Vintage images Baby cards

It's me again!

Still on vacation, so I'm just sharing some of my past cards with you all. I couldn't leave these two little darlings off my list of favorites now could I? I loved making these two and was so chuffed with how they came out. They took quite a bit of time to make but I think it was worth it!! Let me know what you think!

Hugs,
Charlotte

Vintage girl - Pretty in Pink!

Hello everyone,

This post is going to be really short because I am running out of time and need to get going!!

Hope you enjoy looking at some of my previously made cards, and if you want to leave a message or comment....I'd love to hear what you have to say. Reading the comments is always a great part of my day and I appreciate each and every one of you for taking the time to visit my blog.

Hugs,
Charlotte

Penny Black - girl with pencil

Happy Friday everyone!

Here is another one of my cards that I made at the beginning of the year. This one has the stamp by Penny Black the little girl with a pencil. I added the sentiment "Just Because" so this card could be used for any occasion really. The colors on this card were a special request from someone, and although the card is quite plain, I still like it!

I hope when you are reading this I'm at least having a good time, coz outside right now the weather is horrible, thunder and lightning.....not at all boating weather....ooh wait a minute, I just looked over in the direction we are heading (I'm writing this on Friday May 22nd remember!!), and I see a little bit of a blue sky!!! Oh please let it be nice when we get to the boat ramp!!!

Hope you are all having fun and getting busy with the creative juices!!
Happy crafting!

Hugs,
Charlotte

Don't forget that Tuesday is MMSC4!!!!!!

Penny Black - Uplifting!!!!

Well I figured what the heck I've been showing some of my previous cards and this has to be one of my favorites coz it was so much fun to make! I already knew what I was going to do with this one even before I received the stamp!!! LOL
I adore this Penny Black stamp and could just imagine my cat doing this!!!! Too funny! Anyway, this one was colored with prismacolor pencils and the undies and hankie were embossed to make them all shiny!! I cut out and raised the image to make it look like they were hanging on a washing line! It was a little time consuming cutting all the bits out but I love how it turned out! I think the colors made the image stand out and of course I had to show the inside too!! I finish all the insides of my cards to coordinate with the outside, don't like to leave them blank!

Card recipe
DP - Best occasions
Stamp - Penny Black - Uplifting
Scalloped edging - Martha Stewart edge punch
Ribbon - Michael's (I think)

These posts are going to get shorter coz I am writing them all in one shot!!! See you all when I get back!
Hugs,
Charlotte

Sugar Nellie - Reflective

Hope you all enjoyed a really great and safe Memorial Day!

Another one of my past cards that was made in February this year. I just love this image of the little girl in dungarees (overalls) with plaits (braids) .....that was so me growing up.....tomboy! Anywhoo, this image is another one I own from designer Elisabeth Bell.....maybe I should take stock in her!!!!! LOL

I colored the image in prismacolor pencils and raised her on dots. Glittered parts of her hair, pockets, and flowers to give her a little sparkle. I machine stitched the card inside and out and added some cute little embellishments.

Card recipe
Stamp - Elisabeth Bell - Reflective
DP - making memories Simply Fabulous - Brooke narrow stripe and Brooke paisley
chipboard buttons - colorbok
plastic flower - Party Fun Pack
metal dragonfly bead - JoAnn's
Ribbon and gems - Michael's

Still on vacation so I will check up with everyone when I get back :)

Hugs,
Charlotte

MIdnight Madness MMSC 3

Happy Tuesday Folks!

If this post works you should be seeing it on May 26th!!!! I've tried to schedule things before and they have not worked!!!

Hope everyone is ready for the Midnight Madness challenge today!!! Yes it's that time again when we show how creative we can get with the 3rd MMSC...and I know we have had some absolutely fabulous entries. Great job everyone who entered.....and if you didn't....what yer waiting for....there's an awesome prize to be won and this is soooooo much fun so come on down and play!!! Check out the site at Priscilla's, get all the details and get cracking!!!

This time I decided to use a vintage image I've had for a while but never used. I love this picture.....the little girl, flowers and colors are so pretty, don't you think? The dp I used is from DCWV Old World Stack.... the ones I chose are embossed so give a nice texture to the card. I don't own all those fancy embossing tools (yet), so when a designer paper is embossed, I'm loving it!!! I layered the image with pop dots to give extra dimension, sprinkled the flowers with sparkling embossing powder and raised them and her bow higher with dots. All the flowers are from Prima and the ribbon is some left over holiday wired edge from Michael's. I stitched the card and added a ribbon buckle from Joann's.

Card recipe
DP - DCWV Old World Stack & Glitter Christmas stack
Ribbon - Celebrate It, Holiday ribbon bow tique from Michael's
Flowers - Prima, Nursery Rhymes from Michael's
Ribbon Buckle - JoAnn craft essentials
Image - S. Paxton

Let me know what you think!
Hugs,
Charlotte

Sugar Nellie - A Good Book

Happy Memorial Day to You all!

Here's on of my cards I made way before having a blog, and I just loved how this one came out. One of my favorite stamp artists is Elisabeth Bell and this one is called "A Good Book", the little cat and butterfly are from one of her other little girls but I chose to add them to this card. I hand cut the tree and grass.....which seemed to take forever! The leaves were stamped from a set of floral stamps I have then cut out by hand and placed on dots to make them stand out. This card was very time consuming but I figured it's a one of a kind....yeah right.....I ended up making a second one as I had a special request for it! The image is colored in prismacolor pencils and sparkly embossing powder was added to the book, flowers on her hat and tree. Let me know what you think.

card recipe
dp - Making memories ice blue, expresso and emerald green textured
Stamp - Elisabeth Bell - A good Book and Planting Some Love
Glitter - Martha Stewart -Brownstone
Leaves - All Night Media, Bouquet set

Hope you like it!

Hugs,
Charlotte

Penny Black Cat in a Hammock!

Happy Saturday!

Well, I figured that as I am on vacation with no access to the computer I should leave you at least with something to look at!! This card was made back in February but I thought it quite appropriate as I am out on a boat, probably in the ocean and not swinging between two palm trees......but you never know!!
I love this image from Penny Black and actually got permission from the official headquarters that I can get this image painted on the back of our boat!! Not done it yet, but can't wait to sport this lazy cat on the ocean!!!
I colored cat in a Hammock with prismacolor pencils and added some sparkly embossing powder, made him 3d with pop dots and added the braided shiny string and metal shell beads to add to the beachy effect. I hope you like it.

card recipe
cardstock - Best occasions
white vine embossed paper - Making Memories white vines
stamp - Penny Black cat in Hammock
metal shell beads - party fun pack beach
shiny string - Martha Stewart

Have a great weekend!

Hugs,
Charlotte

DUSTIN PIKE NEW IMAGES!!

WANNA HULA HULA??

Miss Hawaiian Monkey 2009!!Happy Thursday everyone!

So what are you all up to?? Having some fun in the sun??? If you're not, you should be!!! Just like little monkey here.....go ahead do the hula dance...you'll feel better for it! Well, today is Dustin's new release day!!! Can we say WHOOO HOOO YEAH! I wish I'd had more time to work on more images but things have been busy with Thijs' end of year at school......yep, tomorrow is his last day of pre-K.....so I've been burning the midnight oil trying to get the teacher's gifts and cards made, and making goodies for their "Beach Party" today!

Anywhoo, I had a blast with this monkey image, it was so fun to make and I know there will be more, many more coz you can do so many things with Dustin's images....they just make you feel like a kid again..........and this one cracked me up!! I colored the images with copics, made some parts 3d with pop dots, added some Hawaiian flowers and leaves and voila....there you have it! Miss Hawaiian Monkey 2009!! I love to stitch my cards to give a little extra detail so this one is stitched inside and out. The ALOHA saying I was originally going to put on the front of the card but then decided to put the little masks....think that was a much better choice. All those funky faces and Miss Hawaiian Monkey beaming her innocent smile! Hey wait a minute.....don't you think she looks a bit pale?? Maybe I should have made her darker, nah, she can get some color from hanging out at the beach!

Well, that's it for today, but before you leave hop on over to Dustin's hangout, check out what's going on over there and don't forget to checkout the other designers creations.......they are getting really creative!!! click on the team members names on my sidebar.....You will be glad you did!

Have a fabulous Thursday!
Hugs to you all,
Charlotte

DUSTIN PIKE SNEAK PEAK!!

Happy Wednesday everyone!

Well we are half way through the week.....again......where does the time go, I have no idea but I have sooooo many things to do over the next couple of days before vacation........ I feel like a chicken with my head cut off!! LOL

Anywhooo, it's freebie time over at Dustin's place, Dustin's place, Dustin's place...it's freebie time over at Dustin's place.......tra la la la la!!! (Blame Spyder girl for that one!!!!!) You don't want to miss this freebie..................it's adorable!! I haven't had the chance to make a card yet, but will definately be having a go at coloring the image....even if it's in the car waiting in line to pick up my son!!! The teacher's must think I'm nuts coloring!!! It's just that Dustin's images are just too much fun to work with!! They're addicting I tell you!

The design team have some awesome sneak peaks, so head on over to their blogs and check them out!! I made my party animals for my sneaky peaky for tomorrows release. I punched a car image from Sizzix out of yellow foam then colored the animal images in copics and prismacolor markers, popped them all in the vehicle with dots to make them stand out, then added more foam decorations around the outside. The "celebrate" sign is from JoAnn Craft Essentials. The foam accessories are from creative hands.

Card recipe
Cardstock - Expresso and Primary orange from the Paper company
Car front - Sizzix #38-0133
Images - Dustin Pike
Foam accessories - creative hands

SOOOOOOO.........For all you Dustin Pike fans out there...let me know what you think!
Enjoy your day!

Hugs,
Charlotte

MIDNIGHT MADNESS SKETCH CHALLENGE 2

MMSC2

Happy Tuesday everyone! You know what that means........MMSC2!!!! Wow what a turn out we had for the first MMSC1!! Those of you who played along should be very proud of yourselves....what a terrific variety of cards you all made! It was great to go to your blogs to check them all out. We have some very talented crafters I must say!!

As a DT member I decided to be a little more creative this week and made a covered box instead of a card. I've had this black and white vintage image of two little girls for a while yet couldn't decide what to do with it, but then while looking through all the papers I have I came across the black corduroy cardstock, matched it with the pale pink and voila....there you have it! I raised the image and embossed with clear powder to give the little girls a vintage photograph appearance. I colored the rose pink with copics to give just a little hint of color. The box I covered first with the black corduroy cardstock then wrapped it in a black sheer thick ribbon. The lace I draped at the top and bottom of the box, then added a line of pink gems on the right side. The bow on top is the same sheer ribbon tied together with a metal flower button, lace and beads. A hat pin with beads was the last finishing touch.

I'm really delighted how it came out, but I'd love to hear what you think!

If you haven't been over to Priscilla's blog yet, you might want to check it out and join in the fun.....
"You still have till Midnight tonight (EST) to get your MMSC1 week #1 project uploaded to Mr. Linky, so it's not too late. After the deadline you are still welcome to leave a comment with your url so we can still see your work. The Midnight Madness DT was so impressed with the submissions, we all decided that each week we will be awarding a special Badge Award to one person for their outstanding sketch submission. It is called the "MIDNIGHT MADNESS MASTERPIECE" Gold Star Sketch Challenge Award (aka MMM). If you would like to be considered for this award, please make sure your card link is posted to Mr. Linky by Sunday of each week. This is our way to let you know how wonderfully talented you are and how much we appreciate you sharing your craft with us."

The FIRST EVER MIDNIGHT MADNESS MASTERPIECE SKETCH CHALLENGE AWARD GOES TO .......... SASSY CONGRATULATIONS SASSY!



Our first FUN DT AWARD is called the "WITTY AWARD" and it GOES TO...SONYA Thanks for always making us laugh! CONGRATULATIONS SONYA!

NOW LETS GET TO THE MM SKETCH CHALLENGE...

what is in it for YOU?

$100 FREE SHOPPING SPREE of "Stampin Up" products for the WINNER!!.

Hugs, Charlotte

DUSTIN PIKE BLOG CANDY ALERT!!!!!!

http://www.postpals.co.uk

Check out the blog candy on DUSTIN PIKE'S blog....this is what he is giving away...... I just inserted Dustin's info here, directly from his blog, so these are his own words, not mine!!!!

"1 Super Grand Blog Candy prize: Dino Rubber Stamp from http://www.papermakeup.com
Right now there are 3 stamps, but the others are coming first part of June, The winner will win the entire Dino line designed by me "In rubber", not digital stamp.

10 first prize winners will win 2 digi downloads of their choice from my digital stamp line.

http://doodledragon.dustinpike.com/Digis.htm
http://doodledragon.dustinpike.com/Digis2.htm

*****Due date of June 6 2009, that gives people a little time and the dino stamp set to be done, BIG thank you to Katie at Paper makeup for donating the prize*****

So whatcha gotta do is create a card, project something paper crafty for a child on this site. It doesn't have to be my art (appreciated, but not required) , follow the mailing directions and send it in the mail. Next post a photo or scan of what you did on your blog or site and I am trusting everyone on this part (mail the item)... post a comment on this post that you have done all of this and I will choose 1 grand winner and 10 first prize winners. All chosen randomly...What's up for grab.

Dustin"

Happy Monday Everyone!

Happy Monday folks!!

I hope you all enjoyed a wonderful weekend, got some rest and are ready to start a new week!

Well I couldn't resist showing you some photos from our weekend out on the boat.....not really the whole weekend but part of it. What an incredibly peaceful time it was......gets you away from the real world....if only for a day! As you can see from the photos, Thijs loved his new toys!!! He spent most of the day in the water with his mask and snorkle and fishing rod (he wasn't really fishing....just pretending to) We all enjoyed looking at the fish swimming around underneath us, and the coral too. Last time we were out we were lucky enough to see a manatee swim right past the boat and times before we've seen dolphin playing in the ocean too. It's so tranquil out there....you just want to stay on the ocean forever!!!

As we are leaving for our first vacation on the boat upcoming Friday, this was a trial run to make sure everything is working as it should. We checked out the generator, air conditioner and all other appliances and they all worked great.....still don't have a/c working at home though!!! Perhaps we should just sleep on the boat on the trailer!!!!! LOL So this week is going to be really busy in the de Zwart household. Sooooo many things to get done.....I do hope to have a little time to make a few cards though, as I need to post some soon.

Midnight Madness
Tomorrow of course is the Midnight Madness sketch challenge number 2, so I hope you will all join in the fun......the cards from MMSC1 have been terrific....some people entering more than one creation....so we look forward to seeing much more of your inspiring designs! If you haven't joined in the fun yet, pop on over to Priscilla's blog to check out the goodies celebrating the launch of Midnight Madness......you don't want to miss out on the prize!!!

Dustin Pike
I have some really cute designs from Dustin Pike's upcoming release on May 21st.....so you don't want to miss these either. Check out Dustin's blog, especially on Wednesday for his next freebie!!! Need to get cracking on the cards for the DT!

Salute to all the teachers in the world!
As the school year is fast approaching, I also want to make some special cards for Thijs' teachers to say Thank You for the wonderful job that they do....teacher's sometimes are so unappreciated....they deserve much more recognition for the job they do....and each year that comes I think that their jobs become more difficult... especially since they are definately not paid what they are worth!!! We are so happy with the preK teacher that Thijs has, she is amazing and really does teach because she loves and enjoys her job. So please don't forget to show your appreciation to the teachers in your lives....they so deserve some recognition!!!

With that said, I need to get my act together and get off the computer and get some cards started!!!!!

Hugs,
Charlotte

BLOG AWARDS!!

HAPPY FRIDAY EVERYONE!!

This is so overdue and I'm not finished yet!!!
It's my turn to pay it forward to some well deserving and incredibly creative fellow bloggers! If I had all day I would give all of you an award, just for believing in yourselves enough to have a blog on the internet...so the whole world can see your work! Kudos to all the bloggers out there in cyber space!!!

LOVE AWARD

SUE - your cards really do inspire me
VICKI - for being sweet and having fab ideas
JUNE - believe in yourself, you are so gifted
CHRIS - for being sweet and having beautiful ideas
SASSY - lovely lady who makes me laugh and inspires me too!! xx


LYN - even though you terrorize me!!!! Love reading your blog!
PRISCILLA - for putting together a great team and believing in all of us!
JESS - for having such beautiful creations, and for being so sweet
CHERYL - for all your help and advice...Thank You!
SUE -Love your creations!
TIETS - If only I could make cards like you!!

DUSTIN - For your inspiring work and sense of humor (especially Traveling James!)
TRACEY, TRAK - I love all your designs
WENDY - You are always up to date on the latest goodies
LYN - I never leave your blog without a smile, or giggle!!

*****FOR EVERY MEMBER OF THE TWO DESIGN TEAMS I AM FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE A PART OF......YOU ALL GET THESE AWARDS TOO!!****

If you haven't already done so, take a look at all of these blogs, they are well worth the visit and believe me, you will want to return!!


Have a fantastic weekend!!
Hugs,
Charlotte

DUSTIN PIKE IMAGES - ANOTHER SNEAK PEAK!

Happy Wednesday everyone!

This is just a really quick post as I am about to go out the door to run a few errands....would rather stay and play but alas I must be responsible today!!!!! LOL
This is another one of Dustin Pike's new releases...coming out tomorrow!!! I loved making this card and think the pelican is adorable. You should see the design teams cards....well worth the visit if you can check out their blogs!! As I said yesterday, Dustin's art work is so easy to work with......it makes you feel like a child again with a wonderful coloring book!!!

Anyway, I must run my lovelies, but will check back in with you real soon!

Don't forget it's freebie time over at Dustin's place!!!! Go get that cutie pie!!!
Hugs,
Charlotte

DUSTIN PIKE'S NEW IMAGES!! SNEAK PEAK!!!!!

Good evening everyone!

I know some of you Dustin Pike fans will have been waiting patiently for the new designs to come out, and I am so happy and excited about sharing a sneak peak of some of his new releases, which are scheduled to come out on Thursday. The design team has been working hard to get these delightful images onto their projects, so I know you will want to check them all out on Thursday morning!! Don't forget tomorrow, Dustin also has an adorable freebie you don't want to miss, so if you click Dustin's name you will be able to get to his site from here. There are more awesome images to come too!! And that's not all.........but I can't tell you any more.........ha ha......you will just have to keep checking back here to find out!!!!

I hope you will join in the fun and create something wonderful with Dustin's images, they truely are great to work with and after all, who could resist such adorable art work, from such a talented guy!

Let me know what you think!
Hugs,
Charlotte

Mojo Monday - Sugar Nellie stamp

Hello everyone, hope you are all enjoying your day!

Wow, it's been busy here in the de Zwart residence!! First thing this morning the air conditioner stopped working!!! Yikes, in the high 80 degree temps. too!!! Still waiting for the repair man to turn up, they said it would be between 10:00 and 12:00 and it's now 1:00pm so only an hour late!!!

So did you all check out the Midnight Madness Design Teams cards??? I hope so, wow, what amazing talent don't you think! This morning was the first chance we got to view each others work and I was impressed........now I have definately got my work cut out for me after seeing my team mates designs!!! Yikes! It would be lovely if you would join in the fun and send in some of your creations because there are so many talented people out there. I so enjoy looking at your blogs and seeing all the different styles......it gives me inspiration that's for sure.

Ok, now for my card. I colored this image in a while ago and have had her sitting patiently waiting for me to place her somewhere special. So today for the Mojo Monday I figured I would use her and as pale pink is my fav. color I figured I would keep her soft and gentle with the pink and a little touch of green. I colored her in copics and layered her so she stands out from the card. The paper is one of my favorites from making memories. I added leaves and the flowers and of course the machine stitching which I think softens the card. Let me know what you think!

Card Recipe
designer paper - making memories simply fabulous, Brooke paisley and Brooke narrow stripe
Stamp - Sugar Nellie, designer Elisabeth Bell's Demure
Ribbon - Basics from Michael's
Leaves - cut using Martha Stewart punch
Flowers - Prima, Nursery Tales Fancy stix
Gems - Michael's

Enjoy the rest of your day!
Hugs, Charlotte

MIDNIGHT MADNESS SKETCH CHALLENGE!!

(MMSC1)

Welcome to the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge!! Yes the day is finally here and we are so excited to launch the first sketch challenge. This is my take on it and I hope you will be inspired by the design teams creativity. Click on over to Priscilla's blog to check them all out! I hope you will join in the fun and share your beautiful creations with us. Remember that you are not limited to what you design.....so let your imagination take flight and join us on this wonderful journey.

"Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful,
we must carry it with us or we find it not"
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Hugs for yesterday, today and tomorrow!
Love,
Charlotte

Latest News!

LOVE AWARD FROM SASSY!

This is adorable and I will wear this beautiful little bear with pride! Thank you so much Sassy....you are a sweetheart! Now I have to pass all the awards I have, on to other deserving, beautiful people. I will do my best to pass these on before the end of the week!

If you haven't checked out Sassy's blog, please do...she is an amazingly talented and sweet lady with a heart of gold and fantastic sense of humor. She loves to hear from you all so take a few minutes to stop by.....you will be so glad you did! Thanks again Sassy!

Hugs,
Charlotte



P.S.

"MIDNIGHT MADNESS"
DON'T FORGET TOMORROW STARTS "MIDNIGHT MADNESS SKETCH CHALLENGES"..........SO LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYONE'S WONDERFUL CREATIONS!!

"DOODLE DRAGON DESIGNS"
I CAN FINALLY SHARE SOME OF DUSTIN PIKE'S UPCOMING NEW RELEASES!!! I WILL TRY TO POST THEM TOMORROW!!!! YOU MAY WANT TO CHECK HIS BLOG ON THURSDAY MORNING FOR THEM!!! THEY ARE SO CUTE!!

Happy Mother's Day - to those who celebrate in May!

Hello everyone,

For those of you who celebrate Mother's Day in May.....Happy Mother's Day!
In the UK I know it is celebrated in March...so Happy Sunday to you!

Just a quick post so you don't think I am MIA!! This little purse card was made especially for my Mother in law so I hope she likes it! It's the first time I have tried to make a purse card so I was pleased with the results. I can't take credit for the actual purse shape....that was thanks to Martha Stewart! However, I did cover it completely in lavender cardstock and Provo Craft designer paper which is pale lemon with little purple flowers. The stamp, of course one of my favorite designers.....Elisabeth Bell, which I colored in prismacolor pencils. The purple flower was a gift. Ribbon was Anna Griffin and gems were by colorbok. That's it for today as I'm tired!!! However, I will be posting some other cards next week.

Have a good evening!
Hugs,
Charlotte

Mother's Day Boxed card number 2

Good evening everyone!

Yes I am finally here, and the pictures above are what I have been working on for a good friend of mine.....needless to say, many intricate details involved and time consuming......but my project is finally complete!! Whew! I hope she likes it. The request was for a boxed Mother's day card using the colors peach, brown and minty green. I started with one of my three panel cards and thought, what the heck let's add a few more.....am I a glutten for punishment or what?? Why do I make things more complicated....maybe it's because I like the challenge!!
Anyways, Here is the boxed card set and as you can see each panel is different. I used the gorgeous DCWV dp which I think makes a lovely back drop to work from. I machine stitched some of the panels with a scalloped stitch, used some computer vintage images which I thought appropriate for Mother's day and as my friend has one sister, the two little vintage girls should have perfect meaning for their mom. Other embellishments include flowers from Michael's, gems and metal flower with swarovski crystal.

Card recipe
designer paper - DCWV whimsy
cardstock - Best Occasions
Flowers - Prima Nursery Tales, Michael's
gems - say it in crystals
swarovski crystal bead - jolies
leaves - Martha steward punch

Hope you all enjoy your evening. Will be checking back in sometime over the weekend...hopefully!

Hugs,
Charlotte

Happy Wednesday everyone!

Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge
Lots of exciting things going on as we prepare for the grand opening of the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenges! You will not want to miss this opening, believe me! If you are up to challenges stay tuned because when the unveiling happens it will be well worth the wait! Can't give all the details out but just know if you are interested......

Oh just stay tuned...otherwise I might spill the beans!!!! (Must not give out too much information, must not give out too much information!!!!) LOL!!

Ok I'll give you a hint..........If you don't have the logo on your blog yet, a wise choice may be to put it on!! That's it......no more hints today! Just pick up the logo and take him with you ok!!

Want this badge?

Dustin Pike's blog

If you haven't checked out Dustin's blog today, you might want to coz he's got some awesome, cute new digi stamps....and I mean they are cute...I laughed so much when I saw them!! He's such a character!! Click on his name to take you there.

Also you might want to check out Inspiration station, because Sue just won some of Dustin's digi stamps for her little bee card creation. Congrats Sue, you did an awesome job!!

I really need to get off this computer and get back to my cards!! Will be in touch real soon!!

Hugs,
Charlotte

PS: Are you doing the Happy Dance yet???? :)

A Blog Award!! Thank You!!

Happy Tuesday everyone!

Somebody pinch me!!! I am just beaming from ear to ear! As if I didn't get the best news with the Midnight Madness Design Team, then Dustin Pike's Design Team, now I get this terrific blog award! Thank you so much Spyder girl Lyn!!! You are awesome! I truly am so thankful and blown away by all this exciting news.....excuse me while I do a happy dance again!!!

If you haven't checked out Spyderscorner yet, you should take a look as it will be worth the trip!! Click on the name to take you there...I promise you will not be disappointed!!

I have three awards that I need to give to someone else too....with sooo many extremely talented people out there, this will be a hard decision!

A HUGE THANK YOU! - To everyone who has taken the time not only to visit my blog but also those of you who have left such wonderful comments. I love to go back and read them all! If I haven't been to visit your blog and you left me a comment, I promise I will visit you soon!! I love to pay kindness forwards and enjoy leaving comments too!

Ok now back to reality, it's time to get the dinner/tea started!

Hugs,
Charlotte
XXX

I Can't Believe it!!!!!!

This is unbelievable, I absolutely never expected this but am totally blown away.....I am going to be a designer on DUSTIN PIKE'S DESIGN TEAM.....Whooo Hooo!! I love his art and even though I have only made one dragon, it was so much fun to do! I can't wait....I'm a little speechless right now, perhaps tomorrow when this news has had time to sink in I will be able to write something else!! If you haven't checked his art work out yet, you really should because his images are just so cute...he's very talented! Click on his name to go to his blog!

Wow, I wonder if I'm going to be able to sleep tonight.....I'm so hyper right now!!

Hugs,
Charlotte

It's Mojo Monday!!

Happy Monday everyone, hope you all had a wonderful weekend!

Well it's Mojo Monday and I have just finished my card. I had a request for a green card and I have to admit I didn't have any paper to go along with this dp, so I tried to pick out colors from the background and I think it turned out ok! The stamp I have used a couple of times before and I like how it fits this card. If you click on the image you can see the card in more detail. Let me know what you think!

Card recipe
designer paper - DCWV Posies glitter, pocketful of green
stamp - Rubber Stampede, sunflower
blue cardstock - Best Occasions
Beige paper - The Paper Company, Parchment Tan
Ribbon - Basic Narrows from Michael's

I hope you are all enjoying your Monday and I look forward to blog hopping later if I get the chance!!

Don't forget to check out the upcoming Midnight Madness Challenge, which premiers on May 12th!! This will be an awesome challenge so if you want to play along, and I know you will, click here to connect with Priscilla's blog. She will be updating it I'm sure as we countdown to this exciting new adventure. Help us spread the word to those who love to take a challenge! Even better, click on the logo and add it to your blog!! Take this incredible trip with us!!


Hugs, Charlotte

Some Really Exciting News!!

Happy Sunday everyone!

It seems a while since I posted anything but it's only a couple of days!! Well I have some really exciting news to share with you all. Priscilla at Priscillastyles asked me if I would like to be a design team member for the upcoming Midnight Madness Challenge and I said Yes, I would love to. This is a group of very talented ladies and I look forward to working with them all. Please join us for the challenges because they should be a lot of fun! The link on my sidebar with the black kitty....no not Maukie my virtual kittie :).... will be the logo to use and below is a list of these talented ladies so you might want to check out their blogs too!! It will be worth it I promise! I look forward to having lots of fun with this design team and would love you to come along and play!!

Have a wonderful week!
Hugs,
Charlotte