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Good morning everyone! I am trying so hard to get back into the routine of posting more often. I just am so very tired when I get home from work and things are pretty busy. It's just so hard to get motivated to stamp and then the ideas just won't come. I am also fighting a head cold. But here I am and I hope to be back real soon with more cards to post! I am excited to see what I can get done tomorrow with a day off! 

Today's card was inspired by the Sweet Sunday Sketch. 

• Card base is Soft Sky
• Stamp the large snowflake from the Flurry of Wishes stamp set onto the card base using Soft Sky ink
• Adhere a piece of Dazzling Diamonds glitter paper to a piece of Basic Black card stock and then adhere to card base with dimensionals
• Stamp the smaller snowflake image onto a piece of Whisper White card stock using Momento ink and cut out (you can use the Medallion punch instead)
• Color the snowflake using a Soft Sky marker then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Stamp the greeting onto a strip of Whisper White using Momento ink and flag both ends
• Color the "Christmas" word using the Soft Sky marker then adhere to card
• Add an iced rhinestone to the center of the snowflake

Before I sign off I want to tell you all about the upcoming Create with Connie and Mary November mini edition! Lots of holiday inspiration for you! Here is a little snippet of what you can expect:

* Each session includes FIVE step-by-step tutorials for projects...THREE card sets, each with 4 cards and TWO 3D items...perfect for your club or stamp camp!

* All FIVE projects are available once the monthly mini collection opens so you immediately have all projects (and tutorials)

* Plus BONUS cards done by Connie and Mary throughout the month!

*Mini Sessions open on the 11th of each month

Sets used for the November session:

• Snow Place
• Embellished Ornaments
• Reason for the Season
• Winter Wishes
• Holly Jolly Greetings
• BONUS:  Christmas Cuties

PLUS…we have a WINTER BONUS for you!  Purchase both the November and December Mini Sessions and get a special winter project designed by Mary Brown for FREE!  Check out the details over on Create with Connie and Mary!

Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Flurry of Wishes; Paper- Soft Sky, Whisper White, Basic Black, Dazzling Diamonds glitter paper; Ink- Momento ink, Soft Sky marker; Accessories- iced rhinestone, dimensionals

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Good morning, Friends! I hope your week is off to a fabulous start! I wasn't quite ready to go back to work this week. But here we are! Nick's bike races will be starting up this weekend so I will be busy with that, too! Should be fun, though!

Today's card was inspired by last week's sketch from the Sweet Sunday Sketch challenge. I got some new goodies from the upcoming Holiday mini and tried them out. I love this set, Howl-o-Ween Treat with the coordinating framelits, Boo to You! I only got this one card done but I am hoping to find time (and energy) to make a few more!

• Card base is Tangelo Twist
• Run another piece of Tangelo Twist through the Big Shot using the Lucky Stars embossing folder then adhere to card base
• Flag the end of a strip of Happy Haunting designer paper and adhere to card
• Cut a square from Very Vanilla and adhere to card
• Cut a circle from Very Vanilla and run through the Big Shot using the Lucky Stars embossing folder then adhere to card
• Stamp the greeting from And Many More stamp set onto a strip of Basic Black using VersaMark ink and emboss with white emboss powder then adhere to card
• Stamp the hat image from Howl-o-Ween Treat stamp set onto Very Vanilla using Blackberry Bliss ink and cut out (I cut this out by hand) then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Add a few rhinestones to stars

Before I sign off I want to remind you all of the upcoming Create with Connie and Mary mini edition! It starts tomorrow! But the only way to see the fabulous projects is to be a subscriber! Find out more by visiting the Create with Connie and Mary site! Here is a little teaser!

Thanks for stopping by and have a fabulous day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Howl-o-Ween Treat, And Many More; Paper- Very Vanilla, Tangelo Twist, Basic Black, Happy Haunting designer paper; Ink- VersaMark, Blackberry Bliss; Accessories- Lucky Stars embossing folder, white emboss powder, rhinestones, dimensionals

The Stamp Review Crew: Crazy About You

Hello everyone! It's time for another fabulous blog hop from The Stamp Review Crew! This time we are featuring projects made using the Crazy About You stamp set! I am your stop after the fabulous Tanya Boser! 

I used the color challenge from Create with Connie and Mary and last week's sketch from Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge. 

• Card base is Sahara Sand
• Cut a circle from a piece of Sahara Sand using the Circles framelits
• On another piece of Sahara Sand, stamp the Hardwood background stamp using Sahara Sand ink
• Adhere the stamped panel to the back of the cut out circle using dimensionals then adhere to card base
• Stamp the greeting from Crazy About You stamp set onto a strip of Very Vanilla using Perfect Plum ink and flag both ends then adhere to card
• Stamp the flower image onto Very Vanilla using Perfect Plum two times then punch each one out using the Flower Medallion punch
• Adhere both flowers together with a dimensional
• Stamp the leaf image two times onto Very Vanilla using Mint Macaron ink and cut each out by hand
• Adhere leafy stems to the back of the flower
• Adhere flower to card using dimensionals
• Thread some gold metallic thread through a Very Vintage designer button (I used three strands) and tie a bow then adhere button to flower center

Now it's time to send you on to see what the wonderful Heidi Baks has created! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Crazy About You, Hardwood; Paper- Sahara Sand, Very Vanilla; Ink- Sahara Sand, Perfect Plum, Mint Macaron; Accessories- Circles framelits, Flower Medallion punch, Very Vintage designer button, gold metallic thread, dimensionals

SSSC 262: Happy Easter!

Happy Easter everyone! I hope you all have a wonderful and fantastic day! My parents will be leaving today and my family will be having a nice dinner with other family and friends! Busy day again but it will be fun! I will miss my parents and hope they have a safe trip back home. Whatever you are doing today, I hope it is filled with many special memories and blessings!

Today's card was inspired by a sketch at Sweet Sunday. And because the blendabilities are no longer available, I had to come up with another way to color these beautiful blossoms - markers and blender pens.

• Card base is Whisper White
• Stamp the image from Indescribable Gift onto the card base using Tuxedo black Momento ink
• Color the image in using Pistachio Pudding, Baked Brown Sugar, Crisp Cantaloupe and Calypso Coral markers and a blender pen
• Add some speckles using the image from the Gorgeous Grunge set
• Cut a circle from Baked Brown Sugar by nesting two circles together from the Circles framelits and running through the Big Shot then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Stamp the greeting onto a strip of Whisper white using Tuxedo black Momento ink and flag the end then adhere to the card with dimensionals
• Thread a piece of linen thread through a gold basic metal button and tie a bow then adhere to card

The Create with Connie and Mary Cards "Create"tions Celebrations edition starts today! They are posting the winners to the blog candy on their site! Good luck! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Indescribable Gift, Gorgeous Grunge; Paper- Whisper White, Baked Brown Sugar; Ink- Tuxedo black Momento ink, Baked Brown Sugar, Pistachio Pudding, Crisp Cantaloupe, Calypso Coral; Accessories- blender pen, Circles framelits, gold basic metal button, dimensionals

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Hello everyone! No kiddos to work with today but hopefully later this week! So I am on my lunch break and wanted to share this card I made this morning. I hope your week is going great so far! Tomorrow is a shorter day for me so I will hopefully be feeling the mojo and can start making cards and getting ahead of the game - lol!

Today's card was inspired by the sketch at The Sweetest Thing. 

• Card base is Whisper White
• Run a piece of Rich Razzleberry card stock through the Big Shot using the Large Polka Dots embossing folder and adhere to card base
• Adhere a piece of Pumpkin Pie to the card
• Stamp the dinosaur from Little Birthday Buddy using Tuxedo Black Momento ink and color with the blendabilities: Rich Razzleberry, Pumpkin Pie, and Old Olive then cut out
• Stamp the balloon image using Tuxedo Black Momento ink onto a piece of Whisper White and color with Pumpkin Pie blendabilities also stamp the greeting
• Round the top right hand corner of the piece with the Project Life corner rounder and adhere to card with dimensionals
• Adhere dinosaur with dimensionals
• Add three Old Olive candy dots to card

Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Little Buddy Birthday; Paper- Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry, Pumpkin Pie; Ink- Tuxedo Black Momento ink, Blendabilities: Rich Razzleberry, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive; Accessories- Large Polka Dots embossing folder, Project Life corner rounder, Brights candy dots, dimensionals

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Good morning, Friends! I will finally head home today. It has been a wonderful weekend! And last night's Catalog Premier Party was really fun! It was so great to come back to the hotel room and just slowly go through the new catalog! Now it's up and at 'em and a long drive home. Hopefully the mountains are done with the snowing and blowing and it will be an uneventful trip back! 

Today's card was inspired by the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge. I decided to use some really bright colors for this one!

• Card base is Whisper White
• Adhere two strips of Tempting Turquoise onto card base
• Adhere a strip of Melon Mambo that has been flagged at one end to card base
• Stamp the image from Vivid Vases onto a piece of Whisper White using black StazOn and color with Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo, Tempting Turquoise and Old Olive markers
• Adhere stamped panel to a piece of Basic Black card stock and then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Adhere a strip of Daffodil Delight card stock 
• Tie a piece of white baker's twine through a Basic Metal button and adhere to card
• Add a rhinestone to flower center

Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Vivid Vases; Paper- Whisper White, Basic Black, Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Tempting Turquoise; Ink- black StazOn, Tempting Turquoise, Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive; Accessories- white baker's twine, basic metal button, rhinestone, dimensionals

SSSC 205 - Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day everyone! We will be on our way to Las Vegas in a while! Got a soccer tournament this weekend! I'm looking forward to getting out of town and seeing some warmer temperatures and sunshine!! Good luck Fire FC Premier Boys!!

Today's card was inspired by Karen Giron's sketch from a few weeks ago. Her sample card for the sketch got me thinking about the Circle Card thinlits and this is what I came up with! Here are the details:

• Card base is Whisper White
• On a layer of Whisper White use the Occasions paper piercing pack to pierce a heart (really hard to see in photo)
• Use the "xoxo" die from the Circle Card thinlits to cut the image three times - two from Pink Pirouette and once from Real Red
• Adhere the "xoxo" images to Whisper White layer using dimensionals
• Stamp the greeting from Teeny Tiny Wishes in Real Red ink onto Whisper White layer
• Adhere layer to card with dimensionals
• Punch a banner from Real Red using the Bitty Banner punch and adhere to card
• Punch a heart from Real Red using the Owl builder punch and adhere to card
• Add small rhinestone to heart

I hope you all have a wonderful day today and a great weekend! Thanks for stopping by!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Teeny Tiny Wishes; Paper- Whisper White, Real Red, Pink Pirouette; Ink- Real Red; Accessories- Circle Card thinlits, Occasions paper piercing pack, Owl builder punch, Bitty Banner punch, rhinestone, dimensionals

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Good morning Friends!! I hope you have had a fabulous weekend thus far! It's a BIG day around here!! We are all sporting our Bronco gear to cheer our team on to a victory in today's Super Bowl!! Woohoo!! I am drinking coffee from my Bronco mug and am wearing my brand new Manning jersey that my son and husband got me yesterday!! I LOVE it!!! And I am so excited!! Go Broncos!!

So today's card was inspired by the sketch at The Sweetest Thing. Not sure how I feel about the end result but I do love putting the animals with the word bubbles! Too fun and too cute! Here are the details…

• Card base is Crumb Cake
• Adhere three strips of Fresh Prints designer paper to card base
• Flag one end of a strip of Crumb Cake
• Stamp the fox image from Life in the Forest onto the Crumb Cake strip using black StazOn then color him with a Crumb Cake marker
• Sponge edges of stamped strip with Crumb Cake ink
• Use the fringe scissors to fringe a strip of Coastal Cabana card stock and adhere to back of stamped strip then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Stamp the sentiment from Just Sayin' in black StazOn onto a piece of Whisper White and cut out using the Word Bubble framelits
• Stamp the little heart into the word bubble using Real Read ink then adhere word bubble to card with dimensionals

So I just realized that I had meant to add two Real Red candy dots to the lower left part of the card. Ugh! But there you have it! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Life in the Forest, Just Sayin'; Paper- Crumb Cake, Coastal Cabana, Whisper White, Fresh Prints designer paper; Ink- black StazOn, Crumb Cake, Real Red; Accessories- Word Bubbles framelits, fringe scissors, sponge, dimensionals

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Good morning, Friends! Well, I am leaving today for home. It will good to be home but I will miss my friend! Love her dearly!! And her husband has just been SO wonderful! He made dinners, desserts, served us and cleaned up so that we could focus on sewing and quilting! Now how wonderful is that?! Thank you Larry!! I didn't actually get a Christmas stocking done but I did get a lot of the prep work done for two of them and hopefully will get me motivated to get them done before next Christmas - lol! I am really excited about them! So I will be on the road today. Looks to be great weather once again!

Today's card was inspired by the sketch at The Sweetest Thing. A very simple sketch! The button element on the sketch threw me off for a bit but then I thought I could just create a bow! Here are the details:

• Card base is Pool Party
• Adhere a strip of Sweet Sorbet designer paper with the end flagged
• Stamp the Vivid Vases single stamp image in black StazOn and watercolor the image with Summer Starfruit, Pool Party, Crisp Cantaloupe and Pistachio Pudding inks and an aqua painter (I also added some Sahara Sand to "ground" the images)
• Layer panel onto a piece of Basic Black 
• Tie a piece of Summer Starfruit twine around panel (twine is from the Sweet Sorbet accessories pack)
• Adhere panel to card with dimensionals

Don't forget to sign up for the Spring Collection at Create with Connie and Mary! It's just begun! You will love all the creations that the design team has come up with! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Vivid Vases; Paper- Pool Party, Basic Black, Whisper White, Sweet Sorbet designer paper; Ink- black StazOn, Summer Starfruit, Pool Party, Crisp Cantaloupe, Pistachio Pudding, Sahara Sand; Accessories- Sweet Sorbet accessories pack, aqua painter, dimensionals

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Good morning, Friends! Another Monday. Another week. Ugh! We had a fun weekend, though! I got a lot of stitching done. Nick had a Futsal game. He loves Futsal! Even though they don't keep score, he loves being able to be active! By the way, Futsal is indoor soccer. Then yesterday he had a basketball game and that was fun! They do keep score there and his team won! He scored 6 points! Tonight it's basketball practice and soccer practice. Thankfully, not at the same time - lol! And here we are at the last of January. Wow! 2013 seems to be moving quickly already! 

Today's card was inspired by a sketch at The Sweetest Thing. Karen Giron has great sketches and I haven't played along with her for quite a while. This one, however, doesn't really follow the sketch so I won't enter it. But it did jump start me. I just ended up leaving off the three panels. I couldn't make it work. I'm sure some other creative person would have been able to, but I quite like it this way, too! Super simple!! I adhered a strip of Sycamore Street designer paper that has the bottom flagged to a card base of Pool Party. Then I stamped the Just Thinking image twice onto Whisper White - once in Sahara Sand and once in Island Indigo. I cut out the entire Island Indigo image and adhered it to a piece of Island Indigo card stock. This is popped up onto the card. Then I cut the inside circle out of the Sahara Sand one and popped it up onto the other image. Then I stamped just the 'friend' part in Island Indigo onto a Whisper White strip. I flagged both ends and adhered it to the card. I added two rhinestones to finish it off. Thanks for stopping by an have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Just Thinking; Paper- Pool Party, Whisper White, Island Indigo, Sycamore Street designer paper; Ink- Island Indigo, Sahara Sand; Accessories- rhinestones, dimensionals

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Good morning, Friends! I hope your week is going by just super! Nick had a baseball game last night and while they lost, I thought they played pretty good! They were hitting and getting around the bases and their defense was on target, too. But then we just kind of stalled. While our defense was still strong, the bats just weren't connecting and the other team hit quite a few out of the park home runs. Kind of reminded me of the way the Rockies have been playing lately - lol! It was fun and I am excited to watch a little baseball!


Today's card was inspired by a sketch from Karen Giron. This is one of her older sketches. I did leave off a few elements but this is what worked for me. I flagged three strips of designer paper from the Pocketful of Posies pack and adhered them to a piece of Soft Suede designer paper that is adhered to a piece of Soft Suede card stock. This panel is popped up onto a card base of Crumb Cake. For my tag, I cut a piece of Naturals White card stock and put the top end into the 2 1/2" circle punch to round the top. I stamped the image from Lean on Me in black StazOn and used my blender pens and ink pads to watercolor the image. Then I added some Crumb Cake seam binding ribbon to the back and a button with some white baker's twine to the front. I popped this up onto the card. Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!


Card Recipe: Stamps- Lean on Me; Paper- Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Naturals White, Neutrals designer paper pack, Pocketful of Posies designer paper; Ink- black StazOn, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, So Saffron, Rich Razzleberry, Pear Pizzazz, Night of Navy, Baja Breeze, Blush Blossom; Accessories- Crumb Cake seam binding ribbon, Neutrals buttons, white baker's twine, 2 1/2" circle punch, blender pen, dimensionals

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Good morning everyone! I hope you are having a great weekend! Don't be fooled today -lol! Nick's team has another soccer game and I hope they fool the other team by winning!!! Their team lost yesterday 1-0. It was such a bummer as they played so exceptional! The other team's goal was a result of a penalty kick. Everyone was so proud of them! I am not one who really gets into April Fool's Day. So I hope it's just another beautiful fun day!


Today's card was inspired from Karen Giron's sketch challenge. I got the colors from the Color Coach - thought they were great masculine colors! I started with a card base of Sahara Sand and added a piece of Sahara Sand designer paper from the neutrals pack. Then I took a smaller piece of Sahara Sand and stamped the splatter from Extreme Elements in Sahara Sand and sponged the edges. Then I stamped the car from Need for Speed in black StazOn. This is adhered to a piece of Not Quite Navy. I added three strips of poppy parade which had their ends flagged and a brad in the corner. This panel is popped up onto the card. In the bottom right hand corner I stamped the sentiment from Perfectly Penned in black StazOn. Then I stamped the car onto a piece of Sahara Sand and added some color with a Not Quite Navy marker. I cut the car out and popped it up right over the other car that was stamped. Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!


Card Recipe: Stamps- Need For Speed, Extreme Elements, Perfectly Penned; Paper- Sahara Sand, Not Quite Navy, Poppy Parade, Neutrals designer paper pack; Ink- black StazOn, Not Quite Navy, Sahara Sand; Accessories- metallic brads, sponge, dimensionals

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Good morning everyone! I hope you are having a fantastic weekend! I can't believe how fast it has gone for us! Becky and I have been having a blast visiting with our friend Sherry! Yesterday was a FULL day of shopping at various wool and quilt stores and stamp stores! I think I controlled myself pretty well. But it was sure fun to see Becky go nuts!! And we even got Sherry excited about wool, too! So she has several projects to start and even inquired about classes at the local stores! Go Sherry! We even picked a project that we are going to work on together. Guess that means I will have to visit more often!


Today's card was inspired from a sketch by Karen Giron. I also combined it with the challenge at LNS which is to go green. And I did use the green on this one! My card base is Lucky Limeade. Then I adhered a piece of Lucky Limeade designer paper to a piece of Basic Black. Then I took a piece of Basic Black and ran it through the Big Shot using the Houndstooth embossing folder and adhered it to the designer paper. I took some strips of Basic Black and ran them through the Big Shot with the Tasteful Trim die and adhered them to the panel. Then I added two black brads and adhered the whole panel to the card base. My focal point is a 2 1/2" punched circle of Lucky Limeade that has the splatter stamped from Extreme Elements in Lucky Limeade. I also stamped the car from Need for Speed in black StazOn and then stamped the car again on a scrap of Lucky Limeade in black StazOn. I used my Lucky Limeade marker to highlight some of the lines on the car and then popped it up on the circle. I stamped the greeting from Teeny Tiny Wishes in black StazOn and then popped the circle onto the card. Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!


Card Recipe: Stamps- Extreme Elements, Teeny Tiny Wishes, Need for Speed; Paper- Lucky Limeade, Basic Black, In Color designer paper pack; Ink- Lucky Limeade, black StazOn; Accessories- Houndstooth embossing folder, Tasteful Trim die, 2 1/2" circle punch, black brads, dimensionals

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Good morning, Friends! I hope your week is off to a great start! I need to finish a few projects today but that's about it! 


Today's card comes from a sketch by Karen Giron. I always like her sketches! I haven't played hers in a while and decided to give this one a try. I didn't do as many layers but I like how soft this one turned out! You all know it is Sale-A-Bration time, right! I am using the SAB set called Sprinkled Expressions. I started with a card base of Whisper White and then added two panels of Blushing Bride of which I rounded the outside corners. Then I took another piece of Whisper White and ran it through the Big Shot with the Adorning Accents edgelits embossing folder. I embossed the bottom part with the hearts. I stamped the image at the top in Blushing Bride. I glued this down to a piece of Basic Grey and added a strip of Twitterpated designer paper that has one end flagged. This panel is then popped up on the card. Then I stamped the greeting - also from the same set - in Blushing Bride on a scrap of Whisper White card stock and punched it out with the 1 3/8" circle punch. I popped this up on the card. Then I took some Blushing Bride card stock and put it in the Big Shot with the Fashionable Hearts embosslit and placed the smallest heart right over the stamped hearts. I added a rhinestone for a little bling! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!


Card Recipe: Stamps- Sprinkled Expressions; Paper- Whisper White, Blushing Bride, Basic Grey, Twitterpated designer paper; Ink- Blushing Bride; Accessories- Adorning Accents edgelits embossing folder, Fashionable Hearts embosslit, corner rounder, 1 3/8" circle punch, rhinestone, dimensionals

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Good morning everyone! I can't believe the weather we are having for December! It is supposed to get into the 50's!! That is kind of nice as we can kick the kiddos outside to play for a while. They tend to get cabin fever when they have to stay inside for too long - lol! We have just a few more days with my parents and then we will be heading home. Time just goes so fast!


Today's card was inspired by one of Karen Giron's sketches. It was a few weeks ago but it helped me use some of my new supplies! My card base is Crumb Cake with a layer of Very Vanilla and then another layer of Crumb Cake. On top of this layer I adhered three pieces of designer paper from the Everyday Enchantment pack. Then I cut a piece of Very Vanilla with the new Paper Doily sizzlet. Isn't it pretty? Then I cut a piece of Crumb Cake with the 3" circle die. On this I stamped the image from Fresh Vintage stamp set using Lucky Limeade, Poppy Parade, Daffodil Delight, Baja Breeze and Soft Suede markers. I sponged the edges of the circle with Crumb cake and popped it up on the doily. Then I took a strip of Baja Breeze and flagged one end and glued it to the circle. I carefully stamped the greeting from Teeny Tiny Wishes in Soft Suede on the circle. My final touch was to add a Very Vanilla button with some Lucky Limeade ribbon from the Everyday Enchantment ribbon and brad back. Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!


Card Recipe: Stamps- Fresh Vintage, Teeny Tiny Wishes; Paper- Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Baja Breeze, Everyday Enchantment designer paper; Ink- Lucky Limeade, Poppy Parade, Daffodil Delight, Baja Breeze, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake; Accessories- Everyday Enchantment ribbon and brad pack, paper doily sizzle, neutrals buttons, sponge, dimensionals

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Good morning, Friends! I was so glad to be able to sleep in a little this morning! It felt soooo good to keep snuggling under the blankets with it being so cold outside! Now I am snuggling up to a hot cup of coffee. Yum!! Not much planned today. I'm just glad it's the weekend! We are going over to a friend's house tonight. I am making dinner and I am trying a new recipe. I am super excited! I'll let you know how it turns out.


Today's card was inspired by an older sketch of Karen Giron's. You can find it 'here'. This is a card that I did for a swap last month. Since I just got my cards back today, I thought it was more than safe to show you all. I really do like the way this one turned out! And it was really pretty easy!! I got my color inspiration from an older challenge at The Paper Players. It was to use Always Artichoke, River Rock and Riding Hood Red. I like how these colors make a more muted, aged Christmas card. My card base is River Rock and then I cut another piece of River Rock and a piece of Riding Hood Red that I ran through the Big Shot with the Snow Burst embossing folder. Then I wrapped some Always Artichoke seam binding ribbon around it and glued it to my card base Then I cut a piece of Always Artichoke with the scallop circles #2 die and a piece of River Rock with the 3" die. I sponged the edges of the River Rock piece with River Rock before adhering it to the scallop piece. This is popped up on the card and one end is cut off. I stamped the tree from Season of Joy in Always Artichoke and Early Espresso onto Very Vanilla and cut it out. This is popped up on the circle. Then I stamped the greeting, from the same set, in Always Artichoke onto Very Vanilla and flagged one end. The other end is glued onto the circle. The last thing I did was to color a rhinestone with a Sharpie marker and put it on my tree! And there you have it! Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day!!


Card Recipe: Stamps- Season of Joy; Paper- River Rock, Riding Hood Red, Always Artichoke, Very Vanilla; Ink- Always Artichoke, Early Espresso, River Rock; Accessories- Always Artichoke seam binding ribbon, rhinestone, Snow Burst embossing folder, scallop circles #2 die, 3" circle die, sponge, dimensionals 

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Good Sunday morning, Friends! I hope you all are having a super weekend! We are having some super fall days around here! Yesterday's soccer game was stinky! Well, the boys played pretty good but the team that scores the most goals wins and we didn't win and that's the part that was stinky. It's just frustrating when they play so well but can't win. Oh well. There is always next weekend. Last night some of the boys from his baseball team went to a haunted house. So we took him to meet them and Pat ended up going in with them (some other parents went in, too). I stayed in the car! I am not into haunted houses. I did one once a long time ago and it still haunts me! So this morning, Nick has early baseball practice and then we are going to see if Tim Tebow can carry the Broncos to a win! 

Today's card started from Karen Giron's sketch. The sketch was from last week. I just couldn't make the three little flags work for this card so I just left them off and altered the sketch. I think it turned out all right in the end. Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- House of Haunts; Paper- Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White; Ink- Basic Black, Daffodil Delight; Accessories- Pumpkin Pie grosgrain ribbon, Spider Web embossing folder, scallop edge border punch, dimensionals

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Good morning, Friends! I hope your week is going well! I can't believe that we are already to the middle of the week! Nothing exciting is really going on and that is o.k. with me!! We are well into our weekly routine - school and soccer practice. 

Today's card is one that I did for Karen Giron's sketch challenge. Cute sketch!! I am loving the results that you get from this Christmas Lodge stamp set! I have seen a few cards done this way where you use your white gel pen to color the snowy parts. Such a cool effect and I couldn't wait to try it for myself! Could be a contender for my Christmas cards this year!

Be sure to stop back by tomorrow for the Create with Connie and Mary challenge AND a special announcement!! I am soooo excited to share it with you! Have a super day!!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Christmas Lodge; Paper- Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Frostwood Lodge designer paper; Ink- black StazOn, Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler; Accessories- Cherry Cobbler quilted satin ribbon, Early Espresso brads, white gel pen, 3" circle die, circle scissors plus, dimensionals 

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Good Sunday morning everyone! I am making a short post today. We are off to eat breakfast and then check out so that we can go watch the boys play their second soccer game of the season! They did win yesterday: 2-0!!! It was so exciting! And Nick was goalie for the second half of the game. Boy, did he have to make some great saves! I was so proud of him!

Today's card was inspired by Karen Giron's sketch from last week. I love her sketches! I got my colors from the Color Coach. I rather like these colors together! I wasn't so sure at first. But it is growing on me. We are winding down to the last few days to purchase this stamp set, Strength & Hope, which helps to benefit breast cancer research. It is truly a beautiful set! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Strength & Hope; Paper- Baja Breeze, Island Indigo, Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White, In Color designer paper stack; Ink- Baja Breeze; Accessories- Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder, basic pearls, scallop trim border punch, dimensionals 

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Good morning, Friends! I hope your week is off to a fantastic start! I had stamp club with a great group of ladies last night. It ended up being our last meeting together and most decided to take some time off. So we will dis-band for now, but I do hope we will get together real soon! I do want to thank every one of them for being so great to work with!! I had so much fun! Last night while I was doing my Stampin' Up! thing, my son's soccer team was playing a scrimmage against an older team. They did lose, but Nick got to play in goal and it sounds like he did a pretty fantastic job in goal (being his first time)! I can't wait to see him do it in a real game!! It seems that he even stopped a penalty kick! Way to go Nick!!

Today's card is one that I did for my stamp club last night. I used Karen Giron's Sweet Sunday Sketch for this one. The color inspiration came from the Color Coach. I wanted to use some product from the Summer mini catalog to remind everyone that it ends this month!! So, if you see something from the Summer mini that you can't live without, make sure to order it before August 31!! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Bold Blossom; Paper- Concord Crush, Peach Parfait, Pear Pizzazz, Whisper White; Ink- Pear Pizzazz, Concord Crush; Accessories- Blossoms Bouquet triple layer punch, 3/4" circle punch, Tasteful Trim die, Houndstooth embossing folder, silver brad, Lots of Tags sizzlets, extra large oval punch, dimensionals