Pease and Joy

Good morning everyone!! Hope you are all well and happy on this wonderful Saturday morning!! I am going to a church breakfast in a couple of hours....don't know if I can hold off eating till then. I might have to nibble a little cause my stomach is growling already!! It's not used to being abused in the morning...LOL!! Hopefully, I can get my Christmas tree decorated this afternoon and then start wrapping gifts....I can't believe I am ahead of the game this year...Whoohoo!!! Last year I was still buying gifts and wrapping on Christmas Eve....yikes! Anyway... I made this card a couple of days ago...the adorable little Penny Black bird image was colored with copics and mounted on two different mediallion diecuts. The paper is from October Afternoon and Stampin Up!. The sentiment is from Flourishes Christmas Classics set and the Spellbinders diecut snowflake and button with twine finish it off. ...pretty simple but fun to make!!

I made this Christmas card for a few challenges:

1. Bling it On - Christmas

2. Forever Friends Challenge - It's all Christmas

3. Fairy Tale Challenge Blog - Christmas

4. Pattie's Creations Design Challenge - Christmas

5. Raise the Bar - Christmas

Thanks for visiting...have a great Saturday!! 

Challenge Friday

Good morning everyone!! I stayed up pretty late last night....I was stamping away and didn't look at the time until it was after two...yikes!!! I just left my mess till later in the morning...maybe the good fairy will clean it up while I get my beauty rest...LOL!!!
I made this fun card for the Free 4 All Challenge on Splitcoast...we were to be inspired by the sun. The temp was in the 80's here yesterday so I was ready to get out the summer stamps!! The sweet image from Penny Black's Beach Day set from Stamper's Dream was stamped with Versafine Onyx Black, embossed with clear ep, and watercolored with Tombow Markers. The sun, sentiment, and shells at the bottom are from the same set. My poor little girl is all sunburned...I guess she forgot to use sunscreen!!!
Recipe:
Stamps Beach Day by Penny Black
Papers: Watercolor paper, Black, Tempting Turquoise, Pure Luxury Kraft
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Vivid Tuscan
Accessories: Tombow Markers, Clear Embossing Powder

This is also for a few other challenges:
1. Pals Paper Arts - embossing
2. Pixie Dust Studio - Lets go to the Movies (Gidget goes Hawaiian)
3. My Time to Craft Challenge - Ladies Day
4. Incy Wincy - embossing
5. Crafty Purple Frog Challenge - use green somewhere on your project

Thanks for dropping in ...hope you have a great Friday!!!

March of the Snowmen Blog Hop

Hello everyone and welcome to the 2nd Annual March of the Snowmen Blog Hop!!! We are a group of crafters who love snowmen and wanted to show them a little love during this cold, Winter season!!! There will be lots of blog candy along the way so be sure to check out all the blogs as you stroll through the hop!!! If you came from JenMarie's blog, you are on the right track!!!

This Alesa Baker Snowman Stamp is one of my favorites...the little baby snowman is just tooo cute!!! The image was colored with Copics, Barely Banana was sponged over the star, and glitter was added to the hats, snowflake, and star. I used Taylored Expressions snowflake dies to cut the felt snowflakes and MFT's Die-namics were used to cut the scallops at the botton and the felt Rick Rack. The sentiment is from Verve's Winter Wishes set and the button and bakers twine finish it off.

The glitter shows up better in the close up.

Recipe:

Stamps: Alesa Baker Snowmen pair and sentiment from Verve's Winter Wishes set

Paper: Pure Luxury White, Wild Wasabi, Three Bugs in a Rug Let it Snow dp

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Barely Banana

Accessories: Felt, Button, Baker's Twine, Glitter, TE Snowflake Dies, Blossom Nestabilities, MFT's Die-namics Dies, Nestabilities

This adorable snowman stamp from Penny Black was colored with Copics and glitter was added to their caps for a little glam!! Sponging was done around the background while the image was still in the Nesties die. The sentiment from Verve's Winter Wishes set was stamped with Versamark and embossed with white ep. Sewing was done around the background Echo Park Winter Time dp and the wrinkled seam binding, stacked buttons, and baker's twine are the finishing touches!!

Recipe:

Stamps: Penny Black Snowman,Verve Winter Wishes

Paper: Pure Luxury White, Chocolate Chip, Echo Park Winter Time dp

Accessories: Nestabilities, Spellbinders Die, Glitter, Copics, Sewing Machine, Wrinkled Seam Binding, Martha Stewart Snowflake Punch, Buttons, Baker's Twine, White ep

Thanks for joining our little hop!!! Now, check out this list of talented stampers and head on over to Julie's blog for some snowmanalicious inspiration!!!!!

Angella Crockett
Barb Foster
Deb Felts
Holly Brown
Jen Carter
JenMarie Taylor
Joan Ervin - You are here!!
Julie Ranae
Kim Sears
Laurie Willison
Linda Lucas
Lynn Stevens
Pam Imholz
Patti Gilliam
Sue Pelletier
Stacy Rogers
Melisa Waldorf

Mothermark's Teapot Tuesday Challenge

Whoohoo!!! Da Mudder (Mothermark aka Cindy) asked me to make a sample card for her Teapot Tuesday Challenge on Splitcoast...I am doubly excited because she is featuring a teapot from here in Texas!!! A while back we were driving to Houston and drove by a huge water tank thingy that someone had made into a giant teapot. Don't ya know I yelled for my DH to STOP THE CAR...he thought I was having some kind of an attack!!! Anyway, I got the pictures and sent them to Cindy...I just knew she would have the same attack I had...LOL!!! Anyway....here is the link to the Teapot Tueday Challenge...be sure to check out the picture of the giant teapot, Cindy's story and the destination for this weeks cards!!!

My card features the girls from the old 1970's TV show Petticoat Junction...Penelope, Blossom, and Bea....The Penny Black image was stamped with Versafine Onyx Black, embossed with clear ep, and watercolored with Tombow markers. The little flowers on the hats were popped up and sewing and piercing was done around the edges. Lace, felt flowers, button, and a scalloped border finish it off.

Thanks for looking and be sure to gather up all your petticoats, bloomers, and tea and come to the party!!!!

My Dare to Get Dirty Challenge!!

Hello everyone and happy Friday!!!!! Today is the final day of 2010 Dare to Get Dirty

and I am thrilled to be hosting a challenge...Whoohoo!!!! All you Fan Club members come on down to the Dare to Get Dirty forum and check out all the challenges!!!
Isn't this just the sweetest image....She is a Penny Black Slap Stick stamp called Thinking of You that I bought at Stamper's Dream. I stamped her with Versafine Onyx Black, embossed with clear ep and colored with Tombow markers. The frame was made with Prism Desert Coral Medium and an oval Nesties and attached with foam tape. Zva Pearl Flourises, the polka dot ribbon, and the Prima flower with leaves finishes it off.

Recipe:

Stamps: Penny Black

Paper: Watercolor Paper, Prism Desert Coral Medium, Basic Grey's Green and Heart dp

Ink: Versafine Onyx Black

Accessories: Ribbon, Zva Pearl Flourishes and Butterfly, Prima, Leaves, Nestabilities, Tombow Markers, Foam Tape

Thanks for stopping by and now cruz on over to Splitcoast and join me in my challenge today!!!!

Sweet Thing

Happy Thursday everyone....it's just a little after midnight and I'm headed to bed. We are going to get up early before it's too hot to ride the horses. Sundance got a good report from the vet this morning....she is is good shape and just needs to fatten up a bit. Midnight is the queen of the pasture....Sundance lets her take the lead but she doesn't care much for the donkeys. She took a nip at the older male yesterday so now he gives Sundance a lot of room...LOL!!!

I ordered this adorable Penny Black stamp called Sweet Thing a few weeks ago from Stampers Dream and finally inked her up tonight. I had a little trouble with the little frosting balls on the cupcake (I tried to add a little sparkle with a glitter pen but all it did was darken the ink!!) so I covered up my mess with pearls....don't ya just love this craft!!!!! Mistakes are sooo easy to fix!!! I just love the My Favorite Things Die-namics dies, too....they are so fun and easy to use!!! I used the cloud die on the felt and the two large scallop dies for the scalloped layers. The Papertrey Ink Ocean Tides ribbon finishes it off.
Recipe:
Stamps: Penny Black
Paper: White, Ocran Tides, Prism Desert Coral Dark, unknown dp
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: MFT's Die-namics Cloud die and scallop dies, Felt, Pearls, White Gel Pen, Nestabilities, Sewing Machine, Copics


Thanks for visiting and I hope you get to do something fun today!!!

The Monthly Stamper's Dream Dreamy Challenge

Hi everyone!! We got back from Canton, Tx earlier today and I started working on this card. Then once Survivor started I could only work on it during the comercials. Did any of you watch the show?? I am sooo glad Bob won!!! Anyway.......I made this card for the monthly Stampers Dream Dreamy Challenge. The rules are as follows: make a card with mostly gray/black and add a splash of color with a little sparkle/bling. Because December weather can be gray and gloomy, let's brighten it up with a little color. The addition of a little white is ok, too. We are to upload the card to our blog or online gallery and add a link to the Stamper's Dream Blog. Use SDDC3 in the keywords section if uploading to Splitcoast. The winner will be drawn on Wednesday...check out Michelle's blog to see all the goodies!!

I used the adorable Penny Black stamp called Greetings from the Wise....stamped it with Basic Gray, colored it with an aqua painter and the BG ink pad, colored the hat with the Real Red marker and the eyes and feet with So Saffron and Yoyo Yellow markers. He was then cutout and attached with dimensionals. The branch from Impress Rubber stamps was stamped with Basic Gray, the snowflakes from the retired Stampin Up set called Bundle Up were stamped with Going Gray, and the sentiment from the retired SU set called Very Merry was stamped with Basic Gray. The layers were all cutout with Nestabilities, the dp is called Elegant from American Crafts, the Martha Stewart punched ferns were used around the sentiment, the ribbon is from Stampin Up!, and I added Dazzling Diamonds to the white areas on the hat.

Thanks for taking a peek tonight....I am off to bed!!! Maybe I can finish my Christmas cards and get a little laundry done tomorrow!! I will also finish decorating the dining room and the family room so I can upload more pictures. Don't ya just love Christmas!!!!!

Recipe:

Stamps: Penny Black, Impress Rubber Stamps, Very Merry, Bundle Up

Paper: Basic Gray, Going Gray, White, Riding Hood Red, American Crafts dp, White

Ink: Going Gray, Basic Gray, Real Red, So Daffron, Yoyo Yellow

Accessories: Nestabilities, Martha Stewart Fern Punch, SU Ribbon, Dazzling Diamonds, Dimensionals

Merry Christmas to All!!

I have one more for you today....this is for the color challenge on Splitcoast. The colors today are Taken with Teal, Riding Hood Red, Baja Breeze, and White.

The adorable Santa from The Stamper's Dream (one of my favorite online stores!!) was stamped with Taken With Teal and Dazzling Diamonds were added to Santa's beard and hat. The sentiment from SU's To You and Yours was also stamped with TWT, cutout with Nesties, and attached with dimensionals. The background paper is from SEI's Poppy and punched snowflakes, teal rhinestones, punched snowflakes, and SU Riding Hood Red ribbon finish it off.

Today is my Dad's 86th birthday so we are taking him and Mom to Sam's this morning and then out to lunch. I hope you have a great day!!!

Featured Stamper 96 and Double Dog Dare Challenge

Hey, everyone!!! I finally finished the Featured Stamper challenge on Splitcoast and combined it with the Double Dog Dare Challenge I do each week with a wonderful group of SCS friends. Beverly (beestamper) was the hostess and she sent us a whole envelope full of goodies to make a card. I used the KI designer paper, the green Merry sticker, the ribbon and Studio G clear stamps (the trees and the snowflakes) that she sent.

The featured stamper this week was Anna (Annascreations)...WOW does she ever have a fabulous gallery!!! I decided to case her Country Snowmen card. I kept the same basic layout and Christmas theme but changed the colors, paper, ribbon, stamps, and added the trees and sticker. I also added the hemp to the ribbon like Anna did on her card. I used Stampin Up! buttons and the Joyful Peas stamp by Penny Black that I bought from Michelle at the Stamper's Dream. Have you been to Michelle's store yet?? She has such AWESOME stuff and I received my order within 3 days!!! Check it out!!!

I stamped the image with Memento Black and colored it with copics. I made the clouds with a shameful copy of Cindy's (Mothermark) cloud template and Bashful Blue ink. The round layers were cut out with Nestabilities, stamped with the Studio G snowflake stamp using Regal Rose. The tree images were stamped with Certainly Celery, cut out, and attached with dimensionals.

Thanks for visiting again today and I hope you have a great evening!!!

Recipe: Stamps: Penny Black and Studio G

Paper: Regal Rose, White, Wild Wasabi, KI dp

Ink: Memento Black, Regal Rose, Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue

Accessories: Dimensionals, Nestabilities, Buttons, Sticker, Ribbon, Hemp

Featured Stamper #90

Today's Featured Stamper on Splitcoast is Kay (Speedystamper). She has a fabulous gallery with hundreds of gorgeous cards to choose from. After spending hours looking at her designs, this is the one I decided to case.
I stamped this adorable Penny Black stamp with Memento Black and colored with copics. The sentiment is from a Sparkle Clear Hero Arts set called Merry Always. The set came with red and green rhinestones...such a deal!!!
I kept the same basic layout and the red and white color combo. I added the blue, changed the theme, and added the ribbon.
I better go get ready for church...thanks for stopping by! Later today I will upload the project I made at my DD Holly's yesterday.