merry & happy...

it's getting closer to sending out chritsmas cards!!  i still have a few i need to get done.

 merry & happy
stamps:  unity, maryse carrier
cardstock:  crumb cake, white, stampin up pp
ink: cherry cobbler, onyx black
embellishments: washi tape
tools:  swiss dots embossing folder, nestabilities

gobble...

hApPY tHAnkSgiVIng!!!! 

i'm thankful for more than i can list here. 

amazing husband, family, friends, life...you get the picture. ♥

have a safe and happy holiday!

 

gobble
stamps: unity, marah johnson + unity
cardstock: early espresso, cherry cobbler, dusty durango, walnut cream
ink: rusty hinge distress, fired brick distress, gathered twigs distress, wild honey distress, early espresso
embellishments:  paper tape, prismacolor markers
tools:  small labels nestabilities

shine.

another week gone by.  that means a new sketch over at the {ippity} chick challenges blog!!  this week's sketch (cc06) is this:

i loved it because i rarely use the tim holtz on the edge dies that i have and i love them.  i should definately use them more often!  so go check out the challenge by clicking the button below the picture and play along!  there are {ippity} stamps to be won!!

shine.

stamps: ippity

cardstock: certainly celery, pool party, daffodil delight

ink: pear pizzazz, daffodil delight, blue chalk

embellishments:  baker's twine

tools:  brackets on the edge die, labels nestabilities

3x3s...

i'm such a sucker for packaging. i'm a merchandiser's dream. package something little and cute and i'm sold. you could almost convince me to buy dirt if it's in a cute package! it only makes sense that i like little cards too! i made a set of 3x3 cards to have around. i'm hoping if i start having all these finished cards hanging around that i will use them more!  you may think they look familiar.  i made a similar set here.  just wanted to use different stamps!

3x3 set 2

stamps: stampin up
cardstock: kraft

ink:  early espresso

tools: nesties

ps.  did you see this??  so much fun!!

happy fall...

news flash.  this weekend went by faster than i could say h{ippity} hop!  so here we are with the hop on monday again!  i made a fall card since it is october.  we had weather like summer on saturday (broke a new high with 88!) so it doesn't exactly feel like fall, but probably will this week with all the rain we are supposed to have.  used some nesties and an embossing folder for this card.  h{ippity} hop on to the rest of the projects starting at the {ippity} blog!

happy fall 
stamps: ippity

cardstock: apricot appeal, dusting durango, crushed curry, always artichoke

ink:  dusting durango, crushed curry, always artichoke

embellishments:  cuttlebug embossing folder, nesties-labels 4, prismacolor markers

don't forget there is a new monthly special on my {ippity} blog!  go get yourself some of these cute stamps!

chirp...

chirp chirp.  that's what i heard while i was making these. plus it's friends with flair!  they have friends.  can you stand how cute this little set of birds singing the day away is?  i love it!  and of course, it's unity.  my latest crack-like substance.  speaking of which, a new kit of the month should be arriving shortly.  woot woot!  back to the atcs...this is for a swap i hosted titled "bird on a wire".  cause i can't get enough of birds or owls.  {heart} them.  don't forget to check out the other fwf posts today for your chance to win some unity goodness!!  start here!  chirp chirp!

chirp 
stamps: unity
cardstock: pebbles pp
ink:  baja breeze
embellishments:  prismacolor markers
tools:  nesties

in the meadow...

we can build a snowman...or not.  since it isn't snowing.  but a group of us whipped out a circle journal of a different kind.  instead of circling, everyone sent me their pages and i swapped them out.  which saved about 5 months time and who knows how much postage.  at first i wasn't thrilled with the idea...i liked getting each individual journal in my hands and trying to decide what i wanted to create.  with this swap, i made my design, then just repeated it seven more times.  i love how it turned out.  and i love that i wasn't stressing about getting a journal in the mail every three weeks.  only problem now is i need to make the actual journal part!  so i can put all the awesome snowman pages in.  when i do, i'll post pictures of the finished project.

snowman cj 
stamps: unity, purple onion, american crafts
cardstock: kiwi kiss, all my memories pp
ink:   baja breeze, old olive, onyx black
embellishments:  prismacolor markers
tools:  nesties
font: ldj christmas troll

more card sets...

i posted a margarita card the other day and mentioned that they are part of a set i created to sell.  here are the other cards in the set.  there are four cards total, each with a different sentiment.  i created the colored background by using a piece of cardstock that i cut out with a nestabilities to make a template.  then i sponged the different colors on each card.  i love the effect it made. 

inside:  sending a little happy

card set

stamps: amuse, stampin up, unity
cardstock: white

ink:  blushing bride, early espresso, daffodil delight, cherry cobbler, green galore

tools: nesties

oh snap...

i promise i will start posting projects with stamps other than unity soon! i have just been playing along with the challenges over at scs for the unity anniversary! this is another card that i made for the triple take challenge. you had to follow a sketch, use 4 different patterned papers, and add a button or bling. i also got a new set of nesties on saturday (woot woot, 50% off coupon!) so i wanted to play a bit with those.

oh snap!
stamps: unity
cardstock: soft sky, blue bayou, kraft-su; we r memory keepers pp
ink: blue bayou-su; onyx black versafine
embellishments: prismacolor markers, stickles, buttons-sei, ribbon-su
tools: nestabilities

friend to friend...

and i bet you thought i was getting out of the atc game and back into cards, right? wrongo!! i was just making some cards for fun. of course i'm still in a ton of atc swaps, so i will always be making those! these are for christie's barynard swap. love the little cow expression.

friend to friend
stamps: gina k, unity
cardstock: baja breeze, my mind's eye pp
ink: blue bayou-su; onyx black versafine
embellishments: prismacolor markers
tools: nestabilities

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

chocolatier...

no, not chocoholic, although i am one of those..what's a chocolatier you may ask? that's what i thought the first time i heard the term. there is a cool site called crop chocolate. they have random deals on crafting/scrapbooking/stamping stuff that change ever day, sometimes many times during the day. a while back, they decided to have a design team, which they call chocolatiers. they are sent a box of goodies from crop chocolate and have to create something out of the items. i was one of the lucky ones to be accepted as a chocolatier. i received a box of goodies last week and this is my first project officially as a chocolatier. so be watching on cropchocolate.com and you may see my stuff! i case'd this from the amuse blog. there was the cutest card over there and i knew i wanted to try it. it fits perfect for the reason i made this card, which i can't reveal until the recipient receives it or it will spoil the surprise. that's why the two middle sections are blank. i'm going to add photos there. when i have given the card, i'll post it again with the pictures and the reason for sending it!
















absolutely fabulous
cardstock: hot fudge-mft; soft sky-su; making memories pp
ink: chocolate chip
embellishments: making memories: button brads, flowers, rub ons; stamping bella ribbon
tools: big shot, nestabilities labels 1

two pots...

ok, i branched out on this atc and tried a new technique.  amy from the shack posted a link to this tutorial and i thought i'd give it a shot.  it took a little experimenting, but i finally figured it out.  i {heart} this flopsey set.  it is so cute!  and i hope this works ok for the swap that my fellow shackie, kristy, from australia is hosting.  the theme is 'emotions' so i figured this is a very real emotion!

 two pots
stamps: my favorite things, basic grey
cardstock: pink pirouette, purely pomegranate
ink: onyx black, purely pomegranate
embellishments: prismacolor markers,
other: nestabilities