Merry Mittens

These adorable mittens are a Verve Digi Stamp that I downloaded quite a while ago.  When I saw the sketch for Waltzingmouse challenge #24,

the Verve image and this design came to mind.  I just put in an order for 4 Waltzingmouse stamp sets.  If you haven't visited Waltzingmouse, click HERE for a wonderful collection of stamps and related items.

Some Bunny Loves Amalie

A dear little girl, Amalie Mae, sent me the sweetest, most special and beautiful greeting this week through my friend Dawn who is her aunt and godmother. Dawn told her that I could use some special thoughts and prayers, and so she made me a frog. I have it taped to my computer at work. She made a deal with Dawn that if Dawn would pray for her sick and elderly neighbor, Amalie would pray for me. How sweet and beautiful this child is. I wanted to send her something very special in return, so I made this card for her. I used Julee's Mojo Monday week 77 sketch. The base of the card is Very Vanilla topped with a layer of Tea Party DSP. The two rectangular panels are also Tea Party DSP mounted on Perfect Plum. I used Verve's Some Bunny. I gave the bunny a bow from Black Tie Birdies. I used Watercolor Crayons to color the bunny. I put a pearl "necklace" around her neck, but I did this before I ran it through the Cuttlebug to cut it out. Don't ever do that! The pearls flattened! Duh! I left it that way though, and just added another pearl to the bow. I can't wait to send this to my little friend Amalie. I hope she loves it!

Birthday Bird

I am loving bird images these days - I'm supporting the marketing gurus out there because birds are everywhere - LOL! Looking at my recent posts, I see also that I am stuck on these lucious colors of pinks and greens. I can't stop using this SU Raspberry Tart DSP. Next thing I do has to be purple or something!!!! Anyway, this week's OCC Challenge (I {{{{heart}}}} the OCC) is a sketch. I immediately thought of Verve's Birthday Surprise for this one. Of course, birdy is sporting my favorite colors! Yesterday I stopped at Scrapper's Cove and bought a few new things - I bought this rick rack (notice my favorite colors...) and these wonderful Euphoria Collection Designer Glazed Brads from Basic Grey. I also got a few yards of great ribbon from May Arts, but guess what? It's pink and green. I will hold off on using that for a bit - at least for one card... LOL!

Here is the recipe:
Stamps: Verve~Birthday Birds.
Paper: Black, White, Cameo Coral, Raspberry Tart DSP, Kiwi Kiss.
Ink: Versa Mark, Black Stazon, Cameo Coral, Kiwi Kiss, Real Red.
Accessories: Basic Grey Euphoria Collection Designer Glazed Brads, Cotton Candy Stickles, Markers, Color Spritzer Tool, Hodgepodge Hardware, Black Embossing Powder, Heat Gun, Pretties, Sponge, Nestabilities, Dimensionals.