Christmas All Year Long Blog Hop

Good morning! I'm so happy to be able to participate in the Magnolia-licious Christmas All Year Long Blog Hop this month. Here is the card I prepared for today:



I picked up this stamp from Magnolia-licious where I buy all my Magnolia stamps. She is part of the Christmas line of stamps and although I don't see this particular image there right now to link too, I'm sure Diana can easily get this stamp for you if you request it.

Here is a closeup of lovely Tilda:



I used SU and Magnolia papers, pearls, Martha Stewart punches, spellbinder dies, and my paper flowers.

Thanks for stopping by today, your next stop on the hop is the talented Annabelle Gélinas.

Paper Romance - YNS Challenge #12 - Yippee Fhiona

Happy Tuesday to you! Today I wanted to play along with the Your Next Stamp Challenges #12. My friend Cabio is hosting this week and she chose distressing as her theme. So here is my attempt at distressing my card:



The distressing is very subtle but I tried. Here is a closeup of Yippee Fhiona (isn't she cute?)



When I saw this image, I pictured my 7 year old jumping for glee on the last day of school (sort of looks like my Christina too) and so created this card. You can find Fhiona and many other YNS stamps at Paper Romance. Right now they are having a sale. Just use the code word SPRINGTIME to get 10% off any order over $25. For my card today, I used an assortment of papers from DCWV and Provo craft. My buttons, star charm, and twine are from my stash. The school is from Alota Rubberstamps.

Hope you liked my card. Thanks for visiting me today. Don't forget to head on over to Paper Romance for their 10% off sale. Have a great week!

Critter Sketch Challenges - Challenge # 6

It's time for another Critter Sketch Challenge post. Our inspiration this week is the following image:



The colors of Donald Duck. So that would be red, white, yellow, blue, and black. So this is what I created with these colors.



I made a flower pot card. Instructions for this card can be found here at Splitcoaststampers.

Here is a closeup of my image:



I used this image from Bildmalarna and he is called Mimo with Roses. These images are so much fun to color. You can find them at Paper Jewels along with other wonderful stamps.

Another view of the pot with the flowers pulled out:



Please visit my DT sisters for more inspiration:

Tanya Johnson
Darsie Bruno
Nancy Hagen
Jacquie Lankester
Kathryn Berthiaume

I will also enter this card at the following challenges:

Little Red Wagon - copics
Crafty Calendar Challenges - flower power
Paper Cutz Challenge - anything goes

I hope you can play along with us this week at Critter Sketch Challenges. See you there!

Easter Bunny Ornament and Treat Cone

Today I want to show you 2 projects I made using this cute High Hopes bunny that I got from Paper Romance. My first project is an Easter egg ornament.



I colored the bunny in with copics. With the help of my Cricut, I cut out an egg (using the Doodlecharms cartridge). The ornament is embellished with flowers from Wild Orchids, basket and heart buttons, ribbon, heart charm, and Inky Dinky drops. I also used Norma's tutorial to make the border around the egg.

The second project I made is a treat cone that I filled with chocolate eggs. It can be given to a friend/classmate or teacher for a small Easter gift. I first saw this cone on Splitcoaststampers (tutorial can be found here) and wanted to give it a try. So here's my version.



I embellished the cone with pearls, a flower button, and ribbon. I used Stampin Up papers for this project and my spellbinder die and Martha Stewart punch.

I will enter these projects at the following challenge blogs:

Ooh-la-la Creations Challenge - anything goes
The Pink Elephant - spring
The Secret Crafter - anything goes
Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge - use green
A Spoon Full of Sugar - Easter inspired
Tuesday Morning Sketches - anything but a card
Charisma Cardz Challenges - something for the kids
Twisted Thursday #48 - pastel colors
Crafty Calendar Challenges - flower power
Little Red Wagon - copics
Paper Cutz Challenge - anything goes

That's it for now. Thanks for stopping by and thank you for any comments you may leave. They are so appreciated! :0) hugz....

Inky Impressions Challenge #32 - Recycle

The challenge this week at Inky Impressions is to recycle something on your project. So I made a trinket box out of a box that once held a small rum cake that my husband received from work over the christmas holiday.

Here is a picture of the box before altering:



Here is a picture of the box after altering:



A few more views:






I used this cute Inky Impressions stamp called Lili's Stuffed Bunny for this project. My papers are from Stampin Up and DCWV. I embellished with pearls, a K&Co sticker, and flowers from Wild Orchids. For my trinket box to close properly I had to add an extra lip around the lid to hold the box closed. I'm happy with the result. What do you think? I hope you can leave a comment to let me know.

Here is a picture of the copics I used:



I plan to enter this project at the following challenges:

Ooh-la-la Creations Challenge - anything goes
The Pink Elephant - spring
The Secret Crafter - anything goes
Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge - use green
A Spoon Full of Sugar - Easter inspired
Tuesday Morning Sketches - anything but a card -- (thanks Lauren)

Thanks so much for visiting me today! :0)

GDT Project for Sew Many Challenges

I am so thrilled to be the guest designer this week at Sew Many Challenges. For the challenge this week, I picked an Easter theme. I love this time of year when spring peeks out after a long winter. Easter has always been special to me because I had my daughter 11 years ago on Good Friday and brought her home on Easter Sunday. My 2 girls and I love Easter/spring crafts and always invite a bunch of kids over to color eggs during this time. So for my GDT project at Sew Many Challenges, I created this small Easter basket.



The instructions for the basket construction can be found at the Just Magnolia Challenge blog.



Here is a picture of the back of the basket:



I used this sweet rabbit from Sew Many Cards. Her name is Jovi - isn't she adorable? For my basket, I used K & Co papers and embellished with pearls, ribbon, lace, prima flowers, a cross charm, and several different Martha Stewart punches. I colored my image with copics and I also added white crushed velvet flock to Jovi's chest area. So what do you think? I hope you all can join us this week at Sew Many Challenges - would love to see you there. Thanks for visiting me.

Bunny Blooms - Paper Romance

Happy Thursday to you! How cute is this bunny from High Hopes Stamps? I think he is just adorable and couldn't wait to make a card with him after I got him from Paper Romance. I used my copics to color him and my papers are from Best Occassions and DCWV. The ribbon and star charm are from my stash. Please let me know what you think of him. I love reading your comments.



Here is a picture of the copics I used (LOL I finally remembered to take a picture):



I will be entering this card at the following challenge blogs:

The Treehouse - clean and simple card
High Hopes Stamps challenges - use stars on your card
Creative Inspirations - use charms


Thanks so much for visiting me today. Hope you can stop by tomorrow! :0)

Fairy Lili Butterfly Basket

Today I have a butterfly basket to show you. I found the cardboard butterflies at my local Michael's store and decided to turn them into a basket. I used this cute image from Inky Impressions called Fairy Lili and used her to decorate the butterfly along with some flowers from Wild Orchids, ribbon from Michaels, stickles, and some crystal picks also from Michael's. My papers are from K & Co.

Here is a close up of Fairy Lili:



I will be entering this project at the following challenges:

Crafty Cardmakers - use an image of a female on your project
Flutter By Wednesday's - use butterflies on image
Cards and Things - color challenge (purple, green, & blue)
Charisma Cards - beautiful butterflies

Thanks for visiting me today. I hope you'll stop by again tomorrow.

Critters Sketch Challenge DT Card - Challenge #4

Hello my stamping friends, we have another challenge for you this week at the Critters Sketch Challenge blog. Instead of a sketch this week, our challenge is a color combination of blue, yellow, and green AND to use an image with a flower on it. So I used this CUTE Bildmalarna image from Paper Jewels. This stamp is called Mimosa Tea.



When you pull the teapot lid, the sentiment is revealed.



For my card, I used a teapot template that I found for free over the internet. I used DCWV and K & Co. papers, prima flowers, MS punches, Spellbinder dies, and the ribbon, daisy button, teapot charm (too cute), and crystal picks were found at my local Michaels store.

Our sponsor for the entire month of March over at the Critters Sketch Challenge blog is Paper Jewels. The owner, Jenny, will be giving one lucky winner a $15 gift certificate to use in her online store. The give away will be drawn at the end of the month. Participate each week to increase your chances of winning.





Please visit the rest of the DT to see their awesome creations. They are:

Tanya Johnson
Darsie Bruno
Nancy Hagen
Jacquie Lankester
Kathryn Berthiaume

I will be entering this card at the following challenges:

All That Scraps - dots and stripes (there are dots on Mimosa's pants and the papers are striped.
Papertake Weekly Challenge - ribbon, buttons, brads, and bows
The Pink Elephant - invitation
Cupcake Craft Challenges - flower power
Cute Card Thursday - use mainly green on your card

Thanks so much for visiting me today. Have a great week and I hope to see you all playing along at the Critters Sketch Challenge blog.

Hugs,