Merry Monday #200

Merry Monday Celebrates Challenge # 200

Hello and happy Monday to you! 

My dear friend and DT member of MM , Linda Snodgrass asked me to be her guest!

Of course I said yes! Merry Monday has some of the most talented Design Team 

members with beautiful inspiration for an early start to your Christmas cards.

I haven’t played as much this year but hope to change that.

As you can see I was inspired by the lower left photo. 

I used this beautiful Peppini Wreath  from Poppystamps and the sentiment is from Hobby Lobby. 

I watercolored the wreath with silver from Kuretake watercolors and then splattered it lightly all over the card.

 Thank you and God bless!

Make a Wish

Happy Little Stampers Case the Designer challenge

When I saw Joyce’s gorgeous card I knew I had to play along.

 I used my not so used stamp that I love from

 Alt & New Persian Motifs

Hello! Funny thing is I finally got around to playing along in the 

Tic-Tac-Toe challenge but I was using the wrong board, I somehow used the first one. Oh well next time. 

The sentiment is from PTI Just Desserts Stamp Set

Thanks stopping by!

Inspired By All the Little Thing

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge

Good Things

Make It Monday #245: Color Isolation 

Ashley shares a beautiful card and video with color isolation.

Muse Challenge #160
Michele Ferguson

 Hello!  I used the inspiration from Michele’s, 

beautiful card to help inspire my MIM card.

The background  was created with just the stem of the tulip. For my tulip I only used one color of light pink so the variations are very slight and soft. 

Thank you so much for the visit today!

 Simon Says: Anything Goes

Tulip Time Stamp Set
Papertrey Ink - Tulip Time Die
Phrases & Praises Stamp Set
large stitched rectangle  Lawn Fawn

Spring Cottage

 Hello! I know I have been posting a lot in the last few days, and I want you to know how much I appreciate your visits.

 Well, it’s my turn over at the Poppystamps blog again. You can see the full card HERE 

I hope you have a wonderful weekend !

 Thank you!

Happy April Fools' Day!

Look at this beautiful inspiration from Nancy!

Isn’t is gorgeous!

Hello and Happy April Fools' Day! 

Did you notice, no stamps! All dies from Poppystamps !

I love these tags from Poppystamps because so many come in one set!

I used distressed inks and watercolored the flowers and 
background, 

I added a bit of shimmer with my shimmer white watercolor paint.

I know I have a lot of post in a row for a bit so I appreciate you stopping by again. 

 












SSS Wednesday

Poppystamps Die

1460 Easter Excitement die set

Stitched Umbrella

Pinpoint Main Street Tags

April Shaker

Play Here

 We have another very talented guest this month: Sue McRae

Welcome!

Happy April Fools’ Day! 

Mary is having a :1-Day “No Foolin’” sale!  

50% Off coupon – “AprilFool”  gives 50% off the highest priced item in the cart.

 Coupon good April 1 only!This is a great time to get that stamp, die or set you have had your eye on.  

Another easy challenge , emboss any kind you want , heat dry etc. I choose heat for my card. 

I changed this one up many times, then I had some oval dies sitting on my desk and decided to make a shaker.

My mother always did fun things on April fools , for my dads lunch she would pack hard boiled eggs ....

 only they were not hard boiled! (raw)

In the cool-aid picture she would have jello. You really had to be alert that day but it was always fun, 

how she found the time with 9 kids!

I saw theTime Out challenge this morning on my friend, Anita’s   blog and knew I had to play along:

Inspired by words and this is the quote for the challenge!

I used the stamp from Serendipity Stamps A Woman Is Like

Thanks for the visit!

Adirondack Chair
50% off Stamp of the Month

Mini Grab Bags are 50% off too

April

SSS Wednesday

 Challenge: We Can See Clearly

Stitched Oval Layers    from memory box

Blessings and Bunnies

Thanks for the photo , Lindsey

Welcome to the March 12 Kits of Occasions!

Our host for the month of March is :Michelle

This was her first kit as part of our 12 Kits group, great job Michelle! 

I had so much fun! Such a darling kit! Thank you!

I shaded my white bunnies with a  sponge dabber and ink.

I love this Basket-Weave from Frantic Stamper and the sweet little Bunnies

For all the details and to see the links for the rest of the group please go to the 12 kits blog! HERE

 This little bunny was not part of the kit, but went with the theme. 
I  used  Plush Flower Buttons and  Plush Spring Bunny from Memory box

For all the details and to see the links for the rest of the 12 Kits group please go to the 12 kits blog! HERE

I hope you have a great week,  thanks for the visit!

Simple Score Lines

Make It Monday #244: Score Lines

Hello friends!

Laurie from Papertrey Ink has a very informative video up on the blog with some great tips . 

The picture above shows the lines going across. 

I Love a simple card and after a few takes this one turned out the way I wanted. I love my new Phrases & Praises stamp set.

Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled

Phrases & Praises Stamp Set

Bitty Bouquets Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink - Bitty Bouquets Die

Papertrey Ink - Tag Sale #8 Die Collection (set of 2)

Repurposed iPhone Earbud Case Papertrey Ink Hop

March 2016 Blog Hop

 The challenge was to use some kind of stitching or faux stitching on your card. 

Welcome to the Hop!

Since this one is about stitching I thought I would share this: Repurposed; Apple iPhone Earbud container, that I turned into a needle keeper about 6 months ago. This is the second one I made, since my husband found one of his old case’s. 

Do any of you put your earbuds back in it? 

Before I took it apart!

From start to finish, this maybe took 15 min.

Ok, the first one came apart much easier than this one,and in one simple piece.

 This case had been in my husbands hot car for a least a year,that might be why it was harder to take apart.

I grabbed one end with pliers and held down the bottom part with pointy pliers/needle-nose pliers 

After it came apart I cut and rounded a thin magnetic sheet . I promise it was easy. 

 I thought it was a pretty good idea and it's a bit bigger than the tiny needle keepers in the store.

Ok, now the card , I added some french knots to the center of  flowers.

Thank for the visit today, if I don’t get to your cards today /Good Friday, I will try Saturday.  

Happy Easter !

Products used

Just Desserts Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink - Just Desserts Die

 The felt peek is : memory box Plush Flowers and Plush Spring Bunny

Just Dessert and Some Blending!

Make It Monday #243: Ink Blending Over Heat Embossing

 Danielle shows us another, really fun technique! Click the link above to see her two beautiful cards!

Ok, this cake set might be my new favorite Papertrey Ink set, with so many possibilities. This is my second card I made with the set, I will post the other one in a few days.

Keeping our world in my prayers today!

Thanks for the visit!

 Challenge: Food And Drink

Papertrey Ink 

Just Desserts Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink - Just Desserts Die

The music stamp is from Hobby Lobby

Happy World Down Syndrome Day!

Happy World Down Syndrome Day! 

We are very blessed, and thank God Every Day for our 

Granddaughter Delaney! 

She works harder than anyone I know, just to keep up and she is one of the funniest little girls I know! 

 Delaney on the cars at Disneyland, she has a blast driving! 

Delaney is 9 years old. Watch out if you ask her something like how to I look in this or that....she tells you like it is! 

How Do You See Me

Click the link above to see a beautiful video!

Thanks so much for the non card visit!