Aye Chihuahua!

Check out this little guy! Isn't he cute?! My sweet friend Alicia has a chihuahua named Mannix who was one of the ring bearers in her wedding. He was so cute walking down the aisle with Alicia's little brother! So when I saw this image at Meljen's Designs, called Chili Chihuahua, I had to grab it and color it up for Alicia.

 The challenge this week over at Meljen's Designs Challenge & Inspiration blog is AUTUMN COLORS. I think the DP and coordinating chipboard from the Max & Whiskers collection by Basic Grey fits the bill, don't you? The sketch is this week's sketch challenge at Friday Sketchers.

I've had such a great time guest designing for Meljen's Designs this month. Thank you Melissa and Nicole for inviting me! It's been a joy and a privilege!!! Meljen's ROCKS!!!!

Have a great day, my friends!

You Float My Boat!

Yay, it's Saturday! Usually, I'd be doing chores and errands, but today I'm going to drive into LA and meet up with Jami Sibley and Rachel Sztonyk for some crafting time! Woo hoo!!!

Today we have a new sketch at Sketch Saturday! Jo has really pulled out all the stops with this one... lots of elements to play with!

I decided to go monochromatic this week with my card, and chose this adorable image called Sail Away by Meljen's Designs. Who doesn't love a happy boat?

The DP is from the Walk In the Park collection by Echo Park. I made up the sentiment on my computer, and used my Papertrey Ink cloud dies to make the felt cloud.

I hope you'll join us for Sketch Saturday this week! And while you're at it, why not pop over to the Meljen's Designs Challenges and Inspiration Blog and incorporate this week's Recipe Challenge for a chance to win three free digis! Have you seen the new flower digis just released this week? Wowser!!!

Thanks for stopping by my friends! Have a great day!

School Time Bunny!

Hey everyone! Meljen's Designs has just released some of the CUTEST school images. Today I'm showcasing School Time Bunny. I love the homespun look of Melissa's artwork. Plus, the challenge this week over at Meljen's Designs Challenges and Inspiration Blog is BACK 2 SCHOOL. Come on, let's play!

You know me and how much I love a good sketch to get my mojo going. I found this one at Friday Sketchers and turned it on its side to fit the image. The DP and die cuts are from the new School Spirit collection by Crate Paper. I actually made the ribbon myself using seam binding and coffee and Tim Holtz's Rusty Hinge re-inker.

On the personal front, I said good-bye to my dear friend Debbie last Thursday night when we dropped her at the LAX Marriott...her flight to Washington DC to join her husband left early Friday morning, so she stayed in LA Thursday night. We had a FABULOUS time while she was here... lots of shopping, eating good food, meeting up with others and crafting... and never a shortage of things to talk about. I'm going to miss her. Hopefully one day I'll make it to Australia to visit her.

Now I'm trying to catch up and get my life back to "normal" (whatever that is). I was having sympathy jet lag while Debbie was here, and still feel a bit fuzzy (haha).

Thanks for stopping by my friends! I'll "see" you soon!

Happy Saturday!

Goodness gracious, is it really September already? I know we all feel it... time passes too quickly. And it seems to really start speeding up once September comes. I see folks counting down the days to Christmas on their blogs and I have to close my eyes! LOL

Today is a very special day. Not only is it time for another wonderful Sketch Saturday challenge, but it's my first post as Guest Designer for Meljen's Designs for the month of September! Meljens' images are ADORABLE, just my cup of tea!

My card features Lazy Susan Buggies, which is not only adorable but so much fun to color! Our sketch this week is by the wonderfully talented Jeanette Comerford, our hostess for this week's challenge at Sketch Saturday. You will LOVE working with this sketch!

The DP and chipboard accent are from the Togetherness collection by Cosmo Cricket, which I love love love!

I also followed Meljen's Designs Challenge #23, which is to use stripes. So fun!

I hope you'll join us for BOTH challenges. Be sure to stop by the Sketch Saturday blog and the Meljen's Designs Challenge blog for some amazing eye candy and inspiration!

Have a wonderful day, my friends... and for my US friends, a fun and SAFE Labor Day holiday weekend!

Sweet!

Hey everyone! Happy Monday!

Time for another fantastic challenge at The Pink Elephant!!! 

MOSTLY WHITE

I was excited to try this challenge... it's such a clean look. And I was even more excited to get to play with this adorable image by Meljens Designs! This cutie is called Double Scoop, and I see it's currently 25% off! Ice cream just doesn't get any sweeter than this! And I LOVE ice cream... it's my favorite dessert.

The little bit of DP you see is from the  12 x 12 Olivia collection by Basic Grey, as is the chipboard piece. It's hard to see in the photo, but I embossed the white background cardstock with the cupcake embossing folder from the Once Upon a Princess Cuttlebug Embossing Folder Bundle. I love it!

I hope you'll play along with us in this challenge. Will you be one of our next winners???

Have a SWEET day!