Monday Inspiration from Prickley Pear

Monday again!  How does that happen so much?  lol  I have a little Prickley Pear card to share with you today.  I love this image so much and coudn't resist coloring it again.  It's such a fun one to practice using my Copics.  :)   I kept the rest of the card simple so that the image remained the focus.
Stamps:  HH0173 Boy with Airplane

I didn't get much stamping done over the weekend.  My shoulder has been bugging me so I tried to take it easy and rest.  It seems to feel a little better this morning, so I hope to get some crafty time in today.   My mom will be coming to visit next week, so lots of cleaning and getting ready for that to fill the week as well.

Be sure to check out the blog for more inspiration today!

TPD Handy Guy

Happy Friday!   I wanted to share a card I made for Two Paper Divas.  It uses a newer set called You Are a Handy Guy and it is perfect for those handy dudes in your life.  I love coloring the images and I think you will as well.  :)  They would also be fun to paper piece if you like that better than coloring.

She needed me to take her picture while I had the camera out.  lol  She's so silly!  We are off to Costco to pick up pictures and dinner.  I am getting ready to dive into Project Life, so stay turned for that!  I am pretty clueless, but I'm going to try.

FMS Party Animal

It's time for a new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches!   The amazingly talented Narelle is our hostess this week and she has a great sketch.  I was so excited to play along with it because it worked so well with my new Blueprints dies!   I love when things work out like that.  I didn't think they were going to arrive in time to use, but they showed up on Monday!  :o)

The design team has a fun mix of cards for this week, so be sure you go by the blog and see all the great inspiration! 

Two Paper Divas Lucky Me

Happy St. Paddy's Day!   I hope you are wearing your green!  :)   Two Paper Divas is still celebrating, so I have another card for you using the Lucky Me set.  Don't forget to visit everyone and comment for your chance to win the set!   It's a good one!

1) Tracie Clary

2)  Rita Wright  (me!)

3)  Elina Pereira

4)  Jenny Ewing

5) Two Paper Divas

My card is pretty simple, but I love the bright pops of green.   I am enjoying using gray and green together lately.  Maybe it's all these top hats in this set?  lol  

Have a great day and I'll see you tomorrow with a masculine card for Freshly Made Sketches.

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?!