Hop along with some CUPCAKES!!

Welcome to the CUPCAKES BLOG HOP!!! Here you may enjoy all the cupcakes you want, eat it all up and not feel guilty about the calories being added! Who said you couldn't have your cupcake and eat it too?! YOU CAN!! hehe!! Today's hop is all about CUPCAKES!! in any form, color, shape and size... You don't know what you'll find on the blogs so make sure you visit each of us! It's going to be a SWEEEEEEET hop, without the calories!!

If you have hopped on to my blog from Tanya's blog, you are on the right track! If you've hopped on my blog by chance or out of order, please start your Cupcake adventures at the very beginning on Berenice's blog... She is hosting this hop and you may want to gather up the details on her blog about today's hop, AND you don't want to miss out on ANY of the SWEETS being shared with you today, so PLEASE start at the beginning... It is an honor to be apart of this blog hop with Berenice and all her wonderful friends! Thank you Berenice for hosting the show!!

Just in case, here is the order list of blogs you'll need to be hopping on....

Berenice
Laura
Dena
Theresa
Julie
Tanya
Kris <-- You are here
Lisa
Sheila
Martha
Jen
Amy
Jamie

Are you ready for my sweet piece of the cupcake?!? let's go....

I made a matching card and notepad... i've been saving this piece of cupcake paper just for today... well, because it fit the theme PERFECTLY...
This is my first try at a recessed window card... i've been seeing some many wonderful creations with this technique and wanted to try it too... you can get the instructions here... i'm a bit in the trial and error process and i didn't base my card on the exact instructions but it's the same concept.... my image choice for the blog hop is CC Designs Cupcake Brigitta, colored in copics and cut out with nesties using the out of box technique and paired with Studio G's clear stamp "hey there, cupcake." sentiment... i accidently cut the front layer a little bigger than suppose to but i fixed it up by adding strips of punched borders... can't see it in the pix but i added Diamond stickles to her wings and Glossy Accents to the frosting part of her cupcakes... and i also embossed a layer of CS (behind the image) with Cuttlebug's Swiss Dots folder...
The inside... with a scrap piece of DP matching the front of the card, i added to give the inside a burst of color too...
And this is the matching notepad with pen holder.... another new thing i've tried out!

Hope you like my cupcake creations and i hope it has sparked a creative boom for you to get crafty!! Time for you to hop on over to Lisa's blog and see what she has whipped up to share with you! Enjoy the rest of the hop and THANKS for coming by!!

Aloha....

Looking at the time it is technically Sunday, so HAPPY Sunday!!! even if i am posting this in the wee early AM,,,, hehe... i was a bit occupied yesterday and failed to prepost this creation,,, (slap on the hands) so if you want to scold me now, go ahead, i'm bracing myself for it... =D i know you wouldn't though... i need some "down" time right?!?

had a fun filled day yesterday... Hubby took us to eat at my FAVE restaurant on the west side... and then treated the kiddies to a ride on the Sugar Cane Train... oh yes, it was a family day well spent... literally! LOL...

i spent the last 4 hours staring at the things on my desk waiting for it to come together by itself... yup, it's a crafter's block moment... didn't get much done.... arrrgh! now i'm sneakin' in to post this creation before hitting dreamland... i think that's what i need to refuel Ms. Creativity...
simply said with some Aloha.... my super sweet BFF sent me a package of goodies and inside was this wonderful CC Designs stamp, Welcome Brigitta, that's been on my wishlist since it's release.... Thanks BFF, me LOVES this so much!! i received this a few weeks ago, but kept it aside (with the urgency and temptation of wanting to ink it up) until after the party was well over with.... so this past week i finally got to use her along with the weekly ATS challenge which is a fun sketch.... i wanted her to stand out so i picked a color found within the DPs and that color was orange.... purple and orange??? not a bad mix... hehe... the Aloha sentiment is from TGF's Anya Says set which goes great with this image... or so i think.... i'm so sorry but i have no idea what the DP line is called... i just know i bought a bunch when it went on clearance and i failed to scribble down the deets.... so bad!! went with a 5x7 card so that the sketch could clearly been seen without hiding the papers so much... combined some punched flowers with some primas and rhinestone middles... then added a few dew drops here and there... simple and clean.... do you likey?!?

that's all i have to share with you for now... will pop back in later with sign ups for September's SSS and if all goes planned this coming week, i have a few more sharings... i just remembered i haven't shared my journal page for last week... i'm not so thrilled with it but i'll share that soon... just trying to work out the postings so i'm not overposting... LOL.... have a fantastic Sunday and come again soon!!

Kick off for Christmas?!?!

Hiya!! poppin' in this early tuesday morning for a quick sharing.... i'm actually playing in a challenge... amongst everything else i'm suppose to be doing i wanted a little "free" play.... i can't even tell you how super stumped i was making this card... it's like Ms. Creativity went on vacay or something without telling me.... you know, the last freedom ride for summer... gonna have to have a talk with her... LOL... really though, i did have a hard time finishing but was absolutely determined to finish it since it was partially complete...

challenge over at ATS this week is CHRISTMAS in JULY! perfect for a kick start to making those Christmas cards, gift ideas, tags, etc.... and the good man knows i NEED a kick start!! but i can bet you i'll probably procrastinate again! haha! lately that has been the word in my craft world... man would some one just delete the word entirely?! hehe... i'd be better off if the word was not part of the vocabulary or in the dictionary... dream on right?! well, here is what i came up with by winging it...
totally plain if you ask me... if not for the pretty papers i guess you could say... papers are pretty busy itself and i couldn't really find the right embellies to stand out... my solution... slap on a sentiment (from Dandelion Designs) and just a touch of rhinestones (yah it blends into the papers) and leave it like it is.... not even the border punch i wanted to use would go with it... ahhh, no stress papers worked it's magic... and CC Designs Sugarplum Santa Emma is the steal of the show anyway... =D i fun flocked the white parts of her outfit and Santa hat, something i love to do when i can... hmmm, maybe when i pull this card out again for the holiday season i'll find something to dress it up a little more... what do you vote?! leave as is?

okie dokie.... way past my bedtime... told myself i need to start sleeping a little earlier... obviously it's not happening... LOL... i just enjoy the silence of the night crafting.... no interruptions or disruptions... just me and my craft supplies... ahhh! privileged pleasures.... too bad i kinda hit the crafting stump.... oh well, hope for a better craft day later today... Ciao for now!

Funky Princess

stopping in for a Royal share... =D i've been playing along with all the fun challenges at TGF for the Royalty contest and almost didn't play along with the last week... merely because i was stumped and my mojo seemed to take an unepexcted vacay... LOL... i think it's back though... haha!

anyway, i pushed myself to the very last minute to play along with Week 4 - the 4C's... what is that you ask??? 4Cs as in crown, castle, carriage, and carats... it was a challenge trying to use all of it on one card (you were required to use atleast one) and during one of my moments talking to myself the hub says "how hard can it be to add all of that onto your card?" well mind you dear hubby, it is very hard if you are trying to make it look right and not just slap all of that together... LOL... oh i wanted to dare him to participate so bad! of course i didn't... my craft supplies are kapu (sacred) to me... hehe!

after much 'waste' of some supplies because it didn't go together, or didn't look right, or i changed my mind many times (thanks mr. mojo) here is what i came up with...
Creeper Tuesday here has a funky twist to being a princess... she's very outspoken and doesn't care if she has a sassy face on, the sentiment from CC Designs says it all... =D she brings the spunk to being royal, hehe! being tempted to do her up in pink, i went with purples as my main color on her WITH added pink, yep... the papers are all from the new The Yellow Bicycle tiny princess line... papers are SO cute... finally used my fleur border punch by EK too... and the carriage is a saved rub on i had stashed away... so let's see, i've got a crown (part of the image), a castle (part of the DP) and a carriage (rub on)... last but not least, carats (rhinestones) completes my card... you'll find it on her crown and on the layout... since i didn't get a chance to play along with TGF's FFCB WOW challenge sketch #5 a few weeks ago, i used it for inspiration and guidance to make this card...

sorry for the not so good picture... i had to darken it a little bit as the original picture was really bright.. camera skills are not a thing for me... i'm still learning... haha!

thanks for sharing a part of your day with me... hope you come back and visit again soon! =D

Make someone happy!

Whoops!! i let most of Saturday sneak right by me!! almost....

another creation here to share with you that i finished yesterday and i have to tell you that i'm really loving the color combo... hope you do too!! maybe i've used it before with out noticing but it all goes so well together...

color challenge over at ATS for the weekly challenge and it's to use the colors AQUA, YELLOW and LIME... i found some DP perfect for the challenge... first piece was from a paper stack that i haven't used yet and the polka dot DP was some scrap... going through my humungous binder of stamps that would go perfectly with this combo i finally settled on using CC Designs Tulip Birgitta... i actually have her as a digi... kept the LO simple so the papers (and colors) standout with little embellishments. flowers, pearls and bling... the sentiment is also from CC Designs... the layer behind Birgitta was embossed with a new folder i snagged at BF's sale... i really like it and sanded it down a little just to show some white... and can you believe i didn't use any glitter?! i was tempted but opt not to... used a darker yellow for the tulip as i wanted it to really standout and now i think i should have layered it... oh well! i'm pretty "HAPPY" with this card...

got to do a little craft shopping at Island Paperie today and found some goodies to play with... even found some beautiful papers... as if i need more right?! i think i know what i want to use them for, unless it gets added to my hoarder collection... hehe!

taking a break tomorrow from posting but will be back on Monday to start a new week of sharing... hopefully i get to play in the craft room all night... so much i want to do, but it seems i always run out of time... story of my life... LOL... stay tuned and for now, enjoy the rest of the weekend!!! and make someone happy!! and make yourself happy by doing some crafting! =D

Felt Flowers....

Happy Sunday Everyone!! i have to admit... with school getting out on a Thursday and a 3 day weekend, i have my days sorta mixed! hehe! oh well... main thing is it's enjoyable right?!

apologizing for the lack of posting... with summer officially starting as of Friday, i was catching up on some family time... Friday we went to watch Kung Fu Panda 2 with the DDs... so CUTE and the girls LOVED it! Mommy and Daddy did too... we ended the day with the girls doing a quick ride around the mall on this cute little train... something new that the mall will be having on Fridays... then yesterday we had another family day spent at the ocean center.... this time the lil' man got to join in... here's a pix of the kiddies before we started our adventure....

we had LOTS of fun there.... lil' man was interested in some of it... things that really caught his eyes... oh especially the huge deep water tank where all the sharks roam... he had a kick out of that... =D and of course my days ended with craft time... LOTS of it... boy am i trying to touch up everything... managed to finish this card too....
ATS challenge this week is FELT! i knew i had a stash of some felt things somewhere and glad that i found it... the 2 felt flowers with the rhinestone middles don't really match on this card, but that's pretty much all i could find... at first i thought the clouds were felt, but after touching it, it didn't really feel like felt... idk! LOL... anyway, i used CC Designs Gretel and Butterfly Fence as my image choices... used my MS flower border punch and even punched and cut the different colored flowers... whoa, so time consuming... hehe... i tried to use very subtle DP so that it wasn't too busy and the main focus would be my little flower garden scene... overall, even if the felt flowers didn't quite match, i'm happy with the results of this card! =D

that's it from me for now.... need to get some shut eye.... the morning (after some sleep) will be another busy day, house cleaning for summer... ugh, i think i feel a cold coming on.. haha! stay tuned for an exciting week here with LOTS of happening and sharings... and come back tomorrow for a new challenge at Lollipop Crafts with some important info.... ta-ta!!

Bling, Bling!!!

a crafter's best friend!! LOL.... or atleast one of them, speaking in supply terms... hehe!

i'm hosting this week at Lollipop Crafts for Challenge #40 and we want you to BLING up your creations!! easy right?! Add glitter, rhinestones, shimmer mist, etc, but make your creations sparkle and BLING!!!
Digi's With Attitude is our sponsor this week and if you LOVE attitude (images with attitude) then you'll definitely want to check this sponsor out... play along in this week's challenge too for a chance to win a prize full of attitude! hop on over to the LC blog and check out the deets on how to join in this week's challenge and what prize is at stake....
this is my blingin' creation for the challenge! can you see it?! lots of rhinestones on here with a touch of glitter... i used CC Designs Laying Nora (LOVE HER) for my card paired with some pretty colorful Bo Bunny papers... the sentiment is from Stampendous... punched and layered some butterflies, used some ribbon and even added a stick pin created by my GF Kim!! which btw, you can purchase at her Etsy shop! check out her blog and take the link to her store...

do you need more inspiring creations to help you get started?! the Lollipop Girls have some AWESOME eye candy for you this week on the LC blog!! so go on over and and leave them some love too!

that's it from me for now... sorry i was suppose to share a creation with you on Sunday, but it wasn't done yet... so i'll share it a little later today... =D Have a beautiful Monday and a fantastic week!!!

Birthday Wishes....

Happy Thursday!! sorry, with blogger down last night i wasn't able to get my post up early... but it's here now! the week flew by again and we're almost into the weekend.... YAY! hope you all are having a good week so far... mine has been busy getting back into routine...
today is sponsor spotlight at Lollipop Crafts and there is a post on the LC blog about Softpencil Digital Stamps! Get to know about the company and check out some CUTE samples from the DT using Softpencil images... oh, and there is still time to play along in this week's challenge if you haven't already done so!! =D

here's my creation for the spotlight... i used "Molly giving flower" on my card paired with the "birthday wishes" sentiment from CC Designs Pixies Birthday Bash (and older set)... used up my lovable Bo Bunny paper scraps and a MS border bunch... can't really see it, but i have some stickles on the image (grass and flower) and added bling to some of the border punched flowers... i even opened my new pack of flowers (posted a few days ago) that i bought from Oahu to add to my creation... the colors matched so i had to open it.... hehe! if not it would have probably been hoarded...

hope i've inspired you to get creative or even play along with us... Softpencil has many cute designs and these adorable images could be yours... one random winner from this week's challenge will win a $10 GC to the store!! Awesome prize huh?!

alright! wherever you are today, whatever you may be doing, i'm wishing you a bright and beautiful day... until tomorrow.... get creative!! =D

It's so SKETCH-y!

but i'm sure you'll LOVE it! Happy Monday Friends!! It's a new week and that brings a new challenge at Lollipop Crafts!

Lollipop Girl Kim is hosting this week and she has a FANTASTIC sketch for you today... we'll get to that in a bit... Thank you to all that have continously participated in our challenges... We appreciate your endless support and hope you continue to play along!

Robyn's Fetish is our sponsor this week and they are offering a GREAT prize! Be sure to get all the details on the Lollipop Crafts blog on how to play along and chance your luck at being the RANDOM winner!! Now onto the sketch.... Kim kept it pretty simple for you to follow, but remember, you can always flip it, turn it around or whatever just as long as we can see the sketch in your creation... oh and you're not limited to make just cards... BE CREATIVE!

This is my take on the awesome sketch! I finally inked up Cupcake Birgitta from CC Designs, a gift from my GF Joy U. (Thanks again Joy!)... she was so fun to color up... i followed the sketch to the bone and didn't embellish since the papers really stand out and already have glitter on them... do you likey?!

Please make time to check out what the rest of the DT have created this week with the sketch and leave them some lovey... i have to bounce out now and get busy in my craft room!! spent most of saturday rearranging my stamps, moving them into CD cases and i still have to figure out how to store the rest... Sunday was deemed an unofficial day off (for most of the day) just to be lazy... it got me lazy alright, but now i'm pushing my buttons to get moving again... so much to do and i just know i'm going to run out of time... like usual... LOL... be back tomorrow with more sharings!! Thanks for stopping by today!! Hugs!

Simple Notepads...

Ah-HA! 3 days in a row for posting... i'm so on a roll!! LOL... but then i'll probably break again for the weekend, since today is the 1st day of the Keiki Karnival... we'll be busy stuffing our faces, playing games, watching good entertainment and hopefully selling some of our things! awesomely our booth is right next to the soda booth... caffeine fix... hehe!

a fabulous challenge is happening over at All That Scraps and well, i decided to play along this week... Anything goes is the theme and i do believe this project fits right into the catergory... so here it is...

and yes, i've used scraps on this notepad cover too! i used Laying Nora from the Swiss Pixies line by CC Designs and paired it with the senitment from TGF's Butterfly Wishes set... you can get both sets from ATS... i really like this one...

since i was on a roll with creating this one, i decided to do another... and that's this one using Country Girl, also a CC Design... a sweet stamp i got from my blogging sister Michelle for Christmas! Thank you Michelle! she was perfect to pair with some yummy candy paper from DCWV...

sad to say i've only made 2 of these... didn't get a chance to pick up more notepads until last night and well, my desk looks like this right now....

might not have time to put more together, so we'll see... oh and my desk is considered a "clean" craft night... hahaha!

time to say toodles and get some sleep... i didn't know it was waaaaaaaay past my time limit... i'm weighing in my head "finish up now" or "finish up after some sleep"??? hmmm, i think i'll finish up after some sleep! good choice right?! hehe

Sweet Christmas Gifts!

Happy Friday!!! OMGoodness, i've been MIA for far too long.... 2 of my biggest projects are now complete so i think i'll have a little more free time to post and share.... =D oh it feels so good to have some pressure/stress relieved.... phew! and to top it off, the 2 lil' ones have a slight cold... =( no fun! and last night DD1 said she felt sick... oh did i mention i caught it too! yup, i tried to be strong, but i couldn't fight it... i'm feeling a little better with cough drops... =D just a little congested...

anyway, here's one of the big projects i've been working on... took me 2 1/2 days to complete... record time... LOL... anyway, this fit perfect for a challenge over at ATS - Gift Ideas!

Since this is for a bunch of 2nd graders who really don't care what the packaging looks like but what's inside, i decided to keep this year's Christmas goodies a little simple.... yet a little girly since DD1 is all about girly!
i saw this simple treat holder at a craft fair last month and thought it was so cute and so simple to make... so i did my own measurements and recreated these little treats... you can actually make these for any occasion by changing up the papers and images... on this one i used CC Designs Santa Emma from last year's release... she's a total cutie so i just had to use her.... of course she's dressed in pink! one of DD1's favorite colors...

here's a close up... simple treat, a pencil and a candy cane.... then i thought about it, they could actually use the treat holder as a bookmark afterwards... more than likely they won't, but it was a good thought... LOL

weekend is here and i'm excited the DH is flying home tonight!! too bad it's in the midst of a storm... i pray he comes home safely... busy weekend ahead with 2 Christmas parties to attend, last minute Christmas shopping and whatever other obstacles come my way.... i hope i can sneak in some craft time too... probably not but i still hope! =D Hope you all have a fantastic weekend no matter where you are or what you will be doing!! keep on smiling! be back soon!!

Happy Birthday Sweet November!

Fabulous Friday is finally here!!! Looking forward to a busy weekend full of cleaning and celebrating!! =D so before all of that starts, i wanna sneak in and share with you a card i made for the ATS Birthday challenge this week! Challenge is Birthday in celebration of Amy Young's birthday designing for ATS... Amy's design line is called Sweet November and she has some cute and fun images! i thought it was perfect to use one of her first designs for this challenge... here is Chanter Heartsong... sweetly celebrating!! the sentiment is from CC Designs Pixie Birthdays set that i carefully used several memento inks on to make it colorful... well, it's a colorful card all around as it's such a great way to celebrate!! (yikes, sorry for the bad picture, i'm still learning my camera) can't really see it, but the dots at the end of her dress has some stickles and the top of the cupcake does too!!

alright, i have to bounce on out of here!! will try and visit you during the weekend and maybe try and get some sharings on my blog too... no promises, but i'll sure try!! if not, i'll see you back here on Monday!! Have a fantastic weekend!!! Hugs!

Celebrating the Holidays!

{2nd post today. Please scroll down for my Lollipop Crafts challenge post. Thank you!!}

Wow, i still can't believe how fast the weekend went by.... there were so many things and challenges i wanted to play along with, but time just wasn't there! i had a bigger project i had to finish (i'll share that later in the week with you) that consisted of cut, cut and paste and then assemble... =D but it's done and i'm a bit relieved!

i did manage, however, to finish my double challenge entry for ATS... i just love the challenges and try to play along as much as i can... this week they're having a double challenge... you can either play in one or both... i decided to play in both... first challenge was a theme of "Be Grateful", perfect for giving Thanks as we head into Thanksgiving... and the second was "Christmas" without using red or green... tough, but doable right?! here's what i came up with...
this here is for the "Be Grateful" challenge... my image is masked using Autumn Anya from TGF and CC Designs Swiss field fence... i initially just had the "Happy Thanksgiving" sentiment and then decided to stamp "Thanks for all you do" too... Thanksgiving is a great time to express how thankful you are for people in your life....

i LOVE playing with blue for Christmas... so this is my take on the "Christmas" challenge... blue and snowflakes are a fantastic combo for me... i used CC Designs laying Nora for this one... LOL, i know my layout looks a little funny, but i was trying to vision Nora laying somewhere and looking out the window... didn't come out as planned, but thought it was cute anyway! and then as soon as this card was done, i noticed the line on her ankle... don't know what happened, but i guess you can picture it as an ankle bracelet... hehe! sorry, there wasn't anything i could do about fixing that as the whole card was already done... =(

well, trying to craft away today in between caring for my children and doing chores... oh and playing and learning how to use my new camera!! Santa is good to me this year!! except, my new camera wasn't from my Santa Baby (DH), it's actually from my aunty whom is a 2nd mom to me!! =D Thank you Aunty!! Love you! Thanks again for coming by today!! i appreciate all the loving comments you leave me! it keeps me going when times are tough!! Have a beautiful day and wonderful week!! Be back shortly!!!

Last minute packaging...

Hello Friday!!! so happy it's Friday, but i'm not sure why! LOL... hubby made a surprise come home yesterday just in time for DD1's harvest night at school!! it was a sweet surprise and i'm so HAPPY!!! kiddies were excited to see Daddy as well... =D

there's a challenge happening over at ATS, and it's "Last minute Halloween packaging"... okay, i am sooooo last minute in packaging some goodies for DD1's A+ program, thankfully i saw the challenge, cause it helped me to remember i needed to finish this by today!... i was actually trying to look for a witch's cauldron but like i said, i was last minute and couldn't find one... so browsing our Long's store, i found this jar and thought to myself, "yah, i can do something with this!" so here is what i came up with....
i used the halloween release, SN Baby Trick or Treat Pumpkin (designed by Amy Y.) and Swiss Pixies Halloween Scene from CC Designs.... i just LOVE that baby pumpkin!!! isn't he just adorable?!

here is the completed wrapping...

and here is a close up of the tag.... here i used Swiss Pixies Birgitta, also from CC Designs.... because the purple color is dark, i outlined the spiderwebs with a white opaque pen... then i used glossy accents on her boots, witch's hat and cuffs of her dress.... she is just the cutest lil' witch in town! she sits upon an oval nestie, matted on a scallop oval... the back is also matted with a white oval for a Halloween message to her A+ leader....

hope they like it! the program is runned mainly by high school students so i'm sure a sweet tooth will make the end of their day... =D

got some errands to do today, with a visit to my FAVE craft store.... Thanks for coming to visit today and i'll be back soon! Have a happy and smile-filled Friday!!

Get Well Soon!!

I really should tell myself that... hehe!!! yesterday was a day of rest... hubby set up the pool for the girls while mommy took it in to just rest and relax... i guess that's what i really needed because the pain under my rib cage has subdued a bit... back pain is still there and i know it won't go away until it's time, but the chest pain was the unbearable this weekend... it had me in tears.... sipped some hot peppermint tea over the weekend to get my mind off the pain and it helped... enough to let me get some cards done... =D

so with all this random pain of happenings, i decided to make some kind of get well card and i came up with this....
had Nurse Nora for a little over 2 months now and finally got the chance to let her shine.... i think she is so sweet... can you believe this is the first time i've ever tried to keep with a blackish/grayish and white theme... totally out of my comfort zone... but i told myself... "hey self, why not try it... if it doesn't work out, you can always stamp another one and give it color!" LOL... i was determined after finding the DP that fit perfectly as my background, the b/w ribbon and pretty shimmery flowers to make it work out... did i do a good job??!!

and this card is up for the following challenges.....

1. ATS - Week 37 ~ Monochrome

2. Flutter by Wednesdays #113 ~ Layers

3. Tamiko's Challenge #5 ~ Flowers

4. Anyone for Anya ~ Be Dazzled

well... i'm off to another day of volunteer work.... today and tomorrow are the final days of school registration and then i'm done... looking forward to finishing up baby shower things and crafting.... (i just hope i can survive with the back aches).... always thanking you for supporting my blog and visiting when you can.... i appreciate all of this... =D for now, have a beautiful day!!!

Magical Monday!

It's a beautiful Monday!!! I did get crafty all night Saturday and made a few cards... Wow!!! that was my best crafting day by far in such a long time... so today i share with you a card i created for a couple of challenges...

1. ATS Challenge #36 - Sketch

2. Flutter by Wednesdays #112 - OpenFlipped the sketch over at ATS and used this sweet pixie by CC Designs and this is how my card turned out... i love the color combo... found these papers in my scrap stash... also did some masking to put the pixie onto the stump... stickles to sparkle her wings and of course i needed some bling on the card somewhere... i'm very satisfied with the way this one came out... =D

yesterday was such a lazy day... guess staying up late on Saturday took a toll on me and all i wanted to do was lie in bed.... for most of the day... hehe! hope i get some craft time again today... so much i want to do... well, Thank you for coming by to visit today!! Hope i can have a few more to share... but until then... Have a Magical Day!!

May OCS

Holy Moly!!! is it Friday already?! =D wow, it's a long 3 day weekend for some of you right?! here in the US, Monday is Memorial Day and there for, majority of workers have a 3 day weekend since Monday is a holiday... woohooo!!! who doesn't love long weekends?!


Summer started yesterday for my DD#1... and she has a week off before starting her summer program... so yesterday we went to my dr. appt and then to the mall for some shopping and play time at the playground... i must have over did it, because i was in extreme pain yesterday... my back was so sore i was on the edge of crying and then i was having little contractions... contractions have gone away but the back pain still lingers... hubby gave me the NO crafting tonight look so i put in a dvd and he was nice to give me a little massage... so, there was no crafting at all yesterday... man, if this keeps up i'm going to loose my mojo again... but from my first pregnancy, i've had early contractions so that's something i need to watch out... i was bedridden with DD#1 and on the line with DD#2.... i think i've learned my lesson when they say to take it easy... being bedridden ain't fun at all!


today i share with you my May OCS from my partner June!!
how did she know i LOVE TGF stamps!!! look at this cute hula Anya she created with!! i love the flower paper and her coloring on Anya!! Thank you June for a wonderful swap!!

here's the card i created for her...

i used one of the new stamps i bought last week... Lady bug Nora by CC Designs... she's a cutie!!! i tried to do the out of box technique using my oval nestie... not bad after a few attempts... LOL... and i am definitely in love with the new Pebbles patterned paper line... so much i even picked up more yesterday... i hope June likes this card!!

the monthly OCS is a fun way of meeting new people and getting ideas and inspiration from others... i highly recommend you to join up... it has long been run by Teri, who has now passed on the torch to Linda and Kyoko... sign ups for June is happening right now on Linda's blog, so if you have time, sign up and join in... new players are ALWAYS welcomed!

well, that's all i have to share with you today... after some blurfing, i was inspired to use some techniques on some (hopefully) creative creations today... please back, i ask you to be kind... LOL... we'll see how much i can get done before i curl up and want to cry!! haha! Thank you always for visiting and leaving such wonderful and heartfelt comments on my blog! it truly means a lot to me and really keeps me going! you all inspire me to continue this journey, pain or no pain!! and i LOVE you all for it!! Have a beautiful, blessed, Friday!!

A fluttering farewell....

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Well friends, this is the last challenge for the month of May at Flutter by Wednesday and it is my last DT post for the team as well... if you've been following the blog, you may have noticed some changes... if you haven't seen it yet, head on over to the FBW blog and grab your new badges and please read on for the changes that will be effective as of July... what? huh? July? yes, the FBW team will be taking the month of June off... meaning there is no challenges for June and the blog will resume the first Wednesday of July... not catching on? all the details are on the FBW blog...

so yes, i will not be on the team for the next term, but i'm hoping to join up again for the next call... we'll see... with life changes slowly approaching, i can't really plan that far ahead... to my fellow team members... i will MISS you all dearly!! i have enjoyed my time with all of you and have made numerous new found friendships... a goal for me is to play along with the new team as much as i can, when time permits... i wish EVERYONE the best of luck in old and new adventures... i still know where to find you!! hehe!!

okie dokie, time to move on before i start to cry (very emotional these days)... FBW#111 is an OPEN challenge... create anything as long as you include a butterfly, fairy or angel... please leave a direct link to your creations on the FBW blog using InLinkz... if uploading to an online gallery, please use keyword FBW111.... here's my creation...

used Manga Fairy/Sugar Nellie paired with the field fence from CC Designs... i think it's really cute how she's sitting on the fence... although you can't really see it in the pix, i glittered her wings, wand and stars on her sandals with stickles... off centered the main panel and added a few dew drops... simple right?!

want more delicious inspirations to get your mojo going? please visit the rest of the Flutter bys... links are on my sidebar...

Flutter on and i hope to see you landing on the FBW blog! Have a fairy beautiful day!!!

it's a DOUBLE DARE!!

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Time for Whimsical Wednesday - The Diedrich Dare and today is a DOUBLE DARE #36... issued by the darling daughters of team member Heather, Willow and Piper are giving you your choice sketch... and both are fabulously wonderful!! take a look at these...

didn't i tell you the sketches are wonderful!!! i really wanted to do both, but my mojo was slipping away a little... so i had enough time to complete one... i used Piper's sketch which was a huge challenge for me... she used the whole front as the card... took me a few hours to just think about what to create and i ended up with this...

i used one piece of paper and created a little scene... the stamps i've used were, Pixie from CC Designs, roses from the TGF fancy fleurs set, the sun is from Dandelion Designs and the sentiment is from Hero Arts... phew, not bad for the Dare's Mix it up May theme this month huh?! hehe... i chalked the sky background and added the butterflies... not to mention Piper LOVES butterflies... =D i really hope i did her sketch proud!!!

please visit the rest of the Daredevils... here's the members that are playing the challenge this week...

Andrea Murdock~Cassie Larson~Heather Schlatter
Jacquie Peifer~Jessica Diedrich~Kris Palakiko (me)

Krista Vantol~Randi Wall~Rebecca Ednie~Sara Henton

will you be DOUBLE dared this week to join us at the Dare??? if so, please gather all the deets on the Dare blog and don't forget to leave a direct link on Mr.Linky to your creation... if uploading to SCS/PCP, please use keyword DDSC36... i'm excited to see which one of these girls are going to dare you to play along... can't decided between the 2, why not give them both a try!! Have a whimsical wednesday!!

Flower Power FBW!

Hiya there!!! sorry i'm a little late, but my internet is up and going now... so it's time for Flutter by Wednesday #110 and i'm throwing in a little theme for you all this week!! besides your MUST have of a butterfly, fairy or angel you must also have FLOWERS on your creation... any kind of flowers... some examples, flower stamp, papers, punched flowers, primas, or whatever your heart desires...


here's my creation for a little inspiration... Heidi among the flowers, a C C Design, was perfect to use for this challenge... and i also found some colorful DP to use with this card... the fence punch was too cute not to use with this image... i punched some flowers and added it around along with some tiny yellow butterflies....


wanna play along?! head on over to the FBW blog and get all the info you need to play with this challenge... check out the rest of the team and see their inspirations (links are on my sidebar) and then go back to the FBW blog and leave a direct link to your creation with In Linkz...


Hope to see you fluttering with us this week!! i think the challenge is pretty easy for you all... can't wait to see your flowers in bloom!!