Happy Dad's Day - SFYTT May, 2012

Hi all! And a Very Happy Thursday to you! Hope you have all been having a Super week! Mine's been pretty good, a bit busy, but all and all pretty good! 8-)  Today I thought I would share with you my latest creation inspired by Jen's Fabulous Sketch For You To Try for the month of May.. I know, I know, lol I sure waited long enough, huh?... 8-) lol, I'm getting this one in just under the wire! 8-)

I printed out my Darling Whimsie Doodle's Turtle Pile image onto Flourishes Classic White and colored them up with my trusty Copics. I cut them out and scored the edges with the help of my Score Pal for a nice clean look and popped my Sweet Turtle family up with a bit of foam tape. For my mats and BG layers, I chose a combination of brown CS from my stash and some Fabulous dp's from MME's Lost and Found Breeze collection. And to finish it all up I added a few fun little buttons threaded up with bit with natural hemp twine. Wanted to keep it pretty simple as less is always more when doing a guy type card...8-)

Here's Miss Jen's Awesome Sketch:

Hope you all have a Fantastic Day & thanks so much for dropping by! 8-)

Happy Dad's Day - TT100

Hi all! And a Very Happy Tuesday to you! Hope you all had a Wonderful weekend and are enjoying a Terrific week so far! 8-) Today I'm back with another Fabulous Tuesday Throwdown Challenge! Yay! 8-) Our Theme this time is "No Girls Aloud!".  Lol, yep, you guessed it, make a masculine type project and join in the Fun! Our Wonderful Sponsor is Dude Time Doodles. They have Lots  Fun and Very Funny Masculine images... 8-) And they have put together a very generous prize package for One lucky winner, so I sure hope you can play along with us.  Also, please do stop by the Tuesday Throwdown Blog to take a peek at the Fabulous creations the rest of the Super Talented Design Team has in store for you! 8-)

I was thrilled to get to play with Dude Time Doodles Fun Hammock Harold image! I printed out good old Harold onto Flourishes Classic White and colored him up with my trusty Copics. I cut him out with the help of my Classic Rectangles Nesties and popped him up with a bit of foam tape.  My mats and BG layers were created with various dp's from MME's Good Day Sunshine ( Boy) collection. And to finish it all up, I stamped my Verve Sentiment with Memento Tuxedo Black onto a layered Lil' Inker Designs die cut cloud. Oh, and the Sketch is an older Sweet Sunday sketch, SSSC157. 8-)

Hope you all have a Fantastic day & thanks so much for stopping in! 

Sweet Garden Can - CR84FN55

Hi All! And a Very  Happy Sunday to you!  Hope you've all been enjoying a Wonderful weekend! Today we start a Brand New CR84FN Color Challenge! Yay! 8-)  And for the next two weeks we will be working with CR84FN55's Beautiful color palette of  Lavender, Celery & Grey... 8-)

I just LOVE this Color combo, I think it's one of my all time favorites! And I thought I would try something a little different and do a 3D project with our Gorgeous colors this week. I found this Darling Garden Can Template at Creations by AR. Such a Perfect way to give a little trinket or gift card, etc.. And I just know I will be trying out more of Adela's Darling templates in the near future! 8-)  My dp's were all from the MME digi For Mother collection I had tucked away in my digi files that I had not printed up yet. I thought they would be perfect for our colors and this Sweet Garden Can as well.  And to finish it off, I added a bit of shading with my Pumice Stone Distress ink, some Pretty Grey trim and a Fun layered PTI die cut Butterfly complete with floral wire antennas topped off with Cute little lavender pearls... 8-)

Here are the Beautiful CR84FN Colors...

For all the CR84FN Challenge details, please be sure to visit the CR84FN Blog. And Of course, please do go and check out the Gorgeous creations the rest of the Wonderfully talented DT has put together for your inspiration.. l Sure hope you can join us!

Andrea Matthews

Deborah Frings

Heather Jensen

Lisa Somerville

Mona Pendleton
Pauline Pollington

Sue Lelli

Suzanne Czosek

Hope you all have a Wonderful day & thanks so much for stopping by! 8-)

King of the Castle! - SSS160

Hi all! And Hi all! And a Very Happy Sweet Stop Sketch Saturday to you too! 8-) Hope you all had a Wonderful week! Mine's been busy busy creating in my crafts room, still not quite as ahead as I had hoped to be by now, lol but getting closer.. 8-)  For some reason Life keeps throwing things at me to interfere, with my crafty plans.. lol Does that every happen to anyone else out there? lol.. 8-) Well, today I'm back with the latest  Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge, Yay!  And its definitely a fun one for sure! So without further delay, here's my take on Miss Korin's Fabulous sketch..

I've had this Darling Pearl's Castle Whimsie Doodles image in my stash for a while now. Isn't he Adorable! 8-).. I've been saving it for my Darling Hubby for Father's Day this year and Miss Korin's Fab sketch was just the Perfect fit for this fun little fellow too, so how could I resist! 8-)  I printed him out onto Flourishes Classic White and colored him up with my trusty Copics. I cut him out with the help of my Classic Circles Large and Small Nesties sets and popped him up with a bit of foam tape. My mats and BG layers were created with a combination of aqua CS from my stash and dp's from MME's Good Day Sunshine (Boy) collection. To finish it all up, I just added a fun shell button and a bit of hemp string. Gotta keep to the "less is more" thing when it comes to guy cards!  8-) 

Here's Miss Korin's Awesome Sketch..

I sure hope you can play along with us at The Sweet Stop! Can't wait to see what you all come up with this week! And as always, please, make sure to stop by and take a peek at the Darling creations the rest of the Wonderfully Talented Sugar Babies have put together for your inspiration. Leave them a little Love too, it's always greatly Appreciated. 8-)    

The Sugar Babies

                                                                                Cathy

Chrissy

Janice

Korin

Monika

Shelby

Wendy

Hope you all have a Fabulous day & Thanks so much for visiting! 

Haute Tote - TT99

Hi all! And a Very Happy Tuesday to you! Hope you all had a Wonderful weekend and are enjoying a Terrific week so far! 8-) Today I'm back with another Fabulous Tuesday Throwdown Challenge! Yay! 8-) Our Theme this time is "In 3D!". OSo create a dimensional project or added element and join in the Fun! Our Wonderful Sponsor is Creations by AR. They have Sooo many Adorable templates and great idea pics for lots of inspiration too... 8-) And Adela has put together a very generous prize package for One lucky winner, so I sure hope you can play along with us.  Also, please do stop by the Tuesday Throwdown Blog to take a peek at the Beautiful creations the rest of the Wonderfully Talented Design Team has in store for you! 8-)

This was actually the first time I had ever used a template to create a 3d project! So I had a lots of fun with this challenge! I have to say that I know I will be making up a bunch more of Adela's Darling templates in the near future! Well for today's project I chose the Darling Haute Tote template.  I was really thrilled at how easy and perfectly this came together! 8-)  My dp's were all from a MME digi For Mom collection I had tucked away in my digi files that I had not printed out yet. I thought they would be perfect for this Sweet little tote. I also added some yummy strung pearl trim from MAD Stamper Finds and vintage brads from my stash to my totes handles. For the little coin purse I added an eyelet, and another length of strung pearls to attach it to the tote and topped it all off with a couple of fun layered prima flowers and brad combo. And Voila! 8-)  There you have it, My Darling Haute Tote! Pretty easy peasy, huh?... 8-)

Hope you all have a Fantastic Day! & Thanks so much for dropping in! 8-)

Happy Birthday - CR84FN54 Week 2!

Hi all! And a Very Happy Sunday to you! 8-) Sure hope you've all been enjoying your weekend..8-)  Well today I'm back with a real quick post for Week 2 of the CR84FN Color Challenge! So you guys still have one more week to play along with our wonderful Color Combo! Yay! 8-)

I made a Birthday card for a my Sweet friend to give to her Darling Hubby, She wanted it to be just like the one I made for my Darling Hubby HERE, but just in a different colors scheme, so when I saw these Fab colors, I knew they would work for her! I kept my card pretty CAS with a more masculine feel to it. 8-) My Mats,BG and Die cut Layers were created using a combination of blue CS from my stash and dp's from MME's Lost And Found Market Street collection.  I added a little inking on the edges of my main BG panel with a touch Bundled Sage Distress ink for a touch of masculine grunge. ;-)  My computer generated sentiment was printed out and cut out with the help of my Classic Ovals Nesties set, shaded up with more Bundled Sage Distress ink while my die was still in place and popped up with foam tape onto a layered SB Labels 2 die cut. And to finish it all up, I added two big buttons threaded up with some hemp twine.8-)

Here are the Wonderful CR84FN colors 

For all the CR84FN Challenge details, please be sure to visit the CR84FN Blog. And Of course, please do go and check out the Fabulous creations the rest of the Super talented DT has put together for your inspiration..l Sure hope you can join us!

Andrea Matthews

Deborah Frings

Heather Jensen

Lisa Somerville

Mona Pendleton
Pauline Pollington

Sue Lelli

Suzanne Czosek

Hope you all have a Wonderful day & thanks so much for stopping by! 8-)

Heartfelt Thanks - SSS159

Hi all! And a Very Happy Sweet Stop Sketch Saturday to you too! 8-) Hope you all had a Wonderful week! Mine's been busy busy creating in my crafts room, attempting to get back ahead of the 8 ball, lol..8-) I did real well before vacation, but am still having a tough time getting back in the Swing of things, lol But I'm getting there..8-) Today I'm back with the latest  Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge, Yay!  And since it's the third Saturday of the Month,we have a fun spin for you too, so you know there's a Terrific prize up for grabs to one very lucky winner! 8-) Our spin this time is "Ruffles/Faux Ruffles" 8-) So without further delay, here's my take on Miss Korin's Fabulous sketch and the spin..

My Sweet Penny Black image was a Freebie that came with my one of my Cardmaking Magazines, And I have been wanting to color this little Cutie up ever since he showed up in my mail box! 8-) Well you know I broke out my trusty Copics and colored him up and cut him out with the help of my Classic Ovals and scalloped ovals Nesties sets and popped him up with a bit of foam tape. For my mats and BG layers, I chose a combination of kraft CS from my stash and some Adorable dp's from Authentique's Delightful collection. To finish it all up, I ruffled up a bit of ribbon from my stash with the help of some Score tape and a bit of folding and fussing. I also added a few Sweet pearls, a computer generated sentiment and a touch of Stardust Stickles for a bit of bling, though it looks a bit messy in in the pic, it actually looks very neat and sparkly IRL.. 8-) 

And Here's Miss Korin's Awesome Sketch..

I hope you can play along with us at The Sweet Stop! Can't wait to see what you all come up with this week! And as always, please, make sure to stop by and take a peek at the Fabulous creations the rest of the Super Talented Sugar Babies have put together for your inspiration. Leave them a little Love too, it's always greatly Appreciated. 8-)    

The Sugar Babies

                                                                                Cathy

Chrissy

Janice

Korin

Monika

Shelby

Wendy

Hope you all have a Fabulous day & Thanks so much for visiting! 

Live Love Laugh - SSSC158 / Whimsie Doodles Bump It Up!

Hi all! And a Very Happy Thursday to you! Hope you all have been having a Super week so far! Mines been pretty busy, but good..8-) Lately I just feel like there aren't enough hours in the day to do all the projects I want to do, lol  but I think things will start to level out soon! Keep you fingers crossed! lol 8-) Today I thought I would share my latest creation inspired by Miss Karen's Fab Sweet Sunday Sketch #158 and Whimsie Doodles Bump It Up challenge. 

I printed out my Sweet Whimsie Doodle Snail Garden image out onto Flourishes Classic White and colored this little Cutie up with my trusty Copics. I cut him out with the help of my Classic Circles and Scalloped Circles nesties sets and popped him up with a bit of foam tape. My mats and BG layers were created with a combination of kraft CS from my stash and dp's from Authentique's Delightful collection. To "Bump it Up" I used my Sizzix EF on my main BG Panel. To finish it all up, I stamped my I/O Sentiment onto a die cut tag with Memento Tuxedo black, added a bit of fun polka dot ribbon from my stash, a Sweet Prima flower topped off with a Cute little button and a bit of Yummy Bakers twine from MAD Stamper Finds.. 8-)

Here's Miss Karen's Awesome Sketch..

Hope you all have a Wonderful day & thanks so much for stopping by! 8-)

Happy Birthday - TT98

Hi all! And a Very Happy Tuesday to you! Hope you all had a Wonderful weekend and are enjoying a Terrific week so far! 8-) Today I'm back with another Fabulous Tuesday Throwdown Challenge! Yay! 8-) Our Theme this time is "Fabric". Our Wonderful Sponsor is Digital Delights by Louby Loo. They have Sooo many Adorable images, and they are having a SALE right now, 20% off purchases of $10 or more, Just use the code MAYDAY... 8-) Also, They have put together a very generous prize package for One lucky winner, so I sure hope you can play along with us.  And please do stop by the Tuesday Throwdown Blog to take a peek at the Wonderful creations the rest of the Super Talented Design Team has in store for you! 8-)

I printed out my Darling DDBLL Celebration Charlie image onto Flourishes Classic White and colored him up with my trusty Copics. I cut out this little Sweetie with the help of my Classic Squares and Scallop Squares Nesties sets usint the out of the box technique and popped him up with a bit of foam tape.  My mats and BG layers were created with a combination of kraft CS from my stash and  dp's from Authentique's Delightful collection. I stamped my Flourishes sentiment with Memento Tuxedo Black onto a little die cut tag. And to finish it all up I just added a bit of burlap fabric from my stash... 8-) Oh, and the Sketch is an older DS sketch, DS48. 8-)

Hope you all have a Fantastic day & thanks so much for stopping in! 

Happy B-Day - CR84FN54

Hi All! And a Very  Happy Sunday to you! Hope you've all been enjoying a Wonderful weekend! Today we start a Brand New CR84FN Color Challenge! Yay! 8-)  And for the next two weeks we will be working with CR84FN54's Beautiful color palette of  Mint, Blue & Neutral. 8-)

Okay, Today it's a Birthday card, no more Anniversary cards for a while now, I promise, lol  8-) My Mats, BG & Die cut Layers were created using a combination of kraft and blue CS from my stash and various dp's from MME's Lost and found Market Street collection. I added a bit of embossing to a couple of my blue panels with my CB and the Victorian EF and added a touch distressing with my SU White craft ink. For My Pretty layered Butterfly was created with the help of my new to me SB Butterflies 2 dies. I layered my lovely Butterfly onto SB Classic Circle and MFT Open Scallop Doily Die-namic die cuts that I popped up with a bit of foam tape. To finish it all up, I added a few Sweet Adhesive peals to my Butterfly, stamped my Flourishes Sentiment with Memento Rich Cocoa onto a fun little die cut tag, and tied it onto a Pretty seam binding bow with a bit of Yummy Bakers Twine from MAD Stamper Finds.. 8-)

Here are the Beautiful CR84FN colors..

For all the CR84FN Challenge details, please be sure to visit the CR84FN Blog. And Of course, please do go and check out the Gorgeous creations the rest of the Wonderfully talented DT has put together for your inspiration..l Sure hope you can join us!

Andrea Matthews

Deborah Frings

Heather Jensen

Lisa Somerville

Mona Pendleton
Pauline Pollington

Sue Lelli

Suzanne Czosek

Hope you all have a Wonderful day & thanks so much for stopping by! 8-)