WSC104 - Birthday Wishes

Hello! I feel like I haven't "seen" you guys in FOREVER! :) I was busy this week chasing all of this Hallween nonsense...you know how it goes! And I don't even have KIDS! :)

I made this quick card for Beate's weekend sketch challenge. I wanted something fairly simple to get me back into the vibe of stamping. I used my new favorite set, Giga Guidelines, along with some PTI raspberry fizz ribbons for the main image.

I hope you have a great evening trick or treating! :)

Fine Print:
Stamps: Giga Guidelines - Papertrey Ink

Paper: PTI white, smokey shadow, kraft

Ink: Versamark, smokey shadow

Accessories: Buttons, jute twine, ribbon

MTSC45 - Merry Christmas

I don't know about you, but I'm starting to get in the Christmas spirit, and it's only October! I think it's the unseasonably cold weather we've had this year (BTW, what's up with the global warming.......I'm waiting........lol). Before you know it, Thanksgiving will be here and it will be time to put up the Christmas tree and decorations...I can't wait! :)

This card is for Mercy's Tuesday sketch challenge...another awesome sketch this week - I might add! Be sure to check out what the rest of the Muses did this week, and check out Mercy's blog for the sketch!

Cindy Haffner
Crystal Birr
Jessica Diedrich
Pam Speidel
Pam Varnell
Silke Ledlow <----Guest Designer

Fine Print:
Stamps: Holiday Button Bits - Papertrey Ink

Paper: PTI rustic white, ocean tides, pure poppy, Rustic Snowflakes DP

Ink: Palette Noir

Accessories: Modern label punch, ribbon, dazzling diamonds, button, Copic markers

TESC88, TSG25 - Live Laugh Love

Hello! I'm stopping in quick to show you a card that I made for this week's sketch challenge over at Taylor's blog and for the There She Goes challenge which was to do dry embossing. I used my Scor-Pal to dry emboss on the dusty durango panel.

For this card, I used one of my favorite sets from There She Goes called Act of Kindness. I thought I'd give the card a fall-ish look with rustic wood buttons and color combination. I sort of cheated and used ribbon and I don't think the sketch really called for it...but I couldn't possibly leave it off! :)

Thanks for stopping by and I'll see you soon!

Fine Print:
Stamps: Acts of Kindness - There She Goes

Paper: PTI white, soft suede, kraft, dusty durango

Ink: Soft suede, dusty durango

Accessories: May Arts twill, Nestabilities, buttons, twine, Scor-Pal

Embellish the Cure

Hello! Happy Weekend! I had SUCH a long week at work, I couldn't be more thankful that today was finally Friday!

I made this card for the Embellish the Cure challenge over at Embellish magazine. We were to use pink, light pink, and grey plus BLING. :) My kind of challenge...

Head over there and check it out!

Fine Print:
Stamps: Fancy Flourishes, Background Basics: Text Style - Papertrey Ink

Paper: PTI white, raspberry fizz, sweet blush, smokey shadow

Ink: Versamark

Accessories: Grey pearls, SU Bigz Butterfly die cut, ribbon, Fiskars edge punch

Raspberry Suite Color Challenge #18

Hey friends! I made this quick card for Dawn's Raspberry Suite color challenge. The colors were vintage cream, chocolate, kraft, raspberry fizz, and new leaf. I LOVE these colors together and I couldn't wait to use my new Giga Guidelines set for the challenge! It's been raining cats and dogs here in MN now for what seems like weeks, so I pulled out my Scattered Showers and Scattered Showers Additions sets.

I hope you are having a great week so far! Tomorrow is Friday and THAT is something to be grateful for! ;)

Fine Print:
Stamps: Giga Guidelines, Scattered Showers, Scattered Showers Additions - Papertrey Ink

Paper: PTI vintage cream, chocolate, kraft

Ink: Chocolate, raspberry fizz

Accessories: New leaf buttons, cream ribbon, Top Note die, Fiskars apron lace punch

MTSC44 - Sparkly & Bright

Hey guys! Happy Tuesday! I made this card for Mercy's Tuesday sketch challenge. I will admit I was a little nervous about the sketch but I love it! That seems to always be the way it works out...I look at a sketch and get a little intimidated but when I try it I'm so glad I did!

Be sure to check out what the rest of the Muses did with the sketch and head over to Mercy's blog to check it out!

Cindy Haffner

Crystal Birr

Jackie Pedro

Jessica Diedrich

Pam Speidel

Pam Varnell

Shannan Teubner
Silke Ledlow <----Guest Designer

Fine Print:
Stamps: Sparkly & Bright - Stampin' Up!

Paper: White, real red, Christmas Cocoa Specialty DSP

Ink: Red, black

Accessories: Nestabilities, ribbon, brads, dazzling diamonds, red rhinestone

LPSC38 - Jingle Bells

Hello friends! Today the Little Paper Shop is having an awesome sketch challenge! I'm using Katie Caroler for my card. Once again I'm in a bit of a stamping slump here, so bear with me today! :) Head over to the Little Paper Shop blog and see what gorgeous cards the rest of the design team has created, and also check out the sketch. One random participant will win Merry and Bright! :)

Have a great Monday!

Fine Print:
Stamps: Katie Caroler - Little Paper Shop

Paper: PTI white, soft suede, real red, holiday DSP

Ink: Palette Noir

Accessories: Ribbon, buttons, twine, Nestabilities, Copic markers, SU modern label punch

WSC102 - Sleigh Ride

It's here! The day has finally come! Sleigh Ride is available as of yesterday to purchase at iheartpapers! I made another sample with this set using Beate's weekend sketch challenge as my inspiration. I love this sketch! It worked perfectly with this set. I colored in the sleigh with Copics and attached the sentiment to the bottom with a mini library clip.

Well...Happy Saturday to everyone! I will see you very soon!

Fine Print:
Stamps: Sleigh Ride - Petal Press (iheartpapers)

Paper: PTI white, soft suede, real red, holiday DSP

Ink: Palette Noir

Accessories: Ribbon, Nestabilities, Copic markers, mini library clip

TESC86 - Bloom

Hello friends! We're one more day closer to the weekend! YAY! :) I will keep tonight's post rather quick because it's been a very busy day and I still have things to get done tonight.

I made this quick card using Taylor's sketch challenge this week. I hope you enjoy it!

Have a great night and I'll see you soon!

Stamps: Bloom, Fancy Flourishes - Papertrey Ink
Paper: PTI white, melon mambo, pink pirouette, Night and Day DSP
Ink: Palette Noir, New Leaf
Accessories: Ribbon, SU Scalloped edge punch, little pink rhinestones, black ribbon

MTSC43 - Scary Skeleton

Hey friends! Happy Tuesday! It's time for another one of Mercy's sketch challenges. I'm going to keep this post brief...but here's the deal: check out Mercy's sketch challenge on her blog, and be sure to see all the samples from all of her Muses:

Cindy Haffner
Crystal Birr
Jackie Pedro
Jessica Diedrich
Pam Speidel
Pam Varnell
Shannan Teubner

Silke Ledlow <----Guest Designer

I got this adorable skeleton stamp from SU. I love Halloween stamps and this one is no exception! :)

Have a great day!

Fine Print:
Stamps: Scary Skeleton - Stampin' Up!
Paper: PTI white, black, melon mambo, Day and Night DSP
Ink: Fresh snow, Palette Noir

Accessories: Ribbon, clear embossing powder, modern label punch, bling

LPSC37 - Happy Haunting

Hellllo! It's Monday and time for another Little Paper Shop challenge! This week we're working with a sketch challenge. You can find the sketch and all the other design team samples on the Little Paper Shop blog. I used the adorable {Boo} set for this card. I can't believe how quickly Halloween is coming this year...it's practically right around the corner!

Be sure to head over to the Little Paper Shop blog and play along with the sketch if you have time. This week we're giving away Merry and Bright to one random winner.

Fine Print:
Stamps: Boo - Little Paper Shop

Paper: PTI white, true black, orange zest, Night and Day DSP

Ink: Palette Noir

Accessories: Ribbon, button, twine, Nestabilities, SU scalloped edge punch, SU oval punch

SFYTT, TSG23 - Treemendous

Hello again! I'm stamping and I can't stop! :) This is always the way it goes, I guess.

I made this quick card for Jen's sketch for you to try (did you see she's having a giveaway this week?) and the TSG challenge hosted by Jessie to create a monochromatic card. I used the super adorable mini set called Treemendous and of course used browns as my color of choice.

I hope you are enjoying your weekend...I have a TON more cards to share later! :) TTYL!

Fine Print:
Stamps: Treemendous - There She Goes

Paper: PTI white, soft suede, kraft, soft suede DSP

Ink: Soft suede

Accessories: May Arts twill, twine, buttons, Nestabilities

WSC101 - Sleigh Ride

Hello! Yes, I FINALLY stamped! It felt so great to sit down and stamp something without it turning out like a two-year-old's creation! LOL! Phew...for awhile there I was getting worried!

Today I have a preview of a new set from the Petal Press called Sleigh Ride. This set will be available at iheartpapers on October 16th. It's similar to the Happy Harvest set that was released last month in that you can mix and match the top on the sleigh! It's adorable!! This topper features pines and ornaments. :)

Thanks for stopping by...and hopefully I will be back very soon with more creations! :)

Fine Print:
Stamps: Sleigh Ride - Petal Press (iheartpapers)

Paper: PTI vintage cream, raspberry fizz, ripe avocado, spring moss, holiday dp

Ink: Palette Noir

Accessories: Ribbon, button, twine, Nestabilities, Copic markers, SU border punch

MTSC42 - Button Bicycle

Hi! Tuesday brings another fabulous sketch by Mercy. I'm still in a funk, but I decided to spare you all from another butterfly card and instead opted for an easy bicycle card using Everyday Button Bits. I kept the color scheme very simple by using just vanilla and black. :) Easy...even though I contemplated for the better part of an hour about whether or not to add a sentiment...LOL. Obviously I decided not to, but that was because I finally got sick of arguing with myself! ;)

I hope you get a chance to head over to Mercy's blog and check out the sketch this week! Also, check out the rest of the samples by the Muses...

Cindy Haffner

Crystal Birr

Jackie Pedro

Jessica Diedrich

Pam Speidel

Pam Varnell

Shannan Teubner

And please welcome...drumroll please.......October guest designer SILKE LEDLOW! :)

Fine Print:
Stamps: Everyday Button Bits - Papertrey Ink

Paper: PTI vintage cream, true black, Cherry Hill (Cosmo Cricket)

Ink: True black

Accessories: Ribbon, library clip, buttons, Nestabilities

CAS35 - Feel Better

Hello! Happy Monday, Stampers! Boy, I was really in a stamping slump the last couple of days...it must've been all those preview cards I made last week. :) Did you get a chance to check out the Christmas releases at Little Paper Shop? They are adorable...

I made this card for today's clean and simple challenge on Splitcoast. When I'm really in a funk, these challenges always get my mind working. I absolutely LOVE this week's challenge, which was an inspiration challenge. I chose this floral frame pillow as my inspiration.

I hope you're having a good week so far...tomorrow I get to go shopping for Halloween costumes for the office...DON'T ASK. LOL!

Fine Print:
Stamps: Everyday Button Bits - Papertrey Ink

Paper: PTI vintage cream, ripe avocado, melon mambo, Cherry Hill (Cosmo Cricket)

Ink: Palette Noir

Accessories: Button, ribbon, Nestabilities, bling, EK Success border punch, Fiskars corner rounder

Release Day!

Hello! I'm so exicted for today for a couple of reasons...one, it's World Cardmaking Day and I intend on celebrating this holiday...two, it's release day at Little Paper Shop! I'm so excited that all the Christmas sets we've been previewing this week are available NOW on their website. :) Plus, all sets are 10% off for the first week...see the blog for details!

We have a lot of giveaways today as well...one lucky participant will win the entire release! Be sure to check out the Little Paper Shop blog for details! I made this card using the new Merry & Bright set. Our challenge was to use non-traditional Christmas colors to create a holiday card. :) So I cheated a little and used red, but the raspberry fizz should off-set that! :)

Have a great day...and be sure to check back later to see all my WCMD festive cards.

Fine Print:
Stamps: Merry & Bright - Little Paper Shop

Paper: PTI white, raspberry fizz, pure poppy, Cosmo Cricket Jolly by Golly

Ink: Palette Noir

Accessories: Nestabilities, ribbon, bling

Oh Christmas Tree

Hello! I'm back with another preview of this Saturday's release at Little Paper Shop. Today I'm showing the tree image from the adorable Katie Christmas set! I LOVE this set, and the sentiments are adorable!!

Be sure to head over to the Little Paper Shop blog for your chance at winning this set and to see what the other design team members have done! There are a lot of other images that I couldn't squeeze on this card so be sure to check them all out. :)

Fine Print:
Stamps: Katie Christmas - Little Paper Shop

Paper: PTI vintage cream, ripe avocado, spring moss, holiday dp

Ink: Palette Noir

Accessories: Copic markers, word window punch, ribbon, button, twine, Nestabilities, MS border punch

TESC84, TSG22 - Spooky Silhouette

I can't believe how fast I got my order from There She Goes. Halloween cards are my absolute favorite cards to make, so when I saw Spooktacular Silhouettes released, I knew I had to have it! This card is for Taylor's sketch challenge this week and the challenge on the There She Goes blog to make a spooky card using the cracked glass technique. It's been awhile since I've done this technique, and after I scraped the last of the melted UTEE off my fingers, I was good to go! :)

Be sure to check back tomorrow for another preview from Little Paper Shop!

Fine Print:
Stamps: Spooky Silhouettes - There She Goes

Paper: PTI white, black, basic grey, Cast-A-Spell DSP

Ink: Palette Noir, summer sunrise

Accessories: UTEE, ribbon, button, twine, Nestabilities

Christmas Tags

Hello! Happy Thursday! We are one day closer to Friday! WOOHOO! :)

Today, I'm bringing you a preview of a new Christmas set that will be available at Little Paper Shop this Saturday, October 3rd. The set is called Christmas Tags, and I think it's traditional use is for an accessory to Christmas bakery items, etc...which you will be seeing me sample this set in that fashion SOON. :)

This probably won't come as a shock to many, but I do not make my own Christmas cards. I don't know why, I don't even send out Christmas cards hardly at all. I send out a few to good friends and family but that's about it. I spend my holiday card energy making my mom's Christmas cards. I do it for her every year...and she is SO demanding! LOL! She started asking me around Labor Day where her Christmas card design was...then I had to politely tell her that I haven't even seen all the Christmas sets yet this year and she would have to wait. Anyways, the point is that I'm all about something easily replicable for holiday cards, and I think she will REALLY like this one.

Be sure to check out the Little Paper Shop blog to see the rest of the design team's samples and for your chance to WIN this set!

Fine Print:
Stamps: Christmas Tags - Little Paper Shop

Paper: PTI rustic cream, scarlet jewel, raspberry fizz, holiday dp

Ink: Scarlet jewel

Accessories: SU punches, ribbon, silver pearls