Little Miss Muffet - New Release

Good morning!  Happy Thursday!  Hope you've had a good week so far!  I am having trouble sitting for very long since my surgery, so I am not getting to create and visit as much as I'd like.  I hope that I will do better every day.  Meanwhile, I am here with my DT post for Little Miss Muffet.  I had my card done ahead of time, just in case, and it's a good thing.  We have a new release for you today!  Lots of fun new Polka Dot Pals have hit the shop and are they ever cute!  Check out the new releases section of the Little Miss Muffet store to see them all!

Before I show you my card,  I wanted to let you know about a big sale going on in the Little Miss Muffet store.  Barbara is retiring over 100 rubber and digi stamps at a huge discount, so you'd better head over and grab your favorites before they are gone for good!

Now here is my card:

My card base and mats are SU Riding Hood Red and the patterned paper is from the My Mind's Eye Vintage Christmas 6x6 pad.  The adorable image is Polka Dot Pals Chrissie.  I added the face using Ready Face #2.  What a brilliant idea Barbara had to provide some cute faces that worked with these stamps!  I, for one, am a terrible artist so I would never have considered botching up one of the darling Polka Dot Pals with my own face! Anyway, I colored up the image with my Copics and added lots of Stickles and glitter to sparkle it up.  The sentiment is from Create With TLC.  A triple-loop seam binding bow, a pearl button and Liquid Pearl accents around the scalloped frame finished my card.

Here is a close-up of the colored image:

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to visit the Little Miss Muffet blog and check out the fabulous creations from the rest of the DT and our special  Guest Designers, Nic and Debbie!    Don't forget, you have until November 5 at 11:55 PM CST to enter our Spooktacular Challenge.  We hope you'll play along!

I am entering my card in the following challenges:
Sketch 'n Stash #124 (sketch)
Paper Crafting Journey (anything goes)
Through The Craftroom Door Challenge (anything goes)
Tammy's Scrapin' Corner Challenge (anything goes)
The Cutie Pies Challenge #56 (embellishment BINGO;  I used top row: bow, pearls, glitter)
The Corrosive Challenge #186 (tic tac toe; I used middle row: patterned paper, image, sentiment)

Here is the sketch:

Here is the Cutie Pies BINGO:

And finally, the Corrosive Tic Tac Toe:

Have a great day and see you soon!

BOO!

Hi there!  Happy Tuesday!  Hope your week is off to a great start!  My surgery went fine on Friday and I've been resting since, not doing too much.  I feel a little better today, so I couldn't resist having a little play.   I'm not supposed to sit for long periods of time, though, so I'll make this brief, then take another rest.  I made a quick card for a few challenges I enjoy doing when I can.

Here is my final Halloween card of the year:

My card base and mats are SU Eggplant Envy and the patterned papers are from a Recollections Halloween 12x12 pad from last year.  The adorable image is Little Witch on the Moon, a new addition to the Elisabeth Bell Digital Collection. I printed her on MiC Blending Card and colored her with my Copics.  I added some Yellow Stickles to the stars and Crystal Stickles to the little ghosts.  The sentiment was made with Scrabble tiles from My Mind's Eye.  I forget which collection they came from.  Some lime ribbon and a fun little jack-o-lantern finished my card.

Here is a close-up of the colored image:

Thanks for stopping by!  I've been trying to visit in short spurts so I hope to by soon.

I am entering my card in the following challenges:
Sunday Sketch & Stamp #180 (Francesca's sketch)
Craft Your Passion #186 (Halloween)
Love to Create #28 (Halloween)
Tuesday Throwdown #171 (witches or candy)
Loves Rubberstamps #76 (Halloween)
Elisabeth Bell's World October/November (witches)
Stampin' for the Weekend (something spooky)
Stampin' With The Dragon (Halloween)

Here is the sketch:

Have a great day and see you soon!

Alcohol Markers Challenge - The Outlawz

Good morning!  Happy Friday!  Hope you've had a great week and you have fun plans for the weekend!  My weekend won't be that fun, I'm sure.  I am having back surgery today, so this post is pre-scheduled, as will all of my posts be until I am able to get up and around again.  I hope it won't be long before I can at least get back on-line, but it may take me a bit to catch up and come by to visit.  Anyway, I am here to share my DT card for this week's Alcohol Markers Challenge at The Outlawz site.  As always for the last challenge of the month, the theme is "anything goes" with the option to make it a Christmas creation.  You can do whatever you'd like, but please remember your project must have coloring with Alcohol markers (any brand).

Here is my card:

My card base and mats are GKD Cranberry Tart and the patterned papers are from the My Mind's Eye Vintage Christmas 6x6 pad.  The precious image is Christmas Angel Daniella by Elisabeth Bell for Belles 'n Whistles.  I got her from Dies to Die For when I received a gift voucher from winning a challenge they sponsored.  I stamped her on MiC Blending Card and colored her with my Copics.  In case you are interested, this image is also available as a pre-colored card topper in a set called Christmas Angels from The Hobby House.  I added a bit of Shabby White Frantage around the image and stitched around all the panels of my sketch.  The sentiment is from Create With TLC.  A double-loop satin bow, a pearl stick pin and a bunch of beautiful Wild Orchid Crafts roses finished my Christmas card.

Here is a close-up of the colored image:

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to visit the Alcohol Markers Challenge and check out the beautiful creations from the rest of the DT!  We hope you will play along with our final challenge of October!  There are always lots of awesome prizes up for grabs when you enter the challenges at The Outlawz!

I am entering my card in the following challenges:
The Hobby House Challenge #5 (roses)
Seems a Little Sketchy #50 (sketch)
The Digi Bells Guest Design Team Call (anything Christmas with Elisabeth Bell)
Crafts-Too Challenge You #4 (Theme: Christmas; Twist 2: what Christmas means to you ; to me it's the spirit of giving and the sharing of peace and love)
613 Avenue Create #42 (create your own challenge; see below)

Here is SALS #50:

Here is the 613 Avenue C CYOC grid:

Column 1: image, sentiment, patterned paper

Column 2: any sketch

Column 3: Glossy Accents, Fran-Tage

Column 4: pearls, flowers

Column 5: ribbon, stitching

Have a great weekend and I will be back as soon as I can!

Little Miss Muffet Challenge #72 - Spooktacular

Good morning!  Happy Thursday!  Hope you are having a good week so far!  I've got lots going on this week and I am scrambling a bit to get everything done.  I am here now to share this week's Little Miss Muffet DT card.  We have a new challenge for you and it's going to be a fun one!  The theme is "spooktacular", which is perfect since Halloween is just next week.

Here is my card:

I used some spooky patterned papers from a K & Co. Halloween paper pad for the background.  The cute image is Luna Bitterfrost Vampires Rock by Pollycraft for Little Miss Muffet Stamps.  I colored her up with my Copics and framed her with a Cheery Lynn Polynesian Sails Oval diecut.  I thought the pattern looked kind of like spider webs.  The sentiment is from Create With TLC.  A dimensional birdcage sticker and a glittery brad finished my card.

Here is a close-up of the colored image:

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to visit the Little Miss Muffet Challenge blog and check out the fab and spooky creations from the rest of the DT and our fantastic Guest Designers, Nic and Sara!  You have until Tuesday, November 5, at 11:55 PM CT to enter your project.  All the details are in the challenge post and on the blog sidebar.

I am entering my card in the following challenges:
Tammy's Scrapin' Corner Challenge #85 (spooky)
Corrosive Challenge #185 (dress me up)
Cute Card Thursday # 292 (spooktacular)
Tuesday Throwdown #170 (creepy crawlies)
Through the Craftroom Door (anything goes)
Simon Says Stamp Challenge (Halloween or Halloween colors)
Divas by Design (spooked)

Have a great day and see you soon!

Believe in the Magic

Hi there!  Happy Tuesday!  It's still Tuesday here, but getting later by the minute.  My week is off to a very busy start so this is the first chance I've had to pop in since I got back Sunday night.  I am here to share a card I made for a couple of challenges I enjoy doing when I have time.  I somehow managed to squeeze this one in.

Here is my card:

My card base and mats are SU Riding Hood Red and the patterned papers are from the October Afternoon Holiday Style 8x8 pad.  The festive image is Christmas Angel from Saturated Canary.  You can find her in Krista's store here.  I printed her on MiC Blending Card and colored her with my Copics.  The sentiment is from Create With TLC.  A taffeta bow and a few gems from my stash finished my card.

Here is a close-up of the colored image:

Thanks for stopping by!  I am slowly but surely trying to catch up after my two weekends away.  I'll be by to visit as soon as I can.

I am entering my card in the following challenges:
Sketch Saturday# 281 (sketch)
Addicted-to-Stamps Challenge #67 (Christmas is coming)
Saturated Canary Challenge #54 (season's greetings)
Show It Off Sunday - anything goes at Create With TLC

Here is SS-281:

Take care and see you soon!

Little Miss Muffet - Super Saturday

Good morning!  Happy Saturday!  Hope your weekend is off to a great start!  This is another scheduled post because I am spending a couple of days away with family and I have limited internet access.  It's time for another Super Saturday on the Little Miss Muffet blog.  As always, we have a freebie, a spotlighted stamp that's available at a reduced price, and lots of inspiration from the Little Misses with both.

The freebie this time is Skull & Crossbones Pirate.  I didn't have time before I left to use this one, but I did make a card with the spotlighted stamp, Clover Snowflake Kisses by Pollycraft for Little Miss Muffet Stamps.

Here is my card:

My card base and mats are SU Riding Hood Red and the patterned papers are from the My Mind's Eye Mistletoe Magic 6x6 pad.  I colored up Clover Snowflake Kisses with my Copics and added glitter to the trim on her outfit, Goldenrod Stickles to the star and bells and Crystal Stickles to the snowflake.  The sentiment is from Create With TLC.  A bunch of snowflakes punched from glitter paper finished my card.

Here is a close up of the image:

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to visit the Little Miss Muffet blog and check out the fabulous inspiration from the rest of the DT, then head to the Little Miss Muffet store and grab your freebie and of course, do some shopping!

You have one more day for the Graffiti Party Challenge.  See details here.
You have until Tuesday, October 22, to enter the "it's a doodle" challenge. See challenge post and blog sidebar for details.

I am entering my card in the following challenge:
Sweet Sketch Wednesday #228 (sketch)

Here is the sketch:

Have a wonderful weekend and I'll will catch up with you when I get back.

Alcohol Markers Challenge - The Outlawz

Good morning!  Happy Friday!  Hope you've had a great week and you have fun plans for the weekend!  I am out of town again for a couple of days, so I have another pre-scheduled post today.  I am sharing my DT card for this week's Alcohol Markers Challenge at The Outlawz.  This week we have a color inspiration challenge for you.  You can do anything you'd like with the colors, but please remember to have some coloring with alcohol markers (any brand) on your project.

Here is the color inspiration photo that our teammie, Tress, picked:

It's a perfect color palette for fall or Halloween, don't you think?  

Here is my card:

I went the Halloween route and used some fun Halloween patterned paper from K & Co. for the background.  I cut a big spider web with a cut file from Miss Kate Cuttables, then cut it in pieces to add around the border of my card.  The adorable image is Pirate Kai by Mo Manning for Penny Black.  I stamped him on MiC Blending Card and colored him with my Copics.  I added a bit of Yellow Stickles to the jack-o-lantern face.  A few plastic spiders in the webs and around the image finished my card.

Here is a close-up of the colored image:

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to visit the Alcohol Markers Challenge and check out the fantastic creations from the rest of the DT!  We hope you will play along with us this week!  There are always great prizes to be won when you enter the challenges at The Outlawz!

I am entering my card in the following challenges:
Papercrafting Journey (Halloween colors)
Penny Black and More Challenge (anything goes)
Craft Mojo Challenge (Halloween)
Stamp & Create Challenge (Fall or Halloween)
Card Makin' Mamas #65 (trick or treat)
Incy Wincy (Halloween)
Papertake Weekly (Halloween Hues)
The Corrosive Challenge #185 (dress me up)
Crafting For All Seasons #63 (too cute too spook)

Have a great weekend and I will be by to visit when I get home.

Little Miss Muffet - New Release

Good morning!  Happy Thursday!  Hope you've had a good week so far!  I am finally back, but only for a couple of days, as I am off again on Friday for a couple more days.  I'm desperately trying to catch up in the meantime!  I am here now to share my Little Miss Muffet DT card.  We have a new release for you this week!  Lots of fun new Pollycraft images are hitting the store today!  You are going to love them, for sure!  Check out the new release section of the Little Miss Muffet store to see them all.

Here is my card:

My card base and mats are cardstock from my stash and the patterned papers are from the My Mind's Eye Collectable "Unforgettable" 6x6 pad.  The cute image is Sonny Honeycloud Music Girl by Pollycraft for Little Miss Muffet Stamps.  I colored her up with my Copics and framed her with a musical frame cut with my Cameo using a cut file from the Silhouette store.  The sentiment is from Create With TLC.  A few iridescent pink gems finished my card.

Here is a close-up of the colored image:

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to visit the Little Miss Muffet blog and check out the fab creations from the rest of the DT and our October Guest Designer, Nic!  There are only a few more days to play along with the Graffiti Party Freebie Challenge.  All of the details are on the Graffiti Party blog.  And you have until Tuesday, October 22nd to join our "it's a doodle" challenge.  There are always lots of fun happenings here at Little Miss Muffet Stamps!

I am entering my card in the following challenge:
Through the Craftroom Door Challenge (anything goes)

Have a great day and I'll try to be by to visit before I head out on Friday!

Elphine House Challenge #52 - Shaped Cards

Hi there!  How are you doing?  I hope your week got off to a great start!  I am out of town for a couple of days, so this is a scheduled post and I sure hope you are seeing it on time.  I am here to share my DT card for the new challenge on the Elphine House Australia blog.  The theme this month is "shaped cards".  We want to see cards with any shape other than square or rectangle.

Here is my card:

My card base and mats are from my cardstock stash and the patterned paper is from the My Mind's Eye Collectable "Remarkable" 6x6 pad. The shaped base and layer patterns were cut with my Cameo using a free cut file called Lacey Circle Frame 2 from Bird's Cards. The adorable image is Laura's Yummy Pudding by Elisabeth Bell for Elphine House Australia.  I stamped her on MiC Blending Card and colored her with my Copics.  She was framed with a Spellbinders Floral Oval diecut.  The sentiment is from Create With TLC.  A dotted ribbon bow and a few Wild Orchid Crafts flowers finished my card.

Here is a close-up of the colored image:

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to visit the Elphine House blog and check out the gorgeous creations from the rest of the amazing DT!  We hope you will play along!  You have until Tuesday, November 19, Brisbane, Australia time to enter your project.  Remember, you must use an Elisabeth Bell image (any company) to enter.

I am entering my card in the following challenge:
Elisabeth Bell's World September/October Challenge (shaped cards)

Have a great day!  I'll be by to visit as soon as I get home!

Show It Off Sunday - Create With TLC

Good afternoon!  Happy Sunday!  Hope you are enjoying your weekend!  I am away for a couple of days so I've pre-scheduled this post.  I've got something very different to share with you today.  You may recall that Paulette has started a new feature on the Create With TLC blog called Show It Off Sunday.  It's a linky party that starts every Sunday and runs until the following Saturday.  Anyone can link up a crafty project there, with the only requirements being that the creation be handmade by you and it must be posted on your blog.  It has been a big hit and there have been lots of gorgeous creations posted.

I have a project to link up today.  It is not a card this time.  I made this pretty set of jewelry to share with you.  You may not know it, but before I got hooked on card-making (thanks, JoAnn!), I was totally into beading and other jewelry-making.  I was even selling my pieces for awhile where I used to live.  When I got into paper-crafting several years ago, I pretty much dropped this craft.  Just recently, I started making a couple of things and this set is one of my projects.

Sorry for the bad photo.  I'm not used to photographing jewelry.  I made the bracelet from a kit I found at Too Cute Beads.  I liked it so much that I bought similar components from a few other on-line shops and I designed a coordinating necklace and earrings.  It's all made from Swarovski Crystal components and sterling silver findings.  The sentiment is from Create With TLC.  Fits perfectly, don't you think?

Anyway, I hope you enjoyed seeing something a little different from me today!  Scroll down one post if you'd like to pick up a beautiful freebie that Paulette from Create With TLC shared to celebrate my 400-follower milestone.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend and I'll see you when I get back!

A Milestone Celebration - 400 Followers

Hi there!  It's me again!  I'm back with a second post today and this one is very special!  I have reached 400 followers on my blog!  My 400th follower, Larisa, introduced herself to me yesterday!  I'd like to welcome my newest followers and say a huge thank you to those that have been around awhile! You all give me so much inspiration and encouragement!  It makes it fun to share here and I always look forward to your visits!  I am planning to put together a nice blog candy to celebrate reaching over 400 followers and my upcoming 2-year blogaversary, so stay tuned for that!

In the meantime, to help me celebrate right now, Paulette, from Create With TLC, has generously offered a very special freebie for me to share with all of you!    To grab your freebie, simply click on the image, then right click and "save picture as" to your own computer.

Here is the gorgeous freebie from Paulette:

Here is a card I made using it:

My card base and mats are SU Bordering Blue and the patterned paper is from the Prima Fairy Belle 6x6 pad.  I printed the image and then cut it out with my Cameo. I colored it with my Copics, then added some Star Dust Stickles to the baby fairy's wings and the dragonfly and Crystal Stickles to the stars in the sky.  The sentiment is also from Create With TLC.  The two beautiful filigree corners were a gift in my birthday card from my friend, Olga.  Thanks, Olga!  I've been hoarding them until now!  A few mauve pearls from my stash finished my card.

Thanks for stopping by and for helping me reach this milestone!  Be sure to go over to the Create With TLC blog and thank Paulette for this and all the other wonderful freebies she shares with us every day! Don't forget to sign up to follow Paulette, too!  A big thank you from me, Paulette, for helping celebrate my 400-follower milestone!

Enjoy the rest of your weekend and see you soon!

Little Miss Muffet - Super Saturday

Good morning!  Happy Saturday!  Hope your weekend is off to a great start!  I haven't really started my day yet since it's very early, but it's going to be a busy day today before I leave tomorrow.  I'm popping in now with my DT card for this week's Super Saturday post on the Little Miss Muffet blog.  As always, we have a freebie, a spotlighted stamp at a reduced price and lots of inspiration from the Little Misses with both.

The freebie today is Monster Scy.  He is so cute!  Unfortunately, I didn't have time to use him this week, but I did make a card with the spotlighted stamp, Sonny Honeycloud Mistletoe.

My card base and mats are SU Riding Hood Red and the patterned papers are from the Recollections Festivus 6x6 pad.  I created a scene with Sonny Honeycloud Mistletoe from Little Miss Muffet Stamps and several background elements from the Winter Objects and Festive Elements sets by Make it Crafty. I printed the merged image on MiC Blending Card and colored the whole scene with my Copics.  I added some ice glitter to the snow and her fur trim and Glossy Accents to the holly berries.  I colored in a cloudy twilight sky with my Copics.    I finished my card with a red chevron-striped bow.

Here is a close-up of the colored image:

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to visit the Little Miss Muffet blog and check out the fabulous inspiration from the rest of the Little Misses.  Two reminders for you: you have until October 22 to enter our "it's a doodle" challenge and you can still play along with the Graffiti Party freebie challenge until October 20.  All the details are on the Little Miss Muffet and Graffiti Party blogs.

I am entering my card in the following challenge:
Crafts-Too Challenge You Challenge #4 (Theme: Christmas festivities; Twist 1: Christmas scene)

Have a wonderful day and see you soon!

Alcohol Markers Challenge - The Outlawz

Good morning!  Happy Friday!  At last the weekend is upon us!  Hope you have fun plans on your end!  I've got a busy Saturday planned and then I have to go out of town for a couple of days on Sunday, so I'll be scrambling.  Before I head off to do a million errands, I am here to share my DT card for this week's Alcohol Markers Challenge at The Outlawz site.  The theme this week is "Awareness" (breast cancer or any other; feature an awareness ribbon).  It's perfect since October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, but it doesn't have to be about breast cancer. However, you must have coloring with alcohol markers (any brand).

Here is my awareness card:

My card base and mats are from my cardstock stash and the patterned papers are from the Basic Grey Bittersweet 6x6 pad.  I used Kenny K.'s Breast Cancer Fighter and colored her up with my Copics.  The sentiment is from Create With TLC.  Some polka dot ribbon, a few pearls and a metal pink ribbon charm finished my card.

Here is a close-up of the image:

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to visit the Alcohol Markers Challenge and check out the fantastic projects from the rest of the DT!  We hope you will play along!  There are always awesome prizes up for grabs when you enter the challenges at The Outlawz.

I am entering my card in the following challenges:
Kenny K.'s Krafty Krew Challenge # 157 (anything goes)
Craft Your Passion Challenge #183 (use something metal)
Tuesday Throwdown # 68 (awareness)
Loves Rubberstamps Challenge #75 (polka dots)
Twisted Tuesday Challenge #60 (challenge; lots of layers (I've got 8); twist: something metal)
Divas by Design (3 or more layers)
Sketch N Stash #123 (sketch)
Stampin' For The Weekend (anything goes; breast cancer awareness optional)
A Creative Romance (pink)

Here is the sketch:

Have a great day and I'll see you tomorrow for Little Miss Muffet's Super Saturday!