QUICK & EASY......

This was a quick and easy birthday card that I CASEd from somewhere, but it has been so long ago I am not sure where I found it. I used the Watercolor Trio stamp set (retired), coloring up the flowers with my markers. The eyelet border punch was used to trim the bottom of the pink layer and a piece of Rich Razzleberry satin ribbon was wrapped around with a bow attached to it. Not real sure that I like this bow very much, it's just a knot placed on top of the ribbon strip with a glue dot, but you need to experiment with different things just to find out.

Thanks for stopping by today!!! Have a great one!!!

MARCH SIMPLY PAPER DESIGN CHALLENGE....

This post will catch me up with showing my cards for our team's challenges. The challenge is here and the groups projects are here. We also have a couple of extras thrown in there --- thanks for joining us, Debbie & Regina!!! You guys did an awesome job!!!
I love this Turtle & Co. set. It's not only because it is so darn cute, but it is the Ronald McDonald House set for Stampin' Up this catalog. This means that with every set sold, Stampin' Up donates $3.00 to the charity. What could be easier to help those with loved ones in hospitals far from home?

This is an absolutely horrible picture, but the card was really cute in real life. Really --- I mean it. (Actually, the picture on Cindy's blog looks much better, so she must have waved her magic wand over it or something.) Anyway, I colored Mr. Turtle using my blender pen and my stamping pads (using the top with some color squeezed on it). I used my Scoring Tool to make a little frame on the layer under the image. The flower was made using my Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer punch and adding a button all tied up with hemp twine. A small piece of Pacific Point ribbon creates a little faux tab on the right.

Thanks so much for stopping by!!!! Have a great weekend!!!!

FEBRUARY SIMPLY PAPER DESIGN CHALLENGE....

Almost there....... I am up to posting the February Simply Paper Design Challenge. Check out the challenge here and the finished cards here. Debbie N., my upline and Cindy's sister, played along using the sketch only. She is the best upline you could ask for. Check out her blog, Unfrogettable Stamping, here.

So, here is the card I came up with. I used the Circle Circus stamp set to make my own designer paper. I layered a couple of pieces of ribbon and added buttons. The button "ties" are just really thin strips of paper that was very, very carefully tied (after several failed attempts). Very simple, but not a card to mail --- too lumpy and bumpy with the buttons on there.

Have a great day!!! Check back soon......

LOOKIE, LOOKIE..............

I feel soooo guilty!!!! I have been such an extreme slacker and yet my good friend Beverly chose to honor my blog with this award.

And the weird thing is that it is for people whose blogs inspire her. Me??? Inspire her??? Beverly is an awesome stamper that I met through my Stampin' Up group. She is one who was born with the creative gene. Check out her blog, Beestamper, and see what I mean.

This is what I have to do:

Pass on the award to five other people, who's blogs have inspired me. It also needs to be someone who has less than 200 followers.

Put a comment on their blog, so that they know about it.

Link back to the person who gave me the award and thank them.

Post the award on my blog.

Now, I have several blogs that I check all the time, so here goes my inspiration:

1. Cindy @ Simply Cindy Crafts - I know she is on Beverly's list, too, but that just means you should really check her out.....

2. Debbie @ Unfrogettable Stamping - My friend and upline --- it is all her fault that I fell in love with stamping.....

3. Judi @ Judi's Cuties - She has such a clean and simple style which just suits me...

4. Monica @ Paper Cottage - She hasn't posted for a while (kind of like me), but she also has a clean and simple style that calls out to me.....

5. Nancy @ Paper Dreams & Creative Wishes - She is the queen of recycling stuff the rest of us just throw away. Love her ideas.....

So, there are my choices. Hope you guys enjoy them as much as I do. And a great big THANKS to Beverly for including me on her list. Have a great day!!!!

JANUARY SIMPLY PAPER DESIGN CHALLENGE....

For January, I was the one to pick the colors and come up with a sketch. I have seen this color combo for winter cards before and just love it!!! See the challenge here and the cards from the group here.

This image is from the retired Holiday Tag Team set. The sentiment is from A Word for You. The snowflakes are cut out with the Big Shot and the Northern Frost decorative strip die. All layered together and tied up with a simple piece of ribbon.

Thanks, again, for stopping by. See you on the flip side......

DECEMBER SIMPLY PAPER DESIGN CHALLENGE....

I may get caught up yet. Probably not, but hope springs eternal. This was my card for the December Simply Paper Challenge. Check out the challenge here and the group's cards here.

I used the Delightful Decorations set for my ornament, Snow Swirled for my tree and Word Play for my sentiment. To break up the white space, I spritzed it with my markers and Color Spritzer Tool. The ornament is raised up on dimensionals and is hanging on a piece of baker's twine. This one is an easy mailer, no big lumps or bumps.

Thanks for stopping by!!! Hope to get more stuff posted this week, so keep checking in.........