Curtain Call 67 Live simply..love much

Happy Sunday everyone!

How is your weekend going so far? We had the most gorgeous day yesterday...the temperatures climbed all the way up to 68 Fahrenheit and we just had to be outside!!! Sarah's team won the basketball game...yeah! Mimi and I had a fun time at the birthday party :) and  I did have a chance to create a new pendant with a matching ring...yeah! I'll be able to show it to you next week, when I get it back!

Anyway, onto my card...this one is for this weeks Curtain Call Act 67. Check out the color combo this week.....

I must admit the Almost Amethyst totally threw me off...LOL!!! But after trying a few different ideas I came up with this card.......

I finally had a chance to ink up some of my PTI images again...they have been poorly neglected. I combined the Falling Leaves Set with the flowers from the Merry Little Christmas Set and the sentiment is from the Little Bitty Bird Set. It's a pretty straight forward CAS design....hope you like it :) ???

Oh, before I forget...I replaced the Cajun Craze with Really Rust. The matching Stitched Ribbon is also from PTI and it's from the Terracotta Tile Collection and so are the Buttons!

I've been asked several times on how I created my bows....I'm using a Bow Easy.....a must have!!! Next I was asked how I *curl* my Scrap Floss...I'm using my SU Piercing Tool and basically just twist the Floss tightly around the long front needle until I'm at the end of my Floss. I pull the curled Floss off very gently so it stays nice and neat...voila! Try it and let me know how you like it :) ?!? If you have any questions please e-mail me directly at silkeledlow@yahoo.com. I'm more than happy to answer your questions!

Anyway, now it's time to check out the rest of the Curtain Call Team ~  

                                     Christina MacLaren ~ Seaglass & Sentiments
                                     Jean Martin ~ Stampin' Scrapper
                                     Julie Lacey ~ Stamps & Taxes
                                     Laurel Seabrook  ~ Seabrook Designs
                                     Makiko Jones ~ MakInk Studio 
                                     Monika Davis ~ M.A.D. Stamper
                                     Piali Biswas ~ Touch of Creation
                                     Stacey Schafer ~ Stacey's Stamping Stage
                             

Please don't forget to check out our fabulous January Guest Designer, Danielle Daws!!!

Thank you so much for stopping by today...I'll be back on Tuesday hosting the next Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge!!! I'd be thrilled if you stopped by to play along...have a great Sunday! Hugs ~S~

ODBDSLC46, C4C72 Faith...and more!

Happy Saturday everyone!

Hope you all get to enjoy your weekend to the fullest!!! Our girls are playing in some basketball tournaments this morning and in the afternoon Mimi is invited to one of her girlfriends birthday parties! It's at our local pottery place and I'm actually very excited we are going there, because the last time we went I made some earrings and a ring...you can see the pictures HERE. Can't wait to work on something new!!!

I'm also excited to share my newest card I made for this weeks ODBDSLC46 and the C4C72. The ODBD theme is to *USE BLUE* on your creation, not just a little...as your main color!!! The C4C theme for this week is to create a project using *Vintage or Shabby Chic* elements. As always swing by the challenge blogs and read the requirements on how to play along!!!

The Psalm I used is from the ODBD Faith Set. I created a long card today...the measurements are 3 1/2" x 6". My card base is Vanilla and I added a punched out decorative Marina Mist border on top....I actually used two individual Vanilla CS and added the Marina Mist CS in the center. If you want a really good 2-side gluing tape then check out the awesome Scor-Tapes...got to love that stuff...LOL!!! They come in different sizes and I also like that!!!

Anyway, the DP in the BG is from the older SU Bella Blue Collection I adhered it to the Marina Mist CS. I also distressed the edges and added the matching Marina Mist Satin Ribbon. The Psalm was placed on a Beaded Oval Nestabilitie. Did I mention I'm the proud owner of the new Grand Callibur??? Love that machine!!!! Next I embellished the card with some Silver Pearls, some Rhinestone Flourishes, a Silver Button with some Scrap Floss, some matching Roses I received from my ODBD sister Sabrina and of course the punched out butterfly!

Now it's time to check out the gorgeous blue cards the ODBD challenge team has created ~ Sabrina, Chris, Francie, Pat and please don't forget to swing by the C4C blog for all the gorgeous creations the Crazy team has created!!!

Have a fabulous weekend!!! See ya soon and thank you for stopping by...hugs ~S~

Here are a few more challenges I played as well:

Pile it On #4 ~ Love is in the Air ( I love Jesus!!!)
Aud Sentiments #20 ~ Love theme
Paper Sundaes #53 ~ Distressing
Crafty Purple Frog ~ Distressing
Tuesday Throwdown #33 ~ Distressing
Stamping Vacation ~ You are in my Heart ( definitely Jesus)
Do you stack up? #4 ~ Patterned Paper
Gingerloft #10 ~ Things that fly!
Stamp R Us #13 ~ Animal (butterfly)
Tip Top Tuesday #19 ~ Fabulous Flowers
Kaboodle Doodles #51 ~ Bling it Up!
Let's Ink It Up # 8 ~ No Digi images..Anything Goes

Just Add Ink #53 Hello.....

Happy TGIF!!!

It's been a super busy week....and as always I'm looking forward to my weekend!!! Gosh, time seem to just run away from me these past few month and I can't hardly believe we are stiring towards February...yikes!!!

Nevertheless, I squeezed in some stampin' time and created this sweet card. I was inspired by this weeks Just Add Ink #53 which was an Inspiration Challenge and here is the picture to it.....

Here is my take on it.....

My Guest Designer gig with Meljen's Digi Design is coming to an end and I just wanted to tell Melissa and Nicole how much I enjoyed coloring up these fabbo digi images they so kindly let me choose!!! *Thank you* for inviting me to play along with you all!!!

So, my last card is showing this super cute flower image called Tulip Buggies. The name alone made me giggle...LOL!!! After printing the image out I started coloring it with Copic Markers and embellished the card with Daffodil Delight Satin Ribbon and a matching Button, Scrap Floss and  lots and lots of Silver Pearls.

If you missed all my previous Meljen's cards...you can check them out right HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE!!!

Have a wonderful evening...I'll be back shortly with another card!!! Hugs ~S~

FTTC102 Feel Better Soon.....and more!!!

Happy Tuesday everyone!

Hope you all had a fabulous weekend??? I really enjoyed my Sunday....I had a chance to sleep in just a little bit longer. My hubby took our two older daughters to church and I got to hang out with my sweet little Mimi....she is the BEST snuggler and we had so much fun :) watching Disney Channel...yeah!!!   

Anyway, today we are having a new Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge ~ FTTC102 for you!!! Cindy is our host and she is challenging us to add some *HARDWARE* to our creations!!! For my card I added a SU Silver Ribbon Slider and some Silver Brads. I have tons of hardware leftover...I'm so glad I finally have a chance to use some..yeah!!!

The image is from the beautiful Cherry Blossoms Set and the sentiment is from the Apple of my Eye Set. I started out with some White CS and embellished the background with some DP from the SU Blushing Bride Print Collection. The long strip is Kraft CS and I added some PTI Plum Pudding Ribbon on top. At last I added my hardware and some Glitter.
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My color inspiration is from this weeks CR84FN12 and the layout is from this weeks Sweet Sunday Sketch #101 (as you can tell I flipped the layout sideways).

Please make sure to check out the rest of the team ~  Cindy, Dee,  Maki, Betty and Tammy!!!

Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by today!!! Hope you get a chance to play along with us?!?
Have a wonderful day and I'll see you soon...hugs ~S~

Here are are a few more challenges I've played as well:

Belli Challenge #109 ~ The Letter *P* ( Pink, Purple, Pattern Paper)

4 Crafty Chicks #21 ~ Recipe Challenge

Simon Says ~ Bingo (Brads/Flowers/Ribbon)
Stamping Vacation ~ Pick Three (mine are Ribbon, Glitter and White BG)
Delicious Doodles #9 ~ Get Well   

Do you stack up??? #3 ~ Use Pink
Tellen's Place ~ Dot, Dot, Dot it!
Simply Create #35 ~ Use Punches or Die Cuts
One Stitch At A Time #46 ~ As you like it (mine are flowers)
Penny's Paper-Crafty #45 ~ Anything Goes
Fuzzy Wuzzy #5 ~ Anything Goes
Paper Cutz #75 ~ Anything Goes
Wee Memories #40 ~ Free Choice

Curtain Call Act 66 Take Flight....

Hello friends!

I'm keeping this post short, because I'm super tired! It was a long day and I'm heading to bed! The conference went really well and I'm so happy :) that everything ran very smooth!!!

Here are the colors for the Curtain Call Act 66.

Here is my take on it.....

I'm using the beautiful PTI Life Set and the sentiment is from the Butterfly Dreams Set. Pretty straight forward card :) !!!

Make sure to hop over to Stacey's blog to see all the other participants!!!

Sweet dreams....and I'll see you soon!!! Hugs ~S~

ODBDSLC45 It's a Sketch!!

Happy Saturday again!!!

If you are here for my C4C card please scroll down :) !!!

My second card today is for the ODBDSLC45. Chris created this beautiful Sketch for us to try!!!

Here is my idea....

My color inspiration for this card came from this weeks Shabby Tea Room #45.

My card today is pretty straight forward....I used the beautiful Fleur de Lis Border Set and the Psalm is from the Path of Life Set. The beautiful Design Paper is from the Webster Collection. I dressed the card up with some Brown Pearls, some Laced Ribbon, some fun Brown Checker Ribbon and an Antique Brad.

Please make sure to visit my team members ~ Sabrina, Chris, Francie and Pat.

If you decide to try this Sketch, then make sure to use the keyword  *ODBDSLC45* when you uploade and please link your card to this ODBD post.  

Have a wonderful weekend and I'll see you again tomorrow!!! Hugs ~S~

C4C71, CTD125 I Love You....and more!

Aloha friends!!!

What a week it has been....I wish I could say I'm glad it is weekend, but unfortunately mine is cut short...I have to work today!!! We are hosting a conference....wanna check it out??? Your can read all about it right HERE. Hope everything will run smooth :) we have over 400 people coming?!?

Anyway, I know you are not here to chat about my work...how about a card??? Maria is still our host over at the Crazy 4 Challenge ~ C4C71!!! She has created this Sketch for us to try and I hope you have a chance to play along ?!?

Here is my take on it.....

Can you tell I tweaked the Sketch a bit??? I created a regular size card instead of the square size!!! The super sweet birdie image is from the Meljen's digi design and it's called Love Birds....perfect for two *love birds*...LOL!!! I think I'll give this card to my hubby for Valentine :) !!!

The colors were inspired by this weeks CTD125 ~ Pear Pizzazz, Kraft and Blushing Bride.

The image was colored with Copic Markers ~ C0, C1, C2, E00, E55, YG67, YG91, RV23, R000 and Colorless Blender. I found this sweet Heart Doily at Walmart...it came with some bigger white ones..... definitely a must have :) !!! The DP is from an older SU leftover stash and the rest of the card was embellished with some Ribbon, Heart Trinkets, Silver Pearls, a punched out Heart Border. At last I added some piercing...voila!

Please make sure to swing by the C4C Blog to check out all the fabulous ideas the Crazy Team had!!! I'll be back later with another new card...see ya then!!! Hugs ~S~

Here a few more challenges I played along:

Really Reasonable Ribbon #16 ~ Heart theme and Ribbon
Marks Finest Paper #38 ~ Use Hearts
Secret Crafter #118 ~ It's a Couple Thing
Copic Creations #42 ~ Anything New plus Copics (digi image and heart doily)
Tuesday Throwdown  #32 ~ Valentine
Fresh Brewed  #31 ~ Love/Valentines
Aud's Sentiments #20 - Love Theme
AI Factory #64 ~ Anything Goes
Digi Doodles Shop #43 ~ Anything Goes
Crafty Pad #104 ~ Something New (digi image and heart doily)
Paper Take Weekly ~ Ribbons and Pearls
My Time To Craft #124 ~ Spots and Dots
Stampin' Royalty #55 ~ Anything with Wings

FTTC 101 Sweet Friend....and more!!!

Happy Tuesday!

*Thank You* all so much for playing our 100th Celebration Blog Hop last week!!! All of your entries were absolutely beautiful and I had so much fun seeing all of your ideas!!! We will announce the winners on Thursday...so please stay tuned and good luck to you all!!!

Today, Dee is hosting the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge ~ FTTC101!!! She is challenging us to *GO BIG*...create a ~ 5" x 7" ~ card/project. Easy peasy right...have fun!!!

We also have some exciting news. Our sweet Barbara moved up to the Senior Design Team ~ CONGRATS Barbara!!! And we are having a new playmate....yeah! Please help us welcome Tammy Hershberger!!! Tammy we are thrilled to have you :) !!!

Here is my big and tall card.......

I used the beautiful Apple of My Eye Set. The colors were inspired by this weeks CR84FN11.

Making a large card like this wasn't as easy as I thought...LOL...but to the rescue came this beautiful apple image. The image was inked in Memento Rich Cocoa and colored with various Copic Markers ~ R0000, R000, R00, R14, R17, R27, YG11, G24, G0000, Y15, E27 and Colorless Blender. The DP is from an older SU Collection and I added a punched out Flower Border (Martha Stewart). The yummy Chocolate Satin Ribbon is also from an older SU stash. At last I finished the card off with some Silver Pearls, a Silver Button and some Brown Scrap Floss.  

Now it's time to check out the rest of the team ~  Cindy, Dee,  Maki, Betty and Tammy!!!

Thank you for stopping by today!!! I'm taking a few days off and see you again on Friday...hugs ~S~

Aud Sentiment #19 ~ Only *2 Words* (mine are *Sweet Friend*)
Pile It On #3 ~ Anything Goes
Glitterbabes #27 ~ Anything Goes
Stamp Something ~ Anything Goes
Patties's Creations #10 ~ Anything Goes
Stamp, Scrap & Doddles ~ Anything Goes
Copic Creations #42 ~ What's New? (Button, Copic R0000)
Paper Sundaes ~ My fav challenge was #50...Something New
My Partner in Crime #17 ~ Something New
Cupcake Craft #124 ~ Something New
Creative Inspirations Paint ~ Bling
Ooh La La #71 ~ Bling It On
By the Cute and Girly ~ Bling It On
Delicious Doodles #8 ~ Use 3 Colors (Red, Kraft and Brown)

Blog Hop Celebration!!!

Happy Monday!!!

Today I'm particating in a fun BLOG HOP with lots of stampers!!! My blogging friend Glenda Wyatt is celebrating her 100th Challenge and invited me to play along!
The theme for this hop is *USING RED* on your project !!! Most of you already know how much I L.O.V.E the color *red* and I just had to join in the fun :) today!!! Glenda is offering some BLOG CANDY as well ...so don't forget to check out her blog for all the information on how to play along!!!

I couldn't resist using this super sweet bird image from the Flourishes Love Nest Set for today's card. The sentiment is from the Flourishes I Love Roses Set. I added some PTI Design Paper and a punched out heart border. I embellished the rest of the card with some Silver Pearls, some Red Satin Ribbon, a Silver Button and some Red Scrap Floss.

Please make sure to check out the rest of all the stamper's that have joined in the Blog Hop fun:

Allison Fillo
Allison Miles
Beate Johns
Belinda Chang-Langner
Carly Robertson
Cheiron Brandon
Chris Sather
Dawn Stein
Donna Hitz
Elena Shacochis
Geeta Suggs
Jenn Shurkus
Jennie Moczan
Jill Grace
Joan Jeffery
June Gibbons
Kamila Younkman
Krystie Lee Hersch
Lori Barnett
Lyndsay Breid
Meghan Fahey
Michelle Clark
Michelle Mathey
Michelle Woerner
Nance Lempinen-Leedy
Sherry Czarnecki
Teresa Kline

Thank you so much for stopping by today! Have a wonderful day and I'll see you again tomorrow with another card!!! Hugs ~S~

Curtain Call 65 Happy Birthday......

Aloha friends!

The weather is finally starting to warm up around here! Which put's me in a much happier mood...yeah!!! We had a busy day today...girls had their basketball games this morning and after we came home we started some *spring cleaning*! Our Christmas tree is finally gone...LOL...wahooo! Now that I'm working full-time things don't get done as often anymore and since we have a long  holiday weekend here in the US I thought it be a good time to get crackin'...!!!

Stacey, also helped me getting into the spring mood with her fabulous Curtain Call Act 65 colors this week...check them out!!!

Totally fun bright colors right?!?  Here is my idea.... 

I used a fun SU Flower Set called *For All You Do*. I love this Set, because you can use so many different colors with it!!! The Design Paper in the background is from the SU Pacific Point Prints Collection. I embellished my card with a matching PTI Stitched Ribbon and some White Lace Ribbon on the bottom. I found these beautiful Silver Buttons at Michael's on the discount rack...definitely and an awesome fine! I added some matching Karen Foster Scrap Floss in the center and topped all the flower off with some Silver Pearls..voila!!!

Please make sure to check out the rest of the Curtain Call team:       

                                     Christina MacLaren ~ Seaglass & Sentiments
                                     Jean Martin ~ Stampin' Scrapper
                                     Julie Lacey ~ Stamps & Taxes
                                     Laurel Seabrook  ~ Seabrook Designs
                                     Makiko Jones ~ MakInk Studio 
                                     Monika Davis ~ M.A.D. Stamper
                                     Piali Biswas ~ Touch of Creation
                                     Stacey Schafer ~ Stacey's Stamping Stage
                             

Please don't forget to check out our January Guest Designer, Danielle Daws!!!

Have a fabulous weekend guys...I'll be back tomorrow with a fun card and some fun news...see ya then! Hugs ~S~

ODBDSLC44 Happy Birthday and more........

Happy Saturday again!

If you are looking for my C4C card please scroll down one post!

It's also time for a new ODBD Challenge ~ ODBDSLC44. This week we are are challenging you to *Wing your creation*!!! Use either a winged image, embellishments, or design paper....We are looking forward to your idea!!!

For my card today I used one of my older favorite ODBD Sets called *Happy Birthday*. I inked the image iin Memento Black and colored with these Copic Markers ~ C0, C1, C2,  G12, G24, Y15, YG11, BV0000, BV08, YR07 and Colorless Blender. My top background was embossed with a Dotted Embossing Folder. On the bottom part I added some PTI Design Paper and Ribbon as well as an SU Antique Brad. To add a little more interest I added a punched out border, some scoring & piercing as well as some Silver Pearls. At last I bedazzled the flowers with some Dazzling Diamond Glitter. Hope you like it???

Please make sure to check out the gorgeous ideas from the rest of the team ~ Sabrina, Chris, Francie and Pat . If you decide to play along with us please make sure to use the keyword  *ODBDSLC44* and please link your card to this ODBD post.  

Have a wonderful nice long weekend and I'll see you again tomorrow!!! Hugs ~S~

Here are a few more challenges I've entered:

Incy Wincy #76 ~ Go Dotty
Paper Sundaes #51 ~ Circles
Aly's Sunday Challenge #33 ~ Things with wings (butterflies)
Fuzzy Wuzzy #5 ~ Anything Goes & animal as focus point
Stampin' B's ~ Use a Die Cut

C4C70 Thank You and more....

Happy Saturday everyone!!!

Gosh I can't belive how much I love my weekends now! The fun part it's gonna be a looooong weekend...yeah!!! With the holiday on Monday I'm really looking forward to get some stuff done around here!!! Today we are off to see the girls play basketball again....they definitely keep us busy!

Anyway, it's time for another Crazy 4 Challenge ~ C4C70. Maria is doing a wonderful job hosting this month and today she is challenging us to create a *THANK YOU* card/project! Easy peasy right...so come and play along with us! We also have a Sponser ~ Flower Soft ~ this week so make to stop by the C4C Blog for all the info!!!

It's already my third week guest designing for Meljen's Designs and today I'm showing off a sweet image called Little Girl Bear Hugs. Isn't it stinkin' cute?!?

My inspiration to created this card came from this weeks Moxie Fab Trigger Tuesday ~ Bright Spot. The image was colored with fun bright Copic Markers and embellished with a Hot Pink Flower using the PTI Beautiful Blooms I Die. The flower was topped off with a Metal Looking Button and some Pink Scrap Floss. The Stitched Ribbon is from the PTI Hibiscus Burst Collection and right below I added some Laced Ribbon.  I also decided to add some piercing to this design and then I finished the card off with my favorite Silver Pearls. The layout for this card was inspired by the fun Sweet Stop ~ SSS90 Sketch.

Thank you for taking the time to swing by today...I'll be back with another challenge card soon...see ya then!!!   Hugs ~S~

Here are a few more challenges I've entered:

Pile it On #2~ It's All About The Cute Children
Incy Wincy #76 ~ Go Dotty (my DP)
Southern Girls #10 ~ Totally Loved Up!
Spoon Full of Sugar #134 ~ Thank you
Going Grey ~ Love is in the Air
Bunny Zoe's Crafts #8 ~ Love is in the Air
Paper Play #11 ~ Cutie Patootie

HAPPY 100TH FLOURISHES TIMELESS TUESDAY BLOG HOP!!!!

HAPPY TGIF!!!

This is one special day today....Welcome to our 100th Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Blog Hop!!! I can't even begin to tell you how blessed and lucky I'm to design for Flourishes! I've been with this team for a little over 2 years and it seems like yesterday when Julie contacted me to design for Flourishes....and may I just say I almost fell of my chair and my hands were shaking....LOL!!! I truly love Flourishes!!! Not only do they have the most gorgeous images, the sweetest owners & staff, but I'm also blessed to create amongst these fabulous ladies!!! I'm also thrilled that we have so many stamper's that follow us and play with us!!! Hope you all come and help us celebrate this special occasion!!!

Remember we are giving away some awesome prizes!!! Make sure to read all the information on how to play in the Blog Hop right HERE!!!

The Blog Hop theme was to *USE YOUR FAVORITE*.....here are some of mine.........

Flourishes has gorgeous flower images ~ which are one of my favorites ~ and my first card is featuring the Butterflies & Blossoms Set. The sentiment was borrowed from the equally gorgeous Set Humming Along. The beautiful Spring colors were inspired by Mona's CR84FN10 Challenge....definitely one of my favorite Challenges too!!!

The image was inked in Memento Black and colored with Copic Markers. I embellished the card with one of my favortite Ribbons May Arts White Silk. I also added some Beaded Silver Cording...which was my favorite during the holiday season and now I'm completely out and I have to wait till next season :)....sniff !!!
I finished my card off with a matching Button, Silver Pearls and of course some Dazzling Diamond Glitter....voila!

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Onto my second card....Flourishes also has some beautiful sentiments and I'm showing them off on this card using these Thinking Of You and the Many Sentiments Sets.

Did I mention I L.O.V.E the Webster Design Paper??? Definitely another favorite of mine!!! The paper alone is amazing and it surely can make the entire card look beautiful!!! For this card I chose the Petite Papers ~ Hollywood Vogue & WonderFall Collection (unfortunately it's sold out the store right now, but please check back!)  The sentiment was stamped onto a Tag Die and I embellished it with some Black Satin Ribbon, a  Anna Griffin Brad and some sweet flowers my friend Sabrina Jackson mailed me!!!

Thank you so much for stopping by today...have fun hopping!!! I'll see you later...hugs ~S~

Here are a few challenges I played as well:

Craft Your Days Away #11 ~ Anything Goes
Scrapbook Sisters #18 ~ Anything Goes
Fuzzy Wuzzy #5 ~ Anything Goes incl. an animal (mine are butterflies)
Tip Top Tuesday #17 ~ Anything Goes
Fab' n Funky #55 ~ Let's get warm & toasty (think spring!)
Crafty Purple Frog ~ New Goodies ( My stamp set & Webster DP is new!)
Cupcake Craft #124 ~ Something New
Creative Cowgirls #4 ~ Something New
The Creative Cottage #30 ~ Something New
Pollycraft Monday #75 ~ New Things
Aly's Sunday Challenge #33 ~ Things with wings (butterflies)
4 Crafty Chicks ~ Show us some Metal  (second card)