You're The Coolest!

Just wanted to stop in and share this little card I made. He is a Sassy Cheryl cutie pie called

"Penguin  Panache". I just couldn't pass him up. I have always loved her snowmen but this little guy is too stinkin cute and skated right onto this card.

Image: Sassy Cheryl's - Penguin Panache, colored with Prisma pencils

Paper: Pink Paislee - Merry & Bright, Teresa Collins - Christmas Home

Accessories: Seam Binding Ribbon, Misc Snowflake brad and green pom pom,

Sentiment created in Microsoft Word

Life is a Journey

Happy Thursday Blogland!

We have almost made it to the end of the week...WOOHOO!

I'm just stopping by to share a Birthday card I made for one of the sweetest people I know; my best good friend Cindy. (She will deny that she is sweet so don't go spreading that around- Lol)

I hope your day is FABULOUS!!!

I am entering this card into the Tiddly Inks Challenge #190...Let's Get Sketchy!! using the sketch below. Sketches are always fun because they have the layout already done.

Image: Tiddly Inks -Wryn Scooting By  (colored with Prisma pencils)

Paper: My Minds Eye - Quite Contrary (6X6 pad), Crate Paper - Fourteen (6X6 pad)

Accessories: Spellbinders - Labels Twenty-Two, Hug Snug seam binding ribbon (dyed by me)

Sentiment: Generated in Word

Deeper Than Any Ocean

Good Morning Blog Land! 

This week's challenge at Through The Craft Room Door is ANYTHING GOES, as always.

I chose to play with one of my favorite Tiddly Inks digital images, Mermaid Miranda. Don't you just love her? I was inspired by my recent visit to the ocean...YAY SUMMER! Anyone else glad it's finally here?

Sure hope you can join in on the challenge this week. We love to see all your beautiful submissions. 

AND don't forget to check out the newest edition of TTCRD magazine! The link is on my sidebar. 

I will leave you with a few pics from my mini-vacation...

feeling relaxed?

Image: Tiddly Inks - Mermaid Miranda

Sentiment: Create With TLC

Paper: Heidi Grace - Daydream, Recollections - Blue Card Stock

Accessories: Spellbinders - Labels One, Fiskars - Wave border punch, EK Success - 1 1/2" circle punch, Heidi Swapp - Edge Distresser, Lisa Murphy - Seam Bunding Ribbon, misc. charm

Under the Weather

Sassy Cheryl's Challenge #56 - Use Something New

This little darling is a new Spring image from Sassy Cheryl's called "April Umbrella". Tracy is our hostess this week and she wants us to use something new on our project. I definitely don't need an excuse to buy something new but this was a free ticket to go to the craft store!

That's my story and I'm stickin' to it...

I have wanted to use this image since Cheryl released it but I was waiting for that perfect paper to compliment it. By luck, I found a pack of American Crafts ON SALE with this rain drop paper in it. Then I wandered over to the Prisma pencils and bought some Spring colors I didn't have. The yellow was perfect for her rain coat! Some days are just good days at the craft store so I pushed my luck and kept looking. I meandered over to the embossing folders and found a Sizzix paisley folder and a paisley is shaped like a rain drop, so I HAD to get that too. All I needed was ribbon and I actually had that at home so my trip was over. Bummer huh?

I hope you all will stop by and participate in the challenge this week. It's a good excuse to go out and buy something new. (if you need an excuse)

Image: Sassy Cheryl's - April Umbrella

Paper: American Crafts-Everyday pack

Accessories: Prisma pencils, Sizzix-Paisley embossing folder, Offray-red polka dot ribbon