Friendship...

Hello everyone! We're gearing up for more "winter weather" here in TN today. I love love love the snow, but these kids really don't need another day off from school so let's hope it is nice and pretty on the GRASS and not the ROADS! :)

I made a card today using the 2Sketches4You sketch..well, one of them. There are two farewell sketches. The ladies who run the site are closing up shop and moving on to other things. :(  I will definitely miss seeing their sketches! I'm going to try and do the other sketch tomorrow. I've seen really cool cards made with it, but it has me totally stumped right now. Anyway, here is the first sketch:

And here is my card:

I've really gotten into my brights here lately..have you guys noticed that? First green on Monday, then Purple yesterday, and now orange! They're such pretty versions of those colors, though, right? That's why they're so easy to use (and also hoard..lol). I used my latest addition to my Verve collection - Text Objects. It's a really really cute set! I love this little sailboat. Wouldn't it be just perfect for a little baby boy card? It SO would!

Well, that's all from me today. I hope you are having a great week. It's almost the weekend! Woot!


Laters...




Stamps: Text Objects (Verve)
Card Stock: Orange Zest, Dotti Biscotti dsp, Kraft(papertrey)
Ink:Chocolate Chip, Basic Brown (su)
Extras: Espresso satin ribbon (su), bling (want2scrap); Labels 14 nesties; Square Lattice folder (su)

Prima birthday wishes..

Hi there! I picked up this little flower ( and a few smaller in the same style) at a scrapbook store in Sevierville, TN just outside of Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg. They had tons of stuff, but it was SO hot in there that I could barely stand it. I think it was me..lol..but whatever. I did manage to pick up a couple of things before it got too unbearable for me!

I used this weeks 2S4Y sketch, seen here:

I love the combination of yellow, brown, and kraft. Such a soothing combo for me.  Here is my card:

The flower is felt and is by Prima. I really need to find a store around here that sells them cause they are adorable. This is the second largest of the 4..so pretty! That's all I have for now..hope you're having a wonderful weekend so far. Laters!



Stamps: Damask Designs (papertrey)
Card Stock: Kraft, Early Espresso (stampin up); Dotty Biscotti pp (papertrey)
Ink: Chocolate Chip (stampin up); Vintage Vanilla (papertrey)
Extras: Early Espresso satin ribbon (stampin up); Prima flower, pearls

Joy to the World..

Hello! Here's a card I made tonight for this weeks 2S4Y challenge. You know, if I keep making Christmas cards till December (I won't!), I will have a pretty good stash to send out. :)

You know..he's a little anecdotal advise for you to ponder the next time you want to show your husband your creations. Make sure, by any means necessary, that he has NOT been eating Lay's. Ugh. So, I made a card last night and loved it. Got it just the way I wanted it, it was CAS and just cutie patootie. I ask him to look at it and as he picks it up he smudges the grease from his chips on the bottom. Thud. I thought I would pass out. he "claims" no one can see it but me..but I know better. I've hemmed and hawed about whether to show it to you guys or not. I think I won't. It's just too much and I cannot do it. :)

So, moving on to my card today. Here is the 2S4Y sketch:

And here is my card:

I don't know about you guys, but I adore square cards. It's hard for me to make one that isn't. Ok, so they require more postage, but they are just so cute to me. I used my Jolly Holiday paper from SU and my nee Verve set, Merry Wishes. I SO love that font. The snowflake is from the Snowflake Serenade set from Papertrey.

That's all I have today..we're gearing up for a mini trip to the mountains this weekend, so I am going to schedule some blog posts and try my hardest to stay offline the whole weekend. It's hubby's last weekend and I can just see it now: We're all in the cabin on our iPhones..lol. Nice. Ava, especially, loves to be on that thing (she gets it honestly, believe me!) so I think if we say beforehand that it's a tech free trip it'll be more fun. Wish me luck on THAT, though. :)

Come back tomorrow for my SFYTT card.

Ok, I changed my mind..here is the Lay's debacle card:

The smudge is below the snowflake. I will admit that it is hard to see here because for some reason Fine Linen card stock will not photograph properly for me so I had to darken and lighten and all of that to get it closer to its' true colors.  You know, perhaps I need to take some photography lessons cause I am always blaming the card stock...LOL.

Ok, Laters!!



Stamps: Merry Wishes (Verve); Snowflake Serenade (Papertrey)
Card Stock: Vanilla, Fine Linen (papertrey); Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler, Jolly Holiday dsp, Thoroughly Modern dsp (stampin up)
Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Chocolate Chip (stampin up)
Extras: Grosgrain, buttons (papertrey)

Christmas Blessings...

Hi everyone! Well, it's finally Friday, but I am NOT feeling particularly happy. :(

I discovered yesterday afternoon that someone had hacked my banking account and wiped me out! It is really awful and I am having to scramble to change everything (including my paycheck..ack!) and get it all together before bill paying day comes back around. The account is closed, BUT I still have lots to do to get everything back on track. I am SO bummed. Oh well.

Anywho, on to happier things. My card! Ok, you guys KNOW how I love playing with ribbon and in my head I am always thinking of new things to try with it. Today, I decided to extend it a bit and have a little fun with it. Here is my card:

I just love the fun colors and those polka dots are so yummy! I am NOT a fan of polka dots usually, but lately I think they're starting to grow on me. Funny how things do that, right? :) I used this week's sketch from 2S4Y, but took a liberty or two with the ribbon as it is not -technically- a part that should be there. Here is the actual sketch:

 The die and stamp are new from Verve! Aren't they so cute? They were just released last week and arrived in my little hands today. I couldn't wait to use them. Ok, well i'm off to work now..and then to the bank to deal with the craziness. One good thing, though...at least my orders from Verve, Papertrey, and The Twinery were safe from the thievery! ;)



Stamps: Sweet Scallop Tag stamp (Verve)
Card Stock: Kraft, Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, Jolly Holiday dsp (stampin up)
Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive (stampin up)
Extras: Grosgrain and buttons (papertrey); Sweet Scallop Tag die (Verve)

2S4Y thank you..and babies!

Hello there! Don't have a lot of time to talk today, but I have two cards for you. Yep..it's a twofer day! :)

My first card is for the mom of a friend of Ava's. We've been dropping Ava at her house every morning this week at 6:15 because we've had to be at work earlier than normal. I really appreciate her 1. getting up way early to let Ava in and 2. taking her to school. This is just a little thank you for that. I used the sketch from this week's  2S4Y, seen here:

Here is my card:

You like? I wanted to do something different with the ribbon (imagine that!), so I braided it. Not sure if I like it, but I'll try it again to get it just the way I want it. I also used my new Limitless Labels set from Papertrey and I already love love love it!


The second card is a baby card I made for a set of twins. My mom has been asking me for this card for several weeks and I have just gotten around to it. It's not EXACTLY what I wanted for the mom to be, but here is the bedroom:

And here is the "matching" card:

What do you think? It maybe has a little more green, but I thought it was pretty close. I also added an 's' to the end of the sentiment so that it would match up with the whole "twin" thing. :)

That's it from me. Hope you all have a lovely day today!

Stamps: Inside Out: Thank You, Damask Designs, Flutter By, Signature Greetings (Papertrey); Barefoot Summer (Practicing Creativity Designs)

Card Stock: Linen, Black (papertrey); Lovely Lilac, Certainly Celery, Vanilla (stampin up)

Ink: Versamark, Tim Holtz Frayed Burlap; Pale Plum, Perfect Plum, Certainly Celery (stampin up)

Extras: Black embossing powder (stampin up); Grosgrain (papertrey);Stickles, random button; Limitless Labels (papertrey)

Everything...

Hello, everyone! Thanks for dropping by. I SO appreciate all of you who faithfully (and not so faithfully..lol) drop in to see what I've made.

Today's card uses the 2S4Y sketch. I have never played along with this challenge, but I notice so many people do so I thought I would give it a go this week. Loved the sketch! Here it is:

And here is my card:

I just love these colors together. Really kinda out of my comfort zone with the pink in there, but I think it works. I just love my little stampin up butterfly die..it makes the cutest buttterflies, don't you think?
 Well, that's it for me today. Hope you're having a great weekend.



Stamps: Ecclesiastes 3:11 (Verve - plain jane)
Cardstock: Basic Grey, Melon Mambo, Greenhouse Gala dap (stampin up)
Ink: Melon Mambo, Basic Grey (stampin up)
Extras: Pearls, Photo corner punch, Beautiful Wings embosslit (stampin up); White satin ribbon that I dyed grey (papertrey)