Guest Designer Virginia

Here's a beautiful card from Guest Designer Virginia M.  She is using a beautiful stamp that she bought with her gift certificate from Ike's Art.  I just love the yellow papers that she incorporated into the stamped image.  Awesome work.

Guest Designer Jackie

Here's a gorgeous card created by Jackie Trinder of Tiny Roses Craft Room. She makes the most stunning cards, esp with the use of gorgeous die cuts.  Her prize this month was this lovely butterfly die cutter.  I just love the beautiful card.

Check out her wonderful creations HERE.

Cute mermaid

Hello Bestie Lovers!  Here's a wonderful image from Sherri Baldy that I thought was perfect for Spring time.  I just love her darling Mermaid images.  This cute gal is just adorable!

I colored her up with Copic Markers and added some wonderful Turkish lace to the bottom of my card along with some cute buttons and a cardstock sentiment.  I hope she brightened your day.  Drop by the MyBestiesShop.com store to find some fabulous stamps today!!

Vienna Cats

Here's some cute cats that I got  in a huge sheet of paper when I was in Vienna, Austria.  We had a little free time from our tour and I chose not to run around with the big group but rather just walk around locally on my own.  As soon as I turned around, not two stores down as a Paper Store!!  Now isn't that karma!  Lol, that's life telling me I made the right choice, lol

I am sure everyone else had fun running from place to place, but I content to just walk around and see what I could, I came across a stunning Church, the St Stephen's Cathedral, and a fabulous bakery amoung other things.

Cute bear

Here's a set that I bought this winter from Reverse Confetti,  thought that stamp company name fitting to go with this card.  I just love their cute animal stamps. So adorable.  But this particular bear captured my heart after seeing him on a bunch of different cards on Facebook.

I had to go find him after that.  He comes with a bunch of fun accessories so I hope to make some other cute cards with him later on as well.

Dear Friend

Here's a great card from an Anna Griffin card kit for Friendship.  I just love her beautiful papers and die cut assortments.  Sometimes when I am stuck making cards, I like to pull out these card kits and make a handful of cards to get my creative juices flowing again.

Hope you are all having a wonderful day.  First week back in school with the kids.

Leave a little sparkle

Here's an adorable image from Stamping Bella's Oddballs line. I just love those stamps.    Even more so it just makes me laugh that she is handing out little stars and mini skulls!  HA!  The sentiment says "Leave a little sparkle wherever you go."  TOO cute.

I hope you are having a great end to March, I can't believe it's the end of March, it seems like we were just having a huge celebration!  and now a whole month has gone by.  I am just loving all the wonderful creations I am seeing with everyone's prizes.  How wonderful!

Guest Designer Audrey

Here's a couple of wonderful Guest Designer Projects from Audrey R of Austin TX.  She made these creations using some wonderful Jillabean Paper kits.

Guest Designer Rachel D

Here's a stunning card from Rachel D, using a wonderful prize that she won last month.  I learned of her blog, when she was the GIU (Growing in Unity) artist of the week.  She makes the most stunning creations.  Check out her blog HERE.

Bunny Hop Gal

Here's the cutest new stamp from Sandra Caldwell today, its 2476 Bunny Hop Gal.  This new cutie will be added to her store this week.  Be sure and keep your eye out for her.  I am using some thin lace that I found in a reuse store locally today and I layered it on top of some bright red cardstock.

I added some cute pink butterflies to go with the flowers on the lace and a simple sentiment, "You make my world happy."

Hope you have a great weekend!

Ahh, Spring

well, since we are on Spring break I thought I would use this card for multiple reasons.  One it's from a card kit that I got in Istanbul, two it's spring themed, and three it's got lace from Istanbul (a vacation place--in my mind).  Wish I was on vacation, lol!  But time for that will come eventually.

Hope you are all having a wonderful week and enjoying the spring weather like we are here in Texas.  We usually don't get much spring here, in a month or so it will be summer, lol!

I always look up to you

They are having a fun contest over on the The Cat's Pajamas blog called TCP Tuesday challenge and the theme this month is to include your envelope.  I made this combo using one of my most recent purchases, a fun cat stamp that I just love paired with a cute crow.  The sentiments show both come with the set.  

The crow used on the envelope as well as the card background I got from another Cat's Pajamas Birthday theme stamp set.

Hope you are all having a wonderful week.  Here it is spring break, so I am getting some much needed card making time.  LOVE IT.

I'm wild about you

Here's one of the cutest little giraffe's from Unity Stamps.  I don't consider myself a huge giraffe collector or anything but something at the Unity Stamps store makes me drawn to them!  I must have almost ALL their giraffe's.  They are just so darn cute.  I combined it with some beautiful papers and bright red buttons.

Hope you are all having a great week.  One of my spring break plans is to CLEAN UP after all that packaging and mailing out of prizes.  My craft area and my entire living room is COVERED with supplies.  LOL!

Owl love you forever

Here's the cutest owl from Whipper Snapper Stamps. I adore owls and I added a fun cardstock sticker from Adorn it.  Of course the finishing touch here had to be some wonderful Turkish Lace.  Today is a marvelous day as spring break is HERE!!  Woo hoo!

I am so looking forward to getting lots of fun crafting done this coming week and having a chance to see some friends!

Guest Designer Denise

Here's an awesome creation from Denise Pustelniak  using a wonderful stamp from Sandra Caldwell called Wine me up #411.  This stamp is one of the digi stamps that she one for joining in the contest during the celebration month.

Guest Designer Gwyneth

Here's a stunning card made by Gwyneth using the stamp she won during Celebration month.  She shows several amazing pictures on her blog, Maes Mieri Crafts Blog, and gives links to lots of wonderful info about the images and the card, so drop on over there and check it out!

Bearly Happy

Here's a brand new image from Sandra Caldwell!  This is the first new release of images this year.  This adorable image is called 2749 Bearly Happy.  Isn't he adorable?  I added some cute sentiments, "You are awesome." and my BFF.

Hope you are had a wonderful week. I guarantee you everyone at the school, both the teachers and the kids are ready for spring break now.

Coffee!!

I just love the funny stamps that are available from Cat's Pajamas.  Most especially, I love a particular line of cats and dogs.  This stamp says "Yawns are silent screams for coffee."  HA!  This stamp cracks me up. I just had to get it.  Cat's Pajamas also has a challenge on their blog that you can join in.

They are having an awesome contest to create an envie to go with your card.  The one I made below uses the same paper that I use for my card on the envie and the same Turkish Lace that I added to my card to the envelope.  Obviously this is a card you would have to give someone in person.  What a sweet idea to decorate the envelope to.  Just write the recipients name next to the coffee cup on the envie below.

On the back of the envelope I made a coffee pattern using the same stamp that matches the stamp I used to do the background pattern of my card.

Here's the set shown together

Sabrina

Here's an awesome image from Rick St Dennis, he is sponsoring our contest this month on the Your Scrapbook Place Challenge blog.  We'd love for you to join in the fun!  The theme is anything goes and you will get an extra entry if you use an image from Rick St Dennis.  I am using a great image called Sabrina at Mama JoJos.  Check out all of his awesome stamps at Zibbet.

Join in the fun by sharing any card you have created this month HERE

Oddballs Happiness

LOVE LOVE LOVE these awesome images from Stamping Bella.  They are the Oddballs stamp line. I am totally digging them!  I hope you all are starting to receive your packages now. I would love to hear and love to see whatever you end up making with your goodies.  Drop me a note, send me a message, share a card on your blog and email it to me or send me a pic so I can share it on my blog!

Hope you like the Stamping Bella card today!  She's just TOO cute. I have a bunch more Oddball girls to share soon.  I got some valentine theme ones as well, but was just TOO busy this February to share them.

One last package got out, Debbie F.  I also heard from one person who hadn't received her digis and I made sure she got them.

If you haven't received your DIGI prize, esp if you were listed, please let me know :) htondre@aol.com

Cheers, Holley

Take Time...

Here's the cutest Bestie from artist Sherri Baldy!  I added a sweet sentiment to her, "Take time to make happy memories."  We are having the last contest over on the SSS Challenge blog this week, our theme is to add flowers to your card. We'd love to see what you are creating.  Drop by and share your newest Bestie cards with us.  

The following items went to the post office on Sunday, so they shipped today:  Candy, Shell, Denise, Deborah, Laura, Jeanie, Donna, Stacy HW, Amy, Shannon H, Shelley, Beverly, Jean M, Karin (2), Brenda S, Vivian F, Virginia, Gaye V

Have you seen your name mentioned for package shipping?  IF NOT, please contact me (htondre@aol.com).  It's possible that I left your name off when it got mailed, or that your name got overlooked when I was writing them down from the computer to the notebook list.  PLEASE don't be shy.  Just ASK,  with over 100 items, I will likely make a mistake.  So, just ask me, I can double check.  I have been very diligent in keeping track once I wrote a person's name down, it got checked off when their envelope got started, when it got addressed/taped up, and when it got mailed.

Mini Calendars

Here's some more cute mini calendars that I made this year.  Several here are using beautiful die cuts and stickers and the two using stamped images come from Taylored Expressions.

I got more wrapping done  last night and several other packages will go out Monday morning (they are already at the post office).  Just about done now I have a couple of local packages that will get shipped tomorrow morning, please check if you haven't seen your name yet!

Pressed Flower cards

Sharing a couple of beautiful pressed flowers today that a fellow church member gave me.  She presses all different leaves and flowers and I make cards out of them to sell at the church bazaar.

ISO:  Gaye Valle--can't find your address, please contact me, htondre@aol.com

ok, so I stayed up Friday night to get the following items ready to go....they are shipping Saturday morning:  Barb M, Karin, Frances, Tricia K, Monique (2), Sue E., Kaye, Beth W, Kelly J, Jean Chaney, Mel C, ANita A, Denise B, Barbara K, Twylia, EmLouise, Dana M and Larisa/Hlora, CM Brown (2), Linda S (2), Gail H (2 of 3)

Whatever!

Here's an adorable girl from Paper Nest Dolls.  I love this artist's collection of little girl stamps.  I used a combo of pinks and green today.  Not my usual colors,  not sure what I think of it.  How about you?   Makes me think of all the little kids I work with everyday at the school.

OK, a new weekend is here so I am ready for a big push to get more packages up and out the door. Thanks so very much for all your patience!!  Hopefully the majority will be done up this weekend.

Dead Sea Toon stamp winners (2 stamps each, your choice from the store)
Frances F
Donna Mundinger
Pat
Audrey R
maureenjscott

Creating Crafting Soul (fairy stamp)
Scarlett
Shabneez
Vivian Foo
Donna Mundinger
Karin

MyBesties.com (you choice between the 2 stamps shared last month)
DJ
monique
Linda
Yvonne
Rhonda Miller
Fikreta
Audrey

Sandra Caldwell Contest Prize Winners
Scarlett (3 images)
Denise (2 images)
Jean Chaney (2 images)

Have a ball...

Here's the cutest SEI Shaker Card. I got a super kit from them that created a set of shaker cards. I just love these cute sets.  I thought this card was the perfect theme for people who will be getting their packages soon now.

Almost through another week at school, I can't believe it's just 6 more days (of work) until Spring break.  Time sure does sneak by.

The following items were sent out last night:

Limited Runs:  Claudia, Frances

Risa Creations Shop

Fall Theme Girl:  Scarlett, Donna M, Shabneez, DJ, Jackie,

Girl with Heart:  Frances F, Shell B, JeanchanneyAZ, Fikreta, monique

Coco Palm Studios

Planner Girl   Shell B, Yvonne K, Sandra vanBlaricum

Party Dress Girl   Sher, Pat, Linda S

Sandra Caldwell's Prize winner's from the Card Contest
Mary
Scarlett (one of your 4 stamps)