Amy's Inky Fingers

Spooky Skeleton

2009-09-02T20:55:00.005-04:00

I'm back! Being back at school is really limiting my stamping time! When I finally get home from school my feet hurt, I'm tired, and I just want to veg on the couch or go to bed early. I'm sure that if you are a teacher, you can relate! I just haven't found much time or energy to stamp lately.

I finally found some time and energy to participate in a challenge on SCS. Today's challenge was a sketch challenge.

Here's my card...

RECIPE:
Stamps: From the Crypt
Paper: Old Olive, Perfect Plum, Basic Black, White, Cast a Spell dp
Ink: Black, Old Olive, Perfect Plum
Accessories: Black embossing powder, Martha Stewart bat punch, Skeleton Scroll Cuttlebug embossing folder, dimensionals
Technique: sponging, embossing

That's all for today! I'm going to bed early again tonight. But I do feel like I got something accomplished today in my stamp room. That's a great feeling! Thanks so much for stopping by and looking! Have a terrific day!!! :)

Back to School!!!

2009-08-24T23:00:00.008-04:00

I've been a REALLY bad blogger lately and I'm sooooo sorry! I just haven't had much time to stamp because I have been back in my classroom getting it ready to go for the school year. I actually start back to work this week (Tuesday) and then start with kids on Thursday. Where did the summer go???? So I'm hoping you'll forgive me for blogging so infrequently lately. I'm hoping to be able to get back on schedule with more "me" time soon.

Since it is "back to school" time, I decided to create small gifts for some of my co-workers. We have a whole bunch of new teachers in our building this year so I created little boxes of goodies and 3x3 notecards to welcome them to our school. I used one of the "My Timeless Templates" created by Lauren Meader and sold on the Papertreyink website. The one I used is called "Get a Handle on It" and is sooo easy to make!

Here's my creation.....

I made TEN of these!!! Aren't they adorable!?!?? I also decorated the top. Here's a shot that shows the top too...

I filled the boxes with a cello bag filled with M&M's and a little apple post-it note pad that I found in the Target Dollar Spot for a $1. It was a perfect fit!

Of course I had to create a little 3x3 notecard to give with the box so I could write a note of welcome to the new teachers. Here's the card...

RECIPE:
Stamps: Making the Grade (Cornish Heritage Farms), "Welcome" sentiment from a retired SU set
Paper: Kraft, Riding Hood Red, Basic Black, White
Ink: Riding Hood Red, Black Momento, White Craft
Accessories: My Timeless Template, Copic Markers, star punches, Classic Square Nestabilities, velcro (to hold the lid down)

I think all the new teachers will love these. I know I would! I'm excited to give them away!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!!! :)

I'm back!!!!

2009-08-15T18:27:00.011-04:00

Sorry I haven't posted in sooooo long!!!! I was actually on vacation in the Dominican Republic for week, and then once we got back, both my hubby and I got sick!!! I had a horrible sinus infection and my poor hubby had a stomach bug. We're both feeling better now and I finally got into my stamp room to play!!!

My first card is a combination of several challenges all together. I combined this past week's sketch challenge on SCS, with the Limited Supplies Challenge (creating a summer activity themed card), and the colors from this week's Color Throwdown challenge.

Here's my card...

RECIPE:
Stamps: Lily at the Beach (Pink Cat Studio)
Paper: Kraft, Basic Black, Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry, White, Razzleberry Lemonade dp
Ink: Black Momento
Accessories: Copic Markers, Crystal Effects (on goggles), flower, button

Isn't she cute and summery!!!! I just love Lily... she's so much fun to color too!

Today's challenge on SCS was the inspiration challenge. I found my inspiration HERE. I used the owl and kept the colors "fall-ish" like they are on the craft owl in my inspiration piece. I also combined this challenge with the sketch challenge from Amy Rysavy's blog HERE.

Here's my card...

RECIPE:
Stamps: Pretty Birds (from Cornish Heritage Farms)
Paper: More Mustard, Chocolate Chip, White, Basic Gray dp
Ink: Black Momento
Accessories: Copic Markers, Classic Circle Nestabilities, corner rounder punch, wood buttons, jute twine, dimensionals

I haven't gotten this little owl out and played with him for ages! I just love to pair him with warm fall colors.

Finally, my last card uses this past week's Mojo Monday sketch combined with the Caardvark's theme... winter! When I think of winter (which I really don't want to do right now), I think of shoveling snow. There's always a lot of snow to shovel each year in the Cleveland area!!!

Here's my card...

RECIPE:
Stamps: Changito Snow Play
Paper: Tangerine Tango, Bashful Blue, White, Frosty Day dp
Ink: Momento Black
Accessories: Tangerine Tango Ribbon, staple, 1 inch circle punch, stickles (on the snow), Copic Markers, dimensionals

If you are interested, here's some pics from our vacation!!!

We stayed at the Dreams resort in La Romana in the Dominican Republic. It was AWESOME! Beautiful beach! Great food! Just perfect!

But now we're back to reality and I'll be back at school in a week! Wow! Where did the summer go????

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!!!! :)

Yet Another Wedding Card

2009-07-31T07:00:00.001-04:00

I've been making a lot of wedding cards lately! I know I'll get to use them sometime in the future, so it's a good thing to have a bunch handy. I can also use them for anniversary cards, if I need to!

This card works for a bunch of the "Dare to Get Dirty 09" challenges on SCS. First, I used the sketch challenge. I also incorporated the color challenge... black and white with a pop of red. Finally, I used my dies to create all the squares, circles, and even the heart!

Here's my card...

RECIPE:
Stamps: Heartfelt Hits 1 from Gina K Designs
Paper: White, Black, Real Red, dp from Papertreyink
Ink: Momento Black
Accessories: Nestabilities in Classic Square, Classic Circle, and Heart, black organdy ribbon, Crystal effects (on heart), silver cord (on heart), dimensionals

The heart was punched with the smallest of the Heart Nestabilities and then coated with Crystal Effects. I then punched it and hung it as a charm from the ribbon.

Thanks so much for looking! Have a wonderful day!!! :)

Riley Flying High!

2009-07-29T12:46:00.003-04:00

I participated in today's sketch challenge on SCS. I haven't inked up this Riley stamp from my collection, so I decided to pull him out and use him. Once I had him cut out and colored, I realized that he was a little too big for the sketch, but I used him anyways.

Here's my card...

The dp is a little busy in the background, but I think the bright, cheery colors make the card fun! I popped up Riley's head, the wings and propeller on the plane, and the banner on dimensionals so I could use this card for the "Dare to Get Dirty 09" paper tole challenge too! It's hard to see in the picture, but I swear it has dimension!

RECIPE:
Stamps: Airplane Riley from Hanna Stamps, sentiment from Papertreyink Birthday Basics set
Paper: Ridinghood Red, Marigold Morning, Blue Bayou, White, dp from Cosmo Cricket
Ink: Momento Black
Accessories: Copic Markers, dimensionals, blue SU buttons

Thanks so much for looking!!! I have a TON of errands to run today and it is just POURING here! Blech!!! What happened to summer? I don't think it's really arrived yet in Ohio!

That's all for today! I gotta run! Have a terrific day!!! :)

Sweetie Bear

2009-07-28T19:08:00.006-04:00

Today's a color challenge day on SCS! The colors for the challenge were Pixie Pink, Certainly Celery, and Apricot Appeal. I combined the color challenge with the "Sketch for You to Try" on Jen del Muro's blog, found HERE.

Here's my creation...

RECIPE:
Stamps: Sweet Treats (C.C. Designs)
Paper: Pixie Pink, Certainly Celery, Apricot Appeal, White, Apricot Appeal dp
Ink: Momento Black
Accessories: Copic Markers, Classic Square Nestabilities, white snaps, flower brad with attached ribbon, dimensionals

The colors just screamed rainbow sherbet to me, so I pulled out this cutie image from All That Scraps. I colored him with my copics... all but the ice cream, which I colored with my SU markers so they would match the colors of the paper. I bought the flower/ribbon brad at Hobby Lobby a few weeks ago and was pleasantly surprised that it was a perfect match with the Pixie Pink. I lined up the white snaps (I don't know what else to call them because they look like a brad, but have the backing of an eyelet) with my SU piercing template and then set them with my cropodile.

That's all for today! Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a terrific day!!! :)

Mojo Monday--Baby Giraffe

2009-07-27T22:47:00.004-04:00

Before I left for the weekend, I received a package of stamps from PaperWorks Co. They were just so darn cute, I wanted to use them right away! But I had to wait and pulled them out today. I used these adorable stamps with the Mojo Monday sketch.

Here's what I created...

RECIPE:
Stamps: Giraffe from PaperWorks Co., Sentiment from Gina K. Rectangle Greetings set
Paper: Barely Banana, Creamy Caramel, Certainly Celery, White
Ink: Black Momento
Accessories: SU Markers, Classic Circle Nestabilities, Argyle Cuttlebug embossing folder, SU buttons, threading waters border punch, photo corner punch

Cute! I just love the giraffe's adorable face!!!

Thanks so much for looking! Have a wonderful day!!! :)

Christmas in July

2009-07-26T07:00:00.001-04:00

Yesterday was technically Christmas in July, but I'm going to share with you little stockings I made my co-workers for Christmas this past year. They are so easy to make and you can get the template for FREE here.

I filled these up with cello bags filled with candy and gave them to my school secretary, principal, and co-teachers.

I used an assortment of holiday SU papers and Basic Gray Christmas paper (Wassail, I think). They tags were created with Papertreyink's 2008 Holiday Tag Collection. I cut them out with Classic Circle Nestabilities and tied them to the stockings with silver cord. The cello bags were tied close with coordinating ribbon, although I don't have a picture that shows that. I created the "stitching" with a white gel pen, although you could easily do real stitching with a sewing machine on the cardstock.

These went over really well and everyone LOVED them! And, like I said earlier, they are sooooo easy to make!!!

Merry Christmas in July! Thanks for stopping by and looking! Have a splendid day!!! :)

Lighthouse

2009-07-25T07:00:00.001-04:00

I figured that since I'm spending my weekend on our boat on Lake Erie, I should share a nautical card or two with you. This card was created some time ago, with a now retired SU set. I created it for a sketch challenge on SCS with my father in law in mind. He is a retired merchant marine, so I tend to make nautical cards for him.

Here's my card...

The picture's not the best as it was taken prior to getting my photo editing program. Sorry about that!

RECIPE:
Stamps: Winds of Grace, Sanded BG
Paper: Night of Navy, Brocade Blue, Rose Red, White
Ink: Night of Navy
Accessories: 1/4 inch Night of Navy grosgrain ribbon, Classic Square and Classic Rectangle Nestabilities, brads, dimensionals
Technique: sponging

I guess you could classify this card as masculine since it really doesn't have any frilly bows or cutesy stamps on it.

That's all for today!!! Thanks for stopping by and looking! Have a terrific day!!! :)

Guy Cards

2009-07-24T11:28:00.007-04:00

We all know just how hard it is to create cards that are masculine. I am a sucker for cutesy, girlie stamps so when I need to make a card for a guy it is pretty darn hard! Today's "Limited Supply Challenge" was to create a card with an image that would have a motor... cars, boats, trucks, trains, etc. To me, this falls under the category of masculine stamps and I simply don't have a whole lot of those. The "Dare to Get Dirty" challenge also had a requirement to create a masculine card, so off I went to my stamp studio to create something manly.

Here's what I came up with....

This card was for the "Dare to Get Dirty" challenge. There were several requirements for it... 1. You could only use 1 piece of designer paper, 2. You had to use 2 stamps, 3. You had to use 3 colors, not counting the white/cream image panel, and 4. It had to be masculine. I also threw some of the other challenges in there too... using something clear (acetate stars) and my punches (key tag and stars). The acetate stars are REALLY hard to see, but there are two located by the sentiment. I punched them out of acetate sheets with my large and small SU star punches. There is a small star in the bottom right corner and a large star under the upper left corner of the sentiment panel (it's attached with that eyelet on the sentiment panel).

RECIPE:
Stamps: Classic Pickup (retired SU)
Paper: Kraft, Basic Black, Real Red, White, Urban Oasis dp
Ink: Black Momento
Accessories: Copic Markers, key tag punch, large and small star punches, hexagon eyelets, acetate, dimensionals

Next, I used the same stamp set to create a card for the "Limited Supplies" challenge. It's not quite as exciting as the first card, but I still like it and it is a "manly" card after all.

This card is not as loud as the other card and makes me think of Bella's pickup in Twilight. It's really quite basic and did not take me all that long to create (which is quite rare because I usually spend at least 1-2 hours on a single card).

RECIPE:
Stamps: Classic Pickups, It's Your Birthday (all retired SU)
Paper: Kraft, Always Artichoke, Basic Black, White, Urban Oasis dp
Ink: Black Momento
Accessories: Prismacolor colored pencils, gamsol, hexagon eyelets, dimensionals

That's all for today. I'm heading up to Put-In-Bay on our boat for the weekend (it's Christmas in July up there and it's a great weekend for craziness with our friends!), so I'm going to try to create some scheduled postings for you. Thanks for stopping by and have a terrific day!!! :)

Square Cards

2009-07-23T20:22:00.006-04:00

There are 2 cards today, so be sure you scroll down to see them both! :)

I never make square cards! But yet I found myself making them today for two sketch challenges and I like how they turned out! I participated in this week's Mojo Monday sketch challenge and combined it with today's "Ways to Use it" challenge on SCS. The SCS challenge was to use a charm on your card. I knew I had a couple of charms stashed away somewhere because I used to make jewerly. So after some digging, I did find a few heart charms to use. I also incorporated the Caardvark's theme and made it a bridal card.

Here's the Mojo Monday sketch...
And here's the card I created...

RECIPE:
Stamps: Heartfelt Hits 1 (Gina K), sentiment from Simple Little Things (PTI)
Paper: River Rock, Chocolate Chip, White, retired SU dp (Brocade Backgrounds, I think)
Ink: Momento Black, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: heart charm, Classic Circle Nestabilities, Chocolate Chip satin ribbon, word window punch, modern label punch, scalloped corner punch, Spica clear glitter pen (on dress), markers, dimensionals

I am totally addicted to my new scalloped corner punch, if you can't tell! I think I've used it on every card I've made since I bought it!

The other card I created if for the "Dare to Get Dirty" event that is taking place on SCS over the next few days. I used the colors from this week's Color Throwdown and the sketch from the Dare to Get Dirty challenge.

Here's my card...

I used my SU pastels to color the butterfly and sealed it with hairspray. The ribbon was retired a few years ago from SU but I still have a large stash of it from a ribbon share.

RECIPE:
Stamps: Stipple Butterfly
Paper: Perfect Plum, Certainly Celery, Chocolate Chip, White, retired SU dp (Enchante)
Ink: Momento Black
Accessories: SU pastels, hairspray, Classic Circle Nestabilities, lavender organdy ribbon, brads, scalloped corner punch, swiss dots cuttlebug embossing folder, dimensionals

That's all for today! Thanks so much for stopping by and looking! Have a terrific day!!! :)

Baby Firsts

2009-07-22T20:28:00.004-04:00

It took me a while to get motivated to stamp today. Instead I was just lazy around the house. But I guess we all need one of those days once in a while. Right? I did finally get around to stamping though.

Here's my card for today's sketch challenge on SCS and the caardvarks challenge...

Cute! This stamp set is an older set that I bought and set aside for when I have kids. I think these babies will look super cute on a scrapbook page!

RECIPE:
Stamps: Baby Firsts (retired SU)
Paper: White, Bashful Blue, So Saffron, Delightful Dots dp
Ink: Momento black
Accessories: scalloped corner punch, scallop square punch, classic square nestabilities, 5/8 inch so saffron grosgrain ribbon, blue buttons, white twine, dimensionals and glue dots

That's all for today! Thanks for stopping by and looking! Have a wonderful day!!! :)

Rust, Navy, and Pink????

2009-07-21T14:33:00.004-04:00

Yup... that was today's color challenge! Really Rust, Not Quite Navy, and Pretty in Pink! My first thought was BLECH!!! Are you kidding me??? How will I EVER get these colors to look right together.

Well, after much thought, this is what I came up with...

It's not my favorite card, but given what colors I had to work with, it's not half bad.

RECIPE:
Stamps: Serene Spring (retired SU hostess set), Aida Cloth BG
Paper: Not Quite Navy, Really Rust, Pretty in Pink, watercolor
Ink: Really Rust, Stazon Black, various SU reinkers
Accessories: Scalloped corner punch, scalloped border punch, Labels Nestabilities, Petite Oval Nestabilities, Not Quite Navy brads, 1/4 inch Pretty in Pink grosgrain ribbon, dimensionals

I stamped the focal point image in Stazon black on watercolor paper and watercolored it with reinkers and an aquapainter. I did cheat a tiny bit on the watercoloring and added some fine details with the fine tip my SU markers in the coordinating colors to make the watercoloring "pop" some more.

I don't think I'd use this color combination again, but you never know!

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my stuff today. Have a wonderful day!!! :)

Fabric Flowers, Cupcakes, and a CASE!

2009-07-20T20:06:00.008-04:00

I have THREE cards to share with you today, so you'll want to scroll down to see all of them. :)

Today's technique challenge was to create fabric flowers with freezer paper and a die cut machine. Well, let me tell you that freezer paper is rather hard to find. I did find it at my grocery store, however they only had one kind and it was plastic coated instead of wax coated. Wax coated was what the technique reccommended because it was supposed to adhere to the fabric when you ironed it to give it more stability in the die cut machine. I gave the plastic coated freezer paper a try anyways since that was all I could find, but it did not work. So I ended up adding a few cardstock shims to my cuttlebug and finally got it to work without any paper at all.

Here's my technique challenge card...

RECIPE:
Stamps: Everyday Button Basics from Papertreyink
Paper: Kraft, Night of Navy, Bravo Burgandy, White, Night of Navy prints dp
Ink: Handsome Hunter, Bravo Burgandy
Accessories: Buttons, twine, Nestabilities and Cuttlebug flower dies, brad, corner rounder punch, 1/4 inch Bravo Burgandy grosgrain ribbon, fabric

I also participated in the Cupcake Challenge on the Taylored Expressions blog. Details about the challenge can be found HERE.

Here's my card...

It's quite a bit of pink and I'm not sure about the patterned paper I paired together. It's a little busier than I envisioned. Overall, it's not my favorite card, but I still like it.

RECIPE:
Stamps: Cupcake by Hero Arts
Paper: Cameo Coral, Pretty in Pink, White, Raspberry Tart dp, Pretty in Pink prints dp
Ink: Momento Black
Accessories: Copic Markers, Nestabilities, Circle punches, sewing machine, 1/4 inch grosgrain ribbon in Pretty in Pink

And finally, I started the Featured stamper challenge yesterday but I didn't get to finish it. I got around to finishing it this morning. I cased this card HERE.

And here's my version...
I changed the colors, used label nesties for the main image, used a ribbon slide for the sentiment, scalloped the corners, and added brads.

RECIPE:
Stamps: One of a Kind
Paper: Soft Suede, Rich Razzleberry, Basic Black, White, Razzleberry Lemonade dp
Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Black Momento
Accessories: Copic Markers, Razzleberry ribbon, Cuttlebug ribbon slide, black brads, scalloped corner punch, corner rounder punch, dimensionals

That's all for today! Thanks so much for looking!!! Have a wonderful day!!!:)

Challenges Galore!

2009-07-18T16:43:00.006-04:00

Here's two more cards for challenges. First is this week's sketch for Mojo Monday. Details about the challenge can be found HERE.

Here's the sketch... And here's my card...
As you can see, it's another Halloween card! I just love Halloween!

RECIPE:
Stamps: Halloween Hoot (SU)
Paper: Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black, White, Cast a Spell dp
Ink: Momento Black, Chocolate Chip (on broom)
Accessories: Copic Markers, Labels Nestabilities, Small and Large Oval Punches, Scallop corner punch, 1/4 inch Pumpkin Pie grosgrain ribbon, Martha Stewart drippy goo punch

Next, I combined Amy Rysavy's sketch challenge with the Inspiration challenge on SCS. I found my inspiration HERE.

Here's my card...

Isn't she cute?!?? I just love the Lily and Billy stamps from Pink Cat Studio. They are just so much fun to color.

RECIPE:
Stamps: Enchanted Lily (Pink Cat Studio)
Paper: White, Bermuda Bay, Certainly Celery, Certainly Celery Prints dp, Retired Certainly Celery dp (called Just Delightful, I think)
Ink: Momento Black
Accessories: Copic Markers, Classic Circle Nestabilities, scallop corner punch, sewing machine, Bermuda Bay ribbon, Bazzill flower, rhinestone stickers, stickles, spica glitter pen

The pleating on this card took me forever! I really wanted to recreate the layers in the shirt from my inspiration piece, but it was tough! They are actually sewed together with my sewing machine.

Thanks so much for stopping by and looking! Have a terrific day!!! :)

Caardvarks Challenge

2009-07-17T00:14:00.005-04:00

This is the first time I've participated in a Caardvarks challenge. They post challenges twice a month and this particular challenge was a sketch challenge. You can read more details about it HERE. You do have to scroll quite a ways down the page to view the challenge, if you're interested.

Anyhoo.... here's my card...

I wanted to create something fun and summery. This little monkey did the trick! I love using summer sun and chocolate chip cardstock together and it makes me think of bananas! Perfect for this little guy!

RECIPE:
Stamps: Monkey Love (C.C. Designs)
Paper: Summer Sun, Chocolate Chip, White, Good Morning Sunshine dp
Ink: Momento black
Accessories: Copic Markers, 1/4 inch chocolate chip grosgrain ribbon, Bazill flowers, buttons, twine, scallop border punch, Classic and scalloped square nestabilities, corner rounder punch

That's all for now! I may be back later to post more. I pretty much have a free day today which means lots of time to stamp!!! Thanks for stopping by and have a terrific day!!! :)

Where's my mojo?

2009-07-16T12:21:00.006-04:00

I've lost my mojo. Have you seen it? I think it took a vacation today. Ughhh! I'm just not in the mood to stamp today, and I don't like what I've created at all. But I guess there are days like that.

Here's my card for today's "Ways to Use It" challenge on SCS. You had to double up on something. It could be the main image, embellishments, anything. I chose to double the focal point image, but like I said I'm just not feeling my card today.

What do you think?
RECIPE:
Stamps: Cheers to You
Paper: Rich Razzleberry, Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry, White, Razzleberry Lemonade dp
Ink: black, SU Markers
Accessories: Circle punches in 1 1/4 and 1 3/8 inches, Scalloped circle punch, sewing machine

On the up side, I did pull out my sewing machine and use it on this card. I don't always pull it out and play, but I'm proud of myself for stitching in a straight line!!!

I also did yesterday's sketch challenge on SCS, but didn't have time to blog about it. My mojo was definitely there yesterday and I LOVE how this card turned out. But then again, it is a Halloween card and I love to create those.

Here's my spooky card...

Don't you just love this?!?!?!?! I know it's kind of a gory image, but I just love how it pops off the page. I think it would make a really cool tatoo, if you were into permenantly putting gothic stuff on your body.

RECIPE:
Stamps: From the Crypt
Paper: Old Olive, Basic Black, White, Cast a Spell dp
Ink: Black
Accessories: Black embossing powder, Labels Nestabilities, Ticket corner punch, bat punch from Martha Stewart, 5/8 inch black grosgrain ribbon, silver bat brads

That's all for today. Thanks so much for looking! Have a terrific day!!! :)

Two Cards Today! TLC229 & CPS124

2009-07-13T18:25:00.006-04:00

I told you I'd be posting soon with Halloween cards and today's the day!!! I just love to create spooky cards! Today's technique challenge in SCS was to create a grid card that would "pop" the images stamped. I used the new "Scary Skeleton" set for this technique.

Here's my card...

RECIPE:
Stamps: Scary Skeleton
Paper: Old Olive, Basic Black, Perfect Plum, White, Cast-a-Spell dp
Ink: Momento Black, Markers in Perfect Plum and Old Olive
Accessories: 1/4 inch old olive ribbon, black brads, word window punch, modern label punch, ruler & black marker
Technique: grid

Isn't it fun!?!? I know it's a little early for Halloween, but that skeleton is just too cute not to use!
I also participated in the newest sketch on Card Positioning Systems. Here's my card for CPS124...

RECIPE:
Stamps: Trendy Trees
Paper: Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, So Saffron, White, Tall Tales dp
Ink: Chocolate Chip, So Saffron, Old Olive (marker)
Accessories: 1/4 inch So Saffron ribbon, Old Olive buttons, So Saffron button, linen thread, flower from Bazzil

That's all for today! I gotta run and take my parents to the airport. Thanks for stopping by and looking! Have a terrific day!!! :)

A Cardinal Christmas- More Christmas in July

2009-07-12T12:34:00.003-04:00

More Christmas in July for you today. My card today was created for the featured stamper challenge on SCS. I cased THIS CARD in Schirmcat's gallery, but had to change at least 2 things about it.

As you can probably see, I left the layout the same but changed the stamp set. I stayed with the bird theme, but my image was colored with prismacolor pencils and blended with gamsol. I changed up the colors on the card some too... adding the green. I used a chipboard star covered with dp and sanded the edges and then added a button on top of it.

Here's my card...

RECIPE:
Stamps: A Cardinal Christmas, Canvas BG
Paper: Kraft, Riding hood red, Very vanilla, Merry Moments dp
Ink: Close to Cocoa, River Rock, Black
Accessories: prismacolor pencils & gamsol, chipboard star, button, linen thread, scallop border punch, ridinghood red tafetta ribbon
Technique: sponging, prismacolors & gamsol

That's all for today! Thanks for stopping by! Have a terrific day!!! :)

And Many Mower

2009-07-11T21:26:00.006-04:00

Two posts today! You'll need to scroll down to view both.

I'm in the stamping mood lately and decided to participate in my first evah' Mojo Monday sketch challenge. Deets can be found HERE.

I haven't been very good at inking up my newer sets lately, so I'm really trying to get more use out of them. Plus, I can always use birthday cards and masculine birthday cards are even harder to come up with... so I know I'll use this card fairly quickly.

Here's what I created....

I hope the colors aren't too "Christmasy", but I wanted the red to compliment the mower and the green to signify the grass. Make sense?

RECIPE:
Stamps: And Many Mower
Paper: White, Old Olive, Real Red, Summer Picnic dp, Real Red Patterns dp
Ink: Black Momento
Accessories: Copic Markers, Labels Nestibilities, Circle Punches, 1/4 inch Real Red grosgrain ribbon, dimensionals

This was a tough sketch for me, but I think it turned out okay. What do you think?

Thanks for looking! Have a terrific day!!! :)

Greetings, Earthling!

2009-07-11T14:58:00.004-04:00

Hiya! Today's inspiration challenge on SCS came from THIS WEBSITE. It's full of adorable children's clothing, furniture, toys, etc. After looking through the site, I was inspired by these two items... the alien costume and the space alien hoodie. I pulled colors from both items and of course had to use aliens! I also combined the challenge with the sketch (AMYRS71) from Amy Rysavy's blog which can be found HERE.

Here's my card...

I was just itching to use one of my new SU stamp sets that arrived on Wednesday and this challenge gave me the perfect chance!

RECIPE:
Stamps: Greetings, Earthing!
Paper: White, Pacific Point, Kiwi Kiss, Good Morning Sunshine dp
Ink: Pacific Point, Momento black
Accessories: Copic Markers, Classic and Scalloped Circle Nestabilities, Tags dies from Spellbinders, green brad (SU), Pacific Point striped grosgrain ribbon, dimensionals

Isn't he a cutie? There are other adorable aliens in this set, but I personally think he's the cutest!

Thanks for looking! Have a wonderful day!!! :)

Palm Tree

2009-07-10T17:52:00.003-04:00

I didn't get in any new stamping today. Instead I cleaned out my closet, which was a BIG job that needed to get done. I think my clothes were reproducing in there! This time I have 3 garbage bags of clothing, 1 bag with shoes, and 1 bag with purses to give to the Am Vets. But now I can actually SEE what clothes I have in my closet that fit me and I'm pretty much done with the giant clothing purge. I hadn't done it in over 5 years... so it really needed to get done. I also recommited myself to losing weight. I think it's a battle most of us go through, but it really made me sad to see all the clothes that I couldn't fit into anymore. I kept 2 rubbermaid bins of them in hopes of getting back into them someday soon and got rid of the rest. No more snacking for me and I'm going to try to get more active. For real this time!

Since I didn't stamp this afternoon, here's a card I created a little while ago but I don't think I ever shared it on my blog...

RECIPE:
Stamps: Balmy Breezes, Cheesecloth BG
Paper: Taken with Teal, Creamy Caramel, Cool Caribbean, Watercolor paper
Ink: Stazon black, Cool Caribbean
Accessories: reinkers, brads, linen thread, paper piercing tool
Technique: watercoloring with reinkers

After cleaning out my closet all day, I definitely wish I could relax on this beach right about now. Wouldn't that be nice?

That's all for today! I'm definitely going to bed early tonight. I'm bushed! Thanks for stopping by and have a terrific day!!! :)

Christmas in July

2009-07-09T12:42:00.005-04:00

Today's "Ways to Use It" challenge on SCS was to create a Christmas card... even though it is July. I also wanted to create a card for Amy Rysavy's weekly sketch challenge (AMYRTFS3) so I decided to combine the two challenges and create my Christmas card based around Amy's sketch.

Here's what I created...

I bought this stamp set from SU when it was first released a few years ago, but I've NEVER USED IT!!! Sadly, I have a lot of stamps in my collection that I've never used! Shame on me! But this was the perfect opportunity to ink him up and use him! I also used my brand new designer paper from SU that the nice UPS man dropped off yesterday. Most of my new order was stamp sets and accessories to create (of all things) Halloween cards! I LOVE to make Halloween cards and it's a rarity that I can pass up a fun spooky stamp. You'll have to wait to see that stuff though! But, I did squeek in some Christmas paper on my order too.

RECIPE:
Stamps: Jolliest Time of Year
Paper: Kraft, Real Red, Old Olive, White, Merry Moments SU dp
Ink: Black Momento
Accessories: 1/4 inch and 5/8 inch Real Red grosgrain ribbon, red buttons from SU's playground button pack, classic circle nestabilities, Copic Markers, dimensionals

That's all for today! Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a terrific day!!! :)

Lots of Cards Today!!!

2009-07-08T17:03:00.007-04:00

I had a good stamping day today and pretty much stamped all day! The house was clean, the laundry was done... so lots of time to stamp!!!

First, I created this card for today's sketch challenge on SCS. I'm really not ready for fall yet, but I started looking at my newest stamps and which ones haven't seen ink yet. That's how I settled on using "Autumn Days". Plus, I wanted to get used to SU's newest in-colors.

Here's my card...

RECIPE:
Stamps: Autumn Days, Everyday Flexible Phrases, Canvas BG, Weathered BG
Paper: Dusty Durango, Soft Suede, Crushed Curry, Very Vanilla
Ink: Dusty Durango, Soft Suede, Crushed Curry
Accessories: Linen thread, Cuttlebug Tiny Tags, Hodgepodge Hardware, Deckled Rectangles Nestabilities, dimensionals
Techinque: sponging and masking

I did a lot of sponging on this card. Every panel was sponged to give it depth.

Next, I needed a thank you card to send to my parents. They bought my hubby and I a set of plastic margarita glasses to use on our deck and boat as an anniversary gift. Here's the card I created using the same sketch...

RECIPE:
Stamps: Cheers to You
Paper: Rich Razzleberry, Crushed Curry, Melon Mambo, White, Razzleberry Lemonade DP
Ink: Momento Black
Accessories: markers (SU and Copic), Razzleberry Polka Dot Ribbon, Prima flowers, rhinestone stickers, stickles

I put glittery stickles on the rim of the glasses to make it look like sugared or salted rims. They cherry is also a gemstone sticker.

Finally, today is my 3rd anniversary. I always struggle with making cards for my husband, so I was surfing SCS and came across THIS CARD. I knew I had to recreate it, especially since my hubby is not that romantic and most of his cards end up going this route anyways!

Here's my card...

RECIPE:
Stamps: All in the Family, sentiment from Verve stamps
Paper: Old Olive, Perfect Plum, Chocolate Chip, White
Ink: Momento Black
Accessories: markers, word window punch, modern label punch, cuttlebug embossing folder, dimensionals

Tee hee!!!! Isn't it funny!?!? I'm sure he'll get a kick out of it!

That's all for today! I'm heading out to dinner to celebrate or anniversary soon. Thanks for stopping by. Have a wonderful day!!! :)

Color Challenge

2009-07-07T23:16:00.003-04:00

Today's color challenge was a tough one! ApricotAppeal, Baja Breeze, Tempting Turquoise, and Creamy Caramel! I felt like the colors were "beachy" so I pulled out my Lily stamps from Pink Cat Studio.

Here's what I came up with...

Isn't she cute? I really do own other coloring tools... I promise I do, but I always seem to reach for my Copics lately. I'm hooked!

RECIPE:
Stamps: Lily at the Beach (Pink Cat Studio)
Paper: Apricot Appeal, Baja Breeze, Tempting Turquiose, Creamy Caramel, White
Ink: Momento Black
Accessories: Copic Markers, Nestabilities Deckled Rectangles, Pretties Kit and Bazzil flower, clear spica glitter pen, Cuttlebug embossing folders (mesh and d'vine swirl), dimensionals and mini glue dots

I dyed the flowers to match the cardstock colors with my Copic markers. I also felt that this "beachy" scene should have a lot of texture, so I used two cuttlebug folders as well as the deckled nesties.

That's all for today! Tomorrow's my 3 year anniversary with my hubby and I still have to make the card! Yikes!!!!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a terrific day!!! :)

Sleepy Riley

2009-07-06T18:54:00.004-04:00

I've had all these Riley stamps from Hanna Stamps for a while, but they hadn't seen ink yet. So it's been a good thing that I've been inspired to get them out and play lately.

Today's technique challenge was to create a "stand up card". The directions for this technique/fold can be found HERE. Basically it's an A2 card that stands up on its own... it's only one sided... like a postcard with "wings".

Here's my card...

I took the picture outside, so it's a little shaded. I tried to brighten it up with my photo editing program, but this was the best I could get it.

RECIPE:
Stamps: Sleepy Riley from Hanna Stamps
Paper: Dark Chocolate, Spring Rain, White, Chocolate Remix DP (all PTI)
Ink: Black Momento
Accessories: Copic Markers, Corner Rounder Punch, Dark Chocolate polka dotted satin ribbon, Bazzil flower, brown button, dimensionals

Thanks so much for looking today! Have a terrific day!!! :)

Coffee Riley

2009-07-05T20:35:00.004-04:00

I hope everyone had a wonderful 4th of July. We watched fireworks at my in-laws house on July 3rd. They live on a lake so we watch the fireworks from their pontoon boat in the middle of the lake. It's always really nice and it's a beautiful place to view the fireworks. We spent the 4th at my aunt and uncle's home because they had a cookout/picnic.

I participated in today's featured stamper challenge on SCS. I cased THIS CARD. I changed the stamp (but I still used a Riley stamp), the colors, I used a pretties kit flower instead of a sentiment panel, and I added a ribbon slide instead of tying a bow in the ribbon.

Here's my version...

RECIPE:
Stamps: Coffee Riley from Hanna Stamps
Paper: (all PTI) Kraft, Dark Chocolate, Ocean Tides, White, Green Tea DP
Ink: Momento Black
Accessories: Copic Markers, Pretties Kit flower and 1/2 pearl, SU ribbon slide, Dark Chocolate Satin Ribbon (PTI), Nestabilities Labels, dimensionals

I dyed the pretties flower with a copic marker to match the Ocean Tides color in designer paper and cardstock.

That's all for today! Thanks for stopping by and looking! I really do appreciate the kind comments you all leave! They make my day! Have a terrific day!!! :)

Faux Burned Edges and Mackinac Island

2009-06-29T11:53:00.010-04:00

Sorry I haven't posted in a week or so. I've actually been out of town. We had a family wedding to attend in Saginaw, Michigan last weekend, and decided to make a week of it. We stayed on Mackinac Island for a few days, and then visited Traverse City and Frankenmuth. It was a lot of fun and a very beautiful area of the country that I've never visited, even though it's not that far from where I live!

Before I post some vacation pics, I'll post my card for today. The technique challenge today was to create faux burned edges with ink. I've actually started a small collection of Tim Holtz distress inks, so I knew I could have some messy fun with this challenge. I should have taken a picture of my hands once I finished my card, because I was a mess from sponging all the layers of ink onto my card!

Here's my card...

RECIPE:
Stamps: Happiness is a Journey
Paper: Creamy Caramel, Really Rust, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla, Outlaw dp
Ink: Chocolate Chip, various colors of Tim Holtz distress inks
Accessories: brads, linen thread, distressing tool, dimensionals
Technique: Faux burned edges

I thought that the train image would be perfect for this technique because it made me think of soot! I also combined this challenge with the sketch on Amy Rysavy's blog (AMYRS4). I like how this turned out, but boy was it messy!!!

Anyways, if you're interested, here's some pics from our recent trip...

We stayed at the Island House Hotel on Mackinac Island. It had a kind of creepy "Stanley Hotel" feel and I loved it! I loved the creepy old buildings so much that we even did a "ghost tour" of the island. It was lots of fun and basically a history tour of who died where and how on the island.

The Island House Hotel had these great rocking chairs on the front porch that looked out at the marina and lighthouses. This is me, relaxing!!! All I need is a margarita or mojito in my hand!

Jeff even enjoyed sitting in the rocking chairs... and he doesn't usually like to sit still!

We did a lot of hiking and climbed up to one of the highest points on the island. Look at that beautiful view!

We toured Fort Mackinac. Here's Jeff in front of one of the canons.

This is a view of the main street on Mackinac. If you've never been there, they don't allow motorized vehicles on the island. You have to travel by foot, bike, or horse.

Here's one of the beautiful horse drawn carriages from the Grand Hotel. We didn't go to the Grand Hotel because they charge you $10 just to go in it if you are not staying there. Plus it costs $40 a person for lunch there. A little ridiculous if you ask me!!!

After Mackinac Island we went to Traverse City and spent some time on Lake Michigan. We went to a couple of wineries and just really enjoyed seeing the area.

That's it for today! Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a terrific day!!! :)

Sketch Challenge: Rustic Rooster

2009-06-17T23:09:00.004-04:00

I just love this Rustic Rooster set from SU and I know it is a set that will stay in my collection for a long time. I pulled it out for today's sketch challenge as I wanted to use the same colors from yesterday's color challenge and I felt like making a "country" card today.

Here's my card...

RECIPE:
Stamps: Rustic Rooster (SU hostess)
Paper: White, Baja Breeze, Ruby Red, Sweet Slumber DP
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa, Creamy Caramel, Ruby Red
Accessories: Riding Hood Red Buttons threaded with Linen Thread, Paisley Cuttlebug Embossing, dimensionals

I actually stamped the rooster and script in Chocolate Chip ink. Then I used a watercolor brush and added some Close to Cocoa and Creamy Caramel ink over top to give the rooster more color and depth. Then I carefully watercolored the red parts of the rooster's head with Ruby Red ink (sorry, I don't know the correct terminology for the rooster's head pieces!). I also sponged the Close to Cocoa and Creamy Caramel inks around the edges and over the script to distress the image a little.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Have a terrific day!!! :)

Rock-a-Bye Baby Color Challenge

2009-06-16T09:26:00.005-04:00

I'm up way early today considering I didn't sleep well last night. Since I was wide awake, I completed today's color challenge much earlier than I usually do. Today's colors were White, Ruby Red, and Baja Breeze. For some reason, I felt these colors leaned towards a baby card. I also used this week's sketch challenge posted on Amy Rysavy's blog HERE.

Here's my card...

RECIPE:
Stamps: Rock-a-Bye Baby from Flourishes
Paper: White, Ruby Red, Baja Breeze, Parisian Breeze DP, Watercolor paper, Gold shimmer paper
Ink: Black Stazon, Reinkers in Ruby Red and Baja Breeze, Twinkling H2O in Buttercup
Accessories: Riding Hood Red Tafetta Ribbon, Classic and Scalloped Circle Nestabilities, Small SU Star Punch, dimensionals

Didn't it turn out gorgeous!?!?!!! I'm going to have a hard time giving this one away. It's a good thing I really don't know anyone who's preggers right now!

I think I'm going to try to nap on the couch for a while since I hardly slept last night. Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a terrific day!!! :)

Fishy Fun!

2009-06-16T00:21:00.004-04:00

I actually have a bunch of cards to share with you, but you'll have to be happy with one for right now. It's way too late for me to be up blogging right now.

Today's challenge on SCS was to create faux handmade paper. It's really easy! You just take a few different colors of acrylic paint and pounce it on cardstock with a wad of toilet paper. The toilet paper flakes apart in little pieces and will stick in the paint, giving it the appearance of handmade paper. Pretty cool!

Here's my card...

RECIPE:
Stamps: Fishy Friends, sentiment from Mixed Messages (PTI)
Paper: Pacific Point, White, Silver
Ink: Black Momento, Pacific Point
Accessories: Copic Markers, Metallic Silver colored pencil, Circle Nestabilities, Circle Punches, Acrylic paints in 3 different blues and 1 silver, toilet paper, silver cord
Technique: Faux Handmade Paper

That's all for today! I'll be back later!!! Thanks for stopping by! Have a terrific day!

Two More Cards

2009-06-11T22:29:00.005-04:00

Here's two more cards for you this week. The first is from today's "Ways to Use It" challenge on SCS. You had to use crumpled cardstock in some way to create flowers or the likewise on your card.

Here's mine...

RECIPE:
Stamps: NONE!!!
Ink: None!
Paper: Crushed Curry, Melon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry, and Razzleberry Lemonade DP
Accessories: Rich Razzleberry Ribbon, Pewter Ribbon Slide, Blossom Nestabilities

Yup... there's no stamping on this card. I still think it turned out pretty neat. I used a sketch from a past issue of CardMakers magazine for this card.

Next, I completed the sketch on Amy Rysavy's blog.

Here's my card...

RECIPE:
Stamps: Animal Stories
Paper: Old Olive, So Saffron, White, Tall Tales DP
Ink: So Saffron, Chocolate Chip Marker
Accessories: Old Olive 1/4 inch grosgrain ribbon, green rhinestone brads, Classic Circle and Pinking Circle Nestabilities, dimensionals

I've been having so much fun sleeping in and being lazy during the first week of my summer vacation. It's been nice to have no where to be, no papers to grade, no phone calls to make. Ahhhh! Summer!

That's all for today! Tomorrow I have to get hopping and create a Father's Day card for my dad, a 50th Anniversary Card for family friends, and a birthday card for my father in law. Lots to do!!!! Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a terrific day!!!

Two Cards for Today!

2009-06-10T23:03:00.005-04:00

I have two cards to share with you today. The first one was Monday's technique challenge. The challenge was to print a picture onto acetate in black and white with your computer, and then color parts of the image with alcohol markers. This was one frustrating challenge. First I had selected two pictures of flowers I had taken over Spring Break in Vegas. But once I started coloring, I noticed the ink from the computer printer was coming off onto my Copics! Eeeek! So I scrapped what I was doing and tried it again.

This time I found a picture of Santa on the internet and printed off on the rough side of the acetate. Then I colored on the smooth side with my Copics. This worked pretty well until I tried to cut out the image with my nestabilities. Then all the little paper scraps from my B plate stuck in the ink from the Copics. When I tried to rinse off the little paper scraps in the sink, the computer ink washed off instead. Ugghh!

Finally, I chose to cut the Santa image with my paper cutter. That worked with no incidents. Here's my card...

RECIPE:
Stamps: Sentiment from Many Merry Messages
Paper: Kraft, Chocolate Chip, White, Acetate
Ink: Riding Hood Red, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Ribbon from SU, brads, Copic Markers, Santa picture printed from the internet, distressor
Technique: Acetate with Color

I know it's a little strange to make a Christmas card in June, but I thought the Santa image worked well with this technique.

My other card for today is for Father's Day and the sketch challenge on SCS.

Here's my card...

RECIPE:
Stamps: And Many Mower
Paper: Always Artichoke, Chocolate Chip, White, To the Nines DP
Ink: Momento Black, reinkers for watercoloring
Accessories: square punches, jumbo eyelets
Technique: watercoloring with reinkers

I think this will be the Father's Day card for my father in law. I made two of these cards, so I may actually send the other card to my brother in Las Vegas for his birthday.

That's all for today! Thanks so much for looking! Have a spectacular day!!! :)

Inspiration Challenge

2009-06-06T10:35:00.003-04:00

Today's challenge on SCS is an inspiration challenge. I was inspired by THIS ROOM and based my colors and focal point image from the room.

Here's my card...

RECIPE:
Stamps: Cheep Talk
Paper: Tangerine Tango, Kiwi Kiss, White, Frosty Day DP
Ink: Tangerine Tango, Kiwi Kiss, Black
Accessories: Nestabilities, Tangerine Tango Striped Grosgrain ribbon, dimensionals

It's a pretty basic card with very few frills. I'm up early today and I rarely stamp before noon... I'm usually a night owl and get my best mojo late in the day.

I'm off car shopping today. BLECH!!!! We've been looking at cars for the past few weeks now and I'm so tired of it. Wish me luck!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a terrific day!!! :)

Sneak Peak... Lots of Bots

2009-06-05T22:09:00.003-04:00

This is a sneak peak of what's to come in the Stampin' Up! catalog that will be avaiable on July 1. I just love how adorable this set, Lots of Bots, is!

Here's my creation...

RECIPE:
Stamps: Lots of Bots (SU available July 1)
Paper: Basic Black, Kraft, White, Urban Oasis DP
Ink: Momento Black
Accessories: Nestabilities Labels 2, Cuttlebug Tiny Tags, Metallic Colored Pencils and regular colored pencils, silver hexagon eyelets, cropadile

I colored the robot with a silver metallic colored pencil so that he looks shiny. I also thought that the silver hexagon eyelets went perfectly with the robot too!

On a non-stamping note... I'm finally on vacation! It feels good to not have to grade papers or write lesson plans for a while. Instead I can do what I want with my time. RELAXATION!!!

That's all for today! Thanks so much for looking! Have a wonderful day!!! :)

Crabby Birthday

2009-05-31T20:31:00.005-04:00

I've been a bad blogger lately. Sorry that I haven't posted in a few weeks. I've been busy with school. On the upside... only 3 more days of school until SUMMER VACATION!!! Teachers definitely look forward to summer more than the students do! :)

Today's featured stamper on SCS was Roxie, and I chose to case THIS CARD from her gallery. Here's my card...

RECIPE:
Stamps: Crab & Company
Paper: Basic Black, Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, White, Summer Picnic DP
Ink: Momento Black
Accessories: crab eyelets, Copic Markers, Classic Rectangle Nestabilities, bazzil flower, red rhinestone brad, oval and scalloped oval punches, D'vine Swirl cuttlebug embossing folder

As you can see, I changed the colors and stamp set. I also reversed the dp panel so that the dp is on top and the cuttlebugged layer is underneath. I also added the flower and the scalloped oval.

Thanks for looking! Have a wonderful day!!! :)

Swimming Lily

2009-05-13T20:34:00.003-04:00

Hello! Yesterday I tried to stamp for the color challenge on SCS, but I just wasn't feeling it. So I ended up putting my stuff away and curling up in bed early with a book.

Today I decided to give it another go and combined the color challenge with today's sketch challenge. I'm definitely ready for summer and I keep pulling out my summer stamps.

Here's my dual challenge card...

RECIPE:
Stamps: Lily at the Beach (Pink Cat Studio)
Ink: Black Momento
Paper: Summer Sun, Only Orange, Kiwi Kiss, White
Accessories: Cuttlebug Bloom Dots embossing folder, 5/8 inch old olive grosgrain ribbon, jumbo flower brad (SU), Copic Markers, dimensionals

I colored Lily with my copic markers to match the cardstock colors. The panel with Lily on it is also popped up with dimensionals. The ribbon is actually Old Olive, but when I put it side by side with the Kiwi Kiss cardstock I thought it was a pretty close match.

That's it for today. I'm not sure if I'll be able to stamp tomorrow because I have "Open House" at school. I'm thinking it will be a margarita night instead of a stamping night. *wink!*

Thanks for stopping by. Have a wonderful day!!! :)

Rustic Rooster

2009-05-11T23:26:00.004-04:00

It's late and I need to be in bed, so this will be a quickie post.

Today's technique on SCS was the "bandana technique". Basically, you use a white gel pen to create the illusion of a bandana in the background. It took me a while to figure out ink colors that I liked.

Here is what I came up with...

RECIPE:
Stamps: Rustic Rooster, Wanted
Ink: Black, Ranger distressing inks
Paper: White, Black, Buckaroo Blue
Accessories: black and white gingham ribbon, hodgepodge hardware, white gel pen, distressing tool
Technique: Bandana

I might go around the actual white card base and sponge some distressing inks on it to take down the whiteness, but overall I'm pretty happy with it.

Thanks for looking! Have a wonderful day!!! :)

Beach Bum

2009-05-10T20:09:00.004-04:00

Two posts in one day! Be sure you scroll down to see the other post too.

Today's challenge on SCS was the featured stamper challenge. I cased THIS card. I changed the stamp set, but left the layout the same. I also changed the colors, used smaller ribbon, and added brads.

Here's my card...

RECIPE:
Stamps: Just Beachy, sentiment from Gina K set "Just B-Claws"
Paper: Really Rust, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla, Bo Bunny dp
Ink: Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Colored pencils, Classic Rectangle & Deckle Rectangle Nestabilities, brads, Vintage Cream twill ribbon (PTI), sewing machine, distressor

Thanks so much for looking!!! Have a wonderful day!!! :)

Happy Mother's Day

2009-05-10T00:14:00.005-04:00

Happy Mother's Day!!!

Here's a couple cards I created for my mom and mother-in-law. I also created a card for my grandmother, but I'll share that on another day.

This is the card I created for my mom...

I used this week's sketch challenge on SCS to create the card. Pretty, isn't it!?!?

RECIPE:
Stamps: Bloomin' Beautiful (SU) and sentiment from PTI
Paper: Pink Pirouette, Chocolate Chip, White, Basic Gray dp
Ink: Momento Black, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Copic Markers, Nestabilities, Oval punches, scalloped border punch, 1/4 inch chocolate chip grosgrain ribbon

And here's the card for my mother-in-law...

This card was cased from Jan Tinklenberg's blog.

RECIPE:
Stamps: Fifth Avenue Floral, sentiment from PTI
Paper: Not Quite Navy, Baja Breeze, White, Urban Garden dp
Ink: Kiwi Kiss, Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy
Accessories: Not Quite Navy brads, white satin ribbon

That's all for today. For mother's day we'll be heading out to dinner with my parents, my husband's parents, my grandmother, and my aunts and uncles. It will be quite a crew!

I hope everyone has a wonderful mother's day. Thanks for stopping by and looking! Have wonderful day!!! :)

I'm on a roll!!!

2009-05-05T20:00:00.004-04:00

Holy cow! I'm on a roll! I've stamped three challenges in a row! AND posted to my blog on top of that!

I completed this card for the color challenge on SCS. Today's colors were Cameo Coral, Ballet Blue, and Garden Green. When I saw them this morning, I thought YUCKO!!! But once I picked out what set I was going to use, I actually flowed with these colors.

I just can't get enough of the newest Lily set from Pink Cat Studio. No, I don't design for them or work for them... but I'd love to!!! I just can't get enough of these adorable stamps!

Here's my card...

RECIPE:
Stamps: Lily at the Beach by Pink Cat Studio
Paper: White, Cameo Coral, Ballet Blue, Garden Green
Ink: Momento Black
Accessories: Copic Markers, Bloom Dots Cuttlebug embossing folder, Classic rectangle and square Nestabilities, flowers, pearls from the SU pretties kit

I have tickets to the Killers concert tomorrow night so I'm not sure if I'll be able to squeeze in post or stamping after work. We'll have to see.

Thanks for looking! Have a wonderful day!!! :)

Embossed Wax Resist

2009-05-04T22:56:00.003-04:00

I participated in today's technique lover challenge on SCS and it was really a great one! Today's challenge was the embossed wax resist. If you've never done it, the directions are HERE. It's super easy and the results are spectacular!

Here's my card...

RECIPE:
Stamps: Summertime Fun by C.C. Designs
Paper: Taken with Teal, Kiwi Kiss, Glossy White, White
Ink: Taken with Teal, Black Momento
Accessories: Wax Paper, D'vine Swirls Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, Classic Rectangle and Deckled Rectangle Nestabilities, Tag Spellbinders, Flower brad, Linen flowers, buttons, linen thread, Copic Markers, dimensionals, iron
Technique: Embossed Wax Resist

Isn't this cute!?!? I love how the swirls look like water!

That's all for today! Thanks so much for looking. Have a wonderful day!!! :)

Quickie Post Today

2009-05-03T23:40:00.004-04:00

Sorry I haven't posted in a couple weeks. It's almost midnight here, so I'm going to post quickly and then go to bed.

This card is for today's featured stamper challenge. I chose to case THIS CARD. As you can see, I changed the main image, cuttlebugged background embossing folder, and used more muted colors, although I stuck with the same color combo.

Here's my card...

RECIPE:
Stamps: Lily at the Beach from Pink Cat Studio
Ink: Momento Black
Paper: Pacific Point, Baja Breeze, Kiwi Kiss, Tangerine Tango, White
Accessories: Copic Markers, Spica clear glitter pen, Classic Square Nestabilities, Dew drops, flowers, rhinestone stickers, D'vine Swirl Cuttlebug embossing folder, dimensionals

I colored the darker blue scales on the mermaid with the glitter pen too, so they shimmer. Thanks so much for looking! Have a terrific day!!! :)

Choo Choo!!!

2009-04-20T21:54:00.005-04:00

I had this card in my head all day yesterday and just didn't have the time to put it all together. You know how that goes, right?! Yesterday was the "featured stamper" challenge on SCS. I chose to case THIS CARD from Jaymerz gallery. I changed the stamp set and colors... well, I changed just about everything except the general layout.

Here's my card...

Isn't this the perfect little boy card?!?! I don't have a little boy to give it to, but I'm not sure I'd want to give it away anyways. It's just too darn cute!

RECIPE:
Stamps: Choo Choo! and Right on Track wheel (SU)
Paper: Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, White, Summer Picnic dp
Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Real Red, Basic Black
Accessories: dimensionals (train and main image panel is popped up)

When I saw this set in the SU Spring Occasions Mini, I knew I had to add it to my collection. I think it will just make the cutest scrapbook pages if I ever have a son. But until then I'll just have to find uses for it on a card here and there.

Thanks so much for looking today! I appreciate you stopping by. Have a wonderful day!!! :)

PaperCrafts Case

2009-04-18T22:26:00.005-04:00

I saw this card in the May/June issue of PaperCrafts magazine and I knew I had to recreate it. The card was orginally made by Debbie Olson. Her stuff is always so awesome!!!

I changed the sentiment from the orginal design and made it a birthday card. I'm going to give it to my dad, since his birthday was this past Monday. I know, I know... I'm a little late, but being in Vegas kind of threw me off with birthdays and such.

RECIPE:
Stamps: Father Knows Best, Polka Dot Basics, Birthday Basics (all PTI)
Paper: Vintage Cream, Dark Chocolate, Kraft, Spring Moss (all PTI)
Ink: Dark Chocolate, Ripe Avacado
Accessories: Copic Markers, Sewing Machine and off-white thread, Classic Circle Nestabilities, Linen Thread and a green button
Technique: sponging

For my dad's birthday, I bought 4 tickets to see the Cirque du Soilel show that is coming to Cleveland next weekend. I'm really looking forward to it! I've seen many of the Cirque shows in Las Vegas, but my parents never have, so it should be fun!

That's all for today. Thanks so much for looking. Have a wonderful day!!! :)

Procrastinating!

2009-04-15T21:50:00.006-04:00

I am the queen of procrastinating. I should be grading papers, but instead I stamped, went out to dinner, messed around on the internet, and am now watching "Ghost Hunters" while I post. I really will pay for this tomorrow... but at least I'm enjoying myself now.

I participated in today's sketch challenge on SCS. I really felt like coloring with my Copics today, so I pulled out one of my Pink Cat Studio Lily sets. She's just so much fun to color!

Here's my card...

RECIPE:
Stamps: Enchanted Lily (PinkCatStudio)
Paper: Kiwi Kiss, Pink Pirouette, White, Bella Rose DSP
Ink: Momento Black
Accessories: Copic Markers, Spica clear glitter pen (on her wings), green rhinestones, ticket corner punch

I'm still working out the best colors for skin tone when I color people with my Copics. I think poor Lily looks like she's been out in the sun too long, or is really swinging vigorously and working up a sweat, since her face is probably a shade to red. Oh well... Copics definitely have a learning curve and I'm still climbing it.

Lily's wings have a really subtle shimmer to them because I colored over them with a clear Spica glitter pen after I colored them with the Copic. They really are pretty and the slight shimmer fits for fairy wings.

That's all for today! Thanks so much for stopping by and checking out what I've done today. Have a wonderful day!!! :)

Vegas Baby!!!

2009-04-14T22:17:00.011-04:00

Sorry I haven't posted in a couple of weeks. I've been in Las Vegas for my Spring Break. My parents bought a house there last year, so now my hubby and I head out west a couple of times a year since we have a free place to stay. We had a great time.... 13 casinos in 7 days! Pretty amazing for someone who doesn't gamble!

Here's a few pics from our trip...

This is a picture of my family in the gardens at the Bellagio. My brother, Mark, is on the left, then my mom and dad, and then me!

We went hiking in the Valley of Fire state park which is North of Las Vegas. My crazy husband, Jeff, seems to think he's invincible whenever there are rocks to climb. He climbs as high as he can get... without gear. For this reason, I refuse to go back to the Grand Canyon with him. He scared me half to death on that trip!!!

Um.... yeah... that's Jeff way up there. Can you understand why I won't go back to the Grand Canyon now??? :)

Awww! Aren't we cute? This is still in the Valley of Fire.

This is an honest to goodness picture. It looks like a postcard of the strip. We went to the top of "THE hotel" which is part of Mandolay Bay. There's a nightclub on the top floor (60th floor... yikes). Pretty awesome view... even though I was hugging the wall! :)

Okay.. enough vacation. I did do some stamping today. I participated in the color challenge on SCS. Today's colors were Bordering Blue, So Saffron, Pink Pirouette, and Chocolate Chip was an optional color. When I laid the colors out, I immediately thought of making a baby boy card. Most of my friends are currently expecting girls right now, but it never hurts to have a few baby cards on hand.

Here's my card...

RECIPE:
Stamps: Nursery Necessities
Paper: Bordering Blue, So Saffron, White, Sweet Slumber DSP
Ink: SU Markers in Bordering Blue, So Saffron, Pretty in Pink
Accessories: Classic Square Nestabilities, 5/8 inch So Saffron Grosgrain Ribbon, Blue SU buttons, linen thread, dimensionals

That's all for today!!! I'm hoping to post tomorrow, but I'm a little behind on grading papers since I didn't even crack my school bag while I was in Nevada last week.

Thanks so much for looking! Have a wonderful day!!! :)

More Cheep Talk

2009-03-30T21:37:00.003-04:00

This card was supposed to be for the color challenge LAST week! But life sometimes gets in the way of stamping, so here it is, a week later. I've been sick with yet another sinus infection, so I didn't feel like being in my stamp room until today. At least I got in there and finished what I started!

RECIPE:
Stamps: Cheep Talk
Paper: Pretty in Pink, Baja Breeze, Kiwi Kiss, White, Urban Garden designer paper
Ink: Pretty in Pink, Baja Breeze, Kiwi Kiss, black
Accessories: Baja Breeze button, linen thread, small oval punch, silver brads, Classic square Nestabilities, dimensionals

Thanks so much for looking! Have a terrific day!!! :)

Bitty Bunny Basket

2009-03-23T21:02:00.005-04:00

Today's technique lovers challenge was to create a teeny-tiny Easter basket using the template found HERE. It was super easy, although I had a difficult time decorating it... it was sooo tiny!!!

Here it is...

As you can see, I kept it REALLY simple. I filled it with green peanut M&M's that I had picked out of a Christmas mix and intended to use for St. Patty's day. As you can see, that project never fully came together, so now they look like Easter eggs that have gone bad! :)

RECIPE:
Stamps: Tags So Much (SU Retired)
Paper: Certainly Celery, So Saffron, White, Delicate Dots dp (SU Saleabration)
Ink: Black
Accessories: Markers, Tag Punches, Scalloped Scissors, 1/4 inch So Saffron grosgrain ribbon

That's all for today! Thanks so much for stopping by!!! Have a terrific Tuesday!!! :)

Just Buzzin' By... Beate Style!!!

2009-03-22T18:22:00.004-04:00

Today's featured stamper was Beate Johns. If you've never seen her work, you should serious visit her blog HERE. She's absolutely amazing!!! My Christmas cards this year were inspired by a design she created.

There were sooo many gorgeous cards to choose from in her gallery, and they were all so perfect that I didn't want to change anything! But I finally decided on THIS ONE.

Here's my card...

I changed the stamp set, the colors, and added stitching along the "wave". If you've ever tried to sew on a sewing machine in a "wave", you know it's really hard!!!! I had to practice quite a bit before I went for the cardstock, and even then I had to scrap a few before I got it to look okay.

RECIPE:
Stamps: Just Buzzin' By, sentiment from Cheep Talk (all SU)
Paper: Summer Sunrise, Lemon Tart, Aqua Mist, White, polka dotted dp (all from PTI)
Ink: Black Momento
Accessories: Copic Markers, Classic Circle and Scalloped Circle Nestabilities, Aqua Mist Twill Ribbon, scalloped scissors, sewing machine, black marker, dimensionals

That's all for today! Thanks so much for stopping by and looking! Have a wonderful day!!! :)

OSU Graduation

2009-03-21T20:23:00.006-04:00

My computer is fixed now. I have the cord to charge it, finally!

This weekend my husband's cousin, Daniel, is graduating from Ohio State University. So we needed a graduation card for the occasion. I needed to create something simple and quick because I have a ton to do right now.... like report cards, blech!

I cased this layout a few years ago from someone on SCS and it has been my old standby for graduation cards... I just change the colors to match the school the graduate is graduating from. Super easy!

RECIPE:
Stamps: Year After Year (SU), sentiment from Everyday Classics (PTI Anniversary Set)
Paper: Real Red, Basic Gray, White
Ink: Basic Gray
Accessories: Classic Square Nestabilities, dimensionals

Pretty simple, yet classy for a graduation! I didn't add any embellishments since this is going to guy... no foofy ribbons or buttons!

Thanks for looking! Have a terrific day!!! :)

Nature Silhouettes & Computer Issues

2009-03-15T21:07:00.005-04:00

Blech! Computer issues again! On Thursday, I came home from work, hopped on my computer to check email, and then ran upstairs to change my clothes before heading off to my monthly "girls night out massage". When I came back downstairs, my AC Adapter was making a scary sparking sound! I yanked the cord out of the wall and out of my computer, but the AC Adapter was smoking and smelling like something electrical was burning. My computer is okay, but I need a new AC Adapter, and Best Buy, of course, won't replace it even though it was basically brand new. So now, I'm posting from my husband's computer, as my laptop has no way to recharge the battery at the moment. We overnighted a new AC Adapter, but it won't be here until Tuesday. So, you may not hear from me for a couple of days.

I participated in today's Featured Stamper challenge. I chose to case THIS CARD. As you can see, I turned the layout on its side, changed the ribbon, added a button, and changed the stamp. The colors are also slightly different, but not much.

RECIPE:
Stamps: Nature Silhouettes (SU); sentiment from Birthday Basics (PTI)
Ink: Blue Bayou, Chocolate Chip
Paper: Blue Bayou, Chocolate Chip, White, Blue Bayou Prints dp
Accessories: Classic Square Nestabilities, Chocolate Chip felt ribbon, Chocolate Chip cordoroy button, Word Window punch, sewing machine, dimensionals

Well, that's all for today! Thanks so much for looking! Wish me luck with my computer! I'm hopeful that the correct part will arrive in the mail on Tuesday.

Have a wonderful day!!! :)

Cheep Talk

2009-03-12T07:00:00.001-04:00

I loved the layout for Wednesday's sketch challenge on SCS. I'll definitely use it again! Plus, all my new SU stuff arrived today! I held off on my new catty order until March 1, so this was ALL new stuff to me! I couldn't wait to break into that box and get playing!

Here's my card...

RECIPE:
Stamps: Cheep Talk
Ink: Pacific Point, Kiwi Kiss, Summer Sun, Baja Breeze
Paper: Pacific Point, Summer Sun, White, Good Morning Sunshine DP
Accessories: Bloom Dots Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, Classic Square Nestabilities, dimensionals

I thought this card was "summery"... and I am ready for summer!!!

Thanks so much for looking! Have a fantastic day!!! :)

Out on a Limb

2009-03-11T07:00:00.001-04:00

When I saw Tuesday's Color Challenge, I first thought... BLECH!!!

I always pull out the colors for the Tuesday color challenge before I leave for work and lay them out together on my desk in my studio. Then I can stew over them all day and get an idea in my head for when I come home. Well, when I came home today, I was still stumped. I ended up pulling out my binder of stamp images and going through that until a set "called to me" to use it with those colors.

Here's what I came up with...

RECIPE:
Stamps: Out on a Limb (Papertreyink)
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Rose Red, Always Artichoke
Paper: Rose Red, Always Artichoke, Basic Black, Very Vanilla
Accessories: Swiss Dot Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, Black Buttons, Liquid Pearls (on flower centers), dimensionals & mini glue dots

I put liquid pearls on the center of the flowers. It's hard to see in the picture, but I think it gave them a little more dimension. The main image panel is popped up on dimensionals.

Thanks so much for looking! Have a wonderful day!!! :)

Hunny Bunny

2009-03-10T07:00:00.002-04:00

Waiting for me in my mailbox today when I got home from work was the March release of the C.C. Designs stamps! Woo Hoo! I actually exercised some self control and only ordered the Hunny Bunny set to use on any Easter projects.

Today's technique lovers challenge was to create these adorable treat box/totes. Too cute and extremely easy! The directions are on this BLOG.

Here's my creation...

Totally adorable, isn't it!?!?

Here's another view...

And here's a shot of it open...

RECIPE:
Stamps: Hunny Bunny (C.C. Designs)
Ink: Regal Rose, Momento Black
Paper: Regal Rose, Certainly Celery, So Saffron, White, Just Delightful dp (retired)
Accessories: Circle Punches, Scalloped Circle Punch, 1/4 inch Regal Rose grosgrain ribbon, Classic and Scalloped Rectangle Nestabilities, Copic Markers, dimensionals

Unfortunately, I only had green and red peanut M&M's left over from Christmas to put inside, so I decided to wait until I had some Easter candy before I fill it up. I guess I'll have to head over to Target to buy some candy! Any excuse I can get... right?!

Thanks so much for looking! Have a terrific day!!! :)

Season of Friendship

2009-03-09T07:00:00.000-04:00

I spent most of Sunday in my art studio... something I haven't done in a l-o-n-g time! I guess the creative juices were flowing freely and I was feeling inspired.

I created a 2nd card for the featured stampers challenge on SCS. I cased this card HERE. I changed the size of the card and made it an A2 rather than a large square. I find that I just don't send cards larger than the regular A2, mainly because they involve a trip to the post office rather than just a walk down my driveway to my mailbox. Square cards cost more to send than regular A2 cards. I also changed the colors and made it a spring card instead of winter. I couldn't decide what to change about the sentiment panel, so I came up with two different variations of the same card.

Here are my cards...

RECIPE:
Stamps: Season of Friendship
Ink: Close to Cocoa, Regal Rose, Bashful Blue
Paper: Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue, Regal Rose, White, Just Delightful dp (retired)
Accessories: 1/4 inch grosgrain ribbon in Regal Rose, silver ribbon slide, Certainly Celery brads, crystal gem stickers, tiny tags (cuttlebug), dimensionals

Well, there are the two variations of the same card. I kind of like the one with the ribbon and the ribbon slide better, but they both turned out pretty well.

Thanks so much for looking! Have a terrific day!!! :)

Pinch Proof

2009-03-08T17:02:00.004-04:00

The temperature here is finally into the upper 50's! Unfortunately, it's done nothing but rain... of course! At least it's not snowing, right?!?

I participated in today's featured stamper challenge on SCS. I chose to case THIS CARD from the featured stamper's gallery. I changed the colors, image, and omitted the bottom two buttons so I could add the ribbon and ribbon slide. I like how it turned out! Plus, I was in need of making some St. Patty's Day things!

RECIPE:
Stamps: Pinch Proof (SU)
Ink: Garden Green
Paper: Certainly Celery, Garden Green, Basic Black, White, Certainly Celery Prints dp (retired)
Accessories: Certainly Celery 5/8 inch grosgrain ribbon, Pewter Hodgepodge ribbon slide, Scalloped border punch, Classic and Scalloped Rectangle Nestabilities, Certainly Celery Buttons, dimensionals

Thanks so much for looking! Have a terrific day!!! :)

Boatloads of Love

2009-03-05T21:30:00.004-05:00

No new stamping today. The "Ways to Use It" challenge on SCS was to make an ATC (Artist Trading Card). ATC's really aren't my thing, so I sat today's challenge out.

I made this card a while ago, but never posted it on my blog. I think it has great "springy" colors.

RECIPE:
Stamps: Boatloads of Love
Paper: Watercolor, Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue, Rose Red, SU dp (sorry, I forget the name of the dp, but it's retired SU)
Ink: Stazon Black, reinkers
Accessories: 1/4 inch white grosgrain ribbon, white jumbo eyelets (non-SU), dimensionals, threading waters fiskars border punch,
Technique: Watercoloring with reinkers

I colored the boat by watercoloring with my reinkers and an aqua painter.

Thanks so much for looking! Have a wonderful day!!! :)

Springtime Lily

2009-03-04T22:01:00.005-05:00

I'm so ready for spring! Tomorrow it's supposed to reach close to 50 degrees here and I can't wait! That's unseasonably warm for Northeastern Ohio in March! Typically we can squeak out a few more snow days from school in March, but maybe not this winter. I'll trade a few snow days for nice, warm, SUNNY weather!

Since my mind is on spring today with the coming weather, I had to make a springy card for today's sketch challenge. I also had this fun set waiting for me in my mailbox when I got home this afternoon. Perfect for spring!!!

RECIPE:
Stamps: Enchanted Lily from Pink Cat Studio
Ink: Momento Black
Paper: Taken with Teal, Pumpkin Pie, White, Bali Breeze dp (retired from SU)
Accessories: Copic Markers, Clear Spica Glitter Pen (on wings and hair bows), word window punch, Classic Rectangle Nestabilities, dimensionals

I think she's just the cutest! I didn't think any of the Pink Cat Studio sets could top the "Lily and Billy Winter" set, but the "Enchanted Lily" set is just the cutest!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Have a wonderful day!!! :)

Cutie Pie Angel

2009-03-03T21:46:00.004-05:00

I'm such a wuss... I almost didn't stamp tonight because I burned my arm on the stove! Owie! Stupid baked potato! Stupid me! I had on my handy-dandy "ov glove" and reached in for a baked potato and then proceeded to touch the top of my arm (the unprotected part) to the oven rack above the stupid baked potato! I think I will probably have ill feelings towards potatoes from now on. After icing it for a while, I decided that the blister was inevitable and headed up to stamp. I'm just hoping it doesn't leave a scar... if anyone knows any miracle cures for having burns heal without a scar, I'm all ears!!!

Today's color combo on SCS was kiwi kiss, chocolate chip, and pink passion. Surprisingly I liked these colors together! Here's my card..

RECIPE:
Stamps: Hey Cupid! from C.C. Designs
Paper: Kiwi Kiss, Chocolate Chip, Pink Passion, White, Bella Rose dp
Ink: Black Momento
Accessories: Copic Markers, Kiwi Kiss Satin Ribbon, Scallop Border Punch, Classic Rectangle Nestabilities, dimensionals

How cute is that little angel?!? I had to use her because she's never seen ink! Shameful, really!

Thanks for looking today! I appreciate all your views and comments! It truly makes me smile everyday to think that people who are not my family or know me face to face come and visit my blog. My stamping friends are the best!!! :)

Valentine's Mailboxes

2009-03-02T20:37:00.006-05:00

Better late than never! Right? I made some of these decorated Valentine's mailboxes for my school secretaries and the other teachers that I work closely with at school. They were in the Dollar Spot at Target right after Christmas. I had seen them done on SCS for the last few years, but never tried them myself. They were soooo easy! I followed the tutorial on Emily Giovanni's blog HERE.

Here's my creations....

I created these using various SU designer papers.... some retired.

RECIPE:
Stamps: Love you Much (SU)
Paper: Candy Cane, Loves Me (retired)
Accessories: Scalloped Circle Punch, SU Markers, 1/4 inch grosgrain ribbon, Pretties kit flowers & Bazzile flowers, rhinestone brads, glue dots

Thanks so much for looking! Have a terrific day! :)

March Already?!?!?!

2009-03-01T20:43:00.005-05:00

Can you believe that it's March already!?!? I totally planned to take a few days off from blogging and stamping and before I knew it, the whole month of February was past! Time certainly does fly!

I do have a card to share today. I haven't participated in any challenges on SCS since January, so doing today's challenge felt good. Today's challenge was a featured stamper challenge and I chose to case this card HERE. As you can see, I changed the colors, stamps, background paper, and used a Spellbinder's snowflake instead of the circular sentiment panel.

Here's my card....
RECIPE:
Stamps: Winter Bear from C.C. Designs
Paper: White, Sage Shadow, Wintergreen dp (SU retired)
Ink: Black Momento
Accessories: Copic Markers, Classic Circle and Scalloped Circle Nestabilities, Spellbinders Snowflakes die, green rhinestone brad, white satin ribbon

For as tired of winter as I am, I can't believe that I'm still creating winter cards! But this little bear was just too cute with his snowman friend and I hadn't inked him up yet!

Thanks so much for looking! That's all for today! Have a wonderful day!!! :)

SNOW DAY!!!!

2009-01-28T21:20:00.005-05:00

Yes! All my praying and backwards pajama-wearing worked! I had today off today! We got about 14 inches of snow! That's a TON of snow! We actually have even more than that on the ground because the snow from past snow storms hasn't melted! My hubby said that you can't see the bushes in front of our house. We've had a record-breaking amount of snowfall for the Cleveland area for January. We've broken the record set from the blizzard of 1978! I, of course, didn't venture outside today. I can see all the snow just fine from the window! Living in Ohio, I definitely know what it looks like already and I don't need an upclose look!

I played along in today's sketch challenge on SCS. I wanted to make some elegant birthday cards for the people I work with. February is a VERY popular birthday month where I work, so I'll need quite a stockpile!

Here's my card....

RECIPE:
Stamps: Garden of Life (PTI)
Ink: Raspberry Fizz (PTI)
Paper: Raspberry Fizz, Black, White, and Black & White dp (all from PTI)
Accessories: Classic Rectangle Nestabilities, Corner rounder punch, Swiss Dots Cuttlebug embossing folder, Rhinestone Stickers

What do you think? I was trying for classic-elegant feminine style. I think it's kind-of retro too... because of the pattern of the dp.

That's all for today. I'm sure I'll be back to work tomorrow. Hopefully I'll get in some more time in my stamp room.

Thanks for stopping by and looking! Have a wonderful day!!! :)

Hoppy Little Frogs

2009-01-27T21:20:00.003-05:00

Today's color challenge on SCS was to use Pacific Point, Baja Breeze, and Garden Green together. I must admit that I am not totally thrilled with this year's SU In-Colors... so I pretty much have full packs of the Pacific Point and the Baja Breeze. It was a challenge for me to use these colors together! Here's what I came up with...

Cute, huh? I think it's kind of masculine. What do you think?

RECIPE:
Stamps: Pond Life, Pond Life Sentiments, Birthday Basics (all from PTI)
Ink: Baja Breeze, Pacific Point, Garden Green
Paper: Baja Breeze, Pacific Point, Garden Green, white
Accessories: Spots & Dots Cuttlebug embossing folder, 1 1/4 inch & 1 3/8 inch circle punches, word window punch, Baja Breeze Button, linen thread, dimentionals

Tonight we're getting a HUGE snowstorm!!!! I'm hopeful that tomorrow will be a S-N-O-W-D-A-Y for me. (Notice that I spelled it out and didn't "say" it.... so I don't jinx it!) Yes, I'll be wearing my pajamas backwards and flushing ice cubes down the toilet all in the hope that my phone will ring sometime between 6:00 and 7:00 am tomorrow morning! I know... I know.... I'm just as bad as the kids!

Thanks for stopping by today and peeking at my blog. Have a wonderful day!!! :)

I'm back!

2009-01-26T21:15:00.004-05:00

Sorry I haven't posted in soooo long! I was really sick for a couple of weeks, then I turned 30, then I had report cards to do, and the list goes on and on.... I'm sure you can relate.

So in all realness, I haven't done any stamping in a few weeks. I participated in today's technique challenge on SCS. You had to make a card using pleates of some kind. I'm not sure how much I like today's card, but at least I participated in the challenge and got myself stamping again.

RECIPE:
Stamps: Pocket Silhouettes (SU)
Paper: Not Quite Navy, Baja Breeze, White, Urban Garden designer paper
Ink: Not Quite Navy
Accessories: Classic Square Nestabilities, Word Window punch, Sewing machine

Thanks for looking! Have a wonderful day!!! :)

Big Winner!

2009-01-06T19:43:00.004-05:00

Today's color challenge on SCS was to use Brilliant Blue, Garden Green, and Pumpkin Pie. This definitely sounded like a tough combination! But here's what I came up with...

RECIPE:
Stamps: Game Night (new in SU's next catty)
Ink: Brilliant Blue, Garden Green, Pumpkin Pie
Paper: Brilliant Blue, Garden Green, Pumpkin Pie, White
Accessories: Brilliant Blue brads, Classic Square Nestabilities

Pretty cute! I really like the bright colors... very out of my element!

Thanks so much for looking today! Have a wonderful day! :)

Sparkley Birthday!

2009-01-05T21:41:00.006-05:00

Today's technique challenge on SCS was to create a card using red line sticky tape and glitter. Let me tell you.... this was one MESSY challenge! I'll probably be glittery for weeks!

I chose to create 2 cards... both following the same basic layout... just some slight variations with color and orientation on the cards.

Here's my first card...

RECIPE:
Stamps: Crazy for Cupcakes
Paper: Pink Passion, Orchid Opulence, White
Ink: Black, SU Markers
Accessories: Red Line sticky tape, pink and purple fine glitter, labels nestabilities, Spica glitter pen, dimensionals

Here's my second card...

I didn't change too much. The card is upright instead of horizontal. I also used pink and black glitter and changed the orchid opulence out for the black. It gives it a "hip" feel I think!

I used the Spica glitter pens on the sprinkles on the cupcake and the flame on the candle.

That's all for today! Thanks so much for looking! Have a wonderful day!!! :)

Back to School Bummin'

2009-01-04T19:28:00.004-05:00

So sad! My vacation is over and I'll be heading back to work tomorrow. I'll be counting down the days until Spring Break... sad, but true! I really enjoyed not having to get up in the morning and probably procratinated WAY TOO MUCH on work that I brought home. Who am I kidding when I pack my bag full of stuff for a break?!? Seriously! I think I only opened up my bag once over the last 2 weeks, so I'll be doing some MAJOR catch up this week.

Today's featured stamper was JulieHRR. I chose to case THIS card from her gallery. As you can probably see, I changed the colors a little bit and used a different stamp set. I stuck with the same theme and only made the main image bigger on the layout. I also used my threading waters punch from Fiskars instead of scalloped scissors and used much larger rhinestone stickers in the centers of the flowers.

Here's my card...

RECIPE:
Stamps: Just Buzzin' By (new from SU in upcoming catty), Stem Sayings (SU)
Paper: White, So Saffron, Petals & Paisley dp (retired SU)
Ink: Black, SU Markers (So Saffron & Close to Cocoa)
Accessories: Fiskars Threading Water punch, Classic Circle and Scalloped Circle Nestabilities, Pretties flowers, blue rhinestone stickers, 1/4 inch white grosgrain ribbon

Thanks so much for looking today! Have a wonderful day!!! :)

Jackpot, Baby!

2009-01-03T18:52:00.005-05:00

Sorry it's been so long since I posted. The holidays really sucked up a lot of my time, and then I ended up getting really sick! What a bummer winter break this year! I was sick just about the entire 2 weeks I had off from school! Blech!

Being sick really ruined my stamping mojo. Today was the first time since Christmas Eve since I've stamped, or even set foot in my stamp room. I did manage to read all 4 books in the Twilight series while I was sick. They were definitely page turners and if you haven't read them.... I strongly reccommend them! Seriously... I read four 600+ page books in less than 2 weeks... they are THAT good!

Today I created some Christmas thank you/good luck in 2009 cards to send out to family and friends. I followed the January 2009 Sheetload of Cards layout to mass produce 8 of these cards. Plus I got to use one of the new Sneak Peek sets from SU's upcoming catty which will be released in a few weeks. Super fun!

RECIPE:
Stamps: Game Night (SU)
Paper: So Saffron, Basic Black, Real Red, White, Game Night dp (SU)
Ink: Black, Real Red
Accessories: Real Red 1/4 inch grosgrain ribbon

Thanks so much for looking today! I hope you have a wonderful 2009!!! Have a wonderful day!!! :)

Lily and Billy Winter

2008-12-24T12:53:00.004-05:00

Merry Christmas Eve! I hope that everyone is enjoying time with their family. Santa will soon be on his way!!!!

I participated in this week's sketch challenge on SCS. Here's my card...

This set is from The Pink Cat Studio and can be purchased from allthatscraps.com. It's such a fun set to color with Copics. Plus the images are totally cute too!!!

RECIPE:
Stamps: Lily and Billy Winter
Ink: Momento Black, Bashful Blue
Paper: White, Bashful Blue, Frosty Day DP (SU)
Accessories: Copic Markers, Spica Glitter Pen, 1 inch and 1 1/4 inch circle punches, soft subtles button, silver cording, dimentionals

I shaded the snow around Lily and Billy with my Copic markers and then went over it with a silver Spica glitter pen to make the snow sparkle. It's really subtle, but pretty.

Thanks for stopping by today! Have a wonderful Christmas Eve! I hope Santa is good to you this year!!! :)

Crawling out from underneath Christmas!

2008-12-23T18:58:00.003-05:00

I'm back! The last few weeks were really hectic and I've had very little time to stamp or blog. I'm sure that everyone can relate to the hectic-ness!

I finally had time to participate in one of the challenges on SCS today. This week's color challenge was to use So Saffron, Orchid Opulence, and Cameo Coral. Blech!!!! I'm so not a fan of So Saffron, but I gave the challenge a shot anyways.

I always need birthday cards for co-workers at school, so I used these colors to create one.

Here's my card...

It turned out much better than I thought! Kind of cute, actually!

RECIPE:
Stamps: Crazy for Cupcakes
Ink: Black Momento
Paper: So Saffron, Orchid Opulence, Cameo Coral, White
Accessories: Oval Nestabilities, White Satin Ribbon (PTI), Cuttlebug embossing folders, Stardust Glitter Pen, SU Markers in Cameo Coral, Orchid Opulence, Going Gray, Rose Red

That's all for today!!! I hope you are all enjoying time with your families this week! Merry Christmas!!! :)

Classy Wedding Card

2008-12-03T07:00:00.001-05:00

I didn't really need a wedding card, but it never hurts to have some on hand, right? Today's color challenge on SCS was to use Sahara Sand, Very Vanilla, and Basic Black. This is a classy combination, so I decided to create a wedding card.

Pretty, isn't it? Those tiny rhinestones on the flowers took me FOR-EVA!!! But it was worth it... check out that sparkle!

RECIPE:
Stamps: Piece of Cake & Wedding Day (both Papertreyink sets)
Ink: Sahara Sand (SU), Black (Palette), Vintage Cream (Palette)
Paper: Vintage Cream (PTI), Basic Black, & Sahara Sand (SU)
Accessories: Vintage Cream satin ribbon (PTI), rhinestone stickies, Love Language Cuttlebug Embossing Folder

That's all for today! Thanks so much for stopping by and looking! Have a wonderful day!!! :)

Turkey-rific time!

2008-12-01T07:00:00.001-05:00

I hope that all of you had a Turkey-rific time during Thanksgiving. I spent a lot of time with family and friends over the past few days. My family traditionally goes out for our Thanksgiving dinner. We always go to a really nice restaurant and that way no one has to worry about cooking and cleaning and getting all stressed out. After dinner, we went to my parents house and played a few games of "Scene It", a movie clip trivia game.

On Friday, I cooked my first ever turkey! My husband was given a fresh turkey as a gift from one of the contractors he works with... it was 20 pounds!!!! Jeff cut it in half, so I actually only cooked half of it... the other half is in our freezer. I made the traditional Thanksgiving feast with stuffing, mashed pototoes, rolls, cranberry relish, etc.! Busy! Busy! My parents and Jeff's parent's came over for the feast!

We spent Saturday with friends from out of town. We met them at the Hard Rock Cafe in Cleveland for lunch and ended up spending the afternoon at the Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame. Personally, I found the museum kind of boring.... yawn! I guess if you are REALLY into music history, then it would probably be interesting. I did enjoy seeing the stage clothing of many artists, Elvis Presley's purple Cadillac, and a letter that Madonna wrote to a girlfriend while attending the University of Michigan (who knew?).

I finally got in some stamping today!!!! I had 5 days off from school, but only got in 1 day of stamping!!! Something is definitely WRONG with that picture! I participated in today's Featured Stamper challenge on SCS and chose to case THIS CARD. As you can see, I changed a lot.

Here's my card...

RECIPE:
Stamps: A Cardinal Christmas (SU)
Ink: Black Momento
Paper: Always Artichoke, Ridinghood Red, Very Vanilla, Basic Gray Wassail dp
Accessories: Prismacolor Pencils, Gamsol, Labels Nestabilities, Pretties kit, Rhinestone brad, Ridinghood Red tafetta ribbon, Janome Sew Mini

Yes.... that is sewing on my card! I purchased my first EVER sewing machine! Right now it's all jammed up... so I'll be spending my evening fixing the big mess I made. But so far, I LOVE IT!!!

Anyways, to give you a laugh, I LOVE to dress up my kitty! She isn't so fond of it, but has MANY different outfits. To put you in the Christmas spirit....

Mia says.... "Christmas is right around the corner!"

Thanks for stopping by today! Have a wonderful day!!! :)

Exciting News!!!

2008-11-25T07:00:00.000-05:00

This totally isn't stamping news, but I passed my National Boards! I am now a National Board Certified Teacher! For those of you who aren't teachers, this is a BIG deal!!! I'm so excited!!! I passed on my first try too! I was totally thinking that I'd have to reapply and resubmit and then wait another whole year, but I didn't have to! Hooray!!!

Plus, a local TV channel came to my school today to do two different stories on our school.... one on severe allergies and another on community service in the schools. They filmed in my classroom and I was on the news tonight!!! I'm famous!!! Well... for about seven seconds anyways! :)

Now... on to the stamping!

This week's Techique Lover's Challenge was to create a pop-up gift card. This was such a fun project! HERE'S THE LINK to the video tutorial.

I made two different versions of this project....

Here's the first version.

Here's the second version...

I totally like the second version better. I think I like the designer paper better than the first one, but it's really just a matter of preference. They both totally work the same and are usable!

Here's a shot of what it looks like open. The gift card "pops" up when it's open.. that was hard to photograph laying down.

Before I give the gift card and holder I would embellish the inside a little more, but I was running short on time tonight.

RECIPE: (for both gift card holders)
Stamps: Best Yet (SU)
Ink: Ridinghood Red
Paper: Ridinghood Red, Always Artichoke, Very Vanilla, Basic Gray Wassail designer paper
Accessories: Ridinghood Red Tafetta Ribbon, Rhinestone brad, Key Tag Punch, Designer Label Punch, Circle Punch, Word Window Punch (used on the inside to create the card slot), SU Snowflake Die

That's all for today!!! Thanks so much for stopping by and looking! Have a wonderful day!!! :)

Snow! Snow! Snow!

2008-11-19T07:00:00.000-05:00

Well, it snowed here this week! A LOT!!! We get what's called "Lake Effect" snow off of Lake Erie. You see, Lake Erie's water is still pretty warm. The cold air from Canada blows over it and the moisture floating in the air over Lake Erie condenses into snow flakes because of the temperature difference. We get a TON of snow because of this. But I love snow... just not on the roads! I was driving home from work today and a car slid off the road into somebody's front yard right in front of me! Eeek! Needless to say, I drove home at a snail's pace!

Here's a shot of my backyard...

Isn't it pretty??! We got about 4 inches total... not too shabby!

This week's color challenge was a repeat... Real Red, Basic Black, and Kraft. I wanted to make a Christmas card with these colors and when I got going, Santa's belt worked it's way into my layout. I think the band across the middle reminds me of Santa's belt... maybe it's a stretch!

This is a newly released set from C.C. Designs called "Christmas Around the World". I just can't get enough of the little monkey! The set includes different ways to say "Merry Christmas" in different languages. I chose the traditional route, but I could have used the sentiment in Hawaiian, German, French, etc.

I colored the monkey with my Copic Markers and then I added Spica Glitter Pens to his hat and he ornaments. I used the Classic Square and Labels 1 Nestabilities to frame the main image. The bow on the card took me FOREVER to tie. Arghhh! I can't stand it when I can't get the ribbon to do what I want. But I finally won that battle! :)

RECIPE:
Stamps: Christmas Around the World (C.C. Designs)
Ink: Momento Black
Paper: Real Red, Basic Black, Kraft, White
Accessories: Copic Markers, Spica Glitter Pens, Classic Square and Labels 1 Nestabilities, 1/4 inch black grosgrain ribbon, dimentionals

That's all for today! Thanks so much for stopping by and looking! Have a wonderful day!!! :)

Chrismas Teabag Fold

2008-11-18T07:00:00.001-05:00

This week's technique lover's challenge on SCS was to create a card using the teabag fold. Directions and pictures for this technique can be found HERE. The folding part is really easy... it's the figuring out how it is glued together that's a little more challenging. Once I figured out that the edges are glued 90 degress at the fold, that made it go a lot faster. It's really quite an easy and eye-catching technique.

RECIPE:
Stamps: Sentiment from A Cardinal Christmas
Ink: Ridinghood Red
Paper: Old Olive, Ridinghood Red, White, Ski Slope designer paper
Accessories: SU Top Note die, Corner rounder punch, Nestabilities tag, Ridinghood Red Tafetta ribbon, Metallic Rub-on paste, rhinestone brad

I cut the sentiment tag using my Spellbinder's ribbon tag dies. I then embossed it in my cuttlebug and lightly rubbed red metallic rub-on paste on it to emphasize the embossing.

Thanks so much for looking today! Have a wonderful day!!! :)

Anyone? Anyone? Bueller? Bueller?

2008-11-17T07:00:00.000-05:00

Anyone out there? It's been a while since I've had any comments. This is my shameless plea to please let me know you are lurking around out there. :)

I didn't get in any stamping yesterday. I was a total lazy bum! I've been fighting off a cold for about 2 weeks now and I think it caught up with me yesterday. I slept in until noon! Not kidding! I woke up and looked at my alarm clock and about died! Noon! Who does that?!? Well, after I went downstairs and ate breakfast, I stayed in my pj's until about 2:00, just chillin' on the couch, watching tv. After that, my hubby and I went out the Kohl's and did some shopping and then out to dinner. That was it! I was totally a bum yesterday!

Today I hit the grocery store. I HATE the grocery store! I would much rather spend my money on fun stamping stuff than spend it on uber-expensive food. If we totally didn't need it for survival, that would definitely be one expense that I'd forgo.

This week's featured stamper challenge on SCS was from Kendra's gallery. She has a lot of neato cards in her gallery, but I finally settled on casing this one. As you can see, I kept the layout the same, but changed the colors, stamps, and designer paper. It's been a few weeks since I've inked up my cutie-patootie turkey from InkyAntics... and with Thanksgiving right around the corner, I couldn't resist!

Isn't he cute?!?!

Here's a shot of the inside.

I used SU's newest designer paper, Frosty Day, from the Holiday mini catalog. I wanted to use Thanksgiving colors and thought this did the job pretty well. The turkey is colored with Copic Markers. I'm pretty much addicted to them, even though I have a TON of other coloring options to choose from. I really needto challenge myself to pull out the gamsol and prismas or my watercolor crayons more often.

RECIPE:
Stamps: Turkey and sentiments from InkyAntics
Ink: Basic Brown (SU), Momento black
Paper: Tangerine Tango, Kiwi Kiss, Close to Cocoa, Very Vanilla, Frosty Day designer paper (SU)
Accessories: Copic Markers, clear button, kiwi kiss button, linen thread

Thanks so much for looking today! Have a wonderful week!!!! :)

Warm Happiness

2008-11-15T07:00:00.000-05:00

Friday's Limited Supply Challenge on SCS was to use only acrylic stamps on your project. I have many, many acrylic stamps that have sadly, never seen ink! I pulled out my Papertreyink set, Warm Happiness, that was released last month. Tonight is Papertrey's newest release... I haven't even inked up all the sets that I ordered last month yet!

As you can see, I used the same set to create two cards. I pulled sketches from a sketch book I found this summer at Hobby Lobby. When I see coffee mugs, I automatically think of the color brown. I should really try to challenge myself and use colors that are "out of my box", but this just felt right today.

RECIPE: (Card #1)
Stamps: Warm Happiness (PTI)
Ink: Dark Chocolate, Sahara Sand
Paper: Dark Chocolate, Kraft, Vintage Cream (all PTI)
Accessories: Classic Rectangle and Circle Nestabilities, flower from the SU Pretties kit (dyed with Dark Chocolate Pallete ink and heat set, vanilla pearl from Pretties kit

RECIPE: (Card #2)
Stamps: Warm Happiness (PTI)
Ink: Dark Chocolate, Sahara Sand
Paper: Dark Chocolate, Kraft, Vintage Cream (all PTI)
Accessories: Classic Rectangle Nestabilities, dimentionals, Dark Chocolate twill ribbon (PTI), corner rounder punch

Dying the flower was really easy. All you need is an ink pad, a sponge dauber, and a silk flower. I used Palette ink, because I knew it could be heat set and is permenant on fabric. If you ever stamp on clothing, Palette ink is the way to go because it won't wash out once it is heat set. All I did to dye the flower was to smoosh it into my Dark Chocolate ink pad. I used the sponge dauber to really smoosh it in and spread the ink. Then I heat set the flower with my heat gun. I held the flower on my heat resistant stamping surface with my paper piercer so it wouldn't blow away and I wouldn't burn my fingers. Ta-Da! A perfectly coordinating dyed flower!

Thanks so much for looking today! I hope you have a wonderful weekend!!! :)

Snowflake Serenade Batik

2008-11-14T07:00:00.000-05:00

The "Ways to Use It" challenge on SCS this week was to incorporate watercolor paper into our creations. I wanted to do something different than the traditional watercoloring of an image, so I went back to a technique I described a few weeks ago... Colorwash Batik.

This technique is really easy, but a little time consuming. First, you stamp your images in Versamark all over the watercolor paper and emboss with clear embossing powder. Then you mix up a few drops of reinkers with water in a spray bottle and spray it all over your watercolor paper. On my card, I used Soft Sky and Night of Navy reinkers in two separate spray bottles. After you spray on your color, let the watercolor paper dry. This can take a while because your watercolor paper is saturated. Once dry, sandwich your watercolor paper between two sheets of computer paper and iron on high (no steam), until the embossing is melted away onto the computer paper. Waa-laa! You have created colorwash batik!

Here's my card...

Pretty! Sparkley too! I spritzed the watercolor paper with Perfect Pearls shimmer spray before I ironed the embossing powder away.

RECIPE:
Stamps: Snowflake Serenade (PTI), sentiment from Merry & Bright Additions (PTI)
Ink: Night of Navy, Versamark, Reinkers in Night of Navy and Soft Sky
Paper: Night of Navy, White, Watercolor
Accessories: Night of Navy 1/4 inch grosgrain ribbon, silver edge sheer ribbon (PTI), Perfect Pearls, spritzer bottles, iron, clear embossing powder

The layout is very simple, but I didn't want the card to be too busy with all the shimmer and colorwashing. I like the simplicity!

Thanks so much for stopping by and looking today! Have a wonderful day!!! :)

Happiness is a Journey

2008-11-13T07:00:00.000-05:00

This week's sketch challenge on SCS can be found HERE. I really like this sketch! I wanted to make a masculine card and pulled out some of my OLD retired SU cardstock and designer papers. YES! I am still hoarding this stuff! I wanted a rustic, manly feel so I reached for SU's retired Sentimental Journey designer paper and then designed the rest of the colors for my card around that.

Here's my card...

RECIPE:
Stamps: Happiness is a Journey
Ink: True Thyme, Sahara Sand
Paper: Very Vanilla, Sahara Sand, True Thyme, Chocolate Chip, Sentimenal Journey Designer Paper (SU retired)
Accessories: Jumbo Pewter Eyelets, Classic Square Nestabilities, Pewter brads, Photo corner punch, dimentionals
Technique: sponging

Believe it or not, this card is 100% SU, with the tiny exception of the Nestabilities. The way I see it though, anyone can cut squares of cardstock... which makes it SU only. The nesties just make that step a little easier! Right? The True Thyme and designer paper are retired (for about 2 years now!) from SU and I pulled them from my sick collection. I really need to use up this stuff and quit hoarding it! Using it up=more space=more room for new stuff!

I stamped the train image in True Thyme ink onto a Very Vanilla panel. I then sponged Sahara Sand ink all over the cardstock and the edges. The card base is Sahara Sand, which I sponged more Sahara Sand ink over top of to make it look smokey... like smoke from the train. I also hoard those jumbo eyelets... but I sucked it up and put them to use on this card.

That's all for today! Thanks so much for looking! Have a wonderful day!!! :)

Out of this World

2008-11-12T07:00:00.001-05:00

This week's color challenge was to use Pacific Point, Certainly Celery, and Basic Gray on a project. Here's what I came up with...

RECIPE:
Stamps: Out of this World from Lizzie Anne Designs
Ink: Black Momento
Paper: Pacific Point, Basic Gray, Certainly Celery, white
Accessories: star eyelets, Copic Markers, Labels and Classic Squares Nestabilities, Spots and Dots Cuttlebug embossing folder, dimentionals

I thought this would make a perfect boy birthday card. I stamped the inside to say, "Hope your Birthday is a Blast!". I also stamped a little alien-dude on the inside.

The main image is colored with Copic markers. I framed the image with the Labels 2 Nestabilities that were recently released. The background was cuttlebugged... doesn't it look like the surface of the moon? I've had the little star eyelets for FOREVER, but never pull them out and use them. Enough hoarding!!! I've got to use the stuff I have!

Thank you so much for looking! I hope you have a wonderful day!!! :)

Christmas Tree Box

2008-11-11T07:00:00.002-05:00

This week's technique challenge on SCS was to create a Christmas Tree box. The pattern and directions can be found HERE. It was soooo easy-peasy to create and look how cute it is! I'll definitely be creating more of these in the future.

This is a picture of the closed box. You can easily hang it on a Christmas tree and use it as just an ornament, or fill it up with chocolate goodies! I stamped the entire box with one of the pattern stamps from Papertreyink's Merry & Bright stamp set. I then folded the box up and decorated the outside.

I used Ridinghood Red and Always Artichoke cardstock and ink to decorate the outside of the boxes. I then also stamped some Hershey's Nuggets for the boxes.

I could fit 4 Hershey's Nuggets inside each Christmas Tree box. It was a tight fit, but they do squeeze in there.

Here's the recipe:

RECIPE:
Stamps: Merry & Bright and Merry & Bright Additions from Papertreyink
Ink: Ridinghood Red, Always Artichoke
Paper: Kraft, Very Vanilla, Ridinghood Red, Always Artichoke
Accessories: Ridinghood Red tafetta ribbon, Snow Blossom punch, small star punch, word window punch, petite oval Nestabilities, rhinestone brads from the Pretties kit, dimentionals, Hershey nuggets, address labels

That's all for today! Thanks so much for looking! Have a wonderful day!!! :)

A Piece of Cake!

2008-11-10T07:00:00.000-05:00

This weekend's featured stamper on SCS was Wendy Bell. I had a really tough time choosing a card to case from her gallery because they were all so awesome! I ended up settling on THIS one. As you can see, I changed the colors, ribbon design, cuttlebug folder, and used my Labels Nesties on the main image panel. It was such a great card to begin with that I had a tough time changing anything!

RECIPE:
Stamps: Piece of Cake from Papertreyink
Ink: River Rock, Blue Bayou, Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie
Paper: River Rock, Chocolate Chip, Blue Bayou, White
Accessories: Labels Nestabilities, Blue Bayou double stitched ribbon, paper piercer, cuttlebug embossing folders (Happy Birthday & Spots and Dots)

I love that I can use this card for a male birthday. I always have such a hard time creating masculine cards... but these colors are perfect!

Thanks so much for looking today! Have a wonderful day!!! :)

Country Dress

2008-11-09T07:00:00.000-05:00

Happy Weekend!!! Boy, was I ever ready for some time to relax! I didn't get to any stamping today, but I do have a project to share with you.

This card was made for an Inspiration Challenge on SCS. I actually made it REALLY early in the morning after I had driven my parents to the airport. I am NOT a morning person and I hardly ever do any stamping in the morning. I am totally a night owl and tend to do my best work late at night... that includes stamping! So this card was unusual for me in that aspect.

RECIPE:
Stamps: Retro Boutique (Gina K), Linen (SU)
Ink: Black
Paper: Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, Basic Gray designer paper--Cupcake pack
Accessories: brads, ticket corner punch, Chocolate Chip satin ribbon, SU markers (Ruby Red & Chocolate Chip)

I stamped the dress 3 times... on the Very Vanilla layer, on the red designer paper, and on the blue designer paper. I then paper pieced the dress together onto the white layer. I used SU markers to color in some details on the dress. The edges were sponged with chocolate chip ink. The designer paper is from the Basic Gray pack called "Cupcake". I totally love the patterns in this pack and am totally hoarding it!

Thanks so much for looking! Have a wonderful day!!! :)

Soft, Sparkley Baby

2008-11-08T07:00:00.000-05:00

Another short post today. I made this card a while back after I saw Debbie Olson create a similar card. This card is definitely CASED from her amazing artwork. I absolutely love this image from Flourishes and would one day like to paint it on the nursery wall for a baby daughter. Wouldn't that be perfect?!?

RECIPE:
Stamps: Rock-a-bye from Flourishes
Ink: Black Stazon
Paper: White, Lavender Moon, Plum Pudding (PTI), Watercolor paper
Accessories: Twinkling H2O's, Oval classic and scalloped Nestabilities, Plum Pudding double stitched grosgrain ribbon (PTI), ScorePal, corner rounder punch

The image was stamped in Stazon ink onto watercolor paper and then watercolored with Twinkling H2O's. The sparkle and sheen is just gorgeous! The main image was cut out with my nesties.

I scored the checkerboard pattern into the background paper with my ScorePal. It really gave the card a "quilted" effect. Overall, the card is very basic, so the scored lines really add a lot.

That's all for today! Thanks so much for looking! Have a wonderful night!!! :)

Whoot! Whoot!

2008-11-07T07:00:00.001-05:00

I didn't get any stamping in today. Tonight was massage night. I'll definitely sleep well tonight, now that all the knots in my neck and shoulders are worked out. Stamping is one type of therapy for me... massages are another! :)

I made this card a while ago and sent it to my brother for his birthday. He is definitely the "Wise Guy" of the family, but I'm very proud of him. This card suits him!

RECIPE:
Stamps: You are a Hoot from Cornish Heritage Farms, Paisley
Ink: Black Momento
Paper: Creamy Caramel, Chocolate Chip, Sage Shadow, Cranberry Crisp, White (all SU)
Accessories: Copic Markers, circle punches, pewter hodgepodge hardware (clip & brads), Cranberry Crisp stitched ribbon, dimentionals

Quickie post for today! Thanks so much for looking! Have a wonderful day!!! :)

Monkey Love!

2008-11-06T07:00:00.001-05:00

Here's my card for this week's sketch challenge on SCS. I needed a sympathy card to give to a co-worker. Her 28 year old cousin passed away suddenly this week from an unknown heart condition. Sympathy cards are always hard to do... but this adorable little monkey should do the trick to help bring a little sunshine.

RECIPE:
Stamps: Monkey Love by C.C. Designs
Ink: Momento Black, Lemon Tart (PTI), Dark Chocolate (PTI)
Paper: Lemon Tart, Dark Chocolate, White, Dark Chocolate dp (all from Papertreyink)
Accessories: Labels Nestabilities, Copic Markers, Ticket corner punch, Pretties (SU), faux Dew Drops (from Michaels), dimentionals

I colored the cute little monkey with my Copic Markers. I then used my new Labels Nestabilities to cut out the image and framed it using Lemon Tart and Dark Chocolate cardstock, also cut with the Labels Nesties. I used SU's ticket corner punch on all the other corners to make the card more uniform. I pulled out my much neglected Pretties kit and used the smalled flowers. I centered a "faux" dew drop (found in the clearance bin at Michaels) in each flower to give them a yellow, 3-D center. The main monkey image panels are popped up on dimentionals. It's hard to see in the picture, but I stamped bananas on all the Lemon Tart panels with Lemon Tart ink. The sentiment was stamped in Dark Chocolate ink.

That's it for today! Don't forget to head over to the allthatscraps blog to check out more sneak peaks before their big release on Monday, November 10th at 10:00pm est.

Thanks so much for looking! Have a wonderful day!!! :)

Turtle Birthday

2008-11-05T07:00:00.000-05:00

This week's color challenge on SCS was to use Pretty in Pink, Kiwi Kiss, and Ridinghood Red on our projects. I've really been on a roll lately using my stamps from C.C. Designs.. so of course I had to do yet another! On Monday at 10:00pm, allthatscraps is releasing some more C.C. Designs stamps--and I'm positive that they will be absolutely adorable and "must-haves" for your stamp collection. There's more information and some sneak peaks over on their blog HERE.
Here's my card...

Isn't it cute? At first I wasn't too sure about these colors, but now I think it has grown on me. Here's the recipe:

RECIPE:
Stamps: Froggie and Friends by C.C. Designs, sentimet from Birthday Basics (PTI)
Ink: black Momento
Paper: Kiwi Kiss, Pretty in Pink, Ridinghood Red, White, Bella Rose dp
Accessories: Copic Markers, Nestabilities (classic square, labels, and tags), hodgepodge hardware, Ridinghood Red striped grosgrain ribbon, Swiss dots cuttlebug embossing folder, dimentionals

I colored the main image with my Copic markers and then cut out the cutie-patootie turtle with my classic square Nestabilities. I cut a second layer with the classic square nesties to frame the image and then framed the whole thing with a ridinghood red layer cut with my new labels Nestabilities. This is all popped up on dimentionals.... which is hard to see in the picture.

Do you notice anything new about my picture? YES!!!! I finally got a new photo-editing program! I finally gave up on my hubby and just went and got my own. It was surprisingly easy to add the watermark... but I'm soooooo excited about it.

Anyways... thanks so much for visiting today! Have a wonderful day!!! :)

Wintertime Fun!

2008-11-04T10:00:00.001-05:00

Yesterday's technique challenge was to create a medallion using a corner punch. The technique tutorial can be found HERE. It's really easy to make and lots of fun to do!

I pulled out more C.C. Design's stamps for this card. They're just too cute!! The medallion made me think of snow, so I went with a winter themed card.

RECIPE:
Stamps: Wintertime Fun by C.C. Designs
Ink: black Momento
Paper: White, Aqua Mist, Ocean Tides, Silver (all Papertreyink)
Accessories: Copic Markers, Large Circle Nestabilities, EK Success Heart Corner punch, Snowflakes Cuttlebug embossing folder, white tafetta ribbon (SU), silver metallic rub-on paste, clear Spica glitter pen

Isn't it cute!?!?

I colored the image with Copic markers and then colored the white on the coat and a little bit of the snowman with a clear Spica glitter pen to give it a subtle shimmer. I also used silver metallic rub-on paste on the cuttlebugged snowflakes to make them standout a little more in the background. The entire card has a soft subtle shimmer to it.

Thanks so much for looking! Again, I apologize for the crummy pictures. I am STILL waiting for my husband to bring home the photo-editing computer program that I need from his work. It was on my computer before it crashed a few weeks ago, but I lost the program in the big crash. Anyday now, I'm hoping that he'll remember to bring it home. There's only so many reminders a girl can give, right?

See you soon! Have a wonderful day!!! :)

Totally Tubular!

2008-11-03T11:22:00.000-05:00

Here's a quick blog post for today! I sort of messed up a little on this card, but I still think it turned out cute. I intended on using Really Rust on this card... and I did on the background layer. I accidentally left out some Tangerine Tango from yesterday's card and ended up using that on this card behind the main image. Ooooops! Can you tell the difference? It's really subtle... more subtle than I ever thought! You have to look really close to tell the difference.

Anyhoo... Here's my card...

RECIPE:
Stamps: Summertime Fun by C.C. Designs
Ink: Momento black
Paper: Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip, Really Rust, Tangerine Tango (ooops!), White, Bo Bunny dp
Accessories: Copic Markers, Rectangle Classic Nestabilities, Spellbinders ribbon tag, Chocolate Chip taffeta ribbon, metallic rub-on paste

Cute, huh? This was a really fun image to color.

Thanks so much for looking today! Have a wonderful day!!! :)

Froggie Flies Away!

2008-11-02T19:46:00.009-05:00

I finally got to some stamping today. Friday and Saturday are a complete blur! Running from my husband's great aunt's funeral across town to my mother's birthday dinner... crazy!

Now I'm not feeling well. Isn't that the way it always goes?? I think it's because I'm so totally run down from running here, there, and everywhere. I'm hopeful that my illness passes quickly.... especially since it's starting to resemble the stomach flu and I have one more day of parent-teacher conferences to get through tomorrow.

Today's featured stamper on SCS was Becca Stamps. I chose to case THIS card from her gallery. I changed quite a bit. First, I chose to use this ADORABLE stamp set from C.C. Designs, called "Froggie and Friends". I'm always in need of birthday cards, since I recognize everyone's birthday at work. I chose to ink up the cutie frog and made him flying away by the balloons. I colored the image with my Copic markers. I cut out the image with the classic circle Nestabilities and then framed the image with another layer of classic circle Nestabilities in Pixie Pink, and my brand new pinking circle Nestabilities in tangerine tango. It was killing me this week that I couldn't play with my new Nesties that arrived on Thursday!!!

I used SU's Bella Rose designer paper as my top layer behind the image panel and then layered more kiwi kiss, pixie pink, and tangerine tango cardstock. I matched up some of Papertreyink's new Ripe Avacado polka dotted ribbon with the kiwi kiss. It's not an exact match, but I do think th kiwi kiss and ripe avacado are in the same color family. I finally stamped the sentiment across the bottom of the card.

RECIPE:
Stamps: Froggie and Friends from C.C.Designs
Ink: black Momento
Paper: Kiwi Kiss, Tangerine Tango, Pixie Pink, White, Bella Rose dp
Accessories: Copic Markers, Classic and Pinking Circles Nestabilities, Ripe Avacado polka dotted ribbon (PTI)

Thanks so much for looking!!!

Here's a few pictures from my grandmother's 90th birthday party last weekend. My brother flew back to Nevada today. It's always sad when he goes back. I enjoy having him around. Anyways....

This is a grainy picture... but here's my grandmother blowing out the candles on her birthday cake. She's an amazing woman! She's 90 years old, still lives on her own in a retirement village, and only recently gave up driving. She's since sold her car...all on her own!

This is my brother with my cousin's son, Grayson.

This is my cousin's other son, Harrison visiting with baby Ben. Isn't fun to have a baby around to play with?

Finally, here's a family picture. It's a crazy group!

Thanks so much for looking! Have a wonderful day!!! :)

Busy! Busy!

2008-10-30T21:32:00.003-04:00

Sorry for not posting for a week! I haven't gotten in ANY stamping! This past weekend was my grandmother's 90th birthday party. We had family fly in from Nevada, California, and Wisconsin. Last Friday I spent the evening eating out with my California family and then driving to the airport in the pouring rain to pick up my Wisconsin family. Saturday and Sunday was spent doing family things. My Grandmother was thrilled to have her 4 children, 4 grandchildren, and 3 great-grandchildren there to spend the weekend with her, plus all the other family and friends that came in to town to celebrate. I'll try to post some pictures next week. Even though my grandmother is 90 years old, she is still VERY with it. She's amazing!

My brother is still in town from Nevada this week so I've pretty much been doing family stuff after I get home from work. Throw in report cards that I had to finish up, and parent-teacher conferences which started tonight, and I've had absolutely no time to stamp! I was hoping to get in some stamping this weekend, however my husband's great aunt passed away (at the age of 95) late Wednesday night, so now I'll be with his family for funeral stuff this weekend. If I'm really lucky, I'll get some time on Sunday to get back into the groove of things.

Thanks for being patient! I promise that I'll be back with some stamping next week! Have a terrific day!!! :)

Summertime Fun... well, not really!

2008-10-23T20:48:00.004-04:00

Brrrrr! Still cold here! We're supposed to get flurries this weekend. Blech! I'm going to have to imagine it's still summer and nice weather. So in honor of pretending that the weather outside is toasty warm and pleasant, I made a card today that's more suited for summer weather.

Today's "Ways to Use It" challenge on SCS was to use a single word on your card. I chose to use the word "Happy" and pair it with an adorable summery image from C.C. Designs. This set is called "Summertime Fun" and is just the cutest!!! I love all the images! They make such bright, cheery, summery cards.

I paired the image with some new paper that just arrived today on my doorstep from Papertreyink. I chose the polka dotted paper from the newest designer paper pack and then matched my colors from there. I tried to tie in pink also, for the Breast Cancer Awareness month challenge on SCS... but my pink is more like a light lavendar today.

The monkey is colored with Copic markers and the image panel is popped up on dimentionals. I stamped the word "Happy" from SU's Happy Everything set with Ripe Avacado Palette ink. Here's the complete recipe:

RECIPE:
Stamps: Summertime Fun from C.C. Designs, Happy Everything from SU
Ink: Black Momento, Ripe Avacado (PTI)
Paper: Ripe Avacado, Lavendar Moon, Plum Pudding, White, Polka dot Parade dp (all PTI)
Accessories: Copic markers, Classic and Scalloped Rectangle Nestabilities, Ripe Avacado twill ribbon (PTI), green button threaded with linen thread, dimentionals

Thanks so much for looking today! Again, sorry for the poorly lit photos. I'm still working on getting a new photo editing program. Hopefully soon!!!

Have a terrific day!!! :)

Wintertime Fun

2008-10-22T21:15:00.009-04:00

Hello! Today's sketch challenge was a fun one on SCS. In addition to the sketch, we had to incorporate pink into our design. It's so cold here right now that I was picturing a light pink color with some sort of blue to combine into a wintery scene. I'm so addicted to my C.C. Designs stamps lately, so of course I pulled out one of my faves. This set is called "Wintertime Fun" and has the most adorable sentiment... "There's no day like a snow day". This is definitely a teacher's mantra, and a must-have stamp for my collection! I'm definitely not wishing for snow, but it's supposed to snow this weekend!

Here's an example of just how cold it is...

This is my fur baby, Mia. She is totally wrapped up in a down blanket. She buries herself in blankets when it's cold. Normally you can't see her head, but she was curious about what I was doing. She was just too cute not to snap a picture!

Anyways... back to stamping. Here's my wintery card...

I didn't get to use my favorite sentiment from this set, but I still love this card! I colored the image with my Copic markers. The image is framed with classic and scalloped rectangle Nestabilities. I also used the ribbon label Nestabilities to cut out and emboss the sentiment. I rubbed blue metallic rub-on paste onto the sentiment label to make the embossing stand out a little more. Silver ribbon from Papertreyink is threaded through the ribbon label. I used the Cuttlebug Snow Dots embossing folder on the elongated panel in the back. The main image and sentiment is popped up on dimentionals.

RECIPE:
Stamps: Wintertime Fun by C.C. Designs
Ink: Momento Black
Paper: Aqua Mist, Sweet Blush, White (all PTI)
Accessories: Copic markers, classic and scalloped rectangle Nestabilities, Cuttlebug Snow Dots embossing folder, Spellbinders ribbon tag, silver ribbon (PTI), corner rounder punch, metallic rub-on paste, dimentionals

That's all for today! Thanks so much for looking! Have a wonderful day!!! :)

Hey Chicky!

2008-10-21T21:53:00.006-04:00

Greetings! I'm back again with more C.C. Designs stamps. I've had this set for a little while now, and it hasn't yet seen ink! Can you believe that?!? I think that these little chicks are just too cute not to use. I decided to use these stamps and incorporate them into today's color challenge on SCS. The colors were Pink Pirouette, Kiwi Kiss, and Chocolate Chip... I immediately thought this was going to be tough challenge. But once I got going, it flowed quite easily! SCS is promoting Breast Cancer Awareness month through using the color pink in all of their challenges this week. I thought the "Hey Chicky" stamp set would work with these colors and theme.

Here's my card...

I thought this card would be great to send to a friend to remind them to go get a breast exam or to raise a girlfriend's spirits if they were down.

I colored the chick image with my Copic markers and then punched her out with my long rectangle Nestabilities. Once I assembled the layers, I lifted the image panel up over the ribbon and embossed panel with dimentionals. The embossed background was done with the "With Gratitude" cuttlebug embossing folder.

RECIPE:
Stamps: Hey Chicky by C.C. Designs
Ink: Black Momento
Paper: Kiwi Kiss, Pink Pirouette, Chocolate Chip, White
Accessories: Copic Markers, Sweet Blush polka dot ribbon (PTI), long rectangle Nestabilities, designer label punch, 1 3/8 circle punch, key tag punch, With Gratitude Cuttlebug embossing folder, pink rhinestone brads, dimentionals

That's all for today! I'm hopeful to get a new photo editing program soon. When my computer crashed a couple of weeks ago, I lost the one I was using. Thank you for putting up with the not-so-great photos lately. Soon I'll be able to have much better photos!!!

Thanks so much for looking! Have a wonderful day!!! :)

Vampire Bear

2008-10-20T22:44:00.006-04:00

I really can not seem to get enough of these adorable C.C.Designs Halloween stamps! I felt the urge to pull out my Sizzix shaker box die too and make some more fun treats!

Here's my cutie-patootie box!

This is what it looks like closed.

I used the Martha Stewart drippy goo punch around the edge to make it look like it's dripping vampire blood. The lid is held shut with a small piece of velcro. I colored the bear with my Copic markers and popped him up with dimentionals. I sponged the moon with a little pumpkin pie ink to give it an eerie appearance. I used a craft knife to cut out the fence... I'm not THAT good with scissors!

Here's what the box looks like opened. POOF! The vampire has turned into the cutest bat ever! And the box is filled with delicious Reese's Pieces. YUMM-O!

The bat is also popped up with dimentionals and the moon on the inside is also sponged.

What do ya think?

RECIPE:
Stamps: C.C. Designs--Spooky, Spooky, Spooky and Spooky Scenes

Ink: Momento Black, Pumpkin Pie

Paper: Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, Close to Cocoa, White
Accessories: Copic Markers, Martha Stewart drippy goo punch, velcro, Reese's Pieces, dimentionals, Sizzix shaker box die (used in the cuttlebug), acetate (for the shaker box window)

Thanks so much for looking! I hope you have a wonderful day!!! :)

Gobble 'til you Wobble

2008-10-19T16:29:00.004-04:00

This card is for today's Featured Stamper challenge on SCS. I chose to be inspired by THIS card. As you can see, I changed A LOT! I kept the basic sketch but turned it on its side. I also kept the fall theme, but used new stamps that I purchased last weekend at the Inky Antics booth at the Adventures in Stamping Convention in Strongsville. I don't have any Thanksgiving stamps, so when I saw this adorable turkey and the great sentiment, I knew they must be mine!

Anyways... here's my card...

RECIPE:
Stamps: Turkey and sentiment from Inky Antics
Ink: Momento black
Paper: Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip, Really Rust, Very Vanilla
Accessories: 5/8 inch Chocolate Chip grosgrain ribbon, SU Naturals buttons, linen thread, 1 1/4 inch and 1 5/8 inch circle punches, Classic and Scalloped Rectangle Nestabilities, Autumn Type Cuttlebug embossing folder, Copic Markers, dimentionals

The inside of the card says, "Happy Gobbler Day!". Totally cute! This little guy was so much fun to color with my Copic markers too!

Thanks so much for looking today! I hope you have a wonderful day!!! :)

Spider Attack!!!

2008-10-18T23:17:00.009-04:00

Blechhh! I hate spiders! I love fall but when the weather starts changing and getting cooler, spiders always seem to make their way inside. The other day, I opened up the front door to leave for work in the morning and a HUGE spider came running across the floor from under the door. He hid underneath one of my shoes that was next to the front door. I hate spiders, so of course I pushed down on the shoe with my foot and heard this disgusting crunching sound. You know a spider is big when it makes a "crunch" when you squish it!

Then a couple of days later I was getting ready in the morning when a spider lowered itself down right next to my head!!! I immediately made Jeff get up to kill it, but he would not get out of bed until I said, "What, are YOU afraid???". Then he got up and killed it. Come on! Did he think I was going to kill it?

Last night, there was a spider in the hallway! Did I mention that I HATE spiders!?!? I think read somewhere that humans EAT somewhere around 8 spiders in their lifetime. I think they crawl up your nose or into your mouth when you're sleeping! Yet another reason to kill every and ANY spider that finds its way into the house. Don't they know they're supposed to stay outside?

But these spider are pretty darn cute! They've been all over SCS lately so I had to make some. I made 27 spiders today! They are sooooo easy-peasy!

RECIPE:
Stamps & Ink: NONE!
Paper: Black & Orange (I used cheapo... from the days before I learned about good cardstock)
Accessories: SU punches... Scalloped circle & Photo corner; googlie eyes, glue dots

Even though he's a spider, he's still pretty cute!

It's a SPIDER ATTACK!!!

Did I mention that these little spiders are not only cute, but they are also DELICIOUS!?!?!? They have a peppermint patty sandwiched inside! What a fun Halloween treat!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!!! :)

Sweet Little Ice Cream Bear

2008-10-17T20:55:00.006-04:00

Hiya! Well, I haven't gotten any stamping in yet, but Saturday is looking promising! I made this cute little ice cream bear card a little while ago. I just love those cute little C.C.Designs stamps! Totally adorable!

RECIPE:
Stamps: C.C.Designs "Sweet Treats"
Ink: Black Momento
Paper: White, Sweet Blush, Berry Sorbet, Pink Patterns dp (all PTI)
Accessories: Berry Sorbet double stitched grosgrain ribbon, SU flower brad, silver brads, Scalloped and Classic Square Nestabilities, dimentials

Thanks so much for looking today! Hopefully I'll be back tomorrow with more! Have a wonderful day!!! :)

Sorry!

2008-10-16T18:21:00.004-04:00

HI all! Sorry I haven't been around this week. I'm in crunch time right now at work and busy, busy, busy doing report cards and preparing for conferences. I haven't gotten to any stamping and I'm not sure I'll get to any this weekend either. I'll be sure to post if I get to any "me" time. I hope you're all having a great week! I'm off to a hair appointment! Yeah! I really needed a hair cut! Talk to you soon! :)