10 minutes, eh?

Hello! Last week I started seeing posts about a 10 minute challenge. I thought, " hey, I can do that". I found the challenge on Paulina's blog: Pretty Pink Posh

So, I got my supplies together and had at it. Here is my card: 

Ok, let me just say that 10 minutes comes way quicker than you'd expect. This card took 9 minutes 37 seconds. The longest part was embossing the grey circle. Not sure why I thought that was a good idea, but there it is. :)

I hope you're having a great week! Laters!

wedding wishes..

Hey there! Thanks for stopping by! Well, it's Thursday and not just any Thursday..it's finally "Breaking Dawn" movie Thursday!!!!! Eeek!

We are so excited to go and see the movie tonight. We've got tickets for the midnight showing and also for another showing on Saturday sponsored by Twilight Lexicon. We're hoping that someone from the actual movie shows up this year as they have in years past. Woot! Today is also a special Thursday because it's time for another FYI Challenge! Here is this week's amazing photo:

It's kind of a "breaking dawn", no? LOL. Here is the card I made for this week:

Ok, so you had to know that I would make a wedding card, right?  I pulled the blue and rust from the photo. Those were the two colors that stood out to me most. I think they work well together,too! 


Well, that's it for me. Thanks for stopping by and check out the FYI blog for all of the DT samples and to play along with us! Have a great day! 

FYI Fall

Hey! Quick post today. It's time for this week's FYI Challenge. Today we have a wonderful Fall photo:

Isn't it lovely? It made me think of a wonderful Fall outdoor wedding, so this card was born:

Be sure and stop by the FYI blog to see what the other designers created. Have a wonderful Thursday!!

CAS-ual day

Hey there! Thanks for stopping in. I haven't played with the CAS-ual Friday challenges in forever, but this week I knew as soon as I saw the challenge what I was going to do! The challenge this week was to use embossing on your project.

I decided to use my SU Flower Garden embossing folder to create the embossing for my card. 

I haven't decided whether this is a wedding or birthday card. I guess it could be either, right? :)


Well, that's it for me today. Have a great day!

To the Happy Couple!

Hello! I'm back today with another card for my friend's Ben and Tori. Their shower is today and this is the card I made for my mom to give.  :)


I used this week's Card Patterns Sketch, seen here:

And here is my card:

Have a great Sunday!!

Lifetime of Happiness

Hi there! Well, it's Sunday evening already. How did that happen? School starts back here tomorrow, so I'm in that mode. Hopefully, I'll remember to wake Ava in the morning for school...lol. 


I have a card today for this week's Card Pattern's sketch, seen here:

I've fallen back in love with making the A2 cards. For a while, I'd only make square  ya know? Anyway, I decided to make a card for a wedding shower I'm going to next weekend for a family friend and his fiancee. Their colors are browns, creams, and sages, so I think this card is perfect for them. :)

Thanks for stopping by and have a great week! Play along at Card Patterns if you get a chance. It's a great sketch this week.

Love Story..

Hello! I am just popping in with my Mojo Monday card from this past week. I was so busy that I forgot all about that I had not posted it nor had I entered it. Wow. :)

Anyway, so here it is. I loved this week's sketch, seen here:

I put together a color combo that I think I love. Melon Berry is perhaps my favorite PTI color. I love the peachy nature of it so very much! I paired it with Spring Moss (also from PTI) and Close to Cocoa from SU. Oh, I love could eat this card up..lol. So, here it is:

I thought it made a perfect wedding card and great colors for the Spring (in case any of you guys are getting married..lol). Well, that's it. I think I am coming down with something, so I'm getting back in bed. I just needed to come and post this. Thanks for stopping by! Laters...


Stamps: Love Story (Verve); French Script (SU)
Card Stock: Spring Moss, Melon Berry, Vanilla (Papertrey); Close to Cocoa (SU);
Ink: Close to Cocoa
Extras: Melon Berry ribbon (Papertrey); bling (pizzazz-a-plenty)

love...

Hi everyone! Quick post today...my card today is for this week's Off The Wall Craftiness challenge. This week's colors were grey, black, and white:

Lovely, right? My first thought was to go disco with it (don't ask..lol), but I decided to make a "love" card. I started it out as a card for my husband, but I think at this point it looks more suited to be a wedding card. What do y'all think?

I didn't actually use any ink or stamps on this card..just Thickers, Zva pearls, a little ribbon, and card stock! :)

Well, have a fabulous rest of the evening (or day if you're across the pond!). Laters!


Stamps: none
Card Stock: Shimmer white (papertrey); Going Grey (su)
Ink: none
Extras: Zva pearls, papertrey satin black ribbon

Lifetime of Happiness...

Hi there! Thanks for stopping in! I made a card today using this week's SFYTT. It was a real challenge trying to figure out what to put in the top panel, but I think it works this way.

First, the sketch:

And now my card..

I thought these colors were perfectly suited for a wedding. Love them together! I used Melon Berry (papertrey) and Early Espresso (su)..yum! I did not have Melon Berry ink, so I sponged Chocolate Chip on my little Labels 4 panel and then sponged over that with Pumpkin Pie..I think it blended well enough and works well with the Melon Berry.

I used the SU Vintage Wallpaper folder again. I think it really lends itself to wedding cards..so pretty.

Ok, well I hope you have a wonderful Thursday. Laters!


Stamps: Love of a Lifetime (Verve)
Card Stock: Melon Berry, White (papertrey); Early Espresso (stampin up)
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie (stampin up)
Extras: Versamark, White embossing powder, Early Espresso ribbon, Vintage Wallpaper folder (stampin up)

Wishing you the best...

Hi all! Today's card is for the current Off The Wall Craftiness challenge. The color are typically seen as Halloween colors, but my card isn't a Halloween card. I made mine out to be either a wedding card or just a general well wishing card. Here is the card:

And here are the challenge inspiration and colors for this week:

Honestly, I am not a huge fan of Halloween. I like it for the kids, but for me it's not so big on my list anymore. :) Because of that, it was nice to make this into something else other than a Halloween card. 

Well, that's all I have for today. I hope your week starts off great and continues that way. Laters!

Stamps: Kind Words (Verve)

Card Stock: White, Orange Zest, and Bitty Dots orange polka dot paper (papertrey); Black dsp (stampin up)

Ink: Memento Black

Extras: Buttons, rhinestones (papertrey); Blossom nesties; lace ribbon (stampin up)

Mr. & Mrs.

Hello friends! Tonight's card is a last minute addition to the Off the Wall Craftiness challenge for this week. I could have sworn that I already did a card for this challenge, but apparently it was just my intention to do it..lol. The challenge ends in a couple of hours, so I had to get on it! lol

The challenge colors were turquoise, red, and black. Automatically, I think of love and weddings when I see those colors, plus the inspiration photo was wedding based:

Here is what I came up with:

What do you think? Too much going on? The heart at the bottom has crystal effects on it, so it's pretty shiny and I thought the card needed more of the red at the top so I backed the mat stack with another mat stack in red. I think it helps balance the colors. I also added rhinestones to the insides of the border die. I love that look...oh, and I put some rhinestones in the heart and as the "periods" on the main image. :)  I went a bit rhinestone crazy..lol.

Well, that's it for me. I am off tomorrow (or today depending on when you're reading this) and will be spending the day with my BFF. We're going to breakfast at Le Peep, and then shopping, mani/pedi's, lunch, more shopping and on and on...should be fun! Hope you guys have a great Friday!



Stamps: Love Story (Verve), Big & Bold Wishes (papertrey)
Card Stock: Tempting Turquoise, Cherry Cobbler, Black, White (stampin up)
Ink: Black (stampin up)
Extras: Rhinestones, Eyelet Lace border die and Mat Stack 4 die (papertrey)

Wedding Wishes....

Hello everyone! Well, it is the last day of the holiday weekend and I have had a great one. We went to the Parthenon here in Nashville (um..well obviously not the real one..lol) and had a nice time. It was beautiful here on Saturday and even though I am not one to really be outside of my own home, it was actually good to get out and get some fresh air.

Today's card is for a cousin who is getting married soon. I wasn't sure about their colors, so I went with this grey/vanilla/pink scheme. I really like the way it turned out.

I used today's Mojo Monday sketch, which was really great.

 I don't have any "tag" dies per se, so I used one of the Labels 4 nesties and just attached it below the ribbon. I also took a stab at putting their initials inside the rings. I used letters from a couple of the sentiments in Love Story by Verve, but since there was no "C", I had to just kinda mask off the "A" and go with that. I think it works as a "C", though, don't you?

Well, that's it from me. I think I am going to chill out the rest of the day and enjoy the last few hours of nothingness! Have a great rest of the day!

Stamps: Love Story (Verve)

Card Stock: Vanilla (papertrey); Lap of Luxury dsp (stampin up)

Ink: Basic Grey, Black (stampin up)

Extras: Grosgrain (papertrey), Stickles

Mojo Jo Jo...

Gosh, do any of you remember the Powerpuff Girls? They had their nemesis Mojo Jo Jo...lol..I used to love that little guy. I know we're not supposed to root for the bad guys, but seriously..how can you not like this little guy:

Ok, well maybe it's just me. Anyway, today's card has nothing to do with the Powerpuff girls..or Monkeys. In fact, it's all about love..ahh, sweet love! :)

I decided to use the Mojo Monday (see that's where the whole mojo jojo reference came in..lol) sketch for this week and make a wedding card with my new Verve and Waltzingmouse stamps. This is my first Waltzingmouse stamp and I love the way it totally works with the nesties (labels 4). Just love it! The colors I thought worked well together and I think the lemon tart grosgrain works very well with the daffodil delight infused dsp from Stampin Up. Gosh...I used a ton of brands today, huh? ;)

Anywho, here is the sketch:

And here is my take:

I went with square quite honestly because I still cannot figure out how to make the round cards (a little help there anyone??). I love the way it turned out though! Ok, well that's it from me. This post got a little long. I'm a little long winded sometimes...lol. Have a great day!!

Stamps: Very Vintage Labels 4 (waltzingmouse); Love Story (Verve)
Card Stock: Smoky Shadow, white (papertrey); Greenhouse Gala dsp (Stampin up)
Ink: Basic Grey, Summer Sun (stampin up)
Extras:Lemon Tart grosgrain (papertrey)

Long time gone...

Wow...has it REALLY been 10 days since my last post? I knew life had been crazy, but..wow. Sorry about that. These last two weeks have been REE - DIK - U - LUSS! I mean, just non stop reading and things at my house. Let me let you guys in on a little secret...I am NOT a good multitasker at home. At work, I can do it all day, but at home I can only do one thing at a time. I am an avid reader..love love love to read and the last couple of weeks I have gotten out of control with it. Everyday when I come home, I go to my little reading chaise with a glass or mug of hot or cold tea and have at it. I don't like putting books down, so when I start a book I finish it that same session. It's a sickness, I know, and it also makes my reading an expensive habit since I immediately need another book when I am done with one. Does anyone know of a better way for me to get books that I can keep cheaper...like an online club or something? My husband says I should get books at the Library, but I want my own books...just for me! I know this isn't a reading blog, but I do want to mention a book that I read yesterday that I just loved. It is called "Rooms" and it is by James Rubart. If you've read "The Shack" then you're on the right road..it's that same type of book, but honestly I liked it a tad more (and I loved The Shack). 

Ok, so on to the card. My mum always asks me for cards on the day she needs them. Usually an hour before she needs them, and I cannot create with pressure. So, I made this card for an upcoming wedding and when she asks me for a card, I'll have this little baby to give..ready to go! It's not my typical style of wedding card, but as I was creating it, this is what resulted. It's darker than what I would usually do, but I really like it. Ok, later peeps..

Stamps: Blissful Bride (stampin up); Big & Bold Wishes (papertrey)
Ink: Fresh Snow (papertrey); Basic Black (stampin up)
Cardstock: Smokey Shadow, Black, white (papertrey); Lap of Luxury dsp (stampin up)
Extras: Grosgrain (papertrey)