A Bicycle Built for 2

Here is another card I made, using the Unity Stamp Co- February Stampin Store Kit, called "Life is Fabulous." Paper Maniac has this awesome kit in stock at a fabulous price, and the owner ships orders out super-fast!! Its my favorite shop for everything crafty!

Here is a close-up of the adorable bike image and sentiment. This kit is full of adorable images and sentiments this month. I LOVE it!! I also used a sketch from Clean & Simple Stamping- Fall to Layout #75.

Supplies: Stamps: Unity Stamp Co- FEB Stampin Store Kit "Life is Fabulous." Papers: Kraft, Bazzil Red, Neenah White. Ink: Memento- Black, Sand. Accessories: Red Satin Ribbon, Silver pearls, Copics, Nesties- Scalloped rectangles.

Thanks for stopping by!!

On Your New Home...

I absolutely LOOOOVE the Unity Stamp Co February Stampin Store Kit, "Life is Fabulous." Its available only in Stampin Stores, such as, my favorite- Paper Maniac.

We have been snowed-in here in NJ for about 2 days now- we have over 30" of snow and its still falling!!! So, while the baby was on one of his naps, my daughter and I decided to go downstairs and get crafty. This was great fun for me, as I have not been able to create in weeks! Having the baby did wonders for my mojo!! :-)

This stamp set has tons of really cute images and sentiments this month (I know- I say that EVERY month, but that is Unity, they keep getting better!!) I really liked this house image and decided to make a "new home" card, inspired by baby Danny's homecoming.

I was also inspired by the wonderful sketches you can find on the Clean & Simple Stamping blog, this card follows Fall To Layout #76 (FTL76). Only, I combined the 4 squares into one large rectangle for that spot on the card. Every Friday a new sketch is posted, you have to check it out, if you love sketches and love CAS style.

Below, is a close up of the house image, all colored in. Isn't the little furniture adorable?? I had fun coloring those. And, I went with an orange theme, since that is my daughter's favorite color.

Supplies: Stamps: Unity Stamp Co- FEB Stampin Store Kit-"Life is Fabulous." Papers: Prism- White, Bazzil- Orange. Ink: Memento- Black. Copics. Accessories: Orange Polka Dot ribbon.

Welcome Danny!!

I have not been too active on my blog this past month, but it's all for good reason- my husband and I welcomed our second child into our family on Monday, February 15th. The picture above is my daughter Amanda and I before we left for the hospital.

AND...here is our son, Daniel Steven. A sweet bundle of joy, weighing 7lbs-12oz and 18.5" long!

Here's Eric- a proud papa indeed.

This is one of my favorite pictures, doesn't he look sooooo peaceful sleeping in Daddy's arms?

This is one of the first pictures I have with me and my kiddos.

And, here we are going home. Yayyyyyyy! (I could not wait to get out of the hospital and get home) We have been home for a few days now and its been great settling back in. Amanda just adores her little brother (often, we have to tell her to give him some space- she's that close!!).

Hoping to be able to create some cards and pages real soon!

Thank you all for your prayers, well-wishes and kind thoughts. Its an honor to have such wonderfully beautiful, creative friends like you!!

A "SWEET" Saturday with Paper Maniacs

Happy Saturday Peeps!! Paper Maniac has a super-fun theme this week, and its monochromatics- using HOT colors: Reds, Oranges, or Yellows. In the spirit of Valentine's Day, I decided to go with REDS!!

I used the following supplies on this card: Stamps: Unity Stamp Co- December 2009 Stampin' Store Kit (isn't that such an adorable "bingo card" stamp?? I just love it!!) Papers: Kraft, Bazzill- Red and Neenah White, K&Co- Ka-zoo DSP (foil hearts). Ink: Memento- Lady Bug. Accessories: MS Loops Punch, Red satin ribbon, white gel pen, clear glitter glue.

Have you seen that OCC (Our Creative Corner) now has a sketch challenge site?? I used OCC Sketch #1 for the card layout above. Chek out the new blog for fun sketches on Thursdays.

AND- Patti is getting new product into the Paper Maniac store almost daily. I am sooooo excited to see the new stamps and paper lines especially. She is also carrying all the Unity Stamp Co new releases, as well as Flourishes. You will also see over 30 new lines of designer papers arriving shortly! Eeeeeek.

Have a fabulous Valentine's Day!!

SMC Challenge Day!!

It's Friday and that means its SMC Challenge Day!! Our challenge to you today is to use the colors RED, PINK and WHITE and make a Valentine's Day themed card, with an SMC image. (If you dont have any SMC images yet, don't worry, you can pick one up today at the Challenge Blog for FREE!!!)

Our sponsor this week is Tellen's Place and one lucky winner will be recieving a $10.00 gift certificate to the Tellen's Place store for participating in the challenge.

Spend some time on the Tellen's Place blog, it's a pretty neat place with some really adorable images.

For my card, I used the following supplies: Image: SMC- Heart Flowers. Sentiment: Unity Stamp Co- January 2010 KOM. Papers: Kraft, Prism-Iced Pink. Ink: Memento- Rose Bud and Angel Pink. Copics-R85 and R46. Accessories: MS Pink Pearls and Clear Glitter Glue.

The sketch is from Clean & Simple Stamping, and its FTL #74. I love the sketches on this site, they are so inspiring and help me throw together a card nice and quick. (AND...I need CAS, nice and quick style cards lately as my stampy time has been sooooooo limited).

Also ***Sew Many Cards is having a birthday sale on all of the 2009 images - 30 images for $10- that's less than .35 cents per image! Come celebrate with us!!***

Have a wonderful day!!