Happy Spring!!! PTI Blog Hop!!!

Happy Tuesday!! Hope your all having a GREAT week!! So EXCITED it is the 25th! That means PTI BLOG HOP TIME!!! :)

 

Theme is Sweet Spring! Which I am READY for!!!! 

Here is what I created!! I resized the Captured Card Case to 70%!! One of my FAVORITE templates!!! Made a BIG Tissue Flower, coated in Glimmer Mist!! I made the back ground dot paper with my Gesso , Glimmer Mist, and Reinker!!  Added a little spring tag!! and VOILA! Done!!
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 Side View-

 Inside View- fits 6 candies!! arent those candies so CUTE!!! Still more for a 

gift card too!!

Along with the blog hop I am gonna enter a few other challenges!!

Simon Says Stamp (Monday)- Paste 

Make It Monday-Anything Goes 

613 Avenue Create-Anything Goes/ Optional Twist
Crafting From The Heart- Anything Goes/Flowers

4 Crafty Girls- Anything Goes

ABC Challenge- F is for Flower

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

PIO Share- Thinking Of You!!

Good Sunday Morning! Hope your all having a GREAT weekend!!! Today is time for another PIO challenge- Thinking Of You is our challenge them this week!! 

Our sponsor is All Dressed Up Stamps (THANK YOU!!)  they offering a prize of 2 digi stamps of the winner's choice! We hope you will join us!!

Here is my card, and challenges listed below!

Challenges-
PIO- Thinking Of You
All Dressed Up- Sketch

 

Doodle Pantry- Use A Digi

Sister Act- Anything Goes

Top Tip Tuesday- Stitching
 4 Crafty Chicks -Things With Wings

Craft Your Passion - Girly Girl

Crafty Ribbon - Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments- Anything Goes

Through The Craftroom Door- Anything Goes

STAMPlorations- Stamps and Stitches

Thank You for stopping by!! Hope you will join the challenge at PIO this week!!
Have a Great day!!

Card Kit and Photo Share!!!

HELLOOO!!! Hope your all having a GREAT week!! I am back in the groove.. I THINK!! We headed to Cali last week for a few days.. Justin (my BABY BOY!!) looked at 2 colleges , we girls hung out in Santa Monica, then we all went to DISNEYLAND for a few days.. had a GREAT time!!

I have a few photos to share with you!! AND I have our card kit reveal!!! So lets start with that! I was the hostess this month!! These are the kits I put together...Everything is the same except for the paper, it is all the same line.. just different prints!!!

 Here are the cards I made up! Challenges listed below!!

 Santa Monica-

 

 Disneyland

 

 Challenges-

Use Your Stuff- Hearts
Top Tip Tuesday- Stitching 

Make It Monday-Anything Goes 

613 Avenue Create-Anything Goes/ Optional Twist 
 Sister Act- Anything Goes

Brown Sugar- Die Cut/Punch
Crafty Hazelnut- Pattern Paper
Crafty Sentiments- Anything Goes

Card Kit Club Girls-

Joni- kixnlife.blogspot.com

 KimP - Mojo Card Kit Reveal
Diane - mumblebeedesigns.blogspot.com
Terri - jazzyscrappertidbits.blogspot.com
Mary - justanotefrommary.blogspot.com
KimO - Mojo Card Kit Reveal
Jan - Mojo Card Kit Reveal
Niki - ellenaspaperhouse.blogspot.com

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

FUN NEWS TO SHARE!!

YEP!! I am EXCITED to be part of a NEW Challenge Blogs DT! (THANKS Carmen) It is called

Sketch n' Dies Challenge Blog.You use the FABULOUS sketch and add a die of any kind!! Plus a chance to WIN a prize! How FUN and EASY!! We hope you will join us!!

This month our sponsor is Sparkle N Sprinkle! THANK YOU very much!!

Here is the sketch!! Use that.. and add a die cut!!

Here is my card!!

Thanks for stopping by! We do hope you will JOIN the fun!! You can pop over to Sketch n' Dies Challenge Blog! for all the details and the rest of the FABULOUS DTs samples!! 

Have a GREAT day!!

PIO Challenge!!

Good Sunday Morning!!! 2 posts in TWO days can you believe it!! :) Today is our PIO  Challenge and our theme is Dots and/or Stripes!!!  Our sponsor is StitchyBear's Digi Outlet, (THANK YOU!) and one lucky participant will win a $10.00 gift voucher to their mega store!

PIO is ALSO having a DT call!! All info posted on the PIO blog!!  Hope you will join us this week for our challenge and DT call!!!

Here is my card and challenges!!

 Heart - Delicious Doodles

Challenges-
PIO- Dots/Stripes

One Stitch At A Time- With Love
Scrappin Mojo- Joni's Challenge Add A Heart
The Pink Elephant - Love
Top Tip Tuesday - Girly
Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - Have A Heart
Crafts 4 Eternity- With Love
The Craft Place - Love

Cute Card Thursday - Love/Valentine

Digi Stamps 4 Joy - Add A Heart

 

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

Valentine Share!

Happy Saturday!! Hope your all have a WONDERFUL weekend!! I have been working on VALENTINES!! :) I have one to share today!! (More coming this week! :) )

This is for my girly.. shhhh dont tell her! :) Challenges listed below!

 

 Challenges-

Scrappin Mojo - My Color Challenge (Red, Pink & White)

The Pink Elephant - Love  
Top Tip Tuesday - Girly
 Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - Have A Heart  
Crafts 4 Eternity- With Love
The Craft Place - Love

Cute Card Thursday - Love/Valentine

Divas By Design-Die Cuts

Make It Monday-Anything Goes 

613 Avenue Create-Anything Goes/ Optional Twist (Felt- Red Heart)

Aud Sentiments-Loving Inspiration

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

PIO- Challenge!!

Good Sunday Morning! Hope your all having a GREAT weekend!!! Time for our new PIO challenge!! This week is ANIMAL!! Any animal you want!! :)

Our sponsor is Doodle Pantry, (THANK YOU!)  One LUCKY winner will recieve a prize of 3 digital products of the winner's choice!

Here is the card I made!! Challenges listed below!!

Challenges

 PIO- Animals 
The Stamping Chef  - Anything Goes 
Cute Card Thursday - So Sweet

Sister Act-Anything Goes

The Paper Shelter - Digi And Sentiment

 Totally Gorjuss - Fur-Tastic

Deep Ocean - Birthdays

The Rubber Buggy -  Anything Goes 

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

PINK PINK PINK!!!

Is my FAVORITE color!! One way or another I was gonna join the PTI blog hop this month!! A bit later then I wanted but that is ok!!! 

 

This month the PTI Blog Hop Challenge was PINK!!! (have I mentioned yet I LOVE that color! ;) )
 

Here is an altered Glassine Bag!! All ready for Valentines Day!!! Stamps, Ink and Button all PTI!

THANK YOU for stopping by!!  I am off to HOP!!! Have a GREAT day!!!!

Happy Thursday and A Thank You Card!!!

Hi!! Happy Thursday!!! I hope your all having a GREAT week!!! When the kids have a 3 day weekend they seem to FLY much faster! :)

I snuck in some creative time!! I had a few challenges I wanted to play along with!! Really LOVING the idea of this new challenge blog The Card Concept - they have 1 inspiration photo, and then there are 6 DIFFERENT card styles shared by designers.. LOVE that.. it is fun to see the different styles each DT member has based on the inspiration!! 

Here is this weeks photo and my Shabby Chic (Vintage) take on it! (hopefully I picked the right one!)

 

Here is my card~ Other challenges listed below!

 

Challenges-

Scrappin Mojo- Marys Jan Challenge (14 embellies)

The Card Concept - Photo Inspiration

Divas By Design- Anything Goes
Totally Gorjuss- Lace and/or Pearls 

Make It Monday-Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create-Anything Goes/ Optional Twist

 Sister Act-Anything Goes

Scribble And Scrap-  Anything Goes

 Challenges 4 Everybody- Anything Goes

 Aud Sentiments-Any Sentiment

 4 Crafty Chicks - Bling
Glitter N Sparkle-Stitching (Real or Faux)

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

One Little Word!

Happy Wednesday!! I hope your all having a GREAT week!!!  I got in some creative time today! I wanted to play along with some challenges!! 

Did you pick a word of the year for yourself??  I did.. it s FOCUS!! I really want to FOCUS of course on the IMPORTANT things.. but I want to break it down to smaller things too.. Focus on my workouts, Focus on Clean Eating, Focus on Organizing, Focus on QUALITY family time! Well you get the idea! SO to help me stay on track I altered this composition book to track my progress.. would LOVE to do it daily.. but we will see.. 

LOVED the Unity Color Challenge!! Used that for inspiration!! Other challenges listed below!!
 

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Close Up-

Challenges-
Scrappin Mojo- Joni's January Challenge- Use Your 2014 Word In Project
Unity- Color Challenge
Simon Says Stamp (Monday)- Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiments Challenge – Anything Goes
Cheerful Stamp Pad Challenge - Use Some Ribbon (Blue Ribbon Down Side)
 The Stamping Chef -  Anything Goes   
Sweet Stampin' - Girly But No Pink
AllSorts - Ribbons But No Bows  (Blue Ribbon Down Side)
 Make It Monday- Anything Goes 
613Avenue- Anything Goes/Twist 
Artistic Inspirations- Anything Goes/Feminine
Simply Create Too -Anything Goes

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

PIO Challenge- Holidays!

Good Sunday Morning and HAPPY NEW YEAR!! :) Hope you all have a WONDERFUL Holiday!

It is time for a NEW PIO Challenge!! This week our challenge is Holidays/Celebrations! Our sponsor is Oak Pond Creations. (THANK YOU!) 1 LUCKY Winner will recieve 3 digis from their etsy store!  We HOPE you will join us!!

Here is my gift card holder I made up!! :) Challenges listed below!

Challenges for Beth:
PIO- Any Holiday/Celebration
2 Creative Chicks- Anything Goes
613Avenue- Anything Goes/Twist
Crafty Boots- Christmas
Make It Monday- Anything Goes
Sister Act - Anything Goes
4 Crafty Chicks - Bows

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

Shabby Tea Room GDT!

Hello and HAPPY Holidays!!! Are you READY for the BIG day?!! We are ALMOST!! :) Just a little craftin and wrappin left to do!! :) 

Thank You for stopping by.. I am so EXCITED to say I was asked to GDT member again this week at The Shabby Tea Room (THANK YOU Debbie and DT!!) Our challenge was A Few Of My Favorite Winter Things!! (Use Snowflakes, Buttons, Silver and White) Love this photo!

 

 Here is what I created.. you know I ADORE this pizza box.. so I had to make one more this Holiday Season.. not sure who will get it.. maybe ME?!!! 

 

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Thank You for stopping by!! I am BOOKED the next few days so if I dont get back to my blog .. I wish you ALL a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS! and A HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Little Pink GLITTERY House...

Tis the season to be jolly and GLITTERY!!! (well in my house anyway!! hee hee!!) I have been LOVING all the fun little houses out there in the creative world and of course pinterest!! Since doing the PTI blog hop last month I havent been able to STOP thinking about those cuties.. so I spent about an hour (AKA 5 hours! ;) ) Looking around online at them.. sigh.. I shount have I want to make a WHOLE village of them now! :) BUT no time.. so I will be happy with my PTI blog hop house, AND this little cutie pie!!

I found some FABULOUS links to patterns.. HERE is a list at Mel Stampz of over 120! THIS it the one I used.. the first one.. Cozy Cottage House!

Challenges I am entering!

Divas By Design-Anything Goes

Paper Crafting Journey- Its 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 pom pom ribbon I have had 2+ years, the star I made last year, and the flower is over a year old too! )

Crafty Ribbon- Anything Goes W/Ribbon

Totally Paper Crafts-Christmas Non Traditional Colors

CHNC- Extra Christmas/Anything Goes

2 Creative Chicks- Christmas/Winter

Make It Monday- Anything Goes

613Avenue- Anything Goes/Twist 

Craftin Desert Divas- Christmas 

Crafty Boots- Christmas

Parade Your Crafts- Christmas Project

Thank You for stopping by! I hope you have a WONDERFUL week!! Hoping to be back soon with MORE xmas goodies I have been working on!! :)

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!!!!

Shabby Tea Room GDT!!

Hi 2 posts in 2 days.. AGAIN!! :) Well today I have some FUN news to share with you!! I was asked to be a Guest DT member for The Shabby Tea Room this week!! Was so EXCITED! LOVE their fun challenges and SUPER INSPIRING projects from their DT!! THANK YOU so much girls.. so EXCITED to be part of your team this week!!! 

Here is the Inspiration Photo- Isn't it so PRETTY and FESTIVE!! We had to use the photos for inspiration and add a tag!

Well here is what I made up! The week I won at The Shabby Tea Room- My prize was cut files from The Cutting Cafe (THANK YOU!) so I picked for one of them this CUTE Christmas Stocking!!

I cut the smaller stocking, coated it in glitter! Added felt , stitched the sock and felt, added my tag and a cluster of embellies!! Cant wait to put a little treat in it this Xmas!!

Thank You for stopping by! I HOPE you will join the challenge this week! Thank You Debbie and Team for allowing me to join you!!!

Have a GREAT 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!!