Florence the Flower Pot Girl

Here's another card I created with the April/11 Art Freckles card kit. I used the adorable Florence the Flower Pot Girl from Stamping Bella.

Products used:  Bazzill and Neenah cs, Jillibean Soup dp, TPC gems, Distress and Memento ink, Copic Markers and Atyou Spica pens, black Identi-Pen, Nestabilities and Bazzill ribbon.

Art Journal Page

I had some time last weekend to play around with the new Stamping Bella stamps I picked up while I was in Toronto on Thursday. I decided to play in my Art Journal.

The stamps I used are the new Isabelle Norris Eclectic line of stamps that Stamping Bella released for April.  I just love how cool they are!  I also used some of my new Claudine Hellmuth paint I picked up at the store too! I LOVE, LOVE that stuff!

E.A.D. Designs Weekly Monday Hop!

Welcome to the E.A.D. Designs weekly Monday hop! You should have arrived at my blog from Amy T's blog, if not, please start the hop at the E.A.D. Designs blog! Be sure to leave a comment on each stop on the hop, including the E.A.D. Designs blog to be eligible to win a fabulous E.A.D. prize!

Also, E.A.D. Designs is now offering FREE SHIPPING on all Stickerz and Rub-on purchases!!!

On to my project for this week!  Instead of posting a paper crafting project this week, I just had to share my new favourite addition to my kitchen!  Here's a before shot of a pretty bare corner in my kitchen:

And here's the after shot with my new E.A.D. Designs Chalk It Menu!

I have to say that my family and I absolutely LOVE it!!!  On grocery shopping day (Saturday) we now plan our meals for the week so it makes grocery shopping at lot easier! I never pre-planned my meals for the entire week (I don't know why I didn't lol) and this makes life so much easier! The kids enjoy helping plan what meals we're going to have on what day!

It was super easy to put up and so easy to clean - just wipe with a damp cloth and you're all set to plan your meals for the week!

You can order your Chalk It Menu at the E.A.D. Designs store here!

Your next stop on the hop is Amy C!! Have a great Monday!

Happy Birthday

My friend Jenn, fellow stamper and enabler, sent me a link one day to Lili of The Valley Stamps. Of course after perusing the site, I decided to order a few stamps. Well, thanks alot Jenn, I now have another stamp addiction! You know I'll get you back some day on this but I'm sure I enabled you a few times over the years lol!!!

I just adore these images and they are so fun to colour!

Products used on my card: LOTV Messy Messages, Neenah and Bazzill cs, MME dp, Nestabilities, Memento ink, Copic markers, u/k ribbon and lace, CTMH button, EK border punch, machine stitching and DMC floss.

Inspiration for my card came from this weeks challenge #92 at LOTV Challenge Blog, challenge #52 at Wee Memories and challenge #148 at A Spoon Full of Sugar.

E.A.D. Designs Weekly Monday Hop!

Welcome to the E.A.D. Designs weekly Monday hop! You should have arrived at my blog from the fabulous Amy T's blog, if not, please start the hop at the E.A.D. Designs blog and be sure to leave a comment on each stop on the hop along the way to be entered into a random drawing to win an E.A.D. Designs PRIZE!!!

My card for today uses the E.A.D. Designs Paper Smooches Birthday Sentiments vinyl rub-ons, Paper Smooches Giddy Bugs and Spiffy Scooters stamp sets, SU, Bazzill and Neenah cs, AC dp, Memento and Versacolor inks, Copic Markers, DMC floss, SU chalk, Glossy Accents, Prisma Glitter and machine stitching.

Inspiration for my card came from this week's sketch challenge #111 at Card Patterns, challenge #52 at Wee Memories, challenge #147 at a Spoon Full of Sugar and this week's challenge at Papertake Weekly.

Your next stop on the hop is Amy C!!!

Happy Birthday Lisa Kind!!!

It's our fellow Paper Makeup Stamps DT Lisa Kind's birthday today! HAPPY BIRTHDAY Lisa!

My Time Made Easy is hosting a surprise blog hop for Lisa! For a list of today's hop participants, head on over to the My Time Made Easy blog here!

I didn't get a chance to create a new card but absolutely love this card featuring Isabella Fairy and Birthday Cheer Sentiment set.  I hope Lisa likes it too!

Products used for my card: SU and Neenah cs, Webster's Pages dp,Prima Lace Ribbon, Spellbinders Pendant die and Nestabilities, Memento and Distress inks, Prisma Glitter, Copic Atyou Spica pen, Copic Markers and Airbrush system, white Uniball pen, machine stitching, Crinkle Ribbon and Kaiser Pearls.

E.A.D. Designs April Colour Challenge!

It's time again for the monthly E.A.D. Designs Colour Challenge! Just for participating, everyone receives a 25% coupon and one lucky random participant will receive a $20.00 gift certificate to E.A.D. Designs! To enter and find all the details, go to the E.A.D. Designs blog here!

Here's a look at this month's colour challenge Summer Fun:

Here's the co-ordinating Summer Fun Stickerz available at the E.A.D. Designs Store here!

And here's my take on the challenge:

Products used:  Fancy Pants dp, Bazzill cs, E.A.D. Designs Summer Fun Stickerz, Zig pen and Versacolor ink.

Inspiration for my layout came from this week's sketch at Sketchy Thursdays!

Celebrate

Here's another card created with my April Art Freckles Card Kit. Products used: Unity Ferris Wheel SKOTM (Aug/09), Jillibean Soup dp, SU kraft cs, Memento ink, Maya Road Stamps, TPC Studio gems, SU punches, Twinery Twine, Cosmo Cricket Tiny Type alphas and Prisma Colouring Pencils.

Inspiration for my card came from this week's challenge #64 at Paper Sundaes and challenge #51 at Wee Memories.

E.A.D. Designs 50% OFF EVERYTHING SALE - TODAY ONLY!!!

E.A.D. Designs is having a 50% off everything sale today only!!!! This is a perfect time to pick-up and stock-up on some amazing stickerz, rub-ons, wall art, etc.!!!

Use coupon code: 985621478 

There are more details on the E.A.D. Designs She's Crafty blog post with Jenn today!

You can head directly to the store and start shopping here!

Easter

Here's another card made with the April Art Freckles card kit. I can't believe how fast Easter is creeping up on us!

Products used: Jillibean Soup dp, Neenah and Bazzill cs, High Hopes Peeking Bunny, Nestabilities, Creative Impressions ribbon, Twinery Twine, TCP bling, Maya Road pin, Copic markers, Copic Atyou Spica, machine stitching and u/k buttons.

Inspiration for my card came from this week's challenge #50 at Phindy's Place and challenge #147 at A Spoon Full of Sugar.

E.A.D. Designs Weekly Monday Hop!

Welcome to the E.A.D. Designs weekly Monday hop! I'm the first stop on the hop today and you should have arrived at my blog from the E.A.D. Designs blog!

Products used on my card:  Art Freckles April/11 Card kit, E.A.D. Designs Birthday Sentiments  rub-ons, Paper Smooches Friendly Flowers set, Jillibean Soup dp, Bazzill and Neenah cs, Bazzill ribbon, TPC rhinestone, Memento ink, Machine Stitching and Nestabilities.

Inspiration for my card came from this month's April Card Sketch Challenge at Art Freckles which is based on a PageMaps card sketch.

Your next stop on the hop is Amy C!

Followed My Heart

Here's my take on this week's sketch #150 at Sketch Saturday and button challenge #28 at All Things Unity.

Products used on my card: April/11 Art Freckles Card kit, Jillibean Soup dp, SU and Neenah cs, Unity stamps (Aug/09 KOTM) Memento ink, Copic Markers and airbrush system, Nestabilities, Glossy Accents, u/k buttons, Distress inks CTMH staples, Twill ribbon, twine and machine stitching.

Paper Makeup Stamps Blog Hop

Welcome to the Paper Makeup Stamps blog hop! You should have arrived at my blog from the super talented and Paper Makeup Stamps owner Katie Cotton's blog, if not, please start the hop at the PMS blog!

Our blog hop theme for today is "Spring"!!!

Products used on my card:  PMS Sprout Fairy, MME dp, Bazzill and Neenah cs, Nestabilities, FP ribbon, Kaiser Pearls, Petaloo and Prima Flowers, CTMH buttons, DMC floss, Rock Candy Stickles, white Uniball Signo pen, machine stitching, Memento ink and Copic Markers.

Inspiration for my card came from this week's challenge at Papertake Weekly, Sketch #149 from Sketch Saturday, challenge #63 at Paper Sundaes and the April challenge at One Crazy Stamper.

Your next stop on the hop is Tangii!

Paper Makeup Stamps is also having a HUGE annual inventory spring reduction sale so make sure you stop by the store after you are done hopping to pick up some great deals!

Here's a list of today's hop stops in case you get lost along the way:

E.A.D. Designs Weekly Monday Hop!

Welcome to the E.A.D. Designs weekly Monday hop! You should have arrived at my blog from Amy T.'s blog, if not, please start the hop at the E.A.D. Designs blog!

Today is the first E.A.D. Designs Monday hop of a new month so that means we have a theme for you today - SPRING IT ON!

Products used on my card: E.A.D. Designs Fluttering Blooms Color Stickerz, SU cs and dp, Bazzill cs, Twinery Twine, Zig pen and shred scissors.

I'm the last stop on today's hop! I hope you've enjoyed the hop! Don't forget to check out this month's monthly steal here!

And, today is 2nd youngest Alexandra's 5th Birthday!!!!!! (We celebrated her birthday over the weekend) I can't believe she is already 5!!! My how time flies! Here's a pic of her blowing out her candles on her dinosaur cake at her party on Saturday (she's in purple) HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALEXANDRA!