High Hopes Challenge #42!!

Good morning super stampers!!! Sorry I've been MIA the last couple of days but I've been super busy with work....AND yesterday I hopped on a bus at 6:30am and went to a Stamp Convention with my pals!! I had SO much fun, bought a LOT of stuff (not just stamps) and met some amazingly super talented gals that I have only ever 'met' online!! It was a fantastic day and I'll have stories and photos to share soon!!

On to today's challenge!! This week our hostess is the always fabulous Jeanne and she has called it Go for the Gold!!! She would like you to use gold somewhere in your design....so use gold cardstock, patterned paper, embellishments etc. Just show us some gold!!

For my card, I've been itchin' to play with this new Herald Angel stamp for ages....so I inked her up and stamped her on Neenah cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The patterned papers I used are from the Imaginisce Candy Cane Lane line from last year (as I haven't purchased any new Christmas papers for this year....yet). The layout I used is from this week's Friday Sketchers challenge...isn't it perfect??

I coloured her in with my Copic markers and here are the numbers I used: E00, E11, R20, B91, E42, E43, E30, YG93, YR21 and YR23. I also used E30 around the embossed frame of the main layer.

The card base is a 6x6 square of Cranberry Crisp with Old Olive for matting. I used my Apron Lace Fiskars border punch on the middle strip, added some gold cording and tied it in a bow. I added some Prima poinsettias with gold brads and some more brads in each corner. I attached a little flag tag with the sentiment and pop dotted everything. Then I decided that my angel needed to sparkle a little bit so I painted her stars and wings with Gold Glimmer Shimmerz. Isn't she sweet???



Now hop on over to the HH Blog and check out all the eye candy that the design team has left ya! Then be sure to join in the challenge and have a chance to win some rubber goodness!

Well, I'm going to go play with all my new schtuff!!! Everyone else is still asleep in my house, so hopefully I can get a few things done before they get their lazy butts outta bed!! Have a stampin' good Sunday!!!

Summer Treats and Giggles!!

One of the best things about summer, is all the ice cream treats!! Don't you think so? My favourite is an ice cream sandwich. What's yours??? One of the cute new images from the Magnolia Summer Kit has Tilda with a yummy popsicle, so I decided to ink her up this weekend.

I stamped her on the CCDesigns Copic Paper which is SO white and super thick and it really works perfectly with my Copic markers. I paired her up with some new Doodlebug papers and I think the colours are perfect for a summery card. The Copic markers I used are: E00, R20, E40, E41, E42, E43, YR20, B52, YG11 and RV11.

The card base is a 6x6 square in Kraft cardstock and I used light blue and mauvey pink Bazzill cardstocks for matting. The layout is from this week's Friday Sketchers challenge and worked perfectly for this image and the papers. I attached some Prima hydrangeas with Basic Grey brads, added some celery twill at the bottom, pop dotted everything and added a Tim Holtz ticket in the corner. I finished it off by adding some sparkle to the ice cream treat using my Stardust Sakura gel pen.



Well, I'm off to work all day today, so no stamping fun for me. Boo. But then I have Wednesday off...yaaaaaay! And be sure to come back on Wednesday because I'll have a CCDesigns sneak peek of some of the new August release stamps!!!

Rainy Day Tilda!

So my friend (and fellow enabler) Angela, stamped me a few Magnolia images a while back. Well, I fell in love with them and had to purchase this one in particular! So cute!

I got this one from Phebe at The Town Scrapper and she has lots of Magnolias in stock! Just email me if you'd like her direct phone number or email address! I'm happy to help another stamper get their hands on some rubbah!! I also got the lovely patterned paper from Phebe too. It's the DCWV Nana's Kitchen stack and so soft and pretty!

The base is a 6x6 green Bazill Bling square card and I also used So Saffron for matting. I used the basic layout from this week's Friday Sketchers design, which uses that large curved layer. I love that look and I'm going to have to use curves and circles more often.

I stamped Tilda on this awesome new Copic paper from All That Scraps. It is FAN-freakin'-tastic, this paper ....and so thick! It's so white and the ink really grabs and makes a nice stark image. There's nothing worse than a faded image. I coloured her with my Copic markers and these are the numbers I used: E00, R20, E41, E42, E43, B000, B00, B01, G82 and Y23.



I added some little buttons with some blue Scrapper's Floss, attached some Prima hydrangeas with Basic Grey brads, added some wide grosgrain ribbon and pop dotted the main layer. I loooove her. Don't you?

Happy stampin'!!

Sunshine Anya!!

Well, good Saturday mornin' to ya!! I guarantee yours will be better than mine because I'm workin'!! Yuck!! So I'm sharing this bright and cheery summer card to hopefully start my day off on the right foot!

Yesterday morning I had a chance to play a little bit before heading to work in the afternoon, so I pulled out this Sunishine Anya image from the newest Teen Anya set that I scooped up at The Town Scrapper as soon as she got them in stock!! And then I paired it up with some wonderful new Doodlebug papers that I just got from All That Scraps!! The colours just make me think of sherbet!!

Anya was stamped on Wausau bright white cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and I coloured her in with my......handy, dandy....Copic markers!!!! (Did anyone ever watch Blue's Clues with their kiddos?? Emileigh loved that show.) The markers I used were: E00, R20,YR20, YR21, R81, R83, R85 and G20. Then I cut the image out.

The wonderful layout is from this week's Friday Sketchers challenge and I love it!! The base is a 6x6 square of Bazzill Bling green with some yellow Bazzill and Pixie Pink for matting and layering. I also added some of the wonderful Prima Caboodles that I got at ATS as well! I think they really finish it off!




Aaaaah! Well, that card definitely puts a smile on my face...and I hope it does that for you too! Have a wonderful Saturday!!

Lilac Tilda!

Wow! It's warming up here in Ontario! What's it like where you are? I'm not a huge fan of the heat....especially the humid stuff. I'm a fragile flower, don'tcha know? I wilt in the heat. I'm just so thankful that we have central air conditioning!!

Anyhoo, I have a card to show you this morning that I made for a friend. She hasn't received it yet (I only mailed it yesterday) so I won't tell you who it's for. She might stop by and read this! Hehe!!

This is another new Tilda image from Magnolia Designs and I paired her up with the Wisteria papers by Basic Grey. I used this week's fantastic layout from the Friday Sketchers challenge. The card base is Elegant Eggplant with Almost Amethyst and Baja Breeze for matting and accents.

The image is stamped on Neenah Smooth cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and I coloured her in using my Copic markers o' course! I also drew in the grass with my Copic multiliner pen. I attached some yummy Prima hydrangeas with Basic Grey brads, added some white satin ribbon and added a CCDesigns sentiment. I hope my friend likes it!!



Here are the Copic markers I used, in case you are interested: E00, R20, E41, E42, E43, E31, YG91, B60, B52, BV20 and V09.

As I said, I'm off to work at the library all day today, so no stampin' fun for me. I have to go to a workshop this afternoon with role playing and all. Blech. I HATE role playing....I mean who really likes it?? WHY do they make us do it? I feel ridiculous. Anyhoo, after work I'm going to get my eyes tested...I need new glasses. Lots of fun!

Have a super Tuesday!!

Rainy Day Tilda!

I had another chance to play with a stamped Magnolia image from my friend Angela the other day. This one...I just HAVE to get her! I love images with umbrellas. And this great layout is from this week's Friday Sketchers Challenge!

This one, again, is stamped on the Neenah Smooth cardstock....love it....with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The patterned papers I chose are from the new Pretty Please kit by My Mind's Eye. The card base is a 6x6 square in rosey Bazzill Bling withe Barely Banana and Regal Rose to mat. I coloured Tilda in with my Copics, o' course! Then I cut her out and embossed her with my Nesties. I used my Apron Lace border punch on the Regal Rose, added some gorgeous satin ribbon that I picked up at the $ store, believe it or not, and finished her off by adding some wonderful Prima Caboodles that I picked up at The Town Scrapper. Ain't she a cutie???




People have asked where to get the Neenah cardstock and I'm doing a bit of research in that area. There are a couple of places over the border that sell it but I refuse to pay ridiculous shipping prices, especially when I might get dinged for duty and exchange as well. But I did find out that All That Scraps carries their own 'Copic Quality Cardstock' and I'm going to try that out. I'll let you know when it gets here!! If you know of anywhere in Canada that sells it, please let me know!

Happy stampin'!!

High Hopes Challenge #21!!

Good Sunday morning, stampers!!! Hope it's a nicer day in your neck of the woods, because it's grey and dreary here! Blech!!

Firstly, I want to say that our Bella class at SGD yesterday was such a HOOT!! We had a full class and it was such a fun group of ladies! HEY GIRLS!! *waving* Now that they have met Andrea and I, they know firsthand how crazy and obssessed with paper and ink we are!! *giggle* That's okay, you gotta love us.....right??? Anyway, this one went SO well, that we are tag team teaching another class on Tuesday, March 17th at 7pm....St. Patrick's Day! Maybe we'll have some green liquid beverages on hand that night...wink, wink!! Better not...there may be some crooked stampin' goin' on!! haha!! This class we will be focusing on Acrylic Stamps and we'll make four cards using stamps from My Favorite Things and Stampendous!!!! SO fun!! If you'd like to come play with us, just go the the SGD classes page for all the details!!!




Now for the HH Challenge today, we would like you to use Zigs and Zags on your cards!!! I pulled out my sewing machine and I actually had a good day with it! I didn't even have to swear at it or anything!!! Shocking!!!

I used Thoughtful Libby Angel on my card which is an older High Hopes image, but I LOVE her!! And I stamped the sentiment in the middle of the cloud....you can stamp whatever you like in the open cloud area.

The card base is a Basic Black 6x6 square card and I used these lovely papers from the Alissa line by Bo Bunny. The layout is from this week's fabulous Friday Sketchers challenge! I used Soft Sky and Pretty in Pink for the matting. I coloured Libby in using my Copic markers and then zig zag stitched all the layers. I pop dotted the main layer, added some fabulous Bo Bunny flowers and some rhinestone brads. I also made her wings all sparkly with Stardust Stickles. (BTWay, if you like my cards, Sheila now sells them in the SGD store. So if you'd like to purchase this particular card, you can get it there! heehee!)




Well, I'm taking off this morning! My honey and I are going to Toronto for a little overnight getaway and some shopping!! So I won't be posting tomorrow morning....but I WILL be visiting the BELLA herself!!! Yep! I've convinced Al to take me to the Bella Boo-tique on Monday, so I'm really excited about that!! I hope to have some pics to show you went I get back!!!

Have a super inky day!!!

Friday Sketchers Challenge #16!!

This week's Friday Sketcher's Challenge #16 is up!!! This was a fun one too!! Carole from England is this week's hostess with the most-ess and she did a great job!!!

I played with a new Magnolia stamp again and used Tilda with the little cherries on her dress....so cute!! I had the perfect dp with cherries on it from the SU Summer Picnic set. I stamped Tilda on SU watercolour paper and used SU markers to colour her in...the colours are so vibrant! The card base is a 6x6 square of Real Red textured cardstock and I used Certainly Celery for matting her and Bashful Blue for the tag. I used wide grosgrain ribbon, Prima hydrangeas, silver brads and the button brads are by K&Co. I did her 'blush' using a q-tip and the Pink Pirouette ink and it looks nice and subtle.



Head over to the Friday Sketchers Blog and check out the gorgeous cards created by the Design Team...they really are wonderful. And I hope you can join in with the challenge....there's some awesome stuff up for a prize!!

Well, I had a great time in Petrolia yesterday, as usual. We had a fabulous lunch at Actor's and then picked up some super-duper stampin' goodies at The Town Scrapper. I got about 6 new Magnolia stamps, a few Cuttlebug folders and of course, the Scor-Pal! I can't wait to break it out and play with it! Unfortunately, I have to work today AND all day tomorrow, so it will have to wait until Sunday!! Darn!!

Have a stampin' good day everyone!!!

Friday Sketch Challenge #15!!

I got new stamps!! I got new stamps!!! Whippeeeee!! I LOVE getting the mail....I really do! My neighbours think I'm insane, the way I run down to the mailbox when I see the delivery guy go by my house and down to the end of the street! Then, depending on what is in my box, I either walk back slowly and pathetically with my head hung low.....OR I run back at full speed with a big ole grin on my face!!! Can you guess how I looked when my package of new Magnolias showed up???? I guess that's not a difficult question, now is it?? *giggle*

I received a lot of stamps from the wonderful people at Magnolia, including some from the Heavenly, School and Travel Collections!!! Yee-stinkin'-haw!! So you will obviously be seeing a lot of designs made with the new rubbah!!

Today's card is my sample for the Friday Sketchers Challenge for this week, which was created by Murielle from France!! It was perfect for the design I made using Cherry Tilda! This is a DT card that I will be sending back to Magnolia in Sweden so that they can display it in their shop and at the different stamp fairs that they attend. Everything used on the card is from the M-shop except for the fabric brads and the ticket stamp.




I noticed that the Tildas and Edwins are a little bit bigger this release, which is nice. The images are so sweet and I love them a lot!! You'll see what I mean when I post the rest!!

Well, yesterday was my last day at the CPR/First Aid training and it was VERY long!! At the end of the day though, we took our exam and I only got one question wrong!! Yay!!! I'm glad it's over now though. I'm working 9-5 today and then I have the whole weekend off! Lots of rubber to play with!! heehee!! Have a wonderful day!!

Friday Sketchers Challenge #14!!

Yesterday I had a lovely day off from work and what do you think I did most of the day???? YEP! I stamped!!! I got some wonderful happy mail which included my Whiff of Joy stamps, all the way from Switzerland and it only took a week to get here!!! Can you believe that?? It takes 2-3 weeks just to get something from the US and we're on the same continent!! Anyhoo, the new stamps are lovely!!!

Today's Friday Sketchers Challenge comes to us from Bea in Germany!! So I whipped out the first stamp I wanted to play with which is Charlotte and her Cat and got busy!!

I pulled out the Winter Bright Simply Scrappin' kit by Stampin' Up because I thought these colours were perfect for Charlotte. I used textured Real Red cardstock for the 6x6 card base and layered some Pretty in Pink designer series paper over top. Then I took a double sided piece of dp from the kit and cut a rectangle in it and snipped a little into each corner with my scissors. I carefully distressed the edges of the frame back with my thumbnail and bent it backwards. Now you can see the opposite side of the dp a little bit and it makes a nice frame for the picture of Charlotte!



I stamped the image on Wausau paper and coloured it in with coordinating Copic markers. I added the blue patterned strip and the red snowflake which are die cut stickers included with the SS kit. I layered a Heidi Swapp clear snowflake over the red one and attached it with a silver brad. Then I made the sentiment layer and used a silver label frame and added some pink taffeta ribbon to the sides and attached with silver brads.

I pulled out some matching dollar store buttons, threaded silver cord through them and attached them with glue dots. For finishing touches I added pink Stickles to Charlottes hat and muff and painted on some highlights with white acrylic paint! Isn't she just a doll???




You can currently preorder this stamp and all the other Whiff of Joy stamps and if you do so before Monday, there is FREE shipping!!! Yeehaw!!

Hop on over to the Friday Sketchers blog and check out all the other wonderful creations by the design team! Then be sure to join in the sketchy fun!!!

I'll be back later with some previews for another new CCDesigns stamp set!!! So come on back!!

Friday Sketchers #13!!! by ME!!

It's time for another crafty installment of the Friday Sketchers Challenge!!! Hahaha!! And it's my week to design and share some inspiration!!

I actually took the sketch from a card I made a little while ago, because I liked it so much! You might remember the square card in this post. Well I wanted to make another with my original sketch, so here it is!!



I decided to make a pirate card, aaarrrrghhhhh!! All the stamps that I used on this creation are part of the August Project of the Month over at High Hopes Rubber Stamps!! If you purchase all of the images, you get them at a 25% discount!!! Yippee!!!



So I stamped On Guard Oberto on Wausau bright white cardstock using Archival Brilliance Graphite Black ink and coloured him in using my Copics, of course!!! I stamped the Treasure Map on Kraft cardstock, sponged around all the edges with distress ink and then crumpled the heck out of it!! I think it really looks like an ancient piece of parchment that might have a secret map on it, don't you???



The patterned paper is by Deja Views and the colours are perfect for a pirate card. The square card base is Chocolate Chip and for accenting and matting I used Really Rust, Vintage Violet, Creamy Caramel and Certainly Celery. I stamped the Ship's Wheel on the Creamy Caramel strip in CC ink and sponged the edges of it as well. The round antique brads are from the dollar store and I stamped the sentiment on the CC strip. Lastly I made the little layers of circle punches in the corner and popped up Polly the Parrot on top! Isn't he cute??

Now be sure to head over to the Friday Sketchers blog and check out what our fabulous team of artists have come up with to inspire you!!!

AND as if the inspiration to get stampin' isn't enough.......Phebe at The Town Scrapper is sponsoring this week's challenge and would you like to know what you could win???? Of course you do!!! One random winner will win The Jungle Background, Timothy Tiger and Friends Furr ever from the High Hopes line of awesome unmounted stamps!!!

I am taking off for a couple of days with my family, so I'll be away from the computer. We really need to spend some time together and just relax! We're really looking forward to it. But I won't be posting again until Monday morning!!! Try not to miss me!! hahahaha!! Have a wonderful weekend!!!

Friday Sketchers Challenge #11!!

Can you believe it's Friday again?!! Man, this summer is just flyin' by!!! Well, it's time for another fabulous sketch challenge from the Friday Sketchers girls!! This week's card was designed by the lovely Jacqueline from the Netherlands!!

For my card I used Lucky from CCDesigns. He and his sentiment are in the It's My Birthday stamp set from All That Scraps.

To start, I pulled out some boyish paper because this card is going to my nephew, Cameron who will be 6 years old. I used the coordinating papers from the DCWV Glitter Stack and I specifically chose these ones because they had little stars on them. I continued with the star theme and punched two big stars out of orange glitter cardstock, also from DCWV using my new large star punch from SU. I coloured in Lucky with matching Copic markers, then cut him out. The blue card base and also the green layer are Bazzill Bling cardstock that I also got from ATS. I just LOVE the bling cardstock.....it's so shimmery and pretty!! I added some orange brads, wide white satin ribbon, pop dotted Lucky, one of the stars and the sentiment!!




Be sure to head over to Friday Sketchers and see what the other girls have whipped up using this sketch!! Then you can play along and there's a fabulous prize for a random winner, too!!!

Well, I'm working the late shift tonight and then again all day tomorrow, but I hope you have a great weekend!!!

Friday Sketchers #11!!

We have another fun sketch for you all this week, this one provided by Claudia!!

I decided to play with one of my favourite new stamps from the recent High Hopes release, the mermaid!! I stamped Anabela on Wausau bright white cardstock and coloured her in using my Copic markers. The patterned papers I chose to use are from the new Cabana line by My Mind's Eye that I got from The Town Scrapper. I love it SO much and you'll probably be seeing a bunch more of it in the weeks to come. It's so summery and fun!!

Anyway, I cut out Anabela and put her aside. The card base is regular size and it's Groovy Guava, which I love and will be sad to see go when the new catalogue comes out. I used some accent colours of cardstock in Certainly Celery and So Saffron. I took a square of dp and ran it through my Cuttlebug using the D'vine Swirls embossing folder to give it that underwater feel and this was my background for Anabela. I attached the Creative Impressions sheer blossoms and the upper strip with yellow glitter brads and pop dotted the mermaid. Then I stamped the sentiment and she's all done!! I had a lot of fun with this one...it feels so beachy, don't you think?

Anyhoo, be sure to head over to the Friday Sketchers blog and check out what all the other dt members have designed....they are fabulous as usual!

And don't forget about my sketch challenge!! Be sure to join in and you could win a bunch of Magnolia stuff!!!

I'm off to work all day today, but then I'm taking Emileigh and her best friend to the movies to see Mamma Mia tonight!! Fun!!

Friday Sketchers #10!!

So are you enjoying the Friday Sketchers Challenges??? It seems as though you are because we continue to have amazing participation each week!! I think they are fantastic and we have a great group of ladies from all over the globe!!

This week's challenge has been designed by Heidi from Norway and it was another fun one!! I love sketches with circles or ovals in them!

So I pulled out this awesome package of patterned paper called Lush Blooms by My Mind's Eye that I just got from The Town Scrapper! The colours are so lovely and there is a sheet of die cuts in the package as well! The card base is a Cranberry Crisp square and I used my new Swiss Dots Cuttlebug folder on the right hand side of the base. The strip of floral dp on the left is distressed along the left edge and I also did some paper piercing. I used my Creative Memories cutting system to cut the circles out of coordinating dp and Blue Bayou cardstock. I stamped this new Tilda from the Summer Club Kit on Wausau bright white cardstock using Archival Brilliance Graphite Black ink and coloured her in with my Copic markers. I cut her out and pop dotted her on the circular layer and added some highlights using acrylic white paint. I then pulled out my new slider dies from Nestabilities and made that little tag from So Saffron cardstock, stamped the sentiment which is by My Favorite Things and threaded the ribbon through it and attached with some antique brads. I finished it off by adding some Prima Sprites in yellow too!



Be sure to head over to the Friday Sketchers Blog and check out the samples from the rockin' Design Team!! Then join in the fun and play around with the sketch yourself!!

I have to work today, so no fun for me.....but I hope you have a wonderful day!!!

Friday Sketcher's #9 .... and NEW High Hopes Rubber Stamps!!!

Today is a very exciting day!!! Not only am I sharing the new Challenge #9 from Friday Sketchers but today you can see ALL the new High Hopes Releases!!!!! Woohoo!!! You'd better grab a cup of coffee and a piece of paper so that you can check out all the new images and jot down which ones you have to order first!!!! Heehee!!

This sketch is provided by Carole from England, who is a fabulous stamper, so be sure to check out her blog!! It is a nice and simple layout with lots of room to play!! So it was perfect for my first card with the new HH stamps!!! And I chose to have some fun with the underwater themed stamps!!!

First I chose the patterned papers from the DCWV Summer Stack and the colours were just right and cut them according to the sketch and attached them to the Green Galore square card base and layer of Real Red. Then I cut a smaller square from the Wausau bright white cardstock. I stamped the waves border across the top to start my scene. Then I stamped Diver Dan, Clammy and Pearl and also the Coral One a couple of times on the bottom. Then I drew in the sand across the bottom by hand. I coloured the scene in using my Copic markers of course. Then I stamped Sweet Anabela the Mermaid on a separate piece of cardstock, coloured her and cut her out, then layered her on the scene using pop dots. I stamped the sentiment, Making Waves, on Soft Sky cardstock and layered it on a few circles and a scalloped circle to make the sentiment panel and pop dotted it too. The blue layer is Brocade Blue and I attached the whole layer to the main card.



Then I pulled out my Stardust Sakura gel pen and went over the outlines of the mermaid and also the pearl and they are so pretty and sparkly. Then I added some crystal lacquer to the wave across the top, Dan's mask and his bubbles. I'm SO happy with the way this first High Hopes card turned out!! And I've been playing with lots more since I made this one, so be sure to come back in a few days to see some more!!! I'll be playin' with them for a looooong time, because there are so many to choose from and combine!!!

And there aren't just underwater sea images, although there are a bunch more of them, like jellyfish, a dolphin, a whale, an eel, a sea turtle, an octopus and so many wonderful sentiments to go with them!! There is also a line of circus images with a magician, a horse, a clown, and a sea lion! But it doesn't end there....there are also the most adorable pirates!!! Just wait 'til you see them all!!! It's like Christmas, I swear!!!

So head on over to High Hopes and check out their new releases!!! And don't forget this week's Friday Sketch Challenge #9!!

I'll be back later with another post featuring some previews from another new CCDesigns stamp set being released next week by All That Scraps!!!

Friday Sketchers #8!!

Wow, it's Friday again! Can you believe it?? And it's time for another Friday Sketchers challenge!! This week, Bea from Germany is our hostess and she has a fabulous layout for you to play with!

This card was made using mostly products that were sent to me by Magnolia Designs in a DT kit. The card base is a Whisper White 6x6 square base and I made my own patterned paper using Bashful Blue and stamping the new flower stamps all over it in BB. Then I sponged and distressed the edges, added some sparkly green paper and another patterned piece, according to the sketch and tied some pink ribbon around the center. The flowers and butterfly brads are from Magnolia too. I attached the flowers with glittery green brads and the sentiment is a new stamp by Inkadinkado. I stamped Tilda and her daisies on Wausau bright white cardstock and coloured her in using my Copic markers. I finished off the card by pop dotting Tilda, adding Stardust Stickles to her wings and flowers and adding some highlights with white acrylic paint! Be sure to head over to Friday Sketchers and see what the other Sassy Sketchers have created for your viewing pleasure! Then join in the fun!!



Well, I haven't gone down to the mailbox yet, but I'm really hoping that I have a package.....or two!! I never did hear back from the post office yesterday and I rechecked my mailbox twice yesterday afternoon and evening. Figures!! There'd better be something for me today....or it's gonna get ugly!!!

I have a couple of hours before I head in to work so I'm gonna go grab a cuppa coffee, check the mailbox and stamp a little! Have a super day!!

Friday Sketchers #7!!

Today is Sketch #7 on the Friday Sketchers blog! You know how much I love to create with a sketch, and this week's sketch is very user friendly!! It was designed by Mumur from France! I just think it's so amazing to think that we, in this craft, are connected to so many people with the same passion all over the world, don't you??

Anyway, I wanted to play with another new stamp that came all the way from Scotland!! Here is another Elisabeth Bell design that I got from Funkykits! These images are just too adorable and I hear there are more sweet ones on the way!

This one is called Kitty and I used a Blue Bayou textured square card for the base. The image was stamped on Wausau bright white cardstock using Archival Brilliance Graphite Black ink and coloured in with my Copics. The patterned papers are from the Honey Pie line by Cosmo Cricket and I sponged around all the edges using Tea Dye distress ink. The matching cardstocks are So Saffron and Rose Romance. I added a strip of Old Olive cardstock across the center and used my Heidi Swapp distress tool on the edges. Then I added some grosgrain ribbon and a few coordinating buttons. A very simple layout and one I will use again, for sure!! Head over to Friday Sketchers and check out what the other DT members have whipped up for your viewing pleasure!!




Well, I'm still having major issues with my internet. I got the computer problems fixed with a new cordless mouse and keyboard but it is still hit or miss with the connection to the internet. Hopefully we can figure this out over the weekend!!

I have the day off work today and it's Emileigh last exam this morning. Then we are heading over to London for a little lunch and shopping!!!

Friday Sketchers #6!!

This week's challenge over on the Friday Sketchers Blog is designed by Jacqueline from the Netherlands. It's so much fun playing with a different sketch from another country each week! I just wish I could go visit them and play with their sketch in person!!! Wouldn't that be cool?? A stamping exchange program or something! Haha!

Anyway, I had a great time using Sketch #6 and I got to use some new stamps that just arrived from Scotland!!! You see the Sugar Nellie line of stamps is only sold through an online store called Funkykits in Scotland and I receive their newsletter by email. So when a new line of stamps is available, I get notified right away.....and I'm not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing!!! *snort* But a few weeks ago I got the email that the new Elisabeth Bell stamps called 'Sweet Ebony' were available and I ordered some of them right away!! And this is the first one I've had a chance to play with!

The card base is a 6x6 Chocolate Chip square card and the patterned papers are from the White Out collection by We R Memorykeepers and I LOVE the colour combo! I stamped this sweet image on Wausau bright white cardstock using Archival Brilliance Graphite Black ink and coloured her in using coordinating Copic markers. I tied some narrow satin chocolate ribbon that I picked up at Target across the middle. The circles I made using my Creative Memories cutting system and the chocolate one is attached behind the ribbon, while the Certainly Celery circle and the main image are pop dotted over the ribbon. I attached some matching Prima flowers using some off white Basic Grey brads and also a trio of cream heart shaped brads on the curve. Doesn't she look adorable sitting there with her teddy???



Well, I had a great day off yesterday and got a lot of crafting done, even though I feel like a taxi service sometimes. Come on, you mothers of teenagers know what I mean! I took Emileigh to school in the morning, then she called at lunch because she forgot some homework at home, so I drove it right over there...then I picked her up from school and after supper dropped her over at her girlfriend's house so they could go swimming and then I picked her up again later in the evening. Oh well, I don't mind. I'm trying to enjoy every moment of her while she's still here. Before we know it, she'll be off to school, living on her own...then off and married....yikes!!! I'll keep her 16 forever...how about that??

Have a wonderful weekend!!!