♥ Enjoy Life's Simple Moments ♥

I hope everyone here in the US and abroad is having a wonderful Memorial Day so far! This weekend was gorgeous here, hot but gorgeous! Our 5 year old was swimming like a fish. I can sit and watch him all day just playing with no worries in life...no stress...just having fun! Ah..to be a kid again! But even so, life is good!

This week's challenge over at The Shabby Tea Room is called, "2, 4, 6". It is to use 2 patterned papers, 4 buttons and 6 layers! And the DT got to play with JustRite stamps, which is also this week's prize sponsor!

I used 2 patterned papers, but 1 was double-sided, so I used both sides. Hey, it's still only 2 patterned papers right?! :) I used JustRite's Signs of Life Cling set. Love this set! It is so fun!

Don't forget to check out the rest of the shabby girls too!

♥ Debbie Marcinkiewicz - {TSTR Creator} - Simple Treasures
♥ Pattie Goldman - The Pampered Paper Patch
♥ Danielle Greenwood - Au Claire De La Lune
♥ Charlene Cundy - Expressions of Me!
♥ Sheri Holt - My Sheri Cards

You still have until midnight tonight to enter my latest 1 of 2 giveaways! Good Luck!

Have a great week everyone!

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♥ Card Patterns Guest Designer ♥

I am co-guest designing this week at the Card Patterns blog. They always have the most fun card sketches! This week's sketch is no exception!

I used a lightweight wooden tree that I picked up in Michael's awhile back. I "painted" it with some green and brown inks and then added some Girls Paperie paper and a Maya Road chipboard piece over the top of it. I used Papertrey Ink's Love Lives Here stamp set for the little house and sentiment. I also used punched Martha Stewart butterflies, seam binding ribbon, Melissa Frances paper and some Liquid Pearls.

Here is the awesome sketch!

I hope you can play along this week over at Card Patterns! Have a great rest of your Memorial Day weekend! It's a beauty here!

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♥ Cinderella Coach Wedding Favors ♥ {And ANOTHER Giveaway!)

♥♥♥ For today's Simon Says post, please scroll down! Thank U! ♥♥♥

Here are some super EASY and FUN wedding favors that you can make yourself but people will think you spent a fortune on them as well as a ton of time!!

I made them for the Hybrid Chick blog! Do you want to see more? Would you like to win a $25 gift card to Michael's? All you have to do is... for 1 chance to win it, leave me a comment here on this post! For 2 chances to win the gift card, ALSO leave me a comment on the Hybrid Chick blog HERE. Then come back here and leave me another comment telling me you did so! Easy Peasy!! :) 

This will stay open until Friday June 3rd! Good luck!

Have a wonderful day!

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♥ Stars and Stripes! ♥

That is this week's challenge over at the Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog! Stars and Stripes!

I decided to make a star shaped card using some Tim Holtz Vintage Shabby paper, October Afternoon 5 and Dime paper (stars) and a Hero Arts clear stamp set called Friendly Flags . I also used a Maya Road Crystal Star pin, Hero Arts ribbon, mini crystal stars and some hemp cord.

Don't forget the random winner of this week's challenge will win a $50 Credit Voucher to the Simon Says Stamp Superstore! Good Luck everyone! :)

Have a wonderful day!

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♥ Baby's 1st Birthday Cupcake {holder} ♥

♥♥♥ I am so sorry for this late post! I have had no phone or Internet service for almost a week! We had our sidewalks installed (finally!) last Thursday and they cut the phone line by mistake! Verizon just made it out here and fixed it, literally 15 minutes ago!! So I apologize to everyone! ♥♥♥

I am your Hostess this week at The Shabby Tea Room and I chose the theme of "Sweet Baby" for this week's challenge. It is to create a card and/or project with a baby theme. I decided to make a cupcake stand that would hold baby's 1st Cupcake!

I first made the cupcake stand out of some printable papers and a cupcake stand template (you can purchase it HERE). I then added the adorable rocking horses to it, to give it a Carousel look. The rocking horses are a digi stamp from this week's sponsor, Lauretta's Digital Stamps. This sweet image is only $1.50!

I also used some wooden dowels that I wrapped in ribbons, some punched alphabet blocks, a piece of cardboard that I placed between the stand and top for extra support, a paper doily, glitter and more ribbon. This literally took me about an hour to make. It is a super easy and FUN project to make for a Birthday Cupcake!

The winner of this week's challenge will win 4 Digi images of your choice from either Lauretta's Digital Stamps or Coco Dingo!

Don't forget to visit the rest of the Shabby Girls too!

♥ Debbie Marcinkiewicz - {TSTR Creator} - Simple Treasures
♥ Pattie Goldman - The Pampered Paper Patch
♥ Danielle Greenwood - Au Claire De La Lune
♥ Charlene Cundy - Expressions of Me!
♥ Sheri Holt - My Sheri Cards

Here is this week's Shabby Tea Room inspiration photo:

Have a wonderful day!

Hugs...

♥ From the Heart... ♥

This week's challenge on the Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog is called "Sparkle and Shine"! And this week the DT got to play with Tattered Angels/Glimmer Mists!

I used a beautiful stamp set by Tattered Angels called Timeless Romance. I also used some Glimmer Mist in Walnut Gold, which I sprayed all over the entire card. I also used some seam binding ribbon, Martha Stewart punched butterflies, Prima flowers, some Maya Road chipboard hearts, a Melissa Frances resin key and some Liquid Pearls in Platinum.

Don't forget the random winner of this week's challenge will win a $50 Credit Voucher to the Simon Says Stamp Superstore! Good Luck everyone! :)

Congratulations again to Heidi, owner of Simon Says and here hubby Jason! She gave birth last week to a beautiful little baby girl, Abigail Ann! What a lovely name, don't you think!

Have a great day!

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♥ Sweet Little Girl ♥

'Monochromatic', that is this week's challenge over at The Shabby Tea Room. It is to create a card or project that uses only 1 main color and a neutral.

For my card, I used a beautiful image of a vintage carriage from The Graphics Fairy. I also used some Bazzill pink cs, pink seam binding ribbon, liquid pearls, mini roses, a paper doily and the balloons, small gift and sentiment are from the "Little Girl" stamp set by Crafty Secrets.

Here is the inside. That is a Melissa Frances rub-on. So this can be used for the birth of a little girl or a little girl's birthday.

This week's challenge winner will receive a $20 gift certificate to The Beary Scrap!

And here is this week's beautiful inspiration photo:

Don't forget to visit the rest of the Shabby Girls!

♥ Debbie Marcinkiewicz - {TSTR Creator} - Simple Treasures
♥ Pattie Goldman - The Pampered Paper Patch
♥ Danielle Greenwood - Au Claire De La Lune
♥ Charlene Cundy - Expressions of Me!
♥ Sheri Holt - My Sheri Cards

Have a wonderful day!

Hugs...

♥ It's GIVEAWAY Time! ♥

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It's that time again! Time to give something away!! This time here's what's up for grabs!

A Martha Stewart All Around The Page punch!

And a $100 gift card...yes I said 100 hundred dollars...to Michael's Arts and Crafts!

This is open to everyone. All you have to do is 1) leave me a comment on this post 2) leave a link on your blog to my giveaway and for an extra chance...become a friend(follower) of my blog. (And hopefully you will stick around and not disappear after my giveaway!)

This will stay open until May 30th, Memorial Day here in the States. After that, I will randomly pick a winner and post it within a day or two. Good luck everyone!

♥ I will be having another giveaway too, before this one is over! ;) ♥

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♥ A Vintage Birthday ♥

When I saw this week's color challenge over at the CR84FN Challenge Blog, I knew I had to play along! I also wanted to make a birthday card for my local scrapbook store's NSD birthday card challenge over at their blog, Random Flutters from Paper Wings. So I decided to combine the 2.

I used a vintage label from The Graphics Fairy, some Prima and Martha Stewart flowers, MS punched butterflies, Liquid Pearls in Platinum and Fuchsia, buttons, Melissa Frances rub-on transfers and some sheer hot pink ribbon.

Here is the CR84FN27 color challenge inspiration photo:

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Hugs...

♥ Let Friendship Bloom ♥

♥♥♥ For today's Simon Says...post, please scroll down! Thanks! ♥♥♥

Here is a card I made for the current Friday Challenge over at the JustRite Inspiration blog. I used a Crafty Secrets seed packet, October Afternoon paper, Prima flower, punched Martha Stewart butterflies, Liquid Pearls, ribbon and of course a JustRite Stamp set. I used the Friendship Blooms Cling Set. I stamped the beautiful frame and "forever friends" onto a piece of acrylic and adhered it over the seed packet.

Here is the awesome sketch:

You have until tomorrow 8am central to join in on the challenge! Have a great day!

Hugs...

♥ Simon Says... Look what the Stork brought! ♥

That is this week's challenge over at the Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog! Create a card/project with a baby theme.  

Our lovely boss, Heidi, is due any moment with her precious little girl! So I made this with her in mind. I used this beautiful stamp set called Baby Bib Set by Darcie's. I paper pieced the bib and added some Hero Arts pearls to it and added some glitter and Copics to the 'Baby, Oh Baby' stamp. What a sweet set! I also used some Liquid Pearls in White Opal as well and some seam binding ribbon, hemp cord and a button. The little punched hearts are scraps from a Martha Stewart edge punch called Trefoil Heart Edge Punch which I had saved for a later date.

Don't forget, the random winner of this week's challenge will win a $50 Credit Voucher to the Simon Says Stamp Store!

Have a wonderful week! I'll be back with a giveaway you won't want to miss!

Hugs...

♥ My Heart... ♥

...is always with you. Love that sentiment.

Here is a card I did for this week's sketch from Card Patterns. This is one of those sketches that you will go back to time and time again. Love this one!

I used some papers by the Girls Paperie, Prima paper and crocheted flowers, tea stained heart, pearls, a clear button, trim and hemp cord and the sentiment is from Papertrey Ink's Love Lives Here stamp set. One of my faves!

Here is the sketch:

Have a wonderful rest of your day!!

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