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

Have Fun Everyday!

Hello...well it is back to work for me today. I think my day off wore me out. I tried to get everything I wanted/had to do all in one day and find time to relax. How exhausting...I did sneak some time in for creating though :0). I knew I wanted to use my Charolette Ketto stamp today and had my bittersweet paper pack from basic grey. The colors in this paper pack are awesome and they don't have to be just for Valentine's day. I used the MOJO Monday sketch and away I went. I hope you like it...Tonight I will be heading over to my friends house for TCP tuesday....Its a new tradition we have started. Tuesday night crafting and the TCP challenge as our inspiration...

Card Details:
Stamps: Charolette Ketto (Stamping Bella) and Sentiment (Impression Obsession)Paper: Bittersweet by Basic Grey, Black CS (SU), and White (Papertrey ink)Ink: Graphite Black BrillianceAccessories: Copics, Scallop punch (SU), Circle punches (SU), Black Ribbon (Michaels), and Pink Jewels

Fresh Fun and Funky....(drumroll) Taiteana Ketto

Hello again! I am on a blog roll....been blogging nearly everyday for three weeks....Phew it is definitely a lot of work to keep up with the blog but oh so fun! Today is my day off so I plan on getting a lot of stamping done today. The Who's that Girl challenge from MFT is using the "rain or shine set". I wonder if they knew it was going to be pouring down rain in TX today? Cowin ke dink? Anyway, I am sharing a card I made for the Bella Color Challenge this week (use blue). I love, love, love the KETTO's and just got like 7 in the mail so you will be seeing them a lot! I think Charolette Ketto is sitting next to the ink pad today. Don't forget to check out the bubble bin today (lots of goodies at great prices...may have to pick up a little something later). http://www.mftstamps.com/. Also, don't forget to check out the MOJO Monday sketch for today www.mojomonday.blogspot.com.

Card Details:
Stamps: Taiteana Ketto
Paper: Boxer basic grey, White CS (Papertrey ink), Kraft CS (SU), and Bashful blue CS (SU)
Ink: Graphite black brilliance and Chocolate brown (color box chalk ink pad)
Accessories: Copics, oval nesties, navy sheer ribbon (HL), dimensionals, and adhesive

Taylor Sketch for you today....

Hello! It is Saturday and kinda gloomy in the TX area. I am not going to let that get me down...I am going to seize the day! Crafting in my room, Coffee, and maybe a few good songs to get my mojo going....oh and my new Ketto's that arrived at after 8pm last night...I didn't know UPS worked so late (but boy was I glad to see that package on my porch). The card I am sharing is from Taylor's Friday sketch challenge. I really love this stamp by Rubber Romance and couldn't resist pairing it with this paper! I hope you have a great weekend and gets lots of time to create!!!

Card Details:
Stamps: Rubber Romance
Paper: All dressed up (DCWV), Soft Sky (SU), Black CS (SU), Certainly Celery CS (SU)
Ink: Graphite Black Brilliance
Accessories: Copics, Scallop punch, Black Ribbon (Maya Road), Black Button brads, dimensionals, and adhesive

Spa Day for me!

Well not really...but I am taking a day off Monday to spend relaxing and to make it a three day weekend! I can't wait! This card was a dual challenge card! With so many challenges out there I like to kill two birds with one stone sometimes by making a card that covers both challenges. In this case I did the Hanna Stamps challenge (flowers and polka dots) my fav! and the Mojo Monday sketch. This sketch is fabulous. My friend Kim made one with this sketch on its side and I love the way that looks too. You definitely want to hop over to http://www.mojomonday.blogspot.com/ to save a copy of the sketch and then head over to my friend Kim's blog (www.sewstampscrapbook.blogspot.com) she should be posting it soon!

What's your favorite way to spend a "me" day? Mine is probably...drink a cup of coffee or two still in my PJ's and then spend time creating in my craft room while listening to/watching my favorite romantic comedies! Leave me a comment and let me know....I would love to hear from you!

Card Details:

Stamps: Spa Sophie (Hanna Stamps) and Sentiment (Impression Obsession)

Paper: Pristine Polka dots (Paper Salon), Pretty Posies (Paper Salon), Close to Cocoa CS (SU), Pretty in Pink CS (SU), Soft Sky CS (SU), and White (Papertrey ink)

Ink: Graphite Black Brilliance ink

Accessories: Copics, Scallop punch (SU), ribbon slide (Cuttlebug), White satin ribbon (SU), Flowers, Flower shimmer button, dew drops, dimensionals, glue dots, and adhesive

The Cat's Pajama's for today!

Hello! Well this has been a very busy week! I did sneak some time in to work on The Cat's Pajama's challenge for the week. It was brought to us by none other than Carolw Burrage! (http://www.motherslittlehelper.typepad.com/) She always has such fantastic cards on her blog! The sketch this week pretty straight forward but I struggled with too much space, not enough balance, embellies weren't working, blah blah blah. Here is the final product. I actually like it I just needed a little time away from it!

My goal was to make a card that wasn't too girly so I can give it to my dad for his upcoming birthday. Well if it is too girly...he will just have to pretend it isn't!

Hope you have a great day!