Ginger Loves to Garden

Happy Tuesday everyone!!

Ginger from InStyle Stamps looks so happy planting her flowers!! To make this card I used some of that yummy paper by My Mind's Eye. I added a couple of buttons, a pretty Martha Stewart punch and you end up with this cute card!! I love these colors, they look so sharp together. Please excuse my pictures. I just couldn't get a good picture =(

Be sure to watch for more InStyle Stamps projects in the near future! I hope you enjoy my card today and be sure to come back tomorrow to see what I have created for Flutterby Wednesday. Have a great day!

Christmas Stampin' All Year Long

Good Morning!! It's Monday, that means that it is Christmas card day!! At Christmas Stampin' All Year Long, we create Christmas cards every Monday. By the time November arrives, we have a whole bunch of Christmas cards ready to send out!! How much stress will that take out of the holiday season??
Anywhoo, our fearless leader, Maria has created another fabulous sketch for us to use. This will be sketch #10. This was a great sketch and one I will use again for sure.

For my card this week, I used some pretty K&Co. Christmas paper, Doodlebug buttons, Bo Bunny ribbon, Martha Stewart Snow glitter, Inkadinkado sentiment stamp and Great Impressions stamp for the main image. I stitched the patterned paper to my card with my sewing machine. I used a paper piercer to do the piercing and my Copics to color my image. I also used Glossy Accents on the snowman's hat and button for a shiny effect.

This is a very simple card but I think it turned out great. What do you think?
Be sure to visit the Christmas Stampin' All Year Long blog to see what the other challenge divas created. I also have them listed on my sidebar. We'd love for you to play along, just leave a comment and a link to your creation on the Christmas Stampin' All Year Long blog or if you upload to SCS or PCP, use the keyword CSAYL.

Thanks for coming by to look at my blog. I hope you enjoy my creations and that they will bring you inspiration. I'll see you tomorrow with more eye candy for you to look at!! Have a wonderful day!!

Recipe:

Stamps: Great Impressions, Inkadinkado

Paper: K&Co., Bazzill

Other: Doodlebug buttons, Bo Bunny ribbon, Martha Stewart Snow glitter, Glossy Accents, Copics

HUGE News and a Blog Hop!!

Happy Friday everyone!!

Welcome to the first ever InStyle Stamps blog hop!!! Woot hooo!! The blog hop will be held from 11:30 AM EST to 10 PM EST on the InStyle Forum!! This is your personal invitation to join the fun!! You should be on the look-out for contests to win some great prizes all throughout the day! If that's not fun enough, make sure to vote for your favorite DT member project, as well as play “Meet the DT Trivia” to be entered into our drawings for the grand prizes to be held at the end of the hop!"

You may be asking yourself why is Cathy telling me all of this?? Well I'm telling you because you're looking at the NEWEST MEMBER OF THE INSTYLE STAMPS DESIGN TEAM!! I just found out that I made the team!! Yay me!! I'm so excited I can hardly sit still!! Their images are so cute and fun to color and work with. Be sure that you go to the hop for chances to win great prizes!! It should be a lot of fun.

The links to the other members of the DT are on my sidebar. Be sure to stop by and give them all some love for their hard work!!

I feel honored and blessed to be working with such a talented group of ladies. Since I just found out that I made the team I will not be participating in the DT Trivia or the project game but I'll be popping in to chat during the hop so make sure you make it over for chances to win some fabulous prizes. It's a great way to spend a Friday afternoon and night!! Let's Hop!!

It's Still Flutterby Wednesday!!

Hi Everyone,

According to my clock it's still Flutterby Wednesday!! This is my second post for today so be sure to scroll down to see both. I hope the rest of my week gets on schedule! I hate when going to the dentist gives you a 2 day migraine. Ugh.

Anyway, I'm trying to get caught up so this week at Flutterby Wednesday we had a sketch challenge courtesy of the lovely and talented Maria Bell. I love Maria, she is so very talented and is one of the sweetest people ever. For super inspiration, visit her blog here.

To celebrate Danni's 50th Flutterby Wednesday post, we have a special guest designer, Catherine St. Clair! And our featured team member this week is Heather! I also have to tell you that this is Ami and Kimmie' s last week. I know, we are sad too, but we can only take on so much, before something has to give. So we wish them well and hope that they will visit us really soon.

Danni is offering blog candy to celebrate her 50th week doing Flutterby Wednesday. So be sure to visit her blog to get all the details. Here's a sneak peek though!!

Here is my card for this week. This is the cutest Penny Black stamp ever!!! I love it and will be using it again soon!! The image is stamped on white cardstock and colored with my copics. To add a little color, I created a scene for our sassy little kitty! I stamped grass and flowers. I colored the flowers and leaves with my copics and chalked the grass and sky around her. She looks like she's lounging in the backyard!! I could hardly keep from laughing while I colored her and her little scene. It really made me smile. I used Bazzill bling, regular Bazzill and Bo Bunny patterned paper. I generated the sentiment on my computer and cut it out with my Nesties. That's about it. I hope this card makes you smile. I want to thank you for stopping by my blog. I hope you leave a comment so I know you were here. Hugs to you all!!

Twinkling Tuesday on Wednesday?

Happy Wednesday to you! Today will be a 2-post day so please be sure to check back later for my Flutterby Wednesday card. So Twinkling Tuesday on Wednesday?? You might think this is strange but that's what's going on here today. I apologize if you came to visit yesterday and my card wasn't up. My daughter, Brittany is the Temporary Twinkie and created this wonderful sketch for us to use . I have seen some fabulous creations so I think she created one that we can use over and over again!! She's a chip off the old block you know!!! LOL I hope you enjoyed the sketch and if you haven't played yet, what are you waiting for??

For my card today I stamped Tilda on white cardstock and colored her with my Copics. I used Shimmerz on her wings. They are really pretty IRL. I used my circle nesties to cut her out and a pretty scalloped mat. Then I popped her up on pop dots. I used this yummy new patterned paper from We R Memory Keepers (love this stuff-gorgeous). I used Bo Bunny ribbon and dew drops for accent. I also stamped the sentiment directly onto the ribbon.I hope you like my card as much as I enjoyed making it.

Thanks for playing along with Brittany's sketch. She is very proud of herself (and so is her Mommy)!!! LOL If you play along and upload to PCP or SCS be sure to use the tag MTTSC15. Thanks Jessica and Madelynn for letting us play along this week! Se sure to leave me a comment so I will know you were here.

My Apologies

Hi everyone!!

I just wanted to let you know that my Twinkling Tuesday sketch card will be up on my blog tomorrow. I was at the dentist today and had to make a stop at the allergy Dr. as well. Sorry that I told you I would have it up this afternoon. I just didn't have enough arms and hands to get it done.

Please come back tomorrow and see my creation for Twinkling Tuesday and for Flutterby Wednesday. Should be a good post!! Can't wait to see you there!! Be sure to scroll down for today's post.

Hello Baby!!

Happy Tuesday to you!!!
Wow is there enough pollen in the air?? My car is green, I can't breathe my head has enough sinus pressure to feel like it's going to explode!! I love Spring, but geez it is tough!! The trees are blooming and the daffodils are in full bloom, I even heard a bird chirp yesterday!! Yayyyyy!!

Anywhoo, my card today is a baby congrats card featuring the adorable Jasmine from InStyle Stamps. I wish I looked this good after my daughter was born and I still don't look this good!!! LOL I stamped her on white cardstock using Memento ink and colored her with my copics. I used a corner punch to make the slotted corners and Bazzill flowers folded in half for extra fullness attached with a rhinestone brad. I used Making Memories papers and my sentiment is a Rubber Soul stamp. I used a baby shower party favor around my sentiment.

A very simple card but still cute. I have a short post today, have a dentist appt. Yuck!! I hope you like my card and if you are visiting, please leave me a comment. I love to read your comments and hear what you think! Make sure you come back tomorrow to see my Flutterby Wednesday card. Please, Please come back later to see the Twinkling Tuesday card. My daughter is the Temp Twinkie this week and I will have my card up later this afternoon.

Recipe:

Stamps: InStyle Stamps, Rubber Soul

Ink: Memento

Papers: Making Memories, Bazzill

Other: Copics, flowers, brad, baby shower favor, corner punch