A Pink and Rosy Day!

I am having so much fun playing with the new La-La Land Crafts images, especially with Marci.  She is just the cutest and sweetest!  Owner Irina Blount and her partner-in-crime Eric have done such wonderful work creating the Marci and Luka images! :)

I made a card a few days ago and came upon a stumbling block so I left the card alone for a couple of days. The beautiful weather here in California has been so inspiring for me to create a cheery card.

Below is my card with Marci with Rose that I will be entering to La-La Land Crafts' Customer Gallery for this month, as well as for Cute Card Thursday's challenge - Anything Goes!

 Supplies:

Bazzil red and pink cardstock

Basic Grey designer paper

Hero Arts sentiment, stamped with Versa Color Orchid ink

Nestabilities petite oval and oval scallop die-cuts

Cuttlebug Spots and Dots embossing folder

Queen and Company red swirl ribbon

Marci with Rose colored with Copics:

E00, E01 - skin

E33, E35 - hair

R35, R37 - rose and Marci's lips

RV02, RV32, RV34 - dress and hat

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,

Let's Go Giants Let's Go!!!

I am still stoked that the San Francisco Giants won the World Series!  My husband thought I was crazy to make a card to mark the celebration, but when he saw what I did, he was amazed.

In honor of the Giants winning the World Series, I made a card using one of the cute new Marci stamps from La-La Land Crafts - Cheerleader Marci.  I know cheerleaders are not part of baseball, but I couldn't help but dress up Marci in the "awesome" orange and black. :)

Below is my card, which I will enter into La-La Land Crafts' Customer Gallery for this month:

Supplies:

Bazzil black cardstock

Designer paper from Recollections (Michaels)

May Arts ribbon

Martha Stewart scallop punch

EK Success corner punch

Hero Arts sentiment, stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and cut with Nestabilities label die-cuts

Cheerleader Marci was colored with Copics:

E00, E01, R85 (skin and lips)

E33, E35, E37 (hair)

YR04 and 100 (outfit and pom-poms)

Pom-poms were also sparkled with At You Spica orange and pitch black pens

Thanks for stopping by!  GO GIANTS!!!!

Hugs,

Today Belongs To You...

I thought of making a card for a friend of mine who is going through some tough times.  The images from Chi Chi Memories were perfect.  I am entering my card for Chi Chi Memories sketch challenge, which I really enjoyed creating.

Below is the sketch and my card for the challenge:

I love making easel cards and this challenge was a good one to create this card.

Supplies:

Bazzil cardstock

Printed cardstock and stick on blue gems from my stash

Queen and Company ribbon

Inkadinkado sentiment, cut with Nestabilities petitie oval and oval scallop die-cuts

CCM Freddie Loves Daddy image cut with Nestabilities large circle and large circle scallop die-cuts and colored with Copics W1, YG23, Y13, Y15, YG67 and R08

Thanks for stopping by!


Hugs,

A Cheerful Card To Beat The Cold Blues...

My husband and I are home today with colds, while our daughter is out and about in daycare having a great time.  Ah why are kids so resilient to colds?

To beat the cold blues, I thought I would attempt to make a cheerful card.  With my stuffy head, it took awhile to come up with something, but I did and I love it!

The card I made is for the Chi Chi Memories sketch challenge.  The images are just too cute, who wouldn't have a smile on their face seeing them? :)

Below is the sketch and my card for the challenge:

Supplies:

Bazzil cardstock

DCWV designer paper (Nana's Kids)

Sentiment from DCWV

Queen and Company green border

The kids were cut with Nestabilities rectangle and rectangle scallop die-cuts and colored with the following Copics:

E00, E02, R20, E35, E37, YR02, B24, Y38, and W1

And now back to bed to beat the cold!  

Thanks for stopping by!

 Hugs,

Been awhile...

It has been awhile since I have been blogging and have missed sharing my creations.  With my daughter's activities in full swing and having some health issues, my paper crafting and jewelry making took a back seat while adjusting.  I am slowly getting better and getting back to my creations and grateful to them as good therapy for me.

 I have been following Chi Chi Memories for awhile and love the digi designs!  I entered the sketch challenge and it was a fun one!  Below is the sketch and the card I created using the sketch.

Supplies:

 Bazzil cardstock

Basic Grey Olivia designer paper

Hero Arts sentiment inked with Memento's Lady Bug ink

CCM's Give You All My Heart image colored with Copics E00, R37, R20, E33 and W3 and cut out with Nestabilities large circle and large circle scallop

Thanks to my followers for your support as always!  Will see you soon!

Hugs,

I Did It Creations - Open Challenge

Hi there!  It is time for another challenge from I Did It Creations!  Thanks to those who participated in the Cute Cute Cute challenge!  Definitely a lot of cute creations out there!

First off, this will be my last week with the I Did It Creations team. I will miss all the gals on the team, especially Robyn the owner and Jeanette the Design Team Coordinator, who I have been with for a long time. Please keep supporting them, they are very talented and have amazing things to offer!

And now for this week's challenge.  It's an open challenge!  Create to your heart's content, whatever inspires you!  This week's challenge is sponsored by Fanyella, who has amazing designs. Check them out at the store here!

To enter the challenge, please review the guidelines below as they have been updated:

All entries are eligible to be in the draw for one digi image of your choice from the challenge sponsor. If the winner has used an image from the challenge sponsor the prize will be a $5.00 coupon.

Each week the images used by the DT will be available upon request as a freebie to use in the challenge. Please email jeanette_wtrs@yahoo.com with Freebie Request on the subject line.

Add the link to your project to the challenge blog by Thursday, August 19th midnight EST.

Here is my card with Fanyella's image "Hopscotch"

Supplies:

Bazzil cardstock

Best Creations Inc. designer paper

Hopscotch cut with Nestabilities petitie oval and petite oval scallop and colored with Copics E00, Y17, R20, RV06, W1, W3 and the colorless blender

Sakura glitter pen

May Arts ribbon

pink stick on gems from my stash

Come back Saturday for my guest designer appearance for The One Stop Card Challenge sponsored by I Did It Creations!

Hugs,

I Did It Creations - A Sketch

Happy Friday!  Welcome to another challenge from I Did It Creations!  Thank you to those who participated in last week's "Special Occasion" challenge.  There were some great creations out there!

This week is doing something fun that I like to do - a sketch!  I love sketches!  There are many ways to interpret them.

To enter the challenge and be eligible for the prize, your creation should follow the sketch and include an image from the challenge sponsor.  You can interpret the sketch any way you want as long as you incorporate the elements.  Post your project to your blog and include the link at the challenge blog.  You have until next Thursday, July 22nd at midnight EST.

This week's challenge sponsor is none other than Robyn's Fetish!  Love their images.  For my card, I chose the image "Be Kind To Your Web Footed Friend."  Such a cute image!  If you like this image, check this image and the others at the store.

Below is the sketch and my card:

Supplies:

Bazzil orange and green cardstock

Designer paper from my stash

Sentiment from Inkadinko

Flowers and brads from my stash

May Arts yellow woven ribbon

Image cut with Nestabilities petitie oval and petitie oval scallop and colored with Copics

Be sure to visit the rest of the Design Team and their wonderful creations:

Claudine 
Debbie
Faye
Jeanette - DT Coordinator
Nicole
Penny
Robyn - Owner
Stephanie AKA Stuffie
Trish 

And check out the forum to see new challenges and more!

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,

Thanks to a wonderful friend

I wanted to make a thank you card to a very good friend of mine to thank her for the beautiful bracelet she made for me.  She just got started in making jewelry and her work amazes me.  For inspiration to make her thank you card, I checked out some challenges that I usually participate in plus some new ones.

And here is the card I created for my friend:

Supplies:

La-La Land Crafts Porsha stamp colored with Copics 100, E33, and R59

Bazzil black and white cardstock

My Minds Eye Designer Paper - for the background and Porsha's paper pieced dress

May Arts ribbon

The Robin's Nest dew drops

Martha Stewart border punch

Cuttlebug Bloom Dots embossing folder

Hero Arts sentiment

Nestabilities petitie oval and petitie scallop oval for Porsha's background and the sentiment

My card will be entered into the following challenges:

La-La Land Crafts - Color Challenge: use black, white and one other color ( I used red)
Project Tuesday - make an easel card
Crazy 4 Challenges - Color Challenge: use black, white, and red
Crafty Hos' Challenge: Color Challenge: use black, white and _________
KL Stampin N' Scrappin - Dry embossing
Thanks for stopping by!


Hugs,

Birthday Boy!

Today, I participated in the Chi Chi Memories sketch challenge.  I really like the sketches, but I REALLY love the images. :)  I won the last sketch challenge and got to pick either the birthday boy or birthday girl set.  I don't have a lot of "boy" themed images, so I chose the birthday boy set.  I LOVE IT!  I used two of the images for the sketch challenge for this week.  I love this card so much that I am going to make two for my friend's twin sons, who will be celebrating their 1st birthday in September.  Never too early to think about occasion cards. :)

Below is the sketch and my card for the challenge:

Supplies:

Bazzil brown cardstock

Designer paper from my stash

May Arts woven blue ribbon

Martha Stewart scallop punch

"Birthday Boy" sentiment colored with At You Spica baby blue and chocolate pens

Birthday Boy colored with Copics E00, E33, E37, B12, and the colorless blender

Birthday Boy's background cut with Nestabilities small scallop circle

Thanks for stopping by!

 Hugs,

Another Red, White and Blue Creation!

Happy 4th of July!  Hope you are enjoying the day!

This week's Penny Black Saturday Challenge is to use the colors red, white and blue!  So appropriate for celebrating 4th of July.  This was a pretty easy challenge, as I still had some paper left over from my 4th of July projects, but couldn't decide on which Penny Black image to use. :) 

Here is my card for the challenge using the cute kitty with balloons from the PB Bubbly set.

Supplies:

Red and blue Bazzil cardstock

Designer paper from Scenic Route

Sentiment from Best Crafts designer paper

May Arts ribbon

Corners cut from my EK Success punch

PB image cut, usiing my Nestabilities petitie oval and petitie oval scallop die-cuts, glittered with Sakura glitter pen and colored with Copics W3, R20, R35 and B28.  Also used At You Spica pens gold, red and sky blue for the balloons

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,

Operation Write Home Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Operation Write Home Blog Hop!  If you just came from Debbie's blog to my blog, you are in the right place!  If you just came to my blog, start at the beginning at the Stars and Stamps Blog to find out how to participate in the blog hop.

The blog hop was started to create cards for our troops overseas.  The cards will represent honoring America's 234th birthday.  They can be red, white or blue or anything to commemorate the day!  The blog hop will run today (July 2nd) through July 4th.

What is great about July 4th is that my parents were married on that day!  I love hearing the story of how they prepared for their special day and how one person gave them fireworks as a wedding present!

I Did It Creations is sponsoring the blog hop and will have a freebie for you to use.  Check out the shop to see the designs and the challenge blog for the freebie!

Here is the card I made for the blog hop with Robyn's Fetish image Liberty Bell:

Supplies:

Bazzil cardstock

 Star and blue/white digital paper from Toucan Scraps (first time using digital paper and I love it)

Sentiments cut from designer paper from Craft and Craftin'

Liberty Bell cut using Nestabillities small rectangle and small rectangle scallop die-cuts, colored with the following Copics: E35, E37, E57, W3, and the colorless blender

And now...it is time to visit Nicole's blog next to see what she has in store!

Below is a list of the participants in case you get lost!

Stars and Stamps Blog
Teresa
Jeanette
Robyn
Janette
Trish
Debbie
Alicia (that's me!)
Nicole
Susan
Angela
Ruth

Have fun!

Hugs,

I Did It Creations! - Red, White Or Blue!

Happy Friday!  It's time for another challenge from I Did It Creations!  In honor of the upcoming 4th of July holiday, this week's challenge is to use either of the colors: red, white or blue.  Or use all of them!  To enter the challenge to win two free images, you creations should have at least one image. You can use any image you like, but if you have any images from I Did It Creations, show them some love.  There is a freebie available at the challenge blog.  Post your link to your project in the comments section of the challenge blog by next Thursday, July 8th at 6pm EST.

This week, Robyn's Fetish is the designer!  Click here to check out the images at the store!

Here is my card, using the lovable A Sailing We Will Go image:

Supplies:

Bazzil cardstock

We R Memory Keepers designer paper

EK Success corner punch

Cuttlebug "stars" embossing folder

The bear was colored with the following Copics: E57, R59, B24, E00 and C3

Sentiment from Hero Arts

Check out the rest of the team's designs!

Claudine 
Debbie
Faye
Jeanette - DT Coordinator
Nicole
Penny
Robyn - Owner
Stephanie AKA Stuffie
Trish

Thanks for stopping by!  Happy 4th of July!

Hugs,

A Mother's/Daughter's Love

I had some time to participate in a couple of challenges.  One challenge that I did was for Chi Chi Memories.  I bought some images recently and they are so cute!  One of the images I got was called "Hug."  The image reminds me of the bond my daughter Olivia and I have.  For my first participation in Chi Chi Memories' sketch challenge, I was excited to create a card using the "Hug" image.

Below is the sketch to use and my card for the entry to the challenge:

Supplies:

Bazzil cardstock

Designer paper I got at last weekend's flea market at my favorite store: Memories Live On!

Martha Stewart punch

May Arts ribbon

Cuttlebug swiss dots embossing folder

Hero Arts sentiment inked with Memento Dark Cocoa ink

"Hug" image cut with my Nestabilities large circle and large circle scallop and colored with the following Copics: E33, E00, R37 and W3

Red gemstones from my stash

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,

I Did It Creations! - 3-D

 Happy Friday!  Welcome to another challenge from I Did It Creations!  This week's challenge is to REALLY be creative and go 3-D!  It seems that things from movies to greeting cards are getting a fun dimensional look.  I just like the illusion part of 3-D - looking like the picture is coming towards you.

To enter the challenge to win two free images, your project must have some kind of 3-D look to it.  Using tools like foam dots or paint to create that dimensional look are great things to use.  You can use any image you like, but if you have any images from I Did It Creations, show them some love!  There is a freebie available to use at the challenge blog. Post your link to the comments section of the challenge blog by next Thursday, June 30th at 6pm EST.

This week, our designer is Fanyella Design.  This designer has some wonderful images.  Check out the store to see all of them!

Below is my card using Lili Mermaid:

Supplies:

Bazzil cardstock

My Mind's Eye designer paper

May Arts gold cord

Sassafras flower buttons

Buttons from my stash

Lilli Mermaid's background was cut using my Nestabilities large circle and large circle scallop
Foam dots for the "3-D" look for Lilli

Copics: B14, RV13, E00, E02, Y17, R08, and the colorless blender

Be sure to check out the rest of the team's creations!  And also give a hello to two new members: Trish and Debbie!  Check out their blogs!

Claudine 
Debbie
Faye
Jeanette - DT Coordinator
Nicole
Penny
Robyn - Owner
Stephanie AKA Stuffie
Trish

Thanks for stopping by!


Hugs,

Tellen's Place - Summertime

Happy Wednesday and you know what that means?!!  Time for another challenge from Tellen's Place!  First of all, this will be the last challenge for now, as me and the talented gals on the Design Team will be taking a summer break.  We will be back soon, but during that time, owner Terry and Design Team Coordinator Lyn will be having all kinds of fun stuff.  So please be sure to keep stopping by the challenge blog.

With that, the challenge for this week is....summertime. :)  Your creation should reflect on what you think summertime means to you.  I think of beaches, BBQs, relaxing, spending time with family and friends, and new adventures.  All those things I will definitely be doing this summer!

To enter the challenge, your original project should reflect the theme of summertime.  You may use any image you like, but if you have any Tellen's Place images, show them some love.  There may be a freebie or two under the "sweets" tab on the challenge blog.  Post the link to your project (not the whole blog) to good ol' Mr. Linky on the challenge blog by Tuesday, June 29th at noon.

Below is my summertime beach easel card:

 Supplies:

Bazzil cardstock

Graphic 45 designer paper and embellishments

Jessica and her friend were colored with the following Copic colors: Y17, R08, E00, E33, BG23, and W3

Nestabilities large scallop and large circle

Thanks for stopping by!  Here's to a wonderful summer!

Hugs,

I Did It Creations Challenge - Be Creative!

 Happy Friday!  Welcome to another challenge from I Did It Creations!  This week's challenge is pretty open.  Be Creative!  Do whatever you like - try a new technique, try a new product on your project, it is up to you!

To be entered in the challenge to win two digi images, create an original project, using any images you like.  If you have images from I Did It Creations, show them some love.  There is a freebie available at the challenge blog for you to use.  Create a link to your project in the comments section.  Deadline is Thursday, June 24th at midnight EST.

This week, I Did It Creations is sponsored by Trees A Ward.  The images are so beautiful, you have to check them out.  Visit the store to see their creations and the others from various artists.

Below is my card, using Cat Shop

Supplies:

Bazzil cardstock

Basic Grey Max and Whiskers designer paper

Hero Arts sentiment, inked with Memento rich cocoa ink and cut using my Nestabilities petitie oval and petite oval scallop

The cats were colored with Copics E00, E33 and W3

Gems are from my stash

Check out the rest of the team's creations:

Claudine

Faye
Jeanette - DT Coordinator
Nicole
Penny
Robyn - Owner
Stephanie AKA Stuffie

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,

Summer time "blues" and moos. :)

I had a chance to participate in this week's La-La Land Crafts challenge.  Their challenge this week is to create something using the color blue as the focus color.  I originally had my card for their "summertime" challenge last week, but didn't finish in time.  So glad to use my card for their challenge this week.  I hope the shade of blue I chose is OK.  I would call it a "blue-green." 

Below is my card for the challenge:

Supplies:

Bazzil cardstock

Graphic 45 designer paper

La-La Land's new summertime image Summer Bill and Maya and the sentiment.  Bill and Maya were colored with the following Copic colors: E33, E37, E00, E70, Y17, BG23, W3 and the colorless blender

Nestabilities petitie oval and petitie oval scallop die-cuts

Sakura glitter pen

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,