I've got quite a few birthdays for Feb. I'm trying to get a head start on the month. I'm ready for spring, can you tell? ;) 
you can be barefoot & shirtless (the boys would have been wearing shorts, but I wouldn't let them get any out of the storage tubs!) one day playing in 70+ degree weather & less than a week later freezing in the snow!!! 
I think I have the hang of this new editing program. My hubby is thrilled because it's a free program... wonder if I can convince him to let me spend the money that I saved on some new stamps!!! *wink*
I came across a new to me challenge. It's CCEE... Cheers & Challenges Eclectic Ensemble. 
The Flourishes Timeless TuesdayFTTC51 challenge this week was a "P" challenge... I made my pansies Perfect Plum & used a punch. The sketch is Mercy's Tuesday Sketch #58. I do like how this turned out... for a purple card! *wink* 
A friend sent me some Fluffles images & DARED me to use them!!! Can you believe it?? I actually used a Fluffles image. This may never happen again! *wink*
It's time for the Happy Hearts hop featuring Tami Mayberry's newest stamp set, Happy Hearts. When I saw that this week's Crazy 4 Challenges theme was to "think pink", I decided to combine the challenges. Pop over to Gina K's blog to see the other submissions.
I LOVE daisies!!! I love Theresa's daisies!!! I almost colored these daisies in & then decided that I wanted these to be white. I have ordered my daisy seeds in multiple colors & can't wait until the end of Feb. to start planting them inside. :D 
I loved the sketch from yesterday so much that I made another card. The inspiration challenge on stamptv was a gorgeous red photo. I struggle with inspiration challenges since I am more literal, but I pulled the red out of the challenge & came up with this card. This is also for the January Christmas Card challenge on SCS. I plan on making 9 more of these over the next few days.
I love this week's Tuesday Sketch Challenge. I haven't used the Bloomin' Beautiful stamp set for a long time. It is on my use it or sell it list. 
This is for the sketch challenge for Crazy 4 Challenges #20 & also squeaking under the wire for this week's Stamp Simply Challenge. It was to use a floral theme & spring time colors. I know that pastel colors are typical of spring, but I LOVE red tulips. When a friend of mine called today to say that she saw red tulips for sale at the store, I was motivated to create a red tulip card. 
I was able to get a card made for an Etsy Inspired Challenge today. The Etsy shop is Amethyst Soaps
I thought the circles were straight & didn't notice it until I got ready to write the post. I have fixed it, but didn't re-take the picture. The cardstock looks a little orange on my screen, but is actually Berry Sorbet from PTI.
I made this for the sketch challenge on stamptv. 
I made this for this week's sketch challenge on stamptv. These colors are more my comfort zone!!! ;) 
Here is my card for this week's Crazy 4 Challenges #19 Birthday. Sorry the sentiment is a little blurry, my camera had a fit with all of the polka dots!!!
My computer was being wonky last night, so I didn't get to post this last night.
This week's Stamp Simply #121 challenge was to create a card using a heart. Sharon suggested we use something from our stash. After thinking about this, I can't remember if I've ever used this Cuttlebug heart... and not just this year... ever! I'm so glad she suggests we use something from our stash. For some reason, this month my wish list is WAY over my fun money budget. But, I have a ton of items in my stamp area, like this Cuttlebug heart that I haven't used or have used very little. I'm trying to focus on those things to keep my mind off of the new things that I want. LOL!
I made this for 2 challenges, the color challenge on stamptv was to use any shade of blue & green. Then for the Gina K. new release challenge, Donna Baker challenged us to make a Valentine card without any red or pink. 
of SPRING!!!!! LOL!!! 
As I was cleaning up my cardstock from yesterday, I decided to make another card with these same colors. We are supposed to have another round freezing temps & negative wind chills. It is just unheard of for us to have weather like this. Some of the schools in the state are closed because of the windchills. My boys have already asked if they can have a day off tomorrow!! LOL!! 
I'm excited to get these challenges completed on Tuesday!!!
This is a double duty card. For the Crazy4Challenges theme this week was to use polka dots. The Stampin' Sisters in Christ challenge #20 was to make a card for a new baby or a new life in Christ. 
The color challenge on stamptv was brown, white & pink. I was able to make a card using the smallest amount of pink as possibly!!! LOL!!! I really didn't intend for it to be this way, it's just the way it worked out. 
Happy New Year!! It's so hard to believe that it's 2010! 
