Silhouette Sunday

Hello!  I hope everyone is enjoying a wonderful weekend.  My kids didn't go to Clearwater as planned so my weekend was a little different than I had in mind, but that's OK.

So this week's Silhouette Sunday share is a topiary that I have literally been working on for months.  Here's why.... I made the little pot and then the whole project went into thinking stage.  It stayed there for weeks and weeks.  Then I finally bought styrofoam balls.  Put some of it the pot.  Then it went back into a holding pattern.  About 4 weeks ago I cut the roses and started gluing them on and then ran out of the paper I using.  Ack!  But fortunately I found someone on Splitcoast Stampers that had a package of this paper but she mailed it to my old address so it took about a week or so to get it.  I got the paper about 2 weeks ago.  Yesterday I finally sat down, cut out the last 19 roses that I needed and finished the project.

My daughter loves her tree.  It stands about 18 inches high.  The pot should be bigger, really, but I'm limited on space with a Portrait.  A word of caution if you decide to make one.... don't push the dowel all the way to the bottom of the pot.... it will not sit straight.  I am speaking from experience.

I'm linking up to Lori Whitlock's Link Up Party - flower theme challenge.

Supplies:
Octagon Flower Pot and Rolled Rose svg (Lori Whitlock)
Paper:  Soft Sky dsp (SU!)
Card stock:  By the Bay (Raisin Boat)
Ribbon:  Moss satin (Offray)
Moss from Dollar Tree

Delightful Challenge Thursday

Good Morning everyone!  It's already Thursday, can you believe?!  I am so thrilled that the week has gone by so quickly.  Tonight will be spent doing some laundry and a bit of shopping to get my kids ready to go to Clearwater this weekend.  I have the entire weekend to myself!  WHOO-HOO!!!

This week's challenge at Delightful Challenges is up and this week....

YOU'RE EGG-STRA SPECIAL

(Easter Egg or Oval)

I am featuring a very sweet image called Egg Fishing.

I don't see any fishing going on, but they certainly do look like they're enjoying a lovely day out on the lake.  So I tried to do something fun with the embossing folder but instead I made it look like a 3 year old colored in the dots.  But I was committed at this point so it stayed on the card.  We'll just say I made it extra whimsical.  I also got to use a new die I picked up called Dainty Bow from Mama Elephant.  Love it!

Thank you so much for stopping by, now head on over to the Delightful Challenges blog to play along.  Have a great Thursday.

Wonderful Wednesday with Kelleigh Ratzlaff Designs

Hello!  It's time I start sharing what I've been creating with the amazing designs by Kelleigh Ratzlaff.

Up first is an adorable scrapbook page featuring her newest digi papers and stickers.  Sunshiney Spring paper pack and Sunshiney Spring Sticker Elements.

These are my boys, Brendan (9) and Levi (5).  Even though the elements have a soft, feminine quality they worked really well with the sepia toned photo of my silly sons.

Next is an Easter Egg Basket cut file also featuring the same papers and sticker elements.

Using the print and cut function on my Silhouette Portrait, I printed one of the borders in the sticker elements and then cut it out to create the handle on the basket.

Just a note, the "Happy Easter" phrase is just something I found in the Silhouette Online store that complimented Kelleigh's designs perfectly.

Thank you so much for stopping by.  And hey, since you did, how about leaving me a comment so I know it was you.

Tuesday Morning Sketches #244

Good Morning Friends,

The new sketch is up at TMS and it's the judge challenge week so there's an added twist.  This time it's Rainy Days.  After all it's April... April Showers (which sort of hints to what next month's twist will be).  This week we're sponsored by Sweet n Sassy Stamps and I am featuring Rainy Day Bethany....

I am really proud of my coloring.  I took some tips from former (and very missed) DT member Laura Nehring and I love how it turned out.  The umbrellas are a cut file from Silhouette.  The sentiment and other additional stamps are from a retired stamp set by MFT.  The inside has a completed greeting but I messed it up so it's fuzzy.  I ran out of time to fix it before I had to get the post ready.  I will before I actually give it to someone.

Please join us at Tuesday Morning Sketches - we'd love to see what you do with this challenge.

The Stamp Doctor

Hello TSD Patients,

Melissa here, I have a pretty card to share with you today that may have an egg on it, but it doesn't necessarily have to be for Easter.  It doesn't have an Easter greeting.

My card features:

E012 Filigree Oval

TSD-CL007 Simple Sentiments 3

Center Step Card Die

Bottle Cap & Flower Die set

S4-319 Lattice Rectangles

I found that it's super easy to decorate this Center Step card with washi tape.  The ink I used is a Distress Ink by Ranger, Peeled Paint.

I hope enjoy my card and that it inspires you to pick up any one of the dies (or all of them) and come up with amazing cards.  Have a great day!

Scrapbook Saturday with Deedee's Digis

Hello!  Happy Saturday.  I'm looking forward to today, I get to craft all day so that I am free to spend the whole day out with my daughter tomorrow for her birthday.  Today is the last day she and Levi will be the same age.

So I created a quick page to celebrate Levi turning 15.

Yes, my sweet baby is 15 and a sheep-dog.  I keep telling him I'm going to spike his milk with Benadryl so when he's sleeping I can shave his head!   LOL  Just kidding.  But I would like for him to get a haircut.

This week's page features paper from Party Animals and image/sentiments from Sweet Treats.  The frames I created with the My Memories Suite software and then used the color match feature to match to the colors in Deedee's paper perfectly.

Have a fantastic Saturday!

Tuesday Morning Sketches #243

Good Morning!  Happy Tuesday.  We have a really fun sketch by Debbie posted on the TMS blog and we have a great sponsor, a new one.  Sunflowerfields is with us, a sweet little shop based in Finland.  I got to use a lovely digi called Rose Fence.

I think I'm going to send this to a dear friend of mine who needs a little encouragement.  The sentiment is from Raisin Boat.

Please head over to the TMS blog to play along.  Have a fantastic day!