Hello! Today I decided to give the Mojo Monday sketch a try (MOJO135) http://www.mojomonday.blogspot.com/. I have to say this one was a little tricky for me. I really enjoyed using the paper pleating technique. This was my first time using that technique on a card and I love the dimension it gave the card.

When looking around on splitcoast today I noticed a posting about the retiring colors from Stampin up for their new catalog release. I think there are a lot that people will be sad to see go. However, this time around they are bringing back previously retired colors like WILD WASABI and BAJA BREEZE! I am jumping up and down as I loved these colors!!!

They also have announced the new "in" color names:

Daffodil Delight

Cajun Breeze

Early Espresso

Cherry Cobbler

and

Marina Mist

I can't wait to see the color swatches for these.

I might go and try to work on the Stamping Bella sketch for today...it is anything for Mother's day.

By the way, does anyone have any blogs that have fun sketch challenges to participate in?

A New Image for me...from MFT's Pure Innocence line

I have to say I really love the PI images from MFT stamps. I have 10 of them and can't decide which one is cutest! Last night I got together with my friend and we decided to make a card from Jen's sketch for the week (http://www.iheart2stamp.com/). I really love this sketch! I know I will go to it again and again. As soon as I saw the image I was immediately drawn to the blue paper from Fresh Prints - Clothesline by Little Yellow Bicycle. The colors in this card remind me of the candy striper uniforms from the old days. I even took the time to design the inside of the card, (I don't normally do this)! I have seen a lot of people doing this lately on blogs and really think it gives the card a finished look. Hope you get a chance to play along with Jen's sketch and that you have a wonderful Sunday where ever you are!

Well...it's been quite some time since I have posted. So let's just start again! I am sharing a card today that I made for a very special friend for her birthday. I love the colors in this, it is a new piece from a my local scrapbook store. I added some lace for a vintage feel and some tuxedo ribbon (this is my favorite). I also wrapped some ribbon around the present and popped up the bow! I am using a fabulous image from http://www.mftstamps.com/. I even decorated the inside but forgot to take a picture. I hope you like it!

Be back to share again with you soon!

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)