Super Sketch Sunday #13

I thought it was time to do some of these challenges that are out there, so I took the plunge and did Amy's Super Sketch Sunday Challenge #13 for this week. Here is what I came up with.
Supplies Used: Stamp set: Friendship Flowers (SU!) Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Palette O' Prints Almost Amethyst & Certainly Celery prints. Ink: Basic Black. Accessories: Black Gingham Ribbon, Prima Daisy's, Jewel Brads.

Round Two!

Here is my second attempt at using the Cuttlebug! Very similar to the first, just a different layout. My daughter likes the first one best.

Supplies used: Stamps: Big Blossoms. Paper: Chocolate Chip, Pixie Pink & 'The Glitter Stack' background paper I got at Archiver's. Ink: Pixie Pink & Apricot Appeal Craft Pads. Accessories: Clear Embossing Powder, 'Bling Jewel Brads'.

Finally - Something Cuttlebugged!

Alright, I'm almost embarrassed to tell you this but I'm going to anyway! About two months ago while browsing thru my favorite blogs, I came across the cutest little book marks made with jumbo paper clips, background papers and this thing called a cuttlebug. Now, I had never heard of the cuttlebug but I knew that I WANTED TO MAKE THOSE JUMBO BOOKMARKS, and to make them you needed this thing called a cuttlebug. So I did a little research, dug out my Sunday paper that was in the recylcle bin by now and pulled out a coupon for Michaels.

Next day I marched on down to Michaels and found me a Cuttlebug and die-cuts AND a couple of folders and headed back home to try out my new toy. Well I got home and took my purchases out of the bag and placed them in my stamp room then realized I didn't have the jumbo clips, so I got in my car and headed on over to the Wal-Mart and bought 3 boxes of jumbo clips (3) and went back home. I think it was maybe 3 days later when I finally took the cuttlebug out of the box and placed it on my desk (boy it sure looked pretty sitting there)! Everyday I would get up and say to myself, self, you really need to do something with this cuttlebug! But day after day I just kept putting it off. What I didn't put off was buying more die-cuts & folders from Electric Paperie, I think I own every folder made for this thing!

Yesterday I finally said enough is enough and I broke down and made myself use it, what was I afraid of? Next challenge is to finally make those jumbo bookmarks! I think tonight is the night!

Well that's my silly Cuttlebug story, hope I didn't bore you with the details! Thanks for stopping by.

Supplies used:

Stamp set: Big Blossoms & Circle of Friendship

Paper: Chocolate Chip, Apricot Appeal & background paper from The Glitter Stack (I bought at Archiver's).

Ink: Pixie Pink & Apricot Appeal Craft Pads, Chocolate Chip.

Accessories: Clear embossing powder, Brads, Twill Tape & Cuttlebug.

Summer by the Sea

One of my favorite stamp sets is 'Summer by the Sea'. I think because I am drawn to the 'sketched' look of the images. I love to watercolor these images. The weather is rainy here today, this image brighten my day, I hope it does your's also! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies: Summer by the Sea

Ink: Basic Black, More Mustard, Mellow Moss , Night of Navy, Blush Blossom.

Paper: Whipser White, Creamy Caramel, Mellow Moss, Night of Navy.

Accessories: Blender Pen

Think Pink

Better late than never, right? It was a VERY busy day today. As you can see below it was my husband B-Day today. Two of my kids had ball games, the third practice, and of course we had to celebrate the big day, how was a girl going to get any stamping time today? Well it was not easy, but I did fit it in!
I decided to combine two challenges into one, Tuesday's color challenge & Wednesday's Sketch challenge. Hope you enjoy! (Sorry for the blurry photo - I'll retake tomorrow in better light). Here is the new photo.

Supplies: Girlfriends, Swirls & Blossoms background stamp.
Paper: Pink Passion, Loves Me background paper, Basic Balck & Whisper White.
Ink: Pink Passion, Green Galore, Blush Blossom, Creamy Caramel & Basic Black.
Accessories: Blender Pen, Black Gingham Ribbon.

Happy Birthday Greg!

It was my Hubby's birthday today - Should I say how old he is? Alright - he turned 51! (He doesn't look a day over 40!). To celebrate I gave him a nice new little RED sports car - here's a picture of it - LOL! Well, maybe next year!

Supplies: Classic Convertibles, Just Jeans.

Paper: Whisper White, Real Red, Basic Black, Brushed Silver.

Ink: Black Colrbox, Real Red, Going Grey

Accessories: Eyelets, Blender Pen, Black embossing powder.

Stampin' Up! Retired List

Well it's that time of year again when Stampin' Up! announces the retired stamp sets. Click here to get the complete list of retired sets. Contact me to order your must have's before they are gone forever!