Friendship

Good Saturday Morning!

On Wednesday evening I went down to the basement to escape the heat in the house.

Well that's not exactly true.

I just wanted to stamp....but it was hot out ;)

Splitcoast had the weekly sketch posted and it had a large image panel which was perfect for one of my favorite tree images.

I stamped the tree from Season of Friendship in Chocolate Chip and Old Olive. I then stamped and cut out some flowers with bashful blue.

This is a SU! only card.

Stamps: Season of Friendship; Cardstock: White, Old Olive, Maine Blueberry DSP; Inks: Choc Chip, Bashful Blue, Old Olive; Accessories: SU edge punch, Button, Dimensionals, Sewing machine

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Notebook

Good Morning!

Today the MFT team are still sharing sneak peeks but because of our mail strike/lockout I did not receive todays sets in time. :(

Stop by Kim's Blog to see who will be sharing with you today!

I know I'm excited to see what the girls have all cooked up!

Yesterday afternoon I played along with the Featured Stamper Challenge on SCS.

I chose two projects and combined them for my notebook.

You can see the two items I cased HERE and HERE.

Stamps: Full of Life

Paper: Celery, Celery DSP, Shimmery White

Ink: Choc chip, Certainly Celery

Accessories: SU daisy die, Jumbo Choc brad, White ribbon, Celery ribbon, Mat pack and Paper piercer, Sewing, Dimensionals, Sticky Strip

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Have a great Monday!

True Friend - Stampin' Up

Good Morning!

This week I am actually glad to be returning to work.

The weekend was super busy and super stressful.

Work will be a nice break.

Sunday I spent the day stamping some MFT sneak peeks that you'll see later this week.

Afterward I checked out Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch and came up with this Stampin' Up only card.

I can't recall the name of this designer paper but it was a favourite of mine a few years ago.

Stamps: Simple Friendship; Cardstock: Kiwi Kiss, Shimmery White, SU! dp; Inks: Riding Hood Red, Kiwi Kiss; Accessories: Mat pack and paper piercer, Dimensionals, Antique Brads

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Summertime

Friday morning I had an extra 20 minutes before work and I took advantage of it....

I stamped a quick 15 minute card for the Free 4 All challenge on SCS.

This week they asked us to use stripes.

Easy right?!

Since my time was limited I reached for one of my favourite SU! sets, Branch Out.

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I'm going to spend the day working on my last MFT Sneak Peeks that begin later this week and watch the Nascar race.

Have a FABULOUS day!

Come on Summer

While most of you are enjoying beautiful summer weather we are stuck with wet soggy-crummy-spring like weather still :(

I think I've put shorts on ONCE.

Geez my furnace still comes on every now and then at night...sad eh?!

It's been a little while since I last made a SU! only card and thought it was long overdue.

Stamps: Branch Out; Cardstock: White, Tangerine Tango, Haiku DP(retired); Inks: Choc Chip, Old Olive, Tangerine Tango, So Saffron, More Mustard; Accessories: Mat Pack and Paper Piercer, Dimensionals

As you can see I kept it very simple as are most of my SU cards. There is something about them that doesn't require too much of anything, kwim?

I stamped the leaves in Old Olive and then stamped again to give it more depth.

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Thinking of You SSS106

This week Korin from the Sweet Stop had a fabulous sketch for me to use a larger image and make this a square card! I {heart} square cards!!

This card is a SU! only card too :)...well minus the oval nesties....lol

I dug deep in the drawer and found this Maine Blueberry dsp to use. I just love the colours and papers. A good masculine card.

I used the Branch Out set and some SU! buttons and edge punch.

Be sure that you stop by the Sweet Stop blog and see what fabulous creations the girls have come up with! I know they are amazing!!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Have a Wonderful Day!

Well I'm off to Vegas for the week!

Tonight we are going to see Celine :)

I have blog posts scheduled to go so please stop by if you can!

This card was created on Friday for the Free For All Challenge on SCS.

Theme was Home Sweet Home.

I used some pretty spring colours from the Echo Park Little Girl designer papers.

Stamp set is from Stampin' Up! and is called Branch Out.

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Season of Friendship C4C78

If you are looking for my Sweet Stop Card please scroll down....

I was up super duper early today. Yesterday I came home with a migraine and was down and out most of the day sleeping off and on. I knew that would mean I wouldn't sleep much at night...lol

So this morning Snickers had me up before the sun was up.

While the house sleeps...I stamp! Perfect right?

The girls on the Crazy 4 Challenges blog are asking us to make something with a tree.

Of course I have a couple of favourite tree stamps from SU! but Silke has used the other and I didn't want to copy....hehe!

I pulled out Season of Friendship for my card.

I know what you're thinking....this is a fall card. BUT I really wanted to use the MME designer paper...lol

See my boo boo? Last leaves I stamped I didn't press hard enough and the one ruby red didn't stamp well :(

This layout comes from the latest Viva La Verve March Sketch #3.

I'm off to do a little work this morning and then some shopping at the Coach store with Karen! Fun times!

Hope you enjoy your weekend!!

Stampin' Up! Season of Friendship

Good Sunday Afternoon!

The sun WAS shining brightly here but it's becoming overcast and snow is expected again :(

I'm so ready for SPRING!!

Karen had a wonderful Sweet Sunday Sketch #106 posted on her blog today and I thought it was time for a Stampin' Up! only card.

Ok so I used the circle nesties ;)

Stamps: Season of Friendship, Branch Out; Cardstock: White, Night of Navy, Bashful Blue, Old Olive, Maine Blueberry DSP; Inks: Choc Chip, Old Olive, Bashful Blue; Accessories: Circle Nesties, Button, Thread, Silver Brads, Dimensionals

I'm off to watch the NASCAR race soon!

Go Gordon Go!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Pick Me Up

Good Morning!

This is going to be a FABULOUS weather week for us!

I'm loving the Chinook winds that blow in.

Above freezing temperatures at this time of year is awesome!

Melt snow melt!

On Sunday afternoon I put together this card for two challenges.

Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch #101 and for Jessie's Forgotten Stamp Friday #7

It's been a long time since I last used this stamp set called Loads Of Love from SU!

I coloured the truck with Copics and found some fun retired SU! designer paper to go with it.

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Inspired By - SU! only card

Good Morning!

Early yesterday morning before we left for Banff I had a little time to stamp. Marisa was the featured stamper. She's always so sweet to leave encouraging comments on others that I knew I had to do a case of one of her cards :)

The SCS galleries are down as I type this up so I can't link to her card there but you can see it here.

This is another Stampin' Up! only card.

Stamps: Inspired by Nature; Cardstock: Vanilla, Real Red, Choc Chip, Kiwi Kiss; Inks: Kiwi Kiss; Accessories: SU edge punch, Button, Linen Thread, Kiwi Ribbon, SU Butterfly Punch, Dimensionals

Today is my last day off before going back to work. I have to drop Brian's truck off to get the car starter/alarm installed that he got for Christmas. I'll hit a couple of scrapbooking stores and then home to stamp until the truck is ready.

Enjoy your day!

Spring Trees CAS99

Monday's CAS99 challenge on SCS was a colour challenge. Fun!

Kraft, Choc Chip, Wild Wasabi and White

The only white came from the ribbon.

Pretty simple card that can be used for anything....like that!

Stamps: Trendy Trees; Cardstock: Kraft; Inks: Choc chip, Wild wasabi; Accessories: Mat pack and paper piercer, SAMJ, Wasabi ribbon, Dimensionals

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Elegant Upsy Daisy

On Christmas Day I had some free time while everyone in the house was busy doing their own things to create a card for the Featured Stamper on SCS.

I chose to case LeisaJane's card HERE.

I was going to stitch all the layers as she had done but ran out of thread on the bobbin and well....I was too lazy to fill another on up....lol

Stamps: Upsy Daisy; Cardstock: Kraft, Choc Chip, Red, White; Inks: Choc Chip; Accessories: Embossing Folder, Sewing, Martha Butterfly Punch, Ribbons, Mat pack and Paper piercer, Dimensionals

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Enjoy your day!

Merry Christmas!

I hope today you are enjoying the day with your loved ones!

We will be kicking back, relaxing, playing games, watching some movies and eating turkey! YUM!

Yesterday I made a quick card for the Free For All Challenge on SCS and also Jessie's Forgotten Stamp Friday.

I can't recall the name of this designer paper but it was a favourite of mine from SU!

Enjoy the Moment is a set I haven't used in a long time either....fun!

This is a Stampin' Up! only card.

Happy Holidays to you and your family!

Beautiful Butterfly

One more sleep until Christmas!

Today we are just lounging around the house playing games and maybe a little stamping.

We are having spiral honey ham for dinner tonight...YUM!

Yesterday before I started cleaning the house I decided I'd do a little crafting...fun times!

Thursday's Ways to Use It Challenge was about popping it up. I also used Wednesday's sketch 312.

This is a Stampin' Up Only card.

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Enjoy your Christmas Eve!

Cheep Talk

I remember when this stamp set first came out from Stampin' Up and I used it over and over and over....lol

Well it was time to pull it out again! This time instead of using bold colours as I always did in the past I went with some soft pretty colours from the MME Tickled Pink designer papers.

Pretty simple design too.

Stamps: Cheep Talk; Cardstock: Kraft, Pink Pirouette, White, MME Tickled Pink DP; Inks: Celery, Pirouette, Choc chip, Pumpkin Pie; Accessories: Ribbon, Ribbon Die, Mat pack and Paper piercer, Rhinestones, Dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by today! Have a GREAT day!

Wishing You All The Wonder

Here is another quick card I made using Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch from last Sunday.

It's sort of out of my comfort zone with the colours and ribbon but I'm pleased with how it came out.

The stamp set is from SU! but can't think of it off the top of my head...sorry.

Stamp: SU!; Cardstock: Bravo Burgundy, Old Olive, White, MME DP; Inks: Bravo Burgundy; Accessories: Nesties, Ribbon, Dimensionals

The weather has FINALLY turned around for us and we'll be close to the freezing mark! YEAH!

Have a GREAT day!

Near & Far

Things are slowly coming together and I'm in full swing of making holiday cards. There isn't much choice with less than one month for me to mail them out. That's if I want people to get them in time....lol
I usually try to mail no later than December 1st so that the recipient gets it before December 25th ;)
Julee had a wonderful sketch posted on the Mojo Blog yesterday and it was perfect to use a sentiment! This is from mojo 164.
Stamps: Star-Studded Season; Cardstock: White, Bravo Burgundy, DP; Inks: Bravo Burg, Old Olive; Accessories: Circle Nesties, Old Olive Ribbon, Mat pack and Paper piercer, Dimensionals
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Winter Wonder

It felt so good to unpack my stamps this past weekend! My SU! stamps have been neglected and I couldn't wait to ink up some of my favourites~
This card uses Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch #92 that I found on her blog.
Even though I have all my supplies again, I went simple. I don't own any square nesties so I used the rectangles and over lapped them. The seam is hidden under the horizontal Pacific Point panel.
Stamps: Branch Out; Cardstock: Pacific Point, Bashful Blue, Whisper White; Inks: Choc Chip, Pacific Point, Bashful Blue; Accessories: Nesties, Mat pack and Paper piercer, MFT Die-namics Snowflakes, MFT Felt, Button, Thread, Dimensionals
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Thanks FS196

Yesterday we finally got my stamping area pretty much set up. I'm still missing some tables and shelves but will get those next weekend. My best friend, Karen, came by to help me organize. She's been such a BIG help I wanted to make a card for her. I'm sure she'll see it before I get a chance to drop this off to her ;) So THANK YOU Karen!
This card is a case of Tobi's card here. She is today's FS on SCS!
I really like the way she used designer paper for the card front. I never think of doing that but love the look!
Stamps: SU! Full of Life; Cardstock: White, Choc Chip, DP; Inks: Choc Chip; Accessories: Nesties, PTI Flower Dies, MFT Die-namics Scallop and Open Scallop, Ribbon, Button, Thread, Dimensionals, MFT Cork
I plan on stamping ALL day long!! Can't wait!
Have a GREAT Sunday!