You're so sweet!

Yay! Finally got some time to share a card since returning from Hawaii! Sad I only had a week there but it was definitely worthwhile to see friends and family and eat yummy food! This is actually a new stamp I got in Hawaii by Dandelion Designs! I was lucky...my friend let me pick out what I wanted for Christmas...so decided to get new stamps! Thank you my friend! And I made this card for her too...to show her I'm using them! :) DP is Best Creations 'Candy Shop'. Got the sketch from here. Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas!!

Challenge: Simon Says Stamp! - Anything Goes

Happy birthday Dena!

Hello! Today is Dena's birthday! She is a fellow DT member at Lollipop Crafts! Here is the card I made...

This is the same card I posted here. Just that I could not say anything about her birthday at that time. :)

So happy birthday Dena! Hope you have a wonderful day filled with fun and happiness!

Have a fairy happy birthday!

Hello! Made this birthday card using the stamp by Sweet November 'Chrissy'. She is so cute I had to get her! :O But omg, I must have been tired that day...first look at her I told myself I needed to look for the sentiment that has 'fairy' in it. Then when I finished the card, I realized she was not a fairy! I figured I'd just leave it...her wings could be hidden behind the gift anyway! :) Colored her with copics and DP is Cosmo Cricket 'Pixie Licious'. So sad, this card is for the final challenge for Sketch for you to try! I love their sketches! Instead of having a prize each month, there is one huge prize for each month to one person on Christmas!,,,the winner will be from the bunch of people who participated every month from Jan to Dec 2012! Here are the links to my cards from Jan to Nov...

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November

Phew...but it was fun looking back at these cards! Feels like just yesterday that I made them! Might be awhile til my next post. Will be going to Hawaii in a few days!!! Thanks for your sweet comments and enjoy your holiday season!

Happy Holidays

Since this card is mostly 'orange'...it is definitely for my mom! Used this cute new stamp I got by Sweet November called 'Evie'. Colored with Copics and added stickles on the white areas of her clothes. I embossed the sentiment. (by AmyR). Used the sketch from here. I kind of like how the card came out with all the white space! :O I will have one more post before I leave soon for Hawaii! Yay! Have a great Saturday!

Challenge: All that scraps - Clean & Simple

Sponsor Spotlight at Lollipop Crafts

Today is Sponsor Spotlight at Lollipop Crafts. The sponsor for challenge #93 is Robyn's Fetish. Here's some info about this awesome digi company:


Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More, a division of I Did It Creations, was created and is
is owned by Robyn Weinrib.  Robyn offers a wonderful variety of digital stamps and digital papers, designed to meet the needs of all digital paper crafting addicts for every occasion.

Here's my card using the digi image called 'Christie Angel'.

You still have some time if you haven't played along in our current challenge yet! Also, Lollipop Crafts will be on a break from 12/17/12-1/7/13. I hope you all have a wonderful holiday season with your friends and family! And best wishes in 2013!!

Lollipop Crafts Challenge #93

Hello! Can't believe it's December already! Today starts another challenge at Lollipop Crafts! The theme is 'Happy Holidays'. (Anything goes Christmas inspired creation) I decided to make a Christmas card using TGF's Big Anya!!

Used the sketch from here and DP is Basic Grey 'Eskimo Kisses'. Anya is colored in Copics and sentiment is by AmyR. Had fun using this big and cute image!

Hope you can join us for this challenge! Please check out the rest of the DT creations here.

Yumi & Fumi Handmade Winter Release

Hello! I'm very excited to be a part of the Yumi & Fumi Handmade Winter Release. (Monday November 26th) I made my sample card using the new image called Winter Fumi.

I colored her with Copics and DP is My Mind's Eye 12 Days of Christmas. Sentiment is by AmyR. (Coolest Holiday Greetings) For my layout the cased the first cards in the blog post here.

Yumi and Fumi Handmade is having a Cyber Monday Sale!! Use the code YFCYBERMON20 to take 20% off your purchase. This will be a one-time use coupon valid only on Monday 11/26 and expires at 11:59 pm PST. All stamps will be sold separately.

Be sure to check out the rest of the sample creations http://yumifumihandmadecrafts.blogspot.com/2012/11/yumi-fumi-handmade-2012-winter-release.html">here and other info about the release. 

Have a great Monday everyone! Thanks for stopping by!

Hey there, beautiful!

That's the sentiment I put inside of my card I'm sharing today...

Used a cute image from There She Goes stamps. DP is My Mind's Eye Lime Twist: Life of the party. And crocheted flower is from an RAK. Had fun using bright colors and taking a break from Christmas cards! :) Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Challenge: There She Goes - sketch

Happy Holidays

Quick post to share another Christmas card before heading to bed. Used Holiday Anya and Kaiser Craft DP Christmas Carnival. Can't believe tomorrow is Thanksgiving! Went by way too fast!!

I also wanted to share the last of my projects I had for the craft fair the other week...

Post-it note holders...

Washi paper magnets...(altered Scrabble game pieces)

Thanks for stopping by! Hope you all have a great Turkey day! 

Card challenge: Sketch For You To Try

Lollipop Crafts Challenge #92

Hello! We are on the second week of our latest challenge at Lollipop Crafts. If you didn't play along yet, our theme is 'We are Thankful'. (Anything Goes- create a card/project reflecting giving 'thanks'.) Here is my sample using the cute PI girl.

I used Basic Grey 'Indian Summer' DP and paper pieced her dress. I also popped up the turkey on dimensionals. Used the sketch from here. 

Hope you can join us and check out the rest of the DT creations here. 

Thanks for stopping by and hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving! 

You Spin Me...

Can't believe it's been over a week that I posted...long over due! I have been crafting but haven't had much time to post. Been busy with a lot of guests visiting! :) To follow up from my last post, the craft fair at work went pretty well. I got a few orders after so I'm happy they like my creations! Wanted to share this shaped card I made using Fred Bear and used Echo Park DP 'Sweet Day'. And I can't believe next week is Thanksgiving already! :O

Also wanted to share the rest of the calendars I made for the craft fair! Not too bad, almost sold out!

Enjoy your Sunday! Thanks for your visit!



Challenge: Fetch a Sketch - sketch

2013 Calendar

Another super quick post before I get back to preparing for the craft fair! (I'm actually going to be selling these.) Entering this at Basic Grey challenge. (Anything Goes.) I used their DP, Plumeria. I paper-pieced the flowers and put the middle layer on foam tape. Flower image is by Verve. Thanks for stopping by!

Let's Stay Warm Together...

Super quick post to share this Christmas card using the cute Flopsey by My Favorite Things. They had a great sale and I couldn't resist! :O I'm excited that my job has a craft fair this week...even though I found out last minute, I had a descent amount of things already made so I decided to participate! :) The only thing I'm worried about is how to do my display! I've never done one before! Oh well, just gotta wing it! Hope you're having a great week so far! Can't believe it's November already! 

Challenges:

The Craft's Meow - sketch

Oozak - Winter Vibes

Christmas Stampin' All Year Long - Anything Goes

Pink Cat Studio Christmas

Made another Christmas card using a fun image by Pink Cat Studio! (My first time!) Used my new DP by Carta Bella 'Merry and Bright'. Got to participate in Kim's October sketch challenge.

Also wanted to share these 2 simple cards I made for Kris's 'Make a Keiki smile card drive'. I thought I would have time to make more but ended up with only 2. I will start early next time!

Thanks for stopping by and hope you all have a great Halloween! Stay safe out there!

You're TOO Sweet

Wanted to post this card before I miss the deadline again! Finished this card awhile ago but I waited til the last minute since it's a month long challenge! :( Had fun using the cute PI girl and fun DP by Echo Park 'Sweet Day'. Hope you all had a great weekend!

Challenge: Sketch for you to try

Lollipop Crafts Challenge #91

Hi! Today starts another challenge at Lollipop Crafts! I can't believe Halloween is in a couple of days! With that being said, our theme for the challenge is 'Halloween Treats' (make anything but a card). I decided to make a simple gift card holder...

the front...

and the inside...

This was really fun to make! Got the tutorial from here. Got the cute Halloween Dandelion stamp with a swap. 

Please check out the rest of the DT creations here and hope you can play along with us!

Have a great day! 

With Sympathy

Yay my 2nd post today! Tried to make this sympathy a little colorful to make it a bit cheerful! :) This is for a friend whose grandma just passed away. :( Used DP by My Mind's Eye Stella Rose. Sentiment by Verve and colored with Copics. Have a great Sunday!

Challenge: Freshly Made Sketches

Let it snow

Hello! Wow, it feels like I have not posted anything for fun in a long time! I've still been crafting though. I think I'm going to have more than one post today since I already miss the deadline for this challenge so I looked for an 'Anything Goes' challenge to enter.

I wanted to do the challenge here but just missed it. Had fun making another Christmas card! DP is My Mind's Eye 12 days of Christmas and sentiment is by Verve. Colored with Copics and snowflakes die by My Favorite Things. Hope everyone's having a great weekend!

Challenge: Stampin' for the Weekend - Anything Goes

Sponsor Spotlight at Lollipop Crafts

Hello! Today we have our Sponsor Spotlight at Lollipop Crafts. The sponsor for Challenge #90 is Kitty Bee Designs. Here is some info about the company...

"Kitty Bee Designs" is proud to render its original artwork of whimsically cute characters with seasonal themes, that you can't help but fall in love with. Being born and raised in the most beautiful place in the world, Hawaii has so much to offer. Being known as the 'melting pot of the Pacific', Hawaii is a proud host of the many cultures and traditions all in one place. Kitty Bee Designs is slowly introducing our island favorites to the national main stream, sharing a little bit of Hawaii. An artist at heart, and a familiar fixture at local craft fairs, there is never a slow moment in the studio. With a wonderful family with three teens and three kitties, there is never a dull moment."

Here is my card using the digi called "Mr. Bitty Halloween"...

Got the sketch from here. Made the background using an embossing folder and gingham paper. Hard to tell in the picture but I popped up the image on dimensionals. Love this image! 

You still have lots of time to join us for our challenge. (Make a birthday card.) Please check out the rest of the DT creations here. 

Have a wonderful day!

Wishing you peace, love and joy...

My blog post title is what I stamped in the inside. (AmyR stamp) I'm actually doing 2 posts today...just in case I don't have time to do the other one later. Love making Christmas cards. I realized I like images with presents because it can be used for birthday or Christmas. (Or any other occasion for that matter.) Just trying to make my stamp images more versatile. Colored with Copics and used a snowflake embossing folder for the background. Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Challenge: Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge

A gift for you...

Decided to make another Christmas card using a 'never been inked' stamp by Pink Cat Studio! It's so cute that I can't believe I forgot about him! :( Used DP by My Mind's Eye (Winter Wonderland). The sentiment is hard to see in the picture but says 'A gift for you' which I cut out from the DP. Used the sketch from here. Feels like I haven't posted anything I made for fun lately...I've been crafting, just not doing any card challenges right now.  Scrambling making Christmas gifts! But of course it's fun! :) Hope you all had a great Monday and 1st of October!

Challenge: Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Lollipop Crafts Challenge #89

Today starts another challenge at Lollipop Crafts! The theme is to make a card/project using both something old and new from your stash. Here's my card...

My 'new' item is the cute Sister Stamps image called 'BFF's'. (Thankful to have received this from my good friend from Hawaii!) And my 'old' item is the DP (Wild Rose Studio 'We love Japan') that I think I had for about 3 years. (That's old to me!) Sentiment is by There She Goes. Used the sketch from here.

Hope you can join us for this fun challenge! Please check out the rest of the DT creations here. Have a wonderful day!

Happy Birthday Joanna!

Hello! Today at Lollipop Crafts, it is my fellow DT member's birthday...Joanna! Made a card in honor of her special day!...

Tried to get the 'Happy Birthday' wording in the middle of the circle. Added rhinestones around the circle and Spellbinders. Used the sketch from here.

Hope you have a wonderful birthday Joanna! Go to her blog here to wish her a 'Happy Birthday'!!

Hope you're all having a great week!

Our friendship is magic...

Made my first Halloween card for the year! Haha. Sadly, I'm not too fond of Halloween but I couldn't resist this cute PI girl in her witch costume! :) (If it's a cute image, I'll make a Halloween card. hehe.) Put the sentiment in the inside with matching embossing border. Used Copics to color. Hope you're all having a great Sunday!

Challenge: Sketch For You To Try

Lollipop Crafts Sponsor Spotlight

Hello! Today at Lollipop Crafts, it is Sponsor Spotlight! Our wonderful sponsor this week is Robyn's Fetish! Here's some info about their company:

Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More, a division of I Did It Creations, was created and is
is owned by Robyn Weinrib.  Robyn offers a wonderful variety of digital stamps and digital papers, designed to meet the needs of all digital paper crafting addicts for every occasion.

I made a card using one of their digis called "Lily". 

Used the sketch from here. Used Copics and sentiment is from Verve stamps. Crocheted lace from Hobby Lobby. 

Hope you can play in our challenge this week, with our theme 'Breakout your punch' - make a card using at least 2 different punches/dies. 

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day! 

HB2U

My first time making a card using the acronym, HB2U. Fun! Well my mom's birthday is next month and I thought I should get a head start. She loves orange so I always try to make a monochromatic card. I don't know if I just haven't seen any, but I noticed it's hard to find DP that's orange!! Haha. Used a white doily and sponged on orange ink. Popped up Anya in the middle. Punched out the little hearts and hand wrote the acronym. Thanks for stopping by and have a great Friday!

Challenge: Fetch a Sketch

It's a girl

Don't know anyone having a girl right now...just thought I'd have one for my stash! :) Used a cute image and sentiment by Lawn Fawn, Plus One set. DP is by K & Company and dyed seam ribbon (is that what it's called?) I got as an RAK. Hope you're all having a great week so far!

Lawn Fawn - sketch

Lolli Beatrice

I couldn't resist buying this cute image...'Lolli Beatrice' by All That Scraps. Gotta stop getting stamps just because they're cute! There's no end! :O  Same goes for 6 x 6 paper pads! Used one of my newest DP, Echo Park 'So Happy Together'. I put the lollipop and sentiments on pop dots to give some dimension. Have a great weekend everyone!

Challenge: Sketches by Carly - sketch (I rotated the sketch.)

You are so beautiful!

Made this simple but fun to do card for my grandma for Grandparent's Day this Sunday! How time flies! I made the image purple because that's my favorite color and to remind her of me! :) Used my first set of stamps (the flowers) from Verve Stamps since they had an anniversary sale! (I always get suckered by sales! :( ) I put the flowers on pop dots. Sentiment is from My Favorite Things. DP is Kaiser Craft- Lilac Avenue Collection. Made the border piercing holes and hand stitched them! Fun fun! Oh and the inside says "Inside and Out". Hope you're all having a great week!

Challenge: Catch the Bug Challenge</> - Anything Goes

Ice cream!

A very quick post to share a card using a digi image by MelJen's! Love the cute smiling face! Hope you're all having a great Labor Day weekend! Exhausted but had a great time in Disneyland! Back to work today! Thanks for visiting!

Challenge: Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Lollipop Crafts Challenge #87

Hello! Today starts a new challenge at Lollipop Crafts! Our theme this week is 'Fall Frolic', create a fall/autumn themed card/project. Here's the card I made...

The big pumpkin she is holding definitely reminds me of fall. And I tried to use fall colors too. Hope you play along with us this week and check out the rest of the DT creations here.

Have a great Monday!

Happy Birthday Leanne!!

Hello! Today is Leanne's birthday!! She is the birthday coordinator/fellow DT member at Lollipop Crafts!! Just wanted to wish her a happy birthday and hope you have lots of fun, especially since it's Labor Day weekend! Here's the card I made in honor of her special day! My second attempt at a tent topper card.

Happy birthday again Leanne! Have a great long weekend everyone and stay safe! I was lucky enough to get the 'real' weekend off so I'm off to the madness at Disneyland since some friends from Hawaii will be there!! :)

On your special day...

I need a wedding card for December, so I thought I should make it now before things get hectic! :) Used this cute Ellzybells image and Basic Grey 'Kissing Booth' DP.

Challenge: Fetch a Sketch

Thanks for visiting and have a great Wednesday!

Sponsor Spotlight at Lollipop Crafts

Hello! Today is Sponsor Spotlight at Lollipop Crafts. Our awesome sponsor this week is eyeCandie Designs! Here's some info about the company:

eyeCandie Creations was created in 2012 to bring kawaii (japanese for cute) style stamps to the world of scrapbooking and card making. We are a family owned business based in Colorado. The day-to-day operations are run by me (Jeremy) and my wonderfuly crafty (not the devious type but the paper crafting type) wife, Candie. I am the artist, while my wife is the brains and inspiration. We are both elementary school teachers. The kids we teach are often the inspiration for my creations. We hope to grow into a company that is loved by all and enjoyed for generations.

Here's my card using one of their many cute images called 'Fly Away Ryan'...

Made a mini-shaped card using Spellbinders nestabilities. Cloud DP is by Basic Grey, Shine on. 

Please check out the rest of the DT creations http://lollipopcrafts.blogspot.com/">here. Hope you can all play along! Have a wonderful day! 

Christmas Penguins...

Wow, feels like I haven't posted a project I've done for fun in awhile. Really don't know where the time goes! I've still been crafting though...trying to work on some Christmas gifts because it is literally right around the corner! Got this cute penguin stamp the other month when 'All that scraps' had their moving sale. I paper pieced the hearts using DP by My Mind's Eye - 12 days of Christmas as well as the ornament paper in the back.

Challenge: Sketch For You To Try

I know it's very late but I still wanted to share my swap cards for July!

Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend!

Lollipop Craft Challenge #85

Hello...today starts another challenge at Lollipop Crafts. This week our theme is 'Anything Goes'. Easy, right? :) Here's my creation...

I made a perpetual birthday book using Spellbinder nestabilities and a Sweet November fairwee stamp. I think these are good as gifts!

I hope you're all having a great summer even though it's almost ending, or may have already. I'm ready for some cool weather! :) Have a great Monday and please check out the rest of the DT creations here.