Love in some way and Red, Black, and White Only Challenges

I made this Valentine's Day card for two challenges. The first challenge is at Whimsical Wednesday challenge is use Love in some way, and the second challenge is at CARDZ TV challenge is use Red, Black, & White only. I added the faux stitching to the pattern paper/PP.

I Used/Recipe:
Target $1 Spot PP
Ashlyn's Alphabet-pg66 Block/Heart 2 1/2"
Potpourri Basket- pg31 Shadow/Love 2 1/2"
Black Sharpie
White Gel pen
4" x 9" card fits in business envie

Thanks for stopping by and leaving kind comments!
Hugs, Sheena

Blue, White, w/ something Round and Anything Goes Challenges

I made this fun Boy baby shower card for a couple of challenges. First challenge is over at Pumpkin Spice challenge is Blue, White, with something Round and the Second challenge is over at Die Cuttin Divas challenge is #100 Anything Goes. I dunno if you have noticed by now with my cards, but I love making faux stitching on my cards. It adds something to a card when it is kinda blank. I also love doing these fun circle cards, I have made many in the past :)

I Used/Recipe:
DCWV PP- Nana's Nursery Boy - Flower Shower stack
Recollection PP- Bright & Jolly stack
Bazzill CS
Wausau CS
P Schoolbook - Circles 1/2" - 3/4" - 1" - 1 1/4"
New Arrival- pg99 Onesie 2 1/2" - pg109 Rattle 3/4"
CTMH ink- Moonstruck
CTMH Stamp- Sweetbaby set
SU Deminisonals
Blue Sharpie
White Gel
A2 card 

Thanks for stopping by and all the great comments!
Hugs, Sheena

Wintry Outdoor Fun challenge

I made this Wintry scene card for the challenge over at CWC My Paper Crafting.com...You had to make a project with winter outdoor fun, scene etc. I kept mine simple.

I Used/Recipe:
DCWV PP- Christmas & Winter stack 2012
K&Co PP
Wausau CS
Winter Frolic-pg50 Tree 1 1/4"- 1 1/2" 2 3/4" - 3"
Free hand snow
SU ink- Chocolate Chip
Silver Gel pen- tiny dots
CTMH ink - Ponderosa Pine, Moonstruck
Fiskars stamp set- Season's Greetings
A2 card

Thanks for stopping by and all the kind comments, I hope you all have a great week!

Hugs, Sheena 

Something Brown, and Coffee, Cocoa, Tea Challenges

I made this tea cup shape card for two challenges..first challenge is at Paper Playtime..the challenge was to use Brown, Second challenge is at Pumpkin Spice...the challenge was to make a project with Coffee, Cocoa, or Tea. 

I Used/Recipe:
K&Co PP- Big yearly stack from J's
Wausau CS
Bazzill CS
Joys of the Season- pg51 Shadow/Cup 4 1/4"
Ashlyn's Alphabet- pg47 Icon 2"
P Schoolbook - Heart 1/2"
CTMH Ink- Desert Sand
Computer generated sentiment
Embroidery Floss
card size is 4 1/4"


Thanks for stopping by and leaving kind comments, I hope everyone has a great week :)

Hugs, Sheena 

A Heart and A Button Challenge

I made this fun Valentine's Day card for the challenge over at Docerela Creations Challenge #30 A Heart and A Button. I have this bright fun pattern paper/PP from the Target $1 spot and I wanted to use it. I like how it turned out it is bright and fun.

I Used/Recipe:
Target $1 Spot PP
DCWV PP-this was a single sheet from J's (yellow gingham paper)
Wausau CS
P Schoolbook- Hearts 1 3/4"
CTMH ink- Clover Meadow, Hydrangea, Sunny Yellow
SU ink-Regal Rose
Black Sharpie pen
Buttons
SU Deminisonals
A2 card

Thanks for stopping by and all the great comments!!

Hugs, Sheena 

A Banner Year, and Anything Goes Challenges

I decided to combine two challenges again for this card. The first challenge is for CARDZ TV #123 A Banner Year and the second challenge is for Whimsical Designs/Whimsical Wednesday Anything Goes. I made another baby shower card, this time for a girl. I had this idea an ran with it. I think it turned out super cute :-)

I Used/Recipe:
DCWV PP- Nana's Nursery stacks -- Christmas & Winter stack 2012
Bazzill CS
Wausau CS
Pooh & Friends- pg38 Umbrella 3"-- pg36 Icon/Clouds 1"-1 1/4"- 1 1/2"
Birthday Bash-pg 39 Banner 3 1/4"
P Schoolbook- baby 3/4"
Cuttlebug folder- Swiss Dots
Black Sharpie
SU ink- black
CTMH Stamp set- Sweet Baby
4" x 9" card, fits in business size envie

Thanks for stopping by and leaving great comments!!

Hugs, Sheena

Penguins, and Bundle Up, Baby! Challenges

I made a card for two challenges the first Challenge is for Die Cuttin Divas Challenge #98 Penguins, and for the second challenge it is CWC-My Paper Crafting.com #117 Bundle Up, Baby! I wanted to make a shape card soon as I saw both these challenges and I wanted to combine them. I however don't have a cart that has the actual toboggan hat, so I used a accessory and I had to make this cut HUGE to get it to even look right and be big enough.  Any certain cart that has items like this and has layers let me know. I got this off Winter Frolic. Yes, it is gonna be super cold this week, in the single digits :-(

I Used/Recipe:
DCWV PP - Christmas & Winter stack 2012
Wausau CS
Winter Frolic-pg30 Layer/Hat 12"--pg33 Phrase/Brrr! 1 1/4"
CAC 2- pg68 Penguin 3"
White Gel pen
Cuttlebug folder- D'Vine Swirls
CTMH ink- Moonstruck
SU Deminisonals


Thanks for stopping by and leaving great comments! Welcome to my new followers, I hope you enjoy my projects that I share :-)

Hugs, Sheena

Use Red or Pink Challenge at Double Click aka Abusybee

This will be my first time entering a project at Double Click. I really want to enter more challenges this year, so I saw this challenge and wanted to play along. :) My project is a small gift tag or can be used as Valentine's for a class.

I Used/Recipe:
Target $1 Spot PP
Bazzill CS
Wausau CS
P Schoolbook- Roly Poly/Heart 1 1/4" n 2"
CTMH Ink- Holiday Red
White gel pen
3"x3"  tag/card

*I am working on different lighting. With it being winter it's always gloomy and I don't have good natural light coming in by the window where I always took my pics. I am looking into Light Boxes. If you know of a good one and can recommend one I greatly appreciate it*

Thanks for stopping by, hope y'all have a great week. 

Hugs, Sheena

IFTL Project January 2013

I Feel The Love project this month is making Valentine's Day cards for the children at Sandy Hook that were in Victoria Soto's class. Also we were asked to make a card for Victoria's family. Either a Pretty blank card, Thinking of You card, or something appropriate for a family who lost a loved one. Victoria liked the color Green and Flamingo's. I wanted to make something with both . I made a Thinking of You card. Here is my Valentine's Day cards for the kids. If you would like to join in IFTL for January head over to Madison's Blog.


I Used/Recipe:
DCWV PP- Nana's Nursery and Flower Shower stacks
Bazzill CS
Wausau CS
Life is a Beach - pg46 2 1/2"
SU Ink- Regal Rose
SU Deminisonals
Cuttlebug folder- Houndstooth
Ribbon
A2 card

You can't really tell, but the background green dot paper has the embossing.
*I am also working on my lighting. In the winter it's always gloomy so I don't have good natural light by my window. I am thinking bout getting a light box, Does anyone have one and what kind do you recommend?? I have found a couple on Amazon that include the lights. Any thoughts on light boxes I greatly appreciate.*

Hugs, Sheena

Blue, Ivory, nd Gold Challenge at Die Duttin Diva's

This is my first time entering a challenge over at Die Cuttin Diva's. I saw this challenge on a blogger friends page and I really liked the colors. I made a baby shower card for a boy. It is a very simple card. I like to keep boy cards simple and easy to make. Boys are always hard to make for..hehe. Now in the pics the bear is coming off as a brown, well its a brownish gold color it has a gold sheen and the pattern paper is a gold/tan.

Also including this project into the CARDZ TV Baby New Year Challenge!!
I Used/Recipe:
DCWV PP - The Dots, Stripes, & Plaids stack
CAC 2 -pg46 Bear 2 1/2"
Cuttlebug folder- Swiss Dots
SU Ink- Chocolate Chip
CTMH Stamp set- Sweet Baby
SU Deminisonals
A2 card

Thanks for stopping by and for the great comments!

Hugs, Sheena

CWC First Challenge 2013-Snowflakes

Over at My Paper Crafting.com the CWC challenge starting out for 2013 is Snowflakes. The idea was to make snowflakes for Sandy Hook Elementary school, but they have received so many that they aren't taking anymore. So this challenge was to make Snowflakes to display in your home. I made a fun colorful banner using a Snowflake as the 'O' in SNOW. I really loved this challenge. One it's to remember those lives lost at Sandy Hook, and Two I love Snow. *sorry lighting is bad, its dark here*

I Used/Recipe:
Recollections PP- Bright & Jolly stack from M's
Wausau CS
A Child's Year cart-pg62 Card/Shift 3 3/4" & 4"
Ashlyn's Alphabet -SNW 2 3/4"
Joys of the Season cart- pg60, 61 Snowflakes 2 3/4" , 1"
CTMH ink- Clover Meadow, Star Spangled Blue
White Gel pen
Embroidery Floss to hang

Thanks for stopping by and for all the great comments!

Hugs, Sheena

I Feel The Love January 2013

This is a very special I Feel The Love. This month we have to make a card/cards for students at Sandy Hook that was in Ms. Victoria Soto class. Victoria lost her life that tragic day saving her students. We will be making these cards for her students that survived. These students should not be forgotten and need all the love and support they can get. The cards need to have hearts on them. In addition to the Valentine's cards we will be collecting cards for Victoria's family, these cards can be Pretty blank cards, Thinking of you, or any appropriate uplifting card that one would send to a family member after a loss. Madison at Funky Cards has more info on where to send them. Madison's BLOG. I will have my card for Victoria's family up tomorrow or tuesday. I made two Valentine's Day cards. I made a card for a Girl and one for a Boy. I know little boys aren't that into pinks, and purples, so I made them a cute dump truck dropping off hearts :-)

I Used/Recipe:
DCWV PP- Christmas Winter Stack and Flower Shower
Target $1 Spot PP
Wausau CS
Boys Will Be Boys cart- pg28 Truck 2 3/4"
Pooh & Friends cart- pg36 Icon/Clouds 3/4", 1", 1 1/4"
P Schoolbook cart- Hearts/Roly Poly/Both cards 1/2", 3/4", 1", 1 1/4", 1 1/2"
CTMH Ink- Holiday Red and Clover Meadow
SU Deminisonals 
Cuttlebug folder- Swiss Dots
White Gel pen
Silver Gel pen
Sharpie pen
A2 cards

Thanks for stopping by and all the great comments! I hope everyone has a great week ahead.

Hugs, Sheena

Little Beauty Shopping haul

Hi Friends, I wanted to share my little beauty shopping haul. Today I went into Ulta to pick up a few items that I need and want to try.

**This is my picture from Instagram**

1st is Evian Facial Spray- I love this stuff. It feels great on your skin and comes handy on those hot summer days when you need to refresh. I use mine to set my makeup.

2nd is Yes to Cucumber face wipes- I got these to try out. Good thing they had travel size so I didn't have to buy a bigger pack. I hope these work and don't cause breakouts. I have really been into trying and using Organic or all natural products on my face and body. I don't like putting a lot of chemicals on my face. So I hope these work. I know they have great reviews and I know a few beauty guru's who use them and love them.

3rd is Mario Badescu Whitening Mask- You all know by now I love this brand. I wish there was an actual MB Spa here near where I live, but the closest I think is New York City. So I have to go in Ulta to get my supplies or order from MB site. I read reviews that this helps with acne scarring, and to even out skin tone. I really hope it works. I have some acne scars. Nothing major, just ones that I decided to not leave alone. So I will test this out starting tonight.

I picked up a few other things at Sephora, Josie Maran Argan Oil, and Moisturizer. I love Josie Maran products...the Argan oil is a skin saver in the winter for dry skin.  Got a sample of the Origins Plantscription Eye Treatment. It's all natural. It's always good to protect and help the skin around your eyes to keep them young. I need to find an eye treatment that will not burn. I have tried several high end brands that cause burning, but they weren't natural. So we shall see how Origins does. It has great reviews. If you ever want to try something out go to Sephora ask for sample of a product, they will give you enough to test out. This is nice so you don't waste money buying a big product and end up taking it back cause it didn't work. I don't like taking beauty products I spent a lot of $$ on back especially if I could get a sample of that product to try first. So remember the samples are FREE, just ask.Not to be a High End pusher here, I also use drugstore brand products, the Yes To is a drugstore brand. These brands are just what work for me right now.

Hope you enjoyed this little beauty haul. I will be back with my normal card post starting tomorrow WooHoo, I have been working on some challenges and IFTL!

Hugs, Sheena

New Year, New Goals!

Hi Everyone, I hope you all had a great Christmas and New Years! I know my family did. With it being a new year I wanted to make some crafting/blogging goals. I know last year I set some goals to make a card at least once a week to keep my blog up to date. I am going for that goal again this year as well. I know I can do it. I started out last year and was doing so well, then I dunno what happened. Well yea I do Life happened. So for my goals this year:

-Make at least one card a week.

-Go and visit more of the blogs I am following.

-Enter more Challenges.

-Step out of my normal card making and try out different projects.

-Really put the effort into making my first Quilt, How many years have I been saying I want to make my first quilt..lol this year it needs to be done.

-Make my Christmas cards early this year, it takes a lot out of you making over 30 cards all at once. I need to break it down and make a little here n there.

-Try out for Design Teams, I always have wanted to try out and be on one. I love the challenge it gives. Plus anything to get me working in my craft area more.

-Keep my craft area clean, neat, and organized. Oh boy this one is hard for me, but I can do it.

-Use more of my scrap paper.

-Try my hand at making card sets, I always get asked by family if I would, now we shall see if they actually want them when made..hehe

So far those are my goals for this year for my crafting life. If I think of anymore I will add them later. 

I wish everyone a Happy & Healthy 2013!

Hugs, Sheena 

Happy New Year 2013!!

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Happy New Year everyone!! I hope everyone has a Great 2013!!

Hugs, Sheena