Sparkle Creations Final Preview and June Release Day!!!

Good morning, friends! 

Thanks so much for your sweet comments, I'm so happy to be up and running again :) 

Today is Sparkle Creations last preview day AND release day!!! 

All new stamps are available NOW in the Sparkle Creations Store! 

Our last preview is here! 

Meet... Watermelon Rin!!! 

Isn't she adorable! I love everything about her :) 

Please be sure to visit the rest of the DT for more peeks of Rin! 

Oh, and be sure to leave your comments too! 

Sparkle will be giving away a Watermelon Rin rubber stamp to a lucky hopper! 

Giveaway ends tonight, EST... 

Alice Wertz
Amber Hight
Danielle Lounds
Kerri Michaud
Kim Yu
Margie Cortina (You are here!)
Savannah O'Gwynn
Shaela Odd
Simonne Clay
Sparkle Smith
Stephanie Kraft
Yvonne Yam - June Guest Designer
SCRS Blog

Thanks for stopping by today :)

Enjoy!!! 

"Fun in the Sun!" - Sparkle Creations Preview Day One

Hello everyone!!! 

I'm SO thrilled to be back with Sparkle Creations and the DT again :) 

Today is the first day of previews! 

Here's "Beach Chloe"... 

 It's time for some fun in the sun!!!

All new stamps will be available on Saturday, June 9th! 

Please be sure to visit the rest of the team for more sneak peeks :)

And be sure to leave your comments along the way! Sparkle will be giving away a 'Beach Chloe' rubber stamp to one lucky person :) You have until midnight EST to hop around!!!  

Alice Wertz
Amber Hight
Danielle Lounds
Kerri Michaud
Kim Yu
Margie Cortina (You are here!)
Savannah O'Gwynn
Shaela Odd
Simonne Clay
Sparkle Smith
Stephanie Kraft
Yvonne Yam - June Guest Designer
SCRS Blog

Thanks so much for stopping by, enjoy! 

xoxo

Pssst... lookie here :)

... taking my finger off the pause button!!! 

I've missed you all SO very much :) 

I've been coloring and getting crafty this past week and it feels SO good to get all inky again!!! 

I have a new post with Sparkle Creations coming this Thursday!!! Yaaay!!! 

Stay tuned!!! xo

Activating the PAUSE Button...

Hello everyone, it's been a while... 

You have probably noticed that I haven't been posting lately
and that half of my DT duties have either come to an end and unfortunately, with the other half, I have had to step down... 

there are a few reasons as to why,
but don't worry, I won't bore you with the details ;)

All is good! 

I have been creating cards, stamping, doing DT stuff and blogging
for over 3 1/2 years! 

And I have loved every single minute of it!!! 

But it is time for this chica to take a break... a long break... 

I want to thank you all so very much! 

All of my family, friends, fellow DT-ers, followers, supporters! 

Without you all I would not have lasted this long :)
I truly appreciate everything you all have done for me!!! 

I won't be far, but even so, I will miss you all SO very much!!! 

Big hugs to all, xoxo!!! 

PS, of course I cannot completely stay away from the computer! hee hee... 

You can find me on Facebook, Twitter and my book blog
until things start going on the creative side again ;)

Thank you!!! 

Mahalo!

Good morning :) 

I'm so happy to have a card to share with you today! 

Today starts week 2 of the latest Sparkle Creations Challenge... 

And here is the card that I made using... 

Karber "Hawaii" Clear Stamp Set

I really do love coloring her hair! She's such a cutie :) 

Please be sure to stop by the Sparkle Creations Blog for more details! 

and don't forget to say HI to these lovely ladies too :) 

Kerri Michaud 

Savannah O'Gwynn 

Simonne Clay 

Sparkle Smith 

Stephanie Kraft

Thanks for stopping by, Happy Tuesday!!! 

See Ya Later, TGF :)

TGIF to a bittersweet day... 

The day has finally come to see 'see you later' to The Greeting Farm :( 

Not a good-bye, because I plan on visiting a lot and seeing all of my girls often enough! 

But it is my last day as Team Captain, sniff!... 

And of course, I kept putting off my post for today - denial? procrastination? 

All of the above ;) 

SO, as I started out this post this morning, thinking that we were suppose to post our favorite TGF cards, lol, these lovely ladies surprised me with their beautiful cards and I am so deeply touched - 

You must visit their blogs and leave them some love today :) 

A big thank you to Jessica for EVERYTHING! ... to Marie too :) 

And a special thank you to April, Joni, Lisa and Sharette! 

Such sweet girlies, had a great time working with all of you!!!

Here are some of my all time favorites from this awesome team :) 

Jessica 

April 

Joni 

Lisa 

Sharette 

... and here are some of my own favorites from this term :) 

AND thank you to all of you who have supported me, The Greeting Farm, for stopping by and commenting and playing along with our challenges :) 

Have a wonderful weekend! 

See you later ;) 

xoxo 

I Dare You 2 Glimmer!!!

Good morning and happy M-day to you :) 

It's a new week! and we're looking forward to lots of good things!!! 

I'm starting off the week right with The Greeting Farm's 

ANYTHING GOES Fun Day Monday Challenge! 

Even though it's a bittersweet challenge for me, 

this is our last week as DT on the challenge blog :( 

I am going to miss working with these girlies so very much, sniff!!!

So for this challenge, I decided to use another newbie stamp - 

Glimmer Bean 

Here's a close-up... 

I added a bit of sparkle to her :) 

Hope you like my Glimmer Bean! 

Be sure to stop by TGF's Challenge Blog for all the deets! 

and then hop along to see what the DT created for the day too :) 

Jessica Diedrich 

April Davis

Joni Wilson

Lisa Gobea

Sharette Smith 

Thanks for stopping by! 

Have a fab day!!! xoxo 

Enjoy This Day :)

HELLO everyone :) 

Long... time... no... see! 

hee, hee!!! 

Hope you are all well!

I have a card to show you today, yippeee! 

There is another Friday Spy Day Challenge on 

The Greeting Farm's Farm Fresh Challenge Blog today! 

This week, we are "case-ing" Lou Mac's card... 

I tried to go with the same layout she used, 

and I also tried to be as decorative as I could with embellishments too - 

but, I am not as bold as she is :) 

Here is my card using the most cutest ckear stamp evaaa... 

"Shimmer Bean" 

I told you she was a cutie!!! 

Hope you'll play along with us this week! 

Be sure to hop along and visit the rest of the DT too :) 

Jessica Diedrich 

April Davis

Joni Wilson

Lisa Gobea

Sharette Smith 

Thanks so much for stopping by :)

Happy TGIF!!! 

Mr. and Mrs.

Hello everyone! 

I am having some tech stuff going on with my camera for the past few hours! 

I'm trying to get a pic of my card for today's latest sneak peek at 

Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps! 

Today's sneak peek is called "Mr. and Mrs."... 

Normally, this is were I would insert my pic :(
Hopefully I can get it all working in the morning... 

In the meantime, I am using Sparkle's release pic! hee hee 

Don't they make a gorgeous couple :)

Be sure to visit all rest of the SCRS designers for more peeks of Mr. and Mrs. Sparkle will be giving away Mr. and Mrs. to one lucky person! For a chance to win, you need to comment on all of the designer's blogs (list below). Then head on over to the SCRS blog and comment on the Mr. and Mrs. post. You have until midnight EST each day to comment. The lucky winner will be announced the following day!

Alice Wertz 

Amber Hight 

Danielle Lounds 

Kerri Michaud 

Kim Yu 

Margie Cortina 

Savannah O'Gwynn 

Shaela Odd 

Simonne Clay 

Sparkle Smith 

Stephanie Kraft 

Thanh Vo - March Guest Designer

Today is also release day!!! 

Be sure to stop by the SCRS Store to get the latest stamps: 

Engaged Lucy 

Karber "Strawberry" Clear Stamp Set 

Mr. and Mrs. 

Happy hopping and shopping :) 

Buzzing By To Say Thanks!

TGIF, friends!!! and a good one it's going to be :) 

I am back with my third and final post for today! 

Wow, shocking, right?! lol 

*Please scroll down to see my latest sneak peek card for Sparkle Creations! 

and my card for TGF's Spy Day Challenge, thanks!!! 

Well, it's time for another awesome sketch from 

Taylored Expressions!!! 

I decided to create a card size notepad for a friend :) 

I used my latest My Mind's Eye Pad from February's Key Ingredients Kit along with my new to me petite stamp set called "Sunflower Wreath".... 

Here is what this week's sketch looks like: 

Can't wait to see who plays along :) 

Be sure to visit the rest of the Sketch Crew to see what they've created for today!

Cassie Trask 

Jami Sibley 

Lisa Hjulberg 

Lori Craig 

Margie Cortina 

Monika Davis 

Rachel Sztonyk 

Tracy Clemente 

Taylor VanBruggen  

Linda Suarez, Featured Top Chef

Thanks for stopping by!
Enjoy your Friday and weekend :) 

xoxo 

Wanna Sit and Chat???

Good morning, and hello again!

*Please scroll down to see my latest sneak peek card for
Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps, thank you :) 

I'm back to share with you the latest Spy Day Challenge
at The Greeting Farm Challenge Blog today!!!
This week, we are casing one of Sugar's Card :)

Here's my take on it... 

I just had to use my newest stamp set from The Greeting Farm's last release,
"Sitting Casual"

Isn't Ian the handsomest boy ever???
I paper pieced his couch and was inspired by Sugar's layout and use of polka dots :)

Please be sure to visit the rest of the DT for more inspiration!

Jessica Diedrich 

April Davis

Joni Wilson

Lisa Gobea

Sharette Smith 

See you later on with my third and final post for today!
xoxo 

Naturally Sweet, Strawberry!

Hi again :) 

Hold on to your seats - I have THREE posts for today! 

Woo hoo!!! 

I'm starting off with another sneak peek from 

Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps! 

And she is SO SWEET!!! 

Here is the latest Karber Clear Stamp Set... 

"Strawberry" 

Isn't she the cutest sweet lil' strawberry you've ever seen???
This stamp set comes with one main image, one sentiment and 5 accessory images! 

Be sure to visit all rest of the SCRS designers for more peeks of Karber Strawberry Set. Sparkle will be giving away Karber Strawberry Set to one lucky person! For a chance to win, you need to comment on all of the designer's blogs (list below). Then head on over to the SCRS blog and comment on the Karber post. You have until midnight EST each day to comment. The lucky winner will be announced the following day! 

Amber Hight 

Danielle Lounds 

Kerri Michaud 

Margie Cortina 

Savannah O'Gwynn

Happy Hopping!!! 

See you in a few with post #2!!!