Fishing U a Great Day!/ Copic Debut

Hello:) Thanks for all the great BIRTHDAY wishes!  U all ROCK:)  I GOT MY E2 yesterday, what a great present!!!!  So, as you know I have been into the coloring of digi stamps with Crayola Colored Pencils and Odorless Mineral Spirits.  Also, I have been purchasing copics since April.  I joined a copic club at the expo that was here in April.  I get 6 a month until I get 36, but I could not wait, so I paid and got them all!!!  I have been practicing, watching a lot of you tube and purchasing digis)  

So, today I have two cards for you, one is for a friend that I colored with pencils and the second is MY COPIC DEBUT!  Its not perfect but it is better than where I started back in April.  I guess a year from now, I will look at it and laugh!  Thanks for stopping by and your encouragement!!! 

CTO Challenge #20/ Birthday Giveaway

Hello, thanks for stopping by!  Today is MY BIRTHDAY and it is time for another CTO Challenge:)  First, my husband is the best, he got me the E2, it should be here tomorrow!!!!!  Back to the challenge, CTO has challenges that help you create cards that can be used all throughout the year to recognize those special events in our lives.  Also, CTO has a special announcement coming next week:) 

Our theme this week for Challenge #20 is "4th of July (red, white and blue)".   All you have to do is post an entry to CTO, no later than Sunday, July 3rd by 11:59PM (EST)  So, visit Celebrate the Occasion and enter your project, this month we are giving away the a "Peachy Keen $20 gift card"!!  For my project, I used Stand and Salute!!!

 

So, to celebrate MY BIRTHDAY, I am having a giveaway!!!   HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!!!!   All you have to do is:

1. Leave a comment
2. Be a follower
3. You have until Thursday, June 30 @ 11:59 pm (EST)


I will announce the winner, Friday, July 1st.  Thanks for celebrating my BIRTHDAY with me!!!!  Oh, here is a picture of the prize!!!  The Lemon Flower paper is my favorite!!!!

Red, White and Blue

Hello again, I am on a roll!  This is my second colored project for today.  I will be entering it into a few challenges.  This digi is a freebie from Designed2Delight:)  I figured with July 4th, just around the corner this was perfect time to use it!  Thanks for stopping by!

I will enter the following challenges:

Designed2Delight: Red, White and Blue and/or Christmas/ Winter Theme
Paper Playtime:  Red. White and Blue (must use digi or stamped image or sentiment
My Sheri Crafts: Independence Day

Designed2Delight Challenge

Hello, Happy Monday!  I have been doing some coloring today:)  Here is my first post, this is my free digi I get from Designed2Delight.   Also, I won the challenge there from last week (Thank God for random.org:)!!!!   If you want to start coloring, this is the best, cheapest and easiet way.  When you buy the digi of thw week and enter, you receive a free digi every Friday.  D2D also has very nice dig stamps.  So, this is my way of praticing.  I hope you like it, thanks for stopping by:) 

I used Crayola Colored pencils and Odorless Mineral Spirits to color this image:)

MAG Challenge #32

Hello,  welcome to another MAG Challenge Friday!  Don't forget we are having a DT CALL at MAG!!!  Stop by and checkout the requirements and join this great Design Team:)

 Also this week @ MAG, we have Guest Designer, Gwen from This and That by Gwen!  She was a former winner of MAG Challenge!!! Yes, we use our winners as guest designers!!!!!!

This week we had to use the Paisley cartridge, page 39.  Remember at MAG, you can only use the specified cartridge and images on that page.  For my project, I used only the hearts.  I had fun, thanks for stopping by!!!

Designed 2 Delight Digi Challenge

Hello all,  I am still trying to readjust to the time change!  I am so happy I got back in time to do the D2D digi challenge!  I so enjoy these every week.  If you are wanting to try out digis, this is a great way to get started.  Go over and read the requirements, they are easy peasy!!!!  Thanks for stopping by:)

Blogaversary Winners and Blog Award!!

Hello, I am so glad to be home!  I have been in Las Vegas for the past week, we also went over to Arizona to see the Grand Canyon:)  Yes, it is very GRAND!!!  Thanks to everyone that left all the great comments everyday:)

First, here is a new blog award that I found in my mailbox!  I love it and will share it with a few people.  There are no rules, just pass it on!!

Gloria-Girlia Cards
Melissa-Moe Creations
Angi-Cokie Pop
Alice-Alice Brown Creations
Kristen-Fantabulously Pink
Sherrie K-Sherrie Scraps with Passion

And now to the Blogaversary Winners!

Day 1

Jessica @ Chick-n-Scrap

Day 3

Frank-lee speaking @ Scrapper in the making

Day 5
Esther @ For the Joy of Creating

Please email me your addresses ASAP, so I can get your prizes out to you.  Thanks again to everyone!  Make sure you stop by Girlia and see if you are winner!!!

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!!!

Good Morning, hope everyone is having a great weekend!  I would like to wish all the Dad's a HAPPY FATHER's DAY!!!!  Here is a card, I made for my husband from our dogs and I.  We have Yorkies, all boys and yes they are our children.  I have an awesome husband and they have a super Dad.  I just wanted him to know how much we love him!!!!

Also, don't forget today is the last day to join in on the Blogaversary goodies!  Winners will be announced Wednesday, June 22nd!  Thanks for stopping by! 

MAG Challenge #31/ MAG DT Call

Hello and welcome to another Friday of MAG Challenge!!!  This week is challenge #31 you have to use Pagoda, page 52.  At MAG, you have to use only the cut and images on the specific page.  Also, we use our winners of the weekly challenges to be guest designers, so make sure you enter in the fun! This month our grand prize is a Peachy Keen $20 gift card!!

I have some great news!!!  Melissa, Girlia and I want to try a Design Team for MAG!!!! So, if you are interested in being part of this fabulous design team and love making cards, scrapbook layouts or craft projects, we'd love to hear from you! Submissions will be taken until Friday, July 1st @ 11:59pm (EST). All you have to do is:

1. Send an email with a link to your blog

2. Send a list of your Cricut cartridges

3. Create a new project that's never been posted (cannot be posted until after July 8th)

4. Use Simply Charmed Pg. 39 only for your project

5. Post a new project biweekly from July 8th to September 30

6. Be creative!!

Stop by MAG for more details!!!

 

So, here is my project, I used scraps, hooray scraps!!!! Thanks for stopping by:)

Happy Blogaversary!!!!

HOORAY!!!!   Today is officially my Blogaversary:)  Thanks to everyone that showed so much love this week!  I read each and every comment.  Thanks to the new followers.  I am sad to see it end:(

Happy Blogaversary to Girlia, we are sharing our special occasion.  So, as Partners in Crafting, we teamed up to bring you 5 days of giveaways.  You have until Sunday, June 19th @ 11:59pm (EST) to leave a comment.  Also, you must be a follower. 

It has been a blast!  THANKS!!!  Now onto the candy!  So, here is my candy for today, you must be a follower and leave a comment. You have until, Sunday, June 19, 11:59pm (EST) Don't forget to stop by today and show Girlia some love!!!!  Again, Thanks so much, u all ROCK!!!!

Blogaversary Day 4

WOW, I am having so much fun!!!! I so enjoy reading your comments.  Everyday the excitement grows, tomorrow is the big day!  I am taking a deep breath:)  Thanks to everyone new and old, know that your kindness is greatly appreciated! 

Today, Girlia takes another turn to showcase her talent and do a giveaway! In case you do not know yet, Girlia and I share the same Blogaverary!! So, we are having a joint event to celebrate as "Partners in Crafting"!!!!!!!!!  It has been a great ride:)

Thanks again, so much!!! Remember you have until Sunday, June 19th @ 11:59pm EST to leave a comment for all the giveaways. You must be a follower:) Please leave a way for us to contact you!! See you tomorrow:)  We give away a cartridge, which one will it be, stay tuned to see!!!!

Blogaversary Day 3

If you are looking for "CTO Challenge #18", click here!!!

Hello and thanks for stopping back by to visit me today!!  I really appreciate you helping Girlia and I celebrate our One Year Blogaversary!!!!  If you have missed the past 2 days of giveaways, please feel free to check back on both our blogs!  We will be having a Partner in Crafting tag team going on until the true Blogaversary day of June 16th.  On this day, we both will be giving away a cartridge, u must be a follower to win!!!  

So here is my project for the day, I used Rock Princess cut @ 4".  I want to say thanks again for making this past year so amazing! 

So, here is my candy for today, you must be a follower and leave a comment. You have until, next Sunday, June 19, 11:59pm (EST) Don't forget to stop by and show Girlia some love!!!!

CTO Challenge #18

If you are looking for "Blogaversary Day 3", click here!!!

Hello, thanks for stopping by! It is time for another CTO Challenge:) The challenge blog has challenges that help you create cards that can be used all throughout the year to recognize those special events in our lives.

Our theme this week for Challenge #18 is "Birthday (must use a party hat)".  All you have to do is post an entry to CTO, no later than Sunday, June 19th by 11:59PM (EST)

Visit Celebrate the Occasion and enter your project, this month we are giving away the a "Peachy Keen $20 gift card"!!   Here is my project, I used Divine Swirls embossing folder, Celebrations cartridge (party hat) and PTI die and Boy Basics stamp set:)  I am really loving their stamps and coordinating dies!!!

Blogaversary Day 2

Thanks so much for all the love you shared yesterday and all year! Today, Girlia takes her turn to showcase her talent and do a giveaway! In case you do not know yet, Girlia and I share the same Blogaverary!!  So, we are having a joint event to celebrate as "Partners in Crafting"!!!!!!!!!  Wow, a year sure goes fast")

There were some questions about the "Alien" stamp I use yesterday.  First, it is a rubber stamp, and I purchased it from Sparkle and Sprinkle.  Second, I used Crayola Colored Pencils and Odorless Mineral Spirits. 

Thanks again, so much!!!   Remember you have until Sunday, June 19th @ 11:59pm EST to leave a comment for all the giveaways.  You must be a follower:)  Please leave a way for us to contact you!!  See you tomorrow:)

Blogaversary Day 1

Hello, I am so excited!!!! June 16th is my 1 year Blogaversary!!!  I just want to truly "THANK" each of you that have made this so much fun.  I have met some great people and developed awesome friendships.  I never even knew what a blog was, let alone have one! 

Girlia's Blogaversary is on the same day! What are the chances.  We met last year in October, thanks to Melissa.  Thanks for inviting me to skype.  Because of that one call, we have "MAG Challenge by the Page"!!!!  So, Girlia and I decided to celebrate over a few days as "Partners in Crafting"!  Here is how it will work, we will take turns posting and doing giveaways and on June 16th, which is our true Blogaversary, we will both post and have giveaways!!!!!  So come on and join in on the fun and stop by our blogs :)

This card is for all my followers, that leave such awesome comments, that make me want to continue to create and share!!!!!!!!!

 

So, here is my candy for today, you must be a follower and leave a comment.  You have until, next Sunday, June 19, 11:59pm (EST)  Don't forget to stop by and show Girlia some love!!!!

Mary, Mary

Good evening, I have another post!  This is my free digi stamp from Designed2Delight.  The digi this week is Mary, Mary quite contrary!!!!  They have a weekly challenge every Friday and if you enter you get the next week free!  This has helped me with practicing, so you will get to see me grow:)  Thanks for stopping by and have a gret weekend!!!!!

I used colored pencils, odorless mineral spirits and scraps!  Thanks Dilsaver for your help:)

MAG Challenge #30

HOORAY, SCHOOL IS OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!   I think I may be a little happy about this:)  So, I hope everyone is doing great.  It is time for another MAG Challenge.  Make sure you check out MAG next week, we have a special announcement coming!!!!

So, on to this week's challenge.  We had to use "Smiley Cards", page 54.  The cartridge was a download for the GYPSY last year, so that is the only way you can access it.  For MAG, you can ONLY use the specific page/images on the page mentioned.  However, you can used any other embellishments in your stash, which makes it a true challenge. 

Also, this month @ MAG, we are giving away a "Peachy Keen $20 gift card"!  So you must play to win!! Also, we use our winners as guest designers, who knows you could be our next guest designer.  So, stop by and join in!!!

For my card, I only used the hat.  The face is a circle punch, with a cute Peachy Keen face.  I was so glad for this challenge because I've had that cute face sitting on my desk for about 2 or 3 months wondering what to do with it!  So here it is, thanks for stopping by!!!

Dilsaver Designs Challenge

Hello, I want to first "THANK" Lucianna @ DilsaverDesigns for being so kind.  She created this digi stamp for those of us that wanted to learn how to color using colored pencils.  She taped 4 tutorial videos to walk us through it step by step.  If you would like to learn, stop by her blog and leave her your email address and she will send it to you.  She is a great teacher!!!!

This my first try at doing hair, I think it is ok.  I am giving this to a coworker that has a birthday tomorrow.  This process has made me more comfortable with trying my copics.  So I know what I will be doing this summer:)  Make sure you stop by Dilsaver's blog.  Again, I want to say thanks! I will be linking my digi to a challenge she has going on @ her blog!!!

Happy Retirement/ Blog Hop winner

Good evening, I am so excited about my post tonight!  Our speech teacher at school is retiring and I wanted to wish her well.  So, the digi from Designed2Delight came in handy:)  I had so much fun coloring this, I used my Crayola Colored Pencils and Odorless Mineral Spirits.  I so love this technique, I know it is not new.  However, it is new to me and I am in love:)  I watched StampTV and Dilsaver Designs. 

Also, the winner for the CTO Pool Party Blog Hop is #27 DoubleClickConnections AKA abusybee!!!!!  Congrats, you have until Sunday to claim your prize!!!  Please email me your store choice and your address!  Thanks for hopping with us:)  Thanks for all the kind comments that were left!!!

CTO Pool Party Blog Hop

Hello and thanks for stopping by! Welcome to Celebrate the Occasion Pool Party Blog Hop, if you are coming from Girlia, you are on the right track! If you are just stopping by to visit me, head over to Celebrate the Occasion and start there to see all the great projects and enter for some blog candy!!

This blog hop is to showcase the designers, check out the great Pool Party projects and a chance to win some blog candy! For this hop, I wanted to try something different, that I had never made!  I created a Twisted Easel Card, it was pretty easy!  I watched Mary @ CardzTV tutorial.  I used Sesame Street Seasons, Cookie Monster is cut @ 5"!  I cut him big, so all the small pieces would be easier to handle:)  Also, because my card stands tall, I flip my card backwards to close.   Sentiment (Party Animal) is My Pink Stamper.  I found this great paper @ the scrapbook expo I attend in April.

Now onto what is really important, BLOG CANDY! $15 gift card to Michael's, Joann's or Hobby Lobby, your choice!!! Leave one comment, become a friend if you like (not necessary) and a way for me to contact you! All comments must be left by Sunday, June 5th, 11:59 PM (EST). Thanks and have fun!!!!

Now hop on over to Amy to see her great work!

Here is the line up of the blog hop just in case you get lost:

CTO-http://celebratetheoccasion.blogspot.com/

Ivette-http://www.allaboutmeandmyscrapbook.blogspot.com/

Girlia-http://girliascards.blogspot.com/

Adrian-http://byadrian4u.blogspot.com// (you are here)

Amy-http://www.lovetocrop.com/

Nicole-http://nadialax13.blogspot.com/

Amber-http://my3escrapbooking.blogspot.com/

Rayna-http://purplepeepstechniques.blogspot.com/

Lisa-http://prettypaperprettyribbons.blogspot.com/

Melissa-http://melissa-moecreations.blogspot.com/

Diana-http://www.dianamlarson.blogspot.com/

Kristen-http://fantabulouslypink.blogspot.com/

Katie-http://kwilliamskreations.blogspot.com/

Nicole-http://www.creativedelightsbynicole.blogspot.com/

Linda-http://www.fancyframework.com/

Maquel-http://papermaineiac.blogspot.com/

Mary-http://marebearscraps.blogspot.com/

Judy Ann-http://craftyjar.blogspot.com/

Lucianna-http://dilsaverdesigns.blogspot.com/

Laverne-http://www.acraftershaven.blogspot.com/

Just a Note!

Hello, it is Friday and 3 more days of school:)   I can see the light at the end of the tunnel!!!!!!  So, since it is Friday, it's time for another MAG Challenge!!   This week we used a cartridge from the Gypsy, Gypsy Wanderings.  I had fun making this card! 

So, stop by MAG and play along, this month we are giving away a "Peachy Keen $20 gift certificate".  You can only win, if you play!    MAG is a weekly challenge, that uses only a specific page and cartridge.  Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!!!

Recipe

Gypsy Wanderings  Border feature

Performance Matstack   DCWV

Nestabilities

White and Brown Gel Pen

Ribbon