Coconut Lounge Creations

Color Challenge ...

2012-02-12T06:49:00.000-08:00

Today starts a new challenge over at Dustin Pike's blog. This time it's a color challenge and you need to grab one of Dustin's images and use these colors

RED, PURPLE, BLACK, BROWN, and PINK and create a card.

Have fun creating and don't forget to enter your card.

Good Luck

Here is what I came up with

New Dies ...

2012-02-05T10:45:00.000-08:00

I got some new Spellbinders dies and love the look of them on this card.

These are actually available at a local big box craft store here in town.

The border was done with a Martha S. craft punch, inside and out.

I used a strip of the contrasting paper on the inside, to show the punched edge more on the outside.

It is a really pretty contrast when you close it (not shown).

Sketch Challenge

2012-01-29T08:24:00.000-08:00

There bis a brand new sketch challenge over at Dustin Pike's blog.

Just grab one of Dustin's images and go to town.

Freebie or purchased images anything goes, but it has to be a

Dustin Pike image.

Below is the sketch and also what I created with it.

Have fun with it and don't forget to enter your creation right HERE

I used one of the new castle images, that comes as a BONUS when you purchase the new dragon set.

You can get them right HERE if you like.

I hope you participate.

You could win something cool if you do :0)

On the castle I have used my watercolor crayons, that were tucked away under a bunch of paper and where crying for me to use them again.
You will see lots more images colored with my watercolor crayons since I can't seem to bring myself to put them away again right now.

HUGS

Dragons are HERE ....

2012-01-24T05:21:00.000-08:00

Dustin just released 10 new dragon images and if you buy the 10 you also get some cool castle images as a BONUS. You can buy them HERE.

Here is one of the Dragons in my card. I used my watercolor crayons and had lots of fun coloring him.

Bella

2012-01-22T14:24:00.000-08:00

She is so sweet and makes us laugh every day. She truly is a special little dog.

Happy Birthday Dustin :0)

2012-01-15T13:52:00.000-08:00

It's Dustin's birthday and we have a new challenge. Make a birthday card with one of Dustin's Doodledragon images and you could win something. Go purchase an image at the Doodle Dragon Studios HERE or pick one of Dustin's freebie Friday images and get to work.

Enter your card on Dustin's blog HERE. Good Luck to you :0)

Here is what I made for the Doodle Crew ...

HUGS Ri

Merry Christmas ...

2011-12-21T15:50:00.001-08:00

100 Days Of Christmas ....

2011-11-15T08:57:00.001-08:00

You can now get 100 fabulous images by Dustin Pike for only 20 bucks. You can order them right HERE.

I made this card below with 3 of the images. Aren't the penguins just stinking cute :0)

Bling Bling Bling !!!

2011-10-23T08:24:00.000-07:00

Challenge time !!! We would like to see a card made using one of Dustin Pike's images, you can purchase his images HERE or use one of his FREEBIES he offers every Wednesday. Make your card sparkle and add BLING, cause that is what the challenge is all about.

Here is what I came up with ....

Don't forget to enter your creation

at Dustin's blog HERE, cause you might be the winner of the challenge and win some free images.
Good Luck!!

Card for hubby :0)

2011-10-21T10:28:00.000-07:00

Well, my husband is still on deployment and it has been a long one so far. I have been making him cards here and there and of course they have to be somewhat "guy cards".

I made this yesterday with one of Dustin Pike's dragon images. The card is very simple and only has a bit of sparkle on it. I love this dragon though he is so darn cute :0)

Jesse

2011-10-09T13:33:00.000-07:00

On 10-05-2011 at the age of 12 1/2 we lost our precious little girl Jesse.

We love you an will dearly miss you sweet girl.

R.I.P

2011-09-14T05:49:00.000-07:00

Well, it's my b-day this month and

I thought I celebrate it by making a card using this cute giraffe by Dustin Pike .

I hope you are all doing fine.

9/11 We will always remember

2011-09-11T12:10:00.000-07:00

We will never forget....

We are fine...

2011-09-08T17:56:00.000-07:00

I am sorry, I should have posted on here earlier telling my followers that we made it through the Hurricane named Irene. We had no power for about 36 hours but we made it fine. Thank you Crafty Girl for caring and asking about us. Currently I have company from Germany here and enjoying them for a little while.

YUMMY!!!!!!

2011-08-26T07:17:00.000-07:00

Due to hurricane Irene, that is approaching our coast here in Virginia, I will be posting my challenge card early.

Be advised though that the challenge will not start until Sunday 28th.

This challenge is all about food. Grab a Dustin Pike image that has something to do with food. Dustin has plenty of those right HERE or you can use a freebie. Remember, your project HAS to include a Dustin Pike image or it will not participate in the drawing for a prize.

Here is what I made ...

I made the ice cream cones and used stardust pens and glaze and hope the picture shows this.

Button it Up !!

2011-08-14T07:55:00.000-07:00

There is a new challenge in town and it's all about BUTTONS!!

They can be big, small, medium, or really itzy bitzy tiny. So grab some buttons and a Dustin Pike image and come up with a great card or other paper craft idea. Dustin also offers some great freebies every week all on his blog right HERE.

You could be the one winning a free image if you enter your

project on Dustin's blog.

Here is what I made as part of our DT team ...

Martha Stewart Stamp Around The Page

2011-08-10T16:48:00.000-07:00

I created this card with a new kit I bought online.

It is the Martha Stewart Stamp Around The Page

stamp kit and I love

how easy it is and how wonderful

the results are.

Challenge - Girl Power

2011-07-31T09:14:00.000-07:00

There is a new challenge up at Pikes Playground for you all to play along.

This one is ALL girly and stuff ...you know glitter , lots of pink, sparkle... *giggle*... and all that ;0)

So, make a pretty card with one of Dustin Pikes images and enter it to the challenge and you

could win a FREE image from Dustin.

Good Luck !!!!

Below is what I created for it ....love the little bat holding the teddy :0)

Animals Rule

2011-07-17T16:45:00.000-07:00

This challenge is starting today over at Dustin Pike's blog right HERE

I hope you will participate with a project made using one of Dustin's images with an animal

of course.

I used this monkey to make my card.

Thanks for looking at my blog.

New Challenge Shades Of Green....

2011-05-23T05:18:00.000-07:00

So for the new challenge over at "Pikes Playground" right HERE you are supposed to come up with a card (or other creation) using all kinds of shades of GREEN. Did I mention I LOVE green !!! So, using one of Dustin Pike's images make a card that has lots and lots and LOTS of green in it .
Below is what I made .... Good Luck!!! And don't forget to enter your creation to get some points that you can trade in for free images.

I am LATE ....

2011-05-10T05:25:00.000-07:00

I know I am very late with this card for this weeks challenge on Dustin Pike's blog.

I am a Navy wife and my husband is getting ready to deploy for 7 month and it is very chaotic right about now in our house. I hope this will be our last deployment before my husband retires.

So, here is my card for the challenge and if you like to participate in the challenge you have to go to Dustin's blog pick up the FREEBIE and create something. Enter your creation at Dustin's blog and you might get picked as the next winner. Good Luck!!! :0)

Revisiting the past...........

2011-05-07T17:01:00.000-07:00

I made this card a while back ago and thought it needs another show.

I think Dustin Pikes images are so cute and I really LOVE his turtles and snails.

If you like to look at more of his images go HERE and you can even

pick up a freebie if you like.

It's A Blog-iversary Hop

2011-04-21T07:01:00.000-07:00

Welcome Dustin Pike fans This should be your last stop..are you excited yet? You should have arrived here from Veronica's blog. If you didn't you might want to start at Dustin's Blog Here. Make sure you collected all the "words" along the way...

I am delighted to share with you some of the amazing images Dustin Pike, Illustrator of all DoodleDragon Studios designs. This day marks the anniversary of Dustin's 2 years on his blog and we, the DoodleDragon Crew want to show you some of the fabulous Blog-iversary images you can get for a fantastic price, offer is good for a limited time, so go look. Dustin is so generous with his images. If you are new with digital images you will be happy to hear that they are easy to use, store and print out. You can resize them and then print on your favorite paper. Dustin not only gives you Black and White images but sometimes even throws in the colored versions too. You can locate these images HERE, as well as many more. See Blog Hop details below.

This is what I have created with a few of the images.

Hop Details:

Be sure you commented on EACH one of the stops along the way for the 10 chances to win. Each one of the Design Team will be drawing a name and announcing a winner from our commenters. We will post the winners on Sunday April 24th and you will have till the following wednesday to email Dustin with your name and shipping address for your prize delivery.

Every blog along the way has a special word. Collect the words on each blog to make a sentence and then at the end of the Hop email the sentence to Dustin_Pike@yahoo.com in order to be eligible for the prizes. What is the prize you ask? You will receive an original piece of artwork, hand drawn, colored and signed by Dustin Pike. In all your excitement don't forget to pickup YOUR Blov-iversary images at Doodledragonstudios.com. Blog Hop starts today and goes until midnight on Saturday, April 23rd.

My special word is "Studios"

If you are just arriving from MY blog be sure and go back to the beginning so you don't miss anything. If you are just finishing the blog hop....email Dustin with your sentence so you can be eligible for the AMAZING prize. Thank you for joining in on all the fun and good luck! Be sure and pick up your 200 images.

Dustin http://dustinpike.blogspot.com
Jane http://janesboxofcolours.blogspot.com/
Ginny http://my5bratzcreations.blogspot.com/
Lelia http://greengoddescreations.blogspot.com/
Kerri http://bigsmilesfromkbear.blogspot.com/
Gramma http://grammascards.blogspot.com/
Charlotte http://designsfromwithin.blogspot.com/
Jennifer Dove http://just4funcrafts.blogspot.com

Veronica http://kreativelicense.blogspot.com/

Rikki http://coconutloungecreations.blogspot.com/ You are HERE

Thinking of you....

2011-04-12T04:59:00.000-07:00

This little bear stole my heart.
He looks like he is thinking of somebody special.
It also is one of the 52 images that Dustin Pike released a few weeks ago.
You can get it right HERE if you like.

Snail mail ..........

2011-04-11T04:38:00.001-07:00

Dustin Pike made a set of 52 images and the snail below is just one of those images.
Don't you just love this little guy :0)

Happy Birthday Challenge ...

2011-04-10T06:45:00.001-07:00

The challenge this time is to make a birthday card with one of Dustin Pike's images
and enter it in our challenge. You can use whatever image of Dustin Pike's that you
like and turn it into a card or purchase some images from his store right
HERE
The card below is what I created for today.
Don't forget to enter your card in the challenge where you
can earn points to win a prize. HERE
Good Luck!!!!

It's a NEW Release!

2011-04-07T16:10:00.000-07:00

Take a look over at Dustin Pike's blog cause he has
brand NEW images for you.
Below is the set that you can purchase right now.
Click HERE to go to his blog.

Hop Hop Hop to it ...it's Challenge time !!

2011-03-28T15:14:00.000-07:00

Hop over to Dustin Pike's blog HERE where it is challenge time again.
This time you will have to come up with a project that is NOT a card. So, create something cool (NOT a card) with one of Dustin's cute images and enter it in the contest. You could WIN something :0)
So go ahead and Hop to it !!!!

Good Luck !!!! and below you can take a look at a little basket that I made.

I am back ....

2011-02-10T07:40:00.000-08:00

Over the holidays somehow I lost my mojo to do anything creative but I think I might have found it again.

So today I am posting some cards I made for the Doodle Dragon new release today February 10-2011.

I hope you like my cards and if you like the images stop by Dustin Pikes website where you can get them.

Thanksgiving Challenge

2010-11-15T12:00:00.001-08:00

Thanksgiving challenge is now open
at Doodle Dragon Studio Challenge Blog.
If you like to win something and you like Dustin Pike images
then it is time for you to participate
in our new Thanksgiving challenge.
Take a stroll over to the challenge blog HERE
and make a pretty Thanksgiving card with
one of Dustin's images. Enter your card or project
by Nov. 27th and you could WIN!!!
PLUS you get a cool badge to stick on your
blog for everybody to see :0)
We love football at our house to naturally this turkey with
the football was my first choice to make a
Thanksgiving card with.
Hope you like it :0)

BoniBleaux Designs

2010-11-09T11:51:00.000-08:00

My friend Boni & her hubby have a brand new digi image line and I just love the images.
I made 2 cards with some of their images.
If you like to check out the other images they offer go HERE

Rudolph card.........

2010-10-26T09:15:00.000-07:00

Below the card you will find the video on how to make this cute
Rudolph with all punches,
Enjoy.

Rudolph made with Stampin' Up punches ....

2010-10-26T05:58:00.000-07:00

Video I made is below ...enjoy ...

Sunday Card

2010-10-17T11:50:00.001-07:00

I am a slacker this week and did not make a card for the Doodle Dragon Challenge Blog
but I did make a card with one of Dustin Pike's last years Fall
images.
If you would like to go and participate in the new challenge and make a Halloween
card you need to go HERE.
Remember you can win some FREE images from Dustin.
Good Luck!!

Make a hippo with Stampin' Up owl punch

2010-10-13T04:58:00.000-07:00

The other day when I was making a card using the Stampin' Up owl punch I
came up with another idea how to use this punch for another cute animal ...watch below ....

2010-10-03T14:10:00.000-07:00

Man oh Man :0)
The challenge today was a masculine card for the
Doodle Dragon Challenge blog.
Here is my version and the card was given to
my neighbor Mike for his
birthday. (below)
So, I hope you play along and make a masculine
card with one of Dustin's
images and post it on the challenge blog cause you could
WIN some cool images from Dustin Pike.
So head on over to the Challenge blog right
HERE
and enter your card.
Good Luck!!

Smile

2010-09-26T12:47:00.000-07:00

I made this for my BFF b-day , she really loves sheep.

Halloween Doodle Dragon Studios New Release

2010-09-15T13:43:00.000-07:00

Dustin Pike is back with a new release for Halloween .

BOO!!!!

You want to see what I made with one of those really COOL images ...OK here yah go ...
look below ........

If you like this image you will like the others too, I promise. Soooooo, head on over to Dustin's blog and check it out the new release on Thur. 16/2010.

HUGS
Ri

Get Fancy with Folds..........

2010-09-05T15:55:00.001-07:00

So it's challenge time again at the Doodle Dragon Challenge blog and this time we are supposed to
make something different than your standard A2 card.

Well, I came up with the card below and made a flower .
I had fun with this and hope so do you. Go grab a freebie from Dustin's blog and make something special. Than go to the challenge blog and enter your project into the drawing that will receive a FREE
image from Dustin.
Have fun :0)

Challenge Time Again !!!!!

2010-08-23T06:54:00.000-07:00

Challenge Time at the Doodle Dragon's Lair again :0)
Today the BOSS said: "NO designer papers on your project!", sooooo I just made my own.
I just used a bit on the outside of the gate-fold card and you see what's going on on the inside :0).
Well, if you want to play along and make something NOT using designer paper than check out
the Challenge blog. Grab one of Dustin Pike's images and enter it and you could WIN a FREE image.
Oh , and now we also got a badge that the winner gets to display on their blog , how cool is THAT!!
So lets play !!! :0)

All about Friendship....

2010-07-25T17:52:00.000-07:00

A Friendship Challenge is open right now at the
Doodle Dragon Challenge blog right
HERE
After you went there make a card
with one of Dustin's images
that represents Friendship
and post it on the challenge blog.

Dustin gives out free images all the time and you are able to find
them scattered on his blog
HERE

I came up with the card below.
It is a accordion card and the image
I used was a freebie a few weeks back.
Hope you like it :0)

Tea Bag Folding

2010-07-16T06:48:00.000-07:00

My newest addiction is called tea bag folding. Here are some of the stars and flowers I made.

Card for Jacob

2010-07-16T06:46:00.000-07:00

My son's friend Jacob's birthday is coming up and Patrick wanted me to make the card for him.
I chose one of Dustin's images and voila here it is .....

Anniversary

2010-07-16T05:49:00.000-07:00

I got a goody package from Stampin Up yesterday and I already made a card with the things I got.

My husbands aunt and uncle's wedding anniversary is coming up and I made the card below using the new Owl punch , confetti stamp, top note , chocolate chip ink and paper from SU paper packs as well.

Sketch Challenge

2010-07-12T05:18:00.000-07:00

Sketch Challenge is open right now at the
Doodle Dragon Challenge blog right
HERE
After you went there to get a look at the sketch
make a card following the sketch with one of Dustin's images
and post it on the challenge blog.

Dustin gives out free images all the time and you are able to find
them scattered on his blog
HERE

I came up with the card below.
I used tea bag folding (my newest obsession) for the circle
and the dragon is all painted with glitter pens.
I hope you like it .

Patriotic Challenge

2010-06-27T11:33:00.000-07:00

Today is challenge is a patriotic one.
So get your red, white and blue out and create something with
one of Dustin Pike images.
The Dragon in my card was a freebie by Dustin and you can find it
HERE

After you have created
something really neat
go to our challenge blog and enter your
creation
HERE
and see if you are our next challenge winner :0)
Good Luck !!

Beautiful

2010-06-03T11:37:00.000-07:00

The front of our house you can see this :0).........

Swing Card video ...

2010-05-27T15:18:00.000-07:00

Lets go to the ZOO ....

2010-05-19T16:12:00.000-07:00

We are taking a trip to the ZOO over at Dustin's blog :0)
His new release is called Doodle Dragon Zoo and you can get it HERE

I came up with this card for the new release and if you click on the card
you can actually see that some of the leafs behind the tiger are glittery.
Hope you like it :0)
I used my new Stampin Up watercolor wonder crayons on this one.
The paper is also from Stampin Up.

Happy Birthday Challenge

2010-05-16T12:02:00.001-07:00

This weeks challenge is to make a birthday card. Don't forget that you MUST use a DDS image for this challenge! Many freebies are available on Dustin's Blog! Deadline is Saturday, May 29th!

Good Luck!!
Click on the Dragon below to get to the challenge blog to enter your card.

The card I came up with is below....

Color Challenge # 9

2010-05-02T16:47:00.000-07:00

This week's challenge is a color challenge! You must use GREEN, PINK & WHITE with any Doodle Dragon Studios image! I would love to see you play along again this week! This challenge is open through May 15th. Click on the image below to get to the challenge blog. Scroll down to see a picture of a card that I came up with.

Dragons .... Dragons are here ......

2010-04-27T10:14:00.000-07:00

Sooooo, I got your attention LOL :0)

Dustin's new release images this Thur.(04/29/10) will be a bunch of DRAGONS !
They are so cute and really versatile and I made 2 cards already.

I hope you like them and if you want to purchase them go to Dustin's blog right HERE

Toby N Buster New Release

2010-04-14T10:17:00.000-07:00

This weeks release over at Dustin Pike's blog is just awesome.
Dustin has outdone himself with these cute images that he calls ' Toby N Buster'.
I love those 2 so much I made 2 cards right away.
The first card is a gate fold card and the second a swing card.
I hope you like them and stop over at Dustin Pike's blog where you can purchase these adorable images.
Thanks for stopping by my blog :0)

Recipe Challenge at Doodle Dragon Studios

2010-04-04T15:17:00.000-07:00

Challenge # 7 is up and running over at Doodle Dragon Studios blog.

This time around it is a recipe challenge and the ingredients are as followed :

Any DDS Image

3 Designer Papers

Ribbon

Bling

Here is the card I came up with .....

This N That assorted stamp release

2010-04-03T05:46:00.000-07:00

A bunch of cool images by Dustin Pike that you can use in all kids of different ways.
I made a notepad holder for a sticky pad with it and thought it turned out super cute :0)
Go to Dustin's blog right HERE ,where you find a link to purchase these great images.

Thinking of you ...

2010-04-01T06:04:00.000-07:00

I made a card for a friends brother-in-law who is sick.

The image is from Karen's Doodles and I just love her art.

Here Kitty Kitty Kitty.......

2010-03-20T05:22:00.000-07:00

New release over at Dustin Pike's blog and they are ALL adorable :0)
I made the card below with one of the new images.
MEOWWWWWWWWWW

Are You Feeling Lucky Challenge # 5

2010-03-07T13:08:00.000-08:00

I hope you are feeling lucky.
Doodle Dragon Challenge #5 is all about St. Patrick's Day and feeling lucky.

You have till Sat. the 20th of March to come up with something cool and green.
Remember to use a Doodle Dragon image by Dustin Pike.

The card below is what I came up with .
When you are done with your creation go to the challenge blog right
HERE
to enter your link to it.
Mr. Prize is waiting to see what you come up with.
Good Luck :0)

Doodle Dragon New Release is here !

2010-03-04T05:08:00.000-08:00

It seems like it has been a long time since there was a new release over at Dustin's Doodle Dragon blog. Well, he is releasing a ton of new images today and there is something for everybody. The Bunniez are super cute and boy do I love the Leprechauns and there is much more, so go check it out.
I made 2 cards for this new release and it was so much fun.
I made the bunny (below) and gave him 3D feet , if you click on the picture you get a close up of the card.
The second card is with one of the Leprechauns.
With the cards I used :

sizzix Big Kick,
sizzix die,
spellbinder dies,
embossing folder (dots),
sakura glitter pens,
brads,
St. Patrick's Day resin aplique,
ribbon,
GinaK desing stamp.
GinaK Desing paper,
Stampin up cardstock,
prisma color pencils / OMS

Doodle Dragon Challenge # 4 is now open :0)

2010-02-21T12:01:00.000-08:00

Well, it is time again for another challenge over at the Doodle Dragon Challenge Blog.

This is challenge #4 and it was thought up by my team member Kerry.
She thought it would be fun to take one of Dustin's dragons and make it girly .
I thought this was a really cute challenge , so I dug out a dragon image I had purchased from a few years back.
If you like the image please contact Dustin and I am sure he will be able to find it for you to
purchase.

Here is my version of the girly dragon that I created and I made an easel card with it.
I used lots of glitter and crystals for her and she sparkles so nicely but the pictures just don't show this.

Thanks for visiting my blog and looking at my cards :0)
Ri

Doodle Dragon Challenge # 3

2010-02-08T10:14:00.000-08:00

Black , White & Red challenge is up and running.

Dustin is asking for everybody to make something for challenge #3.
This time you would need to create something in the colors Black, White & Red and of course using one of Dustin's images.
It does not have to be a card so let your imagination run wild.
You could win a cool prize :0)
Due date for this challenge is Feb. 20th.

Once you are done with your project go to the challenge blog click here...

and post your entry.
Below you can see what I came up with for this challenge.

Looking for the designs above? Click on the link below

http://www.doodledragonstudios.com/Digis1a.html

Love Karen's Doodles :0)

2010-02-06T10:25:00.000-08:00

I have found a great new artist and her work is totally adorable.
Her website is called Karen's Doodles and you can find it HERE .
Go check out her cute drawings, I promise you will love them .
Here 2 cards I made with her art......

Chihuahua ... artist unknown ?

2010-01-22T06:01:00.000-08:00

I won this Chihuahua stamp a while back on ebay and never found out who the artist was.
So I made a card with the image and hope somebody can tell me who made this wonderful and sweet little Chihuahua stamp?
Here is the card ............

Bella :0)

2010-01-14T06:19:00.000-08:00

I have not introduced her yet and feel pretty lousy about this.

Well, now you will hear me gush about her and see lots of pictures too.
Her name is Bella and she is our new 7 month old puppy that has stolen every heart in the house.
She is full of puppy love and joy and I can't talk enough about her.
BTW she is a pomapoo and I think she is the prettiest puppy in the world.

Here is a picture of her .....

Blog Hop !!!!!!!!

2010-01-10T05:58:00.000-08:00

Welcome to the first Doodle Dragon Studio Blog Hop! If you've arrived from Dustin's blog, you're headed in the right direction. If not, start at the beginning on Dustin's blog .

We're very excited to announce a new challenge blog for Doodle Dragon Studio images, and the first challenge is TODAY!

To kick it all off, let's have a blog hop featuring some new digi stamps. Make sure you leave comments on the design team blogs along the way, because three lucky commenters will be randomly drawn to win all five of the new digis Dustin is sharing today! Then, check out the first challenge for another chance to win new Doodle Dragon digis. So what are you waiting for...start hoppin', and we'll see you on the challenge blog!

My card below features only one of the images that you can win.

Please hop over to Charlotte's blog now .

Doodle News ......

2010-01-09T05:38:00.000-08:00

The Doodle Dragon creator Dustin and his DT team took a winter break but we are BACK!!!

There are lots of new things we are working on, so keep you eyes open.

First we will have a Doodle Dragon Studio Challenge Blog, where you will find fun challenges every other week to participate in.

Second, there will be a blog hop starting this Sunday at 10 AM and it will be so much fun , so come and check it out. The hop will start on Dustin's blog and end at the challenge blog, where you can see the first challenge.

There is also an extra freebie this week right on the new challenge blog that Dustin set up HERE.

Oh , and I almost forgot ....there will be three prizes you can win :0) so come on and check it out .

HUGS
Ri

Momo

2009-11-24T15:44:00.000-08:00

Unfortunately I have more medical issues and it will be a little bit longer till I can get back into the card making fun again.
Meanwhile my pets are keeping me company and keeping my spirits up like one of my new birds ,his name is Momo and he is the sweetest little guy. I thought you all might like to see a picture. He is so pretty and smart and in the first picture he is listening to me talk to him. He comes on my hand and really has gotten attached to me. I love him he is so sweet and perky.
Hope you like the pics and if you all don't mind saying a little prayer for me that would be really great.
HUGS
Ri

2009-11-08T07:21:00.000-08:00

I bought the GinaK Holiday Cheer stamp tv kit and I just love it. I made a couple of Christmas card sets for friends who helped us out while I was in the hospital. Here are only 2 that I made .

I embossed both images , the deer with white glitter embossing powder and the trees with clear detail embossing powder and I sponged blue around it.

I am BACK and here is a sneak peek ...

2009-11-04T13:17:00.000-08:00

Well, I am finally up to making cards again . It feels like forever but I made a cute but simple one with an image that will be released tomorrow over at Dustin Pike's blog right HERE .

The images are called Mistle Toads and are adorable.

So here is my version.....

Thanks so much

2009-10-13T14:13:00.000-07:00

Thanks so much for all the well wishes here on my blog I really appreciate it.

I am getting better every day a bit more and hope I will be back on my feet again soon.
Here is a picture of what my sweet family in Germany sent to me .
The flowers are so beautiful and really cheered me up.

Off to have surgery..........

2009-10-02T11:10:00.000-07:00

I have been busy preparing for my surgery and really had NO time to play in the last few days.

The card on the bottom was created a few weeks ago and I sent it to a dear friend and she just loved it.

Wish me luck and I hope my recovery will be speedy so I can get back into making cards :0)

The image comes from the DigiShack.

New art coming from Dustin....

2009-09-15T12:20:00.000-07:00

Here is a sneak peek what Dustin will offer this week. This image is so stinking adorable ...don't you all agree. Oh, and there is more much more with those 2 little buddies, so go check it out over at Dustin's site right HERE

Cricut :0)

2009-09-15T12:17:00.000-07:00

My husband made me soooo HAPPY :0)
Since it is my birthday this month he bought me a CRICUT personal cutting machine.
It is awesome and I just love it and look I made my first card with it .

Fall is in the air...........

2009-09-14T14:00:00.001-07:00

I have been making some cards to send to my mother-in-law, so she don't have to buy any Thanksgiving cards.
Here are some I made so far for her.
I used the GinaK signs of Autumn tv set and several different paper assortments.
Please click on the images to see a larger view of the cards.

Halloween sneak peek

2009-09-09T09:50:00.000-07:00

Dustin has some really awesome images coming this Thur. and I took 3 and made 2 cards with them.
If you love what I did with them please visit Dustin's blog where you can find them and can purchase them from him right HERE.

2009-09-03T06:39:00.000-07:00

Something very simple today.
I used my SU punches and stamps for this card and my cricut.
The paper I used it digital paper and it worked so great with this card.

Outer Banks Vacation Pictures :0)

2009-08-29T14:58:00.001-07:00

Patrick and I in front of Hatteras Lighthouse.

We all LOVED Jason's Restaurant and Jason got a t-shirt from this place . It's not much to look at but the food is fantastic.
Jason and me on the ferry over to Ocracoke Island.

We are back :0)

2009-08-29T12:04:00.000-07:00

We went on a well deserved vacation for 7 days to the Outer Banks in NC.
It was our very first family vacation and Jason and I have been married for almost 17 years now, so this was very special.
I will have lots of pictures to come :0)

Signs of Autumn Purse

2009-08-18T14:02:00.001-07:00

My friend Lisa gave me the instructions to a wonderful tutorial that makes a purse that fits the 5.5 x 4.25 cards perfectly. You can purchase the tutorial HERE (scroll down).

I have made this purse with the signs of Autumn tv stamp kit by Gina K.

It turned out beautiful and I will fill it with cards and send it to my Mother -in law.

Please click on the images to see them larger.

Signs of Autumn

2009-08-15T07:08:00.000-07:00

My sweet hubby gave me some early b-day presents so I got me the new GinaK 'signs of Autumn' tv stamp kit and I really love it.

Here is my first card I made with it ....

2009-08-14T14:15:00.000-07:00

I made a card today for the Splitcoaststampers sketch challenge SC 241 and had lots of fun with this one :0)

I used a GinaK designs stamp for the flower and the sentiment is from Hampton Arts.

The paper is from one of my favorite places online called gotta pixel and it is digital paper.

I love digital paper cause I can literally match it with whatever project I am working on.

Sneak Peek Happy Halloween :0)

2009-08-12T12:54:00.001-07:00

Here is a sneak peek of what you will see on Dustin Pikes blog on Thur. as new released images. I used different things on this card, like polymer clay candy corn, my dots embossing folder, crystal lacquer for the brew (click on the pictures to enlarge and it is visible) and also some nestabilities by Spellbinder.I cut out the little bats and made them 3D.

Go HERE to purchase the images from Dustin.

Have fun creating something for Halloween :0)

BOO!!!

Trick or Treat

2009-08-10T12:53:00.000-07:00

There will be a Halloween sneak peek for this Thur. and I made some polymer clay

candy corn for it, see below....

so stay tuned for the card that is coming soon :0)

Let it Snow......

2009-08-06T14:59:00.001-07:00

I finally got my card finished :0)

I tried my hand on a TRI-shutter card and thought it turned out really pretty. This is my first TRI-shutter card and I love the concept.
I hand beaded 7 pretty different color snowflakes for this one and used tons of glitter.
The card looks so much nicer in person the pictures just don't do it justice.

My inspiration for this card came from Michelle's blog right HERE

The tutorial for this card can be found HERE

Snowflake Card in the making

2009-08-01T14:32:00.000-07:00

I am in the process of making a pretty snowflake card but have not decided how I will arrange it.

As I mention in my profile I also LOVE beading and have beaded some snowflakes for this card.

I wanted to show them right here before I show the card :0)...so stay tuned for the card....

Christmas in July seak peek...

2009-07-27T08:49:00.000-07:00

Christmas in July sneak peek for Dustin Pike .

I hope you like what I made with the images and visit Dustin's blog on Thur. July 30 st . There you will be able to purchase these really great images and make some great projects with them.

Click HERE to get to Dustin's blog.

Priscilla's Blog Candy ....WOW

2009-07-26T11:21:00.000-07:00

This is out of this world and you ALL have to check out this blog candy ...all I can say is WOW and another WOW!!!

Digital scrapbook page :0)

2009-07-26T08:26:00.001-07:00

I made a digital srapbook page and thought I show it off .....

Relax

2009-07-19T14:03:00.000-07:00

I really love this image. The girl is called Dhyana and is a digital image that is available at Sassy Studio Designs. Their images are great and I love them all but there is only so much money to go around...LOL...
Doesn't she make you breath in and out a bit more RELAXED....... Ommmmmmmm

Seak Peek Christmas in July

2009-07-15T12:46:00.001-07:00

It's Christmas in July over at Dustin Pike's blog where there will be a brand new realease of Christmas images this Thur.
There are some darling images and I picked one that I fell on love with right away (it's good to be a DT :0) ).
So here is what I have created this week and hope you all like it.

Sizzix Bigz XL ...oh yeah it's BIG :0)

2009-07-14T07:39:00.000-07:00

Be prepared I am going to shout now ...LOL.... I GOT MY SIZZIX BIGZ XL SCALLOP CARD DIE AND LOVE IT!!!! ... ok you can take your fingers out of your ears now I am done.
I was really waiting for this die and it is FANTASTIC.

I made a card right away yesterday and used a lovely stamp from GinaK Designs, isn't the iris pretty. I colored it ....yeah you guess it ...with prismacolor pencils and OMS.

I also used some very pretty digital paper from Julie Marie Designs and you can find the paper at Gotta Pixel, if you are interested.
Some ribbon and crystals finished the card off .

2009-07-11T16:17:00.000-07:00

I got this really cool 'I Like Your Style' award from a blogger friend and her name is Mary. I was really excited when I saw it posted for me on Mary's blog. If you would like to go check her blog out it is right HERE and I promise you will like it.
I will have the privilege of choosing some blogs to award them with this really cool award.

I would like to present the following blogs with this cool award

Boni

Domi

Melissa

Check these ladies out they do GREAT work and I love their style.

Sneak Peek ...

2009-07-06T11:25:00.000-07:00

So Dustin gave us a whole bunch of images for this Thur. new release and I wanted to do something else besides a card, so I picked this image and made a criss cross box filled with cocoa and marshmallows. Of course you can get the images at Dustin Pikes blog this Thur. right HERE. I love this weeks images and I know you will too.

The tutorial for this cute criss cross box is available at Vicki's blog right HERE and she has many more FANTASTIC tutorials.

I am hoping you can make out some of the glitter I put on the snowflakes and of course some crystals on the corners.

I filled it with a bag of cocoa and then I got some mini marshmallows and filled them in a tiny bag.

I tied a bow around the bag and voila I have a little present for somebody special.

2009-07-04T09:12:00.000-07:00

Happy 4th of July

Get Well Dragon

2009-07-02T09:55:00.000-07:00

So today I made a Get Well Dragon and he turned out pretty cute. I used one of Dustin Pike's images and colored it with prisma color pencils and used OMS to blend.
The green pattern paper is a freebie set at GinaK forum stampTV and I love it.
I just printed it out on cardstock and matched it with some random cardstock I had.
The Get Well sentiment stamp is from Rubbernecker stamp company. I used Ice Jade from the color box chalk line to stamp it.

Magical Bella Mermaid

2009-06-30T10:42:00.000-07:00

I had this Bella stamp and sentiment for a while now and I finally made a card with it.
I used some Crystal Lacquer on her tail and the star she is holding and lots of glitter.
I used my new spellbinder nestie dies :0) and viola a very simple and cute card came out of this.

Top Note Die fun :0)

2009-06-30T10:06:00.000-07:00

One thing I absolutely LOVE is the top note die from Stampin Up. It is one of the BEST crafting purchases I have done so far.
Here are just some simple quilted cards I made with the top note die, some embossing folders and just some simple embellishments.

And I thought great friends like you were extinct...

2009-06-24T11:04:00.000-07:00

It's time again for a sneak peek of the new set of images that will be coming out by Dustin Pike tomorrow Thur.
These images are just too COOL! I hope you can see in the pictures that I made 2 of the dinos into 3D. I used prismacolor pencils and OMS to color and I made the sky with Pebbles Inc. chalk.
The volcano was first colored then I used some of my colored crystal lacquer (red) to give it a wet look. I really hope you like the new images and will go to Dustin's blog where you can go and purchase them.
Also don't forget today is freebie day at his blog and the background you see in my card is the freebie :0)... how cool is that!

2009-06-20T06:56:00.000-07:00

I have not made a card in a whole week and I have to say I am having withdrawals...LOL.
This last week was one whirlwind week ...wow.
First our son Patrick had oral surgery and the poor guy is still pretty sore :0( and recovering.
On Thur. we got new windows and boy does it make a BIG difference. We love our new windows for sure . Yesterday I was finally able to get back to card making and I made 2 cards and you can see them below. The paper I used in both cards is a paper pack that I saw and fell absolutely in LOVE with at Michaels. The pack is called citrus stack and the colors are all cheery and happy .
The little fairy is from Stamping Bella and is from the Ketto line.

Blooming

2009-06-11T05:25:00.000-07:00

I am so proud of my Lily that I planted I have to show everybody a pictures.