Touchdown!

Hi Friends!
Happy Wednesday! We're halfway to the weekend. Woooohoooo!

I have another fun card for you today and also something new that I'm starting.

This is Puddle Jumper Gavin and he's a little bruiser. :) He's on his way to being a serious linebacker...I mean just look at his awesome buzz cut! Gavin is just another one of those extremely cute Puddle Jumpers from By LORi Designs!
In addition to this fun stamp, I've also used papers from the SEI I'm An Athelete paper pad, Sentiment from TGF, Nesties and just a hint of misc. embellishments.

You can find PJ Gavin HERE in the BLD store (aka Lollipop Shop) and some super amazing inspiration on the BLD blog!

Today I'm going to be starting something new too. If you see the "Win It" stamp on any of my posts from now on, that means this card, plus a kit to make one of your own, is up for grabs! All you have to do is leave a comment on this post! One lucky winner will be chosen by the next time the "Win It" stamp is up or on the following Monday.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Be sure and check back tomorrow because I have a super cool announcement! Have a great day!!

Fluttering By

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 Tanya has challenged us to create cards with Butterflies...or as I like to call them...flutterbys. :) And the DT has also had fun getting to showcase some of the fun papers that Claudia has in the store!

For my card today I've used papers from one of the Stella Rose paper pads from My Mind's Eye. I really wanted to do something different to highlight the image, so as I sat down to create, I remembered something fun I'd seen a few weeks ago. My friend, Jeanette had used vellum on the inside of one of her cards and this reminded me that I had some that I hadn't played with in a looooong time. Thanks to Jeanette for inspiring me!

I printed the image out on vellum and then placed it over some patterned paper. Then I gave the immie a touch of color and set it all in motion with some bordering and stitching. Then I tied it all together with some wrinkle ribbon, (made by one of my DT teammies, Sherry) and a big ole flower from Prima.

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

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

Claudia and Company's May Release

My Minds Eye Lime Twist, Hip Hooray, and American Made

The Greeting Farm's May Release

Basic Grey's Sweet Threads and Lauderdale

A Release of Flora and Fauna

If you are looking for my post for THE PINK ELEPHANT, please scroll down or click HERE. Thanks!!


Hello! Happy May 2nd (again)!!
Did anyone honor the May Day tradition yesterday and leave flowers on someone's door step? I remember doing that when I was young...of course it was a great hoot to ring the bell and run! :)

Well, instead of leaving flowers for a neighbor, I'm going to leave them for YOU (blogger style), because it just so happens that today is Release Day over at Claudia and Company and there's lots of May Flowers to go around!
Today we get to showcase two new stamps by C&Co artist, John Grutta. They are available today in the Claudia and Company Store, along with lots of other new product!

And it wouldn't be a release without lots of fun samples and a chance for you to win!! So be sure to check out all of the great DT samples. You can start HERE on the Claudia and Company Blog!

Thanks for stopping by. I hope your day is filled with sunshine and flowers!!

Monkey for a Day

Hi Friends!
Happy May 2nd to you! Today I have the GREAT honor of getting to be a Guest Designer for this month's Challenge over at The Pink Elephant!! How cool is that?!

And I'm even more excited because this month's sponsor is By LORi Designs; so that means I got to play with an immie from one of my favorite digi companies!!

Okay, let's get to it! This month's challenge is a sketch designed by the Fabulous LORi Boyd herself. And boy is it a FUN one!

For my card I've used Lollipop Monkey (the girl) and she is new from BLD. When I saw this little darlin' with the flower in her hair, I couldn't help but think of the crib bedding that my brother and sister-in-law have picked out for their baby girl...it's purple and has a sweet monkey just like this one! So...then I just had to go with purple for this card.
The paper is DCWV Latte Stack, the flowers are Prima and I did a little Cuttlebug embossing as well.
I hope you'll join in on the fun and play this month at The Pink Elephant!!
One lucky winner will win a $10 Gift Certificate to the BLD Store!!
Be sure and check out all the details and all the fabulous inspiration HERE on The Pink Elephant Blog!
Thanks for stopping by today!

Sweetie Pie Chef

Hello and Happy Thursday!

It is a very happy Thursday for me...because it's payday! Woot woot! AND because I get to share another Fun and Fabulous card with you!!

My card today features another stamp from By LORi Designs, but this time it's not a PJ, it's a Lollipop!! :) This little darlin is Lollipop Chef and she's cooking up some sweetness just for YOU!

Again, I have to apologize because I'm at a loss for the details to my card. A while back I did a card kit swap and these were the papers and embellishments from one of those kits. I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that the papers are once again, My Mind's Eye.

You can find Lolli Chef and all her other ADORABLE friends, HERE in the BLD Store.
Hugs and thanks so much for stopping by my blog today!

Oh, Baby!

Good Morning, Friends!

I hope you're all doing well on this fine Wednesday! I'm getting over a little bit of a cold, but motoring on!

I have a sweet baby card for you today! This one features Puddle Jumper Baby Levi, designed by the fabulous, LORi Boyd. I just LOVE how he's in a frame. He's sooooo cute!! (I know I say that about all the PJs! I can't help it!)

For my card I've used some papers that were in my stash---I'm so sorry, I don't know who makes them---I want to guess that it's MME. The "twinkle, twinkle stamp is Stampin' Up (In the Stars), as well as the ribbon. And of course the CUTIE PIE PJ Levi is from By LORi Designs, which you can find HERE in the digi shop!

Thanks so much for popping by today! Have a great one!

Inspiration Tuesday

Helloooooo and welcome to another fun Tuesday with 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!

For my card today, I've gotten to play with the beautiful Baby 2 Bride Papers. These papers are so lovely, that I wanted to try and use as many as I could. So I came up with this fun layout and as I was selecting which of the patterns to use, I realized the colors of these papers also worked really well for Easter! And so in light of all the bunnies and colored eggs that were hopping around the last few days (Canadian Easter was yesterday!), I decided to create this fun card.
The Baby 2 Bride papers and Coral Satin Ribbon 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

Deets: Stamps used on my card are from Wax Fruit Company and Papertrey Ink (sentiment). Tag is Martha Stewart Punch

New Life

Good Friday to You!

Before I share my card with you today, I'd just like to take a moment to reflect on Good Friday a little bit. The day that Jesus was on trial, forced to carry his own cross and then unjustly and unfathomably crucified, is know as Good Friday. Why is it then, "good?" Because the sacrifice that Jesus made, brings a message of Good News for all...New Life.

"One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: “Aren’t you the Messiah? Save yourself and us!”
But the other criminal rebuked him. “Don’t you fear God,” he said, “since you are under the same sentence?
"We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong.”
Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.”
Jesus answered him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.”
Luke 23:39-43

“But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8

"So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation."
2 Corinthians 5:16-19

My card today is for this month's theme in the monthly card group I'm part of. The theme is 'things that awaken during Spring'. I think Spring is a perfect example of new life. I'm always in awe of how nature sprouts back to life during the Spring. And this causes me to reflect on the shedding of the old layers and starting anew...how God allows us to be a new creation in Him, because of His Son, and then because of the "pruning" of our hearts in the days, months and years that follow.

I chose to keep the image black and white and just add color to the plant and to the butterfly...in order to highlight the theme. And then I chose to CASE this wonderful layout from my very talented friend, Catherine. The patterned paper on my card is from Cosmo Cricket, the ribbon and background stamp are from Impress, the sentiment is Amy R for All that Scraps, and the main image itself is a retired hostess set from Stampin' Up. It's difficult to see on camera, but the butterfly and the sentiment have also both been highlighted with the glitter of clear Spica pen.

Thanks so very much for taking a look at my card today. May God bless you and your family abundantly this Easter.
With love,
kadie

Hoppy Thursday!

Hello! So, we find ourselves almost through another week...time flies, eh? I hope you've found yourself in the midst of a great one!

I have another fun By LORi Designs card for you today! Heehee, I was this close (holding up thumb and index finger just a smidge apart) to titling this post, "This Bun's for You." Hahaha! But, alas, I went the tame route and am saving the laugh for inside the post. :)

This sweet little Lollipop Bunny (or "Bun" if you will) is brand new from BLD. Ms. LORi snuck a few more immies into the store right after the release. And of course we all EEKED over the cuteness and had to work with them right away! You can find the fun new Lollipops right HERE in the store and check out the DT samples too!

For my card I decided to keep it pretty simple, because not only did I want to draw attention to Bunny, but I also wanted to try out a new floral stamp that my sweet friend, Mary gave me. There's something I will always love about a crisp, white background with little pops of color! And just for a tad of added flare, I've also used Stickles in the center of the flowers, a tiny bit of SU ribbon, and a touch of hand stitching. Oh, and the sentiment is Amy R, from All That Scraps.

Thanks so much for stopping by today to check out my card! I hope you will go check out the Lollipop Shop too and see all the fun stamps and inspired cards!
Hoppy Thursday!

Can You Dig It?

Hello Friends! Happy Wednesday!

A couple of us thought we would celebrate making it to the middle of the week, with a little humor! So it's time for another round of cards kits between my good friends Mary, Sandra and I.
Mary sent us this wonderfully fun kit several months ago and I guess we all just had to wait for the right mojo to come to us. :) Actually, truth be told, I needed Mary herself to come visit me IRL to finally inspire my card to come together! Yep, it's true, Mary paid me and The Rainy City a visit this last week and we had an absolute blast! We even had one full day without rain, can you believe it?

Okay, back to my card...
Inside the kit this time, was this super fun stamp from Doodle Factory/Starving Artist...Zed, from the Creatures II line. We also had 4 of the hilarious sentiments to chose from. I couldn't help it...just had to go with the classic nose picking one. :)
The fun papers are from Prima and then we had an array of fun embellishments to play with as well. Oh and I also decided to try out a new wood grain background stamp that I bought at Impress when Mary and I went "sight seeing." :)

And that's my card! I hope you "dig" it! It's so much fun to exchange card kits, because there's always so many different ideas that people come up with. It just amazes me! Please pop over and see how Mary and Sandra have used their kits and thanks SO MUCH for stopping by today!
Hugs,
kadie