Magical Monday - Color Challenge

This week Ildiko brings us our challenge over at the Paper Cupcakes Challenge Blog. She wanted us to use bright and cheery colors this week and she chose the colors green, yellow and orange. They certainy were bright and cheery and perfect for this image "Hello Sunshine" by Paper Cupcakes. The image is a freebie this week so make sure you stop by and snag it and consider playing along as well with the challenge.

I colored my image with my Bic Mark-its and used some of my Stickles and a few Jelly Roll sparkle pens as well. This was a pretty easy card to make. I punched out my dragonflies and added some Stickles to them as well. Sometimes you just can't have enough sparkle!





Another busy weekend for us, but that is not new. We had another fundraiser event on Friday evening; a trivia night Saturday we spent the morning at our son's first soccer game, in the cold and damp and misty rain. Not my type of fun at all I wished it would have just rained so we could go home. He now has a cough, but I must say he truly enjoyed himself. What little boy doesn't love to play ball in the mud with other little boys?! Mom aka me was sure miserable though. Morgan was confirmed today (Sunday) and then we headed to a high school play that her friend was in and then out to dinner to celebrate her confirmation as a family.
Well, that's it for me, going to keep this short and sweet, because I am headed for bed at a decent hour this Sunday evening! Have a great week!

Magical Monday - Fabric & Stitching

This week over at the Paper Cupcakes Challenge Blog this week Chelsea Barnes brings us this challenge. She want us to be super-uper creative this week and let's incorporate some fabric and stitching into our projects. For fabric you can think outside the box and use a fabric covered brad, make a flower out of fabric or just use a piece instead of pattern paper. So, let's see how creative we can be with fabric and stitching!

Well, this is going to be a quick posting I have been busy all weekend long and at home very little at all throughout the whole weekend. It is now 2:32 and I just finished the challenge posting and now I am here and then I am in bed!

I used the image "Sunday Afternoon" from Paper cupcakes. The material I used was nylon tulle. You can bearly see it, but it is there. All I did was just knot it and placed flower onto of it like a bow. It looks really pretty in real life, but because it is white tulle, it didn't photograph that well. Or maybe it is because I am exetremely tired. I colored my image with my Bic Mark-its and added chalk to the sky to give it the look I wanted. All the papers were scraps.




We had our fundraiser this past weekend and I was in charge. It was a spaghetti dinner and I might add it was a great success and the children were excellent in helping setting up, serving and tearing down. That was literally an all day affair. Today I went to a bridal shower mid day and you all know how that goes. Well, to bed with me, because I have to be up in 4 1/2 hours and to be honest I don't function too well on that!

Have a great week and if you stop by leave me a note I would love to hear from anyone!!

Magical Monday - Let's use flowers

This week over at the Paper Cupcakes challenge blog Belinda Lewis brings us our challenge of "let's use flowers". I went the image Ladybug on Hill & the ticket is from the Variety Tickets from Paper Cupcakes. I colored the image with my Bic Mark-its and then used chalk for the soft background. All the paper were part of my scraps. I punched all my little flowers too. This was a pretty quick and easy card and I think it turned out pretty cute as well.

Well, I worked some last week and it was also Spring break for the children so we were a bit busy. This week is another busy week with our 8th grade dinner coming up which I am in charge of as well. Morgan got the lead roll as Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz for the middle school play that will be in May. She is nervous that she won't learn all her 400 and some lines in a month, but I know she will do a wonderful job and I am quite proud of her.

Well, as always I am always tired by this time of day which is normally past my bedtime for a Sunday evening, so I am closing this out and heading for bed.

Have a great week and I hope if you stop by you will leave me a note to let me know you visited!

Magical Monday - Color Challenge

This week Gloria Westerman brings us our challenge over at the Paper Cupcakes challenge blog. The challenge is a color challenge and we are suppose to use yellow, green and pink. I love this color combination and knew exactly what image I wanted to use. I used the image "Lily's Morning Tea" and also a ticket from the "Summer Tickets" by Paper Cupcakes. This image would so be me if I were a cute frog on a summer day in the morning, although I would be drinking coffee. :o) I used my Bic Mark-its to color my image and and used my Signa Uni ball white pen to doodle around the image. I chalked my sky and water. That's a Martha Stewart border punch. It was a real quick and easy card to make and I loved how it turned out. It's a fun image and a cheery kind of card.

We are all now on the up swing of getting better. I got Avery to the doctor on Monday and he was back in school on Wednesday. He was finally fever free on Tuesday. Eric was home all week, not sure about all your men, but mine moans way too much when he is sick and it drives me crazy. I started my faux finish job on Wed., although I felt really yucky and worked the rest of the week. I got myself to the doctor on Friday morning and I must say I am feeling much better after a good dose of meds and cough syrup. This coming week is Spring break for the children, so I hope I get to do at least a few fun things with them since we are feeling much better. Our coughs aren't quite gone, but have subsided quite a bit thank goodness.

Well, I have to take Eric in at noon to have a colonoscopy and so that should be interesting. Well, more interesting for him then me, but I will have to bring him home so tomorrow for the most part will be a wash as a fun day for the children and well I guess Eric too. I don't really know what to expect afterwards. I just hope it doesn't include more manly moaning is all! :o)

Magical Monday - Vintage Card or Tag

Carol West brought us a vintage theme over at the Paper Cupcakes Challenge blog and not only is it a vintage theme Paper Cupcakes is giving away the image "Doodle Flower 4" as well. So, why don't you stop by and join in with us.

Now, I am never really sure what falls into a vintage theme, so I am not sure if I am really good at this. Vintage always seems a little challenging for me, so I am not sure if my card fits it or not, but I do like how it turned out overall.

I went with blues and a subdued green color. I colored my image with my Bic Mark-its and then chalked the edges of my image.

The large die cut is from spellbinders and the small corner pieces are from Cuttlebug.

I am still fighting a horrid cough and Avery came home from school on Thursday last week and ran 104+ temp for two days. Saturday it finally went down to 103 and Sunday he woke up with a normal temp, but then it went to low grade again. I will be taking him to the doctor on Monday and hopefully me to med-check. Really, I am over this stuff. It just seems like we keep getting it in cycles. This week I start a job with a faux finish so the week should go quickly. The last 4 days we have had some fairly nice weather, although I wish I could have enjoyed it a bit more. I have taken naps the last two days, which is rare for me, but much needed. Here to a good week and hope that everyone starts feeling better.

Morgan's friend bought her a parakeet for a birthday gift and she decided to buy one herself one as well so she had a set. They are very pretty and they seem to be getting comfortable in their new home. She named them Angel and Artemis

I think Artemis is in love with his reflection. He has sat in front of the mirror since he discovered himself!

Angel


I also made a cake for a silent auction for a local youth baseball team. They wanted it to have the logo of the team; which I designed as well. Not like I didn't have enough to do this week. Now remember I have never taken a cake class in my life so this is just me borrowing my neighbors stuff to decorate a cake, but I think all in all it turned out OK. It was fairly large, two cake mixes, one chocolate and one white. It made it a tough day with a sick little boy though that wanted to be snuggled.

Well, that's my week in a nutshell and I am hoping for bed early tonight, so have a great week!

Magical Monday - Monochromatic

This week over at the Paper Cupcakes Challenge Blog Katrina Benton brings us our weekly challenge. The challenge was monochromatic this week, which I always love to do.

The first card I made I used the image "Fluttering By" by Paper Cupcakes and thought I would use purples. I colored my image with my colored pencils and the rest was really pretty easy. I used 3 different punches for my my flower and punched holes where I tied my ribbon to that one layer. The border punch is a Martha Stewart punch which I also embossed with the swiss dot embossing folder.

This following card I received from my husband for Valentine's Day and thought it was so interesting and pretty. I was drawn to the punched designed of the leaves and flowers on this and wanted to attempt that same look using one of my floral images.

So this is what I came up with. I printed off the image "Easter Lilies" from Paper Cupcakes and then the side that you would normally color; which would normally be the right side now became my backside. I took an embroidery needle and and poked holes along the whole outline of the image. I laid it on a mouse pad when I poked the holes. When I turned it over and it really pretty much looked like the above card. The above card had a pearl look to it which is really pretty inside of their flowers and leaves, but I didn't have anything like that to add so I added a white glitter to mine. This is really so much prettier in real life and I wish you could see it that way. If you click on the picture is will get larger and you will most likely see it much better. I embossed the background with a Cuttlebug embossing folder to get the overall look I wanted. I matted everything very thinly in a light grey matting just to give it a little depth. I used pop-up dots to lift the image away from the background and added a pretty white bow and some rhinestone to set it off and I think it turned out quite elegant. It will either be a lovely Easter card or I might save it for a wedding or sympathy card.

Well, that's pretty much all for me. I have started coming down with some chest congestion and an awful cough. I actually took a 3 hour nap today after church, well, I think we all did believe it or not. I really needed it and I rarely take naps. I just haven't been feeling too great this last week, but keep on going. So, here is to hoping I start feeling better than worse. So, I am still really tired so as soon as 10:00PM gets here and I close out last weeks blog posting I am headed to my bed!

Have a delightful day!

Magical Monday - Sketch Challenge & turning 50!

This week over at the Paper Cupcakes Challenge Blog Patti Painter brings us this weeks challenge which was a great sketch. I love sketches and should use them more often. I used the image "Text Me; Hugs & Kisses" by Paper Cupcakes. I colored it with my Bic Mark-its. I also used some borders that my mom punched out of some of her Martha Stewart punches as well as my Fiskers punch. I used my white Signo pen by Uni-ball. Which I might add that I love love love and if you have never had a white pen I would highly suggest you buy this one. I love to doodle with it. The rest I think you can figure out.

I also hit a milestone in my life and turned the big "50"! It really doesn't bother me much, mainly because I feel so blessed and look at it as only a number. I don't have to worry about such silly things I have no control over such as age. Eric brought me home 50+ roses on Friday when he arrived home from work. They were just beautiful and they started to open up and so I thought I would share a picture of them with you. Aren't the divine?

Saturday, which was my actual birthday we got up early and helped my sister move all day up until about 4:00PM. It was a rainly drizzly day to move, but for the most part it was good. I spent time with my family and also got to eat birthday pizza during the move. We left from her new destination and headed downtown where Eric booked us a room for the night at the Hyatt. We cleaned up and then headed out to Capital Grill for a yummy and fancy dinner. We then went back and changed into something more comfortable and then headed back out to our favorite dance spot Ike & Jonesys to dance the night away and then came back to our room and crashed! Slept in and then we ate lunch at Panaro Bread before heading back home. I must say I had an awesome birthday. It was a wonderful way to bring in my 50's. I have to laugh though on Friday in the mail I received "TWO" AARP cards that I tossed in the trash. I always use to give Eric a hard time every time he received that mail, now I am getting it. Then I also received an assisted living brochure! OK... I am only 50, although I guess I could use a little more assistance around here!! LOL....

Well, needless to say I am tired today and I will be heading for bed shortly after 10:00PM this evening. I am sure I will crash.

So, to anyone that stops by tell me what you think of my card or just drop me a hi and tell me you stopped by; I love to hear from y'all! Make it a joyful day!

Magical Monday - Color Challenge

Well, we got some more snow at the end of last week and it has been warm enough these last few days that it is now almost gone again. I am certainly ready for the spring flowers, warmer air and some warm sunshine on my shoulders! So, when Pat Pedder brought us this spring color challenge this week I immediately wanted to color some spring flowers! So, I chose these two tulips images by Paper Cupcakes "Tulip Bunch" and "Tulips in Bottles". The colors that Pat wanted us to use was "yellow, green & blue". I really liked this combination and would have loved to have made a few more cards, but when I wait until Sunday evening to make them time just runs out quickly

I colored my images with my colored pencils, because I love the softness that it brings to the image. The boarder punch is Fiskers. I wish that punches printed their design name on the punch itself to make it easy to identify so I could just look at my punch and tell you the name. Without looking it up I can't tell you, but I love this one and it sure looks pretty in this springy yellow. These were pretty simple designs, but I really liked how they turned out. Plus, I will be mailing them out tomorrow to a couple of my friends so I tried to keep the bulk down for a less bulky mail. My tiny butterflies are punched as well. I would consider these cards clean and simple and certainly springy. Just looking at them makes my heart a little lighter knowing spring is just around the corner!

My green in the green bottle turned out a little brighter then I had wanted it. I accidentally picked up the wrong green which was a little more bright. I went back over it with the green I originally wanted, but it did not tone it down so much. Oh well, I still think the card is pretty!






I really loved this color combo and enjoyed making my cards tonight even though it always feels like I am working a deadline. Well, I am looking forward to this week. No basketball/cheer. Is that awful of me? Just need a break is all and and would like to have some of my weekends back too, even if it is just for a short time! My birthday is also this week; Saturday. I am helping my sister move then on to an overnight date with my dear husband! I turn the big 50 and to be honest it doesn't bother me a bit. Life is good for the most part so I will just rejoice in it for now!

Magical Monday - Children's Birthday Card

Well, this challenge was perfect timing for my nephew's son's birthday who turned 2. The challenge over at Paper Cupcakes was brought to us by Gloria Westerman and she wanted us to make a child's birthday card. I used the image Baby Rhino's Day for this card and colored it with my colored pencils. I made the card and then stuck it in the envelope and hoped no glue stuck to the inside. The pictures aren't so great, but that's what happens when you do a make and take! The top picture is more true to color.

I have another card I started that was for an older child, so I will see if I can get it completed and posted this week as well.

Going to keep this short and sweet today, because we have been gone most of the weekend and got home around 8:00PM and I am going to bed early tonight!! Next weekend is all basketball again, but it is the last of the season.

Magical Monday - Shaped Card with Embossing or Texture

Happy Valentine's Day everyone!

This week over at that Paper Cupcake's Challenge blog, Gloria Westerman brings us our challenge. She wants us to make a shaped or die cut card or use a shape or die cut and use either some embossing or texture on it. I rarely think to make shaped cards, but I always love the challenge to do it. I really should make them more often. I decided to make mine in a heart shape. I think I must have Valentines on the brain so maybe that is why I went with a heart. My heart is cut at 4 inches from my cricut machine, I so love that thing. The image is called "Wild Flower Bouquet" and was a freebie today by Paper Cupcakes over at their challenge blog that you can find here. I colored two images and put some of the flowers on pop up dots to give it some depth. I glued the bottom heart on white card stock and then cut around it with my scalloped scissors. I inked the top heart to give it some darker color around the edges. My sentiment is computer generated. The scallops that go across and behind the sentiment is a Martha Stewart punch that I cut in half and then used on both sides. I am not sure which punch it is, because it was my mom's and one day she punched a lot of them out for me to use from different punches she had; so thanks mom! I then ran some thin pink ribbon across the lines. I totally forgot to emboss or add texture so I just sent the whole top heart through my cuttlebug machine with the swiss dots folder to add some embossing. I attached the top heart to the bottom heart with a tiny white brad on the left. this allows the card to swing open revealing the inside. I then attached my bouquet and then drew the tiny bee right oh my card flying out of the flowers. I really loved how this turned out and will most likely make this card again or at least try to think "shape" every once in a while!




Well, here's to a better week this week! This past week was way to hectic with a trip to the ER with my mother-in-law in the middle of the night. A trip to med-check with my daughter from a fall down the steps. A weekend away at a basketball and cheer tournament where my daughter was vomiting all weekend long (which I believe was from you meds they put her on) and was unable to join the cheer squad all weekend long and returning home at 8:00 PM from it all. Got on the Internet around 10:00 PM to add the finishing touches to my postings on my blogs and found I couldn't access the Internet to do any of it. So I had to call the service/tech people and 2 hours later I now have access. So much for going to bed around 10:00!! So, maybe I will get there before 1:00!!

Now have a "sweet" day! And don't forget to spoil yourself with a little chocolate... (((ya know I will be looking for some chocolate a little later tomorrow when I get up!))

Magical Monday - Recipe Challenge

Carol West brings us this weeks challenge over at Paper Cupcakes challenge blog. Her challenge was to use the following recipe: 3 flowers (minimum), ribbon or lace, rhinestones or pearls and one die cut. This is what I came up with. I used the image Doodle Flower 2 & the ticket is Variety Tickets by Paper Cupcakes. I colored my image with my Bic-Mark-its. I wanted to keep my card clean and simple and was pleased with the way it turned out. I am so tired of winter so I wanted to do something summery and dream about the warm days to come! So I went with bright and summery colors! My die cut is the scalloped piece that the ribbon is tied around, but it is kind of hard to see with the pattern paper, mainly because how I placed it on the orange card stock I think. I actually have 4 punched flowers, the two big ones and the little white one in the center of the image with the jewel on top and then the little orange one on the ticket.





Well, that's it's for me today, so thanks for stopping by and hey leave me a note, I always love to hear from whoever stops by!

Magical Monday - Sentiment and Valentine Card for a Friend

This week over at the Paper Cupcake Challenge the challenge was to use the sentiment that is on my cards and make a Valentine for a friend. I made the 4 cards below with all new released Paper Cupcake images. I colored all my images with Bic Mark-its and used Stickles and Diamond Glazed on parts of the images, not sure if you can tell where or not by these pictures. These cards are just beautiful in real life so I wish you could really see them.

Image: Mouse Friends; After Your Heart

I just loved these cookies on a stick so I decided to do all three of them. And I must admit I love how they turned out.

Image: Heart Cookie On Stick 1




Image: Heart Cookie On Stick 2




Image: Heart Cookie On Stick 3




Well, that's it for me for today. We have the yucks back in our house once again. Avery started running a temperature mid day on Saturday and was at a whopping 104.1 upon waking up Sunday morning and is still holding that same temp as I type this at 7:00PM on Sunday. Looks like he won't be attending school on Monday. I hope no one else comes down with it!