Butterfly Babies

Hello!  I stumble upon something yesterday that I wanted to share with you all.  Krista, from Saturated Canary, has created a new digital image to benefit families battling EB.  I had never heard about this...you can read about it here and if you'd like to purchase the digital image, you may do so here.  I think it is a lovely image and can't wait until it is available in her shop...I am just hoping I can do it justice with my coloring! 

Have a super day!

Angela

Halloween Dino

Good morning!  I was able to play along with the SCS Sketch Challenge yesterday; it looked like a fun one, so I combined it with some other challenges.  I grabbed some Halloween papers and colored an image; the only embellishment I used was some subtle glitter on the purple portions of the costume.

Image: Pink Cat Studio Digital Stamp
Paper: G.P. 110, SU! Pumpkin Pie and Elegant Eggplant, Doodlebug DP
Ink: Printer, Sakura Black Gel Pen
Embellie: Martha Stewart Crystal Fine Glitter
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

I am also entering my card in the following challenges:

City Crafter Challenge Blog: An Early Boo
Clear It Out Challenge Blog: An Image With a Child/Old Supplies (hoarded Doodlebug DP)
Deep Ocean Challenge Blog: Use More Than 2 Colors
Hiding In My Craft Room: Halloween
Quirky Crafts Challenge Blog: Quirky Monsters
Tammy's Scrappin Corner: Design a Kid Card
Twisted Tuesday Challenges: Back to Basics...No Tools
Use It Tuesday: Use Your Scraps (hoarded Doodlebug DP)

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

Thank You TREEmendously

Good Wednesday morning!  I have a card to share for our fortnightly challenge at Ruby's Rainbow; my teamie Lesley has chosen trees as our theme.  I thought of this new Clear Dollar Stamps set from Lisa Lara called Apple Licious; it really has some fun images and coordinating sentiments...you can check it out here.

I simply sized and printed my image and sentiment, then matted it with chocolate CS and adhered the sentiment with 2 chocolate mini brads.  I placed a dimensional behind the middle of the sentiment to give it a bit of interest.

Image/Sentiment: Clear Dollar Stamps "Apple Licious" Digital Set
Ink: Printer
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select and Dark Chocolate, SU! Poppy Parade
Embellies: Spare Parts Brads
Extras: The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

I hope you will check out the rest of the DT's creations...I'd love to see your "tree" card too!

I am also entering my card in the following challenges:

Party Time Tuesdays: Anything Goes
Use Your Stuff: An Apple a Day

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

Birthday Wishes

Good morning!  It's Tuesday so that means we have another fun sketch from the girls at Tuesday Morning Sketches; click here for more details.

I went with a birthday card...I couldn't resist this cute, little monkey!  The image is colored with pencils; the frosting, flame, and party hat are accented with glitter.  I kept it simple and embellished with a single candle and a snippet of ribbon.

Image: Bugaboo Digital Stamp
Sentiment: SU! So Happy For You
Ink: Printer, Sakura Black Gel Pen
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select, Berry Sorbet, and Dark Chocolate, American Crafts DP
Embellies: Cake Mate Candle, SU! Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon, Martha Stewart Crystal Fine Glitter (frosting), Doodlebug Glitter (flame), and Barbara Trombley's Art Glitter in "Pink Smoothie" (party hat)
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

You can check out the rest of the DT creations here.  Why not play along with this fun sketch?  I'd love to see your take!

I am also entering my card in the following challenges:

Chocolate, Coffee, and Cards: Sweet Treats
Dream Valley Challenges: Celebrations
Eureka Stamps: Animals
Totally Papercrafts: For a Child

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

Congratulations, Jan!

One of my teamies from Creative Card Crew recently got married, so we decided to have a blog hop to honor the occasion.  So this one's for you, Jan!  Congratulations and best wishes!

If you'd like to hop along with us, here is the line-up:

Creative Card Crew Blog
Margaret
Elle
Joanna
Angela...that's me
Deanette
Vicky
Sheena
Mari

I'll bet Jan would love it if you stopped by and wished her well!

Here are the details for the card:

Image: DeNami

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper: PTI Vintage Cream

Embellies: PTI Vintage Cream Felt, The Paper Studio Pearls, Cream Satin Ribbon

Extras: Prismas/Goo Gone, Spellbinder's Nestabilities

Angela

Red Hat Mama

Good morning!  It's time for another challenge from the ladies at Creative Card Crew...this fortnight our challenge is to use purple.  Now I don't know about you, but I think of the red hat ladies when I think of purple...that made me think of Bugaboo's Stella!  Isn't she a hoot?

The image is colored with pencils and the frame is accented with glitter.  I kept the card simple with a bit of dry embossing and some Swarovski crystals.  My daughter told me it was missing something and told me to "bling it up".  Sometimes clean and simple is nice for a change of pace....  I'm not so sure what to add or where I would put it...what do you think?  Any suggestions?  I'd love to hear them!

Image: Bugaboo Digital Stamp
Ink: Printer
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select, Royal Velvet, and Pure Poppy, SU! Lavendar Lace
Embellies: Swarovski Flatback Crystals, Martha Stewart Iridescent Fine Glitter in "Candy Apple" (Thank you Vickie...love it!)
Extras: Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

You can check out the rest of the DT's creations here.

I am entering my card in the following challenges:

Freshly Brewed Monthly Challenge: Humor/Funny
Gingerloft: Embossing
Make It Monday: Anything Goes
Sketch For You To Try: Sketch
The Crafty Blogger's Network: Purple

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

Trick-or-Treat

Good Friday morning...the weekend is almost here!  I liked the sketch for Wednesday's SCS Sketch Challenge, so I thought I'd play along.  It took me 2 days to finish this simple card...between doing this and that, I was able to steal a few minutes here and there.  I will definitely use this sketch again; there were some really beautiful cards in the gallery to use as inspiration.

My little chick is colored with pencils and highlighted with a black gel pen and some glitter.  I've had the sentiment border set for years and this is the first time I've used one of them...I thought this one was perfect.  It's also colored with pencils and highlighted with a bit of glitter.  I like the contrast of the stark white background and the muted designer papers.

Image/Sentiment: Stampendous
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Sakura Black Gel Pen
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select, SU! Cajun Craze, Fancy Pants Designs DP
Embellie: Embossing Arts Glitter
Extras: Prismas/Goo Gone, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

I combined the sketch with a few other challenges:

Charisma Cardz: Things With Wings
Crafting For All Seasons: Things With Wings
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge: Children
Crazy For Challenges: Anything Goes, With a Fall Twist
Inky Impressions: For a Child
Love To Create: Things With Wings
Papertake Weekly: A Hazy Shade of Autumn
The Crazy Challenge: Spots or Stripes

Thanks for stopping by; enjoy your day!

Angela

Clear Dollar Stamps Winner

Good morning!  We have a winner from our September Blog Hop; congratulations to Loll Thompson from Stamping With Loll!  Loll was chosen from Cassie's blog, A Day in the Life of a Homeschooling Mom.

I hope to get crafty today after my housework is done....  Thanks for stopping by; see you soon!

Angela

I'm with Genius

Good morning!  I've got another fun sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches to share with you today; our sponsor is Guylou's Inimitability, below is a peek at the sketch.

The cute image was picked by my stamping friend Joanna.  We have a group of friends who take turns picking what image to use each month, then we share our cards...it's fun!  The image is colored with pencils and accented with a black gel pen.  I used a bit of ribbon and Bella Dots to embellish.

Image: Tiddly Inks
Ink: Printer, Sakura Black Gel Pen
Paper: SU! Ruby Red and Basic Black
Embellies: SU! Black Grosgrain Ribbon, Bella Dots
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos


You can check out the rest of the DT's Creations here.  How about giving the sketch a try?!

I am also entering my card in the following challenges:

Make It Monday: Anything Goes
Opus Gluei: See You in September
Robyn's Fetish: Back to School (Won Top 3)
Scrappy Frogs: Back to School

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

Clear Dollar Stamps September Blog Hop

Good morning!  It's time for Clear Dollar Stamps monthly blog hop!  For September our theme is ABC or 1,2,3; I chose to go the 1,2,3 route and used 1 image, 2 patterned papers, and 3 brads.

I'm using a set called "Spider Greetings".  I've enjoyed making Halloween cards lately, so this was a fun image to work with.  I did a bit of distressing on my papers to mimic the hairy little spider.  To embellish, I added 3 brads.

Image: Clear Dollar Stamps "Spider Greetings"
Ink: Printer
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select, SU! Cajun Craze and Basic Black, My Mind's Eye DP
Embellies: Spare Parts Brads
Extras: Spellbinder's Nestabilities, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

Here is a line-up for the hop:

CDS Blog
Cassie
Lisa
Kathy
Angela...that's me!
Linda

One lucky winner will be randomly chosen from comments received on a DT member's blog...the prize is a $25 Clear Dollar Stamps gift certificate for digital images!  The winner will be announced on the CDS blog Thursday, September 20th.  I will also announce the winner here.

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

Clear Dollar Stamps September Release

Good morning!  Today I have a couple of cards to share using 2 new sets from Clear Dollar Stamps.  First up is a fun set called Harvest Punkins; it includes pre-colored images with coordinating papers, line art, many fun sentiments, and cute images for the back of your card.  I decided to go with a Halloween theme and created a little scene.  I printed the image on both DP and white cardstock.  I colored the image, cut it out and adhered it to the purple background.  I used a bunch of diecuts for embellishing...felt grass and clouds, along with a diecut moon and bats.  To finish, I adhered some Bella Dots.

Image: Clear Dollar Stamps "Harvest Punkins" Digital Stamp
Ink: Printer, SU! Black Marker
Paper: G.P. 110, PTI Plum Pudding and Orange Zest, SU! Basic Black, The Paper Studio Black Glitter DP, We R Memory Keepers DP
Embellies: Bella Dots
Extras: Spellbinder's Nestabilities, PTI Cloud Dies (MFT felt), The Cat's Pajamas Grass CutUps Die (MFT felt), Martha Stewart Bat Punch, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

Next up is a set called Scripture Occasions; it contains 8 verses in a lovely font.  I decided to make a shabby chic sympathy card.  I printed my sentiment on DP in dark brown ink, and embellished with ribbon, felt roses and Swarovski crystals.

Sentiment: Clear Dollar Stamps "Scripture Occasions" Digital Set
Ink: Printer (dark brown)
Embellies: SU! Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon, Swarovski Flatback Crystals in "Smokey Topaz"
Extras: MFT Die-namics Rolled Roses and Royal Leaves Dies (MFT and The Cat's Pajamas felt)

I hope you will head on over to Clear Dollar Stamps to check out this month's release...there is sure to be something for everyone!

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

Back-to-School BINGO

Good morning!  Ruby's Rainbow has a fun new challenge for this fortnight...Shaz has chose BINGO for our theme.  How fun is that?!  I love this kind of challenge...so many possibilities!  I chose to work with pearls-flowers-ribbon.

I pulled out this darling set from SU!...it has the cutest vintage inspired images!  The image is colored with pencils and I paired it with papers from Cosmo Cricket.  There are a lot of patterns going on, so I kept the embellishing to a minimum with a single pearl, a handmade flower, and a snippet of ribbon.

Image: SU! Greeting Card Kids
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper: PTI Vintage Cream, SU! Blue Bayou, Cosmo Cricket DP
Embellies: Kaiser Pearl, Satin Ribbon (my stash)
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, MFT Mini Rolled Rose Die-namics Die, The Cat's Pajamas Red Felt

I invite you to check out the rest of the DT's cards here.  Why not take some time to get crafty and play BINGO with us too?

I am also entering my card in the following challenges:

Come And Get It Challenges: Tic Tac Toe (pearls, free, ribbon)
Crafting For All Seasons: School Days/For a Child
Jellypark Friends: It's All About the Children
Make It Monday: Anything Goes
Pile It On: Patterned Paper
Scrappy Frogs: Back to School
Secret Crafter: Back to School
Simply Create Too: So Old or Vintage
Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge: Sketch #167

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

TSM #163

Good Tuesday morning!  Today we have another fun challenge from Tuesday Morning Sketches; this week Dawn was the sketch artist and since it is a judged challenge, we also have a twist..."Welcome Fall".

I will have to say that Dawn threw me for a loop with this one!  I guess that is why it's called a challenge...LOL  As I was looking through my paper stash, I came across these Doodlebug papers and stickers.  I ended up making my center circle bigger to accommodate the purple monster.  I don't know about you, but he reminds me of the Purple People Eater!  I added some Bella Dots and googlie eyes for embellishing.

Papers: PTI Royal Velvet, SU! Basic Black, Doodlebug DP
Embellies: Doodlebug Stickers, Bella Dots, Googlie Eyes (Hobby Lobby)
Extras: Spellbinder's Nestabilities, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

Click here to take a look at the rest of the DT's take on this sketch.  Play along for a chance to win a prize from Designed2Delight.

I am also entering my card in Crafty Bloggers Challenge: Purple.

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

Love the Earth

Good (early) morning!  It's time for another fun challenge from the ladies at Creative Card Crew; this fortnight our challenge is "trees" and our sponsor is Simon Says Stamp.

Have you ever known exactly what you wanted to make, but couldn't find the stamp?  That's what happened to me with this one!  I am in the midst of moving my stamp area into my new space (my very own room...just for me!) and it's a bit messy....  I never did find the stamp set I was looking for, but I did find a set from Unity instead.  So, as Tim Gunn says, "make it work"!  I switched gears...found some papers, a new layout, etc.  The tree is colored with pencils and embellished with Bella Dots; I used a few diecuts and did a bit of layering.

Stamps: Unity Stamp Company
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, SU! Poppy Parade, SU! Close to Cocoa Marker
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select and Dark Chocolate, SU! Garden Green, Daisy Bucket Designs DP
Embellies: Bella Dots
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/goo Gone, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

To check out the rest of the DT's "tree" cards, click here.  Play along for a chance to win a prize from Simon Says Stamp!

I am also entering my card in the following challenges:

Card Positioning Systems: Sketch
Just Add Ink: Polka Dots
Pile It On: Patterned Paper
The Crazy Challenge: Seeing Spots

Thank you for stopping by; have a great week!

Angela

Today's the day!

Good Sunday morning!  It's time to announce the winner of the goodie giveaway...the winner is...Debbie of Debbie's Dash of This and That  Congratulations, Debbie!!!  I hope you will enjoy your goodies.

Please email me with your address and your package will go out with tomorrow's mail.

Thank you to all who shared a back-to-school  memory; I loved reading each of them!

Angela

It's the last day....

Good morning!  Today is the last day to enter my goodie giveaway.  All you have to do is leave me a comment telling me your favorite back-to-school memory.  Easy, right?!

Here is a list of what's included:

Cuttlebug Roman Bath Embossing Folder and Border
Prima Madeline 6x6 Pad (Beautiful papers...I had 3 of these!)
Prima Crystal/Pearl Embellishment
Cheery Lynn Designs Small Lace Butterfly with Angel Wings Dies
PTI Botanical Silhouettes 4th Anniversary Set
PTI Think Big Favorites Sentiment Set
PTI Alpha-blocks Die
C.C. Designs Swiss Pixies Nurse Nora (Because I'm a nurse!)
Stamping Bella Microphone by Rheea
Stamping Bella Gwendolyn LuLu
Stampendous Changito Stamper (Because he's my favorite!)
The Cat's Pajamas Feelin' Cupidy
2 Pieces of MFT Felt

I will toss all of the names together and one of the kids will draw tonight...so stay tuned!

I'm off to a volleyball tournament...have a great day!

Angela

Let's see some ribbon....

Good morning!  The monthly crew at Forever Friends have another fun challenge for you...we want to see ribbon.  That's right...ribbon in any shape or form...have fun and be creative!


The sponsor for the randomly picked winner is The Ribbon Girl and the sponsor for the Forever Friends Favourite is Scrapper's Delight.  Click here to see the details and to gain some inspiration!

Image: Forever Friends
Ink: Printer
Paper: G.P. 110, PTI Blueberry Sky and Harvest Gold, The Paper Studio DP
Embellies: PTI Buttons (Blueberry Sky and Harvest Gold), DMC Floss, PTI Blueberry Sky Grosgrain Ribbon, SU! Apricot Grosgrain Ribbon
Extras: The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

I combined my card with the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge: A Boy Thing
By the Cute and Girly Challenge: Boys/Man
Craft Punked: New Baby
Craftymess Challenge Blog: Animals With a Blue Theme
Creatalicious Challenges: Fantasy or Baby Themed
Cupcake Craft: Color Inspiration Photo
Paper Makeup: Button Up!
Sketches by Carly: Sketch
The Cupcake Craftroom: Pretty Pastels p

Thanks for stopping by today...have a good one!

Angela

Fall Fun

(Click here for the goodie giveaway!)

Good morning!  Today I have a card to share using a new Clear Dollar Stamps set designed by Lisa Lara.  "Fall Fun" includes colored images, line images, sentiments and 3 digi papers.  It even has cute little images to use on the back of your card!

I used the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #166 for my layout.  I used a black gel pen to bring out the little gal's eyes...in person they are nice and shiny; I also added a bit of glitter to her hat and ponytail holders.  I did a bit of embossing and used some dies for the banner.  I plan to throw this in my daughter's backpack some day...maybe with a little treat of some sort!

Images: Clear Dollar Stamps "Fall Fun" Digital Set
Ink: Printer, Sakura Black Gel Pen
Paper: G.P. 110, SU! Wild Wasabi and Rich Razzleberry, Clear Dollar Stamps DP
Embellie: Martha Stewart Crystal Fine Glitter
Extras: Spellbinder's Nestabilities, MFT Fishtail Banner Die-namics Dies, DMC Floss, Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

I am also entering my card in the following challenges:

Fashionista Challenge: Card for a Child
LEJ Designs: Autumnal
Lollipop Crafts: Fall Frolic

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

TMS#162

(Click here for the goodie giveaway!)

Good Tuesday morning; I hope you enjoyed a great Labor Day weekend!  Time to go back to work and since it's Tuesday we have another fun sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches.  Our sponsor this week is Doodle Pantry.  When I went to the site to look for an image, I discovered there was a sale, so I stocked up on some pre-colored images which include coordinating papers too...how fun is that?  They are great for making quick cards!

I like this week's sketch...I think it is quick and versatile...I like that!  I simply printed my image and paper, did a bit of matting, added a ribbon and button...voila'!

Image: Doodle Pantry
Ink: Printer
Paper: G.P. 110, PTI Berry Sorbet and New Leaf, SU! Basic Black
Embellies: Wright's Black Grosgrain Ribbon, PTI Melon Berry Button, DMC Black Floss
Extras: The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

I hope you will check out the rest of the DT's creations...there is sure to be something to inspire your creativity!

I am also entering my card in the following challenges:

Crafty Creations: Create a Summer Scene
Doodle Pantry: Use a Doodle Pantry Image
Freshly Brewed: End of Summer

***If you enter Doodle Pantry's challenge this week, they will email you a cute new set!  How fun is that?

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

A bit of this and that....

(Click here for the goodie giveaway!)

Good morning!  Just thought I'd give you a peek of what I've been up to lately.  I made a decorated tree and a basket of cards for a cancer fundraiser (which is today).  This week I have been sewing dogs and bones and finishing up my cards.  Whew!  I'm glad I am done for this year...I really enjoy doing it, but am relieved when I am finished and my tree is delivered!

This year the tree is in honor of our puppy Paisley.  She is 5 months now and tips the scales at 50+ pounds...she does not look like a puppy anymore!  The dogs in the picture are gray because she is a charcoal Lab.  A lot of people havn't seen a charcoal before so we get a lot of inquiries as to what she is... she has been called chocolate, blue, silver, and purple!  LOL  We have a blue cream cat, so I get the blue, but I have never seen a purple dog before!

Here are a few more pics of the tree:

Paisley loves to lay on her back and have her tummy scratched, so that's why this dog is belly up!

Here are a couple of pictures of Paisley.  The first is at 7 weeks and the second at 14 weeks; she is much bigger now, but it is hard to get a good photo as she is rarely still!

Thanks for stopping by; I hope you have a fun and safe Labor Day weekend!

Angela