You Crack Me Up

The Sweetest Thing's Sweet Sunday Sketch #211 is perfect for my friend's challenge of "It's Springtime so let's Egg-boss".  I was super egg-cited to use this older stamp set because so I rarely get it out!

Printed Papers - Echo Park Springtime 6x6

Cardstock - The Paper Studio

Embossing Folder - Cuttlebug

Stamp Set - Jillibean Soup eggcellent

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black with Copic Markers

Ribbon - CloseToMyHeart White Organdy

Candi (green embellies)

It's Springtime so lets Egg-boss

by my side

Aren't these two Owls just the sweetest?  I love Owls!  Occasionally we will have one visit our woods, most of the time we cannot see them but last summer I was lucky & caught one with the camera!  He was a beauty.

Sketch provided by Operation Write Home #216

Printed Paper - Chatter Box Heart Blossoms

All Cardstock - DieCutWithAView

Woodgrain Embossing folder - Sizzix/Tim Holtz

Inked with Tim Holtz Gathered Twigs

Stamps - Unity Stamp Co KOM Believe in Fairytales

Stamped with Memento in Rich Cooca & colored with Creative Memories Precious Elements in Red & Green

Ovals cut using Gypsy and Cricut with CTMH's Art Philosophy cartridge

Chipboard leaves - UmWow Studio

Embossed using Zing in Green

Walking on Sunshine

I did a bit of challenge juggling for this one... I combined The Paper Players #186 Color Combo with Sketch Frenzy Friday 031414 and I'm LOVING the results!

Cardstock - DieCutWithAView

Embossing Folder - CloseToMyHeart Chevron

Stamp Set - Unity Stamp Co. Walking on Sunshine

Sun stamped using Liquid Pearls in Buttercup

Sentiment stamped using CloseToMyHeart Crystal Blue & Tim Holtz Black Soot

Yellow Circle Trim - Doodlebug Design

Misc Yellow Button & Twine

you're on my mind

Fusion Card Challenge #6 is a great almost monochromatic color scheme with a very basic card sketch... both of which I chose to use (see it very last on this post)

SUPPLIES

Cardbase - Stampin' Up So Saffron

Layers - DieCutWithAView Cardstocks

Image Stamp - Unity Stamp Co. KOM 1/14 Be Your Own Kind of Beautiful

Sentiment Stamp - Unity Stamp Co. KOM 11/13 Strength and Dignity

Inks - Stamped with Memento in Tuxedo Black then colored using various Copic markers

Embossing Folder - Quatrefoil from CloseToMyHeart

and a buttery stainy twine

INSPIRATION

so thankful

so I haven't been crafting much at all recently... work has been crazy-busy but I have GOT to learn to stop working & give myself "me" time, which is really hard to do when you're working for yourself. I'm learning, slowly to slow down just a bit. So today, after running my youngest to TaeKwonDo class, then lunch, then back for TaeKwonDo instructor class... we can home, I put on my stretchy pants, and got crafty!  I made 6 of these 3 different version of the same sketch from:

Fresh Made Sketches #127

Cardbases - Stampin' Up River Rock

Printed Papers - Authentique Loyal 6x6

Cardstock - Stampin' Up Always Artichoke

Stamp - Unity Stamp Co. freebie with an order :-)

Ink - CloseToMyHeart Olive

Button - taken off an old shirt

Waxy Flax from CTMH

so in love

with everything about you.... isn't that just the sweetest?  puts a smile on my face, that's for sure!



Well, it's Friday & tonight I carved out a little time to put this sweet sentiment to work for Unity Stamp Company's Friends with Flair :-)

Printed Papers - Authentique Celebrate 6x6

Unity Stamp - ...everything love

Inks - Tim Holtz Broken China (heart), Tim Holtz Barn Door (sentiment), Tim Holtz Black Soot (distressing)

a tiny bit of twine from The Twinery

and a few pop dots

Happy Happy Blogoversary Julie!

Is it really THAT time again?  Yes, Yes it is & my friend Julie has once again put together this amazing Blog Hippity Hoppity where there are hidden random prizes for you to get a chance to win just by leaving a little love along your way - pretty stinkin' cool, huh?!  You should start at JULIE'S BLOG!

Various Prizes Include:2 $10 gift certificates from Unity Stamp Company (donated by Unity!), 3 sets of winner's choosing from The Cutting Cafe (donated by Regina Easter), A ribbon bundle from 3 Girl JAM, Timeless Twine -- Rainbow Party Pack (Donated by Timeless Twine), Close To My Heart Stamp Set, Close To My Heart Stamp Set, $15 Pinque Peacock gift certificate (donated by Jessica Shelton-Buffa), Embossing folders (2),  2 $25 Gift certificates for My Scrap Chick store (donated by My Scrap Chick), Websters' Pages 6x6 Sweet Notes pad, an embellishment set and a Websters Pages Stamp set, plus a Unity Cloud background stamp -- donated by Lucy Evans, A background stamp from Flourishes and 3 Aqua markers -- donated by Ruth & Erin Carnes.... WHEW, that is Quite a list of chances to win!  Good Luck & don't forget to comment everywhere!!!

So I sat down at my crafty table to create something amazing and *fittz... zap" there went my mojo, I really didn't like my first card at all but here it is anyway.

Stamps I received from my crafty friend Erin - Autumn Leaves Stampology Between the Lines

Stamped with Memento in Tuxedo Black then colored with various Copic Markers

Printed Papers - Simple Stories Fab{u}lous

Twine - The Twinery

Well then Today (this actually being on Wednesday) work was a hurry-up-and-wait kind of day and since I work for myself out of my house, I decided to give my work brain a break and drag out my crafty brain... so much happier with this one!

Zero Printed Paper... I think I'm just a grungy kind of girl

Woodgrain Stamp - Unity Stamp Co. 1/14 KOM Be Your Own Kind of Beautiful

Stamped with CloseToMyHeart in Brown Bag, Bamboo & Chocolate (chocolate is actually on the cardbase only)

Dragonflies - Unity Stamp Co. 9/13 KOM Happiness Has No Limit

Stamped with Memento in Tuxedo Black & colored with various Copic Markers

using Yes Paste (love this stuff) I affixed the bling flowers & tiny beads

Sentiment Stamp - Unity Stamp Co. 9/12 KOM the Vintage Touch

Stamped with Memento in Tuxedo Black

Sprayed it all using Shimmerz Paints in Heavy Metal

Now get your Hippity Hoppity on and go visit KARY next