Bronze Star Rose

Welcome to the weekend! Do you have lots planned today? I'm sure that one of the things on your list for today is to get your card done for my Inspiration Challenge that I posted HERE. You have until 6 p.m. this evening (pacific time) to make and link your project/card back to my blog to win two packs of Kaisercraft Rhinestones from limeLIGHT Papercrafts! Cool, huh? All of the details are on the blog post that you are linked up to above.

I know today isn't a craft post BUT I also know that I told you about the photography class I am taking at jessicasprague.com. This weeks assignment is to put our camera on Manual and take pictures. Our instructor also gave us a little secret about how to use Manual a little easier and that is how I got this picture of a Bronze Star rose out in my garden. Seriously, isn't it lovely? By the way...the only way I edited this photo is by reducing the size in PSE so it wouldn't be so large here.

Well, that is it for today. I really hope you'll go ahead and try my Inspiration Challenge! I'll be back tomorrow with a winner!

Some Like It Hot

Happy Friday! Wow, this week has gone by SO quickly! My youngest son is having a friend over to stay the night tonight and since the temperature is supposed to be 100 degrees I bet we'll have the water slide out too. Ahhh...summer!

So...I have a friend (I know...can you believe it? LOL!) who is heading to Hawaii on Sunday so I just had to make her a card and a little something for her trip. For the card I used the Some Like It Hot set from SU! which is now retired but so perfect for this occasion. You can barely see it but I sprayed the white layer with Shimmerz Spritz in Baby's Breath. It just adds a wonderful shimmer to the card that you can really see...so pretty! Then, I added Shimmerz Blingz in Pixie Dust to the flowers on the flip flops and umbrella. Finally, I used Shimmerz in Sunny all over the sun. In real life this card is very fun and shimmery! The layout is from SCS's clean and simple challenge for this week. Love that challenge!

And, I wanted to make her a little something Hawaiian for the trip so I used some Imaginence paper, a chipboard letter, and the SU! Top Note Die to make it for her. The yellow on the "j" is covered with the opposite side of the flowered paper. I punched a hole with my Crop A Dile. A little So Saffron Twill will make the loop to hold it onto her bag. It probably won't last very long if she puts it on her checked bag but it will be cute for a little while, right?

So, there is my bright and fun post for ya today! Please don't forget my Inspiration Challenge. You can see what that is all about HERE. It is a wonderful chance to win some Kaisercraft Rhinestones!

Have a super Friday everyone!

Hello!

Morning all! This week sure is flying by! It is already Thursday and I'm off to Care Net to volunteer today. I can't really do much other than answer the phone, file, clean, and overall look lovely for them yet but someday I hope to be a productive volunteer....

Anyway, I thought maybe it would be fun to play with Basic Grey's Lemonade patterned paper. I do love it! You all know that I also love sketches so today I used this weeks Card Patterns sketch...isn't it neat? Perfect for a clean and simple card! When it comes to sketches I'm a rather literal interpreter so it drove me crazy that I couldn't figure out how to use flowers on the left but it just didn't give the look I was hoping for...darn it! What is good is that everything (except for the white base) that you see on this card you can find at limeLIGHT Papercrafts...how cool is that? Let me break down the products for you...Lemonade Paper, Lemonade Pops, Lemonade Buttons, Unity Stamp set Mix Up of Cuteness, and Pink double sided ribbon.

In addition to all the fantastic HOT new products that LLPC has they also have a weekly sale and this week it is...

*All Kaisercraft Rhinestones 20% off (only $1.50 per package!)
*Basic Grey Clear Stamps 20% off
*Basic Grey Designer Cardstock only $15 per pack
*All Fun Flock 20% off (only $1.99 a jar!)

Please remember that I posted a Inspiration Challenge on my blog yesterday. I'd love to have you join in and get a chance to win two packages of rhinestones...one in Antique Rose and one in Island Lagoon! You've got until Saturday night to link your card up so check it out HERE.

Now, go...have a super day and I'll see you tomorrow with some fun stuff!

Inspiration Challenge For Ya!

Happy Wednesday! It is always nice to be at the middle of the week, huh?

While Todd and I were gone this last weekend I saw a cute little round zippered bag that you see below. I thought it had the potential to be a cute card so I took a picture on my phone and made a card from it today.

Basically I used Stampin' Up! card stock and punches along with rhinestones (which are all on sale right now and are only $1.50!) from limeLIGHT to achieve my card. The sentiment is from A Muse. I decided to decorate up the inside as well so I just added some Whisper White card stock along with a couple of flowers and tah dah!

Now...I thought it might be fun to see what you guys would do with my inspiration piece so....how about a little challenge? Go ahead and make, well, anything with the round zippered bag you see in the picture below, link it up to this blog post and one random person win a little prize from me. The prize is going to be sponsored by the wonderful Mandy who will be sending one person two packages of rhinestone...one each of the colors I used in this card! Woot! You'll get Antique Rose and Island Lagoon!. So, please link your project to this post by Saturday at 6 p.m. Pacific Time and I'll post the winner on Sunday! Tell your friends about this challenge...the more the merrier!

Alright...go ahead...get to work and have a great time with this challenge!

Garden Whimsy

Good morning friends! I hope you all had a wonderful Monday!

When I sat down to stamp last night what do you think was right next to me? Yep, my pile of current sets waiting to find a new room after I "get rid of" more of my retired stamps. There are still plenty available. You can see them HERE. Anyway, on the top of that pile was the set Garden Whimsy. I got this set when it first came out but, like so many other sets, I have rarely used it so...I pulled it out and stamped up this card. I've, once again, used the Cottage Wall Designer Series Paper...I'm still loving the colors in it! I also used this week's 2 Sketches 4 You sketch seen HERE. Let me know if you need details.

The other picture is of Todd and I in front of the Cadillac Escalade Limo we rode in for a tour this last weekend. There were 13 of us in the limo and we met the most fun couple and guess what their names were? Lori and John. Too funny, huh? Lori and I hit it off right away and I think if we lived closer we'd be friends for sure! Speaking of friends...I think I told you awhile ago that one of my good friends is moving. Well, we are coming into her final week of being here in town. Just thinking about it makes me cry but I know she needs to go. Our last lunch together will be on Friday so pray that we don't both just dissolve into tears!

I hope you have a super Tuesday and get lots accomplished!

*I am SO honored that my card was chosen as one of the Top 10 for this sketch! WOW!!*

Sunny Flowers Thank You

Good morning everyone! Why is it when you return from a little vacation you are more tired than when you left? We had a great time away for a couple of days but I'm definitely needing a nap today!

Just a really simple thank you note to show you guys today. I've had the Sunny Flowers set from Stampendous for some time now and just decided to pull it out and make a quick little thank you card. I used Crushed Curry for the card base and ribbon. The Copic marker colors are a close "match" to Crushed Curry and Dusty Durango so I think sunflower when I see this.

So, just a quick post today. It is supposed to be up to 101 degrees today so I'm not sure we'll be doing a whole bunch outside but at least it is sunny, right!

And finally...Happy Anniversary Todd! I love ya much!