Happy Birthday to my Son!

Wow, how is it possible that I laid eyes on you for the first time on this day...

26 years ago?

It still feels like yesterday that I held you in my arms, 

very early that Tuesday morning.

You were my first-born.

Because of you, I entered motherhood and have enjoyed every minute of it during the last 26 years.

Even though you've endured more in your short years, than others have their entire lives, you still are, and always will be a son we are proud of and love more than words can say.

Happy Birthday Son...

may you have a life filled with more happiness than sorrow.

Love ~ your Momma

Ladybug ~ CC&CC#44 Animals!

TGIF!!

It's time for another challenge over at 

CC&CC (Chocolate, Coffee & Cards Challenge)!

Our theme this week is "animals" and our sponsor is the Stamp Fairy.

 I'm using the Donny Ladybug 1 image...isn't she a cutie?

I colored her in using my Prisma, added Liquid Glass to her wings, and black brads to her antennae.  

 We sure hope you'll join us at CC&CC this week,

we'd love to see your creations!

Have a great weekend!

~Cheryl

Card Recipe:

Cardstock:  SU! Basic Black & Whisper White

DP:  Colorbok Darling Jewel

Inks:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Prisma Watercolor Pencils

Other:  Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing, Liquid Glass, brads, pearls and foam adhesives

Thank You ~ Blast From The Past!

Happy Wednesday!

Some of you might have noticed that things have been pretty quiet around here, well...there's a reason for that...

I've lost my scrap-room...Eek!

Our son moved back home last week, and all of my goodies had to be boxed up and stored away.  :(

So today, I decided to share a card I created many moons ago, and it's one of my faves!

 All of the items used here are SU!, except for the brad and ribbon.

Don't forget to join us tomorrow
 (Thursday the 18th at 10am...EST) 
for a new challenge over at A.R.T.!  
It's a CAS Sketch Challenge,  
PLUS a chance for you to WIN 
some goodies from VERVE!  
You won't want to miss out!

Have a great day!

~Cheryl

CC&CC#43 ~ Life's A Beach & Exciting News!

Happy Friday!

I am SO excited to share with you that I've been asked 

(by my long-time bloggy-friend Joanne), to be a Design Team Member for the Chocolate, Coffee & Cards Challenge blog!

Thanks Joanne!  It's very humbling and I am very honored to be a part of such a wonderful, creative team!

This week is  "Life's A Beach" with Bugaboo Digi Stamps as our sponsor.

I chose the Beach Baby 2 image...isn't she just adorable??  She reminds me of my precious granddaughter...

I haven't used digi-stamps in a few years, and I must say, I am really enjoying it!  You are able to print them off whatever size your heart desires.

My lil' sweetie is colored in using my Prisma, then I cut her and those "splashes" out and popped them up for added dimension.  I sponged some orange & yellow ink onto the white bg cardstock for a sunny-feel.

My waves were hand-cut and I ran those through my Cuttlebug, then popped-up as well.  I finished it off with the sentiment banner, some Fancy Floss and that cute little shell-charm.

I sure hope you'll head on over to CC&CC and play along with us, we'd love to see your "beachy" creation!

Have a great weekend!

~Cheryl

Card Recipe:

Cardstock:  SU! Marina Mist & Whisper White, other scraps of blue

Stamps:  Bugaboo Stamps "Beach Baby 2", sentiment from Studio G

Inks:  Memento Tuxedo Black (sentiment), Prisma Watercolor Pencils, Rubber Stampede

Other:  Cuttlebug Swirls Embossing Folder, Fancy Floss by WeR Memory Keepers, charm

FLLCJUL13 With Sympathy

Hey y'all!

Today's card is my 2nd creation for the 

Flourishes July Release Sketch Challenge:

 

I started out with Kraft cardstock, and then I used my Spellbinders Labels One dies for that window on SU! Whisper White cardstock.

Both sentiments are from my ODBD "Loving Memories" set, and I just punched the larger sentiment using my large circle-punch.  I also sponged some SU! Old Olive around the edges too.

It's hard to tell in this picture, but that felt ric-rac under the banner is an olive green color (not brown).  And I added that huge button and twine to finish it all off.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Don't forget to head on over to my A.R.T. Card Challenge blog (tomorrow) Thursday morning!  We will reveal last week's winners PLUS start a new challenge 

(it's a theme).  I sure hope you'll join us, we're having lots of fun!

~Cheryl

FLLCJUL13 Miss You!

Happy Tuesday!

Today's creation is for the 

Flourishes July Release Sketch Challenge:





...and here's my take on it:

My "window" was created using my Spellbinders "Labels One" die set, and the white mat is popped up for dimension.

I went CAS with this one, as I wanted my image to stand out.

Thanks for stopping by today...
and don't forget to head on over to my A.R.T. Card Challenge blog Thursday morning!  We will reveal last week's winners PLUS start a new challenge 

(it's a theme).  I sure hope you'll join us, we're having lots of fun!

 

~Cheryl 

 

 

Card Recipe:

Cardstock:  SU! Perfect Plum, Whisper White & Colorbok Kraft

Stamps:  Flourishes "Spring Blossom"

Inks:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Prisma Watercolor Pencils

Other:  Butterfly & Scallop punches, pearls & foam-adhesives

 

CAS Twirls of Thanks!

Hey there!

I hope everyone had a fun holiday weekend filled with good food & good times with your loved ones!

I am super-excited to share today's card with you, as one of the challenges I'm entering it in is the CAS-ual Friday's Challenge "Material Girl"; to use material, fabric, canvas, etc. 

Well, I went searching thru my crafts looking for some canvas, 

and what did I find?

Some cross-stitching projects I'd done many moons ago!

And I figured this lil' ballerina was just the ticket!

Isn't she just adorable?

I cut her out, popped her up using foam-adhesives, and anchored her with that cute button and floss.

The layout is from this week's CAS(E) this Sketch, 

but I had to turn it to fit her in.

My "splotches" were created dabbing a paintbrush into some inks.

There ya go, CAS!

Thanks for stopping by today, 

I hope you have a great week!

**Thanks Mary for letting me know this also qualifies for the 
Mixability Challenge #23 at SCS!

~Cheryl

Card Recipe:

Cardstock:  SU! Whisper White, Pretty in Pink

Stamp:  "My Little Ballerina" by Clear Dollar Stamps

Inks:  Memento Tuxedo Black, and Rubber Stampede

Other:  Cross-stitched Ballerina, floss, button

Baby Shower Thank You's

Hey there!

I hope you're enjoying your holiday weekend!

A few weeks ago, I shared some baby shower invitations 
that I created for my niece.

Today, I'd like to show you the "thank-you's" I made for her.

These really were quick & easy!

I had some of that paisley DP left over, 
so of course I incorporated it into these too!

Thanks for stopping by today!

I hope you'll join us at the A.R.T. Color Combo Challenge this week...


 but hurry! Our linky closes Tuesday at Noon (EST).

~Cheryl

Card Recipe:

DP:  Recollections "Pink Paisley"

Stamp:  TPS

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black

Other:  Butterfly punch, Pink Zig Pen

My Sweet Baby Granddaughter!

Hey there!

No card yet today...

so I thought I'd share a personal picture with you.

This is my sweet, adorable Granddaughter Olivia.

She is "working" on her Mustang.

My hubby and son come from a long-line of Ford (especially Mustang) lovers, so when we caught Olivia grabbing a wrench and trying to fix her tire, 

we had to take a pic!

Thanks for stopping by today, and I hope you have a fun, 

safe 4th of July weekend!

~Cheryl

**even though tomorrow is a holiday, 

there will still be a new A.R.T. Challenge 

and we hope you'll play along with us 

(it's a color-combo)!**

Mojo 300 ~ Verve Friend

  Happy Tuesday!

I have always enjoyed the Mojo Monday Sketch Challenges, and this week is very special for them...they're celebrating their 300th challenge, and are going to be giving away lots of goodies!

Take a look at the sketch:

 

...and here's my take on it:

Rarely ever does a vision in my brain make it into my creation, but this one did, and I'm really happy how it turned out!

I absolutely adore this color combo, and thought it might go well with this sketch.

You should head on over to Mojo Monday and join in on the fun!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Cheryl

Card Recipe:

Cardstock:  SU! Basic Black, So Saffron & Whisper White, scraps of grey

DP:  Colorbok "Splendor"

Stamps:  Verve "Because of You"

Inks:  SU! Old Olive, Memento Tuxedo Black, Studio G Chalks, Prisma Watercolor Pencils

Other:  Black pearl, butterfly punch, and Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing

CAS Follow Your Bliss

Happy Monday, 

I sure hope you had a good weekend!

Today's creation is inspired by several challenges.

The layout is from CAS(E) This Sketch, 

the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge 

to use watercolors (or water-themed, or the colors of water), 

and the CAS-ual Fridays Challenge to use at least 1 arrow on your card.

And here's my take on all 3 of those challenges!:

This one really was a challenge for me, as I had to keep in mind to keep it CAS (clean & simple)....I sooooo wanted to foo-foo-it-up!  LOL

I went with my Flourishes Bees & Blooms set...inking the images up with Memento Tuxedo Black, then I used my Prisma Watercolor Pencils.  I added those tiny pearls in the center & used Liquid Glass on the bee's wings.

There ya go, keeping it CAS!

Thanks for stopping by today...enjoy your week!

*pssst....don't forget to enter the

 A.R.T. "Anything Goes" Card Challenge 

where you will also be entered to win a Guest Designer Spot too!

~Cheryl

Card Recipe:

Cardstock:  SU! Bermuda Bay Textured, Whisper White

Stamps:  Flourishes "Bees & Blooms", Arrow by TPS

Inks:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Prisma Watercolor Pencils, Rubber Stampede (sponged on edges)

Other:  Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing, Pearls, Liquid Glass, Fancy Floss, and foam-adhesives.