Cocoa Carol

 Today is Fabulous Friday Freebie at Sassy Studio Designs.  You can get this image, Cocoa Carol. for free if you are a member of Sassy Studio Designs on Paper Craft Planet

Also, don't forget that you have one more week to make a card using Carly's sketch.  The winner will receive 4 images of their choice from Karen's Doodles

Card Details:
Image: Cocoa Carol from Sassy Studio Designs
Copics: E00, e11, E21, E30, E31, e35, E50, E51, E53, B41, V15, V17, W1, W3, R22, R20

Digi Doodle Shop Challenge #92 Anything Goes

It's time for Anything Goes at Digi Doodle Shop's Challenges.  

I used one of the new images from the shop.  This is Color My Valentine. Isn't she pretty?

I can remember laying on the floor making valentines too.

We would love the have you join us in the challenge.  Simply link your project up to the challenge blog for your chance to win a gift certificate to the Digi Doodle Shop

Don't forget that the shop now has 99 cent images and Reward Points!

Card Details:

Image: Color My Valentine from Digi Doodle Shop

Copics: E00, E11, E21, E40, E41, E50, E51, E53, BG10, BG23, R20, R22, R32, Y23, G82

Martha Stewart heart border punch



Day 6 of Baby Week

Welcome to Day 6 of Baby Week on my blog.

Today's card features an image from Sassy Studio Designs.

I hope that you have enjoyed all of the baby cards this week.  I am hoping that I have enough baby cards to last  quite awhile.

Card Details:

Image: Sassy Studio Designs

Copics: E00, E11, E21, E31, E30, E33, E37, E37, E53, R81, R83, R85

Martha Stewart branch punch

Martha Stewart heart border punch

Day 5 of Baby Week

Welcome to Day 5 of Baby Week on my blog.

Today we are on the bus for the 24 hour return trip from Washington DC

I'll let you know if I survived the teens. 

I am sure that I am having a great time.  We have the best group of young people going on this trip!

Card Details:

Image: Phindy's Place

Copics: E00, E11, E21, E40, E41, E50, E51, E53, Y23, Y26, B41, R00, R20

Spellbinders

Day 4 of Baby Week

Welcome to day 4 of Baby Week on my blog.

Today's sweet baby image is from the Digi Doodle Shop. 

I decided to go with a vintage look for this card and could be for either a boy or girl

Card Details:

Image: Crawling Baby from the Digi Doodle Shop

Copics: E00, E21, E11, E40, E41, E50, E51, E53

Lacy Circle Spellbinders die

Day 3 of Baby Week

Welcome to day 3 of Baby Week on my blog!

This darling image is just too sweet!

Card Details:

Image: Magnolia Stamps

Copics: E00, E11, E21, RV000, RV00, RV10, E40, E41

Spellbinders scalloped hearts dies

Card Shape: Life's A Party Cricut cartridge cut at 5.5 inches

Day 2 of Baby Week

Isn't this little darling just so sweet?  The image is from Mo's Digital Pencil.  Super sweet and perfect for a baby girl gift.

Card Details:

Image: Baby Fairy Flora from Mo's Digital Pencil

Copics:  E00, E11, E21, E50, E51, E53, E40, E41, RV000, RV00, G82, G40, Y00, Y26, Y23, Y21

I used my sew easy tool to help with the stitching.  So easy and fast to get the paper ready for stitching.

Entered in the following challenges:

DP2 Challenge: Use stitching 

Peek A Boo!

 Welcome to my week celebrating babies!

In a few hours I will be leaving to chaperone our church's youth group on their trip to

Washington DC for the March for Life.

I am pretty excited about the trip even though it means spending 24 hours on a bus full of teens.  I deal will toddlers on a daily basis for work so I figure teens should be pretty easy.....right?

Anyway, while I am gone, I decided to share my recently restocked supply of baby cards.  Not only do we have lots of friends having babies but I have had several friends become grandparents recently....gasp!

Card Details:
Image: Peekaboo boy from Karen's Doodles
Copics: E00, E11, E21, E51, E53, W1, W3, Y26, E25
Martha Stewart border punch
Feet:  Boys will be boys Cricut cartridge cut at 1.5 inches
Peek A Boo: Boys will be boys Cricut cartridge cut at 1.5 inches

Entered in the following challenges:
Karen's Doodles:  Paper piecing (paper pieced the clothes)
Friday Sketch Challenge: Sketch

Sketches by Carly #48

 It's time for another fun sketch challenge from Carly.  The sketch for this challenge is very versatile.

For this challenge we are being sponsored by Karen's Doodles.  One lucky winner will receive 4 digi images of their choice from Karen's Doodles.

Here is the sketch:

Can't wait to see what you create with the sketch.  Remember, you have 2 weeks to complete your project and link it up to the challenge blog for your chance to win.

Card Details:

Image: Special Delivery from Karen's Doodles

Copics: E25, E40, E41, Y26, G05, G07, G14, G21, G40, G82, G94, G85, R24, R27, R29, R81, R83, R85

Cuttlebug with love embossing folder

Spellbinders scalloped hearts dies

Digi Doodle Shop Challenge #91 Blue and Brown

The challenge this week at Digi Doodle Shop's Challenges is to create a project using only the colors blue and brown.  Can't wait to see what you create!

For my DT project, I used Bootsie from the Ragga Mutts collection.  You can find him in the shop HERE

Don't forget to link you project up to the challenge blog.

Project Details:

Image:  Bootsie from the Ragga Mutts Collection

Copics:  E50, e51, E53, E33, R22, R24, R20

Fire Hydrant:  Paper Pups Cricut cartridge cut at 2 inches

Paw Prints: Paper Pups Cricut cartridge cut at 1.5 inches

Spellbinders nestibility dies

Aud Sentiments Challenge #46 Love

The challenge this time at Aud Sentiments is to use the word "LOVE" somewhere on your project.  We are sponsored this week by Maimi's Doodles and TLC has provided us with another wonderful free sentiment.  You can snag the free sentiment on the Challenge Blog. 

For my project I decided that the TLC sentiment would work perfectly with this image from the Nifty Fifties Cricut cartridge.

We would love for you to join us this week.  Simply create a project that follows the theme and link it up to the challenge blog for your chance to win a prize from Maimi's Doodles

Project Details:

Dive In image:  Nifty Fifties Cricut cartridge cut at 5.25 inches

License plate:  Heart from George Cricut cartridge and the letters from Base Camp Cricut cartridge all cut at .25 inches

Sentiment:  TLC

Hot Mama

Sassy Studio Designs is sponsoring the current challenge over at Tuesday Morning Sketches. This is my take on the sketch.

Card Details:
Image: Hot Mama from Sassy Studio Designs
Copics: E00, E21,E33,E35, E37, E51, R20, R22, R81, R83, B93,
Martha Stewart border punch
Scalloped Circle: Mini Monograms Cricut cartridge cut at 3 inches

Dig Doodle Shop's Best Challenge #58 Pink and Blue

It's another Digi Doodle Shop's Best challenge! The theme for this challenge is to use Digi Doodle Shop's colors: Pink and Blue! We would love for you to join us in this challenge. Simply create a project using the colors pink and blue and link it up to the DDSB challenge blog for your chance to win a gift certificate to the Digi Doodle shop.

Card Details:
Image: Roses from the Digi Doodle Shop
Copics: RV000, RV10, RV21, YG03, YG11
Martha Stewart border punch
Lacy circle spellbinders die

Sassy Studio Designs Jan Release and Blog Hop

Sassy Studio Designs is releasing 2 new images just in time for all of your Sexy Valentine projects!

I am sure you are going to love them as much as me.

This is the front of my card

 I chose to use the new image Valentine Honey.  I thought she looked like a centerfold so that is what I did with my card.

 Here is the card opened up completely

I hope that you are hopping along with us today to see all of the projects the DT has made with the two new images.  If you got here from REBECCA'S blog you are on the right track.  If not, please go to Sassy Studio Designs to get started.

Make sure you leave a comment on each of the DT member's blogs and the challenge blog for your chance to win one of the new images.

Project Details:

Image: Valentine Honey from Sassy Studio Designs

Spellbinders scalloped hearts and ribbon dies

Copics:  E00, E11, E21, E43, E50, E51, E53, R46, R37, R29, R24, W1, W3, E25, Y26

I colored the hearts red and then went over them with a red spica pen.

Letters XO were cut using the Sweethearts Cricut cartridge at 1.25 inches

The word RATED was welded together in design studio and then cut using the Base Camp Cricut cartridge  

You next stop along the hop is REGAN'S blog

Happy Crafting!

Digi Doodle Shop Challenges #90 Embossing

The challenge this week at Digi Doodle Shop's Challenges is to use embossing on your project. I chose to use Tim Holtz's Pocket Watches embossing folder and Nellie Snellen punches for my embossing. I simply cut out one of the pocket watches to use like a diecut.

We would love to have you join us for this challenge. Simply create a new project using embossing and link it up to the challenge blog for your chance to win a gift certificate to the Digi Doodle Shop.

Don't forget that for a limited time the Digi Doodle Shop has 99 cent digi stamps. Now is a great time to stock up on some of the cutest digis around. Also, the shop is now offering reward points. So now there are several great excuses (oops I mean reasons) to shop: 99 cent stamps, reward points and some of the best digi images available.

Card Details:

Image: Emily Helping Hands from the Butter Beans Collection which you can find HERE

Sketch: Frosted Designs

Frame: Elegant Edges Cricut cartridge cut at 4.25 inches

Tim Holtz pocket watches embossing folder

Nellie Snellen embossing punches

Copics: E00, E11, E21, R000, R20, R00, G00, G000, C7, B21, B34, E40, E41, E43, E50, E51, E53, e33

Martha Stewart border punch
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Beautiful Tilda

My LSS was having a having a sale on Magnolia Stamps after Christmas so I drove the hour to the shop to spend a little of my Christmas money. Even with all the choices and the sale, I only ended up buying two Magnolia Stamps and this is one of them. I used extreme glitter paint on her wings and the flower for a little added sparkle and shimmer.

Card Details:

Stamp: Beautiful Tilda from Magnolia Stamps

Sketch: the deconstructed sketch #33

Copics: E00, E11, E21, E50, E51, E53, E33, YR20, Y23, Y26, R81, R83, R85, R89, B41, G82, G94, G40

Martha Stewart border punch

Butterfly: Home Decor Cricut cartridge cut at 1.5 inches

Thank you ticket: Netty's Stamps

Entered in following challenges:

The Deconstructed Sketch: Sketch

Creative Inspirations: With Thanks

Tuesday Throwdown: "Shiny New Year" use something shiny (I used extreme glitter paint)

Sketches by Carly Challenge #47

Sketches by Carly is back with a great sketch to start of 2012!

The challenge is sponsored this time by Bugaboo stamps.

I can't wait to see what you create with Carly's sketch. You have 2 weeks to make a project and link it up to the challenge blog for your chance to win 7 free digis from Bugaboo Stamps

Card Details:

Image: Winter Bird with Scarf from Bugaboo Stamps

Sketch: Sketches by Carly #47

Copics: e33, E35, E37, E53, E51, E24, E29, E27, YR07, YR09, YR16, BG10, BG15, BG23, R24, R37, R46, G85, G94

Corner flowers: Storybook Cricut cartridge cut at 1.5 inches

Snow on tree limb was done with the snow writer and fur on hat is polar white flower soft

Dare To Be Sassy Thursday #106 Use Something New

The challenge this week at Sassy Studio Designs is "Use Something New"

For my card I used my new Tim Holtz steampunk embossing folder and distress inks. Yes,

I used something new to make something look old.

I teamed my new items up with one of the steampunk images from Sassy Studio Designs.

I have a pair of boots just like these. I wish I had the hat though.

Card Details:

Image: Steampunk Victoria from Sassy Studio Designs

Sketch: Friday Sketch Challenge

Copics: E00, E21, E30, E31, E33, E35, E37, E27, E24, E43, Y23, G85, G94, G21, E40, E41, E04, C1

Gears: Indie Art Cricut cartridge cut at 1.75 and 2 inches

Tim Holtz Steampunk Gears embossing folder

Walnut Stain distress ink

Digi Doodle Shop Challenge #89 New Beginnings

Digi Doodle Shop's Challenge is back for a "New Beginning" in 2012!

For this challenge you can make any type of project that shows off a New Beginning.

Since New Years usually means resolution time, I decided to make a diet and exercise journal. Yes, I am hoping this helps motivate my to exercise and keep on track for 2012.

We would love to have you join us. Simply create a project following the challenge theme and link it up to the challenge blog for your chance to win a prize from the Digi Doodle shop

The Digi Doodle Shop is now offering Reward Points! You can find out all of the details HERE

There are also 99 cent digi stamps available in the shop. Don't wait to order though because this deal ends on March 1st.

Aud Sentiments Challenge #45 Use Your Scraps

It's time for the first challenge of 2012 at Aud Sentiments! For this challenge you can use any sentiment and you must use your scraps. My sentiment is on the inside of the card and I forgot to take a picture of it.

I cleaned off my table in my craft room and found these great papers leftover from another project. I also used scraps of a doily for an embellishment. The beads are actually from an old earring that I took off the finding.

Don't forget to link up your project to the challenge blog for your chance to win at $15 gift certificate to
Floppy Latte

Card Details:

Image: Angie from Floppy Latte

Sketch: Sketch and Stash

Lacy Circle spellbinders die

Copics: E00, E21, E33, E35, E37, E51, E53, R000, R00, R02, R11, R20, R32, B000, BG10