Caterpillar

This is the last stamp from the set Love Bug and I couldn't leave out this lovely Caterpillar. I used Stardust glitter pens on all the shoes. The "palm tree" is a die cut that Gladys sent me, Thanks Gladys. The butterflies are from the Stampin Up Embosslits. I really thought they would be bigger when I ordered them but they work out good on this card. The background paper is from Gina K. Designs. The die at the bottom is called Mini Flourish One by Cheery Lynn Designs. Oh yeah, I found the die I was looking for, under the computer monitor with a piece of scratch paper laying on top of them. Yeah, bad gone, thank goodness. Thanks for stopping by. Sharon

Boy Bug

I couldn't let the boys be left out so made a boy one. The background paper is some that I made a long time ago. The swirls are from the die Die-namics and I didn't find a name on this die. The bug was punched out with a Stampin Up punch and it's on Oval Decorative Doily by Die-namics. I added blue stickles to the swirl, doily and punch. The bug is from the set Love Bug by Stampin Up.Thanks for stopping by. Sharon

Girl Bug

I've had this border with the lace in it made for awhile now and just couldn't find the right place for it. Today it found it's place. It's a A2 Fancy Weave by Spellbinder's. The bug is on a Marianne die and it doesn't have a name, or I didn't write the name on it. That is on a Tilda Swirl by Poppy Stamps. The stamp set is one that I don't know how long I've had since I just found it again. It's called Love Bug by Stampin Up. The sentiment is from the same set. Thanks for stopping by. Sharon

Love Butterfly

The love was on a band of it's own and I didn't like the band so took it out and used my own ribbon and cut off the prongs of a couple of brads and glued them onto the ribbon. I have no clue where or when I got these, it's safe to say years ago. The butterfly is cut from a 12x12 sheet of material that Missi gave me. I found the burgundy burlap when hunting for a die that I've lost and still haven't found, this makes twice I've lost the same die. The blue background is a Spellbinder's die, already cut out. The white back ground is a M-Bossibilities from Spellbinder's. Thanks for stopping by and have a safe and happy New Year! Sharon

Butterflies are Free

Okay I'm still using stuff that I haven't used in awhile or forever. The flower background is from a Stampin Up roller and I colored it in with copic's. The butterflies are from a Stampin Up Die. The background is a M-Bossibilities folder and of course I added just a bit of bling. Thanks for stopping by. Sharon

Leaving

Okay I have a warped sense of humor but I think this would make a great "Sorry Your Leaving" card.
I decided that I'm going to use stuff in my arsenal hording that I haven't used in a long time, if ever. This leaf border is from a Stampin Up wheel, I fell in love with them and then never use them. The leaf stems are Spellbinders. The ribbon is Stampin Up. The little flowers are also Stampin Up. The background leaves are a M-Bossibilities folder. Thanks for stopping by. Sharon

Seascape

I saw a card on Pinterest this morning and just had to Sharonize it and this is what I came up with. They had sky but think I like the water better. Thanks for stopping by. Sharon

Bringing Baby

This stamp is called Bringing Baby by Stampin Up. I've had this stamp for awhile and even had this stamped out and colored but couldn't make up my mind what to do with it, until this morning and it kinda fell into place. I really like it in real but then they always look better in real than in a photo. The swirl is made by Die-namics and I couldn't find a name on it. The circle is a new die I got for Christmas called Picot Edge Circles by Spellbinders but I just about have it covered up with stickles and liquid pearls so it's hard to make out. The background is from the folder Hearts M-Bossibilities by Spellbinders and I lightly sponged just about everything with Spun Sugar Distress Ink by Tim Holtz. Thanks for stopping by. Sharon

Butterfly

I've had this card made for a couple of weeks. I had problems with Picasa so hopefully that is figured out and I can post again. The background was made with a M-Bossibility, the rectangle was made with A2 Fancy Weave both from Spellbinder's. The bows and what the bows are on are Memory Box dies, popped apart with pop dots. The butterfly is a Cheery Lynn die. Thanks for stopping by. Sharon

Happy Birthday

I've had this card started for awhile now and yesterday finished it up. The background is from Spellbinder's called A2 Polka Dots. The happy birthday is a Stampin Up stamp. The butterfly is a Cheery Lynn die. The bling is some that I've had forever but probably came from Hobby Lobby. Thanks for stopping by. Sharon

Poinsettia Centerpiece

 I took my christmas tree down this morning and remembered that I had this vase from last christmas and decided to put my bead garland in it, alternating colors. The poinsettia's are also from my christmas tree, I did cut the stems off some and used the excess around the bottom. I couldn't decide which picture that I liked the best so just used both of them. I saw something like this on Pinterest and forgot about doing it for Christmas but guess late is better than never. Thanks for stopping by. Sharon

Water Bottles

Here's some water bottles that I made for gifts for the people that I work with.
Thanks for stopping by. Sharon

Merry Christmas

I made this card for Joan's Gardens Challenge #41. The rule is *Use recycled material (such as brown paper bag, etc. I used newspaper for my ornament. I used brown paper bag for the poinsettia on the ornament and a scrap of cardstock for the Mini Faciful Flourish by Cheery Lynn.  I added gems to the holder of the ornament and red ones on the sprigs of greenery. The greenery is called Wreath Strip Border Die by Cheery Lynn. The Merry Christmas is from the set A Cardinal Christmas from Stampin Up. The embossing folder is called Snowflakes from Bringing Crafts-Too. The tab on the ornament was made with a Stampin Up punch.Thanks for stopping by. Sharon

Happy Birthday

A lady at work wants a card for her son, who's into all things hunting. This is what I came up with. I think she'll like it. Thanks for stopping by. Sharon

Happy Holidays

I made this card for the Joan's Gardens Challenge #40, The rules are * The only qualification this week is to create a winter card. * Anything goes. Because we are making it easy you might want to make several cards for this challenge. Joan I really took you at your word. Thanks for these great challenges.
This stamp is from the set Deputy T.O. Snow from Peachy Keen. The sentiment is also from this set. The background was made with the folder Snowflake by Cuttlebug. The pearls are from Hobby Lobby, they were much bigger before I cut them up. Thanks for stopping by. Sharon

Lovely As A Tree Christmas

I made this card for the Joan's Gardens Challenge #40. The rules are * The only qualification this week is to create a winter card. * Anything goes. The trees are Lovely as a Tree and the Merry Christmas is from the set Season's Greetings both by Stampin Up. I used some blue pearls from my stash. Thanks for stopping by. Sharon

Warm and Cozy

I made this card for the challenge at Joan's Garden Challenge #40. This stamp is from the set Warm and Cozy Christmas from Gina K. Designs, the stripped paper is also from Gina K. Designs. I added the Snowflakes at the top with the folder Snowflakes by Cuttlebug. The medallion and label are by Spellbinder's. The poinsettia is my Marianne. I added stickles and liquid pearls all over this card. Thanks for stopping by. Sharon

Frosty Friend

I'm entering this card into the Joan's Gardens Challenge #40. The rule is * The only qualification this week is to create a winter card. * Anything goes. I used the Snowflake folder from Cuttlebug at the top. Frosty Friends from Stampin Up. Happy Holidays from Season's Greetings also by Stampin Up. Thanks for stopping by. Sharon

Lovely As A Tree

I put my strips to close together on this card but decided to post it anyways. I used Hand-Penned Holidays, Lovely as a Tree and the sentiment from Snowflakes all by Stampin Up. Thanks for stopping by. Sharon

Merry Christmas Snowman

The background paper is green not black as it seems to want to show up in the photo. I ran it through the Cuttlebug in the folder Snowflakes by Bringing Crafts-Too. The lamp post is crooked but I didn't notice it until it had dried and I couldn't remove it so I just left it. The lamp post is called Colonial Lamp Post by Cheery Lynn Designs. The oval is Floral Ovals by Spellbinders. The snowflakes were made with a Martha Stewart punch with blue gems in the middles. The Merry Christmas is from the set Holidays and Wishes. The snowman is from the set Holiday Tag Team both by Stampin Up. I added just a touch of liquid pearls here and there. Thanks for stopping by. Sharon.

Wisemen Window

This stamp is called Chateau Gateway and I cut open the window. The scene behind is the Wisemen Ornament stamp and I decided that the bottom of the ornament looked like hills. The back of the doors were stamped with the Window Accents all by Heartfelt Creations. The die in the corners is called Madera Corner by Memory Box Dies. I added liquid pearls to the round part that looked like berries to me. I'm not real happy with this card but decided to post it anyways. Thanks for stopping by. Sharon

Shepherd Window Card

 This stamp is called Chateau Gateway and I cut the door open and added Shepherd Scene stamp behind. I stamped the back of the door with Window Accents. In the corners I stamped Rye Grass and put liquid pearls on them. All are by Heartfelt Creations. I'm not all that crazy about this card either. Thanks for stopping by. Sharon

Nativity Window Card

This stamp is called Chateau Gateway. I cut the doors open so that I could put a scene inside. The stamp on the inside is called Nativity Scene both by Heartfelt Creations. I used the stamp from Bring The    Bling by Melanie Muenchinger and added liquid pearls over the dots. I'm not really thrilled with this card but thought I'd post it anyways. Thanks for stopping by. Sharon

Lamp Post Merry Christmas

The background paper is glossy so I had to turn it a little sideways to get a good picture of the card. The paper is from Gina K. Designs. The oval is called Floral Ovals by Spellbinders. The lamp post is the Colonial Lamp Post by Cheery Lynn Designs. The snowflakes are from a Martha Stewart Punch. The Merry Christmas is from the set A Cardinal Christmas by Stampin Up. I added gems in the middle of the snowflakes colored with copics. I sponged the inside of the oval to give the light a bit of glow and added stickles. I also added liquid pearls in the circles around the oval. Thanks for stopping by. Sharon

Merry Christmas

I decided to make a second card for Joan's Garden Challenge #38. The rules are *Create a card showing your favorite winter pastime (i.e. making a snowman, going for a sleigh ride, going skiing, ect.) *Use black embossing. *Use a frame.*Create something that is dimensional. Okay it doesn't actually show building a snow man but I do like watching cardinals in the winter so decided to go with this stamp from Heartfelt Creations called Snowmen Melt Your Heart. I have to admit that snowmen stamps will get me just about every time.lol. I made my frame with two Spellbinder dies the Labels Sixteen and Labels Fifteen and while I was cutting out the snowman, I had just tossed the frame down and decided that I liked it that way so left it. I got my order today from Joan's, the Wreath Strip Border Die from Cheery Lynn. I cut it out of varigated paper so that it would look like snow but the effect is really lost in this picture. I added red liquid pearls in the center of the leaf strip dies. Black embossed the Merry Christmas. Thanks for stopping by. Sharon

Season's Greetings

The sentiment is from the set Season's Greetings. The trees are from the set Lovely As A Tree and the snowmen are the set called Frosty Friends all by Stampin Up. I added stickles for the snow. I don't really care to much for this card but decided to keep it anyways. Thanks for stopping by. Sharon

Ho Ho Ho

This santa is from the set Holiday Tag Team and it's on a Die-Namics Die called Oval Decorative Doily. The buckle is a pop tab with ribbon through it with 3 black pom poms above it. Thanks for stopping by. Sharon

Snow Globe

I really like how this card turned out but it sure was a lot of work to turn out so simple.lol. The globe part is a circle Treat Cup from Stampin Up. The background is Holiday Magic M-Bossibilities folder from Spellbinders. The globe is called Sweet Snowglobe  by Stampin Up. The Merry Christmas is from the set Hand Penned Holidays also from Stampin Up. I added liquid pearls to the dots inside the snowglobe and colored the house and trees with copics before adding glass shard glitter. Thanks for stopping by. Sharon

Snowman

The background is Holiday Magic M-Bossibilities by Spellbinder. The Merry Christmas is from the set Warmest Regards. The snowman is from the set Holiday Tag Team both by Stampin Up. The oval doily is Oval Decorative Doily by Die-Namics. Thanks for stopping by. Sharon

Merry Christmas

The background is from the Holiday Magic M-Bossibilities folder by Spellbinder. The merry christmas is from the set Hand Penned Holidays by Stampin up. The snowflake doily is the middle of Polynesian Sails Oval by Cheery Lynn Designs. The snowman face is from the set Snow Bitty Faces from Peachy Keen. Thanks for stopping by. Sharon

Snowflake Face

Okay this is an unusual snowflake but had to go for it anyways. The background was made with the Holiday Magic M-Bossibilities folder by Spellbinder. The snowflake doily is Italian Flourish by Cheery Lynn Designs. I punched a circle out and put the snowflake face on that. The face is called Snow Bitty Faces by Peachy Keen. The light is kinda funky but the flourish is white.Thanks for stopping by. Sharon

Ornament Card

This branch is called Leafy Branch by Memory Box. The ornament is from the Ornament Punch by Stampin UP. The Merry Christmas is from the set Hand-Penned Holidays. The background was made in the folder Holiday Magic by Spellbinder's M-Bossibilities. Thanks for stopping by. Sharon

Crusin' By

This stamp and the sentiment is from the set Crusin' Christmas by Stampin Up. I've had this set forever and have messed up about every card that I've tried to make with it. I really like the stamp but it is hard to get right. Probably just me. I do like this card even though it's pretty simple. The button deals are called Candi. I'm trying to make myself use stuff that I normally horde. lol. Thanks for stopping by. Sharon

Santa

Okay this card isn't an orginal of mine. Missi repinned it on Pinterest and I repinned it and just had to make it. Although I did add a pompom on his hat and pompoms above the buckle. The santa is from the set Jolliest Time of the Year by Stampin Up. The buckle is a soda pop top with black ribbon threaded through it and glued on the back. Thanks Missi. Thanks for stopping by. Sharon

Sleigh

This sleigh and deer are from dies from Marianne. The border at the top is called Frostyville Border by Memory Box also the stars at the bottom. The merry christmas is from the set Christmas Lodge from Stampin Up, embossed with black. The bakers twine is also from Stampin Up. The background is cardstock from Gina K. Designs, I think. Thanks for stopping by. Sharon

Merry Christmas Skaters

I made this for the Joan's Garden Weekly Challenge #38. The rules are *Create a card showing your favorite winter past time (i.e. making a snowman, going for a sleigh ride, going skiing, ect.) I don't skate but love watching others skate, hope this counts. *Use black embossing. I used black embossing on the Merry Christmas. * Use a frame. Did that. * Create something that is dimensional. Poinsettia. Okay got all the boxes checked.lol. I used the Lovely as a Tree in the background, the skaters from the set Winter Post both from Stampin Up. The oval is a Spellbinder's Classic Oval. The frame is Polynesian Sails Oval by Cheery Lynn. The poinsettia is called Layered Poinsettia by Spellbinders. I added stickles for the ice and a yellow pearl in the center of the poinsettia. The background paper is from Gina K. Designs. Thanks for stopping by. Sharon

Poppies

This background stamp is called Pleasant Poppies by Stampin Up. I decided that I wanted to separate the stamp and see how that would work. I like it.lol. The background is called Whimsy by Spellbinders M-Bossibilities. I added a few pearls in the center of some of the flowers and added the Stampin Up ribbon. Thanks for stopping by. Sharon

Thinking Of You

This is the other part of the stamp Pleasant Poppies from Stampin Up. The background the poppies are on is Square Lattice by Stampin Up. Spritzed with pink glimmer mist. The thinking of you is from the set  Mountain Wilderness by Theresa Momber embossed in White embossing powder. Thanks for stopping by. Sharon

Pleasant Poppies

I just got this stamp last weekend. The stamp is called Pleasant Poppies by Stampin Up. The little butterfly is from the Embosslits Beautiful Wings by Stampin up. The ribbon is from Stampin Up Sale A Bration from several years ago. The backgound paper  is from Gina K. Designs. Thanks for stopping by. Sharon

Ornament Card

I read on a blog this morning about how to do this background and had to try it at least once. You crumble your paper up and then spread it out and swipe Distress Ink Pads over the ridges and then spritz with water. All was going really well until I decided that I would add some glimmer mist. It really blurred everything but decided to go ahead an use it anyways. I used the Stampin Up Ornament Punch, and Stampin Up twine. The merry christmas is from the set Christmas Classics by Stampin Up. The three ornaments was ran through the folder Holiday Magic M-Bossibilities folder. Thanks for stopping by. Sharon

Frosty

This is a stamp from the set Frosty by Stampin Up. It's one of the first sets that I bought and still a favorite. The background was made with the Holiday Magic, M-Bossibilities folder by Spellbinders. The snowman is on Labels Sixteen Dies by Spellbinders. The poinsettia is Layered Poinsettia by Spellbinders. I added a yellow gem in the middle of the poinsettia. Thanks for stopping by. Sharon

Black and White Christmas Card

I made this for the challenge at Joan's Gardens #37. The rules are *Create a card with three narrow strips. *Use a square. *Use only black and white. *Use some polka dots. * Use flowers. I ran the background through the Holiday Magic M-Bossibilities folder by Spellbinders. The black polka dot strips are from the 6x6 Christmas Home pad by Theresa Collins. The square was made with Classic Squares Small by Spellbinders. The big poinsettia is Layered Poinsettia by Spellbinders. The small poinsettia's are from Marianne dies. I added black pom poms in the centers. The sentiment is from the set Hand Penned Holidays by Stampin Up. I added the white pearls just to add a bit of bling. I don't know that I've ever seen a black and white Christmas card but this is so much prettier and elegant in real than in this picture. Thanks for stopping by. Sharon

La Rue Flourish Face

The background was made with the Music folder by Spellbinder's M-Bossibilities. The snowman face is from Large Snowflakes and 1/2 Inch Faces and I only used the face as you can tell.lol. It's on the La Rue Flourish. Thanks for stopping by. Sharon

Santa

This Santa stamp is from the set Jolliest Time of The Year by Stampin Up. I have loved this set since it first came out and never ordered it, then I found it at a scrapbook yard sale for way less than half price, so now it's my treasure. The sentiment is from the set Hand Penned Holidays, by Stampin Up. Guess you can't tell by now that I really love this Merry Christmas.lol. The embossing is with the Cuttlebug folder Snowflakes. The swirl was made using the Whimsical Flourish by Memory box and cut apart then stickles added over it. Thanks for stopping by. Sharon

Let it Snow

The let it snow and background snowflakes are from Heartfelt Creations called Let it Snow Flurries. The other snowflakes are from Spellbinder Dies. Either Create A Flake 1,2 or 3. The faces are from Peachy Keen called Large Snowflakes and 1/2 inch faces. The Merry Christmas is from the set Hand Penned Holidays by Stampin Up. I added blue stardust glitter pen to add sparkle. Thanks for stopping by. Sharon

Northern Flurry Snowflake

This embossing folder is called Northern Flurries by Stampin Up. The pink snowflake is from a  Spellbinder Create A Flake 1. The face on the snowflake is from the set Large Snowflakes and 1/2 inch faces, by Peachy Keen. The background paper is from Gina K. Designs. Thanks for stopping by. Sharon