Arte Y Pico Award

Oh, how neat! Donna awarded me the Arte Y Pico (Art & More) Award. It is given to bloggers who share their art and creativity making their contribution to the blogging world. I am honored! Then, Lee (feel better soon, Lee!) awarded it to me too--I am humbled...

Thank you, girls!! Consider yourselves tagged back because I LOVE your blogs and am constantly inspired by you both!

Here are the rules:

1. You pick five blogs that you consider deserve this award for their creativity, design, interesting material, and also contribute to the blogging community, no matter what language.

2. Each award has to have the name of the author and also a link to his or her blog to be visited by everyone.

3. Each award winner has to show the award and put the name and the link to the blog that has given her or him the award itself.

4. Award-winner and the one who has given the prize have to show the link of Arte y Pico blog, so everyone will know the origin of this award.

I'm going to give this award to the following talented and very inspiring ladies:

• Etha: More Green Wool


• Julia: Create With Julia


• Joani: Joani's Cards Made by Hand


• Maren: Zany Not Crazy


• Sarah: Create With Sarah

Underwear Inspiration!

Yep, those are my "unmentionables" which are no longer unmentionable--snort! I love my comfy VS boy shorts and the cherries inside my Tart & Tangy set were just screaming to be let out. I thought the colors on the shorts were so cute and might make for an equally cute card. I cuttlebugged the white panel with tiny bubbles folder, then covered it in Versamark and clear embossed the surface sprinkling dazzling diamond glitter along the way. The cherries have fruit punch stickles on them for extra sparkle! This card is going to a wonderful friend who always makes my day sweeter, even when I'm feeling like the pits! I know, don't quit my day job, ha! Thanks for looking! hugs!

A Color Challenge--A Sketch Challenge and Gina K Designs!

Hello friends! Today I combined 2 challenges--this week's sketch challenge at Card Positioning Systems sponsored by Gina K. Designs and SplitCoast's color challenge, using Apricot Appeal, Mellow Moss, Cream Caramel and Coral (I improvised on caramel and coral). Everyone is using Gina K.'s latest *free with three* set for the CPS challenge, so I also had to join in the fun! It's called "Spring Blooms" and it's just lovely! I used my Ginger Blossom designer paper by Stampin' Up! to compensate for the coral and the tan/white gingham ribbon is from my SCS friend *Kharmagirl*. I liked inking the stamps in colors other than black, it made for a really nice look. Thanks for visiting and I hope you are inspired to try these super fun challenges yourself! ~hugs and happy stamping~

Beate's Weekend Sketch #41

Hello and happy Friday! I was browsing blogs and came across Charmaine's card HERE using Beate's Weekend Sketch HERE. I was totally inspired by her creation--no surprise there, she is extremely talented! This is my version. I sort of went nuts on this, maybe too many embellies and not totally balanced? ...not sure, but it certainly was fun! Everything is big on this card--except Carolyn's new flower image. Those striped squares-turned-diamonds are chipboard pieces from Heidi Grace, part of the gigantic blog candy prize from my great blogging friend Joanie. I got those oversized bling brads from Gina K's store and that white circle tag too. The silver title plate is from SU!'s new styled silver HodgePodge Hardware. I also used my new designer paper from Memory Box and for the bottom scallops, the 3/4" circle punch and 1/8" hole punch. I hope you have a chance to do Beate's sketch too and have a super weekend! ~hugs~

Tart-n-Tangy Margaritas!

Hello! I have been in a creative slump this week, but when I got the idea for margarita glasses and SU! Tart-n-Tangy, I felt happy and inspired again. I made 6 of these summer party invitations--now I guess I have to plan a summer party! The glass I drew fits perfectly on a standard size 4 1/4 x 5 1/2" card or they could be used alone, with details on the backside. I used all SU! cardstock: wild wasabi, apricot appeal and pretty in pink--then I matched the ink as best I could using SU! green galore, groovy guava and regal rose. Those are Gina K bling and dazzle plastic flowers with sugarcoated brad centers. I like the pink cards the best and wouldn't it be nice for a champagne brunch invitation too? I think a stripe of dp would look great where I put ribbon and ric rac too and these could be varied to non-alcoholic drinks or different occasions such as congratulations (cheers), thank you (so sweet of you; you're sweet), or lets get together for drinks! Lots of possibilities! I am happy to email anyone who's interested the margarita glass pattern or I'll try to find a way to provide it here. Thanks so much for visiting--Have a bright and beautiful day! p.s.- I did change my avatar--was tired of the knitted winter hat, lol!

Tea Time Card & Tin

Hello and happy day to you! I hope you had a wonderful Easter weekend, my friends! Here is a little card and tea tin gift set using my new Teacup Fairies stamp set from Clear Artistic Stamps. Oh, this set is just darling and full of whimsy and fantasy--so much fun! Perfect for all the new Gina K. tea tins I have too! I stamped one of the teacups from this set for the main image on the card and also the blue flowers to create a patterned design. The dragonfly was stamped, cut and popped up for dimension. The pretty dp is from Quick Quotes and I couldn't resist adding that heart stick pin, which was part of Joanie's massive blog candy package that I won! Thanks so much for visiting today! ~Hugs and Happy Stamping~

Holy Cow! Looky What I Got!

Ok, I thought it was Easter weekend, not Christmas!!! Look what I received in the mail from my blogging buddy, Joanie! I entered a card in her blog candy sketch challenge and I won--it was random, it wasn't my card that won, but who stinkin' cares--just look at all these fabulous goodies! OMGosh, she is so generous, seriously. Almost too generous...almost, hehe! This pic doesn't even come close to doing it justice--I couldn't even really get in everything in one shot, but you get the idea...I am so lucKy! I really am too. This is the 6th blog candy prize I've won and this takes the cake for sure! And look at this moo moo card, isn't it the cutest?! It's going in my handmade card Hall of Fame, after I enjoy it sitting on my mantle for a good while, of course! I am also blessed to have amazingly kind friends who have sent me RAK packages 'just because' and the most beautiful cards that make my day! Truly blessed. Thanks tons and bunches, Joanie! You are the bomb, baby!