"Labor Day!"

I couldn't seem to upload yesterday. Not quite sure what the problem was, but things are back to working today so here is my contribution to this week's Blogger's Challenge. The theme is baby and that's where the "Labor Day" title of this post came from (plus it's Labor Day weekend here in the States). It has been an incredibly busy week for me. I started a new full-time teaching job on Monday (Yippee!) It is in our district, so my little one can take the bus to and from my building to the other elementary school and that makes life oh, so much easier! However, the start of school has left me very little stamping time, so when you need to get a project done quickly, you look to the pros. In this case, Lauren Meader's fantastic Baby Onesie pattern. All of her details are here. I paired up this baby boyish, argyle, Bo Bunny paper with Stampin' Up's Certainly Celery. The sentiment is from Stampin' Up's Nursery Necessities, and those sweet, little buttons are from Making Memories. For more baby ideas, be sure to check out what the other Ladies in the Blogger's Challenge group came up with (link is in my right sidebar). Have a Happy Labor Day weekend, and thanks so much for stopping by...Toodles! :D

It's the Little Things...

Happy Friday! Here it is...this week's Blogger's Challenge...a wonderful sketch from our fabulous "Challenge Mom" Lisa! I wanted to showcase another one of my new Stampavie stamps from the Tina Wenke Collection. I have one more new one to share, but that will have to wait for another day.

I paired up my image with a sentiment from A Muse Artstamps and a piece of their stitched, grosgrain ribbon. All of the papers are from Stampin' Up, and I just had to add some Star Dust Stickles to finish the whole thing off. For more inspiration with this sketch, just click on the Blogger's Challenge logo in my right sidebar. Thanks so much for visiting today! I'm off to vacuum...what fun! Toodles! :D

Too Dark, Too Bright...ugh!

The card that I made yesterday was difficult to photograph. It looks great if you click on it for the enlarged version, but it looks too light to me in the regular blog post. This card has been giving me the same trouble. I have taken photographs of it inside in two different areas and outside in two different areas for a grand total of 43 different shots...ugh!! Unfortunately, this is the best one...lol! Maybe if you click and get the larger version, it will look even better. Okay, enough of my photography woes...onto the card.

I made this one for this week's Blogger's Challenge...use dies or punches. I went with both. My Stampin' Up sentiment is punched out with my small oval punch and then mounted with dimensionals to a larger oval of Pacific Point card stock. My little mouse from Stampavie is back and this time he's resting on a cupcake instead of a flower. Still cute as can be though! I used my rectangle dies from Nestabilities to cut him out along with the scalloped rectangle die for the Pacific Point layer. The buttons are from Making Memories and the fun papers are from Debbie Mums' Baby Boy pack. I used Anna Wight's sewing wheel trick around the edge of the card and then added Star Dust Stickles for some sparkle.

I'm sure the Ladies from the Blogger's Challenge group have some wonderful ideas with dies and punches. You can check out what they've all come up with right here. Have a fabulous Friday! Thanks so much for stopping by...Toodles! :D

I Stamped!!!

I haven't been able to find a lot of stamping time lately. It seems like this Summer has given me just enough time to complete my Blogger's Challenges and that's about all. I'm thrilled that I had the chance to stamp today just for fun!!! Do you like my sweet, new image from Stampavie? Is this little mouse a cutie-pa-tootie or what? I fell in love with him over at All That Scraps. I picked up a few of his friends for some future projects too! I chose to use him today because he fits so well with the Summer Fun Challenge over on the Stampavie blog.

My main image is colored with my Prima Colored Pencils and the designer papers are Nana's Nursery from DCWV. The card base is Stampin' Up's So Saffron with some Certainly Celery layers added in. I finished this one off with a large blue button, some green gingham ribbon, and a touch of Star Dust Stickles. I'll be back tomorrow with another card for this week's Blogger's Challenge. Thanks so much for visiting today...Toodles! :D

Happy Friday!!!

Friday means Blogger's Challenge and this week's challenge is Birthday creations. When I think about birthday celebrations, I think about all of the yummy treats, and then I immediately think about this Tiers of Treats stamp from Stampendous! I combined it with a sentiment from Stampin' Up's Short and Sweet set and some retired papers from Stampin' Up. These colors (Pacific Point, patterned So Saffron, and patterned Kiwi Kiss) remind me of summertime, and we'll be celebrating a few more birthdays around here before it comes to a close. The American Craft brads match Pacific Point perfectly, so I added them as well. A little bit of faux stitching in the corner completes my card.

For more birthday inspiration, be sure to stop by here to check out what the other Ladies from the group have created. Hope you have a Happy Friday! Thanks so much for visiting today...Toodles! :D

Blogger's Challenge Friday...I Made It!!!

Every time I have good intentions lately...they seem to fly right out the window! I have been trying to get my Blogger's Challenge creation posted all day and things have just not gone my way. I'm sure that many of you can relate. Blogger's Challenge is important to me and I'm glad that I'm getting it posted just under the wire! Lisa's challenge this week is a wonderful sketch that she came up with. I used my sweet little Belinda from High Hopes Rubber Stamps and a sentiment from A Muse for this one. The color combination is Stampin' Up's Pacific Point, Basic Black, and Whisper White. I also added my favorite Star Dust Stickles to qualify for Nikki's sparkle challenge over on the High Hopes Blog.

If you are looking for more fabulous creations with this sketch, just check out what the other Ladies have come up with here. Thanks so much for visiting...Toodles! :D

Combining Challenges!!!

Happy Friday! When Friday rolls around, so does the weekly Blogger's Challenge. This week's challenge is to add stitching to our projects. I also decided to throw in Sweet Miss Daisy's "Daisy" Challenge from the High Hopes Stamps Blog.

It has been quite a week! Between relatives and friends of the family, my family has had to attend four funerals this week. Instead of making anymore sympathy cards, I couldn't wait to make a fun and happy card, so that's how this one came about. The image is from High Hopes Stamps and the sentiment is from A Muse. I used my Prismas to color up this sweet, gardening bug and I added some Star Dust Stickles for the sparkly wings and antennae. The card base is Stampin' Up's So Saffron along with a layer of So Saffron Designer paper and a panel of Buckaroo Blue. A few buttons in the bottom corner from Making Memories finish off this one.

For more inspiration using stitching, just check out what the other Ladies have come up with here, and you can see some more "daisies" over on the High Hopes Blog here. Thank you so much for stopping by. Have a terrific weekend...Toodles! :D

Blogger's Challenge and Bella Blossoms!

Good day to you! This week's Blogger's Challenge (yes, I know I'm a day late...lol!) was to CASE (Copy and Share Everything) a fellow member of the Blogger's Challenge group. Well, let me tell you...this was not an easy task. The ladies in this group have so much talent and truly make beautiful cards. To make it a little easier on myself, I went to my saved pictures and found this card by Ida Krause. Just scroll down to the bottom of her post to see the card. I immediately loved her color combination and the layout of the card, so that's what I went with. Thank you for the inspiration Ida! :D

Here are the details on this one...I used Stampin' Up's Baja Breeze and Chocolate Chip card stock, and pieces of patterned Kraft paper and some retired Stampin' Up designer paper (with stripes). The blossom is stamped in Baja Breeze and Old Olive ink and then cut out. It's layered on a white, embossed piece, but I don't think you can see the embossing all too well in the photograph (just click on the picture if you'd like a better view). Like Ida, I used the Scallop Edge punch and some twine around my sentiment.

If you have some blog browsing time today, then click here and see what the other ladies from the group have come up with. For a change, we are having a nice weather day here in New England. Unfortunately, the weather has not been cooperating this summer at all. I hope that it's beautiful in your neck of the woods! Thanks so much for stopping by today...Toodles! :D

Three Cheers for the Red, White, and Blue!

Happy 4th of July weekend America! Our challenge for this week's Blogger's Challenge is called Wave the Flag...Red, White, and Blue! I went with my favorite little "Biker Bee" from Stampedous and I was able to combine that with the Mojo Monday Sketch for this week. I started off with a white card base and then a layer of Stampin' Up Real Red and a piece of retired, Stampin' Up designer paper in Bashful Blue. After the Star Dust Stickles on my main image dried, I used a sewing tool for some light piercing around my little bee. (A trick that I picked up from Sweet Miss Daisy's blog.) A piece of gingham ribbon, some Making Memories brads, a few scraps of Bashful Blue and Real Red, and a little scallop help from my Nesties complete this layer. Then I used my oval punches and a small sentiment from Hero Arts along with two American Crafts buttons to finish off my creation.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. Enjoy the rest of your Friday...Toodles! :D