Congrats, you're engaged!

Hello there!!! It's March, and 'oh my', don't even get me started, lol! 

Just poppin' on to share a quick sneak peek with you! 

Yup, it's that time again! Sneak peeks from
Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps
and she's a beauty!!!

Here's "Engaged Lucy"... 

Be sure to visit all rest of the SCRS designers for more peeks of Engaged Lucy. Sparkle will be giving away Engaged Lucy  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 Lucy post. You have until midnight EST each day to comment. The lucky winner will be announced the following day!

Alice Wertz 

Amber Hight 

Danielle Lounds 

Kerri Michaud 

  Kim Yu 

Margie Cortina 

Savannah O'Gwynn 

Shaela Odd 

Simonne Clay 

Sparkle Smith 

Stephanie Kraft 

Thanh Vo - March Guest Designer

Happy Hopping :)
xoxo 

Flower Girl Emmy

It's been a beeeeeautiful day today! and I've lost track of time :)

The warm sunshine and spring breeze has a way of doing that to me...

I want to share my latest Baby Bud Designs card with you...

before the pizza guy gets here ;) hee hee!!!

Here's sweet Baby Bud "Emmy"...

I colored Emmy with my Copics and then paper pieced her with some Cosmo Cricket "Pixie-licious" DP and then decided to use up some more of my scraps and do a bit of sewing again! I also dug out some ol' Prima flowers and pearls to finish the card off :)

Play along with the Lady Buds for our current FLOWER challenge!

Be sure to use a Baby Bud Image to be eligible for the prize of 3 free digis!!!!

Happy TGIF!!!

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Enjoy your weekend everyone :*)

Peeking Cupcake Critters

Hiii!!!

It's sneak peek time at Pixie Dust Studio again :)

and I have the cutest cupcakes to share with you!!!

"Cupcake Critters", cutest set of cupcakes I've ever seen! Delish!!!  

They're part of the Egg Hunt Collection being released on Thursday, 4/7th!!!

I think that this is one of the brightest cards I've ever created! LOL!

I used some of my ol'stash of Echo Park DP, Prima Flowers and Buttons...

The sentiment is from Taylored Expressions "Hello Spring" Stamp Set.

I hope you likey!

I'm sorry for the quick post!

I've got tons of stuffs to do before the Craft Fair I'll be doing this Saturday :)

Thanks for looking!

See y'all tomorrow for my fun day full of challenges and releases

from Pixie Dust Studio AND Baby Bud Designs :) :) :)
Enjoy!!!

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

Accessories: MFT Die-namics Scalloped-Scallop and Button Quartet Dies,

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

The Sagittarius {A Sweet November Preview!!!}

Oh my goodness!

Have you seen all of the previews going on at Amy's Blog!?!? 

{A Thousand Sheets of Paper}

Amy has created a new line of Sweet November Stamps called

Zodiac Girls!!!

A stamp for every Zodiac sign!!! 12!!!

If you haven't seen them yet,

you must stop by her blog and have a looksie! They're gorgeous!

Plus!!!

Sweet and very generous Amy has blog candy going on for each of the 12 girls ;)

Today, Amy, Nancy Thomas, Alisom Heikkila and I are showing you the last 2 of the Zodiac Girls!

I was very lucky enough to receive my own sign to preview for you today :)

Sagittarius!!!

Sagittarius (November 23rd to December 21st), a Fire Sign,

known as the Centaur or the Archer...

they are very optimistic, freedom-loving, good-humored, independent, honest and straightforward (blunt!), intellectual and philosophical... they can also be blindly optimistic, irresponsible (Oi!) and restless (so true!)

Her signature colors are rich Purples, deep blues and pinks and their stone(s) are Turquoise and Amethyst.

Isn't she a true beauty?!?!

I love the size of this stamp!

I had SO much fun coloring! and really being creative!

I also love that I was able to use these flower-sequins

that I've been holding on to for a loooong time :)

and look at all the sparkle!

I'm saving this one for my Mom's b'day ;)

I saved this tag from the bottle that these Prima flowers came in ;)

I just had to use it!

Even though Sagittarius' flowers are Carnations,

Crocus and berried plants, hee hee!

Another awesome Birthday card for someone special ;)

Our family has a TON of birthdays in December! 

I am going to neeeed to make a whole lot more! ha! 

I hope you likey too!

Oh, and click any of the pics to make it bigger!

I finally realized that I have the right Copics to create a soft blush for cheeks!

I am loooving how this 'natural' look looks :) yay!!!

Amy's candies will stay open through Sunday, March 6th!!! 

Winners will be announced on Monday, March 7th.

Which also happens to be the official release date

for ALL of March's new stamps at All That Scraps!

A HUUUGE THANK YOU to Amy for letting me be a part of her preview week!

Thanks for stopping by again everyone :)
TGIF!!!

Card Details:

Stamp(s): All That Scraps/Sweet November Stamps "Zodiac Girls - Sagittarius" Rubber Stamp

Paper(s): KandCompany "Que Sera Sera" DP, Papertrey Ink CS

Ink(s): Memento Tuxedo Black, SU Chocolate Chip, Copic Markers

Accessories: Sequin Purple Flowers, Pink Gems, Butterfly, corner rounder punch.

Prima flowers and tag, Baker's Twine, The Robin's Nest Dew Drops, MFT Scalloped Die-namics



A Sunflower-Daisy Just For You!

If you could use a little bit of sunshine right now :)

Well then, this is Just For You!!!

Baby Bud "Daisy" has been picked Just For You

to bring you some Sunflowers, Sunshine and all the buggies of Spingtime :)

I am usually a sweater kind of gal, lol!

But I am loooonging for Spring!!!

I need some color right now!!!

All this winter white ice is driving me batty!!!

Dreaming of...

Sunflowers and Bumbles

Pink Daisies and Flutterbys 

A quick reminder that you still have time to enter into Baby Bud Designs latest challenge themed "Friendship", you can find all the deets HERE!!!

Happy Tuesday :*)  

Card Details:

Stamp(s): Baby Bud Designs "Daisy" Digital Image

and TGF sentiment stamp

Paper(s): Nikki Sivils "Willowbee" DP, Papertrey Ink CS

Ink(s): Momento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers

Accessories: Prima Flowers and Gems

Say IT With Roses!

We're up to Challenge #60 at Pixie Dust Studio!!!

and today's challenge is to use Roses or Red Flowers!!!

"I Spy Wink"

I found some leftover Prima scraps and I knew that I just had to use sweet Wink with it :)

Too many roses???

I couldn't decide, so I just went with all of them ;)

Stop by the challenge blog and visit the rest of the Pixies for more inspiraton :)

Happy Thursday!!!

A Gift Tag for a Friend :)

Happy Monday!!!

For everyone who celebrates, are y'all getting your Thanksgiving Dinner shopping done early?! hmmm?! Now that I am older, I really enjoy everything about celebrating Thanksgiving Day :) Especially the food part, lol!

Lucky for me, my hubs manages a market, so it is rare for me to have to do any kind of food shopping, especially for the holidays! This year, he ordered us a a fresh Turkey rather than going through the whole thawing the frozen one out for daaaays process, lol! Can't wait to taste it :) 

I have a sweet lil tag to share with you today! 

This sweet lady bug image is called "Lady Baby Bug" and she is from Baby Bud Designs...

Hmmm, I'm thinking that this could possibly pass as a Christmas-y tag... maybe not, lol! But it's perfect for any other occasion, right ;)

Everything used on my tag was pulled out of my leftover-scrappy-bins! This is one of my fave lines from Cosmo Cricket, so bright and cheery! and I am completely still addicted and head-over-heels for Kraft CS! I just can't have enough of it!!!

I hope you likey!

Don't forget!!! You still have time to enter Baby Buds Monthly Challenge!!! Go HERE for more deets :)

A new challenge will be posted on Friday, 11/26th!

Enjoy the rest of your Monday and I'll see ya tomorrow with a surprise release from one of my DTs ;) hee hee! Stay tuned!!!

Later gators!!!

Oh, Alice! Chapter 40: "Hooka Are You?"

"Who are YOU?" said the Caterpillar.


This was not an encouraging opening for a conversation.

Alice replied, rather shyly, "I--I hardly know, sir, just at present-- at least I know who I WAS when I got up this morning, but I think I must have been changed several times since then."


~Alice's Adventures in Wonderland,Chapter 5

Welcome to the mad world of Wonderland! Once again we are here to inspire you to create great things! The Caterpillar (Absalom) was the wisest creature in Wonderland. At least he thought so, and so did most of the others. He is a fascinating character because of his wisdom, and his lack of understanding metamorphosis. Kind of a weird oxymoron, don't you think?

Our challenge this week is to use either a caterpillar or a butterfly in your project. If you'd like to go one step farther, use a definition or dictionary paper in your design (any subject is fine).

If you are fortunate, you may find yourself wisely winning your choice of three 4x6 reprints from our sponsor, Maigan Lynn Beaudoin Shaw. FanTASTic!! Maigan is such a delightful artist, and the team appreciates the chance to work with one of her images!

Here is what I created using "Mad Fancy"...

Such a beautiful whimsical image! I created a 6x6 layout - I wanted to concentrate all of my colors mostly on my mer-Alice and incorporate only colors that I relate to Alice and Wonderland... I thought that the printed faded black DP and swirls would add to the whimsy feel of the image and story...

Sorry that the pic came out so bright, I was trying to get a good angle to show the sparkle that I added in...

I really love how it turned out, and hope that I can find the perfect frame to put it in :)

Remember, you have all week to play this challenge!

Link your project to the Oh Alice! Challenge blog by

midnight, Friday, November 19th to be entered in the drawing.

Happy creating!!!

And enjoy your weekend :*)

6x6 Layout Details:

Image(s): Maigan Lynn Shaw "Mad Fancy"

Paper(s): "Rue 88 Collection" Iron Orchid Designs by Prima, Bazzill CS, Neenah White

Ink(s): Copic Markers, Sakura Clear Dust Pen

Accessories: Prima Gem Swirls, misc Flower Sequins and two-sided Ribbon

Say Cheese!

Just popping in to share what I've been up to the last 2 days :)

Other than being sick {ugh!} I've been trying to get my things together for my Craft Fair that is on this Saturday! and have created some fun frames too!

These pics don't show the details very well - I painted the backsides, Modge Podge-ed the front sides and added acetate to the windows to keep the pics safe from dust ;) They are a bit on the simple/plain side, but I think that they turned out pretty well :) 

 My Mind's Eye and Prima products

 My Mind's Eye and The Robin's Nest Dew Drops

Creative Imaginations and Me&My Big Ideas

 My Mind's Eye

 My Mind's Eye and Me&My Big Ideas

 BasicGrey, KandCompany Flowers and Making Memories Ribbon.

Cosmo Cricket DP and My Mind's Eye Die Cut Stickers

 misc paper and 3D sticker.

 Bo Bunny and Prima.

misc. paper and 3D sticker.

Hope you likey! Did you find a fave?!

I've got to get to my lil sick baby boy and catch up on a few things!

See you tomorrow for some Thursday challenges!

I hope that y'all are enjoying your Wednesday :)

Flower Girl Livvie

Happy Friday-Friday!!!
This is my first post of 2 for today ;)

A whole month has gone by already! Can you believe that!? so that means that it is time for another...
Baby Bud Designs Challenge!!!

Challenge #2 is to create a card using a Baby Bud Designs image,
Scallops, Buttons and Bling 

This lil darling is named "Livvie" Baby Bud :)
I just adore all of these whimsy Baby Buds! Each one has a lil story and is related somehow! and their cutesy curly hair is just too much! SO much fun to color :)

If you haven't noticed, I really do love my Scalloped-Scallop Die-namics from MFT!
It's the perfect touch for any type of card! I must get me more ;) hee hee!

Be sure to stop by the Baby Bud Designs Blog today for your
"Freebie Friday" Free image ;)

And, you can find more images HERE at their Etsy store! 

I hope you likey lil Livvie too!
Thanks for stopping by! See you again in a few ;)

Card Details:

Stamp(s): Baby Bud Designs "Livvie" Digital Image

Paper(s): {Doodlebug Designs DP???}, Papertrey Ink CS, Neenah Solar White

Accessories: Copic Markers, MFT Scalloped-Scallop Die-namics, Prima Flowers, Baker's Twine, Button and White Lace/Ribbon from Taylored Expressions

Frankie's Purple Haired Bride

This is my 2nd post for today!

Please scoll down to see The Greeting Farm's Critter Crew Preview!!! Thank you :)

Hi again!!!

It's time for anothe Pixie Dust Studio Challenge!

And #46 is all about... Halloween!!!

Create a spooktacular card and be sure to include Black and Orange!

I couldn't resist using "Frankie's Bride" for this challenge! and I haaaad to color her hair all purple! and in my book, you can never have a bride without any sparkle and bling, right?! ;)

It has been a while since I've used doilie on anything, I really enjoyed girl-ing up this Halloween card ;)

I also used the following challenges on my card :)
- Friday Sketchers Sketch #125
- Stamptacular Sunday Challenge #82: Orange, Yellow, Purple, White
- Stamp Something: Use a Digital Image
- Crazy For Challenges #60: Halloween
- Papertake Weekly Challenge: Sparkly and Bright

Please be sure to visit the rest of the Pixies creations!

AND, stop by Kathy's blog for a wonderful tribute and freebie for October's Breast Cancer Awareness Month right HERE!!!

Thanks for stopping by again!

I'll be back in a few with my last post for today ;)

4 1/4 x 4 1/2 Card Details:

Stamp(s): Pixie Dust Studio "Frankie's Bride" Digital Image

Paper(s): Echo Park DP, Prism CS, Neenah Solar White, White Paper Doilie

Accessories: Copic Markers, misc Ribbon, Prima Flowers and Pearls  

Oh, Alice! Chapter 34: A Mad Tea Party!

`And ever since that,' the Hatter went on in a mournful tone, `he won't do a thing I ask! It's always six o'clock now.'

A bright idea came into Alice's head. `Is that the reason so many tea-things are put out here?' she asked.

`Yes, that's it,' said the Hatter with a sigh: `it's always tea-time, and we've no time to wash the things between whiles.'

`Then you keep moving round, I suppose?' said Alice.

`Exactly so,' said the Hatter: `as the things get used up.'

`But what happens when you come to the beginning again?' Alice ventured to ask.

~Chapter 7, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Wonderland greetings to all!
This week's Oh, Alice Challenge is brought to you by our sweet Ky :) and here's what she said: "Can you believe summer is fairly over? It's time to change from iced teas over to hot teas. I love autumn and all the wonderful warm drinks, wonderful sweaters and gorgeous colors it brings. In Wonderland, it was perpetually tea time and I could live that life for a long, long time!"

Your challenge this week is to explore things that could make up your tea-time activity. Use tea bag folding in the construction of your project. This is a great resource: Tea Bag Folding. Anything relating to time would pair perfectly with this challenge, but isn't a requirement!
Show us your fab folding abilities, doing it Alice-style!

Here's my attempt at 'folding' something :)

I attempted to do the Pinwheel tutorial found HERE...
as you can see it is no where close to be a pinwheel of any sort, lol! I just couldn't get it all to work for me, so I did one part 'petal' of a pinwheel and stopped when I found myself with a very cute looking kite ;) I had a ton of fun attempting the folds, but I definitely need a bit more practice! I hope to get one done soon and share :)

My image is Pinky from Tiddly Inks done up Alice-style! If you look closely, I did add a bit of Alice's trademark blue in there, and of course, the gorgeous long blond hair! She's all set for today's Halloween-style-tea-party-picnic with her scrumptious skull-cupcake ;)
 

You have until midnight Central time on Friday, October 15th to complete your project and link it up to the Oh Alice Challenge blog. You don't want to miss out on your chance of wining a 6x6 pad of Basic Grey papers from Ky!!!
The clock is ticking - SO don't be Late for TEA ;)

Enjoy your weekend!!!
I'll be nursing my ear-pain and snuggling with some good books :)

Card Details:

Stamp(s): Tiddly Inks "Pinky" Digital Image colored with Copic Markers

Paper(s): Echo Park "Happy Halloween" DP, Prism and Bazzill CS, Neenah Solar White

Accessories: Prima Flower and Orange Gems, Making Memories Slice Flower Die Cut