Irish Blessings

Well....soon St Patty's day will be here, and people here in WI will be consuming the green beer!!

Not for me, but I do have a card to share with you today.

This digi is a new release this month from Faith @ From the Heart Stamps! It's called Spring Baskets and the set has THREE spring baskets! (3 individual digi stamps). A basket of shamrocks, Easter Eggs, and beautiful spring flowers. The set is perfect for all spring holidays--St. Patricks Day, Easter, Birthdays and other Spring Celebrations! She also offers a Elegant Easter Sentiments package that goes together with this set perfectly!

I had so much fun coloring this image. I just can't wait for spring to get here. Yesterday it rained most of the day and it was pretty miserable. It's still raining (sprinkling) and there is a chance of 2-4 inches of snow. Of course now that the rain has melted alot - we will get more!!

It may be a little hard to see, but I stamped the kraft cardstock w/two different colors of Memento ink. Bamboo Leaves and Pear Tart - just to give the background a little something, but not to take too much away from the image.

Well I must run for now. We are celebrating our youngest granddaughters birthday today w/ a trip to

 Chuck E Cheese. She is 3 and I made a special caked for her and I will post pics later.

Michelle

Challenges:

Party Time Tuesdays~Die Cuts

Scrappy Frogs~Luck O' the Irish

4 Crafty Chicks~Die for Dies

Gingerloft Challenge~The color Green

Celebrate the Occasion~Luck of the Irish

Sweet Stamps~Green

One Stitch At A Time~Anything Goes

Paper Pretties~Terrific Technique

i {heart} card sketches no. 7

Here is sketch no.7 from i{heart} sketches.

 This week's shape is square, but feel free to adapt it to any shape or size. Remember, have fun with it

–flip it, turn it, embellish as you wish.

The heart on the sketch can be any embellishment. Use stamps and supplies from any company.

Here is my take on the sketch

IMAGE: FTHS - Anneke


COLOR MEDIUM: Colored pencils and gamsol

MISC: Kraft cardstock, Prima Flowers, atyou Spica Pen in Gray & Red, ek Success Arch Scallop punch

If you add your card to an online gallery, please tag it or use the keyword FTHSketch.

When posting to your blog, please include the sketch in your post and link back to this post. :)

EVERYONE who enters will receive $1 to FromTheHeartStamps.com. Use it as a discount, or save them up to earn a free stamp. Faith will have a new sketch for you next week.

 Linky will close on Sunday at 10PM EST.

Join us on Facebook and “Like” our page to see sneak peeks of the next sketch.

We can't wait to see what you create!!!

Michelle

Challenges:

The Pink Elephant~ Anything Goes
One Stitch at a Time~ Use a Digi



Fun stuff

I hope everyone had a wonderful Valentine's Day!

My hubby got me a dozen Shari's Berries Chocolate Dipped Strawberries and they are DELICIOUS!!
All the gals at work were jealous. And even some of the men too....LOL :)

Sorry it's been so long between post lately. Just so much going on around here. Working full time, getting estimates to replace some windows, getting ready to do some painting, etc.....not enough hours in the day.

My granddaughters love playing dress up and really like hair clips and funky headbands. SO, instead of spending money on these little things all the time, I decided to create some on my own for a fraction of the cost. As every crafter knows - you have to watch for the sales!! I hardly ever buy anything full price and I always take advantage of Joann's & Michael's coupons. Especially the one where you get and additional 15 to 20% off everything including sales prices. Who wouldn't take advantage of that right!

Here a few of the ones I have made so far. The first picture, the flowers were marked down to .99 cents and the clips were $1.99 regular price. I basically made these 3 clips for a whopping .52 cents each!!!!! I really liked the smaller flowers for these because the won't "overpower" my littlest granddaughters head.
 She will be 3 next month - my gosh where does that time go!

I really like the clip on the last picture. You can either wear it as a hair clip or as a pin!

Well, off to finish some more projects :)



Michelle

Valentine's Blog Hop w/From the Heart Stamps

Welcome to our first blog hop as From the Heart Stamps !!I can't wait for you to see what the DT has come up with for this hop.

Here are my creations for the Valentine's Hop!!

Winter Dog Walk

Kitten Flowerpot

Challenges:

One Stop Craft Challenge~Sparkle and Bling

Come and Get It Challenges~ Tic Tac Toe (Black, Gem, Ribbon)

The Pink Elephant~Hearts
Dream Valley Challenges~Girls, Girls, Girls
Forever Friends~Ribbon or Lace
One Stitch At a Time Challenge~Use a Digi
Squigglefly~Have a Heart
The Sisterhood of Crafters~Hearts

January's Free Stamp of the Month Challenge

This month’s image at From The Heart Stamps is “Cupcake Lineup.”

If you played along in the challenge last month, you will be emailed this image for FREE! :) If you missed out, you can still play along with the challenge by purchasing the image. Then you can enter the challenge and receive next month’s digi free. OR if you spend $10 in the From The Heart Stamps store this month, you can enter code JAN13SOTM to receive this as a free gift. (Make sure your purchase doesn’t include this image or you will receive 2). Thank you!

Challenge Details

Read the challenge rules by clicking here . This is a progressive challenge, meaning you need to play along to receive the next image for free, so be sure to read the rules so that you don’t miss out on any freebies. :)

Here is my creation using the Stamp of the Month :)

EVERYONE that plays wins!!

1.Make a project using this image (additional images are okay) and enter it by using InLinkz. Please link to the specific blog post or gallery photo (link the permalink).

2.Remember: Your blog post or gallery description must link back to From The Heart Stamps or this blog. (see rules)

3.DEADLINE is Wednesday, February 20th, at 11:59pm EST.

 I can't wait to see your creations !

Michelle

Challenges:

Alphabet Challenge~Y for Yummy

The Pink Elephant~Inspiration Photo


Have you heard the news........

Designed2Delight is now From The Heart Digital Art stamps!!! From The Heart Stamps offers a wide range of images—truly something for everyone. You can also find Faith's illustrations in red rubber exclusively from Whipper Snapper Designs.

So check out the new store and blog to see what exciting new thing's Faith has for everyone!!!

The grand opening of the new shop continues…and Faith has a card sketch for you! Have fun with it–flip it, turn it, embellish as you wish. The heart in the sketch can be any type of embellishment. Use stamps and supplies from any company.


If you add your card to an online gallery, please tag it or use the keyword FTHSketch. When posting to your blog, please include the sketch in your post.


EVERYONE who enters will receive $1 to FromTheHeartStamps.com. Use it as a discount, or save them up to earn a free stamp. Faith will have a new sketch for you next week.

Linky will close on Sunday at 10PM.


ONE lucky winner will receive a $5 Gift Certificate to the store. Good Luck!!

HAPPY 2013 !!!!!

I hope this finds everyone enjoying the New Year so far!

 

It has been quite a long time since I posted - actually well over a month.  Our design team had the month of December 'off' and I guess without thinking, I did the same thing :) Between 1 co-worker leaving for a new job, waiting for our new person to start, the holidays, plus being sick over the end of the year - I put my blog off to the side.  Now that I had the time off - it's time to get back at it!!!

 

I am hoping that by the weekend to have a few thing posted for you.  Recently, my girlfriends and I got together before the holidays and made a few sock snowmen.  I found the directions on Pinterest - which has become my new favorite website lately.  My problem is, that I found tons of things I want to try, but don't have the time :(

So 'stayed tuned' and I will be sharing with you soon!!

Michelle