Launch of New Business!!!

Just wanted to pass the word along that a new business has launched and from what I have seen have some very cute images. Going back to check it out more. But they are also giving away a couple of stamps as candy in honor of there new launch. So click on over and check out these cute images as I am going to do at Pink Gem Designs

I got an award!!!

I was so excited today when I got home to find this lovely award waiting for me by the very sweet and talented Gisela. She is always showing us the most gorgeous cards. I just love visiting her blog. Thank you so much dear for this, you sure made my day. I believe I am to pass this on to 5 people but I am just going to leave this up for all my blogging friends when they visit. This all goes out to all of you.
Thanks again Gisela you are so sweet. Hugs

Lili Of The Valley

This week at Lili Of The Valley Challenge blog our challenge 8 for you is a sketch, which I have made. So I sure hope to see lots of entrys using my sketch. Hee I have used Moggi with flowers. This has got to be my favortie character at Lili Of The Valley, he is just so adorable and you just want to squeeze him lol!!! Okay back to my card, I have colored Moggi with my copic markers and added spica glitter pens in places. My paper is from Lili of the Valley also isn't it so pretty. I mounted it on black cardstock. Added prima flowers with brads and spacers and used my leaf branch punch. I used the nestibilites to cut out Moggi and the wording is computer generated using SU punchs. Now if you are looking for these cute adorable stamps you can find them at Lili Of The Valley

Here is the sketch for this weeks challenge so come and join in with us.

Elaine's Blog Candy

I was blog hopping and found Elaine's blog and she has some awesome blog candy going on there. She has some promarkers. I have never used these markers before but I have seen everyone posting about them. Elaine is having her blog candy in honor of her birthday so everyone go visit her and wish her a very happy birthday.

Whiff of Joy #8

Boy the week sure goes fast!!!! This week on Whiff of Joy Challenge Blog we have a theme for you to use. Boys Christmas (NO BLUE). Now this was hard for me since I use blue on my boys cards but managed to get it done lol I have used Lying Matthew from Whiff of Joy and colored him in with distressed inks and Twinkling H20's. I added some Glamour Dusts to his wings. I used the cuttlebug snowflake embossing folder on the plain green paper and layered papers on my card front. Added a Prima flower with my leaf branch punch. I also added some peel off snowflakes on the card and the wording is computer generated with my ticket punch from SU used on the corners.
Now don't forget to hurry over and get your new released stamps from Whiff of Joy. These are so adorable and once these are gone there won't be anymore of these. SO get them while they are still in stock. Can't wait to see what all you make for our challenge this week.

Here is my sketch I made for my card if you would like to use it.

Fran's Blog Candy

Fran has some awesome blog candy going on over on her blog for her blog anniversary which was last week. But check out her blog she has such gorgeous work there and she has the new Herb from Whiff of Joy. So make sure you check her blog out you won't be disappointed.

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge

This week on the Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge there is a wonderful sketch done by Wendy!! SO make sure you go check it out but here I have used Charlotte riding the reindeer she is from the Whiff of Joy online store.Whiff of Joy also has there new release out so go check it out before they are gone for once they are gone they are gone. I have used distressed inks and twinkling H20's (well trying to lol) I have added some spica glitter pens and the white gel pen to it also. I have added a couple prima flowers with the brad and spacer. The leaves are from a quikutz die and the wording is computer generated with my cuttlebug nameplate. I have added some ric rack to the bottom with the name template.
Thanks for looking and be patient with me while I am trying to learn to use these distressed inks lol

Sketch Saturday meets Cute Card Thursday!!!

Sketch Saturday #24 and Cute Card Thursday#35 has been combined here. I have been playing around with the prisma pencils and gamsol. One day I will get the hang of it but gave it a shot here. I colored Melinda from Whiff of Joy with the pencils and added some spica glitter pens in places. I used some Glamour Dusts for the wings. and a white gel pen in places also. I used my leaf branch punch around my crochet flower with a Christmas Tree brad in the middle. THe circle sentiment is computer generated.Thanks for another great sketch JO!!!!! And don't forget the new release of the Whiff of Joy Winter and Christmas stamps are now available. Once these are gone there will be no more of these. SO hurry on over before they have ran out. They are all so gorgeous.

Basic Grey Challenge

I finally got to make a card for the Basic Grey Challenge I have wanted to do this for a while but something always come up. But just love the BG papers. Here I have used the new Wassail Paper. Isn't this just gorgeous papers.
The theme there this week is Glitter. I have lots of glitter on my card but some of it isn't showing up that well. But there is glitter on the flower, ornament, and on parts of Tilda. I have used the nestiblitie die and then stamped some Christmas Flourishes on it from Inkadinado. Layered TIlda and the ornament on and then took and stamped and cut out the Special Delivery image also from Inkadinado. The flowers are from Prima and I used distressed inks and Twinkling H20's. (Still trying to learn this technique). I used spica glitter pens and also Gold Glamour Dust.
Thanks for looking!!!!!! And if you don't know about the Basic Grey Challenge Blog please check it out So awesome.

New Whiff of Joy Stamps

Oh ladies you have to click on over to the Whiff of Joy !!!!!! The new release is out and man they are just the cutest !!!! Elizabeth done a beautiful job on these stamps. Katharina has also redone her her front page and it is so gorgeous and so easy to find what you are looking for. But the best part is Katharina has specials on most of the new release. So hurry up and go get your new stamps. I can't wait to get my hands on this new rubba!!!!!!

This week at Lili Of the Valley Challenge blog the theme is to make a card for a teenager!!!!!
So I used Jasmine chatting here! What teenager isn't chatting on the phone??????
I used my copics to color her and the spica glitter pens. I added a cell phone charm on the prima flower and my branch leaf. I used my Boss Kut flourish and added some pearl bling to it. The wording is from High Hopes and the notebook paper is from Magnolia.


Here is the sketch I made for my card if you would like to use it

New Magnolia's are IN!!!!!!!!

The new Santa collection of Magnolia's are in at the Magnolia A Holic Site so click on over and check them out. She ships everywhere.

New Crafter Stamper blog

I saw where there is a new Crafter Stamper blog. They have just opened and this looks like some really neat things will be going on there. So go check it out
Crafter Stamper Blog

A Spoon Full Of Sugar #24

This week at A Spoonfull of Sugar there is a lovely sketch.
I love sketch's. I had not made a card like this for ages so wanted to make sure I got this done. It was really a change making this size of card. I enjoyed it.
I used Melinda Helping Angel from the Whiff of Joy Company. I think this is one of my favortie images from this collection. She is just so adorable. I colored her with my copics and spica glitter pens and used some Glamour Dust on her wings. I added some ribbon and lace to both ends of the cards and prima flowers with brad buttons in the center and my branch leaf punch was used under the flowers. I also used a name plate with the sentiment from Whiff of Joy

What a wonderful sketch this week at

Saturday Challenge

I had some time so thought I would join the Saturday Challenge blog that I found. They have a very gorgeous sketch over there and you all know how I love sketchs. lol
I used my Melinda reading stamp from Whiff of Joy. Oh and while I am talking about the Whiff of Joy there new release will be out the 8th of Nov. Not to far away.
Okay back to my card. I have been trying to practice with coloring with distressed inks and Twinkling H20's so her is my first one that I am posting. I also used some Glamour Dust and some spica glitter pens on my card.
The prima flower has a brad and spacer in the center and I used my branch leaf punch I just love this punch. Also used was my circle nestibilites. The wording stamp is also from Whiff Of Joy

Whiff of Joy #7

This week at Whiff Of Joy Challenge Blog we have another great sketch by our very own Heather. She comes up with the most gorgeous sketch's. This week I used Charlotte singing. She is colored in with my copics and I added some glitter and my spica glitter pens. The papers are from Basic Grey and I used my new nestiblities label to punch her out. I used one of my crochet flowers and added a brad and center to it. ALso used the branch leaf punch . The wording is computer generated. I also added some bling from HL to the right.
Hope to see you all over on the Whiff of Joy Challenge Blog and if you need any of these gorgeous stamps just go to the Whiff of Joy online store

Christmas & Winter Magnolia's

The new Magnolia's are in at Magnolia A Holic. They are so cute!!!!! Going to go visit the store tomorrow and get me some goodies !!! So go check out the new stamps and place your order for these cute stamps.

Magnolia Vs Stampavie!!!!

The Magnolia Vs Stampavie is a combined blog of the Tilda and Co and Sarah Kay weekly challenge blogs. So for there first challenge they have a sketch to us. I have used one of the new Christmas Tilda's with Hood. I have colored her with my copics and added some spical glitter pens and some Glamour Dust to her. The papers are from Basic Grey and I have used some Prima flowers. with spacers on them. The wording stamp is from Inkadinado. And I also used my SU corner punch and added some brads. So make sure you go check out the new challenge blog that has been combined.

Blog Candy !!!!

I just went and visited one of my regular blogs and saw she has some blog candy up for grabs. Bev
has some very awesome blog candy up for grabs with a Whiff of Joy stamp. So make sure you go over and check her blog out folks she has such gorgeous work to look at.

My Little Hanna Montana!!!!!!!!

Here is my little Hanna Montana!!! She came to visit me in her Halloween costume the day after so she isn't in all her make up and wig she had on but she wanted me to see her in her costume. By the time they got done Trick or Treating in town it was to late to come to grandma's so they made it the day after. She just loves Hanna Montana.

This is Kirstie with Mommy!!! Rachelle is starting to get big now and everything is looking great, Nathaniel David is doing fine. Little brother has about 4 1/2 more months before he is due.


This is Kirstie with her step dad. He is always doing things with her and she loves him very much. She especially loves to go four wheeling with him

Notebooks

I made some cards and notebooks for the Craft Show for Scrap a Holic. These are just a few of the notebooks I made. I used my SU Bigz Top Note Die and cut one side off. I then used my bind it all to punch the holes and add the owire. I used several prima flowers. Nestibilites Snowflakes. And the stamps I used are from Inkadinkdo.