Merry Monday #91 {Guest Designer!}

Hey everyone!  I hope your week is off to a wonderful start.  Today I'm super excited because the Christmas card our whole family had a hand in making (assembly line style) this holiday was chosen as one of the winners at the Merry Monday Challenge.  Woot woot!  (You can click HERE if you want to check it out).  I had the chance to be a guest designer this week so of course I said "YES, PLEASE!"

This week the challenge is to use a snowman on your card, so I decided this was the perfect time for some coloring.

I'm absolutely addicted to the glitter brush pen I used on the snowman's hat and gloves, but it's hard to get a picture that really does it justice.  It looks so pretty in person.

Pop on over and check out all the gorgeous inspiration at Merry Monday, and have a Merry Monday!

Thanks so much for stopping by, keep it crafty!

Update: The snowman image is a digi stamp from Dilly Beans by Megan K. Suarez.  Check out all the great art there!

Colour Me...! Striking - Week 2

Hey there, it's Wednesday and that means it's time for another challenge over at Colour Me...! This week we have two colors to work with: Melon Mambo and Marina Mist.

Be sure to stop by and see the beautiful examples from the rest of the team.

It was super exciting to see how many of you joined in at our first challenge, I can't wait to see what everyone comes up with this time.   See you there!  

Thanks for stopping by, keep it crafty!

Supplies: 

Stamp Set: Only Have Eyes for You (Simon Says Stamp)

Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Marina Mist (Stampin' Up!), Marshmallow (Bazzill)

Ink: Melon Mambo, Crumb Cake (Stampin' Up!), Tuxedo Black (Memento)

Misc: Clear Glitter Brush Pen (Wink of Stella), Spectrum Noir Markers, Sequins

I Only Have Eyes For You

Hey friends!  I got a chance to get down to my crafty space today and make a card, which has not been happening nearly enough.  I played with this month's Simon Says Stamp Card Kit and some new goodies, hooray!   Here's what I came up with:

I also used some holographic embossing powder, which I haven't used before, the effect shows a little better here:

 I used the adorable inspiration photo from the current Hand Stamped Sentiments challenge and the Sketch from CAS(E) this Sketch.  Also linking up at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge because I used my new SSS stamp set.

Thanks so much for stopping by for look, keep it crafty!

Supplies: 

Stamp Set: Only Have Eyes For You (Simon Says Stamp)

Cardstock: Basic Gray, Strawberry Slush (Stampin' Up), Copic Xpress It Blending White

Ink: Strawberry Slush (Stampin' Up), Tuxedo Black (Memento), Versamark

Misc: Holographic Embossing Powder (Ranger), Spectrum Noir Markers, Blender Pen (SU)

10 of my Spiffy Favorites from 2013

Happy New Year everyone!  2013 was an challenging but wonderful year for our family.  It was filled with great times and great heartaches.  I thought I would share my 10 favorite cards from this year with you.  But first...

I took 6 months off from the blog world this year, mostly because I wanted to concentrate on spending time with my father who lost his battle with lung cancer this summer.  It was important to me to help my little girl connect with her Grandpa while we still had the chance, and to make the most of our remaining time together.  Here's a gift I gave to him Father's Day of 2012, it's a great pic of him with Ansley, celebrating the nickname he gave her.  He cried when he opened it, so...Mission Accomplished, right?

My Dad and my daughter.  He always called her "The Little Bee".

As hard as it was at times 2013 was good, too.  I was amazed by the support I received (and still am receiving) from my family and friends.  I am blessed to have them to hold me up when I need it.  Hardships can really show you how amazing your people are!

On the PaperNerd front, two amazing things happened to me this year.  I got asked to be the Guest Designer for the awesome Retro Sketches challenge for October and November, AND I was offered my first chance to be part of a design team at the Colour Me...! Challenge.  (Which started today, check it out!)  I'm so beyond excited to have a chance to reach some of my goals and to grow as a paper crafter.  And I'm so so grateful to Arielle, Hayley and Tara who each saw something here they liked.  Thanks ladies, it means the world to me!

Alright, now for my favorite cards from this year.  After gathering these I realized I've been having a real love affair with turquoise and red!

Thanks so much for stopping by for a look!  All of the people in the papercrafting community are so awesomely talented and supportive of one another, you all are the best!  Keep it crafty!

Colour Me...! Is here!

Hooray for the new year and a brand new challenge!  Today the fun begins over at Colour Me...! with a monochromatic challenge.  This week we are to create a project using Island Indigo and any neutral colors.

Here's my card:

Can't wait to see what everyone comes up with!  Thanks for stopping by, keep it crafty!

Supplies:

Stamps: Very Special (Simon Says Stamp)

Cardstock: Island Indigo, Basic Black (Stampin' Up!), Ultra Heavy White

Ink: Island Indigo, Smoky Slate (Stampin' Up!), Versamark

Misc:  Black Embossing powder (SU), Floral Stencil

The New Year is Upon Us

Hey crafty friends!  I'm here with a New Year's card to play in one last round of challenges in 2013.  I can't believe it's almost gone...Time to celebrate all that is to come!

Guess I'll go out with a bang and link this up at FIVE challenges.  That's definitely a first for me!
To start I used the super cute sketch from Hand Stamped Sentiments #175.  But I missed the deadline by a few hours, boo.

And I used my brand new Paper Smooches stamp set: Pretty Phrases

Gotta play at CAS-ual Fridays... Happy New Year

 And party down at CAS-ology...

And I used my Wink of Stella Clear Glitter brush pen to add some bling to those stars and numbers...  Gotta link up at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.... Bling it On!

Thanks so much for stopping by, and I want to give a shout-out to everyone behind the scenes at all the challenge blogs.  You are a constant source of inspiration, motivation and support and that is PRICELESS!  

Keep it crafty!

Colour Me... Merry!

Just a quick post sending the warmest of Christmas wishes to all of you, Crafty Friends!  The gals at Colour Me...!  have made cards using the colors Real Red, Pear Pizazz, Crushed Curry and Crumb Cake.  It's a bit of a warm up for the challenge that is coming up so quick at the first of the year...

Check out all the gorgeous DT creations here.

I hope to see all of you there posting your awesome creations starting January 1st!   Merry Christmas everyone, keep it crafty!