Happy Friday Everyone!!!!!! It's time for a Christmas themed Stamp Something Challenge!!! I used Herb with christmas pudding from Whiff of Joy for my image today. I used winter wonderland glitter papers from My Mind's eye, which I picked up the day after Christmas last yesr for 75% off and have been excited to use ever since!!!! I added a big piece of navy satin ribbon along with a felt snowflake, a punched snowflake and some rhinestones. I also added some fun flock snow under Herb. I had intended to sew the edge around the image, nut my sewing machine had a different idea, so I went for paper piercing instead. Be sure to stop by the rest of the SS team to see what Christmas projects they created. And our sponsor this week is Simon Says, so join along if you can for your chance at a fabby shopping spree!!!
Have a great weekend!
Challenges... Papertake weekly...sketch SImon Says....going dotty Whiff of Joy Challenge...use fuzz Little red wagon...Christmas in July Cupcake craft...pastel christmas Paperplay...anything goes Dutch dare...anything goes
Hi all! Afternoon post for you today. We went blueberry picking this am and it was amazing! We are, however, almost out of blueberries already. Oh well, we'll have to go back!
I think I am officially making Christmas cards now. This one uses this super cute Tilda. I went with the Eskimo kisses paper from Basic grey and kept it really simple.
Challenges.... Simon Says...sketch Cupcake craft...pastel christmas going grey...christmas in july Magnolias down under...christmas in July Stampin for the weekend...3 papers, 2 flowers, 1 ribbon and a charm
This is the last week for the Karen's Doodles US challenge! I can't believe how fast these past few months have gone!! After this week, Karen will be combining her different challenge blogs into one, and I can't wait to play along! I had such a fun time working with Karen's images.
But for this week we are doing a joint challenge with all the other Karen challenge blogs, and they'd like to see white.
You can color in your image, but other than that white, white, white!
I used textured and shimmery white CS, which I ran thru my snowflakes folder on my CB. I colored Waving Santa with copics and used fun flock for his beard and cuffs. I did at a bit of silver for some sparkle with stickles and rhinestones, hope that's OK! Finally I added some felt snowflakes and flowers.
The sentiment is a fav of mine from whimsy stamps.
Hope you have fun with this one!
Challenges..... Stamptacular Sunday...Christmas in July Stamp Scrap and doodle...digis Winter Wonderland...sketch Polka Doodle...Christmas in July
Well it's the last day of a gorgeous weekend here. Hope you are having a great weekend too! I have my Sunday Sketch and stamp card for you today. We have a fabulous sketch today by Arianne. Our sponsor is Prairie Fairy. We were given a few of their images to play with. But my printer ran out of ink, so I went with a Whimsy rubber stamp instead. It is Crissy Armstrong's new image, Moonlit ride. I went with baja breeze, gray and white for this one. The sentiment is Whimsy as well. I did some stitching, spongind and added lots of Wild orchid flowers. I rotated the sketch to work with this image as well. Hope you can join us this week! Be sure to stop by and see what my teammies have created for you!!
Challenges..... Creative Inspirations...anything goes Totally gorjus...congratulations Paper play...blue,cream +1 (gray) Everybody art...blue and white Cooking with Katie...button, bow, blue (my bow is under my button) Create for fun..use flowers
Good morning everyone!!! Welcome to Wednesday and another Pixie Cottage Challenge!!! This week we have a fabby sketch and are asking you to use two stamps! I chose to use Cookie & Kaboodle with Roses by Di Carubia. I went with basic grey papers, wild orchid flowers and a kraft and sage color combo. The sentiment is from SU. I used some flower soft to add texture to the flowers. I also distressed the edges and added some stitching,ribbon and pearls. The rest of the team has some gorgeous creations for you as well, so stop on by when you get a chance!
Challenges... Papertake...cutie patootie Cupcake craft...cats and dogs Scrap,stamp and doodle...animals
I can not believe how fast these 4 hops went!!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone who sent smiles to Bella. She's an amazing girl who needs lots of love right now. By a rough count, we sent over 100 cards to Bella, which is awesome!! You can read the latest Bella update HERE and then check her site HERE for updates in the future and other ways to help. I was once again blown away by the outpouring of generosity in the stamping community! You ladies are fabulous and I'm honored to "know" you all. Big hugs to everyone!
OK now for the prizes. All of this could not have been possible without the support I received from some amazing sponsors. Thank you to all of you for making this possible. And a giant thanks to Ann Vento from raindrop Echo designs for creating the fabulous blinkie, which I see everywhere!!!!
My redraw winner from week 2....Linda
The week 4 winner....Angelique
I received a generous donation of the cutest shaped brads with everything from spiders to french fries and tutus to overalls. Big hugs to Teena Barker for her big heart. I decided to give these to our 100th card entry and that is Minnamannan.
And the grand prize winner is......#33 Mary Demmons
Congrats to all the winners!!! In my mind you're all winners for opening your hearts to Bella! Thanks so much!!!
You can contact me at ebailey1000@yahoo.com if you won one of my prizes. If you won from another blog, please contact the blog owner directly.
Thanks again everyone! And if you ever have a spare card lying around, please mail it to Bella:)
****To finish the hop and enter this week's blog candy drawing just for hopping along CLICK HERE, be sure to come back once you've posted your card for your chance at the grand prize****
I hope you enjoyed all the hopping!!! Now it's time for you to get creating!!! Once you have created your card for Bella, please post it on your blog and link it using the froggy below! Enter as MANY times as you wish(the more the better), just PLEASE mail the cards to...
The Bella Tucker Fund P.O. Box 199 Londonderry NH 03053 USA
We want that PO Box stuffed to the brim everyday with cards from around the world! Let's send Bella wishes and smiles!!! How many cards do you think we can get?????
I will post the winner on Tuesday, July 20.
The winner will receive the following from some of the most amazing people I know. I can't thank them all enough for their kind hearts! I'd like to give a special thanks to Ann Vento from Raindrop Echo designs for creating this FABULOUS blinkie!!!! It's gorgeous!!!! Hugs to you all ladies!
The grand prize includes....
Hello!!! You've made it to the next stop on the hop!!!! You should have traveled here fromDebbie's blog. If not pop on over to Chris's blogand start hopping!!!!
I've used quite a few Whimsy Images on this card. First up is the new Jelly Bean from Crissy Armstrong!!! What a cutie!!! I colored him with copics, then cut him out and popped him up. I also colored in the digi image garden fence from MelJen Designs as the background. Finally I added a new birthday seal from Ann Vento as my sentiment. I added some stickles to the sentiment and to the fence image for a little sparkle. The brads are from hodgepodge hardware from SU. The papers are basic grey kioshi. Finally I did some faux stitching as I didn't want to chance my sewing machine which I think is in need of repair.
From here please hop on to the fabulous blog of Lori!!!!! Be sure to leave comments all along the way for your chance at winning ALL the new releases how awesome is that!!!!
HI everyone! Hope you had a fabulous weekend! It was hot and busy here, which pretty much has been the story of this summer!!!!
I have a friend at work who is expecting her first child. She's at about the halfway point now of her pregnancy so I thought a fun card was in order to let her know I was thinking of her!!! I went with the image the question from Karen's doodles.
The challenge for Karen's US challenge is a sketch this week, so that worked out perfectly. The papers are basic grey, green at heart. And I added some stitching. I think my sewing machine is officially broken though, so this may be my last stitched card for awhile :(
I also distressed the edges and added some satin ribbon from SU. Don't forget to check out the rest of the gals and come on and join us if you can this week!
Challenges...... Totally gorjuss..thinking of you Charisma Cardz..pink Creative Card Crew...die cuts ABC...y is for you and me Dare u 2 digi...stitching Paper romance....stitching
It's time for another fun digi day on Stamp Something!!! Woohoo!! There are tons of digi's and tons of prizes! All you need to do to join in the fun is use a digi!
I used this cutie image from Phindy's Place. It's called cookie beggar. I thought it worked perfectly with the Max and whiskers papers from Basic grey. I used SU's new color early espresso on this one and really liked it! The sentiment is from Whimsy stamps, I just love these tickets!!!! And I used some fun giant star brads to match the edge punch. Check out the rest of the girls, some of them even have 2 fabulous cards this week to showcase all the awesome digis!!
Have a great weekend! Bella's hop...finish hop 4 here Bella's Grand Prize...add your card for Bella here
Here we are the last stop of the last hop for Bella!!! A big thanks to everyone who has hopped with us all month. And a big welcome to all the new hoppers! My winner last week is....Rebecca (age 6) . Email me hun and I'll get your prize right out to you!!!
You should be hopping here from Pat Sergeant's blog, if not head back to the beginning at Denise's blog.
According to the grand prize post tally we are closing in on 100 cards for Bella!!! Yay!! So let's keep them coming this week and see how many we can get in the final days of the hop. Please remember, I know summer is a busy time for everyone, so if you need to include a card you already made in your post about Bella that's OK. Just make sure you link it up and mail it out!
We have gymnastics tomorrow, so hopefully I'll be able to get another update there. If you're looking for other updates or ways to help, please check Bella's Page.
We have prizes again this week from 4 very generous and talented ladies!!!! Thank you all for your support during the last moth, hugs!!
I will choose one random winner from the linky below when the hop concludes on Monday, July 19 at 12 noon EST. I have yet to hear from last week's winner...Aunty Lisa. If I don't hear from her by then, I will announce a new winner of last week's prize at that time too.
Once you're finished here, please post about the hop with a card you'll be mailing to Bella at....the grand prize post.
Then link your card to the grand prize drawing there which will take place on July 20. And take thte code for the blinkie too, at the top of my blog. Thanks so much for hopping and sending smiles to Bella. Hugs!
Please link your blog here for a chance at this weekly prize. Thanks for hopping!
About my card...it's splashy Sabrina from Whimsy Stamps. With basic grey eva paper, pearls, some wild orchid flowers, a charm and some wide satin ribbon. The sentiment is from SU.
Challenges... All that scraps...sketch
From Bella's blog........ At the time of our last entry, Bella had just been re-admitted to Children's Hospital with a bad case of pneumonia. She is still recovering from this bout, but thanks to her strong will combined with the love and support of her family and friends, she has finally been discharged from the ICU and is currently recuperating in the hospital's CCS (Coordinated Care Services). She has a new team on the CCS floor with whom she is quickly making friends. At the same time, she still enjoys visits from all of her ICU nurses and her surgical team - Nancy, Janet, David and Carla - also known as "The Blue Team".
On Monday, June 22, she underwent her 9th surgery to remove bone splints that continued to grow after the amputation and to graft skin on her right leg to help close an open wound from the previous surgeries.
She continues to work hard with her Physical Therapy nurses every day and we are seeing daily improvements in her strength as a result of her efforts. Her PT consists of ten sets of exercises (such as arm lifts or leg lifts) that focus on strength, rotation and flexibility. The nurses created a "prize tree" for her, and every time she completes an exercise, they move a monkey from one tree to the next, and when one tree is full of monkeys, she gets a prize (usually a Silly Band). Because of these exercises, she is now able to sit for longer periods of time while keeping her balance, which is a huge step!
Her recovery has allowed her to play on her new iPad with her brothers, Facebook with friends, take daily trips to the Cafeteria, and feed the birds on a beautiful sunny day with her family in the hospital's garden.
We believe that her "can do" attitude is 100% fueled by the love and support of family, friends and strangers. This past month, several members of her school family visited her, including Principal Boyd, her 3rd grade teacher Mrs. Daily, her future occupational therapist Mrs. Ouellette, her future 4th grade teacher Mrs. Gray, and the new Assistant Principal Mr. Hurt. She even got a visit from NH Governor John Lynch! And of course, her sister, brothers and parents have made sure that one of them is always at her side. She knows that we can't wait for her to come home.
We continue to be floored and humbled by the outpouring of kindness that Bella and the rest of our family have received. We would be remiss if we didn't acknowledge the tremendous efforts that have been made over the past month to raise money for Bella's fund. These have included The Blue Ruin NYC Fundraiser, The Bella Tucker Fundraiser in Lynbrook, NY, The Chin up A-Thon, Bounce for Bella, lemonade stands, car washes, yard sales and hot dog stands throughout the community, all of which have been huge successes.
We also feel that two other fundraisers deserve a special acknowledgment. Sarah Sullivan, a radio host from local station Frank FM, heard Bella's story and reached out to us. Frank FM subsequently set up a Radio-thon for Bella and Sarah poured her heart into the event. The Radio-thon was held at Mack's Apples on Mammoth Road in Londonderry, and the station -- and Sarah -- devoted the entire day to raising awareness for Bella.
Jason Weeden is a local resident who also heard about Bella's plight and took it upon himself to raise money for her, despite the fact that she was a stranger. He has created Bella wristbands to raise awareness and recently organized a "Ride for Bella" and gathered over 200 motorcyclists to participate in the event. It was quite a sight, seeing the motorcycles in a line stretching over a mile long!
In summary, we are aware that Bella has a long road to recovery ahead, but at the same time, we are all so grateful for the love and support you have shown us. We will try to send updates more often, and in the meantime, hug your kids tight.
Thanks for stoppin' by!
It's Christmas in July on Karen's Doodles today!!! I decided to use First snowfall for my Christmas card and my favorite Basic grey papers, eskimo kisses! The kids are colored with copics and then they each have fun flock on their trims and pom poms. The team has a lot more Christmas for you so be sure to check it out and if you have a Karen's image, now's a great time to start your Christmas cards!!
Challenges... Simple doodles..holiday fun Friday Sketchers...sketch Basic grey...gingham Dare u 2 digi..the great outdoors Bee crafty...add dimension Fussy and fancy...Christmas in July Flourishes timeless Tuesday...Christmas in July
Thanks for stoppin' by!
It's Friday Woooohoo! Although with the holiday I really can't believe Friday is here already.
We have a fun summer recipe at Stamp Something this week. To keep it cool and easy, we've done 1 image, 1 paper, 1 ribbon. My image is this adorable donkey from MelJen Designs available only at Whimsy Stamps, for FREE!! Why?? Because it's for fellow blogger Michelle Oatman you can read her story here. The set also includes sentiments, but I went with the Whimsy Tickets instead.
My paper is from the Capella collection from Basic grey. And I added one big strip of ribbon to finish off the recipe. I jazzed it up with some flowers, pearls and a little embossing.
So join in the fan at Stamp Something whenever you can this week!
Challenges.... A spoonful of sugar.....kickin it for michelle Totally papercrafts...swirls and pearls Papertake...sketch
Hello and happy Wednesday! Don't know about where you are, but here we are in the midst of a heat wave!! Generally I love the heat, but this is even a little much for me!! So we are headed to the pool! But first I have my Pixie Cottage card for you. It's a fun sketch by Dawny P and an aperture card(my first!) I used Baby Maisy by Di Carubia for my image! What a cutie! Just the part around the image opens up and it is held down by the button. The papers are basic grey and the sentiment is Whimsy stamps.
Looking for the Bella blog hop...START HERE
Looking for Bella's grand prize...CLICK HERE
Challenges... Totally papercrafts...one for the girls
HI everyone! Thanks for joining me for week 3 of the wishes for Bella blog hop!! You should be coming here fromLols's Blog.This is the last stop on the journey this week. I hope you've enjoyed it!!! If you haven't hopped yet head on over to the beginning atDenise's blog.
This hop is really about a very brave little girl, Bella. She is a member of the same gymnastics team as my daughter. You can read her story HERE. The gym, Bella's school and many members of the local community are working hard to raise money to help the Tucker family. I wanted to do something to raise Bella's spirits and let her know people from all over the world and thinking of her and wishing her the best on the hard road ahead she has. So I am looking for everyone to shower her with cards for the rest of the month. Please help me help her by making and MAILING as many cards as you can to help her smile each day. The mailing address is...
The Bella Tucker Fund
P.O. Box 199
Londonderry NH
03053 USA
There is one more hop next week to keep the smiles coming! And lots and lots of candy for all of you!!!! Once you have made and mailed a card, please post the card on you blog and link it using THIS LINK TO THE GRAND PRIZE. Here you can read about the grand prize worth over 150$$$$$$. You can enter as many times as you like, as long as you are entering cards you are mailing to Bella! Let her know we are thinking of her or mail her a funny card to get her to giggle!
You can also make a card based on the Stamp Something challenge this week to mail to Bella for a chance at even more prizes.
The code for the blinkie is in my sidebar if you can just spread the word, that would be great too!
There is also a prize for this week! You can enter for this prize one time between now and 12noon EST on Monday July 12th. The prize for the week is for...
Thank you for showering Bella with smiles and wishes!! Please don't forget to link to the grand prize so we know how many cards are coming Bella's way.
Challenges... Sketch Saturday...sketch
Thanks for visiting my blog. My name is Erin and I'm a wife and mom of two young crafty girls. I work full time but still try to find a little bit of time each day to fit in some stamping.
At the time of our last entry, Bella had just been re-admitted to Children's Hospital with a bad case of pneumonia. She is still recovering from this bout, but thanks to her strong will combined with the love and support of her family and friends, she has finally been discharged from the ICU and is currently recuperating in the hospital's CCS (Coordinated Care Services). She has a new team on the CCS floor with whom she is quickly making friends. At the same time, she still enjoys visits from all of her ICU nurses and her surgical team - Nancy, Janet, David and Carla - also known as "The Blue Team". 
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