Ink 'em if ya got 'em!

It's Bellarific Friday and today's theme is "Ink what ya haven't used". Ok, now that's sad isn't it? Who buys a stamp and doesn't use it?? Um, ME!!! Shoot, I've got so many stamps that haven't seen ink it's not funny. Ya know how that goes, right? You see it, you just HAVE to have it and you can't stand it until you do. Then you get it and for some strange reason you never seem to find the time to use it. What's up with that??? *snort*

So whatcha think of Stellarina?? SHUT UP! Ain't she GREAT?? Man I LOVE the Stella line from Stamping Bella... course you hens know that but I still have to tell ya again and again. Lookit her in her little tutu! Love her! I stamped her onto some SU Very Vanilla and colored her with my Copics. Oh, and check out this AWESOME DP wouldya!! LOVE IT!! It's from Jillibean Soup's Cabbage Stew collection. What great colors huh? I matted the DP with some SU Very Vanilla and SU Basic Black and stitched around the edges. Then I added some Glamour Dust to her wand and finished with this Scraplines sentiment which I think fits her to a tee!! MISS THANG!! Ohhh, I almost forgot... Isn't this ribbon to die for?? OMG, I found it at Stamp Simply Ribbon. Ok, gotta have more!!! If you haven't checked out Sharon's ribbon collection, you're in for a treat! Be sure to stop over at Bloggabella and check out all the Bella Babe's eye candy today, not to mention the sistahood. Uh, talkin' bout eye candy, shoo-weeeeee those sistahs are SMOKIN!!

Wanna play along with the Bella Babes next week? The Bellarific Friday theme for May 7th is May flowers. Use flower paper, flower image, flower WHATEVAH!! Email your card to Emily by Thursday evening and you could even win some cool Bella Bucks!! Can't wait to see what you come up with!

Supplies:
Rubber Stamps - Stamping Bella; DP - Jillibean Soup Cabbage Stew Collection; CS - SU Very Vanilla and Basic Black; Copics; Ribbon - Stamp Simply Ribbon'; Glamour Dust

I'm a Krafty Chick winners!!!

Shuh-zaam!! OMG, this was the MOST fun EVER!! I was SO excited to see you hens participate in my little TKT challenge. You ALL were AWESOME!! Seriously, this was HARD!!
I liked ALL of your cards SO much! But as promised, I can only pick three...
So here are my That's Krafty Thursday TOP THREE!!



CONGRATULATIONS!!! YOU are the first That's Krafty Thursday KRAFTY CHICKS!!
You can click on each thumbnail above to visit each winner's blog. I'm sure they'd love to get a cluck or two from the hens! Stop by and give 'em a {{{hen hug}}}, k?


So onto my card for today..... This little image is from the Love is Sweet set from Taylored Expressions. I used the TESC 110 for this card and I really liked this sketch.
I pulled out this older DP from Crate Paper's Cowgirl collection which I absolutely LOVE. It goes SO well with Kraft CS don't ya think? I stamped the image onto some SU Very Vanilla and colored it with my Copics. I cut the image out with my circle Nestie and sponged a little chalk ink around the edges. (You hens know how to do dat now huh?? hehe!!) I matted the image with a large scallop circle Nestie cut from the same Kraft CS. I stitched around the edges of each square and then stitched the sentiment on top. Whew! That's a lot of stitchin'!! I tied on some natural twill, added a button with twine and finished with some red Stickles on the cherries. Now THAT'S KRAFTY!! Okee dokee, that's it for me today. Hope you've enjoyed my first little challenge and I hope to do it again real soon. Would you like to see it maybe every two weeks or just once a month? Leave a cluck below and let me know what you think. Have a GREAT THAT'S KRAFTY THURSDAY!!

Supplies:
Rubber Stamps - Taylored Expressions; DP - Crate Paper Cowgirl Collection; CS - Kraft, SU Very Vanilla; Twill Ribbon; Nestabilities; Stickles; Button; Twine; Copics

...these are a few of my favorite things!

Happy Wednesday to ya!! WHAT, NO CARD??? Yeah I know, BUMMER right?? I'm sorry, but I had to do some rescheduling of my posts. Anyway, I thought I'd do something a little different today. I've had hens from all over contact me, (which btw I LOVE!), regarding my favorite "go to" products. So, that got me to thinking, maybe the other hens would find that information helpful as well. Whatcha think?? You know, there are just some things us CHICKS can't live without, right? LOL!! Ok, here goes!! (a link is provided to each product as well)

• Copic Sketch Markers (to know them is to LOVE them)
• Fiskars Rotary Paper Trimmer
• Adtech Dot Glue Runner (refillable, inexpensive, not messy and holds great! But be sure to get the DOT RUNNER and not the other one.)
• Score Tape (LOVE this stuff!)
• Momento Tuxedo Black Ink (you can begin coloring with Copics immediately)
• Spellbinders Nestabilities (Lg. Circle, Lg. Square, Lg. Rectangle, Lg. Scalloped Circle, Lg. Scalloped Square and Lg. Scalloped Rectangle)
• Saddle Stitched Ribbon (is there any other kind?)
• Card Stock - Stampin' Up Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, Basic Black, Real Red
• Cuttlebug (LOVE my BUG!)
• Score Pal (for a perfect fold every time)
• Designer Paper - Cosmo Cricket, October Afternoon, My Minds Eye
• Glamour Dust (beautiful spah'kle)
• Quickie Glue Pen (perfect for little areas and the perfect mate to Glamour Dust)
• Stampin' Up Dimensionals (wouldn't use any other kind)
• Stampin' Up Punches - Scalloped Edge Border, Scalloped Circle, Scalloped Oval, 1 3/8" Circle, Lg. Oval, Word Window, Ticket Corner
• Stampin' Up Grid Paper (can't live without this on my work surface + makes for a quick clean up too!)
• We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper
• Inkssentianls Glossy Accents
• Colorbox Fluid Chalk Ink
• Stampin Up Craft & Paper Scissors, Paper Snips
• CutterBee Craft Knife (I got mine at WalMart)
• Clorox Green Works cleaning wipes (for cleaning ALL my stamps)

There you have it! My creme de la creme of cardmaking supplies!! Now, as with anything, some crafters may have a difference of opinion, but these are my favorite products that I am NEVER without! I hope you find this list helpful. Have a great Wednesday! (((hen hugs}}}

Don't forget, tomorrow's the BIG day!!
I'll announce the That's Krafty Thursday "Krafty Chicks". Woo-hoo!! Oh, I'm SO excited!!!

Havin' one of THOSE daysss?

Whew!! I know I've had a few of those lately. Did I tell you my computer took a DUMP?? Just shoot me, right?? Honestly for the last two weeks I've been doing nothing but trying to get everything back to where it used to be. What a nightmare!! You have no idea how much you depend on little things to be where they should be. But if I can give you one little bit of advice, invest in an external hard drive!! OMG, I thank my daughter everyday for talking me into getting one. Yay!!

Ok, so onto today's card.... This is Little Emmy from Stamping Bella. Isn't she GREAT? How many times have you ever put on two different shoes??? What a hoot!! I have a friend I use to work with who has REALLY BIG feet so when she found a pair of shoes that fit and were comfortable, she would buy several colors of the same style. So one day she comes to work and low and behold she has one BLACK and one BLUE shoe on. Oh and it wasn't a dark blue either, BIG DIFFERENCE in color!! Man, I thought I'd bust a gut laughing at her. She was so embarassed!! Now I wouldn't have laughed so hard if we weren't REALLY good friends but I know she could have killed me. Oh yeah the card... so I stamped Emmy onto some SU Very Vanilla and colored her with my Copics. I stitched her onto some SU Night of Navy CS and adhered her to this FABULOUS DP from Jillibean Soup's Cabbage Stew collection. OMG, I just love the name of the line!! LOL!! I used my Martha Stewart border punch for the edge of the panel and finished by tying on a cute bubbly bow!! Ok, hope you hens have a SUPER DUPER Tuesday!!

Be sure to upload your card for the That's Krafty Thursday challenge here on my blog. See my April 22nd TKT post to upload your card using Mr. Linky. Can't wait to see your creations!!

Supplies:

Rubber Stamps - Stamping Bella; DP - Jillibean Soup; CS - SU Very Vanilla & Night of Navy; Copics; Ribbon - Papertrey Ink; Martha Stewart Border Punch

Jackson's OVER THE TOP!

He-he!! Happy Monday to ya! Did ya have a good weekend? I sure hope so. We had such pretty weather here in Florida and the birthday party was GREAT!

Ok, so this is Jackson the Champion from Stamping Bella. My little nephew plays on a soccer team and I go watch him play every now and then. Although I have NO idea what's going on!! Duh, Aunt Jeanie's not too bright when it comes to soccer! Anyhoo, he LOVES playing that game, so when I saw this stamp at Stamping Bella, I knew I HAD to get it for his birthday. I'm definitely early but that's ok, I'd rather have it ready then worry at the last minute. So I stamped Jackson onto some SU Whisper White and colored him with my Copics. This is the first time I've used SU Whisper White and I must say, it has a WONDERFUL smooth feel to it. Will definitely be keeping this on hand! Ok, so I cut him out with my circle Nestie and sponged a little chalk ink around the edges. This DP is from Me and My BIG Ideas - Boy collection and I matted it with some PTI orange and Prism blue. To finish I tied this orange saddle stitched ribbon into a cute bubbly bow! Okee dokee lil' hens, that does it for me today.

Don't forget about my That's Krafty Thursday challenge I'm doing here on my blog.

Come on and play along with da hens, and shake your tail feathers here in the hen house! LOL!! You have until Wednesday evening to submit your card.... Scroll down to my April 22 TKT post and upload your card using Mr. Linky. YOU could be the next KRAFTY CHICK!!

Have a great Monday! {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:
Rubber Stamp - Stamping Bella; DP - Me & My BIG Ideas; CS - SU Whisper White, PTI Orange, Prism Blue; Copics; Nestabilities; Ribbon - PTI; Colorbox Chalk Ink

Ready for another Catch the Bug Challenge?

Hey there lil' hens. Are ya enjoying your weekend? I'm headed off to a birthday party but I wanted to pop in the hen house first and let you know what this week's Catch the Bug challenge is. Oh yeah, we're gonna make you work for this one... LOL!! This week's challenge is a 2 parter!! The theme is April Showers, but the key is WATER!

PLUS, Scrappy has come up with a sketch to use as well. WOWZER!! See, I told ya you were gonna have to work for this one! hehe!!

Ok, so for my card I decided to jump outta the box and went with a beach theme! Woo-hoo! Perfect for a Florida girl huh? Isn't GUS a hoot? Man I LOVE this image. It's definitely one of my FAVORITES! I printed Gus onto some SU Very Vanilla CS and colored him with my Copics. I cut him out with my Deckled Nestie and sponged some chalk ink around the edges. This DP is from the K & Company "Summer Travel" collection. Don't ya love those fish lookin' at Gus? Bwah-ha-ha-ha! They're probably thinkin', "Whoa Dude, put some clothes on!"

I printed the sentiment and punched it out with my circle punch and matted it with the SU Soft Suede. The card base is SU Soft Suede as well and I finished by adding some Glossy Accents to Gus' glasses and then tied this yellow saddle stitched ribbon into a cute bubbly bow! Ok, are ya ready to give it a try?? Come on and play along.... Who knows, you might even win some FREE images from Bugaboo Stamps!! Woo-hoo! Can't beat that!! Be sure to check out all the details over at the Catch the Bug Challenge blog. Have a great weekend! {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:
Digital Image - Bugaboo Stamps; DP - K & Company; CS - SU Soft Suede & Very Vanilla; Ribbon - Papertrey Ink; Glossy Accents; Nestabilities; Copics

It's a Bellarific Mother's Day!

Hey hens.... ya'll know what today is? It's Mother's Day at Bloggabella!! Yup, the Bellarific Friday theme this week was Mother's Day!! Ya know, Mother's Day is only a couple weeks away!! I haven't even bought my Mom's present!! Eeeeek!! Gotta get to work on that ASAP! Ok, so whatcha think of my card? Ain't I BRILLIANT?? Nuttin' like tootin' yer own horn, huh?? LOL!!

This is "billboardabella" from Stamping Bella. I just LOVE those striped pants! Now this stamp comes with SIX sentiments, but did I use one?? NOPE, I decided I wanted her billboard to say "Happy Mother's Day!" instead. Hehe!! Ok, so I started by stamping her onto some SU Very Vanilla CS and colored her with my Copics. I used my Signo Uni-Ball white pen to write the sentiment on the billboard and then stitched the image onto some SU Chocolate Chip CS. This DP is from the SEI Jocelyn collection and I stitched it to the cardbase of SU Chocolate Chip as well. I added the chocolate brads on the bottom and finished with this pretty pale yellow ribbon tied in a cute bubbly bow!! She's purty, huh???

Be sure to leave a cluck below and let me know whatcha think, k? Hope you hens all have a great Friday and I'll see ya back in the coop tomorrow! Oh, and don't forget to check out all the Bella Babe's Mother's Day cards over at Bloggabella too! I know they've got some doozies to show ya!

Next week's Bellarific Friday theme is "Ink what ya haven't used!" Whoa! That's an easy peasy one. Ok hens, dust off some of those oldie goldie Stamping Bella stamps and get tuh stampin this weekend, k?? Aaaaaaawwwwk!! {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:
Rubber Stamps - Stamping Bella; DP - SEI; CS - SU Very Vanilla & Chocolate Chip; Ribbon - Papertrey Ink; Button; Twine - SU; Signo White Gel Pen; Copics; Brads

That's Krafty Thursday #23

Hey lil' hens!!! Thank you ALL SO MUCH for the super suh-weet comments I received on my first tutorial yesterday. You hens are the BEST ever!! Mwah!!

Well, today is Thursday and that means...... yup - it's That's Krafty Thursday!! Whoooppeee! So my good friend Rachel mentioned to me several weeks ago that she'd like to play along with That's Krafty Thursday!! Well, that got me to thinking, maybe other hens would like to play along too!! Waddaya think??? Wanna play??? OMG, this sounds like so much fun!! The hens and me all playing TKT in the hen house!! Snort!!

Ok, so here's the dealeo.... make a card using any 'ol stamp you wanna, but here's the most important part - you HAVE to use Kraft cardstock somewhere on your card, k? Then, upload your card below using Mr. Linky by next Wednesday evening, and I'll pick my top three Krafty favorites and post a thumbnail of each on my blog the following Thursday. I'll even give the That's Krafty Thursday Top Three a badge to post on your blog so you can show the world you're a "Krafty Chick!" LOL!! Sound like fun??

I'm SO excited!! If all goes well and we get a good turn out, I'll try to do this each month, ok?

Now for today's card... Today's TKT card uses Grillafella from Stamping Bella. Isn't he the cutest? I love his cute buz cut!! Ya think all that food is for him??? Would be for me if I was grillin', that's for sure. I stamped him onto some SU Very Vanilla and colored him with my Copics. I matted this DP from Cosmo Cricket's Material Girl collection onto some SU Very Vanilla and then stitched them to the card base of, none other than, SU Kraft CS. I finished by tying the striped grosgrain ribbon into a cute bubbly bow along the vertical panel for a little different look. Simple, but oh so cute! Now That's Krafty! Perfect guy card, don't ya think? Be sure to leave a cluck below and let me know whatcha think, k? {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:
Rubber stamp - Stamping Bella; DP - Cosmo Cricket Material Girl; CS - SU Kraft & Very Vanilla; Ribbon - Stamp Simply Ribbon; Copics

Sponging with Chalk Ink Tutorial

Hey there lil' hens! Are ya ready for The Spotted Chick's 1st video tutorial? Woo-hoo!! No chance of me quitin' my day job and goin' into the movie bizness, that's for sure! Bwah-ha-ha-ha! Hopefully, I'll get better as time goes on. It's so weird hearing your own voice... do I REALLY sound like that??? LOL!! Anyhoo, for those lil' hens who have left me a cluck or two about the chalk ink sponging I do around the edges of my image, - well this little tutorial is just for you. Enjoy!!



Be sure to leave me a cluck below and let me know how I did, ok? Have a great day!
({{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:
Digital Image - Bugaboo Stamps; Chalk Ink - Colorbox; Spellbinder Nestabilities; Sponges - Stampin' Up

New Crafter's Workshop at Taylored Expressions

Hey there!! Taylored Expressions is hosting a blog hop today to showcase the new Crafter's Workshop stencils now available in the Taylored Expressions store! You'll have the opportunity to see a few of the many opportunities for creativity in using these fun stencils as you visit each of the Baker's Dozen DT member's blogs.


One super cool feature I liked right off the bat was the size! These plastic templates are 6x6, so that makes them large enough to cover a whole card if you wanted, without having to piece the design together. You can use them for all sorts of things like sponging, chalking, stippling, etc., but for my card today, I chose to use the template with a "Direct to Paper" technique, to create the checkered pattern on the horizontal border. The template I used is the "Kasbah" design. I applied Versamark ink and then embossed the design with black embossing powder. Super simple and WOW, what a great look! Couldn't be easier to use either. I could also see using them with the colored mists too! Ooooh, wouldn't that be pretty?? I used some SU Soft Suede as my card base and added some DP from Cosmo Cricket's Garden Variety collection. I decided to use this image from the Let's Do Coffee set, also from the TE Store. Can't seem to get enuf' of this set!! Love it! Course, I LUV coffee, so that might have somethin' to do with it!! So anyway, I stamped my image onto some SU Very Vanilla CS and colored it with my Copics. I matted the DP and image with some SU Basic Black CS and I finished up by tying this pretty black saddle stitched ribbon into a cute bubbly bow!! Sniff-sniff... I'm smellin' my coffeeeeeee.... Whooopeeeee!
Be sure to leave a cluck below and let me know what ya think, k? Have a great day and don't forget to stop by the rest of the Baker's Dozen DT and check out what they've done with their templates.

• Taylor VanBruggen
• Jodi Collins
• Karen Giron
• Melissa Sauls
• Jami Sibley
• Charmaine Ikach
• Alex Maldonado
• Sankari Wegman
• Jackie Pedro
• Karen Motz
• Carolina Buchting

Supplies:
Rubber Stamps - Taylored Expressions; DP - Cosmo Cricket Garden Variety; Copics; CS - SU Soft Suede & Basic Black; Ribbon - Papertrey Ink; Punches, Marvy Circle & Scalloped Circle, SU Word Window

WHO loves you??

Hey there! Happy Monday to ya!! Hope ya'll had a GREAT weekend! It rained just about all weekend here in Florida.... now most would say BUMMER to that, but not me - I LOVED it!! I just LOVE it when it rains. April showers, huh? Well, I got a little stamping done over the weekend and this is one of 'em! I stamped my little "Cuddly Owlies" from Stamping Bella onto some SU Very Vanilla and colored them with my Copics. I cut them out with my oval Nesties and then matted them with my scalloped oval Nesties. This brown CS is some Bazzil Bling that I've had for awhile. It has the prettiest sheen to it. Oh, and this is a new paper pack from SEI called Jocelyn. Well, it may not be new but it's new to me! LOL!! I like the pearl sheen to some of the papers. Very cool! Ok, so I finished the card up by tying this brown saddle stitched ribbon into a cute bubbly bow. Ok, be sure to leave a cluck below and let me know what ya think. Hope you all have a great day, even if it IS Monday! *sigh* {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:
Rubber Stamps - Stamping Bella; DP - SEI Jocelyn; CS - SU Very Vanilla, Bazzil Brown; Copics; Ribbon - Ofray; Clear Glaze Pen; SU Scalloped Border Punch; Nestabilities

You're an A+ in my books!

Hey little chickadees!! Just popped in for a bit before I head off to church! I wanted to share this cute little card I whipped up using the new set "Make the Grade" from Taylored Expressions. I really LOVE the colors in this card. Well you know me and Kraft.... say no more huh? I used the DCWV paper pack "hittin the books". I'm really gettin' my use outta this paper pack. I stamped the teacher's desk first onto some SU Very Vanilla CS and colored it with my Copics. Then using my Stamp-a-ma-jig, I stamped the owl on top of the desk. I also stamped him a second time and colored him with my Copics and cut him out, so I could pop him up for a little 3D look. Super cute, huh? I also embossed the letter A onto the chalkboard with some white embossing powder. I like the look of that! It looks like chalk on that green board doesn't' it? Ok, now I'm wondering, I'm sure my chalkboards were green in school, right? Hmmmph, maybe I'm dreaming. Anyhoo, I matted the image with some SU Basic Black CS and stitched around the edges. To finish, I tied this black saddle stitched ribbon into a cute bubbly bow! Be sure to leave a cluck below and let me know what ya think of him, k? Okee dokee, ya'll have a wonderful Sunday and I'll see ya back in the hen house tomorrow morning bright and early. {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:
Rubber Stamps - Taylored Expressions; DP - DCWV Hittin the Books; CS - SU Kraft & Basic Black; Ribbon - Papertrey Ink; White Embossing Powder; Copics

Blog Hop Winner!!

Hey everyone!! It's time to announce my winner from last Saturday's blog hop. Remember, one lucky hen will win a FREE image from Bugaboo Stamps just for leaving a comment on my blog hop post...... and that lucky hen is...........

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51 - Ramona said...
WoW!! I love this card too!! I just love the Bugaboo stamps!!

Hugs~
Ramona
Timestamp: 2010-04-17 12:49:46 UTC

CONGRATULATIONS Ramona!!! Please send me your email address and let me know which Bugaboo Stamps image you would like.

Thank you to ALL the hens who participated in the Bugaboo Stamps blog hop! I just LOVED reading all the clucks you left!! You hens are da BEST!

Don't forget to check ALL the Bugaboo DT member's blogs today..... Who knows, one of them may have selected YOU as their winner!! It's like the HOP that never STOPS!!!! Woo-hoo!! {{{hen hugs}}}

It's Release Day at StampingBella.com!

Woo-hoo!! It's release day!! Ooooooh, wait til you see the new images in this release!!! They're gonna knock your socks off!! I've already had the pleasure of showing you the Cherry Blossom tree on Wednesday, but here's another FABBY image from today's release at Stamping Bella. This little sweetie is from the Lulu Collection. Would you check out that piece of cake??? Now that's MY kinda slice!! Whoa!!! LOL!!



I stamped my image onto some SU Very Vanilla CS and colored her with my Copics. I cut her out with my circle Nestie and sponged some chalk ink around the edges. Next, to make the frosting look really yummy, I added some dimensional pearls in Expresso, and then added some Stickles to the candle flames and flowers. This DP is from My Minds Eye and I rounded the bottom corners with my WeRMemory Keepers Corner Chomper. I stamped the sentiment, also from Stamping Bella, onto the bottom left side and finished with this polka dot ribbon (which I think goes PERFECT with this DP) tied into a cute bubbly bow with a button on top! Whatcha think? Be sure to leave a cluck below and let me know ok? Don't forget to check out all the Bella Babe's posts using today's new images over at Bloggabella.

Next week's Bellarific Friday theme is Mother's Day! OMG, it'll be here before ya know it!! I gotta get busy - busy - busy!!! Have a wonderful weekend! {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:
Rubber Stamps - Stamping Bella; DP - My Minds Eye: CS - SU Very Vanilla; WeRMemory Keepers Corner Chomper; Ribbon; Button; Stickles; Dimensional Pearls in Expresso; Copics

It's Friday Freebie Day!!

Happy Friday lil' hens!! Howz 'bout sumpin' fer nuttin?? Yew in??? Uh huh, thought so. Me too! LOL!! Well, this lil' image is this week's Friday Freebie from Bugaboo Stamps! Yup, that's right.... it's FREE!! Now hold on, let me finish chattin with ya a bit, b'fore you go run off and get your FREE image. LOL!!

First off, ain't he cute???? I just LOVE him!! I really like this color combo too! Not sure if I've ever used these colors together before but I surely will again. Ok, so I printed my little bear onto some SU Very Vanilla CS and colored him with my Copics. I added some Glamour Dust to his wings and flower and then cut him out with my Nestie die. I sponged some chalk ink around the edges and added a few mini brads to the corners. This DP is from My Minds Eye Quite Contrary collection and I zig zag stitched it to a coordinating piece and then straight stitched that to the SU Chocolate Chip card base. To finished I tied some purty yellow saddle stitched ribbon into a cute bubbly bow and added a button with twine on top! Be sure to leave a cluck below and let me know what ya think of him, k? Ya'll know how much I LOVEEEE getting clucks from the hens don't ya???? Oh I do, I do, I do!! LOL!! Ok, I hope ya'll have a "BEARY" Happy Friday and I'll see ya back in the coop later.... {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:
Digital Image - Bugaboo Stamps; DP - My Minds Eye; CS - SU Very Vanilla & Chocolate Chip; Ribbon - Papertrey Ink; Mini Brads - Recollections; Glamour Dust; Button; Twine; White Gel Pen; Red Stickles

April Key Ingredients Challenge

Today's TE Key Ingredients Kit challenge was to SEW on your card AND to create a card in anything other than the usual A2 size. Pffft, that's a GOOD one for me, huh? Me LOVEEE easy peasy!!



I decided to use my Crafty Cuppie set and work that into this sewing theme as well. I REALLY loved the kit this month. Speaking of kits, have you subscribed yet??? Wow, this is such a great deal for not only the beginner, but for the advanced crafter as well. The kits include enough supplies for 16 cards and they even come with a FREE plastic storage case! But that's not all, the TE Store will also give you a 10% discount on any order for additional products placed between the 10th and the 13th of the month to be shipped with your subscription kit. Now what hen doesn't love a DISCOUNT?? Bwaaaaakkkk!!

Ok, so I decided to stamp my image onto some Choice Buttercream CS and colored her with my Copics. I sponged some chalk ink around the edges and matted the image with the red CS in the kit. The DP in the kit is from Cosmo Cricket's Material Girl collection and boy oh boy, do I LOVE this collection! I matted the DP with the same red CS and zig zag stitched around the edges. To finish, I printed the sentiment and attached it the the bottom with a button and twine and even colored the chipboard scissors for a few more sewing goodies!! Isn't she SEW cute!! Ok, be sure to leave a cluck below and let me know what ya think, k? Don't forget to check out the rest of the Baker's Dozen participating in this challenge too!! {{{hen hugs}}}

• Carolina
• Karen M.
• Jackie
• Sankari
• Alex
• Taylor

Supplies:
Rubber Stamps - Crafty Cuppie; Copics; Colorbox Chalk Ink, all remaining supplies are from the Taylored Expressions Key Ingredients Subscription Kit

It's TAX Day & TKT #22 too!

Isn't this Nurse Margaret the PERFECT image for TAX DAY??? Bwah-ha-ha-ha-ha! Yup, she oughta be working for the IRS with her gloved hand, huh? Uh, can ya tell I have to PAY!!! Pffft!

Hey, it's That's Kraft Thursday!! Woo-hoo! At least that's one bright spot on this April 15th!! Hmmmph! Ok, so I printed Nurse Margaret from Bugaboo Stamps onto some Strathmore Bristol CS and colored her with my Copics. I cut the image out with my deckle Nestie and sponged around the edges with some chalk ink. This DP is from a new paper pad I picked up at Michaels over the weekend from DejaViews. I really like the fun bright colors in it too. I matted the DP with some SU Real Red CS and rounded the corners with my WeRMemory Keepers Corner Chomper. I also picked up this new EK Success border punch that I just HAD to use on the horizontal piece. Next, I printed the sentiment and punched it out with my circle punches and attached it to the punched border with a brad. To finish, I tied this great red saddle stitched ribbon into a cute bubbly bow... now That's Krafty!! Be sure to leave a cluck below and let me know what you think, k? Have a great day! {{{hen hugs}}}

Don't forget there is still time to enter the Catch the Bug Challenge this week. Submit your card to the challenge and you could win some FREE images!!! Yay!!! Come on and play along!!

Supplies:

Digital Image - Nurse Margaret from Bugaboo Stamps; DP - Deja Views Soda Pop;CS - SU Kraft & Real Red; Copics; Ribbon - Papertrey Ink; Glossy Accents; Clear Glaze Pen; Colorbox Chalk Ink; Punches - Circles & EK Success Border Punch

Stamping Bella Sneak Peek Preview

Are ya excited??? Stamping Bella is getting ready for a new release on Friday!! OMG, can ya smell the new rubbah?? I have the delightful pleasure of showing you one of the new images being released this Friday. So watcha think? I really like it. I know the picture doesn't pick it up, but seriously, it's covered in glitter!! It's so spah-klee!! LOL!!

Ok, so I stamped my image onto some Stratmore Bristol smooth CS and colored it with my Copics. I added the Glamour Dust and then matted the image with some SU Kraft and stitched around the edges. This DP is from Basic Grey's Sugared collection which I think works perfectly with this image since it is a Cherry Blossom tree. Ya know, I've never seen a real cherry blossom tree in full bloom!! Hmmmm, note to self - add to RETIRED "to do" list!! Ok, so to finish I wanted to keep this card fairly simple so I used a thin gingham ribbon and threaded it through a small hole I punched in the image and tied it in a small bow. I think this would make a GREAT card for just about any occasion don't you? It's good to have a card like this around for those "OMG - gotta make a card" moments. Be sure to leave a cluck below and let me know what you think, ok? Don't forget this week's theme for Bellarific Friday is FREE FORM. Be sure to check out all the details over at Bloggabella. Let's see what AWESOME projects da hens got up their sleeves, uh I mean wings!! LOL!! {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:

Rubber Stamps - Stamping Bella; DP - Basic Grey; CS - SU Kraft, Stratmore Bristol Smooth White; Gingham Ribbon; Copics; Glamour Dust

It's NEW release Tuesday at Bugaboo!!

I'm this OLD cuz mornings just SUCK the life outta me!!

ROFL!!! OMG, is she a hoot or what!! As soon as I saw this image as one of Jodie's new releases, I fell out laughing... Man, I LOVE her humor! Ya'll know me don't ya?

Gotta have my "bustagut" fix, or I'd be poutin' all week. LOL!! Ok, be sure to pop in over at Bugaboo Stamps and browze through ALL of Jodie's digitals. Uh, but don't say I didn't warn ya - you're gonna be HOOKED!! Seriously, I can't get enough of 'em!! Shhhhh, don't tell my DH! hehe!

Ok, so I printed my image onto some Strathmore Bristol smooth CS and colored her with my Copics. Now, it just wouldn't be right if she didn't have some shine on those RED lips so I added some glaze with my clear glaze pen and then of course, I added some Glossy Accents to her glasses. She looks so STINKIN cute IRL! This DP is from Bella Blvd and I LOVE the bright fun colors in the polka dots and stripes. Me LOVEEEE polka dots. *sigh* I matted the DP with some white CS and then stitched it to the SU Chocolate Chip cardbase. I also used my Fiskars border punch along the bottom edge of the Chocolate Chip mat behind the striped DP too. To finish, I added the sentiment and tied this brown polka dot ribbon into a cute bubbly bow! Okee dokee lil' hens, I sure hope you all have a SUPER DUPER Tuesday and be sure to leave a cluck below and let me know what you think of her, ok?

Don't forget to enter your submission to this week's challenge at Catch the Bug. The theme this week is BUG!! I can't wait to see your creations!!! {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:
Digital Image - Bugaboo Stamps; DP - Bella Blvd; CS - Stratmore Bristol Smooth, Georgia Pacific White, SU Chocoalate Chip; Fiskars Apron Lace Border Punch; Glossy Accents; Sakura Clear Glaze pen; Copics; Ribbon - Taylored Expressions

Meet Poppy Bittybloom...

Isn't she adorable?? I made this card for Mother's Day which BTW is quickly approaching... Geez, where does the time go, huh? The inside reads: "If mothers were flowers, I'd pick YOU!" Doesn't that go perfectly with this image? Yeah, I thought so too!

Ok, so I stamped Poppy Bittybloom from Stamping Bella onto some Classic Crest Solar White CS and colored her with my Copics. I used my circle Nestie to cut her out with and, with the die in place, sponged some chalk ink around the edges. I paper pieced her dress with this great DP from DCWV's Citrus stack. Lots of oranges, yellows and reds in this stack, oh and tons of glittered paper too! Just screams FLORIDA to me, so I guess that means it's PERFECT for this little FLORIDA gal!! LOL!! Actually, all the orange trees are FULL of blossoms right now, and the smell is incredible. Orange blossoms have the most sweetest smell ever!! I just LOVE it!! Ahhhhh.... Ok-ok, back to my card.... The mat is punched with my EK Success border punch and I stitched around all the edges. I used my NEW Spellbinders BIG scalloped circle behind the image and I LOVE this look. Just kinda brings all the flower elements together, doesn't it? To finish, I tied this natural colored twill ribbon into a cute bubbly bow! Ok, be sure to leave a cluck below and let me know what you think of her, k? Have a wonderful Monday!!

{{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:

Stamps - Poppy Bittybloom from Stamping Bella; DP - DCWV Citrus Stack; Nestabilities; CS - SU Natural White, Classic Crest Solar White; Copics; Twill Ribbon; White Gel Pen; EK Success Border Punch; Colorbox Chalk Ink