Miss. Love

Good morning!!! and Happy M-Day to you all :) 

It's been a while since I've been able to post anything here - 

I just haven't had much time to create anything :( 

But I managed to squeeze in a bit of time late last night, yay! 

Just in time for a super fun Monday Fun Day Challenge at 

The Greeting Farm today!!! 

It's an "ANYTHING GOES" challenge, 

the best kind of challenge to play around with, right?! hee, hee 

and I also decided to use the current TGF SCS Sketch Challenge too!!! 

Here's my card using one of the Miss Anya's from the 

Miss Anya Garland Stamp Set... 

... and I also used my latest Key Ingredients Kit from Taylored Expressions! 

I just looove these My Mind's Eye 6x6 pads!!! 

This one is called "Rosey" - and I did some fun paper piecing with it :) 

Oh! and here's what the sketch looks like:

Please be sure to check out what the rest of the DT has been up to too! 

Jessica Diedrich 

April Davis

Joni Wilson

Lisa Gobea

Sharette Smith 

AND!!! Don't forget - it's sneak peek time at The Greeting Farm!!! 

You don't want to miss seeing what little "beans" are sprouting up at the farm on March 1st ;)

Thanks for stopping by! 

and enjoy your M-Day!!! xo

Dessert Chef!

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!!! 

Cindy Haffner

Frances Byrne

Silke Kittman

Laurie Clout

Michelle L

Kelly Santi

Jovita Torres

Margie Cortina

Joy Stagg

Guest Designer: Jamie Rogers Moore  

Enjoy!!! 

xoxo 

Relax and Enjoy!!!

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  

Hello?! Free Hugs :)

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 

Sweet Little Light...

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 :) 

Amber Hight 

Danielle Lounds 

Kerri Michaud 

Margie Cortina 

Savannah O'Gwynn 

Sparkle Smith 

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

Cruisin' Love Bug

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... 

Kerri Michaud 

Margie Cortina 

Savannah O'Gwynn 

Simonne Clay 

Sparkle Smith 

Stephanie Kraft

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

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, 

"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 :)

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!!! 

Jessica Diedrich 

April Davis

Joni Wilson

Lisa Gobea

Sharette Smith 

Happy M-day ;)

xoxo 

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

"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 

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 

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

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 :)

Jessica Diedrich 

April Davis

Joni Wilson

Lisa Gobea

Sharette Smith 

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