A Matey!! Argg!!

Hi Everyone! well today's card features an image from The Greeting Farm. I bought this set a couple of months ago and now had a chance to ink it up. My nieces birthday is today and my in- laws are having a party for her tonight. So she likes pirates.. so perfect..LOL! and I like doing sketch challenges and haven't branched out to color challenges (I'm to scared) WELL my SIL was the first to hand me my first color challenge because my niece likes Turquoise and second color brown..O BOY!... I decided to buy her some books because she likes to read, that led me to go through the sketch challenges with SCS and I found this sketch # SC06 and I thought it was perfect. She can take out the bookmark and use it :) I did not want an empty spot when she takes out her bookmark so I put the boy pirate behind the bookmark. The DP is from Basic Grey (Blush) The bookmark itself I made with BG DP to be able to fit Anya. You just have to click on the pictures so you can check out these cool brads I had in my "stash." The skull on the bottom is Tim Holtz Grungeboard that I covered with Copper stickles. Around the card base which is the new in color from SU (Bermuda Bay) I paper pieced. Almost all the ribbon is from CTMH. I won't even tell you that I used my Dew Drops..LOL!! Well that's it :) Have a great Friday!!!
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Here's the sketch...yay I did it!!!

Want To Share Some Watermelon...

Hi Everyone!!! sorry for not posting yesterday. It's been a tough week. I went back to full time exercising and can I say that its possible when your doing a full hour of advanced step that you remember all the junk you ate (and DRANK shhh) during vacation, I can tell you that you do especially when your trying not to die on the step or fall on it!. All this week my eyes have rolled to the back of my head and I can see the pizza, bacon cheeseburgers, chicken wings and especially the chocolateholics buffet at midnight and my brain is laughing at me asking was it worth it?...heck no!!!!! holy crap it hurts!!!! so it's been so hard to get out of bed. I think my butt is plastered to the bed it's saying no more..LOL!! anyways sorry for the story...
Today's card features a image from High Hopes. Isn't she cute!? I have to remember I have a variety of stamps and maybe I should use them... This is a Mojo Monday Sketch. Sketch 97. The card base and flowers are all from CTMH and all the DP is from SU. The sentiment is the matching stamp from HH. The cute corner punch is from SU and the brads and corduroy ribbon are all misc...and my lovely dew drops...well that's it!
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Mandy

Christmas Lily

Hi Everyone! Today's card features an image from Pink Cat Studios. Her name is Lily. It's also a Mojo Monday Sketch.. http://mojomonday.blogspot.com/2009/07/mojo-monday-week-95.html I had so much fun creating this card. I felt good creating again. I hope you'll like it too...All the DP is from Basic Grey (Wassail) PP. On Lily herself I used my Souffle white pen to add dimension to her clothes and earmuffs, on the cute snowman I used liquid applique. I screwed up the bird so he looks like he's been dead for awhile or cooked on high...hehe (ignore it.) The ribbon and the very cute fabric tag with the Frosty saying is from CTMH... The border is from Martha Stewart and of course whats a card without dew drops.... :)
Well that's it :) have a great day everyone! and tomorrows card is another Mojo Monday sketch and a new image you guys haven't seen and I just love this card too...so come back!
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Mandy

Bathtub Time!

Hi Everyone!!! well I'm officially back. Vacation is over! I got to play yesterday and I made two cards this one being one of them so I jumped in and made a simple card but I liked it anyways :)
Today's card features an image from WOJ. I was in a image swap with SCS awhile ago and finally am getting around to using it. I of course stuck stickles on all the bubbles and the water on the floor. The card base is from the new In Color from SU called Crushed Curry. The DP is from Basic Grey (Lime Rickey) PP. I used two things from my "stash" the splish splash sticker and the ducky sticker. Buttons are from CTMH. That's it :) tomorrow's card is a Christmas card and a Mojo Monday sketch from two weeks ago and I love it. So come back :)
On a personal note I have been an inactive CTMH consultant for awhile now but now have decided to go back to it. I have been using so many embellishments from them and the DP I want more! LOL! I'm two catty's behind in ordering anything and next month the new Fall catty comes out and to me that's the best one. All the new DP for Christmas and Halloween come out on that one. So if your interested in a catty LMK and I'll get one to you. BUT on a warning note I am NOT a exclusive kinda gal I use everything so I will be using more of my DP from CTMH but it will incorporate SU, Basic Grey everything...OK .... So thank you again for sticking with me I get to wash mountains of laundry today but I get to play!
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Mandy

I'm Home!!!!!!! Picture on Monday....

So thank you for staying with me!!!!!! and thank you for the comments! I promise better pictures and better directions and maybe some variety.....(maybe) hehe
See ya tomorrow!!!
Mandy

I Have An AWESOME MOM!!!

Hi Everyone!! Well I'm at the hotel right now so excuse my daughter behind the wall hanging quilt. LOL! I didn't have time to take pictures before I left so I brought it with me. While I was on vacation my mom made me this wall hanging! she knows how much I love cupcakes and she thought of me. OMG!!! I love it!!! she made everything and she also quilted it herself so I took close up pictures so you could see the detail work...Gosh I just think she did an awesome job and I'm so thankful. What do you think??? isn't it great?
Thank you!!! Come Again!!! hopefully things will be back to normal on Monday so stick with me :)
Mandy

I'm not back YET! :)

Hi Everyone! thank you to everyone who has left a comment. It was so fun to turn on my phone and see what everyone said and to know at least that the dated posts worked. Well we went on a 7 day cruise to Alaska and it was phenomenal! we also went a day early and stayed a day late in Seattle to get in an extra vacation site. We are glad to be home BUT my DH has an annual trip with his two brothers and so he was home for two days with me and then he left this morning to go to Comic Con in San Diego well I miss him so much and wasn't about to stay home and mope so I'm off at 5 in the morning and taking both of my kids to Disneyland for three days and then vacation is officially over..wheww not complaining at all but I'm tired :) and I really miss making cards! so Sunday is my day and hopefully next weeks blog posts will be filled with some cute cards....
So I'll look and see if I have anymore cards to show you and I'll post date them..LOL! so see ya'll Monday..crossing my fingers that I'll have some Mojo though..hmmm..
so thanks again!!! miss everyone here....
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Mandy

Beaded Cupcakes :)

Hi Everyone!! Today's card features an image from Inkadinkadoo. This is a simple card. The DP is from Basic Grey with Misc ribbon wrapped around the green DP. I colored in the cupcakes and added beads to give it dimension ... That's it :) I told you some were better then others..LOL!
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Mandy

Tis The Season!

Hi Everyone!!! today's card features an image from House Mouse. I can't seem to help myself when I color in these guys to do this technique with them. I colored them and heat embossed over all the colored parts to set it. I used a blue ink to sponge the background and used a gold leafing pen for the edges of the image. The ribbon is Misc with a flying reindeer button added for cuteness... :) That's it!
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Mandy

Howdy! says Sheriff Ian...

Hi Everyone!!! Today's card features an image from TGF and it was also from my friend Tammy....OK so this card was so frustrating to make... My family said it needed something and was just to weird. Well I tried and tried AND tried some more and just couldn't figure out how to fix it...so you guys get to...LOL! tell me what it needs to make it perfect.....
I put embellishments on each corner and wrapped twine all around the DP. I also used my nesties and pop dotted Ian onto the blue. All around the blue I added gold pen to frame him in. The sentiment is from Pink Cat Studios. What I did with the star was, I got a Basic Grey star chipboard piece and on the back I added blue paper and traced around the shape. The DP is on the front of the star and I distressed all around it..... That's it!!!
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Mandy

Wrapped With Ribbon

Hi Everyone! Today's card features an image from SHOOT! I forgot O O! I bought this stamp a long time ago and I just don't remember..sorry..
But the DP is from DCWV I think the Sweet Shop set...What I did was, wrapped the misc ribbon around the DP and layered the image added dew drops to the corners. I also put stickles inside the balloons. The Chipboard heart is Misc. That's it :)
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Mandy

He's So Sweet...

Hi Everyone!! Today's card features an image from TGF and I got it from my friend Tammy..
I used a sketch challenge from SCS and I was good and wrote down what sketch number it was but didn't remind myself to bring the post it with me. I used all embellishments and DP from CTMH. O except for the circle embellishment on the top of the image that's from SU... That's it :)
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Mandy