TGIF

Well we've almost made it through our first week of school without any meltdowns or major problems.  Rhalynn loves school and according to her "my new 1st grade teacher is sooooo cool!" 

I've been hunting through my crafty stash trying to find my mojo and I realized I have tons of 3D embellishments like the banner on this card so I thought that I would pull them out and try to use them.  Then I was browsing the challenge blogs and thought the Card Patterns sketch 77 couldn't have fit this banner better.  I just flipped it on its side and centered the elements.

Ingredients:

Stamp: Cloud 9-Birthday Quotes

Paper: Core'dinations-BM Amulet, Stampin' Up

Embellishments: Soft Spoken-Birthday Banners

Have a wonderful Friday and a spectacular weekend!!

Melissa

Post 1 of 4 today!

I know...4 post today! 

I have four cards that are due for challenges today and I really like to keep each one in a different post for labeling purposed.

Heres the first of the four cards that I made last night.  I just love TGF Stella.  Isn't she the cutest.  This was my first attempt at making "shiny" black hair.  With the help of a couple of utube videos and looking at all the wonderfulness on my BFF Rachel's blog I think I did fairly well. 

Challenges for cutie Stella:

little red wagon - #36 Nestabilities

Card Patterns - Sketch #72

Stella's ingredients:

Stamp - TGF Stella

Paper - My Mind's Eye, Love Nest

Flower - Prima (colored with Triart markers)

Button - making memories

Nestabilities - Label One

Ribbon - Cosmo Cricket

Don't forget to stop by later and check out my other three post.  I'll be spacing them out over the day!

Melissa

1 card 7 challenges!

Happy Thursday to everyone!  I'm glad that the weekend is almost here. I think I'm going to have to take a little Mommy holiday.  School was canceled Tues and Wed and the girls didn't give me much time to craft.  I was staying up late just to get all the Valentine goodie bags ready for R's class party today.  Here's one of the Valentine cards I made for one of R's teachers.  I know the picture isn't great I had to snap them real quick last night so R could take them to school this morning.  I've just about used all the Valentine theme paper I got from the Target $ Spot.  I love how the red heart on this one are all shiny.  The image is a freebie from Digital Delights.  I think you can still get it                --->HERE<----   I used stickles to outline the cloud, I'm not sure you can see it but I thought it turned out cute.  I also used Glossy Accents on his wings.  The white ribbon and red and white buttons I had in my stash.

I'm entering this card in these challenges:

Stamp Something - Love Something

Stampin' Royalty #6 - Love/ Valentine Theme

The Pink Elephant #53 - Mushy Gushy Valentine

little red wagon - red with bling

Simon Says Stamp Challenge - What Love Got To Do With It

By the Cute and Girly - Love

Card Patterns  - #50

Thanks for stopping by!

Melissa

Card Patterns Sketch #47

I did another sketch!!  I'm really enjoying using all these sketches.  It really saves me a lot of time.  I never really know where things should go. 

Isn't this just the cutest elephant ever!!  I colored her with my Triart markers (thanks Rach) and my trusty BICs.  Its a freebie from Dustin Pike at Doodle Dragon Studios.  (Have you noticed a trend of freebies.  I love them!!)  Did you know that he now has a challange blog HERE.  I'll be showing you my card for that later this week. 

I once again raided my scrap stash for the brown CS.  I made lots of reindeer ornaments at Christmas!  I'm pretty sure that the pink plaid came out of a stack.  Which stack is a whole other question.  Since it wasn't in the stack I'd have to say I've had it for some time.  I used my Spellbinders Nestabilities Label Three.  Have you seen the sneak peaks of all the new label that are debuting at CHA?  All I have to say is OMG I can't wait for them to hit the stores.  You can take a look HERE.  You'll have to scroll quite a bit to see everything but it is so worth it.  Anyways back to my card.  The ribbon, heart brads and rhinstones were all from the bottom of one of my many plastic tubs.  I'm trying to clean things out so I can get more stuff.

Challenge entered:

Card Patterns Sketch #47

Well have a very great Tuesday everyone.  Don't forget to enter my Birthday blog candy, its open until Feb 5!!

**Huggs**

Melissa