Double DT Duty Today! A RRR Challenge and a CDS Blog Hop! :)

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Hi Everyone!
I have two cards to share with you today for a CDS blog hop and another for a Really Reasonable Ribbon challenge.

I will start with the hop.

It is a Clear Dollar Stamps blog hop with the theme "Lets Hear It For The Boys".

If you are here from Lori's ~ ClearlyiStamp blog, you are in the right place! If you just happened on to my blog, you will want to go back there and start at the beginning. You don't want to miss seeing or commenting on any of the girls projects because the more you comment, the greater your chances of winning one of the two $10.00 CDS gift certificates!

For my hop card, I used the "Sentimental Puppy" digi that I illustrated for Clear Dollar Stamps.

What little boy wouldn't love a puppy card? :)

The designer papers are from DCWV - "Natural" matstack.

The pretty Copper Glitz ribbon is from Really Reasonable Ribbon.

This is what my "Sentimental Puppy" set looks like. It's available for instant download for just $2.50!

My second card Is for the new Really Reasonable Ribbon's Ramblings challenge that starts today. The theme is "Anything Goes" and it is co-sponsored by Inky Antics.

 I used Really Reasonable Ribbon's  - Red Gingham, Sunflower Swiss Dots Grosgrain, and Black Swiss Dots Grosgrain for the flower petals.

The flower centers and stems are from Inky Antic's "Marvelous Match Up's" clear stamp set.

The papers are Intense Yellow, Soot, and Simply Smooth White from Discount Card Stock.

That's my cards for today. I hope you will click on all of the links to the companies that I have featured products for and check them out. 

I would love to see you join the Really Reasonable Ribbons challenge (where you could win a fun prize from RRR or Inky Antics)  AND join us in the Clear Dollar Stamps Blog hop (where you could win one of 2 gift certificates)!

Your next stop on the hop is super talented friend Lisa's fun blog. I am sure she has something amazing to share with you! 

Please remember to comment before you go to increase your chances of winning one of the random prizes from Clear Dollar Stamps!

BTW...if you missed my post from yesterday because of all of the Blogger issues, please click HERE or scroll down for more fun stuff and chances for more prizes! :)

Hugs,

True :D

WOW! Really Reasonable Ribbon Blog Hop Plus PSA Essentials and Discount Card Stock Guest DT's and...some prizes!

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Hi Everyone!

Grab a cuppa and sit back for awhile!

This is a long post but soooo worth the reading and surfing!

I have lots going on here today. 

It is the 13th of the month so it's time for another Really Reasonable Ribbon's Ramblings blog hop!

I am also today's Guest Designer for PSA Essentials and the May Guest Designer for Discount Cardstock.

I hope all of the blog hoppers will also read on down and check out the companies I am guesting for too because they are awesome!!!! :) You could win some PSA or RRR goodies too!

For those of you who came because of the guest spots, we would love for you to join us in the RRRR blog hop!

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As we all know....Blogger has had some major issues the last couple of days. Although my post is up, not everyone on the hop has had a chance to get their's on so please come back later and hit the links that you miss. Much appreciated! :)
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Now....if you found your way here from Really Reasonable Ribbon's Ramblings, you are in the right place!

If you just happened on to my blog, head on back there, because that it where it all starts! :)

You don't want to miss any of the awesome projects the girls have created for your viewing pleasure...or a chance at a great prize from Really Reasonable Ribbon.

My card today works for all of my assignments plus I needed a card for my nieces wedding! 

I sooo love it when everything falls together like this! :)

The beautiful ribbons are from Really Reasonable Ribbon's  May Ribbon Club set.

The drop dead gorgeous cardstock is Bronze, Mountain Rose, Jade Satin, and Jade Riccio, all from Discount Card Stock. I did some embossing which is always beautiful on these metallic papers.

The elegant sentiment stamp is from PSA Essentials "Mr. & Mrs." Peel and Stick stamp pack and the boarder stamp that I used gold embossing powder on, is from their "Whimsy Cakes" pack.

I thought the gold embossing tied the sentiment in with that pretty gold trimmed ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon.

Here is an inside shot of the pretty papers, ribbon, and image.

PSA Stamp Camp will be doing a giveaway exclusively for my readers!

All you have to do is:

1)      Becoming a follower of PSA Stamp Camp blog

(while you are there, please check out all of the other projects I created for PSA that I haven't posted here yet, and leave me some love!)

2)       “Like” PSA Essentials on Facebook

Both actions are each an entry to win:  1 custom stamp, 1 Peel & Stick packs, 1 alignment tool, 1 ink. $80.00 retail value.

I would also LOVE it if you would follow my blog too! :)

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Next....you can head on over to the Discount Card Stock blog and look around a bit. They have some very nice projects that might just inspire you to get out your cardstock wish list! :)

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Now...back to the hop!

Bonnie will be giving away a Ribbon Monthly Club kit plus some other goodies to a random commenter so please make sure and comment on all of the girl's projects to increase your chances of winning!

Your next stop on the hop is Andrea's Creative Paper Trail. You're gonna love it! :)

I told you this would be a long post! Aren't ya glad you took my advice to grab a drink and set back and relax? :)

Thanks so much for dropping by today!

Hugs,

True :D

Happy Mother's Day!

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Happy Mother's Day  to all of my crafty friends!

I thought I would share my chocolate covered strawberries that my wonderful son and future daughter-in-law sent me. They are from a place called Sherries Berries and I LOVE LOVE LOVE them sooo much!

They have bought them for me before and knew how much I liked them so they had more delivered to me for Mother's Day. Sweet kids! 

These babies are HUGE and so delish! I don't know where they get their chocolate but it is amazingly smooth! Mmmm num yummy!

I have big ol' honkin' man hands so I put a penny by one to show you just how huge these sweet babies are!

My baby and his lovely fiancée Kristin.

I am so blessed to be the mother of such an amazing son. He has always been a joy from the day he was born. Everyone who knows him, loves him and he truly cares about everyone he is around.
Thank you Kurt Wayne for being the reason this day means so much to me.
I love you with all of my heart!


Happy Mother's Day Everyone!

Hugs,

True :D

I'm The Guest Designer @ Discount Card Stock This Month! ~ Shower Invitation

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Hi everyone! 

I was asked to be the May Guest Designer over @ Discount Card Stock and today they featured my first project on their blog! :) I will have a project on there every Friday this month!

I was so excited to get complimentary box of pretty cardstock and start creating with it! They have so many colors and textures to choose from! I had no problem finding the perfect cardstock I needed for my son and future daughter-in-law's wedding colors!

This is a very simple and easy to make wedding shower invitation. Simple is what we all need when making multiples such as invitations...right? ;)

I designed the invitation in Word on my computer, printed it out on Discount Card Stock's - Brilliant White 110#, attached a pretty piece of ribbon and a sweet stamped wedding image then attached it to the softly colored Canary 67#, also from Discount Card Stock.

The ribbon is 3/8" Aqua Organza from Really Reasonable Ribbon.

The wedding bells stamp and boarder is from PSA Essentials' "Mr. & Mrs." Peel and Stick pack.

(I am also guest designing for them this month so come back next Friday to see what else I have created with Discount Card Stock and PSA Essentials products and have a chance to win some great prizes! :)

CLICK HERE to see other projects I have done using Discount Card Stock's papers. ;)

I would so love it if you would head over to Discount Card Stock's blog and leave me some love there so they will know you came to visit. Grab a cup of coffee and enjoy looking through their archives while you are there. They have some super nice projects for your inspiration. 

HERE is a link to their shop too. They have some beautiful cardstocks and supplies and at very reasonable prices! The shop is organized by paper type, colors, and other categories so it is extremely easy to find just what you need fast! :)

Thanks for dropping by! :)

Hugs,

True :D

"Frosted Rose Cake" Card...Just For The Fun Of It! :)

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Hi Everyone!

I have tons and tons of work that needs done. Several stamp illustrations for Clear Dollar Stamps, some sample cards, some blog post write ups, a special project for an Inky Antics newsletter, and some January submissions for CardMaker magazine, but.... I just had to take a break for a few minutes!

I couldn't resist playing along with the girls over at Split Coast Stampers WT321 "Sweet Treats" challenge.

I have had this sweet Rose Frosted Cake stamp illustrated by Laurie Wilson for Clear Dollar Stamps for quite some time and never inked it up. I decided to give it some well deserved love today and made a super quick and easy card. I think it took less then 15 minutes! ;)

The beautiful Moss Silk Ribbon is from Really Reasonable Ribbon.

The cardstocks are Bazzill Swiss Dots in Clover Leaf and Simply Smooth White, available @ Discount CardStock.

The designer paper is from Basic Grey's "Porcelain" stack.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Hope your day is a "SWEET" one!

Hugs,

True :D

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Card Recipe:
CDS STAMPS USED: Rose Frosted Cake
CS/PAPERS: Bazzill, Basic Grey - "Porcelain" stack
INK: Staz-On
ACCENTS/TOOLS: Really Reasonable Ribbon's Moss Silk ribbon, Creative Charms-Pink Vintage Pearl brad and White Gradient Pearl Stickers, Wizard with round and scalloped round Nestabilities, Scor-Pal, Scor-Tape, Doily
COLORING: Watercolors

My Future-Daughter-in-love's Wedding Shower and a Blog Candy Winner!

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Hi Everyone!

Thought I would share a quick video of my son's fiancée Kristin's wedding shower that I had for her yesterday.

BTW...in the video, it sounds like I say "NOT the flowers" but I actually said "LOTS of flowers". That darn Kansas accent! :) I really did make them! :)

Hubby and I bought her the "party hat"/tiara so she would feel like a princess.

I also wanted to share a photo of my son Kurt and our fur-baby Zoey, chillin' after the party.

Zoey is so funny! She doesn't even look like a dog when she lays on her back like this. Her eyes and face just get covered up with wrinkles so much that she looks like some kind of unidentified creature. LOL!
She is actually a very beautiful 75lb. English Bulldog. :)

And now for the winner of my blog candy from the Creative Charms blog hop...

The winner is....Drum roll please.....

In Love With a Bug!

Please email me your snail mail addy and I will pop your goodies in the mail to you!

Thanks to everyone who takes the time to leave a comment! They are soooo appreciated! I wish you could all win! :)

Well....that's it for today. Hope you all have a wonderful week full of family, friends, and crafting!!

Hugs,

True :D

Really Reasonable Ribbon / Fred She Said Challenge Card

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Hi Everyone!

Today starts a new challenge over @ Really Reasonable Ribbon's Ramblings and we have teamed up with Fred She Said so there are lots of pretty "Fredded" projects to look at on the RRRR blog.

The challenge theme is "Double Dutch" Use 2 ribbons, 2 laces or 2 trims.

For my card, I used Fred's - Sunflowers and Thankfulness digi set and their Angel and Inspirational Sentiments pack.

The beautiful ribbons I used are Really Reasonable Ribbon's ~  Olive Wrinkled Ribbon and a Yellow Satin with Dots that was in one of their Ribbon of the Month sets. These sets are such a great way to add to your ribbon stash. Some ribbons are only available in the Ribbon Club sets! This month's set has lots of pretty pinks and browns! :)

I watercolored the image several times then fussy cut them out and layered up to 3 times.

The beautiful designer paper is from K&Company's - Susan Winget - Nature stack.

The cardstock is Bazzill Swiss Dots Clover L:eaf and Simply Smooth White 80# from Discount CardStock.

 I used a piece of sunflower, that would have been tossed when I cut the front out to layer, to decorate the inside too.

Thanks so much for dropping by today! I hope you will head on over to the Really Reasonable Ribbon's Ramblings blog and see what the RRR and Fred girls have to show you. There are some truly beautiful projects over there for your inspiration!  We would love you to join in on our fun challenge too!
You could win a $20 gift certificate from Fred She Said or a $10 gift certificate from Really Reasonable Ribbon!

If you have not signed up for my blog candy yet, scroll on down! :)

Hugs,

True :D

Creative Charms "Fair Well" Blog Hop and Some Blog Candy!

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Looking for the INKY ANTICS blog hop? Scroll down 1 post. ;)

But....

BLOG CANDY ALERT! Read this post too! :)

Hi Everyone!

The new Creative Charms design team is about ready to take the reigns so Midori decided we would do a "Fair well" hop for those of us who are leaving. I have really enjoyed my two terms with Creative Charms. 

I have had a blast playing with all of that beautiful bling and meeting some amazing artists!

Today's hop is a scavenger hunt of sorts. Each designer will have a "secret word" that will end up being a phrase that you will email Midori, for a chance to win some awesome prizes! It is sure to be a lot of fun!

You should have arrived to my blog from beautiful Jennifer's blog. If you just happened onto mine, you will want to start back at the Creative Charms blog so you can start your phrase from the beginning! :)

Today, I thought I would share a couple of my favorite projects that I have done with Creative Charms products.

This card is both shabby and blingy because it was done with trash! The "designer" paper, flowers and leaves are all made out of old newspaper and Glimmer Mist! The beautiful White Vintage Brad and White Gradient Pearl Stickers add a touch of class to it! ;)

I just have to mention that beautiful Mossy Rock Hand-dyed ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon too! ;)

Another of my favorite Creative Charms projects is this little tote treat bag that I use one of the "Deal of the Month" kits to decorate. These kits are a great way to add lots of bling to your stash without loosing lots of cha-ching from your cash! :)

I have tons more projects that I've made with Creative Charms so after you finish the hop, come on back and take a peek around my blog. :)

Blog Candy Alert!!!!

I am giving away this eclectic collection of fun Creative Charms embellishments.! There are 50 pieces ranging from 1/4" to 3". Some of them are no longer available so you can only get them here! All you have to do is leave a comment and become a follower if you aren't already. My winner will be chosen and announced on Monday May 22nd as will the winners from the Creative Charms blog hop.

OK...my secret word for the phrase is.....HOP. 

Your next stop is the super talented Ellen's blog.

But wait....don't forget to comment and "Follow" to have a chance at my bling give away!

Thanks so much for hopping by!

Hugs,

True :D

Time for an Inky Antics "Box or Bag" BLOG HOP!!!!

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Hi Everyone!

My Friend Jackie from Inky Antics thought it was time that the design team had another blog hop. I agree! Fun fun fun!!!

If you came here from Sweet Crystal's blog, you are in the right place! If you just happened on here, you will want to go back to the start at Jackie's blog.

Jackie challenged each of us to create a gift box or bag using the "Gifts in a Snap" stamps.

They are really cool! I used the #V1-1223 Rectangle Box Template and it was so quick and easy to make my little "Chick Teabag Gift Holder".

I also used Inky Antics #0689H "Moments Shared" and #10885H "Tea Time Chicks" stamps to decorate my box.

The designer papers out of the "Out and About" stack from My Mind's Eye. The cardstock is Simply Smooth White 80# and Turquoise 65# from Discount CardStock.

The ribbon is Echinacea Hand-dyed Silk from Really Reasonable Ribbon.

BTW...they are having a 10% off sale through midnight tonight! Go to the RRR blog for the discount code. ;)

I water colored the images then added some distress ink to the edges. I finished it off with a couple of Prima flowers, a brad, and some yummy tea bags.
I get to use it as a gift already...Jackie loved it so much, I am sending it to her! :)

The hop ends on Sunday, May 1st at midnight Central time. We invite you to visit each DT members’ blog and leave feedback about their creation. Three winners will be drawn at random to receive one of our template stamps. The more you comment, the better your chances are to win. (Limit one comment per blog, please). The winners’ names will be announced on the Inky Antics  blog next Monday, so remember to stop back and see if you've won.

The next stop on your hop is the super talented Michelle's blog.

Thanks so much for "hopping" by!

Hugs,

True :D

Showing An Old Photo Some Well Deserved Love Today! :)

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Hi Everyone!

Just a really quick post today to share a project and to wish you all a happy Good Friday! :)

Now, I'm not really known for scrapbook pages but every now and then, I'll be throwing one at ya. :)

Today I wanted to share this 12" x 12" layout that I did of my son Kurt and his best friend (at the time) Samantha. They grew up together and Sam lived to the ripe old age of about 14. They were friends for a long time. :) 

The puppy dog image I used is my "Sentimental Puppy" digi that is available @ Clear Dollar Stamps for just $2.50 for an instant download! 

The papers are from DCWV "Pets" stack.

The digi comes with lots of cute sentiments!

 Thanks so much for dropping by!

Hugs,

True :D

"Happy Easter" Card

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Hi Everyone!
Today's project is a fun little bunny Easter card.With an Inky Antics image, Really Reasonable Ribbon ribbon, and K&Company's ~S.W. - "Spring Blossoms" papers, it's easy to make a cute card! :)

The image is the "Bunny Wonders" stamp from Inky Antics.The flowers are assorted Primas.The gems are Creative Charm's ~  Pink Gradient Gem Stickers.I used Really Reasonable Ribbon's ~ Satin with Grosgrain Edge ribbons in Fuchsia and Moss.

This ribbon comes in many beautiful colors. View them all HERE.

One of the best ways to add them to your collection is to order the pre-mixed assortments.

Right now, Bonnie has them in both Pastel and Dark for just $3.99 for each 10 yard set!

Thanks for dropping by!

Hugs,True :D

"The Earth Smiles In Flowers" Clear Dollar Stamps Blog Hop!

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Hello everyone!

Hope you are having a wonderful Sunday so far. If you are here for the Clear Dollar Stamps blog hop, your day is going to get even better! I am guessing you came from looking @ Barb's best creations. If so...you are in the right spot! If you just happened onto my blog, you will want to go back to the start @ the Clearly iStamp blog so you won't miss a thing! This month's inspiration is from a Ralph Waldo Emerson quote "The Earth Laughs With Flowers". The girls have prepared lot of beautiful cards with lots of pretty flowers for you.

Here is mine. It's done with the "Sentimental Flowers" set that I illustrated for Clear Dollar Stamps.

I fell in love with the papers from Prima's - "Sweet Fairy" and "Fairy Flora" stacks and wanted to use them for this clean and simple card. The background is one of their papers and to me it looks like a beautiful sunset. The flowers, flower centers, and leaves are all paper pieced with assorted papers form the two stacks. I added just a touch of Prismacolor pencil in the flower centers, grass and stems, but that is it. No watercoloring...no beautiful ribbon...not my normal style. But, every now and then ya just gotta mix it up! :)

Here is what the whole "Sentimental Flowers" set looks like.

I really appreciate you hopping along with us today!

Hope you have enjoyed this stop!

Make sure and leave a quick comment on all of the girl's blogs (including mine...*hint* *hint*) so you can increase your chances of winning one of the (2) $10.00 gift certificates that Clear Dollar Stamps will be giving to (2) lucky commenters!

Now on with the show! Your next stop is sweet Linda's blog. I am sure she will have something stunning to inspire you! :)

Hugs,

True :D

CDS STAMPS USED: Sentimental Flowers
CS/PAPERS: Prima
INK: Staz-On, ColorBox cat's eyes Cyan and olive Pastel
ACCENTS/TOOLS: Sewing machine with purple thread, Prismacolor pencils PC921 and 738 1/2, Gamsol
SPECIAL NOTES: The background, flowers, centers, and leaves are all cut from different patterns of Prima papers from the Sweet Fairy and Fairy Flora stacks. The only coloring was just a tad in the flower centers and the grass and stems, then blended with Gamsol. I used the Cyan cat's eye to enhance the color of the "sky" and the Olive on the grass. The rest of the colors came "as is" from the stacks. I love how it looks like a painted sunset sky! :)