A Valentines card

Morning everyone and a dreary day outside here in Pennsylvania. Good day to use some happy colors so I made my first Valentines card. I don't normally do Valentines day cause hubby and I usually just buy a card for each other and call it a day (kinda sad huh) but this year I decided to take advantage of all the adorable images and paper I found recently. This is a LOTV image along with some K and Company paper and the ribbon is some of the new recollections line at Michaels. I did edge the circle with some liquid pearls and doggone it if I didn't smear a bit on the bottom of the card but I don't think it will be that noticeable unless I point it out and frankly, I just didn't know what to slap over it to cover it up. I might take a white pen and try to cover it up a bit though. Ok guys, I have a busy day planned so enjoy the remainder of your weekend.

Wishin for warm weather...

Today is Saturday and I am glad it is the weekend but for some reason spring fever is starting to creep up on me. We have one of the lucky ones and our winter really hasn't been too bad this year, especially compared to last year and what most of the country is going thru. But it has been gray and dreary the past few days so that always makes me wish for bright springlike colors so I made a couple of cards with that thought in mind. This first one is a house mouse stamp I have had for awhile, I think they are so adorable but only have a few. May have to check around and see if I come across any although I don't believe Michaels and Joanns carry them. This is for the Simon Says Stamp challenge which is to use an animal image on your card. Not quite happy with this card but it has set on my desk for several days and since I can't quite pinpoint what I don't like about it I am going to call it done and move on.

This is my second card for today which I am much happier with. I am entering it into the Cute Card Thursday which was to use a sketch and into challenge 63 at Color and Create which is to use lemon, green and white and for the kraftin kimmie challenge which is to reuse and recycle. Wow! That is a lot of challenges for me!  I have used some bridal flowers I have had for years up in the corner and some clearance cardstock I had laying around for the kraftin kimmie challenge. Well, that is it for me for now, hopefully will get a chance to play a bit more later. Have a great weekend!

Yeah Steelers! Booo Monday...

Good morning everyone! Monday again but I guess we should be thankful to be able to say that. I have had a recent somewhat unexpected death of one of my patients so today I am trying to appreciate things a bit more as you never know when that opportunity may not be there. This is my card for next weeks stamping bella challenge which is to do a valentines day card. My husband and I don't really do much for valentines but maybe this year I will make him up a card. I am sure he would prefer there be a deer or fish on it as opposed to this little cutie so this is going in my pile. This is one of the Green Bean baby images and I glimmer misted the doily shapes behind her but you can't really tell in the photo. The brads are glittered and I added some diamond dust glitter to the edges of the heart so in real life she has a bit more bling. I am also entering her into the Totally Papercrafts challenge which is to use hearts.

My next card is for the lili of the valley challenge which is a sketch. I had ordered these when the new release came out and got them the end of last week. I so admire the coloring the dt does and thought I would try to imitate it but I have waaayyy more color on my images then they do so will try again with another image. At least I bought several so I have lots to play with! Not quite sure about my paper choices but I think they are just out of my comfort zone a bit. This card will probably go to my sister in law or mother in law as they both have birthdays this week. Ok, time to make my tea and hit the road. Drive safe and stay warm everyone!

Paper Sundaes challenge and a RAK

Hope you are all having a great weekend! Trying to get some cardmaking in so I can watch the Steelers play tomorrow. Sorry if you're a Jets fan! My card today is for the Paper Sundaes challenge and this is their first year anniversary. You needed to pick your favorite challenge they have sponsored and I always like when someone uses a corner decoration so that is what I went with. I have used my new scallop edge die from MFT that my bestest buddy Patty sent me just cause. Isn't that like the best type of present? I should make a point of trying to do that for other people, even if it is only a card just to say I am thinking of you. I will make it a belated New Years resolution. The other gift on my card is the greeting farm stamp that Elaine sent me when she was cleaning out her craft room. I sent her some felt I got but I think I got the better end of the deal!

The paper is the Wanted collection and I think it is by Cosmo Cricket, colored with copics and some twine I got from PTI. Okay, think I will sign off, surf a bit and then maybe work on another card.

Kraftin Kimmie card

TGIF!!! Well, we got some snow here last night but only looks like a couple of inches, they were predicting up to 5 so I can handle 2. I love looking out my back porch over the woods right after it snows and seeing the snow on all the branches. So pretty! Ok, down to the card. This is one of the releases from last year and my buddy Patty bought it for me for a xmas present. (Love Patty!). I have made this for another birthday card for one of the girls at work. Her name is Linda and she is one of our bath aides and does a fabulous job! She doesn't even get wet when she helps shower patients. I, on the other hand, would probably be as wet as the patient by the time we were done so I am very thankful to have Linda to work with. I believe the background paper is Tim Coffey Blossomwood and I used some prima hydrangeas for the corner with some stickles in the center of each. I am entering this into kraftin kimmies challenge this week which is to use flowers. Hope everyone has a good Friday and a Great Weekend!

Hambo submissions

Hey everyone, just a quick post to show you a couple of cards I made up for the Hambo stamps dt try outs. Have always loved their stamps and the sentiments are truly hysterical. I made a card for my supervisor when she was ill (remember I am a nurse) that said "Sorry to hear you're not feeling well" on the front and when you opened it it said "Dibs on your organs!" Now I find that hilarious and my supervisor did too, my husband thinks we are all cracked in the head so he didn't get the joke. Anyways, these are my submissions for the dt applications, the first one I made is for my nephew, we are Pittsburgh Penguins fans around here so I tried to go with the gold and black. Added some glossy accents to his helmet and skates and colored him with my copics but the coloring seems a little washed out in this photo. Still need to practice with the camera and lighting more I guess. I thought the striped paper reminded me of a referee so there ya go.

My next card is for my niece for her birthday and inside it says "Hope this card puts a spring in your step" or it will once I print it out! I actually used some xmas paper from last year for the background but I thought the blue, lavender and white was pretty. I also used some felt I got from etsy and my flower dies from PTI. Ta da! I even did a little colored pencil and OMS around the bunnies to make them pop. Okay, well wish me luck and I will let you know when I hear. I do have to say they have been extremely good at keeping us updated on progress which is very considerate. Also check out their new challenge blog, the blinkie is on my sidebar and they will be starting next month.

Wild Woman!

Happy Hump Day everyone! (you too Elaine!) I finally got a chance to make up a card and am entering it into 2 challenges which is crazy for me. I am lucky to enter one at a time so 2 from the same card is something to pat myself on the back for. I don't understand how people make a card and then find 20 challenges it qualifies for and enter all of them. I am pretty organized but they have me beat! (or maybe just more time on their hands). Anyways, this card is a stamping bella image, I love the little kids in the different cups, buckets etc. The paper is a paper pad I picked up on clearance at Michaels. I don't normally care for gray (too dreary of a color) but I liked the design and the pop of orange and blue and I think it came out pretty well. I have also mounted it on kraft cardstock so I will also enter it into the spotted chicks challenge which is always to use kraft cardstock in some way. If you haven't see Jeanies blog you should definately visit. Not only are her cards great but her sense of humor always puts a smile on my face and you can't have too many smiles now can you? Oh, her blog is http://thespottedchick.blogspot.com and of course stamping bella is just that.

Hope everyone has a good hump day and Elaine, tell Phil I said Hi and have fun!!!