Flowers & Pearls...

I think I am getting a bit too dependent on these felt flowers and pearls..lol. I seem to be using at least one of them on every card lately. Oh well, I do love them! I hope you guys still like to see them.

Today's card is for two challenges. The first is this week Off The Wall Craftiness challenge. I haven't played in a couple of weeks, but I could not stay away from this week's colors. Aren't they pretty?

I'm also using the sketch from Mercy Kerin's blog this  week, seen here:

So, here is what I came up with for today:

I left a ton of vanilla space. I usually don't like to do that, but I just liked it the way it is. I think perhaps a layer of the really rust would have been nice over the vanilla. What do you think? Maybe one embossed with my Square Lattice folder from SU. Hmm, yeah, I think I would have liked that. Oh well, it's done now..haha!

Well, I have to go now. I've got some cleaning to do! Have a wonderful week..
Laters!



Stamps: Kind Words (Verve); Fancy Flourishes (papertrey)
Card Stock: Vintage Vanilla, Scarlet Jewel (papertrey); Earlt Espresso, Really Rust (stampin up)
Ink: Really Rust, Bravo Burgundy (stampin up)
Extras: Scarlet Jewel grosgrain (papertrey); Pearls (stampin up) Flower from Prima

Rustic Peace. . .

Happy Friday! I thought it would never get here! I am working until noon and then we are off to the mountains. I cannot wait to get up there. Hopefully, I'll get some good pictures! I have some blog posts scheduled, so please come back! Of course, I know there are a bazillion other blogs out there so go ahead and spread the love! ;)

The card I made today is for two challenges: Mercy's Sketch and the Color Throwdown. Here is Mercy's Sketch:

And here are the Color Throwdown colors:

I absolutely LOVE these colors together. They are so rustic looking, even with the pearls.

So, here is my card:

There are swirls all over this card..on the cherry cobbler panel, the pearls, the star, the sentiment. I just love swirls! Head on over and play along if you get a chance - these colors are so fabulous!

Well, I'm off. I hope you guys have a great weekend! Oh and if, by chance, you see me around the web either commenting on blogs or on a website, please remind me that I said this would be a tech free weekend for us. I have a feeling I am going to need some accountability partners to get through this! ;)  Laters!


Stamps: Snowflake Serenade, Star prints, Fancy Flourishes (papertrey)
Card Stock: Kraft, Cherry Cobbler, Thoroughly Modern dsp (stampin up)
Ink: Tim Holtz Frayed Burlap, Cherry Cobbler, Versamark
Extras: Pearls (want2scrap); Star Punch; Square Lattice folder (stampin up)

Grateful..

Hi everyone and thanks for dropping in today! Today's card uses this weeks sketch from Mercy Kerin. Here is the sketch:

I really liked using this sketch. I like multiple panels..they're so much fun! I also thought I would try one of the flowers from Laurie's tutorial again since I am, obviously, the only one that cannot get my flowers to work..lol. I think it came out ok this time. Not perfect, but better than the last 20 that are in the garbage. {smile}

So, here is my card:

I really love working with Smokey Shadow card stock. The color just goes so well with other colors, do you agree? Here I used it with Rose Red (another favorite) and I like the way it came out. This was my first time using the "row" of bling. I've used the individual pearls before, but never the ones that are already strung together. I like them, though. All in all a fun card to create! 

That's it from me. Have a wonderful Thursday! Laters..

Stamps: Inside Out: Thank You (papertrey); Holiday labels #14 (Waltzingmouse)

Card Stock: White, Smokey Shadow (papertrey); Thoroughly Modern dsp (stampin up)

Ink: Rose Red, Basic Grey (stampin up)

Extras: Rose Red ribbon (stampin up); Bling from want2scrap

thank you, friends

Gotta be quick today...i'm running REALLY late. This card is for friends of my husband. Tomorrow is his last day at work and they've been super sweet to him all week. He wanted me to make a card and here it is. :)

I used the sketch from Mercy Kerin this week...really cool sketch. Here is the sketch:

And here is my card:

It was a fun card to make. Love the colors and the pearls are so much fun to work with!

Ok, gotta go. Laters!!



Stamps: Life, Inside Out: Thank You (Papertrey)
Card Stock: Soft Suede, Vanilla, Elegant Soiree dsp (stampin up)
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Baja Breeze
Extras: Pearls, ribbon (stampin up)

Fabulous Day..

Hello! Welcome back! :)

Today's card is near to my heart. It's for my stepmother. She and my Dad have been married for almost 30 years! She is SUCH an awesome person and has always been like a second mom to me. Her birthday is next week and the papers and colors I chose remind me of her. She is a real class act for sure.

I used Mercy's sketch from this week, seen here:

This sketch is really very user friendly and can be used for SO many different papers and types of cards, right? You should play along!  Here is my card: 

Those papers are from a pack that my mom found at a yard sale recently. They had "tons", but she only bought one?!?!? Um, thanks mom! LOL There really are pretty colors in this paper,don't you think?  I wonder where I can find more? I believe it was K & Co. paper. Hmm..might have to Google that! Anywho, that's all for me today. Hope you have a great one! Laters...




Stamps: Signature Greetings (papertrey); Holiday Labels 14 (Waltzingmouse); Birthday Bash (Verve)
Card Stock: Linen (papertrey); Certainly Celery, Soft Suede (stampin up); K & Co pp (yard sale..lol)
Ink: Tim Holtz Frayed Burlap
Extras: "Mesh" Cuttlebug folder; Linen grosgrain (papertrey); Bling from want2scrap; Labels 14

Wish Big!

Edited to Add: My card won over at Off the Wall Craftiness! Yay..thank you, Kim!



Hello everyone! Hope you've been having a good week. Mine has been okay. My grandmother is still in the hospital, and she got a tracheotomy on Monday, but they still expect her to recover which is awesome news!

For todays card, I decided to go with the sketch from Mercy Kerin and combined it with the colors from the Off the Wall Craftiness challenge. Here is Mercy's sketch:

And here is the OTWC challenge pic and colors:

Such fun colors! I SO want a jacket with those colors in a plaid pattern right now..lol. I decided to not go with a wedding card because I really thought the fluorish with star combo that I have used before would be perfect here. I also got my Timeless Textures stamp from Skipping Stones Designs this week, so I was ready to use one of the images.  Here is my card:

I love the way the Timeless Textures background peeks out from behind the small panels. I will definitely be using this set a lot. 

That's it from me. Tomorrow, i'll be showing the last of the 5 Verve Release week challenges card. It's a sweet little thing inspired by one of the new sets coming out tomorrow! Fun. If you still haven't participated in the Verve Release week challenge sketches, there is still time. You have to have the cards in tomorrow night! Laters!

Stamps: Star Prints, Fancy Fluorishes (papertrey); Timeless Textures (Skipping Stones)

Card Stock: Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip, Elegant Soiree dsp (stampin up);Vintage Vanilla (papertrey)

Ink: Choclate Chip, Baja Breeze (stampin up)

Extras: Star Punch, corner rounder 

You did it!

Happy Tuesday everyone! A couple of things before I get to my card. 1. My grandmother is still very sick so if you would continue to pray or keep her in your thoughts I would appreciate it. It's very up and down right now and we're still now sure she's out of the woods. :(  2. I now have a way for you to subscribe to my blog right over here (<---------) on the left top side of the blog (see it? click it!). So now when I post, you can know about it. :)

Ok, so today's card is for Mercy's Tuesday challenge. Fun sketch..see it here:

Here is my take on it:

I just went wild with the patterned paper, eh? I just could not stop myself. It was a fun, but tiring, card to make. I wanted to make it seem as if there was wallpaper behind her so what I did was to stamp the image on white cardstock, then paper piece the rug and chair. Then I cut out the entire image and put it on the polka dot paper and then paper pieced the lamp and leaves so that they would not look "polka dot"-ish, kwim? I like the way it turned out,but I doubt I do that again anytime soon! haha

Well, that's it for me today. Don't forget to subscribe! ;)

Stamps: Execubella (stamping bella); Signature Greetings (papertrey)

Card Stock: White (papertrey); Bermuda Bay, Thoroughly Modern dsp (stampin up)

Ink: Bermuda Bay, Rose Red, Certainly Celery, Close to Cocoa, Creamy Caramel, Black (stampin up)

Extras: Aquapainter (stampin up); twine and buttons (papertrey)

It'll be okay...

Hi everyone! It's finally Thursday! One more day till the weekend.  I'm excited about this weekend because we're going to a meeting with the folks from People to People about Ava going to London and France next summer for a few weeks. She LOVES London and all things British, so she is stoked about going. We're "hoping" it's not going to be too awful expensive, but either way she's going! LOL

Ok, so on to today's card. I used Mercy's Sketch seen here:

And here is my interpretation:

What do you think? I think the yellow adds a nice something to the card. I had a black base, but it just felt too dark...not at all like things would "be okay", ya know what I mean? I also used the clouds from my PCD set "You're Dandy" and cut them out then popped them up on dimensionals. :)  That's it for today. I'll be back tomorrow with my Verve week 5 sketch challenge, so come back! :)

Stamps: My Umbrella (Pure Innocence from MFT); You're Dandy (Practicing Creativity Designs)
Card Stock: Lemon Tart, White, polka dot dsp (papertrey); Real Red (stampin up)
Ink: Creamy Caramel, Close to Cocoa, Real Red
Extras: Lemon Tart ribbon (papertrey); button (stampin up)

Holding down the helm as it were...

Hello! Well, I am home sick today, so I decided to stamp a little to help the time pass. I also found out this morning that my husband leaves going back overseas military) on November 18th. Yet ANOTHER Thanksgiving and Christmas away from home. Ugh,that just made this day even worse. Since 9/11, he has been away during the holidays for 6 of those and it definitely wears you down. He hasn't spent a Thanksgiving in our new house yet and won't this year. Ok, but enough about that...although, it did influence to today's card.

The card was made using Mercy Kerin's Tuesday Sketch challenge for this week. In addition to the sketch, the challenge called for us to make a long card -  something I have never attempted. Here is the sketch:

And here is my take on it....

I flipped the sketch on it's side and decided to make this a more masculine card so that  I could use it for my first time participating in the Corrosive Challenge Blog  this week. The challenge was to make a masculine card. I hope this qualifies! :) I thought the sentiment was good for today,too, because it IS easy to hold down the helm when hubby is home, but when he is away...well, let's just say that that is when things can and do go haywire.

Well, that's it for me today. I still haven't made that twins baby card, but I am still thinking..lol. Have a great day!



Stamps: Out to Sea, Star Prints (papertrey)
Card Stock: Kraft, Enchanted Evening, Orange Zest, White, Bitty dots (papertrey)
Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Night of Navy (stampin up)
Extras: White button (papertrey)

Friends...

Happy Sunday, everyone! I hope you guys have had a great weekend. Isn't it amazing how fast they go by? I mean, come on!! :)

Today's card uses Mercy's sketch from last week. It's a fun and bright little ditty, isn't it?!? Obviously even though I SAY I do not like bright colors, they must be growing on me. This is the second card in the past week that uses brights. I'll admit they're kinda fun.

Here is my take on the sketch:

No matter what I do I have issues with white ink. It just never works properly for me...oh well. I'll keep trying till I get it right. Ok, well that's it from me. Have a great rest of the day! :)

Stamps: Flutterby Friend
Card Stock: Rose Red, Old Olive, Pretty in Pink, White, Raspberry Tart dsp (stampin up)
Ink: Fresh Snow (papertrey), Old Olive, Regal Rose (papertrey)
Extras: Ribbon (stampin up); Button (papertrey)

Tuesday love..

Hi everyone! I have a card for you today that covers two challenges. First, I used the layout from Mercy Kerin's latest sketch and the colors and "inspiration" from Kim Kesti's Think Fast blog. Such great blogs and today the challenges really came together for me...I love the inspiration card AND the sketch. Thanks, ladies!

Kim's card had several scalloped layers of a woodgrain looking paper. As soon as I saw it, I thought of some patterned paper that I had ONE sheet of and I knew that would be the paper I would use. When I saw Mercy's sketch, I knew exactly what I would make. I love it when challenges come together. OK, well I have GOT to get to bed. Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps: Say it with Style (papertrey)

Cardstock: Pear Pizazz, Perfect Plum, Vanilla (stampin up); patterned paper - unknown

Ink: Perfect Plum (stampin up)

Extras: Grosgrain (stampin up)

Baby Soiree!

Hello there! Today, I decided to try Mercy's sketch. I often look at the sketch, but this is the first or second time I think I have tried it. I have a friend having a baby, so I thought I would use the sketch for her card. I am in love with this designed series paper from Stampin' Up called Elegant Soiree. I think the colors are just fabulous!

I've started NOT coloring images for some reason. It's something different and I kinda like it. :) Have a great day today!

Stamps: A New Little Someone (stampin up); Baby Button Bits (papertrey)

Cardstock: Basic Grey, Vanilla, Kraft, and Elegant Soiree dsp (stampin up)

Ink: Basic Grey, Certainly Celery (stampin up)

Extras: Grosgrain (stampin up); Button (papertrey)

It's a birthday..Mercy Style.

Happy Wednesday to you! I took a half day off from work today and MAN was it good to be home with nothing to do but stamp. I made three cards for my cousins birthday (I am the official card maker in the family so I have to make cards from every subsection of the family..uggh...lol), bringing my grand total to 5 so far. I'll show you the first one today and then the other two later in the week. Hubby and I have a military thing this weekend, so my posts after tomorrow will be scheduled all weekend. Yippee! Anyway, so this card is both a birthday card AND my entry into Mercy's sketch challenge.

 This is the first time i've participated and it was fun! I wanted this card to have a retro feel. I love the paper that I got at Hobby Lobby..so fun! It's a whole little retro pack! Cute! You'll be seeing more of it in the coming weeks/months for sure! Ok, well that's it from me today. I'm going to finish enjoying the rest of the day with a glass of something...maybe papaya juice. I'm such a wild girl, can't you tell? Haha!!!


Stamps: Enjoy the Ride, Say it with Style (papertrey)
Cardstock: New Leaf, Vanilla (papertrey), Peach Parfait (stampin up); patterned paper (hobby lobby)
Ink: Peach Parfait, Basic Brown, Green Galore (stampin up)
Extras: Ribbon, button, and felt (papertrey); Stickles