Allegro Grandioso

Hi!

 I love making scenes with my stamps. I think it's one of my most favorite things to do. And I love my Unity stamps and Martha Stewart punches.

I created this card for a couple of challenges:

• Unity Opportunity Challenge: Things in the Air
• HYCCT1213: Hope is the Thing
• CPS Reader Ideas: Featuring your favorite CPS Sketch. I used sketch 210.

Part of the challenge from Unity Stamps is to not use any other stamps but theirs. And for
the HYCCT1213 challenge you are to reference this poem:
Hope is the thing with feathers
that perches in the soul
and sings the tune without the words
and never stops at all.

I used the Martha Stewart punch for the "thing with feathers"  in the poem and also for my Things in the Air for the Unity challenge. I also drew some birds flying off in the distance using my Sharpie.

Sadly Card Positioning Systems is retiring the blog. I love that blog. I've used quite a lot of their sketches in the past. So I couldn't let them leave without creating a good-bye card. 

Stamps: Unity Stamp Company Tiny Trinity

Paper: Good Day Subshine Head in the Clouds Paper, SU! Berry Bouquet, ANW Crestwood Black Linen

Ink: CTMH Chocolate, Bic Mark-its Lime Sorbet, Key Lime, Honey Brown, Sharpie

Accessories: Martha Stewart Dove punch, Bazzill Basics Black Dashed

Happy Crafting,
M.E.

Loving from the Oven

Hi!

Just wanted to be sure to let you know that 365 Cards and The Stamping Boutique are teaming up this week.

If you're lucky enough to win some awesome digis from The Stamping Boutique.

Here are the rules:
1) Each challenge you participate in gives you a chance to win the prize at the end of the week (with up to 7 challenges to win).
2) You have until Sunday, February 7th, at 11:59 PM EST to complete any of the challenges and have them linked up.
3) Each card must be a new creation for the challenge under which it is submitted.

Today's challenge over at 365 Cards is a Color Challenge, check it out here.

The sketch that I used today is from CPS, it's CPS152.

The stamp that I used is Audrey the Chef. You can check her out here.

Happy Crafting.
M.E.

Books = Imaginaion

Hi!

I wanted to share with you this awesome image from The Stamping Boutique.

Materials Used:

Stamps: The Stamping Boutique Kayla Reading, Kayla's Books

Paper: Wausau White Cardstock, GCD Studios Item# 451 Bird Paradise Anaranjado Margarita Collection

Ink: Bic Mark-Its, Sharpies, Copics

Accessories: CM CCS Circle

I think she's just adorable.

And when I saw her I just knew I had to put her with my most imaginative
dp. After all books and reading help to promote a healthy imagination.

The card sketch that I just comes from CPS, it's CPS 144.

You can find the stamps here.

Happy Crafting.
M.E.

OWH Veteran's Day Blog Hop

Hi!

Sorry, I didn't realize that I was late.

Operation Write Home (OWH) is an organization that coordinates the efforts of cardmakers all over the country in supplying our troops overseas with handmade cards that these heroes can send to their loved ones back home. I've been a big fan since I became aware of them during the last blog hop, and I'm so excited that to be participating in the Veteran's Day Blog Hop! For more information on OWH, and to learn how to send your own cards, please visit their very comprehensive site.

If you need to go back to the beginning of the hop - click here to get started. Make sure you stop back here! :)

We were asked to do an Any Hero card. I posted this earlier this week you can find the deets here.



And a Valentine's card. I got the sketch for my card from CPS, it's CPS141.


As of November 9th, 11,564 cards mailed this past week! 34 boxes!

But our troops definitely need more.

They need to know how much we love them.

Your next stop on the blog hop is Patricia.

Oh, and if you're interested I have some Blogoversary blog candy up for grabs. Check it out here. But after you've finished with the hop.

Happy Crafting.
M.E.

Hello Friend

Hi!

The Stamping Gods say this card is complete and here's why. Well, really I should say the Adhesive Gods.

While I was just about to finish this card wouldn't you know it I ran out of my adhesive. So then I go to grab the refill and OMG there's no refills in the house. I usually keep at least 5 refills on hand. So then I find some adhesive that I haven't used in FOREVER, but it's still good adhesive, but as it's not the adhesive I use on a regular basis I KNOW there's no refill in the house for it.
So I try to add adhesive onto the sentiment which as you can see is not a very big
piece of paper. And wouldn't you know it ran out too.

The paper is all scrap from my scrap pile. Which is finally organized. I'll have
to share a pic of how I have them organized, but I'm still waiting to finish off
my scrap room.

Also this card is paper pieced and primarily purple as that's the challenge at
Bellas Twisted Challenge over at SCS, check it out here.

I found the sketch for this card on one of my fave blogs for sketches, CPS. It's
CPS# 139.

The sentiment is from TAC it's one of the hostess sets. Have you heard of TAC?
If you have any questions about TAC feel free to email me at cr8iveme_at_gmail.com

Materials Used:

Stamps: TAC Thinking of You, Stamping Bella elizabella

Paper: Bazzill Basics Paper Boysenberry Delight

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic, W2 Warm Gray No. 2, E00 Skin White, Bic Markit Plumtastic Purple, Polynesian Purple, Lemon Bliss, Yellow Blaze

Accessories: CM Small Circle Shapemaker (large circle), EK Success 1 1/8 punch

Techniques: Paper piecing

Happy Crafting.
M.E.

Happy Heart Day

I know, I know Halloween hasn't even happened and yet here I am with a
Valentine's Day themed card.

But isn't that dp just yummy.

I couldn't resist it when I was in my lss, Memory Depot, last Saturday.

And I love this sketch that I found at CPS it's CPS138.

I think this card is simple and elegant. I love those flowers and that brad. Can you
believe I found that brad in a pack while I was at CKC in the Dollar booth. How could
I resist.

The sentiment is from TAC's Label Lingo which is one of the Hostess sets. Haven't
heard of TAC or don't have an Angel? I'd love to help you out. Feel free to email me
at cr8iveme_at_gmail.com

I would have posted sooner but you know how it is. This is my first day off
in a while where I wasn't totally sick. So I had a ton of laundry to do. It was bad
you couldn't even see the floor before today. LOL

Materials Used:

Stamps: TAC Label Lingo

Paper: CM Cardstock White, Black, Wausau Cardstock White, GCD Studios Item#712 Tropic Tulips Lost in Paradise Collection Ink: TAC Palette Hybrid Ink Pad Noir, ColorBox Scarlet Accessories: CM Corner Rounder, Prima Mulberry Paper Flowers

Happy Crafting.
M.E.

Just released on MSB

Hi!

I created this card using a Modern Sugar Blvd digi stamp that just got released today.

She's part of the "it's a mom thing" line. Check it out here.

And this card sketch came from Card Positioning System. It's CPS 114, check it out here.

Materials Used:

Stamps: Modern Sugar Blvd Belly Mama

Paper: CM Cardstock Royal Blue

Ink: VersaColor VC-82 Black, Copic E00 Skin White, BV04 Blue Berry, R35 Coral, Spica 12 Silver, uniball Gel Impact Silver, Bic Mark-it Fandango Pink, Midnight Navy, Woodsy Brown, Petal Pink, Pink Flamingo, Prairie Berry

Accessories: DCWV Missy Adhesive Ribbon, Hero Arts gems, Kimberly Poloson buttons, CM Corner Maker, CM Custom Cutting System - Oval

Happy Crafting.

M.E.

Mom & flowers

Hi!

I created this card using the card sketch from Card Positioning Systems. It's CPS113.

Also, over on Stamp Something. Who by the way always have great challenges. Their challenge is to make "Something for a Mom".

This is one of my favorite sets by SU! and I think it may even still be in the catalog.

I made this card for my mom or Nanay as they say in Tagalog. Which is the National language of my parents country the Philippines.

I love the background stamp because it has "Mom" in all different languages.

Materials Used:

Stamps: SU! One of a Kind, A Muse Artstamps Mother bl

Paper: CM Cardstock White, Black Ink: Stazon Teal Blue, VersaColor Black, SU! Stampin' Spot Basic Black, Marvy Brush Marker No. 58 Peacock Green

Accessories: SU! Spiral punch, Boho Blossoms punch, DCWV All Dressed Up Modern ribbon

Happy Crafting.

M.E.

Bird Song

Hi!

I really think this card turned out really well.

DH thought that it would be a good idea to draw the music
notes. Since the bird looks like he's singing.

I got the sketch for this card over on CPS. It's CPS #110.

Materials Used:

Stamps: Imaginisce Bluebird

Paper: Archiver's Ivory Cardstock, Scenic Route SR981 Lynden Parkside Court Ink: VersaColor 82 Black, StazOn SZ-95 Azure, SU! Classic Ballet Blue, More Mustard, Creative Memories Fine Point pens

Accessories: Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic Scalloped Circles Large, CM CCS - Circles, Bazzill Basics Paper In-Stitch'z Template

Happy Crafting.

M.E.

Baby Shower Card

Hi!

I saw this paper in my scrap shoebox and it made me think of making
a Baby Shower card.

I got the sketch for this card over at Card Positioning System. It's
CPS Sketch #109. Check it out here.

And the ingredients for the card I found here at Sketches! by tamara.
It's Recipe Challenge #42. You can check it out here.

Materials Used:

Stamps: Studio G

Paper: CM Cardstock Purple Ink: VersaColor Black

Accessories: Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic Scalloped Circles Large, Colorbok Metal Dots, Cuttlebug Embossing Folder Argyle, Offray Ribbon

Happy Crafting.

M.E.

some bunny loves you

Hi!

I created this card using the Card Positioning System CPS102 sketch.

I used papers from my scrap pile.

The bunnies and sentiment were created using my Studio G acrylic stamp set. And the bunnies were created using the same stamp. I stamped the bunny and cut the first one out then I taped that bunny to another scrap of paper to create the 2nd bunny.

Then I used Fun Flock in Cotton Ball White to make the bunnies fuzzy.

I will try to work on some more cards. But I'm pretty tired from getting the root canal this morning.

Materials Used:

Stamps: Studio G

Paper: CM Cardstock White, Pink Lemonade, Cactus

Ink: VersaColor VC-82 Black

Accessories: Flowers, Quickutz Nesting Flowers CC-FLOWERS-01, Stampendous Fun Flock Cotton Ball White, Target See Spot Save brad, Fiskars Threading Water Scalloped punch

Happy Crafting.

M.E.

Sending love & flowers

Sending love & flowers, originally uploaded by mardriggs.

Hi!

Well my dh says I make too many cards.

I say no such thing. There are too many beatiful stamps and paper out there just begging to be used for a card.

I created this card using CPS101 from Card Positioning Systems.

I actually think I will make another card with this sketch today. So I'll let you see what I create. If I do it will use my new Hero Arts Stamp set that I bought while I was at ScrapMania.

I got this designer paper at ScrapMania at Archiver's this Friday when I was there with the girls.

I think the dp is really pretty.

Materials Used:

Stamps: SU! Circle of Friendship

Paper: CM Cardstock Taffy, Raspberry

Ink: VersaColor VC-82 Black

Accessories: flowers, brads (from JoAnn's), American Crafts Premium Ribbon Christmas/Winter 1 2008 Spool

Happy Crafting.

M.E.

Time to Relax

Time to Relax, originally uploaded by mardriggs.

Hi!

Since I'm not feeling well today. It was time that I relaxed and this is the perfect card for that.

I love these designer papers, although I don't remember who made them. They remind me of the Lilly Pulitzer line. Which I think is just fresh and summery.

I created this card for the Stamp Something Challenge - Summer in Winter Somethings.

I used the card sketch challenge on Card Positioning System CPS#100

Materials Used:

Stamps: Studio G stamp

Paper: Archiver's Cardstock Ivory, CM Cardstock White, Honeydew, Taffy, Pink Lemonade

Ink: VersaColor VC-82 Black, Copic YG11 Mignonette, RV13 Tender Pink

Accessories: ribbon

Happy Crafting.

M.E.

Ecclesiastes 3:1

Ecclesiastes 3:1, originally uploaded by mardriggs.

Hi!

I created this card using Sketch #20 from Card Positioning System.

I think that this is my favorite sketch on there.

My friend Erica let me borrow her SU! stamp set - Words of Wisdom.

Plus, I can use this card for the Divine Design Bible Verse Challenge 09 on SCS.

Materials Used:

Stamps: SU! Words of Wisdom

Paper: CM Cardstock Taffy, Moda for Daisy D's - Lullaby Small Flowers Pink #14014 Ink: Marvy Brush Marker No. 18 dark brown

Accessories: ribbon, SU! brads, Prima Forever Flowers

Thank you for looking.

May God bless you.

Happy Crafting.

M.E.

Thank you

Hi!

I want to thank you my viewers for all the wonderful comments that I've gotten on my cards.

I also want to thank CPS for this amazing card sketch CPS#99.

And I especially want to thank my dh for the comments on my cards. He's such a good critic.





Materials Used:

Stamps: SU! Too Terrific Tags
Paper: CM Cardstock Taffy, CM Cardstock Brown, CM Cardstock Pink Lemonade, Anna Griffin designer paper
Ink: Scrappy Cat Chocolate Truffle
Accessories: brads, eyelet, ribbon, Prima Forever Flowers, SU! Large Tag punch
Techniques: Cuttlebug Swiss Dots Embossing Folder

Happy Crafting.

M.E.