Nutty Nutshells Challenge!!

Happy Friday,

I hope you had a great week!! I have funky sinuses again. UGHHH!! I have been miserable for the last few days and extremely busy so if I haven't made it to your blog this week, I will be trying to catch up over the weekend. We are currently having our second Nutty Nutshell's Challenge!! We are so thrilled with the response that we had to our first challenge!! Thank you for visiting us and playing along. We love to see your wonderful creations.

For this week's challenge, you should go out and find yourself a sketch challenge that is currently running (Mojo Monday, etc) and make a card using that sketch and ANY line of stamps that we sell in our Nutcrafter's store!!! That makes it nice and easy for everyone to participate!! If you have never visited the Nutcrafter's store, you really should. Go on over to Nutcrafter's and see our selection of stamps from lots of different companies such as The Greeting Farm, Stampavie, Magnolia, Ladybug & Friends, High Hopes, Buddy Bear and Sarah Kay. You can also get out Nutshells, Harriet Hurst and our Digi Image Pink Frosting - our Breast Cancer Awareness set. Which is too cute! I'm sure that you have something in your stash that you can use and you can order something new for next time!! We also sell lots of supplies as well and Katie and Colette are the best!!

I used Mojo Monday #109 for my card.

Finally, I'm entering this card into the following challenges: Creative Card Crew challenge 32 - scallops, One Stop Craft Challenge 51 - 'Halloween', Pile it On Challenge 19 - 'Ready for Halloween' and Stamptacular Sunday Challenge! Halloween .

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog to visit!! Your comments mean so much to me!! Have a wonderful weekend.

I'm Back With A Sneak Peek!!

Hi Everyone! I'm back and boy am I behind on visiting your wonderful blogs!! Please be patient with me! I'll make it around eventually.

Today I have a sneak peek of an adorable InStyle Stamps design for you to see. This little cutie is Alyssa and she is perfect for lots of different cards and projects. She will be available at the InStyle Stamps store on Friday.

Mojo Monday Sketch 97 was the inspiration for my card. I used Reminisce patterned paper and Bazzill cardstock. I used a Stickopotamus baseball embellie and a Jolee's Boutique baseball glove to embellish my card. I colored my image with my copics and cut her out. Pop dots give a little dimension. My sentiment was typed on my computer. That's really it. Very simple, but I think it turned out ok.

This is the out of focus pic that shows the dimension from the pop dots.

My pics aren't the greatest but I hope you like it. Thank you for visiting my blog. I love reading your comments and look forward to visiting your blogs as well. You inspire me and make me want to keep blogging, no matter how crazy life gets and I appreciate you. Have a wonderful day!

It's Flutterby Wednesday Again!!!

Happy Flutterby Wednesday!!

Is it really July already?? Wow, I can't believe it!! Well, I'm still behind, since I've had computer problems and blogger problems. I don't think I'll ever get caught up!! Anyhoo, our challenge this week at Flutterby Wednesday is actually a free week!! Yay!! The only things that you have to do is make your creation has a butterfly or a fairy image on. Just remember, it has to have a butterfly or fairy to qualify. This is really a great week to participate!! Our Guest Designer is the super talented Carolyn Bounds . Once you visit her blog, you'll know what I'm talking about. Her creations are so wonderful and her blog is so full of inspiration! Welcome to our little Flutterby family Carolyn!

For my card this week, I have used this wonderful image from Nutcrafters. She is from the summer collection and her name is Paddling Mac. If you haven't been to the Nutcrafters store yet, you should really go have a look around. There are lots of goodies to choose from. There are several Nutshells stamps that you should look at. Soooo cute!!! Isn't she the most adorable little thing!! I used the Mojo Monday sketch 93 from this week. Yay, I got 2 challenges done so far this week!!!

I colored her with my copics and used a white gel pen for highlights. I used a glaze pen on her barrette and the Penny Black butterfly on her hand to give that shiny dimension that I love. I cut my Cosmo Cricket papers with my nesties. I popped the sentiment and my main image up on pop dots. I attached flowers to the corner with Hero Arts gems in the right corner and in the flower center. I used a Martha Stewart gift tag for my Hero Arts sentiment. I colored the edge with my copics to give it some texture. I attached Dew Drops butterflies on the the tag. They are so sweet!! I think she turned out pretty cute!! I hope you like it.

We'd love to see you play along this week! Just make your project using a butterfly or fairy. If you post to SCS or PCP be sure to use the keyword FBW so we can find your beautiful creations. Be sure to visit Danni's blog to see any other details and for Mr. Linky. Be sure to check my sidebar and visit the other Flutterby divas to see their wonderful creations.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today. I love reading your comments, they mean so much to me and so do you!! Those of you who follow my blog, hold a very special place in my heart and I thank you so much! Be sure to come back tomorrow to see what I have to show you!! Have a wonderful day!

Happy Flutterby Wednesday!!

Hi everyone!!


It's Flutterby Wednesday again and our challenge this week was to use red, white and blue along with a fairy or butterfly. It was really hard for me to picture fairies or butterflies with red, white and blue, but I managed to pull it off!! Our featured stamper this week is Nancy. You should play along with us and be sure that if you upload to PCP or SCS that you use FBW in your keywords so we can see your beautiful creations.

You can go to Danni's blog for more in-depth details. For my card today I used the Mojo Monday Sketch 84. I used Enchanted Lily from Pink Cat Studios. I love this image!! She's so cute and cheerful!! I used Paper Loft paper and Bazzill cardstock. I cut my sentiment out with my nesties. I inked the edge with red ink for definition and tied ribbon through the top. I popped it up with pop dots for dimension.



I stamped Lily with Memento ink and colored her with my copics. I used a white gel pen to add highlights. I painted her wings with Shimmerz. You can find Memento ink, copics, Shimmerz and white gel pen at Susana's Custom Art and Card Design. She has a fabulous selection of stamping accessories and her rubber stamps are adorable. You should visit her and see what you can find. There's something for everyone.






Sorry about the short post but my pain meds are wearing off and I need to go sit comforably. Thanks for stopping by my blog. I really appreciate you. Be sure to leave me a comment so I know you were here!! Hugs to you all and have a great day!

Another Flutterby Wednesday

Hello everyone, it's Wednesday and we all know that means ; it's Flutterby Wednesday!!

I'm here with my creation for the week but you can play along too. All you have to do is make a card that has a butterfly on it and if you upload it to a gallery at SCS or PCP be sure to use the keyword: FBW41. Don't forget, Danni has blog candy that she will be giving out at the end of the month. Check out the details at Danni's blog. Be sure to check out the fabulous creations the other members of our team have posted by clicking on their links on my sidebar.

My card for the week ended up having a lot of green and purple on it kind of like last week. I think I must be in a purple/green kind of mood or something!! I also managed to use the Mojo Monday Sketch #70. So I actually finished a challenge on time this week!!! Yea !! My card this week has Making Memories paper that I dug out of my scrap stash. My stamps are Great Impressions. I used my Copics a little bit and used my Quickie Glue Pen to apply the Making Memories glitter to my flowers. On the flourish itself, I used the pen and Prisma glitter by Hero Arts. I cut my scalloped pieces with my nestabilities dies. The one little pop of color is on the tiny ladybug at the bottom of the flourish! He's so cute! I used pop dots to pop the sentiment up off the card. It's really hard to capture the glitter in the pictures, but trust me it is very glittery and pretty.

This picture shows a little of the sparkle, but it just doesn't do it justice. I photographed it under light, took it outside in the snow for natural light and everything. It just didn't want to sparkle for you. I love plenty of sparkle and the green/purple color combination. I hope you enjoy it too.

Thanks for stopping by my blog. Be sure to leave a comment so I know you were here! Come back again tomorrow and see what I'm up to.

Recipe:

Stamps: Great Impressions

Paper: Making Memories, Bazzill cardstock

Dies: Spellbinder Nestabilities

Other: Copics, Making Memories glitter, Prisma glitter