Moxie Fab Bicycle Challenge

Cath, over at www.moxiefabworld.com has issued a challenge called "I Want to Ride My Bicycle." I wanted to keep the design fairly simple and not have a bunch of layers. I had a lot of fun creating this and hope yo enjoy seeing it.

Stampendous Saturday Sketch Challenge #11

I made this card for the Stampendous Saturday Sketch Challenge using a new set of Stampendous Stamps made exclusively for Archiver's. The set comes with two sentiments and two bouquets of flowers that are fun to color using Copic markers or colored pencils. I added a little glitter to the flowers and used some Dragonfly Bling to add an additional sparkle. Hope you enjoyed seeing this one! Please leave a comment, I read and appreciate them all.

A Muse Monthly Challenge

This month's challenge in the AMuse Lounge is to create a one layer card. It turns out that is harder to do than you would think, especially when all your 3D embellishments are all around you! For this card I first used some blue chalk and a scalloped circle mask to make the clouds and sky. Then I stamped the kites, colored them with Copic markers and added a little detail with Spica glitter pens. The sentiment is a perfect match for the kite theme. Hope you like it, please leave a comment and let me know.

Thinking of You Dad

Just a fun Dad card for you today. I used a circle punch to make the cork circles, it punches really easily. The stamps are from Unity and Hero Arts.

Unity Friends With Flair Friday Blog Hop

Here's what I made this week, a card for my hubby. I love this juke box stamp! It brings back memories as we had an old juke box in our basement rec room when I was growing up. Oh, how my Dad loved that thing! It was full of old records from the 1940's and 50's, which is why I learned so many of those songs. My brother and I snuck some Beatles and other 45's in there so when our friends came over we could play some "cool" music. Thanks for visiting today. Please leave a comment.

Stampendous Saturday Sketch Challenge Winner!

I am so excited to announce that this card was a winner this week in the Stampendous Saturday Sketch Challenge! Besides using Stampendous stamps to create your card, you also had to use the masking technique, which is really fun to do. Please leave a comment and thanks for visiting today. Check out the Stampendous site for more information at
www.stampendousblog.wordpress.com

Unity Friends With Flair Friday Blog Hop

This was my first attempt at stamping directly on cork and I was surprised how well it worked out. The cork is also easy to die cut or punch. I used Tsukineko Memento Ink, which is a dye ink, so it dried very quickly. The butterfly stamp is from Unity's April 2010 Kit of the Month, which is full of cute images! I colored the butterfly image with Copic markers and added the glittery polka dots with a brown Spica glitter pen. Try stamping on cork, I think you will like it too. Thanks for visiting today, please leave a comment and become a follower of my blog. See you next time!

Fun With Fabric Challenge in the Moxie Fab World

For this fun challenge you had to use fabric in your creation. I chose to use a piece of torn fabric as a ribbon and a fabric yo-yo for the hand crocheted flower center. Cath over at Moxie Fab world would like you to join in the fun too! Check out all the details at: www.moxiefabworld.com/2010/05/fun-with-fabric-challenge.html

Paper Crafts Magazine Go To Sketch Challenge Winner!

Winning entry: Spools and Buttons

Woo hoo! I am so honored to have my card selected as a winner for Paper Crafts Magazine Go To Sketch Challenge over on the Paper Crafts blog! Check out the post at

http://www.papercraftsconnection.com/

May's Prima Product Picks

Berry Sprinkles, yummy! Head on over to http://www.prima.typepad.com/ to check out these goodies and all the fun happening over there.

Spring Theme Challenge

For this card I made my own background papers using stamps and pink and gray ink. The small flower is from Gina K's Nana's Needlework Stamp set, the dotted circles are Hero Arts and the larger flower is from Inkadinkadoo. I usually gravitate towards brighter colors so I wanted to challenge myself to use more muted tones and gray is a softer alternative to black ink.

Stampendous Saturday Sketch Challenge & Paper Crafts Planet Challenge

The challenge was to follow the sketch over at http://www.papercraftsplanet.com/ and to also incorporate the stamp masking technique. I combined both into one card using the Stampendous Ruffled Blooms set and a little butterfly from Gina K Designs. Hope you enjoyed seeing it.

The Latte Lounge

Check out the new crafty lounge over at www.thestampingboutique.ning.com You can join in the fun, if you do, tell them I sent you.

A Muse Lounge Card Challenge

The challenge for the month of May is titled "2,4,6,8 Who Do We Appreciate?". The idea is to create a thank you card for someone. I make cards for Operation Write Home and wanted to make one that I can send to Any Hero along with my sincere appreciation for their service to our Nation. Operation Write Home is a wonderful organization that collects handmade cards to ship overseas so that military personnel have nice cards to send home to loved ones. They also collect letters and cards of appreciation that are distributed to those who receive little or no mail. You can check out their website to find out more at www.operationwritehome.org. Thanks for visiting today.

Moxie Fab "Three Cheers For Chairs" Challenge

I made this card for the challenge over on www.moxiefabworld.com. In this challenge you had to incorporate some kind of chair into your creation. Hope you like it! Please leave a comment, thanks!

Unity Friends With Flair Friday Blog Hop

I went with something fairly quick and easy today. The frame is from Unity's Everyday Adorable, the sentiment is from the Birthday Chic set and the flower pot and flowers are from the Unity March 2010 Kit of the Month. A little stamping, a little paper piecing and a bit of ribbon and it was done! Hope you enjoy! Please leave a comment and become a follower of my blog, thanks!

Coloring with Copic on Foil

Hi Friend!

I made this card for the Stampendous Saturday Sketch.I had a lot of fun embellishing this card, so much so, that I only had room for a sentiment stamp, that has never happened to me before! The sentiment is one of my favorites from Stampendous, I use it all the time!

AMuse Birthday Celebration Card

Happy Birthday A Muse! Cheers To You:

Celebrate Japanese Style!

I made this card for Betsy Veldman's sketch challenge over at www.scrapbookgirl.typepad.com. If you read Paper Crafts Magazine then you know Betsy, one of the Go To Gals and a very talented lady! I am so inspired by her work that I had to try her challenge. Hope you like it, please leave a comment. Thanks for visiting and have a creative day!