Courage

Paulette has another fun set called Courage Lion which has two images with a nesting lion and branches and three sentiments.  The branches would be perfect alone on a card.  On the TLC web site Karen has a sample with this set also which is incredible.  Karen's web site is also listed on the side of my blog that has a link to take you there.

Patterned Paper:  Sweet Shoppe - I kraft, you kraft

Cardstock:  Bazzil

Burlap unknown from JoAnn's fabric store

Stamp & Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Courage Lion (see above for direct link)

Spellbinder:  Large Circle

Die Cut:  Sizzix

Bling:  Paper Studio

Challenges

Sweet Sunday Sketch - Sketch 178

Southern Girls Challenge - Bling  http://www.southerngirlschallenge.blogspot.com/

Bunch of bananas

I have another card that I made from Paulette's set Top Banana.  This one comes with a couple images and several sentiments.  I had fun coloring the bananas.  My husband has one each morning, but they have to be the right consistency (actually he goes by color) so I end up making A LOT of banana bread because I hate wasting them.  I have a secret ingredient that everyone loves in my bread......mini chocolate chips.  My kids would fight over taking it to school that is when kids were allowed to take treats.  Now my daughter just took two loaves back with her to college for her and her boyfriend.

close up of banans

Patterned Paper:  DCWV - The Cotton Bloom

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection

Stamp & Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Top Banana (see above for direct link)

Spellbinders:  small circle, grand circle, floral circle, pennant

Border Punch:  Martha Stewart

Challenges

FMS - Sketch 73

Digi Makeover Challenge - Ch. 76 Anything Goes  http://papermakeupstamps.blogspot.ca/

dainty rose

I have my third and final sample with Paulette's Life is Like a Rose Garden Set.  It is wonderful since it has several rose images and a sentiment.

Patterned Paper:  Bearly Mine

Cardstock:  Bazzil, Recollection

Stamp:  TLC, Create - Life is Like a Rose Garden (see above for direct link)

Ink:  Versa Mark - Pixie Dust

Spellbinder:  Pennant

Heart bling:  Mark Richards

Embossing Folder:  Cuttlebug

Challenges

Sunday Sketch & Stamp - Sketch 144

Make it Monday - Ch. 128  http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/

Rose garden

I have another sample for a new set that Paulette developed at TLC, Create.  I was wanting to make a more vintage card, but I was having a hard time finding the paper that I wanted to match so this is what I came up with.

Patterned Paper:  Jillibean Soup

Cardstock:  Bazzil

Stamp & Sentiment:  TLC, Create (see above for direct link)

Ribbon:  May Arts

Bling:  Zva

Challenges

Verve - VLVFeb2013

Challenges 4 Everybody - http://challenges4everybody.blogspot.ca/

Pink polka dots

Well, I have been working hard on trying to get a few cards done.  I did this card for the A Day for Daisies Challenge which is Pink Polka Dots.  I did paper piecing of the dress using paper from Bearly Mine.  The sentiment comes from a fun set from TLC, Create.  The sketch is from Bearly Mine for their challenge this week.  Then Pink Gems has a challenge for dies and punches, I used the Spellbinder Floral Ovals and Pennants.  Then at Stamptacular Sunday Challenge it is "Two's Company" where you card is to have two stamps, two colors and two embellishments so that is why my card is pink and purple and has flags and flowers.  And there is BINGO with Scrap Creations.

Patterned Paper:  Bearly Mine - Mini -Dots, Dots, Floral Dreams

Cardstock:  Core-dinations, Recollection

Stamp:  A Day for Daisies - Little dancer one

Sentiment: TLC, Create (see above for direct link)

Spellbinders: Floral Ovals, Pennants

Flowers:  Recollection

Embossing Folder:  Cuttlebug

Challenges

Bearly Mine - Sketch

A Day for Daisies - Ch. 63 Pink Polka Dot  http://adayfordaisies.blogspot.com/search/label/challenges

Pink Gems - Punches and Dies

Stamptacular Sunday Challenge - Two's Company http://stamptacularsundaychallenge.blogspot.ca/

Scrap Creations - BINGO   (flowers, Die cuts, digi image)
 http://scrap-creations1.blogspot.com/

I love you

Sassy Cheryl is having a challenge that is "With Love...using a heart" now I thought I was done with Valentines so I did "I love you" with Noah.  It is a sunny Sunday morning; however, when I am posting this it is about 1 degree outside.  My Siamese sisters are looking out the window and it looks so funny to see two tails wagging.

tails in the window

Patterned Paper:  Jillibean; Paper Studio

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection

Stamp:  Sassy Cheryl - Noah's Big Heart Stamp

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - I Love You Label

Border Punch:  Fiskars

Heart Crystals - Prima

Challenges

Deconstructed Sketch - Sketch #89

Sassy Cheryl - With Love...using a Heart

Tuesday Alchemy - Ch. 50 My hearts all a flutter  http://tuesdayalchemy.blogspot.com/

Love to Create Challenge - Ch. 52 Feelin the Love  http://lovetocreatechallenge.blogspot.ca/

Happy balloon day

Mo Manning has a birthday challenge and Mo has so many wonderful images.  I ended making a card using the "Birthday surprise girl" which reminds me of my cousin's new baby who just has such round checks and legs right now.

Patterned Paper:  Basic Grey - Eva

Cardstock:  Bazzil, Recollection

Stamp:  Mo Manning - Birthday surprise girl s

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Happy Balloon Day

Corner Rounder:  Creative Memories

Spellbinder:  Pennant, Decorative Label One

Flowers:  Prima

Lace:  Wrights

Embossing Folder:  Cuttlebug

Challenges

Sweet Stop - Sketch 198

Mo Manning - Birthday

Basic Grey - Favourite - Prima flowers, Spellbinders and embossing folder

Pink Gems - Ch 67 Dies & Punches

Color Throwdown - 229