Totally Ladybug Tuesday

Happy Tuesday to all of you.  We have a new challenge for you over at the Ladybug Crafts Ink Totally Ladybug Challenge Blog.  Our lovely Pinky chose the theme this week and she asked that we make a card for a child.

I used Football Jack for my card today.  Yes, for those of us on this side of the big pond, we would call this Soccer Jack.  But Ladybug Crafts Ink is in Scotland and so this is Football Jack.  Isn't he a cutie?  My 5 year old grandson plays soccer so this image reminds me of him.  Of course, I use the word "plays" loosely.  At 5 years old, I think they are there more to socialize with their friends, get a treat when the game is over, and collect a trophy at the end of the season lol!

Anyway, enough blabbering, I used my copics and colored pencils to color Jack.  I used my Basic Grey Max and Whiskers paper for this card ... yes, another pad I've been hoarding ... but I am getting better at using my papers, I promise!  Since this card is for a boy, I've kept my embellishments to a minimum.  That's so hard for me because I love the glitter, ribbon, flowers and all the glitz!  So anyway, just a button with a little twine bow for an embellishment.  For my layout, I used a sketch I saw over on the Your Next Stamp Challenge Blog awhile back.  I really liked this layout, especially for a male card.  I have a hard time with cards for boys and men, so it was nice to have a starting point for this card.

Be sure you stop by the Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT Challenge Blog to check out the beautiful work by my Ladybug teamies.  I hope you find the time to enter our challenge this week. 

Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

I'm entering my card in these challenges:
Corrosive Challenge 101  -  Button It Up
Crafty Pad Challenge 106  -  Something for the Boys
Creative Inspirations Challenge 96  -  Buttons and Bows
Do You Stack Up Challenge 4  -  Patterned Paper
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge 45  -  Anything Goes
Sisterhood of Crafters  -  Anything Goes
Stamptacular Sunday  -  Whatevah
The Crazy Challenge CCH52  -  Happy Birthday To Us
Totally Papercrafts Challenge 51  - One for the Kiddies

Stamp:  Ladybug Crafts Ink  -  Football Jack and Sentimental Numbers
Paper:  Basic Grey Max and Whiskers; Bazzill
Other:  Copics, Caran D'Ache and Prismacolor pencils, Gamsol, Nestabilities, Button, Twine

Exciting News

I have some exciting news ... I was selected to be a Guest DT member for the Sugar Nellie Simply Sassy Design Team.  Woohoo!!!  There were so many talented people that entered and I was afraid that I didn't have much of a chance of being picked.  I'm so glad that I decided to give it a try.  Thanks Maria Therese for giving me this chance to work along with your fantastic DT for a couple of months. 

Please be sure to visit the Simply Sassy DT Blog to see their beautiful cards and all the latest Simply Sassy images.

Thank you for stopping by.  Your kind comments mean so much to me and they always brighten my day.

Sugar Nellie

Happy Friday!  Yes, the weekend is finally here ... it's time to kick back and relax.  Have you seen these gorgeous new Simply Sassy stamps from Sugar Nellie?  I adore them!  I just got them a couple of days ago and today is the first chance I've had to play with them.  Sugar Nellie is having a Guest DT call and you can get all the details here.  There are so many talented people who have applied.  But I figured I'd give it a try anyway, so I'm entering this card in their GDT call.

This image is called High School Student.  Don't you just love her?  She's such a cutie with her little lunchbox and legwarmers.  And I love her big glasses!  Anyway, I colored her with copics and colored pencils.  I distressed the edges of all my papers with distress ink and stitched around all my papers.  I added some ribbon and a bow.  I also added distress ink to my punched flowers, along with some chocolate pearls.  My sentiment is by Whimsy Stamps and is called Ticket Sentiments ... I just love these ticket stamps.

I hope you have a wonderful weekend.  Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

I'm entering my card in these challenges:
Sugar Nellie Simply Sassy GDT Call
City Crafter Challenge Week 41  -  Sew Fun
Crafty Catz Challenge 67  -  Flowers
Crafty Pad Challenge 105  -  Something Girly
Crafty Sentiments  -  My Favorite Things (image, sewing, pearls, flowers)
Critter Sketch Challenge 49  -  Distressing and a Circle
Do You Stack Up Challenge 4  - patterned Paper
Dutch Dare Card Challenge 97  -  Recipe
Pals Paper Arts PPA78  -  Bows
Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge PWC138  -  Sewing
Sisterhood of Crafters  -  Anything Goes
That's Krafty Thursday  -  Kraft cardstock
The Sugar Bowl Challenge 52  -  Marie Therese's Sketch
There's Magic in the Air  -  Tic Tac Toe (punch/ribbon/bling)
Tuesday Throwdown 33  -  Distressing

Stamp:  Sugar Nellie - High School Student; Whimsy Stamps - Ticket Sentiments
Paper:  Memory Box - Gossamer; Bazzill
Other:  Copics, Caran d'Ache and Prismacolor pencils, Gamsol, ribbon, flower punches, MS branch punch, chocolate pearls, Tim Holtz Antique Linen Distress Ink, Stitching

Put Your Heart Into It

Good morning everyone.  I hope you're having a wonderful Thursday.  Only one more day and then the weekend will be here ... yeah!  We have a new challenge for you today over on the Meljen's Designs Challenge and Inspiration Blog.  This week we are asking you to ... put your heart into it ... in other words, use hearts.  And, since it will soon be Valentine's Day, why not use this challenge to get some of your Valentine cards made?

I used Lovin' Turtle on my card today.  I colored my image with copics and colored pencils and added a little StarDust stickles to the hearts on her shell.  Yes, I've decided my Lovin' Turtle is a girl ... that's why she's got stickles on her shell!  I added some ribbon and a bow, my sentiment, and some hearts cut with my nesties.  My paper is the new We R Memory Keepers Valentine line and I've fallen in love with it.  Wow, I must be getting better since I'm actually using this paper rather than hoarding it LOL!

Now, be sure you stop by the Meljen's Designs Challenge and Inspiration Blog  to check out all the gorgeous work by the DT members and to get all the details on our latest challenge.  Here's the latest release from Meljen's Designs.  Aren't they just the cutest?  Such perfect images for your Valentine cards.  You can purchase these or any of Meljen's Designs images at Whimsy Stamps.

Thank you so much for stopping by today.

I'm entering my card in these challenges:
A Spoonfull of Sugar Challenge 136  -  Valentine
Bunny Zoe's Crafts Challenge 8  -  Love is in the Air
Charisma Cardz Challenge 4  -  Valentines/Love
Craft Your Passion Challenge 42  -  Use 2 pp
Fab 'n' Funky Challenge 57  -  Delight in your Digi
Lexi's Creations Challenge 32  -  Valentine
One Crazy Stamper  -  January Love Challenge
Paper Cutz Challenge 75  -  Your Choice
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge 45  -  Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp  -  Animal Antics
Sisterhood of Crafters  -  Anything Goes
Stamp Something  -  Cute Somethings
Stamps R Us Challenge 13  -  Animals
Whoopsi Daisy Challenge  -  Valentine and Love

Stamp:  Whimpsy Stamps Meljen's Designs  -  Lovin' Turtle; Inkadinkadoo - sentiment
Paper:  We R Memory Keepers, Bazzill
Other:  Copics, Caran d'Ache and Prismacolor pencils, Gamsol, Nestabilities, StarDust stickles, Glossy Accents, ribbon

In the Garden

Hello friends.  It's finally warming up and the snow is melting.  I'm hoping we'll have some nicer weather for the next few days.  Anyway, I do have a card to share with you.

This cute kitty is by Penny Black and it's from their In The Garden set.  There are so many cute images in this set.  Penny Black always makes such adorable little animals.  I colored my image with Prismacolor pencils and gamsol and added some Glamour Dust to the flower.  The border punch is the EK Success paw print punch ... isn't it cute?  I think it's perfect for animal cards.  I added some pearls and a bow and this card was finished ... very clean and simple.

Thank you for stopping by!

I'm entering my card in these challenges:
Belli Challenge 109  -  Letter P
Challenge Up Your Life Challenge 35  -  CAS
Fuzzy Wuzzy Challenge 5  -  Anything Goes
Glitterbabe's Challenge 28  -  Anything Goes
One Stitch at a Time Challenge 46  -  As You Like It
Paper Cutz Challenge 75  -  Your Choice
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge 45  -  Anything Goes
Simon Says  -  Animal Antics
Simply Create Challenge 35  -  Use Your Punches
Stamp Fairy  -  Circles and More Circles
Stamp Something  -  Cute Somethings
Stamps R Us Challenge 13  -  Animals

Stamp:  Penny Black - In The Garden transparent set
Paper:  Bazzill
Other:  Prismacolor pencils, gamsol, EK Success paw print punch, glaze pen, Nestabilities, ribbon, pearls, Glamour Dust

Totally Ladybug Tuesday

Happy Tuesday to all of you.  I hope you're having a fantastic day.  Well, since this is Tuesday it can only mean one thing ... yeah, that's right ... Totally Ladybug Tuesday!  Our lovely Guest Designer, Amber, chose our theme this week and she wants to see everyone go Plum Crazy With Stitching.

I used Dressing Up Robyn for my card today.  I colored her with my copics and colored pencils and added some stickles to her shoes, necklace, and the flowers on her hat.  I used My Favorite Things Dienamics Rolled Flower die to make my flowers.  I added some pearls on my card and in each flower.  I added ribbon and a bow to finish it off.  You can find Dressing Up Robyn and all the other fabulous Ladybug Crafts Ink stamps here.

Be sure you stop by the Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT Challenge Blog to see the beautiful work by the other team members, and I hope you find some time to play along with us in our challenge this week.  And if you're lucky enough to be going to CHA this year, be sure you stop by the Ladybug Crafts Ink  booth and say hello to Kerry.

Thank you for stopping by!

I'm entering my card in these challenges:
Craft Your Passion Challenge 42  -  Use 2 pattern papers
Crafty Cardmakers Challenge 38  -  Floral
I Did It Challenge 39  -  Card for a Child
Ooh La La Challenge 72  -  3 of a kind
Simon Says Stamp  -  Bingo (gems/glitter/ribbon)

Stamp:  Ladybug Crafts Ink - Dressing Up Robyn
Paper:  Little Yellow Bicycle; Bazzill
Other:  Copics, Caran d'Ache and Prismacolor pencils, gamsol, MFT flower die, ribbon, pearls, stickles

Mailed With Love

Happy Sunday!  I hope you had a wonderful weekend.  It's still bitterly cold here but it is suppose to warm up tomorrow ... I'm keeping my fingers crossed lol!  I have a new card to share with you.

This image is called Mailed with Love and it's by Meljen's Designs.  I colored my image with copics and colored pencils and added some Glamour Dust to the hearts and flowers.  My border punch and little tag are both by Martha Stewart and my sentiment is Hero Arts.  I added a little ribbon and button to finish it off.

Here's Meljen's Designs latest release.  Aren't these images adorable?  You can find this release and the rest of Melissa's fabulous images over at Whimsy Stamps.  And be sure to stop by the Meljen's Designs Challenges and Inspiration Blog to see the beautiful projects made by the talented team members.  Our challenge theme this week is Pink and Red.  I hope you find some time to play along in the challenge.

Thanks for stopping by!

I'm entering my card in these challenges:
Aud Sentiments Challenge 20  -  Love Theme
Belli Challenge 109  -  Letter P
Cutie Sunday Challenge  -  Anything Goes
Digi Doodle Shop's Best Challenge 43  -  Anything Goes
Freshly Brewed Challenge 31  -  Spread Some Love
Inky Impressions Challenge  -  Tag It
One Crazy Stamper  -  January Love Challenge
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge 45  -  Anything Goes
Pixie Dust Studios Challenge 58  -  Button Up
Simply Create Challenge 35  -  Use Your Punches
Stamp Something  - Cute Somethings
WhoopsiDaisy Challenge  -  Valentine and Love

Stamps:  Whimsy Stamps Meljen's Designs - Mailed With Love;  Hero Arts (sentiment)
Paper:  We R Memory Keepers; Bazzill
Other:  Copics, Prismacolor and Caran d'Ache colored pencils, Glamour Dust, MS punches, ribbon, button

Sweet Thing

Hello everyone.  I hope you're managing to stay nice and warm where you are.  It's freezing cold here today ... below zero this morning.  Even the dog doesn't want to go out lol!  I'm trying to stay inside where it's warm and get some cards completed.

This stamp is by Penny Black and it's called Sweet Thing.  I colored this little sweetie with my copics and colored pencils.  I added Glamour Dust to her wings and the cupcake.  I also added Glamour Dust around the edge of my image.  I used my Martha Stewart Layered Arches punches and added a bow with a little charm.

I finished the inside with some Nestabilities hearts and a sentiment by PTI.

I hope you're having a wonderful weekend.  Thanks for stopping by!

I'm entering my card in these challenges:
Alphabet Challenge Blog  -  L is for Ladies
Aly's Sunday Challenge ASC33  -  Things with Wings
Belli Challenge 109  -  Letter P (pink)
CES Challenge 20  -  Angels and Fairies
Crafty Catz Challenge 66  -  A Forgotten Stamp
Cupcake Inspiration 94
Do You Stack Up Challenge 3  -  Pink
Fairy Fun Friday Challenge 44  -  Happy Birthday
Flutter By Wednesday 138  -  Anything Goes
Glitterbabe's Challenge 28  -  Anything Goes with Sparkle
Paper Cutz Challenge 75  -  Your Choice
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge 45  -  Anything Goes
Scrappy Frogs Challenge  -  Hey Cupcake
Simply Create Challenge 35  -  Use Your punches
Sisterhood of Crafters  -  Birthday Challenge
Stamp Something  -  Cute Somethings
Stampin' Royalty Challenge 55  -  Anything with Wings
Sundays with Chrissy Challenge 13  -  Ribbons
Totally Papercrafts Challenge 50  -  Add a Heart
Tuesday Morning Sketches 77  -  Heavy Metal
Wags 'n Whiskers Challenge 45  -  Fairy Special Challenge
WhoopsiDaisy Challenge  -  Pretty in Pink

Stamp:  Penny Black - Sweet Thing; PTI - Simple Little Things (sentiment)
Paper:  Bazzill
Other:  Copics, Prismacolor pencils, Gamsol, MS punches, Glamour Dust, ribbon, charm, Nestabilities