Happy Easter!

Hi Everyone!

I haven't gotten much stamping done lately because I'm in the midst of reorganizing the stamping/art/kid play room. Hopefully, I can get done later today :-)

My SIL sent this to me yesterday and it cracked me up. I could not believe this was for real!!!!!

Have a great day and thanks for visiting :-)

For Sale

I'm selling my retired 2007 In Colors and my Marvy punches on Ebay. If you're interested, check them out here: http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZmasonsmamatoo

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Look Ma, no stamping!

I don't think I've ever made a card that has no stamping on it since I've started cardmaking and stamping. That said, I do like the way this one turned out.

My 5 yo likes the bossy girls. . .he'll make a good husband someday :-) One of his classmates that fits this description broke her arm afterschool yesterday so we made this card for her. I used today's sketch challenge at SCS for inspiration and then just went from there.

The card base is Wild Wasabi. I'm going to miss this year's In Colors when they're gone but I can't wait to see what SU has in store for us for next year. I layered some Bashful Blue on the Wild Wasabi and then layered some of the Hostess 6X6 DSP on it. The rubon is from the SAB set--I need to use these up so I can justify getting some more--I love how I was able to use it over the crease of the two papers and it went on so smoothly. The letter S is the first letter of ds's classmate and is one of the Sticky Cuts letters. I sprinkled red Chunky Glitter over it after I'd adhered it to Whisper White. Then I matted it on Real Red and attached to the card front. Finally, I tied some striped Real Red grosgrain around the top of the card and tah-dah! All done!!!! The sparkles met the approval of my 5 yo and hopefully this will bring a little smile to his friend's face.

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Mojolicious Friend

This sketch came from Julee Tillman's Mojo Monday sketch challenge. I love the sketch Julee posted and think I might play with it some more.

I love pink and brown and decided to make a pink and brown sparkly card. The card base is Close to Cocoa. The pink layer is from the Berry Bliss DSP which I absolutely adore!!!!!! The colors in this paper are so pretty and feminine without being over the top girly. I stamped the swirls from Pollen Dust by Fancy Pants Designs in Brilliance Pearlescent Chocolate on the pink paper. The heart is from the same set and is stamped with Brilliance Pearlescent Crimson on Close to Cocoa cardstock and cut out. I colored in some areas with my pink Copic Spica Glitter pen and then added some Amuse Micro Twinkle stickers to the flowers and dots. Wonderful from Wonderful Favorites is stamped on Very Vanilla with Brilliance Pearlescent Chocolate and friend from the same set is stamped with Versamagic Pixie Dust. This strip is layered on Purely Pomegranate but then I didn't like the way all the colors went together so I liberally sponged the pomegranate and vanilla strips with Brilliance Pearlescent Crimson. Then I lightly sponged the pink piece with the same ink. I attached this to the card base and then attached the heart with dimensionals. Here's a little close up of the heart so you can see the sparkle!

This card also fits perfectly with my SBS3 sister Denise's Weekly Challenge which is Friendship.

Ok, I've decided to unload my old retired In-Colors and my Marvy punches so off to take some pics and get them posted on the SCS BST boards and Ebay :-)

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Signatures

I had someone ask how I got my signature and it's actually super easy. I actually found it through Jen who found it through one of her blogging friends who found it from a friend. You wanna make one, too? If so, click here.

I'll be back later with a card and some eye candy.

Tagged

Ok, I was tagged by Colleen , Erin, and Jen.


The rules of the game:
• Link to the person that tagged you and post the rules on your blog.
• Share 7 random and/or weird facts about yourself on your blog, we all want to know them.
• Tag 7 random people at the end of your post and include links to their blogs.
• Let each person know that they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.



1. I have 3 dogs but didn't like dogs growing up--they were too high maintenance and I preferred cats

2. I love Italian but dh is not a big pasta fan so I rarely eat it anymore. Good thing I'm watching my carbs most of the time

3. When I originally got into education/teaching, I was only going to teach for about 3 years and then go back and get my Ph.D in History and become a college professor. That didn't happen and I don't regret my decision at all

4. I'm addicted to makeup--I can go to makeup counters and play around for hours!!!!! I easily spend way too much money on makeup (almost as much as stamping stuff)

5. I love to read but don't do it as much as I'd like now that I'm so busy. Being sick gives me an excuse to lay around and read and I'm about halfway through The Other Boleyn Girl right now.

6. I didn't learn how to swim till I was 13

7. I'm horrible with money and budgets! Ugh, I really need to grow up and get better at this one.

So, now I've got to tag 7 others. How about Shannan, AJ, Maren, Donna, Patty, Heather, & Simone.

Pink Birthday Wishes

This card originally started out as a birthday card that dd was going to take to a friend's birthday party but after finishing it, it really wasn't the kind of card that I thought would be a good one for a 3 year old girl :-) This one took off in a different direction after I got started but I like the way it turned out.

The card base is Pixie Pink which is a color that I don't use that often. I prefer Pink Passion and Pretty in Pink over Pixie Pink. I attached a piece of Pretty in Pink Double-Sided Designer Prints paper from the new SU Hostess set to a piece of Wild Wasabi. The tag is Pixie Pink and I layered a Wild Wasabi, Pretty in Pink, and Shimmery White flower to it. I attached a flower from the Pretties kit that is died with Pretty in Pink ink. The build a brad in the center of the flower is from the Always set and is WildWasabi ink stamped on Shimmery White. I punched a hole in the top of the tag and attached a Jumbo Pewter eyelet. I tied some Wild Wasabi striped grosgrain through this and attached to the designer paper. I stamped the "happy birthday" and "many more" from Birthday Whimsy with Wild Wasabi and pierced soem holes down along the side. Finally, I added 3 light pink dew drops to the front of the card and tah-dah!!!! All done and easy peasy. This is probably the least amount of stamping that I've done on a card since I started stamping.

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CC156

This week's color challenge at SCS is called Wild Pomegranates. The colors are Wild Wasabi, Purely Pomegranate, and So Saffron. I looooooooooooooove Wild Wasabi and Purely Pomegranate but find it hard to work with So Saffron; however, I think it looks really good with the other colors in the challenge.

Dh and I are going to an open house at a winery this Saturday with some friends. One of them just celebrated his birthday last Friday and this means I have an excuse to make a card since we'll see him this weekend. I decided to go ahead and use the color challenge to get me started.

I also wanted to ink up my Verve Visual winnings. I started out by taking a sheet of Whisper White and stamping all over it randomly with the stars from Swirly Stars in Wild Wasabi, So Saffron, and Purely Pomegranate. I added the little swirly things in between the stars in the same colors. Then I randomly cut the sheet up so I'd have a bunch of different pieces ready to use at some point. I layered my cut out piece on a So Saffron and attached it to a textured Wild Wasabi card. I got them through the current SU promo and I'm a little disappointed in them--Love the textured CS and love Wild Wasabi but I don't like where the score lines are so I cut off the edge and attached some striped Wasabi paper to it instead.

I stamped the oval image from Starlight Starbright Remixed in So Saffron on Whisper White, overstamped the sentiment from the same set in Purely Pomegranate, and punched it out with my large oval punch. I attached this to a piece of Aged Copper Hodgepodge Hardware that I've had since it first came out almost 2 years ago. I tied some striped Wild Wasabi Grosgrain ribbon through one end and attached it to the cardfront with a brad and a dimensional.

I love this card! It's simple but striking and is definitely not girly so it's perfect for a guy!

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Melanie's Tote Tutorial

You've got to see this!!! Melanie has the greatest tutorial for the cutest Tote!!!! I just got my Scor-Pal on Friday and besides just scoring some straight lines with it, haven't done much else. I think I'm gonna try my hand at some boxes or other 3-D thingies soon and this tote may be one of them!

Thanks for visiting and I promise to have some stamped samples up soon. I have a card to finish later and a card that's done but no pic is taken yet :-)

Melanie's Giveaway

You've got to check out Melanie's Blog--it's great and she's super, super talented! She just made it into the Top 100 Stamping sites and is giving away an unreleased GinaK set that she's designed. All you've got to do is stop by daily between now and March 9th and leave a comment to be entered.

Check it out, you won't be disappointed!