MyGrafico's Pandas

Greetings!

I wanted to share with one of several adorable digi Pandas from MyGrafico store.  I love these cute little guys and you can get them here .  I've never seen a Panda in real life, but I always imagine that they would be like cuddly teddy bears. 

Recipe:

Image: Dilek (MyGrafico)

Ink:  Copics

DP:  SU

Accessories:  SU Ribbon, Stickles

 Now get to creating...

Remember:  There are no mistakes in card making, only opportunities for creativity!

A Day for Daisies New Release - Beach Bound in December?

Greetings!

How absolutely perfect to think of the beach in December.  As the winter winds kick up outside and the snow crunches under my feet, this week's release at A Day for Daisies makes me think of the warmth of the sun as the sand blankets my toes. 

Head over to the store to pick up "Walk on the Beach," which is the image I used and many more.  They are guaranteed to warm you up and have you daydreaming about ocean waves and sunshine in no time. 

Recipe: 

Image: A Day at Daisies

Background image:  Make it Crafty

DP:  SU

Ink: Copics

Diecut:  Spellbinder

Now get to creating...

Remember:  There are no mistakes in card making, only opportunities for creativity!

Nettie G's Digital Gem Challenge #3

Greetings!
It's time for another challenge over at Nettie G's challenge blog.  Ms. G is offering you a beautiful window scene that for you to add your creative touch.  What a perfect image for Christmas!!

If you took part in this past week's challenge with Mary and Baby Jesus, Chris (our DT Lead) will email you this new image. If you didn't play this past week, don't stress, you can stop by NettieG's Store and purchase the image, so you, too, can play along. Make a project with this image and I will email you a new image next week.  You can pick up the image and participate in the challenge for this week here.

This week's image is an un-embellished wreath on a window. This leaves it up to the artist as to what ocassion it can be used for.

There will be 2 winners again this week, each recieving a digi of winner's choice from NettieG's Store!

One Winner will be random draw

One Winner will be NettieG's favorite

To be eligible to win you must link your project to this blog by

Thursday, December 30, 2010 11:59 PM EST

Here's my creation...

When I was creating this card I actually was looking out the window at the 4" of snow we had just gotten.  I love to stare out the window at fresh falling snow; however, I hate to be outside in it.  Living in Michigan, I should be use to snow, but I'm not.  I look forward to the day when I can move to the country, own a house with a huge wrap around porch, and sit on the steps with my dog "Dog" writing short stories, poetry and designing cards.  Yes, that sounds divine. :-D

Well, thank you for looking!

Recipe:

Image: Nettie Gs Digital Gems

DP:  K&C Christmas pack

Ink:  Copics

Diecuts/punches:  Spellbinders, MS, SU

Accessories:  Stickles

Now get to creating...

Remember:  There are no mistakes in cardmaking, only opportunities for creativity!

A Day for Daisies New Release

Greetings!

Happy Christmas Eve!  I pray that all my e-buddies are safe and warm and that you have an awesome Christmas.  I also pray for those that have family in the military.  May God's angels encamp around them adn keep them safe. 

I want to share a with you the new release for A Day for Daisies.  Tammy has not let us down by creating these adorable images.  I chose the "the bird in hand," because it was so precious. 

Thanks for checking out my blog and make sure that you stop by the store to pick this adorable image up. 

Recipe:

Image:  a day for daisies

DP:  SU

Ink:  Copics

Diecuts:  Spellbinders

Sentiment:  Computer generated by me!

Now get to creating...

Remember:  There are no mistakes in card making; only opportunities for creativity!

Nettie G's Digital Gems Progressive Challenge: Madonna & Child

Greetings!

Now you are going to want to participate in this week's challenge cause I have seen next week's and it is worth it!!! If you do a project with this week's image and link it using inlinkz by 11:59 pm, Thursday, December 23,2010, we will email you a new image. FREE!!

If you aren't a member of Crafter's Digital Art Center, you need to be. Why? Ms. G has given a heads up on January's images!! So head over there and check it out. I introduced you to Ms. G last week and I'm back to show off another one of her gorgeous creations.  Take a look...

I really wanted to keep the card simple so that the image stood out.  I think I accomplished that task.  I believe this will be an image that I will continue to color and play with to make it perfect.  After all, it is a potrait of our Savior as a baby...nothing but perfection is allowed for him! :-D

You can head over to the challenge and show us what you can do with this image.  I look forward to seeing it.

Now get to creating...

Remember there are no mistakes in card making, only opportunities for creativity!

A Day for Daisies Challenge #8: Tinsel & Tags

Greetings!



It's time for Challenge #8 at A Day For Daisies!  This week's challenge is tags and with a little sparkle during the holiday season! Let's use both to make a festive project for this happy time of year! The challenge begins today (December 17, 2010) and will close on December 30th at Midnight PST. So that means you have a whole two weeks to play along! To enter, simply add you card to Inlinkz below. Please use any ADFD image!  Congrats to Ulina for winning last week's challenge!
Here's my creation...

I used the image All I want for Christmas to make my tag.  You can enter the challenge on the blog.  I can't wait to see what you come up with!

WAIT...there is more! Today is Friday New Release day and Tammy has not let us down once again by producing some awesome images!   I want to share another card with you that I created using the new release My Doggie.
   
 

 
   
 
 
 

You want to head over to the store and pick these awesome images (and more up), because they are worth it. :-D


Now get to shopping and then creating...

Remember:  There are no mistakes in card making, only opportunities for creativity!

Snow snow go away...

Greetings!

come back on a weekday!!  This is my mantra after I woke up to snow and more snow.  I figure if it snowed during the weekday, perhaps I could get a snow day!

I've lived in Michigan all my life, but I still can't get use to the cold or the snow.  Here's a couple of pics of my front yard.  It is gorgeous to look at, but havoc to drive in. :-)  Enjoy those of you who don't often see this...

Now I'll get to shoveling...

"a day for daisies" Release Friday!!

Greetings!

Today is new release Friday over at "a day for daisies."  I had a hard time deciding which image I wanted to share with you, but settled on "Expecting daisy." 

This actually started out as a card and ended up becoming a brag book.  I can't show you the inside, because it is a Christmas gift for a friend and I want the inside to be a surprise.

Aren't images adorable?  What perfect images for all those expecting mother cards.  You have to make sure that you click on the DTs blogs on my sidebar, because they created some FAB cards with these images and you can too!  Just head over to the store and pick your images up.  You can find this beauty here.
Also, don't forget that we have the "All wrapped up" challenge going on over on the blog.  You can get more deets by checking out page above. :-)

Recipe:

Image:  A day for Daisies

Ink: Copics

DP:  SU

Diecut:  Spellbinder "Pendant", Circle

Accessories:  Ribbon for Michaels, Pearls

Now get to creating...







Remember:  There are no mistakes in card making, only opportunities for creativity!

Nettie G's Digital Gem Challenge: Freebie Image

Greetings!

Christmas will be here before you know it and I haven't done very much shopping.  I truly do not like to shop.  I wish I could give everyone a gift card and call it a day; however, I fear that I may offend some folks.  :-)

Anyways, I want to introduce you to a new digi artist whom I met over on the CDAC forum.  Her name is Nettie G (I call her Ms. G) and her artwork is phenomal.  Her artwork tells a story and envokes wonderful memories.  I've become one of her "Gems," and I'm excited to join a group of FAB ladies. 

The image that I am working with is a Christmas tree, but not your traditional Christmas tree.  This tree is "sew" perfect for a card for the quilter and seamstress in your life.  Take a look and I am sure you will agree...

You can join us for the challenge over at the challenge blog.  You can check out her store here.  You will be blown away by her beautiful creations.

Recipe:

Image:  Nettie G's

Ink:  Copics

DP:  Cloud9Design

Punch:  SU, EK Success

Now get to creating...

Remember:  There are no mistakes in card making, only opportunities for creativity!

Inktegrity's Hump Day Challenge #26: Non-traditional colors

Greetings!

Brrr...baby it's cold outside!!  It's 22 degrees here in Michigan.  I need my comfy warm blanket and a cup of hot chocolate.  Well, maybe I will save that for the weekend, because it is Hump Day and that means that the weekend is only 2 days away!!  This also means that it is time for another Inktegrity Hump Day Challenge!!  First of all, congrats to the winner of last sketch challenge!

This week we are playing with colors...non-traditional Christmas colors to be exact.  We don't want the same old red, green and white...NOPE...this time we're asking that you shake some things up and throw in your fav colors for pizzaz!  I decided to use my niece's fav colors of pink and purple, because my card share this week is actually a treat box for her.  I used Joni's adorable "personalized" train digi!

I filled this little take out box with Maya's favorite double chocolate popcorn.  She will get a kick out of this and maybe I can even get her to share the popcorn. *gigl* 

Well, now that you know what is expected of you...join us for the challenge and a chance to win a $5 gift certificate to Inktegrity store.


Challenges:
ABC DT Challenge
Simon Says Stamp Challenge


Now get to creating...

Remember:  There are no mistakes in card making, only opportunities for creativity!

My apologies...

Greetings!

I want to apologize to Lisa and Jennifer , because both of these FAB ladies passed on an awesome award to me and I just now saw it and would like to thank them both...THANK YOU!  They were nice enough to give me the "Stylish Blogger Award."

1. Thank and link back to the person who awarded you this


2. Share 8 things about yourself

3. Pay it forward to 8 bloggers that you have recently discovered

4. Contact those bloggers and tell them about their awards.

***

Okay,  here are the 8 things about myself.

1.  I LOVE GOD!
2.  I LOVE THE COLOR PURPLE!
3.  I LOVE MY FAMILY!
4.  I'm addicted to Italian food.
5.  I write poetry, short story and fiction.
6.  I have 4 1/2 degrees.
7.  I am the 8th child out of 17.
8.  I am a rebel (not to be mistaken with rebellious) ;-).



http://www.cardsbymj.blogspot.com/

http://the-purple-place.blogspot.com/

http://lastminutecrafter.blogspot.com/

http://gardnersbasket.blogspot.com/

http://yummyinmytummy-mcc.blogspot.com/

http://dawnscrafts.blogspot.com/

http://www.purplescrapbooker.com/

http://createwithtlc-createwithtlc.blogspot.com/

Okay, now to notify them...

Thanks again ladies for your kindness!!

A day for daisies Challenge #7: All wrapped up!

Greetings!

It's time for Challenge #7 at A Day For Daisies! You know that special box wrapped so perfectly, you can hardly imagine what it might hold?  Yep…use wrapping paper in your card design. Lets take as much care in making these cards as we would in executing a flawless wrap job! These cards will be so pretty it won’t matter whats inside.  Its all in the wrapping!  The challenge begins today (December 3, 2010) and will close on December 16th at Midnight PST. So that means you have a whole two weeks to play along!

What a cool idea, huh?  Use wrapping paper to make your card.  I decided to use the wrapping paper as my designer background paper for my card.  Check it out my creation...



I used the black and white technique which I just learned and I love how it came out.  I would have never thought to use purple and gray together, but I think it works!  The cute bird in the nest came from my BFF Michelle C. and it worked so well with this image.  You can pick this gorgeous Tree Angel up here.

WAIT...there is more!  Today is Friday New Release day and you can get 25% off all the new release images and they are GORGEOUS!!  I want to share another card with you that I created using the new release image Buttons. 

Again, I used the black and white technique on this card.  I love how it turned out too!  I thank you for looking and make sure that you stop by the store to pick up these FAB images today and stop by the blog for the challenge.

Now get to creating...

Remember:  There are no mistakes in card making, only opportunities for creativity!

Thank you, Theresa!!

Greetings!

I want to send out a big THANK YOU to my sweet e-buddy, Theresa Gerber.  I recieved a very sweet package from her and I just wanted her to know how much I truly appreciate her generosity.

Inktegrity's DT Hump Day Challenge #25: Sketch

Greetings!

My apologies for posting this late, but I couldn't get my blogger to work.  It kept spinning, but wouldn't let me type.  Aargh!!

It is Hump Day again and I am so HAPPY, because it means I'm two days away from the weekend and it's Inktegrity's Hump Day!!  Woohoo!  We had an awesome turn out last week and we are hoping that you will join us again this week.  I bring to you this week the last penguin in the new release...baby Slusser.  However, before I get to all that, I want to take a moment and congratulate Kerry of Ladybug Crafts Ink.  Congrats Kerry!



Here's the sketch...

Here's my card...

Okay, now it's your turn...just head over to the DT Challenge blog and show us your latest creation. If you want to get your hands on this little cutie and the rest of this family, check him out here.

Recipe:

Image: Inktegrity

Ink: Copics

DP: Winter Paperpack

Diecut:  Oval

Now get to creating...

Remember:  There are no mistakes in card making, only opportunities for creativity!

Flashback Monday...Temperance

Greetings!

I decidedd to look back at some of my cards that I created when I was first starting to make cards.  I thought this card using the adorable, round Garfield would be appropriate after Thanksgiving. lol

I should pull this image out of my stash and redo it and post it with this one to see how different they would be.  I know just by looking at it that I wouldn't do this layout.  I don't understand why I cut Garfield's head off (poor kitty).

Well, thanks for flashbacking with me.

Now get to creating...

Remember:  There are no mistakes in card making, only opportunities for creativity!

Little Winter Fairy's horse

Greetings!

I hope that you are all recovering well after the Turkey Dinner.  :-)  Today is new release day over at "a day for daisies."  Tammy is offering up a beautiful selection of images that will be sure to be the focal point for your creations.

Aren't they gorgeous?  You can head over to the store and pick them up, but hold on before you do look at what I created using the beautiful Little Winter Fairy's horse.

I love how this turned out, because I can imagine a little girl going "goo goo gaa gaa" over it.  Okay, maybe I'm the only one that does that; nevertheless, these are fun images.  Make a purchase today only and you get 25% off.  Sooo, take sometime in between running out to the stores, and head over to "a day for daisies" store and place your order.

Recipe:

Image:  a day for daisies
Sentiment:  Create with TLC

DP:

Ink: Copic

Diecut: Spellbinders Label 15 and Fancy Tags

Punch:  MS Flower banner

Now get to creating...

Remember:  There are no mistakes in card making, only opportunities for creativity!

Thanksgiving Day Post

Greetings!  Happy Thanksgiving!! :-)

I hope that you are surrounded by your fam...being thankful and eating some turkey and stuffing dressing (lol).  This post is a hodgepodge of creations that I've been working on using images or wordart from Paulette's Create with TLC.  If you follow my blog, you have heard me chat about Paulette and her awesome wordart.  Well, she also creates vintage images, as well.  I've posted a few of them in the past. 

Well anyways, here are some creations I've made using her awesome wordart and or vintage digis. :-)

These tags were crated using Paulette's Christmas corner wordart set.  I have so many ideas for this set, but I created tags; however, if you are a scrapper they would add a nice touch to a page.  Also, if you want to jazz up your Christmas Card or envelope add them to those as well.

 

 

This is one of Paulette's "Name Your Price" wordart and vintage digi set.  These are awesome sets for quick cards.  I make up a bunch of cards using these sets, because people are always asking me do I have a card for whatever occassion.  These mini vintage sets allow you to make generic cards for whatever comes up.

I love Paulette's creations, because I can always find whatever wordart that I need for whatever project I'm working on in her store or on her blog.  Her kindess and generosity is contagious and appreciated.  So if you have never visited Paulette's blog well now is as good a time as ever.  I guarantee that you will not leave the blog without downloading something.  Remember, if you do to leave some love. 

Now get to creating...

Remember, there are no mistakes in card making, only opportunities for creativity!

Inktegrity DT Hump Day Challenge #24: Anything Goes

Greetings:

Baby, it's cold outside.  We are expecting snow tomorrow for Turkey Day.  Me and cold weather don't mix well; however, hot chocolate does help.  Before I share with you this week's Inktegrity's Challenge creation, I want to say congratulations to Peggy of Colorful Designs for winning last week's challenge. :-)

I don't know if it is just me, but the days have been going by so fast that they are blending in to each other.  I can't believe it is time for another challenge.  Well, this week's challenge is "anything goes;" therefore, what ever creation you have whipped up we would love to see it.  Here's a little something I put together using Hot Chocolate Slusser.  I am obessessed with Joni's penguins. :-)

I didn't have any small candy canes.  When I give this away I will add little ones and the handle. 

Okay, now it's your turn...just head over to the DT Challenge blog and show us your latest creation.  If you want to get your hands on this little cutie and the rest of this family, check out the store.

Recipe: 

Image:  Inktegrity

Ink:  Copics

DP:  Winter Paperpack

Template:  Splitcoaststampers Gift box (I altered it.)

Now get to creating...

Remember:  There are no mistakes in card making, only opportunities for creativity!