• winter time… when it is 110????

    I love Caardvarks’ challenge this month and let me tell you, it is a challenge.  We are reaching some high temps right now in Arizona.  We are talking 110, 111, 113 and Caardvarks wants me to think about winter and holiday cards!  But I am so up to the challenge,…

  • i love saturdays…

    I just wait for Saturday all week long.  I had only two plans for today… #1 make a card and #2 start my bread making process.  I am happy to report at 4:40pm today, I finally finished both tasks with a smile. I just love the way this card turned…

  • quick and easy…

    This is was a very quick card… less than 30 minutes.  Took me longer to photograph and post it then to actually make it. I loved the Sweet Sunday sketch this week.  Something about the circles just said “fun”.  I looked to the  Flourishes Timeless Tuesday challenge for color inspiration.  This…

  • Hip Hop Hangover

    This was my first week to be able to really participate in the Unity’s Hip Hop Thursday and rolling over to hangover Friday.  I was able to create this card before heading into work. This is also a combined challenge card for Cardvaarks sketch challenge and Flourishes Timeless Tuesday challenge…

  • sympathy

    Sympathy cards are always so tough and I never seem to have any made ahead of time.  Every time I need one, I think, I really should make a few to have on hand so it won’t be so hard to do.  Still haven’t done it.  Yet again, I tell…

  • miracle

    I am playing along with this weeks sketch for Mojo Monday #94.  I loved all the varying levels of boxes and lines.  I’m definitely all about the geometric lines and edges. I used the flower stamp to create the background rectangle paper.  I thought some embossing powder would give it…

  • cherry thanks

    I am having so much fun with my new Unity stamps, they are so awesome!  I needed a thank you card for a friend and just thought the cherries were so cute.  I am submitting this to the Cute Card Thursday challenge as I used faux stitching and also to…

  • Thinking of you…

    I received my first Unity Stamp Company June Kit of the Month yesterday and couldn’t wait to get it out of the package!!!  I love it!!!  I was hoping to be able to join in the fun with the sketch challenge and fate was on my side as the USPS…

  • TPE Challenge #20

    I’m using up some scraps for The Pink Elephant challange #20 sketch.  This time I put some rhinestones on the butterfly to give it some sparkle and used my swiss dots folder on the Labels One die cut. Thanks for stopping by and taking a look. Materials Cardstock: Southworth Patterned…

  • orange and blue…

    This is for the Card Positioning System challenge #121.  I liked the simplicity of this sketch.  Hero Arts is also challenging the use of complimentary colors this week and I decided to give orange and blue a try.  I love this combo, but I usually use it for boy cards. …

  • one more time…

    Isn’t this a fun sketch!!!  I generally do 4 x 5.5 or square cards, so the rectangular shape of this card got me excited.  Sometimes the results amaze you.  This is the Sweet Sunday Sketch #23. I had a bunch of scraps from my previous attempt at the Color Inspiration…

  • inspiration

    I had a lot of inspiration for this card.  The Hero Arts Blog challenged us to find inspiration from one of the blog-a-day winners and Lucy Abrams inspires me constantly with her cards. I found this card of hers simple and yet so elegant. Along with the Hero Arts challenge…