Happy Mother's Day

Hi,  Today I'm sharing the card that I will be giving my mom on Sunday for Mother's Day.

 



Stamps:  Stitched Flower Trio - Hero Arts
Sentiment from Annabelle Stamps (Flowers for You)
Background Stamp: Woodgrain from Stampin'Up!
Card Stock: Real Red, Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Bashful Blue, Pretty in Pink and Summer Sun.  Designer Paper (source unknown)
Ink:  Embossing Ink, Winter White EP (SU), Prismacolor Pencils.
Butterfly Die - Amuse Studio
Pink Baker's Twine
Blue Gem and Some Liquid Pearls complete the accessories.

Blogger Challenge - Black, White and a Splash of Color

It's Friday and time for the Blogger Challenge.  You can check out all the great cards by hopping over to Lisa's blog, Splendiferous Creations.  This week's theme:
Black, White and a "splash" of color.  I started out creating a card for the challenge and didn't really care that much for my first 2 attempts but I'll post them anyway along with the final card that was my favorite.

Card 1:  Background Stamp, Retired SU, Sentiment from Trust God SU
Card Stock: Basic Black, Naturals White, Green Galore-Retired SU.
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Nestability Dies

Sprinkles - AnnaBelle Stamps

 

 

Card No. 2:

 

 



Details:  Same as Above with the added editions of, Whisper White Card Stock:

Flowers - AnnaBelle Stamps, Scallop Punch (SU) and Black Brad.

 

Card No.3 - My final attempt and my favorite of the three.

 

 

 

 

Stamp: Studio G

Card Stock:  Basic Black, Whisper White, Daffodil Delight.

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black

Copic Markers, Glitter, Butterfly Die (Amuse Studio)

Pearls - AnnaBelle Stamps

Embossing Folder, Cuttlebug and Nestablity Die.

 

So which one is your favorite?

 

Have a great weekend.

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





Blogger Challenge - In Bloom

Happy Friday & Welcome.  This weeks Blogger Challenge is, "In Bloom" open to your own interpretation.  So please join me and head on over to Lisa's blog to check out the other participants.

Here is what I came up with for the challenge:

Stamps are from Unity.
Card Stock: Regal Rose, Pink Pirouette, Cool Caribbean, Barely Banana, Whisper White (SU)
Designer Paper (Die Cuts With A View - Spring Fling stack)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Oval Nestabilitie Dies
Pink Gems
Glitter
Embossing Folder - Cuttlebug
Copic Markers

Have a great weekend.

Blogger Challenge - Emboss Me, April 12, 2013

Hello & Welcome.  -  I found some time today to do some stamping and since the card I decided to make included Embossing I thought I would participate in this weeks Blogger Challenge since the theme was...Emboss Me (How convenient  was that?)
I needed a wedding card for a fellow stamper who's getting married next Saturday and

 the April kit from Unity's Kit of the Month club arrived in today's mail and it had the perfect stamps for a wedding card.  I know another coincidence that worked out.

The base of the Card is Whisper White.  I added a layer of Regal Rose (soon to be retired) followed by some Embossed/Glittered Designer paper from DCWV - Spring Fling Stack.  The bells were embossed using Pink Pearls (Stamp-n-Stuff) embossing power on the Regal Rose card stock and mounted on Whisper White.  I stamped the sentiment with Memento Tuxedo black ink, wiped off the hearts and colored them in with a Regal Rose marker before stamping.  This was mounted on a piece of Cool Carribean (retired SU) card stock.  I added an embossed strip of Barely Banana (also retired SU) and some Rose Grosgrain ribbon to complete the card. 

Do stop by Lisa's blog,  Designs by Lisa and check out the other participants and hey if you have time give it a go yourself.  Have a great weekend.

Winner of the CIC Blog Hop - D

Hi,  I hope you all enjoyed the Cupcake Inspiration Challenge 200th Celebration. 
The winner from my comments for the 3 Stamps from DRS Designs is commentor #13

Jackie said...


Wow! Your card is beautiful!! I just love the colors & texture...thanks so much for the opportunity to win!!!
March 3, 2013 at 8:37 AM

Jackie please email me and I will give you the information on how to claim your prize. 
Thanks for participating in the fun. 

Cupcake Inspiration 200th Challenge Blog Hop Celebration.

Welcome! - The Cupcake Inspiration Challenge is celebrating it's 200th challenge (that's a lot of cupcakes!) and to help them celebrate they invited past Cupcake Sweeties to participate in a Blog Hop. There are prizes available and a Grand Prize worth $200 so be sure to check out all the details here:


You should have arrived on my blog from Erica's blog (Inked up Cards) and from here you will go to Jennifer's blog (JLJ Designs) for the next link in the hop. If you get lost along the way there is a complete list of the blog hop participants on the CIC Blog.

We were asked to pick a cupcake from the past challenges and showcase our inspiration by creating a card based on the cupcake we chose. I chose CIC112

I just love the pretty colors of these cupcakes and the Hydrangea flowers. They are so beautiful when they bloom. Below is my card inspired by these cupcakes.

Email me if you'd like information about how this card was made.
(the stamps I used were not from my sponsor so I didn't list the company)

My sponsor is: DRS Designs and they are offering a prize of these Stamps to the winner. Doesn't that cupcake image look yummy. I love the cherry on top. Be sure to check them out. They have a wonderful selection of stamps available at their store.

So what do you have to do to win these stamps...Easy, just leave a comment on this post by Saturday March 9 (at noon - Central Time) and on Sunday I will announce who my winner is. Don't forget there are prizes available on all the blog hop particpants so be sure to visit each one to see what prize they have available.


To be eligible to win the $200 Grand Prize you will need to pick a cupcake from a past CIC inspiration and post a link to your card on the Cupcake Inspiration Challenge blog. Grand Prize includes:

$25 gift certificate from 7 Kids College Fund,
$30 gift certificate from Bugaboo Digi Stamps,
$50 gift certificate from Crafter's Companion,
$12 gift certificate from A Day for Daisies,
A selection of 20 rolls of Washi Tape from Downtown Tape,
$20 gift certificate from Freckled Fawn,
3 digital images from Fresh Brewed Designs,
3 cupcake digital images from Limited Runs Digital Stamps,
3 digital images from Pink Cat Studio,
$25 gift certificate from Prairie Fairy,
2 digital images from Robyn's Fetish,
and a selection of cupcake stamps from Verve Stamps!


There are some other specials being offered from some of the sponsors if you want to take advantage of them.

Fresh Brewed Designs is offering a 10% off discount with the code "CUPCAKE"
Stamp and Create is offering a 10% off discount with the code "cupcake"
Pink Cat Studio is offering a 50% off discount with the code "cupcake" expires March 5
And Roberta from Prairie Fairy, who will also be celebrating her birthday, will have some fun goodies on her blog as well!


I hope you have enjoyed your stop here and will continue on through the hop. Have fun.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day - I hope where ever you are in your life that you have someone to say,  "I love You" too.  It doesn't have to be a romantic sweetheart either.  Love is for everyone so please share it today with those you care about.

Thanks for visiting and here are a couple of cards I made for Valentine's Day.