Happy Birthday 22

Hi! I'm joining along with the PTI Make it Monday challenge where the challenge is to create a project featuring stenciled edges. Today we're celebrating my sweet daughter Angie's 28th birthday so this card is for her which features a couple of butterflies and a sentiment from the PTI Butterfly Dreams stamp set complete with stenciled edges using a honeycomb stencil:
I'm so proud of Angie who will be graduating from the university in May. Angie has been competing on the international circuit for many years. During the 2017 season, Angie qualified 3rd at the world competition in China which has earned her a place on the US Cycling Freestyle Biking team. One of her biking goals is to qualify for the 2020 Olympics representing Team USA in Tokyo. If you'd like to see more of Angie, please feel free to visit her FB page here: https://www.facebook.com/angiemarinobmx/ :)

Here are a few photos of Angie in action on her bike: 

I'm joining along with the following challenges: for sketch inspiration, the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge:

For color inspiration, the Paper Craft Crew Challenges:

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Be Sweet ;)

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Happy Anniversary 21

Hi! Today I'm joining along with the March PTI Blog Hop where the challenge is to create a project based on the pretty inspiration photo shown below:

I was inspired by the beautiful basket of flowers especially the pretty tulips. 

I created an Anniversary card for my dear son Jerry and April who will be celebrating their 4th wedding anniversary this month. I inked up the pretty tulips image from the PTI Friendship Jar Spring Fillers stamp set:

For sketch inspiration, I'm joining along with the Freshly Made Sketches challenge:

For color inspiration, I'm joining along with the Color Throwdown color challenge:

Thanks so much for stopping by ~ happy hopping!
Be Sweet ;)

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Enjoy 19

Hi! Today I'm joining along with the PTI Make It Monday challenge where the challenge is create a card featuring: Embossing Enamel Splatters. Here's my interpretation:

Along with the  Embossing Enamel Splatters my card features fun PTI Beautiful Berries: Spring and a mini butterfly from the PTI What the Doodle: Butterfly Mini stamp set:

For color inspiration, I'm joining along with the Inspired by All the Little Things challenge:

For sketch inspiration, I'm joining along with the Fab Friday challenge:

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Be Sweet ;)

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Inspire 20

Hi! Today I'm sharing a mixed media canvas featuring a variety of fun techniques including stamping, stenciling and dripped candle wax which was a first for me. 

Up close, you can see the dripped wax in various places such as on the butterfly wings and randomly on the metallic embellishments. I was inspired to give the dripped candle wax by the Stamps and Stencils challenge: wax lyrical:

I randomly stamped and heat embossed a doily image using versamark and gold embossing powder:

I randomly added texture using a stencil along with sand texture paste:

For color inspiration, I'm joining along with the Mixed Media Place February challenge:

I'm also linking my canvas to the Paint Party Friday site where they are celebrating their 7th birthday:

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Be Sweet ;)

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Beautiful 20

 Hi! Today I'm joining along with the PTI March create Along With Us challenge which allows anyone to select something that a PTI team member has created during the release that inspired you, and create your own version.

I was inspired by Lizzie's beautiful butterfly card shown below:

 Here's my interpretation:

I created a card for my sweet daughter Angie who is having her 4 wisdom teeth extracted this afternoon :( featuring pretty flowers from an older PTI stamp set along with a sentiment and butterfly from the PTI Life is Beautiful Stamp set.

Many thanks for stopping by!
Be Sweet ;)

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Just a Note 15

 Hi! Today I have a few projects to share. First up is a generic sentiment greeting card featuring a fun faux cracked glass jar full of seashells:

I combined a few of my favorite stamp sets including PTI Friendship Jar, PTI Friendship Jar Summer Fillers and PTI Friendship Jar Spring Fillers: 

Up next is an oil painted garden of irises on a 12" x 12" canvas:

For the card color and theme inspiration, I'm joining along with the Inspired by All the Little Things challenge:

and for sketch inspiration, the TGIF challenges:

I'm linking my painting to the Paint Party Friday site where they are celebrating their 7th birthday:

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Be Sweet ;)

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thinking of you 15

Hi! Today I'm joining along with the PTI Make it Monday challenge where the challenge is to create a color wheel card. Here's my interpretation:

I created a floral color wheel featuring pretty flowers from the PTI Floral Sketches stamp set:

For sketch inspiration, I'm joining along with the Freshly Made Sketches sketch challenge:

Up next is an oil painted field of irises on an 8" x 8" canvas:

I'm linking my painting up with the Paint Party Friday site:

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Be Sweet ;)

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