Happy Saturday!

Hello! I wanted to pop in and say hello! I have had quite a busy week. My friend Kim had her little baby boy. His name is Elijah (Eli for short). He is the most precious, adorable, little thing I have ever seen. I am sure she will be posting pics of him on her blog soon (http://www.sewstampscrapbook.blogspot.com/). Also, I am trying to get some quilting done. I did get a chance to check out Jen Del Muro's sketch today and it rocks! http://www.iheart2stamp.com/ Make sure you check it out. Well it is raining here in Texas but that makes a nice hot cup of coffee and a sweatshirt the perfect way to start the day. I am sharing an MFT card I made a little while ago today. I had a little bit of trouble getting it to work but I love the colors! I also got the flowers stuck to my hand b/c I couldn't wait for the crystal effects to dry so I had to re-do the flowers. Oh well...I guess I will never learn to wait for something to dry completely before touching it. This week I got some new stamps in from Stampavie that I cannot wait to ink up! My birthday is Wednesday so I am hoping my husband will have my new scrap room done. I will show you some pics then. Hope you have a fantastic weekend!

It's Tuesday already...

Labor day weekend and a friend visiting from out of town kept me out of my crafting room but I still had tons of fun. Below I have a picture of the twice painted craft room to be. I started with a greenish color that looked like toothpaste and then got to this color which I love. It looks a light blue during the day and a light aqua at night. Can't wait! My husband is going to start assembly of the furniture tomorrow....YEAH! The card I am sharing is using one of my favorite sets ever (from MFT)-Rainy Days. I love this set and knew I had to have it the minute I saw it! Hope you all had a wonderful weekend!!! Talk to you soon!

Beautiful card---thanks Carole Burrage!

Hello! Sorry I haven't been blogging lately. Nothing like a little sinus infection to take you out of the game. Anyway, I haven't had much time to create this week so I am going to show you a card I made last week! This card was part of the August Verve challenge which asked you to pick a card from one of their design team members and case it. The twist was that if they used patterned paper you had to use solid and vice versa. I have had this card of Carole's favorited forever and just decided to do it! Her hands must have been wore out from the cutting but her card is just gorgeous! Art worthy! You must check out her blog if you haven't already she is hillarious! www.motherslittlehelper.typepad.com.

On another note, I hope you got a chance to check out MFT's new release! Awesome!!! They always come up with the best sentiments (they make me smile and laugh).

I know I have been mentioning the construction on my new scrapbook room...I can hardly wait till its done. I thought I would show you some of the pre-paint pictures and then the pictures with tinted primer. The ceiling is done now we just need the final paint coat, the furniture, the decorations, and to move and re-organize everything....Fun Fun Fun!

Happy Monday!

Hello! What a crazy weekend...Kim and I hung out twice and had a blast. We are trying to squeeze as many visits in as we can before the little one arrives. My husband spent all of Saturday painting the upstairs room to turn it into an expanded craft room! I am so excited I can barely stand it. It will probably be a few weeks before its done but I will show you updates along the way...

In the meantime, I am working on a quilting project so I probably won't get a lotta card making in this week. Plus my good friend from NC is coming in next weekend to visit so I will be hanging out with her and doing some shopping and gabbing!

The card I am sharing today is from the Bella sketch last week! The stamp is so cute and my friend let me borrow it since I don't own it! Thanks Kim! I used the sentiment from the latest and greatest Halloween set from MFT...Fill your pumpkins to the top! The sentiment is just perfect and so is the stamp! Love em!

Card Details:

Stamps: Mummy, Witch, and Pirate (Stamping Bella) and sentiment (MFT)
Paper: Magic Spell by American crafts, Soft Sky CS (SU), Whisper White CS (SU), and Papertrey white CS
Ink: Graphite black Brilliance
Accessories: Corner rounder, spica glitter pen, copics, dimensional, circle nestabilities, and adhesive

Saturday...and such a great weekend so far!

Hello! I have been having such a great weekend...I had a party at my house yesterday for all my co-workers and it was just too too fun! Then my friend Kim came over last night and we went to the Scrappin Bunnies...we got enough to feel a little guilty. Two new nesties for me some awesome new paper from Cosmo and ribbon, ribbon, and more ribbon! Yeah! I cannot (let me repeat) cannot wait to stare at my new papers for the fourth time since last night and decide that I just simply cannot/will not/okay...someday will cut into them..... (feel my pain?)

Here is the card I made for Blogabella this week (Bellarific Friday)... I love this Henrietta Lulu! I used some old scenic route paper...and the sentiment came with the stamp. Seriously check out her site and get yourself one or three (www.stampingbella.com). I also entered the sketch challenge this week and won! Yeah...I can easily spend $15 online at Stamping Bella! No problem....in fact I am already figuring it out...but you have to spend $55 to get free shipping so might have to find a few more things!

I told the owner of our LSS that I was going to have to sign a temporary seperation agreement with her....I promised her it wouldn't lead to divorce but I probably wouldn't be seeing her for a little while...Boo!

Well hope you have a wonderful rest of the weekend...I am planning on partaking in my other favorite hobby Quilting...nothing like a baby about to enter the world to push you to the sewing machine to finish or start a baby quilt for a friend...don't worry Kim-e I will get it done...before your little one is 2---Just kidding.

Remember Jen Del Muro is hosting a sketch challenge for today: check her out on www.iheart2stamp.com

The weekend is almost here!!!!!

Hello! I sure have been busy this week. I even made a card at the 11th hour last night to do the Blogabella challenge. I really loved the sketch and already kinda had an idea in mind so I thought I would give it a whirl. I will share it with you soon! The card I am sharing today is another one of the Verve challenges for August. Wish me and my friend Kim luck...we both got all the cards done to be in the big drawing for all of their August releases! I really had a lot of fun making this one and it was my first time using this cuttlebug embossing folder. I really think embossing is so beautiful on a card. In fact I can hardly use bare cardstock anymore...it just looks naked to me! I hope you have a lot of fun things planned for the weekend...I know I am looking forward to chillaxin! Remember...

Taylor is having the Friday sketch tomorrow over at http://www.tayloredexpressions.blogspot.com/ and

Jen Del Muro will be posting the SFYTT sketch on Saturday at http://www.iheart2stamp.com/

Card Details:

Stamps: Petals and Stems and Beautiful You (Verve)
Paper: Rich Razzleberry CS (SU), Bermuda Breeze CS (SU), Soft Suede CS (SU), White (Papertrey ink)
Ink: Bermuda Bay (SU), Soft Suede (SU), and Rich Razzleberry
Accessories: Circle nestabilities, Cuttlebug embossing folder, Soft Suede polka dot ribbon (SU), dimensionals, and adhesive

TCP Tuesday is here again!

Hello! I hope you all are having a great week! I will have to keep this kinda short today. This card was made using the TCP Tuesday inspiration from last week! I love this new TCP set it is so cute.... Well tonight I am going to try and meet up with my friend for the Blogabella challenge and the Bella sketch challenge. I have so many wonderful Bella stamps! I can't wait to ink them up and hang out with my friend! Check out her blog as she is posting some awesome cards this week...I know I have already gotten a sneak peek! (http://www.sewstampscrapbook.blogspot.com/)

Oh and by the way...don't forget to do the TCP challenge posted today (http://www.iheart2stamp.com/) posted by Jen Del Muro!

Stamps: You Sick Thing (The Cat's Pajamas)
Paper: Offbeat DP (Basic Grey), Chocolate chip CS (SU), Whisper White CS (SU), White (Papertrey ink)
Ink: Graphite black ink by Brilliance
Accessories: Copics, dimensionals, and adhesive

Verve it up!

Hello! Hope you are having a nice relaxing Sunday. I have been cleaning pretty much all weekend. I had my friend Kim come over last night and we made it our goal to get all four weeks of the verve challenges done....and we did it! Another bit of exciting news...my husband is considering letting me expand the craft room to our upstairs room for my birthday present which means MORE space....yeah and what is he hasn't quite put together yet is I will have to buy more stuff to utilize the room space. That can be our little secret though. By the way, did I tell you I went to my LSS and saw all the new nestabilities. (through labels 9). Check em out online they are fabo! My friend and I each got one to share...can't wait to use em.

Okay...now to my Verve card. This was for week 2. The assignment was to use the sketch and add an edge punch somewhere. I am really happy with the way this turned out and know just who I am going to send this to. I got to use my new 5/8 inch grosgrain ribbon from Stampin up! LOVE IT!

Have a great rest of the day...back to cleaning...(UGH!)

Stamps: Petals and Stems (Verve)
Paper: Urban Prarie (Basic grey), Black CS (SU), White (Papertrey ink)
Ink: Graphite black brilliance
Accessories: 5/8 grosgrain ribbon (SU), dimensionals, scallop border punch, and adhesive

Be Happy It's Contagious!

I went to my friend Kim's Wednesday night and she bought me an early birthday present...Grattytude Bella! I love this little stamp! As soon as I saw her on Stamping Bella's site I knew I wanted her! Are you ever drawn to stamps like that? Anyway, I only got this one card done that I am sharing with you done but I really, really, love it! The colors are so rich and I don't normally use a lot of yellow so this was a nice change for me! I am going to give this to a girl at work who always says "Attitudes are Contagious". She is super sweet and I think she will love this card!

Are you having a nice week? I got to go to dinner with my DH last night and we stopped at Hobby Lobby on the way. He got me the Circle and Scallop Nesties (large)! Yeah! I was really needing these. Isn't it the darndest thing the one nestability set I don't have seems to be the one you need for all the sketch challenges! I will be ready now... bring on the sketch challenges! Speaking of which, please remember to check out Taylor's blog for the Friday sketch and Jen Del Muro's site for the Saturday sketch.

Card Details:

Stamps: Grattytude Bella and sentiment by Stamping Bella
Ink: Graphite black by brilliance
Paper: Main Street by October Afternoon, Not Quite Navy CS (SU), Yo-Yo Yellow CS (SU), and White (Papertrey ink)
Accessories: Circle nestabilities (regular and scallop), scallop border punch, copics, dimensionals, and adhesive.

Sentiments....there are so many good ones

Hello! I thought I would share this card I made for the Verve release last month. I really love this saying and it is defintely true. I love buying sentiment stamps...I feel you can never really have enough. Sometimes you need just that right saying to go with your card. For example my friend got me the new bella Grattytude...and she somes with the cutest sentiment...more on that tomorrow when I post the card! This week has been pretty busy. I got to work on some cards tonight but kinda got stuck on the second one. I hope to finish it up tomorrow night.

I do have some great news to share...(drumroll please) my friend Kim was chosen as a guest designer for Hanna Stamps! She has some amazing creations! Hop on over to her blog and congratulate her if you get a moment...I know it would really make her day! (www.sewstampscrapbook.blogspot.com)

Open up and say AHHHHHH!

Hello! Today is TCP Tuesday! I can't wait to see the new sketch b/c my good friend just got me three of the new sets and I can't wait to play. I love the sketch from last week and I got to try the Susie Stampalot trick with button and ribbon (http://www.susiestampalot.blogspot.com/). I used some of my new October Afternoon paper and love love love it! It's another one of those papers I just don't want to cut into...but I am breaking through my issues. Hope you are all having a great week! If you get a chance, check out my friends blog as I am sure she will probably post her SUPER CUTE TCP card she made....Love it! http://www.sewstampscrapbook.blogspot.com/.

Speaking of Kim...I am headed over to her house tonight for our Tuesday ritual! Stamps, gummy bears, and lotsa laughter!

Oh...I was web surfing and found Jessice Griffin's blog with some awesome creations and a cool tin giveaway that can be customized for the winner! Check it out! http://canyoupixelthis.com/about/

Talk to you soon!

MOJO Monday!

Hello! Today I wanted to hop on and share my Mojo sketch from last week. I had a ton of fun with this one and broke into my pack of Rockabilly DP from SU. I love this paper. The colors and textures are so rich! I will keep this short for today. Don't forget Mojo is celebrating 100 sketches this week with a sketch everyday of the week. http://www.mojomonday.blogspot.com/. Also, make sure you check out the MFT bubble bin to see whats on sale!

Have a great week!!!

Card Details:

Stamps: cherry stamp by Lockheart

Paper:Rockabilly DP (SU), basic black (SU), riding hood red (SU), white (PTink)

Ink:Graphite black brilliance

Accessories: rectangle nestabilities (scallop and regular), copics, 3/4 circle punch (SU), black and white stitched ribbon, adhesive, and dimensionals

Coffee at 10pm=Blog posting and wide awake at 2am

Good Morning (I guess) feels like noon for me...wide awake. My friend Kim just left and we had a blast card making tonight...I will have some new cards to share soon! This weekend was a weekend of firsts...

My first full release party attendance for - Verve (gotta have some of these new stamps!)

My first Papertrey release party

My first Susie Stampalot button/ribbon embellie trick (more to come on that in the next posts...)

My first visit to Scrappers Boutique in Richland Hills---Fabulous!

My first time holding a 2 pound chiwawa (I know that's not how you spell it) puppy---so cute!

Alright so Friday night was a nearly midnight run to my LSS for some more ... yup you guessed it PAPER! Got some awesome new Bo Bunny, October Road, and Christmas paper!!!

I guess I should get to the card now...this card was from the MOJO sketch last week! Lots of fun and a new color combo for me. Hope you like it and you are having a great weekend!

Bellarific Friday!

Hello! It is finally Friday! Yeah....My friend is coming over tonight to hang out and we might sneak over to our lss to see if they have anything new. We can't stop buying paper it really might be a disease. Anyone else got paperidis? Today I am sharing the card I made for Bellarific Friday this week! I made one last week but I am a big dodo...I e-mailed and it got stuck in my outbox. Oh well! My two friends are in for round two "Anything but a card" challenge week for Hanna stamps. Check out their creations (I am anxious to see them myself)...

Tonight is Verve's release for their 2nd anniversary! They are releasing 7 stamps sets! Then on Saturday Papertrey is releasing! What a way to kick off the weekend!

I hope you all have a fantastic weekend! Don't forget to check out taylors blog (http://www.stampasweetimpression.blogspot.com/)for the Friday sketch and Jen's sketch on Saturday (http://www.iheart2stamp.com/)

http://www.sewstampscrapbook.blogspot.com/ Kim

http://www.lovebloomsinme.blogspot.com/ Paula

Good Luck Ladies!!!

Verve it up!

Hello! This has been a whirlwind of a week. Working/working out and then trying to fit some creative time in between. I got a chance to make a few of the sketches for Verve and am really going to try and do one or two more tonight. The verve girls have so many opportunities to win prizes on their two year anniversary celebration. I have played several of the design team diva's games on Splitcoast you really should check them out. Each game gives you a chance to win a $25 certificate which will be announced on Friday when they release 7 new sets!!! Yeah! What I learned during this five sketch challenge Verve week is that I really need some more Verve stamps....

Here is my card for today...it is one of the sketches. I love, love, love this urban garden paper. Thanks Kim! She let me use some of hers.

PM me if you want the details...Have a great day!

Here a challenge, there a challenge, everywhere a challenge challenge!

Hello! Well as I am typing this it is 11:34 pm on Tuesday night. I just spent the last four hours creating cards with my friend Kim! We had a blast and consequently got some things done too! I thought this would be a nice relaxing week till Verve came out with a contest/challenge that I just couldn't walk away from. Get five sketch challenges done by Friday. I am two in and I may have to just stop there but by golly I am going to make an attempt to get them done...and have fun along the way! I love the cards we made tonight. We have been on a roll! We really compliment each others creative style. When one of us hits a road block the other one helps...I love it!

Check out her cards at http://www.sewstampscrapbook.blogspot.com/

Ok now for my card! This is one I made for the MFT challenge this week using only black and white and I slipped a tiny bit of gray in. The stamp coloring could have colors. It was totally fun!

Alright, I am off to bed! Hope you are having a great week so far!

A little Witchy

Hello! Hope you all had a nice weekend. I hung with my friend Kim twice this weekend! Our LSS store is open till Midnight Friday's so we went there in the late evening on Friday to get some inspiration! We walked out thinking about Halloween with all the new fun papers that are coming out from CHA. So it wasn't much of a suprise that I took a Halloweeny twist on Jen Del Muro's Saturday sketch when we got back together on Saturday night. The title for today is sorta funny b/c I was writing down my card details for my post and asked Kim what the stamp was called and I thought she said "A little B**chy...I chuckled. Good thing I asked her for the stamp name again....that would have been embarassing.

I hope you have a wonderfully creative week! Verve is releasing this week and starts their sneaks today! Also don't forget to check out the mojo Monday sketch and the MFT bubble bin today as well as The Cat's Pajama's challenge on Tuesday.

Card Details:

Stamps: A little witchy (Stamping Bella) and sentiment from Haunting Halloween (SU)

Paper: Plum Crazy (Glitz design), basic black (SU), Rich Razzleberry (SU), White (Papertrey ink), and Black texture design paper

Ink: Graphite Black Brilliance and versamark pad (used for embossing)

Accessories: Glitter Foam (spiders and stars from making memories), distress embossing powder (Jim Holtz), Copics, dimensionals, adheisve, and cobweb punch (Martha Stewart)

friends of a feather....Hoot together!

Hello! I am sharing my card from Jen Del Muro's Saturday sketch from last week (www.iheart2stamp.com). I really had fun with this one!!! I love these owls. Again, I never thought I could get into owls but now I am crazy for them! These particular ones are from Inky Antics. The inside of the cards says "Friends of a Feather Hoot Together". You can find these stamps over at www.inkyantics.com. My two friends are both in the running to be a Hanna guest designer. Make sure you check out their blogs for week two of their submissions:

www.sewstampscrapbook.blogspot.com (Kim)
www.lovebloomsinme.blogspot.com (Paula)

I wish them both the very best of luck!

Don't forget to try Jen's Saturday sketch for today!

weightwatchabella----

Hello! I thought I would post this card today from Stamping Bella's sketch challenge that was due yesterday. I got it done right under the wire and am really pleased with the way it turned out. My friend Kim made an awesome card with this sketch. She scaled the card size down and it is just perfect! (http://www.sewstampscrapbook.blogspot.com/).

This week has been a busy one. I have been going to the gym in the evenings and then been bursting with energy till midnight so I haven't gotten too much sleep. This weekend...I will have to catch up! Yesterday I participated in the mayor's back to school volunteer event! The event was to provide school supplies, hair cuts, vision check ups, dental exams, and bookbags for the families and children who were in dire need of these things. I got to hand out the school supplies to the families. There is nothing better than the bright and shining smile of people when they get some much needed help! I am glad I got a chance to get involved in this and can't wait to do more volunteer work. It feels great to give back to the community and help others.

By the way...did you see the new MFT, Hanna Stamps, and Taylored releases? I am so excited! I really love the new halloween one from MFT...might have to get it sooner rather than later!

Don't forget to check out Taylored Expressions today for the new card sketch for Friday. I will post the one I did for last weeks soon....

Hope you all have a fantastic weekend!

Creating...is always on my mind...

Good Morning! I made this card last weekend with my friend. I just love purple and thought this would be a fun girl to put on here. Queen Anne Bitty Bloom (Stamping Bella). Isn't she adorable? This week I have been having all kinds of creative visions of cards I want to make so I have tried something new with my friend. We put aside paper, stamps, and a sketch a few days before we get together and then we are ready to roll. This actually works well b/c your mind works the card vision over until you think of new ways to do the card even better. It is hard to get all of that going (color the images, assemble, eat gummy bears, find buttons or ribbon, and voila) in one night. Last night I went to my friend Kim's to make a few cards. We were on a roll. She made some awesome cards make sure you check them out!!! (www.sewstampscrapbook.blogspot.com). I got one done and one in the works...I will share soon!

Today is the release for Taylored Expressions and MFT and don't forget Hanna Stamps released on Monday if you haven't had time to check them out.

Come back and visit soon....

Daisy...here to wish you a happy Monday!

Hello! Well I have three cards made up and ready to share! Yeah Me! I had a lot of fun this weekend creating, relaxing, and reading! This card is made using the Sugar Nellies (Daisy). I really like the way this turned out. It reminds me of my sister when we we were little sitting on the ground sniffing the dandelions. We actually have a picture of it...so adorable (she doesn't think so though).

Don't forget today is the Mojo Monday challenge http://www.mojomonday.blogspot.com/

and the bubble bin sale at MFT stamps http://www.mftstamps.com/

Here is a link to a blog that shows a lot of CHA previews and the new Basic Gray and Cosmo Cricket papers that are coming. They are yummy! http://stopandscrap.blogspot.com/. Cosmo Cricket is even making some 6x6 paper packs!

Card Details:
Stamps: Daisy from Sugar Nellies and sentiment from Stampin up (fancy flexible phrases)
Ink: Graphite black - brilliance
Paper: Sassafras Lane from K&Company, Kraft CS (SU), and White (Papertrey ink)
Accessories: buttons (lasting impressions), scallop and regular square nestabilities, copics, oval punch (SU), polka dot ribbon soft suede (SU), dimensionals, glue dots, and adhesive

I'm back to creating...and it feels great!

Last night I went to my friend Kim's house and we made three cards each, ate a bag of gummy bears, and had lots of fun! I love working on cards with a friend it is just great to get their opinion (whether they like it or don't). I can't wait to show you what we made...I am so excited about the cards! Today I am sharing a card I made for a Verve challenge awhile back. I love the way it turned out. I hope you are having a great weekend!!!

Riley bring you a chocolate chip cookie recipe....

Hello! Its hot as can be in TX right now. The heat can just zap the energy right out of you. I am trying to get motivated to make some cards but would rather go get a pedicure...who knows what the day will bring. I made this recipe card as a "make something flat" challenge from Hanna Stamps awhile ago! I love the way this turned out. I will have to try the cookie recipe out but I don't think I will be turning on the oven today.

I am excited about my upcoming trip home to see my family and of course my favorite local stamp store. Nothing but stamps well and some paper but mostly stamps! Yeah! Unfortnately with my trip right around the corner so is my friend's to travel home for three weeks! UGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH what will I do without my stampin buddy to hang with on Saturday nights???? Hope you enjoy the recipe card.....and the rest of your Sunday!

I don't do Moosework.......

Hello! I am enjoying two days off but haven't gotten too much stamping done. I have started coloring the little rainy days girl from MFT stamps. She just came in the mail yesterday. I don't know why the mail comes so late when you are expecting something. I will be scoping out the UPS man today with my STAMPIN UP order (the in colors are on their way)!

The card I am sharing today I made for my husband. He spent most of the weekend weeding and cleaning the back yard like a trooper in the TX heat. The yard looks gorgeous. I did clean too but he let me stay inside! I really love this moose stamp and think the saying is just too perfect with it!

Also b/c I would rather wear wrinkles than iron...not my favorite chore.

Hope you have a great day!

Also check out my friends blogs who just made it to round two of the HANNA Guest designer challenge over on Splitcoast.

Kim makes some beautiful cards over at.....

http://www.sewstampscrapbook.blogspot.com/

and Paula is the queen of embellishments over at.....

http://lovebloomsinme.blogspot.com/

Remember me?

Hello everyone...well I have been on a much needed break from blogging. I love doing it and am glad to be back. I am so excited about two new purchases that are hopefully on their way to my house. I purchased the in color pack and new ribbons from Stampin up! (YEAH) They look bright and fun and I can't wait to create with them. The new in color ribbons are POLKA DOTTED!!!! Yeah....a good polka dotted ribbon can always make you smile. I also ordered the newest set from My Favorite Things www.mftstamps.com and I have to say....I think it is going to be one of MY FAVORITE THINGS!!! Check out Susan's blog www.susiestampalot.blogspot.com for the awesome card she made with it. It is the card with the girl in the YELLOW raincoat with the saying "These Boots are Made for Splashing!". GREAT JOB SUSAN!!!!

Well...I know today is the big day for the Hanna Stamps design team deadline and I have two friends that are in the running! Four leaf clovers for both of you for the bestest of luck in getting the design team spot!!!

My card today is using the Bikeabella stamp and the urban prarie paper by Basic Grey. I really like the way it turned out. Hope you have a great weekend!

Thursday and a little blog candy prize

Hello everyone! I hope you have been having a wonderful week so far! I want to thank everyone for their comments regarding their favorite thing about blurfing (blog surfing). The Winner is...... Rachel. Please send me a PM on my splitcoast gallery under "growe" with your address and I will get your blog candy out to you. For today, I want to share a Riley card I made for the Hanna challenge. I love the way this turned out. Clean and simple....Riley relaxin!

Hope you all have a relaxing rest of the week and weekend!

Monday Monday......

Hello! Today I am sharing the TCP challenge from last week! It seems that a lot of challenges want you to use blue and green (well only two but who's counting). This card was a little harder for me to make than I thought. I had creators block on this one but am pretty happy with the way it turned out. I like having birthday cards that are more geared for men and this one works quite well. Hope you are having a great day so far...don't forget to check out the bubble bin on MFT today there are lots of great deals. www.mftstamps.com

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Talk to you tomorrow.....

Happy Mothers day and some blog candy for you!

Hello everyone! Today is Mother's day so most importantly I want to wish them all a day where everything goes their way and they are told how much they are appreciated! I don't know where I would be without the love and support of my mother and my grandmothers. Oh and them introducing me to creating which is something I treasure learning from them and doing with them. For the card today! I made this card last week just in the nick of time to get in the mail. I really love this Verve set "Because of You" it is fantastic! I used purples because I thought this could be very elegant when I pictured it in my head. Here you go....

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Card Details:
Stamps: Because of You (Verve stamps)
Paper: Plum Pudding, Lavender moon, and white CS from Papertrey, and Black CS (SU)
Ink: Graphite black brilliance
Accessories: Copics, Metal circle adhesive, black ribbon, and adhesive

A beautiful garden stamp for you today!

I have to tell you that I just love this stamp! I have so much fun coloring it and it always looks awesome no matter what colors you pick to color it! This stamp is from Pez A Doodle (www.pezadoodle.com). I knew I wanted to use it with the Taylor sketch as soon as I saw it! (www.tayloredexpressions.blogspot.com). I also used the card to participate in the Way's to Use it challenge. I love this challenge each week. I have been playing the last three weeks and it really stretches me creatively. I really hope you like this card! My good no I mean GREAT friend Kim let me use some buttons for the bottom. These buttons are a must have in every color (lasting impressions). Hope you have a wonderful weekend! Don't forget to try out Jen's challenge today. http://www.iheart2stamp.com/ .

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Card Details:
Stamps: Garden from pez a doodle
Paper: Black CS, Kraft CS, White CS (Papertrey ink)
Ink: Graphite black brilliance
Accessories: Copics, Cuttlebug embossing folder, Martha Stewart border punch, buttons (lasting impressions), dimensionals, and adhesive

Dare to be different!

Hello everyone! It's FRIDAY!!!!!!!!!!! Hope you all had a great week! I gave my creativity a major rest this week and am ready to create again! I like taking a little time off it actually helps me get more inspired when I return to it. The card I am sharing today was made for the Bella Release challenge. You were challenged to use green, coral, and black. I wasn't sure about the color combo at first but really like the way it turned out. Hope you like it! Don't forget to check out Taylor's sketch today (http://www.tayloredexpressions.blogspot.com/) and Hanna Stamps should have one on their splitcoasts group.

Hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Simple and elegant

Hello! It's Thursday and that means ... the weekend is almost here! Did any of you get a chance to check out the new releases from MFT? They have four and they are fantastic! http://www.mftstamps.com/. Today I am sharing a card I made a couple of weeks ago for a Verve challenge. I tried a new sketch with this one and really enjoyed using some softer colors!

Hope you have a great Thursday!

BBQ Party anyone?

Hello! Today I am sharing a cute invitation I made using the new Studio G sets. There are so many cute ones. They have fathers day ones, mothers day ones, graduation ones, fourth of july ones, well...you get the picture. They have a little bit of everything. If you do get some and you want to play in some challenges, you can find them on www.papercraftplanet.com under the Studio G Collectors group. Here is my BBQ invitation using the two studio G. sets below! Hope you like it!

Cupcake days!

Hello! My title is cupcake days because in my family this is one of the busiest birthday weeks of the year. We have three birthdays in my family all in a row (Sister, Dad, and Grandma) and then mothers day the same week. I made this birthday card for the Who's That Girl challenge this week. It was a wild card using the colors pink, black, and white. I guess I was so tired Monday night that I didn't think that using Wild Card meant you still had to use one of the Who's the Girl set so I messed up and used the cupcake set from MFT... Oh well...silly me! Don't forget that MFT is having their release party tonight on Splitcoast! Yeah!

I found this ribbon at Hobby Lobby and love it. The colors are so bright and they fit this card pretty well I thought.

Have a great day!

So many new and exciting things.......

Hello everyone! There seems to be a lot going on this week! I just found out yesterday that I got on the main list to be a "swapper" for the TX card swap! I am so excited...now all I have to do is make and design 48 cards kits! Any ideas? Did you know...that MFT stamps is releasing Wednesday night or that Taylored expressions released this very morning? Also, Hanna Stamps released last night with their awesome new Riley fun in the sun style! Alright, on to the card post. I am sharing a sympathy card I made for a SU swap last week! I love the way this turned out! I love the elegance of this "Thoughts and Prayers set" by Stampin up. I knew I had to have it as soon as I saw it in the catalog. Hope you have a great rest of the week!

By the way the TCP (The Cat's Pajamas) challenge is today.... check it out at http://toniarmstrong.blogspot.com/
Oh...and you still have one more day to enter the MFT Who's that Girl challenge. I made a card last night that I really like! The challenge lets you use any set you want (wild card) and wants you to use the colors Pink Black and White. Great colors!

You Rock Margarita Ketto!

Again with the Ketto's...I know I hope you like em! I just love coloring them. When I first saw this image I pictured a black old school converse sneaker and that was my inspiration. I knew I wanted to participate in the way's to use it challenge (use as much black as you can on your card). I wanted black gray and sparkle. So here you go! Just think...if we all had as much spunk and gusto as Margarita does on a Monday we would all be running out the door to start our week! Hope you guys have a great week!

OH YEAH...TAYLOR is releasing a two new stamps sets tomorrow check out the design team's links for the cute samples for the releae! http://www.tayloredexpressions.blogspot.com/

Things you can partipate in that come out today or tomorrow:

MFT bubble bin updates today (always a great buy) http://www.mftstamps.com/

MOJO MONDAY SKETCH http://www.mojomonday.blogspot.com/

MFT Forum on Splitcoast to see what the new Who's that girl challenge will be...

Tomorrow TCP challenge with the Cat's Pajama's design team

HAPPY MONDAY!

I've gone KETTO CRAZY!!!

HAPPY SATURDAY everyone! In honor of National Scrapbook day Pez a doodle is offering 33% off everything while supplies last (coupon code is scrapit33). The sale is only for the weekend so make sure you check it out. www.pezadoodle.com

I thought the weekend would never arrive but luckily like it does each and every week it got here! I went to my friend Kim's last night and made three cards with Ketto's. I don't know if you got a chance to see it but Stamping Bella is being very generous this weekend with free shipping over $50 and they are giving away a gift certificate to their store if you participate in their two Bella Release Challenges. You can find out more in their forum. Have you seen the new release? I saw it, bought it, and am waiting for it! I love them all!!! The card I am sharing with you today is using my new basic grey Wisteria paper....love it! Hope you enjoy it and here's to a GREAT weekend for everyone!

If you haven't gotten a chance to...pop over to my friend Kim's blog (http://www.sewstampscrapbook.blogspot.com/) she will be posting some beautiful cards over the next week. I guarantee it! I have seen them in person...

Oohhh and one more thing, please go check out Susie's fantastic creations using the GIRL Friday collection from Cosmo Cricket---they will inspire you! (http://www.susiestampalot.blogspot.com/) she also just posted a fun card for Jen's Saturday Sketch...

Card Details:
Stamps: Flamenca Ketto (Stamping Bella)
Paper: Wisteria DP (Basic Grey), perfect plum CS (SU), pale plum CS (SU), basic black CS (SU), and white (Papertrey ink)
Ink: graphite black brilliance
Accessories: Copics, Oval Nestabilities (scallop and regular), swiss dots embossing folder (cuttlebug), black ribbon, lilac jewel tones, dimensionals, and adhesive

It's Friday!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well...the weekend is here which means time for stamping, chores, stamping, errands, and stamping! I am really excited b/c my friend is coming over and we just got some new dp to work with! The card I am sharing today is from the Splitcoast challenge last Thursday called ways to use it! This is my first time doing this challenge. This challenge called for using all white....I thought that would be fun since I hardly ever use white unless it is the stamped on part of the card. I made this wedding card using the She's all that set from Stampin up. I love this set and use it often. I hope you enjoy the card...I am hoping my creativity level is kicked up for this evening!

Card Details:
Stamps: She's all that (Stampin up)
Paper: White CS and Black CS
Ink: Graphite Black Brilliance
Accessories: Swiss dot cuttlebug folder, scalloped rectangle nesties, white ribbon (SU), dimensionals, and adhesive

Kini Bella----mmmmm not so much in TX today

It's raining it's pouring....I used to love that little song when I was a kid. This whole week has been rain or the threat of rain. I don't think Kini Bella would be very happy about this weather! I made this card as part of the Amy Rsavy sketch challenge last week. Her blog is fabulous...check it out if you get a chance http://prairiepaperandink.typepad.com Also I noticed she talks about sneak peeks for All That Scraps today....



Hope you enjoy the card and the weather where ever you are!

Paper Craft Planet challenge!

Hello everyone! Have you heard about Papercraft Planet(http://www.papercraftplanet.com/)? If you haven't you should go on over and check it out. It is another crafting community that you can join and it is tons of fun! Can you ever have too many crafting friends or places to share your creativity? Well...Hampton Arts is hosting the Studio G Paper Piecing challenge #7 on there and you have two weeks to enter. You can find it under groups-then Studio G. I have a bunch of the new Studio G sets that are available on www.pezadoodle.com for purchase. They have so many good ones that I decided to get a bunch of them! I plan on inking them up and creating sometime this week so stay tuned! I made a card using paper piecing that I want to share with you today! The set is one of my favs from My Favorite Things stamps. I really love this set and use it again and again. I paper pieced the raincoat, the ruffle on the coat and yes even that little dog's sweater. Hope you enjoy it! The cards also works for the MOJO84 sketch and the Who's that Girl Challenge this week. Hope you are having a great week!

Hope you have a great day Rain or Shine! (that sentiment just works can you blame me?) :0)

Card Details:
Stamps: Rain or Shine (MFT stamps)
Paper: Design Paper from SU (can't remember the name), Bashful blue, real red, and White (Papertrey ink)
Ink: Graphite Black Brilliance
Accessories: Copics, buttons, red striped ribbon (SU), scallop punch (SU), circle punches (SU), dimensionals, and adhesive