A Cards Delight

Stamping Bella - Uptown Girl - Charlotte Likes to Shop

CutterPillar Pro - Paper cutter

Copic Marker Colors

Bear: E37, E35, E33, E31, E21, R02, RV10

Hat and boots; E08, E09, E97

Turtle shell and boots:YG99, YG97, YG95, YG91, B25

Grass - a little bit of everything! Mostly YG63, , YG61, G24

Don't forget to join us for "Anything Goes Challenge at 7 Kid College Fund Challenge Blog! We want to see your beautiful creations and give you a chance at a random drawing to win a $20.00 Gift Certificate to the store!

Thursday, January 7, 2016

C.C. Designs January Blog Hop

Today is the official RELEASE DAY for all of our new JANUARY products!! As you have seen from our Preview Days, all of these items are perfect for Valentine's Day and all those lovey dovey cards! You can view the entire release HERE!

As we mentioned all our stamps going forward will be CLEAR! We have 8 adorable clear stamps, 1 Smoochie Sentiments Clear Stamps, Circle Layering Dies, Make A Card #12 Die, Smoochie Enamel Dots, and 1 new Smoochie 6x6 Paper Pad.

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For this awesome blog hop I created my card using Aphrodite Twila Clear Stamp. I love the look of her sweet angelic face! The heart border, banner and I Love You sentiment was created from the Make a card #12. The beautiful paper is the C.C. Designs Smoochie paper pad which every sheet is gorgeous!

Going forward, we will have a New Release Blog Hop with every release to showcase our talented Design Team! If you get lost along the way, this is our hopping list.

Colleen - Me

Tamara

And we can’t have a Blog Hop without a PRIZE!! Here is how to enter:

Leave a comment on each DT Member’s Blog, and then head back to the C.C. Designs Blog to let us know you completed the hop. One random winner will receive a prize for completing the blog hop!!

**This Blog Hop will end on Sunday, January 10th at NOON, 12pm EST! Winners will be announced the following week!

Happy Hopping!!

Challenges

As You Like It Challenge Anything Goes
Cardz 4 Galz Something New
Craft Rocket Challenges Happy Anything
Crafting With An Attitude Anything Goes
Creative Knockouts 123 Anything Goes
In The Pink Anything Goes

Wednesday, January 6, 2016

C.C.Design Preview

Hi everyone, this is my card for showcasing one of the new January Love is in the air release stamps from C.C.Designs. Oh my gosh, wait until you see how adorable these stamps are! My card is using Marieta and I think she is just adorable! Also look at that yummy paper - yep it is new this month too!

I used C.C. Designs Scallop Ovals and Ovals #1.

Copics for coloring:

Hair: E57, E55, E53, E51

Dress, shoes and bow: R85, R83, R81

Ground W01, W00

Hope you are enjoying the previews!

Available at C.C.Designs Rubber Stamps

Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Charlotte Loves To Shop by Stamping Bella

Happy New Year! Today is the beginning of 7 Kids College Fund's last challenge for this year! I am having trouble wrapping my head around another year is gone! How about you? It seems like I blink and whosshhhh there it went! LOL

It's a brand new challenge and you have two weeks to play along and possibly win the random $20.00 Gift Certificate. In order to win you need to use a stamp 7 Kids College Fund carries in the store. Easy Peasy!

Today I created my card using this adorable Stamping Bella - Uptown Girl - Charlotte Likes To Shop! Don't we all esp. during the after Christmas sales!

Die cut: Spellbinders

Wild Rose Studio - Teddy in Pot

CutterPillar Pro - Paper cutter

Happy New Year!!

Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Wild Rose Studio - Teddy In A Pot!

Ekkks two more sleep nights and it's Christmas! Are you ready? Is your tree done, presents wrapped, baking done? I'm not - tomorrow is going to be a very busy day. 6 of our grandchildren live in other states and they are either preteens or teens. What do I buy, what do I buy? Then I remember the year I received money for Christmas and went to mall to shop. Everything was on SALE - I was in my glory buying my own clothes and getting so much more. Yep, they all were given money and I think they will be quite happy:)

Will you be home on Christmas? We will be going 2 hours south to my daughters home. Abbie and Andrew are 8 and 10 this year so it's still magic watching their faces! They say they believe there is a Santa, but me thinks they're at the age, they're afraid to say they don't believe just incase there really is one!

This is my last Christmas card for 2015.

Copic Markers:

Poinsettia R89, R59. R39, R37, R35, R32, E21

Santa's hat: R29, R27, R24

Leaves: G99, G67, G63 G61

Teddy Bear: E47, E44, E43, E42, E41

Pot: YR23, Y15, Y11

Die cut: Spellbinders

Roberto′s Rascals Happy Twila Rubber Stamp

Thursday, December 17, 2015

C.C. Designs Happy Twila

Hi Everyone! I did it! I made a card just because I wanted to! I love this sweet, sweet image "Happy Twila" from C.C. Designs Rubber Stamps. Just totally adorable!

Today, I started a new kind of diary. Instead of writing all the events of the day - I am going to write what made me smile and thankful, even if I only write one thing. I saw a video on doing this here. The goal is to look at your life differently. To focus on what is good to you., what made you smile, what did you miss by not looking at your surroundings. Today I wrote: Bill (hubby) carried the spare bedroom comforter upstairs from the laundry room and made the rest of the bed. He always makes sure I have coffee and Yogurt. This made me realize how much love he shows by the little things he does. Anyway, that is my goal and new year's revolution!

Copic Colors: Red: R39. R37, R35, R32

Blue: B97, B95, B93, B91

Boots E25, E74, E71, E70

Skin, E11, E00, E000 RV11

Red or Green are my favorite colors for Christmas cards, I guess it's because they are traditional and familiar. When I see Red and Green together - I think of Christmas!

C.C. Designs Snowy Sentiments Rubber Stamp

C.C. Designs Cutters Its Snowing

Merry Christmas Enamel Dots

C.C. Designs Cutter Ovals #1 Die

Challenges Entered:

2 Crafty Girls Anything Goes (W2 of 2)
As You Like It Challenge Favourite Christmas Colours & Why
Cardz 4 Galz Christmas

Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Rudolph Whimsy Stamps

Happy Wednesday everyone! I had an exciting last week. My g/f Jenee and I went to New York city to see the Rockettes Spectacular Christmas show. I have been wanting to do this for years. We could not have had a more perfect day. The weather was bright, sunny and in the 60's. We took a tour bus to the city and I was able to walk for blocks and blocks. I did it wisely and went to my RA physician 2 days before and had two steroid injections to my hips that made tit possible for me to walk. The show was spectacular - oh gosh, if you ever have the chance to see it GO! After the show we walked down 5th avenue to see the store windows. I was a little disappointed for they weren't what I call Christmas store windows. Instead they were high end fashion. We were unable to make it to Macy's though and we heard was the best one to see an old time Christmas window with Santa and animations. My parents used to take us down to Pittsburgh every year at night and we would stand in awe over all the creations in the displays. I love Christmas time - not for the weather, not for the gifts, but for how friendly and jolly every one is everywhere you go. I remember the trains, carpenters, elves and dolls that were animation and Santa on the chimney top. L We rented a horse and carriage and rode around central park - I mean literally around it!! The perimeter! We were still able to see a lot of things from the carriage. The guide was nice and showed us where Madonna, Robert Denero, Tony Bennett and Lady GAGa lived in their penthouses. Tony Bennett's cost $4000.00 a DAY!! A DAY - can you imagine?

Here's Rudolph by Whimsy's stamps. Colored with Copics.

Deer E47, E44, E43, E50, E33, E49 E77 E73, E71, E35

Gift Box: C5, C3, C1 C00. Nose: R39, R37, R35, R32, R12

Green YG99 C03. G 40

Christmas Ball: YR23, Y15, Y11

Thank you for stopping by! Have a great week and come play with me and my sistah's at

http://7kidschallengeblog.blogspot.com

Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Stamping Bella Gilbert Needs A Hug

Hi everyone! What a day this has been or maybe I should just say the entire week. Did you ever have one of those weeks where no matter what you were trying to do it went wrong - that is my week!

I decided to take a break from Christmas cards and create a card I could use with so many wonderful friends. When Sandi Huggett and I were in Phoenix attending Jennifer Dove's Boot camp - classes of coloring with copics, we went and visited Tab, our boss who owns 7 Kids College Fund Craft Store. Of course we had to go through all the pretty stuff and stamps. I saw this stamp and it touched my heart. Everyone needs a hug! It is Stamping Bella's Gilbert with Maisy! I'm not happy how the gopher turned out. I should made him much darker to be up against the mushroom. Or maybe not make the mushroom as dark. Anyways enjoy!

Stamping Bella "Gilbert Needs A Hug"

Sleigh Ride Twila from C.C. Designs - Roberto's Rascals

CutterPillar Pro - Paper cutter

Don't forget to join us for "Anything Goes Challenge at 7 Kid College Fund Challenge Blog! We want to see your beautiful creations and give you a chance at a random drawing to win a $20.00 Gift Certificate to the store!

Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Sleigh Ride Twila from C.C. Designs - Roberto's Rascals

Hello! How was your Thanksgiving weekend? Ours was busy with the kids here and lots of good food! We had a great time for we mostly just chilled. The kids wanted to make greeting cards and they had a blast going through Grandma's craft room and choosing what they wanted on their cards.

Today is a fun day at 7 Kids College Fund Challenge with the prize being a $20.00 gift certificate for a random winner who uses any stamp that is sold in the 7 Kids College Fund Store.

My card is created with C.C. Designs Stamps Sleigh Ride With Twila! I added a birdie to the sleigh and just look how happy the cat is pushing the sleigh!

Wish You Well, Penny Black by Mo Manning

Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Wishing You Well - Penny Black - Mo Manning

Hello! Are you getting ready for the holidays? Me - sorta, I can't believe Thanksgiving is tomorrow. My daughter, Amy and family and Ryan and his g/f are coming for the weekend. The Turkey is bought and dethawing and tomorrow starts the baking. We don't make a big fuss over dinner and instead play with the kids, watch movies together - it's all about spending time with the family:)

Today I am sharing a card I made several years ago. I was on vacation for 3 weeks and got a little bit behind. Being an ICU and ER RN this stamp makes me smile! I loved my job and really do miss it. It's funny, I remember the alarm going off at 5 AM and thinking - wish I didn't have to go to work. Today, I would dearly love to do it all over again. What's that old expression "be careful what you wish for" ?

CutterPillar Pro - Paper cutter

Happy Thanksgiving to those in the states!

Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Your Next Stamp - Bunny In The Water

Hello Happy Crafters! It is a new challenge at 7 Kids College Fund and the theme is a favorite one - anything goes! You have a chance of winning a $20.00 gift certificate to the store is you use a stamp sold by 7 Kids College Fund. That would be a nice Christmas gift to yourself - so come play with us!

I love, love "Your Next Stamp" stamps. This cutie is called Bunny in the water. I wanted to do a card that didn't have snow or the holidays and love how this one turned out.

Your Next Stamp: Bunny In The Water

Fairy Stardust, Mo Manning from Penny Black

Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Fairy Stardust, Mo Manning from Penny Black

Happy Wednesday! I live in Maryland but writing this post a week ahead of time. I am currently in Arizona visiting my mom after spending a few days in Vegas with my daughter and family. The day this goes live I will be traveling to Phoenix to attend Jennifer Dove's Boot camp! Boot camp is 3 days of learning to color with Copics. Yep, I have taken many classes in the past five years but you learn something new with each class.Plus you get to meet lots of people you have been friends with online in person which is a great bonus. My BFF Sandi Huggett will be there with me and we are double trouble when we're together!

There is still a week left at 7 Kids College Fund challenge and the theme is "Any thing goes!" So come play with us and if you use a stamp from 7 Kids you have a chance of winning a $20.00 gift certificate!