Digi Kitty Monday Challenge

Hi there! Kristal with Digi Kitty was so sweet and gave the DT's the week off. We still wanted to offer inspiration and eye candy for you to enjoy. We used mulberry diecuts from Easy Craft. Their diecuts are awesome! Check them out here. You can also play in the current DIGI KITTY CHALLENGE for a chance to win a 25.00 gift certificate from Easycraft! Don't forget to check out the DT's cards & leave them some love.....we all love comments!



For my card, I used CTMH cardstock; Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder; Spellbinders Nestabilities; SU ribbon; and pop dots for dimension.

Check back tomorrow. I have plenty more to share with you!

Countdown to Christmas...

Well, I recently signed up for a class at my local scrapbook store, Julie Jane Paper Company, but due to my work obligations, I had to cancel the class and pick up a kit of my class instead. The kit came all ready for me to assemble, how nice is that? The class is a Countdown to Christmas Advent Calendar. Let me tell you....I spent all day working on this and I think it was well worth it! Thank goodness I got it done before December 1st! LOL.



The calendar is on a 16 x 20 canvas with little tins that screw open to put a cute little toy, gift or candy in. Even though my daughter is only 13 months old, I can picture this advent calendar in our family for years to come & her delight in checking the calendar each day.



I'll be back with more creations soon...

My News!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Did you get stuffed? My Weight Watchers version of the side dishes came out amazing. I couldn't even tell that they were low cal/low fat! They tasted like the real stuff! How great is that??? I am looking forward to my first turkey sandwich today. Yay!

Another "yay" moment happened this morning. I received an e-mail notifying me that I made the DT for Softpencil! Thank you so much Elizabeth! I just love her stamps. When you get a chance, go check her out! She also has a shop at Etsy, here.

Well, we are putting up Christmas today. So, once that is done, I hope to make a card or two to share with you later.

Happy Turkey Day!

Gobble gobble! I am baking all of the side dishes as we speak. Crustless pumpkin pie, guilt-free green bean casserole, and skinny stuffing. All are Weight Watchers friendly, which will truly help the waistline & diet today!

I made this card last night and had Christmas on my mind. Probably because tomorrow we set up Christmas in the house. Yay!!!! Christmas is my favorite holiday.



Isn't this little girl super sweet? She's from Pink Cat Studios. I have fallen in love with Martha Stewart's paper punches. This icicle one is so much fun to use on glittered paper. The cardstock is Bo Bunny; the ribbon is from Micheals; I used Copic markers; Spellbinders Nestabilities; Cuttlebug embossing folder; and pop dots for dimension.

It should be a lazy day today. I hope to make some more cards to share with you soon. Have a wonderful holiday!!!!

Snowy Winter Wishes

Happy Tuesday! Only a few more days until Turkey Day! I am already in the mood for Christmas and all it has to bring. Must be all of the Christmas music I have been listening to. That was my inspiration when making this card. I just absolutely love this color combination. It screams winter to me.

This is a super cute digi image from Pink Cat Studio. I've used it before and plan on using it again, again, & again! I just picked up my first Martha Stewart paper punch, which is the icicles you see at the top of the card. OMG - I love this punch!!!!



I used a combination of CTMH and Basic Grey cardstock; Copic markers; Winter Lily digi image from Pink Cat Studio; the sentiment is from the Michael's dollar bin; Martha Stewart Icicles paper punch; Spellbinders Nestabilities; ribbon from Michaels; and pop dots for dimension.

See you tomorrow with more crafty fun!

Digi Kitty Monday Challenge #5

Hi there! It's time for the fifth Digi Kitty Monday Challenge. The theme for this week's challenge is "Paper Nature". Make a project using something that relates to our paper nature theme (paper flowers, leaves, skeleton leaves, twigs, etc.) and a digital stamp image (preferably a Digi Kitty one!)

Our sponsor this week is Easy Craft. We were sent tiny paper roses and skeleton leaves from Easy Craft to use and I chose the tiny paper roses on my project. Easy Craft is also giving away a $25.00 gift certificate to the WINNER of this week's challenge! Good luck!!!



Don't forget to check out the other DT blogs to see all of the wonderful Paper Nature projects! If you would like to take part in this week's Digi Kitty Challenge, head on over there & post a link to your project. Good luck!!!

I used CTMH cardstock; "Home Sweet Home" Digi Kitty digital stamp; Copic markers; Cuttlebug Swirls embossing folder; Spellbinders Nestabilities Dies; CTMH brads; CTMH ribbon; Sentiment from My Favorite Things; SU paper punch; and pop dots for dimension. Check out the windows of my house.....I used Liquid Glass to give them that window affect.

Be sure to check in this week, I hope to share a few more projects with you. Enjoy your week. Hard to believe Thanksgiving is only days away. Gotta get my turkey day recipes in order!

Michu!

Happy Tuesday everyone ~

I wanted to share THE cutest digi stamp I received from Elizabeth with Softpencil. This is Michu & his Christmas Tree. He was SO much fun to color! Thank you, Elizabeth! Check out her Etsy shop here.



I used a combination of CTMH and Bo Bunny cardstock; Softpencil digi image "Michu and his Christmas Tree"; "Merry Christmas" image from Lizzie Ann Designs; Copic markers; Cuttlebug embossing folder; Stickles glitter glue; SU paper punch; ribbon from Michael's; and pop dots for dimension.

Come back soon, I will be sharing another creation.

Blog Award!

What an honor! I received this cute blog award from Kristal with Digi Kitty! The rules are: pass this award on to five people, post on their blog to let them know you have left this award for them, and then answer a list of questions in one word... I'm going to try my best to actually use "ONE" word!

1. Where is your mobile? in my purse

2. Your hair? brown with blonde highlights

3. Your Mother? Beautiful

4. Your Father? Strength

5. Your favorite food? Mexican

6. Your Dream last night? I don't recall

7. Your Fav Drink? Peach ice tea

8. Your Dream? to be a SAHM

9. What room are you in? Living Room

10. Your Hobby? Stamping

11. Fear? Heights!

12. Where do you want to be in 5 years? At home taking care of 2 children

13. Where were you last night? Home with my hubby & baby

14. Something that you aren't? Fake

15. Muffins? Cranberry-Orange

16. Wish List Item? Boots

17. Where did you grow up? Vegas

18. Last thing you did? Dinner

19. What are you wearing? Loungewear

20. Your TV? In the living room, master bedroom & my craft room

21. Pets? 2 dogs - Kobe & Griffey (pure bred Shiba Inus)

22. Friends? Lots

23. Mood? Relaxed

24. Life? Blessed

25. Missing someone? Yes

26. Vehicle? Xterra

27. Something you're not wearing? Shoes

28. Fav store? Target

29. Fav Colour? Pink

30. When was last time you laughed? Tonight

31. Last time you cried? Today

32. Best Friend? My husband

33. One place that I go to over n' over? Michael's

34. Facebook? Yes

35. Fav place to eat? Sammy's

And my awards are for...

Megan
Michelle
Cindy
Sparkle
Jen

Congrats Ladies!

Digi Kitty Monday Challenge #4

Hi there! It's time for the fourth Digi Kitty Monday Challenge. The theme for this week's challenge is "Hybrid Stamping" using a regular rubber stamp image and a digital stamp image (preferably a Digi Kitty one!)

Our sponsor this week is 123 Stitch. I used their Happy Birthday image for my card. Check them out, they have really cute rubber stamps. Also, check out the other DT blogs to see all of the wonderful Hybrid Stamping projects the girls did! 123 Stitch so generously donated a traditional clear polymer stamp for each of the Design Team members to use! They are also giving away a pre-chosen set of THREE gorgeous clear stamps to the WINNER of this week's challenge! Good luck!!!



I used a combination of CTMH and Bo Bunny cardstock; "Happy Bird-Day" Digi Kitty image; "Happy Birthday" 123 Stitch image; Copic markers; Stickles glitter glue; SU grosgrain ribbon; Spellbinders Nestabilities; Cuttlebug "Swiss Dots" embossing folder; and pop-dots for dimension.

Come back tomorrow, I'll have another fun card to share with you. Happy Monday!!!!

THE perpetual calendar...(lots of photos!)

As promised, I am sharing with you the awesome perpetual calendar I made this past weekend at the Julie Jane Paper Company. The pictures truly don't do the calendar justice. The wood is a cherry wood, but with the black backdrop for the photo, you really can't tell. (Sorry). The instructor had everything pre-cut and ready to go. The only thing I had to worry about was which patterned paper did I want on this particular month or this particular day. LOL! Decisions, decisions!

(This is the back of the calendar - where you store the extra months & days that aren't being used - clever, huh!)



(The month & dates are double-sided. Here is a view of both sides).


I had fun making this calendar. The ribbon, paper flowers & buttons really make the calendar home-spunny (if that is even a word!). You'll see that to the left of the actual date, there is a 4x6 pattern paper. (See, the very first photo). This is where you can put any picture or collage of photos. Like I said before, decisions decisions, because I still haven't decided on which picture to put there!

Hope you have a Terrific Tuesday! I'll be back tomorrow with more to share. In the meantime, head on over to Digi Kitty & take the Monday Challenge!

Digi Kitty Monday Challenge #3

Hi there! It's time for the third Digi Kitty Monday Challenge. The theme for this week's challenge is "Punch It" using a paper punch someway in your project.

Our sponsor this week is Scent My Cards, who will be giving away a Caramel Apple scent and a Pumpkin Pie scent to the lucky Punch It challenge winner. We have two guest designers joining us this week, Christi Hicks, who won the Digi Kitty Colors of Autumn challenge, and Linda Lucas, who is from Priscilla Styles. Don't forget to check out their projects, along with the rest of the Digi Kitty DT Members!



For my card, I used a combination of Recollections and CTMH cardstock; Copic markers; Digi Kitty Turkey; the sentiment is from the Michaels $1 bin; Leaf Paper Punch; Nestabilities; CTMH organdy ribbon; buttons from Wal-Mart; CTMH gold cord; Stickles glitter glue; and pop dots for dimension.

Come back soon, because I want to share with you the perpetual calendar I made over the weekend.

Happy Monday!!!!

Merry merry...

Happy Saturday! I just love the weekends!!!!

I made this card the other night and just got around to sharing it with you. I'm not sure if it's because I love Christmas or because it's a cute little girl stamp, or BOTH, but I just love this adorable Christmas girl! She's all bundled up for winter (hence the sentiment).



The stamp is a digi stamp from Pink Cat Studios and the sentiment is from the $1 bin at Michaels (gotta love that!). I used cardstock by CTMH, Bo Bunny, and a no-named glittered cardstock. The cool thing about this random glittered cardstock from my scrap drawer is it's peelable and can be placed on colored cardstock! How cool is that??? I love glitter and had SO much fun glittering up this card! I used my Copic markers; Stickles glitter; SU grosgrain ribbon; Nestabilities Spellbinders; and pop dots! This card was so easy-peasy to make. :-)

I'll be back soon to share with you an awesome calendar from a class I am taking this afternoon. Have a fabulous weekend!!!

Hang in there...

Helllllooooo~ :-)

I had so much fun with this card. This is a super-duper cute digi stamp from Pink Cat Studio called "Cuddles". I went through my big pile of scrap cardstock from left over projects & found some fun colors that went together. Not sure if you can tell, but the eyes are glassy from the CTMH Liquid Glass effect. I just recently bought my first set of Nestabilities and have had so much fun playing with them.

The cardstock is a combination of CTMH & Far and Away; Cuttlebug Stylized Flowers; CTMH organdy ribbon; the sentiment is from the $1 bin at Michaels; and I used SU paper punches.

I'll be back soon with another creation! Have a fabulous Thursday (the week is almost over.....woo hoo!!!!)

I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas MFT Challenge!!!

Happy Tuesday ~

I noticed My Favorite Things was having a challenge. The deal is to make a project using WHITE as the primary color! It could be anything (a card, scrapbook page, giftie item - whatever), I just had to make sure that it's mostly WHITE! I also had to use a MFT stamp set, but at least it wasn't strictly just MFT stamp sets. So, this is my white card. I use a bunch of color in my cards, so this really was a challenge for me. I do like the way the card turned out. This can be used for any holiday or occasion, but for some reason New Year's pops into my head. You too?

If you are interested in the challenge, click here for all of the info. The deadline is Tuesday, November 3rd at 10:00 p.m. EST. Good luck!

The cardstock is Bassil; the stamp set is MFT "What's Up Cupcake" and the sentiment is by Stampendous; I used Nestabilities oval and scalloped oval; some bling from TPC Studios; Cuttlebug embossing folders in Swiss Dots and Swirls; the ribbon is CTMH. And last, but certainly not least, is the Doodlebug Glitter (I just love this stuff). Oh yeah, and some pop dots for a little bit of dimension.

I'll be back tomorrow with a really cute card I can't wait to share with you.

Digi Kitty Monday Challenge #2

Hi there! It's time for the second Digi Kitty Monday Challenge. The theme for this week's challenge is "Framed" using a Digi Kitty image and a frame...I used a digital frame from Retro Cafe Art, who happens to be a sponsor this week for Digi Kitty.

As you will see, Card # 1 uses the frame from Retro Cafe Art for the "Happy Fall" sentiment. Card # 2, uses a frame from Retro Cafe Art for the Owl & then I used the inside of a Retro Cafe Art frame for the sentiment. Both cards are similar, but slightly different. You be the judge on which one you like better!

CARD # 1:



CARD # 2:


The Digi Kitty stamp is "Fat Owl". I think he is super cute & can be colored in so many ways.

Click here to participate in this week's challenge. Good luck!!!!

The cardstock I used is a combination of Recollections and CTMH; Copic markers; CTMH organdy ribbon; the sentiments are by Stampendous; the frames are from Retro Cafe Art; CTMH brads; and I used pop dots for dimension.

Stop on by tomorrow when I will have another creation to share with you!