Lynne's Mad Hatter 60th Birthday Party Blog Hop

I've created this card in honor of the blog hop this weekend- January 28-29th.  Her Craftiness blog is sponsoring a blog hop using the "Alice in Wonderland" theme for the hop.  It is also Lynne's 60th birthday.

Happy Birthday, Lynne!








Here is what i created using Digi My World "Mad Hatter's" stamp from the Alice in Wonderland set found here.  I also used my cricut to cut out the cup and the "Happy Birthday" sentiment.  I used a real tea bag and emptied the tea out to the bottom and cut off the paper tab and replaced it with a heart punch and sentiment.

Challenges:

Valentine, Friendship card

It is Card Crafter's Circle Challenge #7 and the theme is "Feel Good w/a Friend".  The cat and bird in this image are Friends. :)  The sentiment says, "Friends come in all Shapes and Sizes".

This week our sponsor is Happileigh Stampin' and the prize for this week is all of the digi images you see on the Design Team's cards.  Check it out here.

Here is the card i created using one of the "prize" digital images.

What i did:
I colored and cut out the image.  I paper pieced the rug and colored the strip around the rug and shaded it.  I used this really cute sketch at "I (Heart) 2 stamp"

Challenges:
I (Heart) 2 Stamp- Sketch

Happy 3rd Birthday, Sadie (a whole month+ earlier)

I just made my granddaughter's birthday card.  She will be 3 on March 5th.  Even though her mom had hoped to not do pink or purple, it has become some of Sadie's favorite colors...and she doesn't really play with Barbies to even get that idea.  She also loves sparkly things..so i colored this image's hair and clothes and used pink on the card just for my Little Miss Sadie!

Did i say i LOVE the new little girl and bear images at Digi My World?  Well, I DO!

This one is called Megan and comes w/balloons, a sentiment and 4 images.  I love her!

This is the sketch i used for the card, it is from deconstructingjen.

Challenges:
deconstructingjen- sketch
Simon Says Stamp Challenge- Anything goes 

Have a Doggone Happy Valentine's Day!

Ah, you guessed it i used a doggie for my next Valentine's card.  Not just any doggie, one that looks just like my son's and his wife's dog, named Daisy..this doggie has a name on his collar...he is actually called "Spike". :)

My "grand-dog" Daisy

For this challenge at Mo's Challenge blog the theme is "stitching" and it can be real or faux.  I also used the sketch from Seems a Little Sketchy.  I always try to share the sketch from the sketch blogs so you can "see" how i did the sketch and to encourage others to try it as well.

I have a FB friend that does Mo's images and makes adorable cards.  She had used this sentiment with a Mo's dog for a Christmas card she did and i've been saving her idea to use for another challenge.

Here is my card:

Ha, Ha, Ha...this image makes me smile every time i see it.

To try this sketch go to Seems a Little Sketchy (by clicking on the name).

Challenges:
Mo's Challenge Blog- Stitching
Seems a Little Sketchy- Sketch

Happy Valentine's Day for a pregnant mommy.

I've made this Valentine in honor of my friend, Aga.  She is currently pregnant and was talking about eating and being pregnant and said this quote in connection with that. 

I thought it was so cute that instantly the image at Saturated Canary came to mind.  For their challenge i need to add die cuts/punches.  The two gray borders are from the cartridge Elegant Edges. The heart is a punch and the heart doily is a MS punch.

I wasn't really sure about the Valentine sentiment but wanted to meet the "non-traditional Valentine" challenge at "The Sweet Stop".  Then i thought about it and thought, that if someone bought a box of candy and this card it would be perfect. :)

As always, pretty much all of my cards go to my Etsy shop here.

here is the sketch from "The Sweet Stop"

Challenges:
Saturated Canary- Diecuts/Punches
The Sweet Stop- Sketch/Non-traditional Valentine

You Rock, Valentine- TGF style

One of the challenges at TFG- Farm Fresh Monday/Funday is to "Get Sentimental" and use a sentiment...well, could i just simply make a sentiment card..nope..i saw this awesome card in the Magnolious Ink magazine from the spring issue and wanted to make my own version for Valentine's Day.  Needless to say, i went to a crop hoping to get many cards done and walked away with just this one and then i had to add more once i got home.  I  mean really?
So here is the front of the card (it is a gatefold card):

And when you open it...this is what is inside:

I had a lot of fun making it, but gheesh...a whole day.

Challenges:
TGF Farm Fresh- Monday/Funday- Get Sentimental

May all your dreams come true!

Card Crafter's Circle challenge #6 for this week is "Bear with Me". 

The lovely image is from our sponsor, "Pink Gem Designs" and the image is found here. 
They will be giving the winner 4 free digis! 
 

So hop on over to the Card Crafter's Circle and enter your card w/the bear theme.

Here is the card i created using "Sprinkles on Cloud" image.

Challenges: