Penny's Challenge & Simon Says Stamp

I'm a little bit late getting this blog post up.  Our newest challenge at Penny's Paper-Crafty Images www.pennyschallenges.blogspot.com is a Buttons & Bows/Trim Challenge.  You can click on this link to enter your card in the current challenge, or to read all the details about it.  We'd love to have you play along.  You just need some Buttons and Ribbon/Trim on your project.
http://www.pennyschallenges.blogspot.com/2012/01/challenge-71.html

Here is the card I made for the challenge at Penny's.  I used the adorable Cowboy Chaps image from our sponsor, Bugaboo Stamps, and I placed the image on a denim pocket by Rusty Pickle that could hold a gift card.  I added some wooden buttons, some Making Memories trim, as well as some Baker's Twine and a cute little sentiment that I printed off on my computer.  I just LOVE how this card turned out, and now I just need a little boy to give it to so that it doesn't go to waste.

Next, I made this adorable little card (photo below) for my most precious niece, Alexa.  She is 4 years old, and I know she will love getting this card in the mail.  I miss her SO much.  She lives in Minnesota, so I get to see her about once a year, and she's growing up so quickly.  She's a beautiful little girl, and she is SO smart.  She speaks English and Russian fluently (her Mom is Russian).  I can't wait to pop it in the mail to get it to her.

Other than the Baker's Twine it's completely made of October Afternoon supplies.  I followed the fun sketch by Domi over at Simon Says Stamp.  This is my second entry for the challenge there - I really have my eye on the prize there (keep crossing my fingers tightly).  You can read all about their challenge and view the sketch by clicking on this link:  http://www.simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com/2012/01/simon-says-use-domis-sketch.html

That's all for today.  I'm going to enjoy the last night of having our daughter, Lily, home before she heads back to college tomorrow.  Family nights are the best.

Blessings,
Karen