BABY, BABY

Good day Friends! Today's card uses a Paper piecing technique I learned at the CHA Supershow - SUPER EASY with such a cool effect!!!

Here are a few challenges I participated in for this card...

Digi Doodle Shop #18  - Punches or Die Cuts (I used the frame for my paper piecing)

Challenge Up Your Life #26 - Celebrations

Creative Inspirations #71 - Animals

Simon Says - Going Dotty

By the Cute and Girly - Animals

The One Stop Craft Challenge - Patterns

Splitcoast CAS - Polka Dots!

Here are a few more details...

Stamps: Giraffe by Whipper Snapper, SU Words

Paper: SU Retired DP, Cocoa, White, Pink

Accessories: Buttons, Copics, Ribbons, Dimensionals

Techniques: Paper Piecing

I have a BUSY day planned!!! Work, more work, laundry and a friend's children are 

coming over for fun with my children! 

I hope you have a GREAT day! Thanks so much for stopping by!!! 

WHIPPER SNAPPER CHRISTMAS WHIMSY

Hello! Today, I have three FUN cards to share with you. My dear friend Joy brought her stamp over to me and requested me to design her Christmas card for her. I gave her a time saving tip... one thing I do to save time when making 100+ cards is to make color photo copies of my colored image - then all you have to do is assemble your cards. It isn't quite as wearisome when making that many cards!

Here are a few more details...

Card #1 - This card uses the Monday MOJO Sketch

Stamps: Tangled Reindeer by Whipper Snappers, Circle of Friendship

Paper: Designer Paper -

Accessories: Circle Punches, Chocolate Satin

Card #2 is a take on the Featured Stamper Challenge from SCS on Sunday...

Stamps: Tangled Reindeer by Whipper Snappers

Paper: Whisper White, Riding Hood Red,

Accessories: Red gingham, white organdy, paper snips

Card #3

Stamps: Tangled Reindeer by Whipper Snappers, Circle of Friendship by SU

Paper: Designer Paper -

Accessories: Circle Punches, Chocolate Satin

Wednesday is my weekly weigh in! So I will be checking in and editing this in the morning with my progress! Once again, I know it is sick, but as I write this I have to say I can't wait to get on that scale! I feel so good and my husband is noticing me again! You just can't beat that. :)

Hope you are having a great day! Thank you for looking and commenting. Your comments make me smile. I only wish I had more time to respond to everyone.

BLOGGERS CHALLENGE #95 - HANG IN THERE!

HAPPY FRIDAY! My weekend looks like it may be quite the crazy one, but I am hoping to do some stamping on Sunday. We are celebrating my brother-in-laws 50th birthday, so it will be FUN!

Todays Bloggers Challenge is a COLOR CHALLENGE. The colors we are supposed to use are Artichoke, Chocolate, Sage, Sahara Sand - nuetrals

I was monkeying around and decided to use my brayer. I put the Cuddlebug folders through the Big Shot, then used my brayer over the lifted area with the ink pads. I colored the monkey from Whipper Snapper (isn't he cute?) with my Copics....Be sure to click on the icon for the Bloggers Challenge on the RIGHT HAND side of the screen to see everyone elses WONDERFUL work!

I hope you have a FABULOUS weekend!

BLOG HOP & BELLI CHALLENGE #61 & COPIC COLOUR CHALLENGE

This post is going to be a TRIPLE DECKER with TWO sneak peaks for you in the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Blog Hop! If you have come here first - when you are done looking, you will want to HOP on over to the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Blog.

I had recieved a card a few weeks ago from a friend and that served as my inspiration for this card. I will share it next week! :)

This Blog Hop Sweet 'n Sassy is doing things a bit differently for this release. To celebrate the release of four new stamp sets, Sweet 'n Sassy will be having four challenges, each with a prize of the new set being featured. You will see each of the four challenges posted on DT member blogs during your blog hop from April 1-3. I am hosting the sketch challenge, and you guessed it, the winner will receive this super sweet Be Blessed set used to make today's card. This is a stamp set with a cause - more on that below.

Be sure to HOP to all of the Blogs to see the challenges - These are VERY easy to do!

I am hosting a challenge with the theme of BIRDS. To enter just make a card using BIRDS on your card, and upload it to the Sweet n' Sassy Gallery. There is no need for a keyword.

Here are the details of my project...

Stamp Sets: Dream Silouettes

Cardstock: Garden Green, Certainly Celery, Whisper White

Accessories: Dew Drops, Mini Glue Dots, Celery Grosgrain

Be sure to HOP on over to see the rest of the Design Teams Inspiring Sneak Peaks!

Start on the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps blog and head to

Suzy

Lorie

Faith

It is good to be home and NOT busy. I am having a GREAT week. I have had lots of time to work on my blog and spend extra time snuggling and reading to my gremlins. To actually live here, I could complain, but I know that it would not change my circumstances.

I can always tell when Tax Time is here in my home because that seems to be when things fall apart. While I was away from home this weekend, we had a snow storm and our power went out several times. This brought on power surges - which blew out several of our small appliance things - The things I came home too being broken...

1. 2 Dvd Players (this is bad because we do Video School for the kids with Bob Jones Univ.)

2. One of our Computers

3. Wireless Internet Router

4. Nintendo Wii Player (sad!)

5. one of Television - the one Grace does her school on

Now, as I look at that list - I think WOW those are expensive items to have to replace, but I have to say on the other hand, we are blessed to even have those items. Ultimately they do not belong to us anyways, as all of our possessions were gifts from God. I am not going to stress about all of these things, I am going to trust God that He will provide for us when He deems it time. My flesh wants to run out and go shopping though! LOL

I combined this week's Challenges for the Belli Challenge AND the Copic Colour Challenge

I will start out with the Belli Challenge! In combination of these challenges, I am showcasing a NEW SWEET 'n SASSY STAMPS - BIRTHDAY GREETINGS.

The Belli Challenge for this week is to make an APRIL FOOL'S DAY card. I have to say I absolutely LOVE this card and the way it turned out. It makes me SMILE! Be sure to check out the Belli Design Team's FABULOUSLY FUN projects.

The Copic Colour Challenge colors are R22, E47 and B12 - be sure to check out everyone's GORGEOUS projects.



Each one of these Design Teams do such FABULOUS work! I feel privileged to be part of these teams!



Here are the details of this project...

Stamp Sets: Birthday Greetings by Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps, other images are Whipper Snapper Design

Cardstock: Neenah #80 Solar White, Chocolate Chip, Soft Sky, Pink Coordinations

Copics & Memento Ink

Accessories: Dew Drops, Mini Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Paper Snips, Chocolate Grosgrain.


Thank you for stopping by! I will have another Sneak Peak for the New Releases from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps coming out tomorrow! I hope you have a blessed day!

BELLI CHALLENGE #27 - BIRTHDAY THEME

What is the Belli Challenge you ask?

Each week, I try to give us a challenge that will use things we have lying around our stamp rooms! With a constant flow of new things coming out, I tend to forget about the other things I have and they quickly become clutter! Come join us in the Belli Challenge and be sure to post your link to this website!

This Weeks Belli Challenge is ANYTHING BIRTHDAY RELATED! You can make Embellish or design MANY different things with a BIRTHDAY theme. There are twizzle sticks, Rub Ons, Stamps, Chipboard, Glitter, Brads, Stickers, Party supplies...the ideas are endless!

Truthfully - this week has held some MAJOR CHANGES in my life and I did not do my original plan! However, I am planning to create another project this week with a BIRTHDAY theme!

Sooo...check your craft boxes and shelves for some BIRTHDAY SUPPLIES. Make a completed project using anything BIRTHDAY RELATED and share the link here in the comments linking to my Blog and CBC27. When you post to Splitcoaststampers or to your Blog, be sure and put CBC27 as the KEYWORD and mention of the challenge - with a link! The winner will recieve an assortment of Designer Paper from me!

Deadline to make a comment with the upload and do the Challenge will be on Monday evening. A random drawing will be held on Tuesday and the winner will be announced on Wednesday!

Here are more details:

I designed this card for a contest, but I never mailed it in by the deadline, even though it was finished weeks before. Anyone want to come over and be my mail person once a week? LOL I really need someone to help with that!

Stamp Sets: Whipper Snapper Designs Flower Set - sorry do not know the name, it was not my stamp!
Cardstock and Ink: Ruby Red, Whisper White, Groovy Guava, River Rock, Black Adirondack Ink, Copics
Accessories: Copics, Gold Brads, River Rock Ribbon, Paper Piercing Tool, Mat Pack, Dimensionals, SU Rub Ons

I cut out individual flowers on this project to give it a lot more dimension. You can see some of it on different angles pictured.

For more inspiration -Check out these and make a comment too for them please! We all LOVE comments. It is fun to see what everyone is thinking about what we are creating! :)

Holly Brown
Shelly Koskinen
Laurie Serino
Christi Thorsen
Lorie Ames
Rochelle Wick
Jennifer Greco
Ceal Pritchett


Update on my Snaggle toothed girl lost her tooth last night around midnight and came in giggling. So since the Toothfairy was awake at 2 a.m., she slipped some money under her pillow. :)

I will have an update on the Butterflies later today. We had 3 come out of the cocoon and the one who was coming out...still hasn't, so I am wondering if he will not make it.

You all have a WONDERFUL day! I *hope* to get some stamping in tonight!

Dry Embossing True Friends

This weeks OCC Challenge is to DRY EMBOSS. Afetr using VELLUM the other day, I felt inspired. So I grabbed some more and designed this card. I used the Swiss Dots Cuttlebug folder for the frame. The stamp is from Whipper Snapper Designs called True Friends.

Here are more details...

Stamps: Swirl is from SU Season Of Joy, Whipper Snapper True Friends

Cardstock & Ink: White Staz On, Elegant Eggplant ink, White Shimmery cs and Vellum CS.

Accessories: Paper Trimmer (to cut out the frame) Dew Drops - Orchid from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps, Orchid organdy, Cuttlebug, Swiss Dots folder.

Thank you for stopping by! Have a FABULOUS day!

Rachel Anne Miller Lily - My Little Friend

Have you seen those cute cards on Splitcoast called the Spring Cards? I started this card and just totally felt uninspired by this paper 2 weeks ago. So I set it aside. Today, I had a little time to stamp, so I decided to finish this project.

I grabbed my Rachel Anne Miller Stamp and colored her using Blender Pens and the NEW Stampin' Up! Papers and inks.

Do you think Stampin' Up! will retire their Fire Rhinestone and Ice Brads? I am hoping they do not, but we will have to see when the RETIRED list comes out JULY 21...2 days before my birthday.

Here are some of the details...

Stamp Set: Rachel Anne Miller Lily - My Little Friend - purchased from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps, Whipper Snapper Designs True Friends

Cardstock & Ink: Pacific Point, Baja Breeze, Riding Hood Red, Whisper White, Close to Cocoa, Blush Blossom, Bella Rose DP (NEW Stampin' Up!)

Accessories: Fire Rhinestone Brads, Blender Pen

Thank you for looking! Have a blessed day!

Belli Challenge #19 - White Gel Pens -

BELLI CHALLENGE #19 - WHITE GEL PEN (or any gel pens if you do not have the White Gel Pen)

What is the Belli Challenge you ask?

Each week, I try to give us a challenge that will use things we have lying around our stamp rooms! With a constant flow of new things coming out, I tend to forget about the other things I have and they quickly become clutter! Come join us in the Belli Challenge and be sure to post your link to the card!

This Weeks Belli Challenge is the WHITE GEL PEN. Let your imagination go wild! Make a completed project using the gel pen in a different way and share the link here in the comments linking to my Blog and CBC19. When you post to Splitcoaststampers or to your Blog, be sure and put CBC19 as the KEYWORD and mention of the challenge! The winner will recieve a stack of Stampin' Up! cardstock in assorted colors. Deadline to make a comment with the upload and do the Challenge will be on Monday evening. A random drawing will be held on Tuesday and the winner will be announced on Wednesdays!

My card uses the following:
Stamp set: Floral BG, French Script BG, Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Encouragement, Whipper Snapper Designs Basket of Blooms

Ink and Cardstock: Certainly Celery, Not Quite Navy, Bashful Blue, Whisper White

Accessories: Paper Snips, White Gel Pen, Copic Markers, Rounded Tab Punch, White grosgrain, Dimensionals, Pewter Hodgepodge, Photo Corner Punch

For more inspiration -Check out these and make a comment too for them please! We all LOVE comments. It is fun to see what everyone is thinking about what we are creating! :) Have a fabulous day!
Holly Brown

Trish Wood
Shelly Koskinen
Rochelle Wick
Jennifer Greco
Thank you for looking and playing along!

Chrissy's Belli Challenge #16 - Eyelets SCS SC-175

This is todays Sketch Challenge on Splitcoast Stampers!

I combined this week's Belli Challenge with it as well. If you participate in the Belli Challenge but not the same week PLEASE still share with me here in the comments area for that particular Belli Challenge! I would love to know if there are people participating and interested in the Belli Challenges!

This is what I used to make this card - I had the opportunity to use my left overs from the Hippo card from Saturdays challenge!

Stamp Sets: Whipper Snapper Hooked Worm & Dropping You a Line, SU All In a Row
Cardstock & Ink: Glorious Green, Real Red, SU DP, Whisper White, Basic Black, Black Adirondack Ink
Accessories: Coluzzle, Dimensionals, Paper Snips, Paper Piercing Tool, Black Marker, Mat Pack, GREEN EYELETS Cropodile
Copics: B32, Y17, G17, R29

Thank you for looking! Have a fabulous day!

WSC 45 - High Ball

Today is Beate's Weekend Sketch Challenge #45
This is what I came up with. Today is our friend Doug's birthday and he loves to play golf on the Wii and game cube. I just bought this stamp to make a birthday card for him. It is called High Ball by Whipper Snapper Designs.

This is what I used to make this card:
Stamp Sets: High Ball, Whipper Snapper Designs, Stampin' Up!: Sweet Serendipity
Cardstock and Ink: Basic Black, Black Adirondack, Copic markers, East Coast Prep DP. Tempting Turqouise, White Gel Pen
Accessories: Designer Label Punch, 1 3/8 circle punch, Photo corner punch, Black marker, Paper Snips to pop up the golf ball, Vintage brads....

Thank you for looking! Have a fabulous weekend!