Cards

Hello friends!

Wow, I totally slept in today. When I looked at the clock it was 10:56! I think the crazy CHA weekend and jumping back into work finally caught up to me. :) Thankfully today will be a very relaxing day. I’m taking my little sister to a movie and dinner for her birthday{18, baby!}. Where has the time gone?! I am so very blessed to have her as my sister. She is always making me laugh, she is absolutely gorgeous {which I’m jealous of}, she is super talented in cooking and baking, and she has an awesome relationship with the Lord. I’ll make sure I take some pics with her so you can see how beautiful she is!

In my last post, I featured the fabulous set by Court Baker. Well, like I mentioned in that post, I just LOVE the argyle stamps from that set. Just to forewarn you, I will be using that stamp a ton in the future…I’d really encourage you to get that set. It’s only $13 and the possibilities are endless.

As you’ll notice, this card isn’t exactly *my* style. However, I am totally in love with it. I love the pretty background and of course, that sparkly cupcake! I must admit, I was craving a cupcake after I stamped this card. Don’t worry….I was good and stuck to my diet! I still have 15 pounds to go before I hit my ideal weight. It’s a slow process but it’s so great to see results from my hard work. :)

Since it’s so late, I suppose I should get ready for the day. Thanks for stopping by my blog! Hope you were inspired!

Stamps: Keys to My Heart, Teeny Heart, Baby Button Bits, Vintage Labels
Paper: White, Brown Kraft, Dark Chocolate
Ink: Vintage Sepia, Sweet Blush, Tea Dye Duo
Other: Labels 1 Spellbinders, glitter, Sweet Blush grosgrain ribbon, button

Hello friends!

I’m sorry it’s been a little while since I have posted. In between the craziness of setting up for CHA and then the first day of the show, I have been way too tired to post anything. Yesterday I was able to meet some of my favorite blog peeps! I met Kelly Marie, Ashley Cannon Newell and Courtney Baker! Oh goodness, these girlies are gorgeous and ever so sweet! I took some pics but I look HORRIBLE in them….hopefully I’ll get some better ones today.

Today’s card features the Small Solid Button again. I told you, I LOVE this stamp! It’s so easy to make some fun decorative paper! I have a lot of friends who are expecting, so I thought I would get started on making some cute baby cards. This card is super simple but I think it’s adorable. What are your thoughts?

It’s time to scoot. Gotta get ready to work my tail off and meet some more of my blogging friends! :) Thanks for stopping by- hope you were inspired!

Stamps: Small Solid Button, Signature Greetings, Dots Background
Paper: Cream, Brown Kraft, Aqua Mist, Dark Chocolate
Ink: Vintage Sepia, Aqua Mist, Tea Dye Duo
Other: EK Success scallop border punch, Aqua Mist twill ribbon, corner rounder

Greetings from Anaheim, California! Goodness gracious, this weather is R-I-D-I-C-U-L-O-U-S! We drove by several cars hydroplaning and unreal amounts of water on the road. It was raining crazy amounts while we drove to the hotel. Thankfully I didn’t have to drive- I was able to sneak in a small nap. :)

Today has been a super long day. I woke up at 4AM since we had to leave our house at 4:45 to head to the airport. Thankfully getting through security was a breeze and it was quiet at the airport- guess no one travels that early. Because of the crazy weather in Cali, the flights were quite bumpy. Both my dad and friend got a little sick…thankfully we landed before anything bad happened!

After I played around with purple in this card, I decided that I should give it another try. I must admit, I really like how this card turned out. It’s simple yet very elegant, my kind of card. :)

I’ll be back in the next few days with pics from CHA. If you aren’t able to attend, you’ll want to check back. I’m hoping to meet lots of my blog friends- hopefully I’ll get some pics together with them!

Stamps: Signature Greetings, Turning A New Leaf, Dots Background
Paper: Cream, Dark Chocolate, Plum Pudding, Lavender Moon
Ink: Imperial Purple, Vintage Sepia, Tea Dye Duo, Lavender Moon
Other: SU! scallop border punch, corner rounder, brown rhinestones, lavender moon ribbon

Hello friends!

While I’m here writing this, I SHOULD be packing my suitcase for CHA. I’m usually not a procrastinator, but when it comes to packing or unpacking, this side of me tends to come out. I don’t know what it is, but I truly despise the whole packing process. I need to get my act together though-I leave in less than 24 hours!

The card I have for you today is in my current favorite color combo. I love the cheeriness of the Aqua Mist and then the richness of the Ripe Avocado. Isn’t it utterly delicious? Like I mentioned before, I LOVE the DeNami Small Solid Button stamp. I already have another card made featuring this irresistible stamp. :)

I hate to cut this short but I have lots to do before I leave tomorrow. Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps: Small Solid Button, Everyday Button Bits
Paper: White, Aqua Mist, Ripe Avocado
Ink: Vintage Sepia, Ripe Avocado
Other: assorted buttons, Marvy scallop square punches, EK Success scallop border punch, White grosgrain ribbon

Goodness gracious, where did the weekend go?! I can’t believe it’s Sunday night and I’m hours away from work. I really do love my job {most of the time}, but these past few weeks have been ridiculously stressful. If you think of it, I would greatly appreciate some thoughts and prayers in my direction!

Lately I feel like I haven’t been giving my DeNami stamps very much love- I’m hoping to change that in the near future. As we all know, I love my Papertrey stamps but that’s no reason why I should neglect my other stamps. :) Does anyone else have this problem?

Tonight I made some cards for my very first publication call. Let me tell ya, I am extremely nervous about submitting. I’m definitely a people pleaser {almost to a fault} and don’t take rejection too well. Thankfully I have had so many people encourage me to submit and give me such sweet compliments and advice, I’m going to try not to take it personally. If/ when I ever get accepted on a publication call, I’ll definitely let you all know. ;)

Well, it’s late and I have a long day of work tomorrow. Have a terrific week!

Stamps: Mimi’s Bubble Bath, Vintage Labels, Signature Greetings
Paper: White, Aqua Mist, Bitty Box Basics
Ink: Smoky Grey, Aqua Mist
Other: Labels One Nestabilities, Quickie Glue Pen, Blue Ice Glitter, Aqua Mist grosgrain ribbon, EK Success scallop border punch,