Happy St. Patrick's Day all!

What a beautiful day it is! Reached a high of 68 degrees! Oh how this weather makes me happy. :-)
We celebrated St. Patrick's Day at school today with lots of fun activities and of course food. Lucky Charms to be exact. The kids liked counting all their marshmallows and shaped cereal. A great Math exercise.
Today I have no St. Patty's card, but I do have one for the Spring which appears to be knocking at our door currently. Yeah!

I based my card off of Kazan's #48 for 2S4Y this week. I bought some funky fabric swatches last night and wanted to try them on a card. I like the vibrant colors. For this card base I used a K & Co. recycled pink cardstock for the base, cut a piece of fabric with pinking shears and mounted it on the card base. I added a strip of brown Bazzill scallop to separate the pattern and ground the center with the flower and Cutting Cafe Everyday Greetings 2 sentiment. Of course I put a little bling because I am addicted to rhinestones.

Okay I need to skedaddle. My daughter has a chorus concert this evening. I can't wait to hear her sing. Thanks for stopping by!

Rainy Saturday

Happy Saturday to you! It's raining here in Virginia but that's okay because we had 4 days of glorious sunshine and warm temps. It has to rain every now and then. I am kind glad it's dreary out because I can hole up at home and create.
I have one card I can share today. My other projects I can't reveal yet but very soon. :-)

Okay so my card I am sharing is based on ICS sketch #57 using OCC's color challenge of yellow, green, pink, and brown.

Supplies: cardstock Coredinations; pattern paper: American Crafts; digital sentiment: The Cutting Cafe' Everyday Greetings Set 2; pearls: Kaiser Craft

Okay, off to create some more! Thanks for stopping by!

Wow!

Happy Thursday everyone! I hope you are having a fantastic week thus far. We had some sunny days with warm temperatures which was so nice! I was ready to break out the sandals and paint my my toenails. Unfortunately, we are do for lots of rain the next few days. Oh well. Something is better than nothing.

I am hopelessly addicted to The Cutting Cafe' files Regina creates. I love using the greetings, cut files, card templates, etc. and right now Regina is looking for a 3-4 gals for The Cutting Cafe' design team. She's a great lady to work with along with the entire team! Click the link above and check out all the details on how to become a part of the design team. I love the ability to print the greetings at home on any paper I choose and never having to worry about an ink smear or not getting the sentiment straight. I hope you will consider joining our fabulous team. Don't say I didn't warn you though on how addictive it is. :-)

Also, this week The Cutting Cafe' is sponsoring 2S4Y this week! Have you seen the newest sets? I can't wait to use the Everyday Greetings Set 2. It has 20 assorted greetings.

I know I have said it before, but aren't these sayings fun? I adore them! My card for Laura's sketch uses Everyday Greetings which also has 20 assorted greetings. Lots of fun sentiments!

Supplies: cardstock: The Paper Co. kraft, Coredinations turquoise, Prism brick red, and Creatively-Green Yukon; pattern paper: Making Memories Vintage Findings and Target Valentine's day; stamps: The Cutting Cafe' Everyday Greetings, heart Michael's; rhinestones: Darice; ink: Brilliance Graphite Black

Finally, I have wonderful news to share! I was selected as a Spot Light gal for gcd Studios! Oh was I ever surprised. I read online that there 562 applications for the new design team. I may not be on the design team but being selected as a Spot Light gal is a big deal to me. Look for projects featuring gcd products in the near future. :-)

Quick Post

Still not feeling well so a quick post today.

Card based on CPS 156 sketch:

I used Rain Rain Go Away from The Cutting Cafe for my sentiment. I like this set because it reminds me of childhood days jumping in puddles and singing this song repeatedly to try and make the rain stop.

I hand cut the umbrella and inked the edges with a baby blue ink pad to give some color and then applied with a pop dot to meet the Crafty Creations Challenge #56. I also made the handle myself from kraft cardstock. A fun card to make.

Supplies: cardstock: The Paper Co. kraft and Stampin' Up Bashful Blue; pattern paper: Reminisce; digital sentiment: The Cutting Cafe Rain Rain Go Away; rhinestones: Queen & Co. blue; ink: Stampin' Up Bashful Blue; button: Recollections

Sunday Sunday

Sundays are always a good time to sit back and reflect on the week's accomplishments and go over what you want to achieve in the next week. Ahhhhh. So what did I achieve this week? Not much on the blogging front. Sorry. I have been wrapped up in the Olympics and dealing with a health issue that's had me down. I think things are starting to turn around for me though. A highlight of my week was an email I received from Tiffany Howard of Cosmo Cricket congratulating me on my publishing of "B is for Baby" card in Paper Crafts March/April magazine. Here's the cover of the magazine. Spring is near! Yeah!

I was so surprised! Not only that, she asked for my addy so she could send me some products to work with! Shut the front door on me because I was tickled beyond belief. And true to her word, a box arrived with these goodies inside:

Thank you Tiffany and Cosmo Cricket for this box of supplies! I truly appreciate it!

I dove right into the items and created a few simple cards for 2 different challenges. The first is for The Pink Elephant's sketch #55 this week:

The inside of the card: Supplies: cardstock: Recollections; pattern paper: Cosmo Cricket; stamp: Stampin' Up; ink: Brilliance; sticker: American Crafts; other punches: EK success

My next card is for Card Patterns #53 sketch. They are celebrating their 1st birthday this week and will have posts everyday with different DT cards. You can follow along for a chance to win a great prize if you comment on every designer's blog. Fun stuff!


Supplies: cardstock: Recollections; pattern paper: Cosmo Cricket; chipboard; Basic Grey; paint, Making Memories; glitter: Stickles, stickers: 7 Gypsies; rhinestones: Queen & Co.

Sometimes it's nice to make a simple card that can be mailed without extra postage. :-)
Thank you for stopping by! Wishing you a sweet Sunday!

Sunny days make me happy

Yep, I woke up to a bright sunny day here in Virginia! Always a nice way to start the day. Well minus the planes taking off. I live near a small airport and because the weather conditions are so lovely it's a perfect day to fly! Happy flying. I wish I had woken up earlier though because there's a restaurant that serves brunch and you can watch the planes take off. It would have been a good day to go.
Instead of going out, I sat down to creating right after my morning cup of joe. It definitely
saved me some calories and a few bucks. One paper line I am digging currently is Artsy Urban by Melody Ross. These funky papers are gorgeous! I covered this container with the aqua flocked paper easily. I then added a scallop trim to the edge and a huge red bead for a handle.

I wrapped a piece of white eyelet lace around the container and then a strip of 7 Gypsies gaffer tape.
Then I added a few Making Memories flowers and trim to dress it up.
The next item I want to share with you is for the CARDS blog challenge this week: create a shaped card.
I used an apple shaped card from Paper Popsicles and covered it with Melody Ross papers, added a scrap piece of border, pattern paper and lace, then embellished with two tiny flowers to complete this card.

My final card is for the Moxie Fab Tuesday Trigger which was inspired by this photo:

This is my first time participating in this challenge and I am not sure why I have waited this long to play along. The best part is Cath takes your ideas for this challenge.

Pretty cool! Okay I must get ready for work so here's my card:

I used Get Sketchy's #26 card sketch. I could make several cards with this design. I love the large circle!

Have a wonderful day!

Two more for Wednesday

Two for today. First is a card I made using Nikki Sivil's "My Sweet Cherry Pie" paper line. Fun stuff! My card is based on Kazan's 2S4Y #45 sketch this week.

Supplies: cardstock: Recollections red and white; pattern paper and die cut: Nikki Sivils "My Sweet Cherry Pie"; digital stamp: The Cutting Cafe Trees in a Row; ribbon: Target brown; button: craft supply; twine: Martha Stewart; glitter: Stickles Frosted Lace

My next card is for a new challenge blog Stamp, Scrap, & Doodle Something. I used Studio Calico papers. I love the scallops on the Dollhouse sheet.

Supplies: cardstock: Recollections white and Bazzill ; Pattern Paper: Studio Calico; digital stamp: The Cutting Cafe Trees in a Row; metal brad: Creative Imaginations; jewels: Kaiser Craft; twine: Martha Stewart

I hope you had a wonderful Wednesday. We were happy to get back to school today! :-) We missed last week due to the snow storm and we are still operating on a 2 hour delay for the remainder of this week. In due time we will be back to norm. For now, it is what it is. I just keep smiling and living each day grateful I have it to live.