Tuesday, November 29, 2016

A little gift

Hey y'all! Happy Tuesday!
Hope all is well?!...

I'm just sitting here daydreaming...It's a nice and mild temperature outside, though it's also a little overcast, which doesn't make me wanna do too much. lol So, I was going through my photos and came across a little gift tag and bag that made a while ago and thought I'd share.


I used Waffle Flower Crafts Lacy Flowers die set for my tag. Which I've had this die set for quite sometime now and just had it stashed away with many other sets. Again, something I'm really good at doing. lol I decided to layer my pieces with brown and cream colors. In all honesty, it reminds me of a gingerbread cookie!...Is it just me or can you see it too?!...


I guess I could have chose some kind of holiday paper or something to make my little bag, but for some reason decided on the aqua and cream color stripes. I topped my bag off with some twine and a mini wood clothespin. Simple, yeah?!...

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Enjoy your day and see you soon!

P.S.
I might a little bit quiet here and there, only because I have to get some DT projects done. ;) Also, I know I keep mentioning it but I still have my giveaway open until Friday. So if you haven't enter, please do...I'd hate for you to miss out on a chance to win! :) You can scroll down or click HERE to enter.


Monday, November 28, 2016

Merry Christmas

Hey y'all! Happy Monday! :)
Hope your week is starting off right?!!...

*Don't forget, my giveaway is still open! Be sure to scroll down to enter! :)


I'm swinging in today to share a cute little tag. I've been seeing a lot of tags lately, especially with the 25 days of Christmas Tags going on...you should see all the beautiful inspiration! :) So, I decided to pull some inspiration from 25 days of Christmas Tags-Day 24.


When I saw Liz's cute little critters tags, I just knew I wanted to make a tag with a critter on it! Though, that took me some thinking because I don't necessarily have a lot of critter sets, let alone something that was of a holiday theme. However, after some mixing and matching of sets, I came up with something!


I sure hope you don't have to use actual Pretty Pink Posh sets?!...(I have yet to have any of those! lol) My little 'critter' (kitty) is from WPlus9's Smart Kitty set. Then to give my kitty the holiday spirit, I gave him some antlers from Waffle Flower Crafts Stocking stamp set, along with some presents. I also gave him a little red nose which I used a clear droplet and colored the back side of it with a red marker.


To finish things off, I used a sentiment from Precious Remembrance's Sketchy Christmas stamp set and added some twine. Somehow I managed to mix and match all those sets into one little tag...sweet, yeah?! ;)

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Enjoy your day and see you soon!

P.S.
Be sure to scroll down for my giveaway! :) 


Friday, November 25, 2016

Merry Kiss-Mas and a Giveaway!!

Hey y'all! Happy, happy, Friday!! :)

*For my AJVD post, please scroll down.*

So, today officially kicks off all the holiday shopping and I thought what better than to have a fun giveaway on my blog!?! :)

Though first, how about sharing a quick card with you?!...Merry kiss-mas!


Sadly, I did use an older CAS-ual Fridays Stamps stamp set and I sincerely apologize that it's no longer available in the shop. However, there is the Mistletoe & Holly stamp set which is very similar. Again, I'm sorry about that.


To keep my card nice and simple, I added my mistletoe in green ink and then to 'enhance' it some, I went over my ink with colored pencils. Adding a little more green around the mistletoe/leaves, red for the berries, and silver to my bow. Once done, I added my sentiment in red. Simple, yeah?!...


A little bit about the giveaway I am having...

I happened to have won CAS-ual Fridays last challenge...Yay! :) Though, here's the thing. I also won CAS-ual Fridays challenge 158. Now as excited as I was to win another challenge, I also didn't want to seem greedy (so to speak). I had yet to use my first gift certificate from CAS-ual Fridays and to have another was getting overwhelming for me. So I reached out to Michele and asked if there was way I could 'pay it forward' to someone else...Well, she emailed me back and was more than happy to let me do so! Which made me happy, as well! :) Thank you again, Michele!!

Okay, so I have not one but TWO 25$ CAS-ual Fridays Stamps gift certificates to giveaway!! How fun is that?!!...

How to enter:

I wanted to make things easy for you to enter, so all you need to do is leave a comment on my blog and tell me what your favorite CAS-ual Fridays Stamps stamp set is?!...Easy peasy, right?!...I will leave this giveaway open until 11:59 pm Friday, December 2nd and I'll announce the winners on my blog on Monday, December 5th. Two winners will be selected randomly.
*Note: I will do my best to contact the winners. If I do not hear back from the winner(s) within 48 hours, I will draw a new winner(s). I don't like doing that, so please be sure I have a way to contact you or be sure to check back in to see if you're a winner and contact me. Thanks! 

Thank you so much for stopping by!
Have a great day and see you soon!

AJVD Post-Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

Hey y'all! Happy Friday!! :)
Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!?!...

We are officially into the full swing of the holidays and with that being said, you know it's busy, busy, busy! ;)

Anyhow, I'm quickly swinging on in today because I'm up on the A Jillian Vance Design blog sharing a Christmas card. And it may just be a little somewhat non-traditional...well, as far as the colors go. ;) Here's a little peek...


Be sure to swing on over to A Jillian Vance Design blog to see my full card. And while you're there, I'd be so happy if you left some love there, too! :)

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Enjoy your Friday and see you soon!

Tuesday, November 22, 2016

SRM Stickers post-Lovely Lace

Hey y'all! Happy Tuesday!
Hope you're week is going good so far?!...I'm sure it's busy for many, though hopefully it's good too! ;)

I'm just swinging on in because I have a couple projects on the SRM Stickers blog, today! Here's a little peek of one of them, to share with you...


Be sure to swing on over to the SRM Stickers blog to see my full projects. And while you're there, I'd be so happy if you left some love there, too! :)

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Enjoy your day and see you soon!

Sunday, November 20, 2016

Joy To The World

Hey y'all! Happy Sunday! :)
Hope all is well?!...

Today, I'm doing a little bit of everything. Relaxing, baking, crafting, playing with my kids...just a typical Sunday for me. ;)

Well, I saw the current Fusion Card Challenge and just knew I had to play along! I mean the sketch called to me and so did the inspiration photo...and I like when that happens, don't you?!...


So I did a little mixing and matching of both. I used the sketch for where to put my stamp but also went off the inspiration photo for the 'joy'. 

This time of the year always seems to get me with the 'sunlight'...I usually take my photos in the same spot every time, though it seems that 'my spot' isn't the best right now.?. So, I'll be searching around the house for a new spot and see what happens. Please do excuse my 'washed out' look on the upper right side of my photo. Thank you. :)

I used some kraft cardstock for my base and then stamped my 'joy' in a dark drown ink. After, I used some colored pencils to fill in my leaves, banner, and to add some little berries. Simple, yeah?!...



Thanks so much for stopping by!
Enjoy your day and see you soon! 

Saturday, November 19, 2016

Merci Beaucoup

Hey y'all! Happy Saturday! :)
Hope you're enjoying the weekend?!...

I've been doing a little 'fall/winter cleaning' around the house today. Started with cleaning and organizing my boys' room, then led to pretty much the whole house, and then to me cooking. lol Needless to say, I needed some time to escape a little. ;)

So, here I am swinging on in today to share a card for the current CAS-ual Fridays challenge. And if you haven't seen or heard about it yet, there's a great sale going on at CAS-ual Fridays Stamps, too! :)




Be Thankful...Perfect for this time of year, right?!...


Here's something you don't see much from me...a non white card base!...Say what?! lol Yep. I wanted my colors and gold glitter piece to really stand out, so I thought having a black base would do the trick?! ;) 
I still have a little trouble editing my photos when using a darker base, though I think I might actually be getting the hang of it (some)?!...(fingers crossed)


Now,  before I end this post, I wanted to let you know I have a little something fun coming to my blog! Let's just say, there might be a chance at winning something! ;) So be sure to stay tuned! Until then...

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Enjoy your Saturday and weekend! 

Friday, November 18, 2016

A Killer Whale Hello

Hey y'all! Happy Friday! :)
Hope all is well?!...

*For my AJVD post, please scroll down.* 

So a couple days ago, Amy inspired with her adorable card, which you can see HERE. I have had THIS Lawn Fawn die set for a little while now and have only used it one other time besides what I'm sharing today. How could I forget about such an ADORABLE little die set?!...Then again, it's me I'm talking about...which I seem to be known for buying things and stashing it away. lol ;)

Anyhow, here's what I came up with. A killer whale, hello!


I started just with a whale but was having trouble deciding on what colors I wanted it to be. So after some thinking, I thought why not make a killer whale.?. To add a little more white to my whale, I did some easy cutting with another white whale die cut piece and added a tad more white to the 'back' of my whale. Thus, making it more like a killer whale.


To finish things off, I used some patterned paper for my background. (Gasp! lol) Then I used a little bit of woodgrain paper and brown paper. As well as attaching my 'hello' with some mini staples. And to top everything off, I added my waterspout and some sequins. Sweet, yeah?!...

Oh, and guess what?!...I did no stamping on this card!!...Who says you always need to stamp?! lol
And thank you Amy for the inspiration! :)

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Enjoy your Friday and weekend! See you soon!

AJVD Post-Santa

Hey y'all! Happy Friday! :)
Hope all is well?!...

Today, I'm up on A Jillian Vance Design blog! With the holidays coming up right around the corner, I made a simple Christmas card. :) Here's a little peek.


Be sure to swing on over to A Jillian Vance Design blog to see my full card. And while you're there, I'd be so happy if you left some love there too!

Thanks for stopping by!
Enjoy your Friday and see you soon!


Wednesday, November 16, 2016

I heard you could use a hug

Hey y'all! Happy Wednesday! :)
Hope all is well?!...

Already half way through the week, can you believe it?!... ;) I'm swinging on in today to share a card for the current CASology challenge.




Once again, my markers were calling to me...so I did some simple coloring for my card and that's pretty much it! (well, some simple stamping too. ;)) Easy peasy, right?!...

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Enjoy your day and see you soon! 

Tuesday, November 15, 2016

SRM Stickers post-Christmas Tubes

Hey y'all!
Hope all is well?!...

Today, I'm swinging on in because I'm up on the SRM Stickers design blog! I'm sharing some easy and fun Christmas tubes...here's a little peek.


Be sure to swing on over to the SRM Sticker design blog to see my full project! And while you're there, I'd be so happy if you left me some love too! :)

Thanks for stopping by!
Enjoy your day and see you soon!


Friday, November 11, 2016

Live Wild and Free

Hey y'all! Happy Friday!! :)

*For my AJVD post, please scroll down.*

I'm just swinging back in today to share another card with you...this time it's for the current Waffle Flower Challenge!

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When I saw the inspiration photo, I instantly thought the new Waffle Flower Crafts Wild and Free stamp set. Something with the flowers and colors...just thought it'd work perfectly. ;) 


I kept things pretty simple. I used a dark brown ink for all my images/outlines/etc. Then I added colors of purples and green. To finish things off, I added a touch of gold glitter cardstock to the side of my card. Simple and sweet, yeah?!...

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Have a great day and see you soon! 

AJVD Post-Seasons Greetings

Hey y'all! Happy Friday! Yay! :)
Hope all is well?!...

Today, I'm up on the A Jillian Vance Design blog sharing a 'Seasons Greetings' card. Here's a little peek...


Be sure to swing on over to A Jillian Vance Design blog to see my full card! And while you're there, I'd be so happy if you left some love there too! :)

Thanks for stopping by!
Enjoy your Friday and weekend! See you soon!

Thursday, November 10, 2016

Just a Little Hello

Hey y'all! Happy Thursday! :)
Hope all is well?!...

I'm just swinging in today to share a card I made for the current Where Creativity Meets C9 Challenge #3!


I haven't made a shaker card in quite awhile, so I thought why not now...pretty much fits the challenge, right?!...


And look! I managed to still keep my card CAS. lol ;)
I'm sure I could have used some kind of patterned paper or stamping or something with the background?...Though, you know I tend to struggle with using patterned paper and whatnot. ;)


Being my little shaker isn't terribly huge, I wanted to make sure I focused on that and not add too much of anything more that would draw you away from it.

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Enjoy your day and see you soon!

Concord & 9th products:

Shine Brighter stamp set
Shine Brighter die set
Birdie Banners stamp set (for sentiment)


Wednesday, November 9, 2016

Sweet Wishes

Hey y'all!
Hope all is well?!...

I'm just stopping in today with a card I made for the current Lawnscaping Challenge! It's been way too long since I've played with them and when I saw CAS being the current challenge, you knew I had to join in on the fun! :)



Yep. Sweet wishes. :)
I did a little bit of coloring and then added some little layers to my card with all my elements. Easy peasy, right?!...


Thanks so much for stopping by!
Enjoy your day and see you soon! 


Tuesday, November 8, 2016

Feel Better Soon

Hey y'all!
Hope all is well?!...

I'm swinging in today to share a card for the current CAS-ual Fridays Challenge! For this challenge it happens to be all about Orange, Brown, and Kraft.

 

Well these are three colors I don't normally use much of, let alone together. Though, I wanted to challenge myself to do so. ;) 


I went with some orange flowers and adding a little touch of brown and kraft cardstock. 
Simple, yes. But I think I managed to use all three colors together quite well?!...


Thanks so much for stopping by!
Enjoy your day and see you soon! 

Monday, November 7, 2016

Thanks & Coffee

Hey y'all! Happy Monday!
Hope you're week is starting off right?!!... :)

Well, since last week wasn't so good for me, I'm determined to make this week better! However, I am feeling a little 'under the weather' today, so I hope this isn't the start of how things are gonna go?...I'm trying to stay positive. ;)

Anyhoo, I have two cards to share today! And both happen to be coffee themed cards. :) My first card is for the current SugarPea Designs Mix It Up Challenge #21.

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I saw that cup of goodness and instantly thought of coffee, which led me to making another simple CAS card. 


Yep. Nice and clean. Seeing the leaves in the photo, I wanted to make my card somewhat 'fall' looking. So I choose some kraft cardstock of my cup and a little plaid patterned paper to go with. After, I added a strip of dark brown cardstock with my sentiment piece on top. Which for my sentiment piece I used a off white/cream cardstock (3x) then used a light blue cardstock once for the top piece. 


I did battle myself about adding sequins or not and as you can see, I went not adding any. Though, I'm still second guessing myself about that. ;) Simple, yeah?!...

For my second card, it was just pure fun. No challenges, no DT work, just fun. 


'#COFFEE #COFFEE #COFFEE' pretty much sums it up, right?!... 


Thanks so much for stopping by!
Have a great day and see you soon! 


SRM Stickers Post-Planner Pages

Hey y'all!
Hope all is going well?!...

Today, I'm up on the SRM Stickers blog sharing some simple planner pages! Yes, planner pages. :) I have a little peek to share with you...


To see both of my planner pages, be sure to swing on over to the SRM Stickers blog! Also, while you're there, I'd be so happy if you left me some love too! :)

Thanks for stopping by!
Enjoy your day and see you soon!

Friday, November 4, 2016

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

Hey y'all! Happy Friday!! :)
Just another quick post.

*For my AJVD post, please scroll down.*

I'm swinging back in today to share a card I made for the current Virginia's View Challenge...And you know it's another fun one! ;)




Keeping with my traditional CAS style, I did some simple watercoloring for my stripes. Once done drying, I added my sentiment piece in a dark blue ink (which it still probably looks black?...but believe me, it really is a dark blue. ;)). And after I topped my card off with some twine. Easy peasy, right?!...

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Have a great Friday and weekend! :)

AJVD Post-Autumn

Hey y'all! Happy Friday!! :)
Hope all is well?!...

This week has been pretty hectic for me...just a number of things coming at me right and left. Still trying to move forward with all that's going on and hoping soon things will settle down more. Ugh. Just one of those weeks.

Anyhow, I'm stopping in today because I'm up on A Jillian Vance Design blog with a simple autumn card. I have a little peek to share...


Be sure to swing on over to A Jillian Vance Design blog to see my full card. And while you're there, I'd be so happy if you left some love there, too! :)

Thanks for stopping by!
Enjoy your Friday and weekend! See you soon!

Thursday, November 3, 2016

Little Tangles Challenge

Hey y'all! Happy Thursday!
Hope all is well?!...

Today, we have a brand new challenge at Little Tangles! And this time were all about CAS cards! :)


Oooh, you all know how much I love CAS! ;)


See?...Super CAS.
I simply stamped on my image and did some coloring. After, I added my sentiment and that's it! Done. :)

Be sure to swing on over to Little Tangles to see all the DT projects and while you're there, I hope you'll join us!

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Enjoy your day!

Neat & Tangled products used:

Big Bold Brew stamp set