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!!

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!!!

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!!

PENCILS!!!!

Oh my our challenge this week at PIO is PENCILS!! It made me LOL inside because we go through ALOT of  pencils here at our house.. I have over 100 and it probably still wont be enough to last us the school year! :)

Alrighty enough small talk on with the FUN!! Our sponsor is Jellypark  (THANK YOU!)  One lucky participant will win 2 digis from their store! We hope you will join us!!!

Here is my card (colored using pencils!) and Challenges listed below!

PIO- Pencils (I used pencils to color my image!)
 4 Crafty Chicks - Sewing Real or Faux
 613 Avenue Create- ATG/Twist
Sister Act Card Challenge - ATG
Crafty Girls- ATG
Craftyhazelunuts- Pattern Paper
Aud Sentiments Challenge - Any Sentiment Other Than Birthday

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

Make A Wish!

Happy Thursday!!! Hope your all having a GREAT week!! My kiddos went back to school yesterday and I just cant believe summer is over already, OR that I have a Senior and Freshman!! If you dont mind this Mama is gonna share a little photo with ya! :) Then on to my card!!! 

My Sweeties!! xoxo

 Ok thanks for letting me share them!!! :) They just make my heart so HAPPY AND PROUD!! :)

Enough Mama chat! :) On to my card!! I really LOVED the sketch at Fusion this week.. so using that as my inspiration here is what I came up with!! (all challenges linked below!)

 I just got in a LARGER :)  order of the CUTE little flower stamens and I LOVE them... I am gonna be making some FLOWERS today! ;) Ordered them from THIS etsy shop! Stamps from PTI and MFT, Rolled Flower Die-MFT, Tag Die- PTI, Oval Dies- Spellbinders & PP- Theresa Collins-Something Wonderful

Challenges Entered-

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

 

Scrappin Mojo- My Color Challenge! 

613 Avenue Create- ATG/Twist

Sister Act Card Challenge - ATG

Crafty Girls- ATG

Clear it Out - Stash ATG

Fan-Tastic Tuesday -ATG

Craftyhazelunuts- Pattern Paper
Papertake Weekly - ATG 
Simon Says Stamp (Wednesday)- Stamp It (No Digis!)

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

PIO Share- Best Wishes!!

 Good Morning and Happy Sunday! It is time for a new  PIO challenge!! Our theme is Congratulations OR Best Wishes!! We hope you will join us!!!

 

Our sponsor is StitchyBear's Digi Outlet (THANK YOU!!) One lucky participant will win a prize of a $10.00 gift certificate!

Here is my card and challenges listed below!

 

 

PIO- Congratulations Or Best Wishes
613 Avenue Create- ATG/Twist
Sister Act Card Challenge - ATG
A Gem Of A Challenge- Stitching 
My Heart Pieces- Use A Digi
Crafty Girls- ATG
Top Tip Tuesday - ATG
Clear it Out - Stash ATG (the ribbon, pearls, and silver paper are over 2 years old!)
Papertake Weekly - Use A Die (my tag) 

 

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

Sending You Lots Of LOVE Share!

Happy Friday!!! Hope you all had a GREAT week!!! It is time for another share at Sketch N Dies!!

Our sponsor is Sami Stamps!  (THANK YOU!!!) and 1 LUCKY winner will receive  a $12 Voucher for the store!! Its EASY PEASY to play along.. use the sketch for inspiration and a die cut!! We hope you will join us!! :)

Here is our sketch-

 

Here is my card- Challenges listed below!!

 

Challenges-

Sketch N Dies- Sketch and a Die!

Sami Stamps- Anything Goes

 613 Avenue Create- ATG/Twist

 Sister Act Card Challenge - ATG

 Fan-Tastic Tuesday -ATG

Craftyhazelunuts- Pattern Paper 

 

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

Happy Birthday Card Share!!

HI!! Happy Tuesday!!! Well my kiddos are off to band camp this week!! So this Mama is FREE from 7:30-4:30 for the next few days! NOW I should be doing LOTS of other things but today I have decided to CREATE!! I have got one card done, and am off to work on something else til lunch! :) 

This was using our card kit goodies from Mojo!! (THANKS NIKI!) What a BEAUTIFUL Kit she had it packaged so cute I didnt want to open it!! :) BUT I did!! :) 

Here is what I came up with.. I am gonna enter some challenges! They are all listed below!

Challenges-

Paper Sweeties- Lets Celebrate

 

 613 Avenue Create- ATG/Twist

 Sister Act Card Challenge - ATG

 Fan-Tastic Tuesday -ATG

Craftyhazelunuts- Pattern Paper 

Crafty Girls- ATG

Pennys - ATG
Time 4 Scrap - ATG/Twist

Stamping Sensations- Anything Goes

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

PIO Share!

EEK! I am LATE today.... I didnt get this scheduled before we sailed off for the night on our boat! (SORRY!!!) But here I am!! Hope you all had a GREAT weekend!! It is time for a PIO Challenge!! Our theme is Primary Colors! and our sponsor is  Bugaboo Stamps (THANK YOU!!) and one lucky participant will win 7 digis from their store! (we hope you will join us!!)

Here is my card-

Challenges- PIO-  Primary Colors Fan-Tastic Tuesday -ATG 613 Avenue Create- ATG/Twist Sister Act Card Challenge - ATG Papertake weekly- ATG Through The Craftroom Door- ATG My Craft Spot- Bright Summer Colors Crafting from the Heart - ATG

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

Wish Big Card Share!

Hello! Happy Thursday! I am BACK!! Hope your having a GREAT week and FUN Summer! Ours has been FUN and FAST!!! :) 

It is time for another PIO Challenge-Embossing!! Our sponsor is Add a Little Dazzle, (THANK YOU!) One lucky participant will win a $25 GC to the Add a Little Dazzle Store. 

I just LOVED the metal sheets we were sent, and since I was gone when our projects were due , I wanted to get something shared at least!!! Be sure to check out their challenge too.. I HOPE to sneak it in this week!!!

Ok on with my card, challenges listed below!!! This is probably the most CAS card I have ever made!! It was hard not to add more!!! :) 

 

Challenges-

PIO- Embossing

 Card Concept - Color Challenge- Used CAS style

Fusion Card Challenge- Sketch

 

Sister Act Card Challenge - ATG

Fan-Tastic Tuesday -ATG

 613 Avenue Create- ATG/Twist (use sentiment)

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

Sketch N Dies Challenge Share!

Happy Tuesday!! I hope your having a GREAT week so far!!! :) It is time for another challenge over at Sketch N Dies!! We hope you will join us!!! 

Our sponsor this week is Unity Stamps (THANK YOU!!) and one lucky winner will receive a GREAT prize package (photo on SND blog!)!!  We hope you will join us!!

Sketch-

 

My Card- (all challenges linked below!!)

 Challenges-

Sketch N Dies- Sketch and Use Die 

Lexi's Creations - B/W Plus 1 Color (B/W and Pink)

613 Avenue Create - ATG

Word Art Wednesday- Anything Goes With Uplifting Sentiment

Artistic Inspirations - ATG Crafting from the Heart - ATG Crafting by Designs - ATG

Sister Act Card Challenge - ATG

Fan-Tastic Tuesday -ATG

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

PIO Challenge Time- Monochromatic

Happy Sunday!!  I hope you are having a GREAT weekend!!! It is time for a new PIO challenge! This week the theme is Monochromatic!! Our sponsor is Crafty City, and one lucky person will win a coupon worth 15% off their order!! We HOPE you will join us this week!!! 

 

Here is my card!! Challenges listed below!

 

 

  PIO- Monochromatic 613 Avenue Create - ATG Aud Sentiments - ATG Deep Ocean- Add a Sentiment Crafty Girls - ATG Crafting from the Heart - ATG Ladybug Crafts-Flowers Sister Act Card Challenge- ATG 

 

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

Happy July!! A Little Creative Share!!!

HELLO!!! Can you believe that July is upon us!! Where has the  year gone?!!! It is sure flying by for this Mama!!! :)

I was LUCKY enough to join the AMAZING Paper Sweeties DT this month, as a GDT Member!! THANK YOU again for having me!!

Here is our INSPIRING photo-

Here is what I came up with!! Using from Paper Sweeties- Borders Stamps,  Apple Pie Bakers Twine, Apple Pie Sequins, and Blueberry Seam Binding!! Thought this would be a fun little bag for a 4th of July goodie!!!

Challenges I am entering-

Creative Fingers - ATG 

 Crafty Girls - ATG

 Crafting from the Heart - ATG

That Craft Place- ATG

613 Avenue Create - ATG 

 Scrappers Delight- ATG

Time 4 Scrap - ATG
Polkadoodles- Red, White and Blue

Thank You again to the Sweetie for letting me join you!!! Thank You for stopping by! I hope you have a WONDERFUL week and  HAPPY and SAFE 4th!!!

PIO Share- Outdoor Fun!!

Happy Sunday!!! Time for a new PIO challenge!! This week our theme is Outdoor Fun!!! 

Our sponsor is Inky Impressions (THANK YOU!!) One lucky participant will win a $10 GC to their online shop, we hope you will join us this week!!

I just LOVED this beach chair image.. reminded me so much of when I was younger and my mom, aunties, and grandma would sit out in the sun while we played!!!!  Challenges listed below card!

Challenges for Beth: PIO- Outdoor Fun Inky Impressions - Anything Goes Fan-Tastic Tuesday - Anything Goes 613 Avenue Create - ATG and/or Optional Twist Sister Act Card Challenge- Anything Goes
Lexi's Creations - At The Beach
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Through the Craftroom Door- Anything Goes
Sparkles Forum - At The Beach

 

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

Enjoy The Moment!!

Hi and HAPPY Saturday!! Hope you are having as BEAUTIFUL weather as we are!!! :) 

It is time for our challenge at Sketch N Dies!!  This time the sketch is FREE choice!! and of course use a die!

  THANK YOU to our wonderful Sponsor!!

  One LUCKY Winner will receive the 5 files the DT worked with!! Hope you will join us!!

Here is the Sketch I choose to use- Always Playing With Paper

Here is my card and challenges linked below!!

 

 Challenges-

Sketch N Dies- Free Choice Sketch/Die

Always Playing With Paper- Sketch

 Sister Act Card Challenge - ATG

       613 Avenue Create - ATG and/or Optional Twist

 Crafty Ribbons Challenge - Lets Go Spotty

 Crafty Catz - Stitching

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Brown Sugar Challenge Blog - Dots And / Or Stripes

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

PIO Challenge Share!

Happy Sunday, and Happy Fathers Day!! I hope you all are having  a WONDERFUL weekend!!

It is time for a PIO Challenge!! Wrong But Right!! Use something that wasnt meant to be crafty on your project!! I used sand paper, and a tag from my shirt!!

Our sponsor is   Pickled Potpourri Designs, (THANK YOU!) one lucky winner will recieve a $7 gift cert. to the store!! Hope you will join us!!!

Here is my card and the challenges I entered! 

Sand Paper, Tag from a Shirt

Challenges for Beth:

PIO- Wrong But Right (Used Sand Paper for PP, and a Tag from a Shirt)

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes

Sister Act - Anything Goes

4 Krafty Girls-Anything Goes

Craftitude -Flowers and/or Lace

Crafty Ribbons- Anything Goes W/Ribbon

QKR Stampede - Anything Goes

Through the Craftroom Door- Anything Goes

 

Thanks for stopping by!! Have a GREAT day!

Happy Graduation Share!!

Happy Wednesday!! Hope your all having a GREAT week!! Been SUPER busy here at the Johnson house.. LOTS of end of the year activity!! We have just 4 more days til SUMMER! I cant WAIT! I know the kids cant wait.. and I am SURE Teachers cant wait! HA HA!! :)

That being said we have a few Grad. Friends this year! So I have been busily making cards and packaging for them, AND working on teacher gifts.. which will be done TODAY! :)

Here is a card and gift box I made for Justins SWEET girlfriend Olivia!! She graduated on Monday!!  I made her on of my FAVORITE boxes - The Pizza Box!! and then of course a card!!!

Here come the photos! :) Challenges listed below!!

Full Set, and Gifts! :)

 

Gift Box- Top View

 

  

 Side View-

 Card-

Challenges-

4 Krafty Girls-Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes

Pennys - Anything Goes

Lady Bug -Guys/Die Cuts (I used Die Cuts)

Through the Craftroom Door- Anything Goes

Fan-Tastic Tuesday - Anything Goes
Craft For The Craic- Something Summery OR Flowers

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