InStyle Stamps 'Whimsy Bug' and Nikki Sivils!

It's SNOWING!!!

Aren't we all super-duper happy about that?! LOL!

And what better way to forget about the snow than to create a summer-y bumble-y card :)

First, I was so honored to be contacted by Taylor and Virginia of InStyle Stamps to re-join the DT for the next few months :)  So I just want to take a second to say thanks so much to both :)

Now, here's my card featuring their "Whimsy Bug"...  

Here's a close-up of my new bumble-y buggy friend :)

I printed "Whimsy Bug" and added some yellow using my Copic Markers (Y02, Y15, Y17) and then used my Small Circle Nesties. I used some more of my Nikki Sivils "Willowbee" DP (my secret lil stash ;) and one of the matching stamp sets' sentiments... all cardstock and white dotted ribbon is from Papertrey Ink; crochet flower is from Fancy Pants, the rest is from my misc. pile :) 

InStyle Stamps has a few challenges going on right now...

- Monthly Inspiration Challenge

- Sketch Challenge 

- Color Challenge

AND!!!

Don't forget to stop by Nikki Sivils' Blog TOO!!!

My sweet friend Julie has a gorgeous showcase up today!

and no, I'm not just saying that because some of my cards are on there too, hee hee!

Some of my fellow Oh, Alice DT members are displayed too!
AND, my little sis, Sarabeth's, beautiful mini album TOO!!!

Go have a look :)

Enjoy the SNOW!!!

Stay warm!!!

Yummm... Cupcakes!!!

Happy Thursday!!!

* Please scroll down for an update and Pixie Dust and StampInsanity Stamps latest challenges,

Thank You!!!

Wow, and it really IS Thursday! LOL! I was walking around all day yesterday thinking it was Thursday already! Geesh! Talk about needing some chocolate and a big nap ;)

Today I have a new digital set to share with you from Claudia and Company!!!

This is "Cupcake Digital Set" by Jane's Doodles...

This is actually one of 3 sets of Thank You cards that I made!

You can never have enough Thank You's around the holidays ;)

This yummy "Frosted" cupcake was SO much fun to decorate!

I just had to use some Dew Drops on there :)

My "Muffin Flower" is my fave!

I could really use a chocolate chip one right now ;)

"Cupcake Cherry", mmmmmm...

... and you cannot have a set like this without a sparkly "Cupcake Candle"!!!

You can find this yummy-licious set HERE!!!

"We are very excited here at Claudia and Company! Did you hear the news yet?

As of January 1st, Claudia and Company will be an online store!

Die Cuts R Us, our sister company, is closing its doors on December 30th;

Claudia and Company will open its doors on the 1st."

Our new store website will be:

www.claudiaandcompany.com

Thanks for stopping by again :)

Enjoy your Thursday!!!

Card Set Details:
Stamp(s): Claudia and Company "Cupcake Digital Set" by Jane's Doodles,
Taylored Expressions "Much Appreciated" Stamp Set
Paper(s): Neenah White, Papertrey Ink Cardstock
Ink(s): Memento Tuxedo Black, SU Close to Cocoa, Sakura Star Dust Pen  
Copic Markers: E53, G00, G07, G14, R35, Y15, Y17, YR04
Accessories: Prima Pearls/Gems, The Robin's Nest Dew Drops

Thank You!!!

Good morning :) :) :)
It's Wednesday!!! My Oh My!!! Where have my days gone?!

Thank you all SO very much for my birthday wishes!!!
I had a fabulous day, and weekend! So did my Big Boy who officially turned 7 yesterday :)
We had a fun time at Boomers on Saturday! Sunday was our pj/relaxing day! and last night we had a small cake for Nicky's 'real' birthday :) It's been a wonderful and very memorable couple of days :)

I can proudly say that I already have all of our Thank You cards made!
I just need to address them now ;) Hopefully I can get that done just as quick!

Today I am going to share Nicky's 'Thank you's'...

Nicky searched and dug through my box of stamps and found this sweet (and never been used) Recollections "Robots" Stamp Set (that we received from Erica a while ago - thanks again Erica!) to use for his cards...
I kept it simple since I had to create 15 of them!

He insisted that I stamp something on the inside too -
it was too plain white and boring, LOL!
Thanks for stopping by!
I will be back tomorrow - it's another 3 post day!!!
and one of those will be my Thank You cards!

Enjoy your Wednesday :*)

Card Details:
Stamp(s): Recollections "Robots" Clear Stamps, The Greeting Farm "My Guy Ian" Sentiment Stamp
Paper(s): Papertrey Ink Cardstock
Ink(s): Memento Tuxedo Black, Colorbox "Bisque" Chalk Ink  
Copic Markers: B00, C1, R35, YR04

Jaime and his Night Light :)

Happy Monday!

It's a new week! A fresh start! and I'm in a good mood ;)

I have one boy at home with a cold/allergies, lil guy went to school! It's not often that I get alone time with my Big Boy :) Of course we're having a blast!

While he's off having a snack and watching Phineas and Ferb ;) I'm jumping on real quick to post a card that I created early this morning using the adorable Jaime from Claudia and Company! and one of my fave 6x6 sampler packs - October Afternoon's "Night Light"! 

Isn't he CUTE?! I just want to pinch those cheeks!!!

Here are my challenges :)

- Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge #131

(Love this sketch, even tho I missed it! but still wanted to give credit!)

- The Corrosive Challenge #86: NO White papers! (I used Creme ;)

- Speedy the Cat's Friends Challenge #25: Stitching

- Paper Sundaes Challenge #40: Create something for Someone Little

-  Craftalicious Challenge #10: Anything goes

Here's a peek at the inside!

I added a lil pocket so I can add a gift certificate or money ;)

I hope you likey lil Jaime :)

Thanks for looking, enjoy the rest of your Monday :*)

4 x 5 1/2 Card Details:

Stamp(s): Claudia and Company "Jaime" Digital Image by Maree Truelove

Paper(s): October Afternoon "Night Light" DP, Papertrey Ink CS, Neenah Classic Creme

Ink(s): Copic Markers

Acessories: Tim Holtz Ticket Stub, Baker's Twine, Creme Twill, EK Success Border Punches, CM Corner Rounder Punch

Pixie Dust Studio Challenge#36 ~ "Go Crazy with Polka Dots!!!"

Hi again! If you haven't guessed by now ;) It's also time for another Pixie Dust Studio Challenge!!!

*Please scroll down or click HERE for StampInsanity Stamps latest challenge too!
Thanks :*)

This week's challenge is to...
"Go Crazy with Polka Dots!!!"

I have to be honest, I used to be highly allergic to polka dots, lol! But they've grown on me and I do love a lot of the dotty patterns out there now...

Ugh, I forgot! ETA - I am also entering my card to the following challenges :)
- Karber's Weekly Challenges #1: Twilight Theme
- Papertake Weekly Sketch Challenge #46 (I turned it sideways)
- Stamp Something Challenges:
Fairytales (Twilight! It's not your typical fairytale, but it's mine!)
- The Wild Flower Patch Challenge #29: Polka Dots!
- The Crazy Challenge: Hearts and Love!
- Ooh La La Challenge #60: Spots and Dots!
- Aly's Sunday Challenge #23: Get Dotty!


Now, get ready to meet...

The "Ultimate Vamp Fan"!!!!!!

Squeee! My kinda girl ;)

Love her!!! She was so much fun to color and sparkle up! Yes she's all sparkly, especially that pic that she's holding ;) Sorry, I forgot to take a pic to show it off...

I also love this polka-dotted/circle-y paper from Nikki Sivils "Flaming Butterfly" 6x6 Pad...

I always forget to use these, but I dusted off some of my embossing folders for her panel and the white polka-dotted ribbon and cardstock is from Papertrey Ink!

The sentiment is from StampInsanity Stamps "Simply Supernatural" Rubber Stamp Set - isn't it perfect?!

Don't forget Pixie Dust Studio's latest FUNHOUSE release!!!

Visit the STUDIO now and stock up on all those fave digis you need to have now ;)

 

Get comfy and check out the amazing cards that the rest of the Pixies created for this week :)

Kathy {Owner/Illustrator} - http://pixieduststudio.blogspot.com

Beth - http://www.inkyfingersrule.blogspot.com

Cat - http://catscraftycorner.blogspot.com

Caz - http://aloadofoldblogocks.blogspot.com

Cyndi - http://scrappychickcyndi.blogspot.com

Joyce {Challenge Coordinator} - http://jolaras.blogspot.com

Karen - http://karenscards.blogspot.com

Lisa - http://creativek9s.blogspot.com

Marsha - http://stampingdownsouth.blogspot.com

Melissa - http://8ers.blogspot.com

Shelly - http://jaspere-jaspereslittlecorner.blogspot.com

Suzi - http://mrsweyremaster.blogspot.com

Taylor {August Guest} - http://taylorusry.blogspot.com

Thanks for looking! Enjoy your Thursday :*)

StampInsanity Stamps Challenge#23 ~ "Button It Up, Buttercup!"

Good morning :) and Happy Thursday!!!
I love Thursdays! Full of so many awesome challenges ;)

First up, it's StampInsanity Stamps Challenge# 23...

"Button It Up, Buttercup!"
You must use Buttons and a Buttery Color (Yellow) on your card/project!

I'm also entering my card into the following challenges :)
- Digital Tuesday Challenge #72: "Use your Scraps!"

I used "Henry's Snowman" Rubber Stamp Set...
'cause y'all know how much I {heart} snowmen ;)

I don't know why, but I kinda blanked out on the Yellow part, lol! So I used these warm buttery-brown buttons to make up for that :)

Kraft!!! and some scraps of October Afternoon DP... Papertrey Ink CS and Buttons! The scalloped bottom was made with an MFT Die-namic!

We can't wait to see what you'll come up with for this challenge!

Just don't forget the 'yellow' like I did ;) hee, hee!

Now grab a cup of something and visit the rest of the Groovy Gurls :)

Alison - http://alisonsrandomthoughts.blogspot.com

Erica - http://www.inkedupandreadytoplay.com

Jacquie - http://www.javablustamper.blogspot.com

Jane {August Guest} - http://jcocraft.blogspot.com

Jennifer - http://wannabecr8tive.blogspot.com

Juanita - http://stampintwilghtmom.blogspot.com

Suzi - http://mrsweyremaster.blogspot.com

Thanks for stopping by :)

Just Because...

Hi everyone and Happy Tuesday!

Well, at the moment, my printer is on the fritz - or what hubs is calling it, a much needed vacay for the poor ol' guy! ha!

I don't have a new digi's to play with right now :(

So, I was 'forced' to dust off some old stamp sets and pull out some extra digi's that I have laying around - it's a good thing that I always print 2 or more of them at a time ;)

So you won't believe what I found at the bottom of my little stash???

I love Papertrey Ink! Y'all know I have an addiction to their Kraft CS ;)

I love their stamp sets too! I only own 2 sets... and {ducking!} I have never used them!

gasp! I know! What was I thinking?! lol!

I finally used "With Sympathy" today to create a requested 'Just Because' card that needed to have 5 of something on it to represent the 5 people that it's going to...

This was a bit difficult for me since it's not my usual style, but I think I like how it turned out :)

I used the following challenges for inspiration :)

- Cute Card Thursday Challenge #125 - Use trees or leaves

- Cupcake Inspiration Challenge #72 - Colors

- Flutter By Wednesday #117 - Use Butterflies, Angels or Fairies

Here's my card...

Be honest, what do you think?! :)

... and look! No designer/pattern paper! lol!

I used PTI Cardstock, Colorbox Inks and Tim Holtz "Peeled Paint" Distressed Ink and Prima Pearls...

I even pierced the corners so they wouldn't look so empty! Another first for me since I have never done that before either! lol!

I hope the requet-er likes it :)

I look forward to hearing your opinions!

Thanks for stopping by :*)

PS - If you love blog candy, please don't forget to check mines out and enter too ;)

The Greeting Farm 2nd Anniversary Blog Hop!

Happy Anniversary to

The Greeting Farm!!!

What a fab way to celebrate!

One HUGE blog hop featuring everyone's fave Greeting Farm projects :)

The master hop list is located HERE!!!
The hop will start and finish at The Greeting Farm Blog!

Lucky for you, there's no rambling bumbles from me today,
hee hee! Since there is a lot of hopping to do, let's keep things short... ;)

Happy Birthday, Anya!!!
I just HAD to have her! and pair her up with some Greeting Farm DP that I still have :)

Here's more of my fave stamps!

It was so hard to choose, 'cause they're ALL my faves!!!
Especially those lil Wild Sprouts :)

She's TOO cute!!! I adore her hair!!!

AND here's MONDAY!!!

Inside says "You're Bee-utiful!"

and I really think that she is!

I LOVE Mondays and anything to do with Bees!

I couldn't help myself, her outfit was just screaming for it ;)

(Those are CLEAR pearls, aren't they awesome!?)

I hope you likey :)

Enjoy the hop!!!

AND a HUGE THANK YOU to The Greeting Farm, Marie, Jessica,
the Greeting Farm DTs and Club Anya DT!
You're all ROCK :)

Happy Sunday :)

Oh, Alice! Chapter 24: Windows and Broken Glass...

"Now tell me, Pat, what's that in the window?'

`Sure, it's an arm, yer honour!' (He pronounced it `arrum.')

`An arm, you goose! Who ever saw one that size? Why, it fills the whole window!'

`Sure, it does, yer honour: but it's an arm for all that.'

`Well, it's got no business there, at any rate: go and take it away!"

There was a long silence after this, and Alice could only hear whispers now and then; such as,

`Sure, I don't like it, yer honour, at all, at all!'

`Do as I tell you, you coward!'

and at last she spread out her hand again, and made another snatch in the air. This time there were TWO little shrieks, and more sounds of broken glass.

`What a number of cucumber-frames there must be!' thought Alice.

`I wonder what they'll do next! As for pulling me out of the window, I only wish they COULD! I'm sure I don't want to stay in here any longer!"

Good morning and Hello Friends!...it's CRYSTAL CLEAR that today you're all joining us for a fabulous challenge here at Oh, Alice! We have all sorts of lovely techniques for you to try today!

Your mission today with Oh, Alice!, should you choose to accept it, is to try a technique using cracked glass, crystal effects (or glossy accents), or a window stamp/technique. There are TONS of possibilities with today's challenge and we are SO ready to see all of the fabulous creations you enter!

I tried to do the "cracked glass" technique, soooo was not happening for me, LOL!
So, I broke out my trusty Crystal Effects from SU! I've had the bottle for over a year! I love it and should use it more often ;)

Look! More Kraft :)  First, as you can see, I created my own background using a Tim Holtz stamp set that I "borrowed" from my lil sister ;) It's called "Regal Flourish"... ink is SU Chocolate Chip... I couldn't find a suitable DP for how I wanted my card to look... what do you think???

The image is "Time For Tea", a digital image from Tiddly Inks! I LOVE her! I used the Crystal Effects on her headband and shoes, to give her an ol' fashion patent leather look and the clock's  face is all nice and shiny too!... see pic below...

I have been desperately trying to use up all of my scraps! This card measures 4 1/4 x 4 1/4, all cardstock (and button) is from Papertrey Ink; You can see that I used the lil scrap leftover from where I nestie-d the circle out! I used it as a lil peep-hole for the tiny Alice stamp! This stamp and the sentiment are from TJ Designs "Down the Hole" Rubber Stamp Set... and the gorgeous pale blue plaid ribbon is from MFT!

I would also like to enter my card to the following challenges:
- Tiddly Inks Challenge #15: Fit For a Princess
- Dare U 2 Digi Stamp Sketch Challenge #43
- OTWC Challenge# 18: Blue, Yellow and White (Black/Creme)
- Scrappy Saturday Challenge #15: Stamp Something!

I hope you likey my card today!
We cannot wait to see what everyone will create this week!!!

There's no time limit to play this week but be sure to leave a direct LINK to your creation HERE so we can see your beautiful work. We'll be back next week with another challenge and wonderful theme!

It's time to take a trip down the rabbit hole and visit these very talented ladies :)

Jessica {The Mad Hatter} -
http://thewhimsicalbutterfly.blogspot.com
Emma {July's Guest} - http://craftymummy2five.blogspot.com
Erin - http://www.stamptillucramp.blogspot.com
Jen - http://deconstructingjen.com
Kim - http://basementstamper.blogspot.com
Kristy - http://youngstamper.blogspot.com
Ky - http://bunnynest.blogspot.com
Lynne - http://savvy-sisters-studio.blogspot.com
Peggy - http://www.artfulljourney.com
Randi - http://www.thedarkmermaid.blogspot.com
Sammi - http://www.stuffbysammi.blogspot.com
Sara - http://saracreativemind.blogspot.com
Suzi - http://mrsweyremaster.blogspot.com
Tasha - http://www.milliesmagicalmoments.blogspot.com


Thanks sooo much for stopping by :)
Have a wonderful and relaxing weekend!!!

Bumbling Fun...

Good Monday afternoon, friends :)

I had a bit of playtime this afternoon to bumble around...

and this is what I created...

For all of my cards, I used...

Friends Having Fun Color Challenge #1  

it's our very first challenge!

Colors where chosen by our very own, Alison :)

For my first card only,

I used 2 Sketches 4 You - Laura's Sketch #49

and

- The Pink Elephant Challenge #61 - Nature

- Raise The Bar Challenge #12 - April Showers! (It's sunny today!)

I am in love with my Beeez Kneez Kit -

especially the Nikki Sivils Stamp that came with it!!!

This stamp set is called Willowbee! 

Such a perfect lil set for my bumbling self ;)

... and I {heart} Sunflowers sooo much!

I kept my first card simple, I was trying to do a one layer card, lol!

I just couldn't leave it alone ;)

For my next card,

I used 2 Sketches 4 You's Bonus Sketch by Shanna Vineyard

and

- KL Stampin' N' Scrappin' Challenge Card Recipe Challenge

(1 stamped image/sentiment, 2 DPs, 3 Embellies: Ribbon, Bow, Punch)

On this card, I used Jillibean Soups "Diced Tomatoes" DP

and Bazzill "Pineapple Bliss" CS also from the kit...

I love the print on this paper!

Here's a close up...

... and onto the last card!

I used Copic Creations Challenge #25 - Flowers

Other than paper piecing twice, lol,

I have never stamped and colored on dp!

And I'm loving the results!!!

On this card, I used Jenni Bowlin "Lemonade" DP

"Pineapple Bliss" CS again and Yellow Pom Pom Trim

also from the kit ;)

Bumbling Trio Card Set Details:

Paper(s): Cosmo Cricket "Early Bird" DP; Jillibean Soup "Diced Tomatoes" DP;
Jenni Bowlin "Lemonade" DP; Bazzill "Pineapple Bliss" CS;
Papertrey Ink Blue, Yellow and White CS

Stamp(s): Nikki Sivils "Willowbee" Stamp Set

Ink(s): Copic Markers - B00, Y08, Y17, YG23, YR14;
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Accessories: Recollections Grosgrain Bows; misc blue ribbon;

Yellow Pom Pom Trimming; EK Success Border Punch 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Enjoy the rest of your Monday!

... and I hope you stop by the new -

Friends Having Fun Challenges

and

join in on all the fun challenges and posts :)