Bright and Warm Christmas

Hello everyone-

Happy Sunday!!

Today is moving day for us and it's suppose to rain! RAINING!!

  This just adds more frustration as to why I dislike the task of moving. ARGH!!!

On a brighter note and I do mean brighter!! :)

Today at Sentimental Sundays, we are asking you to make a Christmas card/project using:

NON-Traditional Christmas Colors

And here is a picture of the inside.

The stamped sentiment is from an old Hero Arts stamp set.

I also used a bigger version of the hibiscus flower I used in the front, which were made using Cheery Lynn Dies: Build A Flower #2. I really love how this all came together and will be the perfect card to send to my friend in Aruba.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Love to Create #43

Saturated Canary #31

Charisma Cardz Challenge #47

Cheery Lynn Designs #56

Divas by Design #63

CMC #57

Hugs, 

Calypso

CropStop #79: LOVE

 Good morning CropStop-ers!!!

How was your 4th of July??

Mine was pretty mellow, which is what i need to be doing right now anyways, so it was good!

Today's challenge at CropStop is:

LOVE

You can interpret this anyway you want to! 

Hearts, couples, anniversary....The sky is the limit!!!

Here is my card for this weeks challenge:

Here's a close up of my Rock Candy covered heart!! Yummy

So I hope that you will join us....Can't wait to see what you put together. 

 I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Papercraft Star

Dynamic Duos #9

Retro Sketches #18

Hugs, 

Calypso

Monochromatic

*****Spellbinders For SALE!!!*****


Good morning neighbors, 

For the next few weeks, my posts will all be pre-scheduled.

 I hope to be back online sometime in mid October. 

So with that said....It's time for another Sentimental Sundays Challenge!!!

This is weeks challenge is:

"MONOCHROMATIC"

Here is my sample card:

Supplies used:  Patterned paper: Chatterbox; cardstock: cream,brown,kraft (Bazzill Basics); Spellbinders: S5-033,  S5-040; 

Pearls: Recollection; Flowers:unknown; Pins: (I made); Ribbon: Stamp: Hero Arts; Ink: Memento: Brown

As you can see, I chose to go with cream and browns as my monochromatic colors. 

I couldn't wait to use these dies when they arrived in the mail. 

So there you have it, short and sweet!!

Make sure to visit the rest of the team and beauties they have created.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Papercraft Star Challenge #62: Anything Goes

4 Crafty Chicks Challenge#55: Embossing

Crafty Ribbon Challenge #2: Anything Goes
Emerald Faerie Gardens: Pearls
Catered Crop Recipe #21:
DDCC #130: Monochromatic 

Little Miss Muffet Challenge #18: Things with Wings

Wacky Wednesday #51: Anniversary

Flourishes: Bring Back Beautiful: Monochromatic

Thank you for visiting......BIG HUGS,

Sentimental Sundays....Deepest Sympathy

Good morning-

I sure hope everyone is having a great weekend!!!

It's time for another Sentimental Sundays Challenge!!!

This weeks challenge is:

Sympathy or Thinking of you

Here is my card sample for this weeks challenge:

Supplies used:

Artful Delight: August Scrapbook Kit.

Cardstock: Bazzill (Grey and cream); Patterned paper: Authentique:Promenade; Frame: K& Co:Life's Journey;

Butterfly: Jenni Bowlin: Black Embellished Butterflies, Stamps: Hero Arts: Delicate Leaf Cluster (CL477), Everyday Sayings (CL342);

Medium: Copic; Brads, Making Memories; Beads: Recollection: Clear Micro beads; Other: Doilie, Satin Ribbon

I really love how this card came together!!

The beautiful butterfly on the card was colored with Copic and then I applied a thin layer of glossy accent and covered it with clear micro beads.  Really love the results!

So there you have it my friends.

I hope that you get a chance to play along this week and I look forward

to coming by and visiting!

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Papercraft Star #60: Steampunk!

Fashionable Stamping Challenge #3: Ribbon or Lace

RCC18: All tied Up

Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge #119

Thank you so much for stopping by today.

Big HUGS,

Sentimental Sundays.....Birthday

Hello friends-

Today's challenge at Sentimental Sundays is:

BIRTHDAY

(with sentiment)

We always need birthday cards, so this should be an easy challenge for everyone to join this week.

Here is my sample card for this weeks challenge:

Supplies used:

Cardstock: Bazzill Basics: Kraft, Papertrey ink: White; Patterned paper: MME: Lime Twist: Life of the Party, MM: Hul.la.ba.loo; Stamp: Swiss Pixie: Cupcake Birgitta, Hero Arts: Birthday Wishes (CL139); Spellbinders: Lacey Circle (S4-293), Fancy Tags (S4-235); Ribbon: Paper Source (Blossom); Pearls: Recollection; Medium: Copics; Other: Glossy Accent

Isn't she darling!?!?!  I love the hair combo!!

I left the door open to my scrap room and my little one walked in, grabbed a marker really quickly and started scribbling over anything and everything that was on the desk....so a little extra love was added to this image!!!  (Lower right pony tail!!! :)

So there you have it....I hope that you will join us this week, since I think this is a free for all challenge!! Can't wait to see what you create.

I would like to join the following challenges:

Color Me Creative Copic Challenge #25: Winged Things

Crazy 4 Challenges #101: Bingo

(square card, die cuts,2 or more designer paper)

Design by Divas: Challenge #8: Birthdays
Victorine Originals: Challenge #14: Birthday
The Kraft Journal: Anything Goes

A Spoon Full of Sugar: Challenge #162: Happy Birthday
CYDA: Challenge #27: Cupcakes
That's Krafty Thursday #53: Kraft Paper (I'm a Krafty Chick)

Thanks for stopping by today!!

Big HUGS, 

Birthday Wishes

WHOO HOO!!!!

This will be my third post today and THAT's a record for me!!!!

I have to tell you....I've been filtering through my STUFF!!!  Trying to figure out better ways of categorizing...so things can be found easily and not get lost in the mix.

So anyways....while going through this process (I'm still not done) it refreshed my memory of all the things I had, so I believe that has helped me bring these cards together today.  Hey...that explanation works for me..... I just want to keep going!!! LOL!!!

So here is my third card today!!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock: PTI (white); Patterned Paper: MME (Hip-Hooray "Boy" Party;

Stamp: Stamping Bella: Miles the dragonfly; Hero Arts: Birthday Message-CL139);

Ink: Memento (Tuxedo Black); Medium: Copics; Other: ribbon, floss, pearls

Isn't he stinking cute!!!! I think I should have made the wings a little lighter, but oh well, I know know for next time.  I made this card using Pink Elephants Sketch:

Ok....I think that may be all you see from me today...I think!!! :)

Who knows...if they boys are still busy, i may keep going!!!

I would like to enter this card in the following challenge:

The Pink Elephant Sketch Challenge #110

Card Cupids: I used ribbon

CYDA #26: Birthday Celebrations

Little Miss Muffet Challenge #15: Outside the diecut

Frosted Designs- Coloring

Card making Mamas Challenge #26: Birthday Cards

Clearly Inspired Challenge #33: Things with Wings

Thanks again for visiting.  See you again real soon!!!!

Big HUGS.

Sentimental Sundays....Inspired by a song

Good morning-

Today I'm sharing my first card created for Sentimental Sundays.....YEAH!!!!

Today's challenge is to create something that is inspired by a song and you most included a sentiment.

I have to admit.....this was a mind boggling challenge for me.   This was my first time creating anything that was inspired from a song.  I started out making a layout....but for some reason, I couldn't find the appropriate place to place a sentiment.  To top all that off, I couldn't find a sentiment for the layout!!!  AHHHHHH.....I was panicking.....I could not be late for my first posting I kept thinking!!!

So sitting there looking at all my stamps on the peg board and the iPod player playing.....BAM!!!

Her voice echoed through the speakers and I saw the stamp stamp set I was going to use.
Avril Lavigne- Wish You Were Here



With the song playing on repeat......This is the card I came up with using Mojo's Monday Sketch #193.

I think the card came out pretty fabulous!!!  Wait til you see what the rest of the DT came up with. 

You are going to love it and I hope that you find some scrapping time to join us this week.

And I am trying really hard to use my scraps and not leave them lying around unused.

So with that said I made another card using the the round version of Mojo's Sketch!!

I am pretty proud of myself for doing that.....Now if only I can do that every time I have scraps, I wouldn't have so much scrap pieces!!!

I am entering these cards in the following challenges:

Mojo's Monday 193

Paper Sundaes Challenge #72: Let's Get Sentimental

Card Makin Mamas Challenge #21: Use Yours Scraps

Inspire Me Fridays #9: Anything Goes

Hugs,

Calypso

4 Color Challenge

Happy Saturday everyone!!!

It's been awhile since I last posted anything, so today I want share a card I made using a little challenge that the AMAZING Kathy, from The Daily Marker has going on her blog.   The Challenge is to only use these 4 colors of copic markers. Colors are: Y38, YR68, B12, YG03.

This is what I came up with:

I am entering this card in the following challenge:

DYSU Challenge #9: Just Green It!

I hope that you are enjoying your weekend.  I will try to be back with another card later this evening.

Hugs,

Calypso

With Love

Hi everyone-

I'm a little tardy today with this post and I'm so sorry!!

Today I wanted to take a moment and share with you a card I made using Sweet Home, Freebie Digital form Chi Chi Memories February Release.

And here is a close up of the buttons on the door!!

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Paper Romance Challenge #39: Anything Goes

DYSU #8: Anything Goes

Tuesday Morning Sketches #82

The Shabby Tea Room: Week #50: Buttons and Bows

Bearly-Mine challenge #4: Ribbon and Pearls

Thank you for stopping by today.

We will see you again tomorrow, for the Baby Bud Freebie!!

Hugs,

Calypso

Thanks a Bunch!!!

Good morning dear bloggers!!!

Today I am sharing with you a card, I made for a friend that loves art....paintings and such.
I love the Mini Card Creation Stamp Set, because they make perfect little 3x3 cards. Perfect size to make a set cards for someone or a card in a hurry.



Here is my card:

For this card I used SP and Company, Mini Card Creations II Stamp Set, Hero Arts, Stencil Flower (CG194), Prismacolor Colored Pencils, Sazon and Gamsol.


Thank you for stopping by today.

Hugs,
Calypso

Happy Birthday!!!

Hi everyone!!!

Today I wanted to pop in and share a card that I made for my niece, who has a birthday coming up this weekend!!!  She love pinks and purples, too!!! 

I got this digi (Pure Innocence My Balloon), several months after falling in love with my only Pure Innocence 4-Leaf Clover Stamp!!!

Here is my card:

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
CPS- Card Sketches: CPS #197
CES Challenge #16: Anything but a Christmas card
Card Makin Mamas: Challenge #11: Anything Goes (1/6)
Caardvarks: Monochromatic (12/31)

See you soon!

Hugs,
Calypso

SPCC #73...Holiday Cheer

Good morning bloggers-

I hope that everyone had a great weekend.  I spent mine at the football field...laundry room and grocery store.  Have to get things back into full swing around here.

So to get this Monday started, I'd like to show you the card I made with Scrapmaster's Color Combo this week. 

And here is the color combo:

Perfect holiday colors.....and just in time too, because I can't believe that Christmas is 46 days away!!!  Where has the time gone?!!

I hope that you will join us this week and make sure to visit Samantha's site, she's having tons of giveaways!

I'm entering the card in the following challenges:

Fantabulous Cricut: Challenge #35: Circle and Green

Catch the Bug Challenge Blog: Anything Goes

Whoopsi Daisy Challenge: It's Christmas

Keep It Simple: Shape It Up!!

Easy Craft Projects: Challenge #25: Red

The Stamps Man Challenge #9: Christmas

Paper Play Challenge: Week #44: Circles

Hugs,

Calypso

Introducing Baby Bud Autumn!!

Hello bloggers,

I just have to sat really quick, that having amazing teachers make the difference in learning.  I have the best Math teacher I have ever had in all my schooling days.  He explains the problem so easily and makes learning so effortless...it's just wonderful.  I wish we had more teachers like him, not only in the university, community college level but in high school and middle schools too. 

And on a different note.....Baby Bud Autumn!!!  She has arrived just in time for Autumn and Halloween!!!  Mary Anne did an amazing job creating this new Baby Bud.  She is already available at the Etsy store, along with her other Baby Bud pals.  Don't forget that next Friday is our first challenge and Freebie Friday of one of the amazing buds.  So make sure to stop by Baby Bud Designs and join in the fun.

So lets give a warm welcome to Baby Bud Autumn...((CLAP, CLAP, CLAP, CLAP))

And this is the card I made celebrating here arrival.  Isn't she just adorable!!!

I will be entering this card in the following challenges:

-Sew Many Challenges:#26: Happy Halloween Themed Project

-Annabelle Bling Sketch Challenge: ABSC029
-Belli Challenge #100: B themed embellishments (Bling, border, "BOO!" stamp)
-Die Cut Dreams Challenge #65: Digital- Sweet Little Girl

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs...

Calypso

SPCC #65...Happy Birthday

Hello.

Just got home from school, hanging out with the boys, before the baby went back down for his nap.  So I wanted to take this moment and give you the info Scrapmaster's Paradise Color Challenge.

I love these colors...They are very bright and vibrant together. 
Here is my card for this weeks challenge:

And here are this weeks colors:

Make sure to stop by and visit the rest of the girls and see what amazing creations they have created with this weeks color challenge.

-Jennifer

-Lori

-Linda

I will be entering this card in the following challenges:

Kenny K's Krafty Girlz: Challenge #10: Embossing

Keep It Simple: Give Us a Swirl

Thank you so much for stopping by.

Hugs,

Calypso