Tuesday Morning Sketches and 3 B Twist..

For this week at Tuesday Morning Sketches, our sponsor is Bugaboo!

Our Twist is to use the sketch and add 3 "B's" to your card...three things that start with a "B"!

 Here is my card using Heel Accessories, please come and join us at Tuesday Morning Sketches for this challenge:

My 3 things that start with a "B" are Beads, Border, Blue Shoes, "hand" Bag (oh wait that's 4..see how easy?)

Dies used
Doo Hickey lace border, Memory Box vine frame.  Martha Stewart leaf punch

Tuesday Morning Sketches sketch this week:

Copics used:
shoes- B000, 00, 02
gray- C0, 1, 3, 5, CB
lipstick- R20,22, 35
gold- YR20, 21. 23







For more inspiration don't forget to visit the rest of team's creations:

Angela

Bonnie

Debbie

Jenee

Jessi 

Kris

Melissa

Challenges: 
Digi Choosday- All about the Girls
Lexi's Creations- Mother's Day
Cuttlebug Mania- For Mum

Sami Stamps new release Shamrock Girls featuring Twisted Shamrocks!

Every two weeks i look forward to the new release that  Sami Stamps  creates.  This time the release is called Shamrock Girls!

The challenge at Sami's Stamps is to use a Sami Stamp and to use Green  
Please come and play, we'd love to see what you can create.  Don't forget, Sami always offers a freebie so anyone can play along!  To go to the Sami Stamps challenge click here.

I love this whimsical image called Twisted Shamrocks:

Side view showing the paper pieced 3D shamrocks:

Here is the fun new release..i will be using 3 of the images from this release?

Want to see some more inspiration using these images?  You can check out my team mates blogs featuring them as well.

• Anat (tshupile)
• Audrey (Hippieaud)
• Bettina L
• Emily L
• Grandma Bonnie (that's me)
• Jenee Todd
• Julie Gleeson

Challenges:
Twisted Tuesday Challenge- Live a clean Green Life (no torn/distressed/inked edges)
Miriam's Crafting Blog- Two shades of Green
Digi Haven- 3 Shades of Green

Sami Stamps new release called Shamrock Girls featuring Lucky Whiskers!

Every two weeks i look forward to the new release that  Sami Stamps  creates.  This time the release is called Shamrock Girls!

The challenge at Sami's Stamps is to use a Sami Stamp and to use Green  
Please come and play, we'd love to see what you can create.  Don't forget, Sami always offers a freebie so anyone can play along!  To go to the Sami Stamps challenge click here.

I love this sweet whimsical kitty called Lucky Whiskers:

The tutorial for this fancy fold was found in a Magnolia Ink magazine.  It is a circle stair step fancy fold.  I found another blog with a similar/if not the same tutorial here.


Dies used:
All of the dies i used on this card other than the circle are from Noor/Joy Crafts.

Copics used:
kitty- E40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 02
clover- YG03, 17, CB
background dots- G20, W1

Here is the fun new release..i will be using 3 of the images from this release?

Want to see some more inspiration using these images?  You can check out my team mates blogs featuring them as well.

• Anat (tshupile)
• Audrey (Hippieaud)
• Bettina L
• Emily L
• Grandma Bonnie
• Jenee Todd
• Julie Gleeson

Challenges:
Crafting with Dragonflies- Make a Shaped card
4 Crafty Chicks- Shaped card
Craftitude challenges- Anything goes w/a touch of green

Digital Delights March release, featuring Swinging Scottie

Are you ready for some new images at  Digital Delights?  This month we have some sweet images, bunnies, cars and swings!

Here is the card i made for the Digital Delights Blog i am using Swinging Scottie:

The dies i used:

Fence- Marianne Designs

Grass- Noor/Joy Crafts

Clouds- Memory Box

Copics used:

skin-YR000, 00, E02
hair- 55, 57, 59
bear- B000, 00, 02, CB
PJs- Y11, 15, 59
swing/rope- E50, 51, 53
branch- E41, 42, 43, 44
leaves- YG03, 17

Please, please check out the other cards/projects my team mates made at the Digital Delights blog or you can check out the Digital Delights challenge blog and win some great prizes!


Challenges:
Through the Purple Haze- Use a Digi
Everybody Art Challenge- Light green/brown
Divas by Design- Masculine

Tuesday Morning Sketches and Digital Delights featuring Spider Stevie!

For this week at Tuesday Morning Sketches, our sponsor is Digital Delights! 

Have to tell this quick story..i made 3 cards for Tuesday Morning all for the month of March and when i laid them out on the table to take pictures..this is the card that my 4yr old granddaughter liked..i said not the cute girl card (coming up in a few weeks)...she said "no", i like Spiderman!

 Here is my card, please come and join us at Tuesday Morning Sketches for this challenge:

I have used the image Spider Stevie from Digital Delights.  I combined two sentiments from Digital Delights with a Circus ticket..but the Circus tickets has the perfect "amazing" sentiment..check that out here.

Dies used:
Memory Box spider web, spiders

Copics used:
skin- YR000, 00, E02
outfit- R35, 37, 39, C3, 5, 7
web/eyes- C0, 1, CB


Tuesday Morning Sketches sketch this week:

For more inspiration don't forget to visit the rest of team's creations:

Angela

Bonnie

Debbie

Jenee

Jessi 

Kris

Melissa

Challenges:

2 Sisters Challenges- Black, white and one other color

CMC Copic Challenge- Flaming Red

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge- Make it Masculine

 

Happy Birthday, Mom..you are so special!

My mom will be 83 this year..her birthday is this month.  She is super special...and i was so excited to give this tutorial a try...It's a card box..it folds in half..it's just awesome.. i hope she will be surprised.

I have used the new My Besties Letter "M" from Sherri Baldy's Etsy store.  It's a digi and perfect for my mom, i think..it could be made for Mother's Day as well!

So i here is the link for the blog tutorial..i followed the measurements just like it is shown.  I also watched a video to "see" how it was made but did not use those measurements.  The video link is here.

Here you go..my Card Box..

Dies that i used:

Hearts- Cheery Lynn

Love- Paper Trey (let me suggested the new "Love" die from Sherri Baldy..it's pretty)

Vine corner flourish (in the background)- Memory Box

Flowers were made by a friend, Sigi Creations that sells flowers to help rehabilitate wildlife..order 

them here.

Butterflies are Martha Stewart punches

Copics used on the Letter M digi:

skin- YR000, 00, E02

hair/soles/flower centers- YR20, 21, 23

dress/bow- R20, 04, 27

eyes- B91, 93

lips- R04

gloves- R20, 11, 32

stripes/ankle bow/ Letter "M"- BG05, 49, 72

shading- W1

blending CB

Gelly Roll/white

Challenges:

My Besties Brazil- Flowers, Ribbon or Lace

My Besties Norway- Anything Goes 

Come and Get It Challenge- Flowers Galore 

Hiding in My Craftroom- Spring Colors

Your Next Stamp - YNS - March release Blog Hop featuring Sweet Spring

Welcome to the March YNS  Your Next Stamp  Blog Hop Digital Release!

We are so happy to have you join us this month, we have 9 brand new exclusive digital images from Penny and Laurence of Omnia Designs!!

This month the hop begins on (My blog), Bonnie's Blog...click my name to get back to the beginning at any time.

We appreciate you hopping to each blog listed at the bottom of this post, just click on their picture and leave a comment on each blog to win some digital prizes!!

The winners will be announced on the YNS Blog on March 4th.

I am using  "Sweet Spring"  from the new March release on my card:

Some info about my card:

I used a Lifestyle Crafts oval and scalloped oval, Noor/Joy Crafts foliage, Doo Hickey lace border, Memory Box doily.  Martha Stewart butterfly punches as well.  I used the Shabby Blue Fran-tage embossing powder for the background of my image.

Copics used:

bunny- E50, 51, 53, 02, R20, CB

chick- Y11, 15, 19, YR12

daffodil- YR12, 04, YG03, 17

mushroom- E41, 42, R08, 37

flowers- B63, 66, R81, 85

butterfly- YR02, 07, C5

grass- YG03, 17

Just for you we have a special sale going on at YNS too!

Thanks for joining us this month, just click on the pictures below to see all of my teammates and guest designers lovely cards/projects:

Challenges:
Mod Squad Challenges- Think Spring
Cute Card Thursday- Springtime
Moving Along with the Times- 4 things starting with an "L". (Ladybug, leaves, lopsided ear, lavender flowers or lines (dotted) or lace border).