Announcement tomorrow May 1st

Make sure and come back and visit me in the morning. I have a special announcement to make. I'm so excited!!!

"Your Blog Makes Us Smile" Award

I received this award from one of my most faithful followers who always leaves me wonderful comments. Her name is Emily Wundrock. Emily, your comments always make me smile and I want to thank you for always being faithful to me with you precious comments. Make sure and check out Emily's blog at Emily's Expressions.

I would like to send this back out to a few people who always make me smile. Thanks girls for inspiring me.

Mercy Kerin at Lord Have Mercy

Julie Lacey at Stamps and Taxes!

Crystal Birr at One Happy Stamper!!

Jennifer Meyer at Jennifer's Sweet Designs

Thanks for checking me out. I hope you have a great week and I'll talk to you soon.

AMYRS2 - Flutter Anya

I have another cute image for you today. I hope you are not getting tired of these cutesy images I have been using lately because I absolutely love them. This is probably my favorite Anya so far. I think she is just the cutest thing with her hair up in two buns and the butterfly wings on her back. She is called Flutter Anya and she is made by The Greeting Farm. I just can't get enough of their cute images!!!

This card is for Amy Rysavy's Friday Sketch - AMYRS2. I turned the sketch on it's side to fit my Anya image. I started out with an Old Olive card base and used Basic Black for all my mats. The designer paper is from My Mind's Eye. Anya was stamped with Black Brilliance Ink, embossed with Clear Embossing Powder, colored with Copic Markers, and cut out and popped with dimensionals. The mat behind her has been cut out with Rectangle Nesties. While the white paper was still in the Nestie Die, I lightly sponged some Certainly Celery on the background before I mounted Anya. When you leave the paper in the die while you sponge you get a nice, even white frame around the paper. It almost looks like it has been mounted with white before the black mat was attached. The Butterflies are from a Martha Stewart Punch and they each have a Clear Kaiser Rhinestone on their back. The sentiment is from the set called Sentiments from The Greeting Farm. I stamped it on white card stock, sponged it with Certainly Celery and cut it out with the Word Window Punch. I punched a piece of Basic Black card stock for a mat behind the saying and mounted the sentiment panel with dimensionals. It is finished off with Basic Black and Regal Rose Grosgrain Ribbon.

Thanks for coming by to check me out on this Sunday afternoon. I hope your weekend is going great. Talk to you soon.

MytimeSS10 - I love frogs!!!

This is for Lauren Meader's sketch challenge from last Saturday. She had three sketches listed for you to try. I tried the oldie but goodie sketch, MytimeSS10. I used the new set from The Greeting Farm called Down By The Pond.

I started with a Kiwi Kiss card base and used Raspberry Tart as my designer paper. The coordinating colors are Kiwi Kiss, Real Red, Cameo Coral, and Rose Red. I stamped the frog with Black Brilliance Ink, embossed him with Clear Embossing Powder, colored him with Copic Markers and cut him out with a Circle Nestie. The sentiment is stamped on Cameo Coral and cut out with the Large Oval Punch. It is matted with a Real Red piece cut out with the Scalloped Oval Punch. It is finished off with Kiwi Kiss Striped Grosgrain Ribbon and Designer Brads.

Thanks for checking me out today. Have a great weekend and I'll talk to you soon.

OCCC - Meet Agnes

This is another card I did last weekend while on a stamping retreat. I would like you to meet Agnes. She is another cutie from the KETTO line at StampingBella. I did this card for the Our Creative Corner Challenge (OCCC) from March 28, 2009. The contest giveaway is already over but I really wanted to do this sketch so here is what I came up with.

I started out with a Regal Rose card base and used a Baja Breeze piece from the designer prints pack and a Regal Rose piece from the Sweet Always designer pack. The coordinating color I used is Old Olive for my mats. I stamped Agnes with Black Brilliance Ink, embossed her with Clear Embossing Powder, colored her with Copic Markers and cut her out with an Oval Nestie. The outside edge of the background piece has been pierced with a Paper Piercer and Mat Pack. The sentiment is from the Hanna Stamps set called Things Hanna Would Say. I finished up with some Regal Rose Grosgrain Ribbon with six Clear Kaiser Rhinestones added.

Thanks for coming by to check me out. It has gotten up to 88 degrees here in Georgia today. It was absolutely gorgeous. We are supposed to have a whole weekend of this beautiful weather. Hope your weekend is great. Talk to you soon.

MOJO83 - Thankful Blossoms

This is for Monday's MOJO Sketch Challenge - MOJO83. I have never been crazy about sketches with panels turned any way but straight. I have a really hard time turning them but I guess that's why they call them challenges, to get us out of our comfort zone. Well this one surely did but I'm really glad I decided to do it because I like the way it turned out.

I started out with a Baja Breeze card base and used Slumber Party Specialty paper for my designer paper. The coordinating colors are Riding Hood Red, So Saffron and Baja Breeze. I used two different sets from Verve Stamps called Thankful Blossoms and Petals & Stems. The flower is stamped in Riding Hood Red and Basic Black. I colored the petals that were plain in Baja Breeze and So Saffron with a Aqua Painter and the ink pads. It is mounted on a Rectangle Nestie. The butterfly was stamped in Black Brilliance on Riding Hood Red and embossed with Clear Embossing Powder. I put two small Kaiser Rhinestones on the butterflies back. The Saffron piece at the bottom has been cut with a Martha Stewart Border Punch. The sentiment is stamped and embossed with Black Brilliance Ink and Clear Embossing Powder. It is finished off with Riding Hood Red Grosgrain Ribbon.

That's it for today. Two posts in one day is unusual for me. I hope you enjoy them. Come back and see me again tomorrow. Talk to you soon.

WSC77 - Floral Beauty

Sorry it's been so long since I've posted. I went on a weekend stamping retreat this past weekend and WOW!! did I ever have fun. I laughed until I thought I couldn't laugh any more. Girls, thanks for a wonderful weekend.

I made this card for Beate's Weekend Sketch Challenge WSC77 that's being hosted this week by Lori Craig from Make a Difference. I used Fifth Avenue Floral for this sketch and believe it or not I did not use any Patterned Paper on this card. I made my own background paper with the flowers by stamping them on White cardstock with Tangerine Tango, Kiwi Kiss and Taken With Teal. The large flower for the main image was stamped with Black Brilliance Ink, embossed with Clear Embossing Powder and colored with Copic Markers. The sentiment is stamped and cut out with the Wide Oval Punch and a Designer Brad is added to the top. It's finished off with some Tangerine Tango Grosgrain Ribbon.

Thanks for coming by to check me out. If I get a chance I may post another card later this afternoon that I did this past weekend. Have a great week and I'll talk to you soon.

TECC64 - Pretty Miss Anya

Hello everyone!! I made this card for Taylored Expressions Cupcake Challenge - TECC64. My friend Mercy got the new Miss Anya Collection set from The Greeting Farm and I had to use it. I've been wanting it since it was released a couple of months ago. Since we are at a stamping retreat this weekend I'm gonna use the heck out of it. Woohoo!!

I started with an Apricot Appeal card base and used Rainbow Sherbet as my designer paper. The coordinating colors are Green Galore, Apricot Appeal and Tempting Turquoise. I stamped Miss Anya with Black Brilliance Ink, embossed her with Clear Embossing Powder and colored her with Copic Markers. The main image is mounted with Rectangle Nestabilities. The small circle with the flower was cut out with the Circle Nestabilities. I used a white flower from SU's Pretties Kit and colored it with a sponge and Apricot Appeal ink. I layered it with another white flower from the kit and a designer brad. The sentiment was stamped on Apricot paper and hand cut for the "flag" on the sketch.

Thanks for coming by to check me out. It's beautiful, sunny and 75 degrees here in sunny Northwest GA today. Love it!! Have a great weekend. Talk to you soon.