My True Blue Creations: May 2011

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

A Fairy Tale Birthday!

Happy Tuesday!!!! Can you believe it is just about Memorial Day weekend? In another week it will be June, where did Spring go? I still have a lot of planting and mulching to do in the gardens, hopefully the long weekend will be nice so I can get outside.

Tuesday means it is also time for another fun challenge over at
Going Grey with Scrap-Creations.
This week we have what I think is a fun and easy challenge, use at least 3 different DPs on your creation. I love DP so it was really easy to create something for this challenge. I love Donna's digital DP over at Bearly Mine Designs so all 3 that I used were from different sets she offers. We also have a fantastic sponsor this week Sassy Studio Designs.
Each of the DT created a wonderful creation to inspire you using a Sassy Studio Digi image. So if you would like to play with us pull out your DP and show us what you created!

Here are some other wonderful challanges that fit my card

Anything Goes Challenge #41-BINGO-Lace/Ribbon, Flowers, Punches/Dies Cuts

CRAFT Challenge #103-Happy Birthday!

CES Challenges #37-Embellish It

Crafts And Me Challenge #35-Anything Goes

Craft Catz Weekly Challenge #83-Anything Goes

Creatalicious Challenge #22-Flourishes

Die Cut Dreams Challenge #90-Wonderful Sketch

Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge-A Recipe, 3 papers, 2 embellishments-flowers and pearls, 1 ribbon

Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog-Sparkle and Shine

I Did It Creations Challenge #56-Anything Goes

One Stitch At A Time Challenge #63-Bling It On!

One Stop Craft Challenge #132-Fairy Tales

Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge #154-Flowers

Paper Play Challenge Week 20-Sparkle Galore

Simply Create Challenge #44-Special Day/Event

Claudia & Company Challenge #82-Birthday card for a girl

Creative Stamp Friends Challenge #25-Your Favorite Colors

A Spoon Full of Sugar Challenge #153-Things with Wings

Papertake Weekly Challenge-Pale, Pretty Pastels

These are all wonderful challenges so be sure to stop by and play along with each of 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

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

It's Graduation Time!

Hello and Happy Tuesday! I would be happier if it wasn't so wet here in New England! All it has done is rain the last few days and they are saying rain for the rest of the week. I guess all the plants are loving it!

It is Tuesday and that means another fabulous challenge at
Going Grey with Scrap-Creations.
This week the challenge is Graduation. Graduation is such a happy time and a sign that summer is here and school is done. It is also means a lot to make a card for someone who is graduating. I made this graduation card and then added a frame to the back so it could be kept as a rememberence and put in a 3D frame later on.

Here are some other fantastic challenges that fit my card

Sweet Sketch Wednesday Challenge #101-Fantastic sketch

Creative Belli Blog Challenge #117-Letter "S", squiggles, swirls and scallops

Fun With Shapes and More Challenge #83-Congratulations

Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge #83-Here Comes Summer

Lexi's Creations Challenge #40-Spots and/or Stripes

Moving Along With The Times Challenge #98-2Bs, black, blue, bows and blooms

One Stitch At A time Challenge #62-Anything Goes

Paper Cutz Challenge #91-Graduation

Paper Play Challenge Week 19-Anything Goes

Stamp Something Challenge-Anything Goes

Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Challenge-Old Supplies, the polka dotted ribbons(I have had them forever)

Stamps R Us Challenge-Goin' Digital

The Crafty Pad Challenge #121-Holes

Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge #24-Anything Goes

Dream Valley Challenge #7-Dig out the old to use with the new, old ribbon and new border punch, image and flowers

Scrappy Frogs Challenge-Anything Goes

Crafty Creations Challenge #118-Anything Goes

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge #53-Anything Goes

These are all wonderful challenges so be sure to stop by 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 C

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Going Round In Circles!

Hello and Happy Tuesday! May is just flying by it seems and the countdown has started for the last day of school. There are 30 actual school days until we start summer vacation!

It is also Tuesday and that means another fun challenge over at
Going grey with Scrap-Creations.
This week we are going round and round as in circles, we would like to see circles on your creations. Sounds like fun, right?

We also have a fabulous sponsor this week Stamp Fairy!

These are some really adorable digi stamps and we were lucky enough to be given some this week to inspire you to come play with us and one lucky player will win a GC to the Stamp Fairy store to pick their own fun images. Some come have some fun with us!

Here are some other great challenges that fit my card

Bee Crafty Challenge #50-Birthday for a little one under age 5

Crafty Ann's Challenge #40-Happy Birthday

The Crafty Calendar May Challenge-Teddy Bears

Crafty Catz Challenge-Give us a quote/sentiment

One Stop Craft Challenge #130-Birthdays

Papertake Weekly Challenge-Fancy a punch

Sweet Stampin' Challenge-Childhood Memories

The Crafty Pad Challenge #120-Spots and Dots

The Crazy Challenge #66-Anything Goes

Tuesday Throwdown #48-Diecuts

Stamps & Fun =Creativity Challenge #46-Dots

Digi Stamps 4 Joy Challenge #18-It's A Celebration

Come and Get It Challenges-Happy Birthday

These are all fantastic challenges so I hope you stop by 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

Monday, May 9, 2011

Sweet Little One

Happy Mother's Day! I hope all the mothers out there had a wonderful day, I know I did! It is a little unusual for me to post on a Sunday but I made this card for a friend that just had a baby girl. I know most baby girl cards are done in pink but her favorite color is blue (like me) so a cutie in blue she'll get from me. I just love this Mo Manning image so I knew I wanted to use it. I also wanted it to be made with soft blues so I used these beautiful Bearly Mine Designs papers.

I do have to say I couldn't find a simple blue floral DP to use with Donna's papers so I made my own using my Rubber Stamp Tapestry peg stamps. I drew out a diagonal grid in pencil and everywhere the pencil crossed and made the flower bunch. After I finished I erased the pencil lines and had my own DP. It only took me one try and I have to say I am happy with the way it came out. I also dotted the flowers with Stickles for some sparkle. I also put Stickles on her wings and along the edge of her dress IRL it really sparkles but in my pic it looks a bit dark and no sparkle.

Here are some wonderful challenges that fit my card

Mo's DP2 Challenge #81-Monochromatic

Bearly Mine Challenges-Beautiful Babies

Totally Gorjuss Challenge #79-A Wonderful Sketch

A Spoon Full of Sugar Challenge 150-White plus one color

Allsorts Challenge Week 102-Stamp Alot, 3 peg stamps to make the flower back round and the fairy image.

By The Cute and Girly May Challenge-Anything Goes

CES Challenge #35-Favorite color combo, all shades of blue and white is mine

Crazy 4 Challenges C4C86-Lots of flowers

Paper Romance Challenge-Use your favorite die, mine is this lace circle from MFT

Paper Play Challenge Week 18-Show us your style

Raise The Bar Challenge #65-Flower Power

Sentimental Sundays Challenge #54-Anything Goes

Stamp Something Challenge-May Digi Day

Dream Valley Challenge #6-Flowers

These are all fabulous challenges so be sure to stop by and play along with them.
Thank you 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

Monday, May 2, 2011

Happy Mother's Day!

Hello and Happy Tuesday!!!! I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend, I spent Friday and Saturday at a scrapbooking convention. I even took at class Saturday with the girls learning how to make all different kinds of beautiful flowers to use on my cards. I also bought lots of great things to play with and some new stamps from Art Impressions that are going to be so much fun to create with.

Tuesday also means that it is time for another fabuous challenge at Going Grey with Scrap-Creations. This week the challenge is A Bug's Life! Use any kind of bug on your creation. This week our wonderful sponsor is Digital Delights by Louby Loo.

All the cute bugs you see on the lady's cards this week are from their store. Great inspiration for you from each one of the talented ladies so be sure to check out their blogs! So one lucky winner will win a GC to their store, so be sure to come get buggy with us this week.