New Challenge at Melonheadz Friends

Happy Monday, friends.  Thanks for joining me today for a new challenge at Melonheadz Friends. Our last challenge, "Winter Fun" brought some amazingly creative cards into our blog.  I'm glad I don't have to pick the winner.

This challenge, since it's the Valentine's season, is of course, "Valentine's".  We all have that special someone or someones that we need to make cards for, so here's your opportunity to get a few made.

Y'all know that me and my redneck self loves "Duck Dynasty".  My daughter's favorite character on the show is Uncle Si.  She thinks he is hysterical.  For Christmas, she had a list a mile long of things with Uncle Si on them.  So, I made this card for her.

I think he turned out pretty good.  As you can see, he has his infamous blue tea glass.  On the front, I used Phil's quote, but on the inside it says "That's a fact Jack", which is Uncle Si's quote.

Thanks so much for stopping by to see me today.  I hope y'all will hop on over to Melonheadz and check out what my design sisters have created.  Have a wonderful Monday and God bless y'all.

Recipe:
Image: Robertson Family Tribute (Melonheadz)
Sentiment: Same set
Coloring Medium: Crayola Colored Pencils, Gamsol, BIC Markers
Cardstock: Red (Recollections), Brown (Recollections)
Paper: DCWV, The Paper Studio
Ribbon: The Ribbon Boutique
Tools: Fiskar's Trimmer, ATG Gun, pop dots

Challenges:
Without Words--Occupations  (Si is from Duck Commander which make Duck Calls and sells them...also on Duck Dynasty on A&E)

Challenge #3 Open Minded Crafting Fun

Good Saturday Morning.  I hope all is well out there in blogland.  It seems that I finally caught the ick that the rest of my household had earlier this month (January).  It is nasty.

Our new challenge for this round is "Show Some Love".  That leaves alot to interpretation, doesn't it?  
We have some great sponsors too.

So, I decided to go with Scrapper's Delight to make my card for this challenge.

This is Draco.  He's so cute.  I used my Cutterbee Scissors and freehanded the background heart from a The Paper Studio paper pad.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I sure hope to see some of y'all's creations in our challenge. God bless y'all and have a great Saturday.

Recipe:

Image: Draco Be Mine from Scrapper's Delight

Sentiment: mine

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

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Distress Ink Vintage Photo

Cardstock: Recollections, Neenah

Paper: The Paper Studio

Gems: Queen and Co

Tools: Fiskar's Trimmer, ATG Gun, pop dots, Cutterbee Scissors

Do You Know What Day It Is?

Well, do ya???  It's Hump Day!  Yeah!!!!  I still love that camel.

Welcome to my little piece of Heaven on Earth.  I'm so glad to "see" y'all.

I am getting down to the wire with the cards I'm posting tonight.  Yep, that's me, always coming in at the last minute.

The first card I have for y'all tonight uses an image that I won from Meljen's.  I just love Melissa's images.  And guess what??? She's giving away free image of Fridays.  How cool is that?

Isn't he just the coolest?  When I saw this image, I knew I had to have it.  I pulled out some bandana paper and some black and white chevron paper and presto...A Bad Hare Day Bunny.  I think I would like to see this little guy for Easter.

Recipe:
Image: Meljen's
Coloring Medium: Crayola Colored Pencils, Gamsol, BIC Markers
Ink: Distress Ink in Fired Brick
Cardstock: Recollections
Paper: The Paper Studio Harper's Boutique, TPS $4.99 paper pack.
Gems: Queen and Co
Tools: Fiskar's Trimmer, ATG Gun, Inking Tool

Challenges:
Meljen's --#194 Not Just Black and White
Totally Paper Crafts--One For the Boys
Savy Handmade Cards--Furry Friends
Digi Sketch--One for the Men (Following the theme and sketch)



The next card I have for today features a Misteri image from Jen Leeflang's collection at Digital Stamps 4 Joy.  I almost have completed my Misteri collection...I'm sure there is another collection from Jen that I must have..:)

This one is called Misteri Praise.  I really love her.  I have always wanted to do praise dance.

Recipe:
Image: Jen Leeflang from Digital Stamps 4 Joy
Sentiment: Dee's Bugaboo Boutique
Coloring Medium: Crayola Colored Pencils, Gamsol
Cardstock: Recollections
Paper: Snap by Simple Stories, Dots by DCWV
Ribbon: The Ribbon Boutique
Tools: Fiskar's Trimmer, ATG Gun, Cutterbee Scissors

Challenges:
Digital Stamps 4 Joy--#84  Add Real Ribbon
Crazy for Challenges--#220 Color Challenge: Aqua Pink Chocolate and Cream
Party Time Tuesdays--#157 Anything Goes
Penny's Paper Crafty--#162  Spots and Dots
My Favorite Things--#161 Sketch
Word Art Wednesday--#117  Anything Goes


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

You Add Color to My Life

Hello friends.  I know I said I only had one card for Friday, but it's close enough to Saturday so I wanted to post this one. :)

Isn't this a bright and cheery card?  I like it.   It's nice to do a card with a Spring feel to it.  It's been a while.

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog.  I love to see ya.  I hope y'all have a great weekend and God bless y'all.

Recipe:
Image: Doodle Pantry
Sentiment:  Same set
Coloring Medium: Crayola Colored Pencils, Gamsol, Sakura Glitter Pens, BIC Markers
Cardstock: Colorbok
Papers: The Paper Studio Celebrate pad
Gems: Queen and Co
Tools: Fiskar's Paper Trimmer, ATG Gun, Cutterbee Scissors

Challenges:
Glitter n Sparkle--#68 Stitching
Penny's Paper Crafty--#161 Easter
MFP Speedy TV Color Challenge--#7 Bright Colors
Alphabet Challenge--Y is for Young
Creative Fingers--#21 Stitching
Daring Card Makers--Stripes
Frosted Designs--Polka Dots

Lovebug

Hello again.  Thanks for stopping by.  I have one more card for y'all today.  Kierstynne was finally able to go back to school today and since she's homeschooled, I'm one tired Mama.  It's not as easy as everyone thinks to be a homeschool Mom.  It's just as much work as going outside my home.  

Kierstynne decided she wanted her hair cut today.  She's had long hair since she was a little girl and I couldn't believe that she wanted it shorter.  The wanted a wispy, angled cut.  Here's how it turned out:

I think she looks so much older than 9 now, but I really like it.  I think I did a pretty good job on it.  Yes, I went to beauty school.

OK..now that I have shown off my mini-me, on to the card.

I used the challenge from Cardabilities #91 Sketch to make this card.  I did change it up a bit because I didn't like all the elements on the same side.  I also followed the Craft Your Passion challenge which is #197 Face the Music.  You have to make a card based on a song.  I chose George Jones' Lovebug from 1965.  I am also entering this one into the Twisted Tuesday challenge this week.  #68 is to use Washi Tape and the twist: use something that starts with a "T", "A", "P", "E".  You only have to pick one letter, but after making my card, I realized that I had all four letter....T is for Tsukineko ink, A is for American Crafts Swirl Stamps, P is for Patterned Paper from the Paper Studio, and E is for Embossing using Spellbinders Dies.  I also used the Recycling challenge at Oldie but a Goodie by recycling the heart shaped brads and turning them into glue on embellishments, and the Created with Love #73 Winged Things challenge.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  This is my last card for today and I will be back tomorrow with some more eye candy. Have a wonderful night and God bless y'all.

Recipe:
Image: Freebie from online
Stamps: American Crafts Swirls
Sentiment: On patterned paper and highlighted with Sakura Glitter gel pen
Ink: Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black
Coloring Medium: Crayola Colored Pencils, Gamsol, Chalk, Sakura Red Glitter Pen
Cardstock: Recollections (Red and Black)
Paper: The Paper Studio
Brads: American Crafts
Washi Tape: American Crafts (Dots), Recollections (Stripes)
Tools: Fiskar's Trimmer, Cutterbee Scissors, ATG Gun, pop dots, Glossy Accents, 

Also entering into the Through the Craftroom Door challenge.

Dude!

It' still Monday, but I have another card for y'all. This uses a cute set from Fred She Said.  They have some great images for sale in their store.  Y'all should check them out.

I used the Whimsie Doodles sketch for January, but I put my own spin on it.  I also used the color combination from Chromatic Craze and it's in the two designer papers.

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

Recipe:
Image: Empty Pocket Shrugger Digi Set Fred She Said
Sentiments: Same set
Coloring Medium: Crayola Colored Pencils, Gamsol, BIC Markers, Glitter Gel Pens
Cardstock: Blue, Orange (Recollections)
Papers: The Paper Studio Celebrations paper pad
Tools: Fiskar's Trimmer, ATG Gun, pop dots, Coluzzles Circle Cutter and Blade


Challenges:
Whimsie Doodles--Sketch
Sentimental Sundays-More than 3 Layers
Chromatic Craze--#6
Cardz 4 Guys--Happy Birthday

Challenge #98 at Digi Darla

Happy Monday!  Can you believe we are three weeks into the New Year already?  Man, I think this year is going to go as fast as 2013.  Either I'm getting older or time is going faster.  I'm voting for time. :)

This week our challenge at Digi Darla is an "ABC Challenge".  Your job is to pick a letter and use that as the muse for your project.  I chose the letter B.

Recipe:
Stamp: Natural Beauty by Digi Darla
Sentiment: mine
Coloring Medium: Crayola Colored Pencils, Gamsol
Papers: DCWV
Cardstock: Recollections
Flowers: The Paper Studio
Tools: Fiskars Trimmer, ATG Gun, Pop Dots

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

I'm Soda in Love with You

Hello friends.  Happy Sunday.  I hope y'all are having a great day.  It's very cold and windy here today.

Today's card is another Valentine's card.  I used an image from Robyn's Fetish to make my card.

For the first time ever, I think I took a photo that is actually straight.  I don't know why I have such a hard time getting them straight.  But I did good with this one. :)  Now to keep it up.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I hope y'all have a great rest of your day.  God bless y'all.

Recipe:
Image: Robyn's Fetish
Sentiment: Open Office Beach Thin font
Coloring Medium: Crayola Colored Pencils, Gamsol
Cardstock: Gray, Pink and Black (Recollections), Neenah Solar White
Papers: The Paper Studio's Love You 6x6
Tools: Fiskar's Trimmer, ATG Gun, Pop dots, Spellbinders Classic Ovals large and Scalloped Ovals Large, Cuttlebug,  Cuttlebug Spots and Dots embossing folder

Challenges:
Atlantic Hearts Challenge--Sketch #38
Animal Friends Challenge--Punches/Dies
Simply Create Too--#53 Valentine's or Hearts
My Time to Craft--#231  All About the Love
Hiding in My Craftroom--#133 Clean and Simple

Catch the Bug Sketch Challenge

Good Morning.  It's Sunday morning and I have a little card for y'all.  I hope y'all are enjoying your weekend.  

This is what happens when you have a nine year old constantly chattering in your ear.  When I put this card together, she was showing me something on the internet and I wasn't paying full attention.  The image should actually be turned the other way so that the ladybug is upside down.  But, it works this way too.

Thanks so much for stopping in to see me today.  I hope y'all have a wonderful day.  God bless.

Recipe:
Image:My stash
Sentiment: Open Office  Clipper Script font
Coloring Medium: Crayola Colored Pencils, Gamsol
Cardstock: Recollections
Paper: none
Ribbon: Hobby Lobby
Button: My stash
Dies: Spellbinders Fancy Labels, Classic Squares Large, Classic Scalloped Squares Large
EF: Woodgrain by The Paper Studio
Tools: Fiskar's Trimmer, ATG Gun, pop dots, glue dots, Cutterbee Scissors

Be Yourself

TGIF.  It's been a long week here for us.  Everyone is feeling better around here.  My father in law is still in the hospital.  They have determined that he has something more than pneumonia going on.  His sugar is way out of whack too. 

I'm so glad that y'all decided to drop in for a visit.  I really appreciate the time you spend looking at my creations.  It really means a lot to me.

The card I have made for today is an Easel card.  I love these, but don't make them too often.

I used one of Anna's image from Cuttlebug Cuties to make this monochrome black and white card.

Thanks again for stopping in to see me.  I hope y'all have a great weekend.  God bless.

Recipe:
Stamp: Cuddlebug Cuties
Sentiment: Fiskar's Friendship stamp set
Coloring Medium: Crayola Colored Pencils, Gamsol, Sakura Clear Star Glitter pen, BIC Marker in pink, yellow
Cardstock: Recollections, Georgia Pacific, Neenah Solar White
Paper: DCWV, The Paper Studio Harper's Bazaar
Gems: Queen and Co, Recollections
Ribbon: Hobby Lobby
Tools: Fiskar's Trimmer, ATG Gun, pop dots, glue dots, The Paper Studio Label punches: 2.5" and 3", Martha Stewart Butterfly punch, Zig 2 way Squeeze and Roll glue pen


Challenges Entered:
My Time to Craft--Easel Cards
Friends of Speedy TV--#107  Black and White
Creative Craft Challenges 2--#1  New  (Ribbon)
Digi Galore--Monochrome
Sparkles Monthly--New Stash (Ribbon)
Milk Coffee Challenges--Monochrome

Melonheadz Friends Challenge

Good Morning, friends.  I hope y'all had a great weekend.  Thank you for joining me for the first challenge of the new year at Melonheadz Friends. We have a great challenge for y'all this fortnight. Birthdays..who doesn't need cards for that occasion all the time.

I chose the "50's Bundle" to make my card.  I remember when I was a girl, my grandmother made me a poodle skirt.  I loved it and it was black and pink just like this one.  I even had saddle shoes. This bundle comes with those cute little records.  I added the name of some of the songs that were popular in the 50's.

Recipe:
Stamps: Melonheadz 50's Bundle
Sentiment: mine  (inside says: You were born)
Coloring Medium: Crayola Colored Pencils, Gamsol
Paper: The Paper Studio
Cardstock: Recollections, GP White
Tools: Fiskar's Trimmer, Cutterbee scissors, Sakura White Gel Pen, Zig Millennium black pen, ATG Gun, pop dots

Thanks so much for joining me today.  I hope y'all have a fantastic Monday.  God bless!

First post as a Kenny K Core 4

Good Morning.  I am so excited today.  This is my first post as a Core 4 member of Kenny K's Krafty Krew.  I have been in love with Kenny's images since I discovered digital stamps.  I love how they are so fun and funky.  I was totally phyched to be part of the team for 2014.

Our first challenge of the new year is "Sparkle". There are so many images in the store that work well with this challenge.  I chose to work with Delores D'ammage.

Recipe:
Stamp: Delores D'ammage by Kenny K
Coloring Medium: Crayola Colored Pencils, Gamsol, Sakura Glitter Gel Pen in Clear Star
Paper: Authentique
Cardstock: Recollections
Flowers: AC Moore
Gem: The Paper Studio
Lace: My stash
Tools: Fiskars Trimmer, ATG Gun, Hot Glue Gun

Thanks so much for joining me for my first post as a Kenny K Core 4 Member.  I hope y'all have a great day.  God bless ya!


Challenges:
Robyn's Fetish --Use a digi
Avenue 613--Color Challenge
Simply Create 2--Anything Goes
Crafty Hands--#5  Anything Goes
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge--#240  Anything Goes
Crafty Creations Challenges--#253 Anything Goes
The Paper Shelter--Anything Goes
Creative Card Crew--#52 Anything Goes
Creative Craft Challenges 2--#26  Anything Goes
Crafting from the Heart--#3 Anything Goes
Cards Galore Challenges--#1 Anything Goes
Sparkle and Sprinkle--Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly--Pick of the Year (I chose Feb. 5th...anything goes.)
Through the Craft Room Door--Anything Goes

12 Days of Creepmas Day 12

Welcome to my blog and the last post for the 12 Days of Creepmas.  It's rather bittersweet that this is the last post for this holiday blog hop.  Now I have wait a whole year to do another.  I sure hope y'all have enjoyed these last twelve days of beautiful projects created by our Jolly Bloggers.  Also, a big thank you to Terra and Tori for all their hard work in putting this together.

Today, I finally get to use a Smeared and Smudged stamp.  I received my first shipment a few weeks ago, from the Smeared and Smudged Rubber Stamp Club.  I am using three of the images from the Dark Holidaze set by Rick St. Dennis.

I began by stamping all three images with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  I masked off the bottoms of each image and stamped some snow drifts.  I colored these images with Crayola colored pencils and Gamsol as well as a couple of BIC Markers. I then inked the whole thing with DI Tumbled Glass and Vintage Photo to age it.  The papers are from Harper's Bazaar and Luca and Lola from the Paper Studio.  I should have added a sentiment but I forgot. :)

I sure hope y'all have a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year.  I will continue to be posting different projects for my design teams.  I do have an announcement.  I have been selected to be part of three new teams beginning in January.  Open Minded Crafting, Clear it Out Challenges, and I am part of the Core 4 at Kenny K's.  How exciting is my new year going to be?  Stay tuned for some great DT examples. :)

Mondays with Digi Darla

Good Morning.  Can you believe that today is the day before Christmas Eve?  Man, it's crazy.  I still have some shopping to do, so that's what I will be doing this evening.

Since today is Monday, that means a new challenge at Digi Darla.  Our challenge this week is an Anything Goes challenge.  These are always fun because we never know what we are going to see in the entries.

For my card, I used an adorable penguin.

Told y'all he was adorable.  I colored him with BIC Markers.  I used a Spellbinder's Hexagon die to cut him out.  I added some black faux stitching around the edges.  The papers are all from the Santa and Friends 6x6  paper stack from The Paper Studio.  I added some snowflakes from a Recollections pack.  The card stock is a light blue from Recollections.

I hope y'all like my little penguin.  I hope you will decide to enter the new Digi Darla challenge.

I pray that each and every one of you have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!  God bless y'all.

Day 11 of the 12 Days of Creepmas Blog Hop

Welcome to my blog.  We are on the Christmas countdown here at my house.  My daughter has finished her Christmas shopping and has all her presents wrapped and under the tree.  I am not finished shopping, nor do I have anything wrapped yet.  I do have all my cards made and ready to be dropped in the mail..yeah, they are going to be late :) and I have finished all my hand made Christmas presents.  I will be posting pictures after Christmas because my mom and my mil both read my blog and I don't want the surprise to be revealed.

For today's card, I have used an Ike's Image.  I just Suzy's images.  She's so creative.

I was feeling not so Christmasy when I made this card.  I have been feeling this way for the past few weeks.  And now, I have been diagnosed with Shingles.  I am in lots of pain but I am pushing through.

I used some papers from the Harper's Bazaar paper pad from The Paper Studio to make this card.  I used my Crayola's to color in this chick.  The sentiment is mine and the card stock is Recollections and GP.

Thanks for stopping by today.  I hope y'all have a great day.  Make sure to stop in on Monday for the final card in the Smeared and Smudged 12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop.  I have received my first set of rubber stamps from the club and I am going to use it to be able to participate in Smeared Ink Day.  Stay tuned.

Day 9 of the 12 Days of Creepmas

Howdy!  Welcome to Day 9 of the Smeared and Smudged 12 Days of Creepmas Blog Hop.  As usual, the blog roll is posted to the right of this post and if you need a refresher of the rules, prizes and winners, please hop over to Terra's blog (First on the list) and check them out.

For today's project, I have created a card.  Shocking right? :)

Isn't he cute?  He is an image drawn by Vince Ballard.  He is a great artist with some fantabulous images.  I colored this guy with Crayola colored pencils and added a bit of glitter gel pen.  The patterend papers are from The Paper Studio.  I used Recollections card stock for the base and the mats. The sentiment is from my computer.  I did ink the edges with Fired Brick Distress Ink.

Make sure to hop on through the blog roll to see some amazing projects.  Stay tuned for Day 10 on Thursday.  Have a very creeptastic day.

Digi Darla Challenge # 93

Hello there my friends.  Today is Monday and  that means a new challenge at Digi Darla.  Our challenge this week is "Use Felt or Wool."  You can use felt or wool in any way, shape or form as long as it's visible and recognizable on your project.

I had these cute little felt cupcakes sitting on my desk just waiting for a project.  They looked a little naked so I cut a piece of card stock and scored it with my score board to look like a cupcake paper wrapper.

I know it's Christmas time, but we all need Birthday cards all year, right?  I used two papers from The Paper Studio and the card stock is Colorbok.  The sentiment is from Digi Darla.  

I hope that you will think about joining us for this challenge.  I would love to see what you come up with.

Thanks for stopping by today.  I truly appreciate the time y'all take to stop by my blog.  God bless!

Day 4 of the 12 Days of Creepmas

Welcome to Day 4 of the 12 Days of Creepmas sponsored by Smeared and Smudged.  Terra and Tori have been at it again.  They works so hard.  Make sure to stop by Terra's blog and leave her some love.

For today's project, I have made a card using a cute little Frankenstein.  Who says Frankie has to be strictly for Halloween?

I printed out the image onto Neenah Solar White card stock and inked around the edges with DI Vintage Photo.  I found this santa hat on my computer and enlarged it enough to fit Frankie.  The sentiment is mine.  I used two pattered papers from The Paper Studio and card stock from Recollections to complete the card.  Those little presents are from a sticker pack that I picked up a few years ago at Walmart and the sparkly red snowflake is from Christmas last year at Michael's.

I hope y'all have enjoyed this little creepmas card and make sure to visit all the blogs on the right side of this post to see some amazing creations.  I'll be back on the 9th for Day 5.

Day 2---12 Days of Creepmas

Welcome back to the 2nd day of the 12 Days of Creepmas.  Did you guys see all the wonderful projects from Sunday?  Wowza.  I sure missed all the great projects from the 31 Days of Halloween, but I'm getting my fix now.

If y'all just happened to stumble upon my blog, make sure you go back to the beginning and visit Terra's blog for all the information.  You will find the entire blog roll as well as the scheduled blog post days to the right of this post.

I started this blog with a classic....Poe.  Today, I thought I would do a funny, off center card.

When I saw this image, I had to laugh.  I can just picture some poor father, trying to liven up Christmas for his children getting stuck in the chimney.  The image, one I found for free on the web, had a sentiment on it, but I wanted to change it.  I fussy cut the image out after coloring it with BIC Markers.  I used a speech bubble from DS4J and wrote the sentiment.  The papers are from DCWV and The Paper Studio.  The green card stock is Recollections and the card base is GP from Walmart.  I used a die cut that a friend of mine sent me and added two gold brads.

I hope y'all enjoyed this card and that it made you giggle just a bit.  Stay tuned for Thursday's card. Have a wonderful day and God bless y'all.

Horsing Around

Hi there.  I have a birthday card that I made for one of Kierstynne's friends to show y'all today.  She is obsessed with horses.  She is even taking riding lessons now.  Dani loves them.

I decided to go with black and white for this card.  I used the running horse from the Inkadinkado set "Horses".  I inked up the stamp with Versafine Black Onyx ink and stamped it three times without reinking.  This gives the appearance of the horse running across the page.  The sentiment is The Paper Studio "Clearly Speaking".  I added some black and white gingham ribbon and three black rhinestones to finish off the card.

Dani's party was a Thanksgiving morning breakfast and when she saw this card, she had a fit.  Yeah, she loved it.

Thanks for stopping in.  I hope y'all have a great night and keep warm.  God bless y'all.