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

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}

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!!!

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!

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 

He's Just Not That Into You...

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!!!

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!

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 :) 

Kerri Michaud

Margie Cortina 

Savannah O'Gwynn 

Simonne Clay 

Sparkle Smith

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

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 

You Make My Heart...

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!!! 

Jessica Diedrich 

April Davis

Joni Wilson

Lisa Gobea

Sharette Smith 

Enjoy your TGIF too!!! 

and thanks for stopping by :) 

xoxo 

Stop SOPA

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...

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

Love Struck :)

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 :) 

• Kathy (Owner/Illustrator)
• Cat
• Erin
• Jessica
• Karen
• Margie (DT Coordinator)
• Mary J
• Sammi
• Suzi
• Taylor {Challenge Captain}
• Theresa

Happy Thursday!!! xo

Get Better Soon!

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 ;) 

Alice Wertz 

Amber Hight 

Debbie Carriere 

Kim Yu 

Margie Cortina 

Savannah O'Gwynn 

Shaela Odd 

Simonne Clay 

Stephanie Kraft 

Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps Blog 

Thanks for stopping by! 

Enjoy hopping around :) 

xo

Snow Dancing!

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!!!

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 :) 

Jessica Diedrich 

April Davis

Joni Wilson

Lisa Gobea

Sharette Smith 

Enjoy!!! 

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 

I Simply Adore Riley!

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!!!

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!

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