Ballet Day

Paulette at TLC, Create has pointed out that today is Ballet Day and she has gorgeous free digi papers.  My step-son, Jim dances at Charleston Ballet in SC.  My step-daughter, Danielle dances and performs in Orlando and now teaches dance.  My daughter, Amanda took dance lessons, and then was on her high school dance team which won State for several years.  My son, Trevor took dance lessons when he was young and now just tries to date girls on the dance team.  I was amazed that he was aware that the team went to State last weekend and was searching on Sunday to find out how they did.  Needless to say, I have sewn quite a few pairs of toe shoes and sat through many Nutcracker performances.  I still love to see little girls in tutus and wish I had grace and flexibility.

Patterned Paper:  K & I

Cardstock:  Bazzil & Recollection

Stamp:  Tiddly Ink - Be Bold, Be You

Sentiment:  TLC, Create -Just Dance Word Set

Lace:  Wrights

Pearls: Recollection

Brads:  Paper Studio

Die Cut:  Martha Stewart

Embossing Folder:  Sizzix

Challenges

Sweet Wednesday Sketch - Sketch 192

C4C171 - Bring Smiles or happiness

Moochas Smoochas

I just love this image from Mo Manning since it reminds me of my daughter.  She would cut out from construction paper and still does.  When she comes home on her breaks or vacations, she works at the YMCA daycare just as she did in high school and will make the bulletin boards for them.  Now that she is a RA on her dorm floor she is also doing bulletin boards and door decorations.  I just mailed her some Valentine window clings that I thought she would like to decorate in her room.

Patterned Paper:  Carta Bella

Cardstock:  Paper Company, Recollection

Stamp:  Mo Manny - With Love

Sentiment: TLC, Create 

Ribbon:  Ribbon Carousel

Circle Punches: EK Success

Spellbinder:  Pennant

Challenges

SSSC - Sketch 177

Mo - Ribbon

There She Goes - Inspirational Picture

Sling shot

I purchased a couple of Magnolia stamps and this is one that I just think is so adorable. I like the more cute look of the girl that can also do the outdoor/boy-type things which is more of my spirit.  Whereas, my daughter is the princess, girly girl that hates going on nature walks or doing outdoor photography.  We always laugh about it because she thinks she will have girls that are little princesses also and I tease her that she will have tomboys.  That is why she likes hanging out with my Mother because they are both of the same mold and go for manicures/pedicures on Fridays.  I used twine on my card to give it more of the rustic feel along with buttons instead of flowers.

Patterned Paper:  DCWV

Cardstock:  DCWV & Recollection

Stamp:  Magnolia - Magnolia Tilda with Sling Shot

Sentiment:  TLC, Create

Ink:  Memento, Rich Cocoa

Twine:  Natural Fibers

Buttons:  Stash

Spellbinders:  Small and Large Petite Oval; Pennant

Enbossing Folder:  Cuttlebug

Challenges

JUGS - Sketch 174

Guardian angel

Well, this is my fifth card for today...whew!  I usually do my posts together, but I had a complaint from someone that was on a DT about difficulty finding my cards when I had multiple cards on one post so I did them all separate today.  It took A LOT  longer.  This card uses the adorable new image from Krista Smith and a sentiment from TLC, Create.  I have a hot pink feather tucked next to the cheesecloth which doesn't show very well in the photo.  I also outlined the angel feathers in E31 due to the color palette for the Saturated Canary challenge and then filled them in with Sakura jelly glitter pen.

Patterned Paper:  Basic Grey - Curio

Cardstock:  Bazzil, Recollection

Stamp:  Saturated Canary - Angel Samongus

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

Spellbinders:  Small and large circles

Die - Sizzix

Cheesecloth

Feather

Sakura jelly glitter pen

Challenges

Sketch Saturday - Sketch #244

Cute Card Thursday - Different Corner   http://cutecardthursday.blogspot.com/

Saturated Canary - Color

Pink

I'm not a pink person in that I don't tend to wear a lot of pink.  My daughter is a girly girl and I tend to see her in more pink things.  So when Sassy Cheryl announced this weeks challenge as being "Pink" my thoughts were "ohhhh".  I have many of her images, but I struggled on how I wanted to pull off a pink card.  This is what I came up with.  Needless to say, I think this will be my daughter's Valentine card.

Patterned Paper:  Basic Grey - Bittersweet

Cardstock:  Core-dinations, Recollection

Stamp:  Sassy Cheryl - Sassy Sally's Heart Balloon

Sentiment:  Close To My Heart

Ink: Memento, Rich Cocoa

Embossing Folder:  Sizzix

Tag:  Sizzix

Ribbon:  Offray

Challenges

FMS - Sketch #71

Sassy Cheryl - Pink

Basic Grey - Love is in the Air

Be strong

I have decided that I needed to pull out some of my stamp sets that I have not used in awhile....so I found this Clearly Sentimental set from My Favorite Things.  I thought it was perfect to use for this weeks sketch.  I also did some stitching.

Patterned Paper:  DCWV

Cardstock:  DCWV, Bazzil

Stamp:  My Favorite Things:  Clearly Sentimental

Ink:  Memento, Rich Coccoa

Thread:  stash

Stickles

Die-namics:  Sunflower,  Dainty Dots

Swirl die:  Sizzix

Challenges
My Favorite Things:  MFTWSC109

Play Date Cafe 167

Bear kisses

I just loved this color palette from Color Throwdown this week which I thought worked well with this image from Cuddly Buddy.  The sentiment is from TLC, Create.

Patterned Paper:  Basic Grey - Sultry

Cardstock:  Core-dinations, Paper Company, Recollections

Stamp:  Cuddly Buddy - Lilyboo DS Lovebug Bear

Sentiment:  TLC, Create

Heart & Border Punch:  Martha Stewart

Spellbinders:  Large Circle, Large Scalloped Circle, Pennants

Ribbon:  Michael's

Flower:  Zva

Challenges

Mojo - Sketch 278

Basic Grey - Love is in the Air

Color Throwdown 227