Well...yep....you've KINDA seen this one before!

Hi everyone! Hope you're enjoying your weekend. I'm not ready to go back to work tomorrow. I still have so much crafting I have to get done. My amazing sister asked me forever ago to make her one of these easel cards in pink for her grandaughter, Jordan. She said "no hurry". Well she probably learned her lesson on telling me that one! LOL! It's only taken me about six months to get it done for her. UGH! Anyway, so yes, if you were visiting me six months ago, you saw almost the same card that I did in blue for our Magnolia-licious Design Team challenge.

This cute Tilda is #388 Dinner Tilda from Magnolia-licious. And guess what! Yep... She' s out of stock. This is really starting to be ridiculous. Diana has TONS of stamps in stock, yet I always manage to pick one that isn't. I'm so sorry! It does say it's on order, though. So hopefully she'll be back in stock soon! She's colored with Copic markers, cut out, and popped up for dimension. I also used my Gypsy, Cricut Expression, and George cartridge to make all the stars, and the Sweethearts cartridge for the flourishes which I got from Hallmark Scrapbook. The papers are all digi, and it apprears the stickles affected them a bit. What is it with Stickles? I'm finding they make several different types of ink run. UGH!

I used a Martha Stewart border punch to help create the "stop" for the easel card, and added a pretty silk bow along with a star charm, all available at Stamp and Create. It's finally on it's way to you, Peggy. I hope Jordan likes it! Love you bunches!!

That's it for today! Thanks so much for stopping by to see me today and hope to see you back again soon!

Wags 'n Whiskers - Tag or Bookmark

Happy Friday everyone! We made it through the week and hopefully today will go by quickly. It's time for a new Wags 'n Whiskers challenge, and this week, it's from the awesomely talented Karen! She is asking for a tag or bookmark. I chose to make a hang tag for a gift bag with this adorable image of Danni called Snuzzle Love.

I stamped her, colored her with Copic markers, cut her out and then popped her up onto an oval cut with my Nestabilities. I LOVE this paper by Basic Grey June Bug collection that I got from Stamp and Create. I machine stitched around the outside of the circle, as well as in the inset. The large scalloped circles were cut with my Gypsy and Cricut with the Alphalicious cartridge. Added some pretty flowers and some amazing silk ribbon, and this was done.

Please be sure and visit the Wags 'n Whiskers challenge blog to see the fabulous creation from the rest of the Divas!! And we've got two new Guest Divas too! We'd love it if you'd join us in the challenge, but remember...if you want to win, you MUST use a Wags 'n Whiskers image in your submission! If you don't have any Wags 'n Whiskers images to use, just click HERE to go shopping!

Thanks so much for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!!

Some Bunny Loves You - A new Papertake Weekly challenge

I know you're not goin to see this until Tuesday, but it's Monday now and the finale of The Bachelor is on in just an hour and a half! I don't know what's going to happen, but I'm wondering if he's going to end up not choosing either one. I don't know. Can't wait to see what happens! With it being Tuesday, that means it's time for a new Papertake Weekly challenge. This week, Dawny's challenge is Buttons, Bows, Brads, and Bling and we're being sponsored by Truly Scrumptious! I chose to use this absolutely adorable stamp from Wags 'n Whiskers called Some Bunny Loves You. Are they not the most precious set of bunnies?? I love them! They're colored with Copic markers. The sentiment is from The Cutting Cafe' in a set called Easter Sentiments. That lucious ribbon is silk and is available at Stamp and Create along with the Bow Easy.

I have to be honest and say that I really do not like the way this card turned out. I just could not get it balanced. I made the mistake of attaching the image and ribbon before anything else. And that was the end of me. I couldn't get anything else to look right with it. Oh well....such is life. I still LOVE the image. LOL!

Please be sure and pop over to Papertake Weekly and check out the rest of the awesome creation by the design team! Then we'd love it if you'd grab your paper and glue and join us in the challenge! You might get lucky and win a prize from Truly Scrumptious!

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

Card recipe:

image - Some Bunny Loves You from Wags 'n Whiskers; sentiment from The Cutting Cafe'

ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Sketch markers

Tools: Bow Easy, Martha Stewart frond punch

misc: silk ribbon; buttons, brads and bling from my stash.

Hop for Joy! A new Magnolia-licious DT sketch challenge

Good morning and happy March 1st....the month that has the first day of spring! YAY! LOL! We have a new DT sketch challenge for you from Magnolia-licious. This month, it's Jacque's turn to choose the challenge and she provided us with an awesome sketch! I wanted to use this adorable Tilda in a bunny suit that I got from Magnolia-licious. And true to my record, I have used yet another stamp that is not in stock in the store. UGH! I'm so sorry. But if you're interested, please be sure and email Diana. I also used #427 flowers from Lazy Summer Days collection. Both are colored with Copic markers and Tilda is cut out and popped up for dimension.

The fun and punny sentiment is from a set of Easter Greetings at The Cutting Cafe' called Happy Easter Inside and Out Greetings. The butterflies are cut using my Cricut, and I added a Prima rose I got from Stamp and Create and some cherry blossoms I got from Wild Orchid Crafts. Please be sure and visit Magnolia-licious Highlites to see the gorgeous cards the rest of my design team sisters have created. They are all so fabulously talented. And we're excited that we've got two new guest designers joining us as well! So a huge welcome to Mindy and Angela!

That's it for today! Thanks so much for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!!

Card recipe:

images - Magnolia from Magnolia-licious, sentiment from The Cutting Cafe'

Paper: DP - Basic Grey Two Scoops; cardstock - Bazzill; stamped images on cryogen white

ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Copic Sketch markers

Tools: Cricut with Tear Drop cart for butterlfies, MS frond and branch punches, Round and scalloped round Nestabilities

Misc: ribbon from Stamp and Create, Kaiser half backed pearls, dimensional tape, stickles

April Showers bring May Flowers. Peggy Loves Vintage with The Cutting Cafe'

Happy Saturday everyone! Hope you're having a wonderful weekend. We had a rainy day today, which is wonderful. I love rainy days. Now please understand that I also live Reno, which is high altitude desert. So we just don't get rainy days. We get good snowy days, but rain storms are far and few between. So when we get one, I love it. Ok, enough about the weather! :) Let's move on to this adorable duck and baby from Peggy Loves Vintage! This image is actually from the New Baby Volume 2 cd. Be sure and really look at the images on Peggy's CDs with an open mind. They can be used for so many different things. I cut the image from the front of a baby shower card, because I thought they'd make the most adorable card to celebrate Spring.

I printed out two of the images because I wanted to pop up Mama Duck, baby duck, and the top part of the umbrella. I just used some dimensional tape to pop them up. Hopefully you can see the dimension a little better in the picture below. Please visit Peggy's blog too. She's got a couple great images she's giving away right now. Please be sure and leave her some love and let her know which image you like best. She'd also love it if you'd link up your project you made.

I mounted this adorable duck and baby on a FABULOUS scalloped square from The Cutting Cafe'! I don't know if you've seen the new large scalloped square from Spellbinders, and I also know I don't have to tell you how spendy they are. You can get the Assorted Scalloped Set 1 file from The Cutting Cafe', which has quite a few different type of scallops on it, for a grand total of $5.99, and you can make it any size you want with the click of your mouse!!! Easy peasy! You can either use the wpc file to cut it out with a cutting machine, or you can use the pdf file and your scissors. I truly LOVE this file of scallops! I cut mine out with my Pazzle Inspiration which I got from Hallmark Scrapbook! Hallmark is one of my favorite stores to shop at on line. Jody and Brad are the most wonderful people! They have the best prices and service ever! I also used the Rain, Rain, Go Away file for the sentiment. Regina has been releasing lots of new files, so please be sure and check them out over at The Cutting Cafe'!!

Thanks so much for stopping to see me today, and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!

Card Recipe:

Image - Peggy Loves Vintage New Baby Volume 2 cd; Sentiment and scalloped frame - The Cutting Cafe'

DP - DCWV Whimsy stack; cardstock - Bazzill

Tools - Pazzle Inspiration, EK Success flower punch, Circle Nesatabilites for sentiment

Misc: buttons - stash, silk ribbon, Kaiser half backed pearls, dimensional tape

Wags 'n Whiskers - Free Style!!

WooHoo!! Happy Friday!! It's time for a new Wags 'n Whiskers challenge, and this week the talented Inge said it's Freestyle week!! I have been just waiting to use this beautiful image of Ansley in prayer. Oh my goodness, she's so pretty! I just think she's amazing for so many things. A first Communion card, a "your in my thoughts and prayers" card, a Sympathy card, a Baptism card, and the list goes on and on. She's colored with Copic markers, cut out, and then popped up with dimensional tape.

Please be sure and visit the Wags 'n Whiskers challenge blog to see the gorgeous creations the rest of the WnW Design Divas came up with! What a talented bunch of ladies! And then we'd love it if you'd join us in the challenge as well. Remember in order to win, you must use a Wags 'n Whiskers image! And if you don't have any yet, then what the heck are you waiting for! Thanks for stopping by to see me today and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!!

card recipe:

image: Wags 'n Whiskers - Say a Prayer

paper - DP - Graphic 45; cardstock - Bazzill; stamped image on Cryogen White

ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Sketch markers

Tools - oval nestabilities, MS frond punch, Sewing Machine

misc: silk ribbon, cross charm, Prima flowers, Wild Orchid Crafts brown roses, Stickles (Frosted Lace), dimensional tape

Papertake Weekly - Sketch Challenge!!

Happy Tuesday! Hope your week is off to a great start! It's time for a new challenge from Papertake Weekly, and it's sketch week! That means we get another awesome sketch from the amazingly talented Dawny! And this week, we're being sponsored by Simon Says Stamp!

For this one, I used one of my favorite Hanglar and Stanglar images. Isn't it just too cute? I think it makes the perfect "hang in there" card! And that's exactly what this is for. A friend that's having a pretty rough go of it.

Please be sure and pop over to Papertake Weekly and check out the amazing creations from the rest of the design team! They are one talented bunch! And then grab your paper and glue and join us in the challenge for a chance to win a fabulous prize from Simon Says Stamp! Thanks so much for stopping by to see me today and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!

Recipe:

image- Hanglar and Stanglar

paper - DP is Basic Grey, cardstock is Bazzill

ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Sketch Markers

misc: silk ribbon; flower from Wild Orchid Crafts; buttons from stash; dimensional tape

Easter Basket set from The Cutting Cafe' plus a card drive!

Hi everyone! Hope you've enjoyed your weekend! Believe it or not, we got 18 inches of unexpected snow last night! LOL! It's a winter wonderland out there! And we had 60 deg weather all last week! It got me in the mood for spring, and then Mother Nature just yelled "PSYCH" at me this morning when I got up! LOL! Oh well...what else can I expect for February in Reno? Enough about the weather. I've got to tell you about all the FABULOUS new Easter files that Regina has over at The Cutting Cafe'!!! This on is the Easter Basket Set, and it's just one of many that she has just released, and I love it! It's the cutest little treat basket you could ever want to find and it cuts and goes together in the blink of an eye! Sooooo easy!! And it's the perfect size to just give someon a little treat. This one has six of the dark chocolate Dove squares inside it!! That's a lot of chocolate! Please be sure and pop over to The Cutting Cafe' and check out all the fabulous files, including this adorable Easter Basket Set!

My friend Lacey is having a card drive for a friends Aunt who is turning 100 years old on Easter Sunday this year! How awesome is that??!! We're shooting for 100 cards for her 100th birthday. Can you imagine how she would feel to receive that many cards?! If you're interested in helping by sending a card, please email Lacey at laceysoliving@bellsouth.net. Please visit Lacey's blog for more info. Lacey is the owner of Stamp and Create. One of my very favorite stores for shopping on line for stamps and embellishments. Her prices are the best and her service is top notch! Do yourself a favor and check it out! She's also the co-owner of Wags 'n Whiskers along with Nikki Fairbairn (owner of Bunny Zoe's Crafts, another one of my favorite stores that I love to shop at!!

Happy Easter Chickie! Peggy Loves Vintage - Spring Fling CD

Happy Saturday my friends!! I sure hope you're enjoying your weekend! I know I sure am. I think after I finish posting this, I might just go in and take a little nap! Doesn't that sound just scrumptious?? It does to me! LOL! Especially since it's cloudy and cool. I finished this cute Easter card in no time at all, thanks to the fabulous images from Peggy Loves Vintage! I just pulled up this adorable chick from her Spring Fling cd, and printed it out twice. I cut both of them out and popped them up from the base and then again inbetween layers for dimension. Isn't she just too cute??!! And the coolest part is you can print her whatever size you want!!!

I really love these adorable vintage images from Peggy Loves Vintage. And it makes making a card sooo quick and easy! Please be sure and check out all the fabulous images she has available. Also check out her blog and become a follower. She likes to give away free images!

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

recipe: image - Peggy Loves Vintage - Spring Fling cd

papers - DP: polkadots - Pink Petticoat , Gingham - Wild Rose Spring cd, cardstock - Bazzill

misc: - ribbon from stash, Kaiser half backed pearls, Martha Stewart corner punch, dimensional tape, punched flowers

Magnolia-licious Blog Hop Winner

Time to pull a winner for the Magnolia-licious blog hop! So without any further ado...here we go....

True Random Number Generator

Min: 1
Max: 76
Result:
19
Powered by RANDOM

Ok....off to count....be right back.....

And the winner is..... BARB HARDEMAN!!


Barb Hardeman said...
Oh, ladybug, this is just fabulous. The entire card is just so spring-y! Love the dp's you used and the ribbon with the umbrella charm , well you know me and charms...Love how you popped Tilda as a butterfly up on the inside with all the fun-shine elements. Brings a smile to this girls face...hugs...Barb

CONGRATS BARB!! Please email me your address so I can get your prize out to you! Thanks to everyone for playing!

hugs!

Wags 'n Whiskers - My Favorite Things!

Happy Friday everyone! We made it through another week and it's time for a new Wags 'n Whiskers challenge. This week, the challenge comes from the awesome Jacqui, and she's asking everyone to use their favorite things. I chose to work with one of the new "Wee Ones" from the newest release of Wags 'n Whiskers stamps called "Hey Grandma". Isn't he so adorable??

So what did I use on my card that's my favorite things? Well, I'll start with the image that reminds me of my four Grandsons, then there's buttons and silk bows, polka dots, and an adorable charm! I used my Copics and Nesties and Cricut to cut the stars, too! So there's tons of things that represent things I love. :) I'm not so sure about the pom poms on this one, though. I don't think I like them.

Please be sure and visit Wags 'n Whiskers to see the AMAZING creations by the rest of the Diva's. They are sooooo talented! And then please grab your Wags 'n Whiskers images and play along with the challenge too for a chance to win a free stamp! Thanks so much for stopping to see me today, and hope to see you back again soon!! Hugs!!

recipe:

image: Wags 'n Whiskers - Hey Grandma

DP - Three Bugs in a Rug; Polka Dots are digi paper from Pink Petticoat; Cardstock - Bazzill

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Copic Sketch markers

Tools: Nestabilities for circle and scalloped circle, Cricut, Gypsy, and George cart for stars

Misc: silk ribbon, ball cap charm, buttons, trim

No IFs, ANDs, or BUTTS!! A new Papertake Weekly Challenge

Another Monday bites the dust! I love it once I get Monday conquered at work. And that means that tonight is Bachelor night! oooooooo....what's gonna happen?? It shows previews of Allie calling him to tell him she made the wrong choice. Is he going to let her back in or tell her she made her bed, so now she can lay (lie?) in it! I can see English teachers cringing everywhere! LOL! I can't wait to see what happens!!! Ok, enough about cutie patootie Jake! It's time for a new Papertake Weekly challenge! And this week, I showed just how clueless I really am! LOL! So I see the challenge for this week, and it says Check this out! So in my brainless head, I thought...Oh...Dawny wants us to look at the sponsor. I'm such a dweeb! LOL! I was supposed to use something checked! UGH! Anyway, if you click on the pic, you can see a VERY VERY TEENY TINY check on the large piece of background paper! LOL! Works for me since I didn't have time to do a redo! :) So this week, we're being sponsored by the Stitchy Stamp Store, and they so graciously gave the DT some images to play with. When I saw this adorable little darling, I knew I HAD to have her! Wouldn't she have looked way cute in little checkered bloomers too?? :)

So I printed her up and colored her with Copic markers, then cut around her with my Nesties. The sentiment is one I came up with to go with the image and I just printed it out on the computer. Her bloomers were paper pieced with some digi paper. Be sure and pop over to Papertake Weekly and "CHECK" out the rest of the talented DT's projects! Then grab your paper and glue and play along with us. You just might win an awesome prize from The Stitchy Stamp Store! Thanks for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back again soon! hugs!

recipe:

image: The Stitchy Stamp Store

paper: can't find my remnant, but I'm pretty sure it's by My Minds Eye; cardstock is Bazzill

Tools: Nestabilities, both round and long scalloped rectangle; sewing machine

Misc: silk ribbon; flower charm from Stamp and Create

Wags 'n Whiskers Blog Candy

YAY! I was one of the random blogs for blog candy for the Wags 'n Whiskers blog hop on Friday! I pulled a number via Random.org and the winner is:

#17 NANCY!!!


Nancy said...
Oh so cute love your card Sharon! Your coloring is awesome and I love the papers and flowers!
Hugs,
Nancy

February 12, 2010 1:58 AM

Congrats Nancy!!! You win your choice of two Wags 'n Whiskers stamps! I'm so excited for you! Please contact Lacey at LaceySoLiving@bellsouth.net

A huge congrats to all the winners, and you can check out the complete list of winners over at the Wags 'n Whiskers challenge blog! All the new stamps are available for purchase HERE!! Thanks so much for playing along!! Hugs!

A Magnolia-licious Blog Hop with Pop Ups! So it's a POP HOP!

Hi everyone and Happy Monday! Welcome to the Magnolia-licious Blog Hop! If you arrived here from the amazingly talented Kerry, then you're on the right track. If not, then you might want to head to the beginning at the Magnolia-licious Highlites blog. This month, we're making cards that are pop-ups! Fun stuff!!! This was my first ever pop up card, so I was in a little bit of a quandry on how to make one and not have a big open slit on the outside of my card. I finally worked it out where it doesn't look like I've just got a pieced together mess. LOL! I just used an inner piece of cardstock that was lighter weight, turned that into my cut piece for the pop up, and then glued that into the inside of my card base.

On the outside of my card, I used Tilda in Spring Rain and the rock wall, and I can't find it on Diana's site Magnolia-licious right now. So if you're interested in either one, please be sure and contact Diana about it. Diana has TONS of stamps in stock, but for some reason, I seem to have a knack for picking stamps to use that are sold out. I'm so sorry!

I stamped Tilda in Memento Tuxedo Black ink, and then masked her off and stamped the rock wall behind her. I then colored them with Copic markers. The large flowers are Prima . I then added a silk bow along with an umbrella charm from Stamp and Create. The sentiment is from a set called Rain, Rain Go Away from The Cutting Cafe'.

Inside I used Tilda as a butterfly (also currently sold out at Magnolia-licious), #463 the rain cloud (only I didn't use it as a rain cloud), #468 Dot Butterflies, and #421 the sun. Tilda as butterfly is the only piece that actually pops up. The sentiment is computer generated and then cut out with Nesties.

Now for the fun part, if you would like to win this card and a few other little goodies, just leave a comment on this post before midnight Pacific time on Friday night, Feb 19th. I will draw a winner via Random.org sometime that weekend. So leave your comment, and then hop on over to see Cheryl. There's not a doubt in my mind that she is going to have an amazing creation to show you! Thanks so much for coming by to see me today and playing in our blog hop! Hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!

Happy Valentine's Day!!

I hope you're having a wonderful day, whether it be with your sweetie, your kids, grandkids, friends, or just time alone to reflect. But whatever you're doing, I hope you're enjoying it. This was just a quick Valentine card I threw together simply because I wanted to use this adorable frog! That's it, nothing else than to use the frog. LOL!

He's a digi image from Pink Cat Studio and I printed him out three times. I popped the balloon, his hands (or front legs - whichever you want to call them) and his face up once each, and his eyes I added a third so they're really sticking up. Cardstock is Bazzill, and the frog is colored with Copic markers.

The sentiment is computer generated, and it was just a lot of fun tomake. Thanks so much for stopping by to see me today, and I sure hope to see you back here tomorrow for a Magnolia-licious blog hop!! Take care and have a wonderful day! HUGS!