First Kiss

Hi ya friends,
Hope you had a lovely weekend. After the rain stopped, hubby & I went to catch a flick. It was my turn to pick so which of the following did I choose: (yes, it's a pop quiz!)
A) Beauty & the Beast
B) Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
C) Underworld: Awakenings
D) Joyful Noise

If you picked: A) Beauty & the Beast you would be... the opposite of right. Nah, I saw this movie 100 times in 1991 and I own it on Blue Ray/DVD. Not paying $13 for something I can see at home, for free.

If you picked B) Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close you would be... Incredibly way off. However, I did see my Hubby being Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close while he was watching the 49er game! Yikes!

If you picked C) Underworld: Awakenings you would be... Alert & Awake!!! Yes, you are correct!
I'm a big fan of the Underworld films, so I was very excited to see it :) and hubby even paid the extra $3 to see it in 3D  :) There's nothing like seeing Lycans right in your face! Lycans are werewolves, just in case ;)

Don't worry, you will get no spoilers from me this time. I've learned a little somethin' since my spoiler of The Walking Dead, Hee Hee!

Ok, so 'nuf blabber. I actually do have a card to share. I got some new Sarah Kay stamps recently ---> insert squeals of delight here <---- so I had to ink & color :)
Here's my card:

 I think this is totally what I looked like for my first kiss! It was 8th grade & I had no clue. All I remember was this boy grabbing me by my hands & planting one right on me!

Here's closer peek:

 The stamp is called First Kiss. Isn't it sweet :) They're colored with Copics. I was very attracted to the colors in this paper pack. They're very springy- pinks, lt greens, & baby blues-  not your traditional reds & pinks. It's called Love Struck by We R Memory Keepers.

I luv making Valentine cards, but I wouldn't call myself a romantic. My fav part of Valentine's Day is that there's lots of chocolate to be found :) and it's on sale too!

My card will be playing along in the following challenges:
The Sweet Stop: Sketch SSS142
Let's Ink it Up: Anything Goes
Colour Create: Pinks & Greens
Crafty Creations: Valentine Theme
Really Reasonable Ribbon: Valentine's Day
Pretty Little Ribbon: Be My Valentine
Anything Goes: Anything Goes
Penny Black & More: Love & Hearts

Thanks so much for peeking today!
Gotta Go!

Apple Pickin'

Hi there friends,
Before I have zero time to craft :( I decided to get one more card in before I plan for school. My blog pal, Kathy, is on the Tuesday Morning Sketches DT. This week she created the sketch so I had to play along :)
Here's her sketch:

Here's my card:

It's definitely a card to welcome happy days of spring :) The papers are Hometown Summer by Pink Paislee. The sweet image is called Adele Enjoying Fresh Apples by Sarah Kay. I just *adore* all the sweet details in her images. happy sigh...

Here's a closer peek:

She is colored with Copics & under her bare feet is some flower soft. The apple tree behind her is a MFT die called Sheltering Tree. I added little red buttons for the apples :) To finish it, I added a sentiment also from MFT on a Ribbon Tag Trio die from Spellbinders & an apple button to the center of the bow.
I've never been apple picking before  (well, except for a few that hang over my side of the wall from my neighbor's yard ;) ---> don't worry I asked... I think it would be fun to go apple picking & then come home & make a fresh apple pie! yum! Maybe I'm just having a Mary Poppins moment, but hey why not ;) Hopefully, it won't turn out the way it did when we went cherry picking.
     When I was a little girl, my Grammy took me & my brother cherry picking. We could eat as much as we wanted inside the farm & we just had to pay for what we took home in a bag. So, needless to say, my brother & I GORGED ourselves on cherries!!! About 5 minutes into the ride home, we made Grammy pull over & let's just say the only cherries we took home were the ones in the bag!!! Ugh, I will never forget that! But it did not stop me from loving & eating cherries :)

Ok, I see I'm rambling here as a way to keep me from my school junk, but I need to get to it seeing that I haven't touched a thing during vacation! Ah well...
 I'll be playing along with the following challenges:
Tuesday Morning Sketches: Sketch #127
The Pink Elephant: Anything Goes
Tip Top Tuesday: Anything Goes + MY TIP: When using the Viva Pen, start on the corners of your paper & then fill in the rest, that way your corners will always be neat & perfect :)
Cupcake Craftroom: Anything Goes
Stamps R Us: Anything Goes
The Cutie Pie Challenge: Use a Sentiment

Thanks so much for peeking friends,
Gotta Go... to school now----> insert tears here...

World Card Making Day!

Hi ya Friends,
Happy World Card-Making Day! In honor of today, I thought I'd join in the festivities by sharing a birthday card I made for a friend.
Here it is:

 This beautifully detailed stamp is called "Juliet in the field of Nasturtiums" by Sarah Kay. I absolute love Sarah Kay images- they are full of the tiniest, sweetest details. :) happy sigh...  She is colored with Copics. The papers are from the Victoria Gardens Collection by Echo Park.

Here's a closer peek at Juliet:

The middles of the flowers have a sprinkling of Stickles and I added some Flower Soft for the grass. Then I let my Viva Pearl pen do it's crazy thing, a la Sankari ;)

I used this week's Tuesday Morning sketch for my card:

Today also marks my 500th post! Wowzers! That doesn't even seem real! Well, I'll be spending my day in my craft room & hope you're inspired to do some crafting too.

Thanks so much for peeking today.
Gotta Go!