• It's ketchup time! :)

Oh....I mean CATCH UP! :D I've been stamping and I've been doing digital stuff. I just haven't posted! So bear with me as I show a few things!

Digi "Stuff" Used:
Paper: DSB Girls Night Out, Christmas in July
Accessories: DSB Christmas in July

This is a digi page I did for the first His Holy Name Challenge, put on by Patter Cross. The word was "holy." How appropriate! :D I decided to participate in these challenges because I am trying to build my relationship with Jesus Christ and become closer to my Saviour. Plus these challenges are going to get me to study my bible more and understand it a lot more. Patter is so inspiring when it comes to her relationship with Jesus and I want to be able to inspire people one day as well. First, I just need to work on getting building my relationship with Him. :D

With that being said, here is Patter's Scripture Challenge for week 1.

Digi "stuff" used: Digi Scrap Boutiqe "Summer" Kit

You know, it's amazing the way Jesus Christ is. Over the past year or so, I had done some really stupid things and some other things happened where I was really beginning to question my faith in Jesus Christ. When Patter first announced when the challenges were beginning, I immediately knew I was going to do the His Holy Name Challenge. I figured the scripture challenge could wait.......UNTIL Jesus told me to peek at the Scripture challenge. The word was "faith." To tell you the truth, I almost wanted to cry because this challenge was so perfect for me! I am sooo glad Jesus Christ told Patter she needed to start with "faith" and I am sooo glad he told me to take a peek! Just in the last week, I tell you, my faith has grown to be 10 x stronger! I am soo excited to keep going with these challenges and understand the Bible and Jesus a lot better!

So onto real life stamping........

This is a card I did for Amber's Sketch Challenge in the Unity forum. I think this was #7, but it was a while ago and I actually did this the same week, I just haven't posted! :D


And here's a card I did, but hate. For a Bella Sketch Challenge on SCS. Once again, I'm not sure what number as it was a long time ago, but I'm wanting to say it was #59. I just love Stella with an Olive on Top. She is too cute. The sketch didn't turn out the way I wanted, so I was gonna re-do, but never got that far! And now I'm behind 3 challenges! :D

This card I done for the Bella Color Challenge last week. The challenge was to use pink, pink, and more pink! I LOVED this challenge as I LOVE pink! :D Once again the card didnt turn out the way I wanted it to, but I have no time to redo! :D


This card I did, yesterday for the My Favorite Things Guest Desinger Challenge. The challenge was to do a one layer card. This was pretty hard for me to grasp as I HAVE to have layers!:D I think I'm gonna go buy that boot, though! I love boots!

• BeLlA sKeTcH cHaLlEnGeS 54 & 55!

Happy Thursday everyone! And HIP-HOP to the Unity peeps! If you don't know what Unity or Hip-Hop is...go HERE

So today I have last week's Bella Sketch Challenge (#54) and this week's 55th sketch challenge!

The first one is #54. For this card I used Clover Meadow and Sunny Yellow CS. The image is Tinkerbella and is stamped on PTI Stamper's Select White and colored with Copics. The glitter on the wings is Martha Stewart.


My card for this week's sketch challenge is probably a favorite right now. I used Emmybella for the image and stamped her in Archival Black and colored her with Copics. She's stamped on PTI Stamper's Select White. The sentiment is from MFT's E-Girl set and is also stamped in Archival Black onto SSW. I used Pale Plum, Certainly Celery, and Pretty in Pink CS. The DP is Basic Grey Euphoria. The ribbon is from Pebbles Inc.


So that is all for right now. Stay tuned for some Hip Hop Unity Challenges!!!!

• This is what I get, for not posting all week! LONG POST!

So I did stamp this week, I was just too lazy to post it! So here goes!

Last week I did a week long of Unity on my blog. I made these cards also, but was going to post them on Friday....obviously that didn't happen! The first card is for Bella Sketch Challenge #54 and the other card is for Bella's Favorite Stamper Challenge #1. We had to CASE one of Vicki's (giffysk8) cards from her gallery!



So for this week: here is Bella Sketch Challenge #54 and some Papertrey Ink cards. I used Amber's sketch on the owl one. I just got these stamps in, so I was very excited to use them!





Which brings us to today.......this is my card for Hip Hop Hangover Friday! I did get to Hip Hop for just a few minutes last night and had total fun doing so! If you didn't get to Hip Hop yesterday, be sure and take a look at all the Unity DT goodies they have on their blogs! They did so amazing this week!


So that is all for this week! I am off to Big Piney, yet again......roping tonight! Will try to get pictures! Toodles!

•It'S aBoUt TiMe........

I updated this thing...........
I really have been stamping ( you will soon see)....I just haven't had much time to take pictures and upload and do a blog on everything....so hold on tight....it's another long post....I promise NOT to do this ANYMORE!!!!!!!!!!!

So this the card I made for Bella Sketch Challenge #46. At the time, I was feeling like poo, so I decided this would be a good image to use! One of my friends is actually sick this week, so I figured I could get some good use out of it. Oops! I just noticed the senty is a little crooked! Whops!

And this is a card I actually did for a Unity Wednesday Challenge, but I forgot to upload and submit it. Oops! I don't know where my brain has been. Isn't this a cool stamp. It is called Hullabaloo....There, obviously, are so many things you could probably do with this stamp, but I just decided to keep it simple! I just noticed I used a lot of embellies too! Hope it's not too much???

And here is another bella. Bella Sketch Challenge #47. I used Cosmobella for this one and cut the ovals out using my Cricut. I LOVE that machine! The scalloped oval you see behind the image is actually a regular oval cut out then I used my corner rounder to make it looked scalloped. I don't have the oval Nesties, yet, but I DID JUST GET MY FIRST SET OF NESTABILITIES and I {HEART} them so much!!! They are so much easier than using a corner rounder!!!!


THIS STINKIN' CARD took me FOREVER!!!! And I'm not too sure about the outcome. It didn't turn out how I had planned, but I think it will still do! I used the Spooky Nights stamp set from CTMH. I, first, stamped the house and the tree then colored them in with my COPICS which I {HEART} so much! Then I glued that to my card and cut out a piece of orange CS the same size as my card ( 4 1/4" x 5 1/2") I used my Cricut and cut the square out to make a frame. Then I used 3-D Foam Squares and placed the frame over the house. I ,then, stamped the pumpkin and the moon and glued them to the frame. I stamped the spider web and used Stickles (can you see it?) to sort of make the spider web "pop out." Last I stamped the Clear Stamps sentiment on the card and used Stickles on it as well.



Finally, here is a card I made for the Bella Sketch Challenge #48! I am LOVING the christmas {STAMPS}! Go check them out if you haven't already. http://www.stampingbella.com For this card I used Gifty tree and my favorite "just for you" sentiment. It's the only sentiment I have that fits in my circle punch, so I rolled with it. I don't really like the baubles on the sides, but I didn't have anything else to use.....that I could think of........I LOVE CHRISTMAS and am SO, mentally, ready for it!

• SnOwY hOuSe

So...
This card I made w/ my new Christmas stamp from Stamping Bella. It is called Snowy House. Isn't it cute? :D It is the start of my Christmas cards.

Paper: Bazzil, Papertrey Ink
Ink: CTMH Archival Black Ink, Copics
Accessories: Pebbles Inc. Ribbon

So now that that is finished I'm going to spend the rest of my day cleaning my house. Yuck! I really don't have anything planned for the weekend except that and I'm going to try and finish New Moon. I am loving the Twilight series! Have you started? If not you better get going. Trust me, once you start Twilight you will be hooked! Be sure to scroll down for more "stuff."

•I'm BaCk!

I didn't go anywhere! I just haven't posted in foreva! But that doesn't mean I haven't been doing something w/ my life! I'm going to be posting A LOT on this post so hold on to your britches and roll w/me!


These are my calendar pags I made for the Bella Calendar Swap! It was so much fun! I used all Bazzill papers except for the K&Co. Berry Sweet Glitter DP! I used my Cricut to cut out the hearts and for the lettering. I have to say. My Cricut and I are getting extremely close!



This is what came in the mail for me the other day! It is from my Bella Sistah, LeAnne! Isn't she amazing!

This is the card I made for the SBS #21 Weekly Challenge! The challenge was paper piecing. I used the MFT Rain or Shine Stamp Set and paper pieced her raincoat! I used CTMH Sweet Pea DP along with Bamboo, Amethyst, Key Lime, and Sunkiss Yellow CS! The ribbon is from Pebbles Inc. and the image is stamped in CTMH Archival Black.

Here is the card I did for the Bella Sketch Challenge #45. I used Imeldabella and colored her w/copics! Yes! I finally broke down and bought some! The sentiment is from the Billboardabella set. I used the Magic Moments B&T and Hollyhock CS for the base.

Speaking of copics.........
Here they are! This is my first set! I have to say...I don't really know how to use them that well, but they do work great! I decided to lay low on some of my stamp ordering and once a month I am going to order around $50 in Copics! That way, I can get my collection going and start doing more things (i.e.shading) with them! So if you have any copic advice for me I would {heart} it..and you, of course!




Yay for me! I FINALLY finished these pages! I have been so hooked on stamping that I haven't done any scrapbooking! I finally decided I needed to finish this.....I started probably 2 months ago! Teehee! So for these pages I used the Rough and Tumble Paper Packet along with some Sunny Yellow and Clover Meadow CS. I used my Cricut to cut all the lettering out and I used a little rub-on that Jena gave me in the middle. I think that was a mistake, but there's not too much I can do about it now. Oh! I forgot my journaling! I guess I am not done with it! :D


Ok...now for some stuff I am SUPER excited about! Recently, I started browsing (and shopping :D) at Unity Stamp Co.! I bought 2 sets from Unity a couple of months ago...and haven't touched them! Well....I was looking around on their website and realized that there's A LOT of things that I like! So I bought a few and went on my merry way! While I was looking around on SCS one day, I saw that Unity has a Wednesday Challenge. I decided that this would be fun to do. So here is my Unity Challenge Wednesday card.

The challenge was to use pink and black. As you can see, I did this card a bit differently. I used the Grow Stamp Kit and I put my sentiment on the outside and my image on the inside. I used Black CS for my base and ran it through my Cuttlebug, using the Swiss Dots Embossing Folder. For the "background" I used a piece of Pink Carnation CS and layered a piece of Black CS in the middle, then ran that through my Cuttlebug as well. On the inside I stamped the image on Pink Carnation CS and adhered (word?) it to the top of the inside(?) Both images are stamped in Archival Black.....which reminds me...I need to get Brilliance Graphite Black for when I really start using my Copics!

I got some great feedback from all the Unity peeps! Which sends me to my next story! I've always read on some people's blogs about HIP-HOP THURSDAY. Well...I never really knew what anybody was talking about, so I decided to see what it was like! So, yesterday, I spent pretty much my whole day on the computer talking to all the great Unity people. I have to say...I am now ADDICTED! I had so much fun! Angela is running such a PHENOMENAL business! She was there, her DT was there, her HUSBAND was there! There was a blog hop, prizes were given away, challenges were done! There was so much going on! So all the details are HERE! You really need to check it out if you haven't! So that brings me to my final card. This challenge was to make a card inspired by the Unity tag.

My card Unity tag

So for my card I used Breeze CS and Chocolate Chip CS. I used the Creating Yourself Single and colored it with Chocolate Chip ink then stamped it on Papertrey Ink White CS. I used my small slot punch and ran Pebbles Inc. ribbon through. So the card is pretty simple, but I think it works!

So that is all for right now! I'm sorry I've been such a bad blogger. I always think I am going to slow down and just when I say that, my life picks up again!

I also wanted to say that all the Ike vics are in my thoughts and prayers. I hope everything came out as good as can be expected!

Stay tuned! I am going to try to post everyday, so it doens't take me 500 hours to do one post!

~Peace, Love, and Happy Stamping! :D

• SiStErHoOd Of ThE bLoGgInG sTaMpErS wEeKlY cHaLlEnGe #1

So....
First off, sorry I haven't posted in a while. My life has been crazy. My sisterhood is now having weekly challenges and guess who moderates them??? ME! So LAST week was our first challenge and here it is!
For this card I used cupcakeabella. Isn't she so sweet? I used East Coast Prep DP and Tempting Turquoise CS. I also used clear baubles, but colored them with a red Sharpie! And, once again, the ribbon is from Pebbles Inc. The sentiment comes from Unity Stamp Co. So that is all for that challenge. Feel free to join in on the fun. I post the challenges by 1:00 p.m. MDT on Thursdays! Stay tuned for tomorrow's challenge! :D

• BeLlA sKeTcH cHaLlEnGe #43

So....
This is my card for the Bella Sketch Challenge #43 in the Bella Forum at SCS! If you haven't been there, go check it out! For this card I used partygirlbella. Isn't she so cute? I used Holiday Red, Sunny Yellow, and Clover Meadow CS and Markers. I used the Swiss Dots Cuttlebug Embossing Folder on the red part and, once again, that delicious yellow polka~dotted ribbon is from Pebbles Inc. So that is all for now. Hope you all enjoy your day!

• CaTcHiNg Up!

So....
I finally found my cartridge for my camera! Yay! I
almost thought I was going to die! So now I get to post! Since there are 4 Bella challenges that I haven't posted I am just going to post them all on one post! (I'm sure you could have figured that out!) :D



This is Bella Sketch Challenge #39 in the Bella Forum at SCS. I used Winobella and the sentiment from Billboardabella. My card base is Papertrey Ink White CS. Then I used Vineyard Berry CS and the Divine Swirls Cuttlebug Embossing Folder. I used Old Olive DP and White Daisy Brads for the middle part. So there is that!





This is the next sketch challenge, Bella Sketch Challenge #40. I used Buttercup and Petal CS and Paper Garden B&T. The stamp is Bridalpartybellas and the sentiment is from the Billboardabella stamp set. I used Autumn Daisy Just Blooms and White Daisy brads, too!







Here is the card I did for Bella Sketch Challenge #41 in the Bella Forum at SCS. I had so much fun doing this card #1, because it was a fun sketch and #2 because I was making it for my friend Jena, who is expecting a baby in February? I used Kiwi CS and Sweet Pea B&T. I also used Papertrey Ink White CS and my brand spankin' new Swiss Dots Cuttlebug Embossing Folder! The stamp is Teddybella and I used the Whimsy Caps Stamp set for the letter ~J~ for Jena! Jena has 3 girls, already, so I was trying to go a little boy~ish for her on this one! :D Now that I look at it, the only "boy~ish~ thing is the Heavenly Blue saftey pin from my My Accents Accessory Kit.


And, finally, here is my card for the Bella Sketch Challenge #42. This sketch was very important to me because I CAME UP WITH THE SKETCH! Yes, I am very proud of myself! :D You will have to excuse my thumb in the picture as I forgot to crop the image. :D I'm just glad my nail looks good! :D

For this card I used Frizzybella and the sentiment is from my Happiness stamp set. I used the Divine Swirls EF w/ my Cuttlebug for the background and I used the Swiss Dots EF for the orange part! (see it?) And look at that delish ribbon! That is ribbon from Pebbles Inc. Have you shopped there? If you haven't, I suggest on heading that way because they have some fab stuff! :D

So that is it for this post! I hope you all liked the cards. Keep coming back as I will be posting A LOT more! You might even get to see some scrapping getting done! :D

• BeLla SkeTcH & cOlOr ChAlLeNgEs #38

So...
Here is my card I made for the Bella Sketch Challenge and Bella Color Challenge. The color challenge was to use Watermelon, Baby Pink, Grey Wool, and Grey Flannel. It was kind of difficult for me, but I did it! I used one of the images I got from Meli...remember the post? :D I'm not too sure about the Just Blooms...I may have to do something else! Ok...NOW....I'm off to get ready.....after I order some ribbon from Pebbles Inc. It's so yummy!

• BeLlA sWaP!

So...
This is the card I made for a Bella Swap in the SCS Bella Forum. I chose to use frizzybella. Isn't she so cute! :D I just made one card for now. I am going to do the rest when I get back from Hawaii! (Countdown....2 days!) I just knew if I didn't get an idea in my head I would be thinking about the whole trip! :D For the card I used my favorite CTMH paper packet ~ Whoops-a-Daisy! I love, love, love, this paper! I colored miss frizzybella in using Kiwi, for her shirt, Watermelon for her pants, and I used Taffy for her skin. I don't have a color specifically for the skin, so all I do is get my blender pen out and swipe it on the ink pad..then I color a little off on scrap paper, then color her skin! It's a long process, I know, but it works well! I used SU! Close to Cocoa for her hair. The sentiment is stamped in CTMH Archival Black and is from the You're Special Stamp Set! I love the whimsy look! I also embossed the sentiment and frizzybella's shoes, shirt, and pants! I took pictures, so you could (kind of) see! And like most of my cards, I used 3-D foam squares for some dimension! It is so hard for me NOT to use these in all of my cards! :D

Well that is it for now, I have to go finish getting packed for Hawaii!

• BeLlA sKeTcH cHaLlEnGe #37

So...
I finally got last weeks challenge done! I have been so busy and yesterday finally had some time to create something! I just got the Whoops-a-Daisy Level 2 Packet and I have to say I am loving it...along with the Happiness SS! I tried to give flowahbella some shoes, but I don't think I did it very well! Oh well! :D Enjoy!

• BeLlA skeTcH cHaLlEnGe #35

So....
For this card I used cuppacakeabella!I think she is my favorite so far! And the cupcake always looks so yum-o! I also used the "happy thoughts" sentiment that comes with billboardabella! I also used the CTMH Sweet Pea B&T and Baby Pink, Buttercup, and Breeze CS! Next to the plaid I have a little bit of White Daisy Ric Rac! I used all of the markers in the Spring Harmony collection to color and Holiday Red for the yummy on top! If you click on the picture and get a bigger look, I messed up with the blender pen on her face! I smeared a little, but that was the last of the coloring I had and I didn't want to do it again! And somehow I got ink on the white part in the corner and I tried to cover it up with white out. I got it covered up, but now the white out doesn't match the paper and I have a spot there! I'm such an amateur!

• FiRsT bElLa CaRd/ChAlLeNgE....EVER!

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Here it is! My first Bella Card and Challenge ever! It was for the Bella Sketch Challenge #34. My card wasn't the best. I don't have many accessories, so it's kind of hard to come up with that part. But I think I made it work! I can't wait to do the next challenge and eventually start the color challenges!

Stamps: Flowabella, CTMH With Love

Paper: SU! Orchid Opulence, Real Red

Ink: SU! Orchid Opulence, Real Red, CTMH Holiday Red, Orange, Sunny Yellow

Accessories: CTMH Hippo Font

Techniques: Embossed Flowers