Essentials by Ellen June Pintrest Challenge

For my card for this challenge,Essentials by Ellen June Pintrest Challenge I used Essentials by Ellen Bold Blooms dies. I die cut the flowers and leaves from hydrographic pink, purple and green paper. I just love the sparkle of this paper.. I added pink translucent sequins and stamped the sentiment with Hero Arts black dye ink. The card stock is from Stathmore , Fluorescent White with Deckle.

I hope everyone has a happy and safe 4th of July.
Thank you for looking at my blog :)

From The Heart Monthly Stamp Challenge

Hello

 My card for today is from From The Heart Stamps. Ice Cream Lineup June stamp of the month.  I chose to make an easel card, using the Square bracket card flip card creations die from Kaisercraft  I cut the center image with the bracket die, colored it with my copic markers and added seed beads to the top of the ice cream. The other ice cream images were fussy cut and colored with copic markers.  The back ground papers are from Strawberry and Chocolate digital papers. I die cut the sentiment with the bracket die and popped it up with pop dots.

I would like to enter this card into the Stamp of the Month Challenge for June  at From The Heart Stamps

SAS4 Kids Punches and Die Cuts for Kids

Have a great weekend and a safe and happy Fouth of July.

Thanks for looking at my blog. :)

From the Heart Sketch #157 Challenge

Hello :)

Today I would like to enter the card below into From The Heart Sketch Sketch Challenge #157 . I used the stamp set Apple Blossom Birds. I cropped the image and die cut it into 3 circles and colored it with my copic markers. The background papers are from a web find that I have on my computer that I thought went well with the image . I added a pink bow and used a Spectrum Noir Clear sparkle overlay pen on top of the flowers and leaves.  I made the card from pale pink card stock from Stampin Up!.

I hope everyone has a great week!

Thank you for looking at my blog :)

From The Heart Sketch Challenge#155

Today is red rose day.  Nothing says love like giving someone a red rose. The rose is America's favorite flower.  The rose has many colors and each color has a different meaning.  If you plan on giving someone roses you should find out what the color means. My favorite is yellow.  It's meaning is joy, gladness, friendship, delight, freedom, the promise of a new beginning. Everyone could use a yellow rose to brighten their day!

Today I am sending prayers to those in Orlando that were killed in the night club shooting. God be with their family and friends as they grieve for the lose of their loved ones.


For my card today I used the Bee Happy Bird Brain image from From The Heart Stamps  I colored it with copics and gel pens. I added a bit of sparkle with a clear sparkle overlay marker to the center of the flowers and the bee's wings.  I used the octagon embossing folder from Stampin Up! and a bee and flower pp from my computer.  The bee stickers I found in my stash. I popped them up with pop dots.

I would like to enter this card into the From The Heart Sketch Challenge #155






I hope everyone has a good week!
Thank you for looking at my blog :)

The Huntress

For my second card today I used the lovely digital set from The Paper Shelter, The Huntress. The materials I used for this card are:

The Huntress, digital stamp and background paper pre-colored image
light and dark pink silk roses
tiny pearls (in her hair)
string of pearls
die cut sentiment from Crafters Companion
lace
peel off sticker from Hot Off the Press (shell)

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

The Paper Shelter ..Sentimental

613 Avenue Create Challenge #179. Anything goes with optional twist

Pennys Paper Challenge Blogspot #281 Favorite embellishments

 Have a great weekend!  Thank you for looking at my blog :)

Chibi Diver

Today is National Corn on the Cob Day.  You know its time for cookouts when you see the bins at the grocery store filled to the top with beautiful corn on the cob.  It's one of my family's favorites so I have it on the menu quite a bit during the spring and summer.

My first card today is Chibi_diver from the Greeting Farm.  The materials I used are:

Chibi_diver digital stamp from the Greeting Farm
Swirls holograhic paper from Hot Off The Press
Floral Ovals from Spellbinders Dies
Copic markers
Peel off stickers from Hot off The Press(shells and seaweed)
Believe die cut from Crafters Companion
Foil Pearls
White card stock from Recollections

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Send A Smile 4 Kids Anything Goes for Kids

613 Avenue Create Anything Goes

Lemon Short bread   Anything Goes

The Paper Shelter Sentimental

Have a great day everyone. Thank you for looking at my blog :)

From The Heart Sketch Challenge#154

Hello! Today is Sausage Roll Day.  I have never eaten one, but they sure look good!


The pastry part looks yummy. Add a little hot mustard and you have a treat.




For my entry to From The Heart Sketch Challenge #154 I used Inner Tube Bird Brain. I envey him relaxing in his inner tube sipping on a cool cocktail. It reminds me when we went on a cruise to Cancun and Jamaica. What fun that was! I would never go on a cruise today though. Or get on a plane. The older I get the more likely I am to keep my feet on the ground. lol

I used a swirl embossing folder from Hot of the Press and colored some of the swirls with Waterfall stickles.
I colored the image with my copic markers and die cut the waves from hydrographic paper using a Sizzix die. The sentiment is from the Inner Tube Bird Brain Set, that I die cut using the Lively Framelits fromSizzix.

I hope everyone has a great week!
Thank you for looking at my blog. :)

June 3 Challenges

Good Morning ! The sunny is shinning here in the valley, after an early morning fog.  It's Friday AND it's National Donut Day!!  YUM. I love donuts, so you can believe this is a day I will celebrate for sure!

For my card today I chose a cute image from The Paper Shelter, Enchanted Dream  I used a quilted background paper and added the light and dark  pink flowers made with Stampin Ups! 3 flower punch and added the tiny pearls to the center of each.  The red and white check ribbon is also from Stampin Up!.  The sentiment is from Crafters Companion.  I used red hydrographic film to die cut it. 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

The Paper Shelter Challenge #251, Flowers Everywhere

613 Avenue Create Challenge #178, Anything Goes

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog #280, Anything Goes

Lemon Shortbread Challenge Blog Anything Goes

I hope everyone has a great weekend !
Thank you for looking at my blog :)

June 1 Challenges

Hello ! Its a beautiful day in Virginia.  It's also Say Something Nice Day.  Today would be a great day to send a card to a friend and say something nice inside.  I am going to do just that later today. I have a friend I don't see very much. We talk on the phone but sending a card would show her I am thinking of her today.  My card below would be perfect for her. She loves butterflies and spring as I do.  The materials I used for this card are :   Anna Griffin floral blank card stock
                       Glitterations butterfly outline sticker and line border sticker
                        Copic markers
                        Prima flowers
                       Hello die cut from DCWF foiled card stock
                        Spellbinders Card Creator Victorian Arch Die
                        lilac scrapbook paper
                       white card stock from Michaels

 I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #362








A Gem of a Challenge #170 (Spring)

All Sorts Challenge Week 365 In The Pink

Crafting From The Heart Challenge #114 AG 

Lemon Shortbread #16 AG

Paper Shelter Funny Sunflower

Hello!  My card today features a cute digital stamp from The Paper Shelter. Funny Sunflower. When you look at this image you think of spring!

I love digital creations. I have so many files containing all sorts of images from backgrounds to stamps to elements. The program I use to put them all together is My Craft Studio. Its not available in the US or at least I dont know where to find it here. There are so many CD's with many different themes. Each cd comes with 2 programs to design your cards, scrapbook pages or whatever you like.  I could go on and on about this program but if you want to check it out there are instructions on You Tube to help you out.

I used the pre-colored image and used digital papers for the backgrounds. The butterfly was made with a five petal flower. One of the petals were turned under the flower to form the butterfly. The antenna are pearl flower stamens. I added tiny pearls to the wings and a larger pearl in the center. I added ladybug ribbon at the bottom with a rhinestone ribbon slide. I also added lace to the side of the image.  I outlined the veins in the flowers and leaves with clear stickles.

I would like to enter this card to The Paper Shelter Challenge 250, Make it Digital

Have a great weekend! Enjoy the end of May.
Thanks for looking at my blog :)

Paper Shelter and SAS4KIDS

Good Morning!  Today is International Jazz Day. I enjoy listening to jazz at times, not for long periods of time but a few songs are ok.   Jazz originated in New Orleans  LA. When I think of jazz that is where my mind wanders to.  I have never been there, but from what I have seen on TV its a jumpin place!

I can imagine the character in my card today heading to New Orleans as he is a wild and crazy guy! lol  Cockatoo Rules is the image I used from The Paper Shelter. I used to pre-colored  image and used clear stickles on just the tip of his feathers. The backgound paper is from a web search for maps. The exhaust is an element from one of my digital sets. All of the papers are digital from my computer. I added black half pearls to the side of the card. The sentiment I created using My Craft Studio software.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

The Paper Shelter, challenge 250, Make it Digital
SAS4Kids,Bright Colors for Kids Challenge

I hope everyone has a fun and safe weekend!
Thank you for looking at my blog :)

From The Heart Sketch Challenge and Cupcake Inspirations Challenge

Memorial Day is officially celebrated on the last Monday during the month of May. Memorial Day is dedicated to service men and women who gave their lives for freedom and country. It is also a time to remember loved ones who have passed away. The roots of Memorial Day observance, goes back to 1865 and the end of the Civil War. I would like to thank these men and women for their unselfish dedication that has kept this country of our FREE!

For my card today I used an image from From The Heart Stamps, Bee Happy Birdbrain.  I love Birdbrain, his eyes always express his feelings.

I colored the image with my Copics and gel pens. The pink and white background paper is from my computer and I embossed a yellow piece of card stock with the honeycomb embossing folder from StampinUP!  I also used a flower patterned paper from my computer and light blue ric rac to complete the card.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

From The Heart Weekly Sketch Challenge#153


Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #361




I hope everyone has a good and safe Memorial Day weekend!
Thank you for looking at my blog :)

Paper Shelter and Butterfly challenges

Happy Monday!  Today is Lucky Penny Day. If you find a penny and it is heads up,then it is a lucky penny and you should pick it up. But if the penny is tails up then you should leave it there. However, you can turn it over for the next person that finds it it will be lucky for them!

For my card today I used an adorable digi stamp from The Paper Shelter. Your My Cuppy Cake. This set comes with the following:

1 Inked Digital Stamp (outlines) ready to color in JPG format on a white background

1 Inked Digital Stamp (outlines) ready to color in PNG format on transparent background

1 Colored Digital Stamp ready to use in JPG format on a white background

1 Colored Digital Stamp ready to use in PNG format on transparent background

1 background/paper matching the character WITHOUT the character

1 Composition: The character on the background

I fussy cut the colored image and used pop dots to mount it onto pink pearlized card stock. The frame was made using Spellbinders Tranquil Moments card creator die. The cupcake paper I used for this is from the 100% Sweet paper collection from Gina K Designs.  I added plastic beads to the cupcake to give it texture and depth. I also use Cotton Candy stickles to outline the swirls on the frosting of the cupcake. The flowers are from Prima. I placed a pink bow in the corner at the top and a silver butterfly charm at the bottom corner of the card.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Butterfly Challenge #55 Butterflies + Aperture and / or Apricot
The Paper Shelter, Challenge #249 Charming

from the heart sketch #152 with a twist

This weeks sketch challenge with a twist at From The Heart Stamps was as below


I used the cute Birthday Candle Birdbrain.  This is such a nice stamp set with many sentiments. I enlarged the image and then cropped it.  I colored her with my copics and the background papers are from my background paper file on my computer.For the flag I used a stitched flag die .

I hope everyone has a great week!
Thank you for looking at my blog :)

From The Heart Monthly Challenge and weekly sketch 151

Good morning or evening which ever the case may be.  Today is National Chocolate Chip Day! Yum. I could celebrate this day EVERY day.  Chocolate is just one of my weaknesses. I am a sweet freak. (self proclaimed)  I find that as I have gotten older my taste for certain foods has changed, but sweets is not one of them. I have some chocolate chip cookies in the kitchen right now and plan on grabbing one or two, ok, or three when I get done posting.  After all , I don't want it to be said that I didn't celebrate a National celebration day.

Today I have 2 cards to enter into the From The Heart Challenges. The first is for the weekly sketch #151. The stamp set I chose was Time to Bloom. This is a beautiful stamp set and can be used in so many different ways.  The materials I used to create this card are: Time to Bloom Stamp set, White card stock from Recollections, yellow card stock from Stampin Up! yellow and orange ric rac.I  used scrap paper for the bottom of the card and the top I embossed with Cuttlebug's Swiss Dots folder.   I used pink glitter paper from DCWF to die cut the sentiment which is from Crafters Companion, Diamond Press collection. I used light orange chalk to highlight around the butterfly image.  I colored the image with my gel pens.

My second card is for the Stamp of the month challenge.   Hamlet PigWit in the Planter.  Such an adorable stamp set. He is as happy as can be among this flowers!  I die cut the card base from one of the Spellbinders label nestabilities.  I colored the image with gel pens, some glitter and some not.  I added pink and purple sequins randomly to the card and added the green bow at the top.

I hope everyone has a great week!  Don't forget to eat your chocolate chips today to celebrate the day.
Thank you for looking at my blog :)

Butterfly Challenge #54

Good Morning !  Today is National Apple Pie Day.  Go out and get yourself a great apple pie, some vanilla ice cream and ENJOY!!.


I would like to enter the following card into the Butterfly Challenge #54. This weeks color  is the letter R.  The color is Red and the theme is Recycle.  For my card I used white card stock from Recollections. I die cut the border with Die'Sire Edgeables Butterfly Dreams from Crafters Companion and used red chalk to stencil onto the butterflies.  The flowers are die cut from a soda can.(recycle).Pearls were placed in the center of each flower.  The pink butterfly was created by using a 5 pedal mulberry flower in which one petal was folded to the back to form the butterfly. I applied Frosted Lace stickles to the wings and attached 4 small pearls to each wing. The antenna are made using a pearl stamen for flowers. I added a pearl flower to the center of the butterfly. The leaves are die cut from scrap paper. I placed a pink insert inside the card so it would show through the butterfly die border. I also added randomly place pink sequins to the front of the card. The sentiment was die cut from red glitter paper from Die Cuts With A View.

I hope everyone has a great day and a great weekend. Don't forget tomorrow is Dance Like a Chicken Day. lol . Its been years since I danced to the beat of the Chicken Dance song.!  I think this dance is mostly done at wedding receptions. It always brought a smile to those who watched and great laughter from those who actually had the nerve to get out on the dance floor and to this dance! As I write this I am hearing the music in my head and remembering the fun I had "shaking my tail feather"  lol. 

Challenge Post for May 12th

Good Morning !  It's a beautiful day here in the Shannandoah Valley. The sun is shining! It has rained just about every day for a week here.

Today is International Nurse's Day. I would like to thank all the nurses for the wonderful work you do. I don't know what we would do without your care and attention you give to us in our time of need.!

The card I have made today is for the guys. Fathers' Day is next month, so its time to make some cards for all the great dads out there.

I used printed and cut out one of the colored images from Hot Rod Pickup from Doddle Pantry. The background is an embossing folder from Hot off The Press. I inked the embossed part with black ink.
The banner is die cut from scrap paper. I added the purple foiled half pearls to the bottom of the card. The sentiment is also from the Hot Rod Pickup set . I used Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic Rectangles to frame  it. 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Cupcake Inspirations#359


613 Avenue Create
Doodle Pantry AIMPDC#17
SAS4KIDS For Dads or Special Males

Have a great rest of the week!  Thank you for looking at my blog :)

from the heart sketch challenge #150

Hello everyone. Happy Mothers' Day ! I hope you all had a wonderful day.

For this weeks sketch challenge at From the Heart Stamps I used the Mouse Balloon Stamp. I colored him with my gel pens.  The background was created using My Craft Studio software. I love this software. You can do so many things with it. All of the papers came from background papers I have on my computer.  I added the cup sequins in pink and orange and the bow is from Anna Griffin. The balloon is colored using pineapple crush stickels.

Have a great week ! Thank you for looking at my blog :)

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #358

Good Morning to all !

This week at Cupcake Inspirations is as stated below:

Beautiful colors!


While browsing through my MANY pictures of background papers and scrapbook sets on my computer, I found what seemed to be the  perfect colors for this challenge.
I used the Lattice Flourish die from Die'sire to frame the flowers which are from Prima. The butterfly is a peel off sticker from Anita's.

I would like to enter this card for challenge #358 at Cupcake Inspirations. 


I hope everyone has a wonderful week!
Thanks for looking at my blog. :)

Butterfly Challenge #53

This weeks challenge at Butterflies Challenge is the letter T. There are 2 ways you can enter. Using the T for texture or T for teal and of course using butterflies in your project You may use both if you like for an additional chance to win other prizes. . I love butterflies. I think they are one of natures most beautiful creations.  For this challenge I used butterflies plus texture.  The butterflies at the top of the card were made using the Die'Sire butterfly Edge'ables die from Crafters Companion. I added small pearls to the center of each one. I used peel off stickers from Hot off the Press for the sentiment, frame and swirl accent and butterflies at the top. The flowers (texture) are ones I had in my supplies.

I would like to enter this card into Butterfly Challenge#53.

Have a great week everyone. Thanks for looking at my blog. :)

613 Avenue Challenge #174

Good Morning everyone, Happy May!   The sun is shinning and its a great day. I found this great new challenge from 613 Avenue this morning. The theme is anything goes w/optional beach or nautical elements. I have 2 cards I would like to enter in this challenge. The first is I card I made using Doddle Pantry's Seahorse Habitat Color Plus. I used the color images from this set and added a small pearl to each shell. The bubbles are Dazzles jewels in blue. For the border of this card I used elements from Doddle Panty's Carousel Accents and added Dazzle jewels to the center of each accent.  The sentiment is also from the Seahorse Habitat set.

The second card I made using a digital stamp from Crafters Companion. The little pirate boy is from the Scruffy Little Kitten collection. I made the boat from black and wood card stock. The mask is hand drawn and the edges are highlighted with no smear chalk. The waves are made from blue holographic paper. I added gold stickels to the star and his sword and added dark pink ribbon to the mask and the boat. The background paper is sky paper I had in my stash.  The sentiment is silver alphabet peel off stickers from Elizabeth Craft Designs.

Have a wonderful week! Thank you for looking at my blog. :)

Challenge #149

For this weeks challenge at From The Heart Stamps I chose elements from  the April Stamp of the Month, Time to Bloom.  This is such a lovely set and can be used in many ways The twist was to use die cuts.  The patterned paper is from Stampin Up! and the die cuts I used are from the Tranquil Moments Card Creator from Spellbinders Dies. I colored the images with Tim Holtz distress markers and added pineapple crush stickles to the flowers and butterfly. 

New month, new week, I hope everyone has a GREAT one! Thanks for looking at my blog. :)

ladybugs challenge

While blog hopping last week, I came across a cute site Cupcake Inspirations The theme for this challenge is Ladybugs. The cupcakes in this picture look to pretty to eat !









 I thought it would be fun to enter this challenge.

For this challenge I used the digital images from Crafters Companion Inspire section. They have a lot of ideas and downloads for members and its FREE to join. For my card I used the Sizzix Window framelits die. The background paper is from Michaels.  I added two flower buttons and tied black and white bakers twine in the middle.

I hope everyone has a great week!  Thanks for looking at my blog. :)

From The Heart Sketch #148

 Well here it is Sunday night at 9:00 and I am just posting my entry for From The Heart Challenge. I dont know why I am put things off until the last minute.  I feel so much better when I get them done ahead of time.

For this weeks From The Heart sketch  challenge I chose the Wind Blown Penguin. He looks so happy with his balloons floating on the ice.  The stripes for the background I used Stampin Up double sided paper. There are 4 colors in the paper, so I decided to use the same colors to color the image with my Sharpie Extra Fine Markers.

I hope everyone has a great week! Thank you for looking at my blog :)

Contest

Hi everyone, Scrapbook.com is having a GREAT contest right now. Head on over to see all the goodies. Good Luck to you all !

POPSICLE ANTS

I think spring has finally sprung! Its been so cold here since the first day of spring and the last days of winter it was like spring. My japonica bush is so confused. lol.  It bloomed then we had a freeze and the blooms died. Then it got warm again and it bloomed again.  I would not blame it if it just said the heck with it !

I have been making some kids cards and some adult ones also. The one I want to share today I am sending to SAS4KIDS but I think it would be a fun card for an adult also. I used the cute stamp set, Popsicle Ants from Doodle Pantry. I dont color as much as I use to, I hate going out of the lines, but it is relaxing, so much so I fall asleep sometimes. lol  I love Laurie's colors, they are so bright and cheerful. For this card I used the lime popsicle, one of my favorite colors. The background paper is also from this stamp set. I used purple holographic paper behind the image and red orange trim on the side.  I also used half pearls in orange. The sentiment is also from the Popsicle ants stamp set.

 I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Doddle Panty AIMPDC16- anything goes
Creative Knockouts #137 Humorous card-Doodle Pantry 
SAS4KIDS Animal Cards for Kids

Have a great week ! Thank you for looking at my blog :)

From the Heart Sketch Challenge #147 and the Stamp of the Month Challenge

It seems like a long time since I played along with From The Heart Challenges, so I am anxious to get back in the grove.

  In this post I am including both the weekly sketch #147 and the Stamp of the Month for April.

 For the weekly sketch challenge I used the cute Bird Bath Chick She is so relaxed in her bubble bath!

The materials I used for this card are:
White card stock
Cuttlebug Spots and Dots embossing folder
Memory Box Arch die
Blue spots background paper from my stash
Blue sequins and
Sharpie Extra Fine tip markers

  For the Monthly Stamp Challenge I used the Time to Bloom Stamp.  What a beautiful stamp set to introduce spring with!

 The materials I used for this card :

Time to Bloom Stamp set from From The Heart
Yellow card stock
Tim Holtz embossing folder Wood Grain
Crafters Companion De'Sire Fancy Edgeables Butterfly Dreams
The Stencil Collection Non Smear Pastels, light orange

burlp ribbon
tiny pearls (on the butterflies)

 I hope you enjoy my cards and thank you for looking at my blog. Have a great week!

For Boys

I thought I would make some cards for boys to send to SAS4KIDS. Its easy to make cards for girls. They like the frilly things and butterflies and flowers.  Boys like the sports things cars and monsters. When I saw that the challenge at SAS4KIDS was For The Boys, I thought "perfect timing" something I seldom have lol.

I have 3 cards I would like to enter in this challenge.  The first 2 are from digi sets from Doodle Panty. I love her artwork and colors !  I don't color as much as I use to, I think my eyes play tricks on me when I have to do the detailed coloring and I hate coloring over the line.  I used 6 different sets for my first card.  What a Hoot, (fence and owl), Teeny Butterflies(butterfly), Hot Air Balloon Birdie, Kid Toys (monster truck) and Spring Trimmings(flowers and dragon fly). The sentiment is from the What a Hoot set . I used a cloud template for the clouds and colored them with blue stickles. The background paper is also from the What a Hoot set.

My second card was made using the Cotton Candy Ants from Doodle Pantry.  I used one of the colored images for the cotton candy. The background paper is also from this set.  The ants on the bottom are from another set I had purchased.. I added digital dark purple ribbon in the middle and made some highlights on the cotton candy with blue stickles.  The sentiment is also from the Cotton Candy Ants.

 

I used  one of the digital stamps from the magazine Crafter's Inspiration.   You get so much for the price with this magazine!  Not only do you get the magazine with loads of inspiration,but you also get a cutting die, clear stamps, an embossing folder and a stencil. Plus you get 1 dvd with lessons on different techniques and a cd with stamps and background papers and more.!  The image is from the Scruffy Little Kitten collection. I used one of the background papers from the cd as well.  I colored the sword, star and the star on the bow with gold stickles. I added a digital bow and a star in the middle and colored the ground with a brown copics marker.  I added digital ric rack to the top and bottom of the card. 

None of these cards have any loose embellishments on them and I plan on sending them to Janet Bailey at SAS 4 KIDS for her hospital that request no embellishments. 

Have a great weekend everyone! Thanks for looking at my blog :)
Diane

 

spring color

Its been a while since I have posted anything to my blog.  I have been busy making spring and Easter cards to send to SAS4KIDS. I also made some birthday cards and general cards.  For the card below I used the Doddle Pantry Easter Egg Ants.  I used the colored image from the set and mounted it on water color background paper. The colors picked up the color in the egg and seemed perfect for this image.  The sentiment if also from the Easter Egg Ants set. I would like to enter this card into the SAS4KIDS Spring colors for Kids challenge.

I also made other cards using the Doddle Pantry Digital  Doodles.  I love this site! I have many sets from here and I know I will be purchasing more. lol.  I like to mix and match the sets. I use My Craft Studio to design  a lot of my cards. This is such a great program! You can resize, change colors and  much more with this program. I have only seen it on sites from the UK.  Shipping is fast though, faster then some of the sites I purchase from in the US.   It's easy to use and there are videos on You Tube that show you how to use it. ( I didn't know this until I taught myself how to use it by trial and error.) lol  But I did learn some new things watching the videos. There are several CD's you can purchase that include, images, toppers, boxes, stationary and more.  The CD's come with 2 editing programs, but I only use the Standard one.  The Elite is something like Photo Shop I believe and I only have a limited version of that and I dont understand most of  THAT. lol

This card was made using the Doodle Pantry  Birthday Accessories Color Plus. I changed the color on some of the balloons and used the scroll from the Easter Egg Ants for the string on 2 of the balloons and the curvy words from the free Teeny Butterfly set.  I die cut the clouds and added stickles to them. The background is cloud background paper I have on my computer.

sketch #135

This weekend we had more then our share of snow. 20 plus inches! That's enough snow to last me the winter,but I know we have more to come.

I am currently making spring and Easter cards to send to SAS4Kids. Its a good way to forget about the weather outside now and to look forward to warmer days to come.

My entry for From The Heart Stamps challenge #135  this week is the very cute Birdbath Chick. I colored the image with my new gel pens. The paisley  paper is from a web find.  I also used cardstock from Michael's in bright neon colors that I embossed with a Darice embossing folder.

I hope everyone has a great week! Thanks for looking at my blog :)

I find I use my digital stamps a lot more now.  They are so easy to put a card together with them. And resizing an image is easy with the program I have. Sometimes I can change the color as well.  I bought some really cute digi stamps and stamp sets from Doddle Pantry recently and have more on my wish list there.

This is one of the cards I made using Doodle Pantry Heart Candy Ants.  I colored the image with Sharpie extra fine tip markers.  The background paper is from Stampin Up , as well as the purple grosgrain ribbon.  I die cut the heart on the bottom out of glitter paper from DCWV.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

ANTS IN MY PANTRY DIGITAL CHALLENGE 13

 Valentine or Love Cards 4 Kids

From the heart sketch #133 and stamp of the month for January

I would like to enter these cards in From The Heart Challenges.

The first is the sketch of the week, #133.  I used the Mouse  Balloon. I used stickles to color the balloon and copics to color the mouse.  The Happy Valentines Day banner I found on the web and cut the other from striped hearts paper. I also added sequins to the design.  The background paper is  a web find. I mounted it onto hot pink card stock.

My second card is for the Monthly Challenge.(January) Cozy Kittens.  I made this card a clean and simple card by mounting the image,which I colored with my copics and sharpie pens,  onto plaid paper and added half foil covered pearls. The sentiment is also from the Cozy Kittens set.  I hope you like my cards . 

Have a great week and thanks for looking at my blog. :)