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 234 Sketch Challenge

Happy Wednesday! We are officially half way through the week!! Lets all pat ourselves on the back. We had another day of nasty wind. Our fence is blown over and I think the box from Troy's new recliner is now in Nebraska.

I got a fun shipment of Stampin' Up! goodies yesterday. Of course I couldn't help but ink up the Mixed Drinks set for this weeks Paper Craft Crew sketch!






My great card started with some beer. You can stop laughing now! Honestly, it was so fun to use our Watercolor Pencils to water color this lovely mug. I used the Daffodil Delight and Bermuda Bay Pencils to create the mug. If you look closely you may see some Wink of Stella. I then embossed a piece So Saffron with the Softly Falling TIEF. Doesn't it look like bubbles in beer?? The Cupcakes & Carousels were just the right DSP for this fun card!

Thank you so much for stopping in! I can't wait to see what you create for this weeks Paper Craft Crew!! 

#TGIF Challenges 97 Color Challenge

TGIF! Happy Friday! I can't believe that this week is already over can you? We had a fun filled night last night with Wrestling practice and a Spring play. I can't believe that I had left my phone at home so I didn't get any pictures. Epic mom fail!

Today I am designing for the TGIF Challenges! It is my second week on the team and I can't tell you how crazy fabulous it is to be surrounded (even if it is virtually) so much talent! We are using the fun spring like colors Calypso Coral, So Saffron and Bermuda Bay. What better DSP to use than the Cupcakes & Carousels?

My super fun card started with a base of Calypso Coral with a cockeyed matte of Bermuda Bay with the diamond pattern from the Cupcakes and Carousels stack and accented it with a nice bow with the Thick Bakers Twine in Calypso Coral. I used the fun Super Duper stamp set to create the sentiment with Bermuda Bay and So Saffron Ink to layer onto my stitched circle of coordinating DSP with some sparkly Metallic Gold Thread. This layered up perfectly on my nice Very Vanilla doily. A few added sequins from the Hello Lovely Project Life accessory kit and I was finished...

Phew! So glad you stopped in! I can't wait to see what you create with this fun and cheery color combo!

Stamp Ink Paper 86 Color Challenge

Good Morning and Happy Tuesday! I know it is Valentines day so as Super Mom I will be attending the kids elementary school activities this afternoon! Unlike the past few years I didn't do ANY hand made Valentine Trinkets for ANYONE! I just didn't have the time!

This week with Stamp Ink Paper we have fun Spring like color challenge for you all to play along with to get you out of that "Valentine" mood! I Chose to use So Saffron, Peekaboo Peach and Bermuda Bay with the Cool Treats Bundle! A total no-brainer right?

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My card started with a base of Peekaboo Peach with a matte of So Saffron. I knew that the Ice Cream from the Cool Treats set was going to be just what I want. It is stamped with So Saffron Ink and the swirls in Peekaboo Peach with some Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder Heat set on there to look like real Ice Cream! My Yummy little cone was made with Sahara Sand I had handy as scrap. I actually used Clear Wink of Stella but I am not sure you can see it in the picture! I had adhered the cone with a couple Mini Glue Dots onto a Stitched Circle of DSP. I used the Cupcakes & Carousels DSP for this fun little project so I was able to sneak some of the amazing Bermuda Bay Glimmer paper onto my card! This won't be available until February 21st and is FREE when you purchase $50 or more in Stampin' Up! product! A nice doily and some gold metallic thread was just the right touch. My nice little twine bow came from the Cupcakes & Carousels embellishment kit and of course my "Yum" sentiment... this actually came out of the Bakers Box die set!

Thank You so much for stopping by! I can't wait to see what you come up with for this challenge!!!

Stamp Ink Paper 84 A Tic Tac Toe Challenge

Good Morning! Happy Tuesday! I am back with the Stamp Ink Paper Design Team and we have a fun Tic Tac Toe Challenge that LeAnne has designed for us today that I know you will want to play along with because it is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO easy!!

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So I was a bit of an overachiever with my card today! I made 3 Tic-Tac-Toes... I can make 3 in a row from the top left going diagonal Blue, Circular Element and Ribbon, Diagonal from the top right Sequins, Circular Element and Die Cut, OR I can go straight across the bottom Die Cut, Yellow and Ribbon! I even took it a step further and made it a fun shaker card!
My card is matted with Peekaboo Peach with a bright base of Bermuda Bay to coordinate with the Cupcakes & Carousels DSP Stack. My Very Vanilla layer is stamped with the Ferris Wheel from the Carousel Birthday set in Early Espresso ink. I used a Layering Circle to cut out the center for my "shaker" area. My Die Cut Cupcakes are in Calypso Coral, Bermuda Bay, So Saffron and Peekaboo Peach with the tops popped up with Stampin' Dimensionals! My Sequin mix in the shaker is a mix of the Cupcakes & Carousels embellishment kit and the Hello Lovely accessories pack with a few little vanilla colored seed beads! My nice little bow was also created from the Cupcakes & Carousels embellishment kit and was just the right touch with Bermuda Bay sentiment from the Cool Treats stamp set!

Thank You so much for stopping by! I can't wait to see how you make your three in a row!

Paper Craft Crew 225 Sketch Challenge

Happy Wednesday! Can you believe that today is the day of the Stampin' Up! Occasions and Sale-A-Bration launch! This is the time of year that I love best! For every $50 you spend you get a FREE item in the Sale A Bration catalog! 

I am so happy that all of my design teams are back in full swing for the New Year! This week with Paper Craft Crew we have a fun sketch that I had some fun watercoloring with! That is right Stampin' Up! has amazing NEW Water Color Pencils!!!!!! 

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I can't wait to see what you all come up with this fun little sketch!!! There is a complete list below of all of my products!

Product List

Weather Together Photopolymer Bundle [142319]	Cupcakes & Carousels Designer Series Paper Stack [142744]	Watercolor Pencils [141709]	Watercolor Paper [122959]	Bermuda Bay Sequin Trim [137910]
Classic Label Punch [141491]	Aqua Painters [103954]	Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931]	Bermuda Bay 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [131197]	Calypso Coral 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [122925]

Paper Craft Crew 223 Card Sketch

Holy Moly! This week is a blur! I can't wait to show you my card for this weeks Paper Craft Crew! I broke out some new goodies from the Spring Occasions Catalog! I knew exactly what I was going to do the minute I saw the sketch!

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This is the Cupcakes & Carousels Suite, I LOVE THIS WHOLE SUITE! There I said it! The colors and papers are amazing! The embellishment kit is divine with a great mix of sequins, bows, tassels and of course ribbon and twine! My card started with a lovely base of So Saffron card stock with a lovely Calypso Coral matte. My Very Vanilla base was stamped with Calypso Coral Ink and I used the DSP to create the strip at the top that I accented with a cute paper bow from the embellishment kit. My fabulous Ferris-wheel was first stamped using Versamark then adorned with Gold Stampin' Emboss powder to be heat embossed! I fussy cut this with our amazing Paper Snips and then adhered it to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals!

Product List

Carousel Birthday Clear-Mount Stamp Set [142832]	Cupcakes & Carousels Designer Series Paper Stack [142744]	Cupcakes & Carousels Embellishment Kit [142767]	Cupcakes & Carousels Cardstock Pack [142745]	Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad [126983]
Versamark Pad [102283]	Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder [109129]	Heat Tool [129056]	Paper Snips Scissors [103579]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]
Rhinestone Basic Jewels Embellishments [119246]