Good morning!

As most of you have probably seen, there was a recent Paper Craft publication call that was super popular. They received over 2700 entries- can you imagine being one of the editors?! I have trouble deciding on picks with the DeNami challenges (and we usually don’t get more than 20 entries), I cannot even fathom having to narrow items down from that huge number.

Anyhow, back to the point of my explanation….I submitted a few cards for the publication call, but didn’t get any happy emails. Granted, I wasn’t really expecting to, but it would have been a nice surprise. :)

Here is my submission for one of the sketches……

 

I thought this was such a unique sketch, I just had to give it a try. Stuck with a simple design- really wanted to showcase the fun sketch.

Here you can really see all the different colored daisies. I just love the Small Daisy Blossom– it’s such a great image for backgrounds! To make it a little more special, I added some colored rhinestones to bring out the daisy centers. It’s the little details that make a card. :) 

Thanks to the lovely Amber, I don’t have to let this card go to “waste”. She is hosting this blog hop that is a genius idea. Be sure to check it out. 

Hope you all have a super great Friday! It’s off to an appointment then the gym for me! 

Good morning!

Today I have a fairly simple card, but I just love it. I love the blues and the sentiment is great! I had originally created this card for a publication call, but with my busy weekend, I didn’t end up getting around to submitting it. (Along with 6 other cards) Guess that’ll teach me to procrastinate……

I pulled out the WPlus9 sets Funky Foliage (for the sentiment) and The Birds & The Bees. I think these flowers are just too cute, and they are so much fun to color with Copics! 

Like I said, simple card, but it’s great for just about any occasion. To me, those are the best kinds of cards! :)

Hope you all are having a great week. It’s been a little crazy, so I haven’t been able to post much. Hopefully I can get back into it soon!

Hi, sweet blog friends!

Today I have a card that features stamps by Wilson Designs! I always love supporting new businesses, especially when they are owned by sweet people! :) Kim is definitely a sweetheart, and her designs are super fun!

Here’s my card featuring the owl that’s in the Everything’s Owlright set….

I paired up the owl and branch with the DeNami sentiment: Owl Always Be Your Friend. Loved that I was able to pair up both DeNami and Wilson Designs!

Thanks for stopping by my blog today! Hope this card brought a smile to your face. :)

Happy Monday!

How are you, sweet blog friends? I hope you all had a great weekend! Mine was extra long, with my snow day, but it was AMAZING! I got a ton of cards made (for publication calls) and got some intense workouts in. In addition, I got a new toy…..I’ll post it at the end….

Today’s card was a reject for a pub call, but I still like the card. :) I did something different for this one- I stamp the sentiment multiple times (in two different colored inks) and created a “patterned paper”. I love this look- going to be doing this again!

Okay, now onto my new toy…..

I FINALLY got an iPhone! I don’t think I ever mentioned wanting one (on here), but I’ve been wishing for one for quite a while. I’ve heard so many great things about them, and with a larger than normal tax return, I went ahead and got one yesterday. I spent all of last night playing with it, downloading apps, and looking at different cases. There are so many neat apps- I’ve gotten quite a few already. I know many of my crafty friends have iPhone- what are YOUR favorite apps? I’d love to check them out! 

That’s all for today. Thanks for visiting me today- I always love hearing from you all. :) 

Hi there!!

Snow is coming down steadily over here in Washington. I tell ya, we have some of the strangest weather. Yesterday, within 10 minutes, it was blindingly sunny, then it started to snow like crazy! 

Since I wasn’t able to make it to the gym yesterday (because of the snow), I decided to play along with the super fun colors of the DeNami Color Challenge #6. Lisa did an awesome job with her picks!

 

I actually struggled a bit with this one- something I tend to do when there are only three colors to play with. I think my mind freezes because I’m used to using lots of colors! :) 

For this card, I decided to pull out the super adorable elephant from the Safari Animals stamp set. A long way back, I created a card with a similar idea- it’s still one of my favorite “kid cards”.

Isn’t that elephant darling? I had the hardest time resisting putting a marker to him! Can’t you also see it paper pieced? I see those ideas running through that mind of yours. ;) 

If you have a DeNami stamp, check out the blog so YOU can play along in this challenge too! Even if you don’t have a DeNami stamp (yet!), be sure to hop on over and take a look at the FABULOUS cards by the design team! 

Talk to you soon!

Hi there!

It’s been a few days since I’ve written. I had an extra long weekend (four days off), so I took that time to just relax. I had all these ideas of what I wanted to do, but hardly did any of it! One thing that I DID do….I took an day trip to Portland with my sister and BFF. Yes, we’re crazy like that. ;) 

I just realized when I put the watermark on this card, that I JUST posted a get well card. I created quite a few for a recent publication call, so hopefully you don’t mind seeing another one! Like the previous one, this will hopefully bring a smile to the receivers face.

I pulled out my Spellbinders Labels Five as my focal point. I love the shape of this one- it’s so unique! Then, under the whales, I added a one of the shapes from the Ribbon Tag Trio set. Can you tell I’m addicted to Spellbinders? :)

Here you can see that I “highlighted” one of the whales. I paper pieced the whales with some polka dot paper. Paper piecing is great if coloring isn’t your thing, or just to add a fun pattern. 

Thanks for stopping by, sweet blog friends!  

Happy Saturday to you!

It sure it a good Saturday for me. Why? Because I still have three more days of my extended weekend! I love when holidays are on a Monday! Hoping to catch up on some publication calls and possibly pick up a new purse. :)

Today I have a recent reject from a publication call. I actually have quite a few to share with you, but with my crafting time being semi limited lately, I thought I’d space them out. 

I don’t know about you, but when I’m sick, I want to see bright colors to make me happy. Can you imagine receiving this card when you were feeling under the weather? I’ve actually never received a “get well soon” card, but I think I’d enjoy getting one like this. :) 

Recently I’ve been pulling out my WPlus9 stamps out a lot more. It makes me sad to see them unused! I used one of the stamps in Woodgrain Silhouettes Additions for my focal point. LOVE this image!

I hope you have a super great weekend. Thanks for stopping by and leaving me some love today! ;) 

Hi there!

So….I’m still in the Valentine mode…well, at least in the colors of today’s card. Today I have a card featuring an oldie but goodie DeNami stamp: Espresso Scene.  I haven’t used this stamp in F.O.R.E.V.E.R, so it was super fun to pull it out again!

You know how much I love polka dots- they make such a perfect background on cards. For this card, I used the new Medium Polka Dots. Can’t tell you how much I LOVE this stamp; I could seriously use it on all my cards. :) 

I wanted to create super sparkly cups, so I brought out my Quickie Glue Pen (only $3.00!) and applied both Magenta and Ruby Red glitter. If you enjoy colored glitters, be sure to check out the awesome selection here! 

Oh, for those who don’t follow my fitness blog, I posted my latest weigh-in results today. Slowly, but surely, making progress! :)