Yup you guessed it...Wednesday again

Hello Friends,  Every Wednesday I marvel at the week & how another one is flying by so fast. Are you tired of hearing it?  Well to prove it I may have missed this card for the Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog. Good thing I had these adorable girls already colored so I could almost literally throw them onto a card. Penny Black is sponsoring the challenge this week & I would be upset if I missed it . Click here for all of the details and prizes!

I really love the versatility of this tiny dotted paper from Basic Grey and I am in love with this BFF stamp from Penny Black.



Speaking of versatile this Polaroid stamp from Lawn Fawn is so much fun to use with any stamps that you love. I added dots with a glitter pen on the flowers and the trim on the wings. The dry embossing on the base of my card is one of my favorite embossing folders here.
I have a big deadline and once I am finished I promise to post the winners from last week. I hope you are ok with that. In the meantime hop over to the Penny Black blog there are giveaways ALL WEEK.
Enjoy a new day. Hugs, Kathy

P.S. Thanks so much for jumping right into the Lily Pad hop on Monday. I should have sent you to the Lily Pad blog first if you weren't coming from Nina's blog. Sorry. Click here to see more hops all week and mega prizes.

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Have you heard any buzzz about Lily Pad ?

Hello Friends,  Welcome to the Lily Pad Cards blog hop!

You should be arriving from the ever so talented Nina's blog here.
This blog hop starts today & will feature seven blogs per day when it culminates on Friday, April 1, with the grand opening of Lily Pad Cards .
Lily Pad Cards is a exciting & innovative new challenge blog that will feature interviews, articles, videos, challenges, great prizes, and more!

Although Lily Pad doesn’t officially bloom until April 1, 2011, you’ll be able to see a new sneak peek every day until April 1. And you’ll definitely want to drop by because there are three prize packages with a total retail value of over $800 - including gift certificates for $100 to Simon says Stamps! Go here for specific prize details and contest rules.

I am so happy to welcome Lily Pad with my card. I used PERFECT PEARLS Glimmer Spray on the letter background stamp. It's hard to see the  shimmer on the card.

Send Lily Pad a friend request on Face Book & leave a comment here to enter your name in a drawing for 1 of 3 prizes! Here is Lily Pad's  twitter as well so you don't miss a thing.

Now it's time to take a spin over to sweet and talented Sarah's blog here. Have a great week AND thank YOU so much for visiting my blog. I am always so grateful. Hugs, Kathy

P. S. All you Penny Black fans there is a new challenge up on the blog today and prizes all week! Here is the link to Penny Black's blog. 

SUPPLIES FOR THIS CARD. Just click on each thumbnail.

Did you see the new stamps from Penny Black?

Hello Friends,Well....I would love to hear what you think? If you belong to the Penny Black Club you know what I am talking about. ONLY THE CLUB MEMBERS received a newsletter sharing some of the new stamps from Penny Black's NEXT RELEASE. The newsletter went out a  few days ago and ONLY THE CLUB members are the FIRST TO SEE SOME OF THE NEW STAMPS and a project card too!! How exciting is that?? Do you feel left out?? Do you hate surprises??  It's not to late to join the club. Click here to join the club and Penny Black will have another mailing just in case you missed it just for you. 

I would love to hear your thoughts. I will be giving away this background stamp that you see below stamped on the name "Nancy" If you could send a healing prayer for Nancy that would be great. I made this for a special friend who's mothers has been in and out of the hospital. :( 

This was the first time I used the Silhouette and that was a big moment for me. I have had the machine for a year and at the time I found out it wasn't compatible with a Mac but, now it is :) I am very excited to use it more. I hope you have a happy weekend. I have a wedding shower to attend at a RAW foods restaurant that is supposed to be amazing!! I can't wait to make the card tomorrow and share it soon. I will announce all winners next week from all of my different posts this week so please check in with me. Hugs, Kathy

Save your lunch doily

Hello Friends, Well I guess you can only save your lunch doily IF they serve you with one. At National Airport  I had time to sit down and have a salad before my airplane took off. Under my veggies was this beautiful doily. If the waitress wasn't so busy I would have asked her for a few extra. Now I wish I had been more patient to score more of these dainty doilys!

I created this for Simon Says Stamp Challenge this week which is "Mother's Day, Girlie with Basic Grey" Here is the blog link to see what the talented DT has created. Don't forget a random winner is selected each week for a $50.00 gift certificate!! So generous!


The first thing I did was distress the white doily with Worn Lipstick Distress Ink. I glued it on some blue paper and added some white lines with my fav gel pen and some pearls to the outside. The center papers are Basic Grey called "Hopscotch" . I love the cross word pattern on the upside down flower pot and decided to add some shading on the paper with this brown Copic maker. (others are listed in the supplies at the bottom of my post) To color the hedgehog from Penny Black I used Copic markers.



The center of the flower is a new thing for me and I thrilled with it. I mixed two Flower Soft colors. This and this one and expect to see lots more of this. Just a warning.

I have some exciting news!!!!!!! When I was looking for my flower soft link I found my magic scissors here that I have been searching for ONE YEAR (because I need a spare) !!!!!!!!!!!! Once you get use to them they will change your life...or rather how you cut!!!! I just ordered THREE MORE!! YAY this is big news for me and just had to share with you!! 

If you are interested I have three different cards that I made with this Penny Black transparent set called "Wonderful Day" Here, here & here.
Have a great day! Hugs, Kathy
Did you get a chance to vote?? Here is the link.




Here is the list of supplies. (click on the thumbnail :)