Rock The Vote!!

So my friend Donna needs your help!! She is a finalist in the Just Rite Stampers contest and she needs your vote!! Go check out her project and show her a little love!! It is super cute, and for her super sweet niece, so it is that much more special!! We Aunties have to stick together!!
Go HERE to vote!!
Thanks for your help!!

Inspired By....

my big box of SU goodies that arrived on my doorstep yesterday!! When I saw Beate's weekend sketch challenge, I automatically thought of my new Inspired By Nature stamp set. Unfortunately, I miscalculated and had to flip the sketch, but I think it still works, don't you?? (Just nod and smile, Kay??!!) Anyway, I used markers to color my image and then used the "huffing" technique to re-moisten what had dried. I stamped it on a piece of white card stock and layered it with Ruby Red, Pumpkin Pie and Chocolate Chip. I added some big silver brads that Jackie sent me, and adhered it to my base. The DP on the base is from the Summer Picnic DSP pack and it is layered with Ruby Red and Chocolate Chip. I added some of my new Chocolate ribbon and some pumpkin gingham(Offray). The sentiment is from the Sweet Serendipity set and it was punched out with my designer label punch. The hardware is from the SU stylized silver hardware. I pierced a border around the edge of the base, and down the main panel by the ribbon and it was done. I have to say, I LOVE this new set...SO PRETTY!!

Well, that is it for me now, thank you for stopping by and have an awesome day(or night)!!!

stamps-Sweet Serendipity and Inspired by Nature

paper- Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie, Ruby Red, White and Summer Picnic DSP

ink- Chocolate Chip

tools-big silver brads, chocolate ribbon, pumpkin gingham, SU markers, silver hardware

Happy Saturday!!!

Well, hopefully your Saturday has been!! Mine was a tiny bit hectic at work but since then it has gotten better. After I FINALLY got off of work, I went to Wal-mart, one of my least favorite things to do, and since then I have been home trying to get my mojo a flowing. I tried to stamp last night, but I have to say I just wasn't in the mood. I got in trouble for something I forgot to do at work, and it made me upset all night. I am not REALLY in trouble, but I did get a naughty slip and my name will end up on some list that all the post offices in the area will see. Great right? For someone who doesn't handle getting in trouble well, and is seriously afraid of ever being wrong, it hit me sorta hard. Seriously, I am so afraid to be wrong in front of people and get embarrassed that I stopped raising my hand in class at school for fear I would be wrong...and to this day I still can't figure why I care so much about what other people think. Maybe I need a shrink......anyone know a good one?? For now, until I get into therapy, I will stamp to make me feel better, that is, if I am not in a funk and can actually get my mojo a flowin'!!!



















Since I was having troubles getting started, I turned to my guru for sketch challenges, Jen del Muro. This is her Sketch For You To Try for this week, and it is fabulous!! I also decided to turn to the SCS inspiration challenge. You should really check out this website, the pictures are just adorable!! Anyway, I used the very first set I ever bought from Verve Stamps, Anniversary Birds...and yep, you guessed it...never ever used it til today...pitiful really. Anyway, I stamped my birds on white cardstock with Timber Brown Stazon. I then stamped one in Riding Hood Red and a piece of Bella Rose DSP. The bird on the right was stamped twice on Bella Rose paper and the body was cut out then just the wing on the other. I added the branches with Chocolate Chip and layered the whole panel with Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette and Chocolate Chip. The edges were sponged with CC ink, pierced, and brads and spiral clips were added because people lets face it.. I LOVE brads and spiral clips. The sentiment was stamped with TB stazon and then cut out with my Nestabilities. The bottom panel and the background are some more pieces of Bella Rose DSP. Did you see my new ribbon from SU..yummy!!! I swear I could spend an entire $500 just on the new DP and ribbon, crazy right!! Don't worry, I am not going too, but trust me...it is SOOO tempting!!

Well, that is it for me for now....I am LOVING reading all the suggestions for my new byline, and I am anxious to see what you all come up with!!! If you want to participate go to this post!! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!
stamps-Anniversary Birds
paper- Riding Hood Red, Pirouette Pink, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, and Bella Rose DSP
ink- Brown Stazon, Chocolate Chip and Riding Hood Red
tools-Cuttlebug, NEstabilities, spiral clip, silver brads, red taffeta ribbon, chocolate stitched ribbon

MFT Thursday

So, MFT Monday has now moved to Thursday..why you ask? Well, good question!! The MFT sketch challenge USED to be on Monday's, but now it is on Thursdays!! I really try to participate every week in the MFT sketch challenge, not only because I love MFT and all the wonderful sketches that Cindy Haffner comes up with...but as with all my other stamps, I have a SHAMEFUL amount and this basically forces me to use them!! Geez..did I say MFT enough??LOL!! Anyway, when I saw the sketch, and Julia's Ways To Use It challenge, I knew I wanted to use my new favorite Monster Squad stamp set and some yummy glittery DP from K&Co. Now, I have used some of the other papers out of this FABULOUS paper pack, but I have been hoarding the glittery ones and the one with the flocked bats...YUMMO!! Anyway, I stamped my house twice, I colored one of them and cut it out and separated the roof from the house. The house part was colored with a combination of Prismas and SU markers and the roof with SU markers. I glued the house to the base and popped the roof up to give it some dimension. I then pierced the edges and sponged them with Basic Grey ink. I added some spiral clips with various ribbons and silver brads everywhere and layered it with Pumpkin Pie and Green Galore. The rest is kinda simple, but if you ever need to know anything, please feel free to ask!! Did you notice the base on my card...it is just a piece of Basic Black, no layering...are you proud???LOL!!

Well that is it for me for now!! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!

ETA: I almost forgot...I put Perfect Pearls all over this sucker to make it shiny!!

stamps- Monster Squad

paper- Basic Black, Green Galore, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White, K&Co. DP

ink- Black Stazon and Basic Grey

tools-silver brads and clips, ribbons, Prismas, mineral spirits and stumps, SU markers, circle punches

What can I say...

I stink!! Not literally, but I TOTALLY dropped the ball on making this announcement!! Jessica Knutsen, owner/illustrator for There She Goes opened her NEW store on Monday, September 1st!! Be sure to swing by and check out her YUMMY new stamp sets, and while you are at it, read about the TSG points program...IT ROCKS! I don't know about you...but I am on the edge of my seat waiting for my stamps to get here.....woohoo!!

Just One More

So, I am kind of an airhead and forgot to make a card for my brother in law's birthday. Truth be told, I have the hardest time making cards for him. He has a wicked sense of humor, and I really wanted to come up with something funny to give him. I recently, under the influence of my pal Donna, bought these super cute stamps from Starving Artistamps. As I was sitting here feeling ucky, I thought about bacteria, germs...fungus...AHA!! I literally had an AHA moment and had to go whip this sucker up. Isn't it funny!! Now my BIL isn't a "fungi"....he is actually a real pain in the ***, but what can you do, right?!! LOL!! Anyway, I stamped all three sets of mushrooms from the Doodlefactory Fairytale sheet. They were colored with my SU markers. To connect them together, I drew in some grass blades(which is the extent of my drawing ability so enjoy). If you can't tell, I hadn't cleaned off my table since the last card I made, so the bottom DP made another appearance and I paired it with some other random DP I had in my stash, sorry, I have no clue where it comes from. I added a bunch of piercing, white brads(can you believe I have used over 30 of those suckers today-sick!!), spiral clips, and paper piercing. The two DPs are connected together with some wide Olive Grosgrain. This card MOSTLY follows the SCS sketch for today, except the two sentiment panels(which I totally love for some reason). Okay, so now that my stomach TOTALLY hurts, I am really gonna go back to bed. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!(or I may get my Google reader caught up...hmmm)

Before I go...a joke...totally not a comedian here, but this is so appropriate...

"A mushroom walks into the bar and the bartender says, 'Hey, get out, we don't serve your kind here!!' and the mushroom says 'Why not, I'm a fungi??'"

BWAHHHAHAHAHAHA!!!

You Make Me Happy

So, I should be napping...but my stomach hurts worse when I lay down...make any sense??Not to me either, but I digress. So instead of sitting around, I decided to make a card for today's sketch challenge. Recently, I decided to mount all my Bellas on ez mount, and I am so happy I did. What I did notice while doing this is the fact that I have a shameful amount of them that I never use. I decided that when I saw today's sketch, I would use this super cute "friends of all shapes and sizes" stamp from Stamping Bella that when I first saw Jen use, I had to have. I bought it immediately, and like all my other "must haves" it sat on the shelf unused. I stamped it with Black Stazon on GP white cardstock and colored it in with my SU markers, I then covered the whole thing in Perfect Pearls to make it shimmer. The sentiment is a rub on from SU. I added a bunch of white mini brads, some spiral clips, and several different ribbons. The paper is by Chatterbox and is called Happy Bloom( I got it at the Prettie store, and since it is 45% off, now is a great time to go get it!!). Well, I need to get back to the recliner...its days like today that I wish I had a laptop so I could sit in my recliner with it!! Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!!

stamps-Bella

paper-Celery, Pumpkin Pie, GP white, Chatterbox DP

ink-Black Stazon

tools-white brads, ribbon, spiral clips, SU markers, Perfect Pearls

Prettie Wednesday-Make Your Own DP

So, two weeks ago Jackie challenged all the Prettie girls to make a card using self made DP. We were to make the DP, use it in the background, and Paper Piece with it. I chose to use the flower from Rainy Day Friends. I colored the flowers with my Riding Hood Red and Pink Pirouette ink pads and a blender pen. I then paper pieced the dress with the same paper, but it looked to plain, so I decided to color it in with my Mellow Moss marker, hope that isn't breaking the rules!! My main image is Flutter By Sophia and the rest of her was colored in with my SU markers and blender pens with my RHR and PP ink pads. The necklace has some liquid applique on it to make it look like pearls. I added a bunch of white brads, cause I love them, hehe, and some ribbon from SU. The gingham paper is part of the Bella Rose DSP from SU. This card is heading out today to my pal Jodi . Be sure to blurf around to the other Pretties and see what they have created, and as always, PLEASE play along if you want, we love it when you do!! Don't forget about the GINORMOUS SALE over at Paper Pretties...trust me, you DON'T want to miss it, and it only lasts this week!! This weeks challenger is Charmaine, and I can't wait to see what she has in store for us. I am off to take a nap, not feeling so hot. I felt so bad overnight, that we decided that I shouldn't keep my nephew...I won't see him again until Monday, WAHHHH!!! Thanks for stopping by and hopefully I will be back later with some more...once I get a nap of course!!

Danielle Lounds

Carolina Buchting

Charmaine Ikach
Jackie Rakoski
Jana Weaver
Jodi Collins

Joni Stringfield
Julie Masse

Some RAK's

Here are some more fabulous RAK's I have recieved from my Stamping friends!! The first card was made for me by Cindy(mothermark). She always makes the most amazing cards as a tribute to the weekly Featured Stamper and this is the card she made for me. It is HUGE and COVERED in silver brads...me likey!! It is also my favorite color, so what's not to like! Check out Cindy's blog..she is super talented and a RIOT!! Thanks Cindy, I love it!!

This second card is from my pal Jackie Pedro(strappystamper). She is so sweet and super talented. She made this card for me as part of the Featured stamper challenge. Thanks Jackie, I love it!!

My last card came to me from Deena(moonrise). She sent this card along with some super cute brads and charms and an adorable stamp!! Thanks so much for the goodies, I love them!!

Monochromatic Sophia

Last night was the Paper Pretties Stampin In Your Jammies party, and I am sad to say, I didn't get to participate as much as normal. My nephew is still here, and he wasn't all that happy that his Uncle Travis was holding him and not me. Needless to say, I had to take over and didn't get to chat to much. I did however, want to say CONGRATS to JENN DIAZ!! She is the new Paper Pretties Cutie Pie!! Be sure to swing by her blog and congratulate her and a job well done!! Here entries were so super cute!! Since we didn't really release a whole lot last night, due to our transition from clear to rubber stamps, Christie decided to have a HUGE sale!! For more info on this, check out the Paper Pretties home page!! Trust me, you don't wanna miss this!! Jared is going back home to his mommy tonight, I think she may miss him a little....and although, I am not much on sleeping less than eight hours, I am gonna miss him too..boohoo. Anyway, now onto my card. So today's color challenge over on SCS was to make a monochromatic card. I don't REALLY know why I chose brown, but I did. My card uses Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa and Very Vanilla. The background DP is from the Close to Cocoa Prints DP and the dress was paper pieced with some Enchante' DSP from SU(both retired). I colored my Sophia with my SU markers after stamping her with Black Stazon on Very Vanilla. I pierced around the edges and cut her and the layers out with my Cuttlebug and Nestabilities. The panel coming out from the circle is my card colors with some cream, chocolate, and cocoa ribbon tied around it. You can't see it all the well, but the bottom edge was punched with my scallop punch. I added some silver brads at the end and around the main image panel to frame it. Around the DP layer, I pierced holes and did some faux stitching.

stamps-Cuddle Me

paper-Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa CS and DSP, Very Vanilla, Enchante DSP

ink- Black and Brown Stazon

tools-scallop punch, Cuttlebug, Nesties, SU markers, ribbon, silver brads