January 30, 2013

A black and white beauty....

Good Morning my friends.  
 Take a look at today's beauty.  
 Our Delightful Designer, Karen created today's card using our (sold out) January card kit.   

KAREN
For more details please visit Karen's blog here.


Alright well I hope you have a wonderful day!!  :-)

January 29, 2013

Happily Ever After

Good Morning my friends!!  

We have a LO to share with you that our Delightful Designer, Kate created using our January kit.   

Our January kits are all sold out.   

Kate
 Happlily Ever After 



Happlily Ever After Close Up 2 



Happlily Ever After Close Up 1 

Fabulous!!!

For more details please visit Kate's blog here.


January 28, 2013

Love this

Good Morning!
 It has been raining for the last 3 days.  Couldn't believe I woke up to it still raining.
My lil ones are still sick.  Lil Max is getting better and Isabel has just started her sickness.
She has a fever and a little cough.  I hope they get better soon.  I hate seeing my kids not feeling well.

Did you get a chance to see our kit reveal yesterday?
If not click here.  

We will begin sharing projects with you on Friday or Saturday. 

This week though, we still have some inspiration to share with you that our Delightful Designers created using our January kit. 

Our card kits are all sold out and we still have  a few scrapbook kits.

ASHLEY
Fabulous LO Ashley!!

For more details please visit Ashley's blog here.

Have a wonderful Monday!!


January 27, 2013

February Kit reveal and winner....

Happy Sunday and February kit reveal day!!

WOW what a month it has been.  So sorry for the delay in revealing our February kit.  Then to top it, it  is gloomy and rainy the last couple days which didn't  help for taking pictures of the kit.  

SCRAPBOOK KIT
this kit will include
Carta Bella Traditions collection - 12x12 sheet (1 each)
Evening Floral
Antique Tile 

Basic Grey Lucille collection - 12x12 sheet (1 each)
Gather

Basic Grey Serenade collection - 12x12 sheet (1 each)
Shilling 
Half Penny

October Afternoon Farm Girl collection - 12x12 sheet (1 each) 
Pie Tin
Wooden Crate

Authentique Renew collection - 12x12 sheet (1 each)
Spring
Flourish
Rejuvenate
Energize
Blossom

Coordinating cardstock - Bazzill 12x12 sheets (1 each)    
Aqua
Quick Sand
Beetle Black
Spring Breeze

Embellishments - size and color may vary per kit
1 yard May Arts Lighy Celery Crocheted Ribbon 
8 yards Maya Road Blackberry Twine Cord 
1 sheet - October Afternoon Mini Market Alphas- Mint and Creme
1 sheet - Basic Grey Lucille collection Stickers 12x12 sheet
1 package - Zva Creative Dot gems
1 package Prima Romance Novel Washi Tape 
3 - Petaloo Forget Me Nots - Paprika
3 - Petaloo Forget Me Nots - Mint
1 mini stamp set -  Maya Road Tiny Banner
1 sheet - Bo Bunny 12 month calendar Rub Ons
1 sheet - Authentique Renew Collection  Block Numbers die cuts
7 - Maya Road Kraft Decorative Journaling Tags - White
5 - Basic Grey Lucille collection Vintage buttons


CARD KIT

this kit will include
Carta Bella Traditions collection - 6x6 sheets (2 each)
Evening Floral
Antique Tile 

Basic Grey Lucille collection - 6x6 sheets (2 each)
Gather

Basic Grey Serenade collection - 6x6 sheets (2 each)
Shilling 
Half Penny

October Afternoon Farm Girl collection - 6x6 sheets (2 each)
Pie Tin
Wooden Crate

Authentique Renew collection - 6x6 sheets (2 each)
Spring
Flourish
Rejuvenate
Energize
Blossom

Coordinating cardstock - Bazzill Card Shoppe 8 1/2x11 (2 each)
Sour Lemon
Buttermint
Marshmallow
Licorice
Candy Neck

Embellishments - size and color may vary per kit
1 yard May Arts Lighy Celery Crocheted Ribbon 
8 yards Maya Road Blackberry Twine Cord 
1 sheet - October Afternoon Mini Market Alphas- Mint and Creme
1 sheet - Basic Grey Lucille collection Stickers 12x12 sheet
1 package - Zva Creative Dot gems
1 package Prima Romance Novel Washi Tape 
3 - Petaloo Forget Me Nots - Paprika
3 - Petaloo Forget Me Nots - Mint
1 stamp set - Paper Smooches - Bold Blooms
7 - Maya Road Kraft Decorative Journaling Tags - White
5 - Basic Grey Lucille collection Vintage buttons

Now to announce the winner of our January sketch challenge.  

The winner is......


    Congratulation, please email me with your mailing address and your kit choice.  :-)

That's all for today.  What did you think of our February kit?? 
We will have more inspiration to share this coming week from our designers using our January kit and then Friday will begin the fun using our February kit.  :-) 

Happy Sunday my friends, enjoy your day!!

 

January 26, 2013

Bee Mine

*update:  our January card kits are now sold out but we still have January scrapbook kits*

Good morning!!  
It's a gloomy and rainy day here which is good, maybe it will keep my kids vegged out on the couch.  My youngest is still really sick. 

Today I have three cards to share with you that our Delightful Designer, Karen created.  

Karen created these cards to send for the "Cards from the Heart" card drive.  Artful Delight is one of the sponsors.  

KAREN


For more details please visit Karen's blog here.

Those are so cute!  Love them.

What are your plans for the weekend?  I have the whole weekend off and I plan on taking it easy.  I need my family to get better!!  :-(

January 24, 2013

Love card

TGIF my friends.  

First I want to let you know we will be doing our kit reveal on Sunday the 27th.  I had some projects to share today and tomorrow so I postponed the reveal.  

I cannot believe the end of the month is nearing.  

Feels like just yesterday was New Years.  

This is the 3rd Friday in a row that I have had to take off for sick kids.  Tony has off Mon-Thurs and so when he goes to work on Friday's my kids have still been sick and I have to take off.  
I just want my babies to get better.  

I ended up having to take Max to the doctor last night because he was complaining about his ear.  He has had some pretty high fevers too.  Makes me sad to see my kids in pain.  :-(    

So, today is Friday.....what are your plans?  

Well let's see what we have to share with you today......

A-mazing cards created by our Delightful Designer, Rose.    

ROSE



For more details please visit Rose's blog here

Alright well be sure to stop by here this weekend.  We have more awesome projects to share with you tomorrow and then Sunday is the kit reveal. 

Oh and we also have to announce the winner of this month's sketch challenge.  :-)
 

January 23, 2013

Love forever

Good Morning!!
Super cute card to share today.  
Our Delightful Designer, Sherry, created this beauty using our January card kit.    

SHERRY

Love all the detail she added to some of the elements in the kit.  The "forever" chipboard was painted and coated with glossy accents, the heart was covered in black ink and the excess was removed.  

Fabulous card!!
For more details please visit Sherry's blog here.



January 22, 2013

Sister Love

Good Morning and Happy Tuesday!! 

Back to the grind today, working all day!  Ugh!!  

There is only one day left to enter our sketch challenge this month.  Get your entries in by the 23rd for your chance to win your choice of our February kit.  

I spy a super cute LO today........

KATE
Sister Love 



Sister Love Close Up 


For more details please visit Kate's blog here.

That's it for today, I am headed out to work. 

Have a wonderful day!!


January 21, 2013

Just play

 Happy Monday!  
I am so excited to have the day off.  I am going to enjoy my day with my family.  I am going to have coffee with a friend this morning for a little bit but then I am coming home to hang with the family. What do you have planned??


Take a look at today's creation......

Ashley created a beautiful LO using our January scrapbook kit!!!  
Ashley

For more details please visit Ashley's blog here.

Alright well I hope you have a wonderful day!!

January 20, 2013

Love this

Happy Sunday! 
I decided to go to work yesterday and that was probably a big mistake.  About an hour in to my day I was feeling really crappy.  I ended up leaving early.  I have today and tomorrow off and I plan to take it easy.  I am so tired of feeling sick already.  :-(  

So I am sure I am a bit behind on finding this out because I don't get online much but I was super duper excited to find out CHA-Summer will be in Vegas this year.  Oh yeah baby..... 
I might actually be in attendance.    
And since it falls the week in between two of my children's birthdays then we can make a family vacay out of it.  

Ok, so it's Sunday and I am excited to be watching football.  I will also be assembling our February kits.  Yippee!!  

Our LO today was created by one of our very talented designers, Kate. 
Each month Kate gets to play with our scrapbook kit.  This is what she created for us today.    

 Kate
Love This 
Kate created that heart doily using the cardstock included in the kit and her Silhouette Cameo.  Artful Delight carries both the Cameo and the new Portrait.  We offer free shipping on both of those items. 

Love This Close Up 1 

 Kate explains below how she created the LOVE postage stamp. 

I used the stamps from the kit to create the LOVE postage stamp. To make the embellishment look like an authentic postage stamp follow these steps:
  1. Stamp the LOVE image with Black ink onto patterned paper.
  2. Cut out the image leaving about 1/10 of an inch gap between the edge of the paper and where the stamp starts on the paper. 
  3. Take a tiny hole punch (mine is about 1/16 of an inch), and punch along the edge of the paper with your punch half on, and half off of the paper, lining up the scallop of the stamped image with your punch.

 Love This Close Up 2 
Ahhh, love it!! 

For more details, please visit Kate's blog here.

Just a reminder, Artful Delight carries a small variety of paper crafting items aside from our monthly kits.  If there is ever an item that you are looking for that we don't carry, we do accept special orders.  There is no additional charge to you and there is a good chance we can beat any price out there.
 Just send us an email with your request and we will do our best to get it to you.  If there is any manufacturer or product out there that you would like to see us carry on a regular basis, feel free to let us know as well.  I would like to expand our store as one day we have hopes of opening a store front I just want to make sure we are carrying those items that one would buy online.

I welcome any feedback that you may have.
Have a wonderful Sunday!! :-) 


January 19, 2013

Love

Good Morning my friends.

Super cute card to share with you today that our Delightful Designer, Sherry, created.


Sherry
 
Love the flower that was made with the tulle ribbon included in the kit.  I bought a cheap purse from the store the other day, it's black and white and I want to add some homemade flowers to it to add some color.  I might have to make of those flowers too. 
 
For more details please visit Sherry's blog here.

I am always so inspired by my designers!  Have you been inspired?

Only a few more days to enter our sketch challenge, check out our sidebar and upload your project by January 23rd for your chance to win.  :-)  


January 18, 2013

Forever

TGIF!!! 

So I had to take  the day off because my lil man spiked a fever last night.  He slept from 5:30 last night until about 6:30 this morning.  

We have a long weekend for the kids since Monday is Martin Luther King holiday so maybe with 4 days away from school he will have time to get better.  
I am a little thankful that I had to call in because  I feel really bad myself.   I would have taken some medicine and gone to work but I know I would have been miserable. 

I did send my two other lil ones to daycare so my son could have a quiet relaxing day at home to rest. 

I just want my family to all feel better.   

Well we are back today to share more amazing projects with you. 

Our Delightful Designer, Rose has created these awesome cards.  Love them!!   

Rose
 
 

Awesome cards!!

For more details please visit Rose's blog here.

Alright well if you get crafty this weekend be sure to play along with our sketch challenge.  There are two amazing sketches to play along with.  Check out our sidebar.  Upload your project(s) by January 23rd for your chance to win.

Have a great day and thank you for stopping by!!  :-)

January 16, 2013

Warm thoughts

Good Morning!!

Take a look at these two amazing cards that our Delightful Designer, Karen created using our January card kit. 

KAREN




So much fun going on here!!! Love them!!

For more details please visit Karen's blog here.

Have a great day!!  :-)
 

January 15, 2013

You & Me

Hello!

I have a super cute LO to share with you that our Delightful Designer created using our January scrapbook kit.  

Lisa
 

For more details please visit Lisa's blog here.

Have a great day and thank you for stopping by!!  :-)

January 14, 2013

Happily Ever After Together

Good Morning my friends and Happy Monday!! 
It's back to work for me.  I would much rather be at CHA, that's for sure.  

I have another LO to share with you that our Delightful Designer, Ashley created using our January scrapbook kit.  

ASHLEY

Love the dark background with the pattern paper around the edges.  Fabulous!!

For more details please visit Ashley's blog here.

Have a wonderful day my friends!!

January 13, 2013

Love forever

Good morning my friends!!!  
My son is feeling better and I am super excited.  I think we have all had the flu now in some sort of way so hopefully we are ALL past it now.  
We have had some crazy temps here in the desert.  I woke up to 22 degree temps.  WOW!!  I like the cold weather from say Thanksgiving to Christmas but the day after Christmas I am more than happy to have warmer weather.  :-)
I think next week we will be back up in the 70's, I can't wait.  

So today I have an AWESOME LO to share with you that our Delightful Designer, Kate created using our January scrapbook kit.      

 Kate

Love Forever 


Love Forever Close Up

Love the paint splatters.  Love what she did with the tulle trim that is included in the kit.  WOW, I just love all the detail!!!  

For more details please visit Kate's blog here.

I will spend my day watching football, doing a little grocery shopping and laundry because it is back to work tomorrow.
As much as my paycheck will suffer a bit, I am happy we have hired a bunch of new people so I can stop working overtime.  For about 4 months I have been working open to close, which means I leave for work just after dropping my kids off at school and I arrive home to sit for a quick dinner before putting my kids to bed.  I miss my family.

There is still time to play along with our sketch challenge this month.  Check out the sketches in the sidebar, play along with one or both for double your chances of winning.  Upload your project(s) by January 23rd for your chance to win your choice of February kit.
 

January 12, 2013

Sweetie Pie

Good Morning my friends. 

Well one of my kids was hit with the bug.  I was hoping my kids would be able to avoid it but not so much.  My kindergartener came home on Thursday giving details about the boy in his class that threw up all over the carpet in his classroom.  Well my boy showed NO SIGNS of being sick on Friday so I sent him to school.  I mean Thursday night he was running around playing, laughing and having a good time.  
I went to work on Friday and at 10am my son's school called and said he wasn't feeling well.  He said his belly hurt and he had a temp of 102 degrees.  I immediately left work.  

I just hope nobody else gets sick.  Especially me, I can't miss anymore of work.  

Anywho....
Seriously this month has been amazing for inspiration using our January kits

Today's inspiration comes from our Delightful Designer, Sherry.  

Sherry

Absolutely fabulous!!!

For more details please visit Sherry's blog here

If you are feeling crafty this weekend but need a little help getting started, check out our sketches in the sidebar.  Play along with our challenge this month for your chance to win your choice of February kit.  Upload your project by January 23rd for your chance to win.  :-)