Sparkle's Christmas Card Challenge week 30

Sparkle's challenge this week was another sketch challenge. I {{heart}} sketches! And I love this image, the bear is too cute in his little hat and mittens! He looks like he's all ready to hit the slopes!

Not sure what's up with my picture, the card is much brighter in real life, but I got tired of trying to fix it in photoshop.

Happy Thursday!

Supplies used: My Mind's Eye papers, C.C. Designs image, Prismacolor markers, CTMH sentiment & ribbon

Gone Fishin'

On Father's Day, Sammy had fun hand-delivering this little card and a tin of some favorite cookies to my dad. It's funny, when I was making this little card, I thought to myself how much this did not represent the way I think of my dad. He doesn't fish or hunt or do any really outdoorsy things. He's an athlete through and through. He's played baseball since he was a kid and has been a coach for our local high school ball teams for over 40 years. He loves it and the kids love him. I do remember him taking my brother and me to one of those little u-fish, trout farms when we were really little. I also remember catching a wee little trout and then shrieking in terror at that same wee little trout. I prefer my experience with fish to be limited to the breaded and fried variety, thank you.

Supplies used: CTMH papers & sentiment, Hanna stamps image, Prismacolor markers, buttons

Yard work is sooo fun!

Isn't little farmer Anya so bright and cheerful? I made this little card a couple weeks ago and it kind of reminded me of my kiddos when they were helping with our garden project last weekend.

Supplies used: CTMH paper, Greeting Farm image, Prismacolor markers, Prima flowers, Making Memories brads, ribbon

My kids just seem to love helping us out with our projects around the house. Nick is kind of on the small side, yet seemed completely unphased by hauling and stacking these 15 pound bricks.

And of course "if big brother can do it, so can I!" Sammy even managed to move a few for us too.


Our Quality Check Dept. Manager

Ummmm...... I'm pretty sure it'd be easier for you to move the wagon if you were not actually inside it.....

"But I don't want to take a break!"

Even Bean was happy to lend a hand!



Thanks for being such awesome helpers guys!

Wishing you a Happy "bee" Day

My hubby's birthday was late last month and he just loves the little Huggabug images from Stamping Bella because they remind him of Beanie. So naturally, I had to make him a card with a little red-haired bug on it. :0)


Supplies used: CTMH papers, Stamping Bella image & sentiment, Prismacolor markers, Stickles, ribbon

Sparkle's Christmas Card Challenge week 26

This week Sparkle's challenge was to make a card using your scraps. I used up some of the scraps I had leftover from the Christmas cards I made last year. I think I even get a extra point for using Bella on my card, Woo Hoo!

Supplies used: Imaginisce papers, Stamping Bella image, CTMH sentiment stamp, Prismacolor markers, stickles, buttons

Enjoy the weekend everyone!

Sarah Kay card

I've been all busy with baby shower preparations for the past few weeks and haven't gottten around to posting, but I still wanted to share a few things I've made recently.

This is the card I gave to my mom this Mother's Day. I tried to color it to look kind of like me as a wee one, though I'm pretty sure I wasn't even close to being this stylish. :0) The curly hair is spot on though. My mom also shared with me that my head was always too big to find a hat to fit me. Ouch.
Supplies used: Chatterbox papers, Sarah Kay image, CTMH stamp, Prismacolor markers, buttons

Happy Thursday all!

a wee little mouse

I don't know about you, but I have the hardest time coming up with masculine card designs! Sometimes I just think a card isn't finished without paper flowers or some bling stuck to it. Kinda weird, right?

Anyway,I needed to make a "get well/ thinking of you" card a few weeks ago to give to a friend from church and this is the best I could come up with from my stash of stamp images, lol! Fortunately though, he's a really sweet, laid-back kind of guy, so I know he'll love it even if it does have a wee little mouse with a flower on the front of it. ;0)


Supplies used : CTMH paper, buttons & stamp, House Mouse stamp, Prismacolor markers

Diving back in there!

Hey all!

Today seemed like a good day to jump back into the bloggy world. I know it's been a VERY long time and I am happy to report that my Dad is still doing wonderfully. Thank you all for your prayers, your heartfelt messages and kind emails, they've truly warmed my heart!

I even have a card to share today!
Supplies used: CTMH paper, Bazzill cardstock, Greeting Farm stamp, CTMH stamp, Prima flowers, K&Co pearls, Prismacolor markers

I made this for my Taylor's 14th birthday, earlier this month. She's really into learning about Asian culture and as soon as I got this image (thanks Sparkle!) I knew it'd be perfect for my birthday girl! She loved it but did wonder why Anya's head is so big, lol! That's Taylor for ya! She's always willing to ask life's more important questions ;0)

It's good to be back! Hope you all are having a great Monday!

Sparkle's Christmas Card Challenge week 9

For this week's challenge, we were to make a Christmas card without using any glitter, sparkle or bling. I got the inspiration for this card from one the my friend Christine designed a few months ago. Thanks to you both for the inspiration and the challenge!

supplies used : My Mind's Eye paper, Cuttlebug embossing plate, CTMH stamp, ribbon

Sparkle's Christmas Card Challenge week 8

For this week's challenge we were supposed to make a square card. I decided this image would be perfect for a gift card holder. I wish I looked that cute when I went Christmas shopping, lol!





supplies used : K&Company paper, Stamping Bella stamp, Prismacolor markers, CTMH Sparkles, Stickles, KI Memories ribbon, grosgrain ribbon

So Sweet card

One of Nate's best friend's and his wife are expecting their first baby girl any day now and I wanted to send them a little card to send them our love. I know the mommy-to-be is a big fan of lavender, so I wanted to make sure I used it as one of my main colors on the card. The sketch is from Taylored Expressions (TECC42)


These little chichibouli fairies are just so stinkin cute!

supplies used : CTMH papers & sentiment stamp, Stamping Bella stamp, Prismacolor markers, stickles, ribbon

I'm heading out for scrap night with the girls at Nona's tonight! YAY!

Thank you card

Here's another Bella card, lol! This one is for a wonderful friend of the family who totally spoils our family any chance she gets! She's the sweetest woman ever and she loves my kiddos like they were her own grandchildren, especially since she doesn't have any of her own. She actually bought me my new markers (that I'm LOVING by the way! )

supplies used : CTMH paper, Stamping Bella stamp, Prismacolor markers, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots, Cricut George font cartridge, Stickles, ribbon


Anyhoo, she's a major cat lover too so I thought this card would be just purr-fect! (Wow, corny much Jenn?)

Double trouble

Saturday, I attended the baby shower of a friend from our church who's expecting twin girls in about 8 weeks! I'm so excited but nervous for her at the same time, lol! Her and her husband have 2 other children, both boys, ages 7 years and 21 months. She's an excellent mother and I know she'll continue to be with their newest little blessings too!


supplies used : DCWV Nana's Kids paper, Stamping Bella stamp, CTMH stamp, Prismacolor markers, paper flowers, brads

Love....

Supplies used: CTMH Caprise paper packet, cardstock, button & waxy flax; Fiskars "filigree" embossing plate, Prima flower;


My parents will be celebrating their 38th wedding anniversary on Friday. Aren't they cute?!


They recently took a trip across the country to check some items off of their bucket lists. My dad's a HUGE fan of westerns, so he wanted to go visit Monument Valley on the Utah/Arizona border. He was in cowboy heaven!



My mom's choice was Disneyland. It was so funny because they didn't tell any of us that they'd be stopping in Disneyland before they left because they didn't want to have to listen to my kids whine and beg to come along. We found out when they sent us an email from the Buzz Lightyear game! Nice move folks, very clever!


Happy Anniversary Mom and Dad!

A girl I used to know....

This stamp is from a set that was one of my very first purchases from CTMH when I became a consultant way back in 2005! That seems like sooo long ago now! It's from the Flower Girls stamp set and I always loved how these stamps coordinated so perfectly with the oh-so-girly Stylin' paper packet. Back in those days, CTMH hadn't come out with their paper flowers or Sparkles rhinestones yet. But like all of their fab products, they also coordinate perfectly, even thought they came out a few years later. And I just LOVE it when things match, lol!

Here's a pic that shows detail a little better on the bottom of the card with the bling and where I embossed stripes into the cardstock.

paper pieced flower pot card

I don't know about you, but I am soooo ready for spring to get here! In honor of the beautifully sunny day we had here in the Seattle area, here's a little paper pieced flower pot card I made. Thanks for looking!

The flowers, ribbon, brads, mini tag and "so sweet" stamp are all CTMH.

my card for Nona's Splash of Color challenge

Well, I'm not sure this is a qualifing entry but here's my take on Nona's Splash of Color challenge. I really wanted to participate but regrettably, I do not have any of the Silhouette papers. So, I just had to pick some ideas out of the old noggin!

And I know that I seem to have quite a thing for placing pastries on my cards this week but I have a good excuse for this particular card too. My Sis-in-law, Marie is getting married on the 29th of this month (that's right it's a leap year wedding day for ol' Marie! ) and I figured I go ahead and make her card early, instead of trying to make one in the car on the way to the wedding...... like I've been known to try and do in the past. :0)

Thanks for looking!