SUO97 and CCCB212

Happy Thursday, peeps!  A cute little project to show you today; this is for two challenges.  City Crafter Challenge has a “What’s Cookin” challenge with this inspiration photo:

Aren’t those photos fun?  And the challenge at SU Only this week is “Something Yummy”!  I had made a little goodie for a friend whose birthday is coming up, so I whipped up this tag and sewed it to one of our littleTag a Bag chevron-printed bags:

I used a sentiment from a new set, Num Num, and stamped it in Soft Sky (which is such a pretty color, but difficult to photograph), adding a little pink heart:

and I mounted it on a tag created from various Chalk Talk dies, using Cool Caribbean cardstock stamped with the Gingham wheel in white, some Blushing Bride DP, and finally, some Crushed Curry chevron ribbon!

The final touches were some “sugar-sprinkled” hearts, made by applying Versamark ink to Pink Pirouette cardstock, adding Heat & Stick powder, heating it, then adding Dazzling Diamonds glitter, heating again, and punching out some hearts and attaching them to the tag:

Yummy!!

A three-year-old with a cookie, an attitude and…..

a giggle….and a reprimand to keep one’s feet off the table!

Enjoy your day!

Colour Me…! 21

Hi peeps!  It’s Wednesday, and time for another Colour Me…! challenge!  This week the colors are subtle…and look how pretty they are:

I was so excited when I saw this inspiration photo, because I had received a window frame die for Christmas and hadn’t used it yet!  So here we go:

I cut out two windows and pieced them together, then stamped the blossoms from the retired Easter Blossoms set on the white panel behind it.  I used a marker to ink up the stems:

I also stamped the blossoms on a piece of vellum (which is curling up unattractively!) and lightly brayered over the vellum with a light dusting of Primrose Petals ink.  My Early Espresso panel is embossed with the Fancy Fan EF and trimmed with edges punched with the Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch.

I also used the Technostamper sketch for this week, turning it on its side:

The other designers have made some wonderful creations with these charming colors this week…check them all out at the Colour Me…! blog, and play along with us as well!  Can’t wait to see what you create!

We made Grampy a cake the other day, and Cassidy learned how to butter the pan; she was really doing a great job, too!

I think she’ll be baking a cake by the time she’s four!

ColourQ 242

Hi everyone!  It’s Tuesday, and you know what that means….another ColourQ challenge!  Today’s bright, cheerful palette will give everyone a boost of energy…what do you think?

A pair of sneaks like these would give anyone a kick-start!  I went with a clean, simple design because I wanted to use this cute little birdhouse die:

I paired it up with some other dies and the little bird from Everything Eleanor, and some little  punched-out flowers in Daffodil Delight:

The Catered Crop has a Sweet Home challenge this week, so my little birdhouse is my little “home”, and another challenge had to use a clothespin, but alas, I was too late for that one, but I thought it was still a fun way to add some interest to my CAS card!  And I always need birthday cards, so I added a Unity sentiment to finish it off!

What do these colors “say” to you?  I hope you share your creation with us at the ColourQ blog so we can see it too!  Enjoy your day!

Breakfast at MickyD’s!

Merry Monday 109

Happy Monday, everyone!  It’s time for another Merry Monday challenge, and Bonnie has a lovely inspiration for us today:

I went a quick and easy route today, letting this sweet vintage image from Crafty Secrets do all the work:

I printed the image out twice, trimming and mounting a full image on a piece of gold foil cardstock, then cutting out the larger poinsettia and popping it up on dimensionals.  I added a simple phrase from Christmas Sentiments by Sweet & Sassy, and although you can’t see it, there’s sparkle on the centers of each flower!

I mounted the gold panel on a piece of new Mossy Meadow and adhered it to a Very Vanilla card base, and I was able to add another card to my stash!  I hope the photo above inspires you to create a floral Christmas card, and that you’ll share it with us this week.  Be sure to stop by the Merry Monday blog to see all the fabulous creations made by the designers!

A box makes a perfect doll bed, don’t you think?

Enjoy your day!

Paper Players 196

Happy Sunday, peeps!  Hope you’re having a great weekend so far!  Ann is our fabulous hostess today at the Paper Players, and she has a delightful clean and simple challenge for us today:

I pulled out a floral image from Papertrey Ink that hadn’t been used for a while and inked it up in Old Olive and Strawberry Slush for my one-layer card today:

I did add an extra little bit of shading with a blender pen and ink, as well as some light speckles of Pink Pirouette and a couple little sequins.  I have to admit, making a single layer card takes me back to my first foray into stamping…the excitement of creating something with just a stamp, paper and ink!  I hope you’ll catch the excitement and make a clean and simple floral creation and share it with us this week!  And be sure to check out the other designers creations as well:

• Ann
• Anne Marie
• Jaydee
• Nance
• Sandy

We experimented with finger painting this week, although we started out with a paintbrush:

She loved mixing the colors….and then she really got into it:

and then it turned into ARM painting….and soon after, we had to take a bath!

Enjoy your day!

RAKS and Some More New Stuff

Happy Saturday, everyone!  I had a busy morning, so this post is a little later than I intended!  I have such great, creative friends…they treat me to fun little goodies and send me cool cards!  Here are a couple I received lately!

This is a cute little “vase” of flowers and a sweet little packet containing a tea bag, all created by my customer/friend Joan:

She did such a great job on these; Cassidy was quite enthralled with the flowers and wanted to take them out to smell them!!  And my friend Martha made me this awesome card full of washi goodness:

Isn’t that a fun way to use washi?  Love it!  And finally, one more little card I created using a new In Color called Tangelo Twist and the new set, Something to Say (along with Geometrical and Zoo Babies):

Be sure to come back tomorrow for a new Paper Players challenge too!

FMS136 and CCMC303

Two cards for you today….late, but better late than never!  It’s pouring buckets here and my routine is just a little out of whack!  The first is for the Freshly Made Sketches sketch 136:

A little Crumb Cake, a little Retro Fresh and some retired SAB stuff:

These colors just make me happy, how about you?

The second card is a CAS design from Create with Connie & Mary:

I seriously need some new floral images, but for now, Blooming with Kindness, embossed in gold, will have to do:

I used a sentiment from A Dozen Thoughts, stamped in Gold Encore ink, and mounted it on top of a couple of Watercolor Wonder gold washi tape!  It is mounted on a Brushed Gold cardbase; my friend’s mom fell and broke her arm a day or so ago, so this will be for her!  Enjoy your day….any questions, shoot me an email!