The Queen's Scene

SSSC151 - Valentine Hearts

2012-01-29T02:00:00.000-05:00

Hello friends, happy Sunday! It's time for the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge! Karen has a great sketch for all of us to create with and we hope you'll play along.

For my card I used the Papertrey Ink stamp sets Friendship Jar & Friendship Jar Spring Fillers as well as the set Simple Sentiments. I'm usually not one for pastel colors unless it's for creating a baby card, but once I started coloring the candy hearts inside the jar image I decided to go with it.

To play along create a card using Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch, then go to Karen’s blog The Sweetest Thing and link your card so we can all see your creation!

Be sure to visit each of the Sweet Sunday Stampers below for more samples using this week’s sketch!

Karen Motz: Paper Playhouse

Sarah-Jane Kale': Janeybell

Vicki Burdick: It's a Stamp Thing

Jen Tapler: Jen Tapler Designs

Dana White: Dana's House of Cards
Karen Giron: The Sweetest Thing
Anita Madden: Anita's Designs - Our guest Sweet Sunday Stamper

Have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by!

TSG Day 3 - Scootin' By Blog Hop Challenge

2012-01-26T08:00:00.000-05:00

Welcome to Day 3 of the There She Goes Sneak Peeks Blog Hop Challenge!

Today is the final day of sneak peeks from the TSG Trendsetter before all of the fun new sets are released this weekend. The stamp sets featured today are Scootin' By & Scootin' By Accessories.

Cruising on a Sunday afternoon, scootin’ by to say hi! Melyssa Connolly has brought Leah back and she’s ‚born to be wild!. She already comes with lots of fun, but if this isn’t enough she has a kit to accessorize to her hearts content! Whether she’s moving, heading off to school, or enjoying a ride she’ll surely make tracks into your heart.

Scootin’ By is a 4x8 set that includes a total of 15 stamps and will sell for $18.00.

Scootin’ By – Accessories is a 4x4 set that includes a total of 14 stamps and will sell for $10.00.

Well I really had fun with these adorable new stamp sets, I dove in and went with a very girly girl card with purples, pinks and flowers. Let's face it, what girl wouldn't want to scoot around in a pink Vespa with a basket of flowers on the back. I started out by stamping the little girl image from the Scootin' By stamp set, then masking her and stamping the scooter. Then keeping the girl mask in place I stamped the flowers from the Scootin' By Accessories set. After that I created a mask for the flowers and stamped the basket so that they would look to be sitting inside the basket and behind the little girl. I colored all of the images using Copic markers and paper pieced the little girls dress (click on close up below for more detail).

Supplies: Scootin' By, Scootin' By Accessories - TSG, Copics, My Mind's Eye dp, Scallop border die, Ribbon, MFT Flower die, Buttons, Twine, Foam tape.

Would you like to win the new Scootin’ by and Scootin’ by Accessories stamp sets? Here is what you need to do- visit the Trendsetter’s blogs that are participating in each of the blog hop challenges below and comment on their creations as you go. One of the Trendsetter’s blogs (from each hop day) will be randomly chosen as the ‘it’ blog and a winner will be picked using a random number generator from the comments left on that Trendsetter’s Blog Hop Challenge post. You will not know which blog has been chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning new stamps! The Blog Hop Challenges will be open until 5 PM Eastern Time Saturday January 28th with the winner being announced during the release party chat.

TSG Day 2 - Perk Up! Blog Hop Challenge

2012-01-25T08:00:00.001-05:00

Hi there, this is my second blog post for today so if you are looking for my Color Throwdown post please scroll down. Welcome to Day 2 of the There She Goes Sneak Peek Blog Hop Challenge!

Today the TSG Trendsetters are featuring the new stamp set Perk Up!

Friendship and coffee are a good blend to send greetings near and far. Torico has created a darling set to perk up the one "mug" you’ve been missing. An absolute must for those sweets and treats without all the calories!

Perk Up! is a 4x8 set that includes a total of 36 stamps and will sell for $18.00.

For my Perk Up! card I used one of the mug images from the set and paper pieced it along with one of the many fun sentiments from the set. For my card layout I used the January Sketch for You to Try and kept my card clean and simple.

Supplies: Perk Up! - TSG, My Mind's Eye dp, Nesties, Ribbon, Scallop border punch, Foam tape.

CTD#176 - Birthday Wishes

2012-01-25T02:00:00.000-05:00

Hello friends! Before I get to my CTD card today I wanted to apologize for the fact that over the last few days I've been having a problem with my blog. For some reason when you visit my blog all that shows up right away is my header and left sidebar, the contents of my blog seem to take forever to load and finally appear but they are there. I've gone over my blog and can't find anything wrong other than the fact that my counter that counts the number of visitor is now missing. So if you could please bear with me while I try and figure out a way to fix what's going on I would appreciate it, thank you.

On to my card...It's time for this week's Color Throwdown Challenge!

Joan is our hostess for this week and she has some pretty colors and a vintage looking photo to inspire all of us. We hope you'll take the time to play along!

For my card I used the Papertrey Ink stamp set Happy Day along with the coordinating die. I also used two other PTI dies, the banner die and doily details as well as the MFT rolled rose die. For the designer paper I used some Fine & Dandy My Mind's Eye. After putting this card layout together I actually think I like it (I can't always say that). I wasn't so sure as I was making my card but now that I look at the layout I think I'll use it again. I've had a thing for banners lately as you can see by a few of my cards this week.

Be sure to check out what the other design team members have come up with for this week's Color Throwdown challenge!

Barbara Anders - Paper Pursuits

Broni Holcombe - Splashes of Watercolor

Danielle Kennedy - Wild Dragonfly Designs

Joan Ervin - Stamping With Passion

Keva Brown - How Now Brown Kow

Kristin Eberline - Mindless Creativity

Lori Tecler - Inking Aloud

Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy

Wanda Cullen - Cullen-ary Creations
Kerri Michaud - Cards by Kerri
Stacy Morgan - Twinshappy January Guest Designer

Have a great day!

TSG Day 1 - Nursebot Blog Hop Challenge

2012-01-24T08:00:00.002-05:00

Hello and welcome to Day 1 of the There She Goes Sneak Peek Blog Hop Challenge! Today the Trendsetters on the design team are featuring the new stamp set Nursebot.

No ‚bots‛ set would be complete without Nursebot! Torico has done it again. She warmed your heart last month with Lovebots and this month she’s going to make you feel all better with Nursebot. What a great way to send well wishes then a visit from the Nursebot.

Nursebot is a 4x4 set that includes a total of 11 stamps and will sell for $10.00.

Using the fun new Nursebot stamp set I created two cards both 4 1/4"x 4 1/4". For the first card I chose the cute ambulance image and coordinating sentiment.

Supplies: Nursebot - TSG, My Mind's Eye dp, Nesties, Copics, Twill, Buttons, Foam tape.

For my second card I used the medicine bottle and funny "Need a chill pill?" sentiment. This would be a good card to send to someone who's been stressed out or in need of a vacation where you could include a note inside to let them know that you're there for them.

Supplies: Nursebot - TSG, My Mind's Eye dp, Nesties, Copics, Square punch (to create banner ends),Buttons, Twill, Foam tape.

Would you like to win the new Nursebot stamp set? Here is what you need to do- visit the Trendsetter’s blogs that are participating in each of the blog hop challenges below and comment on their creations as you go. One of the Trendsetter’s blogs (from each hop day) will be randomly chosen as the ‘it’ blog and a winner will be picked using a random number generator from the comments left on that Trendsetter’s Blog Hop Challenge post. You will not know which blog has been chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning new stamps! The Blog Hop Challenges will be open until 5 PM Eastern Time Saturday January 28th with the winner being announced during the release party chat.

DS35/TSG - Happiness

2012-01-20T14:46:00.000-05:00

Hello there! Today I have a card using the There She Goes stamp set Buckets of Love and the Deconstructed Sketch Challenge #35. Over on the There She Goes website today a few of the Trendsetters from the design team are sharing some cards and projects made with the stamp sets Puppy Love, Buckets of Love and Love. So I hope you'll take the time to hop over and see their fantastic work!

Supplies: Buckets of Love - TSG, Bo Bunny dp, Nesties, Copics, Spica Glitter pen, Ribbon, Scallop border punch, Foam tape. Colors: Cherry Cobbler, Green Galore.

CTD#175 - Happy Birthday to You!

2012-01-18T02:00:00.001-05:00

It's time for this week's Color Throwdown Challenge!

Danielle is our hostess this week and she's chosen some great colors for us to create with. We hope that you'll find time to play along!

For my card I used the Papertrey Ink stamp set Flower Fusion #9 along with the flower die from Flower Fusion #1. I kept my card clean and simple with just a few elements to give it some texture. I used an impressions plate on my card base, red felt for the flowers, buttons and some red twine.

Be sure to check out what the other design team members have come up with for this week's Color Throwdown challenge!

Barbara Anders - Paper Pursuits

Broni Holcombe - Splashes of Watercolor

Danielle Kennedy - Wild Dragonfly Designs

Joan Ervin - Stamping With Passion

Keva Brown - How Now Brown Kow

Kristin Eberline - Mindless Creativity

Lori Tecler - Inking Aloud

Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy

Wanda Cullen - Cullen-ary Creations
Kerri Michaud - Cards by Kerri
Stacy Morgan - Twinshappy January Guest Designer

Thank you for your visit!

SSSC150 - Little Moments

2012-01-15T02:00:00.001-05:00

It's time for the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge!

Karen has a great sketch for all of us to create with for the next two weeks and we hope you'll find time to play along.

For my card I used the There She Goes stamp set Little Moments, this stamp set has some really sweet images included in it along with several sentiments that coordinate perfectly.

Supplies: Little Moments - TSG, October Afternoon dp, Nesties, Copics, Ribbon, Scallop border punch, Buttons, Foam tape.

To play along create a card using Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch, then go to Karen’s blog The Sweetest Thing and link your card so we can all see your creation!

Be sure to visit each of the Sweet Sunday Stampers below for more samples using this week’s sketch!

Karen Motz: Paper Playhouse

Sarah-Jane Kale': Janeybell

Vicki Burdick: It's a Stamp Thing

Jen Tapler: Jen Tapler Designs

Dana White: Dana's House of Cards
Karen Giron: The Sweetest Thing

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!

CTD174 - Have a sweet day.

2012-01-11T02:00:00.001-05:00

It's Wednesday and time for another Color Throwdown Challenge!

Broni is our hostess for this week's challenge and she's chosen some pretty colors to snap us out of our after holiday winter dull drum.

For my card I used the Papertrey Ink stamp set Garden Variety with coordinating die along with the PTI picket fence die and wood grain impressions plate. I started out with a soft suede card base, added a white cardstock panel then my soft sky embossed cardstock and October Afternoon designer paper along with a scallop border. For the main image I stamped the watering can onto the die cut and added a MFT die cut flower and button as an accent.

Be sure to check out what the other design team members have come up with for this week's Color Throwdown challenge!

Barbara Anders - Paper Pursuits

Broni Holcombe - Splashes of Watercolor

Danielle Kennedy - Wild Dragonfly Designs

Joan Ervin - Stamping With Passion

Keva Brown - How Now Brown Kow

Kristin Eberline - Mindless Creativity

Lori Tecler - Inking Aloud

Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy

Wanda Cullen - Cullen-ary Creations
Kerri Michaud - Cards by Kerri
Stacy Morgan - Twinshappy January Guest Designer

TSG - Lovebots

2012-01-08T14:58:00.000-05:00

Hello friends! Today I have a card that I created using the There She Goes stamp set Lovebots. This is such a sweet set and so much fun to color. I used tones of greys and pinks for my card and colored the image using Copic markers and then added some Spica glitter pen to all of the hearts for a bit of sparkle. For the layout I kept it simple with a basic grey card base and strips of pink heart designer paper from my stash. I added some pink gingham ribbon, a banner for my sentiment and a heart button as an embellishment.

Tomorrow my children finally go back to school after having about a week and a half off for Christmas break. I'm hoping to get back into my craft studio and get some cards created this week.

CTD#173 - Happy Valentine's Day

2012-01-04T02:00:00.002-05:00

Hello and welcome to the first Color Throwdown Challenge of 2012! The team is starting off this year with a fresh new look to our CTD weekly badge to give even more inspiration in using the challenge colors for each week. Our hostess for this week is Bar who picked these dramatic colors to start us off for the year.

For my card using this week's colors I used the Papertrey Ink stamp sets Happy Day with the coordinating die and Background Basics Hounds Tooth and kept my card clean and simple. I started out with a black card base, then added a basic grey panel and a real red panel on top that I had stamped along the bottom using the hounds tooth and embossed along the top using a polka dot embossing folder. I stamped the Happy Day stamp in real red and stamped the Valentine's in black onto a small banner die and both pieces were added to a oval cut piece of black cardstock using foam tape. To finish off my card I used the My Favorite Things rose die to create two roses and added pearl centers and added black leaves.

Be sure to check out what the other design team members have come up with for this week's Color Throwdown challenge!

Barbara Anders - Paper Pursuits

Broni Holcombe - Splashes of Watercolor

Danielle Kennedy - Wild Dragonfly Designs

Joan Ervin - Stamping With Passion

Keva Brown - How Now Brown Kow

Kristin Eberline - Mindless Creativity

Lori Tecler - Inking Aloud

Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy

Wanda Cullen - Cullen-ary Creations
Kerri Michaud - Cards by Kerri

Please give a warm welcome to our January Guest Designer
Stacy Morgan - Twinshappy

Hope you'll find time to play along!

SSSC149 - Warm Wishes

2012-01-01T02:00:00.003-05:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

It's time for the first Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge of the year!

A new change to the SSSC is now in affect, instead of being every week the Sweet Sunday Sketches will be every other week giving you even more time to play along. For this first SSSC of the year we have a sponsor, today the Sweet Sunday Stampers are using Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps to create their cards. Sparkle will be giving away Charlotte with a Rose and Scooter Chloe to this week’s winner so be sure to play along.

For my card I used the Sparkle Creations stamp set Snowbunny and some doodlebug designer paper. I started out with a taken with teal card base, added a panel of white cardstock, then the glittery designer paper. I also added a snowflake embossed white panel, some ribbon with a small sentiment tag, layered snowflakes and pearls. For the image I colored her using Copic markers and added some glitter and silver pen to her coat.

To play along create a card using Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch, then go to Karen’s blog The Sweetest Thing and link your card so we can all see your creation!

Be sure to visit each of the Sweet Sunday Stampers below for more samples using this week’s sketch!

Karen Motz: Paper Playhouse

Sarah-Jane Kale': Janeybell

Vicki Burdick: It's a Stamp Thing

Jen Tapler: Jen Tapler Designs

Dana White: Dana's House of Cards
Karen Giron: The Sweetest Thing

HAPPY RETIREMENT BAR!!!

2011-12-30T00:15:00.001-05:00

Howdy folks! Today we're celebrating Barbara Ander's retirement! Tammy Hershberger has put together a blog hop in honor of Bar's retirement and I was more than happy to join in along with some talented bloggers and cardmakers to wish Bar well. Bar is a fellow design team mate and friend on the Color Throwdown team and is extremely talented, her work is absolutely beautiful. Honestly I don't know how she does it all with family, work and design team requirements but she manages to do it. My wish for Bar, now that today is her last day of working outside the home is that she's able to slow down and have more time for the things she enjoys doing.

HAPPY RETIREMENT DAY BAR!!!

Supplies: Happy Day + die, Flower Fusion #9 +die, Mega Mixed Messages, Doily dies - PTI, Scallop border die - TE, MME designer paper, Lace trim, Buttons, Staples, Twine.

Be sure to stop by the women listed below who are helping to celebrate Bar's Retirement Day Blog Hop:

Broni Holcombe - Splashes of Watercolor

Wanda Cullen - Cullen-ary Creations

Lori Tecler - Inking Aloud

Joan Ervin - Stamping with a Passion

Jody Morrow - Confessions of a Ribbon Addict

Cindy Haffner - Cindy Haffners Corner

Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy

Christine Okken - Christine Creations

Thank you for your visit and have a great day!

TSG Day 2 - Little Moments Blog Hop

2011-12-28T08:00:00.002-05:00

Hi there, welcome to day 2 of the There She Goes Sneak Peek Blog Hop Challenge! Today the Trendsetters on the TSG design team have created cards or projects using the new stamp set Little Moments.

For my card I used the image of the three little girls from the Little Moments stamp set and colored them using Copic markers. After coloring I die cut the image out using square Nesties and added a scallop mat and a row of scallop border along with a banner for my sentiment, some ribbon and buttons with twine. The designer paper is by October Afternoon and my cardstock colors are cherry cobbler and crumb cake.

Warm fuzzy moments and life’s little memories are genuinely captured by Torcio in this new Little Moments set. Gazing through the window watching the snow fall, special moments with brothers and sisters or wonderful thoughts of that one special grandmother that make your heart warm are all here. There’s no better way to send a loving card or create a scrapbook page to capture these glorious moments than to use this fabulous new stamp set.

Little Moments is a 6x8 set that includes a total of 12 stamps $24.

Would you like to win the new Little Moments stamp set? Here is what you need to do-visit the Trendsetter’s blogs that are participating in each of the blog hop challenges below and comment on their creations as you go. One of the Trendsetter’s blogs (from each hop day) will be randomly chosen as the ‘it’ blog and a winner will be picked using a random number generator from the comments left on that Trendsetter’s Blog Hop Challenge post. You will not know which blog has been chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning new stamps! The Blog Hop Challenges will be open until 5 PM Eastern Time Saturday December 31st with the winner being announced during the release party chat.

TSG Day 1 - Lovebots Blog Hop Challenge

2011-12-27T08:00:00.002-05:00

Hello and welcome to Day 1 of the There She Goes Sneak Peek Blog Hop Challenge! Today the Trendsetters on the TSG design team will be sharing their project using the adorable new stamp set Lovebots.
For my card I used the large robot image from the Lovebots stamp set, colored him with Copic markers, die cut him out using a rectangle Nesties and added some Spica glitter pen to all of the hearts. I used a heart embossing folder on my red cardstock panel and some doodlebug designer paper with an edge of scallop border. I added my sentiment as a banner and a heart button with some red twine.

If you loved Friendbots, you’re going to love Lovebots. With Valentine’s Day around the corner, Torico has created an adorable set that will have your heart bursting with joy. This adorable mini set will have your creating cards and gift tags that carry your message of love and friendship to all your special Valentines.

Lovebots is a 4x4 set that includes a total of 7 stamps $10.

Would you like to win the new Lovebots stamp set? Here is what you need to do-visit the Trendsetter’s blogs that are participating in each of the blog hop challenges below and comment on their creations as you go. One of the Trendsetter’s blogs (from each hop day) will be randomly chosen as the ‘it’blog and a winner will be picked using a random number generator from the comments left on that Trendsetter’s Blog Hop Challenge post. You will not know which blog has been chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning new stamps! The Blog Hop Challenges will be open until 5 PM Eastern Time Saturday December 31st with the winner being announced during the release party chat.

Thanks for stopping by today, be sure to visit tomorrow to see our next TSG sneak peek!

TSG135 Christmas Tags

2011-12-24T12:48:00.000-05:00

Hello there and Merry Christmas Eve! I've been missing in action here on my blog lately because I've been busy getting ready for Christmas and because I couldn't seem to kick the cough and cold I had. I finally broke down and went to the doctors yesterday to get some antibiotics which I'm sure will do the trick.

Today I have some fun There She Goes Christmas tags that I created for a few of the gifts I'm giving and for the TSG#135 Challenge to create some last minute gift tags. I used the Holly Jolly Die as the base for my tags and the Warmest Wishes stamp set with coordinating dies for the images which were paper pieced using some My Mind's Eye designer paper. These were easy and fun to put together and I'm hoping give my gifts an added homemade touch.

I'm wishing you all a very Merry Christmas filled with love, joy and precious family memories!

SSSC148 - Holly Jolly

2011-12-18T02:00:00.001-05:00

Hello everyone! Are you ready for Christmas? I'm still finishing up some odds and ends before next weekend but I'm close to being done.

Today is the last Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge for this year and Karen has a fun sketch for all of us to create with this week. For my card I used the There She Goes stamp set Holly Jolly with the coordinating Holly Jolly die.

Supplies: Holly Jolly/Holly Jolly Die - TSG, Doodlebug dp, Copics, Nesties, Circle punch, Ribbon, Rhinestones, Foam tape. Colors: Garden Green, Melon Mambo.

To play along create a card using Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch, then go to Karen’s blog The Sweetest Thing and link your card so we can all see your creation!

Be sure to visit each of the Sweet Sunday Stampers below for more samples using this week’s sketch!

Karen Motz: Paper Playhouse

Sarah-Jane Kale': Janeybell

Vicki Burdick: It's a Stamp Thing

Jen Tapler: Jen Tapler Designs

Dana White: Dana's House of Cards
Karen Giron: The Sweetest Thing

The Sweet Sunday Stampers will be back on January 1, 2012 for a new year of sketches!

CTD#172 - Sugar Rush

2011-12-14T02:00:00.002-05:00

Hello friends! It's time for this week's Color Throwdown Challenge (CTD172). This week our hostess is is Kerri and she's chosen some pretty colors for all of us to create with.

For my card I used the Paper Smooches stamp set Sugar Rush which I won from the PS Facebook page last month. This was the first time ever stamping with any of the Paper Smooches stamps and I enjoyed it. The PS stamps have a fun and playful look with a clean design and stamped perfectly each time while working on my card. I used the ice cream cone image along with the Celebrate sentiment from the Sugar Rush set. I stamped three of the cones onto white cardstock then colored the cones using Copic markers, then paper pieced the ice cream tops using cardstock in the three color for this weeks challenge.

Be sure to check out what the other design team members have come up with for this week's Color Throwdown challenge!

Barbara Anders - Paper Pursuits

Broni Holcombe - Splashes of Watercolor

Danielle Kennedy - Wild Dragonfly Designs

Joan Ervin - Stamping With Passion

Keva Brown - How Now Brown Kow

Kristin Eberline - Mindless Creativity

Lori Tecler - Inking Aloud

Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy

Wanda Cullen - Cullen-ary Creations
Kerri Michaud - Cards by Kerri
Lydia Fiedler - Understand Blue - Our Guest Designer for November/December

Hope you'll find time to play along!

SSSC147 - 50 and FABULOUS!

2011-12-11T02:00:00.002-05:00

It's time for the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #147. I used Karen's sketch for this week to create a 50th birthday card for my dear sister-in-law, we threw a surprise birthday party for her on the third of this month and it was so fun.

The glitter was flying while I made this card that's for sure, lol I had it everywhere. I wanted the card for my sister-in-law to be glittery and fun so I used the Papertrey Ink stamp set Big Birthday Wishes with the coordinating number dies and the Cupcake Collection stamp set to coordinate with the My Mind's Eye cupcake designer paper I was using. I started out by die cutting the numbers from chipboard and added some glitter, then die cut a square of white cardstock and stamped the sentiment and inked in a border with a fine point pen. To finish off my card, the cupcake pieces were die cut, stamped and put together then glittered.

To play along create a card using Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch, then go to Karen’s blog The Sweetest Thing and link your card so we can all see your creation!

Be sure to visit each of the Sweet Sunday Stampers below for more samples using this week’s sketch!

Karen Motz: Paper Playhouse

Sarah-Jane Kale': Janeybell

Vicki Burdick: It's a Stamp Thing

Jen Tapler: Jen Tapler Designs

Dana White: Dana's House of Cards
Karen Giron: The Sweetest Thing

Have a great day!

TSG - Hohoho

2011-12-09T15:32:00.000-05:00

TGIF everyone! Thanks for stopping by! I'm finally starting to feeling better after having laryngitis and a cold since last Sunday.

Today I have a fun card that I created using the adorable Santa image from the There She Goes stamp set Hohoho. I started out with a real red card base, then used some Doodlebug designer paper and an embossed old olive panel behind my image. I stamped my hohoho sentiment onto a banner, tied on my ribbon and added my Santa image which was colored using Copics and then glittered.

CTD#171 - Happy Holidays

2011-12-07T02:00:00.002-05:00

Hello everyone! I hope your week is going well so far. Today is Wednesday and that means it's time for another Color Throwdown Challenge (CTD171). Wanda is our hostess this week and she's chosen some great colors for us to work with and we hope you'll find time to play along.

For my card I used the Papertrey Ink stamp set Wreath for All Seasons and some My Mind's Eye designer paper and I used this week's Deconstructing Sketch Challenge #29 for my layout. I started out with a bravo burgundy card base then added a soft suede panel that I embossed using an SU embossing plate. I added a row of white scallops and my designer paper piece and then stamped the wreath in old olive, the berries in bravo burgundy. To finish off my card I added ribbon, two buttons and some iridescent Stickles to the berries.

Be sure to check out what the other design team members have come up with for this week's Color Throwdown challenge!

Barbara Anders - Paper Pursuits

Broni Holcombe - Splashes of Watercolor

Danielle Kennedy - Wild Dragonfly Designs

Joan Ervin - Stamping With Passion

Keva Brown - How Now Brown Kow

Kristin Eberline - Mindless Creativity

Lori Tecler - Inking Aloud

Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy

Wanda Cullen - Cullen-ary Creations
Kerri Michaud - Cards by Kerri
Lydia Fiedler - Understand Blue - Our Guest Designer for November/December

SSSC146 - Make a Wish

2011-12-04T15:29:00.002-05:00

It's time for the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #146 (SSSC146). Karen has another fantastic sketch for all of us to create with this week and we hope you'll play along.

For my card I used the Papertrey Ink stamp set Cupcake Collection and some My Mind's Eye designer paper. I stamped the sentiment, cupcake image and die cut candle then added some rose colored glitter to the sprinkles on the cupcake and Spica glitter pen to the candle flame (see photo below for close up). I also added a PTI die cut flower with button and twine.

To play along create a card using Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch, then go to Karen’s blog The Sweetest Thing and link your card so we can all see your creation!

Be sure to visit each of the Sweet Sunday Stampers below for more samples using this week’s sketch!

Karen Motz: Paper Playhouse

Sarah-Jane Kale': Janeybell

Vicki Burdick: It's a Stamp Thing

Jen Tapler: Jen Tapler Designs

Dana White: Dana's House of Cards
Karen Giron: The Sweetest Thing

CTD#170 - Santa

2011-11-30T02:00:00.004-05:00

Hello there! It's time for this week's Color Throwdown (CTD170)! I'm this week's hostess over at the CTD blog and I've chosen some semi-traditional Christmas colors for all of us to create with this week. I hope you'll find time to play along.

For my card I used the Papertrey Ink stamp set Tremendous Treats Holiday along with some My Mind's Eye designer paper. I started out by stamping the fun Santa image from the TTH set, colored him using Copic markers, added some glitter to his cuffs, pom pom on his hat and the stars (see close up photo below)and then die cut him out using a circle Nestie die. I kept the design of the card clean and bold using these colors, some large green rick-rack, scallop border and large yellow star with button and twine.

Be sure to check out what the other design team members have come up with for this week's Color Throwdown challenge!

Barbara Anders - Paper Pursuits

Broni Holcombe - Splashes of Watercolor

Danielle Kennedy - Wild Dragonfly Designs

Joan Ervin - Stamping With Passion

Keva Brown - How Now Brown Kow

Kristin Eberline - Mindless Creativity

Lori Tecler - Inking Aloud

Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy

Wanda Cullen - Cullen-ary Creations
Kerri Michaud - Cards by Kerri
Lydia Fiedler - Understand Blue - Our Guest Designer for November/December

Thanks for stopping by!

SSSSC145 - Hohoho

2011-11-29T03:00:00.002-05:00

It's Tuesday and yes I'm finally posting the card I have for this week's Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #145 (SSSC145). Better late than never I suppose. Saturday night when I was trying to work on my card I had a headache that would leave me alone so that's why I'm late.

For my card I used the There She Goes new stamp set Hohoho and chose the Santa image from the set. After coloring the Santa using Copic markers I mixed white flock with glitter and added it to the trim of his suite and hat. If you look close at the image (see photo below) you can see how adding the flock with glitter adds a fun touch to this cute image.

Supplies: Hohoho - TSG, Tremendous Treats Holiday (sentiment) - PTI, MME dp, Ribbon, Martha Stewart snowflake punch, Button, Banner die - PTI, Copics, Nesties, Glitter, Flock.

To play along create a card using Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch, then go to Karen’s blog The Sweetest Thing and link your card so we can all see your creation!

Be sure to visit each of the Sweet Sunday Stampers below for more samples using this week’s sketch!

Karen Motz: Paper Playhouse

Sarah-Jane Kale': Janeybell

Vicki Burdick: It's a Stamp Thing

Jen Tapler: Jen Tapler Designs

Dana White: Dana's House of Cards
Karen Giron: The Sweetest Thing

TSG132 Inspiration Challenge - Lighten Up

2011-11-28T08:00:00.002-05:00

Hello everyone! Today is my turn to host the There She Goes Challenge (TSG132) this week over at the TSG blog and I've chosen an inspiration photo to get our creative mojo going.

I loved this photo with it's gorgeous bedroom, there were so many elements that drew my eye. From the cool colors, different patterns and texture in the fabrics and walls to the mirrored nightstand and table.

photo credit

For my card I went with the teal and white colors and used the There She Goes stamp set Lighten Up! I started with a taken with teal card base, then added a panel of white card stock that I scored lines into to repeat the pattern of the walls and curtains in the photo. Then I stamped my sentiment onto a piece of cool caribbean cardstock and embossed it with a pattern that I thought was similar to the blue satin coverlet from the photo and added it to the bottom of my card. I added a piece of Cosmo Cricket designer paper which has a modern circle pattern to it and stamped and colored my lamp image and die cut it out using a circle Nesties. I added some Spica glitter pen to my lamp image to give it some shimmer, some white satin ribbon, a row of scallop border and three white roses with pearls to finish my card.

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you'll find time to play along with this week's TSG Challenge!

PTI November Blog Hop

2011-11-25T21:01:00.001-05:00

Hello friends I hope those of you that celebrated Thanksgiving had a wonderful day with family and friends. Today I'm sharing a card that I created for the November Papertrey Ink Blog Hop. The inspiration for this month's PTI blog hop is the pretty Christmas photo below.

For my card I used the PTI stamp sets Wreath for all Season and Bitty Bird and kept it clean and simple. I used the Deconstructed Sketch Challenge #28 for my layout along with some gingham nameless designer paper I had in my stash. I started out by stamping the wreath image, then stamped the little bird inside the wreath. Next I die cut the birds body using the coordinating die to the Bitty Bird set and stamped and added him to my image. For my background I ended up inking up the wreath image from the Wreath for all Season set and randomly stamped it on the red cardstock. I added a border of white scallop and a red satin ribbon with bow to finish off my card.

Thank you for your visit!

TSG Day 3 - Warmest Wishes Blog Hop Challenge

2011-11-24T08:00:00.001-05:00

Happy Thanksgiving and welcome to day three of the There She Goes sneak peek blog hop challenge! Today the Trendsetters are highlighting the new stamp set Warmest Wishes.

Torico is in the mood to make winter all warm and cheery. She has illustrated a fabulous set that will keep you in stitches or get you in the mood to make gingerbread houses and sugar cookies. The set includes hearts, stars, and snowflakes to create a one of a kind snowman or holiday tree. This set also includes six dies - so warm up your die cutting machine and let the baking begin. What set wouldn't be complete without a few sentiments to add to your winter projects?

Warmest Wishes is a 4x4 set that includes a total of 23 stamps and six dies and will sell for $31.50.

Would you like to win the new Warmest Wishes stamp set? Here is what you need to do - visit the Trendsetter's blogs that are participating in each of the blog hop challenges below and comment on their creations as you go. One of the Trendsetter's blog (from each hop day) will be randomly chosen as the "it" blog and a winner will be picked using a random number generator from the comments left on that Trendsetter's Blog Hop Challenge post. You will not know which blog has been chosen so the more you comment on the better you chances are of winning new stamps! The Blog Hop Challenges will be open until 5 PM Eastern Time Saturday November 26th with the winner being announced during the release party chat.

TSG Day 2 - Holly Jolly Blog Hop Challenge

2011-11-23T08:00:00.001-05:00

Hello everyone and welcome to day 2 of the There She Goes sneak peeks. This is my second post for today so if you are looking for my Color Throwdown post for this week please see the post below this one.

Today I'm sharing a card that I created using two of the new stamp sets that will be release this coming weekend, Holly Jolly and Wishing You.

No two snowflakes are alike...each with a beauty of their own and Melyssa Connolly has captured the beauty of snowflakes in this new Holly Jolly set that are sure to make you wish it were snowing. This amazing set also includes a die! It's a fabulous versatile set that will surely bring a holiday glisten to your projects - all you need to add is the glitter!

Holly Jolly is a 6x8 set that includes a total of 35 stamps and one die and will sell for $31.50.

Would you like to win the new Holly Jolly stamp set? Here is what you need to do - visit the Trendsetter's blogs that are participating in each of the blog hop challenges below and comment on their creations as you go. One of the Trendsetter's blog (from each hop day) will be randomly chosen as the "it" blog and a winner will be picked using a random number generator from the comments left on that Trendsetter's Blog Hop Challenge post. You will not know which blog has been chosen so the more you comment on the better you chances are of winning new stamps! The Blog Hop Challenges will be open until 5 PM Eastern Time Saturday November 26th with the winner being announced during the release party chat.

CTD#169 - Red Bitty Birds Hello Friend

2011-11-23T02:00:00.003-05:00

Hello there! It's time for this week's Color Throwdown (CTD169)! Lori is our hostess this week and she's chosen some fantastic colors for all of us to create with this week and we hope you'll find time to play along.

For my card I used the Papertrey Ink stamp set Bitty Bird along with the coordinating die. Does it sound crazy that after seeing the colors for this week I actually dreamt of creating this card? lol I hope not. I started out a 2 1/4"x 4 1/4" piece of white cardstock and stamped the branch from the Bitty Bird set several times along each side, flipping the branch a different way with each stamping. Then I stamped the little birds so I would have their legs on the branches and sponged the sky background. After that I colored in the leaves on the branches with a aqua pen and taken with teal marker and added my red die cut birds which I popped up. Then added the cut out words and rhinestones after matting my image.

Be sure to check out what the other design team members have come up with for this week's Color Throwdown challenge!

Barbara Anders - Paper Pursuits

Broni Holcombe - Splashes of Watercolor

Danielle Kennedy - Wild Dragonfly Designs

Joan Ervin - Stamping With Passion

Keva Brown - How Now Brown Kow

Kristin Eberline - Mindless Creativity

Lori Tecler - Inking Aloud

Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy

Wanda Cullen - Cullen-ary Creations
Kerri Michaud - Cards by Kerri
Lydia Fiedler - Understand Blue - Our Guest Designer for November/December

Have a wonderful day!

TSG Day 1 - Hohoho, Holiday Ribbons and Wishing You Blog Hop Challenge

2011-11-22T08:00:00.001-05:00

Hello and welcome to day 1 of the There She Goes Sneak Peek Blog Hop Challenge! Today the TSG Trendsetters will be sharing projects made with the upcoming stamp sets Hohoho, Holiday Ribbons and Wishing You. For my card I've combined all three stamp sets to create a Christmas card.

What images come to mind when you hear sleigh bells ringing? Santa and his eight tiny reindeer of course! Torico has illustrated the perfect mini set to create your winter wonderland scene. This is the perfect set to create holiday tags, cards, and gift boxes. A complete must have.

Hohoho is a 3x4 mini set that includes a total of 9 stamps and will sell for $7.

Just when you thought the World's Best & Die stamp set couldn't get any better...here comes another fabulous set illustrated by Melyssa Connolly to add snowmen, reindeer, and angels on the tails of your ribbon or flowers of the World's Best stamp set. What a great set this will be to dress up a holiday bottle of cheer!

Holiday Ribbons is a 2x3 mini set that includes a total of 9 stamps and will sell for $4.

Holidays are not complete without all the wishes of the seasons, Jessica has illustrated a bearutiful set of timeless sentiments so that you 'll never be at a loss for words. This mini set would complement the collection of the holiday stamp sets released this month!

Wishing You is a 3x4 mini set that includes a total of 6 stamps and will sell for $7.

Would you like to win the new Hohoho, Holiday Ribbons and Wishing You stamp sets? Here is what you need to do - visit the Trendsetter's blogs that are participating in each of the blog hop challenges below and comment on their creations as you go. One of the Trendsetter's blog (from each hop day) will be randomly chosen as the "it" blog and a winner will be picked using a random number generator from the comments left on that Trendsetter's Blog Hop Challenge post. You will not know which blog has been chosen so the more you comment on the better you chances are of winning new stamps! The Blog Hop Challenges will be open until 5 PM Eastern Time Saturday November 26th with the winner being announced during the release party chat.

SSSC144 - Merry Christmas

2011-11-20T02:00:00.002-05:00

Good morning! It's time for the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge (SSSC144). Karen has another fantastic sketch for all of us to create with this week and we hope you'll find time to play along!

For my card I ended up turning the sketch on it's side and making it a square 4 1/4"x 4 1/4" card. I used the Papertrey Ink stamp set Tremendous Treats Holiday and chose the little penguin out of the set. After stamping this cute image and coloring it using Copic markers I paper pieced his scarf, out lined him with a Spica glitter pen and added some chunky glitter along his scarf (see close up photo below).

To play along create a card using Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch, then go to Karen’s blog The Sweetest Thing and link your card so we can all see your creation!

Be sure to visit each of the Sweet Sunday Stampers below for more samples using this week’s sketch!

Karen Motz: Paper Playhouse

Sarah-Jane Kale': Janeybell

Vicki Burdick: It's a Stamp Thing

Jen Tapler: Jen Tapler Designs

Dana White: Dana's House of Cards
Karen Giron: The Sweetest Thing

TSG - No Peeking!

2011-11-19T12:42:00.000-05:00

Hello friends! Today I have a card that I created using the There She Goes stamp set No Peeking! This adorable stamp set has so many cute images to create with that it's almost difficult to decide which one's to use. I ended up going with a few of the wintry themed images and colored them using my Copic markers. I added a touch of Spica glitter pen and iridescent glitter to each image and a blue rhinestone to the snowflake for some added sparkle.

I'll be back tomorrow with a card to share for the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge!

Enjoy your weekend!

CTD#168/MOJO215 - With Sympathy

2011-11-16T02:00:00.003-05:00

Hello there! It's time for this week's Color Throwdown (CTD168)! Keva has some striking colors for all of us to create with this week and we hope you'll find time to play along.

Don't you just love these colors? It's such a great combination. For my card I not only used the Color Throwdown colors for this week but I also used the Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge #215 for my layout. I started out with a basic grey card base, then added an embossed panel of riding hood red. I added a strip of basic grey card stock, a strip of MME designer paper and a Papertrey Ink sentiment from the Think Big Favorites #3 stamp set which I matted. Once those steps were done I die cut grey felt leaves using the Taylored Expressions Leafy Branch die (fantastic die) and a flower using the PTI flower die. I crushed the flower to add texture, added a button to the center and arranged the leaves and flower onto my card.

Be sure to check out what the other design team members have come up with for this week's Color Throwdown challenge!

Barbara Anders - Paper Pursuits

Broni Holcombe - Splashes of Watercolor

Danielle Kennedy - Wild Dragonfly Designs

Joan Ervin - Stamping With Passion

Keva Brown - How Now Brown Kow

Kristin Eberline - Mindless Creativity

Lori Tecler - Inking Aloud

Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy

Wanda Cullen - Cullen-ary Creations
Kerri Michaud - Cards by Kerri
Lydia Fiedler - Understand Blue - Our Guest Designer for November/December

SSSC143 - Holiday Snowman

2011-11-13T02:00:00.002-05:00

It's time for the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #143 (SSSC143). Karen has another fabulous sketch for all of us to create with this week and we hope you'll find time to play along.

For my card I used the Papertrey Ink stamp sets Snowman Accessories with the Shape Up Snowman die and the Wonderful Words Holiday with the coordinating Holiday word die. The designer paper is My Mind's Eye 12 days of Christmas and for my snowman I added some green buttons instead of stamped ones, some red ribbon for a scarf and stamped and pieced his hat using glitter for the pom pom.

To play along create a card using Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch, then go to Karen’s blog The Sweetest Thing and link your card so we can all see your creation!

Be sure to visit each of the Sweet Sunday Stampers below for more samples using this week’s sketch!

Karen Motz: Paper Playhouse

Sarah-Jane Kale': Janeybell

Vicki Burdick: It's a Stamp Thing

Jen Tapler: Jen Tapler Designs

Dana White: Dana's House of Cards
Karen Giron: The Sweetest Thing

Have a wonderful day!

TSG129 - Buckets of Love Holiday Additions

2011-11-10T10:08:00.000-05:00

Happy Thursday! The card I have for today is for the There She Goes Challenge #129 where you are to create a Christmas card or project. All this week the TSG Trendsetters have been sharing their fabulous Christmas projects over at the There She Goes Blog so be sure to hop over to get some great Christmas ideas for creating some projects of your own!

For my card I used the TSG stamp sets Buckets of Love & Buckets of Love Holiday Additions as well as some My Mind's Eye 12 days of Christmas designer paper.

Supplies: BOL, BOL Holiday Additions, MME dp, Copics, Nesties, Ribbon, SU Oval punches, SU border punch, Embossing Folder, Red Spica glitter pen, Foam tape.

CTD#167 - Happy Holidays

2011-11-09T02:00:00.003-05:00

Hello there! It's time for this week's Color Throwdown (CTD167)! Joan has some pretty colors for all of us to create with this week and we hope you'll find time to play along.

For my card I used the Papertrey Ink stamp set Tremendous Treats - Christmas along with some My Mind's Eye 12 Days of Christmas designer paper. I started out by stamping my bird image, coloring it with Copic markers, die cutting it using a square Nestibilities die and adding glitter to the trim of the Santa hat. Although it's difficult to see (click on photo below) I also added some Spica glitter pen by outlining all of the black lines of the image to add some additional sparkle. I used my SU snowflake punch, added a pink button with twine, some ribbon and SU scallop border to finish off my card.

Be sure to check out what the other design team members have come up with for this week's Color Throwdown challenge!

Barbara Anders - Paper Pursuits

Broni Holcombe - Splashes of Watercolor

Danielle Kennedy - Wild Dragonfly Designs

Joan Ervin - Stamping With Passion

Keva Brown - How Now Brown Kow

Kristin Eberline - Mindless Creativity

Lori Tecler - Inking Aloud

Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy

Wanda Cullen - Cullen-ary Creations
Kerri Michaud - Cards by Kerri
Lydia Fiedler - Understand Blue - Our Guest Designer for November/December

Have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by!

SSSC142 - Sweet Treats for a Sweet Friend

2011-11-06T03:00:00.002-05:00

Hello friends hope your weekend is going well!

It's Sunday and time for another Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge (SSSC142).

For my card using Karen's sketch I ended up flipping the sketch and instead of going with a square card I kept it standard size. I used the cute There She Goes stamp set Bon Appetit for my main image and Buckets of Love Holiday Additions for my sentiment. After stamping the chef with platter I stamped the tower of cupcakes and colored the whole image using Copic markers (so fun coloring cupcakes!). Then I added the paper pieced neck tie and trimmed my image leaving part of the chef hat out-of-the-box and adhered it onto it's mat. To finish off the image I added some rhinestones to the top of each cupcake.

To play along create a card using Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch, then go to Karen’s blog The Sweetest Thing and link your card so we can all see your creation!

Be sure to visit each of the Sweet Sunday Stampers below for more samples using this week’s sketch!

Karen Motz: Paper Playhouse

Sarah-Jane Kale': Janeybell

Vicki Burdick: It's a Stamp Thing

Jen Tapler: Jen Tapler Designs

Dana White: Dana's House of Cards

Karen Giron: The Sweetest Thing

TSG128/MOJO213 - Bountiful Blessings

2011-11-03T10:30:00.000-04:00

Happy Thursday everyone! Today I'm sharing a card that I created for the There She Goes Challenge #128 (TSG128). Our Trendsetter of the Week is Jenny who is challenging all of us to create a Au Naturale card or project. I've used the TSG stamp sets Autumn and Bucket of Love Holiday Additions along with some My Mind's Eye designer paper. To give my card an Au Naturale look I used a piece of corrugated cardboard, twine and neutral fall colors. For the layout for my card I used this weeks Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge #213.

Hope you find time to play along with this weeks TSG challenge, you could be eligible to win a $5 gift certificate to the There She Goes store or you may also find yourself in the Trendsetting Spotlight that shines on the TSG Blog every Thursday.

CTD#166 - Snowman Merry Christmas

2011-11-02T02:00:00.004-04:00

Hello there! It's time for this week's Color Throwdown (CTD166)! Danielle has some great colors for us to work with this week and all of us on the design team hope you'll find time to play along.

In all honesty I wasn't quite sure how much I would like these colors, but you know what after creating this card I not only like them but love this combination. I guess that's why challenging yourself to try new things is always good, because you never know whether you really do like something until you try.

For my card I used some new goodies, the PTI Snowman die and coordinating Snowman Assesories stamp set along with the Wonderful Words Holiday set. The idea to have this fun snowman holding the banner/sentiment and the general design of this card was inspired by Lisa Johnson's adorable card. As soon as I saw Lisa's snowman card I knew I had to have this new die and stamp set (I was sold)...it's so sweet! I'm usually not one to case someone elses work, which I hadn't set out to do when I started creating my card but I guess Lisa's snowman card was set in my mind. If you click on the close up shot below you can see where I added some flock and glitter to the top of his hat, scarf and the snowflake.

Be sure to check out what the other design team members have come up with this week!

Barbara Anders - Paper Pursuits

Broni Holcombe - Splashes of Watercolor

Carole Burrage - Mother's Little Helper

Danielle Kennedy - Wild Dragonfly Designs

Joan Ervin - Stamping With Passion

Keva Brown - How Now Brown Kow

Kristin Eberline - Mindless Creativity

Lori Tecler - Inking Aloud

Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy

Wanda Cullen - Cullen-ary Creations

A warm welcome to the newest CTD design team member Kerri Michaud - Cards by Kerri and our Guest Designer for November/December - Lydia Fiedler - Understand Blue

Thank you for your visit!

SSSC141 - Holiday Greetings

2011-10-30T02:00:00.001-04:00

It's time for this week's Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge (SSSC141). Karen has another great sketch for us again this week to create with and we hope you'll join in and play along.

For my card I used the new Papertrey Ink stamp set Wonderful Words Holiday and the coordinating word dies (love new stamping supplies!). I used some My Mind's Eye 12 Days of Christmas designer paper and used it not only for my background but to die cut the word "Holiday" which I popped up with foam tape. The "Greeting" sentiment was stamped on a PTI banner then I added the polka dot embossed kiwi kiss panel some ribbon, a few scallops and my snowflake punched out using SU punch with button and pink twine.

To play along create a card using Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch, then go to Karen’s blog The Sweetest Thing and link your card so we can all see your creation!

Be sure to visit each of the Sweet Sunday Stampers below for more samples using this week’s sketch!

Karen Motz: Paper Playhouse

Sarah-Jane Kale': Janeybell

Vicki Burdick: It's a Stamp Thing

Jen Tapler: Jen Tapler Designs

Dana White: Dana's House of Cards

Karen Giron: The Sweetest Thing

Hope you enjoy this last weekend before Halloween!

TSG Day 3 - NO Peeking! Blog Hop Challenge

2011-10-27T08:00:00.001-04:00

Welcome to day 3 of the There She Goes sneak peek blog hop challenge!

Kids love to countdown the days until Christmas is finally here and with this new set illustrated by Torico, you are going to have just as much fun creating a countdown advent calendar! With 25 different adorable holiday images and two sets of numbers the possibilities are endless! To make this set even more useable, there are two decorative circles and two decorative squares that were designed to be used with a 1 3/8” punch!!

No Peeking! is a 6x8 set that includes a total of 53 stamps and will sell for $24.

Instead of creating a card using the No Peeking! Christmas stamp set I decided to make up a few Christmas gift tags. It was easy and fun! I started out by stamping some of the decorative circles and squares and then a few of the cute images from the set to go inside of each of them. There are so many great Christmas images to choose from in this set that that was the hardest part, picking which images to go with. Once I did my stamping I colored all of the images with Copic markers, added some glitter and punched them out using my circle and square punches. I cut the five tags to 2"x 3 1/4", stamped the snowflake from the set on a few of them, added strips of red and green card stock, a strip of doodle bug designer paper, a scallop border or two and a couple of snowflakes with rhinestones, tied on my ribbons and I was done.

Would you like to win the new No Peeking! stamp set? Here is what you need to do- visit the Trendsetter’s blogs that are participating in each of the blog hop challenges below and comment on their creations as you go. One of the Trendsetter’s blogs (from each hop day) will be randomly chosen as the ‘it’ blog and a winner will be picked using a random number generator from the comments left on that Trendsetter’s Blog Hop Challenge post.

You will not know which blog has been chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning new stamps! The Blog Hop Challenges will be open until 5 PM Eastern Time Saturday October 29th with the winner being announced during the release party chat.

TSG Day 2 - Bon Appetit Blog Hop Challenge

2011-10-26T08:00:00.001-04:00

(To view my Color Throwdown post for this week please see the post below this one).

Today we have another fabulous set from Torico - she's showing off her range of creativity.

Whip up some delicious greetings with the new Bon Appetit set! From the succulent turkey to the steamin' hot pie, create some mouthwatering table settings and pass down secret family recipes for generations to come. Compliments of Chef Torico!

Bon Appetit is a 4x8 set that includes a total of 31 stamps and will sell for $18.

Wait until you see this adorable stamp set! There are so many possiblilties with this set, so many images and fun things you can create, you're going to love it! For my card using Bon Appetit I used the cute chef and domed platter images along with the "What's cookin' good lookin'?" sentiment. I stamped the images, colored them with Copic markers and then added some dimension by stamping the chef hat onto scrap cardstock, cutting it out and popping it up onto my main image.

Would you like to win the new Bon Appétit stamp set? Here is what you need to do- visit the Trendsetter’s blogs that are participating in each of the blog hop challenges below and comment on their creations as you go. One of the Trendsetter’s blogs (from each hop day) will be randomly chosen as the ‘it’ blog and a winner will be picked using a random number generator from the comments left on that Trendsetter’s Blog Hop Challenge post.

CTD 165 - Hello Friend

2011-10-26T02:00:00.002-04:00

Hello there hope your day is going well! It's time for this weeks Color Throwdown Challenge (CTD165). Laura has some fresh colors for us this week, I love crisp clean look to this combination.

For my card I used the Papertrey Ink stamp sets Think Big Favorites #3 and Bitty Bird along with some My Mind's Eye designer papers. I combined the two stamp sets by first stamping the tree branch from the Bitty Bird set and then the "hello friend" sentiment from the Think Big Favorites #3 set on top of the branch and then added the little bird which was die cut and popped. The clouds were punched out of white cardstock using the top portion of the SU cupcake punch and the border grass was die cut from a MFT die.

For more details on participating in the CTD challenge you can click here.

Hope you find time to play along!

Be sure to check out what the other design team members have come up with this week!

Barbara Anders - Paper Pursuits

Broni Holcombe - Splashes of Watercolor

Carole Burrage - Mother's Little Helper

Danielle Kennedy - Wild Dragonfly Designs

Joan Ervin - Stamping With Passion

Keva Brown - How Now Brown Kow

Kristin Eberline - Mindless Creativity

Lori Tecler - Inking Aloud

Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy

Wanda Cullen - Cullen-ary Creations

Amy Sheffer, October Guest Designer - Pickled Paper Designs

Have a great day!

TSG Day 1 - Friendbots/Autumn Blog Hop Challenge

2011-10-25T08:00:00.001-04:00

Torico brings us the techno savvy stamp set that everyone needs. We are living in an information age on an information planet so why not surprise your Friendbots with some automated cuteness. Let's make it the age of interfacing with all your B.F.F.s!

Friendbots is a 3x4 set that includes a total of 5 stamps and will sell for $7.

For my Friendbots card I stamped the adorable robots image and had so much fun coloring it with my Copic markers. I felt like a kid again as I was adding color to the cute buttons and gages. And even though it's difficult to see from the pictures, once I was done coloring I added some Glaze pen to the eyes and a few of the gages and Spica glitter pen to some of the buttons. I used some My Mind's Eye designer paper, ribbon and some brads to finish off my card.

The seasons are changing and it's time to add some rich colors and beautiful leaves to our paper crafting projects! Autumn mini set has a bunch of different leaves, each with a fun pattern that you are going to love to use!

Autumn is a 3x4 set that includes a total of 13 stamps and will sell for $7

For the card I created using the new Autumn stamp set, I pull color from the designer paper I wanted to use and then randomly stamped the fall leaves in those colors. I love the how each of the leaves from this stamp set have a textured pattern and that you have several different sized leaves to stamp and create with.

Would you like to win the new Autumn / Friendbots mini stamp sets? Here is what you need to do- visit the Trendsetter’s blogs that are participating in each of the blog hop challenges below and comment on their creations as you go. One of the Trendsetter’s blogs (from each hop day) will be randomly chosen as the ‘it’ blog and a winner will be picked using a random number generator from the comments left on that Trendsetter’s Blog Hop Challenge post.

SSSC140 - Light is Good...

2011-10-23T03:00:00.001-04:00

Good morning! It's time for another Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge (SSSC140). For my card this week I used the There She Goes stamp set Lighten Up along with some My Mind's Eye designer paper. I kept my card clean and simple using the colors from the designer paper for the lamps and adding a few brads and ribbon.

To play along create a card using Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch, then go to Karen’s blog The Sweetest Thing and link your card so we can all see your creation!

Be sure to visit each of the Sweet Sunday Stampers below for more samples using this week’s sketch!

Karen Motz: Paper Playhouse

Sarah-Jane Kale': Janeybell

Vicki Burdick: It's a Stamp Thing

Jen Tapler: Jen Tapler Designs

Dana White: Dana's House of Cards

Karen Giron: The Sweetest Thing

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day!

CTD164 - Happy Halloween

2011-10-19T00:30:00.001-04:00

It's time for this week's Color Throwdown Challenge (CTD164).

Broni has some fun colors for us this week which immediately brought to mind Halloween when I saw them but I can't wait to see how everyone uses them.

For my card I used the Papertrey Ink stamp sets Friendship Jar & Friendship Jar Fall Fillers along with some PTI Halloween designer paper. After stamping and coloring this fun Halloween image with Copic markers I pulled inspiration from it and used the star designer paper and strips of pumpkin pie and rich razzleberry cardstock just like the witches stockings. It's difficult to see from the photo above but I used Spica glitter pen on the swirls coming out of the jar and dazzling diamonds on all of the stars (see close up photo below).

For more details on participating in the CTD challenge you can click here.

Hope you find time to play along!

Be sure to check out what the other design team members have come up with this week!

Barbara Anders - Paper Pursuits

Broni Holcombe - Splashes of Watercolor

Carole Burrage - Mother's Little Helper

Danielle Kennedy - Wild Dragonfly Designs

Joan Ervin - Stamping With Passion

Keva Brown - How Now Brown Kow

Kristin Eberline - Mindless Creativity

Lori Tecler - Inking Aloud

Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy

Wanda Cullen - Cullen-ary Creations

Amy Sheffer, October Guest Designer - Pickled Paper Designs

Have a wonderful day!

SSSC139 - Happy Haunting!

2011-10-16T03:00:00.002-04:00

It's time for another Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge (SSSC139). Karen has a fun sketch using banners this week and we hope you'll find time to play along.

For my card I used the There She Goes stamp set Bugs & Hisses along with the Spider Web border die to create a little Halloween scene on my card. There are so many cute Halloween images within the Bugs & Hisses stamp set that enable you to use each of the images alone or build a scene, it's great. It's difficult to see from the photo but I colored in the windows of the haunted house and tree using Copic markers and added some Spica glitter pen. Stamped the pumpkin separately and popped him up and punched out a circle in the center of a piece of scrap cardstock, placed it over my spooky tree and sponged in a yellow moon (see close up photo below).

Supplies: Bugs & Hisses, Spider Web border die, SU dp, Polka dot embossing folder, Build a banner dies - PTI, Copic markers, Circle punch, Spica glitter pen, Foam tape. Colors: Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie.

To play along create a card using Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch, then go to Karen’s blog The Sweetest Thing and link your card so we can all see your creation!

Be sure to visit each of the Sweet Sunday Stampers below for more samples using this week’s sketch!

Karen Motz: Paper Playhouse

Sarah-Jane Kale': Janeybell

Vicki Burdick: It's a Stamp Thing

Jen Tapler: Jen Tapler Designs

Dana White: Dana's House of Cards

Karen Giron: The Sweetest Thing

TSG - Bountiful Blessings

2011-10-14T10:13:00.000-04:00

TGIF everyone! I'm poppin in today for a quick post, I have a fall card that I created using the fun new There She Goes stamp set Buckets of Love Holiday Additions. This stamp set coordinates with the original stamp set Buckets of Love to give you even more options in creating with these fantastic sets.

Supplies: BOL, BOL Holiday Additions, Copics, Square Nesties, Lilybee designer paper, Ribbon, Brads, Foam tape. Colors: Cajun Craze, Old Olive.

I'll be back Sunday for the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge and I'm looking forward to the There She Goes Sneak Peeks next week so be sure to stop back!

CTD163 - Thank You for Your Kindness

2011-10-12T00:30:00.003-04:00

Hello there hope your day is going well! It's time for this weeks Color Throwdown Challenge (CTD163). Barb has some great colors for us this week, I love crisp clean look to this combination.

For my card I used the Papertrey Ink stamp set Iconic Images along with some My Mind's Eye designer papers. For my main image I stamped the pitcher, stems and flowers and then stamped another pitcher with the medallion in the center on scrap, cut it out and popped it up for some dimension.

For more details on participating in the CTD challenge you can click here.

Hope you find time to play along!

Be sure to check out what the other design team members have come up with this week!

Barbara Anders - Paper Pursuits

Broni Holcombe - Splashes of Watercolor

Carole Burrage - Mother's Little Helper

Danielle Kennedy - Wild Dragonfly Designs

Joan Ervin - Stamping With Passion

Keva Brown - How Now Brown Kow

Kristin Eberline - Mindless Creativity

Lori Tecler - Inking Aloud

Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy

Wanda Cullen - Cullen-ary Creations

Amy Sheffer, October Guest Designer - Pickled Paper Designs

Thank you for your visit!

SSSC138 - Autumn Birthday Wishes

2011-10-09T03:00:00.001-04:00

It's time for another Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge (SSSC138). Karen has given all of us a fun sketch to create with again this week. To be honest when I first saw the sketch with it's diagonal stripes I cringed, but once I got going I actual found it gave a really nice quilted background look. I ended up cutting the strips of my designer paper an 1 1/2" in width from a 6 x 6 paper pad, then I taped them to a sheet of computer paper cut to size, flipped it over and trimmed off the excess (super easy).

As you can see I flipped the sketch in order to use the PTI Garden Variety stamp set with coordinating die. I also desperately wanted to do zig-zag stitching on the seams of my stripped background, but as much as I tried, my sewing machine wasn't having any part of it, it kept tearing holes into my designer paper and jamming (not good).

Supplies: Garden Variety + die, Year of Flowers Collection, Tiny Tags - PTI, MME dp, Seam binding, Button, Twine, Tag punch - SU, Copics, Small circle punch, Foam tape. Colors: Chocolate Chip, Natural, Cajun Craze.

To play along create a card using Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch, then go to Karen’s blog The Sweetest Thing and link your card so we can all see your creation!

Be sure to visit each of the Sweet Sunday Stampers below for more samples using this week’s sketch!

Karen Motz: Paper Playhouse

Sarah-Jane Kale': Janeybell

Vicki Burdick: It's a Stamp Thing

Jen Tapler: Jen Tapler Designs

Dana White: Dana's House of Cards

Karen Giron: The Sweetest Thing

Thanks for dropping in and have a great day!

Exciting News!

2011-10-05T02:00:00.004-04:00

That's right I have some exciting news to share! I was asked to be a design team member for the Color Throwdown and happily excepted! I'm thrilled to join the talented group of women that design for the CTD and look forward to creating cards and projects using the great challenge colors each week.

Check out the pretty colors Tammy has chosen for this week's challenge (CTD162). For my first card as a Color Throwdown Design Team Member I used the Papertrey Ink stamp set warm happiness along with some My Mind's Eye designer paper.

For more details on participating in the CTD challenge you can click here.

Hope you find time to play along!

Be sure to check out what the other design team members have come up with this week!

Barbara Anders - Paper Pursuits

Broni Holcombe - Splashes of Watercolor

Carole Burrage - Mother's Little Helper

Danielle Kennedy - Wild Dragonfly Designs

Joan Ervin - Stamping With Passion

Keva Brown - How Now Brown Kow

Kristin Eberline - Mindless Creativity

Lori Tecler - Inking Aloud

Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy

Wanda Cullen - Cullen-ary Creations

Amy Sheffer, October Guest Designer - Pickled Paper Designs

TSG124 - My Life is Brighter

2011-10-03T14:45:00.001-04:00

Hello there! This week over at the There She Goes site our Trendsetter of the week is Debby and she has given us a color challenge to make a card using the colors yellow, grey, plus 1 neutral color.

For my card I used the TSG stamp set Lighten Up and used the color black as my neutral.

Supplies: Lighten Up - TSG, Lilybeedesign dp, Ribbon, Nestie dies, Copics, Polka dot embossing folder, Foam tape.

By participating in this challenge, you may also find yourself in the Trendsetting Spotlight that shines on the TSG Blog every Thursday. We will be on the look out to find challenge cards that stand out and show Trendsetting qualities. TSG stamps are not required to participate in the challenges but are appreciated :)

Thanks for stopping by today! Please pop by the There She Goes blog to see all the details for TSG124 and how to play along.

TSG Winner!

2011-10-02T11:45:00.000-04:00

It's time to announce the winner of a mini stamp set from There She Goes, from the comments on this post from last week.

True Random Number Generator

Min: 1

Max: 9

Result:

The randomly chosen winner was Christine who wrote:

How sweet! *wink* I love the bright colors and layers on this fun card. That big button is the perfect finishing touch!

Christine if you could please contact me with your address and I'll forward your information to Jessica.

Thank you all for your comments and for playing along!

SSSC137 - Happy Haunting!

2011-10-02T03:00:00.001-04:00

It's time for the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #137.

I had so much fun using Karen's sketch for this week that I created two cards using it, both Halloween. This first card I used the adorable There She Goes stamp set Bugs & Hisses along with the fun Spider Web border die.

It's difficult to see but for the images on both cards I added some Spica Glitter pen.

Supplies: Bugs & Hisses, Spider Web border die -TSG, Halloween dp- SU, Ribbon, Buttons, Corner rounder, Spica Glitter pen, Circle Nesties, Foam tape.

This next card I used the Papertrey Ink stamp set Tag-It's #7 along with the PTI Halloween Prints designer paper.

To play along create a card using Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch, then go to Karen’s blog The Sweetest Thing and link your card so we can all see your creation!

Be sure to visit each of the Sweet Sunday Stampers below for more samples using this week’s sketch!

Karen Motz: Paper Playhouse

Sarah-Jane Kale': Janeybell

Vicki Burdick: It's a Stamp Thing

Jen Tapler: Jen Tapler Designs

Dana White: Dana's House of Cards

Karen Giron: The Sweetest Thing

Have a great day!

Happy Harvest

2011-09-29T15:22:00.000-04:00

Hello friends! Hope your day is going well. Today I have a fall card to share that I created for the CR84FN39 Color Challenge and the Passion for Papertrey Challenge which was to use not only Papertrey Ink stamps but to also use a tag as well.

For my card I used the PTI stamp set Autumn Acorn (love this set) I started out with an early espresso card base. For the more mustard panel I stamped the bottom portion with the herringbone stamp set, then embossed the top half with a woodgrain impressions plate, added a strip of Autumn Abundance paper and sponged the edges. I die cut the tag from crumb cake cardstock, added my sentiment, bow and twine and sponged the edges. Then I die cut and stamped two acorns and several of the leaves and layered them together on the tag.

It's definitely feeling like fall here in Michigan.

There She Goes Birthday Celebration

2011-09-28T17:53:00.001-04:00

Did you know that There She Goes is turning the big three this month??

We've been celebrating the occasion all month long, by giving you fun challenges, contests and of course, heaps of prizes up for grabs! You can check out the details on the TSG blog.

The Trendsetters have been taking turns on giving away mini stamp sets on their blogs. You will know who is giving away goodies by spotting this icon on their TSG blog post.

Today is my turn!

All you need to do is leave a comment on this post and I will choose a winner using a random number generator from the post on October 1st.

For the card I'm sharing today I used the fun There She Goes stamp set Buckets of Love and the sketch from the Tuesday Morning Sketch Challenge #113 which is being sponsored this week by There She Goes.

You can see from the photo below that I stamped the sweet treats that fill the bucket twice so that I could pop a few of the sweets up and the image would have some added dimension.

Good luck and thanks for stopping by!

Birthday Wishes

2011-09-27T10:58:00.000-04:00

Hello! Today is my good friend Bonnie's Birthday (HAPPY BIRTHDAY BONNIE!!!) and I'm sharing the card I gave her about a week ago when I saw her last. I've been friends with Bonnie for years, she's is a sweet, loving person who is so easy to talk with and who is also extremely talented. She creates the most beautiful handmade one of a kind scrapbooks, scrapbook pages and home deco, each piece she creates is a complete work of art or I should say a work of the heart because of all of the wonderful detail she puts into everything she creates. You can see some of her work by clicking the link here and you can also "like" her Facebook page for updates on her work by clicking here.

Supplies: Four of a Kind - PTI, Flower die - PTI, Butterfly die - SU, MME dp, Buttons, Circle Nesties, Rhinestones, Foam tape. Colors: Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive, Melon Mambo.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

SSSC136 - Falling Leaves

2011-09-25T03:00:00.002-04:00

It's Sunday and time for another Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge. For my card I used the Papertrey Ink stamp sets Falling Leaves and Autumn Acorn along with some PTI Autumn Abundance designer paper.

Can you believe we're going into the last week of September already? Wow time is flying! This week I'll be decorating our house for fall and putting up my Department 56 Halloween houses that I've collected for years. It's so fun to see once all of the houses are placed and plugged in with the lights, sounds and animated pieces. Our kids love it!

To play along create a card using Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch, then go to Karen’s blog The Sweetest Thing and link your card so we can all see your creation!

Be sure to visit each of the Sweet Sunday Stampers below for more samples using this week’s sketch!

Karen Motz: Paper Playhouse

Sarah-Jane Kale': Janeybell

Vicki Burdick: It's a Stamp Thing

Jen Tapler: Jen Tapler Designs

Dana White: Dana's House of Cards

Karen Giron: The Sweetest Thing

Have a great day!

TSG World's Best Blog Hop Challenge - Day 3

2011-09-22T00:00:00.000-04:00

Today is day 3 of the There She Goes Blog Hop Challenge!

You should have come here from Leigh's blog, but if you want to join in the fun, or get lost along the way, please refer to the TSG Blog for the complete Blog Hop list and details.

Today's card features the to be released stamp set World's Best and coordinating World's Best Die, this is great set which can used for so many occasions and the matching die makes it fun and easy to create with. I know you're going to love it! For my card I went with a masculine look and created a card that my kids could give to my husband.

Supplies: World's Best + World's Best Die - TSG, MME dp, Spiral punch, Ribbon, Brads, Circle punch, Foam tape. Colors: Night of Navy, Not Quite Navy, So Saffron.

Would you like a chance to win the World's Best stamp set? Here is what you need to do- visit the Trendsetter’s blogs that are participating in this blog hop challenge and comment on their creations as you go. One of the Trendsetter’s blogs will be randomly chosen as the ‘it’ blog and a winner will be picked using a random number generator from the comments left on that Trendsetter’s World's Best Blog Hop Challenge post. You will not know which blog has been chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning new stamps! The Blog Hop Challenges will be open until 5 PM Eastern Time Saturday September 24th with the winner being announced during the release party chat.

Next stop is at Melissa's blog. Happy hopping!

TSG Bugs & Hisses Blog Hop Challenge - Day 2

2011-09-21T00:00:00.003-04:00

Hello and welcome to day 2 of the There She Goes Blog Hop Challenge sneak peeks! You should have come here from Leigh's blog, but if you want to join in the fun, or get lost along the way, please refer to the TSG Blog for the complete Blog Hop list and details.

Anyone that really knows me knows I absolutely love fall and Halloween so today's card was so much fun to create using the up coming There She Goes stamp set Bugs and Hisses and the new Spider Web Border die. After stamping the cute spiders from the Bugs and Hisses set I thought they were cute on their own but then decided to go for the googlie eyes to add a touch of whimsy.

Supplies: Bugs and Hisses - TSG, Spider Web Border die - TSG, Halloween dp - SU, Ribbon, Polka dot embossing folder, Square punches, Googlie eyes, Foam tape. Colors: Basic Black, Old olive, Pumpkin pie.

One random commenter from a per-determined Trendsetter's Blog Hop Challenge post will be selected to win. You’ll have till Saturday's Release Party to comment on as many Trendsetter Blog Hop Challenge posts as possible. The more Trendsetter posts you comment on during each Blog Hop Challenge, the greater your chances of winning! Be sure to check the TSG Blog Saturday evening after 9:00pm EST to see if you're a winner!

TSG Buckets of Love Holiday Addition/Follow Your Bliss

2011-09-20T00:00:00.003-04:00

Hello everyone and welcome to the There She Goes Blog Hop Challenge! You should have come here from Leigh's blog, but if you want to join in the fun, or get lost along the way, please refer to the TSG Blog for the complete Blog Hop list and details.

This is my first month as a Junior Trendsetter and design team member over at the There She Goes site and I'm super excited to share what I've created for this month's sneak peeks! The first card was created using the up coming stamp set Buckets of Love Holiday Addition which was designed by Torico. This set has such fun images to use along with the original Buckets of Love set and is perfect to use for the fall and winter seasons.

Supplies: Buckets of Love, Buckets of Love Holiday Additions, We R Memory Keepers Autumn Splendor dp, Copics, Square Nesties, Embossing folder, Large oval punch, Buttons, Twine, Ribbon, Foam tape. Colors: Chocolate Chip, Cajun Craze.

This next card was created using the up coming set Follow Your Bliss which was designed by Di. This is such a sweet set with so many images and possibilities as well as inspirational sentiments.

Supplies: Follow Your Bliss, My Mind's Eye dp, Copics, Scallop border die, Rolled Roses die - MFT, Ribbon, Twine. Colors: Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler.

Your next stop on the TSG Blog Hop Challenge is Melisa's blog.

Thanks for stopping by!

SSSC135 - Look on the Bright Side

2011-09-18T03:00:00.001-04:00

Good morning! It's Sunday and time for the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #135. Karen has a great sketch for us to work with this week and we hope you'll find the time to play along.

For my card I used the There She Goes stamp set Lighten Up, I love this set with all of it's funky and fun lamp shades and bottoms to mix and match. I ended up stamping the three lamps, coloring the bottoms using Copic markers and then paper pieced the lamp shades.

Supplies: Lighten Up - TSG, MME dp, Copics, Ribbon, Brads, Circle Nesties, Polka Dot embossing folder, Scallop border punch. Colors: Taken with Teal, Daffodil Delight.

To play along create a card using Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch, then go to Karen’s blog The Sweetest Thing and link your card so we can all see your creation!

Be sure to visit each of the Sweet Sunday Stampers below for more samples using this week’s sketch!

Karen Motz: Paper Playhouse

Sarah-Jane Kale': Janeybell

Vicki Burdick: It's a Stamp Thing

Jen Tapler: Jen Tapler Designs

Dana White: Dana's House of Cards

Karen Giron: The Sweetest Thing

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!

Make a Wish

2011-09-17T09:58:00.001-04:00

Hello there! Today's card is a birthday card for my friend Vicki who's 40th birthday is today!

Happy 40th Birthday Vicki!!!

I know she's going to love the fact that I'm sharing her age (40) with the whole wide world but I think turning 40 should be something to be proud of. Besides Vicki is a fantastic looking 40 year old! Not only is she pretty (and 40) and youthful looking but she's one of the sweetest (40 year old) people I know and a very talented card maker. I hope that Vicki has a wonderful 40th birthday weekend and enjoys celebrating with her family! :)

Supplies: Cupcake Collection + dies, Tiny Tags - PTI, MME dp, Ribbon, Mat Stack die - PTI, Scallop Border die - TE, Rhinestones, Stickles, Glitter, Foam tape. Colors: Chocolate Chip.

PS did I mention that Vicki is the BIG 4-0 today?