Happy Halloween!

Here is a last minute Halloween card! I admit that I bought this stamp yesterday but it WAS 50% off! I have created this for the House Mouse Challenge #81-Halloween. I also used the sketch at the Basic Grey Challenge*32. The Basic Grey paper that I used is Stella Ruby. The other papers are Moxxie and My Minds Eye. I colored the image with Copic markers. The saying is stickers and I sponged brown and orange around the edges. I added googly eyes to a sparkly ghost. This image cracks me up. The bear is so intent on carving his pumpkin that he is being scared by both sides! Don't watch too many scary movies tonight and thanks for stopping by!

pink power

I won this prize package sponsored by the One Stop Card Craft from the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge. Naturally, I had to make a card with it and enter the new Midnight Madness Card Challenge #77! I am also entering it into the Stamp Something-Stamp Something with some Pink Challenge to honor the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The stamp is Papermania colored with Copic markers. The saying is Hero Arts. Thanks for stopping by!

a trick-or-treating Edwin

I can't stop coloring the Magnolia images that Sue sent me! I have created this card for 3 challenges:

Stamptacular Sunday #82-Halloween colors-lime green, orange, purple, black and white
Mojo Monday #161
Creative Inspirations #83-Spooky

I colored Edwin with Copic markers and cut him out. The saying is Queen Kat Designs that I embossed with black. The cat is Queen Kat designs that I stamped with black embossing powder on black paper and cut out. The purple and green paper was cut with decorative sissors. The background paper is Moxxie and the orange strip is My Minds Eye. Thanks for stopping by!

You Brighten My Day

Good Morning! I have created this card for 4 challenges.

Flutterby Wednesday #127-use a butterfly, fairy or angel
Friday Sketchers #125
Colour Create #56-purple, aqua and white
Allsorts #75-spots and stripes

My friend Sue sent me some cute Magnolia images. Thanks Sue! This is one of the cute images that she sent. I colored her with Copic markers. I put Dazzling Diamonds on the wings, rain and slip. I ran the aqua panel through the Cuttlebug folder. The patterned papers are old paper in my stash. I added a flower and a button. The saying is Queen Kat Designs. Thanks for stopping by!

One year anniversary for Play Date Cafe

I have created this card for one of my favorite challenges. The Play Date Cafe #52 is celebrating their one year anniversary! The colors for this week's challenge are orange, pink and yellow. I used the sketch at Get Sketchy #61. This card opens at the half circle. The stamps are StampinUp, stamped with rose ink and colored with Copic markers. I added a flower, ribbon and pink metal centers to the flowers. Hope that everyone is having a great weekend and thanks for stopping by!

a beautiful dandelion

Hi there! I created a card tonight for 4 challenges.

Cinema Saturday #99-Edward Sissorhands-use a die cut
Play Date Cafe #51-mint green, light blue and beige
An Oldie but a Goodie #4-add a butterfly
Midnight Madness Sketch #76

This saying by Queen Kat Design reminds me of Edward Sissorhands in an odd way! Edward was beautiful and sensitive and he created beautiful things. When you look at a dandelion, you can see the nuisance that they make to your yard! or you can see the beauty in it! I've had this dandelion stamp by StampinUp for at least 5 years. I don't know the manufacturer of the paper. The butterfly is a die cut created with the Cuttlebug. I also ran the blue panel through the Cuttlebug embossing folder. I added pearls and a flower. I also added Dazzling Diamonds to the dandelion. Thanks for stopping by!

give thanks

My friend Stephanne sent me some Magnolia images. Thanks Steph! I used this one on this card for 5 challenges

Basic Grey #31-Autumn/Harvest time
Friday Sketchers #124
Allsorts #74-Let's play Bingo-lace, flowers and tag
Flutterby Wednesday #126-use a butterfly, angel or fairy with a theme of fall
Stamping for the Weekend #49-Halloween/Fall


I colored this image with Copic markers and I rubbed brown chalk on the background.
The Basic Grey papers that I used are Stella Ruby and Lemonade. The other paper is KI Memories. The tag says Give Thanks by Queen Kat Designs. I added lace to the tag, leaf punches and flowers with red gems for the middles. I also added glitter to her wings. Hope everyone had a great weekend and thanks for stopping by!

Two for the price of one

The Penny Black Challenge #123 has this great sketch. The Just Us Girls Challenge #55-Color Challenge-is to use the colors black, cream and kraft. I couldn't make up my mind which Penny Black stamp to use so I made 2 cards! These should make good sympathy cards. The papers are from a paper stack from Die Cuts with a View. I embossed the images and the saying with black embossing powder. The saying is StampinUp. I added the ribbon. I think that I like the sheer black one the best. Hope that everyone is having a great weekend. Hubby and I went to see Secretariet tonight. It was a pretty good movie. Thanks for stopping by!

Starry, starry night...

I love this stamp! I have had it for over a year and have only inked it up once so I am putting this card in the Oldie But Goodie Challenge #3-All creatures great and small- where you have to use your older stamps. I used the Midnight Madness Sketch #75. I stamped this image 4 times on white, blue and green paper and silver paper. I colored the mice with Copic markers. I then cut out the mice, moon, grass and water and glued it on the blue paper. The saying is printed by the computer. The background light blue paper is run through the Cuttlebug embossing folder. I added fiber and silver stars. TGIF! and thanks for stopping by!

a very purpley House Mouse card!

The House Mouse Challenge #80 is Monochromatic. I chose purple. This is a new stamp that I hadn't inked up yet. I love it! I colored it with Copic markers. The saying is Stampabilities. The papers are K&Co and I ran the purple panels through the argyle Cuttlebug folder. I added plastic heart brads and purple flowers. I used the sketch at Friday Sketchers #123. Thanks for stopping by!

a pink and green Christmas

I made another card tonight while hubby is watching the Cincinnati Reds in the playoffs. Cincinnati isn't too far from us so we go watch them about once a year. They have to win tonight to stay in the playoffs! I have created this card for 3 challenges
The Midnight Madness Sketch #74
Colour Create Challenge #55-pink, green and cream
Penny Black Challenge #122-use 2 or more Penny Black images

I love these colors together too! I coloured the Penny Black images with Copic markers and chalks. The green paper is Basic Grey and I don't know the pink paper manufacturer. I added glitter, ribbon and felt sticker snowflakes. The saying is a rub on. Thanks for stopping by!

a sheltering tree

Well, my son's wedding was beautiful! We went over there today and had left overs and watched them open their gifts. I will post some pictures sometime soon! I had time to make this card for 4 challenges.

Play Date Cafe #50-green, melon and white
Get Sketchy #59
Stamptacular Sunday #80-BFF-buttons, flowers and friends
Stamp Something-Something Punchy

I love these colors together. I thought about making a Christmas card but decided on using this stamp by Gel-a-tins. I embossed the tree with green and bronze embossing powder. The punch is Martha Stewart and the flowers are punches and I punched out the leaves and added buttons. Thanks for stopping by!

I have weddings on the brain!

My son is getting married next weekend so I made another wedding card. I have created this card for 4 challenges.

Cinema Saturday Challenge-World Cardmaking Day-pick your favorite movie to base your card on
One Stop Craft Challenge #100-Congratulations
Stamptacular Sunday #79-Layer it on!
365 Card Challenge Day 217-Super Sketchy Sunday

For the Cinema Saturday Challenge, to celebrate World Cardmaking Day, you are supposed to make a card based on your favorite movie. Well, I have a LOT of favorite movies but one of my very favorite is My Big Fat Greek Wedding! My inspiration for this card is the big, fancy wedding that they had in this movie! The image is Shirley's 2 Girls. I embossed it in black and colored it with Copic markers. The saying is embossed too and it is Hero Arts. I ran the silver panel through the lace Cuttlebug embossing folder. The other papers are Hambly and Cloud Nine. I added a Just Married ribbon. Thanks for stopping by!

Don't be Square!

I have created this round Christmas card for 2 challenges. The Penny Black Challenge #121 is to use any shape of card but square. I used a template that I got from the Cutting Cafe. I stamped the Penny Black image twice, cut out the bird and mouse and glued it on my card. It is colored with Copic markers. The saying is StampinUp. For the Basic Grey Challenge #30 you had to use sparkle. The Basic Grey paper that I used is Snowballs from the Blitzen collection. I added Dazzling Diamonds to the snow and the tree. I added ribbon at the top of the card. Thanks for stopping by!

Colours of Autumn

Hope that everyone is having a great weekend! It is finally feeling like Autumn here so I created this card for 3 challenges.

Just Us Girls #53-a sketch and blog hop
Penny Black at Allsorts-October Challenge-Colours of Autumn
Stampin' for the Weekend #48-Autumn Inspiration

I stamped this Penny Black image and cut it into 3 equal pieces. I embossed the saying by Stampscapes in white embossing powder. The leaves are StampinUp embossed with white also. I added a ribbon. Thanks for stopping by!