COLOR CHALLENGE...

Today is a Color Challenge on Christian Paper Crafts and yesterday was the Featured Challenge on Splitcoast Stampers... I am on a bit of a time crunch right now, so I will link everything up and write more in awhile...

The Color Challenge was to use Riding Hood Red, Kiwi Kiss and Pink Pirhuoette (I threw in black and white) and the Featured Stamper was my friend Joan!!! Congratulations Joan! I am so excited for her. :)

I CASED this card of Joan's...

I am off to the dentist now - gotta make my chompers shiny clean! :) Have a good day!

SWEET STOP SKETCH #4

Good Day!!! Have I ever mentioned how much I LOVE Saturdays? The reason I love Saturdays is because my husband is home. He is normally home on week nights, but it is different on Saturdays. For one full day, I do not have to be ON DEMAND the whole day. I can say "go ask your dad."

I tend to be the one that says Yes to most of the things the kids ask, so the normally come to me. My man is the one who says No. My theory on this is why say NO, unless there is a good reason to say NO. Is it unhealthy, unsafe or immoral? While my husband just says NO for the sake of the word (I think) LOL Maybe there is some logic behind it (my husband is typically a very logical kind of man) but I do not know what it always is.)

As you know, it is the Sweet Stop Sketch Saturday. I was just telling everyone on our Design Team how I have a hard time remembering what the exact name of it is... I always call it something different...Sugar Shack, Sweet Spot, Sugar Spot, etc. LOL So when typing or thinking about the blog address, I have to go to my blog and LOOK! :)

Here is the SKETCH

and here is my creation...

Here are the details:

Stamps: Autumn Blessings, and I'd Pick You, SU Lovely as a Tree, All in a Row, Friendly Words Wheel
Cardstock and Ink: Garden Green, Close to Cocoa, Not Quite Navy, More Mustard, Designer DP
Accessories: Cuttlebug, Skeleton Leaf, Build a Brad, Dimensionals, Air brush, Copics,

We would love it if you could play along - you can see the rest of the Design Team's wonderful projects and you can even have a chance to win a stamp set!

Have a terrific day!

BLOGGERS CHALLENGE #99 and the ROUND UP

Hello! Happy Friday! We had such a great time yesterday at the Survive Alive Fire House.

Today is ROUND UP day on the Sweet 'n Sassy Blog, you will definitely want to check out everyone's creations.

This week's Bloggers Challenge is to CASE an old card if yours. If I do not send my cards out, I tend to donate them - so I looked for a card and found this one...

using Courtney's Easter Lily set, I created this card....

a few things i have changed...

1. Colors, Cardstock and Ink
2. Moved the ribbon (and the size of it) to the bottom
3. Put a smaller oval on the top rather than a circle as my focal point.

To see the other Blogger Challenge participants projects click on the icon on the side. I enjoy looking at their projects!

Come back tomorrow for the Sweet Stop Sketch! Have a blessed weekend!

Poppin' Pastels Christian Paper Crafts

Hello my friends,

I am so excited about today because my children and I are going to the SURVIVE ALIVE FIRE HOUSE in Milwaukee as a field trip with their girls club and boys club (I am a co-leader for the Boys Club).

This week's NEW TO YOU Challenge on the Christian Paper Craft Magazine forum is to create a project using the POPPIN' PASTELS technique.

Poppin' Pastels uses your Versamark pad and Pastels. Pastels is another name for a high quality chalk... So if you don't have pastels in your craft room and if you have children - go grab their sidewalk chalk or chalk board supplies! Ink your stamp with your Versamark pad. Stamp the image on cardstock. Lightly draw some color from your pastels using a sponge dauber, q-tip, or cotton ball into the pastel of your choice. You will not need to use a lot of pressure on your chalks, this will make them crumble. It will still useable, just not so pretty sitting in the tray and messier too. Once you have the applicator of choice "chalked up", gently press or dab it over your versamarked image.

The versamark will absorb the color and your image will pop out, you may even have some residue of color on your cardstock but the main image will be the image you stamped. Above is my sample to help inspire you for your start. You can also see it in the gallery here . When uploading to the gallery use the keyword NTYW05. When uploading to other online galleries or your blog please use the keyword CPCM-NTYW05. Also, please leave a comment here in this thread with a link to your creation so we can be sure to check it out. There is no time limit for playing so just have fun!

Here is my list of supplies...

Stamp Set: Dream Silhuoettes by Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps, Floral Bg by SU

Cardstock, Ink & Pastel colors: Sage Shadow, Blush Blossom, Whisper White, Bashful Blue, barely Banana, versamark,

Accessories:Blue pearls, Dimensionals, Oval cutter

We are weathering a storm here (again) 'Tis the "season" :) so this is the Scripture I am meditating upon today.

Psalm 37:23-24 (NKJV) The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD, And He delights in his way. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; For the LORD upholds him with His hand.

Thank you for stopping by and have a blessed day!

BELLI CHALLENGE #65 SPRING IT UP!

Hello! In June, I will be a Guest Designer for Creative Cuts & More. This week, they are having a BLOG HOP. THere are so many very cool ideas with Terry's fabulous die cuts. These die cuts come in a great varieity of colors and choices of different papers and cardstocks and chipboards! I had a FUN time selecting projects to work on because there were SO many choices to choose from with such a great variety!

Here are the details for the Blog Hop.

During the hop, one of our Design Team members will direct you back here for a chance to win one of our new Creative Imaginations Bare Elements castle albums AND 8 pages custom cut for you from your choice of cardstock.

If for some reason a link is broken, don't panic. Just return here to the list and complete your journey.Hoppin' Team Members:

Angie Pearl

Carla Mayfield

Kim Ross

Jennifer Johnson

Lindsay Weirich

Eva Dobilas -

Our Guest Pam Smerker

Happy Hopping!

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This week's Belli Challenge is a Color Challenge for you. We picked out some great spring colors for you. They are Apricot Appeal, Certainly Celery and Cameo Coral. The Design Team has come up with some BEAUTIFUL inspiration to get you started!!! So you need to check them out here .

I can't wait to see what you can do with these colors. If you are not a Stampin Up color person, here is a color palette for you to best match up your colors to ours.

This week has been very busy preparing for my daughter's graduation and going through some personal trials. I am pressing in a bit more and having extra prayer and quiet time,. Today, I was able to take some extra stamping time this afternoon - so I will have something to share tomorrow too!

Here are the details to my card:

Stamp Set: Seashells and Warmest Regards by SU

Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, Cameo Coral

Accessories: Dew Drops, mini Glue Dots, Chocolate Stitched Ribbon, Celery Ribbon, stampin' pastels

I used Technique Junkies April newsletter technique Chalk Lines.

Thank you for stopping by! Have a blessed day!

Sweet Stop #3 FINTASTIC BIRTHDAY!

Today is the Sweet Stop Sketch, you will want to go check out the blog when you are done looking around here to see the other Design Team creations. This little Sea Turtle is a new Digi Stamp, along with the sea anemone adn the fishy sayings...all Digi Images available at Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps!

I really am enjoying the versatility of the Digi images. I can make them ANY size I want! They are available at Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps!

I hope you have a wonderful Mother's Day weekend. I am going to enjoy a Mother-Daughter Banquet today with my girls, mother, grandmother, sisters and neices. So it will be a wonderful day! Have a nice weekend!

Bloggers Challenge #98 - Dragged Madras

Hello! I am so excited...I am designing another stamp set for a summer release and I am loving how it is turning out! I am going to try to focus, but Dora the Explorer is blaring next to me, so I am having a hard time focusing. :)

Anyways, todays Bloggers Challenge is to create a Mother's Day card. I decided to use the Dragged Madras technique from Technique Junkies. I love this technique, it is FUN and EASY! Since I used (mostly) all of Stampin' Up! this also qualifies for an ALL ABOUT JOY card too. All about Joy cards are my feature on my blog when I use mainly Stampin' Up! product.

Here are the details:

Stamp Sets: Inspired by Nature, All Holidays

Cardstock: Garden Green, Certainly Celery, Regal Rose, So Saffron

Accessories: Oval Cutter by Creative Memories, Rounded Tab Punch, Dew Drops, Martha Stewart Butterfly punch, Mini Glue Dots, Glitter Pen, Prismacolored Pencils

Well, Dora is winning out over my thought process...all I can think about is baskets and bananas and yum, yum, yum, yum - whew that was close! LOL So for now, I am going to go, you have a FABULOUS day! Check out the other Blogger Challenge participants on the left hand side of the screen. They always inspire me to do something different and amaze me with their talents!

Have a great day!