Papertrey Ink June Blog Hop and Serendipity - My Guy

Hello...I have 2 cards to share with you today. The first one is for PTI's monthly blog hop and wait until you see the inspiration photo for this card....these sweet little shoes are as cute as they come and I would love to have a pair just like them, but for some reason I don't think they would be near as cute on my big feet.

My second card is for this month's challenge at Serendiptiy #44, the theme is My Guy. I made a Father's Day card and will be ahead of the game for next year.

I did a bit of sewing this morning and made a new apron. I have been drooling over this fabric at Britex for some time, thought it would make the sweetest apron...don't you agree. 

I have some new followers to my blog that I would love to welcome...DL.ART, Jennifer from Caffinated Papercuts, Katie from katieO's and Carol from Inky Fingers....I am so honored to have you as my newest followers, thank you all so much!

Serendipity #42, showCASe your style #14 and SSS - Anything Goes

Hello...so excited that the weekend is here. I have one card to share with you today for 3 challenges. First up is Serendipity #42 - Verse or Monogram...I have had this sweet sentiment for sometime and thought it would look nice with the colors for the new challenge at showCASe your style #14 and last on the list is Simon Says Monday, Anything Goes...this is always fun to link up to. I have lots more cards to make today so I may see you a bit later...enjoy the rest of your weekend and thank you so much for taking the time to stop by.

4 Cards - many challenges.....

Hello...happy Sunday. I got up early to get ready for a morning of crafting with my mom, so this will be a quick post. I have 4 cards to share today.Muse #105 is up first. I had so much fun making this card. I used a color combination that Anita from France shared with me for the background to my snowy village. I covered the entire village with Martha Stewart's extra fine crystal glitter.

This card is for the challenge over at Colour Me...I loved this weeks colors, so vibrant! I am also entering this at CAS on Sunday, a new challenge for me. 

My girlfriend needed an engagement card in navy to match the colors of the wedding. I am entering this card in the challenge at Simon Says Stamp.

My final card is for the challenge at Serendipity, the theme is love. Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by...enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Colour Me #56, Serendipity #39 - Hidden Gems, and Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Hello...wishing you are all having a wonderful day. I had a wonderful breakfast with one of my sweet girlfriends and then off to work for a "work party". Not sure why they call it a party...I was not having fun! But we have a school open house this week and I really wanted my classroom to shine, so I put on my ipod and went to work. 

My card is for 3 challenges....Colour Me #56, Serendipity #39 Hidden Gems (I used some buttons that have been sitting around collecting dust for some time) and SSS - Anything Goes. I love the colors for this weeks Colour Me and had to be sure to get my card finished in time. Thank you so much for taking time to stop by...enjoy the rest of your week. 

Welcome!

I don't do this often enough but I would like to say thank you to all my  followers. I am so blessed and appreciate each and very one of you. So I would love to welcome my newest followers, Sid from Manchester UK, Millie from Creative Me and Mary! 

Ingredients

Solid Card Stock: Michael's - White

Stamps: Serendipity - Happy Birthday and PTI - Friendly Flowers

Dies: Spellbinders - Pierced Rectangles and PTI - Friendly Flowers

Ink: SU - Rich Razzelberry, Daffodil Delight, Tangelo Twist and Bermuda Bay and VersaFine - Black

Buttons: PTI - Orange Zest

Serendipity #38 Sparkle and Shine and showCASe your style #4

Hello... I have one card to share today for two challenges, that is always so fun. This is my first time playing along with showCASe your style and what a fabulous sketch they have time around.  And the theme for Serendipity is Sparkle and Shine, so perfect for this time of year. 

My daughter and I went to NSSN (Not So Silent Night) last night...what a fabulous time we had. Cage the Elephant and Imagine Dragons are about as amazing as it gets, what a show! If you ever get the chance to see either of these bands it is well worth the time and money. 

Enjoy your day and thank you so much for taking the time to stop by.

Ingredients

Solid Card Stock: Michael's - White and PTI - Pure Poppy

Stamps: Serendipity - Merry Christmas

Die: Cherry Lynn Designs - Mandy Doily

Ink: VersaFine  - Black

Glitter: Martha Stewart

Sequins: My Stash

Serendipity - Summer's Last Hurrah #35

I love, love, love this stamp from Serendipity, it is at the top of my list of favorites. There is just something about these three dresses hanging on the clothes line. Like the end of summer and the faded colors, ready to put away until next year, so sweet. Perfect for this challenge at Serendipity don't you think and since my dresses are paper pieced, I am entering them at Virginia's View too. Thank you so much for taking time to stop by...enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Ingredients

Solid Card Stock: Michael's

Patterened Paper: Crate Paper - Maggie Holmes

Stamps: Serendipity - Three Dresses and PTI - Sweet Spring

Ink: VersaFine - Black

One card for Saturday...

Hello...just a quick post for today. I only have one card to share but made 10 cards today, the rest to be posted at a later time. My card is for the current challenge at The Card Concept #13 Oh Baby (my card style would be clean and graphic?) and Serendipity Stamps #32, the theme is window cards so I made a little window using one their newer word dies, they are fabulous! I thought a baby card would be fun to make and with Lucy's help, she made the cute little rubber duck.

I have been busy doing a little craft room re-organization and made a trip to Ikea Friday night to pick up one of these adorable little Raskog carts. I still need to fill it up and once I am finished I will have more pictures to share. Thank you so much for taking time to stop by...enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Ingredients

Solid Card Stock: PTI - White and Orange Zest and MFT - Lemon Drop

Dies: Serendipity - Baby

Stamps: PS - Bold Buzzwords

3 Cards for Saturday and Some Fabulous News!

Happy Saturday! Today I have 3 cards to share today and some fun news...so first with the news. I am still over the moon excited about it...last week I received an email from Arielle Hemp Gordon from Snappy Stampin (she organizes several challenge blogs and is one of the most amazing card makers on the planet) and she invites me to be the Headliner for Retro Sketches and not just for one post for the entire month of May! Now you see why I am so excited.
So now on to my cards. My first one is for the current challenge at Serendipity, there are still a couple of days left to play along if you like. The theme is Shades of Gray #30 and I thought of using their gorgeous dove in silver, it cuts so beautifully.

My next card is for this week's CASology challenge and this week's cue card is "electric" #93...so many possibilities but I went with some electric poles. I have had this stamp set forever and it was fun to pull it out and show it a little love. It is called Hello Friend from Avocado Arts.

I have saved my Retro Sketch card for last....I have to be honest, it took me a bit to get what I wanted to do to work and then it all just fell into place and I started having fun putting it together. I pulled out some NBUS from Verve, Poppy Birthday and decided to use this week's colors from ColourQ #239 and will be playing along with them too! I hope you will find the time to play along with Retro Sketches this week, it will be so much fun.

Thank you so much for taking time to stop by and Arielle, thank you again, I am truly honored.

Two cards for Sunday...

Hoping that everyone had a wonderful weekend...this past week was so busy I never had much time to be crafty but today I had a bit of time and I have 2 cards to share with you. They are for Serendipity - Stitching Challenge, CASology - cue card "Lucky" and Paper Crafting Challenge - Sketch Challenge (this is a new one for me. I love their sketch and thought it would be fun to play along). Thank you so much for taking time to stop by...enjoy your week!

This is as close to "lucky" as I could get, I don't have any stamps with lucky on them so I pulled out a PS alphabet set and had Lucy help me cut a sweet little duck.

This card is for both Serendipity and Paper Crafting Challenge...I love this tree from Serendipity, it reminds me of a tree you might see in Whoville.  

Ingredients

Lucky

Solid Card Stock: Michael's - White, MFT - Lemon Drop and SU - Pumpkin

Duck: Lucy

Stamps: PS - Alphadots

Dies: Lil Inkers - Stitched Rectangles

Ink: VersaFine - black

Merry Christmas

Solid Card Stock: Michael's

Stamps: Serendipity - Christmas Tree and Verve - Holiday Treats

Ink: VersaFine Black and VersaMark and PTI - Spring Rain and SU - Real Red

Dies: Lil Inkers - Stitched Circles

Sequins: Neat & Tangled