4CCC-93 {Monochromatic}

Hello crafty peeps!  How are things going where you are?  What an absolutely lovely week we have been having in Central Alberta...let's hope that this is an indication of what is to come for the rest of the summer.  :)  I am gearing up for another race this Saturday in Lethbridge - an 8K. with my sister and my brother's girlfriend.  I ran this one last year and it was my very first race EVER so I hope to improve over last year's time.

This week's challenge over at the 4 Crafty Chicks' Challenge is brought to us by Leanne and she wants to see some monochromatic cards.  You all know how much I {heart} my color challenges and all the crazy combos that go along with them so this was a *true* challenge for me.  I decided to go with a fairly neutral combo of Early Espresso, Crumb Cake and Very Vanilla.  I found the sketch over at Clean and Simple Stamping...VERY quick to throw together.  :)

The sentiment is from "Bloom" from The Cat's Pajamas as is the Heart Die - LOVE their stuff.  Alma always has fabulous customer service and the stamps are uber-cute.  I hope you will be able to play along with us this week and if you need more inspiration, don't forget about the other Chicks!  Thanks for stopping by today - enjoy your weekend!  

 

Tie It Up With Twine!

Hey everyone!  Thanks for stopping by today - we are finally settling into the new house and I cannot wait to have all of my *stuff* unpacked so I can start crafting again.  I'm *almost* there.  This week's challenge at the 4 Crafty Chicks is a fun one.  I'm your hostess-with-the-mostest and my challenge to you is an EASY one - all you have to do is use twine somewhere on your creation.  I don't know about you, but I am in {love} with twine these days and try to use it whenever I can.

For my card, I dug  through boxes and pulled out some of my new Cat's Pajamas stamps - this bunny is soooooo freakin' cute!  I used last week's Colour Q color combo and the Week One Viva la Verve sketch - rotated 180 degrees:

Stamps: Away We Go (The Cat's Pajamas)  Ink: White craft ink (SU!), Onyx Black Versafine  Paper: Basic Gray, Whisper White, Bashful Blue, SU! DSP, A Walk in the Park DSP (Echo Park)  Accessories: Cloud Border die (TCP), Oyster Divine Twine (TCP), Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder, Seeing Spots embossing folder, paper piercer, chipboard cloud (Maya Road), Dimensionals, Copics (BG01, BG02, BG05, YG03, YG95, N3, N5, N6)

Thanks for stopping by today - I hope to have more frequent posts in the near future...  If you need some more inspiration, please don't forget about the other Chicks - they have some great cards this week.  You can find their links along the side.  Have a great week!

I {heart} Fridays!!

Hi everyone!  Are you as glad as I am that it's Friday?  This week has just seemed to d-r-a-g so when the alarm went off this morning, I hit the snooze button and rolled over to enjoy a few more minutes of yummy sleep.  After getting the boys off to school I came home to start the ever-growing-and-multiplying piles of laundry and then sat down to make a card.  Earlier in the week, I tried to make a card using The Cat's Pajamas color combo but I just wasn't *feeling* it so I put the papers off to the side to revisit it later and this morning they were calling me...

Another reason to {heart} Fridays is because that means it's time for new Viva la Verve Sketch.  This week Amber has given us a fun one to work with:

I have been using soooo much Verve lately that I thought I'd better be an equal opportunity stamper and give some of my other stamps some love and attention...I got this new set a few weeks ago from The Cat's Pajamas but haven't inked it up -- what better time than now?

Stamps: Ewe Complete Me (The Cat's Pajamas)  Paper: Pretty In Pink, Chocolate Chip, Taken With Teal, SU! DSP, Whisper White  Ink: Taken With Teal, Versafine Onyx Black  Accessories: Nesties (Rectangles and Scalloped Rectangles), Copics, paper piercer, adhesive pearls, Apron Border Die & Flower Buttons Die (The Cat's Pajamas), Pretty in Pink satin ribbon, button, twine, heart brad

I hope you are enjoying your Friday - any big plans for the weekend?  I think we are going to take it easy and enjoy some family *togetherness*... DH just called and said he bought "Megamind" so I think we'll probably pop some popcorn and curl up in the couch to watch that tonight.  Have a great weekend everyone - see you on Sunday for a new Sentimental Sundays challenge!

PPC Specialty Challenge - Valentine's Day!

Hey everyone!  Happy Valentine's Day to you all - I hope you will all be able to enjoy some time with the ones you love.  :)  We've got a Specialty Challenge for you this week over at Picture Perfect Creations and it's...wait for it....wait for it... a VALENTINE'S themed challenge!  Go crazy showing us your V-Day-inspired creations!

For my card, I used the TCP Tuesday Sketch from a couple of weeks ago - don't you love it?

I *had* to use one of my new TCP stamps for this one - this little penguin dude is just the cutest - and I got to try out the whole "image outside of the nesties" thing.  Took a bit of figuring but I think it turned out OK:

Stamps: Got Love (TCP)  Paper: Baja Breeze, Kiwi Kiss, Melon Mambo, DeLovely DSP (Cosmo Cricket)  Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink, Versafine Onyx Black, Melon Mambo  Accessories: Copics, paper piercer, Nesties, sponge dauber, clear embossing powder, dimensionals, sewing machine, Kassie's Brocade embossing folder

Thanks for stopping by - I've got a busy day planned after I get home from work this afternoon and, yes, it does include crafting.  ;)  I hope you will take a few minutes to play along with us at Picture Perfect Creations - we love it when you do!  See you later - enjoy your day.  :)

Oh Baby!

Merry Christmas everyone!  I trust that you all spent a lovely day with family and friends yesterday and that Santa did a fabulous job with his gift deliveries.  My family and I have been spending the last few days at my sister's home with her and her family  - and our parents - and our brother and his girlfriend - AND four dogs!  We've eaten too much and laughed even more and have enjoyed every minute.  If you are reading this on Sunday morning, I am probably out with my mom and sister doing our traditional Boxing Day shopping...some may think we are crazy but we have so much fun! 

So, you must be here for a challenge, right?  This week's theme at Sentimental Sundays is "Baby"... you could make so many fun projects for this theme but don't forget your sentiment!  I decided to make a card with another simple sketch and found this amazing one over at The Cat's Pajamas:

Stamps: Nursery Necessities (SU!)  Paper: Basic Grey Olivia DSP, Whisper White, Cameo Coral, Pink Pirouette, Old Olive  Ink: Cameo Coral, Old Olive  Accessories: Nestabilities, Pink Pirouette wide grosgrain ribbon, oval punch, scallop oval punch, twine, eyelet, Cropodile, dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by today - enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Act 44 - I Hope You Like Bright Colors...

... because this week's Curtain Call Color Combo is full of them!  I love the new Daffodil Delight and Poppy Parade and LOVE how they look with the Tempting Turquoise.  The inspiration picture makes me wish that summer could last all year round ~ but, alas, living in Canada, that doesn't happen.  *wink*

I paired it with this week's challenge over at Truly Scrumptious .  It is a sketch with an optional extra twist to use buttons, brads and bows.  I only used the sketch for my card but I rotated it to fit my image better.

Recipe - Stamps: Birthday Bunny (The Cat's Pajamas)  Ink: Versafine Onyx Black  Paper: Daffodil Delight, Tempting Turquoise, Poppy Parade, Whisper White, various SU! DSP  Accessories: Paper piercer, clear embossing powder, Copics, Scallop and Circle punches, adhesive pearls

The rest of the Curtain Call Crew has samples to show you today, too, so make sure you stop by to see:

Amy White at Devlinwhite Designs
Andrea Roose at Andrea's Scrap- und Stampel Blog
Iwona Palamountain (Chupa) at Random Acts of Creativity
Julie Smith at Paper and Such
Lea Lawson at Lea's Cupcakes & Sunshine
Marisa Ritzen at Rosemary Reflections
Shelley Germann at Stampin' Garden
Sue Kohler at My Inner Reflection 

and our fabulous Guest Designer for August...Teresa Kline at Enjoy the VA Sunshine.

...then play along with us and post your Curtain Call Color Challenge: Act 44 creation using Mr. Linky back over at Stacey's Stamping Stage.
Have fun with these bright, summery colors!