Kraftin' Kimmie - Recylce it!

Hey everyone and happy weekend!! Whoot Whoot!! LOL! I do love my weekends!  So it's time for a new challenge over at Kraftin' Kimmie's Stamps, and this week our amazing hostess is the one and only Melanie Holtz, and she is challenging us to recycle it! So use anything recycled on your card.  Melanie used Calla Lily on her card, so that's the prize that will be up for grabs if you play along with the challenge and use a Kraftin' Kimmie image on your project!  Here's what I came up with. I actually recycled an angel charm that came off an old angel charm necklace I've had for forever.

Just a really quick post as it's very late and I'm very tired *yawn*  For my card, I used the fabulous new Springtime Lulu from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps.  She's colored with Copic markers on Cryogen White paper and the papers are Authentique matted with Bazzill cardstock. The flowers are of course from Wild Orchid Crafts, and the lace is from my stash that is also recycled.

Just wanted to address two things...

1.  Kimmie has her Frugal Friday specials up.  There are SIX awesome stamps that are on special until Sunday night for 40 - 50% off their regular price!! How awesome is that! So rush over and get the ones you want before they're gone!!

2. There's something really special happening next week at Kraftin' Kimmie's Stamps! I'm not going to give it away yet, but check back the beginning of next week and you might get a little sneek peak at something I think you're gonna love! Until then, I hope to see you participate in the challenge over at Kraftin' Kimmie's Challenge Blog!  Please be sure to pop over to see all the gorgeous work by my insanely talented teamies!!! Thaniks for stopping by to see me today and hope to see you back again soon!

Hey Ladybug!!

Can you believe it? A non-Tilda card? Oh my goodness!! LOL!!! I just didn't have much time this weekend at all to craft! But then I remembered I started this card last weekend and had it almost finished. Just had to put a few finishing touches on it.

This little bunny is by Whippersnapper. I LOVE ladybugs, and when I saw this cute bunny checking out this ladybug, I knew this stamp had to be mine. I colored the stamp with my Copic markers which are now available at Hallmark Scrapbook!

The DP is Nana's Kids and the cardstock is Bazzill. I used a Martha Stewart punch and a Fiskars border punch too. Those cool tassles came from J's. And LOOK! I finally learned how to put my name on my work with my Photoshop! Maybe there's hope for me after all!!! LOL!!

That's it for tonight! I sure appreciate you coming to visit me today, and hope to see you back again soon! Have a wonderful day! HUGS!

Hog Wild about the Irish

Happy Friday everyone!!! I've got some exciting news to announce on Sunday, so stay tuned! I just felt like doing a light hearted, whimsical card tonight, so that's exactly what I did! I grabbed this cute stamp I just got from Whippersnapper, and was looking at it after I stamped it trying to figure out what I wanted to do when this popped into my head!

I colored the stamp with my Copic markers (coming soon to Hallmark Scrapbook), and I think it clearly shows I still need to learn a lot more about those! The DP is Nana's Kids and cardstock is Bazzill.

I added a couple Prima Flowers with some Making Memories brads in the center, and then printed off the sentiment from my computer which is double popped for dimension. Used my new favorite MS border punch too!! A lot of you will be happy to see that Hallmark Scrapbook is going to be carrying the Martha Stewart border punches!! And she ships anywhere!! YAY!!

That was all there was to it! Quite simple really! Thanks for stopping by to see me today and hope to see you back again soon!! HUGS!!

Wish

Happy Hump Day everyone! The work week is downhill from here and Friday is now in sight! I think this is probably one of my favorite Tilda's ( I don't say that about each one, do I????) I just think she looks like she's sooooooooooooo deep in thought!

I colored her with my Copic markers (soon to be available at Hallmark Scrapbook) and set her inside a circle I cut with my Nestabilities. The DP is by Daisy D's from last year or maybe even the year before. Cardstock is Bazzill.

I got that beautiful pink ribbon from I Heart Papers, and the buttons are just from my stash. I threaded them with some embroidery floss. The letter from "wish" came from that sheet of letter stickers that comes with the packages of Basic Grey paper. I used the lower case letters. I also used a couple of my Martha Stewart border punches across the bottom. I really love those border punches!!

I sure hope you're not getting tired of seeing me make Tilda cards. I just got a whole bunch of new ones that I'll be inking up pretty quickly. I'll TRY and squeeze in some other cards here and there! LOL! Don't forget!! If you love the Magnolia stamps, they are on their way to Hallmark Scrapbooks shop. They should be there soon, with awesome prices and superb customer service!!

Thanks so much for stopping by to check in on me today! I sure do appreciate your visits, and love it even more if you take a minute to say hi and let me know what you think about things. Have a wonderful day and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!!

Miss you! Peggy Loves Vintage

This card seriously took me about all of 10 minutes to make! And isn't it the cutest? I don't think it LOOKS like it only took 10 minutes to make! Seriously, I wouldn't have even had the time to grab my purse and keys to go to the store to even buy a card in that amount of time!!!!

To make it, I used one of the adorable files from the Circus CD from Peggy Loves Vintage. Isn't this little adorable elephant too precious? And "miss you" is exactly what it was saying to me. I just printed the pic out with my computer, used a piece of craft cardstock, cut a piece of red Bazzill cardstock and a couple strips of white Bazzill cardstock, tied a bow, and that was it!!! The "miss you"stamp is from Kim Hughes over at Cornish Heritage Farms. I love these vintage cd's!! They take me right back to cards from my childhood. Please be sure and go check them out! Peggy is working on getting her web site up where she can sell world wide, so don't worry! These adorable images will soon be available to everyone! Thanks for stopping by to see me today and hope to see you back again soon! HUGS!!

Three Clovers Thursday challenge - Exciting news!!

I am SOOOO proud and honored to announce that I am on a new inspiration team for Three Clovers Thursday challenges by Kerry Donovan - Casey! Kerry is not only the sweetest person, she is also UBER talented! Her work just amazes me, and I'm still pinching myself to make sure I'm not dreaming that I am on this amazing Inspiration Team! This is the first week for Three Clovers Thursday challenge, and it was a sketch challenge, and I really enjoyed working with it! Here's what I came up with. This is the kick off week for Three Clovers Thursday challenge, so how could I resist using shamrocks?? Yes, I know they're four leaf clovers, but let's not get TOO technical! *smile*

The DP is Basic Grey and cardstock is Bazzill. I used some really cool downloadable stamps from The Cutting Cafe. Both the St Patty's words and the pot of shamrocks are from the same set. Aren't they awesome?! I colored them in with my Copic markers, and of course I had to use one of my favorite MS border punches!

Again, we would truly love it if you would play along with this challenge. Just pop over to Three Clover Designs and look at what the rest of the fabulously talented Inspiration Team came up with!! I'm telling you, you're going to love what you see!! Then get out your paper and glue and play along!

Thanks for stopping by to see me today and I hope to see you back again soon!

HUGS!!

The Cutting Cafe conversation box

I can't shout this from the rooftops loud enough. I love Regina's downloadable stamps and cutting files over at The Cutting Cafe'! I have so much fun with these things! This one is a little box she made for those boxes of candy conversation hearts. Well, that's not all it's good for! I'm going to put a little Easter treat in this one!

I cut the box out with my Pazzle Inspiration out of kraft cardstock from PTI so it would be sturdy. (The Pazzle is available at Hallmark Scrapbook). Then covered that with my Making Memories DP. That cute little frog, well it's floating around this mess of a crafting area somewhere, but I'm pretty sure it's by Whippersnapper.

I colored the stamp up with my Copic markers and then cut it out and popped it up off the box for some dimension. I added the border using my MS border punch and added a little ribbon. That's all there was to it! It was so quick and easy to make thanks to Regina's files! Please be sure and visit her site and look through all the amazing stamps and cutting files she has to offer.

Thanks so much for stopping by today and hope to see you back again soon! Tomorrow is hump day! WOOHOO!! HUGS!

Cherry Tilda on a swing - Hello

I have some really exciting news for you!!! I know a LOT of you have been looking for Magnolia stamps in the US. Well... Hallmark Scrapbook is going to be carrying the stamps along with the Copic markers!!! The prices they are putting on these stamps are the best I've seen yet! Just pop over to HALLMARK SCRAPBOOK, and do a search for Magnolia. (She's still trying to get them set up on their site - or just click on Magnolia). You'll see the prices she's putting on them. It's AWESOME! She's waiting for her order to come in, so keep a close eye out!

For this card I used Cherry Tilda. I don't have the swing yet, so I used one that my wonderful friend Dawny from Pink Piggy sent me!! Thank you again Dawny! I cut out Cherry Tilda and popped her up off the swing stamp. And then chalk inked the background in blue. I colored the stamp with my Copic markers. I'm still amazed at how wonderful these markers are!

I used the Martha Stewart heart border punch, the DP is Scenic Route, and the cardstock is Bazzill except for the blue. I have no idea what that is. Sorry! Also put some Dew Drops down the right edge.

Thanks so much for stopping by to see me today, and I hope to see you back again soon! Have a wonderful Sunday!! HUGS!

Bitten By The Bug challenge this week - Love

Hi! Hope you enjoyed your weekend! Monday means the reveal of this weeks Bitten By the Bug challenge to you, and this week it's the word LOVE from the Home Accents cartridge in the color brown. This is a very simple, yet very effective cut. These items are available for purchase at Hallmark Scrapbook.

The DP is Creative Imaginations and cardstock is Bazzill. I used my lace doily border punch by Martha Stewart and the heart punch is also MS. Added a Prima flower with some ribbon and a few pearls for bling, and that just about completes this very simple card.

Please be sure and visit Bitten By The Bug to see the rest of the deisgners beautiful creations. And we'd love it if you would play along with the challenge! Thanks for stopping by to see me and I hope to see you back again soon!!

Smooches

WOOHOO!!!! It's FRIDAY!! Ok, is she not the cutest thing you've ever seen??? LOL! I LOVE that hair! I just want to pick her up and squeeze her! These are two new Tilda stamps I received today, and I just couldn't rest my head on my pillow until I created a card with them. I stamped them separately and cut them both out after coloring them with my Copic markers.

The stone wall is popped up off the card, and then Tilda is popped up from the stone wall. The large circle behind them was cut with my Nesties, and the tag was cut with my Cricut Expression and my Fabulous Finds cartridge, both of which are available at Hallmark Scrapbook.

I used two different Martha Stewart Border punches down the right side and threw some button on for added interest. The DP is Cosmo Cricket Twist and Shout and the cardstock is Bazzill. I used just a tiny bit of Cat's Eye chalk ink in Chestnut Roan around the edge of the inner circle. The "smooches" stamp is from a set by Kim Hughes over at Cornish Heritage Farms.

Have a wonderful Friday everyone! Thanks for stopping by to see me and I hope to see you back again soon! Don't forget to sign up for my blog candy if you haven't already. Just click HERE. Hugs!!

Nothing holds a candle....

YAY!!!!!! We made it through the week to another glorious weekend!!! I LOVE my weekends!! Ok, I'm sorry...I can't help it. I can't stay away from these precious stamps! I can't get enough. SOMEBODY STOP ME!!!! LOL! Please???....... :0) I had this card in mind as soon as I saw this stamp. I finally got to make it.

I stamped her out onto white cardstock and colored her with my Copic markers. I love these markers, but it sure takes a while to learn how to use them. I wish there were classes somewhere around here! I cut her out with my Nesties. I just typed up the sentiment out on my computer and printed it.

I used my yummy Martha Stewart border punch across the bottom and the ribbon is from Micahels. The button is Basic Grey. I used some Cat's Eye chalk ink around the edges of some of the cuts.

That's pretty much it! I sure appreciate you coming by to see me today! It means an awful lot to me!! Have a wonderful day and hope to see you again soon!!!