JUGS 5 - Wild Card Challenge!

Hey Friends~

Well, today is the day of the big birthday party for my kiddos.  The bouncy house got put up for a bit yesterday -- they had a BLAST jumping around in there...the weather even improved for today - YEAH!

Well, though today is Halloween - I've got a Christmassy post for you today.

Kristin is our JUGS Challenge host this week. The idea for her challenge came from former team mate Alicia, and she agreed to let us go and run with it.

We want you to create a holiday card that incorporated a photo -- whether it be from a magazine, or your own family/pets, put a picture on it (or in it, as the case may be!)

Here's my version:

I LOVE this picture I took of my girls last month.  This used the sentiment from Kristin's "Gift with Participation" for this week, and an image from PTI's Home for the Holidays.  Then I added a little ribbon to the bottom.  I just cut my frame out, and attached my photo from behind...and then I covered the inside with CS (should have taken a photo, sorry!) to keep it looking neat.

Hope you get to play along this week - be sure to use the keyword JUGS5 on your projects, and link to the Mr. Linky on the challenge blog.

Be sure to show the DT girls some love too, k?  Thanks for stopping by!!

Running out of time...

Hi friends!

Just a quick post today, I'm rapidly running out of time preparing for the girls' party AND Halloween...why oh WHY did I decide to do this?!?!?!?

Anyway -- let's get down to business, shall we?

Pink Cat Studio Digi Release today!

Melissa has some really cute images for Hannukah releasing today, in addition to some more wintery themed images...take a look-see:

Cute, right?  I knew you would think so...I had wanted to use a few of these images to make some cards, but have run out of time (and quickly losing my mind as well!) but I do have one to share with you today...

This cute Hanukkah card -- love those little birds.  I originally had something different in my head, but it didn't translate well...for the sentiment (check out the FREE sentiment page!) I punched it out with my word window punch, but it needed something else to get it to stand out a little more.  I used one of the smaller nestabilities to mount it on, but to make it a little smaller, I cut a section out of the middle, and glued the pieces together on theback of the sentiment before adhering to the card front. 

If you haven't already, be sure to head over to THIS POST to play along with the Bio Betty contest!  The contest ends on Nov. 5th!   One last thing -- be sure to check out the rest of the team's creations for this release -- I'm so lucky to work with such talented ladies!!

• Alicia Weiman
• Emily Leiphart
• Inge Groot
• Kerry Donovan-Casey
• Kristen Catalano
• Mackenzie Bruckler
• Maria Bell
• Suzanne Dean
• Tori Hemmingway
• Vicki Garrett

Thanks for stopping by, I'll be back briefly on Saturday for this week's JUGS challenge, be sure to stop by and play along!!

A CONTEST!!

Hey all!

It's a busy week here -- we're prepping for a birthday party for my girls (one has a birthday in September, the other December -- what falls smack dab in the middle?  HALLOWEEN!

Anyway -- we're throwing a family party on Saturday, so we've been busy getting ready....BUT I HAD to come tell you about a fun new contest that Melissa has put up on the Pink Cat Studio Blog.

Digi DT Bio Betty Contest

Pink Cat Studio is starting a fun contest today! Melissa asked each Digi DT member to create a Betty that tells us a bit about herself. Can you figure out who created each Betty ? If so then you could win some free digi stamps!!

Visit the Pink Cat Studio blog to learn how to enter the contest.

Pretty Paper Flowers...

HHHeeeeeellllllooooooooooo out there!

Welcome to the weekend!  Yahoo!

It's Saturday - so it's time for another 'Just Us Girls Challenge'.  This week's 3-D challenge comes from my team mate Mona Pendleton.

Here's her challenge:

You MUST see her video -- she makes it look so effortless, and what a nice job she did on the video itself, definitely worth it to watch!

I don't have any of the Nestabilities blossom dies, I only have the old "Nesting Flowers" one, and it worked ok, but I would much rather use the ones with more 'layers' in between, I think.

I brayered my tissue with 3 different colors - Lemon Tart, Summer Sunrise, and Berry Sorbet.

Cut out the various sizes with my nestabilities, and got to work.

I can't decide what it is, but something isn't sitting right with me -- if you have any suggestions, let me know, ok??

Be sure to check out the rest of the team's projects today -- they are no doubt, terrific!

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Thanks so much for stopping by - hope that YOU will play along with us, can't wait to see your flowers!!!  You could be the next Chic of the Week!~  A BIG CONGRATS to Gwen Snater!!  Gwen is our Chic of the Week for the JUGS 3 challenge!

Be sure when uploading to use the keyword JUGS4, and link up your project to the Mr. Linky on the challenge blog!!


Have a super day -- we've got some early Halloween events planned for the weekend -- should be fun!

Warm Winter Wishes...

Happy Thursday Friends!

I can't BELIEVE it's Thursday already...the week just FLEW by!! Wow.

Anyway -- it's Thursday, which means -- you guessed it -- Pink Cat Studio Digital release day!  YIPPPEEE

Melissa is releasing 3 new images today -- take a peek

I chose to highlight that super adorable little girl.  Doesn't she look so cozy?? :).  I colored her in with my Copics, and used my colorless blender to add the 'dots' to her hat and scarf, adds a little texture, I think.

Used my new Martha Stewart snowflake punch to highlight my sentiment.  The blue CS was cut with my Creative Memories wavy cutter (well, I have the old fashioned template with one straight side, one wavy side...totally old skool -- LOL ) and the image itself was cut with my Nesties Labels 8 dies -- mmm LOVE them!

Soooooo, are you NOT yet convinced to give digital stamps a shot??  Melissa is offering up a FREE image for you to try -- c'mon...it's FREE - what have you got to lose???  Melissa has even created an informative tutorial to show you how easy it is to download and print digital stamps. In the tutorial there is a free digi stamp that you can download and try out.

Here is a link to the tutorial if you would like to give it a try: Test It Out!

c'moonnnnn, you know you want to ;).

OH! and GUESS WHAT?!?!  YOU have a chance to get in on all the action...yes, you heard me.  Melissa is starting a new contest...the 'Digi Idea Contest'

To enter the contest, leave a comment on Melissa's release post and suggest an idea for a new digi stamp. Each week she will select an idea and turn it into a digi stamp. The person who made the suggestion will receive the new digi for free in advance of the release and will be invited to create a card with it to be displayed on her blog during the new release.

So what are you waiting for???  Go watch the tutorial, comment on Melissa's release post, and of COURSE -- stop by the rest of the team's blogs to see what they've been working on this week!  Oh - and it looks like Lauren Meader joined us this week too!

Alicia Weiman
Emily Leiphart
Inge Groot
Kerry Donovan-Casey
Kristen Catalano
Mackenzie Bruckler
Maria Bell
Suzanne Dean
Tori Hemmingway
Vicki Garrett

Thanks for stopping by!! 

I Just LOVE These Colors...

So I FINALLY had gotten around to buying the new 'In Color' colors from SU!.  Originally I was going to get them all, and then I narrowed it down to just 2.

Rich Razzleberry and Bermuda Bay are just YUMMMMMMMY!

I needed a card for one of my daughter's friends.  Now that she's going to 2 different schools, she has twice as many birthday partites than usual -- and those of you that know me already, know that we already have A LOT OF BIRTHDAYS! lol.  We certainly can't keep up and attend them all, that's for sure!

Anyway -- moving on...

I pulled out my pretty new papers, and got to work.

I decided to go with some Papertrey goodness this time around, since I've really been on a Pink Cat kick as of late (not that that is a bad thing ;) ) but I think my PTI stamps were feeling a little neglected.

So, I used Star Prints, Background Basics Retro, and Polka Dot Basics for this card.

This was for last week's party...I'll have this week's party card up this week sometime.  Would you believe, I was going to use the owls on a unicycle card I made the other day, and DD smiled and shook her head, and said "oh, no no no Mommy -- I can't use that card.  It's orange.  Ty has to have green."  GREAT.  I'm getting shot down by my 5 year old!  Well, off to stampland I went, and came up with something that got a 'two thumbs up' approval...

Thanks for stopping by today -- have a great one!

Supplies:
Stamps (all Papertrey Ink): Star Prints, Background Basics Retro, Polka Dot Basics
Ink (All SU!): Rich Razzleberry, Bermuda Bay
Paper: Select White (PTI), Rich Razzleberry, Bermuda Bay (SU!)
Accessories: Apron Lace Border Punch (fiskars), bermuda bay polka dot grosgrain, star punch (SU!)

JUGS 3 - Color Challenge!

Happy Saturday!

Hello all~

It's been a crazy few days here-- I've been sick, and I hurt my neck...it was just NOT my week.  One last time, I'd like to thank all those that came out to support me for the contest over at Splitcoaststampers.  Patty seems like a real great gal - and I'm happy for her, she put a lot of time and effort into her submission - so a big congratulations to her!!

Also -- a big congrats to Broni Holcombe, our second "Chic of the Week"!  I loved your creation!!

This week's JUGS challenge is a color challenge hosted by Dana Gustafson.  Here's our palette:

I kept things simple -- I needed a card for a friend who got some unexpected news this week.  Nothing bad, just a little overwhelming maybe.  I thought this sentiment from Scattered Showers was perfect.

Dawn's sets always have such cute and different sentiments -- love it.  I really need to get the 'additions' set.  I added some sparkle to the circles on the umbrella -- I took a closer shot, so you could see a little better...

The circles on the bottom mimic the circles on the umbrella -- they are from Polka Dot Basics I from PTI.

We have a busy day ahead of us, so I won't be checking in until much later -- gives you all enough time to create something FABULOUS for me to look at tonight ;).

Hope you all get to play along with us this week!  Be sure to use the keyword JUGS3 on your uploads, and link you creation to the Mr. Linky on the challenge blog.

The other girls on the team have cooked up something fabulous as well -- be sure to show them some love!

Thanks for stopping by!!

Supplies - all Papertrey Ink, unless otherwise noted:

Stamps: Rain or Shine, Polka Dot Basics I
Ink: Aqua Mist, Pure Poppy
Paper: Aqua Mist, Pure Poppy, Vintage Cream
Accessories: Pure Poppy Stitched Grosgrain, spica glitter pen