This is SO much fun! I am really enjoying the extra challenge of being on the Design Team for Pile It On. This week I was able to complete  8 challenges in one card/envelope set! Below is my adorable (if I dont say so myself) Butterfly Friends postcard and envelope.

Challenges Used:

Pile It On: Sketch

Scrap or Dare #10: colors (Green & Yellow)

Stamp Simply:  Let the Sparks Fly — Something Glittery

Wednesday:  Buttons, a Bow and Butterfly

Flourishes Timeless Tuesday: Cut it out and Pop it up!

Ann’s Creative Nook: Basic Tools (Colluzle and Corner Rounder)

Papertake Weekly: My Favorite Things (Butterflies, Green and Buttons!)

Creative Inspirations: Gems or Pearls (I used Rhinestones!)

I got these papers from the Scarlet Lime July Kit that came in the mail today! Every month I am always blown away by the great items that Christy Tomlinson puts together so perfectly! As soon as I saw that cute envelope I knew I had to create something fun with it… and really just couldnt wait, so tonight was the night!

Hope you all will play along with us at Pile It On this week! There are many great challenges out there that will help you create some awesome projects — Dont forget about Scrap or Dare HERE every Tuesday! Have a wonderful week everyone!

This week marks our 10th Dare!!! Thanks for those of you who play each week… which really is Iona and Emma haha This week my Dare is a bit different! Just take a look at this adorable little back pack on the right… and use ONLY 2 of the colors* and a handmade flower on your project! I was challenged to create a flower of my own this last week and it was so much fun to think up something fun! I hope you will play along and enjoy these fun and bright colors… the combos are endless! *You may include a base color, such as white, black or cream.
COLOR OPTIONS: Red
Green
Blue
Bright PinkLight PInk
Orange
Yellow
Cream

To participate simply create a project using these colors and post it on your blog or a public forum. Then return to my blog to link your project through Mr. Linky! It is super easy!! If you have any problems with Mr.Linky, feel free to leave a link to your project as a comment :) I hope you all have fun creating!

This adorable card is not only my very first circle card but it is my very first card created as a Pile It On DESIGN TEAM MEMBER! Yes, you heard me correctly, I am part of a Design Team and this week marks the first week out of a 6 month commitment. I can not even begin to express how excited I am to have been chosen as part of their team (their very first team, to be exact!) and I can not wait to see what these next 6 months bring through it all. To check out the rest of the new team and what they have created this week, check it out right here!

For those of you who are new to the Pile It On challenge, let me fill you in on all of the fun! Each week, Dalis or Vicky (owners) will challenge us crafty ladies to create a project in a specific way or using a specific embellishment or technique, etc. There is just one more very important part to this challenge… you MUST “pile it on!” On top of this challenge you will have to use at least one more challenge from another challenge site. This makes creating fun and exciting… seriously, it really makes me think outside of the box and I love it! Everyone is welcome to play along and then post their work to share with the rest of us — lots of inspiration!

Here are the challenges that I used for this week’s card:

Pile It On — Use at least 3 Embellishments (Ribbon, Button and Rhinestones)

Paper Play – Use a Hand-crafted Flower

Paper Blooms — Create a card in a Special Shape

Hope you likey!

This year, it was a HOT one here in Southern California! We went to a pool party with my family and then to the fireworks with Gare’s family. Altogether I would say it was a wonderful day :) Thought I would share the delicious cake that I made because it is not only yummy… it was beautiful — inside and out! If you are interested in creating this yummy strawberry and creme cake, you can find it on the Betty Crocker site.

To top it all off, we had an amazing firework show… seems like every year it gets better! I absolutely love the awesome settings that my camera has — such as the firework setting. You have to check out a couple of the photos that I got too! Hope you all had a wonderful fourth and enjoy the photos!

This is my new home and I am absolutely loving it! My hubby, brother and I have been working hard to get this up and running and I can’t wait until everything is placed exactly where it needs to be. I hope that you all enjoy yourselves here at my new home and that you will take the time to subscribe or bookmark me :)

The goals for this site are as follows:

– To create a Gallery featuring my art and work

– To share about my life, my family, my friends and other fun stuff!

– To pass on the little tid bits that have helped me grow spiritually and creatively

Hello, to you all and hope you will return soon!