It's a Mystery...???

Hi everyone!!!

The card on my blog today is from a closed swap I am in on SCS. Every other month we receive an image from that month's hostess with a mystery image. We do not know what the image will be until we receive it. Then we each create a card using the image we received.

This month's image was Fred Bear Goes Camping from MFT. What a great image and sentiment to get to play with!!!! I used Night of Navy, Old Olive and Really Rust cardstock from SU. And I used the Woodgrain background stamp from SU as well. My DP is from CTMH. Above is what I came up with for my "mystery image" card.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Pink Christmas....

Well...just to let you all know....there are 61 shopping days left until Christmas!!!

And in the spirit of Christmas I made my first Christmas card this year. The image is a digital stamp from Digital Delights by Louby Lou that was a free download this past week. Isn't it adorable?

I had such fun making this card. When I saw the image I knew I wanted to make a tropical themed Christmas card. Although I cannot image Christmas without snow. I used Whisper White and Old Olive cardstock. My designer paper is from Stampin' Up! and it is so bright and fun!

Aloha and thanks for looking.

Round 3 - Dueling Darlings

Well it's that time. Time for another duel...a duel between the Dueling Divas and the Dueling Dazzlers. A group of friends who create cards every month with kits they are sent. It is all just good, clean fun.

This month's theme was Treasured Friend. The Divas were sent a kit from their hostess, Carol and the Dazzlers were sent a kit by ME!! The guidelines of the duel are to create a card with some or all of the kit you receive. The twist on this month's theme was that each participant would add a treasure of their choosing to their card. The catch...it could not be anything bought brand new. It had to be something already at home like a recycled item or something that they had picked up at a second-hand store or garage/yard sale.

There are three pictures of my card. I made a swing-flip card. (Tutorial at stampingschool.com. A fantastic site I might add!!!) First, is the outside of the card, then a picture of how the card opens and lastly the sentiment on the inside. And, the sentiment on the inside is my "treasure." I was looking around for something at home to recycle and couldn't come up with anything. Then yesterday, a friend of mine gave me a gift. It was a necklace and inside the box was this sentiment. How perfect!!!! Girlfriends are definitely treasured gifts. All the Dueling Darlings are a treasure to me, as well as my friend who gave me the necklace.

The image is from SU called, My Matryoshka. The designer paper is from Kaiser Craft. I used my Build-a-Brad set from SU to make the brad in the center of the flower. I cut the sentiment off of the plastic necklace holder and mounted it on cardstock for the inside of the card.

Thanks for looking!!! Have a great weekend!!!

Up, Up and Away

Seems forever since I have been here. My youngest was home sick today and so I decided since I couldn't leave the house, I would get a card made and update my blog. Finally....it's done.

This stamp set had yet to see ink and I found the DP awhile go thinking it would go well with the images. The images are from a set by Artful Inkables. I picked up the small watch embellishment at a stamp store in California and sure wish I had bought more than two. I used Early Espresso, Very Vanilla and Marina Mist cardstock.

Okay...that's all...youngest needs mom. Thanks for looking!