Rock Star kind of day!!

Hi All!! I know you are probably shocked to see me posting being I have been MIA for most of the last week. I just cant seem to shake this lack of mojo. I have so much going on in my life with the kids that I just cant seem to pull my crafting brain together!!! LOL!!  I was able to find some time yesterday to pull my brain out of the fog and make my LPS card for todays sketch challenge which is LPSC41!! You can find it here on the Little Paper Shop Blog. Super fun sketch and I used a super fun stamp set from Little Paper Shop called Little One. How cute is this funky guitar for a little boy card? I love this set with all the cute little phrases to go with the images.

My dp today is from Cosmo Cricket. All Cardstock is Prism. My ink is Not Quite Navy. I used a ton of bling around my image and colored my sheer ribbon to match with my copics and added a blinged out button. Okay so maybe I went alittle to bling for a boys card but I love the way this came out anyway!!

Come and play along with the sketch this week and you can be in the drawing for the stamp set Merry and Bright. Just upload to SCS or PCP with keyword LPSC41. Have a great time and for more inspiration, go check out the rest of the team which is listed on my sidebar.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Have a fantastic day!!

Ann

I am still around!!

Just wanted to pop in to say Hi and let you all know that I am still around. Along with a lack of mojo, I have had an enormously busy week and virtually had no time to stamp but things are quieting down so I am hoping to get back to my crafting desk this weekend and have something good for you to see by the end of the weekend. I will definitely  have my Monday LPS post so be sure to come back for that!!

Have a great weekend. Miss you all!!

Ann

FBW82

Hi All! I am a slacker this morning as I do not have my FBW card ready for you. A huge lack of mojo is getting in my way but I hope to be back later with something. In the meantime, check out the rest of the FBW teams work (names on my sidebar) and head over to Dannidreams to check out our awesome Guest Stamper this week, Vicky. I hope to be back later today. Have a great morning!!

Ann

Little Angel

Okay so as I look at this card I am scratching my head. Baby card?? Yes or No?? Not your typical colors but the pattern from Cosmo Crickets Earth Love is soft so I went with it for todays challenge over at Little Paper Shops Blog which is to use stamps AND Digis. I chose one of Little Paper Shops Digi images called Lilly Lamb and used a sentiment from the Little One set. I printed my image out onto cream cardstock and colored with my copics and then blinged out my little lamb with crystal stickles. I used all Prism cardstock, little tiny twinkles in the center of the clovers, paper prima flower and very vanilla ribbon. I think it actually came out pretty cute!! What do you think? Interested in winning a prize this week? How about Katie Caroler? Well it could be yours by lucky draw. Just create your own card or project using LPS Stamps and digis and upload using keyword LPSC40. And most important....Have fun!!! If you would like some more inspiration, just check out the rest of the DT on my sidebar and see what they came up with!!

Thanks so much for stopping in today. I just cant believe it is November already!! I cant even wrap my brain around it!! Have a great one!!

Ann

Sending you Smiles SC252

Hi Everyone. Thursday is finally here and we are counting down to Halloween. I just need to put the finishing touches on my daughters 80's Diva Costume aka Madonna although she does not realize this like I do. We are looking at some warmer weather for Saturday so Trick or Treating will not be uncomfortable. We will be going to two seperate sections of our town so the kids should have alot of fun!! Any one doing anything special for Halloween?

For todays card I used the SCS sketch challenge of the week SC252 with my Spread a Harvest of Hope stamp from MFT. The stamp made the image panel bigger than what it was supposed to be but I think it works well. I stamped my image onto Choice Buttercream Cardstock from Taylored Expressions and colored with my copics and then added some crystal stickles to the centers of the daisy type flower. My colored cardstock is all SU and my dp is SU Bella Birds. I did a bunch of sewing around my panels but please dont look too close because I did not have such a steady hand and then I finished my card off with a paper prima, button and some linen thread. My sentiment is also from MFT Hooga Booga Set.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. Have a fantastic day and I am getting used to a new Blog Hopping Schedule on my PC so I will be making my way around more often now until my laptop gets fixed.

Ann

Buttony Friend for FBW

Hey Everyone!! Another wonderful day for FBW over at Dannis Dreams. As always the challenge is to use a butterfly or fairy on your card and either link it to Mr Linky on Dannis blog or upload to SCS or PCP with keyword FBW.

For my card today I used a cute image a friend stamped for me from Stamping Bella. I colored her with my copics and cut her out with my round nesties. All of my cardstock is SU and my dp is from My Minds Eye Oh la la for her. Buttons and linen thread from my stash. My layout however is from Mercys Tuesday Sketch Challenge, MTSC45 which can be found here.

I am still without a laptop so it has been hard to do my bloghopping. I am sorry I have not been around to alot of your blogs to say hi!! I promise I will be back soon!! Thanks so much for stopping by today and have a great one!!
Ann

Round and round!!

Okay our challenge this week for Little Paper Shop is an awesome sketch which can be found here. Now I have NEVER made a round card so I am not sure it this came out right. Is it supposed to be flat on top? That was the only way I can figure to make an actual card in this shape. Any other suggestions???

So anyway for today's card I used my scallop round and round nesties and my rectangle nesties. Dp is from Cosmo Cricket Wonderland and my cardstock is SU. I stamped the snowflake image, which is from the Merry and Bright set a few times onto PTI Cardstock in Linen and put some gold stickles in the centers. My sentiment is from the Christmas Tags set and was also stamped in Linen. I finished off with some gorgeous sheer gold ribbon and called it a day!! It is actually a really sweet little card and so easy for holiday duplication!! I plan on making a few of these for the holidays!!

So are you up for winning a prize this week? How about the new Christmas Tags set that I used for my sentiment. Okay easy as can be. Just go to the Little Paper Shop Blog and take a look at the sketch and design your own round card. A random winner will be selected and will win the set. Have a great time and when you upload your card, use keyword LPSC39 as your keyword. Please take a look at the rest of the DT's creations on the blog also!! Such gorgeous work!!

Thanks so much for stopping by. Have a great one!!
Ann

Whoa Sugar Rush!!

Goodmorning!! It is a rainy Saturday morning here on Long Island, but we have some errands to run and a surprise birthday party to go to later so I hope it lets up alittle.

My card today is for Taylors Friday Sketch Challenge TESC88. I had so much fun making this card last night. It uses some of my new fav paper from My Minds Eye, the colors are bright and cheerful and that TE image from Trick or Sweet II is just toooo adorable dont you think?

I started off by stamping my image onto PTI cardstock and paper pieced the crazy hair and the body and colored the head with my copics. My dp is Ooh la la for her by My Minds Eye and my colored cardstock is SU. Ribbon is from MFT Spring Bundle and flowers are primas. Brads I believe were from Doodlebug. Oh and I used my Janome sewing maching to sew around the edges of the two square panels. What do you think? Fun huh??

Just one more note, my laptop has died on me so if I do not get to some of your blogs as regularly as I used to please forgive me. I am doing all my work on my PC and wont be able to blog hop at the times that I am used to. (late at night in bed!!!!). Hopefully within a week or two I can get it fixed or will have to buy a new one!! (ouch!!)

Thanks so much for stopping by. Have a great weekend.
Ann

TESC87 Found a Prince

Made this card for last Fridays Sketch from Taylored Expressions. I am looking at this uploaded picture and I am sorry that it is alittle washed out. It did not look like this when I edited it.

I started out with my image from Trick or Sweets II, stamping it onto PTI Cardstock and colored with my copics and then added Dazzling Diamonds to the crown and the thingy bobits in his hand (what is that called???) I cut out my image with a circle nestie and mounted it onto a label 9 nestie. My dp is Muirfield from SU and my cardstock is all SU too. Ribbon is baja breeze from SU and my button was from my stash.

Thanks for taking a peeky today. So glad you came by for a visit. Have a great one!!

Flutterbys and Fairies!!

Hi and Happy FBW!! This weeks challenge is another open challenge, meaning you can use a butterfly or fairy any way you would like. I took this and really stretched the rules....I just have the WORD FAIRY in my card and then I added a tiny little butterfly to my sentiment panel. Hope this is okay Danni!!!

My card today follows Mercys Tuesday Sketch Challenge MTSC44. My sentiment happens to be digi from Paper Makeup and I printed it out onto PTI Cardstock. My dp is what I consider to be the most gorgeous paper SU has made, Bella Rose. I actually stocked up on this before it was retired and I am so glad that I did. All colored cardstock, ribbon and brads are SU also. Wow I practically have an all SU card. Imagine that!!!

Now if for some reason you cannot read the sentiment, it says "Whoever said that fairies dont exist must never have been mother to a little girl" Ohh how true it is!!! My little girl is the biggest twinkle toes fairy there is!!! And she is not so little anymore going on 11 in two months but she is a real sweetie, always wanting to snuggle and get lots of hugs and kisses!! Gotta love it!!!

So if you would like somemore inspiration to help you with your card this week just check out the rest of the DT. They are listed on my sidebar. They never cease to amaze me with all of thier superb talent. Then after you make your FBW card link it to Mr Linky on Dannis Blog or upload it to SCS or PCP with keyword FBW. Have fun and thanks so much for stopping by today!!!

MTSC43

Okay I know it is Tuesday and Mercy is issuing another challenge today but I just had to finish up last weeks challenge MTSC43. Great sketch for the week. I took out my Lockhart stamp called Pears and stamped it onto PTI cardstock and colored with my copics. My cardstock is all Prism and my dp is Basic Grey Lemonade which is fun fun fun!! Sentiment is from Jessicas set from TGF called Butterfly Wishes (which I just noticed is out of stock but check back again on the website). All embellies are from my stash.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a great one!!

Holiday Blessings in Blue

Hi All! I hope you had a fantastic weekend. Mine? Blech!! I had all intentions of crafting most of the dreary weekend away but my ds had a ton of homework and well, was not accomplishing it unless I was on top of him. It was like pulling teeth for two days!! How frustrating. Then my dd had a friend come over that wanted to make a birthday card for her father so I spent some time working on that for her and of course spent time sewing my dd's Halloween Costume so there went my weekend.(actually my crafting time). I was however able to squeek in my Monday LPS Challenge card for you to take a look at!! We have an awesome sketch this week for you to try and the prize this week is to win the Merry and Bright set. You can find the sketch here along with samples from the rest of the DT. I have had a peek at a few and they are amazing. You need to take a looksy for yourself.

My card today is using Katie Caroler. I stamped her onto PTI cardstock and colored with my copics. My dp is from Graphic 45 and my colored cardstock is SU. Ribbon and brads are from Michaels and my sentiment which is from the Christmas Tags set was cut out with my circle punches.

Thanks so much for popping in today. Have a great one!! I am going to go and try to sneak in some crafting to make up for lost time!!
Ann

Take time for yourself

Made this quick little card for a friends birthday. I used a Mouse in the House Digi. I printed it onto PTI cardstock and colored with my copics and then added TONS of shimmer with my crystal stickles. My dp is DCWV Nursery Boys Pack. Ribbon is from Michales and sentiment is from Stamping Bella. All cardstock is SU.

Quick post for me today. See ya tomorrow!!
Ann

Last entry for Taylors Sketch Challenge

Hi Everyone, Quick post so I can link up my last entry for Taylors Sketch Challenge and Sketch DT search. My first two are posted to SCS under my name annk516, but I will post them here also in a day or so.

My image from TE Sweet Celebrations is stamped onto PTI cardstock and colored with my copics. I used Brocade Blue, Riding Hood Red and So Saffron Cardstock and a scrap of dp from the retired SU Parisianne Summer paper. Added brads and anchors (I think that is what they are called!!) and cut my strip with a fiskars border punch.

Have a good one and I will be back later with another post. Thanks for stopping by.
Ann

Lifes greatest treasure...

I really love these cute Pure Innocence digi images and thought it would be perfect with a few scattered butterflies for Flutterby Wednesday. Todays challenge is open so you can just get creative.

I started by printing my image onto PTI Cardstock and coloring with my copics. My cardstock is Pumpkin Pie and Barely Banana and my dp was a scrap I had in stock. I punched my butterflies out with my MS Punch and embellished with some tiny twinkles. My sentiment is from Little Paper Shop's Friends set and speaking of Little Paper Shop, Julia just released 4 awesome new sets this month so when you get a chance go head over there and check them out!!

So come and play along with us this week. Create a card with a butterfly or fairy and upload to SCS or PCP with keyword FBW. Cant wait to see what you come up with!!! For some more inspiration go check out the rest of the FB team. You can find them on my sidebar. You can also go and check out our guest designer who is the uber talented Christi Thorsen.(whose blog I stalk all the time).

Thanks so much for stopping by. Have a good one!!
Ann