Take a Peek!

Here's a sneak peek of a new set from Mark's Finest Papers that will be released a week from today!! There are such cute images and sayings in it......wait until you see the rest!! This is called "Take a Peek". I think it's so adorable!!

It's also for the CC today on SCS. Have a great day!

Faux Tile and flowers

Just got back from PT. I think it stands for Pain and Torture!!

Luckily, I had made my card for the two challenges today before I left. This Faux Tile technique is really fun, and I just love the results.

Have a wonderful day!!

Christmas for Kris

Our Featured Stamper on SCS today is Kris, who is just the nicest! I cased a card of hers mostly on layout. I really needed to make something RED for Christmas. This year I made a lot of nontraditional color cards, but you know I have to make a few in my favorite!!

Have a wonderful Sunday.

...and a Triple!

Here's a card that combines three challenges, and uses my favorite COLOR. How fab is that???!

I combined the IC260 which comes from a site called "The Country Porch", the challenge from the Stampin'B's, to make a Holiday card, and Speedy the Cat's Friends challenge, to use a Bow. Easy peasy.

Dessert First

This is the 7th and final card for the week of Mom's birthday. I used the theme of the F4A40 challenge today for it.

Mom loves ice cream, and actually all desserts, so she will enjoy looking at this yummy creation!

We survived Thanksgiving, adding only 1 # for DH and none for me. YAY! Hope yours was great too.

Have a wonderful day.

Creative Belli Challenge

Our Belli Challenge this week is to use something that begins with the letter "R". Remember, the object of the Belli is that you use what you already have on hand in your stash!!

Of course you can tell I used ribbon, but I had to sneak in a little RED, although that's not an embellishment is it??

The glasses on Santa's face shine IRL with Crystal Effects, and I just got this wonderful set of MS around the page punches, so I had to use them! The image is from Mark's Finest Papers.

Please feel free to join us by adding your card or project here to Mr. Linky, and be sure to look at what the DT has done. See you in two weeks ....... and Happy Turkey Day to you all!

RED roses

It's early in the AM on a very gray day, and taking a good pic was tough. I hope you can see how RED this card really is!

I made this card for both SCS challenges today. I've been up for hours with a migraine, but no time for that........Mom is on her way for the holiday. She has come down (up?) with SHINGLES, and of course is not a happy camper. She is on meds, and I hope we can distract her enough that she will at least be more comfortable.

Have a wonderful day. Hope to be able to craft with Mom and at least upload tomorrow. Seeya!

Get Well for Julia

This morning I combined the CAS and TLC for a get well card. My sweet friend Julia (artystamper) is recuperating from surgery.

I love to make CAS cards.......what a switch from layer and layers that I used to make all the time!!

Today is DD's 39th birthday. HB my wonderful Amy!!

Hello!

The Featured Stamper on SCS today (CriminalGrace) has a wonderful gallery of CAS cards.

I used Mark's Finest Papers set called Speedy the Cat's Friends for this card, done in kraft and white.

Quiet day today. Yesterday DS Paul, DIL Debbie, and DGS Jake spent the day with us, including hot tub, dinner, football and cards. Today it's just us, and later some more football. Go Patriots!! Have a great day.

2nd post - QFTD and IC

The QFTD36 is Bev Maxell, who is just the nicest person. I cased a CAS card of hers, and reversed the colors, using RED for blue.

It's also for Speedy's Friends challenge, to use a circle.

I took some inspiration from the website Pony Plaid Village.......a RED hat.

Have a fun day and a great weekend!

Snowy Woods

I really love this set from Mark's Finest Papers, called A Walk in the Woods. The variety of images of trees is fabulous!!

These trees were masked, I used the cb for the top part of the chard, and sponged and masked the rest. I hope you like it.

It's also for StampinB's challenge this week to use snowflakes.

Ankhs!

Can you tell I'll a little left of center today? The challenge was to make a thank you card.

I have no thank you cards per se in my stash, and seldom put Thanks on the front of a card. This one however deserved one, even though it's a play on words.

This will go to Mom for her birthday (I'm still sending one a day for the week of her big day!). It will thank her for having 88 birthdays, 66 of them that I've been enjoying with her. She LOVES anything Egyptian, and has never seen this image. I think she will get a big kick out of it!!

I'm off to PT for my hand this AM. See you later.

Divine Diva Inspiration Challenge #40

Welcome to another week of the Divine Diva Inspiration Challenge.

This week Lori chose this site pictured here:

http://www.decade-gifts.com/gift-629/The-Perfect-Remedy

Here is the card I made, inspired by the picture. I loved the medallion in the corners and the colors.

I added ribbon and flowers, and a punched piece of SU dp that really matched. I hope you like the results.

Please feel free to join us. Be sure to take a look at what the DT did with this picture by going to my sidebar and clicking on their names. See you next month!

Christmas Lighthouse

I am in love with this set, called Welcome Home from Mark's Finest Papers! The lighthouses and sentiments are fabulous, and they can be used all year long.

I hadn't made any RED cards for a while and was starting to feel some withdrawal, so I hope you don't mind so much of it today!

Have a wonderful day - hugs to you all.

Mom's Birthday Approaches!

Today I uploaded three cards, all for Mom's birthday. She is 88 this year. I will be sending her a card every day of the week of her b'day. She loves to get mail, and what better than some pretty flowers and butterflies.






















The blue butterfly card uses the WISH technique which you can find on SCS under TLC299. It's easy, and I think it comes out wonderfully.

The flower cards are for the Color Challenge and for Mothermark's Teapot Tuesday Challenge, which is very special this week. My Mom will be the recipient of the cards the Teapotters make if they choose to send them. She will be thrilled and overwhelmed!! If any of you would like to send her a card too, I'd be glad to give you her address.

Thanks for looking here today. Have a great day, and hugs to you all.

Inverted Circle

Since I still have some Thanksgiving cards to make (and time is short! WOW!), this is for the CAS93 at SCS today. We were to follow a sketch, and I took a few liberties. (What else is new?)

I'm using the Thankful For You set from MFP. It has such wonderful images for Fall and the holiday!

Thanks for looking. Have a great day, and I'm glad to be back!

I'm BACK!

We had a wonderful week in New Hampshire. The leaves were gone, but the weather was perfect, and we really relaxed......then it was home to return to our retirement. How cool is that???

I was just in time for the FS today, so made this card from two MFP sets, Snowman Country (image), and Christmas Postage Due (saying).

My hand is healing slowly, still painful, but the swelling is mostly down, just a left-over hematoma to deal with. I have limited movement, but have faith it will return!

Glad to be home!!

MFP Blog Hop - Final Day

Welcome to the MFP November Blog Hop! This month, we are releaseing 6 NEW SETS!

And…LOOK for a NEW LINK LIST TOMORROW!!!

We have 6 New Stamp Sets Released: Brick Wall, Bells on Bobtail, Christmas Postage Due, Bold & Free, Muscial Holiday and Welcome Home. For your convenience, all 6 stamp sets are available for purchase TODAY!

For your chance to win BLOG CANDY, (a set that will be released NEXT month), visit and comment on each of the following design team members' blogs TODAY. On Saturday, (November 13, 2010), a winner will be chosen from those participants who visited all the blogs listed for today. (There will be four different winners, one winner for each day of the blog hop. You DO NOT have to comment every day. However, the more days you comment, the more chances you have to win!) If you miss a day, you can go back and comment on each day's blogs, as the winners will be chosen Saturday morning.

Here are my samples for Musical Holiday:

Here's the Design Team:

Emily- http://mylittlesliceofbliss.blogspot.com/
Karen- http://karenskreativekreations.blogspot.com/
Patty- http://winnieswhimsandmycrafts.blogspot.com/
Roxie- http://paperscaper.blogspot.com/
Vicki- http://allidoisstamp.blogspot.com/
Liz: http://rightbrainmadness.blogspot.com/
Claudine- http://cardsbyclaudine.blogspot.com/
Dawn- http://dawnmercedes.blogspot.com/
Joanne T- http://sleepyinseattlestamps.blogspot.com/
Nicole - http://nicolesbutterflyears.blogspot.com/
Marilynn- http://mississippi-mcgyver.blogspot.com/
Peggysue- http://rosesbymywindow.blogspot.com/
Susan – http://simplicitybylateblossom.blogspot.com/
Judi – http://paper-rose-petals.blogspot.com/
Connie – http://sodakstamping.blogspot.com/

Mark’s Finest Papers - http://marksfinestpapers.blogspot.com/

Thanks for being with us this week!

MFP Blog Hop Day#3

Welcome to the MFP November Blog Hop! This month, we are releaseing 6 NEW SETS!

And…LOOK for a NEW LINK LIST TOMORROW!!!

We have 6 New Stamp Sets Released: Brick Wall, Bells on Bobtail, Christmas Postage Due, Bold & Free, Muscial Holiday and Welcome Home. For your convenience, all 6 stamp sets are available for purchase TODAY!

For your chance to win BLOG CANDY, (a set that will be released NEXT month), visit and comment on each of the following design team members' blogs TODAY. On Saturday, (November 13, 2010), a winner will be chosen from those participants who visited all the blogs listed for today. (There will be four different winners, one winner for each day of the blog hop. You DO NOT have to comment every day. However, the more days you comment, the more chances you have to win!) If you miss a day, you can go back and comment on each day's blogs, as the winners will be chosen Saturday morning.

Here's my sample for Welcome Home:

Here's the rest of the Design Team:

Nancyruth - http://nancyruthat.blogspot.com/
Lois - http://clownmomcreations.blogspot.com/
Vicky- http://www.villagestamperramblings.blogspot.com/
Dawn L.- http://dawnanewday.blogspot.com/
Anne- http://inkinginred.blogspot.com/ - that's me!
Emily- http://mylittlesliceofbliss.blogspot.com/
Karen- http://karenskreativekreations.blogspot.com/
Patty- http://winnieswhimsandmycrafts.blogspot.com/
Roxie- http://paperscaper.blogspot.com/
Vicki- http://allidoisstamp.blogspot.com/
Liz: http://rightbrainmadness.blogspot.com/
Claudine- http://cardsbyclaudine.blogspot.com/
Dawn- http://dawnmercedes.blogspot.com/
Joanne T- http://sleepyinseattlestamps.blogspot.com/
Nicole - http://nicolesbutterflyears.blogspot.com/
Marilynn- http://mississippi-mcgyver.blogspot.com/
Geri – http://geriscards.blogspot.com/
Lynn- http://confessionsofaleft-brainedstamper.blogspot.com/

Mark’s Finest Papers - http://marksfinestpapers.blogspot.com/

See you again tomorrow for the Last Day!

MFP Blog Hop Day #2

And…LOOK for a NEW LINK LIST TOMORROW!!!

We have 6 New Stamp Sets Released: Brick Wall, Bells on Bobtail, Christmas Postage Due, Bold & Free, Muscial Holiday and Welcome Home. For your convenience, all 6 stamp sets are available for purchase TODAY!

For your chance to win BLOG CANDY, (a set that will be released NEXT month), visit and comment on each of the following design team members' blogs TODAY. On Saturday, (November 13, 2010), a winner will be chosen from those participants who visited all the blogs listed for today. (There will be four different winners, one winner for each day of the blog hop. You DO NOT have to comment every day. However, the more days you comment, the more chances you have to win!) If you miss a day, you can go back and comment on each day's blogs, as the winners will be chosen Saturday morning.

Here are my samples:

Christmas Postage Due

Bold and Free

Here's the Design Team:

Nancyruth - http://nancyruthat.blogspot.com/
Lois - http://clownmomcreations.blogspot.com/
Vicky- http://www.villagestamperramblings.blogspot.com/
Dawn L.- http://dawnanewday.blogspot.com/
Anne- http://inkinginred.blogspot.com/
Peggysue- http://rosesbymywindow.blogspot.com/
Susan – http://simplicitybylateblossom.blogspot.com/
Judi – http://paper-rose-petals.blogspot.com/
Connie – http://sodakstamping.blogspot.com/
Claudine- http://cardsbyclaudine.blogspot.com/
Dawn- http://dawnmercedes.blogspot.com/
Joanne T- http://sleepyinseattlestamps.blogspot.com/
Nicole - http://nicolesbutterflyears.blogspot.com/
Marilynn- http://mississippi-mcgyver.blogspot.com/
Geri – http://geriscards.blogspot.com/
Lynn- http://confessionsofaleft-brainedstamper.blogspot.com/

Mark’s Finest Papers - http://marksfinestpapers.blogspot.com/

See you tomorrow for Day#3

Creative Belli Challenge

The Creative Belli Challenge this week is really fun!! Of course you know that the name of the game here is to use what you already have, not to go out and buy anything new.

The theme is "something old, new, borrowed, blue". I BORROWED this image from a card that I received in the mail (who knows when....we DO save everything, right?) The old is the lace, the new is the coin, and the blue is the Japanese paper I've been hoarding, because it was just 'too nice' to use!!

I hope you will want to join us by adding your card or project via Mr. Linky here, and that you will check out the rest of the team by going to my sidebar and clicking on their names. See you with another CBC in two weeks!

MFP Blog Hop Day #1

Welcome to the MFP November Blog Hop! This month, we are releaseing 6 NEW SETS!

And…LOOK for a NEW LINK LIST TOMORROW!!!

We have 6 New Stamp Sets Released: Brick Wall, Bells on Bobtail, Christmas Postage Due, Bold & Free, Muscial Holiday and Welcome Home. For your convenience, all 6 stamp sets are available for purchase TODAY!

For your chance to win BLOG CANDY, (a set that will be released NEXT month), visit and comment on each of the following design team members' blogs TODAY. On Saturday, (November 13, 2010), a winner will be chosen from those participants who visited all the blogs listed for today. (There will be four different winners, one winner for each day of the blog hop. You DO NOT have to comment every day. However, the more days you comment, the more chances you have to win!) If you miss a day, you can go back and comment on each day's blogs, as the winners will be chosen Saturday morning.

Here are my samples of the two new sets:

Bells on Bobtail

and Brick Wall


Here is the DT. Please click on their names to see their samples, and join us again tomorrow for Day #2!


Nancyruth - http://nancyruthat.blogspot.com/
Lois - http://clownmomcreations.blogspot.com/
Vicky- http://www.villagestamperramblings.blogspot.com/
Dawn L.- http://dawnanewday.blogspot.com/
Anne- http://inkinginred.blogspot.com/ - that's me!
Peggysue- http://rosesbymywindow.blogspot.com/
Susan – http://simplicitybylateblossom.blogspot.com/
Judi – http://paper-rose-petals.blogspot.com/
Connie – http://sodakstamping.blogspot.com/
Emily- http://mylittlesliceofbliss.blogspot.com/
Karen- http://karenskreativekreations.blogspot.com/
Patty- http://winnieswhimsandmycrafts.blogspot.com/
Roxie- http://paperscaper.blogspot.com/
Vicki- http://allidoisstamp.blogspot.com/
Liz: http://rightbrainmadness.blogspot.com/
Geri – http://geriscards.blogspot.com/
Lynn- http://confessionsofaleft-brainedstamper.blogspot.com/

Mark’s Finest Papers - http://marksfinestpapers.blogspot.com/

Santa's Glasses

I think you will be surprised I have done Santa in PINK. I really like nontraditional colors for holidays, and had this wonderful Basic Grey dp.

This image is part of a new MFP set called Christmas Postage Due, and will be one of 6 released on Tuesday. Be sure to come here for the Blog Hop.

This will be my last post until after the 14th. Today we will pack for vacation in NH. The leaves are gone, and so are the tourists. Peace!!!

F4A37 Horses

I love this new Native American set from MFP. This set will be released next week, and is called Bold & Free. It makes FABULOUS cards for men, and they are the toughest, aren't they?

We're getting ready to go on vacation......we'll be gone from Nov. 7th to the 14th (Sunday to Sunday) to our time-share in NH! The phone will not ring! We'll visit with friends! I'll be incommunicado! This will give my hand some time to recuperate too!

I MAY get to do a card or two before we leave, maybe not. If not, have a wonderful week!!

Where the Buffalo Roam

Here's a sneak peek of a new set from MFP that will be released next week, called Bold and Free. It's for the WT295 (green) and Stampin'B's (die cut and animal).

My stitches come out today. If you ever have a ganglion cyst, don't have the surgery. The pain and swelling are awful, and my flexibility......ain't!!

Be sure to check below for the DDIC this week too.

Divine Diva Inspiration Challenge # 39

Our inspiration for the challenge this week comes from this website:
http://www.patinastores.com/Products/Patchwork_Owl_Mug_098005.cfm






The mugs are such fun with the cute owl and the tree. My card uses some patterned paper for the Bosscut owl, and a nice pattern for the tree. The sentiment is from MFP, and the branches are some left-over pieces from punching the SU bird.




Please join us in the challenge this week, and be sure to comment on the work done by the DT by going to the names on the sidebar. See you in two weeks!

Saffron Lighthouse

Another sneak peek of a new set from Mark's Finest Papers that will be released next week, called Welcome Home.

I really love this set that has 3 lighthouses, and can be used all year long, and for any occasion.

I also love out of the box, so this was a no-brainer for me. This is for the SC today, and I think this could go to a guy, and you know how hard it is to make cards for them!!

Have a great day. Obviously I am better! YAY! stitches out tomorrow!!

White Embossing

Here's a sneak peek of a set that will be released by Mark's Finest Papers next week. The set is called Brick Wall (clever, right?) and I think it makes a fab bg!! The flowers are in the set too, along with this beautiful butterfly. I made this card for the CC today, and couldn't resist some embossing on vellum.

I'm really sore today, so that's it for now. Getting ready to leave on Sunday for a week in NH at our time-share. YAY! Have a great day, all!

Embedded Tree for Kay

For both the TLC and CAS today. The TLC was really fun.......Holly invented a new technique, using a lot of embossing powder. I love the results.

This will go to my mother's friend Kay, not as a sympathy card, but as get well. She is in Salem Hosp. after having been hit by a car, and suffering a broken hip.

Off to the hand Dr. this AM. The bruising continues to sprout up in new places. I'm sure it's normal, but checking can't hurt (but my hand still does! Yow!). Have a nice day.