Happy Birthday Holly E.

Hello Stampers!  Hope your week is going well. Happy Wednesday to all of you. Hope your week is going well.


Today I want to do a big birthday shot out to Holly E. who's birthday is this month! Happy Birthday!! While I've never met Holly in person, she is awesome paper crafter and designer!  Plus she is the creator of various blog challenges!  Hope you have a wonderful birthday month Holly!

So, when I saw the challenge at Friday Mashup! I knew I couldn't miss the opportunity to play along. Holly is hosting this week's challenge.

Here's your Mashup Challenge:

1. Create a project with "Twine."
2. Create a "Birthday Themed" project. 
3. Or Mash it Up and create a "Birthday Project with some Twine."

I also used the sketch that Mary Jo created from Techno Stamper. This is a fun sketch and I think I'll be using again.

Here is what I created for both challenges:

I still have a lot of Pool Party bakers twine and I figured this was a perfect project to use it on.  It worked out well for me to create two coordinating projects. Hope you like them Holly!

Thanks for stopping by today!  Until next time.

A Fitting Nacho...

Happy Tuesday Stampers!  We have a soft color challenge for you at Nacho Average Challenges today!  We hope you will join us!  I'm continuing to use the Card Base Pop n' Cuts die, this time I created this cute little box!  I call this my manly box, since I made it for a co-worker of mine who recently got a promotion at work.  It'll suit him well! :)

Thanks for stopping by, until next time!

A Fitting Occasion...baby

Happy Nacho Tuesday Stampers! So happy to be back with you all today to share a new creation for our new Nacho Average Challenges.  This new sketch is so fun! I can see myself using it to create other cards. Hope you can join us, we love to see what you create.


I made this baby card for my cousin who is expecting her first child and she and her husband are having a baby girl. Hope she likes it.

Last night, new episodes of Long Island Medium on TLC aired and I can not watch a single episode without shedding a tear. The personal stories of those who have passed away and those they leave behind are so emotional and powerful. Do you watch it? 

Thanks for stopping by today, until next time. 

A Fitting...thank you.

Hello Stampers!  Hope your Monday night is going well.  I've become a fan of the new show, Sleepy Hollow. Interesting show, doesn't seem as scary now, well maybe tonight's episode isn't as scary as previous ones.

I'm entering a new card creation into two challenge blogs that are new to me. I fell in love with the color combo at Just Add Ink and the sketch at Unscripted Sketches. I inked my Fitting Occasion stamp set, which I don't use often enough. It's a great stamp set with great images that can be used in many ways. Lots of inspiration from both blogs, hopefully I will play along with them again soon.

Thanks for stopping by, until next time. 

Magnificent Maple

Happy Tuesday fellow Stampers!  Time for a new Nacho Average Challenge!  Thanks to you who played along, great creations ladies. This week we have an awesome color challenge.  I think the colors evoke the feeling of fall, what do you think?  If you haven't had a chance to play along with us, I invite you to play along.  You can check us out here!

Stamp Sets: Magnificent Maple, A Fitting Occasion and Oh, Hello

Ink: Soft Suede, Pear Pizzazz, Island Indigo and VersaMark 

Cardstock: Soft Suede, Island Indigo, Pear Pizzazz

Other:  1 1/4" scallop punch, 1" circle punch, Ovals Collection and Apothecary Accents framelits, Regals Designer Button (Island Indigo), Tea Lace Paper Dollies, 3/4" Chevron Ribbon and Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack. 

Thanks for stopping by, until next time. 

Thanks So much!

Hello Stampers.  Happy Wednesday!  Hope your week is going great!

I have another fall theme card to share with you today.  I followed the color challenge from Create with Connie and Mary.  I LOVE this combo and will be using it more.  The richness of all three colors are prefect for fall!  Make sure you stop by their blog to check out all the inspiration from this color combo here.

I inked up the new Magnificent Maple stamp from Holiday Catalog. Sometimes I wish we truly had seasons here in Phoenix instead of summer, good thing I can escape with my paper crafts. I truly love the Woodgrain Embossing Folder, I think it is a must for any fall project. Yes, I did use my Eastern Elegance DSP again; Crushed Curry is popular! I also used a piece of Tangerine Tango from the Brights DSP Stack. 

I love how our new Designer Buttons (the large ones) fit prefect inside the A Fitting Occasion circular text stamps. I didn't know that so it was a lovely surprise. Another reason for me to use this stamp set more! 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Until next time. 

Oh, Whale...

Hello Stampers! How's your week going?  Mine is going good.  I came across another blog challenge this week that I wanted to try out.  There are so many cool ideas at the Hand Stamped Sentiments blog to inspire you using these three colors.  You can check out them out here.

I had this idea in my head for awhile now and I am so excited with how it came out!!  I used the Oh, Whale! stamp set from the current spring catalog to create a penny spinner card.  Oh my goodness, the whale is super, duper cute! And when you use it with the Happy Whale clearlit die, easy!  Have you created a card using the penny spinner technique before? Using the DSP with the waves from the Sunshine & Sprinkles DSP worked out perfect for my card. 

The butterfly stamp from A Fitting Occasion is small and detailed enough to not overwhelm the card. I couldn't resist using the googly eyes from the past Holiday catalog. I inked the sentiment in lucky limeade. 

Well I better get going friends.  Thanks for stopping by. Until next time.

Freshly Made Sketch #72

Hello Stampers!  Hope your Saturday is going well.  It was a busy day for me, spent most of the day cleaning the house, although my craft room is still messy.  Hmm...creative chaos can be good right?  Well, in my disorganized mess I had room to create a card to play along with a sketch challenge over at Freshly Made Sketches.  I'm a bit late to the party as I'm barely playing with the More Amore Specialty DSP from the Spring Catalog.  I love the colors in this DSP! I'm having fun with the Hearts a Flutter stamp set and coordinating framelits dies!  The Cloudy Day EF is quickly becoming one of my favorites!  The love cup is from A Fitting Occasion stamp set and the sentiment is from Tiny Tags.

So go check out the other creations at Freshly Made Sketches here, lots of inspiration. Thanks again for stopping by!  

A Fitting Occasion...Happy Birthday

Greetings fellow stampers! What a day, my "other" job was stressful today, good thing, Lord willing, I get a chance for a do-over tomorrow.  When I have a stressful day I relax by creating something.  I completed a card for a blog challenge that I'll show you tomorrow.  This is another card...did you guess...lol...for another swap I made! Given how today was, the bright colors really cheered me up! Melon Mambo from the Brights family color is one of my favorites! Of course when I say it, I feel like shouting Melon "MAMBO" like Perez Prado and then do a little mambo dance, whatever makes us happy right! But seriously, with the four color families, plus the in-colors that Stampin' Up! has, the Brights has always been my favorite! With this card I used, pacific point, melon mambo (MAMBO), daffodil delight and whisper white.  The stamp set I used is called "A Fitting Occasion" and it is such a neat set! I earned this stamp set for free based off my sales during Sale-A-Bration. It also coordinates with several of our punches. I love it when our stamp sets coordinate with a punch, framelit or die. I also used the new chevron embossing folder and the Itty Bitty stamp set with the Bitty Banners Framelits.  Gotta love products that coordinate! And it's fitting that I have this card made because tomorrow is my younger sister's birthday, so now I have a handmade card to send her, yay!

Well friends, I better call it a night. Come back tomorrow when I show you the card I made for a blog challenge.  Have a good night!