thank you - back

It felt good to be home last night and finally sleep in my own bed. The garage sale was a success and I got rid of a lot of craft supplies as well as misc. household goods. The weather was crazy and we spent a couple days moving stuff in and out of the garage due to rain.

I feel like I am going through card withdrawl so needed to make a card right away this morning.

After checking the challenges out I decided to do this weeks sketch over at "clean and simple stamping". I love the cards that they create each week.

I used some papers from the Cosmo Cricket "DeLovely" collection, along with some PTI buttons, felt, and beautiful blooms II die set. The punch is EK Success and the rub-on is by pebblesinc.

Tonight I am teaching a class at Anchor Paper on University so if you are in the area stop by and say Hi.

Enjoy!

hi ~ delovely

Okay fingers crossed this card posted as it was scheduled since I am in Eagan at the Garage Sale all weekend and not sure I will get a chance to check the blog until I get home on Sunday evening.

Oh how I love this "DeLovely" paper by Cosmo Cricket. So fun and so vintagey all at once.

My card for today was inspired by the new sketch challenge over at Skipping Stone Designs. Such a fun sketch and my card came together in no time. It took me longer to pick the paper combination than it did to make the card.

Hope you enjoy!

details:

paper: neenah (solar white linen) cosmo cricket (delovely)

accessories: american crafts (thickers) martha stewart (butterfly)

fun

Happy Friday and if things go as I planned you should be reading this post while I am working the garage sale in Eagan.

I bought a few new Pure Innocence digital stamps this week and am just having so much fun coloring them in and picking colors to match my papers. Or should I say trying to pick colors to match my papers.

Speaking of new I went to Archivers over in Roseville today to use my 30% coupon and get my free 12x12 paper for the month and was so excited to see that they had both Cosmo Cricket 6x6 pads that I have been looking for in stock. I got both Garden Variety and Material Girl as well as some more of those fabulous tiny type stickers.

My sketch inspiration for this card is from MTSC74.

Hope you have a great weekend. Enjoy!

details:

paper: neenah (natural white) cosmo cricket (garden variety)

stamp: heather ellis digital images (pure innocence)

ink: ranger distress ink (vintage photo)

accessories: cuttlebug embossing folder (swiss dots) cosmo cricket (tiny type stickers) ek success (border punch)

how does your garden grow?

If I have not said it before I am loving this new (to me) Cosmo Cricket "material girl" 6x6 pad. I love the soft vintage colors mixed with floral and sewing materials.

This card was inspired by a new sketch blog that I have not tried before called Cardabilities. Love the sketch especially the flower placement.

I also used another new Heather Ellis "pure innocence" digital image. They are just so sweet and so much fun to color or paper piece.

Enjoy!

October Afternoon "memories"

While I was doing my early morning blog surfing today I came across this fun sketch over at my friend Amy's blog and thought it would be fun to use with some October Afternoon papers and embellishments.

The sketch that inspired this card is from this weeks challenge over at Jacksonbelle Embellishments.

Enjoy!

sit

Well it looks like it is going to be another beautiful day here and all the more reason for me to start early working on the garage sale stuff so I can finish up and then enjoy this beautiful weather.

I love the Heather Ellis "pure innocence" digital stamps. So much fun to color (or practice coloring in my case).

I used the BasicGrey "max and whiskers" paper pad as I thought it went so well with this image. The card was inspired by the sketch this week over at SG18.

Enjoy!

details:

paper: neenah (epic black and solar white linen) basicgrey (max and whiskers)

stamps: heather ellis digital stamps pure innocence

accessories: cosmo cricket (tiny type stickers)

happy monday ~ hi cassie

I decided to make up a quick card for Cassie as she is a little bit jealous of my relationship with her brother. She doesn't like being the oldest. Yesterday when she came over to visit she wanted to know if I had anything for her. Well of course I did not so now when I see her later this week I will.

I wasn't too sure about this color combo so let me know what you think.

This is the sketch that inspired me today ESS83.

Today I am off with Justin for his Pool Therapy at Courage Center and maybe afterwords a stop at Caribou coffee for an iced coffee and a smoothie.

Enjoy!

details:

paper: kraft cardstock, basicgrey (basics kraft paper pad)

ink: uniball (signo white pen)

accessories: cosmo cricket (tiny type stickers)

BEE happy

It is a beautiful Saturday here in Minnesota and I should be outside pulling weeds or something, but am in the house watching some movies I got out of the red box and working on pricing stuff for our garage sale next weekend.

Thought while I was in-between movies I would post a card that I made early this morning using one of Regina's newest releases at The Cutting Cafe called "cute critters".

This is such a fun set of digital images. I colored the bee with my yellow glaze pen and then added "glossy accents" to the entire bee.

Enjoy!

details:

paper: neenah (epic black and solar white linen) cosmo cricket (delovely)

accessories: stampin' up (border punch)

more DeLovely

If I haven't said it before I love this new paper line by Cosmo Cricket. The colors are bright yet still have that vintage feel to them.

The inspiration for this card also comes from this weeks sketch challenge over at LimeLight PaperCrafts. Mandy does a fantastic job with her sketches and she even sells product too.

If you read my blog on a regular basis you know how much I love making flowers. Flowers of all shapes and sizes. Here are some of the ones I made this past week.

It looks as if the rain has finally left us as the sun is shining ever so bright this morning.

Enjoy!

details:

paper: Neenah (solar white linen) Cosmo Cricket (delovely)

accessories: May Arts (ribbon) PTI (lemon tart button) Karen Foster (scrappers floss) Stampin' Up (border punch)

Hi ~ rose buds for you

Today is the perfect day to stay inside and just veg out on the couch and watch tv or sit in your craftroom and make cards while watching all episodes of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". Yep you read that right. I am only on Season 1 so far and have a long ways to go.

In between running my son Justin to Courage Center for Physical Therapy and Pool Therapy I have still managed to find sometime to be creative. My card today is my all time favorite I think you call it Vintage meets Shabby Chic. (let me know if there is another name for it)

The inspiration for today's card came from this digital paper that I had printed out last summer and I never used all of it and the sketch over at Skipping Stones Design.

The image of the girl is from my stash. The rose buds are just like the ones I am teaching this month at Anchor Paper Express on University.

Enjoy!

It's DeLovely!

This new paper collection by Cosmo Cricket is just "DELICIOUS". Even though it is a lot brighter than the stuff we are used to seeing the patterns and embellishments add just a hint of vintage mixed in with a lot of FUN.

I have two cards to share with you today and the first cards was inspired by the challenge over at CPS.

My last card is for this weeks Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge. I think this paper is one of my favorites in the Delovely collection.

Don't you just love these tiny type letter stickers. The two new colors for this paper collection are hot pink and bright teal blue.

Enjoy!

details:

paper: Neenah (solar white linen) Cosmo Cricket (delovely)

accessories: Cosmo Cricket (delovely ready set chipboard, tiny type stickers, elements) Cuttlebug (swiss dots embossing folder) ribbon from stash

Project Tuesday - Fortune Cookies

This week over at Project Tuesday our challenge was to create fortune cookies. I found this to be harder than it looks and therefore am not a bit happy about how mine turned out.

I went with pink for a baby shower theme and used notes inside associated with what a baby girl needs.  I should have stopped and got a take out food container, but didn't think of it in time.

Enjoy!

thank you ~ ftl89

 I got home late yesterday afternoon from house/dog sitting for my niece and after spending time with my guys it was fun to have a couple hours in my craftroom. I had missed that while I was away.

This card was inspired by the this weeks sketch over at Clean and Simple Stamping.

I hope all of you had a great weekend and a belated Happy Mothers Day to each of you.

Enjoy!

details:

paper: Neenah (solar white linen) (Esse brown)

ink: Colorbox Chalk (chestnut roan)

stamps: Stampin' Up (spring solitude)

accessories:  Stampin' Up (sweet pea stitched felt)

hi friend

Well I am hoping I set this up correctly to auto post for me this morning as I am gone for a few days house/dog sitting for my niece.

This card was inspired by the challenge over at Skipping Stone Design.

My card today let me once again use some of my new favorite papers by October Afternoon "thrift shop", tiny type stickers by Cosmo Cricket and a handmade rose.

Speaking of Roses if you live in Minnesota I will be teaching classes each Tuesday during the month of May at Anchor Paper Express on how to make my paper roses and rosebuds. Call the University store for more information or email me.

Enjoy!

HELLO

A quick post today for you using up some paper from October Afternoon from the Weathervane collection called "chilly mornings". I also mixed in some Graphic 45 paper and some more of those adorable Mini Market stickers by OA.

My card was inspired by the sketch over at Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge I do have to admit that this card took a little longer than I expected it to and this is actually card #2 ~ I threw out card #1.

Enjoy!

Supplies:

paper: October Afternoon (weather vane), Neenah (natural white) Graphic 45 (botanika)

ink: Ranger Distressing Ink (vintage photo)

Accessories: Martha Stewart (butterfly punch) PTI Vintage Buttons (new leaf) October Afternoon (mini market stickers) Quikutz Embossing Folder

miss you

Nothing makes my heart flutter like new paper and new stamps. I picked up this cute MFT image at Smudges last week when I went down there for a play date.

I kept waiting for the perfect challenge to use this image on and today I found that challenge over at CPS.

The new BasicGrey 6x6 kraft pad worked nicely for the suitcase and the background on this card. The dress and the strip of paper are from the new "cappella" paper pad.

See how I snuck in those "tiny type" stickers by Cosmo Cricket again?

Enjoy!

thanks

It is supposed to be a wet and windy day here in Minnesota and I am hoping the weatherman is wrong as I have some errands I want to do.

If I haven't said this before I love the new October Afternoon 8x8 paper pad "fly a kite" and the Cosmo Cricket "tiny type" stickers, I bought 2 of every color the other day so I won't run out.

My card was inspired by this weeks sketch over at CCEE Stampers.

Enjoy!

max and whiskers "hi"

Today as I was working on this weeks challenge over at Taylored Expressions I realized that I still had not seen my friend Tami's challenge card from last week.

Here is this weeks sketch

For this card I used BasicGrey "max and whiskers" 6x6 paper pad, PTI vintage buttons, linen thread by May Arts, Image is Pure Innocence by Heather Ellis, and sentiment is "tiny type" by Cosmo Cricket.

Enjoy!

HOME

Okay I have to admit that I have never made a round card before they kind of scare me for some unknown reason. So today I am stepping out of my comfort zone and doing this weeks challenge over at Card Patterns.

For this card I used a Jenni Bowlin bingo card, Cosmo Cricket "early bird", PTI vintage buttons, Martha Stewart leaf punch, Ranger vintage photo disressing ink.

I will be sending this card off to a friend who recently bought a new home.

Enjoy!

Clean & Simple, Sketch Girl, & Limelight

I apologize for not posting yesterday. I had some cards done and just needed to get a photo taken of them and then do my blog entry. Well I don't know where the day went to, but I never got around to doing it so today you will see 3 of the 4 cards that I created.

This first card is for this weeks challenge over at Clean and Simple Stamping and it was perfect to use this new BasicGrey "cappella" paper pad. Sentiment is by A Muse and the flower is from Unity, and ribbon is May Arts.

This next card is for the challenge over at Sketch Girl and when I saw it i knew it would be the sketch I use for the card I am sending to my friend Tami's sister to welcome her new dog Annie that she recently picked up.

Papers used for this card are the new BasicGrey "max and whiskers", stamps are by inkadinkadoo. I had to show you the inside of the card too where I added some more of this cute paper and a little paw print.

My last card is for the challenge over at LimeLight PaperCrafts and uses more of the BasicGrey "cappella", Neenah natural white cardstock which was embossed using one of the exclusive european KARS cuttlebug folders, ribbon is May Arts, Stamp is by Endless Creations and butterfly is Martha Stewart.

I hope you enjoy these card creations and again I apologize for the long post. Have a great day.