Try Stampin' on Tuesday #187

Good morning Try Stampin' on Tuesday fans! Can you believe
that it's the last day of September?! Wow where does
the time go?! On the bright side, we are getting into fall,
my favorite time of year! Here is the great new sketch:

Optional theme: Harvest time.

My take on the sketch:

Enabler's list:

Paper: Recollections Fall

Misc: Recollections jewel leaves, MAMBI 3D fall stickers

Viva la Verve September week 4

Hello crafty friends! Hope y'all have had a great

start to your week! I wanted to share a card I made last

night! I had to wait to post it until I got home

from work today so I could get a picture with natural light.

I followed the September week 4 sketch from Viva la Verve.

Enabler's List:

Paper: Paper Studio Happy Birthday Sir

Stamps: CTMH You Mean the World to Me

Ink: CTMH Black

Misc: Recollections jewels, Nestabilities circle dies

Mojo Monday and Verve Diva Dare

Good morning crafty friends! Hope y'alls weekends are

off to a great start! I had some girlfriends over last night, it was

the first time for them to come over the new house!

It was fun! Tonight the hubby and I are going to my work party.

Good food and bowling at Redpin! I love that place!

Although I may be partial to it since I worked there, that job

got me through college! Anyways I made a card the 

other day that I wanted to share. I followed the current sketch

from Mojo Monday. I am also entering this card into the current

Verve Diva Dare challenge called "Terrific Trios."

I used 3 patterned papers and 3 black enamel dots on my card.

Enabler's List:

Paper: Paper Studio Murphy's Square, CTMH cardstock

in Outdoor Denim, Autumn Terracotta, and Colonial White

Stamps: Verve Birthday Bash and Verve Big Wish

Ink: CTMH Outdoor Denim

Misc: Recollections black enamel dots

Simply Create Too challenge #71

Good morning crafty friends! I have a happy announcement 

to make! I am now on the design team for

Simply Create Too! I am so honored and excited to be on

this team with so many fabulous designers! I hope

y'all will come join us! Each challenge is posted on a Friday

and lasts for two weeks so plenty of time to get your

lovely cards in! The new challenge that
 is open until Thursday evening October 9th is:

Challenge #71 Special Occasion

For my card I chose a new baby as the special occasion:

Enabler's List:

Paper: Echo Park Bundle of Joy (boy) and CTMH cardstock

in Chocolate, Pear, and White Daisy

Stamps: MFT Beautiful Baby

Ink: CTMH Exclusive ink in Chocolate and Pear

Misc: MFT Beautiful baby die set, Verve Starry Die set

I also want to enter this card in these challenges:

Cute Card Thursday - #340 Dies and Punches

{PIN}spirational Challenges - Inspiration Photo (see below)

Viva la Verve September week 3

Good morning crafty friends! Hope y'alls Monday is off

to a great start! I wanted to share a card with y'all

that I made last night before the hubby and I head off to 

Dallas for a short anniversary trip! Today is our second anniversary!

I followed the September week 3 sketch from Viva la Verve.

Enabler's List:

Paper: Echo Park Bundle of Joy (girl), Paper Studio kraft cs

Stamps: MFT Beautiful Baby

Ink: CTMH Chocolate

Misc: CTMH Topiary ribbon

Freshly Made Sketches #154

Good Sunday Morning crafty friends! Hope y'all are

having a great weekend! I sure am! The hubby

and I will be celebrating our second wedding anniversary

tomorrow! We are taking a little shopping trip to Dallas!

Yep, that's where people from Oklahoma go for vacation... lol!

I love making trips to Texas to shop or go to my aunt

and uncles lake house. That lake is one of my most favorite 

places! One day hubby and I plan to have a house there.

Anyways, I wanted to share a great masculine birthday

card i made before I head off to church. I sometimes have a

hard time with masculine cards, but having good

paper is a great start! I found this pack at Hobby Lobby

the other day and it was half off! It has great patterns.

I followed the current sketch from Freshly Made Sketches.

Enabler's List:

Paper: Paper Studio Happy Birthday to you Sir, and 

Paper Studio solid cardstock

Stamps: MFT Birthday Greetings

Ink: CTMH Black

Misc: Verve Starry Die

Sketch N Scrap card #34

Good morning Sketch N Scrap fans! Hope y'all are having
a great weekend so far! We are nearing the end
of yet another month! It is also almost officially fall!
It's my favorite time of year! My card will tell you exactly why!
Here is the last card sketch for September:

September 20th card due September 30th:

My take on the sketch:

Enabler's List:

Paper: CTMH Pathfinding

Stamps: CTMH Always Grateful

Ink: CTMH Chocolate

Misc: MAMBI 3D fall stickers

Viva la Verve September week 2

Good morning crafty friends! Before I head off

to work, I want to share another card I 

was able to put together the other night. This card

follows the September week 2 sketch from Viva la Verve.

Enabler's List:

Paper: Carta Bella Ahoy There, CTMH Cardstock

in Outdoor Denim, Ruby, and White Daisy

Stamps: Verve Strong Anchor and Adjusted Sails

Ink: CTMH Outdoor Denim and Ruby

Misc: Verve Strong Anchor die set

Technostamper sketch #332

Hello crafty friends! Hope y'all are having a great day!

I had some good time in my studio last night

and was able to whip out a few cards! I thought I'd share

one of them this evening. I followed the current

Techostamper's sketch.

Enabler's List:

Paper: Paper Studio Cheyenne, CTMH cardstock

in Outdoor Denim, Hollyhock, and White Daisy

Stamps: Verve Joyful Blooms

Ink; CTMH Outdoor Denim

Misc: Verve Joyful Blooms dies, CTMH Liquid Glass

Try Stampin' on Tuesday #185

Good morning Try Stampin' on Tuesday fans! Hope y'all are
having a great week so far! We are finally starting to
feel more fall-like temperatures outside! That makes me
very happy! Fall is my favorite time of year!

Here is this week's sketch and optional theme:

Optional theme: yellow, orange, and brown.

(I substituted red for orange)

Enabler's List:

Paper: Recollections Fall

Stamps: CTMH Always Grateful

Ink: CTMH Chocoalte

Misc: CTMH Bronze Shimmer Trim, CTMH Durables Studs

Sketch N Dies #14

Good evening crafty friends! I hope y'all are having a great week.

So today has been a day of remembrance and thankfulness.

It's hard to believe the World Trade Center tragedy

happened 13 years ago today. I lived in Stuttgart, Germany at the 

time and I remember coming home that with my dad from soccer

 practice and my mom almost meeting us at the car yelling 

"You have to come see this right now!" It had been about 15

mins since the first plane hit. We sat in front of the TV the rest

of the evening. I could not believe that it was actually real. 

The biggest thing that stood out to me in the weeks that followed

was the prayers and sadness that the German people had

for America. Our neighbor who hardly spoke any English

came over with flowers the next day and said "I'm sorry for your 

country, I pray for them." It was so touching. Also for the

next few weeks when we'd go to the base, right outside the base

was covered in flowers, candles, and signs from the German

people. They are just so kind and caring. Here are two pictures

I took of the base entrance, sorry for the not so great quality.

I also have a card to share this evening. I actually made it a few days

ago but didn't have time to post it. I followed the current 

sketch from over at Sketch N Dies.

Additional challenges: Just Us Girls - Leaves

Enabler's List:

Paper: Recollections Fall pack

Misc: Recollections paper flowers, MAMBI fall

sayings 3D stickers, Die cut leaf

CTMH Confetti Wishes and Viva la Verve

Good morning crafty friends! Hope y'all are having a great 

weekend! I sure am! We had a cold front blow through Friday

so yesterday it never made it to 70! It was so nice to put

on pants and a sweatshirt! I love fall weather! 

I wanted to share a card I made yesterday using new paper

from Close To My Heart called Confetti Wishes.

I followed the September week one sketch from Viva la Verve.

I am also entering this card into the current Verve Inspiration Challenge.

This month's challenge called "Sweet September" is to use

something sweet on your project like candy or cake. I used cupcakes.

Enabler's List:

Paper: CTMH Confetti Wishes

Stamps: Verve Birthday Bash

Ink: CTMH Exclusive Inks in Pacifica, Pear, Thistle, and Crystal Blue

Misc: CTMH Topiary striped ribbon

Technostamper 330 and Skylark

Good Saturday morning crafty friends! Hope y'alls weekends are

off to a great start! I made a card the other day that I

wanted to share with y'all this morning. I followed the current

sketch from over at Technostamper. I also modeled it after

one of the DT member's cards, Mary Brown's to be specific, 

I just loved her feathers so I decided to pull mine out. 

You can view her card Here. 

Enabler's List:

Paper: CTMH Skylark (retired)

Stamps: CTMH Feathers, Verve Joyful Blooms

Ink: CTMH Exclusive Ink in Chocolate and Lagoon

Sketch N Scrap card #33

Good morning Sketch N Scrap fans! Hope y'all are having 

a great week so far! We have a fabulous new sketch

to start the month off with made by Kelly!

September 5th sketch due September 30th:

Here is my take:

Enabler's List:

Paper: Recollections Fall, CTMH Outdoor Denim CS

Stamps: CTMH Always Grateful

Ink: CTMH Chocolate

Misc: Recollections felt flower, MAMBI glitter leaves

Sketch Saturday

Good morning crafty friends! I have a card to share with y'all!

The challenge is from Sketch Saturday. Since it was the 5th

Saturday of the month, you got to choice which old sketch you

wanted to follow. I picked a sketch from almost a year ago.

Here is the sketch I chose to work with:

Enabler's List:

Paper: Prima Marketing, CTMH Sorbet and White Daisy

Stamps: Verve Joyful Blooms

Ink: CTMH Slate

Misc: Verve Joyful Blooms dies

Try Stampin' on Tuesday #183

Good morning Try Stampin' on Tuesday fans! For those of y'all

that had a long Labor Day weekend I sure hope it was

a good one! Mine sure was! Still going in fact, I took off today 

as well! Hubby is taking me to see Phantom of the Opera tonight!

Well it is another Tuesday and that means another great TSOT sketch!

This week's sketch due 9/9:

My take on the sketch:

Enabler's List:

Paper: CTMH Pathfinding

Stamps: CTMH Always Grateful

Ink: CTMH Chocolate

Misc: Recollections felt flower