what's up?

i figured that if i make a few dollars selling cards, i should be able to buy more supplies. right? so i made a little archiver's run today. armed with a 30% off coupon and a quest to get some new unity stamps, i came out with a little more than i went in for. but isn't that always the case? i also did a quick and cute make 'n take while i was there. it was so cute, i case'd it and made this atc for christie's riley swap. i also used some new embossing powder that was a cool color of brown, chestnut. i'm not usually one for colored ep, but i loved it on the orange.

what's up?
stamps: riley, my favorite things
cardstock: hot fudge-mft; tangerine tango-su; crate paper pp
ink: versamark
embellishments: zing chestnut embossing powder-american crafts

summer days...

i am still dreaming of summer. probably because it keeps snowing almost every day. i can't wait to see the sun for longer than a day!! this is my entry in ellie's summer circle journal. hope she likes it! i think i used a record number of blue inks! i also tried embossing with versafine ink, which i didn't know you could do. i love it. it's my new fave black to emboss with. gives much finer detail than either black craft ink or versamark.

summer days!
stamps: hanna stamps, riley, studio g, purple onion stamps, eat cake graphics, kim huges, green grass stamps
cardstock: bermuda bay, soft sky, american crafts pp
ink: baja breeze, buckaroo blue, pacific point, blue bayou, taken with teal, onyx black
embellishments: prismacolor markers, clear embossing powder

my dream, my reality...

how i want to spend my summer...that is the theme of patty's summer circle journal. i decided that how i want to spend my summer and how i actually will spend my summer are probably going to be two very different ways. so i created this entry accordingly!!



my dream, my reality
stamps: dear lizzy+american crafts, riley, maryse carrier, stampin up, hanna stamps, stampendous, imaginisce
cardstock: pacific point, kiwi kiss; colorbox pp
ink: pacific point, baja breeze, soft sky, purely pomegranate, tangerine tango, onyx black
embellishments: prismacolor markers, stickles, me & my big ideas
tools: corner chomper, scallop punch, circle punch

two scoops...

you know that i love this little moose. riley is his name. and i love ice cream. so the two go hand in hand!! this is for sherri's ice cream swap.

two scoops
stamps: riley
cardstock: baja breeze, certainly celery, doodlebug pp
ink: baja breeze, onyx black
embellishments: prismacolor markers

soakin' up the sun...

this is what i did a lot of this weekend. we went to vegas for a few days and i did a lot of just relaxing and hanging out. unfortunately i didn't do a lot of sun soaking, since it wasn't very warm, but i did relax. which is what i needed. this is for chris's relax atc swap.

soakin' up the sun
stamps: riley
cardstock: soft sky, su pp
ink: baja breeze, onyx black
embellishments: prismacolor markers

what i like about summer..

this is the theme of chris's cj in the summer circle journal swap. this is what i like about summer. it's so nice to be back in my craft room after working 6 of the last 7 days.


what i like about summer...
stamps: fontwerks, imaginisce, studio g, riley
cardstock: we r memory keepers pp, pebbles pp
ink: crushed curry, melon mambo, cranberry crisp, kiwi kiss, tangerine tango-su; onyx black, vintage sepia, majestic blue-versafine
embellishments: prismacolor markers
font: snf goody

and so it begins...

another circle journal swap, that is. this one is a summer theme. i had a hard time coming up with my cj for this theme. i knew what i wanted to do for my pages (then did something completely different as i got going!) but couldn't figure it out for the journal part. i had an idea sunday morning and just went with it. this is the result. now that i look at it, it's kind of minimalist, compared to some of my others. but i love the simplicity of it. and i can't get enough of this cute paper and stamp set from stampin up. i originally used the hemp twine to hold it together during the mailing process, but i think i may leave it once i get it back. i think it's cute!









2010 summer cj
stamps: basic grey, eat cake graphics, kim huges, imaginisce, purple onion designs, riley, stampin up
cardstock: river rock, stampin up pp, bo bunny pp, my mind's eye pp, we r memory keepers pp
ink: baja breeze, pacific point, melon mambo, crushed curry, chocolate chip; onyx black, vintage sepia, majestic blue
embellishments: prismacolor markers, stickles
fonts: ck fun, ck new years day
tools: corner chomper, bind it all

anywhere but here...

i'm sure i'm not the only one that can relate to this atc. i hate ironing. that's why i don't think i own anything that requires being ironed. kerry does, on the other hand. but he doesn't mind doing it...or he would rather do it himself than listen to me whine about doing it!! anyhoo...this is for merry's riley atc swap. the sentiment is from my favorite things, twisted too set. i love it!! i debated between the 'anywhere but here' or 'talk dirty to me'. both were applicable!



anywhere but here
stamps: riley, my favorite things
cardstock: cranberry crisp, morning marigold-su; recollections pp
ink: onyx black, cranberry crisp
embellishments: prismacolor & sharpie markers
tools: corner chomper

got floaties?

this cute little guy makes me want to throw on some swim fins and hop in the pool!! hence the pool fun atc swap.


got floaties?
stamps: riley
cardstock: pacific point, bashful blue
ink: yoyo yellow, pacific point
embellishments: prismacolor markers, glossy accents
other: cb embossing folder


ps i added some glossy accents to his swim mask so it looked like a real one!

breast cancer riley...

there is a set of stamps featuring a little moose named riley. a whole line of rileys in different character, seasons and careers. this little riley is ribbon riley. i suppose he could be supporting whatever cause uses a ribbon. i made him be supporting breast cancer. since i'm hosting a breast cancer awareness atc swap over at the shack. he's such a cute little moose. i've got a ton of swaps coming up, so hopefully i'll be posting a lot in the next little while. stay tuned!


pink ribbons
stamps: riley (?)
cardstock: pink pirouette, rose red, melon mambo
ink: onyx black, rose red
embellishments: prismacolor markers, ribbon-su, cb embossing folder, stickles


ps i thought it needed some bling so i added stickles to the ribbon!