Crafters of Faith October Challenge--Thanksgiving

Supplies:  Friendship Preserves & Sweet Essentials Stamp Sets; Whisper White, 

Early Espresso, Summer Starfruit, Cherry Cobbler, Always Artichoke & Vellum

Card Stock; Summer Starfruit & Always Artichoke Ink; Big Shot; Window

Frames Framelits; Autumn Accents Die; Woodgrain Embossing Folder; Scallop

Squares Duo Die; Small Oval Punch; SU! Pearls; Early Espresso Quilted 

Ribbon; White Gel Pen & Dimensionals

Good Afternoon Stamping Friends & Happy Halloween!

First off let me say that I've been without internet since yesterday!  It comes on periodically but immediately shuts off again....it's very frustrating to say the least! 

It's the last day of the month which means it's our monthly Crafters of Faith challenge.  This time we were asked to create a Thanksgiving or thank you card featuring Fall colors.  Well, I always need thank you cards so that's what I went with using a pretty basic layout & just a touch of texture.  I'm proud of myself for having restraint with the layers....ENJOY!!!!! 

It's almost time for Trick or Treating so I'm signing off for now.  Thanks so much for stopping by & have a great rest of the evening!

Until Next Time,

Hugs & Love,

ABC Challenge #2 Halloween in a Hurry or Fast Fall Cards

Supplies:  Bootiful Occasions Stamp Sets; Lucky Limeade, Basic Black, Tangerine Tango,

 Daffodil Delight & Whisper White Card Stock; Basic Black Ink; Lucky Limeade, Tangerine  

Tango & Daffodil Delight SU! Markers; Lucky Limeade Ruffled Ribbon; Big Shot; Square 

Lattice Embossing Folder; 1 1/4", 1" & 3/4" Circle Punches; Corner Rounder Punch

SU! Rhinestones & Dimensionals

Good Morning & Happy Monday Stamping Friends!

The ABC Design Team has a fun challenge for you today....make a Halloween or Fall card in 30 minutes or less!  I made my card based on one I received @ convention this past summer.  Every idea I had would've taken a lot longer than 30 minutes so when I came across Teresa Clark's swap....I jumped at the chance to recreate her card my style---adding layers & ribbon.

I can't wait to see what you come up with!  The entries from last week were AMAZING & it was really hard to choose our winners!!!!  Please stop by our blog to see what the rest of the Design Team made & read up on the rules to play along with us!  Have fun & happy stamping!!!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by & have a great rest of the day!

Until Next Time,

Hugs & Love,

Color Me Beautiful Challenge #9 Fallen Hues

Supplies:  Apothecary Art & Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp Sets; Chocolate Chip, Very

Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Raspberry Ripple, Summer Starfruit & Perfect Plum Card Stock;

Chocolate Chip, Perfect Plum, Summer Starfruit, Crumb Cake & Raspberry Ripple Ink; 

Big Shot; Vintage Wallpaper, Perfect Polka Dots & Stripes Embossing Folders; Very 

Vanilla Seam Binding Ribbon; Modern Label & Word Window Punches; SU! 

Rhinestones; Essentials Paper Piercing Pack & Dimensionals

Good Morning & Happy Friday Stamping Friends!

I'm showcasing my creation for the Color Me Beautiful challenge today!  I actually have a duh moment to share with you all.....I write down the colors to do each challenge & keep them handy while I'm thinking about my layout and I really struggled this week to come up with something---anything LOL!  Well, now that I have my blog post all ready & have added the pics for this week----those leaves make these colors so much easier to work with!!!!!  Knocking on my head for a moment---Jackie; just look at the pics girl!  

Onto my post now.....I decided to go with a pretty easy/simple layout this week.  I'm trying really hard to do this on a regular basis but I do still LOVE my layers!  Actually; the basic layout made these colors really gel so I just added texture--gotta have that--& bling to finish it off and I'm quite delighted with the end result!  For even more inspiration; please check out the rest of the Design Team's work here & I do hope you decide to play along with us!  The challenge closes next Thursday, November 1, 2012 @ 5 pm.

Thanks so much for stopping by & have a great rest of the weekend!

Until Next Time,

Hugs & Love,

Simple Christmas Creation

Supplies:  More Merry Messages & Ornament Keepsakes Stamp Sets; Very Vanilla, Soft

 Suede & Cherry Cobbler Card Stock; Soft Suede & Versamark Ink; Be of  Good Cheer 

 DSP; Crochet Trim; Big Shot; Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder; Window Frames &  

 Ornament Keepsakes Framelits; Heat & Stick Powder; Dazzling Diamonds Glitter; SU! 

Pearls; Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine; Festive Paper Piercing Pack & Dimensionals

Good Morning & Happy Hump Day Stamping Friends!

I have another quick post for you this morning as I'm quite busy finishing up a few projects that will be posted in the near future.  Now with that being said; onto my post.....today I'm featuring another quick & easy Christmas creation for you to enjoy.  I used a pretty basic layout; minimized my layers---as much as I could--& added a sparkly ornament to finish it off.  

Thanks so much for stopping by & make sure to come back on Friday to see our next Color Me Beautiful challenge.  

Until Next Time,

Hugs & Love,

ABC Challenge #1--Create with Something New

Supplies:  Mixed Bunch, Hello Doily, En Francais & Creative Elements Stamp Sets; Soft 
Suede, Crumb Cake & Very Vanilla Card Stock; Soft Suede & Crumb Cake Ink; 
Very Vanilla & Crumb Cake Seam Binding Ribbon; Early Espresso Scallop Dots Ribbon; 
 Dots Ribbon; Decorative Label; 3/4" Circle & Blossom Punches; Antique Brads;
 SU! Pearls & Dimensionals

Good Monday Morning Stamping Friends!

I am sooooo happy to be posting my very first card for the ABC Challenges!  We are a brand new challenge blog for All Beautiful Cards---hence ABC Challenges & I hope you play along with us!  Our challenge for you this week is to create your card with something new.....it doesn't have to be something brand new that you just bought but maybe a new technique you just learned or you're trying a sketch for the first time----you get the idea right?!!!  

The *new* things on my creation is the window I created for my butterfly along with the way I used so many ribbons on my card.  I've seen quite a few creations made with windows like this but I've never tried it & as I was adding my ribbon; I noticed that the light colors just needed a lil' extra something so I decided to add on the espresso color.  I really like the final result & I do hope I've inspired you to play along with us!  Please check out our blog to see the other lovely creations that were made & to see the guidelines for playing along with us.  Happy stamping & I can't wait to see all of your wonderful creations!!!!!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by & have a great rest of the day!

Until Next Time,

Hugs & Love,

Happy Announcement!!!!!!!

There's a fun new challenge blog on the horizon folks & we make our debut tomorrow!  Click on the above photo to go to our blog & check out all the rules to play along with us!  I can't wait to show you my first creation for the ABC Design Team!  See you tomorrow!!!!!!

Color Me Beautiful Challenge #8 Winged Hues

Supplies:  Delicate Doilies & Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp Sets; Soft Suede, Baja Breeze,

Old Olive, River Rock, Perfect Plum, Whisper White & Vellum Cardstock; Soft Suede,

Old Olive, Perfect Plum & River Rock Ink; Floral District DSP; Big Shot; Top Note Die;

Scallop Border, Scallop Circles, Decorative Label, Circle, Word Window & 1" Square 

Punches; White Gel Pen; Silver Dazzling Details; SU! Rhinestones & Dimensionals

Good Morning & Happy Friday Stamping Friends!

It's Color Me Beautiful time & we have another awesome color palette for you to create with.  I took the opportunity to make another masculine Christmas card....I do have trouble with these so I'm creating them every chance I get!!!  I also combined our challenge with the Mojo sketch---sometimes it just makes these colors flow very well!

I made my card with the Delicate Doilies stamp set since I don't have a snowflake one & I'm impressed with the results.  I think it can totally substitute for snowflakes  & even though this card is for my DH; I added some bling because you just can't have a Christmas card without some sort blinginess right?!!

I hope I've inspired you to play along with us!  I always look forward to seeing your wonderful creations so go ahead & make whatever your heart desires and post it to the Color Me Beautiful challenge blog by next Thursday, October 25, 2012 @ 5pm.  

Thanks so much for stopping by & I hope you have a great rest of the weekend!

Until Next Time,

Hugs & Love,

Simply Joy Christmas Card

Supplies:  Broadsheet Alphabet Stamp Set; Gumball Green, Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso & Very 

Vanilla Cardstock; Early Espresso Ink; Gumball Green Satin Stitched Ribbon; Vintage Faceted Buttons;

Be of Good Cheer DSP; Scallop Border, 1 3/4" Scallop Circle & 1 1/4" Scallop Circle Punches; Big 

Shot; Stripes Embossing Folder; Champagne Shimmer Mist; White Gel Pen & Dimensionals

Good Morning & Happy Hump Day Stamping Friends!

I have another quick & easy Christmas card to show you today!  I know some peeps definition of quick & easy is no layers or embossing but for me; this card IS quick & easy LOL!!!!  I kept my layout very simple, used a bit of shimmer mist--which you really can't see in this pic as it comes out as specks or something on my card--to liven it up a bit & added a sliver of ribbon across one corner with a gorgeous button to finish it off!  

I hope you enjoy my creation & now I'm off to make my card for the Color Me Beautiful challenge on Friday so make sure you come back to see it!  Thanks so much for stopping by & have a great rest of the day!

Until Next Time,

Hugs & Love,

Merry Christmas....

Supplies:  Keepsake Ornaments & Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp Sets; Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler &

Versamark Ink; Early Espresso, Very Vanilla & Vellum Cardstock; Be of Good Cheer DSP; Big Shot;

Lacy Brocade Embossing Folder; Window Frames & Keepsake Ornaments Framelits; Word Window

& Modern Label Punches; Very Vanilla Seam Binding Ribbon; SU! Pearls; Heat & Stick Powder; 

Dazzling Diamonds Glitter & Dimensionals

Good Monday Morning Stamping Friends!

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend.....mine was FABULOUS!  I have a quick post for you to enjoy this morning as my day is quite busy so let's get to it!  I'm sharing a quick & easy Christmas card that I made using a very basic layout....just added a bit of texture to liven up the background a bit----YES, I'm a texture junkie LOL & I LOVE this card! 

Well, I'm off to get busy!  Thanks so much for stopping by & have a great rest of the day!

Until Next Time,

Hugs & Love,

Color Me Beautiful Challenge #7 Boating Blues

Supplies:  Flaky Friends Stamp Set; Pacific Point, Bashful Blue, Sahara Sand, River

Rock, Old Olive, Shimmer White & Vellum Cardstock; Basic Black & Sahara Sand

Ink; Sahara Sand, Old Olive, Pacific Point, Bashful Blue & River Rock SU! Markers;

Big Shot; Labels Framelits; Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder; Scallop Border,

1 3/4" & 1 1/2" Circle Punches; Organza Ribbon; SU! Pearls; Dimensionals

Good Morning & Happy Friday Stamping Friends!

It's time for another Color Me Beautiful challenge & our colors this week are AWESOME if I may say so myself!  I took the liberty of making a *masculine* Christmas card for my oldest son using one of my FAVE snowman sets---Flaky Friends!  I know it's retired but I have to pull this out every year & make something with it!  Reggie loves anything with blue in it so I'm sure this will put a smile on his face when he gets it in December!  I'd love to see what you create with our colors!  All you have to do is use at least 3 of the above colors making whatever your heart desires & post it to the Color Me Beautiful challenge blog by Thursday, October 18th @ 5pm.  I can't wait to see your awesome work!!!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by & I hope you have a FABULOUS rest of the weekend!

Until Next Time,

Hugs & Love,

A Bit of Mojo Christmas

Supplies:  Ornament Keepsakes & Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp Sets; Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler & 

Gumball Green Cardstock; Gumball Green & Cherry Cobbler Ink; Be of Good Cheer DSP; Big Shot; 

Ornament Keepsakes Framelits; Perfect Polka Dots & Stripes Embossing Folders; Scallop Squares

 Duo Die; Little Leaves Sizzlits Die; 1"Square, 1/2" Circle & Word Window Punches; Cherry Cobbler 

 Bakers Twine; Shimmer Mist; White Gel Pen; SU! Rhinestones & Dimensionals

Good Morning & Happy Hump Day Stamping Friends!

I hope you all had a wonderful long weekend....mine was fantastic albeit busy as usual!  I meant to have this card posted on Monday  but time just slipped away from me so here I am posting on a Wednesday!  Family always comes first even when you just want to stamp instead LOL!!!  My card is featuring the Mojo Monday sketch even though it doesn't follow it to a t but I feel that it's close enough & I LOVE the flagged edges on the DSP....too cute!

Well, I have a TON of work to do so I'm off to *work*....ENJOY my lil' creation & I'll be back with a post on Friday!

Until Next Time,

Hugs & Love,

Color Me Beautiful Challenge #6 Spring Petals

Supplies:  Perfectly Penned & Delicate Doilies Stamp Sets; Always Artichoke, Pink Pirouette & Whisper

White Cardstock; Always Artichoke, Pink Pirouette, Regal Rose, Certainly Celery & Craft White Ink;

Pink Pirouette Taffeta Ribbon; Big Shot; Apothecary Accents Framelits; SU! Rhinestones; 

SU! Buttons; Mini Glue Dots & Dimensionals

Good Morning Stamping Friends!

It's time to play along with us over @ Color Me Beautiful!  We have an awesome color combination to work with this week & I can't wait to see your lovely creations!  Use at least 3 of the above colors to make whatever your heart desires & post it to the Color Me Beautiful challenge blog by 5 pm Thursday, October 11, 2012.  Have fun & happy stamping!!!!!

My good friend & downline Teresa's birthday is Saturday so I decided to make this card for her.  It was also a challenge to myself to make something a bit more simpler as I'm working on a Christmas Stamp-a-Stack right now & I do believe I accomplished this task very nicely!  For more inspiration; please check out the rest of the Design Team's work here.

I have quite a busy day so I'm off to get the kiddos up & ready for school!  Have a nice weekend & I'll *see* you on Monday!

Until Next Time,

Hugs & Love,

Crafty Gals October Challenge

Supplies:  Affection Collection & Mixed Bunch Stamp Sets;Whisper White;  

Glossy White, Gumball Green & Midnight Muse Cardstock; Gumball Green & Midnight  

 Muse Ink; Big Shot; Labels Framelits; Beautiful Wings Embosslits; Blossom, Scallop  

 Oval, Large Oval, 3/4" & 1" Circle Punches; SU! Pearls & Dimensionals

Happy Friday Stamping Friends!

It's the 5th of the month so that means that it's time for another Crafty Gals Challenge!  We were all asked to make a creation that wasn't a rectangle or square & if I'm not mistaken couldn't even have those items on it so I decided to make an exact replica of a cascading card we made for stamp class using 8 1/2 x 11 cardstock.  I must say that I'm very happy with this lil' creation & to see what the rest of the ladies made for you; please check out their blogs:
Jeanette
Patty
Tracie
Barb
Melina
Athina
Carolina
Heather
Lela
Diane
Thanks so much for stopping by & have a great rest of the day!
Until Next Time,
Hugs & Love,