Ok, so how fun is this????  I sat down at the computer and found this article in my  blog reading list: Blogoversary Prize Winner:  You can check them out here:  Really Reasonable Ribbon  Thank you so much "Really Reasonable Ribbon"!!!!  What a wonderful gift!!!

Chick Challenge #14 - Faith Is...

Here is my card for the Chick Challenge #14

     Faith Is......

I made this quick tonight because I just wanted to feel like I accomplished something today!!!!  I stamped the flower then decided to stamp the petals on K&Co Tim Coffey DP with VersaMark clear ink pad and heat embossed with clear EP which is making the petals shine in my photo!  I stamped the flower center  on brown DP and heat embossed it as well.  I popped it up with a foam dot to create some dimension.

You can't see it in the photo but where the word "FAITH" is I scored 3 lines. I  shouldn't have put the gems on the bottom.  It is too close to the end of the card but sadly once I had positioned them and realized my mistake....they were glued on too tight and would have ripped the card.

Paper is: SU crumb cake and GKD Pure luxury
STAMPS: FAITH BLOOMS by Ippity

CPS -251 Sweetie Bird

Here is a card I whipped up for the CPS - 251 challenge

I used this cute chickadee stamp set from "Sweet n Sassy" called "God's purpose" and The sentiment is from "Verve Stamps".  I used colored pencils and OMS on the bird and branches.  For the berries, I took some red pigment ink, dabbed it on a clear block then used a water blending pen and inked the berries!

Paper is GKDesigns Pure Luxury White, DCWV Chateau Lavender Matstack, SU Crumbcake

check out the sketch challenge at Card Positioning Systems

A new favorite!!!

Well...here is my new card and it's my favorite!!!  I have had it sitting on my desk and every time I look down at it I think, "ooohhh, I like that"!!!  LOL  I know it's not as jazzy as it could be.  PRACTICE, practice!  But I do like it!!!

 I thought I was rather clever to use silver paper for the teaspoons!!!!   Doesn't this make you want to just sit down and have some tea with a friend???!!!!
This is for My Favorite Things Sketch Challenge

Stamp and Die set from My Favorite Things "Always Time for Tea" and "First Place Ribbon Die" and Sizzix Flourish Die, GKDesigns Happy Birthday sentiment stamp
Paper: K&Co. Kelly Panacci, Bazzill, Silver
Cuttlebug Bird and Flower EF

Speedy the Cat Challenge #88 - Snowflake

It's 2012!!!!!  Still moving slowly at our house!  House projects still have our house in a bit of disarray!!!  I keep finding little pieces of wood chips all through the upstairs!!!!

I am making time here and there for some stamp time.  My list of cards to make includes "Thank You's" so here is one of them being entered into: Speedy the Cat's challenge #88 - USE SNOWFLAKE 

 I used some die cuts for this card but the snowflake is stamped from the "Ice and Snow" collection in white and heat embossed then hand cut.  Maybe next year it would be a good idea to find a snowflake punch.  

I was hoping to find one on clearance but so far no luck!!!  

The back panel is the embossing folder "dots on a line" my find of the year!!!!!  It was included in a SIZZIX boxed set with a trifold card and another embossing folder regularly priced $50.00 for $15.00!!!!!!!!  Am I ever going to have fun with that trifold card die!!!!!!!!!!!

Stamps: MFP Heinrich Collection "Ice and Snow", Verve: Thank You
Ink: Ranger Jet black, Memento's Danube Blue, Paris Dusk, and Summer Sky,  Color Box Shabby pink
Die cuts: Spell Binder: Fleur de Lis Squares and Classic Scalloped Ovals
Embossing: Sizzix "Dots on a line"