A retro V-day

Hi stampers!  Happy Valentine's day to all my friends, family, and followers!  I hope that you are loved today...and every day!  And thanks to all of you that visit my blog and those who comment!  I truly appreciate you!

I'm looking forward to our pasta dinner tonight at the place of our "second first date" hehe!  I don't eat much pasta normally and try to eat lower carb at least at dinner most nights so it will be a treat!  I tried to look up the menu online so I could day dream about what I was going to eat...and not make Jon wait forever tonight because I can't decide what to get, ha!  But, the menu wasn't online any more, bummer!   I am going to TRY not to eat any breadsticks...I'd rather skip those and have dessert I think!  I really do love food about as much as stamping, lol!  Too bad stamping isn't much of a workout!!!

Anyway, I had to play at Retro Sketches this week since the sketch had a heart in it.

Again, I'm way behind on Valentine's this year so you may see a few after the fact in the next few weeks.  Haven't gotten any in the mail yet either...but that just means I can spread the love a little longer, right? :-)

Stampin' Supplies:
Stamps:  Hearts a flutter, teeny tiny wishes
Paper:  Very vanilla, basic gray, pool party, primrose petals, more amore DSP
Ink:  Pool party, primrose petals
Accessories:  Circle punch, hearts a flutter framelits, designer builder brads

I haven't used the new builder brads much but they are cute!  You just punch out a little circle and glue it to the brad (I use the green tombow multi...just let it dry for a few minutes) and then stick the little bubble top on!

Happy Valentine's Day and happy stamping!

Whew! I made it!

Hi stampers!  So I totally meant to post this card last night because it's for the Retro Sketches challenge this week and I figured it would be closing soon.  BUT I had a basketball game at work and my mom was here while Jon was traveling for work so I got home late and then hung out with her and before I knew it I was half asleep on the couch with my momma!  Ha!  Neither one of us for some reason the night before could go to sleep when we went to bed...our brains must have been in sync...scary, lol!  Anyway I think we were making up for it last night being all tired!  So I didn't get this posted...but I looked this morning and the challenge is open for a few more hours!  Yay!  So here goes!

I loved the simple sketch and since I'm still kind of getting back into the swing of stamping I kept it super simple and super true to the sketch!

Looking back I think if I did it again I'd add some bells and whistles but it was a good and simple card to get the creative juices flowing!  And I love that seasonal sayings is still available for the I love you stamp!

Stamps:  Hearts a flutter, seasonal saying (carry over)
Paper:  Whisper white, real red, pool party
Ink: Real red
Accessories: Triple heart punch, dazzling details

At first I was just going to use red and white but it just needed a little pop of something so a heart from the triple heart punch in pool party was perfect!  Who knew real red and pool party looked so great together!  If pool party doesn't come back this year I'm REALLY going to be depressed;-)  Hehe!  There is also some dazzling details on the heart although it's hard to see in the photo.

This card already found it's way to my hubby!  I used to leave him cards sometimes (and actually mail some to other people....) and I've kind of gotten away from that for what ever reason...so I'm trying to actually give and send some cards this year, lol!!!!

Happy stamping!

Fab Fri 10

Hi stampers!  It's time for a new challenge over at Fab Friday.  I won't be very chatty today as it's late when I'm writing my post on my ONE night off this week, ugh!  So, let's get right to business!

And here's my card.  This is the only thing I've been able to stamp this past week!  Good thing I like it:-)

ETA:  Supplies:

Stamps:  Everything Eleanor, lovely little labels, hearts a flutter

Paper:  Very vanilla, crumb cake, cherry cobbler, pink pirouette

Ink:  Crumb cake, cherry cobbler, pool party

Accessories:  Alahambra wheel, pink pirouette 2 toned ribbon, hearts a flutter framelits, heart punch, lovely little labels punch pack, flower trim

I'll try to come back over the weekend (which I'm working almost all day Saturday too, boo) and update the supplies.  I have got to get to bed like 10 minutes ago!

Don't forget to check out the rest of the team's cards and play along!

Happy stamping!

HSS 151

Hi stampers!  Happy Tuesday and thanks to all who played along over at Hand Stamped Sentiments the past few weeks!  It sure is nice to have a little extra time to enter isn't it? :-)

This week we have something a little bit different....a sketch!  I love sketches...and this one is great!

I couldn't resist using some of the new flower trim on this one!  This sketch just called out to it!

Stampin' Supplies:
Stamps:  Hearts a flutter, teeny tiny wishes
Paper:  Very vanilla, real red, pool party, primrose petals
Ink:  Real red, pool party
Accessories:  Doily sizzlit, hearts a flutter framelits, pool party ruffled ribbon, flower trim, subtle glimmer brads

Now head on over and see all the other designer's cards and play along!  Remember you have two weeks now!

Happy stamping!

HSS 150

Hi stampers!  Happy new year!  Hope you had a great time ringing in the new year last night!  And what a great way to kick off 2013....with a new challenge from Hand Stamped Sentiments!  And in addition we have some exciting changes over at HSS.  Now, all the challenges will be two weeks so you'll have longer to create and play!  Yay!  We'll also be switching up our challenges a bit and throwing in some sketches!  But this week is a great color combo!

And here's my card which uses a lot of supplies from the upcoming Spring catalog.

Hope you all find some time to play along with us!  Don't forget you have two weeks now!

Happy 2013 and happy stamping!

Another non-Christmas card

Hi stampers!  So I really should be making Christmas cards, right?  But who can resist a box of new stuff just sitting there????  Not me!  So after work and dinner last night I sat down and played with my new goodies some more.

I swear I'm going to work on Christmas stuff....today....:-)

But I thought that the sketch at Create With Connie & Mary would work perfect with the hearts a flutter bundle and more amore DSP.  This may be my favorite Valentine's DSP of all time!

I just love all the prints and the soft yet vibrant colors!  The big red heart is part of the DSP. There are laser cut hearts that all you have to do is trim apart.  And there is a little sneak peek of some new ribbon too!  It's called two tone but it's just pretty and kind of shimmery!  I cut it in half on this card so it is quite wide.

Stampin' Supplies:
Stamps:  Hearts a flutter, petite pairs
Paper:  Very vanilla, pool party, more amore DSP
Ink:  Pool party, primrose petals
Accessories:  Pink pirouette two tone ribbon, primrose petals stitched satin ribbon, hearts a flutter frameits, bitty buttons, pool party baker's twine

The little sentiment is from petite pairs and is actually part of a get well sentiment but it works so well for a Valentine!

Ok, time to crank out the Christmas cards!!!!  :-)

Happy stamping!

Merry Christmas to me!

Hi stampers!  If you saw yesterday's post you know that I got a special delivery yesterday!  I big (well not really as I tried to have some restraint this time, lol) box of goodies from Utah!   So it was like Christmas!  Once I was able to peel my sick self off the couch I at least sat on the floor and looked at my goodies even if it did take a while to get up the strength to stamp:-)

I think the thing I was most excited about getting my hands on was the hearts a flutter bundle and also the more amore DSP.  So, I knew those were the things I wanted to play with first!  I thought that the Sweet Sunday sketch would make for a cute Valentine's card.

And it did....it's a bit busy but I still like it!

Stampin' Supplies:
Stamps:  Hearts a flutter (sneak peek), fabulous phrases
Paper:  Very vanilla, real red, pool party, primrose petals, more amore DSP (sneak peek)
Ink:  Real red, pool party, primrose petals, versa mark
Accessories:  Perfect pennants die, hearts a flutter framelits (sneak peek), pool party embossing powder

I just LOVE these colors together!  The real red, pool party, and primrose petals makes for some pretty Valentines paper!

What you probably can't see is that heart is embossed in pool party!  I don't usually do colored embossing powders but I had to have me some pool party!  Which really, it's silly since the color will retire this summer.  I'm going to cry!  I'll miss it so much!!!  Wahhhhhhh!

I'll try to have more sneak peeks but I have to work late the rest of the week and on Saturday too so I don't know how I'll fare:-)

Happy stamping!