sledding...

it is jan 30th and we have had the wierdest winter.  by weird, i mean temps in the 50's and maybe three big snowstorms.  not that i'm complaining because i loathe winter.  so i'm actually enjoying it.  i'm just hoping it doesn't rain until july again!!  i made these atcs for a swap with the theme "anything winter".

sledding
stamps: my favorite things, hero arts
cardstock:  island indigo, white
ink:  onyx black, broken china distress,  tumbled glass distress
embellishments: prismacolor markers

survivor, shack style...

over at the stamp shack, there is a game that we play called shack survivor.   how it works is everyone makes a card and they upload their cards in the gallery.  doesn't matter what kind of card or what is on the card.  once a day an elimination statement will be posted.  if your card meets the elimination critiera, you are banished to exile island.  the last person standing wins a prize.  it's a good time!  this is what i've made...hopefully it will get me through the eliminations!

it's all good...
stamps: unity
cardstock: island indigo
ink: island indigo, pool party, haystack, onyx black
embellishments: felt
tools:  prismacolor markers, cloud die-mft

relax froggie...

oh how i would love to just pull up a giant lily pad and float around in the pond (ok, pool) all day. would be so nice! but i can't. so i'll live with friends with flair! hope you all have a great friday and remember to check out all the fun projects from this week's fwf. and if it's cold where you live, imagine floating in a warm pool (or ocean) somewhere tropical!

relax froggie
stamps: unity
cardstock: pear pizazz
ink: bermuda bay, early espresso
embellishments: prismacolor markers, felt
tools: mft cloud trio die-namics

chicks dig me...

taking a little break from holiday cards to post an atc.  this is for a swap that suzi is hosting with the theme of baby, baby.  i love this little guy from bugaboo stamps and once i saw him, i knew i had the perfect stamp to go with it!! 

chicks dig me

stamps: just johanna, stampin up
digi stamp:  bugaboo
cardstock: cotton candy

ink:  crumb cake, pacific point
embellishments: prismacolor markers
font:  db speak bubbles

gnome boy...

my friend joanie hosted an atc gnome swap a while back. i loved them! all of the gnome atcs were so cute. i had to borrow some gnomes for that swap because i didn't have any. then i decided to host one myself. i found a cute gnome digi stamp from hambo stamps that i was going to use. then, last weekend in nc, i found this cutest stamp that i thought looked like a gnome. so i used him instead. turns out others thought the same thing because i think three of us used the same stamp without even knowing the others had the stamp. they all turned out so cute and different!

gnome boy
stamps: poppystamps, unity, stampers anonymous
cardstock: certainly celery, dusty durango, hot fudge, walnut cream
ink: burnt umber, certainly celery
embellishments: prismacolor markers, hemp twine

pete...

this is pete. pete loves butterflies. i made pete for suzi's "going to the dogs" atc swap. the nice thing about being with friends at sherri's was the abundance of stamps to choose from!! i didn't have any dog stamps that i haven't used already, so i borrowed this sone from sherri! she's going to go crazy because the last four sets of atcs i posted are all "going the wrong way!"

pete
stamps: magenta
cardstock: kraft-su; hot fugde-mft; my mind's eye pp
ink: wild wasabi, baja breeze, onyx black
embellishments: prismacolor markers

good times great...

happy monday? who likes monday? i do sometimes. i do when it's h{ippity} hop monday! so i guess i should start over.

happy monday!!! that's better. do you know what's funny? or sad, depending on how you look at it. i'm a card maker. i make tons of cards. (ok, not tons, but you get the idea.) problem is i'm terrible at sending said cards. like i had two friends that had surgery last week. think i sent them a card? nope. i'm a horrible card sending friend. let's not even mention birthdays! i knew that i needed to make a card for today's h{ippity} hop. so i made a card with a purpose in mind that i will actually use it. i left it on the counter this morning with my cute hubby's keys. i don't tell him enough how much i love him. i am going to try more often to let him know with little cards like this. i also tried to make a unique card in the sense that it isn't really a standard opening card. it's card size, but it's really a little card on a flat base. i likey. i hope you do to. remember to hop on over to the {ippity} blog to see the rest of the hop.

good times great
stamps: ippity
cardstock: riding hood red, kraft-su; hot fudge-mft
ink: burnt umber, versamark, fired brick distress ink
embellishments: bling

kick back...

ok, so i think someone has sped up time. i can't believe how fast time is going lately. it's friday already! wasn't it friday and friends with flair about 5 minutes ago? seriously! so here is this week's card for friends with flair. i took advantage of unity's big sale last weekend and i'm so glad. i absolutely adore this stamp! and i made this card in hopes of taking things a little slower and maybe not having time whiz by so quickly. inside the card says "kick back".

thanks for visiting and be sure to check out the rest of the fwf peeps starting back at the unity blog!


kick back
stamps: unity, ippity
cardstock: hot fudge-mft; walnut cream-bazzill; my mind's eye pp
ink: burnt umber, haystack, baja breeze
embellishments: prismacolor markers, stampin up ribbon

scarepigs?

you've heard of scarecrows, but what about scarepigs? me either, until i saw this awesome stamp at hampbo stamps. how cute is this?? i knew as soon as i saw it that it was a must have. my fellow shackie from down under, kirsty, is hosting a scarecrow atc swap. so this counts as good as anything! i used the bit of burlap stamp (from {ippity}) on the background, but after the ink dried, it's very light. so imagine it's there.

scarepig
stamps: hambo, ippity
cardstock: dusty durango-su; hot fudge-mft; walnut cream-bazzill
ink: burnt umber, haystack
embellishments: prismacolor markers

dance...

friday...i'm both happy and sad to see today. happy because it means this week is finally over. it's been a rough one. also happy because it means friends with flair. that's always a good reason. and that it's a holiday weekend-even though i have to work part of it. but also sad because i have to go back to work today. maybe it will be a good thing. get my mind on other things. we'll go with that.

on to this week's card. i have loved the little banner stamp ever since i saw the june kotm. so i decided to use it for this card. and i saw the stamp and it reminded me of something my grandma would believe in, so i merged the two. i like the result. remember to visit the unity blog to see the rest of the fwf projects. and have a safe and fun holiday weekend!

dance...
stamps: unity
cardstock: kraft, wild wasabi, certainly celery, soft sky, so saffron, purely pomegranate, stampin up pp
ink: baja breeze, certainly celery, old olive, burnt umber
embellishments: hemp twine
tools: die-namics clouds

angels...

it saddens my heart to post this today. my sweet sweet grandma passed away yesterday afternoon. although we knew it was coming, it just doesn't make it any easier. i'm just relieved that she is not suffering anymore. and as my heart is heavy, i went to my craft room for a little thearpy. i've had an idea for this stamp and sentiment for a card for a friend of mine, but i found tonight that i ended up making a card for myself. there is a wonderful, amazing, beautiful new angel among angels in heaven. my sweet grandma. so my friends with flair card is in honor of her.

angels
stamps: unity
cardstock: kraft, pink pirouette, purely pomegranate
ink: purely pomegranate, rose red, pink pirouette
embellishments: felt, sparkle shimmer spritz
tools: die-namics cloud


to see the rest of the fwf projects today, visit the unity blog.

make life sweet...

holy cow? has it been a week since i posted? crazy! of course, i've been on vacation for the past 6 days, soaking up the sun in sunny las vegas! and it was amazing!! but now back to reality. and back to work. with today, friday, it means i'm back at work for a few days. but it also means friends with flair!!! fwf is a little blog hop that lets you see cool creations featuring unity stamps and a possible prize. i did manage to sneak in a little crafting, although not as much as i usually do, while i was gone. here's the card i made for this week's fwf! remember to start back at the unity blog for the whole list of fwf craftees and the chance to win 25 free unity stamps by looking for the special blinkie!! for now, go visit my friend suzi's blog, who is next on the hop.


make life sweet
stamps: unity
cardstock: hot fudge-mft; fancy pants pp
ink: burnt umber
embellishments: hemp twine, prismacolor markers

favorite summer recipes...

i'm sad to say that the summer circle journal has come to an end. i made my last set of pages for cindi's cj and now it is on it's way back to her. her theme was 'favorite summer recipes'. this has been a fun swap, because everyone's theme was a little different, but all relating to summer. i got my cj back a few days ago and it is absolutely amazing!! i will post pictures in the next day or two of the finished project. i love it! and sadly, i have decided to take a break from cjs for a little bit. it will be nice, not having a deadline every three weeks to create and get in the mail! but i'm sure it won't last long...i realized when i was done that i didn't have very much stamping on these pages! and i'm secretly (or not so secretly now...) in love with some of the new cosmo cricket papers! so fun.

summer recipie
stamps: unity
cardstock: hot fudge-mft; walnut cream-bazzill; cosmo cricket pp, fancy pants pp
ink: burnt umber, old paper distress ink
font: pea double n jenn

time to hippity hop...

anyone else wonder where the weekend went? it flew by in the blink of an eye, i swear!! it was so nice outside all weekend, even though i didn't spend much of my time outside! oh well. i think summer is finally here! so now it's monday. and that means it's time for the h{ippity} hop! i bought some cute fabric paper from the dear lizzy+american crafts line a while ago and have been wanting to play with it. i just never had an idea of what to do with it. i also bought some of the die-namics dies from my favorite things at the beginning of may (has it been that long?) and i sadly haven't busted those out either. so i forced myself to use both of them in some way on this weeks {ippity} card. and i'm so glad i did! i think they both worked well together. the die cut through the fabric paper like buttah. awesome. after i cut it out, i wasn't sure what to do with it, then it hit me. make it like a little awning! i {heart} it!! i used three different {ippity} kits on this card...love in return, because of you, and a bit of burlap. they are all so cute!

love birds
stamps: ippity
cardstock: kraft-su; hot fudge-mft; walnut cream-bazzill; tickled tulip fabric paper-dear lizzy+american crafts
ink: chocolate chip craft-su; fired brick & old paper distress ink; burnt umber
embellishments: clear embossing powder, die-namics jumbo scallop die-mft


wander on over to the beginning of the hop at the {ippity} blog. don't forget to visit my other blog if you want to buy some stamps. i'll be having an {ippity} stamp giveaway later in the week!!! and you still have until 8pm tonight to enter to win the cute unity stamps below!

cup of happy...

friends with flair is in the house! woot woot! love fridays! if not for the same reason why everyone loves friday, then because it aways means friends with flair! and i got to play with the may unity kit of the month that came just in time!! this is my first kit as an official kotm subscriber. and i love love love it! i was so excited i used the freebies that were included in the welcome package...papers and ink. so many fun things to stamp up! i even didn't hate paper piecing all the little cups so much! so without further ado...

cup of happy
stamps: unity
cardstock: hot fudge-mft; walnut cream-bazzill; cosmo cricket pp, fancy pants pp, my mind's eye pp, sassafras lass pp
ink: burnt umber(?), old paper distress ink
embellishments: su ribbon, hemp twine

plus don't forget to start at the beginning of the blog hop (click the blinkie below...) and look for the fwf blinkie for free stamps!

i'll pull you through...

i made a couple of different versions of this card, at palooza. the first one i made for the unity blog hop, then fiddled with it a little. this version i used a different color scheme. i also added the inside sentiment that reads "i'll pull you through". i'm so digging these unity stamps (if you didn't notice!)

i'll pull you through
stamps: unity, basic grey, purple onion
cardstock: hot fudge-mft; fancy pants design pp
ink: onyx black, baja breeze, soft sky, certainly celery
embellishments: prismacolor markers
tools: tim holtz on the edge scallops die

what's up...

sometimes you just don't need to say much. that's how i feel about this cute digi stamp from hambo stamps. c-u-t-e! this set of atcs is for my piggy swap.

what's up?
stamps: my favorite things
digi stamps: hambo stamps
cardstock: kraft-su; cloud nine pp
ink: onyx black, baja breeze, certainly celery
embellishments: prismacolor markers
tools: nestabilities, word window punch

blue flair...

i had a little run of cardmaking during my palooza weekend with the stamp shack girls. i think i made more cards in one day than i have in the past year. this is one of them. it is completely out of my box of thinking and character. not doodlie or cutesy, but one i love just the same. i love the paper that i used and i am now on a search to find more, since it was in a paper stack.

blue flair
stamps: stampin up
cardstock: kraft-su; hot fudge-mft; fancy pants pp
ink: blue bayou-su; walnut stain distress ink-tim holtz
embellishments: old olive ribbon-su
tools: corner rounder, nestabilities

roar...

in the jungle, the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps tonight that song will forever remind me of the movie lion king! this atc set is for a wild animal swap that chris is hosting. this little collection was a giant pain to come up with as i struggled with what to do...even slept then came back this morning and finally had an epiphany!!

roar
stamps: stampin up, recollections, my favorite things
cardstock hot fudge-mft; crushed curry, kiwi kiss, close to cocoa-su
ink: vintage sepiea; chocolate chip-su; tim holtz walnut stain
embellishments: brads
tools: circle punch, cricut

seeing spots...

oh my. i've discovered basic grey stamps in the hot spot at archiver's. they are so cute! i bought about 5 of them the other day. and giraffes are so cute! and i probably have about 4-5 giraffe swaps already, but i figured i could join the one suzi was hosting anyway! so here's my creation. the colors are a little off, the button is really a light yellow.

seeing spots
stamps: basic grey, stampendous
cardstock: hot fudge-mft; very vanilla, stampin up pp
ink: chocolate chip, certainly celery
embellishments: prismacolor markers, buttons