New TOMIC Challenge

It's time for a new challenge over at TOMIC. We have a lovely sketch by Liza. I will be honest, I don't love this card. I redid the image twice. The first time was with Distress Inks and I hated it! I almost trashed the entire card. I tried just redoing the image in my Copics and it really made a difference. So here's my card, I hope it inspires you enough to join us over at TOMIC!

I just wanted to share that I have updated my Etsy Store. If there is a card you'd like to buy that isn't in there, please email me. Thanks so much.

I also wanted to reminder everyone about my Copic Class at Color me Creative. I'm working on my next class and hope to have it up soon. It's taking me a little longer than I planned, but it will be up!

Have a lovely day!

Challenges

TOMIC - Sketch

Magnolia Down Under - Photo Inspiration

City Crafter - Music

Supplies

Stamps - #254 Dancing Queen, Retro Bottle Cap Sentiments,

Paper - SEI, Prima, Su, Xpress it,

Ink -Memento and Copics

Wild Orchid Crafts - 25mm 2 toned pink rose, 2 toned pink cherry blossom, 15mm 2 toned pink rose, cream poppies, black satin ribbon, black pearls

Accessories - Butterfly wood embellishment, Magnolia Doohickey Swirl, oval and circle coluzzle,

Magnolia-licious Mini Magnolia Binder Hop!

It's time for the Magnolia-licious September Blog Hop! This month our theme is is to decorate one of the new Magnolia Mini Stamp Binders. You have Mini Magnolia's you need this and if you don't have Magnolia Mini's you need to get some and the binder! :) The binder is a 3 ring binder each page has slots for the stamps and there's 2 slots per stamp, one for the stamp and one for the card to stamp the image and put the name of the stamp on the card too. How clever is that!

If you have come from Janiel's Blog you're on the right track if not you will want to start at the beginning on the Magnolia-licious Highlites Blog. Your next stop is Suzanne.

Have a wonderful week!

Supplies

Stamps - Mini #525 Spring fence, Mini #657 Spring tree, MINI #3012 Tilda with stuffed animal

Paper - Magnolia Fairy Tale Paper, Magnolia Butterfly Dreams Paper, Xpress

Ink - Memento and Copics

Wild Orchid Crafts - 25mm dove grey, 10mm dove grey, 15mm white rose, 4mm white rosebud, 10mm pastel green, 25mm pastel green rose, Lace,

Accessories - Magnolia Swirly Heart die, Magnolia Swedish Lace Die, SU ribbon

You're a Great Friend!

Hello friends! Well I made it to Friday! At one point this week I didn't think I was going to be able to. I've been extremely tired and having the worst time getting sleep! I'm finally getting on track and back of the swing of things. Hopefully I wont have that problem anytime soon!

I have a little gift set to show you today. I made this for my friend Sherri, it was her Birthday earlier this week. She loved it, at least she said she did. )

This week over at Just Magnolia and hAngler we have a sketch by Jacque. I hope you will join us!

Have a great weekend!

Challenges

Just Magnolia and hAngler - Sketch

Charisma - Sky

Paperplay - 2 or more stamps

Stamps Fun Creativity - Animals

Supplies

Stamps - Shabby Chic Fence, #275 Tilda with lace jeans, Turtle?? Whimsy Friendship Tickets

Papers - Basic Grey Out of Print, SU, Copic Xpress,

Wild Orchid Crafts - 25mm pink and white rose, pink cherry blossoms, 15mm pink rose, Pink tulips, green satin ribbon, green pearls, 25mm pink rose, pink hip rosebuds, white hip rosebud,

Accessories - Spellbinders, MS punch,

A very Shabby Chic Card with NO STAMPING!

Hi there! I have a very different card to share today. My Great-Grandmother, who is 92, asked if I would make her sister a Birthday card. My aunt just turned 90! Amazing right! So I wanted to make an elegant card, concentrating on a sentiment/poem. I found this poem online and I think it's beautiful and perfect for someone who is in their 90's. My Great-Grandmother loved it, she cried when she read it and was so very happy to give it to her sister.

There's NO STAMPING on this card. I don't think I've ever made a card where I didn't stamp. It came out pretty good though. I hope you all like it. I've made it for Cute Card Thursday, our theme is Anything Goes. I hope you will join us!

Have a wonderful day!

Challenges

Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes

Pixie Cottage - Fussy and Fancy

Everybody Art Challenge - Flowers

Supplies

Stamps - none! Wow!!! LOL!

Paper - SU, Pink Pasilee 'Sweetness'

Ink - none

Wild Orchid Crafts -Cream Wild Rose, 25mm 2 tone pink rose, 15mm cream rose, 4mm pink rosebud, pearls, blue ribbon, lace,

Little Darlings, Sepia coloring.

It's time for a new challenge over at Little Darlings. Our challenge for the next 2 weeks is to use Red and Brown. I wanted to do something a little different and I colored my entire image in browns so it looked like a sepia image. I'm not sure if I accomplished that look or not but I tried :) I used the image Decorating the Tree. I think this is such an adorable image. I love her hair and how she's pulling the tree. Super cute!!! You can get this stamp over at the Love to Stamp Store, along with these My Minds Eye papers.

I want to annouce the winner of my Little Darlings Candy since I completely forgot! My bad!!! I was extremely busy last week. So the lucky winner is....

#11 Stacie

Congratulations!!

Could you email me (StampinMindy AT yahoo.com) your mailing address so I can get your stamp to you!

I hope you all have a great day and I hope to see you participate at the Little Darlings Challenge. Remember you don't have to use a Little Darlings image to enter.

Challenges
Little Darlings - Red and Brown

Supplies

Stamps - Little Darlings 'Decorating the Tree' and Kraftin Kimmies Holiday sentiments.

Paper - My Minds Eye Life of the Party , SU, Copic Xpress

Ink - Memento and Copics

Wild Orchid Crafts - Red Crystals, 25mm mahogany rose, 15mm red rose, cream hip rosebuds, 10mm mahogany rose, buttons,

Accessories - Spellbinders, circle coluzzle.

I can't believe it's been 10 years!

Ten years ago on this day I woke up and turned on the tv and was watching the news when the second plane hit the Twin Tower. I remember laying on the couch all day watching the news and crying. Seeing people jump out of the windows and people searching for loved ones. It was like a scene from a movie, so hard to believe it was actually happening.

I wanted to share 2 songs that I LOVE, they give me chills in 100 degree weather and still bring a tears to my eyes when I hear them.

It's not only a day to remember the innocent people who died and the heros that tried to save the innocent but to remember all the soldiers who lost their lives over the last 10 years fighting this war on terrorism and all who are STILL fighting!

To the Office..

Hello, fellow bloggers! I have a card for the new challenge over at Cute Card Thursday. Our challenge is At The Office. I didn't really have any stamps to fit this so I went to the first place I normally look when I don't have the right image, Mo's Digital Pencil. I found this adorable image and thought it would work perfectly! I seen many people doing this technique lately where they use a lighter outline or ink. Since I don't have a lighter Memento ink pad I just lowered the opacity on the digi. I, of course, asked Mo if this was acceptable before I posted this. Thanks Mo! I just love the look you get and will be doing this technique again!

I hope you will join us at Cute Card Thursday this week.

See you tomorrow for Just Magnolia and hAngler.

Challenges

Cute Card Thursday - At The Office
Craft Challenge - Children
Stampavie and more - Pearls and Lace
Creative Card Crew - Anything Goes
Papertake - Anything Goes

Supplies

Stamps - Mo's Digital Pencil - Big Shoes, Whimsy Adventure Mini Postage Stamps

Paper - SU, My Minds Eye ' Life of the Party' Copic Xpress

Ink - Copics

Wild Orchid Crafts - white cherry blossom, 25mm mahogany rose, 15mm peach rose, 4mm peach rosebuds, silver decorative corners, peach pearls, Lace

Accessories - Deckled Rectangle Spellbinders, misc purse charm, SU ribbon, Whimsy Postage Die.

Stay Strong!

Hello there, Happy Friday! Today I have a regular ole girly card. I've really been wandering out of my comfort zone and today I realized it while working on an upcoming design team card. You'll see that in a few weeks. Anyways I really like this card. These papers are from My Minds Eye, which I got at Love to Stamp. I LOVE the My Minds Eye papers. They are adorable! The stamp is obviously from Magnolia-licious and I think the sentiment fits this Tilda perfectly! I put some Flowersoft along the bottom to make her look like she's in a field of flowers.. just relaxing.

This is my card for Just Magnolia and hAngler. Our challenge is Anything Goes with the option of Circles. I hope you will join us for this challenge. Have a great weekend!

Challenges

Just Magnolia nd hAngler - Anything goes optional circles

Charisma - Anything Goes

Flowersoft - Stitching
Copic Creations - Pretty in Pink

Supplies

Stamps - Whimsy Good Life Tickets, #3038 Yoga Tilda

Paper - SU, My Minds Eye ' Happy Go Lucky', Copic Xpress

Ink - Memento and Copics

Wild Orchid Crafts - 25mm rose pink trellis rose, 10mm 2 tone turquoise, pink and white cherry blossom, 10mm rose pink rose, 2 tone turquoise hip rosebuds,

Accessories - Flowersoft, MS punch, white gel pen, oval Spellbinders,

Tilda enjoying the Fall!

It's time for another challenge over at the best Magnolia Store EVER, Magnolia-licious! Magnolia-licious Highlites September's challenge is Fall or Back to School. I love Fall, it's probably my favorite season, so I decided to go with Fall using Tilda in Autumn Leaves Stamp from Last Year's Autumn Collection. I used Distress Inks again. I really like the way it came out too.

This card is also for Cute Card Thursday, the challenge this week is pinch n punch. I decided to pinch my ribbon all around my image and punched the sentiment with my Spellbinders die.

Well I hope you will join us over on the Magnolia-licious Highlites and Cute Card Thursday Challenges. Have a great day!

Challenges

Magnolia-licious - Fall/Back to School

Cute Card Thursday - Pinch n Punch

Creative Card Crew - Anything Goes

Diecut Divas - Fall

Scrapping Stamping Central - Anything Goes
Craft us Crazy - Anything Goes
Charisma - Anything Goes

Supplies
Stamps - Tilda in Autumn Leaves, Whimsy Stamps School yard Fun,
Paper - Copic xpress, Recollections, The Paper Loft
Ink - Versafine and Distress Inks
Wild Orchid Crafts - 25mm olive roses, 6mm vanilla rose buds, vanilla satin ribbon, daisy lace, pearls, button
Accessories - white gel pen, Spellbinders, Misc Daisy,

Every Stocking Counts, right?

Happy Thursday! Only more weekend and both my kiddos will be in school. YAY me! :) I get some quiet time. Well a little, I still have my little one at home. She's good when the other 2 aren't around.

Today I have a card for Cute Card Thursday, it's a sketch. I'm using the newly released Little Darlings Christmas imag called 'Every Stocking Counts'. Isn't she super cute! I love this little scene. I just love these papers I got, they are 3 Bugs in a Rug. I think they are my favorite Christmas papers so far.. this year.. I love the purple! Angie gave me these gold berries, they are the perfect for Christmas cards.

I hope you will join us over at Cute Card Thursday!
 I'll be back tomorrow for Just Magnolia and hAngler.
Challenges
Cute Card Thursday - Sketch
Stampavie and more - Christmas
Christmas Card Challenges - Christmas/glitter
Bah Humbug - Christmas
Christmas Stampin - Non-traditional
Totally Papercrafts - Christmas in August

Supplies

Stamps - Little Darlings - Every Stocking Counts

Paper - 3 Bugs in a rug, Su, Copic Xpress

Ink - Memento and Copics

Wild Orchid Crafts - 15mm white rose, 15mm lilac rose, lilac hip rosebuds, Pearls,

Accessories - Cheese Cloth, Snowflake wood pieces, Su ribbon, gold berries.

Little Darlings Pleats or Ruffles Challenge and some CANDY!

Today there's a new challenge over at Little Darlings! The challenge is to have Pleats or Ruffles on your card. The design team has done an AMAZING job. I hope you will visit them and join us for the challenge. You don't have to use a Little Darlings Stamp, but if you do and win you get a little extra added to your merchandise gift voucher.

When I was at Angie's a few weeks ago, I really wanted to try Prisma Colored Pencils. Well, they don't like me so much. I can't even tell you how many images I threw out. My 'Little Darling' looked like she used some of that tanning lotion and kept it on too long. LOL! On the day I was leaving Angie's she walked me through and showed me how to use them. This is the image I started. I guess I didn't do as great a job with finishing it. The hair and skin look so much better than the dress which I did at home. Angie gave me her second set of Prisma's so now I can practice. Thanks Angie!

I have a little bit of Candy to give away. All you have to do is link my candy on your blog, become a follower and link up with Mr. Linky, at the bottom of this post.

 You have until September 6th to enter. I will choose and post the winner on September 7th. Here's the adorable stamp you could win.

Little Darlings ' Wind Surfer'

Challenges

Little Darlings - Pleats or Rubbles
Papertake - Dies
Creative Inspirations - Back to School

Supplies

Stamps - Little Darlings - First Bell, Whimsy School Yard Fun Sentiments,

Paper - Stampin' Up, Copic Xpress,

Ink - Memento and Prisma Colored Pencils, DI's

Wild Orchid Crafts - 20mm blue rose, 2 toned orange cherry blossom, 10mm blue rose, 20mm mahogany rose, jute string, blue silk ribbon, metal embellishments, buttons,

Accessories - Spellbinders, MS punch, Whimsy Ticket die, RRR Ruffle Ribbon.