Limelight Sketch Challenge #38

I made this card for the Limelight PaperCrafts Sketch Challenge #38 this week. **edited to add I just realized I forgot to add buttons for the challenge, Ooops! Better read it more clearly next time** I loved the sketch and hope it is alright that I flipped it :o) It just worked with my image and sentiment. I combined this sketch with a challenge over on the Gina K. Designs forum on SCS which was to make a Valentines card without using red or pink. My goodness that was hard, but thankfully I had some of this patterned paper from the Basic Grey Bittersweet line!
I hope you have a great rest of your weekend...
Blessings,



Card Deets ~
Stamp: Framed Friends
Cardstock: Chocolate Kiss, Creamy Caramel, Ivory and Basic Grey Bittersweet
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories: Border Punch

CPS Sketch and a B'day

I have two cards to share today...
The first is for the Card Postioning Systems sketch this week which has Gina K. Designs as their sponsor, now how great is that??? I love the sketch and thought of doing a butterfly card, but saw some were thinking the same so came up with this which uses the fun set Framed Friends illustrated by Asela. My favorite color combo ever is pink and brown and this definitely fits the bill. :o)

I have one more card to share today...for my hubby. I used a few sets for this one: Calendar Grid, Calendar Bits and Pieces and the clock from Timeless Treasures...

Today he turns FORTY.... How is he forty? Nah, just teasing, forty isn't that old! The closer I get to it the younger is seems, right??? Don't answer if you are in your low 20's... Thankfully I am younger than him and can give him a hard time (which I do....) hee-hee...
When the Lord called him to our first church (back in 1995) we had only been married a year and the young girls in the church thought I was his daughter...yep, too funny! LOL! Happy Birthday babe, I love you!!!
Hope you have a great day!
Blessings,



Card Deets #1 ~
Stamp: Framed Friends
Cardstock: Chocolate Kiss, Ivory and Basic Grey Bittersweet
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories: Word Window Punch, Border Punch, Pearl Bling and Copics

Card Deets #1 ~
Stamp: Calendar Grid, Calendar Bits and Pieces and Timeless Treasures
Cardstock:All Spruced Up, In the Navy, and Ivory
Ink: Inky Blue, Handsome Hunter, and Antique Linen Distress
Accessories: Punch, Nesties, Word Window Punch, Brads

Love Is...

I made this card for a color challenge on StampTV. The challenge was to use the color pink and any neutral we chose...I made mine with Pink Pirouette and Kraft. I didn't want to cut into a new piece of cardstock so used what I had pieces of already. The cat image is from the stamp set Framed Friends and the sentiment is from the matching set Warm and Fuzzy. Have a great weekend! :o)

You're in my Heart

I made this card using Framed Friends for a sketch challenge on the Gina K. forum on SCS. This puppy is so cute! I colored the image with Koh-i-Noor pencils and Goo Gone. I look forward to using this image for some Christmas cards this year...speaking of which it is almost the end of January and I still haven't made one Christmas card for the month yet...I signed up for a group on SCS that is making Christmas cards each month because I don't want to be behind like I was a little over a month ago so I had better get a move on :o)



I have been meaning to post this picture of the snowman my kids made last week. They were so proud of their creation! They called him Leon after the snowman on Elf (a favorite Christmas movie of ours). We have had several days in the upper 40's so there is nothing but a small ball of ice left outside...

Have a great day!

Framed Friends and Snow!!!

I recently bought a Janome mini sewing machine and had to try it out right away :o) I will be honest...I have never sewn in my life (all 36 years!) and never did take the opportunity to learn to sew (....Sorry, Mom). I followed the manual directions (which were quite vague) and checked out some tutorials: Gina K. and Jody Morrow (so thankful that they had pictures!!!)   I stitched the Basic Grey designer paper to Chocolate Chip cardstock and adhered it to the Pink Pirouette cardstock using Sticky Dimensionals (which I highly recommend), I ordered mine from Jody and she has fantastic service and they are a great value... (As a side note, the SU ones don't stay sticky enough for me and these do!) I used the new stamp set from Asela Hopkins Framed Friends again and think these images are so cute! It even looks like there will be a companion set for this revealed Thursday night!! Woo-Hoo! Too cute!  

As a side note...down here in NC we had SNOW!!! It has been 5 years since this area has had more than an inch of snow so this was a big deal!


My kids loved it and were out at 8 am and stayed busy in the snow playing until dark. They enjoyed every minute and look forward to getting back out there again today since there is no school! :o) 

Framed Friends

Framed Friends is such an adorable stamp set. I love the bold lines of the images, it makes it very easy to cut out and layer with dimensionals.   I used some of Nana's Nursery scrapbook paper on this card and managed to even remember to line up the stripes for the scalloped panel (I am trying to pay more attention to detail).  I used the Martha Stewart Branch punch for several Certainly Celery branches to accent the glittery brad (I thought it needed something and I think it worked).  I am short of time today and off to get the house cleaned up for the weekend... I don't know about you but I can paper craft with much less guilt when my house is straight! ;o)
Have a great weekend!

Framed Friends/Blog Candy!!

Happy New Year!  Can you believe it is 2009?   

2008 went by so fast, I only hope this one will go by a little slower...my children are just growing too fast.

I made this card using the new stamp set from Gina K. Designs: Framed Friends, designed by Asela Hopkins.  These images are adorable and I look forward to making more cards with this cute set. I used the colors Chocolate Chip, Taken with Teal and some retired designer paper from SU.  The dots were made using a stamp from the set Polka Dots and Paisley.  I do not have Copics (and do not foresee investing in them, however, if someone gave them to me, sure I'd take them ;o)...), so I colored the image with my cheap Bic It markers.   

I popped the bug image up on a stamp dimensional and he stands out just so stinkin' cute! Please ignore the smudge of the stickles, I think I touched it before it was quite dry (and yes, I am one to touch a wall when a sign says: "Wet Paint").  Well, how about we get on to the good stuff???  How would you like to win a set of your very own?

I just happen to have an extra Framed Friends (brand new) and would love to give it to one of you.  Just leave a comment on this post by 11:59 pm Tuesday, January 6th, and I will have my daughter pick a random winner from a basket of entries and post it here on my blog on Wednesday.  The winner will have 24 hours to contact me or my daughter will draw another name.   I know you will love this set, I think it is just perfect for Valentines Day...which is right around the corner!