Sketch #746

 Hello Friends!
Happy Saturday!

 It's time for a new sketch over on the SKETCH SATURDAY Challenge Blog
and, once again we have an added option which is:

FEATURE AN ANIMAL

Here's today's sketch . . .

 

 Today I went along with the option theme of 'Add an Animal' for my sketch.
I have a kids paper pack that has very few sheets left in it but
just enough to create this cute Birthday card.

Hope you like it!

 

Won't you come join the fun at Sketch Saturday?

As always, thanks so much for taking the time to stop in and say Hello!

Can You Handle the Pressure - Twist/Bling

 Hello Friends, thanks for stopping by today!

We have a new challenge starting today over on our new Can You Handle The Pressure Challenge Blog and the TWIST theme is ...

BLING

Remember, the twist is optional but you MUST use an embossing folder on our projects to qualify for the prize.  Heat embossing is also permitted but only in conjunction with an embossing folder.

 Here's what I've created to inspire you today.  

Even though I'm at the age where I don't need as many baby cards as I once did, I usually have a call for them from friends, neighbors & family so I try to keep a selection in my sale box.

This little sweetie was create using the WeRMemory Keepers 3D embossing folder, a cute little elephant die from my stash and a very old 'baby' die.  The BLING was created by adding Diamond Dots ... even though that should have been a quick thing to do, ... NOT ... for some reason (think they might be too old), they would NOT stick to the paper so I had to white glue each one into place.  Took awhile but was worth it!  

I do hope you'll come check out our challenge blog and play along.
AND yep ... we will be offering prizes at our challenges ... that's always a fun surprise!

Here's today's prize offering . . .

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by today,
I appreciate it more than you'll ever know!!

As always . . .

Word Power #3

  Hello Friends . . .

It's time for a new challenge over on our WORD POWER challenge blog! 
Have you checked it out yet?  If not, please come join us ... inspiration is always welcomed!!  

Rummaging through my many 12x12 paper pads, I've come across not only
some beautiful papers but some fabulous sentiments that I think
will work perfectly for our Word Power challenge blog!

For instance this one ... I actually made this card back in January so I could
send it to a friend who just went through breast cancer and needed
a few encouraging words.  I hope this helps!

You have until the LAST Thursday of the month to enter.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day ahead!

As always . . .

Double D - First Signs of Spring

 

 Hello Dear Friends!

It's time once again for a new challenge over on the Double D Challenge Blog!

Here's today's theme:

 

First Signs of Spring

 

and here's an inspiration board created to help get you started . . .

 

 

 

 Spring is such a 'refreshing' time of the year when everything wakes up from it's winter nap!  So many flowers start to bloom, new babies show up in the pasture fields and I remember as a kid walking down through our pasture field and seeing all the dogwood trees coming into bloom.  Ours  were primarily the white dogwood and when all the oaks & maples started to bloom, it was beautiful to see all the POPS OF WHITE from the dogwoods scattered through out!!

So that is why I chose to use this older Impression Obsession dogwood stamp for the focus of today's card.

Remember, it's a random draw for the winner so it could be YOU!!

You'll want to be sure to pop over to the Double D Challenge Blog to see all the details and amazing samples offered up by our VERY TALENTED design team ladies!!

 Thanks so much for stopping by!
Hope to see you at Double D! 

  As always . . .