Archive for December, 2011

“Break Out the Party Dress!!”

There are many benefits to the holiday season... time with family, lots of good food, time to relax and of course.....extra time to craft!! {woo hoo!!} The busyness of life tends to reduce my free time which is why I believe holidays were invented....so we can catch up on the fun stuff life crafting!! SCS is having their Friday "Free for All" and I was so excited to be able to have a little extra Read more

The Last Card of 2011!

Welcome to the final challenge for 2011 over at the Perfect Sentiments Challenge blog!  This week we're going to create a card that reflects a sentiment for "Thank You and the "Twist": use the following sketch as inspiration.  The winner of this week’s challenge will win a free digital image courtesy of Pattie's Creations Digital Stamps.  Here's the sketch that we're using as inspiration: Here's my card for this weeks challenge: Since this is the Read more

Merry Christmas to All!

It’s that time of year again isn’t it! Christmas time is upon us once again, and with it comes the Calderini family annual annual Christmas card and blessing for all of our friends and family! It’s been an “eventful” year for our family, one full of blessings of various kinds and sizes. All speak to the grace and mercy of our God and for this we are thankful! Our daughter Jessica turned 17 this year Read more

Double Stitched Circle for my “Maine Mom!”

"Out of the box" creativity today produced this awesome card! I believe that all crafters need to bust loose from their "norm" every once and a while and venture over to their altered crafty side! This card holds several of my "I love" items.....I love the combination of red and white in a card, and I love stitching on cards, especially when I can throw two layers of stitching into one creation! I love beading Read more

Flowers in Winter!

I loved the idea of creating a bright cheerful card and needed a challenge to match it with. When I saw the Free for all challenge over at SplitCoastStampers I knew I had to play along! The challenge was to create a card for winter with flowers. Although these don't bloom outside my window (I'm not a gardener!) I believe they are a wonderful example of the warmer climate bloomings! This stamp has sooooo many Read more

“Dr. Seuss on Marriage”

We've arrived at week #11 over at Perfect Sentiments and this weeks challenge is all about romance!! We're sponsored this week by Shelly's Images and the winner will receive a $9 Gift Voucher equivalent to 3 digital images! Be sure to stop over at Shelly's Images and see all the wonderful digi images....you'll be glad that you did! This weeks challenge is to create a card that reflects a sentiment for a marriage anniversary. The Read more

There’s Joy in Christmas!

Can you believe that it's week #10 over at the Perfect Sentiments Challenge blog?  This week we're going to create a card that reflects a sentiment for Christmas and the "Twist": Make it sparkle! Use glitter, shimmer mists, glittered card stock or paper, etc. You can never have too much sparkle!! The winner of this week’s challenge will win a $15.00 gift certificate For Kania's A|Muse Studio….now there’s an awesome prize!! (Prize is limited to Read more