Papertrey October Blog Hop

Yippee! I *finally* get to participate in a Blog Hop! I have been eyeing them for quite some time, but never had the time to play along. With the October Blog Hop Challenge being so fun, I knew I had to join in. The challenge was to create holiday things. (cards, gifts, wraps, etc…)

A while back I bought some plain white post-it notes with the intention of making covers for them. After receiving the Holiday Button Bits stamp set, I knew I couldn’t prolong this task any longer. Seriously….how cute are these stamps?! I decided to use the adorable snowman and the whimsical ornament stamps- aren’t they perfect for a cover?

I’m planning on buying some more of these post-it notes…since I’m going to be making a lot of gifts this year, I thought this would be a welcome addition!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Hopefully these inspired you for your holiday projects. I can’t wait to see what everyone else came up with for this Blog Hop!

{Polka Dot Snowman cover supplies}
Other: White button, Olive satin ribbon, SU! scallop border punch, 2 ½” scallop square punch, 3″ scallop square punch, white post-it notes
Other: Hot Pink grosgrain, Aqua Mist, Spring Moss, Raspberry Fizz buttons, SU! scallop border punch, 2 ½” scallop square punch, 3″ scallop square punch, white post-it notes
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Holiday Planner Notebook

Happy Friday, sweet friends!

I know it’s only been two days since I last posted, but it seems like forever! Thank you to everyone who has left comments recently- I am utterly amazed and blessed by all of your kind words. It was just a few months ago where I almost started {and sometimes did} beg for comments. After getting my blog hooked up to Google Analytics, I was shocked at how many people actually look at my little ‘ol blog!

Like I mentioned in this post, I love the Embellish Magazine color challenge this week. Since I just got my latest Papertrey order, I knew I wanted to play with my new goodies. I figured I would use my new notebooks/ stamp sets and have them be part of this fun challenge! What are your thoughts? I though it turned out pretty fab. :) This year I’m determined to plan ahead for the Christmas season- hopefully this notebook will help!

Do you have any fun plans for the weekend? I’m going to my LSS who is hosting a “Stamp Night”. They provide dinner, lots of stamps and ink pads, giveaways and also 10% off your purchases for the night. I’m going with a few friends- it’s going to be so much fun! I need to figure out which cardstocks and other supplies I’m going to bring. I’ll let you know how it goes!

Okay, well it’s getting quite late and I want to catch up on some sleep. Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps: Small Solid Circle, Snowflakes, Fancy Flourishes, Take Note
Paper: White, Raspberry Fizz, Smokey Shadow, Bitty Dots Basics
Ink: Sweet Blush, Raspberry Fizz, Smoky Grey
Other: Hot Pink grosgrain, SU! scallop border punch, 2″ scallop circle punch, Extra Fine glitter, Quickie Glue Pen

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Raspberry Color Challenge #18

Wow, two posts on a Wednesday? How abnormal for me! :)

Oh goodness, today has been a long day- can’t wait to lay my head on my fluffy pillow! From the moment I woke up this morning, I have been ready to go back to bed. Do you ever have those days? For some reason, I have been super tired lately- I don’t like the feeling! I’m hoping it’s just my body recovering from some hard workouts….please no sickness bug! My sister caught something today at school, so I’m really praying that I don’t get anything.

Can you believe how delish this color challenge is? Dawn never ceases to amaze me with her fabulous challenges. I LOVE LOVE LOVE this color combo- definitely one to remember for future projects! After playing with a card for over an hour, I finally nixed the card and started a new card. This card came together in 15 minutes- amazing, huh? Well, if you know how slow of a crafter I am, this truly is a feat worth mentioning. :)

That’s all for now, blog friends. ‘Night!

Stamps: Small Solid Circle, Signature Christmas, Vintage Labels
Paper: Brown Kraft, Cream, Dark Chocolate, Raspberry Fizz, New Leaf
Ink: Vintage Sepia, Tea Dye Duo
Other: Chocolate Brown grosgrain ribbon, green button, twine, Martha Stewart scallop border punch

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Hello Pumpkin

Hello sweet friends!

First of all, thank you to everyone who has left a comment on my Embellish the Cure post! I’m glad that you all liked the card! I was surprised to see how many “new” people left a comment…I love when I get comments from people who haven’t commented before!

Today I have a sweet, simple Fall card for you. This card was made in a matter of minutes- the best kind of card! I love these DeNami pumpkins- they’re so whimsical and fun! Oh yes, and did you see that yummy chocolate brown grosgrain ribbon? It’s utterly amazing to work with! Lately, grosgrain ribbon and I have been the best of buds….I just can’t get enough! I have over 20 different colors and widths- it’s quite ridiculous. :)

Since it’s Fall, I have been obsessed with my pumpkin items again. Let’s go back to the archives and see my first post mentioning pumpkin spice lattes, shall we? Now, I can’t have coffee anymore (makes me feel sick), but I CAN still have pumpkin goodies. My three favorites: pumpkin smoothies, pumpkin steamers and of course, pumpkin bread! I simply can’t get enough pumpkin. In fact, I recently bought pumpkin scented soap! Yes, I know, it’s a little overboard. :)

Well, that’s all for now. Have a fab day, girlies!

As always, I’d love to hear your thoughts.

Stamps: Small Solid Circle, Medium Dot Circle Frame, Pumpkin Patch Border, Assorted Greetings stamp set
Paper: Brown Kraft, Cream, Golden Tangerine
Ink: Vintage Sepia, Versamark
Other: Chocolate Brown grosgrain, 2″ scallop circle punch, 2½” scallop circle punch

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Embellish the Cure


Happy Monday, dear friends! Hope you all got your week off to a good start.

Don’t have too much to say today…so let’s move right onto the card. I absolutely LOVE this weeks Embellish Magazine challenge. The challenge was to use fuchsia, light pink, grey and rhinestones. Seriously, could there be a better challenge for me?! When I saw the challenge, I seriously wanted to start on a card right away. However, it was past 10pm and I knew I should be responsible and get some sleep. (No one likes talking to rude people on the phone!) After work I went to the gym (I’m SO determined to lose these 18 pounds!). However, while I was there, the only thing I could think about was this challenge! I ended up cutting my workout short so I could work on a card! Yes, I know, I’m a little strange….I blame Ashley for coming up with such an amazing challenge! :)

I’m pretty crazy about this card. Wish you could see the card in person…the rhinestones really make the card pop! I already have ideas on another card using these colors- I’m sure you’ll see another card {or two} featuring this weeks challenge.

As always, I’d love to hear your thoughts.

Stamps: Small Solid Circle, Guide Lines Two,
Paper: White, Sweet Blush, Raspberry Fizz, Smokey Shadow
Ink: Raspberry Fizz, Smoky Grey
Other: Hot Pink grosgrain, light pink rhinestones, SU! scallop border punch

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Flu Season

Now before you start to worry, no, I don’t have the flu. *knock on wood* I know lots of people who do though. I love the changing of the leaves, wearing scarves, boots and gloves and also drinking hot apple cider….However, I HATE that everyone comes down with the flu during this season. With the whole scary H1N1 epedemic, I’m terrified that I’m going to catch it. Yes, I can sometimes be extremely paranoid. But seriously, can you blame me? If anyone were to get sick, that person would be me. I was born with the worst immune system EVER. I wash my hands constantly, eat {fairly} healthy and have good hygiene- too bad that isn’t enough.

This weekend went by entirely too fast. The only thing I really got accomplished was a few hours of nap time. Oh yes, I did make a couple cards and I also went to a concert, but that was about it. Did you do anything fun?

Before I forget to tell you, I FINALLY opened my Big Shot machine! Since it had been a while since I learned how to use it, I watched a couple YouTube videos to get me familiar with it again. Seriously, what did we do before YouTube? They have so many useful videos on there (and yes, also some funny non-useful ones). All I had to do was type in “Big Shot Spellbinders” and a whole slew of videos came out. YouTube saved my machine AND myself a lot of heartache. ;)
Since we’re talking about dies, do you have any favorite Spellbinder dies? Any that are on your wish list? I have my eye on few….we’ll see if I can resist for a little while longer.

Okay, I need to wrap this up. I have a few cards waiting to be scanned for the blog- hopefully I can get around to that soon!

‘Night, girlies!

Stamps: Everyday Button Bits
Paper: Brown Kraft, White, Spring Moss, Ripe Avocado, Bitty Box Basics, Bitty Dots Basics
Ink: Vintage Sepia Versafine, Tea Dye Duo
Other: twine, olive buttons, SU! scallop border punch

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Sweet Cupcakes

Judging from the title, I’m sure you thought I strayed from my diet! Well, I sort of did….but not on cupcakes. I was running errands with my sister and I got struck with a horrible stomach pain. Reason: I got way too hungry. After bypassing the normal fast food joints, I decided that I really wanted Taco Time. I ended up getting a whole wheat beef soft taco. It’s not horrible for you, and it totally satisfied my hunger pains. I need to keep some granola bars or something in my car…can’t be making this a habit!

While running errands, we stopped at the grocery store and stocked up on some foods. I got yogurt {big surprise}, cheese, bananas and I got some yummy looking granola. As soon as I got home, one of my sisters opened it right away and tried out a bowl. She said it was delicious…can’t wait to give it a try!

These past few days it has been pouring down rain. I’m so scared for the place I work. There has been HUGE talk of a flood in the Kent valley, so I’m nervous about all this rain. I have never witnessed major flooding, so this is a little nerve wrenching.

Yet again I have loads of laundry to put away. I should probably get going.

Hope you all have a fun weekend! I’m getting low on cards to post….guess that means I need to start creating some more!

Stamps: Cupcake Collection
Paper: Brown Kraft, White, Dark Chocolate, Bitty Box Basics, Bitty Dots Basics
Ink: Vintage Sepia Versafine, Tea Dye Duo
Other: Light yellow saddle stitch ribbon, extra fine glitter, Quickie glue pen, yellow & tan markers

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Happy Holidays Swirl card


Hello sweet blog friends!

Just got back from an intense session at the gym. I don’t think I have sweated that much ever. This morning I woke up with really sore calves. I felt like I was “waddling” everywhere…hopefully I didn’t look like too much of a dork. ;)

At work we are working on our Spring/ Summer 2010 collection. I think it’s going to take me months to get used to seeing the digits 2010. Is it weird to anyone else? Anyhow, moving back to the subject at hand….I am so excited about this new collection. When it gets closer to the time of release, I’ll be sure to have some fun samples and maybe even some sneak peeks!

Lately I have been trying to have some healthy snacks. I picked up these delicious Pomegranate Cranberry fruit & oat bars at Target the other day. Oh yes, and they are drizzled in yogurt! It’s not the healthiest snack in the world, but it’s better than a candy bar, cookies, cake, donuts, etc…. :) I was thinking about picking up some non-peanut trail mix (I’m allergic to anything peanut related), but none of them looked all that good. I’ve never really liked trail mix, except for the M&M’s! Maybe I should make my own….

Okay, well that’s a wrap for tonight. Have a fab night, and I’ll talk with you all soon!

Stamps: Small Solid Circle, Vintage Labels, Signature Christmas, Fancy Flourishes
Paper: Brown Kraft, Red, Dark Chocolate, New Leaf
Ink: Vintage Sepia Versafine, Satin Red Versafine, Spring Moss
Other: Martha Stewart double scallop border punch, brown grosgrain ribbon

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2 Sketches 4 You- Kazan’s Sketch #37

Hello blog friends!

I’m so happy that I was able to participate in this weeks 2S4Y sketch! It’s been a little while since I’ve joined in the fun. I really wanted to play last week, but I just didn’t have enough time. I was able to look at some of the entries- wow, you ladies are definitely improving each week!

Moving onto the card….I had this card designed in my head, but it took a little while to get all the kinks out onto paper. After two hours (!) and two episodes of Numbers, I finally finished this Christmas card. This is definitely a “girly” Christmas card. :)

Oh, one more thing, did you notice that I have had a supply list on my last two posts? Any thoughts? Should I continue doing this?

Well, that’s all for tonight. Thanks for stopping by! As always, I love reading comments from you all…it’s the highlight of my mornings!

Stamps: Christmas Holly Vine, Merry Christmas Block, Leafy Vine Wreath, Sm. Poinsettia Blossom
Paper: Cream, Brown Kraft, Magenta, Spring Moss
Ink: Vintage Sepia Versafine, Tea Dye Duo
Other: SU! scallop border punch, brown grosgrain ribbon, 1 1/2″ scallop circle punch

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Holiday Birdie Note Cards

Hey girlies! (and guys…don’t know if any read my blog)

We made it through the first day of the week! Did you survive alright? Any of you have the “Monday Blues”? Surprisingly, I haven’t had them in a while. *knock on wood*

Here are some sweet holiday note cards that I made a few weeks ago. Let me tell ya, I love making A1 size cards- they are so much fun!I can imagine sending these around the holidays when you want to send a quick note of thanks or even just some holidays wishes. I originally made these for a craft fair, but all of them seem to be filling up! Since Christmas is sneaking up on us, it might be for the best that I don’t do one this year. :( Next year I’ll have to plan a little better….

Well, it’s off to the gym I go. I’ve lost 2 lbs so far, only 18 more to go! :)

Stamps: PTI Background Basics: Retro, PTI Everday Classics
Paper: Cream, Brown Kraft, Ripe Avocado, Dark Chocolate
Ink: Satin Red Versafine, Vintage Sepia Versafine, Ripe Avocado, Tea Dye Duo
Other: Red twill ribbon, twine, Marvy Mega Scalloped Rectangle, Marvy Giga Scalloped Rectangle