Showing posts with label My Favorite Things. Show all posts
Showing posts with label My Favorite Things. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 03, 2012

Bees and Cutie Pies... w/MFT!

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, 
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 

Monday, December 26, 2011

"You've Got Mail"

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 
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 

Monday, November 28, 2011

A pair of Thank You cards...

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 

Thursday, June 23, 2011

The Last Day of School!!!

School is officially over for us!!! Woo hoo!!! 
My lil guy is all done with Pre K and is FIVE today!!! 
My big boy is all done with 1st grade and is SO excited for the fall :) 
Of course, they're more excited for all the summertime fun first!
For their first week off at home, they have requested to do absolutely nothing but eat cookies, watch movies and play video games, LOL! 

Here are the cards that I created for their Teachers :) 
I used some more of the Provocraft DP and I still have a lil more than a 6x6 square left!!! LOL! 

Here's my first card using Riley and Company's "School Boy Riley"... 

For my next card, I used The Greeting Farm's "Teacher Anya"... 

... and for this one, I used MFT's a la modes "You Rule"... 

AND, I just had to use "Teacher Anya" again ;) 

I hope they liked them! :) 
Enjoy your weekend!!! 

Monday, April 04, 2011

Shabby Chic...

Take a look! Is this "Shabby Chic"???
After much research and a ton of time thinking of what to use, lol,
I'm pretty pleased with my Shabby Chic card ;)
Actually, I LOVE it :) hee hee! but I don't like to toot too much...
You're going to notice a lot of "NOT ME" stuffs on this card too, LMBO!!!
PURPLE?! Yup, I went there... flowers too!!! eek!!!
Very girly girly :) :) :)


I'm entering my card into MFT's "Shabby Chic" Challenge this month!
Who can resist the grand prize of being a part of their team for a month!
Whoot!!!
and have you seen their sneak peeks?!?!
OMyGoodness!!! I'm going to have to rent out the dog or something!
I want EVERYTHING!!! ha!!!


I inked up and paper pieced my sweet Pure Innocence Stamp
called "Being Cute Is What I Do!"
and used some more of my "Mitten Weather" Cosmo Cricket DP...
I also used 2 of my Die-namics, Scalloped-Scallop and Button Quartet...


DO YOU SEE SOMETHING NEW THAT I USED?!
(well, on the outside of my card, that is, hee hee!)


I SEWED ON MY CARD!!!
and it was SO easy! I don't know why I've been so afraid to try it out, LOL!
I can't wait to try other stitches!
and I'm thinking that I may need some more noticable/thicker thread,
this one seems to thin (???) Will have to look into this ;)


Wish me luck :)
and
Thanks so much for stopping by today :)
Happy Monday!!!

Card Details:
Stamp(s): MFT Pure Innocence "Being Cute Is What I Do!" Clear Stamp
Paper(s): Cosmo Cricket Mitten Weather DP, Papertrey Ink CS
Ink(s): Memento Tuxedo Black, SU Chocolate Chip for Distressing, Copic Markers
White Paper Doilie, White Lace, Brown Ribbon, The Twinery Baker's Twine
K&Company Flower Gem, Prima Flowers and Pearls, Martha Stewart Small White Doilie

Monday, March 21, 2011

Buzz Buzz, Honey Bee

Oh dear Monday, please be kind to us today :)

Most of you know that I have a love/hate relationship with Sketches of any kind, lol!
I have a hard time following sketches to exactly what they look like, but I DO find a whole lotta inspiration from them!

I finally got to ink up my lil "Honey Bee" from MFT's Pure Innocence
and I was very inspired by their sketch this week :)

Now y'all must know what papers these are! hee hee
I have been milking my Nikki Sivils Willowbee 6x6 pad for SO long!
and I still have a tiny bit more :)  I loooove it! I think I'm going to cry when it's all done :(
I'm in search for more of it! or any other kind of "bumble bee themed" DP!!!
Please let me know if you know of any, thanks ;)

I even had a bit of fun on the inside of the card too!
The giant bumble bee stamps are from the Willowbee stamp set :)
The sentiment is part of the MFT stamp set... Making Memories Black Lace
and The Robin's Nest Dew Drops (remember when these were popular? LOL!)

Thanks for stopping by today!!!

My poor lil 4yo has been sick all weekend long with some sort of virus,
he's doing better now, but we will be doing some extra snuggling today just to be sure ;)
Later gators!

Saturday, January 08, 2011

Oh, Alice! Chapter 45: Remembering Holiday Dreams


"Oh, I've had such a curious dream!' said Alice, and she told her sister, as well as she could remember them, all these strange Adventures of hers that you have just been reading about; and when she had finished, her sister kissed her, and said, `It WAS a curious dream, dear, certainly: but now run in to your tea; it's getting late.' So Alice got up and ran off, thinking while she ran, as well she might, what a wonderful dream it had been."

-- Chapter 12, Alice in Wonderland

I hope you have some wonderful holiday dreams to remember! We are still locked in winter in the northern hemisphere, and that makes me think of an icy blue color scheme. It is also time to start scrappng those Christmas and New Year memories!

Our generous sponsor, Nikki Sivils, is offering a huge prize to help you capture those memories! One randomly drawn winner will receive a 6x6 inch pad, 12x12 inch designer paper, and burlap covered buttons from the Happy Holly-Days Collection!

So the challenge this week, should you choose to accept it, is to share something that helps you capture your holiday memories, like a layout, mini-album or picture holder of some kind, OR to use an icy blue and white color scheme!

The design team this week will be showing off some fabulous paper from our generous sponsor, Nikki Sivils. They will be using the wonderful "Something for Everyone" collection in beautiful Alice blue or the Happy Holly-Days collection.

I have 2 cards today using Nikki Sivils' "Something for Everyone" Collection :)


For my first card,
I just had to use my newest stamp from My Favorite Things called "Splish, Splash"...
isn't he the cutest lil guy?! I stamped the sentiment on NS' Cardstock Sticker... and I also used MFTs Die-namics Notebook Edge...


... and on the inside,
I used the Open-Scallop Border Die-namic with another sentiment from the set :)


For my next card, I used the same Nikki Sivils DP and this time I used one of their matching courdory brads! It has been so long since I've used any type of brads - and these are awesome! I'm going to need to get me a bunch more ;)


For this card,
I used another My Favorite Things stamp set, "Apple for You" and their Scallop-Scalloped Die-namic :)
Doesn't lil Miss Apple look like a 3yo version of Alice? hee hee
I'm also entering this card to the That's Kraft Thursday Challenge #45!

Thanks everyone for stopping by today :)

You have until Friday, January 14th, 8 p.m. CST to submit your creations using the link on the Oh, Alice Challenge blog. Remember you can either share a holiday memory or use an icy blue color scheme, so show us your stuff and one luck winner will walk away with the prize pack from Nikki Sivils!

And don't forget to stop by and visit the rest of the DT and see their wonderful creations :)
Have a fab weekend!!!

Saturday, November 27, 2010

Oh, Alice! Chapter 41: Off With Their Heads!!!

I'm sorry I'm late with my post for today!!!
Please don't "off" my head for it ;)

"Let's go on with the game,' the Queen said to Alice;
and Alice was too much frightened to say a word, but slowly followed her back to the croquet-ground.
The other guests had taken advantage of the Queen's absence, and were resting in the shade: however, the moment they saw her, they hurried back to the game, the Queen merely remarking that a moment's delay would cost them their lives.
All the time they were playing the Queen never left off quarrelling with the other players, and shouting `Off with his head!' or `Off with her head!' Those whom she sentenced were taken into custody by the soldiers, who of course had to leave off being arches to do this, so that by the end of half an hour or so there were no arches left, and all the players, except the King, the Queen, and Alice, were in custody and under sentence of execution."


Welcome back to the land of wonder and where the saying, 'Off with her head' is a regular statement!
Well here on Oh, Alice! this week, that is exactly what we want you to do.
This week we want you to take your stamps and yep you guessed it,
'Off with their heads'
So we are asking you to alter your stamps and mix it up a little by giving them a new head or body.
Ohhh this is going to be sooo much fun seeing what you come up with!!!

Up for grabs this week is a Scor Buddy from the lovely people at scrappingreatdeals.com.
So off with their heads for your chance to win this awesome prize.
You have until the 3rd of December to play along with us.

Here's my card...

Woo hoo! I just noticed that this is my 800th post! Wow! Took a lil over 4years to get to this one, LOL!

This was a really good challenge for me ;)  I have never attempted to alter a stamp/image before (always too scared to try, lol!) and I just knew that I had to give in and try it out! Took me a looong time, but I think I succeeded... even though I had to cheat a little and use some of my clear stamps for this, hee hee!

First I stamped MFT's Pure Innocence "Happy Mail" Stamp and then I used another Pure Innocence Stamp called "Being Cute is What I Do" - I decided to add a lil blue to her outfit and color her hair blonde for a bit of an Alice-look to her and added some paper piecing using my new October Afternoon "Modern Homemaker" papers from my yummy TE Key Ingredients Kit and put my card together using the latest SFYTT Sketch Challenge :) Thank goodness for awesome sketches, right?!


After I had finished my card, I realized that maybe I should have wiped off the letters that she's holding behind her back too, lol, oh well! Maybe she's mailing her letter to Santa then since my card does have a Christmas-y feel to it ;) 

Please be sure to visit the rest of the DT to see their amazing and inspiring creations too!
Thanks for stopping by!
Happy Saturday :)


Card Details:
Stamp(s): My Favorite Things - Pure Innocence "Happy Mail" and "Being Cute is What I Do" Clear Stamps
Paper(s): October Afternoon "Modern Homemaker" DP, Cardstock from November TE Key Ingredients Kit
Ink(s): Memento Tuxedo Black
Copic Markers: E00, E21, R20, Y15, Y17, G14, B00, R35, C1, 0
Accessories: My Favorite Things Scalloped Scallops Die-namics, October Afternoon Letter Stickers, "Swiss Dots" Embossing Folder, Spellbinders Small Circles Nesties, CM Corner Rounder Punch, Ribbon, Button, Baker's Twine, Red Gems

Friday, August 27, 2010

You Make My World Happy!

TGIF!!! We have just a lil over a week before school starts and we're on the hunt for school supplies, clothes, sneakers, etc! We ordered Nick some cool new Spong Bob glasses yesterday - they're really cute and no, they're not yellow! lol! Both kiddos have their backpacks ready with half their supplies! Matt only goes 1/2 day so he won't need a lunch bag, but we're on the hunt for a Wii Mario themed lunch bag to match Nick's backpack today! Geesh! The things we'll do to make our kids happy to go to school ;)

Ok, well, I have a lil confession... I'm in loooove with these Pure Innocence images/stamps!!! or did you guess that already ;)
A long while ago, I found Heather Ellis' Etsy full of these adorable digitals! and then her images popped up as clear stamps over at My Favorite Things! Still squee-ing about it! I want them ALL! but I must pace myself and be a good girl ;)

Here's a new stamp that I won {yippee!} during one of MFT's release fab parties :) "Being Cute Is What I Do" - ain't that the truth!!! She is so cuuuuute!!!


These lil pigtails kill me! :)

I used some more of my Echo Park DP form my TE August Key Ingredients Kit... my MFT Scalloped-Scallops Die-namics and I paper pieced her pants! Yes, piecing is now becoming a habit for me!

Did I mention those pigtails!? ;)


I'm entering my card into the following challenges:

- Kaboodle Doodles Challenge #38: 2 Patterns, 2 Plain, Flowers or Lace

I hope you likey this one too!
Thanks for all your comments and visits everyone :*) 
Enjoy your Friday!  

OH! and don't forget to enter my and my little sister, Sara's blog candies ;)
hugs!!!

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Hi!

Well, I just discovered last night that I don't really have much of anything image-wise, that is school related! and there are sooo many adorable images out there... I guess some 'back-to-school' shopping is in order for me soon ;)
My boys start school in exactly 2 weeks!!! Just 2 more to go!!! I thought we had 3, lol! Time goes by so fast! I'm going to have a 1st grader and a Pre-K big boy ;) We're all so excited!!!

Here's a card I created for our 1st grade teacher (we haven't received our paperwork yet, so we don't know who they are yet!) Just a lil card saying HI and good luck with the new school year ;)

I'm also entering my card into the following challenges:
- Stamp with Fun Challenge #73: Card for a Girl
- Catch The Bug Challenge: Back-to-School use Primary Colors
- Delightful Challenges: Back-to-School with Primary Colors

LOOK! I paper pieced her cute dress! I barely rarely do that, lol! It's so intimidating to me! but I looove how it turned out... and I think I have a bit more confidence in it now after practicing on a bunch of other images last night too ;)

 

I am LOVING my Taylored Expressions Key Ingredient Kits!!! and I think August's Kit is my fave of all so far :)  I'm loving Echo Park's "Walk in the Park" papers and coordinating stickers... I've made 2 other cards using the kit already too! ha! That's a first for me, I'll be sharing those later this week ;)

Sorry, I'm rambling... back to this card...
This is another darling lil Pure Innocence clear stamp called "Happy Mail" from MFT... I also used my MFT Die-namics, Ribbon and Cork! In my book, you can never go wrong with Kraft and Cork on a card ;) hee, hee!


I hope you likey! and I hope the Teacher will too :)

Thanks for stopping by!
Happy Tuesday :*)

Tuesday, August 03, 2010

The Queen

Happy Tuesday, again ;)
It's been a fun-filled day in jammies for us today! An all-boy themed day! No cleaning or errands or anything!!! Just a day to just spend some good ol' fashion playtime with Legos, Genesis video games, ice pops and Toy Story play acting :) Moments to cherish forever!!! Love it!!!

After lunch, while the boys watched CARS for the zillionth time, I was able to create this lil card for MFTs August GDT Challenge - "Floral Flair"  :)


I used MFT's "Costumes From Wonderland" Stamp Set created by Stephanie Fizer!
I LOVE this Alice-inspired set! Y'all know I had to have it ;)

The card is entirely made from scraps! I paper-pieced her dress and did that cool nestie trick around her! All papers are from October Afternoon and the crochet lace ribbon is from MFT too!


The lollipop flower with feather is from K&Company! I tried to mimic my own to look like it, but I was short on time and was running out of patience, LOL! Maybe next time ;) Plus, I really thought that this flower was the perfect kind of flair that they were asking for ;)


I hope you likey!!!
Thanks for stopping by today! Enjoy :*)

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

A Sweet Note of Thanks!

Happy Happy Tuesday to all :)

I have another adorable lil Pure Innocence girly image to share with you today...

First ;) My card will be entered into the following challenges:
- The Crazy Challenge: It's Hip to be Square


I purchased this sweet lil girl from Heather Ellis' Etsy, but you can also find other/similar images as stamps over at My Favorite Things too which come with one or two matching sentiments! Love that! Especially since I am always at a loss as to what kind of sentiment I should add to my cards, lol!

I used my Taylored Expressions June Kit - everything except for the Recollection flowers and Gems came from the kit... don't you just love October Afternoon's latest papers?! It almost hurts to cut into them! Ha!


I hope you likey this one too!
Have a wonderful day! Hugs :*)

Thursday, July 08, 2010

StampInsanity Stamps Challenge #17 - Water, Water, Everywhere!

Good early morning to all of you :)
It's going to be a fab Thursday full of fun challenges!!!

Today we bring you another StampInsanity Challenge!

This week's theme is...
Water, Water, Everywhere!

Here's what Beth said:
"This week we are continuing on with our little celebration of summer ~ letting our mind be inspired by WATER! Do you immediately think of a pool, with the cool aqua & white tones? Or the tropical turquoise and white sand beaches? Or are you a Northern girl and think about the sea foam green seas and the darker sand of the rocky shores?
Tell us about it and let your Grooviness carry you away!"

Here's my card using "Beach Babe Morgan"...

When I think of the water, the ocean - I think of sky blue, almost white, see-through, clean, sparkling, relaxing, peaceful...

I used a small piece of Nikki Sivils Willowbee DP with some sparkling light and dark blue Bazzill CS; along with a small piece of cork for some clean beach sand... created my waves with my MFT Scalloped Scallop Die-namic Die and layered it all up :)


This is the first time that I ever created the card before coloring my image!
Aren't I daring?! LOL!

I colored "Beach Babe Morgan" with my Copics and then added some Crystal Effects to her sunglasses and beach ball! Love how it turned out {especially since I remembered to let it sit and dry before popping it onto the card to take pics, Yea Me!!! hee hee!}


Here is a side view to show you all the layering...

Thanks for stopping by!
You can go and buy your StampInsanity images and stamps HERE at the Stamp Happens Shop!!!
And - Please be sure to enter your cards HERE!!!

And please do stop by and visit the rest of the Groovy Gurls for more inspiration this week :)

Shelley {July Guest Gurl} - http://shelleyscreations.blogspot.com/


See you in a bit with another Pixie Dust Challenge too :)

Tuesday, July 06, 2010

To My Lil Sis... and a B'day Card

Good evening everyone!
I am finally able to get my blog going again, lol! Luckily I had preposted my last post, but I've missed out on a few things and will be keeping the ol' blog-o busy this week ;)


For my first post, I'd like to start off with a small salute to my little sister, Sarabeth!
Some of you know her from her blog - Scrap Happie...
She's taking a bit of a blog/craft break for the next 10 weeks or so to concentrate on her acceptance to a prestigious CNA course and we are ALL SO VERY VERY VERY PROUD of her :)

She started tonight! So as I type we are thinking of her sitting in her new classroom getting her first set of instructions, syllabus, etc. I've seen some of her textbooks! It will not be an easy thing! ;)
We wish her all the best! and LOVE her sooo very much :*)


I saw this adorable lil Pure Innocence stamp at My Favorite Things called "Best Medicine" and knew it would come in handy ;) I adore all of Heather Ellis' digital images, and even more so now, since there is an option to get them in stamp form too!!!
The sentiment is from a Verve Stamp Set that I received from Tonya - Thanks, sweetie!
(Papers are from Creative Imagination, lace is also from MFT and the heart is a 3D sticker from Me & My Big Ideas and the flower die cut was created using my Slice :)

I'm also entering my card to the following challenges:
- My Favorite Things July Challenge: Red, White and Blue
- Friends Having Fun #4: Red, White and Blue  
- Raise the Bar Challenge #25 - Colors of your Flag
- Stamp Something Challenge - Color of your Flag
- The Pink Elephant Challenge #74 - 3 Layers, 2 Die Cuts and Ribbon

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I have another card to share!
I created this card for Elizabeth, the lil girl that my Mom babysits for; she will be 6 this Saturday! She is such a girly-girl and loves anything related to Princess'... I hope she loves this other Pure Innocence image as much as I do ;)


I used parts of a card kit that I purchased from Joanne Basile of Just a Little Something, and put my own spin to the layout and embellies...
I think I found a new type of Kraft CS to play with! Yea! This one is called "Fossil" and it's from MFT, their cardstock is awesome too!... The scalloped border is also from MFT's Die-namics; assorted ribbons from MFT, Making Memories and Tayolored Expressions... Another ticket stub from Tim Holtz (have you seen the new stamps!?)


I'm entering this card to the following challenges:


I hope you likey!!!
See you tomorrow with some Pixie Dust fun! hugs!
 
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