Speedy Fox and Friends Pocket Card Challenge

Today we are making pocket cards over at Speedy Fox and Friends for the challenge this week.
I decided to make a library card pocket.  I used Daisy D paper and a stamp set from Mark's Finest Paper Store called "Sending  Happy Thoughts".  Come on over to the blog  and join us for the challenge.  We would love to see your pocket card and while you are there, take a look to see what the other team members made.

Thanks, for stopping by today.

CCEE - It's a Picnic

The challenge for the CCEE Stampers blog is to make a card that  says "It's a Picnic".  Well, in this case, it is a ant picnic.  I just wonder where Ms Ant got her salt shaker that was perfectly sized for her little hand?  :)   I hope you will play along with us for this challenge.  This is my last challenge for the month for the CCEE stampers.  It has been fun and when I give challenges,  I never think them out, I just give them, then wonder later, what will I ever do for this challenge.  Many a time, I am looking for digi images on line to go with the challenge I gave because I don't have a stamp that will fit the challenge.  Thanks to all of you who participated in the challenges this month.  Next month, Brenda O'rear is the challenge hostess and she has some fun things planned.

Squigglefly-Just around the corner.

Here we are, it is Monday and time for the beginning of a new week.  I am starting my week off with a card for the Squigglefly challenge.  Rhonda's Rowdy Rascals are up to give the challenge today.  Rhonda has challenges us to use the theme of "just around the corner".   Translation-make a card that uses rounded corners-not just necessarily rounding the corners of the card, but think about rounding the papers, too.     I decided to round the papers with this cute Squigglefly image called "Hedgehogs in the Garden" by Johanna Westerman.  Isn't this image just adorable and I thought it was perfect to use the cloud paper from Carta Bella.

Well, what are you waiting for, show us how your are going to use "just around the corner" on your cards.  Be sure and go to the Squigglefly blog and upload them.  We love to see your ideas and you might win a free digi in the process.

Speedy Fox and Friends - Joseph's coat

Here is a card I made for the Speedy Fox and Friends challenge this week.  We were challenged to make a card using the Joseph's coat technique.   This was the first time  for me to do this technique.
I really like the way it turned out.  The stamp set I used is by Mark's Finest Paper  called "Oh Crab".

Why don't you join us for the challenge, we would love to see your Joseph's coat technique.

Thanks, for stopping by today.

Queen for the day - Twisted Sister challenge

Today I made this card for the Twisted Sister challenge which was to make a humorous card and for the Queen for the Day challenge at Splitcoast.  Emily aka Stampmuse was is the new Queen.  I love this Squigglefly image by Lynne Stansbery and it makes me smile everytime I look at it.  Not only was it fun, it was so easy & fast to color.   Lynne does a wonderful job with her shading making her images easy to color.  I hope you got as big a smile from this card as I did.

Have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend and stay safe.

CCEE Stampers - Let's go Fishing

This week at the CCEE Stampers, I have challenged the team to make a card with the theme of
"Let's Go Fishing".   Anything relate to fishing works for this challenge.  I used a stamp set by Mark's Finest paper called "Oh Crab".

I hope you will join us for the challenge.  Make your card, then head on over to the blog to drop it in Mr. Linky.

Jill is Queen for the day

My friend, Jill, is queen for the day over at Splitcoast Stampers.  What a smile it brought to my face to see she had been chosen.  Here is a card that I made in her honor.  I love the Field Flowers Stampin Up set and the SU doily.  They make a really good combination.  The ink for the doily is SU Crumb cake, the card stock is SU Cherry Cobbler and I used SU cherry cobbler embossing powder.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Speedy Fox and Friends - Window card

This week over at the Speedy Fox and Friends blog, we are suppose to make a card with a window.
I used a silhouette to cut out the card front.   I colored my image and put it behind the opening.  This is one of my favorite Mark's Finest Paper stamp sets and it is called "Flaps my Wattles".    The inside says  "Get Well Soon".   It is always good to have a get well card on hand.  Be sure and visit the other team members blogs to see their window cards.  I hope you will join us over at the blog with your very own window card.

Mark's Finest Paper Blog Hop - Day Four

May Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

 Featured May 14th
Marsh Birds

Featured May 15th
In Tents
 

Featured May 16th

Space Fun
 

Featured May 17th

Now Showing

Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the following blogs (don't forget this one), each day for more chances to win! (You do NOT have to comment on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly!) All four winners will be announced on May 18,2013 on the Mark's Finest Papers blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. (HINT: The more you comment, the more chances you have to win and comments on the MFP blog count twice!) The deadline for commenting is 11PM EST on Friday May 17,2013.

 The special stamp set we have for you this month is:

"Marsh Silhouettes"

 The mini stamp set we have for you this month is

"Lilly of the Valley"
                                                      

Here it is the last day of our blog hop.  I hope you have had fun and made lots of comments on the blogs to increase your chances of winning a stamp set.

Patty P.

Lois

Vicky

Jane C 

Debbie 

Pam 

Pat G 

Thrifty Stamper 

MariLynn 

Karen K 

Bonnie 

Kathy B 

Angela B 

Cathy C 

Toni 

Sue W 

Janine B 

An'jenic 

Shirley Q 

Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co 

Mark's Finest Paper Blog Hop - Day 3

May Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

 Featured May 14th
Marsh Birds

Featured May 15th
In Tents
 

Featured May 16th

Space Fun
 

Featured May 17th

Now Showing

Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the following blogs (don't forget this one), each day for more chances to win! (You do NOT have to comment on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly!) All four winners will be announced on May 18,2013 on the Mark's Finest Papers blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. (HINT: The more you comment, the more chances you have to win and comments on the MFP blog count twice!) The deadline for commenting is 11PM EST on Friday May 17,2013.

 The special stamp set we have for you this month is:

"Marsh Silhouettes"

 The mini stamp set we have for you this month is

"Lilly of the Valley"
                                                      

I love this cute little set.   On the first card the inside sentiment says "Happy Birthday Space Dude".  I think that is my favorite sentiment because of my 3 month old grandson.  His name is Jude.  I call him my little dude "Jude".  I will be saving this card for him.

On the second card the inside says " The spot between my ears."  "Sorry I forgot."

Patty P.

Lois

Vicky

Jane C 

Debbie 

Pam 

Pat G 

Thrifty Stamper 

MariLynn 

Karen K 

Bonnie 

Kathy B 

Angela B 

Cathy C 

Toni 

Sue W 

Janine B 

An'jenic 

Shirley Q 

Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co 

CCEE Stampers - Let it all hang out or over

Hi, welcome to the CCEE Stampers challenge.  I am the challenge hostess this month and this week I have challenged the team to make a card that hangs out or over.  One can really use their own interpretation of this one.  Looks like I am letting the bread hang over the side of the picnic basket.
I used a Squigglefly image by Lynne Stansbery.   I hope you will stop over by the blog to see the other team members cards and also make a card of your own to upload to Mr. Linky. 

Mark's Finest Paper Blog Hop - Day Two

May Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

 Featured May 14th
Marsh Birds

Featured May 15th
In Tents
 

Featured May 16th

Space Fun
 

Featured May 17th

Now Showing

Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the following blogs (don't forget this one), each day for more chances to win! (You do NOT have to comment on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly!) All four winners will be announced on May 18,2013 on the Mark's Finest Papers blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. (HINT: The more you comment, the more chances you have to win and comments on the MFP blog count twice!) The deadline for commenting is 11PM EST on Friday May 17,2013.

 The special stamp set we have for you this month is:

"Marsh Silhouettes"

 The mini stamp set we have for you this month is

"Lilly of the Valley"
                                                      

Welcome to Day Two of Mark's Finest Blog Hop for May.  The new set today is called
"In Tents".  This was a fun set to work with.   I thought this sentiment was so perfect by the tent.
I think we all have gotten a tent full of mosquito's at one time or another.  I hope you all are enjoying the hop thus far.  See you tomorrow for Day three.
Patty P.

Lois

Vicky

Jane C 

Debbie 

Pam 

Pat G 

Thrifty Stamper 

MariLynn 

Karen K 

Bonnie 

Kathy B 

Angela B 

Cathy C 

Toni 

Sue W 

Janine B 

An'jenic 

Shirley Q 

Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co 

Mark's Finest Paper Blog Hop - Day One

May Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

 Featured May 14th
Marsh Birds

Featured May 15th
In Tents
 

Featured May 16th

Space Fun
 

Featured May 17th

Now Showing

Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the following blogs (don't forget this one), each day for more chances to win! (You do NOT have to comment on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly!) All four winners will be announced on May 18,2013 on the Mark's Finest Papers blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. (HINT: The more you comment, the more chances you have to win and comments on the MFP blog count twice!) The deadline for commenting is 11PM EST on Friday May 17,2013.

 The special stamp set we have for you this month is:

"Marsh Silhouettes"

 The mini stamp set we have for you this month is

"Lilly of the Valley"
                                                      

Welcome to day one of Mark's Finest Paper Blog  May blog hop.  Today we have 6 new sets in the Mark's Store and we are showcasing the new set "Marsh Birds".   I really like this set, it is easy to work with and can be used for several occasions.
Patty P.

Lois

Vicky

Jane C 

Debbie 

Pam 

Pat G 

Thrifty Stamper 

MariLynn 

Karen K 

Bonnie 

Kathy B 

Angela B 

Cathy C 

Toni 

Sue W 

Janine B 

An'jenic 

Kate Z 
Shirley Q 

Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co 

Mark's Finest Paper-5th set and Mini

Mark's Finest Paper is sneak peeking two new sets today.   The first card is made with Lilly of the Valley which is the mini set.  The second and 3rd card is made with the 5th set-Marsh Silhouettes.
Tomorrow starts the blog hop so be sure to come hop with us.

Squigglefly Pocket Card

Inside

Today Rhonda's Rowdy Rascal's are giving the challenge over at the Squigglefly blog.  The challenge is to make a pocket card, a card with a pocket, etc..  I chose to use this beautiful image by Lynne Stansbery called "Tulip Display".  Have you noticed how much I use Lynne's images?  I love them and they are so easy to color which is a big plus to me.

Be sure and play along with us for a chance to win a free digi from the Squigglefly Store.
Thanks, for stopping by today.

Speedy Fox and Friends #159-Use Glitter

The challenge for Speedy Fox and Friends is to make a card with glitter on it.  I chose to use
Mark's Finest Paper set called "Celebrate Big".   Who couldn't celebrate big with this huge cupcake with the yummy icing? ~grin~  Be sure and make your card with glitter and load it up to Speedy Fox and Friends Blog for a chance to win a free stamp set.

Thanks, for stopping by today.

Twisted challenge

Today's Twisted Sister's challenge was to make a birthday card with balloons.  I thought this Stampin Up "Henry Says" stamp set was perfect to pair up with some balloons.  

MFP Sneak Peek's

Here are a couple of sneak peek's of a couple of new stamp sets that will be in Mark's Finest Paper store next week.   The first one is called "Now Showing" a perfect set for that popcorn lover in your family, a movie goer or can even be used for a baby card with the sentiments that go with it.

The second card is from the set " Marsh birds".   It also has many uses and is a perfect set to make a  for  both males or females.  

Be sure and tune in next week for the blog hop.  It starts on Tuesday.  Follow along and make comments.  The more comments you make, the more chances you have to win one of the new sets.

CCEE-Make a card with scraps

Today the new challenge for the CCEE Stampers is to make a  CAS card with scraps.  We all have a few scraps laying around, don't we?  Well, I must admit I have so many scraps that I could make cards for a long, long time just using up those scraps.  Sometimes I wonder why I even keep them as it is not often that I use many of them.  Today I chose to use a Saleabration SU stamp set called "Feeling Sentimental".   I love this set and actually it was the only Saleabration set I was interested in.  The sketch I used was one I saw on Mary Fish's blog,  I just added the  rickrack and gems to my card.

Well, what are you waiting for, go pull out your scraps and make a card with us.  When you are done, head over to the CCEE Stampers blog and link up your scrappy card.

Thanks, so much for joining me today.

Speedy Fox and Friends - Faux Leather Challenge

Today Speedy Fox and Friends  has a great challenge for you.   We are to make a card with a faux leather technique.  Below I will give you some links to the faux leather technique.
I chose to use Mark's Finest Paper stamp set called Buffalo Spring Stamp Set for my card.   I thought this bull was perfect for the faux leather.  Get out your versa mark and clear embossing powder so you can get started on your card.  We can't wait to see your fabulous cards linked up to our blog.  Remember one lucky person who participates will win a stamp set.

Links for Tutorials on Faux leather:
Speedy TV 
Clown Mom Creations

Twisted Sister's - Father's Day Card

Greenie gave the challenge to the Twisted Sister's today.   She challenged us to make a Father's Day card, but make it something out of the realm of an ordinary card - use your imagination!!  My imagination doesn't run far these days so I required Silhouette help to get my challenge done.  I lost my dear dad in 2011, therefore I will give this to our friend Marvin who is the closest thing we have to a father now.   It is always nice to have someone who fills in as a parent.  We use to go to the same church with Marvin and we have stayed close over the years.  He is always there to check on us and we know we can always call on him if we need to.  He is one of a kind.

Sentiment used is from a Mark's Finest paper stamp set called "Get Reel".

CCEE1318 - Make it SHIMMER

This week I am the hostess over at the CCEE Stampers Blog.   I am challenging you to make

a card or project that shimmers.   There are lots of ways to create shimmer.  You could do embossing with gold or silver, use glimmer mist, sparkly paint, add gems-the possibilities are just endless when you really think about it.   I am sneak peeking a Squigglefly image today that will be in the Squigglefly Store on Saturday among several other new images.  The image and sentiment  is "Quiet Inspirations" by Cheryl Alger.  I used  SU champagne ink to give the water on my card a shimmery look along with a shale button that shimmers, as well.   I hope your mind is whirling with shimmery ideas for your card.  I can't wait to see all the beautiful cards that everyone will create.

Just link your project - whether it be from your blog, Splitcoast, etc. - back to the CCEE referencing Challenge 1318.  Just drop it into Inlinkz for everyone to see!

pssst!    Note from Squigglefly 

Wanna know a little secret?  The new images have been released in the store a little early!  This is an exciting release!  Not only are there tons of new images from the artists you know and love, but TWO NEW artists have joined us this month!  Please help us welcome Dawn Collins and
  Pamela Lehto!    We think you'll love their work as much as we do! 

Squigglefly Sneak Peeks

Today I am doing a just a couple of sneak peeks of new images that will be available on Saturday in the Squigglefly store.  This one is called "Patch Mouse" by Dawn Collins a brand new artist for Squigglefly.

This card is made with an image called "Quiet Inspirations" by Cheryl Alger.     Be sure and tune in to the new releases on Saturday.

I will be back soon with another Squigglefly sneak peek.  See you then.