ABC Baby Quilt

I made this baby quilt for one of my good friends who recently had a baby girl. It was a quick and easy quilt to make - that's what I like! :)

The Shabby Tea Room - Week 16

It's Monday - and time for an all *new* challenge over at The Shabby Tea Room. This week's challenge is inspired by a fun photo and to include the colors: hot pink, lime green, and turquoise. I decided to dust off one of my favorite stamps, Beachabella. Love her! Secretly, I envy her...after 2 kids, there is no bikini wearing here!!

Come play along with us and be sure to check out some great creations from the rest of our design team...

Audrey Pettit - Audrey Pettit's Weblog
Cathy Clark-Santie - Papier Girl

Debbie Marcinkiewicz - Simple Treasures
Lisa Golzbein - Oh So Cute By Lisa
Melissa Hubert - My Paper Obsession

RECIPE:
STAMPS: Beachabella

INK: BB, Markers - SU (Creamy Caramel, Tempting Turquoise, Melon Mambo, Green Galore) Copic (BG10, E00)

PAPER: WW, Melon Mambo, Rainbow Sherbet DSP

OTHER: SU Square Scallop Die, SU brads

Clean & Simple 96

How easy can I get!?! You're lookin' at it! I love this new sketch from Clean & Simple. Right up my alley! A perfect way to use up DSP!! Yippee!! Just in time for the new SU catty!! And there are some awesome new DSP's coming out!

RECIPE:

STAMPS: PTI Mailbox Greetings

INK: Choc Chip, Old Olive

PAPER: WW, Old Olive, Tropical Oasis DSP, VV, Choc Chip, Sending Love DSP

OTHER: Choc Chip and Pumpkin Pie Ribbons

Baby Card for 3 Challenges...

I love how this card turned out!! Simple, yet cute! :)
~Clean & Simple (sketch)
~JUGS (color)
~Tuesday Throwdown (dry embossing)

RECIPE:
STAMPS: Flight of the Butterfly
INK: Choc Chip, Pink Pirouette
PAPER: Pink Pirouette, Choc Chip, VV
OTHER: Butterfly Punch, Scallop Edge Punch, VV Satin Ribbon, Baby EF

OWH meets Curtain Call

Here is my card for this week's sketch challenge over at Operation Write Home and for the color challenge over at the Curtain Call. Cute kid card - and oh so easy! :)

RECIPE:
STAMPS: Wild About You

INK: Tempting Turquoise, Cameo Coral, Garden Green

PAPER: WW, Cameo Coral, Rainbow Sherbet DSP

OTHER: Corner Rounder Punch, Tempting Turquoise Ribbon

The Shabby Tea Room - Week 15

The Shabby Tea Room - Week 15

It's Monday morning and it's time for an all new challenge over at The Shabby Tea Room. This week's theme is cottage comfort ~ complete with a beautiful photo for inspiration. I decided to do something different this week and make a set of cards that together represents the challenge. The layout was inspired by this month's stamp club card, designed by Amy.
Come on over and play along! :)
~~~Due to technical difficulties, the photos are in a separate post above.~~~
RECIPE:
STAMPS: Short & Sweet
INK: Wild Wasabi, Cherry Cobbler, Regal Rose
PAPER: VV, Bridal DSP
OTHER: Top Note Die, Brayer, Choc Chip Ribbon

Curtain Call meets SSSC

Here is my card for this week's color challenge over at Stacey's Stamping Stage and for the sketch challenge over at Sweet Sunday Sketch.
RECIPE:
STAMP: Happy Harmony
INK: Dusty Durango
PAPER: WW, Dusty Durango, Rich Razzleberry, Basic Gray, Sahara Sand
OTHER: Swiss Dots EF, Gray satin ribbon, Circle Nesties

PPC meets Card Patterns

Here is my card for this week's color combo over at Picture Perfect Creations and for the sketch challenge over at Card Patterns.

RECIPE:
STAMP: Curvy Verses

INK: Cherry Cobbler

PAPER: WW, Cherry Cobbler, So Saffron, Early Espresso, Walk in the Park DSP

OTHER: Corner Rounder Punch, Scallop Edge Punch, Oval Nesties, Eggplant Ribbon

OWH meets C4C

Here is my card for this week's sketch challenge over at Operation Write Home and for the color challenge over at Crazy 4 Challenges.

RECIPE:
STAMP: Reason to Smile

INK: Almost Amethyst

PAPER: WW, Almost Amethyst, Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery

OTHER: Rectangle Nesties, Swiss Dots EF

The Shabby Tea Room - Week #14

Hello again! It's time for an all new challenge over at The Shabby Tea Room! This week's theme is "Summer Fun" ~ make a card or project inspired by the summer. When I think summer, I think ice cream!! One of my all time favorite sweet treats! Our sponsor this week is Deb's Simple Treasures. She provided the DT with yummy Shabby Vintage Seam Binding to play include on our cards this week. The layout was inspired by last week's sketch over at Sweet Sunday Sketch.

Head on over to the Tea Room to play along ~ you could win some Seam Binding!! :)

RECIPE:
STAMPS: Sweet Scoops, Warm Words
INK: Creamy Caramel, Rose Red, Tempting Turquoise
PAPER: WW, Tempting Turquoise, Rose Red, Island Oasis DSP
OTHER: Shabby Vintage Seam Binding, Misc Button, Dazzling Diamonds

Father's Day - Clean & Simple

I needed to make 4 Father's Day cards, and I needed them to be quick and easy...so here it is. I used the *new* Marina Mist ink and cardstock - I'm loving it! Watch out Baja - there's a new blue in my craft room!! haha!! :)

Entering in 3 challenges:
The Shabby Tea Room - Just For Dad
Operation Write Home - Masculine
Tuesday Throwdown - nautical

RECIPE:
STAMP: Winds of Grace
INK: Marina Mist
PAPER: WW, Marina Mist, Not Quite Navy
OTHER: Argyle EF, Rectangle Nesties

Clean & Simple 94 (with new goodies)

Here is my card for this week's layout over at Clean & Simple. I just HAD to play with the all *new* in colors that I got in the mail yesterday!! I'm loving Blushing Bride with Pear Pizzazz. I found the color combo on the new Color Coach - well worth the $$!!! With so many new colors and color changes, this tool will be a "go to" for a while!
RECIPE:
STAMPS: Watercolor Trio, PTI Mailbox Greetings
INK: Blushing Bride, Pear Pizzazz
PAPER: VV, Blushing Bride, Pear Pizzazz, Early Espresso
OTHER: Scallop Edge Punch, Circle Punches, Swirls EF

JUGS meets PPC again...

Here is my oh so easy peasy card for 2 more challenges this week: JUGS - sketch challenge and PPC - color challenge. This was a real color challenge for me, because the ONLY Pacific Point thing I have right now is buttons.

RECIPE:
STAMPS: Flight of the Butterfly

INK: Sahara Sand, Regal Rose

PAPER: WW, Regal Rose, Sahara Sand

OTHER: Pacific Point Buttons, Regal Rose Ribbon, Butterfly Punch, Swiss Dots EF

Happy Graduation!

I needed a card for my friend's son's upcoming graduation party. Well, as you may know, I have 2 young daughters, so teenage boys are so out of my card-making comfort zone!! I decided to challenge myself this morning by making a card for him, using 2 of my favorite weekly challenges...Color Challenge from Stacey's Stamping Stage and Sketch Challenge from Mojo Monday. Here is the end result...How did I do!?!

RECIPE:
STAMPS: Just Rite Stampers - Favorite Occasions

INK: Night of Navy

PAPER: WW, Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue, Night of Navy

OTHER: Scalloped Edge Punch, Circle Punches, Argyle and Congrats EF, Celery Ribbon

The Shabby Tea Room - Week 13

Good Monday morning to you! I'm having some technical difficulties this morning. If youa re here to see my creation for this week's challenge over at The Shabby Tea Room, please scroll down. You will see the post just below the "Yummy Scoops" card. Thanks and have a stampin good day! :)

Sweet Scoops...Yummy!!!

Here is my card for this week's sketch over at Clean & Simple. I inked up my newest stamp set, Sweet Scoops. Such a fun set!!

RECIPE:
STAMPS: Sweet Scoops

INK: Creamy Caramel, Choc Chip, Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose (rock n roll method on the ice cream)

PAPER: WW, Choc Chip, Regal Rose, Sweet Always DSP

OTHER: Rectangle Nesties, Pretty in Pink Brads

The Shabby Tea Room - Week 13

Good Monday to you! It's time for an all new challenge over at The Shabby Tea Room! This week's challenge is to create a masculine card. Well, it's always a challenge for me to create masculine cards. How about you?!? I made this for my hubby for our 8th wedding anniversary, coming up later this week. The layout was inspired by THIS sketch challenge over at Card Patterns.

Hop on over to the Tea Room and play along!! :)

RECIPE:
STAMPS: Winds of Grace, Short & Sweet

INK: Choc Chip, Baja Breeze

PAPER: WW, Choc Chip, Baja Breeze, Parisian Breeze DSP

OTHER: Jumbo Eyelet, Baja Breeze Ribbon and Corduroy Brad

Operation Write Home Blog Hop Winner...

Hi Everyone! WOW!!! I participated in a Blog Hop over at Operation Write Home this past weekend. I am blown away by the response that I've gotten on my blog. I received a whopping 83 comments!! That is amazing! You can see my post HERE from the Blog Hop. You can also read the story behind my motivation for doing the Blog Hop HERE. I am so deeply touched by all of your warm wishes for my brother's safe return. I miss him more everyday.
Oh yes, I have some Blog Candy to give away to one lucky commentor... The lucky winner is...helloholley!!! Congratulations!

4 Challenges, 1 Card

Trying to catch up some challenges after the long holiday weekend. I hope you all enjoyed extra time with your loved ones. Welcome summer! :)
Here are the challenges:
1. Picture Perfect Creations - color challenge
2. Sweet Sunday Sketch - sketch challenge (turned on it's side)
3. JUGS - dry embossed
4. Tuesday Throwdown - nature

RECIPE:
STAMPS: Thank You Kindly, Thoughts and Prayers
INK: Choc Chip, Old Olive, Blush Blossom
PAPER: WW, Choc Chip, Blush Blossom
OTHER: Oval Nesties, Choc Chip Satin Ribbon, Felt Fusion Flowers, Brad, Victorian EF