Card-iologist Chris

2012-03-01T00:01:00.001-05:00

Spring Fling DT Team-Up Hop Promotion

THE EVENT:

The super talented design teams of Made Especially 4You and DigiDarla are teaming up to bring you a hop to be remembered!

March 16th we will showcase the Spring Fling DT Team-up. There will be prizes from several different sponsors and blog candy galore!

THE PRIZE:

We need you to help us spread the word. We don’t expect that your hard work should go without reward. So, here’s what is up for grabs…

2 Lucky promoters will win a $10 gift certificate to Sweet n’ Sassy Stamps. They have an awesome selection of digital stamps, rubber stamps, designer papers and twine.

THE GUIDELINES:

There will be 1 winner from each challenge blog represented. Made Especially 4You will have 1 winner and DigiDarla will have 1 winner. You may enter at both blogs if you like.

Promotion will run from March 1 to March 14. A winner will be announced on hop day, March 16th on each of the challenge blogs listed above.

What counts as a promotion entry?

IMPORTANT : ALL COMMENTS MUST BE MADE ON THE PROMOTION POST ON THE CHALLENGE BLOGS ME4Y/DIGI DARLA. ENTRIES MUST BE IN SEPARATE COMMENTS TO COUNT. SIDEBAR, BLOG POSTS, AND FB SHARING WILL BE RANDOMLY CHECKED ;0)

1.) Post promotion in your sidebar with link back to either Made Especially 4 You or Digi Darla Challenge Blog, and comment on the appropriate blog that you have placed it in your sidebar. +1 entry

2.) Do a blog posting promoting the hop, and comment on either Made Especially 4 You or Digi Darla’s specified post that you have blogged about this promotion. +1 entry

3. ) Share on FB, and comment on either Made Especially 4 You or Digi Darla’s specified post that you have shared about this promotion FB. +1 entry

Digi Darla's Think Spring Challenge

2012-02-27T00:01:00.004-05:00

Digi Darla

Think Spring Challenge

Time for a new Digi Darla challenge. This time of the year is prefect for a Think Spring challenge. We have had such a mild winter...and then on February 19, we got hit with a snow storm. The day before it was 60 degrees and I would have sworn Spring was here. They thought we could get 8". Luckily it was only 4" and by mid-day Monday the temp was up to 45, so it didn't last long.

The details on the challenge.

You MUST use a Digi Darla image. Don't have a Digi Darla image check out the challenge blog and look for the freebies on the side bar.
Link your creation to the challenge blog using the 'linkz' button at the bottom of the challenge by March 10, 2012.

We have a sponsor for this challenge. Robyn from...

Here is some inspriation from me to you.

This is a sketch from MoJo Monday. When Mo and Jo have gone on vacation, I find sketches bring Mo and Jo home. I kept it on the simple side.

Hope to see your project on Digi Darla's Challenge Blog.

Hugs, love and prayers

Chris

CDACs Progressive Challenge

2012-02-21T17:34:00.000-05:00

Cratfer's Digital Art Center

(CDAC)

Progressive Challenge

Round 12

I can't believe we are in Round 12 of CDAC's Progressive Challenge. In case you don't know what a progressive challenge is, let me explain how this one works. You make a project from the current set of images and link it to the challenge page by the challenge deadline, and you will receive the next set of images FREE!! Don't have the current set of images? You can purchase them for $1. Can't find a better deal than that.

Here is what I did with one of the images...

Hope to see your project.

Hugs, love and prayers

Chris

CDAC Stick Pin Swap

2012-02-21T11:06:00.001-05:00

Now that the CDAC Stick Pin swap has been swapped out, I can now show you the pins I made. There were 2 groups. Love and Spring. Here are the ones, I made. Those in the red holder are Love and those in the group are Spring. I am working hard at using these in cards. They are so fun to use and really class up card.

I did a post earlier showing how to make the stick pin holder.
Enjoy
Hugs, Love and Prayers
Chris

Stick Pin Holders Match book Style

2012-02-21T11:06:00.000-05:00

I have taken part in a couple of stick pin swaps. They are great fun to use and ya'll know I love a swap. I have started putting a few in my cards. Gotta love them.

I have been asked how do you send them to others. Well like anything I scoured the internet looking for videos. After watching a ton of videos, I took a little of this and a little of that and did my own thing.

Here are a couple of the finished stick pin holders.

I did 2 different sizes, depending on which size of the stick pin. So here is what I did with the short pins...

Here is what I used
A strip of paper 2" wide and 7 1/2" long.
Scor-Pal
2 Facial sponges
ATG glue
embellishments

I scored the paper at 2", 2 1/2", 5 1/2" and again at 6".

Fold on the score lines.

Take a the facial sponge and cut them in 1/2...cutting it on the short sides.

Glue the facial sponge into the short pocket in the folded cardstock.

Embellish as desired.

For the longer stick pins, I used the same process but my cardstock was 9 1/2" x 2" and I scored at 1 1/2", 2", 6" and 6 1/2".

Digi Darla Design Team Challenge

2012-02-13T00:01:00.034-05:00

Due to some things going on personally in my life, I had to take a leave of absent.

But I'm Back on...

Digi Darla Challenge

Design Team

The new challenge is
Anything but Snow

Normally this time of the year I would say...I truly wish for anything but snow. BUT we have had record breaking high temps. This is the mildest of winters I have even seen. Having grown up in Northern New York and then moving to Michigan, I have enough snow. Around my house it is one of them four letter dirty words. It is nice to be so warm this time of the year. BUT I am waiting for the other shoe to drop...can it stay this nice the rest of the winter??

For this card, I used Digi Darla's Timmy the Turtle. I put my new corner round punch to work and used a scalloped circle 'Nestie' cut on my Cricut with the image and sentiment. The flower is several layers of fabric petals. I cut some leaves the Cricut as well. Then added a couple of stick pins. Since I put the buttons in the corner with the Butterfly button (from Pizzazz Aplenty) I used a button as at the center of the flower.

I thought this image screamed 'under the weather'. I find when I need a Get Well or Sympathy card, I don't have one I can grab. I might go back and add some Glossy Effects to the rain drops and water puddles. The challenge runs from today, Feburary 13, 2012 till February 26, 2012.

This week's Digi Darla newsletter will feature a new artist, Dearie Dolls. She has a couple of images that fit the "Anything but Snow" challange theme. Here is what I did with one of those images.

Such a cute image, isn't it? Certainly am daydreaming about spring weather here. I went with shades of brown in the paper and then popped some color into the image. The brown colors kinda remind me of this time of the year. The trees aren't budding and coming to life yet. We have no snow. And boy did it get cold. LOL.

Hope to see your project. :)

This card was entered in Phindy's Place Challenge...Round round

Hugs, love and prayers

Chris

ATC World Winner Takes All February

2012-02-11T18:40:00.000-05:00

ATC World

Winner Takes All

Febraury 2012

ATC World, a Yahoo Group, does a Winner Take All Swap. How does that work? Around the middle of the month, sign ups are done for the next round. When signing up, you fill the database in with your demos and what you would like in an ATC..flowers, spring, etc. Then the beginning of the month, 2 winners are chosen. Everyone who had signed up now sends each winner an ATC fitting their theme. This month one theme worked for both winners. Flowers and Spring. So how about spring flowers. So here is what I made for each winner.

I used my Cricut on this one. The daffodil, dogwood and ladybug were done on the Cricut. The stick pins is all parts from Pizzazz Aplenty. The buttons and plastic flowers are from my stash. Then I sprayed a light layer of Glimmer Mist over both cards.

I don't think either winner frequents my blog so I feel safe posting them before they receiving them. These will go postal Monday.

Hugs, love and prayers.

Chris

Crafter's Digital Art Center Progressive Challenge

2012-02-04T10:08:00.000-05:00

Crafter's Digital Art Center

(CDAC)

Progressive Challenge

Round 11

This round of CDAC's Progressive Challenge has some wonderful images. This image is by Lauretta's Digital Stamps.

Now here's a quick overview of CDAC's Progressive Challenge. When you enter an project using a current round's image in the challenge, you will be sent a set of new images. Now if you don't have the current images, no fear, you can purchase the set for $1. When the current round is over, which this round is Feb 13, 2012, and you have entered a project, you will be emailed an invite to a group so you can pick up the next rounds images. Now isn't that fun!!!

As soon as I saw the image, I knew it needed texture. I applied Glossy Accents to the glass and put Glitter Snow on the whipped cream. Now to me the Glitter Snow doesn't have enough glitter, so I painted Stickles Diamonds on it. Yeap I said painted. There are times when I think a line or drop of Stickles is to much so, I squirt some Stickles onto a paper and then use a paint brush and paint them. I love the results. Much easier than taking glue and glitter to a project. Not to mention cleaner. The sentiments are stickers from my stash. I believe I won them as blog candy last year at this time. :)

Love, hugs, and prayers

Chris

Digi Darla Very Valentine

2012-02-04T09:40:00.000-05:00

Digi Darla

Very Valentine Challenge

Digi Darla has a brand new challenge blog and this is the second challenge on that blog. Very Valentine. The image in my card is a Freebie. She is also giving away a bonus freebie. There are several steps needed to get that freebie...badge our your sidebar, enter this challenge, like Darla on Facebook or Twitter and then going back to the challenge blog and comment that you have completed all the steps. The freebie is adorable.

Here is my card for this challenge...

I used this week's Mojo Monday sketch as inspiration. The ribbon is from Pizzazz Aplenty, the sentiment is from Created with TLC and the glitter heart is American Craft Glitter paper.

Hugs, love and prayers,
Chris

CDAC Progressive Challenge Round 11

2012-02-02T18:12:00.000-05:00

Crafter's Digital Art Center

(CDAC)

Progressive Challenge

Round 11

Time for another round of CDAC's Progressive Challenge. It's Round 11. This round's theme is "Love Will Find a Way". This round the images are great. I completed this card and have another almost finished...so be sure to check back tomorrow for that one. I love this Teddy Bear.

I don't understand why my pictures are brown. I have to mess with the light box.

Hugs, love and prayers

Chris

Phindy's Friday Challenge

2012-02-02T17:54:00.000-05:00

Phindy's Friday Challenge

Child's Birthday

Well I did the challenge last week, but I was unable to link my blog to the challenge blog. Oh well...lets see how things go this week.

This week's Phindy's Friday Challenge is a "A Child's Birthday Card". Wow almost any of Phindy's images could work for a child's birthday.

I made an A2 card. Seems like I am making a number of them lately. Nice way to use up scraps of paper. I used Phindy's Baseball Boy...it was the very first digi stamp I purcahsed. Everything is out of my stash. I had done the Happy Birthday a couple of weeks ago. It is cut on my Cricut, sprayed with Glimmer Mist and the I is dotted with a rhinestone. I had a bunch of baseball items in my stash from working on some scrapbook pages for Katie and her trip to Boston to see the Red Sox.

For some reason the pictures I have been taking have a brown tint to them. I have to mess and aorund and see why.

Hugs, love and prayers

Chris

Card from my Secret Pal

2012-01-31T16:57:00.000-05:00

Anything Goes

At Paper Craft Planet

Secret Pals

Do you have a Secret Pal?

On Paper Craft Planet

there is a group called

Anything Goes.

On Anything goes

we do Secret Pals.

What is Secret Pals?

What do Secret Pals do?

Signing up to be a Secret Pal you agree to send

your Secret Pal 6 cards during 2012.

Yeap, it is

a year long deal.

Sooo here is the first card I got from my

Secret Pal, Sunshine.

Gotta love it

when you open your mail box and

you find
HAPPY MAIL!!

Hugs, love and prayers

Chris

It's a GIRL!!!

2012-01-30T14:06:00.000-05:00

My son just called. TJ and his wife, Lisa, are going to be a GIRL!! And they have a name for our first granddaughter...Kylie Rose Monahan!! Is it June, yet??

Kathy's Double K Krafts Blog Candy

2012-01-29T22:06:00.000-05:00

Kathy's Double K Krafts

100 Followers Blog Candy

Kathy at Kathy's Double K Krafts is now at 99 followers...I was number 99. Head over there to become a follower and hopefully score some blog candy. Take a look at what she is giving.

Good luck

Hugs, love and prayers

Chris

Phindy's Friday Challenge

2012-01-26T15:40:00.000-05:00

I know I am late with this one,

well not completely late.

Just a little to close to the deadline

for me.

Phindy's Friday Challenge

This week's Friday challenge at Phindy's is a shape card. In case you don't know what a shape card it is easy. It is a shape other then square or rectangle. Don't confuse this with a Fancy Fold card. A fancy fold is something other than folding the piece of paper in 1/2. In the past I have done a fancy fold when the challenge was for a shape card. Some will say that if it ain't square or rectangle, it would work as a shape card. I think that is stepping over the line a bit.

So any ways, this weeks challenge is the shape card. I have always hated shape cards. I never knew where to fold and how to cut. Well a friend of mine (thanks, Dawn) sent me a video working with SCAL and the Cricut and takes a basic shape and doing a "Union" on them. Since we are so close to Valentine's Day, I would make a heart shaped card...

I used paper from my stash. The glitter heart, cut from American Craft Glitter Paper, was previously cut for another project and I ended up not using it. The key was sent to me in a swap.

Thanks for stopping by.
Hugs, love and prayers
Chris

CDAC Progressive Challenge Round 10

2012-01-24T15:13:00.000-05:00

Crafter's Digital Art Center
Progressive Challenge

Round 10

Can you believe it's 2012!! Can you believe it is Round 10 of Crafter's Digital Art Center's Progressive Challenge! Well it is.

In case you haven't heard how this works...here's the details. If you haven't done the previous round, you would need to go purchase the set. And it price will surprise you. You can get the current set of images for $1. Once you have a set, you make a project with an image, blog it, use the link to the challenge page before the dead line and you will get an invitation to a group to pick up the next round of images.

Here is the card I made. It's a Bugaboo image. The sentiment came about when a friend's hubby said he could live without chocolate and I said well I can't. Then we said well women can't live without chocolate. I saw this image and knew what the sentiment just had to be.

I used Glossy Accents for the lenses of the glasses. Ribbon is form Pizzazz Aplenty. Everything else is from my stash.

Here's my card...

I hope you join the fun over at CDAC.
Hugs, love and prayers
Chris

Phindy's Friday Challenge

2012-01-19T10:28:00.000-05:00

Phindy's Friday Challenge

Wow here it is 19th of January and this is my first blog posting of the year. Ooops. So what have been doing? ATCs, ATCs and more ATCs. Plus I have been working on stuff for my Secret Pal over at Paper Craft Planet. There is a super group called "Anything Goes" and we are doing a year long Secret Pal. We are required to send 6 cards during the year. Many of us go beyond the 6 cards and send our Secret Pal gifts. I haven't received anything yet. My I have sent my Secret Pal 2 cards already. I look forward to sharing everything with everyone who reads my blog.

Ok now for the challenge. This is a fun one. Tic Tac Toe ...here is a copy of the challenge...

I don't have anything to emboss with and I haven't done any distressing so that eliminated a couple of the options. Here's the choices I had...

Die Cut, Flowers, Sewing
Die Cur, Ribbon, Lace
Pearls, Ribbon, Flowers

For sewing I could have done faux sewing, which I love doing but I want with the Die Cut, Ribbon and Lace. I have some lace and I love using ribbon with it.

Here's my card...

The card stock, ribbon and heart brad are all from Michaels. The image is from Phindy and the lace is from Pizzazz Aplenty, my favorite online embellishment store. I used a die cut is one of Penny Duncan Creations' Shaplies.

Thanks for stopping by

Hugs, love and prayers

Chris

Fiskateer Sensational State Swap Part 2

2011-12-31T10:05:00.000-05:00

Fiskateers Sensational State Swap

Part 2

If you haven't become a Fiskateer, what are you waiting for!! Ok so you are saying what is a Fiskateer? Well it could have to do with my maiden name, Fisk, but it doesn't. A Fiskateer is someone who loves and uses Fiskar products. To become a Fiskateer you need to go contact one of the Lead Fiskateers. They will ask you some super secret questions and then they will consider your membership to become a Fiskateer ambassador.

Now as a Fiskateer, you can visit a wonderful online community. Chat, ask others about Fiskar products plus there are swaps. Now you know I love ATC swaps!! So this is one my go to communities to take part in ATC Swaps.

Now back in October we did Sensational State ATC Swap in October. Now its time for Part 2. I did Virginia in Part 1 and since Pennslyvania was taken I did Alabama. I did this one a little differnt that usual. It is actually a mini card. It opens and there is more information inside.

Now it isn't to late to join the swap. There are still 2 unclaimed states. So if you aren't a Fiskateer, hop to do it and join the swap!!

Hugs, love and prayers

Chris

Crafter's Digital Art Center Progressive Challenge 9-1

2011-12-16T11:14:00.000-05:00

Crafter's Digital Art Center

Progressive Challenge

Round 9

1st Project

We're in Round 9 of Crafter's Digital Art Center Progressive Challenge. This round has been extended due to Christmas. This round will end January 14, 2012.

Let me take a moment to explain CDAC's PC. Way back at round 1 we were given a set of FREE images. Make a project from any of those images, use Linkz to add your projects to the challenge page, and when it is time for round 2 a new set of images were sent to you. And so on and so on. Now if you haven't done the round before to get free images, no fear. You can purchase the current set of images for $1!!

This round is all about Christmas. The theme is "make your own". There is a blank Snow Globe and I hope to make something with it. For now I am using the Santa's Stuck, which is an image from Crafty Ann. I added one of the sentiments to the bottom of the globe. I added clear rhinestones to the spots of falling snow. Not sure I like it. I used Pearl Glimmer Mist to the globe to make it look like it might be a globe. I had thought to put Glossy Accents to it, but with the rhinestones I didn't think it would look good. Plus I think I would have used all my Glossy Accents on it.

Here is my card...

Hope everyone has a Merry Christmas.

Hugs, love and prayers

Chris

Crafter's Digital Art Center Progressive Challenge 9-2

2011-12-16T10:12:00.001-05:00

Crafter's Digital Art Center

Progressive Challenge

Round 9

Project 2

This is all about my second project using a CDAC Progressive Challenge Round 9 image. This image is by Patti Gomez, who draws such wonderful images and makes some amazing projects.

Here is my card...

It's in the mail, as I mailed all my Christmas cards this morning...check that off my list.

Hugs, love and prayers...

Chris

Crafter's Digital Art Center Progressive Challenge 9-3

2011-12-16T10:01:00.000-05:00

Crafter's Digital Art Center

Progressive Challenge

Round 9

Card #3

I was so busy yesterday. Here is the thrid project I have done for CDAC's Progressive Challenge Round 9.

This image is from Just Some Lines...Isn't that a cute name. LOL. I had no idea what to do for my third project for the challenge...it was all Christmas images and I did 2 and had them completed. So I put it aside and went to work on an ATC that I needed to get done. ATC World (A Yahoo Group) does a monthly Winner Take All (WTA) drawing. Two names are drawn and everyone sends that person an ATC to fit any of the themes the person has listed. One of the ladies' chosen theme was Beatle Songs. So I was looking through a list of songs by the Beatles and found one called Goodnight. AH HA!! I knew this image would fit perfectly that song!!

Here is my ATC ...

I did this ATC a bit different from the other ones I have done, but I have received some like this. It is actually a small 2.5" x 3.5" card. When opened you will find the year Goodnight was released, on which album, the songwriter, and the lead vocalist.

Thanks for stopping by...

Hugs, love and prayers

Chris

Grandbabies first picture

2011-12-10T09:58:00.000-05:00

We have the first picture of our grandbaby, due in June. Can't tell who's side of the family the baby looks like yet...maybe the next picture. :)

A friend of mine said something that is so true. Grandbabies are God's reward for being a good parent.

Stay tuned for the next baby picture the end of January.

Hugs, love and prayers
Chris
AKA Grammy

CDAC Progressive Challenge Round 8-3

2011-12-05T12:33:00.000-05:00

Crafter's Digital Art Center

Progressive Challenge

Round 8

Here is another card for the Challenge. If you go back 2 entries you can find the what nots about the challenge.

This image is by...Doodle Pantry

Hugs, love and prayers

Chris

CDAC Progressive Challenge Round 8-2

2011-12-05T12:28:00.001-05:00

Crafter's Digital Art Center

Progressive Challenge

Round 8

I'll skip the what not's explaining how the challenge works as I did so in the preious entry.

Here is another card I did for this challenge.

The image is by...Just Some Lines

Hugs, love and prayers

Chris

CDAC Progressive Challenge Round 8-1

2011-12-05T12:24:00.000-05:00

Crafter's Digital Art Center

Progressive Challenge

Round 8

I can't believe we are doing round 8!! In case you are wondering what CDAC PC is, let me tell you. With a progressice challenge, you are given a free image (or set of images as with CDAC). Make a project with that image(s). Link it to the Challenge Group by the deadline. You will then be sent an invite to pick up the new images. If you didn't get in on the last round and would like to take part...no fear!! For $1 you can get the images and get into the challenge.

Now this time I have done 3 cards. I don't know what is going on with my pictures. I am using the same light box, same settings on my camera, and the box is in the same place. BUT my pictures are coming out with a brown tint to it.

Here is one of my cards.

The image is by...Jens Digital Stamps

Hope to see your projects!
Hugs, love and prayers
Chris

Updates and Vacation News

2011-12-02T20:05:00.000-05:00

Can you believe I haven't been in the craft room in 10 days!?! Larry has been on vacation and when he is home, I don't craft. I am going through withdrawals. Larry goes back to work in the morning and then has Sunday off, which is his normal day off.

So what have we been doing on vacation? We had a ball in Pigeon Forge. We arrived in town Friday afternoon, stopped and picked up our tickets and hotel vouchers. Come to find out we needed to reserve our tickets for The Trolley Tour of Lights and it only runs Monday-Friday evenings, so we missed out on that. So we went out to dinner at Tony Roma's and had the best ribs and chicken ever!! Then we hung out in the hot tub in our room!!

Saturday was a great day. We went to Parrot Mountain in the morning. Of course I managed to leave the camera home :( I did buy a throw away camera but only took a few pictures. The name of the place says it all...Parrots and Mountain. There were parrots of all sizes and shapes. Every Macaw you can think of, conures, and Lories. And by mountain it is at the top of a mountain but you have to walk uphill all the way through the place and downhill on the way back. To say the least my back had the worse of me.

Saturday afternoon we went to the Hatfield and McCoy Dinner theater. The meal was out of this world...fried chicken, soup, corn beard, beans, coleslaw, mashed potatoes, and dessert. The show was just as good. We had our picture taken there and I will scan it and share!!

Saturday night we went to the Christmas Specular at the Smokey Mountain Opry. Fun! Great singing, dancing, skits and more. Our plan had been to go next door to Tony Romas for dessert but they closed at 10. Come to find out...almost all restaurants close at 10. So we wandered over to Winterfest which was a disappointment. Rides (all of 5), crofters (all of 6), a skating rink, and a smore's pit. Wow. Good thing it was free to get into! Went back to the hotel and enjoyed our hot tub again.

Sunday we went to Gatlinburg to the 8 Mile Loop which has Arts and Crafts shops. Well on Sundays...they are all closed!! So we headed back to Pigeon Forge and got a t-shirt for Katie as she pet sat for us. And headed home. Took us 2 and 1/2 hours to go 7 miles. Then once we were part way home, it took us another 10 minutes to go 5 miles. Never again will we go on a holiday weekend. Will we go back again...OH YEA. I am shooting for September...during the week.

Before we left I had my follow up with my doc. I had a fasting blood sugar over of 140 a month ago and hemoglobin A1C of 6.3...high normal is 6.2. Doc said one more high fasting BS and I would be diabetic. And of course it was. 139. So I am now diabetic. GRRR. So I am checking my blood sugar 2-4 times a day and am suppose to be watching my diet and getting exercise. Now that vacation is over, I am getting on the band wagon. I have been taking my BS and know what foods do what. Starting in the morning, my diet changes and I start walking. I have been pushing myself with the walking in stores. I usually use the electric carts cause of my back. This past week I haven't used one, but have taken more pain pills than usual. Guess there as to be a trade off.

So what have we done the rest of vacation. Clean house. And take it easy!! Before we left for Pigeon Forge (yes on Black Friday) we purchased a GPS unit...wow that sure helped on the trip and I got a Kindle, which is AWESOME!! And I have figured out how to download library books on it!!

Heading off now...and back to craft world in the morning.

CDAC Progressive Challenge Round 7 Post 1

2011-11-22T11:00:00.000-05:00

Crafter's Digital Art Center

Progressive Challenge

Round 7

A whole new round of Progressive Challenges has now been posted at CDAC.

A progressive challenge is real fun and a great way to get FREE images. With CDAC's Progressive Challenge you are given a set of images. Make a project with any one of those images, link it to the CDAC PC Page before the deadline and they will send you an invite to a group where you can pick up a new set of images at. Again make a project by the deadline with any of the new images and they send you more FREE. Plus you are put in a drawing for some cool prizes. Now if you didn't get in the last round and want in on the new one, all you have to do is buy the images for a small fee. How cool is that!! Plus it is super cool to see what everyone else does with the same image.

This image is by Heart Song Designs. I made a bookmark using this cute apple. It's a bad photo cause the light went out in my light box. There is black glitter on the seeds of the apple. This has also gone postal to my daughter in Alabama. She is a college student and I love her having a little piece of me with her when she is studying.

Hugs. Love. and Prayers
Chris

CDAC Progressive Challenge Round 7 Post 2

2011-11-22T10:53:00.001-05:00

Crafter's Digital Art Center

Progressive Challenge

Round 7

A whole new round of Progressive Challenges has now been posted at CDAC.

Now my first project is an image by Sew Many Cards and is a cute bear and a honey pot. I used Glossy Accents on the honey jar to make it look like it is glass. And this card has gone postal to my daughter in Alabama. Sorry for the bad picture, my light went out in my light box.

Hope to see your project.

Hugs. Love. And prayers.

Chris

Chris + Laptop = MESS

2011-11-21T14:45:00.000-05:00

I got my Toshiba back 2 weeks ago. I took and cleaned off the Dell of all the stuff I use, and got it set up for Larry and I would use the Toshiba...it can do more than the Dell. He knows nothing of computers...he has turning it on down but not much after that. Got it all down and he has had the Dell for about a week. Last night I went upstairs and when I come down Larry has the Toshiba and said the screen is broke. How? Why? Got no clue. Larry refuses to tell me what happened. In the past 2 years I have spilled milk on one, broke the screen on the Dell once and the Toshiba TWICE. Larry gave the Dell back to me and when we get back from our our trip he will have a new screen put on it AGAIN and he will be using it.

CDAC Progressive Challenge

2011-11-14T12:44:00.000-05:00

CDAC (Crafter's Digital Art Center)

Progressive Challenge

Round 6

This is the last round of the CDAC Progressive Challenge. I am hoping they do this again. It has been fun.

If you don't know what a progressive challenge is, let me take a moment to explain. In the first round we were given a free set of images. If you made a project with an image and linked to the challenge page before the dead line, you were sent another set of images for FREE!! Now if you didn't get in on the previous round...no sweat. For $1 you can purchase the current set of images. Each set has 4-6 images...for $1. Can't beat that price. So when you get the new set you again have to link a project to the challenge page and again they would sent you the next set. And there are prizes at the end of the challenge. :)

Now here is my project.

Hope all is well with everyone.

Hugs, love and prayers

Chris

Exciting News!!!

2011-11-05T17:57:00.001-04:00

We're gonna be GrandParents!!

My son and daughter-in-law, TJ and Lisa, are expecting!! 4 years ago TJ told me they have a plan. Wedding, a house of their own, and then children. They were married in 2009 and moved into their new home last week. TJ said they weren't going to have children until they had been in the house a while. Well I guess 7 months is a while. LOL. They are expecting June 20, 2012! Granny will be tearing up the roads between Virginia and Philly!! I am the second family member to know!! YAY!! TJ is painting all the rooms in the house. I told him to get the guest room ready. He said baby room comes before the guest room. Hmmm maybe I can go help with the babies room!! Maybe I will start admitting the big -0 birthday in May. :)

Craft Room

2011-11-04T10:08:00.000-04:00

Cleaning my Craft Room

It seems I have acquired more than I had storage space for. But I have found a solution. Gotta love FreeCycle. A lady gift me 5 3 drawer storage containers. I happened to be in WalMart yesterday and they are about $9 each. So I am shuffling things here and there. Not everything will be within my reach, but I have more stuff now and it all can't be. I will take pictures later. If I ever find the end of it all. They say it has to get worse before it gets better. I guess I am at that worse part right now. LOL

NettieG Recipe Challenge

2011-10-31T00:01:00.036-04:00

NettieG's Recipe Challenge

This week's challenge at NettieG's is a recipe challenge.

The ingredients are:

1 image

2 flowers

3 flatback pearls

Add some love, MoJo, and creation

Post the results of your recipe to our challenge blog by November 13, 2011 and you are in the running for a free image.

Now you can use any image you wish, but if you use a NettieG image, you get 2 chances in the drawing for a free image.

Here is the results of my recipe. Everyone in the Design Team used this image. It's so cute!!

Hope to see the results of your recipe

Hugs, love and prayers,

Chris

Co-Owner

NettieG's Digital Gems

Digi Darla's Holiday Harvest Challenge

2011-10-31T00:01:00.035-04:00

Digi Darla's Holiday Harvest Challenge

It's that time of the year. Today is Halloween and you know what that means. Thanksgiving in a bit more then 3 weeks. Then it is Christmas time. So the new challenge is fitting of the season. Holiday Harvest...and Thanksgiving time. Time for family, friends, feats, gratitude and fun.

Here is how Digi Darla's challenge works. You can use any image you wish as long as it fits the theme. But if you use a Digi Darla image, you get 2 entries in the drawing for prizes.

I just love this image. I paired it up with another Digi Darla image. I think it makes the prettiest Thanksgiving card. What? You said you don't do Thanksgiving cards. Why not? I am sure you have a family member or friend who won't be sitting down at your Thanksgiving dinner. Let that person know you are glad to have them as a friend.

Ok..here is my card.

Hope to see your project.

Hugs, love and prayers

Chris

Design Team

Digi Darla

CDAC Progressive Challenge 5-2

2011-10-28T12:13:00.000-04:00

Crafter's Digital Art Center

(CDAC)

Progressive Challenge

Round 5

This is my second entry for Round 5 of CDAC's Progressive Challenge. CDAC's Progressive Challenge is almost over. But there is still time to get in. The way a progressive challenge works goes like this... CDAC sent out a group of free digis. If you made a project using any one of the free images before the deadline and link it the PC page, CDAC sent you new images. Make a project using any of the new images, and they would send you more new images. If you didn't get in the last round of the challenge, have no fear. You can purchase the images for a really low cost...I think it's $1.

So any-hoo Here is my second card. This is a super cute image.

Hope you are having a GREAT day.

Hugs, love and prayers.

Chris

Delightful Inspiration's Progressive Challenge and Saturday Challenge

2011-10-27T10:12:00.001-04:00

Delightful Inspiration's

Progressive and Saturday Challenges

It's time for more Delightful Inspirations!! In case you don't know what a progressive challenge is...let me explain. Faith from DI has a free image the first Friday of the month. You make a project with that image, and link it to the DI blog by the deadline, and the next Friday Faith will send you a free image. Make a project with that image and link... you get the picture.

Delightful Inspirations also has a Saturday challenge put on by the lovely ladies on DI's Design Team. Some times the free progressive challenge image of the week will work and sometimes it won't. Sometimes you can do what I did this week. I combined 2 images and made the PC image work with the Saturday challenge.

So here is my card which works for both challenges. Lovely Tree is the PC image and the Saturdya challenge is Cute Critters

Hope all is well with you.

Hugs, love and prayers

Chris

CDAC Progressive Challenge #5-1

2011-10-25T09:13:00.000-04:00

CDAC Progressive Challenge

Round #5

It's time for round #5 in the CDAC (Crafter's Digital Art Center) Progressive Challenge. It seems we just started this a little bit ago. I am having a lot of fun with it.

Now if you don't know how this works, CDAC give us a free set of images. Make a project and link it do the Progressive Challenge page before the deadline (which is October 31, 2011 for this round) and CDAC will send you a new set of images. Now if you haven't gotten in on this, no problem, you can purchase the images for a small fee.

Here is my first project for this round. I made it into ATCs (Artist Trading Cards) for an ATC Thanksgiving swap I am taking part in. It was the prefect image for the swap.

I hope to see your project

Hugs, love and prayers

Chris

Our Anniversary!!!

2011-10-22T12:26:00.000-04:00

Our 10th anniversary is November 24th, 2011. We never took a honeymoon...kids and work just prevented it. Well I am so excited. With the help of Beth from www.seeingpigeonforge.com we have a package for Pigeon Forge, TN!!!! Hotel with fireplace for 3 nights, The Christmas Opry Spectacluar, admittance into ChristmasFest, Dollywood, and the Aquarium and seening Dixie Stampede. The first trip Larry and I have taken without it involving the kids. So this is the honeymoon we never had. I can't wait. For the first time in 12 years, I am looking forward to the holidays!!

Delighful Inspirations

2011-10-17T19:21:00.000-04:00

Delightful Inspiration's

Progressive Challenge

and

Saturday Challenge

It's time for another Delightful Inspiration's Progressive Challenge and Saturday Challenge.

Here is how the Progressive Challenge works. The first Friday of the month, Faith has a free image. Make a project with that free image, link it to the Delightful Inspiration's by the deadline and Faith will email you a new image. If you didn't get the freebie at the beginning of the month, no fear, you can purchase the current image, make a project, link to the DI blog and you will get a new image to work with.

This week's image is Pumpkins and Tags. Here is my card...

On Saturday, Delightful Inspiration's Design Team posts a challenge. Sometimes it will work with the image of the week and sometimes it won't. This week I decided to use a DI image from week's past.

Here is my card...

Thanks for stopping by

Hugs, love and prayers

Chris

Digi Darla's Fall Fun Challenge

2011-10-17T00:01:00.040-04:00

Digi Darla's

Fall Fun Challenge

It's Fall here in the United States and I love this time of the year. The beautiful Fall colors, the cooler temperatures, the children are back in school, and all of the lovely Fall Festivals. What better time to have a Fall Fun challenge. Digi Darla is having just that...a Fall Fun Challenge. And she has some great (free) images for this challenge.

Now here is how things work for a Digi Darla challenge. You can use any image you like, but if you use a Digi Darla's image, you get 2 entries in the prize drawing. And why wouldn't you use a Digi Darla image..when they are free.

Here is my card for this challenge...

I hope to see your project at Digi Darla's

Hugs, love and prayers

Chris

NettieG's Anything but Rectangle Challenge

2011-10-17T00:01:00.028-04:00

NettieG's

Anything but Rectangle

Challenge

But don't shape challenges really challenge you?? I know they do me.

First let's get the details for this challenge. You can enter Anything but a Rectangle card you wish. BUT if you use a NettieG image, you get 2 entries in the drawing for a free image.

Ok now about my card...I was scouring the internet looking for shape cards when I happened upon a site that said if you have a Cricut, it's easy to do a shape card. Really?? It seems that a number of Cricut's cartridges have shape cards on them. Well I own all of 6 carts. But on Sentiments there is indeed a shape card. So I decided why not. So that is where my card started out. Then I decided I needed to work on some Christmas cards, so I wasn't down to the wire and trying to get cards done. So I used NettieG's Warm Welcome image. I used what I thought would look like wallpaper as a background. I then completely cut out the image. Added some Glossy Accents to the lantern to make it look more real and then added letter to make it look like a swag...although I am not sure it really does. But in the end I like it.

Hope to see your project in this Anything but Rectangle Challenge.

Hugs, love and prayers
Chris

CDAC Progressive Challenge #4

2011-10-13T11:27:00.000-04:00

CDAC Progressive Challenge #4

3rd Project

As you may know, I love Progressive Challenges. CDAC (Crafter's Digital Art Center) is in the middle of one. We were given free images. All we had to do is make a project with any of the images and they would send us the next round of images...FREE!! If you haven't been playing along, have no fear, you can purchase this rounds images and will get free images for Round #5.

This is my 3rd project for this round. One could do all of the images...3 times. I wish I had time for that. :)

This image is a Designed to Delight image. Faith has the cutest images. I am also entering this in Designed to Delight's Saturday Challenge which is Falling Leaves.

Hope you enjoy.

Hugs, love and prayers

Chris

CDAC Progressive Challenge 4-1

2011-10-08T18:11:00.000-04:00

Crafter's Digital Art Center

Progressive Challenge

Round 4

We are now in Round 4 of Progressive Challenge at Crafter's Digital Art Center.

So how does this Progressive Challenge work?? Every 2 weeks a new round starts. Create a project with any of the free images, link it to the Progressive Challenge page by the deadline, and you will be emailed new images for the next round. If you didn't get into this round with free image, you can purchase the images and get new images.

Here is one of my entries...

Hope to see your project.

Hugs, love and prayers

Chris

CDAC Progressive Challenge 4-2

2011-10-08T17:50:00.000-04:00

Here is the second image for CDAC Progressive Challenge Round 4.

Hope to see your project!!
Hugs, love and prayers
Chris

Delightful Inspirations Hope Butterfly

2011-10-08T17:17:00.000-04:00

Delightful Inspirations

Hope Butterfly

I had missed a deadline on Delightful Inspirations and waited till the first Friday of October to get back in it. Boy, have I missed it.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. And Faith has the cutest image, Hope Butterfly. Such a lovely image on a card to remind a friend she needs to get her mammogram or showing support for someone dealing with breast cancer.

My grandma died in 1970 of breast cancer. She had 6 children, my dad and his siblings. Uncle Dick, Uncle George, and Aunt Betty have died of lung cancer. Uncle Jim died from cancer of unknown origin. My dad has had prostrate cancer and with surgery is doing fine. Only my Aunt Sally has been cancer free. So cancer awareness is a priority for me.

So...how does a progressive challenge work? It's easy. The first Friday of the month, Faith gives away a lovely image (Hurry there is still time to get the free image). Make a project with that images and link it to the Delightful Inspirations blog by Thursday 11:59 PM Eastern time, and you will be emailed a new image. And that is what happens every week.

Here is my card....

Hope to see your project.
Hugs, love and prayers
Chris

NettieG's Fall Challenge

2011-10-03T00:01:00.032-04:00

NettieG's Fall Challenge

This week's challenge is all about FALL. Here in the States it is officially FALL. So this week's challenge is a FALL challenge. Use a FALL image and/or FALL colors.

Now you can use any image you wish, BUT if you use a NettieG image you get 2 entries in the drawing.

Here is my card.

I used Mr. ScareCrow with coffee and Mrs. ScareCrow with coffee. How cute are they!! Hope to see your project.

Hugs, love, and prayers

Chris

Digi Darla's Brown and Blue Challenge

2011-10-03T00:01:00.031-04:00

Digi Darla's Brown and Blue Challenge

This week's challenge is a color challenge. Brown and Blue. I think brown and blue look so good together. Even the paper company thought so...look at the great brown and blue paper I used.

Now you can use any image you wish, BUT if you use a Digi Darla image, you get 2 entries in the drawing for free images.

I just loved this image. Here is my card...

Hope to see your card at the challenge.

Hugs, love and prayers

Chris

CDAC Progressive Challenge

2011-09-30T08:06:00.000-04:00

CDAC Progressive Challenge

Round #3

Today is the last day...so for me I'm late...for entries for Round #3 In CDAC's Progressive Challenge. The way this works is...you create a project from the free images, link to the challenge page, and they will send you new images. Now if you didn't get in on this from the start, don't fear. For $1 you can purchase the images (there has been at least 3 images per round...so it's a great deal), create a project, link it to the challenge page and you will get the next round of images sent to you. How fun is that!!!

My image this round is from Just Inked, who's artist has a group at CDAC. I love this sunflower and butterfly. Now I have put this card to use already. It is going to a friend of mine who is sick. Here is my card...

Hope to see your projects.

Hugs, Love and Prayers

Chris

HappiLeigh Scrappin "T" Time Challenge

2011-09-19T00:01:00.027-04:00

HappiLeigh Scrappin

"T" Time Challenge

This week is Starla's turn to host the challenge. And it is all about "T" Time. This challenge is about anything that starts with the letter "T". Leigh has lots of images that start with the letter "T". There are quite a few Tatter images, teapots, teacups, Turtles and Toads just to name a few.

As always if you buy 3 of HappiLeigh's images you get 1 free. Buy 6 and get 2 free, etc.

And with any purchase you receive Slippy free. He would look good on all your summer scrapbook pages.

Let me tell you about the challenge in's and out's. You can use any image you wish, BUT if you use a HappiLeigh Scrappin image, you get 2 advantages. First all projects using a HappiLeigh Scrappin images gets put in a separate drawing for prizes. Secondly, all projects using a HappiLeigh Scrappin image, get 2 entries into the weekly drawing. So it pays to use a HappiLeigh image.

Here is my project for this week. I used the Turtle, who comes with 2 sentiments. I chose the birthday sentiment.

It saddens me to say, this will be the last HappiLeigh Scrappin Challenge. Leigh is now working and doesn't have the time to draw any more. I will miss the challenges and Leigh's images. Leigh, love ya. Once a HappiSister, Always a HappiSister.

I hope everyone has a great week. Hope to see your projects!!

Hugs, love and prayers

Chris

NettieG's Anything Goes with a twist Challenge

2011-09-19T00:01:00.026-04:00

NettieG's Anything Goes

With a Twist

Challenge

Thanks for the entries last week. Jen will be announcing the winner. This week's challenge is AnyThing Goes...with a twist. So what's the twist? You can use any image you wish, BUT (here's the twist) if you use a NettieG image you will get 3 entries into the prize drawing. That is one more than usual.

Here is my project.

I used DeeDee in her bathing suit. This card is going to a friend of mine because she is mourning the loss of summer.

Hope to see your project.

Hugs, love and prayers.

Chris

Delightful Inspirations Weekly and Saturday Challenge

2011-09-15T12:02:00.000-04:00

Delightful Inspiration's

Progressive and Saturday Challenges

This week's Progressive Challenge image is 'Fall Harvest". The calendar may say September but the temperature this weekend is going to feel more like October with highs in the 50-60's. The prefect time to be working on fall projects.

Delightful Inspirations Progressive Challenge is pretty neat. The first Friday of the month, Faith has a free image. Use that image in a project by Thursday midnight the following week, link it to Delightful Inspirations challenge page and Faith will send you another free image. Now if you missed the free image of the month, you can always purchase the current image and get into the fun.

Here is my card using the Fall Harvest image....

Delightful Inspirations Design Team has a Saturday challenge. It may or may not fit the Progressive Challenge image of the week...more likely it will not. But a past freebie always seems to fit it. This week was back to school.

Here is my Back to School card....

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs, love and prayers

Chris

2011-09-11T21:01:00.000-04:00

HappiLeigh Scrappin

A lot of Leaves Challenge

This week Sue is our hostess. The kids are back to school and here in the United States it's almost Fall. With Fall comes the turning of the colors, and then the need to rake. LOL Thank goodness I live in an apartment. Any Woo, Sue's challenge this week is A lot of Leaves.

Ok first the details of the challenge. You can use any image you wish. BUT if you use a HappiLeigh image, you get 2 entries in the drawing. PLUS everyone using a HappiLeigh image is put in a special drawing!

Here is my card. I found a huge bunch of leaf embellishments in my stash. So here it is....

I hope to see your Leafy creations.

Hugs, love and prayers

Chris

DigiDarla's Good Things to Eat Challenge

2011-09-09T00:01:00.017-04:00

DigiDarla's

Good Things to Eat

Challenge

It's time for another Challenge at DigiDarla's. This time it is good things to eat!! Darla has these 2 cute images...a turkey and an apple pie. I knew I had to use them both!! Since it's time to start making those Thanksgiving cards..this is the prefect challenge for it.

Now you can use any image you wish, but if use a DigiDarla image, you will get 2 entries in the drawing for 3 free images.

Here is my card....

Hope to see yours.

Hugs, love and prayers

Chris

CDAC Progressive Challenge 2-2

2011-09-08T14:51:00.000-04:00

CDAC Progressive Challenge

Round 2~~Second Project

Here is my second entry in the Progressive Challenge. I know I should have posted this one first so you could read the explanation of the challenge.

This card always fits..

Outlawz Color Challenge~~For September 5, 2011 Aqua, Sand and Fog

Hugs, love and prayers

CDAC Progressive Challenge 2-1

2011-09-08T14:44:00.000-04:00

CDAC Progressive Challenge 2

Its round 2 of Crafter's Digital Art Center's (CDAC) Progressive Challenge. Here is how this works. Images were given out free in round 1, to those who promised to make a project with them. At the end of the first round, if you had made a made a project and linked it to the PC site, you were sent another batch of images. Now if you didn't get the free images in round 1, or you received the images but didn't get a project linked up, no sweat. You can get the images for...get this...$1.

Here is my first project. It's a book marker. I read a lot and am always looking for a book marker.

This always works for

Outlawz CAS Challenge for September 4, 2011~~Favorite subject in school which would be reading for me...NOW. Dang sure wasn't when I was in school.

Delightful Inspirations Weekly and Saturday Challenge

2011-09-07T13:54:00.000-04:00

Delightful Inspirations

Weekly and Saturday Challenges

It's fall time again and I love working on fall cards. My shortest pencils are always the browns, yellows, and oranges...good ol' fall colors. This week's free progressive challenge image is 'Falloween'. Such a cute image.

Now here is the deal with Delightful Inspiration's Challenges....

The first Friday of the month (this past Friday being it), Faith gives away an image. Use it in a project, link it to Delightful Inspirations Blog by Thursday night and Faith will send you a new image. Then repeat for yet another free image!! If you miss the first free one or don't make a project in time, you can always get it, by purchasing the image.

On Saturdays, the Delightful Inspiration's design team hold a challenge. Always something different. Some times the free progressive challenge image will work, other times it doesn't.

Here are this week's cards....

Progressive Challenge image..Falloween.

The Saturday Challenge is Wedding or Anniversary...prefect reason to get an anniversary card for my son and daughter-in-law who will be married 2 years the 22nd of this month.

Hope you like

Hugs, love and prayers

Chris

NettieG's Color Challenge

2011-09-05T00:01:00.049-04:00

NettieG's Digital Gems

Color Challenge With a Twist

Turquoise, Kraft and Vanilla

Now if you are like me you are saying...What is this kraft color? It's the color of the inside of your cereal boxes. The color of paper bags. Put it with the turguoise and vanilla and it is PRETTY. Now we have a little twist. You must add a sliver embellishment. Jen did a wonderful job putting this challenge together!!

Ok before I show you my card, lets do the details of the challenge. You can use any image you like. BUT if you use a NettieG image, you will get 2 entries in the prize drawing. The prize being any NettieG image of the winner's choice.

Here is my card.....

The silver embellishment had green rhinestones on it and I pulled them off and added the turquoise flat back pearls and added them on the scalloped oval framing the image, which I used my Cricut to cut. I added the ribbon at each corner.

Hope to see your project

Hugs, love and prayers

Chris

HappiLeigh Scrappin Color Challenge

2011-09-05T00:01:00.048-04:00

This week's

HappiLeigh Scrappin Challenge

is a color challenge.

Brown

Yellow

Orange

This week's challenge is hosted by ME. Can you believe it is September already? The kids are back to school, the pools are closing, the leaves are getting ready to change colors, and time to dig out the long sleeves and sweaters. Soon it will be time to put the pumpkins in on the porch. So what better challenge than a color challenge using the fall colors...brown, yellow, orange.

Here are the details of the challenge. You can use any image you like...BUT if you use a HappiLeigh image you get 2 enteries in the drawing. PLUS you are entered into a special drawing for those who used HappiLeigh images.

Here is my card....

I used Cricut to cut out the image and scalloped circles. I added pearls to the scallopes, some ribbon down the left side of card, with a ribbon bow and leaf brad at the top of it.

Hope to see your project.

Hugs, love and prayers

Chris

Help for Karen

2011-09-04T17:43:00.002-04:00

If at all possible, could you says some prayers for Karen...better known as Krafty Karen. She won a NettieG challenge a few weeks back. You can read her full story HERE. Karen has some great card kits she is selling. You can see them HERE. Please don't let the foreign currency throw you. I purchased 3 kits and spent all of $5.09. You help Karen and get some great card kits!!

Hugs, love and prayers
Chris

CDAC Progressive Challenge 1-4?

2011-08-31T11:29:00.000-04:00

CDAC Progressive Challenge

1-4?

Ok why the "?"? I can't recall if this is my 4th entry. I think it is.

This image is by Anne's Digital Art. Anne won the top voted image for June's Digital Drawing Contest on CDAC.

This card is also entered in
Outlawz Greeting Card Challenge for August 29, 2011

Thanks for stopping by.
Hugs, love and prayers
Chris

HappiLeigh Scrappin's Birthday Challenge

2011-08-29T00:01:00.022-04:00

Time for another

HappiLeigh Scrappin Challenge

This week I'm the host.

Since today is my son's 28th birthday,

I figured a Birthday Card Challenge sounded good.

Plus my way of making sure

I made a card for TJ.

Said card has now made it's way

from Virginia to Philly.

Before I get to the challenge,

let me tell you about Leigh's specials.

Buy 3 images and get one free.

Buy 6 images and get 2 free.

ETC.

PLUS

with every purchase

you get Slippy FREE!

Isn't he the cutest snail you ever saw.

Rules of the challenge...

You can use any image, you wish.

If you use a HappiLeigh image,

you get 2 chances in the drawing.

PLUS

you are entered into a drawing

open only to those who used

a HappiLeigh Image.

Here is my card....

I used Frosted Lace Stickles on the whip cream.

The Sundae dish has Glossy Accents on it

to make it look more like a glass.

And I used my awesome new

Glaze pens on the sentiment.

Can't wait to see your project at

this week's

HappiLeigh Scrappin Challenge.

Be sure to come back next week

cause I am the host again!!

Hugs, love and prayers.

Chris

Delightful Inspirations Weekly and Saturday Challenge

2011-08-27T16:42:00.000-04:00

Delightful Inspiratons

Weekly and Saturday Challenges

First the details of the 2 challenges...

The weekly challenge is a Progressive Challenge.Meaning...the first Friday of the month Faith offers a free image. Make something with that image by Thursday night and Faith will email you a new image Friday morning. Repeat again and get another image.Now if you didn't get this month's freebie, no problem. You can purchase it in their store.

The Saturday Challenge is hosted by Faith's Design Team. They will have a challenge sometimes using the weekly image, and sometimes you can't make that image into the Saturday Challenge. This week is one of those weeks it won't work.

So having gotten the details our of the way...let's look at the cards I made.

First we have Maisie Bell,who is ready to go back to school. I used my Cricut to cut the image and scalloped oval out. Paper is from my stash, as were the stickers. There is lace along the left side of the card, but it rather hard to see in the picture. The lace and stick pins are from Pizzaz Aplenty.

The Saturday Challenge is Christmas for a Child. I just adore this image and have used it a lot. I used my Cricut to cut out the candy cane and scalloped oval. Everything was in my stash. I love doing her wings with Stickles...plus her halo and stars.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs, love and prayers.

Chris

Delightful Inspirations

2011-08-23T20:10:00.000-04:00

Time for this week's

Delightful Inspirations

weekly and Saturday Challenges.

This week's image is Every Flower.

The challenge works like this...

the first Friday of the month Faith gives a free image.

Create a project by midnight the following Thursday

and Faith will email you a new free image

and you start all over again.

Saturdays the design team gives a twist.

Sometimes the weekly image works,

other times it doesn't.

This week it worked for both challenges,

as the design teams challenge is

anything goes.

Here is my card.

Hope you likey.

Hugs, love and prayers.

Chris

NettieG's Sketch Challenge

2011-08-22T00:01:00.011-04:00

NettieG's Sketch Challenge

First let me tell you about the changes going on

at NettieG's Digital Gems.

NettieG ask me to become her co-owner

and I have stepped up to that role.

I am look for ways to prompt NettieG's

wonderful images.

JenLee has stepped up to my Lead Designer position

and she is doing a GREAT job.

This brings me to this challenge.

JenLee made the sketch.

You can use any image you like,

but if you use NettieG's image you get 2 entries in the challenge.

Use the featured images, and you get 3 enteries.

Here are the featured images for this challenge

and JenLee's sketch.

Here is my card...

This card is also entered in...

Outlawz' Color Challenge...for August 16, 2011

Challenge colors are..Sand or Coco, White and Aqua.

Hugs, love and prayers.

Chris

HappiLeigh Scrappin Girly Girl Challenge

2011-08-22T00:01:00.001-04:00

HappiLeigh Scrappin Challenge

This week's Mandy is our host.

She has decided to go with

Girly Girl!!

Anything goes as long as there is a girl in you project.

First let me tell you about Leigh's specials...

If you buy 3 images, you get one free.

If you buy 6 images, you get 2 free.

PLUS

You get this image free with any purchase.

Slippy

Now you can use any image, but if you use a HappiLeigh image,

you get 2 enteries in the prize drawing...

AND Leigh has a separate drawing for those who use her image.

Here is my card.

Leigh has a lot of girls to chose from

and I put a few of them together in my card.

Now I can't wait to see your card.

Hugs, love and prayers.

Chris

DigiDarla's Wings-n-Things Challenge

2011-08-19T00:01:00.022-04:00

DigiDarla's

Wings-n-Things

Challenge

This week's challenge is

Wings-n-Things

Now you don't have to use

a Digi Darla image.

But if you do use a

Digi Darla image,

you will be entered twice

in the drawing.

AND

to top it off

Darla is giving you

THREE images that will

work for this

challenge!!!!

Ok here are the details of the challenge...

Obviously you must have wings on your project.

One random winner will get

their choice of 3 digi's...FREE!!

And three entrants are chosen for the

"I made top 3" badge. Winners will be announced

at the end of each challenge.

Now here is my card.

I used one of the freebie images.

The harp is done with gold Stickles and my Glaze pen.

The halo is done in silver Stickles.

On the sentiment I used my Glaze pen.

I added some clear flatback pearls.

I made the flowers with my Cricut,

added yellow Stickles to their middles

and added 2 heart stick pins.

Now what are you waiting for.

Get your project in now.

Hugs, love and prayers

Chris

2011-08-18T12:33:00.001-04:00

Design Team Call

We are holding a Design Team Call

At NettieG's Digital Gems.

We are looking anyone who enjoys

NettieG Digi's.

If you have never been on a

Design Team

before...

we are looking for you,

too!!

We call this

Jr. Design Team

Requirements...

Must have a blog (if you don't we can help you set one up

6 month commitment (unless you are a Jr Design Team member...where your commitment is week to week for a month, at which time you may be prompted to Design Team

Submit a project with the image(s) for the challenge 3 days prior to the start of the challenge

Challenges are every other week

Comment on the projects submitted to the challenge blog

What's in it for you...

Free images

Fun

Friends

If interested...

Please email me

Hugs, love and prayers

Chris

Delightful Inspirations

2011-08-15T16:12:00.000-04:00

Delightful Inspirations

has 2 weekly challenges

The first is their progressive challenge.

Faith gives away an image

the first Friday of the month.

Make a project and link it to

Delightful Inspirations

by 11:59 PM EST

the following Thursday,

And Faith will send you

a new image.

This week's image is

Stitched Pumpkin

Here is my card...

The second challenge is

on Saturdays.

Sometimes you can use the progressive challenge image.

Other times you can't.

This is a week you really can't.

The challenge is Pink and Black.

Very hard to make a pumpkin pink or black.

So I chose last week's free image.

Here is my card...

Thanks for stopping by

Hugs, love and prayers

Chris

CDAC Progressive Challenge 1-2 and 1-3

2011-08-15T15:51:00.000-04:00

CDAC

(Crafter's Digital Art Center)

is having a Progressive Challenge

With this challenge

you request the images,

make a project with any of the images,

use the linkz to link your project

to the challenge group

and you will sent new images.

This is the first round

and there is still time to get in.

You are allowed up to 3 entries

of each image.

Here are 2 cards I made.

This image is from Whoopsiedaisy Digital Stamps

This image is from Sandi Samples

You have till August 29, 2011 to request the images
The first round ends August 31

Can't wait to see your projects.
Hugs, love and prayers
Chris

HappiLeigh Scrappin Cool Colors Challenge

2011-08-15T00:00:00.023-04:00

HappiLeigh Scrappin Challenge

Before I get to this week's challenge...

Let me tell you about Leigh's special.

Buy 3 images and you get 1 free.

Buy 6 images and you get 2 free.

ETC.

How cool is that!!

This week's challenge is hosted
by Starla.
Since August is so hot
here in the States
We are

Keeping it Cool!!

Using Cool Colors.

Cool colors

are

greens, blues, and purples.

This is a color wheel showing you the colors.

Here is my card...

This image was released last week.

Reaching for the Stars.
I cut the image and boarder to the image
out on my Cricut, as well as the flower.
I used yellow Stickles on the flower middle.
Used my Glaze pen on the sentiment
(I love my Glaze pen and
need to get a new one and more colors)
I used Organza ribbon for the bow
and secured it in place
with a star brad.

Hope to see your project.

Hugs, love and prayers

Chris

Delightful Inspirations

2011-08-09T20:07:00.001-04:00

Delightful Inspirations

Every week

Delightful Inspirations

has a progressive challenge.

The first Friday of the month

Faith has a free image.

Make a project with that image

by Thursday 11:59 PM

and Friday Morning

Faith will send you a new image.'

Then on Saturday

Faith's Design Team
adds a twist to the
challenge.

This week's free image is
CupCake Mouse.
The Saturday challenge
is all about the BLING!!

What a great image to add bling to.
The cupcake has sprinkles
and I took 2 mm flatback rhinestones
and used them for the sprinkles.
Then I added some ribbon.

Here is my card....

Hugs, love and prayers
Chris

HappiLeigh Scrappin Fancy Folds Challenge

2011-08-08T00:00:00.001-04:00

HappiLeigh Scrappin Challenge

is Fancy Folds this week.

I love Fancy Folds
Makes you think
outside the box.

First things first
here are the rules

You may use any image but remember, if you use a Happileigh Scrappin' image your entries will be entered in the regular drawing and a separate drawing of just HLSC image projects.

The winners will be chosen by a random drawing.
There are a couple of rules:
* You must become a friend of the Happileigh Scrappin' Challenge. I will check.
*You must add a link back to this challenge in your post. http://happichallenge.blogspot.com/
*You may enter as many projects as you like but you can win only 1 prize per week.
*You must claim your prize within 7 days of winners announcement.

Leigh has some great specials
Buy 3 images, Get one Free
Buy 6 images, get two free
Etc

And with any purchase you get
this image
FREE!!

I did a tri-fold.
BUT it isn't your usual tri-fold
It's an A2 size.

I used Leigh's
Daisy Teapot

Hope to see your project.
Hugs, love and prayers
Chris

OutLawz Challenges

2011-08-02T21:08:00.000-04:00

Outlawz

has a challenge every day of the week.

I usually take part in 3 of them...

although I am gonna

try to a few more this month.

Sunday Clean and Simple (CAS)

Monday Greeting Card

Tuesday Color

This week's Tuesday Color Challenge

is in the posting from earlier today.

Here is Sunday's CAS

Christmas in July

Image by NettieG's Digital Gems

Here is Monday's Greeting Card

Balloons

Image by PriscillaStyles

Hope to see you

at Outlawz

Hugs, love and prayers

Chris

CDAC Progressive Challenge 1-1

2011-08-02T20:39:00.000-04:00

CDAC Progressive Challenge 1

Craft's Digital Art Center

is holding its first

Progressive Challenge

To start out,

CDAC is giving you

6 FREE images.

Sweet huh?

Make a project

with any one of the images,

and CDAC will sent you more

FREE images.

So everyone is a winner!!

As an added bonus,

if you enter all 6 of the Progressive Challenges,

you are entered into a drawing

for free gifts.

You can enter 3 times with each image.

So that is 18 entries per challenge.

Don't know if I will get to do 18,

but I will give it a try.

Here is my first card.

The image is from JenLee

at DigiStamps4Joy.

This card was also entered in
Outlawz Color Challenge...

Lemon Yellow, Lime Green and Crisp White.

Hope to see your projects

CDAC!!

Hugs, love and prayers

Chris

HappiLeigh Scrappin Anything Goes Challenge

2011-08-01T00:01:00.003-04:00

HappiLeigh Scrappin Challenge

Anything Goes

this week.

Yeap....

Anything goes,

which is ALWAYS popular.

First here are the rules..

You may use any image but remember, if you use a Happileigh Scrappin' image your entries will be entered in the regular drawing and a separate drawing of just HLSC image projects.
The winners will be chosen by a random drawing.

There are a couple of rules:
* You must become a friend of the Happileigh Scrappin' Challenge. I will check.
*You must add a link back to this challenge in your post. http://happichallenge.blogspot.com/
*You may enter as many projects as you like but you can win only 1 prize per week.
*You must claim your prize within 7 days of winners announcement.

Leigh has some great specials.

Buy 3 images and get one free.

Buy 6 images and get two free.

Etc

Pluse with any purchase

you get this image FREE

I used several images for this card....

Bassinet

All Tuckered Out

A Bear for You

All Tuckered Out

and

A Bear for You

are bumped out with

form dots.

Hope to see your project

Hugs, love and prayers

Chris

NettieG's Fancy Folds Challenge

2011-08-01T00:00:00.002-04:00

NettieG's Fancy Folds Challenge

This week's challenge is Fancy Folds.

Easels, tri folds, etc

In case you are haven't entered

a NettieG challenge before...

here are the details.

You can enter any image of your choice,

but if you use a NettieG image

you double your chances of winning.

Yeap, you get 2 entries in the drawing.

Here is my card.

It's a twisted easel.

Hope to see your project!!

Hugs, love and prayers

Chris

Delightful Inspirations...plus...plus

2011-07-30T18:08:00.000-04:00

Delightful Inspirations

Weekly Challenge

is a bit different this week.

Faith has been busy with

Vacation Bible School

and didn't have a chance

to create a new image.

Soooo....

Faith give those who took part a code

to purchase a image from her store.

So the challenge is anything goes.

The Delightful Inspirations

Saturday Challenge

Buttons, Buttons, Buttons.

So I made 1 card to fit both challenges.

Then I needed to do 2 Outlawz Challenges

Sunday, July 24th's CAS
Monday, July 25th Greeting Card

so I made sure the card fit those challenges as well.

Here is my card....

Hugs, love and prayers

Chris

Delightful Inspirations

2011-07-28T10:06:00.000-04:00

Delightful Inspirations

Weekly Challenges

Every week Delightful Inspirations

has 2 challenges.

Friday challenge is a

Progressive Challenge.

The first Friday of the month,

Faith offers a free image.

If you make a project with

that image and link to

Delighful Inspirations

Thursday, 11:59 PM

the following week,

the next day Faith will email you

a new image...

repeat process weekly.

In addition,

on Saturday Faith's

Design Team

hosts a challenge that

may or may not work with

the Friday image.

This week the new image

is Christmas Snowman.

Here is my project

for the progressive challenge.

Saturday's Challenge

Christmas in July

but the twist was

NO red and NO green.

Since the Christmas Snowman

had a tree next to him, I

opted to do a

different image.

Here is that card.

Thanks for taking a peek.

Hugs, love and prayers

Chris

HappiLeigh Scrappin Shape Card Challenge

2011-07-25T00:00:00.024-04:00

HappiLeigh Scrappin Challenge

This week's challenge is hosted

by Leigh!

Leigh loved our

shape card challenge

from a while back

and decided to do it again.

A couple of quick notes...

First Leigh is having a wonderful sale.

Buy 3 images, get one free.

Buy 6 images, get two free.

ETC.

Now you can use any image you like.

But there are TWO bonuses for

using a HappiLeigh image.

First you double your entries

in the weekly drawing.

PLUS!!

Everyone using a HappiLeigh image

will be placed in a separate drawing

for free images.

Here is what I did this week for

Shape Card.

Leigh said anything

but square or rectangle.

This is a Twisted Easel Card.

We have all seen easel card,

but this one is twisted.

I used Leigh's new image

Daisy Teapot.

This is one of the rare cards

where I put the card together first

and then found my image.

Hope to see your entry!!

Hugs, love and prayers

Chris

New challenge for Digi Darla

2011-07-24T14:37:00.000-04:00

Hey ya'll

I am so happy to announce I am on

DigiDarla's

Design Team

Our current challenge is

Green and Clean

We want to see green on your card.

We want to see your card

Clean and Simple

(CAS).

Here are the rules for the challenge.

I ended up making 2 cards using Darla's images.

I hope to see your project!!!

Hugs, love and prayers.

Chris

NettieG's 1, 2, 3 Digging in the Sand Challenge

2011-07-18T00:01:00.004-04:00

NettieG's

1,2,3 Digging in the Sand

Challenge

Time for another

NettieG

challenge.

This is a wonderful summertime image.

Great for scrapbooking,

summergime birthdays,

or a card to send to someone

who had to stay home

and couldn't go on vacation.

You can use any image you wish,

but if you use a NettieG image,

and you double your chances of winning

a free image.

If you use the featured image,

Digging in the Sand,

you triple your chances of winning.

Here is what we mean by

1, 2, 3 Digging in the Sand...

This is a recipe challenge

use 1 solid colored paper

2 patterned paper

3 embellishments.

Here is what I did with

Digging in the Sand.

I hope to see your creations

Hugs, love and prayers

Chris

HappiLeigh Scrappin Challenge

2011-07-18T00:01:00.000-04:00

This week's

HappiLeigh Scrappin' Challenge

is hosted by

Starla.

Starla has asked us to

Make Our Own Embellishments

Thank goodness for my

Cricut.

I was able to add

flowers and a butterfly

cut on my Cricut.

I also added pearls

to the ribbon slider.

I love this image...

Girl with Kite.

Now I can't wait to see

your project!!

Enter into the challenge

with your homemade embellishment,

and are entered into the

drawing to win free

HappiLeigh Scrappin' images.

Use a HappiLeigh Scrappin' image,

and you double your chances

to win free images.

Hugs, love and prayers

Chris

Beauty

2011-07-16T09:42:00.001-04:00

This week's

Delightful Inspiration

image is called

Beauty.

This was a difficult image for me.

I couldn't figure what to do with it.

Then I remember the

Clean and Simple

(CSAS)

challenge at

Outlawz.

The challenge was to use nothing but

stamps on your card.

I am not in love this card.

3 attempts are in the

trash can.

Here's the final card...

Hugs, love and prayers

Chris

HappiLeigh Scrappin is sponsoring the Color Challenge at Outlawz

2011-07-16T09:21:00.000-04:00

This month

HappiLeigh Scrappin

is sponsoring the weekly

Color Challenge

at Outlawz

So what better image(s) to use.

The colors this week are

Juicy Orange

Oatmeal

and

Bottle Glass Green.

Fun colors to work with.

I merged

Jenny Bunches

with Sitting Mushroom.

Than added

Toy Sign

with Happy Birthday.

I really love Leigh's images.

There are so many that

can be merged.

Hugs, love and prayers

Chris

Craft Room...re-design

2011-07-11T22:19:00.000-04:00

Saturday Larry helped me re-do my craft room.

All of the things we were storing in the room,

have now all found homes.

I have a serious craft room now.

All it took was moving what was there around.

Now I have 3 work spaces.

Of course this used to be the bird room

when I was breeding birds.

I need new decor now.

Here is the view from the door.

I use the table in the middle to color

Printer, paper rack and desk.

My desk.

What I would like to call...the embellishment center.

Most of my embellishments are within reach here

Thanks for taking a tour of the what used to be

the Corner.

Hugs, love and prayers

Chris

Strawberries

2011-07-11T17:18:00.000-04:00

This is the newset image from

Delightful Inspirations

progressive challenge.

If you don't know how

the progressive challenge works...

here is the deets.

The first Friday of the month,

Faith gives away a free image.

Make a project with the image,

link it to Delightful Inspirations

blog, and Faith will

email you a new image!!

How cool is that?!?!

This card was also entered in

Outlawz Greetting

Cards Challenge for

July 11, 2011.

The theme is

"Things in the Garden.

Hugs, love and prayers

Chris

HappiLeigh Scrappin Critters Challenge

2011-07-11T00:00:00.001-04:00

HappiLeigh Scrappin Challenge

This week is Vicki's turn to host the challenge.

And she is all about the critters...

teddy bears

dogs

cars

frogs

bugs

ants

butterflies

Now you can use any image,

BUT

if you use a HappiLeigh image

you double your chances of winning

free images.

Now here is my critter inspired card

As usual I combined several images.

Mushroom

Bee Bounty

Flower Patch

and Sitting GnomeIn case you didn't know,

Leigh has a big heart.

During the month of July

she is giving away a image

with every purchase.

Taking Time

Hope to see your creation.

Hugs, love and prayers

Chris

Delightful Inspirations

2011-07-04T09:02:00.000-04:00

Delightful Inspirations

Friday and Saturday Challenges

The first Friday of the month

Faith has a free image.

If you make a project with it,

and link it to Delightful Inspirations

and the following Friday,

and Faith will send you

a new image....free.

If you don't get in

on the freebie of the month,

you can always purchase it

and submit it by Thursday 11:59 pm EST

and Faith will send you a free image.

Here is my card made from

this month's, Flip Flops...

On Saturdays, the design team at

Delightful Inspirations

adds a challenge.

This week is Happy Birthday.

Can be a card or gift.

Here's my card...

This card was also entered in:

Outlawz Monday

Greeting Cards Challenge

Anything Goes

Hugs, love and prayers

Chris

first freebie

HappiLeigh Scrappin Frame It Challenge

2011-07-04T00:00:00.028-04:00

Time for another

HappiLeigh Scrappin' Challenge

This week is my turn to host the challenge.

Frame It!!

Frame your image.

Frame your card.

Whatever frame it means to you.

Here's the scoop.

You can use any image of your choice.

BUT

to double your chance of winning free images,

use a HappiLeigh image.

Here is my card...

Leigh's new Victorian Mirror

makes the perfect frame

when you use the PNG file.

Leigh has a free image

with any purchase during the month of July.

Taking Time!!

What a great image!!

Hope to see your creation.

Hugs, love and prayers

Chris

NettieG's Once Upon a Paper Doll Challenge~~Everyday Wear

2011-07-04T00:00:00.017-04:00

NettieG's

Progressive Challenge
Once Upon a Paper Doll

Part 3

Everyday wear

This round we have DeeCee and CeeCee

in EveryDay wear.

They are such cute outfits.

Makes me think they are

on their way home from school.

Now remember you MUST use the featured image.

If you took part

in the previous round (PJs).
We will email you the image of your choice
CeeCee or DeeDee in their EveryDay wear

If you didn't take part in the

last round,

you can still join the challenge

by purchasing the image from our Store.

Here is my card...

I used store purchased rose

and added two flowers

I made with my Cricut.

There are pale green and yellow

rhinestons in each corner.

I can't want to see your project.

Hugs love and prayers

Chris

Delightful Inspirations

2011-06-30T20:11:00.000-04:00

Running short on time again

I had this done days ago but hadn't gotten around

to taking a pictures.

Here is this week's Delightful Inspirations image.

Hugs. love and prayers

Chris