Two Awards!!!

I have been blessed with two awards....life is good! The first award is the Arte y Pico Award and Kathy(Kathat Stamps)nominated me. Thank you so much Kathy.



The second award You Make My Day Award is from Cheryl (Mochamomma) Thank you very much for nominating me Cheryl.

I know that I'm supposed to nominate 5 or 10 people etc. This is so difficult for me to do,because I am inspired by every blog that I visit! If you haven't been nominated any of these awards, consider today your lucky day.

On another note, this entire week has been a busy one. Between doctor appointments, parent teacher conferences and another sleep test yet! I can't seem to find any "me time". Hopefully this weekend I can sit down and create something without any interruptions.

Thank you for stopping by:)

Allison's Suggestive Sunday Challenge

I made these Thank You Cards today based on Allison's Suggestive Sunday "Case" Challenge. I decided to case a card from Taylor Van Bruggen, I admire her style a lot! I made a card using this same stamp set last summer and it was a total disaster! I own a few of Papertrey Ink Stamps but I rarely use them because I was intimidated by them. The stamps are beautiful but I lacked confidence and stopped using them for awhile. After practicing and getting a "feel" for them, I feel much better with my creation this time around. I have a few differences but the theme is on the same path as Ms. Van Bruggen's. Thank you for this challenge Allison, I had a lot of fun with this one. Click here to see the card that I CASED from Taylor Van Bruggen. The card is on page 4

Details:

Stamp: Papertrey Ink (Pretty Lady)
Inks: Adirondack and SU's Real Red
Paper: Papertrey Ink Stampers Select and The Cut Cardstock Company (Red & Black)
Sentiment: Papertrey Ink (Pretty Lady)
ribbon: I cannot remember where I brought this ribbon

More Thank You Cards

Hello everyone and I hope that all are having a beautiful day. I managed to make a few more cards since my last post. These two cards are both thank you cards and the style for both cards are similar. I embossed both card fronts using my Cuttlebug. The card with the blue card stock mat was a quickie. I matted it using my Nestabilities Die Cutting Machine. The stamp was purchased at Michael's and the ink is Cobalt Blue (Palette Inks). I made a scallop edge with papers from my stash and the flowers are Prima's. The centers are embellished with my flower punch and gems. I also used glitter for some extra sparkle and the ribbon is from my stash.

The second card details

stamp: Bella Stamp
ink: Adirondack and Copic Markers
papers: Papertrey Ink and Bazzill
flowers: I brought them at Target
I also used glitter for the bikini
ribbon: from my stash
I used my rectangle Nestability Dies to mat my stamped image.

Award.... Happy April Fools Day!

Happy April Fools Day and I am serious about my award though!
Even though the temperatures are 38 degrees here with a wind chill of 25 degrees, I'm feeling really good right now! Rita S. of Rita's Little Corner has awarded me with the You Cheer Me up Award! Thank you very much Rita and yes....you do make me smile! Stop by and visit Rita's blog, she has some beautiful cards and her personality is awesome!

In return, I would like to nominate these talented ladies also, I always leave their blogs with a smile on my face.

1. Stamper Gail/A Dragon Fly Garden
2. Jen/Expressively Me
3. Maria/ Card Inspired
4. Deb Neerman/Paper, Ink, Scissors,& Stamps
5. Cheryl/God And I On The Railroad Tracks
6. Chris My Favorite Thing For Today
7. Flossie/Flossie's Follies
8. Beth/Sunflowers and Dragonflies
9. Michelle/Come Stamp With Me
10. Smriti/Ribbons etc.

Although Jana is on vacation, I'm still nominating her for the award!

My beautiful RAKs from my friends:)

From Stamper Gail




From Rita Santos


From Michelle Sturgeon


From Rachael Vaughn on my Spice Angel Team

Hello everyone!
I want to share my beautiful RAKs from my friends with you. Thank you ladies so very much for your acts of kindness. I will never forget and be on the "look out" for some "happy mail" coming your way! I have another RAK to share tomorrow from Jana. Somehow her card stuck to the lining of my bag. After looking all over the house for her card, I found it in my bag. I haven't forgotten you Jana and I will post your card tomorrow.:)