Hi, I'm glad you stopped by.  Today I have a card for the CAS-ual Fridays Challenge.  The challenge is to make a clean and simple creation using a pun , or a sentiment in a silly way. 

Supplies:

Stamps:  Fiskers Love Latte
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper:  A Muse (card base), Echo Park (A Boy's Life), Vintage dictionary, Cryogen White
Accessories:  Copics, Button, Jute, Papertrey Die Cut

Winter or Spring? ... and More Challenges

I know the calendar says it's February 23; It's Winter right?  But today in Atlanta, it was such a beautiful Spring like day (76 degrees and sunny)!  So, the inspiration for my card is the beautiful weather we're having.

I combined  two challenges over on SplitcoastStampers for this card.  First, Ways to Use It Challenge ~ Buttons (WT363) and second, the Clean and Simple Challenge ~ Stitching (CAS158).

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Supplies:

Stamps:  A Muse (Sentiment), Judi Kins (Image)

Paper: Bazzill (white), Papertrek Ink (Spring Moss), DoodleBug  

Ink: Papertrey Ink (Spring Moss), Memento (Tuxedo Black)

Accessories:  Memory Box (Cloud Die Cut), Cuttlebug, Ribbon, Sewing Machine, Buttons, Embroidery Floss, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig

Have a great week.

Card Positioning Systems Sketch Challenge & Paper Pretties Challenge

This week I discovered the Card Positioning Systems Blog (CPS).  It's a weekly sketch challenge blog with  great sketches and a weekly prize!  This week's prize is sponsored by The Twinery.  Who can't use more twine?  I should tell you, new sketches are posted on Sundays.

Here's the sketch for this week ~ CPS 253

My card:

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 Another new discovery for me this week, Paper Pretties.

I included my card in the Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge too.  This challenge is to use punches or die cuts on your card.  Pretties' Boutique has some of the cutest kid images I seen. If you make cards for teens and tweens, you'll love their images too.  They have both stamps and digital images.  I just have to place an order!

Supplies:

Stamps:  Unknown
Paper:  Memory Box~Cotton Candy (card base & small doily), Doodlebug Design~All Other
Ink:  Memento Rose Bud
Accessories:  Wilton~doily, Embossing Folder, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders, Twine, Michaels~Flat Pearls

Thanks for stopping by.

A Small Gift Bag

Happy Valentine's Day!  I wanted to share a small gift bag I made for my daughter for Valentine's Day.  I can't tell you what's inside because sometimes she reads my blog.

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I found the small lunch style bags (pictured below) at Michaels.  They come in several different colors and are 6 3/4" tall by 3 1/2" wide and 2" deep.  I cute my bag down to 3 1/4" tall to fit the heart shaped die. 

These bags have so many possibilities.  I can't wait to show you other projects using these sweet little bags.

Supplies:
Stamps:  Papertrey Ink
Paper:  Bazzill
Ink:  Versa Magic-Pretty Petunia
Accessories:  Cuttlebug, Embossing Folder, Sizzix Heart, Handmade flower, Button, Sponge, Diecut Glitter Leaves-Michales

My hope for you today, lots of chocolate and roses.  Happy Valentine's Day!

A One Layer Card, and What Happened to Winter?

This week's One-Layer Wednesday Challenge (OWL 78) is to make a one-layer card using MORE THAN FIVE circles on your card. This was a real challenge for me!  Lost, I decided to clean off my work table, thinking I might find some clarity in a clean work area.  And there it was, a small pile of stamps I had set aside to use in January.  You know, those cute little snowmen, and Wintery themed stamps you don't use during Christmas, that are just perfect for a cold and snowy January day.  It's now almost the middle of February and we still haven't had a Winter, but look at this snowflake border stamp from Hero Arts I used below.  Look at all those circles and dots!  Maybe now we'll get some snow.....

Just to show you what a warm Winter we've had, look at my daffodils.  They're in bloom a month early.



Supplies:

Stamps:  Hero Arts- Snowflake Border & Memory Box-Sentiment

Ink: Palette Snow

Paper: Kraft

Accessories: Bling

Happy Stamping...

Hearts....

I made two cards for the Clean and Simple challenge (CAS156) on SplitcoastStampers.  The theme this week, "Hearts".

The card above is 3" square.  I love this size. 

Supplies:  Card #1
Stamps: Hero Arts-Happy Alphabet
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper: Memory Box & Vintage Music Sheets
Accessories: Heart Die-Papertrey Ink, Sewing Machine, Black Crinkled Seam Binding

Card #2
Stamps: A Muse
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper: Bazzill
Accessories: Felt, Dimensional Tape

I hope to post some Valentine's packaging projects for you on Sunday. Happy stamping...!
 

Happy Superbowl Sunday!  Today I actually have a post that's not  apart of any challenge.  I have a few more Valentine's Day cards I thought I would show you.  Both cards are 4 1/4 square. 

Supplies for card #1:

Stamps: A Muse

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper: Memory Box Cotton Candy (card base), Bazzill Grey & Doddlebug Designer Paper

Accessories: Lace Handmade Flower (my own), Doodlebug Twine, Papertrey Button, Cuttlebug, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig & MFT Scallop Die

Supplies for card #2:

Stamps: Hero Arts

Ink: Memento London Fog

Paper: Memory Box Cotton Candy (card base), Bazzill Grey & Doddlebug Designer Paper

Accessories: Martha Stewart Doily,  Papertrey Heart Die, Cuttlebug, MFT Scallop Die & Stamp-A-Ma-Jig

Make it a great week!

Rubbernecker Stamps Challenge SS8

Hi everyone!
Just a quick post today.  I discovered Rubbernecker Stamps has a challenge on Sundays.  You can find their blog here.  The challenge is called Sisterhood Sundays.  This weeks challenge was an inspiration picture seen below.

Here's my card:

I loved the colors in the inspiration picture.  They felt just like Spring to me.  And, I was just looking for an excuse to use a new die from Memory Box (the doily).

Supplies:

Stamps: Rubbernecker (image) A Muse (sentiment)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper: Card base & sentiment tab-Memory Box Cotton Candy, Doily-Cryogen White, Designer Paper-EK Success, Everything else-Bazzill
Accessories: Copics, Cuttlebug, Stamp-a-ma-Jig, Dies-Memory Box & Papertrey Ink