Happy Birthday

For my second post today I have this cute little birthday card

using a stamp set I bought last month called "Angelina and Friends"

As soon as I saw it, I thought it would make a cute card for one of the grandbabies...

I colored in the various spots with Copics and stickled her dress ruffle...

the doily is French Pastry Doily from Cherry Lynn Designs....

 

 

 

I am entering this in the whopping big challenge at Simon Says Stamps Challenge

it is the 4th anniversary of their blog and the challenge is "Happy Birthday"

they have at least 470 entries so far...how cool is that??

 

 

Speaking of "cool"....my tag entry HERE won the challenge at City Crafters....

I really appreciate the honor.....

I will be guest designing there in the near future!!

And before I go, I want to "thank" my newest followers for joining me!!

Seeds of Friendship

I have two posts to share with you today.....

First up is the card I made for the challenge over at "Papercraft Star" 

Seeds~Garden

 

 

I purchased several items from the K&Company Tim Coffey line....

being a gardener myself, this line really appealed to me...

The cute little seed packet has a pull out tag.....

 

 

the flower is "3D" and is stacked in layers....

the sentiment "seeds of friendship" is from Flourishes

the dragon fly is part of the Tim Coffey line....

I added the "dew drops" to fill in some blank spots...

remember when dew drops were all the rage??

I still have a fondness for them....:>)

Don't forget to see my second post for today.....

Signs of Spring

I took some time out yesterday to cut each and every new die I

bought at Joan's Gardens on Wednesday.....

I can't even say which is my favorite as I love them all....

 

you can click on the card to see it in better detail

 

I made this smaller "round card" for the challenge at Impression Obsession

to make a "Springtime Fun" card.....

I used two of my new IO dies the bunny and the daisy die

I had been wanting that bunny die for quite sometime and

was thrilled to find it (the last one) at Joan's.....

 

making this a short post today as I have a few other things I want to work on...

see ya!!!!

Spring Canvas

I am finally seeing some signs of Spring...how bout' you?

I needed some of it in my home...

so I created this canvas piece for my mantel...

How it came about is a group of friends got together at Joan's Gardens

for a day of fun and prior to it Dar (from Dar's Crafty Creations) and I got our

heads together and decided we would work on a canvas....

so all six if us made one, each very different and unique to who we are.....

we had so much fun and laughter and good food and we all shopped

while we at Joan's too...oh my, it was like being in die heaven!!!

I brought home something like 13 or more new dies, plus other goodies

the ole' budget was blown to heck that day!!

 

 

Anywho, I love how she turned out with all her Spring colors......

the canvas is very "3D" and has alot going on.....

the canvas is appro 11 x 14....

 

 

I used paints, sprays, pearls, bubble wrap, dies, flowers, a hero arts bird stamp

rub ons, stamps and a wonderful saying from Crate Paper that says  

"stepping back from her canvas, she saw her soul"...I LOVE that!!

 

 

I am entering this in the challenge at City Crafters....

it's an anything goes challenge..sort of...

each design team member has a requirement to use and you need only to pick one..

I choose 3 of the four...

Ros use pearls, Kirsty use mist or spray, and Charlene use a circle die.....

and also at Cheery Lynn Designs the challenge is "Back To Nature"

I used one of their wonderful doily dies English Tea Party
and also to Simon Says Stamp and Show...anything goes

 

 

I can't wait to make another one, so very different from this one!!

 

Guest Designer at Our Creative Corner

A Good April 4th to you all!!

Today is my "debut" as a Top Talent designer at "Our Creative Corner"

they have a question and answer post about "yours truly"

 

and I would LOVE to have you visit me there.....

For my project there I have created another one of the tags

using another Julie Nutting mixed media doll stamp...

 

I just can't tell you enough how much I love these!!

 

 

The background tag is a Julie Nutting design and sold by Prima...

these are BIG tags, and you get 48 on a pad...they are nice and heavy, too

I used a piece of a Cricut cutout I had and a half of a top note die for my background

with a few "pearls" added to the cutout....

my doll was stamped, cut out and I rubbed some Pebbles cream chalk

on her body for some shimmer and added color....

her dress was paper pieced using the yummy Graphic 45 "A Secret Garden" papers....

her hair was colored with Copics..and her headband and shoes were done with Stickles...

the felt flower and lead stick pins are Maya Road

isn't she fun?????

On The Road To Indiana Today

I am on the road to Indiana to spend the day with some other blogging friends

at Joan's Gardens....

It's only about 30 minutes from my Michigan home....

Not only do I get to enjoy all the good company....

eat some awesome food ( we all brings goodies to eat)...

get to be creative...

but also I get to shop at Joan's......

you will be seeing some new things here in the weeks to come!!

 

 

 

I wanted to do something "CAS" today, so chose a challenge

at CAS-ology and this weeks word challenge is "up"....

I had lots of things I could of used....but had purchased this owl stamp

a few weeks ago at Michael's...

I paired it with a Memory Box die "birch tree"

turned it on its side and made it a branch...

so if you look way high "up" in the trees, you will see two owls perched!!

That's it for now....have a nice day, I know I will!!

There's Only One You

Remember my "little black dress" post last week?

I mentioned I would be back with some Easter dresses....

well, since I "plum" missed my Easter challenges...

I came back this April 1st day with some pretty Spring Dresses...

 

 

This is the cutest dang die.....

I have a love for all the dress stamps~dress form stamps...

and this little "thing" just fell into my shopping cart....

 

 

I am entering this in the Moxie Fab Tuesday Trigger "Pastel Pretties"
edited to add...I missed entering this in the above challenge by 15 minutes...oh well!!

and the

 Paper Crafts April 2013 Gallery Challenge "Pastels"

 

The sentiment is from SU Vintage Verses.....
the die is Memory Box Princess Dress

 

After being gone, I am trying to catch up on my blog comments

so if I haven't been around to visit your blog, I will...I promise.....

and also to do a few challenges ending "today"

thanks for all your nice comments, I appreciate it!!