Friday, October 21, 2016

Sketch N Scrap - Flash Back Friday


Good morning my crafty friends! Happy Friday! I hope all is well with each and
every one of y'all! As y'all may know, World Cardmaking Day is in October so over
everyone is celebrating over at Sketch N Scrap and for this Flashback Friday 
Lisa has reached out to us previous design team members and asked if we would 
like to participate in a special Flashback Friday for WCMD! I hope y'all will come join us!



Here is my take on the sketch:


Enabler's List:

Paper: Doodelbug - Ghouls and Goodies
Stamps - CTMH - small block alpha
Ink: CTMH - black
Misc: Doodlebug - Franky 3D sticker


Wednesday, October 12, 2016

Word Art Wednesday #252-253


Good morning crafty friends! I sure hope all is going well with y'alls weeks! 
Today I am excited to share that I will be a Guest Designer for this
month at Word Art Wednesday! It has been one of my favorite challenges for
quite some time. I love each weeks blog post and the encouragement
that each scripture gives. This weeks scripture is Proverbs 8:17.

Here is my card using the scripture image:



Enabler's List:

Paper: CTMH (retired)
Dies: Nestabilities small and large circles
Misc: Paper Studio - enamel dots, Recollections - paper flower


I am also entering this card at Viva la Verve using the sketch




Saturday, September 17, 2016

Mojo Monday #465


Good afternoon crafty friends! I hope y'all are having a great weekend! Well of y'all
haven't noticed, I've been MIA for a few weeks. We have gotten mostly moved
into our new house. I had been waiting to organize my new craftroom since there was
so much to do in the rest of the house that I didn't want to do it yet because then
I'd want to craft and then I'd feel guilty for not doing something more productive...
Well most of the house is about as done as it's going to get for the time being so I figured
it was time to start on my space! I put it together in two evenings after Elias went
down for the night. It's even bigger than I realized it was. I have so much open floor space
that I have no idea what to do with.. The room is at least 13x13, maybe 14x14.
It's actually the formal dining but this house has a very large and long living room that
has the perfect place for an 8 person dining table in it in front of a large window.



I was able to sit down and make a card to break in my new room while Elias was
taking a nap. I followed the current sketch from Mojo Monday. I am also entering this
 card into the current challenges over at Word Art Wednesday (anything goes), 
Really Reasonable Ribbon (things with wings and ribbon),
  Creative Knockouts (winged wonders), and Fab N Funky (inspired by nature).



Enabler's List:

Paper: BoBunny - Sweet Life
Stamps: Verve - Potter's Clay and Petals and Wings
Ink: CTMH - outdoor denim
Die: Verve - Leafy Sprigs
Misc: CTMH - gold sequins, RRR - aqua grosgrain ribbon


  



Friday, August 26, 2016

Verve August Release Retrospective Hop


Welcome back to Day 4 of our Anni-VERVE-sary August Release Spotlight Hop! 
Today is the Retrospect Hop and Product Release!

Verve Stamps May 2016 Spotlight Hops

It's an exciting day as there's new Verve in the store this morning! 2 beautiful new stamp sets, 
3 die sets and a sequin mix just released and they're all available to order right now!!!
To celebrate our new release, we're putting on another blog hop! Today's featured 
focus is designer's choice, so you might just sneak a peek at a whole bunch of must-haves!



If you hopped over here from Marisa's blog, then your in the right place!

For this first card I used a verse from Scripture Medley 4 with my CTMH paper and ink and due cut the stars using Verve's Starry die.

For my second card I used a wonderful quote from the Kindness Matters stamp set. I used a cute paper pack from Paper Studio and made a double loop black grosgrain bow with my Zutter bow-it-all.

For my final card I used a wonderful verse from the Potter's Clay stamp set as well as the flower from that set and coordinating Pottery die set. I embossed my flowers in gold and watercolored them with my CTMH ink. I used a retired CTMH paper for this card.



Next up on the hop is the fabulous Betty! If you just stumbled upon this hop, you
can check out the master list at the bottom of my post and start from the beginning!

Want to win some shiny new Verve? Today's prize is a BIG one. We'll be picking
a random commenter on one of the hop spots below to win our ENTIRE new release!
So be sure to leave a little comment on all the blogs below to increase your chances!
Check out the Verve Blog today for the full hop list and all the prize info and deadlines!

Kindness MattersGreat Kindness Die Set
Potter's ClayPottery Die Set
Scripture Medley 4












Day 3 Hop List
1. Julee7. Betty
2. Stacey8. Charmaine
3. Maureen9. Laurie
4. Lesley10. Teresa
5. Marisa11. Christyne
6. Hillary (Guest)12. Autumn (Guest)

I will also be sharing my cards over at Word Art Wednesday!



Thursday, August 25, 2016

Verve August Release Spotlight Hop - Day 3


Welcome back to Day 3 of our Anni-VERVE-sary August Release Spotlight Hop!

Verve Stamps May 2016 Spotlight Hops

The Verve Divas and we special guests are back for another day of spotlighting
our new release! Everything previewed this week will be available to order 
in the Verve online store on Friday, August 26. Today we're sharing our first 
projects featuring the Potter's Clay stamp set and coordinating, Pottery Die Set.



If you hopped over here from Marisa's blog, then your in the right place!


For my card I followed the August week 1 sketch from Viva la Verve. First I stamped
one of the pots and one of the sprigs on my piece of cardstock to be the background, then after it was good and dry, I stamped one of the beautiful sentiments from the Potter's Clay stamp set over top. I really like the way that it turned out! 



Next up on the hop is the fabulous Betty! If you just stumbled upon this hop, you
can check out the master list at the bottom of my post and start from the beginning!


Want to win some shiny new Verve? We'll be picking a random commenter on one of the
hop spots below to win today's featured products! So be sure to leave a little
comment on all the blogs below to increase your chances! 
Check out the Verve Blog today for the full hop list, a little more about our new 
products and all the prize info and deadlines!

Potter's ClayPottery Die Set



Day 3 Hop List
1. Julee7. Betty
2. Stacey8. Charmaine
3. Maureen9. Laurie
4. Lesley10. Teresa
5. Marisa11. Christyne
6. Hillary (Guest)12. Autumn (Guest)

I will also be sharing my card over at Word Art Wednesday!



Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Verve August Release Spotlight Hop - Day 2


Welcome back to Day 2 of our Anni-VERVE-sary August Release Spotlight Hop!

Verve Stamps May 2016 Spotlight Hops


The Verve Divas and we guests are back for another day of spotlighting our new release!
Everything previewed this week will be available to order in the Verve online store
on Friday, August 26. Today we're sharing our first projects featuring
 the Kindness Matters stamp set and coordinating, Great Kindness Die Set.



If you hopped over here from Marisa's blog, then your in the right place!


For my card using the new set I followed the August week 2 sketch from Viva la Verve.
I stamped one of the wonderful sentiments from Kindness Matters in CTMH Slate
on a white circle cut out with Nestabilities Small Circles. I cut out the two smallest
flowers from the set using the Great Kindness Die Set and then I stamped
the flowers in Versamark and embossed with Recollections Silver Powder. I then
used my CTMH inks in Buttercup, Glacier, Sorbet, and Sweet Leaf along
with a water brush to color in the flowers to match the CTMH Zoey paper that I used.
I popped the flowers up using 3D Foam Squares and finished off with silver enamel dots.


Next up on the hop is the fabulous Betty! If you just stumbled upon this hop, you
can check out the master list at the bottom of my post and start from the beginning!

Want to win some shiny new Verve? We'll be picking a random commenter on one of the
hop spots below to win today's featured products! So be sure to leave a little
comment on all the blogs below to increase your chances! 
Check out the Verve Blog today for the full hop list, a little more about our new 
products and all the prize info and deadlines!

Kindness MattersGreat Kindness Die Set



Day 1 Hop List
1. Julee7. Charmaine
2. Stacey8. Laurie
3. Maureen9. Teresa
4. Marisa10. Christyne
5. Hillary (Guest)11. Autumn (Guest)
6. Betty

I will also be sharing my card over at Word Art Wednesday!



Tuesday, August 23, 2016

Verve August Release Spotlight Hop - Day 1


Welcome to the Anni-VERVE-sary August Release Spotlight Hop Day 1!

Verve Stamps May 2016 Spotlight Hops

I was thrilled to be asked by Julee to be a Guest Diva for this new release! It's just 
around the corner and for the next couple of  days we'll be shining our creative spotlights
 on the new Verve sets and dies releasing this Friday, August 26. Today we're sharing
inspiration featuring the new Scripture Medley 4 compilation set. 
Check out the Verve Blog today for more on this set!

If you hopped over here from Marisa's blog, then your in the right place!



For my card using the new Scripture Medley 4 stamp set I chose to use the 
Jeremiah 17:7 verse. I had been thinking that it had been awhile since I made a
good guy card so this verse was perfect! I used some of my favorite
paper and enamel dots from the Echo Park Jack and Jill collection. I stamped
the verse in CTMH Slate ink then popped it up with some 3D Foam Squares.
I added some banners for a bit of extra color, then cut out one of the
crosses from the Cross Die Set. Then I finished up with some enamel dots!


Next up on the hop is the fabulous Betty! If you just stumbled upon this hop, you
can check out the master list at the bottom of my post and start from the beginning!


Want to win some shiny new Verve? We'll be picking a random commenter on one of 
the hop spots below to win today's featured products! So be sure to leave a little 
comment on all the blogs below to increase your chances! 
Check out the Verve Blog today for the full hop list, a little more about our 
new products and all the prize info and deadlines!

Scripture Medley 4Gold Package Sequins



Day 1 Hop List
1. Julee7. Charmaine
2. Stacey8. Laurie
3. Maureen9. Teresa
4. Marisa10. Christyne
5. Hillary (Guest)11. Autumn (Guest)
6. Betty

I will also be sharing my card over at Word Art Wednesday!



Friday, August 12, 2016

Mojo Monday #460


Good afternoon crafty friends and happy Friday! I hope y'all have fun weekends
in store! We were supposed to close on the new house yesterday (which was
the second reschedule) but a mess up on the paperwork has set it back to closing
hopefully on Monday. Third times the charm right? We're just ready to
get moving so we can get our current home on the market and hopefully sell
soon. Fortunately the houses in our neighborhood sell fairly quick so
it shouldn't take too long. Then we can really get into the remodel of the new place.
I'm not sure how much packing and moving help I'll be with a 3 month old.
I can maybe put him down for 2 or 3 hours a day. He usually doesn't nap longer
than 20-30 mins unless he's being held and he loves to be held! I'd 
assume just hire someone to pack it all up but I don't know how much that costs
and that'll take money out of my flooring budget. 

Anywho, before the little shorty waits up, which will be anytime soon since he's
been down 30 minutes, I wanted to share a quick card I whipped up
for the current Mojo Monday challenge. I will also share this on Wordart Wednesday.



Enabler's List:

Paper: American Crafts - Day Dreamer
Stamps: Verve - Scripture Medley 2 and Joyful Blooms
Ink: CTMH - black
Dies: Verve - Joyful Blooms
Misc: Paper Studio - enamel dots




Our selfie game was strong last night! lol!




Tuesday, July 26, 2016

Try Stampin on Tuesday #281


Good morning Try Stampin on Tuesday fans! Here is the new sketch:

Optional Theme: Anchors Away


Here is my take on the sketch and theme:


Enabler's List

Paper: Carta Bella - Ahoy There
Stamps: Verve - Strong Anchor
Ink: CTMH - cranberry and outdoor denim
Dies: Verve - Anchor
Misc: RRR - red grosgrain and Paper Studio - enamel dots


I am  also entering this card at:

Word Art Wednesday - #240 anything goes



Saturday, July 16, 2016

Mojo Monday #456


Good evening friends and happy Saturday! I hope y'all are having a great
weekend so far! We are hopefully getting a new house soon! That's our weekend
news! We had the inspection and are waiting to hear what the owner
is willing to fix. One of the AC units is not working properly, it isn't cooling
down enough so it is staying on 24/7 to attempt to get to proper temperature so 
hopefully that is an inexpensive fix. He said depending on the price
of that will depend on what else he'll fix. There isn't a bunch that's terribly
pricey, just a bunch of little things. It's a 40 year old home so I figure it's all pretty
normal. We will also have to put in a water softener. It has some crazy
hard water. It needs a lot of updates but is in good shape over all so our plan is
to move in it as is and after we sell are current home, use the money
we get to start doing upgrades such as all new floors and kitchen and bathroom
remodels. I'm also getting a huge craftroom! Even bigger than my current 
one! It's actually a 12x14 dining room, but since the living room is so huge we
decided to incorporate a dining room in there so we'll put a door on
the opening from the living to my new craftroom so it'll just seem like an office.
Since we'll have so much work to start doing ya'll might not see me as much
for a few months. When we move in and until we sell the current house I'll be starting
to paint 2900 square feet of walls and trim during my free time. I will also
have about 1,000 cabinet doors to paint. I'm exaggerating of course, but this house
has so many little storage cabinets all over the place. Not to mention the kitchen 
cabinets and some awesome laundry room cabinets. Seriously the laundry
room has more countertop and cabinet space than most peoples kitchens. I have
no idea what I'll use it for. Hopefully nothing for a while! I don't want
to fill up all the wonderful storage space just yet!

Anyways. hubby is watching little man and gave me a bit of alone time this
 evening so I got caught up on some DT cards and figured I should get 
my weekly Mojo Monday card done and entered!



Enabler's List:

Paper: CTMH - Zoey
Stamps: Verve - Bloom and Grow and Scripture Medley 1
Ink: CTMH - slate, whisper, sorbet, and glacier
Misc: Paper Studio - enamel dots

I am also entering this card into challenges at:

Word Art Wednesday - #239 Anything Goes





Friday, July 8, 2016

Simply Create Too #113


Good morning Simply Create Too fans and happy Friday! I hope y'all had
great weeks and will have even better weekends! We have another great two
week challenge for y'all to come join in on!

Challenge:
Red, White, and/or Blue

Here is my take on the challenge:


Enabler's List:

Paper: Authentique
Stamps: Verve - Scripture Medley 3
Ink: CTMH - outdoor denim
Misc: Really Reasonable Ribbon - grosgrain light navy,
CTMH - gold sequins, misc doily fro\m Etsy

I followed the current Mojo Monday sketch for my card:





Wednesday, July 6, 2016

Viva la Verve July week 1


Good morning crafty friends and happy hump day! I hope y'all are having a great
week so far! This afternoon will be my first day back to work! I am only
working on Wednesdays and Thursdays for the time being so I don't think it'll
be too traumatizing for me to be away from Elias... We'll see! lol!

I made a card during nap time yesterday following the 
July week 1 sketch from Viva la Verve.



Enabler's List:

Paper: CTMH - Blossum
Stamps: Verve - Bloom and Grow, Great Friend, and Beautiful Things
Ink: CTMH - black, pear, crystal blue, and hollyhock
Misc: Really Reasonable Ribbon - grosgrain light blue


I am also entering this card here:

Really Reasonable Ribbon - #144 Summer Flowers
Craft Dee-Bowz - July Anything Goes
Word Art Wednesday - #238 Anything Goes