Karber Monthly Challenge #6 - Love and Friendship

Well hello again! Thanks for stopping by today. It's the beginning of a new month, so it's time for another monthly challenge brought to you by Karber! This month's theme is "Love and Friendship". I just love this theme - you can do so many different cards, 3-D projects, tags, gifts, etc. I created this card using "Jude Love" and you can pick him up here. He's definitely in love with a special someone ... can you see the little hearts in his eyes?!? So cute!

For all the challenge details, hop on over to the monthly challenge blog here. You have lots of time to create something special for this challenge, so I hope you'll give it a try!

It's been a while since I've entered any challenges in Blogland, so today I decided to enter Sketch N Stash Challenge 54. Part of their challenge is to use "new/neglected stash". This is a great challenge since we all have new and neglected stash to use! My card base is from a box of cards my BFF gave me a long time ago (brand is DCWV). I also used my neglected Swiss Dots Cuttlebug embossing folder, my neglected 3M Craft Paper and my neglected square nesties. Wow, I've still got so many more neglected craft items to use! Maybe I'll enter another project or two to this challenge ...

Well, that's it for now. Thanks again for stopping by and always leaving such sweet comments! I truly appreciate them all! Have a great day and until next time, take care!

Karber Weekly Challenge #23 - Use something old!

Happy Monday everyone! Did you all have a good weekend? I sure did and again, it just flew by. We are starting another week and the beginning of another month! I really can't get over how fast these days are passing me by. I'll bet alot of you feel the same way.

ANYWAY, on to this week's Karber Challenge! The actual challenge this week is to use something you haven't used for a long time. I used the Karber digi "Easter Millie", which you can get here, my MS grass border punch, some buttons that I've had for a LONG time and haven't used, and my nesties. Finally, the card base is from a box set of cards that my BFF had given me a long time ago too. This was a good challenge for me, as I did use alot of supplies I hadn't used for a while. Please excuse my coloring of Millie's face, as I should've probably re-filled my pens before I started to color her. Her skin is a little blotchy; maybe she has rosacia like me. Hahahaha!


Now, for some news. I have had the pleasure of being on the Karber Weekly Challenge DT for some time now, but the time has come for me to move on. But I won't be moving very far; I'll be on the DT for Karber's Monthly Challenge! Please be sure to check the Karber Blog here, for more fun and exciting news! Thank you, Karla and Berenice, for allowing me to continue to create for you! Until next time, take care and be safe.

Karber Weekly Challenge #22: Dots & Stripes

Happy Monday everyone! Hope you all had a great weekend. Can you believe it's the last week of January already?!? I can't. Before you know it, Valentine's Day will be here! These days are definitely flying by way too quickly. Don't you agree?

Well, on to my card for this week's Karber Challenge. The challenge is to use dots and stripes on your card. Funny thing I just noticed when I uploaded my picture was the stripes I thought were solid stripes, are actually "lines" made out of dots! Hmm, I do believe that I meet the requirements of the challenge, don't I? Heehee! ANYWAY, I used this super CUTE image of the one and only Harry Potter! Isn't he just the cutest thing??? For more super cute digi images, check out the Karber Shoppe here.



I hope you are able to join the Karber Weekly Challenge this week. For all the details, please go to the challenge blog here. Thanks to all of you faithful followers who never gave up on me. Reading your sweet and encouraging comments always makes me smile! See you next Monday for another weekly challenge and some Karber news. Until then, have a great week and take care!

Karber Weekly Challenge #21 - Ribbon!

Happy Monday everyone and hope you all had a nice weekend. Today we are remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., one of the original leaders in the civil rights movement. If Dr. King were still alive today, I'm sure he would be very proud of our current president, Barack Obama.

Since it's Monday, it's time for another Karber Weekly Challenge! This week the challenge is to use RIBBON on your creation. Hmm, I wasn't very creative this time around. I couldn't think of any other way to use ribbon on my card. See below ...


Not very creative, but I didn't want to take any attention away from the cute image I used on my card. I used the "BEST FRIENDS" digi image and you can get it here.

Aren't they the cutest?!? I hope you're able to make some time this week and join in the fun at the Karber Weekly Challenge. Check out the Karber Blog here for all the details. Have a wonderful week and until next time, take care.

Karber Weekly Challenge 20: Pearls!

Hello friends! And Happy New Year to you all! Hope everyone had a nice holiday season! I can't believe that it came and went so quickly this year! Yeah, I know I just dropped off the face of the earth, but I did manage to get quite a bit of crafting in. I'll be posting pictures of my creations soon, hopefully!

Well, another year is here, and with that, I've been asked to continue on as a member of the Karber DT! Thank you so much to Karla and Berenice, for bringing us such wonderful digi images to play with! I am honored to be on the Karber DT ~ thanks for having me!

On to Challenge #20! This week's challenge is to use pearls on your creation. I decided to use the "Bella" digi and you can get her here.

Please be sure to check out the Karber Weekly Challenge Blog here for all the details of the challenge and I hope you can play with us! Thanks for sticking by me during my absence and I hope to be blogging and crafting more very soon. Have a great week everyone, and until next time, take care and stay safe.

Karber Challenge #13 - Animals!

Happy Monday! Can you believe there are only 17 more days until Thanksgiving?!? Wow, this year has really flown by ...

This week's theme for Karber Digital Images is ~ ANIMALS! I used "Chicky Millie" and you can pick her up here.

Doesn't Millie have the cutest expression? I sure think so!

Head on over to the Karber Weekly Challenges blog for all the details of the weekly challenges. Hope you all have a fantastic week and thanks for stopping by! Until next time, take care!

Karber Challenge #12 - Free Style!

Happy Monday all! Did you all survive Halloween? We bought 4 extra large bags of candy from Costco (150 snack size bars in each bag) and we gave them all away!!! Not sure how many kiddies this year ... maybe 400 or 450. Crazy, huh? Each year there are more and more kiddies who come. It was fun seeing the costumes, especially the homemade ones. The best one was "Jack" from Jack-In-The-Box. Anyhoo ...

It's the start of a new week AND new month, so for this week's Karber Weekly Challenge, the theme is "FREE STYLE"! This challenge was harder than it sounds, for me anyway. I like to have a little guidance when creating a card. I decided to use the latest sketch from the Mojo Monday blog and here's what I made ...

I used "Reader Jenny" from the Karber Shoppe and you can get her here. Isn't she the cutest?!?

I'll be posting my card for Karber's Monthly Challenge very soon. Check out the details on the monthly challenge here.

Also, if you're a player in the monthly OCS, be on the lookout for the partner e-mail. Have a wonderful week everyone, and until next time, take care.

Karber Challenge #11 - Love!

Happy Monday everyone! Hope you had a great weekend! This week's theme for the Karber Weekly Challenge is "LOVE"! That is a great theme, don't you think? There are so many things that I love ... it was really hard to pick just one. I decided to use this cutie patootie "BABY BOY" image - you can get him here at the Karber Shoppe. I love MY baby boy and although he's 19-years old, he'll always be my baby boy ...

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a chance to play along with this week's challenge! Head on over to the Karber Weekly Challenge blog for all the deets. Can't wait to see all your creations! Until next time, take care.

Karber Challenge #10 - Babies!

Good morning and Happy Monday everyone! Hope you all had a great weekend. I just can't believe how fast these days are going by ...

Well, it's another Monday, so it's time for the Karber Weekly Challenge! If you haven't played in the weekly challenges yet, check out the blog here for all the deets. This week's theme is BABIES! I used this sweet "BABY GIRL" digi for my card. You can get her here.

Isn't she just the cutest???


Thanks for stopping by and leaving such sweet and encouraging comments! I really appreciate that! Until next time, take care!

"The better friends you are, the straighter you can talk." Saint Francis Xavier

Karber Challenge #9

Happy Monday everyone! Hope you all had a wonderful weekend! Well, since it's Monday, that can only mean one thing ... it's the start of another challenge week at Karber! If you're new to Karber's Weekly Challenge, check out the blog here for all the deets. This week's theme is Halloween! I don't usually make Halloween cards, but I am starting to like it! I made my card using "Mummy Costume Leslie" and you can get her here.

She's not a very scary mummy, huh? She's such a cutie! I'm entering this card in the "Card Patterns Sketch 85" challenge. You can check out the deets here.

Thanks for stopping by and hope you all have a fantastic week! Until next time, take care!

"Friendships aren't perfect, and yet they are very precious." Letty Cottin Pogrebin

Karber Challenge #8

Happy Monday everyone! Where did the weekend go?!? Had a super fun surprise baby shower for 1luvnmama on Saturday, dinner with my folks and sister Saturday night, and cleaned and rearranged my craft space all day and night on Sunday. Hmm, feels like I forgot to do something. Hello?!? I didn't create my card for the Karber Weekly Challenge! So here it is, Monday night, and I'm posting it. Better late than never, right? Right!

The theme for Challenge #8 ~ GO DIGITAL! Check out the Weekly Challenge Blog here for all the details of the challenge. For my card, I used the digi image called "Makeup", and you can get her here. I love this image as it's so versatile and can be used for many different themes/layouts. This card was also my very first easel card. My dear friend Cami taught me how to make this super simple easel card using just one piece of paper!

Did you notice the little pink ribbon in the upper left corner of the image? In case you didn't know, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Let's all be proactive in taking care of ourselves and getting our annual check ups done on a regular basis. Early detection could save your life!

Thanks for stopping by today and until next time, take care! "Few delights can equal the mere presence of one whom we trust utterly." George MacDonald

Karber Monthly Challenge #2

Happy Aloha Friday! My goodness, can you believe it's October?!? I can't believe we're heading into the holiday season ... and fast! I received some great news about my DT term with Karber Digital Images. My term has been extended indefinitely! I'm so happy and excited about this! Thank you, Karla and Berenice, for allowing me to remain on your DT! I am honored to do so!

Now for more KARBER news ... in case you didn't know, along with the weekly challenges, Karber also has monthly challenges! Check out the monthly challenge blog here for all the details and don't forget to become a follower while you're there!

This month's theme is FANTASY! Wow - there are so many different ways to interpret this theme. For me, I decided to go the TWILIGHT route. Is that a surprise to anyone? Heehee! Here's what I came up with:

I used the "Jacob and Bella" image from the Karber Shoppe. You can get it here.

Have a wonderful weekend everyone and thanks for stopping by! I hope you're able to play along with the Karber Monthly Challenge! Until next time, take care!

"One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives." Euripides

Karber Challenge #7

Happy Monday everyone! Hope you all had as wonderful a weekend as I did! I try to make the most of every minute of the weekend because it always manages to go by so quickly. Don't you agree? Well, on Saturday I spent the day with a very good friend to celebrate her birthday. Cami and I spent the day talking, shopping, eating, shopping, talking, laughing, etc. You get the idea. We had a grand time!

On Sunday, we finally got our fur baby! We adopted him from the shelter my son is volunteering at. He's a domestic short haired cat named Maui. He's so cute and I would have shared a picture of him, but he's very camera shy at the moment and is still getting acquainted with us and his new home. I'll definitely post pics when he's ready.

Enough about my weekend. It's time for Karber Challenge #7! This week's challenge: Hobbies and Leisure! Wowza! How perfect is this challenge for all of us crafters?!? I know you all can relate, so please hop on over to the Karber Shoppe, pick up a digi or two and enter this challenge!

My first card is made with "Shopping Stephanie". And what is she doing? Our favorite hobby - shopping!

I love this sentiment!

For my second card I used "Reader Leslie". She loves the TWILIGHT saga as much as I do! She's reading her favorite book of the series, ECLIPSE ...

And this sentiment reflects my feelings when I'm reading ECLIPSE! Heehee!

The reason I made two cards this week, is because I felt my first card wasn't my best work. The flowers were too big for the image I used, and kinda overpowered the image. I am much happier with my second card - it's more balanced than the first. Know what I mean?

Anyway, some great news from KARBER! Karla and Berenice are having a DT call! Click here for all the details, and good luck to you should you decide to apply!

Thanks for reading this long post and hope you all have a great week! Until next time, take care.

"Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless." Mother Teresa

Karber Challenge #6

Hello everyone! Hope you all had a great weekend. I sure did! I went to the Happy Scrappers Jam with my BFF, Kyoko, and we had a day filled with fun and lots of laughter! I didn't take pictures (even though I took my camera), but the memories are in my head and my heart. I met up with some old friends, Brian, ManLe and Claudie, and also met some new ones, Sharon and Summer!!! Thank you for the great company ladies!

Now, as you know, every Monday there's a new challenge from Karber Digital Images and today is no exception. The theme this week was to make a card using food/beverages on it. Ok, I don't mean that you need to put actual food/beverages on your card unless you wanted to ... well, you know what I mean. Heehee! Anyhoo, here's what I came up with ~

I used "Cupcake Leslie" and you can get her here. Isn't she just the cutest?!? I stuck her on a Sizzix cupcake card.

Close up of sweet Leslie ...

Yum ... wish I had a cupcake right about now! Ok, head on over to the Karber Weekly Challenge Blog for all the deets and I hope you can play with us! Thanks so much for stopping by and until next time remember ~

"It's the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter." Marlene Dietrich

Karber Challenge #5

Welcome friends and Happy Monday! It's time for another weekly challenge from Karber! This week's challenge is to make a girl card. Making girl cards, for me anyway, is a challenge in itself. Why, you ask? Well, to me, there are sooo many cute images, embellishments, papers, sentiments, etc. to choose from, when making a card for a girl. Know what I mean?

Some of these super cute images are from Karber, and you can get them here. For my girl card, I used "Music Sophie". She is one of the new Karber Girls in the Shoppe and she is just rockin' out! I wonder what she's listening to ...

Hope you're able to play along with this week's challenge! I can't wait to see all your wonderful creations! Have an awesome week everyone and thanks for stopping by!

"Hold a true friend with both hands." Nigerian proverb

Karber Challenge #4

Howzit everyone! Hope you're all enjoying your Labor Day Holiday! It's Monday, so you know what that means! It's time for another Karber Digital Images challenge! I can't believe we're on Challenge #4 already!!! That means this week will make one month that Karber has been in business! Congratulations to Karla and Berenice and here's wishing you continued success!!! By the way, speaking of Labor Day, Karber is giving away a super cute FREE digi with any purchase during the Labor Day holiday! Hop on over to the Shoppe and check it out!

This week's challenge is to make a BOY card! For my card, I used Baseball Jude and you can get him here. I'm very happy with the way this card turned out. Here's the behind-the-scenes story: I'd been feeling under the weather this past week and wasn't able to create this card after work, which is usually when I craft. I woke up early on Thursday morning and made this card in about an hour! I couldn't believe it! But since I knew what image and papers I was going to use, it all came together very quickly and easily. This little Jude is such a cutie pie, don't you think? Anyhooz, please be sure to check out Karber's Weekly Challenge Blog here for all the deets!

MORE NEWS: Karber has added two other Challenge Blogs in addition to the weekly one. Some followers have expressed interest in having more time to enter the challenges, so Karber now has a MONTHLY challenge and a CHRISTMAS challenge! Please be sure to check these out and become followers! Thanks for stopping by today and taking a look. I truly appreciate all your comments and I read every single one of them! Until next time, take care.

"It's better to have a partner than go it alone. Share the work, share the wealth. And if one falls down, the other helps ..." Ecclesiastes 4:9-10

Karber Challenge #3

Happy Monday everyone! Hope you all had a great weekend - I sure did! Well, since it's Monday, it's time for another challenge from Karber Digital Images! Don't forget to check out their blog for all the deets, and become a follower so you'll be kept up to date on all the upcoming challenges! This week's challenge is to make a thank you card. I used "Lei Millie" and you can find her here.

Hope you will find some time to enter this week's challenge! Thanks for stopping by and until next time, take care.

"To speak painful truth through loving words - that is friendship." Henry Ward Beech

Karber Challenge #2

Happy Monday everyone! Hope you all enjoyed your weekend! I sure did ... I can't believe that it's almost the end of August! Gee, where did this month go ...

Anyhoo, this week's Karber Challenge is to make a birthday card! I used Karber's digital image called "Gift Millie", and the sketch challenge from Tamiko's. You can pick up Gift Millie and many other super cute images at the Karber Shop here. Here's what I came up with ...

If you haven't had a chance to check out the Karber Challenge Blog, please do so and also become a follower! I know there will be lots of fun challenges in the coming weeks and I hope you have a chance to play along! Have a great week everyone and until next time, take care.

"Be kind. Remember that everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." Harry Thompson

Some news & a challenge!

Hey all! Happy Monday! Shall I give you the news first or the challenge? Hmm ... well, they're actually related so I'll just tell you! Remember in my last post I told you about a new shop that Berenice has opened up with her friend Karla? Just in case you missed it, the new on-line shop is called Karber Shop. It's full of really cute digi images and I hope you'll stop by and pick some up. Karber will also be having weekly challenges, starting today. Head on over to their challenge blog HERE for all the details of the first challenge and don't forget to become a follower!

So you must be wondering why I have the entire Twilight Saga picture below ...



If you're a follower, you know that I just LOVE everything TWILIGHT, right? Here's the deal - Karber's first challenge is to create a TWILIGHT inspired card! Is that not a perfect challenge for me??? Of course I had to enter! I used Karber's EDWARD digi image on my card. I'm very happy with the way it turned out!

Oh! I almost forgot to tell you the NEWS! Berenice has asked me to be on the Design Team for Karber and I accepted! Funny how one door closes and another door opens ... Thanks Berenice, its an honor to be on your DT!

That's it for now people. I'm off to work and will be back later with more creations! Until next time, take care.

A new shop!

Hey ladies! I'm so happy to announce that my friend Berenice of Sweet Escape, has opened an on-line store with her friend Karla! The name of the store is Karber's Shop! Please take a minute to check out the super cute images that are available NOW! Berenice also has a new blog. You can check it out here and enter to win some blog candy too! Congratulations Berenice and much success to you and Karla on this very exciting adventure!