Papertake Weekly - it's sketch week!

Hi friends! It's Tuesday already and it's time for a new challenge from Papertake Weekly! This week it's time for one of Dawny's fabulous sketches!  (I love her sketches!) We're being sponsored this week by the fabulous Whiff of Joy!!  For my card, I chose to work with one of my new Magnolia stamps from Magnolia-licious, #112 Edwin with Package. He's from the brand new Merry Christmas 2010 collection which is available right now! I paired him with the dock which is not in stock right now. Please contact Diana if you're interested in it.  They're colored with Copic markers and then cut out and popped up from the card for dimension.

I used Bazzill cardstock for the base and all matting, and the PP are from Nitwit Collections, and there is lots of machine stitching too! Please be sure and pop over to Paprtake Weekly to check out the rest of my Design Team sisters fabulous creations this week. Then we'd love it if you'd grab your paper and glue and play along with us!  Thanks so much for making Papertake Weekly the #1 blog on Wikio again! We surely could not do it without you!! Thanks for stopping by to see me today and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!

Kraftin Kimmie - How Distressing!!!

Oh my gosh, you have no idea how excited I am!!! I was asked to be a Krafty Guest for the month of November for Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!! I think I probably blew her away with how fast I screamed YES! LOL! I love, love, love her stamps!!  So I'm totally excited to say that today is my first posting. The challenge hostess for this week is the amazingly talented Tara, and the challenge is "How Distressing"!  If you want a chance to win the stamp featured on Tara's card,  please be sure and play along with the challenge!  Just pop over HERE for all the details.  My card is very simplistic, but man did I ever distress the heck out of it!!  For my image, I used the beautiful Clara.  I adore her outfit and colored it up with Copic Sketch markers. I used lots of chalk ink around the edges of the paper, and then I got out my scissors. By the time I was distressing the last layer, my hands were cramping so bad that I couldn't seperate my fingers!  I need to look into one of those new distressing tools. Shopping time!!! LOL!  

Look what I did to that pretty pink silk ribbon! There oughta be a law!!  LOL! I dripped Copic refill ink onto it, and then I simply used a marker on it until it looked dirty enough to me. For the next step, I grabbed my scissors again and it felt like a slasher flick the way I was going at the poor ribbon! LOL! For a final touch, I  took my Copic marker and "flicked" it with my finger over the top of Clara's image  to try and splatter some random dark spots. I'm thinking it would have worked a little better had I first dripped a couple drops of refill ink onto the tip of the marker. The cardstock is Bazzill and the PP is from Nitwits. Be sure and do yourself a favor by going over to Kraftin' Kimmie's  blog to check out the gorgeous creations by the rest of the design team. And then be sure and join us in the challenge for a chance to win!! Thanks so much for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!

Wags 'n Whiskers - Sisters or Friendships

WooHoo! Happy Friday! It's time for a new challenge over at Wags 'n Whiskers, and this week the challenge is Sisters or Friendships, courtesy of the wonderful and talented Barbara! Don't forget that you can now use ANY stamp to enter the challenge for a chance to win a Wags 'n Whiskers image! We'd love to see your creation this week!  For my card, I used the adorable image called Gemma and Bella's spring fun! I used one of the shaped cards from the Cricut Wild Card cartridge. The image of Gemma and Bella is actually on the inside of the card.  Please visit all my Diva sisters to see their fabulous creations:

Chris, Tracy, Michele, Karen, Angelique, Tina, Jeanette, Debbie, Melanie, Mariska,  Carolina, Barbara, Kristen, Vicky, Lacey, and Nikki

I'm really excited to tell you that I have been invited by Kraftin Kimmie to be a Guest on her Design Team for the month of November! I'm sooooo stoked to get to work with her amazing images and her awesome Design Team!! My first posting will be tomorrow, so please stop by to take a peek! Thanks so much for stopping by to see me today and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!!

Twas the Night Before Christmas - A new release and challenge

There's a new release over at Digital Delights by Louby Loo today,  along with a new challenge at Delightful Challenges which is Stitching - real or faux.   I used this cute image Christmas Morning Pippin and he's colored with Copic markers. Cardstock is Bazzill, PP is from Nitwits, and the scroll was cut using my Cricut Expression and Christmas Cheer cartridge from Hallmark Scrapbook. That gorgeous ribbon is from Stamp and Create, and that cute mouse charm is from Bunny Zoe's Crafts.

Please be sure and pop over to Delightful Challenges and take a peek at all the fabulous creations by the rest of the design team! Thanks for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back again soon. Hugs!

Papertake Weekly - Penny for the Guy!

It's time for a new challenge from Papertake Weekly, and this week it's all about cards for boys/men! We're sponsored this week by the fabulous Whiff of Joy!! Masculine cards are usually really hard for me, so this time I challenged myself to make two! Here's the first one that is using a digital image from Just Inklined over at ImageEnation. I love their stamps!!! I've had this duck for what seems like forever, and decided I was going to use it as soon as I saw the new challenge. I colored him with Copic markers to match the Basic Grey bird paper that I used. The bright yellow polka dot paper is PTI.  I just printed the sentiment from my computer and cut it out with Nesties. It's what I see him saying with the look that is on his face. LOL!

For card two, I used an image from Peggy Loves Vintage. This is one of those cards that took me about five minutes to make. The images are from the Birthday Volume 1 cd, and I printed both the front along with the inside of the card too! I just printed them, matted them, and then added a punched border and then LOOK! I used some of my rain dots that I bought about two years ago when they were so popular! LOL! That's all that was added to this card!

Please pop over to Papertake Weekly to see what the rest of the amazing design team has created, and then we'd love it if you would grab your paper and glue and play along with us! Thanks for stopping by to see me today and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!

Magnolia DT November sketch project - Make a Shaker

Can you believe it's NOVEMBER??? I sure can't! Where in the heck has the year gone? It's time for a new Design Team challenge over at Magnolia-Licious, and this month we're being hosted by the extremely talented and awesome Barb Hardeman. Barb challenged us to "make a shaker". I LOVE shaker cards!  For mine, I chose to use one of my all time favorite Tildas,  #310 Waiting Tilda (not in stock right now) and the sled she's sitting on appears to be out of stock as well. Please just email Diana if you're interested in it. They're colored with Copic markers.

Cardstock is Bazzill and the patterned paper is from Bearly Mine digital papers. I used a combination of micro beads and Polar White Flower Soft inside. The frame is made with a Martha Stewart punch around the page set, and then I just cut out the inside with a ruler and craft knife and then attached a piece of acetate. I made my shaker box by just using dimensional tape. We would love it if you would join us in the challenge for a chance to win a prize from Magnolia-licious! Just visit Magnolia-licious Highlites blog for all the details! Thanks for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back again soon! Have a great day!

Wags 'n Whiskers - Black and White challenge plus there's a change in the challenges!

Happy Friday!!! I'm super excited about our new challenge from Wags 'n Whiskers today!! Our fabulously talented Angelique has asked us to make a black and white project.  I'm so excited becuase it's something I've never tried before. I honestly didn't know if I'd be able to color an entire scene with just six different markers all in the same color family! But I did it!  What do you think? I used the adorable Sammie's Surprise along with a Magnolia background image and a Tim Holtz fence die, and I colored them all with the cool greys.  Now while I went the cutesy route, you have GOT to see the amazing creations my Diva sisters came up with!!!!  I was astounded at how gorgeous a black and white card could be!!  Do yourself a favor and go take a peek!

Chris, Tracy, Michele, Karen, Angelique, Tina, Jeanette, Debbie, Melanie, Mariska,  Carolina, Barbara, Kristen, Vicky, Lacey, and Nikki

I also wanted to let you know that there has been a change in the way the Wags 'n Whiskers challenge is run! You are now welcome to use any stamp or digital image on your Wags 'n Whiskers challenge project! Just follow the guiedlines of the challenge and you'll have a chance to win! I can't wait to see your black and white creations this week! Thanks so much for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!

OOPS! Winners from the Now You're Cooking blog hop!!!!

Please scroll down for my Delightful Challenges post!!!

Thanks so much to Bobbie for reminding me to get my winners posted for the Magnolia-licious Now You're Cooking blog hop!!!  Check below for some important info for you helping me! So here we go....

Winner of the recipe card is.....

#71 Chris !!!
Chris said...


I gained three pounds just reading the recipe! This card is just fabulous, Sharon! I love the warmth you've given it. It's beautiful! Someone is going to be a very lucky girl - I hope it is me as I would be so honored to have this work of art! I'd probably frame it and hang it in my kitchen!

XO,
Chris

And the winner of the blog candy is....

#68 Marlene !!!
Marlene said...


What an adorable little recipe card!! Please feel free to send it to me...along with some chocolate chip cookies. Thank you. heehee

 
Ok ladies, please send me your addresses so I can get your goodies out to you! And a huge thanks to everyone!!  Bobbie, since you were gracious enough to remind me, but didn't win, send me your address and I'll get a little something out to you especially from me!  Have a fabulous day! Hugs!

Delightful Challenges - Round and Round along with a new mini-release

Hello friends! We've almost made it to the weekend! Is everyone ready for all little ones this weekend? Chris wants to be a ghost, and Bennie is a frog this year. LOL! I can't wait to see them all dressed up. So do you get all dressed up for Halloween?  

With it being Thursday, it's time for a new challenge from Delightful Challenges, and this week it's "round and round".  I used this adorable image called Gingerbread Cookie from Digital Delights by Louby Loo. Isn't she too cute??!!  The image is colored with Copic markers. I also used glossy accents on the icing. For my "round and round", I used the loops MS punch around the page set.

Cardstock is Bazzill, PP is from Nitwits, and the only other thing I added was a couple bows made from May Arts silk ribbon that's always available over at Stamp and Create!!  Please be sure and visit Delightful Challenges to see the rest of the DT creations, then we'd love it if you would join us in the challenge. 

Also, Wendy has a brand new mini release of stamp set called "A Child is Born". Please be sure and check out all the fabulous creations made with this set!

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

Papertake Weekly - Sparkly and Bright!

Hi everyone and happy Tuesday! It's time for a new Papertake Weekly challenge, and this week the challenge is Sparkly and Bright to celebrate the upcoming Bonfire Night! So anything glittery, shiny, or sparkly goes here!  We're being sponsored by the fabulous Simon Says Stamp this week.

 For my card today, I chose to use some adorable new stamps from the Magnolia-licious and the autumn collection. I used #367 Circus Tilda, #433 Carousel horse,  #13 Tilda's Doily Doohickey die,   #3 Tilda lace Doohickey die, and the Autumn Collection Paper Pack.  

Please visit Papertake Weekly to see the gorgeous sparkly and bright creations from my DT sisters, then grab your paper, glue, and glitter and join us in the challenge for a chance to win a prize from Simon Says Stamp! Thanks for stopping by to see me today and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!

Wags 'n Whiskers - Merry and Bright

Happy Friday!! WOOHOO! It's time for a new challenge from Wags 'n Whiskers, and this week it's from the awesomely talented Debs! The challenge is "Merry and Bright" (Christmas). I chose to use the beautiful stamp called Snuzzle Love. She's colored with Copic markers and then cut out with Nestabilities. The poinsettia is from a Spellbinders die.

Cardstock is Bazzill,  and DP is Nitwit Collections. Of course I used some May Arts silk ribbon for the bow (altered the color to match the green paper with my Copics), and  I also machine stitched around all the panels. The tag was cut using my Cricut Expression and the Tags, Bags, Boxes, and more cartridge.  Please be sure to stop by the Wags 'n Whiskers challenge blog to play along with the challenge, and please visit all my amazing Diva sisters to see their fabulous creations!

Chris, Tracy, Michele, Karen, Angelique, Tina, Jeanette, Debbie, Melanie, Mariska,  Carolina, Barbara, Kristen, Vicky, Lacey, and Nikki

Delightful Challenges - It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

Welcome friends! Sure hope you're having a fabulous week! It's time for a new challenge from Delightful Challenges, and this week our challenge is "it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas". Wendy is offering up a fantastic prize of her entire DVD collection for this weeks challenge!!! For my card this week, I'm using the adorable image called Christmas Bells Charlie from Digital Delights by Louby Loo. He's colored with Copic markers and then cut out and popped up on circle Nestabilities.

I received a Scor-Buddy from the fabulous Diana Crick at Magnolia-licious, and I was able to make this gate-fold card in the blink of an eye! LOVE it!! Thanks so much, Diana! I used Glossy Accents on the bell, and also added some Fun Flock to the trim on Charlie's hat. Isn't he just too cute??!! Cardstock is Bazzill and PP is from Nitwits. The ribbon is May Arts silk ribbon and I also used som Kaiser flat backed pearls from Stamp and Create. Please be sure and visit Delightful Challenges to check out the rest of the DT projects. And don't forget our sister DT for Digital Delights by Louby Loo. Thanks for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back again soon! Hug!

Papertake Weekly - a sketch by Dawny paired up with Kraftin Kimmie

Yay! We made it through Monday! LOL! I don't usually care for Mondays, so having them behind me is a pretty good thing! It's time for a new challenge from Papertake Weekly, and this week it's a sketch challenge that is being sponsored by Whiff of Joy! . I love sketch challenges! It totally takes all the guesswork out of designing a card! And this one is really cool. For my card, I chose to use some awesome Basic Grey papers from the Max and Whiskers line. Love, love, love these papers!! And then I had to pair them up with a couple of Kraftin Kimmie stamps.

They're colored with Copic markers and she's cut out and popped up, and he's cut out with Nestabilities and popped up. I've been wanting to do this card since I got this cute Zombie stamp. I just think she looks like she had one hell of a fun night the night before! LOL! Please be sure and visit Papertake Weekly to see the rest of the amazing creations by the talented DT, and then we'd love it if you'd grab your paper and glue and play along with us for a chance to win a prize from WOJ! Thanks for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Top Tip Tuesday - anything goes

Now You're Cookin' Magnolia-licious blog hop!

Happy Monday and welcome to the "Now you're cookin'" Magnolia-licious blog hop! If you arrived here from the lovely and talented Mindy, then you're in the right place. If not, please start at the Magnolia-licious Highlites blog so you don't miss out on anything! This month, we're all giving you a yummy recipe card/project of something that we enjoy making during the fall/winter. My choice is to give you a recipe for a Dark Chocolate Cream pie!!! If I don't make this pie every Thanksgiving, I would never hear the end of it from my family! LOL! It's so rich and creamy and delicious! I hope you try it and let me know what you think. The recipe is not my own, it came from a cook book written by Rick Rodgers, called Thanksgiving 101. I've gotten a number of good recipes out of that book and would highly recommend it to anyone. I always figure if I can get one or two good recipes out of a cook book, then I'm happy.

For my recipe card, I used several Magnolia images, the first one being this adorable Tilda, #386 Kitchen Tilda from the A Little Yummy For Your Tummy Collection at Magnolia-licious. I also used #516 Rolling Pin (on the inside, sorry - couldn't get a good pic), and the big label on the front with Tilda is also a Magnolia image but I can't find it right now. Please just ask Diana about it if you're interested. The stamps are colored with Copic markers and then cut out for placement on the card. Tilda is popped up for dimension. If you have a collection of Magnolia recipe cards (or want to start one) and would like to have this one to add to your collection, please just say so in a comment. If there's more than one person, I"ll just do a random draw for it. Here's the recipe for your enjoyment. Just click on the pic to make it bigger. Sorry it's a little blurry toward the bottom. The pic was taken at an odd angle.

Now if you would like to win some goodies, please just leave me a comment on this post  before 11:59 PM Pacific time on Friday, Oct 22nd. One entry per person please, and I will ship anywhere. Now it's time to head on over to see what kind of deliciousness that the lovely and  talented Patti Jo has cooked up for you! Thanks so much for hopping along with us today! Hope to see you back again soon! Hug!

Happy Birthday Peggy!!! Scary spider story contest for free cd!!

Today is a very special day, as it's the birthday of my fabulous sister, Peggy, the owner of Peggy Loves Vintage! Of course my card is running late to her (it wouldn't be me if it weren't!). But I wanted to say I love you and I'm so proud of you! And I hope you're getting pampered and spoiled, as you truly deserve it!

For all of you that don't know her, Peggy is the mom of three fabulous kids. But she has I don't know how many "adopted" kids that she has taken in and taken care of throughout the years. She reminds me so much of our mom with her loving, caring, and nurturing nature!  She's the older of the two of us, and she has always been such a positive influence in my life. Thanks for all your love, guidance, inspiration, and understanding over the years, sis! I love you! Happy Birthday!

Now are you a fan of Peggy's images? If you are, be sure and head over to Peggy's blog, cause she's having a scary spider story contest right now, and the prize is a cd of your choice!!! Creep her out, give her goose bumps, and you could be the one to benefit! And not only that, she's got another free image posted for your pleasure!! So hop on over there and check it all out. Thanks for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!