Friendship Violets Card

Fun challenge at 365 Cards (Day 334) to use the three B's which are blue, blossom and emBOSS. I managed to find a few minutes in my craft studio to create a card today. The pretty image is from a new booklet I have by Crafty Secrets called Birds and Botanicals. The embossing folder and diecut are by Sizzix. The rub-on is by Royal & Langnickel while the flowers are by Prima Marketing. The small square blue rhinestones are by Basic Grey. This card also fits the challenge at Cute Card Thursday of "Blooming Gorgeous."
Another week has nearly flown by. I have been sitting up late this week reading a good book which is by an Alabama native. The setting of the book is only about 60 miles from where I live plus it is set in the Depression. It is one of those books you hate to see end but can't wait to finish just so you know how it ends. Did that make sense? Anyway the name of the book is "The Mine and the Well" and is by Gin Phillips. If you like to read and like "good" books, grab a copy of this one. :) Thanks for stopping by and visit again soon. :)

Hello Little Princess Card

Fun challenge at 365 Cards (Day 331) called "Three P's." The three "P's" were pink, paisley and princess. I couldn't come up with a "princess" or "castle" stamp so I opted to use a vintage little girl and call her "little princess." :) I based the card on the sketch at MoJo Monday Sketch 123 too. The image is by Crafty Secrets, the embossing paisley folder by Sizzix and rubber stamp by Hampton Art. The flowers are by Prima Marketing. I "think" this was my "first" round card....won't be my last though...fun, fun, fun to make.
After a very wet weekend, the sun made a beautiful appearance in Alabama today. I had some serious de-germing housework as my youngest was sick a few days. She went back to school today so I wanted to clean, clean, clean plus spray anything that moved with Lysol. :) I got it all done this morning and was able to "play" a while this afternoon. I did this card plus three more that I get to show you the first of February. (That is the release date for The [Stamps] Of Life and they are CUTE!) This month has flown by! :)

Geisha "Thank You" Card

I got a package delivered by FedEx yesterday that had the new Cuttlebug Asian bundle of embossing folders. There are eight different Oriental themed embossing folders. I couldn't wait to "play" with them!!!! :) Here is one of my creations and it is based on the sketch over at Card Patterns this week. The Stamp Simply challenge was to do a vintage theme and I "think" my image on this one will qualify (maybe). :) The image which is from the Lunagirl Antique Japanese Prints and Photos CD is an old one anyway. The challenge at i{heart}2stamp is for thank you cards so it fits it too. The rubber stamps are by Hampton Art, flower by Prima Marketing, and brads are by Little Yellow Bicycle.
My youngest daughter is sick with bronchitis so we've been staying in today. Lots of movies, card crafting, and games....plus a night off from cooking. We ordered take-out which is always a "winner" with me. :) Thanks for stopping by and here's hoping your weekend is a fun one.

Zebra Birthday Card

This card fits several challenge sites:
Quitxotic Paperie Challenge (based on their sketch)
Paper Play (to have a furry friend...zebras are furry) :)
Cute Card Thursday (use pink and grey)
Charisma Cardz (to use something new....my zebra stamp is new)
The cardstock is by Bazzill and the patterned papers are by Anna Griffin. The rubber stamps are by Hampton Art. The flower is by KaiserCraft and the brads are by The Paper Studio. I loved the way this card turned out. :)

Tea Card

The challenge at 365 Cards today was to do "tea" themed card. I found the perfect picture and poem in a Crafty Secrets image booklet. The alphabet stamps are by Hampton Art. The distressed music paper and flower are by Prima Marketing. The flower ribbon is by Imaginisce. I also used the sketch at 2 Sketches 4 You too.
Another busy day plus went to the grocery store since our pantry was starting to look like Mother Hubbard's. :) My oldest daughter has volunteered to fix dinner tonight....what a treat! She's a pretty decent cook. :) Hope your Thursday was a good one and you got out of fixing dinner too. Wink, wink! :)

"Real Dolls" Birthday Card

I got to "play" a little while this afternoon and came up with this card for two challenge sites. 365 Cards for day 319 was to do a creation with a teen scene theme. The Cupcake Craft Challenge is for a "Going Girly" card. The image is by Crafty Secrets, the sentiment stamp by Hampton Art and the flower is by Prima Marketing. It has papers by Diecuts With A View (from their Mod/Retro Stack) and some stickers by Making Memories. The brad is by Diecuts With A View too. The oval diecut is by Sizzix.
This has been a busy but fun day. Got lots of things done in the house plus had time to make this card. :) Surprised my family with a good home cooked dinner tonight and then we had a fun card game of Rook. What's your favorite card game? :) Happy Wednesday!

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. :)