Congrats for 3 Challenges

I made this feminine Congrats card for our step-niece's high school graduation. I *had* to use my favorites - Baja Breeze, Parisian Breeze DSP, Well Scripted, and Felt Flowers. Yummm! :)

Entering in the following challenges:
The Shabby Tea Room - My Favorite Things (DSP, flowers)
Clean & Simple - Sketch
4 Crafty Chicks - Clean & Simple

RECIPE:
STAMPS: Well Scripted
INK: Baja Breeze
PAPER: WW, Chocolate Chip, Baja Breeze, Parisian Breeze DSP
OTHER: Rhinestone Brads, Felt Flowers

Sunny Fun!

Wow! I can't believe it's been so long since I've posted on my blog. What in the world? Shows how busy I've been. I finally had a night out last night with my stampy friends, and decided to make some summery cards for upcoming birthdays. I colored! (for those of you who don't know, I really really don't like to color!) But since flip flops are one of my favorite things, I decided to suffer through the coloring.
Entering in: The Shabby Tea Room - embossing

RECIPE:
STAMPS: Sunny Fun
INK: Various (using blender pen)
PAPER: Shimmery White, Crumb Cake, Pear Pizzazz, Daffodil Delight, Tempting Turquoise
OTHER: Swiss Dots and Lattice EF's, Blushing Bride and Choc Chip Ribbons

BABW plays BINGO???

Well, Hello again! I missed you all over the past week. I {finally} found some time to stamp yesterday. It's been one of those weeks. I made this card for my 8 year old niece who severely broke her arm last week, while practicing gymnastics. She had surgery on Friday and will be in a long arm cast for 6 weeks with intense physical therapy after. Poor girl. Hope this card helps cheer her up!

Special thanks to my best friend Susan, for this new BABW die, Beary Dressy. Love it! :)

Entering this card for:
The Shabby Tea Room - Bingo - Die Cut, Embossing, Ribbon

RECIPE:
STAMPS: none
INK: none
PAPER: Pear Pizazz, Blushing Bride, Pawsitively Prints DSP, Creamy Caramel, Choc Chip
OTHER: Blushing Bride Ribbon, CB EF, BABW Dies, Button Latte

Sad to say good-bye...

Good Monday morning to you! It is with much sadness as I announce that I have stepped down from the DT over at The Shabby Tea Room. Working on the DT for the past year has been one of the best crafting ventures I've been a part of. I look forward to playing along with the Shabby Girls as often as possible. Stay tuned to my blog for some *cute* creations this week!!

The Shabby Tea Room - Week 52

This week's challenge over at The Shabby Tea Room is inspired by a photo of a four leaf clover. St. Patty's Day is just around the corner, which means spring is as well! YAY!!

I used this cute digi stamp, Lucky Leprechaun, from our sponsor this week, Robyn’s Fetish Digital Stamps.

Please take a minute to visit the other Design Team Members' blogs to be inspired by their lovely work:
Cathy Clark-Santie - Papier Girl
Clare Buswell - Clare's Creations
Debbie Marcinkiewicz - Simple Treasures
Melissa Bove - Keepsakes By Melissa
Pattie Goldman - The Pampered Paper Patch

The Shabby Tea Room - Week 51

This week's challenge over at The Shabby Tea Room is inspired by a beautiful photo, and is to include the colors red, black, and white. Such a great color combo! So many possibilities!

Our sponsor this week, The Stamping Boutique, provided the DT with some super cute digi images to work with. I chose Audrey the Builder. She reminds me of my oldest daughter, Bella. She is a Daddy's Girl, and loves to help out with any and every home project we have going on. And it just so happens that her favorite color is red.

Please take a minute to visit the other Design Team Members' blogs to be inspired by their lovely work:
Cathy Clark-Santie - Papier Girl
Clare Buswell - Clare's Creations
Debbie Marcinkiewicz - Simple Treasures
Melissa Bove - Keepsakes By Melissa
Pattie Goldman - The Pampered Paper Patch

1 Birthday Card for 5 Challenges

It's been waaay too long since I've participated in some of my favorite challenge blogs, so I decided catch up on some today.

Sketch - OWH Stars & Stamps

Color - Stacey's Stamping Stage (WW, Turquoise, Pear Pizazz, Tangerine Tango - I used Peach Parfait as a substitute)

Buttons & Bows - The Shabby Tea Room

Die - Crazy 4 Challenges

Butterflies - 4 Crafty Chicks


RECIPE:
STAMPS: So Happy for You (SAB)
INK: Turquoise
PAPER: WW, In Color DSP, Pear Pizazz, Peach Parfait, Turquoise
OTHER: Circle Punches, Satin WW Ribbon, Button, Beautiful Wings Embosslits Die

The Shabby Tea Room - Week 50

It's time for an all new challenge over at The Shabby Tea Room. This week's challenge is "Buttons & Bows". Simply create a card or project with buttons and bows! Fun! :)

Our sponsor this week is The Cutting Cafe. They offer some very cute cutting files. I chose their Cap Shaped Card file, and made this baby card, for a dear friend who recently had a baby girl. A non-traditional baby card, but still cute as a button (no pun intended!).

Please take a minute to visit the other Design Team Members' blogs to be inspired by their lovely work:
Cathy Clark-Santie - Papier Girl
Clare Buswell - Clare's Creations
Debbie Marcinkiewicz - Simple Treasures
Melissa Bove - Keepsakes By Melissa
Pattie Goldman - The Pampered Paper Patch

The Shabby Team Room - Week 49

This week's challenge over at The Shabby Tea Room is inspired by a warm and cozy photo, filled with blue, brown, red, and cream. Great color combo, stop on over and play along! :)

Our sponsor this week, Stamping Dragon, supplied that DT with this digi image, from their Sewing Pack digi stamp set. There are some fun images to work with!


Please take a minute to visit the other Design Team Members' blogs to be inspired by their lovely work:
Cathy Clark-Santie - Papier Girl
Clare Buswell - Clare's Creations
Debbie Marcinkiewicz - Simple Treasures
Melissa Bove - Keepsakes By Melissa
Pattie Goldman - The Pampered Paper Patch

The Shabby Tea Room - Week 48

This week's challenge over at The Shabby Tea Room, is inspired by a pretty photo ~ and is to include a heart plus the colors pink, brown, and green. Fun challenge - just in time for Valentine's Day! :)

Our sponsor this week, Robyn's Fetish, provided the DT with fun digi images to work with. I chose Lucy Valentine's Girl. How sweet is she??? I glittered her heart, for added fun!

Please take a minute to visit the other Design Team Members' blogs to be inspired by their lovely work:
Cathy Clark-Santie - Papier Girl
Clare Buswell - Clare's Creations
Debbie Marcinkiewicz - Simple Treasures
Melissa Bove - Keepsakes By Melissa
Pattie Goldman - The Pampered Paper Patch

The Shabby Tea Room - Week 47

This week's challenge over at The Shabby Tea Room is "Get Creative". Create a card with no patterned paper or manufactured embellishments. Wow! That was truly a challenge for me! At least I could use my friend, the Cuttlebug! :) I decided to make my hubby a Valentine's card. Men - less is better on their cards!!

Mojo Monday - last week's sketch
4 Crafty Chicks - color challenge

Our sponsor this week is Just Rite Stampers. I used their new set, Happy Everything Tag Making Kit. This is a must-have set! It comes with 18 sentiments and 4 custom tag dies. So practical.

JustRite Stamps will be providing our lucky winner a scrumptious prize package containing the Happy Everything Mini Tag Kit and the Fancy Tags Set Cling ... a prize package valued at approximately $53 - WOW! The Shabby Girls {heart} JustRite Stamps :)


Please take a minute to visit the other Design Team Members' blogs to be inspired by their lovely work:
Cathy Clark-Santie - Papier Girl
Clare Buswell - Clare's Creations
Debbie Marcinkiewicz - Simple Treasures
Melissa Bove - Keepsakes By Melissa
Pattie Goldman - The Pampered Paper Patch

The Shabby Tea Room ~ Week #46

It's time for an all *new* challenge over at The Shabby Tea Room. This week's challenge is Winter Wonderland, and is inspired by a beautiful snowy scene. My alyout was based off of THIS one from last week. Love that background circle.

The image on my card this week is Puddle Jumper Winter Dana and Penny, from Lori Designs, our sponsor this week.

Please take a minute to visit the other Design Team Members' blogs to be inspired by their lovely work:
Cathy Clark-Santie - Papier Girl
Clare Buswell - Clare's Creations
Debbie Marcinkiewicz - Simple Treasures
Melissa Bove - Keepsakes By Melissa
Pattie Goldman - The Pampered Paper Patch

RECIPE:
STAMPS: Puddle Jumper Winter Dana and Penny
INK: Copics, Marina Mist
PAPER: WW, blushing Bride, Marina Mist
OTHER: Scalloped Edge Punch, Corner Rounder Punch, Swiss Dots EF, CM Circle Cutter, Grey Satin Ribbon

One Card, Four Challenges

I'm entering this card for 4 challenges:
Operation Write Home - Sketch
The Shabby Tea Room - White & Bright
Crazy 4 Challenges - Thank You
4 Crafty Chicks - Metal

RECIPE:
STAMPS: Short & Sweet; Upsy Daisy
INK: Old Olive
PAPER: WW, Old Olive, Play Date DSP
OTHER: Circle Nesties, Brads, White Organza Ribbon, Scalloped Edge Punch

The Shabby Tea Room - Week 45

This week's challenge over at The Shabby Tea Room is "White and Bright" - create a card with white and one other color. Well, that is right up my alley, since my style is clean and simple! :) I decided to replenish my own stash of cards, and made 5 different colors of the same card, but with different sentiments.

Our sponsor this week is Webster's Pages. Be sure to check them out for some yummy card candy! :)

Please take a minute to visit the other Design Team Members' blogs to be inspired by their lovely work:
Cathy Clark-Santie - Papier Girl
Clare Buswell - Clare's Creations
Debbie Marcinkiewicz - Simple Treasures
Melissa Bove - Keepsakes By Melissa
Pattie Goldman - The Pampered Paper Patch

The Shabby Tea Room - Week 44

This week's challenge over at The Shabby Tea Room is "Sketch This". Yay! I love sketch challenges. I'm always in search of a new layout for cards. This layout is fun and versatile.

The main image above, Snowman Word Art, is from our sponsor this week, I Did It Creations.

Please take a minute to visit the other Design Team Members' blogs to be inspired by their lovely work:
Cathy Clark-Santie - Papier Girl
Clare Buswell - Clare's Creations
Debbie Marcinkiewicz - Simple Treasures
Melissa Bove - Keepsakes By Melissa
Pattie Goldman - The Pampered Paper Patch

RECIPE:
STAMPS: Digi Image Snowman Word Art, SU Snow Buddies
INK: Bashful Blue, Marina Mist
PAPER: WW, Same as Above
OTHER: Martha Stewart Snowflake Punch, Rhinestone Punch, Snowflakes EF, White Organza Ribbon, Dazzling Diamonds

The Shabby Tea Room - Week 43

Happy New Years to you! Happy 2011! This week's challenge over at The Shabby Tea Room is "Welcome 2011". Make a card or project with 11 elements.
Here are the 11 elements on my clean and simple card:
1 image
1 sentiment
1 embossing folder
1 ribbon
4 punches
3 different colors of card stock

Our sponsor this week is Cosmo Cricket. Their card stock is some of the yummiest out there! :)

Be sure to stop by our 4 Guest Designers this week, and give them some love...
Tangii Crain
Kristin Bueter
Audrey Pettit
Pam Imholz

Please take a minute to visit the other Design Team Members' blogs to be inspired by their lovely work:
Cathy Clark-Santie - Papier Girl
Clare Buswell - Clare's Creations
Debbie Marcinkiewicz - Simple Treasures
Melissa Bove - Keepsakes By Melissa
Pattie Goldman - The Pampered Paper Patch

RECIPE:
STAMPS: Pregabella from Stamping Bella
INK: Marina Mist, Copics
PAPER: WW, Pretty in Pink, Marina Mist
OTHER: PIP Satin Ribbon, Swiss Dots EF, Corner Rounder Punch, Scalloped Edge Punch, Oval Punches

The Shabby Tea Room ~ Week 42

This week's challenge over at The Shabby Tea Room is "Shabby Chic Baby", inspired by a beautiful nursery photo. It's difficult for me to do anything but clean and simple, but here's my try with shabby chic. I used the polka dots on the wastebasket for the inspiration for my background. The vintage seam binding adds the perfect shabbiness to this baby card.
The image, Primitive Bear, is from I Did It Creations, our sponsor this week.

Please take a minute to visit the other Design Team Members' blogs to be inspired by their lovely work:
Cathy Clark-Santie - Papier Girl
Clare Buswell - Clare's Creations
Debbie Marcinkiewicz - Simple Treasures
Melissa Bove - Keepsakes By Melissa
Pattie Goldman - The Pampered Paper Patch

RECIPE:
STAMPS: Primitive Bear, Short & Sweet
INK: Crumb Cake
PAPER: VV, Crumb Cake
OTHER: Pastels, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist, Vintage Seam Binding

Merry Christmas, Chris!

I made this Christmas card for my hubby.
Entering in the following challenges:
OWH Stars & Stamps - Sketch
The Shabby Tea Room - Scandinavian Christmas
Picture Perfect Creations - Anything Christmas
RECIPE:
STAMPS: Patterned Pines, Four the Holidays
INK: Real Red, Old Olive
PAPER: VV, Old Olive, Real Red, Dashing DSP
OTHER: Old Olive Ribbon

The Shabby Tea Room - Week 41

Good Monday to you! This week's challenge over at The Shabby Tea Room is "Scandinavian Christmas", inspired by a beautiful photo.

This adorable image is from our sponsor this week, Digital Delights. How cute is that gingerbread girl?!? I made this card for my 5 year old for Christmas. She loves receiving a handmade card (I've taught her well!)

Please take a minute to visit the other Design Team Members' blogs to be inspired by their lovely work:
Cathy Clark-Santie - Papier Girl
Clare Buswell - Clare's Creations
Debbie Marcinkiewicz - Simple Treasures
Melissa Bove - Keepsakes By Melissa
Pattie Goldman - The Pampered Paper Patch


RECIPE:
STAMPS: Gingerbread Cookie
INK: none
PAPER: Creamy Caramel, Real Red, Real Red DSP
OTHER: VV Seam Binding, Dazzling Diamonds, Martha Stewart Snowflake Punch, Glitter Dots from Stamping Bella.

The Shabby Tea Room ~ Week 40

Good Monday morning to you! The challenge over at The Shabby Tea Room is "Use Felt". I decided to mimic ribbon on this card with the felt. Fun, fun!!

Our sponsor this week is: Amazing Music Box.

Please take a minute to visit the other Design Team Members' blogs to be inspired by their lovely work:
Cathy Clark-Santie - Papier Girl
Clare Buswell - Clare's Creations
Debbie Marcinkiewicz - Simple Treasures
Melissa Bove - Keepsakes By Melissa

Pattie Goldman - The Pampered Paper Patch

RECIPE:

STAMPS: Whimsical Words

INK: Concord Crush

PAPER: WW, Concord Crush, In Color DSP

OTHER: Brads, Felt