Being cute is what I do

Being cute is what I do!!! Is that the most adorable sentiment for this cutie!! I just love it!! This Pure Innocence is from MFT and I stamped her onto PTI Cream Cardstock. I paper pieced her shirt and colored the rest of her with my copics. I cut her out with oval nesties. My cardstock is all from PTI as is my ribbon and my dp is Pixie-Licious from Cosmo Cricket.

So as you all know my kids are away this week and today I was TOTALLY BORED!!! Can you imagine. I made one card, cleaned a corner of my upstairs hallway, exercised and then twiddled my thumbs for the rest of the day. I hated it!! Tomorrow I am planning a trip to my LSS, which is not really so local so it will take up part of my day. I need some new copics (yes I said need!!). So I will be back tomorrow to share with you the goodies that I purchase.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Have a great day!!!

Happy Spring!!

Okay wishful thinking on the Spring bit but I am just longing for some greenery and sunshine so I had to ink up this sweet new PI stamp from MFT and use some happy paper from October Afternoon.

I started by stamping my image twice. Once onto PTI Cream Cardstock and once onto the red and cream gingham paper so I could paper piece this little sweeties dress. The rest of her is colored with my copics. My dp is October Afternoons Farm Fresh and all cardstock is SU. This green ribbon is from MFT also and I just LOVE it as you will see between yesterdays card, todays and one I will post either later or tomorrow. It is really yummy ribbon and makes a great bow. (see yesterdays post). And before I forget, my layout is this weeks Mercys Tuesday Sketch. MTSC62.

So yes we are getting slammed with a ton of snow. My dh had to go into the office this morning so I needed to get out there and shovel and let me tell you, I need to make an appt to work on my arms because when I was finished my arms were like jelly!! I dont work out my arms but I really thought that with all the grocery bags I can carry at once I was working SOME muscle but I am sadly mistaken!!! I think I need to do curls with those grocery bags!!! Does anyone else have arm excercises that work? Please share if you do!!

Thanks so much for visiting me today. I love the company especially on a snowy day like today!! Enjoy...
Ann

Celebrate with Sunflowers!

Hi All!!! Lazy start to the day here in our house. It is cloudy and rainy outside so this is a true stay in comfy clothes kind of day. I made this card a few days ago and have not had a chance to photograph it.

I just love this layout that Crazy for Challenges used a few weeks ago. My dp is Cosmo Cricket Early Bird. My image from PTI Autumn Abundance was stamped onto PTI Cardstock and colored with my copics. I wanted to get a true coloring for these sunflowers so I googled images of sunflowers and tried to capture the the orange and yellow that the flower has. Then I cut my image out with my Label 9 nesties and mounted it onto circles. Then I simply finished my card off with sentiment in one corner and a knot ribbon in the other.

Thats it for me today. Off to see if some more coffee will get me going!! Have a good one!!

HUGS to you!
Ann

Happy Birthday Basket

Hi All!! Hope you have some wonderful plans for this weekend.I am doing some chilling today and then I have an outdoor craft fair tomorrow. The weather is supposed to be great so I am really looking forward to it.

Todays card was made with my new PTI stamp set called Vintage Picnic. I have been in love with this set since it came out and was so excited to finally purchase it.

I stamped my image onto Choice Buttercream Cardstock and colored the flowers with my copics. Then I stamped again onto SU Parisianne Summer paper and paper pieced the basket and then stamped again onto burgandy cardstock and paper pieced the handles and top of basket. I just LOVE how this came out. I cut my image out with my labels 9 nesties which I am so loving. I then brushed some Tea Dye from PTI along the edge of the image. I did the same treatment for the sentitment too. My dp today is from SU Parisianne Summer which unfortunately is retired but I am still hording some. My ribbon is from Michaels, my little crocheted flower is from a vendor on etsy and my little hat pin is from Michaels also. Oh and of course what would a card of mine be lately without tiny twinkles from Taylored Expressions. I just love how this came out because I just love this stamp set and paper!!

Thanks so much for stopping by. I will be by all of your blogs today and make up for not being there the last few days. With school having started on Wednesday, I have been out of sinc with my schedule so I have not been blogging too much. But I WILL leave some love today to all of you!!! Have a great one!!

Enjoy!!

Hi Everyone!!! I have been on a roll in my crafting room. My kids are away visiting my Aunt in MA and I have a ton of free time so I have been creating my little butt off!! Today's card was actually alittle bit of a challenge because I do not usually do CAS cards like this but I have had this set from PTI called Life for months and it just screamed to be inked up. I stamped two separate leaf stamps from the set onto PTI Cardstock and cut them out with Labels 9. I used Razzleberry and Old Olive ink. The dp I used was from two different SU sets. The floral is from Urban Garden and the stripe is from Green Tea (both retired...darn). My cardstock is Razzleberry and Old Olive and I stamped my sentiment right onto my dp with Memento Tuxedo Black. Oh and my designer brad is from SU. I cant tell you how long I have been hoarding these. I am glad I was finally able to put it to good use.

So have yourself a fantastic day. Enjoy Life today and thanks so much for stopping by. Have a good one!!

Ann