Stamp Works

Happy Birthday Sweet November

2010-11-13T08:17:00.002-05:00

This week at All That Scraps the challenge is "Happy Birthday" in honor of Sweet November Stamps being 1 year old.

Cozy Winter Nights

2010-11-10T08:03:00.002-05:00

The challenge at Belles 'N Whistles is "Cozy Winter Nights". It might not be winter yet but the days and nights sure are getting colder. The colder weather brings thought of snuggling up under cozy blankets to keep warm. Thus this new challenge to use something cozy on our cards. Examples of cozy items are: fun flock, felt, felt, flower soft and etc. I used a piece of velvet background paper as my cozy element.

Black & White Christmas

2010-11-09T10:19:00.002-05:00

This weeks challenge over at Karen's Doodles is "Black & White Christmas". Coloring of the image is allowed but all papers and embellishments MUST be Black & White.

Back from my Break!

2010-11-08T10:06:00.003-05:00

I took a short break this past week. I didn't create anything I just took some time to spend with my husband and grandson. I didn't even enter any challenges! I do have a vintage card to share with you which I quickly create this morning. You can find this and other vintage prints at http://vintageholidaycrafts.com/

Anything Goes

2010-11-03T10:59:00.002-04:00

"Anything Goes" is the new challenge over at Doodle Dragon Studio. You can make a card, layout, treat container, anything you can imagine. The only rule is that you use a Doodle Dragon Studio image. I pulled out my zoo collection for this challenge. I Thought one last trip would be fun before we start with the snowflakes and the winter holidays!

Give Thanks

2010-11-02T10:04:00.003-04:00

The challenge this week over at Karen's Doodles is "Give Thanks". This can be a Thanksgiving, a thank you card or whatever you are thankful for; the decision is all yours!

All Hallow's Eve

2010-10-29T10:15:00.003-04:00

The current challenge over at Doodle Dragon Studio's is to make "anything" for Halloween! I find making Halloween cards so much fun that I have a ton of Halloween cards!!! This is going to be the last Halloween card I make for this year. Time to put all these fun stamps away and get working on some cards for the next Holiday!

Last Minute Halloween Packaging

2010-10-28T09:19:00.002-04:00

This weeks challenge over at All That Scraps is "Last Minute Halloween Packaging". They would like to see some cute thing to put those Halloween Treats in! Mine is a Pixie Stix holder.

Trick or Treat Me

2010-10-27T09:33:00.002-04:00

Trick or Treat Me is the challenge over at Belles 'N Whistles. It's really simple and it doesn't have to have anything to do with Halloween. They want you to just have fun. Check out all the details by visiting their Challenge Blog!

All Sewn Up

2010-10-26T09:21:00.003-04:00

This weeks challenge over at Karen's Doodles is "All Sewn Up"! That means you can use real stitching (either on a machine or by hand) or faux stitching. And of course you will need to use a Karen's Doodle. You can even get a FREE digital image to enter the challenge!

Oh My PrismaColors

2010-10-25T12:20:00.003-04:00

This past Wednesday the theme of The Greeting Farm's Whatcha Tootin' About Wednesday was "Oh My PrismaColors. Check them out at their Club Anya & Friends blog for all the details.

Magnets

2010-10-22T10:07:00.003-04:00

This week over at All That Scraps their challenge is to make a magnet. There are no rules so long as it is a magnet. I used my Fall Hansel and layered him on some card stock then sent the entire project through my Xyron loaded with magnet strip. Once that was complete I trimmed the edges and I had a magnet!

Distressing Again

2010-10-21T12:53:00.003-04:00

This week we are "Distressing" with Karen's Doodles. This time I've used Tim Holtz Distress Ink in "tea dye" for the image. For the edges of the papers I used the Stampin' Up distressing tool and coordinating ink colors.

Autumn has Arrived

2010-10-20T11:45:00.002-04:00

It appears as if Autumn has finally arrived here in Pennsylvania. Out nights are getting fairly chilly and last night we had a light frost.

I'd like to share this card I made recently after learning this new thechnique from a friend at the Stamp Express.

Blowing in the Wind

2010-10-19T11:52:00.003-04:00

The last few days have been particularly windy here and I feel like I've been blowing around in that wind. I've been so busy the working on organizing the 600+ cards we received for our Operation Write Home drive. Needless to say, I didn't get anything else done but that the last few days, that is why I didn't get to post anything yesterday.
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I did get to make a quick card this morning using Belle Sitting from Belles 'N Whistles. This card isn't for a challenge, I still have to check on challenges for this week!
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Fall Decorations

2010-10-15T11:52:00.002-04:00

Fall Decorations is the challenge this week over at All That Scraps. I created this lollipop garden a week or two ago to use as a Halloween decoration and how perfect it is to enter in this challenge.

A Little Distressed

2010-10-14T09:36:00.003-04:00

Their is a little distressing going on over at The Greeting Farms Club Anya & Friends this week. There are lots of tools out there to distress. I used Tim Holtz Distress Inks for distressing with inks. This time I even used the Distress Inks to color my image!

Fall Colors

2010-10-13T10:18:00.002-04:00

Fall Colors is the Challenge at Belles 'N Whistles. Be sure to check out their challenge blog for some terrific inspiration from their DT. You will also want to check out their shop while there to see the fabulous new stamps they recently released. I won one on the blog hop and it just came so I'm anxious to use it. Hopefully for the challenge in 2 weeks!

Recipe Challenge

2010-10-12T08:08:00.002-04:00

It's a Recipe Challenge over at Karen's Doodle's this week. And the recipe is: 3 embellishemnts, 2 papers and 1 image.

Macho Man

2010-10-11T08:58:00.002-04:00

The latest challenge over at Doodle Dragon Studios is all about the macho man (as they have put it)! All you need to do is make a masculine card using any Doodle Dragon Studio image to enter this super challenge. Check them out and all the inspiration from their DT.

Bows

2010-10-08T10:20:00.002-04:00

Over at The Greeting Farm this week they are Tootin' About Bows! If you have difficulty making bows be assured that you are not alone. And to help you; check out the tutorial videos on bow making at The Greeting Farms Club Anya and Friends Blog. Bow making is a talent that I've been blessed with, thankfully.

A Manly Card

2010-10-07T09:25:00.002-04:00

This weeks challenge is to make a manly card over at All That Scraps. It can be for either a little man or a big man, so long as it is masculine. I'm using Fall Hansel again as I think he is so cute and this time I'm using a sentiment from the Autumn Sentiments set.

Halloween or Fall

2010-10-06T09:23:00.002-04:00

Halloween or Fall is the theme of this week's challenge over at Karen's Doodles. I've been making so many Halloween card because they are just so fun to make that I decided I better go with the fall theme instead!

Mixing It Up

2010-10-05T10:36:00.002-04:00

Belles 'N Whistles announced last week that they were mixing it up a bit and changing their challenges from weekly to bi-weekly. The current challenge began on September 27th and will be ending this week so hurry to their blog catch their sketch and play along.

Halloween Cards

2010-10-04T08:44:00.007-04:00

Today I do not have anything ready yet for a challenge to share.....so I thought this would be the perfect time to share a few Halloween cards. I made these Halloween Cards with a stamps from All That Scraps. Check them out for these and other incredible stamps.

Clear Cards

2010-10-01T08:37:00.003-04:00

This week we are making "Clear Card" for the All That Scraps Challenge. I've always admired these cards but have never made one, until now that is. I think I probably should have made my background a bit smaller so more of the clear card could be seen around but all in all I am happy with 1st try.
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7 of Something

2010-09-30T08:24:00.003-04:00

7 of Something is this weeks challenge over at Karen's Doodles. The something part is up to the project creator, just so there is 7 of that something. I've chosen to use pumpkin to go with the pumpkins in the image. The image I used is also the newest digital FREEBIE over at Karen's Doodles.

Card Casing with TGF

2010-09-29T11:23:00.002-04:00

This week over at TGF there is a new card up to case, yeah. In a sense it is another sketch to follow just calling it by a different name! Check the Mystery Monday Card Casing every week over at The Greeting Farm. Even is you aren't playing along they have tons of inspiration to share.

Playing Along at Tickled Pink Stamps

2010-09-28T10:20:00.003-04:00

Playing along with the Sketch Challenge over at Tickled Pink Stamps again. This is the 1st of about three sketch challenges this week! Too bad they are all completely different lol! Here is my interpretation of the Tickled Pink Stamp Sketch Challenge.

Falling for Colors

2010-09-27T01:29:00.002-04:00

"Falling for Colors" is the challenge over at Doodle Dragon Studios. You guess correctly, it is a color challenge. Their choice of colors are: Brown, Red and Orange. The theme is Autumn colors at every site and it is no wonder, I'm anxious for Autumn too!

Treat & Gift Holders

2010-09-24T03:48:00.002-04:00

It is always fun to create treat and gift holders so get in on the fun and join the Club Anya Team over at The Greeting Farm this week. The Whatcha Tootin About project is "Treat & Gift Holders". You can use one of your own tried and true projects or something totally new just make sure you follow the rules if you want to win. If you need a little inspiration they have a step by step tutorial on the Club Anya and Friend Blog. Here is my Lollipop Garden using their Sweet & Toxic Set.

Happy Halloween Challenge

2010-09-23T23:31:00.002-04:00

I recently submitted this card with May Arts for their "Happy Halloween Challenge" We had to use their Halloween Fun Pack of ribbon. They have 4 new fun pack and they each include 6 different ribbons. As you can see I was able to incorporate some of all 6 ribbons from their Halloween Fun Pack.

Another Color Challenge

2010-09-23T12:30:00.002-04:00

This week over at All That Scrap they are having a color challenge. And the colors are...... Pumpkin, Burgundy and Artichoke. It seems everyone is ready for fall in all it's splendid and beautiful colors.

Lace

2010-09-22T09:04:00.003-04:00

We are using lace again but this week the lace is for Karen's Doodles challenge #29. If you entered last weeks challenge at Karen's Doodles you will want to be sure to play along this week for sure. The lucky winners of this weeks challenge will receive double prizes if they entered last weeks challenge as well, yeah!

Clean & Simple

2010-09-21T10:26:00.002-04:00

The challenge this week over at Belles 'N Whistles is "Clean & Simple". For this one I pulled out something I rarely use, that is my rub-ons. I forget about these and how easy they are to add a little something to your card. So a simple little rub-on is the only embellishment I used.

Casing Again

2010-09-20T13:25:00.002-04:00

I'm back this week with another Mystery Monday Challenge from The Greeting Farm. Their is no mystery that they are casing another card and now that Monday is here it is no longer a mystery whose card they have chosen! You can check out the original card over at TGF's Club Anya and Friends Blog. Here is my casing of the card.

Janneke's Sketch

2010-09-17T08:42:00.002-04:00

This week Jenneke has prepared a sketch for the All The Scraps Challenge. Check out her sketch at http://atsblog.typepad.com/wednesdayschallenge/ and play along. Here is my iterpretation of her sketch.

Cracked Glass

2010-09-16T08:35:00.003-04:00

Today we are playing with a cracked glass technique for the Whatcha Tootin About Challenge over at The Greeting Farm this week. Check out their Club Anya & Friends blog if you want all the details to play along. They even have a video to show you this fabulous technique.

Criss-Cross Card

2010-09-15T13:49:00.002-04:00

This weeks challenge over at Karen's Doodles is a Criss-Cross Card. This is a fun card to make with lots of flexibility, give it a try if you haven't already. Check out the Karen's Doodles challenge blog for a direct link to a tutorial if you haven't tried these cards before.

Lace & Frills

2010-09-14T09:04:00.003-04:00

The challenge this week over at Belles 'N Whistles is Lace and Frills. As always I am all too happy to add lace to a card! Needless to say this weeks card was an easy one to make.

Monday's Card Casing with TGF

2010-09-13T15:22:00.002-04:00

It's another Mystery Monday over at The Greeting Farm and time to case another card. Check the challenge out over at the TGF Club Anya & Friends blog. Here is my casing of this weeks card.

Tootin About Pleats & Ruffles

2010-09-11T01:28:00.003-04:00

Not too long ago I did another challenge with "Pleats & Ruffles". This week we are playing along with The Greeting Farm and Club Anya & Friends Whatcha Tootin' About. Last time I ruffled my ribbon so this time I pleated my ribbon. For me the decision to either pleat or ruffles depends on the ribbon I am using. The lighter ribbons ruffle nicely while the heavier ribbons do not and you need to pleat those.

Corner Bookmark

2010-09-10T05:34:00.003-04:00

Corner Bookmarks are what the gals over at All That Scraps have us for a Challenge this week. You should peek in and check out the Design Team's amazing samples if you get a chance, loved them. Here is my entry for this challenge.

Pretty In Pink

2010-09-09T09:20:00.003-04:00

Challenge #27 over at Karen's Doodles is "Pretty in Pink". I know I need to get some new images ordered, I keep using the same one over and over. I keep changing the color but I'm going to soon run out of different colors, lol!!!

A Warm Color Challenge

2010-09-08T08:00:00.002-04:00

The lovely ladies over at Belles 'N Whistles are having a "Warm Color Challenge" this week. This means you need to use these (or similar colors) Summer Sun, Real Red & Old Olive. Check out their site to view the color swatches if you are not familiar with these colors. Here is my card using these colors. I did switch the real red with cherry cobbler.

New Challenge

2010-09-07T11:49:00.002-04:00

They are changing up their Monday Challenge over at The Greeting Farm. Instead of having the Monday Mania Challenge they now have Mystery Mondays, the case of the show cased card. You can find this weeks show cased card at their Club Anya & Friends Blog if you wish to play along. Here is my interpretation or how I cased the show cased card!

Let's Do it with 3's

2010-09-03T11:31:00.002-04:00

Since this is the 3rd the gals over at The Greeting Farm have decided to make their Farm Fresh Friday 3's. Use 3 papers, add 3 embellishments, etc.; you getting the picture!!! So it the spirit of 3's for the challenge here is what I've come up with.

Lace - Lace - Lace

2010-09-02T11:31:00.003-04:00

One of my favorite things to add to cards is lace. I was really excited this week when I saw that Lace is the challenge over at All That Scraps. I ended up creating 2 cards, then had to decide which one to use for this challenge. Well here is the one I decided on, I will show you the other card closer to Halloween!

Bookmarks

2010-09-01T14:59:00.002-04:00

The challenge this week over at Karen's Doodles is Bookmarks. I'm getting tired of all the intense heat this summer and I am definitely ready for autumn. On that token I'm using orange and purple which remind me of Halloween and cooler weather.

Back To School

2010-08-31T12:17:00.002-04:00

This weeks Challenge at Belles 'N Whistles is Back To School. They are leaving lots of room for interpretation so check out their blog and play along this week.

A Little Sweetness

2010-08-30T16:47:00.002-04:00

Over at The Greeting Farm they are gearing up for they're "Sweet September" release on Wednesday. They have been previewing some of their sweet and adorable new stamps since last week. If you haven't checked out their site you will want to do so, I have one of everything on my "Wish List"! For their Farm Fresh Friday they had a Sketch this week and this weeks lucky winner will get the Brand NEW "Sweet & Toxic" set FREE! So my interpretation of this weeks sketch and my entry to try and win this new set is:

No Pretty Papers

2010-08-27T09:41:00.002-04:00

The challenge over at Doodle Dragon Studio is to create your card without the use of Designer paper. Yes it really is possible to create a card without the use of pretty, pretty papers!

Tootin About Texture

2010-08-27T09:22:00.002-04:00

This week over at The Greeting Farm they are Tootin' about Texture. They even put up two short video clips to show several different ways to add texture with your copics. But the texture need not stop there, add any texture you want and do it your way, just texturize that card!

Crinkled Ribbon

2010-08-26T15:54:00.003-04:00

Over at All that Scraps this weeks challenge is crinkled ribbon. If it isn't already crinkled, do it yourself and get in on a card with one of their stamps to get in on this easy and fund challenge.

King & Queen Challenge

2010-08-26T00:26:00.002-04:00

Hi to all again. Over at The Greeting Farm they are having an awesome new challenge. It is The Farm King & Queen Challenge! Who will be crowned King & Queen???

Everything Goes

2010-08-24T23:22:00.003-04:00

It is Open Game over at Belles 'N Whistles this week. That mean anything and everything goes for this weeks challenge! I am so ready for some cooler weather that yes I am using autumn colors again.

Polka Dots

2010-08-23T23:22:00.003-04:00

This week Karen's Doodles challenge #25 is Polka Dots. They can be big or little, a few or a lot but just be sure that you use polka dots!

Hawaiian Shores Color Challenge

2010-08-21T15:32:00.002-04:00

This weeks Farm Fresh Friday from The Greeting Farm is a Color Challenge which they call Hawaiian Shores. The colors that are to be used are: Tangerine Tango, Kiwi Kiss and Blue. I've used Baja Breeze for my blue.

Tutti-Fruiti

2010-08-20T08:27:00.004-04:00

This weeks challenge over at All That Scraps is "Fruit". It doesn't matter how just be sure to use fruit on your card in some manner. It can be part of the stamp, on the paper, die cuts, brads, etc. Just get the fruit on the card and of course you must include one of their stamps as well.

Tootin' About Spray Inks

2010-08-20T02:48:00.003-04:00

Over a The Greeting Farms Club Anya & Friends this week they are tootin' about Spray Inks. I'm using Glimmermist as that is my favorite spray ink and I have them all. Don't tell my hubby that one! These are so much fun to play with you will have loads of fun finding out which way is your favorite method!

Lions and Tigers and Bear...

2010-08-19T00:12:00.002-04:00

Oh my it does not have to be lion and tigers and bears but Challenge #24 over at Karen's doodles is Animals. I used one of the free digital stamps I had gotten from Karen's Doodles for this challenge and you too can go grab a FREE digital stamp to enter this challenge or you can purchase some of the great animal stamps from the shop. This challenge is still open and you have until Tuesday evening to get you entry!

Warm Colors

2010-08-18T12:54:00.002-04:00

This week at Belles 'N Whistles the challenge is "Warm Colors"! I guess they are as anxious for the autumn weather to get here as I am. Plus the colors are autumn are just so beautifully deep, rich and warm how could one not one not be ready to see those colors again! In that that spirit I've created the following card to enter in this weeks challenge.

OWH Card Drive Event

2010-08-17T09:07:00.006-04:00

On October 10th I am hosting a card drive Event for the OWH at the Stamp Express. So all the cards I've created for challenges I have been packing up as my card donations for this event. I even went through all my old cards from challenges and swaps to add to my donation. My goal is to have 100 cards to donate. I'm hoping for a very fruitful and successful event. Here are a few cards I created this past week for the card drive!
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This card is made from CC Designs Stamp Digital Stamp from All the scraps.

For this card I used a digital stamp from Doodle Dragon Studios.

And finally for this card I used a digital stamp from The Greeting Farm.

What's Your Lucky Number?

2010-08-16T11:47:00.002-04:00

This past Friday was "Friday the 13th" thus the girls over at The Greeting Farm incorporated that into their Farm Fresh Friday Challenge. You don't have to use your lucky number but who wouldn't want to since you have a chance to win!!! My lucky number is indeed 13 but I used the number 4 as that is the age our grandson is going next month.

Sketching & Scrapping

2010-08-16T11:40:00.004-04:00

It is an all new challenge over at The Greeting Farm; Sketching and Scrapping with the Farmers. This is a monthly challenge that will be on the 2nd Thursday of each month. This month's sketch is designed by Mercy and my interpretation of that sketch is as follows.

Die Cuts

2010-08-13T10:11:00.003-04:00

The objective for todays card is to us Die Cuts. I choose to use a tree die cut from my cricuit cartridge Tinkerbell and Friends. I paired my die cut tree with cc designs swiss pixies Bridgette on a tree stump.

Tickled Pink

2010-08-12T16:39:00.003-04:00

I'm simply tickled pink to be entering this month's "monthly sketch challenge #4" at Tickled Pink! They not only carry stamps from some of my favorite companies they also have their own line of stamps that are incredibly fabulous. My interpretation of their lovely little circle sketch is as follows:

What's Cooking???

2010-08-12T16:22:00.004-04:00

A recipe challenge is what's cooking with Doodle Dragon Studio Designs! And the recipe is to use a doodle dragon studio image, buttons, stitching and a decorative edge. At the end of all that here is what I created!

OWH Sketch Challenge #29

2010-08-11T09:08:00.003-04:00

Here is my interpretation of the OWH Stars & Stripes Sketch Challenge #29. This one is very basic and I didn't turn or alter it in anyway.

Purple Challenge

2010-08-11T08:52:00.003-04:00

Over at Belles 'N Whistles they have gone Purple for this weeks challenge and "any color/shade/hue/tint of purple" is game this week.

Summer Zest Challenge

2010-08-10T12:43:00.003-04:00

This "Summer Zest" Challenge is the 23rd challenge with Karen's Doodles. What is Summer Zest? It is a color challenge of Yellow, Orange, Lime Green and a touch of Blue. As always the 1st place winner will receive 3 FREE digi's; the 2nd place winner will receive 2 FREE Digi's and the 3rd place winner will receive 1 FREE digi. Here is hoping for another winner!

Funky Button Challenge

2010-08-10T12:19:00.004-04:00

This Button Challenge is from The Greeting Farm and the Club Anya and Friends Monday Mania. It is not only a button challenge but as described by the host "The Funkier the Better Button" I picked out the Funkiest Button I could find from my many jars of buttons to use for this challenge. Here's hoping to having the winning entry!!!

Color Challenge

2010-08-09T14:08:00.003-04:00

Finally, I am back with an "All That Scraps" Color Challenge. The colors for this challenge are: Chocolate, Aqua and Kraft. And here is my card that I have made to for this challenge.

Yeah, I'm back

2010-08-09T07:24:00.003-04:00

Yeah, I am finally back and the computer problems are solved. We ended up having to save everything we wanted to keep to a memory stick and resetting our computer to the original factory settings to be sure we wiped out any and everything that could be causing our problems.
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Unfortunately we haven't gotten all our pictures and all back into the computer so I will have to get back on to post some cards then. I just wanted to let you know that they will be coming soon.
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Meanwhile there are some great previews and prizes to be had over at the blog of http://allthatscraps.com/ They have tons of great stamps and digi's over there so be sure to check all there CC Design stamps out while you're there as well.

Computer on the Blink

2010-08-06T08:13:00.002-04:00

Wanted to let you all know we are having a few computer issues here. I haven't been able to post due to these issues. As soon as the issues have been resolved I will update my posts and share the cards I currently have saved but am unable to access at this time. Will be back as soon as I can, hopefully by the weekend!

Fun in the Sun with Belles 'N Whistles

2010-08-03T14:13:00.003-04:00

This weeks challenge with Belles 'N Whistles is "Fun in the Sun". My interpretation of this is using their Sunshine and Apples stamp. This is one of my favorite stamps where Belle is walking in the sun with a parasol carrying an arm full of flowers and a basket of apples. Enjoy!
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TGF Anniversary Celebration

2010-08-01T09:56:00.013-04:00

Happy - Happy Anniversary To The Greeting Farm! And to Celebrate this Fabulous Milestone, TGF is having a one of a kind blog hop. Many of their fans have gotten on board the Celebration Train and are some of the many stop on the blog hop today. Join in the fun, visit all the stops and if you are the lucky winner there is a Terrific prize to be had.

Start the hop at http://splendidstamping.blogspot.com/ Leave a little love at each stop on the blog hop before continuing on.

To continue on your way; go back to http://splendidstamping.blogspot.com/ to be directed to the next stop on the blog hop. Remember to leave a little love at each stop on the blog hop before returning to to the splendid stamping blog to continue onto the next stop.

When you've finished the entire hop return to http://splendidstampin.blogspot.com/ leave one final comment here to finish your entry for the entire August Release Prize!

I decided to use a rubber stamp and digi for my bog hop card. I love that TGF has both rubber stamps and digi's. I love them both and would be hard pressed to choose a preference.

Christmas In July

2010-07-31T02:11:00.003-04:00

Well here we go with this one last Christmas in July Card. I made this card after receiving an e-mail from OWH Stars & Stamps for this weeks "Mid-Week Throw-down Challenge". I even decided I likes this card so much I'm going to make lots more for my Christmas Cards this year!

July's Last Color Challenge

2010-07-29T06:24:00.002-04:00

This week is our last week of July and that means that it is the last July Color Challenge for The Greeting Farms Wild Card Wednesday Challenges.

Once again the colors seemed a bit odd but they did flow nicely when you layered them together. You will want to check out the Club Anya & Friends Blog over at www.thegreetingfarms.com to see the wonderful samples from their DT and the lovely NEW "Flirty Anya" being release on August 1st.

Seeing Double

2010-07-29T06:17:00.003-04:00

This weeks Wednesday Challenge with All that Scraps is a "Double Pocket Card". So in this challenge we are seeing double pockets and double tags but thankfully we are not really seeing double!

Wednesday Wisdoms

2010-07-28T07:35:00.003-04:00

Today card has a sentiment rich in Wisdom for this Wednesday morning; "Life is a matter of moments". I lost my Mother a little over a year ago and it is every little cherished moment that I remember that helps get me through each day. She was so much more than my mother she was my best friend. She would have loved this new Stampin' Up set as much as I do. I love the flowers and the verse but she would have loved the hummingbird. So this beautiful card goes out in memory of my Mother today. And to all of you I pass along the wisdom to make the every moment count because life is precious and always too short.

White on White Challenge

2010-07-27T13:27:00.002-04:00

This week over at Karen's Doodles is Challenge 21 and that challenge is White on White. You are allowed to use color on you image but the rest of the card; embellishments and all must ALL be WHITE! Please enjoy all the whiteness!!!

Monday Monochromatics

2010-07-27T13:24:00.002-04:00

This Monday's Belles 'N Whistles Challenge is "Monochromatic Coloring". Please enjoy.

Friendship Challenge

2010-07-27T13:20:00.002-04:00

This challenge is for Doodle Dragon Studio and the theme is "Friendship". In honor of Friendship Day which is this coming Sunday, August 1st. Let get ready to celebrate with this Friends Forever card.

Monday Challenge with TGF

2010-07-27T12:57:00.009-04:00

It is actually Tuesday and I've been busy working on all my Monday Challenges. So with further delay here is the 1st Challenge of this last week of July!

My first challenge is with The Greeting Farm and the this is a Club Anya & Friend Monday Mania Challenge hosted by Maire. Her challenge is a "Ribbons & Bows" challenge.

WooHoo What a Wonderful Week

2010-07-25T23:03:00.005-04:00

WooHoo What a Wonderful Week this has been for me. I am so thrilled and delighted to have won not one but three challenges this week!!! Yeah I am indeed doing the "Yeah Me, I'm a Winner Dance" I am just so over-joyed!

Last Monday, for the very 1st time, I won the challenge with Karen's Doodles with the following card design.

This past Thursday I won The Greetings Farm's Scrapbook Challenge for the very 1st time, with the following 8" x 8" scrapbook layout.

And finally this Monday I won The Doodle Dragon Studio Challenge. Not only was this my 1st win with Doodle Dragon Studio's it was my very 1st entry in their Challenges.

Well needless to say this week should be another busy week entering challenges! I totally love what I do and am so blessed to be able to stay home and do just that! I know, what a lucky girl I am!!!

You have a great week and I hope to see you back here real soon.

FLOSS It!

2010-07-23T14:13:00.005-04:00

Embroidery Floss that is; is the subject matter for The Greeting Farm's Farm Fresh Friday Challenge. All you need to do is to use some embroidery floss on your project. tie some around the project, tie on a button or stitch some on the cards. I just wrapped some around my tag and I was done and on my way to my next project. Thank goodness for an easy one this week!

Summer Fun

2010-07-23T14:07:00.002-04:00

This weeks Scrapbook Thursday Challenge at The Greeting Farm is "Summer Fun". Since we didn't have any summer fun pictures we had to head out doors to take a few or two! I had planed to go out and fill up the wading pool to take the pictures in but it happened to be 90+ degrees and it was only 11 AM. So we settled for the sandbox, which is on our covered porch and about 10 degrees cooler. I used baja breeze and white papers to hopefully help this day feel a bit cooler as well!

Getting Up To Date

2010-07-23T13:33:00.004-04:00

This week has been simply crazy but finally I am getting thing caught up, Yeah!! This weeks Wild Card Wednesday with The Greetings Farm is another color combination. This week's challenge is Citrus Summer, using the colors olive green, summer sun and pumpkin pie.

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All That Scraps Wednesday Challenge

2010-07-22T16:06:00.005-04:00

Again this one is late but not so late as the last one. At least I managed to get them in on the same week and in time for the challenge!!! I'm telling you the heat is really bad here but luckily my craft room is cool because we do indeed have central AC. I honestly wouldn't get a thing done if we didn't have central AC.

So All That Scraps Wednesday Challenge was "Anything BUT A Card"! In keeping with the book them I went with a tag or bookmark! I used their sweet coriander fairy.

TGF's This Weeks Monday Mania

2010-07-22T15:54:00.003-04:00

OK so this weeks Monday Mania with The Greeting Farm's is a little late! It has been one of those weeks and too hot here in central Pennsylvania to even breath let alone do anything else but trying to stay cool. The good thing is that the AC is keeping up which was a problem a few weeks ago when we hit 100+ everyday.

Well now I have my Monday Mania Challenge done for The Greeting Farm and am ready to share it with you right here again! Their Monday Mania Challenge this week is to make a card representing your favorite book.

Choosing a favorite book was fairly easy for me. I love anything that is Dr Seuss! Since TGF had a kitty stamp set (now retired) it was easy to go with "The Cat in the Hat". Any easy fix to add the Cat's Hat and the addition of a very cute and adorable Sweet Sally and Dear Dick.

OWH Sketch Challenge

2010-07-19T16:16:00.004-04:00

If you are not familiar with OWH, it stand for Operation Write Home. They are a wonderful group of ladies who gather hand-made cards and send them to our troops who are still away from home so they may keep in touch with their loved ones. Every Sunday they host Sunday Sketch. This will be my 1st time join them for a challenge. Their sketch for this week is:

And my interpretation of their sketch is below; hope you enjoy.

Don't forget to check back soon to see what is going on here!

Sketching it up with Karen's doodles

2010-07-19T15:58:00.004-04:00

This week we are sketching it up with Karen's Doodles and Challenge 20. Hope you enjoy my interpretation of this weeks sketch. I especially love the little "Fairy Fun" digi which I was the lucky winner of this week. Yeah for me! My number was drawn and I was the 2nd place winner meaning I was the lucky winner of 2 digi's from the lovely and talented Karen of Karen's Doodle.

You still have all week (until July 25th) to enter this week challenge. Just hop on over to http://karensdoodles.com/ to grab a FREEBIE digi and make a card with the fabulous sketch they give you there in the challenge blog for the United States.

So Distressing with Belles 'N Whistles

2010-07-19T15:44:00.002-04:00

Distressing as in purposely giving that aged, tattered and worn look of vintage that we are all going crazy for right now. Because as we all know the only real distressing thing about Belles 'N Whistles is going on-line to place and order and finding out what we want is temporarily out of stock. Now that is "DISTRESSING"!

Hope you enjoy the card I made for the Belles 'N Whistles "So Distressing" challenge this week. You have until the end of the week to join in on this challenge too, so get busy and have some fun with me. Forgive me, but I'm going to be hoping they draw my number since I don't have all their stamps yet!!! No really if you win I will be extremely thrilled for you.

Have a fantastic day and join me here again soon.

Let's Play in the Sugar Bowl

2010-07-19T15:32:00.004-04:00

Today I've been playing in the Sugar Bowl with this terrific Digi from Sugar Nellie. Today's Sugar Bowl Challenge 39 is Lilians Sketch and here is my take on that. Hope you enjoy.

If you would like to join in on this or future challenges, check out the Sugar Nellie Sugar Bowl Challenge Blog at http://www.sugarbowlblog.blogspot.com/ You still have 9 days to enter this challenge and the prize is as sweet as the sugar in the sugar bowl.

Doodle Dragon Studio Challenge

2010-07-15T17:48:00.005-04:00

Whoo Hoo another first! This time we are entering Dustin Pike's Doodle Dragon Studio Challenge. Love his Digi's - they are amazingly cute and adorable. This months challenge is a sketch.

So here is my interpretation of this month's Doodle Dragon Studio Sketch Challenge. There is plenty of time to join in on the fun so check it out at http://doodledragonstudio.blogspot.com/

TGF Scarpbook Challenge

2010-07-15T17:44:00.003-04:00

It's time again..... for The Greeting Farms Scrapbook Challenge Thursday. This week's challenge is a sketch. Hope you enjoy my interpretation of this week's scrapbook sketch challenge.

All That Scraps Wednesday Challenge

2010-07-14T14:33:00.003-04:00

It's Wednesday again and time for another Challenge at All That Scraps the home on Sweet November Stamps!!! This weeks challenge is Monochromatic. Love monochromatic challenges, they are always so much fun. Here is my entry for today's challenge.

Another Wild Card Wednesday

2010-07-14T14:24:00.003-04:00

It is another Wild Card Wednesday down at The Greeting Farm today!!! Today's Wild Card Wednesday Challenge is another color challenge. This weeks colors are Melon Mambo, Chocolate Chip and Baja Breeze if you are using current Stampin' Up colors. Here is my entry for the contest.

Sketching it up with Belles 'N Whistles

2010-07-12T20:22:00.005-04:00

This weeks challenge over at Belles 'N Whistles is a Sketch!!! And here is the sample to sketch to follow.
And my interpretation of this Sketch is: