Happy 'Cupcake' Day! {SCS, C4C77}

Time for another cupcake!!  I LOVE the cupcake digi stamps from Heart Song Designs!  They are so versitile and can be adapted for so many *sweet* occasions!  ;)

For this card, I went with the Crazy4Challenges sketch for the week, and I added the sweet felt flowers for the Ways To Use It Challenge at SplitCoast Stampers.  :)  ... sawwwweet! 

Thanks for stoppin in :)

My Papa - the Fisherman! {Sketchy Thursdays}

Due to a computer "blip" I could not post this before the deadline - barely missing it!  PHOOEY!!  Well, at least I scrapped some more memories!! And I wanted to share it anyway!!

The Sketchy Thursday sketch for the week was cool, consisting of 4 photo slots.  I've had this collection of photos from a wonderful visit with my DEAR grandfather in Louisiana. 

"My Papa - the Fisherman!"



My grandfather LOVED to fish!!  He also loved to hunt ... really anything outdoors!

This visit to Louisiana, my heart was FILLED with joy as I watched my Papa fish at Granny's pond with my family! Shane and the kids had a great time, and Papa smiled, his precious sweet smile, the entire day!

To include all the wonderful memories of this day, I flipped the sketch and made a few small changes to create the second page of the layout.  

Here is the 2-page layout together!  :) 

What a wonderful memory!! ♥ (I miss you, Papa!)

Home for the Holidays! {Jingle Belles}

Time for another Christmas card!! :)

Jingle Belles is a great Christmas card challenge blog hosts challenges each week to tackle Christmas cards one week at a time!!  And in poking around there, I found a few other Christmas challenge blogs!

This week's Jingle Belles challenge is "Home for the Holidays".  

"Home" with my mom, dad and sisters is Florida!  So, I decided to create my card with my Seashell Collage embossing folder.  I also inked the embossing with bronze ink, powdered it and embossed it again.

I'm also linking this to Crafty Hazlenut's Christmas Challenge, which also challenged to emboss!!  Woo-hoo!
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Bah, Humbug! Challenge Blog is also ... EMBOSSING!
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Die Cut Dreams Christmas Club's challenge is to be inspired by a song - "There's No Place Like Home for the Holidays" ... has gotta be it!!!  Our Florida home is a wonderful place to be for the holidays!!
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Christmas Stampin All Year Long 's challenge is to BLING!

USING this week's SCS sketch!  SC323!

So, there you have it!!!  My Seaside HOME for the Holidays ... with embossing and BLING! :)

Wisdom & Age {Sweet Stop}

I found this great quote in a handy-dandy quote book that I have and thought it went so well with sweet Ollie the Owl from
Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps. Isn't it great? :) I think so!

Using the Sweet Stop sketch for this week SSS98, I put this card together, thinking "manly" - I do not make enough of those! I colored Mr. Ollie with Copics to accent the colors in this cool dp from Cosmo Cricket.

You make my ♥ Smile! {Happy Monday Challenge}

The Happy Monday Challenge for this week is Spring Pastels!!


I love this kite digi! I colored it with Copics, and layered it on this wonderful dp from MME (Penny Lane, I believe)!!! Added the ribbon tags along the side as they made me think of the little bows on the kite tail!

Happy Tuesday!! Thanks for stopping by!

Theadore's Easter Wishes {TLC315}

Theadore again!! YES, AGAIN! :) I can't get enough of this little guy!!


I created this card for the new technique challenge on SplitCoast Stampers to create a card with an "odd" shape - anything other than an A-2, also to add an embellishment that is unusual. I found these adorable Cupcake picks at Hobby Lobby!! They make a PERFECT little 'sign' for Theadore!!! :)

Thanks for stopping by!!
~Vanessa

It's a Million Little Things {Crazy4Cocoa}

Crazy4Cocoa .... :) Sweet Cocoa!!

This week's challenge was to use Ric-Rac! :) I also used the Sweet Stop Sketch SSS98 for this card.

:) Thanks for peaking!!