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!!!

Just Smile! Hello Kitty card made with the Cricut

Happy Hump Day!!! We're on the downhill slide for this week! I love it! Anyway, the challenge last week over at the Hallmark Scrapbook message board, was to use any kitty Cricut cut. WOOHOO! Another chance to get to use my Hello Kitty cartridge! (Thanks Donna!)

I was in the mood for something bright and sunny, so I used some orange cardstock I had along with some cute Sassafras patterned paper. That red-orange flower is by CK, the button and ribbon are from my stash.

Just Smile is a Peachy Keen stamp and the tiny flower on the balloon is Prima with a little Basic Grey brad in it. I used some chalk ink on my cuts to help give some definition. Have you ever used dew drops? I love those things! That's what I used to just freehand some interest onto my card. Just a little dab of glue holds them in place perfectly!

If you have a cricut, we'd LOVE to have you come join in on our weekly challenges! And if you don't have a Cricut, you really should think about it! I love mine and use it every day! Jody over at Hallmark Scrapbook has the best prices and service on the internet! Go take a peek and check her out! Thanks so much for stopping by to visit me today! I so appreciate your visits and your comments! Have a wonderful day and I hope to see you soon!! HUGS!

Another Valentine! Hope you're not sick of them cause we have a couple weeks left! LOL!

I am having so much fun making all these Valentine cards!! And of course, I just HAD to use another one of my new Tilda stamps! I have no idea what the name of this one is, but I LOVE her! How can you not??? LOL! Have you seen anything anymore precious??!!! (click on the pictures for a nice close up view)

This is called a TENT TOPPER card and learned how to make them from my adopted sis DeeDee!! The bottom of the card is 4 1/4" square, and then you just make whatever shape topper you want and attach it to the base so the card ends up measuring as an A2 card ( 4 1/4" x 5 1/2") It makes such an adorable card that I will be making many more like this!

I colored her with my Copic markers and cut her out so I could pop her up (have I ever mentioned how much I like dimension?? LOL!) I'm really sorry, my scraps are in a mess right now and I can't find this piece of pattern paper to tell you who the maker is. The cardstock is Bazzill. The oval shapes were cut with my nesties and then I ran the white through my Cuttlebug with the swiss dots embossing folder. The sentiment was just printed on my computer and the hearts on either side of it are from my Martha Stewart punch.

That's it for tonight! I sure do appreciate you stopping by to visit me today! Hope you had a good Monday (as good as Monday's can be) and I hope to see you again soon! HUGS!!

Go check out Kim's blog candy!!

Want a chance to win some blog candy? Then don't wait another second. Hop over to see Kim's blog! She's giving away some FAB blog candy, and don't forget to do yourself a favor and look at all her beautiful creations too! So whatcha waitin for??? *smile*

Hope you had a wonderful Monday!! I'll be back in just a bit with a new post! HUGS!!!

Eat Cupcakes!! downloadable printable stamps

Just how much fun are cupcakes?!! Don't you just love them? I know I sure do! And this is one lucious cupcake that's available for you over at The Cutting Cafe'. It's in a HUGE set of stamps that contains a grand total of 49 images!!! That's right....49!!!!! It's called "All about cupcakes".

This was so much fun to make! I'm REALLY loving these cupcake stands! I just printed all the stamps on my Bazzill cardstock. I cut the cupcake out and glued it onto the stand, and honestly, it looks like it was printed together.

The pattern paper is Basic Grey. The green ribbon is craft supply, and that pretty pink ribbon I got from I Heart Papers. The button was just in my stash. And the little green gems are by Kaiser.

I used my Stampin Up ticket punch for the corners of the mats and inked around them a little with some chalk ink. That's about it! Please be sure and pop over to say hi to Regina over at The Cutting Cafe'!!! Have a wonderful Monday and I'll see you soon!

Thinking of you....

I have found a wonderful new site that I'm very excited about! It's called Magnolia vs Stampavie! It's so much fun and they have challenges every Sunday. I have entered this today for the "show us your bows" challenge. Wish me luck!!! I have fallen so much in love with these little Tilda characters! When I saw this stamp, I thought it would be pefect for missing you or thinking of you cards. I stamped both her and the chair independently of each other and colored them with my copic markers.

I really like the earthy colors on this one. After coloring them, I cut them out and then double pop dotted the chair, and then popped her up off the chair too, so there's lots of dimension. The pattern paper is Tre's Jolie, and I used Bazzill carstock. You'll notice about three different Martha Stewart border punches I used.

The circle tag was made on my computer with the assistance of my awesome friend Teri, and then I cut them out with my Nesties, popped a smaller circle in the middle of it with a prima flower and a Basic Grey brad, and then added some pop dots to the back of that too! Oh, I put a little hole in it with my Crop A Dile and tied it up with some jute. That along with some Basic Grey buttons finished it up for me.

Thanks for stopping by to see me today! Hope you're enjoying your weekend, and I'm hoping to see you again tomorrow with some more crafty projects. Have a great day!

My very first Tilda!

I have fallen in love with these precious little stamps! I used my copics to color her in. I don't think I did too bad with her for my first attempt, huh? What do you think? What I'm disappointed in most with this card, is that I made the entire card in order to use some awesome cherry ribbon that my wonderful friend and adopted "sis", Teri, sent me! And then after getting the card together, the cherry ribbon with the cherry paper was just too busy. It broke my heart. Oh well....guess I just have to make another cherry card, huh? *smile*

I made the cherry background paper myself! The cherry stamp is by Stampendous called "little cherries", and then I colored them in with my copics. Can you tell I like cherries??? LOL!

The frame she's sitting on was cut with my Cricut Expression and the Stretch Your Imagination cartridge. I just printed the sentiment from MS Word on my computer. Used some white chalk ink around the scalloped frame and then stitched around the inside frame. The little scalloped heart is a punch by Martha Stewart, as is the border punch that I used up both sides.

Thanks so much for coming by to visit me, and I would love it if you would say hi when you're here! Your visits are very much appreciated by me! Have a wonderful Friday and I'll see you this weekend with more crafty things!! Please go by and check out Magnolia vs Stampavie! What a fun site and they have great challenges!! I've entered this one in the "show us your bows" challenge!! If you love the Magnolia or Stampavie images, go have yourself some fun!!!

Your pace or mine? Bitten By The Bug Challenge

This week over at Bitten By The Bug, Regina asked us to use the snail from the Walk In My Garden cartridge. I'm tying to work on my Valentines Day cards, so I was trying to figure a way I could turn this cute little snail into a love card. I figured I'd do it in the sentiment. On the inside, the card says "YOUR PACE OR MINE?". I love playing with words!

The pattern paper is some very yummy Basic Grey, and the cardstock is Bazzill. I cut the snail out and then shadowed it with black cardstock. The mat it's on was cut from the StoryBook cartridge and shadowed as well.

I punched a hole in her antennae with my crop a dile and added some pretty brads from Basic Grey that go with the paper. For her eye, I used a green dew drop. I used green in honor of my Dad's pretty green eyes.

I added a pink satin ribbon bow with a prima flower in the middle. That little brad in the Prima flower is also Basic Grey. The frame is popped up off the card, and the snail is popped up off the frame. (yep - I like dimension) :)

Thanks for dropping by to visit me today! I sure appreciate you coming to see me, and please come back again soon! Also, do yourself a favor and pop over to Bitten By The Bug to see the rest of the designers projects with this little snail. Have a great day! Hugs!!

Sneak Peek at Valentine Card and Award Time

I just posted another Valentine card over at the Hallmark Ladybug blog. I'd love it if you would go take a look!

I was issued this award from the sweet and talented Betty Bee!! You should go over and check out her blog! She does such wonderful work! So the rules are to pass this on to seven bloggers. This is always so hard!! Here's the seven I'm passing it on to:

Donna

Michelle

Dawny

Krista

Jen

Carol

Carole

Have a great rest of your Sunday!!! Thanks for visiting!! HUGS!

Will you be my cupcake? Valentine card featuring The Cutting Cafe and Martha Stewart Border punches

I am having so much fun making Valentines Day Cards! This one features a GORGEOUS brand new set of printable stamps just released by Regina over at The Cutting Cafe'! This is one

YUMMY set of stamps that are all about CUPCAKES! Both the cupcake and sentiment are from the set. I just printed if off from my computer on Bazzill cardstock and colored it with my Copics. The scalloped circles were cut with my Nestabilities, and I used my scalloped scissors for the sentiment. The cupcake is double popped off the card for lots of dimension. (I can't make a flat card - I really have tried - I can't do it!) :)

I wanted to make my own lace looking border by combining three different Martha Stewart border punches and I like the way it turned out. I have to thank my wonderful friend Teri, for without her, I would not have been able to create that edging!!! ;) Thanks Teri!! And thank YOU for stopping by to visit! Have a wonderful weekend! HUGS!

Will you be mine? The Cutting Cafe'

OMGosh! Can I just take a second here and tell you how much I absolutely LOVE the cutting files Regina has over at The Cutting Cafe'!!!! You really should click on the photo and get a close look at this card so you can really see it! I am so in love with all of Regina's cutting files, but when I saw this lip shaped card, I about fell in the floor! I knew right away what I wanted to do, I just had to find a few minutes to do it. And those few minutes finally came tonight!!! All I did was cut out the lip shaped card with my Pazzle and Regina's cutting file, I ran the main shape through my Xyron and covered it in Martha Stewart glitter.

The blurb was cut with my Cricut Expression using my Cuttin Up cartridge. I cut the black shadow 4 times and glued it together for strength because of it standing mostly on it's own. I typed up the "will you be mine" on my computer and printed it on the white part of the blurb. The little strip across the top of the blurb was done with my new Martha Stewart border punch. LOVE these new punches!!! Thank you again Teri!!!!! :)

So please be sure and pop over to The Cutting Cafe' and check out Regina's awesome cutting files and printable stamps! They're FABULOUS!

Thanks for stopping by today and guess what...... It's FRIDAY!!!!!!! :) Hugs!!

Thank you card with Cricut and Pooh and Friends

Well we made it through hump day today! WOOHOO! Tomorrow is Thursday, and before you know it, Friday will be here. I LOVE Friday. :) I'm still working on making some Thank You cards, so this is another one ready to go out! YAY!

The pattern paper is Basic Grey with Bazzill cardstock. The buttons are Basic Grey too. Roo was cut with my Cricut Expression machine with the Pooh and Friends cartridge! Isn't he so cute just jumping with glee?!!

I also used the Storybook cartridge for the frame and Tags, Bags, Boxes, and More for the tag. The buttons are Basic Grey with a little floss in them. Added some chalk ink around the edges and just a touch of machine stitching. That lovely glitter paper is a special gift I received from my sweet friend DeeDee!

And finally, I used a Prima flower and put a Basic Grey brad in it before I attached it to the tag. Thanks for stopping by to visit me today! Hope you have a wonderful day!! Hugs!!

A little book of notes - Bitten By the Bug Challenge

This weeks challenge over at Bitten By the Bug was to use the pencil cut from the My Community cartridge. I decided I wanted to do a little shaped notebook! The whole thing was just put together with a conglomeration of different cardstocks.

For the "metal" part of the penci, I embossed it with bridal silver. The two scalloped strips were done with my Fiskars Threading water punch. The flowers are Prima, and the brads in the flowes are Basic Grey. NOTES is cut with the Cuttin Up cartridge covered with pink stickles.

I put the whole thing together using my Bind it All and then tied some ribbon around the wire. Please be sure and pop over to Bitten By The Bug to see the rest of he designers projects using this cut!!! What a talented bunch of ladies!!!! Thanks for stopping by today! I made it through my first day back to work just fine! LOL! But wow, was it ever hard when that alarm went off at 4:30 this morning. YUCK! Thanks again and talk to you soon!!

Owl always love you

This is a quick little card I made tonight for cards 4 kids Ultimate Valentines Challenge. You can read all about it here. I think it's a great cause. I just found out about it tonight, and I'm excited to be able to help. Don't you just love this owl image???? It's from a Valentines set over at The Cutting Cafe! Oh how I'm loving these sets for Valentines day! It makes creating cards SO EASY!!!

I just printed it on white cardstock and colored it in with my Copic markers. I also used a couple different border punches. One is a Martha Stewart Cornice border punch. The heart border punch is by Fiskars.

Threw on some pink ribbon and voila! A cute, very quick card! Pleae be sure and check out all these Valentine printable stamps over at The Cutting Cafe! The new one she just released, the lip shaped card is FANTASTIC! I'm hoping to create a card with that tomorrow! Thanks for stopping by today! Have a wonderful Monday tomorrow! It's my first day back to work since Christmas, so I'm kind of sulking tonight. LOL! Have a good one! HUGS!

Thank You card with Cricut and Hello Kitty cartridge and an award from some friends!

Oh my goodness, I've had this Hello Kitty cartridge for a while, but this is the first time I 've used it. I am now in love with this kitty! LOL! I've got quite a few thank you cards I need to get done, so that's what I've been working on today.

I used Basic Grey for the pattern paper, and the buttons are by Basic Grey as well. The font is the Mickey Font cut with my Cricut Expression. The big U is home made chipboard. I cut it out six times and just glued them on top of each other.

I used just a touch of chalk ink around the edges to help define the cuts. Hello Kitty is popped up off the card too. I don't think I can make a card without using pop dots! This card was actually quite quick to make and went together rather easily!

I don't know if I've told you yet, but my computer crashed right after Christmas, and of course the new computer now has Vista instead of XP. And none of my photo editing software worked with it! I was up until 2:30 am one night just trying to figure out how to resize a photo! I have the Canon Rebel XTI camera, so the photo's I take are at a very high resolution. I HAVE to resize before I post anything or it will be so big that you wouldn't be able to look at any of my pics without having to scroll your way through them. Anyway, it was all just so frustrating. So my fabulous hubby brought me home Photoshop elements 7 last night! Of course I've never used it, but it didn't take me too long to figure out how to do the basics! I LOVE it already! And I'm just skimming the surface of the possibilities.

AWARD TIME! I have been the recipient of this award from some awesome and very talented friends! Donna, Jeannie, Nikki, and DeeDee all nominated me for this award. Please be sure and visit their blogs! They are all fantastically, wickedly talented ladies. I LOVE visiting their blogs and they are all on my follow list. Now here's what you're supposed to do . I'm supposed to list five of my favorite blogs. Oh my is this one gonna be HARD!!! And I'm also supposed to list five addictions. Ok...so here are the addictions:

A GOOD cup of coffee in the morning. I am currently into this wood roasted coffee. Got some smoked with applewood for the holidays. It was soooooo good!!

Anything to do with papercrafting. I'm a junkie with any and all things!

The TV show Ghost Hunters. LOVE that show and will do whatever I have to on Wednesday evenings to watch it in peace. Even if I have to lock myself in my bedroom!

Orville Redenbacher (sp) tender white microwave popcorn. If you haven't tried it, I would highly recommend it! Made with real butter, and the kernals (sp again?) are so tender it just melts in your mouth!

And last but not least, my hand dipped pretzels in white chocolate and sprinkled with peppermint. Thats why I only make them once a year at Christmas. If I made them all year, I wouldn't fit through the door!

Now for my five favorite bloggers. I visit so many blogs, this one is really impossible. If I could list my top 50, I would be much closer to feeling better. So anyway, here's five of the many blogs I visit on a regular basis:

DeeDee - what a wonderful friend! She is so awesomely talented and such an inspiration to me. Who knew that a little cut like a Quail from a Cricut cartridge would forge such an awesome friendship!

TeriBeri - what a beautiful woman and friend she is! And wickedly talented! Her work has been featured in some awesome publications! Do yourself a favor and check out her blog!

Regina - What can I say about Regina that hasn't already been said. She is such an amazing woman and friend of mine. She has supported me and guided me through so many things. I can't even begin to tell you everything I have learned from her. She is published on a regular basis, and with good reason. What talent! She's awesome!

Nancy - Nancy, I have been such a fan of yours from the first card I ever saw of yours. You could touch doggy doo and turn it into art! You know I love ya girl, and I would truly love to tap into your brain and harness some of those creative juices you've always got flowing.

Tracy - WOW! Everything you create makes that word come out of my mouth. You're unbelievable.

Anywho, thanks for listening to me ramble, and for stopping by to visit! I love it when you come to see me and take the time to say hello! Hope you're having a wonderful weekend! It's back to work and the real world for me on Monday. Enjoy your Sunday!