My Sweet Friend

I've been feeling in a bit of a funk, not wanting to do any type of crafting lately. Maybe I'm working too much?!! Anyway, here's one I just did to try and get my mood turned around. The digi is from Doodle Pantry and it's called Chocolate Box. But of course I used the color version!!!! I also used one of the digital papers included in the set. Here are a couple of challenges I'm submitting my card to:

Tuesday Morning Sketches - sketch
Brown Sugar - Valentine
Craftitude - Valentine/Love
Digi Haven - Valentines Day
Paper Pretties - Valentine/Love

I Like You Tropical Island

It's time to share our newest month long prize challenge at the Fresh Brewed Blog. Here is the sketch that you may choose to use. I love sketches, but I changed this one up a little bit. I prefer square or rectangle cards, so of course I'm breaking the rules (not sure that this truly qualifies as a breaking of the rules!) and making it a square. 

Because of all this crazy snow comin' our way, I decided to go to my happy place...the beach. I used the Fresh Brewed rubber stamp Palm Tree to get me in the mood for warm breezes and the crashing of the ocean waves.

Stay warm and safe. School is already on a 2 hour delay...bet they cancel tomorrow. Hopefully not, I have several errands to run.

Sweet Latte to Go

I'm late getting this posted...so what else is new. And while I'm typing this, it's snowing so hard, I can barely see down the street. I can't believe how much snow we've already gotten! And it just keeps on snowing!! Then it's supposed to turn to freezing rain...YIPEEE!!

Okay, enough about the weather ( I blame it all on that silly groundhog!). I wanted to share with you our newest sketch at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2.  

Our sponsor this week is a favorite of mine as well as the rest of the team, Bugaboo Stamps. Owner and artist Jodie is offering up to out winner 7 free digis of their choice!! How fun is that?!! 

Here's my card, using the super fun image JJ Coffee to Go. I've gotta be honest here, the sentiment made me snort so I had to find a way to include it! Join us if you can and maybe you'll be the winner of 7 free Bugaboo images here at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2.
 

Christmas Tags

We have a new challenge for you at the Holly Jolly Christmas Challenges - tags. Initially I thought about creating a card with a tag on it...I still may do that. But for now I have these two with an image from our sponsor, Bugaboo.  The image is called Sign It Snowman and perfect for filling in with your own message. The tags were die cut then finished off with some ribbon and a button tied on with linen thread. I sure hope you can join us and show us your Christmas tags at the Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge.

Howdy

Over the weekend, OWH had 3 challenges posted that I had high hopes of playing along with. Well, you guessed it, I never got any done...until this afternoon! So I thought I would still share. This card uses a Doodle Pantry set called Saddle Up Color. A simple card, one that highlights not only the gorgeous horse but also the fun digital papers included in this set.

Some challenges I'd like to submit this card to include:
Lacy Sunshine - use a sentiment
Send a Smile 4 Kids - for the boys
4 Crafty Chicks - anything goes
Crafty Girls Challenges - anything goes

For a Super Hero

It's Sunday, and not only is the Super Bowl tonight, but it's time for our latest clean & simple challenge over at The Outlawz. This week we're looking for masculine cards, CAS style of course. I've been running a little low on mojo the past couple of weeks, and this is the second version of this card (believe me, the first one hit the garbage in a hurry after it was done!). I've been wanting to use this Paper Smooches set for some time now and this was the perfect challenge for it. The set is called Super and the coordinating die I have for this set is the Bam Bubble Die (note to self: order other two coordinating dies!). So fun, perfect for any super hero in your life. Join us at The Outlawz for our latest clean and simple masculine card challenge.
  

New Doodle Pantry Release

 It's the first of February (how did that happen?!) and time to share the new release over at Doodle Pantry. Do check out all the new and adorable sets, they're gonna make you say "awwwwww." Here's a card using the FREE WITH PURCHASE set Salty Snack Mice. I can relate, that is my favorite kind of snack food too!! I had to merge these two adorable critters, they are just so cute! All I could think of the entire time I was making this card was a version of the game tic tac toe called cheese and crackers (instead of using X's and O's).  

And here's a set previously sold at CDS called Hoppy Log. I couldn't pass up the chance to use this one again. I remember when it was released at Clearly Digi Stamps, creating with two of the images (frog and bunny). So of course I had to create with the quail this time!! Kept it somewhat monochromatic, using some of the digital paper also included in this set.

Don't forget to play along in our digital challenge over at the Doodle Pantry Blog. If you play along using a Doodle Pantry image, you'll receive for free the adorable set Easter Peeps. For more specials being offered at Doodle Pantry, check out the Specials page HERE.