My DT Inspiration

Welcome to another challenge at the 2 Sister's Challenge Blog! This week our theme is Spring Colors! We have two sponsors this week giving away prizes, The Digi Doodle Shop, and Inked Treasures. I am using a Digi Doodle Shop image called Spring Gathering. It is colored with my pencils, and cut out with my Creative Memories ovals pattern, and popped up on some Pink Paislee paper. The flowers are die cut from a Spellbinders Poinsettia die, but they don't look Christmasy to me! And the leaves are from May Arts. Come and join us this week, remember, you can use any stamp or image you'd like!! Just follow the theme!

Welcome Spring!

The other day I saw some crocus' blooming here in Ohio, so that's a good sign Spring weather is on it's way!! Since today is Friday, I made this card for the Unity's Friends With Flair day. I used my brand new Pink Paislee Spring Jubilee papers. So bright and cheerful! For the flowers, I stamped the ippity Bit of Burlap background stamp onto scrap paper, and punched them out with my Fiskars squeeze punch in 3 different ink colors. I stamped the sentiment from the ippity set Sweet Thoughts of Spring in black. I am also linking this to the Chick Challenges, but don't want to be put in the running for the prize because I already have the stamp set they're giving away! I just want to play along anyway! Thanks for taking a peek!!

Hay There!!

This week at the Lawnscaping Challenge blog, we are to follow this sketch.

I used the Lawn Fawn stamp set Critters on the Farm, and used the hay bale and sentiment. I stamped the bales, and cut them out, and arranged them in a pinwheel type pattern. I think it's quite cute, and can be sent to anyone for any occasion! Papers are from Pink Paislee, and Lily Bee Design, inks are Ranger DI. I made this cute bow from Emily's tutorial here. I don't have the Bow Easy, I just wrapped the twine around my fingers! Worked pretty well! Thanks Emily for showing us! That's it for me right now, Simon Says Stamp is the sponsor for the Lawnscaping Challenge this week, so click the link above and check it out!

Simply Sweet

Hello all, thanks for taking the time to pop in today! I have made this card for the Chick Challenges {with ippity}. This week we are following a sketch from Sarah! I have used the ippity set Sweet Thoughts of Spring, and made the background with the flower stamp and white pigment ink. Stamped the sentiment with Evergreen Bough DI, and punched it out. Added some twine, and a wee bit of embossing on the bottom of the card front. Check the challenge link out above, and enter yourself to win some free stamps!!

DT Time!!

Time for a new challenge at the 2 Sister's Challenge Blog! The theme this week is a fun one. We are to follow a 'recipe'. 1 image, 2 patterned papers, and 3 embellishments. Our sponsor this week is Stitchy Bear Stamps, and I have chosen a Delicious Doodles image called Delphinium. My Mother loves these flowers, so I thought it was appropiate to make her a Mother's Day card. It's colored with my pencils, and cut out with a Spellbinders die. The papers are from Pink Paislee, the sentiment is from My Sentiments Exactly, and the pearls are from The Paper Studio. I must say I was overwhelmed with last week's challenge, there were near 450 entries! Holy mother of blogging!! Click on the link above if you'd like to enter this week, and happy crafting!!

Happy Friday!

It's time for the linky party at the Unity blog for Friends With Flair! This is the card that I showed in my video a few posts below. The heart pick was stamped from the ippity set Loads of Love with Walnut Stain Distress ink, and I sponged the edges with Ripe Persimmon DI. All the papers are from the Authentique Gathering collection. I cut 3 of the flowers out and added them to the card front. The sentiment is from the ippity set The Simple Things, and I punched it out with an EK Success label punch. I am also linking this to the Unity Challenge Blog, where the theme is to use hearts that aren't red or pink. Thank you for stopping by, and enjoy the weekend!!

My new DT Announcement!!

I was absolutely positively tickled pink when Aletha Williams asked me to be on her Design Team for the Get Hippity {with ippity} challenge blog!!! I did not hesitate to answer YES!! I have entered her challenges many times, and as most of my followers know, I use ippity stamps A LOT!! My first DT post is not for a few weeks, but I am joining my other teamies with the challenge that is going on now which is Music. I finished another mini album page(except for adding a pic!). I used the ippity set Music of My Heart. And added a few embellishments as well. So here's the scoop on Aletha's challenge blog. They run for 2 weeks. You can use any image or stamp company that you wish as long as you follow the theme, ippity stamps are not required. BUT, if you DO use ippity stamps, you get 2 entries into the drawing! And you win a free ippity stamp set, and get to be a Guest Designer for a day! Fun right?! If you'd like to order some ippity stamps, you can check her sales blog here, or you can go to the Unity's site here, and click on Aletha Williams, and order ippity AND Unity stamps!! I think that about covers it!! Go check out the challenge blog!! There is 2 days left to enter the Music challenge, then on Monday we're off to a new one!!