Butterfly For Mom

Good Morning!
How are you all on this Sunday morning? We got a good dumping of snow here yesterday. I thought spring was suppose to be on its way by now?
Well, Sunday morning means its time for a new challenge at One Stitch At A Time, and the theme this week is everyone's favourite.....Anything Goes. Hopefully, my card for challenge #158 will conjure up some spring time visions for you.

Here it is:

Front

 

Glitter close-up

 

Gems close-up

 

Flowers & Ribbon

 

Card Recipe:

Image: Floppy Latte Designs - 'Butterfly Frame'

Medium: Copics #E21, 25, Y13, 15, 17, YG61, 63 & 67

Cardstock: Copic & Recollections

Patterned Paper: Recollections

Glitter: Making Memories - Espresso

Flowers: Prima & Dollarama

Ribbon: 3 Girl Jam

Letters: Provo Craft

Gems: Dollarama

Brads: my stash

Ink: CTMH - Olive

 

Be sure to have a look at all the beautiful creations my teamies have made for this challenge, and don't forget to leave them some much deserved love too.

 

See you again soon!

Hugs xo

 

Beep! Beep!

Hello!
Its time for a new technique and tutorial at Technique Time Tuesday and what a fabulous one it is this month. Water Stamping! Mynnette has again designed a tutorial that is super easy to follow; she is so awesome. You really must give this a try!
 I am loving the Fast & Furious stamp set from CTMH so I chose to play with it again and make a boy card for this month.

Front

Close-up of the technique

Tags

Inside

April's Top Winner will receive

A FABULOUS PRIZE PACKAGE

offered by our hostess, Katy!!!

Here's what you could win~

Each stamper who's card is showcased

will receive 1 digital sentiment made by the fabulous Mynnette

Here's the digi sentiment you could win~

Be sure you stop by the Technique Time Tuesday blog to check out all the gorgeous creations the other girls have made using this great technique. Pop by their blogs and leave them some much deserved love!

I will be back later to list the supplies I used for this caard and I need to find some challenges to enter it into as well.

Hugs xo

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is having a fabulous sale right now!

 

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There are even a lot of recently released digi products included in this.

Don't wait too long though because this amazing sale is OVER March 22.

Grab a cup of coffee and start browsing the site now...before its too late.

 

Oriental Elegance

Good Afternoon!
We have a new challenge over at One Stitch At A Time this week and it is everyone's favourite I think..... #154 - Anything Goes
I made up a card but kept it fairly simple when it comes to embellishing it as I wanted it to appear as elegant as possible due to the gorgeous image one of my partners had picked for us to use this time.

Here is my card for #154 - Anything Goes:

Front of card

 

 

Close-up of image

 

Attaching the ribbon diagonally was my wonderful hubby's idea. When I added the bow, I left the tails long so I could slightly twist them and tuck them under the image.

 

StitchyBear Stores is our funtastic sponsor this week too. With 1 lucky winner winning the images the DT used in challenge # 152.

You are allowed to enter our challenge with 3 enteries that are None StitchyBear store products.... You can enter with 'StitchyBear store products' as many times as you wish. So fill your boots with StitchyBear Digital Store products and share your creations with us here.

Please remember to win our top prize you must enter using a StitchyBear Digital Store product and put a # after your name so we can find you easily .. We dont want to miss you :O)

Why not pop over to our store and try some of our digital products... I promise you won't be disappointed... With 18 different creators. You are going to find that perfect product for your needs.

You can still enter our challenge using a none StitchyBear Digital Store product..... However you will be entered into a separate draw to win $3 to spend at our store.

 

Card Recipe:

Image: Delicious Doodles - Quiet Contemplation

Cardstock: Recollections

Medium: CTMH Water Colour Pencils

Patterned Paper: Bo Bunny - Serenity

Ribbon: Recycled from a flower arrangement

 

Thanks for popping by and be sure to visit all of my team mates fabulous blogs too.

Hugs, xo

 

Bunny Bricks

Good Afternoon:
This week has the first Tuesday of the month, and you know what that means! It's time for a brand new challenge at Technique Time Tuesday. It is a very simple one called 'Brick Wall' and won't take you very long to make up a card to enter our challenge. As always, the lovely Mynnette had done up a fabulous tutorial to help you out which can be found HERE.

March's Top Winner will receive 3 digital sentiments made by Mynnette, and each stamper who's card is showcased will receive 1 digital sentiment made by Mynnette  ! ;) Here's the best part--THE WINNERS get to choose what they want their sentiment to say and what style! If this doesn't sound like something you'd like, you could choose from some sentiments that she already has made. :)

With Easter fast approaching, I decided to use this technique to get an Easter card done. Here it is:

Front

I decided to mount my image on a bit of a tilt to give my card a different look.

Close-up of my bow with a flower in the centre that is attached to the bow with a brad.

 

 

Close-up of ribbon and flower at bottome of card. I used a brad to attach this flower to the ribbon also.

 

 

Card Recipe:
Image: Memories of a Lifetime - Birds & Butterflies "Joyous Easter"
Cardbase: Recollections
Cardstock: CTMH
Patterned Paper: Stitchybear Stamps - "Eggtravaganza" Digital Papers
Ribbon: Recycled from a flower arrangement
Flowers: Michaels
Brads: My stash

Please visit the blogs of my wonderful Technique Time Crew Mates too; they have some awesome creations to share with you this month.

Hugs, xo

Lady in Green

Good Afternoon:
I'm here to tell you all about the new challenge over at One Stitch At A Time and share my card with you.  Our theme this week is 'Green'. Now this can be the colour green or you can go green, and use recycled items on your project. I chose to do a bit of both on mine.

Have a little peek:

Front

 

Close-up of the flowers

 

 

Close-up of the bow

 

 

Inside

 

Card Recipe

Image: Ikesart - Vintage Lady

Medium: Crayola Pencil Crayons

Cardstock: Recollection

Patterned Paper: Crafts 100% Cotton Paper (the branches are actually a shimmery silver colour)

Flowers: Michaels

Brads: My stash

Ribbon: Recycled from a flower arrangement

 

The sponsor for this funtastic challenge is

With $9 to spend at our store.

Please remember to win our top prize you must enter using a StitchyBear Digital Store product and put a # after your name so we can find you easily .. We dont want to miss you :O)

Why not pop over to our store and try some of our digital products... I promise you won't be disappointed... With 18 different creators. You are going to find that perfect product for your needs.

We also have new 'holiday bundles' especially created just for specific holidays/ occassions.

Whilst you are there have a look at our 'cut in half' and freebies areas ..Another great way to try our products

You can still enter our challenge using a none StitchyBear Digital Store product..... However you will be entered into a separate draw to win $3 to spend at our store.

 

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

Make It Monday - #131

Simon Says Stamp - Bit O' Green

Daisy Doodles Creative Challenges - #79 Springtime

Crafting For All Seasons - #47 Spring Into Spring

Ribbon Carousel - RCC #78 Spring is in The Air

The Crafty Bloggers Network - #9 Spring or Pastel 

Simply Create Too - #32 - "ST. PATRICK'S DAY" [OR 'USE MOSTLY GREEN']

Pretty Little Ribbon Shop - March Challenge #20 - Happy Birthday!

Be sure to pop by all of my team mates blogs to see their fabulous creations. I know they would all love to have you come by for a visit.

 

Thanks for stopping in to have a look at my card :)

Hugs, xo

A Little Girly

Good morning friends:
It has been so long since I posted on here, wow! Life has been so busy and time has just slipped away. hubby and I took some time off too and went on a bit of a holiday with his family.

Well, I shall get right to the point of this post and the reason you are here. Its time for a new challenge at One Stitch At A Time. This week's challenge, #151 is "Girly". Nothing says "Girly" to me like flowers, picot edged ribbon and pink; lots and lots of pink stuff.

Here is my card for our "Girly" challenge:

Front of card.

 

Close-up of my flowers.

 

Inside

 

Card Recipe:

Image: Kassal Digi Stamps - Harriet Hippo

Medium:  Copics - #B00, 02, 06, RV00, 02 & YG13

Cardstock:  Recollections

Pattern Papers:  Sandylion & Creating Keepsakes

Flowers:  Prima

Brads:  My Stash

Ribbon:  Offray

 

I think my card will make a good card for a new baby girl or a young girl's birthday.

Thanks for stopping by to visit and have a peek at my new card. Be sure you stop by all of my team mates blogs and leave them some love.

Hugs, xo

 

Strawberry Wine

Good Afternoon:
We have a super easy challenge for you this week at OSAAT.....its #146 "Anything Goes" week! That means you can make any paper craft item using any theme that strikes your fancy.

It was Nataliya's turn to pick the image for her and myself and she picked a summer fresh image for us which was really nice as it is freezing where I am right now. I used the image to make something I haven`t tried before, a Bottle Tag. Once I figured out the size it needed to be, it was easy peasy from there.

Here is my Bottle Tag:

Whole View

 

 

Close-up of image

 

 

Ribbon & Slider

 

 

I even had a bottle of Strawberry Samba wine to display my tag on!

 

 

 

The sponsor for this weeks challenge is ourselves :O)

Where one lucky winner will be able to win our December set of collab images as used by our DT in challenge #144... Its a Mega set including papers 2 sets of 8 papers... plus 7 images.. So at least a $35 value if bought separate..
Remember to win this mega set yoou MUST use a digital product in StitchyBear Digital Store
Pop a # after your name when filling in Mr.Linky. So we don't miss you.

Digital product. But will be entered into a separate draw to win $3 to spend at SBDS.

 

Card Recipe:

Image: Hope Jacare `Bowl of Strawberries`

Cardstock: Recollections

Patterned Paper: CTMH

Medium: CTMH Watercolour Pencils & Creative Memories Markers

Ribbon: Offray

Ribbon Slider: We R Memory Keepers

Brads: CTMH

 

I will try and find some challenges to enter this into.

 

I hope you are all having a terrific week. Be sure and pop by my OSAAT team mates blogs and leave them some love.

 

Thanks for dropping by to have a peek at this week`s creation.

Hugs, xo

What's New?

Good Afternoon!
First off, Congratulations to Donna Mundinger! Donna has won the 'Poinsettia Fairy' by Ike's Art that I used on my card for the OSAAT Blog Hop. Way to go Donna!! If you want to see the complete list of winners from our Blog Hop, click HERE to be taken to the correct post.

Well, "What's New?" The year, a car, your house? For some of you, it may even be a baby. 'New' is the theme this week at OSAAT, and the DT wants to see "What's new with you?" There are so many different cards on the blog to inspire your 'New' themed card and we can't wait to see them.

I chose to make a card for a 'New Baby" this time:

Front of card

It has been so long since I've had to make a baby card, but as soon as I saw that image, I just had to work with it.

 

Close-up of bow & tag

 

 

The cute Rocking Horse trim

 

 

Close-up of the flowers & brads

 

 

Inside

 

As its New Year.... Our first challenge should be we feel a good excuse to use those fun new stash items you have received for Christmas ;O) Or celebrate the newness of something... So thats where our first challenge has come from ;O)

We would like you to tell us about your 'new' item in your write up too please

The sponsor for this challenge is
Our very own StitchyBear

With $ 9 to spend in our store...

To win this you MUST use an image or product from StitchyBear Digital Stamps

Pop a # after your name when filling in Mr.Linky. So we don't miss you..

So i would put ........... Tracey#

You can also enter using a non StitchyBear Digital product. But will be entered into a separate draw to win $3 to spend at SBDS.

 

Be sure to spread the love around by visiting the rest of the DT as well; their creations are beautiful.

 

Card Recipe:

Image: Stitchy 'Nap Time'

Cardstock: CTMH

Ribbon: Offray

Flowers: Dollarama

Brads: My Stash

Rocking Horse Trim: Dollarama

Patterned Paper: My Scraps box (sorry)

Ink: CTMH 'Sweet Leaf'

Medium: Copics #E31, 33, 34, 39, G0000, 00, 02

Sentiment: CTMH 'Baby Love'

 

Challenges for this card:

Crafting Life's Pieces - Sketch #54

 

Can't wait to see and read about your "New" thing!

Hugs, xo

 

Birthday Surprise

Hello Friends:
I want to start by wishing all of you a very Happy New Year! I know I'm a bit late on that but it has been so very hectic the 2 weeks or so; totally crazy here in my little piece of paradise. Today I have the January challenge from Technique Tuesday and it is fabulous! This month's technique is a "Pedestal Pop-Up Card". As always, Mynnette has a super easy tutorial for you to follow and you will have your cards popping in no time.

Here is my card using January's technique:

Front of card

 

 

The magic is on the inside!

 

 

Close-up of the popped up portion

 

 

Card Recipe:

Cardstock & Patterned Paper: ScrapbooKing Kit

Ink: CTMH 'Pansy Purple'

Die Cuts: Colorbok

Sentiments: CTMH 'Gracious Greetings' & 'Because of You'

Ribbon: My Stash

 

Be sure you pop by the Technique Tuesday blog and check out this month's DT cards; all of them are fabulous and very deserving of some blog love :) Also, Technique Tuesday is looking for a few more DT members to join us. Hurry though, this call ends on January 31st! Be sure to check out the DT Call post and rules for applying. Good Luck; we can't wait to work with you!

 

Hugs, xo

OSAAT Blog Hop

Good morning folks!
Guess what today is? It is BLOG HOP time at One Stitch At A Time!! I am super excited about this as it is my first time to be involved in a Blog Hop as a Designer. Each of my Design Team mates have made something fabulous to share with you and there are oodles of prizes to be won. Our Blog Hop runs from today through to January 5, 2013. Do you want to know how to win one of our awesome prizes?
To win a prize:
1. You can hop around to each of our blogs where you MUST leave a message on every DT blog. You have to hop to each blog in order as they are listed because each of us has a special letter for you to collect. The letters spell a word/words which you will email to Choccy when you have completed the hop. A lucky winner will win the full set of images used by the DT. ( There will be a super freebie for everyone that completes the hop )
2. By commenting on each of our blogs, your name is entered into a draw to win the digital image/papers that we have used in our creation. Thats right folks, each of the DT members have a prize to be won on their blog.
3. You can also enter the regular challenge on the OSAAT blog. If you use a Stitchy Bear image, you have a chance of winning a complete set of the digital images/papers the DT have used for the Hop. If you use a non-Stitchy Bear image, you could win one image used by the DT.

Here is what I made for our Blog Hop:

Front View

Outside Left

Outside Right

Glittery Eyelashes

Close-up of the bow and handmade pins

Card opened up

Inside Left

Inside Center

Inside Right

One Last Look

Isn't this image by Ike beautiful? She is called Poinsettia Fairy. For a chance to win this gorgeous digital image, just leave a comment at the bottom of this post.

Remember that I said you had to hop to each blog in a specific order? Here is the order:

Choccy DT Coordinator

Jill

Josephine

Ali

Nataliya

Vicky

Nikki

Susan

Hazel

Trisha

Mandy

Crafty Girl

Tracey  (that's me)

Cg

Karen

So, as I had said, each DT member has a special letter for you to collect. The letter I have to share with you is the letter "L". Your next stop on our hop is CG
Thank you so much for hopping by to visit me blog today!

Hugs xo