Happy 4th

I have a bright and happy card for you today....you may need sunglasses for this...LOL!!! I was lucky to receive a whole set of Spectrum Noir markers and I have to tell you they are wonderful to color with. They even sent a video which really helped my coloring!!! 

My card today features the Reach for the Stars Border die from Taylored Expressions. Instead of using it for a border, I decided to use it to frame my sentiment....the sentiment and the sweet little girl are from TE's  Mischief Maker Americana stamp set.  

The little cutie was colored with the Spectrum Noir Markers, cutout, and popped up on the background paper from Pebbles Americana 6x6 paper pad. The sentiment from the same set was stamped with real red ink, punched out with a circle punch, and popped up with foam tape. The Reach For the Stars Border was cut out of real red card stock, cut into 3 star strips, and adhered around the sentiment. sewing, distressing, and enamel dots finish it off. 

Thanks for stopping by...we have  Jacob, our 4 year old grandson, here today along with taking mom to a couple doctor's appointments and wouldn't you know it started to rain. We dug out the train track and made a fort so if you don't hear from me for a while, I might be tied up in the fort....you may need to rescue me from the bad guys...LOL!!!

Have a great day!!!

Supply List:
Taylored Expressions Stamps: Mischief Maker Americana
Paper: Choice Kraft (TE), Choice Snow White (TE), Pebbles Americana 6x6 paper pad
Ink: Real Red (SU), Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)
Accessories: Sewing Machine, Enamel Dots (Doodlebug), Circle Punch (SU), Markers (Spectrum Noir)
Taylored Expressions Dies: Reach For the Stars Border

*reach for the stars border	*mischief maker americana	*choice kraft cardstock	*choice snow white cardstock	*memento tuxedo black full pad
*doodlebug sprinkles - ladybug	*doodlebug sprinkles - blue jean	*tombow mono-multi liquid glue	*foam tape - 1/16" thick

InLinkz.com

Color Throwdown Challenge #294

Hello everyone!!! Broni is the hostess for this weeks Color Throwdown Challenge and I just love the pretty summery colors she picked!!! The inspiration photo reminds me that school is almost out and the Grands will be bugging Gramps to take them to the lake...fishing, swimming, boating...what fun!!! Anyway...

I have had this Waltzingmouse sentiment set called Light of the World sitting on my table for a while...it's about time I inked it up!!! A Cherry Lynn die was used for the vine and a little sewing was done around the edges. The Authentique paper called Flourish had the perfect colors for this weeks challenge and the KaiserCraft ribbon roses and hemp cording finish it off.  My camera is really goofy....it won't capture the aqua color. The color always comes out looking turquoise but IRL it looks like coastal cabana.

Remember, you don't have to use the exact colors.....use what you have as long as they are close to the challenge colors and be sure to add CTD294 to the keywords section when you upload your cards to an online gallery so we can find your creations!!

You can find out all the challenge details on the Color Throwdown Blog. 

Now, do you want to see some beautiful inspiration?? Check out what the Color Throwdown Designers have created for you this week!!

Barbara Anders - Paper Pursuits
Wanda Cullen - Cullen-ary Creations
Joan Ervin - Stamping With a Passion - that's me!!
Broni Holcombe - Splashes of Color
Cindy Lawrence - The Creative Closet
Lori Tecler - Inking a Loud
Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy
Vickie Zimmer - Smitten With All Things Stamping
Monika Davis - M.A.D Stamper
Annette Allen - May Guest Designer - My Clever Creations
Guest Star Stamper - Christy Stanford - Snapdragon Stamps

Thanks for stopping by...have a great day!!!!

Love For You

Hello everyone!! The last few days have been busy with a choir concert, an orchestra concert,  and a little baby sitting thrown in for grins!! We didn't have time to eat before last night's concert so hubs and I had cookies for supper on the way....LOL!!! The high school, all three middle schools, and 8 elementary schools participated in the orchestra concert and it was fantastic!!! Our grandson, Cody, is in the 5th grade and plays the violin...we were so proud of him!!! Anyway....

I had a little time yesterday to play with my Taylored Expressions May Stamp of the Month called Bloom and Grow....this is such a beautiful set with lots of possibilities!! 

The Stamp of the Month and the Key Ingredients Kit are monthly subscriptions with three options. You can read all about the them here in the Kit Department of the Taylored Expressions Store!!

Washi tape was first added to the background and then the flowers and leaves were stamped, cutout with the coordinating dies called Hello Blooms, and adhered underneath the sentiment layer. Heart shaped enamel dots were added to the flower centers and the hemp cording is the finishing touch.

Thanks for stopping by today...I hope you have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend!!!!

Supply List:
Taylored Expressions Stamps: May SOTM called Bloom and Grow
Paper: White (PTI), Choice Black (TE), Melon Mambo (SU)
Ink: Melon Mambo, Pistachio Pudding (SU), Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)
Accessories: Enamel Hearts (We R Memories)), Hemp Cording (Hemptique), 
Washi Tape (Doodlebug, Trendy Tape)
Taylored Expressions Dies: Hello Blooms, Square Block Cutting Plate

*stamp of the month subscription - united states	*hello blooms	*square block cutting plate	*we r enamel shapes - neutral
*hemp cord - white (68 yards)	*choice black cardstock	doodlebug washi tape - beetle black swiss dot	*doodlebug washi tape - bubblegum swiss dot
*trendy tape - skinnie chevron - pink	*tombow mono-multi liquid glue	*memento tuxedo black full pad	*foam tape - 1/16" thick

InLinkz.com

Color Throwdown Challenge #293

Hello everyone...can you believe it's Wednesday again...Yikes!!! We have been so busy the last few weeks...my sister was here visiting and we have been going to all the end of school activities for the Grands. My Dad had another Mohs surgery on his face and we have been doing twice a day dressing changes...he had a skin graft after they removed the skin cancer and it's healing beautifully!! I think he is getting a little tired of seeing Nurse Ratchet 2-3 times a day...LOL!!! 

Anyway....it's time for another Color Throwdown Challenge and this week it's Barbara's  turn to pick the colors...she did a pretty good job, don't you think!!

My card features dies and a sentiment stamp from Taylored Expressions.  The flowers were all cut from patterned paper using dies from the TE Bugabee Flowers die set and the TE Bloom Where You're Planted die set. The Leafy Branch die was used for the leaves and the Flutter-Bys die was used for the butterfly....glitter was added to the wings for a little glam.  Soft Sky Reinker was watered down and splattered on the white background and the birthday sentiment from the TE Workplace Wishes stamp set was stamped on patterned paper cut into a banner with Memento Tuxedo Black and adhered with glue dots.  

The TE Open Scallop Border die was used to cut out the Soft Sky Border and the enamel dots, hemp cording, and sewing finish it off.

Remember, you don't have to use the exact colors.....use what you have as long as they are close to the challenge colors and be sure to add CTD293 to the keywords section when you upload your cards to an online gallery so we can find your creations!!

You can find out all the challenge details on the Color Throwdown Blog. 

Now, do you want to see some beautiful inspiration?? Check out what the Color Throwdown Designers have created for you this week!!

Barbara Anders - Paper Pursuits
Wanda Cullen - Cullen-ary Creations
Joan Ervin - Stamping With a Passion - that's me!!
Broni Holcombe - Splashes of Color
Cindy Lawrence - The Creative Closet
Lori Tecler - Inking a Loud
Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy
Vickie Zimmer - Smitten With All Things Stamping
Monika Davis - M.A.D Stamper
Annette Allen - May Guest Designer - My Clever Creations
Guest Star Stamper - Jo Hooper - Joanna's Blog

Here are a few pictures of our busy weeks....

Power Ranger Caitlyn...she came to visit for a weekend.

Cody's soccer games kept us busy every weekend...some of the games were out of town.

Gabe played soccer for the first time this year....he is 7 years old.

Jake played soccer for the first time this year, too....they are all 4 years old and sooo cute!!!

Daddy David to the rescue!!

Cody loves my IPad....

George took his granddaughters fishing...

My Mom with her three oldest great granddaughters at her 94th birthday party. 

Mackenzie at her last 8th grade choir concert. I have to brag on Mackenzie just a little...she auditioned for the 9th grade choir last week and they placed her in the varsity choir!!!! She has such a beautiful voice....at the concert we could hear her voice above all the other kids...she made this old grandma cry!!!

Thanks for stopping by....have a super great day!!!!

Supply List:
Taylored Expressions Stamps: Workplace Wishes
Paper: White (PTI), Soft Sky, Pear Pizzazz  (SU), Sugar Shoppe 6x6 paper Pad (Doodlebug), Kraft in Color - Color 6x6 paper pad (Doodlebug), 
Ink: Soft Sky (SU), Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)
Accessories: Sewing Machine, Enamel Dots (Doodlebug), Hemp Cording (Hemptique)
Glitter (SU)
Taylored Expressions Dies: Bugabee Flowers, Leafy Branch, Bloom Where You're Planted, Flutter - Bys, Open Scallop Border

*bugabee flowers	*flutter-bys	*leafy branch	*open scallop border	*bloom where you're planted
*workplace wishes	*doodlebug 6x6 pad - kraft in color - color	*doodlebug 6x6 pad - sugar shoppe	*doodlebug sprinkles - tangerine	*hemp cord - white (68 yards)
*memento tuxedo black full pad	*tombow mono-multi liquid glue

InLinkz.com