Blessed Week

I'm having such a blessed week! :) Yesterday, I received a cute RAK in the mail:

It is from Sandy from Scribbles by Sandy. :) She is such a sweetheart!  She said she saw the Hello Kitty stickers and had to get them for me. What a great happy mail day! Thank you so much, Sandy!  If you haven't heard of Sandy, she is an AWESOME artist and has her own line of digis.  Check her out! I used her work on THIS CARD here. 

Another cool thing was I won a Krafty Kreation award from The Krafty Girls! What an honor!  I won a shiny new badge for my side bar. :) I love those!  My STEAMPUNK CARD won that one. :)

I also have MORE news! :) But that's going to have to wait until later. :)

Thank you all my bloggy friends for supporting me every step of the way.  Love you all!

Patriotic Card

I figured I should get into the spirit of the 4th! I wanted to do something with my Stampin Up Pennant Builder punch too... I bought it a long time ago and it's been sitting collecting dust, never been used.  Here's what I whipped up this morning:

Love it when there is a background paper that is so pretty that it needs little or nothing else!  Paper is from the All Seasons II paper pack from The Paper Studio.  Cardstocks and stamps are from SU.  Bakers Twine is from my LSS.  

Entering this into the following challenges:

Simon Says - Sporty or Patriotic

Crafty Sentiments - Red, White, Blue

Crafting for all Season - Patriotic

Jessica's Craft Shaque - 4th of July

See you guys next time!

New Challenge at PTT - Anything Goes!

There is a new challenge this week at Party Time Tuesdays!  This week is Anything Goes!

We are sponsored this week by The Robin's Nest, Crafty Sentiments, Stitchy Bear, Digital Delights, and Sassy Studio Designs!

Here is my project:

Digi by Digital Delights.  Inked it up with Copics.  Paper and Dew Drops provided by The Robin's Nest.  Happy Birthday stamp and ribbon is SU.

Entering this in the following challenges:

Robyn's Fetish (IDIC) - No flowers

AUD Sentiments - Bingo ("happy," ribbon, die cut)

Creative Card Crew - 1 - 2 - 3 (1 ribbon, 2 die cuts, 3 dew drops in a row)

My Mum's Craft Shop - For the boys

Can't wait to see what you guys create!

The Winner of the Think in Pink Blog Hop....

Thank you so much everyone for stopping by on Saturday and hopping with us at the Think in Pink Blog Hop!!!  Thank you to old and new followers, I really appreciate you and your comments!

It's Monday! Which means it's time to pick the winner from the hop!  The winner is....

SHIRL!!!

Congrats girlie! I'll send you a message!

Welcome to the Think in Pink Blog Hop!

Hey guys! Today is National Pink day, so we are celebrating with all things PINK!!!!

You should have arrived from Pam's blog. If you are here because you're visiting me (aw, you're so sweet!), head on over to Jessi’s to start the hop.

Jessi has some awesome candy over at her blog but remember to follow everyone’s blog and comment to be entered in the giveaway!

I'm also giving away my own blog candy! Read on to see what it is!

Here is my PINK project:

Inked up with Copics. Cut out with my SU framelits die. SU stamp, ink, taffeta ribbon, card stock, and background paper. Glossy Accents on her boots and SU dazzling diamonds on her wings.

She is an image from Tiddlyinks! Love her. :)

Stamped this 3 times in 3 different inks. Then used dimensionals to pop up all the layers. Super 3D!

How about some BLOG CANDY???

I'm giving away everything you need to make all the projects that I had for my June Card Class!!! So that's 5 project kits. I'm also including 2 full sheets of instructions with color photos. :D All you need to do is: 1) Be a follower of my blog 2) Leave a comment with a way to contact you (very important if you do not have a blog). That's it!!! I will pick the winner first thing on Monday via random generator.

Hope you're having fun! Please continue along the hop by heading over to Melissa’s blog.

Here's the line up, in case you get lost:

Jessi- http://mylifeinartscrafts.blogspot.com/

Dena - http://missdjones.blogspot.com/

Paula - http://preciouspagesbypaula.blogspot.com/

Cathie-http://cathiescafe-scraphappy.blogspot.com/

Pam - http://lovebugcreations3.blogspot.com/

Cely - http://hawaiipaperparty.blogspot.com/

Melissa- http://pinkpolkadotscrapping.blogspot.com

Esther - http://forthejoyofcreating.blogspot.com/

LissaMarie http://somanycrafts.com

Doris -  http://mybugandmecreate.blogspot.com

Angela-http://creativecraftin.blogspot.com

Madge- http://www.thescrappinlounge.com

Stacey- http://www.toxicsass.blogspot.com

Ashley - http://theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com

Sylvia- www.bellascrapbookdesigns.blogspot.com

Melissa- http://melllisssa.blogspot.com/

Cicily http://pinkdalmationscrapper.blogspot.com/

New Challenge at Party Time Tuesday - Color Inspiration!

There is a new challenge over at PTT... this time, take a gander at these colors:

We are sponsored this week by The Robin's Nest, SweetStamps.com, Lilli of the Valley, and Crafty Sentiments.

Here's my project using a digi by Crafty Sentiments:

Inked her up with Copics.  Embossed and glittered background paper, tear drop shaped dew drops, and rub on sentiment was graciously donated and sponsored by The Robin's Nest.  Cardstock, punches, and ribbon are SU.

Entering this in the following challenges:

Emergency Crafters - Wings

Cute Card Thursday - Punch Drunk

D.L Art - 2 Colors, Ribbon, Embossing

Little Miss Muffet - Loads of Layers

Robin's Fetish (IDIC) - Anything Goes

Can't wait to see what you guys create! 'Till next time!

P.S. Can someone tell me if my fonts have changed?  They look so off on my end, but when I check my settings, I have the same font as it always has been, just doesn't show up.  LMK!  Blogger can be a booger sometimes...

Saturday Stampin Class!

On Saturday I had my 1st June Stampin Class (this Saturday is my 2nd!).  I have to split my classes into two because I live in a tiny place and my dining table can only house 4 people.  Just wanted to show you the pictures cause we made a lot of cute stuff! 

Me and my gal pals.  That's my bestie on the left. :) First time crafting for her.

We made a simple 2-4-6-8 box.  Filled with chocolates, of course!

More candy! LOVE these cello bags from SU!

We watercolored a bit and did the crinkle ribbon thing...

This CAS card gets a ka-pow! with the super 3D flower.

Something a little more masculine so that gals could use it as a Father's Day card, if they wanted.

So that's it for the Saturday Stampin Class!  I'll post more pictures for the next one. :) 'Till next time!

New Challenge at Lia Stampz!

There's a new challenge at Lia Stampz! It's Summer!!!  The design team also got some help today with Jessica guest designing for us as well.  She's so talented and her card came out amazing! Head on over to the Lia Stampz blog to see all of our designer's projects. :)

Here's my card:

The digi is called Lia Photograph.  Very simple card because I wanted to feature Lia's new PAPER!!!  It's still being worked on and discussed in the cutting room, so we were given it's digi files so we could see how well they worked.  Isn't it gorgeous???  Don't forget to check out the blog to see the other papers. :)

Inked the image up with Copics.  Cardstock, ink, and pearls by SU! Paper by Lia Stampz.  Sentiment by Scrappy Moms.

Entering this in the following challenges:

The Hybrid Chick - CAS

My Mums Craft Shop - CAS

Simon Says - Photo Inspiration (The colors and Summer!)

'Till next time!

Card of the Week at Robyn's Fetish!

My Daisy Days anniversary card was featured as the card of the week at Robyn's Fetish (IDIC!)  What an honor! Check it out!

Steampunk Birthday Card

I've had Lady Victoria by Kenny K in my files for eons now and I've kinda forgotten about her... until one of my friends asked me if I knew what "steampunk" was last week! LOL! It instantly made me want to her color her and put her on a card and think of all things steampunk!

Lots of distressing with my Tim Holtz distressing tool, ink and stamp by SU, gold embossing powder (birthday stamp, polka dots stamped on background), torn lace, staples, brad, and grommet eyelet.  The cajun colored piece also has flocked circles.  And hooray, all of these papers were in my scrap stash! 

Inked her up with Copics.  Added Crystal effects to her boots, her goggles, and the "glass piece" on her cane.  

Entering this in the following challenges:

Robyn's Fetish (IDIC) - Lace

Crazy For Challenges - Circles

Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
The Paper Shelter - Anything Goes

Love to Create - Recycled (the lace is torn from dress trim)

Creative Card Crew - Song Inspired (The Doctor's Wife by Clockwork Quartet)

Crafting for all Seasons - Men

Milk Coffee - Embossing

'Till next time!

New Challenge at Party Time Tuesday - All Things Mechanical

There's a new challenge over at PTT! Our theme this week is "All Things Mechanical."  We are generously sponsored this week by The Robin's Nest (who mailed the DT some yummy papers and embellies, including lots of Dew Drops!), The Stamping Boutique, and Robyn's Fetish.

Here's my project using a digi from The Stamping Boutique:

Inked the image up with Copics.  Background paper and dew drop headlights by The Robin's Nest.  Cardstock by SU.

I wanted to add something stationery-like that was a little on the masculine side to my Etsy shop, so I turned this into a notepad holder. :)  

Entering this in the following challenges:

One Stitch at a Time - Man

Moving Along With The Times - No cards

Can't wait to see what you guys create! :)

Simple Stampin Up Father's Day Cards

I've been having a hard time sleeping lately.  I go to sleep super, super late and then I wake up super, super late.  It messes everything up!  I really need to keep busy during the summer so this doesn't happen, because my body goes a little haywire when I'm not at work.  Any falling asleep tricks you guys have?

Anywho, all these masculine card challenges made me realize that I better get crackin' on Father's Day cards!  While in my zombie-insomniac stage last night, I whipped a bunch of these cards up using my scraps.  My pile is getting a bit too robust for my liking...

Used my stamp-a-ma-jig to keep the owls neatly in a row.  And LOVE the new foam stamp pads!  No more arm cramps just to get some decent coverage!  The owl is from a retired set and the sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Wishes.  In clear mount!  I've been holding off getting the wood mount and I'm glad I did!  The new catalog features every stamp set in clear mount now (as well as wood mount)! Yippee!

Here's another one with different scrap paper.  Sorry about the kitty cat eyeball in the background.

He didn't wanna move from his chair arm!  He was digging the Hello Kitty blanket pillow and the husband's first aid kit as an arm rest.  Spoiled kitty.

Entering the first card in the following challenges

Kaboodle Doodle - All Manly Men

Love to Create - Special Guy in your Life

Clear it Out - Father's Day

Penny's Paper Crafty - I Love you Dad

D.L. Art - Card for a man

The Stamp Man - Make it for a Man

The Poodles Parlour - Father's Day/Male Card

'Till next time!

Ice Cream Graduation

A friend's little sister graduated from high school recently and I needed a card to house a Cold Stone gift card.  Here's what I came up with:

Used the SU bird punch, ribbon, and card stock.  The sentiment is from Scrappy Moms.  Lol, the husband had to help me tie off the little diploma.  I couldn't do it on my own! He held and I tied.

Used the retired SU slit punch to hold the gift card.  Then hand wrote the sentiments. 

Entering this in the following challenges:

The Ribbon Girls - Ribbon

The Shabby Tea Room - Teal, pink, brown

Krafty Girls - Mission Impossible (the husband had to help me tie the little diploma!)

Little Miss Muffet - Rainbows, clouds, or wings

'Till next time!

The Royal Treatment at Party Time Tuesdays!

There's a new challenge at PTT! It's the royal treatment!  We are sponsored this week by The Paper Shelter, Tiddlyinks, and The Robin's Nest, who gifted the design team with a bag full of paper and goodies to work with!  Here's my project:

The digi is by The Paper Shelter.  Paper and dew drops (and the dew dew glue!) is from The Robin's Nest.  The crowns are actually glittered!  Brushed gold card stock and pink taffeta ribbon is SU.  (If you want to get in on a SU taffeta ribbon share, click HERE!)

Entering this card into the following challenges:

Hybrid Chick - Pink

Simon Says - Anything Goes

Can't wait to see what you guys come up with!

New Challenge at Lia Stampz - Things with Wings!

There's a new challenge this fortnight at Lia Stampz... things with wings!

The digi is called Lucy and can be won if you enter the things with wings challenge!  If you can't wait, it can be bought at Whimsy Stamps!  

Inked her up with Copics.  Everything else is Stampin Up. :) And yay! Everything but the base of my card is from my scrap pile! Love that!

Entering this in the following challenges: 

D.L Art - Scrapcard

Creative Card Crew - Dimension

Crafting for All Seasons - Layers

What are ya waiting for?  Get in the stamp jar!