Tick or Treat!

Good morning and happy Monday! I hope you had a great weekend! We had a great relaxing one! With Dad being out of town, we just kicked it and stayed close to home and it was great! We've been having some beautiful weather...I LOVE the slight chill in the air, it makes my heart so happy!

This card was one we made at the card class last week. The kids thought the skull was really cool--and even better that it was green!;)
The images are both from the Lizzie Anne line of stamps over at Gourment Rubber Stamps! The skull is here, and the sentiment is part of this stamp!

Good luck this week--hope you have a wonderful one! Take care and see you soon!!

Love it...

Hey all, how are you doing?! I am so happy that the summer days are finally setting in around here. We thought that summer would never come! I've had a fun time playing with "summer-time" papers! I'm all about bright bold colors right now and I love this combination of colors from Cosmo Cricket!
I was browsing through my latest Paper Crafts Magazine and I saw a card that inspired me! When looking at the two, it really isn't anything like the card that inspired me, but isn't it great to have things that get your mind going? That is why we all love magazines and such, right!?

Hope you all have a great one! We are off to basketball camp with my daughter today, the library, and hopefully a fun time making a good treat! Thanks for stopping by...take care and see you tomorrow!

Thank You!

Hey friends! Happy first day of summer vacation! My kids are finally out of school and we are really ready to enjoy a relaxed (if mommy can relax;)) summer schedule! My son is already up sweating at basketball camp, the girls are enjoying lounging in their jammies just a bit longer this morning...and all is well!!

I have a little funsie to share today! This GREAT Thank You single is one of the new LAD singles for July...isn't it awesome!? I 'm 100% positive that this stamp with have a long life span on my desk! It's a great size, fantastic font and endless fun!
I had a few pennants left over from my congrats card a few days ago and used them to make this card, that was inspired from a sketch in Paper Crafts! The paper is Cosmo Cricket...love, love, love it!!

Happy summer days to you and yours...I've got more fun from the new LAD Summer Celebration...see you soon!!

June DT Challenge

Good morning friends! Today is the Lizzie Anne Designs, DT challenge day! Tricia challenged us to create a card based on something we will be doing this summer! So, one of the things my kids are excited about is doing cooking classes!

We are going to have a weekly class and we're even going to aim to record it, so they can watch it back! We are all really excited about it! I pulled out an older set, In the Kitchen, for this challenge!
I used some fun "kitchen-ish" paper, don't you think!? My ribbon is Bo-Bunny...and buttons from PTI!

Thanks for stopping by! Be sure to stop by the LAD blog, to see what everyone is up to...it's bound to be inspiring! Make it great!!

Being Your Friend...

Good morning friends! I am happy to be here sharing again today! It feels so good to be able to spend a little time creating...there is just something about making something that brings me such joy!! I wasn't able to spend quite as long as I wanted..but YEA, I was productive!


So, today Lizzie Anne Desings is previewing the new mix set! Look at the whole set...it's HUGE! There are so many stamps in this one, it will keep you busy and be perfect for all your summer projects!
I had a hard time deciding which stamps to get to first...but I decided to start with the ice cream!
I used the sketch that Meridith posted here, for my layout. I used some great Cosmo Cricket paper...happy are we?!


I hope you have a great day today!! Thanks so much for stopping by! Take care and make it great!

Surfer

Good morning friends! Welcome to day number two of the new June singles...please meet Curtis, the Surfer. I shared yesterday a sweet something about my niece Shelby. Curtis is Shelby's husband and a WONDERFUL addition to our family! We love him to pieces. He is so great to Shelby, and everyone else for that matter! And not that we judge him by this or anything, but his grandmother makes THE BEST buttermints I've ever tasted! A definate bonus for us!!

We hope to get out to the Island to go visit them before they are finished with school...we've been given an open invite!
Don't you love the design of Curtis' board!? Echo Park Summer Days paper...all the way! I can't wait to see how Curtis does on this new board...fun, fun, fun!

Hope you have a great one friends. Thanks for stopping by!

You Rock!

Hey there friends! How is the world in your neck of the woods!? I hope you are all safe...and sound! There are some crazy things going on in the weather these days...good luck to all of those who have had the crazy weather and storms!!

I'm popping in quickly to share this slightly masculine card...I've been using the Tweens and Teens stamp set quite a bit lately and it is SO fun!!
I paired the image with some fun American Crafts paper...love those bold colors!! I'm pretty happy about the masculine card today, they tend to be ones that challenge me A LOT!

Have a great one!! Take care and see you soon! Thanks for stopping by and sharing a few moments with me!

You Rock!

Hey, good morning friends! I hope you are doing well! Did you have a good weekend? We had a sunny almost warm-outside day Saturday...and buckets of rain yesterday. Springtime in Seattle...it's awesome!

I'd like to share a little something we made at our card class last week, that was another HIT with the kids! I had this paper and was thinking of what to pair it with...and thought it would be fun to use my paint splatter stamp, from the "Treasured Trinkets" mix set, and the Tweens and Teens set..together! The kids LOVED this card and requested we use the paint again...and again!! I'm really having fun making things that are fun and simple enough for the kids to enjoy...I'm kind of sad that our last class is already upon us this week!!

Hope you have a great one...take care and make it great!!

Vintage Birthday...

Good morning! I've got another installment of what we made for our class yesterday. I pulled out some Vintage Birthday...I havne't had this set out for a while, and it's full of so much fun!!
I had a page of this great balloon paper! The kids thought this was really fun too...that always makes me feel good..when they just LOVE the things we create!
I hope you have a great one! Thanks for stopping by and make it a great one!!

Birthday Wishes

Hello friends! Good morning to you! Are you into baseball season yet!? My son's first game got rained out on Wednesday night, and then last night it was sunny and we were all sorts of excited! We were a bit surprised at how cold it was...really surprised that it is almost May and we would have been better off with full winter gear!!

So, I've got a fun little number to share with you! I paired up this cute number block with some fun October Afternoon papers! I also added a fun little birthday sentiment, from the Birthday Banner Sixlets set.
I hope you have a wonderul weekend! We are heading to a wedding recption tonight and then hope to enjoy some relaxation this weekend!! Make it great!

It's good to be Queen!

Good morning! How are you friends? We made it through a week of Spring Break, with a bit of fun every day...and a sick little Max. He is almost finished with his medicine...yea for medicine that makes those little ones feel better! I do have to say that he is a wonderful baby, even when under the weather. He just wanted mommy to hold him so that is what last week was mostly full of! He is almost 5 months old and I just can't believe how much he is growing and changing! He's laughing out loud now, it is in complete honesty, the best sound to ever touch my ear drums! We are all in love with him and so thankful for the blessing he is in our famiy! I wanted to share a little something, this card was inspired by the LAD sketch challenge this week. I was looking through some of my older stamps and came across the Mix from last April, "It's good to be Queen." I don't think these images had seen ink until yesterday...and let's just say it was love at first ink! I used some delicous Crate Paper, a mat die form PTI, some tulle, pearl topped pins, and there you have it! I've seen the pins for a while...didn't know quite what I thought about them and then found some a few weeks ago while roaming through a random store. I had them on my desk and they were actually the staring point of the card today...and I have to say...you'll be seeing more of them! I'm working on a few final projects for the card class I'll be teaching at the elementary school on Wednesdays for 6 weeks, starting this week. My daughter is over the moon excited adn we're having a lot of fun getting the projects ready for the kids to make! Thanks so much for stopping by. I appreciate you taking a few to share with me! Have a great one!!

Mother

Good morning friends! Happy April!! Wow, who knew our days would rush by so quickly! I do my best to get everything in...but some days I feel like my time is fleeting! With the subject of this post being "Mother" I 've been thinking about the blessing it is to be a mother! I feel so humbled and blessed that God loves me enough and trusts me to care for his sweet little spirits. I am so thankful for the challenge that being a mother is..it makes me change and keep trying to be better every day! This fun sentiment is one of the new April Singles from Lizzie Anne Designs. Isn't it a fun one!? I used this weeks LAD sketch for the inspiration on the layout for my card. It is switched around a bit...love that jumping off point from a sketch! I used some Amy Butler paper, lace, Raspberry Fizz ribbon, Mat die from PTI, my silhouette to make that fun flower and a little pearl to give more feminie detail! Thanks so much for stopping by today! Be sure to head over to the LAD blog and see the other single that is being released today!! Make it a great weekend and enjoy! My family and I are really excited to sit and listen to the leaders of our Church speak! We will be joining in with millions of members of the church across the world...we look forward to this weekend twice a year and what a wonderful opportunity it is!! Thanks again...and make it great!!

Cardabilities Sketch 28

Hello! Happy Wednesday to you all! Today is a little sad for me, this will be my last sketch with the Cardabilities Design Team. It's been a wonderful experience to work with Karan, who is seriouly AWESOME!! The other designers and well, the people that have made Cardabilities what it is! I was part of the first team...and seeing us be at sketch 28 is so fun!! I'll still likely be playing along with the sketches, they really great for use over and over again!

So, my take on sketch 28 is here. I LOVE this image from the LAD Spring Mix, Follow Your Dreams. I love the romantic feel of this particular image! I paired it up with some fancy shmancy paper that I love!! It's from SU and retired a while ago...but I still love it!!
Be sure to head over to the Cardabilities blog to see what the other designers have in store for us today! It's always such fun to see what everyone does with the same sketch!!

Take care, have a wonderful one...and make it great!!

Play Date Cafe!

Good morning everyone! Hope your week is going well! We have had a great week thus far...it is seriously amazing what a little Vit. D-by way of sunshine will do for you!!:) We've had a few days at the park-showing Max what the sun looks and feels like! Hope you are enjoying the wonders of Spring in your neck of the woods!

Today Lizzie Anne Designs is hosting the color challenge over at Play Date Cafe! This great image is the one that we're using for our inspriation...challene #74! So, here is the inspriation...
And here is what I made following this inspiratinal photo! I felt springish..and loved the white in the photo...so I used the new birdcage(isn't it awesome!?) from the Spring Mix, Follow Your Dreams and then used plenty of white space...something I've missed for a while!! The birthday sentiment was stamped, it is from the Banner Birthday sixlet stamp set, and then punched out and added to the white space...just punched for a little something special, but not too much attention.

My flowers are made from a SU triple flower punch--and I stressed the paper out a bit and added some pretty pearls. My tulle bow was the last touch...and a larger pearl to finish the card off!

There is a bit of fun happening in the LAD store today, all the items in the Overstock section of the store is 40% through Sunday! So enjoy some great deals on some great stamps!! Several Mix sets are in there...(the Sweet and Spooky one...LOVE this one!!)...enjoy!!

I hope you have a wonderful day! Thanks so much for stopping by! I appreicate you sharing a few with me today!

LAD DT Challenge!

Good morning friends! I hope you are doing well! I've got some fun to share today...Did you have a great St. Patrick's Day?! We spent the morning yesterday making rainbow cupcakes and frosting them and making little shamrock picks with tooth-picks. I don't have a shamrock punch...I think that would be a good investment for me to make! My girls had a lot of fun...and olny suffered for a minor sugar overload!;)

Today is the LAD DT Challenge, and the challenge this month was to make a baby card and find some inspiration from pottery barn kids! Well, I did just that! I had a great time dreaming of several different baby rooms...but this one caught my eye! The thing that caught me most was the great name plate for Sophie! So here is the wonderful photo that got the wheels in my head turning....here is a link to the room on their site.

And here is my card! I loved the non-traditional baby colors! I used Basic Gray from SU, Plum Pudding from PTI, Black and some beautiful polka dot paper from SU. I cut out my flourished frame with my Silhouette. I used some nestabilities--circle and scallop circle to make a mat for my "B" from the LAD Mix, Follow Your Dreams. Very up-town baby palette, don't you agree?Thanks so much for stopping by! Be sure to head over to the LAD blog and see the fun things the other designers have in store for us today...it's always so fun to see what everyone comes up with!! Make it great!!

Thanks so much!

Good morning friends! I hope you are doing well! I am happy to be dry and warm indoors! I think I know what Monsoon season is like...we had SO MUCH RAIN yesterday...I was in Target with Ruby and Max and heard the heavens open and the rains begin...and so we waited. We wandered, shopped and waited a bit more. We checked out and needed carry out help because, well, my 2 storage ottomans didn't fit in my cart and my hands were full!:) Anyway, I was parked closer than I've ever parked to the door at any Target store, but still wanted to be closer...so I ran and pulled the car up to the door, so load the goods. The wind was so strong it was pushing my card and blowing the rain totally sideways!! By the time I got the goods, my kids and myself into the car, I looked like I had just jumped in a lake! I even had someone helping me(maybe I thought that would be faster?;))! When I got home and opened the back of the car, it looked like everything had been sprayed down with a hose...water everywhere!! I honestly think it is the hardest rain I've personally been in...in all my days!! So, glad to be dried out, warmed up and indoors!!

So, let's move on from the weather...to my card for today!! I was really excited about this card...for more than one reason today...I love the image...delish!? Yes. She is from the "Follow Your Dreams" mix that was previewed yesterday, from LAD. The sentiment is from the "Perfect Phrases" stamp set.
My second reason for excitement, I used my Silhouette SD to cut out my doily!! I love that I can make any size doily I need...big or small! How fun is that?! Super fun in my book!! My pearls are from Kaiser Craft and my ribbon is an older one from SU.

Thanks for stopping by!! I appreicate you sharing a few minutes with me today!! See you soon! I've got new stamps arriving in the mail today...oh, here's a little hint..."smooches!!" Make it great!!

Spring Mix Preview!

Good morning! Happy post #2 for today! I'm back with some Lizzie Anne Fun today!! I really love this new mix...glad we finally get to share it! I've had a wonderful time working with these new stamps...makes me very happy...

So, here is my first card to share with Follow Your Heart! I have fallen in love with this little girl...isn't she divine!!? I think she has a great "spring-like" feeling about her, wouldn't you agree!?
I paried her with some Old Olive and Sring Moss paper, and a beautiful patterned paper whose maker I can't find right now! But it is some beautiful paper isn't it!? I used a bit of light pink tulle, some MS butterflies, a SU butterfly and some pearls...nice femine feel for sure!

Hope you have a wonderful one...take care!

Just Being Together...

Good morning friends! Have you had a great week? I hope so! Today is a long awaited day for my two girls, they get to go on an over-nighter date with Daddy!! Do I need to even say how excited they are for their special "trip?!? So, the boys will have a special date with me...looking forward to some basketball and fun with Myles...and Max, well, jsut squeezing him and snuggling with him is enough fun for me!!

I happen to LOVE this image from LAD. It can be found in the "Lucky You" Mix, from March of last year. I think it is a super cute image...and I'm so happy to revisit an older set and have just as much--if not more fun playing with it now than I did last year!!
I paried this priceless image with Summer Sunrise ink and some MM patterened paper...yum! Happy birght colors..that is what I've needed this week. We've been enjoying wonderful weather--mostly clear but windy and then a little cloud burst of rain and then clear again...the flwoers must be getting close!!

Thanks for stopping by!! Hope your weekend is great and I'll be back with some fun for next week!! Cardabilities skech, new Mix preview from LAD...it'll be a fun one!! Take care and make it great!!

Thinking of You

Hey friends. Good morning. I hope you are doing well! How is spring coming along in your neck of the woods? It's a typical spring "down pour" outside as I type...I'm so excited for the flowers that these showers will bring! (trying not to mind the rain!)

I was thinking of this little image from the "Singing in the Rain" stamp set and knew I need to pull it out when I was looking for an umbrella to send my daughter to school with! I think this little image is too cute! The sentiment is from the Perfect Phrases stamp set.
I paired the image up with some of my favorite paper from SU, it retired years ago, but I found a couple of pieces in my scrap pile and well...I love it!:) My ribbon is from Bo Bunny and I colored my little peep with my copics.

Hope you all are having a wonderful almost spring day!! Thanks so much for stopping by and thanks for spending a few with me!!

Friends are Flowers...

Good morning friends! I hope you are having a great week! I am so happy, yesterday was a very productive day for me! It's been a while since my little peeps have allowed me the time to do what happened yesterday and it felt SO good!! I had such a great time...I hope it isn't too long before I get another! Now with a sleeping baby in my arms...

I have some wonderful friends. I am so thankful for the wonderful people the Lord has blessed me to become friends with. I have a few in mind that I haven't chatted with for a while and they keep coming to mind...so I've got a couple of envelopes ready to go today!!
I used this little flower image and sentiment from the "Singing in the Rain" Mix set from LAD. I paired my stamps with some fun Studio Calico paper and then some Crushed Curry cardstock form SU. I pulled out one of my favorite Martha Stewart border punches...love, love, love!! My ribbon is from Bo Bunny, how I love double sided polka dot ribbon! I pulled out my copics....wow, it's been a while! I've got to get back into that coloring groove! I've got so much to learn about how to use them better...

Anyway, I hope you have a wonderul one! Thanks for sharing a few minutes with me! I sincerely apprecite your visit!