spots and dots challenge

Hey there stampers!!!
I hope your week was a fab one!!! Today's card is from the challenge over at Sweet Stampin' Challenge Blog to use Spot and Dots on your project. So I made a big spot on mine as the focal point, not too happy about the way the hearts turned out....I used my SU! markers, which are a bit dry, but you can say I meant to do that going for the 'distressed look', LOL!!!!

I also used two dotted DSP's from Stampin' Up! They gave me a cute digital stamp to use as well....I just love FREE, don't you? Anyways, no time to give you a card recipe....catching up on some much needed housework today, LOL!!!! But I can tell you that besides the digi stamp, it's all SU!......would it be anything else, heheheheheh!! Have a awesome and blessed weekend, thanks for popping in! ;)

Things With Wings DT Challenge

Hey there Bleeps (Blog Peeps!)
Today's card is for the challenge over at Sweet Stampin' Challenge Blog......to make a project that has something with wings on it!!! Once again we used some free digi stamps they gave us (just one of the perks to being on a Design Team, LOL!!!).....so cute (sorry my photos aren't great....ever since I dropped my camera......it's been a little sick, LOL!!!! plus it was a cold and rainy day.....so not  great lighting either....just my luck!!!) My card was rather simple in design, made super quick on the fly.....that's how I roll (well.....more and more  it seems these days, since I started work anyways, LOL!!!).
So go ahead and pop on over to SSCB for some instant mojo....and thanks so much for stopping by...have a Blessed weekend! ;)

Card Recipe:

Card stock: Garden Green, Cherry Cobbler, White Naturals and Baja Breeze

Stickles

Baja Breeze Corduroy Brad

Jolly Old Saint Nick Stamp Set

Candy Lane DSP

Inks: Blushing Bride, Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green, Soft Suede and Blush Blossom

Tasteful Trim Die

Happy Birthday Sweet Stampin' Style with Blog Candy!

Hey there Bleeps (Blog Peeps!)

Hope you've had a blessed week!!! Today's card is for the challenge over at SSBC. It's Sweet Stampin' Challenge Blog's 2nd Birthday today.....so the Challenge is a Birthday Card!!! They gave the design team a free digi to use as well, how fun!!!

And guess what??? Sweet Stampin' is picking random commenters from some of the Design Teams Blogs to win some pretty cool Blog Candy too!! What does that have to do with me, you might be saying???? Well, plenty!!! If you are reading this blog post, you're so lucky!!! Because I'm on the design team for SSCB and all you have to do is make a little comment now on this blog post....and you could win!!!!! How easy is that, LOL!!!! Check out SSCB for more details!!!! ;)

Well, I'm not too thrilled at how my card turned out!!! But it is what it is!!! My twins will turn 9 the day after Thanksgiving, so this card is going to my Callie girl!!! I think she will love the GROOVY saying, LOL!!!!

Any ways, go over to SSCB and join in the fun!!!! Thanks so much for stopping by and have a blessed weekend!!! ;)

Card Recipe:

Card Stocks: Blush Blossom,Melon Mambo,Rich Razzleberry and White Naturals

DSP: Pink Flamingo (retired)

Free digi Girl

Rich Razzleberry Ribbon

Large Oval Punch

Scallop Oval Punch

Inks for watercoloring: Melon Mambo,More Mustard,Blush Blossom and Rich Razzleberry

Sentiment made in MDS and printed out

K 'n K Designs OWH Fundraiser blog hop!

Sorry I'm late stampers!!
Better late than never,right?

Anyways, today is a special day because this is a blog hop that kicks off a benefit for Operation Write Home!!  If you came from Jan's Blog, you are in the right spot!!!

Katlyn of KnK Designs has teamed up with Deedee Anderson to create 7 digi sets that are perfect for your OWH cards - or any cards, for that matter! ALL of the proceeds for these sets (minus PayPal fees) will be donated to OWH - EVERY BIT OF IT! You can buy the sets separately or in a bundle at KnK Designs HERE- and they are ADORABLE!

I chose this adorable doggie with a box of bones as my digi for my card!!! I also used a sketch too, but flipped it and did change it up a little....but I think you can see the original sketch there somewhere, LOL!!

I hope you like it!! Thanks so much for stopping by! Your next stop will be.....Sandy's Blog......have fun!!!! ;)

Cards for Troops!

My littlest : Hunter,Jonathan,Callie and TRACKER!!!!

Hello Bleeps (blog peeps!)
My card today is for Operation Write Home Sketch #34 again AND for the OWH Family Challenge!!!
The kids had fun writing a little note for anyhero and they made the card fronts, themselves. I am running low on cardstock....so I'll have to add them to the front of a card later on!!!!;)

Jonathan with the kids across the street!

Hunter

Callie and her BFF!

We had some neighborhood kids come over to help!!! My card was being stubborn....and it seems I had trouble getting anything straight. Plus, I think I may have a problem with white space, LOL!!! I have to keep adding stuff because I feel it's too naked......or maybe it just seems that way cause I didn't sponge anything!!!! I know.....GASP, right!!!! Hehehehe!!!! You can see I did change up the sketch a tad, by moving the layers around.....oh, and my image was a little bigger measurements as well!!! Well, thanks for stopping by and have a great day;)

Recipe for card:

• Card stocks: WW,Real Red,Not Quite Navy and Basic Black
• Sandy's Free Digi
• Real Red Eyelets
• Sheer Red Ribbon from stash
• Snowflake Cuttlebug Embossing Folder
• Square Lattice Embossing Folder
• Large Oval and Scallop Oval Punches
• Computer Generated Saying using Sandy's sentiment
• SU! Markers: Not Quite Navy and Real Red
• Inks: More Mustard and So Saffron

Happy Little Baker Man!!!!

Hello Bleeps (Blog Peeps!)
I'm up too late this evening Bloggin' around.....So, I saw that Sherry over at Bits of Cheer has already released her FREE digi.....what the heck, I'll show you my card I made with it!!! Her digi is too cute and so much fun to color!!! If you notice she has scallops and rickrack incorporated in her drawing...so, I tried to mimic that in the use of the scallop circle and rickrack ribbon. Please go take a peekie and grab your free digi and start craftin'!!!

Recipe for card:

• Card stocks: Real Red,WW,Old Olive and Pumpkin Pie
• Inks: Close to Cocoa,Old Olive,Real Red and Pumpkin Pie
• DSP: Jersey Shore(retired) and Summer Picnic(retired)
• Playground Designer Buttons
• Scallop Border Punch
• Large Oval and Scallop Oval Punches
• Red Rickrack from stash
• Sentiment was computer generated
• Clear and Scallop Circle Sizzix Dies

Carousel Swan Card!

Hello Stampin' Peeps!
 I hope you are having a great day so far! Well, the card today is for a sweet lady who always buys my cards from me. She is always having me make 'out-of-the-box' type cards!!! So, she asked me to make a swan carousel card!!! Um, I have no swan stamps....I do have a few carousel horse digital stamps....but that's it!!! What to do.....so, I contacted Sherry from Bits of Cheer! She came to my rescue!! She is not only apparently very talented....as you can see here from this wonderful drawing. But, she is the sweetest and most sincere person as well!!! So, I decided to make it an easel card....I know big surprise right? Two things I do alot.....easel cards and sponging, LOL!!! Don't forget to stop on over at Sherry's blog to tell her the world needs her beautiful artwork as digi stamps....maybe as a group we can talk her into it!!!;)*HINT~HINT* Have a great day and thanks for stopping by ;)

Recipe for card:

• Card stocks: Elegant Eggplant,Pretty in Pink,WW and Regal Rose
• Well Scripted and Punched Potpourri Stamp Sets
• Sherry's digi stamp of a Carousel Swan
• Half backed Pearls from stash
• Shades of Spring DSP
• Inks: Close to Cocoa,Elegant Eggplant,Regal Rose and Riding Hood Red
• Stampin' Up! Watercolor Pencils
• Purple Sticles,
• SU! Irridescent Ice
• Large Eyelets from Stash
• Scallop Circle Die
• Clear Circle Die
• Punches: Curly Label,Wide Oval,5 Petal Flower and Boho Blossom
• Scallop Trim Border and Scallop Border Punches
• Light Purple Ribbon from Stash
• D'vine Swirls Cuttle Bug Embossing Folder

Not 'Holly Hobby'....but sorta!!!

close up

Isn't this a darling image? Take a wild guess who drew this!!! No,I can't take credit for this cute little 'Holly Hobby' girl....it's the very talented Sherry Hickey from Bits of Cheer!!! If you have never been to her blog....I highly recommend it....not only does she make beautiful cards for Operation Write Home....but she has written and illustrated a children's book as well!!! You can see my book review of her terrific book here. I bought her book from her a few weeks ago,and we got to chatting through email. She's such a sweetheart that I just had to ask her a favor!!! I mentioned how growing up I loved Holly Hobby ; hence the name of my blog!!! I also,love the Little House on the Prairie era as well. So, I asked... since she apparently has a gift of being able to draw(I can't draw a stick figure,LOL!!!)....yep,I thought....what the heck I'll just 'see' if she would be willing to try her hand at drawing a Holly Hobby girl for me!!! Well,of course we couldn't outright coping Holly Hobby because her image is protected through copyright laws and such....but she used Holly Hobby as inspiration!!! Wow!!! I'm so excited at how beautiful and sweet she looks!!! I don't even think I came close at justifying her on a card!!!

side view of easel card

Well,I ended up putting her on a easel card, I do so love easel cards!
  I had 'made' Sherry's original drawing into a 'digi stamp'....well,at least I 'think' I did, LOL!! I took the image  (with the help of Photoshop Elements) and made the background transparent. Then saved it as a jpeg....so does that mean it's a digi stamp?....or is there more to the process!?!?! LOL,can you tell that I'm asking for help?!?!?! Any advice from peeps who have taken a actual hand drawn image and created your own digi stamps to share or sell....would be very much appreciated!!! ;) *hint.hint*

close up of flowers

Yes,I know....I used stickles and added Iridescent Ice....this card isn't going to the troops....I will make another card for this same challenge for the troops.....I promise ;)

close up of sentiment


Please go and visit Sherry's Blog and leave her some love!!!
Here's the deets since Blogger it acting weird tonight!!!

Recipe for card :

cardstocks: Daffodil Delight,WW and Regal Rose
Inks: Regal Rose.Certainly Celery,Daffodil Delight,Close to Coca and Sahara Sand
Certainly Celery(retired) and Pink Ribbon from stash
Curly Label and small Oval Punches
Pinking Hearts Border Punch
Stamps Sets: Digi Stamp by Sherry Hickey
Vintage Labels and Tiny Tags
Oval Frame Die using Bigshot
Shades of Spring DSP (retired)
Stickels and Iridescent Ice

Winner of my Blog Candy and a card!

Congratulations to my Blog Candy Winner, from random.org picked #16 which is.....Dee in N.H.!!! I can't seem to find her email,it doesn't appear she has a blog....so if you know anyway for me to get in touch with her,please let me know!!! *UPDATE!!!!* I found her....or rather she found me!!!YAY!!! DEE,Congrats and you will have your package soon!!!;)

I'm not too happy with how my card turned out....but it's for a good cause!!! You can learn more about this cause here. To me it looks more like a baby card!!! This is image is so cute and it's free,you can get it here. My coloring isn't that great,but it will have to do....this is my 3rd donkey to color and cutout....this was the best of the three and I refuse to do any more,LOL!!!Anyways,here's the deets on this card!!!Thanks for stopping by and have a AWESOME DAY!!!

Recipe for card:

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  Card stocks: Sahara Sand,Pretty in Pink,VV and Regal Rose
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  Inks: Close to Cocoa,Sahara Sand,Soft Suede,Pretty in Pink and Cherry Cobbler
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  Scallop and Clear Circle Dies using Bigshot
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  Punches: Scallop Trim Border,Large and Scallop Ovals
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  Pattern Paper from Stash
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  Pink Ribbon from Stash

OWH Digi Challenge

Hey Bleeps (Blog Peeps!),
I made this card for Operation Write Home's Digi Challenge!! I'm not the best when it comes to digi stamps,I'm still learning!!

I was coloring this image in while on the phone... so I messed up the red and white stripes and for some weird reason I colored the stars in!!! I have no idea what in the world I was thinking!!! Oh,well....I'll make another one later!!! Have a great weekend!!! Thanks for stopping by!

Recipe for Card:

• Card stock: Marina Mist,Cherry Cobbler,and WW
• Inks: Marina Mist,Cherry Cobbler,Daffodil Delight,Apricot Appeal,Sahara Sand,
• Creamy Caramel and Basic Black
• Real Red Eyelets
• Ribbon from Stash
• Red,White and Blue Wheel for embossed background

Operation Write Home Challenge!

Hey Peeps!! Here is a card I made today for Operation Write Home. We were to make a masculine card. Manly cards are so much harder for me to do. Anyways, I used the digital stamp that we got from Operation Write Home....the very talented guy who designed this digi stamp is Eric Dull. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Recipe for card:

• Card stock: Real Red,WW ,Old Olive and Kraft
• Inks : Real Red,Old Olive,Basic Gray,Close to Cocoa,Basic Black ,
• Chocolate Chip,Bordering Blue, and Sahara Sand
• Free Digital Stamp
• Whimsical Words Stamp Set
• Curly Label Punch

Operation Write Home Challenge!

I've been a little behind lately....so today I had a few minutes to do a card for Operation Write Home. They gave us a free digital image from *Wink *Wink Ink. This is such a cute bear,and the card took me a whole 5 minutes to make!!! I choose to use the color print out,to make life simple. Well,here's the deets on the card,thanks for stopping by!

Recipe for card:

• Card stocks : Real Red,WW and Night of Navy
• Washington Apple DSP
• Punches : Large Oval and Scallop Oval ;also used regular hole punch so
• I could add my ribbon on the side
• sheer yellow and orange rainbow ribbon from stash
• Rainbow saying printed from computer

St Patty Card

Hello and Happy St. Patty's Day to you!! So,I found a free digi stamp from Jill's Jems @ http://www.jhaddad59.blogspot.com/ . She has some cute digi stamps for sale. I am just now getting into digi stamps,I colored the little leprechaun in using some markers and ink water coloring. He did smear some....so I'm not sure how to address that issue. Well,have a great day!!

Recipe for card :

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  Card stocks : WW,Garden Green,Green Galore
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  Markers : Old Olive,Green Galore,Creamy Caramel
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  Ink for water coloring : Ruby Red,Really Rust,Garden Green,Close to Cocoa,Certainly Celery
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  Digi Stamp from Jill's Jems
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  Scallop Trim Border Punch

Two Cards For Etsy Customer

Hello and thanks for stopping by today! I am sharing two cards that I made over the weekend for a regular Etsy customer of mine. She always has me think outside the box! She will tell me about the person that she needs a card for. She tells me colors,theme and what she wants on the card. Sometimes it takes me awhile to come up with something I think will be good enough. She needed a sunflower card,and wanted the sunflowers to be 3-d to look realistic. I used my cricut to cut the flowers and the spritzer tool to add an interesting touch. The next card she asked me to make is for an accountant. She wanted math signs($,+,=,-,etc.)....I don't have anything like that at all. It still needed to be pretty for a woman ....I was at a loss. I asked my husband for help,he gave me some ledger paper,then I used a digital stamp from MDS and printed it out along with the word 'friend'....I hope she likes it! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!

Recipe for Office card :

• Card stocks : Sage Shadow,Close to Cocoa,Very Vanilla
• Inks : Chocolate Chip,Close to Cocoa,Sage Shadow
• Stamps : Vintage Vogue and digital MDS stamp Certified
• Punches : Modern Label,Spiral,Round Tab
• Ribbon : retired sage shadow
• Brads,staples, and small binder clip from stash

Recipe for Sunflower card :

• Card stocks : VV,Close to Cocoa,Chocolate Chip,and More Mustard
• Inks : Basic Black,Close to Cocoa,Chocolate Chip
• Sweet Pea DSP
• Scallop Frame Die with Big Shot
• Crimper Tool
• Eyelet Border Punch
• Well Scripted Stamp Set
• DoodleCharms Cricut Cartridge
• Swiss Dots Cuttle Bug Folder
• SVG Flourish using SCAL Program on Cricut
• Color Spritzer Tool using Chocolate Chip Marker

Black and White Card

Hello peeps! I hope you had a great Weekend! I made this card really fast this morning after everyone was gone! This was my first card to use a digi stamp print out. I'm not sure where I got this from. I've downloaded lots of free down-loadable, digi stamps and printables over the last year or so. Anyways,I'll have to practice using them. I had trouble getting the printed image just right. But I still like how the finished card looks....very clean and simple! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Recipe for card :

• Card stocks : Basic Black and Whisper White
• Printable Digi Stamp
• Curly Label and Eyelet Border Punches
• Basic Black ink
• Movers and Shapers and Label Dies
• Whimsical Words Stamp Set