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!!

Joy- Winter Wishes Share!!

Happy Tuesday! Hope your all having a GREAT week!! I have about 1 Million things on my plate as I TRY to get ready for my sons 18th Birthday Parties that are coming up Friday and Saturday.. BUT you know what I did instead.. (it is called DENIAL to this mama he is that old!) I CREATED!! This little card was in my head all week and I really wanted to play along with some challenges.. so I did! NOW I must focus on what should be done ...

 (wish me luck!!)

Here is my card, challenges listed below!!

 

Challenges I Am Entering-

Paper Sweeties Blog- Photo/Color Inspiration

613 Avenue Create- ATG/Twist  (3/3)

Christmas Stamping All year - ATG
Sister Act Card Challenge - ATG 

We Do Doobadoo Christmas
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas - Christmas

Crafty Catz - Christmas is Coming

CRAFT- Christmas(2/5)

Sweet Stampin - To Die For
Craft Dee Bowz- ATG W/Handmade Bow

Party Time Tuesday- ATG

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

PIO Challenge Share- Vintage

Happy Sunday!! Hope you are all having a WONDERFUL weekend!! It is that time again... Time for a PIO Challenge- This week our theme is Vintage! Our sponsor is  Rogue Redhead 

(THANK YOU!!!) They are giving a fabulous prize of a $25.00 voucher to one lucky winner!! (All details can be seen at the  PIO Blog!!) We hope you will join us!!!

So I am ADDICTED to this box!! The Captured Card Case.. with a window added.. sigh! The moment I saw our BEAUTIFUL stamps we got to use.. I knew what I wanted to do!!! 
Yep.. ANOTHER box! ;) 

Here is what I came up with!! 

GIFT BOX TOP-

 

 Side View-

Challenges I am entering-
PIO- Vintage

613 Avenue Create- Anything Goes/Twist  
A Crafty Mess- ATG  
Crafty Calender- All About Christmas 
  Brown Sugar- ATG 
  Party Time Tuesday- ATG

Chocolate, Coffee and Cards - Favorite Holiday

Love To Create- ATG

The Artistic Stamper- Christmas Is Coming

CRAFT- Christmas

DL Art- Anything Christmas

Christmas Stamping All year - ATG

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas - Christmas

 We Do Doobadoo Christmas 

Clear It Out- ATG(Stash) Use 3 Of An Item (paper, flowers, button stash- 3 flowers) 

THANK YOU for stopping by!! I hope you will join us over at PIO this week!!!

 Have a GREAT day!

Hello Kitty Happy Halloween!

Can you BELIEVE Halloween is just DAYS away.. where has this month gone?!! I really do LOVE this time of year!! :) I have been creating like crazy the last couple weeks.. and have LOTS to share but had to wait til they arrived to some SPECIAL people!! Today I got the CUTEST video from my SWEETIE PIE Niece that she got her package! So I can NOW share her card I made!!

We LOVE Hello Kitty! Yep I am a 40 (something! ;) ) Mama and still LOVE that cute Kitty! So I found a FUN free coloring page online and made a Halloween Card up for our sweet Bug!!

Here is the card and challenges listed below! :) It is hard to tell in the photo, but the bow is doubled as are the bones.. lots of shimmery shine too!! (does that ever photograph well?!!! )

Challenges-

 Alphabet Challenge Blog - S is for Stitching

613 Avenue Create- ATG/Twist is ATG

 Sister Act Card Challenge - ATG  

Glitter N Sparkle- Halloween 

A Gem Of A Challenge- Trick or Treat/Halloween 

Crafts 4 Eternity- Halloween 

Creative Corner- Halloween

Aud Sentiments- 2 or 3 Word Sentiment

Milk Coffee- Halloween

Crafting At The Weekend- ATG

Through the Craft Room Door- ATG

Anything Goes- ATG/Twist (add pink)

Craftyhazelunuts- Pattern Paper

Thank You for stopping by.. I have a few more Halloween shares for ya.. THEN on to Xmas.. I LOVE this time of year! .. WAIT did I say that already! HA HA!! ;)

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!!

PTI Blog Hop!!

 

YIPPEEE I got to play along this month with the PTI Blog Hop!! I have been missing them the last few months!!

I LOVED the inspiration photo this month... so PRETTY!!

 

Here is my little goodie box I made using the colors in the photo!! :) 

 Thanks so much for stopping by.. looking forward to HOPPING today!!!

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!!

Thank You!!!

Happy Sunday! I hope you all had a GREAT week!! We sure did, the weather has been AMAZING! I celebrated my 20th Wedding Anniversary!!! Spent a FUN FILLED Family day in Seattle!!! Now I am hiding in my crafty space while my hubby watches football (GO SEAHAWKS), the kids are reading and or doing homework.. a perfect day here in the Johnson house! :) 

I LOVED the sketch at Fusion.. so I used it for inspiration on this Thank You Card! :) Here is my card, and challenges listed below! :)

I just LOVE tissue paper flowers (ok I LOVE ALL Flowers! ;) ) but had a tissue flower in my head so I created this one with tissue paper,3 different glimmer mist, some inking and alot of scrunching! :) My newest OBSESSION are the CUTE Stamens for the flower centers! I found them HERE at this cute etsy store.. I had to buy a FEW colors! ;) The leaves are Maya Roads Leaf Trinket Pins I cut down, and of course a fun SWIRL (MFT  die) finishes it off! 

Challenges I am entering-

Fusion Card Challenge- Sketch &/Or Photo (I used sketch)

 

 613 Avenue Create- ATG/Twist

Sister Act Card Challenge - ATG 

Crafty Girls- ATG

Scrap-Creations - Favorite Embellishments (Flowers)

Crafting From The Heart- ATG 

Artistic Inspirations- ATG 

 Scrapper's Delights Challenge Blog - Anything Goes / Make Your Own Flowers

Alphabet Challenge Blog - P For Petals

Ladybug Crafts- ATG

Incy Wincy Designs Challenge - All Things Girly

My Mum's Craft Shop - Dies Or Punches

Thank You for stopping by!! ENJOY the rest of your day and have a GREAT week!!

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!!

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!!!!

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!!!

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!!

Merry and Bright!

Happy Tuesday!!! Hope your all having a GREAT week! I have been a CREATING machine lately and am STILL ahead of the Holiday Game!! I HOPE I can keep it that way.. seems once Thanksgiving comes I BLINK and it is Xmas... so I am TRYING This year to stay ahead of the game!!

So I have LOTS of posts coming up.. since I havent shared all I have made.. I am gonna STRETCH them out for ya! HA HA!! Today I have a card I made using Wee Winter Fairy Stamp.. I ADORE these digital stamps.. they are just so CUTE!! Next year my GOAL is to sit and practice more and more with my copics! There are some STUNNING coloring jobs I have seen.. and only DREAM of being that good! :)

 For this cutie I colored her with my copics and then ran the image through my Xxyron.. and added.. GLITTER!! SIGH! I am in GLITTER heaven over hear! HA HA! I cant stop using it! I do HOPE that everyone will FORGIVE me when they get little glitter piles on their counters! HA HA!!

 Trying to show the glitter.. not sure you can see it..but IRL it is soooo SPARKLY! and makes me sooo HAPPY! ;)

Challenges-

Scrappin Mojo- Layers

Whimsy Stamps- Anything Goes

Charisma Cardz- Christmas

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Sweet Stamps- The Holidays
Stampin For The Weekend- Feeling Festive

A Gem Of A Challenge- Sparkle

Deep Ocean- Favorite Color Combo(PINK, White and Silver! )

Lexis Creations- Christmas
Diecut Divas- Lets Celebrate
The Paper Shelter- Christmas Is Coming

Hope you all have a GREAT week! Thanks for stopping by!!!

Grateful For You!

Hello.. Happy Monday and Happy Veterans Day.. A big THANK YOU to all our vets, past , present and future, and their families!!!! I hope you all had a FABULOUS weekend! We sure did.. we had no plans! (I LOVE those kind) it was the last weekend of no plans til the New Year now!! Oh my!! 

So I was looking back at my little blog.. WOW I was bad this year on posting.. it was fun to read over posts from the previous years, so from today on I PLAN to do better and it will be so HELPFUL when I find some scrappy time!! 

Ok enough chatter!! I have a card for ya! :) It is for my color challenge at Scrappin Mojo.. and I am gonna enter a few more challenges! (listed below card)

 

I was making some scrunch ribbon last week and figured  out when I spray my glimmer mist I should spray it over tissue.. so I did.. and now I have some FUN tissue colors! 

So I whipped up this purple flower!! :)

I WISH you could see the embossed paper, it is all glimmer misty.. but that is so hard to capture on film.. so your gonna have to TRUST me! HA HA!!

Challenges-

Scrappin Mojo- Color Challenge

Simon Says Stamp (Monday)- Got Ink 

Artistic Inspirations- Use Sentiment/Anything Goes

Kaboodle Doodles- Bountiful Harvest/Blessings

 Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Stampin For The Weekend- Autumn/Fall Colors 

Papertake Weekly- Anything Goes

Love To Scrap- Anything Goes

Sister Act- Anything Goes
Avenue613- Anything Goes W/Optional Twist

Thank You for stopping by! I hope you 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!!