so many things due TODAY....

Yikes!
I am so far behind!
Mother Nature has been wrecking havoc on my head and my FIL has been ill. Two things that slowed me down this past week
But, I want to show you what I have been up to.
I shared this over at Twisted Tuesdays...but it is also my Crafters of Faith card for the month.....


And, I had a post for the {PIN} Gals due today too...


Latte is from Saturated Canary -one of our sponsors this week (the other is Ike's Art). Both are offering up prizes ~ check out all the details of the {PIN}spirational Challenges Blog.


Thanks for stopping by!
HUGGZ,
April

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NOT what I wanted to work on

I dislike making sympathy cards, but a girl must do what she has to....
Our neighbor passed away this last week, so I HAD to make a card. Let me clarify, my DH grew up in this neighborhood, so while I don't know the family, he and the rest of the clan do.

So, I kept my card pretty low key and wrote a message from the family on the inside.
Thanks for stopping by!
HUGGZ,
April
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{PIN}54

I can't believe a week has gone by already!
Where has the time gone?

The {PIN} Gals had a great picture to draw inspiration from this week!


What do you think? Fun, huh?
I just adore that this is a bouquet of butterflies! And, I hope my card reflects that!


I kept the image pretty simple and only chalked in the butterflies before adding a bit of Dazzling Details on them. I must admit to having no idea where the dp came from, but the stamped sentient is SU!, cut out and layered with the tag die from Verve. The fairy is from


and, along with them sponsoring this week is


Great prizes are being given away ~ find the details on the {PIN} Blog here!



Thanks for stopping by!
HUGGZ,
April

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A Quickie

I am still shopping my stash, but I have used a new stamp set on this one.

Stamps and cloud dies from a*muse. I definitely need a bigger block for this stamp (poor planning on my part, but I improvised)!
I followed this week's CAS(E) this sketch #24.....I have even more ideas floating in my head, so hope to get time to put them to paper also!
I also submitted this at Simon Says Stamps!
Thanks for stopping by!
HUGGZ,
April
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{PIN}ned

Rain really does say it all about the weather today :-(

But, I didn't want to think about the weather and wanted another cuppa coffee....

I also wanted my first post to be up a bit before showing off this fun card using digis from Fresh Brewed Designs!


Heather does love her coffee....hehehe (okay, I do too...lol)


And, the inside.


I used a piece of double sided card stock for the base, layered up my front and made my hyped up coffee lover fold over the front...lol... I so wanted to use both of these digis on one card!

Our other sponsor is


Both are offering up wonderful prizes ~ stop by the challenge blog to gets all the details!


Thanks for stopping by!
HUGGZ,
April

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2TC48

Time for a new challenge over at Twisted Tuesday Challenge Blog.
This was quite the F-U-N one!

~ Chocolate Buffet ~
Choose any of the following to include on your creation this week. Use at least one of the following: chalk, glitter, spritz spray, distress inks, copic markers
THE TWIST
We want to see something that reminds us of chocolate. It can be chocolate card stock, embellishments or an image with chocolate in it or if you're doing a scrap page maybe the person in the pictures is eating chocolate or is a chocolate lover. If it is not obvious what your "chocolate" element is, please specify in your post.


Well, the chocolate part should be easy to see right away. I always have been good a 'doin' the twist.....
The glitter is not that easy to see....I think it is because the kisses shine so bright. But, the cupcake brad has a glittered cherry on top!
I kept my card simple ~ using a sentiment stamp from SU! and a scrap of dp from CTMH. The brad and ribbon both came from my stash.
I love this cupcake - chocolate with pink frosting. It is a fun treat to go with my card ( and, reinforces my chocolate twist). If you want to make one, I found the tutorial here. I have to add, I do have a little extra bow to go on my cupcake's 'cherry', but I couldn't get a good picture of it attached. I do want you to see it, because I used a fantastic Stardust Finishing Spray found here and that counts too for this challenge!


Thanks for stopping by!
HUGGZ,
April

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Time to Get Our Duel On!

Darlene was or hostess with the mostest this month and she sent the Dazzlers:
Image: SU's Sweet Seasons (2004) stamped with Tuxedo Black on Conqueror Diamond White CS
Papers: SEI's Field Notes pack
(I am in love with the DP from this company)
Doilies from my local supermarket!
Bakers twine from Can You Digi It?
Glitter brads from SU
Dragonfly Brad from Creative Impressions
Fabric Alpha Tabs from Letter Press (did you all notice that you rec'd the letter of your first name?)
Adhesive gems from K & Company
assorted banner etc. labels from Martha Stewart
Green leaf tags: unknown
non adhesive little gemstones by Paper Studio
Mini clothespins from A Muse Studios
lacey ribbon from local sewing store

That being said, I loved what she sent, but couldn't wrap my head around all of it and went a bit minimalist. To make up for it, I made an easel card!



I used some distressing on the image....must admit it looks better IRL. I used the awesome lace and fashioned a bow topped with the dragonfly. I used the half pearls to set off the top right corner and added two of my own to hold up the easel. The banners I shortened to jazz up the inside!



Please check out the rest of the duel....the love luv too!!
DAZZLERS
Terry
Paola
April (me)
Darlene
Jeanette
Melina
Debbie


DIVAS
LJ
Judy
Kadie
Tami
Kelly
Carol
Barb

Twisted....

As you (hopefully) know, I scored a guest DT spot over at the Twisted Tuesday Challenge Blog for the month of April {appropriate, right??}.

So, last week when the challenge came out I was remorseful about my awful first attempt at flowers and an animal on the same card.

But, I promised to show you....not sure why I did that.... So, here it is


I still think it is awful, but a promise is a promise.....

And, other news was had on the Twisted Blog......they are a year old and to celebrate are having monthly sponsors..... This month it is Little Blue Button Stamps with a $10 GC




Thanks for stopping by!
HUGGZ,
April

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It's been "Identified"

Today is the tenth, meaning that I am allowed to show of the card I made for our Unidentified Swap.

Lovely Carol sent the image this month. In case you don't know, every other month a group of us exchange an image and make a card with it (well, four cards actually), but it stays a secret until the due date! The image called "A Couple of Cuties," from Clear Art Stamps. Totally a Carol image.....totally beyond my scope.....but, I love a challenge!

I went with a pink palette, kept it CAS with just a bit of washi tape and an embossed background and here it is:



Thanks for stopping by!
HUGGZ,
April

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It's Raining....

again.....
Crazy weather here in Western New York. The weekend was beautiful ~ sunny skies and the temperature was close to 70f. Last night, the temps dropped and a thunderstorm rolled through - even woke the house!
Today's {PIN}spiration is perfect!


And, we are being sponsored by Bugaboo


And Di's Digi Downloads


Make sure you stop by the


blog to see the prizes up for grabs!

My card uses a great Bugaboo digi...they are so versatile!


Obviously, the boots in the picture drew me in....lol. I went CAS because I wanted to showcase the great digi.....and THE perfect piece of designer paper....lol. IRL, the raindrops ave some sparkle to them.

Thanks for stopping by!
HUGGZ,
April

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More Flowers

I took two spots in Barb's Fabulous Flower Swap over on SCS. Here is my second prototype. I used this morning's deconstructed sketch (#96)!


Stamps and dp are from CTMH....I am still working my stash!
I apologize to the DT over at the deconstructed sketch ~ I mutilated it this week!

Thanks for stopping by!
HUGGZ,
April

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Hello Friend!

Another post from me today! Can you tell that February break is upon us here in Western New York? That means less kid watching and more crafting time for me!! WooHoo!

A few weeks back, my friend Melina asked me to guest design over at her fantastic challenge blog ~ Twisted Tuesday! What's a girl to say? Of course, I said YES!

I wrote the challenges on my calendar, pulled out some things to make the first card, made the card, and put it aside. Yesterday, I realized that March had flown by and I needed to take pictures and email Melina. Phew, was I busy today....lol. Why? Because just this afternoon, I decided I hated my card!

So, I made a new one! Didn't even try to save anything off it.....in fact, didn't even tear it apart because I am going to show it to you within the week.
Theres is the new one. I followed the current challenge - #287 - over at Mojo Monday! I love how this card turned out! Proves I can mix designer papers up once in a while....lol!



Stop over and see Melina and her DT at the Twisted Tuesday blog.....even enter so I can stop by and compliment your work....




Thanks for stopping by!
HUGGZ,
April

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{PIN}ned

Being Tuesday, it can only mean one thing.....yeppers, time for another FABBY challenge from the {PIN} Gals!



Here's the photo we based our cards on:


And, here is my creation:


Being on Team 1, I was lucky enough to be gifted an image from A Day For Daisies.


Our other sponsor is Can You Digi It?


Make sure you stop by the {PIN}spirational Challenge Blog to check out the complete rules and of course the great prizes being offered.

This card is also being entered into Challenge 12 at I {Heart} Card Sketches.


Thanks for stopping by!
HUGGZ,
April

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