Simple Pleasures

Good Morning! I have a list of things around the house that I was going to do. I went down to start mowing through the craft room and found this image I colored a couple of weeks ago when I got together with my stamping friends. I decided I would work around the mess and make a card with the image instead of cleaning. It definitely made for a happy day for me!

The pretty striped DP is one of the freebies from Bearly Mine Designs for February. The colors in it are so my favorites and love the color on color stripes. When I started to put the card together I couldn't find any floral DP in my stash that complimented the back round and matched the colors I used on the image so I made my own DP. I pulled out my Rubber Stamp Tapestry sets, my ink pads (they are so neglected since I started coloring with Copics) and some white shimmer paper and started stamping. I am really happy with the results, the colors match pretty close. I decided to add some sparkle so I dabbed the flower centers with a bit of Crystal Stickles. It was quicker to make it than looking through my stash of DP for some that worked.

Here are some wonderful challenge that fit my card

Bearly Mine Designs Challenge #4-This challenge is all about "Ribbon and Pearls". Two things I use almost always on my creations!

CES Challenges #24-This week the challenge is spots and stripes, two of my favorite things!

Charisma Cardz Challenge Week #7-Their challenge is "Spring Has Sprung". I am so hoping for the snow to melt and see signs of Spring soon like on every one's creations!

Creative Inspirations Challenge 100- This week the challenge is to use "Stripes" on your creation!

Let's Ink It Up Challenge #9-This month the challenge is all about "Romance/Valentines". This card reminds me of first love. We all had that first crush that you remember, right?

LOTV Challenge #84-This week their challenge is all about "Your Favorite Colours". These soft shades of blue, green and pink are definitely my favorites!

My time to Craft Challenge #129-This week the challenge is to use "Hats" on your creation.

Paper Pretties Challenge PWC142-This week the challenge is to use "Glitter" on your creation. I glittered my paper and the roses!

Sketch and Stash Challenge 55-This is the fabulous sketch that I used for my card and my new stash is the digital DP from Bearly Mine and the beautiful pearl button from Tim Holtz. I love the detail on it!

The Creative Cottage Challenge 33-This week the challenge is "Fabulous Florals" I love using flowers on my paper and as embellishments!

Tuesday Throwdown Challenge #37-This week the challenge is 3D, I popped up the butterfly on my card.

Paper Romance Challenge #38-This week the challenge is to use Buttons, ribbon and lace on your creation. I used a lace punch for my lace and a pearl button and my favorite 2 colored ribbon!

Party Time Tuesday's Challenge #4-This is a new challenge blog for me and their fun challenge is "Anything Goes", one of my favorite themes!

Sweet Stamps Challenge #3-This is another new challenge for me. Their challenge is to use flowers on your creation this week. I love flowers on almost any creation!

Tip Top Tuesday Challenge #23-This week their challenge is to "Bling It On". I love lots of sparkle on my creations.

KB Cute Monday Challenge #4-This challenge is asking us to use "Glitter" on our creations. I love to make my cards sparkle!

The Pink Elephant Challenge #94-This week their challenge is to use "Buttons, Lace and Ribbon.

For my lace I used a lace punch.

Simon Says Stamp and Show Challenge-This challenge would like to see some stripes on your creation. I love seeing stripes! Great new challenge blog for me!

These are some really wonderful challenges so be sure to stop by to see what they created and play along with them!

Thanks so much for stopping by today to see what I created. I really appreciate all the wonderful comments that you leave for me to read.

Happy Creating,

Mary

Happy Birthday Challenge Going Grey with Scrap-Creations

Good Morning and Happy Tuesday! This is vacation week for me I am loving it. I am hoping to make lots of cards and I really need to clean and reorganize my craft area. Being creative is a messy process for me and I tend to leave a trail behind me. I am in trouble when there are piles everywhere and that is where I am now.

I am really loving using digital paper on my creations. I fell in love with this star paper from Bearly Mine Designs and knew it was perfect for a birthday card. Knowing that I loved this DP I bought the MFT star Die-namics to go with it. I also couldn't resist glittering the stars for some sparkle on the card. This cute digi is one of Mo Mannings that I love!

Being Tuesday it is also time for another fabulous challenge over at Going Grey with Scrap-Creations. This week we have a fun theme that everyone can play along with, BIRTHDAYS! How easy is this theme so come play with us this week. The ladies have made some gorgeous birthday cards to inspire your own birthday creations.

Peggy Regan

Kristen Catalano

Jacki Randolph

Kim Howard

Marie Bridgeman

These are some other fantastic challenges that fit my card

Sweet Sketch Wednesday Challenge #89-This is the fantastic sketch I used for my card. So many possibilities with this sketch!

Alota Rubber Stamps Challenge #53-This week the challenge is to use Nestabilities. I used 6 different Nesties on this card.

A Spoon Full of Sugar Challenge 140-This week their challenge is "Birthday Wishes". I have lots to make cards for at this time of year.

AIFactory Challenge AIF #068-This week their challenge is "In The Kitchen" or all about food. My food is a birthday cake!

Aud Sentiments Challenge #22-This week their challenge is all about "Trendy Sayings". What a fun idea for a challenge!

Card Makin' Mamas Challenge #15-This challenge is all about "Happy Birthdays". This is a fun new challenge blog that I found and I am so glad I did!

Crazy For Challenges C4C75-The challenge this week is all about "Sparkle/Glitter/Bling" I glittered all the stars on my card!

For Fun Challenge-This challenge is all about "Birthdays", I love making birthday cards.

Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge-Sweet Treats is their challenge this week. I love cupcakes as a special treat!

The Fuzzy Wuzzy Challenge #6-This month their challenge is "Birthday Wishes" with a furry animal included. Great theme this month!

Gingerloft Challenge GL12-This challenge is all about "Our Furry Friends". I love all animals so I love to put them on most of my cards in case you can't tell!

If The Shoe Fits...Scrap It Challenge #67-This week the challenge is Birthdays! This is favorite challenge of mine!

Incy Wincy Designs Challenge #81-The challenge this week is all about using "Punches and Dies", I used 6 different dies and one punch on this B'Day card!

One Stop Craft Challenge Week #119-This week their challenge is "Birthdays". This is a time when great minds think alike with this theme!

Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge 141-This week their challenge is "Create A card For A Child", I created a child's B'Day card.

Scrap It With A Song Challenge Week 43-This week I picked the second playlist "Everyday Love". My everyday love is chocolate cake, I could eat it everyday! (I don't though thank goodness) Great choice for the song.

Simply Create Challenge #37-This challenge is "Bold and Bright". I think this is a really fun theme to chase away Winter and bring on the Fun!

Stamp Something Challenge-This week their challenge is a "Funky Something". What a fun theme to really make you think FUNKY?

Stempeltraume Challenge #71-This week the challenge is to use a "New Stamp". I have this new Digi Stamp from Mo's Digital Pencil.

The Beary Scrap Design Team Challenge #20-This challenge is called "Winter Blues". It can be winter, the color blue or chasing away the blues. I chose the color blue and chocolate definitely chases away the "Blues" most of the time!

The Res-Q Challenge RESQ71-This week the challenge is "Don't Be S.A.D." make something that makes you happy! I love the color blue, things that sparkle, animals of all kinds and chocolate cake. These all make me happy especially when I am creating!

Totally PaperCrafts Challenge #54-This week the challenge is "Do it with Digis". I used a Mo Manning digi that I fell in love with!

Sarah Hurley Challenge #30-This challenge this week is all about "Food and Drink". I love a good chocolate cupcake, don't you?

Friday Fun at Fairy Knoll Challenge #38-This week their challenge is "Birthday or Thank You".
I chose to do birthday this time around. Fun new challenge blog for me!

Stampin' With The Dragon Challenge-This week their challenge is all about "Birthdays, Birthdays, Birthdays". A great challenge to play along with!

These are all wonderful challenges be sure to stop by and play along with them.

Thanks for stopping by today to see what I have created. I really appreciate all the wonderful comments that you leave for me to read.

Happy Creating,
Mary

Grown With Love

Hello, Happy Tuesday! This week the weather around here is warming up a bit, there is no snow in the forecast, and the huge piles of snow are dropping slowly because of the melting!!! I almost have a bit of Spring fever. Speaking of "Spring Fever". It is Tuesday and that means another fun challenge of at Going Grey with Scrap-Creations. The fabulous challenge we have for you this week is "Spring Fever". Pull out all those wonderful Spring images and come play along with us. We have a fantastic sponsor this week Bugaboo Stamps

These are some of the cutest digis around and they have something for every one's taste and style. They also were wonderful enough to let us play with some of their cute stamps to inspire you, thank you so much!!!!!!

When I saw the theme this week was Spring Fever and knew I wanted to use this cute Bonnet Girl to make my creation. I fell in love with her immediately tending to her strawberry garden. I also used some new Bearly Mine paper on this card because the strawberries were a perfect fit with this image. I couldn't resist adding more BM dotted DP, dots on her dress, ribbon and on her shoes. I then added dots to all the pink flowers. I love dots on everything!

The ladies really did a fabulous job on their creations this week, lots of inspiration for you to see
Peggy Regan

Kristen Catalano

Kim Howard

Jacki Randolph

Marie Bridgeman

These are some other fantastic challenges that fit my card

Crafty Ann's Challenge #34-This time around their challenge is "Love Is In The Air". I thought it went with Love in the garden of my card.

Crafty Calendar Challenge 17-This month their challenge is all about "Love".

Crafty Creations Challenge #105-This week their challenge is "3 Little Words". My 3 are "Grown with Love" great challenge!

Bearly Mine Challenge #4-This week their challenge is to use "Ribbon and Pearls" on your creation as well as their beautiful DP. This DP some of my favorite of Donna's Designs!

Creative Inspirations Challenge 98- This week the challenge is a color challenge Red, Pink and White Only!

Cupcake Craft Challenge 129-This week the challenge is I (heart) You and include at least 1 heart on your creation. I have a heart on the dress for that extra touch of love!

Daring Cardmakers Challenge-"Reeling In The Ribbon" is their challenge this week. I found this pretty green loop ribbon in my stash that I haven't used in many years!

Digi Doodle Shop's Best Challenge #46-This week their challenge is "Nature". I love to see everything that grows and blooms!

Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge-This week the challenge is "Sweet Treats" use something edible on your creation.

Lollipop Crafts Challenge #26-This challenge is all about "Using your Favorite Coloring Medium". My favorite medium is Copics, I'm not sure what I ever did without them!

One Stitch At A Time Challenge #49-It is their birthday so they are having a party! The challenge is to dress pretty with ribbons, bling, bows or buttons ANYTHING Pretty!

One Stop Craft Challenge #118-This week their challenge is "Love is in the Air". I love this theme!

PaperPlay Challenges Week 6-This week the challenge is all about "Hearts and Flowers" but "NOT" Valentine. I have lots of flowers and a heart on her dress! A little heart goes a long way I think!

Phindy's Place Friday Challenge #42-This is a new challenge for me and what a great challenge "Spring is on the way". I can't wait for Spring!!!!!

Sentimental Sundays Challenge #42-This week the challenge is a color challenge Red, Pink, and White with a sentiment included!

Little Claire's Monthly Challenge #1-this is a brand new challenge with a fun first theme "Anything Goes", one of my favorites!

The Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge SSS95-This is the wonderful sketch that I used for my creation!

Frosted Designs Fabulous Friday Challenge-The Challenge this week is to use the word "LOVE" on your creation.

These are all wonderful challenges be sure to stop by and play along, there is so much beautiful
inspiration at each one!

Thanks for stopping by today to see what I have created. I really appreciate all the wonderful comments that you leave for me to read about my creations.

Happy Creating,
Mary

Playful Puppy

Happy Tuesday! It has been a busy weekend for me. I almost thought I wasn't going to find time to finish this card. My DH is starting a business and this was the weekend that 500 catalogs needed to have business cards attached (which I volunteered to do with my tape gun) and also have price sheets and monthly sale catalogs put into them also. I didn't think I would ever get them done but I did late last night with no complaints because he does everything I ever ask him to do.

I did finish the card up right after I got home from school. This card reminds me of Spring, I am so sick of snow!!! I made sure I made it in bright, fun colors and papers. Being Tuesday it is time for another fun challenge this week at Going Grey with Scrap-Creations. This week's challenge is Animal Antics. We want to see all your fun animal creations.
We also have a wonderful sponsor this week Robin's Fetish

She has some of the cutest images and she was wonderful to give all the DTs some images to inspire you with. Thank you Robin they were so much fun to work with! Be sure to check out all her digis.

Here is what the ladies have created this week to inspire you

Peggy Regan

Kristen Catalano

Kim Howard

Jacki Randolph

Kristine Breach

Marie Bridgeman

Here are some other fabulous challenges that fit my card

Aly's Sunday Sketch Challenge #ASC35-Bling Bling is the challenge. I added glitter to the flower centers, used glitter buttons, white shimmer CS, and pearls.

CRAFT Challenge #88-"All In The Roll Of A Die" is the challenge. I thought of rolling a diecut through my Cuttlebug!

Critter Sketch Challenge #51-This week their challenge is to use a "Critter" on your creation.

Dutch Dare Card Challenge #98-Their challenge this week is Buttons, Buttons, Who's Got The Buttons. I used these great glitter buttons that I found at JoAnn's. I just snapped off the button hole on the back so I could put the as the center of my flowers!

For Fun Challenges-This week is a choice "Spring or Winter". I choose Spring I am so SICK of winter!

Kaboodles Doodles Challenge #53-Their challenge this week is "Break Out That Ribbon Stash!" I love to use ribbon on all my creations!

One Stitch At A Time Challenge #48-This challenge is "Do It With A Digi" Anything Goes. I used this cute digi from Robin's Fetish.

Pile It On Challenge #6-This week their challenge is "Bright and Breezy", they want to see so much color you need sunglasses!

Sweet Stampin Challenge-This challenge is all about "Spring Flowers", something I can't wait to see out my window!

Truly Scrumptious Challenge 50-This is the fabulous sketch that I used for my creation!

These are all fantastic challenges so be sure to stop by and play along with them all!!

Thank you for stopping by today to see what I created. I really appreciate all the wonderful comments that you leave for me read.

Happy Creating,

Mary