Just Christmas and Birthday Cards Challenge

I'm a couple of days late posting for the Just Christmas and Birthday Cards Challlenge. The digi is from Strectch 'N Bubbles. Please go to the blog for deets and inspirations. It's off to work I go...

Homeward Bound

I'm sitting in the Tampa Airport waiting for my flight home. It's a bittersweet farewell. I'm homesick and can't wait to sleep in my own bed, spend time with my husband, Mac, and kiss and hug my little dog. On the other hand, I have to leave my baby girl and her beautiful family. Things I've learned while away:

1. Florida isn't always warm.

2. My daughter is so much better at mothering than I ever was...

3. You can make cards sitting on the couch with just a box of a few supplies.

4. Babies and toddlers poop, a lot!

5. Even though I'm far away from home, I always have Internet friends nearby.

Next post will be from my beloved craft studio. Doesn't the word "studio" sound special.

I like it.

Take care and see you soon.

My Dog will do Anything for a Treat and My SSC Hop Winner

When I began to work on this card, I realized that Holly, over at Eat Cake Graphics, had made a stamp of my little dog! She's never seen my dog...How did she do that?? One thing about my dog is that he'll do anything for a treat. If that means sitting for hours, he would. Since it's an ice cream cone, he won't have to wait long...

Challenges:

Stamp Something- doodles (dots)

Fabulous Friday- sketch

Quirky Crafts Challenges- cute theme

Pile it on-animals

The winner of my digi from the Stamptacular Sunday Blog Hop is Helen! Congrat! Please email me so I can send you the Shirley's 2 Girls digi!

Summer Vacation and a Digi Winner

My supplies are running low. Since I'm going home on Tuesday, I won't be going out to get more supplies. In fact, I'm not going to make any more projects until I get home. Still have a few finished items to post and I'll spread them out over the next few days. I bought this stamp at The Dollar Tree last year. It's definitely a vacation Florida card.

Challenges:

The Sweet Stop- sketch

PaperPopsicles- vacation

The Winner of the S2G Digi is Kym Kreates! Congrats!! Give me a shout and I'll email Little Ray to you!
Everyone, don't forget to visit Shirley's 2 Girls for shopping and playing their weekly challenge.

The Stamptacular Blog Hop winner for my prize will be announced later today!

Win a Shirley's 2 Girls Digi Stamp!!!

Shirley's 2 Girls Store

The girls with attitude gave me a digi to give away on my blog!!! How cool is that! I've decided to play a game with it. Everyone who correctly guesses the name of the free digi will be placed in the drawing for the free digi. It's that easy...I'll even help you with some clues along the way. This game is ongoing until March 28th. Ready to get started??

Click on the above line to the store.

Clue #1- The digi is from the "Critter" collection.

Clue #2- It's not an elephant, chicken, or bug

Clue #3- No one has made the correct guess, yet.

Clue #4- It's not a dog.

Clue #5- It's not a bunny rabbit.

Clue #6- It says, "meow."

Clue #7- It's on page 3, in the critter section, at the store.

Clue #8- I see a flower.

Leave the name of the digi in the comment section. Please limit to five entries a day.  I'll keep this post on top.

Stamptacular Sunday Hop

Did you participate in Dee's BONUS? If not, you might want to go back and see her! She has an extra prize up for grabs just to let her know what types of challenges you'd like to see us have here at Stamptacular Sunday Challenge Blog! EASY as pie and you won't want to miss your chance to win such a fabulous prize!




Somehow, some way...you need to include matting to your card! This can be done anywhere or any way you like as long as it's visible to the viewer! All set? Time to go and see Paula.



BONUS...BONUS...BONUS...BONUS...

Before you go, here's another chance for you to win an extra prize!

Post about our Blog Hop that’s going on today on your own blog, leave me a comment and a link to your post letting me know you’ve done so.



One lucky winner will be drawn to win this awesome prize:

It's a Shirley's 2 Girls Stamp!

Stamptacular Sunday

Today's challenge is to add flowers to your work. I have a hard time with flowers. I don't know why...The image in from Pink Petticoat Digi Stamps. The oval border is made with some sort of contraption I purchase at a craft show. Can you tell...I'm not lovin' this card? Love the digi...that's about it.

Make your way to SSC for inspiration and a BLOG HOP! It's going to be lots of fun. You'll have a chance to win prizes every stop along the hop!

Bookmark

I had to do a Walmart run the other day. I have such a Love/hate relationship with that store. I love how close it is to my daughter's house; but, I hate their check-out system. That's all I'm going to say...

I found this giant paperclip on clearance. Giant paperclips make great bookmarks. Bookmarks are hard for me. I don't normally do them because I'm rarely happy with the finished product. I like this one because I'm in love with Flopsy. His smile would make anything look good. Yes, it's another Eat Cake Graphics stamp. You've seen him a lot around here. It's going to be sad to put him into storage until next spring. Wait...maybe if I color the egg white and  add white stitching...squint...baseball??

Challenges

Raise the Bar- Do something you don't normally do.

Spoonful of Sugar- bookmark

I do...

I do Christmas cards all year long. I absolutely love this rubber stamp from Eat Cake Graphics! I used deminsionals to give the window more depth. The little boy and dog are waiting.... Remember when it seemed like forever for Christmas morning to arrive...

Challenges:

OLLCB- button, bow, bling

Inktegrity Design- sketch

The Treehouse- sketch

Peeps

Every morning, I grab a cup a java and go in search of challenges. Is that normal?? Today, I came across a challenge calling for a recycled item and one for an altered item. Remember, I'm not at home so I can't go to my stash for help. Enters my grandson...we go to Dollar Tree to get a toy. While there, I spotted a box of Peeps. I don't know about you, but I'm in love with Peeps. I grew-up with those sugary treats. I love them fresh, stale, microwaved...you name it. As I was eating them, I started examining the box. Does anyone else do that?? I've written enough...you know what happened... The flowers are from an unknown stamp.

Before Photo

Challenges:

Pal Paper Arts- Anything but a card

If the Shoe Fits- recycle item

Daring Cardmakers- egg shapes and choc. inspiration

Dare you to Digi- Easter

Crafty Catz- color

Sassy Design at Susie

Sjbutterflydreams- Easter

Saturday Challenge- pink, green, flowers

Challenge up your Life- Easter ABC

Allsorts Challenge Blog-alter or recycle

KL Stampin and Scrappin- basket

Corrosive Challenge-Easter

Stamp With Us- photo inspiration

Paper Sundaes- photo inspiration

Baby Gifts

It's always nice to have a supply of gift tags for those special occasions. Well, I'm ready... I've started my collecttion with these little cards for baby boy gifts. The "Woo Woo" Express is an adorable rubber stamp from Eat Cake Graphics. Her stamps come in both the mounted and the unmounted variety. She has over 600 whimsical images! My older grandson loves trains. I know this stamp will be inked a lot!

Challenges:

Die Cut Dreams Challenge- New beginnings

Crafty Creations - babies

Little Red Wagon= photo inspiration

Love Flip Flops

Before I left home, I stamps several images so I would have plenty of images to color. One problem, I didn't have time to write down name and company of the stamp. I'll have to add the info later.

Challenges:

Mojo Monday- sketch

Die Cuts R Us -recipe

Twisted Thursday

It's another Twisted Thursday with Shirley's 2 Girls. For this week's challenge, just add a button/buttons. I love how this little bunny peeks out of the basket. Do you think he's hiding from humans who love to eat rabbit ears? For more inspiration and deets, go to the Twisted Thursday blog.

Challenges:

The Sweet Stop- sketch and warm and fuzzy

Paper Garden- spring or Easter colors

Totally Gorjuss- ribbon

Saturday Challenge- spring card

Allsorts- Spring is in the Air

Just Us Girls- spring colors

Digital Tuesday- spring
PaperPlay Challenges- spring
OCC- Easter
I love Digi- Easter
Hana and Friends- Easter
Colour Create- pastels
Charisma Cardz-spring
C.R.A.F.T.- Easter Card

Fun in the Sun

If my little dog was with me while I'm visiting my daughter in Florida, he would probably want to go snorkeling just like this little guy. He's always ready for some action.

The rubber stamp I used for this card is from Eat Cake Graphics. Swim on over to her blog and do a little shopping. You just might see me over there.

Challenges:

Paper Cutz Challenge- one ribbon and three buttons

Critter Sketch Challenge-Colors of Donald Duck

Lord Have Mercy!- sketch

Thinking of you...

Sometimes, less is more...I love when I find a challenge that wants a clean and simple card. No layered paper!!! eeekkkk! I love the layered look...I also love the clean and simple. It's been difficult doing challenges without any tools but a pr. of scissors! I broke down... and  I went to JoAnn's yesterday to buy a papercutter. Of course, we all know, that one does not get out of a craft store with only one item. I bought one rubber stamp, ink pad, and a couple of pieces of  DP. The flowers were made using the stamp I purchase. It's a Hero Arts rubber stamp. Rubber stamps come in handy when you don't have a working printer around.

Paper Makeup Stamps- no layers

Nutshell's Challenge- spring

Incy Wincy- spring

Frosted Designs- flowers

Fab 'n' Funky- technique

Crazy 4 Challenges-spring

Crafty Catz...- spring

With Easter Just Around the Corner...

While everyone else is making Easter and spring cards, I just had to ink this little guy and make a card with him. Actually, when I went shopping at Eat Cake Graphics, I decided to get a variety of stamps; thus, I got a couple of Christmas stamps. They have both mounted and unmounted rubber stamps. I chose the unmounted to save space. She has hundreds of cute stamps...

Challenges

Totally Stampalicious-
OCC- sketch
Pixie Dust Studio- three of something

Inspiration is Everywhere, Again...

Last week, when my daughter was still in the hospital after delivering her baby, she was hungry for a Firehouse sub. I went to the local restaurant and placed a to go order. They gave me a tote to carry  the softdrinks. The minute I saw it, I knew it had potential. It just so happens that I was able to make this little Easter basket for several challenges. The image is a S2G Digi. They have many Easter and spring images at their store. It's been colored with my beloved Copics.

Challenges:

Inky Impressions- Recycle It

I Love Digi blog-Easter

Crafty Catz-Spring

Charisma Cards- Something for kids

Stampin' for the Weekend- Easter

Fabulous Friday- 3-D and Copics

Tuesday Taggers- alter something

Let Spring Begin!

Pixie Poppy from Eat Cake Graphics is waving her magic wand and proclaiming  that, "Spring should begin!" The flowers are an unknown rubber stamp. When I return home, I'll identify it and give credit. My box of supplies is rather limited. I found a few challenges that are keeping it simple...

Reminders

Stamptacular Sunday is having a "Make a Card" Blog Hop on the 28th. There's going to be many prizes...

Play my S2G Giveaway Game. It ends on the 28th. Click here to play.

Challenges:

Diva Coffee Break Designs- sketch

Flutter By Wednesday-Create a new card or project using the color green and/or shamrocks AND be sure to include butterflies, fairies or angels

Day you to Digi Stamp Fridays-No patterned paper

Crafty Creations- dots

Rain...Rain...Rain...

It's raining in the Sunshine State! I couldn't take it anymore...I got out my supply box and made a card!!!! Most of the papers and ribbon are fall colors; however, there were a few sheets of pink and green dp!!!!! I haven't been craft shopping, yet... If all goes well, I'll go snooping around tomorrow or Tuesday... This cute image is from Shirley's 2 Girls. Which reminds me...don't forget to play my little game to win a free S2G digi! Hint #3- this is not the free digi...

Challenges:

The Pink Elephant- spring

Limelight Papercrafts- sketch

Little Red Wagon-Use Copics

Fab 'n' Funky- Use something new (digi)

If You Give a Papercraft Addict a...

(I found my box of misc. supplies!)

If you give a Papercraft Addict a box of misc supplies...


She'll want to get on the computer to look for challenges...



When she finds several dozen challenges...

she'll have to go to a craftstore to get a papercutter...



This will remind her that she needs some spring DP to go with the challenges...



After she selects some wonderful spring papers...

she's going to want some ribbon to embellish with...



Going down the ribbon aisle will remind her that she needs some buttons to go with the ribbon...



After getting some buttons...

she'll realize that she needs some bling...



When she places the bling in her cart, she'll notice that she forgot the papercutter...

She'll go to the aisle with trimmers...

She'll see some punches...



Since she doesn't have any punches, she'll select a few...

When she returns home, she'll start making cards...



After making several cards, she'll put away the misc. supply box...

As she's putting away the box, she'll realize that she needs to check the Internet for more challenges...



After finding several more challenges, she'll have to go to the craftstore...



Any questions??...

Stamptacular Sunday Makes a Scene

It's another Sunday and you know what that means...It's Stamptacular Sunday! This week is to use your stamps to make a scene. I have chosen digi stamps from two of my favorite digi stamp companies!! The row of flowers is from Bugaboo Stamps and the cute little bunnies are from S2G. Hop on over to Stamptacular Sunday for the deets and inspiration!

Restless as a Lion in a Cage

It's been over a week since I've made a card!!! I'm getting restless. Found myself doing searches on the Internet for scrap stores in the area. I found two!! I'll be on the hunt for them soon. I left a box here last fall with a few basic supplies. I'll have to get it out and take an inventory of what I have on hand. You know you have it bad when you see the potential in a softdrink "to go" caddy...

S2G Twisted Thursday

It's time for another Twisted Thursday! Thanks to everyone who participated last week. Your response was wonderful. Today's challenge is Easter with a twist...the twist is pastels. My Easter Bunny is one of the many Easter digi the girls have at their store. Go take a peek. Don't forget to go to the challenge blog for the deets and inspiration on this week's challenge.

Times Have Changed...

This is a picture of my daughter 10 minutes after she delivered!! I wouldn't dare show you a picture 10 minutes after I delivered. Just imagine a beached whale with a hangover. It was not a pretty picture. When did they stop having babies in stainless steel delivery rooms where only the husband was allowed to enter? He wore scrubs from top to bottom. Not anymore...Today we sat in upholstered chairs and communicated to the outside world via various electronic devices. There wasn't a scrub or a footie cover in sight. Everyone was welcome to cheer on the pushing mother. I must say, to see the little head crown and a wonderful miracle pop out was amazing. Little Alex, at 8 lbs. 9 oz. was a joy to behold.

It wore me out...

Stork Delivers

Baby Alex was delivered at 2:05 pm. He weighs 8 lbs. 9 oz. Mother and child are doing fine. I'm the very proud gram of two wonderful boys!

Happy St. Patrick's Day

No... I don't have a St. Patrick's Day card. I cropped Herbert Mouse from a card I made a short while back. He's here to help me wish you a Happy St. Patrick's Day. You'll find this little mouse and other cute stamps at Eat Cake Graphics. I'm off to the hospital to await the arrival of grandson number two.

Erin Go Bragh...

Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

It's been a waiting game here in cool sunny Florida. If my daughter hasn't had her baby by Wednesday, they will induce. She's so ready! The only place where she has gained weight is in her belly. It looks like she has tucked a beachball under her top. We keep walking...

I made this card minutes before I left the bluegrass state. Knew it would qualify for several challenges this week.It's a S2G digi. Speaking of S2g, there's still time to enter this week's challenge. They have a free digi for you to grab and use for the challenge. The twist is to add stripes...hint- the cat digi has stripes...Please go to the blog for deets and inspiration.

Challenges:

Saturday Secret Crafter- Anything Goes

Totally Gorjuss- sweet

Rossie D's Challenge Blog

Pile it On- pastels

Paper Sundaes- spring or Easter

Pink Elephant- spsring

Ooh-La-La- Anything goes

Paper Cutz- anything goes

Cute Card Thursday

Stampin' B's- spring or Easter

Creative Card Crew-dots

A Spoon Full of Sugar- Easter

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge- Citrus

Cute Daisy May-Anything Goes

Hoppy Birthday

It's time for another Just Christmas and Birthday Card Challenge. It's my turn to make a birthday card. I chose a Pink Petticoat digi image for this challenge. I think the little frog with the cupcake is just too cute. Click on the link to see the deets and prize for this challenge.

Stamptacular Sunday with a Sketch

Thanks to everyone who participated in last week's challenge. I saw some fantastic baby cards and gifts. I'm always humbled by all the talented people on this great planet. Thank you for your inspiration!!!! The digi on my card is from Bugaboo. Today's challenge is a sketch. Please go to Stamptacular Sunday for the deets. See you there...

You Make Me Smile

Sometimes it's nice to get a "Just because" card. This is one of those. Today, at Shirley's 2 Girls Twisted Thursday, they are giving away a free digi for the challenge. How cool is that! Use the digi, sketch, and the stripes to make a creation. That's it!! Easy peasy...

Where's Flopsy?

Flopsy is in chocolate egg heaven! He's found his way to a wonderful little basket of candy eggs. I don't think he'll be going anywhere for awhile...

I found a tutorial for making this cute little basket at Whimsie Doodles. Little Flopsy comes to us from Eat Cake Graphics.

Challenges:

Stampavie- orange

My Time to Craft- kids

Ooh-la-la Creations- Anything goes

Stamp, Scrap and Doodle Saturday Challenge- open

Queen of Hearts

Last, but not least, The Queen of Hearts! Shirley's 2 Girls have really captured the attitude with this digi stamp! Deanne and Debbie are the DT members to visit to see how she looks in living color! After you visit them, stop by the S2G Store and browse around for awhile. I bet you find something you just can't resist! Tomorrow starts a new challenge at the S2G Twisted Thursday blog....just a reminder!

Meet Flopsy

The expression on Flopsy's face says it all! I'm sure there's a chocolate egg wrapped in that Easter egg. This image is a rubber stamp  from Eat Cake Graphics. Holly, the designer and owner of the stamp company, has wonderful whimsical stamps! You can purchased them mounted or unmounted. You'll see Flopsy again real soon...

Challenges:

Crazy 4 Challenges- paper piercing

Frosted Designs- Favorite Technique (paper piecing)

Pals Paer Arts- spring

ABC Challenge- paper piecing

Digital Tuesday- paper piercing

Sketch Saturday- sketch

March Hare

Here's another great digi from the Alice and Wonderland Release. Shirley's 2 Girls have captured the mood of the tea party with this fun loving bunny. Click on Ann and Anne to see this little guy come to life...
This digi and all the others are on sale at S2G.

Mad as a Hatter?

I'm loving the new digi stamps from Shirley's 2 Girls. They are so much fun to color. Today's DT members, Cat and Lisa, have pulled out all the stops on the Mad Hatter. Do take the time to visit them. You won't regret it. They are masters of doing cards that are "Over the Top!"

There's still time to create something green for Twisted Thursday. Don't be late...

Inspiration is Everywhere

A few years ago my husband and I  went on a Disney Cruise. On the last night, we ate dinner in a dining room that was decorated in black and white. On the walls were framed pictures of different Disney characters. They were in black and white. During the meal the characters would change colors. It wasn't until after I designed this sliding photo frame that it hit me. I had subconsciously used the black and white photo idea from that cruise.

Challenges:

Pixie Dust Studio Pixie Challenge-3-d

Self- Portrait

When I visit my daughter, one of her cats loves to sit in my lap. This little stamp is a self-portrait of the cat and me. The Stamp is from Shirley's 2 Girls.

Challenges:

Stampin' for the Weekend- monochromatic

Raise the Bar- book

PaperPlay Challenges- Just Because

Crafty Cardmakers- female on the card

Baby Makes Four

(Dollar is for demo purposes only!)

As I write this post I'm waiting for a call from daughter. She is due to have baby boy number two at any moment. We had a false alarm last Sunday night. I got a call from her from the hospital. To make a long story short, I made a flight reservation for the next morning. As I arrived at the airport gate, she called and told me that she was being sent home. I cancelled my flight on the spot. Now the wait game continues...

It's Stamptacular Sunday! The challenge is to  make a baby something. My daughter will have two in diapers, so she's going to need diaper money. A money gift holder seemed the way to go.

For deets on this challenge, click here.

Drink Me Alice

It's my turn to present a new digi from Shirley's 2 Girls. Meet Drink Me Alice. Since everything is so backwards in Alice and Wonderland, I decided to put my ribbon and tag on the inside of the card. I really like the sentiment. It's definitely food for thought. Jeannie has made a card with Alice, also. Make sure to slide down the rabbit hole to her place.

Erin Go Bragh!

I'm a wee bit Irish. My grandmother came over from Ireland when she was 12 years old. A few years ago, I was lucky enough to travel to Ireland and  visit her native country. What an exciting adventure! People warned me not to kiss the Blarney Stone because of all the germs! You can't go to Ireland and not Kiss the Blarney Stone... I combined an Eat Cake Graphics stamp (Herbert Mouse) with a stamp that was part of a Changito Monkey set to create this little St. Patty's Day card.

Challenges:
Prairie Fairy Fridays- green
Cute Card Thursday- green
The Pink Elephant- green

Day Three of New S2G Release

This is Day Three of the Alice in Wonderland Release from Shirley's 2 Girls. Jennifer and Gina are presenting their take on this cute little guy. Make sure you go take a look. Don't forget the challenge this week at Twisted Thursday. All you have to do is use the color green!

Tooth Fairy Tradition

I think traditions are very important. They are the things our children and grandchildren will remember. Those memories will be carried within them as they travel through life. That's important. I created this little Tooth Fairy Box for my grandson/s. When he/they lose a tooth, it goes in the little tulle wrap with the Tooth Fairy Sprinkles. It will be carefully placed in the tin box. The next morning the tooth will be gone and the box will have money or some other prize. This is my first project for Eat Cake Graphics! The little fairy is Pixie Poppy. You'll find her and hundreds of other cute rubber stamps at the Eat Cak Graphics Store.

Challenges:

Lexi's Creations- Anything goes

Stampin' B's- flower and button (Pixie is a poppy flower)

Charisma Cardz- fairies

Delightful Sketches- kid theme

Papertake Weekly- Buttons, Bows, Brads & Bling :) You can use any combination of these embellishments on your card. You can use just one or if you are feeling brave, all 4!!

Day Two of New Release

Today's the release of White Rabbit. Jana and Carlie have the honor of being the first to create something with this adorable digi. Go take a peek!  To purchase this cute little guy, click here. Don't be late...enter this week's Twisted Thursday Challenge. It's an easy one!!