1/30/12 Cardabilities Design Team Reveal #48

Hi Everyone:

Here is my card for this week's Cardability Sketch.  You can see what everyone on the DT did with the sketch as well as play along at http://www.cardabilities.blogspot.com/.

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1/30/12 Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge #151

Happy Monday Everyone:

I have admired Taylor's sketches for a while now and finally had the chance to play along.  You can too here.  I  had a lot of fun with this one and hope that you have a chance to play along.

Hugs,

Anita

1/28/12 Twisted Sketches #91 Card Challenge

Here is my take on Anam's sketch from this week.  Check it out here and see what the twist is.

Project Materials:
Cardstock:  Gina K. Designs
Patterned Paper:  Prima, Printery Collection
Die:  Memory Box
Stick Pin:  Webster's Pages
Tulle and Word Slide:  from personal stash
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Nikki Sivils has landed in LA

I love this car with the camper, isn't it cute?  I also really love Nikki's work.  I was at CHA summer when I went with the wonderful ladies from my LSS where I design and teach.  I wish I was there and will look forward to hearing all about it from Nikki and others.
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LCOM Weekly Card Challenge 1/25/12

Here is my card from Jerusha's Sketch.  You can check it out here.  Hope you have a chance to play along.

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1/23/12 Angelica's Lantern Altered Jar Hot Cocoa Treat

Happy Monday everyone. Anita here with my blog inspiration post. On of my dear friend's just had her birthday. January can be a cold month so I thought it would be fun to make her a hot cocoa treat jar. I used My Favorite Things Tag Die and them stamped Angelica on the tag. She was fun to color. I love this Fancy Pants paper which I can't get enough of. Here is a top view of the jar.

Here is the recipe if you would like to make you own.

Hot Cocoa Mix Recipe

2 cups nonfat dry milk

1 cup sugar

½ cup cocoa powder

½ cup non-dairy creamer

Dash salt

Chocolate chips

Mini marshmallows

Combine ingredients and mix well. Store in an airtight container. Yield 4 cups mix. Add 3-4 tablespoons of mix to mug and fill with water. Add some marshmallows and chocolate chips and enjoy.

You can find this along with many other wonderfully adorable images at the Inky Impressions store.

Be sure to come back and let me know if you made a jar.

Hugs,

Anita

1/18/12 My Little Bit of Whimsy Cards

Hi:
Anita here with four cards that I made with my lovely Whimsy pins and buttons.  I could create with them all day because I just love them. Check out what Stephanie has been creating here.   I made this get well card for a family friend who had emergency surgery recently.  Fortuntely he is doing well.  I just love this fish.  They come in different colors and are so adorabble.

Project Materials: My Little Bit of Whimsy Cloud buttons and Fish pin.  Patterned Papers:  Bo Bunny Barefoot & Bliss, Cardstock:  Gina K. Designs, Dies:  My Favorite Things. Spritz:  Tattered Angels, Twine:  The Twinery.
Isn't this bee just so adorable.  There are so many fun ways that I could have used him.  This card makes me happy.

Project materials:  Patterned Paper:  October Afternoon, Cardstock:  Gina K. Designs, Dies:  My Favorite Things, Felt:  Michaels, Bee:  My Little Bit of Whimsy, Ribbon:  from personal stash.
I love making square cards with big fat bows, they just make me so happy.  I love this pear pin and thought it went perfectly with these papers and that bow.

Project materials:  Patterned paper:  My Mind's Eye, Lime Twist, Cardstock:  Bazzill, Gina K. Designs, Amuse.  Pins:  My Little Bit of Whimsy, Stamps:  Unity Stamp Company, Inkl:  Memento, Ribbon:  from personal stash.
This card was a treat to make.  I love the rich colors and I had fun using crackle paint on the bird cage and then ink to give it a bit of a distressed look. Here is a close up of the bird cage.

Here is the actual card.
Project materials:  Patterned Paper:  My Mind's Eye, Lost and Found, Cardstock: Gina K. Designs, Embossing Folder:  Cutlebug, Bird:  My Little Bit of Whimsy, Twine:  The Twinery, Paint:  Ranger Distress Crackle Paints, Ink:  Quick Quotes Chalk ink, Bird Pin:  My Little Bit of Whimsy, Dies:  My Favorite Things, Spellbinders, Stamps:  Unity Stamp Company, Ink:  Memento.
Thanks for looking and have a great day.
Hugs,