Monday Prickley Pear Inspiration

It's time for some Monday Inspiration from Prickley Pear!   It's almost time for Easter (my favorite holiday), so I thought I'd showcase this gorgeous tulip stamp today.   The sentiment is a part of the stamp, so it's so perfect for Easter cards.   I was in a purple mood, so we'll say purple tulips equals Easter, okay?  lol

Stamps:  GG0210 Easter Flowers

Be sure to check out the blog for a lot more inspiration.

Two Paper Divas Lucky Me

Today at Two Paper Divas we are celebrating St. Patrick's Day with a blog hop!  We are featuring the Lucky Me set and one lucky person who comments on the hop will win the set for themselves.  Super fun, right?!  Yay!  Will you be the lucky one?!  There's also a free template for a top hat over on the TPD blog, so you need to swing by and pick that up too!

Check out all the other inspiration:

1) Tracie Clary

2)  Rita Wright  (me!)

3)  Elina Pereira

4)  Jenny Ewing

5) Two Paper Divas

Good luck and gave a lucky day tomorrow! Don't forget to wear your green so you don't get pinched.  Ha!

Stampin' Up! Indescribable Gift

I'm sure you've noticed that I seem to be neglecting my Stampin' Up! stamps lately.   I realized today that I actually had some that I'd never inked up!  Gasp!  That's just unacceptable.   My new goal for Sunday is to make a card using Stampin' Up! stamps.  I might sneak in my Copics like I did here, but the Washi tape, button, and twine are all SU.  :)  I never seem to be great about keeping a goal to post a certain something a day of the week, but I'll try!  Promise!   My goal is to do that, but also to CASE the catalog!   For this card I used a card from the Occasions catalog.

I liked the banner and the Washi tape down the side, so I used those elements along with the button/twine for my card.   There are many wonderful layouts in the catalog, so give one a shot! 

Stamps:  Stampin' Up! Indescribable Gift, Butterfly Basics
Ink:  Memento Black, Copics
Paper:  Neenah Solar White, Daffodil Delight
Accessories:  SU Neutral Buttons (retired), SU Crushed Curry Baker's Twine, SU Gingham Garden Washi tape (retired)

I'll see you tomorow with two posts! :) 

Two Paper Divas Sweet Blossom

A little inspiration from Two Paper Divas today.  I love this Sweet Blossom flower so much.  It was super fun to color and it's just cute.  I can see it working for girls of all ages!   I used a sentiment from Banners #2 to finish it off.   I'm entering this into the MarkerPOP challenge this week since it is Anything Goes.  :)   The stitched tag is a set of tags from My Favorite Things and the banner and rectangle are a MFT Blueprints set.  I LOVE stitched dies.

I hope you had a wonderful Friday! It's our 11th anniversary, so we went out to dinner and will be sharing a little cake after Laila's in bed.  Thankfully she was good at the restaurant, so while not romantic, it was still nice.   My steak was perfectly cooked and our appetizer was yummy.  And, NO DISHES!  Woo Hoo!

When I uploaded my pictures, I was a bit shocked at this one.  I forget how big she's getting.  Almost three!  How did that happen?!

Freshly Made Flower

It's Wednesday and time for a new sketch from the fabulous Karren at Freshly Made Sketches!  After many failed attempts, I finally got something I could post today.   I don't know what is going on, but I can't seem to create anything lately.  It's starting to really bug me!   I just want to color, which is also a bit of a struggle.  I keep thinking I need to take a break, but I'm afraid if I do, I will just quit stamping!  

I hope you enjoy the sketch and will come join us this week!   

My sweet girl.  She wanted me to take her picture after I photographed my card yesterday.  :)   It was raining, so we had a pajama day and were lazy girls yesterday.  

Friday Mashup 200

Two of my favorite online stamping friends are part of The Friday Mashup, so I had to go play with their 200th challenge celebration this week.   For my card I chose challenges #121 (polka dots and the word Happy) and #59 (ribbon/bow and a decorative edge).   I used the March kit from Simon Says stamp again because I kinda love it.  :)  The Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge of girly cards is still going on, so I'm linking up over there as well.

I'll see you tomorrow with a Freshly Made Sketches card. Maybe...  I can't get the picture to look halfway decent, so I might run away this week!  lol 

Prickley Pear Monday Inspiration

It seems like we have too much cold rainy weather lately, so I wanted to make a happy card for Prickley Pear this week.  The bright colors and pops of yellow help bring a little cheer!

Stamps:  FF0185 Striped Flower, FF0186 You are My Sunshine

Check out the blog for more inspiration! 

And sorry for the short post today.  I am not feeling so great thanks to this weather.  I seem to keep a sinus-related headache when the weather changes.  Yay for allergies and sinus trouble.  lol 

Ties for Two Paper Divas

Two Paper Divas is releasing new stamps this weekend and there are some great "guy" stamps!   I know I never have enough masculine stamps, so I was super excited by this release.   For my card today I used For a Special Guy.  It's a great set with 3 ties and 2 sentiments.

I had a blast coloring the ties with my Copics.   I really love my markers.  They are not something I ever imagined myself owning, but I am thankful that Jason got me started with them.  :)  

Enjoy your weekend and hopefully I'll keep my streak of posting every day this month and be back with a card tomorrow!