Summer

Creative Charms is the company that makes these BEAUTIFUL embellishments!!!  I love the sparkle, bling and fun!  Pictures of Tessa (2) Dow (3) Isabella (4) and Sophie (5).  gotta love new friends.  popsicles.  bare feet.  SUMMER!!!!

Caardvarks-PINK!

current challenge...PINK.  here is mine.

cardstock: bazzill

die cut: Bam Pop!

stickers: K and Co

ribbon:?

marker: stampin Up

K Werner Design

I am addicted to this fun blog.  Kristina has some fabulous ideas!  I am starting to try stamping more and more (not on this card...) and I love how Kristina is able to add a little hip-fun to her stamping!!!  I participated in her Color Inspiration challenge #12, and came up with this card.

Cardstock: Stampin' Up

Grunge Board:Tim Holtz 

Watercolor Crayon: Stampin' Up

adhesive ribbon: K and Co 

magnetic poetry "play"

Flower: Lil Davis

my Mojo Holder LO for the week.  

I had so much fun playing with flowers!  It is pretty relaxing to just mix and match flower pieces and put them together with buttons, brads & eyelets. Come on over to mojo holder and participate this week!  I know it will get your creativity flowing!!!

Caardvarks-micro challenge.

2 sketches 4 you.

I LOVE this weeks sketch! I created a little gift set of 4 3x3 cards.  I used the new mid-month kit at Two Spotted Dogs!  gotta love the Scenic Route!

this week's mojo!

My boy was such a little Pirate Cutie!!!  

-the stamps are from stampin' up.  I used chalks and markers to color them.

-I sanded the picture and drew the border around Dow with colored pencils and watercolor crayons.

Go visit MOJO HOLDER and find a little inspiration!!!

caardvarks

I just love the challenges at 'Varks.  They really get me thinking.  For these cards I used my NEW FUN GOTTA HAVE THEM watercolor wonder crayons and water paintbrush.  I also used my best dressed kit from two spotted dogs. 

shiny happy tiny cards

I have this thing for little cards.  not sure why.  To me they are just cute little pieces of happiness!  So when I got this Luxe paper in my hands I thought of some happy summery little cards.  each card is 3x3 and fits in the little envelopes I got from Stampin' Up.  I borrowed some punches from Kim Peck at one of her crops and here you go!  I bundled the cards in 4's and have them sitting in a bowl on my desk.  they make me smile!!!

ummm, did you see that cool header?

Last Tuesday, I opened up a pm and saw this amazing header!  What a perfect gift from the completely talented, fabulously sweet, Nathalia!  It seriously made my day!  It was Nathalia's blog: Funky Phresh Papier Kreations, that got me wanting to spruce mine up a bit!  N and the blogs of my scrappy friends!  If you have a few seconds take a look at the work of my those talented gals on that list to the left!  you will not be disappointed.  

2 sketches 4 you.

I am digging this blog.  I was so inspired by the latest sketch...I made 3 cards.  I used the MM Ruby papers from the Funky Vintage line.  I LOVE that stuff.  wow, it is fun and right up my alley!!!

Gift.

I lifted Sandie for Mojo Holder #67. 

a few of my how to's!

~I placed a heart button on top of a big pink button and added some funky fun bling leaves from Creative Charms for my corner embellie.

~ I used a whole piece of grunge board to mat the photo.  & a sharpie to trace the swirlies!  

~Bright colors of chalk ink on the torn edges of the black and white papers added a little pop to the LO.

  ~ A steel ruler placed on the pp before I  tear is how my mats are a teeny bit distressed. 

~  I also used my ANCIENT hardly ever used Stampin Up chalks (or pastels) to hightlight the word gift in the paper.  

I am so shocked when I look at this pic of my baby.  she USED TO BE SOOOO TINY.  Sophie Jane was 2 days old in that pic!

Mojo Holder

take a peek at MOJO HOLDER!!!  I am luck enough to say I am a new MOJO DT member!!!  how cool is that.  the name is just too much!!  makes me smile just to say it!  check it out!  MOJO HOLDER

recent stuff.

here are a few of the latest scrappy type things I have made!