New Addition to Our Family!!

I was going to do a little stamping today but we got a call from the animal rescue people

to come pick up the Morgan mare we had been waiting to adopt. Her name is Midnight and she is 12 years old. She was a show horse until her owners got a divorce and the horses were left to fend for themselves. Midnight and 15 other mares were in one field and the two stallions were in another until someone delivering hay put them all in the same field. Well, wouldn't ya know all 16 mares got pregnant!!! This is Midnight's first baby so we will be watching her close!!

She has been living in a muddy field without grass for years, just living on hay. She is in pretty good health considering ...she was really excited to chomp down on that yummy green grass!! You can see the back of my DD's house up on the hill. They have such a beautiful view to the west...they love to sit out on the back porch and watch the gorgeous Texas sunsets!!

She hasn't had a bath or her mane and tail combed for years....her hoofs are a mess, too!! The furrier is coming on Tuesday to give her a pedicure (can ya tell I'm a city girl...LOL!!)

She is so sweet and gentle...I can't wait for the grandkids to meet her!!!

You should of seen the cows and baby calves come to check her out....I think they wanted to get ahold of Midnight's hay!!!

This is our sweet little baby donkey who was born on November 3, 2009...on my DGD Mackenzie's birthday. That is why we named him Mack.

Big Brother Larry was born March 11, 2008 on my cousin Larry's birthday....

Our friends, David and Susan, went with us today to help...Susan is checking out Midnight's tail. It is so full of cockle burrs that it just hangs in one big clump. Susan used to have horses so she is going to give this old city girl lessons on how to take care of a horse. I wonder if my OB nursing skills will come in handy when she is ready to deliver...LOL!!!

Thanks for visiting....hope you had a great weekend!!!

Clearly Inspired Challenge

Good morning everyone and welcome to the Clearly Inspired Challenge on Lori McCroskey's blog..... today the challenge is to make a square card. Use Clear Dollar Stamps if you have them, if not, please play anyway....we would love to see your designs!!! A random winner will be chosen the following Thursday. Upload your cards to Mr. Linky on Lori's blog and if you upload to Splitcoast, use CIC8 in the keywords.

The image is from Clear Dollar Stamps Bitty Botanicals set. It was stamped on white cardstock with Memento Rich Cocoa and the buttons with floss were added to the flowers. The Sentiment from CDS's Birthday Celebration set was also stamped with Memento Rich Cocoa on white cardstock. The chipboard frame was colored with a brown Copic Marker and then sanded for a distressed look. The wood flourish was also colored with a Brown Copic and the gingham ribbon and the piercing finishes it off.

This is also for a few other challenges:

1. The Free 4 All #1 challenge on Splitcoast - use a color we don't normally use (blue), use Texture (sanded frams, wood flourish, piercing, buttons), and use patterned paper (SU dp)

2. Cute Card Thursday - use ribbon

3.Raise the Bar - use 3 of something (I used 3 ribbons)

4. Pixie Dust Studio Challenge - birthday card

5. Inky Impressions Challenge - think Spring

6. My Time to Craft Challenge - in the frame

Recipe:

Stamps: Clear Dollar stamps Bitty Botanicals and Birthday Celebration

Paper: White, Chocolate Chip, Stampin Up! dp

Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa

Accessories: Chipboard Frame, Buttons, Floss, Wood flourish, Gingham Ribbon, Word Window Punch, Dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by this morning...be sure to check out Lori's blog, Clearly iStamp for the DT's samples and all the deets on the challenge!!! Have a great day!!!

Can't Get Enough of the Belli Challenge!!

Good morning everyone!!! You should see my neighborhood...there is a snowman in almost every yard...tooo fun!!! It snowed all day yesterday and man was it beautiful!!! Just like a silly Texan, I had to take a bunch of pictures...it might not snow again for a year or two so I had to document the wonderful memory. Anyway....

I wanted to share with you another card I made for last weeks Belli challenge with one of the stamps I received from the sponsor on the Belli Challenge blog. QKR Stampede was so generous in providing stamps to all the Belli Girls, and we truly appreciate their kindness!!

The Floral Oval from QKR Stampede was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with Copics. The corners were pierced and then tiny black rhinestones were added for a little glam. The layered Nesties, ribbon, and punched butterflies finish it off.

I made this for a few other challenges:

LaLa Land Crafts - to use red

Jacksonbelle Tuesday Challenge - flowers

Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge - recipe: use something 3-dimensional, a stamped image, and yellow and green somewhere on the card.

Lexi's Creations - anything goes

Corrosive Challenge Blog - wings

Getting Creative With Ann - ribbon

Cute Daisy May - flowers

Totally Gorjuss - flower power

This week's Belli Challenge is butterflies and dragonflies, so head on over to the Belli Blog to enter the link to your own card or project. You could win a $30 shopping spree from QKR Stampede! How cool is that!!

Many thanks to QKR Stampede for providing the Belli Girls with all the wonderful stamps for us to play with.

Thanks for visiting and I hope you have a great day!!

Snow, Snow Everywhere and Off to the Teaparty!!!

We are in the midst of a winter snowstorm today....since we only see this once every few years, we silly Texans are all excited!!! This is a picture of my cactus garden at the back of our property.....sure doesn't look like a Texas landscape!!

I am just a little concerned about the big old trees in our yard...too much wet snow will cause the branches to break. That's not so good since they drape over our house!!!

The back patio looks kinda sad....we are planning out February family birthday party for Saturday. Hope the snow will be gone so we can use the space!!!

Now, down to business!! The snow is just beautiful and sooo got me in the mood to go to Colorado for da Mudder's tea party!! It seems Shaun White, the Olympic Snowboarder, has been practicing there and really upset Abner the Abdominable Snowman for disturbing his white space. We were to add a little color so everything wasn't so white. I added a few red *flags* and some flower silhouettes to add a little spice to his boring world!!

The Color Challenge on Splitcoast was all about the Olympics, too. Betty listed several events and we were to pick which event we wanted to enter. I entered the first one to add one color (red) and a neutral (black). My dessert was the silver pearls.

This is also for the DDC challenge hosted by Fran (Francie G.)...it's a 1-2-3 challenge. I used:

1 ribbon

2 images

3 silver pearls.

You can find the DDC challenge in the challenge forum post # 67. Be sure to add DDC to the keywords section of your upload so we can find your card.

The image from Clear Dollar Stamp's Plumes and Blooms set were stamped twice with Versafine Onyx Black and embossed with clear ep. The outside edge was embossed with a square Nestability and the ribbon and silver pearls finish it off.

Thanks for visiting and now I'm off to stir my soup....nothing like a hearty bowl of soup and cornbread on a snowy day!!!

Using Punches

Good Monday morning everyone!!! We are having a brisk morning here in Central Texas. My DH is mowing the yard before it snows tomorrow. We escaped the last storm...they got 9-10 inched in the Dallas area...yikes!!! I am looking forward to being *snowed in* and forced to stamp all day...Whoohoo!!! Anyway....
I stayed up till 1:30 last night to play in the Technique Lovers Challenge on Splitcoast. Holly challenged us to create a scene with punches....tooo fun!!
I used three different SU circle punches and the SU scalloped circle punch to make the bunny and the SU scalloped circle punch and the MS fern punch for the carrots. The grass was punched out with an EK Success scallop punch. The butterflies were punched with a MS butterfly punch...no creativity there...LOL!! Flower Soft was added to the bunny and the sentiment was from Rubbernecker's Floral Silhouettes set 2 #468. This was sooo much fun...be sure to get out those punches and give it a try!!!
Recipe:
Stamps: Rubbernecker Flower Silhouettes #468
Paper: Old Olive, Prism Iced Azalea, White, Vanilla, October Afternoon's Weathervane Collection
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Three Different Sized SU Circle Punches, SU Scalloped Circle Punch, MS Fern Punch, MS Butterfly Punch , EK Success Scalloped Border Punch, White and Pink Flower Soft

I made this yesterday for the Featured Stamper Challenge on Splitcoast..... Judi Rose (JovialJudi) was chosed to be the featured stamper. What a fabulous gallery...it was hard to pick just one of her card to case!!! I finally chose her CC258 Celebrating You card..... I kept the same basic layout but changed the colors, stamps, amd eliminated the scallops. The Clear Dollar Stamps Jungle Fever images illustrated by Wendy Hall were stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with Copics. The head on the lion was popped up on dimensionals and the ribbon finished it off. This is also for the Saturday Spotlight With Hidden Potential challenge to use distressing.

Recipe:
Stamps: Clear Dollar Stamps Jungle Fever
Paper: White, Old Olive, Imaginisce dp called Wild Things
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Ribbon, Nestabilities, Dimensionals, Copics

Thanks for visiting today.....hope you get to do a little stamping today!!!!

Here I Am....Now What Were Your Other 2 Wishes???

Hello everyone...what a great day to be stamping!!!! I just love the super cool site called Lark that Stef found for the Inspiration Challenge on Splitcoast today...such wonderful stuff!!! I chose theBelle and Boo Fly a Kite print for my inspiration. This is also for the February Dirty Dozen/Dirty Dozen Alumni challenge to make a card that would make someone grin. The restricted element is sparkle and the required element is a sence of humor!! The Shirley's 2 Girls Gracie with Balloons image and the fun sentiment from the same set were stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with Copics. A wood flourish and button with twine finish it off.
Recipe:
Stamps: Shirley's 2 Girls Gracie With Balloons
Paper: White, Baja Breeze, Cameo Coral, unknown dp
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Wood Flourish, Button, Twine, Dimensionals, Copics

I made this card Friday for the Limited Supply Challenge on Splitcoast to use ribbon and a punched border. Don't ya just love simple challenges!!! I bought this wonderful strawberry stamp by Auntie Amy's Stamp Co. at CHA. The images were colored with copics and glitter was added to the flower centers. I was going to remove the silver pearls cause I thought they were too busy but the paper started tearing. I guess they are on there for good...lol!!! Silver pearls, ribbon, silver cording, and a punched border finish it off.
Recipe:
Stamps: Auntie Amy's
Paper: White, Real Red, unknown dp
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Cuttlebug, Silver Pearls, Ribbon, Silver Cording, Nestabilities, EK Success Scalloped Border Punch, Glitter

Thanks for stopping by...have a wonderful weekend!!!

Silhouettes and Masks

Good morning everyone!! I am having a wonderful lazy day....I'm still in my pj's and had cookies for breakfast...Whoohoo!!! I need to look busy, though, because my DH is working out in the yard and I KNOW if I get *not busy* he will find something for me to do...yikes!!! See my fingers fly...LOL!!! Anyway...on to business...
The Ways to Use It challenge on Splitcoast yesterday was to use orange. Since I LOVE orange, this was an easy one for me!! The Bitty Botanicals from Clear Dollar Stamps were stamped on the Basic Grey Sugar Rush dp with Basic Gray ink and the sentiment is from Clear Dollar Stamps Christian Sympathy set. The bottom edge was embossed with a border folder and silver pearls and ribbon finish it off. This will go to a church friend who lost her son on Tuesday.
Recipe:
Stamps: Clear Dollar Stamps Christian Sympathy and Bitty Botanicals
Paper: White, Basic Gray, Basic Grey's Sugar Rush
Ink: Basic Gray
Accessories: Cuttlebug and Border Folder, Ribbon, Silver Pearls, Dimensionals

This was made Wednesday for the Sketch Challenge on Splitcoast and Mothermark's Teaparty. We are going to Mardi Gras...whoohoo!!!! I took a few liberties with the sketch so I could make the image fit. I used the Mardi Gras Mask from Rubbernecker...stamped it 3 times, colored with copics, cut out the layers from each image and layered them to make one image. I added Yellow Stickles to the little stars on the image and colored the large chipboard stars with Copics. Ribbon and a mask charm are the finishing touches. Now I'm off to find all the other teapotters....I'm sure they are sampling the tea and Bertie is undoubtly flinging beads...yikes!!!

Recipe:
Stamps: Rubbernecker
Paper: White, Garden Green, Lovely Lilac, Stampin Up! dp
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Chipboard Stars, Ribbon, Mask Charm, Yellow Stickles, Dimensionals

Thanks for dropping by ....have a great day!!!!!!

Creative Belli Challenge #85

Good morning everyone and welcome to another Creative Belli Challenge!!! Today's challenge is to use butterflies or dragonflies.

We are so honored to be sponsored by QKR Stampede...whoohoo!!!! They also own Eureka Stamps and Biblical Impressions...check out all their awesome stamps!!! One lucky winner will receive $30.00 worth of stamps from QKR Stampede!!!!!

The Floral Oval from QKR Stampede was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with Copics. The oval frame was made with an oval Nesties and Garden Green cardstock. It was run through the cuttlebug with the Diamonds in the Rough folder for a little texture. The butterflies were punched out of a piece of Basic Grey Origins dp with the Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch and the same paper was used to finish out the inside. The sentiment was also from QKR Stampede and a little piercing was done across the top.

This is also for a few other challenges:

ABC Challenge - use something new. I used my new QKR stamps

Pile it On - flowers

Incy Wincy Design Challenge - use punches. I used the butterfly punch and scalloped border punch on the inside.

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Springtime

The Pink Elephant Challenge - ribbon

Creative Inspirations - use leftover supplies. I used scraps of Garden Green and Barely Banana and the butterflies were punched with leftover dp.

Recipe:

Stamps: QKR Stampede

Paper: White, Garden Green, Barely Banana, Basic Grey Origins

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: Nestabilities, BoBunny Ribbon, Martha Stewart Butterfly and Scalloped Border Punch, Copics, Cuttlebug

Isn't this little Irish bear adorable...he is also from QKR Stampede. Now that Valentine's Day is over, you will be seeing a lot of green!!! He was colored with Copics and the shamrock was created with heart shaped nesties bugged with the Dotted Swiss embossing folder. The stem was made with a punched flourish and a button with twine. The butterflies were punched with Basic Grey's Origins dp and a Martha Stewart Punch

This is also for the Double Dog Dare Challenge hosted by Joanne (Sleepyinseattle) to make a

St. Patty's Day card. You can find all the DDC challenges in the Splitcoast challenge forum post #66.

Recipe:

Stamps: QKR Stampede Irish Bear

Paper: White, Garden Green, Best Creations dp, Basic Grey's Origins

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: Nestabilities Deckled Rectangle and Hearts, Copics, Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch, EK Success Flourish Punch, Button, Twine, Dimensionals

Be sure to visit the Creative Belli Design Team Member's blogs to read more details about their designs. You will find lots of awesome ideas!!! If you upload a card to Splitcoast or PCP, be sure to add CBC85 in the keywords section

Jess Stockmeyer - Guest Designer
Jenny Gropp
Chris Dickinson
Ceal Pritchett
Holly Brown
Anne Harmon
Debbie Daniels
Fern Riley
Robin Kirkpatrick
Steph Zerbe
Liz Williams
Joy Hadden
Maria Matter
Darsie Bruno

Melisa Waldorf

Thanks for visiting...have a great day!!!

Flowers, Faith, and Teapots!!

Hello everyone...it's always a great Monday when I can join in the CAS challenge on Splitcoast and how fun to be making Spring cards!!! Don't be shocked now...I made a no layer card...yikes!!! The flower image from Rubbernecker's Wildflower set #465 was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with copics. Three buttons were added to the flower centers. The sentiment is from Rubbernecker's Floral Silhouette set #467. A large eyelet and the ribbon finish it off.
This is also for a few other challenges:
Pile it on - flowers
Cute Daisy May Challenge - bright and cheerful
Crafty Creations - friends theme
Totally Papercrafts Challenge - buttons and bows
Hand Full of Stamps - open
The Pink Elephant Challenge - use ribbon
Polka Doodles - use flowers, hearts, or both
Belli Challenge - ribbon

Recipe:
Stamps: Rubbernecker Floral Silhouette set #467, Rubbernecker Wildflower set 465,
Paper: White
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Large Eyelet, Ribbon, Copics

I made this card for the Featured Stamper challenge on Splitcoast yesterday. How exciting to open up the gallery and find Laurie (HamiltonGal) is the Features Stamper!!!! Laurie's gallery is sooo fabulous....I had such a hard time deciding which card to case!!! I finally chose her FS152...CASing ARdodd baby card because it was sooo pretty and since I wasn't able to play along in the FS152 challenge, I got to case both these wonderful stampers!!! The same basic layout was used but the colors, stamps, and theme were changes. I also changed the main image layers from round to oval. The cross from Clear Dollar Stamp's Peace for the Journey was stamped with Berry Sorbet and the sentiment was from the same set. I also ran the white background layer through the cuttlebug with the Dotted Swiss folder and used SU punches for the sentiment.
Recipe:
Stamps: Clear Dollar Stamps Peace for the Journey
Paper: White, PTI Berry Sorbet, Memory Box dp
Ink: PTI Berry Sorbet
Accessories: Silver Pearls, SU Punches, Nestabilities, PTI Ribbon, Martha Stewart Scalloped Border Punch

I finally made it to the Mothermark's Teapot Tuesday Tea Party....it took me a day to gather up all the tea sets and then I got stuck on a slow boat that was headed to China...yikes!!!! Since we will be serving at least 42,000 teapotters and since Bodacious is a bull in a china closet, I figured we would need lots of china!! Get the whole story on da Mudder's blog....she has the scoop!!!Three rows of three inchies qualifies this for Splitcoast's Ways to Use it challenge, too!! The challenge was to use an odd number of things such as 1-3-5-7 brads, images, ribbons, etc. The Rubbernecker Coffee and Tea Inchies were all stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with Copics. I used my favorite dp, Sugar Rush by Basic Grey, and silver pearls, ribbons, and a clip finish it off.
Recipe:
Stamps: Rubbernecker Coffee and Tea Inchies
Paper: White, Almost Amethyst, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, Certainly Celery, Basic Grey's Sugar Rush
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Silver Pearls, Nestabilities, Clip, Ribbons, Copics, Dimensionals

Clearly Inspired Challenge

Good morning everyone and welcome to the Clearly Inspired Challenge on Lori McCroskey's blog..... today the challenge is bling. Use Clear Dollar Stamps if you have them, if not, please play anyway....we would love to see your designs!!! A random winner will be chosen the following Thursday. Upload your cards to Mr. Linky on Lori's blog and if you upload to Splitcoast, use CIC7 in the keywords.

The butterfly from the Clear Dollar Stamps Peace for the Journey set was stamped on a piece of Basic Grey's Origins dp with black craft ink and embossed with clear embossing powder. It was cutout and attached with a glue dot to the white cs....tiny green rhinestones were added around the curve of the oval. The sentiment from the same set was stamped on the dp with Memento Tuxedo Black as was the flourish from CDS's Plumes and Blooms set. Ribbon and a scalloped border finish it off.

Recipe:
Stamps: Plumes and Blooms, Peace for the Journey
Paper: Prism Frosted Yellow, White, Brazzill Dark Green, Basic Grey Origins
Ink: Black Craft, Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Rhinestones, Nestabilities, Clear EP, Ribbon, SU Scalloped Border Punch, Dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by this morning...be sure to check out Lori's blog, Clearly iStamp for the DT's samples, some FABULOUS tutorials by Katie Renz, and all the deets on the challenge!!! Have a great day!!!

What a Sugar Rush!!!

Hello everyone...hope you are all staying warm!!! We are supposed to be in the 30's all day tomorrow...Old Man Winter needs to take a rest!!!!! This is the time of year I usually get out in the yard and clean out thte flower beds...looks like Spring is going to be a little late this year!!! Anyway.... I have a friend who will be having surgery soon so I made a get well card to get in the mail. This is for the Ways to Use it Challenge on Splitcoast to use an odd number of things on your card (I used 3 Candy Dots and 3 images) and also for the Double Dog Dare Challenge hosted by me this week...my dare is to make a get well card. You can find the DDC challenge in the SCS challenge forum...post #65. Be sure to add DDC to your SCS upload so we can find your card.

The sweet little nurse and other images from Crafty Secrets Feeling Yucky set were all stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with copics. I used my new favorite designer paper, Basic Grey's Sugar Rush....I LOVE that paper!!!!! The little syringe was cutout and attached with a touch of liquid glue. Orange ribbon and candy dots finish it off. Hope she likes it!!!

Recipe:

Stamps: Crafty Secrets Feeling Yucky

Paper: Whisper White, Lovely Lilac, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Grey's Sugar Rush

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories, Nestabilities, SU punch, Orange Ribbon, Candy Dots, Foam Tape

This was made for the Sketch Challenge on Splitcoast today...what a great sketch!!! I stamped the silhouette images from Clear Dollar Stamps Bitty Botanicals onto Basic Grey Sugar Rush dp and used coordinating paper from the same paper pad for the background layers. The edges were all distressed with my handy dandy kitchen knife....I ought to get a patent on that thing......snort!!! The sentiment was created from a few lines of a sentiment from Clear Dollar Stamps Christian Sympathy set.

Ribbon , piercing, and pearls finish it off. This will go to Shannan Teubner who lost her husband this last weekend. My heart breaks for Shannan and her two little boys....please keep them in your prayers.
Recipe:
Stamps: Clear Dollar Stamps Bitty Botanicals, Clear Dollar Stamps Christian Sympathy
Paper: White, Basic Gray, Basic Grey's sugar Rush
Ink: Basic Grey
Accessories: Black Marker, Ribbon, Pearls, Dimensionals

Eggs, Buttons, Bows, and Flourishes!!

Hello everyone....hope y'all had a great Monday!!! I started another diet today....I think it's diet #1,000,000!!! We will see if I can make it till tomorrow!!! Anyway, I have been finishing up some projects and starting some new ones.
Beverly's (beestamper) Double Dog Dare Challenge last month (I'm just a little behind!!! Her challenge is Post #59 in the Double Dog Dare Challenge forum) was to make a non-challenge card......a card that isn't for any challenge whatsoever. The twist is that you have to actually mail it to someone...someone who isn't expecting a card, and you must send it as anonymous.This was the perfect opportunity to use one of the new stamps I bought at CHA in California. The beautiful Easter image called Branch with Eggs is from American Art Stamp. Close to Cocoa, So Saffron, and Pale Plum markers were used to color the stamp prior to stamping on the white cs. The eggs were stamped again with Memento Tuxedo Black on a scrap piece of white cs, colored with copics, cutout, and attached with dimensionals. The butterflies were punched out of the Nook and Pantry dp and Taylor's Tiny Twinkles, Candy Dots, PTI ribbon, and the scalloped border finish it off.
Recipe:
Stamps: American Art Stamp
Paper: PTI's Scarlet Jewel, So Saffron, White, Basic Grey's Nook and Pantry dp
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Markers, Candy Dots, Taylor's Tiny Twinkles, PTI Ribbon, Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch, Martha Stewart Scalloped Border Punch

The Featured Stamper on Splitcoast yesterday was Barbara (Bar). She has such a FABULOUS gallery...lots of inspiration to choose from!! I chose to case her Sweetheart -Stamp Simply #121 card. I kept the same layout and kraft card base but changed the stamps, colors, and theme. Images from the Rubbernecker Wildflowers set #465 were stamped with Memento Rich Cocoa and the PTI buttons were laced with Martha Stewart twine. Ribbon and Candy Dots are the finishing touches.
Recipe:
Stamps: Rubbernecker Wildflowers set #465
Paper: Kraft
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories: PTI Buttons, Martha Stewart Twine, Ribbon, Candy Dots

This is the second Featured Stamper card I made yesterday....Barbs gallery is so awesome, I just can't stay away!!! I chose the Your On My Mind card to case. I kept the same layout and use of buttons but changed the colors, papers, and stamps. The flourish from Clear Dollar Stamps Plumes and Blooms set was stamped with Sage Shadow and I changed the papers to Basic Grey's Nook and Pantry. The tag was stamped with a sentiment from CDS's Peace for the Journey set. The buttons, twine, and ribbon finish it off.
Recipe:
Stamps: Clear Dollar Stamps Plumes & Blooms and CDS's Peace for the Journey
Paper: PTI's Scarlet Jewel, White, Basic Grey's Nook and Pantry
Ink: Sage Shadow
Accessories: PTI's Ribbon and Buttons, Twine, Dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by and have a great evening!!! I will be watching the Bachelor....silly old me!!!!

I've Been Stampin Up a Storm!!!

Good Saturday Morning everyone!!! I stamped all day Friday trying to finish up some projects. I made this for the Inspiration Challenge on Splitcoast and the Double Dog Dare Challenge hosted by Anne (jdmommy) a few weeks ago to use a frame. You can find the DDC challenge in the challenge forum on Splitcoat.....#62 post. I colored the adorable little digi bunny named Benjamin from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps with copics and sponged around the image with Bashful Blue and Old Olive. The chipboard frame has been in a drawer for quite a while with out a name so I haven't a clue where it came from!! The paper is new from Basic Grey called Origins and the ribbon, flower, and button finish it off. Now I am only behind by one challenge...Whoohoo!!!
Recipe:
Stamps: Digi from Sweet 'n Sassy
Paper: White, Garden Green, Prism Tawny Dark, Basic Grey's Origins
Ink: Bashful Blue and Old Olive
Accessories: Frame, Ribbon, Copics, Button, Flower, Dimensionals

These are a few of the Valentine gift sets that I made for my Grandkiddos. I used an adorable Demani stamp and a variety of My Minds Eye and K&Co. Valentine papers. I bought the clear plastic boxes and the stamp at the Denami booth at CHA. 10 wrapped nuggets fit in the box and I made belly bands with the same papers. The little tin holds candy hearts.

I made these Valentines today and sent them to Pat Adam...she is asking for Valentines for the kids at Children's Hospital of Michigan. There are roughly 250 kids and they would like enough for each child to have a handful. The deadline is Feb. 8th so if you are interested, check out her blog for details. I used lots of different papers, colors, stamps, stickers, ribbons, and Nesties. Now, I'm all stamped out....time for bed!! Yikes, it's after 1:00 AM.......

Thanks for visiting....have a great weekend!!!