HoedownTime

It's the Name Game at Hambo's Hoedown this week. The challenge is to make a card/project using Flower Monster by Hambo Stamps and to use something that starts with the first letter of your first name. Easy for me - P for paper, pearls and piercing! I used patterned paper, added a few pearls and pierced around the sentiment.

When I saw this patterned paper in the clearance bin at my local craft store, I knew it would be perfect for this cute image. It was a fun card to make. Hop on over to the Hoedown and check out what the Bacon Bits have made to inspire you. Then join in the Hoedown. It's fun and you get really cute free digi images!

Breast Cancer Awareness Challenges

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and many blogs and stamp companies are sponsoring challenges to increase the awareness of breast cancer. I got the Breast Cancer Ribbon shape card at The Cutting Cottage. Here's my card for a few of these challenges...

Whimsie Doodle's challenge is to create a card/project using the color pink. WD has 4 images that are perfect for this challenge Hope Fights, Hope Fights - Skirt, Save the Hooters, and Get 'em Squished. One hundred percent from the sale of these images will be donated to Relay for Life for Breast Cancer. You can use one of these images, a different image, or not even go with a breast cancer awareness theme and just use pink as the main color on you card/project.

Party Time Tuesday is challenging crafters to make a shape card and/or any Breast Cancer Awareness card regardless of the shape!

Just Yolie is hosting a linking party through October 14th to raise breast cancer awareness by having crafters link their "pink" projects to her blog. There are over $3,000 worth of giveaways from 83 sponsors. You can see the list of prizes HERE.

Hand Stamped Sentiments is also aving a Think Pink Challenge. See details here.
SCS in patnership with the UT MD Anderson Cancer Center is hosting the second annual month long card drive to benefit those affected by breast cancer. There are lots of challenges and prizes. Check it out.

As MS October, I'm hosting a Think Pink challenge over at Bombshell Stamps Forum. Check back on Oct 19 to see my design along with some inspiration from the Bombshell Girls. You could win free stamps!

Link Up For Pink now has a Relay for Life page. They are one of the three virtual Relay for Life groups and the first ever blog event to be recognized by the American Cancer Society. If you would like to make a monetary donation, please click HERE.

Don't forget - Get'em squished!!

Witches & Chocolate

The Whimsie Doodle digi called Act Like a Witch  is so cute and it was free on the WD Facebook page. I love the sentiment and knew I wanted to make something that included chocolate.

I made this candy bar slider! Just pull the ribbon and out comes a Hershey Bar! It'll be a perfect Halloween treat for my daughter-in-law who loves chocolate...but she's not a witch!!

Two New Bombshells & a Challenge

The style of Bombshell stamps is a change for me but I'm having so much fun  playing with my Bombshell Stamps! Here are two cards I made recently for BS challenges. The first is for the Ms. September's challenge to use the color red and something to represent speed. I used the dragster from the King of the Road set (Thanks Mary).

I used the Cuttlebug's Star and Moroccan EB folders to make the background using red and white to make it look like a checkered flag. I wanted the dragster  in black and white, but I wanted it to stand out so I embossed the image with black EB power then popped it up on the Nesties dies cuts and added the brads and twine.

My next card is for World Card Making Day. Kathi, Bombshell's DT captain, challenged us to stamp on patterned paper for  our project. I used the hibiscus stamp from Hawaiian Girl and stamped with Stazon ink on patterned vellum to create the background for my card...



I turned over the vellum before I attached it to the cardstock to give it a softer look. I colored the image with Copics. The frame for the image was made by layering two die cuts from the Lacy Circles Nesties. I added some pearl embellishments to finish it.

As Ms October I challenge everyone to THINK PINK in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Find all the details to the challenge here and check back on October 19 for some inspiration!

WD October Release

Whimsie Doodles released some new digi images today and they are so cute! Here's my card using Skinny Witch - that's me, isn't it? Oh wait a minute...I'm not a witch! Oh yeah, I'm not skinny either! Anyway here's my card...

I also used Whimsie Doodles Halloween Button Sentiments.  Be sure to check out the WD Blog to see more samples from the design team.

WD Sneek Peek

It is almost here - Whimsie Doodles release time! There are some really cute images on the way. Here is a sneak peek...what could it be?

Stop by tomorrow and see my design with this new Halloween image from Whimsie Doodles.

Fun Day for a Good Cause!

PopPop & Aislinn

Today my family and friends walked and raised money for the American Diabetes Association's signature fundraising walk, Step Out: Walk to Stop Diabetes.
We walked for my granddaughter Aislinn who was diagosed with Type1 diabetes in December 2010. Aislinn is an amazing little girl and we're all so proud of her. It was wonderful to see so many people there to support this cause. Thank you everyone who sponsored us by making a donation.