Happy New Year Gift Set

Happy New Year to all.  I remember the cards I made for 2010 New Year.  Now another year has gone by.  Time flies doesn't it.  The things I remember abput 2010...  Our trip to Colorado, getting to see and pet a real reindeer (I gotta upload a photo of that), white water rafting (again Colorado), my daughter and sister and I visiting the Sephora store (we have so much fun there) and discovering glitter eyeliner, Aly and I visiting Silver Dollar city and her first ride on a real roller coaster.  As we went up the hill she goes "Oh No!!)  Anyway now onto 2011.  This is a New Year card and party favor box made using the 2011 cupcake digi stamp by Gingerloft  Colored with copics and added a touch of glitter with stickles.  Thanks for looking and made for these challenges.

Fairy Fun Friday new beginnings
Fussy and Fancy celebrations gift with card
Stamp something glitter
Totally paper crafts time to party
Crafty sentiments anything goes
Southern GIrls anything goes
Pixie cottage celebrations
Simon says celebrate
Catch the bug New year
copic creations sparkle
Beary sweet pearls or gems

I'm Back... Cookin it Up

Ok I am back in full swing wanting to create art.  So many new goodies to play with.  Most of the challenge blogs are on break this week but I did find a few up at and at it.  This little cutie is a new one by Gingerloft and the sentiment is by Gingerloft is a freebie.  Colored with copics.  Thanks for looking.  Made for these challenges.

Digi Tues anything goes
Sketch and Stash sketch #8 and everything on this card is new
Digi doodle anything goes

Santa I can explain

This card is so my daughter Aly.  The sentiment really matches her too.  Merry Christmas everyone.  This stamp was a digi by Stamp it crazy

Made for these challenges

Friday sketchers Sketch
Stamp it Crazy anything goes Christmas
Cute card thurs for kids
Spoonful of sugar christmas
Christams stampin all year anything goes
Stampin for the weekend Christmas

A sassy little Christmas card

Isn't this little digi stamp by Stamp It Crazy just adorable.  Aly really liked it alot as she loves fairies.  I know a sassy lady at my work that will get this card.  It fits her perfect.  Colored with copics and I just went from there and layered and added.  I still think it looks a little plain but I tried.  Made for these challenges..

Stamp it crazy christmas anything goes
One stop craft sassy christmas
Mami doodles anything goes
Cute card thursday flowers
Delightful challenges embossing
some odd girl girly
spoonful of sugar Christmas
incy wincy non-traditional christmas colors
Lexis glitter and pearls
Sketch by carly
Stamp something digital image

Angel Ornament

This month over at CDAC they have a tutorial on how to make these cool Christmas ornaments. Please visit their site for instructions.  I really enjoy making these and will make more as Christmas gifts for Aly's teachers and the girls at my work.  Thanks for looking:)  Made for these challenges.  Oh and these are real easy to make so give them a try.

Paper sundaes gift it
stampin  sisters in Christ white and red
2 sisters sparkling christmas
Craft your day away texture
Secret crafter Christmas
Paperplay monochromatic
bunny zoe anything but a card
Flutterby Wed angel theme
alotta stamps snowflakes
Really reasonable ribbon anything but card
Stamp and create tis the season
Magical mondays wings

Ho Ho Ho Down the Chimney I go

A new digi stamp by Gingerloft called Head First.  Colored with copics.  The Ho Ho Ho was a very old stamp that I think was one of those $1 stamps that I never remember using.  All of the paper is by Basic Grey.  Thanks for looking and these challenges are entered.

Christmas Stampin Christmas
Sketch and Stash Sketch
Simon Says let it snow
Cards for men masculine and Christmas
Stamp it Crazy

Candy Cane Kisses GIngerbread Hugs

Now these stamps are old found in the vault of my stamp room in the drawers of unused "real rubber" stamps LOL  Anyway colored with copics and distressed with chalk ink.  Thanks so much for looking  Made for these challenges

Get Sketchy Sketch (this was out of my norm and a challenge)
Christmas stampin anything goes
Didgi doodles red and green
Delightful challenges flower power
Crafty creations Christmas
Stamp it crazy Christmas
Paper sundaes adorn those corners
Card Making Mamas CHristmas
One stop craft challenge Christmas cuties

New Digis and Sale at Gingerloft

Most of you know I've got a small digi company and I just added a ton of new digis and I'm having a 5 for $5 sale running through Sunday.  http://www.gingerloft.blogspot.com/

Be Thankful

So I have totally ignored Thanksgiving in my crafting this year.  I went from Halloween cards straight to Christams so I will try and make up for it as I am very thankful for many things this year.  Image is by Belles and Whistles.  DP is last year at Michaels bought a bunch because I loved it and now have more for next year;)  Flowers are by Tim Holtz sizzix die.  Colored with copics and distressed with chalk ink.  Made for these challenges.

sketch and stash-  used my stash of DP  sketch
cupcake inspiration photo inspiration
stampin sisters in Christ show thanks to God
stamp something thanks
Digi doodles anything goes
Creative card crew give thanks
Papertake weekly autumn colors
crazy challenge thanksgiving
Sentimental sundays thankful-  Also where the freebie thankful sentiment came from THANKS

Snowmen in Pink

Well I made it through Aly's birthday party sleepover.  There were a few moments where I thought I may not and my husband and I joked about tranquilizer guns but we made it:)  Aly now went to another birthday party with Daddy and I got some alone time so here is a card I made using these cute snowmen from the Stamping boutique.  Made for these challenges.

Crafty calendar winter
Crafty pad Christmas sparkle
Stamptacular sunday sketch
2 sisters Christmas
Crafty emma pink
Secret crafters sparkle
Sweet stampin snowflakes
Stamp something digi
Christmas stampin stripes
Cute card thursday anything goes
ABC h for holidays
ABC christmas winter wonderland
A spoonful of sugar snow

Cowgirl Up Halloween Blog Hop

Happy Halloween everyone. Just one more week until the little spooks and gobblins come and visit.  If you accidently found this post you need to begin at the beginning of the hop This week at Cowgirl up is a fab Halloween blog hop featuring all of the great Halloween releases by Cowgirl up Stamps. I have used the witch and horse stamp which is my favorite and was so glad to get to use it. My card is colored with copics and distressed with black ink and the Tim Holtz distress tool. The die cut swirls are also from Tim Holtz flourish die by Sizzix. I added purple stickles for the added bling. Go hop with us and here is the info.

Top 3 will each receive one image form Cowgirl Up and winners badge.
Winners must hop along the Posse Name list and comment to win. We will be checking.
To win the candy challengers must leave a comment on the challenge blog stating which Posse card or project they liked best and why.
Special drawing ~ Challengers that use any one of Cowgirl Up images will be entered in a special drawing for a grab bag of goodies and images.
We would like challengers to use Halloween Images for the hop, however not everyone has Halloween where they live or celebrates it for whatever reason so as long as they enter with one of Cowgirl Up images they will be put in the special drawing.
Ok off to finish the hop you are headed back home YEAH you did it!!

This card is also for these challenges
Spoonful of sugar Halloween
SomeOdd Girl Halloween
Dutch Dare Halloween
Stamp Something use a digi
Elephantastic Halloween
Cute card Thurs Sketch
Stamp It Crazy Halloween
StampTacular Sunday Halloween

Pumpkin Scarecrow Autumn

This little guy is a newbie over at Gingerloft  I colored him with copics and distressed the edges. The little tag does open up.  He needed extras so I cut out the flourishes and randomly added them to the card.  The paper is left over from last year from Recollections.  Thanks for looking and this card is for the following challenges

Friday Sketchers Sketch
PaperPlay Time pumpkins
Shabby Team room Autumn with brown
Stamp Something Halloween
Prarie Fairy Ticket or tat

Reindeer Carousel

This little guy is a new digi over at Gingerloft  I colored him with copics and then added the little snowflakes that came from the MS snowflake border punch.  The bow I made with the bow easy.  Thanks for looking and this card was made for these challenges

Craftalicious anything goes
Christmas stamping inspiration snowflakes and colors
Sweet Sketch wed Sketch
Spoonful of sugar winter wonderland
Papertake weekly 3 of something buttons
Simon says stamp 3 embellishments 2 papterned paper and 1 image

Up Up and Away

This little balloon is a newbie over at Cowgirl up Digi stamps.  I really like the balloon flying in front of the Tim Holtz die cut tree.  Remember to play this coming Sunday at the Cowgirl Sunday challenge for a chance to win big from one of my favorite digi companies Michelle Perkett.  I used tons of glitter on this card and colored the balloon with copics.  Thanks for looking and this card was made for these challenges

ABC flowers
Penny's paper crafty things that fly
Wild Flower patch orange black and green
Everybody art Halloween
Craftalicious anything goes
Stamp scrap and doodle Halloween

Girly in pink purple and green

This week at Cowgirl Sunday  challenge we are sponsored by Pollycraft one of my favorite digi stores.  The theme was girly and to use pink and purple and pink and green and use pearls.  I got to play with this adorable winter fairy by pollycraft.  Hope you will play along this week  Winner will receive $10.00 Voucher to spend at the Pollycraft store. Top 3 will each receive 1 image of choice from cowgirl up

This card was also made for the following challenges

Sweet Sketch Wednesday Sketch
Fab N Funky use a digi
Spoonful of sugar sparkle n shine
Incy wincy sparkly glitter
Elephantastic anything goes

Blue Jay Post it note holder

I am so ready for fall.  I am really getting into nature stamps right now so I drew up this little blue jay on the corn.  I was afraid I wouldn't find the right paper to match because of the blue and the yellow/brown but I was happy with some paper I bought last year at Michaels in their recollection autumn pack.  This is an acrylic frame that I decorated the inside and then added the little post it note with red line tape.  That stuff sticks good.  Thanks for looking and the blue jay digi can be found here.  Made for the following challenges.

Baby bud fall
Stampin 4 weekend fall
Charisma fall
Fab n funky digi
sisterhood of crafters brown, blue and ivory
digi tues digi and ribbon and bling
Kabbodle doodles buttons or bling
Karber fall
Craftalicious fall
Papersundaes something from stash (old paper, leaf and the frame)
Senitmental sundy fall and sentiment

Spreading the Word Gingerloft Digi sale

Just wanted to spread the word that Gingerloft has their weekly special up of winter digis $3 for 4 different winter digis.  You get these plus 2 more winter theme digis Winter DIgi special

CowGirl Up Halloween Release Challenge

Over at Cowgirl Up it is a Halloween release party and you could win some great digi stamps.  This card uses one of the new Halloween Digis called Pumpkin Balloon.  I used my new Tim Holtz spooky tree die and the Tim Holtz swirl die also. Lots of glitter going on with this card.  Hope you enjoy it and go take a peak of what all the DT did.  There is one stamp of a little witch and her horse that is just adorable.  This card was also made for these challenges

Crafty Pad Spooky
Paper Sundae Something from your stash (halloween brad I have had forever)
Baby Bud challenge Halloween
Copic Creations

I forgot to mention that the flower was handmade with organza by me.  I love making these flowers.  Thanks for looking.

Mermaid in black lace

I got this lace today at Hobby Lobby and really was going to use it for Halloween cards but then saw the under the sea challenge at Magical Mondays and wanted to use it so this is what happens when you really want to use something.  I really tried along time to make it work.  Image is by Sweet Pea.  For the following challenges

Charisma Anything goes
ABC D for diestressing
Midnight madness skethc
Magical mondays under the sea
Alice Mythical creatures
Secret crafter anything goes
In a Sweet pea dream Show us your dream
Stamp and create Pearls and gems

Glittery Halloween Forest

I'm really proud of this card  because my 11 year old Aly drew the digi (available at Gingerloft)  Lots of glitter added to this card and alot of distressing with sponges.  It was actually pretty fast to make because there wasn't alot of coloring to do.  The flower did take awhile.  The paper is the Recollections from Michaels.  The flourishes are all cut up flourishes by Tim Holtz Sizzix die.  Thanks for looking.  Made for these challenges

Charisma Anything goes
Delightful challenges sparkle
ABC D for Distressing
Fun and funky  quote
Tue morning handmade flowers
Alota Handmade flowers
Clearly i stamp owls and habitat
Stamp something Digi
Simon Says Sketch

Purfect Halloween Card

This little cute digi is by Fire Cracker Designs.  I distressed all of the edges and colored the image with copics.  The flourishes is a Tim Holtz Die.  The paper is by Recollections at Michaels. Oh and I handmade the rolled black flower and of course added glitter everywhere.  Made for these challenges

Sunday sketch and stamp sketch
Paper Sundaes Halloween
ABC D for Distressing
Simon Says Movement
Alota stamps handmade flowers

Another OWH card Christmas

Another very fast simple card for the OWH Christmas challenges.  This little cutie is by Alota Rubber stamps.  I won this stamp set last year after Christmas and it is finally time to get to use them.  Very fast and simple card.  Made for these challenges

2 sisters Christams

Catch the bug Christmas

Cowgirl Sunday challenge Christmas

Sentimental sunday CHristmas

Secret Crafter anything goes

Moving along with the times Christmas

Create for Fun Sketch

OWH Christmas card

I find it very hard to make these simple cards without much embellishments but so many challenges are up this week for the Operation Write Home that I thought I would give it a whirl.  For the OWH cards you can not use glitter and they prefer that your cards are not too bulky (which are what most of my cards are all about) but hey I need some practice because at Christmas there is no way I have time to make tons of extreme ornate cards.  Anyway the stamp is by Pink cat studio.  A set I got last year and used alot.  Thanks for looking and have a great weekend.

For the following challenges

2 sisters Christmas
Catch the bug Christmas
Cowgirl Sunday challenge Christmas OWH
Sentimental Sunday CHristmas
Crazy for challenges sketch
Secret crafter anything goes
Phindy's challenge OWH Christmas
Moving along with the Times Christmas

Sleepy Hollow

Happy Halloween.  I am really in the mood to m ake spooky cards this year.  I don't give out Halloween cards so not sure what I will do with them all but I really like how this one turned out.  This digi is by Gingerloft  I really wanted to distress the paper to make it look like a spooky night that this headless horseman was riding in and I think I achieved what I was trying to do.  The flower is a prima orange rose and I distressed with black ink.  Oh the background is webbing spray.  I haven't used that stuff in ages.  I hope you like this little spooky card.  Made for the following challenges

Delighful challenges  Pumpkins
Pixie Dust Animal
ABC Distressing
Simon says Movement (riding horse)
Kort O Mania Make your own background
Glitterbabe Anything goes
Sew many challenges Halloween
ICSketches Sketch

Lots of Poinsettias

I don't know that I really like this card...  I need to stick with what I know and stop going off into the unknown.  Another "vintage" looking card.  I do like the crackle technique.  This is new to me.  I do not think I got enough crackle as I want but I didn't have the ultra thick embossing just regular clear.  I did many layers and then stuck it in the fridge and then cracked it and got about 3 vertical cracks.  This stamp is OLD.  It is probobly one of the very first stamps I ever got about 11 years ago.  I distressed the edges and wish I would have distressed the first layer instead of punching it.  Probobly too many flowers.  OK enough of me talking about this card.  Made for the following challenges

Just us girls crackle technique
Sunday sketch and stamp sketch
Totally gorjuss flowers
Christmas stampin brads
Fairy fun friday embossing (clear embossing)
Fussy and fancy christmas colors
Charisma something new (crackle technique)
Cooking with Katie 3 papers, something clear (embossing) and a song I'll be home for Christmas
Lexis flower power
Christmas card stamping sparkle and shine
Stamptacular Sunday Distress

On Dasher

I bought these stamps a few years ago and seem to use them every Christmas.  They are by Penny Black.  I distreressed all of the edges of the paper.  I hope that you like it.  Entered for the following challenges

Friday Sketchers Sketch
ABC Christmas Challenge Santa
Crafty Creations Transportation (sleigh)
Scrap stamp and doodle Christmas
Alice in wonderland sparkle
Fab n Funky anything goes

Pumpkin patch and my attempt at rolled flowers

I really enjoyed using this weeks Saturday Sketch  It was alot of fun to work with.  I got to use this owl ribbon that I got last year and some of my left over fall paper also from last year.  The digi stamp is a newbie from Gingerloft I colored with copics and then added some chalk for the sky and ground.  The flowers I made following a tutorial at SCS called rolled flowers.  I'm not sure that I did them right but I had fun making them.  Thanks for looking and I am entering in the following challenges.

Delightful Sketches Halloween
Cowgirl Sunday challenge Anything goes
Paper sundaes mixed media
Stamptacular sunday distress it
Alice in wonderland sparkle
Wild flower fall colors

Gingerloft Digis BIG SALE

Big sale at Gingerloft Digis  5 digs for $5 or 3 digis $3.  Lots of new Halloween and Christmas added.

One Day at a Time

I made this card for a man at a church who gave his testimony about stopping the smoking habit that he has had for 50 years.  I hope the bow and glitter brad doesn't make this card too GIRLY but I made this for a man.  The image is by Phindy's Place.  I am really into scenic stamps right now so if you know some cool digi scenes let me know.  The paper is by October afternoon from their fly a kite pad.  Thanks for looking and this card was made for these challenges.

Alice in wonderland sparkle
Our daily bread buttons or brads
Crafty calendar blue
stampin 4 the weekend shabby and vintage
Charisma inspired by a song (2 songs down by the old mill stream and One day at a time -Old Christian song
Cute card Thursday material
Digi doodles sentiment
Dutch dare vintage summer
Fab n Funky Ribbon
Your next stamp anything goes
Papertake weekly Just one (just one brad)
card for men Long summer days
Sketch and stash sketch

Precious Little Girl

This little digi is by Whimsy Stamps.  I just love her dress.  Colored with copics.  The papers are by SEI  Thanks for looking.  Card for the following challenges

Alphabet Roses
Friday Sketchers Sketch
Cupcake Craft Digi
OSAT Girly
Alice in Wonderland Girly
Crafty Emma Anything goes
Christmas Stampin Non Christmas
Papertake Weekly Just one  (only used one ribbon)
Whimsy Stamps Monthly Challenge

Pumpkin Patch

It is almost that time of year.  I can't wait for cooler weather.  This little card I really like because it was just pure accident how the sketch from Midnight madness and my pumpkin patch ribbon worked out.  This image is a new digi release over at Gingerloft Colored with copics.  I really tried to get the leaves looking like fall leaves would with the aray of colors.  Thanks so much for looking

Made for the following challenges

Alota stamps fall colors
Midnight Madness Sketch
Crafty Emma Anything goes
Stampin for the weekend Anything goes
 Christmas stampin all year Non Christmas card

Gingerbread

An appropriate card for our Gingerbread family.  I got this stamp towards the end of the Christmas season last year from Belles and Whistles and didn't get to use it much.  I dug it out of the drawer today and made this card for these challenges

Belles and whistles anything goes
Prairy Fairy Punches
Cute card Thurs sketch
Papertake Weekly 3 papers, 2 buttons, 1 ribbon
Crazy challenge Christmas cards
Stamptacular sunday more than one stamped image
Our Daily Bread Dies or Punches
Stampin for the weekend Anything goes
Christmas stampin All year long Ribbon

Two Cards to wind down the weekend

Two more cards to share before this great weekend ends.

This mermaid is by CC Designs.  Colored with copics and the paper is by SEI Called On the coast.  Made for these challenges

Saturday Sketch   Sketch

Cookin up with Katie Recipe  Water, tied things, punches

One stitch at a time Shapes

Prarie Fairy Punches

This was a quick and easy card made for the ABC Christmas challenge using their sketch

Also made for

Stamptacular Sunday Two stamps

Sew Many cards Christmas in August

First Christmas card of the Year

Lets sing..  It's the first Christmas card of the year (sang to the tune of It's the most wonderful time of the year)  I crack myself up LOL  This cutie little digi is by Sew Many Cards and Stamps.  The paper is the new basic grey Christmas paper LOVE IT.  Colored with copics.  The little sentiment stamp is by Catslife press.  Thanks for looking.  Made for the following challenges

ICSketches sketch
Stamptacular sunday 2 stamps
Our daily bread die cuts
Sew Many cards Christmas in August
Stamp something any digi
Charisma cardz Die cuts
Digi doodle anything
wild flower patch polka dots
Beary Scrap

Happy Birthday Mandi

My sisters birthday is next week.  She has a weinie dog and I found this freebie at Kenny K's digi stamp so I thought it would work.  The paper I used for this stamp is by October Afternoon fly a kite.  The little sentiment is a studio g wood mount stamp that I found last year.  This card was made for these challenges

Kenny K sketch
Create 4 fun Birthday
Stamp something digi
Charisma cardz die cuts
digi doodle anything goes
Mel Jens orange teal and brown
Wild flower patch polka dots

Swimming with the Dolphins

Many years ago before Aly was even born my husband and I visited Cancun and we got to swim with the dolphins.  It was the greatest.  I will always remember them pulling me around the lagoon.  If you ever get the chance it is one of those bucket list things to do.  Yesterday I got to visit the CK convention here in town got a few new toys so played with some new paper and one of the new nestie sets called beaded circles.  This stamp or stamp set I'm not sure if it is meant to be one stamp or two I got at stamp and create last week.  Colored the images with copics. The edges are distressed and stitched.  The paper is by the coast by SEI  Thanks for looking.  Made for the following challenges

Fussy and fancy sketch
stampin 4 the weekend anything goes
Aud sentiments anything goes
Charisma Cardz die cuts
ABC B is Blue
Paper Pretties Summer
Sentimental Sunday Ribbon
Stamptacular Sunday bows and buttons

Elephant Blue Sunday

happy Sunday everyone.  I hope you are having a great weekend.  Today I made this card for the Paperworks Co. Summer Challenge.  We were put into groups of four and there are 4 challenges and we each do one.  I did the sketch challenge.  I have a really difficult time making a "shaped" card but I think this came out alright.  The digi was one they provided for us to use.  Colored with copics of course:)  Thanks for looking and I am also entering in the following challenges

Kah Wink e Dink  Digi stamp

Penny's Paper Craft Anything goes

Sew Many challenges sewing

Mami doodles Shaped card

Be crafty ribons and bows

2 sisters stitching

One stitch at a time punches

Paper pretties Ribbon

Sentimental sundays ribbon

Stamptacular sunday buttons and bows

Crafty catz animals

Paperworks Sketch Guest Designer

Yes I am in Colorado but I am posting this and scheduling ahead before I leave.  I was asked this week to be a Guest Designer at the Paperworks Sketch Challenge of course I said yes:)  This little cutie mouse is by MelJens.  Have a great week everyone and I'll see you again on the 8th.

Just for you Bear

This new paper that I got from Basic Grey I have actually been making some "boy" cards.  This little guy was a freebie from Pollycraft.  Made for the following challenges  Oh and I can officially say I am going to Colorado next week:)

Pollycraft show the freebies
Prarie Fairy Men card
Basic grey Gingham
Crazy for challenges buttons
Parperworks Sketch

Sandcastle girl

This lovely is by Lily Boo's  Colored with copics of course:)  I found this paper at my local scrapbook store.  The 2nd layer paper is swimsuits but you can't really see them:(  I wan't sure about the color choice of my ribbon but it is hot glued now so we will just go with it:)  This was made for the following challenges

All sorts summer
Crazy for chllaneges buttons
Etsy challnge colors from this piece from Mermaid Tears
secret crafter beach
Delightful sketches beach
paperplay sketch
Everybody art holiday
Paper sundaes lots of layers
Stamp Something Digi

Puppy Wants to play

Oh I just love this puppy digi.  I really like how the color came out.  The paper is by Basic grey Oliver and is some new that I got last week.  This digi can be found  here Gingerloft

Made for the following challenges
Friday Sketchers Sketch
Basic grey Gingham
Paper Sundaes Lots of layers

A New Venture

Most of you don't know but several years ago I owned a very small stamp company.  I mostly sold on line and sold to a few brick and mortar stores across the US.  I work full time and running a business was just not possible so I closed shop 4 or 5 years ago.  Now I wonder if there is any interest in some of these designs as digis so I started a very small digi shop with a few images.  If there is a demand I'll add more.  There is a freebie there for you to pick up.  Let me know what you think.  The images are not "cute"  They are more realisitc than I see most digis.  Maybe there is interest if not that is OK but thought I would give it a try.  Go check out my new ity bity store  GingerLoft Hopefully I'll make a little bit of spending money for our upcoming trip.  Hugs to all.

Red white and blue and a fairy for You:)

I picked up this paper yesterday and liked it.  The stamp is by Lili of the valley.  I also really like this ribbon.  Colored with copics and the background is chalk.  There is a ton of sewing on this card I just don't know if you can see it all. Thanks for looking

This card is for the following challenges
Lili of the Valley sketch
Dietrich Dare photo inspiration
Critter Sketch challenge at least 4 stars
Really reasonable ribbon patriotic
Pocketful of posies One for the girls
Craft your passion sewing
Stamp and Create Sewing