Easter Bunny Ruby

It's SATURDAY!!! 

What are you doing this weekend??? 

We're expecting some snow today and I'm wondering if I'm going to be able to keep my scrappy plans or if I will be spending the weekend locked up with my boys, snug on the couch with our favorite movies... either way, they're both my favorite things to do, so it will be a win/win situation ;) hee hee!!! 

Also, to start the weekend right - today is release day at 

Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps!!! 

 And we have a sweet Easter stamp to share with you... 

"Easter Bunny Ruby" 

I colored sweet Ruby with my Copics and then had some fun with some matchy scraps that I found in my bin, all from My Mind's Eye... and I went a bit overboard with my pearls again! I just love this liquid pen thingy so much! Fun :) 

Sparkle is also sponsoring this week's Card Patterns Sketch Challenge!!! 

Be sure to visit our fabulous SCRS designers for more peeks of Easter Bunny Ruby. 

Sparkle will be giving away an Easter Bunny Ruby stamp to one lucky person! 

For a chance to WIN, you need to visit and comment on all of the designers' Easter Bunny Ruby blog posts (listed below) and then leave a comment on the SCRS blog. 

You have until midnight EST tonight to comment.

Alice Wertz
Amber Hight
Danielle Lounds
Kerri Michaud
Kim Yu
Margie Cortina (you are here!)
Pam Varnell {February Guest Designer}
Savannah O'Gwynn
Shaela Odd
Simonne Clay
Sparkle Smith
Stephanie Kraft

Happy "hopping"!!! 

and enjoy your weekend!!! 

xoxo 

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

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 

"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 

Anything is Possible...

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 

April Davis

Joni Wilson

Lisa Gobea

Sharette Smith 

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

VROOOM!!! {The Pink Elephant Sketch Challenge #110}

It's MONDAAAY!!! 

AND the 1st of the month too!!! 

I cannot believe that it is August already! Things are whizzing by way too fast lately! 

So, since it's a Monday and the first, I wanna start it all off on the right foot! 

Going to straighten up and organize a bit and later on, my kiddos are going to go for some fun playtime, which means that ME gets to have some alone time :)  Un-interrupted alone time! Love my kiddos "to infinity and beyond" but I do cherish my bits of quietness and relaxation :) 

Another fabulous way to start off the week is with another 

The Pink Elephant Challenge!!! 

This week we have an amazing sketch and generous sponsor,

Jessica Knutsen of There She Goes!!!

The DT was so very lucky to have the honor of choosing a stamp set to create with! 

and I, of course, had to go with this sweet buggy set called "Vroom" 

I LOOOVE this lil BUGGY!!!

For my first card, I created the card below, hee hee! 

I wanted to do more with this set and sketch, so I created this second card too, which I heart so much!!!

This time, I used the smaller buggy stamp, colored her up (cause we all know, all cars are girls, right?!) and just started layering, layering, layering! Yes, you can now add pop-dots to my latest craze/addiction ;) 

See the layers :)

Here is the original card I created! 

I paper-pieced the ENTIRE buggy except for the actual black tire part! 

Oh how I wish I had a buggy like this! I've always wanted a VW convertible!!! I want it with a cow-print interior and a cow horn!!! LOL! I've seen/heard it done, it exists! Not legal to honk a moo horn, but you can add in a button for kicks ;) 

Sorry, almost forgot, since Blogger is being a poop again this morning... 

Here's the amazing sketch!!! 

Be sure to check out the rest of the DTs beautiful creations :) 

Enjoy!!! 

Card Details: 

Stamp(s): There She Goes "Vroom" Stamp Set 

Paper(s): My Mind's Eye Lime Twist "Out of the Blue" DP (first card), 
Echo Park Splash DP (second card), TE CS 
Ink(s): Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, Copic Markers 

Accessories: Small Oval Nesties, TE Medium Scallop Border Die, 
MFT Star Trio and Button Trio Die-namics, Ribbon, The Twinery Twine 

Girly Girly, Hermione!

It's almost time!!! 

Who's going to see Harry Potter this weekend??? 

I cannot wait to see it! As sad as it will be, the movie itself, and also, that it is the end of an era - I really cannot wait to see how they re-created the book and if they will end the movie in the same way :) 

For today's Pixie Dust Studio Challenge, 

we are challenged to create a Girly Girly card/project! 

You can go as girly as you want, with pinks and pastels, gems/pearls, flowers, etc... 

I decided to use Hermione, 

and go as girly as I could with Hogwart-ish and Gryffindor-ish colors!

Isn't Hermione's hair wild?! This is exactly how I pictured her hair to be in the beginning :) A big ol' messy mane of hair! LOL! 

Won't you join in the challenge this week :) 

Be sure to stop by and visit the rest of the Pixie's and see their awesome Girly creations!

Also, be on the lookout! The new DT will be announced very soon :) 

Happy Thursday :) :) :) 

Card Details: 

Stamp(s): Pixie Dust Studio - Harry Potter Collection "Hermione" Digital Image 

Paper(s): My Mind's Eye Stella Rose Gertie DP, Taylored Expressions Snow White and Kraft CS, PTI Dark Maroon CS

Accessories: MFT Scallop Scalloped Border and Flower Trio Die-namics, Gems, Small Scallop Circle Nestie, Cosmo Cricket Letter Stickers, Ribbon 

Strawberries!!!

YUMMMY!!!

It's almost strawberry season around here! And I am hoping we can take our boys out to the fields next weekend to do some yummmmy Strawberry picking :)

Now, if only I had a cool hat like "June Pixie" to wear when we go ;)

For this week's Pixie Dust Studio Challenge theme is...

"Tooty-Fruity"

Create a card/project with FRUIT on it!!!

Yummm!!!

Can't wait to see what you'll create for our challenge!
Be sure to stop by and check out the rest of the Pixie's projects today too :)

Enjoy!!! :*)

Card Details:

Stamp(s): Pixie Dust Studio "June Pixie - Pixie of the Month" Digital Image

The Greeting Farm Sentiment Stamp

Paper(s): Jillibean Soup Chilled Strawberry DP, Taylored Expressions Lava and Choice Snow White CS

Accessories: MFT Scalloped Scallop Die-namics, Prima Flower, Small Circle Nestie,

White Lace and Gingham Red Ribbon from TE Store

{not so} Vintage Pixie Card

Today is Pixie Dust Studio's latest Challenge!!!...

"Back in Time"

Create a Vintage-style card!!!

I really had a hard time coming up with something...

but here is my card :)

I used "Sabrina with Scrappy" and some yummy Jillibean Soup DP!

I couldn't find any lace, so I tried to add the flower/button embellie...

I'm thinking I should've gone with softer colors and maybe some distressing... hmmm...

Next!!! I have another Sneak Peek for tomorrow's release!!!

Meet... "Goin' Bananas"!!!

This lil guy is a fave in my house ;)

SO much fun going to the Pixie Circus!!!

See y'all tomorrow!!!

Be sure to visit the other Pixies!!!

They did an AWESOME job capturing the Vintage -style beauty-ness!!!

Hannah and Emma {A Baby Bud Designs Twin Release!}

*Please scroll down a smidge for my Riley and Company B'day Blog Hop Post!

Thank you :)

TWINS!!! New Baby Buds have joined the family :)

Please meet Hannah and Emma!!!

You can definitely tell that they are sisters ;)

Both can be found now in the Baby Bud Designs Etsy Shop!!!

It's been a long while since I've enter any challenges!

and I am so happy to have found much inspiration for my cards today :)

I am entering BOTH of my cards into the following challenges:

- Baby Bud Designs Challenge:

Must use a Baby Bud image and create with Punches and/or Dies

- The Cheerful Stamp Pad Challenge #17: "Little Girls with Curls"  

And I am entering my Emma Card into these challenges TOO! ;)

- Crazy 4 Challenges #86: Flowers

- Mojo Monday Sketch #190

- Ribbon Carousel Challenge #1: Be Inspired by the Ribbon Carousel

Baby Bud "Hannah"

Baby Bud "Emma"

I hope all you Mommies had a wonderful Mother's Day yesterday :)

I am off to color up some more images/stamps and get comfy with a couple of movies tonight!

I am having oral surgery tomorrow at noon and I my nerves are all over the place! LOL!

Thanks for stopping by!

I hope to be well enough to be back on Thursday with my Pixie Dust Challenge card :)

{hugs to all!!!}

Hannah Card Details:
Stamp(s): Baby Bud Designs "Hannah" Digital Images
Paper(s): Cosmo Cricket DP, Papertrey Ink CS
Accessories: MFT Twill Ribbon, MFT Flower Trio and
Scalloped Scallop Die-namics, Prima Pearls

Emma Card Details:
Stamp(s): Baby Bud Designs "Emma" Digital Image
Paper(s): The Girl's Paperie Kitch DP, Papertrey Ink CS
Accessories: MFT Notebook Edge and Flower Trio Die-namics,
Small Oval and Scalloped Square Nesties, Ribbon, Gems

"Love Can Not Be Measured" {Pixie Dust Studio Challenge #70}

Good morning friends :)

Are we ready for another challenge from Pixie Dust Studio today???

I know that I am ;)

This week's challeng is to... "Say It Out Loud!!!"

{Include a sentiment on your card/project!}

Thanks to my sweet friend Danni :) I bought a few goodies to help me get over my mojo-less slump and was able to create this card for today's challenge!

It's been a looong while since I've shown any Twilight-Love ;) and since I was watching Eclipse (again)... how could I resist! hee hee! I've used "Marry Me... Bella" and the sentiment comes with the "Buddies" digital image...

My new stuffs that I used is this fab Stella Rose DP and a new MFT Die-namic, Flowers Trio!

I also dusted off my small tags and labels eight nesties! and used my Scalloped Die-namic with some old ribbon and a K&Company Flower Gem I had laying around ;) I love how my flower turned out!

As always, all of my images are always colored with Copics!

I'm still looking into other coloring mediums...

I hope you likey!

Don't forget to "Like" Pixie Dust Studio's Facebook Page too!!!

You can share your creations and get all of our latest updates there too :)

Thanks for stopping by today!
Happy Thursday :*)

Card Details:

Stamp(s): Pixie Dust Studio "Marry Me... Bella" Digital Image;
Pixie Dust Studio "Buddies" Digital Sentiment  

Paper(s): My Mind's Eye Stella Rose DP, Papertey Ink CS

Accessories: MFT Flower Trio and Scallop Die-namics,

Small Tags and Labels Eight Nesties, Ribbon, K&Company Flower Gem

Hey Dude, Boys Rule!!!

Hiiii :) I have a quickie card/post to share for today :)

It's my 7yo's turn to be sickie now, he's had this never-ending fever since Sunday, I think he might have strep, so we're off to the docs again today...

I just haaaaad to create a card for TGF's Farm Fresh Friday Challenge

"Let's Hear it for the Boys!!!"

How could I not! LOL! ;)

My boys picked out there fave stamp, Skater Ian!

and I just picked up these papers by Fancy Pants called "Rusted Sun", love this set! and I also used my new MFT Die-namic "Stacking Stars" and my old one "Notebook Edge"... those awesome brads are by Making Memories! I've been hording them for almost 2years! LOL! 

Stars!!!

OH! and here's a tip...

Whenever I'm coloring an image, I usually line up the Copics I am going to use and put each Copic away as I use them, that's my new "thing" to keep things tidy... I had one color left to use...but had to go do something, potty break, lol... 4yo decided to help me out and finish it up for me... sigh...

Can you guess?!?!

LOL!

And yes, he was being helpful! and to not hurt his feelings, I will still create a card with it!

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

Card Details: The Greeting Farm Skater Ian Rubber Stamp, 
Paper(s): Fancy Pants Rusted Sun DP, Papertrey Ink CS
Ink(s): Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers
Accessories: MFT Stars and Notebook Edge Die-namics,
Making Memories Brads, Small Circle Nesties

Rainbow Savanah for Baby Bud Designs

Hi again!!! This is my 2nd post for today!!!

Please scroll down to see my latest post for Pixie Dust Studio, thank you :)

There's a new Baby Bud family member popping into town today!!!  

Baby Bud Designs latest release... 

Please meet sweet "Savanah"...

Don't you just love her and her lil outfit?!

She reminded me of my sister, when she was a lil one, running around in her night gown, slippers and wild curly hair :) That's why I colored her up in rainbow pjs, I remember Sara running around in a pair of Care Bear Blue-ish Rainbow PJs when she was about 3ish and couldn't resist the resemblence, hee hee!

These papers, I think, are from Sassafrass Lass...

and I used my Die-namics for the scallops and buttons!!!

My card is also for Baby Bud Designs latest "Flower" challenge!

Go HERE for this months chalelnge deets :)

Thanks so much for stopping by again!!!
Hugs to everyone!!!

Card Details:
Stamp(s): Baby Bud Designs "Savanah" Digital Image
Paper(s): Sassafrass Lass DP, Papertrey Ink CS
Accessories: MFT Button Quartet and Scalloped Scallop Die-namics,
misc Flowery Ribbon, The Twinery Baker's Twine 

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