Create with Connie & Mary, Seize The Birthday & Inkspirational ~ A Birthday wish that's just for you...

Good morning all. Just popping in with a quick post before my little one wakes up and I head over to pick up my son from his friend's house :)

Here is a card I created for a friends birthday this weekend. I used the sketch from Create with Connie & Mary and will of course be entering it in the Seize the Birthday challenge, and lastly the anything goes challenge over at Inkspirational!

My Challenges:

My Card:

Take the time to let your creativity bloom!

Card Recipe

Card Stock: Basic Gray, Gumball Green, Summer Starfruit, Very Vanilla & Birthday Basics DSP
Inks: Basic Gray, Bermuda Bay, Summer Starfruit & Crisp Cantaloupe
Stamps: Remembering Your Birthday & Simply Stars
Tools: 2 1/2" Circle Punch, Tasteful Trim XL Die, Mat Pack, Piercing Tool & Essentials Paper Piercing Pack

The Sweet Stop, The Friday Mashup, Merry Monday, Crafty Hazelnuts Challenge & Inkspirational ~ Merry Christmas :)

Holy moly you would not think it is the end of July... I just cannot get Christmas crafting out of my system :) Here is another card I will be entering in a few different challenges...

The Sweet Stop

The Friday Mashup

Merry Monday

Crafty Hazelnuts

Inkspirational

My Card:

Take the time to let your creativity bloom!

Card Recipe

Card Stock: Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler, Chocolate Chip, Champagne Glimmer Paper & Season of Style DSP Stack
Inks: Cherry Cobbler, Chocolate Chip & Old Olive
Stamps: Pennant Parade, Colour Me Christmas & Teeny Tiny Wishes
Embellishments: Old Olive 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon
Tools: Blender Pens & Merry Mini Punch Pack

CAS, ColourQ, Seize The Birthday & Addicted to Stamps and More! ~ Birthday Girl :)

Good afternoon all. Popping in with a cute little card I made this morning using another fabulous stamp designed by my super talented friend Rachelle Anne Miller! For this card I used the sketch from CAS Colours & Sketches challenge & the colour theme from ColourQ. I will also be entering it in the Anything Goes challenges over at Seize The Birthday &  Addicted to Stamps and More! 

My Challenges:

My Card:

Take the time to let your creativity bloom!

Card Recipe

Card Stock: Midnight Muse, Marina Mist, Whisper White, Old Olive & So Saffron
Inks: Midnight Muse, Marina Mist, Early Espresso, Baked Brown Sugar, Blush Blossom, Old Olive & So Saffron
Stamps: "Birthday Girl" Rachelle Anne Miller Designs
Tools: Tasteful Trim BIGZ die & Perfect Polka Dot Embossing Folder

Hanging the holly, trimming the tree... I can't help myself :)

Here is a festive card I made using the Try Stampin' on a Tuesday sketch this week and I will also be entering it in the Anything Goes Challenge over at Merry Monday & Crafty Hazelnut's Anything Goes Christmas challenge :)

I am so happy Stampin' UP! decided to still offer More Merry Messages and Ornament Keepsakes for another year, as I just LOVE them!!! 

My Challenges:

My Card:

Take the time to let your creativity bloom!

Card Recipe

Card Stock: Island Indigo, Smokey Slate, Whisper White & Winter Frost Specialty DSP
Inks: Bermuda Bay, Island Indigo & Smokey Slate
Stamps: Ornament Keepsakes & More Merry Messages
Embellishments: Neutrals Candy Dots, Basic Rhinestones & Silver Stampin' Glitter
Tools: Ornament Keepsakes Framelits & Ovals Collection

MDS Monday & ColourQ ~ You've Got a Friend in Me!

I am sooooo falling madly in LOVE with MDS <3 Here is a page I made with the new MDS Monday sketch and the colour combo over at ColourQ :)

My Challenges:

My Project:

Take the time to let your creativity bloom!

This project was made using Stampin' UP!s My Digital Studio

Atlantic Hearts ~ Wonderful You!

A happy Monday morning to you all! Wishing you a fantastic week ahead, can you believe July is almost over??? WOWZA! 

Here is my Atlantic Hearts card for the week. This little gem will be making it's way to Newfoundland today with some photos of my family for my lovely Grammie. The kids and I will be leaving in ONE WEEK to go to Newfoundland to join our family & friends in celebrating my Grammie's 80th Birthday (which is actually in October, but August was easier for most everyone to attend). We are so excited and cannot believe vacation is drawing near :)  

We would LOVE for you to pop by and join in! Here are a few helpful guidelines to remember to keep the challenge fun for all!

• You can create ANY project (card, scrapbook page, altered item, etc) as long as it uses our sketch.
• Any and all products accepted; no limitations - GO NUTS!
• Each entry must be a new project! It is fun to create afterall!
• Your project must be shared with us using the inlinkz submission tool.
• We ask that you submit a direct link to the project photo of your entry/blog post.
• We ask that you create a link back to our challenge that you are entering, it must be visible on your blog post or in the photo comments if posting through an online gallery (if your link is from Photobucket, Facebook, Flickr, etc the photo privacy must be set to "public" otherwise we won't be able to come see your great project.
• Feel free to combine your project with other challenges (except other sketch challenges of course!).
• Must be submitted by the deadline, and...
• MOST important: Have FUN creating :)

Our Challenges:

My Card:

Take the time to let your creativity bloom!

Card Recipe

Card Stock: Old Olive, Whisper White, Wisteria Wonder & Season of Style DSP Stack 

Inks: Blushing Bride, Strawberry Slush & Old Olive 

Stamps: Oh Hello & Lovely Thoughts

Why not stop by and show a little bloggy love to the rest of the AHSC team!

Michelle S (blog co creator) / Darla (blog co creator) / Anna / Anna-Carin / Barbara / Beth / Brandi / Candra / Caroline/ Carrie /Chantal / Jessica / Krista / Lajeania / Lucy / Margaret / Mary / Michelle H / Pam / Rebecca / Shari / Tarah 

Freshly Made Sketches, The Friday Mashup, Merry Monday & Crafty Hazelnuts ~ Keeping the Christmas Coming lol

Here is a little card I made using the Freshly Made Sketches sketch this week and the Christmas/Strip theme from The Friday Mashup and I will also be entering it in the Anything Goes Challenge over at Merry Monday & Crafty Hazelnut's Anything Goes Christmas challenge :)! 

This stamp set is ADORABLE and love that little ones (or big ones for that matter) can colour in these little images to make the card fun and interactive! 

My Challenges:

My Card:

Take the time to let your creativity bloom!

Card RecipeCard Stock: Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake, Whisper White & Season of Style DSP
Inks: Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive & Chocolate Chip
Stamps: Christmas Messages & Colour Me Christmas
Embellishments: Old Olive 1/4" Taffeta Ribbon, Cherry Cobbler/Whisper White Bakers Twine & Dazzling Diamonds Glitter

Sunday Stamps ~ Happy Birthday!

Happy Sunday all! My goodness the weekends sure seem to buzz by these says now that Mark is back to work. Hope you all had a lovely one :)

This week at Sunday Stamps we are working with a fun colour combo! I chose Baked Brown Sugar, Tempting Turquoise & Wisteria Wonder. I just love flipping through my Stampin' UP! catalogue and Idea Book ~ This is a card I CASED because I just LOVED it :)

I am also entering this card in the Anything Goes Challenge over at Seize the Birthday!

We would love for you to join us! Feel free to use any brand of products you like. Please provide a link back to us in your post. We have switched to a bi weekly challenge so you will have 2 weeks to play along! The deadline to submit your creation is Friday, August 9th at 6 pm EST.

My Card:

Take the time to let your creativity bloom!

Card Recipe

Card Stock: Baked Brown Sugar, Tempting Tuequoise, Whisper White, Afternoon Picnic DSP & 2013-2015 In Colours DSP Stack 

Inks: Tempting Turquoise & Wisteria Wonder 

Stamps: Really Good Greetings 

Embellishments: Hung Up Cute Clips & Whisper White Baker Twine 

Tools: Piercing Tool, Piercing Mat & Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack

Would love for you to stop by and say hello to the rest of the Sunday Stamps Team! 

Holly (Challenge Creator) / Joan / Steph / Kathya / Brenda / Marie

Dynamic Duos & Seize The Birthday ~ Punch Art FUN!

Hope you are all having a fabulous start to your weekend! We are having a quiet weekend getting some things done around the house, which is a nice change :)

Wanted share with you all my Dynamic Duos post for the week. I also paired it up with the Anything Goes July challenge over at Seize the Birthday. When I saw these two fun colours paired up I thought of a "boggy" {what our son use to call Frogs hehe} right away :)  

We would absolutely love for you to come and join in the fun with us! Our challenge ends on Thursdays at Noon (PDT). We have a few rules to keep things fun and fair!

• Any project is welcome...paper crafts, scrapbooking, digital, or crafts...
• Please ONLY use the two colours listed for your project. Neutrals are welcome.
• Combine us with as many other challenges as you would like, except other colour challenges.
• Please add our graphic to your blog with a link back to us.
• Any offensive or inappropriate posts will be deleted respectively. Thank you.

My Card:

Take the time to let your creativity bloom!

Card Recipe

Card Stock: Whisper White, Pear Pizzazz, Garden Green, White Vellum, Basic Black & Subtles DSP Stack

Inks: Pear Pizzazz & Staz On Black

Stamps: Remembering Your Birthday & Bug Me

Tools: Large Oval Punch, Extra large Oval Punch, 1/2" Circle Punch, Itty Bitty Bits Circle Punch, Owl Builder Punch, Word Window Punch, Boho Blossoms Punch, 1" Circle Punch, Ovals Collection Framelits Dies, Perfect Polka Dot Embossing Folder & Ticket Corner Punch - Retired...

Please feel free to stop by and say hello to the rest of the Dynamic Ladies! 

Lesley Croghan (Challenge Creator) / Anne Marie Hile (Challenge Manager) / Alison Barclay / Debbie Henderson/ Janet Bagnall/ Janet Zeppa / Lori Turner / Michelle Williams / Susie Wittwer / Tracey McNeely / Tara Bourgoin

3 Cards, 6 Challenged... One WHOPPER of a Post!

Good evening all :) I will get right down to business as this will be a long post, many cards to share with you all!

Card #1

Inkspirational (sketch):

Seize the Birthday (theme):

My Card:

Card Recipe

Card Stock: Whisper White, Crushed Curry, Coastal Cabana& Eastern Elegance DSP
Inks: Smokey Slate, Crushed Curry & Coastal Cabana
Stamps: Sassy Salutations, Really Good Greetings & Delicate Doilies 
Embellishments: Whisper White 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon
Tools: Scallop Border Punch, Pretty Print Embossing Folder & Hearts Collection Framelits Die

Card #2

CAS(E) this Sketch (sketch):

SUO Challenge (theme):

My Card:

Card Recipe

Card Stock: Very Vanilla & Wisteria Wonder
Inks: Crushed Curry, Pear Pizzazz, Coastal Cabana & Soft Suede
Stamps: Sassy Salutations, Gorgeous Grunge & Regarding Dahlias 
Tools: Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder & Floral Frames Collection Framelits Dies

Card #3

PALS Paper Arts (sketch):

Fusion (theme):

My Card:

Card Recipe

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Pistachio Pudding, Island Indigo & Venetian Romance DSP
Inks: Pistachio Pudding, Crisp Cantaloupe, Crumb Cake & Coastal Cabana
Stamps: Sassy Salutations, By the Tide, By the Seashore & One in a Million
Tools: Fancy Fan Embossing Folder, Circle Collection Framelits Dies, Squares Collection Framelits Dies & Finishing Touches Edgelits Dies

Take the time to let your creativity bloom!