Always Sassy. Yep, That's Me! :)

Coffee of the Day - Pumpkin Spice

I'm posting another progressive challenge card today. this one is for the Sassy Studios Facebook challenge to use some of your fave color combos and the image provided. Well I do so love my pinks and purples, so this seemed like the ideal time to slap them ALL on a card! of course I HAD to use my Basic Grey papers, too! :)

the image is called 'Sassy Showgirl' and papers are from the Basic Grey Soleil collection. sentiment is from Create with TLC. flower is one I found a while back at Michael's. I love the great beads in the center!  I used the MFT Harlequin die to cut a piece from a manila envelope. this was glued across a piece of vintage crochet lace. the button was actually taken from one of the boy's shorts before they were thrown out. you know how I love to re-purpose as much as I can! our showgirl has lots of sparkle courtesy of both regular and distress stickles, as well as a clear spica gel pen.

I forgot to add that both the sentiment circle and the Harlequin die cut portion were sprayed with walnut gold glimmer mist. the sentiment circle was also sponged with pale plum ink.

well crafting has worn me out, so I am gonna crash on the couch with the dogs and watch a movie. I am so thankful for Netflix and Megashare. and of course our local library! :)

enjoy your weekend!

Challenges:
Sassy Studios - go green tic tac toe: reuse, buttons, die
Sassy Studios Facebook Progressive - fave color combos
Deconstructed Sketch  - sketch #144
Allsorts - dies (MFT and Spellbinder)
Outlawz Paper a la Mode - use glitter (stickles, glitter pen, and glimmer mist)
Word Play Saturday - anything
Stamping with the Dragon - bling it up (stickles, glitter pen, and glimmer mist)
Dream it Up - anything goes
Pink Elephant - fave color combo
Cut it Up - anything goes with die cuts (MFT and Spellbinder)
Penny's Paper Crafty - fave color combo
TTCRD - anything goes
Lexi's Creations - punches (circle) and dies (MFT and Spellbinder)
Lunagirl Moonbeams - sassy showgirls

Sassy Kitty

Coffee of the Day - Caramel Vanilla Creme

I have another progressive challenge card to show you today, but this one is from a challenge a bit ago. I completely forgot to finish and upload it. doh on me! :/

image is from Sassy Studios Designs, papers are Basic Grey Hipster, brads & linen thread are SU! not a very fancy card since it is one I am giving to Dave. just a silly thing, really, but fun.

Challenges:

Sweet Sketch Wed - sketch

Craftin' Desert Divas - buttons, ribbon, twine, or brads (I used 3)

ABC Ch - 'h' is for hair

Open Minded Crafting - buttons

Craftitude - anything goes or add a little green

Crafty Hands - buttons and bows

Creative Fingers - anything goes with Sassy Studios image

Penny's Paper Crafty - anything goes

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes with patterned paper

Crafting From the Heart - anything goes/inspired by a movie (Cats)

A New Year with Old Friends

Coffee of the Day - Gingerbread

Hello and Happy Thursday! the weekend is just around the corner!
Mick made a surprise visit home today, so that has been a real treat! it has been snowing like crazy for the past few days. we have SO MUCH SNOW! you know I'm a happy camper! bad news is that we still have no heat in the house and the plow truck is broken down. good thing we aren't going anywhere! hopefully the part for the heater will get here the first part of next week. it's been a lonnnnng few weeks. thank goodness we have a few space heaters that have helped. temps are to be down below 0* tonight, so we are going to be bundled up.....

my craft room has a gas heater, so I was in there toasty warm today! ooooh it was so nice to be both warm AND crafty! grins!

image is from Sassy Studios Designs from their Facebook Challenge, sentiment is Create with TLC for their Show it Off Sunday, papers are from the Basic Grey Aspen  Frost collection, fabric brads are Martha Stewart, rhinestones and roses are Wild Orchid Crafts. stickles were used to accent the folds of her dress as well as the tree inside the card.

I couldn't get a very good photo of the inside of the card, but this is a twisted easel card. I hadn't tried this particular technique before. I've made standard easel cards, but not the twisted variety. the inside of the card has not only the die cut tree, but also a portion of a doily and some washi tape. a button helps hold the front easel open.

Challenges:
Scrapbook Blessings - twisted easel from Ch #4
Desert Island Crafters - glitter (stickles), die cut, snowflakes (bg paper), 3 layers, distressing
CRAFT - anything goes
Creatalicious - 2014 wishes
Oozak - anything goes/blue tones (mine is more aqua and teal. hope that it will count)
Natalie and Amy's - one for the girlies
Crazy Challenge - celebrate the new year
Red Carpet Studio - New Year's Eve: new fabric brads

Dare to Be Remarkable and step out of your comfort zone!

Coffee of the Day - Red Velvet Cake

I have been feeling really really horrid of late, and haven't been getting as much crafting done as I should. But I did manage to find the time to squeeze in a project for the Progressive Challenge over at the Sassy Studio Designs group at Paper Craft Planet.....and boy oh boy, is this card ever so NOT me! grins! but it was really fun to make, nonetheless. I think it's important to jump out of our comfort zone every once in a while, and of course I did it with both feet in a grand way! ha! still some little touches of 'me' in there peeking through.... we've gotta express ourselves, friends! it's all about the fun and creativity! even if you feel like blech.

As I said, the image is from Sassy Studio Designs, and believe it or not, the papers are Basic Grey. they are from the Obscure collection, a really old one. sentiment is Create with TLC, flower is Prima, and the cool stencil is from Crafter's Workshop. I added a lot of touches to the main image with my spica clear glitter gel pen.

Hope you have a fabulous weekend! We are having a lovely break from the heat here. hopefully it means that Autumn has arrived in all of its glory! :)

Challenges:
Chocolate, Cards, & Coffee - anything goes
Creative Fingers - add a sentiment
Sister Act - anything goes
DRS Designs - something unexpected (well other than this is such a different style for me, it also goes to show that flowers and a steampunk/funky style CAN go together!)
Creative Belli - orange, red, yellow (buttons and ribbon are old. paper has long been retired)
Rhedd and Rosie - steampunk
Sisterhood of Crafters - use a digi
LEJ Designs - autumnal colors
Loves Rubberstamps - sentiment on front
TTCRD - anything goes

Happy Birthday, 70's Girl!

Coffee of the Day - Pumpkin Spice

My guys are all in the midst of either packing to move to school or actually in the process of moving. to stay out of their way today, I headed into my craft room. it also gave me a bit of quiet time to cry a little where they wouldn't see me. it doesn't matter how old they get, I still get sad when they head out of the house. and it doesn't make much sense because I've only seen them a handful of times all summer, but that's just the mom in me.

I'm still a bajillion projects behind, I think. I've had a bit of a setback in my cancer battle. it's making it tough to do my crafting stuff. just don't always have the enthusiasm to get to my craft room like I should. sure do hate this beastie......

so I made this birthday card loosely based on the sketch over at Die Cut Divas (so loosely that I'm not even gonna link it!) as well as a few other challenges. it may seem busy, but when it comes down to it, there aren't many embellies on the card. it was nice to get a bit funky though! ;)

The image is 'Disco Diva 2' from Sassy Studio Designs, sentiment is from Create with TLC, papers are Basic Grey Lauderdale, metal charms are Making Memories, and coolio leather flowers are Prima. whoooooops - great squares die is MFT. lots of dies and punches used. I added some touches with my spica clear glitter gel pen, too. this girl most certainly needs her bling!

don't forget that you only have until Wed. evening to enter this week's contest to win the Inky Antics 'BBQ Time' stamp set. another set will be up for grabs on Sunday. LOTS of blog candy this month! :) go to the post here to enter.

Challenges:
Corrosive Challenges - it's only a number
Brown Sugar - anything goes
Sassy Studio - get krafty
One Crazy Stamper - birthday
Crafty Ribbons - anything goes with ribbons
Southern Girls - things that begin with 'f' : flowers, fabric (leather flowers), frilled or flared pants, funky colors & design!, fluffy hair
Crafting by Design - celebrate women
Charisma Cardz - stitching (on the flowers)
Allsorts - stitching (on the flowers)

You Knock My Socks Off!

just another quickie little card to post today.....

this fun image is part of a month long challenge over at the Sassy Studios Design Paper Craft Planet group. you get the image for free if you promise to play along in the challenge with it. She sure is cute!

papers are Basic Grey Olivia, sentiment is Create with TLC, cool stitching stamp is Inky Antics, and I followed a sketch by Bearly Mine. otherwise everything else is part of my crafty stash.

Have a most wonderful weekend!

Challenges:
Bearly Mine - sketch
Cutie Pie - pretty in pink
Creative Corner - polka dots
Creative Fingers - anything goes
4 Crafty Chicks - bling (rhinestones)
Aud Sentiments - let's get flirty
Penny's Paper Crafty - stitching
Card Crafter's Circle - dotty for spots
That Craft Place - it's a girl thing
613 Avenue Create - anything goes with optional friendship (hope hubby counts as my friend!)

Last of the Graduation Cards...

Coffee of the Day - Coconut Marshmallow

Happy Saturday to all of you! a big welcome to my newest followers, too!
this is going to be a super fast post. if it doesn't make any sense, please excuse my wonky, fevered head. Still fighting this radiation poisoning with new double doses of antibiotics. had a big nasty shot of one yesterday. also have to visit my oncology surgeon next week for a new mass that has developed, so a new adventure begins for this summer. will keep you updated as we get the news to what is going on.

---> also, I'm finding out that in the past 4-6 weeks, a LOT of important emails both going TO my email and coming FROM my email have gone on holiday...... in other words, they are floating out in cyberspace somewhere and never made it to their destinations. if you sent me an email and I didn't respond, and you thought that very odd, chances are I didn't get it. please please please re-send. the yahoo gremlins are at it again, being their naughty little selves. it's been quite interesting trying to get some things straightened out with people thinking I was ignoring them, or me trying to figure out why I never heard back...... one was regarding a magazine publication, so you can see I'm not fooling when I say EVERY email is important to me. :) please try again. thanks!

I'm posting what I THINK is the last of my graduation cards..... unless we hear from someone else that is. ;) you know how that goes!

the image is from Sassy Studio Designs and is part of a progressive challenge they are doing over at Paper Craft Planet. papers are Basic Grey Little Black Dress and edges were cut with a Tim Holtz die. used the same freebie Class of 2013 from Paper Crafts magazine, sprayed with my ink squirty tool by SU!. a few buttons from my stash, a gorgeous velvet flower from Petaloo, and velvet ribbon complete the card.

I leave you with this little goodie that was texted to me last night. made me giggle while I was lying in bed! :)

Challenges:
Allsorts - here come the girls
Polkadoodle - to die for
Sister Act - anything goes
Totally Paper Crafts - anything goes
Simply Create Too - bingo (N: red, bow, 3 layers, flowers, punch or die cut)
Charisma Cardz - divas
Shelly's Images - anything goes
Lia Stampz - add a flower
Divas by Design - tie a ribbon