I’m Falling For You

Did the title throw you off at all? Not to worry, I”m not falling for anyone…..at the moment. There are days when I wish I was falling for someone, but at the moment I’m very single. Girls, know anyone cute, Christian guys in Washington state? ;)

Today I’m sharing one of the cards from the Fall Fest release. I almost always have “extra” cards from the new releases, so I have to narrow down which ones I want to post. However, lately I have been strongly considering posting more than one card, if I have something with the same stamps. Anyhow, back to the card…..this one is the exact same layout as this card. It’s so fun to see the layout in two different season cards, isn’t it? I used the awesome leaves from Fall Fest and created some fun patterned paper. Added a touch of scallop cork and this card was finished in a flash.

I hope you have a great Monday! I’ll see you back on the blog tomorrow!

Stamps: Fall Fest
Paper: Cream, Ripe Avocado, Terracotta Tile, Dark Chocolate (PTI)
Ink: Vintage Sepia, Simply Chartreuse, Terracotta Tile, Tea Dye Duo (PTI)

Other: Marvy 2½” scallop circle punch, EK Success bracket punch, paper piercer

Sweet Little One

Sunday greetings to you!

Thank you to those who left well wishes for me. I’m feeling a tad bit better. There’s an ugly bug floating around and I was super sad (and frustrated) that it hit me. I was starting to feel a whole lot better then yesterday a wave of nausea hit me. Can I say that being sick is no bueno?

I recently got Critters in the Sea by Lawn Fawn and have been LOVING this set. When I was younger, dolphins were my favorite- don’t ask why, I really don’t know. With that being said, I just couldn’t help but pull out the dolphin first. :) I paired this set up with some of my DeNami stamps: Stitched Circle and Polka Dot Background. Love how they look so awesome together!

These past few days I’ve been creating a ton of cards. I’m really considering posting a few at a time for a little bit- anyone opposed to this idea? Seriously, I’d love to hear your thoughts….

Hope you all have a great day!
Stamps: Stitched Circle, Polka Dot Background, Critters in the Sea (Lawn Fawn), Mega Mixed Messages (PTI)
Paper White, Enchanted Evening, Smokey Shadow (PTI)
Ink: Enchanted Evening, Aqua Mist (PTI)

Other: Marvy 2½ scallop circle punch, Enchanted Evening grosgrain ribbon, Copics, Cricut

Fresh Birthday


I have sad news, the sickness bug has taken over me. It’s such a rough start to a weekend. I was truly hoping to avoid getting sick this season, but maybe it’s best so I won’t get it later? *crossing fingers* Gonna do my best to lay low and regain some strength. If you don’t hear from me, you’ll know why….

Today I’m bringing another one of my magaine “reject” cards. I have to say, I really truly love this card. The colors are so fresh and well, there’s a pretty flower on it! For the background, I used the AWESOME Three Line Border by DeNami Design. I have another card coming up that features this stamp, and I also did a video with it! :)

Well, I hope you all stay nice and healthy. I’ll talk to you (hopefully) soon! 
 

Stamps: Three Line Border, Polka Dot Basics, Vintage Labels, Communique Sentiments (PTI)
Paper: White, Brown Kraft, Aqua Mist, Spring Moss (PTI)
Ink: Onyx Black, Aqua Mist, Spring Moss

Other: Hawaiian Shores grosgrain ribbon (PTI), Prima flower, Spellbinders Scallop Squares die, SU! scallop border punch, aqua pearls

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Sweet & Simple

Hi there, sweeties!

I don’t know if school has officially started for those around you, but today it starts in this part of Washington. It wasn’t too long ago where I was dreading going back to school after the summer….sure, there was some fun times (back to school shopping), but I never really thought school was *fun*. Looking back, I wish I had studied more in certain areas, but well, that’s a thing of the past. ;)

Lately I have been loving Guiding Light from WPlus9. Today I wanted to play with the boat stamp from the set. Seriously, who knew a boat could be so awesome?

In closing, I wanted to let you all know that DeNami Design is having their first warehouse sale next Thursday (September 16). There’s going to be lots of markers, ribbons, papers AND for the first time, we’ll have some unmounted stamps in surprise bags! Lots of great deals, plus, you can come meet me.


Have a great Wednesay, dear friends! Thanks so much for stopping by (and also leaving some love)!
Stamps: Look Up, Guiding Light, Guiding Light Sentiments (WPlus9), Vintage Labels (PTI)
Paper White, Brown Kraft, Harvest Gold, Dark Chocolate (PTI)
Ink: Vintage Sepia, Tea Dye Duo (PTI)

Other: Spellbinders Scallop Squares die, Copics

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Halloween Party

Hello, sweet blog friends!

Today I am excited to be showing my very first batch of cupcake toppers, along with some other fun goodies. I cannot begin to tell you how much fun I had creating these items! If you are anything like me, you enjoy cupcakes….a lot. There’s something about all the different flavors and the fact that they aren’t too terribly big.

These first few pictures showcase the cupcake toppers. Oh goodness gracious, I want to make hundreds of these things! How can you not help but smile when you see that adorable spider. (Can I even say that?!) Also, how cute is the Friendly Bat?

 

Don’t these Cookies ‘N Cream cupcakes look delicious? Boy, they were! Did you notice the glittery spiders? I saw them at Pier 1 and couldn’t help but pick them up. :)

Seriously, a green bat? Now if bats were really this color, I might not be terrified of them *wink* Did you notice the webs? That is from the awesome Halloween stamp set!

Here’s another peek at the cupcakes…

Here’s the invite for the special event. I had so much fun creating the patterned paper! Would you believe that it only took three stamps and a stamp set to create ALL of these items?

Here’s the picture of all the items together. Did you notice the little banner in the background? I created those using clothespins! They’re so handy for keeping items together, but they also help decorate for a party!

Stamps used in these projects:

Friendly Bat

Party Info Script

Dot Border

Halloween stamp set

I hope you enjoyed looking through this post! I had so much fun creating it….I’ll be doing more things like this in the future! :)

Thanks for stopping by my blog today- I hope you were inspired!

 

Polka Dot Lighthouses

Happy Monday! I hope you all are having a blessed Labor Day weekend. It’s been very relaxing for me, which has been really nice. I spent time with my BFF, which was awesome. Got to watch a movie together and then got 90 minute massages. HEAVEN! I already want another one…..

With magazine submissions behind me, I can now share my rejects. (Boy, there are a lot of them!) Today’s card features stamps from Guiding Light by WPlus9. This set is perfect for masculine cards, but also for sympathy ones as well. I never would have guessed I would love stamping with a lighthouse so much! Dawn did a beautiful job designing this entire set.

This weekend has been an emotional rollercoaster for me. No, nothing bad happened…it’s just me being a girl. I love getting pedicures, massages and being pampered, but there are certain aspects of being a girl that are lame. (You know what I’m talking about.) Hopefully my emotions will stay in check today!

I so appreciate you spending some time with me today. You know I always love hearing from you…. Sending big hugs!
Stamps: Look Up, Guiding Light (WPlus9)
Paper: Cream, Simply Chartreuse, Dark Chocolate, Bitty Dot Basics (PTI)
Ink: Vintage Sepia, Tea Dye Duo (PTI)

Other: Taylored Expressions die, paper piercer

Argyle Peace


Hasn’t this been a super fun release over at Practicing Creativity? I have so loved showing you Fall Fest and Christmas Wonder! These sets are so versatile and unlike anything else I’ve seen on the market. You’ll want to be sure you place your orders soon- they’re going sell quickly! :) Also be sure to take a peek at the newest selection of May Arts ribbon. Courtney has added lots of fun ones- I can wait to start playing with mine!


Today I have another card featuring Christmas Wonder. This time around, I went with some bright colors. I am so in love with this flourish-like stamp! To make it a bit more special, I added touches of Mossy Green rhinestones. LOVE!


Thanks so much for all the love you’ve shown through the sneak peeks! I have a BUNCH of new cards to share. (ie magazine rejections) I thought they were good, but I’ll let you all be the judges.


Have a GREAT Sunday! Lots of love to you all…..

Stamps: Key to my Heart, Christmas Wonder (released 9/5)
Paper: Cream, Dark Chocolate, Aqua Mist, Raspberry Fizz (PTI)
Ink: Vintage Sepia, Spring Moss, Tea Dye Duo (PTI)

Other: Chocolate Brown grosgrain ribbon, Mossy Green rhinestones, EK Success scallop border punch, aqua pearls

Christmas Wonder

Who is starting to think of Christmas? All of us on the Practicing Creativity design team! This month there are two brand new sets. The past few days, we’ve shown you Fall Fest and today we are showing you Christmas Wonder. (Isn’t that an appropriate name?!) I am so excited to let you in on a secret that we’ve known for quite some time….the amazing Karen Baker has designed her first set for PCD! She is not only a very talented cardmaker, she’s an awesome designer as well!

My card today features 5 of the new stamps in Christmas Wonder. Can you find them all? I went with traditional Christmas colors for this card- let me tell you, that was hard for me! I always like to go for non-traditional colors. ;) For this card, I used cork for the first time. Did you know that you can use a paper punch on it? I was pretty amazed….

Visit the following blogs for more peeks of the set, plus Courtney will be showing more of the new ribbons. All of these items will go live at midnight tonight- not too much longer to wait!


Thanks for stopping by my blog! Have a great Saturday!
Stamps: Key to my Heart,Christmas Wonder (released 9/5)
Paper: Cream, Dark Chocolate, Pure Poppy, Ripe Avocado (PTI)
Ink: Vintage Sepia, Satin Red, Spring Moss (PTI) Antique Linen (Tim Holtz)

Other: Marvy 2½” scallop circle punch, Mossy Green rhinestones, Copics, EK Success bracket punch, paper piercer

I’m Falling For You

Happy Friday!

Does long weekends make anyone else happy? I have been looking forward to my extra day off for a few weeks now, it’s really quiet sad. I love that I have absolutely no plans- it’ll give me a chance to clear my head and maybe do a few fun things along the way. ;)

Speaking of fun things, I have another card to share featuring Fall Fest. I just love this leaf stamp- there are SOOO many possibilities with it! As you can see, it’s a super easy card, but I really love the way it turned out. How adorable is this sentiment? It would be perfect to include in some love notes! ;)

Today each of us PCD girls have a sketch to coordinate with our cards. One lucky person, who joins in on a sketch, will have a chance to be a guest designer for October! How fun is that?! Be sure to visit Courtney’s blog for all the details!

I appreciate you spending your time with me! I’d love to hear from you all- I’m starting to get a little lonely.
Stamps: Fall Fest (released 9/5)
Paper: White, Spring Rain, Dark Chocolate (PTI)
Ink: Vintage Sepia, Spring Rain, Tea Dye Duo (PTI)

Other: Mat Stack 4 die, SU! scallop border punch, paper piercer

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DeNami Color Challenge #4

It’s time for the new DeNami Design Color Challenge! This time around, the lovely Michele has chosen the colors. When I first heard the challenge, I thought it’d be a piece of cake. Let me tell you, I did struggle a little bit with this one. I’m so used to using lots of colors! ;)

I used a few of my favorite stamps to bring this card to life. I seriously cannot get enough of the Polka Dot Background– I could use it on every single card! Add the Three Line Border in there, and you have two of the most versatile stamps out there.

I hope that you’ll take the time to play along in this great challenge. We have posted it earlier than usual, so you have a few extra days! With the extra long weekend here, there’s not excuses not to join in on the fun!

Thanks for stopping by my blog (again)! I’ll be back tomorrow with another new PCD card!