Hey There Chickie: Paper Smooches

This little chickie from Paper Smooches' Spring Fling set is just so adorable. Reminds me of Chicken Little. I feel like it's taking forever for spring to get here so I keep making cards that cheer me up.

Just a fun little card to brighten your day.

Peony Love: Altenew

I made this card for a friend. She is attending a wedding and I thought this would be a cute card for that occasion. I love Corals and oranges! My favorite colors. This stamp set from Altenew is super dreamy. I used the stamp press that my hubby made for me. It's a diy MISTI. I still haven't lined it up perfectly. Beautiful no matter what though.

The background piece of paper was left over from some Distress Ink Smooshing I was doing. The cardboard die cut was left over from another project I worked on a few months ago. I used some SU white craft ink and the Jenni Bowlin teardrop stencil over it for some interest.

Hope you're having a fantastic day.

Happy Spring!

Oh, how I wish it was full into spring.

This is a lovely Paper Smooches set Happy Spring. 

I stamped the eggs in a more neutral color so that the watercoloring would shine.

Have a wonderful day!

Paper Smooches March Challenge

This month's challenge over at Paper Smooches was BIRTHDAYS!

I have a special friend who always cheers me up when I see her. We chat about our similar job experiences and comfort one another when stressed.

I thought the Chubby Chums set would be a perfect fit for our fun friendship. 

The paper is Basic Grey. I cut a window panel out of the card front, put a piece of acetate in the window and then popped it up with foam to create a shaker card.

Head on over to the Paper Smooches Blog to participate.

Stay Crafty!

Pocket Letter Pizazz

Having fun with these. I hope the receiver enjoys getting this letter.

Wellies ATC. My first attempt at using modeling paste with a stencil.

Gold Baby Shoes

I embossed these little baby shoes with gold embossing powder. I highlighted the shoes with a bit of pink. This card went to my college friend who just had a beautiful baby girl. Her first child. I remember what that was like...kinda. :)

Theresa Collins papers and gold striped washi.

Baby Shower Card

 I love this little onsie stamp. It's so fun to color. I also love the person that this card went to. She is amazing. Having number seven and is just a happy as a lark. She inspires me to be less stressed out and go with the flow more often.

Stamp is Studio G. 

Paper is Lucille by Basic Grey

Paper Smooches Gift Tags

On Friday, it snowed a ton here in New Mexico. On Friday, I had to substitute at school. On Friday, I was 10 minutes late to school and had almost gotten into and icy accident. On Friday, the copy machine stapled the two separate tests (for different grades) in a random order. On Friday, I only had four students in one of my 7th grade classes. On Friday, those students took the wonky test and didn't even complain once that they had no clue what the heck the questions were asking!!!

On Friday, I figured out the mistake at the end of the day. Oh boy!

So, on Monday I made these cute little tags for those four students. It was my way of saying, "Thanks for being such troopers and rising to a challenge!"

The BEST THING is that one of the students is obsessed with WALRUSES. What are the chances? I love this PS set!

My Monday was much better than my Friday. :)
I wrote a little note on the back of each tag and told them that our Friday was "Nutty".
NUTTY BUTTY'S rule!

What Does the Fox Say?

Seriously, loving this little set from the Sweet Stamp Shop. Washi tape is from Stampin'Up. I need to finish up my house so I can play more. ;) Hope you're having a wonderful week.

I'm over at The Hen House Paperie.

Coloring with Prismacolor pencils and Wink of Stella.

Check it out!

Graduation Card with Cap and Tassle

Sweet Stamp Shop gets SOPHISTICATED!

Break out your old metal rimmed tags! You know you have them...hidden away in some drawer... somewhere :)

I used the small graduation cap from the TOO HIP set to create this great grad card. Change up the color scheme to make it more feminine and color the cap any color you'd like. This is such a versatile set.

The sentiment is from the JUST THE BASICS set.

I know graduation is months away, but I'm one more card prepared than I was before. ;)

Have a great week!

A Bowl Full of Lovin' Gold Embossed Hearts

Hi there friends!

I just adore this little mixing bowl from the Sweet Stamp Shop's Baking Love set.. I paired it with hearts from the Stuck on You set. The gold embossed hearts are from SSS's Drops Background set.

Hope your week is full of love.

Sweet Stamp Shop February Release!

Welcome to another round of Sweet Stamp Shop lovliness!

All made in the USA!!

I'm excited to be a part of this great release (which, by the way, is almost sold out already!!)

Head on over to The Shop and get yours while they're still available. You can use coupon code NRF20 to get 20% off your entire NEW RELEASE order!

Here are a few samples I put together for today's festivities. You'll have to head over to the 

SWEET BLOG 

to see some of the projects in their entirety.

This cactus from STUCK ON YOU is so squishy and FUN to color! So many accessories to add to the mix too.

Speaking of accessories, this hippo from TOO HIP comes with so many fun ones. You can practically make a card for any occasion with them. Visit the blog to see the complete project.

I used the grad cap from the TOO HIP set and the sentiment from the JUST THE BASICS to make this graduation card

Here again, I reverse copied the hippo from TOO HIP image to make this 

sweet framed gift for a newlywed couple.

So there are just a few ideas of what you can create with the new stamps from the SWEET STAMP SHOP. Don't miss out on all this loveliness, but if you do not to worry, Nicole hopes to have the shop restocked in a couple of weeks!

Have a great week and stay crafty!

PS Nicole has just added a pre-order option to the shop. So you can order today and get the discount and your stamps will get shipped when they come into the shop!!! WOOT!

Happy Birthday Paper Pieced Animal Party

Today is a special day for a friend of mine. I've known her since the eighth grade. She is truly amazing and such a fun person to be around. She is a giver of herself and so helpful. I'm so glad I got to see her on her birthday and celebrate her special day with her.I think we're getting better with age!

I decided to make an animal card for her because she has the cutest little doggie with the biggest personality. She loves her boy!

Here's to many more years spent celebrating together!

Growing In Unity Blog Hop

UNITY STAMP Co.

Hello and welcome to the first ever Growing In Unity Blog Hop. I'm so excited to have been asked to participate with these wonderful gals. Isn't this image super sweet?!!

This little rainboots set comes from the Stamp of the Week (SofTW) that Unity offers.

"Stamp of the Week - Whatever the Weather Rain Boots

$5.79 / week (includes shipping USA)

As a member you get an exclusive stamp delivered to your door EVERY WEEK at this special price.

You can purchase ANY past Stamp of the Week for $4. Non-members cannot purchase Stamps of the Week until they are released once per year.

This stamp will not be found in stores! It is a special stamp offered for the Stamp of the Week Membership Program. All stamps are deeply etched, red rubber, mounted on cling foam and are perfectly pre-cut!

All sales start Thursday and end Monday at midnight central time.

BLOG HOP ORDER

You should have arrived here from Angie Reece's blog. If not then start at the very beginning. HAVE FUN!

Noelle Reese            http://noellescrapsalot.blogspot.com

An'Jenic Gibson        http://anjenicgibson.blogspot.com

KristyLee Deyette     http://kristyleesworld.wordpress.com

Michelle Brown         http://www.mommiescrafttime.blogspot.com

Becky Litz                http://www.scrapcircus.blogspot.com

Margie Visnick         http://scrappingmargie.blogspot.com

Angie Reece             http://stampingsoftheshug.blogspot.com

Misty Buck              http://www.mistylynnwhat.blogspot.com    <

Thanksgiving Place Cards Pilgrims and Indians

I'm over at the Paper Girls Challenge Blog today. We're making THANKFUL projects. Every year I say I'm going to make place cards for our table and every year it gets down to crunch time and never happens. Well this year WE WILL HAVE THEM! :)

I used Stampin' Up's Turkey Talk stamp set for the pilgrim and Indian images. I punched a bunch of leaves, folded them and then inked the creases. I inked the edges of each place card and then stamped each person's name. I think they turned out so cute. (Still have to make grandma's :)).
Have a crafty day!

OH SNAP

I know it has been FOREVER since I've posted, but let me tell you I have been uber busy and having a blast.
I hope to post some on my adventures later.
 

For now here's some eye candy. I love the Fiskars hexagon punches and paired with some Sweet Stamp Shop stamps they just rock.
Have a super day.

Hello Foxy Papertrey Ink Card

I made this card for my cousin's birthday. She's one heck of a gal and super foxy! :). I adore this little fox from Papertrey Ink. He also has a coordinating diecut. Double bonus.

I used regular crepe paper and cut petals out of it that I put together with glue dots. I added a bit of glue on the edges and sprinkled on the glitter. I also used SRM stickers that I got as a prize from the Practical Scrappers card contest for the dotted lines. Hope you're having a great day.
Take care and stay crafty.

Cowboy Ben Kanobi

Aaron's friend turned 8 this last week and he said he really liked Aaron's card when he saw it. He really likes Star Wars  so I asked him if he wanted a card with a cowboy too and he nodded a fervent "yes". :) So, that was that.

I'm so glad I bought Stampin' Up's Cowboy Kid stamp set when they had it. It's so fun to color and I love using it to make cards for young'ns ;).
Hope you're having a sweet day.

Vintage Challenge and Blog Give Away

I made this card for the Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge which was to make a card in VINTAGE style.  I'm not sure this card is exactly vintage but it's my interpretation. :)

I stamped the suitcase image from Paper Smooches "Get Outta Town" set on a book page and fussy cut it. I like the look it gives to the image. I then colored the cases with my prisma markers. I added texture by stamping a porcelain background stamp on the base paper. The patterned papers are from Basic Grey's Fact & Fiction collections.
Hope you're having a great weekend. Take care! Stay crafty.
PS
I will be doing a Give Away on my blog in a few days because wonder of all wonders I've reached 60,000 hits. I think that calls for a celebration, oh, that and the fact that it's gonna be my BIRTHDAY!