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Good morning, everyone! I hope your week is going swell! We got a ton of rain yesterday! It really cooled things down and it is beginning to feel like fall! Love it! The sun is supposed to come out and warm up a bit but I think we are heading to fall!! I am really glad today is a shorter day for me. I plan to come home and get to stamping! I have some new toys that I need to play with!

Today's card was inspired by the sketch at CAS(E) This Sketch. A super simple and fun sketch!

• Card base is Sahara Sand
• Stamp the speckles from Gorgeous Grunge onto the card base using Sahara Sand ink
• Flag the end of a strip of Color Me Autumn designer paper and adhere to card base
• Stamp the greeting from For All Things onto the card base with Soft Suede ink
• Stamp the leaves onto Whisper White using Blackberry Bliss and Cajun Craze inks and cut out
• Adhere the leaves together and then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Tie a piece of linen thread through a gold basic metal button and adhere to card

Don't forget that the Create with Connie and Mary Cards "Create"tions is going on right now! We are into week 2 and there are so many amazing Holiday cards being shared! You can still sign up and receive all the ideas that have been shared! Find more information at the Create with Connie and Mary site! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- For All Things, Gorgeous Grunge; Paper- Sahara Sand, Whisper White, Color Me Autumn designer paper; Ink- Sahara Sand, Soft Suede, Cajun Craze, Blackberry Bliss; Accessories- gold basic metal button, linen thread, dimensionals 

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Good morning, Friends! I hope your week is off to a great start! It's really hot around here so staying indoors makes great sense to me! Today should be a day of doing laundry. We'll see how much I get done - lol! And I need to stamp some more. Just can't seem to find my mojo on that. So I guess I will just keep working!

Today's card was inspired by the sketch at CAS(E) This Sketch. Very clean and simple! I used the colors from the Lullaby designer paper. 

• Card base is Baked Brown Sugar
• Stamp the line image from Mosaic Madness in Baked Brown Sugar onto the card base
• Stamp the mosaic shape four times onto Coastal Cabana using Coastal Cabana ink and punch out using the mosaic punch
• Adhere the four shapes onto the card using dimensionals
• Stamp the little shape four times onto Whisper White using Hello Honey ink and cut out
• Adhere these little shapes to the inside of the bigger shapes with glue dots
• Add rhinestones to centers
• Stamp the greeting from Petite Pairs onto the card base using Baked Brown Sugar
• Add another rhinestone

Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Mosaic Madness, Petite Pairs; Paper- Baked Brown Sugar, Coastal Cabana, Whisper White; Ink- Baked Brown Sugar, Coastal Cabana, Hello Honey; Accessories- Mosaic punch, rhinestones, dimensionals

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Good morning, Friends! I hope your week is off to a great start! It got to below freezing this morning - yuck! But I think this is the last of the cold stuff for a while. I sure hope so! It's nice to have the moisture for the mountains but I'm ready for the warmer weather! I'll be doing some stamping today! I'm hoping to finish up a couple of swaps!

Today's card was inspired by the sketch at CAS(E) This. I used the new stamp set for this one!

• Card base is Whisper White
• Use a sponge to ink up the chevron image from Work of Art with Blushing Bride ink and stamp onto the card base
• Flag the bottom of a strip of Soft Sky card stock and punch the heart shape with the itty bitty punch pack
• Stamp the "swoosh" image onto the strip with Soft Sky ink and then the words over that using black StazOn
• Tie a piece of silver twine around the strip and adhere to card with dimensionals
• Add a rhinestone to the heart cut out

Super simple!! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Work of Art; Paper- Whisper White, Soft Sky; Ink- Blushing Bride, Soft Sky, black StazOn; Accessories- silver twine, rhinestone, itty bitty punch pack, sponge, dimensionals

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Good morning, Friends! Well it seems like the weekend has flown by! I'm so glad that I will get to spend the majority of my day today stitching with friends! Becky and I will have breakfast and then it's off to Black Sheep! So relaxing! Hopefully I will even start to feel this head cold go away!! Ugh! It has been fun watching the Olympics, too! And the weather report is reporting rain and warmer temperatures for us this week! I think that's the best news of all! Rain will definitely feel like spring is on it's way! 

Today's card was inspired by the sketch at CAS(E) This. A super easy sketch and very versatile! One that is open to a lot of creative possibilities! Will have to use this one again! Here are the details:

• Card base is Blushing Bride
• Stamp the image from You're Lovely in Blushing Bride onto the card base
• Stamp the frame image onto a piece of Naturals White using black StazOn then cut out using the Deco Labels framelits
• Stamp the sentiment from same set in the frame using black StazOn
• Color image using Blushing Bride, Pistachio Pudding and Soft Sky inks and a blender pen
• Stamp the image again onto Naturals White and color just the flowers using Bushing Bride ink and a blender pen
• Cut out the flowers and adhere them to the original stamped piece with dimensionals
• Adhere framed piece to card with dimensionals
• Add pearls to flower centers and stamped image on card base

Super simple!! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- You're Lovely; Paper- Blushing Bride, Naturals White; Ink- black StazOn, Blushing Bride, Pistachio Pudding, Soft Sky; Accessories- Deco Labels framelits, blender pen, pearls, dimensionals

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Good morning, Friends! I really wanted to sleep a little longer - lol! Thankfully Nick is out of school Thursday and Friday so we can sleep in a little then! His team won their basketball game yesterday and they have one today! So far they are undefeated! I need to keep myself focused today and get some cards made. And I hope to get some sewing done as well. I'm working on a quilt for Nick and would like it to be done for Christmas. We will see about that...

Today's card was inspired by the sketch at CAS(E) This Sketch. Super simple and very clean. I wasn't sure about adding the ribbon but there was a spot on my card stock and I didn't want to start over so I added the ribbon to cover it up. I do think I like it! Here are the details:

• Card base is Whisper White
• Layer of Whisper White that as the top right hand corner rounded with the 3/4" circle punch
• Stamp greeting from Four You in Smoky Slate
• Use the Essentials paper piercing pack to pierce a series of circles in the background
• Tie a piece of Smoky Slate 3/4" chevron ribbon around the panel and then pop up onto card
• Punch a flower from Strawberry Slush with the itty bitty shapes punch pack and adhere to card
• Add a rhinestone to flower center

There you have it! Have you subscribed to the Create with Connie and Mary Winter Collection? Today is day three and there are some wonderful projects already! My project will be shared this week as well! But the only way to see it is to be a subscriber! You will not be disappointed! 

Thanks for stopping by and have a fabulous day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Four You; Paper- Whisper White, Strawberry Slush; Ink- Smoky Slate; Accessories- Smoky Slate 3/4" chevron ribbon, Essentials paper piercing pack, itty bitty shapes punch pack, rhinestone, dimensionals

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Good morning, Friends! Not much to report around here. Everything is status quo! Looks like a day to be creative! I hope your week is going great, too! Nick has soccer practice tonight but that's about it! We are looking forward to the long weekend!!

Today's card was inspired by the sketch at CAS(E) This Sketch. A fun and simple card! Here are the details:

• Card base is Whisper White
• On a layer of Whisper White I stamped the splotches from Gorgeous Grunge in Tangerine Tango, Bermuda Bay and Smoky Slate
• After stamping I flagged the end of a piece of 3/4" Smoky Slate chevron ribbon and adhere it to the piece wrapping it around to the back
• This panel is then popped up onto the card base
• I stamped the chevron image from Oh, Hello in Smoky Slate (stamping off once) onto Whisper White and then the greeting in Bermuda Bay 
• Punch out the greeting using the 1 3/4" circle punch
• Adhere circle to a circle of Tangerine Tango that was cut using the Circles #2 die and then adhere to a scallop circle of Bermuda Bay that was punched with the 2 3/8" scallop circle punch
• Pop up scallop circle onto card and add three rhinestones

Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Oh, Hello, Gorgeous Grunge; Paper- Whisper White, Bermuda Bay, Tangerine Tango; Ink- Smoky Slate, Tangerine Tango, Bermuda Bay; Accessories- 3/4" Smoky Slate chevron ribbon, 2 3/8" scallop circle punch, 1 3/4" circle punch, Circles #2 die, rhinestones, dimensionals

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Good morning, Friends! I hope you had a fabulous weekend! Yesterday I didn't do much of anything! And it was quite nice!! Very relaxing! Now it's time for another week and getting things done. 

Today's card was inspired by the sketch at CAS(E) This Sketch. Very simple card and I just love these colors together! Here are the card details:

• Card base is Smoky Slate
• Stamp image from Morning Meadow in Smoky Slate onto card base
• Stamp sentiment onto Whisper White with Calypso Coral ink, flag both ends and adhere to card
• Stamp bird image in Soft Sky onto Whisper White, cut out and pop up onto card
• Punch a flower from Calypso Coral using itty bitty shapes punch pack and adhere to bird
• Add a rhinestone to flower center

That's it! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Morning Meadow; Paper- Smoky Slate, Calypso Coral, Whisper White; Ink- Smoky Slate, Calypso Coral, Soft Sky; Accessories- itty bitty shapes punch pack, rhinestone, dimensionals

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Good morning, Friends! I hope you are ready for a great weekend! It's the last one of June! Where did this month go? I just can't believe how fast time flies! Monday my son and I leave for Kansas to see family and then my husband will be joining us there on Wednesday. We are so excited!! We love to do fireworks and Colorado has banned them (and for good reason) so we like to go some place where there is no ban. Yes, I guess my son is a little pyro - lol!! This is almost as good as Christmas for him! So I do need to start thinking about getting the laundry done and the packing started! Yikes!!

Today's card was inspired by the sketch at CAS(E) This Sketch. It was last week's sketch but I really liked it! Nice and simple and I kept mine very clean as well! I love grey and yellow so I stuck with Daffodil Delight and Smoky Slate and of course, lots of Whisper White. Card details:

• Card base is Whisper White
• Layer is Whisper White that was run through the Big Shot with the Modern Mosaic embossing folder
• Punch a strip of Daffodil Delight with the dotted ribbon scallop punch and adhere to back of embossed panel then pop up onto card
• Stamp greeting from Sweet Essentials onto card
• Stamp mosaic image from Mosaic Madness three times onto Whisper White using Smoky Slate ink, punch out with mosaic punch and pop up onto card
• Punch three flowers from Daffodil Delight card stock using itty bitty shapes punch pack and adhere to mosaic centers
• Add rhinestones to flower centers

There you have it! Super simple! Thank you for stopping by and have a glorious day!!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Mosaic Madness, Sweet Essentials; Paper- Whisper White, Daffodil Delight; Ink- Smoky Slate; Accessories- Modern Mosaic TIEF, dotted ribbon scallop punch, mosaic punch, itty bitty shapes punch pack, rhinestones, dimensionals

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Good morning, Friends! I am excited to show you this week's Create with Connie and Mary challenge! It's a color challenge! And take a look at these beautiful colors!

Island Indigo, Summer Starfruit, and Early Espresso! And here is what I came up with!

I used the CAS(E) This Sketch from last week to help me make this! So with all the new stuff I got I had to go and use an "old" stamp - lol!! I stamped the flourish from Everything Eleanor in Early Espresso onto Early Espresso and then punched the bottom using the scallop edge border punch. I added a strip of Island Indigo and then tied a piece of Summer Starfruit around this before adhering it to a card base of Very Vanilla. Then I stamped the label image onto Very Vanilla using Summer Starfruit and fussy cut it out. I used the flourish stamp again and "strategically" stamped it onto the label with Early Espresso. The label is popped up in just the right place onto the card. I stamped the sentiment from Teeny Tiny Wishes in Early Espresso and flagged the end. This is adhered to the label. Then I stamped the bird in Island Indigo and fussy cut this out, too. It is popped up onto the card. 

Be sure to see what the other designers did with these fabulous colors by visiting the Create with Connie and Mary site! I hope to see all your wonderful creations uploaded there this week! And don't forget to sign up for the Create with Connie and Mary Summer Collection! By signing up now you get the early bird pricing! Visit the Create with Connie and Mary site for more information! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Every Eleanor, Teeny Tiny Wishes; Paper- Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, Island Indigo; Ink- Summer Starfruit, Early Espresso, Island Indigo; Accessories- Summer Starfruit stitched satin ribbon, scallop edge border punch, dimensionals

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Good morning, Friends! I have been wanting to post since Sunday but my phone (which is what I use to take all my pictures) and my computer would not talk to each other. I was having trouble downloading my pictures onto my computer. So I need to retake some pictures and try again. No big deal but that's why I was MIA for a couple of days. Yesterday really warmed up! Oh my!! But it is summer so I guess we had better get used to it! Today is more of the same but I get to go stitch at Laura's today and I am so excited! I love to spend time with the ladies there and chat and work on projects! Too fun!! 

Today's card was inspired by the sketch from last week at CAS(E) This Sketch. I stamped the greeting from Four You in Island Indigo onto a strip of Whisper White. Behind this strip I adhered three pieces of Gingham Garden designer paper that were flagged at the bottom. This is then adhered to a piece of Whisper White that was embossed with the Woodgrain TIEF. This panel is popped up onto a card base of Whisper White. I stamped the flower image from Flower Shop in Daffodil Delight onto a piece of Whisper White and punched it out with the Pansy punch I added two leaves that I punched from Pear Pizzazz using the 1 1/4" circle punch. The brad is from the discontinued In Colors (it was the only thing I had for my flower center). The flower is then popped up onto the card. Clean and simple! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Flower Shop, Four You; Paper- Whisper White, Pear Pizzazz, Gingham Garden designer paper; Ink- Island Indigo, Daffodil Delight; Accessories- Pansy Punch, Woodgrain TIEF, 1 1/4" circle punch, dimensionals

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Good morning everyone! Another Monday already? What a nice weekend we had! The boys ended their soccer tournament and season on a high note by winning their last game! And even though the tournament didn't go the way we would have liked, they beat the team that ended up winning the tournament! If our boys can get consistent in their playing, there won't be anyone stopping them!! But they will have to figure that out. And as a parent, that part gets really frustrating! I guess I will just have to be patient! Nick had a GREAT game! He played goalie and saved some really tough shots! It always makes me nervous but I do love it when he gets to make amazing saves! So only a few more days of school! Looking forward to some summer fun!

Today's card was inspired by the sketch at CAS(E) This Sketch! I used the Hello, Hello single stamp to create this card. I used Old Olive and Melon Mambo markers to color the vine and flower part of the stamp and then stamped it onto a piece of Whisper White. Then on another piece of Whisper White I stamped it again using Pacific Point. I cut out just the words on this one and popped them up onto the first stamped panel. This panel is then popped up onto a card base of Whisper White. I added rhinestones to each flower. Simple card but it's not so simple to cut out the words - lol! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Hello, Hello; Paper- Whisper White; Ink- Old Olive, Melon Mambo, Pacific Point; Accessories- rhinestones, dimensionals

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Good morning, Friends! I hope your week is off to a great start! The soccer season ended this past weekend and now we will finish off it all off with a tournament at home next weekend. So we will have a free weekend! Woohoo! I get to spend it with a friend on the eastern slope! I am so excited! But there are things I need to get finished up before then! And stamping is one of them. I am feeling a real need to get some new product. I hope to have something new to show you all next week. We will see...

Today's card was inspired by the sketch at CAS(E) This.  I am loving the new Epic Day designer paper!! I just need more stamps images to go with it. But until then I am trying to make what I have work. I thought the fish from By the Tide would work well with the green and blue piece. And I did want to go for a more masculine look. So I took a piece of the Epic Day designer paper and adhered it to a card base of Sahara Sand. Then I stamped the greeting from Made for You (retiring at the end of this month - boo) in Basic Grey onto a piece of the Epic Day designer paper. I rounded the corner with the 3/4" circle punch and tied some linen thread around this piece. This is popped up onto the card. Then I stamped the fish from By the Tide onto Very Vanilla. I inked the fish up in Daffodil Delight and then took a sponge and daubed some Pool Party (hard to see) and some Gumball Green ink on it before stamping. I thought it turned out kinda cool! I cut the fish out and popped it up onto the card. Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- By the Tide, Made for You; Paper- Sahara Sand, Very Vanilla, Epic Day designer paper; Ink- Pool Party, Daffodil Delight, Gumball Green, Basic Grey; Accessories- linen thread, 3/4" circle punch, sponge, dimensionals

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Good morning, Friends! Can you believe that we are under another freeze warning for tomorrow morning? UGH!! I really thought we were past this!! It looks like the sun should be shining by the time Nick has his track meet today. And boy I hope so!! Last week it was rainy and cold. Guess I had better plan for both types of weather! You never know!! 

Today's card was inspired by the sketch at CAS(E) This! A super clean and simple one and I immediately thought of this stamp set. The script image from By the Tide was stamped in Crumb Cake onto a piece of Crumb Cake card stock. Then I sponged the edges of the card stock with the Crumb Cake ink. Then I pierced some holes along the bottom and wrapped some linen thread around the panel before popping it up onto a card base of Crumb Cake. The shell image is stamped in Calypso Coral onto Very Vanilla and cut out. This is popped up onto the card. The sentiment from Teeny Tiny Wishes is stamped in black StazOn onto a strip of Crumb Cake and the end is flagged. The other end is tucked under the shell. Super clean and simple! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- By the Tide, Teeny Tiny Wishes; Paper- Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla; Ink- Crumb Cake, black StazOn, Accessories- Essentials paper piercing pack, linen thread, sponge, dimensionals

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Woohoo!! Today is the first day of the Create with Connie and Mary Card "Create"tions for All Occasions! Have you signed up yet? You still can and you will have access to ALL of the cards and their project sheets complete with instructions and measurements! You will see my projects on Tuesday! Be sure to visit the Create with Connie and Mary website to sign up! I hope to see you on the "other" side - lol!

Good Sunday morning everyone and HAPPY EASTER! What a wonderful day today is!! I love Easter and what it truly means! And for me it means victory over death! What a great thing to celebrate! We will be celebrating with family and of course the Easter bunny has to come and bring a little something along with hiding a few eggs. Even my 13 year old is looking forward to that - lol! My sister-in-law says you are never to old to hunt for eggs! I have to agree with her. My son said that as you get older you can get more creative with the hiding spots!! Hmmm... I feel a challenge coming on - lol! 

Today's card was inspired by the sketch challenge at CAS(E) This Sketch. And since I don't have any Easter stamps (sad, I know), I tried my best with what I had. On a card base of Primrose Petals I stamped the swirl stamp from Everything Eleanor in Primrose Petals. Then I layered a strip of designer paper from the Tea for Two dsp pack that has the end flagged. I rounded the two bottom corners of a piece of Basic Grey and adhered that to the card. On Very Vanilla I stamped the label in So Saffron and cut it out. I stamped the sentiment from Teeny Tiny Wishes in Basic Grey and added three mini brads. This is popped up onto the card. Then I stamped the flower twice onto Very Vanilla in Primrose Petals and cut them out. One flower is adhered flat and the other is popped up. And there is my Easter card! May you all have a very blessed Easter! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Teeny Tiny Wishes, Everything Eleanor; Paper- Primrose Petals, Basic Grey, Very Vanilla, Tea Two designer paper; Ink- Primrose Petals, Basic Grey, So Saffron; Accessories- mini brads, corner rounder, dimensionals

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Good morning, Friends! I hope your week is starting off better than mine. I heard last night that the tree pollen is really high right now and I am feeling just miserable! I am sure it's allergies but I sure feel like I might have a fever, too. I am so congested! And, of course, I have a lot to do today - ugh! My husband let me sleep in so I am hoping that after a shower and some coffee I might feel a little better. I just hate not being able to breathe through my nose! I'm sure I will be taking a nap or two today :)

Today's card was inspired by the sketch challenge at CAS(E) This Sketch. Another super clean and simple sketch with lots of possibilities! I took a piece of Whisper White and used the Festive paper piercing pack to pierce a frame and then popped this panel up onto the card base of Whisper White. On scraps of Whisper White I stamped the Boutique Blossom three times - once in Old Olive (to cut out the stem), then again in Summer Starfruit (to cut out the center) and then finally in Rich Razzleberry (to cut out the flower). I adhered the stem to the back of the flower and the flower center to the flower then popped up the flower onto the card. Then I stamped the sentiment from Teeny Tiny Wishes in Rich Razzleberry onto a strip of Whisper White and adhered it to the card. I thought it needed a little bling so I added several rhinestones to the flower center. Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Boutique Blossom, Teeny Tiny Wishes; Paper- Whisper White; Ink- Rich Razzleberry, Summer Starfruit, Old Olive; Accessories- Festive paper piercing pack, rhinestones, dimensionals

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Good morning, Friends! Another week. It's that time of year when the days will be flying by! Nick's sports are taking off once again. Soccer every day and then next week he will be doing Middle School track. He is really excited for that! And he has decided that he does not want to play baseball. I'm glad for that as there is no time! Yesterday's soccer scrimmage went very well! And the weather was so beautiful! A little chilly but the sun was shining and starting to warm things up nicely. Pat and Nick went mountain biking and had a super time! Love this time of year!

Today's card was inspired by the challenge at CAS(E) This Sketch. I know that this is a sketch that I will most likely use again! So many wonderful possibilities! I stamped the image from Everything Eleanor in Sahara Sand onto a card base of Sahara Sand. Then I stamped the greeting from Friendly Phrases in Rich Razzleberry onto a strip of Whisper White. I adhered this to a strip of Sycamore Street designer paper that was punched with the scallop edge border punch. I tied a piece of Pool Party ribbon around this and adhered it to the card. Then I tied some white baker's twine through two buttons from the Sycamore Street ribbon and button pack and adhered them to the card. Very simple! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Everything Eleanor, Friendly Phrases; Paper- Sahara Sand, Whisper White, Sycamore Street designer paper; Ink- Sahara Sand, Rich Razzleberry; Accessories- Sycamore Street ribbon and button pack, white baker's twine, scallop edge border punch

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Good morning, Friends! Wow! Another week is here! The weeks just seem to fly by! And the year is flying by as well! Tonight we have a informational meeting at the 8/9 school in Fruita! That's right! Our little boy will be in 8th grade! Yikes!! He is really excited, though! And I am, too! It has been so fun watching him grow up! He played in his last basketball game of the season yesterday and did GREAT! The team went undefeated this season! He had so much fun! And you could tell it yesterday! He is sad that the season is over but I know he will find ways to keep playing. Soccer will start later this month and I hope that he will find the passion in that, too. 

Today's card was inspired by the challenge at CAS(E) This. Such an interesting sketch! And lots of possibilities! Looking at this card reminds me of the drink I had last night at the Mexican restaurant - yum!! Anyway, I thought this was a fun card. And very simple!! I started by adhering a piece of Island Indigo card stock to a card base of Whisper White. Then I stamped the greeting from Happy Hour in Island Indigo. I adhered two strips of the Sycamore Street designer paper and popped this panel up onto the card. On a scrap of Whisper White I stamped the drink in Island Indigo and again in Summer Starfruit. I cut out the Island Indigo one and just the inside part of the Summer Starfruit one. I adhered these together and popped the glass up onto the card. The little umbrella was stamped on the scrap of Whisper White in Tangerine Tango and carefully cut out as well. This is popped up onto the card. I added a small rhinestone to the top of the umbrella and two bigger ones under the greeting. Thanks for stopping by and have a drink on me!!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Happy Hour; Paper- Whisper White, Island Indigo, Sycamore Street designer paper; Ink- Island Indigo, Summer Starfruit, Tangerine Tango; Accessories- rhinestones, dimensionals

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Good morning everyone! I hope you all had a great weekend and are ready for another week! Nick's team won both of their basketball games yesterday! The second one ended up being very close and it all came down to the last seconds! Very exciting! He is still coughing so it is a good thing that tonight is a quiet night for him and he can stay home and watch KU play K-State! Wish I could, too but I have my stamp club tonight. That will be fun, too!! Looking forward to seeing everyone again!

Today's card was inspired by the sketch at CAS(E) This. A simple sketch that was really fun to work with! I stamped the oval image from Oh, Hello in Pool Party onto a piece of Pool Party card stock. Then I inked just the 'thanks' with Island Indigo and stamped it onto the panel. I tied a piece of Tangerine Tango ribbon from the Sycamore Street ribbon and button pack around this and popped up the panel onto a card base of Pool Party. Then I stamped the flower in Tangerine Tango and Lucky Limeade and stamped it onto Whisper White. I carefully cut it out and popped it up onto the card. Then I added a few rhinestones for some sparkle!! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Oh, Hello; Paper- Pool Party, Whisper White; Ink- Pool Party, Island Indigo, Tangerine Tango, Lucky Limeade; Accessories- Sycamore Street ribbon and button pack, rhinestones, dimensionals

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Good early morning everyone! I couldn't sleep so I thought I would just get up, have some coffee, and blog a bit! Really stinks when you have the weekend to sleep in a bit and you can't. Ugh! I guess that just means that I will need a nap this afternoon - lol! I will be taking my son out for pancakes later this morning. And then a little shopping. He really needs a few things. Seems he won't stop growing!!

Today's card was inspired by the challenge at CAS(E) This. Love their challenges for the great clean and simple sketches! The only hard part about this one was trying to get a decent picture. I took a piece of Whisper White and stamped the oval image from Oh, Hello in Sahara Sand and the greeting in Island Indigo. I rounded the two left hand corners with the 3/4" circle punch and added a flagged strip of Sycamore Street designer paper. This is popped up onto a card base of Whisper White. Then I took a piece of Pool Party and Island Indigo and ran them through the Big Shot with the Beautiful Wings embosslit. I layered two of them together with a brad and then adhered them to the card. Wow! That was easy - lol! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Oh, Hello; Paper- Whisper White, Pool Party, Island Indigo, Sycamore Street designer paper; Ink- Sahara Sand, Island Indigo; Accessories- Beautiful Wings embosslit, 3/4" circle punch, silver brad, dimensionals

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Good morning, Friends! It really doesn't feel like a Monday because we have been out of town. Today we head home. It was a disappointing tournament but I believe that everyone had fun! I know I did! From the warmer weather (60's) to frigid (below 20). Oh joy! I have enjoyed this weather! Now I am really ready for spring - lol! 

Today's card was inspired by the sketch at CAS(E) This. I loved the unique way of using the squares. I adhered a piece of More Amore designer paper to a card base of Naturals Ivory. A piece of Naturals Ivory is popped up onto the card. Then I cut four squares from Naturals Ivory and arranged them onto the card. Some are popped up and some are adhered to the panel. The greeting from Teeny Tiny Wishes was stamped in Basic Grey. I punched three hearts from Naturals Ivory using the small heart punch and adhered them to three squares. I used the Fashionable Hearts embosslit to cut hearts from Real Red and Primrose Petals card stock. I picked one of each and adhered them together and then popped them up onto the card. I added a small pearl and called it done! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Teeny Tiny Wishes; Paper- Naturals Ivory, Primrose Petals, Real Red, More Amore designer paper; Ink- Basic Grey; Accessories- Fashionable Hearts embosslit, small heart punch, dimensionals