Birthday Girl...

I needed another card for an upcoming birthday.  I recently got my MFT order so I thought I'd play along in the CPS262 challenge MFT is sponsoring=)

I started by stamping PI My Balloon in Memento Ink on Neenah, coloring with Copics.  Pool Party, My Mind's Eye Miss Caroline Howdy Doody, SU Photo Corner Punch, and Nesties.

Hope you have a great day.  I'm having lunch with some girlfriends then running errands=)

Lulu Thank's You #3...

I made this card a while ago and never got around to posting it, eek!  My friend Lindsey ordered some cards from me to thank her Pampered Chef Hostesses.  She wanted to send each of them a special thank-you card as they each hosted in her first month of signing up to be a consultant and helped her get a great start her business.

I started out stamping Lulu's Two Pie's in Memento Ink on Neenah, coloring with Copics.  I used Prismacolor Pencils and OMS for shading.  A Glaze Pen on the buttons and pie tins.  Stickles on the apron.  I went over her hair with a multi-liner to give it that crisp black color.  Rose Red, EP Country Drive and EP Dots & Stripes Candy Shoppe paper.  SU Border Punch, Linen Thread, Denami Design Ribbon and Button.  I used CPS152 for my layout.

It's suppose to be a scorcher tomorrow, our first 100 degree day of the year!

Thank-you for stopping by, have a great weekend!

Lulu Thanks-you #2...

I made this for a card order.  My friend Lindsey is a Pampered Chef Consultant and ordered a few cards from me=)  I'm a bit late in posting this, but this was for Friday's Bellariffic Friday Challenge, which was Polka Dots.  I stamped Lulu's Two Pies in Memento Ink, on Neenah, coloring with Copics.  I used Stickles on her apron and a Glaze Pen on the Buttons, Pie Tins and her Shoes.  White, Yo-Yo Yellow, Night of Navy, EP Dots & Stripes Paper, Denami Design Sheer Ribbon and Button, and Michael's Yellow Ribbon.  For my layout I used CPS152.

My Color Map...

Thank-you for stopping by, have a great day!



Wishing You a Speedy Recovery...

For one of my dear friends who recently had surgery.  Hopefully this will cheer her up a bit=)

This is for Day 4 of CPS's 5th Anniversary Challenge, using CPS220.  I stamped the lil' girl from Better Get Better in Memento Ink on Neenah, coloring with Copics.  I paper pieced the dress, then paper pieced the teddy bear on top of the dress.  Glaze pen on the heart and shoes, Stickles on the bandages.  Real Red, Blushing Bride, EP Happy Days paper. Die-Namice Border, Real Red Ribbon, Die-Namics Rolled Flower, Old Olive for the leaves, CB Folder, and Rhinestones. 

This is my first time playing along in colorQ.  This is for colorQ124- Real Red, Pretty in Pink, Cool Caribbean, Very Vanilla and White.  I hope my colors aren't too off (my pink and blue) and I just realized as I type this out I forgot the Vanilla, sigh.

For everyone who completed all 15 sketches of the CPS 5th Anniversary Challenge, Congrats!   

Thank-you for stopping by, enjoy your weekend! 

A Boy's Life...

For our friends son who's birthday is tomorrow.
 
I wanted to keep my card clean and simple.  I went with Day 13 of CPS's 5th Anniversary Challenge, using CPS121.  I stamped Friendly Robot in Memento Ink, on Neenah, coloring with Copics, using Prismacolor Pencils and OMS to add a little depth to my image.  I fussy cut him out and mounted him on foam squares.  Pool Party and EP A Boy's Life.  I'll be entering this in EP FB A Boy's Life Project Contest.

Thank-you for stopping by!  Have a great weekend!

RAWR...

I hope ya'll had a nice Valentine's Day.  It snowed a tiny bit here, extremely rare...but so beautiful while it lasted!  This is my youngest grandson Connor's Valentine's Day card.  Both boys are just loving dinosaurs at the moment=)

My entry for Day 5 of CPS's 5th Anniversary, using CPS38.  This lil' guy is Little Loveosaurus from My Favorite Things, the sponsors of this sketch.  I did my normal routine, Neenah, Memento, and Copics.  I added Smooch to the teeth and scales down his back.  I fussy cut him out and added him to a panel that was run through my CB.  Gina K Pure Luxury White for my base, Crumb Cake, EP A Boy's Life, Die-Namic Border, SU Photo Corner Punch for my tag, a Button, and some Twine.  I also enter this into the EP FB Challenge-to use A Boy's Life on your project. 

Thank-you so much for stopping by!

Thinking of You on Valentine's Day...

I'm a "Key Spouse" for my hubs squadron.  One of my duties is to make calls to the deployed spouses and check up on them from time to time.  I thought I'd send the spouse's of our deployed members a Valentine's Day card to let them know I was thinking of them=)

I used Day 8 of CPS's 5th Anniversary Challenge, CPS102.  I started off cutting a square out of my Very Vanilla base with a nestie.  Then stamped En Francais in Crumb Cake on Very Vanilla and mounted it on the inside of the base card.  Next I taped a piece of EP Times & Season's to a thin piece of cardboard (my protein bar box, lol) and ran it through my CB.  I stamped my sentiment from The Cat's Pajamas in Crumb Cake on Very Vanilla, mounting it on a small strip of a Die-Namics in Bravo Burgundy.  For this weeks CAS156 we were to use hearts.  This sketch was perfect for the challenge=)


Thank-you so much for stopping by.  I hope ya'll are having a great week!

Fabulous Friends...

Our "car club" friends had us over for dinner last weekend.  We had Baked Ziti and Caprese Salad.  It was the first time my hubs and I had eaten both and we both thought it was pretty yummy!  We went to see Sherlock Holmes afterwards, what a fabulous movie!  It was long, but one of those movies that is so good it just flies by.  Anyhow...I made them this card to thank them for dinner and for a nice evening out=)

As always I start out with Memento Ink, Neenah, and my Copics.  My image, Neighbor is by Unity Stamps (it was one of the stamps they sent from my SFYTT win, thank-you Unity!)  I used a glaze pen on the windows and roof and outlined the image with a glitter pen.  SU Photo Corner Punch for the tag, sentiment from SU Right at Home set.  Nesties, Die-Namics, CB Folder, Island Indigo, Pool Party and EP Little Boy paper.  I used this week's SCS CC360- Island Indigo, Pool Party, and White.  For my sketch I used Day 3 of the CPS 5th Anniversary Challenge, CPS54.

Thank-you so much for stopping by.  I hope you have a fabulous day!

Happy Birthday Dawn!!!

I made this for my neighbor and friend Dawn, her Birthday is today...Happy Birthday Dawn!

CPS is having a 5th Anniversary Challenge, 15 sketch challenges from 1/29-2/12 but you have until the 18th to complete them...should be fun!  This is my entry for Day 2, CPS166.  I started with my norm...Memento Ink, Neenah, and Copics.  I fussy cut my rose out then used Glam Pink Stickles on it and popped it up on foam dots on my nesstie layers.  I used Manhattan Flower Embossing Folder.  Magenta and White cardstock and Hot Pink Ribbon.  A very Clean and Simple card=)

I hope everyone is having a great Sunday.  Thank-you for stopping by!

Have a Holly Jolly Christmas...

This will be my oldest grandson Wylie's Christmas Card.  The Bellarific Friday challenge is a Holiday Card.  I used CPS#246 which Stamping Bella is sponsoring this week.  I stamped King of the Candy Canes by Christy Croll from Stamping Bella in Memento Ink, coloring with Copics.  I used Stickles on his hat and stocking and fussy cut him out since I oversaturated.  I had to restamp the candy cane, colored it, cut it out and put it ontop of the messy one.  Thank-you to Jen Del Muro for that lil' tip several weeks ago!  Wild Wasabi, Cherry Cobbler, and EP Holly Jolly Christmas Paper.  Marvy Snowflake Punch, Bella's Baubles and Bella Dots.  Sentiment by A Muse.  I'll also be linking my card up to Tiddly Ink Challenge #74- Anything Goes. 

Thank-you for stopping by.  I hope ya'll have a great weekend.  I'm off to physical therapy (oh fun). 

Indie Bloom Birthday Wishes...

I'm working on getting my birthday cards done early for all my friends that are celebrating a birthday this month.  This is for a very sweet gal who loves purple=)  I hope she likes the card when it arrives=)

This is my entry for the Bellarific Friday Challenge, Paper Piercing.  I stamped Annie in Momento Ink on Neenah Cardstock, coloring her with Copics.  I added a Glaze Pen to her shoes.  Elegant Eggplant for my base, BG Indie Bloom, Cricut Storybook Cartridge, Purely Pomegranate around the edges, tulle, and a button.  My layout is this weeks CPS230.  

Thank-you so much for stopping by.  I hope you have a great weekend!
ETA:  So funny...this week's Bellarific Challenge is Paper Piercing and I did Paper Piecing!  Sigh...but I even said on here it was Piercing, I don't know where my brain was last night.  Ah well, I asked Em to remove my card from the challenge, I'm such a ding dong! lol!!!

Have a Fairy Happy Birthday...

I made this card for one of my co-workers who's birthday was earlier this week.  I stamped one of the Pixies from Set A in Momento Ink on Xpress-It Paper, coloring with my Copics.  I added a glitter pen to her wings and wand and a gel pen to her hair.  Crumb Cake, Night of Navy, MME Lime Twist Paper, MS Punch, and Denami Ribbon.  This is also my entry for Bellarific Friday which was Kraft, Navy and Green.  I used CPS219 for my layout.
Have a wonderful Memorial Weekend.

Birthday Wishes to a Sweet Lady...

I'm squeezing this in the knick of time for the  Denami Design Color Challenge #7.  I'm also cutting it close for the CPS215 Challenge.  I stamped Scooter Mimi on X-Press It (yummy Copic Paper!) with Momento Ink, coloring her in with my Copics.  I used Crumb Cake, Night of Navy, My Mind's Eye Lime Twist (their new line), and Chocolate Chip.  Denami Design Buttons, Rhinestones, SU Photo Corner Punch, and Linen Thread. 

I made this for a sweet lady...just wanted her to know I was thinking of her=)

Have a great night! 



Pickles & Ice Cream...

One of the ladies from our spouse's group is pregnant and expecting in June.  Since this isn't her first baby I wanted to make her a card with a little more humor in it=)

I stamped pregaPEEP with Momento Ink on Neenah Cardstock, coloring her with my Prismacolor Pencils.  I used a glaze pen over the jar of pickles and a glitter pen on the tub of ice cream.  My paper is My Mind's Eye Stella & Rose.  Gray Velvet Ribbon and a Gray Fabric Rose in the middle of the Prima Flower.  Bermuda Bay and Regal Rose Card Stock.  I used CPS 208 for my layout. 

Thank-you for stopping by, have a great weekend.  I'll been crafting, cleaning, and doing laundry!

Kuddo's for Kathy...

My BFF Kathy graduates from school today.  She went to Pharmacy Tech School and already has a job!  I'm so proud of her!!!                            Since it's so close to Christmas I wanted to use Christmas colors on my card.  I used CPS197 for my layout.  I stamped Diplomabella from Stamping Bella on Bella's Bestest Paper, coloring her in with my Prismacolor Pencils and OMS.  I added Stickles to her diploma, flowers, tasel and sash.  Smooch to her cap and gown.  I used a glaze pen on her boots.  And Denami Design Ribbon...I just love their ribbon!  The sentiment is a $1 stamp from Michael's.
I hope ya'll are having a great week.  Can you believe there's just 10 more days until Christmas???  Thank-you for stopping by!

A Girl's Gotta Have Fun...

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps is this weeks sponsor for  Card Positioning Systems.  Her lil' smirk and the fun she's having with her voodoo doll is priceless!

I kept the card pretty simple.  I stamped her on Neenah cardstock, colored her in with my copics.  No glitter, sparklies, or shiny stuff...gasp!  Denami Design ribbon, love their ribbon! 

This is for my daughter, I hope she gets a good laugh when she gets it.  Have a great day!   

 CPS 180