"Sunshine Garden"

Good Morning Everyone! I hope y'all had a wonderful weekend! It was a super busy one here! Today is Monday and y'all know what that means... a NEW challenge over at Paper Creations Ink! The theme of Challenge #23 is "April Showers Bring May Flowers"! Yep, you guessed it... we want to see all of your FLOWERS! We are being sponsored by the ever talented Tiffany from Tiffany Doodles! You have until Monday, April 30, 2012 to get your Flower Creations linked up! I hope you have time to head on over to Paper Creations Ink and check out all the beautiful Design Team creations! They really have outdone themselves this time!

Material List

Stamp ~ Tiffany Doodles ~ Succulent

Patterned Paper ~ Out Of My Scrap Tubs

Card Stock ~ DCWV (Die Cuts With A View)

Aleene's Paper Glaze

Stickles by Ranger ~ Star Dust (My Favorite)

3M Foam Tape (To Pop Up Each Layer Of The Flowers)

Sizzix Tim Holtz Alterations Die ~ Elegant Flourishes

Red Bow ~ Out Of My Stash

Prismacolor Colored Pencil Numbers

906, 1100, 1102, 916, 1002, 1003, 923, 924, 925, & 935

I will be entering this card into the following challenges...

• Creative Inspirations Paints Challenge ~ Spring
• Paper Sundae's Challenge #116 ~ Anything Goes
• Pile It On Challenge #16 ~ Pop It Up
• Scrapper's Delights Paper Crafts Challenge ~ Spring Has Sprung
• Robyn's Fetish Challenge #103 ~ Spring
• 2 Sister's Challenge #87 ~ Flowers

As always thanks for stopping by, if you have any questions or comments feel free to leave me a message!

Have a wonderful Monday!

Happy Creating!

Sara

"Snow Song"

Good Morning Everyone! I hope y'all had a wonderful weekend! We sure did! We didn't do anything real spectacular, just pretty much hung around the house, got caught up on some chores, and watched a couple of movies! It is so nice to have some down time!

This creation is for The Latte Lounge July Monthly Challenge! This is Week 4, the final week and the twist is to use Non-Traditional Colors (No Red or Green)! If you haven't been following along... Here is the full challenge as it has progressed over the month...

Christmas/Holiday Theme + Die Cuts or Punches + Snow + Non-Traditional Colors

I thought it would be easy to do the non-traditional colors; but it sure wasn't!!! I hope you will come on over and join us at The Latte Lounge for this awesome challenge! You can create cards with any of the four recipes and still be entered for some awesome prizes. We will be adding Digi Design House, DtsArt, & Stamping With Brenda, to the existing list of sponsors! So that means all together we have NINE sponsors... The Stamping Boutique, In A Scrap Creation, JLJ Designs, Glitterbabe Digi's, Stitchy Bear Stamps, Freshly Brewed Designs, Digi Design House, DtsArt, & Stamping With Brenda. Wowzer... That is a lot of prizes to given away!

As you can see, I used an image from The Stamping Boutique called Chubby Snowman. Isn't he just the cutest? I thought so, I just couldn't resist!

Material List

Stamp ~ The Stamping Boutique - Chubby Snowman

Designer Paper ~ Out Of My Stash

Card Stock ~ Wausau Paper 60# (?), Stampin' Up (Marvelous Magenta, Mint Melody, & Orchid Opulence) , & Malmero Perle Blanc 92# (Shimmery White)

Krylon Matte Finish Spray

Nestibilities by Spellbinders ~ Classic Rectangle Small & Large & Scalloped Rectangle Large

Zig 2 Way Glue Pen

Stampin' Up Glitter ~ Dazzling Diamonds

Stampin' Up Flocking ~ Whisper White

Scor Pal / Cutter Bee Bug ~ Single Row

Faux Stitching ~ Purple Micron Pen

Martha Stewart Punch ~ Snowflake Border

Ribbon ~ Stampin' Up (Lovely Lilac) / Bow Easy by Posi Bendr Co,

Half Pearls ~ Recollections by Michael's Stores Inc.

Stickles by Ranger ~ Star Dust

Prisma Colored Pencil Numbers

1059, 1060, 1061, 943, 945, 947, 993, 994, 995, 1007, 1008, 1023, 1086, 913, 920, 1067, 1101, 1102, 1103, 917, & 918

I will be entering this creation into six different challenges...

• The Stamping Boutique Monthly Challenge ~ Use Any TSB Image ~ Deadline Date & Time: Sunday, July 31, 2011 at 11pm CST
• Christmas Inspirations Challenge ~ Any Christmas Themed Project ~ Deadline Date & Time: Sunday, July 31, 2011 at 3pm CST
• Creative Inspirations Challenge #64 ~ Christmas In July ~ Deadline Date & Time: Saturday, July 30, 2011 at 7am CST
• Creative Inspirations Paints Challenge ~ Christmas In July ~ Deadline Date & Time: Saturday, July 30, 2011 at 5pm CST
• 2 Sisters Challenge #49 ~ Anything Goes ~ Deadline Date & Time: Friday, July 29, 2011 at 11am CST
• Designed 2 Delight Challenge ~ Christmas In July ~ Deadline Date & Time: Friday, July 29, 2011 at 11:59pm CST

As always thanks for stopping by, if you have any questions or comments feel free to leave me a message with a way to contact you (email or blog address)!

Have a wonderful week!

Happy Creating!

Sara

"Night Out On The Town"

Good Morning Everyone! I hope you had a wonderful weekend! I will give you an update on the play! It was awesome, we both enjoyed it very much! The costumes were beautiful and the actors did such a wonderful job! The title was "Skakespeare In Hollywood" by Ken Ludwig, the theme was about the movie that was made about Skakespeare's play called "Mid Summers Night Dream"! I would definitely recommend it to everyone!

Now I have lots of things to share with you today! The Latte Lounge had their Digi Day Event last Saturday night, which I had to miss. However I did get a creation made for one of the four challenges. I will give you a quick run down of all the challenges and then share my creation!

"Fancy Folds Challenge" ~ Runs May 21 - 25 ~ "Create A Card With Any Fold, Except The Normal In Half Fold" ~ Sponsored by Stampin' With Brenda (Use Any Image)

"Recipe Challenge" ~ Runs May 21 - 25 ~ "1 Image, 2 Pieces Of Lace, & 3 Shiny Things" ~ Sponsored by In A Scrap Creation (Use Any Image)

"You Better Shape Up Challenge" ~ Runs May 21 - 25 ~ "Must Make A Shape Card" ~ Sponsored by The Stamping Boutique (Use Any Image)

"You're A Special Lady, Too Challenge" ~ Runs May 21 - 25 ~ "Create A Card That You Would Like To Receive" ~ Sponsored by Freshly Brewed Designs (Use Any Image)

My creation is for the Recipe Challenge! In Order To Take Part In These Challenges, You Must Be A Member Of The Latte Lounge and the May Digi Day Group! You Will Have Until Midnight EST To Get Your Creations Entered!

I did use a sketch for my creation... It is the Midnight Madness Challenge #104. (See Sketches Below) Remember there is always two sketches, a fancy one and a clean & simple!

Material List

Stamps ~ The Stamping Boutique - Princess Jennifer Latte Vanity (Image) & In A Scrap Creation - Word Art (Sentiment)

Designer Paper ~ Stampin' Up - Candy Cane Collection

Card Stock ~ Cryogen 89# (Image) & Stampin' Up (Cherry Cobbler, Daffodil Delight, Night Of Navy, & Soft Suede)

Lace ~ Out Of My Stash

Scor Pal Tape (To Adhere Lace)

Gold Cording ~ Celebrate It Holiday by Michael's Stores Inc.

Scotch Tape ~ (To Adhere Cording To The Back Of The Image)

Rhinestones & Flowers ~ Recollections by Michael's Stores Inc.

Crystal Effects by Stampin' Up (Mirror Only)

Stickles by Ranger ~ Star Dust

Copic Sketch Markers

B0000, B91, B93, B95, B97, B99, R21, R32, R35, R37, R81, R83, R85, C00, E00, E11, B25, E31, E33, E35, YR20, YR21, Y23, Y26, & Y28 

I will be entering this creation into seven different challenges...

• Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge ~ Deadline Date & Time: Monday, May 23, 2011 at 7pm CST
• Creative Inspirations Paint Challenge ~ Bling ~ Deadline Date & Time: Saturday, May 28, 2011 at 3pm CST
• The Emerald Faeries Garden Challenge #1 ~ Anything Goes ~ Deadline Date & Time: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at 5pm
• One Stitch At A Time Challenge #63 ~ Bling It On ~ Deadline Date & Time: Saturday, May 28, 2011 at 7pm CST
• 2 Sisters Challenge ~ Must Use A Digital Stamp ~ Deadline Date & Time: Friday, May 27, 2011 at 10:59pm CST
• The Stamping Boutique Monthly Challenge ~ Use Any TSB Image ~ Deadline Date & Time: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at 11pm CST
• Simply Scrapping Crafts - Copic Challenge Week 1 ~ Movie Theme ~ Deadline Date: Friday, June 3, 2011

As always thanks for stopping by, if you have any questions or comments feel free to leave me a message with a way to contact you (email or blog address)!

Have a wonderful Monday!

Happy Creating!

Sara