Christmas Wishes

Did you have a good weekend?  Mine went so fast as they always do.  My kids and I attended a homeschool convention up in Atlanta, and had a great time to say the least.  We met some great people, listened to some great speakers, and picked out our curriculum for next year.  My son met 'his people' as he called them, when we came across the Warfare by Duct Tape booth.  Now all he wants for his birthday this weekend is duct tape, pvc pipes, and foam, lol!

I have another project to show you from my time on the Dirty Dozen from Splitcoaststampers.  It was a sketch challenge, and I used a Saturated Canary image called Christmas Angel.  She was so fun to color!

I'll have more to show this week for sure.  My kids are having their standardized testing this week, so we'll be busy with that.  Have a great Monday!

CDS Release Day

It's release day over at Clearly Digital Stamps (Clear Dollar Stamps), and I have a couple of darling new digital images to show you!  The first is called Elly Fun and was designed by the oh-so-talented Lisa Lara!  

 Images:  Elly Fun

Paper:  Neenah Solar White, turquoise, yellow

Accessories:  Copics, Star Die-namics, Ticket Border Die-namics, Red Viva Pearl Pen

My next card was made using yet another set by Lisa, called Woof.  Isn't he so cute?!  He was printed out on Neenah Solar White paper, and then die cut using my Labels 17 Nestabilities and airbrushed with my Copics.

Images:  Woof

Paper:  Neenah Solar White, red, MME dp

Accessories:  Copics & airbrush, Labels 17 Nestabilities

Thanks for stopping in today!  Be sure to head to the store to see the new releases, and check out all of the samples by clicking on my DT links in my sidebar!

CDS Release Day!

It's Release Day over at Clearly Digital Stamps!  There are lots of wonderful sets and inspiration for you to see, and I have a couple of fabulous samples to show you!

The first sample is from a set called Cool Cameras.  Don't you just love that little image?!  I decided to make a little notecard from the image by putting a card base on the back of my colored image.  It makes a good note for just about any occasion.

 Image:  Cool Cameras

Paper:  Neenah Solar White

Accessories:  Copics

My next sample uses the new Spring Trimmings set.  I used just one of the images and sentiments, but this set has plenty of great images to use.  You won't believe all that is included!  Now I have a fun winter card for next year. . .I feel so ahead of the game ;)

Images:  Spring Trimmings

Paper:  turquoise, Neenah Solar White

Accessories:  washi tape, Copics, Flamingo Liquid Pearls, Icicle Stickles

Thanks for stopping by today!  Be sure to check out Clearly iStamp for full displays of the sets and the rest of the DT (links in my sidebar) so you don't miss a bit of inspiration!

Brown & Red CIC #67

I'm so happy it's Friday, because this has been one busy week.  Are you as ready for the weekend as I am? Is crafting on your 'to do' list?  If so, put this one down as one to be sure and do.  Over at Clearly iStamp the new Clearly Inspired Challenge is a color challenge.

Brown & Red

That is easy enough, so no excuses ;)  I used the featured digital image called MR. SPIKE.  He's just adorable.  I've already used him to make some Georgia Bulldogs cards for a friend.  Since I'm a Nebraska Husker fan that was hard to do, but that dog is pretty cute.

I did a little dry embossing and also rubbed the ink directly onto the paper on the separate panels.  Since it's a 'ruff day' card, I thought some washi tape to attach the panels would be a good touch.  Tape can fix stuff right? ;)

We are off to Science Lab, but thanks for stopping in today!

Stamps:  Mr. Spike digital image

Ink:  CDS Cherry Go Round, Memento Espresso Truffle

Paper:  kraft, CDS Cherry Go Round, CDS Mud Pie, Neenah Solar White

Accessories:  red heart brad, washi tape, Labels Nesties, Heart Block embossing folder

CDS New Releases

It's new release day over at Clearly Digital Stamps (Clear Dollar Stamps), and there is so much to see!  You won't want to miss a bit that is being released!  I'm showing off a couple of new sets by the adorable, Lisa Lara (mwah, Lis!)

This first one is called Have a Heart.  I arranged my hearts around the wording and added some glossy glaze to make them shine.  This set has some darling sentiments and images along with great papers!

My second card features the new set called Tic Tac Toe Fun, which is a wonderful all around set.  There are some prearranged images, or you can design your own tic tac toe :)

Be sure to check out the rest of the DT's blogs (in my sidebar) and head over to Clearly iStamp to see full sets.  All of the images are available right now for download :D

CIC64 -- Clean and Simple

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Happy Friday my crafty friends!  There is a new challenge going on over at Clearly iStamp sponsored by Clearly Digi Stamps (Clear Dollar Stamps), and this one was an easy one for me!

Clean and Simple

I LOVE a little CAS, and I love Lisa's featured digi called MEOWS.  I paired up the darling little image with some Pebbles paper called Seen & Noted.

Come play along and maybe you'll win!

CIC60 & SFYTT

It's Clearly Inspired Challenge time!  I'm so happy that I was able to sit in my craft room for a bit and actually create something.  This last month has been depressing on the crafting front, but there is light at the end of the tunnel, and that excites me!

The new challenge over at Clearly iStamp is called Fall into Fall.  They want to see some Fall themed cards, which should be super easy since most of us are in the mood for Fall.  I used the September featured digi that Lisa created called Piles of Fun.  It's so cute!  I also decided to use the sketch from SFYTT for September.

So there you go, two birds. . .one stone :)

I hope that I inspired you to get crafty today, and thanks for stopping by.  Here are the links to a few of the products I used:

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Clearly Inspired Challenge #59

I know that I've been a way a bit, but I will be back.  I just need to get this kidney stuff figured out, and I'm sure I'll be back in full swing in just a couple of weeks.  The medications they have me on have me out of sorts, but thankfully the hubs has some leave right now so he's been a very big help.  I have a scheduled surgery next Monday, and then just one more to have the stent removed. . .good as new I'm sure of it :D

You didn't come over to hear all of that, so let's get to the card, shall we?!  This is for the newest  challenge over at Clearly iStamp, which is LEAVES!  It's Fall, right. . .or at least it's supposed to be soon.  Lisa came up with this darling new digi for us to use as the September Featured Digi called Piles of Fun, and I just couldn't resist.  So cute, right?!

Head on over and check out the challenge.  Plus, if you played last month you'll want to see if you were a winner. . .there were lots ;)

Here are the links to the products I used except for the My Mind's Eye Stella & Rose brads & paper:

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CIC58 -- Circles

Hey everyone!  I didn't get a chance to post a card for the Clearly Inspired Challenge last Friday, but I do have a card to show you now.  While I've been laid up, I've created a couple of things :)

The challenge for the CIC is Circles. . .so I incorporated a bunch of circles in my card and used the darling featured digi, Hoot Hoots from Clear Dollar Stamps.

Thanks for stopping in, and be sure to play along with the challenge to win!

Here are the links to the products I used:

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Clear Dollar Stamps New Release Day!

It's release day over at Clear Dollar Stamps, and there are lots of new goodies for you feast yours eyes on!  I'm thrilled to get to show you a couple of new sets that the adorable Lisa Lara created.  The first set I have to show you is called Apple Licious. It comes with colored images as well as outlines!

The second set I'm showing off is called Bookworms, and once again comes with both colored and outlined images.  There are some cute little sentiments and 4 darling bookworms to choose from within the set.

I know you don't want to stick around here too long, because there is lots of stampy goodness to see!  Head over to the Clearly iStamp blog for more peeks and check out the DT (links in my sidebar).  

Thanks for stopping in!

Dare to Get Dirty -- Final Day

 Yesterday was the final day of the Dare to Get Dirty Challenges over at Splitcoaststampers.  I had the BEST time making cards, and I completed my goal of making one card for every challenge!  I can hardly wait for next year's challenges!

My first card was for Mothermark's challenge.  It uses silver and a digital set called Antique Ornaments from Clear Dollar Stamps.

 My second card is for Dini's challenge.  It uses an older stamp set from Clear Dollar Stamps called Just Divine. 

 My third card is for Julie's challenge.  It uses a digital set called Windowbox Wishes from Clear Dollar Stamps.

My fourth card is for Bev's challenge.  It uses my July Card Kit from Simon Says Stamps.

My fifth card is for Ardyth's challenge, and it uses Word Salad from Paper Smooches.

My final card is for Lydia's last challenge.  It uses Newsprint and Natural Beauties from Papertrey Ink.

Oh my goodness, I had the best time completing all 37, yes 37 challenges for the Dare to Get Dirty Challenges.  I'm sorry I couldn't give you any details on the challenges.  I guess that is one of the perks of being a Fan Club member.  You should consider becoming one!

Thanks for stopping by!

Clearly Inspired Challenge #57

Hello everyone!  It's Clearly Inspired Challenge time over at Clearly iStamp's new blog!  If you participated last month, you'll want to go check and see if you were one of the 4 winners.  We have a new challenge for you, and a new Featured Digital image for you to feast your eyes upon!

Our challenge is:  Things with Wings

Easy peasy, if you ask me!  I used the new August Featured Digital image from Clear Dollar Stamps for my card called Hoot Hoots by our super talented Lisa Lara.  There are 3 different owl images that come in both outline and precolored and tons of sentiments for you to choose from.

Thanks for stopping in, and be sure to come play along over at Clearly iStamp!

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