We're the Perfect Pear!

Good Morning Everyone, Happy Sunday!! I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend!!! My kids were at friends' houses last night sooooo I got my stamp room cleaned and reorganized and was also able to make a card!!! I decided I would do the Stamp Something challenge this week. This weeks challenge is a recipe to add a button, ribbon, and dp to your card or project. This card is also for the Flutter By Wednesday Challenge and Stamp Scrap and Doodle.



I couldn't wait to ink up this adorable image from Whimsy Stamps. Her name is Pretty Peartunia.....This image CRACKS me up!!! I LOVE it....She is sooo fun to color and to paper piece. I think this would be a great CHEER UP card for a friend or family member!!! Hope you enjoy my creation today and thanks so much for stopping by!!!

Here's the Recipe

• Image - Whimsy Stamps stamped in Momento Ink and colored with Copics
• Paper - Red Riding Hood, Whisper White, Kiwi Kiss, Cosmo Cricket Early Bird
• Accessories - Red Riding Hood Ribbon, Kiwi Kiss Button, Pearls, Stickles, Cuttlebug Folder

SSHP20 - Clean It Up

Good Morning Everyone and Happy Saturday!!! Before I get to today's Saturday Spotlight Challenge I wanted to let you know Vicki is holding a Design Team Call and looking for 5 more Divas to join our team..... If you are interested in becoming a DIVA you can find all the info HERE.

For this weeks fun challenge it is to go the opposite from last week's challenge and Clean Things Up a bit on your creations! What does that mean? You can make a nice CAS style card (meaning 'clean & simple' style), or make sure you have clean edges and paper for your creation. Please interpret this how you'd like!


For our sponsor this week we have the fabulous

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**One lucky winner from our challenge in Mister Linky this week drawn from random.org will receive a special code for a $10.00 shopping spree at Whimsie Doodles Stamps!** HOW AWESOME IS THAT!!!!

For my card this week I used this cute Whimsie Doodles Image called Koale's Chicks isn't he just the SWEETEST??? I just love this darling image!! I tried to make a CAS card as best as I could.... I struggle a little in this area!!! LOL!!! Hope you enjoy my creation!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!!! Make sure you stop by OUR BLOG and come join in the fun!!! We would love to see what you create!!!

Here's The Recipe

• Image - Whimsie Doodles - Printed out and colored with Copics
• Paper - Night of Navy, Kraft, Whisper White
• Accessories - Buttons, Kraft Ribbon, Sheer Ribbon, Corner Punch, Misc White String

Tote-ally Spring!!!

Good Morning Everyone Happy Thursday!! Wow this week sure has gotten away from me!!! I wanted to share a card with you that I made for a couple challenges today!!! I couldn't wait to ink up this image from Stampin Up called Tote-ally Tess. She comes with a bunch of stamping accessories but I thought it would be fun to change her up and use her as spring!!!! This card is for the following challenges......

Ways to use it SCS Challenge 259 - For the love of lace. I added this cool butterfly lace border!!!!

Flutter by Wednesday - Butterflies on the lace and added a butterfly to her hand......

Cute Card Thursday - Ribbon - Tastic - I added the extra ribbon on the side for this challenge!!!

Hope you enjoy my creation today and thanks sooo much for stopping by!!! Enjoy the rest of your day!

Here's the Recipe

• Image - Stampin Up Tote-ally Tess stamped in Momento Ink and Colored with Copics
• Sentiment - Misc Sentiment - Stamped in Pretty in Pink Ink
• Paper - SU Designer Paper, Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise, Pretty in Pink
• Accessories - SU Ribbon, Lace Border Ribbon, Little Butterfly Punch, Pearls, Clip, small silver bling for her shirt

Naughty or Nice!

Happy Tuesday Everyone!!! WOW I feel like I haven't stamped in forever!!! I am so happy to get back into the swing of things..Sorry for being MIA life just happens sometimes!!

I wanted to share a card I made for this weeks Think Ink Tuesday Challenge. This weeks challenge is to make a card either Naughty or Nice. HAHAHA I chose Naughty!! I just LOVE this new fun and sexy stamp set by Artful INKables. The set is called Sexy and Sweet. It is a set of 19 sweet and sexy stamps, including the ones I used on my card today!! All images and the sentiment is from this set!!! Hope you enjoy my creation!!!

Hope you enjoyed my creation. Pop on over at OUR BLOG and come join in the fun for a chance to win some fabulous Artful INKables goodies!!! Have a wonderful day everyone!!!!

Here's the Recipe

• Image - Artful Inkables stamped in Momento Ink and Colored with Copics. Lips stamped in Real Red Ink
• Sentiment - Artful Inkables stamped in Stazon Black
• Paper - Whisper White, Real Red, Misc. Polka Dotted DP
• Accessories - Marvy Punches, Pearls, Pop Dots, SU Border Punch, Pom Pom Ribbon

SSHP19 - Doing the Mess Around

Good Morning Everyone, Happy Saturday!!! It's time for another fab Saturday Spotlight Challenge. This weeks challenge is to do the Mess Around. Make your creation "messy" by distressing with ink, tearing edges, wrinkling card stock, etc Doesn't this sound like fun!!!!

This weeks fabulous sponsor is

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One Lucky winner from Mister Linky this week will be randomly chosen to win $15 gift Certificate to be used at the Whimsy Stamps store....You could even use it for purchasing an image from their new Mythical Fairies and sentiment release on Feb 17 (4 fairies and new sentiments)! ! How AWESOME is that come on over a join the fun at OUR BLOG for a chance to win this fabulous prize!!!!

For my creation today it was quite out of my element. I don't do a lot of distressing or tearing!! BUT I distressed and tore a lot of paper...LOL!!!! Also I really went crazy with the BLING!!!! I used one of the NEW released fairies from the Mythical Collection by Whimsy Stamps. Aren't these images just GREAT????? Come check out the store HERE to see all the fun products!!!!

Here is the card I created hope you enjoy!!!

Here's the Recipe

• Image - by Whimsy Stamps stamped in Momento ink and colored with Copics
• Paper - Whisper White, Certainly Celery, Misc Blue
• Accessories - Sheer Ribbon, SU Distressing Tool, Glitter, Inky Dinky Drops, SU Brads, Bling flowers

Whimsy Magical Mythical Hop!

2nd Post Today for the Inky Impressions Challenge Please Click HERE.

Good Morning Everyone Happy Wednesday!!!! Welcome to the Whimsy Magical Mythical Tour!!! If you have arrived from Erin's Blog you are in the right place if not you might want to start at Simmone's Blog so you don't miss anything along the way!!!

Today I wanted to share a couple samples with you. The first card I made is with the NEW fabulous image Shy-Ann from the Mythical Collection designed by Katie Sowa. I just adore this beautiful fairy. Look at those eyes...aren't they beautiful????? Hope you enjoy my creation!!

The next card I wanted to show you is one I did the other day for the Sneak Peek. Just in case you didn't get to see this card I wanted to share it with you again.......Her name is Water LiLy and she is also from the Mythical Collection by Katie Sowa. She is sooo perfect for those spring cards!!! Hope you enjoy!!!


The hop Magical Mythical Tour will end on Friday, February 19th at 11:59pm EST. We will draw one random winner to receive the complete new release set of stamps (total of 4 image stamps and 3 sentiment sets) and an assortment of flowers and charms. The winner will be announced on Saturday some time. All entries must be linked using the Mr. Linky feature on the Whimsy Stamps home page.

Thanks so much for stopping by and your NEXT STOP ON THE HOP IS OUR VERY TALENTED DEBBIE.

Inky Impressions Challenge Think Spring!!

Happy Wednesday Everyone!!! Its that time again for a fun Inky Impressions Challenge. This weeks challenge is to THINK SPRING to use bright or pastel colors to your creations. This challenge will be going on for TWO WEEKS so plenty of time to come join in the fun!!! No need to use Inky Stamps but if you have them why not use them...Also we are doing something different at the challenge blog.......we are highlighting one card each challenge to receive a fun blinkie to their sidebar. Do you wanna be Inked by the Inkettes?? Then stop on over and join the fun at OUR BLOG.

For my card today I chose to use this darling image Happy Spring LiLi I thought she was just perfect for this challenge. She is such a doll!!!! Here's my creation hope you enjoy!!

This card also fits in the Flutter by Wednesday Challenge come check it out HERE!!

Thanks so much for stopping by today, I hope everyone has a wonderful day!!!!

Here's the Recipe

• Image - Inky Impressions Happy Spring LiLi stamped in Momento Ink and Colored with Copics
• Paper - Regal Rose, So Saffron, Whisper White, DCWV Designer Paper
• Accessories - Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch, Marvy Butterfly Punch, Pearls, Martha Border Punch, Whisper White Ribbon, Stick Pins
  

Whimsy Sneak Peek

PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR ARTFUL INKABLES BLOG HOP!!

Good Evening Everyone!!!! I wanted to share some exciting news about Whimsy Stamps. We are having a Mythical Collection Hop on Wednesday February 17th. You won't want to miss these new fabulous stamps coming out!!! I have a sneak peek I wanted to share with you, I used one of the new awesome images available on Wednesday.

I also did this weeks A Spoon Full of Sugar challenge that Whimsy is Sponsoring. The challenge this week is a fun recipe challenge. To use one designer paper, one embossing, one ribbon, and one button. Hope you enjoy my creation!!

For more Sneak Peeks stop by and visit these blogs

Deb's blog

Debbie's blog

Denise's blog

Erin's blog

Janna's blog

Lisa's blog

Sharon's blog

Sue's blog

Here's the Recipe

• Image - Whimsy Stamps stamped in Momento Ink and Colored with Copics
• Paper - SU Designer Paper, Taken With Teal, Whisper White, Pretty in Pink
• Accessories - Swiss Dots Folder, Pretty in Pink Ribbon, Prima Flowers, Button, and Stickles

Artful INKables Blog Hop

Good Morning Everyone, Happy Monday!!!! I hope everyone had a wonderful Valentine's Day yesterday. I chose to spend the whole day with the family, didn't even get on the cpu!! LOL!!

Welcome to the Arful INKables Blog Hop if you have arrived here from Michelle's Blog you are in the right spot. If not you should begin at Kristin's (AI BLOG) so you don't miss anything along the way.

There will be a prize GIVEAWAY at the end of the hop, but you will need to leave comments on all the blogs along the way in order to be entered in the random.org drawing!!! It's a FABULOUS prize so you won't want to miss out!!!

I chose to use the NEW SET Newborn Blessings. Oh my what a darling set and perfect for those new baby cards. For my project today I decided to make a little treat bag and a fun 4x4 card with a matching envelope. All images and sentiments are from this fun new set!!! Here is what I created!

Hope you enjoyed my creation. Make sure you stop by the AI Blog tomorrow for a fun new challenge this week. YOUR NEXT STOP ON THE HOP IS THE VERY TALENTED SHERRY!!!

SSHP18 - Around the House!

Good Morning Everyone Happy Saturday!!! Its time for another fun Saturday Spotlight Challenge. This weeks challenge is for you to use a household item on your creation...but NOT a craft item! Use safety pins, dryer sheets, household cleaners, paper clips for doing a technique or using as an embellishment.

Our Sponsor this week is Victoria Case Art Designs!!! One Lucky winner from Mister Linky this week will be randomly chosen to win four digital images of their choice from Victoria's store. How Awesome is that!!!

For my card today I decided to use some staples as my household item. I have so many in my office area that just needed to be used...LOL!!!! I used the staples to create my ribbon frame around my image! I chose this cute digi image named Lucky from Victoria Case. Isn't he a cutie???? I really wanted to use my Inky Impressions prop Pot of Gold so I thought this image worked just perfect with it. The sentiment I used is also an Inky Impressions Stamp. I really enjoyed making this card and thinking about St. Patty's Day, its right around the corner!!! Hope you enjoy my creation!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by today. Come on over and join in the fun at OUR BLOG we would love to see what you create!! Have a Happy Saturday Everyone!

Here's the Recipe

• Images - Digi Image Lucky by Victoria Case colored with Copics, cut out, and popped up
• Prop Image - Pot of Gold by Inky Impressions stamped in Momento Ink, cut out, colored with copics, and added gold glitter.
• Sentiment - Inky Impressions stamped in Momento Ink
• Paper - Whisper White, Basic Black, Misc St Patty's Paper
• Accessories - Gold Rain Drops, Black Bling, Staples, Ribbon, Four Leaf Clover is a Dress it up Button, Stickles, Martha Stewart Border Punch

Mo's Digital Pencil Guest DT Call

Happy Friday Everyone!!! WOW another week has flown by but I am so looking forward to the weekend!!!

Mo's Digital Pencil is having a Guest Design Team Call. I just love their images and was very excited when I saw this call!!! If you have never checked out this fabulous store come check it out HERE. You won't be disappointed!!!

For my card I used this adorable image called End of Summer oh I just had to have this image when I saw her!!! AWWW she is for sure making me think spring and ready for the warm seasons. For the call they wanted us to use this wonderful sketch!!

Hope you enjoy my creation, please wish me luck everyone I would love to have an opportunity to work with these great images!!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope you all have a GREAT Friday!!!

Here's the Recipe

• Image - Mo's Digital Pencil - End of Summer - Colored with copics and added tiny pearls to the flowers.
• Paper - Baja Breeze, Cosmo Cricket Early Bird
• Accessories - Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, Silhoutte Digital Cutter, SU Chocolate Chip Brads, SU Chocolate Chip Ribbon, SU Baja Breeze Ribbon, SU Hemp Twine, SU Scallop Border Punch, Misc Larger Pearls, Pop Dots for Image

Wags N Whiskers Challenge

Good Morning Everyone!!! Happy Wednesday!!!! Another snowy and cold day here in Ohio. My kids finally get the day off to play in the snow and I was looking forward to sleeping in, but guess what I couldn't!! Doesn't it always happen that way!!! LOL!!!

I wanted to share a card with you today that I made for the Wags N Whiskers Challenge to add metal somewhere on your card or project. This is also for the Flutter By Wednesday Challenge this week. AWWW she has gorgeous wings and I even added some butterflies!!! This was such a fun card to make and I couldn't wait to use this Basic Grey Paper Sugar Rush.

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great day everyone!!!

Here's the Recipe

• Image - Wags N Whiskers colored with Copics and added Stickles to her wings
• Sentiment is from Stampin Up stamped in Basic Gray Ink
• Paper - Whisper White, Basic Grey Sugar Rush
• Accessories - Martha Butterfly Punch, Martha Border Punch, SU Brads, Liquid Pearls, Basic Gray Ribbon, Prima Flower it is full of sparkle but can't really tell from this picture.

Think Ink Tuesday Sketch!!

Good Evening Everyone, we are sure getting a ton of snow here in Ohio tonight!!! I think that is what inspired my card for today!! I know these days everyone is Thinking Spring...but wow where it is, I am soooo ready!!!! So hopefully my card will warm you up if you are still freezing like I am LOL!!

This weeks Think Inks Challenge is to use the following sketch.......
Here is my card.................

I just love this sweet image from the set Frosty Mug Mates by Artful Inkables. Isn't he just soooo fun!!! Come on over and join the fun at OUR BLOG for a chance to win some fabulous Artful goodies. Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you enjoy your evening!!!

Here's the Recipe

• Image - Artful Inkables Stamped in Momento Ink, Paper Pieced, and colored with Copics
• Sentiment- Misc. Sentiment stamped in Momento Ink
• Paper - Baja Breeze, SU Designer Paper, Red Riding Hood, Whisper White
• Accessories - SU Brads, SU Red Riding Hood Ribbon, Stickles

Love Is In the Air

Good Afternoon Everyone!!! Happy Monday!!!! I am trying to get back in the groove of things and get over this yucky cold. Today is better than yesterday and hopefully tomorrow will be even better!!!

I wanted to share a card with you today that I made for the Whimsy Challenge over at our SNR Group. This weeks challenge is to think love. You must use Whimsy Stamps but however the cool thing is Denise has offered a FREE DIGI so you can play along. So come on over and join the fun!!!

I also did this card for a couple other challenges. A Spoon of Sugar, I used their sketch this week. Here is the sketch.......

This card is also for Cute Card Thursday their challenge this week is the theme Spots and Dots!!! So I just had to use this fun polka dotted Stampin Up Designer Paper!!

This card is also for the Stamp Something Challenge this week the challenge is Love Somethings!!! How can you not just love this sweet image The Whimsy Fox....!!!

This card is also for Stampin Sisters In Christ Challenge you are to use two of something. I used two hearts and two pins.

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope you enjoy my creation!!!!! Have a great evening everyone!!!

Here's the Recipe

• Image - Whimsy Stamps - Stamped in Momento Ink and Colored with Copics
• Sentiment - Computer Generated
• Paper - Su Designer Paper, River Rock Cardstock, Chocolate Chip Cardstock, Ruby Red Cardstock
• Accessories - Marvy Heart Punches, Martha Butterfly Punches, Marvy Circle and Scallop Punches, Martha Heart Border Punch, River Rock SU Ribbon, Misc Holiday Stick Pins, Basic Grey Pearls

Whimsy Sponsoring Sunday Sketch & Stamp

Good Evening Everyone, Wow the weekend is almost over and back to the grind tomorrow!!! I haven't felt good all weekend and I have no idea where my mojo went to. LOL!!! I am trying to motivate myself ....... so I decided to play along with this weeks Sunday Sketch & Stamp Challenge. Whimsy Stamps is sponsoring so I just had to give it a shot!!! I used this darling image from Whimsy Stamps called Very Present Helpers. I think these kitties are just the sweetest and just perfect for a birthday card or even Christmas!!!

I hardly ever use White as my main color so I thought I would give that a try as well!!! Hope you enjoy my creation and thanks so much for stopping by!!! Have a great night everyone!!!

Here's the Recipe

• Image - Whimsy Stamps - Stamped in Momento Ink and Colored With Copics
• Sentiment - Misc Sentiment stamped in Tempting Turquoise Ink
• Paper - Regal Rose, Tempting Turquoise, Whisper White, Misc SU Dp
• Accessories - Regal Rose Ribbon, SU Scallop and Oval Punch

SSHP17 - Teeny Tiny

Happy Saturday everyone!!! Its time for another fun Saturday Spotlight Challenge!!!!!

This weeks challenge we would like to challenge you to go the opposite from last week's challenge and think "teeny tiny" when making your creation this week!! ;)

For our sponsor this week we have Independent Distributor Kathe Slack from:

Click HERE to go to her Angel Store

**One lucky winner from our challenge in Mister Linky this week drawn from random.org will receive this really AWESOME stamp set! **For my project today I decided to make a teeny tiny 3x3 card and a teeny tiny milk carton full of M&Ms. I thought this would be a great little Valentine. I made this milk carton at my niece's house you can see here blog HERE. She has a ton of fun Stampin Up dies!!!!

Hope you enjoy my creation today and thanks so much for stopping by!!! Come on over and join in the fun at OUR BLOG!!!!

Here's the Recipe

• Image - Misc. Images from Stampin Up Stamped in Real Red and Regal Rose Ink
• Paper - Regal Rose, Whisper White, Real Red, Misc SU Designer Paper
• Accessories - SU Milk Carton Die, SU Scallop Border Punch, Real Red Ribbon, Misc Clip, Heart Dress it up Button,

You Rolled Away With My Heart!

Good Morning Everyone!! Happy Hump Day!! WOW is anyone else ready for warm weather??? The weather here in Ohio is so cold!!! I need some sun and a beach!!! LOL


Today is another fun and fabulous Inky Impressions Challenge. This weeks challenge is to add a charm or charms to your card or project!!! No need to use Inky Impressions Stamps but if you have them why not use them!!! What is very cool is Inky Impressions is doing something a little different. For all who participate in our challenges we will pick one card or project to be posted on our blog and you will also get a fun new blinkie!!! Wanna know what it says??? I've been Inked by the Inkettes!!! Some come on over and join the fun at OUR BLOG we would love to see what you create.


For my creation today, I also did the challenge over at Stampin' Sisters in Christ. Their challenge this week is to make a card or project with a child on it or child like things. I decided to use this sweet image Roller Skate LiLi and make a Valentine. OOOO Roller Skating is so Childlike!!! This also fits into Our next stamp challenge too to add a charm... I just love this darling image and what a fun card to make!!!! Hope you enjoy my creation and thanks so much for stopping by today!!!

Some other challenges my card is for today!!
Creative Card Crew~Valentine
Challenge Up Your Life~Valentine
Creative Belli~hearts
Cute card Thursday challenge blooming gorgeous
Corrosive challenge All you need is love
Lexis Creations Challenge Valentines
Sophisticats Challenge Love

Here's the Recipe

• Image - Inky Impressions Roller Skate LiLi stamped in Momento Ink and colored with Copics
• Sentiment - Computer Generated
• Paper - Whisper White, Real Red, DCWV Designer Paper Sweet Stuff
• Accessories - Charms from Making Memories, Martha Heart Border Punch, Red Roses, Martha Leaf Punch, Glitter Gel Pens, Misc. Ribbon

Whimsy Blog Hop Candy Winner and WSC04 - Lots of Frills

Good Evening Everyone, Hope all of you enjoyed your Monday!!! Another weekend just flew by!!!! First I wanted to Announce the Blog Hop Winner from the comments on my blog. The winner gets the stamp Sledding with Marty and Max, the image I used for my card during the Whimsy Snowball Fight Blog Hop!!! That lucky winner is ESME!!!! HUGE CONGRATS GIRL!!!! Please contact Denise @ whimsystamps@gmail.com to claim your prize!!!!

I also wanted to share the card I made for this weeks Whimsy Challenge WSC04 - to add lots of frills. What a fun fun challenge. I just had to use this new lace/pearl ribbon I got from a local craft store!!!! Make sure you stop by and join in the fun at our WHIMSY SNR GROUP. You must use Whimsy Stamps to play but Denise has a FREE digi to download for those who don't own any Whimsy Stamps. So stop over and join the fun!!!!

Here is the card I made for this challenge. Hope you enjoy and you all have a wonderful evening!!!!

Here's the Recipe

• Image - Whimsy Stamps Untamed Love - stamped in Momento Ink and Colored with Copics
• Paper - Whisper White, Bashful Blue, DCWV Designer Paper
• Accessories - Martha Punch, Misc Pearl/Lace Ribbon, Stick Pins, Paper Rose, Silk White Leaf, Stickles