Just Because You're You

Good Morning!  This post is a hard one for me to do - I can't believe that 6 months has just flown by and this is my entry for Sweet n Sassy Stamps.  I have really enjoyed my time being a Diva and I thank Korin (over and over) for having given me the opportunity to be here.

So for my last entry, my card features the sweet new image, Abby's Birdhouse and a sentiment from One of a Kind.  I hope you like it.

I did use a lovely sketch from Card Patterns for the layout and some great paper from the Latte Matstack from DCWV.  It's a sweet and simple card that, I think, delivers a message with impact.

Tuesday Morning Sketches #91

Good Morning!  It's Tuesday and I have a really fun sketch for you on Tuesday Morning Sketches.  I know the sketch will be reminiscent of Christmas, but I dare you to not think Christmas...

This week's challenge is sponsored by Digi Doodle Shop and I've used their Swans image.

This reminds me of a beautiful cross-stitch picture that my sister Karin made for my sister Theresa.  This hangs in my sister's bedroom and it's gorgeous.  So I even went with Theresa's favorite colors, pink and green.  I love the blue, too, ties in the water they're swimming in.

Supplies:
Card stock:  Neenah Classic Crest, Pink Pirouette
Paper:  Nana's Kitchen matstack (DCWV)
Copics:  B000, E29, E30, E57, W-0, W-2, Y15, YG17, YG63
Stamps/Ink:  Pond Pals (SNSS), Just Saying (Inkadinkadoo), Tuxedo Black (Memento)
Tools:  Circle cutters (CM), 1/4" circle punch
Embellishments:  embroidery floss (DMC)

I hope to have you join us this week!  Have a great day!!

Happy Monday Challenge...

Good Morning everyone!  I hope you all had a great weekend and joyful Easter.  Our day was spent taking it easy and enjoying family and friends, the Wii and the swimming pool.

It's time for the Happy Monday challenge and this week's theme is Fellowship:  Reach out to the elderly.  So I created this card that I was hoping to achieve vintage but with a modern twist.

I used Tea-riffic with this fun new matstack that I treated myself to.  40% off at JoAnn's, how could I say no?  LOL  I also used a great new punch that I treated myself, to, this is a lattice border punch from EK Success, so pretty!

Supplies:
Card stock:  Neenah Card, Sea Blue (Recollections)
Paper:  Cafe Mediterrean (DCWV)
Copics: 
Tools: Lattice border punch (EK Success)
Embellishments:  Flowers (Prima), Glitter Glue (JoAnn's), white embroidery floss (DMC)

The layout is this week's sketch from The Sweet Stop.  Now head on over to the Happy Monday Challenge blog to join us.  Have a great week!

Tuesday Morning Sketches #90

Good Morning!  It's Tuesday and I have I got a fun and challenging challenge for you over at Tuesday Morning Sketches.  We're being sponsored by Chi Chi Memories this week, super sweet images.

OK, so the challenge is Surprise Pop Cards - this is a fun, interactive card that isn't terribly difficult, but a little challenging.  Here's my card featuring an adorable freebie birdhouse image.

Fun, right!  I think you should head on over to TMS and join us.  You'll find the tutorial linked there.

Supplies:
Card stock:  Neenah Classic Crest, Certainly Celery
Paper:  Stripes (JoAnns), Lemonade (Core'dinations)
Copics:  B000, B02, B05, E57, R11, Y06, Y11, Y15, Y17, YG03, YR16
Stamps/Ink:  Sweet Tweets (TAC), Tuxedo Black (Memento)
Tools:  Scallop/Dots border punch (Fiskars), Scallop Circle Nesties (Spellbinders), 1/8" hole punch
Embellishments:  yellow grosgrain (Offray), white embroidery floss (DMC)

Happy Monday Challenge...

Good Morning!  I hope everyone had a great weekend and is ready to start a new week.  Weeks are a little easier to start when there's a fun challenge to play along with.  This week's challenge at Happy Monday is a sketch and we are also being sponsored by a very sweet young lady, the owner of K n K Designs.  She was so sweet to send us images to play along with.

Here's my card....

I did have to turn the sketch to accomodate the image, but this just the sweetest image.  So Spring-y!  I had a lot of fun creating this card.  I can't wait to see what you do the sketch, now head on over to the Happy Monday challenge blog to play along.  Have a great day!

So Much Happy

Good Morning!  It's Sunday and my line up for today is laundry and stamping.  Hollyanne's slumber party was a great success.  No pool and no Taylor Swift, but there was a whole lotta dancing.  One of the girls brought a dance game for the Wii, they played that for hours.

So I have a card to share with you that I made to give to a girl who's last day at work was Friday.  She's moving to the Mid-West so I this image was perfect for her new adventure.

The image is called Birdbath Joy from Doodle Pantry.  I love Laurie's images, she's sponsored TMS a couple of times and I really enjoy having her around.

Here's the inside view, I don't often decorate the inside but this paper was sweet, I needed to use more of it.

Supplies:
Card stock:  Neenah Classic Crest, Razzleberry, Bashful Blue
Paper:  Purple Flowers (DCWV)
Copics:  B000, B02, B05, RV000, RV10, W-0, W-2, W-3, Y15, YG06, YG17
Tools:  Apron Lace border punch (Fiskars)

Thank you for stopping by!  I hope the rest of your weekend is a good one.

You're So Sweet

Good Morning!  Happy Saturday.  I am getting ready for my daughter's slumber party.  The girls are supposed to get here about 1:00, then provided the weather holds at beautiful, we'll hang out at the pool for awhile.  Then it'll be back here for tons of giggling, Taylor Swift and dancing.  I'm sure they'll have a fabulous time.  My boys have already decided to lock themselves in their room!  LOL

I have a card to share with you today that I think turned out really sweet. I did make this for a design team call.  Please keep your fingers crossed for me.  The layout was inspired by a fabulous sketch at My Time Made Easy.  I love Lauren Meader's little store!

It's really bright and sunny in my room at that moment, so its really hard to tell how well this picture came out.  I hope the photo is doing this card justice.  I want it to to be as near to perfect as humanly possible.  Anyway, if I don't make the design team, it's OK - I tried.  I chickened out last time iCopic had a DT call.

Well, wish me luck!  And thank you so much for stopping by.  Your visits are always appreciated.

Supplies:
Card stock:  Neenah Classic Crest, Bashful Blue, Pink Pirouette
Paper:  Nana's Kitchen matstack (DCWV)
Image:  Kiki LaRue (CC Designs)
Copics:  E00, E02, E29, E30, E33, E34, E57, R11, R29, RV000, RV02, RV10, RV13
Tools:  Cricut, SCAL
Embellishments:  Embroidery Floss (DMC), button (my stash)

Inky Hugs,
Mel