PIO Challenge- Anything Christmas!

Good Morning!! Hope you all had a GREAT week and WONDERFUL Weekend!! I was without a computer for 2 days. (ours crashed!) BUT my sweet hubby got us a new one Friday night.. so I was back online yesterday.. A LONG 2 days I tell ya!! HA HA!!! Well  it is time for our last PIO Challenge of the year!! Our theme is Anything Christmas.. we have some fun sponsors this week and great prizes for some lucky players! We do hope you will join us!! :)

Here is my card and challenges!!!

Challenges-

PIO- Anything Christmas

Di's Digis- Christmas

613 Avenue Create- ATG W/Twist

Brown Sugar-winter

CRAFT- Christmas

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas - ATG

Simon Says Stamp - Christmas/Holiday

Jingle Belles - Anything Christmas

Gem of a Challenge - Anything Christmas

Patties Creations-Christmas Cards

Sister Act-ATG

Creative Moments- ATG W/Winter

Crafty Sentiments- ATG

Party Time Tuesday -ATG

Winter Wonderland- Snowman or Penguin

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

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!!!

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!!!

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

A Christmas Thank You!!

Happy Wednesday!! Hope your all having a GREAT week!! Mine is flying by! We are in FULL Holiday Mode at the Johnson house.. oh how I LOVE it!!!! Other then the COLD! BRR!!  but the fire is going, xmas songs are playing! All is good!

So we had a little crop over at Scrappin Mojo! I got ALOT (well for me anyway!) of Holiday things made! So I am gonna work on sharing daily if possible!!! Or as much as I can.. some has to be given as gifts first!!!! 

Here is a Christmas Thank You card I made up! I just LOVED that snowman from MFT! Hear and Sentiment are PTI and YEP you guessed it the sweet snowman was COVERED in glitter.. hoping my family will still love me after they get these glitter cards! HA HA!!!

 

Challenges I am entering -

Cute Card Thursday- Anything Goes
Crafty Ribbon- Anything Goes W/Ribbon
Totally Paper Crafts- Ho Ho Holidays
Totally Gorjuss- Snow Is The Way To Go!

Scribble & Scrap- Anything Goes

Created With Love- Christmas

CHNC- Extra Christmas/Anything Goes

Sister Act- Anything Goes/ Cards Only

2 Creative Chicks- Christmas/Winter

The Pink Elephant- Winter

Make It Monday- Anything Goes

613Avenue- Anything Goes/Twist
Inky Impressions- Winter/Snow

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

Have A Joyous Holiday!

Hello! WOW 3 blog post in 3 days!! :) I am on a CREATIVE roll it seems.. so are still working on all thinks Christmas... and staying AHEAD of the holiday game.. BUT That could all change on Friday! LOL!!

Enough about how far ahead i think I am!! I wanted to play along with some challenges, LOVED hte MIM theme, and of course we are still having our little crop over at Scrappin Mojo!! All other challenges listed below!!!

For MIM you were to decorate a Kraft  bag.. I used one of my FAVORITE small bags.. perfect size for a gift card and candy.. or small gifts!!

Here is my GIFT BAG-
Stamped with Polka Dots Basics, Fresh Snow Ink, New Leaf Ribbon from PTI!! I did stitch on my paper, BEFORE putting it on the bag.. didnt want the bag to be stitched closed! Little inking and edging and it is all done! :)

Challenges-

PTI- MIM 

Scrappin Mojo- Spell Santa With Supplies

Craft My Life- Anything Goes.. But A Card
Cute Card Thursday- Anything But A Card

Crimbo Crackers- Anything But A Card

Ribbon Carousel- Holidays/Celebrations

Craftitude- Anything Goes
ABC Christmas- X Out Of The Box (No Squares Allowed)

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Avenue613- Anything Goes W/Optional Twist 

Artistic Inspirations- Anything Goes

Stampin For The Weekend- Feeling Festive

Thank You for stopping by! I hope you have a HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

Happy Birthday Share!!

Happy Thursday!! Hope your having a GREAT week!! :) So looking forward to the LONG weekend!!!

I do have a Birthday Card Share today!! Made this up for a good friends birthday!!! Used my MFT dies and stamps, Happy Birthday is from PTI!

Gonna join some challenges! They are listed below the card!

Challenges-

Make it Monday-Anything Goes

Whoopsi Daisy- May Flowers

Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything goes

 Everybody Art - Flowers

Through the Craftroom Door - Anything goes

Sister Act- Anything Goes

Creatalicious- For the Girls

By Lori Designs - Flowers

Paper Playtime- Buttons or Brads  
Crafts and Me-  Lots Of Layers

ABC Challenge - N for not just one (3 or more embellies- Felt Flower, Pearls, Button)

Inspire Me Fridays- Anything Goes

Simply Create Too - Anything Goes

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

Teen Valentine Share!!!

HAPPY THURSDAY!!  I hope your all having a GREAT week!!!! :) I am READY for the weekend.. well almost got a few things to do.. then I will be! I am gonna be on a VALENTINE creative mission!! LOTS to finish up!! I have so many ideas.. I need to just STOP and get them done! HA!

So today I am sharing my Valentine I made for THE TEEN!! He is 16.. and you know I cant go to GIRLY!! (I am pretty sure he doesnt read my blog.. JUSTIN if you are leave now.. dont look!! Ha!)

I played along with the MIM at PTI this week!!

I used the Favorite It Box #2 Die.. Cut it 2 times in Aqua Mist, then for the front I cut it again in Pure Poppy, Stamped the red layer with Polka Dot Basics, in Pure Poppy.. Then I cut it in white.. stamped the front with Back Ground Basics : Hearts and cut a heart in the center with the Limited Layers: Heart Dies.. Inked all the edges, layered them all up , outlined my negative heart image with my black pen, little stitching and VIOLA!!! a FUN little not to GIRLY (I HOPE) Valentine .. I LOVE the look of the negative image with the die.. I have MORE ideas!! First VALENTINES.. then I am FREE!!!

Here is my box.. and some challenges linked up below!! 

Challenges I am entering-

PTI- MIM

Scrappin Mojo- Color Challenge (Aqua, Red and White)

 Craft Us Crazy - Die Cut (3 entries only)

 My Sheri Crafts - Valentines
My Time To Craft - Love Is In The Air
Pumpkin Spice - Hearts

 Simply Create Too - Valentine's Day or Hearts

 Always Something Creative: LOVE
Card Makin Mamas: Love

 Ladybug Crafts: Love/Valentines

 Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Top Tip Tuesday- Let Me Call You Sweet Heart 

 Through The Craft Room Door- Anything Goes

  Inspire Me Friday:-Anything Goes

THANK YOU for stopping by! I hope you have a GREAT day!!

PIO Share- Poinsettia Box!

Good Sunday Morning!! I hope your all having a GREAT weekend!! Ours has been nice!! Going to DECORATE today... Got the Tree and did some Shoppin yesterday!! I LOVE this time of year!!

Ok on with the show.. it is time for our PIO challenge!! We want you to Pile On the Embellies!!! I made up one of my most favorite boxes to share!! I PILED the felt to make that big fluffy poinsettia, add buttons, bows, silver trim, and fun swirls!! and PRESTO a gift box ready to give!! :)
 Our sponsor this week is Simon Says Stamp, and one lucky winner will receive a $15 gift certificate to their store. We HOPE you will join us!!! :)

 Directions for box HERE

Supplies Used- Poinsettia and Swirl Die from MFT, Ribbon, CS, Buttons from PTI, PP, Melissa Frances, Silver Cord and Thread bought at Michaels

Challenges I am entering-

PIO- Pile On Embellies
Paper Pretties- Girly
 Inspire Me Friday:-Anything Goes
Simon Says - Anything Goes
Paper Shelter - Christmas is Coming
Crafts and Me  - Ribbon or Trim
 Paper Makeup Stamps Challenge Blog- Christmas
Party Time Tuesdays-Anything Goes
Sassy Studio Designs- Anything But A Card
Simply Create- Always Anything Goes
Totally Papercrafts- Anything But A Card.
Through The Craft Room Door- Anything Goes

Thank You for stopping by!! Have a GREAT day!! and HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!! :)

Happy Birthday!!.. Share!

Good Sunday Morning!! I hope you all had a WONDERFUL Thanksgiving! We sure did!! I am thinking I still maybe FULL! ;) ha ha!! Good thing we only cook like that once a year huh!!!

So not only was it Thanksgiving Weekend.. BUT  a BIG Birthday here in the Johnson house! My SWEET boy turned 16!! GASP.. it doesnt seem possible to me!! Had a fun day.. just spent it low key around here.. today he and I are gonna do our Mom and Me lunch! (he cant miss school due to a test tomorrow.. WHAT a kid.. I would have missed in a heartbeat! :) ) I have a quick photo share if you dont mind!! Then on to another birthday! :) and share!!

 

Tomorrow on of my most FAVORITE people has her birthday!! My LOVELY Grandma!! Wont be able to be with her..so her gift should arrive tomorrow.. I LOVE shopping for her... she is one of my easiest people to buy for... this year it is holiday treats! (Usually is with a late Nov. birthday! HA!) 

I made her up this card-

 

I am so LOVING my MFT  dies.. I know I tell you this ALOT! HA HA! BUT I do.. this is the newest one their just released poinsettia.. SIGH! LOVE I tell ya ! Everyone may get a poinsettia on a tag this year! HA HA!! :) The flag tag dies and felt are also MFT, the stamps are from Jo-Anns ($1 section- Happy Birthday)) and PTI (grandma)! Entering  in a few challenges listed below! 

Thank You so much for stopping by! I hope you had  a WONDERFUL weekend.. and HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!! Have a GREAT day!!!

Challenges For Card-

 Inky Impressions-Girly

 Emergency Crafters-Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday-Girls Only

Dare to be Sassy-Felt 

 Pause, Dream, Enjoy- Anything Goes

Totally Papercrafts  - All Stitched Up

 Inspire Me Friday:-Anything Goes

Stampin For The Weekend- Use texture (Lace and Felt)

Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes

Forever Friends- Anything Goes

Pile It On Challenge Time!

Good Morning! It is that time again!! PIO DT challenge.. this week it is make it SPARKLE!!! (oh I LOVE that!!

We are sponsored by Softpencil Studios  (Thank You!) and one lucky winner will receive a $5.00 gift certificate to their store.  We hope you will join us this week!!!

Here is my card and challenges I am entering!

 

 Challenges-
PIO- Make It Sparkle
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes
Inspire Me Friday:-Anything Goes
 Through The Craft Room Door-Anything Goes
Alaphbet Challenge Blog- T is for Tags
 Card Makin Mamas-Anything Goes 

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