Just Ducky

Good Morning...My card for today features this cute little ducky image from Bugaboo Stamps called "Dilbert Duck".  Isn't he just the sweetest?!?!  I just love him and his little froggy friend!!!!

I would like to enter this card in the following challenge:

Catch The Bug Challenge - Stella Says Sketch #405

Catch The Bug Challenge - Bright and Cheery

Glitter 'N' Sparkle Challenge - Use Some Green
Cre8tive Hands Friends - Challenge #2 Anything Goes

Spring Bestie

I mentioned in an earlier post that we are getting tons of rain here in Northern California and it's still raining.  I love all the rain, not only because we really need it, but it somehow inspires me to be creative.  Maybe it's the feeling that I have to get as much crafting in as I can now, before the weather warms up and everyone wants to be outside.  Anyway, on to the important things... 

I decided to try something different today, I hope you like it.  I found this adorable image at Sherri Baldy Designs.  She has quite the collection of images, so be prepared to be amazed!!!  It's taken me close to an hour to get this post entered because I got sidetracked looking at all the new digi's ;)  Omgosh!!!!

I would like to enter this card in the following challenge:

Sketch Saturday - Challenge #403
Catch The Bug Challenge -  Bright and Cheery
Cre8tive Hands Friends - Challenge #2 Anything Goes

Happy Birthday Monkey

Happy Sunday!!!  My Sunday morning started off with my 5 year old sweetie waking me up to tell me her tummy was hurting.  I have learned from experience that usually when she wakes me up with tummy problems, I know I'm in for it.  I prepared myself with a bucket, a towel, paper towels, and kleenex.  I won't go into the yucky details, but it wasn't pretty, but she is feeling much better.  Anyhow, I decided that since I was up nice and early, I may as well have some fun.  I put this card together for my nephew who will be turning 19 years old at the end of the month.  It's pretty unbelievable how fast they grow up.

This adorable image is called "Critter Balloons - Monkey" and it can be found at Bugaboo Stamps.  They have designed this image using several different animals i.e. mouse, elephant, dog, cat, bunny, and a bear.  And...most likely, I will end up needing them all ;)

I would like to enter this card in the following challenge:

Glitter 'N' Sparkle - Use Some Green #179

Little Mermaid

Hey there...I have another card to share with you.  This cutie patootie image is called "Ava Mermaid" and you can find it at Bugaboo Stamps.  If you haven't noticed yet, Bugaboo digi's are by far some of my favorite stamps to color with copic markers.  And...what about this adorable paper from Doodlebug.  I knew as soon as I saw this paper, I had to have it!!!  My daughter will go crazy when I give her this card!!!!

I would like to enter this card in the following challenge:

Catch The Bug - Bright and Cheery

Pretty Bird

Hello!!!  I have been busy, busy, busy with card making the last couple of days.  This rainy weather has got me cooped up in my craft room and I love it!!!!

This birdie image is a joy to color and always puts a smile on my face when I'm done coloring it, no matter what color combination I use.  You can find this image at Bugaboo Stamps.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Catch The Bug Challenge - Stella Says Sketch #404

Catch The Bug Challenge - March Anything Goes

Diaper Cake

Hello again!!!  My little sister's baby shower was on Saturday and while I loved being able to have the special event at my house, I am extremely happy that it is off my plate.  It went very well and I thoroughly enjoyed being able to meet and visit with some wonderful ladies.  For many years now, I have been making diaper cakes for all the baby showers I attend.  This is not the best picture, but I thought I'd share the diaper cake I made for my sister's shower.  They are so easy and fun to make and a great gift for the new mommy.  I went a little overboard on the "filling", but I think it 

turned out okay, even with my 5 year old helping me.

My crafting space is in our dining room and was a complete mess before the shower.  I like to get my stuff out and not put it away because I know that I will be using it later.  I shoved everything I could in the cabinets to hide it all from the guests.  Guess what I did on Saturday night after everyone left?  I cleaned and organized all my craft belongings.  I'm not saying it's perfect and I probably still won't be able to find what I'm looking for, but it does make me feel better when I open up the cabinet doors and everything looks like it belongs in that spot.  

Anyway...I guess I can say that the baby shower was a complete success!!!!

Now, I need to get back to coloring those adorable little bunnies!!!

Bunnies Bunnies Everywhere

Happy Monday!!!!  I have another adorably cute bunny image from Bugaboo Stamps called "Easter Bunny Line".  I just don't know if I can say this enough, but I love love love these images!!! They are so cute and fun to color!!!!

I would like to enter this card in the following challenge:

Catch The Bug Challenge - March Anything Goes

For The Love Of Bunnies

For the love of Bunnies...I am in love with this image!!!

I have 3 holland lop bunnies that I raised from babies, so I am quite fond of bunnies.  They are so much fun to watch when they are hopping around, but mine are very tame & love to be cuddled too.

Please forgive me if I go on bunny overload ;)

This is another image from Bugaboo Stamps called "Bunny and Chick Topper".

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Catch The Bug Challenge - February Color Challenge

Catch The Bug Challenge - Stella Says Sketch #404

Spring Is Coming

Hi there...Spring is coming and with it brings beautiful and colorful papers and images!!!  

I absolutely love spring card making!!!

The image I used for this card is from Bugaboo Stamps and is called "Birdhouses".  

I would like to enter this card in the following challenge:

Catch The Bug Challenge - February Color Challenge

Happy Anniversary

Happy Anniversary to my wonderful husband of 9 amazing years!!!  

I try to make all of my cards and felt like I needed to try something different this time around.  I struggled with putting this one together.  I have an assortment of these precious doilies and have never used them because I'm just unsure of how to use them on my cards. 

I truly am just a simple country girl!!!

I decided to use this sweet stamp from The Greeting Farm called "50s Sweetheart".

I would like to enter this card in the following challenge:

Catch The Bug Challenge - Stella Says Sketch #404

Ballerina

How can you not love this image?  It is so much fun to color!!!  I have colored this image several times in different colors, but I have to hide them from my little girl because she thinks that she has to have them all.  I don't blame her, this little ballerina is adorable!!!!  

You can find this image at Bugaboo Stamps.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenge:

Catch The Bug Challenge - Stella Says Sketch Challenge #403

Tweety Bird

Oh, how I love this little birdie image from Bugaboo Stamps!!!  I made this card for a very special grandma on her 90th birthday and I think she really liked it.  

I colored with Copics and used my Wink of Stella clear pen to add a 

little sparkle to the bow and flowers.  I can't wait to color up this image in all different colors!!!

I would like to enter this card in the following challenge:

Catch The Bug Challenge - February Bingo Challenge

Pink - Flower - Bugaboo Image

Elephant Love

Hello...I have another card to share.  This was my very first time coloring this image and my shading was a little off, but this is definitely one of my favorite images to color.  You can find this image over at Bugaboo Stamps and it's called "Elephant Love".  

I would like to enter my card in the following challenge:

Catch The Bug Challenge - Keep it Simple

Little Mouse

Hello again...I had to share another card with you because I have enjoyed coloring this little mouse so much!!!  This is another great Bugaboo image called "Mouse-Big Flower".  I hope you like it!!!

I would like to enter this card in the following challenge:

Catch The Bug -  February Anything Goes

Baby Shower Ellie

Hello everyone...The project I have for you today is a pocket card that I made into an invitation.  I have been hard at work for the past couple of days creating baby shower invitations for my little sister's baby shower and this is what I came up with.  My sister is doing an elephant theme in the baby's room, so I thought this image from Stamposaurus was perfect for the occasion.  I colored the image with Copics and the patterned paper is from Doodlebug.  Love, love, love Doodlebug!!!  I really could have left the image off, the paper is so stinkin' adorable.  Anyway, I am pretty exhausted after putting 21 of these little cuties together, but really happy with how they turned out.

I would like to enter this pocket card in the following challenges:

Catch The Bug Challenge - Stella Says Sketch #402
Catch The Bug Challenge - February Anything Goes

Hello Springtime

Hey there...I am having a blast coloring all these images and I actually color more than I show on this blog.  My card stash was running extremely low, but thanks to the challenge blogs and all the amazing digi stamps, I can't say that anymore!!!

This image is from Bugaboo Stamps called "Edward Springtime".  Isn't Edward just adorable!!!

I would like to enter this card in the following challenge:

Catch The Bug - January Recipe Challenge

Use the following: 3 layers, the COLOR Orange, Ribbon & something with a BIRD

My Ballerina Valentine

Hello...I made this card with my daughter in mind.  She's 5 and loves pink, sparkles, and dancing.  The image is from Bugaboo Stamps called "Ava Dancing" and is perfect for Valentine's Day for my daughter.  I used my new favorite thing..."Wink of Stella" pen on her bow, tutu, & shoes.  Oh my goodness, I am addicted!!!!

I would like to enter this card in the following challenge:

Catch The Bug Challenge -  Stella Says Sketch #402

Christmas Mice

Hello everyone!!!  I have another wonderful image from Di's Digi Stamps called "Holly Mice".  How can you resist these little cuties?

I would like to enter this card in this challenge:

Di's Digi Design Challenge - Use Lots Of Red 

"Not a creature was stirring" Christmas Card

Here's an adorable image from Di's Digi Stamps called "Not a creature was stirring".  This image is not only adorable, but really fun to color.  I colored with Copics and added Stickles to the snow for a little sparkle. 

I would like to enter my card into this challenge:

Di's Digi Design Challenge - using Snow or Snowflakes

Happy Birthday Eric

I made this card for my nephews 21st birthday.  This little mouse digi stamp is another adorable and fun image to color from Bugaboo Stamps.

Wild Thing, You Make My Heart Sing

Bugaboo Stamps is killing me with all the cute elephant digi's.  I can't wait to send these out to my nieces and nephews for Valentine's Day!!!

Edward Elephant Birthday

I bought this digi stamp from Bugaboo Stamps the other day and I am addicted.  It's called "Edward Elephant - Present" and as you can see I want to color it in all different colors.  These are just a couple of cards that I've created with this digi.  

Just another thing to love about this image...you can use it for girls or boys.  I always struggle to find a card in my stash that I can send to a boy/man.  Lets just face it...I love pink  & ribbon & sparkles, so naturally my cards are going to reflect that.  This image makes it so easy to do both!!!

This is my very first time ever entering a challenge blog.  Woo Hoo!!!
I'm entering this project in the following challenge:

Glitter 'N' Sparkle Challenge Blog #172 - Say It With Music

Happy Birthday Song

Just Getting Started

I've been wanting to start a blog for a while now and just wasn't sure how to go about it.  I am not very creative when it comes to stuff like this and frankly, coming up with a name for my blog was very frustrating (I'm still not 100% sure I love it).  Anyway, I'm not exactly sure what got me started with crafting, but it seems I can remember long ago making birthday cards using stickers.  Then, several years ago, I talked my husband into buying me a cricut machine.  I started searching the internet for tutorials and inspiration.  I found blog after blog with everything I could ever hope for in the crafting world.  To this day, I still follow some of those blogs that got me started.  As most crafters know, it didn't take long and I had every empty space in my small house filled with crafting supplies.  And then, there were Copics and Digi Stamps!!!  A few years ago as I was hopping from blog to blog, I discovered Copic markers & digi stamps.  Oh boy!!!!  Was I in trouble!!!  I started my collection of Copic markers with colors that I thought were pretty.  If you know anything about Copic markers, you know that the letters & numbers on the markers actually mean something and the blender pen is actually not for blending.  I finally figured it out with the help of countless blogs and youtube videos.  I have taken a couple of Copic coloring classes at the local stamping stores, but I don't know if I will ever consider myself anything but a beginner.  Practice, practice, practice is definitely the key!!!  I get discouraged (usually when trying to color hair) and put all my crafting supplies away and then several months go by and I get the itch and haul it all back out again.  I don't have a craft room, but more of a shared space with the formal dining room.  I keep my Copics on the top tier of a three tiered Ikea rolling cart.  I couldn't live without that cart.  It also houses card bases, envelopes, stamps, embellishments, 6x6 paper, my ATG guns, other adhesives, punches, etc etc.
Well...I sincerely hope that I haven't bored you to death, if anyone will actually read this.
Bye for now!!!