Thanks with Satin!

Oh My Goodness!! Have you al seen the calla lilies blooming at Flourishes? Beauty, beauty, beauty!! This is one that I definitely need to add to my collection!

There is a Noon Day Challenge there today and another one tomorrow -- today, we are to be inspired by the following photo....

The beautiful satin ribbon was the inspiration for my card. All of my colored satin ribbons were not the proper color, so I went with white. I added a strip of ribbon to the horizontal stripe and then added a bow. I think that I would feel properly thanked if I were to receive this card!

Another wonderful challenge going on today is at Nicole Heady's Papertrey Ink blog, Capture the Moment.
If you follow this link you will not only find today's challenge, but their new products for February. This challenge inspired my color choices. Each one of the PTI design team picked a favorite color combo and we were to choose one for our card, using at least one Papertrey Ink product. Yesterday, or maybe it was the day before, Nicole gave us a freebie download with a number of wonderful images. The little flower with the stem "frame" was designed by Tiffany Pastor and provides the focal image for my card. The sentiment is from a PTI set, Gracious Vases. The color combo is a favorite of Dawn McVey:

The sketch that I used is from Freshly Made Sketches, #21, with its clean beautiful lines.

I hope you enjoyed my card and that you will join me in one or all of these challenges!
Betty

Birthdays - A Bird and A Bear

I have two cards to share with you today. The sketches for the layout of both of my cards come  from Card Positioning Systems 5th Anniversary challenges.

This card uses the sketch from Card Positioning Systems 5th Anniversary Day 9. The papers are from Basic Grey and the sentiment is from AnnaBelle Stamps. The image is a photo that I shared on my blog several days ago of an oriole who has been making himself at home on my hummingbird feeders. What a blessing it has been to watch these beautiful birds!

I would also like to enter this card  at the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday #155  challenge - "Fly Away With Me" (use a bird on your project).

My next card is for Card Positioning Systems 5th Anniversary Day 7. 

The image is from Sassy Cheryl's and has been colored and blended with colored pencils and baby oil. The sentiment is from Stampin' Up and the embellishments include a flower of several layers and a little clothespin that I colored with a Bic Marker. I'm thinking it will be a cute birthday card for one of the children in our church.

Have a joy-filled day,
Betty

Delight in Life

The cover of this little notebook was inspired by the sketch at Card Positioning Systems 5th Anniversary Day 10. I made pink the dominant color because Lee Murphy chose this sketch to use and we want to keep our hostess happy!! Here is the sketch.....

I am enjoying making these notebooks and the CPS sketches have been just perfect for them.I'm glad we have several more days of sketches -- they'll help me finish my notebooks!!

Betty

Love These Colors!

I'm going CAS with this card even though something makes me want to do more with it!!  The layout is from

Card Positioning Systems 5th Anniversary Day 8. I have flipped the sketch but I think you can still see it in my card. Here's the sketch:

There is another 5th Anniversary to celebrate -- Papertrey Ink! This is Day 2 of their festivities and there are free downloadable, printable images to be had for the taking (and thanking, of course!) I've used a beautifully colored  image by Melissa Bickford for this card as well as Papertrey Ink white card stock for my card base. The printed papers are from a Stampin' Up Designer Paper Kit and the mat is SU Rose Red. Melissa's image provided the inspiration for my paper choices.

I would also like to enter my card at Flourishes - Bring Back Beautiful - The Beauty of Love challenge.

Hope you enjoyed my card -- the colors make me happy!

Betty

Star of Wonder, Star of Night

I won this beautiful stamp set, The First Noel, from Flourishes toward the end of last year but because I live in Mexico, I was unable to get my hands on it until after Christmas. Since I'm getting an early start on Christmas cards for 2012, I had the chance to get it inky today!

There are two special challenges where I will be entering this card. The first is at Flourishes, and this gives me(and you too, if you enter) a chance to win their entire February release -- how fantastic is that? The challenge is to use black and white and a pop of one other color. The deadline to enter this challenge is Feb. 10, 5 pm EST -- plenty of time for you all to join the fun!

My next challenge is Merry Monday Sketch #6. This is a site that I have found recently and have really been enjoying Lesley's terrific sketches. Follow the link and check it out if you haven't had a chance to do that yet.

I was having trouble with my computer earlier, it even had me growling out loud! Picasa wasn't letting me crop my photos normally; finally got it to work but when I went to save my file, I wasn't able to rename it. So, going with the old file name I was able to load the photo to Blogger but then was not able to type in a title. Actually, was not able to type anything at all. I just happened to think to pull out my wireless keybord and this is working (for now). Guess my laptop keyboard isn't communicating properly. Man, I really don't want to have to take my laptop to the shop, but it may be my only option if things don't get better. Keep your fingers crossed for me.

Betty

A Flower for a Birthday

 My card is for  Card Positioning Systems 5th Anniversary Day 5. I made it with an Always Artichoke base from Stampin' Up and a paper pack from K&Co. called Lemon Drop. I cut out the flower from one of the pages in the pack and added a beaded element that was a gift from a friend (thanks Connie - I miss you on Blogger!) Sentiment is from SU and the ribbon is Offray.

I would like to enter my card at The Paper Players where the challenge is to use a flower on your project.

Looks like it will be another beautiful day here. If you're not tired of them, here's another sunrise picture -- actually taken by me this time (woke up early this morning for some reason!)

That's Lake Chapala in the background and you can also see the mountains on the other side of the lake (in the center of the photo). I don't think I'll ever get over the beauty of the sunrises and sunsets -- they are all so different but beautiful, each and every one!

Betty

My Stamping Group

We made valentines at our stamping group this morning. We always get together on the first Saturday of the month at our church. It was a lot of fun and I think everyone enjoyed the card that I had prepared for them to make. We had two ladies who were new to cardmaking and I think they are both converts! Here are two pictures of all the ladies showing off their cards!

Hope you all have a wonderful evening and a great day tomorrow!

Betty