Creative Happenings

A Thank You

2012-02-20T15:56:00.000-06:00

Isn't this stamp awesome?!? I got it from my secret valentine at school. The first thing I did was to ink it up to make her a card. I used twinkling H20s and brown pastel for my coloring. The image is embossed in chocolate brown, but that doesn't show up so well in this photo. I must admit that it took me lots longer to do this than anticipated! I had a trial run of sorts and then painstakingly colored the final version. I used the colors from this week's JUGS challenge because they were perfect!!

February Sketch For You to Try

2012-02-19T18:57:00.000-06:00

Hello! I just love this image from Totally Stamplicious! I have a friend who is turning 50 soon, so this card is for her. I'll admit it; I'm closing in on 50 too! It seems to me like 50 really IS the new 30.

I used the February SFYTT for the layout of my card. You should check it out. Jen shares a terrific new sketch each month!

thanks so much

2012-02-11T14:55:00.001-06:00

Hello! It's been a crazy couple of weeks for me. I was SO looking forward to stamping today! I'm playing along with the CAS-ual Fridays challenge to paper piece. I really enjoy paper piecing, so this card was fun. I'll let you in on a little secret...this flower was original stamped on a white card. I tried to draw a line to serve as the ground. It turned out awful!! So I just grabbed some green paper and attached the grass at the bottom and cut a square out! I used a Bella Blvd stamp set from Unity, a sentiment stamp from the Michael's $1 section and Green at Heart papers by Basic Grey.

Tuesday Trigger

2012-01-28T15:07:00.000-06:00

Hello! I had a bit of a time with this card. It's not my usual color or style, but I wanted to use lots of scallops when I saw the Tuesday Trigger photo below. I used rustic white, vintage cream and lemon tart CS from Papertrey Ink. It was fun to step outside of my box!

Love

2012-01-25T18:10:00.000-06:00

Hello! The CAS-ual Friday's Challenge this week is black and white to celebrate penguins. I used the colors to make a valentine. A bit nontraditional,but fun:)

Love

2012-01-22T14:25:00.000-06:00

I'm having fun with my new Wplus9 stamps today. I used the colors from the JUGS challenge for my first card. I just LOVE pink, red, and hearts!! I faux stitched around my sentiment to mimic the background paper.

For my second card I took inspiration from an older sketch that I've saved. Don't you just love those papers and stamp!?! I thought the ball fringe was a fun added element:)

Wishing you warm comforts

2012-01-20T05:31:00.000-06:00

Hello Friday Friends! We need some warmer weather here, so this card is perfect. I think it is below zero this morning. I made this card using some of my favorite Jillibean Soup paper and ribbon. I stamped the frame stamp from the Dec10 KOM and the mitten and sentiments are from Oct10 KOM. The sketch I followed is the Kit of the Month Sketch Challenge from Unity. To see everyone's lovely creations for Friends with Flair, be sure to check in at Unity.

My Heart Belongs to You

2012-01-16T16:11:00.000-06:00

Back again, friends, with another valentine card. This card fits for the CAS-ual Friday's Challenge to use scallops in a card. There are even scallops around my sentiment circle:)

Love you!

2012-01-16T08:24:00.000-06:00

Hello! I'm playing along with the January sketch for you to try by Jen del Muro. She shares a sketch once a month and I just love them! I used some fun, new Echo Park Paper and my new stamp from Verve.

Love

2012-01-15T17:19:00.000-06:00

Hello! Today I tried a new technique. I used the collage technique tutorial that JUGS is sharing for their challenge this week. I used stamps from Wplus9, Unity, and Papertrey Ink. It was fun to try something new. I've used collage before, but never like this. I'm happy with the results. I'm saving this card for my hubby!

Happy Friday and Friends with Flair!!

2012-01-12T19:20:00.000-06:00

Happy Friday, Friends! We had our first real snowstorm!! I love the white, glittery powder:)
Today's tag was a fun one to make. I used my Jilliean Soup Cobranded Unity Stamps and Jillibean Soup DP. I stamped the snowmen and cut them out. Then I added twine for the scarf. I used my irock tool to glitz up the snowmen's buttons and the centers of the snowflakes. I'm entering this in the Unity Monthly Challenge. If you want to see everyone's awesome Friday creations, be sure to visit the Unity Blog!! Happy Weekend!

What's Up Cupcake?

2012-01-11T16:47:00.000-06:00

Hello! A good friend from work is having a birthday this week, so I followed the JUGS Challenge and created a card for her. She's such a sweetie that cupcakes seem perfect for her! I love the little note, "Hey QT!" that's on the DP too:)

Happy Valentine's Day

2012-01-08T15:44:00.000-06:00

Today I'm happy to be playing along with CAS-ual Friday's new challenge. There's an extra bonus: the winner will get a guest designer spot on their blog. How cool is that? I used a chipboard button that I've had for awhile. I thought that it would be perfect for her to be reaching out and holding a heart.

Happy First Birthday

2012-01-03T13:55:00.000-06:00

I am so excited to be entering my first ever Moxie Fab World Tuesday Trigger!! The photo below is the trigger for this week. I was inspired by the numbers, the softer colors and the sweetness of the baby blanket. I used my Cuttlebug and numbers embossing folder for the blue background. I used Papertrey Ink's Doily and Number dies for my embellishment.

1 is good, 2 is much better

2012-01-03T13:32:00.000-06:00

Happy Day! Today is my last day before I go back to school. Our first day back is a day of meetings. Ugh! I decided that I would spend today crafting and getting in on some challenges. My card uses the stamp set "Tandem" by The Craft's Meow. I am following the awesome sketch made by my blog friend, Lynn Miller, for The Craft's Meow Challenge.

Happy Friday and Friends with Flair!!

2011-12-30T10:11:00.000-06:00

Happy Day! I have several masculine birthdays next month and this is the card I made for them. No glitter on the snowman here:) I used the snowman from the Jan 11 KOM from Unity. The DP is some that I got at the Target $1 Spot a couple of years ago. Be sure to check out all the awesome creations from my Unity Friends with Flair!

It's a wrap!

2011-12-29T14:48:00.000-06:00

This week's JUGS Challenge is just up my alley! I LOVE candles:) They've asked us to create a sleeve that fits a pillar candle. I used my favorite large snowflake punch and decorated it with stamped snowflakes, twine, and a pearl.

Let it Snow!

2011-12-29T14:10:00.000-06:00

I must admit that I really want it to SNOW!!! I don't want tons, but a few inches would be nice. We didn't even have a white Christmas this year! Today I'm playing along with the CAS-ual Friday Challenge. I just love the sweet little snowmen in a row:)

Merry Christmas!

2011-12-23T07:20:00.000-06:00

Happy Friday, Friends with Flair!! Today my project is a page in a chipboard Christmas album that I'm making. The beautiful snowflakes are from Unity. I'm trying my hand at a more vintage, collage project. Be sure to stop by the Unity blog to see all the other Unity creations!
Merry Christmas to all my friends who celebrate the holiday! Have a special time with family and friends!

Let it Snow!

2011-12-09T09:10:00.000-06:00

Happy Friends with Flair!! Isn't this snowman the cutest?! He's from the Unity Jan11 KOM. He's decorated with glitter and stickles to make him super fun. I embossed the background with a Cuttlebug snow embossing folder. If you want to see all the wonderful Unity creations this week, be sure to visit Unity! I'm also entering this card in the current Unity challenge, Let it Snow!!
Have an awesome weekend!!

Snowman Hugs and Warm Cocoa Wishes

2011-12-04T16:00:00.001-06:00

I'm joining in the JUGS sketch challenge for this week. I've been saving that little glass peppermint to use for years!

You're so sweet!

2011-12-04T13:33:00.000-06:00

Hello! I created my super sweet thank you note following The Craft's Meow November/December Sketch Challenge. I used their set, Life is a Carnival, for the ice cream cones and sentiment. I've been able to use that set in lots of different ways! Maybe for Christmas I'll get a new set or two....Santa, are you listening??

Happy Friday and Friends with Flair!!

2011-12-02T16:25:00.000-06:00

I don't know about you, but during the holiday season I'm all about snuggling at home with Christmas music, hot cocoa, crafts and books!! I'm so happy the weekend is here!! I stamped the flower image in red and added three little pearls to the center. Then I cut it out and layered it on gingham. I love gingham:) I don't know what set the flower is from, but I know it is Unity. I won it in a prize package once:) The sentiment is also Unity, from the Sept 11 KOM.

Be sure to check out all the great creations at Unity's Friend with Flair! You just might win a prize along with seeing some lovely inspiration.

HAPPY WEEKEND!!!

Papertrey November Blog Hop Challenge

2011-11-26T12:14:00.000-06:00

Hello Friends! I love the 25th of the month when we get to have a huge Papertrey Ink bloghop. Today they shared an awesome photo (below) to be inspired by. The photo reminds me of a traditional holiday. I'm using one of my favorite sets, Vintage Picnic and coordinating die, by Papertrey Ink. I die cut the basket and cloth out of my dp and then I added crochet ribbon to trim the basket. I had fun glittering the card with a gold glitter pen, red stickles, and red gems. The fun sticker was in my Christmas stash. Be sure to see everyone's holiday goodness at the Papertrey Ink blog.

O Christmas Tree

2011-11-25T06:30:00.003-06:00

Hello Friends with Flair!! I hope that you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving yesterday. For my card I used images from the Sept. 11 KOM from Unity. I do love Christmas trees and red and green colors. Be sure to stop by Unity to see everyone's fun creations!

Sorry, but I'm still not able to link....I'm trying to get it solved!! Edited: I solved it:) I had to update my posting editor in Blogger. I'm proud of myself!

Wishing You Blessings

2011-11-23T13:02:00.005-06:00

Happy Wednesday! (That feels like a FRIDAY!) My card today follows the sketch for the Lily Pad Sketch Challenge. I stamped the snowflakes first in white pigment ink then added glitter. I wanted the snowflakes to have a little something more, so I added the snowflake brads to the center of the flakes. This sketch was a bit of a challenge, but I like how the card turned out!

Still having trouble with highlighting and linking. Good thing my son comes home from college tonight! I'm sure he can figure it out:)

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

SNOW

2011-11-20T18:50:00.003-06:00

Back Again!! It's been a wonderful day of stamping and relaxing! My little snowman image is made with the word "snow!" He's a frosty fellow, full of good cheer and glittery goodness. I'm kind of wishing we got the snow that fell in other places of the U.S. this weekend. The first snows are always so fun. I'm playing with the CAS-ual Fridays Challenge for this card.

Still having blogger or computer issues...can't link right now. Their image is below. Google them and you'll find them for sure!!

holiday wishes

2011-11-20T12:04:00.004-06:00

Hello, Friends! I'm playing along with the JUGS challenge today to use red, green and white. Since I really need to get going on my Christmas cards, this is perfect for me:) I love this Vintage Picnic stamp and die cut set from Papertrey Ink. There are so many different images making it a set that you can use all year.

Blogger (or my new computer) has been acting up for me the last two days! I am not able to highlight or link to anything. I'm sorry about that, but if you google the JUGS challenge, you will find their blog. If anyone has any ideas for me on how to fix this, please let me know!! Thanks!

Snowman Hugs and Warm Cocoa Wishes

2011-11-19T20:12:00.007-06:00

Hello Friends! I'm playing with a set that I've had a few years and needed to get inky again. I found the DP last season and thought it fit perfectly with the images. Have a great Sunday!

Stamp Set: Warm Cocoa Wishes: C.C. Designs

DP: Imaginisce
CS: The Paper Company

Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento

Extras: Ribbon, gems, Copics

Autumn Harvest

2011-11-11T07:09:00.004-06:00

Happy Friends with Flair! To see all the wonderful Unity creations, be sure to check out Unity's website. Today I'm playing along with Unity's Challenge. They have a wonderful fall poem as inspiration. My card has parts of fall that I love: pumpkins, colorful leaves and swirling wind. Below is the inside of the card. I hope that you enjoy a wonderful fall day! I'm off to see all the other FWF cards:)

Stamp Set: Sept10 KOM: Unity

DP: Forever Fall: BoBunny

CS: Pumpkin Pie,Creamy Caramel and Garden Green: Stampin' UP

Ink: Rich Cocoa Memento

Extras: gems, ribbon, Cuttlebug embossing folder, scallop punch: Stampin' UP

give thanks

2011-11-07T19:25:00.003-06:00

Happy Monday! It looks like I have to install my Adobe Photoshop soon. The colors are coming out a bit murky with just the "straight to picture files." Today's card meets the CAS-ual Friday Challenge of having part of your card design go over the edge of the card. I finally figured out that with this method, I just make the card a bit smaller so that it can fit in a regular envelope. Sounds simple, but it's taken me awhile to think of it:)

Stamp Set: Fillable Frames #7: Papertrey Ink
DP: Autumn Splendor: We R Memory Keepers and Forever Fall: BoBunny
CS: Rustic White: Papertrey Ink
Ink: Rich Cocoa Memento
Extras: tree and cloud die-namics: My Favorite Things

happy harvest

2011-11-06T10:31:00.006-06:00

Happy Sunday! I used the November Sketch for you to Try for the design of my card. I've had this stamp set forever and was so happy when Papertrey Ink came out with die cuts for the basket and cloth! I also tried some stitching. It's new for me. I'm just learning how to sew with paper.
Stamp Set: Vintage Picnic: Papertrey Ink
DP: Autumn Splendor: We R Memory Keepers
CS: Rustic White: Papertrey Ink
Extras: notepaper and picnic basket die cuts: Papertrey Ink, scallop die-namic: My Favorite Things, sewing, flower punches, gems

Happy 50th

2011-10-30T17:58:00.005-05:00

Hello Friends! Due to my computer crashing and having to buy and set up a new one, I've been gone awhile. Luckily I had saved all my photos and documents to an external hard drive. If you don't do that now, I'd strongly encourage you to look into it!

Today's card is for my husband's aunt and uncle who are celebrating their 50th anniversary this month. I used the CAS-ual Fridays sketch for my card design. It's a bit hard to see, but I used gold sparkly cardstock for the numbers and matting. The stamped sentiments are in gold also.

Stamp Set: Big Birthday Wishes: Papertrey Ink
CS: White: Papertrey Ink, Gold: Stampin' UP
Ink: Gold Metallic: Encore
Extras: By the Numbers die cuts: Papertrey Ink, pearls, Cuttlebug embossing folder

FWF-We Go Together

2011-10-21T06:10:00.002-05:00

Happy Friday!! Welcome Unity Friends! I made this card with my husband in mind:) The cute stamps are from the Sept. 11 KOM by Unity. I'm off to work, but I'll be back later to hop along and see everyone's wonderful projects.

Birthday Wishes

2011-10-19T17:16:00.005-05:00

Hello! Today's card follows the Clean and Simple Sketch Challenge 162. The flowers are a new stamp that I received from a friend. Aren't they fun?

Stamps: Image: Studio G, Sentiment: Mixed Messages: Papertrey Ink
DP: Gertie: Stella and Rose: My Mind's Eye
Ink: Seaglass: Colorbox
Extras: irock tool and gems

Halloween Greetings

2011-10-17T19:16:00.005-05:00

Hello, Friends! I had a fun time with this card. I love the Halloween paper with the silhouettes in fancy frames and I found a Unity stamp to match it. I blinged out the frame and gave my bird a witches hat. Then I cut out two borders and attached them to the sides of the card. Fun!!

My card goes with four challenges: (a first for me)
JUGS 109-orange, green, purple, black
One Stop Craft Challenge 153-Halloween
Simon Says Stamp-Halloween/Goth
Wee Memories 72-Holiday Madness

I'm also linking up to this fun linky party:

Stamps: Framed Birds-May11 KOM: Unity, Sentiment: Great Impressions
DP: Phantom: Pinkpaislee
Extras: gems, irock tool and gems, hat brad: Making Memories, Martha Stewart Trellis punch

CAS Halloween Greetings

2011-10-16T07:49:00.004-05:00

Good Morning! A simple but spooky Halloween card for this week's CAS-ual Friday's Challenge. The challenge for this week was to create a Halloween card with no orange.
Here's a close-up of the adorable spider brad!! I only have one left now....

Stamps: Web: Happy H'owl'ween: The Craft's Meow, Sentiment: Great Impressions
Extra: Spider brad: Making Memories

Welcome Little One

2011-10-15T19:46:00.003-05:00

Hello! Today's card uses the October Sketch for You to Try. Several co-workers are having babies soon and I needed some cards in reserve! This set, Papertrey Ink's Bitty Baby Blessings, is one of my favorites ever!!
I love Jen Del Muro's sketches and style! You should go check her out!!

Stamp Set: Bitty Blessings: Papertrey Ink
DP: Pink Patterns: Papertrey Ink
CS: Berry Sorbet: Papertrey Ink
Extras: ribbon from my stash

Hauntingly Sweet

2011-10-14T05:41:00.003-05:00

Happy Friday, Friends with Flair!!
If you didn't come from Unity, hop back there later
to see everyone's wonderful creations!

I'm sharing two cards I made with the awesome Unity set,Hauntingly Sweet. I think that it was last year about this time that I fell in love with this set after looking through FWF. I knew I had to get it:) I love the little Halloween tree and I think I like it best when I embossed it in black for the top card.

Have a great weekend!!

Happy Halloween!

2011-10-10T12:25:00.011-05:00

Hello! I've had a great couple of days filled with stamping, stamping and more stamping!! It's been fun to get out all the Halloween stamps and papers and go to town:) I used the CPS 239 sketch for this card.
Don't you just love those adorable spiders?! I thought the googly eyes would be a fun addition. I used the Clean and Simple Sketch 161 for this card LO. I think you'll see the sketch in there:)

Card #1
Challenge: CPS 239
Stamps: Great Impressions Stamps
DP: Hocus Pocus: Papertrey Ink

Card #2
Challenge: Clean and Simple 161
Stamp Set: Happy H'owl'ween: The Craft's Meow, sentiment- Hauntingly Sweet: Unity

Kid's Happy Birthday!

2011-10-10T06:14:00.002-05:00

Good Morning! Today's card is a bit brighter than my usual style. I thought the colors were fun for a kid's birthday. This is my last challenge card for Unity's World Card Making Days Challenges. It is for their first challenge that is to dry emboss a background and then sand it. When you use white core paper this is what it looks like. I thought my new alphabet background embossing folder was perfect for this!!

Stamps: cake-Sept10 KOM, sentiment: Jan11 KOM: Unity
DP: Summer Days: Echo Park
CS: blue with white core: DCWV, yellow: Stampin' UP
Extras: Cuttlebug embossing folder

Happy Halloween

2011-10-09T07:29:00.006-05:00

Hello! This card is my entry for Unity's WCMD Challenge 4-Inspiration Photo and Unity's Oct KOM sketch challenge. You can see the inspiration photo below. I loved all the flowing lines of the feathers on the hats. They reminded me of the background paper I used. The photo is dark and has a feathery mask, so that seemed perfect for a Halloween card. The velvet flowers I used seemed as if they could be laying in the photo collection with all those luscious objects.
Stamp: Sept10 KOM: Unity
DP: Glowing: Authentique
Extras: gems, velvet flower ribbon from stash

Smile, everything is going to be okay.

2011-10-08T09:55:00.003-05:00

My card is for the CAS-ual Fridays challenge this week. Be sure to check out their website; they are part of a blog hop to benefit Julie Renae who is having some horrible dental problems. The challenge this week is all about smiles!

Stamp Sets: All Smiles, Sunshiney Day: My Favorite Things
DP: Out of Print: BasicGrey
Extras: pink gem, Copics, Yoyo: BasicGrey

i love pumpkins

2011-10-02T18:47:00.006-05:00

Happy Sunday! Today's card was in my head for a while. I struggled getting my idea made into a card. One of those days!!!

My card is based on Jessica Witty's awesome sketch on Emma's Paperie blog and Melissa Philips' great take on it. You can find them both here. I'm also playing along with the CAS-ual Fridays challenge to "get loopy" with ribbon. I'm also entering this in Unity's WCMD2 Challenge, to make a Halloween card.

Challenges: Unity WCMD2-Halloween card, CAS-ual Fridays
Stamp Sets: Pumpkin-Sept11 KOM and sentiment-Hauntingly Sweet: Unity
DP: from my stash
CS: Black, White: Papertrey Ink
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento
Extras: Halloween ribbon: Michaels, Martha Stewart glitter, Stampin' UP markers

Halloween Greetings

2011-10-01T18:49:00.004-05:00

I just love this spooky sign and sentiment from Great Impressions. I was in my LSS and it just reached out and demanded that I buy it!! The paper by Pink Paislee is so fun and funky too. I used the My Favorite Things Sketch this week for my design.Challenge: My Favorite Thing Sketch Challenge 39
Stamps: Great Impressions Stamps
DP: Phantom: Pink Paislee
CS: Black: Papertrey Ink
Extra: Black half round dots: Recollections

World Card Making Day

2011-10-01T15:27:00.009-05:00

Happy World Card Making Day! I hope that you are able to have fun and get inky today. To make my card, I paper pieced the house, windows, trees and sun. It's time consuming, but I just love how paper piecing looks.

I used Unity's WCMD Sketch Challenge for the basic design of my card. I am also entering the Crazy 4 Challenges this week. Their challenge is to make a card for Operation Write Home. Basically, what one does is stamp cards for service people to send to their loved ones back home. I think it's a fantastic idea:)
Challenges: Unity WCMD3 Challenge, Crazy 4 Challenges
Stamps: House-Sept10 KOM and Sentiment-from grab bag: Unity
DP: Stella and Rose: Gertie and Hazel: My Mind's Eye
CS: Rustic White: Papertrey Ink
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento
Extras: Flower and circle punches

Happy Friends with Flair!!

2011-09-29T19:28:00.004-05:00

Happy Friday!!!

Welcome Friends! I'm playing with the KOM sketch for September. Just in time, right?!? I got my new KOM in the mail this week and couldn't wait to get it inky. I love this little postage stamp pumpkin:)

Challenge: Sept11 KOM Sketch Challenge
Stamps: Sept10 KOM, Sept11 KOM: Unity
DP: Stripes:Frances Meyer, Spooky Circles: Pebbles Inc
CS: Black, White: Papertrey Ink
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento
Extra: Martha Stewart glitter, Stampin' UP markers, micro black marker

Always something to be thankful for

2011-09-29T12:45:00.004-05:00

Just in time, I finished a card for the Monthly Challenge at Unity. I used my favorite Simple Blessings set. Aren't the designs on the leaves just gorgeous?

Challenge: Unity Monthly Challenge
Stamps: leaves-Simple Blessings: Unity, sentiment and background stamp: Sept11 KOM: Unity
DP: Forever Fall: BoBunny
CS: Old Olive, Ruby Red, More Mustard: Stampin; UP, orange from my stash
Ink: Walnut distress ink: Ranger

Boy Birthday

2011-09-29T09:48:00.004-05:00

Hello! A friend of mine at school asked me to make some cards for her son to take to birthday parties. He is 3 years old, so I wanted to make the cards bright and CAS. He also loves trains, so I decided on this cute stamp from Unity. I used the current sketch challenge from My Unity Place for my card design.

Challenge: My Unity Place Sketch Challenge 7
Stamps: argyle border, train: grab bag from Unity, sentiment: Jan11 KOM: Unity
CS: Yoyo Yellow, Brilliant Blue, Glorious Green: Stampin' UP, white: Papertrey Ink
Inks: Tuxedo Black Memento, Glorious Green: Stampin' UP
Extras: Stampin' UP markers

Papertrey September Blog Hop Challenge

2011-09-25T19:16:00.003-05:00

Hello Papertrey Ink Friends! It's been a long while since I was able to participate in the blog hop and I'm so glad that I am able to today!! I was inspired by the colors and stripes in the inspiration photo (below) to create my card. I used score tape to adhere the glitter to my card. Then I used the same bright colors for my pennant. I enjoyed using these happy colors and can't wait to go blog hop and see what everyone else did!!

Challenge: Papertrey September Blog Hop Challenge
Stamp Sets: Banner Builder, Make a Wish: Papertrey Ink
CS: White: Papertrey Ink, Yoyo Yellow, Tempting Turquoise: Stampin' UP, pink from my stash
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento
Extras: Martha Stewart Glitter, Score Tape, Banner Builders die cuts

Friends with Flair!

2011-09-22T18:59:00.005-05:00

Happy Friday, Friends!!

I'm so happy to be able to join FWF this week! I used the Kit of the Month Sketch and then I forgot to use KOM stamps. Plus I used a set with the cutest leaves and didn't stamp any of them, so no entry for the Unity Challenge also. Well, that's how things have been going for me lately;)

My card is actually a mini 4x4 card. Such a fun size to make sometimes!! I did have to cut the pumpkin down to fit it on my card. I do like this sketch. You'll probably see it again soon!

I'm linking up with this party:

Stamp Set: Simple Blessings: Unity (LOVE this set!!)
DP: Forever Fall: BoBunny
CS: Rustic White: Papertrey Ink
Extras: gems

Hang in There!

2011-09-20T20:02:00.003-05:00

Hello, Friends! This adorable scarecrow is from Inky Antics. I found him at my LSS and just had to pick him up. Hmmmm.....I seem to be saying that more and more lately!! The sentiment was just too cute, also. I'm thinking it might also fit for some fun Halloween spider cards! The colors are muted fall colors, but they are a bit more vibrant than in this photo.

Have a great day!!

Stamps: Inky Antics
DP: Autumn Splendor: We R Memory Keepers
CS: Rustic White: Papertrey Ink
Extras: jump rings, watercolor pencils, blender pen: Stampin' UP

Eek!

2011-09-18T20:21:00.008-05:00

Hello! Tonight's card is actually a mini 4 x 4 card for the CAS-ual Friday challenge this week. I am also entering it in the Less is More Weekly Challenge. I saw this little sweetie at Archiver's and had to get her! I think that she's more scared to be dressed up than we are to look at her, LOL!
Stamp Sets: image: Stampendous, "eek"-Boo to You: Papertrey Ink
DP: from my stash
CS: Only Orange, Lovely Lilac: Stampin' UP, white: Papertrey Ink
Extras: Markers, Dazzling Diamonds: Stampin' UP

Happy H'owl'oween!

2011-09-18T13:25:00.007-05:00

Happy Sunday! I'm playing along today with The Craft's Meow monthly sketch challenge and the Pink Elephant vintage challenge. I just got this new Halloween set from The Craft's Meow in the mail. I bought it because I really NEEDED the spiderweb image, but I've fallen in love with all the images. You're certain to see more of them soon:)

Stamp Set: Happy H'owl'oween: The Craft's Meow
DP: Glowing: Authentique
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento
Extras: ribbon from my stash, mini jewels: Doodlebug Designs

Fall Days are Fun Days

2011-09-17T19:40:00.004-05:00

My good friend Barb has a birthday tomorrow and this is her card! She loves fall, so I knew my Caramel Apple Pure Innocence would be the perfect image for her card. I'm loving that fall is in the air, too! I plan to get out my fall decor tomorrow:) I used the September Sketch for You to Try again but took a few more liberties with it. I like the double panels and those rounded corners!

I'm linking up with this fun linky party:

Stamp Set: Caramel Apple Pure Innocence: My Favorite Things
DP: Autumn Splendor: We R Memory Keepers, Forever Fall: BoBunny
CS: Rustic White: Papertrey Ink
Ink: Rich Cocoa Memento
Extras: watercolor pencils, blender pen: Stampin' UP, ribbon, gems

Happy Friday!

2011-09-09T05:47:00.003-05:00

Hello Friends! A quick post to join in Unity's Friends with Flair this week. I was inspired by all the great cards Lynn Miller has made lately using kraft, some color and bits of this and that.

Enjoy your weekend!!

Live more, Laugh often, Love much

2011-09-05T19:30:00.005-05:00

Hello! I'm having fun today with the September Sketch for You to Try! This month's sketch is awesome and I plan to use it again soon! I used some of my new favorite papers: Out of Print by BasicGrey. Match that with one of my favorite sayings and you have my card!

Challenge: September sfytt
Stamp Set: JustRite Stamps
DP: Out of Print: BasicGrey
CS: Not Quite Navy, Bashful Blue: Stampin' UP
Ink: Not Quite Navy: Stampin' UP
Extras: Doily Die-namics: My Favorite Things, vintage ribbon, blue gems

Fallin' for You

2011-08-28T18:23:00.005-05:00

Happy Sunday! I'm using the My Favorite Things Sketch for this week's challenge and my sweet PI-Caramel Apple. Fall is on my mind! We've had cooler weather here lately and I'm loving it!!
Challenges: My Favorite Things Sketch Challenge 34 and Simply Scrapping Crafts-Anything Goes
Stamp Set: Caramel Apple Pure Innocence: My Favorite Things
DP: Gertie: Stella and Rose: My Mind's Eye
CS: Rustic White: Papertrey Ink, Ruby Red: Stampin' UP
Extras: doily and med scallop dienamics: My Favorite Things, Ruby Red ribbon: Stampin' UP,
garnet gems, copics, Stampin' UP markers, pop dots

You are a Winner!!

2011-08-21T18:51:00.004-05:00

Wow! Two posts in one day! If I don't get this out tonight, I don't know when I will. Tomorrow is the first day of school for teachers. I am ready!! I am excited to start the new year with my students from last year and my new students! I am looping with my first grade class to second grade, plus I will be getting 6 new students.

For my card, I followed the sketch challenge at Simply Scrapping Crafts. You can see it below. I am enjoying all the carnival images that are out now for stampers. I've combined two stamp sets for this card. Don't you love those little star gems? I found them in my stash and was happy to have them:)
Have a great week!

Challenge: Simply Scrapping Crafts August Sketch Challenge
Stamp Sets: Image: Life is a Carnival: The Craft's Meow, Ticket: Ticket Die-Namics: My Favorite Things
DP: Summer Days: Echo Park
CS: Lovely Lilac: Stampin' UP, White: Papertrey Ink
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento
Extras: rhinestone swirls: Recollections, star gems, Stampin' UP markers, pop dots, Mini-Ticket Die-Namics: My Favorite Things

A is for Apple

2011-08-21T09:32:00.004-05:00

Happy Sunday! Today I'm playing along with the My Favorite Sketch Challenge for this week. I used my new Pure Innocence, Caramel Apple. My apple is more like a candy apple with its pink coating, lol! I made it shiny with some Diamond Glaze. I took some liberties with the sketch but I think that you can see it somewhere in the card:) I used an old favorite dp pad, Green at Heart, by Basicgrey. My sweet PI is popped up to add dimension and I added some flowers for a little something extra in the corner of the card.

Enjoy your day!!

Challenge: MFTWSC33
Stamp Set: Caramel Apple Pure Innocence: My Favorite Things
DP: Green at Heart: Basicgrey
CS: White: Papertrey Ink
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento
Extras: brown gems: Hero Arts, bracket and medium scallop dienamics: My Favorite Things, flowers, pop dots, Copics, Stampin' UP markers, Diamond Glaze

1 is good, 2 is much better!

2011-08-20T06:59:00.004-05:00

Good Morning! Today's card is just for fun! I enjoyed so many parts of this card. The first is the sentiment. It got me to thinking of things that are better in twos...like friends, pieces of chocolate, socks, mittens, and rainbows. I absolutely LOVE that the "two" in this card is a tandem bicycle! I also had fun with my mini ticket dienamic from My Favorite Things. You can see it by the sweet lace and flower. The flower is from my mom's stash! The color purple is a winner too! So much to like in one little card:)

Stamp Set: Tandem: The Craft's Meow
DP: Picket Fence: Lilybeedesign
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento
Extras: lace, flower, purple marker, mini ticket dienamic: My Favorite Things

You Rock!

2011-08-19T07:06:00.005-05:00

Happy Friday and Friends with Flair!
Check out the Unity blog to see all the great cards!

Well, friends, you may have noticed that I am not blogging nearly as much as I did earlier in the summer. I'm a teacher and back to school, so that's the reason!! I plan on blogging more than once a week; there are several challenges that I like to play. The beginning of school can be the trickiest with time, so please bear with me as I make it through! That being said, I love to teach and I love to stamp....so I'm making sure this year that there will be plenty of time for BOTH:)

Today's card uses the August Sketch for You to Try. I've taken away and added some elements, but I think that you can basically see the sketch. The stamps, of course, are Unity and are from the July11 Kit of the Month. I've used Picket Fence dp by Lilybeedesign. I just LOVE that paper. It's all soft and pretty combinations, just my mood right now! I popped up the rocking chair, the mat underneath it and the six stars.

It was great to get inky again after some days off! I hope you enjoy it:)

You're my favorite chick

2011-08-12T19:32:00.005-05:00

Happy Friday night! The weekend is here:) Isn't this little chick the cutest? She is a digi stamp from Tiffany Doodles. The sentiment is from Unity. Are you ready for this....the inside sentiment is "Happy Bird-Day!" Corny, I know, but I just loved this little chick and had to get her! This card follows the sketch challenge for CAS-ual Fridays and Clean and Simple Stamping. It also is for the Simply Stamping Crafts challenge to use a digi image.

My heart sings + blog candy winner!

2011-08-12T06:08:00.004-05:00

Happy Friday and Friends with Flair!!
If you'd like to see all the wonderful creations, stop by Unity!

I've had this card in my head for quite a while! I used the fab image from the May 11 Kit of the Month by Unity. I don't remember who made this awesome tape, but I thought it matched perfectly! To color the heart, I used watercolor pencils and a blender pen from Stampin' UP. I didn't have the exact red I wanted, so I played with red and orange to get the color on the card.

Thank you for all your sweet comments this week! The random winner of my blog candy is

Jen from Jen's Cup of Creations!

Jen, please put your email in the comment section of this post and I'll email you to get your address!

Have an awesome weekend, everybody!!

Smile, everything is going to be okay.

2011-08-09T06:54:00.003-05:00

Good Morning! When I made this card I had a BLAST using my new i rock tool. It heats up the little studs that you see everywhere on this card. That activates the glue attached to them and melts them to the card. SO much fun!!! The challenge for this card is the current My Favorite Things Wednesday Sketch Challenge. The sketch was a bit hard for me in that I needed to use so many different dp strips. I pulled out an old favorite, Lemonade, by Basicgrey, to help me out. I want to play with this sketch again, perhaps using the same dp for the top three strips. We'll see:)

I hope that you have an awesome day!! It's shaping up to be a nice one in Northern Illinois!

Challenge: MFTWSC31
Stamp Set: All Smiles: My Favorite Things
DP: Lemonade: Basicgrey
CS: Vintage Cream: Papertrey Ink
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento
Extras: i rock tool and studs, scallop circles and circles- large: Nestabilities: Spellbinders, pop dots

I've got your back

2011-08-07T17:58:00.005-05:00

Happy Sunday! Don't you just love the sweet little tandem bike? I used The Craft's Meow August Sketch Challenge for the design of my card. I flipped the sketch and took some liberties. I went for the shabby vintage look with my card. I love to play around with different styles and this was a fun one. I was inspired by Viola Mahr's samples from The Craft's Meow stamp release!

Stamp Set: Tandem: The Craft's Meow
DP: Picket Fence: Lilybee Design
CS: White: Papertrey Ink
Ink: Rich Cocoa Memento, Tim Holtz Old Paper Distress Ink: Ranger
Extras: Blue glitter Gelly Roll pen: Sakura, pearls, lace, crochet butterflies

Your smile makes me happy!

2011-08-06T17:27:00.005-05:00

For details on a chance to win my blog candy, please check here.

Hello! Today's card is for Unity's August Kit of the Month Sketch Challenge. I used an old favorite dp: Lemonade from Basicgrey. I paper pieced the flowers and popped the largest one up in layers. I LOVE doing that with Unity flowers:) The flowers (and sentiment) are from the July 11 KOM from Unity.

You are too good to be true + BLOG CANDY

2011-08-05T08:53:00.006-05:00

Happy Friday and Friends with Flair!
To see all the awesome creations, please visit the Unity blog!

I'm loving this sweet birdhouses image from Unity's July 11 Kit of the Month! It was so much fun to color. Today I chose bright colors for a summery look. The side design is also from the July 11 KOM. The sentiment is Unity. It is from some goodies that I won, so I don't know what set it comes in.

And now for the BLOG CANDY! This summer marked my first year of blogging! I want to thank all my friends who follow my blog with a chance to win the following Unity stamp set:This set is called Photo Love. I will also include some stamping goodies that I've received as prizes but won't be using! What do you need to do for a chance to win? Just be a follower of my blog and leave a comment on any post between now and next Thursday night. The more comments, the more chances to win:) I truly appreciate all the comments that I receive and will respond to you on your blog! Thanks for a great year!!

Anne

Altered Album Cover

2011-08-04T11:18:00.003-05:00

Good Morning! I made an album about my black lab, Abby, and this is the cover. I've been "into" banners for a while now and I wanted to make one out of fabric. I just used Memento ink to stamp right on the fabric banners. To stamp on the denim album cover, I used acrylic paint. Acrylic paint works best for me when I put some paint on a small plastic tray and then use a sponge brush to put the paint right onto the stamp.

I plan to make more banners in the future, so stay tuned:) This altered album happens to fit with the current JUGS challenge to use fabric. I will also be linking this post with some linky parties on Saturday. They are lots of fun! Stop back if you want to see where they are, I'll add them to this post.

I'm linking to these fab linky parties:

Go with the Flow

2011-08-03T15:02:00.004-05:00

Simply Scrapping Crafts' new challenge is to use GLITTER!! I'll admit that I reminded myself of my first and second graders when I made this card. They never know when to stop with glitter and apparently I don't either:) My cute little snail is by Tiffany Doodles, the sponsor of the challenge. It's a freebie, so be sure to go and grab it! The minute I saw the little guy I knew he would look great in multicolored blues and greens! Thank heavens for my Martha Stewart big box of glitter! I used Ippity by Unity's set Fishy Philosophy for the coral, seaweed and saying. Now I'm covered in glitter and so is my scrap area. So much FUN!!

What you see

2011-08-02T16:01:00.005-05:00

Hello Friends! I love and need the sentiment on today's card! I put the card right on my dining room table so that I can see it every time I walk by. It's a good reminder for me!!

Today's card uses Unity stamps and is entered in the Unity Challenge to use circles and the Ippity Challenge to make a CAS (clean and simple) card. To make the card I first chose my center circle image from the May 11 KOM. I paper pieced the sweet little flower and added the sentiment from the Feb 11 KOM. After that I punched circles that were 3/4 inch, 1 inch, and 1 and 1/4 inch. I matted them together off-center and placed them in a line on the card. I drew a frame around my card with a skinny black marker. I used Circa 1934 from Cosmo Cricket for this card. Love those colors!!

I hope that you see lots of good things today!!

Birthday wishes

2011-07-31T12:36:00.002-05:00

The CAS-ual Fridays Challenge for this week is to make a 4 x 9 card. I paper pieced the images and added a sticker and gems for extra bling. I decided to leave lots of white space and I'm really happy with the result. I think it draws your eyes to the focal point of the card.

Stamp Sets: Bella Fiori: Unity, Butterfly Kisses: Papertrey Ink
DP: Gertie Stella and Rose: My Mind's Eye
CS: White: Papertrey Ink
Extras: flower sticker, gems, grass dienamic: My Favorite Things

Framed wire memo board

2011-07-30T16:18:00.010-05:00

Hello Friends! Today I have a different creative happening to share with you. It's not a card! I learned how to make this cool framed wire memo board here at The Gunny Sack blog. She has the best ideas! I just stuck on a card that I made a while back. Hers is all filled up with beautiful things. Mine will be soon:) Her wire framed memo board looks like this:

I used a frame that I had an old picture in. I wasn't too fond of it anymore and it seemed perfect for this project! I spray painted it white. This is my FIRST time spray painting something. It's so cool! I found the candlestick next to it at my local Goodwill for $1. I spray painted it also:) I want to show you the magnet that I made up close:

I made the pearl magnet from one of my grandma's old clip earrings! I have one more pearl magnet to make and then two from this cool pair of white and clear plastic earrings with gold flecks in them. FUN!

Thanks for letting me share! I'm joining in at these linky parties:

sweetness

2011-07-29T06:29:00.003-05:00

Happy Friends with Flair! Be sure to stop by Unity to see all the Unity goodness!

I stamped this cutie last night! When I got my July Kit of the Month, I knew that I wanted to use the ice cream cone right away! The background is dry embossed with a large dot embossing folder. I stamped and cut out two vanilla ice creams and glued one straight on the card and then popped the other one up on top. I found the perfect sentiment in the Oct 10 KOM, added some Pink Sorbet twine from the Twinery and I was good to go!

Have a great day!!

Life is a Carnival

2011-07-28T10:34:00.005-05:00

Good Morning! I have some more cards from my fun new set, "Life is a Carnival" by The Craft's Meow. They both go with a different challenge at Simply Scrapping Crafts. The first card is for the challenge to use embossing. It's been a long time since I heat embossed! It was fun to get out my pigment stamp pads and use those juicy colors:) I love this fun carousel too, look closely at the animals on it!! The inside sentiment is "Enjoy the ride of your life."

The second card is for the challenge to NOT use white or cream. I had this great dp picked out, then I realized it was all lined with white! Now as I'm looking at the aqua dp it seems to have little cream dots. We'll just ignore that, okay?!? The colors are a bit brighter and clear IRL. The flash glare seems to be covering up some details.

Hope you're having a great day!

Anne

First Card:
Stamp Set: Life is a Carnival
DP: Summer Days: Echo Park
CS: White: Papertrey Ink
Ink: Robin's Egg: Colorbox
Extras: Filigree Clear Embossing Powder

Second Card:
Stamp Set: Life is a Carnival
DP: Hopscotch: Basicgrey
CS: Khaki: Papertrey Ink
Ink: Seaglass, Robin's Egg: Colorbox, Pink: Versacolor
Extras: Filigree Clear Embossing Powder, vintage button, twine, scrunched seam binding, stickpins: Jenni Bowlin?, pink gems, Dazzling Diamonds

Wheeee!

2011-07-27T19:27:00.005-05:00

Hello! I am so happy that I got my new stamps from The Craft's Meow today!! I inked them up right away. The first card I made uses the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 127. I just love this image and the fun words that you can match with it. Almost makes me want to ride a roller coaster....NOT.

Stamp Set: Life is a Carnival: The Craft's Meow
DP: Hopscotch: Basicgrey
Ink: Not Quite Navy: Stampin' UP
Extras: little tickets, teal gems, medium scallop die: My Favorite Things

sending you a little happy

2011-07-25T11:58:00.008-05:00

Hello, Friends! I received an email today about challenges The Craft's Meow was hosting. Since I'm always looking for a good challenge (and a chance for free STAMPS) I thought I'd give two of them a try. I didn't use The Craft's Meow stamps because I just have one set that I keep using over and over! I'm going to be heading off to buy some more after my post:)

My first card is for Lucy's Lovely Lines (edited to add:) and Simply Scrapping Crafts Challenge-Banners. Lucy's Lovely Lines had a great sketch (below) that was just my style, CAS. I used Unity's May10 KOM for the pennant and sentiment. I paper pieced the pennant with scraps from Hopscotch by BasicGrey. The cloud paper is a leftover from my stash:) I used My Favorite Things medium scallop and cloud dies to create a little scene on the card.My next card is a shabby birthday card for the Simply Scrapping Crafts Challenge. Their sketch is below. I used Papertrey Ink's Mixed Messages for the sentiments on my tickets. All the rest of the card is made from bits and pieces that I've collected and hoarded,er,saved over the years. This isn't my normal style, but I had fun playing with it!

hey sweetie

2011-07-24T10:39:00.004-05:00

Happy Sunday! Today's card is for the My Favorite Things Wednesday Sketch Challenge. You can see the sketch below. If you saw my card yesterday, you know that today I sneaked in another one of those great purse stickers that I found in my stash. Always fun to shop at home!! I added some pink gems to the purse to make it a little more fun:)

Challenge: MFTWSC29
Stamp Sets: Flower Girl Pure Innocence and What's Up Cupcake?(sentiment): My Favorite Things
DP: Picket Fence: lilybeedesign, pink from my stash
CS: White: Papertrey Ink, purple from my stash
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento
Extras: purse sticker, medium scallop die: My Favorite Things, flourishes: Recollections, pink gems

with the right accessories....

2011-07-23T15:27:00.004-05:00

Hello! This Friday's challenge at CAS-ual Fridays is to use a rub-on or sticker on your card. The purse is a sticker that I've had for awhile; I believe it's from K and Company. I stamped the background journaling spot on the paper, wrapped the ribbon around, tied a bow and put my sticker on. I added the bling to the purse because I felt that it needed a little something extra. The sentiment is from Unity's Jan11 KOM and the journaling spot is also from Unity. Such a fun and quick little card:)

creating yourself

2011-07-22T05:40:00.003-05:00

Happy Friends with Flair!
To see everyone's wonderful creations, please visit Unity!

I just LOVE this quote! To me it means that we all have the chance to change those things in our lives that we want to change. We don't have to stick with what we are now, we can grow, learn and evolve into what we want to be!

For my card I used this awesome new paper from Basicgrey called Out of Print. I knew I needed to have it the first time I saw it! The sketch is this month's Sketch for You to Try. I just flipped it on its side and changed it a bit. The quote panel is popped up with pop dots.

Have a great day! We're having some much needed rain in northern Illinois! It's a nice break from the heat! Stay cool!

Stamp Set: Quote Bundle Pack: Unity
DP: Out of Print: Basicgrey
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento
Extras: yo yos: Basicgrey

thank you

2011-07-21T07:25:00.006-05:00

Good Morning! I was inspired to start making shape cards and this is my second one. I've used the colors of the JUGS challenge, although not a lot of gray. Gray is absent in most of my scraps, buttons, bits of ribbon and such. I do have gray ink which was so light I combined it with a light brown ink so that you could read the sentiment. There's a bit of gray in my vintage shell buttons too:) My coral looks a bit pink too...ah well! Aside from my color "challenges"....this was a fun card to make. I kept adding and setting it aside, picking it up again and adding more, etc. Sometimes that is just my favorite way to create:)

Have a GREAT day! Stay COOL!

Challenge: JUGS 93
Stamp Sets: Fillable Frames 2 and 3:Papertrey Ink
DP: Porcelain: Basicgrey
Ink: Going Gray:Stampin' UP, Rich Cocoa Memento
Extras: ribbons, flowers and lace from Mom's stash, vintage buttons, pearl, Banner Builder Die: Papertrey Ink, Fillable Frame Die: Papertrey Ink, Wildcard cartridge: Cricut

Happy

2011-07-20T11:08:00.005-05:00

Hello! Here is a bright and cheery card for the current Ippity Challenge. The challenge is to use Unity/Ippity stamps and paper piecing. I LOVE paper piecing. I find so much satisfaction in cutting out colored bits of paper:)

My second challenge for this card was simply taking the picture. I seriously took about 10 different photos with different light and different backgrounds. It seems that bright, normal sunlight is the best for taking pictures. Now...how to simulate that indoors, especially when those dark winter months come!! I'll keep playing with it and let you know if I figure it out. If someone else already knows what to do, PLEASE share the secret!:)

Have a great day!!

Challenge: Ippity Paper Piecing Challenge
Stamps: May10 KOM
DP: Clouds: Pebbles, Other: Summer Days: Echo Park
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento

birthday wishes

2011-07-19T18:13:00.002-05:00

Hello Friends! Today I am playing with CAS-ual Fridays and their Sweets and Treats Challenge. The cupcake that I paper pieced is from Unity. I don't know which set because it came in a bunch of stamps that I won. It's an adorable image and easy to paper piece. The dp is from an older BasicGrey paper pad: Nook and Pantry. A scalloped edge and a simple greeting finished it off. Yea for sweet treats, especially CHOCOLATE ones:)

Sending you sunshine

2011-07-18T10:52:00.003-05:00

Good Morning! I'm trying out a new sketch challenge: Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge. I've noticed that others have used these sketches and they look like fun. Today I used "Sending You Sunshine" from The Craft's Meow. I stamped the tree and images and then paper pieced the clothing. I just love this sweet little set:) The cloud background is from Pebbles and all the other dp is from Echo Park's Summer Days. I plan to use this sketch again. I really like it!

Have a great day!

Happy 9th Birthday!

2011-07-17T16:58:00.004-05:00

Today's card is for my fantastic niece who is turning 9! She loves all things glittery and I have it on good authority that her favorite colors are (in this order) - bright blue, lime green, pink and purple. I used lots of Papertrey Ink dies to create this card! I was excited to find that the limitless circles dies I have fit right inside the mat stack one die. Don't you just LOVE the holographic paper?!? It's from a small piece that I have been hoarding. For once the camera actually does it justice:) So much fun! I can't wait to see her soon:)

Stamp Set: Make A Wish: Papertrey Ink
DP: Tiffany's: We R Memory Keepers
CS: Green Galore, Tempting Turquoise: Stampin' UP, White: Papertrey Ink, Pink
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento
Extras: Mat Stack 1 Die, Limitless Layers 1 3/4" Circle Collection Dies, Banner Border Die, Basic Banners Die: Papertrey Ink, Pink Sorbet Twine: The Twinery, holograph paper, flowers, blue gems

Back to the Blog!!

2011-07-16T17:10:00.010-05:00

I've been MIA from my blog because of the terrible storm that we had last Monday. We didn't suffer any real damage to our property, but many people around us did. We did lose power for the whole day on Monday and didn't get our cable, internet and phone back until Thursday morning. The storm only lasted about 15 minutes, but it was so powerful and blew up very quickly. One minute it was sunny and then it was black. I took the picture below of a tree in our subdivision that was uprooted. The trunk snapped 24 inches below the surface! Luckily no one was hurt and there was no real damage to the house. I happen to be one of those people who love storms. I love the feeling of something bigger than I am that I have no control over. I don't have to try and fix it. I can't do anything to stop it. It helps to remind me that the weather and God who created it are so much bigger and more powerful than I am.
On to the cards! The first card is one that I made for last week's CAS-ual Friday challenge to make a shaped card. I wasn't able to submit it, though, because we didn't have internet. I got the idea from a Papercraft magazine. I used my Cricut Wildcard cartridge to cut the card. I just bought my Cricut recently and have been searching for ways to use it in my stamping projects. I also plan to use it for bulletin boards at school:)

My second card is for the My Favorite Things Wednesday Sketch Challenge 28. I stamped the You Rule ala Mode on white and colored her with Copics. I traced around her with an NO gray Copic to give her some dimension and make her stand out. Then I found this awesome ribbon in my stash with the alphabet on it! Perfect! Love it when that happens!! I used Circa 1934 dp and a Jenni Bowlin journaling spot. The ala Mode and the journaling spot are popped up. I'm starting to get the back to school bug! I'm thinking about new things that I want to do this year and how I want the room's design to be more functional for the kids:)

You're Too Kind Card
Stamp Sets: Fillable Frames 4 and 6: Papertrey Ink
DP: Porcelain: BasicGrey
Ink: Rich Cocoa Memento
Extras: pink trim (from my mom's stash!), flower: Bazzill Basics, button: Webster's Pages

You Rule ala Mode
Challenge: MFTWSC 28
Stamp Set: You Rule ala Mode: My Favorite Things
DP: Circa 1934: Cosmos Cricket
CS: White: Papertrey Ink
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento, Rich Cocoa Memento
Extras: ribbon from stash, journaling spot: Jenni Bowlin, Copics

Summer Time!

2011-07-08T07:25:00.004-05:00

Happy Friday and Friends with Flair!!

To see everyone's wonderful creations, please be sure to stop by Unity's blog.

To make today's summery card, I used the current Unity KOM Sketch Challenge, which you can see below. It's a long, skinny card....at least that's how I interpreted it:) I also went with the "Summer: Sun and Fun" theme for the Unity Challenge. Whenever I use this sentiment, the song "Summertime" from Porgy and Bess goes through my head! You know the one, "Summertime....and the living is easy."

Stamp Sets: Jun10 KOM, May11 KOM: Unity
DP: Summer Days: Echo Park
CS: Summer Sunrise, Green Galore: Stampin' UP
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento
Extras: Flourishes: Recollections, Ovals and Scalloped Ovals Large: Spellbinders

Fourth of July Plaques

2011-07-06T10:01:00.006-05:00

Hello Friends! Being home for the summer gives me time to get in so many crafts and try new ones. Yea!! The idea and download for this plaque come from the blog, Just Another Hang Up. (I'm linking you to the direct post for this project.) Basically, you get a wood plaque from the youI spray it with a fixative so that the ink won't run during the next step. Next, Modge Podge that baby onto the plaque and smooth out the bubbles. Then add a layer or two of Modge Podge to the top. Voila! You're done:) And, yes, Suzanne has a MUCH more detailed tutorial on her blog. AND, she makes them for tons of holidays!!! THANK YOU, Suzanne:) Below is the second plaque I made. I added puffy stickers to this one and just Modge Podged over it all. It worked beautifully:)
I'm linking my project up to these linky parties that I just found out about this summer. Fun stuff!! Just click on the icon to go and visit:)