Good Tiimes Birthday Card

There is a fun challenge at Daring Cardmakers this week of using the January birthstone on your card. I put a red rhinestone (which is supposed to be the garnet) on the stamped calendar. The rubber stamps are by Hampton Art. The vintage image is by Lunagirl and the papers are by Basic Grey. The button brads are by Karen Foster Design and the flowers are by KaiserCraft. Hope you like my fun birthday card. :)

Birthday Flowers Card

The challenge at Just Us Girls is to have some stitching on your creation. This card has just a tiny amount of machine stitching in the top left and bottom right corners (with a red rhinestone over it). The stamps are by Sizzix and the patterned paper is by Diecuts With A View. This card also fits the challenge at 2 Red Bananas which is "Think Round." I was inspired by the challenge at EtsyInspired too. The pretty creations that had flowers on them by Skylar's Candy Clips made me want to "go floral" with this card. :) And last but certainly not least, is the challenge at Crazy4Challenges which is to do a birthday card.
If you don't like cold weather, then you don't want to visit me in Alabama right now. :) Course I love it.....as long as our heat does not tear up!) :) Hope you are enjoying your winter days too.

You're So Sweet Card

The current challenge at Kitchen Sink Stamps is to have some sewing on your creation. Luckily my sewing machine is out on my craft table at present. :) I bought my machine about four years ago strickly for paper crafting. I don't think it would know what to do with fabric (or maybe I should say the owner of it wouldn't). :) This card features an image by Lunagirl (from their Butterfly images CD). The rubber stamp sentiment is by Hampton Art. The border is a punch by Martha Stewart. The sticker is by K&Co., the bird badge is by Archix Studios, and the flowers by Prima and KaiserCraft. Hope you like my "cold" weather crafting. :)

Bloom Card

Since it is super cold in Alabama (plus some rare snow), I have been staying in and creating. Here is a card based on the MoJo Monday sketch. This was such a fun sketch to work with too. I used some clear stamps by Sizzix (as is the scalloped border) on this one. The glittered floral paper is by Doodlebug Design. The sticker in the circle is by K&Co. The polka dot ribbon is some I found on my last trip to Michael's that begged to come home with me. :) Stay warm!

Flowers and Friends Card

The challenge at Colour Create is to do a creation in the colors lemon and lime. Had to try this one as I love to use bright colors on my cards. The rubber stamp sentiment is by Hampton Art. The embossing folder is a neat one by Sizzix. The flower is by Prima and the flower brads are by the The Paper Studio (found at Hobby Lobby). This card also fits the challenge at Cute Card Thursday to use something new. The green flower on this card was recently bought at Michael's. :)
We woke up to a rare treat in our neck of the woods....snow! It snowed a couple of hours and lightly dusted everything outside. Such fun watching it fall to the ground while all snug and warm in the house. :) Another great day for staying all cozy inside, making cards and drinking hot chocolate or tea. :) We have been enjoying the Alabama/Texas game tonight. Roll tide! :) So proud of the Crimson Tide tonight!!!!! :)

More Stamps Of Life January Release Samples

Sharing some more samples made with the new January release by The [Stamps] Of Life.
It's a fun set with cupcakes, balloons and lots of words. It also fits the challenge at 365 Cards today of using metal on your creation too. The center card has metal rimmed tags plus metal eyelets. Hope you are staying warm in your neck of the woods. It's cold, cold, cold in Alabama. :) Perfect weather for staying in, drinking hot tea and making cards!!! :)

A New Year and New Stamps!!!!

What is a good way to start off a brand new year???? How about a new stamp release? :) The [Stamps] Of Life has a new set called HappyBday2You which is their January release. Sharing some cards I've made with this fun new set. I'll have some more samples to share tomorrow too. :) Because these cards are celebration cards, they fit the challenge over at Charisma Cardz . They also fit the Stamp Simply #120 and Stamp Something challenges of using something new (since these are "spankin" new stamps!!!). :) I hope you are having a great New Year's Day!!!!! I am watching the Rose Parade which I look forward to every year. Those floats are amazing!!! :) Don't forget to eat some black-eyed peas for luck either! I have a large crockpot full cooking that we will have tonight along with some other "Southern" treats like fried okra, green tomatoes, etc. :) Trying to start 2010 off right!!!!!! (Wink, wink!) :)