Thank You!

Given that it is Thanksgiving in America today I thought it was apt that I post a "Thank You" card!.

Whilst sorting through supplies yesterday I found this fun stamp by There She Goes Stamps and knew I had to colour him green and add googly eyes! (inspired by Jennifer McGuire of course!!).  Love the punny sentiment!.
 

The patterned paper is from a Christmas Pack by Doodlebug Design called "Santa Express".  The dotted paper is adhered using a layer of foam so it is raised but not possible to see in this photo.  I apologise for the poor lighting but that is the quality of light today (read dull and grey!).

Happy Thanksgiving to all my friends in the U.S.  I hope you are enjoying time with family and friends.  Thinking of you all - miss you!  Thanks so much for stopping by and taking a peek today.

Thank You Bunches!

Supplies: 6x6 "Ginger" papers by My Mind's Eye,   

Ruby Red Cardstock by Bazzill, Sentiment Stickers - Jillibean Soup,  

Velvet Flowers by Maya Road, pop dots - Stick it!, 

pearls in assorted sizes and machine stitching.

Happy Valentine's Day and thank you bunches for stopping by my blog today. 

In fact, thank you for stopping by every day I post and leaving sweet comments - I really appreciate them.  So hence a "thank you" from me to you on this "Heart" day.

I don't know if you are like me or not.... too much stash, not enough time!.

I decided to dig into my Simon Says Stamp Card Kits and get creating!  This card was made using supplies from the August 2012 Card Kit.

I just adore the velvet flowers - I adhered some to the pp using glossy accents and others with pop dots for dimension. 

Thanks so much for peeking.

Flowers and Lace

Supplies:  Square Kraft card blank - Papermania, pp Love Me collection

 by My Mind's Eye, lace and ribbon from stash, machine stitching, 

Sentiment - SRM sticker, pearl hearts - Hobby House, buttons from 

Cork Art Supplies, Tag die - Tim Holtz and roller adhesive - Tombow.

This week's challenge on Paperplay is "Flowers and Lace".

I always cringe when I see a lace challenge - I don't know why but it is waaaay outside my comfort zone.  I picked up a couple of sheets of this fun banner paper by My Mind's Eye in Cork Art Supplies recently and decided to use it for this challenge.

We are very kindly sponsored by Create with Kate this week - check out all the details and DT creations right here.

Challenges
Crafty Cardmakers - Lace and Stitching

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Thanks so much for peeking. 

A Butterfly "Thank you"

Supplies:  pp - Bubblegum Hills Collection - Kaisercraft, 
Kraft cardstock - Bazzill Basics, Quikutz polka dot 
embossing folder, Beautiful butterflies die - Stampin up, 
SRM Sticker, Papertrey Ink half and half Die, Fiskars
 Upper Crest Border punch, pop dots, A6 Card blank - 
Anita's, Pink button - Papertrey Ink and corner punch.

A quick share today - using up some scraps with lots of embossing, punching and dies!  I had fun with this one.  I paired hot pink and orange and added a little aqua to the mix!

Challenges
Simon Says Stamp - Emboss it!

Thanks for peeking.

Paper Smooches - Sparks Challenge

I have seen some amazing creations in blogland using Paper Smooches stamps/digis and went to invesigate to find a fun challenge here called "Sparks Challenge".

This month's challenge is to use this photo as inspiration.

Here is what I created using the colours and shape as my inspiration.

Supplies:  Quickutz Cookie Cutter circle dies, Papermania white vellum, 

Papermania gems, Papermania textured cardstock in orange and peach/pink, 

X-Cut scallop border punch, Photoshop, Purple Cows guillotine, adhesive, 

glue dots and white cardstock base.

I printed the freebie digital sentiment in lime green on white vellum and printed the freebie digital flowers in aqua/blue on the same sheet of vellum.  I cut out and accented the centres with green/blue gems.  I also offset the scallops in orange and pink.

Be sure to check out the wonderful freebie digital images that Kim has available on Paper Smooches so that you can play along with this fun challenge.

Thanks so much for peeking.

Thank you and Blog Candy winner

 Supplies:  American Crafts Thickers, pp MME Stella Rose, 

Papermania Black Cardstock, Paperchase black ribbon and adhesive!

 Thank you all so much for stopping by my blog on the Lily Pad Cards blog hop last week.  I really enjoyed reading all your lovely comments.  I promised some blog candy .... so the winner per random org is   

 Susan Grapengater said...

Very pretty horizontal layout! Nice use of color too! March 29, 2011 8:38 PM

Congrats Susan, you might email me your addy so I can get some goodies out to you.  Hope everyone has a great day.  Thanks so much for stopping by.