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I got an i-Pod...and a card to share!

 
Well, I hope you all had a wonderful Mother's Day!  I did...I got an i-Pod!  Not a fancy one...not even a "touch"...just a little pink shuffle.  But I'm thrilled with it.  I can't believe I waited so long to ask for one...or get one for myself.  You know, back in 2007, I was taking some classes at the university and I can remember asking one of the younger students was an Mp3 was LOL!  I still didn't get it.  When I had kids, I found that music played a smaller and smaller role in my life.  We all remember the days when we had the equivalent of the Wiggles playing in our car, because happy kids made happy Mommies.  So to just enjoy listening to my music, by myself while I walk our dog, is bliss.  Pure, heaven sent, bliss.  I walk longer, farther and harder much to puppy's delight and with a big smile on my face.  Instead of dreading the walk, I look forward to some time alone with my music!  Oh joy.  I can't believe I waited so long!

Oh...and here's my card!  A quickie using Clean and Simple's Fall to Layout#138. 

 
I'm about a week behind for the sketch, but I really liked it and decided to try it with my new Stampin' UP! toys.  I finally joined a club, I got so jealous seeing all the colour challenges that I didn't have the colours for.  Now I do.  I used two of the new colours on my card today...Peach Parfait and Pear Pizzaz along with Baja Breeze.  The stamp set is called "Punch Potpourri" and when I saw the sketch, I knew it would be perfect.  It's pretty straight forward.  The stamp works with the punch, and I punched it out about 6 times to get all the different flowers and colours.  I used lots of pearls...because I have way too many, it's about time I splurged instead of hoarding.

That's all for today.  I'm tempted to put my earphones in right now and listen away now that the kids are in bed.  I could play it real loud and not wake up the kids.   Hmmm....maybe I will! 

Sweet Sunday Sketch #97...a day late and a dollar short!

 
Well Sunday is almost over and here I am finally posting my Sweet Sunday Sketch.  So what's up?  Well, I left it til the last minute and then I just couldn't bring it to a place I liked.  It was definitely not something I'd be sharing on my blog in fact I hated it!  It was too late to start something new last night...not to mention it seemed as though my mojo had up and left me for someone new.  So I decided to try again today.  This time I pulled out a set that I have always considered a no-fail set; a fall back when I can't make anything else work...Upsy Daisy by Stampin' Up..and I do believe it came through for me one more time!

 
I really liked Karen's sketch and thought it had so much potential.  I really look forward to using it again...but in my fragile state of mind, working with my old faithful proved to be quite satisfying.

 
I stamped the daisies in Crushed Curry on Whisper white, and applied a generous coat of Yellow Stickles.  Oh, the sparkle is so amazing...I love sparkle and shine! The designer paper is Razzleberry something... and the card base is Melon Mambo.  ( 3 1/4" x 6") I also added a dot of stickles on each scallop of the border.  I cut a butterfly with my Sizzlet and ran Yellow stickles along the embossed portion and finished it with a yellow rhinestone.  This card is almost SUO!

 
Well, if you haven't had a peek at what the rest of the Sweet Sunday Stampers dreamed up, well you are seriously missing out on some amazing inspiration:

Jennifer Tapler
Vicki Burdick
Sarah-Jane Kale
Karen Motz
Lynn Put
and of course Karen

I hope you have plans to play along with this super fun sketch!  Link it up to Karen's blog when you're done, and you might be featured on her blog next week!

Have a fabulous day and I hope to see you soon!

Sweet Sunday Sketch #96

 
Happy Sunday!  I'm running a little late today; I worked until 1:00 this afternoon and when I got home my youngest DD and I baked cookies!  It was a good day.  Good not only because we baked cookies, but good because I spent it with her.  We started decorating them, but decided to finish tomorrow (well today LOL!), because baking 80 cookies took all we had.  We finished the evening watching The Santa Clause 2 (for the 50th time), and then I finally got a chance to sit down and stamp!  Yes, it was a good day!

Here's my Sweet Sunday sketch card.

 
I don't want to tell you how much Christmas paper I bought this year, although I will say this is the only "line" I hadn't cut into.  It's by Fancy Pants, and I loved the rich colours and text.  The stamp is an old SU stamp, that I thought went well with the paper.  I inked it in Bravo Burgundy Craft ink and embossed it in Opalescent ep by Clearsnap.  It's so pretty in real life, but you have to move it to catch the opalescent shine.  The crystal flourish is by Zva and it's called Fire and Ice, and it's opalescent too!  I have to tell you this card is so beautiful in real life...almost like a New Year's card might be!  The scalloped border is a Sizzix die and I added some opalescent rhinestones to finish.  Oh and the flower is by Prima, and I replaced the pearl it had in it's centre with another opalescent rhinestone.

I liked this sketch it was fun and easy to work with and I hope you're ready to play along!  Have a peek at the rest of the Sweet Sunday Stampers' creations if you need some inspiration!

 Joanne Basile
Jennifer Tapler
Vicki Burdick
Sarah-Jane Kale
Karen Motz
Lynn Put
and of course Karen

OK...now it's up to you!  Be sure to link your project to Karen's post here, and you just might be featured on her blog next week!

Have a wonderful day, and thanks for dropping by!

Sweet Sunday Sketch #89

 Ahhh Sweet Sunday!  Have I mentioned I love my Sundays?  A whole day with no plans...well maybe laundry and errands, but no where that I have to be, no schedule to follow, no appointments.  Ah yes, I love my Sundays.  What is your Sunday looking like?  I have a Sweet Sunday Sketch card to share if you have a minute?

Stamps:  Be Happy (SU)
Paper:  White, So Saffron, Chocolate Chip, Riding Hood Red, So Saffron DP (SU), Coredinations Jillibean Soup pack
Ink: Old Olive, Versafine Onyx Black
Accessories: Scallop border punch & Flower punch (SU), Chocolate Pearls (Kaiser), Mulberry roses (Recollections),  ruffled ribbon (Hollywood Vogue Ribbon pk Webster's Pages), red fibre (?), eyelet, pop dots

I went with the colours from Colour Throwdown 114, and honesly this card came together so quickly.  I don't have the Poppy Parade or Pear Pizazz colours, so I used Riding Hood Red and thought the green from the Coredinations pack looked pretty close judging from their fabulous samples.  I just love this Coredinations paper.  It's textured and has an embossed design in it, and when you sand it you reveal a lighter colour on the embossed portion.  Very fun to work with! 

I decided to pull out a stamp set on my For Sale list, and put it in the limelight.  Be Happy was one of my personal favorites, and I was a little insulted that it didn't go, although glad for the opportunity to give it one last fling.  I stamped the tag in Old Olive, then the flower in Riding Hood Red and cut them out.  I picked up some roses at Michaels, after my friend Michelle revealed her secret, and decided it would make a perfect centre for my stamped flower, (since it was Chocolate Chip in colour).  I actually used an eyelet for the first time in forever!!  Although you can't see it with the fiber there :(   The three flower punch was used for the side embellishments and I added a Chocolate pearl to the center of each. Done, done and done!

Are you ready for more?  The Sweet Sunday Stampers have more inspiration up their sleeve just for you!  Have a quick peek at their creations, then try out the sketch yourself!  Be sure to link it up to Karen's post here, and you might be picked to be featured on her blog next week.

Joanne Basile
Jennifer Tapler
Vicki Burdick
Sarah-Jane Kale
Karen Motz
Lynn Put
and of course Karen

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I am thrilled that you chose to spend a few minutes of your day with me!  Make it a fabulous one!

Three Dirty Little Cards

I have for you, the last three of my Dirty Challenge cards.  I so wish I could do all the challenges!  Once I'm on a roll, the ideas just run wild and it's a shame not to be able to act on them, but alas, it's time to move on to other things.  I have a couple of classes for our fall session due soon and I have an advanced Copic marker class I am teaching on Thursday, so I have to turn my attention to those for a while.   In the meantime, for your viewing pleasure hear are my final three cards, which cover 5 challenges.

Up first is a card I did with remnants of some Paper Girl paper.  I love the soft colours in these papers, and I have come close to using most of it up!

Stamps:  Teeny Tiny Wishes (SU)
Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black
Paper: Naturals White (SU), Paper Girl DP
Accessories: Regal Rose grosgrain ribbon & Butterfly Sizzlet (SU), adhesive pearls (Dollarama) 

I used the Clean and Simple blog's FTL100 (Fall to Layout #100) for this one, layering the scalloped edged of the die cut paper for the bottom.  The butterflies are from SU and I added adhesive pearls and some Regal Rose ribbon.  Incidentally the ribbon matches the bottom border colour much better in real life, but it seems off in the photo.  The sentiment is from an SU set called Teeny Tiny Wishes which is fast becoming a fall to set for me!  I think this turned out so sweet!  This is also for Dawn's DTGD10flowergal36 challenge.

I still had my Paper Girl paper sitting on my desk and was getting closer to actually using it up; something that is rare for me to do...I usually forget all about it!  So I used it again. 

 Stamps:  Thoughts and Prayers (SU)
Paper: Prism Simply Smooth, Bazzill, Paper Girl DP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Kiwi Kiss (SU)
Accessories:  Petite oval/scalloped oval dies (Spellbinders), ticket corner punch (SU), button(?), adhesive pearls (Dollarama), pop dots

This one uses SU's Thoughts and Prayers and I thought the colours would be nice for a get well card.  I used my petite oval Spellbinder dies, lots of adhesive pearls and a button!  Soft, pretty and soothing.  I worked with Leigh O'Brien's DTGD10leighobrien challenge for this one! 

And last but not least is a triple challenge card.  I incorporated Joan Ervin's DTGD10JoanErvin and Edna15's DTGD10Edna15 and Amber's DTGDAmberDawn02 challenges.  I had always planned to incorporate more than one challenge per card, but sometimes a card has a mind of it's own.  So I was pleased that all three showed up here!

Stamps:  Flower Blossom (Hero Arts), Teeny Tiny Wishes (SU)
Paper:  Old Olive, Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie (SU), Prism Simply Smooth Ivory, Green at Heart DP (Basic Grey)
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Circle/Scalloped circle & Tag Trio dies (Spellbinders), Photo corner punch & binder clip (SU), Copic Markers, Stardust Stickles, button (?), orange sheer ribbon (?), pink ribbon (Flourishes), pop dots, embroidery floss

I chose Basic Grey's Green at Heart DP as my starting point.  The stamp set is an older Hero Arts set called Flower Blossom.  The sentiment is from SU's Teeny Tiny Wishes set again!  I stamped the large flower twice on Prism Simply Smooth Ivory and coloured it with Copic Markers.  I added Stardust Stickles to the inner portion of each petal, and cut one out to pop up over the stem.  It needed something else so I layered photo corners and a button in the upper left, and added a single corner in Pumkin Pie on the focal panel.  The orange sheer ribbon is from my stash, the pink satin is from Flourishes.  I cut the sentiment with Spellbinder's Tag Trio die and finished with a binder clip from SU!   

So there you are!  Thanks for letting me share all this excitement with you.  It's always a pleasure to have you drop by.  Have a fabulous day and I'll see you again real soon!

Sweet Sunday Sketch #78

Welcome back!  I'm glad you could drop by to check out this week's Sweet Sunday Sketch!  I sure wish I could tell you that I whipped this beauty up in about an hour, but it was not so.  I had first picked out a puppy stamp which I had such a hard time colouring "brindle" like our puppy that I traded it in for a blowfish.  It was easy to colour, but I coudn't get it to work for me either.  So the moral of this story is that when you're in a slump that is not the time to step out of your comfort zone.  So I pulled out a favorite floral set "For all you do" (SU!) and I finally got this to a place I liked.

 
Karen's sketch called for a square image on a rectangle card.  I thought it was kind of fun, and I really like how it turned out.  Basic Grey's Green at Heart paper was my starting point.  It goes so well with Rich Razzleberry! I stamped the solid flower image in Rich Razzleberry on white and cut the image to 2" x 2" and layered it on Regal Rose.  The sentiment was cut out with the curly label punch and Rich Razzleberry polka dot ribbon was threaded through the square to give it a little more visibility.  I used an EK border punch on the vertical border for interest and added rhinestones to the border and flower centres.  Despite how much of a struggle this took, I am pleased with the results.

There is more coming your way from the Sweet Sunday Stampers sketch team.  Take a little Sunday stroll through their blogs for some sweet inspiration then give it a try yourself!  Link it up to Karen's blog so we can be inspired too, and you may find yourself featured on Karen's blog next week!

Joanne Basile
Jennifer Tapler
Vicki Burdick
Sarah-Jane Kale
Karen Motz
Nancy Riley

and of course Karen

 

That's it for me today!  Happy Sunday and thanks for dropping by!

Sweet Sunday Sketch #66

Happy Sunday!  Oh, what a fun sketch Karen brought us this week!  I did make some minor modifications, mostly because I always think I "know" the sketch, and when I bring it up for my post, I ask myself..where did that come from?  Anyway, I think it's close and I quite like it!

I pulled out another set from my stamps for sale to give it one last fling.  This one is called Tag Time and it was a level 3 hostess set, once upon a time.  It's a really fun all occasion set, and I decided to work with the Celebrate image.     

 
Really cute huh?  I used ribbon for the three panels, and added a gem brad in the corner just for fun!  The circle became and oval (in my mind LOL!), and I just think it's such a fun birthday card!

I am really looking forward to seeing how the rest of the design team worked this sketch!  Let's have a peek!

Joanne Basile
Jennifer Tapler
Lynn Put

Vicki Burdick
Sarah-Jane Kale
Karen Motz
Nancy Riley

and of course Karen

 

I am so looking forward to sleeping in late tomorrow.  Today was a long day, and you all know I am not a morning person...I love my sleep...and I seem to like it better in the morning, because I certainly can't bring myself to get to bed any earlier LOL!   I am off there as soon as this posts! 

 

Have a fabulous day and I look foward to visiting with you again real soon!  Thanks for dropping by.  Your visit really made my day!

 

Recipe: Stamps:  Tag Time (SU!)  Paper:  Kiwi Kiss, Whisper White, Regal Rose, DP by EK Success  Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black  Accessories: Copic Markers, Circle/Scallop circle dies (Spellbinders), various ribbon, pop dots, gem brad

 

Stamps for Sale

**List updated to reflect New Sets added and sales/sales pending 04/23/10  10:00

My garage sale went very well, although you might not think so given the number of stamps I have left.  As I promised I am posting the"leftover" list here, and I will also be posting it on SCS.  I have linked each set to their respective SCS gallery for reference.  I accept Pay Pal, and those of you who are local...I take cash!  Shipping is not included in the price, and please note, these are mailed from Canada, so minimum shipping will be approx $7.00 for 1 set.  I will use the Canadapost calculator for shipping costs.   

If you would like to purchase, please email me.  Please provide your complete address, so I can provide you with a quote for shipping. 

Mini Sets $3.00

Wee Watercolours

Small  $4.00

All About Occasions

Around and About

Fresh Fillers

Itty Bitty Backgrounds

Listen with the Heart

Made From Scratch

Say it Simply

Seasonal Icons

Wow Flowers

Halloween Frights

Lifelong Notes

Medium Sets $6.00

All in a Row

All Natural

Alphabits

Art of Life

Best Blossoms (NUM)

Birthday Whimsy

Botanical Blooms

By Design

Cute & Curly

Delight in Life

Eventful

Fabulous Four

Gently Falling (NUM)

It’s a Stretch

Live Like You Mean It

Love Ya Bunches

Make it Count

Merci

Noteworthy

Paint Prints (NUM)

Party Punch

Send a Celebration

Simple Sayings

Smorgasborders

So Many Scallops

So Very

Spring Solitude (stamp set only)

Springtime Stems

Suitable for Framing (NUM)

Tags so Much

Three for You

Too Terrific Tags

Wonderful Weaves

Lg Sets $8.00

All the Best

Be Happy

Buds and Blossoms

Circle of Friendship

Garden Blocks

Fabulous Flowers

Flower Filled

Flowers for a Friend

Fresh Flowers

Fun Filled (NUM)

Just Like You

Little Layers Plus

Occasionally (NUM)

Mini Messages

Painted Posies (NUM)  see a recent sample here

Petal Pushers

Polka Dots and Paisley

Riveting

Scented Garden

Sketch a Party

Sketch an Event

Spring Garden

Sweet and Sassy

Sweet and Simple

Sweet of You

Sweet Shapes

Tags and More

Word Play

XL  $10.00

Both Way Blossoms

Business Memos

Cause for Celebration

Create a Coupon

A Greeting for All Reasons

Favorite Teddy Bear

Heartfelt Thanks

Little Hellos

Looks Like Spring

Shapes and Shadows

Tag Time  see a recent sample here

Take Shape

XXL $12.00

All Year Cheer ll

Just Celebrate

Thanks Snow Much

Year After Year

Wonderful You

 

Background stamps $8.00

Aida Cloth

Fontastic

Stitched

Cross Hatch

 

Alphabets

All Round (double mounted upper & lower case)  $12.00

Doodle Alpha $12.00

Doodle Numbers   $8.00

Newsprint Alphabet  $12.00

Headline Numbers  $8.00

Headline Alphabet  $12.00

Tall Tales  $12.00

Well Worn  $12.00

Letterpress $12.00

Jumbo Outline Alpha $12.00

Monogram Letters  $8.00

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If you would like to purchase, please email me scrapnextras@yahoo.com including your address, and I will provide you with a quote on shipping. 

Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #61

 
I love my Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenges!  I love that I can use whatever I want, and I love my card, even though it's my second attempt LOL!  You see, behind the scenes the Sweet Sunday Stampers have been discussing our stamping habits, specifically those of us who leave it 'til the last minute.  So this time I thought I would get ahead of the game and made up a card last night.  It wasn't quite what I envisioned so I thought something might come to me while I slept on it.  Well, it did!  Although it was another entirely different card, that I ended up starting at the last minute, and finishing late.  Oh well...it's done, I love it and that's what counts right?

   I pulled out "Friends 24-7", one of my favorites by Stampin' Up!  I stamped it on Very Vanilla with Memento Tuxedo Black and coloured it with Copic Markers.  I cut it into a circle with my nesties and since the image was small in proportion to the patterns on the K&Co DP, I decided to colour it again, and pop up the blooms, and add a few layers to really bring it into focus.

Karen's sketch called for the center section to be off the card, so I used my circle punches to create an indent and tied the button to the ribbon, such that the button is within the card limits....which might be a good thing if I ever do mail it!  I added some bling in the corners to finish and although you can't see it, the centres of the flowers are coloured with a Yellow Spica Glitter pen.

Now, I am so curious to see what the rest of the team did...so let's do a bit of blog hopping!  We even have a Sweet Sunday Guest joining us for the next few weeks;  welcome Joanne Basile of Stamped by Hand!

Joanne Basile
Jennifer Tapler
Lynn Put

Vicki Burdick
Sarah-Jane Kale
Karen Motz

and of course Karen

I hope you are having a wonderful weekend.  Tomorrow is a family day, so I don't think I'll get to stamp, but it will be fun in a whole other way!  I'll be back soon though...I have more UTEE projects to share!

Recipe:  Stamps:  Friends 24-7 (Stampin' Up!)  Paper:  Very Vanilla, Rose Red, River Rock, McKenna DP(K&Co) Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black  Accessories:  Scallop border punch, Rose Red Ribbon, circle punches (SU), circle/scallop circle dies(Spellbinders), Copic Markers, Spica glitter pen, button, gems

Patterned Pines again!

  
I realized after I finished this card that I used Patterned Pines for my Sweet Sunday Sketch last week!  Oh well (my dd's response to everything LOL!).  I really like this set and I've had it for quite a while.  It's about time it saw some ink.  And when I saw Karen's sketch this week, I knew it would be perfect...and it was!

  
I had to make this quick, and honestly, I think I finished it from first cut to done, in 45 mins.  I'm sure that's a recent record. It usually takes me about 1-2 hours to create a card...sometimes more.  DH is home this week and expressed his concerns about the amount of time I spend down here stamping...so I stole a few minutes while he was out to finish this one.  I do spend a lot of time here, so this weekend I tried to avoid stamping while he was home.  I was quite amazed at how quick I was in a time crunch.  Something to think about anyway!

So I'll keep this quick too, leaving you with the recipe.  I used some creative license for the three embellishments on the lower left.  They're there...as part of the sentiment!  Have a peek at what the rest of the Sweet Sunday Stampers came up with using the sketch, then try your hand at it!

Jennifer Tapler

Karen Motz

Lynn Put

Vicki Burdick
Sarah-Jane Kale

and of course Karen

Have a fabulous Sunday!  I have more calendar pages to show you...but I think it will be Tuesday before I can get down here again.  I know you're probably not waiting with baited breath, but I thought I'd let you know they're coming.

Recipe:  Stamps:   Patterned Pines, Warmest Regards (SU!)  Paper:  Pretty in  Pink, Soft Sky, Whisper White, Basic Grey "Eskimo Kisses" DP  Ink:  Soft Sky, Pretty in Pink, Rich Razzleberry  Accessories:  taffeta ribbon, Double Ended Labels (Spellbinders), pop dots, Winter Borders Cuttlebug folder, pearls (Kaiser, Recollections), Snowflake rub ons (Little Yellow Bicycle)