Happy Birthday Poppies

I have been missing this so much! I have finally been able to get some time to create! I had this picture in my head of the colors I wanted to use and I just bought this stamp set. I am not at home while typing this and I can't remember the name of this set but I got it from Gina K. designs and I love it. Not only is the set cute but the quality of the polymer stamps is great!

This is where I tried to shot it at a different angle. 

The colors I used are:

SU Summer Starfruit

SU Poppy Red

Black and White

I appreciate your visiting and leaving a comment if possible. I would like to submit this card to the following challenges:

Make It Monday 141-Anything Goes

Sentimental Sundays 155-Clean and Simple

Sunday {Fun}day #9- Anything Goes, month long party!

Challenges 4 Everybody #20- Anything Goes

A Little Vacation

Hi, I just want my readers to know that I have been on a little vacation. I have been dealing with personal challenges and struggles and haven't been able to do much creatively. Please bare with me. I appreciate all your visits and comments. With time everything will be settling down and I'll be back making cards and other projects. Thanks for hanging in there with me! I so appreciate your loyalty.

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Blog Candy

I'm in the mood for some candy...just had some peanut M&M's, but that's not the candy I'm talking about. ;) How about some blog sweets? 

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This candy will run until April 19th (my parent's wedding anniversary).

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Wild About You!

It's time for another Twisted Tuesday challenge!!! This time the challenge is to use an animal on your project. The TWIST is to use some flowers. 

http://twistedtuesdaychallenges.blogspot.com/

I know I only have one flower on here but it is a pretty one, right? I didn't think it would look as good with more flowers so I left it as is. That bow is pretty large too. I tried using a narrower ribbon but when I put it with the flower it was too small. I wanted the bow to be bigger than the flower and I guess I did that! You gotta use what you have and this is what I had. Too bad it covers a lot of my pieced background. I like how this turned out. I am going to make some more cards like this with some other printed papers and see what I can come up with. I love the patchwork style, probably because I am also a quilter and this looks like a quilt pattern I might use. 

I took this picture in natural light. It really shows how big that bow is! I hope you like it. Thanks for visiting and leaving a comment!

I am entering this in the following challenges:

Make It Monday #134 -Anything Goes

Challenges 4 Everybody #17  -Anything Goes

Banners and Pearls

I made this card for the current challenge over at Twisted Tuesday. The challenge is to use Banners on your project. The TWIST: use pearls on your creation. 

I really love the look of the chalkboard cards that are very popular right now. So, that is the look I am going for with this card. 

Birthday cards remind me of fun activities so I used the new set from Stampin' Up! from their Sale-a-bration catalog. I think Ferris Wheels are fun! I remember sitting at the top and rocking the seat, teasing my sister, and making her protest. I was eight and she was nine. 

Birthdays also remind me of bright colors so that is what I used. 

Here I took a couple of pictures showing how I made my banners. I just used a square punch to make the tails. Easy!

We would love to have you join in our challenge over at  TWISTED TUESDAY CHALLENGES. They go for two weeks so you have a little more time to submit your project. Make a card, scrapbook page or 3D item. I can't wait to see what you come up with! 

I am also entering this card here:

Make It Monday #132-Anything Goes

Sentimental Sundays #146-Anything Goes

The Shabby Tea Room #158-Anything Goes

Challenges 4 Everybody #16-Anything Goes

Love to Create challenge #57-Anything Goes

Spring Canvas

Hello, and happy Monday to all. I have finished my first of four seasons' canvases that I am working on. I spent a lot of time working on it and it is finally finished to my satisfaction. 

I used many paper flowers here, some ribbons and butterflies. 

I also painted and textured some chipboard for my title. I am just in love with pink lately, and all soft colors. I guess I am anxious for spring! 

Thanks for taking a look, and I would appreciate any comments! I am also entering this creation in the following challenges: 

Sentimental Sundays #145: 3Embellishments that start with the letter B with a sentiment-I have 2 butterflies, and 1 bow.

One Stitch at a Time challenge #154: Anything Goes

The Shabby Tea Room #157-Oh, So Pretty In Pink

and here is the inspiration photo:

Also,the Papertake Weekly Challenge - Anything Goes

Make It Monday #131-Anything Goes

Everyday is an Occasion-Anything Goes

A Challenge

I have another card challenge for you from Twisted Tuesday challenges. It is make something for spring and the TWIST is to use green. 

I thought that I would do something along the lines of St. Patrick's Day. I never get the chance to use these types of stamps that I have in my stash. So, I went and did it, I used my Good Luck stamp and made a four leaf clover. I could probably use this card for a graduation card. Do you have any other suggestions for how or for what occasion I could also use it for? 

Come and join us at Twisted Tuesday for this challenge. I can't wait to see what you all come up with!

I would also like to enter this in the following challenges:

Make It Monday 130-Anything Goes 

One Stitch at a Time 153-Green

As always thanks for visiting! And thanks to my followers!

Hi There...

 I want to thank Mary H. at Carolina Cards for passing on this Liebster Award to me. She is very sweet and  has a lovely blog. Please take a moment to visit her. Mary, thank you, I am tickled pink!!!

ABOUT THE AWARD

This award was designed to be a blog award in the pay it forward fashion. Once you've been nominated, you award it to five blogs that you like that have fewer than 200 followers, to encourage new visitors to visit these blogs.

RULES FOR ACCEPTANCE

Thank the person who gave you the award and link back to their blog. Post the award onto your blog. Give the award to five bloggers who you appreciate that have fewer than 200 followers. Leave a comment on their blog letting them know that you have given them this awesome award!

PAY IT FORWARD

Here are five awesome blogs that I think you should check out:

1.  Jeanette

2. Gale

3. Bonnie

4. Susan

5. Shanni

 I hope you'll visit each blog and check out all the wonderful projects they have posted.  Thanks again, Mary for the nomination and I hope you will all pay it forward!!!

Teenage Masculine Celebrate card

I thought this would be a great teenage boy Celebrate or Birthday card. I was racking my brain trying to come up with a card design for the Twisted Tuesday challenge this week and decided on this. It's amazing how pressure can make you creative! I needed something quick and something that would work with our challenge theme, which is:

Use a button or brad on your creation this week.

The TWIST- Use paper piercing on your creation

This is also a one layer card with one embellishment which is, of course, the button. Can you see the paper piercing? I paper pierced four stars on here, see if you can find all of them. 

I used the stamp set Extreme Elements from Stampin' Up! on this card with a simple primary color theme: red, yellow, and blue! 

What do you think? I would love to hear any comments. As always, thanks for visiting!

I also hope you pop on over to Twisted Tuesday Challenges and take part in the challenge. I would love to see what you come up with!

I would also like to enter this into the following challenges:

Make It Monday #128-Anything Goes

Challenges 4 Everyone #14-Anything Goes

Everyday is an Occasion -Sunday {Fun}day #6-Anything Goes

I made this card for the challenge on Sunny Challenges and Creations. They have an easy sketch and they are asking that you use some of your free sale-a-bration products from Stampin'Up! I used the embossing folder I got. I also used a paper rose that I made from instructions from  Stamping Shanni, a blog friend that I discovered. She has beautiful paper roses! I gave it a try but I have to practice more. 

This is the sketch:

I also used the Inspiration picture/color theme from Cupcake Inspirations challenge #198. Here it is:

I used my colors from Stampin'Up! since I don't have the brand that they are using here. My colors are 

Pool Party, So Saffron, and Wisteria Wonder

I am also entering the following challenge:

Make It Monday #128-Anything Goes