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....

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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