Hambo Hoedown Birthday Bash!

Hambo is celebrating it's one year birthday as a challenge blog! We were given another ADORABLE image from the new Bailey line called : Bailey Cupcake. To check out the details and play along go here
I chose to do a little bit of a different project this week. A friend of mine is celebrating her son's first birthday and needed some party favours/cake toppers. Here is what I made:

The odds were stacked against me today. These were originally going to be cake toppers for his cupcakes, then I discoverd my hubbie ate the icing straight-out-of-the-container!!! 
So plan B was to make these until I can get more icing. Since the children coming are so small, I was going to  put in corn pops. I thought they would be cute. However, my children (who are not allowed sweet cereal) found them and ate them! I was in a losing battle today-lol. So I raided my candy stash and found some jelly beans. Looks like I'll have some grocery shopping to do later!


I'd like to also enter this into the DYSU Challenge-anything goes!

Hambo Hoedown Challenge Time!

I hope you enjoyed the Hambo hop as much as I did. I enjoyed both participating as well as seeing what everyone created! It always amazes me to see how there can be so many interpretations of the same digital image.
That brings me to this weeks Hambo Hoedown challenge. This week we are to CASE-ing (Copy and Share Everything).  There were so many examples to choose from but I chose this image

 Isn't that stinkin' cute? If you click on the picture it will take you to the gallery located at Hambo Stamps.
Here is my take on the card using last weeks image Bailey.

I'd also like to enter this into the following challenge:

DYSU-use ribbon

Thanks for looking :)

DYSU challenge Rainbow of Colours #3

Here is my third entry to the DYSU challenge. We had to use the photo as inspiration and make a card using 3 colours. My card here is one I did for my sisters baby shower. I cannot for the life of me remember where I got that little monkey from so if you know-please send me a note :)

Thanks for looking!

DYSU challenge Rainbow of Colours #2

It's the DYSU challenge blogs first anniversary and they are ready to party! Using the inspiration photo the challenge is to use at least 3 colours on your card. This is my second entry. As you know I am dedicated to clearing out my stash so I used a left over card base and added this uber cute little boy from here.
The colours I used were greens, yellows, and reds. Thanks for looking :)

DYSU challenge Rainbow of Colours #1

DYSU has turned one and they are celebrating with a party! The challenge is to use the inspiration image and make a card using at least 3 of the colours.
Here is my first entry :)

I made a chocolate bar holder for my hubbie from the kids. His birthday is in a few days and the kids wanted to give him a gift each day leading up to his birthday. Its a BIG milestone this year (teehee) so we thought we'd spoil him. My 3 year old decided he needed chocolate, so this is what I made to give it to him.
Thanks for looking :)

Challenge time :)

As exhausted as I am from the craft show today, I wanted to craft away tonight. I think it was the kind words from buyers/viewers that had me on a craftin' high :)
If you've read my blog before you know I LOVE bugaboo stamps.
Bugaboo is soooo generous in giving away digis to winners on other challenge blogs. This week I thought I'd venture from my usual 'challenge sites'. I combined a few challenges and created this:

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:
Stamptacular Sunday  - Oh boy, Oh boy. Use a male image on your card
Craft Challenge - use stars
DYSU - a splash of blue
ABC Challenges - D is for dazzle (check out the Stickles on the monkey, stars and glittery DP!)
Sketches by Carly - follow the sketch.
Thanks for looking, have a great night, and don't forget to play along!!

It's Hambo Time!

Well it may appear that I have not been crafty, or blogging but that is soooo not true. My friend and I are preparing for a craft bazaar, hoping to raise funds for the youth team.
I'll share some of the things I made in another post.

Guess what?  I didn't make a card for the Hambo Hoedown. Nope, I made a scrapbook page. I finally decided to print my pictures (ouch that cost hurt, think I waited to long!)
This was one on top and I knew it would fit into this weeks theme. Use the image "camera guy" by Hambo Stamps as well as a frame on your page.

I'll show you my page (pardon the blurriness, I couldn't seem to photograph the page properly-out of practice I suppose-lol) then I'll write about it at the end, in case you want more info :)
Thanks for looking, and don't forget to play along!!

My son went to camp in the summer and they would sing songs, but do it in funny ways. One way was to walk like a fashion lady! So the rest of the summer he would randomly walk around signing "Oh, ya fashion lady" etc. I told him I was going to get a picture of him doing that. I stalked him like the paparazzi. He averted the camera until late summer! Then I got em'! Bah ha ha. The picture has a tag under it to store all the fun memories. I crimped the one corner for texture, added some brads and a twine line clipping on the tags. I chalked the edges, added crystal effects to the lense of the camera for glare. I have more tags to add to the line but I didn't want to share personal info on the net-I'm sure you understand :)

I think it's appropriate for me to also enter this into the DYSU challenge.  The song choice for this layout would be 'paparazzi' (giggles)

DYSU challenge take 2

I have been busy preparing items for our Church craft sale to help send youth on a missions trip. One of the things I have been playing around with is ornaments and paper trees. Anywho, here is one of my ornaments, original tree protypes and of course a Bugaboo image for uber cuteness!
I am entering it into the DYSU challenge this week (use trees). Still time to play along so go check it out.

After seeing the pictures I think I may spray paint my tree with gold flecks and use this large tree as a stand for displaying the other ornaments. Maybe I'll attach a brad to the pages and hang it from there.....hmmm. What do you think?

Create with TLC and DYSU challenge

Have you seen Paulette's blog-Create with TLC? She has the most fab digis AND she offers up tons of freebies on top of her cool store items. It's not to late to sign up for her Christmas Club, you can check out the details here.
But, if you'd like to have a chance to win a spot in the Christmas club pick up the freebie spooky tree and make a card! Hurry though, the contest ends tonight! Check out all the details here:
This is my challenge entry for TLC as well as DYSU (use trees). I printed the image, then clear embossed it to add shine. I then added some beaded eyes on the owl, ribbon, pop dots, stickers and googlies. Please excuse the picture I was a tad impatient and took the picture before the beads would stick on their own (hey, gotta craft when I have a chance!)
Thanks for looking!