My Favorite Things Sketch AND Color Challenge...

OK- not sure if I can combine these two challenges.... MFT Sketch challenge and MFT Color challenge....

BUT... this girl had a little time today to play....

With a sentiment... love the sentiment but, couldn't decide if I like it... covering up that sweet flower at the bottom :-)

Without the sentiment...

I have not made a shaker card in a while and thought it was time to use up some of those bazillions of sequins I have.... also, I love a shaker card :-)

The flowers from MFT's Fancy Flowers card kit were stamped "tone on tone" onto the matching die cuts. The sentiment is from the same kit... the flag is a flag stax die. 

Here's the sketch...

Here's the colors...

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Color Throwdown #426- Otterly!!

Good Morning- Happy, Happy Wednesday!! It's time for another set of colors at the Color Throwdown!! This week the colors were chosen by Lori - we're playing with some soft colors and I love them!! 

This week we're playing with aqua, light pink, and light blue

Okay, I love this pic and the colors are fabulous!!

Played with MFT's Birdie Brown Otters... aren't  they sweet!! Sponged the background and splattered some white Heidi Swapp color shine- then, layered MFT's Snow Drifts die-namics. Stamped those sweet Otters and lightly colored with copics. Added a few little fish for fun!!

Some inspiration...

We're thrilled to have Leigh Penner continuing as a Guest Designer with us this month.

Leigh Penner - To The Full  

Once you’ve finished your card or other paper-crafted project, add a direct link to your creation using the Inlinkz tool at the bottom of the Color Throwdown post. And, don’t forget to use the keyword CTD427 if you upload your project to an online gallery, or hashtag on social media with #ctd427 and/or #colorthrowdown.  

Challenge guidelines are in the right sidebar on the Color Throwdown Challenge Blog in case you have any questions.

The rest of the team...

Barbara Anders - Paper Pursuits

Broni Holcombe - Splashes of Watercolor

Lori Tecler - Inking Aloud

 Wanda Cullen - Cullen-ary Creations

 Jodi Collins- Stamping a Latte
Lynn Putt- The Queens Scene
Lisa Henke- My Little Creative Escape
Amy Rysavy - Prairie Paper & Ink
 Amy Rohl - Ink About Me

Thanks for stopping by!! Appreciate all the kind words!!

CAS(e) this sketch- I Adore You!!

Happy Happy Monday!! I had a little time to play this WE- I play with CAS(e) this sketch a lot for my Color Throwdown posts but, always forget/get busy and don't get linked on Wednesday night... life!

For my CTD card... I chose a different design but, this WE I had a few minutes to play...

 Used Altenew's new Artist Markers.... these work a bit different than copics and will need to experiment a bit more... 

Here's this week's CAS(e) this sketch...

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Color Throwdown #426

Good Morning- Happy, Happy Wednesday!! It's time for another set of colors at the Color Throwdown!! This week the colors were chosen by Lisa- we're playing with some classic ones and I love them!! 

This week we're playing with gray, kraft/tan, and red...

Okay, I love this pic and the colors are fabulous but, I was a little intimidated... at first...

Once I got over the fact I didn't have time to make a plaid background- or had a deer head stamp- or had the time to think too much... I was okay :-)

I AM a coffee lover and these stamps by Altenew were perfect for me and this challenge!! The stitched background is from one of MFT's Blueprints sets- very versatile!

Some inspiration...

We're thrilled to have Leigh Penner continuing as a Guest Designer with us this month.

Leigh Penner - To The Full  

Once you’ve finished your card or other paper-crafted project, add a direct link to your creation using the Inlinkz tool at the bottom of the Color Throwdown post. And, don’t forget to use the keyword CTD426 if you upload your project to an online gallery, or hashtag on social media with #ctd426 and/or #colorthrowdown.  

Challenge guidelines are in the right sidebar on the Color Throwdown Challenge Blog in case you have any questions.

The rest of the team...

Barbara Anders - Paper Pursuits

Broni Holcombe - Splashes of Watercolor

Lori Tecler - Inking Aloud

 Wanda Cullen - Cullen-ary Creations

 Jodi Collins- Stamping a Latte
Lynn Putt- The Queens Scene
Lisa Henke- My Little Creative Escape
Amy Rysavy - Prairie Paper & Ink
 Amy Rohl - Ink About Me

I also played along in this week's CAS(e) this sketch....

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Serendipity Stamps Blog Hop!!

Welcome to the Serendipity Stamps Blog Hop! We're changing it up this year- there will be two hops each month as usual and there will be opportunities to win $ to purchase Serendipity Stamps. The design team will be showing you the latest products and offering a chance for you to win some goodies from Serendipity Stamps.

You should have arrived here from Carol's blog but, if you got lost along the way I have a full list below.  

Sooo... today is all about birthdays...I had a lot of fun playing with some oldies but goodies.

Here's my card...

Isn't that fun!! For my card I die cut the Cupcake die several times. Then I sponged the cupcakes with two complimentary pink colors and adhered randomly onto a white panel. To get the middle cupcake I cut the die in coral and then turned it over, traced around the outside of the die, and fussy cut to get the solid background. Added a layered Celebrate die (for several layers I die cut with white, adhere, then die cut with the gold and adhere on top. This way I don't waste all that gold paper!). Added a seam binding bow, gold bow, and pearl for a little bling!!

Looking for some awesome inspiration?   

Serendipity Stamps Blog
Carol Mayne

Karen Amidon

Marybeth Lopez

Julie Warner 

 Miriam Napier

Next up is my sweet friend  Marybeth Lopezl!!

AND... there are always prizes. One random commenter along the hop will receive a $20 gift code to the Serendipity Stamps store. You have from today until Sunday to leave your comments. Mary will announce the winner on the Serendipity Stamps blog on Monday!!

Thanks for stopping by!! Love when you do and appreciate all the kind words!!

Color Throwdown #425

Good Morning- Happy, Happy Wednesday!! It's time for another set of colors at the Color Throwdown!! This week the colors were chosen by Lisa- LOVE these colors!! Well, actually Iove all of the color choices my teamies pick :-)

This week we're playing with black, mustard, and blue...

Here's my card...

I went with some sweet SSS animals I have had in my stash for a while!! Geez... I need to either de-stash or find some more time for stamping :-)

Some inspiration...

We're thrilled to have Leigh Penner continuing as a Guest Designer with us this month.

Leigh Penner - To The Full  

We also have a Guest Star Stamper....Kim Heggins, Cupcakes, Cards, and Kim

Once you’ve finished your card or other paper-crafted project, add a direct link to your creation using the Inlinkz tool at the bottom of the Color Throwdown post. And, don’t forget to use the keyword CTD425 if you upload your project to an online gallery, or hashtag on social media with #ctd425 and/or #colorthrowdown.  

Challenge guidelines are in the right sidebar on the Color Throwdown Challenge Blog in case you have any questions.

The rest of the team...

Barbara Anders - Paper Pursuits

Broni Holcombe - Splashes of Watercolor

Lori Tecler - Inking Aloud

 Wanda Cullen - Cullen-ary Creations

 Jodi Collins- Stamping a Latte
Lynn Putt- The Queens Scene
Lisa Henke- My Little Creative Escape
Amy Rysavy - Prairie Paper & Ink
 Amy Rohl - Ink About Me

Thanks for stopping by!! Appreciate all the kind words!!

Sending Hedgehugs!!

Good Saturday Eve...

I had a bit of fun and a bit of time to play today...

Played with this sweet hedgehog from MFT. The background is an A2 card, scored, and added another layer of white after diecutting using MFT's bludprints 13. Then I diecut a layer using MFT's inside/out stitch rectangle stax. That sweet hedgehog was stamped on PTI seletc white, colored with copics, and die cut using the coordinating dies. 

Here's this week's MFT sketch... mine is a mirror image..

I'm also playing with the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge... NEW.

Thanks for stopping by!! Love when you do and appreciate all the kind words!!

Color Throwdown #424- Adore You!!

Good Morning- Happy, Happy Wednesday!! It's time for another set of colors at the Color Throwdown!! This week the colors were chosen by Amy Rohl- we're playing with some bright ones and I love them!! 

This week we're playing with hot pink, black, and green...

Aren't those mittens gorgeous!! 

I went with flowers... my new peony set from Altenew- I Adore You. The flowers were stamped with versamark onto TH watercolor cardstock, colored with zigs and blended with an aqua brush. Sentiment from the same set. 

Some inspiration...

We're thrilled to have Leigh Penner continuing as a Guest Designer with us this month.

Leigh Penner - To The Full  

We also have a Guest Star Stamper....Kimberly Wiener. 

Once you’ve finished your card or other paper-crafted project, add a direct link to your creation using the Inlinkz tool at the bottom of the Color Throwdown post. And, don’t forget to use the keyword CTD424 if you upload your project to an online gallery, or hashtag on social media with #ctd424 and/or #colorthrowdown.  

Challenge guidelines are in the right sidebar on the Color Throwdown Challenge Blog in case you have any questions.

The rest of the team...

Barbara Anders - Paper Pursuits

Broni Holcombe - Splashes of Watercolor

Lori Tecler - Inking Aloud

 Wanda Cullen - Cullen-ary Creations

 Jodi Collins- Stamping a Latte
Lynn Putt- The Queens Scene
Lisa Henke- My Little Creative Escape
Amy Rysavy - Prairie Paper & Ink
 Amy Rohl - Ink About Me

Thanks for stopping by!! Appreciate all the kind words!!

MFT Sketch challenge- Kind Thanks!!

Good evening!! Hope you had a great New Years!! I stayed home, cooked a little, and stamped a little. 

Even had a chance to play with this week's sketch at My Favorite Things.

My card...

I colored up the flowers in the new monthly kit using a lot of copics... nice and bright!! The paper is from MFT's Dots and Stripes fresh pack. Sentiment is from the new Kind Words.

Here's the sketch....

Thanks for stopping by!! Love when you do and appreciate all the kind words!!

Serendipity Stamps Blog Challenge!!

Happy, Happy New Year!! Wishing you a wonderful year of love, laughter, health, and success!!

Welcome to the Serendipity Stamps Challenge! We love seeing what you make with your Serendipity Stamps and Dies. The challenge begins on the first of the month with a central theme. The design team provides samples for inspiration at the beginning, and then again at the half way point of the challenge, but you get a whole month to join us! At the half way point we'll be showing another round of samples as well as celebrating with a monthly blog hop - showing you the latest products and offering another chance for you to win some goodies from Serendipity Stamps.

The rules are simple... play along using at least one Serendipity Stamps image on your submission and link it below. You don't have to have a blog to play along - you can link your designs to any on line gallery. 

Ready for our latest challenge?

SSCB#63 Anything Goes!!!! It's the perfect month for a freebie!! After all the holiday business.. just create whatever you want!! Whatever you choose just be sure to include at least one Serendipity Stamps image (stamp or die) on your design!

I was still in the Xmas mood... 

Never too early to work on next year's cards, right?!? 

I played with Serendipity's Ornament die.... love it in gold!! Just a few layers using blue, gold, and black.

Inside...

Stamped Serendipity's Happy Christmas sentiment with versamark and heat embossed with gold!!

Looking for some awesome inspiration?   

Here's the rest of the DT for some more inspiration...

Patti Styles
Carol Mayne

Karen Amidon

Marybeth Lopez

Julie Warner 

 Miriam Napier

Yes, did you notice my sweet friend Jeanne has stepped down from the team. She is busy and needs to cut back a little. Will miss her tremendously!!

Thanks for stopping by!! Love when you do and appreciate all the kind words!!