Lazy Sunday

Today will be another multiple-post day, as I create my entries for the challenges I'm participating in. This one is a "twofer" - I am using it for TWO challenges. The two challenges are the Pink Elephant challenge, which was to be thankful - and Whimsical Wednesdays: The Diedrich Dare, the challenge being to make a card or project inspired by these cool mugs - this was easy cuz this is one of my favorite color schemes! :)

So here's my take on it - whaddayathink? I used SU! WW, Barely Banana, and Certainly Celery colors:

Be back later! Peace.

Robyn's Fetish - Red, White, and Blue Challenge

The Robyn's Fetish challenge for this week was to create a card using only the colors red, white, and blue. I love this party hat image, and love the way these cards came out, simple yet eye-catching. I used SU! Whisper White, Ballet Blue, and Real Red:

Peace.

Rainy Saturday

It's been raining allllll day - so what better to do than make cards and do challenges? :)

This one is for the Digital Tuesday challenge, which was simply to use a digi image to create a holiday card or project. I had been dying to use this adorable image from Whimsie Doodles on something like this, this is Olive and Toasty and the "merry xmas" is from the Greeting Farm:

For the Etsy Inspired Challenge blog this week, the challenge was to pick something from Quiltish from Allisa Jacobs and this was the picture I chose for inspiration (Baby Set Bib and Burp Cloth in Farmers Market Red Apple Harvest):

And here is my card:

For Whimsie Doodles Paper Craft Planet challenge group, the challenge this week was to create anything altered using a Whimsie Doodles image. I made this cute little gift box, my family and I were invited to Thanksgiving dinner at our good friends' home, so I'm going to fill this with chocolates and give to them as a thank-you gift:

Well, that's all for now! Be back later with some more! Peace.

Just a Few Cards...

Just a few cards for today... my obsession with the Greeting Farm's Twinkle Tots continues....

Princess Ava

Madelynn

I used Stampin' Up! Whisper White, Certainly Celery, So Saffron, and Bashful Blue colors above, with coordinating Designer Series papers.

Next is a card I made to include in an order for "assorted" cards, I just liked the way it came out (using SU! Tempting Turquoise and Whisper White, with coordinating Designer Series paper):

And last - a quick, simple and pretty Christmas card:

This one used SU! Old Olive, Close to Cocoa, and Very Vanilla cardstock, along with coordinating Designer Series paper.
Peace.

Happy Veteran's Day and Altered Box

First, I want to say happy Veteran's Day - to any/all past and current members of our military, you and your families have my utmost appreciation, gratitude and respect for all that you do. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart.

I had so much fun making the altered Christmas goodie box for a challenge, I decided to make another one. For this one, I used some retired Stampin' Up! Designer Series paper in one of the old "In Colors", and one of the Greeting Farm's adorable digi images, Ebony, which was offered for a limited time last weekend, and gave it a "teen" theme:

My poor daughter Cassidy has been sick since last Friday - I guess it's seasonal flu or a bad cold, the doctor's offices are actually requesting that people with those symptoms NOT come into their offices so as not to spread their germs. So Cass has been home, pretty much in bed, since last Friday. She's taking ibuprofen and those thera-flu drink mixes and taking it easy, poor kid. She's 14, so she's devastated to be missing out on her social life - she doesn't mind missing school for a week, but we've got another weekend coming up here, she'll be heart-broken if she is still sick on Friday! LOL

Hope you're all having a good week! Peace.

Stampin' For The Weekend - Distressed Christmas Goodies Box

For this week's Stampin For The Weekend challenge, the challenge was to make a festive goodies box and it was optional to use distressing... I had a ball making this and I was thrilled with how it came out! It was originally a small box from Harry & David - I altered it by covering it with Stampin' Up! Designer Series papers, rubbing some Close to Cocoa ink all over it, and adding some buttons, an image (CC Designs digi image Swiss Pixie Heidi with Ornament), a sentiment, and a ribbon, what do you think? Cute, no?
This is the cover of the box:

Side view:

And this is the box opened - I filled it with Lindt dark peppermint chocolates - this is going to make a nice little Christmas gift! :o)

Peace!

Two Post MONDAY!

I have been on a roll with these challenges - I just love the way they get your creativity flowing! This one is for the Club Anya "Pattern Me Not" challenge - I couldn't use any patterned/background papers. It was challenging - but fun! I love Santa Ian, I used SU! Real Red, Whisper White, and Basic Black papers. I used a soda tab for my belt buckle, and a piece of black grosgrain ribbon. I smeared the paper with black ink to give it a "charcoaled" look. Whaddayathink?

I couldn't NOT ink up Santa Anya once I took this set out, so I made this one, too:

Then I stumbled across the Etsy Inspired Challenge blog this week because Whimsie Doodles is sponsoring it and I "heart" Whimsie Doodles... anyway, the challenge was to visit the shop and get inspired by one of the photos - this was what I came up with, and I was inspired by a gorgeous picture of the sun's rays shining through the trees onto the grass, it's just beautiful and it's called Good Morning, Kansas (click to see) - by Jared May.

I used SU! Old Olive, Not Quite Navy, and coordinating Designer Series papers, along with SU! Not Quite Navy brads.
Peace!