Another hi!

Happy Monday! It's another "hi!" card! This is the second card I made at the crop Saturday. I seemed to be in the mood for "hi"!


This is a quicky post as I need to get off to school, sigh. I am NOT ready! lol! My plans took longer than I expected Sunday, but I made it through about half of my Google reader. I got so behind being away from a computer for a week! Hopefully I'll catch up tonight, plus, I'm still going through a huge pile of mail and I have some GORGEOUS craks I'll need to share soon! Love you girls for thinking of me! *wink*


Have a super Monday! Thanks so much for stopping by! Hugs and happy stamping!


Recipe
Cardstock: SU Tempting Turquoise and Dusty Durango.
Accessories: Crate Paper Chipboard; Cuttlebug & Traffic Jam Embossing Folder; May Arts ribbon.

Let It Snow!

Happy Sunday! I know some of you lucky peeps have snow right now, but not us in Texas! It's taking me a little while to unwind and start getting creative since school let out Friday, but I think I'm feeling it now! lol!


I loved the colors in the challenge for Embellish Magazine this week, so yummy! As I just went back to link up, I noticed the challenge was also to use snowflakes...well, I got lucky there because I hadn't read that little detail in the fine print, but just happily happened to use a snowflake! Schwooo! I guess it was meant to be! I also used the FTL 71 from the Clean & Simple blog. I love their sketches and cards!


Are you all ready for the holidays?! I'm afraid I'm not quite there yet, but I don't seem to be doing anything about it either, yikes! Wish me luck this week!


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


Recipe
Cardstock: SU Kraft, Chocolate Chip, Crushed Curry; October Afternoon Report card check papaer.
Accessories: SU Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon, Linen Thread & Snowflake; American Crafts flair; Cuttlebug, Swiss Dot & Snowflake Embossing Folders.

Snowflakes and Ding-Dongs

Happy Monday! Hope you had a great weekend!


Here's a super quick card...I just couldn't resist using this darling little piece with the hilarious sentiment! I have SO many people I could send this to! lol!


We had quite another night of rain and storms, making for very little sleep. Ugh! What is up with all this rain?! Hope you're doing well and staying dry in your neck of the woods!


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


p.s. Just remembered I forgot to upload the pictures from Baby Sophia's scrapbookking shower yesterday...will have to do that tonight after school and post!


Recipe
Cardstock: River Rock
Accessories: Bermuda Bay Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon & Linen Twine, Cuttlebug, Snowflakes Embossing Folder, Foof-a-La big button, Cosmo Cricket Jolly by Golly patterned paper panel.

Cosmo Cricket Baby!

Happy Monday! I'm home from vacation, but no time to stamp yet, so here's a card I made while at my mom's house using some yummy Cosmo Cricket Early Bird and Girl Friday goodies! Mom needed a baby shower card (remember that quilt she was making?!), so this seemed fitting. Here's the inside and matching envelope shot:



I'm so lucky my best friend from Missouri decided to come visit this week for a long weekend, so we have been working like crazy on the house since we got home yesterday. I had summer school teaching stuff to put away (where do you teachers keep all your stuff in the summer?! Ugh!), plus we just need a general purge after living in this small house for six years. Stuff keeps coming in, but stuff never seems to go out! ha! Plus, we had to try to figure out how to squeeze in sleeping accommodations for guests. It's something we've needed to deal with for awhile, but kept putting off, but it's a good thing now that I'm working on it!


Gotta dash now, I'm still catching up on Google Reader...plan to make a round of visits tonight when I'm too tired to work anymore and need to fabulax on the sofa! Thanks so much for stopping by! Hugs and happy stamping!

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.

True Friend

Happy Friday! Mostly happy because this week is coming to a close! I did some surfing tonight and then remembered at 10:30 that I needed to finish the card I started yesterday morning at 6 a.m. for Beate's Be Inspired Challenge #30. (Remember, the one I had the idea for while blow drying my hair Thursday morning?) Hmmm, now that I see the inspiration piece again, not so sure what I was doing. Typical for this week! lol!

Take a look at the button tragedy down below, sigh. It was a bad spill Thursday night. Yes, each color used to be in its own little square inside the container. This is just one little example of how my week has been! lol!

I am excited to get started on some projects this weekend, and I just know things are going to turn around! Did you see that "12 Days of Christmas" box over to the right on my blog? It's a month-long holiday workshop being offered online by Lisa Pace. She does amazing stuff, so I signed up for it and highly recommend it, especially if you love the vintage look.

I'm off to Bedfordshire (do you know what movie that's from?!). Sleep tight! Thanks so much for stopping by! Hugs and happy stamping!

Recipe
Stamps: True Friend, Occasions Collection.
Cardstock: Basic Gray, Kiwi Kiss, Baja Breeze, Urban Garden DSP.
Ink: Basic Gray.
Accessories: Basic Gray Taffeta Ribbon, Baja Breeze Designer Button, Cutter Kit, Big Shot, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots Embossing Folder.

More Splitcoast World Card Making Day Challenges

Happy Sunday! How is your weekend going so far? It's been a beauty here in Dallas. I've been squeezing some stamping in here and there between other projects and chores. I'm trying to do all of the World Card Making Day Challenges over at Splitcoast, so here are two more. I started this Merry and Bright card the other night using the Sketch Challenge #196, but I didn't finish. Then yesterday when I read the WCMDWT08 Challenge -TREE-mendous I knew just how to finish the card! I couldn't help but use those precious Cuttlebug trees again!

Next, this is a super simple dimple card, but I like how it turned out. It's for the WCMDLSC08: No P's Please...no using patterned paper (WHAT?!) or pastels. I was trying to break out of my "predictable...safe...always fall back on the same colors", so I thumbed through my Boden catalog and found this Loro Marl T-Shirt to inpsire me. I can't tell you when I used Yo Yo Yellow last, but I'm thinking it's been years. (Okay, I'm anal and I had a flash of doing a Splitcoast Color Challenge with my friends while cropping, so I went back and found it here...February 3!) I tried sewing my paper ruffle with my cheap $3 paper sewing machine, not good. So I pulled the thread out and left the holes. I'm trying to hang on until Christmas to get that Mini Janome, but I don't know if I can make it!



Hope you're having a great weekend! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Recipe 1: Snowman with Trees card
Stamps: Merry and Bright.
Cardstock: Kraft, Baja Breeze, Pink Pirouette, Kiwi Kiss, Bella Rose DSP, Holiday Happenings Hostess DSP.
Ink: Baja Breeze, Pink Pirouette, STaz-On Brown, Craft White.
Accessories: Photo Corner Punch, 5/8" Striped Baja Breeze Ribbon, Blender Pen, Pretty in Pink Brads, Paper Piercer & Mat, Big Shot, Cuttlebug Combo Treetops, Dimensionals.

Recipe 2: Hi card
Stamps: Say It with Scallops
Cardstock: Going Gray, Whisper White, Garden Green.
Ink: Yo Yo Yellow, Chocolate Chip.
Accessories: Square Scallop Punch, 1/2" Circle Punch, Dimensionals, Craft Sewing Machine.

Winter Post: Kazan's Sketch 10

Happy Wednesday! Good news: Tuesday turned out to be a good day (even though it started with a 3rd grader throwing up all over herself and our group table at 8:10, blech!), so here's hoping Wednesday will be too! I took time last night to play with Kazan's Sketch 10 over at 2 Sketches 4 You. Be sure and check it out, it's a great sketch and the prizes are great too!

There is a *teeny* bit of contraband here...I wanted to use my new Treetops Cuttlebug Combo in my Big Shot...it's a die and an embossing folder...I bought at the crop the other night, plus I used some Making Memories oval tags. I liked the twist they added to the sketch...normally I'm one who follows the sketch exactly, so thought I would break out a little!

A few other goodies on the card...my favorite Top Note Big Shot die, of course, and some new Holiday Mini items that are available today: Winter Post stamp set, Little Felt Flurries snowflakes, Ski Slope DSP, and Season of Cheer Rub-Ons. Good stuff!

One school funny: A little boy in the hallway had some questions for me:
Little boy: "Do you speak Spanish?"
Me: "Si."
Little boy: "Really?"
Me: "Si."
Little boy: "A little or a lot?"
Me: "A lot."
Little boy, staring at me, not quite convinced: "How do you say 'captain' in Spanish?"
Me: "El Capitan."
Little boy: "Whoa!" and begins whispering to others "She speaks Spanish!"

Hopefully he won't ask me anything more difficult tomorrow! hee! hee!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Are you going to stamp something today?

Recipe
Stamps: Winter Post Cardstock: Baja Breeze, Old Olive, Whisper White, Ski Slope DSP. Ink: Staz-On Brown. Accessories: Little Felt Flurries, 5/8" Baja Breeze Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Linen Thread, Little Felt Flurries, Vintage Silver Brads, Season of Cheer Rub-Ons, Corner Rounder, Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Big Shot, Top Note Bigz Die; Cuttlebug Combo Treetops, Making Memories Oval Tags.