Pretty In Pink

Hi Fellow Stampers! How is everyone doing this week? As usual, I'm crazy busy but all good stuff!
My husband and kids gave me a great birthday party/dinner Sat. nite. It was soooo fun. Only family (which is the way I wanted it) and my daughter did a great job of putting it all together. This is a BIG one (60), so she put a video together of tons of family and friends pics and my 5 yr. old granddaughter's pictures set to great music. It was so sentimental! I'll cherish it forever!!
But it's not really my birthday yet---it's Thursday Dec. 2nd but my daughter and I are going to NYC Wed. thur Sat. to celebrate (hey it's pretty nice turning 60---lots of great things happen!) and then my husband is flying up and he and I are staying till Wed. the 8th. Soooo I have lots to do to get ready in this already crazy, busy season!
My card today is a pink snowman---I love to do non-traditional colors at Christmas. I think he is so darn cute!

Card Recipe
Stamps: Stanpendous and Penny Black
Papers: CS-Bazzill, DP-Unknown
Ink: memento Tuxedo Black
Ribbon: May Arts
Glitter: Stickles Stardust
Bling: K and Company
Border Punch: Martha Stewart
Copics:RV21, RV06, RV04, YG00, YG03, YG23, Spica Glitter Pen in Gold

Thanks for stopping by today and come back soon!
Hugs and God Bless!
Cathy

A Day For Daisies Christmas Mom and Babe

Happy Friday everyone! Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Mine was great, but different---all my kids had other plans so it was just DH and me. We finished up the Christmas decorations, went to the movies to see "Unstoppable" with Densel Washington (fantastic!!!) and then came home to a quiet Thanksgiving dinner. It has actually been VERY nice.
I DID NOT get up at 3am to go shopping today!!! I would rather eat worms than to get out there that early with all those crowds and fight over bargains-never, never, never!
Today I have a sweet card for A Day For Daisies to help introduce Tammy's newest Friday images. Isn'tthis just the cutest image??? Go there and see all the new (and oldies but goodies) that Tammy has to offer---what a great artist she is!

Card Recipe
Image: A Day For Daisies, Sentiment-Judith
Papers: CS-Bazzill, DP-Hobby Lobby
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Stickles: Stardust
Ribbon: Michael's
Bling: K & Company
Copics: YG03, YG06, YG11, YG23, Y15, Y21, E00, E02, E31, E33, RV02, RV06, RV21, R06, B93, B95, B97, Spica Glitter pens in Melon and Silver

Have a great weekend friends and thank you for stopping by today---come back soon!
Hugs and God Bless!
Cathy

Snow Fairy

Happy Wednesday! Almost Thanksgiving! Can't wait to smell the bird cooking and ALL the trimmings---what a great day!
Today I have a sweet "Snow Fairy" from A Day For Daisies. I frosted her with glitter which is hard to see in this picture :-( . I also used an embossing folder technique I saw over at StampTV leaving a space for the sentiment. I like how it turned out.

Card Recipe
Image: A Day For Daisies, Sentiment- StampinUp
Paper: CS- Bazzill
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Ribbon: May Arts
Nestibilities: Scallopped Round
Cuttlebug "Dot" Embossing Folder
Stickles: Stardust
Copics: E00,RV21,R29, R59,Y17, YG03, YG23, G99, Spica Gold

As I said before, Thanksgiving is a wonderful eating, fun day but it's true meaning is to be so very thankful for all that we have especially our God, our Family and our Friends! And I am!!!!
Happy Thanksgiving!
Hugs and God Bless!
Cathy

A Day For Daisies "Thankful"

Good Friday Morning all!
Today is A Day For Daisies Challenge day! This is challenge is # 6 "Attitude of Gratitude" creating any card using a sentiment of gratitude---you have to come up with the sentiment and design yourself! No premade thanks allowed! Come play along! Another great thing that happens EVERY Friday is a bunch of new digis are offered at 20% off the normal price---what a deal!!!
This card is also entered into The Sisterhood of Crafters making a "Being Thankful"card; The Crazy Challenge a card of "Thanks", Digi Doodle Shop's Best where "anything goes"; Pals Paper Arts PPA69 using ribbon.
Card Recipe
Image: A Day For Daisies, Sentiment: Computer generated and punched out, distressing with Tim Holtz Distress ink
Papers: CS- Bazzill; DP- Recollections "Corn Maze" and Anna Griffin
Bling and Button: Hobby Lobby
Ribbon and Twine: May Arts
Copics: E00, E21, E33, E35, E37, E47, R02, R05, R22, R59, Y15, Y38

This is image is so adorable---it reminds of when I was a little girl swing in our backyard!
Please join us at A Day For Daisies and play along---it's lots of fun!
Have a wonderful weekend and see you Monday! Thanks for stopping by today!
Hugs and God Bless!
Cathy

Joy

Good Wednesday morning everyone! Hope this week is being good to you! Mine has been great---it's just flying by so fast! It almost makes me dizzy!
Today I have a Baby Bud Designs digital image card (also on CDAC)that also is for a few other challenges: Sweet Sunday Sketch challenge SSSC93, Caardvarks using a Holiday Card with a die cut, and Flourishes (FTTC93) using a Christmas theme. As you can see, I like to use non-traditional colors for Christmas!

Card Recipe
Image: Baby Bud Designs Digital Image, Sentiment-unknown
Papers: CS-Bazzill, DP: My Mind's Eye and BoBunny
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Bling: Paper Studio
Ribbon: May Arts
Stickles: Stardust
Copics: E00, E02, E08, YG03, YG23, V04, V15, RV21, C1

Thanks so very much for stopping by today and please come again soon!
Hugs and God Bless!
Cathy

Gift Bearing Polar Bear

Good Monday Morning! How is everyone doing? Hope the weekend was good to you! Has it occured to anyone else or is it just me that Christmas is only 40 days from today??? Is that crazy or what?
Speaking of Christmas, I have the cutest Polar Bear card today "bearing" gifts! I just LOVE him---hope you will too!

Card Recipe
Stamps: Polar Bear-Stampendous Polar Christmas Set, Sentiment-Our Craft Lounge
Papers: CS-Bazzill, DP-Stamping Station
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Nestibilities: Beaded Ovals and Labels #? (I threw the pkg. away a long time ago)
MFT 1 3/4 in. circle dies
Ribbon:Stampers Dream
Stickles: Stardust
Copics:BG01, BG05, B02, B05, R29

Thanks for stopping by today---I love to have you visit! Come again soon!
Hugs and God Bless!
Cathy

Santa

TGIF! So glad it's Friday, aren't you? We're going to Tampa Saturday to do a little Christmas shopping and go to a resturant, Ocean Prime, that my husband loves and I haven't been to.
Today I have a card for Sweet Sunday sketch challenge SSSC92 by Karen Giron. I LOVE her blog---my favorite "go to" everyday for such nice work! Nice colors, clean lines, just so pretty! Check her out!

Card Recipe
Stamp: Penny Black---Isn't he adorable!!
Papers: CS- Bazzill, DP-K & Company
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Stickles: Stardust
Ribbon: May Arts; I made the ribbon flower following Christine Creations tutorial
Copics:E00, E93, RV23,R46, Y11, E35,YG03 and SpicaGold

Have a great weekend everyone and I'll see you Monday! Thanks for coming by!
Hugs and god Bless!
Cathy

Gobble Gobble

Happy Thursday! Hope you all have been having a good week! This is such a busy time of the year for us all so I really appreciate you taking time out of your busy day to stop here!

Today's card is a cute turkey that I had for my recent Copic class.

Card Recipe

Stamp: Turkey-Judith, Sentiments-computer generated

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Distress Ink- Tim Holtz Antique Linen

Sakura Glaze Pens- Red and orange

Papers: CS-Bazzill, DP-Pryus by BasicGrey

Border Punch: Martha Stewart

Ribbon and Flower- Michael's

Copics: B00, BG05, BG49, Y17, YR04, YR07, YG00, YG03, YG63, R29, E08, E37

Please stop by again soon---I value your friendship!

Hugs and God Bless!

Cathy

Fall in all It's Glory! Baby Bud Designs

Good Tuesday Morning! Hope life is treating you well this week! It'd definitely Fall here in Central Florida and I'm LOVIN' it! Cooler days and chilly nights---beautiful!
Today's Fall card is for the Baby Bud Designs "Glam It Up With Glitter" challenge and if you follow me very long, you know that I LOVE all that glitters!

Card Recipe
Image: Baby Bud Designs digital image
Papers:CS-Bazzill, DP- Basic Grey
Nesties: a Label, but not sure which number because in the past I had this bad habit of throwing the packages away!
Ribbon: May Arts silk
Copics: Y00, Y11, Y15, Y17, Y21,Y38, YG03, YG23, YR23, YR16, R02, R22, RV42, E00, E08, E35, E57, E77
Stickles: Yellow, Orange and Bronze

Enjoy your beautiful Fall day! Thanks for stopping by and come again soon!
Hugs and God Bless!
Cathy

ADFD "Please Pass The Traditions" # 5

Good Morning! Today is A Day For Daisies challenge day! For this one we were to make a card using our favorite recipe. Being that mine is Christmas Rum Cake, I had to make a Christmas Easel card with the killer recipe inside.

Card Recipe

Image: A Day For Daisies

Papers: CS-Bazzill, DP-BoBunny

Nesties: Round, Scalloped Round, and a Labels die (I don't remember the number)

Snowflakes: Jolene

Copics:V04, V15, V09, RV0000, RV23, B00, B02, BG05, Y21, Y15, E33, E00, E21

Stickles: Stardust, Lavendar, and Grape Ice

Sakura Gelly Roll Pen: Clear Star

I hope you will RUN over to A Day For Daisies and see all that's going on there and join our most recent challenge!

Thanks for stopping by today and have a great weekend! See you Monday!

Hugs and God Bless!

Cathy

PS: Another great thing going on at A Day For Daisies---EVERY Friday, Tammy releases new, gorgeous images and she discounts them 20% on that day only! Don't miss out!

RUM CAKE

1 box Yellow Butter Cake Mix

1 pkg. French Vanilla Instant Pudding mix (dry)

1/2 cup Oil

1/2 cup Water

1/2 cup Rum

4 Eggs

1/2-1 cup chopped Pecans and Coconut

Spray Bundt pan with cooking spray. Cover bottom of pan with nuts and coconut. Mix all cake ingredients together and pour over nut mixture. Bake at 350* for 35-40 mins.

Leave cake in pan to cool x 1 hr. after baking.

Bring to 1 stick Butter

Boil: 1 cup Sugar

1/4 cup Water

Remove from heat and add 1/4 cup Rum. While cake is cooling for 1 hr. in pan, gradually pour rum mixture over cake. After 1 hr. turn cake out onto plate. ENJOY!