Sunshine Saturday!

Happy Saturday!  The boys are out tending to the weed patch....I mean lawn.  Lemon cookies in the oven for a neighbor...baby girl with socks...er "gloves" on her hands bringing all her toys into the kitchen...dishwasher running...thus is our morning:)  I am so thankful for the beautiful sunshine and the cool breeze as well!

This is a little birthday card I made a little while ago.  I love this card!  This paper is so me:)   I was trying to use up some of my stash, hence the image and the paper.  I think the layout was from an SCS sketch, but I can't remember which one now.

Supplies:

Image from Stamping Bella colored with Copics

SU cardstock in Pretty in Pink and Rose Romance, Close to Cocoa

DP is from my scraps

Misc ribbon

Buttons are American Crafts?

Sentiment from PTI Mixed Messages

Oval Nesties

Thanks for stopping by!

Colleen

Sleepy Sweetness

Good morning!  I am happy to share this scrapbook page I made for my daughter's album (aren't they always so sweet especially when they're sleeping?)

TSB is sponsoring The Creative Card Crew challenge this week and the theme is Child's Play.  I thought TSB's Baby Fairy would be perfect for a baby page, so I hope this works!

Supplies:

Image by TSB colored with Copics

PTI cardstock

DCWV cardstock

K & Co flowers

Crystal Stickles

Misc 3D sticker

Thanks for stopping!

Colleen

Critter Challenge #62 and a Good-Bye

 Good morning!  I hope you all had a wonderful Easter weekend!

I am a little sad today, as this is my last post as part of the Critter Sketch Challenge Crew.  I had a wonderful time working with such wonderful, creative gals and will definitely miss everyone.

This month's second sponsor is Dustin Pike - some really adorable images!  Be sure to play along to be entered for some freebie.  It's a sketch this week by our own Crystal!


Supplies:
Dustin Pike image colored with Copics.
Cardstock - SU Going Grey, Garden Green, Pumpkin pie
DCWV DP
Nesties
Sentiment - PTI
Cuttlebug embossing folder
Oval punches
misc ribbon
Dots by Martha Stewart

Thanks for stopping by!
Colleen

Joyful Expectations

Good morning!  I'm here today with another card using a TSB image.  I wanted to make a card for my cousin and his wife who are expecting their second child - so I thought this image would be perfect!  I love how this turned out.

Also, TSB is sponsoring the Creative Inspirations Challenge this week and the theme is to use anything digi.  Easy peasy!  Stop by and play along if you have a chance!

Supplies:

Image by TSB colored with Copics

SU cardstock Certainly Celery, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive

SU designer paper

Nesties

Gold Stickles

misc ribbon

Martha Stewart corner punch

Thanks for stopping by!

Colleen

SNR Digi Weekend - Challenge 1

Good evening!  The Stamping Boutique is having a digi-weekend and the theme is the Royal Wedding.  It runs through tomorrow, so be sure to stop by, pick up some fabulolus freebies, and play along for some really great prizes!

The first challenge is to make your own background, and here is what I came up with.  I love my embossing folders, and this was a great opportunity to use them!  This was a shower card I made for my cousin's fiance.

Cards for the challenge can be entered here.

The second challenge is a recipe challege:

Something old

Something new

Something borrowed

Something blue

I used another TSB image, and it's another freebie this weekend as part of the event.

Cards for this challenge can be entered here.

 

I didn't get to make a card for the third challenge, but the challenge is a color challenge - use the royal colors red, white and blue.  Cards can be entered here for this challenge.  Be sure to stop the SNR page tomorrow for the freebie for this challenge.

Thanks for stopping by!

Colleen

Easter Wishes

Good afternoon and Good Friday!  Here is a little Easter card I made - love this image from The Stamping Boutique! 

I used the sketch from Sketch Saturday this week for the layout.

Supplies:

PTI cardstock

DCWV DP

Image by TSB colored with Copics

Crystal Stickles

misc ribbon

SU scallop border punch

Nesties Circles

Cuttlebug swirls embossing folder

Stamping Bella Donuts

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed Easter - I am so thankful that my Saviour lives!

Colleen



Bouncy Birthday

Good afternoon from a cloudy, rainy, Ohio day (but the grass is really green!)  We've been inside the past few days from the cold and a slightly sick kiddo, so I put the time to good use and made a couple of cards (lol).

Here is another birthday card I put together from a card kit (it's so cheery, isn't it?)  I just added the cardstock.

I used the sketch from Sweet Sketch Wednesday this week (love their sketches!)

Supplies:

All from a card kit, but I added

SU cardstock in Only Orange, Taken with Teal and Tempting Turquoise

Images was colored in with Copics

Sentiment is PTI Mega Mixed Messages

Ovals cute with punches

Thanks for stopping by!

Colleen

Critter Monday and TSB

Good morning!  I'm sorry I'm late today with my Critter Post - crazy weekend and crazy morning! 

This week The Stamping Boutique is sponsoring the challenge - and it's a sketch (designed by me!)  You have all week to play along to be entered in the drawing for some fabulous freebies!

Supplies:

Image - Tulip Fairy by TSB

Copics

Crystal Stickles

Clear Spica glitter pen

Nesties

DP - DCWV

Misc ribbon , roses

Dew Drops

Thanks for stopping by!

Colleen

Rockin' Birthday

Good morning!  I am so glad it's Saturday!  The boys are off at a Lowe's workshop, so it's just me and the girl here right now.  Although I'm thinking a nap is soon in order, lol!  As I was looking through my card stash the other day I realized I am really low on birthday cards, especially girly ones.  So I will be working on replenishing that!  (We have a large family and lots of April birthdays too!)

I used the sketch from Sweet Sketch Wednesday for this card.

Supplies:

Most are from a kit, but I added

SU cs Going Grey, DCWV Onyx

Image colored with Copics

Crystal Stickles

Thanks for stopping by!

Colleen

Do You Stack Up?

Good morning!  This week The Stamping Boutique is sponsoring the Do You Stack Up Challenge Blog, and the theme is yellow.  Please be sure to stop by and play along to win some fabulous digis!

Here is my card I  made for the challenge.  I use SCS sketch 142 for the layout.

The image is from the Pocket Patooties line - so cute!

Supplies:

Image by TSB colored with Copics

Crystal Stickles

Cardstock - SU Certainly Celery, So Saffron

Nesties

Dew Drops

misc DP and ribbon from my stash

Thanks for stopping by!

Colleen

Love a Latte!

And so does TSB's Princess Jennifer Latte!  Hee hee - I couldn't help myself:)  I LOVE this image (well, mostly anything to do with coffee too) but I really like it of it's own accord.  Sorry I am rambling a little!  Off to the good stuff.

I made this card using the Crazy 4 Challenges Challenge this week, which was a sketch challenge.

Supplies:

TSB Image colored in with Copics

SU cardstock - Rose Romance, Creamy Caramel, Chocolate Chip

SU Top Note Die

Nesties (circles)

misc ribbon and DP

Prima flowers

Crystal Stickles

Thanks for stopping by!

Colleen

Bright and Cheery Eggs

Hello!  I had a chance to do some crafting this afternoon while my son played and my daughter actually took a nap (yay!)  and I thought I'd check out some challenges.  I found this sketch from Papertake Weekly, and thought it went perfectly with this adorable image from The Stamping Boutique - Easter Bunny Laundry Line.

Supplies:

Image from TSB colored with Copics

Cardstock - SU Bliss Blue, PTI yellow

DP - DCWV

Cindy Lou Cricut cartridge (swirls)

Crystal Stickles

Misc flower brads

Misc ribbon from my stash

Thanks for stopping by!

Colleen

Competing Princesses - March Kit

Hello and I hope you are all having a nice weekend!  This is my card I put together for this month's round of competing Paper Princesses.  Our blog group is having a 3-month "competition" where we take turns hostessing a round and send each member of our group the same card supplies to make a card and see what we each come up with.  It's really fun to see what we can all make using the same supplies and they are all so unique and different.  This round was my turn to hostess, and I put together a spring kit.  Melanie was the other hostess for this round, and we decided to use a sketch as the common theme.

Supplies:

PTI cardstock

DP - DCWV

misc brads

PTI felt and flower die

Image - Elyzabells colored with Copics

Gold Stickles

PTI buttons

Oval punches

misc ribbon

PTI sentiment - Mega Mixed Messages

Thanks for stopping by!

Colleen

It's a Birthday Hop!

It's time to hop again with The Stamping Boutique!  The theme is birthday and we are celebrating our fabulous manager Christy's birthday as well!  TSB has some lovely birthday images, one of which I used on my card below.

Please leave a comment before continuing on, and leave a comment on each member's blog along the way.  If you get lost, please start at the Stamping Boutique blog.  From here, head over to Collette's blog.

Thanks for visiting!

The Stamping Boutique Blog

Melissa

Amanda

Aletha

Christy

**You Are Here**Colleen **

Collette

Crystal

Dardi

Dawn

Heide

Jeanne

Jennifer

Kecia

Marie

Michelle

Miranda

Rhonda

Sara

Suzi