More Dare to Get Dirty Cards

Good morning everyone....I have been working all week so no new stamping for me...I did make these cards last weekend for the Dare to Get Dirty challenges on Splitcoast. This one was for Jeanne's challenge....the adorable Lockhart Holly Cupcake was colored with copics and the background was created with curly sticky strips with glitter sprinkled all over...this looks so fun and festive!!
Recipe: Stamps: Lockhart, Papertrey Ink, Inkadinkado, Clear Dollar Stamps
Paper: Vanilla, Riding Hood Red, Old Olive, Cosmo Cricket
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Old Olive, Real Red
Accessories: Glitter, Sticky Strips, Nestabilities, Prima and Leaves, Brad, Copics

This was for Lydia's challenge.....the Rubbernecker Floral Alphabet #526 images were stamped with Versafine Onyx Black, embossed with clear ep, and painted with Creative Impressions Lavender paint....my daughter Holly gave me the paint a few months ago and I finally had an opportunity to use it!! The background paper is from Basic Grey's Kioshi and the primas and seam binding finish it off.
Recipe: Stamps: Rubbernecker Floral Alphabet
Paper: Vanilla, Basic Grey's Kioshi
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black
Accessories: Seam Binding, Primas, Nestabilities, Clear EP, Creative Impressions Lavender Paint, Dotted Swiss Embossing Folder

Thanks for stopping by....I have to take my Dad to the clinic this morning for a 7:15 appointment....yikes!! What happened to starting at 8:00????

"Stamp the Sentiment Over the Image"

Hello everyone....it's my turn to host the TLC challenge on Splitcoast and I have a real easy one for you this week!!! I just love the look of the sentiment as the main image and it looks sooo pretty and elegant to stamp the sentiment over an image soooo......We are going to "stamp the sentiment over the image"!!
You can use lighter ink to stamp the the image...the Rubbernecker diamond patterned stamp from their Paris 1908 #SKU-527 set was stamped with Cool Caribbean, the damask image from the Opera #SKU-575 set was stamped with Going Gray and the sentiment called Amazing Grace #SKU-582-18 was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black.
The background paper is from Graphic 45's Once upon a Springtime dp, the leaves were diecut from PTI's Everyday Blessings dp with a Spellbinder's leaf die and the My Favorite Things rolled flower die was used to cut the felt flower. Lace, sewing, and a black pearl finish it off.
Recipe: Stamps: Rubbernecker
Paper: White, Black, Once Upon a Springtime dp by Graphic 45, Everyday Blessings dp from Papertrey Ink
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Going Gray, Soft Sky
Accessories: Felt, Flower Die-namics from MFT, Spellbinders Leaf Die, Black Pearl, Lace, Stampin Up! Scalloped Border Punch, Nestabilities, Sewing Machine

I have a couple of vairations for you as long as the sentiment is the main image:
1. You can stamp the sentiment on vellum and than place it over a stamped image.
2. The sentiment can be stamped over a background that has been stamped with a background stamp.
3. You can stamp the sentiment over several stamped image in a collage effect.
4. Just go with it and have fun!!!

This is also for a few other challenges:
1. Paper Creator's Craft Challenge - flowers
2.Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - monochromatic
3. Mami Doodles - flowers
4. Pattie's Creations Design Challenge - stitching faux or real
5. The Stamp Man Challenge Blog - stitching

Thanks for visiting....have a wonderful week!!!

Dare to Get Dirty!!!

Good morning everyone!!! Today is day two of the week long Dare to Get Dirty challenges on Splitcoast for Fan Club members!!! I was honored to make a sample card for Kittie's challenge....the Serendipity Stamps Sweet Pea image was stamped with Cool Caribbean and the butterfly was paper pieced with Memory Box's Brioche dp. The flower, leaves, and lace finish it off.
Recipe: Stamps: Serendipity Stamps, Paper: White, Real Red, Cool Caribbean, Memory Box Brioche dp, Ink: Cool Caribbean, Basic Black for the butterfly, Accessories: Nestabilities, Spellbinders Leaf die, Stampin Up! Flower Punch, Lace, Sewing Machine, Pearls

Thanks for stopping by today....now I'm off to get myself and two grands (yes, I'm down to two...LOL!!) ready for church. We have our family birthday party for July and August birthdays today....my oldest granddaughter had her 16th birthday a couple of weeks ago and tomorrow is my sweet hubby and DIL Laura's birthday. It's ice cream and cake for about 20 of us...hope your day is super special, too!!!

Happiness is....

Good morning everyone...I will be seeing 4 sweet little faces this morning as soon as they all wake up....the Grands had a good time playing the Wii till the wee hours of the morning. This is their last summer hurrah at Grandma's before they have to start going to bed at a decent hour....school will be starting in a couple of weeks and then summer will be but a memory. So, we are making some wonderful memories this weekend!!! Anyway....I did find a few minutes yesterday to make this card. The flower images are from a set called Happiness is....by Nina B. Designs from the Crafts Meow. The roses and leaves were stamped on kraft cardstock with black and brown inks and then the roses were stamped on Soft Sky and and Ocean Mist cardstock, cutout, and adhered over the kraft. The large center rose was popped up for a little dimension.

This is for a few challenges:
1. Polkadoodles - things you would find in and English garden
2. Art Impressions stamps - inspiration from nature
3. Stamp Insanity - use your favorite colors (kraft and aqua)
4. Paper Pretties - no markers
5. Anything Goes Challenge Blog - flowers
6. Splitcoast's DTGD11JulieMLacey's challenge - use kraft cardstock

Thanks for dropping by.....I have got to start making french toast and fruit bowls...yummm!!!

Just Saying Hello

Good morning everyone.....hope all is well with you and yours!! I took the Grands swimming yesterday but that only lasted about 10 minutes. It seems a baby had a dirty diaper that leaked into the pool so they had to shut the whole thing down. What a bummer!! We did get passes for today so hopefully it's all cleaned up and we can try again. Anyway....
I did have a few minutes yesterday before everyone got up to make a card for the sketch challenge on Splitcoast. It's been ages since I've played with one of Roxie's sketches!! It gave me a chance to use the Flower Girl image from Pergamano Stamps that I bought from Jerri Kay's shop, A Touch of Grace.
The image was colored with Copics, glitter was added to the dragonfly, Stickles was added to the flower centers, and the Puffies, leaves, and ribbon finish it off.
Recipe:Stamps: Flower Girls from Pegamano Stamps, Sentiment from Hero Art's Sending Happy Thoughts
Paper: White, Old Olive, Basic Grey's Sweet Threads
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Glitter, Stickles, KI Memories Puffies, Ribbon, Spellbinders Leaf Die, Copics, Round Nestabilities

Thanks for visiting...I'm off to shower and then to the beauty shop for a hair cut before we take off for the pool...have a great day!!!

The Grands at Work!

Good morning everyone....we had another wild day yesterday!! We will have three Grands with us for a few days....Mackenzie wanted to spend some time with her cousins. After going to the movie to see Transformers, we went to see Grandma and Grandpa Great. Then after supper we all piled into the craft room.....they all had fun making cards for Grandpa, Aunt Laura, and cousin CJ's birthdays. Hopefully, I can figure out which stamps go together and get all the sets put back together...LOL!!

Mackenzie (11) made this card for Aunt Laura (Autumn and Cole's Mom)

Mackenzie made this card for me....

Cole (7) designed this card for Grandpa's birthday....

Grandpa is going to love this!!

Autumn (13) was busy creating another page.....

The little swimmer in front is Cole and the two little guys in the back are Cole on the right and Cody (Mackenzie's brother) on the left. Toooo fun!!!

Tomorrow we are going swimming and then shopping for school supplies....can you believe school starts in a few weeks...yikes!!!

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

Autumn's Scrapbook Page

Good morning everyone!! I thought I would show you what my sweet Granddaughter Autumn made last night....she loves to scrapbook and found some pictures of their trip to San Antonio in 2005 to work up into a great layout!!

Autumn loves glam so she added Stickles to the zebra stripes on the background dp and then she found some flourishes in my stash to add along with some sponging along the edges.

We are going to a movie this afternoon but hope to do a little scraping and stamping this morning....have a great day!!!

Night at the Opera

Good morning everyone!!! This is going to be short and sweet because I have to get ready for work...we will have two more Grands staying with us for a couple of weeks so Gramps will be in charge today. If he's smart, he will let them sleep all morning but I'm afraid the military man comes out and he feels compelled to get everyone up at the crack of dawn....my poor babies...LOL!!! Anyway....

I made this yesterday before the kids came...the background is a new stamp from Rubbernecker called Toile Panel #572 and the chandelier came from RN's Opera Set #575. They were both stamped with Night of Navy and Stickles was added to the chandelier...It looks really sparkly in real life!! The background dies are two Fancy tags taped together and the pearls and navy ribbon finish it off.

Thanks for stopping by....have a fabulous Monday!!!!

New Toys!

Good morning everyone....hope you are having a great weekend!!! This has been a real quite weekend for us...our car is in the shop because of the fender bender from a couple of weeks ago and we are driving a rental pickup. It's a little Chevy Colorado super cab and I really like it!!! It's just my size and drives like a dream...my DH already said no to the idea of trading the car in on one of those cute little trucks...LOL!!! Anyway....I got some new toys last week and made a card with my new Tim Holts Alterations Sizzix Tattered Florals dies. The papers are from GCD Studios Antiquities and the sentiment is from Rubbernecker.

This is pretty simple but ohhh sooo fun!!!

This is for a few challenges:

1. Less is More - button or ribbon

2. Our Creative Corner - use B's which include black, bling, button, bows

3. Totally Gorjuss - punch or die (flower)

4. The Stamp Man Challenge Blog - anything Tim Holtz (flower die)

Thanks for visiting....have a wonderful Sunday!!!!

Birthday Wish

Good morning everyone!! We had a wild night last night...two of our grandsons stayed with us and the 18 month old decided he didn't want to sleep...oh fun!!!! He is the happiest little boy...always grinning and sooo busy. Hopefully, he will take a nap sometime today so I can take one, too!!!!! Anyway...I had a little time yesterday to play before the boys came....I colored this sweet little image from Rubbernecker called Flower with Pot #565-07 with copics and added a little glitter to jazz it up a bit. The sentiment is also from Rubbernecker...I only used a part of it because I needed a single line sentiment for the Eat, Sleep, and Stamp sketch #140. The background designer paper is from Papertrey Ink and the seam binding, button, and twine finishes it off.
Recipe: Stamps: Rubbernecker Flower with Pot and sentiment
Paper: White, Prism Frosted Amethyst, Papertrey Ink dp
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Sewing Machine, Copics, Word Window Punch, Seam Binding, Button, Twine, Nestabilities Oval and Large Scallop Oval

This is for a few other challenges:
1. AiFactory - layers
2. Art Impressions Stamps Challenge- stitching
3. Charisma Cardz Challenge - use sunshine colors
4. Sothern Girls Challenge - Happy Birthday!
5. Flutterby Wednesday - must include a butterfly, fairy, or angel
6. The House that Stamps Built - glitter

This is the card I made yesterday for the Ways to Use It Challenge on Splitcoast...the challenge was to add metal to out project. I used silver pearls on the chandelier from the Moulin Rough set #576 by Rubbernecker Stamps. It was stamped on Pretty in Pink paper that was covered with tissue paper for the faux silk technique. Then I added Stickles around the edge of the oval and on the chandelier. The background was stamped with Rubbernecker's Victorian Damask background and the black silk bow finishes it off.
Recipe: Stamps: Rubbernecker Moulin Rouge set and the victorian Damask background
Paper: Pretty in Pink, White, Black, Tissue Paper
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black
Accessories: Nestabilities, Stickles, Silver Pearls, Silk Ribbon

Thanks for stopping by...hope you have a great Friday!!!

Creative Belli Challenge #122

Hello everyone!! Hope all is going well with you today!! Welcome to another Creative Belli Challenge!! The challenge for this two weeks is a Christmas inspiration challenge. Our inspiration piece is this beautiful Christmas china that belongs to our design team member, Karen Wallace. Thank you Karen for providing us with such lovely inspiration to create our cards and projects.
The spirit of the Belli challenges is to encourage you to use your OLD and FORGOTTEN embellishments!



For my card, I colored the wreath image from Flourishes Christmas Wreath set with copics and the sentiment is from Flourishes christmas classics set. The wood bird from KaiserCraft, seam binding, pearl brad, and the punched corners finish it off. Yeaaaaa, another Christmas card for my stash!!!
Recipe: Stamps: Flourishes, Paper: White, Black, Stampin Up! dp, Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Accessories: Martha Stewart Corner Punch, Seam Binding, Pearl Brad, Copics


This is also for a few other challenges:
1. The Crazy Challenge - Christmas in July
2. Christmas Inspirations - Christmas
3. The Crafty Pad - Christmas in July
4. Paper Sundaes - Christmas in July
5. 2 Sisters Challenge - Christmas in July
6. Crafty Emma - Christmas

Be sure to stop by the other Belli Girls blogs to see what they made for you today....you will find lots of awesome inspiration!!! If you upload a card to Splitcoast, PCP, Stamp TV or another online gallery be sure to add CBC122 in the keywords section.


Anne Harmon Jessica Stockmeyer Shelly Schmidt Maria Matter Mary Marsh
Karen Wallace Joy Hadden Robin Parker Ceal Prichard


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

TLC334 Color Blocking With a Twist

Hello everyone....I finally got home from the Grapevine Stamp show....I'm pooped but we had sooo much fun!!! I saw some old friends and made some new ones...can't get any better than that!!! Tonight it's time for another Technique Lover's Challenge on Splitcoast. The challenge this week is to use color blocking with a twist. Most people use an acrylic block, stamp it on an ink pad and stamp the cardstock. This is used mostly as a background for another stamp on a one layer card. I want you to change it up a little.......

1. Think of another way to use the color blocking.....maybe use several different shades of one color, stamp a 2x2 block with the various colors onto white cardstock, let dry, and then use the colored cardstock with a die to make a layered flower
2. Use watercolor crayons to ink up the block, very lightly mist with water, and stamp on white cardstock.
3. Use several different colors of watercolor crayons on a large background size block...scribble the crayons all over the block, mist very lightly with water, and stamp on white cardstock. Use this as your own designer paper.
4. Use different spray colors like Glimmer Mist to ink up your block and stamp onto white cardstock,
5. Ink up your block, mist a stamp with water very lightly, stamp on the acrylic block, and then stamp the block on cardstock. It should leave a light imprint of the stamp on the paper.

I made a background with a 1" block and several different colored inks that matched the copic colors in the sweet Lilli of the Valley image. I tried to match the copic colors with patterned paper I had on hand but nothing matched so this worked out perfectly!!!

Thanks for visiting...head on over to Splitcoast and join us for a fun challenge!!!

Shabby Saturday

Good morning everyone!!! Today is the first full day of demonstrating in the Rubbernecker booth at the Grapvine Stamp Show!!!! I am all pumped up...we had dinner last night with Bev, her hubby, Ron, and Dave (Mr. Rubbernecker) and his sweet wife, Patty....we had sooo much fun!! I am ready to meet lots of stampers and get my fingers real inky!!!

I made this card the other day ....the Webster's Pages dp has been sitting on my counter for quite a while, so I decided to show it a little love. I added pearls, lace, seam binding, a wood dress form by KaiserCraft, button, wire twine, sewing, distressing, and a butterfly from Rubbernecker's Butterflies are free set. It was colored with copics, cutout, and popped up with foam dots. Saturday seemed like a great day to get a little shabby!!!

Have a great day and don't forget to come on out to the stamp show....I would love to see ya!!!

Happy Friday!!

Good morning everyone....I had a great stamping kinda day yesterday!!! I made several cards for DT commitments and just for fun....this is one of the fun ones!! I made it for the Mojo Monday #199 Sketch challenge and I used a Verve stamp called Up, Up and Away. The balloon, trees, and grass were all paper pieced using Echo Park's A Walk in the Park dp. Sewing was done around the background edges and the ribbon, button, and twine finish it off.

This is also for a few other challenges:
1. Crafts and Me Challenges - summertime
2. Crazy Amigo Challenge - fly away
3. Deep Ocean Challenge - cards
4. Party Time Tuesdays Challenge - blue skys and sunny days
5. The Stamping Boutique - summer scene
6. Pollycraft Monday Challenge - the great outdoors

I am off a little later this morning to the Grapevine Rubber Stamps and Paper Arts Festival this weekend......My friend, Bev (TexasGrammy), and I are going to demp for 2 days in the Rubbernecker booth. We always have so much fun...if you are in the area, come on over...we would love to see ya!!!!

Still Wishing for Winter!!

Well, friends...this is day #14 of over 100 degree weather and no rain in the forecast...yikes!!! I have been staying in the house most of the time....we are still on voluntary water rationing so we can still water the grass 3 days a week and I can still take a shower...yeaaaa!!! We took the Grands to Build a Bear last Saturday and to a movie on Sunday....then I got sick with a GI bug...no fun!!! I finally felt like stamping a little last night....I have two more Christmas cards done...Whoohoo!!!
The first one features stamps from Taylored Expressions Sparkle and Cheer set. The deer image was stamped with Riding Hood Red and the snowflakes were stamped with Marina Mist. Blue gems decorate the antlers and star stick pins were added to the sentiment. The punched snowflake, button, and Baker's Twine finish it off.
Recipe: Stamps: TE's Sparkle and Cheer, Paper: White, Marina Mist, Black, SEI's WinterSong red checkered dp for the rick rack, and The Paper Studio dp for the background, Ink: Riding Hood Red, Marina Mist, Memento Tuxedo Black, Accessories: Star stick pins, Blue Gems, Button, Martha Stewart Snowflake Punch, Baker's Twine, Die-namics Rick Rack Die, Nestabilities, Sewing Machine

This Christmas Card was sooo easy to make and took about 15 minutes total which is very unusual for me!! I used different Die-namics to cutout the scallops and rick rack from The Girl's Paperie Tinsel and Twig dp, Echo Park's Christmas Carol dp, and Stampin Up! dp. The Crepe Paper Snowflake Flower by The Girls Paperie was attached to a round Real Red die cut. The sentiment from Snag'em stamps was stamped on the banner with Old Olive.
Recipe: Stamps: Snag'em Stamp's Gingerbread Man, Paper: Vanilla, Real Red, Stampin Up! dp, Echo Park 's Christmas Carol dp, The Girls Paperie's Tinsel and Twig dp, Ink: Old Olive, Accessories: Die-namics, Round Nestabilities, Crepe Paper Snowflake Flower by The Girls Paperie

These are for a few challenges:
1. Scrap-Creations - at least 2 dp's and 2 embellishments
2. Oldie but Goodie Challenge - use stamps that are at least 6 months old (both cards have stamps that are older that 6 months!!)
3. Paper Creations, Ink - red/white/blue
4. Creative Inspirations Challenge Blog - red/white/blue
5. My Creative Moments - Christmas/Winter

Thanks for visiting today....stay cool!!

Toile Elegance

Good morning everyone!!! Boy, has this been a crazy week for us....working, doctor's appointments, watching grandkids, and a little fender bender to round things off!!! We were taking two of out Grands to the movie last Tuesday and got hit in the back end. The car that hit us was actually hit from behind and she couldn't stop so she bumped into us. Not much damage to our car but her car was totaled. My DH took an ambulance ride to the ER but is ok. Come to find out the woman who caused the accident (she was in the 3rd car) didn't have insurance and her car was a rental from another state....it was rented more that 30 days ago. Hummmm...sounds like something is a little fishy!!! We really felt bad about the boys missing the movie so we took them yesterday...Mr. Popper's Penguins....what a fun movie!!! We all loved it and are ready to adopt some penguins...LOL!!! Anyway...I played around in my stamp room last night and this is what I came up with.

I stamped the Rubbernecker Toile Panel Background #SKU:572 and the RN sentiment #SKU:582-12 with Pacific Point. The corrugated cardboard frame is from Jellibean, the wood bird is from Kaiser Craft, and the Martha Stewart punched butterfluy, lace, seam binding, button, and twine finishes it off.

This is for a few challenges:

1. Splitcoast Stamper's Inspiration Challenge - Posh Vintage Designs - this is the sweater I took my inspiration from

2. The Poodles Parlour - anything to do with birds

3. Stampin for the Weekend - wings and things

4. Cute Card Thursday - lace

5. Flutterby Wednesday - open but must use a butterfly, angel, or fairy

6. Clear it out Tuesday - wings

Thanks for dropping by...have a wonderful Saturday...hope you get to stamp a little today!!!!!!

Creative Belli Challenge #121

Welcome to another Creative Belli Challenge!! The challenge this two weeks is to make a card or project with CUSTOM MADE BELLIES - make your own embellishments (custom dye ribbon, crochet your own flowers, make your own paper flowers, make your own paper buttons, etc...)
what ever your little heart desires!!! Be sure to use something old and forgotten from your stash, too...the Belli Challenge is all about using your old stuff and forgotten treasures!!!

My card features the adroable stamp from Lilli of the Valley. It was colored with copics and mounted over doilies. The diecut flowers and buttons were made using Basic Grey Sweet Threads dp, a Martha Stewart punch was used for the leaves, and the Baker's Twine finishes it off.
Recipe: Stamps: Lilli of the Valley, Paper: Vanilla, PTI's Spring Moss, Old Olive, Kiwi Kiss, Regal Rose, Basic Grey's Sweet Threads, Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Accessories: Papertey Ink Button and Flower Dies, Baker's Twine, Doilies, Copics, Martha Stewart Leaf Punch

This is also for a few other challenges:
1. Hooked on Craft challenge - flowers
2. My Time to Craft Challenge - food
3. Papertake Weekly Challenge - buttons
4. Riley and Company - dies and punches
5. Try it on Tuesday - flower power

Be sure to stop by the other Belli Girls blogs to see what they made for you today....you will find lots of awesome inspiration!!! If you upload a card to Splitcoast, PCP, Stamp TV or another online gallery be sure to add CBC121 in the keywords section.


Anne Harmon Jessica Stockmeyer Shelly Schmidt Maria Matter Mary Marsh
Karen Wallace Joy Hadden Robin Parker Ceal Prichard

TLC332 Faux Silk With a Twist

Hello everyone!! Hope you are having fun on this wonderful July 4th weekend!!! What better way to celebrate that to do a little stamping....Whoohoo!!! It's my turn to host this weeks TLC challenge on splitcoast and I am going to revisit a past challenge and add a little twist!! This week we are going to do Faux Silk. However, we are going to fancy it up just a bit by adding sponging, misting with Glimmer Mist or any other similar product, chalk, alcohol inks, flicking on the ink with a toothbrush, adding glitter or Stickles, or any other fun think you can think of!!

The instructions are pretty simple:
1. Stamp image on the tissue paper
2. Crinkle up some tissue paper and then flaten it out
3. Add glue to the background paper using a glue stick, glue spray, or liquid glue
4. Adhere the tissue paper to the backing making sure you leave a few wrinkles
5. Trim off the excess tissue paper

For those who don't have tissue paper, you can use a napkin, thin paper towel, or mulberry paper.

For my sample, I stamped the Rubbernecker 10 Point Ornament #SKU: 548 and the Rubbernecker Stamp Oasis sentiment called Scroll Joy #SKU: 1206 SO onto a napkin with Vivid Aqua ink, wadded it up, flatened it out, and glued it onto a piece of white cardstock. After triming the napkin, chalk was then used to color the ornament and around the edges. The pearl center and black silk ribbon finish it off. Recipe: Stamps: Rubbernecker 10 Point Ornament and RN Stamp Oasis Scroll Joy sentiment, Paper: White, Black, Ink: Vivid Aqua, Versafine Onyx Black, Accessories: Black Silk Ribbon, Pearls, Napkin, Chalks

Thanks for stopping by...have a Great July 4th!!!

Christmas in July

Good morning everyone....hope you are having a great Saturday!!! We made the mistake of going to the grocery store yesterday morning...I think everyone in town was there!!! I hate to wait in line and tend to get a little cranky but we made it home ok and I quieted my nerves in the craft room...LOL!! We have been trying to eat healthier so we spend a lot of time reading labels.....it is sooo amazing how much sodium and fats there are in foods like soup and other prepared canned or boxed foods.....yikes!! No wonder Americans have such problems with hypertension and heart disease....anyway.....

I made another Christmas card...this one is pretty simple and fast to make!! The background was an Inkadinkado stamp that was stamped on the vanilla cardstock with Tempting Turquoise. The sentiment border from Gina K's Vintage Borders by Nina Brackett was stamped by inking up the stamp with Tempting Turquoise, Lavender Lace, Rose Red, Pumpkin Pie, and Summer sun. The diecut snowflake, button, and Baker's Twine finish it off.

This is also for a few challenge:
1. Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge - Christmas
2. Card Crazy Challenge - Christmas
3. For Fun Challenges - Christmas
4. Clear it out Tuesday - CAS


Thanks for visiting.....have a wonderful holiday weekend!!!

Happy Birthday Wishes

Good morning my sweet stamping friends!!! Are you planning anything for the 4th?? My mom wants a hot dog so George is going to BBQ on Monday...hope he cooks some chicken and sausage, too!!! Since it's been so dry here they have cancelled the fireworks...I guess we will have to watch them on TV. Anyway....

I made this card for yesterday's Ways to Use it Challenge on Splitcoast...the challenge was to use something old and something new. I used the new Rubbernecker Happy Birthday Circle stamp #SKU: 565-20 as my new and the Stampin Up! crocheted flowers, which are over a year old, as my old. The paper is from My Minds Eye Stella Rose and the pearl flourish, scalloped edge, and die cut leaves finish it off.
Recipe:Stamps: Rubbernecker Happy Birthday Circle
Paper: White, Chocolate Chip, Stella Rose dp from My Minds Eye
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories: Crocheted Flowers, Pearls, Pearl Flourish, Nestabilities Lacey Circles, Spellbinder's Foliage die, Die-namics Scallop Die, Sewing Machine


This is also for a few other challenges:
1. 4 Crafty Chicks - stitching
2. Crafty Purple Frog Challenge - pearls and swirls
3. Crafts and Me Challenge - birthday
4. Divas by Design - diecuts and/or punches
5. Deep Ocean Challenge - flowers


Thanks for dropping by...have a great holiday weekend!!!