Something Wonderful

Hi Friends!
I hope you're having a wonderful Thursday!
I've got another fun card for you using this week's Deconstructed Sketch #94!

For my card, I've wanted to use one of the awesome digi's I've been hoarding amidst my stash, from Arielle's Wax Fruit Company. I just love the beach--such a calming retreat for me (and perhaps for you too). So I decided to pair this beautiful image with a sentiment stamp from Unity and papers from My Mind's Eye. The button was a miscellaneous find in my stash--but doesn't it look like a mollusk or seashell? It seemed like it was just waiting for this card to be made so it could have a purpose in life :)

Thank you so much for popping by! I hope you will check out the fabulous creations of the other Deconstructed Sketch Girls! Have a great one!

Sketch Girls:
Judy
Cresta
Joni
Sandra
Dawn
Tobi
Arielle
Donna
Jen
Kadie
Lori
Sheri
Tracey

There's Nobunny Like You

Hi Friends!
Happy Monday!

It's time for challenge #191 over at The Pink Elephant and this week it's time to get out your Easter stamps!

Normally, I tend to go with cards that are more celebratory of my faith when I create for Easter, but I just received this uber cute stamp from Unity in the mail and decided to ink it up for this week's challenge! I stamped the image on both white and kraft cardstock. Then I cut the bunny out from the white and raised him up with dimensionals on the kraft and distressed the edges. The gingham is from Amuse Studio and the orange is SU Pumpkin. The green ribbon is also Amuse Studio and the button is Basic Grey.

Thanks for popping by! Be sure to go visit The Pink Elephant Blog to see all the wonderful creations.
Have a wonderful day!

Irish Blessing

Alright, I have finally succeeded in creating my Dueling Darlings card for this month. Wooohoo!

For the month of March it was my turn to host for the Divas and I got to do a little theme planning with my Dazzler cohort, April!
We chose to go with a green theme for St. Patrick's Day, but instead of seeing the four leaf clover or the pot of Gold as 'lucky,' we wanted to go with a very 'blessed' theme. It has been such a blessing for me to have met all of these wonderful ladies and cultivate friendships through our love of crafting and through SCS!

As a bonus we asked each of the ladies to share a way that they have recently been blessed. And for me, I recently had a birthday and I received some really sweet things in the mail from a couple of my friends and that touched me more than I can say.

For my card I tried to use as many of the elements as I could from the kit I sent. And unbeknownst to us both, April and I chose the exact same stamp for our teams to work with! The image is Wishing You Luck, a la mode from MFT stamps, the papers are from Portabello Road and Graphic 45, the eyelets are We R Memory Keepers and the flower is Prima (I added an AC brad to the middle). The image was stamped in white, vanilla and kraft and I decided to try something different and go with the kraft image. I also really wanted to draw attention to the clover, so I colored that in Copics and left the rest of her as is. The inside of the card (I have been so inspired that the DD's do such beautiful cards inside and out, that I decided to try my hand at the inside this time) is an Irish Blessing that April picked out for the group and I added the kaiser craft bling to that.

I also used a mojo sketch (279) from a few weeks back and just flipped it on it's side.

DIVAS
Kelly
Carol
Barb
LJ
Judy
Kadie (me)
Tami

DAZZLERS
Melina
Debbie
Michelle
Terry
Paola
April
Darlene
Jeanette

Live Inspired

Hello, Friends and happy Friday!

Today is another beautiful release over at  A Day For Daisies!! Yipee!!

Such an awesome collection of artsy women this week, that Tammy has titled Bed Head Girls. GORGEOUS! And to make this day even better, Sami has a release this week too of super fun rainy day images!

For my card today I've colored her with Copics and paired with old papers from K and Company. I just really wanted a vintage feel to my card since I instantly thought of the roaring 20's when I spied these images.

Be sure and check out what all the rest of the team has created for you and please join me in welcoming, Mila to the ADFD team too!

Here's a list of all the ladies blogs!
Danielle
Sherry
Broni
Alice
Kadie
Arielle

Blue Skies Ahead

Hi Friends!
I hope you're having a wonderful Thursday!
I've got another fun card for you using this week's Deconstructed Sketch!

For my card, I've kept it pretty close to the sketch and used an Inkadinkado stamp I've been meaning to get inked up for ages! I thought I would do a simple little encouragement card and this sketch was perfect. The papers are October Afternoon, Witch Hazel.

Thank you so much for popping by! I hope you will check out the fabulous creations of the other Deconstructed Sketch Girls! Have a great one!

Sketch Girls:
Judy
Cresta
Joni
Sandra
Dawn
Tobi
Arielle
Donna
Jen
Kadie
Lori
Sheri
Tracey

St. Paddy's Day Green

Hi Friends!
Happy Monday!

It's time for challenge #190 over at The Pink Elephant and this week it's to use Green for St. Patrick's Day!

For my card I went old school Stampin Up. This was actually a card I designed years ago, when I first started stamping, and I just altered it slightly with a few more details. Both the papers are certainly celery and those plus the die cut "P", ribbon and Happy St. Patrick's Day stamp are all Stampin Up.

Thanks for popping by! Be sure to go visit The Pink Elephant Blog to see all the wonderful creations.
Have a wonderful day!

I Believe in Mermaids - Part 2

Hi Friends! Happy Friday!
Today we're going to have another go at those fabulous images from the March Club Kit at A Day For Daisies!! And this week is challenge week, so get out your fave ADFD immie, because ANYTHING GOES!

Be sure to pop over to the A Day For Daisies Blog and check out the entire kit!

Such a stunning collection of Mermaids that Tammy has created for you. And I've used Ocean's Little Boy, pairing him with this week's Mojo Monday sketch #283! I guess I should have titled this post, "I believe in Mermen", but I wanted to use one of the awesome sentiments that come with this months kit!

Here's a list of all the ADFD ladies blogs!

Kadie
Danielle
Broni
Sherry
Arielle

Thanks for stopping by! Enjoy the rest of this week's FAB inspiration and have a great weekend!

Beautiful, Birthday Gal

Hi Friends!
I've got another fun Deconstructed Sketch  for you today, using one of By Lori Designs adorable new images! (I also snuck in a two-fer and combined challenges, using this SHAPED CARD for BLD challenge #41)

This is Puddle Jumper, Camera Cate, from By LORi Designs and she's popping onto my card today to wish a very special someone an early Birthday!! I know it isn't until tomorrow, but since I used Jen's awesome sketch for the card, I just had to share April's bday card today!! April, I hope you know how loved and special you are today, TOMORROW and always!  This little cutie will be coming your way very soon. ♥

Have a wonderful Thursday, Everyone! Be sure to visit all of the Deconstructed Sketch Gals and see all the Creations!

Jeremiah 33:3

Hi Friends!
Happy Monday!

It's time for challenge #188 over at The Pink Elephant and this week it's a BEAUTIFUL photo inspiration! Boy, wouldn't I love to be taking a snooze in all that comfort!

For my card I've used the Jeremiah 33:3 stamp from Verve Stamps and paired it with papers from Teresa Collins and My Mind's Eye. I know it looks like a black base and ink from the photo, but the card is entirely in grey tones. The ribbon is Amuse Studio and the buttons are Basic Grey.

Thanks for popping by! Be sure to go visit The Pink Elephant Blog to see all the wonderful creations.
Have a wonderful day!

I Believe In Mermaids

Hi Friends! Happy Friday!
Today's an exciting day, because I get to share the new March Club Kit with you for A Day For Daisies!! Yipee!! And as a bonus, Tammy's sister, Sami is showcasing another fun release at ADFD too! And it's St. Patrick themed!

And what better way to start off a new month's kit, than with a mini HOP!! But before we hop, let me just mention that we are saying farewell to Alice today. It has been such a pleasure to be on a team with Alice again and be inspired by all of her fabulous creations. Please be sure to pop over and give Alice love! She will be missed.

Now to start the hop, be sure to pop over to the A Day For Daisies Blog!

Such a beautiful collection of Mermaids that Tammy has created for you. Since there are so many images today, I won't post them here, but will leave it to you to see when you begin the hop!

The image I've used today is Ocean's Little Girl and I've paired her with papers from, oops, I meant to write it down...I'm going to guess My Mind's Eye, but I will pop back on a little later to confirm. She is colored in Copics, the waves were made with a Memory Box die and the sentiment is PTI.

Your next stop on the hop is Danielle, but if you've just arrived here or get lost along the way, here's a list of all the ladies blogs!

Kadie
Danielle
Broni
Sherry
Arielle
Alice

One lucky commentor will win the whole ADFD February Club Kit!
There are 3 ways to enter the drawing:

* Comment on all the designers' blogs and leave a comment on the ADFD blog post
* Become a new follower of ADFD's blog or mention the hop on your blog!
* Like ADFD on Facebook or share the link on your FB page

For any of these things, you will get one entry. Leave a separate comment on the ADFD post letting us know which of these you did.

Here is my card using Sam's fun Leprechaun Hat image. I decided to paper piece the hat, but it looks awesome colored up as well. I've paired this immie with papers from Cosmo Cricket and used this week's Deconstructed Sketch 91 (it was just begging to be used again)! The sentiment is from Stampin Up.

Thanks for stopping by! Enjoy the rest of this month's FAB Club Kit and have a great weekend!