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2 Sketches 4 You- Kazan’s Sketch #24

Seems like it’s been a while since I have done a challenge…I HAVE been stamping, but nothing very exciting or blog worthy. :) This is my take on Kazan’s sketch. I have loved using the PTI Guidelines stamp set- can you tell from this post or this post? It’s so easy to use, and there are so many possibilites! Granted, I am horrible at doing the actual lines….I need to get a bigger block- I can only stamp a little at a time!

This morning I woke up to snow. Can I say once again that I’m tired of snow?? I am SO ready for flipflops and sunglasses- I’m over the sweatshirts and scarves! Okay, I really don’t mind them, but I WOULD like some sun!

Oh, I have to tell you all about my new obsession. Twitter. I have no idea why I like it so much, it’s only little updates on people! Do you have one? If so, leave your username so I can look you up!

Snow….in April

The title says it all. Why is there snow in April?! I know that April showers bring May flowers- what does snow bring? I am so over the snow….we have had more than enough this year!

This card was super easy to make- in fact, I made two! I love how versatile this card is. All you need to do is change up the sentiment, and you had a fabulous, hearthfelt card! As you can tell, I’m OBSESSED with all things rounded. I have used a corner rounder before but never this much! I love how it can make a card feel “softer” and more subtle. Speaking of things rounded, I just got the Stampin’ Up scallop border punch- I can’t wait to use it!! I also got another punch, but haven’t decided how I’m going to use it yet. It’s definitely not my normal type of punch- I think you will all be proud that I’m going outside my comfort zone! :)

Well, I’m off to do some stamping and watch some more Monk. I just bought the second season, and I’m half way through already!

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Guidelines Love

HAPPY EASTER!
I hope you all have a very blessed day with your family and friends. Remember, it’s not about the candy, easter eggs, bunnies or ham…it’s about the Lord Jesus Christ and what He did for us!

How yummy are these colors together? I used the Papertrey Guidelines & Mega Mixed Messages stamp set- both fantastic sets that are so versatile! Honestly, I have the HARDEST time lining up the grid stamp….thankfully the designs pretty much cover the mistakes! Hopefully I’ll get better with practice since I absolutely love the look of the grids.
I know this is short, but a nap is in my immediate future.
Much ♥ to you and your loved ones!

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Hoppy Easter

I have had this card for months and months, but kept on putting of scanning it. Well, I guess I’m just on time with posting it! :) However, now that it’s so late, I don’t know who I’m going to give it to! Most likely it’ll just go in my stash to be sold later….This is one of my favorite card layouts. It’s so easy to do, but the card always looks fantastic.

Today I went and saw a movie and had lunch with Ginny. It’s so funny how our everyday talk consists of blogging, certain stamp designers, stamping and card challeneges! Of course we talk about other things too, but crafting comes up quite a bit. It’s so fun, I can’t talk like this with any of my other friends- I would bore them to death!

Well, I’m gonna go blog hop for a little while. Hope you all have a fantastic night, and I’ll catch you tomorrow!

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Easy Cards

I think I have a new favorite cardstock…..brown kraft from DeNami Design! Granted, I have used this for years, but have never fully appreciated how versatile it really is until now. I LOVE the brown ink on the kraft cardstock- so easy but really looks elegant! Just to forewarn you all: I think you’ll be seeing lots more of this in my future posts!

I wanted to make some easy cards and these are what I came up with. I’m really trying to get my card inventory built up so I can list a bunch of things on Etsy. Hopefully I’ll get a chance to do that in the next week or two. It seems like life has been super busy, and I can’t figure out why! I haven’t taken on any new responsibilities or commitments lately, so I’m a little baffled as to why I don’t have very much “free time” anymore. Are you feeling like this at all? It seems like us Americans are always on the go- I want to start to slow down a little more and enjoy the roses. :)

Well, that’s all for now. I have an Easter card that I want to post…hopefully I’ll get a chance to do that later on today.

Have a great Saturday, and take time to enjoy life!

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Raspberry Suite Color Challenge 3

First of all, I have to say that I am SO happy to be out of bed! I have been sick since Thursday and did not leave the house ALL weekend. I’m still stuffed up, and somewhat tired, but I think I’m finally on the road to recovery. (I think the SUNSHINE helped LOTS- can you believe it was 79*?!?)

Dawn has put together another fabulous color challenge this week. I have to admit, I was overwhelmed with the five colors. After browsing through various entries, I finally got the courage to try a card. Three failed attempts and lots of wasted cardstock, I almost gave up….but I had to give it one last try. Not exactly what I had envisioned, but I do like the end result. What do you think?

Well, it’s off to bed I go. I’m hoping that with going to bed early and drinking tons of orange juice, this sickness bug will move along quickly.

Thanks for stopping by!

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2 Sketches 4 You- Kazan’s Sketch #23


Can you believe it….I did not just one card using this sketch, but three! After showing them to the rest of the family, this one was deemed the best. (I’ll be posting the others in the next day or two.) I wouldn’t have called this my favorite, but everyone liked the colors and also the green daisies! That’s one thing I love about stamping- you can make green daisies, purple elephants and pink cars! :D

This week seemed to be extra long…maybe because the people around me were on spring break and yet I was still working. However, I did get off early both yesterday and today. It’s a good thing I did too, because I caught a cold! It came on really suddenly last night, and today I feel MISERABLE. I’m so incredibly bummed- I had plans for the weekend! I’m hoping that it’ll go away quickly so I can still enjoy my weekend.

Well, that’s it for right now. It’s off to bed I go!

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Pass the Kleenex

As I write, I’m laying in bed with a miserable headache, runny nose, sore throat and cough. I don’t know how I got this sick, but what I do know is that I need this horrible thing to go away….QUICK! I had a terrible time trying to sleep last night- I was finally able to after taking Benadryl to make me drowsy. Needless to say, I’m not exactly in the best mood.

I made this card yesterday (while I was still feeling somewhat human). I have yet to decide whether I really like this card or not. It is pretty busy for me, but I though the yellow was fun to play with. I almost submitted this card to 2S4Y, but like I said in an earlier post, the other card got the most votes.

Sorry to cut this short, but me and my bed have a date. (Hopefully it will be good to me this time!) If you think of it, prayers would be most appreciated! :D

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Birthday Celebration

I feel like I’m in a creative slump…again. I’m starting to feel like all of my cards are looking the same, and I need to start branching out and becoming more adventurous. It seems like all of my cards have either rhinestones, scallops and some sort of stamp from my damask set. These are not bad things, but I guess I’m starting to get tired of my cards looking alike. It’s so hard to stray from my “comfort zone,” but I’m gonna try something soon. Hopefully it will be worth posting!

I originally made this card for my grandma’s birthday, which we celebrated yesterday. I was all ready to fill the card out when I realized I hadn’t scanned it yet. Not wanting to deal with the hassle of scanning but also wanting to get this on the blog, I decided to just give her another card. Lazy? Yes. Hey, it was Sunday, I think I should get some slack. ;-)

This week my sister is on spring break…..makes me wish I had a break from work! Today I’m feeling extremely blah- hopefully it goes away by tomorrow. With my office co-worker on maternity leave (she had her baby TODAY!), I think I’m gonna start to get really lonely at work. I’m hoping soon that it’ll get insanely busy that I won’t have time to get lonely. *crosses fingers*

Well, I’m off to blog hop and then I’m going to bed early.

Giveaway…just not mine

I love giveaways, and I’m sure you all do too! I also love it when others let you know about a giveaway- share the ♥. I found this giveaway for a Papertrey set, so I thought I’d share the fun. It’s super easy to enter, and if you already have this set, you can just think of your friend Paulina. :-D