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Good Morning! I hope your week is going well.  It's going fast for me!  I'm not complaining by any means, I'm looking forward to the weekend.  I have a date with my daughter on Saturday.  Hollyanne turns 14 (ugh!) on Friday so we're going out for her annual birthday beauty day.  I treat her to a manicure/pedicure, lunch and a new outfit.  We've done this since she was about 7 and it's so special.

On to Digital Delights Delightful Challenge.... it's a new release.  I'm sure you've seen it already in the DD store.  This week's challenge is a FANTASY THEME.  I wasn't quite sure how to interpret this and I know I didn't do this Dotty stamp the justice it deserves - in fact, I hate my card.  But I'm posting it anyway - please feel free to leave me "Melissa you should've done this or that" comments.

I know one thing for sure - I bet I've got you singing Somewhere Over the Rainbow.  This is Dotty. Be sure to check 'em out.
Supplies:
Images: Dotty,  Tree Stump from Delight Oz Background
Card stock: Neenah Classic Crest, Black
Copics: B00, B000, B02, C07, E000, E00, E02, E04, E29, E33, E34, E37, E57, R11, YG06, YR07, YR09
Tools:  Cuttlebug, Candy Stripe embossing folder, Chalks, scallop border punch
Embellishments:  Lilac seam binding (Beary Scrap)

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Hi everyone - thanks for coming back.  This week's Delightful Challenges challenge is...

Easter Greetings

My card is featuring Cuddly Bunny...

Look at this guy?  His name certainly fits him, don't you think?  He's so sweet.  I used the beautiful Pretty Pattern at My Time Made Easy for this card and I am pleased with how it turned out.

Supplies:
Image: Cuddle Bunny
Card stock: Neenah Classic Crest, Black
Paper: Wild Asparagus
Copics: B00, B02, G00, G02, RV000, RV10, Y11, Y15
Tools: Scallop border punch (Fiskars)
Embellishments: pink satin ribbon (Offray), button
Stamps/Ink: Mini-Messages (PTI), Tuxedo Black (Memento)

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Good Morning everyone!  I am a little sad today - today my big baby turns 17!  Ugh!!  When did that happen?  He was just the little guy that didn't leave my side a minute ago.  Sigh.  Anyway, just a quick shout out to wish my son Brendan a very Happy Birthday.

Now, let's move on to today's Delightful Challenges.  This week we're playing with St. Patrick's Day projects.

I have definitely been all about quick projects and Delightful Digi's by Looby Lou makes quick projects sooo easy.  So like I said, we're making St. Patrick's Day projects.  So I started with an easy diaper fold pouch, you can find the tutorial here on SCS.  Then I found a piece of single sided dp in my stash that I really didn't want to showcase.  I cut it down to 8 1/2 x 11 so that it can go into my printer.  I then printed the green gingham pattern from the Spring has Sprung digi paper pack.  Then I created the diaper fold pouch.  I also printed the pre-colored St. Patrick's Day Bongo for the tag and then added it to the pouch.  Threw some gold wrapped chocolates into a cello bag and viola'... DONE!

Now it's your turn - let's see what you create for St. Patrick's Day.

Supplies:
Image: St. Patrick's Day Bongo (colored)
Paper: Spring has Sprung digi paper (green gingham), Black Polka dot (unk)
Card stock: Neenah Classic Crest, Black
Tools: circle cutter (CM)
Embellishments: brad (SU!)

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Hi again!  Thanks for coming back.  We've got a fun New Release, too.  Such adorable images and I just love the one I got to play with.  His name is Chompers and he's sooo cute.

This week's challenge is to use Spring Colors....

I used some bolder colors than what Spring suggests, but taking inspiration colors from the fun digi paper pack called Spring has Sprung - the Pixie Pink and the Tempting Turquoise matched perfectly.  My card is pretty simple but I like how it turned out.

Supplies:
Image: Chompers
Paper: Spring Has Sprung digi paper pack
Card stock: Neenah Classic Crest, Pixie Pink, Tempting Turqoise, White
Copics: B60, RV000, RV10, W-0, W-2, W-3
Tools: Cuttlebug, Bloom Dots embossing folder, Beaded Circles Nesties, Blossom Tags and Accents (Spellbinders)
Embellishments: brads

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Hi again!  Thanks for coming back.  I do so enjoy your visits.  This week's challenge at Delightful Challenges is a fun one.

Anything but a Card w/Valentine's Theme

Now, I've already shared my sentiments about Valentine's Day - not a huge fan.  But I am a huge fan of fun paper, cute images and chocolate!

I created this bag in a box by following a tutorial on SCS.  This was fun, easy to do and pretty quick.  You can make these for any occasion.  In fact, I think I might make another one with a baby theme.  There's a girl at work expecting, I think this would be adorable filled with binkies and travel sized baby powder and lotion.

Supplies:
Image: Lara Ladybug
Card stock: Neenah Classic Crest, Pink Pirouette, Black
Paper: Pink Gingham checks (unk)
Copics: 100, E00, E02, E37, R11, R27, R29, RV02, RV10
Tools: Heart border punch (MS), Scallop Circle Nesties (Spellbinders), circle cutter (CM), tab punch (SU!),
1/4" circle punch
Embellishments: pink satin ribbon (Offray)
Template: Box in a bag SCS

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Good Morning!  So far it's been a great week and I have accomplished a lot with getting my son's ortho care going again.  It's been far too long and he's been so good about it.  Thank God for my job and spending accounts!!

Anyway - it's time for a fun challenge at Delightful Challenges featuring the wonderfully adorable images available at Digital Delights by Louby Loo.  My card didn't end up the way it originally started - I started with a different image and completely blew it!  So then I headed back over to the store and purchased two images that are available in the Almost Free bin.  This is Luvvy Owl and Tree of Love.  You can't beat for a grand total of $0.70 - but you better hurry.

The challenge this week is:

Victorian/Distressed Look

Not a challenge I excel at, but I think my attempt is pretty good.  I created the a center step card, you can find the tutorial here on SCS by Frances Byrne.  What a fun card!

This type of card really showcases your focal point.

So, head on over and be prepared to be inspired.  Then play along and since you're there, you might as well do a little bit of shopping.

Supplies:
Images: Tree of Love, Luvvy Owl
Card stock: Neenah Classic Crest, Pink Pirouette
Paper: Chocolat (SEI)
Copics: E30, E33, E34, E37, R27, RV02, RV10, YG03, YR23
Ink: Tea Dye distess ink (Ranger)
Embellishments: lace (Offray), pearls ($1 bin JoAnns)

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Hello there!  Having a good week?  Me, too.

This week's challenge at Delightful Challenges is....

Anything Goes

I know this kind of challenge is loved by everyone because there are no limitations.  So, you can create whatever you like and it'll fit this challenge.

I created a card using a tutorial on SCS for a Crimped Diamond card.  This was harder than I thought it would be, but the results are worth it.  I love this card.  Of course, this SUPER ADORABLE image from Digital Delights by Louby Loo Flurry the Snowman can't help but make any card look fanstastic.

Agreed?  Yeah, I thought so.

Supplies:
Image: Flurry the Snowman
Card stock: Neenah Classic Crest, Always Artichoke
Paper: Wintertime (Echo Park)
Copics: B000, BG01, BG05, C8, R33, E37, R00, R02, R11, R27, R29, W-0, W-2, W-3,
Y11, Y17, YG63, YG 67, YR 16, YR23, YR68
Tools: Paper Crimper

This will be the last challenge until January.  You'll still see me around playing on my blog, but maybe not so much while I enjoy the holiday with my children and gear up for January!

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Hello again.  Thanks for coming back.  If you're here to see my post for the MTME Pretty Patterns #39 challenge, just scroll down a bit.

This week's challenge at Delightful Challenges is....

Blue Christmas

Now, I'm not talking about crooning or swiveling hips here.  We're talking about the color blue, feeling blue 'cuz you miss someone, or what the heck, let The King inspire you, too.  Here's what I did with the challenge...

This front image is Window Reindeer.  Now when I heard that challenge was Blue Christmas, I immediately thought of missing loved ones.  So I imagine this little guy as looking into a window of his woodland friends' cabin, wondering when they were going to return.

And when you open the card, you see why he's wishing to be indoors....

Even though the snowy fields and starry sky are quite peaceful and serene, it's ttttooo cccc-cold outside for our furry little friend.


Supplies:
Image: Window Reindeer, Snowy Night Background
Card stock: Neenah Classic Crest, Night of Navy
Copics: C8, C10, E34, E37, E53, YG63, YG67
Embellishments: ribbon (Offray), metal snowflake (unk)

Join us won't you and please share your story behind your card.  I'd love to hear it.

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Hello again - here's my next post for the day.  You didn't think I'd forget the Delightful Challenge did you?  Be sure to scroll down for the MTME Pretty Patterns Challenge.  These two would work together well.

At Delightful Challenge we're playing with Red and Green.  Here's what I did with the colors....

I had found another luminaria tutorial on SCS when I created the one I did for Halloween and decided to put it on the back burner for later.  Well, it's later, so I had to play.  This one was so easy!  One piece of card stock creates the luminaria and then just decorate!

I used images from the Christmas Acessories set.  Gave it all a woodsy feel with the distressed stripes embossing folder and then added a flameless candle.  3 for $1 at Dollar Tree!!  Turn the lights off and you get this....

Here's a close up of the images.  I added white Puffy Paint and while it's still wet, I dusted with diamond glitter.

I hope my little project inspires you to play along with us.  If you're a bigger stamping fan than you are a football fan, then leave the football to the guys and play a little.  Enjoy your day!


Supplies:
Images: Christmas Accessories Set
Card stock: Neenah Classic Crest, Chocolate Chip, Black
Paper: Vellum
Copics: E34, E37, R27, R29, YG17, YG63, YG67
Tools: Cuttlebug, Distressed Stripes embossing folder, Oval Cutter (CM)
Embellishments: White Puffy paint, Diamond glitter

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Hi Everyone!  I hope you're week is going well.  It's Thursday and you know that means another fun challenge at Delightful Challenges.  This week's challenge is....

HALLOWEEN

Of course, there are lots of choices in the Digital Delights store to use to play along with this challenge, although, not required but since the digis are so reasonably priced, why not treat yourself to an image or two and play along.

Here's my card....

I created a window card featuring Sasha the Witch (little cutie), Spooktacular digi paper and Halloween 2 Sentiments.

This inside is Sasha in all her adorable-ness....  Have any of you read Wicked (or seen the play)?  Well, this is how I sort of imagine Elphaba as a little girl.

Supplies:
Images: Sasha the Witch, Halloween Sentiments 2

Paper: Spooktacular Digi Paper
Card stock: Neenah Classic Crest, Black (Recollections), Gable Green
Copics: BV00, BV02, BV04, C8, C10, E30, E34, E37, E53, R11, YG03, YG06, YG17
Tools: Circle & Oval cutters (CM), Scallop Circle Nesties (Spellbinders), Flower punch (SU!), Silver
Metallic marker (Elementz), white gel pen
Embellishments: purple satin ribbon (Offray)

I do hope you play along - we'd love to see your Halloween ideas.

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Good Morning!  Before I get to today's regulary scheduled post, I'd like to do a quick birthday shout out to my sister....

H A P P Y   B I R T H D A Y

T H E R E S A ! ! !

It's a new month, which means there is a new release over at Digital Delights by Louby Loo.  Wendy is rolling out some really adorable Christmas images.  I am showcasing Swinging Edwina....

Isn't she just the sweetest little elf!?  I think she's adorable with her rosy little cheeks and festive swing.  This week's challenge at Delightful Challenges is to add DIMENSION...

As you can see, I kept my dimension at a minimum - but of course, the heights you take are completely up to you.  I created this card using a great sketch from I {heart} 2 Stamp.  And pulled out some really old paper, as you can see.

Supplies:
Image: Swinging Edwina

Card stock: Neenah Classic Crest, Old Olive, Real Red
Paper: Dashing (SU!)
Copics: E00, E02, E34, E37, G02, G05, R27, R29, YG03
Embellishments: Mini Glitter Brads (American Crafts), olive green satin ribbon (Offray)

Please do stop by to check out all the new sweet images and while you're there you might as well shop a little and play a little!  Thanks for stopping by.

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Good Morning!  I hope your week is going well.  My children are off school today so it's sort of sad that they get to sleep in and I have to go to work.  *sigh*

Oh well, enough woes, let's talke about a super fun challenge over at Delightful Digis!  This week's challenge is...

Pearls & Swirls

Well, that to me spells super girly so I had Briley with Her Balloons come play along on my card.  I layout came from the talented team at Sketch & Stash.

Also per Sketch & Stash challenge, I used 3 types of paper and 3 flowers for embellishments.  This was such a fun card to put together and featuring such an adorable digi from Digital Delights by Looby Lou really finishes this off.  I even pulled out some super old paper from Stampin' Up!

Supplies:
Image: Briley & her Balloons

Card stock: Neenah Classic Crest, Perfect Plum, Pale Plum
Paper: unknown (SU!), Spring digi paper (Doodle Pantry)
Copics: B000, B95, B97, C8E00, E02, E34, E53, Y11, V02, V93, YG03, YG06
Tools: Cuttlebug, Swirls embossing folder
Embellishments: Flowers & Leaves (Prima), pearls (Recollections)

I do hope you join us this week.

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Good Morning Everyone!!

I hope you're all having a super fantabulous week.  I am so happy that it seems to be going by pretty quickly.  It's Thursday already and time for another fun challenge at Delightful Challenges.  This week's challenge is....

Happy Fall Y'all

It's the first day of Fall although it certainly doesn't feel like that here in Florida.  I miss the warm days and cool nights of the the WV Fall season.  The blaze of the colors.  The crisp morning air.  *sigh*

Here's my card dedicated to this wonderful season.

This is Haystacks - what a sweet little scarecrow.  My card was created with the awesome layout from Sunday Sketch & Stamp.

Supplies:
Images: Haystacks, Fall Accessories, Simply Fall Digi paper, Fall Sentiments
Card stock: Neenah Classic Crest, Close to Cocoa, Garden Green, Pumpkin Pie, More Mustard
Paper: Simply Fall Digi Paper
Copics: B95, B97, B99, E33, E37, E53, R02, R11, R27, R29, Y11, YG63, YG67, YR16, YR23, YR68
Prismacolor: Cherry
Tools: Oval cutters (CM)
Embellishments: brown brads (Bazzill)

I do hope you'll join us this week.  Have a great day and thank you so much for stopping by.

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Good Morning!  It's Thursday and that means we're one day closer to the weekend and it's time for a new challenge at Delightful Challenges.  This is a fun one, well, they are all fun ones, but...  Let's just get to it.  This week's challenge is....

Girly Girl

My card features Daisy and Daisy Accessories

The card layout is from Card Positioning Systems.  Tami Mayberry, a very sweet and busy designer is the one person who inspired me to start creating sketches. 

Supplies:
Images: Daisy, Daisy Accessories
Card stock: Neenah Classic Crest, Perfect Plum, Pale Plum, Brocade Blue
Paper: Latte Matstack (DCWV)
Copics: B000, B95, B97, B99, BG01, BG05, E00, E02, E04, E29, E34, E37, R00, R11, RV02, RV10, RV91, RV93, RV95, W-2, Y11, Y15, YG06, YG09, YR23
Tools: Cuttlebug, Scalloped Circle Nesties, circle cutter (CM)

I do hope you join us - we all love making girly girl cards - so go for it!

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Good Morning!  I have to do a super quick post this morning.  I am hustling around to get ready for my sister Karin to arrive and I'm busy making her something to celebrate her 50th birthday so I have been super short on time.

This week's challenge at Delightful Challenge is....

BLING IT UP

Who doesn't love this sort of challenge?  Glitter, rhinestones, anything shiny!  Here's my take on the challenge.  I am featuring an adorable image from the Just Chillin digi stamp set.

My card's bling'd features are glitter and raindots snowflakes.  Hopefully you can catch the glitter in the next photo.

My card layout inspiration came from Operation Write Home from a couple of weeks ago.  It's just perfect for this little sledding on his wreath.  So cute.  I also pulled a color inspiration of Turquoise, Red and White from (I believe) My Time Made Easy that was from 3 weeks ago.  I think it worked perfectly, don't you?

Supplies:
Image: Just Chillin
Card stock: Neenah Classic Crest
Paper: Border from In My Eyes Storybook
Copics: B000, BG01, BG05, G02, G05, R11, R27, R29
Tools: Heat Gun, Iridescent Ice embossing powder (SU!)
Embellishments: red satin ribbon (Offray), Snowflake Rain Dots (Cloud 9 Designs)

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope that you join us this week.

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Hello everyone!  It's Thursday which means we're one day closer to a 3 day weekend!  Doin' the happy dance!!  And I'm happy dancin' for another reason, it's time for a new challenge at Digital Delights with the newest release.  We're getting ready for Halloween - so I can't wait to see what you do with this challenge, but stay with me for just another minute for me to show you what I did with it.

So I went with a project.  Let me tell you, this is not what I started to make.  Remember I told you the other day that I had such a hard time getting my creative juices flowing.  I started on this project Sunday morning around 8am and I finally finished it Sunday night.  I had to Skype my sister Theresa and have her hang out with me and encourage me the whole way thru it.  It worked, I think.

I started the idea with another box and then ended up with this cute little milk carton which is an SVG from my old pal Lindsay from Lindsay's Stamp Stuff.

Theresa said that this little ghostie is so cute that it deserved to be on a special medallion.  So I made it.  These are a bit tricky to get to lay flat, I turned it inside out a couple of times and had it jump 6 inches in the air.  It cracked my son up!

Then I finished it off with a cute greeting from Halloween Sentiments #1.  The inside will be filled with yummy malted milk balls.  Another one of Theresa's suggestions.

Supplies:
Image: Ghillie the Ghost, Halloween Sentiments #1, Halloween Digi Paper
Card stock: Neenah Classic Crest, Basic Black
Paper: Halloween Digi Paper
Copics: 100, E34, E37, G02, G05, R00, R11, R27, W-0, W-2, Y15, YR16, YR20, YR68
Tools: Cricut, SCAL, Milk Carton svg (Lindsay's Stamp Stuff)
Embellishments: orange stitched ribbon

Go check out the other super adorable images that are now available with this release and then join us for the challenge.  Have a great Thursday!

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Good Morning everyone!  How are you?  I'm doing really well, getting back to the in school routine.  It was hard the first week to roll out of bed and right into the car to run my son to the bus stop, but we're getting into it.

So, it's Thursday and we're on the downhill side of the week.  We may or may not have a hurricane to deal with, but I think it's going to be on the may not side.  We were all looking forward to having a day off on Friday, but it doesn't look like it's going to pan out that way.

But the fun part of Thursday is a new challenge over at Delightful Challenges.  This week's challenge is an easy and probably the most natural to card making challenge....

DECORATIVE PAPER

I'd like to challenge you even further to use digi paper - Digital Delights by Louby Loo has a great selection of digi papers that print beautifully.  I personally prefer to print digi papers onto smooth card stock.  The coating on this type of card stock allows the color to remain on the surface rather than soaking into the card which can result in duller color.

Here's my card - I created it using a great sketch from Waltzing Mouse.  I worked so well with the two pattern papers I chose to work with - these are from the Stripes & Dots and so much fun.

Supplies:
Images: Lenny the Lion
Card stock: Neenah Classic Crest, Bermuda Bay
Paper: Stripes & Spots digi paper
Copics: C8, C10, E30, E33, E53, R00, R11, YR20, YR23
Tools: Cuttlebug, button border emb folder, Scallop Circle Nesties, Circle Cutter (CM)
Embellishments: buttons

Have a super great Thursday and I hope to see your creations!

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Good Morning!  Happy Thursday to you.  I hope you're excited about this week's challenge over at Delightful Challenges.  I am really enjoying being on this design team, I enjoy seeing the creations that you all make.  I don't get to comment as often as I'd like, but trust me, I see it.  I am thankful for the visitors that come to see me here on my little blog.

So this week's challenge is very appropriate for this time of year.  It's...

Back to School w/Primary Colors

I hope you like my play on this challenge.

This is Happy Dance Nesbitt and I just feel all happy and have to giggle everytime I look at this image.  He is so fun.  I also used Let's Party sentiment.  I did use the sketch from Sketch & Stash.  My stash... I used some papers that I haven't used for awhile.

Supplies:
Image: Happy Dance Nesbitt, Let's Party sentiment
Card stock: Neenah Classic Crest, Real Red, Brilliant Blue
Paper: School Days Papers & Elements (Becky Kress - ACOT)
Copics: C8, C10, E34, E37, E53, R00, R11, R27, R29, W-0, W-3, Y15, YG06, YR16

I hope you play along with us this week!  Thanks for stopping by!

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Good Morning!  I hope the week is going well for you.  We're on the downhill side of this week which isn't making my children too happy since this is also their last week of summer vacation.  School starts on Monday.  I am so glad, too, they're driving me crazy.  They're really getting on each other's nerves, way too much togetherness.  They are so ready to get back among their friends and into a routine.

Did out enjoy last week's challenge at Digital Delights?  I did, too.  I really liked visiting some blogs, but I didn't get around to as many as I wanted to.  This week's challenge is a lot of fun, too.  It's....

Winged Things

So bugs, birds or fairies.  Anything with wings.  Here's my card featuring Libby Ladybug...

I did join a couple of other challenges, too.  I created a round card for Crazy 4 Challenges (shaped card) and Make My Monday challenge (bugs & birds) and for the fun of it, Raise the Bar (anything goes).

Here's Libby the Ladybug up close.  You can also see that I used a sentiment from Ticket Sentiments.

Supplies:
Card stock: Neenah Classic Crest, Kraft
Paper: Polka Dot (Echo Park)
Copics: C8, C10, R11, R27, R29, W-0, W-2, W-3
Tools: Cricut, SVG file by K Werner
Embellishments: flowers (Wild Orchid Crafts), polka dot ribbon (Wild Orchid)

I thank you for stopping by my little blog today and I hope you have a super great day!

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Good Morning!  It's Thursday, there's a new release and a challenge over at Delightful Challenges.  Wendy has created some really sweet Autumn sets.  There's coordinating digi-paper, sentiments and accessories, too.

The challenge over at Delightful Challenges this is week is....

Stitching (real or faux)

And here's my card featuring Prairie Kids, Fall Accessories and Fall Sentiments...

My picture doesn't feature the stitching very well, but what I did was took my little perforating tool along the edges of my decorative paper to create the stitching.

Supplies:
Images: Prairie Kids, Fall Sentiments, Fall Accessories
Card stock: Neenah Classic Crest, Neenah Milled Ivory, Garden Green, More Mustard
Paper: First Fruits (PTI)
Copics: B95, B97, E00, E02, E34, E37, Y15, Y17, YG63, YG67, YR16, YR23, YR68
Tools: 7/8", 1" circle punches, perforating tool (Recollections), small and large corner rounders
Embellishments: buttons (my stash)

Thank you so much for stopping by today.  I hope you have a fantastic day and that you'll join us for the challenge.