Inchie Card

Happy Tuesday and thanks for taking the time to visit the Charmed Life Blog. Winter seems to have returned to us. It was cold and snow flurries off and on today. But, I am holding to the 8 days until spring.

Our tulips are coming up and the deer and rabbits are showing interest. My hubby was out in his gardens spraying a deer & rabbit repellent yesterday. They don't like the smell and its a fertilizer for the tulips. It's the only way we get to have the flowers we do.

I also talked with the travel agent today to plan our summer vacation. I am getting excited because we want to do something different with my son, daughter-in-law and grandsons this year. We want to go to the Caribbean or to Riviera Maya in Mexico to an all-inclusive resort. We will see how this works out for all of us.

Now onto my card for today. This inchie I made for the Birds and Bees VSN on Splitcoaststampers. We were to create a card using inchies. I used some designer paper from the American Crafts "backyard tweet" collection. I cut it into 1" squares an lined up the images so the birdcages matched top and bottom.

I used a Cheery Lynn Designs die to cut a flourish and a Tim Holtz die for my bird. The sentiment is from the Stampin-Up set "language of friendship". Well it's getting late and time to dim the lights in Charmed Life land for another day. So until next time.......God bless.

Other challenges I am entering:
1.  Celebrate The Occasion has a spring is in the air challenge.
2.  Incy Wincy Designs has a "things that begin with "F" challenge. I used a flourish, friendship in sentiment-birds and they have feathers.
3.  Paper Playtime has an anything goes challenge.
4.  That Craft Place has an anything goes.

Our Daily Bread Designs Anniversary Party

Happy Sunday and thanks for taking the time to visit the Charmed Life Blog. Today I am taking part in a special celebration with Our Daily Bread Designs.

March is an exciting month for Our Daily Bread Designs as it celebrates it's fifth year anniversary!!! Kelley so appreciates the customers of Our Daily Bread Designs.
And she is excited for the opportunity to celebrate with them today with the ODBD Anniversary Linky Party celebration!!

Below are the links of several fans and customers who have created cards or projects using stamps from Our Daily Bread Designs.

These links will also be posted on the Our Daily Bread Designs blog as well.

To make the linky party even more fun, Kelly is offering one random participant/hopper a $15 gift certificate toward stamps!!!

• The party will run from 2pm EDT March 10 until 2pm EDT March 11
• Winners will be announced on the ODBD Blog March 12 at 7am EDT

• There will be one prize including a $15 Gift Certificate toward stamps which must be claimed within 2 weeks

Here is my creation using the ODBD "nest" stamp.

Thanks for joining us! I hope you have enjoyed my creation.

Simply stop at each blog on the link below, leave a comment and return to the ODBD Blog to tell us you completed the hop. If you had any problems along the way,  let us know! That's it! Enjoy!

1.  Brigita- GDT                                 
2.  Mary Marsh - GDT

3.  Karen Wallace - GDT                    4.  Lee Ann Barrett - GDT

5.  Connie Griffith - GDT                   6.  Sarah Nelson - GDT

7.  Barbara Washington - GDT           8.  Chris Olsen 

9.   Grace N                                        10.  Angie Crockett

11. Lisa Somerville                            12. Gerrie Jonnic- GDT 

13. Sandee                                          14. Sabrina Jackson

15. Jennipher - GDT

Don't forget to leave a comment here and then hop to Karen's Blog. Until next time .....God bless.

Lace Frame And Cameo

Happy Friday and thanks for taking the time to visit the Charmed Life Blog. We had 6" of snow here on Wednesday and snow flurries most of the day on Thursday.

My hubby was out shoveling snow early Wednesday morning and he built a snowman. He wanted me to take a photo so we could send it off to San Francisco for our 2 year old granddaughter, Phoenix Daisy. I posted it on Face Book and our family and friends loved it. It toppled over today because it wasn't quite so cold even though it was snowing.

I guess Punxsutawney Phil was wrong in his prediction of an early spring (lol)!! I am ready for warmer days and some Spring flowers. Only 12 more days until Spring hits the calendars anyway.

Now onto my card for today. On Friday's, I post over on the Great Impressions Stamp Blog as part of the design team. I may be a bit early but, I made one of my first cards for Mother's Day.

I used the Great Impressions Stamps "lace frame H212" and "cameo C414". I stamped them both in soft suede ink. The frames was fussy cut but it was really an easy cutting processing.  I layered them over Stampin-Up's poppy parade cardstock. I used the embossing folder "kassie's brocade" on this panel.

My background designer paper is from Stampin-Up's "attic boutique" collection. Layered it over soft suede cardstock. I used Spellbinders Matting Basics A & B dies to cut the layers. Makes it so easy.

My middle panel is soft suede cardstocks and over that I layered May Arts mesh ribbon and over that Stampin-Up's poppy parade ribbon.

My bow treatment is using the new Stampin-Up "vanilla flower trim".

That's my card for today.  So until next time......God bless.

Challenges I'm Entering:
1.  4 Crafty Chicks has die for dies challenge. I used SB matting basics A & B dies.
2.  Craft Us Crazy has an anything goes challenge.
3.  Dutch Dare Card Challenges has a girls rule challenge.
4.  Sincerely Yours Creations has a Mothers Day Challenge.
5.  Cards By Lady Anne has a stamp challenge.

Great Impressions Stamps Bunny Hop

Welcome to the Great Impressions Stamps Bunny Hop! We are excited to be celebrating all things Spring! 

If you came here from Joan's blog you are in the right place. If not start at the beginning with Angi. Be sure and leave a comment at every stop so that you are in the running for some fabulous stamping prizes!

For my card today I used the Great Impressions Stamps "happy spring E493". I paper pieced the images and flowers and colored the leaves and chick.

My designer paper is from The Stampin-Up "birds of a feather" collection. I also used the Sizzix embossing folder "fancy fan". The layout is this week's MojoMonday sketch.

Now onto Patti's blog. She is the next stop in the hop.

Here is the blog hop order:

Angi,  Cheryl,  Erin,  Jenny, Joan, Mary, Patti, Shanna, Sue Great Impressions Blog Happy blog hopping!!  Until next time..........God Bless.

You Brighten My Day

Happy Sunday and thanks for taking the time to visit the Charmed Life Blog. Today we are having a new monthly challenge on the Great Impressions Stamps Blog. Our theme this month is "green". And, if you win the challenge you have a chance to guest design with us. Drop over to the blog and check out the other design team projects.

I took the challenge quite literally and made a green card. I used the image Japanese Silver Grass (G3398) and stamped directly on patterned paper.  I used a Sakura pen to add some sparkle on the leaves. My sentiment is "You brighten my day" (A127). Both are available in the online store.

My card layout is this weeks MojoMonday 282 sketch. I chose the round card option. 

I used my Spellbinders scalloped circle die and placed it on the card stock so it doesn't cut all the way through. The next time I do a round card I will take a photo.

I punched a few butterflies from the designer paper and added some pearls to complete my card.

Hope you can join the challenge fun this month. So until next time........God bless.

Also entering:
1.  613 Avenue Create has a tic tac toe challenge. I used the middle row down- die cuts, stamped image and free space.
2.  That Craft Place has an anything goes challenge.
3,  Hiding In My Craft Room has a "greens" challenge.
4.  Natalie and Amy's Challenge is to use die cuts.
5.  Sandy's Crafty Creations has an anything goes with a twist-use shades of green.

Celebrate

Happy Wednesday and thanks for taking the time to visit the Charmed Life Blog. Today was more family time for us. My mother-in-law had us over for dinner to celebrate my brother-in-laws birthday. It was a yummy rigatoni-salad-salt sticks and chocolate cake dinner. The family loves Mom's pasta sauce. So we werent surprised when he picked that meal for his birthday dinner.

We gave Gary a couple of pounds of Starbucks French roast coffee and one of my handmade birthday cards. He is always so complimentary of my cards and he told me he keeps them all. That was a nice compliment.

Now onto my card for today. This one I made as a sample part of the design team. Charlene made her debut as a hostess and she chose the colors of more mustard, old olive and midnight muse.

These colors would probably make a great masculine card, but I decided to make a card with a flower. I am going to send this to a friend who just had her first grandchild.

My flower image is from the Verve set – “great friend”. Stamped image in midnight muse on more mustard cardstock and fussy cut the flower.

I popped up each layer for dimension and sponged the edges of the flower. The center is a resin button in midnight muse from Stampin-Up.

Layered the flower on an MFT doily die cut in midnight muse. Added some greenery cut from a Cheery Lynn Design die and a flag sentiment cut from a Spellbinders die.

Two of the background panels are “comfort café” designer paper and on the other 2, I used the honeycomb embossing folder from Stampin-Up . Layout is this week’s deconstructed sketch #90. 

Well that's it for me for another day. Time to dim the lights in Charmed Life Land for another day. So until next time.........God Bless.

Other Challenges:
1.  Crafts and Me has a die cut/punches challenge.
2.  Crafty Creations Challenge wants us to case ourselves. I cased this card of mine.
3.  Divas By Design has an anything goes.
4.  Simon Say Stamp has an anythinggoes.

Hoppy Easter

Happy Tuesday and thanks for taking the time to visit the Charmed Life Blog. Today seemed to have a bit of a hectic pace once it got rolling. That doesn't seem to matter to me on Tuesdays because I get to see my grandsons.

And also, I make it a point to start my day by reading my bible. It makes a big difference in my day.

I am reading through the bible on a one year plan. I have a version where you do an old testament reading, a new testament reading and then a psalm and a proverb. And, at the end of the year you will have completed the entire bible.

 It's a great way to read the scriptures. Here is the version I have if any of you are interested.  They are available at most Christian bookstores.

Now onto my card for today. I made another Easter card and you may think these are unusual colors but there is a method to my madness (lol)!!

I mentioned previously that Splitcoaststampers is having a LoveFest Challenge 2013. This one was hosted by The Cat's Pajamas and is an inspiration challenge. This is the picture we were to use to create our card.

My card is using The Cat's Pajamas set "sugar, sugar". Stamped in Versamark and embossed with white embossing powder. I did a modified chalkboard technique on this circle. Also on this circle I used the out of box technique to cut the circle. Colored basket & eggs with a prismacolor pencil in canary yellow.

Circles are cut using Spellbinders circle dies and designer paper from The Paper Patch and Stampin-Up.

I stamped my sentiment from the same TCP set and added some black rick rack to finish my card. And that's it for me today. So until next time..........God bless.

Additional challenges:
1.  SCS Technique challenge #418 wants us to use circles.

2.  MojoMonday 281 sketch. 
3.  Oldie But Goodie Challenge is to use bright colors. My black dotted paper is 3 yrs old, My spellbinders circle die is 3-4 yrs old. The rick rack is 1 year old.
4.  Cards In Envy wants us to use polka dots and has to be flat for mailing.

~Good Times Great~

Happy Monday and thanks for taking the time to visit the Charmed Life Blog. We had a great week-end. Sunday was church of course in the morning and then we went to our youngest grandson's basketball game.
Even his two older brothers were there. Maybe because we were going out afterwards to have a meal together and celebrate Aidin's birthday. He is the middle child. It was a great family time with good conversation and food.

Tonight, my sweet little 2 year old granddaughter called me from San Francisco. They just returned from a beach vacation and she was telling me about it. She had a bee sting and saw some hippies and made sand castles with daddy. That was it.

The hippies had "crazy hair" she said. She was afraid of them (according to my daughter-in-law) which is why she was telling me about it. At least 10 times (lol)!!! Then she wanted to talk about the nutcrackers that were at my house on Christmas. I love the mind of a 2 year old.  It was a wonderful 25 minutes with her.

Now onto my card for today. This one I made for several challenges. Splitcoaststampers is having an 11 day LoveFest Challenge. You still have a few days to get your entries in and there are prizes to be won.

For this challenge Verve Stamps was the host and it was a color challenge. My favorite kind!! Julee gave us a color choice and I chose aqua + brown + yellow.

For my image, I used the Verve set "great friend". I stamped in chocolate chip ink onto pool party cardstock. I fussy cut the flowers, sponged the edges for definition. Layered the flower over a doily die from MFT.

My card colors are pool party, daffodil delight and chocolate chip. I used the deconstructed sketch #90 for my layout. 

This is also for the Inspiration Challenge on Splitcoaststampers. Stef is the hostess and our inspiration site was Designs by Lucinda.  IC377 challenge. Here is my flower pin inspiration.

Well that's it for me for today. So until next time.......God bless.

Entering these challenges also:
1.  Crafty Cardmakers has a "blooming images" challenge.
2.  Created With Love Challenge wants us to go "bright and cheery".
3.  Eureka Stamps has a flower power challenge.
4.  Sentimental Sundays has a flowers, flowers and more flowers challenge.

Happy Easter

Happy Saturday and thanks for taking the time to visit the Charmed Life Blog. I was out shopping today with my sister. We went looking for some wall art for my home. I picked up a couple of items and I think they will work in my living room. When I get it up, I will take some photos.

I have another Easter card for today. I usually send 10-15 cards and this is only #2. This one would be an easy one to recreate in different colors.

I made this card for this week’s color challenge #414 on Splitcoaststampers. Peggy is our hostess and she chose a great trio of colors with certainly celery, crumb cake and chocolate chip.

For my card I used the “Jesus paid it all” stamp set and coordinating Calvary die from Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps. I decided to make a little scene on my Easter card. My crosses I cut with chocolate chip cardstock.

I added some grass cut from certainly celery cardstock with an MFT grass die. Added some wildflowers cut with the Memory Box “wildflower patch” die from certainly celery and white cardstock.

I cut & embossed some clouds with another MFT die and stamped my sentiments on them. My background designer paper is from Stampin-Up’s “elegant soiree” collection.
It was cut & embossed with the Spellbinders Matting Basics A & B dies.

This is also for the Splitcoaststampers LoveFest2013E challenge. Jana is the hostess and she wants us to use at least one die. I used 5 of them on this card.

That's it for me for today. So until next time.......God bless.

Some other challenges:
1.  Crafty Catz has a dies and punches challenge.
2.  WordArt Wednesday has an anything goes challenge.
3.  Twist of Faith Card Challenges wants us to use spring colors and a scripture or uplifting verse.

Vintage Collage

Happy Friday and thanks for taking the time to visit the Charmed Life Blog. Another weekend is here and the last one in February. We don't have any plans.
Maybe out to dinner at a new restaurant that opened here a few weeks ago. Hubby mentioned going to a high school basketball game.
I will be doing some crafting I am sure. I guess we live pretty laid back lives in the winter time (lol)!!

My card today is one that I made for my weekly Friday post on the Great Impressions Blog. I did an emboss resist technique. My stamped image is from the Great Impressions Stamps- "romantic collage-H147".
I stamped in Versamark and embossed with white embossing powder.

My background is sponged with Stampin-Up's blushing bride and primrose petals inks. I restamped the post mark and the woman image again in primrose petals and fussy cut for a little background interest.

I die cut a key using the PaperTrey Ink "lock & key die". In the corner, I used a crocheted heart from my stash and die cut a heart in primrose petals cardstock and stamped the music part of this image on that.

I made a bow with some wrinkled seam binding from my stash. Pulled out my distressing tool and curled up the corners of the cardstock to finish off the card.

Well that's it for me today. So until next time.........God bless.

1.  Addicted To Stamps and More has a vintage challenge.
2.  Loves Rubber Stamps has a lots of layers challenge.
3.  Polka Doodles Challenge Blog wants us to go shabby chic.