613 Avenue Create Challenge #48~Gift Packaging

Supplies:  North Pole Sign Digital Image; Real Red, Whisper White & Early Espresso

Card Stock; Real Red Ink; SU! DSP; SU! Rhinestones; SU! Pearls; Chocolate Chip

Double Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon; Stitched Felt Winter Wishes; Prismacolor

Pencils; Paper Bag; Red Line Tape; Sticky Back Velcro Closures

Good Morning & Happy Sunday Stamping Friends!!!!!

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving with your family/friends!  Mine was very nice & I'm now in Christmas decorating mode!!!!!

Today I'm sharing my design for 613 Avenue Create & our optional challenge for you this week is to make/create gift packaging or you can play along with our anything goes theme....very easy!!!  I decorated a paper bag for my gift package & this lil' cutie will be under my tree very soon!  To see what the rest of the Design Team made, please check out our blog & while you're there; read up on our rules so you can play along with us!  I'm looking forward to seeing what you all come up with...have fun & happy stamping!!!!!

I'm entering this creation in the following challenges:

4 Crafty Chicks~Christmas 

Clear It Out~Anything Goes-Stash-Snowflake

Crafting By Designs~Christmas or Winter

Crafty Hands~Sparkle & Bling 

Crafty Ribbons~Anything Goes w/Ribbon

Crimbo Crackers~Anything but a Card

Jellypark~Christmas

QKR Stampede~It's Starting to Look a Lot Like Christmas

Shopping Our Stash~Holiday or Winter-everything except image is from my stash

Stampin' for the Weekend~Feeling Festive

Sweet Stamps~The Holidays

Totally Papercrafts~Ho, Ho Holidays 

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

Until Next Time,

Hugs & Love,      

Crafting When We Can Challenge #58~Winter

Supplies:  Polar Pals Stamp Set; Winter 10 Digital Image; Whisper White, Slate Gray, Tempting

Turquoise & Brushed Silver Card Stock; Basic Gray Ink; SU! DSP; Big Shot; Festive Flurry

Framelits; Label Bracket & 1 3/8" Circle Punches; Silver Ribbon; SU! Rhinestones &

Pearls; Dazzling Details;  Prismacolor Pencils; Dimensionals

Good Morning & Happy Sunday Stamping Friends!!!!

Today I'm sharing my card for Crafting When We Can & our challenge to you for the next 2 weeks is to show/share your Winter theme cards with us.  I mixed a bit of old supplies with some new goodies to make my creation--fun, fun!  I'm also really enjoying coloring my digital images with prismacolor pencils!  It's so very easy to blend the colors....if only I could use alcohol markers like this LOL!!!  To see what the rest of the Design Team created, please check out our blog & while you're there; read up on our rules so you can play along with us!!!  I'm looking forward to seeing your gorgeous works of art....have fun & happy stamping everyone!!!!!

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

ABC Christmas Challenge~Winter Wishes

Aud Sentiments~Any Semtiment 

Charisma Cardz~Christmas

Crafts 4 Eternity~Glitter & Sparkle 

CraftyHands~Sparkle & Bling

Fairy Tale~Photo Inspiration 

Happy Campers~Glitter It

Paper Crafting Journey~Bling It Up! 

Stampin' for the Weekend~Feeling Festive

Totally Papercrafts~Add a Bow

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

Until Next Time,

Hugs & Love, 

613 Avenue Create~World Peace Day

Supplies:  Joanie the Flower Child Digital Stamp; Basic Black Card Stock; White Specialty Paper; SU!

DSP; 2 1/2" Circle, 2 3/8" Scallop Circle, Elegant Butterfly & Bitty Butterfly Punches; White Gel 

Pen; SU! Rhinestones; Flower Embellishments; Black Grosgrain Ribbon; Black Prismacolor

 Pencil; Dimensionals

Good Morning & Happy Sunday Stamping Friends!!!

I'm posting my creation for 613 Avenue Create & as always we're an Anything Goes challenge blog with an optional twist.  Our twist this week is for you to celebrate World Peace Day with us!  We want to see your works of art using the peace symbol or the word peace.  I used the word peace on my card for today & in case you're wondering.....no I didn't forget to color my image LOL!!!  Loves Rubberstamps is having a black & white or sepia color challenge this week & I decided to give it a whirl!  I was really happy with my card until I chose to color Joanies' hair....now I know why I rarely use my black coloring pencil---I do not like how her hair came out & wish I had just left it alone but at least the rest of the card is cute!!!  To see what the rest of the Design Team created, please check out our blog & while you're there; read up on our rules so you can play along with us!  I'm looking forward to seeing what you all come up with....have fun & happy stamping everyone!!!!!

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

By LORi Designs~Ribbon & Bows 

Crafty Boots~Remembrance

Crafty Creations~Dies & Punches

Crafty Ribbons~Anything Goes w/Ribbon

Creative Craft Challenges2~Recipe..1 Image, 2 Papers-Scallop under the image is designer paper, 3 Flowers

Digitally Sweet~Ribbon or Lace (or both)

DL.ART~Encouragement
Emerald Faeries~Ribbon/Lace & Bling

Flutterby Wednesday~Open..Anything Goes w/a Butterfly or Fairy

Paper Playtime~Sparkle

Penny's Paper-Crafty~Add a Sentiment

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

Until Next Time,

Hugs & Love,

Crafting When We Can Challenge #57~Neapolitan (Red, White & Brown)

Supplies:  Yippee-Skippee Stamp Set; Demented Beauty Digital Image; Whisper White, Early Espresso,

Vellum & Kiwi Kiss Card Stock; Early Espresso Ink; SU! DSP; Riding Hood Red Taffeta Ribbon; 

1 3/4" Circle, Modern Label, Decorative Label, Build a Bird, 1 3/8" Circle, Elegant & Bitty

Butterfly Punches; SU! Pearls; SU! Rhinestones; Prismacolor Pencils; Dimensionals

Good Morning & Happy Sunday Stamping Friends!!!!

I'm posting my Design Team creation today for Crafting When We Can & our theme for the next 2 weeks is Neapolitan~use red, white & brown as the main colors in your works of art.  I actually had a hard time visualizing how my card would look but once I colored the image & played around with the layout a bit...OK a lot LOL; I can honestly say that I'm happy with my work & hope you are too!  Please check out our blog to see what the rest of the Design Team created & while you're there; you can read up on our rules so you can play along with us!  I can't wait to see your gorgeous cards peeps....have fun & happy stamping!!!

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge~Gems, Gems, Gems 

Aud Sentiments~Feminine

Brown Sugar~Anything Goes 

By LORi Designs~Ribbon & Bows

Charisma Cardz~Anything Goes

Daring Cardmakers~The Other Occasions

Di's Digis Designs~Girly

Divas By Design~Use Your Digis

Loves Rubberstamps~Anything Goes

Totally Gorjuss~Remember

Thanks so much for stopping by & have a great rest of the day!!!
Until Next Time,
Hugs & Love,

Simply Create Too Challenge #50~Giving Thanks

Supplies:  Yippee-Skippee Stamp Set; Soft Suede, Very Vanilla & Midnight Muse Card Stock;

Soft Suede Ink; SU! DSP; Big Shot; Autumn Accents Die; Honeycomb & Woodgrain 

Embossing Folders; Elegant Butterfly, Decorative Label & Extra Large Oval 

Punches; Very Vanilla Seam Binding Ribbon; SU! Pearls; Dimensionals

Good Morning & Happy Friday Stamping Friends!!!

It's time for another challenge over @ Simply Create Too & our theme for the next 2 weeks is Giving Thanks.  Your creations can be for Thanksgiving or just a regular thank you card just as long as you're giving thanks....we want to see them!!!  I took this opportunity to make a Fall themed thank you card using some of my favorite things like butterflies & texture along with a bit of bling...can't make any type of card without some sort of bling right?!!!  To see what the rest of the Design Team created, please check out our blog & while you're there; read up on our rules so you can play along with us!  You'll have until Thursday, November 21, 2013 @ Midnight CST to link your creations.  I can't wait to see what you all come up with....have fun & happy stamping everyone!!!

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

By Lori Designs~Ribbon & Bows 

Crafting For All Seasons~Autumn Colors

Crafty Creations~Autumn Colours

Cuttin' & Stampin'~Giving Thanks 

Flutterby Wednesday~Brown Along With a Butterfly or Fairy 

Glitter n Sparkle~Leaves

Inky Impressions~Dies and/or Punches

Paper Pretties~Falling For You 

Sentimental Sundays~Falling Into Autumn

Shopping Our Stash~Thanks-Everything used is from my stash

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

Until Next Time,

Hugs & Love,     

ABC Challenges #52~CASE a Design Team Members' card

 Supplies:  Lovely As A Tree & Many Merry Messages Stamp Sets; Soft Suede & Very Vanilla

Card Stock;  Soft Suede & Early Espresso Ink; Big Shot; Delicate Designs Embossing 

Folder; Soft Suede Taffeta Ribbon; SU! Pearls

Good Morning & Happy Monday Stamping Friends!

It's ABC Challenge time & this week we're celebrating our 1 year anniversary with a special challenge to case anther design team members' card.  I chose to CASE Lela's card from our January 7, 2013 challenge.  I just loved the colors, simplicity as well as the layout...I couldn't wait to CASE it LOL!!!!  To see what the rest of the Design Team created, please check out our blog & while you're there; read up on our rules so you can play along with us!  After you've been inspired; you'll have until next Sunday, November 10, 2013 to submit your work.  I can't wait to see your gorgeous CASED cards this week!  Have fun & happy stamping!!!

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:
2 Sisters~Christmas With No Red or Green
Addicted to Stamps & More~Clean & Simple
A Gem of a Challenge~Christmas is Coming
Challenges & Candies~CAS-Clean & Simple
Christmas at Sweet Stampin'~Cards For Men
Creative Corner~Can't Touch This-Texture
Great Impressions~Holiday Card or Tag
Moving Along With The Times~No Design or Digital Paper
Polkadoodles~Anything Goes Christmas
Stamping Sensations~Christmas

Thanks so much for stopping by & have a great rest of the day!!!
Until Next Time,
Hugs & Love,

613 Avenue Create Challenge #44~Anything Goes

Supplies:  Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp Set; Isabella Making Snow Friends Digital Stamp; Island Indigo,

Coastal Cabana & Whisper White Card Stock; White Specialty Paper; Smoky Slate & Island Indigo

 Ink; Winter Frost Specialty DSP; Big Shot; Labels & Ovals Framelits; Word Window, Modern 

Label & Boho Blossoms Punches; Silver Ribbon; SU! Rhinestones; Silver Dazzling &

 Dazzling Details; Prismacolor Pencils; Dimensionals

Good Morning & Happy Sunday Stamping Friends!

It's time for another challenge over @ 613 Avenue Create & this week our optional theme is Anything Goes.  I've admired these fancy fold center step cards for a while now but was too afraid to try them....I conquered my fear with this creation & I must say that I'm quite pleased with it.  I will definitely make a few more of them for Christmas!  To see what the rest of the Design Team created & to read up on our rules; please head over to our blog.  I'm looking forward to seeing your wonderful work this week....have fun & happy stamping everyone!!!

I'm entering this card in the following challlenges:
A & T Emerald Faeries~Ribbons/Lace & Bling

Card Crafter's Circle~Cute Cards

Christmas Cards All Year 'Round~Winter Wonderland

The Crafting Cafe~Winter Blues 
Crafty Calendar~All Things Christmas

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge~Bling It Up 

Cute Card Thursday~Sparkles

Delicious Doodles~1 Image, 2 Designer Papers, 3 Die Cuts/Punched Shapes 

Polkadoodles~Anything Goes Christmas 
Sweet Stampin'~Shaped Cards

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

Until Next Time,

Hugs & Love,