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Thursday, November 26, 2009

It's Softpencil Thursday!!

Happy Thursday Everyone and if you are in the states, Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!!

Today is Softpencil Thursday and Elizabeth gave us Simon...thinking of Christmas. This is a cute image, so check him out!! Unfortunately, sickness and hubby being home have prevented me from creating anything with this image this time around. I know...I love having Brittany and hubby around, but they don't allow for any creative time. Even late at night. When you're sick, "the late at night" doesn't work out very well. Last night I fell asleep sitting up in front of my computer trying to do my blog posts and upload pics to my galleries. What a pain in the neck...literally!! hee hee.

Anyway, I also wanted to let you know that the new Christmas Softpencil images are in!!! Boy are they cute! If you haven't seen them, check them out here! Don't forget to join us at our PCP weekly challenge for a chance to win Softpencil stamps! Please visit the other DT diva's blogs for more inspiration. Their links are on the side bar.

Thanks for coming by my blog today to visit. I really appreciate you and your lovely comments! Have a wonderful day!

Thursday, November 19, 2009

It's Softpencil Thursday!!!

Please scroll down and check out my post from earlier! Thanks!

Happy Thursday to you!! Ok just to get this out of the way...are you ready for New Moon!!!! OMG I cannot wait. Even though I feel like you know what, my shot of antibiotics and all my meds should sustain me...I hope!! Tomorrow I may drop like a stone but at least I will have the movie under my belt (and probably some popcorn)!!

Ok onto my project for Softpencil Thursday. For this week's challenge, we are using this adorable image called Michu is giving gifts away' Today's challenge was to use some gold on our project. For my project I made an ornament or a gift tag. Whichever way you want to use it. Two for one, can't beat that!! I colored Michu with my copics and cut out my shapes with my nesties. I punched a hole in the top and tied some ribbon on the top. Simple but so sweet. I used gold gel pen to color the ribbon on the package and the runners of the sleigh. I think he turned out pretty sweet. Iused glitter on his hat for some extra bling!

I also wanted to remind you about the new images... have you seen them yet? If not, click here! You will want them all, they are so adorable!! Thanks for the wonderful images Elizabeth!! I also wanted to say that working with this DT has been so fun and everyone is so sweet...I just love it!! Thanks ladies!! Please check out the other DT diva's creations and leave us some love. Their links are on the sidebar.I also wanted to remind you that we have the Softpencil challenge every Saturday. If you don't have any Softpencil designs, you can shop here or click here for a freebie to start out with.

I hope you enjoyed my little Michu ornament/tag as much as I enjoyed making it. Have a wonderful day and I'll be back soon with some more goodies to share with you!!

Friday, November 13, 2009

Softpencil Thursday on Friday!!

Hi everyone, how is your week going? Mine is going relatively ok. I just wonder sometimes, why we don't get instruction manuals when we have our children!! Do you ever wonder that? If God had asked me if I wanted one, I would've said sure, absolutely. While I spent a day and half trying to give birth to my child, what's a couple more pushes to get out a manual?? Of course this manual would need to cover the emotional outbursts of your child to the complicated medical workings os them as well!! LOL Sometimes it's just a little overwhelming, that's all.

We've been passing this sinus junk around between the three of us for a month or so. So this past Fri. Brittany got it again. Of course since I have asthma, I immediately got it again too. My husband is pretty lucky. He usually dodges the bullet, so to speak. I get up to take her to school and we're going through the drop off line and she says"mommy I don't feel so good". Yeah, as most mothers know, this usually means a most icky situation is coming. LOL So I pull all the way though the line and back home. I was up all night last night with my own issues and was looking forward to taking a good nap when I dropped her off. Of course that didn't happen, so I'm just now (at 12:00 am) getting on my computer to post this and hopefully get right back to bed. I know we're fortunate to have a silly, sassy, spunky, healthy daughter. But sometimes, I just want to ask that question to see if anyone else would've been willing to give that couple of extra pushes to get that much needed manual!! LOL Thanks for listening to me ramble.

Ok, this week's Softpencil challenge was to use this adorable pink digi paper, tag and butterfuly stamp on our creation. Well, if you read or follow my blog at all, using pink is certainly not a stretch for me!!

This is my out of focus shot that shows the pretty pink Shimmerz on her wings!

I also wanted to let you know that the new Christmas Softpencil images are in!!! Boy are they cute! If you haven't seen them, check them out here! Don't forget to join us at our PCP weekly challenge for a chance to win Softpencil stamps! Please visit the other DT diva's blogs for more inspiration. Their links are on the side bar.

I hope you like my creation as much as I enjoyed making it for you. Thanks for coming by my blog today to visit. I really appreciate you and your lovely comments! Have a wonderful day!

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Another Softpencil Thursday!

PLEASE SCROLL DOWN AND TAKE A LOOK AT MY MOST RECENT POSTS. I'VE HAD A LOT TO POST IN THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS AND I WOULD LOVE SOME COMMENTS! PLUS I DON'T WANT YOU TO MISS ANY NEWS!!

Happy Thursday Everyone!! I have a short but cute post today. Say hello to Michu and his happy flower! Isn't he adorable? This week's theme is flowers (embellishments and/or floral papers).Hope you like it and please visit the other Softpencil DT ladies' blogs to check out their wonderful creations! I used flowers in every element of my card. I colored my image with copics and chalked the sky in. The Bo Bunny paper, the little Making Memories flower brads. I used a Martha Stewart punch to punch the corners and a little chalk to make a nice blue sky for Michu. I finished it up with pretty blue ribbon! So sweet!! Elizabeth just keeps making these adorable images for us! Thanks Elizabeth!!

We also have super fun challenges over on Paper Craft Planet!! So come join us! Click the button below to go now!! Thanks for stopping by my blog. I love each and every one of you! Have a wonderful day!

Friday, October 30, 2009

It's Softpencil Thursday (on Friday)!!

This is my third post for today, so please scroll down and take a look at my sneek peeks and other goodies!!!

Happy Friday!!

This is my third post today so be sure you check out my other goodies as well!! Elizabeth from Softpencil picked this cute image called I will cook for you this week and the challenge is to use bows. This is the cutest little mouse ever!!! The kitchen is by Alota Rubber Stamps and the mouse is by Softpencil. I colored my images with my copics and used Paper studio baking papers and ribbon from my stash. I hope you like her as much as I did!!

Thanks for stopping by my blog!! It means a lot that you take time to come by to visit. Please scroll down and see my other posts for today. Please also leave me a comment so I know you were here and I can visit you in return. Have a wonderful day and weekend although I'll probably be back Sat. and Sun. with posts as well.

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Softpencil Thursday

Happy Thursday everyone!

Today is Softpencil Thursday and our challenge was to create a one layer card. Ok, normally I could do this, but this week it just wasn't meant to be. I do apologize. I tried everything and finally had to give up because I have 500 million other projects to get done. I do have my image colored with my copics and this image is called Michu and His Enchanted House. You can find this image at the Softpencil Etsy Shop. Don't forget our Softpencil challenge every Saturday at PCP

Thanks for stopping by my blog!! It means a lot that you take time to come by to visit. I will have another post right after this one so be sure to stop back by. I did actually make that project!! LOL Have a wonderful day!!

Thursday, October 8, 2009

It's Softpencil Thursday!!

Happy Thursday Everyone!!

You know those weeks that go by in a stressed, super fast blurr?? Well I seem to be having one of those weeks!! I can't believe it's already Thursday. That means it's Softpencil Thursday again and for this week, we have a color challenge. We are also using this image called Michu is Flying on a Broomstick. This image is available at both AiFactory or Softpencil Etsy Shop. I love digi images but I love my rubbah too. So I've gotta break out my Halloween Rubbah and get busy or busier!! LOL

I am loving all the new releases that Elizabeth is making for us and this cute little digi kitty is no exception. I colored my image with copics and used a glue pen and glitter to draw the swirls on the moon and decorate the cute little hat. I love how this turned out. I wasn't sure about drawing the swirls on the moon but I think it turned out cute! I used Pebbles papers and cute little witch hat border by Bazzill. I hope you like it!! Thanks also for stopping by my blog. I love reading your comments, they mean so much!! Have a wonderful day!

Friday, October 2, 2009

Softpencil Friday

Happy Friday Everyone!!

In celebration of World Cardmaking Day tomorrow, Softpencil Designs is having a blog hop!!!! Not just any blog hop but our very first blog hop! We are also kicking off the start of our new Softpencil weekly challenges at our group over on PCP. Come hop with us! You just might celebrate our cardmaking holiday with new digi stamps! Who doesn't want free stamps? That's what I thought!!

Please hop along with us and look at our DT samples and get a chance to win some digi images. You can hop from blog to blog in this order:

Ashley

and back to Softpencil blog for a chance to win a prize!

Our challenge this week was to use watercolouring on our image. I used my H2O's. I used gold to tip the edges of the rose so it is really beautiful IRL. My camera is not wanting to cooperate! I used Heidi Grace papers, pearl gems, and a new Quickutz embossing folder to make my card. I tied it up with a little piece of ribbon, and all done!! I hope you like my card. Thanks for coming by my blog to visit!! I love getting comments from you and leaving them for you. I truly appreciate you! Have a wonderful day and GO HOP!!

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Softpencil Thursday-Halloween Bag

Hi Everyone,

It's Thursday and that means it is Softpencil Thursday!!! Yay!! I love this image! She is just too cute. This is another new stamp by our talented and fearless designer, Elizabeth. Our design element this week was to make a treat bag. I love making treat bags and giftie things.

Sorry my post is a little late. I was up most of the night with Hubby and his yucky sinuses. I've had it all week and now he has it. I don't know if any of you have acid reflux, but when you have a sinus infection, the acid reflux rears it's ugly head and you feel like you're having a heart attack!! It is very painful. Ok enough whining, let's get to my project!

I used a Creative Imaginations treat bag and added my stamped images to make a really cute Halloween gift for someone special. The Little Witch and the Bats are by Softpencil Designs. Are those little bats not adorable?? The fence is a Hampton Arts stamp and the sentiment is a Studio G. The papers are by Bo Bunny and Paper Studio. I cut around the edges of the purple paper with my zig zag or pinking scissors. I colored my images with my copics and chalked the backgrounds with chalk. I popped the witch and bats up on pop dots.I folded the top down and tied pretty ribbon through it and my treat bag was born!! I made one of these recently and finished the top the exact same way but I just love it like that so I did it again! It's ready for some yummy candy, bath products, anything that you want to put in is fine. I hope you like my bag as much as I enjoyed making it for you.

I entered this project into the Belli Challenge #74 and the AiFactory Challenge. A twofer, yay!!

Don't forget that Softpencil images are digital images so you can resize them to any size that you need for your project. Please visit my other DT sisters to see their stunning designs. Their links are in my sidebar. Thanks for stopping by today!! Be sure to leave a comment so I may return the favor! I love reading your comments and leaving them on your beautiful blogs. Be sure to come back tomorrow to see what I have made for you. Have a wonderful day!!

Thursday, September 3, 2009

A Moo-va-lous Softpencil Thursday!

Happy Thursday everyone!!

It's Thursday - so you know what that means. You guessed it. It's Softpencil Thursday. Woot hoot. This week I'm very excited to show you this adorable little cow stamp. How sweet is he?? This challenge this week was to make a 3D project. I love these challenges. I decided to make a gift/treat bag. I actually used a Creative Imaginations treat bag for my project. These bags are great for any type of gift or treat that you need to give. I didn't put a sentiment on so that I could use it for anything that pops up!! Because something always pops up!!

I colored my little sweet cow with my copics and used chalk to make the pretty sky. I just love this little image and being a digi image is great because I can size it according to the project that I need it for. I attached everything to my bag and punched holes in the top for my ribbon. That's it!!

I can't wait to see what my DT sisters have come up with. You can check out their blogs in my sidebar and see for yourself. You can purchase this stamp from Softpencil Etsy Store along with a lot of really cute images!! I know you'll love them as much as I do. Thank you for visiting my blog. I hope you'll come back tomorrow and see what I have to show you!! Have a wonderful day and I'll be around to visit your blogs later. I know I'm a little behind but it's been a tough week!!

Thursday, August 27, 2009

Softpencil Thursday Gone to the Birds!

Happy Thursday Everyone!

I hope your week is going well! Today we get to use this adorable digital image from Softpencil , it's called Loving Birds. We were supposed to use shimmer, glitter or anything shiny. I used a glitter pen to add some bling to my birds!! I used K & Co. paper for my card. I printed my digi image birds and colored them with my copics. I cut them out with my nesties and tied ribbon around the whole piece and adhered it to my card. Very simple, but cute.

This is my out of focus shot that shows my glitter pen!

This is a cute image for any occasion and is easy to dress up or down. Please visit my other DT sisters to see their stunning designs. Their links are in my sidebar. Thanks for stopping by today!! Be sure to leave a comment so I may return the favor! I love reading your comments and leaving them on your beautiful blogs. Be sure to come back tomorrow to see what I have made for you. Have a wonderful day!!

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Step up to Softpencil Thursday

Happy Thursday Everyone!

I hope your week is going well! Today we get to use this adorable digital image from Softpencil , it's called House Collection Set 2. I really loved this image set when I first saw it on Softpencil. I know I just made a stair step card but I thought this set would a very fun pop-up sort of card. These are the intructions according to Lynn. You can find the instructions and more samples at SCS. I kept the design pretty simple. I cut out and colored my images with my copics, added punched flowers to the eave of the house. I popped everything up on pop dots. I punched a cute little picket fence with my Martha Stewart punch. My papers are from Bo Bunny.

This is a great set for any occasion and is fun to use. Please visit my other DT members to see their stunning designs. Their links are in my sidebar. Thanks for stopping by today!! Be sure to leave a comment so I may return the favor! I love reading your comments and leaving them on your beautiful blogs. Have a wonderful day!!

Thursday, August 13, 2009

It's Softpencil Thursday!!

Happy Thursday Everyone!!

Wow what a busy week!! I can't seem to stop running! Today is Softpencil Designs Thursday and I would like to you the digi-stamp called "Timmy and His Train" and two digital papers for printing. Isn't he the cutest thing!! I also have "Tommy and His Toys". Aren't they adorable? These images are now available at the Softpencil Etsy Store! I also think these fun patterned papers are just so cute and easy to use! I cut out some of the stars and popped them up on pop dots. I used the stripes and stars paper for my little boy cards. I used the SCS sketch #241 for my cards. I just turned one of the images! I colored my images with my copics.

I hope you like them! You can find them at Softpencil's Etsy Store along with the adorable papers that Elizabeth has to offer. I hope you'll go check it out! Thank you for stopping by today. I really appreciate you stopping by and I hope you'll leave me a comment so that I can return the favor!! I love seeing all of your creations! Have a wonderful day!

Thursday, August 6, 2009

It's Softpencil Thursday!

Happy Thursday to you!!

It's time to share another cute image from Softpencil. This week, the image we are using is called Taking Care of Flowers from the Softpencil Etsy Shop. Our challenge this week is to use Buttons and Bows.

For my card today I used K & Co. paper and Bazzill cardstock. I also used the Sketch Saturday sketch #62 for my layout. I thought it would be fun to paper piece her little dress and the petals of the flower. I colored the rest of my image with my copics. I used glitter on her little wings and for her fairy dust. IRL her wings and fairy dust are so sparkly!! She is just too cute!! I used some adorable buttons on my card along with some ribbon tied in a sweet bow. I even tied twine through the buttons!. I hope you like my card as much as I enjoyed making it.

Please check out the other Softpencil DT divas to see what they have created Shelley, Maureen, Wendy, Kerry, and Anne-Katrine and don't forget we have 2 guest designers, Dawne and Tracey for the month of August. Thank you so much for visiting my blog today. I hope you'll leave me a comment so that I can re-pay the favor!! I love reading your comments and seeing your wonderful creativity. I'll be back in a little bit with my Thankful Thursday post. Please come back by to see it. Have a wonderful day!

Thursday, July 30, 2009

Let's Distress!!

Happy Thursday Everyone!

I'm so sorry that my post is late!! Being out of town over the weekend and end of last week, has really disrupted my schedule plus getting Brittany ready for school to start next week (yes, next week). I thought today was Wednesday!! Anyway, today is Softpencil Designs day and I have this adorable digi for you to see. It's called "Welcome to my Home". Our design element at Softpencil this week is to distress, tear, ink, sand or crumble some part of our card. I decided to ink and tear my papers and image. I love to distress but rarely take the time to do it anymore. I usually concentrate more on embellishments and my image instead. If you haven't tried distressing, you should. It's a fun and effective technique for making an eye catching design.

I colored my design with my copics and actually drew a few spots on my puppy. I just think he turned out so cute!! I tore and inked the edges of my image. I tore the edges of my Prima DP and my cardstock. I attached the ladybug ribbon across the corners of the card. I popped my image up on pop dots. This is a sweet image perfect for lots of different projects and because he's a digi, you can make it any size you want.

Elizabeth has some new images in her store and if you would like to get this image for your collection, please visit her at Softpencil Designs. Be sure to visit my Softpencil DT sisters to see what they have created with this adorable stamp. Their links are in my sidebar. Thanks for visiting my blog. I appreciate you coming by and leaving your sweet comments. I look forward to them everyday and I love visiting your blogs as well. Have a wonderful day!

Thursday, July 23, 2009

It's a Rainy Day!

It's Softpencil Thursday again and the DT divas had a new digi stamp to play with, called "It's a rainy day". Isn't she cute!! We were also supposed to use paper piecing on our creations, so I paper pieced her umbrella, shirt, shoes and hair bow. The rest of her is colored with copics and I used diamond glaze on the puddle, her shoes and the raindrops so they would look wet. I chalked the background and added dew drops and a couple of flower brads for accent. I like the simple feel to this card.

My blurry, look at my diamond glaze photo. LOL

I used some gorgeous Bella Blvd. papers and the SC237 (Splitcoast Sketch Challenge) for my layout. I hope you like it and don't forget to visit the other DT divas to see what they have created. Their links are on my sidebar. This NEW image is available at the Softpencil shop now.

Thank you for visiting my blog. I hope you leave me a comment so I know you were here and so I can return the favor! Have a wonderful day!

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Spoonful of Softpencil Designs

Happy Thursday to you!! Sorry about the short post. It's almost the weekend and I have another Softpencil design to show you. For the DT challenge, we had to use sewing on our cards. It could be real, hand or faux sewing. I chose to machine sew mine.

I used the image I'll Keep You Safe Bunny for my card. If you check out the other DT divas' cards, you'll see that there are different little animals that go under the little flower. How cute is that? I colored my image in with my Copics and used Glossy Accents on my ladybug so she'd be shiny!! I popped my image up on pop dots for a little dimension.

I used the Spoon Full of Sugar challenge #60 sketch to make my card. It's a great sketch. I used Bazzill and Prima flowers with brads and spacers for accent. My patterned paper is Cosmo Cricket. I also added dew drops in the right bottom corner. That's about it. I let my image do the talking. I left off a sentiment because I'm not sure who is getting this one!!

I hope you like my card. I hope you'll visit the other DT divas to see what they have created for today. Their links are on my sidebar. Thank you for visiting my blog. Your comments are so important to me and I love visiting your blogs as well to leave comments on your beautiful work!! This is my passion and I am glad to share it with you. Be sure to come back tomorrow and see what I've made.

Friday, July 10, 2009

Very Exciting News!!!

TGIF Greetings everyone!!! I have the most wonderful news to share with you today. I have been asked by Elizabeth, the owner and illustrator, for Softpencil Digital Stamps, to be on her Design Team!!!! YAY!! HAPPY DANCE, HAPPY DANCE!!!

If you are not familiar with Softpencil Digital Stamps, you have to check them out! They are super cute and easy to use. Besides the digi stamps, Elizabeth has templates for the cutest little boxes ever. Take a minute when you can and visit the Softpencil shop here. Elizabeth is a sweetheart and remember the great thing about digi images, is the instant gratification and the freedom to size them to any size you need them. It doesn't get much better than that!

For my card today I used this adorable image from Softpencil called I will keep you safe bunny. How cute is this little bunny and flower?? My sentiment stamp is by Inkadinkado. I used the Sketch Saturday #58 for my card. I used Imaginisce paper and Prima flowers. I colored my image with my copics and added Stickles to the flower top around the face and a white gel pen for detail. I used dew drops in the corners and a button in the center of my flower. My ribbon came from my stash and the pink cardstock is embossed with my Sizzix folder. I think it turned out pretty well, don't you? Of course, my stickles refused to show up and the face of my flower is not quite that pink. Technology sometimes, ughhhhh!!

I'll be adding the names of my DT sisters to my sidebar later today. Thanks for visiting my blog. You are so important to me. I look forward to reading your kind words and visiting your blogs as well. Be sure you come back tomorrow. I'll have something else for you to check out!! Have a wonderful day!!