Got My Mojo Going

My card for this week's Ways To Use It challenge on Splitcoaststampers featured my new Hello Kitty set and the latest Mojo Monday sketch.  

You see, Sabrina is the hostess this week on Splitcoaststampers and she used the wedding rhyme for the challenge.  So I have something old (my Basic Grey Urban Prairie paper), something new (my Hello Kitty school days stamp set), something borrowed (Julee's Mojo Monday sketch) and something blue (paper and ink.

Quick post today.  Thanks for looking!

Details - Stamps: Hello Kitty School Days (PSA Essentials), Grateful Elegance (Verve); Paper: Smooth White, Black Licorice, BG Urban Prairie, MME Happier; Ink: Tuxedo Black, Marina Mist; Accessories: Circle punches, Spellbinders Standard Circle Nestabilities, Recollections rhinestones, Copic markers, blender pen, Brick Wall embossing folder, 1/8" black taffeta ribbon, scor-tape, stampin' dimensionals. 

Mojo Shoes

Happy Sunday folks!  I had a birthday party to attend yesterday and my six year old friend has a favorite movie.  I'll bet you can guess which movie it is.  Here's a hint:  She went to see Wicked with her parents and her grandmothers.  Yep, she's a big fan of the Wizard of Oz.  Now, you understand my red glittering heels and the use of blue checked patterned paper.  My daughter wrote in a sentiment about her friendship sending her "over the rainbow".  It seems my 9 year old knows a thing or two about the Wizard of Oz as well.

I used the current Mojo Monday sketch to make this card happen in a hurry.  I love personalizing cards and there wasn't anything in my stash that was just right for our friend.  I used the sketch as is and moved the star/heart just a bit to better balance my card for me.

Thanks for stopping by !  I hope your weekend finishes in the most marvelous way.



Details - Stamps: Retail Therapy (Paper Smooches), Birthday Sampler (Paper Smooches); Paper: Smooth White (MFT), Black Licorice (MFT), Graphic 45 Secret Garden dp, Recollections red glitter paper; Ink: Tuxedo Black; Accessories: Sissix Heart Framelits, Xmas Red Stickles, Copic Markers, stampin' dimensionals.

Friends and Snowmen

How about a little holiday fun?  I have it on pretty good authority that the next Friends of Speedy TV challenge is all about snowmen!  I think the timing is perfect as we are quickly approaching Christmas.  I picked some fun sparkly designer paper as my background for this lovely snow woman!  I paper pieced her scarf and hat and glittered up her hat trim, ear muffs and buttons.  I finished it off with a hand drawn snow line and a sentiment. Don't forget that Mark's Finest Papers offers a free stamp set to one randomly chosen participant!!

I followed a sketch from one of my new favorite sketch blogs too!  This is the sixth sketch from the CAS (E) this Sketch! blog.  Instead of making an A2 sized card, I made mine square.  

Thanks for stopping by!  There's lots on my blog today, so feel free to read on a bit.

Details - Stamps: Holly Jolly Greetings (MFP), Poinsettia Blooms (MFP); Paper: Sweet Tooth White, SEI Wintersong dp, Print Pack dsp; Ink: Tuxedo Black; Accessories: Copic Markers, paper snips, glue pen, dazzling diamonds, stampin' dimensionals.

Favorites, An Honor

Good Sunday morning!  You know it's been a great stamping weekend when your peers select three of you five VSN cards to end up in the Favorites thread on Splitcoaststampers.  Woohoo!  I'm feeling especially honored as one of my cards made it into both the General Favorites and the CAS Favorites!  Don't hesitate to do some stamping this long weekend.  Even though the VSN challenges went live Friday night, you can play and upload until Monday10PM EST.  That's lot of time left!  This card is the first one I made Friday night for Lisa's Hot Beverage challenge.  Even though these look like teacups, you will have to imagine them filled with coffee as that's my hot beverage of choice. 

My card is a pretty simple card and I used the first CAS(E) this Sketch! blog sketch.  Wow, the sketches put out by this team have been really amazing.  So glad I found the blog.

 

 

Thanks for stopping by!  I'm off to check out challenges for today and get some more crafting in before hubby returns from camping!

 

Details - Stamps: Wake Up (Paper Smooches); Paper: Sweet Tooth White; Ink: Tuxedo Black; Accessories: Scor-Pal, Copic Markers, corner chomper.

 

Comfy and Cozy VSN

I just love VSN!  It's a great opportunity for me to explore my stamp stash and just create with whatever strikes my fancy!  This card is the one I created for the kick off challenge of the mini VSN.  Misti challenged crafters to create a card based on a cute photo of a stack of fabrics!  I drew my colors, textures and images from the fabrics.  It was a hoot!  I felt like my card needed a bit more softening and sparkle, so I rounded my corners and added some rhinestones.  I have recently discover the CAS(E) this Sketch! blog, so I used the most current sketch for this card. 

 

Here's a look at the original sketch.  I have my second scallop in there, it's just a bit obscured by my mitten strings!  Thanks for stopping by and have a fabulous weekend.  The sun is shining here and I have just a bit of work to do outside before I'm free to get my craft on!

Details - Stamps: Warm Winter Wishes (Flourishes); Paper:  Sweet Tooth White, Pool Party, Pretty in Pink; Ink: Tuxedo Black, Pool Party; Accessories: Copic Markers, 1/2" circle punch, Copic multiliner, Stripes ef, corner chomper, Recollections rhinestones, paper snips, dimensional adhesive.

 

Using Thanks

I just thought I would drop by with my card from yesterday.  You see, this week I am the hostess for the Ways To Use It challenge.  November is a month for gratitude and thanks and Veteran's Day is just around the corner here.  In Canada, Remembrance Day is coming too (so my Canadian stamping friends told me).  I combined both ideas into my one card and used a sketch from a new sketch blog, CAS(E) this Sketch!  My card is fairly simple with one layer and a four different stamps.  I think it works though.

Just a quickie post today, as there is VSN tonight and I want to get back to stamping!!

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Details  - Stamps: A Little Round (Technique Tuesday), Making A Statement (Verve); Paper: Sweet Tooth White; Ink: Basic Gray, Cherry Cobbler, Baja Breeze; Accessories: Corner Chomper.

Autumn Splendor- Mark's Finest Papers, A Heinrich Company Blog Hop

Welcome to Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company's 

   September Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Buried Treasure Featured September 25
Going Batty Featured September 26
Autumn Splendor Featured September 27
Tweet That Featured September 28

Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the following blogs (don't forget this one), each day for more chances to win! (You do NOT have to comment on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly!) All four winners will be announced on September 29, 2012 on the Mark's Finest Papers blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. (HINT: The more you comment, the more chances you have to win and comments on the MFP blog count twice!) The deadline for commenting is 11PM EST on Friday September 28, 2012.

 

 

Today's card is a blend of new and old.  I had to showcase these gorgeous pumpkins from Autumn Splendor.  You can only see one of the tendrils on each pumpkin because I paper pieced them and then popped them up, but each pumpkin has three tendrils.  It's really a gorgeous image!  I colored the patterned paper a bit for the leaves, stem and some shadow on the pumpkins.  The bit of old is the sentiment from Greetings and Salutations.  You see, I have a friend who is not well and I felt compelled to make a card from her.  I hope that when this reaches her, she is well on her way to health!

 

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to stop by and see what Tangii has for you today!  Oops, I nearly forgot to say that I borrowed my sketch from Card Positioning Systems. 

 

Details - Stamps: Autumn Splendor (MFP), Greetings and Salutations (MFP); Paper: Premium Vanilla Cream (MFP), Soft Suede, Recollections Autumn dp; Ink: Tuxedo Black, Soft Suede; Accessories: Copic & Touch Twin Markers, paper snips, SU rhinestones, stampin' dimensionals.

Lesson Learned - A Mark's Finest Papers, A Heinrich Company Blog Hop

Welcome to Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company's 

   August Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Lesson Learned Featured August 14
Bring on the Sun Featured August 15
Tree Greetings Featured August 16
Oh Crab Featured August 17

Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the following blogs (don't forget this one), each day for more chances to win! (You do NOT have to comment on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly!) All four winners will be announced on August 18, 2012 on the Mark's Finest Papers blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. (HINT: The more you comment, the more chances you have to win and comments on the MFP blog count twice!) The deadline for commenting is 11PM EST on Friday August 17, 2012.



Here is my sample for today's set called Lesson Learned.  I had some fun with that stack of books.  I stamped it a couple of times, color them with primary colors and then punched them out.  Next, I sandwiched my sentiment between the books (like book ends) and threaded some taffeta ribbon through an oversized eyelet.  I finished off my ribbon with a burlap twine bow.

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to head to Tangii's blog now.

Details - Stamps:  Lesson Learned (MFP); Paper: BG Basics White, Basic Black, Favorite Natural (MFP); Ink: Tuxedo Black, Crumb Cake; Accessories: Crop-a-dile, jumbo eyelet, black taffeta ribbon, burlap twine, Copic markers.

 

Sneaky Peek Apple

Hi there!  Today, I am sneaking in a shot at a new image and sentiment from Mark's Finest Papers.  This darling apple and sentiment are from a set called Lesson Learned to be released next week.  After playing with the Color Challenge Design Team at Splitcoaststampers for a whole month, I knew I had to play along with this week's challenge too.  The colors were Old Olive, Midnight Muse and Raspberry Ripple.  I didn't have Midnight Muse, so I substituted some Not Quite Navy.  I switched in some Rose Red for the Raspberry Ripple. I think it worked well.  For the little bit of sheen on my apple, I just sanded down my patterned paper.

We didn't have a great start to our day today.  We got a call from my BIL, who is a local police officer, and he warned us that one of our neighbors had been vehicle prowled during the night.  Sure enough, we had too.  We only lost a small flashlight, but the sense of violation is the worst.  Unfortunately, some of our other neighbors lost a substantial amount of property.  I hope the sheriff's department is swift in their identification of the prowler and recovery of our neighbor's stolen identification and property.

Sooooo, to correct the course of my day, I plan to do some crafting!!  Laundry, veggie picking and cleaning can wait a few hours.

Thanks for stopping by!

Details - Stamps: Lesson Learned (MFP); Paper: Whisper White, BG Basics White, Raspberry Tart dsp, Sweet Pea dsp, Patterns Pack dsp; Ink: Rose Red, Old Olive, Tuxedo Black; Accessories: Scallop Edge punch, blender pen, paper snips, sanding block, corner chomper, stampin' dimensionals.

Changing the Scenery

Oops!  I've left you all hanging for too long.  My good reason is that I have been stamping my heart out and not blogging.  Anyhoo, this is a card that I stamped out yesterday.  If you haven't heard, the Dare To Get Dirty challenges are all posted and they are a hoot!  This card was for Bev's Dare To Get Dirty challenge and I wish I could tell you all about, but they are for Fan Club members and we are not supposed to let the cat out of the bag about what the challenges are.  If you aren't a Fan Club member at Splitcoaststampers, you are missing out!  Join up now!!

I also used a Viva La Verve sketch on my card that I am sharing today and then my Verve stamps too!  It was a bit of a challenging sketch, but I think I pulled it off with my handmade flower.  I got all distressed around the edges because of the aged look of the papers.

I had better head out.  There are lots more Dare To Get Dirty challenges for me to do and some household chores that are knocking on the door too.  Thanks for stopping by!

Details - Stamps: Small Phrases (Verve), Bloom & Grow (Verve); Paper: Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Ruby Red, Cameo Coral, Everyday Enchantment dsp; Ink: Versamark, Lucky Limeade, Kiwi Kiss, Crumb Cake; Accessories: Elegant Leaves die (Verve), Floral Circles (Verve), glue dots, corner chomper, MM Edge distresser, Everyday Enchantment brads, stampin' dimensionals, Nestabilities, paper snips. 

Asian Delights - A Mark's Finest Papers, A Heinrich Company Blog Hop

Welcome to Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company's 

    July Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Asian Delights Featured July 17
Wild & Free Featured July 18
Garden Art Featured July 19
Hot & Spicy Featured July 20


I created a couple of cards with today's featured set.  I really loved the Asian theme and I wanted to keep my cards simple and uncluttered.  I have just begun to share about my mother's cancer and her healing process.  She is currently undergoing chemotherapy and it isn't easy for her, although she probably wouldn't say so.  I made these cards to support for her.  I opted to stamp the hope symbol repeatedly and used the color associated with her cancer type.  Of course, when I looked it up I found a couple of colors mentioned, so I made a card with each color.

Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the following blogs (don't forget this one), each day for more chances to win! (You do NOT have to comment on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly!) All four winners will be announced on July 21, 2012 on the Mark's Finest Papers blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. (HINT: The more you comment, the more chances you have to win and comments on the MFP blog count twice!) The deadline for commenting is 11PM EST on Friday July 20, 2012.

Don't forget to head off to Tangii's blog where she has something amazing!

Details - Stamps: Asian Delights; Paper: Sweet Tooth White, Basic Black, Brushed Gold; Ink: Groovy Guava or Taken With Teal, Tuxedo Black, Encore Gold; Accessories: Nestabilities, Gold ep heat tool, stampin' dimensionals.

Friends and Sketches and...

Good Monday morning to you!  It's going to be a good week.  I can feel it.  Today the Friends of Speedy TV invite you to play along with a sketch challenge.  I don't know about you, but sketches just about my favorite challenges to play along with.  When I saw the sketch, I felt some patterned paper coming on.  I started to dig through my stash and saw this Autumn collection and knew I had to bust out a chicken!  Maybe I have been spending too much time with my own chickens.  As our garden is in full swing, the chickens are feasting.  They get scraps and weeds and the occasional strawberry that the slugs got to before me.  Enough about me...you want to see the sketch?  Click on over to Speedy TV!  Don't forget that we always play for a prize.  This week, the set called What a Fox is up for grabs.

One last little tidbit before you go, I am the Speedy Fox Featured Designer today and a created a tutorial that is being posted on Speedy TV today.  Check it out and let me know what you think.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Details - Stamps: Flaps My Wattles (MFP); Paper: Favorite Natural, Recollections Autumn; Ink: Rich Cocoa, Crumb Cake; Accessories: Nestabilities, hole punch, paper snips, stampin' dimensionals, Copic markers.

Fighting With Mom

The day before Mother's Day, my mother shared with me that she just found out she had Endometrial Cancer.  After I left her house, I went directly to my favorite local stamp store and did a little retail therapy.  We are several weeks beyond that day and things are looking up.  Most all of the family members have shaved their heads, including my sister!  I just can't...and I know my Mom understands.  So, I'm going to have to do my thing and that is make cards.  Enter the current Paper Smooches Designer Draft challenge and this card that has been rolling around in my head for a while.  I used a couple of colors that seem to be associated with Uterine/Endometrial Cancer and the ribbons.  I'm not sure yet what color is specifically for her type of cancer and I want to surprise her with this card.  I think I will send this off tomorrow when I sit down to pay bills.  It will cheer me up and I hope it will cheer her up too!

Thanks for stopping by!

Details - Stamps:  Hope (Paper Smooches); Paper: Sweet Tooth White, Taken With Teal; Ink:  Tuxedo Black, Taken with Teal, Daffodil Delight; Accessories: Copic Markers, black thread, M's rhinestones, stampin' sponge, paper snips, stampin' dimensionals.

An Inspired Saturday

I had a bit of time to play along with the Inspiration challenge on Splitcoaststampers today.  My daughter is busy playing with her cousin and having a ball.  I whipped up this fun little card inspired by a bath bomb.  It looks like Earth to me and that made me instantly think of this stamp set.  I used a sketch from the clean and simple stamping blog to get me going straight away!  My daughter may prefer to use this card for her father's birthday tomorrow, we'll see.  Happy Saturday folks, I'm heading out to the garden after I fix lunch for the girls!

Thanks for stopping by!

Details - Stamps: Out of the World (Unity); Paper: Naturals White, Basic Black; Ink: Tuxedo Black, Real Red; Accessories: Copic Markers, Black Sharpie, M's rhinestones, stampin' dimensionals, paper snips, corner chomper.

Island Life - Mark's Finest Papers, A Heinrich Company Blog Hop

Welcome to Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company's 

                        June Blog Hop!

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Welcome Poppies Featured June 19
I'm In Stitches Featured June 20
Island Life Featured June 21
Silly Shells Featured June 22
Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the following blogs (don't forget this one), each day for more chances to win! (You do NOT have to comment on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly!) All four winners will be announced on June 23, 2012 on the Mark's Finest Papers blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. (HINT: The more you comment, the more chances you have to win and comments on the MFP blog count twice!) The deadline for commenting is 11PM EST on Friday June 22, 2012.

Lois

Vicky

Anne

Pat G.

Karen H.

Patty P.

Mary

Marilynn

Pam

Debbie

Nancy

Bonnie

Kathy

Brenda

Toni

Tangii

Thrifty Stamper

Sue

Kelli

Janine

Tammylee

Janis L.

Mark's Finest

Happy Thursday to you!  Today I felt like water coloring.  I used a light touch, which is just my style.  I have a tough time with bold colors, but I think this turned out nicely!  I wish I could say our sky looked like this last night, but I won't complain.  We finally had a break in the rain and it warmed up into the 70's.  That's big for here in Western Washington.  What a treat for the first day of summer!  I used a Splitcoaststamper's sketch, but modified it just a little bit.  I changed the shape of the vertical panel.  My daughter had a track meet yesterday and took a second and third place ribbon in the 50 meter dash and the 50 meter hurdles.  I trimmed the tails of the vertical panel to match up with her ribbons!

Don't forget to swing by Tangii's blog and see what she has for you today!

Details - Stamps: Island Life (MFP); Paper: Watercolor paper, Basic Black, In color dsp; Ink: Versamark, Pool Party, Island Indigo, Soft Sky, So Saffron, Pink Pirouette, Wisteria Wonder, Creamy Caramel, Crumb Cake, Wild Wasabi; Accessories; Watercolor brush, black ep, heat tool, 1 3/8" square punch, Nestabilities, Pool Party ruffled ribbon, scor-tape, stampin' dimensionals.

I'm In Stitches - Mark's Finest Papers, A Heinrich Company Blog Hop

Welcome to Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company's 

                        June Blog Hop!

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Welcome Poppies Featured June 19
I'm In Stitches Featured June 20
Island Life Featured June 21
Silly Shells Featured June 22
Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the following blogs (don't forget this one), each day for more chances to win! (You do NOT have to comment on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly!) All four winners will be announced on June 23, 2012 on the Mark's Finest Papers blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. (HINT: The more you comment, the more chances you have to win and comments on the MFP blog count twice!) The deadline for commenting is 11PM EST on Friday June 22, 2012.

Lois

Vicky

Anne

Pat G.

Karen H.

Patty P.

Mary

Marilynn

Pam

Debbie

Nancy

Bonnie

Kathy

Brenda

Toni

Tangii

Thrifty Stamper

Sue

Kelli

Janine

Tammylee

Janis L.

Mark's Finest

This sample for today was inspired by my daughter's kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Williams!!!  When I saw the measuring tape in this new set, I knew a teacher card was coming.  To make the measuring tape look like an authentic ruler, I had to find some paper that looked like wood grain.  I clear embossed the measuring tape and then sponged over the whole image to show the numbers and the 1/8th inch markings.    I finished off my card with some die cut letters and a heart punch.  Did I mention that I have been die cutting for the classroom all year.  Mrs. Williams and the teacher's aide had been tracing and hand cutting shapes for years!

I had to make another card when I saw this sentiment!  Those fabulous chipboard buttons and lace trim have been keeping my company at my desk for some time now.  The Sew..What's New? sentiment and the faux stitching with a simple little sketch is exactly what they have been waiting for.

Thanks for stopping by!  Don't forget to head over to Tangii's blog to see what treasure she has today!

Card 1 Details - Stamps: I'm In Stitches (MFP); Paper: Early Espresso, DCWV dp, Everyday Enchantment dsp; Ink: Versamark, Early Espresso, Accessories: clear ep, heat tool, Many Thanks sizzlit die, small heart punch, Piercabilities Pinking Border, corner chomper, sponge dauber, stampin' dimensional.

Card 2 Details - Stamps: I'm In Stitches (MFP); Paper: Sweet Tooth White, Klutz dp; Ink: London Fog, Basic Gray; Accessories: Chipboard buttons, lavender lace, white embroidery floss, stampin' dimensionals, scor-tape, embossed curve border punch. 

Flamingos On Vacation - Mark's Finest Papers, A Heinrich Company Blog Hop

Welcome to Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company's 

May Blog Hop!

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Oopsy Daisy Featured May 15
Get Reel Featured May 16
Scenic Selections Featured May 17
Flamingos on Vacation Featured May 18


Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the following blogs (don't forget this one), each day for more chances to win! (You do NOT have to comment on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly!) All four winners will be announced on May 19, 2012 on the Mark's Finest Papers blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. (HINT: The more you comment, the more chances you have to win and comments on the MFP blog count twice!) The deadline for commenting is 11PM EST on Friday May 18, 2012.

Lois
Vicky
Anne
Pat G.
Karen H.
Patty P.
Mary
Marilynn
Pam
Debbie
Nancy
Bonnie
Kathy
Brenda
Toni
Tangii
Anna S
Sue
Kelli
Janine
Mark's Finest Papers



Check out Speedy Fox!  I think he forgot his sunscreen!



I saw this luscious colored Mark's Finest Papers card stock and had to go with it.  The color was warm and tropical, so I opted for sun and sea!  I punched my sun and stamped it with the dotted ric rac.  I sponged in some rays and stamped my sea.  I trimmed a piece of vellum and got my sentiment on it.  This card makes me think of my latest vacation to Florida to visit my sister.  I had several glorious days of sunshine.  If she wasn't flying home in less than two weeks, I would send this to her. 

 

Thanks for stopping in!  Be sure to head to Tangii's blog to see what fabulous creation she has for you today!

 

Details - Stamps: Flamingos On Vacation (MFP); Paper: MFP card stock, vellum; Ink: Apricot Appeal, Tempting Turquoise, Calypso Coral; Accessories: Circle punch, sponge dauber, stampin' dimensionals, Linen & Canvas Impression plate (PTI).

Oopsy Daisy - Mark's Finest Papers, A Heinrich Company Blog Hop

Welcome to Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company's 
May Blog Hop!

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Oopsy Daisy Featured May 15
Get Reel Featured May 16
Scenic Selections Featured May 17
Flamingos on Vacation Featured May 18

Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the following blogs (don't forget this one), each day for more chances to win! (You do NOT have to comment on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly!) All four winners will be announced on May 19, 2012 on the Mark's Finest Papers blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. (HINT: The more you comment, the more chances you have to win and comments on the MFP blog count twice!) The deadline for commenting is 11PM EST on Friday May 18, 2012.

Lois
Vicky
Anne
Pat G.
Karen H.
Patty P.
Mary
Marilynn
Pam
Debbie
Nancy
Bonnie
Kathy
Brenda
Toni
Tangii
Anna S
Sue
Kelli
Janine
Mark's Finest Papers

I immediately went for the single daisy image when I first saw this set.  I found the most beautiful purple daisies when I was looking on line and did my best to replicate them here.  I have to say that I love that little lady perched on the leaf.  I love her so much that I colored and cut another one out to crawl up on my sentiment!  I don't know about you, but sweet little lady bugs seem to be the herald of spring around here.  They start to appear in most of my window sills (did I mention that I live in an old house?) every year as spring approaches.  My little girl just loves them.  Incidentally, she informed me just last week that lady bugs are beetles.  Kindergarten has been very informative for this Mommy!

Thanks for stopping by!  Don't forget to stop by and see what Tangii has for you today.

Details - Stamps:  Oopsy Daisy (Mark's Finest Papers); Paper: Sweet Tooth White, Basic Black, In color dp; Ink: Tuxedo Black; Accessories: Nestabilities, Copic Markers, 1 1/4" square punch, glue dot, stampin' dimensionals.

Friends For Piercing

Welcome Monday!  I'm back with another Friends of Speedy TV challenge to do some paper piercing! This week I got out my Pucker Up set and did some coloring with my markers.  Then I pierced around my lemon.  I used a Splitcoast sketch and created a blue background.  I added a little gingham and called it done! 

Of course, if you play along with the challenge, there is a prize up for grabs!  This week, a set called Flaps My Wattles will be taken home by the lucky winner.   Here's a look at this fabulous set:

It promises to be a busy week.  Make sure you head back tomorrow for a look at the newest Mark's Finest Papers releases.

Details - Stamps: Pucker Up (MFP); Paper: Sweet White, Basic Black, Pattern Pack III; Ink: Tuxedo Black; Accessories: Black and white gingham ribbon, copic markers, glue dots, mat pack and piercing tool.

Mother's Day and Friends

Happy Monday and welcome to another Friends of Speedy TV challenge.  Since Mother's day is right around the corner, we are all making mother's day cards.  I pulled out a couple of sets to make my card.  First, I used Mother's Magnolias for the fabulous sentiment.  Then I used Daffodil Greetings for my popped up butterfly and all the other butterflies in the background.  I did a lot of distressing on my top panel and then a lot of sponging everywhere else to get an aged look.  I even sponged my ribbon and wrapped it a couple of times around my card to get this look. I finished off the card with some smoky colored rhinestones and a couple of corner rounding punches.  I used the current sketch from retro sketches to get the idea for my card design. 

You will definitely want to play along with this week's Friends of Speedy TV challenge, as the wonderful set Mother's Magnolias is up for grabs.  If you haven't seen it, take a peek at this:

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Details - Stamps: Mother's Magnolias (MFP), Daffodil Greetings (MFP); Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Almost Amethyst; Ink: Tuxedo Black, Craft White, Crumb Cake, Versamark; Accessories: White ep, heat tool, amethyst ribbon, M's rhinestones, paper snips, sponge dauber, glue dots, stampin' dimensionals, corner chomper.