Good Friends

Are you ready for spring yet? I am! LOL!

These bright and happy colours make me wish that winter was long gone and the flowers were in bloom.

I had forgotten about this Cosmo Cricket dp. It's so fun!

PTI's All Booked Up has not been used in a long time either. My intentions were to make a bookmark but ran short of time so I whipped it into a card instead.

Speaking of GOOD friends...

Look what Denise sent me! She not only sent me a Christmas card she remembered that my birthday is coming up too! So sweet of her! Tomorrow I'll show you a card I made using some stamps she sent me too! FUN!

Aren't her cards adorable??? Her colouring is AMAZING!

Thanks girl!

Thanks for stopping by today! I really enjoy reading your comments!

Have a WONDERFUL Thursday!

Hello friends

Happy Saturday Evening!
I haven't stamped in a few days because this cold is kicking my butt! Summer colds really do bite....grrrrrrr!
Yesterday I received a package of boosters in the mail that I had ordered from Jody along with some fab goodies that I won on her blog. Look at this super duper cute card she included inside for me! Sweet, eh?

As I said, I haven't stamped in a few days but have another notebook to share with you. I've had a few people ask me where I got the books from. Well they were bought at a local grocery store here in Canada. They are a fabulous! The covers are made of a thin MDF wood, so nice and sturdy. I do have a few more in my stash so maybe I'll do a little blog candy when I'm feeling a little better ;)
This book uses the adorable PI girl called Make Mine a Double.

Thanks for stopping by today! I'm off to take some more sinus medication and watch the Nascar race. Go Gordon!

What's Brewing?

Good Evening!
Hope you are enjoying the weekend!
Sorry no post this morning but last night I was BEAT and just laid on the couch and did NOTHING ;)
This afternoon I sat downstairs where it's cool(we are having a late summer heat wave) and stamped a bunch of cards. I love doing things "just because".
There is a new challenge blog out there called Crazy 4 Challenges and I know some really fabulous people on it!! This is their second challenge. Sadly, I ran out of time to play last week.
Check them out!
I've used some fun new American Crafts Halloween dp along with the new Taylored Expressions set called Spooky Expressions.

LOOK what came in the mail for me yesterday!!!
A card from my buddy, Denise!
It couldn't have come at a better time. I've had a rough week and it was a nice pick me up!
Thanks Denise for making my day!!!

Thanks for stopping by!

It's all about friends!

Good Morning!
Wednesday's mean it's time for another All That Scraps Challenge! This week we have a sketch for you and if you stop by the ATS blog a little later today you will find all the details there. I THINK there may be a surprise there too but even I don't know what it is...lol
I'm posting early because I'll be gone to work ;)
I hadn't inked the cute Junebug image yet and really wanted to play with her. I paired her up with a sentiment from AmyR's Friends Sentiment set.

Stamps: Junebugs, AmyR Friends Sentiment; Cardstock: So saffron, Soft sky, White and DP; Inks: Memento black; Accessories: Copics, mini pearls, Buttons, linen thread, Nesties, Ribbon, Dimensionals
Now I want to show you a SUPER duper cute card I got from Denise this week!!! Adorable eh?

Thanks for stopping by today! I'll be back in a little while with a special blog hop post ;)

Thanks a Bunch!

Good morning everyone!
My day off yesterday went WAY too fast...lol
I got almost everything done on my to-do list except an All That Scraps card but stop by the ATS blog later today to see what fab creations the girls came up with!
I needed four thank you cards and used the Colour Challenge as my starting point.
Baja Breeze, Ruby Red and White

Stamps: A Little Somethin'; Cardstock: Ruby Red, Baja, White and Parisian Breeze Specialty; Inks: Baja; Accessories: Circle nesties, Wavy border punch, Baja ribbon, Mat pack and paper piercer, Dimensionals, Flower Trio Punch, Rhinestone
Look at this HAPPY mail I received from Allison yesterday!!! Thanks Allison!!! I can't wait to dig into those Mac Toffee's!! YUMMY!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Thanks So Much!

Hey Gang!
Were you wondering where I was? LOL!
Yesterday when I got home from work I had a few things to do around the house before Brian got home. Once he arrived we all sat around gabbing for awhile before bed....I just didn't feel like getting on the computer to upload anything....sorry!
This morning I played along with Emily's Colour Challenge of White and one layer...ack!
Pulled out my trusty Trendy Trees and got to work.
It's hard to see in this picture but I did score three lines across the bottom. I DID use the SAMJ for the sentiments but you can see how well that went for me....crooked and smudged....

Stamps: Trendy Trees; Cardstock: WW; Inks: Choc chip, Pumpkin pie, So saffron, Riding hood red; Accessories: SAMJ, Riding hood red ribbon
Last week my PTI order arrived that Denise and I split and in the box was a bag of Nutter Butters AND this gorgeous card....check it out~! She totally spoils me! Thanks girl!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Gorgeous RAK from Denise!

Good Morning!
Well I survived my first day of work yesterday!!! Today I'm off....lol...gotta love that eh? I didn't stamp yesterday....not because I didn't have time but because I wanted to show you this BEAUTIFUL card from my buddy Denise! She was so sweet to send me a card congratulating me on my new job and how perfect that it arrived yesterday!! Thanks Denise!

Thanks for stopping by today!!

ATS Sketch Challenge, CC Card and a RAK!

Happy Wednesday Gang!

I'm so glad that yesterday is over. It was one of those days. I had so much to do but nothing got done because Brian needed to go to the denist. He was having severe pain in his wisdom tooth all weekend. I called but couldn't get into our dentist til Thursday. Luckily I found another place that would take him. They turned out to be SUPER nice and very good! He ended up having the wisdom tooth pulled but not after having to cut his gums....ewwwwwwwww. I am NOT good with blood. They bagged his tooth so he could bring it home to show Chloe. She's into that yucky stuff and we knew she'd want to look at it under her microscope....haha!

Ok....so you didn't come to hear my babbling did ya? ;)

Today All That Scraps will have a sketch challenge posted on their blog.

I really wanted to use something that hadn't been inked up in a long time.

The Go Prehistoric jumped out at me. It also gave me a chance to use some Basic Grey DP!

Stamps: Go Prehistoric; Cardstock: Sage Shadow, Really Rust, Choc Chip, White and Basic Grey DP; Inks: Memento Black, Sage Shadow, Really Rust; Accessories: Copics, Sponges, Mat pack and Paper piercer, Buttons, Linen Thread, Paper Snips, Word Window Punch, Oval Nesties, Dimensionals

Did you all see the CC for yesterday? Kiwi Kiss, Rose Red and More Mustard

Was I the only one who was scared of it? LOL! After getting Brian all settled, I sat down to make something. I used Mercy's sketch and the cute H & M Stamp set called Calling All Angels.

Stamps: Calling All Angels; Cardstock: Kiwi Kiss, More Mustard, Rose Red, White and More Mustard Prints Papers; Inks: Memento Black; Accessories: Copics, Eyelet Border Punch, Kiwi Ribbon, Silver Brads, Dimensionals, Stardust Pen

I love happy mail! Yesterday I received this pretty card from Paula in Toronto! She's a wonderfully sweet person. Thanks Paula for brightening my day!!

Thanks for stopping by today!

RAKS

Good Evening!

I had a wonderful mail day today and wanted to share a couple of cards I received from some great friends!

Denise aka Peanutbee sent me some wonderful stamped images along with this adorable card! She has such a talent for colouring....doesn't she?! Thanks Denise!

This one is from my friend Michelle in Boise. I'm so excited that she has finally gotten into stamping and card making! She always swore she wouldn't make cards....BUT I knew she'd be hooked like the rest of us....lol

Thanks Michelle!

Thanks for stopping by!

Mojo Cards and Fabulous RAKS

Happy Tuesday!

Well yesterday Chloe came home from school early....not feeling so well. She was MAD as heck too...she didn't want to come home....they had French class in the afternoon and she was going to miss it....totally bummed her out! Hoping when she wakes up feeling much better this morning.

Julee had her Mojo sketch posted yesterday and I really wanted to use some new stamps I received from Crafty Secrets last week. In the first card I flipped the sketch for my image panel.

Stamps: Seaside; Cardstock: Old Olive, Bashful Blue, So Saffron, Rose Red, WC paper and Jr Varsity DP; Inks: Black Stazon, Bashful Blue, Old Olive, Rose Red, So Saffron, Creamy Caramel, Close to Cocoa; Accessories: Aqua Painter, Circle Nesties, Dimensionals

Here is another card I made using Julee's Mojo sketch. This one is for a girlfriend...I know she'll get a kick out of the sentiment!

Stamps: Coffee and Tea; Cardstock: Old Olive, So Saffron, WW and Jr Varsity DP; Inks; Memento Black; Accessories: Copics, Circle Nesties, Primas, Sparkle Brad, Dimensionals

Check out this awesome blue and yellow RAK I received from Carole Burrage...a fellow Dirty Girl! Many months ago....I mentioned to Carole how much I LOVED this card...it's really perfect...stamps, layout, colours....well anyway....she was kind enough to send it to me! She even used some of my fave Designer Paper from Imaginisce!!

A couple of weeks ago I joined the SCS Wish RAK club. I have so many images that I hope I can send/exchange with others! Kitty Anderson aka OregonStamper sent me this wonderful Welcome RAK. Love the layout of her card! The front flap opens and that is where she wrote a message to me....so cute!

This next RAK comes from Julia Betemps from Little Paper Shop. Love the copper coloured jewels that she added to this card...they are so pretty! Thanks Julia...brought a smile to my face!

It was such a pleasure to work with Julia and the other girls at the Little Paper Shop. I'm going to miss playing along but I'll keep up with their blogs!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Finally....

Happy Sunday!

Guess what today is??!! Nope...not Race Day....that happened last night :( I won't get into that though...lol

It's the first Regular Season game for the Edmonton OILERS!!!! I can't wait to start screaming at the tv. It gets Snickers(our dog) all worked up!

Again, you probably didn't come to hear about my sports stories eh? I'm sure I'll have a WHACK of people unsubscribing now...oh well!

I've got another sneak peek to share with you today from Little Paper Shop. It's a new sentiment set called Make a Wish. I've paired up the Aged to Perfection sentiment with the Still Hot Granny stamp. Cracks me up!!!

Stamps: Make a Wish, Still Hot Granny; Cardstock; Summer Sunrise, Lemon Tart, White; Inks: Mementon Black, Summer Sunrise; Accessories: PTI ribbons, Long Rectangle Nesties, Word Window Punch, Circle Punches, Flower Punch, Dimensionals, Copic Markers, Embossing Folder

I had a wonderful mail week!! Lori from Inking Aloud was sweet to send me this card below. She recently participated in a Shoe Box swap and had this one left over and sent it to ME!! Thanks Lori!

A couple of weeks ago I told Kelly from Crafting Creatively about the Georgia Pacific White paper from Walmart. I'd actually used it for the first time when Lori sent me some! LOL! When we were on vacation in August I picked some up(we don't have it at Canadian Walmarts). I thought she may like to try some too so I sent her a little bit to give it a whirl. Well look what she sent me back! This super cute card and tons of stamped images plus a Magnolia stamp(which was already in use) so I didn't get a pic of it...lol Thanks so much Kelly!
I'm pretty stinkin' lucky to have such fabulous bloggin' friends!

I haven't had much luck RAK'n others though...mailed out tons of cards a few weeks ago and only heard from two that they received them...could be the mail I guess :(

Lovely RAKS!

Good afternoon!

Hope everyone is enjoying the long weekend! I can't believe it's the end of summer....school starts Tuesday...ugh!

I wanted to show you these FANTASTIC RAKS I received this week! What a sweet treat it was to get my big bundle of mail after vacation and I found these treasures in it!!

This first one is from Diane aka Cookiestamper on SCS. Please stop by her blog and say a hello! Diane's doodling around the edges is awesome! Love the paper pieced vase too! Thanks so much Diane for welcoming me to the Dirty Dozen too!

This beautiful butterfly card is from Charmaine aka CharmWarm on SCS. Be sure to stop by her blog and say hello too! I love the glittery butterfly...so pretty! Thanks Charmaine!!

Fantastic RAKS!

I have had a GREAT mail week!! Look at all these wonderful cards that I have been lucky enough to receive!! Thanks girls for the congrats on my Dirty Girl status!! Sure made me smile!!

It's so nice to be acknowledged by so many of you....especially when my own upline hasn't :( but then again, maybe she isn't a Fan Club Member.

Don't forget that tomorrow you will be able to see the August Gallery!! It's a good one...you won't want to miss it!

Tracy sent me this awesome little card from Calgary! Guess what...Tracy is the one who won the SUInk stamp set and she sent this before she won....saw the post mark....how funny is that?!

Love the quote Tracy! Thanks so much!

Check out this super cute card from Donna Baker. LOVE the felt letters Donna....so cool! I can hear that big HOWDY from Texas ;)

Thanks Donna!
First I have to apologize to Kathy for not capturing the true beauty of this card. I wanted to show the beautiful sparkly gold embossing but somehow lost the deep rich colour of the purple....sorry!

Kathy also sent along the meaning of this purple Mandala for me. Wow! I won't write it all here but it does say that purple is the colour of royalty, mystery, spirituality and originality :)

Thank you Kathy!

Have a GREAT day!

Dreaming of a new catty....

Happy Wednesday!

A happy day indeed!! Guess what is coming today??? My case of SU! catalogues!! I can't wait!! I'm not leaving to go anywhere today...haha!

Yesterday Emily chose a great Colour Challenge for us on SCS. She wanted to say a farewell to this years In Colours. You could use ANY/ALL of the In Colours and a neutral and NO other colours. I chose to use my two favourites...Soft Sky and Wild Wasabi.

Stamps: Dreams de Jour; Cardstock: Wild Wasabi, Soft Sky, WW and Soft Sky prints paper; Inks: Black stazon, Wasabi, Soft Sky, Groovy Guava; Access: SU! scallop edge punch, Mat pack and Paper piercer, White Gel Pen, Striped Wasabi Ribbon, Dimensionals

Today the All That Scraps Design Team has a Colour Challenge for you all to join in on!

Very Vanilla, Pink Passion and Always Artichoke

Now don't panic, I'm sure you are after hearing Pink Passion...I know I did...lol but I think I managed to work it into the card just fine ;) You can too!

I used Layla from CC Designs and you can find her at All That Scraps!

Check out this FABULOUS RAK from my awesome friend Nancy Riley. I'm sure you all know her but in case you don't....check out her blog iSTAMP! She rocks!!

Thanks for stopping by today!

There are TWO more SUInk DT members offing up blog candy today:

Kimberly and also Leigh

Right now as I write this post(Tuesday night) I haven't heard from the winner of the Roughin' It set. I will wait til 9 AM Wednesday morning and if I've heard nothing... I need to have this sorted out before I leave for holidays ;)

DTGD Challenges and another RAK!

Good Wednesday Morning!

Have you been playing along with the Dare To Get Dirty Challenges? I'm loving them and haven't missed one yet! These are my cards from the Tuesday Challenges.

This first one is from Julie's challenge. Wow...I've never made a card like this but I actually like how it turned out!

I think I fooled a few people for Christine's challenge ;) I was soooooooo tempted to pull out my favourite....Boatloads of Love but I resisted and challenged myself to use something else.
This card was for Michelle's challenge. I thought the sentiment went very well with the lighthouse image.
Check out this SWEET RAK from Nancy Morgan at Paper Smiles. She was so sweet to send it to me for making the SCS Dirty Dozen!!! Thanks bunches Nancy! I love it!
Come on and play along in the SCS Dare To Get Dirty Challenges...they are soooooooooo much fun!

Thanks for stopping by today!

I have more cards to show but I'll wait for a slow day....