...poison ivy...

Happy Town Scrapper Day. Today is my last post as a DT member for Phebe! Its been a blast and i love all the stamps she carries! I am sad to leave!!

The Challenge this week is this lovely sketch by Ann!

I coloured my image with copics and cut him out.









My paper is green galore, PTI white and the dsp is from Piggy Tales.

I used some blue ric rac from my stash and some SU buttons as well.

To finish off the card i used the sentiment from Teeny Tiny Wishes.

Thanks again to Phebe and the team for having me:)

HUGS!

ORGAN DONATION SAVES LIVES!!!

Happy Tuesday everyone! I wanted to post this yesterday but i have some obligations with one of my DT's so i didn't do it. I am doing it today because this is a topic that is near and dead to my heart.

10 years ago on April 26th i donated a kidney to my mother. I am a strong believer in organ donation and this post is to raise awareness to sign your donor cards!!

The process to donating a kidney was a long one but it was an experience i would do all over again if i had to! To see my mother be able to travel again, regain energy and be generally a happier person made it all worth it in the end.

Unfortunately i lost my mom in 2005 to lung cancer, but i am so happy i gave her 5 years more to life she may not have gotten being on dialysis. She got to go to Atlantic City, she got to see me get married (and divorced! lol), she got to go to Las Vegas, got to see her grandkids grow up to awesome people. She got to live life without restrictions, and that is why i believe organ donation is so important, IT SAVES LIVES!!

This was an article that was front page of the Niagara Falls Review and this picture was taken 5 days after surgery! Doesn't my mom look amazing! :)

Although i miss her everyday i know she is still with me in all i do! :) My mom was an amazing woman, she went through a lot and fought every step of the way! I hope one day i can be that amazing:)

SIGN YOUR DONOR CARD TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HUGS:)

...on my blacklist...

Welcome to the second edition of the Victoria Case blog hop! I am not part of the blog hop but i made a card anyway!

The theme for the blog hop is Girlie:) I had to use this awesome image. I coloured her with copics and cut her out.

Next i ran a piece of cameo coral through my swirls cuttlebug folder and then distressed the edges with some chocolate chip ink.




My paper is PTI white, cameo coral, kraft and chocolate chip.

To finish off the card i used some prima flowers and some bling from my stash.

Be sure to go to the Town Scrapper to start the hop!!

hugs

...if you wanna see me, i'm easy to be found, just look for the darkest clooud and the lightening crashing down....

happy sunday!! Today at the Corrosive Challenge Blog the challenge is charms!! I really need practice with charms...it looks so ugly the way i did it!

Anyway i used a lollipop girl from Stamping Bella for my card. I went to my friend Kellie's last Sunday and used some of her stamps and we coloured for most of the afternoon. I coloured her with copics and cut her out with a nestie.

My paper is PTI white, regal rose, and my dsp is from my stash.

I finished off my card with some SU satin white ribbon, the sentiment is from SU as well (teeny tiny wishes) and the charm was in my stash.

Be sure to check out the challenge blog and see what the rest of the DT is up too:)

HUGS!

...show no mercy...

Morning! Just a quick post! This is the same supplies as yesterday just simplified. I had enough supplies left over to make another card:) So here it is:)

The only difference is no nesties, and i used SU satin ribbon and the sentiment is from On Your Birthday by SU. :)

I am working all weekend...hope your weekend is better than mine! lol

HUGS!

....i'll never let you go...

Wow i came home from work and wanted to make a card...that is odd but anyway here is my card:)

I love Hanglar and Stanglar stamps, i wish i had some but they don't sell them over here:( But my friend Chris was kind enough to send me some! :) They are so much fun to colour!

I coloured her with copics and cut her out with nesties.

My paper is PTI white, baja breeze and the dsp came from a card kit i had. I love this paper and want to know where i can get it! I haven't gotten it in a couple kits now!

I decided to use my swirl punchy thing (really not sure of the name but it comes from SU) with some bling on it. I also used bling in the corners as well (i think i bought this in Boston when i went to visit Karen!).I found some flowers in my stash that matched and the dew drops came from the kit.

I finished off the card with some SU baja breeze ribbon and the sentiment is from Crazy for Cupcakes by SU:)

Hope you had a great friday! :)

HUGS!

...you are the fire you are the rain...

Its time for a Christmas card! I made 2 of the same because i don't think i made one last week! lol I know i am behind but i have lots of Christmas card kits and they are quick and easy!

I coloured my Christmas-tini from Stamping Bella with copics and did a couple layers with the glaze pen. I cut it out with a nestie. I only made 4.25 X 4.25 cards not realizing the image was that big.

My paper is PTI white, old olive and SU dsp.

I finished off the card with bling from my stash and the sentiment is Four the Holidays by SU!

...take me as i am...

Enjoying a Wednesday off and catching up on some cards!

I decided to use a Riley today since i haven't used one in forever!! I coloured Riley with copics and cut him out with nesties.

I realized i had no dsp that matched...so i used my cuttlebug folder. It looks like bubbles, so cool! (can you tell i never use my cuttlebug folders??)

My paper is PTI white, chocolate chip, and brocade blue.

My embellies are Chocolate chip ribbon, SU blue button and some bella dots to finish it off.

I really need to make more man cards, every time i go to find one i don't have one! I should also get going on my Christmas cards!! yikes!!

HUGS!

...its the final countdown...

Happy Tuesday everyone:) Hope you are having a great day! I have a Dr's appt today..yuck!

For my card today i used Taylor's black n white kit again, i think this is my fave kit ever! lol

I coloured Tilda with copics and cut her out. The sentiment on her tag is Teeny Tiny Wishes by SU.

Everything else came in the kit! The bling came from another kit but it matched great:)

Have a great day:)

HUGS!

VICTORIA CASE BLOG HOP!!! #1

Today is blog hop #1 at the Town Scrapper! If you came here from Ann you are right one track! If not start at the Town Scrapper and be sure you hop along until you come back:)

I coloured my image with copics and cut her out.

My paper is PTI white, regal rose and yo yo yellow. The dsp is from the Spring Glitter Stack by DCWV.









I ran my yo yo yellow through my cuttlebug flower folder and finished off the card with some bling from my stash:)

Onto the blog hop news.....


Good morning friends and fellow crafters and welcome to The Townscrapper's BLOG HOP. We are going to showcase some of the new and exclusive Victoria Case images. The HOP will run for 2 weeks and each week will feature the wonderful inspiring creations of half of the Scrapettes on The Townscrapper Design Team.

You will notice a recurring theme during the HOP because we've decided to combine the BLOG HOP with our weekly challenge so you can double your chances to win some Victoria Case images. We'd love for you to create something with a GIRLIE Theme. You have until midnight EST on Saturday, April 24, to link your creations on The Townscrapper Blog. Of course one random lucky challenge participant will win a Victoria Case image of their choice along with a some HOP winners for Week 1 of our HOP. Week 1 challenge and BLOG HOP winners will be announced on Monday, April 25.

All the newly released images are in stock and available for purchase from Phebe. Phebe can be reached by phone at 519-882-0623 or via email at info@townscrapper.com. If you can't make it to the store in Petrolia, Ontario (Canada), remember that Phebe also ships worldwide.

Here's the list of hoppers to visit this first BLOG HOP week and be sure to leave a comment on each blog when you are hopping because some lucky random crafters will win Victoria Case rubber stamps. Plus there will be one grand prize winner at the end of the 2-week HOP but we're going to keep you in suspense and show you the grand prize next week ~ hehehe. So start hopping and have a great time. Here is your list....

THE TOWNSCRAPPER

ANN

JANET

KELLY

Krista

Leah

MARIA

MELANIE

Happy hopping:) You are headed over to Kelly next!!!

Hope you are having a great monday!!

....no more tears....

Happy Sunday:) Todays Challenge on the Corrosive Challenge Blog is paper piercing.

For my card i used this cute Elzybell's image, isn't he the cutest duck ever? I coloured him with copics and cut him out with nesties.

All my paper is from one of Taylors Key Ingredients kit. I thought it was perfect for this image!

I paper pierced the scallop nestie and the 2 corners, but its hard to see.

I finished off the card with some buttons that were in the kit:)

Head over to the blog and see what the rest of the team has come up with:)

HUGS

...when will it rain my mouth is as dry as desert sand...

Today is my friend Kristen's bday, she is the big 35:) I thought i would make her a Garfield card cuz its one of her loves:) She has a HUGE collection!

I found my image online, it was one of those free colouring pages. I just downloaded it, resized it and printed it out, wow a digi stamp:) I coloured it with copics and cut it out with nesties.

My paper is PTI white, So Saffron and the dsp i found in my stash (it looks like cheesy wall paper! lol)

I finished off the card with some yellow pearl backs i had in my stash and my fave sentiment set Teeny Tiny Wishes from SU:)

Here is a picture of Kristen and I in Cuba in 2008. Kristen has been my BF for 17ish years now:) We met at McDonalds and had some amazing times over the years:) Love ya hun!

HUGS!

...don't need nothin but a good time...

Wow i am on a roll eh? Just give me one day and i can pump out those cards!

I haven't inked up a Bella stamp in forever and they are one of my faves! So here is a cute one:)

I coloured my image with copics and a spica glitter pen and cut him out with nesties.

All my paper came from one of Taylors kits and its my fave one because its all black and white!! :)

The ribbon and bling came from my stash and the rest is from Taylor's Kit! The flowers are to die for!!

This is actaully a new sketch over at Sketch and Stash! :) woo hoo i get to enter a card!! lol

Have a great day:)

HUGS!

...monkey business sleeping on the tracks...

WOW how far behind am with sketches! lol I just print them out and get to them when i can! Lately that hasn't been too often!

For my card today i used a Changito image from Stampendous. I have had this image coloured for ages, i thought it was time to use it! Then i try to find paper to match the colours i used and well...i can't! ha ha

I coloured my image with copics and cut him out with nesties.



My paper is PTI white, brocade blue and the dsp is from one of Taylor's kits. I guess it kinda matches! ha ha

I found some SU ric rac in my ribbon mess and the bling is from Taylors kit. I finished off the card with a sentiment from the set On Your Birthday by SU.

Hope you have a great day! :)

HUGS!

...its a dirty job but someones gotta do it...

Good morning:) Wow a day off to finally catch up on some crafting time! Its been a crazy weekend, i am glad its over! lol

For my card today i decided to make a couple Christmas cards. Since i had the image coloured twice i made 2 cards:) woo hoo!

The image is from Elzybell's, as usual i coloured her with copics and cut her out with a nestie.

My paper is PTI white, cool carribean and the paper is from Cosmo Cricket called Jolly by Golly: Play Day.

The snowflake sticker came from my stash and my buttons are SU and the sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Wishes by SU (my fave sentiment set!).

I think i am going to relax today and get some cards made, although i finally have a day off and its not raining or snowing! lol








How about a few Abby pics? This is Abby all cuddle up in bed!












This is Abby and her boyfriend all cuddled up in bed! She looks so impressed eh??? ;)











HUGS!

...falling to pieces....

Today's challenge on the Town Scrapper is Puzzles. It's in support of Autism! So i decided to ink up this super cute stamp from Victoria Case.

I coloured my image with copics and cut it out (easy to cut out since its a puzzle piece!).

No dsp on this card either. My papers are PTI white, real red, brilliant blue and yo yo yellow (the autism colours!) I ran my yo yo yellow through my diamond cuttlebug folder.

I finished off the card with some brilliant blue buttons by SU:)

Be sure to head on over to the Town Scrapper blog and see what the rest of the DT has come up with:) Also DT members are raising money for Autism Awarness!! Anything you can do to help would be helpful:)

HUGS!

...don't tell me you wanted me, don't tell me you thought of me...

Happy Monday everyone:) Today i am making a showcase card for the Town Scrapper! I haven't made a Magnolia card in forever so i thought i would pull out a card kit and ink up Tilda:)

I coloured Tilda with copics and the tea cup as well:) I cut out the tea cup with nesties and sat Tilda on top.

My papers are PTI white, Baja Breeze, and the dsp is from the kit.

My happy birthday sentiment is from SU On your Birthday, i love the banners (if you haven't noticed i use them on almost all cards with a sentiment! lol)

The ribbon, buttons, flowers, bling and key charm all came in the kit:) There is enough in this kit to make another card!!

Be sure to head over to the Town Scrapper blog and see what the rest of the team has come up with and maybe do a little shopping while you are there:)

HUGS!

...where eagles and angels dare to fly....

Its another sketch day over at the Corrosive Challenge Blog! Today i decided to use a Christmas card kit. I love using pink for Christmas cards now!

I coloured the snowman with copics and cut him out with nesties.

My papers are PTI white, Green Galore and the dsp is from the kit.


The embellishments came with the kit as well.

Be sure to head over to the blog and see what the rest of the team has come up with:)

HUGS!

...all we hear is desparate cry....

Its Saturday and its a long weekend and guess who is working:( Yep me...i make the schedule so you think i would give myself one day off this weekend, but no i work 5 days straight..ugh...oh well it should be busy so the time should fly!

Today's card is an invitation for my friend Crystal's baby shower. I am really glad i bought this fiskar's sweet pea stamp set, i had no baby stamp sets! yikes!

I coloured the image with a copic and cut it out with nesties. I then used the safety pins in the set as a faint boarder (i bet you can't even see it!). I then used my Hugs and Wishes set from SU for the sentiment and on the inside as well.

My paper is So Saffron, Pretty in Pink, PTI white and Bashful Blue. The dsp is from my Spring glitter stack (i have been using this a lot lately eh?).

Oh and i got my layout and inspiration from this card on SCS http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1665435. Isn't it pretty???

Well i hope she likes them:)

HUGS!