Hope You Can Cling To Challenge 13

Happy Monday and thanks for taking the time to visit the Charmed Life Blog. Hope you all had a great weekend. I was the hostess for a baby shower for a young couple from our church. I was pleased with how everything turned out and so was she.

I had a candy buffet and decorated small take-out boxes. The ladies loved selecting their candy and filling the boxes. I had all blue candy there. I took pictures just haven't edited them yet. But, I will post on the blog soon.

Onto my card for today. This one I made for the ongoing Hope You Can Cling To challenge on Splitcoaststampers. The challenge was officially over on Oct 31 but we have until November 7 to finish our cards and get them uploaded. I have about 4 more to do. So hopefully that will happen tomorrow.

For challenge 13, Bridget was our hostess and she wanted us to be inspired by the poet Emily Dickinson. She gave us a stanza from one of her poems as our inspiration piece. Read more here:

I chose the birds and perching part of the poem to create my card. I used designer paper from Stampin-Up's "birds of a feather" collection. I paired that with primrose petals, summer starfruit and marina mist cardstock.

My layout is from the Viva La Verve October week 4 challenge. I finished all 5 of these challenges and then I forgot to upload into the main challenge post for the contest. That didn't make me happy.

I used a couple of Tim Holtz dies - mini rosettes and mini bird and cage on my card. I cut them in primrose petals. On the rosette I added a primrose petals dahlia button. I used a Cheery Lynn flourishes die to perch my bird.

Cut my pennants from a Spellbinders die and stamped my sentiment from the Verve set - "great friend".

I cut out one of the birds from the designer paper and popped it up in the corner to complete my card.

Well it's late and time to dim the light in Charmed Life Land for another day. So until next time.....God bless.

Some other challenges:
1.  Lady Anne's Monday challenge is anything goes.
2.  Totally Gorjuss has an anything goes with a button.

Great Impressions Stamps Monthly Challenge

Happy Sunday everyone and thanks for taking the time to visit the Charmed Life Blog. Can't believe we are in November already!!

It's time once again for another monthly challenge at the Great Impressions Blog. This month we have a holiday theme. So whether you decide on Thanksgiving, Christmas New Years or another holiday, we want you to play along.

There is a prize to be won and 3 top picks each month. You don't have to use a Great Impressions Stamp but if you do you will receive a coupon good for 25% off in the Great Impressions Store.

For my card, I used the Stamp -"have yourself E512".  Love the whimsical font in this sentiment stamp and with some designer paper and a few die cuts you can create a beautiful Christmas card.

I used some patterned paper from Stampin-Up's "be of  good cheer" collection. Added a lacey square Spellbinders die cut and snowflake to complete my card.

My card layout is this weeks MojoMonday sketch. We had an option of round or square. I chose the square.

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

Some other challenges:
1.  Stamping Sensations has a traditional Christmas challenge.
2.  Lady Anne has an anything goes "stamp challenge".
3.  Christmas Stampin' All Year Long has an anything goes Christmas challenge.

Hope You Can Cling To Challenge 28

Happy Friday and thanks for taking the time to visit the Charmed Life Blog.
It has been raining here since last Saturday. We haven't had any major flooding just the rain.

My prayers go out to the families in both NY and NJ as more and more of the devastation of the storm is shown on TV. So I can deal with a little rain that will eventually stop.

I have been busy the last few days making final preps for a baby shower that I am hosting this Saturday. It is for one of the young couples at church. They are from Texas and have no family here. There are about 30 women coming, so it should be a great time.

I made some really cute centerpieces that I will photo and show on my blog later.

Now onto my card for today. I am still working on cards for the Hope You Can Cling To Challenges on Splitcoaststampers. They will all be mailed to the UT MD Andersen Cancer Center in Houston, TX.

This 28th challenge was hosted by Leslie. She wants us to make a Clean & Simple card, with a sentiment or word as your focal point. It sounds easy enough but cas cards are a bit tough, I think so anyway.

For my card I used the sentiment from Great Impressions Stamps - nicest perks F189. I stamped it in a Spellbinders lacey oval frame.

I added some twine, a button and some butterflies. Finished my card edge with a Stampin-Up scallop punch.

Well, that's it for this post have lots of errands to run for the baby shower. So until next time........God bless.

Some other challenges:
1.  Forever Friends has an anything goes challenge.
2.  In The Pink has a cas challenge.
3.  Paper Crafting Journey has a ribbon or twine challenge.

Hope You Can Cling TO Challenge 12

Happy Wednesday and thanks for taking the time to visit the Charmed Life Blog. Well we survived the "Franken-Storm".

The storm was on a path to Pittsburgh and then when it reached the center of the state it turned north. We had rain and wind but no major damage or flooding. It has been raining here since Saturday but the only heavy day was Monday.

The Eastern part of our state was hit a bit heavier. My prayers go out to NY & NJ where there was terrible destruction.

My card for today is another that I made for the Hope You Can Cling To Challenges on Splitcoaststampers. The cards are going to the Andersen Cancer Center in Houston, TX.

Dini is our hostess for the "spreading the news" challenge. She wants us to make a card inspired by a show tune from any musical or movie. Mine is the Disney movie I'll Be Home For Christmas.The song of the same name was part of the movie soundtrack.

So for my image I used an  image I received from our recent stamp club meeting. We ran out of time to put the card together there. The image is from the Stampin-Up "Christmas lodge" set. It is stamped in not quite navy ink and a Spellbinders labels 4 to cut it out. It was sponged before removing it from the die.

The background snowflake embossing is a folder from Sizzix. I used a piece of unknown patterned paper with a musical score on it.
Added some ribbon and a bow & snowflake button on this layer.

The sentiment stamped in not quite navy ink and cut out with a Spellbinder oval die and sponged before removing from die.

That's it for me today so until next time........God Bless.

Some other challenges:
1.  Lady Ann Blog has an anything goes challenge.
2.  Love To Create Blog has a lots of layers challenge.
3.  Stamp and Create has a winter wonderland challenge.

Hope YOu Can Cling To Challenge 11

Happy Saturday and thanks for taking the time to visit the Charmed Life Blog. I took Ethan (youngest grandson) back home after a 2 day visit with us. We had such a great time with him. He loves the special attention that he gets when his brothers aren't around. We love giving him the attention as well.

He helped us with the leaf raking. We had to do it 3 days in a row. And after this super storm that's supposed to come through,  I am sure the front yard will be filled again with fallen leaves. Oh well its relaxing to be out there raking -for me anyway.



Ethan working with his Pap

Ethan learning to use the leaf blower

Now onto my card for today. This is another I made for the Hope You Can Cling To Challenges on Splitcoaststampers.  These are being made for the UT MD Cancer Center in Houston TX. And also because October is breast cancer awareness month.

Judy is our hostess and she titled this challenge the "monster mash". Her challenge to us is a reminder! Get 'em mashed, squooshed, photographed, x-rayed, and checked! And to that end, we will be making creations inspired by "The Monster Mash"!

I don't have any monster type stamps so I went looking through my stash. I found these cute rub-ons from Stampin-Up's "so cool" collection. They look like they are getting ready to jam with Boris and friends(lol)!!


I paired them up with designer paper from the "good morning sunshine" collection also from Stampin-Up. My sentiment is also a rub-on from the same collection.

The layout is this weeks freshly made sketch #58.

That's my card for this challenge and also the end of my post for today. So until next time......God bless.

Some other challenges:
1.  Fussy and Fancy Blog has an anything goes challenge.
2.  Through the Craft Room Door has an anything goes.

New Day

Happy Friday and thanks for taking the time to visit the Charmed Life Blog. Seems like Friday rolls around quicker and quicker each week (lol)!! Oh well, I guess that just brings the week-end in faster.

But this Friday is a special one here at our home. We have Ethan, our youngest grandson, here for a couple of days. I picked him up at school on Thursday and took him to a doctors appointment and then brought him to my home. Tonight, he and hubby are going to a high school football game. He loves doing that with his Pap.

Not sure what we will be doing during the day but something fun I am sure. That's why my post is up early today.

Now onto my card for today. This is my card for Splitcoaststampers color challenge #397.
Julia is our hostess and she chose very vanilla, choc chip and pumpkin pie for our color palette. She also wanted us to make a fall/thanksgiving card.

Layout is the sweet stop sketch #180. My background designer paper is from DCWV "harvest gathering stack" collection.

My larger rectangle panel is striped designer paper from Stampin-Up's-chocolate chip collection.

For my smaller rectangle panel, I used the pumpkin harvest Cuttlebug embossing folder in pumpkin pie. My oval is cut in very vanilla from the Spellbinders floral oval die.

The sentiment is a stamp from Great Impressions Stamps – new day E770. I stamped in chocolate chip ink. To finish my card and the sketch I die cut a pennant flag in chocolate chip cardstock using a Spellbinders die.

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

Some other challenges:
1.  DL.Art Thankful Thursday challenge is  any holiday from now until the end of the year. Mine is Thanksgiving.
2.  Sarah Hurley Challenge blog is celebrating autumn.
3.  Simon Says Stamp has an autumn leaves challenge.
4.  Use It Tuesdays wants us to go into our stash plus use orange. My designer paper is from last year. First time I used it.

Hope You Can Cling To Challenge 10

Happy Wednesday and thanks for taking the time to visit the Charmed Life Blog. Getting an early start to my day today so I thought I would post now instead of tonight.

I was over with my grandsons yesterday so I was a bit tired when I returned from there. So no post yesterday for me.

I picked Ethan up from school and we stopped for an after school snack. Had quite a lengthy and interesting discussion on the Presidential debate & election with him. All 3 of the boys are informed politically, and we go back and forth with our ideology.
I am quite the proud Grandmother I realize that but I am very impressed with how these young boys sort out thoughts and ideas and form their opinions.

Well onto my card for today. I am showing a shaped card that I made for the Hope You Can Cling To challenge 10 on Splitcoastampers. Jeanne was our hostess for this one and she wanted us to make a shaped card. No circles, squares or rectangles were allowed in this one.

I remembered a template I had from Paper Crafts magazine for a lamp shaped card. So that's the direction I took. I had 2 color choices and designer papers so I decided to make 2 cards.

This first one is made with Stampin-Up's "attic boutique" and "soft suede" designer papers.

I used some riding hood red satin ribbon for the lamp shade trim and added a die cut daisy in riding hood red as well. The dotted center is soft suede.

My serenity sentiment is from the MFP set "island life".

The 2nd one I made uses designer paper from Stampin-Up's "thoroughly modern" collection.

I used some lace trim as well as satin ruffled ribbon. The sentiment is from the Marks Finest Papers set "lighthouses". I used just a portion of this sentiment.

Cut a daisy in whisper white sponged the edges and added a rose red center.

Well that's it for me today. Hope you will stop back tomorrow to see what I am up to.

Until next time........God Bless






Some other challenges:
1.  Anything Goes Challenge Blog wants us to make our own embellishments. I made a flower for my lamp.
2.  Challenges 4 Everybody has an anything goes challenge.
3.  The Ribbon Girl blog has a color challenge for October. The colors are just the colors of my 1st lamp.
4.  Stamptacular Sunday challenge has a "no rules" challenge.

Echo Park Papers/Great impressions Stamps Winners

Happy Wednesday everyone. Just a quick post to let you know the winners of last weeks blog hop with Echo Park Papers and Great Impressions Stamps.

These 2 lucky ladies were the winners from my blog.  Denise Bryant and Shannan Simmons. Congrats and enjoy the great products you have won. .

For a complete list of winners, go to the Great Impressions Blog.

Hope You Can Cling To Challenge 9

Happy Monday and thanks for taking the time to visit the Charmed Life Blog. Hope you had a relaxing weekend and some fun this weekend. We went to our youngest grandson's football game on Sunday afternoon.

They won in overtime 14-12. It's only a 6th grade team but we love going to watch. And it was a perfect day for a football game. Sunny but on the cool side and definitely sweat shirt weather.

We came back home and had an old-fashioned Sunday dinner. I made a roast in the crock pan and roasted some potatoes in the oven and some sweet corn. It reminded me of Sundays when I was growing up. Our meal was always special and different than the rest of the week. Hubby loved everything and now he has left-overs for lunch today. He has an especially long day at work.

Now onto my card for today. I am still working on the cards for the Hope You Can Cling To Challenges on Splitcoaststampers. They are all going to the UT MD Cancer Center in Houston, TX.

For Challenge 9 Patricia was our hostess for you "had me in stitches".  She wants us to create a humorous card using stitching as an embellishment.

For my card I used the stamp set "flamingos on vacation" from Marks Finest Papers.

I stamped the flamingos in melon mambo ink on pretty in pink cardstock- so no coloring required.
I then did some fussy cutting and added them to the white card stock.
The sentiment is also stamped in melon mambo ink.

My card base is pear pizzazz with matching designer paper on the next layer. I cut my scallop edge with the MFT die "jumbo scallops".

My stitching is faux-I used a stamp from Marks Finest Papers "sew what" set. My Stampin-Up ribbon is also stitched.

That's my card for today. Time to close this post so until next time......God bless.

Some other challenges:
1.  ABC Challenges has a new to you challenge. I used new stitched ribbon.
2.  Lady Ann has an anything goes challenge.
 

Hope You Can Cling To Challenge 8

Echo Park & Great Impressions Blog Hop Click Here

Happy Saturday and thanks for taking the time to visit the charmed life blog. Nothing really to report today. I have spent the last 2 days making cards. Trying to catch up on the Hope You Can Cling To challenges on Splitcoaststampers. These are being made for the UT MD Cancer Center in Houston Tx. I have enough now to do my first mailing this week.

When you are playing catch up sometimes you don't pay close attention to the rules. I made a birthday card this morning for one of the challenges only to find out after I was finished and card photographed that I made it in the wrong color (lol)!!. I really liked the colors I used but it wont work for this challenge. My neighbors birthday is today so I will give it to her and make another one for this challenge.

So onto my card for today. This is one I made for Lori's challenge #8. She wanted us to take the letters HYCCT and use them in your card or project. This was a bit tricky but I did it creatively.

 H- half circle

Y- Yea - as my affirmative vote for Lori's challenge

C- Christmas Carol -"joy to the world"

C- Cuttlebug Embossing Folder

T- Triangle

Card Details: I used the MFT die "dizzy doily" and cut it out in Stampin-Up's  raspberry ripple for one of the sketch circles.

I used a Spellbinder circle die for the other circle in this layout and cut it out in pink pirouette. I stamped this circle with a Verve stamp from the "winter wonder" set. My sentiment is also from this same Verve set.

Christmas tree image is from the JustRite set "O Christmas Tree" stamped in lucky limeade. It is die cut with a Spellbinders pennants die.

Punched a snowflake in pink pirouette to complete my card. My card layout is this sketch from the MojoMonday sketch challenge #259.

Well that 's it for me for today. It's late and church in the morning. So until next time........God bless.

Some other challenges:
1.  One Stop Craft Challenge has an anything goes challenge.
2.  Cards Galore has an anything goes challenge.
3.  Just Keep on Crafting has an anything goes Christmas challenge.