Playin' in the Rain

This is my second post today. I never post post twice!!! I feel like I lost my creative mojo the last couple of weeks. I have been busy with family things and my daughter has now decided that she likes papercrafting sort of, she is creating a journal for her poems using one of the Simple Stories albums because she wants to embellish the poems and the first journal was  too small and the pages were to thin to stamp on. This is her first attempt at any kind of papercrafting so she is trying to learn how to use all the tools I have. She is also going crazy buying stamps, DP, flowers, ribbon and lots of bling/pearls. We definitely have different tastes so there isn't too much I have to share with her except my knowledge and my time crafting with her.

I am now finally feeling like I want to color and finish the cards I was stuck on, they finally look like they have come together like I envisioned them to be. I am so happy to feel creative again!

What do you think of my raindrops? I have had them for about 3 years but could never bring myself to use them until I made the right card for them. The picture doesn't do them justice, their sparkle is so delicate and pretty. I am so happy to feel creative again!

Here are some fabulous challenges that fit my card

Aud Sentiments Challenge #52-Spring/Summer colours
Card Makin' Mamas Challenge-Getting Girlie
Cardmadfairy's Digi Day Challenge-April Showers
Creative Card Crew Challenge #9-Ribbon
Digi Doodle Shop's Best Challenge #104-April Showers
House of Gilli Challenge-Pretty ribbon and Sparkle
Oozak Challenge #1-Anything Goes
Pile It On Challenge #17-Sparkle and Shine
Raise the Bar Challenge #101-Cloudy Skies
The Ribbon Carousel Challenge #RCC50-Anything Goes with There She Goes
Saturated Canary Challenge #15-April Showers
Stamp and Create April Challenge-Spring
Stampin' For The Weekend Challenge #8-Sparkle and Shine
Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge #136-Use soft pastels
The Crafty Pad Challenge #167-Live on the Edge
The Crazy Challenge CCH #116-Feminine/Girly
Tuesday Throwdown Challenge #95-Use some sparkle
Use It Tuesday Challenge #30-April Showers, my hoarded item is these pretty jewel raindrops

These are all wonderful 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

Girls Just wanna Have Fun...

Happy Tuesday!!!! It is sunny and bright today here in New England. It has rained for the last 2 days (and it was much needed) but it is nice to see the bright sky again, at least for the next few days.  It is also time for another fantastic challenge over at Going Grey with Scrap-Creations. The theme this week is a personal favorite of mine, Girls just want to have fun. You can interpret it however you like. I went for the idea that it is always fun when the girls compete against the boys and win, hehe. Be sure to check out the ladies creations this week they are awesome!

Here are some other fabulous challenges that fit my card

2 Sisters Challenge #88-Use a digital image
Coffee, Chocolate and Cards Challenge #11-Bingo-Pearls, Punches Flowers
Clear It Out Challenge-Based on a song, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun My stash is the DP and flowers
Simon Says Challenge-Simon says... follow Danny's sketch
Crafty Sentiments Challenge-For a Child
Crafts 4 Eternity Challenge #68-Something New, the image and the blue pearls
Crafty Catz Challenge #129-Stripes or checks you choose
Creative Belli Blog Challenge #141-Children
Mo's  DP2 Challenge #131-Flowers
DYSU Challenge #68-Stripes
Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge #61-Punches and Dies
Just Keep on Creating Challenge #1-Anything Goes
Lexi's Creations Challenge #63-Punches and Dies
Love To Create Challenge #12-Anything Goes
My Craft Spot Challenge #53-Things that go, her roller skates!
PanPastel UK Challenge #15-Add a Flower
Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge #PWC202-Card for a girl
Paper and Such Design Challenge-Just for the Girls
SJ Crafts Monthly Challenge #4-Favorites, these are my favorite colors blues and purples
Stamptacular Sunday Challenge #160-Loaded with Layers!
Twisted Tuesdays Challenge #2TC4-For the funny kiddos
Wags and Whiskers Challenge #77-Anything Goes

These are all fantastic challenges so be sure to stop by and play along with them. There is so much inspiration to see at each one!

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

Birthday Wishes Wrapped with Love

Hello and Happy Tuesday! I have a shortened day at school today I hope. It is workshop day for us so I am hoping to get out a little earlier than a full day of school and start cleaning up one of my flower gardens. There is green starting to sprout up and that means that need a clean and clear area to do their best all Spring. I love working out there just as much as paper crafting!

It being Tuesday it is time for our weekly challenge over at Going Grey with Scrap-Creations. This week we have a fun theme for you to play along with Birthdays. Any kinds of birthdays kids, loved ones, dear friends whatever you want you never seem to have enough of them on hand, RIGHT? So come play with us this week, I can't wait to see what you create!

Here are some other fabulous challenges that fit my card

2 Sisters Challenge #85-Birthday Fun
Alota Rubber Stamps Challenge #80-Birthday
Anything Goes Challenge #64-Anything Goes
Celebrate The Occasion Challenge #57-A Child's Birthday
Come and Get It Challenge-Bring it on...SPRING!
Craft Your Passion Challenge #104-Dots and Stripes
Crafts 4 Eternity Challenge R#65-3of a kind, 3 fluffy flowers
Crafty Sentiments Design Challenge-Bunnies
Creative Card Crew Challenge #7-Spring
Deep Ocean Challenge #22-Masking or use more than one stamp, I did both
Incy Wincy Designs Challenge #140-Easter and/or Pastel colors
Kaboodle Doodles Challenge #113-Anything but a Rectangle
Lili's Little Fairies Challenge-Anything Goes
Paper and Such Design Challenge- Spring or Easter card
Papertake Weekly Challenge-Anything Goes
Phindy's Place Challenge #99-Ribbon
Pile It On Challenge #14-Create a Scene
Fairy Fun Fridays Challenge #75-Spring Fling
Rainbow Lady's Challenge #198-Butterflies
The Ribbon Carousel Challenge #RCC47-Spring is in the Air
Simon Says Challenge-Simon says...Anything Goes
Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Saturday Challenge-Spring
Stampin' For the Weekend Challenge #6-Anything Goes
Stamps & Fun= Creativity Challenge #93-Bingo, bow, the color purple and sentiment (text)
Stamptacular Sunday Challenge #157-Playin' with Pastels!
Sweet Stampin' Challenge-Spring or Easter
Tammy's Scrapin' Corner Challenge #4-Anything Goes with inspiration colors purple and pink
The Craft Garden April Challenge-Pastel Colors
The Crazy Challenge #113-Spring
The Cutie Pie Challenge #15-Favorite Cute Stamp
The Pixie Cottage Challenge #114-Cuddly Critters
The Poodles Parlour Challenge-Going Dotty!
Through The Craftroom Door Challenge #23-Spring is in the Air with butterflies
Totally Gorjuss Challenge #125-Swirly Whirly
Tuesday Throwdown Challenge #92-Pastels

These are all wonderful 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