Thoughts of school

I love fall, and I always enjoyed going back to school. I was raised in the country and we didn't have alot of activities to keep us involved. Swimming lessons was about it. So school was my social network.

I made this card for Belles n' Whistles Back to School and followed the sketch from CPS #182.

This little girl seems happy about the coming season (we'll pretend she's thinking about fall and school :-D). I colored her in fall colors (which I love) and sponged around the image with red chalk. I used a cute button from a stash I've had awhile. The little chalkboard says 1/2 = 2/4. The paper is K&Co. The stripes are on the reverse of the floral print. The ribbon is Offray.

I just love Belles n' Whistles stamps/images. (I think I've said that before!) Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

OCCSC30 and Color Create #52

This card was made for OCCSC #30 sketch challenge and Color Create #52 to use pastels: Lilac, yellow and mint. I had this dp from Stampin'Up that was perfect! The image fit the sketch well. I love yellow roses, so that was a no-brainer! The coloring is with Prisma color pencils and Gamsol. I used Nesties Ovals and scallop to cut and mat the image. I popped it up on spongs squares. The ribbon is Offray (isn't the match great!). The buttons are Basic Grey and the pearls are Recollections. The cs is also SU. The image is from my daughter's stash... I want to say Whipper Snapper, but I'm not sure. That's it! Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

Friday Sketchers #117

This card was made for Friday Sketchers #117.  I used a Whipper Snapper Design image and colored it with Prisma color pencils and Gamsol. I cut the image out with a Nesties Oval. I used a Martha Stewart Border Punch wide to make the "trellis" look. The dp is from Karen Foster and the flowers are Prima and Recollection. The tan background paper is SU and the orange is DCWV. Very simple. Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

Two Challenges

I couldn't find my battery charger for my camera! I looked "everywhere", but it was not to be found. I even went to Best Buy to price their chargers... $42! So I came home and looked some more. I decided to check my husband's drawer, that he "had just looked in there." I scanned around the drawer, and low and behold! There it was. So I charged my battery, and now I'm displaying my cards that I finished last night.

This little card was made for two challenges: The Greeting Farm and Totally PaperCraft #31.

The Greeting Farm had a sketch to follow. This is what I came up with. I of course used a Greeting Farm image and colored it with Prisma color pencils and Gamsol, and cut it out with Nesties Oval and matted it on Nesties Oval Scallop. I used Basic Grey's LilyKate dp and SU cs. The yellow ribbon is from my stash and the pink is from Celebrat It. The buttons are Basic grey. The flower is Prima and the pearls are Kaiser Craft. I sponged around the image with yellow chalk.

The challenge for Totally Papercraft #31 was Plain and Simple. This is pretty plain and quite simple. Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

Challenge 42 Lilian's Sketch

Second card of the night. I just finished this cute card for The Sugar Bowl's Sketch Challenge #42, Lilian's Sketch. Great sketch, Lilian! I turned the sketch so my image would fit. I used Sugar Nellie's Purrfect Playmates. this is the first time I've inked it up. I colored it with Prisma color pencils and Gamsol, cut it out with Nesties label and sponged the edge with chalk. I used Basic Grey's LilyKate paper and the cs is SU. The tiny 1/2 pearls are from The Paper Studio. I placed pearls on the "dots" of the MS border punch, and I also placed one on the center of the yoyo. A pretty simple card. Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

#86 Jane's Sketch

Hi! It's Thursday evening, and a bit of thunder rumbling around. Rained earlier. Here is my take on Whiff of Joy's Sketch #86 by Jane. I've had this little pad of DCWV Nana's Nursery for boys for over 2 years, and was going to use it in a scrapbook. But I decided since I'm making cards and not scraping... why not use it?! I think it made a really pretty card. What do you think? I used my new Shopping Willow along with my new phrases, Fun in the Sun. I thought this one fit :-) . The image was colored with Prisma color pencils and Gamsol and totally cut out. I cut the circle with Nesties circle and scallop. Then I popped the image up on foam squares. The sentiment is popped up on smaller foam circles. The cs is DCWV. The flowers are Prima, and the ribbon is Offray. This was a fun sketch and a fun card to make. Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

Belles n' Whistles anything goes!

Well, it's already Thursday! Even not working the weeks fly by! I thought about this card a couple days and had it finished yesterday, but was in a funk, and didn't feel like doing much of anything. So, today it goes up! The challenge for this week's Belles n' Whistles was "anything goes". I love this image, but it's a bit large. It's hard to use with normal challenges. So I pulled it out and inked it up and colored it with Prisma color pencils and Gamsol. I cut it out with my largest Nesties scallop rectangle. I then sponged around the image with chalk. The blue paper is embossed with Cuttlebug Swirls to look like clouds :-) and the green is from Making Memories. The flower(s) is the sun :-). The brad is from my stash. The 1/2 pearls are from Recollections. That's about it. Thanks a bunch for lookin'! Have a great rest of Thursday.

Belles n' Whistles Warm fall colors

I love all things Elisabeth Bell, and her Belles n' Whistles stamps are no exception! This cute image was just about gone, and I snapped it up! It's just perfect for this challenge. I love scarecrows (that's probably why I wanted this image :-)), and I colored it with my Prisma color pencils and Gamsol. I cut the image out with my largest Nesties square. Then I sponged around the edge of the square with chalk. The flowers are Prima and the buttons are Basic Grey. The ribbon is Offray. The dp is K & Co, and the cs is SU. I popped the flowers up on foam squares.

That's it! Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

Stampavie #30 Bev's Sketch

This card was made for Stampavie's sketch challenge by Bev. This is my take on the sketch. I love this image and was so glad when it became a stamp! I colored it with Prisma color pencils and Gamsol and cut the image out with Nesties rectangle and scallop. The ribbon is from my stash, and the flowers are Prima. The 1/2 pearl is Kaiser Craft. The cs is SU and the paper is Making Memories English Garden.

That's it! Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

House Mouse #76 - a photo for inspiration

Hi, and happy Friday evening! I am uploading 3 cards tonight. I was a little slow on the down load for this card. I used last Friday's sketch for Friday Sketchers but didn't get it uploaded until tonite. Oh well...

This is House Mouse's challenge #76, to make a card using this photo as inspiration. It's too cute :-).

I didn't have a HM stamp with any kind of cupcake, so I picked this one up at our Hobby Lobby this week. It's Make a Wish 02 with Amanda and Monica. I colored it with Copics and cut it out with Nesties rectangles. The flowers are Prima and the cs is SU. The dp is from my stash. I sponged around the edge of the image with chalk. The button and rhinestone are from my stash. The ribbon is Offray. That's about it! Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

CPS 180 Part 1

This card was made for the following sketch for Sunday's CPS sketch challenge, 180 part 1. When I looked at this sketch, I couldn't quite figure out what to do with it. But when I looked at the DT's fabulous samples, I knew what I wanted to do!

I just felt like doing a fall card, and this image from Stampin'Up was just the right size for the challenge sketch and perfect for a fall card. I haven't used this paper before although I've had it awhile. It is by Karen Foster Design. I just picked up these flowers Sunday afternoon at Michael's 4 hour 25% off your entire purchase sale. And two of the ribbons. The Flowers are Recollections and Prima. The ribbons are Michael's and Offray. The cs is DCWV. I colored the image with Prisma color pencils and Gamsol and sponged around tht image with chalk. That stark white just didn't cut it! I cut the image with Nesties circle and scallop.

That's about it. Thanks for lookin'!

Door hanger

The ribbon and flowers are really yellow, but they look an odd shade of green in the photo! Bummer.

I made this door hanger for this week's Whiff of Joy Challenge. It's the first time I've made one. It was really kinda fun! I used this sweet image of Melinda with flowers. I colored her with Prisma color pencils and Gamsol to match the dp (from my stash). The image is cut with Nesties Label 2. The ribbon is from my stash. The flowers are Prima and the 1/2 pearls are Kaiser Craft. The  cs is from my stash. I sponged around the edge of the image with chalk. Simple and sweet! Thanks for lookin'!

A closeup of the image.

Penny Black #114, Basic Grey #26, Sketch Saturday #116

Hi! Saturday is almost over, but I wanted to get this card posted. I made this card for three challenges: Penny Black #114, Feeling Fruity. I don't have any PB stamps with fruit on them, so I colored the frosting strawberry :-); Basic Grey #26 to use pearls. I used red Kaisercraft 1/2 pearls on the corners of the image and also on the little strip on the left side, top and bottom; I used the sketch from Sketch Saturday #116. I colored the image with Prisma color pencils and Gamsol and cut it out with Nesties rectangles scallop and mounted it on the next size up rectangle. I used Basic Grey's Nook and Pantry paper and SU green cs and DCWV red cs. I think that's it. Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

Hugs, Linda

The Sugar Bowl #41 Marleni's Sketch

This seems to be one of the most used Sugar Nellie stamps by Elisabeth Bell. I've seen her on many cards. I finally ordered her and this is the first time I've inked her up (new). This card is made using a sketch by Marleni and an optional theme to use something old or something new. I ended up using something of both. I colored the image with Prisma color pencils and Gamsol. I cut it out with Nesties circle. I used a Nesties flower to mount the image with. I separated the dp (Basic Grey's Nook and Pantry) with a white Offray ribbon. I used tiny 1/2 pearls from my stash on various points of the "flower". I used Prima flowers and nested red, white and red, with a white 1/2 pearl in the center (from my stash). The red paper is DCWV (I've had it quite awhile... old).

http://sugarbowlblog.blogspot.com/

7 Kids first Challenge and 2S4Y Laura's Sketch 58

This card is for 7 Kids College Fund's very first challenge, pink and dots. I used this adorable Sarah Kay image I got from 7 Kids a few months ago, and this is the first time I've inked it up! I colored it with Prisma color pencils and Gamsol. I cut the image out with Nesties labels. The dots paper and the pink cs are from K & Co. The ribbon is BasicBasic. The 1/2 pearls are KaiserCraft. Sweet and Simple again.

Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

Belles n' Whistles with A Spoonful of Sugar

This card was made for my bestest friend (my bff) Jill, who lives in Colorado. I just love all of Elisabeth's B&W stamps! I'm gathering a collection :-) .This challenge for B&W was to use shades of purple. I also used A Spoonful of Sugar's sketch #29, Flati's sketch. The dp is BasicGrey, the cs is SU. The image is colored with Prisma color pencils and Gamsol. The flowers are Prima. The ribbon is Offray. The rhinestones are KaiserCraft. I stitched the larger pieces together then stitched the two other dps to the cs. I used a purple pencil to shade around the edge of the image cute with Nesties label. The image and flowers are popped out on foam squares.

That's it (I think). Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

The Sugarbowl Your Choice

I just love this image from Sugar Nellie's Country Collection. She just looks content with the world. I colored her with Prisma color pencils and Gamsol and cut the image out with Nesties long rectangle scallop. the ribbon is Offray, the flowers Prima, and the 1/2 pearls are from KaiserCraft. The dp and green cs is Stampin'Up and the brown is DCWV. Sweet and simple!

Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

Belles n' Whistles and Sketch and Stash 40

Last summer, September, I met my sister (half sister, actually) for the very first time. I knew she existed but we had never lived together or spent any time together. We didn't even know the whereabouts of each other. I started playing an Ancester.com and connected with a cousin... actually a grandson of my dad's brother. He knew my sister Vondell. He gave her my phone number and she called me. We spoke on the phone several times, and then I flew to Texas to visit with her and my bro-in-law for the very first time. I got to stay a whole week and we had a great visit. We both had red hair (she still has a lot of color where mine is white). We are both short (she's 5' 1", I'm 5' 2"). I'm left handed and she's right. She has lived in Texas her whole life. I lived there until I was 1 month old :-). So now, I made this card for her birthday in August.

I've been wanting this image awhile (from Belles n' Whistles) because it's Sisters. I knew I wanted to use it to make Vondell's card. I got it in the mail today! So I made the card for BnW's monochromatic challenge  http://bellesnwhistlesstamps.blogspot.com/
and Sketch and Stash Challenge 40 found here:  http://sketchandstashchallenge.blogspot.com/
I chose to use blues. The cs is from K&Co, Portabello Road. The cs's are SU and DCWV. I colored the image with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol. The ribbon is Offray and the lace is Wrights. I cut the image out with Nesties labels 4. The flowers are Prima. I cut the leaves with MS punch. The pearl is Kaisercraft.

That's about it. Thanks a bunch for lookin' and readin' my ramblin's! :-)

Gabbi 8 1/2 months gets a bath

Gabbi loves getting a bath. We had the water being heated by the sun all day, so it was nice and warm. She doesn't fight and try to run away. She's a good (and huge!) girl.

She has this thing with her paws. She does this when we play with her.

After her bath she ran all over the back yard. Here she is chasing her tail. And she does catch it!

One final swipe of the towel, and she's all done. Now we have a clean puppy!

Totally Papercraft and SFYTT

This card was made for two challenges: the sketch is for SFYTT and the theme is for Totally Papercraft to be "fruity". The strawberries and the apples on her dress fit that bill.

The image is Whiff of Joy. The dp is from SU, the cs is DCWV and unknown. The flowers are Prisma and the buttons are BasicGrey. I used Cuttlebug's Swiss Dots embossing folder on the dark purple. The image is cut with Nesties ovals and scallops, and I used Nesties Peony. The image is colored with Copics.

I think I got it all. Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

I'm back! The Sugarbowl #39

I made this card for my son-in-law's birthday August 4. He and my dtr have two cats and a hamster, and this image was just about perfect. It is from the Country collection of Sugar Nellie. I love all those stamps. May have to try and collect all of them! This card was made for The Sugarbowl's challenge #39, found here http://sugarbowlblog.blogspot.com/ .

I used BasicGrey dp for the background and Stampin'Up Almost Navy for the dark blue. I used Distressed Ink to sponge around the image. The rhinestones are from my stash and the 1/2 pearl stickers are from Kaisercraft. I popped the image up on foam squares. I used a Martha Stewart corner punch and a corner rounder punch on the corners.

I stitched around the outside block with a zig-zag stitch on my new little Singer craft machine. Still getting used to it!

That's all. Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

Gabbi at 7 months

Happy Easter House Mouse and Sketch and Stash

I created this little card for today's House Mouse challenge http://housemouse-challenge.blogspot.com/ to make an Easter card. I have had this cute image for a year, but this is the first time I've used it. I also have not used my new Nesties Pansy. I got this idea from one of the DT's at HM today. I colored the image with Distress Inks (only my second try). The ribbon is Offray - it's blue, but it's hard to tell in the photo. The flowers are Prima and the brad is from my stash. The rhinestones are light blue from Kaisercraft. I tried to use the sketch from Sketch and Stash http://sketchandstashchallenge.blogspot.com/  but with a "round" shape. The phrase is from Flourishes. My granddaughter is staying with us this week, and she accidentally got a drop of water on the phrase :(. Oh well!

This is the card open. I used the daffodil from Flourishes as well.

That's about it. Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

Wistful

This card was made for Sugar Nellie's challenge found  here to choose your favorite sketch. I chose #15. I just got this adorable image and couldn't wait to use it. Isn't she sweet?

I colored her with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol. the green cs is from SU and the dp is Basic Grey Porcelain. The ribbon (yes, that is a ribbon) is from Home and More, Michael's. That's it. Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

Spring Picnic

I created this cute card for the Roses on Paper/Belles 'n Whistles challenge here http://ropchallenge.blogspot.com/ to use punches.

I used my MS eyelet corner punch. This image that I just got from Belles 'n Whistles is large enough that I didn't do much else to it besides color it with my Prismsacolor pencils and Gamsol. I did layer it a little. It was really fun to color!

I saw this image as an Elisabeth Bell sketch and was wishing it was a stamp. Then I looked at the BnW stamps, and there it was! So, of course I ordered it! Love it.

That's it. Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

Totally Papercraft #8

This cute Greeting Farm girl was colored a few weeks ago, and I decided not to use her for the card I was making. But I thought she'd be perfect for this week's Totally Papercraft sketch. I used Basic Grey dp, even for the green base. I colored the image with Copics and cut her out with Nesties oval. I'm glad I got the oval, I seem to use it the most! The white ribbon is from my stash. That's it! Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

Stampavie and More #87

I don't use many Magnolia stamps, but I wanted to use this image for this challenge just 'cuz! I colored this image with Tim Holz inks, the first time I've ever used them. I only have 5 colors, so I had to play around and get the best I could. I think her face is a little dark, but I like the jeans and brown cordory jacket! She's cut out with Nesties oval. the dp is K and Co, and the green is SU. the brown is from my stash. I sponged around the image with chalk. Very simple. Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

Sweet Willow Whiff of Joy #72

Hi! This card is for Whiff of Joy's Sketch challenge, #72. I let the K and Co paper be the flowers by the image, and the MS border punch be the embellies at the bottom. I colored the image with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol, and cut out around the image. I sponged the "white" area with chalk. I then popped the image out with diminsionals. The dp is all K and Co, and the blue cs is from my stash. This was actually a fun sketch. Wasn't sure about it when I started, but I like the results. How about you? Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

Easter means new life and new beginnings

Ok, last post for today. I get to wandering around the blogs looking at this and that, and before I know it, time has passed and I don't get any cards done! My excuse this time, though, is that I was at my daughter's Saturday and Sunday, so I had to catch up today :-). This card was made for 2S4Y's sketch challenge and Stampavie http://www.stampavie.com/dt/ to make an Easter card. I didn't mean for this one to be so brown, but I like it! To me, Easter is new life, Jesus raised from the dead to new life, and as a Christian, we are raised to new life at baptism. So these tiny chicks represent new life. I colored this Sarah Kay image with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol and sponged it with chalks. The dp paper is Basic Grey, and the cs is a combo of SU and my stash. The punches are MS. I cut the image out with Nesties long rectangle scallop. That's it. Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

Whiff of Joy extra sketch

There was a sketch challenge over at Whiff of Joy's Inspiration and Tutorial blog by Katharine (not sure I spelled her name right). I used this Basic Grey paper Sugared (I love this paper), and SU cs greens and pink. The sentiment is from WoJ's Birdee Love. I colored the image with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol and cut it out with Nesties oval and scallop. The rhinestones are from Kaisercraft. The ribbon is Offray. I sponged around with image with a Prismacolor pencil as well. I love this image. She's so sweet. As are all of WoJ's images! Have to admit, Elisabeth Bell is my fav :-).

That's it. Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

Fruity Basic Grey

This card was to use something fruity or food-related. I used BG's Two Scoops collection. Can you see the "strawberry" iced cupcakes? And the bowl of popcorn this cute CC Design image is holding? She's all ready for a pj movie party with her bear and popcorn. And of course there will be cupcakes and ice cream later! I colored her with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol and sponged around the image with chalk (I must have touched the black chalk and got a smudge on the paper) :( . I used Prima flowers and some buttons from my stash. I used a Fiskers  border punch on the orange dp. I used all BG, no other cs except for the white card base. I cut the image out with Nesties label 4 (love that one).

That's it! Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

Penny Black #93 Sketch

This little Penny Black kitty is from the Critter Party collection. It looks like this Nesties label 2 punch was just made for this stamp, doesn't it!? I colored the image with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol, and sponged around the image with the sky blue light pencil. I used my MS butterfly border punch and used some of the punched out butterflies around the image, putting a single 1/2 pearl on each butterfly. The paper is from my stash, both cs and dp. The ribbon is Offray.

That's about it. Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

Look what I found!

I had to use thiis ribbon, you see, because it has snails on it! I don't do many boy cards, but this little guy just screamed to be used for OCCSC's sketch challenge #7. I used green gingham paper as the dp, blue and green cs paper all from my stash, and Kaisercraft pearls. The image is Whipper Snapper. Their images are just adorable! I want to get more ;-).  I colored the image with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol and cut it out with Nesties circles and scallops. Sweet and simple, unless you don't like frogs :-)

Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

Anniversary Card

I made this card for my daughter and her husband's 10th anniversary coming up April 2nd. I've had this Verve image awhile (it's hers), and I knew I wanted to use it for this card. I colored the image with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol, and raised it up on diminsionals. I used Kaisercraft pearls over the image pearls around her neck. Isn't that a cute look! I cut the image out with Nesties Ovals. I used a MS corner punch on the corners of the BasicGrey dp. The cs is Stampin'Up. The ribbon is Offray, and the larger pearls are Kaisercraft. I used the green cs inside the card and punched the corners of it as well. Don't have a message/sentiment inside yet, as Kerri looks at my blog.

This card fits Cute Card Thursday's Theme Happy Anniversary (#104) and the sketch follows Sketch and  Stash #31.

Thanks a bunch for lookin'. Think my daughter and husband will like the card?

Whiff of Joy #71 Easel Card and DT entry

This card is for Whiff of Joy's challenge to make an easel card. This is my second easel card. I'm going to make more... they are too cool!

I used two images from WoJ's Birdee Love set released in Feb. I colored the images with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol. the flowers are Prima, the button from my stash, and the ribbon from BasicBasic. The 1/2 pearls are from Kaisercraft. The DP is from K and Co and the CS is Stampin'Up. I used Martha Stewart's large trellis punch on the dp. Like that look! There are other views to follow:

This view is of the whole card open.

This view is a little more of a side view where you can see the second dp that I used. I took it all the way to where the fold joins.

This view shows how I popped out the images and the flowers. Also the button.

Ok, that's it. Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

House Mouse #65

I picked this Gruffies up the other day at Hobby Lobby when they had their stamps 50% off. Lilacs are my second favorite flower (behind daffodils), and I just had to have this stamp! I colored it with Copics (I know, surprise! not pencils). I outlined Gruffies with C1 and the shadow with G00. I like the outcome. I used SU cs. I used two different Cuttlebug embossing folders for detail. The purple rhinestones are Kaisercraft. I cut the image with Nesties Label 2 and the circle with Nesties large circle. I used MS's eyelet border punch on the green. Check below for the inside of the card...

I used MS's eyelet border punch and used a Whiff of Joy stamp from their Birdee Love set ... again, Lilacs! I stamped with two colors and just did an outline. I like the soft look.

Thanks for takin' a look! What do you think?

FTTC #58

This card was made for Flourish's Timeless Tuesday Challenge, a sketch challenge. I combined SCS's CC262, to use eggplant, old olive, and orchid opulance with a neutral. Swirls was an extra. The BG dp has some swirls in it if you look real close ;-). I used SU's cs, didn't have the orchid, so opped for it in the dp. The border punch... isn't it adorable!... is MS. I bought it for a card class I'm starting on Thursday! The rhinestones are Kaisercraft. The ribbon is Offray. I've had this image for awhile, and this is the first time I've inked it up. I'm going to use it for my class, also. I colored it with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol. I cut the circles with Nestabilities as well as the oval with the image.

Can't think of anything else. Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

Penny Black Spring

This little card was made for Penny Black's Saturday challenge Spring. I immediately thought of this stamp. And these papers. I colored this stamps with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol and cut it out with Nesties Label 2. I used Offray ribbon behind the image. The CS and dp are all from my stash. The inside of the card is stamped with a Stampendous stamp and cut with Nesties long scallop rectangle. I stitched the card on the outside twice witha zig-zag stitch.

This is my first basket! I used the Whiff of Joy Tutorial and Inspirations blog for this little basket. I think it turned out really cute for my first one! You can find the instructions here:

http://whiffofjoy.blogspot.com/2010/03/easter-basket.html

And here are the card and basket together. I'm pretty proud of both of them! Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

This is the inside of the card.