Thanks a Bunch, Sweet Summer Fun, Happy Birthday to You

Hello.  Welcome to my blog.  I have three cards for y'all tonight.  I've been working right along.

The first card is a Thank You Card.  I used an image from Meljen's Designs.  

Challenges I am entering for this card:

Meljen's--Colorful Cardstock

Cupcake Inspiration--Color Challenge

Avenue 613--Anything Goes with optional Friendship Day

Craftin' Desert Divas--Sketch Challenge

My next card uses the Monthly Challenge Image from Lacy Sunshine called Honey Sticky Wings.  You can purchase it in the store for $2 so you can participate in the challenge.  I used sentiments from Stampin' Up.

Challenges I am Entering with this card:

Lacy Sunshine--Summer with Honey Sticky Wings

The Squirrel and the Fox--Inspired by a Song or Movie (I used the movie "Bee Movie")

Through the Purple Haze--Sweet Summer
Crafty Sentiments--Add a Sentiment
Fantastic Tuesday--Anything Goes
Just Us Girls--Ribbon

My last card uses as image from Dustin Pike.  I just love his dragon images.  His monkey ones are cute too. I used a paper pack that I received free when I bought a magazine this month.

In the Pink--Animal Antics
Crazy 4 Challenges--Bunting/Banners
Craft Your Passion--Sweet Treats
Cards and More--Green and Pink

Clear It Out Blog Hop

Welcome, friends, to Clear It Out's 3rd Anniversary
Blog Hop.  We have a great line up for y'all today. Please take the time to visit each of the design team's blogs and see what they have created.

Each blog hop stop will have some prizes.  There are also prizes on the Clear It Out blog.



Our theme this week is Birthdays and our stash item is Bling.

We have two great sponsors for our hop.  First up, we have 


They are offering three (3) images for one random winner.

Secondly, we have


They have three (3) images for one random winner, also.

 Winners will be announced on the CIO blog next Tuesday.


Here is the card that I made using a Scribbles Designs image.

This is the Blog Hop List:

Barbara
Sujin
Emily---You are Here!! :)
Kathy
Jenni
Judith
Erin
Laura
Clear It Out


Like I said earlier, each person has something to give away on their blog.  For my prize, I have a surprise embellishment package.  What do you have to do to win you ask? Become a follower and leave a comment on this post and I will have my daughter pick a winner from the entries.  I will post the winner on my CIO blog post next Tuesday.

Thanks for stopping by today.  I hope y'all enjoy the hop and make sure to leave some love for all the design team.  Have a wonderful day and God bless.

Recipe:
Image: Scribbles Designs
Sentiment: Sizzix Die and Stamp set by Stephanie Barnard
Ink: Memento Bahama Blue, Versafine Black Onyx
Coloring Medium: Crayola Colored Pencils, Gamsol, Sakura Glitter Clear Star Pen, BIC Marker
Cardstock: Recollections, GP
Papers: The Paper Studio
Bling: Queen and Co
Tools: Fiskar's Trimmer, ATG Gun, Pop Dots, The Paper Studio Wood Grain Embossing Folder, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders Classic Scalloped Ovals, Banner die from Sizzix set


Challenges I would like to enter:
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge--#247 Recipe Challenge
Card Making Mamas--Stack It Up
Craftitude--#59 Music Themed (I used the song, "What Does the Fox Say" for my card)
Crazy 4 Challenges--#224 Inspired by Music (the song, "What Does the Fox Say?" inspired me)
Glitter and Sparkle--#73 Bright Funky Colors
Card Mania--Use a Sentiment
Incy Wincy--Birthdays
Love to Create--#104  Anything Goes

Dreams Really Do Come True

Hello my crafty friends.  I hope y'all are having a great day.  I'm just waiting for my hubby to get home from work, so I thought I would post my card for today. 

This little cutie is from Melissa over at Meljen's Challenges.  Isn't she a cute little ice skater?  The challenge for this week is Paper Piecing.  I paper pieced her dress, bow, cheeks and ear.   I also used a sketch from Friday Sketch to design this card.

Thanks for stopping in to take a gander at what I made today.  I hope y'all have a great night.  God bless.

Recipe:
Image:  Meljen's
Sentiment: Recollections
Ink: SU Primrose Pink
Coloring Medium: Crayola Colored Pencils, Gamsol, Sakura Glitter Gel Pen in Clear Star
Cardstock: Colorbok, GP, DCWV Silver
Papers: Sent to me by a friend
Pearls: Queen and Co
Tools: Fiskar's Trimmer, ATG Gun, X-acto Corner Rounder, Pop Dots

Challenges:
Meljens--#197 Love You to Pieces  (Paper Piecing)
Friday Sketch--#63
Card Makin' Mamas--#80 Make It Sparkle
Addicted to Stamps--#76 Pink and White
Creatalicious--#60 Pearls and Glitter

Get Well Soon

Hi there.  Welcome to my blog.  The card I made for this post I am giving to my husband.  He is so sick. I hope this makes him feel better and lets him know that I care.

Isn't he a cute little sick bear.  And it fits so well with my husband because all he's been able to eat for the past few days is soup.

I appreciate y'all stopping by my little piece of cyberland today.  Have a wonderful day and God bless.

Recipe:
Stamp: Meljen's Sick Little Bear
Sentiment: Old stamp from my stash
Ink: Versafine Black Onyx; Memento Bahama Blue
Coloring Medium: Crayola Colored Pencils, Gamsol; Spectrum Noir BGR 1
Cardstock: Recollections Blue; Colorbok Yellow; Georgia Pacific White; Neenah Solar White
Paper: DCWV; Authentique Essentials
Gems: Queen and Co
Tools: Fiskar's Trimmer; ATG Gun

Entered Into:
Meljen's Designs--#192  Bullseye
My Creative Moments Word Play Saturday--Yellow
Musically Challenged--Use a song from a movie (I used Teddy Bear Picnic from the movie Open Season)

Beauty

Good Morning Folks.  Happy Wednesday.  Looks like it's going to be a beautiful day.  As I sit here posting this, I can hear the birds singing outside my window.  What a beautiful sound.

Today, I have a card for you that showcases one of Meljen's cute little ladies.  Her name is Little Lady Claire and you can find her here.

I began by coloring Claire with Spectrum Noir pens.  I added some glitter pens to highlight the swirls and hearts around her and her jewelry.  After trimming down the image, I matted it onto a Lavender card stock from Recollections.  The DPs are from DCWV and Colorbok.  I had this sentiment in my stash and used a punch to cut it out.  I used the same Lavender to make a mat for the sentiment and popped it up with pop dots.  

Thank you so much for stopping by today.  I hope you enjoyed your visit.  God bless y'all.

Challenges:
Meljen's--Opposites Attract: Yellow and Purple
Robyn's Fetish--Die Cuts/Punches
Created with Love--Anything Goes
TTCRD--Anything Goes

Meljen's Challenge Card

Good afternoon crafty friends.  So glad you took a moment of your time to stop in.  I have been a busy little beaver today.  Even though I don't feel well, my mojo is still on full.

The card I have for y'all today is for Meljen's Designs challenge for this week..a sketch.

I used Meljen's cute little goose to make this card.  I used colored pencils and OMS on the image.  I then added some glitter gel pens to highlight the flowers and swirls.  I made the card base from green Recollections card stock using my Fiskar's Shape Maker.  It's a 4" card.  The DP is from American Crafts and I die cut it with the same Shape Maker.  I matted the image, after die cutting and embossing with a Nestabilities Classic Circle Large die, onto a circle of Recollections pink card stock.  Adding two buttons from my stash finished up this cute card.

Thanks again for stopping by.  God bless y'all.

Challenges:
Meljen's Designs--#157 Sketch Challenge
One Stop Craft Challenge--#226 Buttons and Bows (the bow is on the image)

Celebration

Good Morning friends.  It's been a while since I have posted.  I have been in a bit of a funk.  But, I'm back and ready to show y'all what I have been making this week.

I have a cute image from Meljen's this morning.

I just love this sweet little donkey.  He looks ready to party.  I began this card with a 5" square Red card base.  I printed off the image onto Neenah card stock and colored him with Chromatix pens.  I cut him out so I could pop him up on the card.  I also printed out the coordinating sentiment and colored it then added some Glitter Pen.  I trimmed a piece of GCD DP using both sides of the paper.  I added a little cupcake brad to finish off the card.

Thanks for joining me this morning.  Have a truly blessed day.

Challenge:
Meljen's--Birthday

A Spoonful of Friendship

Hi there.  Welcome back to my blog.  Getting up at 6 am must have energized me.  I got four cards done before 11 am.  I have two more in the process of being put together.

This one uses an image from Meljen's. 

What a cute little poodle.  I printed out the image on Neenah card stock and used my Spectrum Noir pens to add the color.  I rounded the corners and matted the image on a pink panel from Colorbok.  I made the card base from the same pink and it measures 5.5" square.  I added two different DPs from K and Co. and the panel of green card stock is from Colobok.  I had those two flowers in my stash so I stuck them on.  I took a Sakura Glitter pen and added some sparkle in different places.

I colored the "icing" on the little poodle's head with pink, but it blends in with the body color in the picture.

Thanks again for stopping by.  I hope y'all are having a great Wednesday.  God bless y'all.

Challenges:
Meljen's Designs--Sketch Challenge #150

A Friend Loves at All Times

I'm back again with another card for y'all.  This is the last one for now.  I promise.  Maybe later on tonight I might have another one or two or ten...lol

This cute little guy is from Meljens Digis.  And the sentiment is from Dee's Bugaboo Boutique. If you are looking for some wonderful Christian sentiments, check her out...HERE

When I was first beginning this card, I thought to myself..UH OH..you picked the wrong color scheme.  I didn't like it.  But, the more I looked at it and added the flowers in the corners, I began to like it more and more.   I used my Neenah card stock and love the way the bear turned out.  I also pulled out my  #1 favorite die..my rose die.  I am addicted to this die.  It makes my roses look so much better.

I started out with a white card base from HOTP.  I added a piece of mustard yellow card stock from Colorbok.  The DP is from Heidi Grace's One Fine Day pack.  I added some Glitter Gel Pen for some sparkle. The die cut leaves were a gift from my special friend, Jan who is Precious Kitty's Creations.  Thanks Jan.  I added some pearls to the center of the roses to finish them off.  I used my Nestabilities to cut out the sentiment and the circles.

Thanks again y'all for taking the time to see what I have created.  God bless y'all.

Challenges:
Crafts 4 Eternity--#111 Teddy Bear Picnic
Meljen's--#147 All You Need is Love
Friday Sketch Challenge--#37