a little more SHUGAH pleeeease!!!

You know me..... you can NEVER have too much SHUGAH! LOL!! Ok, I think this is my last Valentine card for you this year. I just couldn't resist using this ADORABLE image for this year's Valentine's Day cards. Ain't she just TOO STINKIN CUTE!! This was one of those "LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT" images for me. And she's just one of the many SUPER CUTE images over at Prairie Fairy Designs. I fell head over heels for this little cutie and couldn't resist picking up a few others too! Now I'm just itching to use 'em!!

For today's card, I Followed The Recipe in the Catered Crop's new FTR5 challenge! Our inspiration for this week's recipe was Denise's card HERE!

Soooooo CUTE! Ok, so here are the ingredients for this week's challenge:

• Cardstock – red, pink and white CHECK!
• Pattern Paper – geometric or repeating patterns CHECK!
• Stamps– an image with a sheep/lamb, mother/child, kisses, or a sentiment about love CHECK!
• Color Mediums – Copic markers, black or blue ink CHECK, CHECK!
• Tools – art sponges; square or scallop die cuts or punches; embossing folders CHECK, CHECK, CHECK!
• Embellishments – ribbon, brads, tag CHECK, CHECK, CHECK!!
• Techniques– sponging or air brushing a sky CHICK! (Whoops! I meant CHECK!)

Ok, so as you can see even though I used almost ALL the ingredients, my card looks totally different. That's the GREAT thing about the FTR challenges! You can use one, two, three or as many of the ingredients as you want on your project. So let's face it, almost ANY card will work right? You betcha, so get your cards linked up to the new FTR#5 challenge and you could be the lucky winner of a $30 gift certificate to Stampotique Originals. WOWZERS!! Now that's what I'm squawking about!! LOL!! I'm also entering this card into Prairie Fairy's "Fairy Fun Friday" challenge. Whew - say that three times real fast!! {snort!}

Okee dokee, that's it from the hen house today! I hope you hens have a MARVELOUS Monday!! {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:

Digital Image - Prairie Fairy Designs; CS - SU Very Vanilla & Cherry Cobbler; DP - My Minds Eye - Be LOVED collection; Copics; Momento Tuxedo Black Ink; Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Vintage Photo; Sponge; Martha Stewart Glitter; Heart Brad; Nestabilities; Cuttlebug Swiss Dot Embossing Folder; Ribbon - Papertrey Ink; Button; Twine; Glossy Accents

I'm just a LOVE machine....

Pffffft!! I just couldn't resist making that sentiment for this image!! LOL!! This is "Molly Watt" from Stamping Bella. Isn't she CUTE?? I just LOVE those springs for her hair!! I even colored them so they resemble RUST! Bwah-ha-ha-ha!!

Ok now, before I get to the details of the card I wanted to let you hens in on my news!! Linda from the Catered Crop has asked me to be one of her challenge designers!! Woo-hoo!! If you've never been to Linda's blog, well you HAVE TO GO!! Seriously, she has the most AMAZING blog EVER!! Now not only does she have a really cool blog, but she has a new challenge called "Follow the Recipe". The challenge couldn't be simpler either, just use ANY of the recipe ingredients from the winner of last week's challenge. Yup, that's it, use ANY ingredient!! And GUESS WHO was last week's winner? MEEEEEE!! Yippee - skippeee!!


Ok-ok, soooooo today's card is my take on the new Follow The Recipe challenge - FTR #4 and here are the ingredients I used from that recipe:

• Canson Mango Fanboy CS
• Copics
• Prismacolor Pencils
• Stitched Ribbon tied in a Bubbly Bow
• Sponging with Chalk Ink
• Sewing Machine
• Border Punch
• Oval Die
• Momento Tuxedo Black Ink

Directions: I stamped Molly onto some Canson Manga Fanboy CS and colored her with my Copics. I cut her out with my Nestabilities and sponged some chalk ink around the edges. I matted her on some SU Basic Black CS and stitched around the edges. I adhered her to this great DP from Cosmo Cricket's Joy Ride collection and added some twine and a Bubbly Bow to finish!! Don'tcha just LOVEEEE Molly??? Me tooooo!

Now, not only can you play along in Linda's new challenge (which has PRIZES by the way!) but if you use Kraft CS on your card, you can also enter your card in my That's Krafty Thursday challenge too! Woo-hoo!! Did you see how many participants we already have in this week's TKT #46 challenge?? Now that's what I'm squawkin' about!! You hens ROCK!!

Before I leave you today, I have to tell you what I did this weekend. My DH and I installed a flat screen TV in the spare bedroom. Ummm, that may not sound like a big deal but I wanted it mounted on the wall and NO WIRES showing! Ok, you get the picture now right? Yup, that meant we had to drop cable and electric down the wall and install new outlets for each behind the set. Welllllll, I bet you'll never guess who had to CRAWL IN THE ATTIC?? Uh-huh, yours truly!!! Now have I ever mentioned to you hens that I'm CLAUSTROPHOBIC?? And of course this was the upstairs attic so there's not much of a pitch to that roof, in other words, CRAMPED BIG TIME!!

Here's how the conversation went:
Me - "You're goin' up right?"
DH - "No, you said you were!"
Me - "NO I DIDN'T!!!"
DH - "YES YOU DID!"
Me - "NO!!! I DIDN'T!!"
DH - "Well I'm too BIG, YOU have to go!"
Me - "WHAT?? I'LL HAVE A HEART ATTACK!!"
DH - "Well I'm too BIG!!!"
Me - "UGGGGGHHHH"

Sooooo, I DID and I'm still here so I didn't have a heart attack but it took nearly two hours before my heart began beating normal again!! Actually, my DH was real good, he never left the attic entry and kept talking to me the whole time telling me what I needed to do and I had it done in less than a half an hour. Not bad but I've been thinking about this..... I think this is a really good reason to put on about 50lbs whatcha think? Then I can say, "I'm TOO BIG!!!!" too! LOL!!!

Okee dokee, that's it from the hen house today! I hope you hens have a MAGNIFICENT Monday! {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:
Rubber Stamps - Stamping Bella; CS - SU Basic Black & Basic Gray, Canson Mango Fanboy; DP - Cosmo Cricket Joy Ride; Saddle Stitched Ribbon - Papertrey Ink; Momento Tuxedo Black Ink; Nestabilities; Border Punch - Fiskars; Copics; Prismacolor Pencils; Chalk Ink; Button; Twine; SU Small Oval Punch; Brads; Colorbox Chalk Ink