GinaK Designs - "Lovely Shelf"

Good Morning.  Today I'm sharing with you a wonderful stamp set called "Lovely Shelf". (once you get to the link, scroll down to check this particular set out)  I designed this one using the colors assigned at the

Copic Colour Challenge Blog. 

Copic colors I chose:

purple - BV02, BV04, BV08

green - G20, YG03, YG91
brown - E55, E35

The sentiments are really versatile.  You can fill in "aunt", "mother", etc.  There are also other sentiments, "Thanks for a lovely gift", "What lovely news", etc.  You can get this one from GinaK Design.  The designer is Nina Brackett and I really love some of her sets.  You can check out all of her stamp sets, digital paper lines, and Perfect Patterns line HERE.
Nina's Blog

Prefer digital images???  Check out Nina's digital stamp line at Squigglefly
I created this one for this week's color challenge over at StampTV.

This one is not my usual card.  I'm thinking I would have liked it better if I had a white background with black polka dots.  No time to change it now. 

Stamps :  butterfly - The Angel Company "Wishing Happiness"
sentiment - GK Designs
Patterned Paper - 7 Gypsies


Thanks for stopping by!

2 cards for Kay

My friend Kay is in the forfront of my thoughts and prayers lately.  She was diagnosed with breast cancer, underwent a double mastectomy, and is now going through chemotherapy.   Through all of this she has been so strong, and a wonderful testimony for God.  Her faith and hope are amazing to me.  She has the best sense of humor, so, although this card would not be appropriate for just anyone, it is just right for my friend Kay.  I hope this brings a smile to her face in this very difficult time.

If you would like to join me in praying for Kay, we are praying for her white count to come up, so that she can continue in her battle. 

Stamps : FireCracker Designs by Pamela Fruit Cup

Colorization : H2O watercolors

I'm using this one for the Cupcake Craft Challenge this week : food/drinks
So this is another one I made her.  A little more appropriate.



I'm using this one for Charisma Cardz Challenge Blog.
The challenge - Spring

Stamps :  FireCracker Designs by Pamela  Easter Blessings (florals)
sentiment Impression Obsession

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Clean and Simple

 I really love the Clean and Simple challenge blog.  I have checked it out many times, but never played.  Well this week I decided to play along and this is my version of their sketch.

I needed a quick get well card for a friend and their blog was a wonderful resource to get me heading in the right direction. 

Thanks for stopping by.

I hope you are having a great week!

Spring Themed Blog Hop!

Aren't these little chicks so cute!  I couldn't help but add some yellow Fun Flock.  They are from a stamp set designed by Faith Hofrichter, aka markie's mom over at SCS.  Faith and her husband started their own online store, Mark's Finest Papers.  Faith calls her line "Speed the Cat Designer Collection".  If you get a chance check out some of her stamp designs and the other wonderful stamp companies she has in stock (Flourishes and Tattered Angels).

Mini Album #1 : Lucky Me! Altered Coater Album

Let me begin by defining "luck".  I believe there is no randomness in this world.  I believe that all things come from God.  I believe that He has a divine purpose for myself and my family.  So when I use a word like "luck" in my creative process it means blessed. 

I am blessed from God above!  

I am so thankful for my DH (met him when I was 15, and he is "still the one", on most days, teehee), my children (these photos are a little old, Travis is 22 now and Nicole is 20 and I could not be prouder of these 2 young adults who choose to follow God and trust Him to lead their paths.

I am so thankful for this little pup!  Well she is not a puppy any more, but she is only 7lb, so to me she will always by my little pup.  She has brought me so much joy!

And I can not leave off the BFF's.  I love these girls.  It took me to age 40 to find best friends who love the same things I do,  and I cherish them.  It will break my heart to leave them behind when I move to Texas.

The ProjectThis is a 4x4 coaster book.  I used my Crop-a-dile to punch holes for binding.  I painted the coasters with a dark brown.  Then I started going through my stamp catalogs for images that I though would be cohesive.  You can't go wrong with flowers, butterflies, and hearts!  I then pulled out some "friendship" and "family" stamps for their respective pages.  And last but not least some "decorative" stamps.  You gotta throw some swirls in there, right??

I created all of my own embellishments by stamping on beige cardstock with either green or yellow ink, since I decided these were going to be my colors.  I used cuticle scissors to cut them out.  I also embellished this little album using some of my punches, flowers, border, scalloped corners, one of the butterflies and scalloped ovals.  And I had to throw my deckled scissors in there somewhere (my favorite pair).

The DP : brown stripes - Basic Grey, green polka dots and flourishes - My Mind's Eye.

I used a piece of acetate as a page just before the photo of my pup.  I used Staz-on and stamped it with swirls and colored it in with a yellow gel pen. 

I'm thinking about making a few extra and to sale on Etsy.  I have lots of cards I need to sale and some gently used stamp sets as well.  Since we are getting our house ready to sale, I'm in the mood to let a lot of stuff go.  I actually don't know anything about Etsy though.  Can I sale gently used stamp sets on there??  Or is it for ONLY handmade items??  I'm going to have to research that!

Thanks for stopping by and letting me ramble!  I hope you have a wonderful week!

Creative Belli Challenge #87

It's time for another Creative Belli Challenge!

And this week the Belli girls want you dig into your stash and use some of those clips we all have.  Dig deep, I know you have some!  This is Creative Belli's first sketch challenge as well.  So to play along, hop over to the Creative Belli Blog. 

My clip was given to me as part of a blog candy package!  Since the paperclip ends extend from the sides, I couldn't  help but use my clip in another way! 

Don't you love this bird house image???  I fell in love with it the minute I seen it!  It's one of the new digital images from FireCracker Designs by Pamela.  Check them out HERE.  I colored it with my Copics, inked the edges and added some pearls.  Friday there will be a Design Team Blog Hop showcasing some of FCD's digital images.  Don't miss it!  And you can get a freebie HERE.

Teacup Card

Good Morning!  Today I am sharing a tea themed card with you!

Product Review

I have to do a product review with this one.  I don't usually state negative opinions, but I have to tell you, I tried the Fiskars circular punch on this one and did not like it.  Of course part of the problem was my own.  I accidently threw away the cutting template.  But I had another sewing template that guides you for cutting 4" and 6" circles (the sizes you are suppossed to start with)  and it didn't work.  I could not get it to punch through cardstock.  I'm wondering if the circle you start with is a different size and the final product is 4" or 6".  That may be my problem.  So if anyone has one of the cutting templates that come with it, I would appreciate a measurement on the diameter.  I really do want to like this punch, teehee.

You can view all of my Tea / Teacup related projects HERE

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Project Details

Stamp Set : The Angel Company

Border and Circular punch : Fiskars

Deckle sissors (my favorite)

Flowers - Bo-Bunny

DP - My Mind's Eye