Happy Holidays

Happy Tuesday friends. I've been home with a sick son and then my two girlies needing extra attention because my son needs it too...day of full time "Momma"! So, I'm just popping in quickly to say hey.

I got the NEW Lizzie Anne Designs November Monthly Mix stamps in the mail! I've had a fun time playing around with a couple of them already! They will be avaliable to purchase soon! I had a good time with this fun Frosty image! I also used Beate's Sketch Challenge #102 for my layout and card design.
My starting point today was this patterned paper--I love it! It is from My Minds Eye, from the All Boy Collection. I thought that Frosty would work nicely with the paper, so I stamped frosty with Black Noir palette hybrid ink and then colored him in with copic markers. I used my pinking circle nestabilites to cut him and a chocolate chip circle out.

I used a white card base, layered my patterned paper, then a strip of white cardstock. I used a strip of sticky strip and then added my chocoalte ribbon. I attached my frosty image with dimensionals and then added my sentiment. I stamped it and then used my 1" and 1 1/4" circle punches to make a home for it! I used pumpkin pie paper to mount the sentiment on. My button is from the SU button latte set.

Thanks for stopping by! Hope you had a great day! I think that being home for a day has helped my son feel much better...no fun, for him, that's for sure!;) See you tomorrow!

Love You Sew Much!

Good morning peeps! Happy Wednesday! I hope you've been having a great week! My time has continuted to fly by...and I'm trying to make the best of what time we do have! I'm trying to remember what it was like to be 5 or 7 years old...and remind myself to just really enjoy this time...these are thoughts I've been having today..."just live in the moment"...I'm working on it!!

Anyway, I have the new October Monthly Mix from LAD, and have been wanting to use the cute little sewing machine stamp...let's just say I'm loving it! I know just who the cards I've made with this stamp will be going to...she'll love them!

I started out with a sketch today, I used Beate's Weekend Sketch #101, found here, for my starting point. Whenever I need a little creative lift, Beate's blog is always a great source for that inspiration I'm needing..love those reliable blog buddies!
So, I used a whisper white card base. The yellow-or gold rather-patterned paper is from the DCWV Retro Mod pack--and I just noticed it's half price at Joann.com...just fyi!:) I attached my yellow paper to my card and then mounted a strip of chocolate chip that had been given a little love by my SU eyelet border punch. A little bermuda bay ribbon and a chocoalte chip button found a home in the center of my bow. A little linen thread helps to keep the button right in place.

I stamped my sewing machine and then colored it in. I used some Copic markers..I'm working on which of those I need...they make the coloring process SO MUCH better than I've known in the past!! The quality of the markers...I can't wait to add them to my collection! I mouned my sewing machine on some Bermuda Bay cardstock and then attached it to my card with dimensionals.

My sentiment was stamped with black ink ask well, and the punched out with my large oval punch. I used the scallop oval punch and some Bermuda Bay cardstock for a nice little home for my sentiment. I also used the copics to color in the little hearts in my sentiment.

I hope you have a great day! Thanks so much for stopping by today! Make it a great one!!

Feel Better Soon!

Good morning friends! I'm in denial that today is Thursday, how did that happen!? A crazy busy week, that's how! But a great one...I'm looking forward to just laying a bit low today...enjoying these last few days with my little ones before school starts.

I know that it is almost time for Beate's Weekend Sketch again, as the sketch comes out on Friday, but I've had this card waiting in the "wings" since Monday...and just finally getting on stage! So, here is the card I made using Beate's WSC93. I think this sketch is super fun...will use again for sure! Also, on this card I used some of my new "Something To Crow About" stamps from the September LAD monthly Mix!

Here is the set and it's images, a lot of fun in this mix, that's for sure! They will be avaliable soon!So, for my card, started with the fun flower image. I loved the polkas on the flower and kept the same polka theme by using some polka dot paper(SU Night and Day Specialty dsp from the Mini...coming soon!) and by embossing my Bermuda Bay panel with my Swiss Dots embossing folder. Polka's are fun.

My flower image was stamped with Black Stazon ink, and stamped onto Whisper White cardstock. I colored the image with my In Color Stampin' Write Markers, Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry and Bermuda Bay. My flower image took a trip through the Big Shot with an oval nestability, to be cut and then embossed. I took some Crushed Curry on the same trip and used a scallop oval nestability to cut and emboss...I love the look of the nestabilities shapes embossed! That little detail is so fun!!

My card is a Crushed Curry base. I used a strip of Night and Day dsp, and then a strip of Melon Mambo ribbon(just used the back of it for a nice solid option) for my vertical lines. My horizontal Bermuda Bay panel went on a trip in a Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder through the Big Shot...and came home with some great polkas!

I stamped my sentiment in Melon Mambo ink--the stamp is from the Everyday Sayings stamp set. I used my handy dandy word window punch to make it just right. A little button for some fun detail and then it was time to finish my flower.

I attached my flower to the card with dimensionals and then added some glossy accents to the colored parts of my flower. They are super rounded and shiney in real life..very fun!

I'm going to send this to my girlfriend that is having terrible back problems right now...a litle bright and cheery card, don't you think!?

Thanks so much for stopping by! Make it a great one!!