We got snow!

The dusting we were suppose to get yesterday turned into 6-7 inches of snow. Surprise, Surprise! Took this photo this morning from our dining room window. The roads were pretty slick, but the sun is shining brightly today and it looks so pretty.

Have a great week!

KLM - Sick Bear

Hello everyone! I am excited to be able to share a sneak peek of one of the new images that will be released on February 1 by KLM Digital Designs. This new image is called Sick Bear. I think he is the sweetest and is a dream to color! Punches, ribbon and buttons made quick work of this easy design.

Also, if you like teapots, you will want to stop by the KLM Digital Designs site to download the new FREE Rosebud Teapot digi!

Hope you are enjoying your week! Thanks for stopping by!!

Stamps - KLM Digital Designs - Sick Bear, PTI sentiment - Garden of Life; Paper - SU! baseful blue, really rust, barely banana and PTI select white; Ink - Memento tuxedo black, Copic for coloring; Accessories - clear EP, SU! oval punch; Marvy scalloped square punch, foam tape, ribbon from Mike's, buttons and thread from my stash. I also used a glaze pen to add dots to the blanket.

MOJO122 - Be My Valentine

TGIF! I finally got to play with Mojo Monday's sketch #122. I had lots of fun with this one. I combined my cute KLM Digital Designs Cherub with the sentiment from Verve's free digi set called Regal Heart. Sorry the photo doesn't pick up the glittered wing of my cherub, but IRL it sparkle nicely!

Hope everyone has a super weekend!

Supplies: Stamps - KLM Digital Designs - Cherub, Verve sentiment - Regal Heart; Paper - All paper SU! except for PTI select white; Ink - Copic Markers for coloring; Accessories - SU! ribbon, SU! oval punch, MS heart punch, Dazzling Diamonds, dimensionals and Spellbinders dies.

STVABACCB08 - Friendship Blooms

I love inchies! So when I saw the challenge on Stamp TV I had to play!

For my 'anything but a card' I used 4 inches to create a faux tile by adhering them to individual inchie boards. Then I mounted them to a piece of diecut black cardstock. (What would we do w/o Nestabilities?) Although you can't see it in the photo, my inchies were 'glazed' by inking each inchie with VersaMark ink, and sponging them with Tim Holtz brushed corduroy distress ink. Next, I embossed them with clear embossing powder. IRL, they do look like little tiles!

I decided to use my little tiles to embellish a little birthday happy for my stash... What fun!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies: Stamps - Friendship Blooms by Gina K. Designs; Paper - generic ivory, PTI select white cut into one inch squares, SU! basic black; Ink - Versafine onyx black, Tim Holtz brushed corduroy distress ink, Copics for coloring; Accessories - inchie boards, clear EP, Mikes sheer gold ribbon, Wyla, Inc. cotton trim.

STVSCJH07 - Valentine Hedgehogs

So many challenges,, so little time... Ever feel this way? I sure have! So I am really happy that I had time to play with the sketch challenge (STVSCJHO7) posted on Stamp TV.

When I first saw this sketch, I immediately thought of my Penny Black hedgehogs. What a perfect sketch for these little cuties!

Have a super week and thanks for stopping by!

Supplies - Stamps - Every Which Way by Penny Black; Paper - PTI select white, SU! real red and basic gray, DCWV textured card base; Ink - Memento tuxedo black; Accessories - Clear EP, Cuttlebug EF, sandpaper, MS loop Punch Around the Page border punch, MS heart punch, Spellbinder dies, Copics for coloring, dimensionals, and a heart button and cord from my stash.

C4C19 - Birthday Penguin

Need birthday cards for your stash? Then head on over to Crazy 4 Challenges cause this week's challenge is to create a birthday card.

My image is called Birthday Penguin and is one of the new January releases from KLM Digital Designs. I paired this sweet image with a sentiment from the You Take the Cake set by MFT. I kept this design fairly simple and before I knew it, I had another birthday card ready for my stash... yeah!

Enjoy your day and thanks so much for stopping by.

Supplies: Stamps - Birthday Penguin by KLM Digital Designs, sentiment - You Take the Cake by MFT; Paper - PTI select white, Bazzill dotted, My Mind's Eye DP; Ink - Momento tuxedo black, Copic Markers for coloring as well as pastels for background; Accessories - Clear EP, Spellbinder dies, SU! brads.

CPS149 - So & So Loves

Happy Tuesday everyone! There's a great sketch on CPS (CPS149) this week... very quick and easy to work with! Plus it inspired me to start this year's Valentines. I'm happy with how this turned out. Hope you like it too!

Have a super day and thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies: Stamp - So & So Loves by Unity; Paper - PTI select white; SU! rose red, basic gray, SU! DSP's and Recollections silver; Accessories - clear EP, MS heart punch, Spellbinders scalloped heart die, Sizzix EF, heart rhinstones and charm from my stash.

MOJO120 - Up, Up and Away

Hi All! Here's my take on Mojo Monday Sketch 120. I have been fussing with this card for way too long. Time to get it posted before the challenge ends! Hope you like what I came up with.

Thanks so much for visiting today. Have a wonderful week!

Supplies: Stamps - Verve Up, Up and Away; Paper - PTI select white base, Baja breeze, Bazzill dotted, Rest of the papers are from the s.e.i Moravian stack; Ink - SU! craft not quite navy; Accessories - clear EP, Spellbinder as well as Sizzix Top Note dies, ribbon from Mikes, nail heads from Gina K. Designs and a button from my stash.

CDBC1 - Clearly Delightful Bunny Wabbit

Happy Friday! Here's a card I made for Laurie Wilson's Clearly Delightful Blog Challenge #1 (CDBC1). This month's theme is Bunny Rabbits. I used the precious Bunny Wabbit digital that Laurie is giving to this month's participants. Thanks Laurie for sending me the free digi! I used the gamsol magic technique to color the image and the background was shaded with pastels. The sentiment is from the Verve set called Some Bunny.

Be sure to read all about the challenge on Laurie's blog, Clearly Delightful. Sure hope you have time to play. Enjoy the upcoming weekend!

Supplies: Stamps - Digital Image - Bunny Wabbit by Laurie Wilson, Sentiment by Verve - Some Bunny set; Paper - PTI select white, PTI DSP, SU! DSP, DCWV pink textured cardstock, Bazzil gray textured cardstock; Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black; Accessories - MS flower and leaf punches, SU! oval punches, Nestabilities; Recollections pearls, dimensionals.

C4C18 - Polka Dot Fun!

Now who can resist polka dots? I sure can't! When I saw the Polka Dot Fun challenge (C4C18) on Crazy 4 Challenges blog, I had to play. I knew my new KLM Digital Designs Snowboarder Boy would be perfect for this challenge; and with snow predicted for later tonight, I just had to use this cutie cause he is ready to play!

I have lots of dots going on here. My card's base was embossed with my Sizzix dotted EF. I also used a variety of dotted paper. My sentiment is from the Gina K. Designs set aptly named "let it snow."

Thanks so much for stopping by. Have a great evening!

Supplies: Stamps - KLM Digital Designs - Snowboarder Boy, sentiment from Let it Snow by Gina K. Designs; Paper - Whisper White card base, SU!, A.Muse, and PTI dotted designer papers and a piece of textured DCWV for the snowboard; Ink - Versafiine Onyx Black and Copic Markers; Accessories - Flower Soft, dimensionals, Mike's ribbon, snowflake from Mikes, SU! slot punch and Deckled Edge Nestabilities.

There's a New Challenge in Town!

Have you heard? The super talented Laurie Wilson posted a new monthly challenge yesterday on her blog, Clearly Delightful.

• The challenge will be to create something NEW using the CHALLENGE THEME.
• Challenges will be posted the fifth of each month and will be open for two weeks.
• EVERY participant will receive a FREE Clearly Delightful Digital Image of the Month that she has drawn just for participating in the challenge! How cool is that!
• Plus there will be one randomly selected participant who will win blog candy with a value of at least $25.

So hurry on over to Laurie's blog and check out all the deets! Below is a sneak of the digi you will receive just for participating in this month's challenge... Can you guess what this month's theme is?

CPS148 - Basket of Happiness

Hi All! Don't know about you but I am still trying to get back in the groove after the holidays. I am happy to say that I finally did some crafting yesterday. I used this week's CPS sketch #148 and my all-time favorite Gina K. image from the Baskets of Happiness set to make a card.

Since I can't wait for Spring, I decided to warm things up a bit and broke opened my Melon Mambo and Bermuda Bay DSP. Copics were used to color my image and I even used my RV25 Copic marker to dye my tiny pearls to match.

Hope everyone has a Happy Tuesday! Stay warm and thanks so much for stopping by!!

Supplies: Stamps - Gina K. Designs - Tag, You're It! and Baskets of Happiness; Paper - SU! Melon Mambo DSP and Bermuda Bay textured, PTI select white; Ink - Versafine onyx black and Copic Markers; Accessories - Clear EP, MS scalloped border, various punches, foam tape, Recollections pearls.

SC 261 - Celebrate!

Hi All! Hard to believe this year is almost over... where did 2009 go? I want to wish everyone the best of everything in the New Year. Have a safe and very happy time if you are out and about celebrating tomorrow evening!

Today's card uses a sketch posted on SCS. Thanks for another great sketch, Roxie. I did tweak the sketch by turning it on its side so I could use my new love in the air set. I purchased this Unity set as well as some Copics from Photo Scraps in Eldersburg yesterday. Talk about lots of goodies and great customer service! What a great store... Tracy, the owner, even showed me how to change nibs and refill one of my Copics. They even have a Copic refill bar... now how cool is that? Fantastic I tell ya...

Well, it's time for me to get some sleep. Good night and thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies: Stamps - Unity's love is in the air; Paper - PTI select white, My Mind's Eye and PTI DSP's, basic black, generic white base; Ink - Momento tuxedo black, Copics for colors; Accessories - MM metal, Nestabilities, Recollections black rhinestones.

KLM - Valentine Bear

Hi all! Hope your Christmas was merry and you are enjoying this wonderful time of year.

Sorry I haven't posted anything this past week. I finally had some time to play today and couldn't wait to share one of the new images that will be released by KLM Digital Designs on January 1. It's called Valentine Bear and I think it's the sweetest!

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

Supplies: Digital Stamp - Valentine Bear by KLM Digital Designs; Paper - SU! pink pirouette, barely banana, MS DP; Ink - Copic markers; Accessories - SU! scallop border punch, PTI ribbon, Sizzix & Cuttlebug embossing folders, Nestabilities, Dazzling Diamonds, button and thread from my stash.

Stamp Simply #118 -- CAS Snow

Morning All! This week's Stamp Simply challenge is to create a card that says snow -- anything wintery, snowy, icy, etc. I think my image of Raleigh's Tavern by Impression Obsession works perfectly for this week's challenge. I stamped my image on bashful blue cardstock and the 'snowy' areas were highlighted with a white prismacolor pencil.

Nesties were used to die cut and frame my image. I kept things pretty simple and only used ribbon and a corner punch to embellish my card.

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

Supplies: Stamps - Raleigh's Tavern by Impression Obsession; Paper - baseful blue, brilliant blue and a generic white base; Ink - Versafine majestic blue; Accessories - clear EP, white prismacolor pencil, Nesties, ribbon from Mike's, MS corner punch.

Gift Card Holders

Here are two Border gift card holders I altered yesterday. Since the holders fit perfectly in 4.5" cards, I just taped them inside; decorated the card fronts; then tied them securely with ribbon. Not a fancy design but it sure was quick and easy to do!

Have a great day!!

FS 149 - Give me a 1, ...2, ...4

Congratulations go out to Pam124 for being chosen today's featured stamper on Splitcoast. Pam's gallery is amazing... It was hard to choose just one card to CASE. Here is the link to the card I finally chose to CASE for the FS149 challenge.

For my card I used Pam's design, top note treatment, card shape and Christmas theme. I changed the main element from a punch to a stamped image. I also used different colors, DP and a sentiment from last year's SU! accent & elements set. And, of course, I had to use one of my new MS punch around the page sets. What fun!

Enjoy your day and thanks for stopping by!

Supplies: Stamps - Just Beclause by SU!; Paper - SU! real red, soft suede, sahara sand, & DP; Ink - Versafine onyx black & Copics for coloring; MS PATP punches, clear EP, top note die, SU! accents and elements, Fun Flock, small buttons & Stampendous dots.

Let It Snow!

Yesterday, I devoted most of the day (and night) to making Christmas cards. I'm finally coming down the homestretch. Hopefully, the cards will be done and in the mail by next week!

Here's one of the cards I made yesterday. It looks like I caused a blizzard with the Flower Soft (hehe).

Have a fun day and thanks for stopping by!

Supplies: Stamps - To You and Yours by SU!; Paper - PTI select white; Recollections red; generic ivory base, SU! choc. chip and Jingle papers; Ink - Versafine vintage sepia, Tim Holtz Distress Ink - antique linen; Accessories - clear EP, Dazzling Diamonds, Flower Soft, chocolate pearls by Recollectios, Sizzix EF, Nestabilities, MS corner punch and Marvy scallop punch.

KLM - Gregory the Giftn' Turtle

Hi all! Here's an easy treat holder I made the other day. I used the cute KLM Digital Designs, Gregory the Giftn' Turtle, to decorate the front panel. This is such a versatile image. If you dress him up with some green & red coloring and holiday DP, he's all ready to celebrate Christmas. What fun!

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a fun week!

Supplies: Stamps - KLM Digital Designs/Gregory the Giftn' Turtle; Paper - DCWV DP, real red, PTI select white; Ink - Copic markers, pastels; Accessories - Sizzix Top Note Die, Scallop Oval Nestabilities, cellophane bag, SU! ribbon, Recollections poinsettia, and my favorie, almond roca candy.

KLM Digital Designs - Holiday Candles

Well, winter is definitely here! I woke up to snow this AM, and it's been snowing ever since... Perfect cardmaking weather.

My card today uses a KLM Digital Designs image called Holiday Candles. I printed my image on a piece of s.e.i DP and then colored it with my Copics. Both Spica and a clear star GellyRoll pens were used to add some shimmer. Finishing touches include pearl 'holly berries', a rub-on sentiment and some punching of the background DP.

Have a wonderful evening and I really appreciate your stopping by!

Supplies: Digital Stamp - Holiday Candles by KLM Digital Designs; Paper PTI select white base, s.e.i and SU! DP, SU! handsome hunter; Ink - Copic Markers, red Spica Pen and clear star GellyRoll pen; Accessories - Nestabilities dies, MS punch-around-the-page punches, rub-on sentiment (MM?), and some red pearls.