Thursday, March 31, 2011

Color Challenge from Annabelle Stamps




For my card I used Take The Cake and the Dp is from

Echo Park.



How To Play Along :

- We post our challenges every Friday at 12:00pm AEST (AEDT during Daylight Savings).

- Our Sketch Challenge runs from the last Friday of a month through to the last Friday of the following month.

- Each Friday in between we have themed challenges. To be eligible for the monthly prize of a $20 gift voucher to spend in store at AnnaBelle Stamps you MUST take part in the sketch challenge AND one of the weekly challenges.

- Please link directly to your entry not just to your blog.

- Include a link back to this blog in your post.

- Please don't link to postings made prior to the date of our current challenge. All projects submitted must be new.

- A maximum of 5 challenges may be combined including this one.

- You may enter any challenge several times as long as each submission is with a new creation. - We would love you to use AnnaBelle Stamps, but you can play along without them.

For those who use AnnaBelle Stamps and upload to the Gallery HERE then you will also be in the running to be our Monthly Guest Designer! Make sure to check out the rest of the fabulous DT!!!


Belles






Sue K


Bellas



Guest Designer Nicole

Birthday Cards with Paper Smooches

My first card uses the Pretty Phrases set and I used my March Key Ingredients kit from Taylored Expressions love these kits Taylor always does such an amazing job putting these together!!!
This second card uses The Paper Smooches set that is going to be released tonight!!!! It's called sentiment sampler and I LOVE it you all know how much I love my sentiment sets. The Dp is from a new collection from SEI and the felt flowers are from Stamping Up.


Make sure to stop by tomorrow I have Get Sketchy along with FWF !!!

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Just A note

Another Fabulous Sale over at Paper Maniac!!!!
Happy Wednesday!!!! I have a very CAS card to share today one I did for the Sketch Call for Paper Crafts and it got rejected!!! On a happy note though I did get a card picked up by CARDS Magazine for their August issue so I am super excited about that.

I used the New My Mind's Eye Doily stamps and I have to admit I was a little nervous getting this set and how good they would stamp but I am excited to say they stamp like a dream and I mean you can see on this card the detail in the doily so pretty and I used a Girl's Paperie Button for the middle and my sentiment is from a PTI set. Have a fabulous day oh and did I tell you we are having some babies??? Baby Labrador puppies that is we are so excited and patiently waiting any day now they will be here I will be taking a ton of pictures so stay tuned for that!!!

Monday, March 28, 2011

Happy H{IPPITY}HOP MONDAYand A Happy Birthday!!!!

Happy Monday I hope you all had a great weekend. This week the Ippity girls have a FREE week which happens to be so perfect for our Little

Birthday Celebration!!!!!!


It's The Fabulous LISA A'S Birthday!!!!!

So in true Ippity fashion we are have a little surprise Hop for our One and Only sweet Lisa!!!!

My card today uses the Party Hat Wishes Kit along with some fun Dp and diecuts from SEI love this new collection from SEI and I thought it was perfect for today's card!!!

I hope you will join us in wishing Lisa a fabulous day she is amazing!!! Also don't forget to stop by the Ippity Blog for all the ladies hopping today some great talent you do not want to miss out on!!!!

Have a fabulous day my friends!!!!

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Sunday, March 27, 2011

Playdate Cafe Challenge


Happy Sunday!!!! Just a quick post sharing a card I did for the Playdate Cafe Challenge for this week I love playing to try new colors and just have fun with it because that's what these challenges are all about to have fun and try something new!~!!. I used some K and Company Dp and 3-d stickers I think it's called Poppy Seed I will have to double check and the sentiment is from the New Paper Smooches
for the month of April it's an amazing sentiment set and If you are like me and love sentiments this set you are going to want to have!!!!

Have a great rest of your Sunday!!!!

Saturday, March 26, 2011

Wee memories Scrappy Saturday Challenge

Happy Saturday!!!! This week we have another fabulous Wee Memories Challenge I so look forward to this every week!!!
It's an easy one this week
Anything Goes!!!!


We are being sponsored by the Amazing My Favorite Things!!!
They have a wonderful variety of products stamps to dies and even some great felt!!!
Today for my card I used this cutie as soon as I saw this set I knew I had to have it I mean really how can you pass up something as cute as this owl???? The clear stamp set is called Thinking Of HOO?? I did a little bit of everything to this card I did some paper piecing, coloring with my Copics and alot of distress inks. I used My Mind's Eye Stella Rose because yes I am so hooked on these papers.
I can't wait to see what everyone come up with!!!
Please make sure to check out the Wee Memories Blog for the rest of the amazing DT and the rules on how to play along!!!!
On a personal note I really just want to thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers of my grandmas passing. Really every word meant so much to me and I am just so amazed at how many people reached out to me through this diffuclt time and feel so blessed to have so many amazing people in my life hugs to all of you!!!!

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Annabelle Sketch Challenge and Some Exciting News!!!!



Amongst all the sad things that I have had going on this week I do have some very exiting news that I have been holding onto for a LONG time and I cannot tell you how excited I am to finally be able to share that I am On the Annabelle design team how exciting is that?/ Even more exciting I get to work along side some amazing designers!!!
My card uses the beautiful Ballerina Rose set
DP-SEI
Sprinkles

How To Play Along :


- We post our challenges every Friday at 12:00pm AEST (AEDT during Daylight Savings).

- Our Sketch Challenge runs from the last Friday of a month through to the last Friday of the following month.

- Each Friday in between we have themed challenges. To be eligible for the monthly prize of a $20 gift voucher to spend in store at AnnaBelle Stamps you MUST take part in the sketch challenge AND one of the weekly challenges.

- Please link directly to your entry not just to your blog.

- Include a link back to this blog in your post.

- Please don't link to postings made prior to the date of our current challenge. All projects submitted must be new.

- A maximum of 5 challenges may be combined including this one.

- You may enter any challenge several times as long as each submission is with a new creation.
- We would love you to use AnnaBelle Stamps, but you can play along without them. For those who use AnnaBelle Stamps and upload to the Gallery HERE then you will also be in the running to be our Monthly Guest Designer!
Make sure to check out the rest of the fabulous DT!!!
Belles
Sue K
Bellas
Guest Designer






































Wednesday, March 23, 2011

In Memory Of My Grandma

This is a hard post for me and I am going to try to get My bearings together enough to do it!!! My grandma passed away yesterday.
I had spent the most amazing last few months with this amazingly strong woman my grandma.
After not seeing my grandma for a few years it was a dream come true when she agreed to stay here for awhile and they were memories that I will never forget and cherish for the rest of my life. I did not know that when I was saying good bye to her a couple weeks ago that it would be the last time I would say those words. So she went back home and a few days later we found out she had cancer
and last week she had her first treatment and her body was just to weak to handle it. My heart is really breaking right now but I am so grateful that me and my kids had the chance to reconnect and be with her these last months of her life!!!
I love you Grandma so much!!!!

Monday, March 21, 2011

Wishing You A Fabulous Day



Omg have you seen the latest Playdate Cafe challenge just look at the colors I love them together!!!

I so love these challenges. They put together the best colors something I really am not that great at but put them together for me and I will give it my best shot!!!

Papers are from the Lily Bee Collection and the stamps are from PTI
Have a fabulous day I am off to run some errands!!!!


Happy H{IPPITY}HOP MONDAY!!!!

Happy Monday!!!! I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend!!!! Well just when you think it's Spring we get hit with more snow yikes I am so ready for some warm weather!!!
This week at Ippity it is the final twist to our four week challenge. The twist
Hand Stitching.






I know kinda cheated and used my sewing machine!!! I used Sweet Thoughts of Spring because really that's all I have been thinking of lately!!!! I also used some new Lilly Bee Dp love this stuff so pretty and colorful!!!!
Make sure to check out the Ippity blog for more fabulous inspiration and also Unity blog because out Girls Lisa and Lisa have some awesome projects posted over there!!!!
Have a great day!!!!!




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Friday, March 18, 2011

An Exciting Wee Memories Challenge!!!


What an exciting Saturday challenge we have for you!!! Wee Memories is teaming up with our good friends over at LAWNSCAPING for a fun challenge! And our good friends over at Lawn Fawn are sponsoring this challenge!! And even extra exciting we have Kelly Marie from Lawn Fawn and Kathy from The Daily Marker joining us for this fun and exciting challenge!!This weeks theme is all about CUTE and CUDDLY! What says cute to you? Or cuddly? You can incorporate either into your projects!! Another cool thing about the co-challenge? You have the the opportunity to win TWO PRIZES every time you enter! Why? Because we are offering a prize here and Lawnscapings is offering a prize there! That's a lot of winners! And you can enter at either blogs and your entry will appear on both challenge blogs. So be sure to join us this week for this super fun challenge so you don't miss out on these wonderful prizes!!




Here is my cuddly card I love this set Critters In The "burbs" from Lawn Fawn.
Dp is from Crate Paper. I colored the tree with distress inks and I used my Copic Markers for the dog.

Here is my cute card using Bake Me A Cake and Sophie's Sentiments

and more Crate Paper DP.



I cannot wait to see your creations!!!!

Have a fabulous Weekend!!!!





Happy FWF

Scroll down for Get Sketchy card!!!





Happy Friday I hope everyone had a fabulous St Patrick's day. We had a really nice dinner with family so it was nice!!! It's Friday so you know that means another fabulous day with tons of inspiration using Unity!!!! Today I used my KOTM again love these kits I know I always say it but it is true!!! I also used some Jillibean Soup Dp on both cards love that they made them into 6x6 pads. The first card I colored with my Copics I so need to use these markers more and if anything do alot more practicing!!!
That's it for me today make sure to check out the Unity blog for the rest of the FWF ladies!!!
I will be back tomorrow with an exciting Wee Memories challenge!!!

Get Sketchy


It's Friday you know what that means another Fabulous Get Sketchy sketch!!!
This week I am super excited about the sponsor this week Pink Persimmon is sponsoring us and we got the pleasure of working with their amazing stamps they are whimsical and beautiful!!!
I also used some Crate Paper Emma's Shop again I know I am going to be hooked on this gorgeous paper.
We would love for you to play along!!!!

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Thinking Of You

Happy St Patrick's day my friends!!!!!! I know I probaly should have saved my card from yesterday for today oh well.
So this is horrible I did make a few cards for the last PC call but did not get a chance to submit how bad is that!!! Oh well and this is one of them pretty CAS using some more fabulous My Mind's eye along with Hero Arts sentiment.
Another quick post I have a house to clean and a yummy Irish dinner for about 10 people yikes and even better I am really not a cook good thing I just gotta through the CornBeef in the crock pot I think I can handle that!!!!
I will be back tomorrow for FWF!!!

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

It's Your Lucky day

Happy Wednesday it's cold and rainy here a good day to stay home that's for sure!!!
I did this card last week for the CARDS challenge which was to make St Patrick's Day Card Love the way this came out love all the fun layers!!! The Dp is from LYB and the stamps are from PTI as well as that fabulous circle tag!!!
That's all I have got for today short and sweet
Thanks so much for stopping by!!!

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Birthday Fishes

Happy Tuesday I hope everyone is having a great week so far!!!

I have another fun Paper Smooches card to share. I thought it would be fun to do a little shaped card for these cute fish!!!

I used some new Cosmo Cricket Dp called Salt Air which is just so perfect for this image!!!
I colored my little guys just a little using my Copic markers added those cute little eyes and bubble stickers and done!!!

Have a great day!!!!

Monday, March 14, 2011

Happy H{IPPITY}HOP MONDAY

Happy Monday!!! I hope everyone had a fabulous weekend!!!

It's Monday so you know what that means another part of our four week challenge!!!

This week we have an amazing inspiration photo!!!

I LOVE this pillow!!!






I decided to change things up and do a tag I know some big change your thinking
I pretty much based my tag on the gorgeous fun colors in the photo there is so many different ways you can interpret this photo and that's what I love about it!!! I used some Stella Rose Dp from My Mind's Eye my tag was made from a spellbinder die and my sentiment is from How You Doin" and the banner is from the kit Love And Return (thank you Sherri for sending me this fabulous kit!!!)

Make sure to stop by the Ippity blog for all the amazing inspiration and I cannot wait to see what you make for this challenge!!!!




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Sunday, March 13, 2011

Butterfly Love


Happy Sunday today is Eva's fabulous Butterfly party I love it what a
great idea. I love butterflies they just make me smile and they are so fun to add to cards there are so many great products out there and today I am showcasing them using dies. The first two cards use a PTI die.

DP-Jillibean Soup

Stamp-PTI


Stamps-PTI

DP-October afternoon

I love this card I put down some tape on a piece of scrap paper and then die cut it with a spellbinders Butterfly die so fun!!! The sentiment is from Hero Arts.
So there you have some CAS Butterfly cards.
In hope you will join in on the fun there are some fabulous prizes that are being given away not only that it just some much fun seeing all these creative and beautiful ways butterflies are being used!!!!
Have a great SUNDAY and enjoy the hop!~!!!!!




Saturday, March 12, 2011

Butterfly party!!!!

SCROLL DOWN JUST A TAD FOR MY WEE MEMORIES CARD!!!
I just wanted ot quick pop and let you know my friend Eva is having a little blog Hop to show our love for butterflies so if you have a favorite Butterfly creation or want to quick make one you can link it up tomorrow over at Eva's Blog how fun is that!!!! I can't wait there is going to be a ton of gorgeous butterfly creations!!!

Wee Memories Scrappy Saturday Challenge

Happy Saturday!!!! I am back for another Wee Memories Challenge and if you are ready for Spring like I am this is the perfect challenge to make that fun Spring Creation!!!!



This week we are being Sponsored By the Fabulous Annabelle stamps Andrea has some amazing sets something for everyone!!!! I am a proud owner of a few sets and they stamp like a dream!!!!

I used this beautiful set called Branch Out along with Echo Park's Springtime collection and of course I had to add some twine in there just because I am hooked on the twine from The Twinery!!!
Make sure to check out the Wee Memories Blog for more fabulous inspiration and all the details on how you can play along this week we love to see what you come up with!!!!
Have a fabulous Weekend!!!


Friday, March 11, 2011

FWF

Please scroll down for Get sketchy card!!!
Happy Friday lots of exciting stuff going on including this awesome new feature that Unity is
going to be having each week the fabulous and talented Lesley is going to be sharing videos with us!!! I have to say I love videos and I am so excited about this you can go here to see the first one and we would love for you to subscribe it's pretty amazing !


I have a couple cards to share using January and February KOTM's love them I think they get better and better every month there is a little something for everyone in these kits and that is what I love about them!!! My new Love the amazing Crate Paper Emma's Shoppe it's gorgeous that's all I gotta say about it!!




Here is a little peek at this MOnths KOTM from Unity love those icecream cones and the butterflies are always gorgeous!!!!



Make sure to head on over to the Unity blog for all the fabulous ladies taking part in FWF today!!!

I also am sharing a fun way to alter a notebook ove at the Ippity blog today.



Have a great weekend!!!





Get Sketchy

Hi friends!!! Today we have a fabulous sponsor for get sketchy Heather Ellis she has tthe most adorable images you can check them out here


I used this sweet image and I paper Pieced her with some LYB this was so much fun to make it makes me so ready for spring!!!! We would love for yuou to play along for you chance to win some cute images!!!!



Thursday, March 10, 2011

Playdate Cafe




How about these fun colors from the Playdate Cafe!!! Love them I used Vintage Blue from We R Memory Keepers love this collection. I had a little fun with the pattern paper I cut it up to fit my card did a little layering with the flowers I tried to get a good picture but the idea really was to pop up some of the flowers off of the card. It was a good way to use a piece of Dp that I really did not think I would use because it's really for a scrapbook page. The sentiment is from a Unity KOTM kit and the ribbon is from Martha Stewart.
Anyways not sure if I got the colors quit right but it sure was fun trying!!!!