Dynamic Dimension -FSC46

Today's Flower Soft challenge {FSC46} is perfect for the Mabel Lucie Attwell card kits.  Take a peek at my creation....

This is one of my favorite kits.  I love being able to just 'punch out' each piece to stack on the next.  It provides such WONDERFUL dimension.  Here's a close up.....

Be sure and check out what the rest of the team came up with....

• Cibele Glazer
• Dawn Lusk
• Deb Felts
• Jeanne Streiff
• Krista Riley
• Linda Beeson
• Lisa Murphy
• Stephanie Lee

deets:

image:  Katy Sue Designs {Mabel Lucie Attwell}

patterned paper:  Jillibean Soup

ribbon & button:  PTI

twine:  The Twinery

ink:  Color Box

Hope you get the chance to play!  Hugs!

Sky's The Limit - CPS 253

I'm back with another sketch from CPS {CPS 253 found here}.  Take a peek at this weeks sketch....

I love this sketch.  There are so many possibilities, whether you take it at face value or choose to flip it.  This week I kept things as is. 

 

the deets:

Patterned Paper:  Jillibean Soup

Cloud Die & sentiment:  Lil' Inkers

Twine from The Twinery {this weeks sponsor}

Button & Ribbon:  PTI

Cardstock:  Kraft & White {Archivers} 

Ink:  Color Box

Here's a close up.  This twine is AMAZING and my photo just doesn't do it justice.

Now it's your turn.  Be sure and link your cards at the CPS blog {linked above} if you get the chance to play.  Can't wait to see what y'all come up with.

Have a good one!

Stamp Simply Time

It's time for another Stamp Simply challenge. This weeks challenge is to create an Easter card. I have a little something different than my usual for this one. One of my friends {Lisa} is a photographer and she always takes the cutest pictures of her dogs for the holidays. They are always dressed up so cute! Here's the shot she took of one of her dogs, Nola.
How cute is she! I decided to 'borrow' Lisa's photo of Nola and print it off on a transparency so that I could add it to a card. Here is the final product.....

The photo doesn't do this one justice. I love the subtle coloring from the photo. It's really beautiful when you see it IRL. Here's a close up.....

The sentiment is from one of my favorite Papertrey Ink sets. You can always find the perfect sentiment in the perfect card size with their stamps. The paper is also PTI as well as the ribbon.

Be sure and check out Sharon's beautiful sample as well as all of this weeks challenge deets at Sharon's blog. You can also view the rest of the samples here.....

Deb Neerman: Paper, Ink, Scissors & Stamps

Marlene Bender: the March guest designer

Barb Anders: Paper Pursuits;

Jenny Gropp: One Krafty Kat;

Tammy Hershberger: Stamp Happy;

Janine Orchard: 2bKrafty;

AJ Otto: The Willow Garden;

Deb Saaranen: Dream In Color; and

Barb Schram: Explore. Dream. Discover.

Be sure and load your samples to SCS using the keyword ssnotime132. Hope you all get the chance to play!

Have a good one! I will post you soon! :)

A Simple Gift

It's time to Stamp Simply and what perfect timing here! I am trying to finish up all my last minute Christmas gift giving so this weeks challenge is perfect! The one catch with this weeks challenge is to use 'snow' in our projects. Here's what I came up with....

I've spent the entire day baking. I have a huge plate ready to go for my hubby to take to work tomorrow, lots of plates for friends and about a dozen little boxes (as pictured above) for my children to take to school tomorrow for their teachers and the school staff. Phew! What a day!

These little goodie boxes are holding my homemade turtles. These are sooooo EPLS to make. All you need are caramel, milk chocolate, and pecans. Layer a baking sheet with pecans, cover with caramel. Bake in an oven pre-set to 200 degrees for around 5 minutes and then dip in melted chocolate. So easy but boy do they taste so GOOD!

The little boxes are from Michaels. I used the snowflake Martha Stewart punch for the border of the red card stock. The patterned paper also had glittery snowflakes but the picture doesn't quite show that off. The stamp is from Papertrey Inc.

Be sure and check out the rest of the team.....

Michelle Woerner, December Guest Designer
Janine Orchard
Julie Koerber
AJ Otto - will post mid-day on Friday
Tammy Hershberger
Deb Saaranen
Barbara Anders
Jenny Gropp
Barb Schram

And don't forget our fearless leader, Sharon Johnson.

Hope you get a chance to play. If you do, be sure and upload your creations to SCS using the keyword ssnotime118.

Post you all soon. I'm off to watch the rest of the Colts game and then off to bed! ....if I can actually stay awake long enough to see the whole game! ;)

Have a good one! :)

Step On Out!

Taking a step out of my comfort zone. I love this type of challenge! Every now and again you can find yourself in a bit of a rut. You get in your 'safe' spot and just sort of coast through it. Thanks to Sharon this week we are all going to take a little detour. Are you ready? We are at ssnotime102 for this one if you are uploading to SCS.

Where do I begin? First I pulled out some of my favorite Crate Paper. Ok....not quite out of my comfort zone. I've really never met a piece of Crate that I didn't LOVE! Next up, Papertrey....? Yeah, yeah, I know....more that I LOVE! So far I'm sure your scratching your head wondering when I'm going to actually follow this weeks challenge. Well, take a peek.....

Masculine. That's a place I don't often go. I'm really not sure why I don't do that very often. One reason pops to mind....no ribbon! As in no big whoppin' bows! I live in a house full of boys so I will take any opportunity to slap a bit of ribbon on something and usually the only one is a card!

Take a closer look at the stars.....

I used Stampin Up's new silver paint. Being as impatient as I am I decided to dry it with my heat gun. I really love the way it sort of bubbles up. It was perfect for this. Don't you love it when something works out that way. ;)

Ok....now check out the rest of the team.....

Pat Adam, August Guest Designer
Janine
Julie
AJ
Tammy
Deb
Barbara
Jenny

I will post you all soon. Hope you have a good one! :)

Stamp Simply Friend, Take Two

...Take Two because I apparently don't know what day it is! This weeks challenge is to create a card for a friend. ;) Hmmm....sounding familiar? Sorry, I think I had my days mixed up in my small flying freakout last week. Those of you who have been reading my blog for a long while will know that I am so terribly afraid of flying for some very good reasons! But we will skip that and move on to the super fun challenge for this week!

All the deets are over at the super talented Sharon Johnson's blog. I pulled out a new stamp set, well, new to me. This one is from Papertrey Ink...it's one of super sweet Lisa Johnson's sets, On My Couch.

Love this set and the sentiment is so cute! All of them are actually!

Now be sure and check out the rest of the Stamp Simply team....

Pat Adam, August Guest Designer
Janine
Julie
AJ
Tammy
Deb
Barbara
Jenny

I will post you all soon! Hope you all have a great one! :)

Stamp Simply Friend!

It's time for another fun Stamp Simply challenge! This week....ssnotime99! You can find out all the deets of this weeks challenge over at Sharon's blog.

The jist...create a card using the word 'friend'. Other than that, anything goes. Here's what I came up with for this weeks challenge.

I used a little Papertrey for this weeks card. The ribbon is PTI as well.

Be sure and check out the rest of the team.....

AJ Otto , Sharon, Julie, Janine, Jennifer, Tammy, Deb, Jenny, Barbara, and Rose Ann - July's guest.

Hope you are all doing well and that you have a great weekend! I will be back to share more tomorrow!

Post you soon! :)

Simply Elegance

It's time for another fun Stamp Simply challenge. You can get all the deets over at Sharon's fantabulous blog. I'm still having issues with my email...which of course has all my info. The challenge is black and white.

I pulled out some Papertrey for this one. I really love this set and am so bummed that things have been so crazy that I haven't been able to play with it before now. It's called Bird Watching.


For the first time...EVER....I actually finished a challenge in time to snap a photo outside. I so love summer!

Now head on over to the rest of the Stamp Simply team....

AJ Otto , Sharon, Julie, Janine, Jennifer, Tammy, Deb, Jenny, Barbara, and Rose Ann - July's guest.

Be sure and upload your creations to SCS using the keyword ssnotime96.

Hope you are all having a great summer and that your weekend is sunny and warm! I will post you soon!

Smile

It's Stamp Simply time. This week Sharon is keeping it patriotic. Let's make a little something, something with a little red, white, and blue. For all the deets check out Sharon's blog. I pulled out a little Papertrey for this weeks card. I used Ocean Tides and the super fun Handwritten Notes. Take a peek....


I colored the star with Smooches. LOVE that stuff! The button is also Papertrey. Now be sure and check out the rest of the Stamp Simply team....

Barbara, May Guest Designer, Janine, Julie, AJ, Becky, Tammy, and Deb.

One more quick enabling alert....Lindsey is running a sale this weekend. All you need is this code...MEMDAY09....this one starts Friday and runs through Monday. Everything is 25% off.

Also, thank you so much for your kind words yesterday. I really appreciate it. My son is doing so much better. I think I am finally relaxed...that took ALL day! ;) lol....it's all good. Looking forward to the weekend!


And I hope you all have a wonderful holiday weekend! :) May it be safe and filled with lots of fun times.


Post you soon! :)

Stamp Simply Time

It's that favorite time of the week. Time to see what fun challenge Sharon has in store for us. This weeks challenge is to create a masculine card with a knot or cord. You can get all the deets over at Sharon's blog.

This week I used Papertrey's Men of Life and a little Crate Paper for my card. Take a peek....

Be sure and check out the rest of the team....

Barbara, May Guest Designer
Janine
Julie
AJ
Becky
Tammy
Deb

If you play be sure and upload your cards to SCS using the keyword ssnotime87. Hope you all have a good one! I will post you soon! :)

Stamp Simply

It's time for another Stamp Simple challenge. You can find all of the deets on Sharon's blog. My card this week is super simple....the paper, however, is WILD! ;) I got it in my Studio Calico kit this month. Take a peek....

What do you think? Busy, huh! I LOVE it! The stamp is from Papertrey Ink. The ribbon and button are also PTI.

Barbara, May Guest Designer
Janine
Julie
AJ
Becky
Tammy
Deb

Hope you all have a great one! If you get the chance to play be sure and upload to SCS and use the keyword ssnotime86.

Flowers

It's time for Tuesday's Jacksonbelle challenge. This weeks challenge focuses on these cute little flowers. They are adorable! You can get all the information about these little cuties over at the Jacksonbelle blog. They are available for preorder until the 15th.



Here's my card....

The pape and button for this one are both from Basic Grey's Lime Rickey line. The sentiment stamp is from Lizzie Anne.

Be sure and check out the rest of the Jacksonbelle team:

AJ Otto, Beth Thomas, Heather Lee-Reppen, Jill Dunn, Kimberly O'Rosky, Kisa Peters, Lynda Benden, Maren Benedict, Melissa Bove, Michelle Woerner, Rachel Baird, Shannan Teubner, Taylor Usry.

Hope you all have a wonderful day! I will post you soon!

Pipe It Simply

Are you ready to Stamp Simply? What a fun challenge this week. You can get all the deets at Sharon's blog...so that my cold medicine induced fog doesn't botch it up!


Here's what I came up with for this one....



The stamps for this one are both Papertrey Ink. I used the Anniversary set and Background Basics: Spots & Dots.


Be sure and check out the rest of the team...


Jenny, April Guest Designer
Janine
Julie
AJ
Becky
Dee
Tammy


I'm off. Hope you all get a chance to play. Be sure to upload to SCS using the keyword ssnotime84. Post you all soon!

Clean & Simple nO.5

It's that time again! Time for another Clean & Simple scrapbook challenge. The twist to this weeks sketch is to create the layout with a little designer paper. Here's this weeks sketch...

I thought it fitting to pull out one of my favorite baseball pictures for the sketch this week. I spent all day Saturday at the ballpark between my older two sons games. It's that time of year again. I truly love baseball and we live at the ballpark this time of year.

This one is from last year. Notice the name? lol....a misspell led to a new nickname. Brickhouse. My oldest tends to be really particular about things so I was quite surpised when we got the shirt that he didn't really mind the error. Then when his peeps started calling him 'brickhouse' I was sure he wouldn't like it. But I was wrong. How nice to be wrong about something like this. He loved the name. We had such a fun season last year. I'm really looking forward to this one. :)

The paper for this layout is from Cosmo Cricket's Lil Man collection. The stamp is from Papertrey Ink.

Hope you all get the chance to play. Be sure and check out the sweet and talented AJ for her fantabulous sample. I look forward to seeing all of yours!

Here's a peek at what you are playing for.

The dsp and stamp are from one of SU's level 3 hostess sets. The ribbon is So Saffron, also from SU. The buttons I picked up from my lss.

Be sure and link your cards up here and if you upload to SCS use the keyword CASSB05. Hope you all have a wonderful day! :)

Hang 'Em Simply

It's time for another fun Stamp Simply challenge. This week Sharon has such a fun one for us! This week we need to 'hang' something on our cards. For all the deets be sure and check out Sharon's blog.



I was actually going to do a layout. I have one...unfinished...sitting on my desk with these cute little clothespins. Problem is that would have taken me forever to finish up tonight...and, well, I got some new goodies in the mail today that I could NOT wait to use! Remember after CHA when I shared one of my new loves...Canvas Home Basics? I LOVE this place! They have such cute stuff! So I ordered myself a few things and decided it would be perfecto for todays challenge. Here's my card....



The paper for this one is Basic Grey. The stamp is Papertrey Ink. The canvas pennant is from Canvas Home Basics. These things are amazing! I added some Pink Paisley rub ons to the canvas and then added some distress ink. I am loving them! :)

Be sure and check out the rest of the team to see what they have in store for you....Dee, Janine, AJ, Julie, Becky and the newest guest designer Jenny.

Hope you all have a good one! I will post you soon!

Stamp Simply

It's time for another Stamp Simply challenge. You can get all the deets at Sharon's fantabulous blog. This weeks challenge...to forget the rules. How much do you love that! I LOVE this! So let's get busy and create something without rules.

I opted to mix it up a bit with a little Crate Paper, the stamp is Papertrey Ink., and this BEAUTIFUL ribbon...that I just happened to pick up from Sharon! ;)....I mixed up the circles with the stripes...and as far as my mom would probably be concerned, you don't leave the house dressed like this...and yet, somehow it seems to work for me. I like it! Yeah...I tend to be pretty easy..... ;)

Be sure and check out the rest of the team to see what they have in store for you....Dee, Tammy, Janine, AJ, Julie, Becky, and our March guest designer Barb.

Hope you are all having a good one. I will post you soon! :)

A Card For All Occasions - The PTI Anniversary Set

OMHeck! How excited was I when I got my mail today! Aaaaaaaaaa! ....That's actually a scream of excitement! I'm over the moon! I got my new Papertrey today and in it....well, one of the cutest sets EVER! The PTI anniversary set, Everyday Classics! Holy smokes this is one of the cutest stamp sets I have ever seen! EVER! REally! I took all of 10 minutes to whip it out and stamp. Seriously, 10 minutes! I didn't even bother to stick the whole set to the CD....I just grabbed one of the flowers and went to town! I love that there is a sentiment for everything...EVERYTHING! I decided to make a card for all occasions....ok...one design...different colors, different sentiments...take a peek...

I really love this flower! I went for EPLS for these so that I could get a bunch of cards finished in a hurry....and because CAS is my favorite style! Here's a close up of one of the cards....

I am so excited to have this set! I can still remember seeing last years anniversary set and just loving it! This one does NOT disappoint!

I'm off! We have another birthday tomorrow. I cannot believe it! :) I have to get some sleep so I can get up early and pick up all of the birthday stuff. Yay! Time for cake! I will be back on Sunday for a little something special. I will have blog candy! :) If you are interested in winning I will have an EPLS challenge for you! I can't wait to share!

Hope to see you then! :) Hugs!

Stamp Simply Time!

It's time for another Stamp Simply challenge! This weeks challenge is to use ribbon tabs...at least one ribbon tab on your card. You can get all the deets at Sharon's blog...and check out her fantabulous sample!



I pulled out one of my Papertrey sets for this weeks challenge. The stamp set is Birds of a Feather. Here's my card....

Love this set. Be sure and check out the rest of the team to see what they have in store for you....Dee, Tammy, Janine, AJ, Julie, Becky, and our March guest designer Barb.

Sorry for the quick post but this has been the longest day ever! I will post you all in a bit! :)

Hope you have a good one!

A Quick Challenge Card

Finally I was able to play along with one of the Splitcoast challenges this weekend. I chose the Featured Stamper challenge. This weeks featured stamper StampingQueenJAR. I chose to CASE this card...why...because it's stunning! ... ;) ...and because it's a clean and simple design which I have a firm like of! Here's my take on Judy's beautiful card....

I love the white space! I changed the colors and stamp for this one. I pulled out one of my favorite new Papertrey stamps...Damask Designs....LOVE this set! The dsp is Basic Grey.

So now I am off to take care of a little school business and then to get to planning some birthdays. Hayden turns two on Friday! Holy heck where does the time go! I need a cake. I've been instructed to get chocolate. Hey...my boys have excellent taste! ;) I also need to make some calls for the older two boys. Their birthdays are coming up really quickly as well. 'Cake, Mom....chocolate cake!'....yeah...and I thought I was going to start exercising now! ;) Guess this is actually the perfect time since I will have extra calories to burn off!

Hope you are all doing well! I will be back soon! :) Hugs!

Hannah! (Post 2)

I am so excited to be one of the guest designers for Hanna Stamps this month. Today is the first sneak peek for this months new release. Woohoo! How excited are you for new Hanna stamps! :) I am so excited to be part of this months release! Fun stuff!

For todays sneak I used my Spa Riley. He's so super cute!


How cute is she! I added some Sparkly fluff from Our Craft Lounge for the towel and spa robe. Hey, what gal wouldn't love a sparkly pink towel and robe!

Be sure and check out the rest of the Hannah sneaks from the design team...
Adela Rossol
Bethann Silaika
Bev Gerard
Candice Lighty
Cindy Haffner
Diana Gibbs
Frances Byrne
Ilina Crouse
Jeanne Streiff
Joycelyn Turner
Judy Workman
Kendra Wietstock
Kristi Ferro
Patti Stigsell
Sandra MacLean
Vicki Garrett

and the other guest designer for March... Silke K. http://silli-silli.blogspot.com/.

Hope you all have a great day! :) I will post you all soon!

***Be sure and scroll down after this post for Sharon's Stamp Simply challenge. :)

Hanna Stamps Spa Riley

Papertrey Ink Ocean Tides paper and ribbon

copic markers

Our Craft Lounge Sparkly Fluff