Thank You Thursday - Episode 2

Hi Friends,

Welcome to another episode of THANK YOU THURSDAY!!

Today I reveil who received last weeks card.  A very special new friend recieved last weeks card. This person has been very patient with me while I learn the ropes of a new volunteer position.

This year Pumpkin is finally in her 'neighborhood' school.  Meaning, she will be attending this school for the next 4 academic years.  I had not gotten involved much in the previous school because I knew they were short term.  I am planting myself now and started getting more involved with the enrichment program and was asked to be the co-chair just before the holidays.  WELL OF COURSE!!

Being a big advocate of education, this was a great fit for me.

Erin has been so patient with me as I learn the process as well as learn NAMES!!!  Since Pumpkin and I have only been involved with this school for a little over 4 months, I am still learning names, we have over 700 kiddos and 160 of those are involved in the Enrichment program. I hope to get to know each of them by first name by the end of this session.

Here is this weeks Thank You card.

This is one of my favorite stamps because... well... I LOVE COFFEE... and the best time of any day is when I have a chance to sit with a girlfriend and chit chat while we have a cup of coffee.

I remember being told many years ago, don't remember whom - I think one of my college professors - the best conversations typically inclue a meal or a beverage.  I am a firm believer!

Til next time, enjoy your sip of coffee and find your sunshine!

Hugs,

Let's Celebrate, It's Friday - Episode 1

Hello Friends,

Can you believe it is the 2nd Friday of 2016 already?

Since January 1st landed on a Friday this year, I want to Celebrate every Friday in 2016 with a 'Celebration' Card of some type.

This is a birthday card for my hubby.  I made it a while back but never got around to sharing it.  These papers from My Mind's Eye's Lost and Found 2 collection were amazing.  They really popped.

Have a wonderful weekend, hope you find some sunshine.

Thank You Thursday - Episode 1

Hello Friends,

There are so many things to be thankful for on a daily basis when you sit and reflect for ust a couple minutes it is amazing how long the list gets.

When I am in a tough space, I find it really effective to sit and stop thinking about whatever is putting me in a rut and start listing things mentally that I am thankful for.

So Thursday's are dedicated to my Thank you card of the week.  Every week I will share a Thank You card that I made for a special someone or a stranger that did a wonderful deed that I feel should be recognized.

Here is the first card for the Thank You Thursday series.

Next week I will tell you who received this card and why.  I already have the person in mind, but I don't want them to find out before they receive it.

Hope you enjoy.

Have a thankful Thursday and find your sunshine!

Make a Card Monday - Happy Birthday

Hello Friends,

Happy Memorial Day! 

Here is a card I made using the featured product from Friday - Paradise Beach by Echo Park


There is still time to enter your name for the Freebie Friday!  Click Here to enter.

 

I used my Cameo "Print & Cut" feature to make the sweet little Lucy die cut.  (Lucy is from www.scrapbookingmad.com)

Papers are from Echo Park - Paradise Beach.
Washi Tape is from a Home Depot splurge.
Happy Birthday is from the Girly Doodles Stamp Set

 

Tuesday with Pumpkin - Episode 3

Happy Tuesday...

How was everyone's Cinco de Mayo?

I had planned on making tacos for dinner, but the day ran away from me, so Pumpkin and I ended up with fast food... McDonalds to the rescue.

We did make a fun craft, after spending about an hour at Michael's... yep I went to Michael's.  I was stunned when I went to their website today and saw they finally made it to ONLINE SHOPPING.. when did that happen?  Glad to see they made it to the neighborhood.. lol

Today when I went into the store, I was surprised to see that their inventory in the 'paper crafting' aisles has really expanded.  Maybe I just hadn't noticed or it has been a while since I visited but I was pretty impressed and shocked.  Of course they are still pretty 'over populated' with their Recollection label but I did see some MME and Crate Paper pads.

Anyhow, I have been trying for hours to load a video on YouTube.  I keep getting an error message 503 and 500.  So I hope to have it up here for you by morning.

Here is what Pumpkin made.

With these fun 'kid price' friendly items from Michael's.

 

Make a Card Monday - Watch me Grow

Happy Monday and Happy Cinco De Mayo!! 


This week is also Teacher Appreciation week.  The PTA requested flowers.. but I figure Pumpkin's teacher will get Lots of pretty flowers so we made a card with some flowers instead.

I am having so much fun with Washi Tape.
 

Reminders!!

  

Voting is open for Challenge #69 HERE

 

You can see more information on PRIZE levels, Rules and Guidelines for Challenges under Shop Pumpkin Spice News at the top of the page.

Did you miss the new line up announcement?  You can find it HERE.

 

 

Make a Card Monday - Tea Time

Happy Monday!!!

Do you LOVE Monday's or Dred them?  I am a mixture of both. :) 

Here is a sweet little card I put together this morning before heading into the office.

 

I used the Alphabet Junction papers by Carta Bella.  Are those little orange flowers sweet or what?

 

The jute was a perfect find at Target.  I am starting to get addicted to their $1 area. Yikes!

 

I used some dimensional tape to elevate the layer with the jute so the card didn't get those creases in the layers when you put the paper right over the jute.

 

 

 

I colored here with a combination of Copic Sketch and ProMarker.  She is not perfect, but I still think she is darn cute!

 

The adorable stamp is from the T-Time set made by Penny Black.  You can see it in detail HERE!

 

Hope you enjoyed my little card.

Reminders!!

  Submit your project for Challenge #69 HERE by Friday, May 2nd Midnight (PST)

and 

Voting ends for Challenge #68 HERE. on Friday, May 2nd Midnight (PST)

Did you miss the new line up announcement?  You can find it HERE.

Visit tomorrow for Tuesday with Pumpkin

Make a Card Monday - #12

Happy Monday....

Is everyone ready for the week?  I am working on my 1st cup of coffee... once I hit 3 cups the blur will fade. hehe

Here is the cute little card I made for today.

Used the Moo-ey Doodles stamps... these cows are so much fun.  Pumpkin just loves them!
Markers are Copic, the face tones set.  I will start writing down the colors when I use them.  I am so new to this coloring I am just experimenting with colors right now.

Reminders!!

  Submit your project for Challenge #64 HERE by Friday, March 28th Midnight (PST)

and 

Voting ends for Challenge #63 HERE. on Friday, March 28th Midnight (PST)

Did you miss the new line up announcement?  You can find it HERE.

Visit tomorrow for Make a Card Monday...

 

 

Tuesday non-Tutorial - #11

Happy Tuesday Everyone...

Thank you everyone for your well wishes... you really warm my heart.  I am feel much better but this persistent cough is still with me. 

I have an adorable set of stamps to share with you.  I love Elephants... and actually search for stamp sets with these sweet HUGE creatures.  But they are not easy to find.

When I saw these come out from Penny Black.. I was first on the Pre-Order list.. eeeekkkkk....

So excited.. they just arrived on my doorstep yesterday!

Are these adorable or what??!!

 I have not done much coloring, with the exception of crayons.... but I sure had fun with the few Copic markers I have... didn't realize how easy they are to use.  I think I might have found a new addiction.  LOL

Here is my cute little ellie close up!

I really thought it would be incredibly difficult to do the shading you see all the pro's do.  But the pens really do a lot of the work for you.  It is just a matter of practice.. I think. 

And here is the finished card....

Isn't he a cutie pie!!!  I can't wait to get more markers to play...

Happy Crafting....

Reminders!!

  Submit your project for Challenge #63 HERE by Friday, March 21st Midnight (PST)

and 

Voting ends for Challenge #62 HERE. on Friday, March 21st Midnight (PST)

Did you miss the new line up announcement?  You can find it HERE.

 

Make a card Monday - #11

Yeah for Monday....

Here is a quick card I made using the new My Minds Eye - Now and Then.

Fabulous colors and prints... as soon as I saw this paper I knew who I wanted to make a card for.

Hope you have a wonderful Monday... stop in tomorrow for the Tuesday Tutorial.

Reminders!!

  Submit your project for Challenge #63 HERE by Friday, March 21st Midnight (PST)

and 

Voting ends for Challenge #62 HERE. on Friday, March 21st Midnight (PST)

Did you miss the new line up announcement?  You can find it HERE.

 

Make a Card Monday - #9

Yeah for Monday....

Here is a quick card I made using the Winter Fun line from Carta Bella.  I use the 12 x 12 papers because they are heavier and I just love the texture the single sheet have. 

I need a congratulations card that was a little masculine, so I picked shades of blue but with a little pattern.

I also used two different stamps sets from My Pink Stamper and some of my DIY dots.

Of course my base is the Dark Brown Suede... Love this cardstock by Bazzill.

Hope you have a wonderful Monday... stop in tomorrow for the Tuesday Tutorial, I have a little surprise on the video.

Reminders!!

  Submit your project for Challenge #61 HERE by Friday, March 7th Midnight (PST)

and 

Voting ends for Challenge #60 HERE. on Friday, March 7th Midnight (PST)

Did you miss the new line up announcement?  You can find it HERE.

 

Tutorial Tuesday - #8 Card using Doily

Happy Tuesday Everyone,

I have a quick video for you today showing how easy it is to incorporate a doily into nearly any card.

I am a late bloomer when it comes to the doilies... they have been on the 'scene' for a while, but my package is just getting opened. :)

Anyhow, I wanted to share Pumpkins doily project also.

Super cute right??!!  She surprised me with this while I was preparing dinner.

I love that she has a desire to craft.

Well I hope you enjoy my little "Have a Moo-eey Day" card using a doily.  I think it is moo-eey cute.

**I figured out how to shut off the auto focus, now I just need to figure out how to stay in the frame.**

Supplies:

MPS Moo-ey Doodles Stamp Set
MPS Texas Chocolate Ink
AC Pumpkin Patch paper
Bazzill Classic White (inside layer - my other go to paper)
Bazzill - Dark Brown Suede!!!! Yep this is the one I can not believe I did not remember the name.  LOVE THIS PAPER!!



Happy Crafting everyone...

Make A Card Monday - #8

Happy Monday Everyone,

How are all my snowed in friends?  What crazy weather we are having this year...

They had everyone here in the Puget Sound scurrying to the grocery stores and preparing for a snow storm that was to start on Saturday early morning... only to get NOTHING but RAIN... LOL

I suppose we should be thankful for rain... but it would be really nice to see a couple inches of Snow this year.  Poor Pumpkin still has not had a chance to play in the snow this year. 

Today I put together a card to simply showcase the pretty patterned paper.  It has a slight linen texture to it as well. 

This is the Crate Paper papers I purchased at Big Lots for a super amazing prices.  The floral pattern and colors really attracted my attention.  I used several layers and just put each a 1/4 smaller than the previous.  I think it turned out very pretty for a simple 'Paper' Card.  No ink, no bling, simply paper and adhesive.

Hope you have an amazing Monday!  These are typically my 'want to stay under the covers' days.. hehehe  I think every week should start on Tuesday and end on Thursday.. hehe  4 day weekends every week would be BLISS... right??

 

 

Reminders!!

  Submit your project for Challenge #60 HERE by Friday, February 28th  Midnight (PST)

and 

Voting ends for Challenge #59 HERE. on Friday, February 28th Midnight (PST)

Did you miss the new line up announcement?  You can find it HERE.

 

Stop by tomorrow for Technique Tuesday.

 

Hugs,

!

Make a card Monday - #6

Happy Monday Everyone,

Oh my what a Weekend!  Did everyone get SNOW??  We had our sweet addition, Violet, arrive on the 6th, then the snow started on the 8th and Sunday was Spice's 19th Birthday!!!

February is going to be a busy month going forward. So happy for my oldest son and daughter-in-law.  Snickerdoodle is a very proud big sister.

Here is a card I made for my dear DIL.

 

I used the same paint dauber on my stamps to coordinate colors.

 

these are some of the floral beads that I used the Ranger paint daubers on.  I like the finish and they worked great.

I used Pretty Party by Crate Paper and Follow Your heart - Be happy by MME.
Cut file is from Silhouette Online - Design ID #54163

 

My first time holding Violet Ivy... such a sweet bundle!

 

 

 

Reminders!!

  Submit your project for Challenge #58 HERE by Friday, February 14th Midnight (PST)

and 

Voting ends for Challenge #57 HERE. on Friday, February 14th Midnight (PST)

Did you miss the new line up announcement?  You can find it HERE.

Be sure to stop by tomorrow for Tutorial Tuesday!

Make A Card Monday - #5

Happy Monday Everyone, Did you have a marvelous weekend? We had a FABULOUS weekend!! The Seahawks won the Superbowl... whhooo hoot. This was my very first year attending a Superbowl party AND it was my little bro's 30th birthday! pretty awesome! Here are a couple of pics...

 

 

Here is my little brothers 30th Birthday card!!

 

Hope you enjoyed Your SuperBowl Sunday!

Hugs,

!