Hey there.....

how are you all doing on this very hot day here in southern AZ? Today I have 2 things I want to share with you all. Last week, well, Friday I made a few cards and was planning on uploading them on Saturday, but our neighbor kind of threw a rock our way and we ended up spending all afternoon hauling rocks and trying to get some sort of path for the coming monsoon done. My neighbor actually did not throw the rock literally, he is in the process of fixing up his backyard and he had tons of big rocks which he was going to just haul away so I told my DH, go and ask what he is going to do with them and if he is just getting rid of them, ask if we could have some to get our front yard taken care off. See for those of you that know about the monsoon season and that those waters come out of nowhere and just wash anything in their way away you need to be prepared and take care of your property. Well, we live on a pretty steep hill and last year when we were just looking at the house it was raining so hard one day, the entire one side of the front yard was washed down the street. I mean those little landscaping rocks were all over the sidewalk and in the street. To make a long story short, we had to do something and since my DH, bless his heart, is kind of a procrastinator :D:D, we had not done that yet, so Saturday that was changed. We got some rock from our neighbor and got started and today I finished it.


Needless to say I am aching everywhere :D:D:D, plus temps in the 100's don't really help. At one point I thought I was going to pass out.


All right now, since I've got that off of my chest, how about I show you those cards. The first one is a very simple card that I have had in my head for quite some time. I don't know about you all, but Kraft and white just looks good together and paired with a silhouette stamp it is just gorgeous, well, at least I think so ;P.







HELLO


Recipe:




Paper: PTI Kraft, PTI white




Stamp: ISC Natures Silhouettes II




Ink: StazOn Cotton White, Chalk Box creamy brown




Accessories: SU oval punch, foam tape, double sided tape





My second card is a little more elegant but yet simple.


I think I was one of the LAST people that bought SU's Parisian Breeze DP. I had admired gorgeous creations done with it all over the place and just never gotten it until the retiring list came out, so I finally have the paper and can't get enough of it :D:D.



I have to admit though that I did not get the Baja Breeze paper that matches this wonderful paper, but the Soft Sky cs works, at least IMHO :D.



The label I've put on this card was done with my Nesties Labels 4, which I absolutely love for anything Vintage looking, plus I used the last of these fun little Prima roses from the Fairy Tale Collection.


The scripture is from last months release over at ISC and I am totally in love with it. The little cross I've used on it is from an necklace I bought several years ago on clearance for like 50 cents or so.



Look to the Lord.....





Recipe:

Paper: SU Parisian Breeze DP, SU Soft Sky, PTI white

Stamps: ISC Thoughtful Verses

Ink: VersaFine OnyxBlack

Accessories: Nesties Labels 4, silver half pearls from Mike's, mini roses from Prima's Fairy Tale Collection, light blue sheer ribbon, narrow white satin ribbon, silver cross pendant, dimensionals, foam tape, double sided tape

All right, that is it for today. My DH came home early, so I'll have to run and get dinner going. Thanks so much for stopping by today, it means a lot to me that you guys are taking the time to come see what I am up to.

Hugs,

Hello on this beautiful Sunday....

guess what time it is? It is time for yet another sketch challenge over at Innovative Stamp Creations and guess what? You can win a FREE stamp sheet of your choice!!!!! YEAH, doesn't that sound good? So, what are you wainting on? Get your ISC stamps out and get creating :D:D:D:D. But wait just one minute, I'll have to show you my card first.





Recipe:
Paper: PTI Vintage Cream for the base, SU Close to Cocoa, K&Company Ancestry
Stamps: Sketch of Roses from ISC
Ink: SU Close to Cocoa, Chalk Box Creamy Brown, Chestnut Roan for the distressing of the main image circle, VersaMark,
Accessories: Nesties classic scalloped circles, Vintage rose buttons, Fiskars decorative corner punch, Vintage lace trim, pastel chalks for the poppin' pastels technique, dimensionals, foam tape, double sided tape.

To get some more inspiration, make sure you head on over to all of the talented ladies of the DT for they sure have rocked this one ;D.
So now go on have fun and post your card on your Blog or your gallery and link it to ISC Blog and you have a chance to win ONE of the wonderful stamp sheet Betsy has.

Thanks so much for stopping by today and please keep me in your thoughts and prayers as today was not a good day for me. Yep, the migraine headaches are back. Hate them, hate them!!!

Have a wonderful week and a big {{{HUG}}},

Hi there.......

did you all miss me? Well, I am back now and I am still trying to catch up on things to do after our short trip out of town. Those few days away went by so very quick, but I am glad to be home in my own bed :D.




For the last 4 weeks I have been showing cards I made for Sharon Johnson's Stamp Simple challenge and today will be the last post. Yep, my month at Sharon's comes to an end and SSNOTIME93 will be my last official post. I am a little sad, but I will be still hanging around and participate in those fun stamp simple challenges Sharon comes up with. Her and those oh so very talented ladies on her team made me feel welcome. Thanks so much for this opportunity Sharon and thanks ladies for allowing me to play along for a few weeks.


All right now, let me tell you a little about this weeks challenge before I need the tissues ;D.


This week Sharon wants us to do a fun "Combo Challenge" with a little of a twist. We are to use grassy greens and sky blue, well, I did not exactly use sky blue but it is blue. Plus, we are to add some piercing. If you care to find out more head on over to Sharon's blog .

Back to my creation, well, when I found out that we were to use green and blue I knew I wanted to use some of the gorgeous Periphery paper pad from Basic Grey. I just love the Basic Grey paper pads they are so very versatile. The one I picked out is somewhat of a grassy green but the blue is a little darker than sky blue, so I hope I will not get in trouble for that, LOL!!! Since I did not want to cut up too much of the 6x6 paper I made my card 5.5"x5.5" and incorporated some SU Certainly Celery and Not Quite Navy as they are pretty close to the shades in the DP. Since the challenge is "Stamp Simple" after all, I did not add that many embellishments have a look and see for yourself

Birthday Wishes


Recipe:
Paper: PTI White, SU Certainly Celery, Not Quite Navy,
Basic Grey Periphery

Stamps: SU Elegant Cheer (Birthday Wishes)
Paper Salon Fancy Flourishes for the corner
image that is stamped on cs and cut out and
then pierced

Ink: Chalk Box Prussian Blue, Charcoal

Accessories: Nesties Labels 4, Tim Holtz distressing tool,
Prima Nursery Tales Collection mini roses
Grey blue sheer ribbon from Sharon's
ribbon store, blue crystals, dimensionals,
glue dots, double sided tape

So, what do you think? I did some of the piercing on the DP but it does not show that well as the paper is kind of thin but if you click on the photo it will enlarge and you can see it a bit better.

Sharon also has some news to share. For those that keep up with Sharon's blog know already that Becky has left the Stamp Simple team so Sharon took on two very talented ladies which you already gotten to know, since both of them are recent Guest Designers Jenny Gropp and Barbara Anders. Congratulations ladies!!! If you want to see what the rest of the DT came up with head on over to

Jenny, Barbara, AJ, Deb, Janine, Jennifer, Julie, Tammy,

Thanks again Sharon for having me. I loved every minute of it.

That's it for me for now. Thanks so much for stopping by.

Hugs,

It is time for

Sharon Johnson's Stamp Simply Challenge 92 and this week we were asked to created something that can hold a recipe or you can write a recipe on. Well, I made a criss cross recipe card.


I was thinking and thinking which one of my oh so many recipes, well I usually don't cook by recipe, I am a kind of throw it in the pot as I go kind of girl :D:D:D and decided to write up a recipe that I have been making for a while and every time I serve it people ask for the recipe as it is pretty good. It is called Chicken 'n eggs brunch pizza and I changed a few things from the original recipe as it is originally called "Ham 'n eggs brunch pizza" but my family does not like ham too much. Another thing that I changed, well, we don't just eat it as a breakfast/brunch dish you can eat that thing any time of day :D:D.


The instructions for the criss cross card are from SCS and I am sure some of you have made it a ton of times. If you have never made one, it is actually pretty fun to put together the instructions can be found here . For this card I used some Martha Stewart Daisies I found the other day when I went to Big Lots. They have the biggest sale ever going on. All kind of Martha Stewart stuff like for weddings and such, little gift bags, cards, favor boxes, garlands, confetti and those daisies that have a dimensional on the back. Those daisies almost looked like the daisies on some, yes, you've guessed it K&Company paper which is called Wild Saffron and so pretty!!!


To make a long story short, I used the paper and the daisies to make this recipe criss cross card. Let me know what you think. I took 2 pictures so you'll get to see the card with the recipe inside and then the recipe itself.



























Recipe:
Paper: PTI Summer Breeze, SU Chocolate Chip, K&Company Wild Saffron, SU confetti white for the tag
Stamps: SU Yummy
Ink: Su Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Mega scalloped oval punch, satin ribbon, Martha Stewart Daisies (40 daisies for $2.00!!!), SU Tab punch

Did I get you interested in this recipe? Well, all you have to do if you can't make it out from the picture, shoot me an e-mail and I'll gladly send it to you. Make sure you'll go and check out what the other ladies have come up with.

Janine, Jennifer, Julie, AJ, Becky, Tammy and Deb

You'll love it and maybe you'll just find some recipes to try out ;D.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,

Hello friends.....

I know it has been an entire week since I posted and I hope that you will hang on in there with me, as I am super busy with my kids. So, please forgive me. I have a few things for you all. I actually made 2 cards last weekend, but did not have a chance to upload until now. Do you ever have that you make a project and you write everything down, but somehow your notes disappear? Well, that is exactly what happened to me. So, the recipe for my 2 cards are going to be based on what I remember ;D.


The first one is a card I made with a stamp set from Just Rite that is actually retiring, so I had to jump right on it and order it before it was gone. If you have been visiting the Just Rite website you probably have seen some pretty amazing creations by the DT there and let me tell you all of the projects done with this set are just gorgeous. My card is pretty simple but this stamp does not need much as it speaks for itself :D.


Precious and few .....


Recipe:

Paper: PTI white, Basic Grey Lilykate

Stamps: Just Rite Harmony Classic Circle Stamper III

Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black, Chalk ink in pink for the edges

Accessories: Nesties Classic Circles, Primas in pink, pearl brad from the bridal section at Mike's, white grosgrain ribbon, dimensionals

What y'all think? Not very many embellishments needed, right?

The second one is a square card that is 5.5"x5.5" and I used my Unity stamps, which I had to dust off ;D. I am a big sucker for paper and embellishments and just about every time I go to Mike's or Joann's I'll find some kind of paper that is on sale. It is almost like it is calling my name :D:D:D. The paper I used here is a pad by K&Company and is called Ancestry. Let me tell you, it has the most gorgeous double sided papers in it. The one I've used here makes a statement but yet is not too much (at least that is what I think,LOL!) I also used my Twinkling H2O's I snatched up on that fabulous 40% off deal they had going on when they thought they were going out of business. It's just a good thing that some bigger companies stepped in and helped them out so we all can benefit from it as they now stay in business and that sale is now over. Pretty sure most of you have used the H2O's before but for those that have not, they are the most fabulous paints you'll ever have and they last forever. When I color with them I usually use my aqua pen it makes it easy to control how wet you'll get your paints. For this project where I simply colored the Primas I used the color "fire & ice". To start out I used off white larger flower which I left that way just painted with "fire&ice" and a smaller one that I colored with a marker in a cocoa color and than painted with "fire&ice". As you'll see the outcome is completely different and matches the BG DP almost exactly. For the sentiment I cut out some octagons with my new Nesties added a signature stick pin and voila the card was almost done :D:D.

A friend........

Recipe:

Paper: PTI Vintage Cream, K&Company Acestry,

Canon textured cs in Champagne, SU Close to Cocoa

Stamps: Unity Stamps Proverbs 17:17

Ink: SU Close to Cocoa

Accessories: Nesties Octagons, spacer beads , crystals, flower filigree, handmade stick pin with glass beads, champagne colored satin ribbon, Primas, Twinkling H2O's in the color "fire & ice"

Can you all see the twinkle that the flowers give off? I think I took like 10 pictures and the one outside finally captured the shimmer a little bit. Sorry about the card laying down, the wind was just way to strong and the card kept on falling off of the rock :D.

That is it for me for right now. I'll have another post a little later for Sharon Johnson's Stamp Simply challenge. You might want to come on back as I will share a pretty yummy recipe that is so easy to do and almost cooks itself ;D.

See you later!!!

Hugs,

Goodness, where has time gone?

I tell you, when your kids are home time sure seems to fly by. It is Thursday and that means I have to get ready for Sharon Johnson's Stamp Simply Challenge and she asked us to use half circles. When I heard that I knew exactly what I was going to do. A while back I had ordered some cs scalloped circles from http://www.limelightcrafts.com/ and they came in handy for this fun challenge. I actually was able to pull 2 off for this challenge. It was almost like I was on a creating trip :D:D:D The first card that I made is a little on the romantic side, since I've used some of this wonderful paper from K&Company called Ancestry. It also went very well with some NEW Prima Hydrangeas I got the other day. I have not bought anything from eBay in like ages and when I was searching for Hydrangeas it took me there. I ordered on Sunday and my order arrived yesterday (Wednesday) I'd say that was pretty quick. Have a look for yourself.

For with God.......

Recipe:


Paper: PTI Aqua Mist, SU Chocolate Chip, K&Company Ancestry Pad, scalloped circle in chocolate from http://www.limelightcrafts.com/


Stamp: Clear Dollar Stamps "The Word" (you get 11 stamps for like $7.99)


Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Chalk Box Creamy Brown, Chestnut Roan for the distressing


Accessories: handmade stick pin with shades of brown glass beads, chocolate satin ribbon, Prima Hydrangeas from the Deep Woods box, Kaiser half pearls in copper

So, what do you think? I think the hardest part was to take a half way descent picture. It is pretty windy in AZ today ;D. The pictures that I took inside did not come out right at all.

All right, on to my second card. When I was putting the first one together I kind of said to myself that the half circle on the card reminds me of a purse. You probably wonder, what? No, really, if you look at it, it does :D:D I cut this card at 5.5"x5.5" to take full advantage of the circle, well, half circle ;D. I was looking through most of my DP pads I have, and I have a lot, LOL!!!! But, there was nothing that looked right, so I just ran my SU Pretty in Pink cs through the Bug, the Cuttlebug that is, in my Textile folder and I found that I did not want to do anything else. To keep it flowing I also ran the half circle through the Bug. I know this card is very simple, but yet again, that is what Sharon wants, right? To finish everything off I simply took the shank off of a button from a vintage button set I bought a long time ago at Joann's and added it as the faux purse closure. Some pink grosgrain ribbon and a simple "Thank You" sentiment layered on some punched out circles and tiny rose buds finished this simple card.

Thank You

Recipe:
Paper: SU Pretty in Pink, chocolate colored scalloped circle from http://www.limelightcrafts.com/
Ink: SU Close to Cocoa
Stamps: ISC Hibiscus "Thank You"
Accessories: Cuttlebug embossing folder Textile, Vintage button, 1 1/2" and 1 3/8" circle punch, pink grosgrain ribbon, Nursery Tales Prima rose buds in pink, corner rounder punch

Did I say too much? Pretty simple card, right?

I truly hope that you'll get to head on over to Sharon's blog to see what see created and play along.

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope to be back with a few more creations over the weekend ;D. I cleaned my stamping space today, yep, couldn't find things anymore, so it was time :D:D:D.

I am sorry I forgot to add this before, here is the list of the wonderful ladies of Sharon's DT , please make sure you head on over to check out what they've created

Julie, Tammy , AJ, Deb, Becky, Janine and Jennifer. Those girls are amazing!!

Hugs,

Hey y'all!!!!!

How are you guys doing on this Tuesday? I have been busy this morning (kind of needed some therapy, if you know what I mean!?) and I was able to make 3 cards. YEP, you've heard right :D:D:D. My first card is for the month of June Divine Design Bible Verse Challenge over at SCS, which I have enjoyed over the last few months. I tell you, those cards come in very handy for friends at church and my MIL ;D. This month I chose a stamp from Sweet n' Sassy from "The Word" set. Yesterday I received my order from PTI with some more of Nicole's awesome cs and the DP "Black and White Basics" let me tell you, this is some gorgeous paper. A bit on the modern side, but that is a good change ever so often from my Vintage style ;D. I picked out this circle kind of paper where one circle goes into another and is somewhat appropriate for my scripture I am using, 1 Peter 1:23, which says in the end "....which liveth and abideth for ever" just like those circles symbolize never ending. Kind of liked that. Have a look and see for yourself. Off course I had to stay just a little bit true to my style and add a stick pin ;P.

1 Peter 1:23

Recipe:

Paper: PTI white, True Black, B/W Basics DP

Stamp: Sweet n' Sassy "The Word"

Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black

Accessories: Nesties standard circle large, silver half pearls, handmade stickpin with pearls and silver beads, white grosgrain ribbon, dimensionals, glue dots

So, what do you think about this one? Isn't that DP from PTI gorgeous?

All right, you all probably know that on Monday's over at SCS they have the CAS (Clean and simple) challenge and this weeks colors are "Kraft, Coral and one coordinating color" so, to make a long story short I jumped on board and made this ever so simple card. Since I did not have any coral colored cs I went with a coral colored Prima that I have been hoarding for quite some time (too bad Joann stopped selling these gorgeous flowers, I think I'll have to contact their customer service ;D) and some ever so gorgeous striped ribbon from Sharon Johnson's Stamp Simply Ribbon Store. If you have not been over there to check out Sharon's store, you all are missing out on some of the most wonderful ribbon you'll ever want to put your fingers on. Really, it is May Arts ribbon and it is so luscious and soft. Very easy to work with. The stamp I've used for this simple card is from the $-bin over at Mike's. Yep, I have not been to Mike's in a while and yesterday I decided to pack up my kids and take them there before we headed to the grocery store. I did not buy much for myself, but my kids are big, and I mean big on crafty activities, so I bought them a bunch of stuff to get them out of my hair for a minute or two (you all know what I am talking about, right?) I am sure I am not the only Mom, that does that and tries to find some time to get away and stamp in peace for a minute, right!?!?! Anyhow, here is my

Just Because.....

Recipe:

Paper: PTI Kraft

Stamp: Hampton Arts "Just Because"

Ink: Chalk Box Dark Brown

Accessories: 1/4" striped ribbon from Sharon Johnson's Stamp Simply Ribbon Store, coral colored Primas, antique copper brad from Making Memories, glue dot

This I say too much? Super simple card, but I like the effect the BIG Prima has.

On to numero tres. I need to make a card in the colors red/white. Well, I don't really have much red cs so I went with some DP and my choice was some paper from the Basic Grey Cupcake pad. It is really not that red, but more of a muted red, almost an orangy red, but I thought it worked pretty well. Some time back I bought a used stamp set and it screamed to be inked up for this card. To follow the rules for this challenge in one of the Yahoo Groups I am signed up for, I had to use some kind of cuttlebugging ( I know that is not really a word, sorry) so I've decided on running my DP through the Cuttlebug with the divine swirls embossing folder. It is there, but you can barely see it. I also used my Nesties Labels 1 dies to make the label, so I actually have two parts of my card cuttlebugged ;D. For my ink I've chosen Chalk Box Blush Rose, which almost matched the DP. To tie it all together I added some silver accents which include a small heart charm (without the shank) and a trademark of mine a stick pin. Oh, for my bow I used one of my Bow Easy tools. Yep, I have two and the reason for that is, that I was on a waiting list at Sharon Johnson's store for it while I entered a comment on Jenny Gropps blog and actually won one. Me, Sabrina won something. I never win anything, no really. This is one reason why I very and I mean very rarely enter any blog candies, because I never even dream about it. I actually forgot all about my entry for this one, when Jenny contacted me for my snail mail. I was doing a happy dance :D:D:D. At first I was having a hard time with that thing, but I've gotten a hang of it and really like the way the bows look. I am still making regular bows, but for some of them where the bulk would just be way too much I am reaching now for my Bow Easy!!! :D:D.

Enough talk, here is my 3rd card

A kind heart.............

Recipe:

Paper: PTI white, Basic Grey Cupcake

Stamp: SU retired set Friendship Flowers

Ink: Chalk Box Blush Rose

Accessories: Nesties Labels 1, white grosgrain ribbon, handmade stick pin, silver flower and heart, Cuttlebug embossing folder divine swirls, dimensionals, glue dots

Wow, that was one long post today. I am so very thankful that you stopped by and let me tell you, it means a lot to me. You my blogging friends make me feel good when I really don't feel good at all with your nice comments.

Big hugs,