What Does The Fox Say? Thank You!

Sorry if that song is now stuck in your head ;).

After the recent loss of our 17 week in utero baby, Isaiah, I have so many thank you's to write.

I really want them to be cute and informal because the people that cared for us after our loss are truly my close friends.

This super cute little FOXY set can be found at The Sweet Stamp Shop. The price can't be beat either. I love to support my friends when they're extra amazing.

I'm trying to heal and I hope you're having a great week.

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!

Home Improvement Tile Removal

We interrupt our regularly scheduled crafting in order to bring you new wood floors!!!! :) 

I will be returning shortly to help out with Sweet Stamp Shop's February release, but for now, I'll be covered in tile dust and trying not to vibrate out of my shoes ;)

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!

Little Bird Hello Friend

Who is ready for winter to be over and for spring to arrive!?!?! This girl, right here is.

Trying to create things with spring on the brain is refreshing.

This bird from Purple Onion Designs is just the sweetest. The other stamps are from Stampin' Up except for the sentiment which is from Papertrey Ink.

Keep Crafty out there!

Valentine's Day Inspiration: Fun City Valentine's

 Welcome to the Valentine’s Day Blog Hop brought to you by the 

Inspiration Crew. We're a group of crafty blog friends making 

projects we like, using products we like. Some of us are also 

offering prizes!! Be sure to check out all the blogs for tons of 

crafty Valentine’s Day inspiration. 

I used a wonderful Unity stamp set called City of Love. It was so fun to cut and color. I used my Stampin' Up Water Color Wonder Crayons to create the ombre skyline. The WRMK XOXO background was stamped in SU Pretty in Pink ink. The cloud stamps are Imaginisce. I hope that you all are having a super weekend. Keep hopping to see some great inspiration for your special day.

You should have come here from Lalo Ik’s blog. 

Now go check out Veronica Zalis's blog. 

Donna Bowman 

Rachel Kleinman

Ceal Pritchett

Lalo Ik

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Veronica Zalis

Ardyth Percy-Robb

Susie CraftHappy

Geri Greening

Jennifer Cuthbertson

Also entering this card int eh CAS-ual Fridays CFC127 challenge "Over The Edge"

Final Week of Cute Card Thursday: Be Mine Chevron Heart

I have had so much fun guesting over at Cute Card Thursday. This weeks theme is "Something New". 

I acquired this twine and this is the first time I've ever used it on a project. I also got a sweet Unity Stamp Set that I just had to ink up for a Valentine's themed card. It will be here before we know it!

 The Studio G hearts are stamped in Stampin' Up Real Red and Tempting Turquoise. The ink spray is Studio Calico.

So, make sure to stop by over at the CCT blog and join in the challenge. I'm sure you all have something new to celebrate!!!!

Have  a crafty day!

Retro Sketches #98 Make a Wish

Another fun retro sketch to play with.

The samples are so gorgeous. Simple and to the point. Love that this sketch does that.

Have a great weekend and have some super fun!

So Sweet Lamb Cute Card Thursday

Welcome friends to another week of Cute Card Thursday. This weeks theme is "So Sweet". You can head on over to the blog and check out what the rest of the design team has created. All sweetness I'm happy to report. Join in the fun an get creating.

The lamb stamp and sentiment are from Stampin' Up. 

Chipboard flower sticker: October Afternoon

Wood Veneer: Studio Calico

Paper: Dear Lizzy

Fabric Brad: WRMK

The weekend is almost upon us! Who's excited!!! MEEEE!

Keep crafty my friends.

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    <

Retro Sketches #97 Hello Foxy Fox Stamp

Hello there friends! I got crafty with Retro Sketches latest sketch and am pretty happy with the end result ;).

Used my PTI Fox stamp set. I guess I could have used the die too but I totally forgot and hand cut Mr. Fox.

So there you have it. Feelin' Foxy celebrating my birthday weekend.

Stay crafty my friends.

Ombre Orange Mountains Cute Card Thursday

I love playing around with my inks. This ombre orange is just the thing to "WARM IT UP"  which is this week's Cute Card Thursday Challenge.

The "Hello" is a sentiment stamp from Sweet Stamp Shop. I used a scrap piece of paper and cut out something I thought looked like mountains and then inked up from bottom to top going lighter as I went up.

Be sure to stop on by and join in this week's challenge. Living in the Southwest this card just speaks to our lovely mesas that we have here.

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to make so time to create.

Gettin' a little scrappy! 

Tessa and her good friend playing chess. These girls have amazing imaginations! They're always creating fairy worlds, playing with dolls or enjoying a board game. You won't ever hear them say they're bored. 

I used some Studio Calico paper for the background and some WRMK for the strip.

A few thickers and some wood veneers and we're all done.

Hope you have a super week!

Welcome to another great challenge from Cute Card Thursday. This week's challenge, if you choose to accept it is "Cold and Frosty" . Stop by the blog and play along. There's some really great inspiration. I'm sure some of our friends and family in the Midwest United States are tired of cold and frosty but who wouldn't want to receive a card like this? :))) 

I embossed the tree image from Stamp-A-Mania in Desert Rain embossing powder. I love the glittery, frosty look it gives. 

I spritzed my kraft with icebox October Afternoon Sprinklers. The top layer was spritzed with bonnie blue Mr. Huey's. I added a few spots of iridescent glitter glue as well.

I added beads and snowflakes to finish off the card.

Hope you're having a wonderful week. TAKE CARE!

Cute Card Thursday And Everything Nice

Hello all you crafty peeps out there!
I'm excited to be paper crafting once again...

I was asked to guest over at CUTE CARD THURSDAY for the month of January. This weeks theme is
"banish the blues" so I wanted to make a special card that was cheery and sweet. I have a wonderful friend who just celebrated her birthday on the first of the year and I know she'll enjoy receiving this card.

I used Stampin' Up's "And Everything Nice" stamp set. I've owned for years and this is the first time I've ever inked it up. I love the sweet faces of the characters and the hollyhocks.

I hope you've all had a wonderful Christmas and New Years. 2014 is looking to be a year of big things for my family. Take care and craft on.

Tim Holtz Embossing Folder and Washi Tape

This card almost makes me think of a fortune cookie. I water colored the heart with Tim Holtz distress ink. I covered a sheet of cardstock with washi tape and then punched out the circles. After I embossed the card base I sewed the washi circles on and then popped up the heart on top.

Hope you Christmas season is coming along beautifully.

New Crop Handmade Snowflake Patterns

Today marks another Family Home Evening spent making paper snowflakes to add to our growing collection. It now takes me about a half hour or more to hang them all. Jonah wanted to copy Aaron's design so badly. I love when they want to be like each other. Tessa loved the idea of a butterfly and went to work making that happen. Unfortunately, her first attempt didn't turn out so hot. One good thing about this year is that I didn't have to do all the initial folding of the paper. Jakob and Tessa are getting pretty good at it. Daddy is at training for work so we hope to have him add his when he gets home. He always makes the coolest designs. Like his FIRE SNOWFLAKE.

To see last years crop
GO HERE
and to see them hanging up
GO HERE
have a wonderfully crafty week!

Baby Boy Scrapbook Layout

Seriously, OH MY GOSH! It has probably been half a year since I scrapped a page. I just adore this picture of my "baby boy" and myself from our family vacation this summer. He's twelve and he towers over me at 6ft tall now. He thinks it's pretty funny. I actually used Scrapbook Steals Midweek Mojo Lolite #2 sketch for this layout. I used some gorgeous papers that my friend Melissa sent me, cuz she's just super nice like that. No matter how big he gets, or how big a stinker he is,
he'll always be my baby boy.

I need to learn how to journal straight when I hand journal but I know he won't mind .

I have used DCWV, October Afternoon and WRMK papers here. The letters are Thickers.

 

You TOO, don't you forget to be awesome every day!
I love paper :)!!!