Its Dueling Time!

Happy Wednesday! Its our December Dueling Time....

This month our hostess was Terry, and she sent out an awesome card kit! Our theme is My Favorite Things, and since its winter she choose snowmen and snowflakes.

One of my favorite things in the winter would have to also be snowmen and snowflakes...because its sure not the cold weather. The other favorite is summer and being by a lake.

Here is my card...I hope you like it!

Image: SU - The More the Merrier
DP: Imaginisce
Cardstock: SU Red, and Bashful Blue
Embellishments: Snowflakes - SU Northern Frost Decorative Strip, Ribbon - Michaels
                              Buttons and White Metal Dots - Joanns, Dazzling Diamonds - SU

Another Duel....

Time for another duel....

This months topic is Thanksgiving/Gratitude. We were also challenged to think of someone that we are most grateful for and write about that person. It was hard for me to pick just one, so I will mention the others too. This year alot of things have changed for us, and my kids have been very flexible and adaptable. I also need to mention my online friends from SCS...loving referred to as my Forest Friends, they are kind, generous, and great listeners too. I ♥ you all.

The person I'm going to write about is my friend Jill, she is awesome! Jill is smart, funny, and a great listener. Most of all we can talk about anything and everything, she will lovingly offer advise and/or her opinion without judgement. The best thing is she takes the time out of her busy week to chat so we can check in with each other. She is a great travel buddy too.  I ♥ you, Jill.

Here is my card...hope you like it,

Image: DRS Designs

Cardstock: Neenah Solar Crest white

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black

DP: The pumpkin and vine...is Graphic 45, Polka dot...Making Memories

Ribbon and Hemp: Michaels

Buttons: Creatology

Leaves: Recollections (Boutique Fleur Mulberry paper)

Dueling Darlings Round 3

Its dueling time......Our theme this month is 'Treasured Friend - Mystery Swap'. We received our card kit from our lovely hostess Deb, with the instruction of using a recycled/treaured item. It took me a bit but I did find some items to use. My mystery items are the navy blue background is a piece from a shopping bag that I reversed embossed, and the light blue button is from my used button stash. The layout is clean and simple. Thanks Deb for a great kit! Thanks for taking peek at my blog today!

Here is my creation:



Card Details
Image: SU! My Matryoshka
Ink:  Momento Black, SU! Markers, Copics, Colored pencils and OMS
Paper: SU! Cardstock, Mumma Bushka DP
Embellishments: SU! Ribbon, Prima red flower
Mystery items: Navy shopping bag, button

Recipe Card Swap

Happy Thursday everyone!  Todays card is one that I crafted for a recipe swap hosted by my friend April over at SCS. I picked a pasta sauce recipe that I make frequently for my family.  The image that I used is a miniature of Pasta Edwin  by Magnolia, they were gifted to me by my friend Angela over at SCS. Thanks Angela!

Image: Magnolia Pasta Edwin Miniature
Paper: Karen Foster Design - Herb Garden, Archivers Cardstock, SU! Whisper White for the recipe
Ribbon: SU! retired
Embellishments: Black brads
Ink: Recipe was computer generated, coloring was a combination of copics and colored pencils with OMS.

Dueling Darlings Round 2

Good Morning...Today its time for round 2 of our friendly duel. Last month a group of friends from SCS formed 2 teams of cardmakers. Each month a different member sends out card kits to her team, and we put together cards to post on our blogs on the 15th of the month. This month our card kits were sent to us by our dear friend Melina. Our September theme is "Cute and Fluffy".

Image: House Mouse "Make a Wish"

Paper: SU! Night of Navy, Orange polka dot, and the

Multi-colored polka dot is from DCWV

Embellishments: Half pearls from Kaiser Kraft, Blue rick rack from WM,

White chipboard cloud.

Ink: Image stamped in Momento, coloring done with

colored pencils and OMS.

Christmas in August

Good Morning! This is my first post, lets see if it will work. I am a member of an online crafting community, and participate frequently in different swaps. One of the groups that I belong to swaps monthly...(amazing group of ladies btw). Our August hostess gave us the topic of Christmas, no limititations. This is what I came up with.

Stamp set: SU! Winter Post

Cardstock: SU! Kraft, Close to Cocoa, Very Vanilla

Ink: SU! Bashful Blue, Close to Cocoa

Ribbon: SU! Kraft

Under Construction

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