Paper Full Of Love

Feature Friday Challenge – Shiny/Foil Snowman Christmas Card

2010-12-17T08:02:00.001-05:00

This month at The Character Cafe, it's all about sparkle, shine and bling. This week, we've been challenged to use foil or shiny stuff on our card.

Kendra has also posted an important, yet disappointing message on the blog. So pop over and have a read.

Now, over at Crafty Cardmakers, they've challenged us to show our "latest and greatest," along with our "First efforts." Now, I'm not sure about greatest, but here's my latest.

I really LOVE this particular paper pack. I love colors of course, but I also love that they're already glittery. I walk around with enough glitter all over me! LOL.

Now, for the other part of the challenge...showing my first effort.... Well...here goes.

Entered in the following challenges:

Craft Your Days Away: CYDA Challenge #10 'PUNCH IT OUT'
Allsorts week 82 - 'Last Minute Christmas'
Sweet Stampin: 3 backing papers, 2 embellishments, 1 image
Catch The Bug: Winter project with lots of sparkle and glitter
Die Cut Dreams: Challenge #47 A Christmas Carol
crafty sentiments: Lots of Snowflakes and sketch challenge......
One stitch: Challenge #43 Anything Goes
Pear Tree: Challenge 30 - Christmas
alys sunday: ASC31 Favorite Christmas Movie Sponsored by Stamp It Crazy
sentimental sundays : Challenge #33 - Let it Snow!
Crazy challenge: CCH #45 Use at least 3 DP
little paper shop: LPSC98 - Color Challenge - red, blue, olive
Crafty Carmakers
Pink Elephant: Winter Wonderland - Challenge # 90
Karber Weekly Challenge 18: Anything goes using a digi

Hodge Podge Shop Blue and Silver Snowman Card

2010-12-16T23:03:00.004-05:00

This time around at The Hodge Podge Shop we're using a color combo....Blue and silver! I thought for sure that we would all be using snowmen images this week..but it looks like I was the only one! Because we're all so busy this time of year, our leader Shelley has mercifully extended this challenge through January 12th to give us all a bit of a break. So, with so much time until the next challenge, there's no excuse not to join us! Have fun crafting everyone!

Entered in the following challenges:

Craft Your Days Away: CYDA Challenge #10 'PUNCH IT OUT'
Allsorts week 82 - 'Last Minute Christmas'
Die Cut Dreams: Challenge #47 A Christmas Carol (again, I'm thinkin' Frosty the Snowman...only this time of the song)
crafty pad: #101 This weeks challenge is Embossing - Heat or Dry
Cupcake Inspirations: cupcake inspiration photo #89

One stitch: Challenge #43 Anything Goes
Pear Tree: Challenge 30 - Christmas
lets ink it up (the inside sentiment and frame surrounding it are a rubber stamp): CHRISTMAS - Twist add SPARKLE/BLING
alys sunday: ASC31 Favorite Christmas Movie Sponsored by Stamp It Crazy (ONE of my favorites is the old Frosty the Snowman)
sentimental sunday : Challenge #33 - Let it Snow!
Stampalicious: We want to see your Clean and Simple cards!
cards for men: Challenge No. 25 Christmas Theme
Pink Elephant: Winter Wonderland - Challenge # 90
Karber Weekly Challenge 18: Anything goes using a digi
critter sketch: Challenge #44~No Pattern Paper
Paper Playtime: CHALLENGE #29 - SNOWMEN
Creative card crew: Anything Goes!
Tuesday throw down: #29 Criss Cross card
Peachy keen (one entry per challenge): Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge 42 :: Emboss It
Spoon Full of Sugar: Challenge 133 - Christmas Card
Fresh brewed: #27 Merry Christmas
Gingersnap: snow people
Crafts and Me: Challenge #19 - Moody Blues
Pennys: Challenge #44 MERRY CHRISTMAS
Simon Says: Simon Says Silver/Blue/White
Catts Scratching Post: play along with Simon Says
For Fun Challenges: This Challenge this week is for Christmas
AIFactory: #61 Anything goes
Stamp Something: December Digi Day ~ CHALLENGE
Paper Romance Challenge #29 The Backwards Color Challenge - Christmas but no red and green
Stamp Insanity: SISC39~Happy Holidays, Your Way!
4 Crafty Chicks: Challenge #16 - Snowmen
Moving Along With The Times: Challenge # 77 Let It Snow!
Dutch Dare (up to 2 entries): DDCC #93 WINTER

CANDY WINNERS!

2010-12-12T15:13:00.000-05:00

I almost forgot! It's time to draw the winners of my candy giveaway. My birthday is coming up soon, so if you're not the winner this time, check back later this week for another giveaway!

I'm off to Random.org to find me a winner or two!

Winner of 2nd place prize (small ribbon lot - not pictured):

Which is: 80. Debra B (HP card entry 3)

And the Grand prize winner:

Which is: 104. The Paper Princess - Follower

Congrats ladies! Please drop me an email (greeneyedshoes at aol dot com) with your address sometime within the next week so I can get your goodies out to you!

And don't forget, I'll be having another candy later this week, so stay tuned!

Birdy Ornament (by Shelby - age 8)

2010-12-12T08:20:00.002-05:00

Good morning! Today I have something extra special to show you. My hubby and I take his little cousins to Sunday School every week. Well, last week, Shelby wanted to stay with us afterward so that she could go with us to the evening service. She likes to do crafty things so I pulled out some crafty things for her.

I let her do it all by herself and she did a great job! She knows that I do a lot of papercrafting and enter contests, so she asked me to enter some for her too. If she decides to make this a regular thing I guess I'll have to create a blog just for her. Anyhow, without further ado, here it is:

Entered in the following challenges:

~~Cupcake Craft Challenges: Challenge 120... Little Red Robin~~
~~incy wincy: Challenge 71 tree decoration or Christmas ornament~~
~~paper cupcakes: Magical Monday - Christmas Ornament~~
~~craft your passion: Challenge # 35 - Anything Goes~~
Pink Elephant #89 color combo; "Blue, Green & Red"
~~Creative card crew: Anything Goes!~~
Anything Goes: Week 28 'All the colours of the Rainbow'
~~Pennys: Challenge #44 MERRY CHRISTMAS~~
~~stampin royalty: WINTER HOLIDAYS~~

The Character Cafe: Christmas Tree Card

2010-12-12T01:34:00.002-05:00

Oh, what a weekend...my laptop still hasn't been right since we reinstalled the hard drive, so DH ordered me a new one. Good thing because it went really wonky on Thursday. He reinstalled the software on the new hard drive Friday, but I couldn't find my software for my camera! I finally did...mixed in with a bunch of audio cds....well, needless to say, I'm late with my TCC post for the week.

But here it is. I just loved this little tree as soon as I saw it! It's so funky and cool. I just had to glitter this one up big!

Entered in the following challenges:

~~anns creative nook: GCA #115 - The Colors of Christmas!!!~~

~~craft your passion: Challenge # 35 - Anything Goes~~

~~scrapmasters paradise: #77 color combo~~

~~shabby tea room: Week #39 - 'Tis The Season!~~

~~Paper Playtime: CHALLENGE #28 - SNOWFLAKES~~

Anything Goes: Week 28 'All the colours of the Rainbow'
~~city crafters: CCCB Week 34 ~ Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow!!~~
Spoon Full of Sugar: Challenge 133 - Christmas Card

~~Tuesday taggers: Deck the halls~~

~~Digital Tuesday: Challenge #88 Baby it's cold outside~~

~~Fresh brewed: SPARKLE AND SHINE~~
Gingersnap: GC82: White Glitter

~~Pennys: Challenge #44 MERRY CHRISTMAS~~

~~Cooking It Up #41 - Layer Me A Red Christmas~~
~~Belli Challenge #106 - Christmas Embellishments/Papers~~

~~Pixie Cottage Challenge #48 - Sketch and/or Sparkle and Shine~~

~~stampin royalty: WINTER HOLIDAYS~~

CRAFTY BLOG CANDY Thru December 8, 2010

2010-12-08T23:59:00.011-05:00

Candy now closed! Check back Sat. 12/11 to see if you've won!

Welcome to my first ever blog candy! I can't believe I've been accepted on several design teams and I think it's time to celebrate! There are several ways to win. You can enter 1 time or 12 times, the choice is yours!

Here's are some close ups:

Exactly what's included?

Cuttlebug Celebration Stamps Embossing and Die Set
Cuttlebug Borders Set - Frills
A little over 3 yards of pink grosgrain ribbon
A little over 3 yards of mint green grosgrain ribbon
24 pcs. 6x6 double sided cardstock
8 pcs. 6x6 designer paper
2 glossy door hangers
10 glossy teddy bears (for making your own embellies)
8 glossy hearts (for making your own embellies)
12 glossy heart stickers (to make your own)
8 glossy bookmarks with tassels
Colorbok chipboard book
7 glittered mulberry leaves
many assorted flowers and embellies

To be eligible to win, just become a follower of this blog and put a link to this candy on your sidebar. What's that? You want those extra entries?

Well here's how..
Entry #2: Simply pop over to The Hodge Podge Shop Challenge Blog and become a follower
Entry #3: Add a link to The Hodge Podge Store on your sidebar
Entries 4 or More: For every card entry you make at the Hodge Podge Shop from now until December 8th, pop back here and add another entry.

Make sure to add ONE entry for doing EACH of the above. Do one of the above and get one entry. Do all of them and get 3 entries to win, plus an extra entry for every card you enter in our challenges for the next month!

The winner will be chosen using Random.org on or around Dec. 8th and announced shortly after that. Hopefully, that covers everything!

ETA: If I have over 75 entries, I'll add a second place winner who will win a bunch of pretty ribbon and lace. I'll add a pic of that if we reach that goal.

Creative Craft Recipe Challenge: Family Scrapbook Page

2010-12-07T08:47:00.000-05:00

Good morning all! This fortnight at Creative Craft Challenges, we have a recipe for you...

1 Ribbon
2 Papers
3 Brads

Well, I'm still working on all those scrapbook pages....I'm thinking it will be a miracle if I get them all done in time... we'll see though. This is another page is for the album I'm putting together for my brother-in-law's family. I've decided that for their album, I'm just going to use one matching paper pack so that I can pump them out a little faster.

Entered in the following challenges:

Creative Craft Recipe Challenge: Sweet Memories Scrapbook Page

2010-12-07T08:44:00.001-05:00

Good morning all! This fortnight at Creative Craft Challenges, we have a recipe for you...

1 Ribbon
2 Papers
3 Brads

Well, I'm still working on all those scrapbook pages....I'm thinking it will be a miracle if I get them all done in time... we'll see though. This page is for the album I'm putting together for my brother-in-law's family. I've decided that for their album, I'm just going to use one matching paper pack so that I can pump them out a little faster.

Isn't that cute? They were high school sweethearts. And oddly enough she and I were best friends in Kindergarten and First Grade, until her family moved away. After I started dating my (now) hubby, imagine my surprise when I went to meet his family and saw her there after all those years! Crazy how things like that happen sometimes.

Entered in the following challenges:

The Character Cafe Blog Hop: Snow Days LO Featuring SNOW FRIENDLY

2010-12-03T00:05:00.005-05:00

Good morning all! You should have arrived here from the lovely LOLA'S blog. If not, pop back to the STORE and hop along with us for a chance to win a $5 gc to spend on some of Kendra and Kelly's lovely creations.

This month is all about glitter and glitz at The Character Cafe. I got to work with SNOW FRIENDLY, which was awesome, because I'm really trying super hard to get my MIL's scrapbook done in time for Christmas. And this sweet digi worked perfectly with my snow days layout.

I made this little cutie into a snowglobe. I used my new Cricut (I have the BEST hubby in the world~!) to cut out the base and then I cut another acetate circle over him and used my white paint pen to add some snow. I also cut the border and corners with my new Cricut as well.

One lucky hopper who leaves me a comment will win the newly released Snow Friendly digi I worked with this week. So make sure to leave me a comment and let me know you were here before hopping along to see what beautiful creation NANCY has in store for you!

Entered in the following challenges:

~~crafty pad: #99 SNOWFLAKES~~
~~Cupcake Inspirations: cupcake inspiration photo #87~~
~~crafty hos: photo inspiration~~
~~I Did It: Challenge #31 Surprise Me~~
~~Stampalicious: ANYTHING GOES CHALLENGE!~~
paper cupcakes: Magical Monday - Anything goes (I Won! Woo Hoo!)
~~little paper shop: LPSC96–Let’s Get Funky~~
~~karber weekly Challenge 15: Karber Weekly Challenge 16: Sparkle (Using a digi)~~
karber monthly : Karber Monthly Challenge 4: Boys & Girls
~~Crafty Little Place: Challenge #66 - Anything Goes!~~
~~Crafts and Me: Challenge 18 Dreaming of a white Christmas~~
~~Belli Challenge 105 - Rs R) Red, Ribbon, Ric Rac anything (R)~~
~~AIFactory: BRRRR it's a wintery challenge-#59~~
~~Paper Romance Challenge: Paper Romance Challenge #27 - Winter Theme~~
~~Moving Along With The Times: Challenge 75 FOR SOMEONE SPECIAL~~
~~Digi Doodle Shop: Challenge #36 ' Let It Snow'~~
Fussy and Fancy Friday challenge Week 25--Anything But a Card!
~~Alota Rubber Stamps: Challenge No 48 Snowflakes~~
~~Sew Many Cards: Challenge # 34 Snowflakes~~

Hodge Podge Shop: Christmastime Birthday Card

2010-12-02T00:09:00.008-05:00

Good morning! I haven't been on much lately because I caught whatever has been going around and have been sick as a dog since Saturday. I'm finally getting over whatever was wrong with me.

This fortnight over at The Hodge Podge Shop, Shelley has challenged us to make a Christmasy Birthday card. That works perfectly for me, since as our family grows, there are more birthdays in December than just mine now. I made this card for our nephew who will turn one in a few days. I thought the bold colors were fitting.

Entered in the following challenge:

~~Daring Cardmakers: Spotty Stripy Christmas~~

~~Easy Craft Projects: #26 SNOW!~~

~~Crafty Catz : Challenge # 60 - Christmas~~

Town Scrapper: Color Challenge

~~Alota Rubber Stamps: 48 Snowflake~~

~~Alphabet Challenge: E for Embossing~~

~~Paper Cutz: challenge # 69 ANYTHING GOES!~~
~~Stampin' For the Weekend: Challenge 51 - Winter - Nov 19th~~

~~One Stop: Challenge #108 - Christmas Cuties~~

~~2 Sisters: Challenge 15 ~ Nontraditional Christmas Colors~~

~~Lots To Do: Embossing~~

~~Crafty Calendar : Challenge 14 ~ Winter snowflakes~~

~~crafty pad: #99 SNOWFLAKES~~

Cupcake Inspirations: cupcake inspiration photo #87 I made top 5!

~~crafty hos: photo inspiration~~

~~I Did It: Challenge #31 Surprise Me~~

~~Stampalicious: ANYTHING GOES CHALLENGE!~~

~~paper cupcakes: Magical Monday - Anything goes~~

priscillastyles: Sketch # 82

karber monthly : Karber Monthly Challenge 4: Boys & Girls

~~Paper Playtime: CHALLENGE #27 - CHRISTMAS CAROL INSPIRED (Frosty the Snowman)~~

~~Crafty Little Place: Challenge #66 - Anything Goes!~~

Gingersnap: snow people

~~Fab n funky: #51 B I R T H D A Y !~~

~~Crafts and Me: Challenge 18 Dreaming of a white Christmas~~

~~Abc Challenge Blog: I is for Ice and Snow~~

~~AIFactory: BRRRR it's a wintery challenge-#59~~

~~C.R.A.F.T. Challenges: 79, Christmas Birthday.~~

~~Paper Romance Challenge: Paper Romance Challenge #27 - Winter Theme~~

~~4 Crafty Chicks: Challenge #14 is Birthday~~

~~Moving Along With The Times: Challenge 75 FOR SOMEONE SPECIAL~~

~~Digi Doodle Shop: Challenge #36 ' Let It Snow'~~

~~Totally Gorjuss: O Christmas Tree~~

The Character Cafe Feature Friday: Lion Christmas Card

2010-11-26T10:45:00.007-05:00

Good morning! I hope everyone had a lovely Thanksgiving! Well, it's time for another Feature Friday at The Character Cafe! We're still using a splash of natural color this time, along with a little sparkle.

I chose to work with the Christmas lion again this week. I love that big, fluffy mane of his.

Entered in the following challenges:

~~cards for men: Challenge No. 24 - Christmas Cards~~
~~Stamp and Create: Tis the Season~~
~~Lexi's Creations: 27 Traditional Christmas Colours~~
~~Scrapmasters Paradise: sketch~~
~~Anything Goes: Week 26 - Animals~~
~~Spoon Full of Sugar: Challenge 131 - Anything Goes~~
~~Instyle color challenge: red, green and cream~~
~~Fresh brewed: FBC 24 Winter / Christmas theme~~
Fab n funky: #50 "going with the flow!"
~~Creative insp: Challenge 88 - red, green and gold~~
~~Beary Scrap Designs: #14 Anything Goes~~
~~4 Crafty Chicks: Challenge #13 - Inspirational Challenge~~
~~Digi Doodle Shop: Challenge #35 A Colour Combo of Red & Green~~
~~Treehouse Thursday Challenge #076 | Go Glitter...~~

Creative Craft Challenges: Tag It Scrapbook Page - BEST BUDS

2010-11-23T07:57:00.007-05:00

And here's another page I've made for the Creative Craft Challenges "tag it" challenge. My brother-in-law will probably kill me if he ever sees this online..

I don't think I'm finished with this page...I really need to add some more embellies, but I'm having crafter's block..anyone have some ideas?

Update: Okay, I've added a bit more to it. Thanks for your suggestion!

BEFORE:

Now:

Entered in the following challenges:

~~Paper Romance Challenge #25 Things you love~~
~~Shellys Images: Terrifically Thrilling Thursday Challenge show us what you are thankful for - I'm definitely thankful for my family!~~
~~4 Crafty Chicks: "ANYTHING BUT A CARD"~~
~~Digi Doodle Shop: #34 Anything Goes~~
~~Colour Create: Challenge 58 - Robin Egg Blue, Sea Foam Green and Cream~~

Creative Craft Challenges: Tag It Scrapbook Page - BABY GIRL

2010-11-23T07:46:00.002-05:00

...sigh....electronics. I should have had this posted already, but my computer crashed Sunday night and I just got it back up and running late last night. Glad I had everything backed up on my eBook storage thingy majig (the technical term of course).

Anyhoo...on with the challenge! This week our theme at Creative Craft Challenges is "tag it". We wanna see lots of tags on those projects! I'm trying to get a scrapbook done for my mother-in-law in time for Christmas (fingers crossed). So, I decided to use some tags on my pages. Here's the first one, featuring pictures of my sister-in-law as a baby:

The Character Cafe: King of the Jungle Christmas Card

2010-11-19T01:09:00.006-05:00

Good morning! I thought about a pretty good sentiment to go with this image (Festive Lion from The Character Cafe), but when I saw the card one of my DT Sistahs made, I just had to scraplift her sentiment! Thanks Nancy! I hope you don't mind that I borrowed it!

Next time I'll use my original idea.

Entered in the following challenges:

~~Crazy 4 Challenges: Christmas card or item~~
Bee Crafty: Challenge 42 'Christmas 2
~~wee Memories: #31 dust off that patterned paper~~
~~2 Sisters: Challenge 13 ~ CHRISTMAS~~
~~Sweet Stop: Sketch SSS82~~
~~Cupcake Inspirations: cupcake inspiration photo~~ 85
~~SSIC: #65 CAS OR MORE IS MORE representing your need to decrease or His need to increase~~
~~RRR: Challenge #12 is a Christmas theme plus ribbon~~
~~I Did It: Challenge #29....Traditional Christmas Colors~~
~~Stamp and Create: Tis the Season~~
~~Lexi's Creations: 27 Traditional Christmas Colours~~
~~Instyle color challenge: Christmas colors~~
~~Flourishes: Christmas Card~~
~~Fresh brewed: FBC #23 Show Off Your Style~~
~~Abc Challenge Blog: H is for Holidays~~
~~Beary Scrap Designs: #14 Anything Goes~~
~~Crafty Creations: Challenge #94- Beautiful Insides~~

Happy Harvest Card Featuring Turkey Tom

2010-11-18T00:32:00.006-05:00

Goooooood Thursday morning! This week our challenge over at The Hodge Podge Shop is ANYTHING GOES!

I guess my first order of business should be to announce my winner for the blog hop. I took out the comments left by my DT sistahs and a couple that were duplicates (whoops ;) and threw the whole lot at Mr. Random.org and he threw one back at me....so without further ado....the lucky winner of her choice of one of these new, easy to work with digis is............

Gloria Westerman who said...: Oh my ....this is gorgeous...excellent job coloring.....I love it....thank you for playing with us over at PCC....

Congrats Gloria! Pop me an email at greeneyedshoes at aol dot com and I'll forward your info to Shelley! Thanks for your sweet comment!

Now on to this fortnight's challenge. I chose to work with one of the new images that just came out, called Turkey Goes Wild. He definitely looks like the king of his castle, not to mention thankful he's not dinner. LOL.

Entered in the following challenges:

~~Stampin' With The Dragon: Challenge #14 Inspired by a Holiday Song: Thanksgiving Song by Mary Chapin Carpenter~~

~~Cutie Stampers: 81 Brown~~

~~Town Scrapper: use 2 or more ribbons~~

Fuzzy Wuzzy: Winter, Spring, Summer or Fall.....

~~wee Memories: #31 dust off that patterned paper~~

~~EtsyInspired: EIC #114 {Happy Day Designs} Inspired by these gorgeous fall colors~~:

~~SSIC: #65 CAS OR MORE IS MORE (I'd say this one is a CAS representing "me" needing to decrease)~~

~~crafty hos: FALL COLORS~~

Crafting Life's Pieces: Sketch #31

~~Crazy challenge: CCH #41 Thank you or Thanksgiving~~

~~shabby tea room: Week #36 - 'What Are You Thankful For?~~'

~~Papertake: #51 Autumn Skies~~

Everybody art: #117 MONOCHROMATIC BROWN
~~Digital Tuesday: DTC #85 'Anything with Wings' (plus digi)~~

~~Fresh brewed: FBC #23 Show Off Your Style!~~

~~Abc Challenge Blog: H is for Holidays~~
~~Sisterhood of crafter: Things to be Thankful For~~

~~Stamp Something: November Digi Day~~

~~Digi Doodle Shop: #34 Anything Goes~~

GDT at CYDA: Christmas Trees Card

2010-11-13T08:40:00.009-05:00

Good morning! I can't believe I was chosen to be a guest designer for this week at Craft Your Days Away! Thank you girls so much! Well, the theme this week is Christmas Trees, and since I'm working on my Christmas cards, I made two cards for this challenge.

My first card features an image from The Hodge Podge Shop. This one took me, literally, 2 minutes and only 4 Copics to color and I think he just looks so sweet! I didn't have any actual gold paper or cardstock on hand, so I used a paint pen around the edges of some of my beloved Gina K. paper. I also used Gina K. for my embossing layers, so needless to say, this little baby has a bit of weight to her. LOL.

I used the gorgeous sketch over at Crafting Life's Pieces for this one. I think that's a very elegant and simple layout. Definitely one that's going in my sketchbook!

Also entered in the following challenges:

~~One stitch: OSAAT Challenge #38 Theme is Winter Wonderland!~~

~~Pile It On #44, Furry Holiday Cards~~

~~Crazy challenge: CCH #40-Things with Wings~~

~~Stamp and Create: Tis the Season~~

~~Wild Orchid: Classic Christmas~~

~~Crafty Cardmakers spotlight week: dry embossing~~

~~Lexi's Creations: 26 "Anything Goes"~~

~~karber weekly Challenge 13: Animals using a Digi!~~
~~Anything Goes: 24 - Emboss It~~
~~Abc Challenge Blog: H is for Holidays~~
~~For Fun Challenges: DRY Embossing~~
~~Cute Card Thursday: Challenge 138 - Anything Goes!~~
~~Paper Romance Challenge: PRC30- Everything but the kitchen sink - use lots of something (I used lots of white)~~
~~Shellys Images: Terrifically Thrilling Thursday Challenge Anything goes with Christmas~~
~~Lili of the Valley : ANYTHING GOES~~
~~Dutch Dare: #90 CAS~~
~~Totally Gorjuss: Challenge 56 - traditional Christmas colours~~
~~Fuzzy Wuzzy: Winter, Spring, Summer or Fall.....~~
~~Creatalicious: #15 mostly white~~
~~Crazy 4 Challenges: Christmas card or item~~
Bee Crafty: Challenge 42 'Christmas 2
~~2 Sisters: Challenge 13 ~ CHRISTMAS~~
~~EtsyInspired: EIC #114 {Happy Day Designs} I used this one for inspiration:~~

GDT at CYDA: Christmas Trees Card #2

2010-11-13T08:39:00.012-05:00

And here is my second card for my GDT role at Craft Your Days Away. This time I used an image from The Character Cafe. Doesn't this remind you of Christmas as a child? This is definitely one of my faves of the new releases this month!

Entered in the following challenges:

~~crafty pad: 1 Circle & 2 Ribbons~~
~~paper sundaes: Challenge #43 - Let it Snow~~
~~One stitch: Challenge #38 Theme is Winter Wonderland!~~
~~SSIC: #64 How's the weather?~~
~~Quirky Crafts Challenge: 38 sketch~~
~~Stamp and Create: Tis the Season~~
~~Wild Orchid: Classic Christmas~~
~~craft your passion: #31 Double It~~
~~Crafty Cardmakers spotlight week: dry embossing~~
~~Lexi's Creations: 26 "Anything Goes"~~
~~scrapmasters paradise: SP Color Combo Challenge #73~~
~~Crafty Little Place: Challenge #64 - Red White and Green~~
~~Anything Goes: 24 - Emboss It~~
~~Spoon Full of Sugar: Challenge 129 - Snow/Snowflakes~~
~~InStyle Stamps: Color Challenge~~
~~Flourishes: FTTC92 Glitter~~
~~Fab n funky: Challenge #48 - Going around in circles~~
~~Crafts and Me: Challenge 17 - Glitter~~
~~Abc Challenge Blog: H is for Holidays~~
~~Creative cottage: Challenge 27 Someone Special at Christmas~~
~~Delightful Challenges: GLITTER IT UP!!!~~
~~For Fun Challenges: DRY Embossing~~
~~AIFactory: 54 diecut or a punch added somewhere~~
~~Cute Card Thursday: Challenge 138 - Anything Goes!~~
~~Shellys Images: Terrifically Thrilling Thursday Challenge Anything goes with Christmas~~
~~Lili of the Valley: ANYTHING GOES can use any stamp this week~~
~~Moving Along With The Times: 71 NICE AND BRIGHT!~~
~~Digi Doodle Shop: Challenge #33 - Don't Forget Our Men.....A manly project~~
~~Daring Cardmakers: Poppy or bright red~~
~~Easy Craft Projects: #25 red~~
~~Totally Gorjuss: Challenge 56 - traditional Christmas colours~~
~~Stampin' With The Dragon: Challenge #14 Inspired by a Holiday Song: O, Christmas Tree~~
~~Pixie Dust: Challenge # 48 " It's all about men / boys in our lives "~~
~~Crazy 4 Challenges: Christmas card or item~~
Bee Crafty: Challenge 42 'Christmas 2
~~Saturday Challenge: #109 SPARKLE & SHINE~~
~~Sweet Stampin: 'SNOWFLAKES'~~
~~2 Sisters: Challenge 13 ~ CHRISTMAS~~
~~Die Cut Dreams: Challenge #43 Snowflakes~~

Feature Friday At The Character Cafe: Christmas Memories Card - Tree Shopping

2010-11-12T06:59:00.015-05:00

Good Friday morning! This week at The Character Cafe, our challenge is to use a natural color on our cards, along with some embossing. A pretty easy challenge, dontcha think? So, no excuses not to join us this time around!

Now, before I forget...The winner of the image I used for last weeks blog hop....

LindaS of Linda's Crafts and More

Congrats Linda! Drop me a line at greeneyedshoes at gmail dot com and I'll email you the digi I used last week for the hop, which was Harvest.

Now on to this weeks card!

I chose to use the image "Tree Shopping" this time around. That is such a sweet scene.

Entered into the following challenges:

~~Crafty Pad: 1 Circle & 2 Ribbons~~
~~Paper Sundaes: Challenge #43 - Let it Snow~~
~~One stitch: Challenge #38 Theme is Winter Wonderland!~~
~~SSIC: #64 How's The Weather?~~
~~Pear Tree: #25 SKETCH~~
~~Stamp and Create: Tis the Season~~
~~Crafty Cardmakers spotlight week: dry embossing~~
~~Lexi's Creations: 26 "Anything Goes"~~
~~Ooh La La: 66 Remember Remember~~
~~Crafty Little Place: Challenge #64 - Red White and Green~~
~~Anything Goes: 24 - Emboss It~~
~~Spoon Full of sugar: Challenge 129 - Snow/Snowflakes~~
~~Flourishes: FTTC92 Use Glitter~~
~~Crafts and Me: Challenge 17 - Glitter~~
~~Abc Challenge Blog: H is for Holidays~~
~~Creative cottage: Challenge 27 Someone Special at Christmas~~
~~Whimsie Doodles: #57 - Button Up!~~
~~Delightful Challenges: GLITTER IT UP~~
~~Crafty Creations: CHALLENGE 93 buttons~~
~~Cute Card Thursday: Challenge 138 - Anything Goes~~
~~Shelly's Images: Terrifically Thrilling Thursday Challenge Anything goes with Christmas~~
~~Lili of the Valley: ANYTHING GOES~~
~~Dutch Dare: 90 CAS~~
~~Easy Craft Projects: #25 red~~
~~The Stamp Man: #9 Christmas~~
~~Crazy 4 Challenges: C4C62 create square cards~~
Bee Crafty: Challenge 42 'Christmas 2
~~One Stop: Challenge #105 - Embossing~~
~~Catch The Bug: Anything Goes Challenge~~
~~Gingerloft: Challenge 5 Buttons~~
~~Crafty Calendar: Challenge 14 ~ Winter snowflakes~~

Creative Craft Challenges DT Card - Starlight Starbright

2010-11-11T00:56:00.005-05:00

This time, the theme for our challenge at Creative Craft Challenges is Starlight Starbright. Don't forget to check to see if you were a winner of one of the awesome prizes from our Anniversary Challenge!

I made these on Saturday with my hubby. He needed a bunch of cards for work and I told him I'd do it, but he'd have to help...and he did. Bless his little heart! I printed the stars out on the backside of my DP and he hand cut most of them. Hopefully now he'll buy me a Cricut for Christmas, since he's seen firsthand how desperately I need one! LOL.

Here are just a few of the cards we made up. They all have the same basic theme.

Entered in the following challenges:

~~Kaboodle Doodles: make a card in the "vintage" style~~
~~wild orchid: Classic Christmas~~
~~stamp and create: Tis the Season~~
~~Lexi's Creations: 26 "Anything Goes"~~
~~Fresh brewed: FBC 22 Two or More Patterned Papers~~
~~Abc Challenge Blog: H is for Holidays~~
~~Dutch Dare (up to 2 entries): 90 CAS~~

The Character Cafe Freebie!

2010-11-05T22:22:00.002-04:00

In honor of Remembrance Day, the ever so generous Kendra and Kelly from The Character Cafe are giving this beautiful digi away to anyone who would like to have it. If you get a chance, be sure to pop back over to the blog and thank them!

The November Character Cafe Blog Hop

2010-11-05T00:22:00.010-04:00

Thank you for joining us for another new image release blog hop for The Character Cafe!

Welcome to the first stop on the hop! You should have arrived here from The Character Cafe Store. Make sure you leave some love at each stop along the hop, and be sure to leave one last comment at the challenge blog to be eligible to win!

You could win a $5 gift certificate plus 2 images from this month's release! There will also be one winner at each stop along the hop who will win the image that DT member used for their project. So the lucky winner who leaves a comment here for me will win.....

Harvest!

Isn't that digi gorgeous?!

Now, it's time to keep on hoppin'! You're next stop is the very talented Joyce.

Entered in these challenges:

~~wee Memories: 29 free for all~~
~~Catch The Bug: Autumn/ Fall~~
~~paper sundaes: 42 Create a card for a boy or man'~~
~~Cupcake Inspirations: 83 Fall cupcake pic inspiration: I made Top 5! Wow!~~
~~Aly's Sunday: 28 distressing~~
~~incy wincy: 66 ANYTHING GOES~~
~~simon says stamp and show: something shabby~~
~~paper cupcakes: thanks or thanksgiving~~
~~cards for men: 22 Anything goes (as long as it's male)~~
~~craft your passion: 30 ANYTHING GOES~~
~~Lexi's Creations: 26 "Anything Goes"~~
~~Papertake: cards for boys / men~~
~~Tuesday throw down: 24 Thanksgiving card or anything that reflects the theme~~
~~city crafters: 29 GET YOUR DIGI ON"~~
~~My time to craft: 113 quick and cute~~
~~Abc Challenge Blog: g is for glitter~~
~~Sisterhood of crafters: fall card and incorporate leaves as part of the design~~
~~Blog-a-Doodle: Harvest (Autumn) or Thanksgiving~~
~~Digi Doodle Shop: DDSB #32 Fall For Me- Show us your Fall/Autumn Projects~~
~~Glitterbabe's: Challenge 19 - THANKSGIVING plus glitter~~
~~Speedy The Cat: 27 a holiday card~~
~~Dutch Dare (up to 2 entries): 90 CAS~~

FIRST EVER HODGE PODGE SHOP BLOG HOP

2010-11-04T00:01:00.019-04:00

Welcome to the first ever Hodge Podge Shop Blog Hop! Say that 10 times fast, lol. Well, we sure do have a lot in store for you! You should be joining me from Shelley's blog. If not, pop back over to the Hodge Podge Shop and join in the fun! There will be prizes all along the way!

There will be a winner at every stop along the way! Each DT girl will have a random winner of one of the beautiful Hodge Podge Shop images. Plus, some of our girls are offering blog candy, so be sure to keep your eyes peeled!
Speaking of CANDY, click here to enter to win my blog candy while you're here!

And here is my card for this weeks challenge:

Don't forget to leave a comment to qualify to win one of these great digis before heading off to Jen's blog!

And while you're here, don't forget to sign up to win my blog candy! There are a few ways to win!

And don’t forget that the Hodge Podge Shop has moved! Make sure you update your bookmarks! The new address is: www.etsy.com/people/HodgePodgeShop and this month, all images are priced at just $2.50 each!

This card also fits the following challenges:

~~Easy Craft Projects 24: Autumn or Fall~~
~~Totally Paper Crafts 40: Bling It On~~
~~Cutie Stampers 79: Orange~~
~~The Stamp Man 8: Card for a man~~
~~Etsy Inspired 112: Inspired by this adorable print from BeiLeXian~~
~~wee Memories: free for all~~
~~Catch The Bug: Whirling, Swirling, Twirling Autumn~~
~~Paper Sundaes: For The Boys~~
~~Cupcake Inspirations: Fall photo inspiration~~
~~Aly's Sunday28: distress it~~

Sparkle Dreams 2: sketch

~~Incy Wincy 66: Anything Goes~~
~~Paper Cupcakes: Let's be thankful~~
~~Craft Your Passion 30: anything goes~~
~~Lexi's Creations 26: anything goes~~
~~Little Red Wagon: use red~~
~~Papertake Weekly: Penny for the Guy~~
~~Tuesday Throwdown: 24 Thanks or Thanksgiving~~
~~Anything goes 23: B is for Big, Brown dog~~
~~City Crafter 29: get your digi on~~
~~A Spoon Full of Sugar 128: relish to embellish~~
~~My Time To Craft 113: Quick and Cute~~
~~InStyle: Color Challenge (Harvest Table)~~
~~Digital Tuesday: Challenge #83 - I've been framed (plus digi)~~
~~Abc Challenge Blog: g is for glitter~~
~~Creative cottage: 26 embossing~~
~~Sisterhood of crafters: fall card plus incorporate leaves as part of the design~~
~~AIFactory: GARDEN PARTY~~
~~C.R.A.F.T. Challenges: 75, Dry Embossing~~
~~Paper Romance Challenge: PRC30- Everything but the kitchen sink (I used lots of leaves)~~
~~Shellys Images: Outside the Box (Something I've never used before - a new embossing folder I just got)~~
~~Blog-a-Doodle: Harvest (Autumn) or Thanksgiving~~
~~Digi Doodle Shop: DDSB #32 Fall For Me- Show us your Fall/Autumn Projects~~
~~Glitterbabe's: Challenge 19 - THANKSGIVING plus glitter~~
~~Speedy The Cat: 27 a holiday card~~
~~Off The Wall: Challenge #32~~

"Milk Carton" Treat Box

2010-10-29T20:00:00.007-04:00

I used one of the snowmen images from The Hodge Podge Shop for this. There are two images, one on each side of the box. They're so quick and easy to color, it takes no time at all. Make sure to hop over to the challenge blog because for a limited time, there's a freebie there.

I ran the box thru my Cuttlebug to cut a window and then glued down some acetate over that window. The pattern is one that I downloaded from Create4Fun for this weeks' challenge.

I've never made one of these before, so it was a bit of a learning curve. Next time, I'll definitely use a heavier weight cardstock.

Entered in the following challenges:

~~Create4Fun: 43 treat box pattern~~
~~Bee Crafty: 41 Christmas~~
~~wee Memories: 28 cute holiday~~
~~2 Sisters 10: anything goes~~
~~Gingerloft: 4 Winter~~
~~Crafty Pad: 94 Christmas~~
~~Crafty Sentiments: 41 Male project/card~~
~~One Stitch: 36 All celebrations~~
~~Cowgirl Sunday: anything goes Halloween hop~~
~~I Did It Creations: surprise me~~
~~Stampavie and More: 114 Christmas~~
~~Crazy Challenge: 38 tons of shapes~~
~~Cards for Men: 22 anything goes~~
~~Pocket Full of Posies: 9 champagne and roses~~
~~Crafty Cardmakers: use a freebie (this was available as a freebie a while ago)~~
~~Meljens: It's a 2-fer~~
~~Crafts and Me: make a Christmas gift~~
~~Fairy Fun Friday: candy wrapper~~

Thinking of You Card "Flutter"

2010-10-29T18:10:00.005-04:00

I made this card using the adorable new digi from The Character Cafe called Flutter. Isn't he cute?

Entered in the following challenges:

~~The sweet stop: sketch 79~~
~~I Did It Creations: surprise me~~
~~Cowgirls Sunday: anything goes Halloween hop~~
~~crazy challenge: tons of shapes~~
~~incy wincy: lace and pearls~~
~~fab and funky 46: cas~~
~~creative cottage: embossing~~
~~c.r.a.f.t.: monotone~~
~~Shelly's Images: tic tac toe (flowers, punch, lace)~~

Thinking Of You Card

2010-10-28T07:47:00.004-04:00

This is my last week as guest designer at Treehouse Stamps. The theme this week is things that go bump in the night.

Entered in the following challenges:

~~Totally Gorjuss: 53 sparkle~~
~~Crafty Catz 55: black, white and one more~~
~~Tellen's Place: buttons, buttons, buttons~~
~~2 Sisters: 10 anything goes~~
~~I Did It Creations: surprise me~~
~~Wild Orchid: pastels~~
~~Craft Your Passion 29: add glitter~~
~~Crafty Cardmakers: use a freebie~~
~~Creative Card Crew: punch it (I used a TH die to cut out my flowers)~~
~~Spoonful of sugar: die cutting/punches~~

Happy Anniversary - DT card for CCC

2010-10-26T08:48:00.013-04:00

Good morning! This is my very first challenge as part of the DT at Creative Craft Challenges! I still can't believe I made it onto another DT with such talented ladies. I'm so blessed!

Be sure to join us for this fortnight's challenge because there are TONS of awesome prizes! Well, on to what you came for, right?

Isn't this digi from Some Odd Girl super cute!? Love this one! I'm finally starting to learn how to color hair right, lol. I used some chunky glitter on my roses.

Entered in the following challenges:

~~Cooking it Up With Katie: #34 Doubling up on glittery letters~~
~~Meljen's Designs: #30 anything goes~~
~~ABC Challenges: F is for flowers~~
~~Stamp Something: October digi day~~
~~Stamp Insanity: pink~~
~~Speedy the Cat: #26 die cuts or punches~~
~~Frosted Designs: die cuts~~
~~Totally Gorjuss: #53 sparkle~~
~~Crafty Catz: #55 Black, White and one color~~
~~Stampin' With The Dragon: #12 You Got Ink~~
~~iCopic Lover: #6 pink plus breast cancer ribbon~~
~~Crafty Ann's: #26 gems, ribbon and at least one embellishment made of paper~~
~~CYDA: #6 1 circle, 2 papers, 3 ribbons: I made Top 3! Yay!~~
~~Secret Crafter #106: manga style image~~
~~Allsorts #75: spots and stripes~~
~~2Sisters: #10 anything goes~~
~~Lots to Do: easel or shaped card~~
~~Paper Sundaes: #41 A Natural Woman~~
~~One Stitch: #36 All celebrations~~
~~Stampin' Sisters In Christ: #62 mostly pink card + pink ribbon~~
~~Ann's Creative Nook: 110 think pink~~
~~Crazy Challenge: 38 tons of shapes~~
~~Incy Wincy: 65 pearls and lace~~
~~Stamp and Create #6: pink for BC awareness~~
~~Wild Orchid: #8 pastels~~
~~Pocket Full of Posies: #9 champagne and roses~~
~~Craft your Passion: 29 glitter and sparkles~~
~~Karber Weekly 11: Love~~
~~Karber Monthly: fantasy~~
~~Creative Card Crew: Let's punch it~~
~~A Spoon Full of Sugar: 127 Let's get punchy~~
~~My Time To Craft: pick a pocket~~
~~Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge FTTC90: anything goes but buttons and bows~~
~~Flourishes Timeless Tuesday FTTC88: ink/edge distressing~~
~~I Did It Creations: 26 surprise me~~
~~Sentimental Sundays: 26 distressing~~

Happy Anniversary - another DT card for CCC

2010-10-26T08:14:00.010-04:00

Good morning again! This is another anniversary card I made as part of the DT at Creative Craft Challenges! Isn't this image from Meljen's Designs A-dorable?! I was a little late getting this one done because I made the mistake of coloring first and then picking papers...it always takes me forever when I do it that way.

Be sure to join us for this fortnight's anniversary challenge because there are TONS of awesome prizes! Well, on to what you came for, right?

My dp is from K&Co. and I made the heart paper with my Cuttlebug and then inked over it with a matching stamp pad. I didn't have any purple flowers that matched, so I made my own.

Entered in the following challenges:

~~Meljen's Designs: #30 anything goes: I made top 3! Yay!~~
~~ABC Challenges: F is for flowers~~
~~Stamp Something: October digi day~~
~~Speedy the Cat: #26 die cuts or punches~~
~~Frosted Designs: die cuts~~
~~Stampin' With The Dragon: #12 You Got Ink~~
~~Teddy Stampers: #22 Open Theme~~
~~One Stop: #103 photo inspiration; I'm seeing the purple and green~~
~~2Sisters: #10 anything goes~~
~~One Stitch: #36 All celebrations~~
~~Totally Stampalicious: purple, green and black~~
~~Little Paper Shop: LPSC91 sketch Wow! I won again!~~
~~Wild Orchid: #8 pastels~~
~~Pocket Full of Posies: #9 champagne and roses~~
~~Karber Weekly 11: Love~~
~~Creative Card Crew: Let's punch it~~
~~A Spoon Full of Sugar: 127 Let's get punchy~~
~~Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge FTTC90: anything goes but buttons and bows~~

wee Memories Scrappy Saturday Challenges

2010-10-23T09:56:00.000-04:00

I've recently found another great challenge blog and I've had a lot of fun with their challenges. Have you been by to check them out yet?

Hope to see you there soon!

The Character Cafe 3, 2, 1 Challenge

2010-10-22T00:01:00.014-04:00

I'm hosting this week's Feature Friday Challenge at The Character Cafe and the challenge is a bit of a "blast off" recipe.

This week we want to see:

- 3 Gems

- 2 Brads

- 1 Flower

- The Color Orange

So pop on over to see what's cookin' in The Character Cafe store, and then head back to the challenge blog and show us what you've got! You could be this week's winner!

I think this stamp is so cute. It looks to me like he's in a sugar coma (it makes me think of an overload of cookie dough from the wooden spoon in his hand). I know that my dp and it's background look reddish in the photo, but it's actually a deep rusty orange color. I inked the edges of all the paper and then glittered the edge of my green paper (obviously, right? ..lol)

Also entered in the following challenges:

~~E.A.D Designs: color challenge~~
~~wee Memories: #27 celebrate something~~
~~Our Creative Corner: embellishments~~
~~Sweet Stampin' Challenge: #48 ribbon~~
~~Gingerloft: #4 winter~~
~~Card Patterns: #86 sketch~~
~~The Crafty Pad: distressed or torn edges~~
~~One Stitch: embellish it~~
~~Little Paper Shop: stickles or glitter~~
~~Pocket Full of Posies: Champagne and Roses (celebrations)~~
~~Stampin' with the Dragon: You Got Ink~~
~~Ooh-La-La: Scary Stuff (the challenge says it doesn't have to be halloween, and mice (as cute as this little guy is) scare the dickens out of me...does that count? lol)~~
~~Tuesday Throwdown: anything goes~~
~~City Crafter: Rome (a vintage feel)~~
~~Tuesday Taggers: Nursery Rhyme (is 'Twas The Night Before Christmas a nursery rhyme?)~~
~~Flourishes: inking the edges~~
~~Fresh Brewed: sweet treats~~
~~Cooking it up With Katie: 2 of something (brads), add some letters, finish with a sprinkling of glitter~~
~~Meljens Designs: anything goes~~
~~Make it Crafty: distressing~~
~~Delightful Challenges: It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas~~
~~Crafty Ann's: 26 Ribbon, Gems and at least one embellishment made of paper or card~~
~~Paperplay Challenges: blue, orange, olive green~~
~~Stamp Something: October Digi Day~~
~~Glitterbabe: frame it plus glitter~~
~~Charisma Cardz: vintage~~
~~Totally Gorjuss 53: sparkle~~
~~Fussy and Fancy: winter wonderland~~

Hodge Podge Shop Challenge: Monochromatic Halloween Card

2010-10-21T00:01:00.018-04:00

It's time for another fun challenge over at the Hodge Podge Shop Challenge Blog . I am delighted to see so many for our very first challenge! This week's theme is MONOCHROMATIC! So pick a color and make something gah-juss to show us, dah-lings!

BONUS: Starting now, through the end of the month there's a sale going on at the Hodge Podge Shop Store! Just use the coupon code: novdis to receive 25% off your order.

Entered in the following challenges:

~~Stampin' With The Dragon: all inked up~~
~~Crazy 4 Challenges: fall~~
~~Creative Inspirations: fall/halloween~~
~~Pear Tree Designs: free for all~~
~~Cowgirl's Sunday: make your own background (I stamped the flourished paper myself and cuttlebugged the dark blue paper)~~
~~Aly's Sunday: Halloween~~
~~Baby Bud Designs: Fall/ halloween~~
~~Crazy Challenge: Halloween~~
~~Stamp With Fun: Halloween~~
~~Little Paper Shop: stickles or glitter~~
~~Tuesday Throwdown: anything goes~~
~~Spoon Full of Sugar: Boo~~
~~My Time To Craft: halloween~~
~~Fab 'n Funky: things that go bump in the night~~
~~Crafts and Me: 15 halloween~~
~~Meljens Designs: anything goes~~
~~C.R.A.F.T. Challenges: halloween~~
~~Stamp Something: halloween~~
~~Dutch Dare: halloween~~
~~Glitterbabe: frame it plus glitter~~

GDT What are you thankful for card

2010-10-21T00:00:00.012-04:00

Here's my card this week for The Treehouse. I'm adding this one to hubby's pile of cards for work, lol.

Inside:

Entered in the following challenges:

~~Crazy 4 Challenges: fall~~
~~wee Memories: celebrate~~
~~Sweet Stampin': ribbon~~
~~Creative Inspirations: fall/halloween~~
~~Pear Tree Designs: free for all~~
~~Baby Bud Designs: Fall/ halloween~~
~~Little Paper Shop: stickles or glitter~~
~~Pocket Full of Posies: champagne and roses (a card celebrating something, in this case Thanksgiving)~~
~~Tuesday Throwdown: anything goes~~
~~Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge: so long as it flies~~
~~Meljens Designs: anything goes~~
~~Simon Says: thanks for Thanksgiving~~
~~Shelly's Images: Thanks or Thanksgiving~~
~~No Time To Stamp: Thanksgiving~~
~~Stampin' With The Dragon: all inked up~~
~~Off the Wall: green, brown, white~~

Candy Giveaways

2010-10-20T12:04:00.000-04:00

Wow! There is some gorgeous candy up for grabs. This first one is from Pink Gem. Gorgeous! Pop on over and see how you can win!

And the other lovely candy I found today is from Tiddly Inks. Wow! Look at all that fabbiness! Make sure you check it out by clicking the link above.

Christmas Card

2010-10-16T12:27:00.011-04:00

I know I'm a little late this week. There was an unexpected death in the family.

Here's another card I made using the new "Mary" image from The Character Cafe. Isn't this digi adorable?

Entered in the following challenges:

~~The Crafty Pad: make something for a friend~~
~~Paper Sundaes: A change of season~~
~~One Stitch: use a digi~~
~~Priscillastyles: sketch~~
~~OLLCB: No flowers~~
~~Papertake: 3 of a kind~~
~~Tuesday Throwdown: 3 of something~~
~~Tuesday Taggers: more than 2 legs~~
~~Make it Crafty: distressing~~
~~Sarah Hurley: color it~~
~~Just Inspirational: #16 stamped image~~
~~Stampin' With the Dragon: #12 you've got ink~~
~~Cutie Stampers: #77 green and brown~~
~~Craftalicious: #10 anything goes~~
~~Paper Cutz: #63 anything goes~~
~~Winter Wonderland: give it a vintage look~~
~~E.A.D. Designs: Olive, Rust, caramel, chestnut~~
~~Secret Crafter: distressing~~
~~CYDA: recipe~~
~~wee Memories: celebrate~~
~~Catch the Bug: enjoy the sweetness~~
~~Fourishes: edge distressing and inking~~

Winner of The Character Cafe Blog Hop

2010-10-15T00:21:00.000-04:00

I have the honor of announcing the winner of the image I used for our blog hop. After putting the numbers of all our hoppers into Mr. Random D. Org, the lucky winner of this month's new Mary image is....

Lawren!

Sorry guys, I haven't figured out how to post my Random.org box yet (since this is my first drawing). So you guys will just have to take my word for it, lol.

Congrats Lawren! Please email me at greeneyedshoes at aol dot com and I'll get your new digi out to you right away!

Don't forget to check out all the other ladies blogs to see if you've won the images that they worked with last week. And if you didn't win this time, why not join us on the challenge blog for a chance to win?

GDT Project for Treehouse Stamps: Candy Wrapper

2010-10-14T01:16:00.010-04:00

Here's my GDT Project this week for Treehouse Stamps. The challenge this week is a candy wrapper. Mine isn't exactly a candy wrapper, but DH and I are on a diet so I don't really have any candy in the house to wrap, lol. I made a treat holder for a packet of hot chocolate and attached the image with some really thick foam I had from a pack of brads. Then I made a holder that attached to the back for a candy cane.

Showed it to DH when I got finished and now he wants me to make him about 50 of these to give as gifts to clients. Little does he know that if he wants 'em, he's going to help make 'em. LOL.

Entered in the following challenges:

~~Alphabet Challenge: Christmas~~
~~Craftalicious: #10 anything goes~~
~~Create4Fun: #41 use a digi~~
~~Allsorts: #73 inspired by a song title: Walking in a Winter Wonderland~~
~~2Sisters: #8 animal fun~~
~~The Crafty Pad: #92 make something for a friend~~
~~Paper Sundaes: #39 a change of season~~
~~One Stitch: #34 use a digi~~
~~Totally Stampalicious: at least 3 snowflakes~~
~~Ann's Creative Nook: #108 Trees, trees everywhere~~
~~OLLCB: Nothing floral~~
~~Spoon Full of Sugar: winter wonderland~~
~~Tuesday Taggers: more than 2 legs~~
~~Fab 'n Funky: yummy, yummy, yummy~~
~~Creative Inspirations: sketch~~
~~AIFactory: animals~~
~~Charisma Cardz: more than one fold~~
~~Just Inspirational: use a stamp~~
~~Crafty Cardmakers: fancy fold~~

OWH Card Using Hodge Podge Shop Digi

2010-10-13T12:56:00.007-04:00

I'm going to work on replenishing my stock of cards for OWH. Here's one to start.

I used a Hodge Podge Shop digi on this card. I'm so loving these digi stamps. They're super quick and easy to color, and they look great!

Entered in the following challenges:

~~Frosted Designs: handwriting/doodling~~

~~Craftalicious: anything goes~~

~~Create4Fun: use a digi~~

~~My Sheri: in stitches~~

~~Allsorts: song title inspiration (God Bless The U.S.A.)~~

~~One Stitch: use a digi~~

~~Incy Wincy: faux it up~~

~~Wild Orchid: stitching~~

~~OLLCB: no flowers~~

~~Little Red Wagon: Something old (my DP is super old) and something new (a new digi from a new company)~~

~~Papertake Weekly: 3 of a kind~~

~~Tuesday Throwdown: 3 of something~~

~~My Time To Craft: national flag colors~~

~~Digital Tuesday: stitching plus digi~~

Thank You Firemen

2010-10-11T17:04:00.018-04:00

If you're looking for my The Character Cafe blog hop post: Click Here

As a few of my online friends know, about a week ago our house caught on fire. I don't know what the real story is, but somehow my neighbor set his house on fire and since the houses around here are built so close and there was apparently something very flammable in the room closest to our home, the side of our house burned pretty badly.

Here are a few pics of the aftermath, in case you're interested. All I can say is how thankful I am to the Lord for keeping his hand on us that night. It could have been so much worse. My husband and I were both sitting in the dining room on our laptops when I heard what sounded like a tap on the window next to me. I ignored it at first, but then I heard what sounded like a loud knock on the neighbors' window. I got up to look and saw nothing but flames in their window. That tap couldn't have been anything BUT the hand of God. I grabbed the phone and we ran out the door calling 911. At that point, I just wanted to make sure that they were out and thankfully, they were. I don't know any details, but I do know that it started with a cigarette and alcohol was involved and I have no idea why neither one of them called 911 themselves.   I just can't thank God enough for what He did for us that night. I shudder to think what could have happened.


This is the side of our house:                                  And this is what's left

of our neighbor's house:

Anyway (what you're here for), I made this card to send to the firemen who save our house. This adorable image is from Phindy's Place. Of course all of Phindy's digis are super adorable! And that sweet dp with the circles on it is from a candy I recently won (Thanks again Jane!). The striped paper I made, using sticky strip, my copics and some chunky glitter (and with a LOT of help from my vacuum, lol).

Entered in the following challenges:

~~A spoon Full of Sugar: sparkle and shine~~
~~Fab 'n Funky: use a digi~~
~~Penny's Challenge Blog: circles~~
~~Creative Cottage: bling it on~~
~~Pixie Cottage: sketch plus embossing~~
~~Delightful Sketches: green, red, white~~
~~Cute Card Thursday: make your own~~
~~Frosted Designs: doodling/ your own handwriting~~
~~Mark's Finest Papers: stripes~~
~~Glitterbabe's Challenges: anything goes with a little bling~~
~~Stampin With The Dragon: water, water, everywhere~~
~~Pixie Dust: babies~~
~~Phindy's Place Challenge Blog: something cute~~
~~Craftalicious: anything goes~~
~~Crafts4Eternity: all that glitters~~
~~Create4Fun: use a digi~~
~~CYDA: babies~~
~~Allsorts: song title inspiration - We didn't Start The Fire (I don't remember the lyrics, but the title sure is fitting, lol)~~
~~One Stitch At A Time: Use a digi~~
~~Stampin' Sisters In Christ: Thank you card~~
~~The Pink Elephant: childhood~~
~~Oooh La La: nothing floral~~
~~For Fun Challenges: use something you've never used before (never used this DP, won in candy)~~

The Character Cafe Blog Hop

2010-10-07T23:59:00.017-04:00

Thank you for joining us on the new image release blog hop for The Character Cafe!

Want to win a $5 gift certificate and 2 images from this month's release? There will also be one winner at each stop along the hop who will win the image that DT member used for their project. Be sure to join us on the hop. If you arrived here from the lovely Cleota's blog, you're in the right place. If not, you can start the hop by clicking here and make sure you leave some love at each stop along the hop to be eligible to win!

For this month's hop I got to work with this sweet new image:

Now, it's time to keep on hoppin'! You're next stop is the very talented Chelsea.

Also entered in the following challenges:

~~Stamp, Scrap and Doodle: anything goes~~

~~CYDA: Babies~~

~~Catch The Bug: anything goes~~
~~Stamptacular: Layer it up~~
~~Paper Sundaes: something from your stash~~
~~Cowgirl's Sunday: anything goes~~
~~Pollycraft: anything goes~~
~~Priscillastyles: sketch~~
~~The Pink Elephant: children~~
~~Karber Weekly: go digital~~
~~Squigglefly: CAS Christmas~~
~~City Crafter: hooray for the holidays~~
~~Creative Card Crew: bloomin' marvelous~~
~~Anything goes: Christmas has come early~~
~~Fresh Brewed: girly anything goes~~
~~Fab and Funky: use a digi~~
~~Pennys Challenges: circles~~
~~Delightful Sketches: red, green, white~~
~~The Play Date: red, green, white~~

GDT Card for Treehouse Stamps

2010-10-07T12:34:00.022-04:00

I am also this month's guest designer at Treehouse Stamps. This week's Treehouse Thursday Challenge # 070 is Spooky Colors.

I printed this adorable image out twice and cut the pumpkins and sign out of one of them and used some pop-dots. I made the background paper with 2 different pots of glitter (which I'm STILL vacuuming up, btw) and sticky strip.

Also entered in the following challenges:

~~Easy Craft Projects: use purple~~

~~Craftalicious: Harvest~~

~~Fuzzy Wuzzy: Use more than one image~~

~~Bee Crafty: Furry Friends~~

~~Stamp, Scrap and Doodle: anything goes~~

~~2Sisters: Animal Fun~~

~~Catch The Bug: anything goes~~

~~wee Memories: tutti fruiti~~

~~Stamptacular: Layer it up~~

~~Paper Sundaes: something from your stash~~

~~Cupcake Inspiration: pumpkin cuppiecakes~~

~~RRR: fall~~

~~Cowgirl's Sunday: anything goes~~

~~Incy Wincy: Sparkly glitter~~

~~Kaboodle: Colors of Fall~~

~~Daisy Doodle: critter mad~~

~~Pollycraft: anything goes~~

~~Lexi's Creations: halloween~~

i~~Copic: purple, orange, black~~

~~Karber Weekly: go digital~~

~~OLLCB: no flowers~~

~~City Crafter: hooray for the holidays~~

~~Spoonful of Sugar: sparkle and shine~~

~~Fab and Funky: use a digi~~

~~Pennys Challenges: circles~~

~~Meljens: halloweeny~~

~~Simon says: halloween~~

~~Creative Cottage: bling it on~~

~~Cute Card Thurs: make your own~~

~~Paper Romance: fall or halloween~~

~~Stamp Something: punchy~~

~~Blog a Doodle: halloween~~

~~Glitterbabe: anything goes with sparkle~~

~~Karber Monthly: fantasy~~

Hodge Podge Challenge Blog Up and Running!

2010-10-07T09:38:00.018-04:00

And here's my second wave of good news. I was also accepted on the design team at Hodge Podge Shop's Challenge Blog! Hodge Podge is a brand-spankin' new digital stamp store. Hop on over to the store and check out the great images there!

Challenges will run fortnightly and this time around it's all about distressing! So tear it, ink it, stain it, wrinkle it and come on over and show us what you got.

Also entered in the following challenges:

Easy Craft Projects: #22 use purple
Stampin' With The Dragon: spooooky happenings
~~Sentimental Sundays; Autumn/Fall~~
~~Stamp, Scrap and Doodle: anything goes~~
~~Catch The Bug: anything goes~~
~~Crafty Emma's: All about Hats~~
~~Stamptacular: Layer it up~~
~~Crafty Pad: spooky~~
~~Paper Sundaes: something from your stash~~
~~One stitch: halloween~~
~~RRR: fall~~
~~Cowgirl's Sunday: anything goes~~
~~Incy Wincy: Sparkly glitter~~
~~Craft Your Passion: crumbled paper~~
~~Pollycraft: anything goes~~
~~Lexi's Creations: halloween~~
~~Karber Weekly: go digital~~
~~OLLCB: no flowers~~
~~City Crafter: hooray for the holidays~~
~~Spoonful of Sugar: sparkle and shine~~
~~Fab and Funky: use a digi~~
~~Meljens: halloweeny~~
~~Simon says: halloween~~
~~Creative Cottage: bling it on~~
~~Paper Romance: fall or halloween~~
~~Blog a Doodle: halloween~~
~~Glitterbabe: anything goes with sparkle~~
~~4 Crafty Chicks: distressing~~
~~Karber Monthly: fantasy~~

This Weeks The Character Cafe Challenge

2010-10-01T16:29:00.020-04:00

Good afternoon everyone! Well, here's my happy news..I was accepted on 2 design teams! My first card is for The Character Cafe. Our challenge this week is a bit of a recipe:

Use orange
Add 2 embellishments
And a dash of ribbon

So, come on over to The Character Cafe and join us! We promise you'll have fun! And while you're there, why not check out some of the super adorable digis available in the store?

Here's my very first submission as part of a full-time design team member...can you tell I'm excited? LOL. It was a little hard for me to put together since we don't celebrate halloween. Luckily, my momma had some halloween-y buttons that she had picked up in a kit or something. So, we headed over to her house and I raided her stash. And luckier still, she let me borrow some of them. lol.

Entered in the following challenges:

~~Sentimental Sunday: let's see some dimension~~

~~Bee Crafty: Furry friends~~

~~my Sheri: masculine projects ( thought this would be cute for a boy)~~

~~Catch the bug: 3D Halloween~~

~~Crafty Emma's: Animal Antics~~
~~Stamptacular: Season's change~~
~~One Stitch: anything goes~~
~~RRR: Fall~~
~~PIO: cute and charming~~
~~Pear Tree: celebration~~
~~Totally Stampalicious: Halloween~~
~~Cards for Men: autumn~~
~~Daisy Doodle: critter mad~~
~~Wild Orchid: ribbon and bow~~
~~Priscillastyles: sketch~~
~~Karber Weekly: Hobbies and Leisure~~
~~Karber Monthly: fantasy~~

~~A Crafty Little Place: autumn daze~~
~~Tuesday Taggers: Autumn~~
~~My Time To Craft: looks like autumn~~
~~Aud Sentiments: Halloween~~
~~Stamp Something: celebrate~~
~~Delightful Challenges: purple, green and black~~
~~Shelly's Images: at least 3 of something (buttons)~~
~~iCopic Lover: black, orange and purple~~

And yet another sympathy card

2010-09-30T13:24:00.012-04:00

Here's the other sympathy card I needed. It's for a man, so I thought distressing and dark flowers (just because it looks naked to me without flowers, lol).

Entered in the following challenges:

~~Cutie Stampers: Card for man~~
~~Alphabet challenge: vintage~~
~~Sentimental Sundays: dimension~~
~~My Sheri: masculine projects~~
~~Allsorts: Plain and simple~~
~~Sunday sketch and stamp: sketch~~
~~One Stitch: anything goes~~
~~SSIC: Christian symbol of peace~~
~~Incy Wincy: anything goes~~
~~Simon Says Stamp and Show: distressed/sanded~~
~~Cards for Men: autumn (dark, autumn colors)~~
~~Craft your Passion: CAS~~
~~Caardvarks: CAS~~
~~Squigglefly: use your fave embellies (FLOWERS!)~~
~~OLLCB: sentiment as main focus~~
~~Creative Card Crew: flowers~~
~~Anything Challenge: going around in circles~~
~~City Crafters: flowers and frills~~
~~Spoonful of Sugar: spots and stripes~~
~~InStyle Stamps: Inspired by books (straight from the Bible..the most important book you can read as a child or an adult)~~
~~Penny's Paper: circles~~

With Sympathy

2010-09-30T08:42:00.012-04:00

I haven't posted in a while because I've been busy working on some cards I needed to get finished. Here's the first one. Unfortunately, I seem to be needing a lot of these lately. This sweet digi is from Nana Vic.

Entered in the following challenges:

Easy Craft Challenges: 22 the color purple
~~Paper Cutz: stamp or cricut~~
Crazy4Challenges: C4C56 bling

~~Sentimental Sundays: dimension~~
~~Sunday Sketch & Stamp: sketch~~
~~SSIC: Christian symbols of peace~~
~~One Stitch: Anything goes~~
~~Incy Wincy: anything goes~~
~~Pocketful of Posies: lavender and old lace~~
~~Shabby Tea Room: Pearls and Pastels~~
~~Creative Card Crew: flowers~~
~~City Crafters: flowers and frills~~
~~Cooking It Up With Katie: enjoy a sparkly yellow digi~~
~~Squigglefly: use your fave embellies (FLOWERS!)~~

THANK YOU

2010-09-23T00:46:00.032-04:00

This started out as a thank you card for a man...but has turned into something much different...lol.

Entered in the following challenges:

~~Frosted Designs: cut your image/pic~~
~~Prairie Fairy Designs: embossing~~
~~Stampin' with the dragon: black and white plus one~~
~~Alphabet Challenge: U for Unused stash (I have never used this ribbon, though I've had it for a while~~)
~~Craftalicious: Thanks~~
~~Etsy Inspired By: This beautiful headpiece (the colors)~~
~~Secret Crafter: anything goes~~
~~Crafty Pad: embossing~~
~~Crafty Sentiments: use your scraps~~
~~Crafty Hos: sketch~~
~~Pocket Full of Posies: lavender and old lace~~
~~Priscillastyles: sketch~~
~~A Spoonful of Sugar: anything goes~~
~~Creative Craft Challenges: black and white plus one~~
~~Stamp Something: digi day~~
~~Crafts and Me: easel card~~
~~Delightful Sketches: Make it sparkle~~
~~YNS: Thanks~~
~~AIFactory: anything goes~~
~~Charisma Cardz: anything goes~~
~~Sarah Hurley: #9 Dots and circles~~
~~Whoopsi Daisy: pile on the flowers~~
~~For Fun: Black and white plus one~~
~~Stamp and Create: pearls and gems~~
~~Copic Creations: shading~~
~~Tuesday Taggers: It takes all sorts and they're sponsored this week by:~~
~~Gingersnap: black and white plus one~~

Happy Harvest Time

2010-09-22T11:28:00.032-04:00

There's not really much to say about this one. I sponged the backgrounds with Tea Dye. And I dyed the lace (from Wild Orchid) with tea to soften the bright white color into more of a cream. Colored with my new Copics (I can't WAIT to place another order for those. ;)

With flash:

Without Flash:

Fits the following challenges:

~~Paper Sundaes: Fall colors~~
~~Secret Crafter: anything goes~~
~~CYDA: Autumn Doodles~~
~~Sweet Stampin: stitching~~
~~My Sheri Crafts: autumn~~
~~Stamptacular: Grid~~
~~Cupcake Inspirations: applicious~~
~~SSIC: fall colors and/or leaves~~
~~Crafty Hos: sketch~~
~~Creative Craft World: Autumn colors~~
~~PIO: red, yellow, green and brown~~
~~Crazy Challenge: Let's Cook It~~
~~Priscillastyles: sketch~~
~~Karber Weekly: Food and Beverages~~
~~Creative Card Crew: Fall~~
~~A Spoonful of Sugar: anything goes~~
~~Meljen's Designs: autumn~~
~~ABC Challenge: D is for Distressing~~
~~Stamp Something: digi day~~
~~Sarah Hurley: autumn~~
~~Everybody-Art: autumn~~
~~Stamp and Create: pearls and gems~~
~~Copic Creations: shading~~
~~Tuesday Taggers: It takes all sorts and they're sponsored this week by:~~

A Sympathy Card

2010-09-22T11:13:00.017-04:00

One of the ladies from our church is going thru a rough patch lately. Her aunt passed away last week and she's going to lose her job at the end of the month because the company she works for is downsizing. So, I made this card for her and put a verse inside by Helen Steiner Rice, but I forgot to take a pic of the inside.

It fits the following challenges:

~~Treehouse Thursday Challenge # 067 - Sponged Backgrounds~~
~~Etsy Inspired By: This headpiece (Those gorgeous muted earthtones)~~
~~Secret Crafter: anything goes~~
~~Priscillastyles: sketch~~
~~A Spoonful of Sugar: anything goes~~
~~Fab n' Funky: quotes~~
~~Aud Sentiments: Cheer Up~~
~~ABC Challenge: D is for Distressing~~
~~Stamp Something: digi day~~
~~OLLCB: Sentiment~~
~~Tuesday Taggers: It takes all sorts and they're sponsored this week by:~~

Autumn Blessings

2010-09-21T23:21:00.019-04:00

Just in case anyone is checking, I haven't gone MIA. I spent the last week doing my "Fall Spring Cleaning." Since I applied for a few design teams, I thought I'd get my fall deep clean out of the way, just in case....fingers crossed. Everyone who knows me thinks I'm odd simply because I love to clean. I find it therapeutic myself. Anywho...here's what you've probably come for...

I made this one using the September freebie from The Treehouse that they're giving away for their contest.
ETA: I just found out that my card won me a GDT spot over at The Treehouse, along with a great prize! Thank you so much!

The sketch is from ~~Pear Tree Designs.~~

Also fits the following challenges:

~~SSIC: fall colors and/or leaves~~
~~Cupcake Inspirations: applicious~~
~~Paper Sundaes: fall colors~~
~~Creative Craft World: Autumn colors~~
~~PIO: red, yellow, green and brown~~
~~AIFactory: for the boys~~
~~Stamp Something: digi day~~
~~Shelly's Images: All dressed up (glitter and gems) I won! :D~~
~~Glitterbabe: anything goes~~
~~Alphabet Challenge: U is for Unused Stash (I haven't used gems in quite some time. I've been using pearls a lot lately)~~
~~Secret Crafter: anything goes~~
~~CYDA: autumn doodles~~
~~My Sheri: Autumn~~
~~Crazy Challenge: Let's Cook It~~
~~Stamp and Create: Pearls and gems~~
~~Karber Weekly: Food and Beverages~~
~~Creative Card Crew: Fall~~
~~A Crafty Little Place: Brown, Green, Orange~~
~~A Spoonful of Sugar: anything goes~~
~~Frosted Designs: cut your image/pic~~
~~Sarah Hurley: autumn~~
~~Everybody-Art: autumn~~
~~Copic Creations: shading~~
~~Tuesday Taggers: It takes all sorts and they're sponsored this week by:~~

Happy Thanksgiving

2010-09-12T14:54:00.017-04:00

DH wants me to make a bunch of Thanksgiving cards for him to give out to his clients, so I guess I'll be doing a lot of fall colors for a while, lol.

The color scheme of this VERY last minute entr~~y is from Scrapmaster's Paradise~~ (Pumpkin Pie, Very Vanilla and Cherry Cobbler).

The sketch for this one is from ~~Papertake Weekly .~~

~~Simon Says Stamp: Holiday Fun~~
~~Fresh Brewed: brown~~
~~Creative Inspirations: autumn~~
~~Catt's Scratching Post: following the SSS format~~
~~Creative Cottage: Celebrations~~
~~Paperplay: autumn~~
~~Stampin' With The Dragon: use the letter I somewhere~~
~~Totally Gorjuss: Flowers~~
~~Totally Papercrafts: going dotty~~
~~wee Memories: Fall Into Autumn~~
~~Bee Crafty: Fall Fashions~~
~~Allsorts: Colours of Autumn~~
~~RRR: flowers~~

Just for You

2010-09-11T16:19:00.013-04:00

Another one of Beccy's GORGEOUS digis. I colored her again using both my copics and prismas.

Entered in the following challenges:

~~EAD: colors~~
~~PIO: lots of layers~~
~~Cowgirl Sunday: anything goes~~

~~Pocketful of Posies: flowers~~

~~Lexi's Creations: flowers~~

~~Fresh Brewed: brown~~

~~Peachy Keen: colors~~

~~Spoonful of Sugar: animals~~

~~Fab 'n Funky: anything goes~~

~~Totally Gorjuss: Flowers~~

~~Sweet Stampin: Just A Note~~

~~Whoopsi Daisy: pile on the flowers~~

Thanksgiving card

2010-09-11T14:34:00.018-04:00

This is a thanksgiving card. I wish I would have remembered to use my ribbon before I put it all together.

Entered in the following challenges:

~~Simon Says Stamp: Holiday Fun~~
~~Creative Cottage: Celebrations~~
~~Paper Sundaes: mixed mediums (copics and prismas)~~
~~Allsorts: fall colors~~
~~Catch the Bug: sewing notions and fall colors~~
~~Catt's Scratching Post: following the SSS format~~
~~RRR: flowers~~
~~Cowgirl Sunday: anything goes~~
~~Paperplay: autumn~~
~~Scrapmaster: colors~~
~~Ann's Creative Nook: Autumn~~

~~Pocketful of Posies: flowers~~

~~Lexi's Creations: flowers~~

~~Tuesday Throwdown: fall~~

~~Anything goes: autumn~~

~~Fresh Brewed: brown~~

~~Creative Inspirations: fall project~~

~~Stampin' With The Dragon: use the letter I somewhere~~

~~Totally Gorjuss: Flowers~~

~~Totally Papercrafts: going dotty~~

~~wee Memories: Fall Into Autumn~~

~~Whoopsi Daisy: pile on the flowers~~

~~Stamp and Create: pearls and gems~~

Distressed Tag

2010-09-11T13:52:00.019-04:00

I made a distressed tag for a scrapbook page. I used actual tea to dye my lace because it seemed to take forever to color it with the Distress Ink the last time. I still used my distress inks on my background paper. I have an old book of Victorian era ads, so I made a copy of one of the pages and distressed it....though most of it's covered. I have no idea what I was doing wrong, lol. I used both my new Copics and my Prisma pencils to color her.

Entered in the following challenges:

~~Simon Says Stamp: Holiday Fun~~
~~Creative Inspirations: fall project~~
~~Paperplay: autumn~~
~~Paper Sundaes: mixed mediums~~
~~Lots to do: distressed tag~~
~~Allsorts: fall colors~~
~~Stamptacular: distress it~~
~~RRR: flowers~~
~~PIO: lots of layers~~
~~Cowgirl Sunday: anything goes~~
~~Ann's Creative Nook: Autumn~~
~~Catch the Bug: sewing notions and fall colors~~

~~Pocketful of Posies: flowers~~

~~Lexi's Creations: flowers~~

~~Catt's Scratching Post: following the SSS format~~

~~Craft your passion: lace and flowers~~

~~Tuesday Throwdown: fall~~

~~Anything goes: autumn~~

~~Fresh Brewed: brown~~

~~Fab 'n Funky: anything goes~~

~~YNS: anything goes~~

~~Let's Ink It Up: distressed tag~~

~~Stampin' With The Dragon: use the letter I somewhere~~

~~Totally Gorjuss: Flowers~~

~~wee Memories: Fall Into Autumn~~

~~Paper Cutz: Tags~~

~~Whoopsi Daisy: pile on the flowers~~

Singin' In The Rain

2010-09-09T20:25:00.012-04:00

This adorable digi is one that I won from Phindy's Place the other week. I absolutely love her stamps! So many cuties :D I had a difficult time with this color combo, but this is what I came up with..

Entered in the following challenges:

~~Annabelle Stamps: colors (yellow and gray)~~
~~SSIC: water~~
~~RRR: Flowers and ribbon~~
~~Pear Tree Designs: animals~~
~~Cards For Men: long summer days~~
~~Daisy Doodles: anything goes~~
~~Papertake Weekly: sketch~~
~~Stamptacular: distress it~~
~~Spoonful of Sugar: animals~~
~~Fab 'n Funky: anything goes~~
~~Cowgirl Sunday: anything goes~~
~~Crafty Sentiments: use a digi~~
~~PIO: lots of layers~~
~~Totally Gorjuss: Flowers~~

Boo-Boo Kitty

2010-09-09T20:20:00.008-04:00

This adorable image is from Sliekje's blog. This is again the same color combo for Annabelle Stamps. I'm still outside my comfort zone with these colors. LOL.

Entered into the following challenges:

~~Annabelle Stamps: colors~~

~~Pear Tree Designs: animals~~

~~Cowgirl Sunday: anything goes~~

~~Daisy Doodles: anything goes~~

~~Little Paper Shop: CAS~~

~~Tuesday morning sketches: sketch~~

~~Spoonful of Sugar: animals~~

~~Fab 'n Funky: anything goes~~

~~Pocketful of Posies: flowers~~

~~Lexi's Creations: flower power~~

~~Crafty Sentiments: use a digi~~

~~Totally Gorjuss: Flowers~~

More candy!

2010-09-09T07:54:00.000-04:00

Ying, of Ying & Magnolia is having a birthday candy, and how gorgeous it is! Hop on over to her blog to find out how to win!

Blog Candy

2010-09-05T08:13:00.001-04:00

Aud Sentiments is running a new monthly blog candy for September. From their website:

For the month of September we are lucky enough to have Really Reasonable Ribbon as our sponsor. They are giving the winner a $15 Gift Certificate.

Here is a little bit about their company...

"Really Reasonable Ribbon has been meeting the ribbon needs of crafters, wedding planners, rubberstampers, scrapbookers and the artistic community for over 10 years. We offer great wholesale pricing on full spools of many of our styles, and really reasonable discount retail pricing on ribbon by the yard. Stop by our blog at reasonableribbon@blogspot.com for great ribbon crafting ideas and inspiration. We host challenges on the 1st and 15th of each month."

Also, Kathy at The Daily Marker is having a candy giveaway too. From her website:

I am so excited to include some of Penny Black's NEW 2010 releases in this yummy blog candy giveaway.

Hello

2010-09-04T01:16:00.007-04:00

Entered in the following challenges:

~~Scrapmasters Paradise: color challenge (m)~~

~~Cupcake Inspirations: color combo - I won! woot!~~

~~Crafty Pad: pearls~~

~~SSIC: Metal (f)~~

~~Paperplay: stitching (th)~~

~~Digistamps4joy: photo insp (bright bold colors)(tu)~~

~~Lexi's Creations: emboss it (dry embossing using cuttlebug)(9.18)~~

~~Papertake Weekly: Just one (image, sentiment, embossed paper) (tu)~~

~~Stampin Royalty: pearls and rhinestones (W)~~

~~Crafty Little Place: anything goes~~

~~Crafty Hos': Use school supplies (I used colored pencils)~~

Get Well Soon

2010-09-04T01:14:00.006-04:00

Entered in the following challenges:

~~Allsorts: in the garden~~

~~Papertake Weekly: Just one (image, embossed paper, sanded paper, butterfly) (tu)~~

~~Bee Crafty: anything goes (sa)~~

~~Donna's Den of Crafts: Lots of layers (I forgot to take a pic from the side on this one, but the little bear is attached with pop dots and the little green background is on more pop dots.)~~

~~Cowgirl UP: flowers~~

~~Anything Goes: Say it with flowers (w)~~

~~Sunday Sketch & Stamp: sketch~~

~~Paper Romance: furry friend(th)~~

~~Scrapmasters Paradise: colors (m)~~

~~Cupcake Inspirations: color combo~~

~~Ann's Creative Nook: get well card~~

~~Passion for Promarkers: teddy bear picnic(tu)~~

~~Crafty Little Place: anything goes~~

~~Crafty Sentiments: summery (tu)~~

~~My time to craft: in the garden 9.18~~

~~Lexi's Creations: emboss it (dry embossing using cuttlebug, then sanded to reveal white core) 9.18~~

~~Pocketful of Posies: things with wings~~

~~Pollycraft: add nature~~

~~Daisy Doodles: digis (m)~~

~~Stampin Royalty: pearls and rhinestones (w)~~

~~Crafty Hos': Use school supplies (colored pencils and scissors)~~

Missing You

2010-09-01T22:54:00.006-04:00

I'm not really happy with this card. I just got my first order of Copics in today (yay me!) and I love them, but I'm still learning how to work with 'em. I hate these flowers. I usually use ink on them to give dimension, but I thought I'd try the copics. I used the blender pen to try to blend the dark color outward, to look natural....obviously I didn't do a very good job of it. LOL. Here it is anyway.

Also entered in the following challenges:

~~Etsy Inspired: Inspired by this~~

~~Papertake Weekly: Just one (image, embossed paper, glittered paper)- tu~~

~~PIO: challenge 34: missing you (tu)~~

~~Bee Crafty: anything goes -sa~~

~~Anything Goes: Say it with flowers-w~~

~~Crafty Little Place: anything goes~~

~~Daisy Doodles: digis-m~~

~~Cowgirl UP: flowers~~

~~Wild Orchid: sparkle~~

~~Pollycraft: add nature~~

~~Sunday Sketch & Stamp: sketch~~

~~SSIC: #54 Metal -tu~~

Delicious Doodles DT Call

2010-08-30T07:57:00.001-04:00

Teri over at Delicious Doodles has decided to put together a DT. This post is for my entry for that position.

From her website:

Well folks, Delicious Doodles has been official for a year now, and during that time I have made all of my own sample cards to promote my images. But my ideas get a bit stale sometimes, as you can well imagine! LOL.

I have decided it is about time I got myself a proper Design Team to help me out.

So, if you fancy working with my images and helping me to promote Delicious Doodles, then please get in touch by EMAIL (address is in my sidebar in the welcome section). I hope to get round and acknowledge you all individually.

You should include a few details about yourself and your style of crafting.

I would also love it if you could make a post about my DT Call, and pop a few samples of your best works in that post too. Please link this post in your email so I can come and visit your blog and see what yumminess you create.

This will be a permanent posting, for as long as you wish to stay.

You get to play with any of my images that you want, and have access to my new images before anyone else!! There is no challenge blog at the moment, but I may start one in later months, so I want you to be aware of that.

Above all I want you to have fun creating with my images!

My samples:

Back 2 School

2010-08-28T22:43:00.004-04:00

Entered in the following Challenges:

~~Cupcake Inspirations: Colors~~

~~Paper Sundaes: sketch~~

~~Pixie Cottage: Back to School~~

~~Stamp Something: Back to School~~

~~ABC: Back to School~~

~~Creative Craft World: Celebrations (what mom doesn't celebrate this time of year?) ;)~~

~~Ann's Creative Nook: Back to School~~

~~Catch the Bug: colors~~

~~Totally Stampalicious: textures~~

~~Little Red Wagon: Back to School~~

~~Stamp with fun: for a girl~~

~~Fussy and Fancy~~

~~Lexi's Creations: emboss it (dry embossing using cuttlebug)~~

~~Etsy Inspired: Colors here: Etsy Shop~~

Floral Thanks

2010-08-28T19:39:00.003-04:00

Entered in the following Challenges:

~~Fresh Brewed: Thanks~~

~~Annabelle Stamps: Sketch~~

~~Stamp and Create: flowers~~

~~Cupcake Craft Challenges: colors~~

~~Allsorts: In the Garden~~

Teddy Bear Thanks

2010-08-24T16:58:00.003-04:00

This is for the DT call at the Southern Girls Challenge blog. They said to use your favorite things, and well teddy bears, lace and flowers are some of my favorite things.

I made this one by stamping twice, coloring one image and then bits of the other and attaching those bits with pop dots. I made the roses using my TH tattered florals die.

Also entered in the following challenges:

~~Stamptacular Sunday: #73 Two's better than one~~

~~Crafty Sentiments: lace~~

~~Craft Your Passion: make your own flowers~~

~~Lexi's Creations: embossing~~

~~Stampwith fun: card for a girl~~

~~Donna's Den of Crafts: Decoupage~~

~~Fresh Brewed: Thanks~~

~~Papertake weekly: 3 papers, 2 flowers, one image~~

~~Stamp something: digi week~~

~~charisma cardz: die cuts~~

Easy Craft Projects: girly

~~2sisters: sketch (I won! Yay!)~~

~~ODBD: Dies~~

Praying for you

2010-08-24T16:31:00.001-04:00

This is a quick card I made last night for someone else from church. One of the men from church's wives is going in for surgery on Wednesday and he said that she's terrified.

Entered in the following challenges:

~~Sunday Sketch and Stamp: sketch~~

~~cupcake Inspirations: colors~~

~~Stampwith fun: card for a girl~~

~~Stamp something: digi week~~

~~ODBD: Dies~~

~~Crafts and Me: petals and pearls~~

Grandma's Birthday Card

2010-08-24T16:26:00.003-04:00

This is the card I made my grandmother for her birthday. The stamp, from Nana Vic reminds me so much of us when I was a little girl. Nana Vic has another one I want to get of Nana going frogging. That one reminds me of my grandma too. LOL. She could (and in fact, did) do everything in a dress and apron with her hair all fancied up.

Entered in the following challenges:

~~Crafty Sentiments: Lace~~

~~Anyone For Anya: Birthday card~~

~~Craft your days away: wings~~

~~Cowgirl Up: summertime feeling~~

~~Creative Craft World: birthday celebration~~

~~Scrapmasters Paradise: colors~~

~~Crafts and Me: petals and pearls~~

~~ODBD: Dies~~

~~Pocketfull of of Posies: winged things~~

~~Stamp with fun: card for a girl~~

~~Totally Papercraft: summer fun~~

~~Stamp and Create: flowers~~

~~kah-wink-e-dink: birthday~~

annabelle stamps: bow

~~Stamp something: digi week~~

~~charisma cardz: die cuts~~

Easy Craft Projects: #19 girly: I won! Yeah!

~~Craftalicious: pearls and swirls~~

~~Create4Fun: birthday~~

~~Bee Crafty: ribbons and bows~~

~~Creative Card Crew: sparkle and shine~~

Lori's Having a Candy Giveaway!

2010-08-17T09:14:00.000-04:00

Lori at Playing with Paper is having an awesome candy giveaway! Here's a pic of all the yummy awesomeness she's giving away:

Hurry, you gotta get there before August 30th!

Keep buzzin'

2010-08-14T23:38:00.000-04:00

I kept this one pretty simple...partly because it was so late last night when I was working on it ;) I have such a thing for flowers and pearls. These heart pearls were supposed to be hooked together in a strand, but I took them apart so I could make 'em stretch ;)

Challenges:

~~Stampin' Sisters In Christ: create a card of apology or one reaching out to someone and encouraging them to put the past behind them and move forward~~

~~city crafter: hearts~~

Scavenger Hunt Entry

2010-08-14T10:29:00.000-04:00

Kim from Living In Paradise is having a candy giveaway to celebrate her blogaversary in the form of a fun scavenger hunt! Here are my entries:

Something that rotates: My salad spinner

Something metal: a drawer pull

Favorite writing tool: an ink pen

Favorite drink: water

Something you love: my dear hubby

What's outside your window: my neighbor's house..ugh...I am sooo not a city girl...I really long for the country views we used to have.

Friendship card

2010-08-12T10:56:00.000-04:00

Oh, I do love my glitter. And I finally got some Stickles! I didn't think they'd be different than any other glitter glue, but wow! LOVE it!

Entered in the following challenges:

~~Pocket Full of Posies: glitter~~

~~Simon Says: Sing it baby~~

~~Penny's Place: anything goes~~

~~Etsy Inspired: Inspired by: This~~

~~Stamping Boutique: glitter~~

~~Crazy4Challenges: cupcake~~

~~One Stop: summer fun~~

~~Sweet stampin' challenge: wings~~

~~Kenny K: summertime~~

~~One Stitch: mystical~~

~~Stamp Something: photo insp~~

~~Crafty creations: winged things~~

~~fab n funky: fave color - pink~~

A Speedy Recovery

2010-08-12T10:22:00.000-04:00

And this is the card I made for the other gentleman from church who just had surgery. Whew! I think I'm finally finished with those "Get Well" cards. :) My hubby came in my craft room when I was picking out my paper for this project and he thought my color choices were too girly...but after I finished it, even he said it wasn't as feminine as he thought it would be. The mauvish color is not as light in person. It's actually a pretty dark mauve, but because it's shimmery paper, it photographs lighter.

Entered in the following challenges:

~~Pear Tree: Male~~

~~Rosie D: folds~~

~~Anything challenge: folds~~

~~Penny's Challenges: anything goes~~

~~Secret Crafter: Man~~

Another Thinking of You card

2010-08-12T00:09:00.000-04:00

I seem to be needing a lot of these lately...lol.

I used another image from Beccy's Place. I really love her images. I think they're so sweet.

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~~Annabelle Stamps: sketch~~

~~Creative Craft Challenges: animal antics~~

~~Penny's: anything goes~~

~~Charisma Crafts: teddy bears~~

~~Alphabet Challenges: oval~~

~~Wags N Whiskers: triple play~~

~~One Stop Craft Challenge: summe~~r

~~Our Daily Bread: 3 of something~~

~~Kenny K: summertime~~

~~Anything challenge: apples~~

~~Stamp and Create: flowers~~

Thinking of you card

2010-08-10T00:08:00.001-04:00

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~~The Pixie Cottage: sketch~~

~~Cupcake Craft Challenges: lace~~

~~Crazy Challenge: forest animals~~

~~Wild Orchid Challenge: One for the girls~~

~~Creative Card Crew: cute and girly~~

~~Penny's Challenges: anything goes~~

Crafts and Me: purple and green: Yay! I won!

~~Creative Challenges: animal antics~~

~~Creative Inspirations: recipe~~

~~Cute Card Thurs: whatev~~a

~~Dutch Dare: anything goe~~s

~~CharismaCards: teddy bear~~

~~Lots to do: ribbon and lace~~

~~Our Daily Bread: 3 of something~~

~~Stamp and create: flowers~~

Get Well Card

2010-08-07T13:05:00.000-04:00

This is another card I made for one of the people from our church out for surgery. This one is for a woman who just had a knee replacement surgery.

I made the flowers with the Tim Holtz tattered florals die. And that lovely ribbon and lace combo came from a candy I won from Beccy. Thanks again Beccy!

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~~Pear Tree Designs: sketch~~

~~Belles 'n Whistles: Fun in the sun~~

~~Crafty Pad: Ribbons and flowers~~

~~Totally Stampalicious: Inside Out~~

~~Incy Wincy: Fun in the sun~~

~~Wild Orchid: Lace~~

~~Crafty Cardmakers: Punches~~

~~Stamp and Create: Flowers~~

~~Papertake Weekly: White and Bright~~

~~Creative Card Crew: Cute and girly~~

~~ABC Challenge: August~~

~~Simon Says: Sing it baby~~

~~Dutch Dare: Anything goes~~

~~Craftalicious: make flowers~~

~~Alphabet challenge: ovals~~

~~One Stop: summer fun~~

~~Penny's Challenges: anything goes~~

~~Cute Card Thurs: anything goes~~

~~allsorts: blue and yellow~~

~~Lots to do: lace and ribbon~~

~~Anything Challenges: fold~~

GDT Card

2010-08-07T11:53:00.000-04:00

I was a guest design team member for Stampin' With the Dragon and the theme was Blue, green and yellow. This was a challenge for me because this isn't a color combo that I usually would use. A big thanks to them though, I had a lot of fun making it. The adorable stamp is from Whimsy Stamps, the sponsor for this week.

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~~Stampin' Sisters In Christ: Birds~~

~~Stamptacular Sunday~~: Out of this World (bird wearing bow tie, bird with hair)

~~The Crafty Pad:~~ Riboons and flowers

~~Rosie D's: A~~ll creatures, great and small

~~Totally Stampalicious: Inside Out~~

~~Creative Card Crew: Cute and girly~~

~~Simon Says: Sing it baby~~

~~Crafty Creations: Anniversary or Birthday~~

~~Penny's Challenges: anything goes~~

~~Creative Challenges: animal antics~~

~~Cute Card Thurs: whateva~~

Recovering from Surgery

2010-08-05T13:53:00.000-04:00

Several people from our church have recently had surgery and this is one of the cards I made for one of the guys. I have a hard time with cards for men. I love flowers and pearls..not very manly things. This digi is from Beccy's Place.

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~~Annabelle Stamps: sketch~~

~~Easy Craft Projects: Chocolate Brown~~

~~Stampin With the Dragon: Distressing~~

~~Alota Rubber Stamps: distressing~~

~~Cupcake Craft Challenges: distressing~~

~~Stampavie: black, white and one other color~~

~~Penny's Challenges: anything goes~~

~~Cute Card Thurs: whateva~~

Let's Ink It Up Blog Candy #2

2010-08-05T09:45:00.000-04:00

Let's Ink It Up is having another generous blog candy giveaway! More from their blog:

Andrea from ANNA BELLE STAMPS has so generously offered candy. Please make sure you have a look at her new store and spread the word about her new store.

Here's a word from Andrea

We have an exclusive range of clear stamps that is growing from month to month :) Our Sprinkles line are gorgeous drops of clear colour in a range of sizes. These drops have a smooth finish and foiled backs so the colour shines. We are also stocking Gems - a faceted stone, Pearls and Metallic finished embellishments. We have started a range of ribbons and Paper Petals.

Sentimental Bluebells 6 x 4 set of clear stamps

Jar of 6mm Blossom Sprinkles

1 mtr Hot Pink 16mm DF Satin Ribbon

1 mtr Hot Pink - White Dots 9mm Satin Ribbon

Pack of 20mm x 20 AnnaBelle Paper Petals

Let's Ink It Up Blog Candy

2010-08-05T09:38:00.000-04:00

They're having a blog candy giveaway over at Let's Ink It Up to celebrate reaching 100 followers. From their website:

Tim Holtz Distress Ink, 5 Copic Ciao Markers, Kaisercraft Paper Flowers, Paper Doillies, Chipboard buckles and ribbon, Bling Dragonflies, packet small rhinestones, Chipboard Glitter Buttons, Provo Craft Alphaletterz, Cuttlebug Celebration Stamps Embossing/Die Set (not shown), Large fabric flowers, Bella Felt Elementz, Bella Flowers, Prima Say It In Studs and 1 surprise candy.

What do you have to do to win you ask.

1. Put a post on your blog linking back to this site to spread the word

2. Post picture on your sidebar with link back to this site

3. Become a follower

4. After you have done the above leave comment here.

Only one entry per person permitted. As you know our very first challenge is 5th September 2010 and we are aiming at 100 FOLLOWERS by 4th September 2010, I will then draw a winner by Random Org and announce winner on this site.

Birthday Card

2010-07-29T22:41:00.000-04:00

I made this to fit several challenges...but this is another one I'm not sure how I feel about. It's definately not one of my favorites, but I can't place my finger on it. Maybe it's the plain white background..hmm..

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~~Totally Papercrafts: Strawberry cake~~

~~Stamp, Scrap & Doodle: use a digi~~

~~Sketch Saturday: sketch~~

~~Cupcake Inspirations: colors~~

~~Cowgirls Sunday: anything goes~~

~~Rosie D: animal~~

~~Totally Stampalicious: birthday~~

~~Crazy Challenge: birthday~~

~~Creative Inspirations - animal~~

Dear Friend

2010-07-28T23:01:00.000-04:00

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~~Paper Romance - colors~~

~~Dutch Dare - criss cross card~~

~~Stamp Something - Use Flowers~~

~~Cutie Stampers - recipe~~

~~Alota Rubber Stamps - gliiter and pearls~~

~~Create4Fun - flowers~~

~~Stamp Scrap and Doodle - Use a digi~~

~~Crazy4Challenges - Polka Dots~~

~~Wee Memories - incorporate stamping~~

~~Crafty Sentiments - embossing~~

~~Cowgirl Sunday - anything goes~~

~~Creative Inspirations~~

~~Simon Says Stamp - going dotty~~

~~Catt's Scratching Post~~

My Room

2010-07-27T09:42:00.000-04:00

I'm posting these pictures of my work area and embarrassingly small stash for Tellen's Place.

My Desktop:

I keep my paperstacks in the crop bag and the drawers hold my tools, punches and some other embossing supplies

My Tiny Stash:

My Cuttlebug "Station" (on top of an old dresser):

Like I said, I have a pretty small stash, but I'm just starting out. I took over our spare bedroom since we don't have much family that lives outside of a 25 mile radius (something that is sometimes a blessing and sometimes a curse, lol.)

With Sympathy blue and white

2010-07-26T21:12:00.000-04:00

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~~Everybody Art Challenge~~
~~Paperplay~~
~~Stamp Something~~

Here's A Bouquet

2010-07-25T17:26:00.000-04:00

This is a card I made to send to Bella. The inside says: To Brighten Your Day!

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~~Allsorts~~

~~Whoopsi Daisy~~

~~Crafting With DeeDee~~

~~Papertake Weekly~~

~~Pixie Cottage~~

~~Crafty Creations~~

~~AIFactory~~

~~Stamp Something~~

~~KAH- wink- e-dink~~

Please Find A Moment To Mail A Card

2010-07-24T01:20:00.000-04:00

Please take a moment out of your hectic schedule to send a card to each of these two sweeties. I don't know about you, but I remember how much I LOVED to get mail when I was a kid.

FROM http://scrap-creations1.blogspot.com/2010/06/big-blog-candy-for-good-cause.html

Let me tell you about two amazing kids. Ethan & Bella

Ethan is my cousin's son. He is 8 years old .Ethan was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma Stage 4 on March 5th, 2005. This devastating news came just days after his 3rd Birthday. The doctors told us that Ethan’s overall chance of survival was only 25%. Who would have ever thought that his leg pain and unexplained fever was cancer.

The worst of the worst…a deadly form of cancer where there is no specific treatment meant just for Neuroblastoma. Instead, trial studies and experimentall therapies were in our future.

Ethan underwent 6 rounds of extremely high dose chemotherapy, surgery to remove the tumor in his abdomen, a stem cell transplant and 12 rounds of radiation to the tumor site. This trial study was followed up by an experimentall therapy at Sloan Kettering in New York called 3F8 Antibody Treatment. Ethan received 5 rounds of this treatments before becoming “Hama” positive, which means his immune system is trained to fight neuroblastoma cells.

Today, Ethan is cancer free and is back to enjoying all the childhood fun and games that was taken from him for over a year and a half. Doctors have also increased his overall chance of survival to 50% (considering the high rate of relapse).

UP DATE:

In November 2007, a lump was found on Ethan's left shoulder blade...later to be diagnosed as osteochondroma, a benign tumor growth in the bone. This is in part, a side effect of having Total Body Irritation for his Stem Cell Transplant.
Around June of 2008, several benign tumors were discovered on Ethan's liver.

On Nov. 21, 2008, we found out that Ethan's cancer had returned, Recurrent Neuroblastoma. MIBG uptakes were discovered in one shoulder, his leg, his spine and chest...along with in his bone marrow. There were a total of 12 spots at re-diagnosis

Ethan underwent 2 rounds of high dose chemo followed by a set of scans. The scans showed that the chemo was not acting effectively.
Ethan then underwent one round of maintenance chemo before becoming the first patient in a New England hospital to receive MIBG therapy (aka liquid radiation). The first round was scheduled the week of Ethan's 7th Birthday (feb 17th). Follow up scans show a HUGE improvement, leaving residual uptake on MIBG scan and small traces in the bone marrow. Then Ethan underwent a 2nd round at the beginning of May 2009, scan results show "stable with limited improvement".

At this time, Ethan only had two more spots to take care of. So he underwent more chemotherapyy, using irinotecan, carboplatin and temodar...followed up by a much needed stem cell rescue. Results "stable with no improvement". At that point, we decided to allow Ethan's body to rest and put him on a treatment known for stability called ABT-751 at the beginning of Sept. 2009. However, in November 2009, Ethan's cancer showed 2 new spots of progression and we had to discontinue the use of the ABT-751.

From there, Ethan began a treatment using Temodar and Thalidomide, which consists of taking pills at home...everyday. Also, at this point, I added Harmazone, a form of"Essiac" to Ethan's daily routine. Later, I added the use of a DHA supplement. Thus far, the DHA has proven to rid Ethan of his mood swings and temper tantrums.

After 4 rounds of Thalidomide/Temodar treatment, On March 18, 2010 scan results showed massive "widespread" progression throughout Ethan's entire skeletal system, from his shoulders down his arms, down his spine and chest cavity, to his pelvis, and down his legs, right down to his ankles.

We then decided to try out a new phase 1 protocol using both IV and oral cyclophosphomide, with Avastin and Zometa. This treatment is primarily used for bone metastesis. Unfortunately Ethan's LFT's remained too elevated to remain on protocol.

Scans were conducted in Vermont, as preparation for a new study. Results show even more progression to several area's in skull and soft tissue mass on spine. Radiation was conducted to the orbital area and spine, along with etoposide and velcade treatments. Biopsies were perfomed for DNA and RHA testing for Personalized Medicine Study in Vermont.

Well, today we received devastating news. The Brain tumor has more than doubled in size and is now causing focal seizures. They will do radiation for comfort only at this point. Things are not looking good for Ethan and he is in need of prayers and whatever happiness we could give him. Ethan & his sister sierra love to receive cards. If you could find the time to mail them a card, I am sure it would bring a smile to their face. Particularly Ethan, as he is in Boston Children's Hospital continuing with radiation. If you would like to mail them a card you may do so to:

Ethan Smith and Sierra Smith

27 Donna Street
Nashua, NH 03060

If you would like more info and would like to stay up to date with Ethan you can visit is journal here:http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/ethansmith
Meet Bella Tucker
Bella Tucker is an 8-year-old girl who attends South School Elementary in Londonderry, New Hampshire and is a member of the Phantom Gymnastics team. Bella came down with a near fatal infection on Easter Sunday. Doctors gave little hope for this third graders’ survival, but after five days in a coma she miraculously survived Streptococcus Pneumonia Sepsis with DIC (disseminated intravascular coagulation).

Unfortunately, her survival from this infection was not without significant cost. The infection caused extensive tissue damage, and on April 27, 2010, Bella underwent quadruple amputation surgery and is currently facing an extremely long and hard recovery at Children’s Hospital in Boston with extensive rehabilitation to follow, as she learns to live life without her limbs.

Fortunately, Bella has the love and support of her three older brothers and younger sister during these trying times. The family is suddenly faced with significant challenges, many of which can be eased with financial help. For example, their home in Londonderry, New Hampshire will need extensive modifications to accommodate a wheelchair. Bella's mother, who is also her primary insurance holder, must be by her side during the extensive rehabilitation process and therefore she will be unable to work, causing the family to lose significant income. Since her mother will be with her during this process, the family needs funds for daycare of their other children. Lastly, she will be faced with medical challenges for the rest of her life.
Bella loves receiving cards and they would be sure to make her smile. I am currently awaiting her address, but you may mail her cards to my address until further notice.
Kristen Catalano
c/o Bella tucker
5 Baymeadow Dr
Nashua, NH 03063
You may visit Bella's webpage at :http://www.bellatucker.org/

Have a Bear-y Nice Birthday

2010-07-23T22:21:00.000-04:00

I made this card for our pastor's birthday. I know it looks like I've misspelled bear, but his name is really Baer. That's why I went with the bear image.

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~~Cards For Men~~
~~Craftalicious Challenges~~
~~Alphabet Challenges~~
~~Crazy 4 Challenges~~
~~Sunday Sketch and Stamp~~
~~Stampavie~~
~~Pollycraft Monday~~
~~My Time To Craft~~
~~Scrap Creations~~
~~Shelly's Images~~
~~Papertake Weekly~~
~~Crafty Creations~~