March Blog Hop at Scrapbook Place!

It is time for our monthly blog hop at Scrapbook Place. This month was "wild card" month, meaning you can create anything you want =)
If you came to my blog first, you are going to want to go back to Linda's fantastic blog and start from there. If you hopped here from Donna's creative blog you are on the right track.
So, since today is my sister's birthday ~ her golden birthday at that...27 years old on March 27th! And tomorrow is her hubby's birthday, I am featuring the cards I made for them =)

The first card is for my brother-in-law. He coaches high school football and baseball, but since baseball season just started this past month for him, I decided to get Kip out and make a card for my brother-in-law. (yes, in case you are wondering, those are what their baseball uniforms look like, and I drew a B on the orange hat, so it looks like their hats).
The card for my sister has one of my favorite girls on it ~ Bella! And of course since it was birthday, I got out some of my sparkly paper and got busy ~ I even paper-pieced a gift to add a little pizzazz to her card =)

~*~ DEETS for brother's-in-law card~*~
Stamp: Kip the baseball fairy
DP: Crate Sweet Branch
Ink: Memento Tuxedo ink, Copics (E00, E0000,Y23,RV11,R27.RV10, YR07,E37)
Embellishements: Star Dust Stickles.

~*~ DEETS for sister's card~*~
Stamp: Curly Surpriseabella
DP: The Paper Studio Birthday Extravaganza
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics (E00, BV02, E37, RV04, BG05, B95)
Embellishments: Bazzill "just the edge" cardstock.

To see some more marvelous creations, hop along to fabulous Anna's blog!


*******WINNER FROM LAST MONTH'S HOP*******
MARY K! Please take a stroll through the Funshine Vault and pick out something lovely on us. And THANK YOU for commenting on the blog hop last month =)
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This month, one of the uber-talented ladies who participate in the blog hop will win something special! =) This is a thank-you for all the time and effort you guys put into the blog hop to make it successful! =)

March Magnolia-licious Blog Hop

Yes, it is that time again ~ the 25th of the month, which means it is time for the Magnolia-licious Blog Hop!


If you arrived here from the Lauren's beautiful blog, you are on the right track! If you just happened upon my blog, you are going to want to start at the beginning, so you don't miss a single one of these lovely cards! And if for some chance you become lost along the blog, you can always head to the main blog which will have ALL the addresses of the participants =)

Now, onto my Christmas card of the year ~ which yes it still DOES feel like wintery Christmas around here (we are SOOOO ready for spring!). I decided to go with a simple sketch and tried to use minimal colors with some accent (can you tell the red is the accent?) I had originally planned on paper-piecing Tilda's dress with some beautiful glittery cardstock, but wouldn't you just know it (and yes, knowing MY luck.....), I cut my finger at pretty much the *end* of the paper-piecing endeavor and bled on the beautiful cardstock. So I ended up putting some stickles on her white dress and giving her gold wings instead =)

~*~ DEETS ~*~

Stamp: Christmas Angel
DP:The paper Studio Simple Elegance with Foil
Inks: Memento Tuxedo black, Copics (E00,E17,E18,E19,R37,RV10) Lemon Spica pen
Embellishments: Stardust Stickles, Snickerdoodle Smooch Accent Ink.
Thanks so much for stopping by ~ now hop onto the talented Monique's blog to see her Christmas inspiration =)

Feb. Scrapbook Place Blog Hop!

I'm so glad you decided to join us for our Feb. Scrapbook Place Blog Hop!
The theme for this month's hop is L-O-V-E {and it doesn't have to be the ooey gooey kind either ;-)  }

If you happened upon my blog by chance, you are going to want to check out the beginning of the hop, which starts at the fabulous Pat M's blog!
If you arrived here from Diane's creative blog, you are on the right track!

Now onto my card!
If you click on the picture below, it will make it larger and easier to see.

~*~ DEETS ~*~
Stamp: I Do Love
DP: BG Sugar Rush, The Paper Studio Glittered cardstock (which I think is SERIOUSLY fabulous! Some of the most gorgeous glittered cardstock I've come across)
Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Spica pen in pink
Embellishments: Nesties

One lucky commenter will WIN a PRIZE! So be sure to leave a little love on each blog you visit and maybe YOU will be the lucky winner! =)


Now hop onto the uber-talented Teresa's blog to see what delicious eye candy she has for you =)

This Is The Stuff Lyric Video

This is a great song....I love it when it comes on the radio when I am driving to and from class.....always makes my day go brighter....lately there have been quite a few "dim" days.

Manly Card

I'll admit it.....I'm not real good at making "manly cards" ~ all my cards tend to be sparkly, flowery...you get the picture =)
But then I saw the Corrosive challenge to use buttons and it worked oh so perfectly with the sketch from Sketch Saturday and I found some not-too-sparkly paper that I could pass off as manly =)

Yes, crappy scanner picture, I know ~ if anyone has a good idea of where to look for my camera battery charger (that has been MIA since right after Christmas) I'm ALL ears! =)

~*~ DEETS ~*~

Stamp: Mark Twain
DP: DCWV The Linen Collection
Inks: Memento Chocolate
Embellishments: Misc. ribbon, Misc. buttons, brown waxy floss.

Mojo Monday ~ on Wednesday!

Yes, it is Wednesday ~ and since we had a lovely 18 inches of snow fall overnight (yup, we most definitely had a blizzard!) the boys don't have school today, I don't have school today and my husband doesn't have work today! You know it is bad when the snow plows are getting stuck!
So, while I am "stuck" at home, I thought I'd create some cards! Heaven knows that I don't have much time for "me" this semester.....that is what taking Microbiology does to you....the only pretty colors I get to see are the bacteria I am staining and examining under the mircoscope!
I used the sketch from Mojo Monday to create my square card =)

I promise you it looks much better in person....but until I can locate my blasted battery charger, I have to keep using the scanner =/

~*~ DEETS ~*~
Stamp: Where flowers bloom so does hope.
DP: Bazzill, BG Kioshi
Inks: Memento Tuxedo black
Embellishments: Prima flowers, Hero Art Pearls.

First Valentine's Card of the year!

On the Fussy & Fancy Friday Challenge, the challenge was to make a Valentine's card with NO pink and NO red! Sounded pretty good to me....until I realized just how many DPs have pink and/or red in them! Oh my!
I did finally find some DP I liked, so I paired the challenge from Fussy and Fancy with the Sketch from Scrapbook Place Challenges blog~ and ~ voila! My first Valentine's card =)

Sorry about the picture.....I STILL haven't found my camera battery charger (ARGH!) so I am having to scan everything, and the scanner just doesn't do as good of a job as a camera =( The hairbows, skirt and heart are paper pieced with the prettiest glittered cardstock, but unfortunately it is really hard to tell.

~*~ DEETS ~*~
Stamps: Priscilla, I just love you
DP: BG Kioshi, The Paper Studio glittered cardstock
Inks: Memento Tuxedo black, Palette Black, Colorbox Fluid chalk inkpad in Wisteria, Copics (Eoo, E57, G21)
Embellishments: Nesties, Kaiser Rhinestones, Prima flowers.