Deepest Sympthy

Hey all my crafty friends! 

The time had come again for me to make a sympathy card.  One of my dear friends has just lost a cousin to Leukemia.  He was in his twenties (way too young) and had battled bravely for years with this ugly disease.  I pray that he is resting in peace, in the arms of an angel now that his fight is over.

I struggled with how to construct this card; what would be appropriate.  I decided upon this Magnolia stamp and colored her in muted tones.

The papers are from the My Minds Eye collection called Lost and Found - Union Square.  I cut out some hearts on my Cricut Expression and created a faux banner in the corner complete with some American Crafts twine.  The shadow cuts were placed in the opposite corners.  I also used a new Spellbinders die that I received from a good friend of mine.  The cabbage roses are from the Spare Parts 3D Brown Paper Flower assortment.  The sentiment stamp in the bottom corner is from Taylored Expressions and was inked in Memento Rich Cocoa.

Thanks for stopping by today and taking a peek.  Tell those you love that you love and hug them tightly as often as possible.


Challenges:
Tilda's Town - Anything Goes
Marvelous Magnolia - Polka Dots *on dp for hearts*
Paradise of Magnolia - Anything Goes

Beach Day Beautiful

Hey folks!

Popping in today to share a card I created for my daughter's friend using this adorable yet sassy girl from The Greeting Farm!  She is part of the Cheeky collection and her name is Cheeky Beach.  You can find this doll in the TGF store by clicking here!

Their monthly challenge this month is to use Red, White and Blue.  Mission accomplished!

I've colored up this doll face with Copics and added some Yellow Stickles to the flower center in her hair.  The papers are a mix of the Summer Fresh collection from Simple Stories and Recollections cardstock.  I've added some cheesecloth behind her for a little beachy texture.  The seashell and anchor die cuts are from the Momenta 6 piece die cut collection featuring all sorts of beachy goodness!

Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek!  Hope you have a wonderful weekend!

~hugs
Sara I.

Challenges:
TGF - Red, White and Blue

Smile

Good morning and happy Saturday!!  So super happy that the weekend is finally here.  My daughter has her very first drum recital tomorrow and I cannot wait wait to hear her rock it out!

In the interim, I thought I'd post this little number that I created for the "S" challenge on Facebook for Some Odd Girl!  You can add a creation using the letter S itself, or, you can use anything on your creation that begins with the letter "S". Super simple ;)

My sweet friend Gina knows how much I adore SOG and treated me to this Dare to Be Gwen stamp set I've been eying for for quite some time.  How much fun was she to color in Copics?  I also added some polka dots to her skirt using my Copic Multiliner.  The yummy papers are from Websters Pages.  I used a big cream rose from Recollections and added some black flowers from my stash around it.  I also used two different punches to create the butterflies and then added some Lime Green Stickles on them and around Gwen for some sparkle.  Inside the black flower centers are some silver pearls from Queen & Co. and then I added some mini black Recollections pearls for the butterflies.  The silver chipboard tag was hiding in the deep recesses of my stash, so you can imagine how happy I was to actually use it, and I added some American Crafts twine to it to finish it off!

Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek!  Hoping that you have a wonderful weekend!

~hugs
Sara

Challenges:
SOG FB  - S
ArtbyMiran - Anything Goes

Cheeky Business

Good morning everyone!  How did Monday get here so fast?!

Stopping in quickly to share a card I made using a stamp I grabbed from The Greeting Farm called Cheeky Sweet.  I absolutely adore her!!  This week, The Greeting Farm is challenging us to use flowers for their Farm Fresh Friday challenge!

These yummy papers are from the Lost & Found - Union Square collection courtesy of My Mind's Eye.  I think this has to be one of my favorite pads with lots of vintage-y prints in cream, black and red.  Makes just about any creation pop!  I added some Crystal Stickles from Tim Holtz for the frosting and Diamond Stickles on the black Recollections roses.  The beautiful red rose is from Spare Parts. Last but not least, I made my own rolled rose without a die, using some paper scraps, and adhered a Queen & Co. pearl in the center. 

Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek.  Hope you have a good start to your week!

~hugs
Sara

Challenges:
FFF - Flowers

Thinking of you

TGIF!  So so happy it is almost the weekend.  This week has been crazy for sure! 

For today's creation, I used this adorable Saturated Canary image that I've never inked up before.  She was so much fun to color!

I used the current sketch at Papertake Weekly's challenge blog as inspiration.  This sketch is definitely a keeper.  The papers are from the "Oh Darling" collection courtesy of Crate Paper.  They are filled with such yummy patterns and colors.  The white flowers and the turquoise resin flower are from Recollections.  I chipped off the white flower centers and adhered some Queen & Co. pearls, which I felt matched the papers better and added a little more pizazz.  The rosebud is from Spare Parts.  The sentiment is from the Many Mini Occasions stamp set by Taylored Expressions...one of my absolute favorite sentiment sets!

Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek!  Hope each one of you has a stress-free and wonderful weekend!

~hugs
Sara

Challenges:
Papertake Weekly Challenge - Sketch

Little Mermaid Anyone?

Happy Sunday all my crafty peeps!

I was so so happy to be able to whisk away into my craft area and cook up a few cards for my daughter's friend and her twin sister who just turned the big 16!  Her friend is totally in love with The Little Mermaid and I used that as inspiration for her card using this adorable digi from The Greeting Farm!

I used some papers from The Violet Leaf stack courtesy of DCWV.  I finally used up some hand-dyed crinkly ribbon I won in a RAK years ago and attached an adorable little metal crab charm from Spare Parts.  I decided to go a little pearl happy with some Queen & Co. self-adhesive pearls that I've had in my stash for some time.

Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek!  Hoping each one of you has an amazing week ahead!

~Hugs
Sara

Challenges:
TGF FFF - Anything Goes

Tiddly Inks Blog Hop

Hello, hello all my crafty friends!

Welcome to the Tiddly Inks Blog Hop!  So glad you guys are hopping with us today and I am so grateful to Christy for allowing me to be a part of it.

My creation today is using the ever-adorable, new-in-the-store digi stamp called Wryn Smart Cookie! 

Talk about sweet, right??  Wryn and a chocolate chip cookie together just make the perfect pair, in my humble opinion!

I've used some of my Snap Life papers from Simple Stories here.  The sentiment came with one of the sheets in the paper pad --all I did was fussy cut it out and popped it up using some foam squares.  The big yummy button is actually from the Paper Studio Potpourri Christmas button collection.  I used a kraft doily from the Paper Studio Die Cuts pack.  Then to finish it all off, I added some Queen and Co. Twinkle Goosebumps in the corner for just a hint of sparkle :)

Well that's it for this stop!  Hopefully you are having some fun along the way and getting inspired by all this talent Christy lined up for you. 

Happy Hopping!

Time to TINGO!

Good morning everyone!

I wanted to pop in and share my creation for the newest challenge over at Tiddly Inks.  We are playing TINGO!  It's Tiddly Ink's version of Bingo :) 

I was so happy to be able to play along and inked up my favorite TI girl, Wryn, for another Valentine's Day card.  Only 5 days left - eek!

Wryn is inked up in Copics and I used my Sharpie Poster Paint Pen to create the little polka dots on her dress.  I used a mix of Bazzill cardstock and some Recollections Valentine's papers from last year's collection.  The image, dp and heart are all distressed.  The button I've had in my stash for a long time and thought it worked perfectly.  Finally, I finished it off with some Recollections twine.

There's plenty of time to play along.  Pick a row and jump on in !!

~hugs
Sara

Challenges:
Tiddly Inks - TINGO
2CuteInk - Valentine's/Love
Dream Valley - Valentine's Day
Stamp & Create - All You Need is Love
Without Words - Je T'aime

Love You!

Happy Saturday!!  We made it through another week!

I thought I'd treat myself and hide away in my crafty area to start on my Valentine's Day cards. Thankfully the girls let me, lol.  Woot, woot!!

I got this new Maggie from my friend Gina from Christmas and wanted to ink her up right away.  I wanted to do something a bit different and decided to layer her with a Recollections background stamp that I got awhile ago that I never really use too often.  I love how they came out together.

This little cutie is inked up in Copics.  I decided to stick with the warm gray color scheme on her.  The cardstock and dp is from Recollections.  I used up the feather and tiny red Offrey roses I've had in my stash for a very long time.  The white cabbage roses are from Recollections and the red heart doily is from Brother Sister Design Studio that I just got at Hobby Lobby.  I inked up some Hampton Art letter stamps and a Heidi Swapp heart stamp in Momento's Rhubarb Stalk to finish it off.

Thanks for stopping by today and taking a peek.  Hope you all enjoy whats left of your weekend!

~hugs
Sara

Challenges:
Tilda's Town - Fussy & Fancy or Clean & Layered
ABC Challenge - C is for Cupid
Crafts 4 Eternity - With Love
Fussy & Fancy - Its All About Love
Stamp & Create with Magnolia - Hearts
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Wishing You Well

Good morning all my crafty friends!

Yesterday in NJ we were snowed in from the 4-6 inches of snow that fell during the night.  Luckily, we were saved from the blizzard that everyone was calling for.  From what I understand, our neighbors in New York were not as lucky.  After romping in the snow with the kids, and doing a fun spa day with them, I was able to sneak into my crafty area and whip up a card.  Woot, woot!  Perfect snow day in my book!

This weeks Farm Fresh Friday challenge at The Greeting Farm is Get Wordy.  A TGF image and a sentiment is all you need to join in the fun and possibly win some moolah to spend in their store.

For my creation, I used one of my favorite TGF stamps that I just received as a Christmas gift from my special friend Gina.  Her name is Geisha Anya and I am totally in love.  Swoon.

She is colored up in Copics and on her flower, I added some Glossy Accents for some pop.  The adorable polka dot dp is from the Recollections With Love collection.  I used a mix of Recollections flowers and pearls for embellies.  The doily die cut is from The Paper Studio.  The sentiment stamp is from an old Hero Arts set I've had in my stash for awhile but have never used.  I tied it all together with some twine from American Crafts.

Thanks for stopping by today and taking a peek!  Hoping you stay warm!

~hugs
Sara

Challenges:
TGF FFF  - Get Wordy
Deep Ocean Challenge - Lace and Pearls
PTT - Anything Goes
Sweet 7 Designs Challenge - Anything New *new stamp*

Tiddly Inks DT Call

Good morning all my crafty friends and Happy Monday!

Did you know that Christy Croll at Tiddly Inks is hosting another DT Call!?!  If you didn't, there are still a few days left to enter your creation and throw your hat into the ring.  You can find out all the deets by clicking the banner below:

I figured I'd give it another shot and enter the call using my all time favorite girl, Wryn.  I just adore coloring up Christy's images - they just put a smile on your face!

Isn't she just pure sweetness?  Just lovin' those sweet lollipops she's holding.  Summer Sweet Wryn was inked up in Copics and can be found in the Tiddly Inks store by clicking here.  I used Karen Giron's current sketch over at Sweet Sunday as inspiration for my creation.

Hoping to see all your awesome creations in the call!  Wish me luck :)

~Hugs
Sara

Challenges:
Sweet Sunday - SSSC251
LiL' Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

You're My Heart Warmer

Good morning all my crafty friends.

I cannot believe how utterly cold it has been here in Jersey - especially before Thanksgiving.  It's kinda been a huge help in the Mojo department!!  I've been feeling so chilly enough to stay indoors and get a head start on those Christmas cards.  Yippee!

This week over at The Greeting Farm the challenge is Make It Sparkle.  Great excuse to break out those Stickles ;)

So I did just that!!  This adorable cutie is colored up in Copics and I added some Xmas Red Stickles to her little earmuffs!  I heated up some white Liquid Applique around and underneath her for some "snow".  The papers are from My Mind's Eye Winter Wonderland collection and the sentiment is from My Favorite Things.  I added some green crinkle ribbon from my stash.  To finish it all off, I cut out a heart with my Cricut Expression and then added some of the same Stickles to that as well.  You can never have enough sparkle, in my humble opinion ;)

Have a wonderful weekend everyone.  Stay warm!!

Challenges:
FFF - Make It Sparkle

Just Poppin' By!

Good morning all my crafty friends and Happy Monday.  I hope that your week is starting off on the right foot.

I decided to whip up a cute and quick little card for a friend of mine that I haven't seen in awhile.  With kids and jobs, its so hard sometimes to get together, or talk, as often as we'd like or used to.  I just wanted to send her a little note to let her know I was thinking of her.

I had just gotten this stamp set from Some Odd Girl called Breakfast Friends that I've had on my wishlist forever.  A recent win over at Simon Says Stamp allowed me to finally get it!  Woot, woot!  I absolutely adore this little duo and think it works perfectly to give out a shout out *and a smile, of course* to my friend!

Totally precious, right??  This little toaster and his friend are colored in Copics.  The paper is a mix of Recollections craft cardstock, DCWV blue cardstock and Paper Studio DP.  The sentiment is from the Breakfast Friends stamp set as well, and is inked in Momento's Rich Cocoa ink.  These buttons have been laying around in my stash for quite some time and were threaded with some twine before adhering to the card.  I used a Fiskars punch to give the corner treatment a little something extra.

Well I hope you all have a wonderful day!  Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek!

~hugs
Sara 

Challenges:
SOG October Linky Party
Robyn's Fetish - Food or Drink

Happy Thoughts!

Good morning my crafty peeps!

It is rainy and dreary here in Jersey today so I had to make something bright and cheery to chase away the clouds.  This creation definitely did just that, and I'm super excited that I was able to get it done right under the wire for The Greeting Farm's FFF Anything Goes challenge!

A friend of mine was kind enough to get me one of my favorite TGF stamps, Flirty Anya *thanks girl - you know who you are!!*, so I had to ink her up right away.  She is so adorable and easy to color...love her!

This cutie was brought to life with my Copics and I added some Yellow Stickles to the rose in her hair for some extra yumminess.  The papers are a mix of Recollections kraft cardstock, Bazzill yellow cardstock, and the American Crafts My Girl collection. The sentiment was from the Taylored Expressions Many Minis Occasions stamp collection and was inked in Momenta Rich Cocoa ink.  I used some Queen & Co. self-adhesive pearls and some resin coca roses in my stash.  Underneath the gingham panel, I used a Fiskars punch to finish it off.

Thanks for stopping by today and taking a peek.  Hope you have a wonderful day ahead!

Challenges:
FFF - Anything Goes
4KraftyGirlz- Anything Goes
AUD Sentiments - Anything Goes w/sentiment
MilkCoffee Challenges - Lots of Layers

Birthday Flowers

Good morning all my crafty friends! 

A dear friend of mine just celebrated her birthday and I thought I would use this precious CC Designs stamp to create her birthday card.   She is from the Swiss Pixies collection and her name is May Day Birgitta, which you can find in the CC Designs store by clicking here.

Swoon!! I love her little haircut and her little shoes!!  They remind of me of ones I had when I was a little girl!  I colored up this sweetie with Copics and added some Yellow Stickles to the flower centers.  On the frill of her dress, I added some Stardust stickles for a little pizazz.  The papers are from the American Crafts Color Crush collection.  I then stamped off one of the sentiments from the Taylored Expressions Many Minis Occasions stamp collection in Momento's Rich Cocoa ink.  The teal flowers are from Recollections and I added some orange seam binding from my stash to finish it off. 

Oh, and did you know that CC Designs is hosting a DT Call until October 20th?!  Woot, woot!!!  Click on the banner below to take you to the post on their site to find out all the details!  What a fabulous opportunity and I'm crossing my fingers, for sure :)  Wish me luck!

Hope you all have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by to take a peek!

~hugs
Sara

Challenges:
PTT - Anything Goes
Love to Scrap - Anything Goes
Divas by Design - Texture

Interrupt our normal program

Sometimes I just feel like taking a break from whatever I'm used to doing; change it up if you will.

I've been wanting to do one of these altered printer trays from 7Gypsies for so long I cannot even tell you.  But, its like so many of the projects that I have swirling around in my head, I just never got around to it.  So, I put my Copics down for a little bit, and picked up the tray.

Originally, i was going to put my daughters' pictures in the boxes, but then an epiphany hit me and it changed the course of my tray altogether.  I'm so happy I went with my new idea and how it turned out.

The papers are from the Prima Almanac Collection.  I've used some Momenta corners and metal pieces including the dream square in the top right box and the bird cage in the bottom left one.  I was so happy to use up some of my old stash that has been sitting around in my craft drawers like the cherish and wedding sticker.  The flowers are a mix of Recollections and Petaloo.  I used a Heidi Swapp and Inkadinkadoo stamp for the sentiment and butterfly box.  There are some Wilton doilies and Recollections pearls floating about.  I used a fiskars punch in the top right box and my Cricut to cut out the heart for the top left one.  My cricut also cut out the fancy photo corners. In the bottom right corner, I glued some American Crafts black and white twine to the tiny Maya Roads spools.

This was such a super fun and quick project once the Mojo hit.  I'm over the moon that our grandparents, who meant the world to us, will finally be on our wall in our home.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Hoping you have a wonderful day.

Hugs,
Sara

Challenges:
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

TGIF!

Good morning friends and happy Friday!!  What have you got planned for the weekend ahead?  Anything good?  My girls are taking their first ever Girl Scouts camping trip with their troop, so hopefully Mommy will be able to make up for lost time and get crafty!

I started the weekend off right by inking up this Tiddly Inks image.  As you know, I'm a huge lover of all things Wryn.  She definitely jacked up the Mojo factor!

I colored my girl in Copics and added some Liquid Pearls on her corners.  The papers are from the Authentique "Journey" Collection.  I used the leftover scraps from the collection to hand roll the blue roses and centered them with some Queen & Co. pearls.  The metal roses are from Momenta and, sadly, are the last ones I have :(  Guess its time to get to Hobby Lobby and get some more ;)  I also punched the white cardstock with a Fiskars punch for a little girly edging. 

Hope you all have a fabulous weekend and thanks for stopping by to take a peek!!

~hugs
Sara

Challenges:
Tiddly Inks - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Sketchie Free For All *I used PW Sketch #81*

ArtbyMiran - Anything Goes
4KraftyGirlz- Anything Goes

Thinking of you

Good morning everyone! 

Wanted to share with you a card I made using a Saturated Canary image called Angels Among Us. I decided to do something a bit different for me and stick with Sepia tones.

She was colored in Copics and distressed with some Vintage Photo Distress Ink by Tim Holtz.  The tickets were from Maya Road and then I inked up a Mini Occasion sentiment from Taylored Expressions on the inside.  The beautiful chocolate roses and the gorgeous burlap rose are from Spare Parts.

Hoping you all have a wonderful day.  Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek!

Challenges:
Come and Get It - Anything Goes with a Sentiment
Stamping Sensations - August Anything Goes
Brown Sugar Challenge - Lets Get Krafty
Creative Corner - Girly

Gotta Be In It, To Win It :)

Good afternoon all my crafty friends!  What a wonderful, busy week it has been here for our family.   We decided to go camping with all the girls for the first time!  What an adventure - and so much fun :)

While we were away, there has been a DT Call going on over at Tiddly Inks!  I have been biting at the bit to get inky and try out.  Thankfully, we came home in time so that I could create something and throw my hat into the ring.

Christy wanted us to use our very most favorite Tiddly Inks image on our creation for the call.  Well, that was a pretty tall order, since I'm totally in love with just about every image in her store ;).  I decided, however, to go with my favorite girl, Wryn ;)

I just love Wryn as  Teacher Helper!!!  Her glasses.....her stack of books.....*yum!* ...I mean, really, what is not to love about this cutie??  I brought her to life with  my Copics and distressed her with my Tim Holtz distress tool.  The fabby papers are the Hall Pass collection from We R Memory Keepers and they are just perfect for those notes to the teacher or even some cutie bookmarks!  After the image and papers were distressed, I inked everything in my Vintage Photo Distress Ink from Tim Holtz.  I then found the perfect button in my stash and added some twine to finish it all off!


Working for Christy and with her amazing art would definitely be a dream come true!  I'm keeping my fingers and toes crossed!

Lots of luck to all the creative ladies out there that applied!

Keep On Rockin'

Hey folks!

I have a quick post today to share a masculine, CAS card *gasp*!  My daughter's boyfriend is celebrating his birthday today, so it was time to put aside those girly and cutesy stamps for something boyish.  So challenging for me!

Her boyfriend is into guitars so I thought it only fitting to use the adorable digi stamp from Some Odd Girl called Guitar Kody, which you can find in the SOG store by clicking here!

I used the current Sweet Sunday sketch and the current challenge on the SOG facebook page which is Stars and Stripes as inspiration for my creation.  I stamped off a sentiment from the SOG Music Mae stamp set using Frost White Colorbox Pigment Ink.  The papers were a gift from my friend Gina.

Thats it for me today!  Hope you are having a wonderful day!

Challenges:
Sweet Sunday - Sketch Challenge 229
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
7 Kids College Fund - Anything Goes with Twist:  Get Wordy