Using Acetate!

I'm going to start off by saying these photographs aren't the best, but that's because we are in the process of getting about a foot of the white fluffery stuff here in New England! I LOVE snow, but this is cutting my Autumn a little bit short...ugh! Oh well. At least the snow gave me the inspiration that I needed for this card.

I'm not happy when I miss one of The Cat's Pajamas Challenges and that's what happened last week. (I'm taking a night class for school and it is really cutting into my stamping time...lol!) So I wanted to be sure to play along with this week's challenge. Julie is the Hostess with the Mostess this week and she wants us to use acetate. You can find the details to play along over on Alma's Blog. I have never used acetate before so this was a great challenge for me. I immediately thought of a window, and with all of this snow outside my window, my thoughts went to my three penguin friends from the TCP Round the Chimney set. When I saw this week's CPS Sketch, I decided to go with a round window, and I'm thrilled with the way that it all turned out. I used my Nesties for the circles. The image is colored up with Copic Markers (C1, C3, C5, C7, E23, E57, E59, R39, YG63, YG67, and YR16) and I paper pieced the carpet in front of the fireplace. All of the papers are from The Merry Days of Christmas collection from My Mind's Eye. The Kraft card stock (embossed with the Seeing Spots embossing folder) and button are from Papertrey Ink. I added some Divine Twine to the button to accent the sentiment which is also from the Round the Chimney set. Here's a shot of the inside of the card.

I'm now completely without my voice thanks to this crazy cold and laryngitis. I'm so thankful for the computer...I love to talk...lol! Thanks so much for visiting with me. Have a wonderful weekend..Toodles! :D

For You Honey!

Happy Friday Friends! I've got a pretty good cold and laryngitis, so I'm going to keep this post on the short side. I've combined this week's Blogger's Challenge (Happy Haunting) with this week's sketch from the My Favorite Things Wednesday Stamp Club.

My little trick-or-treater is from the MFT Pure Innocence Honey Bee set. She is colored up with Copic Markers (BG70, C5, C7, C9, E000, E00, E23, E25, R11, Y21, Y26, YG25, YR12, and YR16). The sentiment is from the same set and I made the tiny tag and heart with the MFT Die-namics Notched Tag and Die set. The patterned papers are from October Afternoon and the card stock and button are from Papertrey Ink. The gingham ribbon is from May Arts. To make the white parts of the ribbon a little bit more creamy in color, I ran my E42 Copic Marker over it. Love the effect! I also added some Stardust Stickles to her bumblebee wings for some sparkles.

Thanks so much for visiting with me. I'm off to get some rest, but I hope that you have a wonderful weekend...Toodles! :D

You Warm My Heart

Hello Friends! Autumn is in full swing here in New England. The air is cool and crisp...just the way that I like it. We spent a beautiful day in New York City yesterday. It was wonderful! Autumn is truly my favorite season. However, I have a Christmas card to share with you today...lol!

I started off with this week's sketch from the My Favorite Things Wednesday Stamp Club. You can find the orignal sketch and all of the details to play along on the MFT Blog. I started off with this sweet Pure Innocence girl from the MFT Snow Day set. She is colored up with Copic Markers (BG11, BG13, BG15, E000, E00, E01, E23, E25, R11, R29, and R39) and I added some Star Dust Stickles to make her sparkle. The sentiment is from the same set and it is stamped on a cream scrap that I cut out with the MFT Die-namics File Tab. All of the patterned papers are from My Mind's Eye and the Kraft and Pure Poppy card stock is from Papertrey Ink. I also added a PTI button and some Craft Thread from Paper Source to the second panel just to dress is up a bit.

Thank you so much for visiting with me. I hope that you have a wonderful week...Toodles! :D

Fall Blooms!

Hello Friends and Happy Friday! My card for tonight is for today's Blogger's Challenge (Fall Blooms). If you would like to play along, please head over to Lisa's Blog. I used a Papertrey Ink set that I've had for a while, but I've never inked it up. It is called Autumn Abundance. I stamped the image and sentiment in Memento Rich Cocoa ink. The image was colored with Copic Markers (E08, E19, Y21, Y26, YG93, and YG95). The papers are from October Afternoon and My Mind's Eye. All of the buttons are from Papertrey Ink and they are tied with Craft Thread from Paper Source. The brown polka dotted mat was cut out with the PTI Mat Stack 5 die. This card design was inspired by LeAnne Pugliese. You can find her card here. Thanks so much for the inspiration LeAnne!

I'm so glad that you could stop by and visit with me. I hope that you all have a wonderful weekend. I'll try to be back on Sunday with another card to share. Until then...Toodles! :D

More Right at Home Scrapbooking Cards to Share!

Hello Friends! I have two more cards to share with you today. Lisa, from Right at Home Scrapbooking, gave me two sets from the new Hero Arts-Sizzix line to design with. Earlier this month, I showcased one of the large background stamps with the matching embossing folder. You can find all of the details for that product here. This time around, I'm using the new Antique Flowers and Butterflies set. Along with the cling stamps in the set, there are matching dies that fit each image perfectly. How cool is that! The cling stamps easily attach to your acrylic blocks. Here's a picture of the set and one of the stamped images.

Here's a picture of the image with the matching die. I like to add a little piece of tape to hold the die in place before I run it through my Cuttlebug. For these Sizzix dies, I use an A, B, paper and die, and C "sandwich".

After I ran the "sandwich" through my Cuttlebug, this is what I ended up with. A perfect die cut piece!

I took this beautiful blossom and created this note card. The sketch for this card came from Jen Del Muro's October Sketch For You To Try.

Here is another note card with this lovely set. This time around, I chose to showcase the beautiful butterflies.

If you'd like more details about the supplies for these cards, just head over to the Right at Home Scrapbooking Blog. Thanks so much for stopping by to visit with me! Have a Happy Thursday...Toodles! :D

Happy Thanksgiving...early!

Hello Friends! I feel like I've been behind the eight ball all weekend...ugh! In fact, I used that phrase when we were running late for church, and my little one wanted to know if that was a bad word...lol! While the phrase isn't really what one would consider "a bad word", having that stressed, "I'm out of time!" feeling isn't too good.

Here's my card for this week's sketch from the My Favorite Things Wednesday Stamp Club. I personalized the sentiment because this card is for a colleague to send off to her niece in the Peace Corps and she just loves it when the cards have the recipient's' name on the front. I aim to please...lol! This wonderful pumpkin is from the new Inspired By - Autumn set from My Favorite Things. I used Copic Markers (E23, YG93, YG95, YR12, YR14, YR18, and YR24) to color it up and then I fussy cut it out. All of the papers are from the Blink of an Eye collection from My Mind's Eye and the card stock is from Papertrey Ink. I used a zig zag stitch on my layers and I added some buttons made with the Buttons CutUps from The Cat's Pajamas.

I hope that you enjoy the rest of your evening. I'm off to see what I else I can accomplish before the work week starts. Thanks so much for stopping by...Toodles! :D

Cardboard and The Cat's Pajamas

Happy Friday Friends! This is my second post for today, so if you are looking for my Right at Home Scrapbooking projects, please scroll down.

This post is all about this week's Blogger's Challenge (using cardboard) and this week's sketch from The Cat's Pajamas. Please click on the colored links to play along. When I saw the star in the sketch, I thought of Christmas. So I pulled out my new My Mind's Eye papers and got to work. I also thought that the star would look pretty good cut out of corrugated cardboard, so I combined the two challenges. The main image is from the TCP Big Bear set and the sentiment is from the TCP Your Gift set. I used my E40 Copic Marker for a few highlights on the bear and then I fussy cut him out. I added lots of different stitches to all of my layers and then I added a button made with the TCP Button CutUps.

That's about all for tonight. Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit...Toodles! :D

Right At Home Scrapbooking Creations!

Hello Friends! I have some new products to share with you that are available at Right at Home Scrapbooking store in North Attleboro, Massachusetts. This month, Lisa sent me some stamps, dies, and embossing folders from the new Hero Arts-Sizzix Collection. I'm going to showcase the large stamp and matching embossing folder this time around. This set is called Silhouette Vines. It includes a stamp that fits the front of a 4-1/4" by 5-1/2" card and a matching embossing folder. Here is a peek at the stamp.


You can ink it up a couple of different ways. You could either attach it to a large acrylic block or you could just place it on your work space. That is what I did here. I then inked it up, placed my card stock on top, and then rubbed the card stock firmly and evenly for the ink to make an impression onto the paper.

When you lift up your paper, this is what is waiting for you. Isn't it a beautiful image!

Now you can take the stamped paper and place it in between the embossing folder. Be sure that everything lines up. It is quite easy. I then made a "sandwich" to emboss this in my Cuttlebug. Starting at the bottom, I used the A Plate, B Plate, My Hero Arts-Sizzix Embossing Folder with the stamped image, and then another B Plate on the top.

After you run it through the machine, this is what you end up with! Can you see the embossing...so pretty and elegant!

Here are a couple of cards that I made to showcase this product. A quick and easy notecard for the Autumn season.

After I embossed the image on this one, I cut part of the image out to give it a different look.

For more details about these creations, head on over to the Right At Home Scrapbooking Blog. Thanks so much for visiting with me...Toodles! :D

Sending Smiles!

Hello Friends! It's Columbus Day here in the States so I have the day off from school. I was able to squeeze in a little bit of stamping this morning, and here is my card for the sketch from the My Favorite Things Wednesday Stamp Club. You can find all of the details here on the My Favorite Things Blog.

I started off with Fred Bear from the MFT Oopsie Daisies set. He's colored up with Copic Markers (E23, E25, G82, G94, R29, R59) and then I fussy cut him out. The sentiment is from the My Favorite Things Pure Innocence Poppy set. I used some Papertrey Ink (Kraft card stock), October Afternoon (yellow print), and Memory Box (red dots) papers and I added a couple of different stitches to the layers with my sewing machine. The circle piece was cut out with the Classic Circle Nestibilities and then embossed with the Seeing Spots embossing folder. My other accents include some Kraft seam binding from Stampin' Up, a Papertrey Ink button, and a kraft heart made with the MFT Die-namics Hearts a Plenty dies.

I hope that you enjoyed your day! Thanks so much for stopping by to visit with me...Toodles! :D

You Make Me SMILE!

Happy Saturday Stampers! My creation today is for my husband. We met seventeen years ago and that's a special occasion that we like to celebrate every year. This card will find its' way into dh's briefcase this week, and it is perfect for this week's Blogger's Challenge. The theme is "Falling for You" and seeing how I fell for my dh that very first date...it fits pretty well.

I combined the Blogger's Challenge with the TCP Tuesday Challenge (Hype the Type). All of the papers are from My Mind's Eye. My sentiment is a mixture of three different sets from The Cat's Pajama's! The "You make" is from the What a Blast Set. The "Me" is from the Ewe Complete Me set, and the "Smile" is from the Kick Some Grass set. I used some faux stitching and some machine stitching as well. My other accents include some American Crafts ribbon, the TCP Icing CutUps, and the TCP Flower Buttons CutUps. The sketch is from the My Favorite Things Wednesday Stamp Club a few week's ago.

Thanks so much for taking the time to visit with me. Have a beautiful weekend...Toodles! :D

Getting Sketchy!

Happy Sunday Stampers! I hope that your weekend was a good one! It was very quiet here and I love it that way! Once the cleaning was done and everyone's homework was done, it was time for Mumma to get some stamping done!

I made this card for this week's sketch from the My Favorite Things Wednesday Stamp Club. You can find the sketch on the MFT Blog if you'd like to play along too. Oh, and speaking of the MFT Blog, have you seen their new blog and website design? It looks absolutely wonderful!

Okay, back to my card. I picked up these canvas tags at the stamping store last week and I thought that they would be perfect for this sketch. I stamped a sentiment from the MFT All Smiles set and added a Papertrey Ink button and some craft thread from the Paper Source. The Martha Stewart Chocolate Twill is from Michaels and all of the patterned papers are from Jillibean Soup.

Thanks so much for visiting with me this evening. May every part of your Monday have happy in it...Toodles! :D