Fairy Princess Emma (Paper Nest Dolls)

Well hello lovelies so happy you are here to visit me! 

  I think that was the fastest January on record in 

all of my 50+ years on this earth!  Whoosh... suddenly

it's "Welcome to February"  LOL! 

I've been taking kind of a crafting and blogging break lately.

I've managed to do a little coloring here and there for

The Daily Marker 30 Day Coloring Challenge 

but haven't been able to get a creation finished due to 

lack of time, energy and MOJO (sad face). 

BUT...I recently won a really awesome prize package

from Christine Young of Paper Nest Dolls that included

some awesome Echo Park papers, a Wink of Stella pen

and enamel dots (as well as a couple stamp/die sets)

and this beautiful digital image called 

Fairy Princess Emma.  After coloring her up the other

night for The Daily Marker 30 Day Challenge, I found

myself in my craft room today actually finishing a project!! 

So Excited! It sure did feel good to get crafty again!

Thanks so much Christine (big puffy heart)!

Here's my finished card - hope you like it!

My layout design is from Sketch Saturday #500 

They are having very special celebration for the

500th Sketch at Sketch Saturday and 

The Paper Nest Dolls is one of the very 

generous sponsors offering a prize of 3 digital images

(like Princess Emma!!)  

I'm also entering this card in these challenges as well:

Sweet Stampin' Challenges "Girly" 

Crafty Catz Challenges #403 - Anything Goes

Cupcake Inspirations CIC439 - (color inspiration)

Crafting with Friends #60 - anything goes

Creative Knockouts #232 - Birthday Wishes

Cards 4 Galz  Challenges #64 - Think Pink

Thanks so much for visiting me today!  I'm off to 

watch another episode of Grey's Anatomy with 

my darling daughter (she has gotten me addicted)! 

Hugs and happy crafting! D

Summer Coffee Lover's Blog Hop #7 w/Viva La Verve Sketch

Happy Friday!  If you are

extremely happy to have made it

to the end of the week raise your hand!

Mine is wayyyy up in the air LOL :o)

Today is the last day of the 

2016 Summer Coffee Lover's Blog Hop

and I have a fun card to share with you 

that I made using the digital stamp set 

offered as a very generous FREEbie

for this hop from Verve Stamps.

I also used the Viva La Verve June sketch

for my card today - take a look:

Aren't those little travel cups adorable?  They were 

surprisingly easy to cut around too.

I'd like to enter this card in these great challenges too:
Addicted to Stamps and More #199 - CAS
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges #283 - Anything Goes

This is my last card for this fabulous hop -

don't forget to check out my first post where

I have the information on my Super Sponsor prize.

Thanks so much for popping in to see me today!

Have an awesome day!  Hugs D

Humor Me Wednesday "National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day" - Catch the Bug Challenges

Oh hello! Thanks for being here to visit me today!

It's hump day and Humor Me Wednesday
at Catch The Bug Challenges as well.

This week has lots of fun holidays that you might 

not be aware of.  For example did you know there

is a National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day?
No? Well it was Monday May 15th. 

I didn't know but I'm super excited for a reason to

celebrate this holiday because I love, love, love

chocolate chip cookies!  Really I LOVE cookies

of all kinds but I especially love chocolate chip ones! 

In fact they are my all time favorite dessert! 

I used a sweet digital image, sentiment  

and matching digital paper from
Card Kit - KIDZ Cookie 

for my card today - take a look:

Thanks for stopping in to visit me today!

Go have a chocolate chip cookie when you get a

chance!  I know I will :o)  Hugs! D

Catch the Bug Challenges - BINGO (April 2016)

Hello friends and happy weekend!
Oh how I love Saturdays (happy dancing)!

The challenge this week at 

CATCH THE BUG CHALLENGES

is B...I...N...G...O!!!

Are you singing that song in your head now? I am!

 You know the drill  :o) - you get a BINGO by using

the three elements from any row or column

 - vertical or horizontal.  Or a Black out BINGO

by using all the squares on the board. 

Here's my card using the middle row of the board 

{Flower, Pearl, Butterfly} and the beautiful

digital image called friendship roses .

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:
The Alphabet Challenge Blog - D is for Dots
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenges - April 2016
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenges - Let's Do the Polka
Creative with Stamps Challenge #1- Butterflies
(this is a brand new challenge started by one of our
former guest designers, the delightfully sweet and
very talented Monika Reek.  Hi Monika!)

I hope that you will decide to join us this week for the
BINGO challenge. So many possibilities with this
great board!  Go see what my lovely DT pals have made
to share with you too won't you?  Thanks so much
for visiting me today! Hope you have an amazing weekend!
Hugs D

Bugaboo Stamp - New Release Day at Catch the Bug

Hi! Hope each and every one of you are having 

a wonderful day today!! 

Tuesdays are NEW RELEASE days at 

Catch the Bug Challenges. 

I'm happy to be sharing a new digital stamp today

from Bugaboo Stamps called "Voluptuous Valerie".

Isn't she lovely?  I love that she has some awesome curves

going on!  And who wouldn't love to have all hair? She's a hottie!

I used the sketch at Sketch Saturday #386 for my card

I'd also like to enter this card in the following challenges: 

The Outlawz Challenges - Saturday Paper Ala Mode "Christmas"

Crafty Catz Challenges #300 - Winter
Christmas Card Challenges #49 - Anything Goes

Thanks for popping in to visit me today! 

Please go visit my lovely DT pals at Catch the Bug 

and see what they've made too.  

Til next time...hugs and happy crafting! D

Catch the Bug Challenges - Christmas in July {New Release & Recipe Challenge}

Ho Ho Ho and Hello!!

It's Day FOUR of the Christmas in July challenges

at CATCH THE BUG CHALLENGES!!

Today's theme is a Recipe Challenge...

we'd like to see you use 3 embellishments, 2 papers

and 1 ribbon or twine on your Christmas creation. 

There's also a brand new digital image released today

that is awesome for Christmas called "Winter Birds".

Here's my Guest Designer card using the image and recipe:

 The 3 embellishments I used are sequins, rhinestones and 

a metal clip (attached to that little bow).  

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
613 Avenue Create - Challenge #132 Create Your Own Challenge
(mine is A2 card, Christmas and sequins)


Crazy 4 Challenges C4C294 - Critters

Thanks so much for popping in to see my again today!
I hope that you will be joining the fun and challenges this
week.  There's prize opportunities for each challenge
as well as a GRAND PRIZE opportunity for
one lucky player who enters ALL of the challenges.
More details are on the blog.  Just click the link
at the top of this post and it will take you right there.

Til tomorrow sweet friends...hugs! D

Catch the Bug "Oldie but Goodie" Thursday

Hello friends! Happy Thursday!

I'm enjoying my term as a Guest Designer 

for Bugaboo Digi Stamps very much. 

Thursdays are "Oldie But Goodie" days at 

Catch the Bug Challenge blog and today 

I have the opportunity to share a graduation card

that I made for my cousin's daughter using an 

Oldie But Goodie digital image called "Ava grad dipolma".

I chose this image because it reminded me of the graduate

with her long dark hair and sweet face.  Fortunately she

loved it and it has a place of honor on her table for a while :o)

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

The Alphabet Challenges - H is for Hats and/or Handbags

The Crafter's Cafe #120 - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by today to visit me! Hugs D

Sketch Saturday Week #363 - Digi Stamp Boutique

Hello friends! Hope each of you are doing well.

 It's the start of my weekend and I'm hoping that we will 

see some sunshine for a couple days!  

Today is the last weekly challenge of this month of May.

When there are 5 challenges in a month the last one is 

a pick a previous sketch for you.  That means you can 

select any previous sketch from #215 - #362 to showcase your 

beautiful work at SKETCH SATURDAY.  Pretty cool - huh?! 

Please let us know which sketch you are using (as well as an image of it). 

We have a wonderful sponsor with us this week 

Digi Stamp Boutique.

This was actually kind of a difficult decision for me as there 

are so many sketches in the archives that I absolutely love. 

Ultimately I chose Sketch #252 from March of 2013 (shown below)

 and here's my card using "Sweet Bird House"

I used up a bunch of paper flowers from my stash and some 

candy dots for the flower centers.  Also did a wee bit of distressing

around the edges of the main image and wood grain panel. 

Shocker...I didn't use any patterned paper this time :o).

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

 The Outlawz - Twisted Thursday Challenges "Anything Goes w/twist of AG"

Craftin from the Heart Challenge 61 - Anything Goes

Sister Act Card Challenges - #108

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges #229 - Anything Goes

I hope that you will decide to join us this week at Sketch Saturday. 

Have an amazing week! Hugs D

Catch the Bug Challenges - BINGO

Oh hey...hello there friends!!

There's a new weekly challenge starting today at

Catch the Bug Challenges (Bugaboo) 

and it's one of my favorite types of challenges

(second to sketch challenges) - BINGO!!

Whoop Whoop - take a look at this fun board of options

You can choose any row, column or diagonal for your project.

My Guest DT card today uses a diagonal section of the bingo board
 Bugaboo image, Texture and 3 layers

This fab image is called "Dotty Wonder Woman"

the texture is a star embossed background panel and 

some linen thread (to look like rope).  In looking at this

I may have more than 3 layers - oops - but there is at least 3 :o)

Do you remember the series of Wonder Woman? 

Boy I sure do...  I used to wish to be her

with her amazing bod and magic rope :o)
Who am I kidding...I'd still like to be her - LOL!

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:
Crafty Catz Challenges #275 - It's a Girl Thing
Crafting from the Heart Challenge #55 - Anything Goes

Creative Knockouts Challenge #85 - Texture
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges #223 "One for the Girls"
Virginia's View Challenge #14 - Layers and Dimension

I'm having a lot of fun being a guest designer for Bugaboo this month.
I hope that you will join us this week for BINGO and share
your fab creation with us too.  Have a wonderful weekend won't you?!
Til next time... hugs and happy crafting! D

Catch the Bug Challenges - Earth (Recycle) and My Time to Craft #287 - Sketch

Hello! Happy weekend to each of you! Hope you are well!

Do you have any special plans?  We are getting together with family
on Sunday to celebrate my belated birthday party (it's the BIG 5-0 for me!).
Other than that, it's supposed to be cold and rainy here so I'm hoping
to be inside cozy and warm & doing some major crafting :o)

My card today is for two challenges that I am on the design teams of:  

Catch the Bug Challenges (Bugaboo) - Earth/Recycle
where we would like to see you use a recycled item(s) on your
card or project (or with the Earth as the focus) in honor of Earth Day; 

and My Time to Craft - where I'm the hostess this week 

for MTTC #287 - Sketch Challenge. 

Before I show you the card - here's the awesome sketch 

 and here is my card using a digital image by Bugaboo called "World Girl"


I went mostly with the Earth theme here but did rescue (recycle) a small
banner strip that had been sitting on my desk as a left over from another
project and snipped it in half for the two tabs in the sketch.

The background paper is from an older Basic Grey collection
that has been in my stash for literally 6 years and finally got used today.
I love the fun and funky vibe from it with this image.

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:
Sister Act Card Challenges #101 - Anything Goes
If you Give a Crafter a Cookie Challenge #116


Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges #222 - Anything Goes

I hope that you have a wonderful weekend and  next week.
Try to find some time to get crafty while you can and then come play
along with us at both My Time to Craft  (sketch)
and Catch the Bug Challenges (Earth/Recycle).
Til next time....hugs and happy crafting! D

Catch the Bug Challenges - Saturday April 4th "Anything Goes"

Hello again wonderful friends and followers!

I'm happy you're here to visit me as I have another 

card to share with you that I made for as a Guest Designer 

for Catch the Bug Challenges   

This week the Saturday challenge is "Anything Goes"

Ooooh that's a good one - don't you think?

Since Easter is tomorrow I made a card for my Grandma

This SUPAH CUTE image and sentiment is from 

the digi called "Happy Easter to Ewe"

I am entering this card in the following Challenges:

Addicted to Stamps Challenge Blog #138 - Holiday

The Corrosive Challenge Blog #221 - Hop into Spring

4 Crafty Chicks #240 - Easter

Ruby's Rainbow #101 Bunnies (I hope this counts!)

The Crafter's Cafe #110 - Easter

Pile it On Challenges #62 - Easter/Spring

So that's it for me today lovelies.

I hope that you will decide to play along with us this

week at Catch the Bug Challenges for Anything Goes.

Have a very blessed Easter and a wonderful next week.

Hugs!!!! D

Catch the Bug - Humor Me Wednesday "Don't Go to Work Unless It's Fun Day"

Hello sweet followers and friends - happy "almost" Friday!

A special hello to my two newest followers -  Taunya and Patricia,
so nice of you to share my creative journey with me.

Tomorrow is "Don't Go to Work Unless It's Fun Day" -  really!
Quick....tell your boss that you are going to take the day off  - hehehe

Yesterday, my special Guest Designer term began for Bugaboo Digis

and the Catch the Bug Challenges. So excited!!!

Every Wednesday is Humor Me Wednesday at Catch the Bug Challenges.  

Did you know that this first week of April has 

several giggle-worthy holidays to celebrate?  

April 1st is (of course) "April Fool's Day" and "National Fun (at work) Day".  

April 2nd is "International Children's Book Day"

and....

April 3rd is "Don't Go to Work Unless It's Fun Day" 

Boy I sure wish I would have taken advantage of this holiday sooner - LOL!

Who knew there were so many different holidays?? 

Not me - until yesterday :o)

For my first post as a guest designer at Bugaboo I chose to
make a card in honor of "Don't Go To Work Unless It's Fun Day"

using a fun image from Bugaboo called Stella Work - Take that Chance

I LOVE Stella - she always makes me giggle!!

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

Craft Your Passion Challenges #255 - Always Anything Goes

Simply Create Too Challenge #82 - Anything Goes

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges #221 - Anything Goes

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenges - April 2015 - AG

Addicted to Stamps Challenge Blog - #138 Holiday

My GDT spot will last from April - July so I'll get lots of time to 

share some great Bugaboo images with you.  I'm pretty happy about that :o)

Thanks so much for stopping by to visit me today!

'Til next time...hugs and happy crafting! D

My Time to Craft #285 - Easter Animals

Hello again friends - thanks for stopping in to visit me!

Saturdays are busy days on my blog w/3 different DT posts (lucky me). 

If you are looking for my Sketch Saturday post - click here.

But...if  you are here to see my card for the newest challenge

at MY TIME TO CRAFT then you are in the right place :o)

This week at MTTC #285 the challenge theme is Easter Animals

and here is my creation to inspire you to play along with us:

I can't believe that Easter is right around the corner 

seems way too early to me this year.  I don't usually send 

a lot of Easter cards....but more than one so I better get with it!

I pulled out my stash of Easter papers and went to 

town coloring this fun image by Bugaboo Digis.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Freshly Made Sketches #179

The Corrosive Challenge Blog - #220 Our Animal Friends

Creative Card Crew #83 - Easter Critters

I hope that you will decide to join us this week at MTTC!
The rest of the talented team has some awesome creations to
share with and inspire you as well - so please go visit them too.
Til next time...hugs and happy crafting! D

Sketch Saturday #354 - The Paper Shelter

Hello sweet followers! Happy Weekend!

Holy smokes where did this week go?  For that matter where has this month gone?
It's already the last Saturday of March - Wow! 

Time seems to go by so much faster as we get older (I think)- LOL!

This week at Sketch Saturday we have another new sketch

and a wonderful sponsor The Paper Shelter!

Here's Sketch #354

and here's my card using a sponsor image
called There's a Fairy in my Tea

Isn't she sweet?  I used this as a belated birthday card
for a sweet lady in my card group.  I hope she liked it!

The rest of my lovely teammates have made some beautiful
creations to inspire you this week with this fabulous sketch.
Please go visit them and see what they have to share!
I hope you will be joining us this week with your own
gorgeous creation using Sketch Saturday #354!
Til next time...hugs and happy crafting! D

My Time to Craft #281 - Fantasy

Hello!! Hope each of you are doing well!

It's time for another weekly challenge at

My Time to Craft (MTTC).

The theme for MTTC#281 is Fantasy!

Ohhhh... there are so many possible ways to interpret this one.

Dragons, fairies, monsters, witches...you name it

as long as it isn't a reality :o)

Here's my take on this week's theme:

 A very unusual image and style for me but
one I really enjoyed stretching myself on.
I have a friend that I think will love this card
(at least I hope so!).

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges #216 - Lots of Layers
Sweet Stampin' Challenge Blog - One layer or lots of layers
Crafting from the Heart - #48 - Anything Goes
The Outlawz Challenges - Twisted Thursday "anything goes"
Papertake Weekly  - Take Your Pick
I used the sketch (below) and cool colors


The other lovely ladies at MTTC have made
some awesome creations to inspire you this week.
I would love to see  your fantasy creations in our 
gallery at MTTC this week. So go get crafty won't you??

That's it from me for today :o) Hope you have a wonderful
and restful weekend and great next week! Hugs D

52CCT February Stash Challenge - Markers

Hello sweet friends! 

I'm a little late with posting my card for 

52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown (52CCT).

Let me just say it's been a week...

and I'm so glad that the weekend is here!!

This last challenge of February at 52CCT 

is to use Markers.  Whoot Whoo LOVE this one!

There are so many different ways to use markers!  

You can color an outline image with them, use them to ink up a stamp

 in several different colors, or create backgrounds with them.  

You can use alcohol-based markers or water-based.  

There are lots of possibilities, so let your creativity be your guide!

My DT card for this week uses copic markers (my favorite type of

markers) to color in a digital image that I've had for quite some time.

One of my other favorite things to do is use non-traditional

colors on my Christmas cards - pink being one of them :o)

I have lots of wonky layers a couple die cuts and a bit of paper piercing.

Kind of happy with how it turned out!

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

ABC Christmas Challenge - D is for Die cuts

Addicted to Stamps Challenge Blog - Holiday

Clear it Out Challenge - Theme: Animals/ Stash: Striped papers

Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge - Non-Traditional Colors

Winter Wonderland Challenge Blog - Tie a Bow

The Crafter's Cafe Challenge #105 - Lots of Layers

The Outlawz - Friday Coloring Challenge Anything Goes/Christmas Twist

I hope that you will decide to join us this week at 52CCT!

The rest of the lovely and talented DT have also made some

gorgeous creations using markers for your inspiration. 

Go check them out and say "hi" while your there :o)

Til next time...hugs and happy crafting! D

Sketch Saturday #347 - A Day for Daisies

Happy Saturday sweet friends and followers!
Time for another awesome weekly sketch 
from Sketch Saturday - take a look

 A Day For Daisies is back this week

to sponsor Challenge #347! 

The prize this week:
$12 A Day for Daisies gift certificate.

Here's my card using a darling sponsor image
called  "Standing on a Flower" and Sketch #347

Oranges and blues are one of my favorite
color combos to use.  In this case I got lucky
as I had colored the image before I looked to
see what papers I had and found this DSP 
from a couple years ago in my stash. 
In this case it pays to be a paper hoarder :o)

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:
Brown Sugar Challenges #132 - Anything Goes
Clear it Out Challenges - Theme "AG"/ Stash "AG" 
The Outlawz Challenges - Friday Coloring  "Card for a Friend"

It's been a crazy week for me at my work
so I'm going to keep my post short and sweet.
I hope that you will go visit the rest of they
lovely ladies and our new Guest DT for this 
month, Donna, over at Sketch Saturday
to see their beautiful creations.

Thanks so much for stopping in to visit me.
Til next time friends...hugs and happy crafting! D

Sketch Saturday #346 - We Go Together Like...

Hello sweet friends!

Hope you are having a fabulous day wherever you are!
It's time for another great sketch challenge at
Sketch Saturday
and since it's the 5th Saturday in a month
that means it's Anything Goes using a sketch
from Week #215 to Week 345.
Please include an image of the sketch you chose in your post! 
Visit the Sketch Saturday Archive to see the sketch options.

My DT card for Sketch Saturday #346 uses a previous
sketch from September 2012 (Week #225)

and used a supah cute image from this week's
sponsor Drawn with Character

Take a look:

This image is called "Coffee and Doughnuts" .  
I fell in love with it as soon as I saw it.
What can possibly be better than that??

I am entering this in the following challenges:
Stampin' Royalty #264 - Love/Valentines!!
The Pink Elephant Challenge #283 - Anything Goes
Through the Purple Haze Challenge #75 - Love is in the Air
Fusion - Heartful


Thanks so much for stopping by to visit me today!
I hope you will find some time to get crafty this week and
hopefully share you gorgeous creation with us at SS.
The rest of the talented DT gals at Sketch Saturday have
also made some gorgeous creations to share with you
please go visit and leave a little love there too!
Til next time...hugs and happy crafting! D

My Time to Craft #277 - Bugs and Insects

Howdy sweet friends!

Time for another fun challenge at My Time to Craft (MTTC)

and this time I get to be the hostess for MTTC #277

with the theme of Bugs and Insects.  

No need to be afraid - bugs and insects can be quite cute -

like this little fella - take a look:

I've had this lovey bee colored up for quite some time

just sitting on my craft desk waiting to be put on a card.

I actually colored it before I started taking the coloring

classes at Kit and Clowder and I can now see that 

my shading is a bit off (but at least it's consistently off) - lol!

Still a super cute image - don't you agree? 

My son's sweet girlfriend loves bumblebees so this was made

with her sweet self in mind.  

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:
Addicted to Stamps and More! #129 - Clean and Simple
Seize the Birthday - Anything Goes (no topping)
Sister Act Card Challenge #91 - Anything Goes

I hope you will join us this week for MTTC#277.
The rest of my lovely teamies have made some gorgeous "buggy"
creations to share with you as well. Please go visit them too!
Til next time...hugs and happy crafting! S

MTTC #276 - Two or more people

Hello and Happy Saturday friends and followers
so happy you are here to visit me today!

This is my second post for the day so if  you've popped
in to see my Sketch Saturday #345 post - click here.

This week at My Time to Craft (MTTC)
we have a fun challenge for you.  MTTC #276 is to use
an image with two or more people in it.

I have a bright and colorful card to share with  you this
week for my DT card - take a look:


This fun image is from Bugaboo Digi Stamps called "Girls Happy Trio"
it totally reminds me of myself and my two sisters.
The sentiment is part of a brand NEW set at
Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps called "Words of Inspiration".

When my sisters and I get together there is lots and lots
of giggling and teasing fun going on.
My sisters are my very best friends!

Please go visit my talented DT pals at MTTC
and see their gorgeous creations for your inspiration.
I sure hope you will decide to join us this week -
I can't wait to see what you make using an image with 2 or more people.

I am entering this in the following challenges:
Crafting from the Heart Challenge #43 - AG
4 Crafty Chicks #230 "Best Friends"
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges #211 - AG
The Outlawz Challenges - Wednesday Sketches


Thanks so much for stopping by to visit me today!
Til next time friends...hugs and happy crafting! D