Say hello to THE WRINKLEY's!

Acccck! Ain't she GREAT?

OMG, I'm SO in love with this new collection from Ladybug Crafts Ink, called The Wrinkley's. Seriously, I think Kerry had these made just for lil' ol' me! Pffft! I wish, but nevertheless, I'm in LOVE with each of 'em, and ya'll know how much this chicken just LOVES old people images. I suppose that's cuz' they remind me of me! OLD that is! Hmmmph, yeah WHATEVER! Let's get down to BIZNIZ.... and the BIZNIZ at hand is a BLOG HOP to celebrate the release of The Wrinkley's with lots of chances to win a prize!!

First off, the Hop... if you came to the hen house from Kerry's blog, then you're flyin' straight as the hen flies! If not, be sure to start there, so you don't miss one bit of eye candy along the way! All of the DT members have each used one of the new images. There are 6 in all and I'm sure you'll agree when you see their creations, the new images are just fabulous! (None of the DT members have seen each other's cards, so we can't wait to start hoppin' either!)

So onto the rules of the Hop - which are...

a) Visit each of the DT members in order and leave a comment on each of their blog hop posts.
b) Leave a comment on the challenge blog stating which is your most favorite of the new images once you have finished the hop.

c) Display the blog hop banner below on your blog, either in a post or on your side bar.

The First Prize is the full set of all 6 stamps;
and then 3 runners up will receive one stamp of their choice from the new release.
Winner and runners up will be chosen at random! Easy peasy, right?

The hop will close 12pm midday GMT on Monday, Sept 12th, and the winner will be announced at 9am GMT on Tuesday, Sept 13th.

Now onto this week's Ladybug Challenge - and the theme is ....

ANYTHING GOES

So you have 2 ways to win a prize .. you can just play along with the hop or enter the challenge .. and for the brave you can do both!

And if you don't win.. you can still enjoy the stamps at a discount price as the stamps will be on sale from today until next Tuesday.

Have fun.. and we can't wait to see your fabulous creations! Now it's time to hop on over to the ever so talented TAMS!

{{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:

Stamps - Ladybug Crafts Ink - The Wrinkley's; Lace - Ladybug Crafts Ink; Copics; DP - Cosmo Cricket - Odds and Ends; CS - SU Old Olive, Basic Black, Very Vanilla; Button; Baker's Twine

Thinking of you...

Mornin' hens.... Ya'll ready for the weekend? Pffft! Do bears poop in the woods? Hellooooooo? You bet I am! Seems like the weekend has taken FOREVER to get here. Now for those hens who are nestin' on the East coast of the States, ya'll take cover now, and go roost somewhere else for the weekend. This hen's been through enough hurricanes to last me a lifetime and they're nothing to take lightly, lemme tell ya. Better safe - than sorry, my Momma always told me.

Ok, now onto this FABBY card I made! Tee-hee! Nothin' like tootin' my own horn huh? I made this card for a co-worker of mine who's havin' a birthday comin' up shortly. I think she's gonna LOVE this one. I used "Gossip Nikki", one of the GREAT images from the Nikki & Friends range over at LadyBug Crafts Ink. The sentiment is from the "It's only Words 4" set. Ya know, I think I've mentioned this before, but it's worth repeating. These LCI acrylic stamps leave the cleanest, crispest image I've ever seen for acrylic. I know sometimes when using acrylic, they just don't stamp off as nice as rubber does. Well, these do!! Absolutely a PERFECT image every time! I colored the image with my Copics and cut it out with my oval Nestabilities. Leaving the die in place, I've added a little chalk ink around the edges for this subtle sponged background look around the image. If you've never seen this technique, I have a video tutorial on it HERE. I've also, used my brand spankin' new Pretty Posies Die-namics from My Favorite Things to make this SUPER CUTE flower! Ain't it purty? I just LOVE this card. Again, this is part of that new Fancy Pants paper pack that I've fallen in LOVE with. GOR-JUSS!

This card is also doing double duty for the Catered Crop's FTR 19. Here's this week's recipe:

• Colors – jewel tones of pink, violet and blue, gold/yellow and brown
• Stamps and Stickers – gears or clock works, wizards and magic, butterflies, text/script, sentiment
• Color Mediums – stamping/distress ink, markers (ProMarker, Copics), and acrylic paint
• Embellishments – ribbon, brads, tags, polymer clay, glitter/Stickles
• Techniques – mix-media, collage, use and/or layer digital stamps, edge the card with paint

Now it's super simple to play along in the Catered Crop's FTR (Follow the Recipe) challenge. Just use any one of the above ingredients in your project and link it up over at the Catered Crop. I've highlighted those ingredients that I've used in my card above.

Okee dokee, that's it from the hen house today. I hope you hens all have a wonderful weekend and STAY SAFE! {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:

Stamps - Lady bug Crafts Ink; DP - Fancy Pants; Border Punch - Martha Stewart; Die-namics - Pretty Posies by MFT; Twine; Copics; Nestabilities; Chalk Ink, Grosgrain Ribbon - Michael's

TKT #53 Winners!!

It's that time again.... Time to crown this week's KRAFTY CHICKS!!
Wanna know who won??? Well feast your eyes on these KRAFTY projects!!

CONGRATULATIONS Tricia, JoAnn and Calypso!! You are THREE KRAFTY CHICKS!! Be sure to check out the full card and all the details at each of the winner's blogs, just by clicking on each thumbnail. I'm sure they'd love to hear from the hens!! Don't forget to leave 'em a hen hug while you're there! Thanks to everyone who entered my challenge this week. WOWZERS, there were so many AWESOME projects this time around and so many clever ideas too! You hens ROCK!! I hope you all have a TEE-RIFIC Thursday!! {{{hen hugs}}}

Bwah-ha-ha-ha-ha!

OMG, this card just cracks me up! This is a digital image called "sheepish love" from Zlatoena Designs and I've been dying to use it. I printed it out onto some Neenah Classic Crest CS and colored it with my Copics. I stitched around the edges and added some mini black brads. The DP is a new collection called "it's the little things" from Fancy Pants. I thought it was so pretty on line when I ordered last week. Well, lemme tell ya, it's even prettier in person!! Love it when that happens! Ok, so I matted the DP with some SU Basic Black and edged a few with my Martha Stewart border punch. I added the sentiment and finished with some sheer polka dot ribbon tied in a cute bubbly bow.

Oh and here's the best part.....

What'd I tell ya..... it's a hoot ain't it? OMG, I just love it! *snort*

Oh, and don't forget to link your projects up before 7:00pm EST tonight for my That's Krafty Thursday #53 challenge. YOU just might be crowned this week's KRAFTY CHICK!! Woo-hoo!!

Okee dokee, that's it from the hen house today. Be sure to stop back by the coop tomorrow mornin' and check out this week's newest KRAFTY CHICKS! {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:
Digital Image - Zlatoena Designs; CS - Basic Black, Neenah Classic Crest; DP - Fancy Pants "it's the little things"; Border Punch - Martha Stewart; Mini brads - Recollections; Copics; Ribbon - Michaels

You're only young once!

Mornin' hens! Miss me??? Sorry 'bout that, but I was a bit overwhelmed last week and needed to take a little rest in the nest! Tee-hee! I'm rested up now and rarin' to go.

I see some UH-MAZING entries have been added to the TKT #53 challenge! Woo-hoo! Wanna play along? Don't be shy, we LOVE company in the hen house!! And we hens welcome any ol' chick with open wings! LOL!

Well, I did some major chores around the house this past weekend but I was still able to squeeze in a few cards. Here's a little card I whipped up to get you hens in a KRAFTY mood.... This little image is from an Inkadinkadoo set called "Humorous Birthday". I just love the crazy little images in this set. Ya'll know me, if it's sassy, I've GOT to have it! Ok, so I stamped little granny onto some Classic Crest CS and colored her with my Copics. I matted her with alternating SU Kraft and Chocolate Chip CS, and then stitched around the edges. The DP is from October Afternoon, and to finish, I added a button, a few brads and some SU twill ribbon tied in a cute bubbly bow. Okee dokee, are those KRAFTY ideas flowin' yet? Yay! Now don't forget, you've got until Wednesday night at 7:00pm EST to enter my That's Krafty Thursday #53 contest. The only requirement is to use Kraft cardstock! Yep, that's it! Link your project on my That's Krafty Thursday #53 post below and YOU just might be the next KRAFTY CHICK! I'll announce the winners right here on my blog bright n' early Thursday mornin! GOOD CLUCK!

{{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:

Stamps - Inkadinkadoo; CS - SU Kraft & Chocolate Chip, Neenah Classic Crest; SU Twill Ribbon; Brads - Paper Studio Spare Parts; Copics; SU Scalloped Border Punch; Corner Chomper

Thimon Thez....

OMG, I am havin' such a ball with these crazy birthday cards lately. This is another card I made for my sister. Man, she hit the JACKPOT for homemade cards this year! I wish you could have seen her reading this out loud in front of everyone. She got so tongue tied and then got to giggling.... Seriously, it was hilarious watching her. What a hoot! That just made my day so needless to say, I was pleased as punch!

Ok, so this is a little digital image from Squigglefly and what's really cool about their images is, they come with a mirror image too! That's a first for me as I've never seen that done before, but boy it sure does come in handy. Take for instance this little crazy bird. I wanted them to sorta look like they were talkin' to each other. So I wanted him to face one direction and say something and then I wanted him to face the other direction and talk again, and these two mirror images worked great for this. I pretty much just made text boxes in MSWord and then pasted the images beside them for the design. Pretty straight forward but it took some doin' since text boxes can be kinda quirky if you know what I mean. I also printed the images onto some old October Afternoon scrap paper that I had in my stash and then cut them out. So the little bird's body is paper pieced but the rest is colored with my Copics. I added a strip of polka dotted DP along the bottom edge and rounded the bottom corners too. As a finishing touch, I threaded a button and glued it to the right side for a little added dimension. And that's it....

oh, except here's the BEST PART!!! Bwah-ha-ha-ha-ha!! Is that great or what?? Man I do love this card. I'm so glad she got a kick out of it too! Ok, now it's your turn...... What? You don't know what today is? Well, my little feathered friends, it's THAT'S KRAFTY THURSDAY 53. Yay!! So come on and get that Kraft cardstock out and let's get KRAFTY!! It's easy to play along in my little challenge, just make a project and use some Kraft colored cardstock on it. Hey, it don't get no easier than that! *snort* Then just link your project below by August 24th at 7:00 pm EST and YOU just might become a member of the most elite cardmaking group evah, THE KRAFTY CHICK club! Pfffft! Well, I don't know about that but it's a real BIG DEAL to us hens, that's fer sure!! Tee-hee! Ok, so let's GET KRAFTY!!

Oh, and if that twern't enough, this card is also doing double duty in the latest and greatest FTR18 challenge over at the Catered Crop.

Here's your FTR18 recipe, and it's almost an anything goes challenge, so have fun! (I've colored the ingredients I used in red)

• Colors – primary colors like red, yellow, blue (and green), and a little brown for dirt
• Stamps and Stickers – anything that grows from a seed, gardening, back to school, worms!
• Patterns – circles, checked/gingham, notebook paper
• Color Mediums – stamping ink, markers (ProMarker, Copics)
• Embellishments – buttons, ribbon, thread/twine
• Tools – border punch, die cut shapes, embossing plates
• Techniques – make a bookmark, mat your panels, tie ribbons through your buttons, machine sewing
• Theme – garden, back to school

And get this, the winning entry gets some..... May Arts Ribbon!! Woo-hoo!

May Arts Ribbon is only THE leading distributor of high quality ribbon products, serving a wide variety of merchants from large retail outlets to home-based business in the craft and scrapbooking, gift, stationery, quilting, fancy food, floral, interior design and jewelry industries. Be sure to check out all the wonderful products and inspiration over at the May Arts website!

Sooooo, you can enter both of these challenges with one card and make double duty out of your project too! Yay! Now that's what I'm talkin' about! Whatcha waitin for? Come on and play along...

Okee dokee, that's it from the hen house today. I hope you all have a TEE-RIFIC Thursday! {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:

Digital Image - Squiggelfly; DP - October Afternoon; CS - SU Kraft; Copics; Button; Twine

Just for fun....

This little card was actually part of a joke but I thought I'd share it with the hens today anyway. You remember me tellin' you that my little chick's birthday party was last weekend right? (Oh by the way, it was PERFECT and she LOVED her cards! Yay!)

Ok, well I had told her that she wasn't allowed to look at my blog last week since her birthday cards were posted. So later in the week, while I was talking to her on the phone, I told her that I had 21 clucks on one of her cards! (I get real excited when I get lots of clucks! *snort*) Ok, so the DH overheard me tellin' her this and then he got on the phone and said, "I hope you like snakes!" and my little chick says, "Snakes?? I hate snakes!!" and the DH says, "Well that's what's on the birthday card your Momma made for you. {so he starts describing the card that doesn't exist!} ....It's a snake with a frog ridin' on it's back and it reads, "sssssssslithering by with a birthday hi!"

Well, the two of them got to laughin' so hard about this fictitious card, and they continued with this all week long. Every time she would call, the DH would HISS into the phone, and she'd start laughing all over again. Good grief!!

Ok, so then at the last minute on Saturday, I decided to actually make the card he dreamed up! Seriously, I made this card in like 30 minutes! Finding two stamps that were actually sized right was the hardest part! This snake is from High Hopes Stamps and the little frog is from a Whipper Snapper set I have called "Hooked on Fishing". As soon as my little chick opened this card, I thought she was gonna fall off the chair laughing. Tee-hee! She got the biggest kick out of it and yes, the inside does read, "ssssssslithering by with a birthday hi". LOL!!

Have a great Wednesday and don't forget, tomorrow is the start of a new That's Krafty Thursday challenge, so be sure to get that Kraft cardstock ready!! Woo-hoo! {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:

Rubber Stamps - High Hopes Stamps, Whipper Snapper; CS - SU Basic Black; Cardbase - Amuse; DP - DCWV - Safari; Copics; Colorbox Chalk Ink

BIG butts are IN now!

Well now, that's music to MY ears!! Since I have enough to spare!! Bwah-ha-ha-ha!!

This is a little birthday card I made for a good friend of mine. I know she's gonna LOVE it, cuz she has the same crazy sense of humor I have! (she better, huh?) LOL!! This is an older Inky Antics stamp that I pulled out of my storage bins and as soon as I saw the look on her face, I knew this was the perfect sentiment for her.

Ok, so I stamped her onto some Neenah Classic Crest CS and colored her with my Copics. Then I matted her with some SU Real Red CS and stitched around the edges. This DP is from Cosmo Cricket's Early Bird collection and I finished by tying some Baker's Twine around the panels and added a button on top!

Ok, now here's the best part..... the punch line! {*snort*}

Isn't that the BEST?? OMG, and it's SO TRUE! Seriously, what's up with GRAVITY lately?? I don't know about you, but it just jumped right into overdrive as soon as I hit 40!! It's like my skin turned into one BIG MAGNET!! Pfffft! Crazy ain't it? ROFL!!

Okee dokee, that's it from the hen house today. I hope you hens all have a MAH-VELOUS Monday.

{{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:

Rubber Stamp - Inky Antics; CS - SU Real Red & Very Vanilla, Neenah Classic Crest; DP - Cosmo Cricket Early Bird; Border Punch - Martha Stewart; Button; Baker's Twine

TKT #52 Winners!!

Woo-hoo!! There's some NEW KRAFTY CHICKS in town!!
We had some SUPER DUPER AWESOME entries this time around and it was so hard to choose my TOP CHICK PICKS but after what seemed like FOREVER, I FINALLY decided on this week's THAT'S KRAFTY THURSDAY winners. So, heeeeeeeeere they are!

CONGRATULATIONS Craftilicious, Dorcas, Elena and Pam!!

You are FOUR KRAFTY CHICKS!

You can pop on over to each of their blogs just by clicking on the thumbnails above. Once there, you can view the full card and get all the details too! I'm sure they'd love to hear a cluck or two from da hens and don't forget to leave 'em a {{{hen hug}}} while you're there! Thank you ALL SO MUCH for playing along in my TKT challenge. I just love looking at all your KRAFTY creations. I hope you all have a T-RIFIC Thursday! {{{hen hugs}}}

Lil' Chick's Birthday Card #2

Isn't this image GREAT? Oh man, I LOVE those big 'ol glasses of hers! And I can think of a dozen things she could be sayin'. LOL!

This is the second card I made for my lil' chick's birthday. OMG, this is SO her! She's just like her momma and has a killer SWEET TOOTH! Seriously, I'd rather eat a donut than a steak any day! LOL! And my lil' chick is just like me, so I know she'll get a kick out of it!

This image is by JustInkLined, and I printed her out onto some Neenah Classic Crest CS and colored her with my Copics. This DP is from a fairly OLD MME's Quite Contrary collection, and I matted it all with some SU Cherry Cobbler. Yay, something other than SU Early Expresso, huh? LOL! I used my Martha Stewart border punch along the bottom and tied on some SU twill ribbon tied in a cute bubbly bow with a button on top. I printed the sentiment and then matted it with the SU Cherry Cobbler too!

Oh and here's the inside..... *snort* Perfect right?

Just a quick reminder, my That's Krafty Thursday challenge closes tonight at 7:00pm EST. Be sure to get those cards linked up and check back tomorrow mornin' for the crowning of our newest KRAFTY CHICKS!!

Hope you hens have a WACKY WEDNESDAY!

Supplies:

Digital Image - JustInkLined; DP - MME Quite Contrary; CS - Neenah Classic Crest; SU Cherry Cobbler; Border Punch - Martha Stewart; Ribbon - SU Twill; Glossy Accents

Is it Mooooooon-day already??

Seriously!! Where'd the weekend go?? Ok, all in favor of a 5 day weekend and a 2 day work week say Mooooo! Tee-hee! I think all the cows in the world just raised their heads!!

Was that you Bessie? *snort*

So did you hens all have a good weekend? I spent Saturday makin' my lil' chick's birthday cards. I made her two of them and this is one. She better not be peekin' neither!! Hmmmph! Her birthday is comin' up next week and we're giving her a party this Saturday. I've been itching to use this new digi I got from Squigglefly. Ain't it a hoot? OMG, those eyes just crack me up! I printed the image twice and cut the head off the second one (Awwwwwk, dem's fighten words to us chickens!) LOL!

Ok, so then I colored both with my Copics and matted the image with some SU Early Expresso (is there any other CS?) and then pulled out this really OLD SU DP and matted it with some blush colored CS from my stash. I stitched around the edges of all pieces and then add this Martha Stewart taffeta ribbon tied in a cute bubbly bow. And of course for the FINISHING TOUCH, I added some dimensional pearls in Expresso to make that AWESOME lookin' cow patty!! I was so proud of my little creation and the DH says, "it needs some STINK comin' off of it or at least a fly!" Hmmmmmm??? Ok, so I got out my super fine Prismacolor markers and drew a few dots and a little fly. Tee-hee! The DH gave his approval with a, "VERY GOOD!" Yay!! Oh, and here's the inside. Bwah-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!!! OMG, I'm gonna pee my pants!! Have a great Moooooooon-day hens! {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:

Digital Image - Squigglefly; DP - SU; SU Border Punch; CS - Neenah Classic Crest, SU Early Expresso, Prisma Blush; Copics; Ribbon - Martha Stewart; Prismacolor Fine Markers; Adirondack Dimensional Pearls - Expresso

Baby it's COLD outside!

NOT!!! Pfffft!! It's SO STINKIN HOT here in Florida it's not funny! Come on Fall, hurry up already!! LOL!

Today's Bellarific Friday challenge was Christmas in July! So, I decided to ink up Lulu's Snowman from Stamping Bella! Isn't she a CUTIE? I stamped her onto some of Bella's Bestest Paper and colored her with my Copics. The DP is from an older Basic Grey Figgy Pudding collection. I paper pieced her dress and hat and then stitched her to an SU Early Expresso mat. I used my EK Success border punch to make the alternating scallops on the bottom and tied a cute bubbly bow with some SU Early Expresso satin ribbon. To finish, I applied some Liquid Applique to the hat trim and added some Stickles to the falling snow. Brrrrrrr! Baby it's COLD outside!! Tee-hee! Wanna see some more clever Christmas ideas? Hop on over to Bloggabella and check out all the AWESOME Bella Babes and the sistahood too! They're sure to get you in the Christmas spirit! Hey, it's never to early to start. It seems like once Halloween comes, the rest is a BLURRRRR!

And now on to a bit of sad news..... today is my last post as JEANIEBELLA! Oh, how I love that title! From the first time I heard it, from da Bella herself, it has always made me smile. Being on this DT was such an honor. These are the most talented ladies EVER! And if talent wasn't enough, they're SUPER DUPER suh-weet too! Needless to say, I'll be STALKING them ALL! LOL! Okee dokee, that's a wrap from Jeaniebella!! I hope you hens have a wonderful weekend! {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:

Rubber Stamps - Stamping Bella; DP - Basic Grey Figgy Pudding; CS - Bella's Bestest Paper, SU Early Expresso; Copics; Ribbon - SU Early Expresso; Liquid Applique; Crocheted Trim

Mid week reminder....

Mornin' hens! Thought I'd give you all a "MID-WEEK" reminder for my That's Krafty Thursday challenge! Nothin' hard about this challenge, just use Kraft colored cardstock somewhere on your project and link it below on my TKT #52 post before Wednesday, Aug 3rd at 7:00pm EST. I'll pick my Top Krafty Chicks from all the entries and post the winners right here on my blog on Thursday mornin', Aug 4th. PLUS, the winners will also get the honor of having Clara The Krafty Chick sit on your blog sidebar. Who wouldn't LOVE to have Clara? Hmmmm? She's so STINKIN CUTE! Awwwwk!

Ok, so to get you hens motivated (since there's no way you are actually OUTSIDE in this heat!) I've put this little number together for you.

I stamped TV Peep, from Stamping Bella onto some of Bella's Bestest Paper and cut him out with my Exacto knife. I matted him with some SU Kraft CS that I embossed with my QuicKutz embossing folders, and then matted it again with some Prism Navy and then white. This DP is from an older October Afternoon collection called Campfire. I LOVE the fun happy colors in this collection, don't you? Ok, to finish off the card, I stitched around the edges, added a few red brads and tied this super cool striped grosgrain ribbon in a simple knot. Simple card but oh so cute!

This card is also my submission to this week's Catered Crop FTR #17 challenge. I SO wanted to make a cute alien card for this challenge but let's just say, time was NOT on my side. Hmmmmph! So here's the recipe for those of you who'd like to play along in the Catered Crop FTR #17 challenge.

* Colors – red, white, green; blue, gray, kraft <<< SEE, THERE'S EVEN KRAFT IN THE RECIPE - SO YOU CAN ENTER MY TKT #52 CHALLENGE WITH THE SAME CARD! WOO-HOO! (Make it a two-fer!!)
* Stamps and Stickers – strawberries, sentiment, aliens/monsters, scientists
* Patterns – circles, checked/gingham; scallops
* Color Mediums – markers (ProMarker, Copics, White Signo Pen)
* Embellishments – clear gloss, glitter, charms, brads, ribbon
* Tools – corner rounder punch, border punch, die cut shapes
* Techniques – faux stitching, doodling/drawing, make an easel card
* Theme – birthday, just hello/because

It's simple to play along, you only need to use ONE of the above ingredients. I've highlighted those ingredients I used in RED. Ok, now it's your turn! Come on and play along with the rest of the hens! We won't bite! (Chickens don't have teeth, ya know!) Tee-hee! Have a T-RIFIC Thursday! {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:

Rubber Stamps - Stamping Bella; CS - Bella's Bestest Paper, SU Kraft, Prism Blue, White; DP - October Afternoon Campfire; Copics; Ribbon - Taylored Expressions; Exacto Knife; Brads; Embossing Folder - QuicKutz

Knit happens!

Ain't that the truth?? LOL!

Mornin' hens! TGIF!! Woo-hoo! Don'tcha just LOVEEEE Fridays? Man, I sure do! The weekend is HERE! Yippee-skippee! And of course that also means it's time for another Bellarific Friday card for ya too! The theme for today's Bellarific Friday card was a sketch by our own Ebrubella!

Thank goodness Ebru helped those of us who are circle card challenged by providing us with a square version, as well. Whew!! I was sweatin that one! Ok, so here's my take on Ebru's sketch! This is "Knitting Peep" from Stamping Bella. Isn't she cute? I stamped her onto some of Bella's Bestest Paper and colored her with my Copics. I cut her out with my circle Nesties and then sponged around the edges with some chalk ink. For those of you who've never seen this sponging technique before, I have a video on it HERE. Then I matted the image with some DP cut in a circle as well and then once again with a scalloped white circle. The DP I used on today's card is from Cosmo Cricket's Material Girl collection which ties in perfectly with the theme too! I finished the card by stitching around the edges and adding a couple of Prima Flowers with a button on top! Cute huh? Wanna see some more ideas using this super duper cool sketch? Head on over to Bloggabella and check out all the Bellababes cards, as well as the sistahood too! I know they'll have tons of inspiration to offer. So what's next week's Bellarific Friday challenge? Well how about Christmas in July! Hey, it's never too early to get started on my Christmas cards, that's for sure! Although this heat certainly isn't helping my mood any!! Seriously!!! Could it get any more miserable? Oh well, look on the bright side, that just means a weekend of staying inside and CRAFTING! Hot diggity dog!! Sounds like a plan to me! Okee dokee, that's it from the hen house today! I hope you hens have a wonderful weekend and try to stay cool! {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:

Rubber Stamps - Stamping Bella; CS - SU Cherry Cobbler, Bella's Bestest Paper; DP - Cosmo Cricket's Material Girl; Flowers - Prima; Button; Twine; Nestabilities; Copics; Colorbox Chalk Ink

That's Krafty Thursday #52

Woo-hoo!! Ya'll ready for this? Tee-hee!

Well, I'd say it's HIGH TIME we have ourselves another That's Krafty Thursday challenge, don'tcha think? Yesiree, let's get this show on the road! Soooooo, I need all you hens out there to dust off that Kraft colored cardstock and make sumthin' purty, k? Ahhh, ya'll know I ain't picky, so just make whatever yer little 'ol heart feels like, stick some Kraft colored cardstock on it and link it up below before the deadline of August 3rd, 7:00pm EST. I'll pick my TOP KRAFTY CHICKS from all the entries and post them right here on my blog on Thursday, August 4th. To top that off, you'll also become the proud caretaker of Clara, The Krafty Chick badge for your own nest (I mean blog, that is). That way the whole world will know that YOU ARE ONE KRAFTY CHICK! And of course I know there are tons of Krafty hens in the hen house, so come on, show me whatcha got!!

Ok, so lemme tell ya a little bit 'bout my card. Ain't she a beaut!! I told ya you was gonna LOVE her! OMG, I crack up every time I look at her. This is Fanny Fart from Dude Time Doodles. I think I spent my whole craft allowance over there this past week. *sigh* But ya'll know me and funny, it's just MY THING! This is my sister's birthday card. Pfffft! Think she's still gonna LOVE me afterwards? *snort* I printed Fanny Fart onto some Neenah Classic Crest CS and colored her with my Copics.

I paper pieced her dress and stitched her to the mat of SU Cherry Cobbler and Basic Black. This DP is from the Cosmo Cricket Circa 1934 collection and I'm so in LOVE with it. I finished by printing my sentiment onto a scrap piece of paper and punched it out with my circle punch. I matted it with the same SU colors as the image and then attached it right below this bubbly bow made from some cream twill tape. Oh, and here's the inside too! Now tell me the truth, ya'll want me for a sister don't ya? Bwah-ha-ha-ha-ha!! Ok, now it's time for YOU to get KRAFTY!! Git-er-done!! LOL! Ya'll have a TEE-RIFIC THURSDAY and I'll see ya back in the coop bright 'n early tomorrow mornin!

{{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:

Digital Image - DudeTime Doodles; CS - SU Cherry Cobbler & Basic Black, Neenah Classic Crest; Copics; Twill Ribbon - Michael's; SU Scalloped Border Punch; SU Scalloped Circle Punch; Creative Memories Circle Punches; DP - Cosmo Cricket Circa 1934; Gelly Roll Pen - Blue Glitter

Join your hands, and with your hands - your hearts!

Mornin' hens! Did you all have a FABBY weekend? Mine was a lot of fun. We went to my nephew's birthday party and I visited with my family, which is always wonderful, and then I made a few cards yesterday, which was VERY relaxing. Me LOVEEEE coloring! All in all, a wonderful weekend in my book!

My anniversary is this coming up weekend so I needed to step things up a bit and get a card made for my DH! Eeeeek! I surely wouldn't be on the "good wife" list if I didn't make my own hubby a card now would I? Ok, so I dug through my Stamping Bella images and I've been wanting to ink this one up for awhile now, but hadn't really had an occasion until now. This is "Jack and Ginger" by Mo Manning, available from Stamping Bella.

I think they are absolutely adorable don't you? This is so me and my DH too! We still hold hands everywhere we go! He's the most thoughtful man on earth and I'm truly blessed. Ok-ok, enough mushy talk, so I stamped Jack and Ginger onto some Bella's Bestest Paper and colored them with my Copics. I matted them with both SU Night of Navy and Early Expresso. This DP is from the My Minds Eye - Stella and Rose collection. Perfect colors for a man card too! Ya know how it goes, gotta be careful not to use any prissy colors when makin' those men cards. Pfffft! Oh and of course, he'd faint and fall right over if I was to put any ribbon or bows on his card, so I figured I was safe with a button and string!! LOL!!

Okee dokee, that's it for me today. I've gotta treat in store for you hens on Thursday. Yep, that's right! It's high time I have another That's Krafty Thursday challenge, dontcha think? Woo-hoo! Wait til' you see my card!! OMG, it's to die for! I'm SO in love with it, I might not be able to give it away! Bwah-ha-ha-ha! How's that for a teaser? Tee-hee! {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:

Rubber Stamps - Jack and Ginger (sentiment included) from Stamping Bella; DP - My Minds Eye Stella & Rose; CS - Bella's Bestest Paper, SU Night of Navy, Early Expresso; Copics; Border Punch - SU Scallop; Baker's Twine; Buttons

It's that time again....

....what time you ask? Well, Bellarific Friday of course!! Now you hens do remember what today's theme was right? Oh I know you did, cuz' I bet ALL OF YOU played along too right? Tee-hee! No worries, if you're like me, I know how hectic the Summer months can be but if you have time, we'd LOVE to have you hens play along in our Bellarific Friday challenges. It's super simple to play, just make a card using the theme of the week and a Stamping Bella image, then send your photo by email to Emily at emily@stampingbella.com by Thursday evenings and you will be entered into the weekly drawing to win some cool Bella Bucks to use at www.stampingbella.com

How cool is that? Did you know that you can even win Bella Bucks just by leaving a comment on the Bellarific Friday post? Uh-huh, you sure can! But wait, don't run off just yet.... let me tell ya a little bit 'bout my card. Today's Bellarific Friday theme was Bella or Stella. Hmmmmm, this was a no brainer for me cuz' I LOVEEEEEE Stella!!! I made this card for my mom to give to my sis for her birthday comin' up.

I stamped her onto some of Bella's Bestest Paper and colored her with my Copics. Then I ran her through my printer for the computer generated sentiment and stitched her to some SU Early Expresso. This DP is from an older Cosmo Cricket line "Mr. Campy" but I still love it. I stamped her again on the inside and then finished with a few mini brads and tied a bubbly bow with this pretty red saddle stitched ribbon! Ain't she a cutie??

Now this card is doing double duty this week as part of the Catered Crop FTR 16 challenge too!

Here's this week's recipe:

Colors – red, white, green, and brown
Stamps and Stickers – cake, flowers, mice, strawberries
Patterns – circles, checked/gingham
Color Mediums – markers (ProMarker, Copics)
Embellishments – banners
Tools – border bunches
Techniques – faux stitching, doodling/drawing
Theme – birthday

It's super easy to play along in the Catered Crop "Follow the Recipe" FTR 16 challenge! Alls you need to do is use ANY one of the above the ingredients and link it up over at the Catered Crop website. I've highlighted those ingredients I've used in RED. So you can see just how easy it is to play along. And get this, one lucky hen will get a $25 gift certificate to use at Deadbeat Designs. Woo-hoo!! More FREE stuff!! What hen doesn't LOVEEEE FREEEE stuff? Hmmmmm??? Not this one for sure! Okee dokee, that does for me today! I hope you hens have a FABBY Friday and I'll see ya back in the hen house real soon.

Next week's Bellarific Friday theme is a sketch challenge from our own talented Babe Ebru! Here's her sketch! Wowzers!!! AWESOME Ebru!!!

Now head on over to Bloggabella and check out all the GOR-JUSS eye candy! Oh, and don't forget to leave that comment! {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:
Rubber Stamp - Stamping Bella; DP - Cosmo Cricket Mr. Campy; CS - Bella's Bestest Paper, SU Early Expresso; Ribbon - Papertrey Ink; Mini Brads - Recollections from Michaels; Copics; Border Punch - SU

TOAD-TALLY awesome!!

Mornin' hens!! Tee-hee, I bet you thought I'd forgotten about you didn't you?? Nah, I'm just running behind this week! Hmmmph!!

Meet Charlie from Stamping Bella. Charlie is part of the Green Bean Baby line. I just LOVE this collection, as you know, cuz' their hair is so STINKIN CUTE!! All spikes and crazy lookin'!! Kinda like mine in the mornin'! Pffft!

Ok, so I stamped lil' Charlie here onto some Bella's Bestest Paper and colored him with my Copics. I matted him with some SU Night of Navy CS and then again with some OLD, (and I do mean OLD!) Bazzil Bling CS in this pretty aqua color and then again on the SU Night of Navy. Now tell me this DP isn't da cutest??? Acccck! OMG, I thought it was TOAD-TALLY perfect to go with Charlie, don'tcha think? I cut one of the little frogs around the edge and slipped the corner of the image panel underneath. I finished with the "worm wishes" sentiment placed under a double button accent and there ya have it! One TOAD-TALLY awesome birthday card for my nephew! Whoot-whoot!! Ummm, maybe that should RIBBITT-RIBBITT! *snort* Yeah-yeah, I'm bein' silly! It's Monday, what can I say? Oh, and I TOAD-TALLY forgot (Can ya tell I'm havin' fun with this word?) to tell you the theme for this week's Bellarific Friday - it's Bella or Stella!! Guess which one I'm gonna use??? Have a good one hens! {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:

Rubber stamps - Stamping Bella; DP - Basic Grey Skate Shoppe; CS - Bella's Bestest Paper, SU Night of Navy, Bazzill Bling; Copics; Buttons; Twine - The Twinery

It's Bellarific Friday - all tied up in a bow!

Yep, that's today's theme alright..... RIBBON! Easy peasy!! Didn't even have to use the ol' noggin for this one! I needed a card for my nephew's birthday and I have been itching to use this cute image called, "Bronte and Louis" from the Mo Manning in Rubbah collection over at Stamping Bella. Honestly, Bronte is the spittin image of Miley, my nephew's dog. I added a few black spots just like Miley has and I know he's gonna see the resemblance as soon as he opens this card. I really love how this card turned out too! These Mo images are so detailed and while I will admit, the coloring does take longer, it is well worth the extra time when you see the results. This card really is stunning IRL! I stamped the image onto some of Bella's Bestest Paper and then colored it with my Copics. I matted the image with some SU Basic Black CS and stitched around the edges. This DP is from another line of the MME Stella & Rose collection and I think it works perfectly with a masculine image. I know, I know.... I put a bow on a boy card!! Shhhh! But you have to admit, it's too stinkin cute there now isn't it??? LOL!

Ok, that's it from the hen house today! Be sure to hop on over to Bloggabella to see the rest of the Bella Babes take on this challenge as well as the sistahood too! And I know you hens played along too, right? Ooooooh-ooooh, I can't wait to see your creations!!! On your mark, get set, GO!!! Last one there's a rotten egg!!! Awwwwwwk, did I just say that?

{{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:

Rubber Stamps - Stamping Bella; CS - Bella's Bestest Paper, SU Night of Navy & Basic Black; Copics; Ribbon - Michael's; Border Punch - Martha Stewart; DP - MME Stella & Rose collection

For my special bud...

Mornin' hens!! Did ya miss me last week? I sure hope so cuz' I SO missed bein' away from the hen house!! I couldn't wait to get home and back to craftin'!!! I made this little card for a "special" friend of mine who is retiring and LOVES to work in the garden. She always calls me her "bud" so this little gal was the perfect choice for her card! This is "Sprout" from the Mo Manning collection over at Stamping Bella. Who can resist Mo's images, huh? They're so detailed and oh so cute!

I stamped Sprout onto some of Bella's Bestest Paper and colored her with my Copics. I matted her with some SU Early Expresso and then stitched around the edges. I stamped the sentiment (which comes with the image btw) onto a scrap piece of cardstock, rounded the corners and then tucked it behind the image panel. This DP is from the MME Stella & Rose collection and I added a little texture to the base with my SU embossing folder. To finish, I layered a few punched flowers, a button and tied it all together with some twine! I thought I might insert a Home Depot gift card for some new plants, as a going away gift! Whatcha think?

Ok, that's it from the hen house today. Don't forget we have a Bellarific Friday challenge this week, July 8th. The challenge theme is RIBBON!! Oh seriously, that's a gimme for da hens, right? Yep, that's what I thought, so let's get those Stamping Bella images dusted off and let's fill up Emily's email (emily@stampingbella.com) with lots of ideas, k? Woo-hoo!! You could even win some FREE Bella Bucks! Nothin's bettah than FREE rubbah!! LOL! {{{hen hugs}}}

Happy 4th of July!!

Supplies:

Stamps - Stamping Bella; CS - Bella's Bestest Paper, SU Early Expresso; Copics; DP - MME Stella & Rose Collection; Flower Dies - Cuttlebug; Button; Twine; SU Embossing Folder