The sharp knife of a short life...

Dedicated to Baby Wyatt...taken too soon...but loved by a lot...We can't understand...he was an angel sent here to live here on earth for a short time and it was his time to return to Heaven. What a sweet boy that touched SO many lives in such a short time.

Spots & Stripes!

Here is my card for today's sponsorship at Sassy Studio Designs...we are sponsoring The Crazy Challenge blog today...you will find the current challenge/link-up there! 

I'm getting a head start on thank you cards for our Zeal for Teal crop! We're doing a 50's theme so this is PERFECT! (That's why she has a teal skirt!!) 

And of course, my Spots & Stripes are the buttons! They seem to fit this theme perfectly!

I'm entering this into the challenge on Karber Weekly Challenge too! They're having the same challenge surprisingly enough!

One Stop Craft Challenge

Yesterday was the start of SSD sponsoring the One Stop Craft Challenge blog...the challenge is to make a card with more than one fold...

Here is mine:

Head over to OSCC to get your entry in today to win!!!!

Happy Birthday! (PDS Challenge)

This is card for my son's friend's birthday! 

She's SO cute and I had her coloured and in my "stash" of PDS images!!  

This is the inside

I made this for the Pixie Dust Creations Challenge...BUTTON UP! :D Thanks for checking out my submission! I hope I win!!!!

Supplies used: Nook & Pantry Basic Grey 6x6 Pad

Kioshi Basic Grey buttons

Pixie Dust Stamps Strawberry girl digital stamp

Distress Inks

Studio G Birthday stamp

Simply Betty Stamps: A Special Image for a Special Girl with a Special ...

THIS IS TAKEN FROM BETTY ROBERTS' BLOG...SHE'S THE ARTIST/OWNER SIMPLY BETTY STAMPS...

HER ALMOST 13 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER HAS DECIDED TO DO SOMETHING extremely SPECIAL FOR A LOCAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL...PLEASE KEEP READING FOR MORE DETAILS...BETTY THIS  IS A TRUE TESTAMENT TO HOW YOU RAISED YOUR DAUGHTER! KUDOS TO YOU TOO!

Hello everyone!  I am hoping to reach many of you on this special post...

My daughter Rio is turning 13!  OMG another teen in the house!  Two teens+one toddler= disasterous fun... on most days!  LOL  Okay okay, so let me tell you about the Special Image for my Special girl Rio with a Special Birthday request we got from her this year...

Every year I ask the kids what they want for their birthday.  Money, a trip, a party, or an overnight stay at Disneyland.... Rio came to me and said, "Mom, is it really really my choice what I get for my birthday?"  I told her of course!  So she says, "Ok, this year mom, I want money, but can I do anything at all with it? I mean anything I want mom?"  Again, I said of course.  "Okay, I want my birthday money to be donated to the children of St. Jude's hospital so they can have a special day, or whatever the money is needed for. I don't want to have money to just blow when I can help other kids that can't get out of bed, or go outside.  That's what I want for my birthday!"

Of course I was already choking on my tears before she finished her sentence!  What a marvelous request, selfless and special!  I had a special image made for her 13th birthday, and I have not told her about it, or shown it to her.  I am asking for a very special request myself in honor of my daughter's selflessness.  

The image is now available for $3.00, I am asking you all to purchase this special stamp and help me bring my daughter special birthday wishes by mailing off a card you make with the image to her... but wait that's not all... the $3.00 made from every purchase will be donated to St. Jude's, again in Rio's honor.  I am planning on taking her after her birthday to the hospital with the money we raise from this image and her birthday money as requested and giving it all to the hospital! 

 Her birthday is Feb. 8th, if you all could find it in your hearts to give my little girl that special card my mailing it to her I know it would make her day so special... she is always so grateful of the little things and my hope is to fill that mailbox of ours to the brim with Birthday cards!  I plan to gather all cards mailed to her from now until the 8th, and secretly putting them all in the mailbox along with her very favorite chocolates: York Peppermint Patties and Peanut Butter cups!   That evening after her birthday dinner I am going to ask her to walk down the street with me to the cluster boxes and have her open the mailbox (I am going to pretend I have not checked the mail all day of course) then BAM! they all pop out at her!  Whoohooo!  She will be thrilled once she realizes what exactly all those letters are.

Here is our mailing address:

PO BOX 132314

Big Bear Lake, CA 92315 

So, would you all be willing to help Rio raise a little money for the kids and send off a card?  If so you can purchase the image at simplybettystamps.com under Rio the Birthday Girl digi!  She is the first (but limited edition) of six new Emos to come in the future!

Here is the image:  what do you think of it?  Pretty cute huh?  She's the special birthday diva turing 13!!  I will run this image for $3.00 until the 8th of Feb.  after that she will be gone for good.  So please be aware that she will be a very limited edition digi!  She may later make a debut in rubber but I am not making any promises, I will try my best if there is enough interest in her to be made into Rubber.  Thank you all for your support!  And please please please spread the word about this special fund raiser.  Thank you all again!

Doodle Pantry Release #2

It's release day #2 today at Doodle Pantry and you will LOVE these cute new images! I got two more sets to play with this release...and they are adorable! I will have SO many uses for all the images I received! BTW, if you're looking to do a guest designer spot somewhere, you should check out Doodle Pantry! You really get some great incentives and they are a great group of ladies to chat and hang with!

Anyways, back to the release, here is the LATEST RELEASE LINK. Here you will find the new sets now available!

This is what I created with the two new sets I got! :D 

Thanks for checking out my creations!

Dare to Be Thursday at SSD

It's Dare to Be Thursday at Sassy Studio Designs and we were supposed to use blue and purple for our winter-themed cards...well here is mine!

I even made her some snow banks to play in!

I'm not sure who I'll send this card to....maybe my inlaws who are down in Florida for the winter!!!!!

This is actually the Falling Leaves image but I decided to colour her with PhotoShop Elements and make her more winter-y!

Check out what the other DT members created at the SSD Blog. 

Link your creation by next Wednesday for a chance to win some free images from SSD!

ICS Sketches

Sassy Studio Designs is sponsoring the ICS Sketches again today!


Here's my card:

Isn't she CUTE?! This Sock Hop Sassy is from the newest release! Check it out! And don't forget to pop over to the ICS blog to get your entry in to win FREE images from SSD! :D (You too could be the proud owner of this Sock Hop Sweetie!!!)

Blast from the Past Sassy Studio Designs Release

Are you ready for a "Blast from the Past"?  Well this release will take you there!  You should see what the design team has created! Our newest DT members have joined us this month to kick-start the year off! And WOW! What a kick-off this will be!

So for this blog hop you will need to check out each Design Team's blogs...each member has a song title posted on their blogs. You will need to figure out the artist. When you have the whole list, email it to me [tandjstudios(at)gmail(dot)com].

You will have till Sunday night to get me your list and I'll announce a winner on Monday. The winner will receive 2 images of their choice. 

Here is the 'hoppin' list!

Sara  

Regan 

Julie 

Rebecca  

Kathy 

Maria

Amanda <-- You're here

Here are my creations for this release!

The song title from me is Rock Around the Clock! (GOOD LUCK!)

Fresh Brewed Designs Latte Love

Isn't this image awesome?? 

My friend Heather, artist/owner of Fresh Brewed Designs created this CUTE travel mug! 

I LOVE it! It's perfect for Valentine's Day!

Thanks for a super cute image Heather!

Blog Hop At Fresh Brewed Designs

Just a quick post to remind you there's a blog hop starting on January 19th (next Wednesday) and you will need to start at Heather's blog HERE

Check it out!

My Tiny Contest Submission #2

Here is my second entry for the "My Tiny" contest at Some Odd Girl! 
Here is my daughter:

This Tiny Tia image is so cute! I instantly thought it looked like my daughter when I saw it!!
Thanks for checking out my submissions! Wish me luck!!

My Tiny Contest Submission #1

Here is my first entry for the "My Tiny" contest at Some Odd Girl! These digital stamps are just adorable and I have in the past thought they could look like my kiddos! Well, after MANY people saying they look like their own kids, Kristy came up with this contest...if you think your kids look like the SOGgy Tinies, create something with them and link it up with the comparison picture. You could win a great prize! 
So here is my son:

I just love the Schoolboy Tobie image! I coloured it to match my son's outfit! (That's my son's first day of school!)

Please check out my next post for my second submission! :D  Thanks for checking it out!

HELP FOR KATIE & HER FAMILY!

Jak Heath is a crafting friend to Katie and has organized this special digi benefit to help raise money for Katie's Treatment and to give her lovely boys a treat too.

Who is Katie, you might ask? Katie Emmerson Renz married to Kevin with 3 beautiful boys, the twins Nate & Will, aged 5, and Hunter aged 10, had some news just before Christmas that has rocked their world as they know it.


Katie has been diagnosed with stage 4 Stomach Cancer and is currently undergoing her only option which is Chemotherapy.  Katie is updating her blog with her experiences, if you want to check it out.

Jak Heath is collecting the funds to present to Katie. You will get over 20 digital designs from various companies just for donating £15 (to Jak Heath).  (appoximately $23 USD). Well worth the $23 for sure. You need to pop over to Jak Heath's site and see what she's offering. 

Jak Heath will also have some prizes... CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE PRIZES ON JAK'S BLOG

Every time a donation is made you will be entered into a drawing for the prizes if you donate twice you will get 2 chances to win one of the prizes.   The drawing for the prizes will be made on February the 10th, and announced on Jak Heath's blog.


Because I'm guest designing at Doodle Pantry this month, I was given the set that Laurie donated to the cause. 


Here is what I created

Katie and her Family would like to say a very special thank you to all of the artists that gave up their time to help make this happen. I say thank you too! I know what this family is going through. It's easier to understand as an adult why your parents get cancer but as a child, you just may not understand. My heart goes out to those boys. Sending prayers to Katie and Kevin and the boys. Hoping my little bit helps.

All Creatures Great and Small

Doodle Pantry is sponsoring the CES Challenges blog this week...here is what I created for the challenge. 

I used  one of the new images from the Sheep Squeeze set from the January 5th release! The inside reads "I love EWE"! Cheesy, I know but I don't care!!! It fits!!! 


You should check out the challenge at CES...you could win a $15 gift certificate to spend at the store.
Thanks for checking it out!

Digi Day at Stamp Something

It's Digi Day at Stamp Something again and this is what I made for the DT samples...the only challenge was using a digital stamp....well, I think I can handle that!!

Do you get the play on words? "Tangled" is the new Disney movie about Rapunzel and this is the Rapunzel image from Sassy Studio Designs. Actually the banner is from SSD too...I added the lettering in PhotoShop Elements.

Dare to Be Thursday at SSD

It's Thursday so that means another Dare to Be Thursday Challenge!  The challenge for this week is "Something New" so my new things were new flowers, new pearls and a new technique (I've never made a Step Card before! I love them!)

Okay, so I hadn't seen the new "Alice in Wonderland" yet (DON'T JUDGE! I'm a little behind in the times okay!) but I finally watched it on New Years Eve! Well, I must say it's definitely in Tim Burton's style...the dark, "gothic" feel to the movie gives Alice a whole new persona! I really like it! It's like the one I remember as a kid (Not the Disney version)...I remember the Jabber-walkie! (It didn't look like the one in the new movie though!)

Anyways, I made a card for the Dare to Be Thursday challenge at Sassy Studio Designs this week...and it's a little "Burton-inspired"! Alice looks a little more gothic than her usual self! And I tried to copy the colours for the Mad Hatter and the Cheshire Cat...I wish now I had purchased all the Alice images before they were removed from the store! Maybe they will be re-vamped and come back (hint hint Lindsay!!)

Okay, so here's my card!

Don't forget to pop over to the SSD blog and link up your creation!

Doodle Pantry Release

Well it's release day at Doodle Pantry Stamps which means my GDT spot officially starts! These are the two cards I created for this release...the next one is on the 20th so watch for that coming up!

Ewe'r the Best Card

This one is done using the new Critter Tops (Sheep). I combined the sentiment inside the heart! I'm thinking I might make a bunch of these for my son's valentine's for his class!  It is a pre-coloured image which I LOVE when I'm in a pinch for a quick image! (Thank you Laurie!!) 

The wool on the sheep's head is actually a Q-Tip end! I needed something to make it wooly and that's what came to mind!

I got the card base from the Dollar Store. I love them! They come already embossed and I just add the card front.

(Supplies: Basic Grey Nook & Pantry papers and button, Critter Top Pre-coloured image from Doodle Pantry, Distress Ink from Ranger, Q-Tip, Foam Tape, Card Base from Dollar Store)

Juicy News

This one I used the Critters All Tops and the Grapes Freebie and the sentiment from the Juicy Strawberries image. When I saw the worm, I wanted to have him coming out of some fruit.

(Supplies: Basic Grey Green at Heart papers, Felt flowers, Basic Grey Kioshi Button, images from Doodle Pantry)

These two cards are on the Doodle Pantry page for this release! I was so excited to see that! 

Thanks for checking out my creations...I'll be posting some more Doodle Pantry creations this month so keep a watch for them! I got some other cute images and there'll be more on the 20th from the next release! 

Guest Designer!

I got an email from Laurie over at Doodle Pantry today asking if I wanted to be a guest designer for them for the month of January! OF COURSE I SAID Y ES! I love the DP images! They are so sweet and cute! The birdie card I made for my application is still in its birdcage! (It's a much cleaner birdie than the real thing!!).  I actually forgot about this! It was over a month ago I applied for it! 

I'm excited to create with the new DP images which are being released on Wednesdays (the 5th & the 20th) so make sure you check back to see what is being released.

You won't wanna miss it!

December's Hazzard Country Card Challenge

Here is my set of cards for the Hazzard County Card Challenge. I didn't do the whole challenge though because I haven't sent them out yet! (shame on me!) 

Looking forward to the new challenge ladies!!! :D

Supplies List:

Cardstock:  From my stash!

Pattern Papers: Basic Grey Jovial and Lime Rickey

Sentiments: Thank you fabric labels - Colorbok

Gems: Dollar Store