CardPatterns Sketch #6

How fun, a new challenge blog! It is called Card Patterns and if you like card sketches you need to visit this blog. Here is the sketch for this week:

Here's my card based on the sketch:

I used Colorbok & Melissa Frances paper, Pink Petticoat digital stamped image, Prima flowers, DCWV chipboard, and my Spellbinder Nestabilities.
Enjoy!

Back To Reality!

Anyone who follows my blog knows I am super duper excited for Spring, well we got a dose of reality this week. Friday morning we had 7 inches of snow! I couldn't believe my eyes, the biggest snow of the season. Here are some pictures I took...
It was a beautiful heavy snow.



Now for a few Springy projects! Here is a card I made a few days ago.

I used Melissa Frances, Colorbok, and Sassafras paper, Prima flowers, American Crafts ribbon, and Inkadinkadoo stamp.
Here is a fun Spring layout.

I used Pink Paislee, Cosmo Cricket, and Colorbok paper, Sassafras Stickers and Chipboard, October Afternoon journaling block, and American Craft Thickers. This is a picture of our bee's and the bee stands. See the mason jars, that is sugar water that we feed the bee's in the Winter. And the other picture is my Hubby Matt working on a fence in our donkey pasture.
That's all for today. Passed a kidney stone this morning so I'm not feeling the best in the world!
Enjoy...

Wednesday Be Inspired!

You know what today is, Wednesday's Be Inspired Challenge from Cuttlebug Challenge. This week's challenge is to use glitter + Cuttlebug on a card and I loved it! We also got to play with some Sweet & Sassy Stamps digital downloads which I'd never done. Instead of an actual stamp it is a stamped image and you use it like clipart and just print away....it was great because I didn't have to deal with messy ink or stamping my image perfect. I decided to use the butterfly image and colored it with my Copic markers then used Doodlebug glitter to glitter the wings and body.

I also used Colorbok and October Afternoon paper, lace, Martha Stewart punch, October Afternoon journaling spot, Stickles, a button, and my Cuttlebug with the Swiss Dots embossing folder. If you've never used digital stamps I recommend it, very fun! Now it's time for you to join the fun, make a card, and link it to Cuttlebug Challenge.
Enjoy!

Spring Fling

In case all you scrappers haven't heard, SNR (Scrapbook News & Review) is having a big event! A Spring Fling. The event lasts from March 7th-21st and you can find tips, techniques, challenges, games, prizes and a crop by just clicking on the link above! Now part of their Spring Fling is having a blog-a-log where they feature blogs with Spring Inspired projects. I was lucky enough to get to be a part of this great event and share a little Spring inspiration with my fellow scrappers.
For my project I made an Easter Flower Pot. Here's my recipe for the project:
1. Cup
2. 2 coordinating papers
3. Easter Egg picks
4. flowers
5. buttons
6. shredded paper
7. styrofoam
8. ribbon

OK, there's my list of ingredients. I started by covering a cup with a 12x12 piece of paper, then I trimmed it down to size to fit my cup. I then cut a piece of paper to make the rim of my cup/pot. I added ribbon and flowers with buttons. I then put a styrofoam ball in my cup and arranged the Easter egg picks. I then put shredded paper in the top of my cup to hide the styrofoam. Here's the finished result:


This project was super easy and cheap, what more could a scrapper want? I used Colorbok & Creative Imaginations Papers, Prima flowers, and Martha Stewart ribbon.
I also made an Easter card to share with you.

This card features Papertrey Ink stamps, Melissa Frances & Colorbok paper, Prima flowers & bling, and Stickles.
I hope I've inspired you to think outside the box, you can create anything your heart desires with paper. Be sure to check out SNR's awesome blog. And if your new to my blog and love your Cuttlebug, I'd love to invite you to visit the Cuttlebug Challenge blog! We have weekly challenges, tutorials, and tons of inspiration!
Enjoy!

Spring Fever!!!

Melissa Phillips is having a wonderful challenge on her blog and I just had to play along! Look at what the winner gets:

Isn't this little apron adorable? I LOVE it!
OK now for my card:

I used Colorbok and Melissa Frances paper, felt for my pocket, Melissa Frances rub-ons and lace, Michaels ribbon, and Stampin-Up ink. I found a little dress and apron template online to get my card shape. And I added a little flower to my pocket.
Today was beautiful in Kentucky! Sunshine and temps in the 60's...it was wonderful. Hubby and I worked in the garden for hours clearing everything to get ready for planting. I heard little frogs croaking for the first time this year! That means Spring is right around the corner. Of course I took some pictures of the little animals. The first is Smoky giving Ms. Kitty some kisses.

Here's one of my chickens soaking up the sun. I was also practicing with my Nikon and a new lense, love how it blurs the backgrounds of my pictures. Practice makes perfect I guess:)

And last but not least, the goats! I feel like I neglect the goats because I don't post as many pictures of them....so here's a cute one of Hannah a pygmey goat (miniature). She will be 1 year old this month. You can see her twin sister Montana in the background.

Enjoy!

Cuttlebug Be Inspired Wednesday!

It's that time again, Cuttlebug Challenge's "Be Inspired Wednesday"! This week our challenge was to use watercolors on our card + use the Cuttlebug. It was definitely a challenge for me because I am usually just a stamper and a crafter, not much of an artist! But I did my best! So here's my card "Hay Chick":

I adore these stamps, they are from Whipper Snapper. Anna Wight designed them (Sassy & Sweet Notes blog link is to the right). She is a big chicken fan, just like me....so I knew I had to buy them. I used a mixture of colored pencils and watercolors + blender pen on my stamps. I embossed my Colorbok cardstock with my Cuttlebug Swiss Dot's folder, and used Spellbinders Nestabilities to cut out the scalloped circles. I also used Jenni Bowlin paper, ribbon, buttons, and Martha Stewart ink & punch. I think the little chicken on the hay is adorable!
Don't forget to visit the Cuttlebug Challenge blog and look at all the beautiful creations the girls made this week!
Enjoy!

Winter is Back!

Silly me, I thought winter was over! Should have reminded myself that it is just the first of March. We had about 2 inches of snow this morning and it was soooo cold today in Kentucky! So I have a layout to post tonite. I wasn't going to post it because I am tired of cold weather, but I think today is the perfect day to share it with you.

My little nephew and hubby were enjoying our snowfall we got in February. That's me going down the hill on the sleigh. All of my supplies were from the January Paper Playground kit. I sometimes do layouts before I have the pictures...and that's what I did on this one. I made it back in January and was saving it for the perfect winter photos.
And I have another layout to share tonite. I did this one using the latest layout at Got Sketch?.

I used some of my pretty new Jenni Bowlin papers and embellishments and paper from my February Paper Playground kit.
Enjoy!