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I miss you!

2011-09-02T07:01:00.000-07:00

I am missing my friends over on my NEW BLOG! If you haven't made the transition yet be sure to join me soon! Here is a sneak peak of what has recently been posted.

Hmmm...maybe some incentive will help? How about for every 50 new subscribers on my NEW BLOG I will give a little something away. I will start counting right...now!

I moved...

2011-08-26T07:53:00.001-07:00

Good morning friends! I've moved my blog to Live-Love-Laugh-Create 2. Almost everything moved over with me...the one thing that did not is my Google Friend Connect Friends List so if you've subscribed to my blog in that way kindly head over to my new blog and re-subscribe. The blogs looks exactly the same they just have different web addresses.

Many, many thanks to my friend, Kris, for her help with the move. I absolutely could not have done it without her! Really, I couldn't have...I don't have the technical smarts. So THANK YOU Kris!

Let me know if you have any questions!

#1 Fan

2011-08-24T08:18:00.001-07:00

Good morning friends! It has been a busy week already this week...yay! I subbed for the church secretary this week and while that is only until 3 in the afternoon it totally threw off my day and I haven't gotten much crafting in but I do have something for today and I have time in my schedule to create today so woohoo!

Today I'm showing you the insert to a notepad holder I made for an RAK. This person has kids that are all into sports so I thought I'd go ahead and make her something with a sports theme and I thought moms have to take notes during games too, right?

The paper that I've used is paper that I have in my stash. That "foam" hand? That is an SVG that I found on the net and then just cut it with my Cricut. I just printed the sentiment on the hand, put some "stitching" around it, and then added some stars at the bottom. It can't be thick so I couldn't add any dimension to it. I really like the results and I hope she will like it too!

I just want to give you guys a heads up about my blog. I'm going to be moving my blog to a new blog address soon and my followers widgets don't move with it (I don't believe) so you will have to re-subscribe. I will let you know when this is about to take place but wanted you to know ahead of time!

Make today a wonderful day all!

Thought for the day: God recycles...he made you out of dust. Genesis 2:7

Fairy good cake...

2011-08-22T06:36:00.001-07:00

Good Monday morning friends! I hope you had a fabulous weekend!

I have just a quick post for ya today showing off a little birthday card that I made last week. I couldn't resist this cute Stamping Boutique image with Cynthia on that birthday cake so I printed it out, colored it up, used Carly's sketch and made a card. The paper and embellishments are from an old SU! scrapbooking kit. Sometimes, I'm amazed at what I keep! The chocolate frosting has glaze on it to make it look like ganache 'cuz yeah....it is yummy!

If you look real close it looks like Cynthia smeared her lipstick when applying but I prefer to think of it as the sprinkles on the cake staining her lips...that works, right?

Thought for the day: What if you woke up today with only the things you thanked God for yesterday?

Clear Dollar Stamps August Blog Hop

2011-08-21T08:00:00.000-07:00

Good morning all! I hope you are all enjoying your weekend. Ours has been very pleasant so far.

Welcome to the August Clear Dollar Stamps Blog Hop! You should have arrived from Sarah's blog. If you didn't head back to the CDS blog to start. This month we have a theme of "My Favorite Things." I, of course, wanted clarification of what that meant and was told I could make it whatever works with the theme. Oh, boy...I like clearly defined parameters...lol!

I went lots of different ways when thinking of what I'd do...Christmas, music, movie, and finally I just went with my favorite season...fall. My birthday is in the fall and my grandma and grandpa used to come up for it each year. We'd have a bonfire and just enjoy each others company. Good memories!

I have used the digi set called Autumn Joy on my card along with some paper and embellishments that I've had around forever. I have to tell you I really enjoyed coloring this tree. I used probably about 15 different Copic marker colors.

I hope you like my little card! Now, you need to head on over to Jan's blog by clicking HERE. Have a great time on the blog hop everyone!

Life is grand...

2011-08-19T07:22:00.001-07:00

Good morning friends! It's I'm sure most of you are thrilled as I am. I'm not sure why I like Friday's so much but I do!

For today's card I used a super sweet SNSS image called Rhubarb's Cup o' Joe. Don't you just love it? The paper I used is from MME and is Stella and Rose's Gertie Papers. I adore this paper pad! I added some ribbon from my stash of ribbon, added some flower bling (can you see it on the coffee cup as well as under the sentiment?) and wahlah Rhubarb's lookin' pretty! I love that this particular image can be male or female...it is all in the coloring.

I also used the Deconstructed Sketch for this week which, I think, is a super fun one. I was in the SNSS store last night and spied some Bo Bunny papers that I think I might have to have!

Tomorrow morning we are going to the pancake breakfast/kids rodeo that starts the fair/rodeo season here where I live. I love seeing all the little kids in the parade! Have a wonderful Friday!

*Thought of the day: Why is it that our children can't read a Bible in school,
but they can in prison?* Don't get me wrong, I appreciate prison ministries but maybe some of those people wouldn't be in prison if they had read the Bible in school. Just sayin' and since it is my blog...I can!

Attitude is everything

2011-08-18T07:05:00.000-07:00

Well, we are on the downside of the week now..yay! Who has fun plans for the weekend? Who is happy to not have plans?

Today I have a very clean and simple card made with a Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamp image called Turntable Josh. I don't have very many 'guy' images right now so I thought the SCRS sketch challenge for the week would be perfect to help solve that. The patterned papers that I used are from Cosmo Cricket's The Boyfriend mini deck.

Not much more to share with ya today since the card is so straight forward. I'll be back tomorrow with a card to share from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps and Sunday I'm taking part in the Clear Dollar Stamps Blog Hop so...I'll see ya then!

Proverbs 30:5 assures us, "Every word of God proves true. He defends all who come to him for protection." There is something satisfying about submitting ourselves to God and being content with His dealing with us. Is there a case you need to discuss with Him today? From: It's No Secret by Rachel Olsen

Birthday Boy

2011-08-17T08:24:00.001-07:00

Whew...this week is going very slow for me so I'm a thrilled it is finally Wednesday! How about you...how is your week going?

Just a quick post today to show you a cupcake topper that I made when I joined in on a mini challenge with Scraptastical Kreations on Facebook. The idea was to take one of their cut files and make and, obviously, make a cupcake topper with it. I thought making a topper that denotes the birthday boy's cupcake would be cute. I made it with Kyler in mind so that is why it is green. It is the first time I've ever made a shadow in SCAL but I really wanted something behind the 'birthday boy' that matched it pretty well. I guess I could have made it a bit smaller but I don't think any birthday boy is going to care much! The patterned paper is from Basic Grey and that is a balloon dotting the "i".

Like I said...quick post today. Enjoy your day everyone!

Yahweh loves us because love is what He is and what He does. We are His creation. We belong to Him. He loved us long before we ever returned that love or offered Him an ounce of worship (1 John 4:19). And He will love us should we neglect offering any thanks or praise to Him today. From: It's No Secret by Rachel Olsen It is natural for us to praise those we love and thank those that do things for us. It should be just as natural to thank Him for the love and grace he gives us every day.

Welcome Back!

2011-08-16T07:32:00.001-07:00

Good morning! So, I'm a little behind the eight ball in creating for back to school but when your son is 13, going into 8th grade, and has two male teachers...well, that just doesn't create they same sense of excitement as, frankly, having a female teacher.

I thought it would be fun to make something for the principal's door for the first day of school so...I found a pattern from My Scrap Chick (I think it was a freebie or $1 pattern) and played with the colored School Sheep image in Photoshop (I added the a,b,c, 1,2,3, and welcome back to the chalk board) and eventually decided it would all work. I cut the door knob hanger first, then printed and cut the sheep image with my nesties. I thought it was cute right there but just not enough so I opened up the outlines background paper that comes in the School Sheep set and printed that onto the green cardstock (both front and back due to the way the hanger folds up). I then added some color to a select few apples. I also was going to glitter up the apples but grabbed my glaze pen instead...a good mistake because I like the way the apples look glazed. The leaves are sparkled though and so is the apple on the desk. Just a little bit of twine under the image tied (pun intended ) this all together.

Now I think I'm going to make one of these for each of the female teachers, the school secretary and the principal...being that it is a small school, though, it will only be 8 of them and one is done! What is going to go in the pocket you may ask? I think I'll put a dark chocolate Girardelli square and a packet of the Starbucks Via coffee...a good start to just about anyone's morning right?

In John 14:18 Jesus says, "I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you" (KJV). That's a strong, assertive statement spoken with the authority of God. Believe me, my stressed out Sisters, and ask for it each time gray clouds start rolling in over your lake. From: It's No Secret, Rachel Olsen Like many of you I have had many storms roll over my lake and I gotta tell ya...Jesus can calm them in a second if you just call on him. If you'd like to know more about my faith please let me know!

Big News at Sweet n' Sassy!

2011-08-16T07:30:00.000-07:00

Not only does Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps have a wonderful new release this month but it also has some wonderful, BIG news!

First off, SNSS is now offering dies for their stamps. The very first set of dies is made to go with the gorgeous fall set called Season of Change. Hmmm...did you notice who illustrated the Season of Change set? No, well that is excitement number two! The lovely and talented Dina Kowel is now illustrating sets for SNSS! I know...so exciting huh? As if those two things weren't exciting enough SNSS announced last Saturday that they are now a member company on Splitcoast Stampers! That is right...now you will get all your SNSS fix at SCS! How exciting huh?

I'm sure you are wondering what the image is to the right...right? Well, this cutie stamp set is the stamp set you will receive for FREE with a $50 purchase from now until Aug 31st How fun, huh?

Alright, I know you want to go check out all the fun stuff so...away you go...enjoy!

Clear Dollar Stamps Digital Release Day!

2011-08-15T08:00:00.000-07:00

Good morning friends and welcome to Clear Dollar Stamps August Digi Release! This month I have two super cute samples to show you with the new release images and they couldn't be more different!

Above is a card with Praying Eyes Mantis. Isn't he just hilarious with those eyes?! The "here's Looking at you" sentiment on the background piece comes with the digi set. I just opened Word and placed the sentiments on the document several times, printed it out and made my card. It is funny because the hardest part about this card was getting those "random" pieces of colored cardstock to look "random." I think I like random to be more structured!
This second card is made with the digi set Gladiolia. I was a little nervous to work with this set as it is not within my "normal" comfort zone but they needed someone and I said yes before I really thought about it...lol! The sentiment that you see behind the main image is actually an image in the set. It talks about the Gladiolia being the flower for August and such. I just cut my green cardstock the size I wanted and ran it through the printer. It worked like a charm! The Gladiolia's are colored with Copics. The ribbon is from my stash and there is a soft pink and vanilla ribbon. For the final little embellishment I used a butterfly stick pin in the center of the bow. If you want to see it better just click on the photo and that will make it bigger.

There you have it! My cards with Clear Dollar Stamps newest Digital Release. Make sure you hop on over to the CDS Blog to see what my DT sisters have done plus I believe there is a new challenge starting soon!

In John 1:5, Jesus said, "The light shines through the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it." Remember that Jesus stands beside you right in the middle of your crisis, in the middle of your darkest day. He also stand in the middle of your tomorrow, fully aware of your future. From: It's No Secret by Rachel Olsen

For a little one...

2011-08-12T07:36:00.001-07:00

Good morning! Well...today is Friday...woot, woot! What are your fabulous plans for the weekend? Me, not much...at least I think as my phone has died and my calendar was on it. So yeah, if I'm supposed to be doing something for you or with you this weekend, I have an awful memory and I don't remember so let me know, k? My new phone is on its way to me and I will have it by 4:30 pm so I will be good to go soon!

So, todays card, in case you can't tell, is for our friend's grandson. He is turning (or did) 2 soon so we are sending along a little something and I wanted to make a card to go with. He loves Buzz and Toy Story so I had to go with that theme. I wanted to make the Buzz, Alien, and Woody with my Toy Story Cricut Cart but I just couldn't figure it out so I found some jpeg photo I like, printed them, cut them out, and tahdah! I love this card so I hope that he'll like it for at least 5 seconds...he is only 2 you know!

There isn't any technique to this one so there isn't any 'splainin to do. The blue and red cardstocks are from AC Cardstock. Oh, the Buzz frame is from the Cricut Cart...it is the only thing I could get to cut correctly...lol!

Alright, so that is it for today! I hope you have a fabulous day!

"He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart." Psalm 91:4

shell-o

2011-08-11T07:18:00.001-07:00

Good morning friends! Well, here we sit at Thursday, our week almost done. Have you accomplished all you've wanted or is it 'one of those weeks' for ya?

Today I have used the cute Turtle Greetings set from Clear Dollar Stamps on my card. I just adore this little turtle (remember THIS card?). There is something about his smile that makes the sun come out (that is a sun not a flower on the card) and those cute lady bugs getting a ride on his shell...super cute! The patterned paper is from MME's lime twist collection called Out of the Blue.

Make sure you check out the Clear Dollar Stamp blog HERE. They clear stamp team has had some great tutorials recently!

"I rejoice in following your statutes as one rejoices in great riches." Psalm 119:14. What does this mean? This means that we are just as happy following what God tells us about our lives as we are gather riches. So, whether you are having an up or down week as long as we are following God we can be happy!

I hope you make today exactly what you want it to be! See you all tomorrow!

Sweet Peek Day Three

2011-08-10T07:07:00.001-07:00

Good morning again all! This week is going by fast...it is already Wednesday.

I have another Sweet Peek from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps for ya today. This time it is the super cute Cocoa all ready for fall! Hence the name Fall time Cocoa. This image in the set lends itself particularly well to piecing with it's big ole pumpkin so that is what I did. I chose some retired SU! patterned papers and got to work. The Happy Fall Y'all is one of the cute fall sentiments in this set and is one of my personal favorite fall sentiments. Make sure you head on over to the SNSS blog today so you can head on over to the other sneak peeks today!

Have a wonderful everyone!

Sweet Peek Day Two

2011-08-09T00:00:00.000-07:00

Good morning friends! Welcome to day #2 of Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps August Sweet Peeks! This is such an exciting month that I know you'll want to stay tuned for all of it!

Today we are giving a peek of the new stamp set called Many Thanks. I was thrilled when Korin sent me this set to preview with y'all as I just love sentiment stamps (it is almost embarrassing how many of them I have) and when I received them I was not disappointed. I recently got a new Nestibilities tag set so I decided to use that along with some gorgeous paper and ribbon to make my card.

I hope you will hop on over to the SNSS blog to check out the rest of today's sweet peeks as well as to join us all week long. I promise...by week's end you will not be disappointed! (Yes, there is something big coming!)

I leave you with..."Praise be to the Lord my rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle. Psalm 144:1. Now lets go a little further than that in Psalms...2. He is my loving God and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer, my shield, in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples under me. Can you see how this scripture would be a comfort to those in battle? Try looking up Psalm 91 sometime. You will find that God does protect His followers in battle. Very comforting to a mom whose son is in battle (both spiritual and physical) everyday!

Have a lovely day all!

hello

2011-08-08T07:37:00.001-07:00

Good morning! How was your weekend? Mine was pretty good! My ankle is still limiting what I can and cannot do. I was crafting last night and had to finish up my day in the craft room because my foot was so swollen it was uncomfortable. Craziness, I tell ya! Today, though, I'm going to do some exercising...nope, no jumpy around aerobics but some upper body and ab work. I can't sit around forever!

Today's card is a card I made real quick to send with an A Muse Studio catalog that I was sending out. It is super simple but I had been wanting to try a line frame for quite some time. I only messed up once which is pretty good for me! The flower and 'hello' are from the Kindred Spirits set. While you can't tell from the photo I used shimmer chalks on the flower and in real life it is all shimmery and pretty! The ink I used is Papaya and the cardstock is lichen. All products used for this card can be found HERE in my a|s store.

Alright, that is it for today. This week I've got some cards for ya from the regular list of suspects as well as a new company (to me) thrown in there (not DT stuff just for fun).

Have a wonderful Monday! Today is the day the Lord has made; I will rejoice and be glad in it! Psalm 118:24.

Doodle Pantry Release!

2011-08-05T00:00:00.000-07:00

Good morning friends! Finally, I get to post something crafty and it is new release time from Doodle Pantry! As in previous months there are so many super cute sets being released. Go check them all out HERE! First up....
The pictures above and below are the outside and inside of my card made with Quirky Crab and one of its sentiments. I so adore this fun summer image and colors. *This is the pre-colored image.* The patterned papers are from Echo Park's Splash paper pad. I also used Carly's sketch for this card!
Below you see a card made with the Peppermint set. While I went with somewhat of a Christmas color combination I chose a more neutral sentiment thinking it would be refreshing to send out at anytime. The patterned papers you see on this card come with the Minty Paper Pack. Fun stuff I'm tellin' ya!
Now for the cool stuff...the sale! All school themed images are 40% off and the Digi Grab Bag is 50% off! PLUS, don't forget about the free with purchase set! One more thing...check out the blog HERE to see the newest challenge and win yourself some free Doodle Pantry images!

Alright y'all...enjoy the release, have a wonderful weekend, and see ya Monday! Oh, and thank you so much for your kind comments for healing on my ankle. It is not as locally swollen today but my entire foot and ankle is still swollen and now very black and blue. I can, however, walk fairly well on it as long as I don't over extend up or down or side to side. Just some limitations for now. I'm trying to enjoy the time of slow down that the Lord has given me...he orders my steps for sure!

Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the Lord's purpose that prevails. Proverbs 19:21

A Cankle

2011-08-03T07:07:00.001-07:00

Good morning! Sorry I haven't posted this week...it has been an interesting week so far!

If you can't tell from the photo I am showing you my nicely swollen left outside ankle. Yes, I have a tattoo, no I don't regret it, yes I would like another. I was doing my step-aerobics DVD on Monday and stepped off the side wrong twisting my ankle. Todd and a couple of friends thought that I should have it x-rayed so I did and...it is not broken. I went home with an air cast to keep my ankle from rolling (I'll wear this for a week or so) and crutches that I only needed to use Monday and yesterday. Today I'll start putting Arnica on it (don't know why I didn't do that on Monday!). It doesn't look super bruised in the photo but I just noticed bruising this morning.

Since I've had my ankle up for the last two days I haven't created much and what I have are design team commitments. Today is a busy day and tomorrow is Care Net BUT Friday is new release day for Doodle Pantry and I have two super fun cards to show you for that! Next week I will start my week off on Tuesday (if I don't post something on Monday) with a Sweet Peak from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps. Then I will have two more Sweet Peaks for ya on Wednesday and Saturday too! So hang in there...don't leave me yet, this is just a bump in the road!

I hope your week has been a good one so far! See ya soon!

For my friend....

2011-07-30T00:00:00.000-07:00

Today is Saturday! Yippie! I love Saturdays! Today I'm showing you a couple of photos of what I made for my now real life friend Danni! I got to meet her yesterday so in preparation I had to make her something and I couldn't make her something if I didn't make a little something for her kiddos, right?

First up is the bucket o' goodness that I made. I decorated it with some bright pink paper and embellies that I won some time ago. I added paper, candy, chai tea, some pre-stamped images, and an A Muse Studio stamp set in a personalized bucket for her to enjoy! This was SO MUCH FUN to make! She lives in the Seattle area so this bucket has a bit of a rainy type of feel to it. I decorated the lid with some rub-ons the from the collection as everything else.

Then for the kids I took a couple of small take out boxes, decorated them with some paper and their names and filled them with some Starburst. I hope they will use their boxes for other things in the future! Again, these were super fun to make!

Yesterday we got to have lunch at the Space Needle, we toured the Washington State Capitol building, met up with Danni and just had an all around great time! I love summer!

What are you doing this weekend?

the perfect blend

2011-07-29T00:00:00.000-07:00

Good morning friends! We had an absolutely wonderful time away for our anniversary Wed/Th! Scroll down for my favorite photo.

Today is another anniversary definitely worth celebrating. Today is my mom and dad's 44th wedding anniversary. I am blessed to have three sets of parents and this is the set of parents that I was given through marriage. I love Don and June so much and it has been an absolute privilege to have them be in my life. I adore the card that I sent to them but, honestly, it doesn't fit them all the well...they don't drink coffee. (The image and sentiment are from the A Muse Studio set called The Perfect Blend) What I love about this card is the sentiment 'the perfect blend'. Seriously how could you be married 44 years and not be the perfect blend? So Happy Anniversary you two!

Alright, I wanted to share my favorite photo from our anniversary trip. Todd and I had just had our dessert (I had strawberry shortcake...it was just like what my mom used to make!) and were enjoying the view from our balcony when Todd said...take a photo of this, plopped the glass on top of the railing and I took the photo. Isn't it just lovely? It was the perfect ending to an incredible day of hiking, good food, and my wonderful husband for company! If you were wondering about Cave B you can go check it out HERE.

Guess what is exciting about today? I get to meet my blogging friend, Danni! I can't wait until she is no longer a blogging friend and is a real life I've met her in person friend! I made her a fabulous little something so come back tomorrow to see it!

Have a wonderful Friday and make sure you wear RED today to remember everyone deployed!

Today is the day!

2011-07-27T06:22:00.001-07:00

Good morning all! For those of you who only look at the photo and then go comment if you like it please know I did NOT make this card! There is a story behind it. If you want to know the story...keep reading!

So...today is the day! Today is my 10th wedding anniversary! I know that to some that may not seem like much but to a girl whose first marriage ended in divorce and was widowed from the second marriage, 10 years is a lot! It is incredible the plan that God saw when I couldn't see anything in my future. He knew that Todd was going to be the partner for me and I for him. Like most married couples things are not roses all the time but over the years we've steadily worked our way to a marriage that I think honors God and our vows...even when Todd is being a poopie head...lol!

Onto the card. I saw a card like this back in 2008 on my friend Sarah's blog. Over these last several years I have picked up the card, looked at it and decided not to use it yet so back into its storage place it went. I pulled it out the other day and decided it was perfect for our 10th anniversary. So, Sarah, thank you for making this card...I know Todd is going to LOVE it!

As you all know we have parented my three boys together over these last 10 years and again, I know we haven't been perfect but I think my boys are pretty amazing! My oldest is staying with Kyler today so we can go do another little hiking trail, have some dinner, and spend the night away from the house. I'm so looking forward to it! What I am not happy about is the "gift" that I ordered for us didn't arrive yesterday as promised so that means we won't have it before we leave. Yep, I'll be making a phone call today!

So...HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TODD! Thank you for the adventure of the first 10 years...here is to 30 more!

Rhubarb's Good Book

2011-07-26T00:00:00.000-07:00

Morning friends! Was your Monday all you hoped it would be? Did ya get everything done? Mine sure was busy but I'm happy with what I got done!

I have another cute Rhubarb the Teddy Bear card for ya today. Can you tell I really like Rhubarb? Anyway, this is the newly released (today!) Rhubarb from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps called Rhubarb's Good Book. I used this image and sentiment thinking this would be a great card to use for a birthday for which you are giving the recipient a gift card to their favorite book store (mine is either Amazon or Barnes & Noble just in case you wanted to know!). Wouldn't that just be adorable? The layout for this card is this week's sketch over at Card Patterns. It is very clean and simple (again) but with lots of potential.

Alright, we are off to Olallie Park today. I'm just SO excited about the rest of this week! Tomorrow it will be 10 years since I married the man that I truly believe God had waiting for me! Yes, I mean Todd! LOL! Stop back tomorrow to see the card I chose to give him for this big (to us) accomplishment!

Have a wonderful day!

Big thanks!

2011-07-25T06:34:00.001-07:00

Good morning friends! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! I sure did...my boys are home, well the two that could come home! Yay!

Today, I have a quick clean & simple card for you using one of Doodle Pantry's cute images (but they are allllll cute!) called Beaver Hello. Today's card is exactly why I like digital images so much. You just place them on the paper where you want them, print them off and you are set to go! So easy! I used one of the patterned papers that comes with this set along with some ballet blue and wild wasabi (I think) cardstock.

This card is off to a friend who gave Kyler a ride home from camp on Saturday but not just any ride. This friend's dad is a pilot and he gave Kyler (and a couple of other kids) a ride home in his personal airplane. 45 minutes instead of 3 1/2 hours! Yay! Super cool, huh?

Alright...I'm off to get my day started! I hope you all have a wonderful Monday! See ya tomorrow!

A Muse Studio 2011 Holiday Catalog!

2011-07-23T07:27:00.000-07:00

Good morning friends!

I'm excited to announce that I have seen it! I have seen the A Muse Studio 2011 Holiday Catalog! It is fabulous! Oh, you want to see it too? Oh, okay...just go ahead and send me an e-mail and I will send it in PDF form right back to you!

Items from the new holiday catalog will be available for purchase Aug 22nd!

There are so many exciting things happening in the next couple of months...check out A Muse A Palooza!

It is an exciting time to join A Muse Studio - - especially for $99!

Bumblebee

2011-07-22T06:36:00.001-07:00

It's Woohoo! My husband has been out of town all week and he gets home tonight! With Kyler having been gone too it has been very quiet in the house. God revealed many things to me this week and one of them is when he says "it is not good for man to be alone so I will make a helper"...that is us ladies. We are here to be our husband's helpmeet (definition is: a help suitable for him) and what a privilege it is for me!

Anyway, because I was on my own this week I did have lots of extra time to craft which was SO fun! Today I'm showing off a new SVG file from Clear Dollar Stamps called Mini Car. Now, my son LOVES the Transformer movies (even though he really can't watch 2 and 3) so I thought I'd try to turn this mini car into one of the stars of the movie, Bumblebee! I know...I know...it is a bug but surely you can all see the Camaro in this bug just bursting to get out?! I made this for a welcome home giftie for Kyler and to be sure that he knows it is supposed to be Bumblebee I wrote that on the license plate on the back! The car isn't perfect but I will make it again and I bet I'll be closer to "perfect" next time!

Alrighty, I think that is it for today. I have several things I'd like to get done before the DH gets home so I'm off! Have a wonderful day!

Patooie!

2011-07-21T08:08:00.000-07:00

Good morning my creative friends! Today is going to be such a busy day so I have to make this quick since I'm already behind thanks to Firefox crashing on me this morning! Ugh!

When I went to craft the other day I wanted to make something completely out of norm for me lately so I saw the challenge that House Mouse had up and found an image that someone stamped for me a long time ago and got to work. I can't really give you specifics on what I used other than the fact that it was another Key Ingredients Kit from Taylored Expressions and that is why it all matches so nicely! One of the requirements for the challenge is to use buttons, bows, and bling so I got them all on here! I have to tell you that I totally adore this card...I think it is so cute and picnic-y.

One of the other requirements for this challenge is to leave comments on all the design teams blogs and then go back and leave a comment on the House Mouse blog...I haven't done that yet and I'm way short on time today so I need to get to work! Oh! I just realized I have until the 31st to get this all done...whew! I can hop around to all the blogs tomorrow...Yay! I've also used the sketch from The Sweetest Thing for this week on this card.

But for today I must get going. Have a wonderful day everyone!

Hello, Friend

2011-07-20T06:43:00.001-07:00

Good morning friends! I can hardly believe we are at the middle of the week already! Kyler will be home on Saturday and while I'm liking the quiet house I gotta tell ya I miss him SO much!

So, I was planning on showing you a different card today BUT then I remembered I wanted to make sure that you had time to play in Carly's Sketch Challenge (which ends Friday) so I needed to post it today.

So the super cute kittie image you see on my card is one that the talented Miss Carly drew up and her mom, Kris, made into a digital stamp set. It is also the FREE set you will receive when you play along with Carly's Sketch Challenge! There is also a prize attached to the sketch challenge sponsored by McMahon5 Designs so you should probably go check it all out and participate...don't you think?

The papers, flowers, and brads on this card are from last month's Key Ingredient Kit that I get through Taylored Expressions. I adore my kits and am waiting for my new one to come...hopefully today!

I'm throwing a little Mama Mia party tonight with a couple of friends! Really we are just getting together to watch the movie...it is one of my favorites. I'm making Roasted Banana Pudding for the snack. I can't wait but I have a lot to do in the meantime so...I'm off!

Have a fantastic day everyone! (I just wish it felt like summer here!)

Sad Heart

2011-07-19T07:38:00.001-07:00

It is with a sad heart that I inform you of the following losses in Afghanistan two days ago.

Fallen Heroes: Sgt. 1st Class Kenneth Elwell, of Holland, Pa. and Pfc. Tyler Springman of Hartland, Maine who were killed Saturday by an improvised explosive device in Kandahar province. Seven other soldiers were wounded. The men were assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division based at Fort Wainwright, Alaska.

SFC Elwell was the acting 1st Sgt and had only been with the unit for about a month. He gave up his R&R leave to be with these men. PFC Springman was my Jon's friend. I believe the memorial service in Afghanistan was today. Seven other men were injured, a couple seriously. I am so sad for the families of these men, their friends, and their family in Afghanistan.

This was my son's platoon and had he been there he would have been involved with this incident but please know that God protected him as Jon had been sent somewhere else for about a week (I even got to Skype with him!) and was NOT involved in this incident. I praise God for his provision of safety! I'm also completely stunned at the imminent danger that my son is in. I knew he was in danger I guess I refused to let myself see how much.

Rest In Peace SFC Elwell and PFC Springman. God will comfort and give your family strength during this time. You will not be forgotten!

Snowflakes Today!

2011-07-19T07:21:00.001-07:00

Good morning friends! This is my second post today so I hope you'll go up and read the first one too.

Remember I told you that Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps is releasing a Rhubarb the Teddy Bear image everyday? Well...here is today's image. He is called Rhubarb's Snow Day! Isn't he just the most adorable little guy?

I used the sketch from Clean & Simple Stamping from a week or so ago for this card. I loved that it made the background paper easier to see as I think the paper adds to the chilliness of the card. This paper is from Jolly By Golly paper pack from Cosmo Cricket. I tried a new to me technique for coloring Rhubarb today and I just love the way he came out! This is my first winter/Christmas card of the year!

Okay, short post so I can get back to creating. I hope you have a fabulous Tuesday!

Read. Learn. Achieve!

2011-07-18T08:03:00.001-07:00

Good Monday morning all! I hope you had an amazing weekend! Mine was pretty status quo but Kyler did leave for camp yesterday so the house is pretty quiet right now.

Just a quick little post for you today. I've been playing around with some SVG's and doing a couple of challenges from a couple of company's that sell SVG and this is one of those challenges. The challenge from Little Scraps of Heaven Designs was to use one of their ice cream files (yesterday was national ice cream day) to make a tag. Well, I morphed my tag more into a bookmark. Since I was making this for Kyler to use I made the background green like he likes and the ice cream is all chocolate. The fabulous sentiment is from Doodle Pantry's Book Worm set (isn't it nice how sometimes the sentiment makes the project?). I just added some doodling around the tag, white gel pen and clear star gelly roll to the ice cream and then sponged around the vanilla cardstock so it wasn't so bright and called it done. I think he will like it especially when I attach an actual value to it. I'm going to tell him if he gets a certain amount done in his workbook (yes, he still has to work through a workbook in the summer) then I'll take him for ice cream/frozen yogurt. I think he'll do it anyway but this is a nice addition.

Alright, there it is. Tomorrow I have a super cute Rhubarb card to show ya! Have a wonderful Monday!

May I Get You A Lemonade?

2011-07-17T08:00:00.000-07:00

Good morning friends! Welcome to the Clear Dollar Stamps July Blog Hop!

You should have arrived here from Linda's blog. And if you just happened on this post and would like to start the hop from the beginning just head back to the CDS blog HERE to start at the beginning.

I just had such a fun time making my card for today! I decided that what is more summer-ish then bright colors and a yummy drink? And, just who wouldn't want a super cutie turtle to bring them their drink? So... I decided to use the Turtle Greetings digital image set. Funny, though...I didn't use a greeting. Seems I'm getting away from that recently. Anyway, I used DeLovely patterned papers and then tried my best to color my image to match. After I got done coloring the sky I decided I didn't like it just plain so I grabbed out my cloud dies, cut a couple, sponged them a complimentary color, adhered them down, and then cut them with the straight edge. It really gave the card the *umph* I was looking for! My final two accents were to add Glossy Accents to the glass and a cute little bow to the bottom of the card with some baker's twine. I used the sketch from Let's Capture These Sketches for this card as well. Oh, goodness! I just realized that I left out an element of this card sketch...oops!

I hope you will hop on over to Cassie's Blog to see the fabulous project that she has for you! Have an amazing Sunday!

Jargon

2011-07-15T09:00:00.000-07:00

Good Friday morning friends! What a busy week it has been! And it is half way through the month already! Craziness!

Today, I'm excited to share with you an image from one of Clear Dollar Stamps newest digital sets named Jargon. It is a fantastic set of three different types of jars along with sentiments that work for several different occasions and even some digi paper! This set is priced perfectly at $4.00.

Would you like to see all the wonderful digital sets that are being released today? Well, just click HERE to be taken to that page. You'll also want to check out the CDS blog. There are awesome tutorials and ideas for using all your new Clear Dollar Stamps images!

I hope you enjoy the new release from Clear Dollar Stamps! Have a wonderful Friday everyone!

Don't be afraid!

2011-07-14T07:38:00.000-07:00

Good morning ladies! I've been having so much fun in my craft room this week. I think Todd thought I was trapped in here yesterday as I worked until 9:30 pm before spending some time with him.

I thought I would share with you a peek of what it looks like behind the photos of my finished cards. Plainly put...it is a mess, especially in the middle of a project. Right now I'm working on a couple of scrapbook pages from the wine hike that Todd and I took in June. I'm looking forward to getting them done. I just need a vine SVG...anyone know where to get one? Please tell me that other people have messy crafting areas too. This is just part of it by the way! If you want to see what my craft area looks like all nice and new you can click HERE. Looking at those photos makes me want to take a couple of days just to re-organize. Hmmm...I may have to do that soon!

Well, you should get to see those scrapbook pages very soon! Tomorrow is a new release day over at Clear Dollar Stamps and then Sunday I am participating in a blog hop so I hope to see you back then!

Rumbly in my tumbly...

2011-07-13T00:00:00.000-07:00

Good morning my bloggy friends! Here we are at Wednesday already this week. Can you believe we are almost at the middle of July already? Sheesh...this month is flying right by too!

Today, is my day to post on the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps blog and this is the card that I made to show off. Isn't it fun?

The newest release at SNSS is called Rhubarb the Teddy Bear. I adore this new teddy bear...he is so cute. While he doesn't look like Pooh bear one of the first thing I thought when I saw it was that he has a rumby in his tumbly so I had to run with that theme!

The Bee Hive/Bee's are an SVG pattern set from Little Scrap's of Heaven. While it didn't cut out as a card I just made a card the size of the bee hive, taped the bee hive down, and then cut the card to the shape of the hive leaving a flat spot at the top.

Korin, the owner of SNSS, is releasing a Rhubarb a day for the next 5 days (at least)! Make sure you head on over to The Sweet 'n Sassy Connection to be one of the first to see the newly released bears!

Well, that is all I have for you today! Make to a wonderful day!

Critter Tops

2011-07-12T06:53:00.001-07:00

So...how was your Monday? Did you get lots accomplished or did ya just wish it wasn't Monday? Well...today is Tuesday and a brand new day! Enjoy it for all that it is worth!

Today's card is a clean and simple card that I made with the FTL from this week. I have days that I just want to make something that is cute but not so much work and yesterday was one of those days for sure. After working one two more time consuming projects (you'll see one tomorrow) I decided to go easy with my Doodle Pantry card for this week. While I was going through my DP stamps I saw the cute Critter Tops set. Since I haven't worked with those yet I thought why not? I'll make this into a boy card using the Turtle Top and the newly released Primary Patterns Digi Paper Pack. I was a little intimidated by the Turtle Top but I chose the size I wanted my circle first then sized it to fit that. I think it worked so slick! The sentiment is from the Super Birdie set (one of my all time favorite DP sets!).

Don't forget to stop by the Doodle Pantry store and check out the Digi Grab Bag. Each great set in the Grab Bag is only $1! Laurie has lots of freebies throughout her store too!

Alright...I'll see you tomorrow with another super fun card!

It's A Birthday!

2011-07-11T07:20:00.001-07:00

Good morning friends! It is a new week for us to praise God, love our family, and CRAFT! (Notice I left work out of the equation?) Do you have any big things going on this week?

Today's post is all about my niece. She turns 10 on Wednesday and, while this will be late, this is the card and gift I have her. I have known that she loves to draw and is crafty from visits with them but I wanted to double check she still liked that so I called my brother. She also likes science and is a girlie girl so...I ran with the girlie girl. Go figure, huh?

I gotta tell ya about this card. It is made with an SVG file from Little Scraps of Heaven Designs. While I love my SVG's I have been frustrated too because I just didn't understand how to size the way I wanted. I know to check the 'keep proportions' box and then resize but that would give me something smaller than I wanted (see the inside of the card) so I finally asked the question on the LSHD Facebook Page then went off to shower. Well, while in the shower (does anyone else get some good thinkin' time in the shower?) I figured it out and it was a Duh! for me moment! When resizing in SCAL I just have to keep an eye on the main element of the SVG that I'm cutting to see what size it is and then all the pieces will end up fitting perfectly! Keeping the 'keep proportions' box checked, of course. So, the correct size I wanted is on the front of the card and the size I first cut is on the inside. Super cute with both, don't ya think? I'm going to enter this card into the Cooking with Cricut anything goes contest too! And I just found that this card works perfect for the Fashion-ista challenge over at Getting Cricky. And I used Carly's sketch again!

Then I wanted to send her a little giftie to so I got together some paper, animal shaped paper clips, pens, and, of course, some OPI nail polish (my favorite brand!). I put it all into a fabulous Thirty One Gifts organizer that I got when they were having their clearance and tahdah, what I think will be a perfect gift for her! Unfortunately it will be late. Her birthday is Wednesday and I'm just sending it today so it won't get there 'til Thursday. I'm bummed about that but that is what I get when I procrastinate! I hope I can come up with something equally as good for my other niece when she turns 16 in October!

Well, that is it for today. A long post I know. I am going to work today but the best part about that...I like my job!

I hope you make today a wonderful Monday!

Rhubarb the Teddy Bear

2011-07-09T08:09:00.001-07:00

Good Saturday morning friends! I hope you have wonderful weather so you can accomplish whatever you heart desires today!

Yesterday, at the bottom of my post I linked you to a photo of the image I was going to have on my card today...here I am to post that card and you came back to see it...yay!

Anyway, this sweet little bear's name is Rhubarb. Now I don't know if Rhubarb is a boy or girl but I think Rhubarb will be a boy for this post. So, Rhubarb is a brand new line over at Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps. Korin has drawn 10 Rhubarb images (and they are all just so precious) and has four in her store right now. You can see them all HERE. I made this card with Echo Park's Splash patterned paper and with Carly's sketch for the next two weeks. You can see at the left all the dimension and the gelly roll sparkle I put on the card. I'm not sure the umbrella actually "fits" the card but I thought why not? I cut the umbrella with my Cricut with which I have a love/hate relationship. I can cut SVG's just fine but when it comes to using the cartridges I stink! Can you guess which one the umbrella was? Anyway, since it has a Cricut cut element on the card I can also enter this into Challenge #41 at Cooking With Cricut.

Alright, so there you go! Have a wonderful day and I'll see ya back here Monday!

Photo Heavy Post Today! :)

2011-07-08T07:43:00.000-07:00

Good morning friends. Just a warning that this is a photo heavy post and pretty long. Today I'm just sharing some personal photos. First, of Pike Place Market...we were there on Wednesday for a history of the market type of tour. While the tour underwhelmed us we did learn a couple of interesting facts that I'll tell ya about. Second, I want to show you the Blue Star Wall hanging that my friend, Lori, made for me. Ready?
First, I want to show you my favorite part of Pike Place Market...flower row. The scents and colors in that area are just amazing! I wish we didn't live so far away so I could take some of those flowers home! Next time we are in Seattle, though, we are going to take a vase so we can put them in water on the way home! Yay!

I wanted to share a photo of the Public Market sign, too. This is one of the better photos I've gotten so I'm upset about the date in the corner. That prompted me to turn off the date feature on my camera. Todd is really good about remembering dates so he can always help me out if I forget. Oh, and see the corner of the building up there by the Public Market sign. Yeah, that is a building that has condos in it. Want to move there? It will only cost you $1,000,000 to purchase one of those condos. It is all about the view as on the other side is a gorgeous view of Elliott Bay.
So, the above sign is the original Starbucks logo. It has gone through many renovations as you can tell. What was interesting about this was that when Starbucks wanted to go in there they were originally told no. It was eventually agreed that they could put a shop there but it had to be just original...no updates to what the original Starbucks would have served/looked like so you will not find pastries and the like in this store. Interesting, huh?

The last photo of Pike Place Market is of the gum wall in one of the alleys. I can't remember when the guide told us it started but apparently sometime ago the theater (that is still there by the way) was having problems with gum under the seat so they put a sign up...please leave your gum outside...so people did. The wall had to be cleaned off one time years ago but people still come just to put their gum on the wall. All I can say is...ewwww!

And the final photo (thanks for being patient): This is the Blue Star quilt that my friend, Lori, made for me. I still need to find the perfect quilt hanger but it will have a prominent place to hang in our house. Thanks Lori!

On another topic, stop back tomorrow to see a cute card made with THIS image! Have a wonderful Friday everyone!

Baking Bear

2011-07-06T07:35:00.000-07:00

Good morning! Well, it is Wednesday! Only two more days 'til Friday...who's got fun plans this weekend?

Today I'd like to introduce you to a super cute bear named Baking Bear. I can almost smell the brownies (that is what he is baking...I'm sure of it!) baking when I look at this little guy! Anyway, Baking Bear is from Clear Dollar Stamps and he was just released on June 15th. (Yes, we do have a new release coming up here in 9 days! I hope you are ready!) My card layout is the Sweet Sunday Sketch for this week.

Did you see that there is a new challenge that went up on the Clear Dollar Stamps blog? Well, this challenge is to use punches, die cuts, or cut outs. CDS has a nice selection of SVG's HERE or you could try some of their dies HERE. There are LOTS of prizes for this challenge so make sure you check it out HERE!

Alright, well...you just have a super day! It is supposed to be 93 degrees here today...whew!

Peacock Birdie

2011-07-05T07:48:00.001-07:00

Good morning my crafty friends! I hope you had a wonderful 4th of July! We had a fun time with friends at a bbq and then enjoyed the fireworks later in the evening. Fun!

Today is New Release Day at Doodle Pantry so I'm here to share with you a super cute new release called Peacock Birdie. I, once again, chose to use the pre-colored birdie and used all three of the patterned papers that come in this set to make my card. There are three sentiments in this set and I used the 'Strut your stuff' sentiment as I made this card for a friend who has been working hard at loosing weight and is almost to her goal. She will definitely need to strut her stuff!

All of today's NEW RELEASES are just amazing so make sure that you head on over to the store to see them all! Don't forget to check out what my design team sisters made with their sets. Just click on their names in my side bar!

Doodle Pantry has their challenge for today up and all you need to do is use a Doodle Pantry image to enter. Just for participating you will receive the outline version of the set I used and you'll also be in the running to receive a $15 gift certificate from Doodle Pantry! The store has several freebies so why not play along?

Well, I hope your day is wonderful! See ya soon!

Happy 4th!

2011-07-04T08:07:00.001-07:00

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Grill Favor

2011-07-02T11:09:00.001-07:00

Good morning all! Well, VBS is over and that should allow me more crafting time so expect to see more on my blog this week!

Today I'm showing you a Barbeque Grill Favor Box that I made for Todd...just 'cuz. This is an SVG from Clear Dollar Stamps. I just loved it when I first saw it but the lid looked a bit intimidating but I think this turned out great and more important I think Todd liked it!

The image to the left is with the grill open. Todd loves butterscotch discs so I got some of those for him and filled his grill up with them. This absolutely would have been a fun item to make for Father's Day. Slip a gift card and some candies in for a birthday, too. Fun stuff for sure!

Well, I guess this is going to be a super short post but be sure to be checking back this week for more posts!

For my true love

2011-06-30T06:57:00.001-07:00

Good morning! No, I haven't fallen off the edge of the earth...I've just been really busy with VBS and then super tired after. I hope to have at least one more card for you this week.

You may know that my oldest son graduated from college this month but we didn't have his part until last night. It was a fun get together of about 20 people with all of Scott's favorite foods and lots of congrats!

Anyway, I'm here today to show you a Sweet Peek of a new set that is coming out tomorrow at Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps. This one is called Love Is Like A Tree. This is a fun stamp set to make cards for the one you love in your life. It includes ten sentiments! I've also used paper that you can find at SNSS store from Echo Park called A Walk in the Park. I've also used this week's Sweet Stop Sketch with this card. You still have plenty of time to play with this sketch so please join us!

Well, that is it for me today. I need to get finished up here at home so I can get to the church. Have a most wonderful day today!

OOPS! I just posted this early so if you are seeing this before 9 am PST...the links for the Sweet Peeks won't get ya to today's images. Sorry about that!

Growing old...

2011-06-27T06:57:00.001-07:00

Good Monday morning everyone! This will be a quick post and then I'm off to VBS!

We went to a 50th birthday party for a friend of ours on Saturday and I just couldn't no make a card, right? Well, I didn't have an image that I loved so I went over to Bugaboo and found this funny Gus image. I used some Echo Park Splash paper for this card along with the Midnight Madness Sketch for this week. The Gus image came with a sentiment too so I printed it out on some orange cardstock, cut it with a nestie and placed it on the inside. Overall it is just a fun card!

Okay, I need to run and finish getting ready to go. Have a super day everyone!

Seeing Spots Sweet Peek

2011-06-26T12:00:00.000-07:00

Good afternoon friends! I hope you've had a wonderful weekend. Are you doing anything fun today to finish it out? Tomorrow starts VBS at my church and this afternoon we are decorating the church and getting all set to greet the kids at 8:30 am tomorrow. While I'm looking forward to it I have knots in my stomach too. I really want to show kids how much Jesus loves them!

Anyway, onto today's Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Sweet Peek. Today I am showing you the card I made with the new set Seeing Spots. I really went out of my comfort zone using these stamps but I like the results so...yay! I used a star texture plate on the red background and then spritz'd it with some sparkle shimmer mist. I also distressed all the edges of the red and pulled some edges too. My layout is the sketch from Hand Stamps Sentiments for this week. PERFECT...wouldn't you agree?

I hope you enjoyed today's Sweet Peek! See the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps blog all week this week for peeks of the new sets!

If you stop back on Thursday I'll be giving you a peek of another new set! Tomorrow I have a super funny card for ya so see ya then!

Berry Sweet

2011-06-24T09:56:00.001-07:00

Hello friends! Happy Friday! It is always nice to be at the end of a week isn't it?

Today, I have a fun summer card to share with you that showcases Berry Sweet Cocoa. Don't you just love the sweetness of Cocoa? I don't know where this patterned paper is from but it is just perfect for this image, huh? The layout is the Sweet Sunday Sketch for the week.

It is interesting...I'm noticing that I'm not using as many sentiments on my cards recently. I'm not sure why that is but it is interesting none the less. I think would make a great birthday or hello card!

Alright, I must run off to the next detail in my day. I hope you all have a wonderful Friday!

Blast from the Past

2011-06-23T08:00:00.000-07:00

Good morning friends! Did you know the week is almost over? Woohoo!

Today I'm participating in the Taylored Expressions Blast From The Past. It is fun to participate in these challenges so that you can use older, not recently loved TE stamps.

This time I used a TE stamp that I got last year around this time along with some beautiful patterned paper from Bo Bunny called the Liberty Collection. I just got it from TE this last week and I absolutely adore it...go figure, huh? Do you see the neat printing on the bottom of the blue starred paper? Yep, it says United States Of America and is pre-printed on this particular piece of paper. The eagle/flag paper is from the same paper pack. I used some lovely TE Tiny Twinkles stars (I think that Taylor may not carry this particular set anymore) in the sentiment as well as other places on the card. The particular stamp I used from Taylored Expressions is not available any longer but TE carries lots of very nice patriotic stamps (I NEED the 4th of July Wreath and die!) The base is kraft paper on which I used a little direct to paper technique with white ink. All the rest of the pieces of paper have been distressed with my finger nail. Wish you could see all the detail as it really makes an impressive card.

I am also entering this in the PaperPlay Challenge for this week, too. Well, there you have it for today! Stop back to see a super fun card!

Make sure you check out the rest of the Blast from the Past hop!

Patriotic Charlie

2011-06-22T08:01:00.001-07:00

Good sunny morning to you all! We are headed up to 88 degrees this morning with lots of sunshine. Yay!

You all know I love anything patriotic so when Clear Dollar Stamps released Patriotic Charlie on the 15th (see all of the releases HERE) I was just tickled! This fun sets comes with two fun images of Charlie, several sentiments, and some patterned paper which I used for this card. I love that the blue and red aren't bright blue and red. I found them to be, in SU! colors, Not Quite Navy and Ruby Red. I used the CPS sketch for this week and then just added some twine and little stars for some added interest. I actually think I might use this as a birthday card...we shall see!

Now...why don't you head on over to the Clear Dollar Stamps Blog to check out all the new and fun stuff going on. There are new SVG's and a blog hop for you to check out! Have fun!

All The Cool Kids

2011-06-21T08:08:00.001-07:00

Good morning! It looks like we are actually going to have a summer day for the first day of summer...86 degrees and sunny! Yay!

Okay, so to the title of the post. I have seen lots of my Doodle Pantry DT sisters making the sweetest cards with this Plush Panda set and I just had to be one of the cool kids (plus he is SO cute!) and make a card too. This didn't end up looking how I thought it would but I still like it. All the patterned paper on this card is from the Plush Panda set, which by the way the entire set is only $3.50!

The layout for this card is Carly's most recent sketch at Sketches by Carly. You have two more days to play in this particular sketch challenge if you want to!

Don't forget to play in our Stock the Pantry challenge this week. All you have to do is use one Doodle Pantry image on your card to qualify. Check out the specifics HERE and then get creating!

Well, I hope you have a wonderful first day of summer! See ya tomorrow!

Happy Father's Day!

2011-06-19T12:16:00.001-07:00

Happy Father's Day! Yeah, I don't think I have any male readers but it is out there just in case I do!

Today I thought I'd show you the card that Kyler and I put together for Todd. I saw this idea on Etsy and Kyler and I made it into our own. After finding the perfect Darth Vador clip art we imported it into Word. We then Googled Darth Vador quotes and Kyler picked out a quote and altered it to fit this card. The card says...

Dad, you can rule the t.v. I have foreseen this. It is your destiny. Join me, and together we can rule the t.v. as father and son.

Is that not hilarious!?! I love it! Kyler's present for Todd is a day of t.v. and food that Todd LOVES!

I leave you a final photo of Kyler with his card.

Have a great day all!

Tools

2011-06-18T07:18:00.001-07:00

Happy Saturday morning everyone! I hope you day is sunnier than ours. We have clouds and rain today. Not fun, but necessary I guess.

Today I thought I'd show you the Father's Day cards that I made for our dads. Yes, there are three...I am blessed to have three men in my life that are super dads to me!

So, these are tool boxes...can ya tell? Todd thought they looked great so I went with them. The pattern for these tool boxes are are an SVG from Clear Dollar Stamps called Chest Card. The examples on the sight include a toy box, took box, and a pirate's chest. Once I figured out how to make the first one the cuts for the other two were SO easy! Oh, and the file also has PDF's for the chest so even if you don't have the ability to cut on an electronic machine you can still make these cards!

Don't forget to check out Clearly Inspired Challenge #30 over at the Clear Dollar Stamps blog. It is a sketch and you have two weeks to complete a card. There will be lots of prizes so go check it out!

Alright, I'm off to start my busy day! Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

a happy hello!

2011-06-17T00:00:00.000-07:00

Happy Friday Morning! I am so happy it is Friday but there is still so much to do in this weekend that I'm not really getting a break. That is okay though..means I'm alive, gainfully employed, and healthy...I'll take them all!

Today is my day to post on the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps blog and I'm sharing this super fun and clean Happy Ocean Friends over there. I thought you guys would like it to so...here it is!

The images are, of course, from Happy Ocean Friends and the paper is, once again, from Echo Park's Summer Days. The layout is from SCS's card sketch for this week right HERE that the fabulous Korin designed! I love the clean and simple style of the sketch and this card! I used just a little bling for the bubbles and the sentiment wraps it all together. I love that the sentiment could be used for anything from a hello card to a birthday card. So multi-purpose!

Alright, I hope you get a chance to play along with this fabulous sketch! Make sure you link it up on SCS for all to see!

Have a happy day everyone!

Lily of the Valley

2011-06-15T16:15:00.001-07:00

Hello all! Welcome to Wednesday...afternoon. My goodness this day has been super busy!

And I am super late posting this card for you today and making a really exciting announcement! Last week I was asked to join the digi team for Clear Dollar Stamps. I was just shocked and so flattered! After some thought I decided that I wanted to take this wonderful opportunity so I said YES! Yay!

Today is a new digi release day at Clear Dollar Stamps so I'm showing off one of their newest digis Lily of the Valley. You guy all know how much I love Lily of the Valley so it was a natural for me to use that image. I made the rest of the card very simple to really focus on the image. It is interesting, 3 of the 4 cards that were made with this image have white, green, and black and the layouts are very similar too. Make sure you click above and check it out!

Thank you to Lori and Jerusha for your confidence in me! I will have links to the DT members blogs in my side bar soon. I hope all my blog readers will love the new creations to come made with Clear Dollar Stamps images!

Congrats and Happy Birthday!

2011-06-14T07:04:00.001-07:00

Good morning all! I will get to the Happy Birthday in a second here first to show you the Grad Hat Card.

This is another SVG (and I have another to show you on Saturday) that I got from My Scrap Chick. If you have a Cricut (or other cutting machine) and SCAL or MTC you should either follow My Scrap Chick's blog or subscribe to her newsletter as each week you get a free SVG from her and this grad hat card was one of them. I think it was from about a month ago. In all honesty I own quite a few of her SVG's. I don't use as many as I own but I do love them all and find them to be a great value! I made three of these hats this year...one red with black (it is actually not that red, more crimson) and two black with red. It is interesting but I find using my Cricut really fun recently so I think you'll be seeing more made with at least some elements cut from my Cricut.

What about the birthday? Well, today is not only Flag Day, if you have a flag it should be flying today unless it is raining, it is the Army's 236th Birthday! From THIS website...

Two hundred and thirty-six years ago, the United States Army was established to defend our Nation. From the Revolutionary War to the current operations taking place around the world, our Soldiers remain Army Strong with a deep commitment to our core values and beliefs. This 236th birthday commemorates America’s Army – Soldiers, Families and Civilians – who are achieving a level of excellence that is truly Army Strong. Being Army Strong goes beyond physical endurance and mental preparedness. It encompasses an indomitable spirit, and high ethical and moral values. These are not only desirable traits in a person, but in a Nation that wishes to live up to the ideals and vision of its founders. We are “America’s Army: The Strength of the Nation."

Happy Birthday Army!

Star Favor Box

2011-06-13T07:20:00.001-07:00

Good Monday morning everyone! Did you have a wonderful weekend? You all know I did! (And if you don't just scroll down to Saturday's post. :)

Today I want to show you a neat Star Favor Box & Card SVG file that Doodle Pantry released on the 5th this month. First, have I mentioned that I love SVG files? They are so fun and versatile and they help me think that I didn't waste my money on a Cricut! You do need to know, though, that you need either Sure Cuts A Lot or Make The Cut to use SVG files with your Cricut or other hardware. (And actually they don't sell the software to work with Cricut's any longer but I won't get into that.) Anyway, all you have to do is import the SVG file into your software, put your desired paper on the mat, and cut...it makes it easy to make things such as this cute star favor! While this one is pretty tiny (maybe a Hershey nugget size) you can scale the files to make them as big or small as you'd like! I'll be making some of these for Scott's graduation party in a couple of weeks. I'm also planning on making a big one for a table centerpiece. I'm not sure I'll actually fill it with anything but it will look great sitting on the table!

Do you want this template but don't have the hardware/software I talked about above? Well, the good news is that when you purchase this template it comes as a PDF as well so you can cut it out by hand! Yay!

Alright, I need to get a move on it this morning. My exercise DVD is calling my name! Have a wonderful day!

Keep swimming AND Graduation

2011-06-11T16:01:00.001-07:00

Hello! Yes, I'm here a bit later than normal but I thought you'd all want to see a picture of the graduate so I waited to post until I had one ready for ya!

First, though I wanted to show you a card that I decided to make in a clean and simple style. That is kinda hard for me to do but sometimes it is just what is needed. I used the super cute fish and sentiment from the Happy Ocean Friends set by Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps just adding a little color with my Copics and the paper (Summer Days by Echo Park...find it HERE). I felt it needed just a bit of bling so I added a twinkle at the beginning of the sentiment. I gotta tell ya...I love this card!

Now, onto graduation! It could not have been a nicer day outside today! Beautiful sunshine with a hint of wind (we don't have breezes here) to cool it down when the sun got to hot. The ceremony started promptly at 9:30 and was a good two hours long. This is the first college graduation I've ever attended and while I am SO proud of my son...it was boring after we got to see Scott walk to get his diploma holder. I'm so bad aren't I? Scott is one of the first members of his family (both my side and his dads) to graduate from college (I'm tearing up right now) so it was just such an amazing day! I cried when the ROTC presented the Colors and the National Anthem was sung, I cried when I realized that so many of my family members weren't there to see it, and I cried when I got to hug Scott. What a ball of tears, huh?

Alright, enough sentimental stuff for today. Thanks for visiting today! Hope you have a wonderful rest of your day!

Just Saying Hi

2011-06-10T00:00:00.000-07:00

Good morning friends! I'm pleased to say that I'm starting to feel a little better which is evidenced by the fun, bright card I made yesterday.

Hello, my name is Lorie and I'm a stamp-a-holic! I have pretty much stopped purchasing stamps due to the fact that I'm on two wonderful digi/stamp design teams so I don't have much need to purchase stamps BUT when I saw this cute MFT stamp I knew I had to have it! The set is called I Need Some Face Time. My phone...yeah, without it we would be lost in our family as our entire schedule is in it. (that is actually kinda scary!) While I was making this card I knew exactly who I wanted to send it too and can't wait to get it in the mail!

I also used the MFT Feeling Sketchy sketch to make the card. It was just fun to make all the way around!

Well, today is Kyler's last day of school and is a 1/2 day...I can't believe it is that time already! Also, today is Scott's last test of his college career...well, unless he goes back for his masters. And he graduates TOMORROW! I can't believe that I will have a kiddo graduated from college, a kiddo in the Army, and a kiddo entering 8th grade...crazy!

Anyway, big day today so I must go. Have a super day!

Our freedom was not free...

2011-06-08T07:25:00.000-07:00

Morning friends. While not a lot better today is a better day with my sinuses than yesterday was (I've only been up for a 1/2 hour though) so I thought I'd get this posted while I felt okay.

Some of you have heard me say that my boys are little pieces of my heart walking around outside my body. I imagine that to be true for most moms. (I said most...I know some relationships are difficult) When I heard of the deaths of some of the soldiers in the brigade that Jon belongs to I decided that I would make sympathy cards for each soldier's family. It has been more difficult than I thought and easy to put to the side and say 'I don't have enough time today'. Frankly, thinking about what those families are going through hurts me and is not a place I like to go BUT I want to follow through. There are now four families that I must send cards too. I used Doodle Pantry's Patriotic Eagle image along with a sentiment from the set that Laurie (owner of Doodle Pantry) so graciously re-worked for me so I could make a banner.

Inside I typed up my favorite sympathy sentiment (that sounds strange doesn't it?). In this case I think the sentiment on the front enhances the sentiment inside. (Noticed the typo just before I was to seal and send out a couple of the cards...why did no one tell me?)

I really wanted this card to be simple and clean for both the fact that I want the sentiment to be the thing that really stands out and for duplication purposes. The layout is from CPS this week. I've also entered this into the Paper Sundaes challenge which is to use a sentiment.

Alright, I'm off to go to Kyler's school for a little while. Have a wonderful day, hug the ones you love, and thank a soldier!

Doodle Pantry Berry Pie

2011-06-06T15:41:00.001-07:00

Hello bloggy friends! Sorry for the delay in posting! My DH and I were gone this weekend when I realized I wanted to post this fun little card for ya and now I have a lovely (NOT!) sinus "thing" going on so it is hard to concentrate on too much.

The card I have to share with you today is using an image from one of the FREE sets you can receive from Doodle Pantry when you make a purchase of any amount! The set is called Berry Pie and has both blueberry and huckleberry colored pies as well as several digi papers (which I've used on my card) AND the black outlines so that you can make any type of pie you'd like. Pretty fun, huh?

I thought I'd share with you a picture of the view we had at lunch on Saturday. We went on a wine hike through our favorite winery and ended up on this gorgeous hilltop for lunch. Click on the photo to see a larger picture if you'd like.

Anyway, hop on over to Doodle Pantry to see all the new sets and also head on over to the Doodle Pantry BLOG to see the challenges that are going on right now!

Have a wonderful rest of your day!

Doodle Pantry Blog Parade

2011-06-03T03:00:00.000-07:00

Good morning all! Welcome to the Doodle Pantry Blog Parade! If you are following along with the Blog Parade you should have arrived here from Sarah's blog. If you didn't come here from Sarah's blog please head to the Doodle Pantry blog for all the details (there are 5 prizes up for grabs!). You must comment on all blogs and link up at the end of the blog hop in order to qualify for the prizes.

I'm very excited to show you the set Patriotic Turtle used in a non-card form. Each Memorial Day we have a BBQ for our friends...we enjoy time together, good food, and salute the soldiers that have died in combat. This year I wanted to put up a little spot where people could write my son Jon a little note (he is serving in Afghanistan) to be included in a future box. I thought this Patriotic Turtle image and the 'God bless our troops' sentiment would be perfect so I made up this fun sign! See? You don't have to make just cards with these fun images!

Well, I hope you like my little sign and are enjoying the Blog Parade so far! Click HERE to go to the next stop, Karen's blog!

A Muse Studio Consultant Blog Hop

2011-06-01T21:00:00.000-07:00

Hello all! Welcome to June's A Muse Studio Consultant Blog Hop! If you are participating in the blog hop, you should have come from Kelly's blog and if not, then you should start from the beginning with Samantha's blog until you come to my blog.

I'm excited to get to join in this month but sad that my photo doesn't show the one thing we were asked to do which was to make our own background paper.

Since you can't see it just pretend that the black paper and the papaya paper both have a smaller version of the grunged sunrays (from the rock star set) on them. It looks great in real life, I assure you! I just used VersaMark on the black and papaya paper to give it that subtle but definitely there look of patterned paper.

The sets I used on my card are grunged sunrays and rock star both of which I think are perfect for male cards but I have seen some super cute female cards made with the rock star set too! And again the cardstock colors are sugar (white), papaya, and onyx (black). You can find all the above at my A Muse Studio store on the web right HERE!

Now on to your next stop, my wonderful upline, Lori's blog. Enjoy the rest of the hop and see you back here tomorrow for more exciting crafting!

Sweet Peek Cocoa

2011-05-31T09:00:00.000-07:00

Good morning everyone! After an additional day off it is always hard to remember that it is Tuesday instead of Monday, huh? I hope you had a fabulous Memorial Day. We enjoyed hosting our friends for a wonderful BBQ to honor all of our service members.

Today is the last Sweet Peek before the new release at Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps tomorrow. There will be a fun beach themed new release party tonight at the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Connection from 8pm to 10 pm (EST). I hope you can join us. Just click here to head over to the connection. If you aren't already a member sign up is super easy!

Alright, so...my card today peeks a new set to the store called Patriotic Cocoa. There are 2 images (including the one used on my card) and 11 sentiments that are perfect for any patriotic type of card you'd like to make from a 'thank you' to 'Happy 4th'. If you love all things patriotic, like me, than this will be the perfect set for you! I believe it will retail at just $11! My card also uses this week's Sweet Stop Sketch.

So there you have it! I hope you'll join us for the new release party tonight! Have a wonderful day!

Memorial Day 2011

2011-05-30T06:30:00.001-07:00

Memorial Day comes each year with good and bad. The good...we get an extra day off work to shop, BBQ, spend time with friends and family. The bad...many military men and women won't get that opportunity today as they gave up their lives so that not only can we enjoy our freedom but to try and bring some sense of peace and saneness into another country/persons life.

Memorial Day 2011

Remember our brothers and sisters who fell
so we could have freedom, they all went through hell
our cookouts and sales are all very nice
but many in uniform paid a great price

defending our country takes more than big talk
you honored us all by taking the walk
our forefathers founded this country we love
and included God both within and above

Our children have fallen all over the earth
because we believed that in all men there’s worth
we’ve come to the aid of the downtrodden man
because independence and choice must and can

be for all people; a God given right
it’s said in our song that our flag was in sight
it stood through the day and the night as we fought
to keep ourselves free; we will never be bought

John Breska 05/2011
44th Scout Dog Platoon
Viet Nam 69-70

Fintastic!

2011-05-29T00:00:00.000-07:00

I know what you guys are thinking...why am I posting on a Sunday, right? Well because today is one of the two Sweet Peeks I have for you with brand new Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps images that will be released June 1st!

Today I am giving you a little peek at the new set called Happy Ocean Friends. Both the fish and the sentiment is from the set. In total the set has 7 image stamps and 11 sentiment stamps and they all go together SO well! I've also used some patterned paper from Echo Park's Summer Days line...perfect, huh?

Alright...make sure that you head on over to the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps blog to see the rest of the Sweet Peeks! I'll have another peek at a new set on Tuesday May 31st as well so look forward to that too!

Have a wonderful day everyone!

Lily of the Valley In The Garden

2011-05-28T08:22:00.001-07:00

Just a little stop in here this morning to show a little altered notebook that I made the other day.

When I was looking for a something else I came across this little notebook. I'm sure I bought it to alter as it is just a kraft colored notebook but it got put away and forgotten like so many things do. I received this Pure Innocence set by My Favorite Things in the mail the other day so I decided to use the main image and one of the sentiments on the notebook. I'm sure I've told you before that Lily of the Valley are my all time favorite flower. I adore the strong scent and fragile, pure white flower. It bring back great memories of my childhood! I'm going to use this cute little notebook for prayer requests received.

Anyway, I grabbed out a piece of DCWV paper covered the front of the notebook, paper pieced the girls dress then popped her up on the notebook. I added the Lily of the Valley sentiment just because I love the name so much. LOL!

The Lily of the Valley flower itself also very much so reminds me of a song (weird I know) call In The Garden. Below is a great rendition of the song by Brad Paisley. Enjoy the song and have a wonderful Saturday!

Reel 'em In

2011-05-26T06:37:00.001-07:00

Yay! We are finally almost to Friday! This has been a super slow week. It isn't that I really have anything planned this weekend but I do get my Thirty One Gifts order tomorrow which will be fun!

Today I am sharing a card that I made for my brother's birthday. He happens to be a big fly fisherman so when I saw the pattern for this super cute card I knew I had to make one for him. The outside is pretty self explanatory. The cardstock is chocolate chip and kraft. I added a little "stitching" on the pockets and lots of chocolate chip sponged on the card to make it look worn. I also just used my finger nail to rough up the edges a bit too. The ties are from a local shop (and may I just add that they are quite ugly!) here in town. Inside I printed the reel from the Doodle Pantry set Reel 'em In on kraft paper leaving room to write my birthday sentiment.

This card went off in the mail yesterday. His birthday is Tuesday so I hope that it makes it to him in time with the holiday on Monday so we'll see!

Thursday's are my busy day with Care Net and then Kids in Christ this evening so I'm off to get started! Have a wonderful day and I'll "see" ya tomorrow!

Hi There

2011-05-25T07:04:00.001-07:00

Happy Wednesday friends! I have been working on some things to show you but for today I have a sweet Cocoa image to share with you!

Today's card is made with a cute image from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps set called Springtime Cocoa. There is just something about Cocoa's cute ears that make me love him...even though he's a mouse! All the papers, buttons and the fun fabric letters are from this month's Key Ingredients kit and I used this week's CPS sketch for the layout.

Make sure that you head on over to Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps blog tomorrow for some Sweet Peeks of the new sets that will be released come June 1st. I will have peeks for you on the 29th and 31st and I'm so excited to show them to you!

Well, that is it from my craft room for today. I've got several other projects in the works that I hope to show you soon so...have a super day!

Armed Forces Day 2011

2011-05-21T00:00:00.000-07:00

ARMED FORCES DAY
"UNITED IN STRENGTH"
MAY 21, 2011

President Harry S. Truman led the effort to establish a single holiday for citizens to come together and thank our military members for their patriotic service in support of our country.

On August 31, 1949, Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson announced the creation of an Armed Forces Day to replace separate Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force Days. The single-day celebration stemmed from the unification of the Armed Forces under one department -- the Department of Defense.

See more information about Armed Forces Day HERE. If weather permits be sure to get your flag our and flying today!

SURPRISE!

2011-05-20T03:00:00.000-07:00

Happy Friday! Here we are at the end of a busy week once again but today I have something fun to share with you...a special New Release from Doodle Pantry!

The owner of Doodle Pantry, Laurie, decided she would release this super cute set called Quirky Dog just for you all today! How much do you love this super cute bulldog (I think)? You just know that I had to use his red, white, and blue self to make a card with for Jon right? And the 'ruff day?' sentiment...who doesn't have ruff days in Afghanistan so I thought would work perfectly! AND, the entire set of line images, colored images, and digital patterned papers (can I just say that I'm growing to LOVE digi papers?!?) are only $3! Can you believe it? Only $3! I love that!

Today is the Stock the Pantry challenge over at the Doodle Pantry blog too so make sure you hop on over there to see what that is all about!

You know what? I love this set so much that I'm going to give away a set to one of my readers! All you have to do is leave a comment on this post about what our troops mean to you. If you do not comment on what the troops mean to you then you are not in the drawing! I do not allow anonymous comments anymore so if you need to comment anonymously just send me an e-mail instead and I'll put you in the drawing! You will have until Sunday night at 5 p.m. PST to comment. While there is only one entry per person I would appreciate it if you'd tell your friends about this drawing so send 'em right over!

So...go, comment on this post, tell your friends about it and then have a wonderful Friday!

A Card Re-Do

2011-05-18T11:26:00.001-07:00

Good almost afternoon my friends! The very first thing that I must ask of you all is that you be praying for my Jon's unit in Afghanistan. Three soldiers were killed and one wounded on Monday. We have heard nothing so that is good as we would have been notified already. If you do not already pray for our soldiers please start immediately!

Today I'm showing you the card I got from my oldest son, Scott, for Mother's Day. I loved the card and what he wrote inside. Upon looking at it I started to put together a card in my mind so the other day I sat down and recreated the card.

I used the newly released Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps image called Tea Time. I paper pieced the tea pot and the tea cup with patterned papers (stella rose - mabel) to coordinate with the rest of the card. There was very little coloring, just the coffee so I used a Copic marker for that and then used a glaze pen on the coffee to make it look liquid-y. On the side I just dressed it up with more patterned paper. This layout is the Sweet Stop sketch for this week, too! I am also entering this in the Truly Scrumptious anything goes challenge. Oh, yay...I can add this to the D2D handmade paper flowers challenge too!

So...what do you think? A pretty fun re-do, huh?

Alright, I gotta run but enjoy the rest of your day everyone!

Mom's Battle

2011-05-17T00:00:00.000-07:00

I don't normally listen to rap nor do I care for the swear words but other than that...I think you'll appreciate the heart of this song which is...a military mom's heart.

A Muse Monday

2011-05-16T07:03:00.001-07:00

Good Monday morning friends! How was your weekend? Mine was pretty good but our weather was very rainy causing flooding in our town. Lots of people were affected so we shall see how it plays out this week.

Today's A Muse Monday card is a thank you card for a high school senior that volunteers in the children's ministry with me at church. Not only does he volunteer with me but he does lots of other volunteering at the church most recently helping get the phone/internet to my office and the nursery. He has done it all without complaint and I want to make sure he knows how much I truly appreciate it. The guitar image and sentiment are both from the Rockstar set on page 54 of the A Muse Studio Catalog. I used the patterned paper without thinking so it is not A Muse Studio paper and thinking about it I wish I would have used orange gingham paper as I think it would have been just as nice. Anyway, you can go shopping in my A Muse Studio store HERE. As always...let me know if you have any questions! Oh, and the layout is from Clean and Simple Stamping for this week, too!

Well, I can't think of much else to tell you right now so I'm going to be on my way. Today I will be putting finishing touches on the inside of a Sweet 'n Sassy stamps card to show you soon. I took the Mother's Day card that my oldest son gave me and used it as inspiration for my card. Lots of paper piecing took place on this card so I know you'll love it!

Alright...have a wonderful day everyone!

Tool Thank You

2011-05-13T11:02:00.001-07:00

Happy Friday! Apparently the posting feature is back now (if you didn't know Blogger has been down for about 24 hours) so I'm going to post my card for the 'For the Guys" blog hop that Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps is hosting and hopefully Blogger will restore my card from yesterday as I truly love that card!

So, as I said above this weekend's blog hop is "For the Guys' so we are to make a card (or something else) for the guys in our lives. To help with that Korin has some fun images in the store HERE. I used a new digital image called Mr. Fix It. I'm not sure where that patterned paper is from I just had it in my stash and thought it would work well for a guy card.

You may remember that I moved into a new office at work a couple of weeks ago. I now have phone AND internet so I'm thrilled. Two men have really been instrumental in getting me the office and getting it all set to go so I thought I would make them thank you cards and maybe a gift of a coffee card or something like that.

All the deets for the customer blogging hop (you blog a card not just visit from blog to blog) is HERE. There is a free digi involved if you blog with us and someone will win a $25 gift certificate to SNSS as well! You have until May 15th to blog your card to qualify for the gift certificate so get creating!

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend! ***Looks like yesterday's post is back! Unfortunately it didn't save the comments...oh well! Make sure you scroll down to see though!***

Home of the Brave

2011-05-12T07:11:00.000-07:00

What a fun way to start your day...with a smile! I hope it will last you all day through!

Today, I'm sharing a card that I had originally thought I was making for Jon but at the end I can't send it to him...it has glitter on it. In addition to that possibly being a bit embarrassing to him it could also compromise safety when it gets on him. Anyway, I was thinking of sending it to the rear detachment of his company. We shall see.

As you can tell this is a super patriotic card. I had a hard time deciding on the sentiment as the Cricut cartridge that I used (stand and salute) had several that would work. I finally decided on 'Home of the Brave'. Fitting for the military don't you think? The fireworks at the bottom are also from the same Cricut cartridge and then glittered up on the ends. I used this week's sketch by Carly for my layout and lots of WeRMemory Keepers for the papers, both patterned and cardstock.

I have to tell you guys about a great, FREE, Cricut resource. You will find it at Above Rubies Studio. It is called the Cricut Cutting Guide. It lists LOTS of cardstock/patterned paper manufacturers and what settings you should cut the paper on with your Cricut. I tried cutting that sentiment above SIX times before I just used the guide...the first cut at the suggested pressure, depth, and speed in the guide was perfect! If you own a Cricut and have problems cutting sometimes you should definitely check out that resource!

Well, that is it for me today! I hope your day is filled with lots of SMILES!

Floral Hat

2011-05-11T07:54:00.001-07:00

Good morning everyone! It is Wednesday so we are halfway to Friday...woohoo! How is your week coming along?

Today I thought I'd show you one more Mother's Day card that I made. I thought I was done making cards but decided that one of the cards I was going to use just wouldn't do so I made a new one. That is one of the great things about crafting your own cards, huh?

Anyway, this card is made with Doodle Pantry's Floral Hats set. I just inserted the hat (pre-colored) into word and then the sentiment spaced them out about how I thought they would work for this layout and printed it out. SO easy! The papers are from last months Taylored Expressions key ingredient kit. I truly love those kits!

Anyway, just a short post today as I need to get out the door to Kyler's school for a little while this morning.

Have a super day everyone!

Cardstock Bow

2011-05-10T07:01:00.001-07:00

Good morning friends! I am looking forward to what is supposed to be a partly sunny day and 71 degrees...woohoo! Maybe I can get out there and weed again...with the new gloves I got for mother's day, yay for me!

I'm excited to show you a bow I made. The other day I had a gift that I wanted a bow for and realized I didn't have any bows soooo...I went in search of instructions on how to make one. I found instructions on SCS. The instructions called for double sided patterned paper but that is what I wanted so I just used some American Crafts cardstock in a color that matched my wrapping paper (the polka dots make me smile!) and got to work. I gotta tell ya it took me about 15 minutes total to make this bow and I think it looks great!

Well, I think that is it from me today. I hope that you have a warm and sunny day where you are!

A Muse Monday

2011-05-09T14:05:00.001-07:00

Happy sunny Monday afternoon to you all! Bet ya thought I wasn't going to post today, huh? Psych!

Being that today is A Muse Monday I thought I'd show you this super fun card that I made with the Foiled Again! set (page 58). One of the things about the A Muse Studio catalog is that it has a great selection of stamps for men/boys. At first I just stamped the moustache's but the black wasn't deep enough for what I was looking for so I used Onyx Flocking (page 93) on them and not only do they look the way I want they feel really neato too! I had to use the 'you da man!' sentiment as we say it often in our house, so it was perfect. You can find the Gingham paper in the catalog as well (page 89). I think this would be a great card for a birthday, anniversary, or even a great job type of card.

The layout is this week's CPS sketch but I can also enter this card in the following challenges too. Pollycraft Challenge, Cards for Men, and Sentimental Sundays.

So, I'll see ya tomorrow with a non-card post. Have a wonderful rest of your day!

Happy Mother's Day!

2011-05-08T06:32:00.000-07:00

Grad Hats

2011-05-05T07:18:00.001-07:00

Good morning! Let's get right into the new release from Doodle Pantry...shall we?

This month Doodle Pantry is releases NINE new sets, one SVG file, and one digital paper pack! I adore DP's new releases as they always have so much fun stuff!

I get to show you a card from the Grad Hats set. Now this set is made specifically for the hats to go onto some of the fun images that Laurie has in her store like the birds, worms, etc but I decided to use just a hat and make my son's graduation card.

If you know me at all you may be asking which of my kiddos is graduating, right? Well, my oldest is graduating from CWU with a double major in History and Political Science. I gotta tell ya I'm a pretty proud mama! Anyway, I texted my son and asked him the school colors just to confirm it...crimson and black. While the photo doesn't look Crimson I think it will actually be a pretty close match. A little bit of embossing, a few little pearls and tahdah...his graduation card. I used the Critter Sketch Challenge this week for my card.

Alright, since I'm fighting a pretty bad sore throat this morning I'm going to link you up to the store and have to be on my way. HERE is the new release page. Scroll down on THIS page to see what the entire DT has made with the new images. And finally go check out the incredible savings Laurie has HERE. Remember the Noah's Ark Favor Box I mentioned above? Well, it is 25% off! Only $3.74 for the SVG, PDF's, and digital papers...what a great deal!

Now, go forth and shop!

A Beautiful Day

2011-05-04T00:00:00.000-07:00

Good morning friends! Is everyone's week going well? It has been sunny here the last couple of days so I have been in a great mood!

As I sat down to make a card for my Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps post day (I'm posting this card here and on the SNSS blog) I knew I needed one more Mother's Day card so that is what I set out to make. I started with the sketch from Carly's Sketch Challenge blog HERE, added the Lilac's for Cocoa image and came up with what, I think, is a lovely card. The patterned paper is retired SU! and I colored my image with Copic markers. It will be just perfect for the mom I'm sending this card too. My mom has been gone for 13 years now but I always send a card to Todd's mom, my former MIL, and this year to another special friend of ours.

I've gotta tell you that while I still miss my mom everyday I have been very blessed to have women in my life to guide me as a mom, friend, child of God, and wife. A big thanks to my Mom June. She has stood by me through thick and thin over the last 11+ years and I know that I can ALWAYS count on her!

How is your Mother's Day card/gift making coming?

A Muse Monday

2011-05-02T06:43:00.000-07:00

Good morning everyone! I don't know about you but I stayed up a little later than normal last night after hearing the news about Osama bin Laden. I wonder what the textbooks will say about this?

Onto my card. It is Monday so I created a card with some beautiful A Muse Studio images and papers. The flower is from the Beautiful Botanical set (found on page 26 of your catalog) and the sentiment is from the Essential Sentiments set (found on page 76 of your catalog). I used French Roast cardstock for the base and my accent color is Buttercup. Just a little bit of our 1/4" stitched grosgrain ribbon in French Roast really "ties" (teehee) this card together. You can do all of your A Muse Studio shopping by clicking HERE to go to my online store. The layout for my card is from the East Sleep Stamp sketch Thursday. Go check it out!

I should be back for several more posts this week as Doodle Pantry has a new release on the 5th and I will be posting on the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps blog on the 4th so...I'll see ya then!

God's way is perfect.

2011-05-01T07:11:00.001-07:00

Good morning everyone! Thank you all for being patient with me during my little hiatus from crafting and blogging. I went on vacation April 14-23 and just couldn't get back into things. The owner's of the stores that I'm on DTs for have been very understanding, too, and I so appreciate that.

One announcement that I have to make is that during this time off I decided to step down from the McMahon 5 Designs team. I adore everything about the store, the owner and the DT but my time has been up for a little while and like one of the DT said I "need to clear my plate a little."

Alright...onto today's fun news. Today is Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps May release. If you've been following their blog this last week you know that they have been showing some wonderful sweet peeks of the sets released today. If not...go HERE to see all the great sets! There is a chance to win the entire release on the blog so hurry over!

My card today is made with a fusion of two sets...Let Go Let God for the sentiment and Picking Flowers Bethany. On the inside of the card is another one of the sentiments in the set that says "We must be willing to let go of the life we planned, so we may enjoy the life God has waiting for us." It is hard to let go of what we think the plan is but what God has waiting is so much better! I also used some of the Echo Park Walk in the Park paper that Korin has in the store HERE.

I hope you've enjoyed this little card and post today. Don't forget to check out what all of the design team has to show you!

Have a wonderful day!

He Is Risen!

2011-04-24T00:00:00.000-07:00

Good Friday

2011-04-22T00:00:00.000-07:00

You're My Hero

2011-04-20T00:00:00.000-07:00

Good Wednesday morning everyone! Are you all happy that it is the middle of the week?

Today I am so excited to show you the card I made with one of the brand new releases from Doodle Pantry called Super Birdie. When I saw that one of the sentiments was 'you're my hero' I had to make this card with a patriotic theme and send it to Jon as his deployment card. I'm sure you agree that all members of the military are heroes but this one is just for my son.

The patterned papers that you see on this card are all from the Super Birdie set, too. I LOVE that Laurie will give us papers to match...it makes it SO easy to create with. The little stars on the blue strip are from the punched out border and although he is a boy I used some bling stars in the corners of my card.

The sketch for this card is from Carly's Sketch Challenge blog and while the sketch challenge has expired you need to hop on over there to see what the new sketch is as she always has great ones!

Alright there you have my card! Now hurry on over to the store (linked above and in my side board) to purchase your favorites and to see what my other DT sisters have made!

Swingin' Day

2011-04-18T00:00:00.000-07:00

Just a quick post on this fine Monday morning to share a fun card I made with some images from A Muse Studio.

The golfer and sentiment are from the set called Swingin' Day...how appropriate, huh? The gingham and french roast paper are also from A Muse Studio. I added the pearls to make it look like the ball moving away from the golfer...right to that hole in one!

You can purchase all the supplies you need to make this card through my A Muse Studio Store right HERE. That includes the Copic Markers!

Enjoy you day everyone!

Popcorn Cocoa

2011-04-15T00:00:00.000-07:00

Good Friday morning everyone! I hope you've had a wonderful week!

Today I get to show you a super cute image by Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps called Popcorn Cocoa. I thought image would be so cute to use for when you are giving a gift of movie tickets for say, a birthday, so I tried to make this card look like a movie and a gift. I'm not so sure it worked out but I think this is super cute anyway!

Sorry this has to be such a short post but I am off and busy today. Please know that I won't be posting as much over the next couple of weeks but that all is fine!

New Release Day!

2011-04-14T06:14:00.001-07:00

Good morning! Well, the week is on its downside...what are you planning for the weekend?

Today is another McMahon Five Designs new release day and I have a super cute image to share with you. This one is called Best Friends and is by Studio 313. The patterned paper, that matches perfectly, is from Shawne too! See below for all the links and such!

I'm off to start my day. Have a wonderful one!

Live Wire

Card by: Carolyn

Live Wire digital stamp, Stickles, Self Adhesive Pearls, Prima Roses

Art Journal Page by: Raven

Live Wire digital stamp, Prima Fairytale Roses

Close up by: Raven

Card by: Bonnie

Live Wire digital stamp, Copics, Stickles, Prima Roses

Close up by: Bonnie

The Dress

Card by: Michelle

The Dress digital stamp, Spellbinders Label 20, Spellbinders Fancy Tags Two

Card by: Sue

The Dress digital stamp, Spellbinders Label 20, Prima Rainbow Pearls, Neenah Classic Crest 80#, Copics

The Perfume Bottle

Card by: Sue

The Perfume Bottle digital stamp, Neenah Solar Crest 80#, Copics

The Purse

Card by: Sue

The Purse digital stamp, Neenah Solar Crest 80#, Copics

The Shoe

Card by: Sue

The Shoe digital stamp, Neenah Solar Crest 80#, Copics, Spellbinders Lacy Squares

The Slip

Card by: Kristine

The Slip digital stamp, Self Adhesive Pearls

Best Friends

Patriotic Stripes and Daisies

Tiny Stripes and Daisies

Turquoise Stripes and Daisies

Breezy Blue Stripes and Daisies

Card by: Kristine

Best Friend in the World digital stamp, Turquoise digital papers

See Above for my card.
Card by: Lorie

Best Friend in the World digital stamp, Breezy Blue digital papers

My Pet Bunny

Easter Egg by: Judy

My Pet Bunny digital stamp

Close up by: Judy

Easter Angel

Card by: Amy

Easter Angel digital stamp

Card by: Shelly

Easter Angel digital stamp, Prima Calla Lilies, Prima Mini Blue Roses, Self Adhesive Pearls, Spellbinders Small Labels Four

Carrots For The Bunnies

Card by: Christine

Carrots For The Bunnies digital stamp, Prima Fairytale Roses, Prima Lace

2 FREE Easter Digital Sentiments

Christ is Risen

Close up by: Shelly

Christ is Risen Long

Close up by: Amy

For more details on the projects above, visit the Design Team blogs!

A Tweet Day

2011-04-12T06:30:00.001-07:00

Teehee! Gotta love that cow. Too funny!

I have a cute Doodle Pantry image to share with you today. This set is called Tweet House and is one of Doodle Pantry's free sets. Yep, that is right, if you've been wanting to try the sweet images from Doodle Pantry you can get this one for FREE!

This card started out as something other than what it turned out to be hence the very simple nature of the front of the card and the patterned paper on the inside but I doubt that will matter much to the receiver of the card. The patterned paper is from DCWV and is called Citrus. It is a mat stack so the papers measure in at 4 1/2 x 6 1/2 and my card is 4 1/4" square. A little heart on the inside and the pearls on the outside just finish this card very nicely. And as pointed out by the fabulous Pat this card qualifies for the MMSC this week. Great minds I guess, huh?

Well, yesterday was supposed to be my A Muse Monday but that got misplaced by SNSS so I was going to show you the card today but forgot about that until just now so...maybe tomorrow?

Well, friends, have a wonderful day today!

Your Strength

2011-04-11T00:00:00.000-07:00

Good morning friends! How was your weekend? I had a good weekend that was accented by hosting a bridal shower for a friend of mine. It was a small shower but fun and meaningful none the same.

Today is my day to post on the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps blog so I thought I'd create another card with one of the SNSS sentiments as the focus. Okay, actually I'm still working on making some cards for my husband. Since I really like the sentiments in the Sentiments for Him set (available in acrylic or digi form) I thought I'd go that way with a super clean and simple layout. I used some wonderful Basic Grey paper (check out what SNSS has HERE.) and just added a few pearls for the accent. Overall I'd say this is very guy-ish.

I've got lots to do this week so this is a quick post. Make sure to click on over to the Sweet 'n Sassy blog to see what the other designers have been creating!

Red Shirt Friday

2011-04-08T10:16:00.001-07:00

Hey there friends! Happy Friday! Just want to share with you about a new tradition that is going around and it is Red Shirt Friday.

What is Red Shirt Friday about? Well, it is just a way to support our deployed troops by wearing red on, you guessed it, Friday. It doesn't have to be a fancy red t-shirt like ours (I got ours from Soldier's Angels) and while a red shirt would be great I think that wearing anything red on Friday would show support for our troops.

So...whatcha got in your closet?

McMahon 5 Designs Day!

2011-04-07T06:42:00.001-07:00

Good morning. Time for a fun McMahon Five Designs release! Today, my card is all about cupcakes!

My main image is made with Studio 313's new release called Princess Cupcake. Well, I have accumulated some fun cupcake accessories so I got to put them to good use! This card is very clean and simple AND perfect for several occasions since I didn't put a sentiment on it.

Now, onto the rest of the release...enjoy and don't forget to visit the rest of the design teams blogs and leave them some love!

The Crow

Art Journal by: Raven

Close up by: Raven

The Crow, Stickles

Card by: Sue

The Crow, Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80#, Copics, Stickles, Prima Innoscence 2 flowers

Close up by: Sue

Cool Dude

Card by: Sue

Cool Dude, Prima Melody Paper Pad, Aspen Wood Paper, Tim Holtz Corner Hardware, Stickles Christmas Red, Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80#, Copics, Spellbinders Labels 20

Close up by: Sue

Sassy Hippo

Card by: Sue

Sassy Hippo, Prima Annalee paper Pad, Spellbinders Lacy Squares, Prima Fairytale Baby Pink Roses, Prima Yellow Mini Roses, Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80#, Copics

Close up by: Sue

Princess Cupcake

Card by: Sue

Princess Cupcake, Spellbinders Fancy Tags Three, Zva Creative Circle Pearls, Prima Fairytale Roses Baby Pink, Prima Yellow Mini Roses, Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80#, Copics

Close up by: Sue

Card by: Kristine

Cupcake Princess, Prima Purple Roses, Prima Mini Pink Roses, Stickles

Card by: Lorie

Cupcake Princess

Easter Breeze

Card by: Christine

Easter Breeze, Tim Holtz Elegant Flourishes, Prima Azure Butterflies

Bunny Fun

Card by: Shelly

Bunny Fun, Prima Annalee Paper pad, Copic, Prima Fairytale Roses White, Prima Blue Mini Roses, Self Adhesive White pearls

Close up by: Shelly

Gift of Spring

Card by: Amy

Gift of Spring

Easter Basket by: Bonnie

Gifts of Spring, Copics, Prima Azure Butterflies, Prima Roses of Spain, Stickles

Close up by: Bonnie

For more details on the projects above, visit the Design Team blogs!

Celebrate Freedom!

2011-04-05T00:00:00.000-07:00

Welcome to Tuesday everyone! Remember I told you yesterday that I was going to work on getting my office at work all cleaned up and ready to move? Well...with the help of my husband I got it all done! In a couple of weeks I'll be able to move into an office on the main floor (I've been in the loft) where I'll be more accessible to parents and kids alike. I'm very excited about this move! Thank you, Todd, for your help...you 'da bomb!

Okay, onto new release day with Doodle Pantry! Today Doodle Pantry is releasing two brand new sets, two previously released sets and a set of beautiful digi papers. How is that for exciting? When I first saw the Firecracker Bugs set I knew I'd have to be making my card for the new release with it. Go figure, right? Anyway, the card is made not only with one of the super cute images from the set but also with both of the digi papers from the set. I've also posted the entire set so you can see what you'll be getting when you purchase it. My card layout is from Crazy 4 Challenges this week.

Can you stand some more excitement? Well, Doodle Pantry is turning one this week and there are specials to be had. From April 5th - April 10th all product purchases (excludes gift certificates) will be 40% off! Just use the coupon code HBDP4U. Click HERE to find out more. Make sure you go to the Doodle Pantry Blog to see all the new releases and what my very talented design team sisters have made!

Alright...have a wonderful day everyone! See you Thursday!

A Birthday Blog Hop

2011-04-04T22:00:00.000-07:00

Hello friends! It is kinda strange to see me post twice in a day and so late in the day none the less but I had to participate in a special birthday blog hop!

Today (April 5th) is the Korin's, owner of Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps, birthday so we (her design teams) thought it would be fun to do a little hop, hop, hop to help her celebrate!

I have used the Bethany image from Holding Flowers Bethany for my card as well as The Sweet Stop sketch for this week. I started off thinking this card would be all bright and super birthday party-ish but ended up with a more laid back 'happy day' birthday card.

Korin!

Since this is a birthday blog hop you'll want to hop right on over to Taylor's blog HERE to see her happy birthday greeting! If you get lost along the way just head back to the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps blog to figure out where to head to next. Have fun!

A Muse Monday

2011-04-04T06:42:00.001-07:00

Good Monday morning friends! I hope you had a wonderful weekend. Did anyone get to work outside? We thought about it but decided not to at this point although I do need to weed my flower gardens already. There are more weeds then signs of growth...ugh!

Anyway, today is A Muse Monday and I have a fun card to show you. This image is an older A Muse Artstamps image called Honeymooners and I thought it would be perfect for the wedding card I will need this summer. The sentiment is from the new A Muse Studio Essential Sentiments set. I love the script of the sentiment...so pretty! Sorry about the not wonderful photo. I had a hard time with the shimmery white paper for some reason. I made the card following the Clean & Simple Challenge for this week. I didn't follow it exactly but I think it is close enough.

I've got a busy week planned. My office is moving at work so I need to get everything packed up and ready to go for Saturday...the official move out of the office day. I don't think I'm going to get moved into my new office prior to leaving for our cruise next week so I have a lot more work to look forward to when I get home. Oh, well...the new office is worth it!

Well, you all have a wonderful Monday! I'll see you back here tomorrow for TWO posts and then not again until Thursday.

Monkey Birthday

2011-04-02T09:47:00.001-07:00

Happy Saturday everyone! I love Saturday (especially when the sun is out!) but today I love it even more. We are going to a birthday party today for our friend's little guys 1st birthday. It will be cute I'm sure!

So Wren, the birthday boy, is quite the monkey (in fact mom is making monkey cupcakes for today) so I thought I'd continue the theme with my card and bag for his gift.

I found the image on the card when I was blog surfing the other day. I knew right away I would use it for Wren's birthday card so I purchased it, down loaded it and then colored it up to make this card! The layout is from Limelight Papercrafts challenge for this weekend but also fits the Totally Papercrafts challenge of One For The Boys and Stamp Somethings Digi Day challenge.

Then I decided I would use the green bag that has been sitting on my desk for awhile but couldn't just leave it plain. I had just downloaded a monkey SVG from SVG Cuts a couple of days ago and knew it would be perfect so I cut that along with 'happy birthday' and just threw the bag together. It is perfect for the gifts we got for him...a pair of shoes (he doesn't care for shoes but mom wants him to start getting used to them) and a cup that goes in the freezer and then keeps the liquid super cold...a frosty mug like dads. Fun stuff shopping for a 1 year old!

So, that is all I have for you today. I hope you have a super wonderful weekend!

Springtime Cocoa

2011-04-01T06:49:00.000-07:00

Hallelujah it is Friday! I love the weekend and I'm so happy to be upon it!

I'm also excited to be showing you my card made with the new release set from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps called Springtime Cocoa. I love this sweet little mouse and he is even more considerate today with his big bouquet of flowers for his mom! There are lots of cute sets that are new today so I encourage you to go check them out HERE! The layout for my card today comes from Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge.

Annndd...because April is the birthday month for both Korin and her husband Dan they are having a super sweet sale in the month of April. Purchase $33 in clear stamps and you receive the set So Frog-getful for free!

So...I guess you should get on over there and get looking around huh? Have a wonderful Friday everyone!

A Muse Studio

2011-04-01T06:48:00.000-07:00

It's aalliiivvee...my A Muse Studio store is alive and awaiting all you wonderful ladies to come and visit!

You can go check it out HERE!

Happy Day!

2011-03-31T06:40:00.001-07:00

Good morning everyone! I'm excited for the expected sunshine today but not so much for the 32-38 mph winds we are supposed to have. I'll take the sun for sure though!

Today, as you know, is release day for McMahon Five Designs and as such I have a fun card to show you! I decided to use one of Fairy Doodler's images this week which happens to be a dancing fairy (see link to the image below). I adore this image...she makes me happy, kinda like the sentiment says. I just used some paper and embellies that were in my stash. The layout is from CPS this week. I can't wait to see this off to someone!

Below is the rest of the release and design team's artwork. Be sure to visit them on their blogs and leave some love!

Have a wonderful day everyone!

Goose Girl

Card by: Bonnie

Goose Girl, Prima Swallowtail Butterflies, Prima Pink Lilies, Prima Roses of Spain, Stickles, Prima Ice Pearls

Close up by: Bonnie

Card by: Diane

Goose Girl

Chalkboard by: Raven

Goose Girl

Fairy Flying

Card by: Sue

Fairy Flying, Star Dust Stickles, Copics, Neenah Classic Crest 80# Paper

Fairy Sitting

Card by: Shelly

Fairy Sitting, Kaisercraft Pearls

Card by: Sue

Fairy Sitting, Prima Innocence 2 White Flowers, Prima Mini Yellow Flowers, Star Dust Stickles Glitter Glue, Copics, Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80#

Fairy Dancing

Card by: Lorie

Fairy Dancing, Spellbinders Lacey Circles, Prima Cornflower Blue Pearls

Card by: Sue

Fairy Dancing, Dear Lizzy Metal Flower Brads, Star Dust Stickles Glitter Glue, Copics, Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80# Paper

Easter Bunny

Easter Bunny Digital Paper

Card by: Carolyn

Easter Bunny, Prima Fairy Tale Roses, Prima Mini Roses, Tickles

Card by: Shelly

Easter Bunny, Easter Sentiment

Easter Hat Trick

Card by: Diane

Easter Hat Trick

Easter Gift Box by: Judy

Easter Hat Trick

Easter Gift Box by: Judy

Sailing With Love

Card by: Amy

Sailing With Love, Prima Fairytale Roses

Close up by: Amy

Card by: Diane

Sailing With Love

Card by: Christine

Sailing With Love, Copics

For more details on the projects above, visit the Design Team blogs!

Up, up and away!

2011-03-30T06:14:00.001-07:00

Here we are at Wednesday this week. Yay! The week is half over! I did have a fun time in my craft room yesterday though. I finished two fun cards. One to show you today and one for tomorrow!

Today's card is for someone that I know that will be a teenager in a week and a half and yes he is definitely counting! I have mentioned before that his favorite color is green so I had to use that as my primary color. The cute ant image is from the Doodle Pantry set appropriately named Balloon Ants. It was fun making this card because the ants are so cute! I pulled out my cloud stencil and some tempting turquoise ink to make the clouds. The balloon and sentiment are both still wet from the glossy accents so that is why they look a bit weird. The layout is this week's Crazy 4 Challenges blog challenge. The long image fit my plan perfectly! Sorry for the poor picture it is hard to get a good photo if it is cloudy outside which it was yesterday for sure!

Well, that is it for today. I hope you have a wonderful day today as you start your journey toward Friday!