Paper A La Mode Challenge--Special Lady

Good Saturday Morning.  I am going to start something new this week.  Everyday I am going to post  trivia facts that deals with the date.  Since today is May 10th, let's see what we have:

In 1996 on May 10, the movie Twister premiered.
In 1994, Barbara Striesand begins her first concert tour in 30 years.
Also in 1994, Nelson Mandela was sworn in as the first black president in South Africa.
In 1992, Bible Land Museum opens in  Jerusalem, Israel.
In 1983, "Laverne and Shirley," last airs on ABC-TV.
In 1972, U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
In 1969, U.S. troop begin attack on Hill 937/Hamburger Hill.
In 1960, John F. Kennedy wins primary in West Virginia.
In 1931, Golf ball sized hail falls in Burlington, NJ
In 1924, J. Edgar Hoover is appointed head of the FBI.
In 1908, The first Mother's Day was observed.
In 1864, The Civil War Battle at Spotsylvania, VA took place.
In 1775, 2nd Continental Congress convenes in Pennsylvania and issues paper currency for 1st time.
In 1752, Benjamin Franklins 1st tests the lightning rod
In 1503, Columbus discovers the Cayman Islands
In 1497, Italian navigator, Amerigo Vespucci leaves for his first voyage to the New World.

So there you have it folks, 16 things you may not have known.  Don't you just feel a bit smarter this week.  I think I am going to make a seperate page for the trivia facts with a tab at the top of my blog.  I know alot of you only come for the artwork and I don't want to bore you to death.

So, on to the challenge.  This week our challenge is "SPECIAL LADY" and our Sponsor is Rick St. Dennis.

I love that Rick created a line of images that showcase women who aren't a size 2.  They are so fancy.

Thanks for stopping by today.  I hope y'all have a wonderful day.  Today is Kierstynne's birthday party. My baby is turning 10 years old tomorrow.  Where have these last 10 years gone?  God bless y'all.

Recipe:

Image: Rick St. Dennis' 2 Beauties

Sentiment: Desert Diva

Coloring Medium: Crayola Colored Pencils, Gamsol, Glitter Gel Pens

Cardstock: Colorbok, Darice, Neenah Solar White

Paper: DCWV

Flower: Recollections

Leaves: My Stash

Tools: Fiskar's Trimmer, ATG Gun, Foam Tape, Glossy Accents (for attaching flower)

OMCF #10

Good morning.  Thanks for joining me today.  I truly appreciate the time that y'all take to check out what I have been doing.

This week starts a new challenge at Open Minded Crafting Fun.  Challenge #10 already.  We've been been having a ball with our challenge blog.  We've had some wonderful entries in the past 9 challenges. Thank you for helping to make our challenges fantastic.

Our challenge for #10 is "USE SOME RIBBON". Seems pretty easy, right?

We have some wonderful sponsors this challenge too.

Make sure to take a second or two and check out these sponsor's sites.  You will find some wonderful images there.

I used a Doodle Pantry image to create my card.

This image is "Vintage Phone" and I like it.  My grandmother had a phone like this in her house when I was a child.  I remember it well.

Thanks for stopping by today.  I hope y'all have a wonderful day.  God bless.

Recipe:

Image and Sentiment: Doodle Pantry's Vintage Phone

Coloring Medium: Crayola Colored Pencils, Gamsol

Cardstock: Darice, Neenah Solar White

Papers: Glasses and Staches by The Paper Studio

Ribbon: Seam Binding

Tools: Fiskar's Trimmer, ATG Gun, Foam Tape, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders for Creatopia Labels 6 Dies, Lots of Circles Embossing Folder

QKR Stampede Challenge #87

Hello there.  Thank God it's Friday.  This Sunday is Mother's Day and I get to share the day with my daughter in a special way.  It's her 10th birthday. Man, where did the past 10 years go?  It was just this past Tuesday that I gave birth to her.  These past 10 years have been amazing.  I have watched her grow, learn, and develop into and amazing young lady.  I look forward to the next 10 years.

Since it's Friday, we have a new challenge over at QKR Stampede.  This week our challenge is an ANYTHING GOES with a TWIST.  The twist is Gems/Rhinestones.

I love this woman.  She is hysterical.  I can just see my mom in a few years like this.

Remember that we have two winners plus a top 5 each week.  

Thanks for stopping by today.  I hope y'all have a great weekend.  God bless y'all.

Recipe:
Image: Old Lady by QKR Stampede
Coloring Medium: Crayola Colored Pencils, Gamsol
Sentiment: Honest by QKR Stampede
Cardstock: Darice
Papers: Recollections
Gems: Recollections
Tools: Fiskar's Trimmer, ATG Gun, Pop Dots, Cutterbee scissors

The Stamps of Life Cards

Hello there.  Today I have three cards to show.  I have fallen in love with The Stamps of Life stamps by Stephanie Barnard.  I have joined the Die Hard Club over at The Stamps of Life.  That means that I not only get the new stamp for the month, but a coordinating die set too.  I love them.  All of the dies are made by Sizzix just for Stephanie's stamps.

The first card uses the sets Froggy2Love and Sayings4froggy.

This set comes with an outline image of the frog as well as a full color image.  I stamped the full color image first with Memento Bamboo Leaves and then used the outline stamp on top with Memento Tuxedo Black.  The lily pad is done with Distress Ink Peeled Paint.  As you can see, I used the die set that coordinates.  The sentiment is from the Sayings4Froggy set.

I am entering this card in the Hiding in My Craftroom challenge "Critters".

 This cute set of boots comes in the boots4rain set and the zebra striped part is in the patterns4boots set.  I stamped the outline image first in Memento Tuxedo Black and then added the pattern in Primrose Petals from SU. The raindrops are in the stamp set as is the rain puddle, which I created using three different shades of blue Distress Ink.

This is my first "Card in a Box" card.  It looked hard to me at first, but it's really not.  I love the way it turned out.  This set, called crazy4daisy, was a monthly club set and came with the dies.  I wanted a more defined look, so I hand cut the flowers.  The butterflies are a Martha Stewart punch and I used Spellbinders Petite Scalloped Circles to make the layers. I really love the way this one came out.

Thanks for stopping by today.  I truly appreciate the time y'all take to come see me.  Have a wonderful day and God bless.

Simple Salutations at Mark's Finest Papers Challenge #96

Good Morning friends and followers.  So happy to see y'all have taken a moment of your precious time to come visit me.  I truly appreciate it from the bottom of my heart.

Today is a good day to visit because today is not only Hump Day  Woot! it's the start of a new challenge at Simple Salutations at the Mark's Finest Papers ning site.

This week our challenge is to create a MOTHER's DAY card.  Now, don't fear.  Those of you who no longer have your mothers can create a card for a Special Lady in your life.  We all have those don't we?

This pretty card uses one of the new stamps just released this month.  It's called "Oriental Joy".  I love this butterfly and circle frame.  It's beautiful.  If you want to see the rest of May's releases, please stay tuned for my next post...I will showcase them all.

Thanks so much for looking at my card for today.  Have a wonderful day and God bless y'all.

Recipe:
Image: Oriental Joy by MFP
Sentiment: Stampin' Up
Coloring Medium: Chromatix Pens in Pink
Cardstock: Darice, Recollections, Neenah Solar White
Papers: SEI Chocolat
Ink: Stampin' Up Midnight Muse, Chocolate Chip
Ribbon: Michael's
Gems: Recollections
Tools: Fiskar's Trimmer, ATG Gun, Cutterbee Scissors, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders Classic Scalloped Circles, Boweasy, Martha Stewart Classic Butterfly Punch, Martha Stewart 3 in 1 Butterfly Punch, Stickles Frosted Lace, Foam Tape, Glue Dots

Penny's Paper Challenge #176

Good Morning.. It's Hump Day..Whoot!   Yep, y'all know I just had to say that. :)  So, that being said, let's jump right into our new challenge.

Penny's new challenge is  2 or more patterned papers.  I love those kinds of challenges, don't y'all?

Our sponsor this week is:


I just love their images.  They are so cute!

I couldn't resist this sentiment when I saw they lady golfer image.  My husband plays golf and has tried to explain the whole eagle/birdie/over/under-par thingy and it's all greek to me.  I guess we all have our thing and golf definitely isn't mine.  Now, give some Putt Putt and we got it goin' on. :)

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I hope y'all had a good visit.  Have a blessed day y'all.

Recipe:

Image: QKR Stampede's Lady Golfer  Digi #15303

Coloring Medium: Crayola Colored Pencils, Gel Ink Pen, Silver Metallic Pen

Sentiment: Mine

Cardstock: KI Memories, Neenah Solar White, Darice

Papers: KI Memories

Embellishments: Handmade flowers (Jewel Brads from Recollecions)

Tools: Fiskar's Trimmer, ATG Gun, Foam Tape, Glue Dots, 5 petal flower punch from EK Success, Crop a dile, Cutterbee Scissors

Today is May 6, 2014

Wow.  It's been a long road.  I never would have guessed, as I walked down the aisle, 14 years ago today, how different my life would become.

Fourteen years ago.  I was 27 years old.  I had moved 400 miles away from home to marry a man I had met one year prior.  I was a widow who was embarking on a new journey that I never thought I would take. I was in love.

Fourteen years ago at 3pm in the afternoon I married Timothy Thubbron and began a roller coaster ride of a life.  It has definitely had it's ups and downs.  It's even had a few curves and twists that I never saw coming.  But, we've managed to stick it out through all of them.   We have had some bad times, some tough times but lots of good times.

In 14 years we have endured Y2K,  2 presidents, the 911 attacks, the resulting 911 wars, 4 governors of PA.  We saw Wikipedia launched, the world's first space visitor, the world's first cyborg, the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, Hurricane Katrina, Youtube, Facebook, My Space, Twitter, Skype, Pluto was reduced from a planet to a star.  We have seen many of our friends and family get married, get divorced, have children and pass away.

In the last 14 years we have grown as people.  Some good, some not so good.  But the best thing about the past 14 years?  Going through it all with Tim.  

Happy Anniversary, honey.  I love you and I look forward to the next 14.

Sketch with a Twist at Mark's Finest Papers Challenge #97

Good Morning Cyberland.  It's Tuesday, its beautiful outside, the sun is shining, and so is the SON!  Thanks for making my blog one of your stops today.  It sure is nice to read all those wonderful comments you guys leave for me.  It means so much.

Today begins a new challenge at Sketch With a Twist at Mark's Finest Papers ning site.  Yes, you do have to join the site, but's free and very rewarding.

Our challenge sketch is:
                                         

The Twist: Create a card for a Special Lady.

I turned the sketch on it's side to create my card.  I used another new set for May called "Tiger Lily".  If you would like to see all of the new stamps for May, please click  HERE.

Thanks so much for joining me today.  I hope y'all have a wonderful day and God bless.

Recipe:

Image: MFP  Tiger Lily

Sentiment: same set

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Versafine Onyx Black, Distress Ink in Vintage Photo

Coloring Medium: Crayola Colored Pencils, Gamsol

Cardstock: Darice, Neenah Solar White, Recollections

Paper: DCWV

Gems: Recollections

Tools: Fiskar's Trimmer, ATG Gun, Cutterbee Scissors, Inking Tool, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders Classic Ovals and Classic Scalloped Ovals Dies, Foam Tape

Clear It Out Challenge # 26

Good Morning Friends.  Thanks for stopping by today.  Can you believe May is already entering it's second week?  Unreal how fast the time is going.

Today starts a new challenge at Clear It Out.

This week's challenge

Theme: My Style--show us your category of cardmaking Stash: My Favorite Product

We want to see lots of your favs!!

Some of my favorite things are shown here on this card:  Gems/Rhinestones (for all that added bling), Ribbon, Bugaboo and Humor.  I love sarcastic sentiments.  And I know quite a few people this sentiment would fit.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I hope y'all have a wonderful day.  God bless !

Recipe:

Image and Sentiment: Bugaboo Crabby Cathy--Fries

Coloring Medium: Crayola Colored Pencils, Gamsol

Cardstock: Recollections, Darice, Neenah

Papers: Recollections

Gems: Recollections

Ribbon: Ribbon Boutique

Tools: Fiskar's Trimmer, ATG Gun, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders Classic Circles Large and Petite Scalloped Circles Large

Tuesday Throwdown Challenge #194

Happy Tuesday Friends.  Thanks for stopping by today.  I hope y'all enjoy the card I for you today.

Today begins a new challenge over at Tuesday Throwdown.  Last week's cards were simply amazing. Team B had a wonderful recipe challenge to follow.  Didn't they do a great job?

This week, Team A has a great challenge for ya.  Create a card for a SPECIAL LADY.  Whether it's your mum, an aunt, a grandmother, or ever a friend, we want to see those beautiful special lady cards.

Our sponsor this week is
                                                         

Here's my sweet little Lady Bear and she's so ready for some love.  

Thank you for joining me today.  I hope y'all enjoyed this card.  It's got quite a bit of color coming together to make this card.  Have a wonderful day and God bless.

Recipe:

Image: Bernice Red Hat Bear  Robyn's Fetish  (She just doesn't have a red hat this time)

Sentiment: Desert Diva

Coloring Medium: Crayola Colored Pencils, Gamsol, Clear Star Glitter Pen

Cardstock: Darice, Neenah Solar White

Papers: DCWV

Gems: Recollections

Tools: Fiskar's Trimmer, ATG Gun, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders Labels 6 Shapez, Foam Tape

QKR Stampede Challenge #86

Welcome to our Weekly Challenge 

I'm a bit late posting this as usual.  One day I will get back ahead of the game.  

Our challenge theme this week is " MOTHER'S DAY".  

Thank you to everyone who participated in our 

"Cards for a Young Boy Challenge" last week.

We had a fantastic turnout !
The team had an awesome time visiting your blogs to see your creativity in action! Fabulous Job!!!

We will select two winners each week 1 using QKR Stampede image

 and 1 using any image!

Our Winners For Challenge #85

QKR Stampede Image Winner 

No winner

Please visit our QKR Stampede Store & Pick out the 3 digital Images of your Choice!

Non -QKR Stampede Image Winner 

14. Aunty Sue

Please visit our QKR Stampede Store & Pick out the 2 digital Images of your Choice!

Congratulations! 

Our TOP 5 PICKS for this week are ...

2. Kim
10. Debbie S.
17. Amy A.
26. Julie J.
1. Mags

Our challenge is still on until Thursday evening if you would like to enter.  We would love to see what you come up with.

Please forgive the picture quality.  I think there was a bit too much lite shining when I took the pic.  It really does look cute in person.  I just hate it that this pic doesn't show how nice the snake came out.

Thanks for joining me today.  Have a wonderful day and God bless.

Recipe:

Image: Mama Snake  Digi #15404

Coloring Medium: Crayola Colored Pencils, Gamsol

Sentiment: Mine

Cardstock: Recollections, Neenah Solar White

Paper: Recollections

Flower: AC Moore

Tools:  Kaboodles Template for Hexagon Card, Fiskar's Trimmer, ATG Gun, Pop Dots, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders Hexagon Dies

New Release at Mark's Finest Papers

Hello friends.  Today is a new release day over at Mark's Finest Papers.  There are some beauties this month.  I love them.

If you love frogs, then you are so going to love these two.  Yep, I have one, now I have to get the other.

The first one is a mini stamp set called "Kiss Me"  that is free if you buy four of the new releases for May.


This cutie is called "Tree Frogs"


For our Oriental Themed Stamp Set, we have this beautiful one called Oriental Joy


Aren't these beautiful.  I will be using one of the images from this set for Sketch With a Twist #97 later this week.  Stay tuned.

How about a manly set?  Here's "Plywood".  I can't wait to dive into this one.


And, you know we all have to have some beautiful flowers in our collections so we have two sets for y'all this month.

Tiger Lily--my favorite


and  Bearded Iris



Some fantastic images this month, right?  If you want to purchase yours, please head over to the Store and pick these up along with some of the previously released beauties and while you are there, stock up on your cardstock too.

Keep in mind that the Senior DT is having a blog hop to showcase these new stamp sets.  Make sure to stay tuned for that.
 
                          

Simple Salutations at Mark's Finest Papers

Hello!  Thanks for joining me for another challenge at Simple Salutations at Mark's Finest Papers.  We are so happy you did.

This week our theme is "TAGS".  We want to see a tag or two on your cards.  

Your prize for winning this week?


Isn't this a great set.  I love it.

I didn't put my tag on a card, but I probably will go back and do that.  I used two different MFP sets to make this card, and some washi tape.  Still haven't totally gotten the hang of washi yet, but I'm getting there.

Thanks for taking a few moments to come see me.  I appreciate it from the bottom of my heart.  I pray y'all have a great day and God bless.

Recipe:
Images: MFP's Lanterns Stamp Set and Budda Stamp Set
Coloring Medium: (Geisha is colored with Crayola Colored Pencils, Gamsol) Versamark Embossing Pad, Clear Embossing Powder, Memento Dew Drops in Potter's Clay, Rhubarb Stalk and VersaMagic Ink in Plumeria, Distress Ink in Dusty Concord
Washi Tape: Hobby Lobby
Seam Binding: My Stash
Cardstock: Recollections
Tag: Staples
Tools: Cuttlebug, Darice Steampunk Embossing Folder, Cutterbee Scissors, Pop Dots, Xyron Sticker Maker

Penny's Challenge #175

Hello friends.  Thanks for stopping by today.  I am so glad you did.  I have some news.  I quit smoking 6 days ago.  It's going pretty well.  I have had a couple of cravings, but I go find something else to do when they hit and after about 5 minutes I'm ok.  The only time that I really miss them is right after eating a meal.  I don't know why the urge strikes me then, but it does.  So, 6 days and counting. :)

Since it's Wednesday, we have a new challenge starting over at  Penny's.  This round, the theme is "PASTELS".  And our wonderful sponsors this week are:
                                                   

                                              with a prize of 5 digi images for the winner

with a prize of 4 images for the winner

I used Sassy Studio Designs to create my card.  I love these sassy images.  It's a good thing I don't have to pick a favorite digi designer.  I would be in serious trouble.  There are so many that I like.  And the cool thing about being an design teams is that you get to sample them all..:)

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I hope y'all have a wonderful day and God bless!

Recipe:

Image: Get Well Soon Sassy

Coloring Medium: Crayola Colored Pencils, Gamsol, BIC Markers

Sentiment: Stampendous Clearly Speaking

Ink: Versafine Onxy Black, SU Primrose Petals

Cardstock: The Paper Studio premade card base, Recollections, Neenah

Papers: Primrose and Sparrow from The Paper Studio

Gems: Studio G

Tools: Fiskar's Trimmer, ATG Gun, Corner Chomper Stub Corner, 

Challenges:

Color Throwdown--#290 

The Crafter's Cafe Challenge Steampunk

Good Morning friends.  Today being Wednesday, that means not only is it Hump Day but it's a new challenge at Crafter's Cafe.  Our theme this week is 
"STEAMPUNK".  I am truly not a steampunk designer. I can color steampunk images, but do not have the elements to create the card.  I used what I had and this is how it turned out.

I am not thrilled with it, but it works.  I used a combination of quite a few products on this card.

Thanks for stopping by today.  I hope y'all have a great day.  God bless.

Recipe:
Image: Sweet and Sassy Fall Arrangement
Coloring Medium: Crayola Colored Pencils, Gamsol
Cardstock: Recollections
No DP
Washi Tape: Hobby Lobby
Brads: Recollections
Charm: My stash
Twine: KI Memories
Tools: Fiskar's Trimmer, ATG Gun, Pop Dots, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders Classic Circles, Spellbinders Classic Scalloped Circles, Darice Steampunk Embossing Folder, Homemade spray inks, Distress Stain in Vintage Photo