Cardabilities Sketch #8

Good morning friends! Today is a fun day, it's the revealing of another Cardabilities sketch! Today you'll get to see the fun sketch #8! Be sure to head over to the Cardabilities blog to see all the great work from the Design Team!!
I used some loved but not used in a while stamps--Circle Circus and Well Scripted stamp sets from Stampin' Up! I chose a bright color palette...Bermuda Bay, Crushed Curry and Chocolate Chip brown...love these together! I used my Scallop Circle die from SU to create my card-just scoring down a little bit on the top of the scallop and then attaching the two scallops together! I also used my circle nestabilites and labels 8 nestabilites. My punches used were 3/4", 1" and 1 1/4" circles. My button is from PTI and my ribbon is from SU. Oh, and my polka dot paper is from AC.

Have a great day and thanks so much for stopping by!! Be sure to take a look around at the great work from the other DT girls!!

Another Happy Birthday!

Good morning friends! I hope you are doing well! We've had a fun few days-a great relaxing weekend...it was so nice! Now, we're getting ready to pack our bags for a few days to be with our family for a few weddings! My kids are jumping for joy that the time for the family to get together is coming near...I love that they are so excited about it!!

I've got another little baseball player birthday card to share with you today. I've got several a nephew that would love this little baseball player...so I'm happy to have him in my little people collection from LAD!
My designer paper is old retired SU paper, I paired it with Kiwi Kiss and Ridinghood Red cardstock. I colored my little baseball star with copics and then used my MS grass punch to place him in the outfield! I used my two star punches, fancy label punch and my tag label punch all from SU for my sentiment.

I hope you all have a fantastic day...happy sunny summer day to you!!

Happy Birthday!

Good morning friends! I hope you are dong well! We had a crazy day yesterday, the LEGO birthday party my son had been dreaming of finally came! We had a great time with his friends and they all said the party was a hit! So, I'm a happy to be done with that (but it was a lot of fun) momma!!

Here is a little birthday joy with one of the LAD singles for the month. Isn't this baseball player so cute!? My son just play his first season of baseball and I'm pretty sure we're in it for good now! He thinks this player is so great...

I paired up my baseball player with some fun paper from MME and some fun all American colors!! Is there anything more American that Baseball!?

I hope you have a wonderful day...have a great Friday and a wonderful weekend!! Thanks a bundle for stopping by!!

Another Creative Mess...

Good morning friends! Happy Tuesday to you all! Can you belive that July has only a few days remaining!? I hope you've had a great summer...we've had a great one! We enjoyed a nice cool day at the park today...60 degrees!! My kids played and I was all bundled up in a blanket...I love summer in WA!!

I wanted to share another quick card...from the LAD singles this month.
I full on LOVE the colors from this AC pack of paper...so bright and happy!! I used some PTI cardstock, SU ribbon, prima flowers, PTI scallop die(which i LOVE)...and there you have it!:)

Hope you have a great one!! Thanks a bundle for stopping by!!

A Creative Mess...

Good Monday morning friends! Did you have a great weekend!? We enjoyed the sunshine, a fun family trip to Costco, water slide in the backyard and eating the first green beans out of our garden!! My kids were so happy to pick the 30 or so beans that were ready! It was really fun to enjoy that first harvest from the garden!!

I've got a fun card to share today. This great sentiment stamp-one of the singles this month from LAD-is perfect for most of us, isn't it!?
I used some paper from Shabby Green Door and the flower is from prima. The eyelet border punch is from SU and so is the ruffled chocolate ribbon.

Hope all of you have a great day!! Make it a great one!

LAD DT Challenge!!

Happy Saturday friends! I hope you've had a good day today!! You know when you think you've got something done, and are all excited that you're a head of the game, and then you realize that you missed something!? This post meant to go out early this morning...so goes my life right now!!
For the DT challenge this month, we were supposed to use something that isn't normally used in our card making/crafting. I was looking around my desk and found these cork furniture disks that I had just used and realized that they'd be great balloons!! The image is from the August Mix...and I just used the self adhesive cork to add some fun texture!!

I hope you have a chance to check out all the DT samples today...they are so creative!! And be sure to hop on over to the LAD blog for the full details!:)

Have a great one friends!!

LAD Mix Blog Hop!

Good moring friends! This is post #2 for today, the other post is the fun Cardabilities Reveal...SO much exicitement today!! LAD is continuing their Anniversary Celebration, take a peek over on the blog to get the fulll scoop...40% off what?!

This happy sunshine day card is one of my favorite images in the new August Mix-Turn Towards The Sun-that is being revealed today...it's a goodie friends...PACKED full of fantastic images!!

Hope you enjoy the hop and if you have any LAD stamps, feel free to play along...the more the merrier!

Thanks a bundle for stopping by today!! Make it a great one!

Cardabilties Sketch Reveal!

Good morning friends! I hope you have been having a great week...we've had a great one, filled with cub scout day camp, b.day party and all that goes along with that, plenty of otter pops, and me busting out the sewing machine to make some fun things for my girls!! I don't sew often, I'm not very good, but for some reason the sewing machine is calling my name right now!! I've made 3 skirts in 2 days...yep, loving it!! And my girls think I am the coolest mom around, since I let them pick the fabric and then made something they can wear and match....fun times!!

Speaking of fun, today is the Cardabilites Sketch Blog reveal for Sketch #7!! I love the sketch and have been having a hard time not using the sketch until it went live!! So, here is my take on the sketch! I used the Sweet Pea stamp set from PTI...they are some of my most favorite flowers of all time and I knew I HAD to have that stamp set!! I also used Signature Greetings from PTI for my sentiment. I wanted a nice soft color combo...isn't it dreamy!? Sweet Blush and Hibiscus Burst with a little pop of New Leaf. The border punch I used is from SU.

Hope you have a great day! Be sure to check the Cardabilities blog for some great talent from the DT!! I've also got a LAD post today, so be sure to check it out to...NEW Mix stamps!!!:)
Thanks a bundle for stopping by!

Party Time

Good morning friends!! We are doing a bit more birthday celebrating today...so yes, it's still Party Time at the Allen house! I wanted to share another huge cupcake from Cutting Cafe...I loved this combo of colors...and am so excited to give this joy for a b.day card!!
I used Bermuda Bay paper along with some Riding Hood Red and Aqua Mist...love that combo!! The polkas are from AC and the flower is from Prima. I used my cripmer to crimp the cupcake paper...very fun....I love this stamp!

Have a super day...enjoy that sunshine!!

Sweet Treats

Good afternoon friends! Happy Monday to you all! We've been counting down the days until July 12th for a good long while...my oldest child has his 8th birthday today and is SO excited!! We had a fun breakfast party with Daddy before work and he's been in Toy Story 3 lego heaven all day!! He just left for Cub Scout Day camp and is so happy to be old enough to go with a bunch of his friends! It's been a fun day thus far!!

I want to share a card I made for the CPS sketch this week. LAD is sponsoring the sketch this week...so play along! There is some great fun to be had!! You can find the sketch here, on the CPS site! In addition to the CPS sketch this week, LAD is celebrating their Anniversary! They've got a killer sale going on (40% off) so run to the blog and catch the low down!!
I used the Sweet Treats stamp set for this card...a set that I love but haven't played with for a long time!! It is a great sketch and I hope you take the time to play along!!

Have a great one...I've got a fun bunch to share this week...see you tomorrow!!

Summer is here!

Happy Friday friends! I think Summer has finally arrived, here in the wonderful NW! We enjoyed much sunshine and heat yesterday..and my son told me he wished it was Christmas because it was cold at Christmas! Yes, my kids are true NW kids!!

I wanted to share a couple of the cards we made for my Just for Girls card classes this past Wednesday. I had two classes and all the girls really enjoyed the projects...that is so fun. We made 4 cards and they got to choose one of the 4 to send to Grace, and they got so excited to write her a little note and pick the perfect card to send to her...it was super!!
I've seen several cards and projects around the internet with wonderful butterflies...this card was inspired by a wall hanging I saw on The Idea Room this week. I used some retired SU paper(that I just LOVE), my MS butterfly punch, Swiss Dots embossing folder and some Tempting Turquoise cardstock. I also gave each of the girls 3 rhinestones to add some bling to their butterflies. On the inside of the card is where we placed the "Thinking of You" sentiment.

This card was made with one of my favorite SU stamp sets, Circle Circus. I used Regal Rose, Rich Razzleberry, Pacific Point and Melon Mambo for the color choices. We stamped each stamp in the coordinating ink and then chomped two corners of each 2" square. The vanilla bow is mounted on a large clear button and then the sentiment is from the Really Retro(retired) SU set.

I'm happy to have nothing on my radar today. We're going to enjoy a lazy summer day today, which means I'll get a large chunck of time to play with my paper and stamps!! Hope you have a great one...thanks a load for stopping by!!

For the Mommy to "Bee"

Good evening friends! I hope you are doing well!:) I was excited to write a post today about being a "Mommy to Bee"...yes, baby #4 is on it's way!! I was going to tell you a little bit more about the baby because I had an ultrasound today, but baby didn't really want to be seen this morning! So, I have to go back in a couple of weeks to see if the baby will let them measure him or her more accurately! I'm just over 20 weeks now, so baby will be arriving mid November. I am happy to report that I am starting to feel human(on most days) again! We are really excited about this new baby and are happy that things are going well. I'm past my "scary" point and that is very comforting. This might be a larger portion of why I've been a little less than my normal self the last few months;). So, there you have some excitement from me today...baby #4 is in the oven!!

LAD has a great Sixlet set called Great Expectations, and it's got some great images/sentiments. I love this little bee...I made these little bee's representing my kids. I colored them all just a little different and glittered two(my girls LOVE glitter). I left the 4th blank as we're not sure abut that one yet! I used Laura's sketch 55 over at 2SFY, I think it's a super fun one! I've got a few friends that are expecting and find this stamp set a great one to have for new babies but also for the mommy too!


...so I'll see you in the am! I had a Just For Girls card class today and what we made turned out really fun, so I'll share those over the next few days! We think it's finally summer, the 4th of July was around 60 degrees--freezing cold at night...and today we hit 89 degrees!! Yea for some warmer weather!


Take care and make it great!

Happy Birthday 2 You!

Good morning friends! I hope that you are doing well! We've had a great long weekend and sure enjoyed our fun time together this weekend! With the 4th falling on a Sunday, we enjoyed 3 days of great time together with wonderful friends...and of course my cute little peeps!

I've got several birthdays coming up and wanted to get a few cards ready for the events, so I busted out some of my "Huge Cupcake" printable stamps from Cutting Cafe. I've decided that I love this image and will be using it a lot in the future. My girls also really enjoyed being able to make their own lovely cupcakes...so this is a popular image at my house!
I paired the cupcake image up with some American Crafts "Craft Fair" patterned papers and then used some Lavender Moon ribbon from PTI for my accents. The fun little round sentiment came from the All Occasions set, also from Cutting Cafe.

I hope you have a great day...thanks a bundle for stopping by!! And just to report on my baby, she's doing much better...thanks for your well wishes!:) See you tomorrow...I've got some fun news to share!

Sick Baby...

Happy evening friends. I've had a sick baby today...so I'm a bit later in sharing than I'd like to be! But hey, better late than not right!? She woke up with a fever and has been needing me today...and I LOVE it. Ruby is a perfect baby(although she is so big it's hard to call her my baby!) to snuggle with! She loves getting cozy and reading books...holidng her baby and just being perfect. She's not the easiest child to deal with whilst sick, and yes, I'm a bit sleepy...but she's content with the other kids right now...so I'm stealing a moment!!

This card is made with one of the fun new Sixlets sets that came out in the last release from LAD. The stamp set is called Great Expectations, and has six super great images/sentiments.
I paired the whimsical tree image with some yummy MME paper...and boy I love this color combination!! It's been in my head lately and can't seem to move away from the front of the line!!

Hope you had a great day, enjoyed summer to the fullest and sleep well tonight....toodles and see you tomorrow!!