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Happy Saturday!

I'm finally trying to catch up with my blogging. I've got several projects from the last few months that never ended up getting posted.  This is one that I found in the draft folder - it's a card I  made for a challenge back in July (and never entered! oops!)

 

and here is the sketch that the card is based on~

TFL!


Supplies~
Stamps: Text Objects (Verve Stamps)
Paper: Paper Cottage (Basic Grey)
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento), Mocha Mama (Quick Quotes)
Other: Limitless Layers 2 1/4 " oval die (Papertrey Ink), butterfly punch (Martha Stewart), pop dots

Mariposa Stamped Images Holder

Happy Monday! 

Today I'm sharing the first project I created for September.  Yesterday I started cutting apart all of my rubber stamp sheets from Susana's Custom Art and Card Design.  While I've used several stamps I bought from there, most of the stamps I bought on sheets just stacked up (I know shame on me!!)  The ones I cut apart so far have been stamped and then filed into a 3 ring binder (my new method of stamp storage).  I had a pile of stamped images on my desk this morning and decided to make a holder for them using the Slip Cover template from My Time Made Easy.  I made one a few years ago and it's starting to show its age from being toted to crops. 

First I stamped Mariposa from the Eyes of Beauty and Dreams Collections on a piece of Copic Xpress cardstock.  I then stamped the flowers from the Fall Flora Fairies and Spring Flora Fairies collections.  Next I stamped the butterfly (not sure which collection this came with).  I colored all the images and made the grass with my copic markers.  I finished off the images with Crystal Stickles. I added ribbon and buttons from PTI along with some brads in the button holes from my stash.

Below is a view of the open box~

I'm entering my holder into this challenges:

Addicted to Stamps Challenge #38 - Lots of Bling

Amusing Challenges - markers

Anything But a Card #1 - must use a stamp

Tammy's Scrapin Corner #26 - Anything with Wings

Totally Stamplicious - Anything But a Card

Crafty Cardmakers #74 - Winged Things

Stamps + Fun = Creativity #115 - Anything but a Card

Thanks for looking! I'll be back later with a DT Post for Daydream Designs!

SnC - CCC Day 7

I've made it a week with this challenge - go me!

Today's prompt is "tree" so I used my Hero Arts set "Merriest Wishes".

I'm entering my card into these challenges:
Lexi's Creations #71 - Sparkle and Shine
Cards and More #62- Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Supplies~
Stamps: Merriest Wishes (Hero Arts)
Cardstock: True Black & Silver (Papertrey Ink), white (Georgia Pacific)
Other: crinkle ribbon (My Craft Spot), gold & silver stickles, snowflakes embossing folder (Sizzix)

TFL!

SnC - CCC Day 6

Here is today's Christmas card! 

Our prompt was non-traditional colors - no red or green allowed!

I'm also entering my card in these challenges:

Craft Your Passion #122 - Anything Goes

Stamps & Fun = Creativity #111 - Christmas in August

Supplies~

Stamps: Hero Arts

Cardstock: Sweet Blush, Silver, True Black (all Papertrey Ink)

Other: Sizzix embossing folder, pearls (Kaisercraft)

TFL!

Come on over friend!

The weekend is just about over....yuck!  Yesterday was a fun day. Went to the mall with one of my very best friends and we had lots of fun and laughs :)  Today was cleaning (ick), laundry (double ick) and reading (yay!). I finished 3 books that I have been reading for the past few weeks and one a few months.  I'm up to 37 books read this year!

Tonight I'm sharing another card that I made last week during my crafty session with friends.  I used the FTL198 sketch which is shown below my card.  I used the July Simon Says Stamp card kit and my On the Couch stamp set and dies from Papertrey Ink.  I popped up the pillow on the couch for some dimension.

TFL!


Supplies~
Stamps: On My Couch (Papertrey Ink)
Paper: Paper Cottage (Basic Grey)
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento)
Other: couch die (Papertrey Ink), butterfly punch (Martha Stewart), pearls (Kaisercraft), ticket corner punch (SU!), pop dots

Feel Better Soon

Ok...here is my 2nd try at linking up for the JUGS Challenge #144 lol...

It didn't dawn on me until I looked at the post today that I linked up the wrong card!  That will teach me to preview my darn posts before publishing :)

Here is my card~

I used the Simon Says Stamp July card kit along with stamps from Papertrey Ink. The table, coffee cups and sentiment are from the On My Couch set. I cut the frame from one of the patterned papers in the kit and I stamped a butterfly from the Butterfly Dreams set.  The bird cage was cut from the patterned paper as well.

Here is the sketch ~

TFL!

Supplies~
Stamps: On My Couch, Butterfly Dreams (both from Papertrey Ink)
Paper: Paper Cottage (Basic Grey), cardstock from kit
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento)
Other: brad from stash, flag die-namics from MFT

Flip flop Birthday

TGIF!!!!

Even happier that tomorrow is Saturday!  I will be at the allergist's office bright and early to get scratched with a bunch of allergies to see what I respond to.  I've been having issues for months now so a re-test is in order to see if I have any new allergies. Hopefully the tests will give us some answers as to why medicines I've tried aren't working as they should.

Today I'm sharing the birthday card I made for my sister. Her birthday was on Tuesday and I went to see her and my cutie pie nephew on Wednesday night. The card was a big hit! I know she LOVES flip flops so I had to have this set to make her a card.

We also have a birthday party tomorrow. No plans for Sunday though so I'm hoping to blog more and create more! Have a great day!


Supplies~
Stamps: Flipping Out (Papertrey Ink)
Paper: cardstock (PTI), Beach Babe (Fancy Pants)
Ink: Raspberry Fizz, Summer Sunrise and Hawaiian Shores (all PTI), Tuxedo Black (Memento)
Other: rhinstones (Queen & Co.)

Have a flippin' great birthday!

Well I promised this card on Thursday and even though it's late, it's still Thursday!

I've been reading Book #2 of the Fifty Shades trilogy - even better than the first! I'm trying to pace myself through it though lol.

When I saw the Flipping Out set that was released at Papertrey Ink earlier this month, I knew I had to get it along with the coordinating die.  I have quite a few summer birthdays that it is perfect for!

My friend Courtney's birthday is on Sunday and this is the card I gave her last night. Happy to report that she loved it :)

I even decorated the inside! The sentiments on the front and inside are both from the stamp set and I used the die to cut the flip flops from the Fancy Pants Beach Babe paper that I used on the card.  The sentiment on the front of the card is one long line but I inked up each half and stamped it to fit in the space that I had.

The layout was from Just Add Ink - super cute and perfect for me to use my MFT Circle Stax dies with!

Tomorrow's Friday. Woohoo!! It seems like it's been really long for a short week!

Supplies:
Stamps: Flipping Out from Papertrey Ink
Paper: Fancy Pants Beach Babe
Ink: Memento
Other: Flipping Out die, brads from stash, MFT Die-namics Circle Stax 2

Super Boy for Birthday Sundaes

Good morning and Happy Superbowl Sunday! I'm not a football fan but I'll use it as a good reason to get together with friends and have a fun time!

Easy peasy challenge this week at Birthday Sundaes! Simply create a new birthday card and remember to include birthday wording/sentiment on your card front. Please click {HERE} to enter your card and see what the DT created this week!

This week's sponsor is Karen's Doodles and they provided some cute images for the DT to use.

The lucky winner will receive 3 digital images of their choice. 

Here's my card using Super Boy! I'm trying to get practice making boy/male projects since I'll have a new nephew in May :) 

I went with a kraft theme since I didn't have a flat surface to color on at the time I made this card.  A different look for me but I think it works! The designer paper is from the MME Kraft Funday - Happy Days paper (psst...it's on sale at SCACD right now!) The cardstock is all from Papertrey Ink and the sentiment is from the Hooray for Birthdays set by Scrappy Moms Stamps. Such a fun and versatile birthday set! I used my gold spica pen to add a few highlights to Super Boy.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Happy February and FBW #188

Good morning and Happy February! It's a rainy dreary day here but it's oddly warm and I don't have to go to jury duty so I'm a happy girl!

It's time for the first Flutter By Wednesday challenge of the month and it's an open one. Just remember to include a butterfly, fairy or angel on your creation. This week we are sponsored by Rhoda Design Studio and the lucky winner will receive a $20 gift certificate to shop there! Some of the DT used digis provided by our generous sponsor, so be sure to check out their links when you enter your creation {HERE}.  Links are also on my sidebar!

I was inspired by the last few days of nice weather to create a springy card using up some Echo Park Country Drive scraps from recent layouts.  I saw a card recently on Kristina Werner's site using up lots of bitty square scraps and said I certainly can do that (many, many times with all my scraps LOL!)

I have to say the first month of the year went by so quickly but I'm ready for February! Lots of fun stuff coming up this month including two Big Picture Classes - 28 Cards in 4 Weeks and The Curious Scrapbooker's Field Guide.  I signed up way back in December so I'm excited it's finally time! I also hope to scrap more and finish up some of my reorganization in my scraproom. I'm trying to take my time with it so I don't get bored and get sloppy.  So far everything is looking GOOD!

Have a great day and thanks for fluttering by!

Have a Fairy Happy Birthday!

Good morning!

It's time for another Birthday Sundaes challenge! This week we'd like to see your birthday themed easel cards!
Click {HERE} to enter your creation and to be inspired by the Design Team cards. The rules have also been updated and there's no limit on the number of entries where you card can be linked - just make sure to follow our challenge theme and the rest of the rules which can be found {HERE}.

We're also welcoming a new sponsor!

Trendy Twine will be sending the winner a Trendy Twine ValenTwine mini pack!

Here's my easel card using {these} directions from SCS~

When creating my card last night, I was also inspired by the Use Striped Paper challenge at The Sisterhood of Crafters and the Things with Wings challenge at Crafty Catz.

Supplies:
Kirsten Silhouette - Paper Makeup Stamps
Birthday Cheer - Paper Makeup Stamps
Country Drive dp - Echo Park Paper Co.
cardstock from Papertrey Ink
Pixie Passion ink - Stampin Up
Tuxedo Black ink - Memento
Martha Stewart punch
Kaisercraft rhinestones
buttons from stash
Twisted Lime twine - Trendy Twine

Bday Sundaes #35 - Put a Tree on It!

Good morning!

This week's Birthday Sundaes Challenge is to include a tree on your birthday card, as well as the usual birthday wording/sentiment on your card front! Click {HERE} to enter your card and to check out what our Guest Designer, Rayna, and the rest of the DT created. They are so creative in their choice of trees!

Here is my card~

I used the Willow Tree from the Cottage Collection from Paper Makeup Stamps (p.s. it's on sale for $3.00 now!!). I've had it for quite some time and finally inked it up for the first time!  I've had the kraft and black combo in my head for awhile that I've wanted to try and love it. I used my Copic Multi liner pen to doodle some butterflies. :)  I really wanted to add some score lines so the background isn't so boring but I cannot for the life of me find my scoring tools although I have the scoring board LOL!  My room is like the black hole currently and really needs to be cleaned up big time...hopefully the week of Thanksgiving since I will be off from work!

Paper Makeup Stamps MakeOver Challenge

Good morning!

Did you attend the PMS Release Party in the forum last night? We had a great time chit chatting about some of the new fall shows, playing games and talking about and showing off PMS stamps!

The MakeOver Challenge for this release is to create a Thank You card, easy peasy! Use a Paper Makeup image/sentiment and you'll be entered for a chance to win more PMS rubber or digis. Click {HERE} to link up your entry!

Here is my sample for the challenge~

I used the Baby Jamie Fairy Silhouette and the Thankful Essentials sentiment set, both released in September. I hadn't had a chance to ink them up yet and I've had this card layout in my head for awhile. Glad to finally put it to ink and paper!  I think this would be a great card to mass produce and give to an expectant mom for her thank you card needs.  The only change I want to make is to create a flat bow for easier (and cheaper!) mailing.  Anybody have any tips/tutorials they'd like to share?

I am also entering my card in these fun challenges:
Pile It On #45 - Thanksgiving or Give Thanks
The Crazy Challenge #92 - Something with Wings
Dutch Dare Challenge #137 - Give Thanks
Fussy & Fancy Friday Challenge - Be thankful and feature a sentiment

Supplies~
Paper Makeup Stamps Baby Jamie Fairy Silhouette & Thankful Essentials set
Papertrey Ink Lemon Tart & Stampers Select White cardstock
Stampin' Up So Saffron & Wild Wasabi inks
Memento Tuxedo Black ink
Papertrey Ink Fresh Snow satin ribbon

Paper Makeup Stamps - Sneak Peek Day #3

{Please scroll down for my Birthday Sundaes post}

Good morning! Have you been enjoying the Paper Makeup Stamps sneak peeks? If you haven't seen any yet, click {HERE} for Day 1 for the single stamps being released and {HERE} for Day 2  to see the new Color It Winter Tag set. All the new stamps will be released tomorrow night during our release party from 9pm-11pm EST. You can join us in the forum for fun chatter, games and prizes!

Today I get to peek a new set called Hand Made and it includes both sentiments and images to include on all your handmade art.  I have to admit that I found this set challenging at first and then came up with multiple ideas but decided to go with my first - isn't it nice when what you see in your head turns out like you envisioned it? I love it when that happens!

I participate in card swaps on a few card groups that I belong to. I used the digi version of this set to create a set of cards that I can include with those cards so the person knows who sent them the swap and how to contact me if needed. I think they came out so cute!

I shrunk the scissors and made them into a top and bottom border and then I changed the color of the sentiment and rotated it on its side. The beauty of digi images is all the fun things you can do with them. This month's release will be available in both digi and rubber format. I used glue dots to attach the ribbon...I did want to staple it but I haven't used the stapler in so long that it's hiding somewhere! My room really needs a good cleaning LOL!

I hope you enjoyed my peek! Tomorrow we will be having a blog hop starting at 7 am EST and then our party tomorrow night. Be sure to join us for both!

I am also entering my project into these challenges:
2 Sisters #64 - Ribbon
Crafty Catz #107 - Anything Goes

Have a great day!

PCC #116 {Gobble, Gobble} - Spiced Pumpkin Cheesecake

TGIF! Any plans for the weekend? As I always say, I hope to get some crafting time in!

It's time for another PaperCutz Challenge and guess what starting this week each challenge will run for 2 weeks now! This week's challenge is called "Gobble, Gobble" and we'd like to see you create a card, layout or project for Thanksgiving incorporating a favorite Thanksgiving dish.  Now if you know me, you know I do not cook LOL....so I saw this challenge and was like, eek what do I do??? Well last weekend I was flipping through some magazines and I found a recipe for Spiced Pumpkin Cheesecake and earlier I had come across an adorable House Mouse image of the mousies eating pie and an idea sparked!

Here is what I came up with~

You can't tell in the picture but the image is cut out and popped up on the page.  I finished off the page with some buttons and twine from The Twinery. Click {HERE} to enter your creation and to see what the rest of the DT made. You have until November 17th to enter!

I am also entering the following challenges:
Moving Along with the Times #123 - Food & Drink
Paper Playtime #59 - Anything Goes Past or Present
Stamp with Fun #135 - Buttons

TFL!

Happy Fall Y'all!

I made a few fall cards at the crop a few weeks ago and am just remembering to share them now!

I used Papertrey's 2009 Autumn Tags (for the first time!!) and my Taylored Expressions October 2010 kit which featured paper from Imaginisce Apple Cider collection. I still have more paper & embellies left for more cards too. Love these kits. I haven't used them all up yet and I ended up resubscribing this month. It's hard to resist having good papers & embellies matched up for you each month!

Using an MFT sketch -  MFTWSC39

Using a Verve sketch - VLVOct2011 Week #1

This one is my fave!! Using a Sweet Sunday Sketch - SSSC136

TFL!  I plan to go in my craftroom tonight - hopefully I will be able to get something made!

PCC #114 - "In the Pink"

The weekend is over and this is all I have to show for my crafty efforts! I have not been feeling very creative at all and today was the first day I stepped foot in my room since last Monday. I did spend some time cleaning in there earlier today so now I can at least walk in without making piles fall over LOL!

This is my DT card for Friday's PaperCutz Challenge "In the Pink".  We were challenged to create a card, layout or project for Breast Cancer Awareness using pink and any other colors we'd like. Click {HERE} to enter your creation and to check out what the rest of the DT created!

Last weekend I came across some special digis that MelJen's Designs released and had to buy the Pink Ribbon Teddy for my card.

I used this week's Cards & Things sketch and scaled it down for an A2 card for easier mailing.

Supply List:
Stamps: Pink Ribbon Teddy by MelJen's Designs, 
Cardstock: DCWV, Papertrey Ink Stampers Select White
Designer Paper: Basic Grey Sweet Threads
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa
Copics: E25, E27, E29, RV32, RV34
Other: ribbons, flowers, brads, gems - all from my stash

TFL!

Birthday Sundaes Challenge #31

Good morning! 

I'm here with another fun challenge for Birthday Sundaes!  This week the challenge is to create a tall (or long) birthday card.  Click {HERE} to enter your card and to check out the wonderful samples from our Design Team and Guest Designer!

We are being sponsored by:

The winner will get to pick 3 digital images of their choice from the Sweet 'n Sassy shop!

SNSS also provided the Design Team with images to use - thank you SNSS!

I used Fall Arrangement which I've had in my digi collection since sometime last year and this is the first time that I remember using it.  I am so pleased with how the image looks, I haven't been coloring much but taking my time really helped me get back on track. I was inspired by the tiny flowers on the image to use this patterned paper from an old DCWV fall stack.  The layout was inspired by a CPS sketch from a few weeks ago. 

I am also entering my card into Challenge #11 - Fall Flowers/Pumpkins at Crafting for All Seasons.

Card Supplies~
Papertrey Ink cardstock - Plum Pudding, Summer Sunrise, Kraft
Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps - Fall Arrangement digital image
sentiment from Hero Arts
Copics
DCWV patterned paper
Fiskars threading water border punch
leaves from stash
mini pop dots

Merry Merry Christmas

It's Saturday evening and I finally have something to show for my afternoon in the scraproom! I spent a lot of time organizing my 6x6 pads...oh my, there are many!!!  Hopefully it will be easier for  me to access them and find what I want a little quicker now.  I've sorted them by company and then alphabetized them by collection name. I also separated the fall, Halloween & Christmas pads since I need those now.

This card is for 3 challenges and here you would think I would have used some patterned papers - not one bit LOL!

Christmas Card Challenges has this beautiful inspiration picture for their challenge~

I used the new FTL sketch #162~

and Cute Card Thursday wants to see Trees/Leaves for their challenge. 

Card Supplies~

Hero Arts Merriest Wishes set

Papertrey Ink Stampers Select White cardstock

Papertrey Ink Gold Shimmer cardstock

Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder

Memento Bamboo Leaves ink

bling from Michaels

mini pop dots

ribbon from Michaels

"Keeper of the Crows" {PaperCutz Challenge DT Post}

TGIF!!! Any big plans for the weekend?  I'm going to an all day crop tomorrow, YAY!!! Can't wait to hang out with some of my fave girls for the day!

Today's PaperCutz Challenge is "Keeper of the Crows". Create a card, layout or project for FALL using a stamped image, digital image or Cricut cut of a SCARECROW and the following colors - orange, yellow, blue, brown, black and white ONLY! {I almost messed up the color part LOL!}

I dusted off an old favorite set of mine  - Happy Harvest from Sweet 'N Sassy Stamps.

Click {HERE} to enter your creation and see what the rest of the Design Team made! 

I'll be back in a bit with the Paper Makeup Stamps Monster Mash Blog Hop!