Happy Birthday ~ Just Add Cake!

This card is for the monthly swap that Pam hosts on SCS.  Each month we make 10 cards and include a matching envelope.  They can be any theme for any month.  All of the swappers are wonderful and I have receive awesome cards each and every month.  And--here I am with a birthday card. 

 

Here is the inside of my card: 





 
Image/Sentiment—Stampin' Up You're Amazing

Cardstock—Gina K White; SU Poppy Parade, Blushing Bride, So Saffron, Just Add Cake DSP

Ink—SU So Saffron

Accessories--Cupcake Brad; SU Blushing Bride Stitched Pleated Ribbon

Congratulations on Your Birthday!

Nichole is hosting a swap on SCS for birthday cards for men and boys.  I enjoy making birthday cards, so I took a spot in each.   This is for the men category.  A bit of a confession here........  I made the card thinking the swap was for cards for men or boys--and not birthday specific.  I used the Congratulations sentiment on the front of the card and then when I checked the details, I realized this did not fit what she posted.  So--I went to my birthday drawer as I knew I had this Whipper Snapper sentiment, and I think it works!  What do you think?

Here is the inside of my card that saved me from making 6 other cards!

Image/Sentiment—Stampin' Up Sassy Salutations; Whipper Snapper Oldest You've Been

Cardstock—PTI Rustic Cream SU Always Artichoke, Basic Gray; The Paper Loft Back Country-Lodge Patterned Paper

Ink—SU Always Artichoke

Accessories--Gray/White Baker's Twine

Farmer Boy

I am back again with another card for the Melonheadz Challenge.

 

The theme for this challenge is For the Boys! 

 

It runs from February 17th to March 2nd 

 

I thought this guy was too cute--a miniature farmer with the piece of hay in his mouth!  And, the grasshopper was a perfect addition to the card.

 

Here is the inside of my card.  I think the paper is almost an exact match to the farmers overalls!

 



Image/Sentiment—Melonheadz Maria's Aesop's Fables Bundle Digital Images

Cardstock—Gina K White, Stampin' Up Going Gray, Basic Gray, Always Artichoke; The Paper Loft Back Country Lodge/Forest Patterned Papers

Accessories—Artichoke Taffeta Ribbon; Gray Brads

I hope you will play along this week with the Melonheadz Challenge too! Be sure to go to the challenge blog and add your creations for the challenge this week! You can also check out the rest of the DT Creations with the links on the left sidebar.

Feel The Love

It is the 15^thof the month and that means we get to show off another Dueling Darlings challenge. Debbie and I are the Darlings who came up with the challenge and theme for the teams this month-I am a Diva and Debbie is one of the Dazzlers.

 

Debbie and I started emailing back and forth on thoughts and ideas for our kits way back in September or October last year.  Debbie provided the image for both teams--so you will see the same sentiment on all of the cards.  We decided on the theme "Feel the Love", since we are posting the day after the Love Day--Valentine's Day.  We then did a bit of conspiring...... and I am sure that does not surprise anyone.......... We are honoring our founding Mother's, I mean Darlings--Kelly and Jeanette.  Now, of course, they do not know this twist.

These are the details that I sent to the Divas:  Here is the deal—this month we are honoring each of our founders, Jeanette and Kelly.  (They are getting a different set of details, without this part).  So—please use the theme Feel the Love to show your love to your leader or to both of them if you wish.  You can tell of some of the things you “love” about them or point out some of the things you know they love—books, family, God, coloring, etc.  Add your own details if you wish.

I think it is quite amazing how similar these two awesome ladies are.  They do both love to read, place their family in high regard, love to laugh and joke around (well, maybe one more than the other...............)  They do love to color their images and love layers on their cards.  And, finally, I truly believe both of these women strive at all times to follow Galatians 5, verses 22-23-- 
The fruit of the Spirit is Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness and Self-control. 

With all of those thoughts, I created a card that I feel is so fitting to these two women I am proud to call a friend!  And, I do promise that I will meet Kelly in real life sometime soon.  I used Labels 7 as I die cut for the image to emphasize the outline of a book--you can decide which book is highlighted. I also used a card I received from Kelly a year or so ago as a guide for the layout--love the layers!

Here is the inside of my card as this too is a tip I gleaned from both Jeanette and Kelly--decorate the inside too!

 

I do hope that Kelly and Jeanette Feel the Love in this card.  So, on this post- Valentine's Day, I along with my counter-part Debbie as well as all of the Darlings, wish them both a wonderfully, sweet day!

Image/Sentiment—The Fruit is the Spirit of Love-company unknown

Paper—Stampin' Up Cherry Cobbler, Primrose Petals, Strawberry Slush; Crate Paper Fourteen Darling/Cupid Designer Papers

Ink—SU Real Red

Accessories--Ivory Stitched Ribbon; Nestabilities Labels 7; Ivory Button with Red Fiber; Pearl Brads;

Please be sure to stop in to see what all of the Divas as well the Dazzlers have created this month. All of the blogs are on the left sidebar of my blog. I am sure you will enjoy all of the loving cards that have been created this month!

Teddy and Hearts

I am back with my second card for The Crafters Café Challenge Blog (TCCCB). 

 

The theme for this challenge is Must Have Hearts 

Our sponsor for my image was Bugaboo Stamps

 

Our challenge runs from  February 12th to 18th

 

There were some great images to chose from and I picked Teddy and Heart.  What better to showcase the upcoming Valentine's Day--teddy bears and hearts--all in one cute card!

 

 

I think I have quite a few hearts on my card, including the embossed background!

Here is the inside of my card, with more hearts!

 



Image/Sentiment—Bugaboo Teddy & Heart Digital Image

Cardstock—Gina K White, Stampin' Up Chocolate Chip, Cherry Cobbler, Pink Pirouette; Bella Blvd Kiss Me-Flutter Patterned Paper

Accessories—Copic Markers; Cuttlebug Heart Blocks Embossing Folder, Cherry Satin Ribbon, Red Hearts Satin Ribbon

I hope you will play along this week with The Crafter's Café Challenge Blog too! Be sure to go to the blog and add your creations for the challenge this week! You can also check out the rest of the DT Creations with the links on the left sidebar.

Miss Lilly ~ Is it for Me?

I am back with another {PIN}Spirational Challenges

February 11 to 17
 

Here's the photo to inspire us:

 

Our sponsor this week is Little Blue Button Stamps

 

There were some darn cute images that we could pick from.  The images were cute little girls and I thought Miss Lilly was too sweet with her bouquet of roses! Thanks so much for the image--Little Blue Button Stamps!

 

Here is the inside of my card:

 



Image/Sentiment—Little Blue Button Stamps--Miss Lilly, is it for me Digital Image and Stampin' Up Grateful Greetings Sentiment

Cardstock—Gina K White, SU Pretty in Pink, Rose Red, Pink Pirouette; Bella Blvd Kiss Me-Flutter

Accessories—Copic Markers; Nesties Big Scallop Ovals; Pink Button and Baker's Twine; Red Heart Brad

I hope you will play along this week with the {PIN}Spirational Challenge, too! Be sure to go to the challenge blog and add your creations for the challenge this week! You can also check out the rest of the DT Creations with the links on the left sidebar.

Unidentified Image Swap Revealed

This is the card for the 11th round an Unidentified Image swap on SCS.  It is a group of ladies who are a part of a bi-monthly swap where we all use the same image, sent to us by the hostess.  The unidentified part is that we are to not discuss the image at all until the day they are to be posted--that was Tuesday!   The images for this round were provided Jody.    She will swap the cards and include the next image that Darlene, our next hostess, provides in our return envie.  And then we get to do it all again!!!! 

The image the Jody picked out is pretty cute and  simple.  Snoopy is Black and White, so there was no coloring there.  However, he is hugging Woodstock, and that is the pop of yellow.  So, I went with the black, white and yellow color theme.

Jody did not send us the sentiments that came with the stamp set and challenged us to use one that fits the image.  I went with "Happiness" as that is what a good friend is!

Here is the inside of my card:

If you check some of the other blogs listed on my sidebars, you may find some other swappers who have posted their creations today or in the next few days.

Image/Sentiment:  Stampabilities Snoopy and Woodstock Hug
 
Cardstock/DSP:  Stampin' Up Basic Black, Whisper White, Yo Yo Yellow, Polka Dot Parade and Day & Night Designer Series Paper 
 
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black
 
Accessories:  SU Oval Punches; Nestabilities Oval and Oval Big Scallops Dies; Copic Markers; Yellow Grosgrain Ribbon; Paw Print Brad

Carriers of Faith Blog Hop

I am back with the second Carriers of Faith blog hop!  It is my turn to come up with the theme and an inspiring verse for this month.  So--here we go:

February Challenge Colossians 3:23 --Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters.
The Living Bible version--Work hard and cheerfully at all you do, just as though you were working for the Lord and not merely for your masters
I think we all work hard at many things in life--so I want to challenge you to think of what you might work hard at, but cheerfully. You can take this a few ways:

~Perhaps--you can take a picture of what you would do as a career, if you could "be anything you want to be" when "you grow up". The sky is the limit--no restrictions at all. What is a job you would love to have?

~Or--look around and see what you love to do in life. It could be cooking, or crafting, or gardening, or reading, or whatever....... What do you do that always puts a smile on your face or gets you in a good mood?

~Maybe--you have a different thought of what this passages says to you. Please feel free to share.

Tell us how this verse rings true to you.

If you are joining us in the blog hop, you should have arrived here from Kelly's blog.  At the end of this post is a list of all of the blogs--after me, you should check out Zella's post.

So--here are some pictures of things that I love from my time as a teacher and coach.  I was at Waterford High School for 30 years and I truly did love my job/career choice!  I was in the classroom for all 30 years and I also was the head volleyball coach for 16 years.  I was the Athletic Director for the last 17 years and attended many hundreds of sporting events. 

The pictures are of some of the items that were in my office at school and they showcase the career I loved!  Now, they sit on shelves in our family room and still put a smile on my face and bring me joy.

 

 

 

 Now, there are other choices of things that I love that also could be posted here.  I could highlight the greenhouse we built a couple of years ago to be able to grow our flower and vegetable seeds as we love to garden.  Or, I could photograph my stamp room as I really love to spend time there.   And, I am sure there are many other pictures that put a smile on my face and keep me in a good mood.  But--I chose my career as I keep that at the top of my list. 

Here are the other members of the COF-Carriers of Faith-and the links to their blog.   Please join us and see what we work hard at. 

I am up first--Barb

Zella

Jeanette

Carol

Tami

Shelly

April

Kelly

I am sure you will see some pictures that showcase the Carriers of Faith and what they Love to do!   I hope you enjoy the hop this month.





  

Felt with the Heart

This is the card I made for our bi-monthly swap at my local stamp store called Polka Dots, in Mukwonago.  The theme this time is Show Your Love.  I  have had this stamp for awhile and I do not think I inked it up before.  I really like the sentiment.

This is the inside of my card:

Image/Sentiment—Northwoods Stamps--unknown name

Cardstock—Stampin' Up Regal Rose, Bravo Burgundy, Pretty in Pink; Gina K White; Basic Grey Sugared-Cherish 

Ink— SU Bravo Burgundy

Accessories—Red Round Brads; SU Rose Grosgrain Ribbon;

Will You be My Valentine?

I am back with my 2nd card for the Melonheadz design team.

 

The theme for this challenge is Valentine's or Love. 

 

It runs from February 3rd to February 16th

 

I am sure everyone is aware that Valentine's Day is just around the corner.  I thought this mailbox was so darn cute.
 

 

 

Here is the inside of my card with a sweet banner.

 



Image/Sentiment—Melonheadz Valentine 2013 Bundle Digital Image

Cardstock—Gina K White, Stampin' Up Rose Red, Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose; Doodlebug Love Birds Patterned Paper

Accessories—Sizzix Hearts Embossing Folder; SU Rose Grosgrain Ribbon; Pink Button with Carnation Fiber

I hope you will play along this week with the Melonheadz Challenge too! Be sure to go to the challenge blog and add your creations for the challenge this week! You can also check out the rest of the DT Creations with the links on the left sidebar.

Friendship Has Its Perks

This is the 2nd card that I made for a swap that Mindy is hosting on SCS that was called Women and Wine.  These were the two categories we could chose from and I took a spot in each.   This is for the Women category--my Wine card was posted a week ago on the 24th.

Here is the inside of my card:

 

Image/Sentiment—MFT-My Favorite Things Whose That Girl Coffee? Tea?

Cardstock—Gina K White; Stampin' Up Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink, Bravo Burgundy; Basic Grey Sugared Cherish/Delightful

Ink—Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories--SU Chocolate Chip Taffeta Ribbon; Pink Brads; Copic Markers