A Good Start...

to my day!!

It's a PA day today so I have the kids home with me. Go figure, they were up before 7:00am when they could have slept in!! Not a bad thing though, since I was up I figured I may as well get things started. It is almost 9:30 and I have already done one load of laundry (the second is on it's way) I've cleaned two hamster cages, made breakfast for the munchkins and cleaned the turtle tank (yes, we have a turtle!). And I'm getting this post done early!!

I made this card last night for Janet's challenge #8...It was actually a challenge because we weren't allowed to do any colouring or anything...and words had to be the focal point. I've never made a card like this...I always have colouring or something and words are never the focal point.

I have been dying to use my quickkutz label die so I picked a sentiment that would fit the shape and went from there...I wasn't planning on pink and brown again for a card but when I went through my papers (I'm trying to use up some of my leftover scraps) that is what I ended up using.

My only embellishments are the flowers I punched out in chocolate chip and the pink Hero arts gemstones I added to centre of each.

Thanks for looking.....Have a fabulous weekend!!!!

Submission Day..

For Bellariffic Fridays. I made my card just now...it's ok but I don't love it...didn't love yesterdays either but it is getting better (I've been playing...). I think I have too much on mind and it is affecting my ability create...My house is chaos, the garden needs work, the laundry rivals mount Rushmore...I could go on but I'm sure you get the point!!

So here is my submission for Bellariffic Fridays...I used my newly purchased Lucy Ketto for this one. The colour combo for the challenge was pink and brown so I used up some patterned paper I had and added some raspberry baubles and some pink velvet ribbon from Fancy Pants. I also added some hot pink glitter to the dots in between the diamonds on the paper. No more detail for you today...I'm off to clean house.

Don't forget to check out the submissions tomorrow on Blogabella

Better Late....

Than not at all!! I'm late today 'cause I had my ladies class this afternoon and errands to run after that. I figure if I'm really fast I'll get this done just in time to get the kids off the bus (7 minutes and counting....)

I started this card last night and finished it this morning...I think I still need to play with the layout but I'll post it anyway.

The image is one of the new Penny Black stamps...I bought this one and another...I limited myself to just two...'cause really, I have enough stamps!!!

I used the same colours as yesterdays post (I really like this plaid paper...can you tell...giggle). I also used my new swiss cheese punch and layered some bashful blue under the strip where the holes are and added some diamond ice baubles in some of the holes.

As I said, I'm still playing...I'll let you know what I come up with!! Gotta go catch the bus now!!

I'm Still Smiling!!!

'Cause I had such a great day yesterday!! I went to Bellaland...my friend Dana was visiting from Calgary and Leslie (who lives in TO but I never see...) was going too...and SURPRISE!!! in walks my friend Karen who came up from Boston. Of course Nicky and Em were there and Janet (another friend) came too. It was a PHENOMENAL day...of course the time went way too quickly but still it was sooooo nice to see everyone.

I made this card last night, I haven't had time to make anything for the last few days so it was nice to have some quiet time to stamp. This image from Stamping Bella made me think of the day...of course a few more girls would have been better but Shopabellas was as close as I could get. It really is accurate...we all walked out of there with bags full of stuff...but then when you go to Bellaland...how can you not??

The image is stamped and coloured with copics...I cut a partial circle using We R Memory keepers paper and layered it on a piece of coral coredinations paper. I added a Bashful Blue ribbon knot at the top and some hot pink crackle dots along the bottom edge of the circle. I inked the friends part of the "bestest friends" sentiment from stamping Bella and layered it on some Bashful Blue.

The card came together pretty quickly and so did this post...good thing 'cause my day is packed...Jordan and I spent 2 hours for a 10 minute visit at the oral surgeon...I have my class tomorrow with my ladies and I have to prep everything...and I decided to take the kids to the circus tonight as a special treat...so I'm off to get all my work done so I'm ready for tomorrow!!

Thanks for looking!!

It's FRIDAY!!!

Which means it's a Bellariffic day!! I remembered to send my submission to Emily this time and I can't wait to see what all of the Bellababes and everyone else has done!! The challenge this week (actually we had 2 weeks) was using any colour combination from this picture and you had to use flowers.

I decided to use Daisy BittyBloom for my image and I watercoloured her using my Peerless watercolours. I used Daffodil Yellow as my base colour and added Flesh Tint to get some depth and shading...I love the final look of the those two colours blended. The paper is from Fancy pants, as is the velvet ribbon I used to make the knot at the top. I used tiny prima flowers and added a small dot of Orangepeel stickles to the centre. This card turned out totally different from what I had in my mind (that happens a lot!!) But I was running out of time so I had to send it in.

I decided this morning to play a little more....same supplies but this card is your standard 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" rather than 4 1/4" x 4 1/4". I added a strip of SU's tangerine Tango (embossed with the CB Swiss Dots folder) and placed the ribbon in behind the image. I also added a ring of Dazzling Diamonds around the image.

Thanks for looking...let me know which card you like better!!

Have a great Friday...and don't forget to hop over to Blogabella to look at all the submissions!!

Cosmopolitan Anyone??

With my hectic schedule this week and next...I could certainly use one (or two, or three...). Actually I'm more of a Killer Kool-aid kinda gal...

This weeks challenge on the the Corrosive Challenge blog was a Sketch...I like doing sketch challenges...that way all you need to figure out is the image! I decided to use cosmobella from Stamping Bella...'cause like I said...I will definitely need one by the end of the week!!

I should have looked at the layout again before I made the card, I put my striped paper in the wrong spot...here is what it should have looked like..

I used my CM oval cutter to cut out the oval...I would have liked it a little narrower but it's all I had..I'll have to check out the nesties and see if they come any narrower..I layered the base card with the back of The Paper Company - Floral stripe double sided paper and added a strip from the striped pattern down the side (that was my goof!!). I used a small strip from the front (one of the stripes in the pattern) to create my ribbon. I punched out some funky flowers with my EK punches and added a bubblegum glitter dot to the centre. I added some marble glitter dots (cappucino, I think) around the oval image. Cosmobella is layered on SU's Chocolate chip card stock. The image looked a little lost in the centre of the oval so I inked the edges with SU's regal rose ink to give a little more depth. The sentiment is another great one from...Stamping Bella...of course!!

Thanks for looking...it's beautiful outside so I'm off to try and get the garden cleaned up...Have a SUNSHINEY Day!!!

Promises, Promises

That I couldn't keep (SIGH!!!) I really did plan on making a card last Thursday night...but you as ususal my plans went awry!! It was a CRAZY weekend...with the kids home Friday and Monday and Hubby working everyday except Sunday and of course it was Easter...well needless to say... No stamping time for me!!

I did make the time yesterday after the kids went to bed, I was going through withdrawal so I had to do something!!

I made this card using Rollanda Ketto from Stamping Bella. I watercoloured her using SU's Lavender Lace, Certainly Celery and Barely Banana. I coordinated the background layers and ribbon to match the colours I used. The patterned paper is DCWV- glitter stack...I wasn't planning on using this paper but it had the same colours so it went well ( I also have a lot of it so I figured it needed using up...I'm still on my mission to use up at least 25 sheets before I buy any more paper...So far so good...but I have to admit I'm getting "itchy" to buy!!

I added 3 gold glitter dots and stamped the sentiment which is from PaperTrey Ink Mixed Messages set.

I have a busy week ahead of me...hopefully I'll have time to make a few cards!!

Thanks for stopping by!