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,