Meljen's sponsoring Tuesday Morning Sketches !

{{{ ABOVE CREATED BY SHANA DAHL!! }}}

Tuesday Morning Sketches {HERE} is an AWESOME Sketch Challenge Blog that Meljen's Designs is sponsoring beginning today!  How cool is that??  Below is Sketch #47 to use for inspiration at your craft table this week!  AND if you play along, you may just be drawn to win four (YES, FOUR!!) images of your choice FREE from the STORE!

At top, our Meljen's Designs Designer SHANA pulled a FABULOUS card together using the Tuesday Morning Sketches challenge AND a MD image called 'A Girl and Her Kitty'.  See the details of Shana's card {HERE} at her blog, Two Cute Little Monsters!

A HUGE Thank You to Melissa Craig for giving us the opportunity to sponsor her awesome challenge blog!  We hope we can do it often!

We hope you face the challenge!!

Color Challenge and a Poodle!

Anyone UP for a COLOR CHALLENGE??  Well, does Picture Perfect Creations have one for you to try!!  This week you need to use Handsome Hunter, Ballet Blue and Cameo Coral (or similar colors if you don't have these exact papers).  I used a cutie patootie image by Meljen's Designs called 'Prancing Poodle' which was just released last Thursday!

And of course there is a prize to be had, which Megan will post later this week, so put PPC in your favorites so you don't forget to check it out!   Be sure to see all of the pretty creations made by the PPC Creators Design Team HERE on the Challenge Blog!  Their cards and layouts each week just amaze me!!

Enjoy your day!

PollyCrafts and a Sketch Challenge

HAPPY SATURDAY!

Another awesome challenge is facing you over at Stamp, Scrap and Doodle Saturdays!  This week's challenge is a sketch that I offered Regina to use this time!  I always think it is so very cool when I see one of my sketches come to life in so many talented ways by artists and paper-crafters!  Please join us and enter to win a prize with this week's sponsor POLLY CRAFTS!  If you are lucky enough to win, you will get five freebie digis of your choice from their STORE HERE!!

Below I used their Patchwork Elephant, ain't he cute??  I have to say that I came up with the sketch weeks ago and just made my card YESTERDAY!  And it came together rather quickly, so it must be a half-decent sketch, right?? HA!  I used some great papers by My Mind's Eye along with some Prima and Kaiser Bling!  Copics for coloring, of course!  This card is a 5x7 size, so I added extra flowers to the sketch!  Let me know what you think!!

I hope you join us over at

Stamp, Scrap and Doodle Saturdays!

Let's go outside!

WOOHOO, it's Thursday!  New 'Bitty Bugs' (above) from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps are perfect for the brand new challenge today!  Go to the SNR or PCP forums to get the details on how to play to win the digi below and another of YOUR CHOICE in the STORE HERE!

Get details on my card {HERE}!

Enjoy your day!

Seeing SPOT, UH, SPOTS!

OH MY GOODNESS, some adorable digis with a DOGGIE THEME are available NOW from MELJEN'S DESIGNS!  Aren't these cute??

CLICK HERE to see the new challenge and to see some awesome creations made by the Design Team!!

Back with another post!

TEXTING!!

HAPPY HUMP DAY!! WOOHOO!  Half-way through the week! WHEW!  I am spent already!  I have to say that those baseball games in the evening are tiring, but MAN can my Eli play ball!  He hit the ball at his finest last night, I CAN NOT even begin to tell you!  AND he got a crucial opponent OUT at home plate, too!  WOWSERS, for a 45 lb. 8 year old, he is AWESOME! 

ANYHOO!  Today is Whimsie Wednesday CHALLENGE DAY at the PCP Forum HERE!  This week's challenge is to use plaid!  So come on out and play!  I used the Texting Teen by WhimsieDoodles.com to make a fun card for the daughter of a friend of mine... shh!  I hope she likes it!

ENJOY YOUR DAY! 

The weekend is in sight!

FOLLOW PPC to WIN!

My fellow PPC Creators and I would really LOVE to get more particpants and followers at Picture Perfect Creations, which is a color challenge blog that I am a 'Creator' on!  SO, we've decided to have a....

'Follow PPC' Contest!

We want to reach at least 150 followers by Monday, May 24th, and we NEED your help!

All you have to do to win is become a follower of PPC-CC AND submit a design this week for the #13 color combo challenge {below}!  See my card using this color combo HERE!!  A random drawn-winner will get 12 yards of Shabby Vintage Seam Binding donated by our very own PPC Creator, Debbie!!! The contest ends at 10am EST on Monday, May 24th.

Debbie is also running a challenge special for us this week ... when you make a card or project using the Week #13 colors and post it at PPC, THEN go to her site, Simple Treasures and leave her a comment on her PPC #13 post HERE  letting her know that you want to be entered into her blog contest!! One lucky participant will win two yards of the colors of your choice of her Shabby Vintage Seam Binding, as well!!  There are 15 colors viewable in her Etsy Shop!   Hope you join us!

Have Fun and Good Luck!

COLORING EYES!

See the new TUTORIAL on how to color EYES with COPICS!  AND even get a freebie Practice Sheet of EYES to download, compliments of MELYSSA, creator of Whimsie Doodles. Com!!

CLICK HERE

to learn to do this: 

ENJOY YOUR DAY!

BLOG CANDY

My Friend LISA is holding a BLOG CANDY CELEBRATION for her 29th Birthday, see below and then CLICK HERE to see how to enter!

SUPER DAD!

Good Morning!  Today marks my official countdown to summer!  Just 10, YES TEN!!, more school days until the kids are out of school and the sleeping in can commence! HAHA!  That's actually not true, as I still plan to get up before everyone else to get a quick work out accomplished, but at least the kids will be able to sleep in and get some extra sleep!  BOY are they grouchy in the morning!!

ANYHOOO!!!  Here's my card for your viewing pleasure! ;o)  I used this week's new Picture Perfect Creations color combo #13 for my card!  When I first saw these I immediately figured I would make a masculine card and knew EXACTLY which digis would be perfect for this!  HAHA, these SUPER DAD DIGIS HERE  and HERE by Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps are ideal for this color combo!  The green galore is so cute for this super hero's outfit!!

I used plain cardstock for my card and used versamark ink to make a watermark of some stars on the gable green cardstock.  I didn't want to add too much, being a masculine card and all, ribbon and glitter wouldn't have probably suited my hubby, but the black Kaiser pearls look okay, don't you think?  Well, I hope you join us over at Picture Perfect Creations!  There's always a prize to be won each week, so I hope you face this challenge and try to win some goodies!

GOOD LUCK!

WINNER ANNOUNCED!

Deedee's Digis BLOG HOP WINNER IS....

#33

MIAMIKEL!

Kelly, contact Deedee ( amiste@sonic.net ) to choose your favorite digi from her STORE HERE!

A MANLY SKETCH!

WOW, we are just zipping through these challenges this week!  I don't know about you, but I LOVE a good challenge!  And this one surely didn't disappoint!  Today's card is a COMBO challenge!!  Stamp, Scrap and Doodle Saturdays' challenge this week is to make something MASCULINE!  Fresh Brewed Designs is sponsoring this challenge and has a prize for you to win!  So CLICK HERE to see those details and other Masculine creations by the SSDS Design Team! 

I also combined the Masculine challenge with the LATEST and GREATEST sketch from Cardabilities to make this birthday card for a boy!!  How's that for tackling the challenges??

I used a super cute image from Meljen's Designs to whip this one up!  Some really cute jungle inspired papers by Die Cuts with a View along with a Stampin' UP! sentiment make this one so fun for a boy to receive on his big day!  Be sure to join in on these challenges if you lose your mojo, I know it always helps me!!!

Come back tomorrow

for another NEWBIE!

Deedee's Digis BLOG HOP!

Deedee has been designing digis for Korin at Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps for some time, so some of these images may be familiar to you!  However, Deedee has decided to answer God's call to support her family by starting her own digi-line!!  Please help the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Design Team send her off in style today with a blog hop celebration of the grand opening of "Deedee's Digis!" You'll find fun, creative inspiration at each stop, along with several chances to win freebies from Deedee's new store {HERE}!!

Hope to “see” you at the party!!!

Ceal

Darsie

Janette

Kim

Korin

Leah

Lisa

Lorie

Micki

Nancy

Nicole (ME!)

Sandy

Tricia

Crafting With Deedee's Digis

Here's a collection of my cards using some of Deedee's images!  This first card is a new one using 'Little Things', which includes the sentiment, too!  I used some Die Cuts with a View papers to create a scene to highlight Deedee's bear!  So cute, I love how this turned out!  I entered this into the CardPatterrns Sketch challenge this week, too!!

The next four cards are some cards I created last fall and winter and are still some of the ones I still hoard today, except for one that I sent TO DEEDEE! LOL!  This one is using Deedee's 'Pick of the Harvest' digi!  Coloring the leaves is so fun!

This gingerbread house is part of 'Gingerbread Holidays' which is a set of this house, a gingerbread COUPLE and some sentiments, too!

This cutie patootie bear is from the 'Leave Me Smiling' set which also includes four sentiments (ALL for just $3.00)!!  Doesn't he look like he's getting ready for a long winter's nap!?? HEEHEE!

And finally, here's one of my absolute favorite images by Deedee because of the scene it creates!  'Noses 4 Sale' is just uber cute and will surely bring a spark to anyone receiving a card using this image!!

Leave a comment here on my blog to win a FREE DIGI of your choice from Deedee's store!  To see what you have to choose from, CLICK HERE!  THEN be sure to go through the entire BLOG HOP list and leave comments on the other designers' blogs as well for even MORE chances to win!  OH, and the final STOP has a freebie digi to grab and has the GRAND PRIZE posted there too, so don't miss that!

GOOD LUCK!

ANOTHER Garden/Flower Challenge!

HAPPY THURSDAY AGAIN!!!!! 

Here's another challenge for you today!  I made for this week's Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps CHALLENGE!  This week's challenge is 'From the Garden'!  I am sure this means you can use veggies or flowers or whatever is in YOUR garden!  Do you have a gnome or a frog or a butterfly fluttering around in there?  Then be sure to enter into this week's challenge! There are prizes to be had, too, don't forget about that!!  Be sure to check out this week's challenge at PaperCraftPlanet {HERE} and/or Scrapbook News and Review {HERE}; there is a great prize to be earned and many friends to be made!

My card above is using Lilacs for Cocoa on some bright and fun paper by Die Cuts with a View!  I coordinated the Melon Mambo pink papers with some ribbon to make this one bright!  The border punch is by Fiskars and the sentiment is from the Ice Cream set by Sweet 'n Sassy, too!

If you play along by midnight tonight (eastern time), you will get the BerryCocoa image (above) FREE!  That's right, I will email it to you myself!   But, if you don't have time today, then don't fret, you can still get this cute watering can FREE by playing along by next Wednesday!  You have a whole week for this one!   Oh, and I guess I should clarify, if you play by tonight, you get BOTH images for FREE!  Gotta LOVE that!

To see the latest digis released at Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps, CLICK HERE!  Korin has been putting out digis weekly, if not, daily!  So be sure to check out the store!!  Hop on over to the challenge forums and join in the fun!!

Blessings on your day!

Anyone up for a Flower Challenge??

Happy THURSDAY!!  Another busy day here on the blog, my peeps!!  Today marks yet another new release at MELJEN'S DESIGNS, along with a NEW challenge, too!!

My card is using the new GARDEN BIRD HOUSE image with some perfectly coordinating Die Cuts with a View papers and Old Olive Stampin' UP! ribbon.  The sentiment is from the Cheery Chat Stamp set by Stampin' UP!, but I believe it is retired now. 

CLICK HERE to zap on over to the MELJEN DT BLOG to read all of the details of the newest challenge and to see even MORE creations using the new Garden and Flower images that Melissa released today!!

ENJOY YOUR DAY!!

RAGGY PUPPY Color Challenge

GOOD MORNING!!

and

HAPPY 20th BIRTHDAY

to Josh!

Yes, I am feeling a bit old today.  I officially have a child in their 20's! AGK!!  I think this is where it starts downhill! LOL!  Yesterday was KayLee's 7th birthday, guess I could have posted something about it, huh?  Mother's Day was crazy busy with celebrating both events yesterday and of course today is crazier!  I still need to make cookies for KayLee's class today and also a cheesecake for Josh, too!  But, before getting to those things, I had to make a card for ya!

Today's card is using the new color challenge at PICTURE PERFECT CREATIONS!!  Challenge 12 is to use Bravo Burgundy, Sage Shadow, Perfectly Plum and Soft Suede.  Well, I did pretty good with three out of the four, but bringing in that plum just didn't work!  I LOVE the color combo, but just couldn't pull it together!  SO, when all else fails, ADD BLING! LOL! 

My RAGGY PUPPY image is by Meljen's Designs that you can see HERE in the store and the sentiment is from Whimsie Doodles and is a RUBBER stamp you can see HERE.  The patterned paper is from Die Cuts with a View (Linen Closet line).  I used a Stampin' UP! stamp to add in the burgundy hearts and SUP ribbon in the Soft Suede, you know I have to have RIBBON in my cards! 

Be sure to check out ALL of the designers creations using this color combo on the main PPC Challenge Blog HERE!  And be sure to join in for a chance to win this week's prize, too!!

ENJOY YOUR DAY!

KayLee UPDATE

Not sure if you heard (or read yesterday's post) but KayLee broke her arm at school on SILLY HAIR DAY!  Here's what she looked like before she left for school, then here's the way she looked yesterday after getting some vampire teeth at the doctor's office for a check up!  AND of course, Isaac went along and helped himself to the treasure chest, too! LOL!  She's doing well, yet still very swollen and on good medication with codeine; I think I need some of that!! 

She's gonna be fine, but required ALL of my attention yesterday.  SO, I didn't have a chance to get my creation ready for this week's Stamp, Scrap and Doodle Saturday CHALLENGE HERE!  Be sure to check it out and play along, there's a great prize to be won!!  Hugs and Thanks to all who have prayed for KayLee!  We all appreciate it!!

Blessings to you!

Poppies!!

HAPPY FRIDAY!!!!!!!!!  I meant to share my POPPIES card yesterday but was interrupted by a small medical emergency yesterday afternoon.  My daughter fell off the monkey bars and broke her arm, so we didn't get home until late last night hence the lack of my beautiful card above.  KayLee's fine, but it was pretty painful and scary! 

Anyhoo!!  I saw this style of card from one of my designer gal pals, MELYSSA and just had to CASE (copy and share everywhere) her!  It's a great sketch, check out her cards, too!    I made for this week's Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps CHALLENGE!  This week's challenge is 'using Lace'!  Well, since I didn't have any real lace to use I used a Martha Stewart punch!  Be sure to check out this week's challenge at PaperCraftPlanet {HERE} and/or Scrapbook News and Review {HERE}; there is a great prize to be earned and many friends to be made!

For my card, I used some paper by My Mind's Eye, Chocolate Chip Ribbon from Stampin' UP! and some kraft paper, pretty easy, but wow, what an impact, right?  I showed my KayLee this card last night after we got home and she was Ooo'ing and Ahh'ing!  That made me feel good!!  HEEHEE!

Be sure to enter into this week's challenge!

BLOG HOP $5.00 COUPON WINNER!

is PINQUE, who said this:

"I love these they are so cute and the embossed paper is fab! Thanks for the great blog hop I love these!"

Congratulations, PINQUE! 

Be sure to email me for

your $5.00 Coupon Code!! 

BLOG HOP - Happy 1 YEAR Whimsie Doodles!

It's time for WHIMSIE DOODLES'

1 YEAR BIRTHDAY BLOG HOP!!

And we're celebrating by

giving YOU the presents!

In addition to the blog hop, we're having a card contest and we know you won't be able to resist once you see the awesome prize our fearless leader, Melyssa, has offered up for grabs!

Check out the deets below on our big birthday par-tay activities...

First, HOP HOP HOP!!!

Visit all of our Doodlelicious Diva blogs to see some of their awesome creations using the new releases! Leave a comment on each blog for a chance to win a $5.00 coupon from each Diva!!

Alicia

Denise

Donna
Joni
Kelli
Kelly
Melyssa

Nicole (ME!)
Nikki
Paula
Sheri
Thanh

Next, create a card using a WD image (freebies are welcome)!! CLICK HERE to pick up a Freebie!

In addition to creating a card and leaving comments on each Doodlelicious Diva blog, you must also do the following things for a chance to win the BiG gIaNt SuPeR pRiZe!!

•Blog about (on YOUR blog) or mention in a SCS or PCP gallery entry about entering the contest

•Become a follower of the Whimsie Doodles blog {HERE}

•Leave a comment and a link to your card on the Whimsie Doodles blog {HERE} by midnight May 12th!

The winner of our Card Challenge/Blog Hop will receive:
 ALL of the New Releases
PLUS 
12 Copic {Ciao or Sketch} Markers
(your choice of colors, too!)

OR

a $25.00 gift certificate for the Whimsie Doodles store
PLUS
12 Copics of your choice!!!

Is that awesome or what?!

Here's some cards for inspiration!  I used the RUBBER stamp set "Stitch'ems" released TODAY to make a few coordinating greeting cards! 

Stop back tomorrow to see if you won the $5.00 Coupon from me!  (Follow me or add me to your Favorites so you don't forget!!)

Now go HOP and then take time for yourself and create something Doodleliciously fabulous for a chance to win the HONKIN' PRIZE PACKAGE!!!

GOOD LUCK!

Sunshine Award!

I was awarded this SUNSHINE AWARD

twice now, so I guess I oughta get to it, huh!? 

My local scrappin' gal pal, Tiffany of MY CRAFTY WORLD and a fellow Design Team Diva of Meljen's Designs, Lauretta See, have honored me with this award!

It is so sweet to know that these ladies think I bring a little sunshine into their lives! 

Now I am supposed to pass it along to another 12 gals!  Well, since I just recently did something similar to this, which  YOU CAN SEE HERE, I would like to forward this to ALL of my FOLLOWERS and COMMENTATORS!  Those gals that leave me some love on my posts are so sweet and encouraging and I do appreciate each and every comment!  And these comments do bring some sunshine to my life; sometimes MUCH NEEDED SUNSHINE!!!

SO, if you have ever commented and left me some love, please grab this award and pass it along to your friends that bring a little sunshine to your life!

Thank YOU for being my cyber friend!!

Vanilla Gray Bays

HAPPY MONDAY!!  What did YOU do this weekend??  ME?  I did laundry, made some cards, laundry, cleaned the kitchen, laundry, cleaned the bath, laundry... do you see a pattern here? HAHA!  Really it wasn't all that bad and I always feel a sense of accomplishment when seeing things all cleaned up and put away!  BUT man, it sure does put a dent in the crafting time!

ANYHOO!!!!!!!  TODAY is the reveal of Challenge #11 at Picture Perfect Creations!!  Color challenge #11 is to use Bermuda Bay, Going Gray and Vanilla!  I used a PUUUUURRRRRRFECT Friend Kitty image from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps {HERE} for my card with some papers by My Mind's Eye along with the Stampin' UP! cardstock in the challenge colors.  I added just a slim knot of Very Vanilla satin ribbon underneath a punched sentiment that comes with the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps kitty!

Here's a close up of the glittery paper behind the Purrrfect kitty that was colored with Copic Markers!  Be sure to check out this week's PRIZE and all of the lovely creations using the challenge colors below by hopping over to the Picture Perfect Creations blog HERE!

ENJOY YOUR MONDAY!!

Leave a COMMENT to WIN!

HEY Y'ALL!  My card is posting in a bit, but thought I would remind you to go to the WHIMSIE DOODLES BLOG!  Leave a comment there and tomorrow you could win a freebie RUBBER STAMP SET of the set being highlighted today!!  (YEP, you heard me right, it is RUBBER!!!!!!!!!) 

OH, and go back again tomorrow for another chance to win something FREE!!  And don't forget the BLOG HOP with the BLOW OUT of all blog candies!  You could win the entire Anniversary Celebration RELEASE (which is a ton of free stamps) PLUS 12 COPIC MARKERS of your Color CHOICE!  Wish I could enter into that one! HA!

ENJOY YOUR DAY!

NOW GO HERE!

Whimsie Doodles Sneaky Peek DAY TWO!

There's a NEW digi-line about to be released at Whimsie Doodles!!  This is just one of the new images by Melyssa Connolly!  This is Dottie the Tumbleweed!  Isn't she just as cute as her name??  I think so!  She looks like a little ladybug! AW!

I colored this digi in with my trusty ol' Copics as well as the chipboard "HI" sentiment!  I took advantage of some patterned paper by Die Cuts with a View (out and about line) and placed this circular focal image right over a floral design in the 12 x 12 paper!  She fit perfectly!  I added itty bitty bling where there were already some red glittered dots and folded over a corner and added a clear button that is backed with a checkerboard paper and topped with twine!  Chipboard is by Stampin' UP!

To see a few of the digis that are going to be released on Wednesday, Whimsie Doodles' ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY, pop on over to Donna's BLOG, Kelly's BLOG and Thanh's BLOG!  Keep checking out the Whimsie Doodles' BLOG everyday until Wednesday for a chance to win free stamps!!  Go there NOW!

Enjoy your Sunday!

Mark it on your calendar, you won't want to miss out on a chance to win the entire release plus 12 COPICS of your choice!

SNEAK PEEK DAY ONE!

Did you know that Whimsie Doodles is almost about to celebrate their ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY!!??  YEP, I know, I can't believe I have been designing for Melyssa for almost an entire year now!  It went by just so fast!

Well, May 5th is the BIG DAY!  A huge celebration with TONS of new stamps for your viewing AND purchasing pleasure!!  We are having FOUR days, that's right, FOUR days of sneaky peek previews on various designers' blogs and then we will celebrate BIG on May 5th with a BLOG HOP BLOW OUT!  And what is a BLOG HOP BLOW OUT WITHOUT A BLOW OUT BLOG CANDY!!??!  Mark May 5th on your calendar, you won't want to miss this, trust me!!

Today, Denise, Sheri and I are featuring some new GINGER images and coordinating sentiments!  Isn't this image sweet??  Guess that is appropriate since the sentiment has 'sweet' in it! LOL!  I used some Die Cuts with a View paper (Whimsy Line) for this image since there is a teapot place setting in the paper!  CUTE!!  Did I mention that these two stamps are RUBBER stamps??  YAY, for all of you die-hard red-rubber lovers!!  The inking and stamping of these are second to NONE!  I am still impressed by the crispness of these stamps!  SUPERB!

Be sure to HOP on over to Denise's blog and Sheri's blog, too, to see more Ginger images!!  And come back tomorrow, I'll have another for ya!!

Blessings!

An EASEL Card!

This week's challenge at STAMP, SCRAP and DOODLE SATURDAYS is to make an easel card!!  This is so easy peasy, I can't believe I hadn't tried it before.  This style of card has been plastered all over blogs and forums, but to be honest, I figured it would be too difficult or time consuming to me.  WOW, was I ever wrong!  To see an awesome tutorial on this awesome technique CLICK HERE!

If you are a fan of DigiStampCharacters you will love this challenge and want to play along for sure!  You could just win THREE digis of your choice out of their etsy store {HERE}!

For my card, I used some papers by DieCuts with a View which have a silver metallic sheen in places!  I figured they were perfect for this image since it had a crown I could stickle with silver!!  The bashful blue ribbon and brushed silver paper are from by Stampin' UP!

I hope try making an easel card!  It makes a real impact and is a cool card to send, as your recipient will want to display it for a long time!!

Back in a bit!!