Nursery Update!

Just a quick update!   I think we are going with Essential Gray from Sherwin Williams.  :)  I didn't find a yellow that I liked at all.   Now we just need to find some pretty yellow accessories to brighten things up.  If you happen to see curtains, a crib skirt, or any wall decorations that look like they'd match let me know!

Now I'm feeling inspired to make another yellow/gray card!  

Club Card #2: More Butterflies!

Shockingly, I found out this week that there are some people out there who don't like purple!   Now pink I can understand, but purple?!  It's the best color ever and works so beautifully with green...how can you NOT like it?!   Anyway, I still love my friends and try to block out that they are purple haters.   :)    For our club technique this month, we did the baby wipe technique.  It was the first time I've tried it and I really love the results. My husband told me they looked like tie-dye butterflies, which is true I guess.  lol  I thought the two purples and green worked beautifully together!   This was also a new stamp set for me and I enjoyed working with it.   I used this card as the inspiration for mine; I'm just not brave enough to use all that white space yet!  

Stamps:  Butterfly Prints

Ink:  Concord Crush, Wisteria Wonder, Pear Pizzazz

Paper:  Concord Crush, Pear Pizzazz, Whisper White, Cheerful Treat hostess DSP

Tools/Accessories:  Butterfly punch, Scallop Border punch, Itty Bitty punch pack, basic pearls, baby wipe

Today we are heading to the paint store to get some samples for Laila's room!   We've narrowed it down to 3 grays and I'm also getting one yellow.  We didn't find any yellows from the swatches that worked, so I'm taking her quilt along with me to have them match it.  I'll try to post after we get the colors on the wall.   

Club Sketch #3

Here's the last sample I made up to show off our club sketch for this month.   This one is the flipped and stepped-up version.  I'm pretty sure if I pulled this one to make at club there would be a riot over all the fussy cutting!  :)    It didn't start out of that, but it was one of those projects where I kept adding more and more until it got a bit out of hand!  

What are we going to do when Sale-a-bration ends and we have to put up this gorgeous paper?!  

Stamps:   Vintage Vogue, Petite Pairs

Ink: Pool Party, Lucky Limeade

Paper:  Pool Party, Lucky Limeade, Whisper White, Everyday Enchantment DSP

Tools/Accessories:  In Color brads, Basic Pearls, Everyday Enchantment ribbon/brad pack, oval punch

FM48: Lucky Clover

So here is the "Mashup" Challenge :

1. Make a project for "St. Patrick's Day".
2. Or Make a project using "at least 2 Punches".
3. Or "Mash it Up" and create a project for "St. Patrick's Day using your Punches".

This week is my week to host the challenge at the Friday Mashup!   We've finally made it to March, so I thought it was a perfect time for a St. Patty's Day project.  Who doesn't love shamrocks?!   That happens to be my brother's birthday, so we had Watergate Salad instead of cake growing up.  I guess he loves the color green!  

This is another card that uses our March club sketch.   I wanted to show the ladies that you can make tons of different cards for all occasions with just one sketch.   I used a lot of the awesome Sale-a-bration goodies again for this one.   I love that stuff!  I honestly don't know what I'd do without Teeny Tiny Wishes!  It saves me every time I need a holiday sentiment.  :)  

Stamps:  Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink:  Lucky Limeade

Paper:  Lucky Limeade, Pool Party, Whisper White, Everyday Enchantment DSP (SAB)

Tools/Accessories:  Heart to Heart punch, Scallop border punch, Everyday Enchantment Ribbon/Brad bundle

Come play along with us this week!

Simply Scored Diagonal Plate

It's finally here!  Customers can now order the Simple Scored Diagonal Plate to add to their Simply Scored Tool!   Exciting, right?  It's perfect for making envelopes, boxes, or to add some interest to your cards!  

The item number is 125586 and it is only $11.95. 

Product Features

• Sits on top of the Simply Scored base
• Held securely in place by rubber pads on back of the plate
• Has etched grooves every 1/8"
• Can score any size card stock up to 12" x 12"
• Includes instructions for creating common envelope sizes
• Coordinating products included
  • Simply Scored (item 122334)
  • Simply Scored Place Markers (item 125625)
  • Simply Scored Stylus (item 125624)
  • Bone Folder (item 102300)

Check out the video below for more information:

So Shellie Challenge

Each month Shelli Gardner has a challenge on her blog that is open for everyone to enter.   Winners get a free stamp set, so it is definitely a challenge worth entering!  For the month of February, she asked everyone to submit projects using the awesome Sale-a-bration products from this year.   I thought my club card would be a perfect entry as it uses just about all goodies you can get for free!  I did redo it and take off the sentiment that was bugging me and I like it much better now.   I think the Everyday Enchantment designer paper is one of my favorite Stampin' Up! products of all time!  It is just amazingly beautiful don't you think?!

Stamps:  Kindness Matters
Ink: Calypso Coral, Pool Party
Paper:  Calypso Coral, Pool Party, Everyday Enchantment designer paper, Whisper White
Tools/Accessories:  Stamp-a-ma-jig, Paper Snips, Everyday Enchantment ribbon/brad bundle, basic pearls

FMS24: My Sketch!

Time for a new sketch from Freshly Made Sketches! This week is a sketch that I created, so I hope you will find time to play along!    I consider myself a pretty square person, so of course there's lots of squares in my sketch.   I think I'm going to have to challenge myself to use a circle for the next one I design.  :)

Do you ever dream up your cards?  That's totally what happened with this one!   I woke up with an idea in my head and here it is!  In my original design, I used some rolled paper flowers but they didn't seem to work once I put them on my card.   They were just too bulky or something.   Thank goodness for the Boho Blossoms punch; it rescued my card and saved me from having to start over.   

Don't you just love the black and daffodil together?   I think my dream must have been influenced by the fabric that we picked out for Laila's quilt.  (and no, I can't sew!  My mom is having someone make it for us!)  Here's what it looks like:

It's a retired fabric and I have to give my husband credit for finding what we have.   He emailed Etsy sellers who were selling things made with it and looked at so many online fabric shops.  I call this his project of love even if he won't be the one doing the sewing.  :)

I can't wait to see what you create with my sketch this week!   

Totally Laila

No card today, but I wanted to update after our ultrasound today.    Thankfully, all parts were accounted for and she looked NORMAL!    She was extremely hyper though!   We didn't get a lot of good pictures, but I'll share two of my favorites.

She was determined we would NOT see her face today and kept her hands up there the whole time!   I'm not sure if she's play peek-a-boo already or if she might be practicing her boxing skills.  

How cool is this one?  I love it.    It was fun to see her little hand so clearly!     There's another one of her foot as well, but I am a bit tired of running to the scanner, so I'll try to scan that one in later.  

Finally, here's another outfit that we bought for her last week.   I don't want to overdo it with the crab stuff since that is Eli's thing, but I had to get her at least one outfit.   Plus it was navy, which I love.   There's a big red crab embroidered on the bum of this one and I love it.   

I guess I need to take a break on buying stuff as my friend is determined to make us have a baby shower.   I am pretty sure you aren't supposed to have one for the second baby, but she thinks we need to celebrate.   My mom is now in on it too, so I think we are helpless to get out of it!   Thankfully it is months away so I can put off stressing over that for a while.  :)  

I'll try to get some stamping in soon now that I can quit worrying about Laila so much!   I hope you aren't getting too sick of hearing about her!  It is so hard not to share the excitement.