JB28 and BBW9, all in one!

As the title implies, this card was made to cover two challenges, the one over at Jingle Belles, and the one being held by Bugaboo on both CDAC and PCP...hmmmmm, I guess technically that is 3 challenges, but who's counting! The image is Bobblehead Reindeer by Bugaboo...so cute!!! Jodie's images just speak to my cute-lovin' side! :) Anyhow, the challenge at JB is "Holiday Leftovers", aka use scraps to create your card. Bugaboo's challenge is the sketch. I hope this card fits the bill for both challenges! Well, gonna post this now! Take care til next visit!

Winter Wishes

Isn't this little guy so cute? He's called Poppi Xmas Candy Cane, and he's one of Jodie's adorable creations over at Bugaboo. I *LOVE* HIM!!!!!! I colored him with Sharpies and Bics, with a red glitter gel pen for the berries. Cut him out with Nesties and did some sponging while still in the die. The sentiment and snowflake are from a set I got a LONG time ago called Happy Everything. I had been wanting to try pleating ribbon for some time now, and finally did so on this card. The striped DP is from a pack I got at Target last year. The top section is embossed with the Swiss Dots EF. Believe it or not, I am actually entering this card in a few challenges:

Catch The Bug challenge blog: Anything Goes

Jingle Belles: Stars or Stripes forever

Catch The Bug on PCP and CDAC: wet and/or dry embossing

Well, it's late, so I best get to linking, and then to bed! Thanks for visiting! :)

Excited!!!!

I finally got a chance to enter the Bugaboo challenge over on Papercraft Planet and CDAC last week...and guess what? My card was randomly picked as a winner! WOOT! WOOT! I really liked this card when I made it, but didn't expect it to be a winner. I won five digis from Bugaboo, and let me tell ya, it took me HOURS to make my decision! Jodie's images are just so dang cute! Of course, I couldn't resist the Christmas images, so be expecting to see some of those in times to come. Jodie also gives out a freebie every Friday...yes, EVERY Friday! Anyone who hasn't checked out Jodie's images yet really should!! :)

Well, thanks for having a look at my blog today! Enjoy whatever you're doing with the rest of your day!

Hello!

Here's something different from a Christmas card! Not made for any particular reason, I just wanted to try out some new stamps. The border, owl, and sentiment are all from a little Studio G set I bought awhile ago that was sitting on my desk...staring at me. It took awhile for me to like this card, but it has grown on me. I think maybe I'll make some more versions in different color schemes, just for kicks. Thanks for having a look, and take care 'til I come back. :)

HELLO!!!!

Sorry for the long absence, but we had no dial tone for over a week...GRRRRrrrrrrrr. But, I have been making some cards while I couldn't get online at home. Mostly holiday cards, trying to keep ahead of the game. The Santa and snowman cards are made using napkin images. I really like this napkin Carol sent me! :) I don't know if it's visible or not, but the doily was smeared with some Stickles. It looks really pretty IRL. The red bird is a Dustin Pike image...he is cute! That card was SUPPOSED to be my entry for JB23 over at Jingle Belles, but my phone line had other ideas! :( I have quite a few more cards to share with you, but I don't wanna overwhelm you all! :) Take care until I post again!

Now that this is working...

I wanted to toot my horn abit....I had two cards featured on the Meljens Design Team blog yesterday! WOOT WOOT! Of course, it does help when you badger poor Melissa with multiple emails...I sure hope she doesn't mind too much! Thanks for making my day, Melissa! :)

Let's see if this works....

I have been having trouble posting anything in Blogger...so I want to see if this works...

JB22...We three kings

Hello all! Happy Memorial Day weekend! Here in PA, the weather is hot and sunny (finally!), and after Chad comes home we are going to Mom's for a cook out. YUMMY!!! I am bringing the deviled eggs, mac and cheese, and dirt. For those who don't know what dirt is, it's just chocolate pudding, whipped cream, with oreos mixed in...MMMmmmmmm.

As the title suggests, this card was made for the current challenge over at the Jingle Belles blog, to use three (or more) different patterned papers. This week's sponsor is Nikki Sivils Scrapbooker, who is offering up a 6x6 pad of her Happy Holly-Days paper and some other paper goodies! YEA!

I started out with a kraft base (I am loving this cardstock!!) and three papers from a small set I picked up at Jo-Ann Fabrics a few months ago. The jolly snowman is from a napkin that a good friend sent me with a bunch of other goodies. He is backed by a paint sample that I rounded the corners on, and accented by a punched and glittered snowflake. The sentiment is from Studio G, and stamped in Studio G ink.

Well, Chad will soon be home, so I'd best get my butt moving and finish getting things together. I hope you all enjoy your long weekend, and stay safe! :)

JB19...just in time!

Getting this in under the wire...details later on!

ETA: OK, now that I have a bit of time to "talk" about this card...everything but the cardstock came from the goodies I got from the Jingle Belles, Stef and Lauren. When I first saw the challenge, I thought, "Eh, I don't 'do' vintage...I'll just skip this one." But the more I thought about it, I figured I had SOMEthing in my menagerie of products that would work...so I went back to my desk. Lo and behold, this Christmas scrap kit from Tim Coffey was still on top of my piles of clutter (gasp!), and I thought, "Hey this Santa looks pretty vintage to me." And this paper was the one I chose from the kit to be his backdrop. I used scissors to distress the edges, and then sponged some brown ink on top of the distresssing. I spelled out the sentiment with the letter stickers also included in the kit. There. All the details one could EVER want about this card...LOL Take care until my next visit...

DigiStamp Boutique May Give Away

Ok, well I didn't win Olivia, but maybe I'll have better luck this month? Congrats to those lucky ducks that did win her though! So, if you're interested in possibly winning this month's give away, head on over to the DigiStamp Boutique....NOW!!! I'm tellin' ya, he's a cutie! :)

Happy May 1st!!

Can you all believe it??? The year is almost half over already! I swear the years are getting shorter the older I get! Anyway, onto the reason I started this blog...CARDS! Well, one anyhow. I was adding my latest pics to my flashdrive, when I saw this card I had made for my coworker Heather's baby shower. Does anyone remember me talking about her? Well, if you do, then you will rememeber the story of how her and all but one of her 4 sisters had all girls...and then the final sister to get pregnant had a boy...and how we predicted that since she had broken the cycle, that now Heather would have a boy too? WE WERE RIGHT!!! LOL Although Drake is a few months old now, I thought I would post the baby shower card anyway, since I think it's cute. The giraffe is a stamp from an Autumn Leaves set called Mindy's Zoo. I colored him with Sharpies and/or Bics, and inked around the image while still in the Nestie. I'm pretty sure the scalloped oval is made from foam. The strips of DP were some scraps from my stash. Same 'ole Fiskars baby set for the sentiment...and done! Heather loved it. Thanks for taking the time to have a look...and take care til I return! :)