Just a Note

Hi everyone! Hope you've had a wonderful weekend. I got a couple cards made and did some major organization in my craft room, so I'm feeling pretty good. :) One of the cards I made is for the challenge over at SRM Stickers. The challenge is to create a card or scrapbook page using the color orange and stickers. Orange isn't a color I use too often, but I love the pinky shade of orange from Papertrey Ink called Melon Berry. And I've just been dying to ink up the new Starburst stamp from Hero Arts...LOVE IT! I dressed it up a bit with some orange gems, a white gel pen and a button. The sticker used is from SRM Stickers Thinking of You sentiment sheet. Thanks for stopping by! Kelly

Lots of Hugs

Hi there! Just wanted to pop in quick to let you know there is a new challenge up at Caardvarks. Check out the details here. The Caardvarks Crew created some really amazing cards, so be sure to check them out. Here's my card... Have a great day! Kelly

Raspberry Suite Color Challenge #21

Hi there! I'm snowed in at home today and probably will be for the next couple days until a plow comes and clears the massive drifts outside our house. On one side of our house we have a drift that is about 10 feet high! So, what better thing to do, than spend a little time in the craft room. ;) Today I want to share a card I made for Dawn McVey's Raspberry Suite Challenge #21. I love color challenges because they allow me to try color combos that I would never put together on my own. And I ended up loving this one...I'll definitely be using it again. SUPPLIES: Hero Arts Three Flowers, Hero Arts Clouds, Hero Arts All Occasion Messages, Papertrey Ink Background Basics: Text Style, Papertrey Ink Cardstock (aqua mist, lemon tart, dark chocolate, vintage cream), VersaFine Vintage Sepia, VersaMark, Hero Arts Smooth Clear Gemstones, Bic Permanent Marker (moonstone yellow) If you ever have any questions on how something was done on one of my cards, please just ask. I don't include instructions, because I feel for the most part they are pretty self-explanatory. Thanks for visiting and for all your sweet comments...they always make me smile. Have a great day!

Hugs & Kisses

Hey there! Hope you are keeping warm wherever you are because I know here in Nebraska it is FREEZING! In the next couple of days we aren't even supposed to have highs above zero...burrrr! Lately I've been stalking the Embellish Color Challenges. I'm always inspired by the amazing creations submitted as well as their website. So today I finally created a card to enter. Their current challenge is to create a card using hearts and the color swatch below: And here's the card I created...

SUPPLIES: Hero Arts Many Hearts, Papertrey Ink Fancy Flourishes, Papertrey Ink Polka Dot Basics, Papertrey Ink Cardstock (white, pure poppy, sweet blush, true black), Versafine Onyx Black, VersaMagic Pixie Dust, Hero Arts Hearts Accent Pearls, Stampin' Up Scallop Border Punch, Cuttlebug Heart Die, Cuttlebug Floral Fantasy Embossing Folder Thanks for visiting...have a wonderful day!

New Caardvarks Challenge

Hi everyone...hope your new year is off to a great start! I wanted to let you all know there is a New Year's Kick Off Challenge up at Caardvarks. The challenge is sponsored by JustRite Stampers and includes an exclusive sketch by the talented Becky Fleck. Check out the details here. The prize is a big one this time...a $100 Gift Certificate to JustRite Stampers! Here's my card I created using the sketch... Hope you get the chance to play along! And be sure to check out the Caardvarks Flickr Gallery for even more eye candy using JustRite Stampers. Have a great day!

Hero Arts Blog Hop

Hi and welcome to the Hero Arts Blog Hop! I hope you are having fun getting a few peeks at some new Hero Arts stamps! Here are a couple cards I made using some of their new stamps from the 2010 Catalog. SUPPLIES: Stamps - Hero Arts Row of Houses (NEW), Hero Arts Screen Shadow, Hero Arts All Occasion Messages; Cardstock - Papertrey Ink; Ink - VersaMagic; Ribbon - Making Memories; Die - Nestabilities Scallop Squares; Punch - We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper; Other - embroidery floss for sewing, pop dots

SUPPLIES: Stamps - Hero Arts Speckled Ornaments (NEW), Hero Arts Truly Appreciated (NEW); Cardstock - Papertrey Ink; Ink - VersaMagic, VersaMark; Gems - Hero Arts Lavender Gemstones; Ranger Clear Embossing Powder; Other - pop dots

Your next stop on the hop is the sweet and talented Lin Brandyberry.

Remember, if you find a link that doesn't work, you can always hop back to the Hero Arts Blog for a list of direct links to all the blogs in the hop. Thanks so much for visiting!

Hero Arts Challenge at Caardvarks

The current challenge at Caardvarks is sponsored by Hero Arts...an amazing company with amazing products! The challenge is to create a new card incorporating a digital element of some kind...check out the details here. Here are several cards that I created using some Hero Arts Digital Kits along with Hero Arts stamps. On the first card, I used the Hero Arts Tiny Snowflakes and Holiday Prints Digital Kits. On this next card I used the Hero Arts Winged Friends and Polky Dots Digital Kits. And on this last card I used the Poetic Petals Kit. Be sure to check out all the amazing entries here. Hero Arts will generously provide a digital kit to two random commenters on each day's post. Hope you get the chance to play along!