What a Nightmare!

I decided to make a card today! Well, it didn't turn out so well. I couldn't find the stamp set I wanted, the kids kept interrupting me and things just weren't going as planned. This is the card that I finally ended up with. I love this paper and the lovely little cupcake. I hope everyone is having a great week.

Just Because!

I made this card, just because. I found this adorable paper at JoAnns and bought it. It has been in my things and I have been wanting to use it, so I pulled it out and made this card. The little birds were cut from heidi grace dp. The button strip was embossed using my Cuttlebug. I also decided to use one of my favorite color combos.

I hope everyone is having a great week. I know that it gets so busy at this time of year because the kids are having end of the year activities and are so excited about school getting out for the summer, but if you are like me you still try to squeeze in blog and stamping time.

Card Patterns Sketch and Color Throwdown!

Wow, what a week. My 7 year old started on Sat with an eye infection, has been to Urgent Care twice and is on three different meds for the infection. They don't really know what caused it but it is being stubborn and not wanting to completely go away. He has been out of school all week. My oldest was home Mon. and Tues. with a stomach bug, so needless to say stamping has been a little on the back burner this week. I made this card for the challenge at Card Patterns and for the color challenge at Color Throwdown. I didn't have any so saffron paper so I used this dp which is the closest I was able to come. The button is also close to So Saffron, but in the pic you can't really tell.

The Pink Elephant!

This weeks challenge at The Pink Elephant is a recipe challenge. The recipe is using scallops, punches, and circles.

I used K&Co dp and all cardstock is by Papertrey Ink. The ribbon and cotton swatch are from No Time To Stamp. I sponged a little around the edges of the image to give it a more vintage feel.

The scalloped edges along the bottom was punched using a Martha Stewart punch and then I added some lace over it. In the top left I used the smallest circle from my nestabilities and layered over it with some buttons.

Thanks for stopping in and I hope you had a great weekend.

The Cuttlebug Spot!

Hi all, I just realized that I used this same sketch a couple ofweeks ago, it is one of my favorites, so I guess I don't realize how much I use it. The challenge this week is to do a card for Mother's Day.



This dp is from K&Co, and the sticker is also from K & Co. This fabulous ribbon is from No Time to Stamp. Thanks for stopping by.

The Pink Elephant Sketch!

This week at The Pink Elephant it is a fun sketch. I used one of my favorite color combos on this card, and this paper by Basic Gray is one of my favorites, I love the pattern and decided to use it for the scallops instead of my normal scalloped punces or scalloped ribbon. I sewed the ribbon and added the sticker and buttons. The BG Kraft paper is cuttlebugged using the Swiss Dots folder.

Simply Trees!

I made this card for the Caardvarks challenge. These trees are from a Fiskars stamp set I bought at JoAnn's. I used K&Co. Dp and the White Cardstock and Ripe Avocado cardstock are from papertrey Ink. The ribbon I purchased at Michaels on clearance. I am also entering this into the challenge at OCC to recycle. The button was from an old box of sewing things we salvaged. TFL!

A Cake for You!

This weeks challenge was to use cake or cupcakes. I had this adorable sticker and just couldn't pass up the opportunity to use it. The top note was cut by running the top note die by Sizzix purchased from SU through my cuttlebug. I stitched around the edges and added the ribbon and the sticker, then I added allt he buttons and stamped on the sentiment. TFL!

The Cuttlebug Spot Challenge

This week for The Cuttlebug Spot it is shaped cards. I have never made a card like this, but found it to be a lot of fun. I found this new paper pack by DCWV La Creme. I just love black and white and so I decided on a black and white card for this one. The outer part of the octagon was made using the largest scalloped octagon from Nestabilities and then layering over that with a smaller octagon shape from my Nesties. The stickers are also from La Creme. I finished it off with a button on the top corner, and now that I am looking at my card, I didn't use my cuttlebug folders at all, LOL, but I did use my cuttlebug for the nesties...

The Pink Elephant and TGF!

I hope everyone had had a great Easter weekend, and are rested after all the fun activities. My kids are home this week for spring break so they will be enjoying all the free time, and I will enjoy not having to get up early every morning, LOL!

This week we have the privelage of using TGF digital images and I thought this little number was just adorable. It inspired this girlie card, and yes all those little buttons.

I colored the unicorn in using my prismacolor markers and stitched around all the edges. The dp is from Basic Gray.

Card Patterns with Cherries on Top!

YEAH! I am finally feeling Better, I have been so out of it these last few days, even sleeping has been difficult with this cold.

I am finally able to try to make a card, and I decided to use the sketch at Card Patterns...
If you haven't already checked out their challenges you should, they are AWESOME!

Wall Collage!

This was a fun challenge for me. I decided to make a wall hanging and have used some of the sketches for this. I used K&Co paper and stickers for all of the 4x4 coaster I decorated. There is a mixture of ribbon, buttons and gems on them. This first picture is of all of them hanging together on the wall. I have entered this into several different challenges. The Use It challenge this week is to use scraps, at least two different kinds of ribbon, and punches. This definitly fits into that catergory. It is also going into the Saturday Challenge to use stitching. This is full of fun stitching... One of my favorite techniques.

This panel was made using the sketch at Stamp Something. I love how the stitching came out around the edges.

The next two panels were done using the sketches at 2 Sketches 4 You. I just love playing along with their sketches.

This is also being entered into the challenge at Creative Card Crew, using texure is so fun when making cards, and this is just full of texture, I have added ribbon, buttons, cuttlebugging, and so much more.

A Sketch!

The Cuttlebug Spot has a fun sketch for you this week. I took the sketch and turned it into a tag. This awesome tag was cut using my Cricut and I used black ribbon and stitched it . The cute little bird was paper pieced and the flower was also cut out using dp from the same paper pack. The flourishes were also cut using my Cricut.



Thanks so much for joining us at The Cuttlebug Spot.

Pink Elephant Challenge #6 BUTTONS!

Yep, you heard right ~ BUTTONS! Buttons are always fun, we can use them on almost anything, they can be plain and they can be fancy.

The challenge at The Pink Elephant this week is to use buttons. I love buttons and so that made this challenge even more fun.

The base of the card was made using Pumpkin Pie and I layered that using some dp. The scallop is from the Cricut. I layered three kinds of ribbon and added the buttons, and yes the pretty bauble on the bow is actually a button that I found in a sewing kit from many years ago. I love this button, and the sticker is from K&Co.

Also, there is a lot of fun planned at The Pink Elephant coming up soon. Please watch for all the exciting games and giveaways coming up. I will also be posting some blog candy soon so remember to keep checking back for more updates.

The Pink Elephant Challenge

I am very happy and excited to be on the Design Team for The Pink Elephant. This card was made for Challenge #4. Everyone is welcome to come and join in the fun.

The base of this card was made using white cardstock from Papertrey Ink. I layered on top of that using Cranberry Crisp a retired color from SU. I ran it through the Cuttlebug using the Swiss Dots folder to add texture.
I used a scalloped edge punch for the bottom scallops layering Ripe Avocado by Papertrey Ink, and DP by K& CO. For the next layer I used my Sizzix Top Note Die Cut by SU and cut one from Ripe Avocado and the second one from the K&Co. dp, trimming it down a little so I could layer it. On the Top Note layer I used my Nestabilities Oval Dies layering the scalloped under the regular die.
I stamped this beautiful bird from the SU Always stamp set.
I found this beautiful ribbon the other day and just couldn't pass it up. I tied a large bow under the bird.
For the flower I used a flower button that I purchased on sale at Joann fabrics, under the button I added a flower that I cut using my Cricut and added some leaves I cut using the Martha Stewart leaf punch.