Hi Everyone!!!! I can't believe we only have a week of school left and then it's summer vacation! whoo hoo! I really, really like being with my kids so I am so excited....I made this card using a sketch from The Greeting Farm ...the image is from TGF she is Miss Anya Love, I just bought her and I have no idea why it took so long..All the DP is from Cosmo Cricket (DeLovely) I just love the bright, cheerful colors, they are so inspiring to me that I'm sure your going to be sick of this DP :) ...The flowers are from Prima that I layered on top of each other...The solid cardstock is from DCWV...silk ribbon is from SU...and the metal embelly is from MM another great find at Michael's...I did put pearls inside the flowers...I hope you have a great day! Thank You!!! Come Again!!! Mandy
Hi Everyone!!! well it's Tuesday and the finale of BL.. :( boo hoo! but next Tuesday is the start of Losing It With Jillian Yay! can't wait :)... OK on to the card..I used a sketch from Friday Sketchers. All the DP is from Basic Grey (Kioshi). I did throw in some Basic Grey (Basics White PP)...I bought all the Basics line but it's all plain, so I don't know what to do with it LOL!!! it was Basic Grey though, so had to have it..so every once in awhile you will see some Basic thrown in with regular DP... :)...I did buy the new MS Monarch punch and I love it..I did rub glitter all over it..the brad gems are from Making Memories I scored on a lot of MM at Michael's they had a lot on clearance...The flowers are from Prima...This little girl you have seen before but I like her a lot, she is from Eat Cake Graphics (Pixie Poppy) She is pop dotted...I hope you all have a fantastic day...come back tomorrow for a little bit of Miss Anya ;)... Thank You!!! Come Again!!! Mandy
Hi Everyone!!! I posted early because we are leaving early to play all day again... I will stay away from the scrapbooking store this time but I am going to Michael's I have coupons ;) LOL!...they can't go to waste..I NEED punches..shhh..hehe...OK this card was made using a new (to me) challenge blog..the blog is called Sketchy Colors..I totally fell in love with this sketch and I hope they like what I did with it...The light blue base is from CTMH....the DP is from Cosmo Cricket (DeLovely)...the flower is from Prima and the hot pink gems are from Queen&Co....I played with another challenge and this one was from Stamp Something..They asked that we use 2 of something..well that's my metal embellishments :)..that of course came from my "stash".... O and the image is a Manga girl from Funky Kits called Bloom And Grow...The blue bling is from Recollections which since I'm at Michael's tomorrow I will be restocking my bling and pearls..you can never have enough of those things..right??? they add a finishing touch to everything ;0 ....I hope you have a awesome weekend.. Thank You!!! Come Again!!! Mandy
Hi Everyone!!! it's Friday....I haven't played with a Splitcoaststampers card sketch in so long but here ya go :) .....I wanted a bright and fun color combo with a stamp I haven't inked up yet..so I used my new SU PP called Island Oasis and my Jessica Lynn Original Brentwood owl ...isn't she so cute?? I did put real sand underneath her feet...Her bikini has stickles on it.....the ribbon is from CTMH and the gems are from Queen&Co....the rub on sentiment and felt flower are from my "stash"......I think that's it :) ...I hope you have a great Friday! come back tomorrow for more bright and fun DP :) Thank You!!!! Come Again!!! Mandy
Hi Everyone!!!! ....well I am sore! o boy sore! I bought workout dvd's called P90X from QVC it's 12 dvd's and wow it's working but it's so hard..I feel so good when I'm done though..has anyone else tried this workout yet? awesome :) Highly recommend....OK on to the card..I played with a fun sketch from Create4fun challenge...I also incorporated two more challenges into this one card :)..the first challenge was from Papertake Weekly and they asked for FLOWERS...Love flowers BTW (like as if you didn't know ;0...hehe...Prima flowers even more...the second challenge came from Stamp Something and they asked to Celebrate Something..I chose LOVE ..I have a taco bell dog that I absolutely adore and it would devastate me tremendously if something were to happen to her...so seeing this Sara Kay image holding her dog just makes me think of my dog and how much I hold her and just love her..so that's my celebrating :).... the sentiment says Love Never Ends because in my heart my love for her will never end even when she is no longer in my arms ......All the DP is from Basic Grey (Cappella)...The flowers and corner bling are from Prima and the pretty pearls are from recollections..the sentiment is from my "stash"..I hope you all have a great day :)...come back tomorrow and you will see a Summer ...Owl...;) Thank You!!!! Come again!!! Mandy
Hi Everyone!!! I'm so late today sheesh! so I'm going to be real quick...Today's card was made using a sketch by Amy R from Prairie Paper& Ink I think this is my first or second time playing with her challenges..very fun sketch and I new exactly what I wanted to do with it :)...I made a simple card but when you look at it IRL it's so pretty and makes you feel like summer and margarita time LOL!..this is my new DP from Cosmo Cricket (DeLovely)...The image is from SU called Stipple Butterfly, I did layer the butterfly and I used CTMH's liquid glass on the whole image to give it shine and smoothness :) ...the white brad is also from CTMH and the flower and bright pink pearls are from my "stash"....I hope you like because it was really fun to make ... :) have to run but I hope you have a nice night and I will see you tomorrow with a Sara Kay card .. Thank You!!! Come Again!!! Mandy
Hi Everyone!!! I hope you had a fabulous Monday....today is BL and it's almost over :( but I can't wait till Jillian's new show is on, that should be a good one :)...OK on to the card ..I made this card using a sketch from The Sweet Stop...I wonder if there tired of seeing my name every week LOL! but I love there sketches...I used my new Basic Grey DP (Max & Whiskers)..I made this card using a lot of embellishments I had in my "stash" so the button brads, dog paper clip, sentiment and yellow ribbon are all from my "stash"...the off white silk ribbon and brown paper clip are from SU...The red cardstock is from CTMH and the brown cardstock is from SU....This little guy is from The Greeting Farm ...Oliver....I hope you have a great day :) see ya tomorrow with a card to BRIGHTEN your day... Thank You!!! Come Again!!! Mandy
Hi Everyone!!!! how was your weekend?? mine was so much fun! on Saturday I went to a not LSS ..LOL! and I went on a spending spree because guess what they had?? OK I'll tell ya..they had ALL of the new Basic Grey PP!!! OMG!!!!!! it was fabulous I purchased Max & Whiskers-Basics White PP-Basics Manila PP-Basics Kraft PP-Cappella PP- and another score the new Cosmo Cricket DeLovely!!!! I came out of the store with a huge grin on my face and Tim smiles at me and rolls his eyes..LOL! I love that man :)!!!! So come back on Tuesday and Wednesday to see what I have created with my new DP...Today's card was made using a sketch from Sketch Saturday and I used my Basic Grey DP (Kioshi)...the solid cardstock is from CTMH...The flowers are from Prima and the pearls are from Recollections..with the metal sentiment from my "stash"...and of course this pretty girl is from The Greeting Farm ..Darling Sisters ..I hope you like :) have a great week! Thank You!!! Come Again!!! Mandy
Hi Everyone!!! it's Saturday ...just crazy :) ....I was able to make this card last night, I finally had some time and energy to make something :0 ...I hope you like it .. I used a sketch from Friday Sketchers and I used a Basic Grey line that I haven't used in forever..(Lily Kate)...I loved using the soft subtle colors..and of course Prima has the perfect flowers :) ...the green cardstock is from CTMH (Sweet Pea)...the pearls are from recollections and the beautiful bling is from Prima..I love her hair ..she is from Funky Kits and her name is Manga Fairy.. I hope you all have a fabulous weekend and I will see you tomorrow.. Thank You!!! Come Again!!! Mandy
Hi Everyone!!!! It's Thursday Holy smokes this week has flown by...OK this was such a fun card to make :)..I used Sparkle's sketch you can find her weekly Christmas challenge here.... I also combined this card with Papertake's weekly challenge, they asked that we incorporate Shiny,Sparkly & Special, this totally fits.... I used DP that was from my "stash"....the pretty bling sentiment is from Heidi Swapp......the red pearls are from Recollections...don't cha just love this cute girl from All That Scraps..she's a C.C Designs cutie and her name is Cocoa Emma...I have had her for so long and have never inked her up....to cute:)...The metal embellishment, ribbon are all from my "stash"...I hope you all like...Thank you Sparkle for a great sketch...I would love to be a guest designer in the future LOL! big hint hint ;) ....hehehe... Have a great day :) Thank You!!! Come Again!!! Mandy
Hi Everyone! I hope your day is going great :) ... I made this card using a sketch from Friday Sketchers..It's something I have done on my own a long time ago but I do like the sketch so played along...all the DP is from Basic Grey.. I think it's my favorite Basic Grey paper (Green At Heart) ...The image is from Pink Cat Studio....the corner bling is from Heidi Swapp....the flowers are from Prima...Buttons and butterfly charm are from my "stash"...I did pop dot the image....Come back tomorrow for a Christmas Card :) Thank You!!! Come Again!!! Mandy I'm a dork I forgot to color inside the inner-tube LOL!
Hi Everyone!!! It's Tuesday which means BL is on tonight...can't wait! I made this card using a sketch from Sketch Saturday..I love this sketch! I knew what DP I wanted to use when I received my stamp from The Greeting Farm..this is Thursday..isn't she cute! love her! all the DP is from Basic Grey (Eerie).....All the flowers are from Prima and the black bling in the middle of the flowers and on the sides of the sentiment are from Heidi Swapp....The sentiment is a rub on I had in my "stash"...I hope you have a fabulous day...see ya tomorrow.. Thank You!!!! Come Again!!! Mandy
Hi Everyone!!!! I didn't realize that I haven't posted in awhile :( ...I actually lost my Mojo again, it just wasn't happening for me, well last night I got it back and made four cards that I think you will like :)....I think I have a pattern going on, when I lose my Mojo I tend to shop even more for stamps and supplies..LOL! I bought Fleur Anya from The Greeting Farm and maybe a little more that you will see during the week ..shhhh! LOL! Did everyone have a great Mother's Day???? did you get what you wanted? I had a great Mom's day and I got exactly what I wanted ... OK to the card Batman...I used a wonderful sketch from The Sweet Stop...all the DP is from SU...I did put stickles on all the flowers on her hair, with a off white pearl in the middle..The flowers are from Prima and the sentiment is from EK Success...I did pop dot Anya..the tiny gems on the scallops are from Taylored Expressions...The silk ribbon is SU... I hope you like this card :)...it will be going to someone who ordered off my Tastefully Simple Website because when you order off my website I will send you a homemade Thank You card :) ....I hope you have a great week and I will be back everyday :) Thank You!!! Come Again!!! Mandy
Hi Everyone!!! I told you three weeks ago that Sam and Stephanie are an item..wasn't it so cute and boy o boy he looks hot! Yesterday was a milestone for us..kinda bittersweet but awesome all at the same time...Chiy is driving on her own! whoo hoo! time flies that's for sure..That means I don't have to give rides at all hours of the night..she has dances at the high school till midnight at least once a month it seems , that means I don't have to drag Cordell at midnight to wait in a long line of cars waiting to pick up their children..whoo hoo! this is so exciting! LOL! and we had a very awesome dinner last night, a dinner we will never forget ;) ...I made Hoisin Chicken with Couscous and cauliflower mashed (they looked like mashed potatoes on the plate) we all looked at each other when we took are first bite..yep Pretty freaking gross! but I was trying to put on a brave face and I'm like mmmm it's good..(NOT!)..Tim and I ate all of ours but Cordell was still trying to convince himself it was good...He ended up saying something so I took his mashed goo that was still on the spoon and I was threatening him with throwing it at him.. he says you won't do it because I will throw some back ....sooooo! I flicked it right in his face! we were laughing so hard but he was brave he got a spoon full and threw some back ..Tim and Chiy were laughing so hard (this isn't the norm for me) they were shocked ..I got another spoon full and threw some in Tim's face then Chiy's....it was a full blown food fight! we laughed so hard!!!!! the kitchen was a mess! LOL! you can imagine right, mashed cauliflower, and couscous everywhere....OMGosh! we had a blast but it took us a half hour to get it all cleaned up we did have our 3 dogs help hoover it to help speed it along LOL! holy smokes what a story huh! :) :) :) OK to the card..this is my sketch because every so often I have to remember that I can do my own...The DP is also paper that I have had in my "stash" forever..it's from DCWV (The Stack 3)...The image is from High Hopes (Lily Spring Fairie)...I did put stickles on her wings..the flower is from Prima....I also used something that I have had for over a year now and just haven't used it and that would be Flower Soft :)..It was fun and it matches perfectly ...I used photo corners that I have also had forever :) so ribbon and photo corners are from my "stash".....I hope you all have a fantastic day :) Thank You!! Come Again!!! Mandy
Hi Everyone! Yay today is Tuesday so BL is on..whoo hoo..hehe OK on to the card I used a sketch from Sketch Saturday and I loved it...I used paper that I have had in my "stash" forever! it's from My Mind's Eye/Wild Asparagus...The ribbon is from SU and the gems are from Recollections...The image is from Eat Cake Graphics Emmie Bear Has One Foot Up ...wow pretty small post but I hope you enjoy.. Thank You!! Come again!!! Mandy
Hi Everyone!!! it's Sunday so that means Celebrity Apprentice and Amazing Race is on..whoo hoo... OK on to the card..I used quite a few challenges to make this card...the first challenge came from The Sweet Stop it was a sketch challenge and I am going to play with there latest sketch I like there blog a lot :).... The next challenge came from Quixotic Challenge and they asked for distressing well that's a lot of fun for me so I loved that challenge...A Spoon Full Of Sugar asked for something 3D well I pop dotted my Kraftin Kimmie stamp..and the last challenge was from Stampacularsunday asked for A Celebration For Mom's....Whewww that was a lot of challenges thrown into one card..I do hope you like :)...All the DP is from DCWV...The pink gems came from Heidi Swapp...the little flowers and ribbon are from CTMH..the other flower is from Prima and the brad in the middle of that flower is from SU...I did get to use my new punch and I love it :)..The tag and sentiment are from my "stash"....I hope you all have a great Sunday..C ya tomorrow Thank You!!!! Come Again!!! Mandy
Hi Everyone!!!!! We just got back from seeing that new movie Furry Vengeance, it was OK...I tried to post before we left but I ran out of time.. :) This card was made using the sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches and I loved playing with it...I finally was able to ink up a new La La Land stamp that Chiy encouraged me to buy..darn child hehe...This is Fairy LaLa...All the DP is from DCWV (Rustic)...The silk ribbon is from SU..the gold pearls are from Recollections and the sentiment is from EK Success...The beautiful blue butterfly is from my "stash"..I did pop dot her :) ....I hope you all have a great weekend and I will be back tomorrow... Thank You!!!! Come Again!!! Mandy P.S..... I won a IPod Home Dock from Tastefully Simple!!! I can't thank each and every one of you who ordered from me or my website...I do appreciate it so much!!!! I hope when you need more things in your pantry you will remember me .. :)
Hi Everyone!!!! I can't believe we only have a week of school left and then it's summer vacation! whoo hoo! I really, really like being with my kids so I am so excited....I made this card using a sketch from The Greeting Farm ...the image is from TGF she is Miss Anya Love, I just bought her and I have no idea why it took so long..All the DP is from Cosmo Cricket (DeLovely) I just love the bright, cheerful colors, they are so inspiring to me that I'm sure your going to be sick of this DP :) ...The flowers are from Prima that I layered on top of each other...The solid cardstock is from DCWV...silk ribbon is from SU...and the metal embelly is from MM another great find at Michael's...I did put pearls inside the flowers...I hope you have a great day!
