Thinking of you with lovely blue paper ...

Hello my friends!

Today I am sharing a card that I created using some paper that I have been saving (ever since I won it from Little Yellow Bicycle!) I am entering this in the Use-It-Tuesday Challenge and the Paper Playtime Anything Goes Challenge!

I love these transparent pieces ... so fun and layer really well with the buttons!

Thanks for stopping in!

Lets Get Sketchy Reveal - Brights Plus White & Flowers ...

Hello all --- this is post #2 today ... please scroll down for my Made Especially for You posting!

It's Monday ... and it's Lets Get Sketchy Reveal time!!!!

This week you are being challenged to create a layout using one bright colour plus white and flowers!

And this is the layout that I created ...

I love the orange ... especially how well it matches my friend Gill's hair :)

I used my punches to create matching flowers, also using matching brads to glam things up!

Don't forget to head on over to Lets Get Sketchy to see what amazing layouts the other Lets Get Sketchy team members have created!

Thanks for checking in!

Made Especially For You Reveal - Colour Challenge

Hello my friends!

Happy Monday

Welcome to this week's Made Especially For You designer reveal!

The challenge this week is sponsored by The Cutting Cafe, and we have been challenged to create a card using the colour combo below. 

And this is my card ... it has been made using Little Yellow Bicycle's Saturday collection:

I love the cluster of flowers and butterflies ... I also enjoy the uniqueness of the "take it easy" sentiment - so fun!

Thanks for dropping by!

Don't forget to head over to the Made Especially For You blog to see the rest of the design team creations and to play along yourself!

Fun & bright ...

Hello again ... I'm sharing another card creation today that was created for the summer colours with ribbon challenge over at Really Reasonable Ribbons.

I like the various shades of teal that came with this collection ... I've used both some twine, ribbon and a wooden sentiment to add that extra texture.  (I don't know if you've been paying attention, but you may have noticed that I often like to do a fun bow behind the pennant if I am using one of these wooden Jillibean sentiments ...I always like the way it looks!)

Thanks for stopping in today!

Hello Ribbon!

Hello there!

Happy Saturday!

I'm here today to share a bright colourful summer card (with ribbon) for the Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge!

I love how this card turned out ... it was a bit of an experiment when I started with the ribbon loops ... but I like the effect!  Once again my sewing machine came in really handy :)

Thanks for stopping in today!

ScrapMuch? Sketch-Y Friday Reveal - Jump for Joy!

Happy Friday!

Yee haw! Time for another ScrapMuch? Sketch-Y Friday reveal!!!!

Check out ScrapMuch? for the challenge details ... basically you have the rest of July to play along and if you enter 2 challenges this month --- you'll be entered in a random drawing for an awesome scrappy prize!!

This week's sketch is another fun sketch by the wonderful Laura Whitaker.

And this is my take on the sketch!

I made a few epoxy embellishments with my epiphany ... it is the perfect way to create matching embellishments when you only have paper on hand!

I love the soft peach colour here.

The purple/blue striped paper made my eyes go crossed while I worked on this ... but once you add the photos and the title ... I can't help but enjoy this layout!

Thanks for checking in today!

It's time ...

Hello!

Today I am sharing a card with a black background for the CAS-ual Friday's challenge that is also based on the following Paper Players Sketch!

And this is my take on the sketch ...

I have a few of these metal clock embellies on hand ... and have a hard time parting with them (... ok, I've been hoarding them) ... but I decided that it was about time to make use of one!  I like the metallic/newspaper combo!

Thanks for stopping by!

Because of the bears ...

Hello!

Today I'm sharing a card created based on the following Friday Mashup Sketch!

I thought the bear card would be cute to give to someone who is a fan of camping or has a cottage ...

I kept things simple ... I used a metal pin to anchor my flag and added a bit of brown twine for some extra texture and dimension.

Thanks for stopping by!

Summer Fun!

Welcome!

Today I'm sharing a summery coloured card made for the V's Sweet Ideas Blog challenge and the Really Reasonable Ribbons challenge.

I love all the bright colours and the sweet butterfly on this card :)

Lately I have been creating a lot of tags/pennants for my sentiments... a really easy and effective way to add that extra creativity to a card :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Lets Get Sketchy Reveal - Whoo's the cutest?

Hello all --- this is post #2 today ... please scroll down for my Made Especially for You posting!

It's Monday ... and you know what that means ... It's Lets Get Sketchy Reveal time!!!!

This week you are being challenged to create a layout based on the following fun sketch:

And this is my take on the sketch!

I love this owl/flower cluster ... I added the googly eyes to the owl ... so fun, eh?

Don't forget to head on over to Lets Get Sketchy to see what amazing layouts the other Lets Get Sketchy team members have created!

Thanks for checking in!

MEFY Reveal -- Stop and play a little ...

Hello my friends!

Happy Monday ... first order of business ... I'd like to congratulate Ellen on winning the prize that I offered as part of my Fun in the Sun Beach Blog Hop challenge!  Congrats Ellen ... I've sent you an email to confirm your mailing address :)

Now on to this week's Made Especially For You designer reveal!

The challenge this week is sponsored by Paper Piecings by Nikki ... and we have been challenged to create an easel card.

And this is the card that I've created!

I decided to go for a "busy" cluster of embellishments ... I love mixing textures and like the juxtaposition of the smooth pearl straight pins with the rough twine bow! 

Don't forget to head over to the Made Especially For You blog to see the rest of the design team creations and to play along yourself!

Hello card!

Hello friends!

Today I'm sharing a card created for the Hello stamped card challenge at Moxie Fab World!

I stamped both the wood grain background and the flowers on this card.

I popped up the flowers to add that extra oomph and added some ribbon and a wooden tag for that extra texture.

Thanks for stopping in!

Branches of the same tree ...

Hi!

Today I'm sharing a card created for the "Love" Moxie Fab World stamped card challenge!

I kept this card pretty simple ... but used a few brads and a tiny bow of twine to add that little bit extra!

Thanks for stopping by!

ScrapMuch? Sketch-Y Friday Reveal - Sweet Angel

Happy Friday!

 Time for another ScrapMuch? Sketch-Y Friday reveal!!!!

Check out ScrapMuch? for the challenge details ... basically you have the rest of July to play along and if you enter 2 challenges this month --- you'll be entered in a random drawing for an awesome scrappy prize!!

This week's sketch is another oh so beautiful sketch by the lovely Laura Whitaker.

And this is my take on the sketch! 

I used my stickles to add the glitter to the "angel" alphas ... I like the sparkles!

This cluster makes use of a few different flowers that I had on hand ... I was so excited to have the perfect spot for the white lacy one in the centre ... I love it!

I even made use of my epiphany to make some epoxy accents for my layout ... and as you can see, I used my sewing machine!

Thanks for checking in today!

I can't wait to see what you create!

Thank you from the birds ...

Hello my friends!

Today I'm sharing a Thank You card that I created using stamping for the Moxie Fab World Challenge and the Frosted Designs Challenge!

These birds are pretty cute ...I chose to use 2 different ink colours to keep things exciting ... and used a few brad accents along my ribbon for that extra bit of bling!

Thanks for checking in!

Let us play in the sun ...

Hello there!

Today I'm sharing another card created with the Authentique colour challenge in mind:

I love the sentiment on this card (so meaningful)!  This paper and sentiment are from Authentique's Gathering collection.

I made good use of my sewing machine on this one ... you may have noticed that lately I have really been enjoying creating subtle borders with a zig zag stitch on my card.

Thanks for checking in ... I hope you were inspired :)

ScrapMuch? Colour Challenge

Hi there!

Today I'm sharing a card that was created with the ScrapMuch? colour challenge in mind!

This is the colour combo:

And this is my card creation ... 

I thought these bumblebee chipboard pieces were pretty cute ... 

Thanks for checking in ... head over to ScrapMuch? and check out the colour challenge yourself!

Lets Get Sketchy Reveal - 30

Hello all --- this is post #2 today ... please scroll down for my Made Especially for You posting!

It's Monday ... and you know what that means ... It's Lets Get Sketchy Reveal time!!!!

This week you are being challenged to create a layout based on the following fantastic sketch:

And this is my take on the sketch ...

I enjoyed playing with all the circles on this one ... a really fun and creative sketch!  I paired it up with star accents ... just to mix it up :)

Don't forget to head on over to Lets Get Sketchy to see what amazing layouts the other Lets Get Sketchy team members have created!

Thanks for checking in!

Made Especially For You Reveal - Three Colour Challenge

Hello my friends!

Happy Monday - Welcome to this week's Made Especially For You designer reveal

The challenge this week is sponsored by Verve Stamps ... and we have been challenged to create a card using only 3 colours!

This is my card --- I chose the lovely colour combo of gold, grey and cream!

I like how elegant this card turned out ... the satin grey bow and pearl straight pins embellish the card nicely!

Don't forget to head over to the Made Especially For You blog to see the rest of the design team creations and to play along yourself!