Friday, October 21, 2011

A Dasher of a Bookmark!

A quick Christmas card using 3 SU! stamps. Lovely As A Tree (such a classic!), Holiday Best sentiments, and the single stamp Dasher. Turning into a bookmark was not in the original plan, but hey, that's what making our own cards is all about!


Inspiring challenges are:
Color Create Challenge - Color challenge, Burgundy, Gold , Green and Cream
Do You Stack Up - Trees
I Did it Creations - "If I could talk to the Animals!"
Crafty Ann's Challenge - Clean and Simple
Totally Paper Crafts - Layer Upon Layer
By the Cute and Girly - anything goes
Stamptacular Sunday Challenge - You choose
Lexi's Creations - Sentiment
365 Cards, Day 233 - Simply Stamped, use 3 stamp images and 1 embellishment


Have a Great Day!   SAM

Sunday, October 16, 2011

~ Elegant ~ Thanks (So Much) ~

WOW!
 It took me 
AND
LOTS
of other people to 
put this card together! 
AND
we did it while the electric 
took a vacation this morning.
So a lot of it was done in the 
DARK.
Wait! ~ 
a new technique?
When you can't 
see 
what you're doing?


The LOTS of other people you ask? 
Well, besides me, Faith at D2D (freebie pumpkin tag digi, progressive challenge), Gina K (freebie background stripes), and SU! (4 stamp sets, [Tiny Tags, Language of Friendship, Day of Gratitude, Delicate Doilies], plus 4 different punches and a lot of fussy cutting (in the dark mind you!). 
Thanks guys, couldn't have done it without you...

Inspiring challenges are:

Cardabilities - sketch
Craft Your Days Away - Halloween colors
Designed 2 Delight - Pumpkin tag digi (progressive challenge)
Fussy and Fancy Challenge - Fall or Halloween
Incy Wincy Designs - Thankful
Paper Crafting Journey - Black, White and Orange
Saturday Challenge - White and one other color
Pals paper Arts - Fall/Thanksgiving
Crop Stop - Falling Leaves
Deep Ocean Challenge - Fall Colors
Kaboodle Doodles - Let's See those Leaves!
Paper Craft Star - Fall leaves
Pile It On - Fall Is Fun
Really Reasonable Ribbons - Fun 4 Fall
365 Cards Day 229  - So Sophisticated! 


Thanks for stopping by on this warm fall evening!
SAM





Thursday, October 13, 2011

HOPE...

Quick post - Mentalist is on - Just hope I don't fall asleep!

Entering this Hope for a Cure, 
Hope for those that fight like a girl
and 
Hope for all to be preventive 
and 
make an appointment ASAP.

Designed 2 Delight - First of the month free digi, Hope
365 Cards Day 226  - ad inspired


Bee Crafty - digi stamp plus bling
One Stop Craft Challenge - Anything Goes
Tuesday Throwdown - think pink
Speedy the Cat's Friends Challenge - No designer paper
I Did It Creations - Anything Goes
First Annual Link Up for Pink Party - Hurry! Ends today!
Till later ~
SAM

Sunday, October 9, 2011

Save the HOOTERS!

Edited: I've been invited to join the first ever
"LINK UP FOR PINK"
linking party. 
Fabulous prizes, 4 days left to enter. 
But the best part: It's all about fighting breast cancer!


I've had this idea for quite some time 
and 
finally got it done today! 
Made 4 cards for the office ladies. 
They'll like their card 
but
they won't like that you can't get the 
M&Ms 
out of it!

Just showed this to my husband. 
He didn't get it.
Do you?
Personally, I think it's a HOOT!

Just a few inspiring challenges for this one...
Link up for Pink - We have over $3,000 worth of giveaways from 84 generous sponsors, 
that makes 153 prizes to give away!!! 
365 Cards, Day 219 - Getting Punchy (3 punch to make one embellishment
Incy, Wincy Designs - think pink
Lexi's Creations - Pink for Boobies
Party Time Tuesdays - Shaped cards and/or Breast Cancer Awareness
Ribbon Carousel Challenge - Anything goes
Stamping 411 - sketch 
Anything Goes Challenge - dies cuts, punches or both
Paper Crafting Journey - die cuts and/or punches
Craft Your Passion - Anything goes with a twist of ribbon!
Paper Take Weekly - Open, optional punch
Sentimental Sundays - Anything goes

BTW - if you haven't had a mammogram, be sure to make an appointment today!
Your family will thank you!
SAM

Sunday, October 2, 2011

Thank You for Autumn and Halloween!

 2 loads of laundry today. 
1 dinner with home grown sweet potatoes. 
Lots of dishes!
2 cards for today.

This card is inspired by the following autumn challenges:
365 Cards, Day 212 - Colorful background (stamp background with 4 colors)
Stamptacular Sunday - Autumn inspiration picture
ABC Challenge - They're back and anything goes!
Lollipop Crafts - Anything goes
Penny's Challenge - Anything goes
Simon's Says Stamp - Anything goes
Simply Create - Stamp older than 6 months (Simple Sketch is almost older than me!)
Crafty Creations - Clean and simple
Oldie But A Goodie - stamp older than 6 months and for a male























A simple Halloween card inspired by the following challenges:
Crafty Calendar Challenge - A Spooky Birthday for their 2nd year
Hand Stamped Sentiment - Halloween with a sentiment
I Did It Creations - Halloween
Moving Along with the Times - Spooky goings on
One Crazy Stamper - Halloween or fall theme
Really Reasonable Ribbon - Halloween and include ribbon
Stampin' Bs - Halloween
Designed 2 Delight - Progressive free image of Patches the Ghost!
Designed 2 Delight Card Ideas - use color pencils
365 Cards, Day 213 - Card on a Card

Thanks for stopping by ~ SAM