Sunshine and Flamingos

This was my first Hope You Can Cling To card for this year.  It is for Lori's challenge, Hope Shines Bright, and I love the sentiment.   The stamps are from Papertrey Ink and I love all the sentiments in this set.  Here's the link to all the challenges.

The first HYCCT challenge was to use a technique that seriously scares me, Paper Tole.  lol  Leave it to Lydia to do that, right?   I finally got a card made though.  I hope I did it correctly as I felt a bit clueless!  

Can you see the dimension?  It makes for a super fun look if you have the patience to try it.  :)   The flamingos are from Newton's Nook, the sun from SU Kinda Eclectic, and the sentiment from Mama Elephant Up & Away.   

We had a bit of a battle for control of the guacamole the other day.  A certain little toddler LOVES it and wanted to steal the bowl!  :) 

Winnie & Walter WCMD Challenge

Just sharing another project I made on Saturday.  This was a Winnie & Walter inspiration challenge and I used the colors for my card.  The colors are much closer in real life but look like bright pink and purple in my picture.  The weather is all weird today, so maybe that's why?   The balloons make it work for Rebecca's HYCCT challenge to use something that floats on your card.  Remember, you can see all the challenges here.  Even if you only have time to do a few, it is a fantastic feeling to make them up and mail them off to the hospital.  

I have several cards made up to post, so I'll probably share a couple of my HYCCT cards tomorrow.  Stay tuned!  

Stamps:   Winnie & Walter The Big, The Bold, and the Happy, Mama Elephant Up & Away

She was "shopping" the Sunday paper and seemed to get stuck on the new iPhone.  Poor dear.   She's going to be a bit disappointed that she'll have to pay for that in order to have one.   ;)   

Hello Friend

Just sharing another card I made for WCMD yesterday.   This one was for a Winnie & Walter challenge to use patterns.  I used polka dots on my tag and circles on my background.   I love how bright and cheery this turned out!  

Someone really likes ink pens.  Yikes!

Happy World Cardmaking Day!

I've been stamping away today and haven't had much time to take pictures and post!  I tried to fix this one up a bit from a picture I took on my phone.  I'll go back and do a better one tomorrow and replace it.   We made this at my event today.  I based it on a previous project of mine, but you probably won't know it. I went with a coffee mug to work with Dini's Hope You Can Cling To challenge.   You can find a list of those challenges here.   Funny how you start out with one idea and it totally morphs into something else.   I will be sharing this over on the Newton's Nook blog for their World Cardmaking Day challenge.  I did use a Newton's Nook stamp today, but I didn't get to finish it as I need to cut one thing from my Cameo.  Bummer!

Someone took the pumpkin muffin this morning and stuck her face all in it!  Crazy girl.

Stampin' Up! Papillon Potpourri

Here's the second Pinterest-inspired card we'll be making tomorrow.   I loved this card and was lucky enough to have the same embossing folder.  It was a bit dusty and I'm not sure I'd even used it before.   It makes for a very pretty background, so I need to remember that I have it more often.  :)  I used a couple Stampin' Up! sets, Papillon Potpourri and Petite Pairs.  I colored the butterflies with Blendabilities markers.

I had a nice mommy break yesterday.   Lunch alone and then my volunteer time with the kitties.  It was a little time away and just enough to recharge.  I keep getting horrible headaches this week, so I ended up with another one once I got home.  I think they are sinus/allergy related, but I'm not sure because they are getting close to migraine level.   We seem to be getting a lot of weather changes, so maybe they will go away after Fall truly settles in.  Laila had a sweet day yesterday with lots of hugs and kisses for us, so yay for that. :)   Oh, if you like to try new recipes, let me recommend this one that we had last night!  Baked Pumpkin French Toast was a Pinterest WIN!

Stampin' Up! Good Greetings

I'm having a few friends over on Saturday, so I've been designing a few cards for us to make.   As I was looking around Pinterest, I realized that I pin a lot, but never really look back at them.  I decided to do a "spin on pins" class this time and this is the first card.  It was inspired by a lovely card by the amazing Mary Fish.   I think this layout is a great way to use up packs of coordinating papers and some of the scraps I'm sure we all have.   I am going to work up a few other versions for Christmas and birthday I think!

When toddlers pick out their own clothes and accessories...  lol  

Some news...

Sorry for the second post today, but I wanted to share a bit of news with you!   I decided I needed a new challenge in my life, so I decided to apply for a design team position.  I got word last week that that I had been picked for the team and can finally annouce it today.  :)    Starting later this month, you'll see Monday posts from me using Prickley Pear stamps and dies.  I'm very honored to have the opportunity to stretch my creativity and work with some new products.  

FMS156: Sewing Love

Wednesday!   Woo hoo!  It's been a VERY VERY VERY long week here, so I'm happy to see mid-week.   That also means it is time for Freshly Made Skeches!  Narelle is our hostess this week and I can only hope I used enough layers to do her and her sketch justice.  :)   She is so amazing at layering and fussy cutting so be sure to jump over and see what she created.

Love this one don't you?!  I recently got this cute set from Paper Smooches to make cards for my mom.  She's so into sewing, so I thought she'd like the images.  I hope to find my stamps tomorrow and send this one out to her.  She's had a rough week and I know a little encouragement would help.  She's been under the weather and dealing with a death in the family (and company) on top of that.   

We've had a rough week, but she's still darn cute.  ;)