OCC Heart Challenge

With Love and Donkey Kisses

Time for My Creative Corner Challenge, our challenge was to use at least 2 hearts. Be sure to check out the other girls awesome cards.
Amy Sheffer
Dawn Easton
Denise Marzec
Jackie Pedro
Jennifer Meyer
Julee Tilman
Kim Teasdale
Laurie Schmidlin
Lynda Benden
Silke Ledlow

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I was so excited to receive these Sweet Little Donkeys stamps from Helene, over at Alota Rubber Stamps.

Isn't she the cutest......... I just love her!!!

STAMPS: Alota Stamps ( Sweet Little Donkeys). PAPER: Pink, green, DP. INK: Copic Markers. Martha Stewart border punch, ribbon, brad, spellbinder dies, flower.
Wicked Sweet~

Flourish Friday

My Last Flourish Friday

It's Flourish Friday again! I love Friday's cause it means i don't have to cook supper, Hubby is taking me out for ribs. --This will be my last Flourish Friday card, the Friends of Flourish gals are moving to Tuesday's. So be sure to check us out every Tuesday for a fun challenge. So today is actually my card for Tuesday Feb 3rd, which is a fun challenge, but I can't tell you what it is yet, can you guess? I will post what the challenge is and a link on Tuesday, I'll also have new stamps from Hanna, and MFT. Hope this makes sense to you, and want to wish everyone a great week-end!

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STAMPS: Flourishes (Chairs To You).

Sizzix Swirls, Spellbinder curve die. Martha Stewart border punch, ribbon, bling.

Happy Friday!

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A Cupcake Kind of Day!

This week my friend Frances has creating the MFT Sketch Challenge. Hope you have time to play, to see the sketch, and find out how you can win a gift certificate, check out the MFT Forums.
I also did the WUW Challenge. Make it shine. I used Shimmerz on my card.STAMPS: MFT , A Cupcake Kind of Day.

INK: Copic Markers.

PAPER: Pink, red, DP.

Martha Stewart border punches, bling, spellbinder dies, ribbon, brad, cord.
So Yummy~

CC203

You Steal My Heart

When I saw this cute little monkey from The Greeting Farm , i just knew I had to have it. I love monkey stamps, so sweet. My grass I did like Lauren from My Time. My colors are from CC203.

STAMPS: The Greeting Farm, ( Sweet Deal).

INK: Copic Markers.

PAPER: Garden Green, Baja Breeze, Pacific Point.

Martha Stewart border punch, spellbinder die, cuttlebug, ribbon, gel pen.
Wicked Sweet~

An CCEE Supply Challenge

Little Paper ShopHappy Monday everyone!!! I didn't post a card yesterday, as I had my Grandsons for the week-end. so I took the week-end off from stamping. Thought I'd miss it, but it felt good to take a break and just enjoy being a Grandma, but I'm back with........
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This week our CCEE Challenge was a supply challenge with Cindy Motherway sending us the supplies & instructions for our project.

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I love this heart paper Cindy sent, the hearts have glitter on them. Cindy also sent us this treat bag and the sentiment. Only one sentiment was sent and we were warned not to screw-up. So I was really nervous when I inked up my sentiment with Red Red ink...........

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I was so scared that Cindy was going to send the Challenge Police after me if I screwed up....... WHO sends only one sentiment and a threatening letter along with it????????? Cindy that's WHO!

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Thanks for the great supplies Cindy, you are the best!!!!!

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STAMPS: Little Paper Shop (Puppy Love)

INK: Copic Markers

PAPER: DP, real red, white.

Spellbinder dies, ribbon, cord, eyelet
You Make My Heart Flutter!

OCC Sketch Challenge

Time for My Creative Corner Challenge, be sure to check out the other girls awesome cards. Today's challenge is a sketch. I love sketch challenges.

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Does this happen to you? I hate getting on the scale, it is not my friend. Riley can't figure out why the chocolate's and cupcakes are showing up, he took off all his clothes....... When I use to have to weigh in for Weight Watches, I'd take off all the clothes they allowed, and my watch, earrings, an yhing to make me weigh less.

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I also made this card for Frances' Hanna Stamps HSC53, create a card with a beach theme .... well Riley refused to put on his bathing suit after all those cholcolates and cupcakes. Hope this card is ok Frances, after Riley lossess a few he'll be back with his swimsuit.

STAMPS: Hanna Stamps Couch Riley, Bathroom Scale Riley.
PAPER: Red, River Rock, DP.
Ribbon, spellbinder dies, brads.
Surprise!!!

TECC Anniversary Celebration

The Greeting FarmTaylor is celebrating the one year anniversary of the Taylored Expressions Cupcake Challenge! Each of the ladies on the Weekly Cupcake Crew has designed their own sketch for the celebration. I'm featuring Sherrie Siemens' sketch challenge. You can check out the sketch on her blog and find out about the prize you can win by participating!

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These lovely ladies are also sampling Sherrie's sketch.

Lynn Mercurio
Becky Givans

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I have been seeing so many people using these cute stamps from The Greeting Farm and just knew I had to try some. Isn't this cupcake the cutest? It comes with a cute monkey that I will soon be inking up and showing you.

STAMPS: The Greeting Farm, ( Sweet Deal). INK: Copic Markers. PAPER: Burgundy, DP. Spellbinder dies, ribbon, Martha Stewart border punch, oval punches, gel pen, brads.

~Sweetheart~

Flourish Friday

Home Tweet HomeI seem to love using my Top Note Die alot, I find it addes so much to a card. This is the new set from Flourish that was released last week, Home Tweet Home.

STAMPS: Flouishes Home Tweet Home
INK: Copic Markers
PAPER: DP, hardware, brads, Martha Stewart Border Punch, Spellbinder dies, top note, ribbon.
New Home~

MFTSC65

Today's Sketch MFTSC65. If you don't have any MFT stamps please feeling free to use whatever you have on hand. Have fun !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Next week Frances will be giving you Sketch 64. Hope you have time to play.

Upload your card to the gallery by Noon Wednesday 21st to be in the running to win a $5 store gift certificate. The winner of this challenge will also be thrown into a monthly drawing for a $25 gift certificate!

STAMPS: MFT (Valentine Flopsie).

INK: Copic Markers

PAPER: Green, pink, white, DP.

Martha Stewart border Punches, brads, top note, primas, ribbon.
Luv U~

Blog Hop and a new BC Dzyns set!

A Fun Hop For You.

Welcome to our BC Dzyns Blog hop.
To start at the beginning check out Kim's blog. Once you got to the end of the Blog Hop you will have a chance to win some blog candy, so what are you waiting for get hoppin' over to Frances' blog.

Looking for something fresh, funky and COMPLETELY original? Check out our new line, BC Dzyns! Designed with and for the teen and tween in your life, these sets offer fun images and sentiments with flair. This is the 4th set in this line. She is Wicked Sweet!!!!!!!!!


Notice the Weekly Wow on my side bar to your left!! Well click on it and every Monday there will be a new sale for you to check out at MFT.

And.......... Kim has added a Sentiment set for Isabelle Paper Dolls called Paper Doll Sayings.
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Stamps: MFT BC Dzyns - Heart Breaker , Stephanie Fizer - Isabelle Paper Dolls and Stephanie Fizer - Paper Doll Sayings
PAPER: Pink green DP.
INK: Copic Markers
Spellbinder dies, primas, brads, hardware, bling, glitter Martha Stewart border punches, ribbon. Spellbinder Die Pierceabilities Ric Rac Scalloped Die #S4-166 .

Hugs From Cindy

~She is So Sweet~

Angel, with Owls.

Lovin these sweet owls from Treehouse Stamps. They are called Owlentine. I made this for a limited supply challenge. Not many layers and only pink and red allowed, no purples, blues yellows, or oranges.

This set also from Treehouse Stamps is Angel Wings *New* So Sweet.

STAMPS: Treehouse Stamps.

Spellbinder Dies (Pierceabilities Victorian Die #S4-167). Top Note, Martha Stewart border punches, primas, charm, brads.

~So Sweet~

Fish Lips

~Fishes~

Happy Monday everyone ... as you all know that means it is challenge time for another CEE Stampers challenge. This week it is time for another "Catchy Name Featured Stamper" challenge (CNFS). This week it is Cindy Motherway's turn to pick the CNFS and she picked Fishlips! Cindy instructed us that when we created our card it had to have fish/fish lips on it, or fish of some sort, preferably the kind that swim! Easy enough!

I didn't have any fish stamps, so a very dear kind friend sent me these fish from Stamper's Dream. Aren't they they cutest little fish. The set is called Sushi Bowl Party.

STAMPS: SUSHI'S FAVORITE WORDS CLEAR STAMP SET by Stampendous and Sushi Bowl Party. Paper: DP. Martha Stewart border punches, ribbbon, brads, cuttletbug.
~Fishes~

Alota Be Mine

What a Sweetie!
Alota Stamps is having a sketch challenge over at Paper Craft Planet. Join in the fun and create a card or other project that resembles this sketch. Then upload your card at PCP. Make sure you tag your card with ALOTA3 so Michelle can find and place your cards in the sideshow. Feel free to rotate or flip the sketch to suit your card or project.

The challenge will begin on January 16th and end on January 30th. There will be one lucky random winner. There will be a photo of the prize in the slide show.Enter as many cards as you want for more chances to win.

Stamps: STAMPS: Alota (Valentine Cuties) . Ink: Copic Markers. PAPER: Designer Paper, Pink, green. Top Note Die, primas, brads, oval punch, ribbon.
~Be Mine~

OCC Embossing Challenge

Go Riley Go! This week is a Technique Challenge from the OCC. –Emboss Resist, for directions on this technique please vistit this page on SplitCoast. Embossing Resist I did my sentiment using the technique.

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Look at Riley, he is having so much fun. Of course he is wearing Calgary Flames Red. Hee hee there is nothing that Riley can't do............

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I also used Mojo Sketch 69.

Stamps Hanna Stamps (Hockey Riley). INK: Copic Markers. PAPER: Red, DP. Martha Stewart border punches, bling, ribbon, brasd, spellbinder dies.
Hockey Riley

Flourish Friday

Well Flourish Friday again and today they are releasing Three new sets. Check the Flourish Newsletter for all the details of all three sets and exciting news of a new contest.

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Friends of Flourishes Team

Becca Feeken
Betty Wright
Cindy Haffner
Dee Jackson
Kimberly Crawford
Silke Ledlow

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Flourish Design Team

Christine Okken
Cindy Lawrence
Faith Hofrichter
Julie Koerber
Latisha Yoast
Laura Fredrickson
Leslie Miller

STAMPS: Flourishes

INK: Copic Markers

PAPER: Caramel, aqua, DP>

Prima, charm, Spellbinder die, sizzix swirl die, bling, cuttlebug die, Martha Stewart Dies

Happy Friday~

Little Paper Shop Topper Challenge

Puppy Love Check out the Little Paper Shop blog, for a fun challenge. We were challenged to make a topper card.

• STAMPS: Little Paper Shop (Puppy Love)
• Ink: Copic Markers
• PAPER: Burgundy, DP.
• Top Note die, charm, brad, spellbinder dies, ribbon.

Happy Thursday~

MFTSC64

This week my friend Frances has creating the MFT Sketch Challenge. Hope you have time to play, to see the sketch, and find out how you can win a gift certificate, check out the MFT Forums.
I so love Flopsie and seem to use him every chance I get.

The Burgundy piece with the white dots is made with my Spellbinder Die (Pierceabilities Victorian Die #S4-167).

STAMPS: MFT (Valentine Flopsie). INK: Copic Markers. PAPER: Burgundy, DP. Gel pen, primas, hardware, brads, Martha Stewart border punchs, Spellbinder Dies (Pierceabilities Victorian Die #S4-167).

WUW Monochromatic Challenge

Hi all this week it's my turn to do the WUW Challenge on MFT. What is WUW? It's means What's up Wednesday, and I'm up to giving you a MONOCHROMATIC Challenge. So all you have to do is make a card with all one color family, and of course you can use a neutral color.

I hope you'll join us for this week's challenge, you can upload your creations to the gallery using the keyword MFTWUW11 and you'll have till next Tuesday night to play along! Three lucky players will be picked at random to receive $5 gift certificates!!

MFT STAMP: (Stephanie Fizer - A Scarf For Three )

Little Paper Shop ~Puppy Love~

Today's card is made with a new stamp set that will be released on Jan 15th, at Little Paper Shop, along with Make Your Own Mug, which I showed you yesterday and a Sweet Tea Time set that I'll show you tomorrow.
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The Little Paper Shop Design Team: Julia, Bonnie, Allison, Elyssa, Jessica, Mel, Sarah and Taylor

Check out the Little Paper Shop blog.
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My sketch is from SKETCH FOR YOU TO TRY!

STAMPS: Little Paper Shop (Puppy Love)
INK: Copic Markers
PAPER: Burgundy, pink, DP.

Flourishes Meets OCC, Meets Mojo68

Bleeding Hearts

Our Creative Corner Challenge is to make a card with 2 shades of blue. I used Night of Navy and a Baby Blue, I like the contrast. This is also my Flourish "Celebrating Home" Challenge. And I used the Mojo68 Sketch Challenge. I wanted to combine my Flourish card with my OCC Challenge, with the Mojo Sketch. Hope you enjoy--

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Three new stamp sets for Flourishes are fresh off the polymer presses and we're happy to say,this release is one that truly celebrates the different occassions that matter to you - a new home, a birthday, big events. Each stamp set definitely has a "Celebrating Home" flavor. How would you like to win all three of the brand new stamp sets? Visit the Flourishes blog to find out about our "Celebrating Home" challenge! The winner will be revealed on Wednesday for day one of our sneak peek event!

STAMPS: Flourishes: Spring Ephemerals.

INK: Blue and Navy

PAPER: Blue, Night of Navy DP.

Spellbinder Dies (Pierceabilities Victorian Die #S4-167). Silver Hardware, pearls, Martha Stewart butterfly punches, top note.

Wicked Sweet~

Flourish Friday

Happy Friday!It's Flourish Friday again! I love Friday's cause it means i don't have to cook supper, Hubby is taking me out for ribs.

This Fantasy Floral Garden is one of my favorite Flourishes' sets. I love to pop up the flower, and I love the flower font.

Friends of Flourishes Team

Becca Feeken
Betty Wright
Cindy Haffner
Dee Jackson
Kimberly Crawford
Silke Ledlow

STAMPS: Flourishes: Fantasy Floral Garden.

INK: Copic Markers PAPER: Pink, green, chocolate, DP. Martha Stewart border punches, glitter, ribbon, spellbinder die, oval punch, brads, flower punch, cuttlebug
~Flower~

MFTSC63

Today's Sketch MFTSC63. If you don't have any MFT stamps please feeling free to use whatever you have on hand. Have fun !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Next week Frances will be giving you Sketch 64. Hope you have time to play.

Upload your card to the gallery by Noon Wednesday 14th to be in the running to win a $5 store gift certificate. The winner of this challenge will also be thrown into a monthly drawing for a $25 gift certificate!

This is a new Owl set designed by Stephanie Fizer. I love Stephanie's Designs, she is so talented. As much as I love Flopsie I think that this is my favorite set in this month's release.

STAMPS: MFT (Owl For All Seasons)
INK: Copic Markers
PAPER: Blue, red, DP.
Spellbinder dies, Spellbinders Snowflake Wonder S4-085, cuttlebug.
Love owl-ways!