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Good morning, Friends! I hope you are all ready for a super weekend! It was so very nice to sleep in and wake up to a really sun shining day! I do hope it warms up a bit! I can really start to tell that spring is not too far off! Nick has some projects that I hope he finishes off this afternoon. Then there is basketball games to watch on t.v. and then later this evening, Nick has two Futsal games to play. Should be lots of fun!!

Today's card was another one we did at stamp club this month. I used the sketch on Splitcoast to help me with this one. I stamped the coral image from By the Tide on a piece of River Rock designer paper in Always Artichoke and then sponged the edges in River Rock. This is adhered to a piece of Not Quite Navy and then to a card base of Always Artichoke. Then I used the Ovals framelits to cut an oval from Always Artichoke and sponged the edges with Always Artichoke. This is popped up onto the card. I stamped the shell in River Rock onto Very Vanilla and cut it out. This is popped up onto the oval. The little anchor is stamped in Not Quite Navy onto Very Vanilla and punched out with the 1" circle punch. I added a mini brad to it and adhered to to the shell. The greeting is from Teeny Tiny Wishes and is stamped in Always Artichoke onto a strip of Very Vanilla with one end flagged. I tucked this behind the circle. Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!!

Card Recipe: Stamps- By the Tide, Teeny Tiny Wishes; Paper- Always Artichoke, Very Vanilla, Not Quite Navy, Neutrals designer paper stack; Ink- Always Artichoke, River Rock, Not Quite Navy; Accessories- Ovals framelits dies, 1" circle punch, mini brad, sponge, dimensionals

SFF 021513

Good morning everyone! And TGIF! I am so ready for the weekend! But it has been a good week! Looking forward to some stitching time tonight with some great friends! Today the Sketch Frenzy Friday team is inviting you to play along with our newest sketch. This week's sketch was created by Robbie Rubala. Take a look!

Great sketch! My card ended up being a little like yesterday's card but I did change the colors and stamps. Here's what I created!

I adhered a piece of Sycamore Street designer paper to a card base of Whisper White. Then I took another piece of Whisper White and used the Adorning Accents edgelits to scallop the side of the card stock. I stamped the stem of the Boutique Blossom in Gumball Green and on scraps of Whisper White, I stamped the image twice more - once in Rich Razzleberry and once in Summer Starfruit. I cut the middle of the Summer Starfruit out and the whole flower from Rich Razzleberry. These are adhered together and then popped up onto the card. The panel is then popped up onto the card. Then I stamped the sentiment from Sweet Essentials in Rich Razzleberry onto a strip of Whisper White and flagged one end. This is adhered to the card and a rhinestone was added.

Be sure to visit the Sketch Frenzy Friday website to see what the other talented designers did with this sketch. I hope you will be inspired to play along with us this week! We always love to see what you do with our sketches! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Sweet Essentials, Boutique Blossom; Paper- Whisper White, Sycamore Street designer paper; Ink- Rich Razzleberry, Summer Starfruit, Gumball Green; Accessories- Adorning Accents edgelits dies, rhinestone, dimensionals

CCMC 239

Good morning, Friends! It's Thursday and the Create with Connie and Mary team has a great challenge for you all to try!! This week we are being challenged with a sketch. Take a look!

A very clean and simple sketch that is just right up my alley!! I was so super excited for this one that I had a hard time trying to figure out what to do! So many ideas and they were all getting muddled together. So I sat down and used the color challenge (Tangerine Tango, Whisper White and Lucky Limeade) at Splitcoast to help me focus. And here is what I came up with!

I kept my card pretty clean and simple - just like the sketch. I adhered a strip of the Sycamore Street designer paper to a card base of Whisper White. Then I embossed a panel of Whisper White with the Honeycomb embossing folder and popped it up onto the card base. A strip of Tangerine Tango is adhered to this. Then I stamped the leaf from Just Believe in Lucky Limeade onto a Whisper White circle that was cut using the Circles #2 die. This is adhered to a scallop circle of Lucky Limeade that was punched with the 2 3/8" scallop circle punch and then it is popped up onto the card. Then I stamped the greeting in Tangerine Tango onto a strip of Whisper White and flagged the end. This is then adhered to the card. Finally, I took a flower button from the Brights collection and tied some white baker's twine through it and adhered it to the card.

Be sure to visit the Create with Connie and Mary website to see more inspiration from the very talented design team! I hope you will play along with us this week! We always are inspired by your creations!! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Just Believe; Paper- Whisper White, Lucky Limeade, Tangerine Tango, Sycamore Street designer paper; Ink- Lucky Limeade, Tangerine Tango; Accessories- Honeycomb embossing folder, Brights buttons, white baker's twine, Circles #2 die, 2 3/8" scallop circle punch, dimensionals

Fab Friday 11

Good morning, Friends! This week seems to be going fairly quickly around here! And we don't even have a lot that is on our calendar. It's kind of nice! Tonight will be another quiet evening of watching basketball games. Love that! And Nick can spend some time working on his research project. I need to get some stamping done but other than that I am hoping to do a little stitching. Haven't done that in a while. 

Today's card was inspired by the sketch at Fab Friday. This is also a card that my stamp club did this month. I wanted to try the chalkboard technique and this is what I came up with. And I kind of like it! Lots of steps to this but it is pretty easy. First of all, I adhered a strip of Summer Starfruit to a card base of Marina Mist. Then I stamped the Hello, Hello single stamp image onto Basic Black card stock using VersaMark ink and then emboss it using white emboss powder. Then I stamped the image again right over the embossed one but just off-set using white craft ink. Then I took a tissue and rubbed the ink off the embossed image and tried to smear it and make it look like eraser marks on a chalkboard. To make the white lines I used a ruler and a white watercolor pencil. I sponged the edges with Basic Black ink to give it a little shadow. Then I punched a strip of Real Red with the dotted ribbon scallop punch and adhered it to the top of the Basic Black piece before popping it up onto the card. I added a strip of Real Red designer paper from the Polka Dot Parade designer paper pack that has both ends flagged. Finally, I added several rhinestones for a little bling! I hope you give this fun technique a try! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Hello, Hello; Paper- Basic Black, Marina Mist, Real Red, Summer Starfruit, Polka Dot Parade designer paper; Ink- VersaMark, Basic Black, white craft; Accessories- white emboss powder, rhinestones, white watercolor pencil, dotted ribbon scallop punch, sponge, dimensionals

Seize The Birthday #5

Good morning, Friends! Well I sure didn't want to get out of bed this morning! Ugh!! Felt so good to stay under the warm blankets. But here we are trying to get our son ready for school. And it's only Tuesday - lol! We will be ready for the weekend!! I had a great stamp club last night! And I am excited to share the cards we made. I think that everyone liked them! 

Today's card was inspired by the sketch at Seize the Birthday. A super simple one! This is one of the cards we did at club last night. Bright and fun! I adhered a piece of Sycamore Street designer paper to a piece of Sahara Sand card stock and then wrapped a piece of Island Indigo ribbon from the Sycamore Street ribbon and button pack. Then it is popped up onto a card base of Island Indigo. Then I stamped and the Just Thinking stamp in VersaMark and heat embossed the image with clear emboss powder. I cut around the image and popped it up onto the card. I stamped the image again in Island Indigo onto Whisper White and cut the inside circle out (don't tell anyone, but a 2 1/4" circle punch will punch it out; Becky had one and we used it at the club - lol). This circle is popped up onto the image. Then I added a Tangerine Tango button from the Sycamore Street ribbon and button pack with some white baker's twine threaded through it. Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Just Thinking; Paper- Island Indigo, Sahara Sand, Whisper White, Sycamore Street designer paper; Ink- Island Indigo, VersaMark; Accessories- Sycamore Street ribbon and button pack, white baker's twine, clear emboss powder, dimensionals

CAS(E) This Sketch 14

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 morning, Friends! Looks like it snowed again last night. Not as much as the night before but there is some white stuff out there. Yesterday's snow melted off before the day was over. And now we have more but that's o.k. We really need the moisture and to have it all melted off by the end of the day means that it isn't getting as cold as it was just a month ago! And I love how the days are getting just a little longer! I feel spring coming on!! Today we are headed out for breakfast and then Nick has two basketball games! Looking forward to that! His cough is getting a little better but still needs those inhalers. So glad it wasn't anything more serious.

Today's card was inspired by the sketch at Paper Craft Crew Challenges. I kept this one pretty simple. Two corners of a piece of Sycamore Street designer paper are rounded and then adhered to a card base of Sahara Sand. Then an oval that was cut from Island Indigo using the Oval framelits dies was cut and and adhered to the card. I stamped the oval image from Oh, Hello in Summer Starfruit onto Whisper White and cut it out with a smaller oval from the Oval framelits dies. The greeting is stamped in Island Indigo. This is popped up onto the card. On top of this I adhered a strip of Pool Party with the end flagged. Then I cut I butterfly from Tangerine Tango using the Beautiful Wings embosslit. This is adhered to the card. Finally, I added a button from the Sycamore Street ribbon and button pack with some white baker's twine tied through it. Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Oh, Hello; Paper- Sahara Sand, Island Indigo, Tangerine Tango, Pool Party, Whisper White, Sycamore Street designer paper; Ink- Summer Starfruit, Island Indigo; Accessories- Ovals framelits dies, Beautiful Wings embosslit, Sycamore Street ribbon and button pack, white baker's twine, corner rounder, dimensionals

CAS Challenge #9 and #11

Good morning, Friends! I hope your weekend is off to a great start! Nick stayed came home early from school on Thursday and stayed home yesterday. Last night he started feeling better and I do hope that he feels even better today! I really hate it when he's sick! I just want to make it all go away! He just has the coughing and sinus stuff. Now it's just mostly coughing. I woke up with a migraine and I am hoping that goes away quickly. Plus it snowed again overnight. Just when the last of our snow from December was finally melting. Now it's all white again. So I am glad that we have a quiet day around here and can just cozy up to the fire and take it easy!

Today's card was inspired by two challenges at CAS-Colours and Sketches. I used their recent color challenge of Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla and Perfect Plum and combined it with a past sketch challenge from a few weeks ago. Very simple card! I adhered a piece of the Print Poetry designer paper to a Very Vanilla card base. On top of that I adhered a strip of Very Vanilla that was flagged at the bottom. Then I cut a heart from Perfect Plum card stock using the Hearts a Fluter framelits dies. I sponged the edges with Perfect Plum ink and popped it up onto the card. I threaded some linen thread through a Crumb Cake button and adhered it to the heart. Then I stamped the greeting from Teeny Tiny Wishes in Perfect Plum onto a strip of Very Vanilla and flagged the end. This is tucked adhered to the heart and tucked under the button. Thanks for stopping by and have a most fabulous day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Teen Tiny Wishes; Paper- Very Vanilla, Perfect Plum; Ink- Perfect Plum; Accessories- Hearts a Flutter framelits dies, neutrals buttons, linen thread, sponge, dimensionals

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Good morning, Friends! It's Friday and time for another fun challenge from the Sketch Frenzy Friday team! This week's sketch was created by Patrice Herrera. Take a look!

A super simple and fun sketch! There are lots of possibilities with this one and I decided to go outside of my box a bit. I did a little experiment and I guess it turned out o.k. 

I took four squares of designer paper from the Sycamore Street designer paper pack and rounded opposite corners. I tried to give them a little dimension by curling the edges with a bone folder and then I popped up just the outside ends with dimensionals onto a piece of Whisper White. This is then adhered to a piece of Rich Razzleberry and then popped up onto a card base of Whisper White. I punched a 1 1/4" circle from Summer Starfruit and sponged the edges with Summer Starfruit before adhering it to the center of my "flower". On top of this I adhered a silver designer button with a piece of Rich Razzleberry stitched grosgrain ribbon threaded through it. Below the panel I stamped the greeting from Sweet Essentials in Rich Razzleberry. 

Be sure to visit the Sketch Frenzy Friday blog to see the creations of the other fabulous designers! I do hope you will play along with us this week! We just love to see what you do with our sketches! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Sweet Essentials; Paper- Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry, Summer Starfruit, Sycamore Street designer paper; Ink- Rich Razzleberry, Summer Starfruit; Accessories- Rich Razzleberry stitched grosgrain ribbon, silver designer brads, 1 1/4" circle punch, corner rounder, sponge, dimensionals

CCMC 238

Good morning everyone! I'm here today with the latest challenge from the Create with Connie and Mary team! This week we are being challenged with color! Take a look!

Aren't these great spring-like colors?! I am so excited that our temperatures have warmed up slightly and that the snow is melting! But our driveway is sure a muddy mess! Anywho, these colors were so fun to work with! Take a look at my creation!

I did end up keeping my card very simple! And oh, how I do love this Oh, Hello stamp set! I seem to be using it quite a bit! Hope your not too tired of it! But for this card I started out by embossing a piece of Island Indigo with the Honeycomb embossing folder and then tied a piece of Calypso Coral ruffled ribbon around it. This is then popped up onto a card base of Island Indigo. Then I used the Ovals framelits dies and cut an oval from Whisper White. I stamped the greeting from Oh, Hello in Island Indigo and popped it up onto the card. I stamped the flower with the Calypso Coral and Lucky Limeade markers and carefully cut it out. This is then popped up onto the oval. I added three small rhinestones for some bling!

Be sure to visit the Create with Connie and Mary website to see the fabulous creations from the rest of the design team! So many great ideas! I hope that you will inspire us with your creation by playing along this week! 

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Card Recipe: Stamps- Oh, Hello; Paper- Island Indigo, Whisper White; Ink- Island Indigo, Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade; Accessories- Calypso Coral ruffled ribbon, Honeycomb embossing folder, Ovals framelits dies, rhinestones, dimensionals

CCMC-002 and CC412

Good morning, Friends! My husband made it home safe and sound yesterday! Sounds like the flights were uneventful which makes for safe and easy traveling! So thankful for that! And Nick was glad to have his dad home, too! A quiet evening at home watching some basketball was really nice! Today I really need to get back to doing the laundry and getting some stamping done. I have a workshop coming up next week and need to start thinking about that. And I haven't stitched in quite a while. We do have another quiet evening around here so I should be able to get some of that done tonight!

Today's card was inspired by two challenges! I recently got By the Tide stamp set with my birthday discount! I thought it would make some nice masculine cards. I used the sketch at CCMC-002 (Create with Connie and Mary Spring Edition Challenge) and the color challenge at Splitcoast Stampers. These colors are right up my alley - Crumb Cake, Basic Black and Very Vanilla! And I thought these colors were perfect for masculine cards! So I took a piece of Crumb Cake designer paper and sponged the edges with Crumb Cake. This is layered onto a piece of Basic Black. Then I added three metallic brads and layered this panel onto a card base of Crumb Cake. I used the 3" circle die to cut a circle from Very Vanilla and stamped the image from By the Tide in Crumb Cake. I also sponged the edges of the circle with Crumb Cake and then popped it up onto the card. I stamped the fish in black StazOn onto Very Vanilla and cut it out. It, too, is popped up onto the circle. Then I stamped the greeting from Sweet Essentials in black StazOn onto a strip of Very Vanilla and flagged one end. I tucked this under the fish. Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!!

Card Recipe: Stamps- By the Tide, Sweet Essentials; Paper- Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Basic Black, Neutrals designer paper stack; Ink- Crumb Cake, black StazOn; Accessories- metallic brads, 3" circle die, sponge, dimensionals

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Good morning, Friends! I hope your week is off to a fantastic start! Pat comes home today!! Yea! Nick and I have been managing just fine but we do miss daddy! Another quiet evening at home. Need to enjoy these as it will get quite busy in another month or so as the soccer season gets into full swing. I get to have a nice lunch with a friend I haven't seen in quite a while. I also need to get some stitching and stamping done. And there is always laundry...

Today's card was inspired by the sketch at Mojo Monday. Love the sketch and I think my card turned out o.k., too! Something a little different. I took my colors from the Sycamore Street designer paper. First off I embossed a piece of Summer Starfruit with the Honeycomb embossing folder and adhered it to a card base of Island Indigo. Then I stamped the banner image from Oh, Hello several times on Whisper White using Rich Razzleberry, Island Indigo, Tangerine Tango and Summer Starfruit markers. I also used the stamp-a-ma-jig to help me place each one. Then I cut it out and popped it up onto the card. A strip of Rich Razzleberry was adhered to the banner piece. Then I stamped the greeting onto Whisper White in Island Indigo and used the smallest oval framelit die to cut it out. This is popped up onto card. I added a butterfly that was cut from Tangerine Tango using the Beautiful Wings embosslit and a rhinestone. Thanks for stopping by and have a most wonderful day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Oh, Hello; Paper- Island Indigo, Summer Starfruit, Rich Razzleberry, Tangerine Tango, Whisper White; Ink- Island Indigo, Tangerine Tango, Summer Starfruit, Rich Razzleberry; Accessories- Honeycomb embossing folder, Beautiful Wings embosslit, Ovals framelits dies, rhinestone, dimensionals

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Good morning everyone! It felt so good to sleep in this morning! Nick spent the night at a friend's and Pat is out of town so that meant I had the house all to myself! I watched basketball games and stitched and ate junk food - lol! Today Nick has a basketball game and then we will come home to watch the Super Bowl! I don't really care who wins but I like to see the commercials!

Today's card was inspired by the sketch at Freshly Made. So many possibilities with this one!! For my card I made a tag from Basic Grey card stock by rounding the top with the 2 1/2" circle punch and flagging the bottom. Then I punched two strips of Real Red with the dotted ribbon scallop border punch. I adhered these to the back of a piece of More Amore designer paper and then to the tag. The tag is popped up onto a card base of Naturals Ivory. To the top of the tag I added a piece of Victoria crochet trim that was tied with some linen thread and an antique brad. Then I carefully cut a Real Red doily heart from the More Amore designer paper and popped it up onto the card. I added a greeting from Teeny Tiny Wishes that was stamped in Basic Grey onto a strip of Naturals Ivory and flagged one end. Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Teeny Tiny Wishes; Paper- Naturals Ivory, Basic Grey, Real Red, More Amore designer paper; Ink- Basic Grey; Accessories- Victoria crochet trim, linen thread, antique brad, dotted ribbon scallop punch, 2 1/2" circle punch, dimensionals

CAS(E) This 13

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

SFF 020113

Good morning, Friends! It's finally Friday!! I am looking forward to a relaxing weekend!! Love to be able to sleep in! I hope you are ready for another great challenge from the Sketch Frenzy Friday team. This week's sketch was created by Maria Vanderform. Take a look!

Cute sketch isn't it!! It was fun to think of all the possibilities with this but here is what I did come up with!

A very easy card! With the help of my stamp-a-ma-jig, I stamped the flags in Crumb Cake onto Crumb Cake card stock. I sponged the edges in Crumb Cake and adhered it to a card base of Crumb Cake. Then I stamped the oval image from Oh, Hello in Summer Starfruit onto Very Vanilla. I stamped the greeting in Midnight Muse and punched it out with the 1 3/4" circle punch. This is popped up onto a scallop circle that was punched from Midnight Muse using the 2 3/8" scallop circle punch. Behind this I adhered a folded piece of Gumball Green stitched satin ribbon. This is then popped up onto the card. Finally I added two rhinestones. 

Be sure to visit the Sketch Frenzy Friday blog for more inspiration! I hope that you will be able to play along with us this week! We always love to see what you do with our challenges! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Oh, Hello; Paper- Crumb Cake, Midnight Muse, Very Vanilla; Ink- Summer Starfruit, Crumb Cake, Midnight Muse; Accessories- Gumball Green stitched satin ribbon, 1 3/4" circle punch, 2 3/8" scallop circle punch, rhinestones, sponge, dimensionals