Pencil Box Thank You

I personalized some pencil boxes for the dear and fabulously patient nursing staff who took care of my hubby in the hospital last week. Six Ghirardelli chocolate squares fit perfectly, with a little room for a thank you note. After the candy is gone, the pencil box will make a great little storage box for a desk or drawer, as well as be a reminder that patients appreciate their hard work and sense of humor.

Paper Ala Mode meets We Are 3

I really enjoyed designing for the Cookie challenge at Paper Ala Mode using adorable paper, images, and word art from We Are 3 - I had a hard time choosing which of these cards to share for that challenge. The color combination in these collections is soooo awesome. I made a pack to use as a gift when we travel. Woo Hoo!

                                        

Shabby Garden Rose Basket

I love new releases! Today, I used the new release Garden Rose Basket. As usual, I colored my image without much thought to paper color scheme. I love that my basket coordinated with paper from the Shabby collection.

      

An Elisabeth Bell Freebie

This week's freebie from Elisabeth Bell is Winter Emma with Kitty. I had a design in mind, but when I went to make it, I had printed my image too large. Then although I have miles and piles of papers, it was difficult to fin some that matched my tag colors. Oh, well. I still like and enjoyed a relaxing evening of coloring Emma and her Kitty.

I was so happy to use Winter Emma from Elisabeth Bell. I even stepped out of my comfort zone and give her pink hair. Thanks so much, Elisbeth!

Power Poppy Creative Confetti All You Need is Love Challenge

This week at Power Poppy, Julie shared a fabulous treat box. Although you can't see my entire box in the pic, it turned out kind of neat. I really love how the ribbon comes out of the top, adding a little something, as well as serving a function. For the Creative Confetti Challenge, we were to create a project for someone we need to share a little love with. This was easy for me, as I needed a little something for a good friend. I added a bunch of flower (Thoughts and Prayers Box from Bugaboo). Be sure to check out Creative Confetti to see other fabulous cards and projects. Be sure to enter the contest because a lucky winner will receive $25 worth of Power Poppy stamps. 

SALSA Bag Swap and Special Wishes

This bag was decorated for our local SALSA Bag Swap (Birthday Themed) for the month of February. I forced myself to get the bag decorated early in order to take advantage of the challenge at Eclips Users Group as well. For the birthday theme, I added a sentiment from the Special Wishes collection at We Are 3.

Splitcoast Featured Stamper Challenge

This week at Featured Stamper, a fabulous crafter is featured - Cookie Lady. For the Featured Stamper Challenge, we are to pick a card from her gallery and CASE it. I wanted to use my stash, so I really love that Cookie Lady had some simple designs. When I look at it, I took some leeway in casing the original design - a much larger circle and sentiment. Be sure to check out the Featured Stamper Challenge to see what everybody is making for this challenge. There are always gorgeous projects. Come play along! It's a weekly challenge beginning on Sundays.

We Are 3 Vintage Carnival

Here's a fun little layout I created with Vintage Carnival from We Are 3. The Halloween date is a title from Miss Kate Cuttables. A fun and easy layout.

Groundhog by Kadoodle Bug

I needed something quick and easy for Groundhog's Day, so decided to go with an Eclipse card. Quick and Easy design - though a bit tedious to assemble. I always worry most about sneezing and my little pieces flying all over the room! The greeting is cut with my Eclips. The adorable groundhog is from Kadoodle Bug (precolored).

Progressive Freebie

The beginning of each month is fun - the beginning of a new Progressive Freebie Challenge at The Outlawz.

This card was created for the Progressive Freebie Challenge for February. I'm so thrilled to finally be able to color hair to look somewhat realistic. The image is Ava from Di's Digis. For papers, I used We Are 3's Snowmen paper collection.

Paper Ala Mode "Girly Girl" Challenge

This week at Paper Ala Mode, the theme is Girly Girl. Our Design Team member Bonnie is sponsoring this with a fabulous prize - so click HERE to join! For my Girly Girl, I used Eliza's Birthday from Flowers Feathers and Fairies. The papers are from We Are 3 - the new release Baking Cookies. Honestly - how cute is that!

Please be sure to stop by The Outlawz to view the fabulous designs from my teammates - please come and play along. This was so much FUN!

Little Halloween Layout

Here's a "Halloween" layout I made for my grandson's scrapbook. I used papers from the Little Star collection and a precolored image from Digital Delights.