Strawberry Greetings

Are you having summer-like weather where you are? We are setting record highs here! It's nice, but I hope we do get to have a little bit of spring before summer is here to stay. Cool weather with thunderstorms is my favorite time of year.

Supplies Used: Strawberry Greetings (Unity Stamp Co.), Kraft paper (The Paper Studio), Patterned Paper (Basic Grey Nook & Pantry), Ribbon (May Arts), Embossing folder (Dots, Sizzix), Black ink (Memento Tuxedo Black)
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A Good Book...

There is nothing I love better then a good book!
I made this card for the CardPatterns sketch #155.

Supplies Used: Books A'Flutter (Ippity Stamps), Le Chic (Unity Stamps), 5 & Dime (October Afternoon), Ribbon (May Arts), Circle Dies (Spellbinders), Dot Embossing Folder (Sizzix), Button (SEI), Twine (Jillibean Soup)
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Life's Too Short

I love this Itty Bitty from Unity Stamp Co. Life's too short to match socks! I think instead of matching socks, we should all craft instead! I'm going to try and make a better effort to not only craft, but to blog more too. I really enjoy sharing my creations. And I have about 100 things that I've been thinking of that I would like to make/do. Anyway, on to the card!

Supplies Used: Unity Stamp Co., Jillibean Soup (Blossom Soup) patterned paper, May Arts ribbon, Circle Nestabilities, Sizzix Dots embossing folder **This card now available for sale in my Etsy store!**
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No Butts About It...

I've been gone for awhile, I know. Last week I went to the One of a Kind Rubber Stamp and Scrapbook Show. It has been awhile since I have done much of anything crafty, and my husband thought it would be good to go. Maybe spark a little creativity. Apparently he is in need of some cards to send out. :) I bought these adorable stamps and scalloped circle cards from the show.

Supplies Used: Stamps (Inky Antics), Cardstock (The Paper Cut), Ribbon (May Arts), Embossing Folder (Sizzix Dots), Markers (Bic)

Supplies Used: Stamps (Inky Antics), Patterned Paper (October Afternoon), Cardstock (The Paper Cut), Markers (Bic)

Supplies Used: Stamps (Inky Antics), Cardstock (The Paper Cut), Ribbon (May Arts), FlowerSoft (Toffee), Watercolor Pencils (Stampin' Up)
Thanks to everybody who has stuck with me and my blog. It is going to be sporadic for awhile yet, but will hopefully be back to creating and blogging soon!
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Sweet Valentine

Here's a card I made for CPS Sketch #203. I used the Mitten Weather paper from Cosmo Cricket. I really loved that paper for Christmas and it works great for Valentine's too, apparently. :)

Supplies Used: Patterned Paper (Cosmo Cricket Mitten Weather), Rubber Stamps (Unity Stamp Co. Perfect in Every Way, Another Sweet Day), Ribbon (May Arts), Sizzix Die (Tim Holtz Scallops), Corner Rounder (Creative Memories), Ink (Memento Rich Cocoa)

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My Blood is too Thin

I grew up in Michigan. Lived there my entire life. I attended college in Illinois. I know what cold is. I know about snow. About 5 years ago, my husband and I packed up and moved to Kansas City so he could go to school. I enjoyed the "not so bad" winters...Some ice and snow now and then. I hated driving there when there was snow or ice on the ground though because Kansas City drivers are well...interesting. One day on the way to work, I saw a man half hanging out of his window scraping his windshield WHILE DRIVING. Point proven.
However, something happened when I moved there. My Michigan blood apparently thinned out a bit. Because now we live in Wisconsin and I am COLD! And tonight, it snowed. I maybe, possibly, almost for sure, cried a little bit. Maybe not on the outside, but on the inside for sure. Last night I told Jon that the clouds looked like "snow clouds." Apparently, I haven't lost my knowledge of snow, just the thick blood that is needed to deal with it. HA! So, to "celebrate" the cold, I have two Christmas cards to share. I used the Hip Hop sketch from Unity Stamps -- even though only one card has a Unity stamp. I am actually lacking in Christmas stamps from Unity.

This card uses Cosmo Cricket's Mitten Weather paper, Taylored Expressions stamp, May Arts ribbon, and the snowflake/flower is actually made with a Quickutz Christmas Tree die.

This one also uses Mitten Weather and May Arts ribbon, Unity Stamps, Nestabilities Label One Die, and Sizzix Dots embossing folder.
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Sew What?

Have you noticed the 1980's creeping it's way back to "trendy?" I sure have. Lisa Frank sticker books in the Target Dollar Spot. Neon and slouchy socks. Big hair. I've seen it all... I'm waiting for crimped hair and mismatched socks with Keds (I'm sure it's there, I just haven't seen it yet!), and then the 1980's will be full swing. So, the Moxie Fab sketch challenge had a speech bubble. It made me think of all those speech bubble stickers I used to play with. Years ago, when I started scrapbooking, I bought a whole set of speech bubble stickers and made the people in my pictures "say" things. Well, as they say, history repeats itself! So here's my card for the challenge...although I would say it's a little more "trendy" then the scrapbooking speech bubbles!

Supplies Used: Cosmo Cricket Material Girl paper, Gina K Kraft and SU Very Vanilla cardstock, Labels 4 Nestabilities, April Store Kit (Super Sweet & Stuck On You), speech bubble cut from my Silhouette, Tim Holtz Sizzix Scallop Edge

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Playing Instead of Packing

Yeah...I know I should be packing instead of playing in my craft room. But we all need a little break now and then. Of course, a break would be a little more warranted if I had actually done more then a few boxes. Good thing I work well under pressure, right?! Okay on to the card. I made this for two challenges. The caardvarks challenge to create a monochromatic card and for the CardPatterns sketch #61.

I don't usually do close-ups of the card, but I loved my Tim Holtz scallop edge dies so much, I thought I would show you. The paper is the basics kraft paper pad from Basic Grey. The stamps are from Unity Stamp Co. (April store kit), and the pearls are from Kaisercraft.

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Thinking of You...Again and Again!

A few thinking of you cards to share!
First one was using the sketch from the Basic Grey Challenge blog.

I used Nook and Pantry pp from Basic Grey. Stamps are from Unity.

Second card used CardPatterns Sketch #59.

I used more Nook and Pantry pp, Basic Grey Blush fabric, Sizzix flower die, Spellbinders Impressabilities Circles, and Unity stamp.

Last card was just using some leftovers I had:

I inked the Circle Impressabilities die and ran it through the Big Shot, ribbon is from American Crafts and the same stamp is Unity.

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Shabby Chic...Vintage...Not Me!

Another holiday challenge at Moxie Fab is to make a project that is vintage and shabby chic. I was going to just skip this challenge because those are two words that do not describe me or my style! But it wouldn't be stretching my style if I didn't try it, and that's the whole point of the challenge! The card is OK. Not very shabby chic, and only a little "vintagey" (yes I make up words), but overall I actually don't HATE it!! Whoo-hoo! :)

Supplies Used: SU! Cardstock and buttons, Jesus Is the Reason and Vintage Ledger stamps (Unity), Pink Paislee and American Crafts Ribbon, Paper Studio red rhinestones, Red Brick and Hint of Pesto VersaMagic Ink, Sizzix Holly & Berries Texture Plate

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What Can I Say? I'm a Follower!

Yep, I follow...so in the Hip Hop chat yesterday when they said to use the Love in the Air set, guess what I used? Really, it hadn't seen ink since I bought it, so I figured this was the perfect time to pull it out! Jon and I have a friend who owns a hot air balloon. So when we lived in MI, we used to be part of his "chase crew." That meant, while he was flying around, we drove around on the ground following him (see, I'm a follower!). It was more exciting then it sounds, promise! Jon went up a couple times...but not me, I kept my feet firmly planted on the ground!! Okay, enough chit chat (yeah, I know you're bored!). I did a lot of paper piecing on this card, and even pulled out my enemy -- the STICKLES!Supplies Used: Distressed Dots, Love in the Air, This is the Time (mini), Top Note Die, Chocolate Chip SU Ink, Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, SEI button, American Crafts ribbon, Fruit Punch, Orange Peel, Frosted Lace, Yellow, and Diamond Stickles, lots of dp
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Are You Tired of the Scrapbook Yet?

Sorry for the picture overload today!!

Two page layout of Grandpa

Two page layout of the big brother: Sizzix die cut (friends), Quickutz die cut (brackets), Making Memories brad, My Mind's Eye tag

Two page layout of big sister: Making Memories flowers, Accucut die cut (Love)


I should mention, the pages that have no stamping on them are the older pages I did when I first started the book. Today, there would probably be stamping everywhere! :)

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