A New Home




Can you see the birdhouse charm?  Clicking on the pic enlarges it.

 

It's time for the Paper Pretties Challenge.  This one is going to be  one you'll have to enter.  It's "PWC147 -Bring on the Bling".   I know you all just love using your bling.  For my card I added the bling to the corners and to the one of the mugs.  I'm sure you can find some spots to add a little extra sparkle onto your card, so bling it up and link it up.  Need a little more inspiration, here's the link to the Paper Pretties Challenge blog, that's where you'll find the details for the challenge, Mr. Linky to link up your creation and some more cards by the other members of the design team.  I can guarantee you, you'll like what you see there.





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Last summer my dear friend's daughter was married.  Now she and her husband have purchased their first home.  How exciting for them!    The "Brew Your Coffee" stamp features a bunch of little birdies and their homes so I inked it up to make a congratulations card for them.  

Working with this image is fun.  In case you can't make out the sentiment it says "Home is where you brew your coffee and sip your tea" so it works for just about anybody (I do know one person who drinks neither coffee nor tea, but she's weird). 

Here's the deets:

stamp - Paper Pretties "Brew Your Coffee"

ink - Memento Tuxedo Black

paper - the card base is red on front, it was from a box of assorted colored cards from the craft store;  Stampin' Up "Soft Sky" cs for mat; Georgia Pacific white cs; October Afternoon "Modern Homemaker" dp (I saw this on Stamp Owl's cards and had to have it!)

miscellaneous - copics; ribbon; twine; charm; Stampin' Up corner punch; Taylor's Tiny Twinkles; button

Here's the challenges:

Paper Pretties PWC147 - Bring on the Bling

City Crafter Week 50 - Celebrate Good Times

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you'll come back again.  Now go get you bling out and join us in the Paper Pretties Challenge, we can't wait to see what you make. 

Bunny Hansel

Hey kiddies, are you ready for another calorie free recipe from Katie?  Of course you are.  So here's this week's challenge #55 from Cooking It Up With Katie:  "Sparkle, Shimmer and Shine".  I like sparkly and shiny stuff so this is right up my alley.  Too bad my photographic abilities are not that great because there's lots of stickles on this little guy (I assume he's a guy because the name is Hansel)

This week the challenge is sponsored by Pizzaz Aplenty.  You can find all the challenge details, more fun cards created by the rest of the design team and the ever important Mr. Linky thingie by clicking here.


If you're a regular visitor to my blog or a stamping buddy you may be wondering what the heck is that image doing here.  If you're not one of the aforementioned you probably don't know that I am put off by stamps that have people without noses and mouths.  How the heck do they breathe.  If I look at them long enough I feel a little suffocated (seriously).  What's really odd is that I am not bothered by images of people without heads.  I just figure if the head were visible they'd have a nose and a mouth.  I never said that the way I think makes sense.  


Here's the deets:

Don't forget the inside.


stamp - CC Designs "Bunny Hansel"
ink - Memento Tuxedo Black; Ranger "Tattered Rose"
paper - MFT "Sweet Tooth" cs for base; Stampin' Up "Old Olive" cs; Georgia Pacific white cs; October Afternoon "Ducks In a Row" dp
miscellaneous - copics; Nesties Labels 4; ribbon; twine; charm; mini yellow brads; flower brads;  Stampin' Up rhinestone brads; stickles; gelly roll

Here's the challenges:
Cooking It Up with Katie #55 - Sparkle, Shimmer and Shine
Kaboodle Doodle #60 - Spring Has Spring
Really, Reasonable Ribbon #20 - One for the Boys (Hansel is a boy, that's why I mage him a blue bunny instead of a pink bunny)
One Stop Craft week 124 - Fairies and Angels (he has wings)
CES #29 - Die Cut Crazy
Fairy Fun Fridays #49 - Oh So Spring
Stamp Something - Spring Somethings 
Pile It On -  PIO#13 - Cutie Patootie

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you'll come back again. Now go get inky and make something for the Cooking It Up With Katie Challenge.

Testing

Isn't he handsome?  I realize you aren't here to see my kitty.  I've had trouble with my blog and not being able to get photos to appear so this is my test to see it it'll stay.  Now I have to see if I can get the photos back onto the post they were deleted from.

HELP!

Can anybody help this non-techy type figure out what's going on with blogger.  This morning the post below this had 3 photos in it.  I was reading the comments and when I came back they were gone. 
I tried to edit them in but they disappeared again.
I tried to do a new post of the same material and the pics disappeared.  When I went to delete the post the pictures show at the bottom of the post and ask if I want to delete them but they no longer appear in the post where I positioned them.  I checked the original post and it's the same.
I looked at the help menu but don't understand any of the stuff that is in there.  can anybody explain in a non techy way how I can fix this?

A Spring Garden

Every week I find myself asking "Where does Rachel find these photos?"  These are some amazing cupcakes and they are the inspiration for this week's Cupcake Inspiratons challenge CIC104.  The sponsor this week is Paper Pretties, a company that is very near and dear to my heart.  I'm very luckyand proud to be a member of their design team 

The inspiration for my card came from the vibrant spring colors.  They are so cheerful and I just happen to have a new pad of paper that features spring flowers.  The image is from the new digtal set "Easter Babies".  It's being sold as a fund raiser, all the proceeds from the sales of the set (minus the paypal fees) will be donated to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.  Since they are a digital set they will be immediately available for you to use, just in time to get your Easter cards or projects started. 

Here's the deets:

stamp - Paper Pretties "Easter Babies" digital images

ink - HP printer

paper - MFT "Banana Split" cs for mats; Stampin' Up "Certainly Celery" cs for mat; Georgia Pacific white cs; K & Co "TC Cottage Garden" dp

miscellaneous - copics; Recollections mini brads; Spare Parts pin; charm; rick rack; sewing machine; Nesties "Big Scalloped Rectangles"

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Here's the challenges:

Stampin' Royalty SR#64 - sketch

Sew Many Challenges #48 - Spring Fling

Fairy Fun Challenges #49 - Oh So Spring

Terrically Thrilling Thursday Challenge - Think Warm use mostly warm colors - reds, yellows and oranges

Polka Doodles week 12 - Spring has Sprung

Freshly Brewed #40 - 2 or more embellies

Creative Cottage - Spring has Sprung

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you'll come back again.  Don't forget to stop by the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge blog for all the details of this week's challenge as well as the link for your creation.  I look forward to visiting your blogs to see what you've done.

Putting the fun in Fund Raiser




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  When I was making winter cards I wanted to put some snow on them but darn if I couldn't find my Polar White Flower Soft.  I looked and looked and it didn't turn up but I knew it would so I refused to buy more because I figure this jar will last for the rest of my life and at least 3 generations of crafters after me. 
For my winter cards I picked up a different product and really liked it so that worked out for me and just the other day, now that winter cards and snow are pretty much done I found the Flower Soft.  Does this sound like your life?  I thought so.  Maybe we should change our names to Murphy. 
Finding the Flower Soft turned out to be a good thing because it looks really good on this little lamb.  Isn't this lamb just adorable!?  It's a new digi image that's available from Paper Pretties.  It's part of a set of Easter/Spring images designed by Joni Stringfield.

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Because they are digital you'll get them right away so you can start working with them right away and have plenty of time to make decorations and to get your cards in the mail. 
AND this can be a totally guilt free purchase because Paper Pretties' owner Heather has made this a fund raiser for Cystic Fibrosis.  See, you'll be doing a good deed when you buy this set.  All the proceeds (less Pay Pal fees) from this sale will be donated to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. 
Stop over to the Paper Pretties blog where you can see the rest of the set and get all the details.  You'll be glad you did.

Here's the deets:
stamp - Paper Pretties digi "Easter Babies" set
ink - HP printer
paper - Stampin' Up "Soft Sky" cs for base; SU "Soft Sky" dp;
miscellaneous - copics; Jolee bling in corners; Taylor's Tiny Twinkles around mat; Nestibilities circle and lacey circle die; charm; burlap twine; Webster's pages "Little Whimsies" heart; ribbon; rick rack; lace; twill; Creative Memory scalloped corner punch; sewing machine; polar white "Flower Soft"

Here's the challenges:
DYSU #12 - Shine On
Delightful Sketches - ribbon and pastels
Creative Belli  #113 - the letter "C" (charm and then there's the cute and cuddly lamb AND the soft sky paper is old)
Freshly Brewed #40 - 2 or more embellies
Ladybug Crafts Ink - Monochromatic
Going Grey with Scrap Creations- Spring Has Sprung
Cupcake Craft Inspirations - Monochromatic
Cardmadfairy Digi Days #34 - Back to Nature
Wee Memories - Cute and Cuddly

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you'll come back again.  Don't forget to check out the "Easter Babies" digi stamps at  Paper Pretties your purchase will benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

Joy Ride



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 Not too long ago I saw a pink Vespa parked at Walmart of all places and my heart skipped a beat. What a fun vehicle. If it were the least bit practical I'd have to buy one. Heck, if gas prices keep going up I just may have to buy one. Can you imagine how mortified my daughter will be when I go to pick her up at school. Hmmm....


This week the Cat's Pajama is having a photo inspiration challenge.








Last weekend I got my itchy little hands on this fun dp, which I purchased to use with this stamp.  The plan was to use the pair somehow this week.  When I saw the inspiration photo I was tickled pink (I know you did not just groan at me cause you aren't that rude).  Ahhh, I love when my plans work out.  Life if good.

 

Here's the deets:
stamps - the Cat's Pajamas "Joy Ride"
ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
paper - Stampin' Up "River Rock" and "Groovy Guava"cs  for mats; Georgia Pacific white cs for image and sentiment; My Favorite Things "Sweet Tooth" cs for card base and mat; My Mind's Eye "Good Day Sunshine" dp
miscellaneous - copics; SU rhinestone brad for headlight; gelly roll; mini brads; charm (it reads "misfit") burlap twine; sewing machine; buttons; Creative Memory cutting system; MFT die-namics "Layered Labels" die

Here's the challenges:
The Cat's Pajamas TCPTUES151 - photo inspiration
Southern Girls - Add an Animal
Crafty Creations #111 - in Stitches
Crafts and Me #27 - Anything Goes
Sugar Creek Hollow - Anything Goes
One Stop Craft - Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
2 Sisters #31 - Furry Friends

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you'll come back.


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Happy Birthday Frances!

It's time for another Paper Pretties birthday blog hop.  Today we're celebrating Frances Byrne's big day. The hop starts at the Paper Pretties blog so if you just popped here on your own why not go to the beginning.   Many of you probably know Frances as Stamp Owl.  That's her name at Splitcoast Stampers.  Splitcoast is where I started my on line pursuit of stamping.  There were two stampers works that I kept noticing and one of them was Frances.  I became an immediate fan and now I am honored to be on a design team with her.  Lucky for me she's very patient and helpful, not to mention encouraging and supportive. 



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So I mentioned earlier that there were two women on Splitcoast that I noticed immediately.  The other stamper I noticed right away was Cindy Haffner.  Isn't it funny that they are both on the Paper Pretties team and how lucky  for me to be able to work/play with these terrifically talented women.  So now it's time for you to move onto the next stop on the hop and you can see for yourself what I mean cause your next stop is Cindy Haffner's Corner.

If you get lost at any time just go to the Paper Pretties blog and you can find the list of the participants and links to the blogs.

Here's the deets:

stamp - Paper Pretties "Make a Wish Sohpia"

ink - Memento "Tuxedo Black"; Stampin' Up "Pretty in Pink" (for sentiment)

paper - Georgia Pacific white cs;  MFT "Pink Lemonade" cs for card base; dark pink "Urban Oasis" cs for mat; My Mind's Eye "Dreamy" dp; I don't know who made the pink polka dotted paper
miscellaneous- copics; stickles; cahrm; twine; lace; riboon; glossy accents (on her shoes); sewing machine; mini brads, flower brads; EK Success "Candle" border punch; Stampin' Up circle and scalloped circle punch

Here's the challenges:
Little Claire's #3 - Pink and Green
Let's Ink It Up #11 - die cuts and punches
Stamp Something - Something Sweet
Fairy  Fun Fridays #48 - It's My Party
Splitcoast Stamper March Fan Club - Central Theme - CT0311 - comemmorating special days

Thanks for stopping by, please come back again.  Enjoy the rest of the hop!

Birthday Girl



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 Can you ever have enough birthday cards?  Seems I'm always looking for one so for this week's MFT challenge I decided to go with a birthday stamp and inked up the a la Mode "Birthday Girl".  The paper is from a package I've been wanting to break open for awhile, it's "Up, Up and Away" by Kaiser Craft.  The colors and images could be used for a masculine card.  But if you dress it up with lots of soft pink embellies it becomes feminine and romantic.

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Here's the deets:
stamp - My Favorite Things a la Modes "Birthday Girl"
ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
paper - Georgia Pacific white cs for image; Recollections beige and dark brown cs for mats; Kaiser Craft "Up, Up and Away" dp
miscellaneous - copics; beige burlap twine; charm; rick rack; prima flowers; mini brads, brads; sewing machine;

Here's the challenges:
My Favortie Things Wednesday Stamp Club MFTWSC11 - sketch
Corrosive #108 - recipe 3dp, 2 ribbons, 1 image
Shabby Tea Room #53 - Party Time
Kaboodle Doodle #58 - Happy Birthday
Sugar Creek Hollow - Anything Goes
CES #28 - Use your favorite song or inspired by a song (the Beatles "Birthday" "you say it's your birthday, it's my birhtday too, yeah!)
Stamp Something - Something Sweet
Terrifically Thrilling Thursday - Show Us What You Got
L'il Red Wagon #72 - Office supplies (brads, we used them in the dark ages to hold reports together
Simon Says - Happy Birthday

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you'll come back again.

Painting Eggs



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 Spring is my favorite time of year but here in Florida it feels more like the middle of summer felt in my old stomping grounds.  MInd you I'm not complaining.  It's quite enjoyable.  But it is Spring so I'm in the mood to make Spring cards which is why I chose to use the penguins decorating an egg stamp.  The sketch is  the Cat's Pajama's challenge for this week.  Banners have become a big thing in the paper crafting community and when I see them I marvel at how good they look, but they don't come easily to me, well, that's why it's a challenge!

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Here's the deets:
stamp - the Cat's Pajamas "Spring Fling"
ink - Brilliance "Graphite Black"; Stampin' Up "Soft Sky"
paper - Georgia Pacific white cs for stamps; October Afternoon "Ducks in a Row" dp; MFT "Sno-Cone" cs for base; Stampin' Up yellow (from an "in color" pack) cs for mats
miscellaneous - copics; brads; ribbon; button; charm; pink burlap twine; sewing machine; Nesties "Curved Rectangles"; corner punch

Here's the challenges:
The Cat's Pajamas TCPTUES150 - sketch
JUGS #76 - Baja Breeze, So Saffron, Soft Sky and Pink Pirouette
Raise the Bar #58 - Pixie inspiration (I was inspired by the colors)
DYSO #11 - Add a Bow
If the Shoe Fits FF#71- Aquamarine
Wee Memories - Cute and Cuddly

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you'll come back again.

Darling Daisies




Oops, what happened, there's no charm.  Click on the photo to enlarge.

  EEK! That's the sound I made when I saw the challenge photo for this week's Cupcake Inspirations Challenge. You should have seen my cat jump.
Those daisy cupcakes are just gorgeous.  Week after week I marvel at the beautiful pastries Rachel finds for our inspiration. 
Years ago I took all three of the Wilton cake decorating classes so I have an idea of what went into making them.  It was a lot of fun taking the classes, making the cakes, and eating the cakes.  Even though it's fun, it's work and not easy.  So I will spend most of my days decorating cards and leave the cakes to the rest of you.

Aren't these yummy looking.





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The sponsor for this week's challenge is Heather Ellis, the creator of Pure Innocence.  She's giving a prize of three images.  Did you just make the "eek" sound?    What a great prize!  And all you have to do is be inspired by those gorgeous cupcakes.  So take a look at them and get cracking.  Wipe the drool off your face before you start your card or project, it makes a mess, yeah, you can cover it with an embellie but if you can catch it beforehand...



I look terrible in yellow so I tend to shy away from it. However, when I see yellow cards I always think they look very cheerful so I took this challenge to heart and went out shopping for yellow papers and embellies. After all, it's me not my cards that look lousy in yellow. I got a little carried away and came home with lots of fun stuff.   I even used some of it on this card. 

Here's the deets:

stamp - digi image by Heather Ellis

paper - Georgia Pacific white cs for image and mats; Hot Off the Press yellow gingham dp; October Afternoon "Ducks In A Row" dp; Rubber Soul
"Garden Variety" dp; Colorbok yellow cs for base

miscellaneous - copics; Nellie's Multi frames; ribbon; Favorite Findings daisy button; yellow rick rack; daisy ribbon; green grads; green and yellow mini brads; stickles; sewing machine; MFT "Sweet Stack" die-namics; nesties ovals

Here's the challenges:
Cupcake Inspirations CIC103 - photo inspirations
the Pink Elephant TPE95 - Springtime
Creative Cottage - Spring has Sprung
Papertake Weekly - Trio Tastic (triple ribbon treatment)
Paper Cutz #83 - Any color, any theme
DYSU #11 - Add a bow

Sugar Creek Hollow - Anything Goes
Creative Cowgirls #9 - Monochromatic

Thanks for stopping by, please come back again.

I hope to see your card or project for this week's Cupcake Inspirations challenge. For more inspirations from the rest of the design team and all the details on the challenge click here.

Happy Mother's Day

Can you see the charm?  Click on the photo to enlarge it.

Does it seem a little early for a Mother's Day card?  Not if you're from the United Kingdom, Mother's Day is April 3rd in the UK. 

Stampin' for the Weekend is challenging you to make a Mother's Day card.  If you're from the states you'll just be ready early, nothing bad about that, so go ahead and get a jump on things.  You can find all the challenge details here as well as get some more inspiration from the other Design Team members.

For my card I used a stamp that's been in my stash for a long time but this is the first time it's seen ink.  Yeah!  It's always a good thing when the rubber meets the ink.  The dress was paper pieced so to make things work every element of the image was pieced.  In person all that piecing adds a little dimension to the card.  Also the lilies were covered in stickles and it doesn't show in the photo.

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Here's the deets:
stamp - My Favorite Things "Happy Mother's Day"
ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
paper - Basic Grey "Kioshi" dp pad; Colorbok lavender cs for card base; Georgia Pacific white cs for image and sentiment; Stampin' Up "Certainly Celery" cs for mat
miscellaneous - copics; stickles; Creative Memories cutting circles; lace; mini brads; Taylor's Tiny Twinkles (in the corners of the image they are the flower centers); sewing machine; Prima flowers; flower charm; burlap twine; MFT "Sweet Stack" die-namics

Here's the challenges:
Stampin' for the Weekend - Mother's Day
Tuesday Throwdown #40 - Lace
Papertake Weekly - Triple Tastic - three of something (three dp)
the Pink Elephant TPE95 - Springtime
Crazy #58 - Eyelets or Brads (on the card corners and the flower centers)
Crafty Creations #110 - Mother's Day
Belli Challenge #CBC113 - the letter "C' embellies (the flower charm and in the spirit of the Belli I FINALLY used this old stamp - it was happy to be inky)
Charisma Cards #11 - to die for
C.R.A.F.T. #94 - Paper Piecing

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you'll come back again.  And of course I hope you'll join the Stampin' for the Weekend challenge and create a Mother's Day card. 

Howdy Cowboy!



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 Do you always make girly cards?  Left to my own devices I make cards that may not be frilly but would not be suitable to send to a man so it's a good thing when I'm challenged to make a masculine card.  This week Paper Pretties PWC145 Challenge is to make a masculine card.  You should play along with us so you will have something in your stash for when you need it.  You don't have to use a Paper Pretties image but if you've got then we'd love to see what you do with them.
I always say that masculine is code for brown and even though I'm joking it usually turns out that my masculine cards end up being brown, but bright colors could be perfect.  
Need some more inspiration?  Visit the Paper Pretties blog and see what the rest of the design team has created. 
So what will you do?  I'd love to see your cards, and get some ideas to get away from the brown.  After you make your card link it up here. 

Here's the deets:
stamp -  Paper Pretties "Cowboy Cooper"
ink - Memento Tuxedo Black; Ranger "Spiced Marmalade"
paper - Cosmo Cricket "Joy Ride" pad; Stampin' Up "Soft Suede" cs for base; Georgia Pacific white cs for image
miscellaneous - copics; nestibilities curved rectangles; burlap twine; cowboy hat charm

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Here's the challenges:

Paper Pretties PWC145 - make a masculine card
A Sketch for You to Try March - sketch
Really Reasonable Ribbon #20 - One for the Boys (I hope the burlap twine is acceptable as a ribbonish trim)
Going Grey - Anything Goes
Sweet Stampin' - Your Favorite Movie (Toy Story 3 - actually it's my daughter's favorite movie and this fella makes me think of Woody)
CES Challenges #27 - Men Only

Thanks for visiting.  I hope you'll come back again.  In the meantime, make a masculine card and play in the Paper Pretties challenge.  

Digi Dylan



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Welcome Spring!   Welcome warm weather. 
It seems like just yesterday that the Northeast was blanketed in a couple feet of snow.  Well it is still only March and I'd like to share a little wisdom that my mother passed on to me one year  when the weather turned warm early.  She told me that one year they may be wearing shorts at the New York Saint Patrick's Day parade but the next they could be marching in a blizzard. 

It's time for another Cooking It Up with Katie recipe.  The challenge is "Green, Cute and  Easter".  The sponsor is Digital Delights and they supplied this "Bunny Dylan" image. You could make those PJs in your child's favorite color for an extra special touch.  Whatever you do your handmade project will be appreciated by children and adults alike.  By the way, if you're not Christian you can substitute "Spring" for Easter.  So everybody get busy and make a card or project.  You can link your creations up here.

Here's the deets:
stamp - Digital Delights "Bunny Dylan"
paper - Basic Grey "Origins" dp; Stampin' Up "Soft Suede" cs for mats, "Certainly Celery" for card base; an SU scrap for the image mat it was an in color awhile ago.
miscellaneous - copics; bunny brads; mini brads; button; bunny charm; stickles; burlap twine; sewing machine

Here's the challenges:
Cooking It Up With Katie - Green, cute and Easter
the Pink Elephant TPE95 - Springtime
Crafty Catz #73 - Yellow and Green
Terrifically Thrilling Thursday - something green
Paper Play week 10 - Shades of Green/Good Luck
Crazy CCH #58 - Eyelets or brads

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you'll come back again.  Now get busy making a card for Kate's challenge.

Glorious Green

Happy Saint Patrick's Day to you! 

While I'd love to have one of these cupcakes I think I'll be hunting' down a loaf of Irish Soda Bread instead, that's one of my favorites. 

These cuppies and cookies are the inspiration for this week's Cupcake Inspiration challenge, sponsored by the Doodle Pantry.  Can you stop drooling long enough to make a card or project.  There's so much to be inspired by, those beautiful roses, the sweet little shamrocks, the soft colors, and of course cupcakes!

I used an image from the Doodle Pantry that features an ant and a four leaf clover to make my card so I used the color of the shamrocks as my inspiration.  All those sweet little white dots on the pastries made me get out my liquid pearls to decorate the lacey circle mat.  




Do you walk past all those tiny  $1 clear stamp sets when you're in the craft store.  I'm a sucker for them.  Since I didn't have any "Irish" designer paper for this card I was able to make my own using some of those little stamps.   It's fun and easy, give it a try sometime.

 
Here's the deets:
stamp - Doodle Pantry digi for main image and large inside sentiment; Studio G clear stamps for" 4 leaf clover" and "It's All About the Green"
ink - printer for image; SU "Glorious Green" and "Green Galore" for homemade dp
paper - Warsau Paper Classics card stock for dp and mat; Georgia Pacific white cs for printing digis
miscellaneous - copics; stickles; bakery twine; charm; liquid pearls; nesties circle and lacey circle dies; green silk ribbon



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Here's the challenges:
Cupcake Inspirations CIC102 - photo inspiration
Really Reasonable Ribbon #19 - Green Theme  
Sisterhood of Crafters - Leaping Leprachauns
L'il Red Wagon - St. Paddy's Day Green
Stampin' Royalty #62 - Go green for St. Patrick's Day

I hope you're inspired by this week's Cupcake Challenge photo.  Go get your supplies out and start stamping.  When you're finished link up your creation here so we can see what you've done.  We love to visit your blogs and marvel over how creative you all are, and who knows, you could win a prize.                                                                                

Thanks for stopping by, please come back again. 

Let's Hop!



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  Are you hopping along with the Pretties?  Then you came here from Amber's blog.  When you're done here you're going to go to Cindy's blog (don't worry I'll throw another link to Cindy in at the end of this post).   If you just popped in here why don't you join the hop.   There are four new stamp sets being released today (you can start shopping at 7 AM) and the design team members have each picked at least one to showcase.  We started the hop at the Paper Pretties challenge blog, just click on the name it's a link to bring you there.  I'll wait for you to get back here.  Go have fun!
It's also challenge day at Paper Pretties.  Convenient how that worked out.  The challenge this week, PWC144, is to use ribbon.  How easy is that!?  I tied a little piece of green ribbon tied around the image panel.  Speaking of the image, it's "Party Giraffe".   I was in a fun and funky mood the day I colored it in, thinking that if I were a party animal I'd be very colorful.  Besides who says you have to use brown and tan?  Not me.  I say go for pinks and purples, neon greens with bright yellows, or oranges and hot pinks.  Have fun with color.   Just saying... 
So, for this weeks challenge find a favorite ribbon or ribbons and use them on your card.  After you've completed your card link it up on the Paper Pretties challenge blog for a chance to win a prize.   You don't have to use a Paper Pretties image but if you have them we love to see what you do with them.


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Here's the deets:
stamp - Paper Pretties "Party Animal"
ink - Memento "Tuxedo Black"; Ranger "Spiced Marmalade"
paper - DCVW "Glitter Stack" dp; Stampin' Up "Rich Regals" blue cs; Georgia Pacific white cs for image
miscellaneous - Blue Moon "Tokens" star charm; ribbon scrap; Spellbinders, nestibilities "Curved Rectangles", "Lacey Circles" and "Circles"' brads, buttons' twine

Thanks for visiting.  I hope you'll come back again and of course I want to see what you do for the ribbon challenge so don't forget to link up your card or project.  And now it's time for you to move onto the lovely and extremely talented Cindy Haffner's blog.  I know you're going to like what she does, cause it's always drop dead gorgeous!   Have fun hopping.

Happy Birthday Sweet 16



can you see the pin in the ripped paper up top, click the photo to enlarge

 Sneaky Peaky time again.  Today we're showing off "Sweet 16".  You have to stop by (that's an order!) the Paper Pretties blog to see some more cards made with this stamp.  This one is so cute and fun I actually squealed when I saw it.  

I happen to have a 16 year old daughter, so after I made this card I showed it to her and it got her seal of approval, which is not the easiest thing to get. 

As if being the mom of a teen-ager isn't hard enough, they turn 16 and we're supposed to teach them to drive!  YIKES!

Making a birthday card is a lot easier and if you make yourself a nice big margarita you'll soon forget about the driving.  Eventually you'll forget about everything but your crafting skills may be compromised.  You may want to stay that way for most of the teenage years.  At least it's only a few years.

don't forget the inside

Here's the deets:
stamp - Paper Pretties "Sweet 16"
ink - Memento "Tuxedo Black"; Ranger "Weathered Wood"
paper - Georgia Pacific white cs; unknown black cs; Creative Imaginations skull dp; GCD Studios Chianti Collection dp;
miscellaneous - copics, stickles; Plaid "Bad Apple" charm; Spare Parts pins; SU hemp twine; Sewing machine; oval nesties.

Here's the challenges:
Going Grey with Scrap Creations - Kids (the teens years are when you really go grey)
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes with optional something old (this paper is from a scrap page I did two years ago)
Allsorts week 93 - a card for a teenager
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
The Crazy Challenge CCH#57 - Lovely Ladies

Thanks for stopping by.  Visit the Paper Pretties blog to see what the rest of the Design Team has done with this image.  Most importantly don't forget the new releases will be available on Wednesday, March 9 at 7AM EST and we'll be having a blog hop to celebrate and show off some more creations made with the new release images.  So first thing Wednesday morning, get your coffee and then head on over to the Paper Pretties blog where the hop will start.  See you then.