Big & Exciting News!!!!!!

I promised you that I had some big news.......and today is the day I am going to share.....What do you think it is? Have any guesses???? Well, are you ready??????

After much thought, I have decided to start a challenge group on my blog. What kind of challenge you ask???? Basic Grey of course (LOL).... The challenges will take place on Tuesdays and they will revolve around Basic Grey Paper and will have a theme, sketch, color...etc along with it. Every week will be a new challenge........

Even better, I have asked 4 amazing ladies to be my inspiration team, and I have to tell you, they are amazing group of talented ladies. Who are they you ask. Well, that is a secret, until Tuesday anyways.

So, are you ready to join us and play along with us? The challenge group is named "Going Grey" with Scrap-Creations. Like I said, our first challenge will be posted on Tuesday, and guess what else????? Our first challenge will be sponsored. You know what that means PRIZE CHALLENGE!!!! What's the prize??? That is another secret. You will have to check back with us on Tuesday. All I can say is, you won't be disappointed.

So, come join us on Tuesday for some serious fun, and prizes, but for now, I am offering up a Surprise blog candy.....All you have to do is spread the word about our new Blog challenge...Post it on your blog, and leave me a comment with a link to your blog....I will randomly pick a winner using Random.org and post the winner on Tuesday. I hope you will join us and come and play. Have a great weekend, and happy creating.....

"Oh Alice" & Greeting Farm too!!!

Happy Friday!!!! Wahooo...I love Fridays :) Do you love movies??? My husband and I do....We usually wait till they come on DVD, but there are some select movies that jump out at me which make me have to run to the theater to see....Always my favorites "Twilight and saga", "All the Harry Potter series", and today's release of Alice in Wonderland. It has me intrigued. I have to admit, that as as child I was not a big fan of the movie because it scared me. So, with that in mind, I am hesitant to take my own kids (who are 8&6), but I definitely want to see it. Do you have any interest?

So, to celebrate the Alice in Wonderland movie release today, I made a Alice card.....and guess what, it works for two different challenges this week. First, not sure you have seen the new challenge blog called "Oh Alice", but this blog is completely Alice in Wonderland themed and this week they had a sketch challenge (see below) .

My card also fits into this weeks Farm Fresh Friday challenge at The Greeting Farm. Their challenge is to make a card that is "Alice" themed. Well, seeing I had just purchased most of their new Digi stamps, I had the new Wonderland set ready to go......I also used on of the quotes from the movie on my card...Hehehe...... I have to admit that I am really enjoying everything Alice in Wonderland right now.

Well, tomorrow I will be heading to my sons Karate tournament and then spending the afternoon stamping with Kerry, Mary, Peggy, and Pia...I am hoping I can actually get something done. You know what happens when you get together with the ladies.....Chit, chat :) I can't wait to see them......

If you follow my blog you may have noticed that I mentioned I have some exciting news coming up..................And I do.............but you will have to wait till tomorrow.....:) Thank you for stopping bye, and don't forget to check back tomorrow for some REALLY BIG news......Happy creating!!!!

Have a Magical Birthday

Happy Thursday.....The weekend is almost here...(thank goodness). This week has been that kinda week when you have so much to do and not enough time, or energy to get it all done.....Do you know what I mean? I have a major Microbiology midterm next week, I had my nursing school interview this week, I have not been feeling well, and on top of that, my daughter has decided that this will be the week when she decides that she no longer wants her name spelled the way it is, and that she is going to try to push my buttons to see how far she can get. I guess this is all part of growing up.....right????

BUT.....on a MUCH happier note, Pink Cat Studio has a NEW digi release today. The release includes sunshine fairies, bunnies, and high flying snowboarding. You have got to see how cute these are ....REALLY!

For my card today, I used the new Lily Sunshine Fairy Digi, and combined it with some of this fabulous Memory Box 6x6 pattern paper. I am also getting pretty good as using up my HUGE stash of Primas, and that is only because I have now paired them up with these sweet blossom petite roses , My new favorite embellishment (hehehe). So, are you curious yet, wanna see the rest of the new images???? Well then, check out what the Pink Cat Studio DT did for the release today. They are all so amazing.......
MacKenzie Bruckler
Maria Bell
Tori Hemingway
Emily Leiphart
Tracey Cuccia
Suzanne Dean

Well, That is all for me today. I hope you are having a FABULOUS week, and I hope time has allowed you many creative hours this week. Thank you for stopping by, and check back this weekend for some VERY EXCITING NEWS!!!!!

Supplies

Stamps: Pink Cat Studio Digi Image....Paper: Memory Box, choc chip SU.....Ink: Copics....Embellishments: Stickles, Brown gems, Primas, petitie roses

Happy Birthday!! Cupcake inspired

Happy Sunday!!!! Thank you for stopping by on this fabulous Day.....It's Sunday and Sunday's = Hope Stamps Eternal Cupcake inspired challenge. What caught my eye on this weeks
Pic was the strawberry's, but honestly, my craft room is such a mess right now, it would have been impossible for me to dig around looking for some type of Strawberry themed DP (although I am sure there is something in my stash I could have used), so, I decided to go with the pink, green, and sweet. I always have all my Basic Grey neatly stashed in a plastic bin, so I knew I could find something to go with this challenge in there (hehehe). I decided to go with Basic Grey Lemonade, and I just ordered a bunch of new Greeting Farm stamps, so I used my new Lolli Anya. In case you haven't noticed, I am on A Greeting Farm kick right now (LOL). I think they are just so cute! This week I combined my challenges and used the Friday Sketchers, sketch.

So, today is the kids last day of vacation (phew), and we are off to one of Abbey's gymnastic meets for the day. I am looking forward to getting back to my "normal" schedule, although, I am anticipating a busy and nerve wracking week. Tuesday I have my interview with the nursing dept of my #1 school choice, I have my Microbiology midterm coming up next wed (going to be so hard), so I need to study...A LOT, and I also need to study for a upcoming math test for another nursing school. I am feeling nervous just typing this.....So, needless to say, I have a busy two weeks coming up. I am hoping to be able to keep up my stamping mojo :)

Well, that is all for me today. We would love it if you would join us for this weeks Hope Stamps Eternal Cupcake inspired Challenge this week. We would love to see what inspiration you would draw from this weeks cupcake pic. If you get a chance, don't forget to check out what the rest of the "VERY" talented DT came up with for this weeks challenge. Well, Ciao for now. Have a great day, and Happy Creating!

Bloggers Challenge: Bag or Box

Happy Friday All. Thanks for stopping by today. What a wild night of weather we are having here in New England. It has been raining for most of the week, and then last night, the winds started whipping up something fierce. The lights were flickering, and we could hear things slamming into the house. My hubby and I decided to grab the kids and put them in our bed, just in case the lights went out, or perhaps the HUGE pine tree in our front yard decided to come down. Needless to say, neither happened (phew), but yes, our yard is a MESS with broken tree branches, leaves, and our driveway is blocked by a HUGE limb from our HUGE pine tree in the front yard. Luckily, hubby is home today to clean that up (hehehe).

Well, the weather hasn't been the best this week for the kids Feb vacation, so we haven't done much, but I think we will finish the week off and take them to the movies today. Not real sure what we'll see, but it's something to do.

So, like I said, it's FRIDAY, and Friday ='S bloggers Challenge. This weeks challenge was to create a bag or box. Because I am almost always last minute Nelly, I waited until 8:30 last night to create my project, and had know idea what I would make until my good friend Kim guided me to some pretty cool templates on the Clear & Simple stamps blog. I used the template for the XOXO box and and decorated. This was probably this fastest project I have in months . I used my new Early Bird Cosmo Cricket paper (which I LOVE), one of my sentiment stamps, a little random ribbon and Viola, finished. I think it turned out pretty cute, even know I didn't color anything (hehehe).

Well, that is all she wrote today, Again, thank you for stopping by and I hope you have a fabulous weekend. Happy Creating!!!!!

Hey Love Bug: Pink Cat Studio New Release

Happy Thursday. Are you having a good week?
my kids are on school vacation this week, so we have been trying to keep them busy. Yesterday we took them to the Boston Museum of Science and saw the new Harry Potter exhibit, which was fabulous. We had a really good time. From the museum my hubby to me to Blick Art Supply (which is located in Boston, and is the only one anywhere near me). So, I finished the day with a little shopping spree.....So fun. I purchased a few more copics for my collection. I just love my markers (hehehe) .

Moving on to today card. It's a big day today. Pink Cat Studio is releasing 3 new Digi images today, and 7 new rubber images today as well. You have got to peak at them, they are soooo cute. When I was making my card, I decided to use Lily Butterfly. I think she is so cute, and I knew that the basic Grey Sugar Rush paper would go great with her. I am pretty pleased with how she turned out. What do you think? I decided to try one of the crunch flowers in the corner. So easy to make. You may be seeing more of those in my future. Wanna see what the Pink Cat DT came up with for samples for these new stamps? You can check them out here. Well, that is all for me today. I am going to leave you with a few pics I took yesterday while in Boston. Have a great day an happy Creating!

Cupcake Challenge with Hope Stamps Eternal

Happy Sunday!!! Thanks for stopping by today. How has your weekend been? I have to admit, this is one of our more quite weekends in our house. No competitions, no Karate and A Sunday without work. PERFECT.

My card today is for this weeks Hope Stamps Eternal
cupcake inspiration challenge.
This week, I drew inspiration from the Buttons on top of the cupcakes. I also wanted to use my new DP from Cosmo Cricket. Isn't this paper gorgeous? You know what is even better? It comes in a 6x6 pad, I also used the new matching buttons, which go wonderfully with the paper.Both are now available at Hope Stamps Eternal.

Want to see what the girls on the Hope Stamps Eternal came up with for the challenge? You can find them here. Well, that is all for me today, we would love for you to join us in the challenge. Happy creating!

Supplies

Stamps: The Greeting Farm

Paper: Cosmo Cricket, PTI cardstock

Ink: Copics, TH distress ink

Accessories: CC buttons, Prima flowers, Nestis, SU scalloped punch