Picnic



can you see the cheese charm?  click the photo to enlarge



Ever have one of those days when you can't seem to find the right colors, or you can't find papers you like or the sketch just doesn't click with you?  I was having one of those days when I was making this card.  But I'm stubborn and I'll just keep plowing through the loss of mojo.  The card may not be my heartfelt best but it's still something I worked at, and for a long time.  It was just an agonizing effort instead of a blast. 

This month Paper Pretties is sponsoring the Midnight Madness challenges. .You can get all the details at their blog (click here) and you'll find the linky thing for your creation.  So get something inky, you know you want to and play along.  Who knows, you could win a prize!


don't forget the inside



Here's the deets:

stamp - Paper Pretties "Everyday Picnic"

ink - Memento Tuxedo Black

paper - Recollections gray cs for base; DCWV dark blue cs for mat; Colorbok lavender cs mat; yellow cs scraps; Crate Paper "restoration Collection" dp (thanks to Pammy for the dp)

miscellaneous- copics; stickles; cheese charm; twine; the Cat's Pajamas Cut Ups "Apron border"; Stampin' Up corner punch; Taylor Tiny Twinkles; Ranger Glossy Accents; Spellbinder's Labels 2 nesties

Here's the challenges:

Midnight Madness MMSC90 - sketch

Freshly Brewed #34 - Use a charm

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Oh Baby! We're Hopping

It's time for the Paper Pretties February release.  That means we're having a blog hop to showcase the new stamps.  So if you got here from Cammy's post you're in the right place.  If you came here for yuks and jollies why not hop along.  Here's a link to the Paper Pretties challenge blog where we started.  I'll be here waiting for you to catch up.

If you were here on Monday you may recognize this stamp. It was on my sneak peek card but in baby boy colors.  I saved the baby girl card for today because this week's  Paper Pretties challenge is an Inspiration color challenge to use Valentine's colors but not necessarily in a Valentine's Day card.   You don't have to ask me twice to use pink, how about you, I love visiting your blogs to see your challenge cards.  So don't forget to link up your card when you're done. 
The next stop on this hop is Cindy Haffner's Corner.  I know you're in for a treat.  I love visiting her blog, there's always terrific eye candy there.  After you finish hopping it's time to go shopping.  All the new stamp sets are available in the Paper Pretties Boutique (unless you got here before 7 AM EST ).

Here's the deets:
stamp - Paper Pretties "Oh, Baby"
ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper - Stampin' Up "Sending Love" dp; white Georgia Pacific cs; Urban Oasis pink cs
miscellaneous - charm, copics; floss; nesties; Recollections pearls; Stampin' Up corner punch

don't forget the inside



Here's the challenges:
Paper Pretties PWC140 - Inspiration Color Challenge...use Valentine's Day as your color inspiration (does not need to be a Valentine's Day card)
Going Grey with Scrap Creations - Animal Antics
2 Sisters #25 - the World is Our Oyster
Delightful - Come Fly With Me

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you'll come back again. 

Here's a link to the next stop on the Paper Pretties hop  Cindy Haffner's Corner.

Have fun!

Oh, Baby!

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It's time for another sneak peek at the February  Paper Pretties stamp sets.  Today we're showcasing the "Oh, Baby!" stamp set. 

It's just a couple more days and this stamp and all the new releases will be available. 

Here's what you need to know:

• the release Blog Hop will be on Wednesday February 9th, starting at 12 AM EST  with the first stop being the Paper Pretties Blog.



•New Release Stamps will be available in the Paper Pretties Boutique on Wednesday February 9th at 7AM EST.
 •Don’t forget to check out the Paper Pretties Blog to see who else is previewing the new stamps today

don't forget the inside

 

Here's the deets"

stamp - Paper Pretties "Oh, Baby!"

ink - Memento Tuxedo Black

paper - K & Co. "Itsy Bitsy" pad  dp; Nicole yellow cs; Stampin' Up Bashful Blue cs

miscellaneous - ribbon, charm; button; Divine twine; Stampin' Up border punch; Spellbinder's oval and scalloped oval nestibilities
 
Thanks for stopping by, I hope you'll come back again.  Don't forget the blog hop on Wednesday.  

Happy Mail!

Yippe-aye-kay-ay!!!  I got happy mail yesterday.  Yeah!  So today I played with one of the new stamps sets.  I had so much fun.
This is Fred the bear and when I stamped him I knew that I wanted him to move. He looks like he's ready to do a cartwheel. So this is a spinner card. Woohoo, it's so much fun to see him go round.



Don't forget the inside

Here's the deets:
stamp - My Favorite Things "Fred the Bear Out West"
ink - Memento Tuxedo Black; Ranger Antiqued Linen and Scattered Straw
paper - My Favorite Things "Perfect Panel" white cs for images; Close To My Heart "Route 66" all other dp and cs
miscellaneous - copics, brads,  cactus charm; Stampin' Up hemp twine and mesh; gelly roll pen; Spellbinder's Labels 2 nesties

Here's the challenges:
Sweet Sunday SSSC103 - sketch
Paper Sundaes #55 - 2 or more images
Crafty Catz #68 - tartan or plaid (the red dp under the image is plaid)

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Sweet!

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Today I'm the "Guest Sweetie" at the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge.  Want to know why?  It's because my "A Quick Kitty" card was one of Rachel's picks for the week.  It certainly wasn't because of my sweet and sunny personality.  LOL, can you hear me cackling.

 I LOVE cake and icing and every week Rachel tortures me with a photo of an over the top cupcake or cupcakes. I am crazy with desire for the goodies in her inspiration photos. This week is no different. Who could resist that swirl of chocolate icing. I wonder if there's some yummy white fluffy stuff on the inside...

This week the challenge is sponsored by Di's Digital Downloads. You can get all the details about the prize, and challenge rules over on Cupcake Inspirations, which is where you will link up your creation.

this week's inspiration





don't forget the inside

Here's the deets: 

stamp - Stampingbella "Cuppacakeabella
ink - Memento Tuxedo Black and Ladybug; Ranger Tattered Rose
paper - Georgia Pacific white cs; Bo Bunny "Gift of Love" dp; Bazzill brown cs for card base; Stampin' Up kraft cs for mats; Urban Oasis pink cs for heart mat
miscellaneous - copics; glitzy glitter; heart charm; divine twine; gelly roll pen; Creative Memories scalloped corner punch; round corner punch; Sparkle Gems heart bling


Here's the challenges:
Cupcake Inspirations - photo of chocolate cupcakes
Polka Doodles week 5 - With Hearts
Just Add Ink JA154 - a Colour Combo Early Espresso, Soft Suede, Rose Red and Regal Rose
Raise the Bar #52 - Hearts
Crazy 4 Challenges C4C73 - Valentine's

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you'll come back again.  Now go make a card inspired by the photo so you can play in the Cupcake Inspirations Challange.

Paper Pretties meets Midnight Madness



see the cowboy boot charm?  click on the photo to enlarge

Looking for something to do this weekend?  Can't get the mojo going? Try a sketch challenge to get started.  This month Paper Pretties is sponsoring the Midnight Madness challenge so why not pop over there and try your hand at the sketch.  There's a basic sketch and a fancy version, you decide how you want to do it.  Since I'm making a boy's card I've chosen to make it pretty simple but you could really have a lot of fun with lace, frills, bling and pearls.  Whatever you want, it's your card, just have fun.

Here's a link to Priscilla's Midnight Madness Challenge, come on and play and you could win some stamps. 

Don't forget Paper Pretties is releasing several new stamp sets and the sneak peaks are going on everyday till Wednesday when the stamps will go on sale.  In the meantime you can  check out the Paper Pretties blog to see the sneaks.  

don't forget the inside



Here's the deets;
stamp - Paper Pretties "Cowboy Cooper"
ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
paper - S.E.I. "Oxford; Stampin' Up
Kraft cs; SU Desingner Series Pack Subtles; Bazzill Carob cs
Miscellaneous - Divine twine; SU button; cowboy boot charm; corner punch; copics; nestibilities


Here's the challenges:
Midnight Madness MMSC89 - sketch
the Color Throwdown CTD#127 - Early Espresso; Bashful Blue; Crumb Cake; So Saffron
Wee Memories #42 - Dust Off Those Scraps

Thanks so much for visiting, I hope you'll come back again.  Don't forget to check out the Midnight Madness sketch challenge.

A Paper Pretties New Release

can you see the leprechaun charm?  you can click to enlarge the photo.

It's time for new releases at Paper Pretties. 

Because my last name is Italian you may not know that I am Irish, well I am,  and not just on Saint Patrick's Day.   So I am thrilled to show off my easel card created with the darling "Give Thanks" Sophia set and the brand spanking new "Irish Blessings" set.  There are three different blessings in this set, and I gotta tell you I had a really hard time deciding which one to use. 

I'll be sending this card off to my Aunt (mom's sis) who is very proud to be Irish.  I know she'll get a kick out of it and she'll display it amidst her gorgeous Irish knick knacks and crystal.  How about you, I bet you have someone who would appreciate receiving a blessing from you. 

For more sneak peaks stop by the Paper Pretties blog to see which other members of the design team have work to show you. We'll be peaking for the next few days so stop by Paper Pretties everyday to see what's new.








you can't forget the inside on an easel card

 This stamp set and all the new releases will be available in the Paper Pretties store on February 9 at 7:00 AM EST.  Of course if you're anxious to shop you can stop by today and pick up a Sophia.

Here's the deets:
stamps - Paper Pretties "Give Thanks" Sophia and "Irish Blessings"
ink - Memento Tuxedo Black and Ranger Shabby Shutters
paper - Colorbok green cs for base; Nicole yellow cs; Stampin' Up "Patterns II" dp
miscellaneous - Heidi Swapp bling; ribbon; twine; charm; nesties "Labels 10" and circle and scalloped circle dies; gathered gingham ribbon

Here's the challenges"
Sew Many  #42 - Anything Goes
Paper Play Week 5 - Stamp It Out

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Cake, Cake, Cake

Cake and cupcakes, they're everywhere and yet not a bite to eat.  Yesterday I was in a gift shop and there was a display of cupcakes, lots of them, one looking yummier than the other however they were ceramic.  I don't need to tell you there are a myriad of stamps and digis with cupcakes on them and I refuse to go through my stash to find out how many I own.  I can't get away from them. 
Well, if you can't beat them or eat them then ink them up and have some fun.

Here's the deets:
stamp - My Favorite Things, the a la mode "Time To Celebrate" 
ink - Memento Tuxedo Black; Ranger Tattered Rose
paper - Best Occasions turquoise cs; My Mind's Eye "Tickled Pink" dp
miscellaneous - Divine twine; charm; tag; copics; MFT ribbon; stickles; lace; My Favorite Things Jumbo Scallops and Scallopey Scallop die-namics; Stampin' Up pearl Pretties and slot punch; Crystazzi pink bling; Creative Memories Scalloped corner punch; round corner punch;

don't forget the inside

Here's the challenges:
My Favorite Things Wednesday Stamp Club MFTWSC5 - sketch
Creative Belli Challenge #110 Jewelry
CCEE1105 - punches
Paper Play Challenges week 5 - Stamp It Out
Crazy Challenge CCH52 - Happy Birthday to Us
Pile It On #5 - Punch It
Cupcake Inspirations #96 - photo inspiration

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A Sketch Challenge

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It's the first Wednesday of the month which means that this week's Paper Pretties challenge is a sketch.  And this week's sketch is fantastic.  I'm sure you're going to want to play along.

  

My card was made with the "Ahoy Matie" stamp set (you can purchase it here). It comes with a couple sentiments, one of which is "uss baby", it would look really cute stamped on the boat.  I thought I might want to use this as a birthday card for a little boy so I left it off, I can always add it on later. 



Don't forget the inside


The yellow photographed a little harsh, it's much softer in person.  

So what are you waiting for?  Need a little more inspiration, well go visit the Paper Pretties blog to see what the rest of the design team has made.  I'm sure you'll find some gorgeous eye candy there.  Then get inky and make a card or project with the sketch and link it up for us to see.  You don't have to use Paper Pretties stamps to play along but if you've got them, we'd love to see how you use them. 

Here's the deets:
stamp - Paper Pretties "Ahoy Matie"
ink - Memento Tuxedo Black; Ranger Antique Linen
paper - Georgia Pacific white cs for stamp; MFT banana split cs for base and mats; K & Co. "Itsy Bitsy" pad
miscellaneous - nesties; charm; copics; hemp twine; twill ribbon

Here's the challenges:
Paper Pretties PWC139 - sketch
Crazy 4 Challenges C4C72 - vintage/shabby chic
Pile It On #5 - Punch It!

Thanks for visiting, I hope you'll come back again.  Which reminds me, Paper Pretties is going to be releasing some new stamp sets next week, there'll be some sneak peaks coming later this week, be sure to stop back.

A Recipe Challenge



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 It's time for another recipe challenge at Cooking It Up With Katie.  This week we're sponsored by Robyn's Fetish.  I used one of her Valentine's digis for my card.  It's too cute.  Why don't you play along with us?  The recipe is metal, 2 patterned papers and brown.  If you'd like some more details, or to get some more inspiration hop on over to Katie blog.  If you raring to go make your card and then hop over there to link it up.
Besides the Robyn's Fetish image I used Stampin' Up Soft Suede card stock for the brown and SU Sending Love dp for the 2 patterned papers (by the way, if you're looking for a place to buy Stampin' Up products go visit my good buddy Maddy's SU shop, you can order on-line, that's what I do).  For the metal I used a charm (what a surprise!).
I also used those hellacious little Martha Stewart beads again.  I'm still picking up the little suckers from last week's card.  They're turning up all over the place. If they didn't look so dang good on the card I'd have to toss them, you're just going to have to take my word for it cause the picture just doesn't do them justice.
Here's the deets:
stamp - digi from Robyn's Fetish
ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
paper - Stampin' Up "Soft Sued" card stock and "Sending Love" dp; Recollections white cs
miscellaneous - blue moon charm; copics, Martha Stewart "Lace Hearts" border punch and garnet micro beads; MFT ribbon; stickles; nesties; Heidi Swapp bling

don't forget the inside

Here's the challenges:
Cooking It Up With Katie - recipe: brown, metal, 2 patterned papers
Get Sketchy #72 - sketch
Delightful Challenges - Have a Heart/Love
Charisma Cardz #4 - Valentines/Love
Pile It On #5 - Punch It
Paper Sundaes #54 - Valentines

Thanks for visiting, please come back again.  I hope you'll join us in the Cooking It Up with Katie challenge.

Love is All You Need

That's what the Beatles told us.  I'd like a few more things.  I do so love my creature comforts, without my crafts supplies I am not a happy camper.  So I may be able to get along without all that stuff, but not too many people would want to be around me if all I had were love. 


don't forget the inside

Here's the deets:

stamps - My Favorite Things "Clearly Sentimental About Love"; "Textile Rectangles"
ink - Stampin' Up "Soft Suede for the sentiment; Versa Magic "Pink Petunia" for the check; Ranger "Antique Linen" for distressing (which doesn't show up too well in the photo)

paper - My Favorite Things "Perfect Panel" for stamp, "Sweet Tooth" cs for base, "Pink Lemonade" cs for embossed heart; K & Co "Life's Journey" dp; Stampin' Up "Soft Suede" cs for heart mat

miscellaneous - Stampin' Up corner punch;  Jenni Bowlin Vintage Style Sew On buttons; White Blossom jewel stickers (bling heart); Cuttlebug heart embossing folder; nesties heart and scalloped heart; Martha Stewart "Lace Hearts" border punch; MFT ribbon; linen twine; heart charm

Here's the challenges:
My Favorite Things MFTGUESTDT0211 - recipe Valentine's theme, 1 designer paper, 2 card stock colors, 3 embellishments
Crazy for Challenges C4C72 - Vintage or Shabby Chic
Corrosive Challenge #101 - Button It UP
Stamptacular Sunday  #96- Whateva!
Paper Sundaes #54 - Valentines
Sugar Creek Hollow - Sweet Vintage Valentine
Charisma Cardz #4 - Valentines/Love
Tuesday Throwdown #33 - Distressing
My Time to Craft #125 - Emboss, Emboss, Emboss
Stampin' B - Use a song as inspiration (the Beatles "Love Is All You Need")

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It's Ambers Birthday!



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 Today is  Amber's of Amber's Antics's birthday.   Happy Birthday Amber!!!  I hope it's a good one. 

The design team at Paper Pretties is celebrating Amber's special day by having a blog hop in her honor.  So grab your beverage and settle down to see all the yummy eye candy we've made in her honor.  The hop starts on the Paper Pretties challenge blog.  If you got here from Cindy Haffner's Corner you're following right along and in the right space.  When you're finished here you're going to go to hop over to Domique's Mephisto's Blog.  If you get lost along the way, just go back to the Paper Pretties blog where you'll find a list of all the participating blogs.

don't forget the inside

For my card I choose to use the "Make a Wish" Sophia set. I just love her party dress, can you see the stickles on the edges of the flouncy layers? And that cake!!! OMG, I just want to dig in and have a slice with a flower on it.

Here's the deets:
stamp - Paper Pretties "Make a Wish" Sophia
ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
paper - Georgia Pacific white cs for image; Recollections white cs for borders and sentiment; Stampin' Up cs for base; My MInd's Eye "Day Dream Pretty Petals", "Be Merry Sweet Sprinkles" and dots from "Wonderful Winter" pad; MFT Bubblegum cs
miscellaneous - Recollections pink pearls; Queen and Co. white pearls; cake charm from acharmingplace.com; button brads; stickles; sheer ribbon; Stampin' Up oval and scalloped oval punches; Martha Stewart border punches; My Favorite Things Layered Labels die-namics

Here's the challenges:
Friday Sketchers #139 - Sketch
2 Sisters #24 - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
Polka Doodles week 4 - Party Time
Paper Play week 4 - Layer It Up

Thanks for visiting, I'll hope you'll visit me often.  The next stop on the blog hop is Dominque.  Happy Birthday Amber!

A Day of Flower Images

the charm is so tiny you can't see it, but it's there

One of the places we go kicking around is the Ringling Museum.  There's lots of fun stuff to see there.  The house is amazing, it sits on the bay with a view to die for.  You can sit out there and stare across the bay to Longboat Key and dream of what it must have been like to live there when it was new.  The Ringlings collected tons of Renaissance Art, you can spend a day viewing that (not my favorite period but I'll look), there's a miniature circus exhibit (now I do love miniatures and will go there at the drop of a hat) that knocks my socks off (OK, I don't wear socks, it's warm here, but if I did, it would).  But I digress...

Today was the viewing day for members to see the new exhibit of botanical prints.  It was FABULOUS.  I may have to go back.  If you're in the area, and you like botanical prints you have to visit.  You will not be disappointed.


here's the tiny butterfly charm


With botanicals in mind It just figures that I have my little flower card to show you.  OK, I should be ashamed of myself for comparing but at my age it's difficult to feel shame for much of anything anymore.

I made it for the MFT Wednesday Stamp club. 

I'm not doing as well as I'd like to be doing with getting this stamp and die to work together but after many attempts I got relatively close and felt it looked decent enough to use but I'm going to keep trying to do it better.

Here's the deets:


don't forget the inside



stamp - My Favorite Things "Flower Silhouette"

ink - Memento Tuxedo Black

paper - K & Co. "Life's Journey" pad dp; MFT white perfect panel for flower stamp, beige perfect panel for sentiments (inside and front)

miscellaneous - ZVA crystals; charm; DMC floss;MFT  doily die-namics and layered labels die-namics; lace; MFT ribbon; K & Co decorative pins (look in the bow on the front)

Here's the challenges:

My Favorite Things Wednesday Stamp Club MFTWSC4 - sketch

Paper Play week 4 - Layer It Up

L'il Red Wagon #65 - Lace

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There's Nothing Worse

how cute is this purse charm?

There's nothing worse than the feeling of helplessness you get when your child is ill.  Imagine how much worse it is when it's not a cold or tummy ache but it's a condition you can't cure.  Juvenile Diabetes is one of those things. 

Today starts the 2011 Hop for a Cure.  If you'd like to hop along, find out more about it, play in a challenge, make a donation, win a prize, any of the those things you can start by going to the Crop Out Diabetes blog.  Or you can stop over at the Paper Pretties challenge blog to read more about it.  Heather has a challenge going with the very cool "Imagine" dragon stamp set as a prize.  Even more cool she's having a sale in the shop, you can get a whopping 20% off your order by using the discount code "CROPOUT", that's good till February 5.  Now would be the perfect time to stock up on some stamps, paper and ribbon.  You can find this fun and adorable "You're Maaaaaaarvelous" Sophia stamp there! Did you just imagine Billy Crystal?  But I digress....



don't forget the inside






Here's the deets:
stamp - Paper Pretties "You're Maaaaarvelous" Sophia
ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
paper - DCWV "Garden Party" stack dp; Georgia Pacific white cs for stamp
miscellaneous - Queen and Co pearls; Stampin' Up border punch; nestibilities; stickles; ribbon, twine, charm; flowers; copics

Here's the challenges:
Crafty Catz #67 - flowers
Creative Belli blog - the letter "P" (she's pretty in pink, isn't she?)

Thanks for stopping by.  Do what you can to support this cause.  We're all in this together.

Stitch It Up



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 This week Paper Pretties challenge PWC138 is "Sew - real or faux".   My card has machine stitching but I like faux stitching too.  It's one of those things that will dress your card up a little more.  So if you don't have a machine or are too scared to use one, just draw some lines on your card.  Now which is more intimidating to you drawing or sewing? From what I've read on other blogs and forums I think that one is pretty well divided.  Here's my philosophy, just give it a try.  What have you got to lose, a little bit of paper?  Try it on a scrap, then you don't have to worry at all.  I'm sure you'll do better than you thought.                                      
This week I'm using "Brew Your Coffee".  I can smell the coffee now.  I love the smell of coffee.  I'd rather drink tea but for the aroma, you can't beat coffee.  And of course you have to drink your morning coffee in your favorite mug, I bet you have a favorite.  It's just right size and weight and you love how it feels when you hold it.  If you don't have a favorite you're missing a crucial part of the morning ritual.  You need to find a mug that you can tell your kids to put down whenever they touch it, and of course that will make them want to use it more. 


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While you're drinking your morning coffee you're probably checking out your favorite blogs (I hope you've put this one on your list!) to see what's new.  Don't forget to check out the rest of the design team's creations.  After you've done all that (how many cups of coffee did you go through?) it's time to get cranking on your card.  Link it up on the Paper Pretties blog, you could win something just for playing.

Here's the deets:

stamp - Paper Pretties - "Brew Your Coffee"

ink - Memento Tuxedo Black on front; Memento London Fog on inside

paper - SU cs and "Razzleberry Lemondade" dp

miscellaneous - copics; buttons; charm; SU border punch, corner punch and ribbon; TCP twine; stickles

Here's the challenges:

Paper Pretties PWC138 - Sew real or faux

Polka Doodles week 3 - There's No Place Like Home (the cups are houses - works for a new house card)

City Crafter week 41 - Sew Fun

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you'll join us in the Paper Pretties challenge to Sew and that you'll come back to visit me again.

Congratulations Edan and Crystal!!!!!



click the photo to enlarge and see the cutsie feet charm

I got the most exciting news from my dear friend Edna (aka Edan) about her adorable daughter (our girl) Crystal.  Crystal is going to be a mommy.  I am so excited I could spit.  Crystal is just the sweetest kid, she's smart,a funny, pretty and already has had lots of experience with children through girl scouting, nephews and step children.  She is going to be a great mother and Edan is going to be the best grandmother in the world.  I bet she's already making up a room for the baby so it'll be able to stay at nana's. 
So isn't this the perfect stamp for this occasion?  How did Kimmy know I was going to need it?  Would you believe this stamp brought tears to my eyes?  Check out my profile...but I digress...

click to enlarge and read the sentiment on the inside of the card



Here's the deets:
stamp - My Favorite Things ""My How You've Grown"
ink - Memento Tuxedo Black; Ranger Bundled Sage for distressing
paper - Urban Oasis cs pad for pink and green mats; SCWV Nana's Nursery Baby Girl pad; MFT blending cs;
miscellaneous - MFT doily and lacey edge die-namics;  MFT ribbon, TCP divine twine; baby feet charm; MFT hot fix crystals

Here's the challenges:
Sweet Stop SSS92 - sketch (I subbed a charm for the sentiment and stamped the sentiment on the inside)
Tuesday Throwdown #33 - distressing
Really Reasonable Ribbon #16 - Heart theme
Paper Sundaes #53 - distressing
Kaboodle Doodle #51 - Bling It Up
Pile It On #4 - Love Is In the Air
Splitcoast Stampers January Fan Club Central Theme CT0111 - Love Is In The Air

A Quick Kitty

So NOT!  I wanted to do the SCS Fan club sketch challenge.  I saw a red, white and black color challenge and then today's Cat's Pajamas challenge is to use a stamp set with the word "love" or "heart" in the set.  So that meant I could use my brand new kitty set and my Valentine's Bo Bunny paper.  Since there isn't much coloring on the stamp it seemed to me that I should have been able to whip this off in a half hour or less.  HA!  A couple hours later I was winding down on this one. 

First I had a different size card base started but didn't like the way the pieces were going to fit on it so I switched to a square base with a piece of red card stock.  Well I had a different piece going across, probably the back of one of these and it was red with little hearts on it and it clashed with the red card stock so I went looking for a different red and spent way too much time doing that before I decided to switch to a black card stock base.  Then I didn't like the print with the red background.  I put the ribbon down flat and was ready to let it go that way but then I thought it would be more fun to fold/pleat the ribbon across so that took a little more time, I'm not very nimble or fast with that technique but it looks really good to me so I took the time for that.   Lots of glitches taking lots of unanticipated time not that I had any pressing appointments...

don't forget the inside


So here's the deets:
stamp - The Cat's Pajamas "It Had To Be Mew"
ink - Brilliance "Graphite Black" for the image and Memento "Tuxedo Black" for the sentiment
paper - unknown red and black card stock; white Recollections cs for scalloped border and inside heart; My Favorite Things white "Perfect Panel" cs for stamp; Bo Bunny "Crush Sugar", "Crush Darling"; "Crush Flirt"
miscellaneous - the Cat's Pajamas "Heart Trio" cut ups; Nestibilities heart and scalloped heart, oval and big scalloped oval; My Favorite Things "scallop" die-namics; key charm; TCP red and white divine twine; TCP red glitzy glitter; Queen and Co. pearls; Stampin' Up corner punch

Here's the challenges:
The Cat's Pajamas TCPTUES143 - use a TCP set with the work "love" or "heart(s)" in it
Splitcoast Stampers January - Love Is In the Air - Sketch DDSKETCH0111
Going Grey - red, white and black
Really Reasonable Ribbons #16 - Heart theme
Pile It On #4 - Love Is In the Air
Paper Play Week 3 Back to Black
Sugar Creek Hollow - Splash of color (Black and White and a splash of another color)
Cupcake Inspirations #95 - cupcake with white icing with little hearts

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