Good Friends Are Worth the Effort

MFTSC70 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.

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STAMPS: MFT , Flopsey

INK: Copic Markers

PAPER: Stampin' Up Rockability Specialty

Martha Stewart border punch, spellbinder dies, oval punch, ribbon.

Good Friends~

Timeless Tuesday

Signs of Spring

It is time for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge!!!! Thanks so much for all who played along with us last week. This week Silke is hosting the Timeless Tuesday Challenge. She is challenging us to use Vellum. My envelope under my flowers is made with vellum.

Check the Flourish Newsletter for details of how you can play along.

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{Friends of Flourishes Blogs}

Betty Wright

Kimberly Crawford

Silke Ledlow

• STAMPS: Flourishes: Signs of Spring
• INK: Copic Markers
• PAPER: Printed Vellum, black, DP.
• Top Note, sizzix leaves die, Martha Sterwart leaf punch

~Spring~

A CCEE Supply Challenge

Stinkin' Cute CCEE Supply Challenge

Hello everyone time for another challenge on CCEE Stampers. This week our challenge was a supply challenge with Tosh supplying the items we needed to create our cards. She sent us Designer paper printed on both sides, a skunk image, black scalloped ribbon, and some other stuff you can read about on our CCEE Blog.
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Happy Stampin' and see you tomorrow, for a yummy cupcake.

It's A cupcake Kinda Day!

Today's Sketch MFTSC69. 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 70. Hope you have time to play.

** STAMPS: MFT (Cupcake Flopsie),
INK: Copic Markers,
 **PAPER: MFT Digital paper,
Martha Stewart border Punch, glitter, ribbon.

~Want a Nibble?

Let's Twist Again!!!!

Are you ready for another Blog Hop? ......... I love Blog Hops they are so fun, and flopsie loves blog hops too, he is always so happy to come out for them. You may want to put on your shades for this one..... I thought this card would be perfect to give to your hubby, I'm sure he'd love it!!!!

Check out the MFT Copic Special on my side bar. Click on the Weekly Spotlight icon!!!!

To start at the beginning check out Kim's Blog. When you are finished looking at my Flopsie, please hop over to Michele's blog. At the end of the hop you will find blog candy!!

Do you like my sentiment? Not for the faint of heart, this stamp set is twisted and oh so hilarious! Use it to say JUST the right thing... when the right thing may be SO wrong.

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On Feb 18th, Twisted 2 will be released as well as 2, 6 X 6 patterned paper packs. Spring and Summer collection. They will be available at MIDNIGHT Eastern on 3/4/09 (when the blog hop goes live).

• STAMPS: MFT (Valentine Flopsie) Sentiment (Twisted 2).
• INK: Copic Markers
• PAPER: Stampin Up (Pink Flamingo)
• Martha Stewart Border Punchs Martha Stewart Heart Punch, bunny brads, ribbon.

Timeless Tuesday and CCEE

Fly Away With Me~Flowers Flowers Everywhere!!!!

It is time for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge!!!! Thanks so much for all who played along with us last week. This week Dee Jackson is hosting the Timeless Tuesday Challenge. She is challenging us to use flowers! Whether they are stamped, silk, real, punched, fabric, dried, crocheted, or clear, if it looks like a flower it is a flower!!! Check the Flourish Newsletter for all the details. {Friends of Flourishes Blogs}
Becca Feeken, Betty Wright, Dee Jackson, Kimberly Crawford, and Silke Ledlow

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This week is our CCEE, --CNFS challenge (Catchy Name Featured Stamper) ... we pick someone who has a catchy user name over on SCS and then we create our card around that stampers name and send off our cards to them.

This week it was Tosh's turn to select the person whose name we were going to use and she selected Michelle aka JustPaintingAround. Tosh told us that Michelle has a spotlighting style that she loved, so for our card we had to use the spotlighting technique. Michelle really has a very unique style ... you can see her blog here.

• Stamps: Flourishes Birds in Vines.
• INK: Black
• PAPER: Stampin' Up -(Rockability Specialty)
• Brads, primas, ribbon, tag, spellbinders.
  

......fly away!

Mojo Monday

Yours Always {The Greetings Farm}

When I saw the Mojo sketch today I just knew that this cute little monkey from The Greeting Farm , would be perfect.

• STAMPS: The Greeting Farm, ( Sweet Deal).
• INK: Copic Ink.
• PAPER: Stampin' Up P:ink Flamingo, Summer sun, Regal Rose.
• Martha Stewart Border punch, spellbinder dies, Martha Stewart Heart Punch, bling, ribbon.
  

Sweet Monkey~

Little Paper Shop {Happy Hedgehog}

A new Little Paper Shop Release

This month Is Jess's turn to issue the challenge at The Little Paper Shop so she simply challenged the DT to "BLING IT ON!". What fun i love bling.

Don't forget that you also have one more day to play the LPS Sketch Challenge this week for a chance to WIN your choice of ONE of the new releases this month! Check it all out HERE on the LPS BLOG!

• STAMPS: Little Paper Shop
• INK: Copic Markers
• PAPER: Pink, grey DP.
• Ribbon, primas, Martha Stewart border punch, Martha Stewart fern punch, bling, spellbinder dies.
  

Happy Hedgehog!

OCC Sketch Challenge. (Alota Rubber Stamps)

Stamped with Love

It is time for another challenge over on the Alota Rubber Stamps Paper Craft Planet Group, this week the challenge is hosted by Birgit Edblom. You have two weeks from today to participate in this challenge and you also have a chance of winning some wonderful stamps if you card is selected randomly from all the entries received.

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This is a new set for sale at Alota Rubber Stamps.

Time for OCC. Our hostess this month is Laurie Schmidlin and boy does she have some awesome challenges lined up for us!!! This week is a sketch, I love sketch challenges, they are my favorite. To see the sketch go on over to the OCC. Check out the rest of the team! Amy, Dawn, Jackie, Jennifer, Kim, Laurie, Lori, Lynda, Julee and Silke.

We also have an amazingly talented guest today ~ Tosh Leyendekker!

I love this sweet Donkey from Alota Rubber Stamps .

** STAMPS: Alota Rubber Stamps (Sweet Little Donkey)
** INK: Copic Markers
** PAPER: BG design paper, pink and white.
** Pearls, ribbon, primas, bling butterfly, spellbinder dies.
Donkey Kisses

High Hopes Sketch Challenge

High Hopes Challenge #17!! - Sketchy Time!! I couldn't resist the sketch Katharina has designed for High Hopes. To view the sketch click here.

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I just received my new order from Stampin' Up, and just love this designer series paper. It's called Parisian Breeze. Page 158 of the catty. It's textured and I just love the look of it. I also had to have the Baja Breeze 1" Double-Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon, to go with it. My little tag is a Sizzlits die --Stampin' Up Lots of Tags! Page 201. And the leaves are Little Leaves, page 200.

• STAMPS: High Hopes (Frances Owl) Sentiment: MFT (Owl For All Seasons)
• INK: Copic Markers
• PAPER: SU Parisian Breeze, Kraft
• Ribbon, Sizzlits -Lots of Tags, Little Leaves. Martha Stewart Border Punch, Spellbinder Die (Pierceabilities Victorian Die #S4-167), button, cord.
  ~Love Owl-ways!

Our Craft Lounge Blog Candy

Pat the Dog!

Pat the dog is at it again. Naughty dog, he got out of his doghouse and has spilt his food all over the place. --bad doggy.... I just had to use my new Martha Stewart Fence Border Punch, I have resisited buying it, but I have a Gift Card my son gave me for Christmas and a 40% off coupon, so what the heck, I also bought this Martha Stewart Owl punch. Too much fun!!!!!

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Check Cambria Turnbow, and Joy Kennedy blogs for a whole weekend of OCL celebration, and to see other blogs that are offering Our Craft Lounge blog candy.

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To enter to win this set The-Dawg-House just leave a comment here on my blog.

• STAMPS: Our Craft Lounge. (The-Dawg-House).
• INK: Copic Marker
• PAPER: DP.
• Martha Stewart Fence Border Punch, Martha Stewart Owl Punch, ribbon, word window, spellbinder label 1 bling, Martha Stewart Zig Zag Border Punch, charm.

NAUGHTY DOG!

Treehouse Stamps

Treehouse Stamp's next release will be this Friday at 12:01am!! There will be a release party on the Treehouse Stamps website in the "LIVE CHAT ROOM!" We would love to have you join us! There will be two full sets released this Friday.

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I don't have my Treehoue Stamps yet, because of the bad weather and no power that Ashley had. Soon, I'm hoping, soon. --So I'm using this Snowball Fight set.

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My "H" I got at the dollar store, I stamped my sentiment on it, then i smudged it so I had to put a snowflake on it, and a gold bling.

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I will have some Blog Candy Tomorrow, so see you then......

• STAMPS: Tree House (Snowball Fight)
• INK: Copic Markers
• PAPER: Aqua, caramel, DP.
• Spellbinder snowflakes, bling, Martha Stewart border punches, MS owl punch, ribbon.

Have A Cozy Day!!!

MFTSC68

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 used Flopsie for this one, he is so adorable. I felt that I was using to much blue so I added black to my card. Hope everyone is having a good week.

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Friday I will have some blog candy for you, so make sure you come back to see me. ...and thanks for all your visits, means alot to me to see my blogger friends.

This week's product spotlight over at My Favorite Things is the Say Charge set.

• STAMPS: MFT , Flopsey
• INK: Copic Markers
• Paper: Aqua, DP.
• Cuttlebug, spellbinder, Martha Stewart punches, brads, oval punches, gel pen.

~Adorable~

Alota Stamps ~Easter Greetings~

Hi all, are you all as sick of Winter as I am???? I long for spring, and love these colors together, I just pulled them out of the design paper I used. My stamps are all from: Alota Rubber Stamps .

• ~SWEET~

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Lucky Charm

Treehouse Stamp's next release will be this Friday at 12:01am!! There will be a release party on the Treehouse Stamps website in the "LIVE CHAT ROOM!" We would love to have you join us! There will be two full sets released this Friday.

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I don't have my Treehoue Stamps yet, because of the bad weather and no power that Ashley had. Soon, I'm hoping, soon. ...so I thought I'd use this cute fellow for the Color Challenge on Splitcoast. Never would of put these colors together, but I think they work well together.

I used the new Mojo 73 sketch.

• STAMPS: Tree House (My Lucky Charm)
• INK: Copic Markers
• PAPER: Pink, Green and purple
• Martha Stewart border punches, pearls, Martha Stewart butterfly punch, gel pen, ribbon, brad, spellbinder die, cuttlebug.
  ~Go Green~

Timeless Tuesday

Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge

It is time for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge!!!
Thanks so much for all who played along with us last week. This week Betty Wright is
hosting the Timeless Tuesday Challenge. It seems that buttons are
everywhere. Whether they are tiny or huge, colorful or clear, slick or
textured, or even stamped, they are one of the hottest items out there.
So, this week your challenge is to use buttons!!!! While we are on the
subject of buttons, would you like our Timeless Tuesday button for your
blog, check out the Flourishes Newsletter for information and to find
out who won last weeks Timeless Tuesday Challenge!!!!
Want to play check the Flourishes Newsletter to see what you can win.

{Friends of Flourishes Blogs}

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Becca Feeken
Betty Wright
Dee Jackson
Kimberly Crawford
Silke Ledlow

*STAMPS: Flourishes: (Fantasy Floral Garden). *INK: Copic Markers. *PAPER: Green, pink, DP. *Top Note,
Spellbinders Piercerabilities RicRac Scalloped Border, buttons, bling, spellbinder dies.

CCEE Color Challenge

Little Paper Shop & The Greeting Farm

Happy Monday everyone ... time for another CEE Stampers challenge.
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Today Tosh gave us a color challenge. Pink, Craft and White.

Well first I made this cupcake card, but was scared that the Challenge Police would come get me cause I added some gold to it........ So I made another card using this sweet Ballerina from Little Paper Shop

I love these happy cupcakes from The Greeting Farm , aren't they the sweetest. I'm not sure what their secret is, but they sure look like they are having fun!!!!!!!!!!!

I've been asked how I do my cheeks by Fida. Fida I couldn't contact you as your e-mail didn't show up on your sweet post to me. --I do my cheeks, with my Light Pink Copic Ciao marker. I take the super brush end and just lightly push down on it to make a circle. Easy peasy.........

*STAMPS: The Greeting Farm, ( Sweet Deal). *INK: Copic Markers. *PAPER: DP, Craft, Pink. *Spellbinder label, ribbon, cord, Martha Stewart border punches, Martha Stewart heart punch, bling.

*STAMPS: Little Paper Shop (Tutu-rific). *INK: Copic Markers. *PAPER: Craft, DP. *Top Note, Spellbinder Dies, flowers, Martha Stewart heart punch, ribbon.

The Greeting Farm

A Great Catch

I made this card for SCS --TLC206 Recessed Window. Not sure if I did it right, but I like how it turned out. My grass I did like Lauren from My Time.

Hope you aren't getting tired of my Greeting Farm Stamps.

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I'm having so much fun with them. Tomorrow I will have some sweet cupcakes for you and a pretty ballerina...... see you then!

• STAMPS: The Greeting Farm, (Rock The Farm).
• INK: Copic Markers.
• PAPER: DP. blue, yellow.
• Spellbinder label, ribbon, button brads, cord, Martha Stewart border punch, Martha Stewart heart punch, gel pen, spellbinder dies.
  
  

OCC What inspires You?

Rock The Farm~Time for OCC. Our hostess this month is Laurie Schmidlin and boy does she have some awesome challenges lined up for us!!! For this week, Laurie is challenging us to an Inspiration Challenge. All you have to do is pick your favorite embellishment (ribbon, hardware, charms, flowers, etc.) and create your whole card around it! How easy is that?!?!?
We also have new addition to our team ~ please join me in welcoming Lori Boyd! Lori is so talented and will be a fantastic addition to our team so be sure to stop by her blog. And we also have a special guest designer Gabriela Divine - Gabi with an Eye.
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Easy enough, where do I start...... This sweet Anya stamp inspires me but it's not an embellishment. I love my punches and I got a new one. I went to Michael's to get that awesome Martha Stewart heart border punch that everyone is using, but alas, my Mike's doesn't have it. My sweet friend Dawn offer to get me one from her Michael's, but those babies are expensive enough without having to pay shipping. Thanks for the offer Dawn, you are so sweet. ........ anyway I ended up buying this cute Martha Stewart heart punch, and I love it.
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See what the other gals used for their favorite embellishment, Amy, Dawn, Jackie, Jennifer, Kim, Laurie, Lori, Lynda, Julee and Silke.

I love this sweet Anya, I'm so in love with these stamps, they are so fun to color and paper piece. Check out Club Anya!!!

• STAMPS: The Greeting Farm (Rock The Farm).
• INK: Copic Markers.
• PAPER: DCWV (Nana's Nursery) I love this paper, got it at Mike's too.
• Ribbon, Martha Stewart border punches, Martha Stewart heart punch, oval punch, button brads, spellbinder dies, prima.

Happy Stampin'

Club Anya Sketch Challenge

Rock The Farm

Oh so fun........... I love, love love The Greeting Farm stamps. they are so cute and are a blast to paper piece and cutout. --reminds me of the fun I had with my paper dolls when I was a young girl.

Club Anya is having a sketch challenge, and this is my take on it. Too see the sketch go on over to the Club Anya Blog...

• STAMPS: The Greeting Farm, (Rock The Farm).
• INK: Copic Markers.
• PAPER: DP. green, purple.
• Ribbon, spellbinder dies, Martha Stewart punches, word window, brads.
  Too much Fun......

~A Hanna Stamps Challenge~

Make A Wish

Join Hanna Stamps on SplitCoast for some fun challenges. One of the challenges is to make a shape card. I decided to make a heart shape for Riley, he is making a wish.................

STAMPS: Hanna Stamps (Good Luck Riley)

INK: Copic Markers

PAPER: Do, white Pink.

Spellbinder dies, ribbon, Martha Stewart heart punch, flowers, cord.
Good Luck Riley~

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Tea-licious!

Today's Sketch MFTSC67. 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 68. Hope you have time to play.

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Upload your card to the gallery by Noon Wednesday 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 set from MFT called Tea For Two. I had so much fun with this set, and just love that little bunny butt.

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• STAMPS: MFT (Tea For Two).
• INK: Copic Markers
• PAPER: Green, blue, DP.
• Martha Stewart border punches, ribbon, brads, button, cord, tag, spellbinder dies, cuttlebug.
  Bunny Butt~