I love to craft. Lately I've been making greeting cards and working on scrapbook pages. I also paint on canvas with water colors, acrylics and oils. Belli Challenge: With a constant flow of new things coming out, we tend to forget about the other things we have and they quickly become clutter! This weeks, Belli Challenge is to make a project with a NEW STAMPS (use any new stamps that you haven't inked up yet) or TIME theme (new year, new time for us all) Here is what you need to do... 1. Anyone Can Play! Spread the Word! :) 2. Make a completed project with the NEW STAMPS (use any new stamps that you haven't inked up yet) or TIME theme (new year, new time for us all) THEME 3. Share the link in the comments on Chrissy's Blog and CBC49. When you post to Splitcoaststampers or Paper Craft Planet or to your Blog, be sure and put CBC49 as the KEYWORD and mention of the challenge - with a link! Here's my sample.  Thanks for your patience... Toodles Peeps, Betty aka ZacksNana 
 Challenge Inspiration PieceJewelry Color Inspiration Challenge at Stampin With Stacey's blog. I tried to adhere to the colors as closely as possible. I found this card design in Paper Crafts Mag. (YOU, GO GIRL) pg 25. I used Cloud9 Chocolate Chalet stickers and bits of scraps from cardstock and pattern paper to piece the gal's dresses and the stripes on the edge. I think the sentiment on the inside should read "LET'S GO SHOPPING!!!  This card was totally fun to make! This card was created for the challenge at The Cat's Pajamas and Jacksonbelle Sketch Challenge.  Ingreients: Family sent. - AdornIt Crystal flowers - Kaiser Crystal Swirls - Say it in crystals Everything else was a freebie. TFL Toodles Peeps! Betty aka ZacksNana
Ashley's Color Challenges over at PaperCraftPlanet & CPS#98  My neighbor's first grandbaby was born on my anniversary on Dec. 30, 2008. So I used that occassion to create this card. I really loved the color combination Ashley set up and the sketch for CPS seemed to work for this card. Deets: doodlebug designs - Baby clear Stamps Making Memories - pattern paper Bo Bunny - pattern paper Cloud9 - Chocolate Chalet - cardstock stickers Pink Paisley - Ribbon Kaiser - Pearls Inks- Fresco & Stampabilities That's it! Hope you like my card. TFL Toodles Peeps! Betty aka ZacksNana
I played along with Our Creative Corner's challenge this week. I saw some beautiful cards created by the dt and wanted to join the fun. Here's my card:  In case you can not read the sentiment: Quiet bees float from flower to flower- What a glorious way to spend the hour. A quietly nourishing, flourishing day Being together in a bee kind of way. - Lisa Hindsley - Ingredients: Martha Stewart - Scalloped dot edge punch Stamp - There She Goes - Bug Me Anytime & Freebie PP - Prima - The Harmony Collection - Lil Melody & Scarlet Lime Chip Board - Scarlet Lime Ink - Encore! Copper, Copic - Black TFL Toodles Peeps! Betty aka ZacksNana
When I saw this sketch at A Scrap Addicts blog, I just knew I had to play along. Every month on the 1st and 15th Deanne offers a new layout and 2 card sketches to her readers (2nd and 16th for card reveals). Remember Deets: MME - Coastal "Curious" Rubons The Paper Studio - Bubble-a-bilities Basic Grey - make a wish pp Tags - no name My sentiment "REMEMBER" is stamped onto my ribbon with Encore! Ultimate Metallic in Copper. Now you go create something too! Toodles Peeps! Betty aka ZacksNana
"Happy Friday! There's a new Friday challenge in town! Starting today, the oh-so talented Amber Hight is heading up a twisted sketch challenge in our Verve SCS forum each week. Every Friday she'll be adding a new Viva la Verve sketch challenge with a twist of using something with the sketch. Come play along! Each month we'll choose a random participant from all of that month's entries to receive the next Verve release for FREE! Woohooo! Verve stamps are not required to participate, but if you've got 'em, why not flaunt 'em? ;)" quoted from Julee Tillman of Verve. Use some hardware!!! Hope this watch face counts!!! Here's the challenge thread, so come on PLAY ALONG!!!  These pattern tags were a Christmas gift from my daughter Jessi. They have no labels on them. But I loved the way they all went together. I simply added some stamps from There She Goes and 100 Proof Press as well as a brad from Doodlebug. I highlighted my dragonfly's wings and tail with beads from Magic Scraps. This challenge was so much fun! So THANKS Julee & Amber! TFL Toodles Peeps! Betty aka ZacksNana
I have been very busy this afternoon... I created two cards today; one for My Favorite Things Challenge #62 at SplitcoastStampers.com, the other for CPS challnge #97. Both sketches were fun to play with. I received some new products in the mail last week so I decided to use them to create this 'bird-day' card. My nephew, Stephen turns 18 in February so I decided to make this card for him.  Deets: Stamp - Verve PP - Basic Grey PP - no name - green Brads - DBD Brads - PC - Art Accentz - Bradletz - Dragonfly Ribbon - Pink Paisley - Sweet Cakes Sentiment - Computer Generated Wedding - Congratulations This one was quite a challenge. I used my Creative Memories Cutting System to cut my holes. Then I used my Cuttlebug to emboss the Swiss Dots on my background cs. I punched my image with my simple round punch. Then I added a frame using my scalloped circle punch.  Deets: DBD - Clear Stamps - Wedding Pink Paisley - Ribbons - Sweet Cakes Imaginisce - Flowers & Brads Karen Foster - Royal Regal Brads Creative Imaginations - Glass Pearl Brads The Paper Studio - pp - Denim Red Bo Bunny Stuck Ups - Flowers Thanks for looking. Hope you are enjoying the holidays. Toodles Peeps! Betty aka ZacksNana
I wanna play!!! So, I created my card using Julee's sketch challenge at Poetic Artistry.  Deets: BG cupcake/celebrate TI sprite DBD Boutique brads - limeade CI Felt Ribbon - lime Chatter BOX stitched felt - Together Pink Paisley Ribbons - Sweet Cakes TI - Finery Stamp No Name Sentiment - computer generated TFL Toodles Peeps! Betty aka ZacksNana
Not a lot to report. Feeling better every day since my surgery. But I still can't sit long at the comeputer or my craft table because the hunched over position is still a little painful on my incisions. But today my hubs and I celebrate our 31st wedding anniversary and I am so pleased and happy to have such a wonderful man in my life!   Wishing you all the best that 2009 can bring, Happy New Year!!! Toodles Peeps! Betty aka ZacksNana
Actually surgery was Dec. 18th and I've been home since late afternoon on the 19th. I am sore but every day is better than the day before. I had my first shower since before surgery last night. It refreshed me! Then I went to bed for a great night's sleep! Today I am home alone, but I think I can do it! Thanks for the prayers and well wishes. Keep them up, they are working! Till 2009, May you all be blessed with a very Merry Christmas and the Happiest of New Years. May God keep you in the palm of his hands. Toodles Peeps! Betty aka ZacksNana YAAAAAAAAAY!
Ok so you will not hear anything from me for at least 3 days. Maybe longer depending on how I feel after I get back home on Friday. I should be ready to play again by Monday though, just in time for the MOJO Monday Challenge from Julee.
Have a great week everyone.
See you when I can get back on.
Toodles Peeps!
Betty aka ZacksNanaCCEEC - Monday, December 15, 2008 - A Sketch for You! Cindy Haffner supplied us with the sketch to use to create our cards this week. My card is a two-fer. I really wanted to play along with the sketch at CCEE when Jen Tapler at PCP sent me an invitation to join and play along with Island Paperie in their very 1st challenge to create something using their inspiration paper here.  Both challenges were great fun! I always enjoy the challenges all the talented ladies on the web create for us. If you haven't played along yet, What are you waiting for???!!! Ingredients: Pink Paislee,Rhonna Farrer,My Favorite Things,Imaginisce,Keep In Touch (card kits),sei,Crate Paper,Verve (inside) Thanks for looking, Batty aka ZacksNana
Another quick post. It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas... too many things to get done and so little time left to get them done in. I still have 15 Christmas cards left to create, address and send! HELP!!! Tamara Wheeler's Sketch Challenge #74, I love how this card turned out.  alota Rubber Stamps Scenic Route pp Kaiser Rhinestomes Me & My Big Ideas Rub-ons Copics Charm - my stash Thanks for looking... Toodles Peeps Betty aka ZacksNana
Taylored Expressions Cupcake Challenge #46 - Happy Holidays  alota Rubber Stamps daisydpaper.com scenicroutepaper.com Copic Markers stamabilities.com LittlePaperShop.com alota Rubber Stamps 1st Challenge - Joy  alota Rubber Stamps scenicroutepaper.com stickles me & my big ideas No time to write. It's dinner time and hubs just got home and I didn't cook a thang! Toodles Peeps! Betty aka ZacksNana
Hello! Thanks for stopping by... I had a bad day yesterday, but today was wonderful! I was feeling kind of down from something that happened yesterday. Then this morning a "NEW" friend from a crafting group called me from Canada and we talked for 2+ hours! It was wonderful to hear her voice and to be able to think of something pleasant for a change. We chatted about our families and esp. our grandsons. It was a blessing to me to speak with Dani on the phone. Thank You sweet Dani B-C. Love Ya Chica! Then about an hour later a dear friend from my junior high school days called. I hadn't heard from Jo-Ellen (Jo for short), in years, other than her annual Christmas card. It was wonderful to hear her voice again after so many years. Thanks JO! Love You too! Now on to my card... My Favorite Things Sketch Challenge #60 Unfortunately my stamps haven't arrived from MFT. :-( But any day now! :-P So I just went ahead and used an old (no name) stamp to create this card. I love this sweet little mouse. He's stamped using Encore! Ultimate Metallic in Gold. Then I used my water color pencils to give him life and Copic markers in red and orange to color his little bow.  My pattern papers are from 3BugsInARug and Collage Press. I used stickles and rubons to enhance my scalloped border. Now I am off to fix some supper. Come back soon and tell all your friends! Toodles Peeps~ Betty aka ZacksNana
 This one was for There She Goes Sketch Challenge . I used: Love Elsie - Noel Stickers Creative Imaginations - Epoxy Snowflakes Melissa Frances - Designer Stickers _ Christmas Bo Bunny - pettern papers Tags & Snowflake - Keep In Touch kitThanks for looking, Toodles Peeps Betty aka ZacksNana
Helloooo Again... This first image is a painting. The challenge at Scrap Crafts was to create something recycled using cardboard. I just joined the group and I decided I'd give the challenge a whirl! How'd I do??? This piece was from the side panel of a small box.  I haven't painted anything in a LONG time so I thought this would be a good opportunity. I used my Thomas Kinkade watercolors to paint the background and the trees first. It's a mixed medium project in that I used my Unity stamp, Santa's Sleigh with Encore! Ultimate Metallic Copper. I colored the sleigh and the reindeer with my Copics. The star is an old piece of jewelry. And I used Stickles for more stars in the night sky and for snow shimmering under my trees. Because I said so... I created this card really, because I wanted to use these new pattern papers from Creative Imaginations. I love these for the holidays. They are just beautiful! The perferations are perfect for stringing ribbons.When I saw the pp I just knew the Prince of Peace stamp from Unity was a perfect match. I found this hat pin in a bag of discarded jewelry my sister, JJ gave me over Thanksgiving. Isn't is beautiful?!!! The two blobs on the right are red garnet rhinestones from an old necklace. The background cardstock is from Chatter Box - artsy.licious.  Thanks for looking. Toodles Peeps! 
CPS sketch #94, from Card Positioning Systems. I used to do a lot of these. But for a while I must have posted to the wrong place because they weren't showing up in the gallery. Anywho, here ya go! Ok I managed to get this done pretty quick. I had an idea for this type of card a while back. So I just added a sentiment to this. NO, it has never been submitted to any other sketches or challenges. This is it's debut!  This is a pocket card/money gift card. The caption on the front reads; A little scratch...  Inside reads: ...so you can eat while you attend that place of higher learning. As you can tell I punched a LOT of scalloped circles. Ingredients: Mustard cs Pattern papers - Tinkering Ink - Botanical Bliss Die Cut Art Strips - Voila! by Prima Buttons, ribbons
This weeks Recipe came from Tracy, of the Recipe Design Team Members. Create a card or layout using the following items: Circles Paint Chipboard Here's my card...  Oh I think I've been working on this challenge all day! I'm spent! And I had such good intentions to get 3 projects done today. HAHAHAHAHAHAAA! Anyway, I did get this completed. Ingredients: Paint - Thomas Kinkade's - Artists' Water Colors Pattern Paper - Creative Imaginations Chipboard - Li'l Davis Ribbons, Rhinestones and Baubles Circles in paint - I punched a circle and used the negative space to outline my circles. Also used the hole of the cardboard off a roll of ribbon. I may get something else posted later this evening. TFL. Toodles Peeps! 
Julee at Poetic Artistry & Verve created a terrific sketch for this MOJO Monday challenge! I loved it! So if you want to play along; create a card and upload it to your blog and post a link HERE. Happy Creating!  This photo shows the silver rhinestone embellishment and the feather.  Stamps - Verve, Unity Inks - White imprintz, Prussian Blue Color Box Chalk, Stampabilities Black Pattern Paper - October Afternoon - Charles Rhinestones, feather and ribbon Thanks for looking... Toodles Peeps 
Good evening err... Good morning. I swear it was still night when I started this post. LOL I had a challenge of my own tonight. After an early evening of riding around with my hubs, Michael, looking at Christmas lights I remembered our Jewish friends in Florida I needed to make a Hanukkah card for. So I got to work. I stamped this image three times before I finally got it right. At least I think I got it right. Ha! Hubs loves it! But he's a little biased. :-)  The image of the stand of trees is from Sue S. and I love it for ALL seasons. It's just a terrific stamp! The Menorrah is a clip art image as I still have not found a stamp for it nor a dreidel. I embossed the dark blue cs with my Swiss dots Cuttlebug folder. I punched the clip art piece with my square deckle edged punch. I used a navy blue velvet ribbon and some paper flowers from my Canadian friend Dani (Thanks Dani, these were perfect!). The light blue snowflake pp is something I printed from the HP creations website. The inside sentiment reads: Though we believe in different faiths and different miracles, our hope at these December holidays is the same... Joy in our lives, love in our hearts, peace in our world. Have a Happy Hanukkah The sentiment is from AmericanGreetings.com (Create & Print)  I wanted to show a close up of this flower. The flower is from Dani but the little jewel is from an old necklace. The picture really doesn't show it off very well. It's a silver ball with little blue rhinestones on it. Also I'd like to share the following with all of you... My friend Dani also sent me a RAK. SEE!!!    Sweet, Sweet Dani. THANK YOU EVER SO MUCH! TFL TOODLES PEEPS! 
 Tami Mayberry designed a great sketch for this week at CPS. No stamps used on this one. Yes the snowflake is a crocheted ornament and it can be removed by releasing the wings of the brad. I hate to say it but I don't know where the ribbons came from. But I'm guessing they came in a kit some time ago. The snowman is a sticker. I left the backing on and popped it up with pop dots. He is from the Melissa Frances Designer Stickers Christmas collection. I love them! This collection has a nostalgic feel and look to them. TFL TOODLES PEEPS! Betty aka ZacksNana
I have a card to share with you today. I created this one for PaperTakeWeekly's Recipe Challenge.  This weeks challenge is to use the following on your card: 1 ribbon 2 rectangles and 3 small, round embellishments (zooms, eyelets, brads, buttons, gems etc!) To create my card I used my Cuttlebug and embossing folders for the bottom border and the dotted Swiss as well as my Christmas present postage stamp. I stamped a pine bow on my green cardstock in gold to add some life to the cs. Ingredients: Nestibilities - Rectangles Stamps - freebies from Sue Ink - Encore! Ultimate Metallic - GOLD Cuttlebug Grosgrain Ribbon Eyelets Inside sentiment reads: May the joys of this holiday season fill your life, your home and your world - and remain with you all through the year TFL! Toodles Peeps Betty aka ZacksNana
 This card is for Tamara Wheeler's Thursday Sketch #73. All free stuff, excpet for the Grandma's Wallpaper from Hambly. I love, love, love this pp!!! Alas, I think this may be my last project with it, all I have left are small scraps. BUT! I throw nothing away, so it may appear again! :-P I even used a strip of the pp for my ribbon, I sent it through my Cuttlebug in a border embossing folder and Voila! I like the way it turned out. I placed that pp strip on top of a piece of 1 inch wide gold ribbon. Then I topeed that off with a little stamped ornament. I colored my ornaments with my Copic markers. I used both Encore! Ultimate Metallic Gold ink and Stamp-n Stuff Pirate Gold embossing powder on my ornaments and my sentiment. TFL Toodles Peeps! Betty aka ZacksNana  Helloooo! I've been wanting to try the tutorial at SCS for some time now. And this My Favorite Things Sketch Challenge presented me with the perfect opportunity. You may have seen it. It's the tutorial on making 2-5-7-10 Box by Jenn Balcer. You will find the project instructions here. I used the pattern paper from a past Scarlet Lime kit. I really liked the idea of a pattern paper, esp. this houndstooth pattern. I thought the red satin ribbons really were a great contrast to the olive green. I do believe this bell stamp is one of my favorites from my friend Sue and that little DNOUC stamp is too cute. It has the feel of a postal mark to me. I colored everything with my watercolor markers. Hope you enjoyed looking... Toodles Peeps! Betty aka ZacksNana |
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