LMCB - St. Patrick's day

Hello everyone...

HAPPY ST. PATTY'S DAY!!!!!

Lasting Memories has another challenge set up for you this week 

this time we are asking for you to include Green on your LO

here is my inspiration:

Products used:

SKdigis, CTMH stamps, Amy Tangerine Paper, Heidi Swap colour resist banner,

and Pink Paisley Rub on 

I love the resist banner!! 

Sonia makes the cutest digis that are so easy to use you can find them here

Challenges that inspired my LO are:

little scrap pieces - luck of the irish

creative belli blog - st. patrick day

party time tuesday - luck of the irish

more than favors - st. patrick's day

just add ink - green

scraptastic club - pintrest inspiration (arrows)

by lori designs - green

loves rubber stamps - st. patricks day

counterfeit kit - pics no journaling 

the pink elephant - pinch me 

the crafter's cafe - st. patricks day

whimisical designs - happy st. patrick's day

scrappy moms stamps - luck of the irish

cardz tv - erin go braugh

apron strings - colour

pinspiraional challenge - photo

sketchabilities - sketch

PIO - Circle or Squares

Good Morning everyone!!!

Pile it on is having another great challenge - Circles or squares and we are sponsored by Bugaboo.

I hope you take some time this week to join us...

here is my card-

I made the circle card using the art philosophy cartridge from Close to my Heart 

The little girl is from Bugaboo and the sentiment is from SKdigis

I used CTMH stamps for the little butterflies

the image is coloured using my CTMH water pencils 

and the ribbon was pulled from my stash 

And as you know it is pile it on... so here are the challenges that inspired me:

CCEE stampers - pencils only please

penny paper - ribbons and die cuts

digital tuesday - frame it

clearly i stamp - die cut

there she goes stamps - shades of green

my heart pieces - not to be square

digi galore st. patrick- st. Patrick day

card crafter circle - everyone's Irish this week 

3 girl jam - green with a ribbon

gingerloft challenge - the colour green

forever friends - shape cards

by the cute and girly - fav. things

through the craftroom door - atg

craft your passion - two fav. colours (green and gold)

paper take weekly - 1-2-3 (i image, 2 circles, 3 bows)

tuesday alchemy - atg 

colour Q - colours

Sketchy Friday challenge

Hey everyone.. Guess what.. it is Sketchy Friday!!!

YEAH!!!!

here is the sketch

and some inspiration for you

I turned the sketch on its side - I love Sonia's digis this one is Lucky Hat

I used my cricut cartridge art philosophy to create the banner, some ribbon, bling and CTMH pencil crayons

Oh and I can't forget that i used CTMH stamps for the background paper and sentiment 

I hope you join us this week for another great challenge

Other challenges that inspired me are:

the crafters cafe challenge - green or st. patties

the corrosive challenge - all that glitters

my paper crafting - Irish eyes

die cutting divas - green and gold

exploring cricut - the luck of the irish

red carpet studio - leprechaun

fantabulous cricut - luck o the irish

clear it out challenge - stash

art impressions - atg

twisted tuesday - spring into green

cardz tv - fav. colours - i love green!!

teh crafting cafe - fav colour - yep still green

little tangles - atg

patties creations - green for st. patty's

Thank you fairy much!

I know what your thinking - a green fairy?????  yep playing around with my stamps and thought leprechauns their kinda fairyish and green right???  lol... so it didn't turn out just like i wanted but I like the outlining colours - i guess playing around is the only way to find out what you like...

anyhoo... here is my card and I am open to all suggestions:

and a close up of the stickle wings

the fairy is from Kraftin Kimmie and the swirl stamp is from CTMH and i used washi tape - I am not that fond of washi tape... i find that it unsticks... but I love the ease of it

and of course the challenges that inspired me to try something different:

kraftin kimmie stamps - CAS

the crazy challenge - thank you 

just some lines - fairies

the cutie pie challenge - magical

wags n whiskers - go green

CAS dots and stripes

Hey everyone...

I hope that everyone has had a great Monday!!

If you follow my blog you will know that I have been really focusing on CAS cards... they aren't as easy as you would think I have always been drawn to that look more and have been really inspired by all the challenge blogs out there.  I have a couple of blogs that I follow all the time.. here is the card I made last night and below that is the challenges that inspired me.

This card is one layer made with stamps from CTMH which I masked the circle, misting, a blue marker to make the stitching lines and the ink is all CTMH.

And as promised the challenges that inspired me

less is more - one layer

stampin royalty - cas

quirky crafts - no pattern paper

annabelle stamps - colour

case this sketch - sketch

4 you happy birthday

Hey everyone...

I am still playing around with CAS and I really like the way this one turned out!!!

I used my cuttle bug for the little embossed squares (cut and emboss)

and CTMH stamps for the sentiment

Challenges that inspired me to create this card are:

crafty ribbon - atg with a ribbon

one crazy stamper - atg

craft your passion - odd embellishments

 the paper shelter - dies and punch

CAS-ual friday - colour blocking

addicted to stamps - CAS

the play date cafe - colour

freshly made sketches - sketch

lmcb - tag! you're it

Hey everyone....

today was a bit of a struggle getting up as day light savings takes effect.  It's an hours earlier here - better i guess starting on a Sunday then a Monday - that would be a nightmare!!!

Anyhow... lasting memories has another great challenge for  you to use a tag on your layout!

and... you might just win this great prize pack from our one and only Charity!!

And here is my inspiration for you..

this is my baby girl... first pic in 1999 at the safety village and then in 2011 when she picked up her first new car!

and a glimpse of the hidden tag

some faux stitching along the edges

I was also inspired by the following challenges:
stampin with the dragon - atg

crafty boots challenge - blue

simon says - a bit of green

inky impre4ssions - the colour green

melon headz - going green

southern girls - tag your it

crafts and me - tag

penny's paper - stitching

Magic of Christmas

Hello everyone!!!!  

or should I say Merry Christmas!!!  lol - Actually I am trying to keep up with my Christmas cards this year so i have time in November and December to do more presents :)

Here is one card I made last night...

Made with Stamping Bella and believe it or not the sentiment is a sticker!!!!!

I love how it all came together - I also used the foliage die cut from your next stamp and all the paper I found in my stash I believe that it is Lily bean designs.  On the die cuts I used green  and fire fly stickles to have it pop away from the background.  The card looks so much prettier in person and the colours are a bit off.  the pic was taken with my iPad and I am still trying to figure out the best program.  if you have a good one please let me know :)

As you all know... I love the challenges

Here are the ones I received inspiration from:

jingle belles - sticky sweet

Christmas cards all year round - sparkle and bling

all that stickles - green

Christmas card challenges - atg

whoopsi daisy - 2  pattern papers

party time tuesday - die cuts

holly jolly christmas - greenery

always playing with paper - colour

winter wonderland - photo (tree and star was my inspirations)

charisma cardz challenge - sketch

Celebrate Easter dude

hello my bloggy friends!!

I have been loving Simply B Stamps and they had a challenge to use a digi they sent me.. I don't normally use guy digis so I thought that it would be a big challenge!!

here is the card I did...

now isn't' he the cutest little Easter bunny!!

other challenges that inspired me:

card makin mamas - green

my paper crafting - digi

pause dream enjoy - for the boys

lexi's creations - easter

cscrapbook fantiasies - copic challenge

paper playtime - atg

one stitch at a time - green

delightful inspirations - sketch 

Project Inspirations: Mini Album

Oh my goodness... check this out!!! so easy - let me know if you need any products to complete this super easy mini album!!!

PIO - birthday

Hey everyone... 

My baby comes home tonight from Cuba and I have to confess that I have missed her but I have also missed my camera. The iPhone has worked but I don't think it gives as clear of a picture and it is a pain to figure out how to crop and lighten the pics.   Pile it on has another great challenge going on this week - Birthday !!  with so many challenges using the same theme you should have no problems piling it on!!!

We are sponsored this week by 2 Cute Ink I used "Monster balloon" digi stamp which you can find here. 

isn't he the cutest little guy going!!

I used hero arts chevron stamp for the background paper, two washi tapes for the line, and CTMH for the sentiment stamp.  I coloured the little monster with my CTMH water pencils. 

I also did a bit of sponging on the image to tie it in with the card and white wasn't so stark. 

challenges that inspired me (yes i do believe when i am not at work or crafting I am on the computer!!!)

But... and you can tell the challegne is to PILE IT ON!!!

lady anne's challenges - atg

cut it up - Pintrest (chevrons)

cardz tv - make a wish

digital tuesday - birthday

the sisterhood of crafters - happy birthday to you

CAS-ual friday - wallpaper

digi stamps 4 joy - birthdays are fun 

lia stampz - child's birthday

digi haven - green

frosted designs - chevrons

simply create too - using green

paper playtime - sentiment stamp

scrapbookers paradise - feeling lucky

deep ocean - for a boy

melon headz - creation for a child

dutch dare card - for the boys

whimsical designs - going green

the scrapbooking queen - green

simon says stamps - atg

penny paper - favorite colour

diva's by design - atg

through the craft room door - atg

party time tuesday - atg

seize the birthday - sketch

lmcb - two's company, three's a crowd

Hello to all my bloggy friends out there...

Lasting Memories has another great challenge for you to join us this week 

The challenge... "Two's company, three's a crowd"  does anyone remember three's a company???  loved that show!!  Any how I hope  you join us this week for the challenge 2 or 3 of anything on your LO.

Here is my inspiration- my baby girl smelling the flowers (yes.. i am behind on my LO's shhhh my baby is 20)

I have used two hearts and two ribbons for the challenge.

One heart was made by adding paper the other I stamped roses all over it

and a cute little button with twine 

The sentiment stamp I used is from Close to My heart.

some added viva pearl pens with a swirl for the final touch.

I hope that I will spend some time this week to join us.

Other challenges that inspired me:

inky impressions - splash of red

stampin for the weekend - lace 

love to create challenge - wrap it up 

crafty ribbons - atg with ribbon

paper crafting journey - bingo (lace,gems, sentiment)

wags n whiskers - 1 image, 2 ribbons, 3 paper, 4 embellishments

moving along with the times - lovely ladies (well she grew up to be one)

sparkles monthly challenge - lace

paper pretties - spike the punches

little claire design - love and romance

delightful inspiration - sketch

for your inspiration - photo 

CCC-Easter Egg-stravanganza

Good morning everyone

Today Crafty Calendar Challenges has another great challenge for you.  The challenge will last the whole month of March and I hope you take some time to join us.  This month your challenge is to create sometime around Easter - easy peezy... We are sponsored this month by

 I haven't even begun to think about Easter.  My daughter is a bit old for hunts but we still celebrate with friends and family.  Here is my card for inspiration.  I have been really liking the CAS looks and with this one I played around with background stamps and masking.  All stamps (except little bunny) and ink is  Close to my Heart

Other challenges that inspired me to create this card:
sentimental sundays - flowers
avadares - easter
eureka stamps - flower power
heart 2 heart - CAS
the crazy challenge - pink and gems 
the paper shelter - animal magic  the pink elephant - atg
whoopsi daisy - sentiment

fairy tale challenge - mini stamps

cydi - little ones

CAS(E) this sketch - sketch

SKD - SF #9

Hey everyone... there is another great challenge going on at Sketchy Friday!!

here is the sketch....

and my inspiration for you...

I used my cricut to make the fish bowl shaped card, embossed the water, added some chalk for shading, ripped CTMH paper for the bottom and liquid gel for the water bubbles

I hope you like it... I used one of Sonia's new digis "gold fish" love her!!!

other challenges that inspired me..

my paper crafting world - pets

craft challenge - embossing

exploring cricut - animal

my sheri crafts- time to go fishing

jelly park challenges - get in shape

by lori designs - shaped cards

come and get it challenges - water