Spring Basket Swap ~Simply Betty's Fan Group

Hi everyone!  The snow has melted ...for now,  but they are calling for more this weekend.  We are all trying to soak up as much sun as possible here. On a VERY sunny note today is the BLOG HOP for all of us that participated in the Spring Basket Swap.  You should have arrived here from Erin's Blog if not Betty's is the starting point.  My Swap buddy was Darcy Schroeder.  We were on the same wave of thinking because we both left our cards blank so the other person could use it again.

Her card with the Betty image is so pretty I may just keep it for myself.  My daughter has been wild about the Jelly Beans and I have to say nothing fixes a bad day better than GODIVA chocolates!  Yep that egg on the left side of your screen has them in it. YUMMY! The bag is right up my alley, so is the box, the stamp and all the BEACHY Jolies! Thanks You so much Darcy I LOVED EVERTHING!!!! HaPpY dAnCe.  From here you are off to Katya's Blog.

Simply Betty Fan Challenge ~ March

This is the card I made using the FREE image from Simply Betty's Fan Group on Facebook.  We were only to use Creme, Black and one other color of our choice.  Skin tones were also allowed.  There is a new Free Digi for us to use this month, but you will have to go to the Fan Page and request it for yourself.  There is a great group of ladies that have already joined this group plus we have alot of laughs.  Hope to see you there.
Big Hugs!
Mel

Simply Betty Challenge (Feb)

Isabelle and I made these cards for the February Challenge over at the Simply B Stamps Fan Group.  We got the image for free and the the challenge was to use NO PASTEL colors.  Can you guess who made which card?  The winner will receive a basket full of crafty goodies.  A winner will be picked from the correct guesses received on March 31 ~ Good Luck!!

Valentine Bucket Swap

You should have come here from Trudie's Blog if not make sure to check HERE for a complete list.  Here's a couple pictures of the goodies my Valentine Bucket Swap buddy, Jackie R, sent me.  She decorated the cutest little mailbox with the Rio image that we got.  The brown box with the letter H is a little piece of heaven!!  Hazel Hill Chocolate Traditions is now a new love for my whole family!  My Husband is in favor of me doing more swaps now ~ so Thank You for that Jackie! You have performed a miracle.  Thank you so much for all the great craft supplies & I LOVE the flowers. Your next stop on the Swap Hop is:
Emily Candy http://toomanystamps.blogspot.co.uk/

First Steampunk Card

This was my very first Steampunk Card.  This card and the supplies to make it can be found at Let's Create in Wisconsin Rapids.  The image is from Stampendous, embossing folder is Tim Holtz and punch is EK Large Scroll.  I used the metallic rub paints in silver over the embossed clocks on black cardstock.  Hope you like her.
Inky Hugs!
Mel

Simply Betty Stamps January Sketch Challenge

Above is the sketch for Simply Betty’s current Challenge and below is my entry for this challenge.  Hope you like it.

This Simply Betty Stamp is available HERE.  I also used EK Large Scroll punch for the bottom along with Memory Box dies La Rue Heart and Grand Heart layered behind the carefully cut out image.  The flowers were left over from the Shadow box Scrapbook page I did of my husband and me.  That makes this card eligible for the Corrosive Challenge #165 too! BONUS! Hope you like this card! Steampunk has become a new interest of mine so there will be more of these to come.

{Inky Hugs}

Mel

Steampunk Challenge for Simply Betty Stamps Fan Group

 

OK this is mainly to show the FREE DIGI that you can get for participating in this challenge.  AJ thinks that the black feather looks bad so I will be making another card for this challenge.  Besides if you join the Fan Group and see some of the other cards you will understand.  These ladies have MAD SKILLS!!!  Plus we seem to laugh every night.  All you have to do is be on Facebook, Search or go to Simply Betty Fan Group and join.  The Admin girls are very fast so you will be in pretty quick.  Hope to see you there.  The link for Simply Betty Stamps can be found on my side bar or you can get to her shop by visiting the blog (my only blinkie).

Happy Stamping!

Mel