Welcome Little One!

He's here! 

Baby boy, Asa Dean

born November 16,  6 lbs. 2.2 oz.

Congratulations 1LuvnMama and family!  So happy to hear the good news and to hear that Mama and baby are both doing well!

I made Mama a tissue box cover for the nursery, following the tutorial/video on Splitcoast Stampers but tweeked it just a bit by making mine without a lid.  
  

The papers are from Prima's Jack 'n Jill collection and I used a different DP on each side.



On the opposite side of the image is a picture frame.  If you look to the right of the bootie, you can see a little tab sticking out.   The picture of the bootie is meant to be pulled out and inserted with Mama's own picture of her and Baby Asa.  

The image I used is called Willow Holding Baby from the Whiff of Joy and the flowers are also from Prima's Jack 'n Jill collection.

Again, congratulations Mama on your little bundle of joy!  Can't wait to see some pictures of Baby Asa on your next post! 

Thanks for your visit, I really appreciate your stopping by!

Surprise RAK!

Unbeknownst to us, Lynn from Lynn's Craft Blog - Ben Franklin Crafts, had a contest going on last week.  Well, actually as she put it, it was a secret contest going on all year and to my surprise, I was one of four winners that was chosen for her very generous blog candy.  OMGosh, I just could not believe all that she had sent, even a gift card, too! 

Thank you so much Lynn!  Not only for your generosity but for keeping us up to date on what's new at Ben Franklin and for so many inspiring ideas!  It's my pleasure visiting your blog! 

Lynn's latest post is on making "easy thank you gifts".  Check it out for some neat Thanksgiving and Christmas ideas!

Let's Celebrate!

Hi everyone, I hope you are having a wonderful weekend!

I made this card for a sweet blogging friend who's celebrating her birthday today and since the timing was perfect for celebrations, I thought I'd enter it in the following challenges and join in on their celebrations as well.

All That Scraps (ATS) is celebrating Sweet November's first birthday with a challenge to make a birthday card and they're also having a Sweet November Birthday Blog Hop to showcase Amy Young's cute new birthday stamps that'll be out on November 15th. 

And Lili of the Valley (LOTV) is celebrating the release of their adorable new stamps with a LOTV Blog Hop and a special LOTV Challenge with a theme, Anything Goes.

Join in on their fun blog hops and see the exciting new stamps that they have in store for us.  Can't wait to get them and ink them up!

Thanks for stopping by and for the lovely comments you always leave me.  Have a great day!

The recipe:

Stamp:  Kiki La Rue, Cupcake Kiki; Catslife Press

Paper:  Prima Jack n' Jill collection

Ink:  Copic Markers

Other:  Nestabilities, Making Memories buttons and rick rack, adhesive pearls, pop dots, glitter, Gelly Roll clear pen

Believe

I love my Sweet November babies.   My collection started with Amy's Easter babies, followed by her Halloween babies and now her Christmas babies just joined the family.   This adorable baby is named Cookie and Milk Boy and as you can see, he's got something special waiting for Santa.   I hope these babies never grow up, lol!

I followed the sketch from the Basic Grey Challenge and with snowflakes and a Christmas theme, it should fit the bill for some other challenges as well.

Thanks for stopping by.  Hope you're all having a great week! 

The challenges I'm entering:

Basic Grey Challenge 32 - Sketch by Heather

Charisma Cardz Challenge 44 - With Love @ Christmas

A Spoonfull of Sugar Challenge 129 - Snowflakes
ABC Challenge Blog - H is for Holidays

Top Tip Tuesday, Tip #9 - Coloring with Copics & Use an Image

The recipe:

Stamp:  CC Designs Sweet November Cookie and Milk Boy

Paper:  Basic Grey. My Mind's Eye

Ink:  Copic markers, Distressed Ink

Other:  Nestabilities; Snowflake punches, adhesive pearls, pop dots

Meet Sammie Snowman

This week's challenge at Lexi's Creations is "Anything Goes" and this is the card I submitted as the randomly-selected winner of their Guest Design Spot.    I don't normally enter design team challenges--just the thought of being on a DT terrifies me--so when I heard that I had won this spot, I was so relieved that at least the theme was an easy one, phew!

I got to chose a digi from Fairy Dust Crafts (there are so many wonderful images to chose from!), and decided on Sammie Snowman  1. because he is just so darn adorable and 2. he would give me a jump start on my Christmas cards, yay!

Thanks for visiting me again today.  I hope you all had a fun and safe Halloween!

The challenges I'm entering:

4 Crafty Chicks - Roll with the Punches

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Sparkly & Bright

Simon Says,,,,Punch Em'

ABC Challenge - G is for Glitter

Crafty Purple Frog Challenge - Anything Goes

Mark's Finest Papers #27 - Holiday Card

The recipe:

Digi stamp:  Fairy Dust Crafts - Sammie Snowman

Paper:  Magnolia, Best Occasions Glitter Paper

Ink etc.:  Copic Markers, Distressed Ink, Making Memories White Paint

Other:  Nestabilities Circle, Scallop, Snowflakes; Stickles; Flower Soft, Brads

Happy Halloween!

Hi everyone, hope you are all having a fun Halloween day!

I was going to be lazy and just make simple goodie bags with Halloween tags for my grandsons but after seeing Michele's adorable milk carton Halloween houses yesterday, I was inspired to make one too.   Thanks Michele, you come up with the cutest creations!

Here's another view of the house.  I don't know if you can see the light shining through the vellum window--I think you can see a little more in the photo above--but there's a tea light inside that lights up the house. 

My project is totally made out of spooky stickers, no cutsy colored images here, lol, they're boys after all.   And instead of candies, I decided to give the boys iTunes gift cards--they love those!  I altered the house so it would be tall enough to hold a gift card and I made a slot on the easel/side step card to hold a gift card as well.  

The haunted house on the easel card is a freebie from the Quilling Patch.   Sue used it on her card and shared this bit of information on her blog today.  Your card is so adorable Sue, TFS! 

Since I took a little more time making these things than I would have if I had just wrapped some candies in a bag, I'm hoping the boys would at least take a lingering look at my "GC holders" and not just grab the gift cards and toss these aside.  Is that too much for grandma to ask you think?   What if I gave them a little hint?

With my luck they won't even look underneath, LOL!!!

Thanks for stopping by!

  Have a Happy and safe Halloween!

Hallo Witch

Have you seen Kelly Booth's coloring video on Color Me Copic?   She did a fabulous job showing us her technique in coloring faces and applying eye shadow on her images.  I know I need a lot more practice but I was up for the challenge and had fun trying.   Thanks so much Kelly!

The challenges:
Color Me Copic - use Kelly's face/makeup coloring technique
Dutch Dare Card Challenges, #89 - Halloween
Anyone for Anya? - Halloween
Craft Challenge 73 - Spooky
Stamp Something - Digi
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge, #40 - So long as it flies!

The recipe:
Stamp Digi:  TGF Hallo Witch; Inkadinkado Sentiment
Paper:  Basic Grey
Ink:  Memento, Copic Markers, Distressed Ink
Other:  Nestabilities, Martha Stewart Punch

Thanks  for looking!