Many Thanks...I'm Honored!

What a wonderful surprise!

When I returned home from

my trip to St. Paul, I 

received two lovely messages.

The first was from

Our Creative Corner.

I won a fabulous 

$25 gift certificate to

I {heart} papers

YAY!

It was for this little creation...

You can read my original post HERE.

The other was from

KL Stampin' and Scrappin'.

I made the Top 3 for this...

I know many of you LoVeD

this card...you can see how it

was made HERE.

I think it's always nice to share when

a challenge (or two) works out and

indeed, these did for me!

Thanks to all the challenges out there

who help get our creative juices flowing!

Love is in the Air...

I have been working on a few cards to try and get

ahead on posting as I will be away over the next

several days...so here is another one.

I love vintage and shabby chic, but don't create nearly 

as many things as I would like just because of the

time required to layer and layer.

I love these this paper from Webster's Pages.

I was able to piece it together and use much of the page.

The only paper that is not WP, are the solid white, pink 

& green cardstocks.  The green heart was stamped

around the edges with an accent stamp to give depth.

The sentiment is from My Sentiments Exactly.

Thought I would offer these up for a bunch of

challenges...so here's where they are going:

Challenge #112 ~ Sketch

Challenge #4 ~ Pinks

Wee Memories #5 ~ Stitches

Our Creative Corner ~ Which Anniversary?

(I went with 30th which is pearls)

I will be back a little later with the new

challenge from The Play Date Cafe.

It's Pure Bliss.....

I had a ball working on this card over the weekend

and thought I would share it with you

and offer it for a few challenges this week.

I love dimension and this card definitely has it!

I used designer papers from the 'Mirabelle' collection

by The Paper Studio.  The vintage writing DP
makes a beautiful backdrop to the Victorian floral
foreground.  The sentiment is from Studio G
and the lace is about 20 years old.

Can I just say that Prima have really outdone
themselves with these flowers and the bling is
by Prima as well.

This creation fits a variety of challenges for this
week, so here is where I am entering:

Challenge #27 ~ Pink & Green
(the hostess used similar colors to mine)

Challenge #29 ~ Recipe
( one type ribbon/2 DP's/3 Embellishments)

 

Challenge #79
Wedding Wishes

Which Anniversary is it?
1st is paper.....13th is lace
30th is pearl.....60th is diamond

Challenge #49
Wedding/Birthday

Challenge #20
All About Weddings

Challenge GC53

Read
(using text)

 Wee Memories Challenge #5
Stitching
 Crafty Ann's #14
Anything Goes
Creative Inspirations #33
Celebrations
Clearly I Stamp #13
Flowers

That's it for now!

I have a busy week ahead.  Soon I will be leaving
for the Twin Cities of Minnesota with my friends
Sue Rothamel & Crystal Copperstone
of US ArtQuest.
We will be at
The Rubber Stamp & Scrapbooking Expo
demoing and having more fun than
anyone has a right to!  : )

So tonight, I will be working ahead on a variety
of projects to share with you and catching up
on a neglected to-do list.
Have a great Monday!

Jump Starting Creativity...A Couple of Challenges

As you know by now, I have been out of commission

for over a week, so I was delighted to find a few challenges

that peaked my interest and I thought it would be a
great way to jump start back into my art studio  : )

I thought I would enter this card in 2 different challenges.
First, Paige over at the CARDS blog issued a
challenge using 'woodgrain'.

I used DCWV's 'Green Stack' and with
Earth Day just around the corner, it's great to use
something made from 70% recycled material  : )

Then the girls over at OCC are getting into the

'Spring' of things with butterflies.

This fabulous butterfly stamp is from the UK company

Elusive Images (thank you, Sarah)

and was stamped in two parts.  

The sentiment is from Scrappy Cat.
I used Martha's Loop punch and
assorted pearl and rhinestone embellishments
to finish it off.

 See you soon!