Welcome...to CHA!

This card welcomes a sweet little baby girl, but I hope that the CHA Supershow is giving ME a big welcome!! :) I'm so excited to be there with my mom, same as we were last year in Orlando. This time we drove- not toooo far really- taking along my dad and husband...I'm pretty sure they are scoping out some jazz clubs right now! I'm taking a Copic class this afternoon and plan on shopping until I drop...other highlights- the Papertrey Ink, My Favorite Things, and Crafty Secrets booths!!

Supplies: (all Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted)
Stamps: Baby Button Bits
Ink: True Black, Chamomile
Paper: White, Berry Sorbet, Pink Patterns designer paper
Other: Sweet Blush ribbon and button; Copic markers; Scalloped rectangle punch (Marvy); Double scalloped border punch (Martha Stewart); Bow Easy; foam dimensionals

Being Punny- Some Odd Girl challenge!

Cherry on Top is my "punny" inspiration for the latest Some Odd Girl challenge. Go on over to our blog and check out the DT samples for this "pun" challenge...do you think you know what the theme is this time around?? :)

Supplies:
Stamps: Cherry on Top digi (Some Odd Girl)
Ink: Berry Sorbet (Papertrey Ink); Copic markers, Spica glitter markers (Copic)
Paper: Pure Poppy, white, 2008 Bitty Dots Basics papers (Papertrey Ink)
Other: Alphabet stickers (misc.); Stickles (Ranger); decorative punch (Martha Stewart); bling (Zva)

A yummy release day for Some Odd Girl!!

Ohhhh yes! It's another release day for Some Odd Girl digital stamps! Go RIGHT NOW to the store, take a peek at their cuteness and get your Paypal account humming! :) Doesn't that Cherry on Top look delicious?! Or how about Mr. Pepper and Mrs. Salt? How cute would they be for a quirky, offbeat wedding card? :) Love the ideas...

A simply fabulous...vacation!

Ahhh, the wonderfully hot, lazy, summer days! It's vacation time for our family and I'm hoping that as you read this post I am sunning myself on a sandy beach sipping a cold drink! In reality though, I'm probably going crazy trying to stop Robin from eating sand, making sure Jake has enough sunscreen on, and chasing after my ever active nephew Ben!! :) Three whole families packed tight into one tiny little cottage...you know what...I love it!!!

So is this a birthday card, wedding card or something else?? :) Who knows- I guess that is what makes Signature Greetings so versatile! You can use a lot of those sentiments for ANY occasion!

Supplies:
Stamps: Signature Greetings (Papertrey Ink)
Ink: Dark Chocolate, Chamomile(Papertrey Ink)
Paper: Vintage Cream, paper from Library Ledger (Papertrey Ink)
Other: Crystal (Zva); flower (Prima); ribbon (misc.)

Every artist...

How easy was this card to create?! I love the Paper Pickle Co. in Chatham, ON. Everywhere you go in that gorgeous store there are stamps, stamps, and more stamps. AND their card samples are the greatest source for inspiration. I saw one displayed that I knew I wanted to try and duplicate, so here is my effort. I just love this Unity set- so meaningful and delightful!

Supplies:
Stamps: The Artist in You (Unity Stamp Company)
Ink: Smokey Shadow, Raspberry Fizz (Papertrey Ink)
Paper: Soft Stone (Papertrey Ink)
Other: Stickles (Ranger)

Tiny Tia

Tiny Tia is this month's freebie over at the Some Odd Girl store....go get her while you still can!!! Did you read that she is part of a new line coming this fall?? Ooooo!!! Exciting!

I went crazy with my Copics and gave her some big ol' baby blues for the SNR Digi Day this past July 10th...and am only now getting around to showing you her on the ol' bloggity blog. Isn't she CUTE?! I {heart} her!


Supplies:
Stamps: Tiny Tia digi (Some Odd Girl); Clearly Sentimental About You (My Favorite Things)
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko); Chamomile (Papertrey Ink)
Paper: Sweet Blush, white (Papertrey Ink); Laundry Line papers (My Mind's Eye)
Other: button (Papertrey Ink); floss (misc.); ribbon (Ellen Hutson store); Top Note die (SU!); Oval Nestabilities (Spellbinders); foam dimensonals

Around Town Tote for Teacher!

My son's daycare teacher had her last day of teaching last week due to her going off for shoulder surgery, and I wanted to give her something to show her that we love her!

I used one of the fabulous Papertrey Ink templates- the Around Town Tote and filled it with some bath soaps, shower gels, nail polish and other pretty things...stuff she can use to pamper herself while she is recovering.

I can't get enough of that gorgeous American Crafts ribbon- isn't it just DIVINE?! Oh wow!! It paired so nicely with the Ooh La La for Her papers by My Mind's Eye.

Supplies:

Stamps: Teacher's Apple (Papertrey Ink)

Ink: True Black, Raspberry Fizz, Chai (Papertrey Ink)

Paper: Raspberry Fizz, white (Papertrey Ink); 'Ooh La La for Her' papers (My Mind's Eye)

Other: Ribbon (American Crafts); Oval and Scalloped Oval Nestabilities (Spellbinders); jumbo eyelet (Making Memories); twine (misc.); oval punch (Marvy); template (Papertrey Ink)

New Home

I love when I remember it's 'okay' to stamp right on the patterned paper, and I don't really have to stamp on white or cream paper... :) That's perfect for when you don't want to cover up that pretty designer paper you have been dying to use! That flower in the bottom left corner is just a few punched circles all put together- easy and matches my card wonderfully!

Supplies:
Stamps: Life is Fabulous (Unity Stamp Co.)
Ink: Dark Chocolate, Pure Poppy, Chai (Papertrey Ink)
Paper: Kraft (Papertrey Ink); Garden Fresh papers (October Afternoon); Library Ledger paper (Papertrey Ink)
Other: Scalloped border punch, 1/4" circle punch (SU!); 1" circle punch (Marvy); glass pebble (Prima)

Happy Birthday to...ME! :)

Yep- I'm the big ol' 2-9 this year. Not very old, right? RIGHT!? :) My morning started off just fabulous with my sweetie-pie Jake running into our bedroom bright and early yelling "HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOMMY!" There is no better present than that. ..then he informed me that Daddy bought me a vacuum for my birthday....excuse me!? WHAT!? :) Luckily that is only what my hubby told him so he wouldn't spoil the real secret which is a fancy, schmany new coffee maker (this momma LOVES her morning cuppa joe). Just as nice- a big, wet sloppy kiss from 18 month old Robin. Awwww!

While this birthday card isn't really for me, it is a card to celebrate somebody's birthday!

Supplies:
Stamps: Signature Greetings (PTI)
Ink: Dark CHocolate, Chamomile (PTI)
Paper: Vintage Cream (PTI); Thrift Shop 8x8 paper pack (October AFternoon)
Other: Ribbon (misc.); Pure Poppy button (PTI); flower (Offray); Scalloped rectangle punch (Marvy); Scalloped border punch (Marth Stewart); foam dimensionals

Celly Mae and Challenge Day!

Welcome to challenge day over at the Some Odd Girl challenge blog!! This time around it is a few things happening on one little card! :) Spots, Stripes and a BIG title! Well, who doesn't have a few THICKERS laying around that they can't use for THAT?! After colouring Celly Mae, I cut her out leaving a tiny white border and glued her right on the striped paper...which by the way, I've used every single scrap of- I love Sassafrass Lass!! I figured that Mae is chattin' with her BFF about how love it's been since they've seen each other...like 10 minutes or so? :)


Supplies:
Stamps: Celly Mae digi (Some Odd Girl)
Ink: Copics
Paper: Hawaiian Shores, Vintage Cream (Papertrey Ink); Nerdy Bird papers (Sassafrass Lass)
Other: Alphabet THICKERS (American Crafts); smiley sticker (Sassafrass Lass)

Moxie Fab

Ohhhh Moxie Fab World how I love your challenges! You always get me 'thinking' and more importantly, CREATING! :) This gorgeous scrapbook page from the July/August issue of Paper Crafts magazine is the inspiration piece for the latest challenge on Cath's blog. Thanks to my wonderful hubby and kids for the subscription to this AWESOME publication this past Christmas!!

I used the soft colours, floral elements and buttons to create my card and when all was said and done I even used some of the same papers!




Supplies:
Stamps: Everyday Button Bits (Papertrey Ink)
Ink: Spring Rain, Chamomile, Dark Chocolate (Papertrey Ink)
Paper: Vintage Cream, Spring Rain, Melon Berry, Melon Berry polka dots from Bitty Dot Basics 2009 pack (Papertrey Ink); Repeat, Rethink papers from Earth Love (Cosmo Cricket)
Other: buttons (Papertrey Ink); Scalloped border punch (SU!); Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder (Provo Craft); circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders)

Release Day at Some Odd Girl!!

It's another amazing release day over at Some Odd Girl digital stamps. Who doesn't love the bunch of cuties here?? Kody, Kaylee and Mae are just rockin' this release!! Speaking of rockin'...did you all head over to the SNR site and participate in Saturday's digi day with Some Odd Girl? I know LOTS of you did and thanks so much- it was a blast! Seriously- games, challenges and prizes, what could be more fun!?

Here's a sneaky peek of Celly Mae and my challenge card for this Thursday's latest and greatest stash challenge over at the ol' bloggo.

Don't forget you have until Wednesday night at midnight EST to enter the "Shapes challenge"...that is to make a card in any shape but square but rectangle!! I know you can do it! :)

So now is the time to head over to www.someoddgirl.com and start BUYING these fab digis...you know you wanna! :)

Joyful Smiles

Scrapbooking?? Me? Oh yes... I just can't seem to stop using my very first kit from Noel Mignon...the Playdate kit!! I'm determined to use it up before I crack open my next one...the Sun-kissed kit. :) The only part of this page that I reached elsewhere for was the chocolaty brown cardstock, and my scalloped border punch. Everything else was included in this FABULOUS kit. Pair it with a sketch by Jana Eubanks and I was set!!

Supplies:
Playdate kit (Noel Mignon); scalloped border punch (Martha Stewart); brown cardstock (Bazzil); brown marker (Zig); Dark Chocolate, Chai inks (Papertrey Ink)

Magic Mae making Wee Memories :)

Wee Memories is a fantastic challenge blog that is hosting a "free for all" challenge this week...go check it out!! I used the beautiful Magic Mae from Some Odd Girl digital stamps for my card paired with Green at Heart Basic Grey papers....love the result! She is very glittery IRL...just the way Magic Mae SHOULD be! :)

Supplies:
Stamps: Magic Mae digi (Some Odd Girl)
Ink: Chai (PTI); Copic markers, Spica glitter markers (Copic)
Paper: Stamper's Select white, Plum Pudding (PTI); Green at Heart 6x6 paper pack (Basic Grey)
Other: fabric flower (Basic Grey); Scalloped Oval Nestabilities (Spellbinders)

Strawberry thanks!

I reaaallly love those pretty Zva crystal and pearl flourishes I've been seeing everywhere in blog-land. I have found a local store that sells lots of the crystal ones, but not so many of the pearls...still on the hunt for those!! Any online suggestions??

This thank you card put itself together very easily with a wonderful journal card by October Afternoon....some strawberry delight adds cheer and happiness to this card!!! Have you seen the new Seaside line they have released- OH MY GOODNESS! Another stunner! Enjoy your day everyone!

Supplies:
Stamps: Thanks so much (unknown)
Ink: Pure Poppy, Chai (PTI)
Paper: Summer Sunrise (PTI); Fly a Kite papers (October Afternoon)
Other: Fly a Kite journal card (October Afternoon); crystal swirl (Zva); Scalloped circle (Nestabilities); plain circle punch (Marvy); Summer Sunrise button (PTI); floss (misc.)

Psalm 31: 24

The Plain Jane stamps from Verve Visual are simple, elegant and incredibly touching. What a beautiful way to make your message meaningful for someone who needs a boost during a time of need. I like to keep sympathy cards basic without many frills, but lots of class so I'm hoping I captured that with this one. I let the patterned paper do the work for me, with that lovely sentiment adding just the right touch! Sympathy cards are always hard to make, but you need them don't you!?


Supplies:
Stamps: Psalm 31:24 (Verve Visual)
Ink: Dark Chocolate, Chamomile (PTI)
Paper: white, Kraft (PTI); Wisteria 6x6 paper pack (Basic Grey)
Other: Scalloped Rectangle punch (Marvy); sheer ribbon (The Paper Pickle); pearls (Kaisercraft)

Cherish

No stamping!? What!? I guess that's okay every once in awhile... :) I'm telling ya, all those fabulous Basic Grey accessories make it SO easy to whip up a card...die cuts *check* patterned paper *check* brads *check* and....DONE! :) Well, maybe there was a little more "oomph" than that. Have a great weekend everyone, and all my American blogging buddies- enjoy your holiday weekend, and I'll be watching some fantastic 4th of July fireworks myself on Sunday night! (Perks of living close to the Canada/U.S. border!)

Supplies:
Paper: True Black (PTI); pale blue (Bazzil); Cappella 6x6 designer paper (Basic Grey)
Other: Cappella die cuts, decorative brad (Basic Grey); flower (Prima); border punch (Martha Stewart)

Thanks for the Canada Day fun!

I hope all my Canadian blogging friends had an amazing Canada Day. Our family of course ate waaay too much at a barbecue, laughed so much at all the crazy antics of the kids (and some big kids too), and came home tired, but happy!

We are lucky to live so close to the Michigan border that we usually get the chance to catch the July 4th fireworks in addition to our July 1st fireworks! That's the plan this Sunday, dinner out with the hubs and then fireworks on the dock over the water at my aunt and uncle's house. Fun for all!!
It's always good to have a few thank you cards on hand!! Everyday Button Bits is so fun to work with- when I'm working with a card that I know I'm going to mail out and don't want the "bulk" of buttons, I just substitute a punched circle instead! Love it!

Supplies:
Stamps: Mega Mixed Messages, Everyday Button Bits (PTI)
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko); Chamomile (PTI); Copics
Paper: Pure Poppy, Vintage Cream (PTI); Cherry Hill collection (October Afternoon)
Other: Pure Poppy buttons (PTI); circle punch, scalloped circle punch (Marvy); felt flower (Making Memories); Origins brad (Basic Grey)

Not so square- Some Odd Girl challenge day!

It's challenge day at Some Odd Girl!!! Bust out those 'odd' shapes and leave your four corners behind, because you need to make a card in a non-square/rectangular shape!! Can you believe there were a whoppin' 35 entries for our shimmer and shine challenge??!! WOW!! Thanks to everyone who entered a project!

I personally pulled out every single Spellbinder die I owned that DIDN'T have "corners" and tried it out to see what I liked best...and wouldn't ya know it I settled for a boring ol' circle! BUT- it's not so boring when paired with the lovely Gala is it!? This sweet, delicious digi is from our latest release and I lllllooove it.

Supplies:
Stamps: Gala digi (Some Odd Girl); Teacher's Apple (PTI)
Ink: Dark Chocolate, Hawaiian Shores, Chai (PTI); Copics, Spica glitter markers (Copic)
Paper: Fly a Kite collection (October Afternoon); white (PTI)
Other: ribbon (misc. from the Paper Pickle); Scalloped circle and plain circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders); scalloped rectangle punch (Marvy); Pebble embellishment (Prima)