Scrap Card Sunday!

Is is not THE most non-spooky Halloween card ever?   I used some old Halloween DSP scraps and thought I'd include a Halloween sentiment.  Looking at it now it looks silly!  Oh well, I made a card with my scraps, right?  I can always change the sentiment if I want to; it's one little circle.  If you have some coordinating scraps, give the herringbone technique a try!  Everything except for the card base came from my scrap bags, even the ribbon! :)

Laila has been very interested in letters lately, so I bought some cheap flashcards to work with her on them.   She is picking up on some of them already.  It's amazing what little sponges they are.   She is walking everywhere now and keeping us on our toes.  She has a fever today and is just wanting to snuggle though.  I hope she's not getting sick again.  :(   It's been  a long month here already! 

Stampin' Up! The Open Sea

Not much time to stamp this week.  :-/  I'm hoping tomorrow brings some craft room time for me as I need it!  Here's another card we made at my recent open stamping event.  I always like to offer a masculine option and this seems to be my go-to set for that.  It pairs perfectly with the World Map stamp too.  

Stamps:  The Open Sea, World Map, Teeny Tiny Wishes, Gorgeous Grunge

Ink:  Night of Navy, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake

Paper: Night of Navy, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla

Accessories:  Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine, Naturals buttons

Tools:  Big Shot, Window Collection framelits, 2 1/2 circle punch, Distressing Tool, sponges

Moms make the best beds sometimes. :)  She and "bu bu" napped  and cuddled with me for a while the other day.   I don't get much done on those days, but I know as she grows up I won't get this.  I'm enjoying it while it happens.    She's officially walking now and it's so crazy to look up and see her just moving all through the house.   We'll be heading to Stride Rite soon for some real shoes!  

Stampin' Up! Zoo Babies

It's Wednesday, which means a new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches.  The fabulous Cindy created this week's awesome sketch.  It's one I'm pinning for later inspiration for sure.  :)  

For my card, I wanted to make a fun card for a young girl.  I never seem to have enough of those for the little shop where I sell my cards, so I'm trying to focus more on them right now.  I found some animal print DSP at a craft store that I thought would be fun with Zoo Babies.  I kinda love how it turned out!  :)   

Stamps:  Zoo Babies, A Little Birthday Cheer (retired)

Ink:  Bermuda Bay, Versafine Onyx Black

Paper:  Basic Black, Bermuda Bay, Whisper White, Misc DSP

Accessories:  Basic Black 1/8 taffeta ribbon, Brights Candy Dots, Brights Designer buttons

Tools:  Big Shot, Squares framelits, Alphabet Press EF, Scallop Edge border punch

She had to get comfortable while Skyping with her Grammy.  :) She's finally feeling better, but now her bad attitude is back in full force.  Whew.   My hair is going to turn gray fast!  

Stampin' Up! Too Kind

Things have been a bit rough here, so I haven't stamped since last week.   I do want to share a card though.  This is one from my last event and I thought it was pretty.   I haven't used the new in colors as much as I should; Strawberry Slush is so yummy! 

Stamps:  Too Kind, Wetlands

Ink:  Strawberry Slush, Pistachio Pudding

Paper:  Strawberry Slush, Pistachio Pudding, Very Vanilla, In Color DSP stack

Accessories:  White Baker's Twine, In Color Boutique Details, Basic Pearls

Tools:  Butterfly Punch

She doesn't look impressed with the supplies at Michael's does she?  lol  I wasn't either, but it was nice to look around a brand new one that had only been open an hour or so.   It was all clean and organized.  I did pick up some canvas to try a mixed media project!  Now I need to read up on how to even start that.

Stampin' Up! Truly Grateful and Gently Falling

I managed to stamp something today!  It's a miracle!  It has been quite a week to say the least.  I needed a bit of a break, so I skipped lunch today and stamped instead.  When you know you only have an hour, you do what you gotta do to get inky.  ;)   I played along with the colors at Create with Connie and Mary and the sketch at Sketch Frenzy Friday.  

   

I used an set from the annual catalog, Gently Falling, with a great new set, Truly Grateful.  They pair well together I think.  I wish I had some of the Sweater Weather DSP but I haven't purchased it.  I am out of room for anymore paper.  Isn't that sad?   Not sure if it's sad because I can't buy any or sad because I've bought too much.  lol

I don't know what's going on with Laila, but after throwing up on Tuesday morning, she was fine.  We left out to go to Target yesterday morning and it started again.  That was "fun".  It was my first experience having to take the car seat apart and figure out if I could clean it up enough to save it.  It needed a bath and so did both of us.  I sure missed Jason being here to help, but we made it through it all and I managed to wash everything and everyone.  Laundry is never ending this week! Anyway, look how tall she is! Crazy how fast they grow.  

Freshly Made Sketches 101

Linda C is our fabulous hostess this week at Freshly Made Sketches.   She gave us this super fun sketch:

Fun, huh?  I had to make my card pretty quickly because Laila was sick, so mine is simple again this week.  It uses some retired designer paper and a cute set/die from PTI.   School started back down here in Texas this week so I figured a teacher card was perfect!

Monday was a great day for us as a family.  Laila was so sweet and so well-behaved.  It was just wonderful.  That night she got sick and threw up, then did again at breakfast yesterday morning.  She was in a great mood and playing, but she just didn't seem to handle milk/food well.  We switched to clear liquids, bananas, toast, and applesauce for a while and she was okay.  I hope she's fine now as I really hate it when she's sick.  

Scrap Card Sunday!

Whew.  I didn't think I'd get a card made for today but I managed to get one together.  I put the scrap panel together at the end of my open stamping event today and finally made it into an actual card tonight.  I was hoping to go to bed early and NOT stamp, but Laila took a long nap and is up and CRAZY.  I figured I might as well keep my scrap card series going.  If you are up anyway, why not stamp?

Can you guess what we had for dinner tonight?  :-)

Stampin' Up! Another Thank You

I decided to try stamping again during nap time today and almost got a card made before she woke up.   It was another trying morning and it definitely helped to give my brain a break to create!   I played along with the sketch challenge over at Create with Connie and Mary for this one.

 

Stamps:  Another Thank You (photopolymer)

Ink:  Melon Mambo

Paper:  So Saffron, Melon Mambo, Gingham Garden DSP, Pear Pizzazz, Whisper White

Accessories:  Subtles glimmer brads 

Tools:  Big Shot, Stylish Stripes EF, Fun Flowers die, Boho Blossoms punch, oval punch

She was so tired at lunch.   She finally went to sleep not long after this, but she would not earlier when I tried.  We are down to just an hour nap each day if we are lucky and it's not really enough.   She's been working on walking more so I am hoping it's just that and things will sort themselves out soon.