Free Hugs

Good morning and happy Saturday my crafty friends.  We definitely started this weekend with a bang here in Jersey with yet another huge storm that started yesterday with heavy winds and rain; and ended up bringing in about six inches of snow by this morning.  From what I heard, states north of us suffered way worse with more snow.  I'm kinda happy about it, to be honest...gives me a good excuse to stay in my jammies and whip out my Copics while the kiddies go outside and make snowmen and snow angels.

Saturated Canary is having a color challenge and here are the beautiful colors you get to play with:

You only have to use three of these colors but you do have to use a Saturated Canary image.  I love these soft, sequin tones.  Gorge!

I colored this sweetie in Copics and used my Sharpie Poster Paint marker in white to accent her cheeks and eyes.  The papers are from the Recollections The Neapolitan Collection and the die cuts I've had in my stash for quite some time.  I added a Doodlebug Designs glittery pink button and a pink pearl to the flower centers.  Instead of matting the image, I decided to softly ink around the edges with some Studio G chalk ink to match.  Some Queen & Co. pink and white twine finishes it off.

I hope you are all staying safe and warm!  Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek!

~hugs
Sara

Challenges:
Saturated Canary - Color Challenge
Moving Along with the Times - Only Girls Allowed
Crafting For All Seasons - Color Challenge
Creative Moments Bloggers Network - Buttons & Bows
The Paper Girls Challenge Blog - Twine

You Have My Heart!

Good morning peeps! 

There is a new monthly sketch challenge up at Some Odd Girl - and you know me with sketches :)))  Just HAD to play along!!

Feast your eyes on the sketch which I luuuurve:

And here is my spin on it:

Isn't she adorbs???  One of my all time faves from SOG!  Now the cool thing is the original digi had her holding a bird, howevah! in order to make this a v-day card, I just cut the bird out of her hands and replaced it with a puffy heart I had in my stash :)  The papers are a mix of DCWV The Linen Closet *for the base*, some new Recollections papers called With Love, and some glittery red cardstock from Martha Stewart from two years ago!!  I generated the sentiment in Print Artist, printed it out, and attached it with a flower ribbon brad from Spare Parts.  I detached the ribbon portion and adhered it behind the doily instead. 

Hoping you have a fabulous day! Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek!

~hugs
Sara

Challenges:
SOG - February Sketch
Clear it Out - Red/White items & Anything Goes
Deep Ocean Challenges - Love & Lace
DTC - Hearts
Inky Chicks - Valentines/Anniversary
PTT - Love & Romance
Ribbon Carousel - Love Is In the Air
Top Tip Tuesday - Let Me Call You Sweetheart
TPE - Inspiration Photo - TPE 185
Cutie Pie Challenges - Valentines

Make A Wish

If you had only one to make...what would it be??  I think we all have a few that we secretly wish we could make given the opportunity.  I know what my top three would be, but it would be soooo hard to narrow it down to just one!!  What about you?

I think this little cutie from Elisabeth Bell is sitting and wondering the same thing.

This precious little one is colored in Copics and Distress Markers from Tim Holtz.  I've also used my Sharpie Poster Paint Marker in White to add some polka dots to her sash and her cute little cheeks.  There are Yellow stickles on the flowers and butterfly; and some Baby Blue liquid pearls on some of the flowers centers as well.  Her wings are covered in Diamond stickles.  There is a tiny sentiment inked in Memento Rich Cocoa ink that came in a birthday stamp set that I've had for a long time and love to bits.  I used my TH blending tool and some Colorbox Pigment Ink in sky blue to create a soft sky for her.  The papers are a mix of Wassau cardstock and American Crafts.  Some pearls for the butterfly center up top and a gorgeous mix of Prima and Recollections flowers finish it off.

Have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by to take a peek!

~hugs
Sara

Challenges:
Crafty Bloggers Network - Anything Goes
Pretty Little Ribbon - Anything Goes
Stamp and Create - Spring
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes optional yellow
Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes

Happy Birthday

And Happy Sunday!  We managed to get about an inch of snow last night and some flurries are expected today.  Nothing exciting, but enough to make you want to haul up in the craft area and get some crafting in :)

The Farm Fresh Friday challenge over at The Greeting Farm this week is to use to some ribbon and/or lace and the current sketch at Little Claire's was just what I needed to jumpstart my Mojo.

And here is my take on it:

I used one of the stamps from the Miss Anya Dressy collection and brought her to life with some Copics.  The papers are a mix of DCWV The Linen Closet and MME's Pretty Please.  What I love about the paper is that if you look closely, it mimics part of her dress :)  The sheer polka dot ribbon  and self-adhesive bling was in my stash.  I used a birthday sentiment from MFT's All Occasion Sentiments stamp set inked in Memento's Rich Cocoa to finish it up.

Thanks for stopping by today and hoping you enjoy what's left of the weekend!

~hugs
Sara

Challenges:
TGF FFF - Ribbon and/or Lace
Little Claire's - Sketch/Flower Theme *flowers on paper*
Challenges4Everybody - Always Anything Goes
No Matter Which Challenges - Ribbons & Bows

Miss You A Latte

Mornin' peeps!  Happy Hump Day - middle of the week already and it is just whizzing by for me!! 

I have a card to share today for the Double-Take Tuesday challenge over at The Greeting Farm.  The challenge this week is to use the colors Purple and Green.  Easy peasy, right?

I used the current sketch over at Sketch Saturday for inspiration:

and used the adorable Latte Anya stamp from TGF for my creation :) 

I was happy to use some old MME papers again from the Totally Girl paper collection from last year.  I paper pieced her cap and her little coffee mug with some of it.  I added some Milled Lavender Distress Stickles for the heart button in her cap.  I also smeared some of the stickles over the petite purple Recollections flowers and used up some ric-rac in my stash.  The image is lightly inked with some Lavender Studio G Chalk Ink for a little definition.  The image and the flowers are mounted with foam squares to give a little pop!

Hoping you have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by to take a peek :)

~hugs
Sara

Challenges:
TGF DTT - Purple and Green
Sketch Saturday - Sketch #243
PTT - Anything Goes

Be Mine

Hi everyone....Happy Monday!  Hoping you all had a fabulous weekend :)

With one day to spare, I made a card to enter the monthly challenge over at Some Odd Girl.  This month, SOG has a yummy sketch for you to play along with.  Oh!!!!  And have you joined the new community SOG has going?  It's a great place to meet new people and share your love for everything SOG!  If you have some time, I highly recommend you check it out here and join in the fun!!

Here is January's sketch:

And here is my take on it using the adorable digi, Angel Kaylee, from Some Odd Girl, which you can find in the store by clicking here.

I absolutely LOVE her, don't you??  I used some MME scraps that I've had staring at me for quite some time.  I cut out the hearts on my Cricut Expression, matted them, embossed them with a Cricut embossing folder, and inked them with some Studio G pink chalk ink for definition.  The Be Mine typewriter sentiment is a Pebbles Real Life sticker that I think I've had in my stash as long as the MME paper, lol.  I cut off the end to fit the card and used the remains in the upper lefthand corner to tie it all together.

Hoping you all enjoy the rest of your day and thanks for stopping by to take a peek!

~hugs
Sara

Challenges:
SOG - January Sketch
Love to Create - Anything Goes with a Sentiment
Marker Pop - Pink
The Pink Elephant - Hearts
Bunny Zoe's - Anything Goes
BLD - Pink with any other color

With Deepest Sympathy

Good morning my friends...

Unfortunately, it was that time to make a sympathy card for my husband's friend who lost a family member unexpectedly.  He was very young; left a young bride and two small children - 4 and 1 years old.  It's times like these where I sit silently and wonder....why does this kind of stuff happen?

Sometimes there are no answers and sometimes, there just aren't any words.  And while I sat at my craft desk wondering what to do that would be appropriate, I just used a gorgeous image from A Day For Daisies that I recently won.  Usually, I just go with just a sentiment as a focal point, but I think this image is gorgeous all on it's own and conveys the sympathy we feel for my husband's friend without having to say anything all.

Normally, I would never think of using pink on a sympathy card, but I think its subtle enough here and I used some Colorbox Chalk Ink in black to try soften it up as well.  She is colored in Copics and the the papers are a mix of Pink Paislee's London Market and Prima's Almanac Collection.  The image and the papers are all distressed in that chalk ink.  I used a Fiskars punch for the border and a gorgeous black flower from Petaloo. 

Remember to say I love you to those that you love today...and thanks for stopping by and taking a peek!!

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

~hugs
Sara