So glad! So sad!

Hi stampers!  I'm so glad we have Sale-A-Bration but I'm so sad it's ending next week!  There's just over a week left since it ends on Friday the 22nd. I haven't used my freebies near enough which always seems to happen:-)

But here's another card based off of one that I cased recently...so it's a case of a case:-)

I gotta get...lots to do tonight...so the supplies will have to wait.   Make sure to check back tomorrow for the Fab Friday challenge!!!  And make sure to place your SAB order before it's too late!!!!

Happy stamping!

A tall card

Hi stampers!  I need to start making cards of different sizes!  I forget how cute they can be!  I love long or tall cards so the sketch at Retro Sketches this week was perfect!

It's a super cute and simple sketch.  I had a lot of ideas for it but decided to use the sent with love bundle yet again.  It's so cute and the colors are pretty springy and fresh...just what we need this time of year!

Stampin' Supplies:
Stamps:  Sent with love
Paper:  Whisper white, pool party, sent with love DSP
Ink:  Pool party, island indigo, calypso coral
Accessories:  In color polka dot brads, pool party ruffled ribbon, basic pearls

Sorry the picture is a little blurry.  For some reason today I couldn't seem to get a good photo!  Maybe it's the light....but isn't it cute!?!?  I sure am going to miss pool party come June....and those cute brads....and that cute ribbon!  Ack!!!!!

Happy stamping!

HSS 155

Hi stampers!  It's time for another fun challenge at Hand Stamped Sentiments!  This week is a fun and springy color challenge!

It was springy for about one day here on Sunday.  I even got to run outside and it was awesome...and then it was back to snow flurries yesterday, yuck!  At least this color challenge reminds me of spring.

I made an MDS page with one of my favorite pictures of my little cousin Kyleigh who just turned ONE!  I forgot just how teeny she was!

Now, don't forget to check out all the other design team samples and play along!

Happy stamping!

Bright Bunnies

Hi stampers!  So I don't really like this card :-/  I made it for the last Retro Sketches challenge but it just didn't come together like I'd hoped.  Oh well.  At least it's bright and springy!  Which we need right now!  It's warmer today finally but also rainy and gloomy.  Guess beggars can't be choosers lol!

You may need some shades for this one....

Stampin' Supplies:
Stamps:  Ears to you (single)
Paper:  Whisper white, island indigo, sycamore street DSP (SAB)
Ink:  Tangerine tango, rich razzleberry, island indigo
Accessories:  Basic rhinestones, labels collection framelits

It's pretty CAS but I just don't like it....I hope someone does :-)

Happy stamping!

Oh, hello...yet again

Hi stampers!  I haven't posted since Monday!  Whoops, how did that happen?  Guess it's been because we got our house on the market and had two showings yesterday so there was lots of getting ready, lol! Now, just cross your fingers and toes for us that those people liked the house!  We haven't heard anything from them yet but maybe they are like us and need to think things over:-)  It would be awesome if our house would sell quickly and we could get the new construction home we love!!!  Eek!

I did manage to stamp quite a bit this week though in favor of blogging :-)  So I should have things to share....I think....I might save some of them for an upcoming contest though.  SU is having "tryouts" to be a display stamper for their events and I'm going to enter.  It's kind of like a mini Artisan contest (which I'm still working on too) but the fun part is that I get to enter on my blog so you'll get to see all my creations without having to wait for-ev-er!!!!  :-)

Anyway, here's a card I made a while back for a Freshly Made Sketches challenge that I didn't get around to entering.  I really liked the sketch!  And this one even made it in the mail yesterday along with a stamp set for a special friend;-)

Stampin' Supplies:
Stamps:  Oh, hello
Paper:  Whisper white, crumb cake, calypso coral, tea for two DSP
Ink:  So saffron, island indigo
Accessories:  In color polka dot brads, oval framelits, small scallop circle punch, needle point embossing folders

It's pretty simple.  And springy!  Where is spring????  I hope it arrives this weekend.  It's supposed to be 50-some here and I WILL run outside on Sunday!  I can't wait!  And the rest of the time I'm going to STAMP!!!! Too bad we have to lose an hour on Sunday! :-)

Happy stamping!

Oh, Hello...Monday

Hi stampers!  It's Monday again....yayness, right?  LOL!  Where did the weekend go again?  Oh that's right....teaching aerobics, lunch with friends, a baby shower and dinner on Saturday then church, lunch with family (and yes, we went to Panera both times, lol), cleaning up the house some and looking at some houses to buy.  Kinda makes me tired to think about it all, lol!  So, I didn't get much if any stamping done.  Both nights when I sat down to start to make something I just didn't feel like it.  I have absolutely nothing (as of yet anyway) on the calendar next weekend so maybe I can really dig in then!

And last night I really couldn't get into it because we found another house we are interested in:-)  So, I was busy thinking/freaking out about that, lol!  Something cool is that it's brand new but we don't know that we'll have that much wiggle room with the price though because of that fact.  And as it stands now, my craft room doesn't exist...it will have to be in the basement and Jon will have to finish that first.  THAT creeps me out, lol!  WHERE will all my stuff go and HOW will I use it until then?  I think that's freaking me out as much as the payments, hahahahaha!  Anyone else ever feel like that?  It's only the second house that we've both loved immediately upon walking in....all the rest Jon loves and I hate, lol!  So, cross your fingers for us (and my craft room, lol)!

So, I'll share something I did last week or so.  It's pretty simple:

Stampin' Supplies:
Stamps:  Oh, hello
Paper:  Very vanilla, crumb cake, tea for two DSP
Ink:  Crumb cake, calypso coral
Accessories:  Itty bitty butterfly punch, basic pearls, flower trim, frames embossing folders

It's simple...that's about all my brain can do right now, ha!  Hope everyone has a good week...and you don't get too much snow!  Shouldn't we be past all that white stuff by now???

Happy stamping!

Fab Fri 13

Whew!  Well it's Friday and time for a new challenge at Fab Friday.  This card almost didn't happen.  My hubby was supposed to have a small outpatient surgery yesterday but once they got going they went in a different direction and now we are going to have to wait on some test results...but anyway, I spent most of the day with him and taking care of him...I didn't plan ahead very well!  I also thought I'd have more stamp time but you know how that goes right?

Anyway I kind of got a second wind late last night and thought I'd try to whip something up for our sketch:

I think it's a great spring sketch!  And don't forget you can use any shapes you want..or you can take it literally too...that's the great thing about sketches!!!!

See, I didn't use a butterfly :-)

Stampin' Supplies:
Stamps:  Sent with love
Paper:  Whisper white, pool party, island indigo, calypso coral, sent with love DSP
Ink:  Island indigo, calypso coral
Accessories:  Circle punch, perfect pennants die, basic pearls, designer label punch

Not bad for a quick card!  And this is one plane that I don't need my happy pills to be around, haha!  My sent with love paper was still out from earlier this week so I just grabbed it and started playing.  Sometimes that's the best way to do it...just grab what's out!  Which as of late that could be half of my stamping supplies, lol!!!

Now make sure to check out what the rest of the design team came up with and play along with us!  It's fun, we promise!

Happy stamping!