Here a challenge, there a challenge, everywhere a challenge challenge!

Hello! Well as I am typing this it is 11:34 pm on Tuesday night. I just spent the last four hours creating cards with my friend Kim! We had a blast and consequently got some things done too! I thought this would be a nice relaxing week till Verve came out with a contest/challenge that I just couldn't walk away from. Get five sketch challenges done by Friday. I am two in and I may have to just stop there but by golly I am going to make an attempt to get them done...and have fun along the way! I love the cards we made tonight. We have been on a roll! We really compliment each others creative style. When one of us hits a road block the other one helps...I love it!

Check out her cards at http://www.sewstampscrapbook.blogspot.com/

Ok now for my card! This is one I made for the MFT challenge this week using only black and white and I slipped a tiny bit of gray in. The stamp coloring could have colors. It was totally fun!

Alright, I am off to bed! Hope you are having a great week so far!

A little Witchy

Hello! Hope you all had a nice weekend. I hung with my friend Kim twice this weekend! Our LSS store is open till Midnight Friday's so we went there in the late evening on Friday to get some inspiration! We walked out thinking about Halloween with all the new fun papers that are coming out from CHA. So it wasn't much of a suprise that I took a Halloweeny twist on Jen Del Muro's Saturday sketch when we got back together on Saturday night. The title for today is sorta funny b/c I was writing down my card details for my post and asked Kim what the stamp was called and I thought she said "A little B**chy...I chuckled. Good thing I asked her for the stamp name again....that would have been embarassing.

I hope you have a wonderfully creative week! Verve is releasing this week and starts their sneaks today! Also don't forget to check out the mojo Monday sketch and the MFT bubble bin today as well as The Cat's Pajama's challenge on Tuesday.

Card Details:

Stamps: A little witchy (Stamping Bella) and sentiment from Haunting Halloween (SU)

Paper: Plum Crazy (Glitz design), basic black (SU), Rich Razzleberry (SU), White (Papertrey ink), and Black texture design paper

Ink: Graphite Black Brilliance and versamark pad (used for embossing)

Accessories: Glitter Foam (spiders and stars from making memories), distress embossing powder (Jim Holtz), Copics, dimensionals, adheisve, and cobweb punch (Martha Stewart)

friends of a feather....Hoot together!

Hello! I am sharing my card from Jen Del Muro's Saturday sketch from last week (www.iheart2stamp.com). I really had fun with this one!!! I love these owls. Again, I never thought I could get into owls but now I am crazy for them! These particular ones are from Inky Antics. The inside of the cards says "Friends of a Feather Hoot Together". You can find these stamps over at www.inkyantics.com. My two friends are both in the running to be a Hanna guest designer. Make sure you check out their blogs for week two of their submissions:

www.sewstampscrapbook.blogspot.com (Kim)
www.lovebloomsinme.blogspot.com (Paula)

I wish them both the very best of luck!

Don't forget to try Jen's Saturday sketch for today!

weightwatchabella----

Hello! I thought I would post this card today from Stamping Bella's sketch challenge that was due yesterday. I got it done right under the wire and am really pleased with the way it turned out. My friend Kim made an awesome card with this sketch. She scaled the card size down and it is just perfect! (http://www.sewstampscrapbook.blogspot.com/).

This week has been a busy one. I have been going to the gym in the evenings and then been bursting with energy till midnight so I haven't gotten too much sleep. This weekend...I will have to catch up! Yesterday I participated in the mayor's back to school volunteer event! The event was to provide school supplies, hair cuts, vision check ups, dental exams, and bookbags for the families and children who were in dire need of these things. I got to hand out the school supplies to the families. There is nothing better than the bright and shining smile of people when they get some much needed help! I am glad I got a chance to get involved in this and can't wait to do more volunteer work. It feels great to give back to the community and help others.

By the way...did you see the new MFT, Hanna Stamps, and Taylored releases? I am so excited! I really love the new halloween one from MFT...might have to get it sooner rather than later!

Don't forget to check out Taylored Expressions today for the new card sketch for Friday. I will post the one I did for last weeks soon....

Hope you all have a fantastic weekend!

Creating...is always on my mind...

Good Morning! I made this card last weekend with my friend. I just love purple and thought this would be a fun girl to put on here. Queen Anne Bitty Bloom (Stamping Bella). Isn't she adorable? This week I have been having all kinds of creative visions of cards I want to make so I have tried something new with my friend. We put aside paper, stamps, and a sketch a few days before we get together and then we are ready to roll. This actually works well b/c your mind works the card vision over until you think of new ways to do the card even better. It is hard to get all of that going (color the images, assemble, eat gummy bears, find buttons or ribbon, and voila) in one night. Last night I went to my friend Kim's to make a few cards. We were on a roll. She made some awesome cards make sure you check them out!!! (www.sewstampscrapbook.blogspot.com). I got one done and one in the works...I will share soon!

Today is the release for Taylored Expressions and MFT and don't forget Hanna Stamps released on Monday if you haven't had time to check them out.

Come back and visit soon....

Daisy...here to wish you a happy Monday!

Hello! Well I have three cards made up and ready to share! Yeah Me! I had a lot of fun this weekend creating, relaxing, and reading! This card is made using the Sugar Nellies (Daisy). I really like the way this turned out. It reminds me of my sister when we we were little sitting on the ground sniffing the dandelions. We actually have a picture of it...so adorable (she doesn't think so though).

Don't forget today is the Mojo Monday challenge http://www.mojomonday.blogspot.com/

and the bubble bin sale at MFT stamps http://www.mftstamps.com/

Here is a link to a blog that shows a lot of CHA previews and the new Basic Gray and Cosmo Cricket papers that are coming. They are yummy! http://stopandscrap.blogspot.com/. Cosmo Cricket is even making some 6x6 paper packs!

Card Details:
Stamps: Daisy from Sugar Nellies and sentiment from Stampin up (fancy flexible phrases)
Ink: Graphite black - brilliance
Paper: Sassafras Lane from K&Company, Kraft CS (SU), and White (Papertrey ink)
Accessories: buttons (lasting impressions), scallop and regular square nestabilities, copics, oval punch (SU), polka dot ribbon soft suede (SU), dimensionals, glue dots, and adhesive

I'm back to creating...and it feels great!

Last night I went to my friend Kim's house and we made three cards each, ate a bag of gummy bears, and had lots of fun! I love working on cards with a friend it is just great to get their opinion (whether they like it or don't). I can't wait to show you what we made...I am so excited about the cards! Today I am sharing a card I made for a Verve challenge awhile back. I love the way it turned out. I hope you are having a great weekend!!!