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It's time to shop............ ummmmm... I mean, it's time for a new Challenge...

{PIN}Spirational Challenge #137

March 31 - April 13

Here's the photo to {PIN}Spire us:

The sponsor for this challenge is:

All Dressed Up

I hope you'll participate in the {PIN}Spirational Challenge. You might even win a GREAT prize from All Dressed Up!

Here's my card:

Image provided by All Dressed Up

THANK YOU!

Here's the inside of my card:

Thank you for stopping  by my blog today!

Image: All Dressed Up Love to Shop
Ink: Copic Markers
Cardstock: Recollections Black and Stampin' UP! So Saffron
Designer Paper: DCWV Everyday Essentials Paper Pad and My Mind's Eye Miss Caroline
Embellishment: Flower from an unknown vendor

Bring on Spring

I'm ready for Spring... are you?

I spent the past week in Alaska, visiting my daughter. The weather was VERY cold - so now I'm even more ready for spring. So this week's challenge at One Stitch at a Time has made me happy!

OSAAT Challenge #233

Theme: Anything Goes with Nature

Sponsor: StitchyBear Digi Outlet

Here's my card:

 Image: Sianne

Here's the inside:

I hope you'll participate in the OSAAT Anything Goes with Nature Challenge!


Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

Image: Sianne
Ink: Copic Markers
Cardstock: Recollections Black and Sand
Designer Paper: Heidi Grace Designs Cardstock Floer (double-sided)
Embellishments: Foof-a-La Buttons

Thank You

I appreciate all of you who faithfully come to my blog, so today's card was made with you in mind.

THANK YOU!

The new Sweet Stampin' Challenge begins today...

Theme: Sentiments as Focus

Here's the inside of my card:

I hope you'll play along with the Sweet Stampin' Sentiment Challenge!

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

Sentiment: Rubber Stampede Elegant Thank You
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black
Cardstock: Recolleections Black and Sand
Designer Paper: from my scrap file
Embellishments: CTMH Pearls and Michael's Rhinestones

Glamorous Babe

It's the 18th, which is the day the Mystery Image swap is due. That means we can now show our cards on our blogs.

Carol is the hostess this round and she sent us a cute set of images/sentiments - Stamping Bella Senior-Rita. THANK YOU, Carol!

Here's the card I made:

As is my custom, I did decorate the inside of my card, too... but for some reason, when I uploaded the pictures from my camera, the pictures of the inside didn't go through. So there is no picture of the inside to show you.

Thanks for stopping  by my blog today!

Image: Stamping Bella Senior-Rita
Ink: Copic Markers
Cardstock: Recollections Black and Stampin' UP! Lovely Lilac
Designer Paper: DCWV Happy Birthday Cream Green (this was used inside the card) and Paper Pizzazz Lavendar Rosebuds
Embellishments: Michael's Rhinestones

Cute Little Gardener

It's time for a new {PIN}Spirational Challenge...

March 17 - 30

Here's the photo to {PIN}Spire us:

Our sponsor for this challenge is:

Little Blue Button

Here's my card:

featuring an image provided by Little Blue Button 

Here's the inside:

I hope you'll participate in the {PIN}Spirational Challenge!

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

Image: Little Blue Button
Ink: Copic Markers
Cardstock: Recollections Black and Stampin' UP! Taken with Teal
Designer Paper: Colorbok Hootenanny
Embellishments: Michael's Rhinestones
 

Roar Like a Lion

MelonHeadz Friends has a new challenge today... ANIMALS!

March 16 - 29

Theme: Animals

Here's my card (featuring one of the MelonHeadz Illustrating Alphabetters Bundles):

Isn't that lion cute!?!?!?!?
I used the pre-colored version, but there's also a line-drawn version in the bundle, so you can color your own.

Here's the inside of my card:

Thank you for stopping by my blog today!

Image: MelonHeadz Illustrating Alphabetters L
Cardstock: Recollections Black and Kraft
Designer Paper: Hampton Art Metro Garden Paper Pad
Embellishments: Buttons from unknown vendors

Fireflies

As promised yesterday, here's another picture featuring the Mason Jar clear stamp set manufactured  by JessicaLynnOriginal...

This sure brings back memories. As children, my sister and I would run around my grandparents yard catching fireflies on warm summer evenings.

Here's the inside of my card:

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

Image: JessicaLynnOriginal Mason Jar
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black and Copic Markers
Cardstock: Recollections Black and Stampin' UP! So Saffron
Designer Paper: scraps from my scrap file
Embellishments: Foof-a-La Buttons

Make a Wish

JessicaLynnOriginal has a new stamp set that is so versatile and fun, too!

JessicaLynnOriginal Mason Jar

I'm going to feature this set on my blog both today and tomorrow.

Here's today's card:

Here's the inside:

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

Image: JessicaLynnOriginal Mason Jar
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black and Copic Markers
Cardstock: Recollections Black and Stampin' UP! Bermuda Bay
Designer Paper: from my scrap file
Embellishments: Foof-a-La Buttons and Ribbon from an unknown vendor

Irish You Luck!

Today is the 9th of March - a very special day because it's time for the 3 Musketeers' monthly post. Who are the 3 Musketeers?

 

Barb (in the middle), Kelly (on the right), and me (on the left)

Each month one of us sends identical images to the others and we all three create with the same image. This month Barb was the hostess - and she chose an adorable Whipper Snapper image that is so appropriate for March - Irish Luck. THANK YOU, Barb!

Here's the card I made:

Here's the inside:

Be sure to go by Barb's blog and Kelly's blog to see what they made, too! I can hardly wait to see their cards!

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

Image: Whipper Snapper Irish Luck
Ink: Copic Markers
Cardstock: Recollections Black and Stampin' UP! Wild Wasabi
Designer Paper: Recollections All Occasion Paper Pad
Embellishments: Michael's Rhinestones and Studio G Ribbon

Happy Mother's Day

One Stitch At a Time

Challenge #232

Theme: Anything Goes with Women

Sponsor: StitchyBear Digi Outlet

Prize:

Sounds like a great theme for a challenge, doesn't it? I can visualize seeing all kinds of GREAT cards, featuring gorgeous women, activities women enjoy doing, etc.

Now, before I show you my card, let me tell you a bit about how this design team works. Each challenge the DT members are assigned one of the StitchyBear creators and we can choose any image from that creator's collection to use for the challenge. For this challenge I was given "Floppy Latte" and could choose any image from there. WOW! There were some GREAT images to choose from! And truthfully, a lot of them fit the "Women" theme better than the one I chose, but I fell in love with "Dandy Flower" and just had to choose it. So I paired it with a Mother's Day sentiment... and everyone knows that Mother's Day is all about women. ;)

Okay, I don't mean to brag, but I love the way this card turned out! (I know... sounds like bragging, doesn't it? But so often I feel dissatisfied with the cards I've made, and I have even been known to grumble about my creation here on my blog, so today, I decided to let you know I am happy with the card I made.)

But lest you think I've  gotten a little too carried away with the bragging, I will tell you I do NOT like the inside of the card...

I hope you'll participate in the Anything Goes with Women Challenge!

I'm entering my card in the following challenges:

Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes
Creative Fingers - Anything Goes
Inky Chicks - Flowers
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

Image: StitchyBear Digi Outlet Dandy Flower colored with Copic Markers
Sentiment: Timeless Images stamped with Versafine Onyx Black Ink
Cardstock: Recollections Black and Stampin' UP! Wild Wasabi
Designer Paper: A Muse Studio Gingham
Embellishments: Basic Gray Pearls

So Lucky

I happened to find an adorable free digi set at "From the Heart." Granted, it's free with a purchase, so you do have to buy something to get it free... but that's no problem, I love "From the Heart" digis so purchasing something was easy-peasy... but I digress.

I knew it was the perfect image to use for the new Sweet Stampin' Challenge...

Theme: Green (St. Patrick's Day)

Sponsor: Flat Friends 

THANK YOU, Flat Friends!

We ♥ Our Sponsors

I didn't have any St. Patty's images - don't really know how that happened - so I was super excited when I found  the digi set to use.

Here's the card I made:

Image/Sentiment: From the Heart Lucky Bird Brain Chick

The background paper is a very subtle designer paper - it looks kind of like it got water damaged, but it didn't. It's splotchy. I used the same paper to paper-piece the ckick's bow tie and plaid section, as well as the clover.

Here's the inside of my card (you can see the water-splotched paper better in this picture...

I hope to see a lot of green designs in the Sweet Stampin' Challenge this week... won't you join us?

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

Image/Sentiment: From the Heart "Lucky Bird Brain Chick"
Ink: Copic Markers
Cardstock: Recollections Black and Stampin' UP! Garden Green
Designer Paper: from my scrap file
Embellishments: Foof-a-La Buttons and Seam Binding from an unknown vendor

Wishing "Ewe" a Happy St. Patty's Day

I can't hardly believe it's March already. Soon it will be St. Patrick's Day... and the new {PIN}Spirational Challenge is helping us get our St. Patty's Day cards ready in time.

March 3 - 16

Our sponsors are:

Inky Impressions

and

Bugaboo

Thank you, Sponsors! We ♥ you!!!

Here's the {PIN}Spirational Photo for this challenge:

I used a Bugaboo image and sentiment to make my card:

Here's the inside:

I hope you'll join the {PIN}Spirational Challenge!

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

Image/Sentiment: Bugaboo
Ink: Copic Markers
Cardstock: Recollections Black and Stampin' UP! More Mustard
Designer Paper: DCWV Year Round Stack
Embellishment: American Traditional Designs Ribbon