Here are a few pics from Abby's Little house on the Prairie birthday party. She turned 9. They decorated a muslin tablecloth with fabric markers, made yoyo flowers and had Little house names on all of the cupcakes and had a quiz that was so much fun. :)

I just love this set by PTI named Bird watchers. I used a premade card and it came together quite quickly. I guess I'm a kid at heart as I still enjoy a good coloring project. I used pearly watercolors and an aquapainter. Happy Monday.

Stamps: PTI bird watchers
Ink: brilliance sepia
Paper: My mind's eye notecards, very vanilla
Accessories: satin seam tape, Martha stewart border punch

My friend Nancy has her own line of stamps called Shady tree studio. They are available at Cornish Heritage Farms. Her line offers a great variety of themes yet all are so easy to add a bit of color and you'll love the final result.

Stamps: Shady tree studio- gardner's hands

Paper: kraft, Making memories journal notes

Ink: sepia versafine, watercolor crayons

Accessories: Kaiser half pearls, ivory taffeta stitched

I just love Shady tree studio stamps. These beautiful images are drawn by Phantom on SCS or Nancy to those who are lucky to call her our friend. They are so easy to color as she adds much of the shading already. The variety of her stamps is amazing. I love the nature, birthday and especially The Cafe~ super cool coffee/tea themed as well as great recipe/kitchen themes. Anyhooo~ I made this for the CHF challenge last week to use color. I brayered the sky and stamped the main images on watercolor paper.

Stamps- Shady tree studio- thatch birdhouse, Primitive beginnings, fine gingham

Ink- ballet blue, regal rose, Riding hood red

Paper- Kraft, glossy

Accessories- Riding hood red stripped gingham, scallop punch, circle punch, glitter heart-raw chipboard and SU chunky glitter

I'm quickly falling in love with SU's new in-colors. They remind me of jewel tones which are so versatile in my opinion.

stamps: Pun Fun, Circle circus

paper: SU Razzleberry dp, mambo melon

accessories: razzleberry dotted grosgrain, silver brads, eyelet border punch

I love this adorable set by SU called Cheep talk. It is easy to use and has the sweetest sayings. They also offer coordinating dp which makes card making a breeze. It's like putting a puzzle together.

Stamps- Cheep talk

Paper- Good morning sunshine dp, kiwi kiss, summer sun, choc chip

Ink- Pacific point, choc chip, kiwi kiss, summer sun

Accessories- button latte, white satin ribbon

I thought it would be fun to add a couple of links to friends of mine who also blog. I find inspiration from their blogs and hope you do too.

Darlene http://darscraftycreations.blogspot.com/
Marcy http://wolfcreekcrafting.blogspot.com/
Carla http://paperpastorale.blogspot.com/
Dru http://gardenofdreams-dru.blogspot.com/
Joanne http://angelnorth.blogspot.com/
Marlene http://heart-spring.blogspot.com/

My friend Nancy (aka Phantom) has a new line of stamps she has hand drawn. These beautiful stamps are available at Cornish Heritage Farms~ her line is called Shady tree studio. I love the varitey she offers and her true artist creativity just shines through her entire line. Her SCS gallery is another source of endless inspiration.

I hope you are as inspired by these creative girls as I am. Enjoy your spring day!