Three Cheers for the Red, White, and Blue!

Happy 4th of July weekend America! Our challenge for this week's Blogger's Challenge is called Wave the Flag...Red, White, and Blue! I went with my favorite little "Biker Bee" from Stampedous and I was able to combine that with the Mojo Monday Sketch for this week. I started off with a white card base and then a layer of Stampin' Up Real Red and a piece of retired, Stampin' Up designer paper in Bashful Blue. After the Star Dust Stickles on my main image dried, I used a sewing tool for some light piercing around my little bee. (A trick that I picked up from Sweet Miss Daisy's blog.) A piece of gingham ribbon, some Making Memories brads, a few scraps of Bashful Blue and Real Red, and a little scallop help from my Nesties complete this layer. Then I used my oval punches and a small sentiment from Hero Arts along with two American Crafts buttons to finish off my creation.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. Enjoy the rest of your Friday...Toodles! :D

I'm Back!

I'm Back!!! I apologize for being "Missing In Action", but I do have a wonderful reason for it...We took our first family vacation to DISNEY WORLD!!! It truly was Magical and I enjoyed every minute of it! Then when I returned, I still had a week and a half of school left, so here we are...the last day of school and now I finally have time to create a card and actually post it over here on the blog!!! My card today is for this week's Blogger's Challenge...create a manly card. I've already posted my Father's Day cards, so I thought that this would be a good time to make a card for my uncle who has been sick in the hospital. Manly cards are not always easy for me, but I am happy with this one. I stayed with rich colors (Chocolate Chip and Old Olive) and an image (Thoughts and Prayers set) that I think works perfectly for a man or a woman. I added some Chocolate Grosgrain Ribbon and embossed my sentiment to finish the whole thing off. If you'd like some ideas for "manly cards", just click on the Blogger's Challenge logo in my right sidebar. You can see what the other Ladies in the Challenge Group came up with. Thanks so much for stopping by today. I hope that there will be more stamping in my future this weekend...Toodles! :D

Happy Friday!

Happy Friday everyone! I guess that I'm sticking with the CAS (clean and simple) look for this week's Blogger's Challenge too...lol! Our challenge this week is a graduation card. The image and sentiment are from Stampin' Up as well as the Old Olive designer paper. In fact, the black grosgrain is also from Stampin' Up! As I said, I'm going with the clean and simple look, so that just about covers all of the details for this one. For more graduation inspiration, just click on the Blogger's Challenge logo in my right sidebar. I wish you all a glorious weekend! Thanks so much for stopping by...Toodles! :D

Blogger's Challenge #100!!!

Happy Friday! Yes...I'm on time this week for the Blogger's Challenge!!! I can't believe we are at number 100!!! This week's challenge is in honor of Memorial Day weekend here in the United States. We are to make a Patriotic creation. I don't have a lot of Patriotic stamps, but I came across my Vote For Me set from Storage Units, Ink and More so I was good to go!

The Second Graders at the school where I work lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance each morning over the intercom system. I have a little student who is always quite nervous to speak when it's her turn, so I thought that this card would be perfect for her to send her a little bit of encouragement.

You can see what the other Ladies in the Blogger's Challenge group came up with here. I hope that you all have a very safe and Happy Memorial Day weekend! (Hopefully the longer weekend will give me a chance to get some extra stamping time in!) Thanks for visiting today...Toodles! :D

Blogger's Challenge Saturday???

Everyday life seems to be getting in the way of my stamping fun lately...ugh! I apologize to all of my Blogger's Challenge friends for being a day late with this. Our challenge this week was to copy one of our own designs and change two things about it. It was so much fun looking at my older creations! I finally decided on this card to recreate and change up a bit. My husband's cousin is graduating from law school tomorrow, so this will be for her. I changed the colors (Stampin' Up's Sahara Sand and Basic Black) from my original card and I changed the angle of the main image. The designer paper is Stampin' Up's To The Nines pack. The main image is from an old, retired Stampin' Up set called Sweet & Simple Salutations and the sentiment is from the retired Warmest Regards set. I'm off to check out what the other Ladies in our group came up with. If you'd like to do the same, you can find their blogs here. Thanks so much for stopping by...Toodles! :D

Happy Friday!

This week's Blogger's Challenge is celebrating Mother's Day. I thought that I'd try my hand at one of those beautiful flower pot cards that have been popping up lately in the paper crafting world. I found the directions here through Splitcoaststampers (TLC215). They really are a lot of fun to make! I don't have any blossom punches or dies, so I used the flowers from the retired Stampin' Up set, You Make Me Happy. To give my project a little bit of dimension, I stamped the blossom twice in each colored ink (So Saffron, Lavender Lace, Cool Caribbean) and then cut them out and layered them onto each other. The little leaves and ribbon are Certainly Celery. Then I stamped the sentiment and attached it with a little piece of silver cording. I added some Star Dust Stickles for some sparkle. The whole thing came together quite quickly and easily.

I'm off to see what the other Ladies from the Blogger's Challenge group have come up with. You can find their blog links in my right side bar. Thanks so much for visiting today! Happy Mother's Day! :D

Blogger's Challenge Sketch

This week certainly flew by! Here it is...Friday again! Yippee! This week's Blogger's Challenge is a sketch challenge. This Stampendous image is the first thing that popped in my mind when I saw Lisa's sketch. I paired it up with a Papertrey Ink sentiment. I colored up these yummy sweets with Stampin' Up inks (Riding Hood Red, Kiwi Kiss, Baja Breeze, and So Saffron) and different Designer Papers. A couple of Making Memories brads and Star Dust Stickles complete my design.

For more inspiration with Lisa's fantastic sketch, just click here to see what the other Ladies in the Blogger's Challenge group came up with. Thanks so much for visiting today. Enjoy your day...Toodles! :D

Blogger's Challenge Sunday???

Happy Sunday! It's a beautiful day here in New England! In fact, one might go as far as to say that it's hot!!! Spring seems to escape us the last few years and we head right into Summer.

I have been having computer troubles...hence the reason for Blogger's Challenge Sunday instead of Blogger's Challenge Friday. This week's challenge was to alter something. This sweet square frame (Target find) actually hangs on a piece of ribbon, but I was having a dickens of a time photographing it that way, so I moved it to one of my plate stands in the Dining Room. (Still not the best picture, but I'm afraid that it will have to do.) The frame started off white with a black ribbon and the contrast was just too much for me, so I painted the frame and then went from there. The sentiment is from My Sentiments Exactly and the images are from Stampin' Up's In Full Bloom (retired). I accented the flower and the little bee with Star Dust Stickles, but you wouldn't know that from the photograph...lol. A nice little project for the two people who are always there for me and help my family out whenever I need them. I'm truly blessed!

You can see what the other Ladies altered by clicking here. Thanks so much for visiting. Have a beautiful day...Toodles! :D

High Hopes Challenge #27

Hello and Happy Tuesday! It's a gray and rainy day here in New England, but it's school vacation week, so I really don't mind...lol! Here is my card for this week's High Hopes Challenge. We are to distress our creations. I started off with my new tractor image from High Hopes. It's colored up with Prismacolor Pencils and OMS. After it was cut to size, I ran my distressing tool along the top and bottom. Then I added a thin strip of Bashful Blue and a torn piece of Real Red to the top and bottom of that. I glued those layers to my Bashful Blue card base. Even though it's a little early for Father's Day, I can keep this card in my stash and be ahead of the game for once in awhile. The sentiment is from Stampin' Up's retired When I Grow Up set. I finished it off with a polka dot button from Doodle Bug Designs and a little piece of red gingham. Thanks so much for stopping by today. I hope that it's sunny and dry in your neck of the woods...Toodles! :D