Frog House

So sorry this is late - I wanted to post last night but we had some terrible thunderstorms and the power kept going off. I didn't want to take a chance and fry my computer so I waited until this morning...except then I couldn't get my camera to work. ARGHHHH it's been one of those days!!

Today for Softpencil Thursday I'm showing a cute little digi called FROG HOUSE.


Love the little froggie! I cut him out and popped him up to give him a little more attention. Thought about putting Stickles on him but wasn't sure how many blingy frogs are out there, lol!

I used Jen's SFYTT for the layout...think it turned out so great! So whatcha think? Do you likey? Stop on over at the Softpencil Blog to see what's going on and to get one of these cuties for yourself!! Be sure to visit my fellow DT members to see their wonderful creation using FROG HOUSE as well - their blogs are in my sidebar!

Thanks for stopping by - and I hope you have a WONDERFUL Thursday!!

Flutter By Wednesday #113

Where or where has the week gone? I can't believe it's time for another Flutter By creation! Thanks so much for all the wonderful comments and warm welcome back last week - we had LOTS of players with AWESOME creations!! Be sure to stop by the FBW Blog to see who the lucky winner is from our blog hop last week and what they won!!

This week we are being sponsored by Di's Digi Downloads. We were given a choice of a few images to use and I picked Puppy Cookie With Butterfly.


Isn't he cute? I think when the butterfly landed on him I can just see him saying well Hello Hello :) He was so much fun to color - I used my pencils and OMS. I have to tell you it's one of my favorite coloring methods and is SO relaxing! The challenge this week at FBW is to create a card using LOTS OF LAYERS (at least 3) AND A BUTTERFLY, FAIRY or ANGEL.

Lots of layers is also PAPER SUNDAES challenge #26 this week so I'm entering my card there. The fabulous sketch comes from DIGITAL TUESDAY challenge #67 which I'm also entering. The sentiment is from a new Hostess Set in The Angel Company Catalog called SOPHISTICATED SENTIMENTS. This is one of the fabulous sets that I got at seminar. While at seminar, I did a little shopping at a few scrapbook stores. I picked up this little pad of paper, Green at Heart, by BasicGrey. It's so MY COLORS!!

I hope you'll play along with us this week. Remember if you do, to go to the FBW blog and link your creation. It's important that you do a DIRECT LINK to your card not just your blog. If you have problems or questions, there are instructions on the FBW blog OR you could email me and I'll help you out :) I should also mention that if you play along you might just WIN some fabulous DIGI's of your OWN...HINT, HINT!! So go - check out the FBW blog NOW!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Exciting News for the CSAYL Blog!!

Today I get to share some exciting news with you! Over at the Christmas Stampin' All Year Long Blog we've decided to get sponsorships for some of our challenges. What's that mean for you? PRIZES!!!



This week Pink Cat Studio is sponsoring us for an OPEN challenge - Anything goes as long as it's Christmas/Holiday related!! Melissa at Pink Cat Studio was kind enough to give the DT members some of her awesome digi's to use this week (Thanks Melissa!!). PLUS they are a sneak peak to an upcoming release set to happen July 16th!! Be sure to stop by the Pink Cat Studio Blog to get all the details!!

So you all know I love snowmen...and yep, I get to show you a CA-UTE little snowman - fellow bloggers, meet my FRIENDLY SNOWMAN

He's here today to wish you a few Warm Winter Wishes (yes, sentiment is included in this set)!

I'm also entering this card into Mojo Monday #146. LOVE the sketch this week!! I hope I have inspired you! Why not play along with us - if you do, you may win TWO of the new rubber stamp sets that will be released!! So go check out the CSAYL blog for all the details and to enter your card today!!

Thanks for stopping by!!

Happy Birthday Digi Sentiment

What's a digi sentiment? It's a fabulous new digi from Softpencil that I love!! Why? Because it makes for a super cute card QUICKLY!! Gotta love that...especially when you forget that your daughter has a birthday party to go to until the morning of!!!

I printed the digi sentiment and went over Happy Birthday with my Stardust Clear Pen...it added just the right sparkle. Then I added a little Crystal Stickles to the center balloon.

The digi sentiment has everything so I just added a little paper, ribbon and some dew drops and wooohooo I'm done! So what do you think?

Thanks for stopping by!!

We're BACK!! - FBW #112 & A Blog Hop

Man, it's good to be back! Welcome back to Flutter By Wednesday - it was nice to have the break but I'm ready to start fluttering again!! How about you? What better way to kick off our return than with a blog hop! That's right if you just happened to stop by my blog, you need to go back to the Flutter By Wednesday blog and start from the beginning. If you've arrived from Kimberly's blog, well you are on the right track!!


For my card today I used a brand new set from The Angel Company known as HAPPILY GRATEFUL. It also happens to be the Stamp Of The Month for July which means you can get it at a special price with a qualifying order. Isn't it a gorgeous butterfly?!

I'm happily grateful to be on such a wonderful team! The girls here are great and I'd like to do a special shout out to Michelle VP who happens to be our guest designer this month! I hope you will flutter with us as it's an OPEN CHALLENGE - anything goes as long as you include a BUTTERFLY, ANGEL or FAIRY!

Now to continue on the blog hop, you must visit Nancy's blog! Oh and I should tell you that you'll want to visit all the team members blogs and leave comments as you never know what fluttery goodness might come to one person - HINT, HINT!! If you ever get lost along the way, just visit the Flutter By Wednesday blog for the order. I mean you don't want to forget anyone!!

Thanks for stopping by!!

Gift Challenge #5 for CSAYL

It's the first Friday of the month so time for a gift set challenge over at Christmas Stampin' All Year Long. This week we were challenged to make a PEEK-A-BOO BOX and matching card.


You can make two per 8.5x11 sheet of paper. Once I finished them I realized that my FAVORITE chocolate, Ghirardelli's would fit in them...PERFECTLY! I could get three - how fun and easy for someone to let them know you are thinking of them this holiday season!

Yes, that is the peppermint bark Ghirardelli. I buy LOTS at Christmas so it gets me through the entire year, lol!

You can find the tutorial for the PEEK-A-BOO BOX as well as the other design team members wonderful creations on the CSAYL blog. So whatcha waitin' for...go check it out!

Thanks for stopping by! If you've got a moment let me know whatcha think!

Digi Paper

Time for another Softpencil Thursday! I'm fairly new with digital images so when Elizabeth created this MICHU'S MOM DIGI PAPER all I could think of was background paper. I'm sure there are LOTS of fabulous ideas and I have no doubt that the DT will be showing you some. So be sure to stop by their blogs (links in my sidebar) to see their awesome creations! While I'm talking about the DT I'd like to welcome DAWN to the group!


The digi paper is perfect for just about any occasion. The sentiment is from The Angel Company Sunday Stroll stamp set. I think it sums things up perfectly!

I printed MICHU'S MOM DIGI PAPER in Microsoft Word. Then I cut out the portion for my card. There was a little bit of space between the images so I added a ribbon and bow. I colored the paper using my pencils and OMS. Since I printed a whole sheet of MICHU'S MOM DIGI PAPER, once I colored it I could make multiple cards. Pretty cool, huh?

I hope you've enjoyed my card today. Thanks so much for stopping by!