Butterfly birthday wish

Hi everyone!  I have a card to share that uses the new and fabulous Spellbinders LF-006 Wonderful Wings die templates (available 8/31).  Sigh...  these butterflies are just stunning!  My card uses the second to the smallest sized butterfly.  The pattern papers are from the new Webster's Pages, Spring Market 6x6 pad and the sentiment is from Unity's, All Smiles stamp set.

This is short and sweet today, I am off to do some more yard work.

Before I go, I wanted to let you know today Splitcoast begins its annual Dare To Get Dirty week long challenges especially for Fan Club members!  I love these challenges.  I remember playing along when I first started stamping.  It made my day to play along with the Dirty Girl's challenges and have them comment on my card!

These challenges are a special perk for Fan Club members.  It's never too late to join in and participate - Fan Club membership details are right HERE!  I host a challenge on Tuesday, so be sure to check it out on Challenge Master Thread!!

Thanks for stopping by and here is a close up picture.

Some summer publication work

Hi everyone!  I thought I would take a minute and share a couple cards that have been published lately. I don't always have a chance to post about publications, but with recent announcement of Borders going out of business, it had me kinda sad and thinking about magazines.  Print media is so important.  With the influx of the internet, it's easy to find inspiration online, but there is something so special about bringing a craft magazine to the park and browsing it leisurely on a sunny day!  Am I right?!?

This card is from the Summer issue of Paper Creations.  This card uses the Ippity Stamps set A Little Buggy.

This next card is from the June issue of Crafts n' Things.  This flower and sentiment are from Verve's Dream Big set and the delish striped twill ribbon is from Stamp Simply Ribbon store.

And last, I wanted to share this card from the Summer issue of Take Ten.  These flowers are from the Gina K Friendship's Garden set. 

 Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

FTL150 Some sweet fruit

Hi everyone!  Today I played along with this week's Fall To Layout sketch (FTL150).  Can you believe they are up to 150 sketches?  That's a lot!!  Congrats girls on a job well done!

I took some liberty with the smaller bottom panel and used ribbon instead.  I inked up the fruit images in the Garden Fresh set to match the colors in the pattern paper.  I added some little gems and the ribbon is the new 1/8" taffeta from SU!. 

Short and sweet today.  We are redoing our entire back yard this weekend as well as our entryway!  What HAVE I gotten myself into?  lol!

Oh, I almost forgot!  One winner of my papers and ribbon package didn't get back to me, so time to pick another winner.  

Here are your random numbers:

10

Timestamp: 2011-07-24 00:26:35 UTC

Tanya said...

Oh I would love to add my name for a chance too, I don't have much ribbon. Thanks! :D

July 16, 2011 3:07 PM

Congrats Tanya!!  Send me an email and I will get your package out to you ASAP!!  Here's a close up pic on your way out.

Card Deets:

Stamps - Garden Fresh (GKD)
Paper - Watermelon Gazpacho Soup 6x6 pad (Jillibean Soup)
Accessories - 1/8" daffodil taffeta (SU!); Green, red, and orange rhinestones (Pizzazz Aplenty)

Hello girlfriend

Hi everyone! I have a fun Ippity Stamps card to share with you today.  This uses the new set, Flowers +Friends =Priceless, which has such cute little flowers in it.  The sentiment is from Take Time to Laugh from Unity.  See that black scalloped border piece?  That is from the new Classic Scallop Edgeabilities die template. 

You may recognize this card sketch.  I have used it before here and here when I was making housewarming cards for my real estate broker.  Hey, what can I say, I love this layout!  

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AND speaking of new Spellbinders release, they have just posted the entire new summer release on the website!  Check. Them. Out.  They are to DIE for (lol)!  Here is a video that Kim and Stacey did showing the new Box Die templates (yes -Spellbinders has BOXES!!!) and you can even see my sample in the video.  It's the little white box with the striped lid -it's the box on the upper far right close to Kim.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!  Here is a close up picture.

Card Deets:

Stamps - (Ippity Stamps) Flowers+Friends=Priceless and Take Time to Laugh (Unity Stamp Co. for sentiment)

Ink - Memento tuxedo black

Paper - (Gina k Designs) Pure luxury black and white cardstock

Accessories - Copic markers, (buttons Galore) orange button from Class collection, (Pizzazz Aplenty) 3mm grass green rhinestones, (Ranger) Stardust Stickles, (Offray) black satin ribbon, (Spellbinders) E8-001 Classic Scallop Edgeabilities, Linen thread

We have some winners!

Hi everyone!  I have some winners for the ribbons and papers I am passing along!  I was able to find some more goodies to add to the mix, so I am picking 3 winners today. 

Thanks to Random.org, here are the winners:

Here are your random numbers:

72 25 16 

Timestamp: 2011-07-19 20:26:31 UTC

72 is...

chickadee3357 said...

Was checkin' out some Ippity cards of yours on SCS. Was lovin' them so i came to your blog. Probably a little too late for this, but thought I would try. I like your cards! I plan on casing a few!

July 19, 2011 8:08 AM

25 is...

Regina aka Mrs. Ham said...

I would love to give these ribbon and papers a home. I just cleaned out my craft room, now I have room for so more stuff.

July 16, 2011 8:20 PM

16 is...

Erin said...

Great idea, who wouldn't want some goodies!

July 16, 2011 4:27 PM

Congrats ladies!!  Each of you will receive an assortment of ribbons and papers.  Please email me with your addresses (info at my sidebar) and I will send these off to you ASAP!  You have until Thursday evening to contact me.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Featured Stamper card and some new goodies at Stamp Simply Ribbon Store

Hi everyone!  Don't forget to enter for my blog candy here if you can make a good home for some crafty goodies.  I'm adding even more ribbon to the pile!

So, I haven't had a chance to play along with the SCS Featured Stamper challenge in forEVAH, but when I saw we were honoring the talented Teri Anderson (Teristampsalot) I couldn't resist! I have had the pleasure of meeting Teri a couple times at CHA and she is a sweet lady for sure!

I cased her fabulous button card here. I changed the sentiment, the colors of buttons, added some rhinestone accents.  I used some green/white Baker's twine from The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store to thread the buttons.  I admit, this was kind of a pain.  It took a long time to thread each button and get them in the right spot, but what a fabulous way to use up some buttons.  I think I could easily make about 1000 of these cards -lol!  How about the sentiment?  It's from the Vintage Chic stamp set.

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And speaking of The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store.  Sharon has added some new goodies to the store and has a little sale going on (lots of paper pads)!!  Check out all the new items on the main page.  I am sooo gonna get the new KaiseCraft paper pads Chapter One and Blae and Ivy and that new Sheer Pull Flower Ribbon (how cool is that?).  I can't help myself, I JUST cleared out some room and already filling it up -I am hopelessly addicted to paper and ribbon!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day.  I'll leave you with a close up picture.

Passing along some ribbon and papers

Hi everyone!  So.... I placed a "small" ribbon order with Stampin' Up (cause I have a "tiny" obsession with ribbon), and when I received my fabulous package filled with taffeta and grosgrain and realized I HAVE NO ROOM FOR THEM!  How have I accumulated so much stuff in such a tiny area?  Come on, I know you're right there with me!

So I did some cleaning out.  I emptied 39 spools of ribbon!!  Sadly, about 1/2 were never even opened!  While I was at it, I also cleaned out some more pads of pattern paper.  The papers include some Stampin Up, Cosmo Cricket, Basic Grey and a few others.   I thought I would split these up and pass them along to 2 new homes who can give them some love!!

If you are interested, just leave me a comment on this post and I will pick 2 names Tuesday morning.

Here are a couple pics I took of the ribbon and papers.  

Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!

Celebrate in Style

Hi everyone!!  I have a fun card to share today.  I used a couple of the new Spellbinders Edgeabilities die templates, some bright colored pattern paper and a cutie dress form image from Celebrate in Style.  I had a lot of fun piecing this dress with the patterns.  After playing around 3 or 4 times, I stamped this one by mistake and love how it captured the wonky stripes!

 As you can see in the close up picture, I used the edger die from the E8-002 Classic Bracket Edgeabilities to cut the pattern paper on the bottom layer and the decorative insert from the E8-004 Classic Ric Rac Edgeabilities set on the orange piece.  I backed it with some blue cardstock to make the design pop. These are very versatile, you can use them together, by themselves, or mix and match the sets together. 

This will be a short post today, I have some new draperies to hang -lol!!  Thanks for stopping by and have a great day.

Card Deets:
Stamps - Celebrate in Style (Gina K Designs)
Paper - White cardstock, Splash 6x6 pad (Echo Park)
Die Templates - Classic Bracket and Classic Ric Rac Edgeabilities (part of the Summer release and available at the end of July), Reverse Wonky Rectangle Nestabilities
Accessories - twill ribbon, copic markers, pink rhinestones and mulberry flower (Pizzazz Aplenty)