My Time to Craft (MTTC) Challenge #257 - Teddy Bears Picnic - Here's to you Marie!

Hello and happy weekend!! 

Monday was a work holiday for me which somehow makes the rest of 

the week seem a bit harder.  Maybe it's because we then have to squish 

five days of work into four.  Anywhoo... I'm glad it's the weekend!

It's also time for another challenge at My Time to Craft!

This time MTTC Challenge #257 is Teddy Bears' Picnic.

We want to see a Teddy or Teddies on your crafty creations.

Please make sure you use an image of some sort - not just teddies 

on or within the patterned paper.  We really want "Teddy" to get center stage!

Here's my card to inspire you this time:

Digital image and sentiment by Deedee's Digis - "Hang in There"

My card is made especially for Marie, one of my former DT pals

on the Addicted to Stamps and More team. Marie has been going through

 a rough time of it lately and the loving and wonderful team at ATSM  

dedicate their Anything Goes Challenge to Marie this time.

Marie, no matter how tough things are sometimes

they will eventually change (nothing stays the same forever).
Please know that you have many wonderful and supporting

friends who love you and are pulling for you (including me).

Sending prayers and the biggest cyber hug I can dear lady!
Hang in there. Have Faith. 

So...I hope that you will decide to join us at MTTC this time and share

a wondeful "teddy" creation with us.  The other talented ladies on the DT

have also made some terrific creations to inspire you to play along.

Please go visit them and say "hi". 

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

ATSM Challenge #111: "Anything Goes w/optional twist of Get Well/Thinking of You"
Divas by Design - Tags
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge #193 - Anything Goes
The Outlawz Friday Coloring Challenge - Teddy Bears

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Til next time...hugs and happy crafting! D

52CCT September Sketch Challenge

Hello friends and followers - so happy you've decided to visit me today!

This week at 52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown (52CCCT), our 

hostess Asha has a sketch challenge for you 

take a lookie-see

We also have a wonderful sponsor for this week

I've used one of Deedee's fabulous digital stamp sets called "Away in a Manger"

Here's my card:

Such a sweet image and a wonderful way to remember
the true meaning of Christmas!

I'm really proud of myself lately as I've been making a true
effort to use up some of my stash of designer papers.
I love this combo of the light blue and dark - don't you?

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Christmas Card Challenges #40 - Anything Goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra for September - Anything Goes
Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge - Use R, E or D (I used D for dies)
Papertake Weekly - anything goes

I hope that you will decide to join us this week at 52CCT.
My lovely DT pals have made some gorgeous Christmas creations
to further inspire and awe you.  Please go check them out :o)
Til next time...hugs and merry crafting! D

Wonderful Wednesday at Kraftin Kimmie - I'm a Krafty Gal Guest Designer for September!!

I'm so excited to share with you that I was selected to be a Krafty Guest Designer this month. 

EEEEK -  such an honor!

I've really admire the work of this terrifically talented team 

and I LOVE, love, LOVE Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps.

I hope you enjoy what I share with you this month!

Welcome to the first Wonderful Wednesday challenge for September and we hope you can play along!! As always....it's ANYTHING GOES!! Break out your Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and get krafty!!

Here'a my card  for your inspiration - take a look please:

My inspiration for this card was Krafty Girl Tracey Penney's video from 

Krafty Tips & Tutes Week #33 - Creating a Chalkboard  Effect.

 This stamp called Perfect Poison is just... well, "perfect" 

to use for this technique as she looks extra spooky.   

This is a bit larger card (due to the DSP banner that I used)
with a finished size of 4 3/4" x 6 3/4" - but it will still fit in a 5x7 envelope.

I'm entering my card in the following challenges:
Creative Card Crew 69 Chalkboard
Just Us Girls #256 Wildcard Week (anything other than a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" size).
Simply Create Too Challenge #69 "Show Us Something New" - new stamp used
Sweet Stampin' Challenges - Embossing
Brown Sugar Challenge #109  "Anything Goes"
Clear it Out Challenges - Theme "anything goes"/Stash "anything goes"
(I used some designer paper that I've had in my stash for a long time)
Loves Rubber Stamps Challenge #119 "Anything Goes"

At Kraftin' Kimmie we want EVERYONE to be able to play along so your submission can use ANY stamp and can be any theme, any style, any design and it can be a card, a scrapbook page, an altered item....you name it!! It must be a NEW creation and you can enter at the Kraftin Kimmie Stamps Challenge blog post until September 9th at midnight! At the end of the month one random winner will be chosen from all the submissions for the whole month and will receive a $20 Gift Card to the shop!!! 

What do you think.....wanna WIN?? Let's see your krafty stuff!!  

The other lovely Krafty Gals and Guests  have made some gorgeous creations for this week's Wonderful Wednesday inspiration to get you kraftin'. Please go visit them and see what they have to say.

I can't wait to see YOUR kreations in our gallery!!

Thanks for stopping by to visit me today!

Til next time...hugs and happy kraftin'!

Deedee's September Digi of the Month

Hello crafty friends and followers!
A special hello to my newest follower - I'll be stopping by soon to return the favor :o).

Today I have a fun card to share with you for the 

Deedee's Digi of the Month challenge.

Take a look:

If you participated in last month's challenge, you should have already received this set FREE.

If you are just getting started with us, you can purchase this full set (see below) 

during this month for the special price of only $1.25.

I hope that you will be joining us this month!

When you make and link up a project using our Digi of the Month, you get the next month's featured set for free! This is a great chance to join in and start collecting new, FREE digis each month!

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

613 Avenue Create Challenge #87 - AG w/ optional twist of sights, sounds, tastes of Autumn.

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge for September

Simply Create Too  Challenge#69 - "Show Us Something New" - new digis used

The Squirrel and the Fox Challenge #76 - Spring or Autumn (my 2nd entry)

Thanks so much for stopping by to visit me today!

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

I'm BAAAAACCK!

Hello sweet friends and followers.

It is with great joy that I can tell you that the splint has been removed

from my thumb and I'm back to coloring and crafting again

after 6 lonnnnngggg weeks.

I am so very happy!

I can now get back to making my rounds and visiting all of you as well :o). 

A quick post today as I'm bumping up against the deadline to get

my card linked up for the monthly challenge

at From the Heart - using this darling stamp of the month

Super cute - huh?

This is the free digi stamp of the month called "Pumpkin Pigwit"

(for those who have entered the previous monthly challenge).

I don't know about the rest of you but summer just sailed by for me.

Even though I do love summer, I am very ready for fall.

Looking forward to all the lovely colors, cool nights and warm days

and yummy fall goodies baking in the oven. 

I am entering this card in then following challenges:

From the Heart - August Digi of the Month challenge

The Paper Players #211 - Tic Tac Toe

(I used patterned paper, embossing (dry) and buttons)

Papertake Weekly - Sketchie Free For all

Simon Says Wednesday Challenges - Anything Goes

The Pink Elephant - TPE265 - Anything Goes

The Squirrel and the Fox - Challenge #76 Spring or Autumn

So that's it for me today. Thanks so very much for stopping by to visit!

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

MTTC #256 - Food and/or Drink

Hello fellow crafty friends - hope each and every one of you are doing well.
It's been a crazy couple weeks for me with little time to craft.
(I hate it when that happens -lol).
I'm now 5 weeks into wearing the splint on my thumb.
I've learned to adapt with so many things but still
can't fully craft the way I'd like to.
The good news is that I'm only have about a week to go.
I can't wait!

So... It's time for another challenge at My Time to Craft - whoot whoo!
This fortnight's challenge is to show food and/or drink on your creation.

Here's my card to share with you:

I was really scratching my head on this one, but then remembered that

I had this darling mushroom already cut out and on my

craft desk from a previous project. Whew!

Now there are some (like my darling daughter) 

who would say that mushrooms don't qualify as food 

(She hates them!). However, I would wholeheartedly disagree.

I must admit though that I've never seen one so cute - hehehe.

I hope that you will decide to join us this time for

MTTC #256.  My lovely DT pals have made some

delicious creations for your inspiration as we'll. 

please go visit them and say "hi".

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

52CCT August Stash Challenge

Hello friends!
Time for another weekly challenge at 52CCT.
This week our hostess, Gill, would like to see
glitter and glimmer on your Christmas cards.

Here's my DT card to inspire you:

I had this stamped panel on my desk so

I grabbed a piece of my red glitter paper to mat it

and then added a couple stars that I also had in my stash.

Viola! Isn't it amazing how quickly just a bit of 

glitter changes a plain card to a wow card?

My lovely DT pals at 52CCT have also made 

some gorgeous Christmas cards for your inspiration.

I hope you will decide to join us this week. 

I can't wait to visit and see what you make!

Til next time...hugs and happy crafting!