Raining Cats & Dogs

Well hello there!

Today after running errands I was able to come home and make a few cards for a swap I am in at Splitcoast Stampers. Raining Cats and Dogs. I decided to split my cards 3 cats and 3 dogs. I decided to keep the layout the same only changing the image and papers. Funny, when I took the pic I saw the little puppy paw print banner is just a wee bit wonky. Guess, I'll see if I can adjust it.

My images and papers are digital. I used my Copics, dies, bling and a little Wink of Stella. I put a little glitter on the colorful bits on both cards.

I have been feverishly working on my GDT projects for and those will be posting those each Saturday here at on the Scribbles Design Challenge Blog, so keep an eye out for them. While you're at it, you might as well give the challenges a try! You can win wonderful prizes!!

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Smiles & Hugs!
Peggie Sue

Ribbit

Hello ~

Took a little time to post some of the items I've been coloring. After not using my Copic's for almost a year, it's like starting all over again! So, I've printed a bunch of images out to practice at night while I watch TV with my fam. It'll still take more time, always learning & growing.

I also decided it'd be the perfect time to learn how to manipulate digital images with more proficiency. It's super fun to build images. The digi images are from Pixel Paper. I placed the frog on the lily pad and then I split the butterflies up (as they were one image) then I flipped one, repositioned them and then regrouped the altered images. I will never go totally digital, but I will be trying more moving forward!

Not sure why this card look so very washed out. I'm trying to learn the filters in my photo program and on PicMonkey, but am having troubles with that... more to learn! But when you stop learning, your brain dies!

      Challenges:
            Kitty Bee ~ #90 Living Things w/ Wings

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Peggie Sue

Little Spring Birds

I adore hearing all the little birds each spring. It simply makes my heart smile, or should I have said soar?? I like to leave my windows open to listen to their calls too.

I got lucky this month and have been able to create a few projects featuring these little guys. I will share one with you now and once I've finished my other project I'll share that one too.

This card was created for a swap I am in at SCS with these two swaps in mind. It was like the perfect month that they all were the same theme!

I used cardstock from Michaels, the pattered paper is old Penny Black. I used a deckled rectangle die to cut out Copic colored digi image from Sami Stamps. The tag is a retired SU small oval whale tail punch. The sentiment is SU too. The twine and pink bling are Hobby Lobby. And I added a bit of Wink of Stella to the pink spots.

         Challenges:
               Scribbles ~ #51 Birds of a Feather
               Kitty Bee Designs ~ #90 Living Things w/ Wings

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Peggie Sue

Sweet Gifts

Well, I've not been able to craft much this week. I've got a sick Wildman at home. I picked him up from school early on Friday for a low grade fever and it's not getting any better! Took him to the doctor yesterday and she said it was the flu. He'll be home until he's fever free for 24 hours. The way it's looking it's gonna be all week!! He's so dang pitiful!!

Today while he was sleeping I decided to make a little purse to hold some matching cards. Well, the purse turned out waaay larger than I envisioned. So, I decided I'll get a bag of hard candy to put inside with the cards.

Okay, I used basic cardstock, pattern papers from my stock and stash. The stamped images and sentiments are from Stampin Up: Wacky Wishes, Endless Birthday Wishes, Flower Shop and Petite Petals. The leaf die and embossing folder are SU too.

Added SU taffeta ribbon here and popped the white circle up on foam tape.

I used my MISTI to stamp the flowers down the side of this card front. I stamped the black 1st and the yellow last.

The purse didn't even fit well where I always take my blog pictures so the handles are cut off a bit, but you get the idea. The white enamel dots I made 2 at home from the pearlier beads. That was a very fun project and the few I made have lasted a loooong time! I should make some more even tho I don't need them, it was that much fun!

Okay, I am gonna close up and check on Wildman and dinner. Have a roast in the crockpot and beans on the stove. Can you say YUM?!

         Challenge:
               Kitty Bee Friday ~ #89 Flowers
               Scor Pal ~ #35 More than 1 Fold

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Peggie Sue

Another day, another kitty

Hello to you ~

I posted the other day a pic of one of my sweet kitties sleeping on my computer. Well, here's another kitty from earlier today.

Obviously my kitties know something I do not know. I think when nobodies home I'm gonna give it a try! This sweetie is Chemmies, Chemmers, Chimaney Cricket, Chim Chim Cha Ree, he has about 1000 names really. He's the silly one of the bunch and is such a lovie! 

So, with his help today, I was ale to create a few 3D gifty items for upcoming needs. I plan on filling this cute little bunny with treats for my son, who, BTW, has been home with a low grade fever ALL weekend and today! :sad face: Maybe I should I fill it up now to cheer him up.

I copied a tutorial from MayMay Made It on YouTube. But, there are a ton of tutes all over the web for this little bunny and many variations of. It was super easy and such fun to decorate.

This cute little box I made for my daughter. Yes, hopefully you will get the joke of me stamping "best mother ever" as I made it and am giving it to my child. I giggled the whole time I was creating it! I have filled with a nice spring colored nail polish and will be sending it with her Easter goodies in a few weeks.

This squatty, chubby little milk carton is just the cutest! I followed a tute from YouTube and can I just say, I looove making 3D items. They are such fun. I haven't really decided what I will put inside or who I will give it to yet. Maybe I'll just keep it on my desk to make me smile.

So, I guess Wild Man will be home again tomorrow as his fever is still too high for school, but to low for the doctor to have him come in without any other real symptoms. They say it just needs to run it's course. Ugh!

        Challenges:
              Scor-Pal ~ #35 More than 1 score

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Peggie Sue

I just had to post this...

I am working at my craft table today. I go to eat the pizza hubby had reheated for us and this is what I came back to. My sweet little helper Little Momma (aka Purrcilla.) I adore this little kitty. She's got the tiniest little meow and she's my buddy. Thankfully I had gotten done with this Christmas card before she took up residence on my laptop, cuz I didn't have the heart to move her! So I went and worked on laundry until she moved...

She slept there for a little over an hour. Now that she's moved to the sunny window, I can share her pic and this card.

I used a 2 Cute Ink image, SU patterned paper and Hobby Lobby cardstock. I am out of all my great SU cardstock. It's very sad! They do make high quality papers. Annnd since losing Archiver's I have no where to get great papers! The snowflake under the under the image is from a large pack I picked up from Michael's 2 years ago.

        Challenge:
                Scribbles ~ #50 Baby it's Cold Outside

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Peggie Sue

Just a little family portrait

I am still working on my Christmas cards and will be thru the 1st of November. I figure it's so much easier to do a bit at a time. By doing it little by little I can also take time to try new things. Shoot it's just so much more fun taking my time.

I've seen these split front cards on Pinterest so I decided I'd try my hand at one. I created this one with challenge in mind. It's part of Santa's family of course!

The images are from ABM Illustrations. The paper is Bo Bunny and I used Copics and Wink of Stella. You know a card's a winner when your hubby inspects how the front panel is held together and hands it back to you with a real smile! He said "I really like this one, Boo!" Yeah, he's a keeper.

         Challenge:
                  ABC Christmas Challenge ~ E,F,G (edge, family or girls)

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Peggie Sue

Fabulous Friday!

Welcome to the weekend my friends ~

I have recently unpacked my Cricut and decided I really need to use it more and learn all it can do. I had an original Cricut when they 1st came out and lemme tell you I wore that thing out! Knew that machine inside and out (so did my son, at the time he was like 3.) Then I decided to sell it and get the 2nd machine they put out... I used it but not as much and certainly didn't know it 1/2 as well as I did the 1st machine. Then like an idiot I decided a Silhouette would be so much better. I sold all my 80+ cartridges, the machine and all the mats and tools AND my Cricut Gypsy for next to nothing! I'm still kicking myself for that ever so silly decision!  End result, didn't like the Silhouette and sold it, then I bought the Cricut Explore Air. (See why I soooo regret selling all my other Cricut goodies?!) I've had it for a bit and have used it here and there, but hadn't really invested the time required to leearrrrrn it. So today that changed....

I made these two cards using my sweet little machine. I actually made these cards for 2 wonderful ladies. And me ever being the rebel - wanting to look at something in just a different way, I created the 1st card as a Birthday Gift Thank You card and not an actual Birthday card for the Cut It Up challenge. I added tiny little pearls to the centers of the flowers and to the sentiment. I'm gonna plop it in the mail today.

My next cute little card is for the Kitty Bee Aloha Friday challenge. It's harder to see but, the card front is actually a floral cut out! It's super pretty and behind it I decided to add a bright floral pattern paper to peek out from the floral cut out design. I colored a wee little bear (whos holding flowers) to a blue mat. I popped it up from the card front. I also added Wink Of Stella to his little pink ears, nose and heart and again to his little flowers. I really love this card bunches!!

I had a blast watching a few YouTube vids on the Explore Air and know without a doubt, I will be using this machine a lot more moving forward!

             Challenges:
                       Kitty Bee Designs - #89 Flowers
                       Cut It Up - #116 Birthday

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Smiles & Hugs!
Peggie Sue

Reindeer Games

Good Morning -

I am on a roll with a few Christmas goodies. I had a great time creating these two treat boxes. I will hide them away to use come holiday season.

My 1st box will hold a good bit. The image I used is a cling stamp purchased at Michael's while on clearance.  The card stock and pattern paper is from SU. I used a bit or twine and Copics.

My 2nd box is just too cute, I think. Paper is SU and the image is Lawn Fawn. You can 't tell it but his little gift is on a pop dot. I used Copics to give him a bit of color. The ribbon is seam binding I bought yeeears ago from Etsy. I can't wait to put a little gifty inside this Christmas. When I created him I thought of my Daughter.

       Challenge:
              Christmas Cards All Year 'Round: March ~ Anything but a Card

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Peggie Sue

Merry Christmas!

Yep - I am getting started now for this years Christmas cards! Call me crazy, but this way I can have fun, try new things and not stress over getting enough completed to mail on time.

I figure while I'm at it I might toss my hat in the ring for a few challenges here and there.

I have never created a sunburst card and I was very surprised at just how easy it was. I used a few double sided paper scraps, an adorable snowman from AMB Illustrations and Copics to ink him up. I believe all the papers are retired SU DSPs. I know black isn't really ever thought of as a holiday color, but I really wanted the papers to pop. I think it worked. I am working on a few other holiday cards, once they are done I'll let cha see.

       Challenge:
              Christmas Card Throwdown - Sunburst

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Peggie Sue

Bunny Love

Hi friends!

I'm here today to share my latest challenge card with you. I have decided on only 4 challenges to play along with, mostly they are with blogs I was lucky enough to be a DT member or friend of. Today happens to be a lady I was on another DT with. Sasayki Glitter Digital Stamps can be purchased at Etsy (click here for the adorable images!)

Her blog, Sasayki Glitter Challenge Blog is full of great DT projects and tips for her digital images. Did I tell you already her images are super sweet?!

Okay, so for this monthly challenge, I decided to use this cute digi image!  I used paper from  ...... YES, you guessed it! My scrap basket! It's just there are so many adorable papers in there I can't help myself!! I  created the braided cad spine from a tute I watched on YouTube, VERY easy and super fun.

BTW, the challenge theme is "red" so I used pops of various shades of red throughout my card, I used my Copics to give this little bunny some life. I then added Wink of Stella to all the colored areas. Sooo, the little "white" spots you see in the ink are actually little bits of glitter reflecting my camera flash. Finally, I used creamy colored seam binding to tie a flouncy bow for the top of the card. Another fun challenge and I think I'm getting back into the creative swing of things. And, I promise, this card with this color combo looks so much better in life than it does here as a picture. It's funny, the more I look at it - the more I think it's a color combo mess! Yikes!

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Peggie Sue

Love on the way ~

This sweet image makes my heart smile. That's why I will be sending the card to my daughter who lives in Virginia. I miss her a great deal. She keeps all the cards I make and send. That makes me happy.

I decided to create this sweet little card for the current Kitty Bee Designs Challenge.  This challenge happens to be a color challenge, very soft pretty colors no less. I created a top fold card and embossed the white base layer. The pattern papers are from a sweet little 6x6 card pack I picked up last year while at Hobby Lobby. The crocheted flowers are retired SU embellishments. I added a glitter covered brad to the center. The image is a Kitty Bee Designs image that I colored with my Copics. I hope Sissy likes her new card. =)

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Smiles & Hugs!
Peggie Sue

Early Spring or Longer Winter?

Hi everyone!

On Groundhog Day this year, Punxsutawney Phil sadly predicted 6 more weeks of winter weather for the north. But, here in the south (Georgia to be exact) General Beauregard Lee did not see his shadow therefore we are to have an early spring! I love living in Georgia! It does feel and look more like spring as our daffodils (one of my fav flowers) are in full bloom.

I created this cute little guy for just this event. Scribbles Designs is hosting a monthly challenge celebrating Punxsutawney Phil's prediction - Baby it's Cold Outside. I will admit spring here in Georgia can be crazy. In the morning we can have temps as low as the 30's but by afternoon we can be in the 70's! AND if that's not enough, we've had our worst snow storms in the month of March!

So, for my card I embossed the cream card base but I used the debossed side up. The pattern paper is (like almost always) from my large scrap basket. I used a Scribbles Designs image. I inked him up using my Copic markers and I added a bit of bakers twine too. And there he is! Sweet little guy isn't he??

              Submitted Challenge:
                  Scribbles Designs #50 Baby it's Cold Outside

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Smiles & Hugs!
Peggie Sue

Peeking Bunnies

Hi again!

Yeppie - my 1st challenge in over a year! I've decided to try a new card base, this is a tent window card. I saw the tutorial here at Splitcoast Stampers. I have so much fun trying new to me things! I decided to make a little scene card for spring for my submission at Cut It Up.

All the pattern paper is from my scrap basket. I stamped the SU images and colored them with my Copics. I used my circle dies to cut the window and the frame. I fussy cut the grass and stamped images.

 Submitted Challenges:
      Cut It Up - 115 Bendy or Scene Cards

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Smiles & Hugs!
Peggie Sue

Little Kitty Meuu Meuu

Hubby's away in Daytona for the 24 Hour Daytona Race Practice. I'm here with a clean house and nothing really great on TV so I decided to make another card for my daughter. You can pretty much guess if it has a cat on it, it's for her! My soon to be DIL and son will be moving to Germany this coming fall and I know I'll be mailing stuff to them too. Need to find out what images she likes as I already know she like purple. =)

I used the really cute treat bag die set, ribbon and card stock from Stampin' Up. My pattern papers and image are digital and I used my Copic's (like always) to make a gray tuxedo kitty with green eyes. I think I'll keep a hold of it for a little longer and send it to her for Valentine's Day. Maybe send a wee bit of chocolate or something. But for now, I want to play along with a challenge I used to be design for, Cut It Up. If you enjoy making 3D items with die cuts or die cut machines, you should head over and check it out.

Submitted Challenges:

      Cut It Up - #87 - New Beginnings - Decorate a Paper Bag

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Peggie Sue

Know what I've missed??

Being able to simply play along with a really fun challenge (or two). Although, I must admit I really need to find an outlet for all these cards I've been making over the past year or so! I've got so many there's no way I could meet enough people to mail them to. lol

I have had this chicken stamp for a number of years and have always thought it was just the cutest image. I picked it up one year at a local rubber stamping convention. My sentiment is from So Suzy Stamps. I used twine, card stock and pattern paper from packages I bought from either Hobby Lobby or Joann Fabrics. My inks are Copic and Distress Inks.

 

For this cute little gal, I used a great Tiddly Inks image and papers from Stampin Up with a bit of sheer ribbon from Joann Fabrics. I used my Copics to give her some color and added a bit of glossy accents to her flowers.

Challenges I am entering:
             Leinzlove Tear Bears Challenge

            Tiddly Inks Challenges

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Smiles & Hugs!
Peggie Sue

I'm a happy camper!

Today's just a happy day. We have fought off the rain once again and it's a really pretty day outside. I did all my chores yesterday so I've been able to craft and take care of bloggy related things. Just a regular happy camper! 

So here's what I've had on my desk today:

 

This card is for My Favorite Things Wednesday Card Sketch Challenge. It also will serve as the card  for my other sweet obsession, swaps at Splitcoast Stampers. I joined a celebrate summer swap and decided to keep it simple and follow the sketch to create the swap cards. So, I cranked out 8 of these little babies today. I just can't help myself. I have enough cards to mail one to everyone all over the world, yet, what do I do?? Join more!! And more!! I do go thru my cards about twice a year and give them to elderly friends at our local center and to the battered women's shelter. I used all Stampin' Up and Sizzix products today. I printed the sentiment from Word.

Here's the second card, actually I created this one 1st and it's really crept into my heart today. In fact its partly the reason I'm in such a happy mood. Haven't you ever created something that just makes you smile when you look at it? This card did that for me this morning. I created this little card for Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, APRIL SHOWERS and/or SPRING FLOWERS! I used retired SU DSP, scrap twine, a button from my laaarge button basket.  I water colored the SU image from Scene in a Garden (retired set.) Then I cut a pair of rain boots and popped them up with foam tape after the Close to my Heart Liquid Glass had dried.

One more happy thing to share with you, I've finally chosen a camera, will be ordering it tomorrow. Once it comes in, I'll be trying my hand with picture tutorials and, wait for it, video tutorials too!! You can learn with me! Okay, nuff of my blabbin'. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you are a happy camper today too!


My Challenges:
Simon Says Stamp ~ April Showers/Spring Flowers
My Favorite Things ~ Wednesday Sketch Challenge 223

The sun has finally come out.

I am so very happy! The sun has finally peeped out from behind the clouds here in NE Georgia. It's even warmed up a bit, enough to open the windows. I just love being able to open up the front door and windows. I'm very much a nature kinda gal. I was also able to dig out some of my Stampin' Up! DSP from days gone by. I used a very cheerful sheet from Gingham Garden DSP. Such a pretty collection of pattern papers. I added some newly unpacked vellum to the top with SU ribbon. Actually all items used on this card are from Stampin' Up! this time. Well, except the stamps - my bad. The stamps are from Inky Antics. I am a turtle collector, so this stamp set simply HAD to come home with me back a few years ago. This card was created using this sketch for Viva la Verve Sketched Week 1.

Ya' know sumpin' I think that Mojo Monday and Verve sketches are just beautiful! They really make me smile and they are easy to create from. Soooo, thank you to those wonderful ladies that come up with them. Amazingly talented to have so very many different sketches.  Okay, enough of me going on. Here's my card based on this sketch.

I'm not sure if my eyes are not being nice to me lately, but most of my pics seem to be just a tad bit outta focus. I'm still using my IPhone to take pics. I simply can't decide on a camera to purchase. Do I want a DSLR or a point and shoot? I dunno. So, I just keep using mu phone. It doesn't take the best pictures, I apologize guys. I promise to make a decision with in the next week.

I'm gonna go and start dinner cooking. Hubby has asked me to make loaded baked tater soup. So, I'm off to make it happen. If I get it going now I can reduce it down for a more robust flav-ahhhh. TFSB

My Challenges:
Viva la Verve ~ April Week 1

April Showers....

.... Bring May flowers. Today is the 1st day of our spring break and its chilly and damp outside. I can only hope our flowers are wonderful when Spring actually comes to stay. I'm up this morning to create for some of my challenges. I like it when all the powers that be align to enable me to create one card for more than one challenge. It's also fun because it makes me think a little harder, I like trying to make it all fit. I created my card based on Mojo Monday Sketch 392.

 

I was able to work Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge which was "A is for ....." using  "A" to show something that inspires spring. And finally Mark's Finest Paper asked us to create a card using spring colors. And the color challenge over at My Favorite Things. Such a fun day!

 

Here's the card I created:

 

The pattern paper is from the 6x6 pad from Crate Paper "Farmhouse" - love the papers BTW. I stamped the image on watercolor paper using Memento Ink. I also used my circle and scallop dies and eggshell seam binding for the bow. The solid color paper is out of my scrap basket. The stamped image is an old Stampin Up image from the Scene in a Garden set. I really like the papers in this card. I used the rain boots for my "A" is for - April Showers. The colors are definitely from a spring pallet and I used the Mojo Monday sketch. Whoot Whoot! Off to play with the last challenge card for today, from Verve, another card sketch, my fav!  TFSB!

 

My Challenges:

MFP ~ FOSTV 161

Simon Says Stamp ~ A is for .....

Mojo Monday ~ Sketch 392

My Favorite Things ~ Color Challenge 18



Cut it out!

Today I decided to make one card and then watch TV with hubby. Gotta do my nails, whoot whoot! The card I've completed is the MFP Speedy Fox and Friends 256 (cut out panel). I decided to use an older fav of mine from Unity:

 

The book page to the right is actually mounted under the card front with foam tape. And the strip was cut out by hand with blade knife. Of course I used my Copics to color the image. It really turned out looking like a real piece of wood. Even hubby liked it. :big smiles:

Well, off to sit and veg with family and watch some TV,  Have a super relaxing Easter Sunday! TFSB