Be My Valentine

Edit: Linking this to Practical Scrappers where the challenge is embossing!

Hi Everyone!

Today the My Grafico gals are back with a sketch challenge. The team is using some digital paper from Pixels and Ice cream in their project and we would love it if you played along. This is the sketch for this week... and here is my card. You can go to the My Grafico Challenge Blog and link up your creation.

Here is a close up of the embossing I did on my stamped heart.

You can visit the team blogs on my side bar or go to the My Grafico Challenge blog and see their take on the sketch!

Are you done with all your Valentine's Day cards? I only have a few more to go...Have a good one and thanks for the visit!

Details-Paper: Pixels and Ice cream, Office Max, Bazzill, Ink: Versmark, Stampin' Up, Stamps: Hero Arts, PTI, Punches: Fiskars, Martha Stewart, Crop-o-Dial, Cuttlebug embossing folder, Ribbon from my supplies.

Butterflies

Edit: Please stop by Lindsay's blog today...She has a freebie for everyone to download!

Good Morning!

The team from Lindsay's Stamp Stuff is back with projects for you today. Grab a hot beverage and stop by the blogs for some crafty inspiration.

My card today uses the new set Winged Things. I chose the butterfly image and copied it multiple times to coordinate with my stamped sentiment. I have used this concept before on a card, but I think it is especially nice paired with the butterflies. And a closer look at the glitter I adhered to the card with my 2 way glue pen.

Check out the rest of the crafty goodness from Lindsay and the team here:

Lindsay

Cassandra

Cheryl

Tanya

Jennifer

Kristen

Nettie

Thanks for stopping by and I hope your day is "One of a kind" ! (In a good way-LOL!)

Details-Stamps: Lindsay's Stamp Stuff, MSE!, Paper: Martha Stewart, Cosmo Cricket, Office Max, Nesties, Punches: Stampin' Up, EK Success, Colored Pencils: Koh-I-Noor, Glitter: JoAnn's, Ribbon from my supplies.

Baby Bingo

Hi Everyone,



My card today is made in anticipation of the arrival of my friend's baby boy! I was really excited to use the bingo cards from Lindsay's Stamp Stuff to make this, because the baby's mom is a huge fan of bingo and plays every week. How perfect is this??? I love it when stuff works out and it makes you look like a genius...lol!These Bingo Cards came from the set Baby Bingo, and the best part...IT'S FREE!!!!!!! I changed printer color to a blue before I printed it out. These cards also match the Babies and Bows set, but I love how easy it is to combine digital image stamps with traditional ones...This sentiment is from my PTI set. Don't you just love the script paired with the printed font??

Here is the close up of the Stickles I used for a bit of bling. I don't usually put sparkle on a male card, but for a bitty baby I figure it's ok :)

Thanks for visiting me today!

Details- Stamps: PTI, Lindsay's Stamp Stuff, Paper: Stampin' Up, Office Max, Ink: Stampin' Up, Markers: Bic Mark-its, Stickles, Cuttlebug embossing folder, Rhinestones from my supplies.

Happy Birthday My Grafico!

Hi Everyone!


It's celebration time over at My Grafico today! My Grafico officially turns one and in honor of this special occasion there are lots of things happening.


First, everything in the store is 25% off until Midnight (GMT) today!


Second, I am participating in the customer blog hop that is going on at the My Grafico Blog. In honor of the party, I made this birthday card using the Mojo Monday sketch and a stamp set available in the My Grafico store. What is the name of the set? Well, that is for you to find out! If you visit the store and find this mystery set, email the name of it to Martha at creatingisfun@live.com, and you will be eligible to win a free stamp set and 50% off another item! Here is a close up shot of the coloring and paper piecing I did on the cake...

What are you waiting for? Visit My Grafico to find the name of the set for your chance to win and visit the other Blog Hop participants here!

Good Luck!

This card also meets the requirements at the following challenge blogs:

Cupcake Craft Challenge -Going Girlie

Pink Elephant Challenge - Birthday

Practical Scrappers - Bling

Details- Paper: Bazill, Heidi Grace Designs, Stamps: Mystery set and Scrappy Cat, Ink: Stampin' Up, Markers: Marvy, Sugar Loaf, Nesties, Punches: Stampin' Up, Martha Stewart, Stickles, Staples: Making Memories, Ribbon and Rhinestones from my supplies.

Sale Time

Hi Everyone!

My Grafico is turning one this week! In honor of the first birthday or anniversary...however you look at it, the deal is for you! Everything in the store this Thursday and Friday is 25% off!!! Woo Hoo!

Linday's Stamp Stuff has just come out with two new sets, so stop by her shop and check them out...Those little girl princess parties are so popular right now... or perhaps some butterfiles for the spring card making season!

There's lots to see, and remember the 25% off is only until Midnight (GMT) Friday the 15th...Only at My Grafico!

You Color My World

Hi Everyone!


Today the My Grafico Challenge Blog has a sketch for you. Make sure you participate in the fun by going to the blog, linking up the card that you made using the sketch below and the inspiration from the design team. My card is a small 4x4 inch card decorated with a combination of rubber stamps (background stars on the pink paper and the sentiment) and the main digital image star from Black Leaf Designs at My Grafico.

To see more cards made using the sketch, visit the My Grafico Blog or the design team!

Martha-DT Coordinator

Mary-Sketch Designer

Tenia

Jennifer

Angelica

Teri

Janna

Details- Stamps: Black Leaf, PTI, Stampin' Up, Paper: Martha Stewart and an unknown source, Ink: Versafine, Stampin' Up, Punches: Stampin' Up and EK Success.

Tea Time Birthday

Edit: I noticed the gals over at A Passion for Papertrey are having an embossing challenge, so for fun I am adding my card there!

Good Morning!

My sewing machine is very old. It's one that I inherited from my husband's grandmother and it was refurbished when I got it. Unfortunately, it now needs a new belt and some other servicing again. I'm trying to decide if it's worth it, or just get a new one. Big sigh.

In the mean time, I have a small, hand held gizmo and I used it to sew on my card for the first time this weekend. (It's a popular trend at the moment!)Nothing fancy, just a generic birthday card made for my stash and the challenge at Just Us Girls. I used this paper because it was left over from a previous project, and luckily I had another scrap to use for paper piecing the tea pot image.

Hmmm... I think I'll make some tea...

Have a great day!

Details: Stamps: PTI, Paper: Cosmo Cricket, Unknown source, Ink: Versafine, Nestabilities, Punches: Stampin' Up, Ribbon from my supplies.

How Have You Bean?

Hi and Happy Monday,

The team from Lindsay's Stamp Stuff is back this morning with a variety of new projects. With Valentine's Day in about a month, my mind has been leaning in that direction ever since the new year began.

For my project today, I used a template from Lauren Meader to create a little treat box. After printing it out, I embellished the front by embossing it and rubbing over it with some chalk to highlight the textured design. I just adore these cute little jelly beans from the Sweet Stuff set and they pair perfectly with the sentiment from the Coffee Talk set. After coloring them with Bic Mark-its, I added some Glossy Effects to give them dimension and shine.

This is the inside with the real life jelly beans, a view of the Velcro closure and the ribbon which I tied around so the bow would be on top.

Thanks for visiting me. I hope this got your creative juices flowing and to see more inspiration you can visit the rest of the team below:

Cheryl

Nettie

Cassandra

Tanya

Jennifer

Kristen

Lindsay

Details not listed above: Paper: Office Max, Chalk: Stampin' Up, Punches: Marvy, Stampin' Up, Ribbon from my supplies.

Birdie Birthday

Hi Everyone!


It sure has turned out to be a great weekend for me. The weather wasn't anywhere near as bad as they predicted. Cold, yes. Not the ten tons of snow though, so Rod and I were able to meet up with my friend from high school (and then we went to the same college too) on Friday night.


I regret to say that even though we live less than a mile apart we rarely talk or see each other. Probably a once a year thing, but with old friends it seems like the conversation just flows so naturally. It was great to be able to catch up; just so warm and wonderful.


Even though we go long stretches of time between calls, I always know it's him on the other end. He always greets me with, "Hola Carmen!" (My name from Spanish class in high school-LOL!) Of course after having a great time and lots of laughs, we always promise to do better and not let so much time pass between get-togethers. Let's see if we follow through on it this time!


Enough with the personal blabbing...Here is a card I made yesterday since it was so cold that I didn't leave the house. I even had the hubster go get the newspaper and mail at the end of the driveway, so I literally didn't step foot outside my door! I followed the sketch from Taylored Expressions and the challenge from Crazy 4 Challenges (make a birthday card), to make a more masculine type card for my stash. At least hope it's masculine. In my book, if it has dark colors, no bow or glitter, it qualifies as a guy card.

Enjoy what's left of you weekend and thanks for dropping in :)

Details- Ink: Versafine, Stampin' Up, Stamps: Papertrey Ink, Stampin' Up, Paper: Bazill, Cosmo Cricket, Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, Nestibilities, Marvy Punches, Brads from my stash.

A Birthday and Valentine Card

Edit: For those who asked, the spray adhesive I used on the bingo card on my valentine is Elmer's brand (like the glue). It's called Craft Bond Acid Free Multi-Purpose Spray Adhesive.

Hi Everyone!

We are buried under snow here, the newspaper said when this latest blast is done, we could have 17 inches! Sheesh! It's also very cold.

So, with that great intro, today seemed like a good time to share the birthday card I got from my friend Laura last month. I think (although I've been wrong about many things~lol) Stampin' Up just retired this great set which comes with many elements to customize a scene for different seasons. I love this card and the sparse tree with the lone little bird. Perfect for this time of year. Here's a close up of the embossed snowflakes that have a hint of sparkle.

Now, for my latest card. The bingo cards seem to be all the rage right now. I see them popping up on cards in magazines and blogs all over the place. Lindsay's Stamp Stuff has a cute one in the set Love Grow Here that is perfect for Valentine's Day! After printing out this digital stamp, I used spray adhesive and stamping glitter to bling it up. The sentiment is stamped from a new PTI set of mine.

Here is a closer look at the sparkle :)

Inspired by my blogging friend and Lindsay's Stamp Stuff design team Cheryl, ( Hi Cheryl!) I sought out multiple challenges to participate in. This card meets the requirements for the following challenges:

Spoonful of Sugar

Papertake Weekly Challenge

Doodle Palace

Digital Tuesday

Cute Card Thursday

Thanks for visiting and have a great weekend everyone...Stay warm and stamp something!

P.S. There is still time to play along at the My Grafico Challenge Blog for a chance to win a cute digital stamp set from Zenwaredesigns. Scroll down if you missed my elephant card from this set!

Details-Stamps: Stampin' Up!, Papertrey Ink, Lindsay's Stamp Stuff, Ink: Stampin' Up, Paper: Martha Stewart, Unknown source, Spray Adhesive: Elmer's, Glitter: JoAnn's, Ribbon and gemstone from my supplies.

Tons of Fun

Hi Everyone!



Welcome in the New Year with the My Grafico Challenges Design Team! We are blog hopping today and you have a chance to win this super cute Circus digital stamp set by Zenwaredesigns!



It's a Mystery Hop today, so for a chance to win, leave a comment on each designers blog and a name will be chosen at random from the Mystery Blog! Make sure you leave a comment for everyone for your chance to win...IT COULD BE YOU! How cute is this set?!

You can also win by playing along with this week's challenge. Every Wednesday we will have a new sketch and here is the first one. (We also have a challenge on Monday, go here to participate in that challenge as well!)

Here is my card based on the above sketch...I am lovin' the easel style cards, so I decided to make one for my first post.

The elephant image was colored in with pencils, a blender pen and Bic Mark-Its.

I used a computer generated sentiment for the inside.

The gemstones in the corner added just the right amount of bling to complete the card :)

Are you ready to see what else has been created? If you want to start at the beginning of the hop go to Martha's Blog ( She's the DT Coordinator) and if you are hopping along, the next stop is Tenia's Blog!

Thanks for hoppin' by, Good Luck!


Details-Stamps: Zenwaredesigns, Pencils: Koh-I-Noor, Bic Mark-its, Punches: Stampin' Up!, Nesties, gemstones, and paper from my supplies.

Little Birdie

Hi Everyone!

It's a brand new week in a brand new year and the Lindsay's Stamp Stuff team is back with some great projects today. We even have a new team Member...Welcome Tanya!

Lindsay herself, is hosting a challenge on her blog: Make a card using a digital stamp ( any brand...there are lots of freebies to be had, so don't be shy;) along with something recycled. She will randomly choose a winner from all who entered, and the prize is a stamp set of your choosing from the Lindsay's Stamp Stuff store. The deadline is midnight Jan. 7th. Just link your card in the comment section of her blog and she will pick the winner on the 8th. So fun and easy!


Wanna see my card? I used this weeks sketch from Taylored Expressions and my image came from the Love Grows set. Perfect digi stamps for the Valentine holiday and spring card making season too. My first recycled item is the bitty button on the bow. All of my buttons are recycled items which come from my Grandmother's button jar...there are tons too! I wonder when I will actually have to purchase new ones!?

The second item is the ribbon scrap which came from a birthday gift and got saved in my ribbon scraps for a later use, which ended up being today!

The Everything but the Kitchen Sink girls are hosting a challenge to use recycled wrapping on a card, so I am linking this card there. Also, Nichole Heady has a scrap challenge, so this is linked to her blog as well :) The bird image itself was cut out and paper pieced, but the beak and heart on the note were colored in.



Thanks for visiting me! To see more recycled item ideas, visit the rest of the team and enter the contest on Lindsay's blog...Good Luck!

Cheryl

Jennifer

Tanya

Nettie

Kristen

Cassandra

Details- Stamps: Lindsay's Stamp Stuff, Paper: Martha Stewart, DCWV, Markers: Bic Mark-Its, Nesties, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder, button and ribbon from my supplies.

Blessed by You

Edit: Edit to enter this at the Moxi Fab World blog; Inside Out Challenge.

Hello All!

I'm starting to get back into the swing of things regarding blogging and making cards. It has been a snowy weekend, with a lot of hibernation happening in my home, so I took the opportunity to get my stamps inked up.

Cinema Saturday is back with their challenges after taking a break for the holidays, and the movie is The Chronicles of Narnia. I took inspiration from the colors above and made a card using a chocolate brown and Stampin' Up's Sage Shadow. The patterned paper has sparkle on the flowers and I added a ribbon that has an iridescent shimmer to it. (Not sure how well it shows in the photo.)

I chose the above sentiment due to the hopeful message of faith in the movie; it also paired well with the inside sentiment. It will be the perfect card to keep in my stash for when I need a thank you for that special someone.

I do not care for New Years resolutions, but I decided to try one this year. It being, make one Christmas card a week. That way, by November I should have almost enough for my Christmas card list. Let's see how long I last. I'm hoping my putting this out to the blogging universe it will motivate me to follow through.

This being said, here is my first card. Who says Christmas cards have to be red and green, right? Since I had the other half of the Sage Shadow paper from the above card, I decided to try for my first card and am super pleased at how painless it was. Why not always make 2 cards?

As always, thanks for the visit and T.T.F.N. (Ta Ta for Now!)

Details-Paper: Stampin' Up!, Heidi Grace, Office Max, Martha Stewart, Ink: Stampin' Up!, Versafine, Stamps: Stampin' Up!, Papertrey Ink, Printworks, Nesties, Marvy and EK success punches, ribbon from my supplies.

Thanks and Celebrate

Hi!

This is a quickie post of some thank you and Happy New Year cards I made to send out. They are pretty much the same as the card I made in this post here. I liked them so much then, I decided to make them once again for other people.

Hope 2010 turns out to be a great year for everyone!