Dare to Get Dirty: TV Dinner & Sketch challenges

Happy Monday! Thank you so much for all of the 2S4Y congratulations and for the birthday wishes yesterday! I really appreciate it! DH and I had a fabby day and really liked Inception!


I stayed up *way* late Saturday night, mostly fiddling around, and working on this card while I watched terrible, scary movies. (Ugh! I don't know why I do that!) Anywhooo, I used two more of the Splitcoast Dare to Get Dirty challenges (you have to be a Fan Club member to have access, but if you can swing it, they have great galleries every month and it's a great way to help support Splitcoast):


Challenge 1: Bev Rousch's TV Dinner-a card or project inspired by a tv show
Challenge 2: Kim Teasdale's sketch challenge


Can you tell what tv show is my inspiration?


If you watch it, hopefully you thought of The Amazing Race! DH and I started watching it the last few years (we are never early adopters, but always behind on the trends!) and love it. He's wanted us to start training several times over the years so we could try out for the show...yeah, right, like I could ever eat any of that stuff and he could conquer his fear of heights, no matter how great of shape we might be in!


My plan for today was to work on some Paper Crafts submissions, but that hasn't quite started yet, doh! Have you submitted?! There's still time, go here for the details!


Thanks so much for stopping by! Hugs and happy stamping!


Recipe
Cardstock: Kiwi Kiss, October Afternoon Thrift Shop patterned paper.
Accessories: Girls Paperie die cuts, SU vintage brad & tag, Cosmo Cricket & Jenni Bowlin sticker letters, Papertrey large scallop die, Big Shot, old wood, Janome Sew Mini.

VSN: Critters

I'm back! I almost forgot I needed to upload this card by 10 for my Splitcoast Virtual Stamp Night challenge: critters. You had to use a baby animal of some type for a babt shower and the color green, so I used the Fox & Friends giraffe and Certainly Celery. After I was all done I thought the background looked too plain, so I used my eyelet setter and hammer (haven't had those out for a LONG time!) to make some random holes. My friends are always having babies, so I know this card will get put to good use!


I guess I need to think about getting ready for school tomorrow. The way I acted all weekend, you'd think I was already on summer vacation! ha!


Thanks so much for stopping by! Hugs and happy stamping!


Recipe
Stamps: Fox & Friends
Cardstock: Certainly Celery, Whisper White, Cosmo Cricket yellow paper.
Ink: So Saffron, Tempting Turquoise.
Accessories: Orchid Opulence ribbon, eyelet setter & hammer, Papertrey scallop die & wool felt, Big Shot, Buttons Galore button.

VSN: Splish Splash

Happy Sunday! What are you up to today?! Trying to get a little stamping done around here, but so far it's very little and mostly napping! ha! So much for dh taking me out, I couldn't even make myself get ready!


So far I have only made two cards for the Splitcoast Virtual Stamp Night challenge, and this is one of them. It's an inspiration challenge from the photo above using blue, gray, and white. You only have 45 minutes for the challenge, and I'm usually very slow, so this is good for me. I just have to *stick* it down without over-analyzing it forever!


While I've also been stamping, I've also been watching the series America: The History of Us, it's so good! I think I've mentioned it before and I've seen several other bloggers and Facebookers mention it. I love history, and especially teaching it, the kids just hang on every word. Then they love acting it out, of course. Good times. Can't believe we have only four more days left together!


Hope you are enjoying your day! Thanks so much for stopping by! Hugs and happy stamping!


Recipe
Stamps: Friends 24-7
Cardstock: Basic Gray, Going Gray, Whisper White, Bashful Blue Print Patterns.
Ink: Staz-On Black, Versamark.
Accessories: White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, White designer series button, Basic Gray Taffeta Ribbon, Corner Rounder, Eyelet Border Punch.

Greetings, Earthling: Splitcoast FS136 Challenge

Greetings, Earthling stampers! Yes, I'm alive...and tired...but alive! Thanks for some of your emails checking on me! Just trying to keep my head above water with school, but all is good!


I did actually take a night to stamp this week, a quick 30 minutes, but I had to when I saw the dear Shannon Teubner was the Featured Stamper 136 over at Splitcoast this week! She's the sweetest gal ever and oh SO talented! She can make those Copic Markers sing! I cased this card of hers. As you can see my watercoloring can't compare! lol!


Hope you're all well out there in blogland! Thanks so much for stopping by! Hugs and happy stamping!


Recipe
Stamps: Greetings, Earthling!
Cardstock: Basic Gray, Whisper White, Ruby Red, Tempting Turquoise, Pink Flamingo DSP.
Ink: Staz-On Black, Ruby Red marker, Tempting Turquoise marker.
Accessories: Aquapainter, Pure Color Pencils (retired), Cuttlebug, Diamond Plate Embossing Folder, large silver brad (can't remember!).

Sew Unexpected: Dare to Get Dirty Challenge

Happy Tuesday! Slightly freaking out here, so much to do still before I leave for the Stampin' Up! Convention tomorrow! I should have lots of cool new stuff to share soon! But for now, here's a quick card I did for the Splitcoast Dare to Get Dirty Sew Unexpected Challenge...this one was hosted by the super sweet Bev Rousch and you had to sew. Easy peasy, right?! I broke out my Janome Mini and tried to sew around my star...not so easy, lol! But here it is anyway, crooked and all!


Now, for the super good news from my school luncheon yesterday. We were supposed to have a new building, but it wasn't going to be ready, so we were going to have to be in an old building I am not fond of and a large number of classes were going to be in portables. The new building was going to be ready at Christmas, and we would move in then (so much for Christmas break!).

Well, lucky for me since I'm teaching 2nd grade this year, the grades pre-K through 2nd, are going back to our old building (125 year old church) that I love! It has fresh paint and new carpet and I have a ginormous classroom all to myself! And we signed a year lease, so no moving during Christmas break, we'll just move into the new building next year. So I'm thrilled, that power of positive thinking really works, huh?!


Before I go, here's a little sneak peek of the Artisan Award dinner swaps I've been working on...nothing like a little pressure swapping with Shelli, Brent, and nine other Artisan Award winners, yikes! lol!



Hope you're having a great day! Thanks so much for stopping by! Hugs and happy stamping!


Recipe
Stamps: Woodgrain, Tiny Talk (retired).
Cardstock: Melon Mambo, Tempting Turquoises.
Ink: Chocolate Chip.
Accessories: Large Star Punch, Chocolate Chip Designer Button, Linen Thread, Mini Glue Dot, Dimensionals, Janome Sew Mini.

Animal Stories: Dare to Get Dirty challenge

Happy Monday! Quick post! This is a card I made for the Splitcoast Dare to Get Dirty challenges...this is the Born to Be Wild challenge by the fabulous Amy Sheffer. You had to create a project using an animal theme, animal image, etc. so the Animal Stories set worked out perfectly for this! In the background I embossed the circle from Circle Circus by stamping in Versamark and heating with clear embossing powder, but you can't too very well in the photo, sorry!


Gotta dash! I'm off to a luncheon at school where they're going to update us on the status of our building. I don't think it's going to be good news, sigh. But who knows, maybe I'll be happily surprised...the power of positive thinking! lol!


Have a great day! Thanks so much for stopping by! Hugs and happy stamping!


Recipe
Stamps: Animal Stories, Circle Circus, Owl Together Now.
Cardstock: Bermuda Bay, Whisper White, Kraft.
Ink: Versamark, Bermuda Bay.
Accessories: Melon Mambo Polka Dot Ribbon, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, 1" Circle Punch, Dimensionals.

Spooky: Dare to Get Dirty Sketch

Happy Saturday! Here's another little Halloween card I made with some leftover parts from my Catty Cruise: Scrappy Halloween post. I finally got a chance to check out the Dare to Get Dirty challenges over at Splitcoast, and I used Susan's sketch challenge DTGD09rainy for this card. It came together very easily, love it when that happens!


What are you up to this weekend? I need to get lots done before the SU convention next week, yikes! My friend Vina is getting married tomorrow, congrats!, and we're going to a Rangers game tomorrow night, plus we had our date night last night, so that's very busy for us! lol! Oh, by the way for those of you commenting about The Hangover, YES, it was hilarious!! Silly fun, but I haven't laughed that hard in a long time!


Okay, off to stamp! Thanks for stopping by! Hugs and happy stamping!


FYI: to make the ribbon yo-yo like the orange one here and like the yellow polka dot one seen here, see this tutorial.


Recipe
Cardstock: Basic Black, Perfect Plum, Cast-a-Spell DSP.
Accessories: Spooky Treats rub-ons, Modern Label punch, 1" & 1 1/4" Circle punch, Basic Black brads, Pumpkin Pie 1 1/4" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Glue Dots, and Stapler.

Clean and Simple #25 Challenge: Perfect Chemistry

Happy Monday night! I was not feeling the mojo today at all, but I just eeked out this little card for the Splitcoast Clean & Simple #25 challenge. It's based on a great card by Krystie, she's a clean and simple artistic genius! I'll try to get a better photo in the daylight tomorrow, but I decided to go ahead and post now since I've been slacking and my weekly average is down to 4.4 posts now, doh!


I used the new SU set Perfect Chemistry, love it! I thought it was going to be bigger, not sure why, I just did, but I still love it. With the new Woodgrain stamp and the new colorful buttons, I'm a very happy stamper! I'm not sure I can even make a card without a button anymore! lol!


Hope your week is off to a great start! Thanks so much for stopping by! Hugs and happy stamping!


Recipe
Stamps: Perfect Chemistry
Cardstock: Kraft, Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry, Razzleberry Lemonade DSP.
Ink: Chocolate Chip.
Accessories: Bermuda Bay Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon, Linen Thread, Certainly Celery Designer Button, Dimensionals, Stamp-a-ma-Jig.

SCS Clean & Simple #21

Happy Tuesday! Here's a couple of cards I'm not crazy about! lol! I was trying to stamp last night with the Splitcoast Clean & Simple #21 Challenge...to use glitter, Stickles, Iridescent Ice, etc...on your card. I couldn't quite get things to turn out like I wanted, and I think it's because I didn't have my daily nap! In fact, I didn't have a nap on Saturday, Sunday, or Monday! I know...how am I surviving! hee! hee!


Hope you have a great day! (Seriously, I just typed "Hope you have a great nap!" and had to fix it!)


Thanks so much for stopping by! Hugs and happy stamping!


Recipe #1 Hello Baby
Stamps: Animal Stories, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Cardstock: Kraft, Dusty Durango, Tall Tales DSP.
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Versamark.
Accessories: Heat & Stick Powder, Heat Tool, Canvas Cuts, Chocolate Chip Jumbo Brad, Dusty Durango Polka Dot Ribbon, Dimensionals, retired SU glitter.


Recipe #2 HB2U
Stamps: Admit It
Cardstock: Ballet Blue, Crushed Curry, Whisper White.
Ink: Crushed Curry.
Accessories: Crushed Curry Polka Dot Ribbon, Fresh Favorite 2 Buttons, Linen Thread, Fashion District Rub-Ons, Heat & Stick Powder, Heat Tool, Chunky Glitter, On Board Loads of Letter Chipboard, Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dot.

Big Owl gets Pieced!

Paper pieced that is! This week the Splitcoast CAS challenge #20 is Paper Piecing, check it out! So easy and fun to do! I worked on organizing/purging at my messy house yesterday, but I decided around 11:00 pm I needed to make a card, so this is it! lol!


Hope you have a great day! Thanks so much for stopping by! Hugs and happy stamping!


Recipe
Stamps: SU Teeny Tiny Wishes (available 7/10), Hero Arts Big Owl.
Cardstock: Kraft, So Saffron, Good Morning Sunshine DSP, Tall Tales DSP (yellow polka dot, available 7/1).
Ink: Chocolate Chip.
Accessories: Latte Designer Button, Linen Thread, Dusty Durango Polka Dot ribbon (available 7/1), Dimensionals, Glue Dot, and Pink Paislee chipboard letter.

Razzle Dazzle: Splitcoast CC#223

Happy Thursday! It's getting close to Friday! Whoo! Hoo!


I loved Carolina's card for the Splitcoast CC#123...Baja Breeze, Ruby Red, and Whisper White...so I thought I would give it a try last night. Didn't quite turn out like I planned, but I was having killer hot flashes (ugh!) and had to get out of the stamp room with the all the hot lamps! lol! So this is how all the parts got slapped down! I've been seeing Jen scrunch and staple ribbon (plus some other fabby artists too, but drawing a blank right now!), so I copied! I did emboss the Razzle Dazzle flower, but it's kind of hard to see.


Okay, ta-ta for now! Thanks for stopping by! Hugs and happy stamping!


Recipe
Stamps: Razzle Dazzle, Teeny Tiny Wishes.
Cardstock: Baja Breeze, Whisper White, Ruby Red, Sweet Slumber Specialty DSP.
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Ruby Red Craft.
Accessories: Red Riding Hood Taffeta Ribbon, Baja Breeze Designer Button, Linen Thread, Corner Rounder, Big Shot, Backgrounds 1 Texturz Plate, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Dimensionals, Glue Dots, lace from Scarlet Lime June kit.

*Hi* and some RAKs!

Happy Sunday! Hope you're having a great weekend! It's been pretty nice here in Dallas. Ran to Joann's earlier to take advantage of 40% off all storage/organization supplies...must get this stamp room into order, mainly my paper, ugh! But it's a good ugh! I need to do some serious purging, and I'm going to try, but no promises! lol!


The card above is the last one of my Splitcoast VSN cards...it was for the CSI challenge...CSI for "framing someone" so you had to use a frame on your card. My frame is from a Paper Salon chipboard set that I've had for a looooong time. I love the look of the smooth, white chipboard.


Now to share some wonderful happy mail I received! Yay! First, this beauty from my fabulous upline and friend, Jackie Ross. I love the way she used the Top Note die and the embossing on the Old Olive background piece.




Next, Cindy Major sent me this uber-fab card as a thank you for being a guest stamper on her blog Encre, Papier, Ciseaux. I love all the layered flowers, the fun mix of things and the beautiful, unusual color combination.



Okay, so off to do that organzing, and get stacks of paper out of the hallway...hee! hee! Thanks so much for stopping by! Hugs and happy stamping!

Recipe
Stamps: Say It With Scallops.
Cardstock: Kraft, Whisper White, My Mind's Eye black polka dot.
Ink: Bashful Blue.
Accessories: 1" Circle Punch, Bashful Blue Double-Stitchded Grosgrain Ribbon, Dimensionals, office metal-edged tag, Paper Salon chipboard frame

Card Buffet: celebrate one cupcake at a time!

Happy Thursday! Busy night with stamp club last night (more pics of that soon!), so here's yet another of my Splitcoast VSN cards...this one for the Card Buffet Challenge...a card inspired by food! Not a problem for me, I'm always inspired by food!


I thought immediately of this Basic Gray cupcake line, and miracle of miracles, I was able to find it! Super simple card with the Big Shot and blue large Scallop die with the circle cut using the Coluzzle. The sentiment was stamped from the hostess Sweet Little Sentiments stamp set, then cut out and popped up on Dimensionals.


NSR: Marisa asked how old my doggy Nick is...he's 17, can you believe it? He's deaf as a doorpost and can't see very well and almost died from a stroke last summer, but he still has a lot of pep left in him and snuggles just as good as ever!


Thanks so much for stopping by! Hugs and happy stamping!


Recipe
Stamps: Sweet Little Sentiments hostess level one.
Cardstock: Bashful Blue, Basic Gray Cupcake paper.
Ink: Staz-On Brown.
Accessories: Coluzzle Circle Cutter, Big Shot, Scallop Circle #2 Die, Pink Pirouette 5/8" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Dimensionals, 1/8" Circle Punch

Love You Much: non-traditional wedding card challenge

Happy Monday! Hope everyone is enjoying their long weekend! I came down with the flu (again!) Thursday night, went to work Friday, and have spent the time since lying in bed or on the sofa, ugh! I think today I'll be able to join the land of the living...at least in the upright position! lol!


Haven't stamped, but I still have some cards from the Splitcoast VSN challenges to share, thank goodness! This card was for the Non-Traditional Wedding card challenge, where you had to use bright, bold colors. I stamped the hearts from Love You Much set on glossy white cardstock (haven't used that forever!) and then punched them out with the Heart to Heart punch. I thought I was arranging them in a wavy line, but while playing had the idea to try a heart shape. It looked okay, but I decided maybe some stitching around it would define it more. I'm afraid it looks a little bit like I was under the influence while stitching, but I promise I wasn't, not this time! lol!


Hope you have a great Memorial Day! Thanks so much for stopping by! Hugs and happy stamping!


Recipe
Stamps: Love You Much, All Holidays.
Cardstock: Pink Passion, Glossy White.
Ink: Pink Passion, Staz-On Black.
Accessories: Heart to Heart Punch, Wire Clip, Black Gingham Ribbon, Dimensionals, and Janome Sew Mini.

Hitting the Tables: Celebrate

Happy Wednesday! Here's a super simple card I made for the Splitcoast VSN Hitting the Tables challenge: use only red, black, and white. I had also seen on Amy's blog that Limelight was having a challenge to use tulle, which I wanted to try, and since I only have black tulle, it worked out perfectly! I used the Big Shot and cupcake die to make the cupcake, with scraps on my desk, of course, lol! Very simple, but I like it. Here's the inside:




Congrats to my best teacher friend...the long-awaited arrival of Ben finally came yesterday! I went to the hospital after school and they were both doing great. I get to spend a little more quality time with them this weekend when I make a decorating house call. Ummm, yeah, they moved into a new house Sunday and she went to the hospital Monday night. Words can't describe her! I'm sure Ben will be reading any day now! lol!


Okay, gotta dash...stayed up too late again last night, agh! I have been counting down the days until spring break, but somehow yesterday I agreed to teach summer school! *)#%#@ I know! It's only 8:00 - 11:15 from June 8 until July 2. I can handle it, right?


Thanks so much for stopping by! Hugs and happy stamping!


Recipe
Stamps: Sweet Little Sentiments
Cardstock: Whisper White, Sweet Slumber DSP, My Mind's Eye black polka dot paper
Ink: Black Staz-On
Accessories: Big Shot, Big Bold Cupcakes die, White Designer Button, Black Tulle, Bo Bunny black button, Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dot

Bingo Challenge: Just for You

Happy Tuesday! Hope your week is off to a good start! DH is getting a new computer that arrives today (prompted by his 10 year work anniversary Apple gift card bonus!), so I get his old one (yay!), and I decided to put it in my stamp room. Well, that started a MAJOR renovation/purge/overhaul in my stamp room last night, which it needed badly but I had planned on waiting until school was out. Aye yi yi, what a mess!


In the meantime, here's one of my Splitcoast Viva Las Vegas VSN cards...for the Bingo challenge. You had to use some sort of "grid" technique to make it look like Bingo squares and a "sponging" technique. I am not a fan of the sponging, so that was hard for me! A few other first drafts got thrown away! lol! There is a tiny bit of sponging around the oval...I used a sponge dauber to rub some Chocolate Chip ink on!


I used all scraps from my desk for this one and most all of my VSN cards actually. The oval was a rejected piece from weeks ago, and the brown flower paper is American Crafts. I do love white core paper like that so when you sand it, the white shows through. Let me know if you have any other questions!


Thanks so much for stopping by! Hugs and happy stamping!


Recipe
Stamps: Oval All
Cardstock: Baja Breeze, Confetti Cream, Hand Drawn Hostess DSP, American Crafts brown floral
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie
Accessories: Large & Wide Oval Punch, Old Olive Button, Linen Thread, Sponge Dauber, Dimensionals, sanding block, Scor-Pal, orange gingham ribbon unknown.

Double Down: Lucky U

Happy Saturday! It's Viva Las Vegas Virtual Stamp Night over at Splitcoast Stampers...a fun-filled weekend full of challenges. Read more about it here. I managed to get the first challenge done last night, Double Down, before getting sucked into internet surfing for the rest of the night! lol!


For the Double Down challenge, you had to make two identical cards using several different themes built around "fun". I used a large playing card cut in half that I had bought at the Target Dollar Spot a long time ago. I had planned on using the Queen side, but ended up liking the back side better. And the exciting news...I used a stamp from one of my Scarlet Lime kits! I think that's a first! I vaguely remembered one of their stamp sets having card suits, and I found it! Isn't the little ticket image cute too? To finish it off, I made the "u" from the Go Go Alphabet with my Big Shot and stamped the "Congratulations" inside from a SAB set.


What are you up to this weekend? Next weekend is crazy, so I need to get a lot done this weekend, but it's not looking good so far! lol! Thanks so much for stopping by! Hugs and happy stamping!

FS111: Polka Dot Punches

Hi-ho! Hi-ho! It's off to work I go...Yes, spring break is over, sigh. It was good while it lasted! Hee! Hee! I worked on school stuff all day Sunday, but when I saw the Featured Stamper 111 over at Splitcoast was Beate, the queen of all things stamping, I had to play!


I chose this card of Beate's from April 23, 2006. I thought it would be fun to go back a little bit in time! I changed the colors and stamps and a few other things. I used the Scor-Pal to make the diagonal lines on the top part of the card, and I ended up using the back side because I liked it better. She did a very cool reverse masking technique for her flower part, but I was way too lazy for that, so I used the Big Shot and Lots of Tags Sizzlits set and then the Polka Dot Punches flower with the 5-Petal Flower Punch.


One tip, I wanted to lift the whole piece up on Dimensionals, but sometimes one layer of cardstock is kind of *thin* and doesn't seem sturdy and strong enough (this one was especially after all that scoring). For those times, I adhere a leftover piece of chipboard to the back of the cardstock, cut just a little bit smaller. It really gives it a good, sturdy feel and look. Hope that description was understandable!


Okay, off to get ready for school! Hope you have a great Monday! Thanks for stopping by! Hugs and happy stamping!


Recipe
Stamps: Polka Dot Punches.
Cardstock: Bashful Blue, Sahara Sand, Delicate Dots DSP.
Ink: Sahara Sand.
Accessories: Scor Pal, So Saffron 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon, Dimensionals, Big Shot, Sizzlits Lots of Tags, Filigree Designer Brad, 5-Petal Flower Punch

Featured Stamper #105: All Holiday

Happy Monday! Hope everyone had a good weekend! I worked on a lot of school stuff and now I can't believe the weekend is over, ugh!

I did get a chance to make this card on Sunday for the Featured Stamper Challenge #105 over at Splitcoast. This week the featured stamper is Karen Dunbrook and you can see the card that I cased here. I was very excited to see the puzzle pieces she used, because I have a package of them I received at a crop and had never used them.

I changed the colors and instead of using the paint chip, I pulled out some pattern paper scraps and used them. I also raised my puzzle pieces and added some ribbon, mostly because I didn't print out a picture of her card, and I was too lazy to go back into the computer room and check it again! lol! Oh, and instead of stamping on the puzzle pieces like Karen did, I used my Big Shot and new Billboard alphabet die, I'm loving that thing!

This card is quite an accomplishment...it's for my niece Emma, whose birthday isn't until March! That blue floral patterned paper had the words "grow" and "love" on it, so I thought it was perfect for her. Too bad I ended up cutting them off, doh! Now, my sister-in-law and mother-in-law have birthdays this weekend. Are their cards ready? Um, no! Guess I better check out some more challenges after work tonight and get on that!

Hope you have a super-duper Monday! Thanks so much for stopping by and for the kind comments you leave! Hugs and happy stamping!

Recipe
Stamps: All Holiday.
Cardstock: Kraft, Brocade Blue, Whisper White, retired DSP.
Ink: Brocade Blue.
Accessories: Big Shot, Billboard Alphabet die, 5/8" Brocade Blue Grosgrain Ribbon, Dimensionals, Scrapworks puzzle pieces.

Punches Three: FS92 Challenge

Happy Sunday! Hope your weekend has been going well! I've been resting between little bursts of energy where I work on cleaning/organizing/laundry. So during one little *resting* break I worked on this card for the Splitcoast Featured Stamper 92 Challenge. This week is the fabulous Wendybell, click on her name to check out all her great stuff!

I chose this super cute card to case. She used the long rectangular Nestabilities, which I don't have, so I had to wing it with the Scallop Border Punch. I tried several different test sizes using copy paper before I broke out the cardstock (live it, learn it!) to make sure I could get the scallops even across the bottom. So I started with a piece of cardstock 4" x 8 1/5" and scored it at 4 1/4". First I punched the scallops up both long sides, then I did the ones along the bottom. I changed the colors, stamps and used a different Cuttlebug embossing folder, and I also didn't use one small layer piece behind the ribbon, I just couldn't find one I liked with my card. Wendy has a great gallery, go give her a case!

Okay, back to the laundry. The last load is in now, what a relief! The last few weeks I've been finishing up so late, like 11:00 pm on Sunday. I don't know how 2 humans and 1 dog manage to produce as much dirty laundry as we do! lol! Have a good evening! Thanks for stopping by! Hugs and happy stamping!

*Edited to add: Leave a comment here to get a chance for a free pass to check out the 12 Days of Christmas! It's yummy goodness!

Recipe
Stamps: Punches Three Level 1 hostess set.
Cardstock: Bashful Blue, Whisper White, Purely Pomegrante (retired).
Ink: Bashful Blue, Rose Red marker.
Accessories: Sherbert Ribbon Originals (retired), Square Scallop Punch, Scallop Border Punch, 1" and 3/4" Circle Punch, Dimensionals, Rose Red Brads, Big Shot, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots Embossing Folder.