Glittery Heart of Hearts (SACC #46)

This is my first post for the Sister Act Card Challenge Blog. Super excited they invited me to join in the fun. All of our weekly challenges are anything goes, so join us and show off your creativity!

This week Stamp and Create is sponsoring the Sister Act Challenge Blog.  They have a variety of types of digital stamps from all different companies as well as their own. I've used one of their Wag and Whiskers digi stamps on these cards HERE. They are offering a $20 gift certificate! Wow!!

Thanks for sponsoring us, Stamp and Create!

I got an order from a purchase I made awhile ago and just had to play with my newly acquired dies. :) 

 

I used Memory Box's Heart of Hearts die. I took a scrap piece of paper and layered and adhered American Crafts glitter ribbon in the rainbow effect I wanted. Then matted my glitter heart to Tempting Turquoise SU cardstock and placed it on my Bazzill Marshmallow card base. The sentiment is stamped in Versafine Black Onyx from SSS set 'Color and Sunshine' in the March Card Kit.

Just couldn't seem to find the right angle to get the best picture so here's three to choose from. :) Days like this are beautiful but it makes it hard to take pictures, both in- and outdoors. 

Thanks for looking! I hope this finds you healthy and happy. 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Craftin' Desert Divas #25 - Glitter
Cutie Pie #63 - Spots and Dots
Ruby's Rainbow #73 - Texture
Digi Stamps 4 Joy #86 - Use dies or punches
Divas By Design - Make It Sparkle
The Stamping Boutique #6 - Use Glitter
Stampin' for the Weekend - Sparkle and Shine
Crafts 4 Eternity #165 - Texture
Totally Papercrafts #208 - Make It Shine
7 Kids College Fund Challenge Blog #94 - Anything Goes (Memory Box Heart of Hearts die)

Simon says, "Show your first round."

So I got my Simon Says Stamp Card Kit - March this week and I've been killin' it. You know how you just "feel" more with some than others? That's how I feel about this kit. It speaks to me and is TOTALLY me.

Anyhoo...here are some of the cards that have popped up over the last couple days. There will be more, I can assure you. :)

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
The Paper Players #184
Crafty Creations #257 - Keep It Simple
Created with Love #76 - Friends

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
The Deconstructed Sketch #139
Creative Fingers #24 - Anything Goes
Creative Corner - Little Bits
Card Makin' Mamas #81 - 3+ Layers

All of the card materials are from the Simon Says Stamp Card Kit - March with the exception of the inks I used. Those include Versafine Black Onyx and Stampin' Up YoYo Yellow and Only Orange.

Thanks for looking! I hope this finds you happy and healthy.

Make-a-Card Monday: Something New

Since there are so many 'Something New" 's happening in the lives of my friends and family that I think a series is in order. The first on the list is...

A new pregnancy:

This is a stamp I found at Unity. Love it. Simple and perfect. I stamped it in Stampin' Up's Real Red ink and tied a baby pink (can you guess what my guess for gender is?) ribbon around the whole front. I meant to Glossy Accent the hearts but I guess I failed to do so.

Thanks for looking! Hope this finds you happy and healthy.

I would like to enter this challenge into

The Crazy Challenge #165 - Red and White (+1 color)

Crazy Bird (CIC249)

Our sponsor this week is Doodle Pantry! 

Doodle Pantry is generously offering THREE images as our fabulous prize to our randomly drawn winner! 

Thank you for sponsoring this challenge!

Here is this week's inspiration cupcake.
Our challenge is BIRDS.  

Bird's Nest Cupcakes from Cooking Classy 

Here's my take...

Sentiment or no? I really like it both ways so I guess it shouldn't matter; I just wondered what you thought. :)

This is the first time that I have actually been able to execute the 'Spotlight" technique in a way that I really like. I am loving how this came out and the bird just popping right off the card.

My card base is Stampin' Up Real Read. I also used Basic Black and White. The ovals were are cut (or traced and cut) from my Nestabilities dies.

On the inside, I used another sentiment from Doodle Pantry that came with this set and matted it on the basic black. I might write with a white pen just to make my words stand out even though I think you will be able to see black ink just fine.

Please come join us!!

Thanks for looking! I hope this finds you happy and healthy.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Scribbles #14 - Frame It
Digi Galore - Things with Wings
Crafty Card Makers #110 - Come Fly Away With Me
4 Crafty Chicks #182 - Things with Wings
The Stamping Boutique #5 - Use a punch or die cut
Cuttin' and Stampin' #14.7 - Spring
Pile It On #8 - Thinking of You
Totally Papercrafts # 207 - Spring
Glitter N Sparkle #73 - Bright and Funky
Doodle Pantry Digital Challenge #43
One Crazy Stamper February Anything Goes

It's the weekend, y'all...

Man, Whimsie Doodles has one of the best assortments of fun (and funny) digi stamps. I can image giving this to any of the males in my life; from family members to the kiddos' little friends to Husband's friends or co-workers. So versatile. :)

I colored my little gnome up with my Prismacolor Pencils and popped him up on YoYo Yellow cardstock. Used my SU Window Punch and added the sentiment with Real Read. Simple but, for a guy, I think it's perfect. :)

Thanks for looking! I hope this finds you happy and healthy.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Seems A Little Sketchy #58
Cuttin' and Stampin' #14-7 - Spring
Sweet Stamps #157 - Anything Goes
Cardz 4 Guyz #6 - CAS
Crafting By Designs - Just For the Boys

Another Hot Chick...

This is the complete opposite of this HOT CHICK. :) And can I just update you by saying that Husband totally got me by saying that his assistant opened his mail. I nearly died and definitely turned 7 shades of red. He was joking (thank goodness) but he still got me good there for a few minutes.

This is a From the Heart digi stamp, Birthday Candle Birdbrain and I love it. It comes with 16 sentiments! SIXTEEN!!

I colored her up with my, wait for it...Prismacolor Pencils. Surprised? :) I matted the image on Stampin' Up Green Galore cardstock and rounded the corners with my 1/4 inch corner rounder. I used DCWV's The Birthday Wishes Stack. All of the papers are smooth and some are iridescent (the green chevron I used for example). On the inside, I used my Nestabilities to scallop the edges around my sentiment and then used the same papers in a different arrangement. My card base is Kraft cardstock. 

Thanks for looking! I hope this finds you happy and healthy. 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

From the Heart 'I {Heart} Sketches' #54 

Crafty Catz #218 - Lady in Red (Hopefully, you get my sense of humor. :))

Sunshine Mail - Anything Goes

A Gem of a Challenge #113 - Spots and Stripes

Come and Get It - Humorous Birthday 

613 Avenue Create #59 - Anything Goes

Catered Crop - Birthday

PaperTake Weekly - Lovely Layers

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge #165 - Lots of Layers

Fab N Funky #204 - Spots or Stripes
Loves Rubberstamps #91 - Use a Funny Sentiment

Make-a-Card Monday: Lacy Sunshine

Better late (in the night) than never... So this is one of my first Make-a-Card posts for the year. I've really dropped the ball on these. I'm trying to get better. Thanks for bearing with me. :)

I created this card using a Lacy Sunshine digi stamp. This is the first time I've worked with a Lacy Sunshine image though I have coveted them for a while now. I colored her up with my Prismacolor pencils. I thought it would be a fun change to put her in a blue dress, matching the blue paper, instead of the customary pinks and reds.

I started with a 5.5 by 5.5 Sahara Sand card base. All my Crate Paper's Paper Heart Collection pieces and die cuts are matted on Raspberry Ripple. I used buttons that I got in the Michael's dollar aisle years ago and embroidery floss from Martha Stewart. (I'm such a hoarder.) I even pulled out my Walnut Stain distress ink that I haven't used in forever; didn't realize how much I missed it. :) Haven't decided yet if I want to add a white die cut circle to the inside to stamp my sentiment and write on...do you think that blue paper is neutral enough to write a note on?

Thanks for looking! Hope this finds you happy and healthy.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Challenges 4 Everybody #30 - Anything Goes
ABC-Challenges - F is for Flowers
Lacy Sunshine #27 - Lots of Layers
Creative Knockouts #24 - Spots and Dots
Oldie But Goodie - Buttons
Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge Blog #14 - Sketch
Make It Monday # 179 - Anything Goes
MilkCoffee Challenge - Girly

A Crafty Girl (CIC248)

Our sponsor this week is The Paper Nest Dolls! 

The Paper Nest Dolls are generously offering a $25 gift certificate (WOW!!!) as our fabulous prize to our randomly drawn winner! 

Thank you for sponsoring this challenge!

Here's is this week's inspiration cupcake.
Our color challenge is to use petal, poppy, and pool.  

Valentines Cupcakes by Hello Naomi

Here's my take...

I absolutely love these colors together! It's one of my favorite combinations. I used Stampin' Up Sahara Sand (card front), Real Red, Pink Pirouette, and Tempting Turquoise. I colored 'Making Valentines Avery' with my Prismacolor Pencils. The twine is from a Martha Stewart pack I got at Tuesday Morning a million years ago. I embossed my Real Red tag with a Cuttlebug embossing folder.

Please come join us!

Thanks for looking! I hope this finds you happy and healthy.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Creative Corner - From the Heart
Jo's Scrap Shack #37 - Valentine's Day
Crafty Hands #8 - Dry/Heat Embossing
Wednesday's Creative Inspirations Challenge Blog #252 - Love
A Gem of a Challenge - Spots (embossed tag) and Stripes (sleeves on her tshirt)
Sentimental Sundays #194 - Pack a Punch
Oldie But Goodie - Valentine (Twine is years old)
Addicted to Stamps and More #82 - Make Your Mark

Love is in the air...

...so don't choke on it. :)

Happy day of LOVE, everyone! Hope this finds you doing something you love with someone you love.

I made a card for Husband. I don't know why but fairly recently I started calling him "my person". I will just look at him and say, "You're my person." So how cool was it that I found this stamp set, Cupid's Arrows by Cas-aul Friday Stamps? It had to be mine. Be mine...get it? Ha! *(I sent THIS ONE to his office via USPS. I'm sneaky like that.)*

I used Stampin' Up's Night of Navy ink and paper to mat my front and stamp my sentiments. The rest was done with the dies. I used SU cardstock in Night of Navy, Brilliant Blue, not SU, Tempting Turquoise, and Bashful Blue.

The Cas-ual Friday dies cut like a dream. The stamps are that good too. This my first time creating with this set (and Cas-ual Friday sets in general) and I have to say that I will definitely be back.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
CAS-ual Friday - The Blue Challenge
Penny's Challenge #164 - Monochrome
Creative Moments #36 - Anything Goes with Love
Digi Stamps 4 Joy #85 - Add a Heart or Make a Heart-shaped Card
Crafting by Designs - Anything for Love
PaperTake Weekly - With a Heart
CASology #82 - Bold
CAS(E) This Sketch! #64
The Stamping Boutique - Valentine/Love
Brown Sugar #81 - Use a Punch or Die
Creative Finger #23 - Anything Goes
Sister Act #45 - Anything Goes


You saw THESE CARDS I made cards for the girls (we gave them before school). I also made the girls a card to put in their lunch box. Love to surprise them with stuff like this. Again with the sneaky. :)

All of my pinks are Stampin' Up; Pink Pirouette, Blushing Bride, Pretty in Pink, ?, Melon Mambo, Real Red, and Rose Red. I think that's the order. It was hard keeping up with all the colors and names; little pieces were flying everywhere. :) I used the large chevron punch. The letters are Kelly Purkey and the gems are iCrystal. I matted the front on Pretty in Pink and then attached it to a Basic Gray card base.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday #119 - Anything Goes
Color Throwdown #279
Fab N Funky #203 - Love/Valentine
Creative Card Crew #55 - K.I.S.S.
City Crafter #198 - "Love"
Sweet Stamps #156 - Love
Cute Card Thursday #308 - Clever Cutting
Delightful Sketches - Love Notes

These were my kids' Valentine's. I punched a hole above and below their fists and stuck a sucker through. The note on the back says "I'm a sucker for you. Happy Valentine's Day". We did these a couple years ago and the girls loved it. I had to help L out a bit. :)

Thanks for looking! I hope this finds you happy and healthy.

Naughty or Nice?

I'll start with the nice. ;)

I made these cards for the girls to give them before school on Friday (Valentine's Day, in case you didn't know).

For my blond...

For my brunette...

I used a Whimsie Doodles digi called 'Heart Strings' as well as their card sketch. I used a Kraft card base and Crate Paper Love Notes. I used a Nestabilities heart die as well as Stampin' Up's little heart punch. I added Christmas Red Stickles because they're my favorite. :) On the inside, I stamped the sentiment in Real Red ink (smallest hearts are Real Red cardstock) using Stampin' Up Teeny Tiny Sentiments along with a few more punched hearts.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Whimsie Doodles January Challenge

Sunshine Mail - Anything with a Heart

Fussy and Fancy #107 - Be My Valentine

The Kraft Journal #158 - Love

Hobby Cutz #35 - Valentines

Pause Dream Enjoy #3 - Hearts

Creative Moments #35 - Anything Goes/Add Some Sparkle

Sweet Pea Stampers - Love

The Pink Elephant #237 - Happy Valentine's Day

Just Inspirational - Ladies

Pile It On #6 - Stripes and/or dots

Little Tangles #30 - Celebrate Love

Totally Papercrafts #205 - Hey Cutie!

The Stamping Boutique #3 - CAS
Catch the Bug - Love

Catered Crop - Heart of the Matter 

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Have a Heart
Come and Get It - Make It Girly!
Pumpkin Spice #58 - Hearts
Love to Create #102 - Pink or Red

Now, for the naughty. *wink* Those of you who have followed me for a while, or know me in real life, know that this is not the kind of image I usually gravitate towards. But when I won 3 digital images from The Stamping Chef, I couldn't resist getting a little racy. And being from Texas, I just had to get the stereotypical 'cowgirl'; because we all wear our cowboy hats and boots everywhere. Ha!

For Husband...

Like I said before, the image is from The Stamping Chef and I colored her up using Prismacolors pencils. You can't really tell but I used the Christnas Red Stickles on the heart. The paper is from Crate Paper's Love Notes collection and the 'XO' stamp is from Simon Says Stamp 'Big Holiday Wishes' and embossed with white embossing powder. The inside is the same as above.

Thanks for looking! I hope this finds you happy and healthy. 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

The Stamping Chef #16 - Anything Goes

Corrosive Challenges #92 - Feel the Love

Crafting for All Seasons #70 - Show Us The Romance

Sunday Sketch and Stamp #193 - sketch

Crafty Catz #217 - Love is in the Air

Cardz 4 Guyz #4 - Truly, Madly, Deeply

613 Avenue Create #58 - Anything Goes

Glitter N Sparkle #71 - Valentine's Day/Add some red

Crazy 4 Challenges #222 - Valentine w/ glitter

Crafts 4 Eternity #162 - With Love

Creative Corner - Seeing Red

Delicious Doodles #74 - Love

Brown Sugar #80 - Valentines

Crafty Girls #11 - Anything Goes

The Crazy Challenge #164 - Love is in the Air
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Make It Monday #178
Cards and More #99 - For Men Only
Creative Fingers #22 - Anything Goes

Love from the Mom in Me (CIC247)

Our sponsor this week is A Day for Daisies! 

A Day for Daisies is generously offering a $12 gift certificate (that's THREE images!!) as our fabulous prize to our randomly drawn winner! 

Thank you for sponsoring this challenge!

Here's is this week's inspiration cupcake.
Our challenge is LOVE.  

Lover's Day Cupcakes by Juliana Morgado

Here's my take...

I had to use this image 'Book Time' when I saw it because there is nothing like loving my kids. I choose to love my husband, and I do love him so very much, but I don't have a choice when it comes to my kids. They get my love whether they want it or not. :) 

I used Stampin' Up Sahara Sand card base and Real Red layer. I colored my image with my Prismacolor Pencils. The 'love' stamp is from that same un-named set. I know, I know! I'm still kicking myself for getting rid of the packaging (and for not using it sooner.). The 'you & me' is from an October Afternoon set that has the owl in it. Can't seem to find the name of this one anywhere either. Arg. I stamped both sentiments in Versamark and clear embossed them to give some shine. 

Thanks for looking! Hope this finds you happy and healthy. 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

CAS(E) This Sketch! #63
Sparkles #52 - Show us your NEW stash; my Day for Daisies digi
Simply Create Too #54 - Mother's Day/For a Female
A Creative Romance - Show the Love
Digi Galore - Valentine's/Love
The Paper Girls #49 - Love Your Love
Craftin' Desert Divas #24
Sweet Stamps #155
Loves Rubberstamps #89 - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Just Inspirational - Valentine/Love
Inky Impressions #145 - Someone Special
Cute Card Thursday #307 - Lots of Love
Cutie Pie #62 - My Cutie Valentine