"Pink-ing" of you

I must say I am glad to know why I have been in so much pain the past week but not so happy that it's my gall bladder:-P And, unfortunately I'll have to live with this pain until I get an appt set up to get it taken care of:-( It is nice to work on challenge cards because it takes my mind off of the pain for a short while. I was able to get one card done this week for Pause Dream Enjoy blog challenge.

I used one of my favorite carts, Nifty Fifties, along with the coordinating Cuttlebug embossing folder. The sentiment is from My Pink Stamper's Pink-a-licious set stamped with Stampin' Up's Melon Mambo. Yes, I had to add a little Stickles:-) Thanks for stopping by! Have a creative day:-)

A Cherry Hello!

Welcome crafty friends! I was able to get one more challenge card done last night because my DH still had jet lag and went to bed "early":-) This card is for this weeks  Die-Cuttin' Divas challenge. I used my new favorite cart, Kate's Kitchen. I cut the cherries and one of the leaves separately so I could pop them up and used my Chocolate Mocha twine for the stems. The background layer is embossed with the Cuttlebug Nifty Fifties folder. I added the perfect sentiment from My Pink Stamper's Fruit and Veggie Puns set along with a little bit of Stickles.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a creative day:-)

Polka Dotted Birthday

I just have to say - for some reason, I love the look of polka dots. They make me feel happy:-) Why is that? I must Google it sometime. So, as you can guess, I loved making this challenge card. I thought I'd use it for three challenges - My Craft Spot,  CAS-UAL Fridays and The Paper Shelter. I used my Imagine and the Blast Off cart to print the patterned CS and number. I used the Seeing Spots Cuttlebug folder to emboss the solid orange. The sentiment is from My Pink Stamper's Simply Sweet Occasions set, the ribbon is from PTI, and the baker's twine came from The Twinery.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a creative day:-)

Surprise!

Hey {snicker, snicker}, just wanted to get your attention:-) I know I have been AWOL:-(  I had all of the best intentions of posting at least once a week between all of my kids' activities. Obviously, that didn't happen. I was able to get a card done for a challenge this week. I've been experimenting with using Cricut Craftroom and my Imagine. It's a little temperamental and takes more time than I'd like but, Provocraft has assured me they are continually working out the "kinks". I did suggest they work on an app for the iPad, so I can design from my car while waiting for whoever during whatever event; send it magically to my Imagine at home where it automatically takes the card stock, adheres it to the mat, and prints and cuts; so whenever I get home I can run gleefully to my craft room and put together my awaiting cuts:-) I would SO get the "Super Multi-tasking Mom Award" if I could do that:-)

Enough with the silliness, here is my birthday card I made for Erica's card sketch challenge at My Cricut Craft Room.  I used the Imagine More cartridge for the images and the Accent Essentials cart for the card shape. I popped up a second image of the bird for a little dimension as well as the patterned square. The brads are from Stampin' Up as well as the corner punch. The sentiment came from My Pink Stamper's Tweetie Hoo Puns set.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a creative day:-)

So Super Sweet! {and quick!}

Amazing! We went from 94 degrees to 64 degrees in a matter of minutes! Big storms scare me:-( They are quite different here in the country than in the city. I couldn't sleep so I decided to make a challenge card. This was quick and easy since I was too tired to be creative.

The lolly actually came from PPDU which I needed to use for CCCC. The colors are for MPS challenge to use orange, turquoise, and green. I can't tell you what solid CS I used because I keep all of the like colors together in clear holders. I did use Robyn's sentiment from her Everyday Occasions set as well as twine from The Twinery. OK, yes I used Stickles... I can't help myself. Well, it's late {yawn} and I have to get up and take the dog to the vet in the a.m. Thanks for stopping by! Have a creative day:-)

It's Your Bird-Day!

I just love Spring! I am so ready for color. For MPS's (My Pink Stamper) feathered friends challenge I used the Simply Charmed cart again. I just can't help it. All of the images are so adorable. I think what I need to do on my next challenge is close my eyes, touch a cart, and that's the one I have to use:-) Thanks for stopping by. Have a creative day!

Birthday Girl

Well, I was so excited to find out that Robyn (My Pink Stamper) and her bestie, Karlee (Karlee Krafts) birthdays are so close to mine:-)  My best friend is coming up from Naperville tomorrow for my birthday and bringing Portillo's! Even though this card is for Robyn, I wish all my fellow crafting Aquarians a big colorful happy birthday. I used the Sweet Treats cart along with DCWV's Sweet Matstack.