Crazy for Christmas

This is my 2nd card using the SFYTT from yesterday.... I am loving this sketch!! And I am ahead of the game for Christmas... well, 1 card ahead of the game!!

I ran the Kraft paper through the Swiss Dots folder, did some distressing and some Copic coloring... and there you go!! I used a glitter pen on the ornaments so they are fairly sparkly though you can't tell in the picture.

Yesterday was the best day... I stayed at home all day and stamped as well as cleaned nad organized my craft area. I didn't get around to organizing the patterned paper... another day!! Then went to the gym and Marty and I went to Chili's for dinner. Today was work all day and more of the same tomorrow:(

Details-Paper-SU Riding Hood Red, Old Olive, Kraft and Whisper White; Ink-Memento Rich Cocoa; Stamps-Amuse sentiment, SU Crazy for Christmas; Accessories-Copics, glitter pen, Swiss Dots folder, edge distresser, button, ribbon and SU linen thread

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Beautiful You

Based on the colors I chose for this card, I would say I am ready for Fall!! Though they are also my favorite colors! I used today's SFYTT... I flipped it and made a horizontal card. I snapped a picture outside just in time before a HUGE downpour... the work of Hurricane Bill!! A perfect day to hang out at home and stamp! I plan to make some cards using this sketch but ... I'm looking around my stamping area...at first I had spread from my desk to the table...then the floor and now the chair... time to clean!!

Details-Paper-SU Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Kraft, Whisper White, Amuse DP; Ink-Memento Rich Cocoa; Stamps-Verve Beautiful You; Accessories-Heidi Swapp ghost flower, button, SU linen thread, Ribbon, Swiss dots folder and edge distresser

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Hello Friend

I have wanted to wait to cut into this Cosmo Cricket DP until I used up some other paper... but I just couldn't wait any longer!! I love this paper from the Early Bird collection!!!

Speaking of self control, my formerly snug pants... no more!! Woot woot!!! Health, shmealth... I want to buy new clothes!! I also made a deal w/ myself.... as I have been drooling over Papertrey Ink stamps for a while... when I lose 10% of my body weight I will place a PTI order. That's motivation... for me anyway!!!

Gotta run... this internet connection is slow... I can't deal anymore!

Details-Paper-SU So Saffron, Not Quite Navy, Kraft and CosmoCricket DP; Ink-Memento Cocoa Brown; Stamps-Amuse; Accessories-Paper piercer, corner rounder punch, scallop edger, SU scallop circle, American Crafts thickers

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Today's Card

Here is a very simple card that I made for my friend, Katie, who recently got engaged. I used the SU set Fairytale Weddings, which I'm pretty sure is retired. I also used Sage Shadow cardstock, which I have never used before... and some Heidi Grace rub ons I have had for a while. I LOVE using up old items... just so I can justify buying new!!

I took this picture outside in natural light... a HUGE difference!!

Details-Paper-SU Sage Shadow and Cream Confetti; Stamps-SU Fairytale Wedding; Ink-SU Sage Shadow and Memento Tuxedo Black; Accessories-Spellbinders, Copic, glitter pen, Heidi Grace rub ons

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In the Clouds

This is a small 4x4 card using Verve's set Up,Up and Away. I love these hot air balloons!! I also used the clouds and tree from this set as well as my new scallop edger.

That's it today... too hot to think!!

Details-Paper-Kraft, SU Certainly Celery DP, Whisper White; Ink-Versamark, Memento Cocoa Brown, Blue Bayou; Stamps-Verve Up,Up and Away; Accessories-Spellbinders, scallop edger, copics

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Happy Birthday, Kyle!

I can't believe that Kyle, my oldest nephew, is 10!!! It seems like just yesterday that my mother called me and told me he had been born!! At the time, I was driving home from Arizona and I was in South Dakota when I got the call... I couldn't wait to get home and meet him. Kyle quickly became one of my favorite little people.. he is very smart and sweet, also very stubborn and bossy! I just love him!

This card matches the notebook that I made. Love these K&Co. stickers. This card was so easy... less than 5minutes to make!!

Details-Paper-SU Pumpkin Pie, Night of Navy, CosmoCricket; Accessories-AC thickers, K&Co chipboard stickers

Put Down the Crystal Effects

How cute are these bees??? I love them... I borrowed the stamp from Pam. They were very fun to color w/ Copics. I tried Crystal Effects on the umbrellas and raindrops... but every time I use Crystal Effects, it ends in disaster! A huge glob came out on top... I tried to salvage it... it's not that noticeable!:) Also, this card is made from scraps, based on Mercy's TSC33


Details-Paper SU Cool Caribbean, Rose Red, Whisper White and American Crafts DP; Stamps-Stampendous; Ink-Memento Tuxedo Black; Accessories-Copics, gel pen, Crystal Effects

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Tuesday Sketch

I had this piece of embossed Wild Wasabi lying around and thought it would be great for this week's Tuesday sketch by Mercy. Since I had already embossed, this care came together very quickly. I used Verve's Beautiful You set as well as last year's in colors. I made a bunch of cards tonight... plenty to post throughout the week, I hope!

Details-Paper-SU River Rock, Groovy Guava, Wild Wasabi and Whisper White; Stamps-Verve Beautiful You; Ink-Memento Tuxedo Black; Accessories-Corner rounder punch, piercer and mat pack, SU ribbon, textile embossing folder
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This is a horrible picture taken w/ my phone... that takes really bad pictures!! My camera takes 3 pictures and then the batteries die... so please forgive the bad picture!!

My oldest nephew, Kyle, has a big birthday coming up... breaking into double digits!! Kyle has a spiral bound notebook of drawings and "other ideas" so I thought I would make him a special notebook. Drawing inspiration from these notebooks (BTW, LOVE Kerry's blog!! She has the cutest stuff!!) I used Cosmo Cricket paper and K&Company chipboard stickers, this took me no time to make. I covered the back w/ Cosmo Cricket paper, the coordinating robot piece. I had to buy this paper at AC Moore as I really don't have appropriate stuff for little boys. AND I have 5 nephews!! These chipboard stickers are super cute and make decorating very easy! A wave of exhausted just hit me and feel I'm rambling so must say good night!!

Details-Paper-Cosmo Cricket, SU Whisper White;Ink-Colorbox olive pastel and SU Blue Bayou; Stamps-SU Headline Alphabet; Accessories-K&Company chipobard

Love and Laugh at Mistakes

I started out with a great sketch... but it went downhill from there! This is Mercy's Tuesday Sketch from a couple weeks ago.

I love this color combination and I love the SU Cutie Pie paper. First, though, I had trouble cutting and cut the piece behind the sentiment at least three times and the other smaller panel had to be redone once. I have never mastered tying bows and I was SO frustrated trying to get this one right... finally I gave up and used this cheater knot!! So, then the card was done and assembled and I realized that the largest panel is SU Blua Bayou and the smaller are Baja Breeze. I thought about taking it apart but instead I think I will keep it in the "send to a good friend" pile;) I blame this on the fact that I wore myself out on the elliptical machine tonight!!!

Details-Paper-SU So Saffron, Baja Breeze, Blue Bayou, Whisper White, Cutie Pie DSP; Stamps-Inkadinkadoo; Ink-SU Purely Pomegranete; Accessories-SU PP ribbon

Make A Wish, Cupcake!

I followed SC240 for this card... sort of! But I wanted to keep it pretty simple! I want to add some buttons along the bottom... but I want to start sewing buttons onto card. I have been reading the blogs of the Papertrey Ink design team... Heather Nichols posted a tutorial on sewing buttons to cards using twine or linen thread. I LOVE it!! I ordered some linen thread and can't wait for it arrive!! I also ordered the SU scallop edger... can't wait!!!

I took two of my nephews mini golfing today... it was fun but the hottest day of the year and no shade!!

Simple and Sweet

This card was so easy!!! I took my ideas from this cute card on Clean and Simple Stamping. I almost pretty much copied except I wanted to use my new Marvy heart punch. I picked it up when my mom and I made a trip to the Scrapbook Cupboard. The punch was discounted and I think I paid about $6 for it... craziness!!! I also used another semtinment from SU's The More the Merrier... it says sweetest ever. The most time consuming part of the card was punching the black strip w/ my corner rounder punch to make the scallops!!

Details-Paper-SU Very Vanilla, Lavender Lace, Rose Red, Certainly Celery and So Saffron DP, Black; Stamps-SU The More the Merrier; Ink-Memento Tuxedo Black; Accessories-marvy heart punch, corner rounder punch and America Crafts ribbon

Quick Thanks

This stamp is from a new SU hostess set called "The More the Merrier." I LOVE this set!!! I can't wait to put it to more use!! I think this paper is Scenic Route that I picked up. Not much to say tonight... Marty and I just got back from spending the day in western MA w/ his parents. We had a really nice dinner and then they kicked us out at 7... so we could get on the road and not drive after dark:)

I don't think this card is one that I CASE'd however I'm not sure... I'm paranoid about not giving credit:)

Details-Paper-SUChocolate Chip, Very Vanilla, Close to Cocoa, Kraft and Scenic Route DP; Stamps-SU The More the Merrier; Ink-SU Chocolate Chip; Accessories-SU Very Vanilla grosgrain, Spellbinders, rounder punch