A Special Birthday

Hello Happy Wednesday! I hope you all are having a fantastic week. I was lucky enough to get together on Saturday with my wonderful stamping friends. We always have so much fun when we have a day together. We laugh, create, eat, just a fantastic time all day. We all do a little bit of everything, journaling, cardmaking, scrapping it is so much fun to see what everyone is working on in person.

This is the card that I created for my daughter's birthday about 3 weeks ago. She loves things that are lacey, has sparkle and lots of pearls. She puts roses on everything she creates so I thought this rose image from Just Inklined would be perfect for her card. I am so glad she really liked it.

Here are some fantastic challenges that fit my card

Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge #43-Anything Goes
Come and Get It Challenge-Show us your flowers
Craft Your Days Away Challenge #52-Anything Goes
Crafts and Me Challenge #99-Birthdays
Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge #147-Ribbons and Bows
Crafty Sentiments Challenge-Lets Sparkle
Cupcake Crafts Challenge #207-Flowers
Cute Card Thursday Challenge #231-Bling It Up
Digi Doodle Shop's Best Challenge #122- Use Pearls
Eureka Stamps Challenge #3-Anything Goes
Stamp N Doodle Aug. 29 Challenge-"A Touch of Sparkle"
Divas By Design Challenge #50-Let's Celebrate!
Everybody Art Challenge #202-Anything Goes
Jackson's Digital Expressions Challenge #20-Anything Goes, optional sketch
Nutcrafters Challenge #25-Your Favorite Color Combination
Pattie's Creations Design Challenge #51-Birthdays
Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge #91-Sparkle and Shine
QKR Stampede Challenge #2-Anything Goes
Scrapalicious USA Challenge-Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamps Challenge-Simon Says...Anything Goes
Stampin' For The Weekend Challenge #16-Pearls and Swirls
Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge #154-Punches, Dies or Shapes of any kind
Stamptacular Sunday Challenge #178-Roses and Ribbon!
The Emerald Fairies and A and T Challenge #30-Punches and Dies
The House That Stamps Built Challenge DCC829-Flowers
The Paper Shelter Challenge #79-Layers on Layers
Wags 'n Whiskers Stamps Challenge 86-Favorite Color Combination
Whimsy Stamps Challenge #50-Lots of Layers

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

Rockin' It!!!!

Hello, Happy Tuesday!!! It is pouring here today and I can't complain because it is so dry from having no rain. I guess it will give me time indoors to finish up all the things I never seem to get around to especially because I head back to work next Tuesday.

This week over at Going Grey with Scrap-Creations we have a really fun challenge, "Off The Edge".
We would like to see you create something that has something hang off you creation. Mine is my saying. I can never seem to find that little extra bit of room at the end when it is time to put on a sentiment or a embellishment. That is what this challenge is all about this week. Come play with us and show us how you "hang off the edge".

My son's birthday was a week ago and this is the card I created for him. When he was really little he loved any kind of equipment. My husband's family owned a construction company and my son could sit for hours (days if we would let him) in the equipment especially the front end loaders just imagining that he was running them. That is why this Kenny K image was perfect for his card this year. When he opened it everyone laughed saying it was like talking a picture of him and putting it on the card!

Here are some other fantastic challenges that fit my card

ATC's and Cards with Attitude Challenge #21-Anything Goes
Celebrate The Occasion Challenge #77-Child's Birthday
Craft Your Passion Challenge #125-Emboss It!
Fat Pages and Cards with Attitude Challenge #21-Anything Goes/Music
Fashionista Challenge #6-Card For  a Child
Gingerloft Challenge-Heavy Metal
Hooked on Crafts Challenge #24-Cards For Men
Incy Wincy Designs Challenge-Frogs n Snails and Puppy Dog Tails
Kenny K's Krafty Krew Challenge #108-Anything Goes
LEJ Designs Challenge #18-Anything Goes
Paper Playtime Challenge #82-Polka Dots and a Sentiment
Pattie's Creations Challenge #51-Birthdays
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge #90-Masculine
Pile It On Challenge #35-I Spy things with "P" pearls, piles of rocks, polka dots
Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge #154-Die Cuts, Punches, Shapes
Tammy's Scrapin' Corner Challenge #25-Lots of Layers
The Squirrel and the Fox Challenge #25-One For The Men
Through The Classroom Door Challenge #33-Diva or Anything Goes
Totally Stampalicious Challenge-Anything Goes
Tuesday Throwdown Challenge #113-Color Crazy
Use It Tuesday Challenge #38-Use the ribbon, thin gross grain ribbon and gold pearls

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

Thank you for stopping by today to see what I have created. I really appreciate all the wonderful comment that you leave for me to read. It really makes my day.

Happy Creating,
Mary

Meeting My Teacher

Hello and Happy Friday!!! I can not believe that it is almost September. The weather this week has been beautiful. I have been walking for miles everyday and enjoyed every step. I would much rather be outside walking than on a tredmill and this wonderful weather has been an added bonus.

This week the challenge over at Going Grey with Scrap-Creations is "Back To School". I am late posting this card I created. There is  still plenty of time for you to come play with us. I am sure back to school is on a lot of minds these days. For me it means back to work for me. My family looks at it differently. They aren't looking forward to having the buses on the roads again stopping at almost every other house. They walked to the end of the street to get the bus when they were young, to hear them talk they walked a mile unlike the kids now, hehe.

I decided that this digi from MayzyArt would be the perfect with this great school 8x8 paper pack for $5.00 that I found at Michaels. It was a great deal on clearance and the pack was loaded with lots of sheets. It afforded me the luxury of cutting up some of the sheets for the apple, busses, pencils, the popped up parts of 2nd grade and the letter strip at the top. I can't remember the last time I cut so much out!

Here are some other fantastic challenges that fit my card

Aud Sentiments Challenge #61-Numbers Up!
Avadares Challenge #2-Anything for August
Bearly Mine Challenge #49-Anything Goes
Stamp n' Doodle Aug. 22 Challenge-Lots of Layers
Card Makin' Mamas Challenge-A New Challenge, mine is a new style all paper and very little other embellishments (not typical for me ever)
Craft Your Days Away Challenge #52-Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion Challenge #124-Power of 3, pearls
Crop Stop Challenge #86-Back to School
Divas By Design Challenge #49-Anything Goes
Fashionista Challenge #6-Card for a child
Forever Friends Challenge #43-Anything Goes
Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge #70-Back to School
Inky Impressions Challenge IIC#73-Back to School
Lexi's Creations Challenge #72-Back to School or College
Lollipop Crafts Challenge #87-Anything Goes
Made Especially For You Challenge-Use 3 Pearls
My Sheri Crafts Challenge #92-Back to School
Paper Crafting Journey Challenge-Anything Goes
Paper Pretties Monday Challenge PPMC53-Cards for kids
Platypus Creek Digitals Challenge #13-Back to School
Raise The Bar August Challenge-Back to School
Simon Says Stamp Challenge-Simon says...Back to School
Simply Create Too Challenge #20-Back to School
Stamptacular Sunday Challenge #176-Let's Here It For The Girls!
The Crafty Pad Challenge #184-To "Die" For
The Crazy Challenge #127-Anything Goes
Card Caravan Challenge #24-Paper Piecing
The Cutie Pie Challenge #35-Borders and frames
The Paper Shelter Challenge #78-Anything Goes
Whimsy Stamps Challenge #50-Lots of Layers
Mad For Markers August Challenge-Anything Goes
     Markers Used  Hair-E21,E34,E25,YR21 Skin-Eo00,R11,R20  Eyes-B02
       Shoes R35,R37,C05,Y15 Chalkboard- C07, C04, E21, E35, B95 Globe-B21, B41, G21,G14
        Book-B03, YR21,YR24

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. They really make my day!

Happy Creating,
Mary

A Perfect Day

Hello!!! Happy Wednesday! The weather is still beautiful here in New England though the stickies are coming back and bringing thunder showers for the next few days and the weekend. I guess we can't have it all as far as the weather goes. I hope you are enjoying beautiful summer days before they are gone.

This week at Going Grey with Scrap-Creations we have a different kind of challenge,
The letter "D". So think Die cut, digis, dots, dogs or anything that starts with the letter "D" and include them on your creation. I have used a digi, DP, die cuts, dots and the perfect day.
I can't wait to see what "D" is to you! So jump over to Going Grey with Scrap-Creations and play along with us this week.

These are some other wonderful challenges that fit my card

2 Sisters Challenge #103-Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion Challenge #122-Anything Goes
Crafts and Me Challenge #96-Use A Digi
Crafty Ribbons Challenge #25-Spots and Dots
Deep Ocean Challenge #31-Anything Goes
Divas By Design Challenge #47-For A Female
Dream Valley Challenge #38-Die Cut and Punches
Incy Wincy Designs Challenge-Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice (Girly)
Inky Impressions Challenge #71-Ribbon
Love To Create Challenge #27-Punches and Dies
Paper Pretties Monday Challenge #PPMC51-Use Scallops
Papertake Weekly Challenge-Anything Goes
Scrap It With A Song August Challenge-Go Your Own Way, Fleetwood Mac
Simon Says Stamp Challenge-Simon Says...Let's Play BINGO! Ribbon, Free, Blooms
Simply create Too Challenge #19-Anything Goes
Stampin' For The Weekend Challenge #14-Photo Inspiration, My inspiration was her just getting out of a beautiful, comfy bed like this one, just dreamy!
Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge #151-All Baby or Only Pastels
The Pink Elephant Challenge #TPE160-Ribbon Galore
Top Tip Tuesday Challenge #82-Focus on the Ribbon
Paper Crafting Journey Challenge-Anything Goes

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. Have a Wonderful Day!

Happy Creating,
Mary