Welcome to the Weekend!!!

It's the WEEKEND!!!  WOOHOO!!!  It has been a VERY busy week around here and I am thoroughly enjoying some much-needed quiet *me* time.  DH and the youngest boy are at 4-H Achievement Day and the other two boys and I stayed home.  I spent some time out in the yard this morning before coming inside to do what I love most...

Before I get to my card, I just wanted to tell y'all how much I enjoyed the Daughtry concert on Thursday night!  OH-MY-GOODNESS ~~~ Could he get any cutie-patootier??  (I know that's not a word...)  And what a voice - he did almost 2 hours and did an acoustic version of Phil Collins' "In the Air Tonight" that gave me goose-bumplies.  We were actually VERY lucky to have even MADE it to the concert because as we were on our way to pick Lori's sister up, Lori's van decided to "take a break."  Yep, in the middle of a busy road, Lori's transmission went...no warning, nothing!  A tow truck and a few frantic phone calls later and we were able to make our way to the concert. She's got the story on her blog if you want to read her version.  We missed the first band, Cavo, but made it just in time for Lifehouse and, of course, Daughtry!  I'd go see him again and again, and again, and again... :)

But you didn't come to hear me gush about Mr. Daughtry, did you?  For this card, I played around with the Just Us Girls color challenge, Jen's Sketch For You to Try and KL Stampin N Scrappin's challenge to "Show Our Animal Friends Some Love!"

I used one of the freebie digis I get from Bugaboo Stamps every Friday - Jodi has got some CUTE ones this week so be sure to stop over and check them out. 

Recipe - Stamps: Bee Bear Flowers (Bugaboo Digi Stamps), Small Sayings (SU!)  Paper: Whisper White, Kraft, Night of Navy, Real Red, SU! DP  Ink: Night of Navy, Sahara Sand, Bashful Blue (sponging)  Accessories: Nestabilities, paper piercer, Swiss Dots embossing folder, Copics, grosgrain ribbon, button, hemp twine, sponge dauber, Tiger Print embossing folder (Sizzix)

I'm hoping to get another one or maybe two done tonight but right now I have to get some supper going so I'll see you later!

2 Sketches 4 You Meets the Little Paper Shop

Good Morning everyone!

I had a bit of time this morning before heading off to work so I thought I'd better get some crafting time in since this week is kinda busy with work and appointments and... I'm going to see Daughtry with some of my girlie-friends on Thursday night!!!!  OH my goodness!  I am soo soo excited!  We get to go to the city, do a bit of shopping, go out for dinner and then enjoy the concert - what could be better?

So, for this morning's crafting installment, I popped over to the Little Paper Shop blog and found this fun color challenge:

I went over to Laura and Kazan's 2 Sketches 4 You to see what they had for us this week.  It's been a LONG time since I've played with their sketch but as soon as I saw this one I knew what I could do:

All of those scallop-y layers at the bottom totally reminded me of dresses I wore when I was little - rows of ruffles and lace and ribbon.  (I know some of you are thinking...she wore dresses???  HA!)  So out came the sewing machine and the ribbon and. . .

Recipe - Stamps: Sunshiny Day (MFT), Teeny Tiny Wishes (SU!) Ink: Versafine Onyx Black  Paper: Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Taken With Tea, Wild Wasabi  Accessories: Buttons, twine, ribbon, Copics, Textile embossing folder, sewing machine, paper piercer

AGAIN - I had to flip the sketch to make it fit yet another Pure Innocence image - yes, I'm obsessed with these little girlies!  They are just too darn cute!

Thanks for stopping by - enjoy your Tuesday!

Have a Bloomin' Good Day - PPC #12

Hi again, crafty peeps!

I'm back with another installment of Megan's Picture Perfect Creations Color Challenge and boy, was this one a tough one for me:

These are not colors I normally use or would put together but here they are so I had to make an attempt, right?  I'm not a quitter... *wink*  So, I went in search of a sketch I could use to make things a *bit* easier and found Taylor's newest over at the Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge blog:

I found one of my new Pure Innocence girlies and got busy...

Recipe - Stamps: Blooming Good Day (MFT)  Ink: Versafine Onyx Black  Paper: Whisper White, Bravo Burgundy, Perfect Plum, Soft Suede, Kioshi DP (Basic Grey)  Accessories: Nestabilities, paper piercer, clear embossing powder, burgundy grosgrain ribbon, Copics, Hodgepodge Hardware, Spots and Dots embossing folder

Please take a few minutes to stop over and see what Megan and the girls have done with these colors:

Allison Barroll

Lori Turner

Nicole Anderson

Sandy Tran

Trish Radacs

Jackie Weeks

Tamie Camp

Debbie Marcinkiewicz

Paula McClane

Thanks for stopping by - have a bloomin' good day!  :)

Got Chipboard?

Welcome back for another challenge from The Shabby Tea Room!  It is my turn to host this week's challenge and I wanted to "step out of my box" and try something I haven't done for awhile.  I have TONS of chipboard and very rarely use it so I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to use it... I'm sure I'm not the only chipboard hoarder out there, right? 

So I found a chipboard flower and a little buckle thing and got to work.  I traced the flower onto a piece of Origins DP, cut it out and attached it to the chipboard with Mod Podge.  Once it was dry, I used a file to sand the edges and then inked them with black ink.  I used a technique on the buckle part I had seen on Jen's blog awhile ago and it worked perfectly to contain the glitter that inevitably goes all over the place - I adhered the glitter with Mod Podge and then spread Crystal Effects all over and let it dry...

And then used OCC's sketch:

And...TA-DAAA!

Recipe - Stamps: Psalm 51:10 Plain Jane (Verve)  Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Crushed Curry, Origins DP (Basic Grey)  Ink: Versafine Onyx Black  Accessories: Chipboard, polka dot satin ribbon, paper piercer, Scallop Edge punch, Crystal Effects, glitter (Martha Stewart), clear embossing powder, black satin ribbon, Mod Podge, foam brush

Thanks for stopping by!  The rest of the Special Friend Blend Gourmet Designers will have some super creations too so make sure you click over to see:

Debbie Marcinkiewicz - {TSTR Creator} - Simple Treasures

Audrey Pettit - Audrey Pettit's Weblog

Jill Hillard - Jill's Card Creations

Nicole Segnere - My Craft Room Creations 

Enjoy the day!

Totally Stampalicious ... One More Friggin' Candle?

Hi there, Stamping Peeps!

It's time for another Totally Stampalicious challenge and this week's challenge is a sketch:

I decided to use the Stella Birthday stamp for my card because she just makes me laugh and I needed a little giggle... who doesn't love a crotchety old lady??? 

Doesn't it make you smile?  I used some Tea Party paper from Stampin' Up as my jumping off point for the rest of the card and I rotated the sketch 90 degrees to make it work for the stamp...

Thanks for peeking in - if you decide to join us for this sketch challenge, don't forget to go back to the Totally Stampalicious blog and link us so we can come and give you some love.  :)  See you later!

Sweet Sunday Sketch and a Cupcake Inspiration Challenge...

Here's a Sunday night quickie for you...

I found this yummilicious inspiration picture over at Hope Stamps Eternal's Cupcake Inspiration Challenge.  This is the first time I've played with their challenge and I am sure I will be back again - who doesn't love a delish cupcake to inspire them?

I decided to go with the colors and a birthday theme for my card.  I picked up another new Pure Innocence stamp and knew it would be perfect for Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch if I rotated the sketch 90*:

Stamps: My Balloon (MFT)  Ink: Melon Mambo, Versafine Onyx Black  Paper: Tangerine Tango, Melon Mambo, Whisper White, Green at Heart DP (Basic Grey)  Accessories: Paper piercer, Copics, Hodgepodge Hardware, white organza ribbon, button, hemp twine


I just {heart} these images from My Favorite Things and can't wait to get the new one with the girlie in the bathtub!  

Thanks for stopping by - see you in a few hours for my Monday lineup of fabulousness!

A Little Dirt Never Hurt - Curtain Call, Act 29

Happy Sunday everyone!

What a great color combo Stacey has given us to work with this week over at The Curtain Call:

Another "SPRING - here I am!!!" combination, if you ask me... I wish spring *would* get here and STAY for a bit.  After the miserable weather we had last week, I will be happy if Old Man Winter stays far away for a LONG time.  :)

Anyhoo, you didn't come over to hear me complain about the weather, did you?  I paired these beyootiful colors with Papertake Weekly's sketch...

...used one of my Totally Stampalicious Bugaboos and came up with this cutie-patootie card...

Don't you just want to eat him up???  This is Sean, one of Jodi Mackrel's Bugaboo Brats digital stamps that Totally Stampalicious has turned into rubbah'... the rest of the card is pretty self-explanatory, wouldn't ya' say?

Please make sure you stop in and see what the rest of the Curtain Call Crew has created for us this week:

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
Marisa Ritzen at Rosemary Reflections
Shelley Germann at Stampin' Garden
Sue Kohler at My Inner Reflection
Stacey Schafer at Stacey's Stamping Stage

I hope you will have some time to make somethin' crafty with these colors this week - can't wait to see all the creativity out there!  See you tomorrow!