Sunny Saturday...

   It's a joy to see the sun shining and I'm very thankful that we have not had any rain or storms since the Tornadoes came through.  I really hope it will help out those who are struggling to make any repairs that they can to the homes and also help restore power to all those without it.   My heart is still with all those who suffered though such a tragic experience.  I'm hopeful the sunny weather will help them have more time to work and somehow get back to some type of normalcy in their lives. 


   Today, I slept in and then did my typical morning chores and now I'm back in my craft room and have been working on a few new challenges cards.  My first card today was inspired by the latest Copic Coloring Challenge over at SSC.  Our theme this week is Buttons and Bows and my card features a cute little digi by Lori Boyd.   The is one of Lori's adorable Spoonfuls and this one is named Dottie.  You can find her in the store HERE!!

   In addition to the new challenge at SSC, my card is also being submitted to these fun challenges:

• Lili of the Valley - Challenge # 99 - Die Cuts/Punches
• Moving Along with the Times - # 101 - NO Designer Paper
• Paper Crafting Journey - # 11 - Anything Goes/Use Your Favorites
• Sassy Studio Designs - # 75 - No Patterned Paper and DT Call

      My next card today is another challenge card and this one was created based on the inspiration of a few different challenges.   I started by choosing my colors based on one of the challenges and then picked out one of my newer Bugaboo images, since I knew this would also be posted to their challenge.  In the end, I decided to use a combination of techniques and Paper-Pieced and colored my image with Copics.  I then used my Grand Calibur to cut two large scalloped ovals and layered everything together to make this cute card.

   This card was really fun and easy to make and the best part is that with Paper-Piecing, you can add more design and text to your images.  The digi papers I used for this card all came from Shery K Designs and were all in this set, which is one of my favorites. 

   I hope you'll join me and make your own card that you can also use to join any of these new challenges:

• Catch the Bug Challenge Blog - Anything Goes
• SSC - Color Combo Challenge - Pink, Aqua and Green
• Through the Craftroom Door - Challenge # 3 - Paper-Piecing

    And now I am off to go over an play for awhile at Pinterest!   Have you heard of it or are you a member yet?  It's a really cool site where you have your own virtual 'pin boards' and you can pin on any pictures you choose.    You can search around for other cool pics on the site and re-pin them to your board or you can upload your own pictures !    I first found out about it seeing it mentioned on Facebook.  It's very cool and some of the pictures are amazing--perfect for inspiration and other wonderful ideas!    Warning -- it is addictive -- but also a lot of fun!