Jamie's Mother's Day Inspiration Blog Hop

Welcome to our Mother's Day blog hop. We are making some great projects that will hopefully inspire you to make some beautiful crafts for whomever you cherish on Mother's Day. Jamie invited me to participate and I am so honored to do so! :) Thank you Jamie! 

If you came here from Kristen's blog then you are in the right place. If not start at the beginning at Jamie's blog for all the wonderful projects lined up for you today.  

Recipe:
Sentiment: My Pink Stamper: Love-alicious™
Cartridges: Sentimentals™, Heritage™, Reminisce Accents™
Cardstock: My Mind's Eye: Stella and Rose: Mabel "Little Lady" Posies, "So Sweet" Herringbone ™, Paper Trey Ink: Vintage Cream™
Ribbon from my stash
Brads from My Mind's Eye: Lush2: Orange Decorative Brads™

Here is the line up

Jamie http://craftygirl21.blogspot.com/ 

Rhonda http://scraphappenswithRhonda.blogspot.com

Kristen http://www.fantabulouslypink.blogspot.com/

Court http://courtscrafts.blogspot.com/ <---You are HERE

Sonya http://sonyaspapertrail.blogspot.com/

Mari http://madebymomo.blogspot.com/

Kim http://rickettscricuts.blogspot.com/

Tiffany http://sparkledmemories.blogspot.com/

Lisa www.lisascreativeniche.blogspot.com

Meighen http://scrappin3rdeeschik.blogspot.com

Helen http://www.craftingcricutmom.com

Liz www.mywhichcraft.blogspot.com

Jennifer http://craftycardgallery.blogspot.com/

Tere http://terecontodomicorazon.blogspot.com/

Rebecca http://www.EclecticEndeavours.blogspot.com

Shawnee http://quiverofangels.blogspot.com

Dee Dee http://deedeecampbell.blogspot.com/

Your next stop on the hop is Sonya! Thank you so much for stopping by today! I hope you have a beautiful day! Next week I am the guest designer for Peachy Keen Stamps so be sure to check back because I am going to be having lots of blog candy as I'll be celebrating my blog-aversary! 

Happy Easter everyone! 

Honey Bee Post - Cameos

Good morning everyone!

For those of you going, I would LOVE to see you at CHA! Please email me so that we can meet up! 

This week at Betty Bee's Buzz, we are showing you cameos! Pop on over and see what all of the other Honey Bees have created for you.

Recipe:

Cartridges: Heritage™ (charm and cameo) and Sentimentals™ (card base)

Paper: My Mind's Eye: MeadowLark: Dawn "Damask", Dawn "Cards", Dawn "Floral Display"™

Embossing folder: Kassie's Brocade™

Ribbon from my stash

Sentiment: My Pink Stamper: Everyday Occasions™ 

Happy Birthday Mike!

Just a quick post for this card to get it in by the deadline!

This card is for my co-father (FIL) Mike. It's about to be his birthday! He's the best kind of man. I am so lucky. Some of the best conversations I've had with him have been driving in the car on family vacations or just between homes that are two hours away.

Recipe:
Car: Heritage™
Road: Everyday Paper Dolls™
Scallops for the "M" pendant : Gypsy Wanderings™
"M": Designers Calendar™
"Happy Birthday": Elegant Cakes™
Embossing: A2 Happy Birthday Emboss Folder™

So this is my card for him and it qualifies for a few challenges...
Peachy Keen Stamps: Favorite Summer Vacation + bling, brads, or buttons
The Cuttlebug Spot: Sketch Challenge


Last, but not least, thank you to my new followers! I am so excited that you like my work and if you have blogs, I'll be around to see your work too!

Hello Friend and my friend Kourt's card

I made two cards during the swarm on Saturday and this was actually the first one I made. I didn't realize you had to seal the pigmented inks when stamping, so I smudged this one and was close to tears when Kourt said, "it's alright friend, that's why it's home made and people love home made things!" I can always count on her to cheer me up.



I just cut the card and the layer and then cut the tag from the Heritage Cartridge™. I stamped the sentiment with my new Hero Arts™ stamps and Color Box™ ink (this is my first time using it - any experiences stampers know of better ink?). Easy Peasy.

Kourt made a Father's Day card and I wanted to share it because this is the first card she has made and I think she did fabulously! She actually cut the envelope twice (one of the layers was flipped) so that she could use one side as the liner for the card. She cut shadows and embossed a layer and I'm just beaming with pride! So here is her card too. :)

Wee Memories Challenge (WMC6) - Pink with Embellishments

I have a LOT of thank you's to write right now so most of the cards I make will have that purpose. :)

This one was made for the Wee Memories Challenge #6 - Jenny's favorite things: pink and embellishments. I put Jenny's favorite things on one of my favorite things: olive green - and we had a winning combination! :)

I JUST got three new cartridges (see last post) and was dying to try out the tree from the Hertiage Cartridge™. It was also the first time for me using Core'dinations paper and I think I'm in love. I embossed the bottom of the tree with the Cuttlebug™ A2 Forest Branches Embossing Folder™ and then sanded it with some sand paper I found in my husband's toolbox (thanks, love!). I also sanded the tree in parts to just antique it a bit. My embellishments are Swarovski Crystals™ that I placed randomly around the tree to give it some pop. The "thank you" was cut from Sentimentals Cartridge™.

Thanks for stopping by!