What I've done on our spring break!

Well we've had fairly cold and rainy weather here, but we've been busy going to see some new movies,spring cleaning, playing, celebrating Alysa's 7th birthday and crafting. Alysa has been painting, gluing and glittering. Brenden has been gaming, watching March Madness and playing basketball when there is any glimpse of sunshine. I've been making my "SheArt" girls and wedding shower invitations! Check it out!

This is my first "She Art" creation after taking the best online class from Christy Tomlinson at Scarlet Lime. It is a mixed media art class that is full of fun ideas for making these gorgeous girls! If you have time, you really should take the class!

This little beauty is another "She Art" girl I made this week. I made this for Alysa and I tried to make it look like her! It says "Oh, the places you'll go!" I got the idea for this one from a fellow classmate in the "She Art" class!

This is the wedding shower invitaton that my sister and I have been working on this week for our cousin. It turned out so cute, we hope she likes it. The first photo is the front of the card and the gorgeous flower is actually a bracelet that my talented sister made this week! I hope she makes me one soon..ha ha hint hint! The second photo is a peek of the inside of the invitation.
Thanks for stopping by and peeking into my world this week.

Credits for the invitation: Papertrey Ink, Unity Ippity, Ranger, Melissa Frances, Fiskars and Stampin' Up!

"Papertrey February Blog Hop Challenge"

Wow! It's been a while since I've blogged. What better way to get my creative juices flowing than a PTI blog hop. Check out all the great "scalloped" entries here and hop away!
Thanks for stopping by!

Card Credits: PTI=>white card, royal velvet felt, cardstock and buttons, pacific vineyard cardstocks,think big favorites #1 sentiment, love lives here house die,spiral notebook page die, ripe avacodo ink, dark chocolate ink; misc purple bling.

{ippity} Blog Hop - It Takes Courage

Hi and welcome to the {ippity} blog hop! I've made a card using one of the new stamp sets just released at {ippity}. The stamp set used is called "Where You Should Be". This set is so versatile and can be used for many applications! I love it!
Thanks for stopping by and check out My Serend{ippity} to purchase any of the {ippity} stamp sets!

Supplies: {ippity} stamp set "Where You Should Be", PTI: kraft cardstock, new leaf and summer sunrise ink; cosmo cricket garden variety sunday picnic pp; Stampin'Up blue brocade ink; HS crystals; yellow ribbon from Feb. AMM kit; Stazon timber brown ink.

Birthday Wishes

I made this card with the sketch inspiration at Taylored Expressions. I paper pieced the litle dress from the inspiration of one of my favorite artist, Betsy Veldman. I got my order of the new Dear Lizzy products from A Million Memories today! I just love it all!
TFL!
Credits: American Crafts Dear Lizzy pp's, stamps; Patina stickles; PTI melon berry ink, white cardstock, sentiment-mega mixed messages; Timber Brown Stazon ink.

{ippity} Blog Hop - New Winter Releases

I don't know about you, but I've been wishing for Spring! Here is a card that makes me happy! I've used the new Sweet Thoughts of Spring stamp set from {ippity}. All the new releases are available at
My Serend{ippity}, go check them out!

Credits: {ippity} stamps: Sweet Thoughts of Spring; PTI white cardstock, blue and pink bitty dots pp, ribbon, sentiment-mega mixed messages; Imaginisce pp and brad, copic markers.

Thanks for stopping by!

PTI Embellishment Challenge

A fun card using lots of PTI products! A couple extra embellishments to send with the card too! Sorry for the scanned images.
TFL!
Credits: PTI buttons, cardstock,pp, stamps: baby button bits, mega mixed messages and fancy flourishes; crystal stickles; copic markers; doodle bug crystals;

PTI Origami Challenge

How do you like my origami apron? I found the directions for the apron here. PTI continues to challenge us. I can honestly say it was a bit of a brain twister with all the folds! But I like it! I scanned the card since my camera was not available.
Credits: PTI Raspberry Fiz ink, cardstock, pp; PTI black cardstock, saddle stitch ribbon; PTI stamps-sentiment: mega mixed messages, fancy flouishes; K&Co. black crystals; memento black ink.

TFL!

PTI Color Favorites Challenge

Lots of fun at PTI this past week. Here is another card using Melissa Phillips favorite PTI color scheme.

Credits: PTI scarlet jewel, aqua mist and berry sorbet bitty dots cardstock; PTI stamps: Fancy flourishes and sentiment from Everyday Button Bits; Melissa Frances cherubs, pearls and ribbons; Stamppin' Up Cameo Coral; MS punch and crystal fine glitter; Pearl glimmer mist; cream cardstock unknown.

TFL!

PTI "paint" by sketch challenge

A fun color challenge over at Nichole Heady's blog for Papertrey Ink. A real challenge for me to use all the colors! I also tried using versamark on the kraft cardstock-always a challenge to get the stamps lined up ;0)

Credits: PTI holiday mix buttons, A2 white card, lemon tart and spring moss bitty dots cardstock, ocean tides cardstock, kraft cardstock, damask designs stamp, baby button bits stamp, mega mixed message sentiment, ocean tides ink; cream cardstock unknown; versamark ink; threading water punch; candlelight glimmer mist to give the ocean tides cardstock a little glimmer.

TFL!

Babies & Booties

Welcome to baby Caroline! A sweet card for the newest edition of the Lannings, Tim's cousin. My first try stamping on ribbon!
TFL!

Credits: Stampin'Up stamps A New Little Someone; PTI Kraft cardstock, bitty pink polka dot cardstock, vintage cream ribbon, jute twine,button, and ink-dark chocolate, fresh snow,raspberry fizz; Melissa Frances glitter.

Just Because

I made this card using Dawn McVey's color challenge and CPS122 sketch challenge. The color combination was fun to work with because I never would have thought of it myself:)
Credits: PTI: true black, new leaf and raspberry fizz palette inks, pure poppy cardstock, Mega Mixed Messages sentiment, Flourishes stamp and Butterfly Kisses stamps; SEI pp's; Maya Road clear ribbon; Martha Stewart butterfly punch; HS red bling; Hero Arts green gemstones; Kaisercraft pink bling; Stardust pen-red.
TFL!

Miss You

I made this for my Mom! She is 5 hours away and we don't get to have scrappy fun together very often.
Credits: PTI: Damask Designs, Mega Mixed Messages, Raspberry Fizz PP's,white cardstock, Stazon Teal ink, Kaisercraft Jewels.

Smile

I guess I'm lovin' this little frog. Love his polka dots.
Credits:Stamping Bella Ketto Frog stamp; copic markers; HS cardstock and pp; blue ribbon-unknown; PTI Mega Mixed Messages and Mother stamps; palette ink; neenah white cardstock; stardust pen.
TFL!~

Hi There

I created this card for the CPS Challenge 121. This is my first card using copic markers. I'm really just experimenting with the few colors that I own. Love this little from stamp by Stamping Bella.
Credits: copic markers; PTI flourish stamp and white cardstock; peacock glitter; star dust pen; HS cardstock; pink paislee pp's and letter stickers; stamping bella Ketto frog stamp; neenah white cardstock;

TFL!

Father's Day Card-Challenge x 3

I'm working in a few challenges with this card. Stampin' Pam from the Designing Women group posted this challenge. I do struggle when making making masculine cards. I used the color challenge from Dawn McVey and the sketch challenge from CPS120.
Credits: PTI-Star Prints stamp set, vintage cream cardstock and ink, new leaf green ink, black cardstock; Palette Black Noir ink; MM letter stickers; stardust pen;

Absolutely Fabulous Memories

Another mini album I made for a co-worker retiring this week after 22 years. Her name is Nancy. She has been such a pleasure to know and work with. I entered this album in the Stampin' Out Alzheimers "Buttons Not on a Card" Challenge.
Credits: Mini album made with PTI vintage buttons, butterfly kisses stamps, mega mixed messages stamps, star prints stamps, ribbon; Stampin' up ribbon; AC ribbon; Pink Paisless rubons,papers, brads, alphas and flowers; MM paint; Kaisercraft album; HS bling crown, frames etc.; brown staz on ink; JBS sequin butterflies, journal card; Prima jeweled butterfly.
You can click the image for a closer view.
TFL!!

Remember When...

I made this scrapbook for a lady that works in our department. Her name is Alola! She has been a head cook in our hospital for the past 40 years. She is retiring this week. The scrapbook has lots of photos that co-workers had from over the years. I love the photo of her taken about 30 years ago! She is a great person and wonderful cook! She will be missed very much! Our department purchased her a camera as one of her going away gifts...since she does not own a camera. My wish is that she will have time to take all the pictures she desires now.
Credits: Almost too many to list:) The book is from Scenic Route; Pink Paislee pp's and alphas; Hambly rubons; PTI Mega Mixed Messages sentiments stamps, Rasberry Fizz ink and ribbon, New Leaf ribbon, Star Prints stamps, Fancy Flourishes stamps, Butterfly Kisses stamps; Danielle Johnson stamps; HS damask sticker, butterfly mirror,bling crown and frame; misc. other crystals; Stampin' Up organza ribbon pink and green; Rhonna Farrer digital frames and quotes; misc retirement poems found on the internet; prima flowers and crystals; Office Depot green metal rings.
I love the new PTI stamps: Star Prints and Fancy Flourishes!!!
TFL!

Dawn McVey Color Challenge

UPDATE: I received honorable mention for this project in the Guest Star Stamper June contest at Papertrey Ink...check it out here. I'm so thrilled!!
I'm on a roll with these Timeless Templates from Lauren Meader! For me, they seem to get easier the more I do them;) Dawn McVey is having a color challenge this week...so I made a lunch pail in her color scheme. I have to say, this color scheme really stumped me at first. I ended up with something that I really like! It feels good to go out of the comfort zone. I played around with differnt inks and glitters that I had available. I used the Palette pink to stamp on the bitty dots paper and it gave a wonderful soft look. The colors are a little more vibrant IRL...took the photos outside and the sun was VERY bright! Click on the picture to get a more detailed view. TFL!
Credits: Let's Do Lunch Timeless Template by Lauren Meader at PTI; PTI-dark chocolate cardstock, bitty dot basics in aqua mist and berry sorbet, ocean tides ink; Palette ink toile pink; MM brads; Danielle Johnson stamps; Sparkle-n-Sprinkle orange crush glitter; HS flower; button-unknown; Fancy Pants white pom pom trim; BG magnetic closure; Tools: threading water punch, art glitter glue, scor-pal tape.

Let's Do Lunch

This little cutie is made from the Let's Do Lunch Timeless Template by Lauren Meader. She is hosting a challenge on her blog to use one of her Timeless Templates and use the color purple or butterflies! I love both! I'm thinking of what to put inside this little lunch pail. Perfect for any type of gift giving...including birthdays!!!
Other Credits: MM Lauren Boho Chic pp's; purple cardstock; JBS butterflies; Prima flowers and center kisses; PTI- vintage cream grosgrain ribbon and sentiment (Mega Mixed Messages); brads unknown; Tools-threading water punch, round scallop punch, scor-pal tape; BG magnetic closure; Aqua Marine Shimmerz paint (painted the Prima flowers). TFL!

Make A Wish

OH MY...I'm in LOVE with Stamping Bella and Splitcoaststampers! I made this card for a friend in my PTI Designing Women group (see the right side bar).
She is on the way to you Pam! TFL!
View credits here.