Stampin' In Alaska

Happy Friday! It's time to play along with Unity Friends with Flair ..... I am sharing a layout this week using the inspiration sketch from the  Unity {be Inspired} Challenge. Since I had two fun pictures, I replaced one of the sketch elements with a second photo. (I hope that's okay!) I love playing along with the Unity Challenges! The scrap booking sketch is fabulous inspiration for me each month.  Sadly, I am SO far behind on my scrapbooking projects! I used the following Unity Stamps for my layout: Pet Stats Itty Bitty Photo Strip - Favorite Photo and freebie journal tags that came with my  last Unity order. Thanks for hopping by and taking a closer look today! Don't forget to leave a comment for your chance to win a FWF Unity goodie prize.  Also, be sure to check the Unity blog for lots more inspiration and a  fabulous March Madness sale!

Hello and Welcome to a new  Meljen's Designs Challenge ! This week is an easy one for those  of us who love a Sketch challenge. I decided to get a little head start on my Mother's Day cards using this cute image from the Meljen's Designs Shop " I Love You This Much ". The sweet digital sentiment is " Happy Mother's Day to Everyone " from Create with TLC. I took a clean and simple approach to the  sketch challenge.  I'm looking forward to  seeing how you interpret the sketch! Hopefully, this inspires you to print your favorite  Meljen's image and use the sketch for inspiration. Be sure to link you project to the challenge blog for a chance to win 2 Meljen's Images of your choice! Don't forget to stop by the Blog and see the  design team inspiration.  I'm sure they have something fabulous in store for you! **Be Sure to join us next week for our 200th Challenge Celebratio...

Hello Friends!  Happy Friday and welcome to another Friends with Flair challenge . If you are new to the FWF, be sure to check the Unity blog for all of the details and  the Unity inspiration. I am sharing a clean and simple birthday card with you this week.  While browsing my Unity stash I noticed a lot of number stamps.  This is what  I came up with using stamps from three different Unity stamp sets:  " Numbers, Etc ", " Epic Moments " SMAK kit " Ol' Bag of Fun " Kit of the month I think this could pass as a masculine or feminine  birthday. I am also entering my card into the Unity{be Inspired} challenge using this month's sketch: Hey, don't forget to check out the fabulous Facebook Friends sale going on in the Unity shop right now!   It's tough to pass up Angela's fun sales. Be sure to leave a comment for your chance to win some Unity goodies! As always, thanks for stopp...

Good morning! I'm back with a quick post for this week's "Anything Goes" challenge over on the Paper Smooches Sparks challenge blog . I am having so much fun with the " We Totally Click " stamp set. You can check it out and all of the fun sets at Paper Smooches Stamps . This set of pocket pages were so fun to create! I am helping my sister with pocket page albums for both of my nieces.  Sadly, I am VERY far behind as these photos were from her Birthday last May.  Yikes! The fun photo themed images in this PS set made it super easy to add fun embellishments to the cards. The journaling was left blank for my sister to complete.   Thanks so much for stopping by! I really appreciate your comments.

I'm so glad you've stopped by! Tonight I have a fun card to share using a newly released image from Bugaboo called " Love Monsters ". Aren't they a colorful crew of monsters! They were colored with Copic markers  and layered with various designer papers from Stampin' Up! The sentiment is from Memory box. Of course, I used this week's Stella Says Sketch : I'm also sharing my card with the following: Flourishes Timeless Tuesday #259:  A Lotta Polka Dots Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge:  Get Krafty Thanks again for stopping by!  I always enjoy reading your comments.

Can you believe it, I'm back with my second post for the day. This week's Art Impressions challenge   is to use kraft on your project.  I Love Kraft! I'm using another image that I  colored while on vacation recently.  This AI image is called " Jean " and isn't she a hoot?! The image was colored with Copic markers and charcoal pencil.  The sentiment is from another AI set that I recently won called " Pedal Pushers Set ". It coordinates perfectly with the Jean image! I'm also sharing this card with the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge:  " Get Krafty ". Thanks for stopping by!  I always enjoy reading your comments.

I put together a fun clean and simple design for this week's Paper Smooches Sparks "Anything Goes" Challenge. Paper Smooches is also celebrating their Anniversary this month. Their are fun giveaways and challenges. I made this card for their    "Fun and Cute" Anniversary Challenge . I really had fun creating this fun and bright little card. The image and sentiment are from Paper Smooches Stamps called " We Totally Click . The sun rays were sponged with Memento inks and masked with post it notes.  The final card size is 3.25 square.  Perfect to slip into a lunch box  or send as an enclosure card with a gift.  It's difficult to see in the photo, but glossy accents were added to the light bulb for dimension. Thanks for stopping by!  I always enjoy reading your comments.

Happy Friday! I have missed playing along with the Friends with Flair blog hop the past couple of weeks.  It seems like FOREVER since I have been able to play.  Hubby and I took a much needed vacation recently.  We escaped the Alaskan winter and relaxed on the island of Maui.  Of course, it all seems like a dream now!  Great trip! Maybe you will stop back by to take a peek at some of my photos from the trip in this Post . So, I took my Copic Markers, Prismacolor pencils  and a folder of stamped images along on the trip  to color.  I spent a couple of evenings on the lanai coloring in the sunlight.  Boy, was that fun!   I decided to use one of those images " happiness is.. ." by Phyllis Harris to create my project for this week: I kept the design clean and simple to focus on the sweet image. I've included two Dies from My Favorite Things.  The sentiment is from  Unity's J...

Happy Friday and welcome to a new Jellypark Friends Challenge - Chocolate & Cake. The design team is showcasing a couple of new images today that work perfectly with our challenge theme. But first, I want to show you the card I created using the new release " Boy eating Chocolate ": The image was colored with Copic markers and the sentiment  is from Stampendous.  The designer papers are My Mind's Eye "Oxford Lane".  I added some machine stitching and a doodled border.  What a fun little image, huh? Here's a close up of the colored image: Both of the new release images are adorable and perfect for lots of projects. You can find them both in the shop HERE . Don't forget to check out all of the Design Team inspiration for this week's challenge on the Jellypark Challenge blog . While you're there, check out the challenge details and join the fun!  We'd love to see what ...

Happy Thursday and welcome to a new Meljen's Designs Challenge! "Love You to Pieces" This week we are challenging us to use paper piecing with your Meljen's Designs  digital images.  Easy Peasy, right?! Here's my project using " Little Laundry Line ": I fell in love with this sweet image when I spotted it in the store.  Of course, you could use this image for many occasions.  I have combined it with a sweet digital sentiment from Create With TLC . Hopefully, this inspires your to print your favorite  Meljen's image and use the paper piecing technique. Hope you get a chance to join us this week! Don't forget to stop by the Blog and see the  design team inspiration.  I'm sure they have something fabulous in store for you!

Happy Wednesday! The gals over on the Sassy Cheryl Digi Challenge have a fun new challenge going "All About Hearts". They must have known that I needed a little extra crafty time because now the challenges are every two weeks!   Is it a sign of old age when the week seems to Fly By?! I have used a vintage Sassy Cheryl image "Sassy Sally and her Raggedy Ann". I'm not sure if she is available in the store, but there are tons of fun Sassy Sally images available! A fun clean and simple design with a felt die cut heart,  vintage button and baker's twine.  I snuck in another wood veneer heart under the sentiment. The sentiment is from My Favorite Things. I'm also sharing my card with the following challenges: Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge:  We Love Stamps Sassy Cheryl's Show Me Challenge #138 Thanks for stopping by!  I always enjoy reading your comments.

It's Celebration Time! The 100th follower joined my blog today! and  I'm on my way to the next big milestone. As promised, Paulette at Create with TLC has graciously provided an adorable vintage digital image as a thank you to my followers. It's such a sweet little image. Here is the card that I created: To grab the image simply click on the image then right click and save. Thanks so much for joining me!  I hope that you get a little crafty inspiration from my blog.  And I really enjoy reading each of your comments.  It means a lot! Please hop over to Create With TLC and give Paulette a little love as well for the sweet vintage image.  She puts a lot of effort into the digital products that she provides.  We all really do appreciate the effort!

Happy Monday! I hope everyone had a great weekend and survived the day. I am trying to get back into the routine after being away for a couple of weeks. DH and I just got back from a nice, relaxing trip to the island of Maui. I won't bore you to much, but thought  I'd share a couple of photos before getting to my post for the night! Gorgeous Maui sunset taken on the beach behind our condo. Beautiful hibiscus.  I thought the color was so unusual! Okay, so I noticed the other day that I am so close to a really great follower milestone.  Paulette at Create with TLC has generously offered to provide a fun digital image as a freebie giveaway to celebrate when my followers reach 100 ! So, if you aren't a follower please sign up. If you are already signed up, let your crafty friends know to stop by. Before I go, I also want to share these fun pics with my friends over on the Sassy Cheryl Show Me Blog .  The Show Me ...

Good morning and so glad you could join the TLC Creations Design team for A Walk Through Nature. Paulette and the TLC Creations Design Team have lots of inspiration  and goodies to share with you today!  If you arrived here   from Create with TLC blog , you are in the  right place.  If not, you'll want to start at the beginning  at the Create with TLC blog and hop from there  so you don't miss a single thing! I was given this fabulous floral image and asked to use the digital image as a background on my project.     (Just click on the image, right click and save as) I opened the digital image in Microsoft Word, selected the image and chose "Format Picture"  from  the menu by right clicking my mouse.  Then I selected the picture color option.   A digital sentiment was layered over the image and this is the result: Thanks for hopping by today! Be sure to ch...