Fabulous Dinosaur

Laila decided to take a long nap today (after not sleeping that great last night of course) and I had a bit of time to go play along with the challenge at Fab Friday.   I love the sketch and am glad I had time to play.  I don't know what's up with my horrible picture taking lately, but I'll try to work on that.  I think I moved my light tent the wrong way and it is not working out.   

Still working on cards for the younger folks and still trying to use up some of my hoarded DSP.  I used some old Halloween paper, Pick Your Poison, and embossed it with the chevron folder.   I love embossed DSP for some reason.   Do you ever do that?   It looks pretty cool I think.  I kept it pretty simple since I didn't know how much time I'd have to finish it, but every dinosaur card needs a bit of distressing!  :)  

After seeing all the other moms going on and on about Sophie the Giraffe, I finally broke down and bought Laila one.  She must be quite tasty as she likes to gnaw on her.   She seems like a dog toy to me, but what do I know?   :)   

HSS Mojo Dino

Two cards?!  I decided I should stamp while I was feeling better, so I went back to my room and worked on another challenge card.  This one uses the sketch from Mojo Monday and the challenge from Hand Stamped Sentiments to go masculine!  I wanted to do something fun, so I pulled out Dinoroar and did a kid's version of a Father's Day card.   I used a fun color combination, Poppy Parade, Not Quite Navy, and Crumb Cake.   Kinda cute, huh?  :)

Stamps: Dinoroar, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink:  Not Quite Navy, Baja Breeze Lucky Limeade

Paper:  Crumb Cake, Poppy Parade, Not Quite Navy, Whisper White, In Color Hostess Stack (retired)

Tools/Accessories:  Big Shot, Houndstooth embossing folder, Tasteful Trim die, blender pen, Not Quite Navy 3/8 Taffeta ribbon

PP75: A Dinosaur Christmas

I have the honor of being the guest designer this month at The Paper Players.  I love spending time with my amazing friends over there; they are such a great group of women!   For the first December challenge, Nance asked us to create something for Christmas without using traditional holiday stamps or colors.   I was a bit stumped with this one and still dealing with a never-ending sinus headache, so my card is a bit silly.   I hope you'll find it fun though. I ended up really liking it and would love to make them as my personal card this year. It's just so different and I would think anyone receiving it would just have to smile! 

What do you think?  Too silly?  The more I look at him, the more I laugh!   I love him!   I decided to use both non-traditional colors and stamps for my card.  Maybe the Friday Mashup is rubbing off on me a bit?  :o)   I was trying to find a good dinosaur color combination and settled on Not Quite Navy (my favorite SU color), Pool Party, and So Saffron.  Dino looked a bit washed out in saffron, so I changed him up to More Mustard so you could see him better.  I probably could have left off the distressing, but I thought I'd add it in there since Ann kept hers clean this time.   Somebody had to use the 7-sided tool and sponges, right?  I added a bit of glitter to the stocking because even dinosaurs need a little bling at Christmas!  

I do want to say a HUGE thank you to my friend Brandi for reminding me about the hat from Crab & Company.   I was going to try to make one from the pennant set and punch and I have a feeling that would have made my headache much, much worse.  

I hope you enjoyed my card and will pull out YOUR non-Christmas stuff and create something fun with us! 

Stamps:  Dinoroar, Petite Pairs, Crab & Company (retired), Northern Hearts

Ink:  More Mustard, So Saffron, Not Quite Navy, Pool Party, Staz On black

Paper:  So Saffron, Not Quite Navy, Pool Party, Whisper White, retired designer paper

Tools/Accessories:  Cutter Kit, Dotted Scallop Ribbon border punch, sponges, Dazzling Details

colourQ 108: Roar!

I love dinosaurs, so this set was calling my name when I saw it in the catalog.  I'm not sure that Peach Parfait or Daffodil Delight dinosaurs ever roamed the earth, but for the sake of my card, let's pretend they did, okay?   :o)   This didn't turn out quite how I imagined it, but I think it's a cute card for a little boy.   The colors are from this week's colourQ challenge; they are a fun mix, so go play along!  

Stamps:  Dinoroar
Ink:  Black Staz On, Daffodil Delight, Peach Parfait, Lucky Limeade, So Saffron
Paper:  Peach Parfait, Daffodil Delight, So Saffron, Basic Black, Whisper White, Pick Your Poison DSP
Tools/Accessories:  Paper Snips, Stamp-a-ma-jig

Roar!!!!!

I love this new stamp set!    I couldn't wait to break it out and use it, so here's my card for today's sketch challenge from Splitcoast Stampers.   It was so fun to design and color.   I also used a few other new products, the houndstooth and stripes embossing folders.   Don't you love it?!    My BFF the Color Coach picked out the colors.  

Stamps:  Dinoroar

Ink:  Cajun Craze, Staz-On, Stampin' Up! markers

Paper:  Cajun Craze, Pear Pizzazz, More Mustard, Whisper White, In Color Hostess pack (retired)

Tools:  Big Shot, Stripes and Houndstooth embossing folders, circle punches

I thought I'd share a picture from our yard.  Eli's tree is all bloomed out now.   It always waits for his birthday month to really show how beautiful it is.