StampFairy Recipe Challenge

Today's Ramblings:
What a gloomy weekend, just what we needed - more rain. I suppose it worked somewhat in our favor as we started the tedious tiling of our kitchen backsplash all day yesterday. Between that and computer issues, I almost didn't get this post up today.

Today's DT Challenge: The new theme at StampFairy Challenge is a recipe: a teddy bear, 2 ribbons, 3 flowers, and a sentiment.

I used Thank You Lenny (which is a freebie found here):

I made Lenny bright and sunshiny and sprayed him with some glimmer:

Card Ingredients:
StampFairy digi; KI Memories papers; Recollections cardstock; Gelly Roll white pen; Smooch Vanilla Spritz; Primas Dress It Up buttons; Celebrate It ribbons; Recollections pearl, pink floss.

I made Lenny for the following challenges:

• Delicious Doodles - Cute and cuddly
• Hooked on Crafts - flowers
• Ooh La La Creations - summer flowers
• Stamp-n-Doodle - animals/nature
• Bow and Berries - Thank You
• The Crafty Pad - bold/bright or pastels
• Sweet Sketch Wednesday - use sketch 107:

Well I hate to blog and run, but I better get back to the kitchen renos. Good thing I took this week off!

As always, thanks for stopping by!

Paul & Pauline

Good morning to all my blogging buddies. Happy Thursday!!

Today I am the host and feature blogger over at StampFairy World (it's sounds like I am really important, right?) You can check out my post {here}.

I will give you a sneakie-peakie of my StampFairy creation featuring Paul and Pauline:

It took me two days to make this card as I wasn't pleased with the first outcome. But in the end, I can now hold my head up high :)


Have a wonderful Thursday!

StampFairy Challenge - Sketch #6

Today's Ramblings: Yuck! What a dreary weekend and it's continuing into the week. We had some pretty bad wind on Friday night as well, our patio umbrella got picked up and thrown into my flower garden. It only managed to break a stepping stone and didn't damage any of my flowers. Unfortunately my flower basket got turned over, but nothing a little sunshine can't fix.

On another note, today is a good day - wanna know why??

It's my 35th birthday! Is it weird that a grown woman (uhm, that's me, though I've never referred to myself as a woman) gets excited about birthdays?? Oh well, that's how I stay young :)


Today's DT Challenge: The new theme at StampFairy Challenge is a sketch!

I started with Lenny Winter {found here}:

For an early birthday gift, my husband bought me some more Copics to add to my collection:


Card Ingredients:
StampFairy digi; Recollections cardstock; Copics; Gelly Roll white pen; Label Eight Nesties; Martha Stewart Crystal tinsel glitter; Dress It Up buttons; Celebrate It ribbon; Recollections pearls.


I made Lenny for the following challenges:

• Christmas Stampin' All Year Long - black, white and one other color
• Jingles Belles - Bundle Up (3 or more layers)
• Christmas Cards All Year 'Round - anything goes
• Creative Inspirations - stitching
• Crafty Ann's - Christmas in June
• Just Some Lines - spotty dotty
• StampFairy Challenge - sketch #6:

Have a wonderful day!

Meet the Little Pirates

Today's Ramblings: Good morning Friday!! I can't express how much I love the weekends!! Hopefully we get a bit of sunshine. It was such a busy week, I just realized I didn't make any Christmas cards - so just a head's up: you'll be seeing a lot of Christmas cards for the rest of the month ;)


Today's DT Challenge: StampFairy's New Release Pirates:

Put on your sunglasses for this bright one!

My new sewing machine decided to poop out on me half way through my card. Unbeknownst to me, I am a sewing machine fixer, took me a half hour, but I got it fixed!Card Ingredients:

StampFairy digi; Recollections papers; Recollections cardstock; Copics; Circle and Beaded Circle Nesties; Dress It Up buttons; white floss.

I made this pirate card for the following challenges:

• Cute Card Thursday - gemstones (carnelian and sapphire)
• CRAFT Challenge - stitching
• Moving Along with the Times - song inspired (A Pirate's Life for Me)
• Stamps R Us - 1 image, 2 papers, 3 embellishments
• Crafty Creations - dress up!
• Dutch Dare Challenge - for the boys
• Sweet Sketch Wednesday (hi ladies!) - sketch 106:

You can find the rest of the pirate gang {here}:

Have a wonderful weekend!!!

Baseball Lenny

Today's Ramblings: Half way through the week! I have a week of a "stay-cation" coming up soon and I sooooooo need it. What's a stay-cation?? An at home vacation. It will be so nice to do nothing.

I made another Father's Day card - this one is for my father-in-law.

I used Lenny Father's Day {found here}:

I am super happy how this card turned out. When I was wrestling with this "stop sign" card, I was ready to throw it in the garbage! Those angles really had me stumped!

My new favorite thing - giving everything a "once-over" with my sewing machine:

Card Ingredients:
StampFairy digi; KI Memories and Recollections papers; Recollections cardstock; Copics.

I made Baseball Lenny for the following challenges:

• CCEE Stampers - use a sport
• Going Grey with Scrap-Creations - anything goes
  
• Timeless Tuesday - use a circle and a square
• Papertake Weekly - Dads and Lads
  
• Your Nest Stamp Challenge - shaped card
• Dream Valley Challenges - Father's Day
  
• Anything Goes - Here comes summer
• Clear it Out Tuesday - paper piecing (my fav!)
• Stamp-n-Doodle - Father's Day

Have a wonderful Wednesday!

Lenny Father's Day

Today's Ramblings: The weekend is over again???? How can that possibly be??? It's going to be another busy week around here - our new counter tops are being installed on Tuesday, which is SUPER exciting!

Also this weekend is Father's Day, with that in mind, I made a card for my Grandpa. It needs to go in the mail this morning if I want him to receive it in time.

I started with Lenny Father's Day {found here}:


That's me and my Grandpa - I'm in the pink ;)

Card Ingredients:
StampFairy digi; My Mind's Eye paper; Recollections cardstock; Copics; Gelly Roll white pen; Label Eight Nestie; Fiskars Threading Water border punch; buttons.

I made this Lenny Father's Day card for the following challenges:

• CES Challenge - Saturday night at the movies (Twins)
• allsorts - for the boys: use 1 pattern paper, 2 dies or punches, 3 buttons
• Polka Doodles - something for Dad
• The Poodles Parlour - anything goes
• Alphabet Challenge - F is for Father's Day
• Corrosive Challenge - sketch time:

Have a wonderful and thanks for stopping by.

Meet Peeker Nelly

Today's Ramblings: Good morning - this will have to be real quick - this week has been crazy busy and so will this weekend. I am sorry if I haven't been around to see all your beautiful creations, but I promise things will be back to "normal" next week. It's been so crazy that I had to BUY a wedding card - can you BELIEVE THAT!?!?!?

Today's DT Challenge: StampFairy's New Release Peeker Nelly:

Sometimes I have a bad habit of adding a much-too-large-bow, and that habit came back for this card. I hardly stands, let alone will fit in an envelope - silly me!

Card Ingredients:
StampFairy digi; KI Memories papers; Bazzill and Recollections cardstock; Copics; Gelly Roll white pen; Circle and Beaded Circle Nesties; Martha Stewart Turquoise glitter; Celebrate It ribbon; Dress It Up buttons; twine.


I made Nelly for the following challenges:

• Dare to be Sassy - stitching
• Stamp-n-Doodle - use one or more die cuts plus circles
• The Crafty Pad - use stripes
• Pals Paper Arts - signature style (cute, bright, and that big ol' bow)
• Crafty Creations - somewhere over the rainbow

You can find the rest of the Peekers Kids {here}:


Friday Freebie:


Have a wonderful weekend!!

ABC Christmas - Gingy

Today at ABC Christmas Challenge is a new fortnight challenge: Red, Green, and Silver with some Love

I have been asked (okay, I volunteered, but it sounds so much better to be asked) to be a guest designer for this week's challenge. StampFairy is sponsoring the challenge so there will be some really cute digis up for grabs.

I used this cutie from Gingerbabies Bakery, whom I have nick-named Gingy {found here}:

How many layers is this card you ask (though you probably don't). Fourteen layers!! And that's not including the inside. With all that heavy paper and stitching this card is a heavyweight!


I made a little pocket inside to put a gift card or cash in. (and that is 4 layers inside)
I didn't know where to end with the stitching so I just ending up stitching everywhere.Card Ingredients:
StampFairy digi; DCWV papers; Bazzill and Recollections cardstock; Copics; Gelly Roll white pen; Martha Stewart Crystal glitter; Inkssentials Glossy Accents; Fiskars Threading Water border punch.


I made Gingy for the following Christmas challenges:

• Winter Wonderland - Christmas Foods
• Bah! Humbug! - containing a surprise
• Christmas Stampin' All Year Long - Gift card holder
• jingle belles - Let It Sew
• Christmas Cards All Year 'Round - anything goes

I hope my card brought a smile to your face, as I love me some good ol' fashioned cuteness.

SSW 105 - Sparkle Creations

Today's Ramblings: The sun finally came out!!! Thank goodness! It's funny how just a bit of sunshine can make things come alive, including the birds, my garden, and me!

Today's DT Challenge: A new Wednesday brings a new Sweet Sketch Wednesday.

This is my last DT post for SSW. I began on Sketch 43 in March 2010 and had an amazing time!! Thank you Arlana and the rest of the team for inspiring me every week!

Our Sponsor:

Sparkle Creations {rubber stamps} ...One lucky winner will win these two adorable rubber stamps:

Rollerblading Chloe

and Kitty Kat Josh

I used Swimming Lucy {found here}

When I picked out this image, I imagined her to have bright orange hair and fair skin. I'm sure she uses lots of sunscreen!

Card Ingredients:
Sparkle Creations stamp; Deja Views papers; Bazzill and Recollections cardstock; Copics; Square Nestie; Fiskars Threading Water border punch; Stampendous! Kaleidoscope embossing powder; Inkssentials Glossy Accents; Primas; Dress It Up buttons; orange floss.



SSW 105:
Now please remember to go give the rest of my teamies some love and don't forget to check out this week's sponsor:


Have a wonderful Wednesday!

"Communion" Linda

Today's Ramblings:

Bah - I don't much care for Mondays. Derek tells me only 25 more years until retirement. Hopefully it will only feel like 23 *heehee* Oh well, such is life. I am hoping that this week brings lots and lots of sunshine, as my flower garden is in desperate need of it. I guess it could be worse: I hear to the West of us, they got dreaded Spring snow - yuck!

Alright, no more Monday blues...

I am so proud of the card I am sharing with you today - I LOVE bright and fun colors, so I took on the challenge of an all white card. Not only are all white cards very difficult for me, but I find them very difficult to photograph too! Challenge excepted!!!!

I started with Wedding Linda {found here}, and took away her veil:

And I made her into a "Communion" Linda:


Card Ingredients:
StampFairy digi; Bazzill and Recollections cardstock; Copics; Gelly Roll white pen; Circle, Oval and Scalloped Oval Nesties; Fiskars Threading Water border punch; Martha Stewart Crystal and Stampendous! Kaleidoscope glitters; Dress It Up buttons; Recollections pearls; white floss.

I made Linda for the following challenges:

• allsorts - it's all white
• Delicious Doodles - texture
• Card Making Mamas - just use scraps (it was slim pickings with my white papers)
• CES Challenge - Clean and Simple (I can't do much better!)
• CardmadFairy's - sketch:

Have a wonderful Monday and I will see you all again mid-week.