Sweet Sketch Wednesday #117

Hello Friends! Happy Sweet Sketch Wednesday! If you cant tell by my blog posts, I love the sweet sketch wednesday blog. The DT ladies there are so 'sweet' and their sketches are 'delicious'! haha I couldnt resist! I made this card following the sketch with my new Paper Smooches stamp set, A Little Lovin'. I 'cased' the idea to paper piece the elephants from the Paper Smooches blog. It is the reason that I NEEDED this stamp set! Besides paper piecing being one of my favorite techniques, I love the special texture and dimension it gives the elephants.

I am also happy that it is FINALLY the last day of August. August always seems to just draaaggg on and on. Today also marks 1 month done of our 12 month deployment. nice. 11 more to go. WooHoo!

Details:

Stamps: PS A Little Lovin'

Paper: MME Honey Cake dp, Basic Black textured cs

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, charcoal chalk ink

Tools/Accessories: Lacey Circle & Circle Nestabilities, Corner Rounder, Rhinestone Brads, misc glittery heart, dimensionals

Thank you so much for stopping by! I cherish your comments & thoughts!

It's a Happy Day with Sweet Sketch Wednesday & Echo Park!

Hello Friends! Happy Monday! Ok, so I am one of those that is happy when Monday arrives. With my DH deployed, weekends can be a bit of a depressing snooze-fest. Not that we are actually sleeping, but I am sure you get the picture. So, I am glad Monday has arrived, and I hope everyone who had to endure hurricane Irene over the weekend has come out fairly unscathed....

Anyway, on to today's card.... I am very happy with this one! It cheers me up just lookin' at it! My BFF, Cassie, sent me this adorable TE stamp set called Downtown Diva which coordinated so well with the retro Echo Park dp - Happy Days. It reminds me of the old soda fountain in the little town we lived in when I was in 4th & 5th grades. I loved riding my bike there in the summer for a treat.

The sketch is from Sweet Sketch Wednesday .. how perfect for a "Sweet" card like this one! ( sweet shoppe.. sentiment- you're so sweet ... hehe ) I would love to hear what you think! Thank you so much for stopping by!! I hope you have a great week ahead. :o)

Details:

Stamps: TE Downtown Diva

Paper: Real Red, Choice Snowwhite, Echo Park - Happy Days dp,

 Tempting Turquoise

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black

Tools/Accessories: Copics, teal & gold sew-happy thread,

sponge dauber, word window

Clear Dollar Stamps AUGUST Blog Hop .." These are a few of my favorite things "

It is already the third Sunday of August. Where does time go? Dont get me wrong, I am all for time going by fast. These next 12 months cant go by fast enough ... 

It is time for the Clear Dollar Stamps' August Blog Hop!! Come play along with us! There are PRIZES TO BE WON!! I dont know anyone who doesnt like a prize!

Now, you should have made your way here from my BFF and the super talented Cassie's blog. If not, go ahead and visit Lori's  blog and start the hop from the begining!

This month, Linda has given us such a fun theme: "...These are a Few of My Favorite Things..." and that is left up to each of our own intrepretations. For me, alot of my 'favorite things' came to mind and I tried to incorporate most of them in my card.

The 'favorites' represented in my card are: The tropics. My family's favorite vacation spot is the Florida Keys and the amazing sunsets. Another fav is Copic markers (need I say more?) Another fav shown here is the paper piecing technique. I just love to paper piece! And finally, my favorite activity is stamping and coloring.

The stamp set I chose is from Clear Dollar Stamps, Monkey Love. It is currently on SALE for 50% off. Click HERE to go get it while you can!

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Card Details:

Stamps: CDS Monkey Love

Paper: Whisper White, BG Lauderdale dp

Ink: CDS Tangelo Smoothy, Momento Tuxedo Black

Copics: E23, E31,E33, E37,G05, YG06, YG38

Tools/Accessories: Lauderdale buttons, CDS twine

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Blog Hop Details:

Dont forget! There are prizes to be won just for hoping around and leaving comments! Every comment you leave for the DT increases your chances of winning!

This month's prize is definately worth joining in on the hop.. TWO lucky winners will recieve a $10 gift certificate to the Clear Dollar Stamps store!

**Winners will be randomly chosen from comments received on two DT member blogs. Winners will be announced here and on the CDS blog Wednesday, August 24**

Ok! Your next stop is the very inspiring Kathy's blog! Thank you so much for joining in on this month's hop! Did you leave lots of love for everyone? Remember the more comments, the more chances you have to be a winner! Good Luck!!





Sweet Sketch Wednesday #115 & Friday Mashup #20

Happy Saturday friends! Today, I was able to spend some quality time crafting. (yay!) I was inspired by the sketch over at Sweet Sketch Wednesday (#115) , and the challenge over at Friday Mashup (#20). At Friday Mashup, we are challenged to create a project using buttons or a cupcake or Mash It Up and use a cupcake AND buttons! Hold the phone! My favorite cupcake, Cuppie was just itching to come out and play! I chose this set, Udderly Sweet from Taylored Expressions, because this card is intended for my friend, Erica K. who is from University of Nebraska. Coincidentally, so is my BFF, Cassie. humm interesting, right?



Card Details:

Stamps: TE Udderly Sweet

Paper: Echo Park Country Drive dp, Choice Snowwhite,

classic yellow green textured cs

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black

Tools/Accessories: TE Cloud duo die, MFT white felt, Copics

Coordinating Ribbon (Aug TE KI Kit), misc buttons,

yellow sew-easy floss

Thank you so much for stopping by! I would love to hear what you think!

Clearly Inspired Challenge #33 -- Scripture --

Hello friends! Happy Friday! Not only is it Friday, it is Clearly Inspired Challenge Friday! This time, my BFF and CIC hostess, Cassie, has challenged us to use Scripture on our projects. 

After much deliberation, I decided to use this great stamp set from our July releases, Assemble Together, which can be seen HERE. I stamped the church image directly onto dp to give it that weathered, old church look.

Now onto the details of the Clearly Inspired Challenge!

Challenges are on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of each month, and you'll have 2 weeks to finish each challenge.
-Participants can use any stamps or digis from any company
-Only one entry per person per challenge

-Prizes will be given away after both challenges for the month. The number of prizes is determined by the number of participants for the month. For every 20 entries there will be a $10 gift certificate for stamps or digis up for grabs. (For example if over the entire month there were a total of 60 participants in both challenges, there will be 3 $10 gift certificates and 3 of the featured digital images to give away.
-We will also be giving away the featured digi image....one for every 20 entries!
Need more inspiration? Go check out Lori's Blog, home of the CIC, that is also where you enter your Scripture card! Spread the word! The more entries we have, the more prizes up for grabs!
Ok, get to work! I cant wait to see what you all create!

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Card Details

Stamps: CDS Assemble Together

Paper: CDS Pucker Up textured cs, Echo Park For the Record dp

Ink: Momento Rich Cocoa

Happy Everything! Taylored Expressions Sketch #144

Hello friends! Today I decided to play along with Taylor Expression's sketch challenge because my BFF, Cassie is their newest sketch challenge DT member! Way to go Cassie!! 

This week's sketch is super cute, making it even more fun to play along. You can check out the details by visiting Taylor's blog.

Thank you so much for stopping by today! I would love to hear what you think! Comments really do make my day!

Card Details:

Stamps: TE Love is Sweet & Banner Day 2

Paper: MME Life of the Party Lime Twist dp, Choice Snowwhite

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, Baja Breeze, CDS Pucker Up

Copics: R81, R83, C1, C3, R46

Tools/Accessories: Banner Day 2 die, sponge dauber,

mft rolled flower die, felt, dimensionals

August Sparks challenge & Sweet Sketch Wednesday #114

Hello friends! Welcome to Thursday. Today started out with the welcome sound of raindrops hitting my skylights. Around here, rain is an exciting event! Anyway, my BFF, Cassie's daughter is celebrating her 10th birthday next week, and I made this card especially for her. Sweet Sketch Wednesday provided the inspirational sketch, and Paper Smooches' Sparks Challenge provided the rest of the inspiration with the colors and elements such as flowers, distressing, pearls and textures. I saw this idea to turn the santa paws doggie into a b-day dog on the Paper Smooches blog, I wish I were this clever on my own! It is actually one of the main reasons I decided to buy this stamp set! It is so versatile, not just for Christmas!

Click above to check out the sparks challenge details

Details:

Stamps: Paper Smooches' Santa Paws & Sentiment Sampler

Paper: October Afternoon Fly a Kite dp, Aqua, Whisper White, Real Red

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, Momento Rich Cocoa

Tools/Accessories: Misc paper flowers, pearls, MFT Ric-Rak Dienamics die

Circle & Lacey Circles Nestabilities

Thank you so much for stopping by today! I would love to hear what you think!

Stampin Sisters in Christ #101 & Friday Mashup #18

Looking for this week's Clearly Inspired Challenge? Click HERE to see my post.

Hello Friends! Happy Monday! Well, I hope it is a happy Monday for you. I am doing my best to enjoy my day. I did get a phone call from my DH yesterday, so that is helping today be a bit more bareable.
Well, today I have this cute little hedgehog to share with you. Isnt he just so happy? His smile is so contageous, well, as contageous as a stamped image can be.. haha..
This card is for two challenges, the first being Stampin Sisters in Christ, where the challenge is to use forgotten once 'must have' items. My forgotten item is the pink rhinestones that the hedgehog is holding. I love rhinestones, especially the self-adhesive ones, and it seems, I always forget about them.
The second challenge is The Friday MashUp. The challenge over there is "True Love Sparkles & Shines"  make a glittery card or an anniversary card, or mash them up and make a glittery anniversary card! I think the rhinestones and the sentiment on the card mash into a nice glittery anniversary card.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Details:

Stamps: CDS Berry Happy Hedgehog

Paper: MME Life of the Party Lime Twist dp, Pomegranate text cs,

 Neenah Solar White

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black

Copics: E31, E33, E37, R37, R22, YG67, YG61

Tools/Accessories: Pink Rhinestones, Dienamics open scallop border die,

Lacey Circles Nestabilities, misc chipboard flower

Clearly Inspired Challenge #33 -- Things with Wings --

Hello friends! Here we are again .. another 'first friday of the month' I cannot believe it is already August! Not to mention August 5th! My son has been a second grader for 5 days already! Not only is this all true, but it is also time for the Clearly Inspired Challenge over at Lori's blog, Clearlyistamp. This time, our talented hostess, Cassie, has challenged us to create with "Things with Wings". I immediately thought of the Clear Dollar Stamps' Bold Butterflies stamp set, which seems to be my go-to set when it comes to a flying object-hehe-

I also drew some inspiration from the following challenges:

Sweet Sketch Wednesday #113 -- sketch

ColourQ #96 --  use Tempting Turquoise, Bashful Blue, Basic Grey, Lucky Limeade and White

and Raise the Bar #69 is back and they are having an 'Anything Goes' challenge this week

Now onto the details of the Clearly Inspired Challenge!

 

Challenges are on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of each month, and you'll have 2 weeks to finish each challenge.

-Participants can use any stamps or digis from any company

 

-Only one entry per person per challenge

 

-Prizes will be given away after both challenges for the month. The number of prizes is determined by the number of participants for the month. For every 20 entries there will be a $10 gift certificate for stamps or digis up for grabs. (For example if over the entire month there were a total of 60 participants in both challenges, there will be 3 $10 gift certificates and 3 of the featured digital images to give away.

-We will also be giving away the featured digi image....one for every 20 entries!

 

Need more inspiration? Go check out Lori's Blog, home of the CIC, that is also where you enter your CAS card! Spread the word! The more entries we have, the more prizes up for grabs!

 

Ok, get to work! I cant wait to see what you all create!

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Card Details:

Stamps: CDS Elegant Accents stamps & Bold Butterflies

Paper: Tempting Turquoise, Bashful Blue, Whisper White,

Basic Grey, Echo Park for the record dp

Ink: Tempting Turquoise, Basic Grey, Kiwi Kiss

Tools/Accessories: Labels 4 & Ovals Nestabilities, Corner Rounder

CDS Bold Butterflies dies, Floral Screen embossing folder

Basic Grey taffeta ribbon