Live with Passion

I made this card last night while I was watching one of my favorite shows 'Dancing with the Stars' (I know you must think I'm a geek, but) I LOVE that show!


Can you believe that I have had this stamp set for awhile now and this is the first time it has seen ink!!!! What was I waiting for? LOL!
I used Julee's Mojo Monday #55 sketch for this card. I LOVE this sketch! I was so happy with the way this card turned out, I am going to make another card tonight (while I watch Dancing with the stars again)!


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Supplies Used: Stamps~ Inspired by Nature.
Paper~ Pink Pirouette, Old Olive, Whisper White, Georgia Peach DSP.
Ink~ Markers- Regal Rose, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip.
Accessories~ Olive brads, non SU! product - Green Dew drops.

Upsy Daisy

I made this card yesterday but had to wait until today to photograph it because the weather was so rainy and gloomy all weekend!

I love the new silhouette stamp sets that Stampin' Up! has came out with this year and this set is no exception! For some reason I have been adding stickles to the image everytime that I have stamped it. If you can't see the sparkle click on the photo for a better view.

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Supplies Used: Stamps~ Upsy Daisy, Twill bg.

Paper~ Pacific Point, Baja Breeze, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White.

Ink~ Pink Pirouette, Old Olive, Pacific Point.

Accessories~ Large oval punch, silver hodgepodge hardware, flower brads, paper piercer, Non SU! product - star dust stickles, Marvy Scallop & circle punch.

Be Inspired - Pocket Silhouettes again....

For this week's 'Be Inspired Challenge' #24 I chose to use one of my favorite new stamp sets again, 'Pocket Silhouettes'. When I saw this week's image I knew that Set would be perfect for this challenge. I also knew that I wanted to go with the colors, Mellow Moss, Bliss Blue, Really Rust and of course Chocolate Chip! I hope you enjoy, let me know what you think!

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Supplies Used: Stamps~ Pocket Silhouettes, Stitched bg.

Paper~ Kraft, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White.

Ink~ Chocolate Chip, Mellow Moss, Bliss Blue, Really Rust.

Accessories~ Chocolate Chip double stitched ribbon, Ticket corner punch, window punch, small oval punch, retired SU! products -copper vintage brads, Love & Happiness rub-ons.

Blueberries & Daisies

I made today's card for this week's OCC challenge. The challenge was to use chipboard in your project. I have a TON of chipboard, so this challenge was the perfect opportunity for me to use some of it up! Go over to the OCC to check out the beautiful projects that the gals made using chipboard, you won't be dissapointed!

I LOVE the new 'Maine Blueberry' DSP! Can you tell? I couldn't resist using it again for today's card! I hope you enjoy!

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Supplies Used: Stamps~ Live like you mean it!

Paper~ Night of Navy, Old Olive, Whisper White, Maine Blueberry DSP.

Ink~ Night of Navy, Old Olive.

Accessories~ Ticket corner punch, Cherished Memories rub-ons, Chipboard tag, Hodgepodge hardware, Yellow brads, vintage brads, Night of navy grosgrain ribbon, Non SU! product- Dew drops.

BIC - Flight of the Butterfly

Woo Hoo, I was finally able to squeeze in some stamping time last night! Today's card was inspired by this image from Beate's 'Be Inspired Challenge' for this week. My inspiration came from the striped couch, the white furniture and the circles from the carpet. I hope you enjoy!

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Supplies Used: Stamps~ Flight of the Butterfly.

Paper~ Night of Navy, Kiwi Kiss, Bliss Blue, Whisper White, Kiwi Kiss dsp, Maine Blueberry dsp.

Ink~ Night of Navy, Kiwi Kiss.

Accessories~ Ticket punch, Scallop Circle Punch, Scallop Edge punch, Circle punch, Three for you punch, Kiwi satin ribbon, silver brads

Life?

Hello! I hope your week is going well, the weekend is just around the corner! It's been a busy week here and I'm ready for the weekend!

I'm not to sure about this card....I had some trouble trying to figure out what to do over on the right side of the card. I'm not sure I like the way the big life saying looks over there in the corner. What do you think?

As always, thanks for stopping by today!

Supplies Used: Stamps~ Live like you mean it!, Stitched bg.

Paper~ Whisper white, basic black, riding hood red, kiwi kiss.

Ink~ Riding Hood Red, Kiwi Kiss, White Craft.

Accessories~ Photo corner punch, Jumbo Oval punch, Riding hood red striped ribbon, black brads.

Live like you mean it!!!!

Today's card took a few extra turns before it came to be. I actually started this card by using the 'Upsy Daisy' set but couldn't get it to work out the way I wanted it to! I was just about to give up when I noticed my stack of new stamps sitting on the corner of my desk and this one jumped out at me again!

This set was so much fun to use that I have another card in the works!

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Supplies Used: Stamps~ Live Like You Mean It!

Paper~ Riding Hood Red, Basic Black, Kiwi Kiss, Whisper White, Bella Rosa DSP.

Ink~ Riding Hood Red, Kiwi Kiss.

Accessories~ Black brads, Riding hood red striped ribbon.

OCC Sketch challenge

The weather has been rainy and gloomy here in Minnesota, the kind of weather that makes one want to curl up with a good stamp set or more! LOL! Well that's just what I've been doing all weekend between loads of laundry and cleaning that is!

Today's card was created using the sketch by Amy Sheffer over at the OCC. Go over to the OCC and check it out and play along if you like.

And while your there, check out what all the

ladies have been up to!

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Supplies Used: Stamps~ Live like you mean it!

Paper~ Pink Pirouette, Basic Black, Whisper White, Pink Pirouette DSP.

Ink~ Kiwi Kiss, Pink Pirouette, Basic Black.

Accessories~ Pink Pirouette Striped Ribbon, black brads, Dew Drops (non SU! product).

Pink Pirouette Daisy

Today's card is one I made last week but didn't get around to posting it until today! It didn't quite turn out like I invisioned it would, but I like it all the same! I stamped the image with White craft ink then embossed with white embossing powder (looks like vanilla). Does embossing powder get old and turn color? Maybe it is because I did it on the pink cardstock.

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Supplies Used: Stamps~ Upsy Daisy, Flight of the butterfly.

Paper~ Pink Pirouette, Kiwi Kiss, Whisper White, Pink Pirouette DSP.

Ink~ Craft White, Kiwi Kiss.

Accessories~ White embossing powder, Large Oval punch, Pink Pirouette 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon, green dew drops (non SU product).

Another BIC22 card

What can I say? I am really lovin' this 'Pocket Silhouette' set, I can't seem to put it down! And how about those new In-Colors, I keep reaching for them as well!

I was inspired to make this card after I saw the beautiful tray of glass bottles and flowers from the image Beate used for this week's BIC22. Check out my previous post for the beautiful image that inspired me!

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Supplies Used: Stamps~ Pocket Silhouettes, Twill bg.

Paper~ Pacific Point, Baja Breeze, Kiwi Kiss, Whisper White, Pacific Point dsp.

Ink~ Pacific Point, Baja Breeze.

Accessories~ Vintage brads, Kiwi taffeta ribbon, SU! oval punches, corner rounder, paper piercer, Non SU Products~ Star Dust stickles, Dew Drops.

Be Inspired - Pocket Silhouettes

I think I'm psychic! LOL!

After finishing last week's BIC challenge, I sat down yesterday and made this card. Little did I know that it would fit the bill for this week's 'Be Inspired' challenge (or did I?) *wink!.

I have another idea in the works for the challenge that I hope to get at yet this afternoon. Until then I thought I would share this one with you!

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Supplies Used: Stamps~ Pocket Silhouettes, Twill.

Paper~ Baja Breeze, Kiwi Kiss, Whisper White, Kiwi Kiss dsp.

Ink~ Baja Breeze, Kiwi Kiss.
Accessories~ Kiwi Taffeta ribbon, Filigree brad, vintage brads, oval punch

Be Inspired challenge

Today's card is one I did for Beate's 'Be Inspired Challange' from last week. With last week being my first week back to work I wasn't able to get to the challenge right away. Thank goodness for weekends! I got this one done just in time for a new challenge tomorrow!

When I saw this Pottery Barn image, I first noticed the colors and knew that was the direction I was going to go. Great fall colors!

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Supplies Used: Stamps~ Pocket, Silhouettes, Linen bg.

Paper~ Always Artichoke, Chocolate Chip, Certainly Celery, Very Vanilla, Apple Cider dsp.

Ink~ Always Artichoke, Tanergine Tango.

Accessories~ Vintage brads, Corner Rounder, 1" Double-stitched grosgrain ribbon, SU Oval punches.

Crazy for Cupcakes

Well, we got through the first week of school and work without a hitch. YEAH! I was so afraid that my kids might over sleep and not get off to school on time (or not get there until noon)!

Today's card was made using the new 'Crazy for Cupcakes' stamp set. I think this set is soooooo cute! As soon as I saw it, I knew I had to get it.

I decided to use Beate's WSC#56 for the layout. If you want to play along, go check out Beate's blog for the details! This also falls into 'Our Creative Corner Challenge' to create a Birthday Card.

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Supplies Used: Stamps~ Crazy for Cupcakes, Polka Dot BG.

Paper~ Pink Pirouette, Regal Rose, Whisper White, Sweet Always dsp, Pink Pirouette dsp.

Ink~ Basic Black, Pink Pirouette.

Accessories~ Pink Taffeta Ribbon, large oval punch, Yellow Stickles (non SU product).

Upsy Daisy

I finally received some new stamp sets and accessories last week! I LOVE the new sets and the new designer paper is FABULOUS!!!!!

This card was created using the new In colors Pacific Point and Kiwi Kiss. The stamp set is called Upsy Daisy. I added Star Dust Stickles to the flowers.

A quick update: After three days of work, my family is adjusting well!

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Supplies Used: Stamps~ Upsy Daisy.

Paper~ Pacific Point card stock & DSP, Whisper White, Kiwi Kiss.

Ink~ Pacific Point Kiwi Kiss.

Accessories~ Kiwi Kiss 5/8" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Star Dust Stickles (non SU product).

Back to School!!! and work

I hope you had a wonderful weekend,the last weekend of the summer! Today was the first day of school for my two youngest Megan (Senior) & Nick (Sophomore). It was also the first day of my new job! After being home with the kids full-time off and on for the last 17 years, I decided it was time to get back into the working world again, and today I started my new job (part-time) as a special ed paraeducator. I was in this field part-time four years ago but was cut due to funding. I love working with these special children and I'm looking forward to a fun and rewarding school year!

Megan is so excited for her SENIOR year, Nick on the other hand was wishing for more summer vacation!

Oh, I almost forgot, I finally got some new rubber! Now off to get some stamping done! Thanks for stopping by!