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Hi! It's been a crazy time. I've been to Oregon with my mom-in-law, we celebrated her 99th birthday end of May. I am in Florida until the end of June when we are going to go pick her up (she has a caregivier with her) and bring her back to FL mid-July. Then I should be here. I made this card for my husband for Father's Day. The theme of this week's Sugar Bowl was love/weddings. No weddings

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I made this card for two of Paper Works Co challenges: Sunday's sketch #70 and today's Tuesday recipe. I colored this adorable image by Rachelle Anne Miller with my Prisma color pencils and Gamsol. The flowers are Prima. The striped paper is from my stash (don't know company) and the floral paper is from The Paper Studio. I used a ribbon from my stash to seperate the dp's. The sentiment is from

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This card was made for Florishes Tuesday Challenge... their 99th challenge. Be watching for their 100th next week! I didn't plan to make two purple cards back to back, it just sorta happened. This paper is Basic Grey's Wisteria. I love this paper. The cs is SU. The rhinestones are KaiserCraft. I colored the cute spring image with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol. The sketch is from this week's

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I love the stamps/images from Sugar Nellie. I had noticed that most of my stamps are spring/summer! I need to broaden my collection! This stamp is "Planting Some Love". I colored it with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol and cut it out with Nesties. The paper is DCWV Nana's boy. The pearls are KaiserCraft. The ribbon is from my stash. The cs is SU. I sponged around the image with chalk. That's it.

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Spring and flowers always signify new beginnings for me. So I chose this Gruffies stamp with the Wheelbarrow and potted plant to signify New Beginnings for spring... even though it's still a long way off! I colored with Copics. The paper is Making Memories English Garden and the ribbon is also MM. I used the sketch from Sketch N' Stash #52. I used my Nesties Oval scallop to cut out the image and

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Hi! I made this card for one of my oldest and dearest friends, Kathy. Her birthday is the 7th. This is for Whiff of Joy's 94th challenge. I like Kim's sketch for this challenge. I used SU cs red and Basic Grey dp. The flowers are Prima and the pearls are KaiserCraft. The ribbon is Offray. I colored the image(s) with Copics. I Stamped Willow then covered the image and stamped the chair using my

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I love fall, and I always enjoyed going back to school. I was raised in the country and we didn't have alot of activities to keep us involved. Swimming lessons was about it. So school was my social network. I made this card for Belles n' Whistles Back to School and followed the sketch from CPS #182. This little girl seems happy about the coming season (we'll pretend she's thinking about fall and

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This card was made for OCCSC #30 sketch challenge and Color Create #52 to use pastels: Lilac, yellow and mint. I had this dp from Stampin'Up that was perfect! The image fit the sketch well. I love yellow roses, so that was a no-brainer! The coloring is with Prisma color pencils and Gamsol. I used Nesties Ovals and scallop to cut and mat the image. I popped it up on spongs squares. The ribbon is

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This card was made for Friday Sketchers #117.  I used a Whipper Snapper Design image and colored it with Prisma color pencils and Gamsol. I cut the image out with a Nesties Oval. I used a Martha Stewart Border Punch wide to make the "trellis" look. The dp is from Karen Foster and the flowers are Prima and Recollection. The tan background paper is SU and the orange is DCWV. Very simple. Thanks a

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I couldn't find my battery charger for my camera! I looked "everywhere", but it was not to be found. I even went to Best Buy to price their chargers... $42! So I came home and looked some more. I decided to check my husband's drawer, that he "had just looked in there." I scanned around the drawer, and low and behold! There it was. So I charged my battery, and now I'm displaying my cards that I

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Second card of the night. I just finished this cute card for The Sugar Bowl's Sketch Challenge #42, Lilian's Sketch. Great sketch, Lilian! I turned the sketch so my image would fit. I used Sugar Nellie's Purrfect Playmates. this is the first time I've inked it up. I colored it with Prisma color pencils and Gamsol, cut it out with Nesties label and sponged the edge with chalk. I used Basic Grey's

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Hi! It's Thursday evening, and a bit of thunder rumbling around. Rained earlier. Here is my take on Whiff of Joy's Sketch #86 by Jane. I've had this little pad of DCWV Nana's Nursery for boys for over 2 years, and was going to use it in a scrapbook. But I decided since I'm making cards and not scraping... why not use it?! I think it made a really pretty card. What do you think? I used my new

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Well, it's already Thursday! Even not working the weeks fly by! I thought about this card a couple days and had it finished yesterday, but was in a funk, and didn't feel like doing much of anything. So, today it goes up! The challenge for this week's Belles n' Whistles was "anything goes". I love this image, but it's a bit large. It's hard to use with normal challenges. So I pulled it out and

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I love all things Elisabeth Bell, and her Belles n' Whistles stamps are no exception! This cute image was just about gone, and I snapped it up! It's just perfect for this challenge. I love scarecrows (that's probably why I wanted this image :-)), and I colored it with my Prisma color pencils and Gamsol. I cut the image out with my largest Nesties square. Then I sponged around the edge of the

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This card was made for Stampavie's sketch challenge by Bev. This is my take on the sketch. I love this image and was so glad when it became a stamp! I colored it with Prisma color pencils and Gamsol and cut the image out with Nesties rectangle and scallop. The ribbon is from my stash, and the flowers are Prima. The 1/2 pearl is Kaiser Craft. The cs is SU and the paper is Making Memories English

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Hi, and happy Friday evening! I am uploading 3 cards tonight. I was a little slow on the down load for this card. I used last Friday's sketch for Friday Sketchers but didn't get it uploaded until tonite. Oh well... This is House Mouse's challenge #76, to make a card using this photo as inspiration. It's too cute :-). I didn't have a HM stamp with any kind of cupcake, so I picked this one up at

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This card was made for the following sketch for Sunday's CPS sketch challenge, 180 part 1. When I looked at this sketch, I couldn't quite figure out what to do with it. But when I looked at the DT's fabulous samples, I knew what I wanted to do! I just felt like doing a fall card, and this image from Stampin'Up was just the right size for the challenge sketch and perfect for a fall card. I

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The ribbon and flowers are really yellow, but they look an odd shade of green in the photo! Bummer. I made this door hanger for this week's Whiff of Joy Challenge. It's the first time I've made one. It was really kinda fun! I used this sweet image of Melinda with flowers. I colored her with Prisma color pencils and Gamsol to match the dp (from my stash). The image is cut with Nesties Label 2.

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Hi! Saturday is almost over, but I wanted to get this card posted. I made this card for three challenges: Penny Black #114, Feeling Fruity. I don't have any PB stamps with fruit on them, so I colored the frosting strawberry :-); Basic Grey #26 to use pearls. I used red Kaisercraft 1/2 pearls on the corners of the image and also on the little strip on the left side, top and bottom; I used the

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This seems to be one of the most used Sugar Nellie stamps by Elisabeth Bell. I've seen her on many cards. I finally ordered her and this is the first time I've inked her up (new). This card is made using a sketch by Marleni and an optional theme to use something old or something new. I ended up using something of both. I colored the image with Prisma color pencils and Gamsol. I cut it out with

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This card is for 7 Kids College Fund's very first challenge, pink and dots. I used this adorable Sarah Kay image I got from 7 Kids a few months ago, and this is the first time I've inked it up! I colored it with Prisma color pencils and Gamsol. I cut the image out with Nesties labels. The dots paper and the pink cs are from K & Co. The ribbon is BasicBasic. The 1/2 pearls are KaiserCraft. Sweet

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This card was made for my bestest friend (my bff) Jill, who lives in Colorado. I just love all of Elisabeth's B&W stamps! I'm gathering a collection :-) .This challenge for B&W was to use shades of purple. I also used A Spoonful of Sugar's sketch #29, Flati's sketch. The dp is BasicGrey, the cs is SU. The image is colored with Prisma color pencils and Gamsol. The flowers are Prima. The ribbon is

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I just love this image from Sugar Nellie's Country Collection. She just looks content with the world. I colored her with Prisma color pencils and Gamsol and cut the image out with Nesties long rectangle scallop. the ribbon is Offray, the flowers Prima, and the 1/2 pearls are from KaiserCraft. The dp and green cs is Stampin'Up and the brown is DCWV. Sweet and simple! Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

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Last summer, September, I met my sister (half sister, actually) for the very first time. I knew she existed but we had never lived together or spent any time together. We didn't even know the whereabouts of each other. I started playing an Ancester.com and connected with a cousin... actually a grandson of my dad's brother. He knew my sister Vondell. He gave her my phone number and she called me.

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Gabbi loves getting a bath. We had the water being heated by the sun all day, so it was nice and warm. She doesn't fight and try to run away. She's a good (and huge!) girl. She has this thing with her paws. She does this when we play with her. After her bath she ran all over the back yard. Here she is chasing her tail. And she does catch it! One final swipe of the towel, and she's all done. Now

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This card was made for two challenges: the sketch is for SFYTT and the theme is for Totally Papercraft to be "fruity". The strawberries and the apples on her dress fit that bill. The image is Whiff of Joy. The dp is from SU, the cs is DCWV and unknown. The flowers are Prisma and the buttons are BasicGrey. I used Cuttlebug's Swiss Dots embossing folder on the dark purple. The image is cut with

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I made this card for my son-in-law's birthday August 4. He and my dtr have two cats and a hamster, and this image was just about perfect. It is from the Country collection of Sugar Nellie. I love all those stamps. May have to try and collect all of them! This card was made for The Sugarbowl's challenge #39, found here http://sugarbowlblog.blogspot.com/ . I used BasicGrey dp for the background

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I created this little card for today's House Mouse challenge http://housemouse-challenge.blogspot.com/ to make an Easter card. I have had this cute image for a year, but this is the first time I've used it. I also have not used my new Nesties Pansy. I got this idea from one of the DT's at HM today. I colored the image with Distress Inks (only my second try). The ribbon is Offray - it's blue, but

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This card was made for Sugar Nellie's challenge found  here to choose your favorite sketch. I chose #15. I just got this adorable image and couldn't wait to use it. Isn't she sweet? I colored her with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol. the green cs is from SU and the dp is Basic Grey Porcelain. The ribbon (yes, that is a ribbon) is from Home and More, Michael's. That's it. Thanks a bunch for

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I created this cute card for the Roses on Paper/Belles 'n Whistles challenge here http://ropchallenge.blogspot.com/ to use punches. I used my MS eyelet corner punch. This image that I just got from Belles 'n Whistles is large enough that I didn't do much else to it besides color it with my Prismsacolor pencils and Gamsol. I did layer it a little. It was really fun to color! I saw this image as

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This cute Greeting Farm girl was colored a few weeks ago, and I decided not to use her for the card I was making. But I thought she'd be perfect for this week's Totally Papercraft sketch. I used Basic Grey dp, even for the green base. I colored the image with Copics and cut her out with Nesties oval. I'm glad I got the oval, I seem to use it the most! The white ribbon is from my stash. That's it

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I don't use many Magnolia stamps, but I wanted to use this image for this challenge just 'cuz! I colored this image with Tim Holz inks, the first time I've ever used them. I only have 5 colors, so I had to play around and get the best I could. I think her face is a little dark, but I like the jeans and brown cordory jacket! She's cut out with Nesties oval. the dp is K and Co, and the green is SU

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Hi! This card is for Whiff of Joy's Sketch challenge, #72. I let the K and Co paper be the flowers by the image, and the MS border punch be the embellies at the bottom. I colored the image with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol, and cut out around the image. I sponged the "white" area with chalk. I then popped the image out with diminsionals. The dp is all K and Co, and the blue cs is from my stash

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Ok, last post for today. I get to wandering around the blogs looking at this and that, and before I know it, time has passed and I don't get any cards done! My excuse this time, though, is that I was at my daughter's Saturday and Sunday, so I had to catch up today :-). This card was made for 2S4Y's sketch challenge and Stampavie http://www.stampavie.com/dt/ to make an Easter card. I didn't mean

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There was a sketch challenge over at Whiff of Joy's Inspiration and Tutorial blog by Katharine (not sure I spelled her name right). I used this Basic Grey paper Sugared (I love this paper), and SU cs greens and pink. The sentiment is from WoJ's Birdee Love. I colored the image with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol and cut it out with Nesties oval and scallop. The rhinestones are from Kaisercraft.

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This card was to use something fruity or food-related. I used BG's Two Scoops collection. Can you see the "strawberry" iced cupcakes? And the bowl of popcorn this cute CC Design image is holding? She's all ready for a pj movie party with her bear and popcorn. And of course there will be cupcakes and ice cream later! I colored her with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol and sponged around the image

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This little Penny Black kitty is from the Critter Party collection. It looks like this Nesties label 2 punch was just made for this stamp, doesn't it!? I colored the image with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol, and sponged around the image with the sky blue light pencil. I used my MS butterfly border punch and used some of the punched out butterflies around the image, putting a single 1/2 pearl on

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I had to use thiis ribbon, you see, because it has snails on it! I don't do many boy cards, but this little guy just screamed to be used for OCCSC's sketch challenge #7. I used green gingham paper as the dp, blue and green cs paper all from my stash, and Kaisercraft pearls. The image is Whipper Snapper. Their images are just adorable! I want to get more ;-).  I colored the image with Prismacolor

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I made this card for my daughter and her husband's 10th anniversary coming up April 2nd. I've had this Verve image awhile (it's hers), and I knew I wanted to use it for this card. I colored the image with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol, and raised it up on diminsionals. I used Kaisercraft pearls over the image pearls around her neck. Isn't that a cute look! I cut the image out with Nesties Ovals.

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This card is for Whiff of Joy's challenge to make an easel card. This is my second easel card. I'm going to make more... they are too cool! I used two images from WoJ's Birdee Love set released in Feb. I colored the images with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol. the flowers are Prima, the button from my stash, and the ribbon from BasicBasic. The 1/2 pearls are from Kaisercraft. The DP is from K and

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I picked this Gruffies up the other day at Hobby Lobby when they had their stamps 50% off. Lilacs are my second favorite flower (behind daffodils), and I just had to have this stamp! I colored it with Copics (I know, surprise! not pencils). I outlined Gruffies with C1 and the shadow with G00. I like the outcome. I used SU cs. I used two different Cuttlebug embossing folders for detail. The

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This card was made for Flourish's Timeless Tuesday Challenge, a sketch challenge. I combined SCS's CC262, to use eggplant, old olive, and orchid opulance with a neutral. Swirls was an extra. The BG dp has some swirls in it if you look real close ;-). I used SU's cs, didn't have the orchid, so opped for it in the dp. The border punch... isn't it adorable!... is MS. I bought it for a card class

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This little card was made for Penny Black's Saturday challenge Spring. I immediately thought of this stamp. And these papers. I colored this stamps with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol and cut it out with Nesties Label 2. I used Offray ribbon behind the image. The CS and dp are all from my stash. The inside of the card is stamped with a Stampendous stamp and cut with Nesties long scallop rectangle

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Isn't this little duck just the cutest? It's from Darcy's stamps (my daughter's collection). I colored it with Prismacolor pencils and gamsol, with a shadow outlining. The ribbon is from my stash, the flowers are Prima, the brads are Spare Parts, the cs is SU, and the dp is DCWV. The image is cut with Nesties Label 4. Sweet and simple card. Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

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I really like the way this card turned out! So simple and very pretty. Sometimes I'm just plain proud of myself, and I am with this card :-) I like this sweet image. I was raised on a farm, and we had baby chicks. They are so soft. Did you know at what age baby chicks can fly (be transported by plane)? One day old ONLY. Can't be any older! Anyway, I colored this card with Prismacolor pencils and

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Well, I don't know why this view of the card is sideways. It is right side up where I put it! Durn it!  Anyway, I want to try making different kinds of cards, and I found Project Tuesday. This card for this week is a hinged card. I wanted to try my hand at it. This isn't perfect, I didn't picture this in my head, but I think it turned out ok. I used Stampin' Up card stock and dp from Basic Grey.

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I combined Stampavie and More's challenge to use Orange with Simon Says sketch this week. I found this cool dp from my Basic Grey  Lime Rickey collection. It has lots of orange. I stapled Offray orange ribbon to the image and used some orange Prima flowers as per the sketch. I used Basic Grey brads for the flower centers. This image from Sarah Kay is so sweet! I colored it with Prismacolor

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I made this card with Whiff of Joy's Willow with Strawberries from the Summer 2009 set. I colored it with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol. The flowers are Prima, the pearls Kaiser, the dp Basic Grey's Sugared, the cs from Stampin'Up, and the image cut with Nesties Label 4. Not sure where the sentiment is from. I used 3 layers for this card, well, actually 4! Hope you enjoy it. Thanks a bunch for

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Tuesday again! But this card is for Monday's Roses on Paper/Belles 'n Whistles Easter card challenge and 2S4Y Laura's Sketch challenge. I love Belles 'n Whistles stamps, and they are planning a new release soon, don't know when. And this Basic Grey Sultry! Isn't it gorgeous? Makes a perfect Easter card. I colored the sweet image with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol and shadow sponged around the

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I LOVE this image by Rachel Anne Miller for Stampavie! I've had it quite awhile, and was just waiting for Stampavie to resume their challenges to use it! Nothing says spring like a little critter, and this card/image just shouts spring. I colored the image with my Prismacolor pencils to match the Basic Grey LilyKate paper. The blue and green cs is from SU. It is so springy in its colors. The

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I took these pics this morning. This little white dog is our 12 yr old Maltese, Jacob. He was my "empty nest" puppy. We have to keep them seperated because Jacob wants to fight Gabbi, and Gabbi wants to play. She plays a little rough for his liking. Hopefully some day they will be friends! Look how light she is getting. And those ears! They are so strong! She's a sweet girl, wants to greet

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Mornin' all! Happy Monday... supposed to be on the warm-er side this week here in Florida! I'm so ready! Had hard freezes over the weekend, but it's supposed to be getting better.  Sure hope so :-). This card was made for two challenges: Penny Black to make a easel card... my first! And an inspiration challege for Basic Grey. This is my take on that. I used Penny Black's image of this cute

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This card fits at least 3 challenges! Stampavie and More #84 is to make a card for spring. Check. Simon Says Stamp is to make a card for a female, be it girl, woman, sister, or friend. Check. I used Sketch and Stash #30's sketch for the card. Check. So, I colored the Sarah Kay image with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol. The image and mat are raised up slightly with foam squares. I punched the

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Whiff of Joy color challenge coffee and cream... well, for thinking brown and gold, this didn't turn out too bad! I used one of my new February images and colored it with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol. I sponged around the image with chalk and cut around it. The brown and dp is from Basic Grey and the cs is from SU. The flowers are Prima and the brads are Spare Parts. The scalloped circle is cut

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This is our "little girl" todayl Look at those ears! My hubby says she's a rabbit! Both ears are strong and straight now, no more lopping over. I love it when they cock their heads to the side when you talk to them. She still wants to bite, but not as bad. Now we are teaching "Off" when she jumps up on us. She loves to greet the kids in the neighborhood... and they love to see her! But she's a

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Good Monday morning. It was 32 degrees again last night here in Jacksonville! Where IS spring? It's that darn global warming, I tell ya'! I made this card for Roses on Paper/Belles n' Whistles combined challenge #32. I love this little B n' W stamp. I don't have too many boy stamps, but this one is too cute. I colored it with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol, cut it out with Nesties label #4, the

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Hi! I combined two stamps to make one image for this challenge. I wanted this little pooch to be watching this butterfly. I colored the image with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol and sponged around the image with green chalk. I used my MS pop-up butterfly border punch, and used the butterflies that punched out on the card above the image. The cs is all SU, and the stripe dp is Fancy Papers and the

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Happy Friday! Of course, the days all seem the same to me :). Oh, well. Had a great day out yesterday with the ladies. This card is Sue's first sketch for Totally Papercraft #5. I interpreted it a bit differently than most. I used a solid piece of cs, embossed with a CB folder (swirls) and seperated it with ribbon from Robert Stanley Collection. I used an image from Whiff of Joy, colored it with

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This card was made for two challenges: Penny Black and Sketch Saturday. Penny Black challenge was to use Pink, Green, and Yellow. I used this cute image from PB's Critter Party. The sentiment is from SU. I colored the image with Prismacolor Pencils and Gamsol. The tiny flowers are from where I punched the corners of the yellow mat and the pink cs with my MS corner punch. The dp is from my stash,

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I just love artist Rachel Anne Miller. Her images are so sweet! I used this image for today's challenge. It is colored with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol, except for her face. It is colored with Copic E00, Skin White. I sponged around the image with chalk. The dp is from K & Co, the cs is a mix of my stash and DCWV (green). I used the edge of my scissors to rough the edges. Some day I'm going to

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I love Wednesdays, because that means "Whiff of Joy" time! Today the challenge was a sketch by Bev. I used paper from The Paper Patch and cs from my stash. The flowers are Prima. The image is new; it's from the February bi-monthly set. I was so excited when I got it Monday! I colored her with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol. I used a MS border punch and Offray ribbon. I put a brad in the center of

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Good Wednesday morning, All. (Peeps, as my friend Sue says :) I made this card for the Sugar Bowl. It's the first time I've entered it. I need to get some more stamps to play more often! This was a sketch challenge and a recipe: to use 3 flowers (check), 2 brads (check), and 1 button (check). I also incorporated a ribbon as part of the sketch. I colored this sweet image with Prismacolor pencils

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I created this little card for Simon Says Stamp, to use a House Mouse, Hoppers, or Gruffie, and use 3 types embellishments, 2 patterned papers and 1 image. This is the first House Mouse stamp I ever bought, and this is the first time I have inked it up! This is Mudpie, Little Nibbler HMUR1052, stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with Prisma color pencils and Gamsol. I cut him out with

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I started this card on Saturday, finished it this morning :) . I made it for BasicGrey's Week 14 color challenge to use Maroon, Lemon and Pink. I think I got it covered :). I used BG's Perhaps Sari-per-740. I roughed the edges with the edge of my sissors and stitched the BG paper to the pink SU cs. The yellow is also SU. The Maroon is from my stash. I used my new corner punch from EK Success to

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This card is for SFYTT (Sketch For You To Try) at I {heart} to Stamp. I added a little something to the sketch. Hope that doesn't disqualify me! Check it out from my blog to see the amazing package she is giving away this month if you enter a card for every Saturday. It's amazing! The image on this card is from Stampin'Up, colored with Prisma color pencils and Gamsol. All the paper is from Basic

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This card was made for two challenges, but then i realized that it fit 3. But then I read MAWTT again after I made the card, and it was supposed to have "Mom" on it. I think I spaced that because I lost my mom 30 years ago. So it's a birthday card... but Mom could take the cake as well :-) I used MAWTT's challenge #33, Sketch and Theme, combined it with Cute Card Thurs #100, to use Metal, and it

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This card was made for two challenges: Totally Papercraft #4 and Friday Sketchers #90. I pulled this paper out yesterday, thinking I'd like to make a card with them. I had printed this image from Free Coloring Pages awhile back, shrinking it down. I love this Sarah Kay image. I hope they make it a stamp soon :). I colored her with my Prisma color pencils and Gamsol. The sentiment is Verve. I cut

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This card was made for the folowing challenges: 1) Whiff of Joy #67 Pearls and Swirls 2) Copics Color Challenge #52        a) C3        b) R11        c) G21 3) ABC -O = One paper 4) 2S4Y #46 Sketch 5) A Spoonful of Sugar #71 Spring is in the Air I got this stamp last summer in the summer collection. I colored her with the following Copics: R11, 14, 22 E00 C1, 3 Y11, 21 G000, 21 I used a red

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This little house mouse is getting out of the rain! This is my favorite flower, the daffodil. This card was to have more than one fold. This is my first bi-fold card. Wasn't too difficult! I colored this image with Prisma color pencils and Gamsol. I used Diamond Stickles on the raindrops. I used a Fiskers corner punch on two of the corners and rounded the other two, placing yellow pearls from

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I'm very happy that Sketch For You To Try (SFYTT) is back! I made this card for the second February sketch. I thought about it during the night, I stewed about it this morning, and I finally put it together... I'm not real happy with it! Something is missing. I followed the sketch. Just can't figure out what's wrong! I used cs from my stash, the dp is Creative Imaginations. The image is Whipper

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This is Gabbi today, at 15 weeks. Last week, at 14 weeks, she weighed 25 lbs. She seems to gain 2 1/2 lbs a week! She's getting at that gangly stage, where she's all legs, a bit clumsy. Her left ear is standing up nice and straight, but the right ear is lagging behind just a bit. It still flops toward the center. I expect it to strengthen more this week. Her head is getting more red in it. It's

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You know, sometimes I forget I can make a card without dp! I couldn't find any dp in my collection to match these colors, so I just used cs. I made a tissue flower using turquoise and brown that I found. I found cs to match, and created this card. I used Nestabilities circles and scallops. I used the same scallop size to cut the tissue paper, put a brad in the center and crinkled up the tissue

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This card was made for 3 challenges: The sketch came from OCCSC2, the button and bows are for Totally Papercraft #3, and the colors purple and green are for Stamp Simple #126. The image is from Belles n' Whistles, Elizabeth Bell, Rock On. I colored the image with Prisma color pencils and Gamsol and cut it out. The rhinestones are Kaiser. The dp paper is from myu stash, the green bg is SU, the

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Hi! Made it to church today. Sometimes it's hard for my mother-in-law to get around (almost 98 she is!), but today we made it. Was a good morning. I made this card for Friday Sketchers #89. I used an image from my daughter's collection, colored it with Prisma color pencils and Gamsol. Cut the image and mat with Nestabilities ovals and scallop, cut the square (diamond) with Nestabilities squares

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Hi! It's getting late on Thursday evening, and I just decided to make this card :) . This is for a challenge I just discovered on Monday: Belles n' Whistles combined with Roses on Paper. This is their 31st challenge. It's a color challenge to use Pink, Brown, and Cream. I used several shades of pink and brown when coloring this adorable Belles n' Whistles image. Belles n' Whistles images are

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This card was made for CPS's sketch challenge #153. It was a very simple sketch, my favorite! I used Penny Black's little teddy with a rain of flowers. I colored the image with Prisma color pencils and Gamsol and cut it out with Nestabilities circles and scallops. I ran the scalloped circle through my Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder. The ribbon is Offray. The paper is from my stash. The rhinestones

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I used this cute image of Willow drying dishes for this sketch challenge. I chose the paper first then colored Willow to match, using my Prisma color pencils and Gamsol. I just got the decorated ribbon from Michael's and the purple is Offray. I had the button and the flower. I used Fiskers roses border punch and a Fiskers lace corner punch. The paper is from my stash. I cut the image using

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I love BasicGrey paper! Some day... I hope to have a lot more :) I used Euphoria, 3 different sheets, for this card. The green cs is SU. The image is from Whiff of Joy. I colored her with Prisma color pencils and Gamsol, trying to match the colors of the dp as closely as I could! The rhinestones are Kaiser Ice Blue. The flowers are from my stash. I cut both sides of the center paper with Fiskers

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Happy Saturday! This whole card happened by accident! I did chose the image and colored it with my Prisma color pencils and Gamsol. Then when I was deciding on paper, I found this paper I had colored on the other side with Copics for something else, and cut it out with a Nestabilities scallop circle. The color came through to this side (I didn't realize I had grabbed a piece of dp when I colored

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These two pictures were taken just a few minutes ago. This is Gabbi, our 13 week old GSD: German Shepherd Dog. She is quite a character. She gained 4 1/2 lbs between 8 and 10 weeks, and 10 lbs between 8 and 12 weeks! She's going to be a big girl! These are pics of her right after we got her. She was 7 weeks, 2 days when we brought her home. She's changed a little, hasn't she! I'll be glad when

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Time for Totally Papercraft's second Friday challenge! This was a recipe challenge to use 3 embellishments: ribbon, flowers and blling; two papers: orange and green; and one image: Whiff of Joy. The ribbon if Offray, the flowers are from Prima flowers, and the bling is something i picked up along the way. The image is from Whiff of Joy last spring. Oranges fit Florida, don't you think? I colored

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Love Whiff of Joy! I haven't used this image before, about time, don't ya' think?! This challenge was Love. I used WoJ's sentiment "Love Grows Happiness". I thought it fit with the spring flowers she's sitting in :) I also used the sketch challenge from the new OCC now OCCSC #1. What I did: Copics: E04, 10,21,33,35,37G 09,21,85,99R00, 11,20,22RV13C1 I used Spring FlowerSoft on the tall flowers of

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This card was made for Sketch Saturday #88. The image is from Belles n' Whistles, Elizabeth Bell. I colored her with Prisma color pencils and Gamsol. The flowers are from Hobby Lobby, Spare Parts by the Paper Studio. The pearls on the flowers are Kaiser, plum, and the pearls down the right side are Kaiser, hot pink. The cs is mostly DCWV, the darker purple is SU. The dp is from my stash. The

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Hi! Boy, I haven't felt good the past two days. Picked up a stomach virus when I visited my daughter over the weekend ;( . Slept most of yesterday. Didn't do a whole lot today... 3 loads of laundry, but that's about it. Made this adorable card for Moving Along With the Times #32, Childhood Memories. This is one of my all-time favorite stamps by Sarah Kay. I was raised on a farm in Missouri, and

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This card is for the brand new challenge Totally Papercrafts. This is their first challenge, Friends. What is more a friend than a brand new puppy? We got a German Shepherd puppy for Christmas, and she is 13 weeks old, 3 months today. She is already HUGE! And is getting sweeter every day. I used the sketch from Sketch and Stash challenge #28. I can't remember the dp paper, the cs is SU and DCWV.

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Hi, again! I visited my daughter and her family over the weekend, and so I'm trying to catch up on my cards! I made this card for 3 challenges: House Mouse #62, 2S4Y #45, and Copics Color Challenge #49. The 2S4Y challenge was to make a round card. The challenge for House Mouse was a valentine, and the Copics challenge was to use: E00 Skin White, E33 Sand, and R02 Flesh. I had a three of these!

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This card was made for two challeges: Mojo Monday #125 and Copics Creations #21. The image is from Belles n' Whistles by Elizabeth Bell. OMG! I have fallen in love with these images. I think Elizabeth Bell is at the top of my favs for artists. Her images are so adorable! I used Almost Navy from SU, the ribbon is Basic Basic. I used my CB swiss dots folder. The rhinestones are Kaiser. The soft

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This card was made for Friday Sketcher's #87. I like clean and simple sketches. :) The cs is DCWV. The ribbon is Offray, the image is Sugar Nellie, and the sentiment is Verve. The pearls are Kaiser. I colored the image with Copics. I used my new MS eyelet border punch. I have always loved eyelet lace, and this border punch is perfect for me!That's it. Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

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Hi! This card is for WoJ's sketch challenge, #64. I got this image last spring, and this is the first time I've inked it up. I colored it with Copics and cut out the bottom third of the image. The bg is Basic Grey Sugared. The ribbon is Offray, and the flowers are Paper Studio and Prima Flowers. I scored the ends of the white paper the image is on. It's hard to see in the picture. The red cs if

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This card was made for 2 challenges: Monday's Mojo 123 and SCS's Clean and Simple 51 to use designer paper. Mojo 123 was to do a square or round card. I used designer paper from Daisy Bucket Designs, Playful Petals that already had a circule with flower embelishment as part of the design. I used Kaiser pink rhinestones in the center of the flowers and red rhinestones over red dots in the design.

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This card was made for 2 challenges: I used Sunday's CPS sketch challenge and SCS's color challenge. The color challenge was to use Pretty in Pink, Pink Passion, and Blush Blossoms. The Pink Passion is DCWV, the other 2 are SU. The stamp is from my daughter's collection. I colored them with Copics. The dp is from my stash, unknown. The ribbon is unknown, a bulk I bought in Oregon. The pink

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Happy Friday, all! This card was made for Monday's 2S4Y 44 sketch challenge. I have re-discovered Susie B. I love her cards! She is an awesome lady who makes incredible cards! She is my inspiration. I had "lost" her during my 6 month time away from card making. I re-discovered her this week. Check her out at HeartPrints.com. This card features Penny Black's little bear, 3829H Kickin' . I colored

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Happy Saturday! It's gloomy in Jacksonville today. Slightly chilly (for here). Been cleaning house, then made this card for Penny Black's challenge #85, Something Sweet, using OCC's sketch challenge for today. I used cs DCWV and from my stash. Of course, the image is Penny Black, colored with Copics. I love this image, they all look so happy! The ribbon is from Offray, Celebrate It, and

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This card was made for Verve's 4th card in the January series of home decor of foyers. I used a stamp by Inkadinkado, artist Kathy Davis. I inked the stamp with Marvy Le Plume II and stamped it, cut it out with Nestabilities circles. The dp paper is Basic Grey's Lily Kate. The green cs is from my stash, as is the main bg soft beige. The sentiment is from my daughter's stash. I cut it out and

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I've been wanting to use this paper from Basic Grey's Porcelain. It is so soft and pretty. The pearls are Kaiser, the ribbon Offray. I colored the Stampin'Up image with Copics. I think the sentiment is also SU, but I'm not certain (my daughter's stash again). I used Nestabilities circles to cut out the image and mat and popped it out on foam squares. I used Nesties large labels for the sentiment.

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Well, I finally made a card I can be truly happy about! I made this card for CCEE's sketch challenge. I love these colors together. The papers are as follows: Stampin'Up, DCWV, K&Co, and unknown. I colored the Sugar Nellie image with Copics and sponged the background with chalk. I cut the image out with Nestabilities rectangles. The flowers are PrimaFlowers and the pearls are Kaiser.So am I

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This card is for two challenges: Penny Black #84 to use blue, cream and gold, and Saturday's Sketch Challenge #86. You can never go wrong with Hedgie. He is my favorite PB character. I colored with Copics. I'm not sure where the sentiment is from. The papers are SU, the pearls are Kaiser latte... my favorite from them! The dp is BG. A simle card, but I think it's pretty cute :)

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This little bunny is soaking it all in. I colored the image with Copics. The main part of the card is scored in a grid, but it's really hard to tell. The dp is from K & Co, and it's kinda on a grid as well. The ribbon is from Home and More Classic Collection. I like wide ribbon, but sometimes it's hard to use. The blue border is from DCWV. It's reverse cut with Nestabilities, and I rounded the

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This card was made using the sketch for this week's Mojo Monday challenge #122 and the color teal for SCS's CAS50. I think it got a little more involved than a CAS card, but oh well! The paper is BG's Figgy Pudding that I got from Hobby Lobby a few months ago. The flowers are Prima Flowers with white pearls from Kaiser. The larger pearls on the right side are from Michael's. The ribbon is Go

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