Creative Moments Challenge #41 - Anything Goes/SPRING

Happy Hump Day!  It's a new challenge today at Creative Moments and it's Anything Goes/SPRING!  Nothing quite says spring to me like a wedding, so I picked this gorgeous Bella Bride Sassy digi to use for my card.  I chose this color palette after a friend chose blue and white for her upcoming wedding. I think it's so fun and different.

I think my favorite part is the stones on her dress.

You've got two weeks to play along with our Anything Goes/Spring challenge!  Hope to have you join us.  Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting!  Laters!

Christmas Inspiration

Christmas in April?  I've been trying to put together a Christmas card here and there, and I've managed to get another one done!  I was really inspired by the Tis The Season Challenge #14 photo, here's what they picked this challenge:

I instantly knew I wanted to create a holiday window from the inside of the house, where you could see the inside decoration and also see the wintery outside.  Here's what I came up with:

I like that you can see the snow outside, in person it's glittery but you can't really tell in the photos.

The bling on the valance represents Christmas lights hanging across the window indoors.

Just two challenges today:

• Tis The Season Christmas Challenge - #14 Photo Inspiration (see above)
• Just Be Creative Crazy Linky Party

Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting!  I'm off to get some rest I'm exhausted!  Laters!

Easter Jubilee - Card

This is the first part of a two-project set I made, a card and an coordinating gift basket.  I made the basket first and then made the card to match it.

I put a ton of details into this card.  Die cut ovals and flowers, border punches, ribbon and LOTS of bling.  I loooove my bling.

The puppy is my favorite part.  Isn't he precious?

I'm of course entering some challenges:

• Just Be Creative Crazy Linky Party
• DLArt Linky Party
• Let's Create And Craft - #91 Punches & Dies
• Stampavie And More - #209 Easter
• That Craft Place - Easter 1/3
• Treasured Times - #16 Easter 2/3
• Glitter And Sparkle Challenge - #81 Easter 1/3
• 613 Avenue Create - #68 Anything Goes 1/3
• Paper Take Weekly - Easter 2/5
• Di's Digi Designs - Easter 2/3
• Scrappers Delight - Bloomin' Lovely 1/2
• Creative Fingers - #32 Anything Goes
• http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-animal-antics/Simon Says Stamp - Animal Antics 2/5
• Crafty Ribbons Challenge - #85 Anything Goes With Ribbon 1/5
• Crafting By Designs - Anything Goes
• Crafty Hands - #12 Anything Goes 2/3
• Scrappy Moms - Hippity Hop
• Whimsy Stamps - #70 Anything Goes 3/3
• Fab N Funky Challenges - #212 Flower Power
• Loves Rubber Stamps - #99 Easter
• Little Claire - #44 Lots of Layers 1/3
• Penny Black All Sorts Challenge - Blossoms and Blooms 1/3
• Pile It On - No Designer Paper
• The Corrosive Challenge - #197 Pretty Pastels 1/3
• Cuttin' And Stampin' - Easter
• Open Minded Challenge - #8 Easter  2/3
• Sunflower Field Designs - Easter or Spring 2/3
• Sister Act Card Challenge - #53 Anything Goes
• A Creative Romance - Eggcellent Spring 1/3
• My Craft Creations - Anything Goes
• Victorine Originals - #81 Easter
• Alphabet Challenge Blog - E for Easter
• Crafty Catz Weekly - #227 Something That Starts With B 1/3 (I chose the color blue, and bling, and brads!)
• Crafting For The Craic - Easter 2/5
• Get Inky Challenge - Die Cuts 1/2
• Jellypark Challenge - Happy Easter 2/2
• Totally Gorjuss - #232 Die Cuts and Punches
• Sweet Stampin' Challenge Blog - Lots of Layers 1/2
• A Gem of a Challenge Challenge - #117 Spring Is In The Air
• Craftitude - #63 Easter 1/3
• Hiding In My Craft Room - #146 Flowers 1/3
• Moving Along With The Times - A Card With The Word HAPPY 1/3
• Eclectic Ellapu - Easter
• Challenges 4 Everybody - #40 Anything Goes 3/3
• We Do Doo Badoo - Embellish It! 1/2
• ABC Challenge - J for Just As You Like 1/1
• Delightful Sketches - Bloom 1/1
• Paper Crafting Challenges - #8 No Patterned Paper 1/5
• Everybody Art Challenge - #274 Anything Goes
• Wags N Whiskers - #127 Lots of Layers 1/2
• Time 4 Scrap - #38 Spring
• Word Art Wednesday - #128 Anything Goes 1/5
• Crafty Boots - Sparkle
• Chocolate Coffee and Cards - #63 Spring 1/2
• The Squirrel and The Fox - #68 Die Cuts & Punches 1/3
• Scrapping 4 Fun Challenges - #15 Use A Stamped Image 1/3
• Pattie's Creations Challenge - #90 Easter 1/2
• QKR Stamepede - #84 Spring Celebrations 1/3 - I'm celebrating Easter
• DLArt Thankful Thursday - #130 Easter 3/3

Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!

Unity Friends With Flair!

Happy Friday!  I've FINALLY gotten a card made in time for Unity Friends With Flair YAY!  I've been trying for a few weeks now and haven't made it.  Here's what I created:

Isn't she adorable?  I used one of my newest stamps, Sabrina, to make this card.  I love how versatile it is.  I'm not sure how much it comes across in the photo, but the embossed backgrounds are also shimmery.  You know me and glitter! :)

Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!!

Artistic Experiment

I'm always seeing people make cards without stamps, or challenges sponsoring such things, and I always think to myself, I can't do that!!  I was playing with new dies though and stopped and thought, I CAN do it!  I can make a card without stamps.  So I made a crapload of diecuts and this is what I came up with.  I'm actually really happy with it.

• Totally Papercrafts - Easter 3/3
• Moving Along With The Times - Easter 3/3
• Stampavie and More - #209 Easter
• Simon Says Stamp - Easter/Sweet Treats 3/5
• Crafting By Designs - Anything Goes
• Oldie But A Goodie - Easter 2/3 - The chick punch is about six years old I'd guess and the patterned paper 5-6 years old
• Whoopsi Daisy - Easter
• Victorine Originals - #81 Easter
• Everybody Art Challenge - #274 Anything Goes
• Sister Act Card Challenge - #52 Anything Goes
• The Pink Elephant - #246 Easter
• Dream Valley - #79 Easter 3/3
• Repeat Impressions DCC49 - Easter
• Card Mania - #64 Easter 2/3
• Craftin' Desert Divas Linky Party
• Created With Love Challenge - Easter 2/3
• Squigglefly Challenge - Easter
• Treasured Times Rubber Stamps - #16 Easter 1/3 
• Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes 1/2
• Unstampabelles - #34 Use An Animal
• Let's Craft and Create - #91 Use Punches and Dies
• Simply Create Too - #59 No Digis or Stamped Images
• Cut It Up Challenges - #42 Easter 1/1
• Crafty Catz Weekly - #226 Animal 1/3

Thanks so much for looking everyone and happy crafting.  Laters!!

Have A Sweet Easter

Doesn't Easter make you wanna eat chocolate?  And jelly beans?  And more chocolate?  I've been seeing jelly beans in my sleep the past couple of days with all the Easter crafts I've been making!  I wanted to do something kind of simple so that I could add a pile of Easter cards to my OWH donation box.  I did it without sparkles and glitter too, which is always a challenge for me!

Isn't this bunny just the sweetest??  I'm going to be using him on another card very soon.

I'm entering some challenges:

• Just Be Creative Crazy Linky Party
• Craftin' Desert Divas Linky Party
• DLArt Linky Party
• My Craft Creations - Anything Goes
• Craftitude - #62 Anything Goes/Use Corrugated Paper 3/3
• Word Art Wednesday - #127 Anything Goes 3/5
• Totally Paper Crafts - Easter 2/3
• Cuttin' and Stampin' - Easter 1/3
• Crafting By Designs - Anything Goes
• Stampavie and More - #209 Easter
• Simon Says Stamp - Happy Easter/Sweet Treats 2/5
• DLArt Thankful Thursday - #130 Easter 2/3
• Everybody Art Challenge - #274 Anything Goes
• Sister Act Card Challenge - #52 Anything Goes
• Repeat Impressions DCC49 - Easter
• Moving Along With The Times - Easter 2/3
• The Pink Elephant - #246 Easter
• Paper Take Weekly - Happy Easter 1/5
• Pause Dream Enjoy Linky Party
• Oldie But A Goodie - Easter 1/3 - I used Spellbinders that are two years old and the stamps are between 3 and ten years old
• Whoopsi Daisy - Easter
• Victorine Originals - #81 Easter
• Cuttlebug Mania - Easter Eggs 1/3 I used Spellbinders Nesting Eggs on this card
• Dream Valley - #79 Easter 2/3

Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting!  Laters!!

Bunnies And Eggs

Happy Almost Easter!  I'm loooooving the spring weather (and IGNORING the fact that we're getting SNOW tomorrow!) and making lots of art lately.  I'm still making Easter cards even though it's less than a week away.  I've gotten some new stamps recently and I wanted to use them to make a card.

I just love this bunny.  Especially the expression on her face.

Close up of the Easter tag :)

I'm of course entering some challenges:

• DLArt Thankful Thursday Linky Party
• Sister Act Card Challenge - #52 Anything Goes
• Crafty Girls Challenge - #15 Anything Goes 3/3 
• Crafting By Designs - Anything Goes
• DLArt Thankful Thursday - #130 Easter
• Just Be Creative Crazy Linky Party
• Crafting With Dragonflies - #23 Easter 1/1
• 613 Avenue Create - #67 Anything Goes 1/3
• Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes 2/3
• Ditzie Digi Design - Anything Goes 2/3
• Hobbybook - 2 Or More Die Cuts 1/3
• Repeat Impressions DCC49 - Easter
• The Paper Shelter - #153 Easter Time 1/3
• Simon Says Stamp - Easter/Sweet Treats 1/5
• Scrap Creations - Easter 1/2
• Stampavie and More - #209 Easter
• Milk Coffee Challenge - Easter 1/3 
• Moving Along With The Times - Easter 1/3
• DigiDesigns Challenge - Easter 1/3
• Open Minded Crafting Fun - #8 Easter 1/3
• Cuttin' and Stampin' Challenge - #14 Rainbows and Easter 2/3
• Crafting From The Heart - #14 Anything Goes 1/3
• Rhedd and Rosies - #30 Anything Goes 2/3
• Whimsy Stamps - #70 Anything Goes 2/3
• My Craft Creations - Anything Goes
• Craftitude - #62 Anything Goes 2/3
• Inklings and Yarns Inky Linky #50 2/3
• Crafty Bloggers Network - Die Cuts or Embossing 2/3 (I used both)
• Word Art Wednesday - #127 Anything Goes 2/5
• Love To Scrap - #27 Anything Goes 2/3
• Sugar Creek Hollow - Easter 1/3
• Totally Papercrafts - Easter 1/3
• Jo's Scrap Shack Fun Friday Challenge - Easter 1/3
• Dream Valley - Easter 1/3
• Melonheadz - Easter 1/2
• Ooh La La Challenge Blog - Easter
• The Pink Elephant - Easter
• Victorine Originals - #81 Easter 
• Whoopsi Daisy - Easter 
• Eureka Stamps - #85 Happy Easter 1/3
• Eclectic Ellapu - Easter
• Cards In Envy - Easter 1/3 
• Created With Love - #79 Easter 1/3
• Card Mania Challenge - Easter 1/3 
• Sunflower Field Designs - Easter 1/3
• Crafting For The Craic - Easter 1/5
• Crafts 4 Eternity - #171 Easter 1/3
• Get Inky Challenge - Easter 1/2
• Jellypark Challenge - Easter 1/2
• Scrapping 4 Fun - #14 Anything Goes 2/3
• Crafting Desert Divas Linky Party
• Craft Your Passion - #209 Bunnies, Chicks and Eggs 1/3
• Artistic Inspirations - #87 Anything Goes
• The Artistic Stamper - Embossing and Texture
• Divas By Design - Easter Spring 1/2

Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!

BINGO! New Challenge with Hobbycutz!!

Happy Sunday!  It's FINALLY looking like spring here so I wanted to make a fun springy card for this week's challenge at Hobbycutz!  We're playing BINGO and I chose to play diagonally this time around.  I used die cuts, a stamp and flowers.

Our fabulous sponsor this week is Digi Stamps 4 Joy!  You can visit their amazing shop here.  Here's what I created:

I'm of course linking to a few challenges:

• Just Be Creative Crazy Linky Party
• DLArt Linky Party
• Crafty Girls - Anything Goes 2/3
• Aud Sentiments - #104 Sentiment For A Friend 2/5
• Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes
• Crafting By Designs - Anything Goes

You've got a week to play along in our BINGO challenge!  Hope to have you join us.  Thank you so much for looking and happy crafting!  Laters!

A Stylish Friend

YAYYYYY it's Friday!!!  I love the weekend.  Mostly 'cause I'm going to get new crafts this weekend.  I always love new crafts.

Anyways, craft supplies mean more projects.  I got a new embossing folder the other day and just HAD to use it on another Prima doll tag card.

I'm so into these tag-shaped cards right now, and I'm super excited to announce that I've added them to my shop on The Craft Star! It's always fun to advertise a new listing.

I'm also entering challenges of course:

• Just Be Creative Crazy Linky Party
• Crafty Girls Challenge - #15 Anything Goes 1/3
• Art Impressions Stamps - #133 Best of Friends 1/2
• Crafts Galore Encore - Favorite Color 1/3 (my favorite color is purple, which is the card base, the bling and her dress)
• Timbro Scrap Mania - #91 Only For Girls
• 613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes 1/3
• Challenges 4 Everybody - #40 Anything Goes
• Ditzie Digi Designs - Anything Goes
• Crafting From The Heart - #13 Anything Goes
• Baffies Creative Shop - #31 For The Women
• Rhedd and Rosies - #30 Anything Goes 1/3 
• Whimsy Stamps Challenge - #70 Anything Goes 1/3
• Aud Sentiments Challenge - #104 Sentiment For A Friend 1/5
• DLArt Thankful Thursday Linky Party
• My Craft Creations - Anything Goes
• The Crazy Challenge - #168 Bling It Up 3/4
• Natalie and Amy's - #19 Embossing 1/3
• Scrapbook Stamp Society - #38 Anything Goes 3/3
• Craftitude Challenges - #62 Anything Goes 1/3
• Sister Act Card Challenge - #52 Anything Goes
• Crafting By Designs - Anything Goes
• Crafty Bloggers Network - Die Cuts and/or Embossing
• Word Art Wednesday - #127 Anything Goes 1/5
• Paper Crafting Journey - For That Special Lady 1/3
• Love To Scrap - #27 Anything Goes 1/3
• Craftin' Desert Divas Linky Party
• Craft Your Passion - #208 No Designer/Patterned Paper 1/3
• Artistic Inspirations - #86 Anything Goes
• Flat Friends Challenge - #19 Use A Sentiment 1/1
• Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes 1/2
• Pile It On - #14 Feminine
• Mema's Crafts - Anything Goes
• One Crazy Stamper - Anything Goes 1/5
• Crafty Hands Challenge - Anything Goes 1/3
• Scrapping 4 Fun Challenge - #14 Anything Goes 1/3
• Just Inspirational Challenge - Friends/Family 1/3
• The Artistic Stamper - Embossing and Texture 
• Inklings and Yarn Inky Linky #50 1/3

Creative Moments Challenge - Anything Goes/GIRLY!

Hi all!  We start a new challenge today at Creative Moments!  The theme is Anything Goes/GIRLY so of course I embraced the opportunity to make a blinged up project in shades of pink!  Our lovely sponsor this challenge is DigiDarla Designs!  Here's what I created:

I just love how it turned out!

You've got two weeks to play along with our Anything Goes/Girly challenge!  Hope to have you join us!  Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!

Happy Easter, Everybunny

Hey everyone!  It's time for another monthly challenge at The Craft Garden!  This month we've got a recipe challenge for you!  I picked to use a stencil, spray ink and ribbon.  Here's what I created:

I love how the watercolored bunnies show up against the gradient background.

Be sure to play along with us at The Craft Garden this month!  You can enter three times and it's a ton of fun.  Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting!  Laters!