Keeping It CAS

Hi There!
How are you on this fine Tuesday?
I hope your day is off to a great start!

I'm back with another fun Challenge for Claudia and Company.

This time Joy has challenged us once again, but this time it's to create Clean And Simple cards. And the DT, has had fun getting to showcase some of the fun Sampler packs for our CAS samples!

As you can see, mine is a bright and spunky shade of fuchsia in the beautiful LUSH collection from My Mind's Eye. I decided to clip off just a smidge of each of the patterns, in order to highlight as many of the papers as I could. I also needed a stamp that would help make those papers pop, so I chose this fun stamp from Unity Company. I stamped the image twice and popped it up on the card, but it's hard to tell from the photo. :) I also added a little coloring to the hearts to match the fuchsia in the papers. And the last thing I did was hand draw a border to close it all in.

I hope you'll join us for this challenge. I can't wait to see what you create! You can find all of the papers I've used (including the cardstock) HERE in the Claudia and Company Store.

**note** while the Unity stamp I've used is an older one and not available in the store, C&Co does have a great selection of other Unity Stamps to choose from!

Be sure and check out what the rest of the DT have to share for Springtime Inspiration today! Thanks again for stopping by!

Piali

Jodi

Joy

Tanya

Taylor

Claudia

October Afternoon's 5 and Dime

Echo Park Paper's Summer Days and new 6x6 paper pads

Prima Marketing's new April Release

The Girls Paperie Jubilee, Kitch, and Vintage Whimsy is back in stock

Rain, Rain, Go Away!

If you are here for the Heather B-Day Celebration Hop please click HERE!

Hello and Happy Friday (again) :)

I'm back with another fun card for By LORi Designs. You know that LORi Boyd is the designer of all those CUTIE PIE "Puddle Jumper" stamps, right? Well, the stamp I've used for today is a true PUDDLE JUMPER in all senses of the word. This is little Ella with her umbrella PJ. And Ella is not only literally puddle jumping in this scene, but Ella is also named after one of LORi's real life PJ's--and drawn to be nearly the splitting image too, in my opinion :)

SO ADORABLE!!

So to bring little Ella to life on paper today, I've paired the image with DCWV "Green Stack" papers, included some stitching and Basic Grey buttons, and added Crystal Effects to make the puddle and the umbrella pop out. I also cased one of the layouts I spied in the newly published edition of PaperCrafting. :)

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Whether the sun is shining or you find yourself puddle jumping like Ella, I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

p.s. sorry, I was up late last night stamping and I forgot to put a little bit of color on Ella's cheeks...

It's a Fiesta!

Hola, Amigos and Amigas!

Today I have the great blessing of attending a birthday bash in honor of the one of the sweetest gals I know... Welcome to Heather's *Sweet* Birthday Blog Hop!

We are so excited to celebrate Heather's birthday today; owner and designer for Fresh Brewed Designs!

And we are even more excited to share this special day with you all, too! Today is a celebration blog hop to honor one of the most sweetest and faith-filled gals we have been blessed to meet! It's Heather's birthday and that means YOU are in for a treat with the cards and creations on this hop! AND a little "Goodie Bag" treat for one lucky random.org winner!{TBA: Sunday, 4/17, midnight}

If you arrived on this sweet birthday hop from Stacie's blog, then you are in the right place! If not, please stop in at Linda's blog so you won't miss any of the yummies along the way! And it wouldn't be a birthday without a few more surprises along the way, right? Well, MARY GILES, who was formerly on the Fresh Brewed Designs team and is also a friend of our dear, sweet Heather, has been in town this week for work and we've gotten to "play" a little bit. So here is another celebratory card from Mary to Heather with lots of ♥♥♥ Oh and if you're wondering where to get these adorable stamps we've used for our cards...of course you can get them in the Fresh Brewed Designs STORE!! :)

You're next stop is STACY

And just in case you lose your spot along the way, here is the full list of birthday hoppers:

Linda

Lorie

Stacie

Kadie--you are here

Stacy

Jeanette

Carolyn

Rhonda

Kelly

Be sure to leave a comment at the hoppers along the way to be eligible for the "Goodie Bag" Birthday candy! Thanks bunches for hopping along with us and sharing this most blessed birthday today! And don't forget to stop by Heather's blog to wish her a very Happy, Sweet Birthday! xoxoxo Blessings!

From All Of Us

Good Morning! Happy Wednesday!

Today I wanted to share a little card with you that I made for someone very near and dear to my heart, my Mother-in-law. We got to go visit her last weekend (and the whole fam!) to celebrate her birthday with her and it was a blast (too short though)!

I wanted to make a special card just for her and since we're all pretty much dog-lovers in the family, I remembered that a sweet friend of mine had sent me some fun dog themed stamped images. I was so hoping this one from Stamping Bella was in that stash, and it was! Besides being inspired by my MIL to create this fun card, the layout was also completely inspired by this card that the very talented and creative, Arielle Gordon made.

Thanks so much for stopping by to take a look at my card today! I hope you have a blessed Wednesday!

Deets:

Stamp: Stamping Bella: woofin' it up

Paper, Ribbon and Sentiment: Papertrey Ink

Martha Stewart Tag Punch

Stitched with Love

Happy Tuesday and welcome to another fun Tuesday at Claudia and Company! Thanks for popping in today! Since the challenges at C&Co. have gone to bi-weekly, the design team has cooked up something special for you on the alternate Tuesdays. It's called Inspiration Tuesday. On this day the DT will share cards or projects using some of the sampler packs available at Claudia and Company. There are so many fabulous patterned paper samplers at C&Co; it's one of my favorite things they carry...and at such a great price too!

So for my card today, I've gotten to play with the beautiful Baby 2 Bride Papers. I cut up some of the patterned paper and pieced it back together to form a different arrangement of the papers. Then I used my cuttlebug to emboss over the top and give it a quilted look/feel. I've also used Coral Satin Ribbon, a Prima Floret and Pearl Dots ; all can be found in the Claudia and Company Store.

Be sure and check out what the rest of the ladies have to share for Inspiration today! Thanks again for stopping by and have a GREAT Tuesday!

Piali Jodi Joy Tanya Taylor Claudia

Hop, Hop, Hoppy Release!

(if you're looking for the Resurrection Day Hop Post, please scroll down) Helloooooo, Happy Friday! I've been so excited for it to be Friday, so that I could share one of the new Puddle Jumpers with you!!! This is Daisy Puddle Jumper and she's brand new in today's release at By LORi Designs! You may recognize Daisy from a previous version of this cutie pie stamp. Well she's BACK and slightly different, but still just as fabulous! I think she's soooo CUTE! And just wait until you see the rest of the stamps being released today--you're sure to fall in love with all of them!! I know I did!

For my card I've used My Mind's Eye Papers, Basic Grey Kioshi Button, SU Ribbon, Nesties, Claudia and Co. So Random Sentiment and Copics.

Your next stop is the talented and oh-so SWEET, KRISTA

And just in case you'd like the full list, here are all of the AMAZING artists, I have the pleasure of joining. Be sure and leave a comment for all of these lovely ladies, because a $10 BLD gift certificate is up for grabs!!

Angela

Arielle

Jacquie

Jane

Jayne

Jen

Jennifer

Joni

Kadie--you are here

Krista

Linda

Mercy

Sheri

sherryann

Silvia

Tracy

By LORi Designs

He Is Risen, Indeed!

"He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to Him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire Him. He was despised and rejected by mankind, a man of suffering, and familiar with pain. Like one from whom people hide their faces He was despised, and we held Him in low esteem. Surely He took up our pain and bore our suffering, yet we considered Him punished by God, stricken by Him, and afflicted. But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on Him, and by His wounds we are healed. We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and the LORD has laid on Him the iniquity of us all." Isaiah 53:2b-6 Hello and Happy Thursday! A bunch of us have decided since we did a "Jesus is the Reason" hop during Christmas time, that it be only fitting we do a similar hop in honor of Easter (or Resurrection Day). Thank you for joining us!

I've chosen to include the passage above from the book of Isaiah, because this is what Easter means to me. To me it's not about the bunnies and the coloring of eggs, although those things are fun. To me it's about the greatest gift I've ever known. Jesus walked this earth, suffered an unreasonable death and triumphantly rose from the grave for one purpose and one alone...so that He could extend an immeasurable amount of Mercy and Grace to everyone who would call on His name.

This is why I celebrate Easter...and I'm not trying to push any agenda by sharing this today, I just wanted to share my heart and also show a couple of cards to honor of this time of year.

Thanks again for stopping by and Happy Easter to you and yours.

Next up on the hop is the lovely Carolyn

And here is the complete hop order:

Heather

Kelly

Maria

Sammi

Lorie

Stacy

Kadie--you are here

Carolyn

Paola

Linda

Susan

Karen

Catherine

Thanks to Catherine and Heather for organizing and graciously offering blog candy. ♥

Monochromatic to the Max

Hiya!

I hope your Tuesday is off to a great start!
I'm back with another fun Challenge for Claudia and Company.

This time Joy has challenged us all to do cards using only one color (or shades of the same color). And the DT all got to play with a different shade of the beautiful LUSH collection from My Mind's Eye.

As you can see, mine is a bright and spunky shade of fuchsia.

I decided to go fairly simple, in order to highlight the papers, so I chose this fun stamp from Unity Company. I've also added just a little flare by using one of the C&Co. Up/Down sentiments for a tag around the jar; brought together with baker's twine and a little crystal charm that I found in my stash.

I hope you'll join us for this challenge. I can't wait to see what you create! You can find all items (except the charm) used on my card HERE in the Claudia and Company Store. **note** while the Unity stamp I've used is an older one and not available in the store, C&Co does have a great selection of other Unity Stamps to choose from!

Be sure and check out what the rest of the DT have to share for Springtime Inspiration today! Thanks again for stopping by!

Piali Jodi Joy Tanya Taylor Claudia

October Afternoon's 5 and Dime
Claudia and Company April Release
The Greeting Farm's April Release
Webster Pages Bloomers, Sparklers, Push Pins, Trendsetter and more

Some Bunny Loves You

Hi Friends! How's your Monday going so far?

I had something happen this weekend, that I can't remember ever having happened before...the weekend was too long. It felt like the LONGEST weekend and I was actually excited to come back to work...lol. It was because of a little situation at home...nothing bad, just a little out of the norm and a little stressful. But it's all good, things will be happy snappy again soon. :)

Speaking of Happy Snappy...I have a By LORi Designs Puddle Jumper card for you today!! This is PJ Darla and she was one of the stamps released for March. Isn't she a sweetheart? I think so! I actually meant to share her with you on Thursday or Friday, but alas, I had camera issues. BUT I'm thrilled to share this card with you today!

I've paired little Darla with some new papers from Bo Bunny called Ad Lib. I just LOVE all the bright and fun colors in this collection. I've also used some fabby wrinkle ribbon made by my BLD teammate, Sherryann!! You can find all the fun BLD stamps right HERE and be sure to check back on Friday because we'll be showcasing what's new for the month of April--you won't want to miss all the cuteness!!

Hope you have a great day and thanks for stopping by!

April Release--No Joke!

Hello and welcome to April Release Day for Claudia and Company! Today a set of 4 Spring Scene images are being released by artist, John Grutta. And if you're hopping today, one lucky winner will win this set, just for stopping by and commenting on all of our blogs! I'm not jokin! *wink* So, let's get this party started. If you've just arrived, you'll want to start at the Claudia and Company blog HERE. And a warm welcome to our Guest Designer this month, Sarabeth!! For my two cards today, I've used two of the Spring Scene stamps and papers from both Basic Grey (Lusicous) and My Mind's Eye (Stella Rose-Gertie). Other items used on my cards are Martha Stewart flower punches, Nesties, baker's twine, kaisercraft pearl dots and May Arts wrinkle ribbon. You're next stop on the hop is Piali

Have fun and Happy Friday!