Creative Jeans/Stampin' With Helen

Sons & "The Right Girl"

2012-01-25T16:51:00.000-06:00

My husband sent this to me today. It reminded us of our 17 year old son and his struggle with "finding the right girl" and being "normal" I'm so glad I have something to say to him now that will mean a lot to him and his future wife & family.

Cupcake Stands

2012-01-23T11:43:00.000-06:00

Aren't these darling?!? They are little cupcake stands that I made from cardstock using my nestabilities in my cuttlebug and by using my Scor-Buddy to score the lines for the column. i used just a little scalloped punch for the bottom and I used liquid pearls in white for the scallops on the top. The cake is a Hostess Ding-Dong with a little silk flower stuck in it. I loved how these came out and they are uber easy & quick to make!

Jessica's Card...

2012-01-23T08:42:00.000-06:00

Today's card features Tilda with Balloon!

I used copics to color her skin & prisma colored pencils to color the rest of her.

Enjoy!

Wow..

2012-01-05T11:53:00.000-06:00

I can't believe that it's been almost 3 months since I've posted anything on my blog! I'm so sorry! The holidays got really busy for me and I neglected doing several things I love so that I could make sure to get everything done in time for Christmas! On top of that, I lost my camera cord, so I didn't take pictures either! I WILL start crafting again soon! I have plans to have a crafting party toward the end of February, so I'm planning that and I will post pictures as I make the items we'll be making at this party. Please, STAY TUNED! Don't count me out just yet! I'll be back soon!!!
~H

Halloween Wreath

2011-10-13T22:03:00.002-05:00

Happy Halloween Wreath!

Here's the wreath I promised. It might not look like much, but I hand tied each little piece of tulle onto it and it took a whole roll! I LOVE tulle! Actually, the more I look at it, the cuter I think it is! Enjoy!

Have a great week-end!

EDITED TO ADD:

I used a brass metal circle thing used for sewing to tie the tulle around. You can get them at any craft store, but I think I got mine on sale at JoAnns for like a quarter or something. :) Hope this helps!

This crazy life of mine

2011-10-04T14:13:00.000-05:00

Hello to those of you who are still connected to and reading my greatly lacking blog! I apologize that it's been so long since I've done anything and that my posts are so far apart! I've been dealing with a lot of things lately, from a teenager who doesn't seem motivated to even brush his teeth to the brutal death of one of my favorite cousins to the surgery to break up my ever loving kidney stones (I like to tell people that "my rock band is getting liposuction" lol <--That's happening on Thursday!). I have made a few cards lately, but photographing them hasn't happened. I've been doing it more as a requested job rather than a fun hobby. My mind has just been elsewhere. With that being said, I've made a decision about my blog. No, I'm not going to quit it! I'm just going to change it up! I've been wanting to make things other than cards, so I'm going to start posting all my crafting and baking and computer generated works and other things about my life here. I hope that sounds ok to all of you!

So let me tell you what you'll be seeing next:

I'm working on a Halloween wreath right now and it's soooo cute! I'm hoping to get it finished later this week, since I'll be sitting around for a couple of days healing. I can't wait to post the photographs of the finished product! It's going to be awesome!

Thank you for stopping in today! May the rest of your week be blessed!

Blessings!

Halloween Edwin

2011-09-13T18:46:00.000-05:00

Good evening! I wanted to quickly share this card with you that I made for my little nephew in Alaska for halloween! Isn't this little Halloween Edwin the cutest?!? He's one of only 2 Edwin's that I own!

Thanks for stopping by today! Have a wonderful rest of your week!

Blessings!

With a Cherry On Top

2011-08-29T16:51:00.000-05:00

Here's a card I made using a Meljen's image. They have adorable images and they also have a challenge blog! This week they want you to submit the first card you ever made using one of their images and since I never published this one on my blog, I thought now might be a good time. I'm going to enter it in their contest where someone will win a free image! Enjoy the simplicity!
Blessings!
~H

Question about Cricut

2011-08-26T15:36:00.000-05:00

Hey everyone out there in blogger land! I have a question! I have a cricut, just a small one, but I want to be able to use cutting files from other places. Can someone tell me how this can be done? I've heard of "Sure-Cuts-A-Lot" but according to their website, they do not support Cricut machines. What does this mean? Can I still use SCAL with my cricut or can I not use it? HELP! I want to do so much more with my Cricut and I don't want my husband to think he made a mistake in purchasing it because I'm so limited on what I can do with it! Thanks for any and all comments/help you can give me!
Have a wonderful week-end!
Blessings!
~H

Happy Birthday Marci & Luka!

2011-08-24T09:02:00.000-05:00

I LOVE MARCI & LUKA STAMPS!!! I need a bumper sticker for my car that says that! So, it's their birthday this month! They are a year old and Irina at La-La Land crafts is having a super birthday party! Check out their big birthday present that someone will be getting!

On another note...I apologize for my lack of posts lately! I will be working on my craft room and Christmas cards this week-end so hopefully I'll get something up soon! Have a wonderful day and go check out that candy over at La-La Land crafts!!!

"Bee-lated" Birthday Card

2011-08-03T09:07:00.000-05:00

Good morning! I apologize for not having posted in so long! Life has gotten really busy this summer and being sick and not wanting to do anything didn't help! It's really bad when you don't even want to go into your favorite place in the house, you craft room! But, I'm feeling tons better and was able to make 3 cards in one hour the other night! Woo Hoo! Anyway, here's a simple "Bee-lated" birthday card I made for a girl at work who's birthday we celebrated a little late. I thought the bees on this paper were perfect for this card!

Enjoy and have a blessed day!

PS If you'll look at my side bar, the awesome Angie at Scrap Girl has a prize she's giving away!

Summer Marci

2011-06-29T12:00:00.000-05:00

Happy Wednesday to you! Here's a little sunshine to brighten your day! I've used Beach Marci to make this fun little birthday card for my niece. My favorite thing about digi's is that you can make them bigger or smaller to fit your specific project. In this case, I needed her a little smaller. The background was a freebie digi by Pholkart. I used stickles to make various parts of the card sparkle. What do you think?

Thanks for stopping by today! May your day be filled with many blessings!

Patriotic Tilda

2011-06-24T11:21:00.000-05:00

Oh my goodness! I bought this Tilda with Hawaiian flower in hair a couple weeks ago and finally got to use her! I made this patriotic Tilda card for my June Magnolia-Licious yahoo group mingle. It's so much fun to be part of this group! If you look closely at Tilda, you can see many sparkles, including her sparkly red slippers! (I'm from KS, so I LOVE red sparkly shoes!) Hope you enjoy her, mingle partner!

Tilda can be purchased from Magnolia-Licious

Thanks for stopping by today!

Blessings!

Happy Father's Day!

2011-06-17T09:22:00.000-05:00

Good morning! Happy Father's Day (a couple days early) to any dads that might be reading this blog! I thougth Fishing Luka was perfect for this father's day card! I used Carly's sketch this week from Carly's Sketch Blog and changed it up a bit, but you can still see the basics of it.

I'm entereing this card in the following awesome challenges:

Carly's Sketch Blog - sketch challenge

Stampin Sisters in Christ - make a father's day card

And I'm linking it to the Lala Land Crafts Customer Gallery.

Thanks for coming by! Have a blessed day!

Mud on My Face

2011-06-06T23:30:00.000-05:00

Do you sometime forger important things and feel like you have "mud on your face"? Well, I forgot to send our Pastor's son a birthday card last week, so I made this one for him! Carly had a fun sketch this week on her blog and I wanted to see what I could do with it, then while shopping the other day I found these little fun shaped puffy stickers that were perfect! Then I found this little bear digi from Bugaboo and knew exactly what I wanted to do with Carly's fun sketch!

Isn't this little bear adorable with mud all over him?!? I was very pleased at how perfect everything came together for this card, first the sketch, then the stickers, then the occasion, and finally the image!

Thanks for stopping by my blog! You should join Carly's challenge if you haven't already! I'm sure she would love to see what you've created using her sketch! OH! I almost forgot! She's giving away and adorable elephant digi that she drew, too, if you join her challenge this week! Hurry, you only have another day to join!

Have a blessed day!

Tissue box for Gabby

2011-05-20T09:44:00.000-05:00

Good morning y'all! Today I'm excited to share with you a kleenex box that I made for my friend's niece. She just had surgery on her back and I wanted to give her a little something fun to cheer her up. I hope this little bear and his bees do the trick! I'm aslo excited because I get to enter this into some challenges, which I almost never do! I'll list those below for you. Before I show you my project, I wanted to let you know that Sketches by Carly has "birthday candy" that she's giving to one person who enters her latest sketch challenge. You could also win one of her adorable badges to put on your blog! Check it out and don't forget to look through her blog for awesome sketches to use on your cards & projects!

Here's my kleenex box!

Straight on view:

View from the top:

Challenges I get to enter this in:

Hotspot - Case a Cake Challenge (I used "Shades of Yellow" for my inspiration)

Sketches by Calry - Sketch Challenge (had to move the sentiment because it was too big!)

You can find the tutorial for this kleenex box here. It's so easy and fun to make!

Thanks for stopping by! May your day be blessed with grace & compassion, both for you and from you!

My Sister, My Friend

2011-05-18T15:31:00.000-05:00

Good morning! Today I'm sharing a card with you that features an image by Whimsey and Stars Studio called "Best Friends" Aren't they sweet? I also used a pennant stamp I picked up in the Michaels $1 bin a few weeks ago. I thought it was fun with this paper. These flowers were also purchased at Michaels, most of them in the $1 bins! The pearls are by Basic. The paper....I'm so sorry I can't remember who it's by and I always forget to write it down! I know I got it at my local scrapbook store! I hope you enjoy my creation today!

Blessings!

Cards for Gabby

2011-05-16T10:36:00.000-05:00

Happy Monday morning to you! I'm here to ask a favor! My friend's 11 year old niece, Gabby, is having surgery on her back this week for Spina Bifida and I was hoping to maybe get a few cards gathered up to send to her. She's getting 2 rods and a bunch of screws put into her spine to help make it straghter. Gabby's been through a lot, she's had Lukemia and other issues and now this. I know she's very strong and obviously this little girl has a HUGE purpose for being on this earth still! Could you spare a card this week for her? I don't have anything to offer, except my thanks for helping me make this little girl feel special. If you can send her a card, please e-mail me for my address: stampinwithelen at hotmail dot com and if you could pass the word along to others, that would be awesome! Thank you and have a wonderfully blessed day!
~H

I did it!

2011-05-11T12:06:00.000-05:00

I am so excited! I entered my little magnetic Marci paper dolls in the "anything but a card" contest at Lala Land Crafts and I got an honerable mention!!! This is so cool because I worked so hard on those little cuties! Thanks ladies of Lala Land for putting me in your top 3!

Have a great day everyone! I have to go shopping now! (this would be my FAVORITE line from the movie Pretty Woman!)
Blessings!
~H

Bugaboo Challenge...

2011-05-10T16:21:00.000-05:00

Bugaboo digi's are some of my favorite! They have clean lines and large spaces and are usually sort of whimsicle. This month over at their challenge blog, they are having an "anything goes" challenge. I've been wanting to enter one of their challenges and now I am finally able to! I made this card for my mother-in-law for Mother's Day. I put together 2 different Bugaboo stamps, Deacon Heart and Ava Heart. I used Deacon twice. I colored them to match our family. My MIL loved it!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Blessings!

Oh the Places Marci will go

2011-05-07T16:43:00.000-05:00

There's a contest going on over at Lala Land Crafts to make anything with their images, other than a card. I LOVE those little Marci's that they have out now so I wanted to do something really cool to showcase how awesome they are to use. I hope you found those little magnetic paper dolls as cute and as fun as I do. I've even created a book to go along with them, so little Marci can go places. Here are the pictures.

As you can see, the extra clothes are magnetic and so is Marci, so they stick together. Magnetic paper is from Hobby Lobby and Office Depot. I've used little scraps of dp to make all the little dresses. The Marci's I've used are: Ballerina Marci, Bed Time Marci, Fancy Marci and Marci with Rose.

Blessings!

More Marci Magnetic Paper Dolls

2011-05-07T16:30:00.000-05:00

Marci with Rose:

Fancy Marci:

Bed Time Marci:

Ballerina Marci:

Magnetic Marci Paper Dolls

2011-05-07T16:28:00.000-05:00

Hy, Y'all! Today I'm sharing a project that I made for the Lala Land Craft challenge, which was to make anything but a card. So, I made this little "Box of Marci's" It's magnetic paper doll Marci's. I've used 4 Marci's: Ballerina Marci, Bed Time Marci, Fancy Marci & Marci with Rose. The magnetic paper came from Hobby Lobby & Office Depot. The clothes are made out of scrap pieces of dp that I had laying around. What do you think?

The outside of the box:

The clothes for all the Marci's:

The Marci's:

Check out myy next post, with more Magnetic Marci stuff!

Blessings!

D2D Polka Dot Flower Pot

2011-05-04T04:28:00.001-05:00

Well, hello there! Thanks for stopping by! Today's card uses a digi image from Designed 2 Delight's Bloom, Grow, Dream set. It was a free image from their monthly challenge. I think it's so pretty!

I've used scraps for this card! Some pearls left over from another project, those lovely roses that I got from a garage sale and paper scraps. I think I save EVERY little bit of paper I've ever touched! lol That's why I can use "scraps" so often!

Thanks for coming by! Have a wonderful day!

Blessings!

Just For You, Mom

2011-05-03T09:00:00.000-05:00

Good morning! Today I have another Mother's Day card to share with you! This one features Tilda holding a bouquet behind her back. Isn't she darling with flowers for mom? If you want her check out the Magnolia-Licious store! I don't think she's in stock, but if she's available, I bet Diana would be willing to order one for ya!

Those little roses on the right are ones I picked up at a garage sale last summer! Isn't it crazy that someone would get rid of those gorgeous little things?!? :)

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Blessings!

Bat Boy Saves the Day!

2011-04-27T16:55:00.000-05:00

Happy Administrative Professional Assistant's Day! Today we got flowers from our boss and tomorrow he's taking us to lunch! Isn't that sweet of him? I think so!

Well, today I have my first Mother's Day card to share with you! This card was a very specific request from a lady I work with. She wanted to duplicate as best we could, a photo of her son in a batman costume with this exact pose! The photo isn't too great, so I apologize for that. It really is much brighter than it's appearing! I used Star Boy Luka from Lala Land Crafts and put a batman emblem on his shirt and as his belt buckle and removed his mask. I used a cuttle bug embossing folder to make the circles on the black background and Martha Steward button punch for the black buttons, then I got some real yellow buttons at JoAnn's to put inside the black ones. Lisa said "It's perfect and looks just like Zac!"

Isn't he just adorable?!?

Thanks for stopping in today! Have a blessed evening!

Bella Birthday Card

2011-04-15T12:25:00.004-05:00

Good afternoon! I hope everyone out there in blog land is doing well! I wanted to make a quick post to share this card I made using Cosmobella. Isn't she fun?!

Sorry this is such a short post, but I gotta run! Thanks for stopping by!

Have a wonderful day!

Blessings!

Another Tilda with Balloon Card

2011-04-05T11:24:00.005-05:00

Do you ever get a stamp that you just use, and use, and use and you begin to think that you have nothing else in your collection becaus that stamp is perfect for EVERYTHING? Well, I think that's where I'm at with balloon Tilda! lol She's so adorable and I just LOVE using her! You can pop up that balloon and she's ready for any celebration! I was in a "dottie" mood when I made this card.

I've seen where people are putting different colors around their image and I think it's so beautiful and FINALLY I decided to try what I thought might work. I used my light blue water color pencil and colored all around Tilda & her balloon and then used my water pen to blend it out. I think it looks pretty!

I'm going to enter this in the Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge, which is to make a card for a chile this week. Wouldn't this card be perfect to cheer up a young girl? Or to tell her "Happy Birthday"?

Thanks for coming by today! Have a blessed afteroon!

Flowers, Flowers and more Flowers!

2011-03-10T14:46:00.003-06:00

Good afternoon everyone! I have another card to share with you already!

This one was specifically made for the Stampin' Sisters in Christ challege this week. The challenge was to use a stamped flower on your card. So, I thought, why stop with just one? Let's stamp many! lol

This flower dress & sentiment are by Stampin' Up. The beautiful green paper is by Bazzill. The stripped paper and flowers were scraps from my card earlier this week. The pearls were just a few I had left over. I used diamond stickles to make all the flowers on the dress sparkle.

I love this card! I brought it to work to photograph it and the first person who saw it asked to buy it! :)

Thanks for stopping by today! Have a blessed day!

Lucky Bird

2011-03-07T12:15:00.003-06:00

Hi there! Thanks for stopping by! Today I'm sharing with you a card I made for my little 4 year old friend, Kaitlyn, who is the proud big sister of 5 day old Kinsley. I saw this paper at my local scrapbook store and fell in love with it! One side is the rain boots and the other is the multi-colored stripes. What's even better is the next day after purchasing this paper, I found this free digi at Designed 2 Delight! What a perfect match! I was so uber excited to make this card! I'm going to enter it in the challenge Faith has going at D2D.
Fun card, isn't it? See the little puffed up flower? I punched it out of the paper I used then used my fingernail to puff up the petals! Cute, huh? I'm sure you'll be seeing more of those in a few days... :) I had these pearls just laying around and I picked up this fun ribbon from Michael's a while back and had never used it! Not sure you can really see the stickles I used, but each stripe on the bird's leg and each polka dot on the boots has stickles. The paper is by Three Bugs in a Rug from their April Showers line.
Wanna know the best part of this card? Kaitlyn has boots EXACTLY like the ones the bird is wearing!
Have a blessed day!
~H

Babies and Buttons

2011-03-05T13:26:00.002-06:00

Good afternoon! I finally have another card to share with you! This card was made for some friends who just had a baby girl this week. Momma loves polka dots, so I thought this paper from Echo Park was the perfect choice. I stamped a onsie by Katie & Co on the dp and cut it out. Isn't it the cutest thing ever? I've done a ton of them this week because they are so darn cute! lol Anyway, the pink cs is by Bazzill. I also used stickles on various places. The sweet baby stamp is also by Katie & Co. The first picture taken of the new baby shows her with a huge bow in her hair, so I thought this tulle would make the perfect bow for this card. Enjoy!

I'm entering this in the Stampin Sisters in Christ challenge, which is to use 3 buttons on your card. I haven't entered a challenges in ages and I'd forgotten how fun it is!

Thanks for coming by today! Have a blessed day!
~H

New Digi Stamp Store

2011-02-15T12:28:00.005-06:00

Oh my goodness! I just happened upon this new digi stamp artist & her brand new digi store!

SO CUTE! Check out her brand new releases on her blog or in her store!

You will be delighted when you see them!

See what I mean about adorable?!?

Have a great stamping day!

Balloon Tilda

2011-02-14T17:05:00.000-06:00

I JUST CAN'T WAIT ANYMORE! I've been holding off on posting this card, because it's the birthday card for my most devoted blog reader, but unfortunately, the postal service is not gettig it to her quick enough! Anyway, Kris, don't look further if you want to see it in the mail first! And, I hope you had a wonderful birthday on Saturday!

So, this card is ENTIRELY because of her! I fell in love with Magnolia stamps because she introduced me to them, I learned to do this cool thing where you raise part of the image with mounting squares or pop dots (can't remember the name, but I did this to the balloon Tilda is holding and everyone LOVES it!) I have this blog because she helped me get it started. Kris has taught me so much and helped me throughout my journey to find my talent in making cards and I just want to say "thanks" You're a wonderful friend and crafting mentor!

I've can't remember who this paper is by, but I LOVE it, so I've kept every scrap I've had of it! This is a new Tilda with Balloon stamp. Isn't she so pretty? The little candle & sentiment stamp I got at Michaels YEARS ago. I used a bit of stickles on various places, but not too much, because I didn't want to take away from the softness of Tilda. Anyway, I hope you enjoy my card and again, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KRISTINE! :)

Blessings!

Valentine Gifts

2011-02-10T16:33:00.002-06:00

Today I'm sharing little paper purses that I made using my coluzzle purse template. I've used some K & Co. valentine's papers that I got at Michaels a year or so back and rhinestones that I purchased from the Michael's $1 bin. I also made the little charms from some clear stickers that I got from a dollar store a long time ago! I used some scrap paper with cute little valentine animals on it for the charm. I hope you enjoy!

Oh! I will have a card to share with you later this week or early next that I've decided is uber adorable! I used my brand new Tilda stamp on it! I've shared it at work and have orders for 5 just like it already! lol Come back for another visit soon!

Blessings!

Ballerina Marci

2011-01-24T11:38:00.000-06:00

Welcome friends! Today I'm sharing with you a card I made using Ballerina Marci from Lala Land Crafts. We went to a holiday party hosted by a Conservatory instructor, so I wanted to make her the perfect thank you card and I think this is it!

Again, I've used some scraps from my papr stash, but I think it looks awesome with Ballerina Marci! The flowers I purchased at a garage sale this summer and the rhinestones are from my lss. Fun, easy card! Oh, and this time I did color Marci! lol I'm uploading my card to the Lala Land Crafts Customer Gallery where I'll be entered for a chance to win one of their amazingly adorable stamps! You can do the same when you use one of their images on a card or project that you've created!

Have a wonderful week!

Blessings!

Hey, Good Lookin', What ya got cookin'?

2011-01-20T19:01:00.000-06:00

Hi there! Today I have to share with you the "mingle" card I made for our January Mingle at the Magnolia-Licious Yahoo Group. I've decided after looking at this card, that it is ok to make simple cards. I think this one turned out lovely, without a bunch of extra stuff. However, what you don't see is all the stickles I used on the dp and Tilda! I'll have to work on the right angle for the sparkles to catch the light next time. Enjoy!

Kitchen Tilda can be purchased at Magnolia-Licious
DP is from DCWW packet called SWEET

Blessings!
~H

Darling Marci

2011-01-14T11:55:00.008-06:00

Good morning! Today I have a bithday card and gift card holder that I made for my mom's birthday. I've used Darling Marci, which you can get in either a digital image or a rubber stamp. And, if you make a card using any Lala Land image and link it up to their customer gallery, you get a chance to win one of their adorable stamps! Isn't that just awesome? They've got some new releases coming out at CHA and there's some sneak peeks on the Lala Land Crafts Blog. Check them out! They are uber adorable and must haves!
I used my coluzzle to cut out the purse.
I hope you enjoy my card today!

Here's a close up of just the card.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!

Blessings!

**Edited to add: The image is printed from the colored image image that I received when I purchased Darling Marci from Lala Land Crafts. I'm currently waiting on information as to whether this is appropriate use of the image. If I find that it is not, I will remove this post. Thank you!

Challenge card!

2011-01-13T14:03:00.002-06:00

Good afternoon! Today I have a card to share with you that I've made for some challenges. You'll find all the info for the challenges below. Hope you enjoy!

Double Delights 25 Challenge-Use any Doodle Pantry image & a color combo of Chocolate Chip, Blush, Celery & Pink Passion
Doodle Pantry Challenge-Use any Doodle Pantry image
Flutterby Wednesday Challenge-Use a fairy, butterfly or angel and Carly’s sketch
Sketches by Carly-Sketch

Thanks for stopping by! Have a blessed day!
~H

Snowman Card

2011-01-12T11:34:00.002-06:00

Hi! Long time, no see! Sorry I've been slacking. My goal is to have something to post on my blog at least ever other week this year, hopefully every week! Anyway, I wanted to share this cute little snowman card that I made. The paper I used was from some old scraps I had, but it just fit perfectly! I put some stickles on the little tree and red pearls on the side and a little organza bow. The snowman stamp is from Magnolia-Licious. He's got some sparkling elements that I used stickles to create. Enjoy!

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

PS I'm working on something tonight and hopefully I'll get it posted before midnight!

Cozy Christmas

2010-12-28T14:04:00.005-06:00

Welcome! I hope you had an amazing Christmas!

Here's a card featuring Winter Marci from Lala Land Crafts.

I still think Winter Marci is my favorite, but there's a new digi that might take her place or at least tie with her! Darling Marci is just, well, darling! Don't forget to upload your photo to the Lala Land Crafts Customer Gallery for a chance to win one of these adorable little stamps!

Blessings!

And MORE Christmas cards!

2010-12-15T12:21:00.000-06:00

Oh, I just love this little digi image from Tiddly Inks! She's so beautiful in whatever color you choose to put her in. For the embellishments on these cards, I just used whatever I had laying around the craft room! Again, those pink pearls have made an appearance. On the light pink card, I used stickles on her collars & cuffs and on the hot pink and red one, I used fun flock. These were so much fun to make!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Have a wonderful day!

Blessings!

More Christmas Cards...

2010-12-14T12:15:00.003-06:00

Hi! Today I have a card for you featuring a digi stamp from C.C. Designs.

I love using digi's because you can resize them to whatever size you need!

I love the red & blue together on this card. Did you notice I did the pearl thing again? lol

This time, it's on her ears! I made this card is for my sister, Debbie. Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings!

Christmas Cards - The Beginning

2010-12-09T09:27:00.003-06:00

Good morning! I'm finally getting around to photographing and posting some of the Christmas cards I've made recently! I'll have several to share with you in the next few days/weeks, depending on how I decide to divide them up! So, sit back and enjoy!

First up is this lovely card, which I made for my cousin, Micki. She's 2 days younger than me, so she's always been very special to me. For her card, I've used Winter Marci by Lala Land Crafts.

Isn't she the cutest thing? I know I've said this before, but I believe she is my most favorite of the Marci stamps, though they all are adorable! I'm linking my card up to the customer gallery at Lala Land Crafts, too! You can go there and see all kinds of wonderful creations by many people from all over the world AND if you link your Lala Land Crafts card to the customer gallery, you could get a chance for a free stamp! Isn't that awesome?!? While you're there, you should check out Kathy's card from the customer gallery! It's GORGEOUS!

Back to my card...lol Did you notice the little pink pearls I used in the center of the snowflakes?

I LOVE them!

Have a great day!

Mermaid Tilda

2010-12-01T09:06:00.000-06:00

Hi! I have a card for you that I created last month, but I'm just now getting around to posting it! This card features Mermaid Tilda, which you can purchase at Magnolia-Licious! I almost didn't purchase this Tilda, but now I'm so glad I did! She's quickly becoming one of my favorites. Enjoy!

Blessings!

Marci with Rose

2010-11-30T09:00:00.001-06:00

This is a card I created for a friend because it reminded me of her daughter. I used Marci with Rose from Lala Land Crafts. These little Marci's are my most favorite stamps EVER! And great news...they are now in digi form! Isn't that so awesome?!? Enjoy!

Don't forget that you can upload to Lala Land's customer gallery, too!

Blessings!
~H

Finally!

2010-11-29T20:48:00.003-06:00

It's not like I haven't been making anything, but I just haven't taken many photos or even uploaded what I have taken! So, FINALLY, I have a little something for your viewing pleasure! This is a really simple tag I made for a friend's gift. I used Ballerina Marci, which you can get from Lala Land Crafts. Isn't she adorable?

You can upload your card or creation to the Lala Land Crafts customer gallery and you can get a chance to win a free stamp, plus they have some of the most amazing creations on the blog!

Have a wonderful week!

Blessings!

My other hobby and what's been keeping me busy...

2010-11-05T23:22:00.006-05:00

I'm so sorry that I've been neglecting my blog lately! I'm hoping to change that soon, but in the mean time, let me show you what I do as one of my other hobbies...

These are some senior portraits that I took last week-end. We had a great time. I think they turned out pretty good!

The other thing that has been keeping me busy...My husband's 40th birthday party is coming up! I've created this blog to honor him and share photos of him through the years. Please feel free to stop by and check it out! I'm having a super time planning this party!

Have a wonderful week-end!

Tick or Treat

2010-10-27T09:58:00.005-05:00

I'm so in love with the Marci/Luka line at Lala Land Crafts! I've been coloring images and haven't made much, until this week! I finally got halloween treat bags made for my little nieces & nephew. For the girls bags, I used Pumpkin Marci and for the little guy's bag, I used a little dollar Frankenstein stamp from Michaels. I put little black pearls in the "oo" of the "boo to you" stamp so that it looks like little eyes. Enjoy!

Here's a close up of one of the Marci's:

Blessings!

Lala Land Crafts Blog Hop/New Release

2010-10-15T09:25:00.000-05:00

Oh my! As if there weren't enough adorable Marci & Luka's, now there's even more!

Lala Land Crafts is having their new release blog hop today!

There are 3 new stamps and they are just uber adorable! I started the hop and decided to come tell you about it before I finished because already I've seen some amazing creations by the design team!!! If you do nothing else today, you HAVE to check them out! You'll fall in love, again and again and again!

Oh! I almost forgot to tell you about the prize package they are giving away! Here's a picture of it:

Just go to the Lala Land Crafts blog and follow the blog hop instructions to see how you could have a chance to win this awesome prize!

What are you waiting for? Get out of here! Get over to Lala Land Crafts!

Blessings!

Card for Rylee

2010-10-13T09:37:00.000-05:00

I made this card for a lady at work to give to her daughter. I used this digi by Elisabeth Bell. Isn't she beautiful? She looks so much like the girl the card was made for!

You see the pink part of this card? Well, it's actually a pre-scored card I purchased at Michaels. They had 5"x5" cards in packs of 8 with envelopes for only 30 cents a package! The cards have one initial on the front that is easily covered by dp and they are blank on the inside to either decorate or stamp on! I purchased over 40 packs of these cards, mostly white, but some color! (Shhh....don't tell my husband I bought that many!) But that only came up to about $12 for over 320 cards & envelopes! What a deal! And they are so sturdy!

Thanks for coming by to see my card today. Have a wonderful day!
Blessings!
~H

Trick or Treat

2010-10-12T09:40:00.001-05:00

Today's card features Pumpkin Marci, which I won from Kristine at Ink Something 2. Isn't she the cutest thing ever?!? I've completely fallen in love with the new Marci & Luka stamps at Lala Land Crafts! I noticed in their store that there will be some new Christmas/Winter Marci & Luka stamps coming out...I'm saving $$ now! lol I did use stickles on various places, but for some reason, the light didn't catch it on this card. Thanks for coming by today!

Have a wonderful day!

Blessings!

Mermaid Tilda

2010-10-11T21:55:00.001-05:00

Good evening! Today I'm sharing a card I made for a lady my husband works with. She won a little contest I posted on facebook the other day. I LOVE the way this card turned out and how the photograph turned out! I've used Mermaid Tilda with stickles in various places so that it looks all shimmery in the light. I used organza ribbon and watery looking dp by The Paper Studio. I also used some baubles on the front and glossy accents on Tilda's bubbles. I think she's adorable and Terri loved her! What do you think?

Have a wonderful night!

Blessings!

Peace...

2010-09-28T11:54:00.002-05:00

Good afternoon! Today I'm sharing with you the card I made last night using this week's image from D2D. It's such a beautiful set, don't you think?

DP-K & Co.

Image & Sentiment-D2D

Pearls-Studio G

Stickles

Challenges I'm entering this card in:

D2D-Image

Double Delights-Distressing or sponging

Stampin Sisters in Christ-Peace

Sketches by Carly-Sketch

Thanks for stopping by today! Have a wonderful and blessed day!

Boo...Scaredy Cat!

2010-09-23T21:38:00.004-05:00

Did I scare you? Well, this jack-o-lantern scared this little kitty! This image is from Designed 2 Delight and this fun sketch is from Sketches by Carly. I used stickles to make these little flourishes.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Blessings!

Super Man or Lois Lane

2010-09-22T22:30:00.000-05:00

This evening I've got a card I made using an image from Mo's Digital Pencil. I used stickles on her leggins & tiara and made her boots shiny with glossy accents. On the inside I used a sentiment by TLC Creations that says "I can not always be Lois Lane, sometimes I want to be Superman, too" I love it!

Have a wonderful night!

Blessings!

White on White...

2010-09-22T16:45:00.000-05:00

Here's my first attempt at a white on white card. I made this anniversary card for a couple at church who has been married for 50 years! The paper I used is all Neenah and the image is CC Designs. I used copics to color the bride and stickles on her veil and flowers & eyes and a cuttlebug embossing folder for the paper behind the bride.

Well, I hope you enjoyed. Later this evening I'll be posting a photo of a card I made using an image from Mo's Digital Pencil. Have a great afternoon!

Blessings!

Sew beary sweet...

2010-09-16T21:02:00.002-05:00

Isn't this little bear adorable? It's the image that Faith at D2D gave away this week! I used this sketch from Sketches by Carly. She's got awesome sketches! I've been dabbling in my scraps bin A LOT lately, so the papers are from there and the flowers I got at Michaels. I put "ink stitching" on the edges of the card, which is the challenge at both Double Delights and Stampin Sisters in Christ-which are my 2 most favorite challenge sites!

Thank you for stopping by today! It was sew beary sweet of you!

Blessings!

Another Dancing Chicken...

2010-09-15T11:28:00.000-05:00

Good morning! Today I want to share with you another card that I made using this little dancing chicken from Bella Design Studios. I've just used scraps from other projects on this card, so I don't have a lot of details for you and unfortunately the store where I got this digi is now closed. Good news, though! The challenge at Scrap-Creations: Going Grey Challenges is to use your favorite digi, so this is mine (this week! lol) This little digi just cracks me up each time I see it. I actually made this one for a friend, then I took it to work for the girls to see and they ended up bidding on it! lol SO, I had to make my friend another card. :)

I'll be back tomorrow with my entry for the D2D and Double Delights challenges and I'm using a sketch from Sketches by Carly as well!

I hope you've enjoyed my card as much as I did! Have a wonderful day!
Blessings!
~H

Elisabeth bell Digi's

2010-09-13T12:14:00.003-05:00

Oh man! Someone out there in blog land forgot to tell me that Elisabeth Bell has a new line of, get this...digi stamps!!! I've already got one headed my way! They are adorable! Check them out here! I just wanted to pass along the info, in case someone forgot to tell you, too! Have a wonderful day!
Blessings!
~H

Fall Wreath Blessings Card

2010-09-09T21:09:00.002-05:00

Real quick, here's my card for the Designed 2 Delight and Double Delights challenges. I was in a hurry so the photo, though clearer than my last few, still isn't the best. I PROMISE I'm getting a new camera & more light for my studio soon!

Thanks for stopping by! Hopefully my next post won't be so short!
Blessings!
~H

Headed to School

2010-09-08T22:10:00.000-05:00

My co-worker, Lisa's little boy Zac started kindergarten this year and as all mother's do, she was unsure about it all, so I thought I'd send her this little card of encouragement. Isn't this little guy adorable??? He's Dundee from Mo's Digital Pencil and you can get him here.
I also bought her a little pack of cute tissues and put a band around them to match the card. It turned out really cute, too, but I didn't get a picture of them.

Thanks for stopping by today! Have a wonderful day!
Blessings!
~H

Honey Bee Tilda

2010-09-08T09:30:00.001-05:00

Here is a photo of the Magnolia-Licious mingle card that I sent to Viviane in Brazil! I'd been wanting to make a card with this little Tilda ever since I got her and I finally got some papers to match, though I can't remember who they are by. I'll try to edit later and let you know. Thanks for stopping by today and remember you can get this little Tilda at the Mangolia-Licious Store! Have a wonderful day!

Blessings!
~H

Dance on, Birthday Girl!

2010-09-03T01:00:00.000-05:00

Happy Birthday, Micki!

Today is my beautiful "twin" cousin's birthday! We call each other "twin cousin" because she was born just 2 days after me, so for 2 days I'm technically older than her and she loves it! lol I wanted to share with you the card that I made for her. I LOVE this little digi image from Bella Studio Digis! He's the cutest little thing! I borrowed the majority of this lo from a card on Suzanne Dean's blog, Scrap Bitz. The paper I used is by TPC Studio "Sunny Bunny Chicks" & Snuggle Bug "Little Yallow Bicycle" and I used little dew drops from my lss. The ribbon is from Michaels & I used Prisma Colored Pencils on the little dancing chick.

What do ya think? I love it!

I hope your birthday is super wonderful, Micki!

Blessings!

Summertime Meow...

2010-09-01T17:46:00.004-05:00

This week's Double Delights challenge is to make a summer card using Faith's image at Designed 2 Delight. I've decided to send this cheerful little card to Faith's dad. He's had some surgery & is taking time to recover and they're having a card drive for him at Double Delights. Head over there and e-mail her if you'd like to send him a card, too. Enjoy!

DP: daisyd
Image: D2D
Stickles/Glossy Accents

Blessings!
~H

Mermaid Tilda

2010-08-27T14:05:00.001-05:00

I LOVE this little Mermaid Tilda that Monica sent to me with my Magnolia-Licious mingle card! Isn't she adorable? I chose this fun dp and bright flowers to put her with and made a birthday card for my sister! I also added some blue rhinestone flourishes, but they are a little hard to see in this picture. I also used glossy accents on Tilda's shell top and the bubbles and then I used diamond stickles on her fins & just a tad in her hair. I also like how the picture turned out with a little of the card reflecting on the shelf I had it sitting on.

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!
~H

PS You can purchase Mermaid Tilda from Diana here.

Gone Fishin'

2010-08-26T21:24:00.002-05:00

My apologies that this post will be VERY short. We're all a little under the weather at my house right now and we have a big party we're hosting tomorrow night, so we're trying to get everything done and trying to rest all at the same time! lol It doesn't work too well!

Tonight I have "Gone Fishin' " for you. I've used this week's super fun freebie from Faith at Designed 2 Delight and I've used the challenge at Double Delights, which was to use ribbon, twine or string. Carly also made a cute sketch for us to use at Double Delights, but I felt like I made my image too big to make it work. Don't forget to join in the fun!

Blessings!

Blessings...

2010-08-19T22:06:00.003-05:00

Whew! This is my 3rd post for the day! If you're looking for the winner of my SSCC prize, go here. Now, on to this week's Designed 2 Delight and Double Delights challenges! Faith with D2D sent us this beautiful harvest pumpkin image and Kris challenged us to make a Clean And Simple card at DD. My apologies for the photograph quality. I think my camera is going south, and not just for the winter! I used kraft cs from Michaels, Faith's image, some scrap orange cs and this "blessings" stamp from Michaels. I used nesties to cut out the orange cs and the image. Here's the card:

Blessings!

WINNER!!!

2010-08-19T11:45:00.000-05:00

I used Random.org to choose the winner for my prize

and the winner is....................

ANGELLA CROCKETT

Angella D. Crockett said...
Thank you for sharing your wonderful message and adorable card! God Bless!

And, because I can, I drew another name for another prize! This will be a small package of some fun goodies!

the second winner is...................

TRACI S!

Traci S. said...
Wow! You are such a fabulous writer! The words that you shared just flowed off of the screen and really ministered to my heart. The verse is so important. I didn't know it when I had to deal with my anorexia and bulimia. (I was Jewish, and we didn't memorize Scripture.) Now, I am dealing with my diabetes and a few other things...and this tells me...it promises me that I am "WONDERFULLY MADE!" THAT is an amazing realization! I have read this verse before, and it never resonated with me as it did today. Thank you for sharing this very fun and cool card, this amazing verse that I won't forget...and your generous and very fun blog candy! Thank you for giving us the chance to win. I already feel like I won today. This verse really touched my Spirit.Remember~He IS Able,Traci S.

Angella & Traci, please e-mail me your mailing address so I can get those goodies in the mail to you!

Thanks, again, everyone for all the wonderful uplifting comments. They truly blessed my socks off! :)

Blessings!

Wow!

2010-08-19T09:17:00.002-05:00

What an amazing blog hop! I was so blessed by the comments on my blog as well as the comments on the Stampin Sisters in Christ Blog! Don't forget to go back to the blogs and check to see if you've won any of the prizes being given away! I will be drawing a little later today, so be sure to check back this afternoon for a winner! Blessings to you all and thank you for all your wonderful comments and encouragement!
Blessings!
~H

Stampin Sisters in Christ 1 year Blog Hop!!!

2010-08-16T02:00:00.002-05:00

"I praise you for I am fearfully and wonderfully made."

Psalm 139:14a

Our Birthday Blog hop starts today at the Stampin' Sisters in Christ blog! You'll want to start there and follow along. There are many blessings along the way and chances to win prizes, so we hope you'll join us! I'm honored that they've asked the alumni DT to participate in the blog hop as well as current DT members. All of the blog links will also be on the SSCC blog in case there's a break along the way. This is sure to be a blessed time for all who join in the fun! If you joined me from Chris' blog, then you're on the right track. If not, please start at the Stampin Sisters in Christ Blog so you will be able to be blessed by ALL the DT Sister's creations!

Today I want to share with you what I feel David is saying when he writes in Psalm 139:14a about how wonderfully he was made. God formed us in our mother's womb. He created us in His image, yet as an individual, not a duplicate. We are one of a kind, not one else is exactly like us. He has created every part of who we are, both outwardly and inwardly. God has the perfect blue print to our lives, to who we are. Each one of us is unique and special to Him. YOU ARE SPECIAL IN HIS SIGHT! And, YOU are fabulous!

My "unique & fabulous" creation today features a Sassy Cheryl digi on Cosmo Cricket dp. My fabulous friend has been colored with Prisma colors and parts of her oufit have been highlighted with stickles. The red rhinestones are by Basics, the flowers are from Michaels silk floral department and the sentiment is by Idea House designed for Studio G.

PRIZE TIME! Yes, I love to give away things! So, one random commenter (is that a real word?) on my blog will receive this "fabulous" card along with some stamped images of "unique" little people, some 6x6 dp, some flower brads and a few other embellishments! I'd love to know how this verse has spoken to you throughout your life. I will close this prize opportunity on Wednesday at 11:59pm and draw a winner on Thursday, so check back to see if you won!

Now, head on over to GRACE's blog to hear what the Lord has to say to you through her card & words. And don't forget to stop back by the Stampin Sisters in Christ blog for a chance to win a $50 gift certificate to your choice of any one of our sponsor's stores!!!

God Bless You!

Lala Land Christmas Card Challenge

2010-08-15T16:10:00.003-05:00

The challenge this week at Lala Land is to make a Christmas card and sadly, it's their last challenge! But, they've got something up their sleeve, so keep checking them out! I've used Birthday Marci on my card. I picked her up when she was available as a digi, but now you can only purchase her in rubber when she's released. I used kraft cs from Michaels, dp by Cosmo Cricket, pearls by Basics (check our her earrings!) & stickles.

Thanks for stopping by today!
Blessings!
~H

Hmmm...

2010-08-09T22:49:00.003-05:00

What do you do when you're out of time and you're not happy with the results you've gotten from your card? You enter anyway and hope that it's not as bad as you think! Really, it's not that bad, I just wish I would have used a second dp instead of using the same one on the same card twice. You'll see what I mean below...

So, on to brighter things! I won a stamp in the Lala Land Crafts Birthday Beach Blog Hop! I'm uber excited about that! It's a surprise stamp and I know I'm going to love it!

This week's Double Delights Challenge is a sketch challenge. You can see it here. The free image from Designed 2 Delight was this adorable little bear. I used Recollections dp from the mom's diner collection. It's called Pepper. The brown cs I used is also from Recollections. I used a scalloped circle punch to make circles in which I put non-scalloped circles of dp inside. I used buttons by Bo Bunny and pearls from Studio G. Enjoy and don't forget to join the challenges!!!

Blessings!
~H

Heartfelt Winter Wishes

2010-08-05T18:19:00.004-05:00

Good evening! Remember the title of my last post? "Try it, you might like it"? Well, I did try it and I did like it! I liked it so much that I made another shaker card for this week's Design 2 Delight & Double Delight challenges! The real challenge was to make your own embellishments, so I used a snowflake nestabilities to punch out these snowflakes and used one to look like a charm below my bow. I used Faith's free image of the week (the snowman & sentiment) and put him inside of a snowglobe digi that I found at Bird's Cards. I got this snowman in snowglobe idea from the Double Delights Challenge blog (Kathy put hers in a snowglobe, too!) and I used Kristine's idea of rubbing 2 pieces of styrofoam together to create "snow" to put inside the snowglobe (I even put a little on the outside). These ladies at Double Delights are a barrel full of awesome inspiration & ideas! I just love 'em both incredibly! The dp I used is by the Paper Studios and I also used stickles on the snowflakes to give them some sparkle. Enjoy!

Blessings!

Try it, you might like it!

2010-07-31T22:57:00.006-05:00

Welcome to my "try it, you might like it" blog post. This week at Lala Land, the challenge is to make a shaker card. I've never done this because it looked really hard. I've really wanted to, but again, I thought it would be too hard. Well, thanks to this wonderful SCS tutorial they linked to in the challenge, I was able to make this card so easily! I used mega deckled rectangle nestabilities to make the shaker package from Bo Bunny's back to backs Mellow Yellow Dot cs and used some pink glitter on the inside. The dp is from echo park paper co's Sweet Summertime collection. It's called pinwheels. The birthday sentiment is by Kolette Hall and of course the star of the show is Birthday Lala (I cut her hair again!). I used stickles in various places to add some sparkle. Oh, I also paper pieced the present she's holding! I hope you enjoy and try something new today, you might like it!

Blessings!

OH! I almost forgot to remind you! The Lala Land Birthday Beach Bash starts tomorrow! I'm sure it's going to be a blast!!!

D2D, Double Delights Challenge

2010-07-26T22:27:00.003-05:00

Welcome! Today I have what I would consider a rather cheerful card to share with you! I've used this week's Designed 2 Delight freebie and Kathy's challenge at Double Delights to make this card for a dear friend. Please enjoy and don't forget to join in the fun at D2D & Double Delights!

DP-Bo Bunny
Image & Sentiment-D2D
Flowers-Prisma
Stickles to design the flourish
Button & Brad were from a dollar store

Have a wonderful day!
Blessings!
~H

Lala Land Challenge

2010-07-18T22:46:00.001-05:00

This week's Lala Land challenge was to make a black & white card using just 1 other color. I chose to use hot pink, though some of the pink doesn't quite look hot! lol I've used Mermaid Lala, Bo Bunny black & white polka dot cs, a white prisma flower with hot pink polka dots (which I cut in half), hot pink ribbon, stickles & dew drops (I was going for some sort of bubble look...not sure if it worked out that way or not, though!)

Join the fun at Lala Land and you could win a $10 credit to the store! Awesome!

Blessings!

D2D & Double Delights

2010-07-17T23:26:00.003-05:00

Hi! Here's my card for the D2D & Double Delights challenges this week. I've never made a card with a chicken on it, but I really like how this turned out. It's simple and could be used for a variety of occasions! You can see in the picture that I cut out a second chicken and "popped" him up (which is this week's challenge at Double Delights). The dp I used is by Karen Foster, the image, of course, is from Designed 2 Delight, flowers by Prima & rhinestones by Kaiserkraft. I also used yellow stickles in the scallops of the circle I cut with nestabilities. The brad is from some that I've had forever and I don't know where I got them.

So, don't forget to join in the fun at D2D and Double Delights! You'll be so glad you joined them!

Blessings!

Card for Challenges...

2010-07-11T16:45:00.004-05:00

Good afternoon! Today I have a card I made using Designed 2Delight's free image of the week! Pop on over to the D2D blog to see how you can get free digi's, too! The flowers are a dark magenta, but it doesn't show up well in this picture. They are actually a beaturiful color, IRL! Thanks for stopping in to take a peek! Oh! I just purchased a couple of digi's from Mo's and I can't wait to use them! I've got a busy week planned, but maybe I'll get a chance to make a card later this week! Have a blessed week!

DP-October Afternoon
CS-pieces from my stash
Images-D2D
Nesties
Cuttlebug Embossing Folder
Stickles
Pearls-Kaiser Craft
Liquid pearls (lower left, I used white then used my aqua pen & yellow water color pencil to make them yellow)

Challenges:
D2D-Image Challenge
Double Delights-Embossing Challenge
KLSNS-Dry Embossing Challenge
OCC Sketch Blog-Sketch Challenge

Blessings!
~H

Double Delight & Designed 2 Delight

2010-07-08T12:30:00.000-05:00

Today I have my first entry for the Designed 2 Delight challenges as well as my entry to the very first Double Delight challenge!

Designed 2 Delight gives away an image at the first of the month and if you use it to enter their challenge, Faith will send you the image for the 2nd week of the month for free, then if you use that to enter their 2nd week challenge, she'll send you the image for the 3rd week and so on. See how that works?

Double Delight challenge is to use the image of the week from D2D along with another type challenge. This week it was to make a tent card or a tent topper card. I've never made a tent card, so that is the one I chose to make. I also had to cut down the image, so I cut off the outer scallops and used just the inside circle with "wish".

What do you think?

Ingredients:
CS-Bazzill
DP-Scraps, I think from Michaels, though
Wish-digi by D2D
Sentiment & present-Kolette Hall
Balloons-digi by Fred She Said
Brad-stash from long ago
Embrodery floss
Nesties
Stickles
Glossy Accents

Join the fun, too, at D2D & DD!

Blessings!
~H

Happy Birthday, Jodi!

2010-07-08T11:23:00.002-05:00

Jodi's having a HUGE birthday celebration and she's giving away not 1, not 2, but 5 birthday candies!!! She's even got one of them with the new Greeting Farm Cheeky gals! Check our her birthday candy here and make sure to check out her entire blog with her awesome creations!

Check back a little later for my D2D challenge entry!

Have a great day!
~Helen

Happy Independence Day

2010-07-01T21:39:00.002-05:00

Good evening! I already have another card to share with you today!!! It was super easy and so cute! I used dp by Reminisce & American Crafts. You probably can't tell by this horrible picture, but the striped dp and blue dp are both shiney. I used this adorable little summertime Tilda, stickles and rhinestones. I picked up some "In Stitch'z" by Bazzill to use to create my flourishes. I think I need to work on those flourishes, but I think it will come in time. :)

I'm entering this card in the follow challenges:

Stampin Sisters in Christ-use stripes

Cupcake Craft Challenge-sketch

Magnolia Stamp Lovers-red, white & blue

Blessings!

New Baby Card

2010-06-30T23:09:00.003-05:00

Congrats to my friend, Kelli & her family on their new little addition, Jazper Michael!
Here's the card I made her:

DP-The Paper Studio
CS-Hobby Lobby
Image/Sentiment-Whimsie Doodles
Buttons/Stars-Bo Bunny
Dew Drops-LSS
Stickles

I'm going to enter this in the KLSNS challenge, which is a sketch challenge, Stampin Sisters in Christ, which is to use stripes and Oh, Alice, which is to use something twinkly, sparkly or glittery on your card.

I hope you enjoyed the card as much as I did!
Blessings!
~H

Ballerina Tilda 1

2010-06-28T13:05:00.000-05:00

Here's a fun little card I made with Ballerina Tilda that you can get right HERE at Magnolia-Licious! I used a SU butterfly wheel with versamark ink to make the background on the pink cs. I used flowers from Michaels & rhinestones from my lss for the middle of the flowers. I also used stickles to add sparkle to parts of the image and sentiment, which I printed on my computer.

Thanks for stopping by today!
Blessings!
~H

Father's Day Card

2010-06-18T13:17:00.002-05:00

Today I have for you a Father's Day card that I made for my husband. I used this Tigger stamp from All Night Media because my 15 yo. old reminds me of Tigger. He's so bouncy and fast! These beautiful papers are from My Minds Eye and buttons are from Bo Bunny. The sentiment was a freebie that I picked up, but can't find the author of it right now. Of course, I couldn't complete a card without using Stickles! I used black stickles on Tigger's stripes. I also renewed my love for the distressing too from Making Memories. It's such a fun little tool!

So, without further ado, here's my card:

The card qualifies for a couple of challenges:
Cute Card Thursday, which is a sketch challenge from Claudia
Stampin Sisters in Christ, which is a challenge by Lisa to make a Father's Day card

Join in on all the fun! There might even be a prize or two that you can win!

Blessings!
~H

KLSNS Challenge

2010-06-17T16:30:00.000-05:00

Hi! This week at KLSNS, the challenge was to make a birthday girl card. I made this one using some dp that I picked up at my lss and ballerina tilda. The flowers I got from my lss, too, and used my copics to color them then I put little rhinestones in the center of each flower. I picked up the sentiment stamp from Hobby Lobby MANY years ago, but I use it on almost every birthday card I make. It's one of my most favorite sentiment stamps!

Isn't this ballerina Tilda just adorable? Want to know where you can get her? Well, at Diana's Magnolia-Licious store, of course! Right HERE! The new Fairy Tale collection is my favorite!
Have a wonderful day!
Blessings!
~H

A new card, FINALLY! :)

2010-06-14T21:29:00.004-05:00

Wow, I must greatly apologize to you all for not having a new card up in months! I've been staying busy, but I've finally had time to create some new stuff that I hope you'll enjoy! Today I'm sharing a card with you that I made for a shower gift for my friend, Jessica. She's having a bouncing baby boy! I got this adorable little frog from her invitation. I cut out the shape of the card with my largest scalloped circle nesties. The stamps I used were from SU and Michaels. I used stickles in the scallops. I attached all 3 circles with a silver brad.

Well, that's a little of the fun I've been having! I hope you enjoyed and that you'll come back again in a few days to see what else I can get posted!

Have a wonderful week!

Blessings!

Cards & Prayers

2010-06-08T22:27:00.002-05:00

This evening I learned about a couple of children that could really use some huge prayers and encouragement right now. You can read about their stories at Scrap-Creations. Please pray for Ethan and Bella & their families and consider sending them a card or 2, it will sure make their day! Kristen is giving away some blog candy for posting this on your blog, but really, what's better than making a child smile by sending a special greeting their way?!
Blessings!
~H

I know...

2010-06-08T16:04:00.002-05:00

it's been a while and I promise I'll be back soon with a new card or 2 soon, but I wanted to be sure to share something exciting with you that my stampin buddy, Candace, is doing. She's making these gorgeous, funky, fabulous button rings! You just have to check them out at her new blog Studio C Designs! She's also giving away one of these awesome rings! Go check them out TONIGHT!
I'll get pictures soon of our cruise to the Bahama's on here as well as pictures of my craft room (the Tropicana Cabana) as soon as it's completed! We're almost done and I love it!
Have a wonderful day!
Blessings!
~H

2010-05-01T22:34:00.002-05:00

Today I have a card for you that I created using an image from Isabella's Sketchbook. Isn't it beautiful? She's got many wonderful images that you can find here. She's also got a challenge going on here and she's giving 6 free digi's to the winner! I've paired this image with dp from Cosmo Cricket and Flavio, rhinestones & artificial flowers from Michaels, sentiment by Hero Arts and I used stickles on the red/orange flowers in the image.

I'm also entering this in the Stampin Sisters in Christ challenge, which is to make a Mother's Day card. This challenge ends tonight at midnight, but check back tomorrow to see the challenge for next week. There will also be some inspiration for your day there, too! Check it out and be blessed!

Have a wonderful day!
Blessings!
~H

Stampin Sisters in Christ Challenge

2010-04-26T22:38:00.004-05:00

This week's Stampin Sisters in Christ Challenge is to make a Mother's Day card. Enjoy!

CS-SU

DP-Fancy Pants

Stamps-SU

Embellishments from Michaels & Joanns

Nestabilities

Stickles

Have a wonderful week!

Blessings!

LaLa Land Challenge

2010-04-25T14:28:00.004-05:00

This week's challenge at La-la Land Crafts is to make a card using the "shabby chic" style. Making this style of card is becoming easier as more paper and embellishments already come in this style. For my card, I used sitting Lala. This time, I left her hair alone!

CS-SU

DP-Fancy Pants (pink); scrap bin (blue/brown)

Stamp-Lala Land

Sentiment-Michaels

Embellishments-Stickles; baubbles from my LSS

You HAVE to join in the fun at La-la Land this week! Irina's giving a $10 credit to her store that can be used to purchase any rubber stamp! Plus, the new Princess Lala is on sale until tomorrow night only for 20% off! AND, there's a 40% off sale on several other Lalas that were from the original release! Check out the blog for more details!

Have fun stamping!

Blessings!

Stampin Sisters in Christ Challenge

2010-04-21T17:48:00.001-05:00

Here's the card I made for this week's Stampin Sisters in Christ Challenge. The challenge was to use flowers on your card. I found this fun saying and wanted to use it, but didn't have an image with pjs, then I remembered that I had this image from Mo's Digital pencil and it worked out perfect! I used fun flock on her shoes to make them look like slippers and used stickles on the little crowns on her top. I think she's just adorable!

Stop by the Stampin Sisters in Christ challenge and enter your flower creation!

Blessings!

Gettin' Scrappy with Lala Land...take 3

2010-04-17T19:00:00.000-05:00

Yes, one more for the Lala Land "scrappy" challenge, but I think it's the last! lol This was actually the first one I made! It's featuring Sitting Lala (have you noticed the hair alterations on the last 2 cards? Don't know what's up with that, but I wanted them with short hair, so now I'm the official "Lala Hairdresser" and yes, I named myself that!) This time I know the paper came from the dollar store, only because I remember using it! I used stickles to make the lines sparkle as well as some of the dots. The sentiment, flowers & rhinestones are from Michaels.

Since I used "bling" on this card, I'm going to enter it in the KLSNS "Bling it on" challenge.

Don't forget to check out the Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge blog! I didn't get a card made for this week, but I'm ready to see the new challenge they'll have tomorrow!

Blessings!

Gettin' Scrappy with Lala Land...take 2

2010-04-17T18:30:00.000-05:00

Again, here is a card I made for the Lala Land Crafts "lets get scrappy" challenge! I used Birthday Lala, a sentiment & image from a SU set, stickles, & a rhinestone from Michaels. I'll also enter this in the KLSNS "Bling it on" challenge, though it only has 1 little bling on it. Fun challenge names, don't you think?

Yes, there's still more to come! lol

Blessings!
~H

Gettin' Scrappy with Lala Land...take 1

2010-04-17T17:32:00.004-05:00

This week's Lala Land Crafts challenge is all about "Gettin' Scrappy" which translates to "get rid of some of those scrap pieces of paper laying around your desk by making a card for us!" lol

So, I did just that...several times! My first card/post features Window Lala. This one is probably my most favorite. Other than Lala I can only tell you that the stamps I used in the bottom corners are from a SU set that I have, the "bling" including the butterflies are from Michaels, the wood of the window & flower box are from wall paper samples, I used stickles & flowersoft (for the first time ever!) I don't have a clue about the other papers, as they were scraps!

This card also qualifies for the KLSNS challenge, which is to use "bling"

I'll have another post a little later this evening! Enjoy!

Blessings!

And the winners are...

2010-04-15T12:17:00.002-05:00

...Princess Lala for my stamp

and

...Randi for the goodies!

Random.org chose #3 and comment #3 was from Randi!

I'll be purchasing my stamp in just a few minutes

and Randi, I'll be getting something in the mail to you soon, very soon!

Thanks for all your help ladies! I'm sure going to love Princess Lala!

Have a wonderful day!

Blessings!

Help me decide...

2010-04-14T22:35:00.004-05:00

Ok, so I need to make a decision on which new Lala Land Crafts stamp I'm going to get and I'm enlisting YOUR help!

Here's what I need you to do...
1. Go HERE to see all the Lala stamps
2. Leave me a comment with the name of the Lala stamp you think I should get

What's in it for you? Oh, some goodies from my goodie collection, since you've been so kind to help me in my decision making!

I'll keep this open until tomorrow noon (CST), then I'll let you know which one has the most votes and I'll choose a winner from those who selected the winning Lala!

I do already have, or have plans to purchase the following Lala's, so they do not count!
Birthday Lala, Window Lala, Mermaid Lala & Lala with Rose

Have fun and thanks for your help!
Blessings!
~H

KLSNS Challenge

2010-04-11T16:11:00.003-05:00

This week's KLSNS Challenge was to make a card using organic material. I made this card for my father-in-law's birthday. I used dp that I found at the dollar store, digi stamp (I'm so sorry I can't remember who it's by!), sentiment by Stampibilities, Bo Bunny buttons & hemp twine by SU (my organic material)

Enjoy!

Blessings!

Anniversary...

2010-04-09T05:00:00.002-05:00

Today, my husband and I have been married for 5 whole years! I know that doesn't seem like a long time, but to someone who started to belive that there wasn't that one out there for her, that's a wonderfully long time! God has truely blessed me and my son with this incredible man and I'm so thankful for him. I wanted to share the card I made for him with you. I used Lala with a heart from Lala Land Crafts. I colored her to look as much like me as I could! My dp is from My Minds Eye, sentiments were picked up along with the rhinestone flourish & pearls (in her hair) from Michaels. I also used stickles on her ruffles and in the scallops of the oval I cut out with my nesties and then I used glossy accents on the heart and her shoes.

I hope you enjoyed my card today. It qualifies for the Lala Land Crafts challenge, as well as the KLSNS Challenge and the Stampin Sisters in Christ Challenge. And, seriously, I didn't plan that! lol

Husband, if you're reading this...I love you very much and I'm proud to be your wife of 5 years! HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!

PS I hope you found your card in your sock drawer BEFORE you found this on my blog!

Have a great day, everyone!

Blessings!

Wish...

2010-04-07T23:16:00.004-05:00

Hi! Today I'm sharing the birthday card I made for my sister-in-law. I used sitting Lala (I think that's what she's called) from Lala Land Crafts, some blue cs, wish rhinestone & other rhinestones from Michaels, white cs from SU, a bow and some stickles. I also used a SU stamp for the white dots. The gift bag I used for Katie's present was this same blue with white polka dots. They looked so cool together! Enjoy!

Have a wonderful day!

Blessings!