House Mouse card!

This is my first House Mouse card. Saw this stamp and thought it was so adorable...actually all the house mouse furry animals are super cute! I just love animals and used to raise rabbits when I was younger...would love to do it again someday. I tried to use a sketch for this but it just wasn't working so I did my own thing and I'm glad I did! I read Claudia's tips on Copics over at Die Cuts R Us and I think it really helped me understand blending...she also includes some other great tips. Now I know it isn't perfect but I do think I am improving! Can you tell I blended two colors of each (green, pink and brown)?? What do you think...pretty good for a beginner?? I even did an outline shading...this was so much fun to color and completely out of my comfort zone...guess that is why they call all these challenges! LOL! I also used my new gold stickles from some candy I won not long ago to dot the satin ribbon and I can't say enough how much I just LOVE stickles!!! Okay now for the challenges and don't forget to let me know what you think about my coloring...or anything else you might like!

Thanks!
-Stacie

Challenges:
Peachy Keen #14 - card, pink and brown, stamped image, 1 ribbon and glitter
ABC - G is for green
Simon Says - All that sparkles
Allsorts #24 - Furry Friends
Sophisticat #8 - Pink and Brown plus flowers
Creative Clear Stamps Challenge - buttons

2 Awards!

Thanks to SammyeJo over at 62 cards for giving me this award! She is such a sweet Southern gal and I also truly enjoy her style! She makes and sells just the cutest stuff... you really need to check it out...especially the new buttons she makes...they are so awesome!
Now for the rules: I need to pass this award on to five people, post on their blog to let them know I left this award, and then I need to answer a list of questions in ONE word.
1.Where is your cell phone? purse

2.Your hair? curly

3. Your mother? giving

4. Your father? remarkeable

5. Your favorite food? EVERYTHING!!

6.Your dream last night? strange

7. Your favorite drink? juice

8. Your dream/goal? big

9. What room are you in? computer

10. Your hobby? lots

11. Your fear? failure

12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? happy

13. Where were you last night? home

14. Something that you aren't? perfect

15. Muffins? please! :)

16. Wish list item? money

17. Where did you grow up? Indiana

8. Last thing you did? lunch

19. What are you wearing? pj's (LOL)

20. Your TV? lifetime

21. Your Pets? 2

22. Friends? many

23. Your life? busy

24. Your mood? varies

25. Missing Someone? grandparents

26. vehicle? SUV

27. Something your not wearing? glasses

28. Your favorite store? online

29. Your favorite color? blue

30. When was the last time you laughed? today

31. Last time you cried? Wednesday

32. Your best friend? DH

33. One place that I go to over and over? Wal-mart

34. Facebook? Nope

35. Favorite place to eat? kitchen

Wow, that is hard to only come up with ONE word!
Now onto the 5 people I am passing this onto in no particular order:

1.Stephanie
2.True
3.Nikki
4.Claudia Rosa
5.Caryn




My second award is the "Friend" award from Linda at Payne Holler Cards. Thank you so much...this means so much to me! Linda is so super talented and I just love visiting her blog! You really need to check it out for yourself!
For this award I am supposed to tell you 5 things about myself...oh boy where to begin?

1. My husband and I have traveled all over the world and he proposed to me along the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy. There are still LOTS of places I want to visit! If I won the lottery I think I would travel all the time!
2. My hair is naturally wavy/curly and although I get told all the time that people wish they had my hair so they didn't have to get perms, etc. I think it can be annoying to manage...most of the time I just let it do what it wants because the more I fuss with it the worse it looks! For those of you out there with that type of hair I'm sure you know exactly what I'm talking about...we have our good hair days and our bad...and yes the weather totally affects it! LOL!
3. I love to cook! And luckily I have been told I am an excellent cook! :) I fix easy as well as very gourmet meals. Super fun creating new meals that we love and I have a hard time following recipes...always gotta add my own touch!
4. I like to do organic gardening. I don't believe in using pesticides/insecticides...although I don't go crazy and buy all organic at the store and I know most foods I eat probably have something on it that will kill me BUT we usually plant a big garden and I don't put any pesticides/insecticides on it. I do have some organic tricks I use and sometimes they work and sometimes not. I just feel blessed for whatever I can get and it feels so good knowing where my food came from and that it won't harm me!
5. I am addicted to food! HA! No wonder I can't lose those extra pounds I put on! Although I eat fairly healthy main meals I do love my sweets. It is so hard to turn those down...but I am working on it! Pies, cookies, cakes, etc. They call my name...LOL! Especially anything fruit flavored...give me a cherry pie and I'm in heaven! I could care less about chips and candy just give me fruity dessert! Now I do eat chocolate on occassion..not often though. And when I do I go for the hazelnut flavored kind like Mon Cheri (the non cherry kind which I have not been able to find anywhere for a few years now...VERY SAD!), Toffifay, Belgium chocolates that look like shells! MMMMmmm, now I'm hungry! LOL!

Enough about me...now to pass this onto 5 other friends. Can't wait to read and learn about you!

1.Claudia
2.Merry
3.Denise
4.Kym
5.Angie

Thanks again ladies for the 2 wonderful awards...it has been a big encouragment boost! I appreciate it very much! :)

-Stacie

I'm Back!!!

Okay ladies...I'm back in action! Thanks for being patient while I took a little break (won't bore you with the long explanation)...it has been 5 days since creating anything...YIKES!!! I noticed I have a few new followers and I am tickled pink about this....thank you so much from the bottom of my heart!! :) Almost to 25 and that just makes me so giddy!!! I will warn you that I might be posting alot as I have some serious catching up to do in the next few days. I spent all morning today trying to catch up on my hopping now I need to post some stuff! So let's rock n' roll!!



This is a set of toasting glasses I made for a friends wedding. She had a fall theme so I used the same ribbon she used for some things in the wedding and I found these great fall leaves to attach with a string to the bottom...package of leaves were only 99 cents at Hobby Lobby! I used the Storybook cricut cart to cut out my monogram and then etched on the glass. Once again not so easy to etch on something that is round but I'm getting better! :)

Challenges:
KL Stampin and Scrappin Challenge - fall colors
La-La Land Crafts Challenge #10 - ribbon

Where is everyone?

Didn't get much response on my copic blending or my candy vote...where are you?

Hmmm?? Maybe out shopping??? Hope you return soon and bring some friends!!

-Stacie :)

Copic blending...

Digi is free from There's Magic in the Air.

No card today...getting ready to go take some senior pictures (I also do some amateur photography). I debated whether I should post this or not but I want some real honest feedback. I can color with my new Copics but I have no clue how to blend and that is part of the point of even owning copics to begin with right?! So I sat down one evening while watching TV and had a serious go at it. This is how it turned out. I realized that blending causes major bleeding outside the lines!! YIKES!! Not sure how to stop this?? I worked hard to push it back in but it all did not go. I'm sure if I fussed with it more I could of made even more progress but I got tired...LOL! Anyways, looking for HONEST feedback! I would love to hear what you like and what I could improve upon...or tips/suggestions on how you color with Copics would be helpful also!! Any feedback is appreciated!

Thanks so much and enjoy the rest of your day...it is beautiful outside!! YAH! No rain! :)

-Stacie

Connie's B-day card and don't forget to vote!

This is a card for my MIL. I think it turned out soooo pretty!! I used my cricut Wild Cards cart to cut out the card. Cut out the cupcake top separately and popped it with 3-D squares. Then embossed happy birthday in vanilla on black cardstock inside (used a dryer sheet that someone gave me a tip on since I don't have an embossing buddy yet...THANKS!). Attached a few buttons with hemp twine. Glittered up the flame on the candle and glued some spangles on the cupcake top. Oh so yummy!

Also, some of you have not read my post about voting on how I should give away candy...either that or you didn't read far enough (shame on you if that is the case!...LOL!) I would also be happy if I could get more followers...hint, hint!! No pressure though...I don't want you to follow unless you REALLY want to...and I appreciate all the comments my regular followers leave...THANK YOU SO MUCH!! Means so much to me!! So if you want to vote (or follow) please check back on 10/21 and read my goodies in the mail post.

THANKS!

Challenges:
Stamping Vacation - Pick 3 Challenge ... I chose anything metallic (spangles), colors that are names of food (vanilla embossing powder) and gems (spangles...atleast I would call that a gem!)
Just Buggin' - Make a die cut card using any cricut cart
Cute Card Thursday - sweet/candy theme
Corrosive Challenge - make a different shaped card
Crafty Catz - buttons or brads

Dragonfly Card

Digi is from Lindsay's Stamp Stuff. I used lots of glitter for a big sparkle! The fiber is something new I got...and I'm loving it!

Challenges:
2 Red Bananas - sketch
Digital Tuesday - Things with wings!
Crafty Catz #5 - buttons or brads (brads look red in the picture but they are really pink!)

Thanks for stopping by!

Friend Card

Didn't realize this card was lopsided until I posted the picture...oops! LOL! Guess the teeter-totter was playing tricks on my eyes!

Digi image and sentiment are from The Crafty Pad.

Challenges:
Practical Scrappers - Use an office item (I used brass fasteners to look like XL brads!)
CPS 138 - sketch

Final post today...I promise!

My nephew, Royce, taught me how to use Prismacolor pencils (he had a set of 12 he no longer needed for school and gave them to me...YIPPEE!!). This is my first go at using them and I thought it turned out nice! The blending really makes everything look alot smoother than regular crayola...LOL! Digi is Dracula Ridley from Digital Delights...he is so cute!

Challenges:
Creative Inspirations #32 - Halloween
Penny's Challenge #12 - Halloween
Tuesday Taggers - Things that go bump in the night!
Cupcake Craft Challenge #62 - Things that go bump in the night (again)!
Corrosive Challenge #34 - Spooky Times (Halloween card or black/orange)
Stampin' For The Weekend #20 - sketch

Thanks so much for checking out my busy day...5 posts is a good record for me! LOL!
-Stacie

4th post...somebody stop me!!

LOL! Can you tell I am having fun today?? I had lots of catching up to do and since I had the day off work I decided to go for it...the house is getting neglected but it will still be there later! :P



I really like how this card turned out! I love those three colors together and I just had to try out my new stickles that I got in my candy win and I must say NOW I know why they are used so much....they are so puffy/sparkly!! Also very easy to apply so of course now I am going to want them all! My wish list is getting HUGE!
This is also another free digi from I don't know where...if anyone knows please let me know so I can credit these people!

Now for the challenges:
The Fresh Batch - sketch
C.R.A.F.T challenge #21 - recipe (1 ribbon, 2 buttons and 3 papers (they are not all designer papers but I did use 2 different sheets of paper! Not sure if that even matters?)
La La Land Crafts - Sparkle
Crafty Catz #4 - colors (black, white and one other color), also include a ribbon and some other embellishments
Charisma Cardz #41 - distressing (I sanded the edges of the background black and also the little red tabs on the image in the middle...not sure you can really see the distressing so well but I tried!)

3rd post today...I'm on a roll!!

I wanted to share with you this unity candle holder I made for my friend's wedding a few weeks ago but have never posted yet! Really hard to take a picture of glass!! Also hard to etch items that are not flat...lol...found out the hard way! Anyways, I hope you enjoy!

Challenges:
Just Buggin' - anything but a card (Used my cricut to cut the vinyl!)

DIC007 - anything but a card

Cornucopia Card

This card was so hard to color!! The image really isn't of the best quality...kind of blury so I had a hard time telling where to color...I got the image free online but can't remember where. This was before I got smart and started making folders for my digis so I could remember where I got them! I didn't want my hard work of coloring to go to waste so I made a card.

Challenges:
Get Sketchy #10 - sketch
Die Cuts R US - earthy
Creatalicious - use up scraps (I told you I had alot of scraps!)

More goodies in the mail!

First picture is blog candy I won from Dianne at Paper Hugs! Look at all these goodies...WAHOO!! I have always wanted to try stickles and now I get my chance! I need to buy some EZ mount so I can use my new stamps...they look awesome! The paper is fantastic...I could go on and on...LOVE ALL OF IT! If you get a chance please go check out her blog! Right now she has a napkin she stamped on and colored with Copics...how cool!

The second picture is a CTMH stamp set I won through a JuJu Bee Blog Buzz on Jamie's blog here. This stamp set is FANTASTIC!! Look at all the layers of cake!! They are separate so I can create it however I want!

Some great stuff ladies...thank you so much!!! :)

I have been a very lucky princess lately with being able to buy all kinds of stash with my money that I have been hoarding for so long and now I am winning all kinds of stuff! I must of been a very good girl! LOL! I actually have more winnings but I will wait to post when I get them in the mail!

I also have almost 20 followers (hopefully I will get more soon)!! WAHOO!! I am feeling very thankful for all my gifts and friends....in my shopping travels I have managed to obtain doubles of some items (oops, how did that happen?....HEHE!) I just might be giving something away soon as a little appreciation!! So be on the lookout! :)
Now I am going to do a little poll....so hopefully you are reading ALL of this post!!
I will be able to tell who reads everything...hehe! I'm sneaky too so watchout!
If I were to post some candy should I do multiple mini giveaways (and let you pick what you want out of a few choices) that away there would be more than one winner OR should I group everything all together and only have one winner???

Let me know what you think!!!
I have a few hours to play before I gotta do chores so stay tuned...
-Stacie

1 year anniversary card

This is an anniversary card for my BFF Christy and her husband David.

Challenges:
Mojo Monday # 108 - sketch
Stamp Something - bling
Doodle Palace - celebration card other than birthday and make it sparkle
Stamping Vacation Pick 3 - Leaf (on the stem), plant (flower), and metal (on the backside of the bling if that counts?) Next time I'll try to do better on this challenge!! :)

Enjoy...gotta run!
-Stacie

Spooky Sign!

Well, here it is! What I have been working on today with my brand spankin' new Copics!! I didn't even try to blend...not that brave yet! But I was happy with the colors and how easy the brush tip is to use...also proud that I stayed in the lines for the most part! :) I am not that much into Halloween but I just had to give this a try with some new images I have gotten and this tutorial I saw by Deanne on Digital Delights. Now if I had to do it over again I would of picked a different background paper...one that didn't match so perfectly with my images and didn't seem so busy...but I didn't have any that suited me AND my printer is out of ink! LOL! You live and learn right?! So what do you think of my first project (not totally paper) and my coloring?? Also, any tips on cutting out digis is greatly appreciated!!! It is so hard!

Images:
Haunted House - freebie from Digital Delights
Spooky Girl - image I just won from Busy Beauties
Pumpkins - freebie from Digital Ink Co.

Now for the challenges:
Cute Card Thursday - Spook Fest!
Digital Delight Challenge on SNR - use any image from them!
Just Buggin' Challenge #7 - anything but a card
2 Red Bananas - black, purple and orange
Digital Tuesday Challenge - make a card or project using atleast 1 digi
Allsorts Challenge #22 - Halloween
Squigglefly - orange, black, purple, bat

Thanks for looking!
-Stacie

SOOOOO much to share!!

I feel like I am so behind that I'm not sure where to begin sharing with you all. Here goes...first I want to say thanks to those of you wishing me well! Must of worked because I am feeling tons better! Only thing I have now is a sore throat/neck area on my right side...maybe from drainage? But I have not slept all day like I did yesterday...I literally slept about every hour yesterday snuggled up next to the fireplace with a t-shirt, sweatshirt, warm pants, big fuzzy socks and TWO blankets on me...I was still freezing!
Now for the good stuff...I had a package arrive this week and I want to share the contents....are you ready??




Can you give me a big WAHOO?!!! All of this is from Die Cuts R Us. They had a HUGE sale so I decided to part with my money I have been stashing away for some time now...also spent more money at other stores but will have to post that later. The cricut stuff was I believe 40% off and the Copics were only $2.99!! Yes, that is right ONLY $2.99!!! There are still a few left and Claudia has been so kind to leave them at that price so what are you waiting for?? Go shopping!! I mean look at them...they are soooo pretty!! LOL! I hope to post later what I have been coloring with them! I also want to mention how FAB Claudia is (owner of Die Cuts R Us). She helped me with my order over the phone...I accidentally went too far to pay and wanted another item so she gave me a code for free shipping on the second item. Then we have been discussing stuff on e-mail...she is super super friendly!! She was kind enough to send me a few sheets of special paper to try out with ALL my copics!! AND she even included a cute little matchbook notepad! She is also very quick to respond...excellent to do business with and also a wonderful blogging friend! :)
Thanks again Claudia for everything!!

Okay, well I better get going and try to wrap up my project. I will post more later...

-Stacie

Card for Emily

Still not feeling 100% but I am feeling better! This is for another child on Make a child smile.

Challenges:
Die Cuts R US - make your own embellishments (made the flowers)
Corrosive Challenge #33 - sketch
Creatalicious #3 - use scraps of DP (I have alot of scraps because I keep everything!!!)

Enjoy! I'll be sleeping on the couch again for awhile...

* sorry I had to submit this twice...first time I forgot the picture! LOL!

Card for Jordan

This is for another child on Make a child smile. He likes dolphins so I thought this would be a cute card for him! Also mailing him a coloring book with stickers!

This might be as crafty as I get today...not feeling 100% :(
I think I will go lay down for a bit and hope some rest will make me feel better!

Challenges:
Get Sketchy #9 - sketch
Color Throwdown #64 - Baja breeze (I used different blues to hopefully try and match one because I do not own this specific paper), black or dark brown and sahara sand.
Creatalicious #3 - use scraps of DP (you may use new cardstock and handmade flowers)

If I feel better later I will be back on here!
-Stacie

Busy Beauties Boutique Win!

I did a blog hop the other day for the release of these new digi stamps and my name was drawn to pick 3 images but the owner decided to surprise us with ALL of them...super exciting!! Here is the store and you can see all the digis I won! :)

My 2nd Award!

I received the "I like your style" award the other day from Sammye Jo over at 62 cards. If you haven't checked out her site yet you NEED to stop on over! She is super talented and just as sweet!

I do believe I am supposed to pass this onto 5 other friends so in no particular order my 5 are...
Merry
Linda
Linda (not the same Linda!)
Dottie
Stephanie

Yesterday...

This is where I was all day yesterday...can you tell we are making progress? So much work involved! I helped put tar paper on the roof today (top left side of house you can see some black)...lets just say I'm not too afraid of heights! A special thanks to my DH and my dad for doing all the work!! They are the real troopers...my mom and I just help sometimes.

-Stacie

First x-mas card!

Finally decided to make a x-mas card! I made a little mistake so don't look too closely! I won't tell you where it is and hope you don't see it! Hopefully I am not too late to enter the following challenges.

Delightful Sketches #8 - sketch
Crafty Catz Challenge #3 - Snowmen and snowflakes
Cute Card Thursday - So charming (use a charm)

Thanks for stopping by and taking a looksy!
-Stacie

Card for Caleb

Okay, first I want to say how hard it was to ONLY put this card in one challenge. For this you can not combine and you all know how I LOVE to combine challenges!! But I did it and I am soooooo pleased with how this came out! This is for Caleb on the featured kids list at Make a Child Smile. If you have not checked this site out PLEASE do so and I hope you participate and send these children some love! Just knowing that there are people all over the world thinking of them means so much to a sick child. On the site it says he likes Spongebob (so do I...hehe!). I think he is going to love this card!! He also likes football and Spiderman so I picked him up a Spiderman puzzle playing football and a Spongebob paper pad with guess what.....?? STAMPS and INK!!! How appropriate!

Okay well, I am off to go make dinner...DH is on his way home and I'm sure he will be hungry!

Challenge:

Stamptacular Sunday Challenge #28- Character Counts (use a well known cartoon character). Also include a stamp (my hello sentiment).

Frog Card!

Feels good to be able to complete a card today!
Sorry about the scattered glitter but the glue is not dry yet for me to brush off but wanted to take a picture and post this card!

Challenges:
Stampin' for the weekend - orange, brown and leafy green with atleast one stamp (sentiment is stamped)
Whimsical Wednesday - It's a frog thing! Aren't frogs just the cutest? I have loved them since I was a little girl!
Doodle Palace - Thank you card with plastic wrap technique on base card (awesome technique...you just wad the plastic wrap up and tap on any ink pad then dab on your paper...how easy!). Also must contain one ribbon.
Mojo Monday #107 - sketch
The Character Cafe Feature Friday Challenge #1 - Stitching

No card...

Long story...there will not be another card for Louise. Party was today so we just signed it from my mom and me. Yesterday after getting home from work our house smelled like gas/oil and I thought we had a natural gas leak so I grabbed a phone and ran to my garage. I'm sure you all know gas leaks are nasty and you can blow your house completely up just by turning a light switch on or anything small that causes friction or a spark....so I was scared out of my mind!!! My dad/hubby came over and investigated...after a few hours we found out it was not natural gas but our sump pump had gotten clogged in the cellar and burned up. So it had a fuel/oil smell but not natural gas! What a relief!! BUT the smell was so strong and gassy that I was getting severe headaches and was light-headed and dizzy so I had to stay out of the house which is why I did not get another card done. After airing out the house last night things are back to normal (minus the melted sump pump that needs fixed!). So today I am catching up on blogland and hopefully will get time to create something tomorrow!

Oh...and thanks for all the tips on embossing!! I think I will try a dryer sheet until I can pick up one of those embossing buddies!

-Stacie

Birthday Card for Louise

This card is for my BIL's mother. She is turning 77 and they are having a party for her this weekend. My mom asked me to make a card also so there will be another of a different design of course. I think this turned out so sparkly and pretty...what do you think??

Challenges: (Was following sketch #19 over at C.R.A.F.T challenge but I am too late!)

Die Cuts R Us - Color something (colored my free digi that I found on Splitcoast Stampers)
Allsorts Challenge #21 - Use the color "kraft".
Back to Basics #6 - Use glitter or flock

First embossed card....

Well, here is a card as promised...not really happy with it but I ran out of time to do some damage control. I have been soooooo scared to try heat embossing but I gave it a try and I like it but I definately could use some tips. See in the picture all the little black dots around my image....how do I keep that from happening??? I stamped in versamark...used black powder...tapped off excess and heat embossed. Then tried to brush any powder that was left off but it was stuck on the card!! Kind of gives this card a neat effect but in the future I won't want that to happen. Then I watercolored my image....okay I haven't used actual watercolored paints in YEARS...got some areas a little too watery...oops! Under the flowers I tried to clean up some orange but just made it look dirty...ugh :( Then I added alot of sparkle but it just didn't turn out as I had hoped. Also I can't cut straight if my life depended on it! LOL! My image gets smaller and smaller and smaller....I so depend on my cricut way too much!! I will keep practicing at this so hopefully I can get better! Any tips on the embossing or anything else is greatly appreciated. Hopefully the next card will be MUCH better!

I am entering this into some challenges:

Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge #7 - Show the Earth rejoicing!
Crafty Catz Challenge #2 - butterflies
Flutter By Wednesday #77 - butterfly OR fairy AND the color sapphire
ABC Challenge - E is for embossing
Back to Basics #5 - emboss and watercolor

Whimsie Doodles Candy Win and New Stash!

The first picture is a digi I won from Whimsie Doodles. Isn't it so cute? I'm not a huge Halloween fan but I do love this image!!! I am a sucker for cute little animals!

The second picture is what I bought on my recent shopping spree with my mom at Hobby Lobby. I did pretty good...all of that for only $50!!! I bought almost everything on sale...oh man do I just LOVE a good sale!!!

The third picture is what I bought at my local craft store...the only one within a pretty good driving distance! Paper was on sale and everything else was $1 each!!!

Stay tuned...I have more coming in the mail and I will post when I get it. Your mouth will drop when you see it!

I have been saving for awhile if you can't tell...my DH gives me an allowance every two weeks to spend on non-essential items (or what he considers not a necessity...I think crafting is a necessity now!). I am just lucky I get money to spend so I won't complain one bit!! Buying all these different products I am definately finding out what I like and don't like. Some things that are cheap are well worth the savings other things require a splurge of the pocketbook! Maybe if I get time I will share with you every so often what I like/dislike. Where does time go??? Never enough hours in a day!

Hopefully the next post will be a project I just completed!

-Stacie

Candy and RAK!

Some more goodies I got in the mail! The top picture is what I won with my elephant drawing that I did on my head from Helen over at Ellephantastic Cards and Crafts. I don't have any of these images so I can't wait to get my new coloring tools... (I will post about that when I get them...oh you will be surprised!!!) but first I will practice on images I have so hopefully I don't mess any of these up!
Thanks again Helen!!

The second picture (sorry it is sideways...everytime I tried to make it turn the picture wouldn't stick) is a RAK I received from Deanne over at am i a scrap addict? She always has fab ideas on how to recycle items and make them pretty! I mean just look at the little can top mini she sent me... isn't it lovely?! Super pretty and thanks again for the RAK!

-Stacie

Wedding Card!

This is a card I made yesterday and I had to take a picture really quick on my chair as I was running very very VERY late to make it on time for the wedding!! I didn't follow any sketch this time just thought I would see where my imagination took me...it is different but I thought it turned out pretty good! Let me know what you think....even if you think it is bad because I'm always looking to improve! I also welcome all the good comments too! :)

-Stacie

Challenges:
Crafty Calendar Challenge #1 - Autumn
Crafty Creations Challenge #35 - Leaves/Autumn
Die Cut Dreams Challenge #16 - Ribbons and Trims

Happy Card Making Day!!

Hope everyone had a great day and found time to create a card or two! I found just barely enough time to create a wedding card for a wedding TODAY! It is about 10:30 pm my time and just got back and am super tired so I will have to post my picture later.

Have a good night everyone!
-Stacie

Wags 'N Whiskers

A new company that is starting and I can't wait to see all the images they will release! They are also having a blog hop to celebrate on Oct. 9th!
Check out the site here.

Love Card!

The colors never show up the way I want them to on the computer but I tried my best!
Hope you enjoy!

Challenges:
Color Throwdown #62 - colors
There's Magic In The Air - Free digi image and sparkle
Creatalicious Challenge #2- use the colors pink or plum with burgundy and green....also add some type of fiber.
Polkadoodle Challenge #19 - color a digi
Digital Tuesday Challenge #26 - heart to heart

New stamp!

So this is what I have been sooooooooooo excited about this week!
The other day my DH came home and said I got some candy in the mail...I was immediately excited. Then he said it was from him...okay I gave him a look like quit playing around and GIVE ME THE PACKAGE!! LOL! As I have mentioned before I love mail! :P So it turned out he was serious and I was super super super excited when I opened it up and found this WONDERFUL stamp customized just for me to use on all my projects! It was a just because gift and I did not even say I wanted one of this stamps...he found it and came up with it all on his own!! WE HAVE A WINNER!!! DING DING DING! He even came up with the wording! IT IS PERFECT!! It inks up beautifully and I couldn't of asked for anything better! My husband gets a BIG gold star for this...THANK YOU SOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH!

First Ornament!

I am so happy how this ornament came out! The first one I have ever made and I didn't even use a tutorial!! I feel like a big girl now...LOL! Everytime I use my cricut I am so amazed with the results....my DH walked in when I was cutting and he said...did that thing just make that?? I said yep. Then he asked...how did it know what to do? I said it just does...I mean how else could I explain how awesome this product is?? I LOVE IT!!! Okay enough chit-chat....entering this into 2 challenges.

Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge #12 - an ornament with gold, a stamped image and a hanging device (I also have my NEW custom stamp on the back but forgot to take a picture of it...I will post about this later as I am soooooo excited about it!!!)

Simon Says Challenge - colors red and green

Cute Card Thursday - Celebrating a 1st (my first time making an ornament!!)

You're a Hoot card!

Challenges:
Crafty Catz #1 - color combo (green, brown, blue)
Just Buggin Blog Hop Challenge - Use a die cut and alter it (used the owl and sparkled it up)
Friday Sketchers #71 - sketch
One Stop Craft Challenge #48- Die Cuts

Sharon is turning 50!

And to celebrate she is giving away the candy pictured above! Visit her website here for details and wish her a Happy Birthday!

Autumn birthday card

Tried a new technique with my brayer and multicolored ink pad. I think it turned out pretty good. I tried to "kiss" the leaf stamp in the middle to give it dimension but I think it turned out a little fuzzy. Oh well, I tried!! The cupcake is what I put on the inside of the card.

Challenges:
All Sorts Challenge #20 - Autumn Days
Whimsy Stamps Challenge #21 - Eyelets
Chirper Challenge - Something sweet, stamped and glittered (Cupcake on inside of card)

Some goodies have arrived!

WAHOO!!! CANDY, CANDY, CANDY!! I LOVE CANDY!! Can you tell I'm excited?? I just absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE getting things in the mail...even if it is just a card so to get all these lovely goodies I am on cloud 9!!

The first picture is what I received from Crystal over at Crystal's Crafty Creations. Go check out her fabulous work and leave her some love!

The second picture is what I received from Katie. Her website is here. Another very talented lady so go check her stuff out also and leave some love!



And these are the cute cards they sent me. The one on the left is from Katie and the one on the right is from Crystal! THANKS SO MUCH LADIES!! Love the cards and candy!

Dragon card for Ariel

*Digital image is a freebie from Dustin Pike
A few weeks or so ago I followed the Operation Nice Blog Hop and along the way I found the link to a very special site. It is called Make A Child Smile. I have been looking for more ways to do "good" in my life and really want to do some volunteer work. But in the area I live in there is hardly anything to do. I actually called a food pantry and they said they couldn't use my help...already had all the people they needed!! I was surprised that I couldn't do SOMETHING...ANYTHING! So I was so happy to find this website!!! I work at a school and just love kids so reading the stories of the chronically ill children is heartbreaking. There is alot of information on the site and each child has a website that tells their medical situation along with family and likes/dislikes. They ask that you mail a card and if you want a gift is optional (Make sure to read the Do's and Dont's on the site). You don't have to committ to a certain number you can do one and stop. You don't have to spend a certain amount of money or even keep in contact with the family. ANYONE can do this!! I plan on helping as much as I can...right now I am making cards and I already got my husband on board to help. We are going to try and pick up a few gifts to send along with the cards. These kids have been dealt a very difficult life so far and I feel very fortunate I don't have any of these medical problems so the least I could do is MAKE THEM SMILE!! Maybe my contribution will perk up their spirits and brighten their day...that is my hope! And I hope anyone who reads this atleast thinks about giving it a try! Thanks for reading! :)

I am also entering this card into the following challenges:
Digital Ink Co. Challenge D-IC003 What's Cooking? A recipe of 2 designer papers and 3 buttons, brads or eyelets.
Whimsy Stamps Challenge #20 - buttons
Corrosive Challenge #31- Pink and Green

Eldon with Flower!

Whew! Things are working again! I used Eldon with Flower..a free digi stamp from TMIA and colored with my markers (I'm not the worlds best at that yet but working on it!). I used my inchworm scissors to cut a decorative border and then cut out some circles for the scalloped pattern at the bottom. Paper and ribbon are from my stash. I also saw one of the DT's on TMIA website use a bow for Eldon and thought it looked adorable so I did the same thing. Must say making a bow that tiny was super super hard! But I think it turned out nice. :)

Challenges:
Mojo Monday#105 - Sketch
There's Magic in the Air - Ribbon and Bow
Color Throwdown - Use the colors olive, rose red, mustard, regal rose and chocolate. I don't have SU papers so I had to improvise a little and then when I took the picture some of the colors don't look the same as they do in person. Sorry...but I don't know how to correct that on camera!

ARGH!!

Well, I actually got another card finished today BUT for some reason my blog keeps giving me an error when I try to upload my picture. Soooooo, I hope it gets fixed quickly because the card is for a few challenges that end today! Times like these I wish I didn't wait til the last minute to complete a project!

Hopefully I will be back up and running soon....

Vintage Anniversary Card

I made this card for my in-laws anniversary coming up in about a week. I think she will like the vintage feel to it.

Challenges:
Bitten By The Bug - Peggy Loves Vintage (the image is from her...isn't it sooooooo cute??) I just love it!!!
Pollycraft Challenge#24 - Black and white and one other color (I sponged the sepia color on the card to give it an extra vintage feel)
Just Buggin Challenge#4 - Use a blackout feature from any of your Cricut carts (the 4 corner flourishes are from the Storybook cart)...how bout that..4flourishes for challenge #4!!!
C.R.A.F.T Challenge#18 - No backing paper
Cupcake Craft Challenge#58 - distressing (I would call the sepia part distressed)

Thanks for stopping by and having a looksy!

FINALLY a card!!!

It has been a week since my last card and I was itching to make one so bad so here is what I made today. It is for someone but I won't mention any names because she reads this blog! Maybe once she gets it she will post on her blog....but if not I won't be offended...promise! I used a CTMH stamp I received in my blog candy from
Jenn over at Craft Royalty Corner...first time I have been able to use it and isn't it darling? I love it! I distressed the scalloped edges with my ink...thought it turned out neat...I tried to put deeper marks/dots to make it stick out a bit instead of all the same around the edge. Paper was from my stash and I made the flowers with my cricut and dabbed with black ink on a sponge applicator. Did some faux stitching around the outside. The one thing I wanted to add was some sparkle to the dots on the dress but somehow misplaced that part of my stash....guess that means I should tidy up the room a bit huh? I mean I looked everywhere I could think of but it is still missing! So maybe that was a sign that the card was fine just the way it was!

Challenges:
Get Sketchy#7 - Sketch plus distressing
Simon Says- Stitching
Stamp Something- Favorite layout or sketch (fav layout so far and I just found it!) So simple and clean looking!
Cute Card Thursday#79 - Use the colors black and yellow
Polka Doodles- DIY flower

Change to blog

Just a quick note to tell you that I have turned the word verification off but have turned on comment moderation. I think this will be easier for me to make sure I don't miss any comments because I do read all of them! Plus you don't have to type in all that verification garbage which I understand the point but I can't say I'm completely fond of especially when I mix some of the letters up...bad eyes I guess!

How to add a blinkie??

I was wondering if anyone knew how to add a blinkie or anything else to the right side of my blog??
For now I am going to add it here.


Thanks!
-Stacie

Winner!

I am so excited to announce all my winnings!! First off I won the above candy of assorted stamped images over at Ellephantastic Cards and Crafts!
Helen chose my elephant drawing that I posted on Wednesday the 16th as the winner! Maybe I should start drawing on my head from now on?? LOL!

My second winning is a RAK from Deanne over at Am I A Scrap Addict? This was a few weeks ago but we live a good bit apart so I'm guessing shipping will take longer. I don't know what I'm getting so I am anxiously waiting my post to arrive!

My third winning is blog candy from Katie. Her blog is here. It was from the Operation Nice Blog Hop that I participated in and it sure was fun! My first blog hop ever to follow!
There were two prizes and I think I won candy #2 but just in case I won't post a picture...I will wait til that arrives which I think should also be here anyday now! I think my postman thinks I'm stalking the place...LOL! I can't help it though I love getting goodies in the mail!! Even if it is just a card!! Oh and my husband has an Aunt who sends me a card for EVERYTHING and it just makes me smile everytime I get one! :)

I would of posted a card today that I actually had time to make BUT I did something really really stupid! I FORGOT to take a picture before I mailed it out! LOL! What a goofball! Sooooooo, I will tell you a little about it. I used my brayer for the first time with the kaleido pigment color ink pad. I used the blue, red, orange and yellow. Made this my background. Then I stamped a tree line from SU lovely as a tree. Then under the tree line I sponged some green and black for textured grass. This was for a gentleman that helped us do a ton of lumber work on our new property so I thought the trees were quite appropriate!

One last note and then I promise I will stop rambling...HAHA! I want to thank all my new followers for joining and those that have been following and continue to do so and also everyone that has left me a comment whether they are good, bad or indifferent I love hearing from you all! Luckily I'm receiving all good comments so that is great! :)

Now hopefully I can remember to take a picture of my next project so stay tuned!

-Stacie