~Birdbrain Hula Chick

We had a wonderful weekend in Edmonton for Kirsten's last skating competition of the season. She placed silver and is so delighted with that!  She really has had a fabulous season. She is such a dedicated, hardworking young lady that I am so very proud of!

So now into some crafty goodness!  We have a super new sketch with a tWiSt for you over at From The Heart Stamps. The tWiSt is to make anything but a card.  I didn't use the tWiSt this time around as I made this card to send to the wonderful people whose condo we stayed in while we were in Maui.

The set is called Birdbrain Hula Chick. I have used some fun papers from CTMH called Footloose and a wooden star shape that is from CTMH as well. 

I hope you'll play along with us this week, you can use the sketch and the tWiSt or just one or the other is fine too. You do need to use an image from the FTHS store but that's easy enough because Faith has a ton of new images available right now, not to mention a store full of fabulous oldies but goodies! You'll even earn $1 in the FTHS store just for playing along!  

Have a look at the fabulous inspiration my teammates have created for you!

Hugs and happy crafting!

Kelly

~Easter

It's time for another wonderful challenge for you over at Di's Digi's this week. We would like to see your Easter creations. Easter is just around the corner, so perfect timing I think!  

I have used Eggstravaganza for my image and it can be found in Di's store along with a whole library of fabulous images!  I have used the sketch from today's Sweet Sunday Sketch challenge as well:-)

Our sponsor this week is The Cutting Cafe and you could win 3 items of your choice just for playing along. As always, you do not have to use an image from Di's Digis but if you do, you could win 2 Digis from Di just for showcasing one of her images on your creation for this challenge!

Wishing you a wonderful week!

Hugs, Kelly

~A Friendship Blog Hop with FTHS

I'm so happy it's Friday!!  I'm most definitely looking forward to a weekend of relaxing....well mostly..some household chores too but mostly relaxing I am hoping:-)

I'd like to welcome you to our From the Heart Stamps blog hop. Our theme this month is Friendship.  My super talented design team mates and I are showcasing lots of gorgeous projects.

As you hop along, please leave a comment on each entry. One random commenter will be selected on each blog to win the image that the designer used. And additionally, one commenter on the From the Heart Stamps blog will be selected to win a $5 gift voucher to the store!

If you have arrived from Kathy's blog, you are in the right place, if not why don’t you start on the From the Heart Stamps blog, so you don’t miss anything.

Here is my project, using Flower Pot Chick for my image and the sentiment is from Hello Sentiments.  Cardstock is from CTMH and pattern paper is Backyard Basics from American Crafts.

Now, please head over to Lyn's blog to see what she has created for you-it's awesome!

I have used the sketch from this week's Sweet Sketch Wednesday....love their sketches!!

Thanks for hopping with us today. The hop will end on Monday April 7th at 6am, EST. Winners will be posted on the From the Heart Stamps Blog on Wednesday April 9th

 

Hugs and happy weekend!

 

~Easter Egg Birdbrains

I am really ready for Spring around here.  Our ground is still totally covered in snow and we are due to start calving any time now...not fun when the weather is like this!!

I do have a fun card to share with you today though.  We have a new sketch with a tWiSt for your over at From The Heart Stamps.  I have used the super cute new Easter Egg Birdbrains for my card an I did include the tWiSt as well this time around which is to use Glitter! 

I hope you'll hop on over to the FTHS blog and check out the rest of the fabulous DT samples and then pick your favorite FTHS image and play along with us!

Hugs,

 

~Forget Me Not

 Well I was behind the 8 ball for our last Seems A Little Sketchy challenge, but I do have a card ready to share with you for our mid-challenge reminder:-)

 

I have used the Forget Me Not image from our sponsor Aurora Wings and of course our sketch!!  Be sure to head on over to the Seems A Little Sketchy challenge blog to see the sketch for this time around as well as the fabulous creations from my teammates....and of course, enter your card too!!

Hugs,

 

~Welcome Spring

I wish I could say we are welcoming Spring here...we have just had more snow through the weekend and it is snowing lightly again now!!  

Over at Di's Digi challenge though, we are most definitely welcoming Spring!! That's our challenge for you this week:-)

My image from Di's shop is called Daffoldi Daisy and what says spring more than daffodils?  We have a wonderful sponsor this time around as well-  REALLY REASONABLE RIBBON is on board with is and they have offered up a $10 voucher to one lucky player!  As always, you can win 2 free digis from Di's Digis if you use one of her images on your card:-) 

I have used the sketch from this weeks sketchie free for all over at Papertake Weekly.  I did use sketch #88 that is posted as I liked it well enough and thought it worked great with my image. 

Hugs,

 

~Mixed Bouquet

Hope you all had a wonderful weekend!  We had the first of 2 skating carnivals that Kirsten is in and it was great!  Alice In Wonderland was the theme and everything was fantastic!! Next weekend is our club's carnival and then skating is almost done for the season!  She has 2 competitions left and is very excited for both of them!

I'm happy it's Monday because that means I can share with you our newest sketch with a tWiSt from over at From The Heart Stamps.  Not only do we have a fun sketch to share with you but also a tWiSt that you can choose to include or not.  You can do the sketch, the tWiSt or the sketch and the tWiSt!  

This week our tWiSt is monochromatic colors. 

This kind of tWiSt is definitely not my strong suit (I kow I snuck the yellow flowers in there, but stayed monochromatic with my papers:-) but I wanted to play along anyway and use both the sketch and the tWiSt!  My image is called Mixed Bouquet and my papers are from Echo Park- This & That and CTMH CS in Hollyhock and Blush.  

Here is our sketch this week as well.

As always, every participant will receive $1 to the FTHS store just for playing along.  You are now required to use an image from over at FTHS, but Faith has a library full of wonderful images for you to choose from, so I know that part won't be hard!!  Be sure to check out the gorgeous inspiration from my team mates on the FTHS blog too!!

Hugs,

 

~Izzy's Easter Wagon

 Oh how I love the weekend!  We had a super busy week and our weekend is full too but at least we get to sleep in!

I have a card to share with you that is for this week's challenge over at Di's Digis.  I love Di's images and I'm sure you know that by now:-) Love being on her DT too!!


Our challenge this week is to feature a card that includes and animal and a person.  I have used the super cute Izzy's Easter Wagon for my image.  Thought it is super cute with the bunny on the egg in the wagon:-)  Izzy's Easter friend. 

You do not have to use an image from Di's Digis, but check out her store, because I just know something will say BUY ME!!  If you do use an image from Di's shop, you'll be entered for the chance to win 2 digis from Di along with the prize from our sponsor this week!  How fun is that!!

Hop on over to the challenge blog to see some fabulous creations from my awesome teammates!  

 

Then enter for your chance to win!
Hugs,

 

~Ali's Chick

Welcome to our new day for Inspiration posts over at From The Heart Stamps!  Our Inspiration posts will now be every Wednesday!  Sketch challenge still every Monday as well!

This card actually features our sketch this week as well.  It's a sketch with a tWiSt...you can do just the sketch or just the twist or both!  

This is sketch 57 and I have used Ali's Chick and Basket for my image...although I didn't use Ali's basket on this one:-)  I have used some papers from Kaiser Craft called Bubblegum Hills and paired it with CTMH cardstocks in Hollyhock, Twilight and Sweet Leaf.  Added soem misc flowers, pearls and flourish punch to finish it off!

Please be sure to pop by the blog to see the rest of the inspirational cards!  If you play along with us in our sketch with a tWiSt challenge, you now must use an image from FTHS!  You will still receive $1 to From The Heart Stamps just for playing along with us!!

Have fun and happy crafting!

 

Hugs,

 

~Spring is in The Air Blog Hop with FTHS

It's blog hop time again and this time we are celebration Spring is in The Air!  Well I hope it is right around the corner for most of us but with our weather lately...I'm not so sure!  We have a wonderful hop for you today featuring fabulous springtime creations from the From The Heart Stamps DT!

As you hop along with us today or through the weekend, please leave a comment on each entry. One random commenter will be selected on each blog to win the image that the designer used. And additionally, one commenter on the From the Heart Stamps blog will be selected to win a $5 gift voucher to the store!

Here is my project, using Hamlet PigWit Thing Spring. 

This fun digi is also the Stamp Of The Month so be sure to check out that challenge as well!

I tried Prismacolor pencils this time as Copics were giving me heck...user error I'm sure, but I was having a hard time with the pinks, then I went to the grass and my marker was dried out so I printed it for the 3rd time and went with Prismacolor pencils:-)  I have used this week's sketch from Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 for my layout and paired it with Country Drive paper from Echo Park.  It was from a Taylored Expressions kit from some time ago and I used the CS that came with it so I am not sure of the brand.  Buttons are from CTMH.

 If you have arrived from Kathy's blog, you are in the right place, if not why don’t you start on the From the Heart Stamps blog, so you don’t miss anything.

Now head over to Laura's blog and see what she has created for you.

Thanks for hopping with us today. The hop will end on Monday March 10th at 6am, EST. Winners will be posted on the From the Heart Stamps Blog on Wednesday March 12th.

 Have a great hop and a wonderful weekend!

Hugs,