Addicted to Stamps and More! Challenge #93 - Holiday

Hello friends - so happy that you've popped in to visit me today!

Time for another weekly challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More (ATSM)!

ATSM Challenge #93 is "Holiday".  You get to choose which holiday -
or maybe your creation is about a holiday
(oh man would I LOVE a holiday to somewhere tropical about now).

We have a wonderful sponsor again this week - ARandomFan

Here's my DT card using one of the sponsor images called Moonlight Dream.

I made this card for Mother's Day. The inside says "begin with you".

I left the "Mother's Day" sentiment off the card because 

I thought it would be good for someone to give to a special woman friend

if they don't have a mother any more but want to recognize a special relationship

with someone who is like a mother, or just to celebrate them on  the holiday.

I hope that you will decide to join us this week with a holiday card or creation.

The rest of my lovely ATSM DT pals have made some wonderful holiday cards

to inspire you to play along.  Won't you please go visit them too?

Oh...and if you use one of the sponsor images (like I did) you could also link up to the

ARandomFan Challenge #7 - Anything Goes.  This is my second entry there.

I'm also linking up to the following challenges:

Through the Craft Room Door - TTCRD April 29 - May 5th "Anything Goes"

The Outlawz - Monday Greetings (Anything Goes this week).

So that's it for me tonight :o).

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

I'm here for you...BIG HUGS

Hello friends, happy Monday to you - hope it's a good start to your week :o) 

I'd like to share with you a card that I made for a very special friend of mine. 

She's so special to me that I consider a sister from another mother :o)

She's been facing a very tough decision with her beloved friend and horse

and I want to let her know how much I care. 

Here's my card:

Digital image by Your Next Stamp: Gretchen with Jolly

I've had the idea for this card rolling around in my head for nearly two weeks

 and finally got the chance to make it a reality.  

The woodgrain panel is actually a stamped image.  I love how it looks like designer paper.

I'm really tickled with how this turned out. I guess sometimes it's a good thing

to have an idea brewing in your head for awhile.  It turned out exactly as I had hoped.

I'm entering my card in the following terrific challenges:

Your Next Stamp Fun Friday Challenge #11 using the April Sketch

The Outlawz - Monday Greetings (anything goes this week)

4 Crafty Chicks - #191 Embossing

Sweet Stampin' Challenge - No DP

Crafting From the Heart Challenge #16 - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz Challenge #228 - Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create -Challenge #69 Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping by to visit me today - I'm sure glad that you did!

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

MTTC #245 -April Showers and umbrellas

Hello friends! Here it is the end of April already - my how time flies!  The past few days have been rainy off and on and we are expecting another day of rain (80% chance).  A great day to stay in and craft I say :o) Our weekly challenge at My Time to Craft is a timely one for this month and the weather. 

 MTTC #245 is April Showers  and we want to see an umbrella on your creations.

Here's my April Showers creation to share with you:

Digital image by Lacy Sunshine - Emily Lollipop and Sunshine Umbrella

I left the sentiment off my card this week (something I don't often do) because I felt

that this could be used for some many occasions/reasons that I didn't want to limit my options.

   

I'm loving that I'm starting to see buds on the trees and hearing birds in the morning.  

By golly...spring must really be here! 

I sure hope that you will decide to join the fun this week at MTTC Challenge #245!  The other lovely ladies on our DT and our fabulous guest designer have made some wonderful creations to inspire you this week.  Please go visit them and say "hi"!

I'm entering the following challenges:

The Card Concept #8 - Use an Umbrella. My style is freestyle collage (I think).

613 Avenue Create #68 - Anything Goes w/twist of Candy Treats (lollipop). 

Crafting from the Heart Challenge #15 - Anything Goes

Crafty Girls Challenges #16 - Anything Goes

Crazy 4 Challenges #233 (C4C 233) - April Showers Bring May Flowers 

(show both rain and flowers on your card - my paper has raindrops)

Creative Card Crew Challenge #60 - "Girly"

Ruby's Rainbow #77 *Ladies*

The Stampin Chef Challenge #26 - Anything Goes

Through the Purple Haze #38 Creativity Shows

Through the Craft Room Door - April 22 to 28 - Anything Goes

Lacy Sunshine Challenge #31 - Make it Feminine

Thanks so much for stopping by to visit me today - I'm sure glad that you did! 

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

Decorated "Merry" - 52CCT April Stash Challenge - Glitter

Hello friends!  Here we are to the weekend and time for another challenge at 52 {Christmas}Card Throwdown - where we are helping you get your Christmas cards ready one week at a time :o)

Deborah has chosen the 52CCT April Stash Challenge which is to use Glitter 

Yep - that's right - Glitter!  We think that most of you must have some of this in your stash in some form.  For example, bottles of glitter, glitter glue, glittery stickers, glitter paper. Hmmm...am I missing anything?

I LOVE the look of glitter - but HATE the mess of it. 

Most of my glitter stash is in the form of glitter glue and stickers. 

I do have some glitter paper that doesn't flake off  on everything that I like as well.  

So... here's what I came up with using some glitter from my stash. Take a look:

As you can see, I went to my cardstock sticker stash and made something fun :o)

It's kind of hard to see the glitter so here's a closer view:

Oh dear - I don't know what's wrong with this photo. I apologize for the poor quality!

Hopefully the glitter stuff at least shows better.

I had this negative die piece sitting on my desk from a previous card.  It worked perfectly 

for me to use and participate in the Merry Monday Challenge #105

which is to use a Christmas word or words and decorate each letter of the word.

I am also entering my card in the following challenges: 

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra - April Anything Goes

The Crafter's Cafe Challenge #60 - Add Glitter

Simply Create Too Challenge #60  'Stack Um Up' - use at least 2 layers

So will you join us for the 52CCT April Stash Challenge?  You can use a lot or a little glitter.

The rest of my lovely DT pals have made some wonderful glittery creations to inspire you.

Please go visit them and say "hi". We love to hear from you :o)

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

Happy Birthday Wishes

Hello again friends! Last post for the evening to share the card I made for my precious

daughter. She had seen the image after I colored it up during a Live Colour Along session 

with Alyce from Kit and Clowder (where I've been taking skin & hair coloring classes).

She asked me to please, please make her birthday card with it this year.  

So of course I did :o)

She squealed with delight when she saw it.  

I must admit that I'm pretty happy with how it turned out too.

Take a look:

Digital image "Icy" by The Greeting Farm

It felt strange making her a wintry birthday card when her birthday was just 

two days after Easter - but here's a little story about my daughter. 

Our precious little girl was born nearly 6 weeks early on her Daddy's birthday.

I went into pre-term labor with her and we spent nearly two days in the hospital on meds. 

In the midst of this - my husband gets either the flu or a case of food poisoning 

(still not sure which it was) and has to leave me.  Miraculously my labor stops and 

I'm able to go home the next day.  Two days later, and when my husband is better,

my labor starts again and back to the hospital we go. After a very scary situation 

in which we lost her heart beat and were prepping for emergency c-section -

suddenly she decides that she is ready and she came into this world very quickly.

And...on her Daddy's birthday :o) just exactly, I'm sure, as she had always planned.

Every day since she does things in her own way and in her own time.

Oh my, you should have seen some of the outfits she would dress herself in - lol!     

So, for her to have a winter birthday card on her spring birthday 

just seems par for the course - and if it makes her happy, it makes me happy :o)

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Crafty Girls Challenge #16 - Anything Goes

Sweet Stampin Challenges - Lots of Layers

Sketchy Challenges #71 Cordine's Sketch (see sketch I used below)

Squirrel and Fox Challenge #68 - Use Die Cuts or Punches (I used both)

Kit and Clowder - April Challenge - Use Blue

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper April Challenge

Robyn's Fettish Challenge #208 - Square  Cards

Ruby's Rainbow Challenge #77 - Ladies

Suzy Bee's Bloomin Challenge #25 - Frame It

Creative Card Crew Challenge #60 - Girly

The Outlawz Challenges - Twisted Thursday Anything Goes with a Twist Birthday Card

Thanks for letting me share this card and a little bit about my sweet, sweet girl.

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

That's Mister Old Fart ... Happy Birthday

Hello friends! Today is my husband and my daughter's birthdays.   

Here's the card I made for the 'ol man in my life - LOL!

Digital image by Bugaboo Digis:  Gus Birthday - Old Fart

So really my DH is not even 50 yet but this image so cracked me up that I couldn't resist.

DH has a blue robe (just like this) and some brown slippers that he wears 

(fortunately NOT bunny slippers!).  Thankfully he doesn't smoke a pipe and 

sadly he doesn't have as much hair as Gus.  A lot less upkeep though -hahahaha!

Anyway...it made him laugh and he said he really likes it.  Hope you do too :o)

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

Catch the Bug - Stella Says Sketch Challenge #208

Just Us Girls - JUGS #237 Color Challenge 

(use Blue/Orange and any Neutrals)

  

TIME OUT Challenge #3 - Birthday with Optional Twist of Masculine

STAMPlorations April Challenge - Stamps & Your Favorite Technique

(two of my favs here - coloring with copics and dry embossing)

Dragonfly Dreams Challenge #4 - Make it for the Boys

Come and Get It Challenges - Where the Boys Are

 Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge - PPWC306 - Masculine Card

Crafty Catz #227 - Bis for... (on my card) Blue, bathrobe, birthday, bunny slippers

The Outlawz Challenges - Monday Greetings - "YES" for the Embossable

Thanks so much for stopping by to visit.  Stay tuned for my next post coming soon 

where I share the card I made for my precious daughter. 

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

Life...Enjoy the Ride! ATS&M Challenge #92

Hello friends - I'm running a bit behind today in getting my post out!  

Time for another weekly challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More!

This week ATS&M Challenge #92 is "Make Your Mark".

This is a personal favorite of mine as I LOVE to use my copic markers.

You, however, can use any kind of coloring medium you wish...

markers, crayons, watercoloring, chalks, paint - just Color :o)

This week we are once again sponsored by ARandomFan

who is offering a wonderful prize of 3 digis to our TOP ADDICT this week.

Here is my DT card this week using one of our sponsor's digital images:

Digital image by ARandonFan - "Monet's Bike" 

I had soooo much fun coloring up this image and am particularly pleased 

with the fact that I can see that my practice with shading, and coloring hair and skin 

is starting to pay off.  That skinny little bike was a bit of a challenge though :o)

This card just makes me feel happy. I hope it does you too!

The rest of my lovely DT pals have also made some wonderful creations to 

share with and inspire you this week.  I hope you will go visit them and say "Hi".

I can't wait to see what you color up for ATS&M Challenge #92 - Make Your Mark!

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Digi Galore - Flowers

Inkspirational Designer's Choice - Sketch Challenge #54

Crafty Girls Challenge #16 - Anything Goes

Through the Purple Haze Challenge - Creativity Strikes #38

Crafting from the Heart - Challenge #15 Anything Goes

Through the Craft Room Door - TTCRD April 22nd to April 28th Anything Goes

ARandomFan - Challenge #7 - Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping by to visit me - I'm sure glad that you did!
Til next time...hugs and happy crafting! D