Some Exciting News!

I got some exciting news this weekend.  Stef H (Glitterbabe) has chosen a new design team and I am delighted to let you know I am on that team.  I look forward to working with everyone on the team.  I have always loved glitter and bling so this gives me a great reason to use more of both!   We will have challenges every Thursday I hope you will join us for our first one this Thursday!  Be sure and check out Glitterbabe’s store here and the new Challenge Blog here.

Here is my first card for the new team, I thought the image was perfect for a going away card I needed today.  One of our pastors has moved along to another church so they had a huge celebration today so I thought this card would be great for him.

I used an image I found at her freebie  here!  I used basic gray designer paper.  The base is PTI.  It is hard to tell in this picture but I used glitter on the flowers and grass and  on the wheel I used a  glitter brad.

A new week, A new challenge!

Today marks the start of a new challenge over at the Crafty Ho’s!  Thanks to everyone who decided to join us this week for our Sketch challenge we are so happy to have such great followers!

This week we have an inspired by.  Below is the picture us let your creative juices flow and let us know what comes to mind.

 

Here is my card.  I used Florence an image from Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps, a line I have been seeing around for a while and finally took the plunge a couple of months ago and purchased me a few.  I used a coloring page that I scaled down for the background picture and the sentiment is from a fav freebie site that I visit daily Create with TLC.  The designer paper is from my stash.  Thanks for stopping by today !

Love is in the Air Blog hop/Challenge

Good Morning all!   Thanks for stopping by today.  I want to think my many loyal followers, your kind words and encouragement mean so much!  Welcome to the newbies I hope you find something that will give you inspiration and  decide  and  come back again.

Today we having a “Love” challenge and a blog hop.  You will enjoy all the great projects the DT has in store for you . 

This is the second stop on the hop you should have arrived from Jodie’s blog.  If not please start over here so you don’t miss out on any great projects.

We are giving you two opportunities to win great Bugaboo images by commenting on the hop  for 3 free images and by participating in the challenge for a up to 7 free images!

Here is my project for today.  The idea came from my 19 year old daughter.  She found it online and said she would like to do one of these for her boyfriend.  Well when we decided to do a “love” theme I just knew that this is something I wanted to do for the project .

My project is “52 ways to say I love You!” and it is a deck of cards covered with dp paper, some ribbon and bling and then “52 reasons” added to the cards.  I used a 3 inch  book ring to keep them together. Image is “Cuddle” in the A kids View found here.

   This is a very easy project and it really turned out cute!

Front cover of the Deck

2 of the inside quotes

Now your next stop of the hop is Ms. Rae Anne, she will have some wonderful Eye Candy so run check it out and enjoy the Hop!

It’s Freebie Friday Time!

Bugaboo shop has a  new digi freebie for you to download. And there are more of this cutie you can find for sale in the shop. Before you run over to check them out and grab the freebie, take a peek at what our DT did!

Fabulous creations! Visit their blogs and leave some love...they just may have some more!!

Please note:  We make every attempt to post freebies first thing in the am, however sometimes it just does not happen, please check back with us if they are not uploaded and thanks for stopping by today!

(This freebie will be available for 1 week)

Paper used is PTI, the sentiment is a favorite of mine from

Create with TLC

Challenge 19 at SMC!

Welcome to a new week and a new challenge at SMC!  

This weeks challenge is ---- ANYTHING GOES!!!

Here's what I came up with:

I used a tutorial a friend gave me for a tent card.  Used the Tayla image that is so cute, dp from my stash, Pti card stock and a little bling and there you go.

Thanks for stopping by today I hope you will check out the challenge blog and join us for another great challenge!

Oldie but Goodie Thursday

That’s right every Thursday over at Catch the Bug,  we do “Oldies but Goodies” a chance for the DT to show you some of the favorite images that Bugaboo has to offer.  All images showcased can be found in the store so check it out!

Here is my card using one of my favorite images from Bugaboo however the kicker is my 19 year old daughter Jess made this card to give a friend.   She did such a great job, I am so happy to see her finding the love for crafting and card making!  Way to go Jess.

New Release Tuesday!

Please Note:  We make every attempt to have new images in the store by the time the post goes up however some times it is not possible.  If they are not there yet they will be in the store later today! Please come back to get them later.

Check out these adorable images that are being released today!

The Bugaboo shop has a new digi set for you to check out.
Below is a card I did, you can find the images for sale in the shop.

Before you run over to check them out and grab your cuties, take a peek at what our DT did here! Visit their blogs and leave some love...they just may have some more!!  Be sure and check back the rest of the week for some great previews.

A new week, A new challenge!

Today marks the start of a new challenge over at the Crafty Ho’s!  Thanks to everyone who decided to join us this week for our bright colors challenge we are so happy to have such great followers!

This week we have a sketch challenge for you.  Below is the sketch and then there is my card.  I hope you will join us for this great sketch provided by Scrappy, one of the Dt members at Crafty Hos!

I made this card using this great freebie image, I am so sorry I do not know who it is from I started collecting free images about a year and a half ago and honestly don't know who gave this one but I love it.  I this card for my brother, I thought he would get a kick out of it.  Just wanted to wish all the Fathers out there a great Father’s Day.

It’s Freebie Friday!

Whoohoo...it's Friday, and it's time for freebies!

Bugaboo shop has a 2 new digi freebies for you to download. And there are more of these cuties you can find for sale in the shop. Before you run over to check them out and grab the freebie, take a peek at what our DT did!

Fabulous creations! Visit their blogs and leave some love...they just may have some more!!

Please note:  We make every attempt to post freebies first thing in the am, however sometimes it just does not happen, please check back with us if they are not uploaded and thanks for stopping by today!

(These freebies will be available for 1 week)

I combined both images to a coloring page I got off line and shrunk down to size.  I put it on PTI cardstock and the dp from Joanne’s Stack pack I liked this pack b/c it has papers from several different stack packs. The image is from Rain Echo a great site for sentiments.

Sew Many Cards Challenge!

Welcome to a new week and a new challenge at SMC!  

It's challenge Friday at Sew Many Cards & this week the challenge was to create a fancy fold card with a 4th of July, Americana or Military theme. Here's what I came up with:

 

The image used is  Tayla and Owen Independance Day can be found here.  I used Red from PTI and the star embossing folder for texture. I used the z fold as my fancy fold for this card.

This week's sponsor is:

Ok now get making your fancy fold Americana card and post it on the Sew Many Cards challenge blog to get entered in the drawing for $15 gift certificate at McMahon Five's store.

Lily Boo is on the move!!!!

Some exciting news to share!   Lily Boos Boutique is joining forces with Cuddle Buddly.  To celebrate our move over on to Cuddly Buddly Kim has been burning the midnight oil to get a great big bunch off boo's uploaded for freebies!!!

We are working hard on freeing up some space for when Sam's gorgeous new designs are ready to go!

There is an absolutely awesome selection so check out the new Lilyboo freebie page at Cuddly Buddly and snag yourself some treats to play with!!! There wil be more added daily.  Lilyboo also has a new blog, so please go check out both places!

Decorative Coaster Tutorial

I have a unique way to make a great coaster.  I have done this  many times and I love the outcome. 

Cost of project is less than .50. 

This can be done as a single coaster or as a set to give a friend.

Supplies:

4x4 Plain white ceramic tile (found at local hardware store for .34)

4x4 chipboard coaster (for back of tile) you may also use foam or felt sheets if chipboard coaster is not available.

Paper napkin-any Napkin will work be sure and check your local stores for many many choices, most napkins will yield 4 coasters!

Image of choice – My choice is from Bugaboo – Ruby May

Markers of choice

Glue stick, Spray adhesive, Mod Podge

Sentiment (either stamped or computer generated)

Steps:

1.  Adhere chipboard coaster to back of tile  to prevent scratches

2.  Take your napkin and slowly  tear it down to just 1 layer, patience it will tear if you try to be hasty.   Rough cut the napkin to show what part of the design you would like to use as you can see I decided to not use the strips so you decide.

3. Glue napkin to tile, gently pushing it to the edge taking out any wrinkles as you push.

4.  Trim away excess napkin from the tile.

  

5. Glue image onto tile and color as normal.   (Please note I did not like how the stamped image looked on napkin so I ended up matting it see below for change.

 

6.  Paint a thin but full layer over the entire tile.  Watch for wrinkles and work them out as you go.  Let Dry over night and add a second coat in am.

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you enjoyed my tutorial, this is such an easy project to make and it is so reasonable!

 

Welcome to our New Releases!

Please Note:  We make every attempt to have new images in the store by the time the post goes up however some times it is not possible.  If they are not there yet they will be in the store later today! Please come back to get them later.

Check out these adorable images that are being released today!

The Bugaboo shop has a new digi set for you to check out.
Below is a card I did, you can find the images for sale in the shop.

Before you run over to check them out and grab your cuties, take a peek at what our DT did here! Visit their blogs and leave some love...they just may have some more!!  Be sure and check back the rest of the week for some great previews. 

The paper is from a yummy pack my daughter was gracious enough to share with me, sorry don't  know the name but know it came from hobby lobby.   I used my Janome sewing machine and  the mushroom image was a freebie, I am sorry I don't know where I got it from but thought it fit perfectly with these images.

Be sure and check back tomorrow because I have a great tutorial to share with everyone!   Thanks for stopping by!

Challenge Time again at the Ho Challenge blog!

It’s a new week over at the Crafty Ho’s blog.  We are so glad that each week our followers are growing.  We are getting more and more challenge cards entered and that makes us so happy.

  We had some wonderful entries for last week’s “Anything Goes” challenge thanks so much for playing along!

The new challenge is a “Summer Brights”, so here is my entry. 

This great image is from Lily-boos blog, she has some great digi images be sure and check them out her images are awesome and prices are really good!

the Designer paper is American Crafts Paper pack.

Challenge Time!!! Show us your colors!

The 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa begins on 06/11/2010 and ends on 07/11/2010. The official website is here. The World Cup is only held once every four years and is the world's premier soccer event. 

Since we have a lot of international followers (Germany, The Netherlands, South Africa, Greece, Malta, etc) and an international DT (US, UK/Wales, Australia, and Canada), we thought it'd be fun to have sponsor a challenge where people make either a card or project that features:

• the team colors of the country that he/she wants to win the World Cup (I'd say "Go USA" except that we have no chance of winning, so "Adelante Espana!")
• the colors of his/her national flag
• the colors of his/favorite sports team (i.e. silver & blue for the Dallas Cowboys)

  Participate in the challenge for a chance to win the following prizes:

  • 1st prize - 7 Bugaboo Digi Images of your choice
  • 2nd prize - 4 Bugaboo Digi Images of your choice
  • 3rd prize - 2 Bugaboo Digi Images of your choice
• Head on over to the challenge blog for all the details!

Welcome to a new Challenge at SMC!

Today is a new challenge at SMC.

The challenge is CHRISTMAS THEME..ANYTHING BUT A BASIC CARD .. That means you can do a card with a twist or you can do anything other than a card.  Below is my card but at the blog you can see many great examples!  I hope you will play with us with this weeks challenge!

Be sure to stop by the store for some great Christmas images!  This image is Miki Angel the paper was from my paper stash and the band is made with my Martha Steward sponge. 

New Release Tuesday!

Please Note:  We make every attempt to have new images in the store by the time the post goes up however some times it is not possible.  If they are not there yet they will be in the store later today! Please come back to get them later.

Check out these adorable images that are being released today!

The Bugaboo shop has a new digi set for you to check out.
Below is a card I did, you can find the images for sale in the shop.

Before you run over to check them out and grab your cuties, take a peek at what our DT did here! Visit their blogs and leave some love...they just may have some more!!  Be sure and check back the rest of the week for some great previews.

I hope you like the little flowers on my card and if you do please check out the great Tutorial that I stumbled on today done by Melissa, she made it so easy that I just had to try! Thanks Melissa this is a great tutorial!

Paper used for card is PTI main image is Bugaboo, sentiment is a freebie image you can find it and many others by going here.

Challenge Time again at the Ho Challenge blog!

It’s a new week over at the Crafty Ho’s blog.  We had some wonderful entries for last week’s “Bling” challenge thanks so much for playing along!

The new challenge is a “Anything Goes”, so here is my entry. 

This was an image given away over at Whimsy Inspirations Blog by Lisa in honor of her sister Jayme who is dealing with cancer .Jayme is a frog lover, so Crissy has designed this sassy Beach Baby Jayme image in honor of Jayme, with hopes of giving her a giggle.

The paper is from Hobby Lobby it is G.C.D Studios and the sentiment is from Raindrops Echo Designs, see info below on the main image.

Please click HERE to read more about Jayme and Lisa's RAK request!  I will be sending this card to her in hopes to make her smile.

Challenge Time at SMC

Today begins a new challenge over at SMC.  Today’s Theme is Fathers Day, but here is the kick no blue allowed!  SMC has some great images that can be used for fathers day.   Below is my card for the challenge I hope you enjoy it and thanks so much for stopping by for a visit!!