C4C32 -- Easy as 1, 2, 3!

Yep, it's easy as 1, 2, 3 over at Crazy 4 Challenges -- The challenge is to use 1 ribbon, 2 buttons or brads, and 3 punches on your project. First, I added 2 brads to my image. Then I made a flower pot out of 3 punches -- a 1" circle punch (cut in half), MS flower punch, and a handheld small circle punch for the center of the flower. I used my 1 ribbon to wrap around my flower pot before adding the flower accent. I had fun with this one!

Thanks for visiting and hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Supplies: Stamps - SU! Garden Silhouettes; Paper - watercolor paper, SU! rose red, basic grey, pink pirouette, SU! DSP, generic white base; Ink - SU! going gray, basic gray for my image, SU! pink pirouette, pretty in pink and rose red for sponging; Accessories - 2 small SU! brads, 1"circle punch, MS flower punch, handheld small circle punch, small piece of ribbon, MS loopy border and corner punches, Spellbinder Nesties, foam tape and dimensionals.

OCCC - Break Out the Buttons!

Yippee, another button challenge. This week's Our Creative Corner Challenge is to break out the buttons! I love buttons so I couldn't resist joining in the fun.

For my creation, I used one of the new clear photopolymer stamp sets just released by KLM Digital Designs. I chose the crocus from the Crocus Window Box Stamp Set, and I am really impressed with how well it stamped. I colored my image with Prismacolor/Koh-I-Noor pencils and gamsol. Then I covered the entire flower with a VersaMark pen before embossing with clear embossing powder. Except for some layering, I kept my design very simple and clean. Hope you like the results.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great weekend!!

Supplies: Stamps - Crocus Window Box Stamp Set by KLM Digital Designs; Paper - PTI select white, SU! elegant eggplant; Ink - Versafine onyx black, VersaMark pen; Accessories - Prismacolor & Koh-I-Nor pencils, gamsol, Sizzix & Cuttlebug embossing folders, Spellbinders deckle Nesties, dimensionals, buttons.

MOJO133 - Mariposa Lily

Hi everyone! Today's card is for the Mojo Monday sketch challenge #133. My Doodle Pantry image is a mariposa lily from the Lily Collection created by Laura Wilson. I tried to capture the rich orange colors of a desert mariposa lily with my Copics. Not sure if I pulled it off, but I did have fun with this week's mojo sketch!

Thanks for visiting and have a great day!

Supplies: Stamps - Lily Collection digital images - Doodle Pantry; Paper - SU! really rust, garden green, SU! DSP, GP white, generic ivory; Ink - Copic markers for coloring, SU! so saffron, more mustard and really rust for sponging; Accessories - Spellbinder oval Nestabilities, Marvy scallop square punch, Sizzix embossing folder, dimensionals and Colorbok metal dots.

Heads Up!

Hello everyone! I have some excited news! Laurie Wilson has opened a new store called the Doodle Pantry. To celebrate, Laurie is having a Grand Opening Sale through April 19... she is giving 20% off everyone's shopping cart total. Just enter coupon code DPAPR20P at the bottom of your card and click submit.

I just love a Sale!

CBCB4 -- Birth Bath Joy

CLEARLY DELIGHTFUL BLOG CHALLENGE #4

(use keyword CDBC4)

*** Sponsor: New! Doodle Pantry digital doodle shop***

Happy Easter Monday! It's time for another Clearly Delightful Blog Challenge. We would love for you to join in the fun. This month every participant will receive one FREE Doodle Pantry image of their choice from Laurie Wilson's new store, Doodle Pantry. (To see the images you can choose from, click here.) In addition, one randomly selected participant will win Blog Candy with a value of at least $25 worth of new card making/scrapping supplies!

It's super easy to be a participant in the Clearly Delightful Blog Challenge. All you have to do is:

• Follow this month's challenge theme -- use dry embossing and some yellow on your card or project. (You may use any stamp or digital image of your choice, but please no past creations. Please create something new!)
• Be sure to post a direct link to your creation, using Mr. Linky, on the Clearly Delightful Blog.
• Also, you must leave a comment on the Clearly Delightful challenge post AND mention which Doodle Pantry image you want for free just for participating.
• Deadline for submission is Monday, April 19.

Now about my card...

My sample showcases 'Bird Bath Joy', created by Laurie Wilson and available at Doodle Pantry. To satisfy this month's theme, I included yellow in my color scheme, and although it is hard to see in the photo, I did dry embossed both panels with my Nestabilities dies. My image was colored with Copics, and Liquid Glass (CTMH) was applied to the water in the bird bath as well as the water droplets. Embellishments include page pebbles, ribbon, and butterflies punched with a MS punch.

Hope you like my take on the challenge. For more samples and details, click here to go the Clearly Delightful Blog.

Can't wait to see your creations! Have a wonderful day and thanks for visiting.

CPS160, CC264 Daisy Rat

Hi All! Well, the sun is finally shining so I was able to take a photo this morning of a card I made using the cute Daisy Rat image. This image will be released tomorrow by KLM Digital Designs. My sentiment is also from KLM Digital Designs.

This card was inspired by this week's awesome sketch from the Card Positioning System (CPS160) as well as the Color Challenge #264 over at Splitcoast. I love when I can combine challenges!

Hope you liked what I came up with! We will be away for the holiday weekend, so if I'm unable to check in before then, have a wonderful Easter!

Supplies: Stamps - KLM Digital Designs - Daisy Rat and Happy Birthday Script; Paper - DCWV textured with base, GP white, SU! bermuda bay and basic gray and well as SU! designer series papers that are as close to so saffron that I could find in my stash; Accessories - Copic Markers for coloring, various punches, Spellbinders die, and some rhinestones.

S2GSC49 - Garden Silhouette with Butterfly

Hi all and greetings to all my friends at S2G! Okay, I admit it... I'm crazy for buttons! So when I saw the Twisted Thursday challenge with a button twist over at Shirley's 2 Girls, I just had to play. What fun! This card also qualifies for this month's Central Theme challenge sponsored by the SCS Dirty Dozen for Fan Club Members.

My easy peasy butterfly embellishment was a snap to make:

• First I used a Sizzix die to cut my material. (I used a piece from an old quilt square.)
• Then I threaded waxed linen thread through a button and used the tails of my thread to form the antennae.
• Next I added a few adhesive dots to the back of the button and attached it to the body of the butterfly.
• All done... couldn't be easier!

Take care everyone and have a great weekend. Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies: Stamps - SU! Garden Silhouettes; Paper - SU! very vanilla, night of navy and not quite navy Ink - SU! craft night of navy; Accessories - Corner Rounder punch, SU! Sizzix butterflies and top note dies; waxed linen thread; and, of course, buttons!

STVSCVD03 - Sweet Baby

Congratulations, Rachel and Jason!! I am so excited. i just found out my goddaughter, Rachel, is expecting! It's been quite a while since our family has been blessed with a new little one. I can't wait! This will be the first of probably many baby-inspired creations you will be seeing here over the next few months.

Thanks for stopping by today; have a good one!

Supplies: Stamps - How Sweet It Is! by Gina K Designs, PTI - Daily Designs Sentiments; Paper - MS DSP, SU! bashful blue, PTI - select white; Ink - Memento tuxedo black, Copic Markers; Accessories - MS felt border & embellishments, Sizzix EF, clear EP, SU! oval punches, Spellbinder oval scallop die.

Blog Candy Alert!

If you are a lover of Verve Stamps, you gotta head on over to Teresa Kline's (aka virginia sunshine) blog. She has a wonderful collection of Verve Stamps up for grabs. You can check out the details here.

Boy, would I ever love to win this one!

SSHP23 - Birthstone Birthday

Happy Sunday, everyone! Here's my take on this week's challenge from the Spotlight Divas -- to create a birthday card using your birthstone colors. Since my birthstone is the emerald, I combined various shades of green with pink and white.

This is a fun challenge! You can check out this week's Saturday Spotlight challenge details (SSHP23) here.

Thanks for stopping by! Hope you have a great week!!

Supplies: Stamps - Penny Black winner, Gina K Designs punchy words; Paper - MS DSP, SU! garden green, pink pirouette, PTI select white; Ink - Memento black, Versafline onyx black, Copic markers for coloring, pastels for shading; Accessories - MS white twill tape, Spellbinders scallop circle dies, SU! & EK Success scallop circle punches, diimensionals and black pearls.

CDD - Happy Bird

Hi All! This little cutie is a freebie from Clearly Delightful Designs called Happy Bird! Isn't he precious!

Here's the link to Laurie's digi page where you can download this free image. While you are there, check out her awesome collection of digital images!

Supplies: Stamps - Image and sentiment - Clearly Delightful Designs; Paper - PTI select white, SU! Welcome Neighbor DSP, taken with teal and pumpkin pie; Ink - computer and Copic Markers; Accessories - small circle punch, buttons covered with small circles of pumpkin pie cardstock, pastels for shading background, dimensionals.

KLM - Decorative Easter Egg

Hi All! My hubby & I are going to take advantage of the beautiful weather and take a trip to the Eastern Shore this weekend. It will be so nice to get away...

Before we leave, I wanted to share a little Easter treat holder I made using the KLM Digital Designs image called Decorative Easter Egg. This was so easy to make! I used a pre-made favor box which I decorated with my image, DSP, and some embellishments. Of course, I had to sample the chocolate eggs before adding to the box! Yum!

Thanks so much for stopping by and hope you have a super weekend! See you in a few days!!

Supplies: Stamps - KLM Digital Designs - Decorative Easter Egg; Paper - PTI egg hunt DSP and select white, SU! old olive, summer sun and lavender lace; Ink - VersaMark, Copic markers; Accessories - MS grass border and flower punches, handheld hole punch; buttons, MS daisy, ribbon and favor box from Mikes.

KLM - Lucky Leaf

Here's a card I made today using the Lucky Leaf image from KLM Digital Designs. I was delighted to find that my MS 4-leaf clover punch is a great match for my Luck Leaf image. After printing and die cutting my lucky leaf, I covered it with CTMH liquid glass before sprinkling it with MS glitter. I added a a row of punched 4-leaf clovers to my scalloped edge as well as some buttons. Talk about quick & easy... It took longer for the liquid glass to dry!

Hope everyone has a wonderful week and a very Happy St. Patty's Day!

Supplies: Stamps - Lucky Leaf by KLM Digital Designs, PTI - sentiment; Paper - PTI select white, new leaf, generic white base and SU! night of navy; Accessories -Nestabilities dies, EK Success border punch, MS 4-leaf clover punch, MS glitter, CTMH liquid glass, dimensionals, and buttons from my stash.

SSHP21 - In Bloom

Hi Everyone. Here's my card for this week's Saturday Spotlight Challenge #21. This week the Spotlight Divas chose the theme, friendships. When I read this week's theme, I immediately thought of my oldest and bestest friend, Rosemary. We have been friends since grammar school! I am blessed that our friendship has endured these many years.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Supplies: Stamps - PTI in bloom; SU! best yet; Paper - PTI in bloom DSP, bashful blue, certainly celery and generic white base; Ink - Versafine onyx black and Copic Markers for shading the leaves; Accessories - Clear EP, pearls from my stash.

FS161 - Crafty Stamper

Congratulations go out to my friend, Vera! She has been named the 'Featured Stamper' on Splitcoast Stampers. I love Vera's crisp, flawless style. Her gallery is filled with inspiring creations.

For the Featured Stamper Challenge #161, I cased Vera's Lattice Medallion card. I did change the color and stamps and also added a scallop panel with ribbon embellishment.

Thank you Vera for sharing your amazing work with us. This card's for you!

Supplies: Stamps - SU! True Friend, PTI - Studio Style sentiment; Paper - PTI select white, S! garden green and night of navy, Recollections textured red; Ink - Versafine crimson red; Accessories - Clear EP, Mike's ribbon, PTI scallop border die; SU! lattice die; Nestabilities scallop circle die, Marvy scallop circle punch as well as a MS small scallop circle punch, dimensionals.

OCCC - Funny Bunny

I know my bunny posts keep multiplying, but I just couldn't resist playing with this sweet Funny Bunny image from KLM Digital Designs! Plus it works so well with this week's Our Creative Corner's sketch challenge and my PTI egg hunt DSP.

This card will be going to my cousin and her family. They live on a farmette in Pennsylvania and raise chickens. Their eggs are the best!

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by.

Stamps - Funny Bunny by KLM Digital Designs, sentiment - computer generated; Paper - SU! lavender lace and more mustard, PTI egg hunt DSP; Ink - printer, Copic markers; Accessories - various Nestabilities dies, MS scallop border punch, pastels, rhinestones from my stash and dimensionals.

MMTTPT83 -- Teapot Tuesday

Happy Saturday! It's a gorgeous, sunny day here in Columbia and I am happy to say there is even a hint of spring in the air!

Today I am sharing a card I made the other day for Cindy's Teapot Tuesday Challenge. Many of you may be familiar with Cindy's (mothermark) work on SCS. She also has a fabulous blog, and each Tuesday she treats everyone to a great challenge and the funniest stories in cyberspace. So if you get a chance, check it out for a real treat.

The challenge inspiration this week is the new Alice in Wonderland movie starring Johnny Depp. As the story goes, the teapot gang is going to London for a special premier of the movie... Thinking rabbits, I dug through my stamps and found a cute bunny stamp called Spring Greetings by Penny Black. I chose a quick and easy design and before I could say, 'I'm late, I'm late...', my rabbit card was ready for Cindy's tea par-tay!

Enjoy the rest of your weekend and thanks for stopping by!

Supplies: Stamps - Spring Greeting by Penny Black; Paper - SU! WW base, PTI dotted DP, Carson Manga Drawing Paper; Ink - Versafine onyx black, Copic markers and SU! markers for watercoloring around the image; Accessories - Sizzix dotted EF, clear EP, water pen, small circle punch, dimensionals, ribbon from my stash, Stick-O's clear cirlces.

CDBC3 - Clearly Delightful Challenge #3

It's my favorite time of the month... Yep, it's the 5th and time for this month's Clearly Delightful Challenge (CDBC3). This month's theme is a sketch challenge!

Above is the card I made using Laurie's awesome sketch. My card also showcases the delightful, digital Little Frog set that Laurie created and will be giving to all challenge participants. And there's more... one random selected participant will win some great blog candy!

So what are you waiting for... just click here to go to the Clearly Delightful blog where you will find all of the challenge details. We sure hope you join us! Have a great weekend.

KLM - Pierre the Painter

Hello, everyone! 'Pierre the Painter' is one of the new digis released March 1 by KLM Digital Designs. This image reminds me of vintage Easter postcards. So I went with a shabby chic look and enhanced little 'Pierre' with the cracked glass technique. Lots of lace, pearls and distressing going on here... hope you like my try at vintage.

Have a great day. I really appreciate your taking the time to check out my creations... thanks so much!

Supplies: Stamps - KLM Digital Designs - Pierre the Painter; Paper - SU! kraft and very vanilla, K&Co. DSP; Ink - printer, VersaMark, Tim Holtz distress inks in antique linen and brushed corduroy, Copic Markers; Accessories - Clear EP and Utee, pastels, lace with pearls from Michaels, MS butterflies punch, pearl stick-ons, dimensionals, deckle scissors, Spellbinders deckle edge die, and SU! Sizzix embossing folder. Technique - cracked glass

FS160, F4A1 - Butterflies

Yeah for March! Hoping for the arrival of sweet Spring weather here. How about you? With thoughts of Spring in mind, I made this card yesterday and it combines 2 challenges posted on Splitcoast -- The Featured Stamper Challenge #160 and the Free for All Challenge #1.

This week's featured stamper is Angella Crockett. Congratulations, Angella! Click here to see her lovely card that I cased. I kept Angella's wonderful design, butterflies and square shape. I changed the colors and DP. I also added ribbon and attached an embossed sentiment rather than stamping my sentiment directly on my card.

The F4A1 challenge is a spankin' new challenge on SCS. This week everyone was challenged to use texture, color and pattern on their creations. For my texture -- I used an embossed sentiment, ribbon, a flower and my butterflies. For color, we were to use a color we normally don't use -- I chose orchid opulence. For pattern -- I used my new PTI DP called Egg Hunt and a scrap of PTI dotted on my butterflies.

This was a fun card to make. It was a great surprise to discover how well the paper and butterfly die matched!

Have a wonderful week and thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies: Stamps - none; Paper - PTI egg hunt and dotted DSP, SU! orchid opulence; Ink - SU! craft whisper white for sponging; Accessories - Cuttlebug butterfly die, Sizzix SU! embosslit sentiment, MS flower, SU! ribbon, and dimensionals.