Forever Friends

Good Morning and Happy Tuesday! We are having sunny skies here after a tough weekend. Luckily we never lost our power through the tropical storm though a lot of our town is still without power. I am hoping that a lot of the gardens in my yard "pop back" after all the rain and wind. This is the week I start back to school and will be happy to see all the kiddos again.

This week we have a really fun challenge for you over at

                                            Going Grey with Scrap-Creations

We would like you to Decorate the INSIDE of your Card. Now many of you may already do this if not give it a try. I made a card for a boy so I kept the inside of the card on the minimal side. I do have that cute friend saying and put the first half of it on the outside and the second half of it on the inside. The swirly circle that they are on is actually a ribbon slide. Don't you just love when you can use your craft stuff for multiple design elements.

Be sure to check out what the other ladies created to inspire you this week they are gorgous both inside and out!

Here are some other fantastic challenges that fit my card

2 Sisters Challenge #54-Boys and their toys

Crazy 4 Challenges C4C102-Male Themed Creations

Creative Card Crew Challenge- Anything Goes

Digi Doodle Shop's Best Challenge #73-Anything Goes

DYSU Challenge #34-Boy or Man

Daisy Doodles Creative Challenge #41-Anything Goes

Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge #44-Fantastic Sketch

Hanna and Friends Challenge #108-LOTV

Heart Song Inspirations Challenge #13-Anything Goes or favorite color combo, I picked Anything Goes

Lili of the Valley Challenge #109-A Thank You

Party Time Tuesdays Challenge #31-Anything Goes!

Send A Smile 4 Kida Challenge-Punches and Diecuts 4 Kids

Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge #104-recipe, I used ribbon, buttons, and a circle swirl

Stamps and Fun=Creativity Challenge #62-dots and stripes

Stamps R Us Challenge-Anything Goes

The Poodles Parlour Challenge-Anything Goes

Totally Gorjuss Challenge #95-As You Like It!

Wags'n Whiskers Challenge #61-Outdoor Fun

Creative Inspirations Paint Challenge-Lots of Layers

Challenge Up our Life Challenge #51-Something For Men

Jellypark Friends Friday Challenge-Gettin' Punchy

Just Add Ink Challenge JAI82-Something From Your Stash-mine is these buttons

Paper Crafting Journey Challenge #17-Anything Goes

These are all fabulous challenges so be sure to stop by and play along or just check out their wonderful inspiration they have for you!

Thank you for stopping by today to see what I have created. I really appreciate all the wonderful comments that you leave for me to read.

Happy Creating,

Mary C

We Wish You A Merry Christmas....

Surprise! Can you believe that I have a post two days in a row? This never happens but I did finish this card and decided to post it before I got sidetracked. It is a little early to be thinking about Christmas but I wanted to play with this stamp from Lilli of the Valley. I bought it last year and just never found the time to ink it up until now.

I had a lot of fun coloring it though there was so much detail to it I was afraid I would get it almost all colored and mess part of it up and have to start over. I usually have a hard  time fixing red so I colored that first. I used these 3 DP from Bearly Mine because I love the red and tealish color together. I also added lots of different color glitters on the card. There is gold on the large poinsetta and the poinsettas with the sentiment. there is diamond glitter on the fur trims and the snow. I also glittered where I distressed around the sheet music. the whole card really sparkles, I tried to show it in the second picture.
                        
                                
                                                 Can you see all the sparkle?


These are some fantastic challenges that fit my card

Alota Rubber Stamps Challenge #64-Tic-Tac-Toe, glitter, stamp, ribbons
Aud Sentiments Challenge #34-Merry Christment sentiment
Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge #42-Christmas in July
Lili of the Valley Challenge #108-Roses
Bearly Mine Challenge #16-Charm the spots off of you
Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge-Christmas
Ooh La La Creations Challenge #86-Oh Christmas!
PaperPlay Challenges Week 31-Christmas in August
There She Goes Challenge #119-Fantastic Sketch
Raise The Bar Challenge #69-Anything Goes
Totally Papercrafts Challenge #78-Holidays
Dream Valley Challenge #13-Distressing
Make It Monday Challenge #49-Anything goes with comments
Weekly Christmas Card Challenges Week 36-Christmas Card with something recycled, my ribbon was from a gift basket given to me and the ribbon was so beautiful I couldn't throw it away!
Gingerloft Challenge #22-Make it sparkle

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

Fairy Fun

Hello and Happy Day! I am a few days behind on life. There is a few weeks left to school and that means busy times for me at school. I also needed to get all my planting done and all the gardens freshened up so that the mulch could be done this weekend. I am hoping that my husband and son get it done while I am at a big rubber stamping convention in Springfield, MA tomorrow. My friends and I go every year. It is so much fun and I tend to buy a lot!

This is my card that was suppose to be posted Tuesday for this week's
Going Grey with Scrap-Creations
Challenge. This week we have a color challenge for you to play, green, blue and yellow. These are really fun colors to create with. I loved working with these colors and so did the other ladies. Their creations are gorgeous so be sure to stop by thier blogs. I can't wait to see what you create!

Here are some other wonderful challenges that fit my card

Stampin Sisters in Christ Challenge #91-Fantastic sketch

Lili of the Valley Challenge 99-Punch It Up

Allsorts Challenge Week 105-Things with Wings

By The Cute and Girly June Challenge-In The Garden

Charisma Cardz Challenge #22-Things that fly

Crafts and Me Challenges #37-Punch it out!

Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge #85-Lots of Circles

Cute Card Thursday Challenge 167-Embellish It!

Incy Wincy Designs Challenge 96-Nature

Stamp With Fun Challenge 113-In the Garden

Dream Valley Challenge #8-Stamp Something

Shelly's Images Challenge-TTT: "Seeing Spots"

Digi Stamps 4 Joy Challenge #20-"On the wings of a..."

My Mum's Craft Shop Challenge 8-Things with Wings

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 the wonderful comments that you leave for me to read.

Happy Creating,
Mary

Happy Holidays!

Can you believe that it is only 4 days until Christmas! I am actually more prepared this year than in past years. I actually got a lot of my wrapping done this weekend which is huge for me. This card that I made is going to one of the friends that I work with. She was saying how much she loves snowmen so I decided this was the perfect card for her. I put little pearls on the scarf to try to match a pink scarf that she has and loves to wear.

I decided that I wanted to do something different than just a traditional color snowman card. I had this beautiful snowflake DP from Magenta and decided to use the colors in it. The snowflake border is something that I got a short time ago at my LSS. It is a Tim Holtz die cut that I have fallen in love with. This border is actually a bit longer but wanted to shorten it up give it a different look than a full border. Also I wanted the look of a wintery sky so I used my cloudmaker and dragged the sponge instead of tapping it.

Here are some fantastic challenges that fit this card

A Spoonful of Sugar Challenge 133-This challenge is a Christmas Card. One of my last to be made!

Allsorts Challenge Week 83-This is another great challenge "Free and Easy Anything Goes"

Alota Rubber Stamps Challenge #49-This week their challenge is "Bling It On", I love lots of bling and sparkle on my cards.

Alphabet Challenge Blog-This challenge is "H For Hats", what is a snowman without his hat!

Aly's Sunday Challenge ASC31-This challenge is another easy one "Anything Goes". One of my favorite challenges!

Aud Sentiments Challenge #17-This challenge they would like to see "Happy Holidays" somewhere on your creation. Perfect for a Christmas Card!

CES Challenge Blog Challenge #17-"Anything Goes is their challenge this week. A fun and easy challenge!

Copic Creations Challenge No. 41-This time around their challenge is all about "Sparkle". Something I love to add to my creations!

Craft Your Days Away Challenge CYDA #10-This challenge is "Punch It Out", I used a Tim Holtz snowflake die, a loop border punch, a round couple of Nesties and a few different sizes and designs of snowflake punches.

Creative Friday Challenge #33-This is a great challenge this week "Everything Is/ Everything Goes". Great minds thing alike for this theme!

Critter Sketch Challenge #45-This challenge this week is "Anything Christmas". A great way to finish up those last few creations!

Dutch Dare Card Challenge DDCC #93-This week their challenge is all about "Winter". My favorite season.

Freshly Brewed Challenge 27-This week their challenge is "Merry Christmas", a wonderful time of year!

Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge-Their challenge is "Show Us Some Snow". I think I have this covered!

Lexi's Creations Challenge 29-This challenge is all about "Glitter and Pearls", two of my most favorite things!

Moving Along With The Times Challenge-This challenge is "Let It Snow", something we are quite use to here in New England!

Paper Playtime Challenge #30-This challenge is all about Christmas! Perfect timing to finish up any creations before it's too late!

Paper Romance Challenge #29-This is a fun challenge, use any color except red and green on your Christmas card! I loved using these different colors!

Stampin' For The Weekend Challenge #53-This week the theme is "Christmas". A great theme to finish the year!

The Corrosive Challenge #95-This week the challenge is "Non-traditional Christmas". I love anything non-traditional.

Creative Inspirations Challenge 49-This week the challenge is "Anything Goes Christmas", a great twist on a Christmas theme!

These are all fabulous challenges so be sure to stop by and play along! Lots of wonderful inspiration!

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 holiday with family and friends.

Happy Creating,

Mary C

A Touch of Vintage

Today is a beautiful day in New England. We have finally shut of the AC and the sun is shining bright. This is my last week of vacation to myself until the middle of August. My husband is off next week and then summer school starts and I work it every morning for 4 weeks. I am taking full advantage of this week by playing and creating a lot.

This card is one that took so much longer than I expected. I got the adorable new stamps from Lili of the Valley and couldn't wait to color it. I ended up doing 3 times because I wasn't sure how I wanted to use her. I finally decided on a vintage card. I haven't done one in years and forgot that they don't come easy to me because I can be a procrastinator and a bit of a perfectionist so I kept changing my mind about different things on the card. I do have to say I am happy with the final outcome though, so it was worth the extra time.


Here are some wonderful challenges that fit my creation

Allsorts Challenge Week 58-This week the challenge is to add embossing to your card.

Challenge Up Your Life challenge #23-The challenge is "Vintage" perfect for my card!

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge #24-"Inky Fingers" is their challenge this week. I sponged distress inks around each piece of DP and Cs on this card. .

Lexi's Creation Challenge 17-This challenge is to add layers. I actually "popped up" all my layers for more dimension on the card.

Lili of the Valley Thursday Challenge 56- Their challenge is this great sketch that I used to go along with their wonderful stamps!

Magical Crafts Challenge #18-This challenge is Flower Power.

My Time to Craft Challenge 97-This challenge is to use zig zags on your card. My ribbon has them down the center of it. Fun challenge!

Quirky Crafts Challenge 31-Their challenge is to use ribbon on your creation. I used this beautiful antique ribbon.

S2G Challenge #62-This challenge this week is to use "something new". This cute stamp is the "new" I used!

Sew Many Challenges #19-Their challenge this week is "Anything Goes".

Stamp Something Challenge-This challenge is to create something vintage with flowers!

Tandastamps Challenge #149-"Yesteryear" is their great challenge!

Craftalicious Challenge #2-Their challenge is "monotone" this week. Fun challenge to play!

These are all fantastic challenges, so please be sure to check them out and play along!

Supplies

Stamps: Lili of the Valley

Paper: Bazzill CS, Papertrey White Cs, CTMH Beige CS, and DP Graphic 45

Inks: Copics, Tim Holtz Distressed Ink, Memento Black

Accessories: Nesties, Paper Shaper Corner Punch, MS Lace Border Punch, Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, SU Pearls, Hero Arts Mini Pearls. Prima Roses, Misc Pins, Antique Ribbon unknown

Thanks 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