Merci Birdcoup...

A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song. -Lou Holtz

I have been in Love with Lawn Fawn stamps since they came out, but my wallet has been on a starvation diet, so I haven't had a chance to get my hands on any. I was lucky enough to Win a set thru iheartart in December and then I used a little of my tax return to splurge on a few stampy things and got another set. This weekend I finally got a chance to ink some up!!

I just Adore this sweet little Birdies in the Bannerific set and all the fun banners you can use! The Merci was a Free Thank You gift with my Order!!! :) I added the Beaucoup to the bottom from a Basic Grey set I have never used, that way it matches up with the Fall To Layout Sketch this week.

Quick review:

Lawn Fawn Clear Stamps: AMAZING, Awesome quality!!! They grabbed the Memento Ink and were firm enough to not smoosh the ink around the paper, but soft enough to get a good image.

Basic Grey Clear Stamps: UGH!!!! They are SO Soft! Barely grab the ink and I almost smooshed the whole stamp onto the paper. I actually had to go back and write over the stamped sentiment with my Micron Pen to make it legible.

Supplies:

Stamps: Bannerific, Merci (Lawn Fawn)

Paper: Kraft, October Afternoon Scraps

Ink: Memento Black, Copic Markers

Challenges:

Clean & Simple Stamping:

That's Krafty: Use Kraft paper

Thanks for stopping by!

Rosie's Sweet Thoughts...

Fly free and happy beyond birthdays and across forever, and we'll meet now and then when we wish, in the midst of the one celebration that never can end. -Richard Bach

Tuesday already? Spring Break is in full swing here, although the weather is Not cooperating!! We went to the zoo this weekend and it was a good thing we wore sweatshirts!!! Today is Anita Be Stampin Challenge day!! Another Gorgeous Sketch this week, I Love sketches!!! And I followed this one! :) I used the Color Throwdown colors... Here is a shot of the inside...

Supplies:
Stamps: Rosie's Sweets (Anita Be Stampin)
Paper: Kraft, Bordering Blue, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, White
Ink: Memento Black, White Kraft, Orange Liquid Chalk, Copic Markers
Misc: Zva Creative Gems, Zva Creative Felt Flower, Hat Pin, Divine Twine, Vintage Button, Twill Ribbon, Seeing Spots CB Folder, Scallop Circe Nestie, Double Ended Banner Die
Challenges:
Anita Be Stampin:
Color Throwdown:
Thats Krafty: Use Kraft Paper
Crazy Challenge: Sweet Teens
KB Cute: Food & Beverages
Lexi's Creations: Ribbons, but no Bows or Knots

Thanks for stopping by! Make sure to check out the other ABS DT Creations!!

~ Angela ~ Anita ~ Brenda ~ Jacquie ~ Jen ~ Joni ~ Kellie ~ Lelia ~ Tracy ~

Strawberry Fields...

Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see. It's getting hard to be someone but it all works out. -Beatles (Strawberry Fields Forever)

It's Sunday already...seems like it was just yesterday that I posted my last Cupcake Inspiration Challenge card...OH, Wait!!!! HAHAHAHAHA IT WAS!!! But this week I was on the ball! I set down my Droid for the hour it took me to make this card!!! YAY ME! Now if I could get laundry done, do some dishes, feed and bathe my kid...maybe I can say I am Not Addicted to my Smart...errr, SMART Phone!!!

I went pretty simple on my layout for my card, focusing mostly on the Strawberries and Flowers from the cupcakes...do you see the strawberries??? She hid them in there, they are green, like they are in my Mom's backyard!!! :) Oh, I can't wait for Ripe Strawberries!!! I grabbed some scraps from my Cosmo Cricket Garden Variety pack and a sentiment from Rosie's Sweets by Anita Be Stampin...then about a Gallon of Stickles and Voila! All done!!! The gems are from a Prima Gem Leaf shap I have had for AGES...like YEARS! I am determined to USE what I HAVE!! :)

More scraps on the inside, plus another sentiment from the same set...

Supples:
Stamps: Rosie's Sweets (Anita Be Stampin)
Paper: Garden Variety (Cosmo Cricket,) Pure Poppy, Harvest Gold (PTI,) Garden Felt (MFT)
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento)
Misc: Garden Variety Chipboard, Stardust Stickles, Taffeta Ribbon, Divine Twine, Vintage Buttons, Butterfly Die, Zva Roses, Prima Gems Shapes, Small Scallop Border Die

Challenges:
Cupcake Inspiration:
Off the Wall Craftiness:
CES Challenge: Die Cuts
Wee Memories: Anything Goes

Daisies For You...

The splendor of the rose and the whiteness of the lily do not rob the little violet of it’s scent nor the daisy of its simple charm. -Therese of Lisieux

Ummm, yeah, I am almost an entire week late with my Cupcake Inspiration card...and the only excuse I really have is that I got a Droid Incredible...Ummm, Words with Friends, Angry Birds, Retro Cameras...you get it, right??

I used the image I colored last Saturday and made a little square card with a spring, daisy theme. I love daisies!!!!! I sewed around the patterned paper layers...yes, when I sew on fabric it is Just as crooked, hence, I don't do it often ;)

Finished up the polka dot scraps on the inside along with a little spray of flowers...

Supplies:
Stamps: Pure Innocence #4 (Heather Ellis,) Salutations (Woodware USA)
Paper: October Afternoon & Cosmo Cricket Scraps, Dark Chocolate, White (PTI)
Ink: Printer, Chocolate Chip, Marigold Morning, Copic Markers
Misc: Prima Flowers, Zva Pearls, Divine Twine, Stardust Stickles

Challenges:
Cupcake Inspiration:
Eat Sleep Stamp:
Shabby Tea Room: Bingo (Buttons, Flowers, Glitter)

Catered Crop: Recipe (I Used: Stamps – Children, Embellishments – pearls, buttons, flowers,Techniques – sewing, Theme – Spring, Childhood)
Delicious Doodles: Floral Fantasy
Stampin With the Dragon: Spring
Prairie Fairy: Spring
Sew Many Cards: Spring
Stamp Something: Spring

Thanks for stopping by!

A Personal Challenge...

When women are depressed, they eat or go shopping. Men invade another country. It's a whole different way of thinking. -Elaine Boosler

Today is Anita Be Stampin Challenge day....and this week we have a Super fun sketch!!! I decided to make it a personal challenge as well...to make a Man Card. I always turn down requests for Man Cards, because I never have any in my stash....well I am going to change that!!!

I stamped the birthday cupcake from Rosie's Sweets 4 times in black ink, then punched out a circle on a piece of copy paper and used the hole as a mask to sponge color on each cuppie.

Supplies:
Stamps: Rosie's Sweets (Anita Be Stampin)
Paper: White, Smoky Shadow, New Leaf
Ink: Tempting Turquoise, Going Gray, Gable Green, Enchanted Evening, Black
Misc: Hawaiian Shores Ribbon, Martha Stewart Edger, Circle Punch, Stardust Stickles

Here are some challenge details:

One winner will recieve a $15 Anita Be Stampin gift certificate (eligible for use towards the purchase of ABS rubber stamps or digi images) which will be awarded to a lucky randomly selected participant! For your chance to win create a new project using any Anita Be Stampin image (rubber or digi) based on the sketch, and provide a direct link to your entry below. It's easy and fun! ;)

Don’t have any ABS images yet, but you want a chance to win? No worries! Just join the the Anita Be Stampin Papercraft Planet group where members have access to a free digi image.

Challenges:
Anita Be Stampin:
Crafty Cardmakers: Special Birthdays
Unscripted Sketches Piggyback Challenge: as usual, I don't read instructions and didn't realize you have to use the sketch too, not either/or LOL
Gingerloft: Die Cuts/Punches
One Stitch at a Time: For the Boys

Less is More: CAS Masculine
Reasonable Ribbon: One for the Boys + Ribbon
Fairy Knoll: Birthday

Sweet Pea Fairy...

Faeries, come take me out of this dull world, For I would ride with you upon the wind -William Butler Yeats

A group of gals on Facebook (we call ourselves a Book Club, but it is more a "Drool Over Hot Men Club") decided to do an image swap, Tia had the month of March and sent us all some Gorgeous Sweet Pea images...I LOVE Sweet Pea stamps and actually just got plate 33 by ching chou kuik in yesterday's mail!

I grabbed the pretty fairy image with the Butterfly Wings because I wanted to use the ColourQ colors...yet again I am Late, had to link by Sunday...but the colors were perfect for this fairy and the Devonshire paper from KaiserCrafts. I used the March Sketch for you to Try for the layout...

Supplies:
Stamps: Nikki Burnette's Karmina (Sweet Pea Stamps)
Paper: Devonshire (KaiserCrafts,) Lemon Tart, Black (PTI)
Ink: Copic markers, Blue Bayou
Misc: Zva Roses, Zva Pearl Swirls, Zva Pearls, Stardust Stickles

Challenges:
Sketch For You to Try:
ColourQ:
Happily Scrappin: Recipe: 1 plain cardstock, 2 design papers, at least 3 embellishments
Cupcake Craft: Up in the Air (with a touch of Green)
Magical Monday: Spring Colors
KB Cute: Fantasy

Thanks for stopping by!

Hey Cupcake...

A poet is a nightingale, who sits in darkness and sings to cheer its own solitude with sweet sounds. -Percy Bysshe Shelley

Hello and Happy Tuesday! It's time for another Anita Be Stampin Sketch Challenge!! :) Love this sketch, so fun with the swirls and shaped layer!!

Play along and you could win a $15 Anita Be Stampin gift certificate!!!

This time change is killing me, how about you??? I woke up 45 min late today and have been playing catch up ever since!

Supplies:
Stamps: Rosie's Sweets (Anita Be Stampin)
Paper: Dark Chocolate, Sweet Blush, Kraft, White (PTI)
Ink: Memento Black, Linen Fluid Chalk, Copic Makers
Misc: Zva Pearls & Pearl Flourish, Saddle Stitch Ribbon, Martha Stewart Edge Punch, Circle & Scalloped Circle Nesties, Stardust Stickles, Vintage Button, Divine Twine

Challenges:
Anita Be Stampin Sketch:

Etsy Inspired:
Stamping Vacation: What's New Cupcake
Paper Playtime: Option #2, Use Pink & Glitter
Stamps R Us: In the Kitchen

Blessings to You...

Shamrocks at your doorway For luck and laughter too, And a host of friends that never ends Each day your whole life through!-Irish BlessingThis week's Cupcake Inspiration is a soft, pastel Shamrock and Rose Tower of treats...So pretty!!! We are sponsored this week by Doodle Pantry, I grabbed 2 of the sentiments from their Clover Patch Ants set and paired them with the Shamrock Digi from Waltzing Mouse. I used the "Blessings to You" sentiment to make a background paper for the front of the card.


I used another one of the sentiments for the inside, as well as a lighter version of the image...


Supplies:
Stamps: Clover Patch Ants (Doodle Pantry,) Shamrock Freebie (Waltzing Mouse)
Paper: Green Textured Cards (DCWV,) Pink Kitchen Note (A Muse,) White, Lemon Tart CS (PTI)
Ink: Distress Inks, Copic Markers, Printer
Misc: Crystal Stickles, Eyelet Ribbon, Zva Creative Rose, Vintage Button, Divine Twine, Zva Pearls and Pearl Flourish, Polka Dot Satin Ribbon, Oval and Scallop Oval Nesties, Paper Distresser

Challenges:
Cupcake Inspiration:
Shabby Tea Room:
Eat, Sleep, Stamp Sketch:
Allsorts: Luck of the Irish
Totally Gorjuss: Pearls and Lace
Wee Memories: Spring/Green
Kaboodle Doodles: Go Green (Use green)
Corrosive Challenge: Going Green (Use green)
The Pink Elephant: Springtime

Thanks for stopping by! Make sure to check out the other Sweeties creations!

~ Chris ~ Denimo ~ Lisa ~ Nina ~ Stephanie ~ Veronica ~ Tara (Guest Sweetie) ~

What I NEED...

I just thought I would share with you some crafty Yummies I have been drooling over lately...What are you eyeing for your next purchase??

Ribbon Carousel by my Fellow Top Chef, Corrina! (Special Free Shipping offer, use code: DTBFS)

My Mind's Eye, Stella & Rose "Mable" 6x6 Paper


Wood Veneer Butterflies by Studio Calico

Felt from BenzieBazaar

Mini Rolled Roses Die by My Favorite Things

Webster's Pages, Hollywood Vogue & Wonderfall Petite Papers