PWC107 - Tri-Fold Challenge

Hi Everyone!

Welcome to a new Pretties Challenge and Blog Hop!

I am SO excited to host this week's challenge! The challenge this week is to create a "Tri-Fold" card or project. Basically you need to make something with 3 panels. The Prettie Girls are using Lady Liberty or Canadian Girl this week. These two are available this week at 35% off!

I used Lady Liberty this week. The card base measures 4-1/2" x 12", scored at 4" and 8".

Come play along with us! I would love to see what you come up with!

How to Enter: Create a card/project using the challenge above and any Paper Pretties stamp set(s) you have. Upload your project to the Paper Pretties gallery. Please include it in the Weekly Challenges category and use keyword PWC107.

To see the fabulous projects that the Pretties Design Team have created for this challenge, simply hop on over to Christie's blog to kick off the blog hop!

Have fun!

LLWWC42 - BLUE

Welcome to La-La's Weekly Wednesday Challenge #42!

Lisa Hjulberg is our host this week and she has challenged us to create something BLUE.

Well... Lisa wants blue so she that's what she's gonna get!

Here is my BLUE card using Fairy Lala!

Now it's time to hop over to La-La Land Crafts to see the wonderful cards and projects that the La-La Land Design Team has come up with!

Chi Chi Memories: NEW 4th of July digi stamp set AND digi paper release!

Hello everyone! Have you made your Father's Day card yet? There's just 12 more days 'til Father's Day! Just a quick reminder that you can win FREE FATHER'S DAY STAMPS by playing the CCM Sketch Challenge!! Here are a couple of super cute stamps that you can purchase at Chi Chi Memories... Happy Daddy's Day Digi Stamp Set and Freddie Loves Daddy Digi Stamp Single.

The next big American holiday after Father's Day is the 4th of July!! In honor of this special day, Natalie has come up with the cutest 4th of July digital stamp set that includes Freddie, a darling boy and a sweet little girl in patriotic outfits, and an adorable little bear in a patriotic hot air balloon!! This set is only $4.75! You can buy the entire set HERE or the individual digi stamps HERE.

Natalie has something else to go along with these cute digi stamps!

Matching DIGITAL patterned paper!

The 4th of July digital paper set include 8 design for only $4.75!!

You can purchase your set HERE!

Now for my card.

I kept it clean and simple.

I embossed the white cardstock with my new star embossing folder.

It needed some colour so I added two cardstocks.

One is bold red and the other is bright blue.

What do you think?

Now hop on over and visit Chi Chi Memories!

Cheers!

A year to remember... a new year to look forward to!

Hi everyone!

It's my birthday (Monday, June 7th) and I just wanted to make a quick post on personal updates.

First of all, I have to apologize to you all for not regularly visiting your beautiful blogs and leaving some love. Things have been a bit rough on this end the past few months. Loooooong and uninteresting story there. :) Anyways, I have been avoiding being online since that seems to eat up a lot of hours. I can't help it! There's SO much to look at in our crafty cyberspace! Making a resolution to visit those who visit me. It's a start, right?!

Second of all, I just wanted to take a moment and thank my design teams for being so patient with me. I haven't been very good about leaving comments on their blogs but they keep sending me lots of encouragement and love anyways. I am so proud to be on the teams that I am on! My resolution above applies to my uber talented DT buddies too.

I have also made a few changes to kick off the new year. I have decided to go back to school. I'm still over at De Anza Community College but I will be transferring over to West Valley eventually and then to San Jose State. My goal is to major in Psychology and Criminology. Another focus of interest is Forensics with a specialization in Biology. Well, I have two boys - my youngest is going into Kindergarten in the Fall!!! - and am a lot older than I would like to be in starting back up with college. Time restrictions will probably mean stopping with the first two majors. We shall see. :)

What about teaching preschool? I resigned from my teaching position over at the preschool. I couldn't see myself teaching and going to college full time while raising my two young boys. I will always have my Early Childhood Education degree so maybe someday I can go back to it. But for now, I will have very fond memories of my time at the MACC preschool and all of my adorable 2 and 3 year olds. I still teach piano a couple of afternoons a week and teach at the lss (Memories Live On).

Lost most of the weight that I had wanted to shed for a few years now. My new hairstyle makes me happy. I even got carmel highlights!! Wanna see? This picture of Keiji puckering up for a kiss cracks me up!

I went fishing for the very first time!

Out on the SF Bay!

I put my own bait on the hook and learned (almost) to fish.

I didn't catch anything but my friend did!

I didn't get seasick!

Well, that's all for now.

I am thinking of having a giveaway to celebrate my birthday month.

Would that be fun?

I think so.

I just need to find my camera and a few goodies. :)

For you, Roger!

Happy Saturday, everyone!

Hard to believe that I just wrapped up teaching preschool. That's right! All done! :)

Today is Ellephantastic Design Team day with a new digi from Helen!

Isn't this just the cutest image?!

 

I decided to make mine into a simple giftcard holder.

You should hop on over and see what the rest of the design team have put together for this week

We have a couple of new DT members!

OH! Remember to enter Helen's blog candy!!

You can check it all out HERE.

Chi Chi Memories Thursday Blog Hop!

Hello, hello!

Happy Thursday, everyone!

Welcome to Chi Chi Memories' 1st ever BLOG HOP!

Now, if you didn't get here from Lorraine's awesome blog, then you need to hop back to the very beginning at Chi Chi Memories. I don't want you to miss the chance to win a FREE digital stamp by leaving comments on each blog! :)

Natalie has combined this blog hop with a Sketch Challenge.

You have a chance to win Happy Daddy's Day Stamp Set and Freddie Loves Daddy Stamp Single by entering the sketch challenge!

Here's the sketch for this week's challenge!

Here's my card for the blog hop and sketch challenge:

I also have a companion to this card:

This darling image is a digi stamp single called My Time With Kitty

She is definitely one of my favorite Chi Chi Memories digi stamps!

I used Basic Grey Cappella (Chorus and Mezzo) designer paper.

The roses are from Prima Flowers. These are called Cameo Roses Mandarin.

The embossed cardstock base is "Isabella Ivory" from K & Co.

I used B63 and E93 Copics for the dress and couch.

Skin: E11, E00, E0000

Hair: E57

So let me know what you think of the sketch and the cards that I have made!

Don't forget to leave comments on each blog for your chance to win a digi stamp single!

Now it's time to hop on over and visit Katie's fabulous blog!

I love her work and am SO pleased to have her join us as a guest designer for June and July.

I have had the pleasure of working with her on another DT and her work is awesome!

Go take a look to see what she has whipped up for Chi Chi Memories!

Pink Cat Studio ~ More Birdie Dots & Delights AND a NEW Billy image!!

Hey PCS Peeps! Welcome to another NEW Digi Release!

 This week, we have some more birdie additions to our Dots & Delights series of digi stamps.We also have BILLY going for a fun ride on his favorite turtle!

Take a look at the new images!

Here's my CAS sample of the sweet birdies sitting on the line:

The embossed paper is from Bazzill.

I simply cut a window using my Carlson paper trimmer.

The border punch is "Layered Arches" from Martha Stewart.

I used the following Copics for the birdies:

0, B00, B24, B34, B97, BG05, BG07

You have to check out the fabulous projects created by the Pink Cat Studio Design Team!

You can view them HERE!

Don't forget to scroll down on the PCS blog and see if you are one of the FIVE winners for Pink Kitty's Choice! Great guessing, everyone!

PWC106 - Ahoy, Matey! It's another Pretties Sketch Challenge!

Hello Prettie peeps!

Welcome to another Pretties Wednesday Challenge and Blog Hop!

If you didn't hop over here from Heather's blog , you might want to hop to the very start of the blog hop at Paper Pretties! I don't want you to miss a thing!

We have a super cute sketch from Frances! The stamps that the Prettie Girls are using on our cards this week are “Ahoy Matey” and “Summer Fun” . Both of these darling stamps sets are available on sale this week at 40% off!!

Here is Frances' awesome sketch:

I chose "Ahoy Matey" to make a card for friends who just had a new baby.

Please join us for this challenge!

How to Enter:

* Create a card/project using the challenge above and any Paper Pretties stamp set(s) you have.

* Upload your project to the Paper Pretties gallery.

* Please include it in the Weekly Challenges category and use keyword PWC106.

Now it's time to hop over and see what fabulous card / project that Jennifer has put together for you!

Have a wonderful day!

LLWWC41 - SUMMERTIME and all NEW release!

Hi everyone!

 If you didn't come here from Kim's blog, you might want to start at the very beginning with Irina. We wouldn't want you to miss a thing for the blog hop!

Summer has arrived in La-La Land with a bang, and we have 9 wonderful new stamp sets (including fun sentiments) for you all in our wonderful deeply etched rubber. Please hop along to visit all the design team member blogs to see the wonderful creations.

You can play along with us and make a fun summer themed card to enter our weekly Wednesday challenge – just be sure to link your project to Mr. Linky on the La-La Land Blog by Monday, June 7th, 2010 at 11:59pm PDT (GMT-8). Be sure to link directly to the blog or gallery post featuring your entry!

After you've visited all the Design Team Blogs, head to the La-La Land Crafts store to pick out your fun new summer stamps, and have fun!!

 

I am so excited to show you SNORKEL SHERMAN!

 

He is having a blast!

Here's my card for the blog hop:

Now it's time to hop over and see what fabulous project Lisa has whipped up for the new release!

It's raining BLING!

Hello everyone!

I am getting so excited because it's almost time for the Chi Chi Memories Blog Hop this Thursday! I hope that you will join me so that you won't miss out on your chance to win FREE STAMPS!

Here's a card with lots of bling!
I love the SUNNY DAYS digital stamp set!

Don't forget...

Chi Chi Memories Blog Hop this Thursday!!

Here's a sneak peek at my card for Thursday's hop:

Can you guess which I image used?