Happy Easter

Happy Easter!  We got more snow today!!  So want spring to be here already - not the muddy spring - can we fast forward to the green grass and daffodils spring???

My cards today were spring inspired - flowers and bees :). I found an adorable card on Pinterest which inspired my card and then I cased it since I needed two cards for Easter dinner today :)

This week at The Friday Mashup FM 103 challenge, one of the options was to give your card a distressed appearance. I used my Tim Holtz edge distresser on the Stampin Up Print Poetry dsp and I distressed the Crumb Cake, Gumball Green, Summer Starfruit and the Naturals White (my new favorite) card stock with Crumb Cake ink as well.

This card was for my dad and the cased card below was for my mother and father in law. You can see the original card here.

I just love these these bottle top caps from Stampin Up, especially after squishing them in my cuttlebug. 

Stamps:  Stampin Up Collage Curios, Teeny Tiny Wishes and One In A Million

Ink: Stampin Up Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Raspberry Ripple (marker)

Paper:  Stampin Up Print Poetry dsp, Crumb Cake, Summer Starfruit, Gumball Green and Naturals White cs

Accessories:  Stampin Up bottle top caps, scalloped circle punch, Honeycomb and Fancy Fan embossing folders

Not Afraid of Storms

Today I decided to join Kraftin Kimmies Challenge 168 - Springy, Pastel Colours.  My mother in law is going through a really tough time now.  I just wanted to pick her up a bit.

Stamp:  Kraftin Kimmie's Krafty Quotes #1

Paper:  My Mind's Eye Miss Caroline Dolled Up, Kraft

Ink: Stampin Up Soft Suede

Accessories:  button - MME Miss Caroline Dolled Up, twine - MME Miss Caroline Howdy Doody Like, tape - MME Indie Chick Pictures, Nestabilities, Papertrey Ink Edgers die #2

Happy Valentines Day

Hello people - I have just started to admire the chalkboard technique I've been seeing in blog land. It has inspired me to give it a try and there's some really helpful tutorials out there.

This is my hubbies card.  I'm entering this in Ribbon Carousel's Challenge - Love Is In The Air 
and Raise The Bar Challenge 131 - Free at Last (Anything Goes).

Stamps: CTMH Mad About You
Paper: My Mind's Eye Stella Rose Hattie dp
Ink: Stampin Up Whisper White
Accessories: My Mind's Eye Indie Chic Birds decorative tape, Basic Grey button, Martha Stewart heart punches, Stampin Up white watercolour pencil, twine from stash

 

Sealed With A Kiss

Finally!!!  I seem to have some Mojo!!!  Stamping Bella's Bellarific Friday challenge on Bloggabella this week is a sketch and I've been wanting to use some of their stamps again - it's been a long time!!!  This little cutie is Izzie Has a Letter and I think she's perfect for Valentines and this sketch.

I was a bit hesitant to start colouring with the copics but it all started to fall into place and I love how she turned out!!

I'm also entering this in The Ribbon Carousel's Challenge RCC77 - Love Is In The Air and Celebrate the Occassion Challenge 98 - Valentine card with Ribbon and Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes Challenge.

Stamps:  Stamping Bella's Izzie Has a Letter, Stampin Up P.S. I Love You
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Antique Linen Distress Ink, copics
Paper: Bo Bunny Crazy Love dp, Stampin Up Pretty in Pink cs
Accessories:  Bo Bunny Crazy Love brad, Sakura Glaze black pen, DecoArt Glamour Dust, Stampin Up Vanilla Velvet ribbon

Sparkly Wishes

It's been a while!!!  Christmas has come and gone and I haven't posted any of my cards.  It was a busy season and honestly, I didn't create many of 'my own' cards.  I actually cased quite a few.  Sometimes, I just wanted to recreate (as close as I could with my stash) what I saw, other times, I just didn't have the energy to create something from scratch.  But this - this is all mine :)  I stamped and coloured him before Christmas (with a little help from Amy), but I hadn't found the right layout, and then I came across The Deconstructed Sketch #84 for this week. It was perfect. 
I'm also entering this in Sparkle Creations Christmas Card Challenge #6.

Stamps:  CC Designs Reindeer Lights, Sparkly Wishes

Paper:  MME 12 Days of Christmas dsp, Stampin Up Pool Party cs, PTI white cs

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics

Accessories:  MME 12 Days of Christmas ribbon, decorative brads and pearls