Magical Mermaid

Another day in my Growing in Unity (GIU) week for Unity Stamp Company! Day 4! Can you believe it's almost over?! *Sniff* *sniff* It sure has flown by! I'm already hoping for a chacne to do it, again, next year!

I guess you can tell that I'm loving the 5/18 Kit of The Month, (KOTM), Open Sky, Deep Ocean, from Unity Stamp Company. I couldn't resist using another stamp from this awesome kit! This beautiful mermaid stamp is so gorgeous and finely detailed, and she is huge! Perfect for longer cards for those business size envelopes! I knew, ahead of time, I wanted to use this stamp, so I went out and scoured hobby lobby for the perfect paper - I found the pretty blue paper with the gold spalashes, that I used for the main background, The smaller piece of paper is a scrap from my scrap stash  And it seemed the perfect pairing, because the print reminded me of mermaid scales. I used foam tape to mount the sentiment, and raindrop shaped skittles, to embellish.

My week is almost over! *Sad face* Tomorrow is day 5! Be sure to leave a comment today, and come back, tomorrow to comment, as well, to be in the draw for your chance at a Unity Stamp Company grab bag!

Butterfly Kisses and Springtime Wishes With Lacy Sunshine

Hello bloggers, crafters and challenge fans! It's time for a new challenge at the Lacy Sunshine Challenge Blog! This time, we have the perfect one for you, for the season:  Our challenge theme, this time, is Butterfly Kisses and Springtime Wishes at the Lacy Sunshine Challenge Blog. We want to see your Spring time creations, to celebrate the beautiful weather we've been having! We are a bi-weekly challenge blog, so you have two weeks to create and link up with us. You could win a guest designer spot or a fabulous prize from Lacy Sunshine Stamps!



Starting with this challenge, Lacy Sunshine introduces something new - Their Crafter's Recipe Cards! have you ever just loved a project and felt like you just had to know what the creator had used on that specific project?! Well, now you can, with the Lacy Sunshine Crafter's Recipe Cards! Each post, the Lacy Sunshine Design Team Members, will add their recipe card, for their posted project. This way, you can see exactly what we used to create each project - Right down to the coloring medium and the colors we used! How cool is that?! Are you excited yet?! I hope so! I'd love to hear your feedback, in the comments, as to how you like these new recipe cards!

Oh, and now, here is my recipe card for today's project:

As you can see from my recipe card, my card uses the image, Saphira Blue Belle, from Lacy Sunshine Stamps, colored with Promarkers. All papers used are from my stash. My card layout uses the sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches. I've used hand dyed skittles to embellish the card. The flower is hand made, made with Stampin Up Punches. I hand cut a pennant, to stick up under the flower.  I think it's a great effect, don't you?!


I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Add A Sentiment at Whoopsi Daisy
Challenge #293 Sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches
Spring Is In The Air at Cards In Envy
Challenge #133 Think Spring at Eureka Stamps
Challenge #220 Boys And Girls Come Out to Play at Penny's Paper Crafty
Anything Goes at Digi Sketch Challenge
Challenge #254 Anything Goes at Craft Your Passion
Spring at Crafty Boots Challenge
March Patterned Paper Challenge at Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge
Challenge #26 Anything Goes at Inspiration Destination
Challenge #15 Anything Goes at Not Just Cards
Challenge #136 Photo Inspiration at PINspirational Challenges
Cute at Just Inspirational Challenges
Challenge #30 Flowers at Natalie and Amy's Challenge Blog
Challenge #262 Springtime at I Love Promarkers
Challenge #285 Chevrons or Stripes at Crafty Creations
Anything Goes at Kraftin Kimmie's Wonderful Wednesday
Challenge #12 Anything Goes at Crafty Gals Corner Challenge
Spring Has Sprung at Creative Corner Challenges
Challenge #114 Many Colors at Fairy Tale Challenges
Challenge #99 Anything Goes at Sister Act Card Challenge
Challenge #82 Anything Goes at Simply Create Too
Spring In Her Step at The East Wind
Challenge #28 Anything Goes at Art By Miran
Challenge #11 Use A Die Cut at Get Creative
Anything Goes at Simon Says Stamp
Challenge #273 Spring at Kraftin Kimmie Stamps
Challenge #233 Anything With Nature at One Stitch At A Time
Challenge #62 Easter/Spring at Pile It On
Challenge #221 Hop Into Spring at Corrosive Challenge
Challenge #117 Anything Goes at 613 Avenue Create
Easter/Spring at That Craft Place
Challenge #128 Anything With A Twist of Flowers at Artistic Inspirations

Private Ryan Postcard

Daisy's Doodles has a fun new challenge for you, today! A Post Card Challenge! Doesn't that sound like fun?! We're challenging you to make a postcard, or include a postcard on your project! (This is a great time to enter those scrapbook layouts, ladies!)


Be sure to play along with us, for your chance to win a fabulous prize from Daisy's Doodles!

I've created this adorable postcard for you, today, using Private Ryan from Daisy's Doodles. He is colored with Promarkers. The wonderful camo papers are also from Daisy's Doodles. THe sheer green ribbon is from my stash as are the green hand dyed skittles (dew drops) in the upper left corner.


You can find Private Ryan and these fun camo papers available for purchase in the Daisy Doodles Store. Perfect for creating a card for the military man or woman in your life.


I am entering this card in the following challenges:


HSC7 Pantone's Fall Colors at The Hotspot
Anything Goes at AI Factory
Challenge #1 Ribbons and Bows at Whimsy Stamps Inspirations
FF#88 Show Us Your Green at If The Shoe Fits
Challenge #93 Round and Round (dew drops) at Totally Gorjuss
Challenge #18 Sports and Hobbies (camping) at My Mum's Craft Shop
Anything Goes at One Stitch At A Time
Challenge #18 One For The Boys at Sparkles Forum
Challenge #17 Anything Goes at Cards For Men
Challenge #53 Anything Goes at Paper Playtime
CCH#80 Movies (Saving Private Ryan) at The Crazy Challenge
Anything Goes at Whoopsi Daisy
Challenge #44 Green, Brown and Ivory at Lollipop Crafts
Challenge #106 Recipe (3 dew drops, 2 papers, 1 image) at Incy Wincy
Challenge #5 Digi + The Color Green at Kich N Bleus

Lots of Layers at Craft Your Passion

It's Monday! Are you ready for another fun challenge at Craft Your Passion?! This week, we want you to "Show Use Your Layers!" How's that for an easy theme?! Come on over to Craft Your Passion and link up your latest creation, for your change to win! We're being sponsored this week by the fabulous people at the Stitchy Bear Stamp Store!

Stitchy gave the DT some fabulous digi images to work with, from three designers from her store! (Stitchy Stamps, Floppy Latte Designs, and Reece's Scrap Pieces). She also gave us a paper pack that some of the DT used, by Floppy Latte Designs. The prize will be a paper pack and digi images from the Stitchy Bear Stamp Store!

When you go over to link up your challenge entry, Be sure You check out all the DT samples at Craft Your Passion. Show our DT some love by leaving comments!

My card, today, uses the sketch at Repeat Impressions I wanted to do a make card and decided to go with a monochromatic theme. And what perfect color for a male card, than blue? The gingham paper, paper with silver stars and polka dot paper are both from my stash. I used hand dyed skittles for the embellishing in the left upper corner. The hexagons were punched with a punch by Creative Memories, and mounted with Foam mounting tape, for Dimension. I did the sentiment by hand, this time. The image is called Sudz and is by Stitchy Stamps. He is colored with Promarkers.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Challenge #107 Pretty Punches at Digital Tuesday
Challenge #45 Polka Dots at Tuesday Throwdown
Challenge #62 Anything Goes at I Love Promarkers
Challenge #80 Clean and Simple at Claudia & Company
Challenge #30 Open at Top Tip Tuesday
Digital at Scrap-Creations
Repeat Impressions Sketch A2011 at The House That Stamps Built
Monochromatic (No Glitter) at OWH Stars and Stamps
Challenge #26 Anything Goes at Aud Sentiments
Challenge #11 One For The Boys at Bunny Zoe's Crafts
Challenge #108 Pile It On! at Stamptacular Sunday
Challenge #59 Father's Day or Sports at One Stitch At A Time
Challenge #52 Let's Get Punchy at Sentimental Sunday
Challenge #58 Digi Day at Creative Inspirations
Challenge #118 Circles at The Crafty Pad
Use A Punch At Card Cupids
Challenge #90 Fun and Games at Pollycraft
Challenge #9 Circles (Polka Dot DP) at Cards For Men
Challenge #10 Anything Goes at Sparkles Forum
Recipe Challenge (1 Image, 2 printed Papers and 3 embellishments- 3 skittles) at I Did It Creations
Challenge #44 Digi Monday - Friend - at Paper Playtime
Masculine at Stamp-n-Doodle

Christmas Noel

I know, I know, you're probably all tired of seeing Christmas cards by now! I promise this is my last one for the year! LOL

We have a new challenge at Craft Your Passion. Christmas is this week, so we just had to ask you to see your Christmas cards, this week! I know many of you are still doing those last minute cards, so this is your chance to show off those last minute Christmas cards before you put them in the mail, or hand deliver them. We hope you'll stop by Craft Your Passion, this week, and play along with us for a chance to win an image of your choice from Lauretta's Digital Stamps and CocoDingo.


My card layout is the sketch at The Pixie Cottage. I just had to use it for my card layout when I seen it. This sketch made a fantastic card and was so much fun to use! My image is from CocoDingo and is colored with Promarkers. Of course, I had to add glitter and sparkle using my clearstar gelly roll pen, since it's a Christmas card! All papers and ribbon are from my stash. The Christmas ticket is by Stitchy Bear Stamps, and is mounted with foam mounting tape, for dimension. I've used the branch punch by Martha Stewart, to make branches of greenery for the upper left corner of the image. I finished the corner of the image with a few skittles (or Dew Drops) dyed with Cranberry color alcohol Ink.

I love the way this card turned out!

I made this card especially for my close friend, Dan, who I met online years ago. We've been friends for about 8 years.


I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenge #89 Sparkling Christmas Plus Digi at Digital Tuesday
Challenge #27 Merry Christmas at Fresh Brewed Designs
Challenge #49 Sketch at The Pixie Cottage
Anything Goes at Creative Card Crew
Challenge #14 Christmas Inspired at Tip Top Tuesday
Challenge #133 Christmas Cards at Spoon Full of Sugar
Challenge #44 Merry Christmas at Penny's Paper Crafty
Christmas at For Fun Challenges
Challenge #80 Anything Goes at Passion For Promarkers
Challenge #106 Christmas at Creative Belli Blog
Christmas or Winter at Fairy Knoll
SHC4 Sparkle and Bling at Studio 313 Hotspot
Challenge #63 Your Choice-I chose #60-Christmas at Crafty Catz Weekly
AIF061 Anything Goes at AI Factory
SISC39 Holiday Card at Stamp Insanity
DDCC#93 Winter at Dutch Dare
Challenge #49 Bling It On At Alota Rubber Stamps
Challenge #30 Anything Goes at Crafty Ann's
Challenge #75 Just A Little Christmas at Hanna and Friends
It's Christmas at The Crafty Purple Frog
Anything Goes at Crafty Sentiments
Challenge #53 Christmas at Stampin For The Weekend
Day #295 Ad Inspired (colors, candle) at 365 Cards
Anything Goes at I Did It Creations
Challenge #11 Anything Christmas at Digi's With Attitude
Challenge #9 Punch or Punches at Pattie's Creations
Challenge #34 Inspired By A Song (Candle In The Wind) at Sentimental Sundays
Challenge #83 Anything Goes at All Sorts
Celebrations at Sweet Stampin
Challenge #18 Christmas at 2 Sisters
Challenge #10 Punch It Out at Craft Your Days Away
Challenge #17 Anything Goes at Crafty Emma's
Challenge #43 Anything Goes at One Stitch At A Time
ASC31 Anything Goes at Aly's Sunday Challenge
Challenge #102 Anything Goes at The Crafty pad
Anything Goes at Sugar Sweet Paper Treats
TD07 Christmas at Tiffany's Doodles
Challenge #61 Someone Special (my Friend, Dan) at Totally Gorjuss
Challenge #36 Colors of The Season at Wee Memories
Challenge #102 Anything Goes at The Crafty Pad
Challenge #45 Anything Christmas
Challenge #30 Christmas at Paper Playtime
Challenge #90 Christmas at Cupcake Inspirations
Something With A Tag or Pocket at Stamp Something
Challenge #14 Photo Inspiration at Really Reasonable Ribbon
Challenge #7 Sparkle & Shine at Bunny Zoe's Crafts

Minutes to Midnight at Shelly's Images

Wow! Can you beleive 2010 is almost behind us?! Where did the year go! Before we know it, we'll be celebrating a New Year! I want to take this time to thank all of my followers for stopping by to visit this year, and for all the wonderful comments!

This week, at Shelly's images, we are celebrating the end of 2010 and welcoming in the New Year, with Shelly's "Minutes to Midnight" image. This is the perfect image for those New Year's Cards and is very versatile. You could make a fun and different anniversary card with it as well. Minutes to Midnight is on sale for a special price, today only, in the Shelly's Images store, and while you're at the shop, browse around and see all of the great images Shelly has to offer!

Of course, I had to do a New Year's card for this fabulous image! I used the sketch at The House That Stamps Built, for my card layout. Both papers are from my stash. I love the cream, green, and metallic gold paper. It seemed perfect for a New year's Celebration! My image is colored with Promakers, with sparkle and glitter added to the image with a clearstar gelly roll pen. I've added two piece of metallic gold cardstock behing the image, for extra shine. The celery green ribbon is from my stash. The sentiment is from Stampin Up's Teeny Tiny Wishes set and is punched using the word window punch and the modern label punch, also by Stampin Up. I've mounted the sentiment with foam mounting tape for dimension. The skittles (also known as Dew Drops) were hand dyed by me with "Bottle" green alcohol inks.

I made this card for my friend Erica, in Florida. We met online in a game a few years ago and have become close friends.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenge #80 Anything Goes at Passion For Promarkers
What If Wednesday Sketch D1510 at The House That Stamps Built
Anything Goes at Creative Card Crew
Happy New Year at Delightful Sketches
Challenge #53 Quick and Easy Does It at Fab 'n' Funky
SHC4 Sparkle and Bling at Studio 313 Hotspot
Challenge #50 New Year's Celebrations at Charisma Cardz
AIF061 Anything Goes at AI Factory
SISC39 Holiday Card at Stamp Insanity
Challenge #49 Bling It On At Alota Rubber Stamps
Challenge #30 Anything Goes at Crafty Ann's
Challenge #47 Time To Party at Totally Paper Crafts
Day #295 Ad Inspired (colors) at 365 Cards
Anything Goes at I Did It Creations
Shiny/Foil at The Character Cafe
Challenge #9 Punch or Punches at Pattie's Creations
Challenge #34 Inspired By A Song (Aud Lang Syne)at Sentimental Sundays
Challenge #83 Anything Goes at All Sorts
Celebrations at Sweet Stampin
Challenge #61 Someone Special at Totally Gorjuss
Challenge #10 Punch It Out at Craft Your Days Away
Challenge #17 Anything Goes at Crafty Emma's
Challenge #43 Anything Goes at One Stitch At A Time
ASC31 Anything Goes at Aly's Sunday Challenge
Challenge #102 Anything Goes at The Crafty pad
Anything Goes at Sugar Sweet Paper Treats
Challenge #38 New Beginnings at Digi Doodle Shop's Best
Challenge #102 Anything Goes at The Crafty Pad
Challenge #17 Cherish Your Online Friends at Mami Doodles
Challenge #14 Photo Inspiration at Really Reasonable Ribbon
Challenge #7 Sparkle & Shine at Bunny Zoe's Crafts