What's on My Kitchen Counter

Bird is the Word at CYDI? Here is the fabulous inspiration collage: Who wouldn't be inspired by those cute birds! Hope they inspire you to go create something and enter this challenge! They inspired me and here is my card using Green Goddess Digi Papers from the Can You Digi It? Store. The pink is from Lelia's Hunny Bunny paper pack and the Bird is from her Bird is the Word package. I had never used colored digi papers and now I am addicted. My other products are all from SU! other than the flower and netting which are from my stash. Hugz to all, and I hope to see you in the challenge (you don't have to use items from CYDI? but we would love it if you did).

Yesterday was my first wedding shopping day with my daughter Crystal. She isn't getting married until May, but we are trying to purchase things when they are on sale and when we have time as we know the days will sneak up on us. I was in such a wedding mood after the trip that I couldn't resist doing a wedding card for Lydia's Dirty Girl Fan Club Celebration Challenge at Splitcoast Stampers. I used a Sizzix ef, MFT rolled roses die (I purchased the die from Can You Digi It?), and Martha Stewart branch and leaf punches. Hugz!

I love this Mike Eustis Image . Mike is a new artist at Can You Digi It?, and I have been checking out his work all over the web - what talent that man has! I had seen this image before, and I had totally fallen in love with it. I popped over to Squigglefly and purchased it this morning. I used a page out of an old cookbook I purchased for 50 cents at a thrift store for the side panel. You can barely see my paper piercing on this one. It is on the sentiment - I really call it paper pecking as it looks like a little chick has attacked it rather than organized paper piercing. We have chickens, and if one was helping me in the kitchen it would more likely be pecking my paper than stirring my brownies! LOL! I am entering this card in the following challenges: Squigglefly Paper Piercing - SFC2912 Pile It On - PIO#31 Cute DYSU#82 For a Friend This is my first time entering a Squigglefly or Do You Stack Up challenge - fun, fun, fun! Do you ever have days (or weeks) where it seems...

The Haunted Design House (HDH 143) Challenge this week is Movie Madness. Our creations are to be inspired by movies. Mine was inspired by Red Riding Hood (and every scary movie I have seen with a wolf or werewolf in it). Fun, fun, fun. Hugz!

The new releases at Dude Time Doodles are sooo fun! If you are participating the the hop you came here from Dawn and got to see her incrediable creation. I get to present the new Pierre Painter image. I had a blast playing with him. I couldn't decide what dp to use so I just "painted" on some card stock with various paints and glitter glue. My sentiment is a quote from the Master, Da Vinci. Thanks for visiting my blog today. Now it is time to see what Charlene created. If you didn't come from Dawn's blog and want to participate click HERE to go to the Dude Time Doodles Blog. Remember one lucky commenter will win the prize, and these fun new images will all be available in the store today after 10 AM (EST). Hugz!

I had a little time today to play (after my nap which I love almost as much as crafting)... so I decided to jump in and attempt the Retro Sketch challenge#21. Several of my very good friends participate and their cards are always scrumptious. I love how this came out and it is going to a dear friend who will not get it in time for her birthday but she will understand. I am sending her all the materials to make a card like it if she wants plus a few more goodies. Here is the fun sketch: It is a sketch from a card done by Tracey McNeely. What a fun sketch! Here is my attempt: I used a piece of a box for the tag (I just peeled off the top layer), some ribbon I got from JoAnns for 99 cents a few weeks ago, and a SU! Birthday image as the recipient is a SU! demo. The papers are all SU! and HL Everyday Kraft. My last creation of the weekend is a card for the SplitCoast Stamper's Teapot Tuesday Challenge. This week's challenge involved giraffes and our cards are going of...

It is time for some Christmas cards - I am so glad I got a few more of them done. They are encouraging Christmas cards at Going Grey (Scrap-Creations) Challenge (GGSC122), Angels or Fantasy at Southern Girls #49 , and Anything Goes at Jackson's Digital Expressions #14 (they are sponsored by Bugaboo but Robert Jackson has to pretty awesome images). So my first card is for Going Grey, my second for Southern Girls and my last for Jackson's Digital Expressions. I used a LilyPink Designs image available at Can You Digi It? Isn't it pretty? The paper is gcd Parisan Nights (some of fav paper in the world). I recently won some Bugaboo imagesa and I love them - aren't these angels sweet? Another totally adorable image from Bugaboo. Love these things! I do believe I am getting the Christmas Spirit already! Hugz to all!