SCRAP AND STAMP SATURDAY CHALLENGE!

Hi all!!! WHEW!! I am soooo ready for the weekend, lol!!! I am going to a Shoebox Swap today with two of my good friends - there will be 25 of us in all so I think it will be really fun!! I am looking forward to a day of stamping, cardmaking, friends, and FUN!!!! Today though is the SSS Challenge - WHOOOHOOO!!!! I am VERY excited to share with all of you that our sponsor this week is the fabulous company RUSTY PICKLE!!! They have been VERY generous in their prize package they are providing for the ONE lucky winner we will have next Friday!! So, what do you have to do? Make a layout featuring your creative space and use chipboard that you have stamped on somewhere on your layout!! That's it!!! My layout shows you all my crafty stuff and the chipboard is actually stamped with one of my background stamps called Sanded. The chipboard that I used on my layout is actually from Rusty Pickle - they have fabulous products so we are very excited to have them as a sponsor!!! Ahhhh.....I love this room - it is my getaway....hence the title!!! So, want to see what you could win if you play along?? Head on over to the ScrapandStampSaturday site and check it out - you do NOT want to miss out!!! I wish I could win *wink* Not feeling inspired? I have the solution - look at the beautiful sample layouts the Design Team put together this week of their crafty spaces - I am amazed!!! What a truly talented group of ladies!!! I really hope to see you all over there - you just KNOW you have lots of pics you have not scrapped, so why not start now? Come on, show us what you've got!!!!

ANOTHER LITTLE TASTE OF WINTER

Hi all!!! I thought I would share another wintry card with you today - I used this one in one of my recent workshops where they requested winter cards. I used one of my favorite sets called Holiday Lineup - the images in this set totally make me smile!!! I had fun coloring these guys too because I did not use the usual colors you see in a holiday card. And, if you click on the card, you can see where I added some bling with Dazzling Diamonds to the beards and their little hat tops - they are soooo cute!! The base of the card is using Kraft (told you I am stuck on this!) The pattern paper is actually from the Thoroughly Modern line but I thought it was just perfect with the Bermuda Bay and just yummy when the chocolate chip taffeta ribbon is added!! And, I used my Big Shot Top Notes Die which I love!! The sentiment is punched with the new Modern Label punch which I had to have and use all the time!! All in all, I was pretty happy with this card, and they really like it which is all that matters, LOL!!! I am off to work today - busy day with the first thing on my agenda a press conference and town hall meeting - all before 8am!!! But, I LOVE my job, so it's all good - heehee!!! I will be back tomorrow to show you some more fun holiday cards - thanks so much for stopping by!!

DIGITIAL INK CO. DESIGN TEAM CALL....AND SANTA ALREADY??!!!

Hi all!!! I saw this on my good friend Boni's blog and wanted to post it here: there is a brand new site that is having it's grand opening called Digital Ink. Co. and they are having all kinds of prizes and giveaways so you need to get on over there and check it out (well, after you read MY post, lol!) Hey, I am always up to see fun new things and they are pretty cute!!! And, they are having a Design Team call this week as well!!! For the deets, just go to the store and see what is going on over there!! As for me, well, I know you might think it is a little too soon for Santa BUT I am getting ready for my Santa in September class and so I have been working on samples.....and I also wanted to get the SNR holiday challenge for this week done which is to use a traditional image on a card. Okay, WHAT is more traditional than Santa, I tell ya??!! So, here he is - I just love this image, he is soooo cute!!! I used my new Square Scallop Bigz die for my Big Shot and I LOVE it, sooo fun to play with!! And, check out that yummy new ribbon - it is definitely one of my new favorites, I just think it is soooo pretty!!! It's in the new Holiday Mini which is available on September 1st - just wait until you see it!! And, I am on my Kraft kick again - I seem to go through this every once in awhile where I cannot stop using it *wink* so you will see it some more this week! And, well, I did add some bling with Dazzling Diamonds to Mr Claus - just click on the image to see a close-up, he is sooo nice and glittery IRL! And, because I did NOT want Mr. Frosty left out, well, I did one using him too - LOL! Here is that card also using the Kraft for my base and of course I had to bling him too because you have to stay fair. I used some of the new Designer Series paper for both of my cards - it's called Holiday Lounge and I really like it because it has a lot of nontraditional Christmas colors in it. I got to use some of my new in-color paper called Bermuda Bay as well since it goes so well with this paper. I had fun playing with my new papers and one of my favorite Christmas sets Jolliest Time of the Year as well as a new one called Holiday Best, which is a Level I hostess set. VERY cute!!! So, there you have it - santa and frosty on a hot August day....but I just KNOW my gals taking this class are going to love them, heehee!! Well, now I am off to work but I will be poppin' by to see what you have all been up to as well *wink* Thanks so much for stopping by - I appreciate YOU!!

SHOEBOX SWAP - SPOOKY HALLOWEEN

Happy Monday all!!! I am so excited to tell you that I got to stamps LOTS this weekend with some stampin' friends and we had the best time!! We laughed and talked and of course STAMPED!! All three of us are driving to Sacramento next Saturday to participate in a Shoebox Swap - our first one ever! I know, as long as I have been stamping, I have never been a participant although I have always wanted to. So, not sure what to expect....do I reallly take a shoebox?? I am thinking all my kits go in there.....anyway, that is what I will do!! It is a holiday swap and I signed up for Halloween so this is the card I will be doing. It is not a SU! exclusive swap although there will be a lot of demos there. However, my card IS SU! exclusive since I am also using this to teach a card class next Friday night. I LOVE this new Halloween set called Happy Haunts, it is so fun to play with! I really had fun putting this card together. I did not want to make it too complicated, but I wanted it to be a card people would like - anyone been to a shoebox swap? Does this pass the muster, LOL? I think it turned out pretty cute *wink* I have really been getting into my cardmaking again and it feels soooo good - and I even got to check out some of my favorite blogs this weekend, whoohoo!! I feel FABULOUS that life is returning to some semblance of normalcy - heehee!!! I will have something to share every day this week too - YIPPEE!! So, off to work now, then I will check out YOU all tonight!! Thanks for stopping by, I love ya for it!!

Card Recipe:

Paper - Old Olive, Crushed Curry, Elegant Eggplant, whisper White card stock, Cast-a-Spell Designer Series Paper

Stamps - House of Haunts, Sanded background stamp

Inks - Basic Black stamp pad, Elegant Eggplant stamp pad, Crushed Curry stampin' write marker

Accessories - Photo Corners Punch, Elegant Eggplant narrow grosgrain ribbon, mat stack and paper piercer

SCRAP AND STAMP SATURDAY!!!

Hi all!!! WHOOHOO!!! It's time for Scrap and Stamp Saturday!!! We had some wonderful entries last week and I was thrilled to see some new names - what talent there is out there!! This weeks theme is to create a layout about any holiday EXCEPT Christmas....yep, we are saving THAT holiday for later *wink* And, make sure you include at least one stamped image on your layout to be included in the drawing at the end of the week for some fabulous blog candy. How do I know it's fabulous???? Well, because I put it together - LOL! That's right, our sponsor for this week has actually moved to another week and so I am sponsoring. Want to see what's up for grabs? Well, get on over to Scrap and Stamp Saturday and check it out - it's a fun goodie package that I think you will ALL like *wink* I think the design team had Halloween on their minds since a lot of us(including me) did that holiday. It is such a fun holiday to scrap and I had new stamps so I just had to play. I did a double layout about Halloween that is from a few years back and let me tell you, it is one of my favorite ones that I look back on because we had such a good time with all the kids and parents getting together and walking all over the community together. And, the kids were great and all looked great with their costumes on!!! Such a great night and wonderful memory - isn't that what scrappin' is all about?? So, make sure you head on over to the SSS site to check out the fabulous creations the Design Team did this week - they are amazingly talented ladies and I just love working with them every week!! Make sure you make time for the challenge this week - there is some wonderful candy up for grabs and it's a wonderful way to get your scrap on!!! Come on, let's see what you've got!!!

DRESS CARD FOR BABY

Hi all!! This will be a quick post but I wanted to share my dress card I made using the template cards at Paper Popsicles. I love these templates...this is the first one I have made and I am hooked!! I made this one for a friend who is having a baby soon - I did not put anything on the front so that if she wants, she can add it to a scrapbook layout! I had such fun making this!! The two designer paper sets I used were Pink Flamingo and Tea Party which I love because of all the fun designs they have. And, since I am using this for the Cuttlebug Challenge this week, I embossed the bottom of the skirt with my new Petals-a-Plenty embossing folder as well as on the sleeves. I love that SU! came out with these really pretty embossing folders (I don't have a cuttlebug so I had to use my sizzix) and I was excited with how well they show up after I added some chalk! I have not used my chalks in awhile so it was nice to break them out again - they really do add a lot to a project!! Now, I have to scoot, so have a wonderful day and I will be back tomorrow with the promised Halloween projects! Toodles!
Card Recipe: (all items SU! unless noted)
Paper - Whisper White card stock, Tea Party and Pink Flamingo Designer Series Paper Packs
Inks - SU! chalks
Stamps - none
Accessories - Rose Red narrow grosgrain ribbon, kaiser krafts pearls, Petals-a-Plenty sizzix embossing folder, dress template from PP

TWEET BIRDIES

Happy Hump Day all!!! Whew - almost through another week, lol!!! I have a cute little image to share today....another digi image from Paper Popsicles!! This one is two little birdies, aren't they cute? I have to say, I never thought I would like digi stamps, but I am hooked on these!! And, every Friday, they give one away FREE!!! I got this one free last week so decided I just had to play with it!! And, it goes soooo well with this American Craft paper too, heehee!!! I had fun coloring these little cuties and I also embossed and added some Iridescent Ice to their wings, the leaves, and the hearts - everyone needs a little bling in their life, right?! So much fun!!! Here is a close-up so you can see the embossing. I have to scoot off to work, but wanted to share something today so that tonight I can do some blurfing of my own *wink* Thanks for stopping by!! Smooches!

Card Recipe: (all items SU! unless noted)

Paper - Ruby Red, Baha Breeze, Green Galore, Crushed Curry card stock, American Craft dsp

Inks - Stampin' Write Markers (Ruby Red, Regal Rose, Green Galore, Certainly Celery, Close to Cocoa, Creamy Caramel)

Stamps - Birdies by Cheeky Radishes and only available at Paper Popsicles

Accessories - Green Galore narrow grosgrain ribbon, small and large oval punches, three heart punch, photo corners punch, Scalloped heart punches(marvy)