Oh Bumble is Me…

JOY!!! A NEW Saturday Sketch Challenge at TGF!!!

2012-01-28T13:00:00.000-05:00

Good Saturday afternoon :)

Let's start the weekend off with a fun NEW sketch challenge!!!

The Greeting Farm is now hosting a NEW sketch challenge exclusively on their SCS Forum!

Very cool :) hee hee!

You can go HERE to see the challenge rules!

and HERE to see our very first sketch!!!

For the first sketch, I decided to finally ink up my new

Miss Anya Garland Rubber Stamp Set!

All 3 Miss Anya's in the set are so pretty! I couldn't decide who to color up first, and then finally decided to use this one since I love daisies and those braids in her hair! She's so pretty :)

I also used my Flutter Heart Clear Stamp Set for the sentiment! There are SO many possibilites with this set, one of my faves! With all those pendant stamps, eeek! So much fun :)

Here's a peek at the sketch for this week:

Hee hee! Yes, I created the sketch! With Jessica and Marie's help :)

I am so happy to have this opportunity to expand my creativity with TGF!!!

I hope you all will play along with us!!!

Enjoy the rest of your weekend :)

xoxo

You Warm My Heart! {TESC151}

2012-01-27T11:00:00.000-05:00

Happy TGIF to you!!!
Let's celebrate!!! Woo Hoo!!!
It's a rainy cold day out here on Long Island, but I'm not going to let it get to me since I'm in such a good mood this morning! It seems that my mojo has decided to stop by for a visit, so I'm going to take advantage of it and try to crossing off as many things as I can off my to-do list today!!!

Let's start the TGIF celebrations with a NEW
Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge!!!
The first challenge for 2012 is here!!! Yippeee!!!
I'm SO happy to be back with the Sketch Crew this year :)

There have been some changes to the Sketch Challenges,
please be sure to visit Taylor's blog for all the updates, thanks!!!

I decided to finally ink up my newest stamp from TE,
"Polar Pete"

Doesn't Pete make a sweet Valentine!?
I'm going to give this one to my 5yo, he'll adore it!
I used my Copics to color him in and the water - I was trying to test my blues out, lol!
and I used one of my fave Valentine paper pads,
We R Memory Keepers "Love Struck".

I better crack out some of my TE penguins for my 8yo's card today, I don't want them to sneak peek and not find one for himself, lol! Yes, I'm running out of hiding spots!

Here is Taylor's sketch:

Please take a few minutes to visit the rest of the Crew to see their sweet creations too :)
Cassie Trask
Jami Sibley
Lisa Hjulberg
Lori Craig
Margie Cortina
Monika Davis
Rachel Sztonyk
Tracy Clemente
Taylor VanBruggen

Have a wonderful Friday!!! xo

Sewing for Baby Riley... Riley and Company Release and Blog Hop!!!

2012-01-26T22:00:00.000-05:00

Good Evening Friends :)

It's Riley and Company Release and Blog Hop Time!!!

Woo Hoo!!!

and this is one of the cutest releases ever!!!

To start the hop from the beginning, please to to the

Riley and Company Blog :)

Remember to leave comments on everyone's blogs, at every stop you can win a Riley stamp!!! AND, if you place your order within the first 24hours, you will receive a FREE Travel Sticker Stamp!!!

AND, there is also FREE shipping until Sunday, January 29th!!!

SO cool!!!

Before you hop along to your next stop, here are my cards :)

"Sewing Sophie"

It seems that Sophie is a lot better at sewing/embroidering than I am!

She doesn't have any band aids on ;) hee hee!

and

"Baby Blocks Riley"

Aw, doesn't Baby Riley bring the baby talk out of you?!

I just want to pinch his cheeks and cuddle with him :)

That's it from me!!!
Your next stop is Michele!!!

Enjoy hopping around!!! xo

Dessert Chef!

2012-01-26T16:00:00.000-05:00

Hello everyone!!!

Just a quick post to let you all know about

Riley and Company's Release and Blog Hop tonight!!!

It all starts at 10pm EST!!!

Here's a little tease of what you'll be seeing tonight ;)

"Mixing Bowl Riley"

When I was little, I used to tell my parents that I was going to marry a Chef,
hee hee... if only I knew about Dessert Chefs then - I probably would have worked a bit harder on finding one, lol!

I can't complain, my hubs is an excellent cook! and he can bake a good cake too!!!

but I'm the best at cookies and brownies ;) hee, hee!!!

Hope to see you all tonight!!!

Don't forget, you can take a quick peek at the Moosemate's blogs too!!!

Guest Designer: Jamie Rogers Moore

Enjoy!!!

xoxo

He's Just Not That Into You...

2012-01-24T18:00:00.000-05:00

I'm a sucker for sappy girlie movies!

I fall for most chic flicks!
I just love a swoon-ie kind of story :)

{I'll give you a few seconds...

...

okay, you can stop laughing now, hee hee!}

The concept of this movie was taken from a (sort of) self-help book called:

He's Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys

When I received my new TGF Flutter Heart Clear Stamp Set,
and saw this little guy/girl image, this movie popped into my head, lol!

The 'love banner' is also from this set...

Here's the movie trailer in case you need a refresher ;)

Enjoy!!!
xoxo

Relax and Enjoy!!!

2012-01-24T12:00:00.000-05:00

Hi again!!! If you're here to see my latest card for Sparkle Creations Challenge,
please scroll down to the next post, thank you!!!

I hope that you all have been enjoying the Riley and Company sneak peeks this week!!!

Today, I have this cutie to share with you and brighten up your day :)

"Yoga Riley"

Can you strike a pose like that for a few minutes???
I start to fall over just thinking about it, lmao!!!

Release day is this Thursday, January 26th at 10pm EST!!!
There will be 12 NEW Riley's!!! Yippeee!!!

BTW, it's also challenge time today at the Riley and Company Blog!!!
Unfortunately, I don't have a card for it, BUT,
you can join in on the fun!!!
This week's challenge is to create a punny/funny birthday card!

You can see more sneak peeks and challenge cards on the Moosemates blogs too!!!
Have fun!!!

Cindy Haffner
Frances Byrne
Silke Kittman
Laurie Clout
Michelle L
Kelly Santi
Jovita Torres
Margie Cortina
Joy Stagg

Guest Designer: Jamie Rogers Moore

Love!

2012-01-24T00:00:00.000-05:00

Good Tuesday Morning to you!!!

SO, it seems that I am a huge fan of creating Valentine's Day Cards :)

After all these years, I finally found my favorite time of year to create cards, lol!

There is just something about pink hearts, doilies, flowers and lacy things that really just calls to me - makes me happy!!! Which means, I have a ton of Valentine's Day cards, lol, which also means, that I should get thee to thy post office soon ;) hee hee!

Today is week 2 of Sparkle Creations latest sketch challenge:

You have until this Sunday, January 29th 9pm PST to play along!! !

I decided to use the latest released Karber Clear Stamp Set, Fashion...

Here is the other fashionista that comes in this stamp set!

I decided to do some fun paper-piecing and Copic coloring...

The sentiment is actually a part of a stamp that says:

Love! Smile! Enjoy!

SCRS Challenges are open to everyone,

BUT, in order to win the prize, you must use a stamp from the

Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamp Store!

...and here is what is up for grabs this week:

"Snow Angel Ruby"

Be sure to check out what the rest of the DT created too :)

Thanks so much for stopping by today!
Have fun!!! xoxo

Hello?! Free Hugs :)

2012-01-23T13:00:00.000-05:00

Hello :) and good day to you all!

It's M-day and we all know what M-day means! and IT is not behaving, grrr! lol!

SO, what better way to cheer up than to share some sneak peeks!!!

Riley and Company sneak peeks have started!!!

Today's day 2, so I have TWO different stamps to show you :)

First, I have "Cell Phone Riley"...

Hello?! Isn't he the CUTEST!!!

I paper pieced Riley with some Kraft Cardstock - that's what happens when you make a boo-boo on the card, great way to cover things up ;)

Next, I have "Water Bottle Riley"...

Poor little moose is sicky :(

Look at his red nose and comfy pajamas...

Don't ya just wanna give him a big ol' hug to make him feel better???

Lots of peeks going on at the Moosemate's blogs too!

Take a few and start hopping :)

Cindy Haffner
Frances Byrne
Silke Kittman
Laurie Clout
Michelle L
Kelly Santi
Jovita Torres
Margie Cortina
Joy Stagg

Guest Designer: Jamie Rogers Moore

Thanks for stopping by today!!!

Enjoy! xo

You Make My Heart...

2012-01-20T01:00:00.000-05:00

TGIF!!!

Oh my, you all don't know how happy I am that today is Friday and that the weekend is just minutes away to starting :)

It's been a very looong week! and my mojo decided to go on vacay without me :(

I am have finally climbed out of my major cleaning/organizing/rearranging mess, woo hoo!

and with a little help of some yummy I received yesterday, I am hoping that mr. mojo is ready to move back home!!!

To get back into the groove of things,

I created a card for today's TGF Farm Fresh Friday Spy Day Challenge!!!

I used THREE different stamp sets for this card, lol!

and very surprisingly, I ripped into my newest kit from Taylored Expressions too!

No hording this months kit at all! Love it too much ;)

First, I used my Copics to color up Creeper Crew Madden to match the colors to Crate Paper's "Paper Heart" DP... then, I knew I needed to add some sort of sentiment - so I used my new Flutter Heart Clear Stamp Set for that... and then I couldn't figure out what to do with my corners, lol! The card didn't seem complete even after I added the heart buttons that also came with the TE Kit... and then I found these little hearts on the Made By Clear Stamp Set...

Oh, BTW, you won't see just 'hearts' in the set, sorry! lol!

I used this stamp to get the hearts, and just wiped away the 'handmade by' sentiment part ;)

Pretty sneaky, huh?! ;) hee hee!

I had SO much fun putting this card together!

It really feels so good to finally be back 'in the game' and blogging again :)

Please be sure to visit the rest of the DT to see what they've been up to too!!!

Enjoy your TGIF too!!!

and thanks for stopping by :)

xoxo

Stop SOPA

2012-01-18T01:00:00.000-05:00

Good morning friends...

Did you see Google today:

Stop on by and check out why:

https://www.google.com/landing/takeaction/sopa-pipa/

or visit Wikipedia, or watch your local news...
yes, it's kind of a big deal if you're a blogger.

Thanks!

Sweet Little Light...

2012-01-13T00:00:00.000-05:00

Hiiiii!!! and welcome to day two of

Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps previews!!!

I'm still running a bit behind along with a stuffy cold,

so please bare with me while I squeeze out another quickie post :)

For today, we are sneak peeking Karber's latest clear stamp set called,

"Karber Fashion"

This set comes with 5 images and 3 sentiments...
and will also be released tomorrow!!!

For my first card, I decided to use the lamp image with the following matching sentiment that just made me smile while I put together this card :)

Doesn't it just warm your heart :)

I used some of my fave Jillibean DP and look! I used brads too!!!

For my next card, I used one of the 'fashionable girlies' and another sweet sentiment...

Isn't she stylin'??? :)
Especially with some more Jillibean paper and twine!
I can't wait to paper-piece her too!!!

Here's a peek at the whole stamp set...

Remember to hop along and comment on the DTs post to enter to win this Karber Stamp Set :)

Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps Blog

Happy TGIF!!!
I'm going to go catch up on some sleep now,
but will be back in the morning with some TGF ;)
xoxo

Love Struck :)

2012-01-12T14:00:00.000-05:00

Good afternoon :)
*Please scroll down to see Day 1 of
Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps Preview, Nurse Lucy!
Thank you :)

{yaaaawn!!!} Kiddos and I woke up not feeling so great, it seems that we all caught colds at the same time, sigh... it's a cold and rainy day today, so we are camping out on the couch with Disney movies and books - the perfect way to relax...

I have another quick post to share!!!

Today is Pixie Dust Studio's latest release -

"Love Struck"

and

there is another Pixie Challenge up too!

"Put Your Heart Into It!"

Make a card/project using hearts...

in the image, on the patterned paper, or even a heart shaped embellishment.

The possibilities are endless!

For my first card, I used... "Catching Your Heart"

This little guy most definitely captured my heart :)

Isn't he cheek-pinching-cute?!

I love the little bumble-y that is on his hat too!!!

For my next card I used... "Heart Garden"

I had a bit of fun with my Copics here!

Love the bumble-y's flying about and she is just beaming with love and joy :)

Here is what the latest collection looks like:

Tree of Love, Pixie Valentines,

Brittney Love, Catching Your Heart, Conversation Hearts,

Cupid Wings, Heart Garden, and Soaring.

Be sure to visit the Pixies for more peeks at the latest collection :)

Happy Thursday!!! xo

Get Better Soon!

2012-01-12T00:00:00.000-05:00

Good morning!!!

I have a quickie post to share with you :)

Today is the first day of previews from Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps!!!

Sparkle will be releasing 2 new SCRS Stamps and 1 new Karber Clear Stamp Set

this Saturday, January 14th!!!

Today's preview features Nurse Lucy with sentiment...

I also used the following challenges on my card!!!
- Allsorts Challenge #136: Paper Piecing
- DYSU Challenge #54: Pink
- The Ribbon Reel Challenge #19: Pink and Polk Dots
- The Kraft Journal Challenge: Favorite Colors (Pink, Red, White!)

I did a whole lot of paper piecing here using My Mind's Eye "Love Me" DP

and used my Copics to try to give her some "unruly" hair :)

Be sure to visit the rest of the DT today!

Sparkle will be giving away a Nurse Lucy to one random commentor!!!

So be sure to visit the entire DT and leave a final comment on the

Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamp Blog saying you did ;)

Kim Yu

Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps Blog

Thanks for stopping by!

Enjoy hopping around :)

Snow Dancing!

2012-01-11T13:30:00.000-05:00

Hi again :)

Miss Forgetful is back to post her Riley Challenge card! hee hee!

*Please scroll down to see my card for this month's

The Greeting Farm Retro-Fresh Challenge :)

Thanks!!!

This week, we are being challenge to create a winter themed card!

Oh, how I love Riley and Percy together!!!

The cutest Moose and Penguin duo in the universe :)

"Riley and Percy Snow Dancing"

They need to dance a bit more and harder! I still cannot believe that we haven't seen any snow around here yet! It's definitely been cold enough! We could really use a snow day already ;)

Please stop by Riley and Company's blog for more challenge details!

and take a peek at the Moosemates creations too!!!

Cindy Haffner
Frances Byrne
Silke Kittman
Laurie Clout
Michelle L
Kelly Santi
Jovita Torres
Margie Cortina
Joy Stagg

Happy Hump Day!!!

{hugs!}

I {heart} stamps!!!

2012-01-11T13:00:00.000-05:00

Is it really Wednesday already???

I'm not complaining, lol, but the week and the month sure is flying by pretty quick!!! Procrastination is not my friend, I am still trying to end that relationship! but at least I got a few extra minutes of sleep last night! Neighbors where quiet, yay! Now, if only I can stick to a bedtime-time! Do you have a set time when you say it's just time to get some rest/sleep? I always just keep going until I can't anymore, but this ol' lady just can't do that anymore, lol!

Hmmm, I do tend to blab too much when I start a post, don't I?

hee, hee!!!

It's time for The Greeting Farm's Retro-Fresh Monthly Challenge!!!

This month's theme is:

"Lucky in Love"

Just remember, you have to use a TGF stamp/image that is 6 months old or older ;)

I forgot, and used one of the newer stamps, lol! and then reached for another new stamp 2 more times! geesh! I finally found sweet "Stamping Anya" and remembered that I've only used her once! Can you believe that?! So here she is :)

I just noticed that "Stamping Anya" is on clearance right now!!!

and she's a definite must have ;)

You have all month to play along!!!

Check out what the DT has created too :)

Enjoy!!!

xoxo

Cruisin' Love Bug

2012-01-10T00:00:00.000-05:00

Good morning! Good morning! Good morning!!!

Trying to be a bit chipper even though I am a bit sleep deprived at the moment, lol!

Lately, our "lovely" neighbor, who already keeps the most oddest "working" hours, has taken a liking to doing some home improvements between the hours of 9pm to 2am, ugh!!! And ever since I've had my kiddos, I've turned into a light-sleeper, sigh... I just hope that they finish their project soon, or they're going to have one rabid-crafter banging on their door soon!

Neeed. Mooore. Hooot. Cocoa!!!

Any hoot, it's time for the 2nd week of Sparkle Creation Rubber Stamps first challenge of the year!!! Challenge #70 is to use something NEW!!!

In order to qualify for the prize, you must use a SCRS on your card/project.

You have until Sunday, January 15th at 9pm PST to play along :)

*I also used the following challenges for my card :)
- Deconstructed Sketch #33

- The Pink Elephant #130: Hearts
- Crazy 4 Challenges #118: Use something new
- Card Makin' Mamas: Use something new
and...
- Cupcake Inspiration Challenge # 142

Of course I had to use my latest yummies :)

I recently purchased "Cruisin' Chloe" and had yet to ink her up, so here she is!!!

I paper pieced Chloe's car with my new 6x6 pad of We R Memory Keepers "Love Struck" and ribbon from the dollar bin!!!

For more SCRSC info, please stop by their blog!!!

and please be sure to check out the rest of today's DT for more inspiration...

Thanks so much for stopping by!!!
Happy Tuesday! xoxo

I Simply Adore Riley!

2012-01-07T13:34:00.000-05:00

It's the weekend!!! Woo Hoo!!!

and I am having SOOO much time getting ~~cleaned/organized~~ crafty today :)

ALL of our Christmas decorations have been put away! and now with the huge tree in storage, I am trying to reclaim my crafty spot!!! Kiddos want the extra space in the living room for their new trunks, race tracks, etc, but this mama needs her big crafty table back so she can start using her sewing machine and needs more space! It's hard to create in just 18inches of space, lol!

Hmmm, I'm thinking that we may have to re-do the whole living area, just rearrange all the furniture... easy-peasy, right?! hee hee... and the kids bedroom... oh, how it never ends, lol!

I created a fun little Riley card this morning :)

and I used these challenges for it:

- Sweet Sunday Sketch #149

- TCP's Tuesday's Inspiration Challenge #191

- The Ribbon Carousel Challenge #34: Anything goes!
- Crazy 4 Challenges #118: Use Something New
- Card Makin' Mamas Challenge: Use Something New
(My "something new" is the ribbon and flower button.)

I used Stamping Riley to make another Valentine's Day card :)

Have I mentioned how much I love to paper piece?!
Never-mind that it not only saves my Copics from wear/tear - it's also the perfect way to use up all of my little scraps! and I am a huuuge fan of that :)

Well, I better get back to ~~getting crafty~~ cleaning/organizing!
Wish me luck ;)
and enjoy the rest of your weekend!!! xo

WOOF!!!

2012-01-05T01:00:00.000-05:00

Happy, happy Thursday to you :)

It's almost TGIF!!!

It's supposedly a tad bit warmer right now than it has been in the last 2 days... I don't think so! lol! I try to limit myself to one cup of hot cocoa per day, or none at all {eek!} BUT this frigid weather has been to mean to me, and I have had to double up on my intake ;) hee, hee! Not like I'm complaining or anything! ha!!!

It's a new year, and Pixie Dust Studio has some new challenges coming up!!!

This week's challenge is to create a monochromatic card/project -

pick ONE color! any color! and have a blast with it :)

However, it seems that I've had yet another brain-freeze with another color challenge this week and decided to add Kraft to my color combo, ugh! but look! Doesn't it make my card look so much prettier??? Imagine it without the Kraft - wouldn't it look so drab...

This little pup's name is Woof :)

Kathy has a few images using Woof, BUT she specifically created Woof alone and in a larger scale for my little guy - upon his request, he needed a puppy to color all on his own and she, the most wonderful Pixie Queen ever, made my boy very very very happy when she sent him his very own Woof to play with :) and he finally gave me permission to use him too, hee hee!

You can find more Pixie Dust images in the STUDIO!!!

Oh! and I am also entering my Woof card into the following challenges:
- The Pink Elephant Challenge #129: Anything goes!
- Papertake Weekly Challenge: Anything goes!
- The Kraft Journal: Anything goes!
- Make It Monday Challenge #70: Anything goes!

Have a wonderful Thursday!!!

and stay warm!!!

xoxo

Bees and Cutie Pies... w/MFT!

2012-01-03T11:30:00.000-05:00

Good Tuesday to you :)

It is freeeeeezing! and wiiiindy!!!

I am hiding on the couch with a warm blanket and my Copics with a few images to color until I have to pick up my boys from the bus stop later - and I will be taking the car there, lol! It is waaay too cold to be walking anywhere... which reminds me, I should make a stop at the mailbox too ;)

Today, I decided to join in on My Favorite Things latest sketch
and January Guest Designer Contest!!!

For the sketch challenge {MFTWSC52} I decided to finally ink up one of my favorite Bee stamps, Just Bee Yourself by Claire Keay... I had a bit of fun paper piecing too using my new to me 6x6 pad from my sister, My Mind's Eye Jack/Jill Quite Contrary - to which I just learned is retired! Eeek!

and then did some Copic coloring over the DP too :) I really wanted to make sure she looked like a bumble-y bee!

Here's the sketch and Die-namics that I used:

My next card is for this month's MFT Guest Designer Contest...

the theme was to do some Paper Piecing!!! My favorite!!!

I just had to use this sweet Pure Innocence little girl,

"Being Cute Is What I Do"

She makes the perfect Valentine, especially with those little pigtails :)

I used my most fave 6x6 pad right now, My Mind's Eye Love Me and

a few of MFT's Die-namics, Flower/Leaf Trio and Open Scallop Edge.
And of course I went a bit crazy with my Paper Pen again ;)
Love this stuff for pearls!!!
and don't look to closely! because if you do, you can see that in the left hand corner I smudged a bit because I always forget that this is wet stuff that needs to dry before taking pics, lol!

I had so much fun trying to stay warm while creating these lovelies!
I hope you like them too!!!

Good luck to all who are playing along :)

and thanks for stopping by today!!!

xoxo

Yes, You Are Beautiful :)

2012-01-02T01:00:00.000-05:00

Happy New Year my dear friends!!!
I hope that the holiday weekend was a memorable and beautiful one :)

We kept things very low key, stayed home and watch the New Year ball drop in Times Square from our TV, hee hee! Both our boys stayed up this year, a first! And we were just sooo very happy and felt so blessed to be together snuggled up on the couch with our bellies full of warm chocolate chip cookies and milk :)

I'm so excited to start this year!

So many fun things are happening all over the place ;)

I'm starting it off with the first Monday Fun Day Challenge

from The Greeting Farm today :)

This week's challenge you are to use the color combo of...

Blue, White and One Other Color of your choice!

I used the following challenges on my card too:
- Really Reasonable Ribbons Challenge #39: Ribbon and Sparkle
- Wee Memories Challenge #82: Something New (Stamps and Ribbon)

I don't know what I was thinking - I was stressing out as to what my 3rd color should be and finally decided how nice red would look... then while I was taking my pics - I noticed that my 'other color' should have been the kraft that I had already used on my card! Duuuhhhhh, lol! Ooops...

I used two new TGF Clear Stamp Sets on my card :)

The first is called "Lucky Bunnies"

Isn't he the cutest and most snuggle-y-est bunny you have ever seen?!?!

I was SOOO thrilled to see this cute little critter during this release :)

The beautiful sentiment is also from this stamp set!

The second stamp set that I used, and will be using ALL THE TIME,

is the new "Made By" Clear Stamp Set...

Oh. My. Goodness!

This stamp set is ah-maaazing!

There is absolutely no excuse for me not to add my chicken scratch to any of my projects anymore, hee hee ;)

I hope you'll play along with us!

Please be sure to visit the rest of the DT too!!!

Happy M-day ;)

xoxo

PS - did you see my new book blog yet??? ;)

My Fave Cards from 2011 :)

2011-12-31T13:00:00.000-05:00

Happy New Years EVE everyone!!!
I noticed that some bloggy friends where doing a Top-somethnig for 2011 and

I couldn't resist joining in with my version too :)

I have been so very blessed this year with so many wonderful opportunities, DTs , accomplishments and dreams come true this past year! I've been a very lucky girl and couldn't be happier!

A huge thank you to all of you for your support!

Now I get to 'toot my own horn' a bit {hee, hee!} with my own faves of 2011 :)

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

I hope that you liked them as much as I enjoyed creating them :)

Wishing you all a wonderful and safe night!!!
See you next year ;)

xoxo

Kraft-y Creeper Sunday on a Friday :)

2011-12-30T18:00:00.000-05:00

Good evening!!! Wow, I cannot believe that it is the last Friday of 2011!!!

I kinda took an unintended creative/blog break this week -

I really didn't expect to, lol! but between the holiday mess and my boys, I just had to take some time off from blogging and concentrate on family time and prepare for some fun DT releases for next month :)

I have also started my own book blog :) You all know how much I love to read and usually try to incorporate it into my crafty things, but it's time that I set out to do what I have been wanting to do for so long, I am so happy about it!
Here's my new blog: bumbles and fairy-tales

I hope you'll follow along with me over there too!!! xo

I am a bit late with posting a few things...

First, there is a new challenge up on the Pixie Dust Studio blog...

just add a number to your card/project!!!

Next! It's time for a new Spy Day Challenge at

The Greeting Farm!!!

This week, we are 'case-ing' Shaela's card...

I decided to stick with some red panels, a similar layout and go all boy ;)

I used Creeper Sunday and my new pad of MME Funday Kraft 6x6 pad!

Looooving me some Kraft-y fun-ness right now :)

The button is from Studio Calico (Wood Veneer)

and some twine yummness from The Twinery!!!

Just a quick and simple card - felt so good to create something again!!!

Be sure to take a peek at the DT's stuffs too!!!

I will be back tomorrow :)

Have a wonderful TGIF!!!

xoxo

"You've Got Mail"

2011-12-26T00:01:00.040-05:00

Happy M-day everyone!!! How was your Christmas???

Ours was beautiful! I just love seeing my sweet boys faces light up with all the Christmas magic! It's so wonderful to be able to experience everything through their eyes :)

I know that the majority of us are on our full-time Holiday mode :)

I really thought that I would have a moment to create a card for today's

Monday Fun-day challenge at The Greeting Farm blog today :(

So sorry! I have been too busy playing with my boys and their new Christmas toys ;) hee, hee!!! So please be sure to stop over and see the fun "Song Inspired" challenge is all about, thanks!!!

I do have a quick little happy card that I created last Thursday to share with you today!!!

I dusted off another one of my MFT Pure Innocence stamps called Happy Mail...

She has to be one of the cutest ones ever!!!

The last time I went food shopping, I saw a little girl in a shopping card and she looked and reminded me so much of a Pure Innocence girlie! She had this beautiful straight hair cut right up to her chin just like this, and it was a bit static-y too, lol! I just had to give my PI girl some wisps of static hair too :)

AND, did you see my pearls!?

I used my new Viva Decor Opal Paper Pen from Taylored Expressions - and I am truly in shock with the awesome results!!! Look at all those little pearls!!! Yes, I did go a bit over-board with it, lol! but I just love the way this stuff pearled up and added so much sweetness to my card :) I must get more colors!!!

ALSO, I neeeed to try to get myself another one of these My Mind's Eye Love Me 6x6 pad! I'm just about almost done with mine! and it usually takes me about a year to use up my 6x6 pads!!!

Thanks for letting me share today :)

Have a wonderful M-day!!!

xoxo

Merry Christmas :)

2011-12-25T10:00:00.000-05:00

Merry Christmas

and

Happy Holidays to all :)

xoxo

"Open Me!!!" AND MY BLOG CANDY WINNERS!!!

2011-12-24T00:30:00.000-05:00

Merry Christmas Eve!!!
I hope that you all are settling down for a wonderful holiday with loved ones :)
We are just about ready for the festivities to begin!!! I still have some cleaning to do and some gifts to wrap - but all is good and we cannot wait to spend some wonderful quality time around the tree :)

I am very late posting my card for the latest Friday Spy Day at
The Greeting Farm Challenge Blog yesterday! oops!
and I also want to share who my two blog candy winners are :)

First, my card :)
I decided to have a bit of fun with my new TE December Key Ingredients Kit
and pair it up with sweet Amelia from my 'new to me' TGF Surprise Stamp Set!

I also used the following challenges for my card:
- iCopic Weekly Challenge #61: Last minute Holiday projects
- Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge #38: Anything Goes {with Twine}
- Wee Memories Challenge #80: Anything Goes
- The Sisterhood of Crafters: Celebrate the Holidays

I love her unruly hair! Kinda reminds me of my own hair - thick, wavy, messy! lol!
I tried to stick with the same layout as Beate's card, and a similar color combo - with different shades... and as you can see - I went a bit overboard with my Paper Pen again, hee hee! I am loving this stuff! More and more pearls everywhere!!!
It's not your typical Christmas card (hubs kept telling me to add green, lol!) but I love it! and I know that this little girly-girl will definitely love it too :)

Thanks for looking! and I hope you decide to play along with us this week!
Please be sure to check out the rest of the DTs creations too :)

PS - what do you think of my new blog makeover??? :)

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And now it's time to announce my TWO birthday blog candy winners :)

Prize 1 goes to #11 Ashley N Newell

and Prize 2 goes to #13 April!!!

Congrats to you both!!!

Please email me at TheBumbleGirl at Rocketmail.com with your addresses

and I will try to ship these out to you next week!!!

Lots and lots of fun new things are coming in the New Year!!!
My blog is going to be hopping with fun new projects and releases!!!

Be on the lookout for more candies along the way too :)
So don't forget to follow and come back often, hee hee!!!

Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas everyone!!!

xoxo

Warm Wishes

2011-12-22T23:00:00.008-05:00

Good evening everyone :)

I totally forgot to post my card for today, ooops!

This week's Pixie Dust Studio Challenge is to

use THREE pattern papers!!!

That's suppose to be easy, right?! lol!

The small piece of green paper on top is really part of the pattern paper, it really is!

The scallop and border green is cardstock, okay :) hee, hee!

This cute little image is called "Smore Candle Treats"...

I honestly don't know what he is, my boys keep going back and forth saying that the Smore-guy is either an Ant or a Cricket - possibly a Snowman of sorts, lol! Oh boy, Kathy is going to whip us ;) hee, hee!!!

I hope everyone is all done with the Holiday stuffs and getting ready to relax and enjoy the Holiday this weekend :) I have a few last minute things to take care of first thing Friday morning, but nothing to stress about which is always a bonus :)

Have a wonderful night!
I'll be back in the morning with my Spy Day card for The Greeting Farm Challenge!!!

xoxo

TGF's 3rd Annual Customer Blog Hop!!!

2011-12-19T11:00:00.013-05:00

Happy Holidays everyone :)
and welcome to The Greeting Farm's Third Annual Customer Blog Hop!!!
To start the hop from the beginning and for the whole blog/link list, please refer to
The Greeting Farm's Blog for all the details :)
Especially to find out how you can win one of THREE grand prizes!!!

So for today's hop, I created (hopefully) my last Holiday card for this year!
Here is Holiday Anya...

This is the perfect paper to paper-piece her dress!

She looks so fun and festive :)

My next card is definitely my last holiday card of 2011, hee hee!!!

This card is for this week's TGF Monday Fun-Day Recipe Challenge -

you are to use Kraft Cardstock, Twine and a Button(s) on your card/project!!!

My three favorite go-to things to create a card!!!

I decided to use my "Keep Cozy" stamp set again

and came up with this easel card :)

This just happens to be the card that I taught to my Scrappy friends last Friday night :)
They loved the easel card concept!!! It was so much fun!!!

That's it for me today :)
Happy Hopping!!!
xoxo

Holiday Anya

Keep Cozy

InLinkz.com

Much Love, Just Because...

2011-12-16T01:01:00.010-05:00

Just because... it's TGIF peeps!!!

It's been a very long week! and I am very sure that many of us are looking forward to some relaxation and down-time this weekend :) We are having big boy's official birthday party Saturday night, other than that, a ton of snuggling, reading and movie-watching will be going on around here :)

There is another Friday Spy-Day Challenge going on at

The Greeting Farm Challenge Blog today!!!

and this week, we are casing Eva's card that was spotted on SCS!!!

I tried to keep as close to Eva's layout and color combo as possible,

but my big bow threw off the layout a bit, lol! Here's what I came up with...

It's been a while since I've inked up my girl, Bonnie, from the Blush Society Collection...

I used Babette's sentiment and my new pad of My Mind's Eye Love Me that you can find right now on SALE at Claudia and Company :)

This ribbon is from the Dollar Store! Can you believe it?! They had a ton of colors, I am definitely going to have to go back and stock up on all the colors!

I hope you'll play along with us this week!

Please be sure to see what the rest of the DT created :)

Thanks for stopping by today!!!
Have a fabulous weekend :) xoxo

Dear Santa... and How I take my Card Pics!

2011-12-15T12:01:00.000-05:00

All I want for Christmas is... {fill in the blank!}

I don't know what I want for Christmas, lol!

SO many things, I can't decide :)

*Please scroll down to see my card for
Pixie Dust Studio's latest 'stitching' challenge, thanks!!!

I wanted to share a quick little boy card that I created

with one of Amy's latest Sweet November Stamps called "Max"!!!

I was SO lucky to win this sweet boy and some goodies during Amy's preview days!

Yay!!! for more boy stamps!!!

Isn't he the cutest little mischief you've ever seen?! hee, hee!!!

Wonder if this little Max will be getting coal or toys for Christmas...

I guess it depends were that snowball lands ;)

***

I've had a few comments asking me how I take my card pics :)
I don't really do anything special - as a matter of fact, I really don't think they come out that good, lol! I always feel that they're a bit too dark... this is how I take my pics...

I just move my card and Ott-lite around until I get the right angle with no shadows.
I adjust my setting on my camera;
I have a simple Kodak Touch and I set it on Close-Up and then I zoom in...
I then upload my pics to Picasa - this is where I choose which pics I like best and crop them down.
and then lastly, I use PhotoScape to adjust the lighting/size and add my watermark!
All done!!!

I'm sure that there is probably an easier way to do all the 'photoshopping' stuffs, but this is what I've been doing for the last year, it's a quick and simple enough routine for me - it works :)

Please feel free to share your pic methods with me too!
Thanks!!! and thanks for stopping by today too!!! xo

"This is not Rudolph..." {hee hee!}

2011-12-15T00:01:00.035-05:00

'tis the season to be jolly... and have a red nose! ha!

It seems that there are a lot of sickies out there right now, so sorry!!!

I am happy to say that I am finally feeling so much better :) Yay!!!

Here's to a healthy holiday and New Year to all!!!

Today is Thursday!!! Which means another Pixie Dust Studio Challenge!!!

and for this week's challenge, we need to use some sort of stitching on our cards/projects!

This is "Socket the Reindeer", he is one of my fave holiday images from Pixie Dust Studio :)

My little guy was a bit upset with me that I didn't make him a 'Rudolph' with a red glowing nose, lol! ooops! Didn't cross my mind, even with all the red I was using on the card, lol!

and look! I embossed, again! Go me! Starting to put these folders into use ;)

I also did some faux stitching! I have only done that twice before, and I am liking how it looks :)
It really adds something to the card, right?!

Please be sure to check out the Pixies stitched up creations too :)

Happy Thursday :)
xoxo

Happy Snowman Tags :)

2011-12-14T01:01:00.035-05:00

It's Wednesday!!!
It's also my big boys 8th birthday!!! and hubs day off!!!
So while our kiddos are in school, we're off to try to finish off our holiday to-do list!!!
And then after school, we will be taking them to go see Santa, and then big boy's choice of either the Disney Store or Build-a-Bear, and then his fave spot to eat :) Fun!!!

And since it's the FIRST Wednesday of the month! It also means that it's time for another
Retro-Fresh Challenge at The Greeting Farm Challenge Blog!!!
Retro-Fresh is when we get to dust off our older Greeting Farm stamps (at least 6months old or older) and play along with a challenge; and this month's challenge is to create a TAG(s)!!!
AND, you have ALL month long to complete the challenge! Yay!!!

I pulled out my "Keep Cozy" stamp set and old Greeting Farm Christmas DP to create a few holiday tags... which have disappeared onto our Christmas tree! lol! I wonder who stuck them on there ;)

I had so much fun with this girly color combo!
and yet, the snow man makes it not so girly if I need an extra tag for something boy-ish ;)

Thanks so much for passing by today!!!
Be sure to check out the rest of the DT and see their amazing creations too!!!
Jessica Diedrich

Enjoy your day!!! xoxo

Just a random post... Daily December :)

2011-12-13T15:02:00.000-05:00

Hello :)

I just wanted to post that I have been trying to keep up with my December Daily too!

Like I said before, my sister created a book for me to help me out ;)

I have everything, but haven't had the time to actually sit and put everything in, eeek!

SO, what I haaaave been doing is taking my pics, uploading them in order and keeping a small journal of all of our daily things to do and add in later! I'm hoping to be able to do it by Valentine's Day, lol!

It's just so busy right now! Holiday stuffs and some behind the scene stuffs that I've been working on and will probably be able to reveal soon ;) I just know that a February deadline on this will work :)

So here are a few pics from this month so far :)

Our family (hubs and I, kiddos, my sister and her hubs and my parents) all climbed into a limo and headed into Manhattan on the 7th to see Radio City Music Hall's Christmas Spectacular, dinner at Mars 2112 and a peek at Rockefeller's Tree since it was raining too much to go walk around...

We finally finished our decorating!!!

My happy BOYS!!! :)

My sister gave me the coolest birthday presents everrrrrrrrrr!!!

And for yesterday, my big boy, who will be EIGHT tomorrow {sniff!} got his first basketball tee!!!
He's SO happy to be playing this season!!!

That's it for now :)

Thanks for looking and all your sweet comments! xo

"Percy as Max"

2011-12-12T23:01:00.000-05:00

Happy Tuesday!!!

... I don't like to whine, but I still have this cold, and it won't go away!
I have been SO frustrated and moody, lol! I'm sure that the stress of meeting deadlines, the holidays and birthdays too, are not helping right now, but it is what it is! Right?!

No sense in dwelling ;) Onto the fun stuffs!!!

For today's Riley and Company Challenge,

Joy is asking us to create a Holiday themed card/project...

I have fallen head over heels over Riley's new best friend, Percy the Penguin!!!

I just haaad to use "Percy as Max" for my holiday card today :)

Ummm, so you all know who Max is, right??? It's okay if you don't...

Max is The Grinch's little dog with the one antler...

it's okay if you didn't, hubs didn't remember him and was completely confused thinking that Percy may have been making fun of Riley with an antler joke of some sort, lol!!!

Even funnier, that hubs is so knowledgeable of who Riley is ;)

Here's Percy...

Isn't he a cutie?!?!

Please be sure to visit the rest of the Moosemates

and see what Holiday wonderfulness they've been up to too!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by :)

Enjoy!!! xo

Anything is Possible...

2011-12-12T01:01:00.006-05:00

Good morning!!!
and how was everyone's weekend???
I still have a bit of a cold, achoo-ing and stuffs :p
but I'm getting by ;)

I've been overwhelmed with holiday cards and projects for the last 2 weeks, so much so, that I haven't had the time to share a 1/4 of what I've been up to here or on facebook, lol!... and was it was such a relief to sit back this weekend and create a new bookmark for my very very very soon-to-be 8yo :)
... and it fit perfectly with this week's Monday Fun-Day Challenge at The Greeting Farm!!!
For this challenge, you are to create a BOY themed card/project!!!
I think I can do that ;)

My big boy, who keeps reminding everyone that he will be EIGHT on Wednesday :)
requested that I HAD to use this Ian for his new bookmark :)
It's more of a tag size, but it seems to be a better size for little hands and big books!!!

Space Ian is going to be doing a whole lot of traveling now!!!

Just recently, Nicky and I had a conversation about "Anything is Possible"...
lately, I have noticed that he's been saying "I can't", "no way", "can't be done"... we talked and in the end he realized, "Anything IS Possible" as long as you put your mind to it! and after watching The Polar Express, we've learned that "believing is seeing" :)

All you need is a little bit of determination and a dream, and then "Anything IS Possible"...
a man did walk on the moon once or twice ;)

Oh, sorry to say, Space Ian is a TGF retired stamp :( but let me tell ya, there are plenty of other cute Ian's to get!!! hee hee!!! and all papers are from October Afternoon's Campfire and I used MFT's Star Trio and Notebook Edge Border Die-namics... ooo, and did you see??? I used a star BRAD!!! lol! I really had to dig to find it, lol!!!

Hope you all will play along with us this week!
Please be sure to visit the rest of the awesome DT today too!!!
Jessica Diedrich

Thanks for looking today!!!
AND don't forget to enter my Birthday Blog Candy!!!
xoxo

Counting My Blessings!!!... Oh Bumble is Me's Birthday Blog Candy!!!

2011-12-10T13:01:00.001-05:00

Happy December 10th to you :)

Yes, it's my birthday!!! and I am counting ALL of my blessings today!!!

I have a wonderful family, awesome friends of all kinds all around the world and a wonderful community of crafty and blogging friends!!!

Thank you ALL for your love and support!!!
I most certainly wouldn't be were I am today without all of you :)

So, I'm celebrating with some blog candy!!!

Make that TWO bundles of blog candy ;)

Everything in these bundles have been accumulated in the last 3years or so...

some have been won or gifted by DT, and all is either new or used just once!!!

It's time for this stuffs to find a new home :)

As long as your a follower, you'll be entered to win one of two prizes...

- 5 Riley and Company Stamps:

"Fire Breathing Riley", "Fortune Teller Riley", "Trapeze Riley and Sophie",

"Boxing Riley" and "Mount Moosemore"

- 2 Baby Bud Stamps

- 3 Sweet November Stamps:

"Darby and Chenille", "Coriander" and "Clover Greenfield"

- The Craft's Meow "It's a Banner Day" Stamp Set

- Verve Flower Clear Stamp

- and 2 misc rubber stamps

- 4 Paper Pretties Stamp Sets:

"Always in my heart Sophia", "Lady Sophia", "Make a Wish Sophia" and "Mermaid Sophia"

- 2 The Greeting Farm Stamp Sets: "Hello-Go-Round" and "Get Well"

- misc scrappy goodies :)

To enter: You must be a follower, that's it!!!

Just leave your info with the Linky thingy before December 21st at 10am EST...

winner will be announced the same day at Noon!!!

Thanks again everyone!!! and have a fab day!!!

I'm crossing my fingers for some chocolate cake later ;)

hee hee!!! xoxo

PS, and there is MORE blog candy coming in very very very early in the New Year!!!
Woo hoo! I looove celebrating and especially, surprises!!! hee hee! Stay tuuuuned!!!

Hey there, Cupcake!!! (and my TGF Blog Candy Winner!!!)

2011-12-09T01:01:00.038-05:00

Hi again!!!

If you're here to see my Sparkle Creations Karber Preview, please scroll down,

thank you :)

It's time for another Friday Spy Day at The Greeting Farm Challenge Blog today!!!

This week, we are case-ing Danielle Daws' sweet Cupcake Anya card found HERE!!!

I really need to catch up on my Birthday cards! So I thought why not go with a similar layout and use some cupcakes on my card and came up with this...

Oh my! You wouldn't believe how much I still have of this TGF designer paper!!! Love it so much! and to think that I parted with half of my stack and still have so much more, lol! That's what true hording is all about, right?! ha!!!

I also used Birthday Anya and colored her with my Copics; and I forgot where this transparent doily thingy came from - some sort of kit I received last year, ooops, don't remember, lol! Old age!!! eeek!

On that note, hee hee!!!...

It's time for me to announce who my TGF Clear Stamp Sets winner is...

Congratulations to... #27 Mimi

Yay!!! Please email me (TheBumbleGirl at Rocketmail.com)

your address so I can get these stamps out to you :)

Thank you to ALL who entered!!!

I have another Blog Candy that will be posted tomorrow, 12/10 at Noon EST!!!

See you then!!! XOXO

PS, please be sure to visit the rest of the DT to see their beautiful creations today too!!!

Make a Wish! (A Karber Preview at Sparkle Creations!)

2011-12-08T23:59:00.001-05:00

Good morning!!!
I'm feeling pretty icky today, so I'm just going to jump right into my post for today ;)

Welcome to Day 2 of 3 previews for Sparkle Creations December Release!!!
Today, we are previewing Karber's newest Clear Stamp Set called...
"Fairy"

This set comes with 3 different fairies, 2 matching stamps and 2 sentiments...
Here are one of the fairies with a matching star stamp and sentiment:

It's the Tooth Fairy!!!

Isn't she a cutie!? I've always wanted a tooth fairy stamp, and now I finally have one :)

Don't forget Sparkle's featured character of the month is Josh!!!

Be sure to visit the rest of the SCRS designers for more peeks of Karber
Fairy Clear Stamp Set!!!
Sparkle will be giving away a Karber Fairy Clear Stamp Set to one lucky person!
For a chance to win, you need to comment on all of the designer's blogs (listed 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 tomorrow during preview day 3!!!

Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps Store
Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps Blog
Corinne
Mercado
Kadie
Ensley
Margie
Cortina
Mary Johnson
Peggy Toole Suzanne Bier

PS!!!... Berenice of Karber is a GRAND CALIBUR on her blog!!!
To be entered to win, you just have to purchase either a Karber digital image from her store OR a Karber Rubber single stamp/Karber Clear Stamp Set from Sparkle Creations!!!
You can find more details HERE!!!

Thanks for stopping by today :)
Enjoy the previews!!!

Just spreading the word ;)

2011-12-07T22:28:00.000-05:00

Just hopping on to let you know of an ah-maaazing blog candy giveaway going on at Melissa's Blog found HERE!!! You definitely won't want to miss your chance ;)

My family and I had a wonderful day in Manhattan today, even with all the traffic we were stuck in trying to get in and then out, lol! We saw the beautiful Christmas Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall and had dinner at Mars 2112! The perfect place for the kiddos! and due to the rain, we were only able to drive by the Rockefeller Christmas Tree! We didn't want to miss a live viewing of it no matter what ;)

Pics to come soon! Going to go snuggle up and watch 'How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days' - one of my most fave girlie movies, and then heading off to bed! I'll be back tomorrow with a late post!

Thanks for stopping by!!! xoxo

G'nite :)

Scootin' by for a Special Delivery!

2011-12-05T23:59:00.001-05:00

Good morning!!!

Well, I have to admit, trying to make a Monday into a Saturday yesterday was truly unsuccessful, lol! Both of my kiddos woke up sick, and starting at 430am, the day just kept on going downhill from there, sigh... but at last, it seems that they are already feeling a bit better! So for today, we will be hiding on the couch with our crackers, juice and ginger ale, and will probably watch the Polar Express and Cars 2 movies :) Perfect way to rest and hopefully, finally get rid of alllll these germs!!! We have HUUUGE plans for tomorrow and everyone needs to be at 100% or there is going to be a lot of sad faces around here, hee hee!!!

Today is the second half to Sparkle Creations last challenge for the year!!!

Can you believe it!? and no, I have not started my Christmas shopping yet, eeek!!!

Anyways, lol, for this challenge you are to use a Sparkle or Karber stamp and this sketch :

I just have to ask, have you ever had one of those card/projects that looks good in person but you just can't capture it in a picture? Yup, that's what's going on here! I just couldn't get the lighting to work on this one... sigh...

Here's Scooter Chloe...

I used my newest pad of My Mind's Eye called Love Me!

This is truly my most fave pad EVERRRR!!! There is not one sheet or pattern that I don't like! Don't ya love when you know you finally purchased the right thing to play with?! lol!

To play along in our challenge, please upload a photo of your project to the SCRS gallery. If you haven't registered yet, it just takes a few seconds to create a login and upload your photo. Deadline for this challenge is Sunday, December 11th @ 9 PM PST.

Additionally, if you want to upload to use an online gallery (e.g. Splitcoast), please use the Keyword SparkleCreations (no spaces) so that your card will be included in the SCRS gallery. If you have a Facebook account and are a fan of Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps, you can also upload there. However, please note that contest entries will be pulled only from the SCRS Photo Gallery.

Please be sure to check out the rest of the DT's amazing cards for this week :)

Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps Store
Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps Blog
Margie Cortina
Mary Johnson
Simonne Clay
Sparkle Smith
Stephanie Kraft

Thanks for stopping by!
Happy Tuesday!!!

For Today, I Declare: It's SATURDAY!!!

2011-12-05T01:01:00.036-05:00

Good Day to You!!!

I refuse to let the weekend go!!!

SOOO, I am re-doing my Saturday and will not be saying the M-word at all today! Ha!!!

... and in celebration of having an extra Saturday this week, hee hee...

I decided to use my new Creeper Crew Saturday stamp from The Greeting Farm

for today's NO EMBELLISHMENT challenge!!!

YES! You read that right!

The fab Joni is challenging us to not use a single embellishment on our cards, eeek!!!

Good luck with that, lol!

{Thanks, Joni!!! XO}

Here's my card...

I thought that the busy patterned papers by My Mind's Eye would help with the non-embellish part,

also, I had to throw in some scallops and thought that this piece of cardboard would 'boy-up' the card enough to continue to get away with the scallops, lol!

Cool?!

Don't forget to sign up for

The Greeting Farm's 3rd Annual Customer Blog Hop!!!

... and now it's time to visit the rest of the DT's awesome non-embellished cards!!!

Sharette Smith

Enjoy your M-day :)

xoxo

BOTTLE CAP Ornaments!!!

2011-12-02T12:01:00.006-05:00

Hello again! I'm back to share with you some ornaments that I created this week!

Claudia and Company has these Maya Road Bottle Caps!

They come in three different sizes: 2, 3, and 4 inches!

There are so many creative ideas to do with these - magnets, ornaments, picture frames, note pads, calendars, etc!!!

I decided to make mine into ornaments!

In my house, you can never ever have too many ornaments on our huge tree ;)

Here is a 'before' pic of me putting things together!

These bottle caps are SO durable and sturdy - such good quality! and how do I know that??? LOL, come on! You all know how clumsy I can be with things - I must have dropped these about a billion times! and not one ding or dent happened! Yay!

Of course, I just had to add pics of my boys!

And yes, these are summer pics, but I just loved their poses and sweetness, I had to use them :)

Do you see that I finally used my Stickles and Liquid Pearls here too?

My pearls look like Hershey-squirts! and my stickles completely flattened out! LOL!

I guess I need to practice more ;) but I love how it all turned out!!!

For my next two I just had to use some of my favorite Holiday stamps!
The Shepherd Boy is another one of The Greeting Farm's retired stamp sets! I am SO happy that I bought this one when it came out, he is truly one of the cutest ones I have :)

The next stamp is also from The Greeting Farm that was just recently released, Holiday Anya...

and look! More Stickles and Liquid Pearls, hee hee!!!

Bottle Caps!!!

What would you create with them???

AND!!! For a limited time ONLY!!!

Maya Road is offering a FREE Holiday printout with every Bottle Cap purchase!!!

How cool is that?!

You can see more details on the Claudia and Company Blog today!!!

Thanks for stopping by again!
I truly do appreciate all of you that follow and comment regularly :)

xoxo

PS.... I am tryyyying to do My December Daily for 2011, too!!!

I am a newbie and am totally unsure as to what I am doing with it, lol!

I only took ONE pic yesterday, bummer! and here it is!

My sister helped me out by creating a super cool book for me to finish up and add my pics and journaling too! I hope to keep up! Especially since I never get to finish anything for myself or for my own family, eeek! This will definitely be a nice present for my boys and hubs on New Years Day :)

How are you doing your December Daily's?!?!

Any ideas/suggestions will be greatly appreciated!!!

Thank you!!!

Warm and Special!

2011-12-02T01:01:00.026-05:00

SO happy to see you, T.G.I.F!!!

Good morning everyone! I hope you all had a fabulous week!

... or at least, a much better one than I did ;)

We must all go through our ups and downs,

just remember to pack your fave headache medicine and in the end,

it will all be worth it!!!

*** Be sure to enter to win my TGF Blog Candy!!! ***

Thank You :)

There's a new Spy Day Challenge up on The Greeting Farm Challenge Blog today!!!

and this time, we are case-ing Jacqueline's Card!!!

I love all the red that she used for her girly-girl card!

So I decided that I needed to add some red, a sweet little girl and go to town with some scallops and here is what I came up with...

I decided that this little girlie needed some snuggle time :)

HG Snuggle is a retired TGF stamp! and I cannot believe that I haven't used in her so long...

I decided to use up some more of my MME Darling Dear scraps and had some fun with the layout - I know, I'm such a baddie when it comes to case-ing layouts, lol! I just can't help myself, sorry!

Please be sure to check out the rest of the DT's amazing creations today!!!

April Davis

Joni Wilson

Lisa Gobea

Sharette Smith

PS... The Greeting Farm's 3rd Annual Customer Blog Hop Event is happening on
December 16th!!! Go HERE for sign up info!!!

I'll be back later around Noon with another fun post!!!

See ya later ;) xoxo

Merry 2011 Mini Book

2011-12-01T11:15:00.003-05:00

What the...???

It's already Thursday??? and for some odd reason, I was thinking that it was Friday already, lol! and OH my goodness - it's the FIRST of December too!

The weeks have flown by and I have been overwhelmed with all kinds of good and crafty things and unfortunately, unable to pop in continuously this week and share the things I have been up to!
I have another blog candy to post on my birthday! Yay! and I have a some super great things to reveal and share towards the end of this month, so be on the lookout ;) hee, hee!!!

Here's one thing that I managed to start, but has not been finished yet - and I have to make TWO, lol!

I needed to create to more Santa Wish List books :)

I wanted to use paper bags to create a 5x5 mini book, but didn't like the 'brown' look... and then I found WHITE paper bags at Target the other day! (They had navy blue too, but wasn't feeling it, lol!)

So for today's color challenge at Pixie Dust Studio,

(there are TWO fabulous Christmas-y color combos to choose from!)

I used "Sweet Santa" and the challenges Holiday Cheer Color Combination...

and this is how far I got with the first mini book...

I created the front cover using Echo Park's Dots and Stripes Christmas Collection 6x6

2 different snowflake punches, nesties and Pink Paislee chipboard stickers...

I was also able to add some paper to a few inside pages,

and that is it for now, lol! I need to finish these over the weekend! eek!

I just looove this Santa image!

He looks so jolly and cute :)

Thank you so much for stopping by!
Please be sure to visit the rest of the Pixies today too!!!

xoxo

PS - Don't forget to enter to win my TGF Clear Stamp Blog Candy!!!

Warm Special Wishes

2011-11-28T22:01:00.000-05:00

Oh. My. Edward!!!

First, I have yet to see the latest Twilight movie :(

I'm hoping that someone will go with me tomorrow while my kiddos are at school!!!

{hint, hint!!!}

Also! Look what I used on my Riley card for today...

Liquid Pearls!!!

I have had a bottle for over a year! I was SO surprise to see that it didn't dry up, so I decided to give it a try for today's Riley and Company Challenge...

and guess what?!?!
I did the wrooong challenge! eeek, lol!

Today's challenge is to create a Centre Step Card!
an awesome tutorial by Frances can be found HERE on SCS!!!

I don't know what I was thinking, I had Winter Theme stuck in my head! {slaps self on forehead!} I am SO ready for November to be over with, it's just been one mistake and bump on the road after another! I'm hoping that December will be nicer to me :)

I decided to use one of my other favorite Riley stamps from the latest Winter collection:

"Cup of Cocoa Riley"

... and I also used the Karen's latest Sweet Sunday Sketch #145!

Now, if you know me at all, purple is not a fave color of mine, lol!

Every now and then I just have to give it a try, and I always feel like my purple-ish cards come out a bit bland - it's so hard for me to really make purple "pop".. what do you think???

Please be sure to visit the rest of the Moosemates today :)

Cindy Haffner
Frances Byrne
Silke Kittman
Laurie Clout
Michelle L
Kelly Santi
Jovita Torres
Joy Stagg

Thanks again so much for stopping by today!!!
Happy Tuesday :)

A pair of Thank You cards...

2011-11-28T12:01:00.049-05:00

Hello again!!! I hope you're enjoying your Monday :)
I just wanted to stop in real quick to share a couple of Thank You cards I created this weekend - and then I'm off to both of my boys Parent/Teacher Conferences! I looove hearing what the teachers have to say about them, and I will also be receiving their first report cards for this year :) Will probably have to stop somewhere and get them a treat on the way home, I have a feeling that they're both doing exceptionally well ;) hee hee!!!

Back to my cards ;)
I had a bit of time this weekend and wanted to stock up on some Thank You cards...
It's been a looong time since I've used some of my older stamps, and I came across my very small box of Pure Innocence stamps from MFT - I just had to let them come out and play for a bit!

I then when in search of a few challenges to play along with :)
It's been a while since I've done that too!
I used the following challenges on my cards:
- MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge #147
- Simon Says Stamp Challenge: Tag You're It!
- That's Kraft Thursday Challenge #56
- Raise The Bar Challenge #85: Thank You/Grateful
- Card Makin Mamas Challenge #34: Sentiment
- Crafty Sprouts Challenge: Tag It

I had my pad of My Mind's Eye Darling Dear sitting in from of me, and decided to use up all the scraps that I had saved up in there :) This little girlie is called "Being Cute Is What I Do".
I just looove her pigtails - so girlie and sweet :)

For my next card, I used "Apple For You"...

This little PI cutie was one of the first Pure Innocence stamps I ever got - and she is still my all time favorite out of the whole collection :)

I used up some more of my scraps! and had a bit of fun with the button, lol!

This button has a large hole in the middle and just a lil piece of plastic in the back, I couldn't figure out what to do with it, and then 'duh!' it hit me - it's like one of those old fashion belt buckles where you just need to slip the ribbon through and there you go ;) hee hee! geesh! I must be getting old ;)

OH! and I'm just realizing now that I paper pieced them both with the same DP! LOL!

I hope you likey my cards!

Tonight is the "almost 8yo's" first night of basketball training!

He's a bit on the fence on trying out a new sport! Cross your fingers that all goes well ;)

Thanks for looking today!!! xoxoxo

A Merry Lil' Elf!

2011-11-28T01:01:00.000-05:00

It's Monday! It's Monday!

***Don't forget to enter to win my Blog Candy of FOUR TGF Clear Stamps HERE!!!

and a belated Happy Thanksgiving to those of you who celebrated this weekend :)

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving with family! and then my lil guy came down with the virus that I had earlier last week :( It took him almost 3 days to get over it! but I'm happy to say that he pepped up yesterday and went to school with his big bro :) Here's hoping that there are no more germ attacks for the rest of the Winter season ;) hee hee!!!

Today is Monday Fun-Day at The Greeting Farm Challenge Blog!!!

and for this week, we challenge you to use THREE of something on your card/project!

I decided to make an easel card - it's been so long since I've done one, and I just love how I can display them on my bookshelf... my "three" are the pearls that I used, even though I did use three more on the inside too, lol!

Here's my card using "Elf Anya"...

... and some more scraps of some old Echo Park Christmas DP :)

Love this stuff!!!

Thanks for stopping by and looking today!!!

Happy Monday :)

Fur-ever Yours... and some TGF BLOG CANDY!!!

2011-11-25T01:00:00.003-05:00

TGIF!!!... and to those who are brave enough, Happy Black Friday to you!!!

I have never gone out shopping the day after Thanksgiving, I am to scaaared to! LOL!

I always manage to find decent sales throughout the holiday season; and I think I am going to try to get some via online this year - I usually don't because shipping always seems a bit busier during the holidays, so we shall see what happens ;)

My boys and hubs are off today! and we are hoping to make it to the theater to watch the new Muppet movie!!! I just wanted to pop in real quick with my card for this week's

The Greeting Farm Spy Day Challenge and for some long overdue BLOG CANDY!!!

Yippeee!!!

... and this is just the beginning! I plan on having numerous blog candy's until the end of the year!!! It's time for me to finally say THANK YOU!!! To all my bloggy/online friends, followers, supporters, commenters, DT's!!! I wouldn't be here without all of you :) Thank you!!!

First, my card... I used one of the newer clear stamp sets called:

"Furever"

I created this card for a dear scrappy friend who fell in love with this image when the stamp set orignally released, but unfortunately, it has taken me this long to create something for her, lol!

Her favorite color is purple, so I tried to add it in there, hope she likey ;)

Now onto some yummy candy!!!

A huuuge thank you to Marie and Jessica, I have FOUR sets of

The Greeting Farm's Clear Stamp Sets to giveaway to ONE winner!!!

These sets are amazing to work with! They stamp so evenly and easy!

You're going to looove getting inky with these :)

Here's what's up for grabs:

Tea-riffic Clear Stamp Set

Build-a-Onesie Girl Stamp Set

Build-a-Onsie Boy Stamp Set

Furever Clear Stamp Set

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All you have to do is leave your name and info in the linky tool!!!

For extra entries:

- Follow The Greeting Farm Blog!

- Follow The Greeting Farm Challenge Blog!
- Like The Greeting Farm on Facebook!

- Leave a comment telling me why you looove The Greeting Farm as much as I do :)

That's it!!!

Linky/Comments will close on 12/8th 11:01pm EST!!!

Thanks SO much!

... and good luck to all who enter :)

{Happy Thanksgiving!} Riley's Winter/Christmas Release and Blog Hop!!!

2011-11-24T22:00:00.041-05:00

Good evening everyone!!!
I hope that those of you that celebrated Thanksgiving today had a beautiful and blessed one with your lovies :)

It's time for Riley and Company's latest release and blog hop!!!

If you just came here from Jovita's Blog, then you're on the right track ;)

If not, and would like to start from the beginning - please go HERE!!!

While you are hopping - don't forget to leave a comment on each blog! Each designer will draw one random name after 24 hours, from all the posts. The winner get's their choice of free Riley rubber!

When you are done with the hop - make sure you go back to our home page to shop because ALL orders placed in the first 24 hours gets a FREE limited edition MINI RIley stamp!

AND - there is FREE shipping all weekend on all orders! But hurry - it's only until Sunday night!

First I would like to share my card using "Riley and Percy Dancing"...

and for my next card, I used "Percy Snow Angel" ...

and for my last card, I used "Elf Riley"...

and here's the inside to Elf Riley's card:

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Your next stop in the hop is Michelle L!!!
Happy Hopping :)

Team Oliver!!!

2011-11-23T19:30:00.018-05:00

Hi again :)
So, how was your Wednesday???
Mine was looong, drag-gy and busy with clean/set-ups! LOL!
Oh the joys of housework ;)

I'm back to share the card I created for Sparkle Creations latest challenge:
"You have until Sunday, 11/27/11 @ 9 PM PST to play along with the current challenge which is "Team Oliver" vs. "Team Josh". With Breaking Dawn out in theaters now, we thought we'd do our own spin on "Team Edward" vs. "Team Jacob"! If you aren't familiar with this, no worries -- please just use either an Oliver or a Josh image on your card or project!

Our challenge is open to all players. Each week a random winner will be chosen, and this week's winner will receive your choice of either Football Josh or Backpack Oliver. In order to qualify for a prize, you must use a Sparkle Creations image on your creation. Most importantly, have fun! We can't wait to see your creations!"

Team Oliver!!!
Yup, he won my heart :)
There is such a sweetness little boy vibe from him, I couldn't help myself, he's just too cute!
Here's "Backpack Oliver"...

FYI! There are a ton of awesome Black Friday sales going on!!!
Don't miss out!!!

Thanks for stopping by again!

Happy Thanksgiving to all my American friends celebrating tomorrow!!!

xoxo

Snow Moose, a Postage Stamp and My FIRST Publication :)

2011-11-23T10:00:00.001-05:00

Good {late} Wednesday morning to you!!!

How are you all doing today???

I have to say, November has not been my friend this year, geesh!

but hopefully he will make it up to me with a germ free Holiday weekend :)

Much to be thankful for! Plus, it would be nice to be able to go with my boys to see the new Muppets movie ;) hee, hee!!!

I have 2 more Riley and Company sneak peeks to share with you today!!!

It is officially day 4 of sneak peeks -

17 NEW Winter/Christmas themed stamps aaand 2 matching sentiment stamp sets too!!!

The release is tomorrow, Thursday 11/24th 10pm EST - during our blog hop :)

Be sure to hop for your chance to win a Winter/Christmas Riley stamp of your choice ;)

Here is my first card for today... featuring "Snow Moose"

I looove Snowmen! and Riley as a Snow Moose is even cuter!

Definitely a new favorite for me ;)

For my next card, I used "Postage Stamp Riley"...

I never thought that I would fall in love with a Moose! LOL!
He is just too sweet, and I love the snowman in the background :)

Be sure to check out the rest of the Moosemates and see what they have been up to with their sneak peeks this week, and our guest, Kelli Hull!

Cindy Haffner

Frances Byrne

Silke Kittman

Laurie Clout
Michelle L
Kelly Santi
Jovita Torres
Joy Stagg

PS: SQUEEEEEing!!!

Thanks to Tanya owner of Riley and Company, and now Cornish Heritage Farms!

TWO of my cards have been published in here:

Woo Hoo!!!

It's my first publication and I am over the moooon about it :)

Now, if I could just get my hands on a copy, lol!

I have been trying to, and have yet to find it locally, eeek!!!

And a congrats to my fellow Moosemate, Frances!

Her card was also published, and it's that one on the bottom right of the cover :)

Here are the 2 cards that were published :)

You can find this first one on the index page!!!

"Garden Chair"

and you can find this card on page 34!!!

"Holly Snowman"

Thanks for stopping by today!

Enjoy :)

Huh?!

2011-11-22T23:41:00.001-05:00

Yup, that's the kinda day that I have had, oi!

Didn't feel so good last night and woke up sick Tuesday morning -

where the heck did that come from, lol! Dang germs!

I have stuff to post, but trying to stare at the computer screen makes me a bit queasy -

so I will try again tomorrow...

In the meantime, do check out Riley and Company's sneak peeks!!!

and Sparkle Creations latest challenge - it's a fun one!!!

Thanks much! xoxo

Merry Christmas, Anya!

2011-11-21T22:00:00.001-05:00

Hi again :)
It's me, just trying to catch up and have some extra fun tonight! hee, hee!!!

My second sketch for The Greeting Farm's Mondy Fun-Day Challenge is up!!!

Here's my card using the new Holiday Anya...

I am in loooove with this Anya! She's so adorable!
I am still playing around with which Copics to mix together to make up a good 'blonde hair' combo, any suggestions would greatly be appreciated! I tried google-ing and YouTube-ing, but I didn't have half the colors that they were using in their mix, lol! So I figured I would just play around and create a wishlist of must have numbers to get for the new year ;)

... and here's my sketch :)

I hope you'll play along with us!!!

Be sure to take a peek at what the rest of the DT has been up to too!!!

Sharette Smith

Enjoy your Monday night :)

Holiday Anya

Echo Park

Copic Markers

Neenah Paper

Medium Scallop Border Die

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Hello?! and So Thankful :)

2011-11-21T19:30:00.004-05:00

Hello everyone :)

Is it really Monday already?!?! Eeek!!! I am a tad bit behind on so many things - in order for me to catch up, I need to prioritize my to-do list and then go backwards with it! LOL! Does that make sense ;)

Definitely sounds like fun, right!? hee, hee!!!

So today I am starting with my first 2 cards for

Riley and Company's sneak peek week!!!

Riley is getting ready to introduce a new friend on the Company :)

There will be 17 NEW Holiday stamps and 2 sentiment stamp sets to match!!!

For my first card, I would like to introduce you to Riley's new friend...

Percy the Penguin!!!

My mojo seems to be playing peek-a-boo with me lately :(
So I went on the hunt for some new challenges to play with and here's what I used to help me create Percy's card...

- Card Patterns Sketch #142

Now, if you know my Nicky - he looooves PENGUINS!!!

and isn't Percy the cutest penguin-angel :)

SO happy that we now have a Penguin to join The Moose family ;)

For my second card, I used Pilgrim Riley and Sophie...
I also used these challenges for my card too:
- The Pink Elephant Challenge #126: Giving Thanks
- Card Makin Mamas Challenge #33: Thanks
- Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #137

Aren't they the sweetest pair?!

Thanksgiving is this week (for those of us in the U.S.),

and I have not prepared nor decorated yet, oops!

Must get my cleaning done asap!!!
I know that it's not important as to whether or not my home is clean, organized, decorated, etc. but I am SO very grateful for my family and feel that they deserve something nice to enjoy our Holiday this year :)
AND there better be some balloons flying about Macy's parade this year!!! Rumor has it that it may be too windy out there and there has been too many mishaps in the last few years!!! I'm sorry, but you may as well just cancel the whole parade if there aren't going to be any balloons! Just sayin'!!! hee, hee!!!

Thanks SO much for stopping by!!!

More Riley and Company sneak peeks are going on throughout the week!
Be sure to visit the rest of the Moosemates to see what other holiday stamps and sentiments are being released on Thursday, November 24th 10pm EST!!!

Cindy Haffner
Frances Byrne
Silke Kittman
Laurie Clout
Michelle L
Kelly Santi
Jovita Torres
Margie Cortina
Joy Stagg

Pixie Dust Studio's Twilight Inspired Blog Hop and Breaking Dawn Release!!!

2011-11-17T10:00:00.072-05:00

Wooo Hooo!!!
"It's almost time!!! It's almost time!!!"

The highly anticipated movie of the year is just hours away :)
and what better way to pass the time, then to celebrate with a
Pixie Dust Studio Breaking Dawn Release and
Twilight Inspired Blog Hop!!!

If you're already hopping, then you should have came from Peggy's Blog,
if you're just joing us now - you will want to start at the beginning,
at the Pixie Dust Studio Challenge Blog!!!

The challenge this week, is to use the color combination of...
Red, Black, White/Silver
with the option to add something sparkly!

And of course there are some Pixie prizes :)
- TWO random 'hoppers' that have completed the hop and have left comments on everyone's blogs (starting here on the Challenge Blog and ending on Kathy's Blog), will be entered to win their choice of THREE Pixie Dust Studio Digital Images!!!
- Comments will close on Saturday, 11/19th Noon CST.

- All those who enter our challenge:

ONE random winner will win their choice of ONE Pixie Dust Studio PIXIE PACK!!!

- The challenge will close on Wednesday, 11/23rd Noon CST.

- All 3 winners will be chosen through Random.org and will be announced during next Thursday's Challenge on 11/24th!!!

Now onto some NEW images!!!

Uh, Oh!!! Looks like someone is in trouble ;)

Squeee! Isn't Edward covered in feathers a cutie?!?!
"Forever Feathers" is available now at the STUDIO!!!

Luckily, my 5yo had a "turkey feather" project to do last week, and my sister was kind enough to stop at the store and pick him up a few supplies... feathers!!! :)

Next... I cannot wait to see the wedding scene!!!

"Forever" is available NOW too!
I chose one of my most favorite quotes from Edward during Breaking Dawn...

"I am purely full of joy,
because I am missing nothing.
No one has more than I do now."

{swoooon-ing!}

It's time to go hop along now...

Your next stop is Cheryl's Blog!!!

Enjoy!!!

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