SSSC 230

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

TSSC 326

Hello everyone! I am able to take a lunch hour for myself and since I live so close to the school, I came home for an hour. I did make this card this morning after I took Nick to school. I had about an hour before I needed to leave. I had crossing guard duty this morning and it decided to rain. Thank goodness for a new umbrella! It's raining now. Sure is making it really humid! 

Thank goodness for a super simple and cute sketch from Techno Stamper! Love this one!!

• Card base is Sahara Sand
• On a piece of Moonlight designer paper stamp the sentiment from Pictogram Punches using Blackberry Bliss ink
• Adhere the designer paper to a piece of Blackberry Bliss card stock and then adhere panel to card with dimensionals
• Adhere a strip of Black Berry Bliss to card
• Use the Stars framelits to cut a star from Hello Honey and adhere to card with dimensionals 
• Add rhinestones to card

Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Pictogram Punches; Paper- Sahara Sand, Blackberry Bliss, Hello Honey, Moonlight designer paper; Ink- Blackberry Bliss; Accessories- Stars framelits, rhinestones, dimensionals

Friendly Happiness

Good morning, Friends! Well it felt really good to sleep in one more time before the chaos starts tomorrow! I start to freak out and get nervous and then I remember that I am not the one in charge! Haha!! I am just there to support and this first week will be about observing, getting to know the teachers and the kiddos and also getting to know how the curriculum works. Well I can do that! Pat and I went in yesterday to move some furniture around and I think I will go in today and try to put some things away. But other than that, I don't think I need to worry too much about what's there. It's ALL there - lol! When working with kids k-5 you've got it all!! It's just trying to figure out where to put it...

Today's card was inspired by one I had pinned a long time ago. It didn't turn out exactly like I'd planned but here it is!

• Card base is Naturals White
• Run a piece of Lost Lagoon through the Big Shot using the Woodgrain embossing folder and adhere to card base
• Stamp the leaf image from Choose Happiness in Pear Pizzazz onto a piece of Pear Pizzazz
• Ink up just the first part of the sentiment in Early Espresso and stamp onto Pear Pizzazz piece
• Adhere panel to a piece of Early Espresso and then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Use the Circles framelits to cut a circle from Naturals White
• Stamp the leaf image onto the circle using black StazOn
• Use a blender pen and inks to color the image (Hello Honey, Pear Pizzazz, Early Espresso)
• Adhere circle to card
• Stamp the bird image onto a piece of Naturals White using Lost Lagoon ink and cut out then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Punch a flower from Rich Razzleberry using the itty bitty accents punch pack and adhere to bird
• Add a Blushing Bride candy dot to flower center

Thanks for stopping by and for all your positive comments about my job! You all definitely made me feel special!! Have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Choose Happiness; Paper- Naturals White, Lost Lagoon, Early Espresso, Pear Pizzazz, Rich Razzleberry; Ink- black StazOn, Pear Pizzazz, Early Espresso; Accessories- Woodgrain embossing folder, Circles framelits, itty bitty accents punch pack, Subtles candy dots, blender pen, dimensionals

CASE-ing the Catty Challenge #3

Good morning, Friends! Well yesterday was quite the day! I was introduced to the teachers, I got my keys and started on my room. Yikes! My room looked like a storage closet! So I started sorting and figuring out what I needed. Not anywhere near done but I will be going in this weekend to move some furniture around. I also found out that my four hour position has turned into a seven hour position! Monday the kiddos come! Nick says he's excited so that's a good thing! Thankfully he has soccer practice at the high school and won't miss me not being home right away. It will be nice to have the same school schedule and have the summers off! Today Nick has bike racing practice. So we are up early! 

Today's card was made for the challenge CASE-ing the Catalog. You are supposed to pick something from the Birthday section of the catalog (pages 42-59) to copy. My card come from page 59. I had been looking to copy this card anyway so this was perfect! Super, super easy!

• Card base is Whisper White
• Punch a strip of Island Indigo using the dotted ribbon scallop punch and adhere it to the back of a piece of All Abloom designer paper then adhere to card base
• Stamp the greeting from Just Sayin' onto Whisper White using Island Indigo ink and cut out using the Word Bubble framelits then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Punch a flower from Strawberry Slush using the itty bitty accents punch pack and adhere to card
• Add a rhinestone to flower center

Super easy! Check out the challenge at play along! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Just Sayin'; Paper- Whisper White, Island Indigo, Strawberry Slush, All Abloom designer paper; Ink- Island Indigo; Accessories- Word Bubble framelits, dotted ribbon scallop punch, itty bitty accents punch pack, rhinestone, dimensionals

Strawberry Bunch

Good morning, Friends! Well, last Friday I applied for a job with a local elementary school. That same day I got an email to select a time for my interview on Monday. I picked a time and went for the interview on Monday. On Wednesday I got a call that I had been selected for the position and need to fill out paperwork. So I spent the afternoon on Wednesday doing that. Today is my first day! Wooho! We just have meetings today but I am also going to see my room and get keys and meet the staff. School starts on Monday! Crazy! It's a part time position right now but I am more than thrilled! I am also really nervous - lol! But I have some great friends that are really encouraging me and so I feel ready! My son is even really excited for me. He asked me last night what I was going to wear. That cracked me up!! He is looking out for me!

Today's card started with a sketch in mind but ended up like this. And I like it! The colors just make me so happy! The colors came from the All Abloom designer paper. 

• Card base is Whisper White
• Adhere a piece of All Abloom designer paper to a piece of Mossy Meadow card stock
• Stamp the greeting from Hi There in Mossy Meadow and adhere panel to card base with dimensionals
• Adhere a strip of Lost Lagoon card stock
• Stamp the flower image from Beautiful Bunch onto Strawberry Slush card stock and onto Whisper White using Strawberry Slush ink and punch both out with the Fun Flower punch
• Adhere both flowers together using dimensionals and then adhere to card with glue dots (I put the dimensionals and glue dots on the middle part of my flowers so I could curl the petals up)
• Stamp the flower image again onto Whisper White using Daffodil Delight ink and cut out the flower center then adhere to flowers on card
• Add three Blushing Bride candy dots to card

Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Beautiful Bunch, Hi There; Paper- Whisper White, Mossy Meadow, Strawberry Slush, Lost Lagoon, All Abloom designer paper; Ink- Strawberry Slush, Mossy Meadow, Daffodil Delight; Accessories- Fun Flower punch, Subtles candy dots, dimensionals

CCMC 314

Good morning, Friends! The ladies at Create with Connie and Mary have a fabulous new challenge for you this week! And it's a color challenge! Take a look!

Tangelo Twist, Bermuda Bay and Basic Grey. Beautiful bright colors! Here's how I used them...

The Tangelo Twist reminds me of the beautiful sunsets we get here in Colorado so I went with my favorite stamp set right now, Kinda Eclectic.

• Card base is Tangelo Twist
• Run a piece of Basic Grey through the Big Shot using the Chevron embossing folder and adhere to card base
• Stamp the sun image from Kinda Eclectic onto a piece of Whisper White and cut out with the Circles framelits then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Stamp the sentiment onto a piece of Whisper White using Basic Grey and Tangelo Twist markers then flag one end and use the Project Life corner rounder to round the bottom right hand corner
• Use the dotted ribbon scallop punch to punch a strip from Bermuda Bay and adhere to the back of the flagged piece then adhere panel to card
• Stamp the butterfly image onto Whisper White using Bermuda Bay ink and punch out with the Elegant Butterfly punch and adhere to card
• Punch a butterfly from vellum using the bitty butterfly punch and adhere to stamped butterfly
• Add a Bermuda Bay candy dot to butterfly

Find more inspiration at the Create with Connie and Mary site! I hope you play along with us this week! We love to see your beautiful creations! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Kinda Eclectic; Paper- Tangelo Twist, Basic Grey, Bermuda Bay, Whisper White, vellum; Ink- Tangelo Twist, Basic Grey, Bermuda Bay; Accessories- Chevron embossing folder, Circles framelits, Project Life corner rounder, dotted ribbon scallop punch, Elegant Butterfly punch, Bitty Butterfly punch, Brights candy dots, dimensionals

The Challenge #11

Hello everyone! I think I could have slept a little longer but I thought I had better get myself moving! I'm hoping the coffee kicks in and perks me up! I am also hoping that my mojo kicks in today and I can stamp more than one card! That seems to be all I can muster these days. We had an awesome rain last night! Lots of flash flooding going on in the area. We are doing fine and we definitely need the rain. So nice to have the cooler temps, too!

Today's card was inspired by the sketch and color challenge at The Challenge. I thought tees colors were very interesting together and was anxious to try it out! I also just got this set and was eager to try it out, too!

• Card base is Cajun Craze
• Stamp the Hardwood background onto a piece of Cajun Craze using Early Espresso ink then sponge edges with Cajun Craze ink and adhere to card base with dimensionals
• Stamp the stem image from Choose Happiness onto a piece of Old Olive using Old Olive ink and sponge edges using Old Olive ink
• Punch a strip using the dotted ribbon scallop punch and adhere to Old Olive panel then adhere to card
• Cut a circle from Crisp Cantaloupe using the Circles framelits
• Stamp the flower image onto the circle using Cajun Craze ink
• Cut part of the circle off and sponge edges using Crisp Cantaloupe ink then adhere to card
• Stamp the greeting onto a strip of Crisp Cantaloupe using Early Espresso ink and flag the end then adhere to a strip of Cajun Craze with a flagged end
• Adhere strips to card with dimensionals
• Stamp the leaf image onto a piece of Whisper White using Old Olive ink and use a blender pen to gently pull some color into the leaves then cut out
• Adhere cut out to card with glue dots
• Stamp the bird image onto Whisper White using Early Espresso ink and cut out then adhere to card with a dimensional
• Punch a flower from Crisp Cantaloupe using the itty bitty accents punch pack and adhere to bird
• Add a pearl to flower center

Whew! Lots going on with this card! I don't usually do cards like this but it was fun! And it was fun using colors I wouldn't normally put together! I can't remember the last time I used Cajun Craze! Be sure to check out The Challenge! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Choose Happiness, Hardwood background; Paper- Cajun Craze, Early Espresso, Crisp Cantaloupe, Old Olive, Whisper White; Ink- Early Espresso, Cajun Craze, Crisp Cantaloupe, Old Olive; Accessories- Circle framelits, dotted ribbon scallop punch, itty bitty accents punch pack, pearls, blender pen, sponge, dimensionals

Color Throwdown 302

Good morning everyone! I hope your week is off to a great start! I can't believe that this is the last week of July! School starts Monday and I need to get myself ready to start waking up early to get my son ready for school! My interview yesterday went great! They even contacted my references afterwards! Since the job is working in a school they want to get someone for the first day so I should be hearing from them in the next couple of days. We will see!! And it finally rained last night! Ahhh! Blessed rain! Looks like it could do more today, too.

Today's card was inspired by the colors at Color Throwdown. Such pretty bright colors! I am too late to enter their challenge but I just had to use them anyway!

• Card base is Whisper White
• Adhere another piece of Whisper White to card base with dimensionals
• Run a piece of Bermuda Bay through the Big Shot using the Large Polka Dots embossing folder then adhere to card
• Stamp the greeting from Something to Say onto a strip of Daffodil Delight using Rich Razzleberry ink and flag the end then adhere to card
• Stamp the flower image from Beautiful Bunch using Rich Razzleberry ink once onto Whisper White card stock and once onto Rich Razzleberry card stock
• Punch both flowers out using the Fun Flower punch
• Adhere flowers together using dimensionals just in the center part of the flower then adhere flowers to card with dimensionals
• Stamp the flower again onto Whisper White using Daffodil Delight ink and cut out just the center and adhere to flower on card
• Add three rhinestones to flower center

Loving my new stamp set! The punch makes it really easy to use, too! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Beautiful Bunch, Something to Say; Paper- Whisper White, Bermuda Bay, Daffodil Delight, Rich Razzleberry; Ink- Rich Razzleberry, Daffodil Delight; Accessories- Large Polka Dots embossing folder, Fun Flower punch, rhinestones, dimensionals

Eclectic Framed

What a great weekend! Looks like it kinda wore me out! But I had woken up at 5:15. I said 'nope'! Fell back asleep and here I am! I have to do at least one load of laundry as I have an interview today!! Yep! I am looking at possibly getting back into the work place. I would like to earn a little extra money to help with a few bills and have some 'fun' money, too! So wish me luck!

For today's card I pulled out one of my favorite sets! I took my colors from the All Abloom designer paper. 

• Card base is Whisper White
• Stamp the sun image from Kinda Eclectic onto the card base using Daffodil Delight
• Stamp the leaf image several times using Mossy Meadow
• Stamp the dots image using Lost Lagoon
• Cut the from from Whisper White using the On Film framelits
• Stamp the greeting from Teeny Tiny Wishes onto the frame using Lost Lagoon ink
• Wrap a piece of linen thread around the frame twice then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Tie a piece of linen thread through a Basic Metal button and adhere to frame
• Stamp the butterfly image onto a piece of Whisper White using Strawberry Slush ink and punch out with the bitty butterfly punch then adhere to card
• Add rhinestones to butterfly

Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Kinda Eclectic, Teeny Tiny Wishes; Paper- Whisper White; Ink- Daffodil Delight, Mossy Meadow, Lost Lagoon, Strawberry Slush; Accessories- On Film framelits, Bitty Butterfly punch, Basic Metal button, linen thread, rhinestones, dimensionals

Mossy Pizzazz

Good morning, Friends! I hope your weekend is going super! This officially marks the last Sunday of summer vacation! Next Sunday all the students will be thinking of school the next day. How is that possible?? We will be heading up to the ranch in a few hours. It was fun yesterday and Nick is having a blast with his cousins! Riding four wheelers, driving the jeep and he has been getting ride is motorcycle a bunch! I'm glad. Nice to get some fun in before the summer ends!

For today's very simple card, I went monochromatic. Love the way Pear Pizzazz and Mossy Meadow look together!

• Card base is Whisper White
• On a strip of Pear Pizzazz, stamp the leaf image from Bloom with Hope in Pear Pizzazz
• Adhere stamped panel to a piece of Whisper White
• Tie a piece of Mossy Meadow stitched satin ribbon around the panel and then adhere to card base with dimensionals
• Stamp the leaf image onto a piece of Whisper White with Pear Pizzazz ink
• Stamp the sentiment over the top of the stamped image with Mossy Meadow ink
• Use the Circle framelits to cut the image out and adhere to card with dimensionals

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

Card Recipe: Stamps- Bloom with Hope; Paper- Whisper White, Pear Pizzazz; Ink- Pear Pizzazz, Mossy Meadow; Accessories- Mossy Meadow stitched satin ribbon, Circles framelits, dimensionals

Freshly Made 146

Good morning, Friends! I guess it rained yesterday. It seemed like it rained all over the valley except right here in Fruita. Ugh! It is supposed to rain again today and I hope Fruita gets the majority of it this time! We need it badly! We will be heading to the ranch today to see the family. So I hope it's cooler up there. I do love sitting out on the porch with the breeze blowing a bit and just watching the beautiful scenery! Wondering if I should take something to work on...

Today's card was inspired by the sketch at Freshly Made. Such a simple sketch. I love it! I will be using this one more often! So many possibilities! I thought that my card turned out to be more on the masculine side.

• Card base is Sahara Sand
• Stamp the splatter stamp from Gorgeous Grunge using Sahara Sand onto he card base
• Adhere a strip of Moonlight designer paper to the card
• Adhere a strip of Island Indigo to the card
• Stamp the starburst image from Starburst Sayings onto a piece of Whisper White using Tangelo Twist ink and use the Starburst framelits to cut it out
• Adhere stamped image to card with dimensionals
• Stamp the starburst image again onto a piece of Pool Party using Island Indigo ink and cut out just the "world" part and adhere to starburst image with dimensionals
• Add three Sahara Sand candy dots

Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Gorgeous Grunge, Starburst Sayings; Paper- Sahara Sand, Island Indigo, Pool Party, Whisper White, Moonlight designer paper; Ink- Tangelo Twist, Island Indigo, Sahara Sand; Accessories- Starburst framelits, Neutrals candy dots, dimensionals

Angled Sunflower

Good morning, Friends! It's Friday! Pat's brother and his family are in the area and we will be spending time with them this weekend as we don't get to see them but once a year. His sister will also be there so it will be good to see the family. Nick also has another doctor's appointment today. We also need to go school supply shopping one of these days. But I think I can do that next week. 

Today's card was inspired by another sunflower card I saw. I didn't have the exact same supplies but I thought I could do with what I have and I so super like this one! I just love sunflowers anyway so this was right up my alley!! And the Dotty Angles stamp set really helped bring some texture to it!

• Card base is Whisper White
• On a piece of Crumb Cake stamp the sentiment from Really Good Greetings in Early Espresso then adhere to card base with dimensionals
• Punch the flower part from Crushed Curry using the 2 3/8" scallop circle punch and then use paper snips to clip each petal
• Punch a circle from Early Espresso using the 1 3/8" circle punch
• Stamp the triangles image from Dotty Angles onto the circle using Early Espresso ink and adhere to flower center
• Punch the leaves from Mossy Meadow using the extra large oval punch and the large oval punch
• Stamp the angles image onto the leaves using Mossy Meadow ink
• Use the Simply Scored tool to score a line down the middle of each leaf and fold slightly
• Adhere the leaves to the Crumb Cake panel using glue dots in the center of the leaves (so they will fold up a bit)
• Adhere flower part to panel using dimensionals
• Tie some linen thread through a Basic Metal button and adhere to card

Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Dotty Angles, Really Good Greetings; Paper- Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Crushed Curry, Mossy Meadow, Early Espresso; Ink- Early Espresso, Mossy Meadow; Accessories- 2 3/8" scallop circle punch, 1 3/8" circle punch, extra large oval punch, large oval punch, linen thread, Basic Metal button, dimensionals

CCMC 313

Good morning, Friends! Here is this week's challenge from the Create with Connie and Mary team!

It's a sketch! Love sketch challenges! And here's what I did!

I had fun putting this one together! I used the colors from the Moonlight designer paper stack.

• Card base is Whisper White
• Stamp the splatters from Gorgeous Grunge in Lost Lagoon and Hello Honey onto the card base
• Run a strip of Basic Grey through the Big Shot using the Arrows embossing folder
• Cut a two pieces of the Moonlight designer paper at angles and adhere to embossed strip then adhere panel to card
• Stamp the greeting from Just Sayin' in Basic Grey onto Whisper White and cut out with the Word Bubbles framelits
• Adhere word bubble to card with dimensionals
• Punch a flower from Hello Honey using the itty bitty accents punch pack and adhere to card
• Adhere a rhinestone to flower center

Be sure to check out what the rest of the design team did with this sketch at the Create with Connie and Mary site! I'm looking forward to seeing what you all do with this sketch! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Gorgeous Grunge, Just Sayin'; Paper- Whisper White, Basic Grey, Hello Honey, Moonlight designer paper; Ink- Basic Grey, Hello Honey, Lost Lagoon; Accessories- Word Bubbles framelits, Arrows embossing folder, itty bitty accents punch pack, rhinestone, dimensionals

TSSC 324

Good morning, Friends! We are half way through another week! Wow! Today I register Nick for his freshman year! Now how did that happen??? It's just so wild to think about! He also has another doctor's appointment today. So it seems like it will be busy today! 

Today's card was inspired by the sketch at Techno Stamper. I was also inspired by the colors from the All Abloom designer paper. But instead of Daffodil Delight, I used Hello Honey. 

• Card base is Pistachio Pudding
• Run a piece of Mossy Meadow through the Big Shot using the Honeycomb embossing folder
• Cut a circle from Whisper White using the Circle framelits
• Stamp the stem from Bloom with Hope onto the circle using black StazOn and color it with Mossy Meadow ink and a blender pen
• Stamp the flower onto another piece of Whisper White using black StazOn and color it with Blushing Bride and Hello Honey inks and a blender pen (after coloring it in I went back and added some more color with the Blushing Bride marker)
• Cut out flower and adhere to circle with dimensionals
• Stamp greeting onto Hello Honey card stock using black StazOn and punch out with the small oval punch then adhere to circle
• Adhere circle to embossed panel and tie a piece of 1/4" Blushing Bride cotton ribbon around it then adhere to card with dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Bloom with Hope; Paper- Pistachio Pudding, Mossy Meadow, Hello Honey, Whisper White; Ink- black StazOn, Blushing Bride, Hello Honey; Accessories- Honeycomb embossing folder, 1/4" Blushing Bride cotton ribbon, Circle framelits, small oval punch, blender pen, dimensionals

CAS(E) This Sketch #85

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