Extravaganza -Get Messy

Docerela Creations- Anything Goes Challenge!!!!

HAPPY FRIDAY!!!! It's challenge time at Docerela Creations! Challenge: Anything Goes!!!! Yep, make any project you like for a chance to be entered to win a fabulous Docerela Creations stamp set!!! Woohoo!!!

This week we are showcasing the awesome new stamp set "All Year Long"...... Here's my project....

Now that I've shown you my project I simply must show you this new stamp set.....

All Year Long 

(Hershey bottom stamps)

Please, be sure to visit everyone our team so you can see how awesome and versatile and fun this stamp set is to play with!

The Team

Docerela

Carri

Nitasha (You are here)

Ana 

Dulce

Sara

Sukie

Don't forget to play along with our new challenge and link up your project for a chance to win Docerela Creations stamp set!!! Have a great weekend!

Docerela Creations New Stamp Release!!!!

Happy Friday, Folks! In addition to the joy of making it to the end of another work week is the excitement of Docrela Creations new stamp release!!! Woot Woot! Today Docerela is introducing her new stamp set called "All Year Long" and the title says it all! Trust me, you will be using this great set ALL YEAR LONG!!!! It's adorable! Oh, and in addition to the new stamp set is also a new challenge!

CHALLENGE- Create a 3x3 card

Don't you just love mini cards? I know I do! When you play along with our challenge you are entered for a chance to win a Docerela Creations stamp set!!!

Now that I've shown you my project I simply must show you this new stamp set.....

All Year Long 

(Hershey bottom stamps)

First 5 customers will receive a

PINK ACRYLIC BLOCK (FREE) 

(SIZE 1.75'') ($2.50 VALUE)

So, what are you waiting for? Scoot on over to the shop and grab this set!!!! 

Please, be sure to visit everyone our team so you can see how awesome and versatile and fun this stamp set is to play with!

The Team

Docerela

Carri

Nitasha (You are here)

Ana 

Dulce

Sara

Sukie

Don't forget to play along with our new challenge and link up your project for a chance to win Docerela Creations stamp set!!! Have a great weekend!

Docerela Creations Sneak Peek!!!!

Hello, Happy Tuesday! Today, I'd like to share a little sneak peak of the super cute stamp set, that Docerela Creations is going to be releasing on Friday!  Woot Woot! This new set is simply adorable, so I know you'll want to grab it as soon as it's released! The sentiments and.....well, you'll just have to wait and see all the cuteness that comes with the set, but in the meantime take a little look at my sneak!

Supplies: Stamps: Docerela Creations- All Year Long (WILL BE RELEASED ON FRIDAY, SEPT. 6), Patterned Paper: Dear Lizzy, Embellishments: Basic Grey, Ink: Prima

Be sure to stop back by on Friday for the the full reveal! Also, each day this week a DT Member is sharing a little sneak peek so be sure to stop by Docerela Creations daily and catch a glimpse of the cuteness! 

Have a Terrific Tuesday!