Friends.... One is silver......

Any former Girl Scouts out there?

Remember the little song:

Make New friends

but keep the old,

One is silver

and the other gold.

I am playing in this weeks challenge at Cas-ual Fridays and the theme is Hi Ho Silver, which for some reason made me think about this song from Girl Scouts.

I created my sentiment on my computer in my Print Shop program and cut my little gals out with my Silhouette Cameo. I used my scor-pal to emboss some lines above and below my sentiment. I punched four tiny holes and tied some gold and silver twine, which I just purchased at my local scrapbook store, to finish it off.

Supplies used: card stock - white, silver glitter, gold glitter; Silhouette Studio cut file; twine - Local scrapbook store; Scor-pal; fonts - Great Vibes and Lucida Grande; Pop Dots.

Whimsical Wednesday "Sketch It"

Well, Wednesday has rolled around again and we have a new challenge for you over at Whimsical Designs!! This week our challenge is "sketch it" and we have a sketch created by one of our own fabulous design team members - Nanne!!!

Our sponsor this week is Shelly's Images and you have a chance to win a $9 voucher to her store!

Shelly provided the design team with a digital image to use for our creations, called "Beary Smart"

I decided to use the image to create a New Baby card for a little boy. I printed my image out on white card stock and also on patterned paper so that I could fussy cut his fur body out. I matted my stripe paper on a piece of blue card stock, used pop dots to add a piece of the die cut star paper on the bottom and attached it to my vanilla card stock card base. I used a spellbinders die to cut out my digital image and attached it on top of my patterned papers. I also added a few rub ons.

Supplies used: card stock - white, vanilla and blue; patterned papers - Ella Stripe, Jack Animals and Jack Die Cut Stars all in Animal Crackers by Making Memories; rub ons - Baby Boy book one, and Ginger sidekicks both by American Crafts; digital image - Beary Smart by Shelly's Images; CopicMarkers; Pebbles chalk; Lacey Circles Nestabilities by Spellbinder; Pop Dots

Thanks for stopping by, now I hope you'll head over to Whimsical Designs and see what the rest of the design team has created with "Beary Smart".

Ooh La La

Happy Tuesday everyone!!!!

It's time for a new challenge at Celebrate The Occasion!

This week's challenge is Girl’s Birthday (must use pink). The design team has some darling inspiration for you so pop on over to the blog and check it out.

For my card I used a stamp from a set by Recollections and the sketch from this weeks challenge at Seize The Birthday! I am entering my card in their challenge.

Supplies used: card stock - white, pink embossed; patterned paper - Eiffel Tower Damask in Paris Girl by Carta Bella; border punch - EK Success; stamp - Recollections; ink - Tuxedo Black by Memento; Copic markers; pearls - Kaiser Craft; font - LD Dainty.

Sneak Peek - LUFP!

I have a little sneak peek of a card I made for Link Up For Pink!

I hope you'll stop by the blog and check it out.

Ladies - Don't forget your mammograms!!! Take care of your girls!

Just For The Shake Of It

Happy Monday all, hope you enjoyed your weekend!!!

I suppose most of you watched the Oscars last night. Did your favorites win? How about all the lovely gowns. I had to crack up a bit because Helen Hunt made a point of wearing a dress she already owned from H & M, but she did have $700,000 dollars worth of jewelry on.

Anyway.... my card today is for the challenge at Freshly Made Sketches!

For my card I used stamps from Unity and some papers from Neapolitan by American Crafts.

Supplies used: card stock - white, coral; patterned papers, brown; vellum; patterned papers - Pretty Please and Lucky Laugh in Neapolitan by American Crafts; stamps - Just For The Shake Of It by Unity; ink - Tuxedo Black by Memento; Copic markers; Labels Eight Nestabilities by Spellbinder; plastic buttons - my stash.

You're My Party Animal

My second post for today is a card I made for the challenge at Retro Sketches!

and a challenge at The Alley Way Stamps!

I inked up some stamps from Party Animal by The Alley Way stamps and used some patterned papers from Basic Grey's Life of the Party.

Supplies used: card stock - white; patterned papers - Bitty Dot Basics by Papertrey Inc., Candy Bag, Costume, Confetti Cake and How You've Grown all from Life of the Party by Basic Grey;

stamps from Party Animal by The Alley Way Stamps; ink - Tuxedo Black by Memento; Copic markers; button - my stash; twine - Liz's Paper Loft Boutique; Pop Dots.

Set The World On Fire

I had a little free time on Thursday and I created this card for the challenge over at Casology!

I tried to come up with something a little out of the ordinary. I used cuts form both my Going Places and Indie Art Cricut cartridges. The sentiment was done in my Print Shop program.

Supplies used: card stock - white, black, yellow, red; Going Places and Indie Art Cricut cartridges; font - Carlisle; corner rounder - Zutter

Wishing You.... - LUFP Chalenge #10

Welcome everyone, it is time for a new challenge over at Link Up For Pink! I hope you'll join us for challenge #10 and help us raise awareness for Breast Cancer. The design team has some fabulous inspiration for you and we have some new team members so pop by and leave them a little love!!

Our sponsor for this challenge is Paper Secrets and you can win a $25 gift certificate!!!!!

For this challenge we have a beautiful inspiration photo:

The theme: breast cancer awareness, inspirational, healthy reminders, "celebrate more birthdays", you're in my thoughts, encouragement, etc.

This challenge is a "Photo Inspiration" challenge.  Use the color combo  or anything in the photo collage, BUT you must include a Dash of Pink.

For my card I used a cut file from Silhouette Studio with some paper from Peachy Keen by American Crafts. 

Supplies used: card stock - white; patterned papers Easy As Pie and My Oh My in Peachy keen by American Crafts; cut file - Silhouette Studio; stamp - Whimsical Fun Vol 1 by Whimsical Designs; ink - Tuxedo Black by Memento; twine - my stash.

Remember ladies - Take Care of Your Girls!!!!

Get Your Mammograms!!!!

Baby, Come Back

I have a little post this evening to share a card I made for a couple of challenges!

The first challenge is over at Dynamic Duos!

And the second challenge is over at Less is More and the theme this week is "Up In The Air"

For my card I chose to use paper airplanes. I stamped my image on my card base and also on some patterned paper and then fussy cut the paper airplanes out. The clouds were fussy cut from a piece of patterned paper also.

Supplies used: card stock - white; patterned papers - Chance of Rain in One Fall Day by Bella Blvd. and Dewey Decimal petite paper pack by Lawn Fawn; stamps - paper airplanes - Recollections and sentiment in Feelin' Groovy by Pink by Design; ink - Jet Black Archival; Pop Dots

Whimsical Wednesday "Going Green" challenge

I hope everyones week is going well. I can't believe it is already Wednesday, Monday and Tuesday just flew by.

Anyway, since it is Wednesday we have a new challenge for you over at Whimsical Designs.
This week we are "Going Green", create a project and include the color green.

Our sponsor for this challenge is A Day For Daisies and you will have a chance to win a $12 gift certificate to the store.

For my card I used Rose Tree which you can purchase here and one of Stephanie's sentiment stamps from Everyday Sentiments which you can purchase at her shop Whimsical Designs!

Supplies used: card stock - white, green; patterned papers - Bitty Dot Basics by Papertrey Inc., Emma Gingham by Making Memories' Vintage Linen in For The Record by Echo Park; digital image - A Day For Daisies; Copic markers; stamp - Everyday Sentiments by Whimsical Designs; ink - jet Black Archival; satin rose - my stash; border punch - EK Success,

I can't wait to see your "going green" creation, so I hope you'll link up with us. Please hop over to Whimsical Designs and check out all the beautiful creations by the design team!!! Leave them a little love also!!!

Define Yourself

I had a lot of time to play in my craft room this weekend!!! I really enjoyed myself and got cards made for several challenges this week!!!

This little card is for the challenge over at The Play Date Cafe!

This week's suggested colors are . . .

Carnation...Mint...Juniper

Supplies used: card stock - white; patterned papers from My Minds Eye; stamp - Everyday Button Bits by Papertrey Inc.; ink - Mint Melody by Stampin' Up; border punch - Fiskars; Lacey Circles Nestabilities by Spellbinder; corner rounder - Fiskars; buttons - my stash; twine - Liz's Paper Loft Boutique.

Love Who You Are

I made this card for my youngest daughter. She lives in San Francisco and I don't get to see her as often as I would like to. She has an awesome sense for fashion and this stamp just reminded me of her. I'm going to drop it in the mail to her today :0)

I'd like to enter it in the challenge this week over at Cas-ual Fridays.

Supplies used: card stock - white; stamps - Fashionista by Close To My Heart; ink - Jet Balck Archival; washi tape - Pick Your Plumb; pearls - BoBunny; corner rounder - Fiskars.

Butterfly Hi

This is my second post for today, if you are looking for Celebrate The Occasions challenge please scroll down.

I created this card to join in this weeks challenge at Case This Sketch.

Supplies used: card stock - white; patterned papers - Mother Always Says, Heavens To Betsy and Nifty all in Peachy Keen by American Crafts; butterfly punch and corner rounder- Fiskars; stamp from Whimsical Fun Vol 1 by Whimsical Designs; ink - Jet Black Archival; pearls - Kaiser Craft; sewing machine.

You're the Salt To My Pepper / CTO #100

Last week we had 113 entries in our Valentines Anything Goes challenge over at Celebrate The Occasion!!!! All kinds of beautiful creations, it was so hard to pick our favorites. Thanks to all of you for showing us your fabulous projects!!!

This week our 100th challenge and our 2 year anniversary so our theme is Happy Anniversary. Go get those creative juices flowing again and show us your Happy Anniversary creation!

Our sponsor for this month is The Scrapbooking Queen and you can have a chance to win her Queen Bee stamp set!!!

For my Happy Anniversary card I used the From My Kitchen Cricut cartridge to cut out a set of salt and pepper shakers. I cut the bottles out of two pieces of vellum, blue for the blackout portion and clear for the front. The lids and letters were cut from card stock. I used some patterned papers from Cosmo Cricket and printed the sentiment out on my computer.

Supplies used: card stock - white, 2 shades of blue; patterned papers - Ribbon Sandwich and Apron Strings in Early Bird by Cosmo Cricket; clear and blue vellum; From My Kitchen Cricut cartridge; red trim and twine - my stash; rub on - American Crafts; font - Plasmatica and Plasmatica Italic; Pop Dots.

Graphic Happy Birthday

My second post for today is a card I created for Seize The Birthday!

This week we are to create a masculine birthday card with this sketch:

I attached my pattern paper to my card stock base first. I then took a 4" X 5 1/4" piece of white card stock and cut a circle out of the bottom center. I attached a piece of transparency to the back, covering the cut out circle. I then cut notches out of both sides to make it look like it was two separate pieces. I stamped my sentiment on another piece of card stock and cut it into a small circle. I attached that circle to the transparency.  I then attached the whole piece to my card with Pop Dots and embellished with some buttons.

Supplies used: card stock - white; patterned paper by Samantha Walker for Creative Imaginations; buttons and twine - my stash; stamp - Inkadinkado; ink Jet Black Archival; transparency - Staples; Pop Dots.

Party Zone

Good Monday Morning to you!!!!

I'm sharing a card today I made for Freshly Made Sketches!

For my card I used papers and stickers from Basic Grey's "Life Is A Party".

Supplies used: card stock - tan; patterned papers - Costume, Confetti Cake, Nostalgia all in Life Of The Party by Basic Grey; element stickers in Life Of The Party by Basic Grey; stamp from my stash; ink - Rich Cocoa by Memento; 1" and 1 1/4" circle punches - EK Success; Pop Dots.

Sneak Peek - LUFP

I have a little sneak peek of a card I made for Link Up For Pink!

I hope you'll stop by the blog and check it out.

Ladies - Don't forget your mammograms!!! Take care of your girls!

Definition Happy Birthday

I hope everyone enjoyed their Valentines Day!

I made dinner for my hubby, my daughter and her husband, and my grandchildren. We had a wonderful time. I made a yummy strawberry cake, we had cherry sodas and I made them all little favors which I filled with their favorite candies.

Before the evening ended I wanted to sneak this card in for the challenge over at Dynamic Duos!

And I wanted to share it at 52 Card Pick Up!

Supplies used: card stock - white; patterned papers - Twinkling Lights in Neapolitan by American Crafts and Dew Rosee in heyday by Studio Calico; stamps - Dream Text by Stampendous and Junkitz Blooms by Junkitz; ink - Jet Black Archival; washi tape - Pick Your Plumb; pearls - Kaiser Craft; buttons and twine - my stash; sewing machine.