Embellish Color Challenge- Invitations

Hey everybody! Well my kids went camping with there Grandma (Nonnie), so Chance took me out to dinner tonight. We ate at a new Mexican restaurant and it was AMAZING! We will be going back there for sure! :) We stopped by WalMart and got a couple of things, including some Beautiful flowers! Chances Mom my was a florist for many years, I sure wish she still owned her shop! I would be getting fresh flowers every week! I have to make sure they don't have pollen in them, because everyone in the house starts sneezing, gets a runny nose, or a headache. So I am very careful about that now! I will have to take a pic of them tomorrow and I wish you could smell them! :)
So now we are watching a movie and I am not really into it. It's Sherlock Holmes. So I figured I would get this card posted and crop some of my other cards I made recently while he enjoys the movie.
I made this card at the first of the week for the Embellish Color Challenge and we were to make an invitation. I am just now posting it because we had rain for like a straight week and I couldn't get a good pic until yesterday! :)
I really like how it turned out. I started off using my new stamp set from Wplus9 Designs Mehndi Medallions, it's a really pretty set. I randomly stamped the different stamps in several different colored inks. I had to print the sentiment from my computer because I didn't have a You're Invited sentiment that big and elegant. I think this invitation could really be used for any occasion.
Here is a close up. Supplies: Cardstock- (PTI) ripe alvacado, kraft , (Recollections) cream ; Stamps- (Wplus9 Designs) Mehndi Medallions , (PTI) turning a new leaf ; Ink- (Versamark) watermark, (ColorBox) gold, (Veramagic) wheat, (SU!) old olive ; Ribbon- (Offray) burgundy satin ; Other- floss, (Recollections) pearl stickers, sentiment printed from computer, corner rounder

Well I guess that's it. Have a Blessed night!

Embellish Challenge- Congrats On Your New Little Bundle's'

Hey everybody! I am still without my computer, Thank goodness my sweet husband has been letting me use his! We took my computer apart yesterday to look and see if there was a bad connection or something, and we think it might be the plug! We have had a lot of trouble with it before and this is already the 3rd cord! I am praying that this one can be fixed, because I really don't want to buy another one, when it works fine otherwise! (And I could buy more stamps with the money!) :) So I have to call about a new cord tomorrow.

I have wanting to play in the Embellish challenge for so long, but it always seems that I run out of time, or just so busy that I don't have time to play at all. So today I had a little time to make a couple of cards and I decided to make one for the challenge. A friend of ours asked me to be praying for their cousin who is having Triplets! I was thinking about them when I made it and I decided to give it to our friend to give to the "Parents to be"! I mean come on...Hallmark doesn't make alot of "Congrats on your Triplets! cards" :) So I made them a custom made one! I hope they like it !

I just love these little onesies! I bought the stamp at Micheal's for $1.00! I love a great deal!

The cardbase is cream, not having my original photo editing programs are a little aggravating. So just take my word, it is cream. :) And it didn't help that it has been raining most of the day so it was very cloudy. I had to make the word "Bundle" plural with a "S"! Since there are 3! :)
Supplies: Cardstock- (PTI) Vintage cream, melon berry, lemon tart, spring moss ; Stamps- (Studio G) onesies, (PTI) sentiment- Signature Greetings, (Lawn Fawn) "S" Harold's ABC ; Ink- (Versafine) stem green, (Versamark) watermark ; Ribbon- (Offray) Antique white, (JoAnn's) lace, (American Crafts) clear embossing powder


Have a Blessed day!


~Winter

Embellish Magazine's Color Challenge with Embossing

Hey everybody! I finally got to make a couple of cards and let me just tell you...it felt SO good to be crafty! I really needed it! My card today is for the Embellish Magazine's Color Challenge with Embossing!
Autumn had a fitting for her cheerleading suit on Monday, where I told the lady fitting them, that I wanted her skirt to be even longer than she (the lady fitting her) wanted it to be! We try to teach our children modesty, so having a longer skirt is very important. The skirts now days are TOO short! I think the lady thought I was a little crazy when I told her I wanted it 3 inches longer instead of 2! :)

But anyway, the cheerleading sponsor called me and asked if I could make the Representative that fitted them a Thank You card. I was flattered that she asked and of course I said I would! So I broke out the Practicing Creativity You're Dandy stamps and got busy! I have been so busy here lately, that I haven't really got to use this set that much, so I was very excited about using the rays! Courtney has a great video on how to use them on her blog here. Thanks Courtney! :)

Look how Amazing this inspiration pic is! I love all the colors!

I wanted my card to look like a rainbow and I hand cut my clouds and embossed them. And Voila! :) Supplies: Cardstock- (PTI) white, (SU!) pink ; Stamps- (Practicing Creativity) You're Dandy ; Ink- (SU!) brocade blue, pixie pink, yoyo yellow, (Studio G) green ; (Provo Craft) Cuttlebug swiss dots embossing folder

Well that's it for today, but I will be back tomorrow with another EBTKS Around the House Challenge! :)

Have a Blessed day!

Embellish Color Challenge With Stitching

Hey everybody! Well I was finally able to craft a couple of days ago and this is one of the cards I made. I started making it, with Spring colors in mind and before I knew it it started fitting in the Embellish Challenge! I just realized that the inspiration pics have little colored eggs too! :)

I am not the greatest at hand stitching! I just eye-balled it! :)

{Hello Spring card} Supplies: Cardstock- (PTI) aqua mist, sweet blush, (Paper reflections) kraft, (Georgia Pacific) white ; Stamps- (WplusDesign) Love birds, (American Crafts) Dear Lizzy "Spring" sentiment, (Studio G) Spring stamps "Hello" sentiment ; Ink- (Versamark) watermark, (ColorBox) chestnut roan & pink, (Martha Stewart) blue ; Ribbon- (Offray) white satin, brown embroidery floss ; Other- (Recollections) brown pearl

It also fits the EBTKS challenge, to use string. If you haven't played yet, stop by and check it out!

I am so happy it is starting to look like Spring here, but that also brings NASTY pollen! We live in the woods, so you can imagine the pollen! Our cars start looking yellow! And now my poor hubby is sick in bed! He says it's from the tulips I bought the other day and are now our center piece on our table! Every time I buy fresh flowers, someone gets sick in our house! That is why our kids were sick right before vacation last month. I had to throw the flowers away, and they were so pretty! So I just threw these away too! :( He is coughing, running fever, and his sinuses are stopped up. I made him an appointment for tomorrow. Please keep him in your prayers.

Well it's time to get the kids from school and Chace has a batting class.

So ya'll have a Blessed day!

Embellish Fabric Color Challenge

Hey everybody! Well first of all, thank you for all the suggestions on the envelopes. I will have to check out those sites!
I have a card today for the Embellish Fabric Color Challenge. I had to use Kelly Marie's new stamp set "Sew Lovely" again. I love it so much! I really can't wait until I can have a whole day to sit and craft! I haven't been crafting much lately because of the dreaded "Taxes" and the kids sports! I will finish the taxes one day! (Hopefully before April 15th)! :)
Anyway, back to the card. I made this card with Autumn in mind. Her birthday is tomorrow, and I know she loves the color green! So I made a cute little green dress. And I cut up some of Autumn's old jeans for the scalloped edge.
{Hope Your Day is Fabulous card} Supplies- Cardstock- (PTI) pure poppy, (Paper reflections) kraft, (ColorBok) green /Stamps- (Lawn Fawn) Sew Lovely, (PTI) signature greetings / Ink- (StazOn) jet black / Ribbon- (Decorative Ribbon) red grosgrain / Other- (Recollections) rhinestones, (Sizzix) Sqaure Scallop die, old jeans

We usually have her a Big Birthday party, but we are consumed with sports right now! They are doing their Regional Little Dribblers Tournament this week, so we are traveling 3 days this week to a town about 35 mins. from our house. That's not too far, but when you have softball, baseball, and basketball practice in the middle of it all too, it gets busy! So she will not have a big party right now, she plays a game on her birthday and then Chace play games the next day. So she understands and she is having a friend over to stay the night on Friday. They will have Spring Break in a couple of weeks, so we will try and have a party then!

Have a Blessed day!

Embellish Celebrate Birthdays Color Challenge

Good morning! Well it's time for another Embellish Challenge and this time we are to use the colors pink, blue, green, and brown and celebrate Birthdays. Here is the inspiration pics.
And here is a card I made for my Mee Mee. Her Birthday was Sunday and she turned 80! She is an Amazing women and I love her so much! We had a Big Birthday party for her and also got to visit with my Paw Paw who is very sick! Please keep him in your prayers.
It was very hard for me to use blue, I realized that I don't use that color blue much at all! But it is a great way to get you to try something new! I wanted the card to have flowers on it, because my Mee Mee still at 80, has the most amazing flowers! I really think her thumbs are green! :)
And I had some scraps left over, and I needed another card for a sweet lady that we use to go to church with. Her Birthday was Saturday and she turned 81! She will get the card a little late, but I'm sure she won't mind! So here is hers. I think I like this one better! :)
Well I started working on our business taxes yesterday! :( I really don't like this time of year! So I will be really busy with that, the next couple of weeks! Usually I start working on it in December, but the card drive kept me busy! I really need to get more organized in that area. So if anyone has any tips, please let me know! :) And we are suppose to get snow tonight! If anyone knows anything about Southeast Texas, you will know that this is crazy! We don't get snow much at all! :)

Well I guess I need to get back to taxes! Don't forget about the EBTKS challenge.

I hope ya'll have a Blessed day!

Supplies

{Birthday Wishes card}

Cardstock- (PTI) raspberry fizz, dark chocolate; (ColorBok) green & blue; (Georgia Pacific) white

Stamp- (PTI) turning a new leaf, mega mixed messages, polka dot basics, vintage labels; (Martha Stewart) clear camellia stamps

Ink- (SU!) brocade blue & passion pink, close to cocoa; (PTI) fresh snow; (Versamark) watermark

Other- (American crafts) Zing clear embossing powder, (Fiskars) scallop punch

{Celebrate Your Day card}

Cardstock- (PTI) raspberry fizz, dark chocolate; (ColorBok) green & blue; (Georgia Pacific) white

Stamp- (PTI) signature greetings, vintage labels, turning a new leaf; (Martha Stewart) clear camellia stamps

Ink- (SU!) close to cocoa; (PTI) fresh snow

Everything But The Kitchen Sink Challenge & Embellish Ribbon Color Challenge

Hey everybody! Well I have some exciting new to share with you. My good blog friend Kelley, has offered to take some cards to the Children's Hospital in Nashville too. So I sent her 230 of the cards I collected, so that means that we will have reached 3 Children's Hospitals on Valentines Day! How amazing is that? Thank you so much Kelley and to all of ya'll for helping! :)

Ok, I wanted to show you a card that I made for Chance for Valentines Day. I started working on it last week, when I was working on the EBTKS Challenge projects, using a box top. But I didn't get it done in time to post it on the Challenge release day, so I sat down today and finished it. Then I noticed that one of the ladies' entries in the challenge has the same idea! I guess great mind's think alike! :)

It's a pretty simple card, so I let the focus be in the inside. I also noticed that it was almost the same colors as the Embellish Ribbon Color Challenge too. I changed the color pink that I was using and went with the lighter pink.

Here was the box tops I used for Chances card.

Here is the outside.Here is the inside. I stamped on the picture, the words- FOREVER... This is a picture Autumn took of us at the park a couple of weeks ago.
I also needed a card for my Mom's Birthday. My brother and sister's and I and all of our families are bringing my Mom out to dinner tomorrow night, so I thought I would use the Embellish colors for her card. Here is her Birthday card. I don't know if you can tell, but I didn't clean my leaf stamp very good from the last time I used it and when I tried to use Versamark, it had a little bit of color in it. I really like the effect though! It kind of matches the blue. :)
There is still a couple of days left for the EBTKS Challenge, and there is a great prize up for grabs and the winner will be a guest designer too! :) So come by the EBTKS blog and check out the details and play along with us!

{I love you card}

Cardstock- (PTI) dark chocolate, sweet blush; (Hobby Lobby) turquoise

Stamp- Practicing Creativity-(Key to my heart)- argyle, (Autumn Leaves) hand drawn alphabet

Ink- (PTI) Fresh snow, (Versamark) watermark, (Color Box) rose coral

Ribbon- (Offray) white satin

Other- Box tops :), hearts cut from Cricut

{Hope your day is Fabulous card}

Cardstock- (PTI) dark chocolate, sweet blush; (Georgia Pacific) white; (Hobby Lobby) turquoise

Stamp- (PTI) signature greetings, turning a new leaf, (Martha Stewart) clear camellia stamps

Ink- (Versamark) watermark, (SU!) close to cocoa

Ribbon- (Offray) brown satin ribbon & white lace

Other- (Fiskars) scallop punch

Have a Blessed day!

Embellish Stripes Color Challenge

Hey everybody! I am here today to share a card that is NOT a Valentine card! Can you believe it? I can't! I have been making so many Valentine cards for St. Jude's, that it was nice to take a break from that today! It has been an Amazing experience doing this card drive! God has Blessed it SO much! I have had several people tell me, that I have inspired them to start their own card drive for Children's hospitals! How great it that?! So if you have ever thought about doing it and you are too nervous to step out and do it, I say go for it! With Christ all things are possible, and I know, that this one was a success because of Him! I still have been receiving lots of cards everyday! My kids are still not tired of checking the mail! To see their faces light up when they walk out of the Post Office, with their arms full, is so sweet! :) So thank ya'll for Blessing my heart, with your generosity! Saturday will be the last day to collect cards, and I will do the drawing soon after that. I have posted more prizes today, so go here to check those out. And I will have some more prizes added soon!

Ok, on to the card! I made this card for the Embellish Stripes Color Challenge. I saw the challenge last week and have wanted to play ever since, but SO many projects have kept me from doing it! So today was the last day and I was determined to play, because I love the colors and the idea to use stripes! I have had this idea in my head all week and I needed a card for a sweet friend, who has been on my heart for awhile. So here is what I came up with.

Supplies:

Cardstock- (PTI) plum pudding & dark chocolate, (Paper reflections) kraft & cream

Stamps- (Stampendous!) Happy Messages- sentiment, (Inkadinkado) butterfly

Ink- (SU!) close to cocoa

Other- (Fiskars) scalloped sentiment, (Best Occasions) rhinestones

Well I am off to get more projects finished! :)

Have a Blessed day!

Embellish Magazine Hearts Challenge

Hey everybody! Happy Sunday! We had a WONDERFUL day at church today! We really liked it, and the praise and worship, was just what we have been needing! :)

Well I had a few minutes to post my cards for the Embellish Hearts Color Challenge. I made them at the first of the week and took pics of them, but I haven't had much time to post them. I have been busy trying to get some cards out for submission, so I haven't had alot of extra time! After tomorrow, maybe the other things (like my laundry) will get caught up! :)

I decided to make two cards for the challenge. I made one using Courtney's new stamp set. I love that set! And I made the other one for the St. Jude Card Drive, because the idea came to my mind and I just had to make it! I made a Tic Tac Toe game. I found a new package of little refrigerator magnets at the Goodwill store, month's ago and I knew I could use them for something. I cut the hearts using my Cricut and then adhered the magnets with sticky tape. A card, but yet a game! It was really easy and I think it will be played for hours!

Well here they are, I need to go wash clothes, some of our pipes busted this morning, (I think it was just Satan, trying to get us to skip church today, but it didn't stop us!) :)

Supplies

{You Hold The Key To MY Heart card}

Cardstock- (PTI) pure poppy, sweet blush, (The paper Company) black, (Georgia Pacific) white

Stamps- (PTI) polka dot basics II, (Practicing Creativity)- Key to my heart

Ink- (StazOn) jet balck, (ColorBox) warm red

Ribbon- (Offray) red satin

Other- crocheting ribbon, buttons- (PTI & some from stash), (EK Success) square punch

{Tic Tac Toe card}

Cardstock- (PTI) pure poppy & sweet blush, (The Paper Company) black, (Georgia Pacific) white

Stamps- (PTI) tiny treats valentine

Ink- (ColorBox) warm red & rose coral

Other- (Cricut) cut hearts, magnets, sticky tape

Have a Blessed day!

Embellish Color Challenge With Snowflakes

Hey everybody! I'm still busy with teacher's Christmas gifts, but I had to play along in the Embellish Challenge! I LOVE these colors! I think it is now one of my favorite color combos! Did I tell ya'll how much I LOVED these colors?! :) We are supposed to use yellow, brown, light blue and craft colors and snowflakes. So I created a tag and then decided, that I would do a whole set using these colors. I made another set like the one from yesterday, and I plan on making three more sets tonight, if I don't run out of time. I still have to put together the kids' classroom and friends gifts, but they are going to help me with those, so we might get done! :) Well I better get back to making gifts!


The tag.

The clip-its, I found at Mish's blog.
The grocery list notepad.The 2010 desk calendar. I found the instructions here.The whole set all wrapped up.Supplies:
Cardstock- (Recollections) light aqua, yellow, kraft (Georgia Pacific) white
Stamp- (PTI) polka dot basics II, signature Christmas, take note, (WalMart) holiday snowflake stamp
Ink- (Versamark) watermark, (SU!) close to cocoa, (PTI) spring rain
Other- (Offray) white & brown ribbon, (Hobby Lobby) white wooden snowflake, (Studio 18) rhinestone, (Sizzix) flower die, (WalMart) twine & clothes pins, (Filligree) white embossing powder, (WalMart) note pads, buttons- (PTI) & from stash, (Fiskars) threading water punch

Have a Blessed day!

Embellish Magazine Brads Color Challenge

Hey everybody! Well Chance had his MRI done today, in a mobile MRI truck?! How weird is that?! We just started laughing when we got in there! The hospital is small, so they bring the MRI truck there once a week! As long as it works, I don't care! They sure charge you alot though! :) We won't know anything till maybe next week, but then we have Thanksgiving holiday's, so maybe the next week! We did notice something in his sinus cavity, maybe a polyp or something, I don't know? Just, still praying everything is fine!

I bought a little onesie for the baby's first Thanksgiving yesterday. Look how sweet, it's made using a babies hand! :)

Then I saw Kristina Werner had a cute Thanksgiving Turkey card today. My wheels started turning and I thought about the Embellish Challenge using the colors red, yellow, blue, and green and brads! So I came up with this. The pictures aren't the greatest, it's been really dark outside today! I think I will give it to our friends for Thanksgiving, along with the onesie for the baby! :)

Supplies:

Cardstock- (Georgia Pacific) white, All color cardstock is scraps from my stash

Stamp- (Stampcarft) Jive Alphabet

Ink- (StazOn) jet black

Brads- Paper Studio

ETA: I forgot to mention that my little ol' blog was mentioned on American Crafts and Dawn McVey's Twitter yesterday! Thanks Courtney for letting me know! :) Also my Plum Crazy card got a shout out from Cath and my Big Bow card was mentioned over at CARDS blog today! :) Thanks for all the encouragement, my friends! Ya'll are great! :) Also, don't forget about the EBTKS sketch! Still a couple more days to play!

M's Sketch #3 & Embellish Magazine's Color Challenge With Owls

Happy Friday everybody! Well today I was able to do a little crafting! Yeah!! :) I made a card for M's Sketch & Embellish Magazine's Color Challenge with Owls! I really liked the colors and look at this cute sketch! M's mom, Savitri also made this cute little owl too, and when I saw it in pink, I knew I had to use it! And look at the shirt Autumn had on the other day, when I saw it, I thought, hey that matches the challenge! :)

Hey, there is still more time for the Everything But The Kitchen Sink Challnge! :)

Supplies:

Cardstock- (PTI) berry sorbet, spring moss, dark chocolate, (Georgia Pacific) white

Stamp- (PTI) take note, polka dot basics II

Ink- (VersaMark) watermark, (SU!) close to cocoa

Ribbon- (Offray) white satin

Other- (Filigree) white embossing powder, (EK Success) embossed scallop punch, digital owl