"hoppin" you feel better soon

Hello and welcome to my blog again.  Today I have a very "spring-y" looking card.  I'm hoping spring will be here soon, but it doesn't seem like it's in any hurry to get here.  lol

I picked this cute image from Whimsey Stamps called Froggy's Pad.  He is so cute, and he was fun to paint.

The papers are from Coordinations and a K&Co pad called Spring Blossom by Susan Winget.  The paper with the lily pads was perfect!  I used a MS punch and a Spellbinders die (Fleur de Lis).  My daughter made the great floral embellie.  :)  She used a Spellbinder die.  I think it was the Dahlia.  Then she added the Wild Orchid rose which she glittered up.  You can see her beautiful creations here.  I made the sentiment on my computer.  It was quick and easy.  I added rhinestones and some pearl cotton with seed beads for an extra touch.

I followed the sketch for Friday Sketchers and I am entering their challenge.  I'm also entering the challenge at Delightful Challenges where they are looking for Pastels and Ribbon this week.

Thanks for taking a peek.

They All Look Like This!

I have noticed that when boys play video games, at least my boys, they always sit like this with an intense stare on their faces!  If you stand in front of them to get their attention, they will do anything to look past you at the game!  And DO NOT try unplugging the game!  It only makes them very angry!  lol  :)

Anyway, this little guy was so adorable and reminded me of my Luke, so I made his birthday card with him.  He is called, Computer Fun and is from Lily of the Valley.  I love their stamps.  They are so cute!!

I tried to keep it not too girlie  :)  I love to add flowers and bows, but that doesn't usually impress boys too much.  I embossed the black strip of paper and the vellum circle with my Swiss Dot Cuttlebug folder.  Embossing is great for adding visual interest when you don't want (or don't have) a patterned paper to match.  I kept the bling to a minimum.  The brads are matte finish and the only real bling is on the car where I used red Stickles.

I am entering this card in Cute Card Thursday.  I used the sketch they had this week.  It was perfect, clean and simple.  I am also entering it in the Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge.  Their challenge this week is "One for the Boys".  The third challenge this card is entering is from Lily of the Valley.  Their theme this week is "Punch It!"  And I used my Spellbinders Large Circle dies for the front.

I guess that's it.  Thanks for taking a peek.

For My Shy Boy

I made this card using a great image from Mo's Digital Pencil.  He's such a cutie called Shy Valentine Jason.  I love using digital images because I can make them any size I want.  I wanted this card to be special, without it being too girlie, so I left off any flowers and added green to my favorite purple.  I painted my image with acrylics.  The border punch is from Martha Stewart.  It's so cute, it's great for children's cards or whimsical images.  I added pearls to the corners, it can't be too plain.  The papers are from a K&Co pad by Susan Winget called Botanicals.  I love the colors and that I can make masculine and feminine cards from this pad.

I am entering this card in Mo's Challenge Blog.  The challenge this week is to use a boy image.  Since I have 2 little boys, it was fun to make something for them.  I made an easel card, which are so fun to display.  I used my Nesties (Labels 4) for the journaling spot on the inside.  The top stays up with more adhesive pearls.  (Love those things!)

I guess that's it.  Thanks for taking a peek.

A Gift For You!

Here's a card that I made for my daughter's 20th birthday.  I love the image and the papers.  The colors are so fresh and fun, I just love them.  And so does my daughter!

This sweet little girl is from TiddlyInks and she is called Annie's Prezzie.  She is so cute and was so much fun to color in.  The papers came from Hobby Lobby a while ago.  I don't know who made them.  I used Stickles for her bow and her cutie socks.  I believe the rhinestone swirls are from Prima.  (It's been so long since I made this card that I don't remember all the specifics.)  I know the pearls are from Queen and Co. and I get them at AC Moore.  They sell them for $1 a package and they coordinate with Coordinations paper that I get at Joanns.  The ribbon was in my stash and I think it came off a box of chocolates or something.  The color is perfect! 

The beautiful flowers are from Wild Orchid.  I just love their flowers!!  I use the stems that I cut off to make the tendrils.  I just wrap them around a very large tapestry needle.  I adhere all my flowers with hot glue.  It works quick and holds them permanently.  Just make sure you put them in the right place the first time!  I used my Spellbinders Labels 4 to hold my sentiment on the inside, and a Martha Stewart border punch to edge the inside paper.

Thanks for taking a peek!