It's Another Dark Ink Sorority Day!

You read right! It's Dark Ink Sorority Day with ME!!! Today over at Dark Ink I'm sharing a card that I made using one of the newest Monica Galvan stamps called "The Key Angel" She's a beauty that's for sure! If you haven't been by Queen Kat Designs store to see her newest stamps that were just released now in March well let's just say you need to!

Also, don't forget even MORE new stamps being added daily to Queen Kat Designs and the big NEW release the first of April so don't miss out and visit the Queen Kat Designs blog!

Spring Time Bunnies w/Close to my Heart!

So sorry I haven't been posting as much as usual but LOTS going on here and getting ready to leave to Florida soon! EEEEEEEP! I'm SO excited! I can't believe it's actually true and I will be at the Beach soaking it all up! "Jumping up and down"!!!!!

So before I get off to a busy day I wanted to come share the last projects from the Close to my Heart class that I had a couple of weekends ago. FUN FUN as always!!! We made 2 cards, a little Easter basket filled with candy and a candle. I'm not going to share the candle YET because it's one of the projects I'm taking with me to Leadershare to share! So that one will have to wait :)


Supplies Used (card above): Close to my Heart Paper Mayberry Collection, Pink Assortment button, March Stamp of the Month-Sensational Season, Waxy Flax, Spellbinder Oval & Scallopped Oval & CTMH Markers.

Supplies Used (card above): Close to my Heart Miracle Paper Collection, March Stamp of the Month-Sensational Season, Sweet Leaf Stitched Grosgrain Bulk Ribbon, Pretty Pins & CTMH markers.

Supplies Used: Close to my Heart Mayberry Paper Collection, Cocoa Card Stock, Smoothie Cardstock, Honey Ink Pad, Olive Ink Pad, Cocoa Ink Pad, Smoothie Ink Pad, Basic Assortment Brads.

If you would like to make this adorable little Easter basket the instructions are here... http://papersmiles.blogspot.com/2008/03/criss-cross-basket-tutorial.html Thank you so much Paper Smiles for posting on your blog and sharing!

It's Dark Ink Sorority day with Queen Kat Designs!

Hello and Hope you are all doing Great! Today is my turn to post over at Dark Ink Sorority and I just wanted to give you all a heads up on my very one of my very favorite card that I posted over there along with one of the many favorite stamps from Captain Frogger! He's an amazing artist and if you haven't been by to the Queen Kat Designs store to check out the stamps well then you are missing out! The stamp that I used today to make this card is called "Athena-Moon Fairy" she's a beauty!!! I have a few more cards to share so be on the look out here on my blog! I will be by to share more soon!

Challenge #6 from DZ Doodles!

That's right I'm back to share the next DZ Doodles challenge with you! This challenge was using this beautiful picture up above for inspiration...I'm really LOVING the colors! DZ Doodles is giving away the freebie I used in my card today called "flowery blossom #1" for a limited time only so grab it well you can. DZ Doodles is also having a guest designer call!!! So if you are interested in any of the three hop on over and join us CLICK HERE!!! The design team has also made some beautiful cards to share so be sure to leave some love!!!

A Myka Jelina Release from Queen Kat Designs & Blog Hop!!!

If you know me then you know how much I LOVE Myka Jelina her art is all over my craft room! Today Queen Kat Designs is releasing some amazing stamps to the store from Myka Jelina. I made two cards for today's blog hop to share with you! I used the stamp called Draco that can be purchased today along with all the other amazing stamps from the Myka Jelina collection!

Isn't this dragon beautiful! You can make it so many pretty colors..I just love it!

The design team has been busy getting ready for the big day so you need to visit them all to see what they made using Myka's art!

QKD
Shannon
Jan
Chris
Dark Ink Sorority
Wynneth
Valerie (you are here!)
Store

If you purchase $50 (USA orders only) from Queen Kat Designs you will get free shipping! Nows the time to buy!!!

Queen Kat Designs & Captain Frogger!!!

Hello! Another beautiful day here in New Mexico! Before I take off on my morning walk I wanted to come by before another busy day to post and share more from the amazing Captain Frogger aka Charles Bristow which Queen Kat Studio is carrying in her store right now! The stamp I used on both my cards today is called Tiger Lily and is available to purchase right now!!! Click on over HERE and check out the whole collection...you won't be sorry!

Earth Shoe Giveaway!!!

This is a little bit of a different kind of post today here on my blog! But I had to enter the contest to win a pair of Earth Sandals!!! Have you ever wore earth shoes before??? THEY ROCK! They are my favorite and most comfortable shoes in the world! Amy Bellgardt is doing a review and a giveaway for some ADORABLE earthies! So be sure to stop by her blog and enter to win!!! Tomorrow is the deadline so click over NOW!

Here is the link to enter! http://momspark.net/earthies-footwear-review-giveaway/

Good Luck and have a GREAT day!

PS: later on today I'll be posting more cards from the Captain Frogger collection eeeep!

A New Collection from Queen Kat Designs!

I have been wanting to come by and post for the last couple of days but life has been busy so before the day starts I wanted to come on really quick and share with you one of the many NEWEST collections that I'm in LOVE with from Queen Kat Designs!!! We welcome the Captain Frogger collection from Charles Bristow!!! What an amazing artist he is! I was lucky enough to get to work with a few of his stamps and so with that I'm here to share with you 2 cards..in the next few days I'll be sharing even more but for now I introduce Codi Voodoo Fairy! She's a true beauty and of course one of my favorites on top of all the rest haha! She with many other stamps from Captain Frogger is available to purchase at the Queen Kat Design store RIGHT NOW!!! Click HERE to find them all!



I hope you all have a beautiful Sunday!

PS: Angelwood's is having an amazing blog candy (3 giveaways!) so go on over and join in..who knows you may be the lucky winner!!!

Queen Kat Designs & Dark Ink Sorority!

Today is my day to post at Queen Kat Design's Dark Ink Sorority blog! Be sure to check out Dark Ink Sorority's blog the design team that posts there has amzing telent to share with you. This week I'm sharing this little cutie...


The dino stamp is from the Christina Myers collection called "Green Dragon" . This cutie was just previously released and is ready for purchase! While your at the Queen Kat Design store be sure to check out all the new released stamps...there are LOTS of awesome stamps! I'm loving them all!!!

Hope you have a great day!

Close to my Heart - Event Calendar Class!

A week or so ago I did an Event Calendar class so I wanted to come on and share with you how it all came out! 99% of the Supplies are used from Close to my Heart! There were a few things that were from different companies because I didn't have what I needed.

I really was happy how it turned out and the class was a blast as always!!!

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It's a Heart 2 Heart Challenge & March Stamp of the Month!

If you love Close to my Heart like I do then you want to try out some of these challenges with your supplies! It's a great site to get inspired by the Close to my Heart products and of course you can win awesome prizes from a consultant!

This week I joined in the challenge at Heart 2 Heart Challenges...it's a color challenge! I never thought about using the colors but they look WONDERFUL together!!!

Here is the link straight to this challenge HERE!...come on over and join in!

I used the NEW stamp of the month from the 2011 Spring/Summer Idea Book called Sensational Season. It's a set of 10 My Acrylic Stamps! Here are all the prices on how you can earn this stamp...the more you buy the less it is or you or you can even earn it for FREE!!! CLICK HERE! If you are interested in this set or anything else from Close to my Heart be sure to email me at valerie1011@q.com and you can order through me!!!

Pink Cat Studio!!!

I just LOVE Pink Cat Studio and how I neglected the images for too long already!!! So yesterday I was out visiting sites in blog land and came to Pink Cat Studio and how they were looking for a guest designer! EEEEP! how exciting! Jumped offline and started crating. Of course, I have LOTS of favorite cards that I have shared in the past but figured I was in need of something NEW!!! The little digital ladybug girl has been my favorite among the many images. So here it is....she's just too cute! and imagine if there were really pink ladybugs out there??? I would have them for pets haha!

DZ Doodles Challenge #5

That's right! It's that time again for a DZ Doodles challenge! This week Rosalien made a sketch for us to use! DZ Doodles is also giving away the cuties freebie ever! So you don't want to miss this!

I used the cute little freebie on my card this week for my challenge card to share with you. The design team made some fabulous cards also to share with you and inspire you all to join DZ Doodles challenge come by the blog for a visit and more info.! I hope to see you around...you can also get a chance to win any free image from the DZ Doodles store of your choice all you have to do is enter a card/project for a chance to be the lucky winner!!!


Thanks for stopping by today and have a wonderful day!

It's TIME for Triple Tiara Tuesday!

Hello! I'm back here with you to share with you my Triple Tiara Tuesday challenge! As some of you might know about Queen Kat Designs challenge and if you don't for more info. go on over the the Queen Kat Designs blog to find out more! It's a fun challenge and you can win STAMPS!

This week 3 of the design team members were challenged to make a card and use alcohol inks or distress ink. I choose the distress ink. I love this technique and use it on many of my cards! The card I made today is using one of the NEW stamps that will be released tomorrow, March 2nd at the Queen Kat Designs store! Her name is Vanessa by Samantha Nowak..isn't she a cutie?!?! I distressed the edges around the stamped image on the white piece of cardstock.

Don't forget to go on and visit Shannon & Gretchen's blog to see what they did with today's challenge...you don't want to miss it!

Queen Kat Designs is always having sales in the store so don't forget to always check there so you don't miss the awesome sales! Have a great day!

DZ Doodles Purse-O-nalety Blog Hop!

Hi Friends!

Today DZ Doodles is introducing some HOT new images in the store! If you LOVE purses like I do then you are going to love these fun purses that Diane has created!!! The design team has been working their little tails off to inspire you with these images! They are SO much fun! You can also get a chance to win 3 of any of the purse images from the store >>> HERE just for playing along with us in the blog hop! If you just started here on my blog go over to the DZ Doodles blog to get all the info. on playing and how you can win these images!

The card that I made up above is using Close to my Heart papers, buttons and DZ Doodles NEW digital image called Purse-O-nalety Flowered Handbag and the Purse-O-nalety Style Sentiment. They can be purchased from the store right now!

Here is the blog hop order just in case you get a little lost in the game! Thank you so much for playing along with us.

Joyce
JuelMarie
Valerie (you are here!)
DZ Doodles

Queen Kat Designs - Sue Miller Release & Hop!

Today is a NEW release with a NEW artist in store for you at Queen Kat Designs! We at Queen Kat are proud to announce SUE MILLER!!!! She's an amazing artist! I was so happy to be able to work with the stamp called "Berry Fairy" and it is available to purchase today in the store with many other NEW stamps! So be sure to check the store out at the end of the blog hop! The list is at the bottom of this post. Have fun the design team at QKD's ROCK!!!

Here are the two cards I created for today's HOP!



QKD
Jan
Jules
Chris
Penny
Valerie - (you are here!)
Wynneth
Store

The store has some awesome sales going on today! It's a WAREHOUSE SALE!!!! Be sure to check out all the amazing sales!

Close to my Heart - February Stamp of the Month!

Tomorrow I'm having an event calendar class! I can't wait! It was a lot of work putting it all together and I'm so TIRED since I have been up for the last two days till about 1 am but it will all be worth it...because when the day finally arrives I will have a WONDERFUL day spending it with all my friends and creating a FUN calendar! (which I will be posting soon)

I wanted to come by and share the Close to my Hearts Feb. Stamp of the Month it's beautiful!!! The more and more I used my stamps and product from CTMH the more I fall in love!!! Here is the link to find out the prices you can purchase the stamp at discount price or even for free >>> CLICK HERE! It's an awesome deal and so worth it because you can make beautiful cards and scrapbook layouts with it! If you are intrested in ordering please email me at valerie1011@q.com. This stamp set is only available till the end of February so act fast :)

Here are a few cards I made to share!

*all product on these cards is from Close to my Heart






Thanks for visiting! Have a great day!

If you would like to join in the blog hop fun showing what you made with the Close to my Heart Stamp of the Month..we would all love to see what you made here is the list below just add your link to share!

DZ Doodles Challenge #4

Here I am! It's been a crazy couple of weeks so sorry I haven't posted! This week is still going to continue to be a little crazy but hopefully I can get it together soon and start posting more very soon! LOL!

Here is DZ Doodles next challenge! This week we were to use the sketch that I made using any DZ Doodles image of our choice. The design team made some great cards that you need to go check out on the DZ Doodles blog! There is also a little surprise so go on over and check for yourself!

Here is the card that I made along with the sketch! I used one of the newest flowers called Single Daisy that's available for purchase in the store >>> HERE!

Thank you for visiting today :)

Queen Kat Designs -

Today is another one of them AWESOME releases from Queen Kat Designs! The release we are having today is from the artist Terrell Dorfeo! The stamp I worked with to share with you today is called "angel child cloud" and can be purchased along with a few others today at the Queen Kat Designs store!!!

I made two cards today I hope you enjoy and they inspire you! The design team has been working on this release and has some beautiful cards to share with you all so let's get started on this blog hop!!!

QKD
Valerie (you are here!)
Vicki
Jan
Nina
Chris
Store

Queen Kat Designs has a GREAT sale going on right now that you don't want to miss!!!
25% off rubber stamps & 80% off remaining acrylic stamps!

Have a fabulous day!

DZ Doodles Cupid Blog Hop!

Hi! Today at DZ Doodles we are having a mini blog hop to introduce the adorable NEW cupid's that are in the store right now for purchase. You can click on over >>> HERE to purchase them TODAY! You will get 3 in this set. All of the DT at DZ Doodles have been working hard the last coupld of days to bring you this fun mini blog hop!

This is the card that I made today to share with you...


You definitely want to play along with us today...you will get lots of inspiration and see what the others did with this cutie! If you play along with us you can enter for a chance to win 1 of the 3 images in the set! So if you don't know all the full details yet and haven't been to the DZ Doodles blog you want to visit there first so you don't miss out on anything.

Here is the list of all the blogs you want to visit in order...
DZ Doodles Blog
Jen
Joyce
JuelMarie
Rosalien
Valerie (you are here)
DZ Doodles Blog