Feel better soon

Wow another card done ahead of time, simply amazing, lol! A friend is going in for surgery next Wednesday and I know she'll be hurting for a while, therefore the card. 

 I used the marble stamp for the upper 2/3 of the card and then an embossing folder for the bottom 1/3.  

I love how the nose stands out, I used Stampin Up crystal effects on it, too cute.  I've entered this into:
Digital Tuesday Challenge: use your stash (I finally used cameo coral paper, I've had it forever!)
Sassy Cheryl's Digi Stamps: No designer paper
Sweet Stop: sketch
Stamps R Us: anything goes

Stamps: Squigglefly Shybears Get Better, Stampin up sentiment, marble cube
Paper: early espresso, cameo coral, whisper white
Ink: cameo coral, calypso coral
Other: cuttlebug textile embossing folder, stampin up small oval punch and crystal effects, spellbinders label 15, ribbon,

Happy Birthday to You

My son needed a birthday card for a friend so I decided to make a singing birthday card, lol!

I cropped the two little guys and put them on the inside to finishing singing their song.

And then all of the critters on the back to end the song! Happy Birthday Dayna.

I've entered this into:

Kaboodle Doodles Challenge: Bundle up for winter

Stamps R Us: Emboss it

Birthday Sundaes: birthday card c/w sentiment

Paper Sundaes: winter wonderland

Cardmadfairy's Digi Days Challenge: winter wonderland

Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge: Snowmen

Stamps: Di's Digis, sentiment computer generated

Paper: basic back, pacific point, whisper white

Ink: none

Other: prisma markers, spellbinders deckle rectangles, stampin up oval punch and perfect polka dots embossing folder, ribbon, diamond stickles

Fish Whisperer

Bugaboo strikes again! This image is perfect for a friends birthday, he's an avid fisherman and looks just like Gus... just kidding Dave. This is the first Friday in 8 months I haven't posted for Clear Dollar Stamps... feels kinda weird, lol. I am part of a blog hop tomorrow for Doodle Pantry AND on Sunday for Clear Dollar Stamps, woohoo! I'm entering this into:

PaperCrafting Journey: Use a digi

The Paper Variety: Smile (create something humorous

Papertake Weekly Challenge: anything goes (plus a bit of bling if you want)

The Poodles Parlour: Lets hear it for the boys

Stamps: Gus fish whisperer

Paper: cajun craze, handsome hunter, summer sun, whisper white, hostess dp pack

Ink: bashful blue

Other: ek success border punch, stampin up crystal effects and tag punches

Happy Birthday Taylor

Believe it or not I made this cute creature for my son's friend's birthday. There's a mouthful. He's 23 and has a great sense of humour! This is also for the Clearly Inspired challenge #37 still going on which is this fantastic sketch. You still have time to enter and win, hop on over and take a look. I've entered this into:

Digital Tuesday: We like to party (a celebration of somekind)

Scrap-Creations: Fall

Papertake Weekly Challenge: anything goes

Sweet Stamps: anything goes

Stamps R Us: autumn/fall

Stamps: Clear Dollar Stamps Birthday Fall Critters

Paper: early espresso, wallpaper, Stampin Up hostess DP paper

Ink: bashful blue, apricot appeal

Other: prisma markers, stampin up ticket punch, spellbinders rectangles

Kiss Me

I haven't done a Christmas card for a while and finally had few minutes last night. I finished it at midnight but I did get it done. This stamp is one that comes without a backing so you put glue on it yourself and I missed placed the package. If anyone knows what stamp company he is from please tell me, so when I find it I'll publish the name of the company, he is so totally adorable! I've entered this into:

Creative Card Crew: anything goes

Heart Song Inspirations: anything goes and/or favourite colour combo (I did both!)

Stamps R Us: anything goes

Christmas Stampin all year long: monochromatic

Crafts 4 Eternity: recipe #34 anything Christmas

The Paper Shelter: anything goes

Stamps: Main image (?), Doodle Pantry Merry Mistletoe (sentiment)

Paper: cherry cobbler, whisper white

Ink: bashful blue chaulk(take the white off the image)

Other: prisma markers, classic/scallop spellbinders circlers, cuttlebug snowflakes, MS snowflake punches, Stampin Up decorative label punch, michaels ribbons, diamond stickles glitter

Raccoon Friends

These cuties are from Clear Dollar Stamps and they're having fun in a bunch of flowers! I printed off the stamp twice and then cut out the raccoons and popped them up. I added glitter to the flowers and two of the background papers are wallpaper samples, lots of texture! I've entered this into:

The Poodles Parlour: anything goes

Tuesday Throwdown: dimension and texture

Paper Playtime: anything goes

Stamps R Us: anything goes

Stamps: Clear Dollar Stamps Raccoon Friends

Paper: whisper white, pacific point, wallpaper samples

Ink: bashful blue, barely banana

Other: prisma markers, recollections brads, orange stickles, spellbinders deckle rectangles

Tiger Lily

This elegant tiger lily is a Doodle Pantry flower from the lily collection. My Mom grew vivid,

tall, gorgeous tiger lilies. Orange ones, pink, and deep burgandy stargazers. I was too timid to try the burgandy ones but I knew I could do the orange ones. I added crystal effects and clear beads for dimension on the stamens. I cut out the lily to pop it up, it adds so much dimension.I've entered this into:

Doodle Pantry Stock the Pantry #5: use a doodle pantry image

Paper Creations Ink: show us your flowers

Paper Playtime: anything goes

Pollycraft Monday Challenge: autumn colours

Stamps R Us: anything goes

Designed 2 Delight: anything goes

Stamps: Doodle Pantry Lily collection, Lucky sheep

Paper: basic black, tangerine tango dp paper, whisper white

Ink: bashful blue

Other: prisma markers, clear beads, crystal effects, spellbinders deckle rectangle, stampin up dusty durango ribbon, modern label punch and perfect dots embossing folder,

Little Froggy

I've never done a Criss Cross card before and my friend Glenda, who does fantastic cards on Gilby's Corner has done many of them, so I decided I'd better give it a try! Take a look at this card absolutely gorgeous! This little guy is from Clear Dollar Stamps and I made a birthday card to help Stamps R Us celebrate their 1st birthday!
Since I like to add a little note to the card the back of this froggy is blank.
I've also entered him into:

Stamps R Us: birthday
Stampin for the Weekend: paws for thought
Charisma Cardz challenge: four legged friends
Party Time Tuesdays: anything goes
Paper Sundaes: clouds and skies

Stamps: Clear Dollar Stamps Hoppy Log Digi
Paper: handsome hunter, whisper white, sage shadow, Stampin Up hostess designer paperCostco multipack (years ago!)
Ink: bashful blue, pretty in pink, certainly celery (all cloud colours)
Other: prisma markers, stampin up modern label, ticket corner, photo corner and round tab punches, spellbinders deckle rectangles, EK success scallop border punch, recollections jumbo and mini brads, butterfly brad, crimper

Magical Garden

I've been working on this project for 2 weeks now and I think its finally done! It's so very colourful and at one point I thought I had waaaay too many dragonflies on it so I asked Sam (my son's girlfriend, the pictures for her but she doesn't know it) and she said there weren't enough dragonflies, lol! I added one more and I like it. I will be doing two more pictures both 8 1/2 x 8 1/2 I just haven't decided whether I'm mounting them on wood or putting them in a scrapbook frame. I made this specifically for a challenge over at Make it Crafty where they are having a month long 1 year celebration. The challenge is for merging images. I started with the mushroom house in the background, then the pond lily in front. I did the right side with forest flower, flipped it and put forest flower on the left side. The main sheet I printed twice so I could cut out different sections and pop them up. I separated the dragonfly and printed out different sizes onto a transparency sheet, cut them out and coloured them with stickles. I printed out the frog and added him to the lily pad. The only embellishment I added were rhinestone dragonflies I found at the dollar store and stickles, lots of stickles. I really like how it turned out and can't wait to start on the next one!
I've entered this into:
Make it Colourful: merging images
Stamps R Us: Through the garden gate (what a garden it is, lol!)
Little Claire's Designs: things with wings
Cardmadfairy's Digi Days Challenge: include an animal (2 frogs )
Stampin' for the Weekend: wings and things
Creative Craft Challenge: 3-D it

Stamps: Make it Crafty Mushroom house, lily pad, forest flower
Paper: whisper white, taken with teal, summer sun, handsome hunter, transparency sheet
Ink: island indigo
Other: prisma markers, stickles, rhinestone dragonflies,

You Brighten My Life

It took me a while to decide how to use this image from Clear Dollar Stamps, I found it quite intimidating! I know its a simple candle but it did. However when I saw the sketch challenge for Clearly Inspired I knew Unity Candle would be perfect. I LOVE these colours together, they're so earthy and calming. Go on over to Clearly Inspired and give challenge #30, the sketch a try.
I've also entered this into:

Stamps R Us: recipe challenge
Sweet Stamps: embossing wet and/or dry
Stampavie and more: butterflies
2 Sisters challenge: recipe 1 image, 2 papers, 3 embellishments

Stamps: Clear Dollar Stamps Unity Candle, Impression Obsession splatter
Paper: Cajun craze, pumpkin pie, summer sun, yoyo yellow, basic black, whisper white
Ink: cajun craze, summer sun
Other: vellum, MS butterfly punch, rhinestones, ribbon, EK success tulip punch, spellbinders scallop/classic oval, classic circle and deckle dies, stampin up large oval, scallop oval punch, crystal effects and perfect dots embossing folder

Ruff Day

This could have been made especially for me yesterday. I've been on weight watchers for 5 weeks now and thought I was doing so good last week and I gained weight! Now come on, I had a rough day, lol! On the positive side I finally had an appointment with my specialist, only 7 months after hurting my knee, and I should be having surgery on my knee within a couple of weeks. Yes, back to step aerobics! This adorable dog is from Clear Dollar Stamps called Sentimental Puppy. He does come with sentiments but the one I used I computer generated. I used the deckle rectangle so the edges would look distressed which is the challenge at Clearly Inspired challenge #29, you have another week to enter the challenge. Other challenges I've entered this into are:
Stamps R Us: Pets R Us
Digital Tuesday challenge: In the Garden/Outdoors
Tuesday Throwdown: use an animal
Papertake Weekly: anything goes
One Stop Craft Challenge: Texture

Stamps: Clear Dollar Stamps Sentiment Puppy, computer generated sentiment, Stampin up paws wheel
Paper: basic black, whisper white, real red
Ink: ballet blue, wild wasabi, craft bravo burgandy
Other: prisma markers, spellbinders deckle rectangles, recollections brads, dollar store paw brad, stampin up scallop punch

Hey Norm

Hi, this is my friend Norman, lol and he's a digital stamp from Clear Dollar Stamps. He comes as an outline or already coloured with patterned paper and sentiments. I chose to colour him myself and I must say I am getting pretty good with the prisma markers, water colouring not so much, yet. Norman as usual looks so much better IRL, he's all popped up on the card. I added little green epoxy stickers on his eyes, they look so cool. I made Norman because today is the Clearly Inspired Challenge #28 and the challenge is Critters! Use a bug or critter on your card so Norman fits the bill. I've also entered Norman into:

One Stitch At a Time: anything goes
Critter Sketch Challenge: Hip to be square (a square somewhere on your card)
Stamps R Us: goin' digital
Penny's Paper-Crafty challenge: anything goes

Stamps: Clear Dollar Stamp Norman Snail, sentiment Clear Dollar Stamp Hoppy Log
Paper: Stampin Up whisper white, basic black, Costco green and yellow (bought eons ago)
Ink: none
Other: prisma markers, recollections epoxy stickers, spellbinders inverted squares, dollar store butterflies, stampin up photo corners and modern label punch, cuttlebug floral screen embossing folder

Smile

This is a Just Inklined digital stamp that was a freebie on CDAC. I've made this card along with the wedding purse here as part of a DT guest call. If you're interested in applying you can go to CDAC, you have to be a member but its free, and join Just Inklined stamps. The DT call is open until June 1 and you get to work with fantastic images! I've entered this into:

Moving Along with the Times: Two B's (Bike, Bow, Blue)
One Stitch At a Time: anything goes
Kaboodle Doodles challenge: tic tac toe (digi, ribbon, embossing)
Stamps R Us: going digital
Crafty Cardmakers: embossing

Stamps: Just Inklined Speed Demon
Paper: Night of Navy, Real Red, summer sun, whisper white
Ink: summer sun
Other: prisma markers, Stampin up crystal effects, scallop oval and large oval punch, ribbon, spellbinders scallop/classic ovals and circles, universal embossing folder sun rays and butterflies, white gel pen

Floating by to say hi

I love, love, love these ants they are so adorable! I went shopping at Doodle Pantry for the ants I didn't have and this was one of them. I won Doodle Pantry Digital challenge #10 with this card and got to choose a stamp. Doodle Pantry stamps are fantastic and the challenges are so easy, so why not enter. Therefore I'm entering this into Doodle Pantry Stock the Pantry challenge #1 to use buttons, Stamps R Us use bugs and embossing, Incy Wincy Designs bold and bright, Critter Sketch challenge punches and/or dies, Digital Tuesday pretty punches, Scrap-Creations use a digital, and Crafty Purple Frog challenge use texture and ribbon.

Stamp: Doodle Pantry Balloon Ants
Paper: basic black, whisper white, michaels value pack(purple)
Ink: concord crush, bashful blue, pretty in pink, apricot appeal
Other: ribbon, Stampin Up ticket punch, 1" circle, buttons and perfect dots embossing folder, EK success scallop border