Saturday, February 11, 2012

You Go Girl!

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Good morning!!  It’s Saturday and today’s card is inspired by the lovely colours over on the colourQ challenge blog this week.  Don’t those cookies look scrumptious?

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They almost look too pretty to eat!  I added some soft stone as the owls look like they are on a soft stone coloured plate :)  I sure love adding the sentiment onto a journal tab…so fun!  Have a fantastic day!!  Thanks so much for stopping by :)

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what’s in it?

stamps: verve to the moon, pti hello friend

ink: versafine onyx, su pumpkin pie

paper: pti white, soft stone, echo park yours truly

accessories: pti edgers, journal tabs, friendly flower dies, ribbon, button, thread, tim holtz embossing folder, craft concepts woodgrain embossing folder, stitching

Friday, February 10, 2012

Best Wishes on Your Birthday

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Hello again!! Happy Friday evening!  The dh has gone out to a hockey game with his brother so I’m in the studio creating a few cards :)  Tonight’s little number is for the Papertrey sketch challenge over on Nichole’s blog. I was attracted to the one with all the buttons!

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The card sales went very well this week. Sold 54 cards!! I have a lovely staff who appreciates handmade cards.  They are also very thoughtful when picking out cards and I love to hear why they chose certain cards.  And I usually have a story that goes along with a card…why it was created, etc.   They are like my little babies :)  Tomorrow is the fun day with my dh :)  I hope the PTI challenge is a quick, easy one!  Maybe I can sneak a card in while he puts up my keyboard shelf…HA!  Hope your weekend has started out right :)  Hugs to you!

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what’s in it?

all supplies are PTI except…

paper: october afternoon sidewalks, su poppy parade, so saffron

accessories: oval nestabilities, su felt leaves

Sweet Baby Boy

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Good morning!!  It’s Friday!! The most glorious day of the week!!  I have been happily selling my cards at work this week and today’s card is one of them :)  I needed a few more baby boy cards in the stash and I love banners with sweet little sayings on them…so Diva Sankari’s Viva La Verve sketch this week was perfect!

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The dh is finally home for a weekend!!  We decided that tomorrow would be our Valentine’s Day.  We are spending the day together…Home Depot for him, Michaels for me, gathering a few things for the house and then I’ll help him put a few more things together in the studio :)  I’m sure a Starbucks stop will be in there somewhere :)  And then he’s making me a romantic dinner :)  Wine, dinner, cozy fireplace…would much rather “stay in” than go out.  Don’t wait up!! ;)

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what’s in it?

stamps: Small Phrases, Seeing Stars (Verve)

paper: kraft, rustic cream (PTI), soft sage (SU), social club (cosmo cricket)

ink: onyx (versafine), ruby red (SU)

accessories: banner die, buttons, twine (PTI), star punch (ek success), stars embossing folder (cuttlebug), stitching

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Love You

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Good evening!!  I have been so fortunate to be able to sneak these PTI challenges in during their 10 day anniversary celebration.  I see the new challenge in the morning and then think about it all day so I have a starting point when I get home.  Today’s challenge is to find inspiration on Pinterest.  No problem!! Except how to narrow it down.  So I just chose a picture…no more thinking about it!!  My plan did change a bit once I was in the studio, so I went with it.  I was inspired by the doily, striped pattern paper, flowers, buttons, thread and colours (although I used turquoise instead of that fabulous green as I had difficulty matching this colour on my screen).

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So the announcement today was that there will be an online Stamp-a-faire this July instead of a live event.  I have mixed feelings on this.  Would I go again?  I think in a heart beat…especially since my bestie Lynn lives there :)  However, it is an expensive trip from Canada and I do understand that only a lucky 200 got to go last year.  At the very least, maybe I could host an event here!!  We had 30 people for a sit down Christmas dinner, I could probably handle 10 stampers!! LOL  What are YOUR thoughts on the SAF event?  Thanks for visiting :)  Back early in the morning with the new Viva La Verve sketch :)  Yahoo, Friday!!

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what’s in it?

all PTI product except…

sentiment: Verve You and I

striped pattern paper: crate paper

flowers: prima

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

The Desires of Your Heart

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Good evening!! I’m slipping in before my CASE Study post goes live in an hour in order to play along with the Papertrey Anniversary Colour Challenge.  No surprise I picked Dawn’s colour combo…but this time it’s because she had only 3 colours to deal with.  It’s been a long day and there isn’t much time in the studio tonight.  So I whipped up this sweet little number ‘cause you can never go wrong with berry sorbet ribbon (just sayin’!).  This was actually my last piece of berry sorbet, but I needn’t worry as I have recently unpacked the back up roll!!  I may not back up my computer as often as I should, but I always do my favourite ribbon!! LOL  If I win this prize, my husband may file for divorce!! LOL Okay, come back in an hour for my CASE Study post :)  Have a wonderful evening and thanks for stopping by :) Hugs!

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what’s in it?

all supplies are from Papertrey Ink.  Please email me if you need more info :)

Monday, February 6, 2012

Wishing You the Happiest of Birthdays

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Good evening!  It’s Day 2 of the Papertrey Ink 5th Anniversary celebrations and I’ve been lucky to have the time to create a little something tonight for the Freebie challenge.  I saw the images this morning and thought about the card I would like to make during work today!  No easy feat with 20 seven year olds at my ankles!! LOL  I was once again inspired by Dawn’s fun image as well as her gorgeous card.  Boy, does that girl rock die layering or WHAT?  No surprise I turned to my favourite Mat Stack 4 and coordinating Woodgrain stamp :)  LOVE!  I don’t have the half and half dies, but I found out that by trimming the edger dies you can get a similar effect!  I also got to try out my new Tim Holtz embossing folder with the new Big Shot (a present for the new studio ;).  I must say that it does emboss deeper than the Cuttlebug without an extra shim.  I was hoping it would when I bought it last June :)  Now I’m off to unpack a few more boxes before bed :)  Thanks for stopping by!

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what’s in it?

stamps: pti modern woodgrain

ink: su basic grey, pti tea dye duo

paper: pti rustic cream, raspberry fizz, su cherry cobbler, echo park Yours Truly

accessories: pti edger, limitless layer, mat stack 4 dies, spellbinders oval, tim holtz embossing folder, su buttons, thread, pti sentiment download

Sugar and Spice

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Good morning!  Today’s soft and pretty card is inspired by the colours over The Play Date Cafe this week.  These colours made me think of a baby girl card.  I’m taking my cards into work this week and I must say baby and wedding cards go the quickest!  I’m keeping it short and sweet today, eh?  LOL Thanks for stopping by and I hope your week has started off right!

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what’s in it?

stamps: verve to the moon, small phrases, pti mat stack 2 stamps

ink: versafine onyx, su soft sky, pti tea dye duo

paper: pti cream, sweet blush, pink paiselee dp

accessories: pti mat stack 2 die, circle die, pti buttons, thread, OA button, SU tiny tag, seam binding ribbon, paper heart doily, gems, stitching

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