Get Well Soon!

When I saw the challenge this week at Raspberry Suite, I just knew I had to try it. What a great color combo. These colors are sage, vintage cream, and black cardstock. This stamp set is one of my favorites. I just love the versatility of these adorable teapots. I love to see teapots setting around and have several different kinds in my kitchen. I used the gingham bg stamp by CHF and stamped it in a cream colored Stazon. The sentiment is stamped using Black Stazon. TFL!

Laura's Sketch and 2S4Y!

What a great sketch from Laura this week, and we also were able to use some great products by Clear Snaps. The stamp I used is the Mixed Dots roller. I stamped it using black ink and used the Martha Stewart butterfly punch for the butterflies. The top letters were stamped using JustRight Stamps.

I have been having problems with my computer. My mouse on my laptop has gone out and I am using an old mouse that isn't cooperating well. My email is not functioning properly and the only email I am getting is on my I-Phone. So frustrating... It seems I forget how much I rely on my computer until it goes wacky on me. LOL!

I want to request that everyone keeps the daughter of a friend of mine in their prayers. She is 17 months old and was recently diagnosed with Stage 4 Neuroblastoma that has mastisized in her brain and it is also in her bones. She is going through intense chemo and her and her family need lots of prayer.

I hope everyone has a great week and hopefully I will get time to post later this week.

Life is Busy!

Wow, what a crazy week this has been. We have been waiting for the house to close, but it hasn't yet. The wait is driving me crazy. I have been packing, the kids are home from school for the summer, it isn't the best time of the month for stress anyway and yesterday I had three kids with stomach problems, YUCK!

I have been itching to get back to my blog so I decided to put on this card for the Color Throwdown challenge and also for Timeless Tuesday.

Card Patterns Sketch and Color Throwdown!

Wow, what a week. My 7 year old started on Sat with an eye infection, has been to Urgent Care twice and is on three different meds for the infection. They don't really know what caused it but it is being stubborn and not wanting to completely go away. He has been out of school all week. My oldest was home Mon. and Tues. with a stomach bug, so needless to say stamping has been a little on the back burner this week. I made this card for the challenge at Card Patterns and for the color challenge at Color Throwdown. I didn't have any so saffron paper so I used this dp which is the closest I was able to come. The button is also close to So Saffron, but in the pic you can't really tell.

ODB and Caardvarks!

I have been wanting to stamp all week and actually started this card on Thurs. I finally finished it today. I think my mojo is being squished by all the craziness around here.

We have been house hunting and it can be quite a chore, trying to find the right place and it seems my mind has been so consumed with house hunting that my blog has taken quite a hit. I have meen MIA all week and am hoping that things can return to normal.

This card is for the ODB sketch and also for the Caardvarks challenge to use a verse/saying. I used ODB Keep My Lam Burning set and K&Co paper. The ribbon I purchased from No Time To Stamp. This ribbon is AWESOME, if you haven't checked out her site, check it out HERE!

The Pink Elephant!

This weeks challenge at The Pink Elephant is a recipe challenge. The recipe is using scallops, punches, and circles.

I used K&Co dp and all cardstock is by Papertrey Ink. The ribbon and cotton swatch are from No Time To Stamp. I sponged a little around the edges of the image to give it a more vintage feel.

The scalloped edges along the bottom was punched using a Martha Stewart punch and then I added some lace over it. In the top left I used the smallest circle from my nestabilities and layered over it with some buttons.

Thanks for stopping in and I hope you had a great weekend.

Another Cherry Card!

Yes, it is another cherry card. I am not sure why but I have been into cherries lately. This stamp set by Tutti Frutti is definitly in my favs. The bg was stamped using the Fiskars set. I made this card for the 2Sketches4You sketch and for the Color Throwdown Challenge.

Moments in Time!

I love these sketches by Card Patterns they are so fun to play with. I also combined this sketch with Splitcoast Color Challenge and the Our Creative Corner Challenge. I went with the vintage feel for this card. Originally I began thinking I was going to make an anniversary card, but I ended up with this card. These colors are so great together, and I just love this stamp set, the clocks are so fun to work with. I did lots of sewing on this card as I love the added texture it gives to the card. The rhinestone circle I purchased from Wal-Mart.

I flipped this sketch, but kept it basically the same. The very vanilla paper was sponged using Sahara Sand ink and the scalloped edge was doodled using Martha Stewar Opaque markers, then I rubbed it to give it a more vintage look. I also distressed the edges of the clock the main panel and the scallops. This scalloped edge was actually made using a Martha Stewart Punch.

Card Details:

Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Riding Hood Red, Ripe Avocado

Stamps: Time Flies

Accessories: Trinket Pins (ideaology), Muse Tokens(ideaology), Game Spinners(ideaology), antique copper brads (making memories), Clear Creations acetate tags(making memories).Adhesive Rhinestone Accents (Best Occasions), Ribbon (Pure Color)

Tools: Cuttlebug, Sewing Machine, Scallop Punch(Martha Stewart)

Techniques: Distressing, Sponging

Vintage Butterly!

Today was one of those days when it took me almost all day to make a card. I found this cuttlebug challenge and decided to try it. So when it comes to distressing I immediatly think of something Victorian, and this is it... So I cuttlebugged to my hearts content and also used a lot of distressing techniques on the edges as well as sanding over the embossed areas. I even embossed that poor little butterfly... HE HE! I just had to add a button because what is Victorian without buttons.. LOL! I also had to add some bling...


Card Details:
Cardstock: River Rock, Confetti Cream (SU), Ocean Tides (Papertrey Ink)
DP: Company K Clasic K Margo
Stamps: Baroque Motifs (SU) Butterfly (NS)
Ribbon: Spare Parts
Accessories: Button (Misc) Bliss Pearls (Kaiser Scrapbooks) Metal (NS)
Tools: Cuttlebug, Distressing Tool (SU), Sandpaper
Ink: So Saffron, Blue Bayou, Basic Brown (SU)