Good Morning!!! It is time for our final challenge of the year at PIO!!  Our theme is Anything Christmas/Winter! It will run 5 weeks!! 

Our sponsor this week is Pink Gem Designs, and one lucky winner will receive 2 digis of their choice!! I just LOVE their sweet images!!!

For my card I used one of their DARLING Pre-Colored images!! All challenges are listed below my card!! We do hope you will join us for our challenge! 

Challenges For Beth-

PIO- Christmas/Winter

Pink Gem- Anything Christmas

613 Avenue Create- Anything Goes W/Twist

A Snowflake's Promise - Winter/ Christmas

Merry Monday- Use A Bird

ABC Christmas- X is for 4 X 4

Fresh Brewed Designs - Christmas

Crafty Gals - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp (Wed)- Snow

Brown Sugar- Anything Goes

Card Mania- Christmas

THANK YOU for stopping by!!! Have a GREAT day and HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

PIO Challenge Time!!

Good Morning!! Hope you all had a GREAT week!! Ours was busy and fun.. our boy came home Friday until Saturday.. it was a QUICK visit.. but I LOVED every minute of it!! :) 

It is time for a new PIO challenge!! Our theme is Cute or Spooky!! 

Our  sponsor is  Sami Stamps, (THANK YOU!)  one lucky participant will win 3 digi stamps of their choice! We hope you will join us!! :) 

Here is my card (challenges listed below) I just LOVED this cute little Halloween Kitty!!! :) 

                  

Challenges-

PIO- Cute or Spooky

Sami Stamps- ATG

                                              613 Avenue Create- ATG W/Twist

Crafts 4 Eternity - Halloween

                                                    Cute Card Thursday- ATG

Our Crafty Corner - Halloween

Simply Papercraft - ATG

The Paper Shelter - Halloween

Allsorts- Orange, Purple, Black

Brown Sugar - ATG

Simon Says Stamp (Monday)- Monster Mash

Thank  You for stopping by!! Hope you all have a GREAT day!  and a WONDERFUL week!! :) 

EEK! Happy Halloween Share!!

Happy Tuesday!! Hope your having a GREAT week!! I have been carving out some CREATIVE time.. and by that I mean IGNORING my house cleaning and laundry chores! :)

I bought this CUTE Sherri Baldy image (Spider Ella)  LAST Year!!! FINALLY I took the time to color her up!! Used some tips from the color class (Copics Marker Class For Card Makers!) I took, that white pen trick SAVES me ALOT!!! I just think she is so CUTE! SOOOO CUTE in fact I am KEEPING HER! HA HA!! She will go sit right on my mantle!! :) 

Here is my card, and challenges listed below!!

Challenges-

Besties Challenge- Bling It Up!

Besties UK Challenge- ATG/Button (my spider in the black ribbon is a button!!)

Sister Act Card Challenge - ATG 

613 Avenue Create- ATG/Twist is ATG

Crafting At The Weekend- ATG

Through the Craft Room Door- ATG

 Crafting from the Heart - ATG

Lady Bug Crafts- Autumn or Halloween 

QKR Stamps- Delightfully Frightful

Simply Create Too-  Halloween

Thank You for stopping by!! Have a GREAT day!!!

Big Share Today!

WARNING: LONG POST w/PHOTOS! :)

Happy HUMP DAY! :) It cracks me up when I hear this.. why is it just getting so popular to say when we have had Wednesdays since the beginning of time! I think we have anyway.. I wasnt here then.. much to the SHOCK of my kiddos!!  HA HA!! ANYWAY.. Happy Wednesday.. hope your week is going well! I have been taking lots of CREATIVE time .. I need to focus on Halloween treats, but sometimes.. I see something and I get side tracked.. like todays share! :) I am taking the Copics Marker Class For Card Makers! - LOVE!! Learned some FUN tricks!!  Today Jennifer shared a video on using your copics to color your dies so they are multi colored and not just one color like when cut with CS.. oh my.. I am in LOVE!! This took me over an hour to do.. BECAUSE I didnt like my butterflies, so I recut them.. then hand cut just the butterflies, and put them right on top of the orig. and I LOVE how it turned out.. this will have to be hand delivered since I dont want to squish them in the mail!! HA HA!

I LOVE the Memory Box Dies.. so much DETAIL.. I have only 4.. so you know what this means.. YEP I need MORE!! :) can I just blame the class?!! 

I WISH You could see the sparkle .. I used my copics, and spicas   on this. I TRIED to get a photo to show it you can sorta see in the 2nd photo.. IRL the WHOLE die is like that!!! :) Challenges I am entering are listed below!!!

My Card-

 TRYING to show you the sparkle!! IRL it is all SPARKLY!! :)

Before I go.. wanted to share how I will NOW be storing my copics and spicas, and a few other things I use when coloring! :) Went to an auction the other night.. and my FABULOUS Hubby surprised me with the set of baking dishes I wanted, but stopped bidding on since I had out right bought some little crocks I want! WELL little did I know the basket would be PERFECT for my pens! :) He came home and said.. Oh your using the basket! ;) I THINK he was gonna donate it to good will! I LOVE it.. I can take it around the house, and LOOKY room to add MORE copics, my refills fit in there too!! NOW to keep it this organized!! :)

 

Challenges-

 Sister Act Card Challenge - ATG 

 Stamping Sensations- Autumn Colors

Crafting Musketeers- Autumn Colours

Anything Goes with a Twist - Twist is ATG

613 Avenue Create- ATG/Twist is ATG

Glitter n Sparkle - Anything with a B (Butterflies, Bling, Brown)

 Alphabet Challenge Blog -Q Is For Quadruple (4 Butterflies)
 Scrapper's Delights- Anything Goes / Monochromatic 

If you have made it this far.. THANK YOU!! Have a GREAT day!!

Happy Holidays Gift Box Share!!

Happy SOGGY Wednesday (if your us anyway! LOL!) hope your all having a GREAT week!! I am SWAMPED here but have taken a little time to create!! :) I wanted to  play along in some challenges so I had to find time!! I seem to be in a HOLIDAY creating mood! Which is fine with me.. it puts me ahead of the game for about 2 days! HA HA!! :) 

I LOVED the Festive Friday inspiration photo and just new I wanted to create a box I had pinned a couple weeks ago that inspired me!! :)  I ordered THREE of the punch boards from Amazon (Envelope, Gift Box, and Gift Bag) have you seen these in action.. WOW! LOVE!! HERE is the box tutorial I used for inspiration! 

Here is the Gift Box I made.. all challenges listed below!!

Festive Friday- Photo Inspiration (sigh.. I LOVE this picture!! :) )

 

ABC Christmas- S-Something Festive

Holly Jolly- Ribbon or Lace 

613 Avenue Create- ATG/Twist (if tulle counts I did the twist- PP, Die Cut, Solid Paper, Stitching, & Ribbon (tulle))

Crafty Girls- ATG

Crafting From The Heart- ATG
Creative Fingers- ATG

Craftyhazelunuts- Pattern Paper

Whimsy Stamps Challenge Blog - Monochromatic

Through The Craftroom Door- ATG

Ladybug Crafts- ATG

Crafty Sentiments Designs - Christmas In September
The Crafting Cafe - Shades Of One

In The Pink - Sparkle And Bling (glimmer misted both my PP and pink bling of course, and LOTS of glitter on my die!!)

Thank you for stopping by! ENJOY the rest of your week!!

PIO Challenge Share- Shiny!

Good Morning!! I hope you all are having a GREAT weekend!!! :) Ours has been full of FUN!!! :) I have a couple things to share with you today if that is ok!! Yep we have a NEW challenge for PIO!! The theme is Shiny!! (LOVE that!) Had a GREAT sponsor  

Add a Little Dazzle, (THANK YOU!)  One lucky participant will win a $25 GC to the  

Add a Little Dazzle Store. WE hope you will join us!!

First if you dont mind I am gonna share just a couple quick photos.. my BABY BOY who is a Senior! (where as time gone!) got his Sr. Photos taken.. WELL I wanted family photos and brother/sister photos that day too.. SO if you dont mind real quick.. I am gonna share just 2 of them! (more will come later!) but oh I was so HAPPY with them!! I cant keep it in!

 HA HA!! 

 Ok THANK YOU!! NOW on to the project!! I had plans to make an ornament BUT my BEAUTIFUL metal poinsettia was just a bit to large, SO I swapped it to this CUTE little gift box, which makes me happy!! NOW I am ahead of the Holiday game.. by 1 gift box! :) Challenges listed below!

 

The poinsettia is made from 2 different pink color metals AND silver! To get that green for the leaves I used my green inka-gold over the silver!! I know exactly who is gonna get this.. now to find the perfect little gift to go inside!!! 

Metal Sheets- Add A Little Dazzle, Poinsettia Die-MFT, Gift Box and Tag Die, Stamp and CS- PTI, All bling and inka gold from Michaels!

Challenges-

PIO- Shiny

Add A Little Dazzle- Home For The Holidays (or ATG)

ABC Christmas- S-Something Festive

Completely Christmas- ATG

Alphabet Challenge Blog - P For Petals

613 Avenue Create- ATG/Twist
My Mums Craft Shop- Dies or Punches

Ladybug Crafts- ATG

Crafty Girls- ATG
Simon Says Stamp (Wednesday) Tag It (Merry Christmas Sentiment)

Thank You for stopping by!!! I hope you have a GREAT Day!!!

Thank You Card Share!

Hello! Hope your having a GREAT week so far!!! Ok I am gonna post this FAST then come fix it.. I really REALLY wanted to submit to Fusion Card Challenge and I have 5 minutes.. so gonna get this posted get my card up and come fix the post! LOL! CLOSED to an ending I Have ever submited! HA HA!!

Ok I got it linked with ONE MINUTE to spare! HA HA!!! Now on to my chatting!!! 

I saw this challenge yesterday at Cathys Blog and LOVED the sketch and the color combo.. so I KNEW I had to do it! THEN I saw it was done today at Noon my time!! YIKES!! I power did some chores around here and got to work!! This is NOT my usual color combo but oh it just CALLED MY NAME!! 

Here is the INSPIRATION!!

Here is my card- Challenges linked below!  I really LOVE how Mona adds some glitter to her flower centers .. so I gave it a try..mine are felt so I wasnt sure how it would look but I like it!! I will do that again!

 

Challenges-

Fusion- Sketch/Photo- or Both! (I used both!)
Simon Says Stamp (Monday)- Botanical

 613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes

 4 Krafty Girlz - Anything Goes

 Sister Act - Anything Goes

 Craftitude -Die-Licious (Use Die)

Stamping Sensations- Anything Goes
Created with Love- Lots Of Layers
Crafty Hazelnut- Pattern Paper

Thank You so much for stopping by today! I hope you have a GREAT week!!

PIO Share- Shabby Chic

Happy  Sunday!!! Hope you are having a WONDERFUL weekend!!! If you are here for my Crafting By Design GDT project please scroll down!!) 

I have ANOTHER share for you!! It is time for our Pile It On Challenge - Shabby Chic is our theme! LOVE it!!

 We're sponsored by Paper Sweeties (THANK YOU!!)  and they have a fabulous prize of $20 to spend in their store! We hope you will join us!!! 

Here is my project!! This was a Bday gift for a SWEET neighbor girl! Thought the cupcake theme was perfect for a Bday.. she LOVES my dipped marshmallows.. so I made her 4 of her own, a little treat box!! My girly helped me and colored the cupcake for her card! (Photo below!)

  Photo to show card my girly made! :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Challenges For Beth:

PIO- Shabby Chic

Paper Sweeties- Cupcakes and Sprinkles

 

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes

Cutie Pie - Bling And Cute

Pink Gem- Favorite Color Combo (Pink, Red, Blue)
Sweet Stamps- Polka Dots

Crafty Ribbons- Anything Goes W/Ribbon

QKR Stampede - Punch or Dies

Divas By Design- Anything But A Card

Open Minded - Use Ribbon

4 Krafty Girlz - Anything Goes

Pennys - Anything Goes

Vintage Stamping - Ribbons And Bows

Simon Says Stamp (Monday)- Challenge M  (Marshmallows, May Birthday, Mmm Cupcakes)
Lady Bug - Favorite Embellie- Bling and Sequins!

Feeling Crafty-One For The Girls

 

Thank You for stopping by! I hope you have a GREAT day!!!

Happy Mothers Day Card Share!!!

Happy Saturday!!! Hope your all enjoying your weekend!!! :) I have another card share for ya!! This is the card I made my Mama this year!!! Used our sketch from Sketch N Dies for inspiration!!! All challenges listed below!!!

Sketch-

My Card-

Challenges-

Sketch N Dies- Sketch

Divas By Design-In The Pink

Crafting by Designs - M Is For Mom 

Sister Act - Anything Goes

FanTastic Tuesday- Flourish

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes/Twist- Bling

QKR Stampede - Anything Goes/Twist-Gems or Rhinestones

4 Krafty Girlz - Anything Goes

 Simon Says Stamp (Wednesday)- Spring Flowers 

Thank You for stopping by! I wish you a VERY HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!! ENJOY the rest of your weekend!!!

Happy Thursday, and A Card Share!

Happy Thursday!! I hope your all having a GREAT week!!!! :) 

I have a little card to share with ya.. it is a Moms Day Card I made  up!!! 

My Mojo seemed to have VANISHED for a bit.. so I  used a couple sketches for some cards I made and BAM that was all it took.. now I cant stop thinking of things I want to CREATE and of course now all I need to find is TIME!! HA HA!!!

Challenges for my card are listed below- Here is the sketch I used-

 

My Card-

 Challenges-

Retro Sketches- Sketch

Kims Mojo Challenge- Mothers Day Card

Sister Act-Anything Goes 

613 Avenue Create-Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp (Wednesday)- Spring Flowers

Scrappers Delight- Anything Goes

Crafty Girls Challenge-Anything Goes

ABC Challenge- K is for Keep It Simple  

QKR Stampede - Mothers Day 

Thank You for stopping by! I have a few more goodies to share with you.. so I will be BACK SOON with another post!!! Have a GREAT day!!

With Love...And A HAPPY Friday!

Good Friday Morning!!!! I hope you all had a GREAT week!!! Mine went FAST! I was able to find some CREATIVE time!! Over at Scrappin Mojo we are having a crop this week.. starting TODAY! and lasting til NEXT Sunday!! I LOVE when you have so much time to finish projects!! :)

One of my challenges was called Something Challenge-

Something Old (older then 3 months) Something New (newer then 3 months) Something Sparkly/Shiny and Something Blue! Here is my card!! (I am gonna enter a few other challenges.. all linked below!)

This is for my grandma for Mothers Day.. shhh dont tell her...BUT it has a little bit of ALOT of things she likes.. Birds! Flowers, BLING, and Made by Me!! HA HA!! :) 

 

My Somethings-

Old- That heart pin on the ride corner is OVER 4 years old

New- Flowers

Sparkly-Bling and Silver Glitter Paper

Blue- Ribbon and Bird!!

Challenges for Card-
Simon Says Stamp (Wednesday)-  Mothers Day or Special Girl

 613 Avenue Create-Anything Goes/ Optional Twist

 Sister Act Card Challenge-Anything Goes

 Crafty Girls Challenge-Anything Goes

 Make It Monday-Anything Goes 

Glitter N Sparkle- Anything Goes
Crafting For All Seasons- Spring
Aud Sentiments-Anything Goes

Shabby Tea Room- Inspired By Photo.. AND Use Baby Blue, Spring Flowers and Bird

Thank You for stopping by!! I hope you have a WONDERFUL weekend!!!

Favorite Things....

Good Sunday Morning!!!  I am gonna have a BIG post for you today.. that was your WARNING FOR PHOTOS!! and TALKING! HA HA!! :) 

2nd week of our PIO challenge! P is for.. (anything you want!!) So for my share this week I am using my gift wrap from our Favorites Thing Gift Exchange!! We do it every year, and it is sooooo FUN!!! This year my gift was these FABULOUS dip mixes from The Coeur d"Alene Dressing Co. We tried them while on our last day of vacation in CDA and I LOVED them.. and their dressing/sauces are FABULOUS too!! (some going out for xmas gifts.. and right to me too! HA HA!)

So here is how I packaged up my goodies!!! 

 

I had to make up 9 bags !!

 

 Here is what was inside of each of them!!! Yum! and of course a wine key from Steve!! Gotta love Amazon Wine!!-

Here is what I took for sharing! Yum!!
Recipe Here! I did cheat this time and buy my spinach and arti dip made! :) Added some fresh garlic and parm. cheese and it was DELISH! Have made it the reg. way too and just as YUMMY! Premade phyllo cups are the BEST! :) )

Thank You if you made it this far!! Have a GREAT day!! 

Challenges

PIO- P Is For... (Paper Bag, (Xmas) Packaging, and Patterned Paper)  
Divas By Design-Feeling Festive
 Sweet Stampin- Ribbons  
Paper Crafting Journey- Its Christmas Time
  Creatalicious- Christmas Time  
My Mums Craft Shop- Christmas/Winter
Through The Craft Room Door- Anything Goes
  Clear It Out- Anything Goes (from my stash I used the Red bling I have had a couple years! Made 9 bags I used almost all of it! :) )
Papertake Weekly- Anything Goes  
Stamping Sensations- Free and Easy

PIO Challenge!!

Good Sunday Morning!! I hope you all had a WONDERFUL weekend! We sure have! After Thanksgiving dinner we turned into a flurry of Xmas fun!! :) Looking forward to the Holidays!!

Enough small talk it is time for a PIO challenge! P is for...! Use as many items/themes starting with "P" as you can, and let us know what you used.
This challenge will actually run 5 weeks, December 1 - January 4.  This challenge is sponsored by our friends at Jellypark, (THANK YOU!!) who are giving 2 images to the winner this week! We hope you will join us!!

Here is my card, I just LOVED this  cute snowman from Jelly park!! Circle cut him, and COATED him in glitter (my THING this season it seems! HA HA!!)  Used my Doily Card Shape from the Wildcard Cricut Cartridge..  Added some fun embellies... and VOILA!!

Challenges I am entering!
PIO- P Is For... (Pink and Pom Poms!)
Jelly Park- Christmas
Totally Paper Crafts- Ho Ho Holidays
Craft Challenges- Non-Traditional Xmas Colors
Creatalicious- Christmas Time
Crafts 4 Eternity- Non Traditional Christmas
Aud Sentiments- Any Sentiment
Crafty Sentiments- Anything Goes
All Sorts- Inspired By A Song (Frosty The Snowman)
Gem Of A Challenge- Winter Wonderland
Crafting By Design - Christmas Or Winter

Scrappers Delight - Make It Sparkle

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Sisteract - Anything Goes

Simply Create Too - Snow

Totally Gorjuss - Snow

Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes

Thank You for stopping by!! I hope you have a GREAT day!!!