3 Clovers Designs Thursday challenge - use numbers

Happy Friday Eve!!! YAY! LOL! Only one more day to the weekend, and I'm ready! With today being Thursday, that means it's time for another challenge from Kerry over at Three Clovers Designs. This week, she asked us to use numbers on our projects. Well that was perfect for me, as my grandson, Christopher, was turning four years old. I wanted a bright, fun, cheery card, so I grabbed my Lime Rickey papers by Basic Grey, and that cute image of the party giraffe is from Dustin Pike colored with my Copic markers.

The #4 was cut with my Cricut cartridge (sorry - can't remember which font) and the fun circle stamp is in a set of digi stamps I got from The Cutting Cafe'. It's called All Occasion Circle Word Set 1. I love these circle stamps and use them all the time. The oval behind the giraffe was cut with my nesties.

So that's it for me today! Please be sure and pop over to Three Clovers Designs to check out the team's fabulous creations, and then grab your paper and glue and come play with us! Thanks so much for stopping by to see me today and hope to see you back again soon! HUGS!

Hot Hot Hot - It's Stinkin Hot!

Hi everyone! I am knee deep in cuddles and kisses right now from my little grandson that came to visit me today! See this humungous smile that is plastered on my face? I've got some posts scheduled for the next three weeks, but I apologize in advance for not being able to visit you very much and see all your fabulous work as much as I like. But like I said...I'm knee deep in cuddles and kisses. :)

Well, I don't know how your weather is, but here it's been HOT!!! So hot that this cute little chickie is wearing nothing but a pair of heels and holding a fan of feathers! LOL! Isn't this card fun? That fun circle stamp is from The Cutting Cafe' , a set called Summer Word Circles.

I just printed it out on my cardstock and then cut it out with my nesties. In fact the whole card was made with my circle Nestabilities. That adorable girl is from Peggy Loves Vintage and a sheet of vintage images called sexy ladies. Isn't she cute? I just printed it out and cut it out. She's popped up off the card for dimension.

That's it for today! Thanks so much for stopping by to see me today! I truly appreciate all your support and your kind comments! You are what keeps me going every day! Big hugs!

Thank you - Hanglar and Stanglar

Happy 4th of July everyone!! Hope you're enjoying the weekend and having lots of fun! I'm telling ya....I'm just as much in love with these little Hanglar and Stanglar images as I am my Maggies! They're such little cutie patooties!!! I was fortunate enough to have a friend send me some stamped images (thank you - you know who you are) and I finally was able to have some extra time to color one. I colored her up with my copic markers.

The thank you stamp and heart stamp are by Kim Hughes and the sentiment rectangle was cut with my Nesties. The DP is by A2Z Essentials. After I colored her, I cut her out and popped her up for dimension. I'm totally loving that ribbon I picked up at J's!

That's it for today. Thanks a lot for stopping by to visit, and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!

Shaped card with flower power Tilda - Three Clovers Designs challenge

Boy am I ever showing my age with that title, huh?? LOL! Isn't she cute? First, before I forget, I've got to give a big shout out to my design team sista Suzy! Suzy has been making these adorable cards with her Nesties. Now I read somewhere a while back that making cards with your nesties was easy. But I had never tried it. But with lots of fabulous inspiration from Suzy, I came home tonight after work and did one. OMG, I love it! Sooooo quick and easy, and I'm a fiend for shaped cards anyway! I will be making lots more of these. I'll tell you that right now! LOL! But for now, this is what I came up with for Three Clovers Thursday Challenge by Kerry over at Three Clover Designs. Her challenge for you this week is to make a shaped card. Any kind of shape as long as it's not a square or rectangle. LOVE that kind of challenge.

I used this adorable Tilda with garland in her hair. I just LOVE her! I know...I know...I love them all...but I really do LOVE her! LOL! I also used the cute butterfly background stamp that is from the Chasing Butterflies collection. So cute! The stamps are colored with my Copic markers (pic below). All of this is available at Magnolia-licious!

Also did a quick faux chipboard word of "hi" with my Sesame Street Font cartridge with my Cricut Expression. Did a very simple decoration for the inside of the card too. This little cutie will be up for sale in my etsy shop if you're interested.

That's it for this one. Very quick and easy! Whatcha think?? Be sure and visit Three Clovers Designs to check out the challenge and the wonderful examples from the awesome Inspiration Team. Thanks lots for stopping by to see me tonight, and I sure hope to see you again soon! Have a fabulous weekend!!!! Big hugs!

Peggy Loves Vintage plus The Cutting Cafe'

This card could NOT have been any easier. When I need a wonderful card quickly, There's no place else to turn, but to Peggy Loves Vintage!! This adorable little bunny was printed off one of the MANY cd's avaiable of awesome vintage images. Peggy collects old vintage cards and then scans them, inside and out, and then makes cd's with HUNDREDS of these awesome images (copyright free of course) available to all of us.

I fell in love with this little bunny! It took me all of a couple minutes to print this little cutie and let it dry. Then I just framed it with a scalloped frame and added that adorable little tag from The Cutting Cafe'!

I added a couple little buttons and some pink ribbon, and that's it! This card took me about 15 minutes to make, including cutting out the tag with my Nestabilites and coloring it with my Copic markers!

So if you love vintage like I do, please be sure and visit Peggy Loves Vintage. (I can proudly say she's my extremely talented sister) She also now has a site available for downloading her cd's. NO WAITING for snail mail, plus it's available to international buyers! Also, hop over to Regina's site, The Cutting Cafe'! Her downloadable stamps are the CUTEST! Put the two of these together, and I promise you're going to be VERY happy!! Thanks for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back again soon!

Chasing Butterflies collection - Tilda with ladybug

Hope you're having a wonderful weekend! It's supposed to be beautiful here tomorrow, sunny and in the mid 60's! YAY!! This is just a really quick little card I threw together today after reorganizing my scrap area. I've actually got a nice big area to scrap in again! I love it! I really love the colors in this paper by My Mind's Eye, and the way these Copic marker colors work on Tilda too. I cut her out with my oval Nestabilities and doodled around the edge. I also added a scalloped border to the card using a Martha Stewart border punch.

Tilda holding the ladybug, as well as the ladybug in the lower right hand corner, are all a part of the new Chasing Butterflies collection which is availabe at Magnolia-licious. I think this is their cutest collection yet! Don't forget to also join the Magnolia-licious Yahoo group for special treats and monthly discounts!

Thanks for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back again soon! Enjoy the rest of your weekend! HUGS!

Hey Chickie - Happy Spring! Tilda with chicks

Happy Saturday everyone! I finally got a few minutes to be able to craft! YAY! Poor hubby and my daughter had a nasty flu this week, and then my allergies were attacking me big time! But all is better now! I used one of my new Tilda stamps from the Easter Collection that I received from Diana at Magnolia-licious! Thank you Diana! Diana announced the exciting news this week that she is now offering free shipping in the US and Canada on all Magnolia-licious orders! Now how cool is that??!! THANKS DIANA!!

This is #339 Easter Tilda, and I colored her with my Copic markers. (#'s listed below) I really love dimension in my cards, so I cut her out and popped her up off my card. The DP is by Imaginisce and cardstock is Bazzill. The card measures 6" x 6", and the scalloped square base was cut with my Expression machine and the Storybook cartridge which are all available at Hallmark Scrapbook. The little tag was cut with my Cuttlebug machine and a Cuttlebug die, and the circle and scalloped circle were cut with my Nestabilites. Added some doodling and that was it for this one.

Thanks for stopping by to see me today. Be sure and head over to Magnolia-licious to check out the adorable new collection called Chasing Butterflies. They are the cutest set yet, and they're now available for preorder! Diana also has a great value for you with the Chasing Butterflies Bundle where you can save some money, and don't forget about the FREE SHIPPING!! Have a wonderful Saturday and hope to see you back again soon!! HUGS!

Oops! Forgot to list the copics:

Y21, YR24, YR21, E35, E39, YG25, YG67, E000, E02, R20, R35, R46

3 Clovers Thursday Challenge day!!

Today is Thursday, that means it's time for another 3 Clovers challenge! This week, Kerry challenged us to USE IT UP!! We were to use two pieces of paper that have been in our stash for at least a year. Well... I don't know about you, but I sure didn't have any problems with this one! LOL! In fact, I'd like to see this challenge every day for about....oh.....I'd say maybe two years or so??? LOL!

I honestly don't even know the maker of the paper I used. Sorry! I used a couple stamps I got from Magnolia-licious, Edwin in a bunny suit, and wagon with eggs. The stamps are colored with my Copic markers. The circle and scalloped circle are cut out with my Nestabilites, and popped up from the card base. Edwin is popped up as well.

Hope you're not tired of that cute little pink bunny I'm using in my Easter pics. I found her at the grocery store for like 2 bucks, and I just can't get enough of her, A couple more Easter cards and she'll be retired to the grand kids. She makes a big "BOINGY" noise when you drop her on her behind! LOL! Thanks so much for stopping by to visit today, and please be sure and check out all the other team's projects for this challenge. OMGosh, these ladies are SO talented!! Their projects are amazing! And then grab your OLD paper and glue and join in on the fun! Just be sure and link your project to Kerry's blog. Have a wonderful day! It's almost Friday!! HUGS!

Tilda combined with The Cutting Cafe'! I wish you a cupcake kind of day

Just a fun card I made using Tilda with a cowberry muffin. She's available at Magnolia-licious! Don't you think she goes perfectly with that cupcake sentiment? That sentiment is from a gigantic set of cupcake stamps that are available over at The Cutting Cafe'.

I stamped Tilda and then cut her out with my oval nesties after coloring her with my copic markers. I used a couple different Martha Stewart border punches with this one. I really love how that little braid came out, don't you? It's actually the small scalloped heart border that was new this year. What I did was punch it out on one side, and then turn the paper around and line up the heart hole again and punch the other side. It punched the heart out a little more so it's no longer distinguishable as a heart, but I just really love the braid that resulted!

That pretty flourish was cut with my Pazzle Inspiration along with the Twirls and Swirls cd for it. I love the flourishes on that cd!! Added some ribbon and a few buttons, and this one is done! The copic markers, MS border punches, and Pazzle Inspiration are all available at Hallmark Scrapbook.

I'm soooo happy that tomorrow is Friday! Sometimes I feel like I'm just wishing my life away, waiting for the weekends, but I can't help it. I do so love my two days off! Hope you're having a wonderful day! Thanks for dropping in to see me today, and hope to see you back again soon!

BBTB Challenge to you this week? Use the B or b from Alphalicious as a Monogram card

Hi everyone. We're back to Monday again. I don't know about you, but the weekend went by way to fast and I'm so far behind on my blogging! So sorry I haven't gotten around to see you, but I promise I will get caught up! This weeks Bitten By The Bug challenge to you is to use either the B or b from the Alphalicious cartridge.

The pattern paper is Bo Bunny and the cardstock is Bazzill. The B was cut on my Expression at 6" with the shadow. The striped ribbon is by Cosmo Cricket, the tag is a Sizzix die and the brad in the tag is from Making Memories.

Isn't that cow just the cutest? I love that stamp! It's by Penny Black and I colored it in with my Copic markers then cut it out with my oval Nesties. That pretty chipboard glitter heart is by Melissa Frances.

I think that pretty much covers everything. We'd sure love it if you would take part in the challenge. Just make your project and then post a link over at Bitten By The Bug. And don't forget to go see what the rest of the designers put together for the challenge!

Thanks for stopping by to see me and hope to see you again soon! HUGS!!