Baby

Hi everyone!  This week Freshly Made Sketches has a great sketch that worked perfectly for a baby card I needed to make!  I cut the letters out 4 times for dimension with some dp being the top layer.  I used silver paper to cut out the safety pins and blue paper for the rattle.  I thought the main white layer needed something so I used a texture plate, it seemed to finish off the card perfectly!

I hope you enjoy and thanks so much for stopping by today!

This or That

Hi everyone!  Today I have a card for a couple of challenges.  First, for this week's Stamp TV challenge, Cat is challenging us "This or That", I chose the that which is to use an embossing folder.  Second, for this week's CAS(E) this Sketch challenge.  I used my Fabulous Flowers set from Gina K Designs to make the top layer dp, the lower layer is from Gina K Designs.  I dusted off an old embossing folder I haven't used in a long time for the bottom layer.

I hope you enjoy and thanks so much for stopping by today!

A-maze-ing birthday

Hi everyone!  I've been MIA lately.  I've still been making cards occasionally since we moved but not as much as I'd like.  I have a new job and I'm getting used to my new schedule!  I made this card for this week's Featured Stamper challenge on SCS.  This week's lucky lady is MiamiKel4, congratulations Kelly!  She has a great gallery and I chose to CASE this card, changing the theme, I added a sentiment to the side, colors and I didn't use sequins or ribbon.  This card is made from the latest MFT card kit.  I had so much fun making this card!

I hope you enjoy and thanks so much for stopping by today!

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so very thankful

Hi everyone!  Today I have a card for a couple of challenges.  First, this week's Featured Stamper on SCS.  Congratulations to PaperCraftBoutique!  She has a great CAS gallery!!  I chose to CASE this card, changing the stamps (I used my GKD Old Country Roses set by Claire Brennan), added a layer, and did not do the ombre technique.  My card is also for a former Stamp TV challenge by Cat "I can see clearly now".  We were to use acetate or vellum.  I heat embossed the sentiment on a strip of vellum.

I hope you enjoy and thanks so much for stopping by today!

Puppy Love

Hi everyone!  Today I have a card for this weeks MFT card challenge and today's Way to Use It challenge on SCS, Puppy Love.  I thought the sketch was a great one and perfect for this adorable puppy from MFT's You Make My Tail Wag set.  I watercolored the puppy with Gathered Twigs and Walnut Stain for the body and Hickory Smoke for the nose.  I watercolored the dish with Worn Lipstick Oxide ink.  The background and flag panel were stamped with Worn Lipstick Oxide ink and then sprinkled and heat embossed with clear embossing powder.

I hope you enjoy and thanks so much for stopping by today!

X-Stitch Birthday

Hi everyone!  Today I have a card for this weeks Freshly Made Sketches challenge.  I thought it was a great sketch, but I had to work hard for it!  LOL!!  I just received this new stamp set, Stitched Roses from Waffle Flower.  I fell in love with it as soon as I saw it, besides stamping, I am a cross stitcher and have been for many many years, so of course I had to have it!  I didn't have trouble lining things up, but the acetate sheet moved on me a few times, which of course I didn't notice until I had already stamped so I wasted a few sheets of paper!  The sentiment is from Simon Says "It's Your Birthday!" set which I thought went perfect with the roses!

I hope you enjoy and thanks so much for stopping by today!

Hi everyone!  It's that time of month to do your self breast exam and if you haven''t had a mammogram yet this year, now is great time to schedule one!  Thanks so much for hopping along with us, you should have arrived from my friend Taheera's blog,  if not, you can start at the Casual Fridays blog or below is the blog list!  You don't want to miss a thing!   If you are on Facebook, we would love to have you join our group so you can join us next month, you can find the group HERE!
For my card I used the hope die, cut out in a dark gray color, and applied it to a textured piece of cardstock, I added a scalloped piece of cardstock below and applied those 2 layers on a piece of dp.  I added a few random small droplets to finish off the card.

Be sure to leave a comment as you hop along as 3 random commenters will win a $15 gift certificate to the Cas-ual Friday's store!

Next on the hop is Vicki!

Cas-ual Fridays Stamps

Melissa Miller

Jeanne Jachna

Kelly Griglione

Sue (foleysfriend)

Kara Steinbok

Kimberly Rendino

Penny Ward 

Lisa Lahiff

Gwendolyn

Sandi Pressley

Mary Moisan

Nora Noll

Ceal Pritchett

Shona Chambers

Lori Kobular

Taheerah

Lori McAree

Vicki Dutcher

Rahmat Gouse

Heather North

Thanks so much for hopping along with us!!

What's that you say?

Hi everyone!  Today I have a card for this week's Stamp TV Mix it up Monday challenge.  Cat is hosting and wanted us to use a quotation as inspiration for our card.  I went to Pinterest and found the quote "Live in the sunshine, swim in the sea, drink the wild air" by Ralph Waldo Emerson.  I loved it and made me think of the beach!  I used Theresa Momber's "By the Sea 2" for the images and sentiment.  It is hard to see but the sentiment is heat embossed.  I cut the paper out with Nestabilities, left it in the die while I sponged.  I used Salty Ocean, Gathered Twigs, Antique Linen, Ground Espresso and Tumbled Glass distress inks and stamped the images and sentiment with Versafine Onyx Black.
I hope you enjoy and thanks so much for stopping by today!

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FS527

Hi everyone!  Today I have a card for this weeks Featured Stamper challenge on Splitcoast.  This week the lucky lady is bubblestx4, congratulations Linda!  I chose to CASE this card, changing the colors and the theme.  I also just stamped one image and added some Nuvo.  I was able to play with my new Clarity Stencil Brushes for this card.  They are so fun to play with!  I used Carved Pumpkin, Gathered Twigs, Mustard Seed and Wild Honey distressed inks, as I was going for a masculine look.  After I brushed the ink, I spritzed with water and spread it a little for a little more of a blend with the brush.
I hope you enjoy and thanks so much for stopping by today!

Color Me Krafty

Hi everyone!  Today my card is for a couple of challenges.  First, CAS(E) this Sketch has a great sketch this week that worked perfect for the second challenge I am participating in, this weeks Stamp TV "Color Me Krafty" challenge.  Chris is hosting and wants us to use white pencil on kraft.  I pulled out my Prismacolor Pencils and colored in the pretty tulips from my Fabulous Flowers set by Gina K Designs!  I added a few of the smaller images to fill in some of the areas and finally stamped the happy birthday from my More Massive Messages set by Gina K Designs.
I hope you enjoy and thanks so much for stopping by today!

birthday wishes

Hi everyone!  I'm sorry it has been a while since I've posted!  There have been a few things going on here but what has kept me the busiest is packing!  We are moving back home in a few days!!!  So very excited!!  I didn't think I would get a card made let alone posted here but I did!  I'm not sure if I will be back again for a bit, I may have time to squeeze in another card but if not, it will be a bit again.  When Gina K had her last release, I finally snagged this Stamper's Favorite stamp set that has been on my wish list for a long time!  My card is for Silke's challenge this week on Stamp TV to use the same image for your background and focal point.   I stamped the feather in Frayed Burlap and watercolored.   I wish now I would have watercolored the main feather a darker brown.  It does help that I ran the inked around the cut out feather.  The feather and sentiment panel are up on pop dots.
Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope you enjoy!!
Until next time!

Happy Happy Birthday

Hi everyone!  Today I have a card for this week's Freshly Made Sketches challenge!  Super fun sketch with so many possibilities!  This set and idea came to me as soon as I saw the sketch.  I decided to go with the traditional black and white but the stars were heat embossed with penny embossing powder.  Quick, simple card!
I hope you enjoy and thanks so much for stopping by today!

Happy Birthday

Hi everyone!  Today I have a card for this weeks Stamp TV challenge to make a birthday card and for The Paper Players challenge to make a CAS card with a flower/s.  This card came together real quick, I used my Old Country Roses set from Gina K Designs along with my Innocent Pink and Dusty Rose inks.  The sentiment is from Gina's Birthday Greetings set and I used a few Pretty Pink Posh droplets.
I hope you enjoy and thanks so much for stopping by today!

So sorry

Hi everyone!!  Welcome to the January Calling All Sisters Blog Hop!  You should have arrived from Shona's blog, if not, be sure to head to the CAS-ual Friday's blog to start at the beginning, you don't want to miss a thing!   This month we are having a special blog hop!  Pretty Pink Posh has made a special sequin blend exclusively at the Cas-ual Friday's store to help us support Breast Cancer Awareness.  Michele will be donating 50% of the profits, just as she does with the other items in the Calling All Sistahs collection, to NBCF.org  Quantities are limited and once they are gone, they're gone.  
For my card, I had to use the sequins to make a shaker card!  I love shaker cards!!  I used my Ruffled Ribbon die and my sentiment is from my Hope Ribbon stamp set.  I had to add a few random sequins on the outside too, they are so pretty!!  
Don't forget to do your self breast exam and now is a great time to schedule a mammogram if you don't have an appointment for this year!!
Next on the hop is Nora, and below is the list of participants!  Thanks so much for joining us!!

Cas-ual Fridays Stamps

Rahmat Gouse

Penny Ward

Gwendolyn Estrada

Vicki Dutcher

Ceal Pritchett

Kara Stainbrook

Sue Nagata

Kimberly Rendino

Susan White

Shona Chambers

Lori McAree

Nora Noll

Melissa Miller

Lori Kobular

Lydia Evans

Sandi Pressley

Lisa Lahiff

Mary Moisan

Claire Apostoloff

Kelly Griglione

Theresa Knopf

Jeanne Jachna

Heather North

thank you

Hi everyone!  Today I have a card for this weeks CAS(E) this Sketch and The Paper Players challenges.  This week on The Paper Players, it is a color challenge, black, white and 1 other color.  I chose yellow!  I made a circle template then spread embossing paste with my stars and dots stencil.  I poured yellow embossing powder and heat set.  My sentiment is heat embossed and I added a couple of clear dots to finish off the card.

I hope you enjoy and thanks so much for stopping by today!

Thoughts and Prayers

Hi everyone!  Today I have a card for this week's Freshly Made Sketches challenge.  Another great sketch this week!  Though I just realized I forgot an element, doh!  But I had fun making the card!  I used one color from my paints and made an ombre effect on watercolor paper..  I decided to die cut in a darker color, the sentiment is stamped in the same color and the panel is on a lighter gray.
I hope you enjoy and thanks so much for stopping by today!

Many Thanks

Hi everyone!  I wanted to pop in quick to thank everyone for joining in the Seasons Giving blog hop and to post the winner!  Random.org picked the winner, comment #126:

Kathy HJanuary 3, 2017 at 11:05 PM

Happy 2017! Pretty New Years card and I love the design on your Valentine from the other post. Good luck to you this year!

Kathy, please contact me by Saturday, January 14th at lamcaree at hotmail dot com to claim your prize!

Thanks again to everyone for stopping by and leaving a comment!

New

Hi everyone!  Today I have a card for this week's Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge and for the CAS challenge on SCS.  This week on the Simon Says Stamp blog,  theme is "Start Afresh", they want us to use something brand new, out of the package and Misti wants us to use something new on the CAS challenge.  On Friday I received this brand new embossing folder from Taylored Expressions, Conversation Hearts.  My sentiment is also from TE, long retired and I used the edge die from Simon Says.
I hope you enjoy and thanks so much for stopping by today!

Happy New Year!

Hi everyone!!  Happy New Year!  2016 was a good year for me, mostly positive with a couple of road bumps along the way, but we need that from time to time!  I didn't get as much crafty time this year as I would like, my blog post were very sporadic which I'm hoping to change for the coming year! Another thing I would like to work on for 2017, like most of you, I have a ton of great stuff that doesn't get near the loving it deserves!  So, if you regularly stop by, you may be seeing more oldies but goodies!  

Which brings me to my card!  I purchased this Pyrotechnics set from The Ton quite some time back and this is the first time it has seen some lovin'!  Not good!  I LOVE fireworks and thought it was so appropriate for a New Years card!  I used my Brutus Monroe Spring Sparkle embossing powder, my Little B dies for the celebrate some gold paper and dew drops to finish off the card!

This is the prize I have up for grabs!  You have until Friday, January 6th, noon central time to leave me a comment!  I will draw a winner and post no later than Saturday January 7th.

I hope you enjoy and thanks so much for stopping by today!

The awesome list of participants!
 


Lawn Fawn

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

Reverse Confetti

Taylored Expressions

Paper Smooches

Neat & Tangled

Technique Tuesday

Clear & Simple Stamps

Richard Garay

My Sweet Petunia

JustNick

Stamp Simply Ribbon Store

Sunny Studio Stamps

Inchie Arts llc

Scrapbook Update

Buttons Galore

 Latisha Yoast

Julia Stainton

ChariMoss

Cristina Nunez

Wanda Guess

Vera Yates

Amy Tsuruta

Mary-Ann Maldonado

Lori Craig

 Lydia Fiedler

Jenn Shurkus

Lisa Henke

Dina Kowal

Libby Hickson

Emily Leiphart

Cindy Lawrence

Kelly Klapstein

Erica Houtghton

Elise Constable

Julee Tillman

Lee Murphy

Lisa Arana

Giovana Smith

Karen Baker

Lindsay Amrhein

Dana Joy

Marcie Sharp

Megan Hoeppner

Alicia Thelin

Asia King

Debbie Seyer

Yvonne Van De Grijp

Tenia Nelson

Michelle Woerner

Christina Griffiths

Lori McAree - You are here!

Barbara Anders

Jill Hawkins

Veronica Zalis

Leigh Penner

Margie Higuchi

Amy Coose

Melody Rupple

Karen Letchworth

Heidi Ramsey Blankenship

Jennie Harper

Jodi Collins

Jessica Frost-Ballas

Gracie Chavez

Stephanie Klauck

Savannah O�Gwynn

Terre Fry

Neva Cole

Maria Levine

Misti Oblander

Ceal Pritchett

Merry Christmas