You Make Me Smile

So many things make me smile. First of all, Phillip comes home on Sunday for spring break. I'm so looking forward to seeing my college boy. Creating cards makes me smile. Sometimes they cause me grief, especially when my mojo takes a leave. Here's a fun and simple card I made for Gina K guest DT challenge over at Stamp TV. We needed to combine a spring themed card with one of her technique videos. Nothing says spring to me than the waking up of mother nature. I used a mini stamp set called You Make me Smile. The techniques I used were Highlighting and Edging with Embossed Resist with my focal image layer and the blue background used Ceramic Tile. So fun and so quick to make.

Today has been a wonderfully sunny day. I even hung my laundry up outside...what do ya think of that?!!!!!
  

Fresh Brewed Tea

It's the first Wednesday of the month so it's time to reveal our latest challenge. Here's the sketch you could try, it's a really fun one!!! Check it all out on the Fresh Brewed Blog. 

Here's my card using the sketch and the sweet Ladybug Teapot by Fresh Brewed Designs. I had this paper pack of lovely pastels still sitting on my desk so why not put it to use! So simple yet oh so fun to create. Come join us this month at the Fresh Brewed Blog and try your hand at our sketch, it's one you'll use again and again. 

Fantastic Summer Fun!

SUMMER??? What's that???!! It's a warm and wonderful season that I am soooo looking forward to!! These single digit temps are ridiculous! Okay, enough ranting. I know you're wondering what I'm doing showing you a summer card. Well Doodle Pantry is sponsoring the challenge over at Fab 'n' Funky Challenges and their theme is Summer. I couldn't resist these adorable Garden Hose Ants. Talk about a fANTastic fun time!!! I used the color version along with some scrap paper I found in a pile on my cutter. I wish I would start to see that pile going down, but sadly, it doesn't. You would think that would stop me from buying more now wouldn't you?!! Be sure and join the Fab 'n' Funky Challenge for some Doodle Pantry goodness.

Sweet Ladybug

It's Wednesday and time to share our latest and greatest challenge at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2. This one is a real winner. So much fun indeed. 

Speaking of fun, you're gonna love our sponsor this week...A Day for Daisies. I love looking thru their store, so many adorable images. And if you are our winner from this week, you'll get to do just that because you'll have won a $12 gift certificate!!! 

Here's my card, using the wonderfully sweet Lady Bug Delivery. I paired this up with a fun paper pack I have and hardly used by My Minds Eye called On The Sunny Side. A fun image for a fun and fabulous sketch. I do hope you can join us this week at Sweet Sketch Wednesday.

Winters Fairy

It's time for a new challenge at the Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge. This week we're looking for fairies or angels. Our sponsor is the one and only Bugaboo Stamps. I used the beautiful Winters Fairy - I love this adorable image! I am so not a pastel person, so it really surprised me when I pulled these two papers out, and really liked them together!! I followed the latest sketch by Stella over at Catch the Bug. Now I really hope you can join us for our fairies or angels theme at Holly Jolly Christmas.
    

Just Saying Hello

"Ladybug, Ladybug fly away home" is the beginning line of a nursery rhyme. And ladybugs are the theme for our Clean & Simple challenge over at The Outlawz. I usually try to get inky with these challenges but for the life of me couldn't find any of my ladybug stamps!!! So a digi image it is...and this one is from Bugaboo Stamps call Ladybug Stack. My sentiment is from a stamp set by Lawn Fawn called Grand Greetings. Had to keep it in the red, white and black color palette too...just because!! Sure hope you can join us for our Ladybug challenge at The Outlawz.
  

Doodle Pantry Release

Welcome to the March release for Doodle Pantry. So many wonderful digital sets, papers and SVG e-cuttable shapes, you're bound to find something to strike your fancy! I have two cards to share with you, both combining the Bright Smiles Digi Paper Pack with the FREE with purchase Critter Tales. With the color version of the flamingo, I used a strip of the melon scallop digi paper. So CAS!!! 

Here Mr. Gator is saying "hello" with the green stripes digi paper. He too is the color version. As you can tell, I'm not a big user of embellishments. I certainly can't do all the wonderful flower arrangements I see and besides, I don't like to add a lot of bulk. The button on my bow here is about as thick as I get!!!

Yes, I said Critter Tales is free with purchase, but you only have until March 24th to take advantage of this so don't delay, order today!!! Play along with our Doodle Pantry Digital Challenge on the blog. The theme is anything goes, but if you use a Doodle Pantry image, you will receive the adorable Carousel Pig absolutely free! There's always something fun going on at the Doodle Pantry Blog!