March Ramblings

Hey there!
Today I thought I’d take a break from posting a card and share some thoughts, ramblings and random information about me in the form of a list. :)
  • I truly appreciate loyal, caring friends who stick with you when things get tough. Anyone can be a fair-weathered friend- very few actually end up being a true friend.
  • I am still in awe that people actually read my blog.
  • Card making is an expensive hobby and sometimes I wonder why I spend so much on it.
  • I have aspirations of visiting Paris but I have yet to get my passport application.
  • Putting laundry away is what I consider a waste of time. It seems like I always do it but more magically appears every few days.
  • I find it quite funny that I used to despise the word gym but now I say and frequent it often.
  • I could probably have my own entertainment website with how much useless celebrity news I have in this brain of mine.
  • Target is the best store ever.
  • I might be a concert junkie. Two concerts in 5 days= awesome!
  • Losing weight might possibly be the hardest thing ever.
  • Watching my friends get married is making me want to be in a relationship.
  • I spend a little too much time browsing the internet. I could never live in the “olden” times.
  • Coach purses are a weakness for me. I also love LV but they are entirely too expensive.
  • Braces are only good if you remember to wear a retainer afterwards. Really wish I listened to my mom and orthodontist! Stupid crooked teeth. :(
  • Netflix and I go together like ham and cheese.
  • Anything peanut related will cause me to die. (No, I’m not exaggerating.)
Yup, told you it was going to be random! Let me know if you enjoyed reading this- it might be a monthly occurrence! 
I’d love to see YOUR random list. If you post one, be sure to leave me a comment so I can check it out! :)
Hugs to you all! Have a great rest of your Sunday!
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Taylors Sketch Challenge #106

Hey there, friends!
Today I have a Spring card to share. In my effort to go outside my comfort zone, I colored these dahlias yellow. After seeing the end result, I really wish I went for pink or aqua. :( Lately I have been fighting myself on whether I should buy a couple Copics. When I use images like these, it would be so nice to do a little more shading and have a bigger variety of colors. On the flip side, do I really want to spend more money on crafty items?? Decisions, decisions….
This card was based of Taylor’s Sketch Challenge #106. Be sure to check out the fun cards her DT created!
Gotta keep this post short. Have a training session soon so I need to get going. Seriously, who schedules a personal trainer at 9:30 AM? Oh, that’s right, I do. ;)
Have a great Saturday!!

Stamps: Delightful Dahlia, Signature Greetings
Paper: White, Brown Kraft, Dark Chocolate, Summer Sunrise

Ink: Vintage Sepia, Tea Dye Duo
Other: orange rhinestones, Delightful Dahlia dies
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Embellish Stitching Color Challenge

Happy Friday!
Boy am I glad that the weekend is here. Last night I went to a rockin’ concert and of course didn’t get home til late. I woke up this morning and my body wasn’t feeling the greatest. Don’t feel sick, just really sore and stuffed up from my allergies. :( The other day I did the stair step machine at the gym…wanna guess how many floors I stepped? 200! Wish I could have gotten a pic of that huge number!
Since I didn’t have any plans today, I thought I’d try my hand at the Embellish challenge. Oh goodness, this one was right up my alley! Do you recognize the colors? Yup, I used them in my March Papertrey Blog Hop post! Guess Ashley and I were on the same wave link. The challenge wasn’t completely a walk in the park though. It also called for stitching- faux or real. I was just going to use some stitched stamps but thought that would be too easy. ;) I was then going to try sewing on a card but figured it would take too long to learn. I ended up using my paper piercer and threaded some twine onto the card.
Did you notice anything else familiar about this card? I used the sketch I designed over at the DeNami Design blog! Really, really happy with the way this card turned out! Don’t you love it when that happens? You may think that all of my cards turn out nicely, but believe me, that is far from the case. I regularly let my family members have my “rejects”….I’m embarrassed at how many end up in that pile.
Thanks for stopping by! Hope you have a fab weekend!
Paper: Cream, Brown Kraft, Aqua Mist, Sweet Blush, Bitty Box Basics
Ink: Vintage Sepia, Aqua Mist, Sweet Blush, Fresh Snow, Tea Dye Duo
Other: Ivory grosgrain ribbon, button, twine, paper piercer, various circle punches
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Papertrey March Blog Hop

Hello ladies and gents!
It’s the 25th which can only mean one thing- Blog Hop over at Papertrey! For this month, the challenge was to use buttons on our projects. Well, you know that wasn’t hard for me- I have a million buttons and I love using them! :)
For this card I wanted to go with a fresh pastel color scheme. I recently paired up Aqua Mist and Sweet Blush together and LOVED the results so much that I had to do it again. (The original card in this color combo will be posted in the next few days!) I’m so loving my Beautiful Blooms II- especially since I bought one set of dies to go along with it! I’m now trying to decide die I want to get next! Any suggestions?
I’m looking forward to seeing your creations! Hope my card inspired you!

Stamps: Beautiful Blooms II, Heart Prints, Dots Background
Paper: White, Aqua Mist, Sweet Blush
Ink: Smoky Grey, Aqua Mist, Sweet Blush
Other:Aqua Mist grosgrain ribbon, assorted buttons, twine, Beautiful Blooms II #1 dies, corner rounder

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Sparkly Dahlia

Hey there!
We have made it to Wednesday! Super excited, one more day til my weekend begins! Tomorrow I’m getting off work early to go to a concert. Yup, another one! :) This one has SEVEN groups and it’s only $10! SCORE! What a great way to kick of the weekend!
Today I’m bringing you my first Mother’s Day card of the year. Hope you aren’t sick of seeing Delightful Dahlia- I just can’t get enough! This time around I went with shades of pink and then added some sparkly extra fine glitter. In person it looks stunning! Have I told you how I have a love/ hate relationship with glitter? I absolutely love the look and how it completes a card- hate how I always end up with lots of it on my face! LOL
Well it’s time for this girl to head to bed. Thanks for stopping by!
Stamps: Delightful Dahlia, Polka Dot Basics, Background Basics: Retro
Paper: White, Brown Kraft, Dark Chocolate
Ink: Vintage Sepia, Tea Dye Duo
Other: Quickie Glue Pen, Extra Fine glitter, hot pink rhinestones, Delightful Dahlia dies
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Sweet Congratulations

Hi blog friends!
Yup, I’m posting another card using Melon Berry! :) I don’t know why I waited so long to buy this color! I’m really liking how different it is and the endless color combinations you can use with it. This color combo is a lot more muted and subtle than my usual cards, but I love it!
I recently went to my LSS and bought this amazing satin ribbon. Isn’t it utterly delicious? I don’t own any other ribbons in this width so this is a big change for me. Have you noticed that I’m going outside my “comfort zone” and trying new things? I even broke out a new (to me) stamp for this one! I think she’s a super cute pregnant woman. :)
Thanks to those who left me comments on my last post. I *do* like to post regularly, but I didn’t know if you all like that. I know that I love it when my favorite bloggers post, but I wanted to make sure you all actually like hearing from me.
Thanks for stopping by! Hope you were inspired!

Stamps: Small Solid Circle, Mom-to-Be Mimi, Stitched Border, Delightful Dahlia
Paper: Cream, Brown Kraft, Melon Berry, Bitty Box Basics, Bitty Dots Basics
Ink: Vintage Sepia, Tea Dye Duo
Other: Chocolate Brown satin ribbon, button, twine, Labels 4 Spellbinder dies, moss rhinestones
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Delightful Dahlia

Sunday greetings!
I just returned from church, which was awesome. I went to the dedication service for a local service and they brought in Matthew West and John K. Jenkins Sr. It was quite a service. Tonight Matthew will be having a concert- yippee! I’ve had the privilege of seeing him in concert twice before and afterwards got to do some pics and talk with him. A great guy who is really down to earth and truly loves the Lord. Super stoked that he came back to Washington!
Today I have a cheery card featuring one of the brand new PTI stamp sets. I just got my order which was FILLED with lots of fun stuff. I bought three colors of felt so I’m going to have to try those out in the near future. :) Have you ever used felt on a card? I’m a little scared but also excited since I’ve seen some cute creations using it. This card screams fresh to me. Love the aqua mist and spring moss together!
I hope you’ve had a great weekend. Love seeing those of you who have done my sketch at the DeNami Design blog. Can’t wait to see more!

Stamps: Delightful Dahlia, Polka Dot Basics

Paper: White, Brown Kraft, Spring Moss, Aqua Mist
Ink: Vintage Sepia, Onyx Black, Tea Dye Duo
Other: Aqua Mist grosgrain ribbon, button, twine, Cricut Expression, Plantin Schoolbook Cartridge, Delightful Dahlia dies, rickrack die
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DeNami Sketch Challenge- #1

Hey there!
I’m super excited to say that I designed my first sketch over at the DeNami Design blog! In case you missed the news, they are hosting two challenges a month- one on the 5th, the other on the 20th. They will range from color challenges to sketches, themes or certain products. Oh yes, and let’s not forget there are fabulous prizes each time too! This time around they have an assortment of stamps and some amazing glitters- it values at over $50! So easy to play along too…all you need to do is create a card based off the sketch and use at least one DeNami stamp!
For this card I decided to go outside my comfort zone and use just black, red and white. Rarely will you see a card from me without some sort of pink, green or aqua on it. However, lately I have been trying to “expand my horizons” and test my creativity. Did you notice the shiny ladybugs? I used Crystal Lacquer which dries to be raised and shiny. I don’t use it often since I’m impatient for it to dry, but there are some times where it really completes a card.
I would love to see you play along with my sketch! I purposely designed it to be super simple so there aren’t any excuses not to play! ;) Get stamping, friends! There are 10 days to play and you can enter more than one card (just be sure to create them in separate blog posts!).

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Color Cue Challenge- #2

I know, I know, you all are sick of me mentioning how much I love Funky Foliage. However, I really do and I can’t stop saying it! Another reason I probably love it so much is because the owner/ designer is such a great person and I like supporting people like that! When Dawn posted a new Color Cue Challenge on her blog, I just had to play along. (I honestly think I’m Dawn’s biggest fan….I love love love when she does new blog posts!)
For this challenge we were to use White, Teal, Light Yellow and Bright Pink. Well, being the “rebel” that I am, I had to use brown- I didn’t think black ink looked right with this card. If you follow my blog, you know that I love using my scraps of paper and I’ve been known to create cards like this many times. (You can find some here and here and here and here) I just love the way all the different prints and colors look together! For the scalloped rectangle I used some decorative scissors- yup, I did that by hand! I really need to get the Spellbinder dies…..it’d be so much easier and also even! LOL
Since I already posted today, I’m going to keep this short. Be sure to check out my blog tomorrow. I’ll have my card based off of the sketch I designed for the DeNami Design blog!
Thanks for stopping by (again). Have a great rest of the night!
Stamps: Small Solid Circle, Funky Foliage (WPlus9), Dots Background
Paper: White, Lemon Tart, Raspberry Fizz, Bitty Box Basics
Ink: Vintage Sepia, Ocean Tides, Raspberry Fizz, Tea Dye Duo, yellow
Other: decorative scallop scissors
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Poppy Seed Challenge- #2

Hi there!
It’s a beautiful day in Washington. The sun is shining and the whole weekend is before us. Really looking forward to resting up after my crazy work week. Today I’m spending time with my sister, which will be fun. We’re going to see Bounty Hunter- the movie with Gerard Butler and Jennifer Aniston. It looks like a good one!
Today I have a quick and easy card for Lisa’s Poppy Seed Challenge. This time around we were to use spring moss, buttons and polka dots. Usually it’s not too difficult for me to come up with a card with these elements but this time it was a toughy. My mom is doing a show this weekend so she had to take almost all the markers, a majority of the stamps and all of the scallop paper punches. For some reason my brain froze since I knew I couldn’t use these items. This card isn’t horrible, but it’s definitely not my best work. Hopefully I’ll have time to create another card for this challenge!
In closing I wanted to let you know that I *finally* updated my Items for Sale page- I’d love for you to check it out!
Thanks for stopping by! Hope you were inspired!
Stamps: Small Daisy Blossom, Large Daisy Blossom, Signature Greetings, Polka Dot Basics
Paper: White, Dark Chocolate, Spring Moss, Summer Sunrise, Aqua Mist
Ink: Vintage Sepia, Spring Moss, Tea Dye Duo
Other: assorted buttons, corner rounder