Flutterby Wednesdays

Welcome to a new Flutterby Wednesdays challenge. This week we have a fun challenge for you. With all the stress surrounding the upcoming holidays we want you to "Punch It". Simply use a punch or punches on your project along with a fairy or butterfly. I hope you will take some time and play along with us. Stop over to the blog and check out the gorgeous samples the DT has created.

My sketch comes from The Sweet Stop challenge 186.

Card Recipe:
Image: Mo Manning, PTI sentiment 
Ink: printer, Palette Noir
Paper: copic xpress, PTI Hibiscus Burst, Aqua Mist, New Leaf, scraps of DSP from Carte Bella and MME
Extras: copics, nesties, stickles, MS snowflake punch, SU word window and label punch, Kaiser pearls, card candi, 

Cotton Candy

Just a quick post today, my dh is still recovering from his surgery and I'm just spinning my wheels trying to keep up with everything.

I managed to get Tracy's Eat Sleep Stamp sketch done again this week, wahoo! I love her Sketchy Thursday sketches and try to do them when I can.

Off to try and clean up a bit, today is Liam's 6th birthday and we've got a mess of wrapping paper and frosting in the kitchen. He had a blast, so that is all that matters. Every present was "exactly what I've always wanted!" Too cute!

Card Recipe:
Image: Mo's Digital Pencil
Ink: Printer
Paper: PTI ssw, Simply Chartreuse, Plum Pudding, SU Yoyo Yellow, Echo Park patterns
Extras: copics, nesties, dimensionals, MM brads, PTI ribbon, stickles

First BookEndz card

Back again with a quick post. I've joined the online reading group, BookEndz, over at Color Me Creative Classroom started up by Suzanne Dean. Our first discussion is tonight, the book was Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See. It was an interesting read for sure. The challenge to go with was to make a card reflecting the book. I went with an Asian themed card.

My layout is from the sketch #117 from Sweet Sketch Wednesday.

Looking forward to tonight for the discussion and to see what the next read will be!

Card Recipe:
Image: Mo's Digital Pencil
Ink: Printer
Paper: PTI ssw, Black, SU Pale Plum, BG Kioshi prints
Extras: copics, stickles, nesties, WOC cherry blossoms, Recollections sparkly brads, offray ribbon, PTI button, crochet floss

Cupcake Fairy

Happy Wednesday! So glad I made time for the Eat, Sleep, Stamp sketchy Thursday sketch this week. It is my favorite sketch challenge each week and last week time got away from me and I didn't get a chance to play. Anyway, back on track this week. This is ESS132, another great sketch by Tracy.

Thanks for dropping today. Hope your week is moving along well!

Card Recipe:
Image: Mo Manning
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper: cryogen white, SU Pretty in Pink, SU YoYo Yellow, PTI Raspberry Fizz, Cosmo Cricket Delovely patterns
Embellishments: copics, stickles, MS star punch, Recollections rhinestones, cuttlebug embossing folder, crinkly ribbon

Thanks for the Kimono!

Last weekend we had a girls' weekend to celebrate the birthday of my dear friend Megan. While I was there, my sweet friend Melissa gave me a Kimono for Lilah. It was a hand-me-down from her daughter Hannah. Someone had brought it home to her from a trip to China. It is beautiful, royal blue with butterflies on it. I remembered this darling image from Mo's Digital Pencil that I had. So I printed it off to make a thank you card for her.

How cute is this image. Her little face is so pretty, I think. I used the Midnight Madness sketch (MMSC44) for this layout. Another great sketch this week. She is all stickled up and her teapot and cup are covered in glaze to look like ceramic. I made my flower accent after seeing the cool tutorial from my blogging friend Karli, she always has the best tutorials.

Thanks for dropping by today!

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Mo's Digital Pencil Kimono Girl digi

Ink: printer

Paper: GP110, Pretty in Pink, Purely Pomegranate, Tangerine Tango, MME patterned

Embellishments: SU corner rounder and scalloped circle punch, MS leaf punch, copics, stickles, glaze pen, mini brad, PTI ribbon

Playing in the Rain

I made this card for last weeks MoJo challenge. I thought it was a nice and simple sketch that was perfect for a larger image like this one. This little guy is Kai in the Rain, from Mo's Digital Pencil. Kids can't seem to stay out of puddles! I noticed recently all the kids at the bus stop were jumping in puddles before school. I couldn't bear to sit all day with wet feet, but one little boy told me he doesn't mind! I guess that's what being little is all about.

Thanks for stopping by today. I'm doing some Christmas baking. All the gifts are purchased, just need a wrapping marathon now. Hope you all are having a great week. To all my East Coast friends, stay warm and safe. We were hit hard with snow over the weekend.

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Mo's Digital Pencil

Ink: printer ink

Paper: PTI white and Orange Crush, Night of Navy, Wild Wasabi, MME patterned paper

Embellishments: MS border punch, nesties, copics, PTI ribbon, corner rounder, stickles, crystal effects

MTSC52 with a Mo's digi image

How cute is this little girl image? I just love these Mo's Digital stamp images, this one is called "You're My Best". The children images from Mo's are so sweet, a lot of them remind me of my kids. I think I see many more purchases in my future, LOL!

I used Mercy's sketch for this week (MTSC52). And I also combined it with the SCS color challenge of the week (CC249), So Saffron, Melon Mambo and Mellow Moss. Really pretty colors together, something I think I would use again.

Thanks so much for stopping by today, I always appreciate all your nice comments!

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Mo's digital You're My Best, PTI sentiment

Ink: Printer ink, Palette Noir

Paper: PTI ssw, So Saffron, Melon Mambo, Mellow Moss

Embellishments: nesties, copics, Cuttlebug embossing folder, SU ribbon, PTI button, crochet thread, dimensionals, crystal effects, Spica glitter pen

Happy Birthday Maura

My friend's little girl Maura has a birthday coming up this weekend. She's turning two. One of her gifts from her parents is a tricycle, so I thought this image was perfect! This is one of my first digi images. I love how easy it was to print and resize it. My blogger friends pointed me in the direction of a good tutorial for resizing, and amazingly enough even with my limited computer skills it was pretty easy!

I used MoJo116 as a sketch for this card. I altered it a bit to make a round card, since my image was large. This digi image is from Mo's Digital Pencil. She has so many wonderful images, and I really think it is cool that lots of her images have an ethnic look to them. I bought several, so I hope to get more done this week.

Thanks for stopping by today. Can't wait for So You Think You Can Dance tonight!

Card Recipe:

Stamp: ByeBye from Mo's Digital Pencil

Ink: Printer ink

Paper: Real Red, Summer Sun, Tangerine Tango, PTI ssw, Patterned paper from my scraps

Embellishments: nesties, copics, cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder, MS border punch, SU ribbon, dimensionals