Robinson's Nest

A Layout for Friends With Flair

2012-01-27T18:32:00.000-05:00

Better late than never! We are away for the weekend and I almost forgot my blog post :) Hopping on here real quick to publish and link to Friends With Flair! Have you seen all the excitement on the Unity Blog and Website for their Virtual CHA happenings?!?!

This layout uses a stamp from Ippity's "the Best" and some Basic Grey Kissing Booth.

Have a great weekend!

Project Life Week 2

2012-01-24T09:15:00.002-05:00

My pages for Project Life Week 2! I am going to add a few little journaling labels since there are so many photos. It was my niece's 10th birthday, so I wanted to include a lot of pictures from the celebration.

We also had a surprise to document :) I guess you can see what it is! My husband and I have been on a weight loss program together, so I put a little note inside the box of one of the products we've been using with the pregnancy test. He doesn't care how much I weigh, but I added that little line to the note about mommy getting fatter since we have been doing the program together.

I also included a photo of the positive pregnancy test and a frame I gave to my dad to tell him about the future arrival of his new grandchild :)

The two stamps on the pregnancy test photo are from my Unity Kits of the Month. I want to start incorporate more Unity stamps into my PL album, since there are so many that would go perfectly!

I'm almost done with Week 3, so far so good!

Project Life Week 1

2012-01-22T13:57:00.000-05:00

I'm keeping it pretty simple with my Project Life pages, I think that's the best chance I have at keeping up! Here are my pages from Week 1, I started with New Year's Eve, although the rest of my weeks will start with Sunday rather than Saturday. Sorry for the glare, I haven't found a good place/way to photograph these with the page protectors

Friends with Flair!

2012-01-20T08:36:00.000-05:00

It feels like it's been forever since I participated in Friends with Flair! I made this card using the sweet Phyllis Harris Brandy and Emma: Forever Friends. I love her work and am so glad she paired up with Unity to make these adorable stamps!
My coloring is done with Copics and the papers are from My Minds Eye. The flower is made using a Sizzix die, Spellbinders leaves and some felt from MFT.

Now hop on over to the Unity blog, to see the full list of today's Friends with Flair!
Happy Friday!

dream.Big.

2012-01-05T11:50:00.000-05:00

I made this card the other day for the Unity Facebook Challenge using Unity's Dream Big Itty Bitty by Webster's Pages. My friend opened her own hair salon yesterday and this along with a bottle of red wine was her gift from me. So proud of her and wish her tons of success!!!!
Have you checked out the Unity Hip Hop yet today?! The oh-so-talented Design Team is sharing inspiring projects and some of them are also sharing their resolutions or crafty goals for this year.

I am doing Project Life this year and am going to try REALLY hard to keep up with it :) I also want to start scrapbooking more again rather than all cardmaking. It was my first love and I want to get back to it so my son can look back at his childhood and our family life when he grows up!

In my personal life, I have a weight loss goal of 60 pounds total. I am already almost 1/3 of the way there. I started at the beginning of December and am down 16.5 pounds so far. Today was my first day at my new gym :) YAY! More on my weight loss here if you are interested!

I also want to "Simplify" in all aspects of my life. I'm still figuring out all I mean by that, but mostly I want to de-clutter and take the stress out of my everyday. I have realized recently that all of the "stuff" I have really just gets in the way of me enjoying my life and my family, so I am working on that! (of course I will not be getting rid of my crafty "stuff", just streamlining and working on better organizing solutions and maybe letting go of some really OLD stuff that I never use :)

What are your goals for the year?!

Have a great Thursday!

Unity Kit of the Month Sketch Challenge

2012-01-02T20:49:00.002-05:00

Yay! I got my mojo back, I made three cards today! Wow, that's a lot for me these days, hopefully I will keep it up. It was dark by the time I finished so I wasn't able to get the greatest pictures, but I am going to share the first one anyway!

This is based on the Unity Kit of the Month Sketch Challenge for January. The sentiment is from the September 2011 kit, the birthday cake image is from the May KOM.

The fun patterned paper is by Basic Grey "Life of the Party". I also used Neenah Cream cardstock and some seam binding from my Etsy shop. Along with a variety of Copics.

See you soon!

Wow!

2011-12-08T11:24:00.000-05:00

I can't believe it's been a month since my last post. Life is flying by!
I've been getting crafty a bit but not making much time to share I guess.
Our tree is up, the house is decorated, Christmas cards are done. Still lots of shopping to tackle!
Starting new traditions with my son. Making memories that I hope will stay with him into adulthood.
New things we've started this year:
Elf on The Shelf
Karen Foster Advent Calendar Box
We are also doing a Christmas Book Countdown in addition to the Advent Box, an idea I read on Ali Edward's blog.
I really just want to make the most of the Christmas Season with Luke and have these fun traditions that he can look forward to from year to year.
I'm also doing a December Daily this year, which has been fun, but of course I am behind. Hope to share some of those photos soon.
I've been following Tim Holtz's 12 Tags of Christmas, and although I didn't really use any of the techniques he's gone over, this tag is certainly inspired by his posts in the past week.
The tag is from Creative Cuts and More, check out the website for all your diecut needs!

Gingerbread House Album Blog Hop

2011-11-09T23:26:00.001-05:00

It's finally time for the Creative Cuts and More Gingerbread House Album Blog Hop! I just have to tell you I had a BLAST working on this album, it was so much FUN! The best part is, I'm not done :) Once we have our annual cookie making day, I am going to add photos and more embellishments. I can't wait!
So, if you didn't come here from Amber's blog, make sure to start back at the beginning, you don't want to miss all of the fun ideas! And make sure you comment on all the DT and guest blogs, for your chance to win your very own Gingerbread Album Kit!
In order to win, you must

1. HOP through AND comment on each blog - please make sure the Blog Hop is LIVE, THEN go back to http://www.die-cut-diva.blogspot.com/ and let us know you did so!
2. For another chance, follow the Die Cut Diva http://die-cut-diva.blogspot.com/
3. For another chance, become a Fan on Facebook, HERE http://www.facebook.com/creativecutsandmore
4. For another chance, spread the word about our Blog Hop on your blog!

You will have until Sunday, November 13th to hop and comment, and the winner will be announced on Monday, November 14th at http://www.die-cut-diva.blogspot.com/.

So now, onto my album! I apologize for the terrible pictures. Daylight savings time is not my friend and I don't have a lightbox at the current moment.

I know you can't wait to make your own Gingerbread House Album, so here are the links to the different options at Creative Cuts & More:

Gingerbread House Album Chipboard Kit
http://www.creativecutsandmore.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=280_284&products_id=1413

Gingerbread House Album Deluxe Kit
http://www.creativecutsandmore.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=280_284&products_id=1414

Gingerbread House Album Ultimate Deluxe Kit
http://www.creativecutsandmore.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=280_284&products_id=1417

Thank you for coming by and don't forget to head on over to Fern's blog, she is the QUEEN of mini albums, so I'm sure she has something incredibly inspiring to share with us!

If you get lost along the way, here is the full list of hoppers today:
Die Cut Diva

Holly
Noelle
Chris
Kristine
Amber (Guest Designer)
Nora Anne (you are here!)
Fern
Taylor
Melisa
Dawn
Die Cut Diva

Thursday

2011-11-07T16:17:00.000-05:00

Make sure to come by on Thursday for a fun blog hop to introduce a super cool new album that will available at Creative Cuts & More!

Watch the video for some peeks!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQ-xNw4P7j4

I'm In A Meeting

2011-11-05T17:36:00.000-04:00

I made this card way back in July and never shared it. My cousin was laid off from her job after over 10 years and had the summer off with her kids for the first time. I made this card to cheer her over the loss of her job. It is cheering me up today since it is freezing cold out and I can look at this picture and daydream that I am on a warm beach somewhere!

The paper is from Echo Park and I will have to get back to you with

the stamp manufacturer, I can't think right now!!

Have a great Saturday night!

Happy Halloween

2011-10-31T10:01:00.000-04:00

Hi! Remember me?!?! It's been too long :) I'm having computer issues and until I get a new one, I probably will not be regular with my posting. But, I'm going to try!

Hope you enjoy your Halloween! It's pretty cold here in New Jersey, so my little Green Lantern will be bundled up for sure when we go out trick or treating later!
Have fun :)

SUPPLIES:
Creative Cuts & More A2 Slash Card with Tag #05
Amuse Witch Hat Stamp
Memento Ink
Cricut Die Cut Frame

Operation Julie's Smile

2011-10-07T08:00:00.005-04:00

I am so glad that you joined us on this amazing blog hop for Operation Julie’s Smile. If you came here from JenMarie Taylor’s blog, then you are in the right spot. If not, you may want to start from the beginning at the Sweet Stamp Shop’s blog and take your time. You have ALL WEEKEND to hop with us and win prizes! I am also linking up to Unity's Friends With Flair.

This first card was cased from the Unity website, I made 35 of them for a twin baby shower. Cutting those little banners got old pretty quick! *wink*

I made this card for today's hop. The doilies are from Simple Stories Generations and they are just gorgeous, aren't they?! The sentiment is from Ippity's How YOU Doin'? I wanted to use the "smile" stamp from this set for the occasion, but when I was getting ready to stamp it, it flew off the block and is lost in my room somewhere...oops. If you want to buy Ippity stamps click HERE! Noelle is awesome and she ships SO fast! The beautiful seam binding I used on both of my cards can be purchased from my Etsy shop here :) and my card base is from Creative Cuts and More.

I hope you enjoyed your stop here on the hop! The next stop is Tiffany Doodle’s blog. Make sure you leave a comment here before you go so that you can have a chance at the amazing prizes up for grabs (over $2500 in prizes have been donated!) and if you can, please make a donation so we can help bring back a new smile for our friend. The donation button is on my right side bar!

Here is Julie's story, if you haven't heard it yet:

The creative blogging community is coming together this weekend to help one of our friends, Julie Ranae. You may know her as the Design Team Coordinator for many wonderful companies from bakers twine, die cuts, rubber stamps and more. What many people don’t know about Julie Ranae is that she has had some pretty major dental surgeries in her lifetime due to medication she had to take as a child. It was in her plans to think about having all of her teeth replaced at some point in the next 5 years, a decision that was pretty easy to plan out. But then it happened…she chipped her front teeth on a weekend a month ago. The dentist told her there was no way to save them & that it was his recommendation that she give in and have them all her teeth removed soon, but for that day, they needed to get her front teeth done so her gums could begin to heal. He said he would 'work out payments with her to have ALL this work done...but when she called to make her appt for the first step of impressions, they told her the amount of money that was needed and that the 'payments' applied only to the two teeth that were extracted that day. Her husband Paul was with her & that too, was his understanding as well. So this is how she has found herself in this situation…Needing at least $4000 to get started and another $3000 to finish the process…a total of $7000.

Nicole Rixon, owner of Sweet Stamp Shop put together this benefit after finding out about this situation and before Julie Ranae knew it, it took flight!
Because she is an event organizer by trade, she has taken on the job of organizing all of the blogs in this hop as her way of ‘working overtime’ for what she needs, the same as if she were able to work overtime at an outside job to pay for the work to be done.
It is the goal of all of these generous friends & sponsors to help make this situation more do-able for our friend so that she can share a brand new smile with all of us soon.
If there is anything you can do to help with a financial donation, there is a donation button ready for you to click. Any amount is appreciated and ALL DONATIONS will be eligible for prizes from our sponsor pool of over $2500.

Santa Bingo

2011-09-30T09:54:00.000-04:00

I made this card a little while ago, and just realized I had shared it on SCS, but not on my blog. It is one of the 4 cards for my backgrounds class next week at Paper Wings.

I love this Santa Itty Bitty Bingo (in stock at Paper Wings), it's so fun and the Unity DT has been using it in so many fun ways! and the Stars of Worn background stamp is so versatile, I used Donna Salazar's new ink on it here. If you are looking for a good white ink, this one is the best I've found so far, and it's also in stock at Paper Wings :) I used red acrylic paint on the Santa stamp to get a bit of a different look.

Thanks for coming by today, I appreciate your visits and your comments!

Stop by the Unity blog to check out the rest of the FWF participants today!

TGIF!!!

Operation Julie's Smile

2011-09-29T11:59:00.002-04:00

You may have already heard about Operation Julie's Smile, word is spreading fast through the stamping community! I will be participating in the blog hop and there is also a "Donate" button on my right side bar.

There will be a benefit blog hop called

'Operation Julie's Smile'

that will take place Oct 7-9.

There are a variety of

companies and design teams who will be participating

in this hop to help raise funds for this benefit.

So far, over $2000 in prizes have been made available

and will be awarded for both participants

and those who donate.

Click HERE to read more about Operation Julie's Smile!

My Farewell as a Bacon Bit!

2011-09-28T08:55:00.001-04:00

These last four months have FLOWN by! I have enjoyed being on the Hambo Stamps design team immensely and am sad to see it end!
Today at the Hoedown, all of the Bacon Bits will be featured as we participate together in one last Hambo Hoedown together. The challenge this week was to case another card from the Hambo gallery.

I chose this card from the rubber image gallery to case.

And here is my card using Reindeer Gift #4314 and Happiest Holidays #4305 :

I will have one more Hambo Design Team post here on my blog this week, and until then, I am SO excited to see who the next team of Bacon Bits will be!

Friday is Friends With Flair!

2011-09-23T09:35:00.000-04:00

Hi :) I'm back with a Unity card for Friends with Flair. This is another card I'm doing in my Backgrounds Workshop at Paper Wings on October 9th. This stamp, Tea Time Toile, is so gorgeous, you don't really need to add much more to this beauty! It will be available for purchase at Paper Wings the day of my workshop!

If you didn't start at the Unity blog, make sure to go back and see all the links of participants, you won't be sorry! Friday's are never lacking in inspiration with Unity! And you don't want to miss out on the new Holiday releases that went up yesterday!!!!! CUUUUUTTTTEEEE!!!!!!!!!! and they are also having a Pre-Holiday preparation sale! Who does THAT?!! Unity does! :)

What's On Tap Tuesday

2011-09-20T08:51:00.000-04:00

My plan for this week's What's On Tap Tuesday was to show you this before photo (which you may or may not have seen already!) and then the much neater more organized "after" shot. However, I've been busy putting together some cards for 2 upcoming classes at Paper Wings, so before I had a chance to take the "after" shot, I went and messed it all up again! I'm incurable in my mess :(

Here's one of the 7 cards we'll be making at Paper Wings on October 9th. Sometimes the mess is worth it! *wink*

Why not show us YOUR space?!?! Link up over at Cindy's blog and show us what you have on Tap for this Tuesday!

Stamp: Unity Trendsetters Background
Paper: Neenah
Ink: Unity Hybrid
Other: Charm from Michael's, Ribbon from the Dollar Store!!!

Monster Mash~Sing Your Art Out with Hambo

2011-09-16T08:00:00.007-04:00

***2nd post today~scroll down for Friends With Flair***

Welcome to "Sing Your Art Out" sponsored by Hambo Stamps! Today Hambo friends, customers, and the Bacon Bits Design Team are bringing you fun creations that depict song titles! It might be our favorite song, or just one that was fun to design. If you arrived here from Lynn's blog you are in the right place! If not, you might want to start back at the beginning at the Hambo blog to make sure you are eligible for the hopper prize!

A prize will be awarded to one participant whose song-themed creation tickles the Bacon Bits’ fancy in a singin' wingin' way! Another prize will be awarded randomly to a hopper who comments on all the blogs along the hop. The winners will be announced on the Hoedown blog, as well as on the Hambo company blog, Talk to the Ham, on Wednesday, September 21.

My card, Monster Mash, was made with the Vampire Pig stamp #2211 and some Moxxie and My Minds Eye DP. I also used one of the little digi Sign Post Stamps to house my sentiment.

Now run along, warm up those vocal chords and be prepared to sing! Hop on over to Lindsay's blog for another great sing-along song!

In case you get lost somewhere along the way, here is a full list of everyone hopping today!

Talk to the Ham - Hambo blog - http://hambostamps.blogspot.com/

Gloria - http://girlgonescrappin.blogspot.com/

Karin - http://karin-withaniforpaper.blogspot.com/

Debbie - http://inklingtostamp.blogspot.com/

Dawn A. - http://www.alwayscrafting.blogspot.com/

Bonnie - http://theluckyclucker.blogspot.com/

Jen - http://jetstudio.blogspot.com/

Lynn - http://creativecraftsbylynn.blogspot.com/

NoraAnne - http://www.robinsonsnest.blogspot.com/

Lindsay - http://awaytosayhello.blogspot.com/

Karen - http://www.busybusyhoneybee.wordpress.com/

Libby - http://stampinlibby.blogspot.com/

Carla - http://scrappypug.blogspot.com/

Dawn M. - http://art-orsomethinglikeit.blogspot.com/

Paula - http://heyheypaula-heyheypaula.blogspot.com/

Mary - http://www.mystampinhide-away.blogspot.com/

Jenn - http://www.jaxbeanstalks.blogspot.com/

Paige - http://www.shewhomuststamp.blogspot.com/

Marcie - http://www.cardmakinchaos.blogspot.com/

Leslie - http://thecrookedstamper.blogspot.com/

Pat - http://patacakespages.blogspot.com/

Beverly - http://beestamper.blogspot.com/
Yolanda - http://yolanda-imaginemakeshare.blogspot.com/
Judy - http://jarfullofjoy.blogspot.com/

Unity Friends With Flair

2011-09-16T07:37:00.001-04:00

I am sharing a layout today for Friends With Flair, finally I have gotten a bit of my scrappy mojo back....or at least the desire to scrapbook back!

This was an old tyme photo day at my son's daycare last year. He looks so funny in that ruffly shirt, he is such a "boy" and the ruffled satin shirt is just not him! LOL! He looks quite happy wearing it though!

The paper I used is Bo Bunny Etc. and is available at Paper Wings, for those of you that are in New Jersey, you should visit there for some shopping, just sayin! The journaling stamp is by Unity (sorry I can't find the link for it on the website, it might have been part of an old kit of the month!)

If you're looking for some more inspiration today, stop by the Unity blog to see who else is hopping today!

Supplies:

Paper~Bo Bunny Etc., Black Shimmer cardstock from Paper Wings (i forget the brand)

Stamp~Unity Journaling Block

Ink~Memento Tuxedo Black

Ribbon~Maya Road from Paper Wings

Other~Martha Stewart Border Punch, Liquid Pearls, vintage buttons from my stash, handmade flower using scallop punches and Maya Road trim, Making Memories felt alphas, Cosmo Cricket alphas, Divine Twine, Recollections resin flower, Elle's studio journaling tag, Ranger Distress Ink Tea Dye

Happy Owl-oween

2011-09-14T10:43:00.000-04:00

Happy Wednesday everyone! Today I wanted to share two different cards I made using this one Spooky Owl image by Hambo.

I just love this guy perched on his spooky little branch and I think for my next card he will need a full moon behind him, don't you agree?!?!

Have a great day, thanks for coming by today!

Pumpkin Boy

2011-09-12T13:24:00.000-04:00

Happy Monday!

I had so much fun coloring up this digital image by Hambo! and there are so many possibilities with fence, for other banners or adding a little scene in front of it! I will definitely be using this image A LOT this fall season!

Did you know Hambo Stamps is now on Twitter?!?!

Hambo is also having a DT call for their next 4 month term. I can tell you first hand, they are SO much fun to work with, and very generous. I have had a blast the past several months and am sad to see my term come to an end. All the details on the DT call can be found HERE!

Have a great week! and thanks for your comments, they always make me smile!

Friends With Flair

2011-09-09T12:32:00.000-04:00

Another Friday is here already! Where did this week go?!?!?! Here's another card I made using Unity's Vintage Fruit Bundle Pack. Stop by the Unity Blog to see the rest of the hop participants!

If you'd like to take a peek at my Hambo Festive Fall card, scroll down a bit! Have a great weekend!

Have a Festive Fall

2011-09-08T20:02:00.000-04:00

Hey There! I'm back! Disney and the first day of Kindergarten are behind us and it's time to welcome in Fall soon! Love this time of year and I love this little Scarecrow Pig by Hambo!!!! and the sentiment is Festive Fall by Hambo and how CUTE it is!!! and the FALL portion is so fun for paper piecing!

Thanks for coming by today and Have a Festive Fall!!!

Fruity Friends With Flair

2011-08-26T09:56:00.000-04:00

I haven't had a chance to play along with Friends with Flair in ages, it seems! I made 3 cards with the Unity Vintage Fruit stamps for a class at Paper Wings, so I thought I would share one here today.
Lesley Langdon did a video on Unity TV awhile back with these stamps and I followed her tutorial, somewhat, but used Twinkling H2O's in place of the Distress Stains. It's hard to see in the picture here, but the background panel has a nice subtle shimmer to it.

Well, that's all for now, I've got to finish packing, it appears we may be evacuated due to Hurricane Irene! We are supposed to leave for Disney Saturday, so it looks like we will be starting our trip a little early. Wish us luck getting to Florida ~ yikes!

5 Year Old Humor

2011-08-25T23:57:00.000-04:00

Please don't judge when you see my card! Remember people, I live with a 33 year old ~~boy~~ man and a 5 year old boy. After awhile, if you can't beat 'em, you have to join 'em! Yes, I have to admit, sometimes in my house the humor is quite juvenile and of an icky nature!
So when I saw the Ham On The Run image that was just released by Hambo, this card came to mind! I'm sure some of you out there are shaking your head at me and possibly a little eye rolling! But, in my defense, this would make a very funny masculine card that is sure to bring a chuckle!

Anyway~be sure to check out the New release stamps by Hambo, fun images with "punny" sentiments to match! Thanks for visiting :)

That's How I Roll.....

2011-08-24T19:19:00.000-04:00

Have you seen the ADORABLE new release stamps over at Hambo?!?! When I saw this Roller Bunny I literally squealed out loud! Isn't he SO so CUTE???!!!

I also love this sentiment that goes with it "How I Roll", or you can choose to say "Just a Hare Late....in wishing you a special day!" to make a belated birthday card!

Make sure to stop back tomorrow, to see my next card! Can you figure out what this little peek is?! LOL!
See you tomorrow!

Cheese Louise

2011-08-23T10:20:00.000-04:00

Is it really August 23rd already???? Where has the summer gone?! We are leaving for Florida on Saturday for a week's vacation, then when we come back my son will be starting Kindergarten! Forget about where did the summer go, where did the last 5 years go?!?! I am getting the tissues prepared for his first day!

On another note, I just love this little Hambo mouse, don't you?!? He's so fun to color and cut out, I had loads of fun making this little ATC.
I punched circles in different sizes from the yellow Basic Grey DP to look like swiss cheese and the little banner is cut from a Pink Paislee embellishment.

Thanks for stopping by today, your comments always make me smile!

4 Years In Heaven

2011-08-21T10:45:00.000-04:00

I love and miss you every day Mommy!

My Mother seems so far away from me,

On that beautiful white shore across the sea.

Yet I remember love’s soft glow upon her face,

And the feel of her touch and tender embrace.

When I am weary from the burdens I’ve borne,

And the path is unclear and I feel so forlorn,

I remember her loving support was always near,

And her advice made the path ahead seem clear.

When I feel there is no one who seems to care,

Or when the heartache seems too hard to bear,

I remember how she always stood by my side,

And would tenderly wipe away the tears I cried.

When there are moments of great joy and pride,

And I wish my Mother was standing at my side,

I remember she saw more than I thought I could be,

And know I owe my triumphs to her belief in me.

When I reminisce about the things she used to say,

And I miss her and think she is so far away,

I remember what she gave lives on through me,

And one day I’ll see her on the shore across the sea.

Source: Remembering My Mother

What's on Tap Tuesday

2011-08-16T10:40:00.000-04:00

If you've been over to Cindy's blog today for What's on Tap Tuesday, then you will know that she had a "twist" to her post today, she took her WOTT "on the road"!
Well, my post has a certain twist to it today too. First of all, I don't have a project to share (i know, boo!), but I am so excited to be leaving work later and driving with my sister to Philly for On The Road with Amuse Studio! We signed up at the last minute last night because we weren't sure we would have babysitter's. My lovely husband has so willingly agreed to take Dominick for the evening to hang out with Luke, so we can get our craft on in Philly! So that is what I have "on tap" for this Tuesday!
Yay! I can't wait. I will share projects later in the week!

My Minds Eye Blog Challenge #26

2011-08-13T14:47:00.000-04:00

I came across a sketch challenge on the My Minds Eye blog the other day and decided to make a layout of my son riding his bike for the first time.
Here's the sketch:

And here is my layout based on it:

As you can see, I stuck very close to the sketch and was able to complete the layout in no time at all! I combined elements from Breaking Free with paper from Abbey Road. Everything here is MME except for the buttons :)

Hope you are having a great weekend!

Giveaway Winner

2011-08-13T14:03:00.000-04:00

Hello!
Sorry I'm late on announcing the winner of my giveaway, we had company this week, graduation parties, birthday parties, an all around crazy fun time!
Random.org picked #17:
True Random Number Generator Min: Max: Result: 17 Powered by RANDOM.ORG

Nanne said...

that is so awesome!! I bet you had so much fun putting that together.. Great photos and such fun details..

hugs

Nanné from SOUS

Congratulations Nanne! Please email me with your mailing address at noraanne219@gmail.com!!!!

A Huge Bacon Bit "Happy Birthday" to Monica!

2011-08-12T08:00:00.001-04:00

So tomorrow is a special day for our fearless leader, Monica! I am so happy to have the opportunity to know Monica and the rest of the Hambo bunch! It has been great fun being on the design team for the past few months. Monica is so sweet and generous and great to work with! I hope you will join me in wishing her the HAPPIEST of Happy Birthdays!!!!!
Without further adieu, in true Hambo style, here is my card in honor of Monica's special day! (I made this card based on the sketch for Mojo Monday # 203)

Now continue along to Judy's blog to see more birthday greetings!

And in case you've lost your way, here is a full list of hoppers:

Jenn Cochran
Beverly Cole
Leslie Hanna
Libby Hickson
Dina Kowal
Karin Martin
Isabelle Mung
Paula Riley
Nora Anne Robinson (you are HERE!)
Judy Rozema
Bonnie Sharp
Marcie Sharp
Lisa Spangler

Have a great weekend!

Hambo Hoedown Hedgehog

2011-08-10T09:00:00.001-04:00

Thanks for coming by today! I am sharing a card for the Hambo Hoedown, using the adorable Hedgehog Digi Stamp and the Hoedown sketch. I just love this little critter and had so much fun coloring him!
Why not swing by the Hoedown blog and check it out and learn how you can get some adorable Hambo images for FREE! Yes I said FREE! Now run along and check it out!!!!

P.S. click HERE to enter my giveaway, one more day left!

WOTT, Giveaway Reminder, a Graduation and Santa Claus

2011-08-09T14:22:00.000-04:00

A lot of different things going on today! I'm sharing my Expedit shelves today in their current state as part of What's on Tap Tuesday. I'm happy to say that I can now walk right up to my cubes without climbing over a few piles! I still need to vacuum up lots of scraps and bits and bobs on the floor!

And here is my desk. I pulled out some papers today to start a layout of Luke the first time he tried riding his bike.

This past weekend we went to my "little" cousin's graduation/going away to college party. So proud of him, he will be leaving in a few weeks to attend Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, majoring in Engineering. I can't believe he is so grown up! I feel like he was just a little boy last week, time sure flies!

And last but not least, is a card I made for CC&M with my new Paper Smooches stamps! It never hurts to get a jump start on Christmas cards!

And don't forget you still have a few days to enter my giveaway HERE!

I'll be back tomorrow with a Hambo card!

What's On Tap Tuesday

2011-08-03T23:16:00.000-04:00

I'm late again for What's On Tap Tuesday, but here I am! I hit the floor with my project yesterday because my desk was too messy! I'm working on birthday invitations for someone and was working up a sample. In the upper right hand corner is part of a Pink Paislee kit that I recently got from HSN (thanks to my favorite enabler, Cindy!)

Here is just a shot of my messy cubes, I added one to my collection, the 3 drawers, still trying to organize, maybe someday it will happen!

And here is the card front for the invitations I am making.

That's all for now! See you soon!

The Queen

2011-08-02T09:30:00.000-04:00

This sentiment from Hambo Stamps just cracks me up! I thought I would pretty it up a bit with the Girls Paperie and some seam binding. It also goes along with the the Shabby Tea Room inspiration photo for this week, using 3 different patterns. What a gorgeous inspiration photo, I just love it!

I will be back later with my WOTT post!

And don't forget to enter my giveaway HERE! You have until August 10th!

Creative Cuts & More~Stuck on U Sketches Blog Hop! a prize and a giveaway!

2011-07-29T01:42:00.001-04:00

WELCOME TO THE CREATIVE CUTS AND MORE and STUCK ON U SKETCHES MINI SUMMER ALBUM JOINT BLOG HOP!
I am also sharing here for Friends with Flair!

You should have arrived here from Noelle's blog! If you didn't, be sure to start at the beginning, so you don't miss out on all the fun and a chance to win this fabulous prize!

To be entered to win the prize:

Become a follower of each blog
Leave a comment on each blog
Leave a comment at Die Cut Diva, letting Terry know you stopped, and commented at all the blogs!!!

So, without further ado, here is my Summer mini album, I had LOADS of fun creating this and am planning on adding more pages as the summer goes on!
I started off with an 8 x 8 Acetate album and just went a little crazy! The best thing about these albums is you can always add MORE pages to suit your needs :) and there are so many choices and assortments available at Creative Cuts and More!
To assist me in adding all my photos and embellishments to my mini album, I used the awesome Killer White Tear-able Tacky Tap 1/4 inch which made assembly a snap!

Next stop on the hop is Sandi Clarkson!!!! Don't forget to become a follower and leave a comment on each blog for your chance to win the Sea Life Mini Album Kit! a $34.99 value!

Here's a closer look at the adorable tickets from Unity's Stampin' Store Kit, Ticket To Life. I love this kit!

If you are still with me, CONGRATS! for hanging in there so long! As an added bonus for doing so, just leave a comment here on my blog and become a follower for a chance to win the {4} IPPITY KITS!!!!! pictured below! I will also include a sample pack of beautiful vintage seam binding, brand new in my Etsy shop! *sorry, due to shipping costs, prize is available to US residents only. If you are outside of the US, and would like a chance at the prize, I will pay $5.00 towards shipping cost, if you would like to share the cost with me, let me know in the comments!*

The giveaway will be open until Wednesday, August 10th, the winner will be announced on Thursday August 11th. Please be sure to leave an email address so I can contact you!

Remember the next stop on the hop is SANDI!

Let's Chill

2011-07-25T19:54:00.001-04:00

Here in New Jersey we've been experiencing quite the heat wave! Temperatures actually went above 100 three days in a row, that NEVER hardly EVER happens here. So in the spirit of trying to "stay cool" and beat the heat, I decided to make a card using my new stamps from Paper Smooches.

Hope you are "Chillin" wherever you are!

Supplies:
Kraft Outlet Cardstock
Paper Smooches Stamps
Twine from Endless Inkabilities on Etsy
Hand Dyed Seam Binding
Other: Copics, Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, Ranger Distress Ink Tea Dye, Fiskars Apron Lace punch, button from my stash

What's on Tap Tuesday (or Thursday!)

2011-07-21T19:27:00.000-04:00

Well, I took these pictures on Tuesday for Cindy's What's On Tap Tuesday, but am just getting around to posting them. I seriously don't know where the days are going this summer!
So, this first picture is something I recently accomplished. I relocated the printer's tray I use to display some of my wood stamps and also hung the shelf back up that holds my sizzix dies. About 2 months ago it fell down and I finally re-hung it (much more securely this time!)

This picture is a few cards in progress. I started these after watching one of Lesley Langdon's videos on Unity TV.

I don't have a finished projec to share with you today, I haven't had much crafting time this week.
Tomorrow I have off, Luke and I are heading to the beach to try to stay cool in the 100+ degrees they are predicting!
Have a great weekend!

Sizzlin' Summer

2011-07-17T09:19:00.000-04:00

This little piggie is done chillin' in his hammock with his cocktail and he's ready to hit the surf! Surfer Pig #3221 and Sizzlin' Summer #3204 are available at Hambo Stamps!

Wish You Were Here....

2011-07-15T20:34:00.000-04:00

My mojo made a temporary reappearance, just long enough to color up the adorable Hammock Pig #3417. He is relaxing in his hammock at sunset with a cocktail in his hand~WOW he has the life!

Have a great weekend!

You're A Lifesaver

2011-07-13T09:39:00.000-04:00

I can't believe how the summer is flying by already! The longer days still aren't long enough. I haven't even made a card in almost a week. I've done some stamping and coloring and fussy cutting, but haven't actually seen a card to completion...need to change that today!
This one was made about 2 weeks ago, but I haven't shared it yet. I love the shape of this Nestabilities Label die and I had to use the Lifeguard Stand image again from Hambo along with the Lifesaver sentiment. I love this stamp, especially since we are HUGE beach lovers! The truth is, I think the beach has stolen my mojo! LOL! Hope you are having a great week, thanks for stopping by.

Friends With Flair

2011-07-08T00:11:00.000-04:00

Today I thought I'd share this 5x7 framed art that I made with the Donna Downey Poppy Background stamp by Unity. This was one of the projects we made at a recent Stamp Camp Colleen and I did at Paper Wings.
I love this stamp, it's HUGE! and can be used for art journaling and scrapbook pages too.

I colored them in with Copics using some of the techniques that I learned at my recent Copic Certification class. I hope you like it!
I won't have any crafting time this weekend. We are heading out tomorrow to Jellystone Campground in Quarryville PA for 2 nights in our tent! Wish me luck in the July heat!

Sun & Fun

2011-07-06T18:12:00.000-04:00

I made another card for the Unity Sun & Fun Challenge which runs for a month beginning on June 15th. I just LOVE this stamp from the June Kit of the Month. I did some paper piecing on the bathing suit, towel, surf board and flip flops with some older Basic Grey Nook & Pantry.
Thanks for stopping by, I hope you are out enjoying some "Sun & Fun" of your own!

Cheese, Louise!

2011-07-05T08:59:00.000-04:00

That's what I said this morning when the alarm went off. I really do not like going back to work after a long weekend. But, who does?!?! I know I'm not alone there!

This little cutie is from Hambo Stamps and so is the sentiment. I made the card based on the first challenge yesterday at SCS for the Holiday CAS Challenges. I think there were 21 or 22 in all! I only did two! I am linking up my completed project for What's On Tap Tuesday, but not sharing my workspace today. It looks EXACTLY the same as it did last time, so I don't have anything new or exciting to share there! I have been crafting in the living room out of a bag because my desk is TOO messy. Need to get up there and clean it off! I think next Tuesday I will start sharing different areas of my craft room to change it up a bit!

Thanks for coming by, I appreciate your visits and your comments!

Now time to get out of "vacation mode" and into "work mode"!

Have a great Tuesday!

Happy Pork of July!!!

2011-07-04T12:07:00.000-04:00

I hope you are all enjoying a great day today for the 4th of July! We had a very full weekend and I am actually taking it easy today before starting the work week tomorrow. Neil and Luke went crabbing, I am staying home ~~stamping~~ cleaning and getting ready for the week ahead!
Next weekend we head to PA for a camping trip so I have a lot to do!
Here's a quick project I made for one of the Splitcoaststampers CAS Holiday Challenges going on today! Hopefully I will get some of my stuff done around the house and be able to play a little bit more!

I used Uncle Ham #3419 and Pork Of July #3416 with some Staz On ink to make these cuties! I love making these coasters, they are easy and make a great gift!

Happy 4th of July to all of my American visitors!!!!! Enjoy!

Beat The Heat!

2011-07-01T11:18:00.000-04:00

The summer is such a fun time, the beach, ball games, barbecues. But sometimes the heat gets to be a little much!
So why not duck out of the sun for a bit, and get your craft on at Paper Wings!
Check out the class section of our website for some upcoming projects as well as these coasters we will be making on July 13th @6:00pm and July 16th@1:00pm ($16.00).
Please call the store to reserve your spot and payment is required at sign up to secure your spot!!!

Paper Wings also has a variety of kits available if you'd like to drop in on a rainy day and make a project!
Hope to see you soon!

Friends With Flair

2011-07-01T09:39:00.000-04:00

Hey Everyone! I'm so excited to be off for the next four days! YAY! We plan on spending LOTS of time at the beach. So I thought I'd share my little swimsuit magnet today to go along with my beach plans!

This swimsuit stamp and sentiment is just too cute, it's one of Unity's newer Itty Bitty's and I just LOVE it! So, I decided to make a magnet out of it to hang on my fridge!

I hope you have some fun plan for the 4th of July weekend. In your spare time, be sure to swing by the Unity blog to check out all the Friends With Flair inspiration!

It Stinks

2011-06-29T10:28:00.000-04:00

I love the pretty look of this "stinky" outhouse! This is a new digi image by Hambo that you can do so much with! I think I want to have a cute bear peeking out from behind the outhouse on my next try! :) How cute would that be?!?!

The sentiment is a rubber stamp from Hambo "It Stinks" #1220, I will edit later with a link to the stamps (it's not letting me do it right now).

I made this card for this week's Color Combination challenge over on Splitcoaststampers-CC329.

I don't know about you, but I am ALWAYS in need of a Belated Birthday card, life just moves too fast these days for me to keep up!

Hambo also has an adorable skunk image that goes with this sentiment :)

Happy "Hump Day"!!!! LOL! That always makes me laugh!

Stamps-Hambo Digi Outhouse, Hambo Rubber "It Stinks"
Ink-Unity Hybrid Ink
Paper-PTI Rasberry Fizz and Kraft, Amuse Gingham, Neenah
Other-May Arts Ribbon, Recollections Pearls, Nestabilities Labels 18, Copics

Frosted Designs Challenge Sponsored by CC&M

2011-06-25T05:00:00.001-04:00

I guess my title says it all! I am here today with a card for the Frosted Designs Fabulous Friday Challenge! This weeks sponsor is Creative Cuts and More, so most of the Die Cut Divas are posting projects for their color challenge using black and white and one other color of your choice.
I decided to use the Vintage Labels Small and Vintage Labels Petite along with Butterfly #11 - Small to make a CAS, elegant card.
Be sure to check out the challenge and if you participate, you have a chance to win the Sea Life Mini Album Kit, valued at $34.99!!!!!

Thanks for visiting, I appreciate it and your comments make me smile :)

Have a great weekend!

Hambo Hoedown

2011-06-22T02:00:00.001-04:00

Check out the Hoedown today, where participants are being challenged to use twine, thread, string or fibers (no ribbon). I used embroidery floss on mine (a form of thread or string, I suppose!) The digi image this week is Pig Inmate, isn't he cute with his funny little birthday sentiment?!?!

Why don't you join in the Hambo Hoedown and you will receive next week's digi image for FREE! You can't beat that!

Pretty Princesses

2011-06-16T09:16:00.000-04:00

I am sharing this layout over on Die Cut Diva today. I love this line by Crate Paper and since I have a boy, I have to use my nieces as subjects for this girly goodness :) The green and brown scallop circles are from Creative Cuts and More, and I think they add a lot with the scalloped edges without taking too much away from the pretty patterned paper.

The border across the bottom was made with the new lace tape from Love My Tapes. I LOVE this stuff and you get so much in the roll! The crepe is from Mon Ami Gabby and so much fun to work with too!

The Event ticket and the little pendants behind the doll are none other than The BEST from Ippity! My all time favorite stamp set that I am going to wear out soon :)

Monday Mojo with Hambo

2011-06-14T23:56:00.001-04:00

My card today was made based on the Mojo Monday #195 sketch, I just changed things up a little bit to suit my needs! The lifeguard stand is by Hambo #3418 as well as the sentiment Life-Saver #3406. Have you checked out the Hoedown blog?! Lots of fun things going on, what are you waiting for?!?! Join the Hoedown challenge each week for your chance at a free weekly digi!

Oh, and here is my work space tonight for What's on Tap Tuesday #10 and What's on Your Workdesk Wednesday #106. I wanted to spend time with my husband on the couch so I brought my craftiness downstairs on a TV tray. I made the finished card above as well as a layout for this week's Creative Cuts & More DT project. I'll be sharing that on Thursday, so be sure and swing by to see what I did with the pink crepe paper you see sitting on my couch!

Beyond Happy For You

2011-06-13T20:09:00.000-04:00

Here I go using The BEST again! I just can't stop! :)

Click here to join the Ippity Linky Party.

Click here to purchase Ippity stamps!

Stamps~Ippity The BEST

Paper~The Shabby Green Door, Neenah

Other~Martha Stewart Border and Corner Punch, Gingham Ribbon and Button from my stash, Twine courtesy of Noelle! Nestabilities Lacey Circles, Bling by Prima

Luke Is Turning 5!

2011-06-12T17:21:00.000-04:00

I have had this ferris wheel stamp for the longest time and I just love it, however I have never used it. I finally found the PERFECT occasion to ink it up! We are having Luke's birthday party at Fantasy Island, a nearby amusement park. As you drive down the island, you know it's approaching when you can see the top of the BIG ferris wheel!
When we decided to have his party there, I knew right away that I would use this stamp to make the invitations. I kept them pretty simple since I had to make multiples, I get very bored mass producing! I'm a one and done kind of girl!
I can't wait to celebrate my baby's 5th birthday and see the joy on his face as he enjoys the rides with all his friends and cousins!

Hambo Hoedown!

2011-06-08T08:00:00.001-04:00

Good Morning Everyone!
Welcome to this week's Hambo Hoedown! If you haven't been by the Hoedown blog, what are you waiting for?!?! Hop on over there and check out all the fun!
For my card today, I used the Hoedown sketch, along with Uncle Ham #3419 and Pork of July #3416! Love this set!
The paper is Pink Paislee and the flag background is a K&Co die cut.
Join in the fun this week and you will receive a FREE digital image next week for participating! Can't beat that :)

Ippity Release Party Day #3!

2011-06-07T04:00:00.002-04:00

I don't know about you, but I am having a BLAST seeing all the samples with the new Ippity releases!

Today on the Ippity blog, we are showcasing several stamp sets. The ones I used for the first card are The Man and The Best (of course! can't get enough of this set!) I also made the first card with two challenges in mind. The Mojo Monday #194 sketch, and the Kraft Outlet's "It's A Guy Thing" challenge.
(Like my twine?! Get your's HERE!)

For my second card I used New Season, New Wonder and I paired it up with the Sweet cherry border from one of my past Unity Kit's of the Month. All of these stamps work SO WELL together! That's the beauty! I'll be submitting this card to the All Things Unity challenge, ATU32, From the Hearth~use your food inspired stamps, along with the Unity Tooty Fruity Challenge!

So, you don't have to deprive yourself of these awesome stamps one minute longer! Just click HERE and it will take you to Stamp HEAVEN! aka, my Ippity Blog! :)

Always FREE SHIPPING for orders within the U.S.!

The Best Is Seriously THE BEST!

2011-06-06T07:17:00.003-04:00

I am having SO much fun with this stamp set! There are really so many different ways to use it! Click HERE to order yours today and enjoy FREE SHIPPING! And every order receives a pack of 12 - 6x6 patterned papers and coordinating ribbon!

I've been on a hand-stitching kick lately! I can't seem to make a card without stitching on it! I used my Sew Easy (available at Paper Wings), the original head to go around the card border and for the ribbon I just poked holes all around and stitched with WRMK embroidery floss. I used a circle punch, a scalloped circle punch and a circle nestability to create the ribbon, the "tails" are different stamps from THE BEST. The papers are all from Crate Paper. I used Glossy Accents to highlight the #1, it's still wet here so it looks a little cloudy! I'll have to take a new photo now that it is dry :)

Hop on over to the Ippity blog for more release party fun today!

And click HERE to see my feature on the Unity blog!

Ippity Release Party

2011-06-05T06:50:00.000-04:00

Have you been to the Ippity blog yet?! Make sure to check it out for some fun games and prizes! And when you are ready to shop, just click HERE to enjoy FREE SHIPPING!!!!!!!!!

Kit Used - Flowers + Friends = Priceless

Friends With Flair and the Shabby Tea Room

2011-06-02T22:43:00.001-04:00

I submitted a card earlier this week to the Shabby Tea Room. I had so much fun with it that I made another one! I guess I've been on a shabby chic kick lately. And tonight I decided to do some embossing on my card. I used the "My Heart Sings" stamp from the Unity May 2011 KOM with some Girls Paperie. The gingham paper for the card base is Amuse and I finished it off with some hand dyed seam binding, embroidery floss and a trinket pin that I made. (I hope it's not too far of a stretch to call the letter pebbles "buttons" to qualify for this challenge!)

Before you go~only a few more days until the June release from Ippity! All 5 kits have been revealed and you can pre-order now HERE! Shipping is included in all kit prices and you will also receive 12 6x6 papers with coordinating ribbon.

What's On Tap Tuesday?!?!

2011-06-02T22:21:00.000-04:00

Better late than never, I always say! This week sorta flew by me. It took until Wednesday to recover from the weekend. With the beautitful sunny weather, we were barely at home, so laundry piled up, etc. and there was not much crafting going on. I tried this week to do a bit of this and a bit of that. All I seemed to accomplish was creating a mess and starting 5 different projects! I did finish one though, a card for tomorrow's Friends With Flair. I'll be posting that later, but in the meantime, here is my desk at the current moment. I need to clean it up before getting crafty this weekend!

And be sure to check out Cindy's blog for the rest of the What's On Tap Tuesday participants!

Oink Oink!

2011-06-01T08:22:00.001-04:00

I couldn't resist that! So I mentioned last week, I had a secret. Today is the day I am able to reveal it :)

For the next 4 months I will be a proud member of the Hambo Stamps Design Team "aka" a Bacon Bit! Isn't that the cutest name for the Design Team members?!?! If you are familiar with Hambo Stamps you already know they have a lot of cute "piggie" images as well as an array of punny, humorous stamps. They are so much fun to work with and I was lucky to be ~~pigged~~ picked to be on their Rubber Team, so I will be designing with stamps from their rubber collection through September 2011. Be sure to check out the Hambo blog, Talk to the Ham, today for the rest of the new Bacon Bits, rubber and digi team!!!!
I am so excited and would love to share my first card with you using 2 new digi images, Orange and Yam Kids - digi. Aren't they cute?! and they are available now in the digi shop!

Be sure to stop back often to check out my Hambo projects!

Supplies:
Digi Images by Hambo Stamps ~ Orange and Yam kids - digi
Pop-Up A2 Insert Card Base by Creative Cuts & More
Copics
Scallop Scissors
Martha Stewart Punch; Fiskars Scalloped Oval Punch, SU Oval Punch
Cricut Cartridge ~ From My Kitchen
Fork Brad by Eyelet Outlet
AMuse Twinkles
Embroidery Floss WRMK
Creative Cafe Felt Heart Button

The Shabby Tea Room Challenge Week #54

2011-05-30T13:26:00.000-04:00

Happy Memorial Day! I made a quick card for this week's Shabby Tea Room challenge #54, 2 patterned papers, 4 buttons and 6 layers, along with an inspiration photo.
Here is my card:

I used one gingham fabric button and three little white buttons, that I colored black with Copics. The paper is from the Girls Paperie and I used OLD Daisy D's rubon tape around the edges, love this stuff!

Here is the inspiration photo:

I drew my inspiration from the doilies and the pink and blue. I punched a doily from my PTI die and the cake ticket is from MadeByJanet on Etsy. You should check out her shop, it's gorgeous!

Thanks for stopping by today! Gotta run, I'm off to the beach!

Friends With Flair

2011-05-27T07:28:00.002-04:00

I broke out some of my older Unity Kits of the Month (November 2009 and September 2009) for today's card as well as a brand new one from the Uniquely Unity Archivers kit. I love the flower, I made with Crepe Paper sheets that I picked up at the Scrapbook Expo from the Mon Amie booth and die cut with my Big Shot to make the different size flower layers. I sewed the layers together and topped it off with a little Recollections bling.

You can see the full list of Friends with Flair on the Unity blog and don't forget to check out the NEW IPPITY RELEASES on Pre-Order now releasing June 5th!

Here's a peek at one of them, visit my Ippity Blog to see the rest and get your pre-orders in!

Everything's Owlright

2011-05-26T09:44:00.000-04:00

I just adore the Everything's Owlright stamp set by Wilson Design Stamps!

Isn't the little washi tape stamp just SO cute :) The customer service was great too, shipped immediately and I had my new stamps within a couple of days!

Guest Blogger

2011-05-25T13:19:00.000-04:00

Come by and see me today over at Creative Grace! Jill's blog has been taken over by a series of guest bloggers while she is busy getting down to the wire with graduation and her thesis. Join me in wishing her a big congratulations on all of her hard work!

WOYWW

2011-05-25T07:31:00.003-04:00

I decided to snap a picture this morning again and join in on What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday?! It does look a little different than yesterday's What's On Tap Tuesday mess and my finished card is laying there too! I used my Cricut again, so excited about that. The poor thing hasn't been touched in close to a year, but now that I (sort of) have a spot for it and it stays plugged in, that baby is going to see some miles!

On the lower right under the Basic Grey pad is a SUPER SECRET project I am working on. I have a secret that I am getting ready to tell on June 1st :) So stay tuned.....

Have a great day! And be sure to check out the NEW IPPITY RELEASES, they are on Pre-Order NOW! Releasing June 5th!

Welcome Little One

2011-05-24T20:46:00.000-04:00

I had some free time after work today, and I have been wanting to play along in the Shabby Tea Room Challenge, I just love browsing that blog, so much shabby goodness :) This week's challenge is "Sweet Baby" and below is the inspiration photo. We are asked to make a baby themed project, not necessarily using the colors in the photo.

Here is the card I came up with using some of the new goodies I got at the Scrapbook Expo last week as well as my Ippity Moonbeams & Heartstrings set.

Stamps~Ippity Moonbeams & Heartstrings

Paper~Melissa Frances 5th Avenue

Ink~Unity Hybrid, Ranger Distress Ink Antique Linen

Other~Nestabilities Lacey Squares, Seam Binding, Copics, Bloomer from Mon Amie, Recollections Pearls, Diamond Dust

Click HERE! to see the fabulous new Ippity releases coming out on June 5th!!!!!!!

Mojo Monday, What's On Tap Tuesday?! and Unity Tooty Fruity Challenge!

2011-05-24T00:39:00.000-04:00

Hi! I'm back again for this week's installment of What's On Tap Tuesday?! Since it is 12:18 am, it is officially Tuesday and I just finished my card for the Unity Tooty Fruity Challenge using this week's Mojo Monday #192 sketch.

Here is my card:

Here is what my desk looks like:

And Noelle asked to see a full view of my new table. It's nothing fancy, but I love it. It's the perfect size for this little corner and the legs are adjustable.

And if you haven't done so already, check out my Ippity Blog for the new upcoming release on June 5th!

Ippity New Release

2011-05-22T22:20:00.000-04:00

Have you seen the 5 new stamp sets being released by Ippity on June 5th?!?!?! I can hardly contain my excitement over the art they have come up with! You can pre-order now on my Ippity blog! and remember I offer FREE SHIPPING in the U.S. (International orders please mail me for shipping quote) and every order comes with 12 sheets of 6x6 paper and coordinating ribbon.

Leave a comment and let me know what you think of the new stamps!

Friday Night Friends With Flair

2011-05-20T21:16:00.003-04:00

I didn't have time today to post, I was RUNNING all day! Half a day of work, then jumped in the car and off to the Scrapbook Expo. I had the pleasure of sharing a quick meal and a short visit with Cindy before heading off for a marathon shopping trip. There was way TOO MUCH to see in the short time I was there!
I got home and settled in and just notice on the Unity blog that the Friends with Flair link is still open, so I thought I'd share this little coaster art I made for my design team post at Creative Cuts & More.

Have a great weekend! Oh, and before you go~you should REALLY check out my Ippity blog, the NEW RELEASES are showing on the right side bar and I am taking PRE-ORDERS! The new stamps are scheduled to begin shipping the first week in June!
Here's a peek for you, but to see the rest, you have to go here --------->>>>> Ippity!

If you're still with me, you should also pop over to Cindy's blog! She has an awesome card she is sharing for FWF, but the linky closed early before she could add her link. You don't want to miss her darling card!

Keep Calm and Carry On

2011-05-19T09:06:00.000-04:00

I love this stamp by Rubber Soul! I scooped it up so fast when I saw it at the Ink Pad in New York! I love the CAS look of these note cards :) I made one for my cousin, she just found out she is losing her job so I thought the sentiment was perfect for her. Then I just couldn't stop making them!

See you tomorrow for Unity's Friends with Flair!

Happy Birthday Dominick and Lindsey!

2011-05-18T11:32:00.000-04:00

My niece and nephew both turn 4 this month. They are best little buddies and they attend pre-school together. They are too cute and I love them to pieces! They had a joint bowling party this past weekend with all their little friends. Of course, me being last minute as usual, I made their birthday cards an hour before we had to leave for the party. So I kept it simple and made them sort of matching.

Stamps~Image by Close To My Heart, sentiment by Amuse, Paper~Amuse & Neenah, Other~Copic Markers

Stamps~Image and sentiment by Amuse, Paper~Amuse & Neenah, Other~Copic Markers

What's On Tap Tuesday?!

2011-05-17T10:07:00.000-04:00

I missed last week, but I'm joining Cindy (aka the Crafty Frugalista) today for the 6th week of What's On Tap Tuesday? where we share our workspaces, finished projects, craftrooms, or whatever you happen to be working on! I think I got that right!

I dont' have a "finished" project to share, just a bunch of works in progress! My desk is pretty neat compared to usual since I got a new table for Mother's Day.

And YES, that is my Cricut in the upper left corner! I vow to keep it plugged in and in a (somewhat) cleared off space so I can use the bazillion cartridges me and my sister have accumulated! Along with some stars that I punched and covered in German Glitter Glass.

In the below photo, you can see my Uniquely Unity kit that I cut up and am ready to start assembling.

Down here are a small collection of trinket pins I started making again for my Etsy shop. I used to sell a lot of these at craft fairs (along with the decoupaged vintage music flowers) but since I don't have time for craft fairs these days, I thought I might load up my Etsy shop again.

As you can see here, I've outgrown my Ranger Distress Ink storage box! LOL! They are multiplying!

I just got the Wilson Designs stamp set and was playing with that a bit too! Finished project to follow soon :)

And of course, my little crafty companion! (and my other MESSY MESSY table in the upper right corner, still trying to clean up and organize there!)

Luke is decorating a little chicken bank with his Bic Mark-it collection! These are "his" markers that he is allowed to use in the loft ONLY! I passed them down to him recently since I have a large Copic collection now.

Thanks for stopping by for What's On Tap Tuesday! Why not join us and link up your space HERE!

Hambo Stamps

2011-05-16T10:08:00.001-04:00

Good Monday Morning! I can try to be cheery, but I cannot lie~I do not love Mondays! Each weekend is like a lovely little vacation spent with my favorite people :) and then Monday morning comes and I am forced out of bed way too soon and forced to kiss my little boy goodbye and be deprived of his cuteness all day long (boohoo!) But, this is life!
I thought I would share two cards I made for the Hambo Stamps Design Team call. They provided these two super cute digital images to work with, and I had a lot of fun playing with them!
I really haven't been using my Copics much at all in the past year, but suddenly, I can't get enough of them again! I'm trying to get in practice for the Copic Certification class I am taking next month in Philly. I CAN'T WAIT! It's going to be such a fun day out with the girls!
Have a great week!

Stamp~Hambo Digital, Sentiment~Computer Generated, Paper~Cosmo Cricket, Other~EK Success Corner Punch, Nestabilities, Memory Box Bling, Bow Maker, Gingham Ribbon from Michael's, Copics

Stamp~Hambo Digital, Sentiment~Computer Generated, Paper~My Mind's Eye, AMuse, Vellum, Other~Cricut, Life's A Beach Cartridge, Stickles, Copics, Ranger Distress Inks,

I Have A Secret!

2011-05-12T14:21:00.000-04:00

Shhhh.....don't tell! Just click HERE and at the bottom of this beautiful post, you will see a little sneaky peeky of something wonderful coming soon!

The 3 Quickest Cards I Ever Made

2011-05-11T22:41:00.000-04:00

The past two weeks have just been a jumble of crazy busy-ness! Taking care of my Grammy after her fall has been consuming my evenings after work and although I don't mind one bit, everything else has piled up! Loads of laundry, Luke's school paperwork on the kitchen table, bills and mail, and of course~crafty projects! When I looked at my calendar and realized I HAD to get to the post office to send a notecard set to my cousin for her fundraiser before I missed it, I also realized I had only made 3 of the 6 notecards. Ooops! So the three cards below were whipped out in about 15 minutes and the mess on my desk still sits from 2 nights ago! UGH! Someone please stop the Merry-Go-Round, I want to get off for 5 minutes!

K& Co Nectar DP, PTI Kraft Cardstock, Unity Kit of the Month Stamps

K& Co Nectar DP, PTI Kraft Cardstock, Bazzill Cardstock, Unity Kit of the Month Stamps, Fiskars Apron Lace Punch

K& Co Nectar DP, PTI Kraft Cardstock, Bazzill Cardstock, Fiskars Apron Lace Punch, Ippity Simply Home Stamps

Unity National Scrapbook Day Recipe Challenge

2011-05-09T23:32:00.000-04:00

I didn't have any crafty time this weekend~can you believe it?!?! National Scrapbooking Day and nada from me in the crafty department, too much else going on! But when I saw this challenge and the SWEET prize Unity is so generously offering, I had to whip something up!
The recipe was a no-brainer! I am not much of a cook, I am not bad at it, but I just don't really enjoy it, I would rather be playing with paper. But this Taco Soup recipe that I found on the Elle's Studio blog is SO simple and SO delicious! I love to make it with ground turkey and I alter it a bit (reducing the amount of beans, less for me to pick out since I don't like them! LOL!)
If you like tacos, you should definitely try it, it's easy and DELICIOUS! I think it makes a great winter, cold weather recipe, which is why I added the sentiment at the top :)
Thanks for looking!

Unity Stamps used:
Good Times Vintage Banner (LOVE this set and it's on sale right now!)
October 2010 Kit of the Month-Take Time To Laugh
Ippity Stamps used:
Alphabetically Adorable
Gurnsey Gingham

Ippity on Etsy!

2011-05-08T22:06:00.000-04:00

Did you know that Ippity is now on ETSY! Check it out and be sure to stay tuned for a new release in the coming weeks! We have LOTS of excitement coming your way!

Sexy Nurse

2011-05-07T10:12:00.000-04:00

My sister's Father-In-Law is back in the hospital and today is his birthday. He's my buddy and I always joke with him and call him a "Dirty Old Man". He is from Italy and he always replies in his best broken English "I'm no dirty, I take shower today"! It's been a running joke for years, so this Sexy Nurse image from Victoria Case was perfect for his birthday card. HAPPY BIRTHDAY Vinnie!!! Get Well Soon!

What's On Tap Tuesday?!

2011-05-03T10:00:00.002-04:00

Have you seen Cindy's new weekly feature, What's On Tap Tuesday?! I missed it last week, but it's a whole lotta fun getting a peek into where other's create, so I hope to participate as often as I can! and I have quite a photo heavy post for you today full of peeks into my life!

First, I will start by saying I am self-diagnosed with A.D.D., I can't seem to finish any one project before starting work on the next. This is true in my crafty world, in my work world, in my housekeeping world, but i always manage to get things done! So you'll understand a bit of why this post is all over the place!
I started working on this little bird the other day which is a part of my DT post at Creative Cuts & More this Thursday.

Here's the little bird again with a stack of Distress Inks behind him :)

While I was working on the bird, Luke was doing a little artwork of his own, so here is a peek at his workspace!

Both of our projects got abandoned when Grammy took a spill. She is 93 and lives alone, at her insistence, so we have been spending A LOT of time there the past few days. Love this spunky lady!

In the midst of all of this, I am also wrapping up Phase I of my stamp cataloging project! Here are three binders that I've had for awhile that I decided to continue using to store some of my clear and cling stamps that I've cataloged. Whatever doesn't fit in these will go in my 3 drawer Sterilite. (To the left are my AWESOME new Thin Stuftainers that I discovered (thanks to Noelle!) and these hold a small portion of my Unity stamps. I have some more of these on order and plan on converting ALL of my Unity and Ippity stamps into these containers-I LOVE how sleek they are and how they really streamline my Unity/Ippity storage and keep them all so neat and organized!

Here's a peek inside of one of the binders above, this one holds My Favorite Things and Stampendous, as well as Pink Paislee and Memory Box.

and then some pages of my new stamp catalog! I am SO proud of this :) and once again, I owe a thanks to Noelle for giving me the push to take on this project!

Thanks for visiting me today :) and why don't you join in sharing YOUR space on WOTT?!??!

More Cards from the One Little Spark Extravaganza

2011-05-02T16:08:00.000-04:00

Here are two more cards from the One Little Spark extravaganza that I did with Pat at her shop that I haven't shared here yet.

This Amuse house is intended to be a holiday stamp, however, Pat had the cute idea to turn the little peppermint sticks next to the door into "lollipop bushes" using green Flower Soft. The color matched the Memory Box DP perfectly.

Two more Amuse stamps here on this Clean and Simple 4th of July card. I just love mini square cards, something so cute about them!

Have a great week!

Happy 3rd Birthday Unity!

2011-05-01T10:22:00.000-04:00

In honor of Unity's 3rd birthday, I am going to share again the first card I ever made with my first Unity purchase. I came across this Kit of the Month (now retired) on a blog and searched and searched until I found where it came from! The rest is history, I have been addicted ever since!

So, join me in wishing a Happy Birthday to Unity and MANY MORE!!!! I look forward to watching you grow and grow in the years to come :)

p.s. Can't wait for the mailman to bring me my fabulous May Kit of the Month!!!!! Have you seen it yet?!?!

Friends With Flair

2011-04-29T06:43:00.001-04:00

TGIF!!!!
Today for the Friends with Flair blog hop, I am sharing two notecards using Ippity stamps, that will be part of a set to go with my CC&M Card Portfolio. I did just have this on my blog for the 365 challenge, but this is a closer look at two of the notecards. Gotta run! 6:30 am and I am late for my walk/run (my new daily ritual :) This is a big feat for me since I am NOT a morning person!
Hope you have a great start to your weekend!

p.s. don't forget there is still time to sign up to get the April Kit of the Month! You don't want to miss it!~

Project Life

2011-04-28T20:41:00.002-04:00

About a month or so ago, I discovered Project Life. I had heard of it before but never really paid much attention. Once I realized the idea behind it, I knew it was for me! I've been struggling lately with scrapbooking....for some reason I keep making cards instead, but I REALLY want to continue scrapbooking, so this little guy will know HOW MUCH I love him and will have lots of memories of his childhood!

I still plan on scrapbooking in the traditional way, but this is a way of keeping up a bit more with the every day and I'm so excited about it!
Thanks for visiting, your comments mean so much :) HUGS!~

365 Cards Challenge Blog

2011-04-28T09:40:00.000-04:00

I came across this cool blog that has a new card challenge every day! How fun is that?!?! Click here and go check out 365 Cards!
Today's challenge is to use kraft paper and a nature theme. I used the Card Portfolio from Creative Cuts and More in kraft and some nature themed paper and stamps from Ippity to complete my project. For the life of me right now I cannot remember the paper manufacturer, but since it is so cute, I will update later with it!

Thanks for stopping by today :)

Blog Giveaway!

2011-04-26T14:59:00.000-04:00

Click HERE for your chance to win this awesome Blog Candy from Paper Wings!

Become a follower of Paper Wings, leave a comment, and you could win:

Unity Itty Bitty

Mudd Puddles

Sew Easy Stitch Piercer

Craft Tags

Ranger Distress Stain

Smooch

Liquid Pearls

Websters Pages Bloomers

Basic Grey 6x6 Hopscotch Paper Pad

You have until Midnight on May 1st to enter!!!!!!! What are you waiting for?!?!

Fun At One Little Spark

2011-04-23T21:18:00.002-04:00

Here are two of the cards I made for the Extravaganza today at One Little Spark with my friend Pat. It was a rainy miserable day, perfect crafty weather, we had some laughs and at the end of 3 classes, the women left with 12 cards. So much fun!

Paper: Memory Box and Neenah

Stamps: Sentiment by AMuse, Pictureesque Flip Flops by Great Impressions

Other: Copic Markers

Paper: Memory Box; AMuse

Stamps: Memory Box

Other: Papertrey Ink Die, Fiskars Scalloped Oval Punches, Copic Markers, Martha Stewart Twine

Good Friday Friends With Flair and April SFYTT

2011-04-22T00:11:00.001-04:00

Since Unity is sponsoring April's Sketch For You To Try, I decided to play along! I always have great intentions of doing all kinds of challenges, but never seem to get around to them. However, since this one gives you a whole month, it was one I could definitely get to!

I used the 6x6 Memory Box Brioche paper pack I just got from One Little Spark~I just LOVE the colors and the patterns in this line. The little Making Memories hearts started out a mauve color, so I colored them with Copics to match better.

I did some heavy distressing with my scissor and then further distressed the edges with Antique Linen Distress Ink. The twine at the bottom was a gift from my friend Noelle and you can get your own by clicking HERE (great price and FREE shipping)! I distressed that a bit too with Antique Linen.

Last, but not least, the big GORGEOUS tea cup stamp is from Unity's December 2010 Kit of the Month and I love that the sentiment is built right in!

Thanks for coming by today, make sure to check out the Unity blog to see the full list of Friends with FLAIR!

P.S. Have you seen the April Kit of the Month? Cute cute cute!

CLICK HERE FOR A BLOG GIVEAWAY THAT INCLUDES

A SWEET UNITY ITTY BITTY CUPCAKE!!!

Die Cut Divas

2011-04-21T07:00:00.001-04:00

Come over and see me today at Die Cut Diva! I am sharing this layout using the Scallop Circle in kraft, love this die cut background, you can use it in so many fun ways! and Terry has EVERY color you could imagine! I stamped the background with Gurnsey Gingaham by Ippity (which was an afterthought which is why it's so messy!)
I used a variety of Unity stamps on this layout as well, the bunny up in the left hand corner is from the January 2010 Kit of the Month and the egg in the lower right hand corner is from the February 2009 Kit of the Month. The Memories journaling stamp is from the January 2011 Kit of the Month.
The flowers and birds are cut from My Little Shoebox Home Tweet Home, in stock at Paper Wings right now! The striped paper behind the Scallop Circle is also MLS Home Tweet Home!

What's On Tap Tuesday?!

2011-04-19T20:48:00.000-04:00

I am joining the very talented Cindy (aka Scrapcollectr) aka the Crafty Frugalista (or as I like to call her, the Queen of the Tri-Shutter Cards!) this week over at her blog in sharing our work spaces. Here is her description of her new "What's On Tap Tuesday" taken from her initial blog post:

"I've been participating in a weekly blog hop based in the U.K. called What's on Your Workspace Wednesday. It's loads of fun but I'd like to bring it across the pond by starting a similar weekly hop called What's On Tap Tuesday? (WOTT?) I just think it would be fun to share what's going on on our desktops and/or in our lives each week. Maybe focus on a favorite tool or a daily adventure, as an example. Finished projects are not required but always welcome. Would you like to play? I'll have a Linky area every Tuesday so we can hop around easily. If I can get at least 20 interested bodies involved, I will just have to select a random person to get a little crafty RAK prize. Let's up the ante, too. I'll also post a question to consider answering in the comment field. Let's get to know each other better!"

So, here I go as I hang my head in shame over the mess I created!!! If you'd like to join in, Cindy has a Mr. Linky at the bottom of this post to share what you have on tap for this Tuesday!

In the above picture you see my bin of Copic Markers hiding in the background, I've been making an effort to use these again! Even though they scare me a little bit! I certainly have a big enough supply but since I haven't used them in awhile, I feel like I color like a Pre-Schooler! You will also see some Tim Holtz goodies, including the new Distress Stains I just got from Paper Wings, FUN STUFF and some Tim Holtz stamps in use!

Off to the right in this picture are some fun goodies I just received from Memorable Seasons in the mail including some Fancy Pants It's The Little Things buttons and design embellishments. Jill is awesome, she will hold your order until you accumulate $75.00, therefore free shipping! and she always runs great sales! So this order was a long time coming :)

Here are some paper scraps and two cards I made for an upcoming event at One Little Spark.

Another yummy stack of paper goodness!!!! This is Webster's Pages Ladies and Gents line and some My Little Shoebox that just arrived at Paper Wings!

And last but not least, I just had to include my latest Unity Kit of the Month!!!!!! It arrived in my mailbox a few days ago, very early this month which was a nice surprise!

Thanks for stopping by and why not join us for What's On Tap Tuesday?!?! Come on, show us YOUR workspace (aka mess!)

H{ippity} Hop~Easter's on it's way!

2011-04-18T06:00:00.003-04:00

With that title, I guess you are expecting an Easter card! But, instead I have a flower-y card to share today. I made a similar one recently with Unity stamps.This one is using a few Ippity images and the same Tim Holtz tissue tape technique that I used here.
I hope you all have a great week! and a wonderful Easter!

The Ippity sets I used today were: The Simple Things, sentiment from Music of My Heart, heart from Devoted, and butterfly from Now & Always.

Be sure to visit Patricia, she is the next stop on the hop!

Friends With Flair

2011-04-15T08:29:00.000-04:00

Quick post and run today! I am going to Luke's school to blow bubbles for autism, easter egg hunt and party! And it's a half day to begin spring break so I get to bring him home with me (I am off work ALL day!) YAY!!!!

Happy Friday!

p.s. Check out the Unity blog for the Mr. Linky list of blog hoppers today!

First Creative Cuts and More Design Team Post

2011-04-14T08:42:00.000-04:00

My sweet friend Noelle, invited me to be on the Creative Cuts and More Design Team! I am so excited to be working with the other talented women using these fun products! Today is my first post as a DT Member, so stop by the Die Cut Diva blog to check out my post. Here's a little peek!

Thank you for stopping by today! I appreciate your visits!

H{ippity} Hop Monday

2011-04-11T06:00:00.000-04:00

For today's H{ippity} Hop, I made this cute little bird magnet using the birds from Ippity's Fall For You and the sentiment from Simply Home, along with some Girls Paperie. The shape was die cut from my Stampin' Up Top Note Die and then I added a couple of magnet strips on the back. The doily is die cut from Papertrey Ink's Doily Details Collection, and the strip of vintage cream cardstock is embossed with Swiss Dots, then distressed with Ranger Antique Linen Distress Ink.

Thanks for stopping by today, make sure to visit Sarah, she is the next stop on the hop!

40th Birthday Belated Recap - Part I

2011-04-09T11:45:00.000-04:00

My husband surprised me with a trip to New York City for my 40th birthday. I was so impressed, he made all the plans and arranged for a babysitter for the weekend all without me knowing.

This is me in the hotel lobby waiting for my husband to check us in. He sent me away, I should have been suspicious! So I entertained myself by taking my own picture while I was waiting!

He came back from the front desk and told me our room wasn't quite ready yet, so we went to the Pig and Whistle, the Irish Pub right next door (I know, how convenient is THAT!) We had a few beers and an appetizer.

When we finally went and checked into our hotel, SURPRISE!!!!!!!! My sister Sue and her husband Barrie, my best friend Stacey and her husband Jay, Audra, Kelly, and Glenn were all there having a party of their own waiting to surprise me!!!!!!!!! I was greeted with balloons, gifts and a full bar in the room! Everyone had booked rooms in the same hotel and we were going to hang out together all weekend! I could not have been HAPPIER! My sister came up from West Virginia, and one of my best friends, Audra came up from Maryland to celebrate with me-her husband was home with the flu :(

After hanging out in the room a bit, we went to dinner at Patsy's (yum!)

Then on to a Comedy Show!

In a cab back to our side of town! Our hotel had a club in the lobby, we checked it out a bit, but then wound up back at the Irish Pub (that's more our style!) We had met a really cool couple there earlier , they were back for more fun too so we wound up hanging out and dancing with the wife. She was a dark haired, green eyed Irish girl visiting from Dublin and her name was Sinead. Very bazaar because my cousin in Ireland that we are very close to is a dark haired, green eyed Irish girl named Sinead!

Just a picture of our hotel room, VERY New York, small and chic!

I will be back with more from our adventures the next day!

Believe You Can Fly

2011-04-08T06:00:00.002-04:00

I tried something a little different on this card. I started with a 5 1/4 x 4" base and covered it with Tim Holtz tissue tape. Over the tissue tape I painted a layer of white airbrush paint. When that dried, I painted on some Coffee Shimmerz around the edges. I stamped the image from the Unity March Kit of the Month several times over the tape. I cut out a scallop from A Muse cardstock and embossed it to show some of the white core.
Then I stamped and cut out the butterflies, applied some stickles inthe middle and popped them up over the scalloped circle.
The sentiment is also from the March Kit of the Month.

Next stop on the hop is Joslyn with some awesome inspiration!

Thanks for visiting today!

Are you a Kit of the Month member?! If not, you don't know what you are missing!

Cherish Your Dreams

2011-04-04T06:00:00.004-04:00

I love this Ippity stamp set, you've seen me use it before and I'm sure you will see me use it again :) I made the flower from coffee filters, inspired by Lynn. She makes beautiful flowers out of so many different elements and this is one idea I learned from her blog. I die cut the coffee filters with my scallop circles in two different sizes, sprayed with Gingerbread Glimmer Mist, let them dry and then crinkled them up. I stitched them together and added this beautiful brown resin flower from Maya Road. The Ippity images were stamped on PTI Vintage Cream cardstock, then inked with Antique Linen. The butterfly was colored with Copics and I embossed the oval frame with my Swiss Dots embossing folder.
Thanks for stopping by for this week's H{ippity} Hop. The next stop is Andrea with some Ippity inspiration for you!

...this is Happiness

2011-04-01T06:00:00.002-04:00

Welcome to this week's Friends With Flair! I used three Ippity stamps on my card today from the Here and Now set. It is very rare that you will hear me say this, but I really love the way my card turned out :) I just adore this embossing folder, I can see myself using this lots! To create the background, I embossed PTI's vintage cream cardstock, then inked the edges with Antique Linen Distress Ink and dotted the center of each flower with Perfect Pearls, available in MANY colors at Paper Wings and inked the leaves with some chalk ink. I distressed the A Muse french roast cardstock a bit to show some of the white core.

I am also entering this in the Shabby Tea Room challenge.

Thanks for visiting my blog today, the next stop on the hop is Erin, or you can visit the Unity blog for a full list of participants!

TGIF!

My Motto!

2011-03-31T14:25:00.000-04:00

Yes, I have a sweet tooth, and ice cream is my weakness!

I used the ice cream stamp from A Muse and made a little chocolate, vanilla and strawberry treat for this card. I cut the My Favorite Things open scallop border from PTI Vintage Cream cardstock to match the "vanilla" ice cream scoop and added a little strip of vintage pink cardstock.

Have a YUMMY day!