TGIF Challenges 99 Baby! Oh Baby!

Friday! How I have been waiting for you! I am ready to put this week behind me. 3 weeks from tomorrow this girl will be at OnStage San Diego among all of my Stampin' Up! Demonstrator friends whoopin up over a sneak peek of the upcoming annual catalog! Can you believe that it is already that time of year?? This will be my first one EVER. I am sure the lovely Jeanna will show me the ropes. It is so exciting to have it in my hometown though!

This week the TGIF Challenges has a fun baby themed challenge! It seems like lately I have friends who are having one last one. I am not going to lie, I miss when the kids were little. However since Troy is 12 years my senior I am pretty sure that we are done. Although I said that after Joshua and that is how I ended up with Taryn!






Well look at that! Andrea did punch art... well not punch art, it is more like die and punch art. With a shaker element so that it looks like a rattle! Adorable right? Sue Plote and I discussed this and it really came together easily! A Little Foxy DSP was perfect for this gender neutral baby card! My card has a base of Smoky Slate with a coordinating matte of Pool Party! I used the Layering Circles dies to create my rattle. I was stumped when I needed to create a proportionate handle but the Classic Label was just the size and was heat embossed in Clear Stampin' Emboss powder to give it some depth. The 1/2 Circle Punch at the bottom and paper bow from the Cupcakes & Carousels Embellishment kit were just the right touch! The Suite Sayings set has this adorable sentiment that I stamped onto the Whisper White Banner with Calypso Coral ink.

Thank You so much for stopping in! I can't wait to see what you make for that special bundle of joy!

Paper Craft Crew 228 Color Challenge

Happy Wednesday! We are half way there folks! This week has been a bit busy with Troy being about 2 hours away on work until last night! Yesterday, I got to enjoy the Rural Ameritowne field trip with all of our 5th Grade students! It was a lot of fun!! However, it only left me a little bit of time to make up this cute card for today's Paper Craft Crew!

I always craft better in the morning, coffee is flowing, creativity is flowing, and the kids are at school! I must confess, I really haven't purchased any of the "Valentine" sets out of the Occasions Catalog! I have this weird aversion to hearts... maybe it is a phobia! 

This week with the Paper Craft Crew we have a EASY color challenge for you play along with. All you need to do is pick three of the four colors

When I started to make this card! I kept coming to the back to the Smoky Slate hearts piece of the A Little Foxy DSP! So I matted this up on the Flirty Flamingo Card Stock with a base of Real Red!! A stitched circle of the wood grain to coordinate with hearts seemed like the perfect touch! My cute little hearts were created using the You're So Sweet stamp set with the Mini Treat Bag Thinlits! I added some Silver Metallic Thread just to give it a little pizzazz!

Thank You so much for stopping in! I have a full list of the products used at the bottom!

I can't wait to see what you create for this fun color challenge!!

Product List

You're So Sweet Clear-Mount Stamp Set [139440]	A Little Foxy Designer Series Paper Stack [141637]	Flirty Flamingo 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [141416]	Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [102482]	Mini Treat Bag Thinlits Dies [137547]
Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372]	Big Shot [143263]	Big Shot Magnetic Platform [130658]	Stampin' Trimmer [126889]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]
Silver Metallic Thread [138402]	White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132]	Versamark Pad [102283]	Stampin' Trimmer [126889]

Stamp Ink Paper 69 Love Theme (HAHA!)

Good Morning! It is nice crisp fall morning! Our weather lately has been somewhat unpredictable! It is suppose to be 50 something tomorrow but 84 by Friday! Come on Fall get your crap together!

This week with Stamp Ink Paper we have kind of lost our minds... If you know me or Justin personally you would know that we love a good pun and we have some what naughty minds LOL!

So what better for challenge #69 than a love theme right???

My card started with my stamped "Love" sentiment from Watercolor Words. I stamped it three times using Smoky Slate then once in Pool Party then adhered it to a strip of Smoky Slate Cardstock. The fun chevron pattern is from the A Little Foxy DSP. I matted this with Smoky Slate card stock to coordinate with my sentiment strip. With a cute little coordinating banner I adhered the sentiment strip to the card front. I used the hand held stapler to staple a short strand of silver sequins to the top left. My fun metallic silver heart embellishment from Sunshine Wishes was cut 3 times then glued together. I then heat embossed this TWICE with silver embossing powder!

Thank You so much for stopping in! I can't wait to see your love card!

Paper Craft Crew 202 Tic Tac Toe Challenge

Happy Day! Welcome to my post for this weeks Paper Craft Crew Challenge!
I am happy to say that my barn is on its way as we speak! Kids have started their second session of swim lessons and I feel like our summer is going to be gone before we know it!

This week we have a great little Tic Tac Toe for you to play with! I gladly made three in a row going down on the left side. Buttons, Linen Thread and a Die Cut or Punch! 

I really love the way that this card turned out! I knew I wanted to do a shaker with the heart from the Sunshine Wishes Thinlits and I must say it really came together nicely! I tried to not use the A little Foxy DSP again but I could resist the temptation! The Calypso Coral card base was nicely matted with Smoky Slate! I cut the Heart on the left side and created my shaker area using the Smoky Slate wood Grain behind the Calypso Coral of the same pattern. The new Foam Strips are something I will no longer be able to live without! I took a piece of Whisper White and inked it up with Versamark so that I could use the Heat & Stick! Once I got it all sticky I sprinkled Dazzling Diamonds on it to create my own glimmer paper of sorts. The cute little flower to the right is made using the Sunshine Wishes thinlits as well! I cut it twice out of Pool Party and gave it a lovely little center with a clear faceted button with a Linen Thread bow! I wasn't sure what to do for a sentiment but once I saw the Love sentiment in the same die set I quickly cut it out of Smoky Slate card stock and heat embossed it twice with clear embossing powder! I couldn't leave it with no sequins! My great little assortment of Pretty Pink Posh and Fancy Pants sequins were the perfect touch!

I can't wait to see what you come up with when you come play with the Paper Craft Crew!

Paper Craft Crew 201 Sketch Challenge

Hey there and good hump day to you!! We had a a scary storm that sent us all running for the closet last night and if you read this before I had internet back, well it was short and sweet! The kids and I are starting to prep for our incoming guests today. Troy had to leave for work at 5 so I had time this morning to fix my post and drink coffee while listening to the birds!

Today I am designing with The Paper Craft Crew!
 This week we have another fabulous sketch!! Keep in mind we have two weeks this time so I expect ALL of you to play along! I can't wait to show you what I've done!

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This cute little card starts with an A2 base lending of Smoky Slate with a lovely matte of Calypso Coral. The DSP is a 6 x 6 stack in the new catalog called A Little Foxy! The great little chevron pattern at the top was created using Work of Art and Calypso Coral ink. I doubled up some White Bakers Twine and looped it over the stamped pattern. My cute little stars of Pool Party and Silver Glimmer Paper were created using our Medium Star Punch! Now for the exciting part... I have two of the new alphabet sets in the new catalog! I made the "Howdy!" sentiment!!! Brushwork Alphabet just may be one of my new favorites! It really put the Haw in Yee-Haw when I knew I could turn this some what drab western inspired card to fab in the refreshing Pool Party ink!

Now that I have shown you my great creation, I can't wait for you to show us yours!!
Remember you have two weeks!
Have a fabulous Wednesday!