Follow The Leader?

You would not believe how fast the snow is falling here in our part of New England! We have gotten 19 inches in about 131/2 hours and it is still snowing. In honor of this storm I thought I would post this card. This is a Dustin Pike image that I love. The expressions on each duck's face is so funny, they look dazed from the chilly surroundings. This image went along with some other carnival images I bought a while back. My first thought was the ducks messed up and didn't make it to Florida!

I don't know if you can tell but there is lots of glitter on this card. I glittered the water, the drippy ice on the side, at the bottom of their eyes. all the snowflakes and on top of the snow(Flower Soft). I really wanted a lot of sparkle against the bright colors! I also couldn't resist adding speech bubbles. The art teacher at school would shoot me if she saw them!

These are some wonderful challenges that fit my card

Aly's Sunday Sketch Challenge ASC33-This challenge is "Things with Wings". All these ducks take care of the wings!

CES Challenge #18-This challenge is all about "Creatures both great and small". Great idea for a challenge theme!

Craft Your Days Away Challenge #11-This week their challenge is "Anything Goes" one of my favorite themes!

Create4Fun Challenge Week 02-This is the great sketch I used for my card!

Creative Inspirations Challenge #94-This challenge is a photo inspiration for the colors (blue, brown , white). I love these colors together.

Crafts And Me Challenge #21-This challenge this week is "Paper Tearing". Not something I do often, just right for this card though!

Creative Belli Blog Challenge #108-Their challenge is "Snow". I like it on my cards not so much out my window.

Double Dutch Challenge #59-Make a scene is the challenge this week. I added the snow, the sky and the flakes to create the scene.

Doodle Dragon Studios Challenge-This challenge is "Baby It's Cold Outside". I thought this Dustin Pike digi worked perfect for the cold!

Papertake Weekly Challenge-Cold and Frosty Morning is their challenge this week. These little guys look very cold and frosty in the water!

Stamp With Fun Challenge #93-This week the challenge is "Snow", I added it to the ground with Flower Soft and put snowflakes in the sky and as embellishments.

Sweet Stampin' Challenge-Try Something Different, my different is paper tearing. I NEVER to this technique. I am always afraid of tearing too much. I think it looks good on this card though.

The Crazy Challenge CCH#49-This challenge is to use "Animals" on your creation, I hope ducks count!

These are all fabulous 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 your wonderful comments that you leave for me to read.

Happy Creating,

Mary

Ringing In The New Year!

Happy Tuesday everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday, I know I did! Being Tuesday it is time for another wonderful challenge over at Going Grey with Scrap-Creations. This week the fun theme we have for you is NEW YEARS! I am sure you are all looking forward to a happy and healthy new year. So why not start it off with some fun and play along with us!

The image that I used is a Dustin Pike design. I just love his images (I own a lot of them). I love this little mouse and knew I could work him into a New Year's card. It took me about 5 tries before I had a card I liked. I ended up making the back round squares because none of my DP seemed festive enough for a New Year's card. After I made the designs I went over them with glitter pens to add some extra sparkle to it! I also pulled out my colored glitter for the bell, it has been ages since I used colored glitter, I just use my Stickles for color usually.

The ladies really did some fabulous cards to inspire you this week, be sure to check them out. We also are saying good-bye to two of the ladies, Kristine and Lorie. We will miss you both very much and wish you all the best.

Peggy Regan

Kristin Catalano

Jacki Randolph

Marie Bridgeman

Kristine Breach

Lorie Ames

Here are some other wonderful challenges that it my card

Anything Goes Challenge Week 30- The Letter "C" is the challenge, my "C" is for celebrate!

Aud Sentiments Challenge #18-This week the challenge is "Anything Goes"!

CRAFT Challenge 82-This challenge is New Year this week.

Cute Card Thursday Challenge 144-This is the fantastic sketch by Lisa that I used for my creation!

Crafts and Me Challenge #20-This week their challenge is "Anything Goes", great fun!

Crafty Ann's Challenge #30-This challenge is also "Anything Goes", great minds think alike!

Digi Doodle Shop's Best Challenge #39-This week this challenge is "Anything Goes", a fun theme to do!

Digital Tuesday Challenge #91-Their challenge is also "Anything Goes" this week!!!!! What great creativity by the DTs!

Fun With Shapes And More Challenge #73-This week their challenge is a New Year's card or snowman. I chose the New Years card this time around.

I Did It Creations Challenge #35-This challenge is Out with the old...In with the new. My new is New Years.

Moving Along With The Times Challenge-This week their challenge is "Anything Goes" but NO Christmas Cards Allowed!!!!!

Ooh La La Creations Challenge #70-This week their challenge is "A Toast To 2011" great theme for this week!

Paper Playtime Challenge #31-Their challenge this week is "New Years". I have this one covered!

Sweet Stampin' Challenge-Their challenge this week is "Celebrations". My celebration is New Year's Eve! I love ringing in the new year!

The Character Cafe Challenge-Featurw Friday at TCC is Sparkle. I used lots of glitter, Stickles, glitter pens and I have sparkle ribbon!

The Corrosive Challenge #96-This challenge this week is "Bling It On". I have lots of bling and sparkle my back round is glitter paper, I used glitter pens on the back round blocks, my bell is glittered, I used shimmer ribbon and the confetti balls in the corner are full of bling!

The Crazy Challenge CCH #47-This week their challenge is "punch It", I did lots of puncking out on my card!

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #50-This challenge is a sketch and/or a party/celebration. I chose a New Year's Celebration for my creation.

Totally Papercrafts Challenge #47-This week their challenge is "Time To Party". My party is New Year's Eve!

These are all fantastic challenges. Be sure to stop by and check out all the DT creations and why not play along!

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

Some Special Children, Going Grey with Scrap-Creations Challenge 15

Hello everyone it is time for another Going Grey with Scrap-Creations challenge. This week is a special challenge because not only would we like everyone to play along with us but we would hope you would like to bring some happiness to some every special children. There are three children that could use some sunshine from all you wonderful card makers.

The first is 8 yr. old Ethan, he is battling a deadful disease and is losing the battle he loves getting cards in the mail so this small gesture would definitely brighten his days.

The second is his sister Sierra, how terrible to see her brother suffer through everything he has gone through. She needs to know that someone is thinking about her during this time. Her life is on hold while the family deals with Ethan so any cards you have made that would make a smile would be great.

The third child is Bella Tucker. She is an adorable little girl would was happy and healthy until Easter day when she suddenly developed an infection. The infection didn't kill her but it did take both of her arms and legs. She is a very strong and brave little girl who needs all the smiles she can get while she spends the summer in rehab far from her home.

You can read more details about these three exceptional children and also about some great blog candy Kristen is offering for their cause here.

In honor of these children this week's

Going Grey with Scrap-Creations Challenge 15

is to create a child's card. The design team have really created some fantastic cards to inspire you

Peggy Regan

Kim Howard

Crystal Irwin

Kristen Catalano Scrap-Creations

Come play along with us and remember to use Basic Grey paper on your creation! I can't wait to see what you come up with!

Here are some other challenges that fit my card

Sentimental Sunday Challenge #17-This challenge is summertime, I think roasting marshmallows is a definite summer fun time and don't forget a sentiment on your card!

Quirky Crafts Challenge 30-This challenge is summer and this little guy is enjoying the summer don't you think?

Crafty Creations Challenge #71-This fun challenge is called "child's play". Who doesn't remember roasting marshmallows when they were a child. It was always a fun time!

Fab 'n' Funky Challenge #27-The challenge this week is summer in color. I love these beautiful colors and they are all in the BG paper I used and I colored my image with a lot of the same colors. Great challenge!

Charisma Cardz Challenge #23-This fun challenge is to use spots and stripes, my BG paper has both!!!! I love using stripes and spots.

Hand Full of Stamps Challenge #31-"How cute is this" is the challenge this week! I love Dustin Pike's digis and this one is super cute. Who would ever think a porqupine could be so adorable roasting marshmallows.

"Just Us Girls" JUGS 37 Challenge-This week it is a technique challenge "Lets Get Digital". I used a digital image (I love them) on my creation!

Stamp Something Challenge-this is a happy something challenge. This is a happy child's card and I hope that Ethan likes it and it makes him happy!

One Stop Craft Challenge 84-This is a sketch challenge this week. I loved working with this sketch!

Our Creative Corner Challenge-"Gotcha Cornered" is the challenge, how fun! I dressed up a lot of the bare corners on my creations with punches and pearls.

Frosted Designs Challenge-The challenge is Glitter, glitter, and more glitter! I love glitter so I put it all over the flames in the fire to make them really sparkle, I hope you can see it in the pic!

Practical Scrappers Challenge-This weeks challenge is to use glitter or flocking. I chose glitter for my fire!

Stampavie and More Challenge 98-This challenge is to use dots on your creations. I have them on my DP and my ribbon. This is a fun new challenge for me!

These are all fantastic challenge so I hope you check them out and hopefully play along!

Supplies

Stamps: Dustin Pike Digi

Paper: Basic Grey DP, SU Choc. Chip and Bermuda Breeze CS, Papertrey White CS

Inks: Copics

Accessories: Nesties, SU Ticket Punch and Photo Corner Punch, Hero Arts Sticker Pearls, American Crafts Brass Clip, SU Dotted Ribbon, Stickles

Thank you so much for stopping by. I hope you like what I created. I really appreciate all the wonderful comments that you leave for me.

Happy Creating,

Mary

Sweet Baby Dreams

We are having a perfect Spring weekend here in New England! Warm, breezy, and sunny! I would love to be working out in my garden but our yard in full of trucks, workers and equipment! With all this rain around here it has been hard for the concrete footing to be poured so today is the day!!

This baby card is for a very good friend at school. She is having her second child and it is a boy so I wanted to make sure I used lots of blue. There is also lots of sparkle because she is always remarking about loving the cards with sparkle and shine that I create. This image is one of my favorite Dustin Pike digi images. It makes the cutest baby card I think.

Here is a close-up so I could try to show all the sparkle!

Here are some fantastic challenges that fit this card

Bee Crafty Challenge #30-This challenge is to have a something new theme like new baby, home, life together. New baby works!!!!

Cupcake Craft Challenge 90-The challenge this week is to use lots of "buttons". I love these new glitter buttons I bought.

My Time To Craft Challenge #91-TOO CUTE! This challenge is to create a card that is cute. I think this bear is adorable!

Papertake Weekly Challenge-Shiny, Sparkly, and Special is the challenge. To make a card that really sparkles using anything you like. I used glitter, pearls, and sparkly buttons.

Cute Card Thursday Challenge 112-The challenge this week is to create a card for someone special. I created this card for a close friend and their new baby that is due very soon!

Hand Full of Stamps Challenge HFOS #28-"Get Your Shine On" is the challenge. I did my shine with glitter and embellishments.

ABC Challenge-The letter for this challenge is U for unused stash! I seem to have lots of unused stash because I love to buy new things. My unused stash is the blue dotted ribbon, the blue DP. I was hoarding them because it is the last of it and I like them both so much.

Totally Gorjuss Challenge 30-This is a fun challenge, you need to have a round card or something round on your creation. I used my circles embossing folder and my image is round!

Sentemental Sundays Challenge #3-This challenge is new beginnings and you need a sentiment on it also. Great new challenge blog!!

These are all fantastic challenges so be sure to stop by and see all the other wonderful cards that were created or better yet play along!

Supplies

Stamps: Dustin Pike Digi Stamps, SU (saying)

Paper: SU Bashful Blue, Yoyo Yellow CS, Papertrey White CS, DP Melissa Frances

Inks: Copics and SU Bashful Blue

Accessories: Nesties, Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, SU Corner Punch, American Craft Glitter Buttons, White Signo Pen, Sepia Glitter Pen, Recollections Sticker Pearls, Stickles, Michaels Ribbon

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.

Enjoy the Weekend,

Mary