My Best Friend

Hello and Happy Tuesday! I can here Spring here because the birds are chirping right out side in the trees and bushes. Too bad they are forecasting snow for us tomorrow night into Thursday though I believe it when I see it, we have had so many false alarms when it comes to the white stuff around here. I want to give a big thanks to my dear friend Pia. She opened her house to us on Saturday so that all the stamping/scrapping friends myself, Peggy, Michelle and Donna could have a full and fun day of  creating and crafting (Kristen we missed you).

This week for the challenge over at Going Grey with Scrap-Creations is Pop It Up! I love to pop a lot up on my cards with pop dots. It time I decided to try something different, I colored the image multiple times then cut out the pieces, turned them over and used my ball stylus to puff or pop out the shapes of parts of the image. It is fun to do but takes some practice to make it look perfect. It is definitely something I will do again.
I hope you want to come play with us this week, I can't wait to see what you create!

Here are some other challenges that fit my card

Craft Us Crazy Challenge #21-Everyone has favorites, mine are the color blue, ribbon and flowers
2 Sister Challenge #80-Anything Goes
Allsorts Challenge Week #143-It's your Choice
Cooking It Up with Katie Challenge #90-Your 3 Favorite things, the color blue, ribbon and flowers
Crafts and Me Challenge #72-Shades of Spring
Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge #121-Something that begins with B, bow, blue, and bunny
Hanna and Friends Challenge #133-Pearls
Robyn's Fetish Challenge #96-People
Fashionista Friday Challenge #99-Anything Goes
Little Darlings Challenge #18-Pearls
Moving Along with the Times Challenge-Lots of Layers
Paper Crafting Journey Challenge #3-Make It Cute
Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge #73-Anything Goes
The Ribbon Carousel Challenge #42-Anything Goes
Stampin' For The Weekend Challenge #4-Bingo, Flowers, Polka Dots, Die Cuts
The Corrosive Challenge #143-Another Dimension
The Crazy Challenge #108-Anything Goes
The Sisterhood of Crafters Challenge-Use a Digital Stamp
Crop Stop Challenge #59-Is it blooming outside? use at least 3 flowers
The Cutie Pie Challenge-Flower Power

These are all wonderful challenges so be sure to play along with them!

Thank you 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

For My Love on Valentine's Day

Happy Tuesday! I hope that everyone had a wonderful weekend. I got a bunch of the new Memory Box dies and couldn't wait to pay with them though I didn't use any of the new ones on this Valentine's Day card. The pretty heart in the corner is from a previous release. I also watched the Super Bowl like many of you probably did, now on to Nascar, Yeah can't wait! I am a motorhead at heart.

This week at Going Grey with Scrap-Creations we are celebrating Valentines's Day since it is right around the corner so the theme for this week's challenge is an easy one create a Valentine. As you can see I decided to go the non-traditional color route for my Valentine. I got this adorable image at Paper Shelter and thought immediately of this DP from Bearly Mine that I bought sometime last summer. I think it is a perfect match and I love the colors in it. The DP actually has some hints of pink in it though the camera didn't pick it up real well. It only took a few swipes of my Copics to tie the two together. What do you think? We can't wait to see your Valentine's so come play with us. Kristen over at Scrap-Creations is also offering a prize to one lucky player so go over and find out what it is!

Here are some other wonderful challenges that fit my card
Allsorts Challenge #140-Free and Easy Pt1
Craft Us Crazy Challenge #20-Anything goes
Alota Rubber Stamps Challenge #76-Love with no RED
Card Makin' Mamas Challenge #38-Valentine
CES Challenge #71-Give me wings or sketch or both, I pick Wings
Crafty Ann's Challenge #58-Love is in the Air
Crafty Boots Challenge-Valentines
Crafty Calendar February Challenge-Love and Marriage
Crazy4Challenges #C4C122-Make a scene
Creative Belli Challenge #136-Hearts/Valentine
Creative Card Crew Challenge #3-Fantasy Creatures
Creative Craft Corner Challenge-Bingo-Gems, Blue, Flowers, Ribbon

Digi Doodle Shop's Best Challenge #93-Love is in the air
Dream Valley Challenge #25-Valentine
DYSU Challenge #57-Anything Goes
Everybody Art Challenge #179-Love
Frosted Designs Fabulous Friday Challenge-Ribbon or Twine
Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge-Polka Dots
Gingerloft Challenge #GL33-Love is in the air
Hanna and Friends Challenge #130-Bingo- Dies, Flowers, Glimmer
I Brake For Challenges #IBFCC18-I Brake For Love
iCopic Lover Challenge #68-Hearts
Lexi's Creations Challenge #58-Love
Lollipop Crafts Challenge #66-Make a Valentine's Day card
Moving Along With The Times Challenge #134-Have A Heart
Ooh La La Challenge #98-Be My Valentine
One Stitch at a Time Challenge #99-"With Love"
One Stop Craft Challenge #168-For the one I love
Paper Crafting Journey Challenge #2-Fairies/Angels
Papertake Weekly Challenge-Anything Goes
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge #72-Love is in the air
The Ribbon Carousel Challenge #RCC39-Anything Goes
Sentimental Sundays Challenge #88-Feel The Love
Southern Girls Challenge #37-Magic and Mystery
Stamp With Fun Challenge #147-Love
Stamp, Scrap and Doodle Challenge-Die cuts or punches
Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge #125-Show some Love
Stamps & Fun =Creativity Challenge #85-Hearts
Sweet Stampin' Challenge-The one I love
The Crafty Pad Challenge #156-Fresh Spring Colours
The Crazy Challenge #CCH105-Fairies
The Poodles Parlour Challenge-Anything Goes
Top Tip Tuesday Challenge #69-Valentines
Truly Scrumptious Challenge #73-Love and Hearts
Try It On Tuesday Challenge-Cards For A true Love
Tuesday Throwdown Challenge #84-Be My Valentine

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

Thank you 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