CCEE1913 National Pencil Day

I came across this stamp on ebay this fall & thought I would have to wait until back to school challenges started to be able to use it.  Thought it was perfect for this National Pencil Day Challenge!!!  


Stamps: Pencil & Ruler House Mouse
c/s: white, gray
copics

What's the Latest Buzz???

I have another card made for the Penny Black Saturday Challenge ~ Clean & Simple/Anything Goes    I love the Penny Black hedgehogs!

Stamps: Good News Bee Talk Penny Black
c/s: white, yellow, black
copics, Seeing Spots ef

Until next time!
~Misti

Flora or Fauna

The current challenge at Cardz for Galz is Flora or Fauna.  Of course, I went with flora!  LOL   One of my stamping goals for this year is to use more of my stamps & yet, I keep reaching for some of my favorite florals!!

Stamps: Dynmaic Duos Glads & Gerberas Power Poppy
c/s: white, black, yellow
copics, yellow grosgrain ribbon, black crystal Nuvo drops

Until next time!

~Misti

SC742 Thinking of You

This was my last sketch challenge as a guest DT.  The past 6 months have flown by!!  

Stamps: Soothing Sympathy Power Poppy

c/s: white, black, pink

copics, oval nestabilities

Until next time!

~Misti

CAS526 Birth Flower

 I'm the hostess for this week's CAS challenge.  I went with the theme ~ Birth Flower.  For the longest time, I've been under the impression that February's birth flower is an iris, violet or primrose... but then I found a chart that showed tulips & ranunculus!  Ohhhhh, I'm so much happier now!!!  LOL

Stamps: Spring Swing House Mouse

c/s: white, gray, pink

copics

Until next time!

~Misti

Thinking of You

I combined this week's Ways to Use It Challenge ~ How does your garden grow ~ with the current Double D Challenge ~ Gingham   I'm starting to see more & more signs of spring & the weather is getting warmer, I'm so excited!!! 

Stamps: Dynamic Duos: Peonies & Tulips  Power Poppy
c/s: white, red, black
copics

Until next time!
~Misti

YUM!

The current House Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge is anything goes/ or all about food/drink.  I combined it with this yummy looking {PIN}spirational Challenge  Are you hungry for strawberries now??  LOL  

Stamp: Sleeping with Strawberries House Mouse

c/s: white,gray

copics, baker's twine

Until next time!

~Misti

SC741 On my mind

This week's sketch on SCS is such a fun one!  I love this stamp from Unity!!  

Stamps: Penguin Pals Unity stamps

c/s: white, black

copic, oval nestabilities, oval punches

Until next time!

~Misti

CAS525 Lucky Day

This week, Lee is the CAS hostess over at Splitciast & she is challenging us to show our Irish.  I have several clover things but I love this house mouse image!  

Stamps: O Lucky Day House Mouse

C/s: white, green

Copics

Until next time!

~Misti

Just because

The March Altenew Challenge is an  inspiration challenge.  I was inspired by the red. There is a big patch of red tulips just down the road from us!! They are beautiful!!


Stamps: Spring Daisy Altenew, sentiment from Inked Rose Altenew
C/s:  Black, White
Copics, Black Nuvo Crystal drops

Until next time!
~Misti

SC740 Pink Flamingo

This week's Sketch Challenge on SCS is a fun one!  

Stamps:  That's Flocking Great Picket Fence Studios

c/s: white, black

copic

Until next time!

~Misti

Poppies

The current challenge at Retro Rubber is all about stripes! I got this image colored up just the way I liked it & realized I had a tiny red smudge on it.  GRRRR!!!  A tiny drop of black of crystal nuvo covered that right up!  LOL. I’ve had this Stamp about a year & a half.

Stamps: Fresh Penny Black

c/s: white, black

copics, black Crystal Nuvo drops

Until next time!

~Misti

CAS524 And Many More!

This week's CAS challenge is all about "We've Got Beat." 

Stamps: Carolers Penny Black
c/s: white, black
copics, music ef

Until next time!
~Misti

APR19VSNMINI1 Road Trip!

Here's another card from the Mini VSN.  Kim was the challenge hostess for this one.  You can find out the details of her traveling marble ink challenge HERE.

Stamps: All Cylinders Unity Stamps
c/s: white, gray
copics, Ranger reinkers, marbles

Until next time!
~Misti

CAS Tulips

This week's CAS on Sunday is ~ embossing, heat or dry.  I went with dry embossing.  I'm still in full blown spring fever!!  Yesterday & today the weather was absolutely glorious!!! 

Stamps: Tulips in Hobnail Pitcher Power Poppy
c/s: white, black
copics, ef

Until next time!
~Misti

HMFMC#286 Berry Good

It's time for the VSN Mini again!!!  The theme is "From Here to There", my challenge is all about travel snacks.   I had 3 photos to use for inspiration.  You can find out more details HERE  This House Mouse image is all about "travel" snacks!!  LOL   The current House Mouse & Friends Monday challenge is ~ Anything Goes or Dots/Stripes

Stamps: Berried House Mouse
c/s: white, black, red
copics

Until next time!
~Misti

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday Challenge: Spring Fever

Our temp was almost 80* today!!!  It felt amazing to be outside!  In honor of that, I had to pull out another flower.  Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday Challenge is Think Spring

Stamps: Spring Daisy Altenew

c/s: white, black, yellow

copics, Wink of Stella glitter pen, black Crystal Nuvo drops

Until next time!

~Misti

Birthday Wishes

I've had this stamp for awhile & finally getting it inked up.  I think challenging myself to use more of my stamps has been a wonderful thing!! 

Challenges:
Just Us Girls ~ Birthday
Stamp, Ink, Paper~ Gingham, Plaid or Stripes

Stamps: Cosmos Honey Bee Stamps
c/s: white, pink, black
copics, oval punches

SC739 Daisies

This week's Sketch Challenge on SCS is the first one for March.  That means that my time as a DT member is almost over!!!  I have  more 3 weeks & then my term is over. 

Stamps: Dynamic Duos Power Poppy
c/s: white, black
copics,black grosgrain ribbon, yellow grosgrain ribbon

Until next time!
~Misti

Spring Delights

I'm always ready for warm weather, and once I start seeing signs of spring, I'm even more ready.  I've got "spring fever!"  I don't want to be cured!  LOL

I combined 2 challenges for this card:
Penny Black Saturday Challenge~ CAS
Fusion Card Challenge ~ Sketch

Stamps: Delights Penny Black
c/s: white, black
copics

Until next time!
~Misti

CAS523 Daffodils

This week's CAS challenge is ~Three in a Row~  I'm so ready for spring!!!  And our weather really hasn't been horrible... no snow or ice like parts of the country.  The other day while I was out & about, I saw some tulips & daffodils in bloom, plus our Bradford Pears are starting to bloom out.  We'll see if they survived our freeze last night.

Stamps: Friendship Blooms Simon Says Stamp
c/s: white, black
copics, Seeing Spots ef

Until next time!
~Misti

Many Thanks

I combined the sketch with this week's Free For All Challenge ~ Spring Flowers.  

Stamps: Soothing Sympathy Power Poppy

c/s: white, Berry Sorbet

copics, ef

Until next time!

~Misti