I finally got around to Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge. I used Pure Innocence Fairy Girl from MFT for my main image. I just love the Pure Innocence stamps. They are so sweet. The design paper is Die Cut with a View's Sweet Stack.

I made another card today too, but did not post it here. Did you ever have one of those cards that you just hate once it is done. That was this card for me. I think I am going to give it another try later if I get a chance. Here's hoping for a better result.

Bellarific Friday 2/19/10

Today is another addition of Bellarific Friday. This week was a color challenge. The colors were peach, light blue, and pink. I broke out one of my favorite stamps from Stamping Bella called Happy Forest. These are just the cutest trees! I used some Bella Blvd. paper as well.

To see more of the Bellarific Friday goodies and to win a gift voucher from Stamping Bella, head on over to Blogabella and leave a comment.

Playing Catch Up

It has been a busy week and I must admit that I have spent more time watching the Olympics than anything else. I did sneak downstairs today to have some peace and quiet only to have my husband and boys follow me. Luckily the boys watched "The Incredibles" and my husband was in the workshop cutting more of his derby car, so I got to get some stamping done.

The first card is from the Mojo Monday sketch this week. I used "Better Get Better" by MFT's Pure Innocence line. The paper is also from MFT.


The second card is this week's sketch challenge on SCS. I used Doctor's Orders from Taylored Expressions along with Doodlebug Designs paper.

This next one is for Sparkle's Christmas Card Challenge. So far I have done this challenge two weeks in a row. So I now have two Christmas cards ready for this coming Christmas. I used Basic Grey Figgy Pudding paper and Mrs. Claus from Riley and Company (formerly Hanna Stamps).

This last one is from the Tuesday Morning Sketches. I did very little stamping on this one. I just used the sentiment from Taylored Expressions "A Year of Sweet Sentiments" at the bottom. The paper is a mix of CTMH cardstock (my fave) and Basic Grey Origins.

Well, that's it for today. I am off to watch more Olympics. It's ice skating, which gives me an idea for an ice skating card. I will have to search through my stamps...

Back to School

My boys finally went back to school today after having six days off. They had two snow days last week, which lead into President's Day weekend. It was really noisy here yesterday and I was ready to send them back to school to get some of their energy out.

During the peace and quiet this afternoon, I got a chance to do the Viva La Verve challenge and the Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge 100 from Friday.


The first one is the Verve sketch. I used the Up Up and Away set from Verve. The design paper is from Creating Keepsakes. I paper pieced the balloon with polka dot paper.

The second card uses Bakery Business from Taylored Expressions. I pulled out some of the Basic Grey Origins paper because it reminds my of my grandmother's kitchen wallpaper when I was a child.

Well school is almost over and the chaos is about to begin again. I'll be back again soon with some more goodies to share.

LOVE ME DO Blog Hop

Welcome to the LOVE ME DO Blog Hop sponsored by Stamping Bella! If you've just happened upon my blog, you can CLICK HERE to start from the beginning at Bloggabella.

My card uses Bee Mine Huggabug. Isn't she just adorable! The red heart is glitter paper from Target that I have been shamefully hording for a while. The white cardstock is embossed with one of my new Sizzix embossing plates. This yummy ribbon came in a kit I purchase a while back and was just the perfect match.

How about a prize? In addition to the fabulous eye candy, we have decided to hide a prize somewhere along the hop! One pre-selected blogger will draw a random winner from the comments on her post, and the winner will receive a $25 Gift Voucher to Stamping Bella!!! The fun part is...we're not telling you who it is! So as you hop, make sure you leave comments on every post so you have a chance to win!! We will announce the winner on Friday in the Splitcoast forum. MWAH! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Now it's time to hop on over to Lindsy's Blog. Bye!

Bellarific Friday

It's Friday so that means it is Bellarific Friday. Check out the Bloggabella for all of the goodies the gals have to share. The theme for this week was Valentine's or Lovey Dovey. I broke out my sweet little Headoverheels Huggabug and got to work. I used a mix of different papers that I had left over from other projects. The design for the card comes from the Mojo Monday Sketch Blog.

Hope you have a great weekend!

Another Snow Day

Well we have another snow day today. We got about 7 inches last night before rain and sleet came in this morning. Now it is snowing again and we are supposed to get another 8 to 12 inches maybe more. One good thing about snow is that I was able to sneak away and make a couple cards.

The first one is for the MFT Wednesday Stamp Club. The challenge this week was to use the Love Bird set (which I don't have), use Chocolate Kiss Paper or embellishments, make a Valentine, and use one of Kim's three sketches. I used the tree from Tea with Flopsey in place of the tree in Love Birds and added some leaves and flowers. The ribbon is also from MFT and is called royalty ribbon. It is the most beautiful satin ribbon. The sentiment is from MFT's upcoming release called Sentimental about You.

This next card uses Sketch 267 on Splitcoast. I used the new set Bakery Business from Taylored Expressions along with this yummy paper from Doodlebug Designs. The ribbon is from MFT. I added Stickles to the pink icing and Glossy Effects to the top of the pie.

I sure hope the kids are off from school tomorrow too or I will have to find a way to get 48 cupcakes done for their Valentine parties tomorrow. Since we are under a blizzard warning today, I suspect school will be canceled. Hopefully they will decide early instead of waiting until 5am like the usually do.