Spread Your Wings!

Good Saturday Morning! Welcome to another Saturday Spotlight with Hidden Potential challenge! Today we are creating, "In So Many Words"! Make a project focusing on WORDS! You can make your sentiment 'stand alone', use words/letters for a background or make a wonderful word collage!
Our fabulous sponsor this week is Prickley Pear! I've used three PP stamps on my card today;
the stamped butterfly, the verse and the flower group, stamped twice!
The digital background is from The Cutting Cafe, called Spread your Wings! I've added bling on the flower centers and MS punched butterflies! Love red/black & white together, don't you?

I hope you'll play along with us this week and USE Your WORDS!
Checkout my uber creative DT sistahs...

• *Vicki
  
• Boni
• Chris
• Crystal
• Darlene
• Dawn
• Debbie
• Erin
• Jessica
• Susan

Here are the challenges...

SATURDAY SPOTLIGHT~In So Many Words.
Flutterby Wed~use a flutter.
Tanda Teaser~kind thoughts.
Charizsma Card~no DP.
Hand Full of Stamps~in 4s....my 4 little flutters, 4 gems.

Thank you for stopping by for a visit! Praying Peace, Joy and much Love over you today! Blessings!!!

New Releases for November!

Happy, happy Friday...are you enjoying your day? It's still rainy & dreary here in PA but I won't let that get me down...there are too many things to be grateful for, don't you agree?!
Squigglefly is at it again with a bunch of new releases coming November 1st! So consider this a sneak peek...

...isn't this an adorable little bathtub baby?! This image made me smile! Now, I know baby cards are to be delicate and soft but hey, there are zany bold people having babies too!! lol
So I used SU!'s pixie pink and sage along with some K&Co. DP. Colored with Copics and glitter-ized! :) The sentiment is CG. Too Fun! This image will be available Nov 1st @ Squigglefly.com!

The new Squigglefly color challenge is up now on the SNR group page, play along for a chance to win free images!!

And there's still time to play along with the Squigglefly Monday challenge to create a gate fold card...why not grab your SF images and combine the two challenges! Don't have any SF image...there are always FREEbies available on the store site!

The challenges...
Cuttlebug Chall~favorites...colors/border embossing folder.
Tue Taggers~burst of color.
Stamp w/Us~sketch, though I deviated a bit.
Daring Cardmaker~use punch.
ABC~G for green.
Simon Says~sparkles.

Have a super sparkly day!!! Blessings to all who read here!!!

Thank You Heather!!!

Hugs & Thanks to Heather @ Being Mrs. Momma for this award!!!

I'm to answer the following questions with one word and then pass the award on to five other bloggers.

1. Where is your cell phone? here!
2. Your hair? auburn
3. Your mother? Sassy
4. Your father? heaven
5. Your favorite food? tacos
6. Your dream last night? nothing
7. Your favorite drink? Welch's
8. Your dream/goal? peace
9. What room are you in? greatroom
10. Your hobby? cardmaking
11. Your fear? -
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? secure
13. Where were you last night? home
14. Something that you aren't? fearful
15. Muffins? blueberry
16. Wish list item? maid
17. Where did you grow up? country
18. Last thing you did? smile
19. What are you wearing? smile
20. Your TV? newshound
21. Your Pets? no
22. Friends? yes
23. Your life? simple
24. Your mood? relaxed
25. Missing Someone? hubby
26. vehicle? van
27. Something your not wearing? shoes
28. Your favorite store? discount
29. Your favorite color? green
30. When was the last time you laughed? now
31. Last time you cried? yesterday
32. Your best friend? DH
33. One place that I go to over and over? SNR
34. Facebook? yep
35. Favorite place to eat? Home


Now to pass on the award....I'm choosing my new design team mates at The Stamping Boutique!

• Shannon Winter
• Patricia St.Martin
• Stef Huges
• Rhonda Zmikly
• Christy Dillman
• Mary Driggs
• Vicki Diaz
  

Fun Stuff!
Blessings!!!

I'm SO Proud!

Hello happy stamping peoples!!! I was so excited to share this card with you! Isn't this doggie sweet? My very own son drew this and I'm thrilled he allowed me to use it!

(Inside: Congratulations on your RETIREMENT!)

He normally draws graphic novel style people and such. I've been asking him for something for a while now and he doodled this quick and said, "Here!" lol Appeasing his mother for a short time, 'til I beg again! lol
The papers are SU!'s DSP in not quite navy with a strip of mustard cs, the pooch (Sam) is colored with Prisma marker! I used SU's window punch for the two little accent pieces and added some vintage brads. The sentiment is from SU congratulations set. How's this for a masculine retirement card?

Here are the challenges..
Alphabet chall~blue.
Pollycraft~sketch.
All Sorts~furry friends.
The Pixie Cottage chall~celebrate.
Papertake Weekly~spots, stripes.
Crazy Amigo~men.
One Stop Craft~celebration.


Ya know how we all say masculine cards can be a struggle, well Donna of Donna's Den has had the most fabulous idea....
That's right I'm going to start setting a monthly challenge on my blog and would like to invite all my friends out there in blogland to come along and 'try out for the team' so to speak. Anyone interested should leave a comment on this post with a link to your entry. Remember we're interested in boys/mens cards. If you don't have a blog you can email me on dtcall@donnasden.co.uk. The closing date for entries is Friday 30th October 2009.
So if you're interested be quick like a bunny and hop over there and check it out!


Thanks so much for stopping by with your kind & encouraging comments! Squishy Hugs to you all!!!!

Autumn Blessings

Hello Happy Bloggers! I love making autumn themed cards! This is an awesome digital image called Autumn Tweetings by Judi Maddigan over @ Angels Landing!

The cs is SU! really rust and the DP is K&co. It's colored with pencils & markers, the swirls are sizzix and the sentiment CG. Again, I went clean & simple (CAS)! Sorry, that seems to be my style right now!

This will be one of the cards I'll duplicate for my, "I'm thankful for you in my life!" mailing. For people who have touched my [family's] life this year! So many lovely people bless us throughout the year in little, easy to miss ways! I want them to know we didn't miss it, that we really do appreciate even the littlest favor or gift! It's a good thing! (quoting Martha Stewart) lol

Here are some challenges...
The Play Date Cafe~colors.
Stampin' Sisters in Christ~being thankful.
Bee Crafty~distressing.
Saturday Surprise~autumn.
Gingersnap Creations~harvest.
Daring Cardmakers~fav things...swirls
Digi Kitty~colors.

Again, we have a dreary, rainy day and the leaves are really falling! The trees will be bare soon, how sad! Enjoy the last of our seasonal view...from this past weekend!




Thanks for stopping by! Autumn Blessings!!!

Autumn Shy Bear

Happy Tuesday! Today is the Digital Tuesday Challenge! Our lovely hostess this week is Michelle and she has given us a color challenge of Orange, Kraft and one other color! The sponsor this week is Digital Stamp Oasis!! Hope you can play along!!! Don't have kraft ? Use something similar!!!!



The Squigglefly Challenge issued yesterday called for a gate fold card! That sounded fun! There's an easy peasy tutorial HERE!

I used this uber sweet Shy Bear digi image called Raking It Up from Squigglefly! I love these bears!!! Honestly, I love Squigglefly...with all their artists, they have styles to please everyone!!!! And images for every occasion!!!! Pop over to Squiggle.com and check it out!
BUT FIRST...
Read this short article about Squigglefly digital stamps on Craft Critique.com! You'll be glad you did!!!!!!

I colored with Copics and matching SU! markers, the cs is kraft and tangerine, the DP is MME. The leaf punch is Creative Memories and I've added autumn colored glitter to the leaf pile! Sentiment is CG!

Here are the challenges...
Digital Tuesday Challenge~use a digi and colors kraft, orange + one other.
Squigglefly Challenge~use a SF image and make a gate fold card.
Squigglefly SNR color chall~gold, orange, green.
Truly Scrumptious~the sketch/autumn.
The Creative Belli Chall.~fall/thanksgiving & a leaf.
Crafty Calendar~autumn.
Papier House~brown & orange.
Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps chall~shades of autumn
All Sorts~furry friends.
Crafty Cardmakers~autumn.
The Crafty Pad~autumn.
Everybody Art Chall.~autumn.

Enjoy your Tuesday....it's really dreary, dark & rainy here in PA, I think I'll bake some yummies today! lol That makes everything better, right? Be Blessed!

Gingerbread Anyone?

Look, I almost made a Christmas card! lol Can you see the fall trees in the background?? I'm very much enjoying this autumn season!! This sweet [yummy] little gingerbread couple is from the most recent release by The Doodle Palace! Such fun!


I have used SU! hunter green, real red and white! I didn't have a gingerbread Copic so I used my Prisma marker in sienna! A CAS card! I think I'll use this card as a holiday thank you, something to give to a lovely hostess along with a little gift when invited to a holiday party! Susie Sugar is starting a new monthly challenge blog called Susie's Sassy Challenge! I just love the idea of a sassy challenge, don't you?! And a monthly one at that...plenty of time to play along! Well, she's looking for a designer and I'm putting my name in the hat! I would love to work with this talented lady! She already has some creative ladies joining her Vikki and Tracy, so the inspiration will surely flow! I'm getting this card in under the wire, especially because of the time difference! But I only found out about the new challenge blog recently! Check out Sassy Designs for all the details!
The challenges...
Crazy 4 Challenges~3 diff. shapes...rec/oval/circles
Easy Breezy Kewl color chall~colors/Christmas.
Res-Q-Challenge~buttons.
Crafty Catz~buttons or brads.

I hope you all had a fabulous Monday! Blessings!

Birthday Wishes from Miss Bitty

Hello Happy Stampers!
I have had a delightful break from the computer! It was well needed, but I'm back with a sweet little card I whipped up in a few minutes! The digital image is Miss Bitty from Fred, She Said. This set comes with so much variety along with ready to print sheets, you'll want to check it out!
She's colored with copics and SU! markers to coordinate with the SU! celery and pink passion cs. The DP is K&Co. Don't you love winged things, so you can glitter them?!!!

Don't forget, Digital Tuesday's theme this week is 'winged things'!

I made this birthday card for Susanna Boyd over @ PCP~Paper Craft Planet! Hope she likes it!

Here are some challenges...
Three Clovers~the sketch.
Hand Full of Stamps~layers of 3.
Daring Card Makers~fav things...glitter & embossing.
La-la Weekly Wed~sparkle.
ABC~f for flying.
Flutterby Wed.~a flutter.
One Stop Craft~celebration.
Tree House Stamps~embossing.
Whimsy Chall~embossing.

I hope you're enjoying your weekend! Abundant Blessings!!!

Saturday Spotlight with Hidden Potential #4

Pre-schedule post!
Welcome to our 4th Saturday Spotlight with Hidden Potential Challenge! This week our uber talented leader Vicki challenged us to make a treat holder/container! How fun is that! So I looked for something fun to make and found this little bag made from an envelope. I used a cream colored A2.

Isn't this a sweet little pumpkin, it was one of the FREEbie images from Robin @ Robin 's Artful Musings! Very generous....thank you Robin!!!! I just love pumpkins....they make me smile....even the ones without faces! lol This is a project anyone can make...no special supplies needed! The envelope bag is simply cut, scored and decorated! Checkout the super easy tutorial HERE!


Check out the magnificent projects from the other Spotlight Divas...each has made a different bag/box with tutorial/links on their blogs...

• *Vicki
  
• Boni
• Chris
• Crystal
• Darlene
• Dawn
• Debbie
• Erin
• Jessica
• Susan

I am humbled by the talent of these ladies...and thrilled to be part of their family! :)

Well, as many of you know halloween was a popular theme this week for challenges, so here we go...
Cutie Stampers,
Polka Doodles,
Crafty Creations,
My Time to Craft,
Creative Inspirations (wed),
Penny's Chall.,
Everybody-Art Chall.,
Kaboodle Doodles,
Stamp with Fun,
Pile It On,
Incy Wincy Design Chall.,
Stampin' for the Weekend,
Also...
The Res-Q-Challenge~halloween treat bag/box.
Digital Ink Co.~anything but a card.
Corrosive Chall~black & orange.
Pals Paper Arts~anything but a card.

I have been enjoying the gorgeous weather and spending time with the family, will catch up with you all soon! I hope you have a fabulous weekend! Praying peace, joy and much love over you today! Blessings!!

A Flowery Get Well

Hello & happy Thursday! We are having a gorgeous day here in PA today...sun is shining, temps are reaching towards the 60's and there is a lovely backdrop is beautifully colored trees!!!! We'll be headed outside this afternoon to 'clean up' the yard for winter! My laundry is hanging on the line in the sunshine...I love that! But before I head out, I have a card to show you!


This is an encouragement/get well card. I like to carry one with me for those times I have an opportunity to pray for someone I meet 'along the way'!
I've used these gorgeous Fred, She Said digital flowers to adorn a scripture verse...pretty clean & simple, but I think quite effective!


These flowers come in sheets with varying colors & sizes...for one low price! So if you are just starting to work with digis, you'll want to checkout all the print & cut sheets @ the Fred, She Said Store!!!


Here are the challenges...
Tree House Stamps chall~embossing.
Charisma Cardz~daisies. blue....hope these count???!
PaperPlay chall.~fav. embellishments....that would be these FSS flowers!!
My Grafico~colors & polka dots.
Created by Hand~use the word TRUST.
Simon Says~get well
Whimsy Chall.~embossing.
Bee Crafty~the sketch.

That's it!
Oh, I did want to mention...the above verse comes from Psalms 91, this is an awesome chapter in the Bible! I really encourage you to read all of Psalm 91, we declare it daily!!!

Have a sunshiny day! Blessings!

Penguins at The Palace!

Happy Wednesday! Today is Release day at Doodle Palace...yay! I was so excited when we rec'd the new images this week...they are all so adorable!!!! Here's the first one I have to show you...a sledding penguin!

I popped the front of the sled and the sentiment is CG. Here's a little tip on the layered sentiment. I used my circle punches but wanted a layer in between so I punched two smaller circles and used one as a 'mask', drew my black circle in marker, removed the mask and placed the sentiment circle! Easy peasy!!!
I wanted to use snow, so I tried making my own according to Holly Young of Hog Wild about Stamping! I was so pleased with the result!!!!! It's similar to polar white Flower Soft, but you easily make it yourself for pennies!!!! Checkout her tutorial HERE!

Here are the challenges...
SophistiCat chall~the sketch and use 3D.
Craft Catz~blk/wht & one other color.
Saturday Surprise~blk/white.
Die Cut Dreams~winter wonderland.
Crafty Angels~blk/wht.
Whimsy Chall~embossing.
Challenge Up Your Life~a recipe.

And the new Doodle Palace challenge is now live...

Create a Birthday Card for a Non Sporty Boy between the ages of 11 and 16! Follow Juyle's tutorial on creating a 3-Dimensional DS gaming console or just create a Masculine Birthday Card for a kiddo who doesn't/can't participate in sports, celebrating their other interests!

Hope you have a chance to play along!

Click banner to go directly to the store!


Abundant Blessings!!!!

A Sassy Angel

Good Morning! It's Digital Tuesday Challenge day and our lovely hostess this week is Lorraine! She's picked one of my favorite themes....things with wings!!! Can you guess who our sponsor is this week by looking at this Sassy Angel??? yep! Lindsey's Sassy Studio Designs!



Here are the challenges...
Digital Tuesday chall.~use a thing with wings and a digi.
Stamp Something~bling
Card Patterns~the sketch.
Inkspiration Colour chall~the colors.
ABC~F for flying.
Alphabet chall~use an A

I hope you have a chance to play along with us at Digital Tuesday Challenge this week and possibly win some Sassy Studio Design digi images!

Enjoy you day! Blessings!

A Shy Bear Thanksgiving

Hello and Happy Monday! Hope you enjoyed your weekend!
Today is Squigglefly challenge day, yay! This week the lovely Rhonda challenged us to make a Thanksgiving card with some of the new SF sentiments.

I chose to use this sweet Shy Bear Bountiful Blessing image! He's colored with Copics, Prismas and SU! markers. The cs & DP are all from SU!....I love the pumpkin pie orange...not too bright! The wee brown dots on the lower corner are buttons, they were white so I painted them with Smooch (molasses color) to match! The stitching is faux! The sentiment is the Happy Thanksgiving sentiment I used in it's entirety the other day on this card...



I altered it a bit for my Shy Bear card....don't ya just love digis!!!!

Here are the challenges...
Squigglefly Monday Challenge~Thanksgiving card w/sentiment.
SNR Squigglefly Digi Day challenge~any SF image.
Created by Hand~Harvest Time.
Scrap & Stamp~Thankful.
ILDI Co.Creative chall~stitching.
Cuttlebug Chall~fall colors/embossing!
Three Clovers~nature.
Unscripted Sketches~the sketch.
Crazy Amigos~buttons & knots.
Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp chall~buttons.

So grab your Squigglefly images and play along! Don't own any????? There are some new FREEbies over @ the store! There's also a 99 cent bin and remember we just had a new release on Sat......so there are bunches of new images to choose from!!!!

*******On the Homefront********
We had a blast on Saturday making saurkraut with friends. We have enough for a whole year!!! Of course it needs to sit and ferment for about two months first....so some will be ready to eat for New Year's day! The traditional pork & saurkraut meal with mashed potatoes of course! yum! Does anyone else have that meal on January 1st????

I'm trying to take Sundays off, break away from the computer anyhow...so I'll be visiting you all today to see what you've done over the weekend! Have a fantastical day! Blessings!!!

Saturday Spotlight with Hidden Potential #3

Welcome to the third Saturday Spotlight with Hidden Potential Challenge!!! This week Vicki has challenged us to make a scene....combine stamps to make a scene! Our fabulous sponsor for this challenge is Squigglefly.com. For my first scene I used these adorable Squigglefly images Caroling Kids and Christmas Delivery.
I used SU! garden green and real red cs and dazzling diamonds. The little fellow is colored with Copics, cut out and popped. He's busy Christmas shopping in the city while those cute kiddos are caroling on the streets!

The challenges for my wintery card...
Stamp Something~bling.
Theme Thursday~winter.
Lili of the Valley~child Christmas card.
Copic Colour chall.~BG05, R27, G02....I used a different green!
La-la Weekly Wed.~winter Christmas.

For my next scene...I went underwater, using this adorable Emma the mermaid from Fred, She Said! I wanted to show a sample for those of you who 'dread' scene challenges. You can simply print out Emma and 'accessories' cut and paste....there is even a pre colored background available! Makes a cute card, don't ya think?!
I used SU! pacific point blue and ran it through the cuttlebug...for a bubbly look! Emma was glamed up with bunches of glitter! The inside sentiment is SU congrats set!


I hope you'll play along with us this week and create a scene! Checkout the rest of the DT, they've all created such gorgeous projects!!!! Our special guest designer representing Squigglefly this week is our very own beloved Holly, pop by her blog to see her scene and leave her some love!

• *Vicki
  
• Boni
• Chris
• Crystal
• Darlene
• Dawn
• Debbie
• Erin
• Jessica
• Susan

The challenges for my mermaid card...
If the Shoe Fits~bling.
Crafty Creations~blue.
My Time to Craft~quick & cute.
Opus-Gluei~blue
Lots to Do~open.
Verona's Chll~shimmery/sparkly.


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Squigglefly just released a bunch of awesome images available TODAY!!!! woohoo and tonight is Digi Day over @ SNR! Fun, fun, fun!!

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Blessings!!!

Praying for You!

Just for you!

Mo's Digital Pencil image
K&co DP
Prisma pencils

Praying Peace, Joy and Much Love
over you!
Blessings!!!

A Doodle Palace Rock Star

Have you seen the new releases from Doodle Palace???? This week Robin & Dee have released this Rocker boy and a little Breast Cancer Awareness Bear set...fabulous! I needed a male birthday card ....

I think I get a little carried away with the distressing....but it's just soooo much fun! lol
The DP is K&co, Rocker boy is colored in copics and pastels. The sentiment is from H&M stamps.

Here are the challenges...
Loonie Stampers~colors.
Stamp with Fun~sketch (mirrored)
Stampin' for the Weekend~colors.
Tanda Teaser~men.
Stamp Something~brown.
Charisma~distressing.


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Stamping reminders...

**Doodle Palace is having an awesome halloween sale, check it out HERE!

**Play along with The Doodle Palace challenge this week (it's a recipe) and have a chance to win some free digis!!! Deadline Monday, Oct 19th!!!

**Did you find that Squigglefly button yet....there's still time, pop over to the STORE! This quest leads to a chance to win free digis! The button looks like this...

**And don't forget there's still time to enter the Saturday Spotlight with Hidden Potential challenge to dress up a tree, click HERE for deets!

**Or how about the Digital Tuesday Challenge to make a halloween card, deadline is next Monday, Oct 19th!!!

****On the homefront************
October seems like such a busy month, with the seasons changing! We've have the woodstove going now and I still haven't done the 'cross-over' for the kids clothes! I dread going through all the boy's clothes, thank goodness I only have one girl!!! There is so much to 'clean up' outside before the cooler weather comes, though they're forecasting snow in the upper regions of PA tonight! We need to make applesauce and possibly saurkraut yet....then there's the business paperwork and homeschooling & the paperwork! eek....why am I even on the computer! lol Awwwww, because you all make me smile with your happy, funny, kind and encouraging comments! Thank You! I will be visiting you all later tonight....praying peace, joy and much love over each and every one of you!!! Blessings!!!

A Squigglefly button....

Hi everyone, happy Wednesday! Today is the start of the sneak peeks for the upcoming releases from Squigglefly...and there's a bunch of them!!! We're welcoming two new artist to our team this month, so much talent in one place...yep, that's Squigglefly!!! You might have already seen their awesome illustrations around blogland, please help me welcome...Eline Pelinkhoff and Cheryl Alger! We are so excited to have them as part of our ever growing family!!!!

We love all our SF artists and they having been hard at work to bring some wonderful new digi images to us for this Saturday, Oct 17th! Checkout all the different sneak peeks by our DT starting today!

I've used Nina Brackett's Happy Thanksgiving sentiment! I thought this would be a great time to start our thanksgiving cards and this was perfect with it's leaves and swirls! Maybe I'll use it for little place cards too!

Now SF is not one to just show sneak peeks....they always have a little fun involved....how would you like a chance to win some of the fabulous new images???? Well, starting today through Friday there is a button hidden somewhere on the Squigglefly site. Search it out, when you find it, hop over to Holly's blog HERE and leave a comment telling her [Holly] where the button is. Five winners will be chosen on Saturday! Easy Peasy! Here's what the button looks like.....

[the coveted Squigglefly button]

Checkout other DTs to see new images!

Rhonda Zmikly
Kim Rhead
Debby Boltman
Stef Hughes
Shelly Skala
Amanda Teel
Janet Rossi
Heather Huggins
Jeanette Waters
Christy Dillman
Sue Morris
Joy Stagg
Jodi Stanisch
Jenny Skaggs
Vicki Parson

And mark your calendars for the fun Digi Day over on SNR's Squigglefly group page on Sat, Oct 17th!

Here are the challenges...
Inspirational Card Sketches~the sketch
Creative Card Crew~scallops
Cupcake Inspiration~colors/theme
K&co~use fall colors.
Crazy 4 chall.~thanks/thanksgiving.
Secret Crafter~autumn colors.
The Pink Elephant~fall.
Cupcake Craft~buttons/stitching.
Creative Belli~fall/thanksgiving and a leaf.

I think that's it, gosh, I had intended to have this post up much earlier this morning but I awoke to a very busy morning!!! I will be posting a new release from the Doodle Palace later today, if nothing else pops up! lol Oh, and the harvest in really coming in right now....we made pickles yesterday and today it's brussel sprouts...one of my favorite veggies!!! We'll see if any of those little sprouts make their way into the freezer! yum!
Have a super sparkly day!!! Blessings!!!

SF Pumpkin Kitties!

Happy Tuesday! Are you ready for another Digital Tuesday Challenge? Our hostess this week is the lovely Amy and the challenge...."Boo!" make a halloween card! Oh, and the sponsor this week is Dustin Pike! woohoo!



I used this fun image from Squigglefly called Roger & Jo! too cute! They're colored with Prisma markers & pencils! The SU! cs is tangerine and black and the Happy Halloween background is from The Cutting Cafe!! I just love these backgrounds, Regina sells them for every occasion!!

If you use a Squigglefly image for your halloween card you could also enter the Squigglefly challenge this week which is to make a halloween card!! What?? you don't have any Squigglefly halloween images, well, how about a FREEbie??????? Checkout all the deets on the SF challenge blog!

Not only are Digital Tuesday and Squigglefly challenges calling for halloween cards this week but so are The Cuttlebug challenge and the All Sorts challenge! My sketch is from Card Positioning System and my colors, Dare U 2 Digi challenge!

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SQUIGGLEFLY has a new release coming Oct 17th!!!! We'll also be hosting a Digi Day on SNR on the 17th!!! You won't want to miss it, we always have a fun time! The sneak peeks start Wednesday the 14th!!!! and there are two new artists!

DOODLE PALACE has a new release coming wednesday, Oct 14th....so watch this space!!!
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So much fun going on in blogland...I hope you find something to inspire you today, make something fabulous and bless someone! Praying peace over you today! Blessings!!!

A very 'Perple' card!

I just had to play along with the very first official Mo Manning challenge! Such gorgeous images! Actually this is the Bella and Bronte challenge and since their fav color is 'Perple', our challenge was to make a card with 'perple'!! This beautiful image is called Soaking Up the Joy!


She's colored with copics and SU! markers. The papers are SU!'s almost amethyst cs and DSP! The punches, scallop & butterflies, are MS. Sentiment is SU! so many sayings!

The challenges...
Sketch & Stash~the sketch & Mo image!
Mo's Challenge~use purple.
Flutterby Wed.~use a flutter!
Daring Cardmaker~use purple.


Hope you all are having a wonderful weekend! I haven't been around the computer for some time now and am missing you all! I'll be catching up on my visiting today, I'm sure you've all been busy creating fabulous things!

Abundant Blessings!!!

A Shabby Chic Apple Tree

Well, the weekend has arrived and that means it's time for another rendition of Saturday Spotlight with Hidden Potential! yay! The Divas have so much fun with these challenges! This week Vicki challenged us to 'dress up' a tree! Think of the possibilities.......


...actually, that's exactly what we want you to do! Use any tree image you have or make one of your very own and 'dress it up'!!! I used this awesome DRS Designs tree and glam-ed it up with scarlet apples! lol The papers are digi DP from Summer Driggs and kraft cs....both heavily distressed!

Our challenge, this week, is sponsored by DRS Designs! I truly think they have a stamp for every occasion!!!! And you could win a gift certificate to their store if you play along!!
Need a little inspiration to get you started, checkout the rest of the Spotlight Divas....

• Vicki
  
• Boni
• Chris
• Crystal
• Darlene
• Dawn
• Debbie
• Erin
• Jessica
• Maria (You are Here!)
  
• Susan

Wowzer, everyone did a stellar job! I'm truly humbled to be on the team with these talented Ladies!!!
I hope you'll have a chance to play along with us this week!!!! Thank you to all who joined us last week, we were overwhelmed by your support for our unique new challenge!!!!

The challenges for this card...
SATURDAY SPOTLIGHT~ dress up a tree image.
Digital InkCo~fall.
One Stop Craft~autumn.
Rosie & Dee's~coffee,cream & cherry.
Res-Q chall~fall colors, nature element, cheerful sentiment!
Crafty Angels~distressing.
PCP Color Challenge~colors...I added red.
Tanda Teaser~russet & gold.
ScrappyFrogs~tree.
Tuesday Taggers~shades of Autumn.
Divine Inspiration~inspiration.
By the Cute & Girly~autumn glory.
Crafty Calendar Challenge~Autumn, plants, vegetations.

Well, that was fun and there are even a few NEW challenges in there! (for me anyhow)
So off you go now to create something fabulous.......I can't wait to visit you and see your trees!!!!
Many Blessings!!!!

Pecan Nut

Hello Friends! It's Friday, yay! We had a busy day today, but wanted to get this posted before the weekend! For not celebrating halloween, I sure made quite a few halloween cards! I think I have one more DT card to make, then I'm moving on!!!!

I just couldn't resist this little Nutshell-Pecan Nut halloween witch-isn't she adorable...definitely too cute to spook! She was a FREEbie from Nutcrafters...thanks Katie & Colette!!!!


Here are the challenges...
Nutshells~halloween.
Cupcake Inspiration~inspiration cupcakes!
Stamp, Scrap & Doodle~halloween.
Banana Split Sun~halloween.
Jazzy Inspirations~blk/white/purple.
Crafting Life's Pieces~sketch.
The Pink Elephant~colors.
A Spoonful of Sugar~halloween.

That's it for today....See you tomorrow at the Saturday Spotlight with Hidden Potential challenge blog! You'll find a new challenge and last week's winner and top 3!!!! It's all soooo exciting!
Blessings!!!!

Get your sunglasses out....

...I used yellow! Yo-yo yellow! I don't know about you but I would have named this cardstock color, 'Wow, that's really bright yellow'!....guess that's why Stampin' Up! didn't ask me!!!

The text is CG and from one of my favorite praise songs (see below)! I love praise service at our church, especially when the whole congregation starts dancing and be-bopping to one of the songs....there's clapping, arms waving in the air, flags/banners flowing and dancing, a wonderful way to celebrate the Lord!!! So when I saw these cute little critters (a FREEbie from Squigglefly), I thought they looked awful happy and were possibly even singing and praising...see the snails little arms are raised!

I used the popping pastels technique to color both shells. Simply versamark the area of your choice and use your pastels. You can really see the difference from the rest of the pastel coloring! Thanks Ann, I haven't popped a pastel in a long time!

Here are the challenges...
Squigglefly SNR color chall~use yellow, SF image and pop something (flowers, turtle)
GCA~popped pastels.
Stampin'Sisters in Christ~show how the earth rejoices.
Scrap & Stamp~quote.
Color Combos Galore~dk green, green, yellow, white.
Card Patterns~sketch, though I veered.
Charisma Cardz~a recipe.

Don't forget, the next Squigglefly Digi Day is coming up on Sat., Oct 17th over @ Card Universe to celebrate the new releases! we always have so much fun!
Hope your having a great week....the weekend is just about here! yay! Abundant Blessings!!!

Fred, She Said-Rosey

Ok, they don't get much cuter than this! Meet Rosey, the newest image from Fred, She Said! If you want to see the real Rosey, 10 wk old Bichon Frise/Shih Tzu cross click HERE! Too cute for words!
Have you had a chance to play along in the Fred, She Said challenge issued on World Cardmaking Day??? Deadline is Monday, Oct 12....so there's still plenty of time and you could win some really cool prizes!!!

To enter, simply create a project using any Fred, She Said product! Don't have any???? There are FREEbies scattered throughout Tracey's blog HERE! (images, flowers and even papers!) How cool is that??? Or visit the store HERE!

For my card, I used a pre-colored Rosey and a polka dotted FSS flower! The sketch is from Sketch Saturday with the theme of pets, which was also the theme for My Time to Craft! I took the colors from PaperMinutes! I hope you have the chance to play along with us during this special challenge at Fred, She Said!!!!

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Doodle Palace New Release Day!

Happy Wednesday! Today is new release day at the Doodle Palace....every Wednesday Robin & Dee show us their awesome talent with new images!!! I had so much fun creating two very different cards for this release!!
This first one uses the DP mushroom....I just fell in love with this mushroom......I know, it's an inanimate object and it can't love me back.....and yet......

...I just think there's something about a polka dotted mushroom! lol I used prisma markers and the sentiment is hand written! I scored a border line on either side of the narrow ribbon...can you see it?

Another new image being released today is this sweet DP fairy! I thought she would be lovely on a girly girl card so I went this these sparkly K&co papers! The sketch is from Cutie-Stampers challenge blog! I used copics, prismas and SU! markers and diamond dusted her wings....don't you just love winged things!!!!
Pop over to the Palace and checkout all the new releases along with the inspiration from the rest of the Palace Princesses!!!! Everyone did a smashing job!

While you're over there make sure you grab the newest DP FREEbie and play along in the Doodle Palace Tuesday challenge. Our hostess this week is Sheryl and she has come up with a wonderful challenge...
Please create a THANK YOU card using a ribbon and Sheryl's Plastic Wrap Texture Technique! Challenge Runs 10/06/09 - 10/12/09! You can enter as many times as you would like for a chance to win free digital images!!!

I hope you have the opportunity to play along!

Praying peace, joy and much love over each and every one of you!!! Blessings!!!

Sing a Song

Happy happy Tuesday everyone! Woohoo, it's another day alive on planet earth...are you excited??? Well, my sparkle has returned, can ya tell? lol It's also time for another Digital Tuesday Challenge! Our lovely hostess this week is Shelly and she chose a really fun challenge....

..."Music to my Ears"~anything music related!
Quote is CG, DP is K&co, charm-blue moon and flourish bird, Little Yellow Bicycle in not-quite-navy.
Well, having to make my card while I wasn't sparkling the other day almost sent me over the cardmaking edge! Nothing was going right, my mind was blank, my ribbon too short, yadda, yadda, yadda...so here is my very simplistic card! I could have done so much more with this music theme, thankfully we have an awesome DT so there is no lack of inspiration for this challenge!

• Amy
• Anjou
• Ellie
• Jenn
• Lora
  
• Lorraine
• Michelle
• Michelle R
• Paula
• Shelly
• Suzie

I hope you have the opportunity to play along with us....our fabulous sponsor this week is The Little Yellow Company and you could win some wonderful digis!!!!


Here are the challenges:
Digital Tuesday chall~music theme.
Theme Thursday~wings.
Verona's Sat chall~create something that calms you.
Scrap & Stamp~quote.
Sketch & Stash~sketch (charm)
Paper Minutes~birds.
Tanda Teaser~text.
Dutch Dare~charms
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A bit more color this week....






We live in a valley surrounded by these huge beautiful mountains! It's so easy to want to praise the Creator when we see beauty everywhere! Beauty IS in the eye of the beholder!
Thank you all for sharing your beauty with me daily in blogland...Be Blessed!

Squigglefly Butterfly Fairy

Happy Monday! Are you ready to start the week off with a challenge? Today's Squigglefly Challenge is to create a project in pink & blue using any Squigglefly image! (Freebies available on store site) I chose this pretty Butterfly Fairy and made another CAS...clean and simple card!....with extra sparkle!

This is super sparkly K&co DP and her wings are glam-ed up with clear and royal blue glitter. I used watercoloring, copics and prisma markers to color and highlight.

Squigglefly is counting down the days...
Oct. 17 - Digi Day on SNR Group
Oct. 17 - Another huge image release! I'm so excited!!!!

Here are the challenges...
Squigglefly~pink, blue, SF image.
Theme Thurs.~wings.
Flutterby Wed.~sapphire/flutter.
Craft Catz~butterflies.
Cutie Sunday~sketch
Sunflowers & Dragonflies~sparkle and shine.
Creative Card Crew~all that sparkles.

I think that's everything...my head is feeling less than sparkly as I'm typing this post (on Sunday)! Maybe I'll grab a nap and see if I can't find my glitter & shine when I awake! lol

Have a lovely Monday.....Be Blessed!

Saturday Spotlight with Hidden Potential

Yay, the day has finally arrived! It's the very first challenge of the brand spanking new challenge blog....SATURDAY SPOTLIGHT WITH HIDDEN POTENTIAL! And what a fun challenge we have to start it off...

...make a Halloween project without using halloween images!!! How fun is that?! Our very first sponsor is the fabulous Whimsy Stamps!

Ok, so for my first card I used the adorable Whimsy frog and dressed him up for trick or treating! Isn't he cute in orange polka dots? I think he wears it well!!! lol These traditional colors scream halloween and let you look at your current stamps in a whole new light!

This next idea is from Stampin' Up...using their oval punches!
A fun little pair of eyes....think of all the fun you could have with these!
Easy peasy! What hidden potential do you see in your stash??? I hope you'll play along with us this week @ Saturday Spotlight with Hidden Potential for a chance to win a gift certificate to Whimsy Stamps!
Checkout what the rest of the DIVAS created....

• *Vicki
  
• Boni
• Chris
• Crystal
• Darlene
• Dawn
• Debbie
• Erin
• Jessica
• Susan

Have a wonderful weekend!!! Blessings!