Flourishes Timeless Tuesday!!!

Happy Tuesday everyone!!!

How was your weekend??? Ours was uneventful and very relaxing...love those kinda days...LOL!!!

How about playing along in our new Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge ~ FTTC82??? It is the end of the month and we are happy to introduce you to our challenge host!!!! It is Traci Major and she is  challenging us to a theme of *Summer Memories*!!! With summer quickly drawing to a close, Traci wants us to reflect on one of our summer activities and create a card capturing one of our favorite memories of Summer 2010! How fun it that??? Hope you will come and play with us :) !!!

Here is my take on it......

I immediately thought of our times at the beach!!! My girls and I just love to hang out and and enjoy every minute we have at the beach!!! If you are interested in some of our summer photos ~ click here.

Of course I had to use the beautiful Flourishes Beach Life Set. Unfortunately my coloring skills are not good enough to capture the beauty of the ocean/beach!!! So I decided to participate in this weeks TPE82 ~ Mostly White Challenge....after all these images speak for themselves :).  I matched the beach images up with several different Flourishes sentiments from the ~ Chairs for You,  Friendly Reminders and Sweet Violets Sets. Of course I HAD to add some Silver Pearls for a little more pizazz :) !!!

Now it's time to check out ~ Barbara, Betty, Cindy, Dee, Maki and Traci's  take on the challenge!!!

Thank you for stopping by today...I'll be back tomorrow with another fun project!!! Hugs ~S~

MTME September Release Sneak Peek!!!

Happy Sunday everyone!!!

I'm so excited to share a super fun MTME project with you :)!!! I call it *my little Bavarian house*...giggle!!! When I thought of my design I immediately thought of the area I grew up in :).....lots of cute, traditional houses!!!

The super sweet Mega Template is called Shop Around. Everything will be available for purchase on September, 1st at the MTME Store. The matching Stamp Set I used is called Home Improvement. Lauren has thought of everything when she designed this cute package!!! I know you will love this release!!! If you missed the kick off yesterday, you probably want to check out Lauren's  post first.....she has so much news to share!!! Stephanie, Dawn and Tammy are also showing off some more ideas today!!!

So what do you think??? Isn't it toooooooo stinkin' cute????

Here is some info about my house ~ the roof was created with some new MTME Digi Construction Materials Paper. The door, windows and flowers were inked in Memento Rich Cocoa. The curtains and flowers were colored with Copic Markers ~ R17, R27 and Colorless Blender. The grass was inked in SU Wild Wasabi. I embellished the door with a Red Brad. The flowers were bedazzled with some Silver Pearls and  I added some punched out MS Butterflies on the backside of my house. At last I added the Red/White Gingham Ribbon around the top and added a Button in the center.

Thank you for taking the time to stop by today :) !!! I'll see you again on Tuesday!!! Hugs ~S~

C4C52, IC247, CTD107 Happy Birthday....

Happy weekend everyone!!!

Thank you so much for sharing my excitment on my new job and for all your sweet comments!!! You guys are just the sweetest blogging friends e-v-e-r !!! Thank you!!!

Are you ready for another fun Crazy 4 Challenge ~ C4C52 ??? Frances has thought of another awesome challenge idea...she is challenging us to add *LATTICE* related items to our cards like stamps, design paper or anything else that fit the theme!!! Please make sure to stop by the C4C blog for all the info and on how to play along!!!

I really didn't have much crafting items to choose from :( ....I found a Martha Stewart Punch and added a border on the left hand side of my card. The main image is from a retired SU Hostess Set called God's Beauty. The inspiration for my card came from this weeks IC247 ~ ModCloth. I chose THIS pretty butterfly top for my design. I switched the colors to this weeks CTD107 ~ Pretty in Pink, Rose Red, So Saffron and Pear Pizzazz.

The main images were inked in Memento Black and colored with Copic Markers ~ G0000, G12, G24, Y0000, Y02, Y21, R0000, R00, R32, YR09 and Colorless Blender. The DP in the background is from the SU Welcome Neighbor Collection. I finished the card off with some Ribbon and the Silver Pearls.

As always, we'd love for you to play along :) !!!  For more inspiration check out the C4C Team ~ Angela, Barbara, Cindy, Frances, Jessie, Joanne, Joycelyn, Lynda, Maria, Silke K. and Vicki.

Thank you for stopping by today and have a fabbo weekend!!! I'll be back tomorrow with a cute MTME Sneak Peek project!!! Hugs ~S~

Curtain Call Act #44, Moxie Fab ~ Just sitting here......

Hello sweet stampin' friends!!!

Remember I mentioned I went for a job interview the other day???? Well, I'm thrilled to tell you that I was hired....yeah!!! I'm soooooooooooo excited!!! The last few days I went through the in-processing paperwork and today I had orientation at the department I'll be working in. My new job is a Casual Labor position for our local Georgia Southern University. I met some of my co-workers today and I'm so looking forward working with them!!!

Anyway, when I came home this afternoon I was in the mood to create a card for this weeks Moxie Fab Trigger Tuesday Challenge ~ Light & Bright. This is the inspiration photo for it.......

Here is my take on it......

When I saw the IC-photo I immediately thought of my cute Flourishes Set called Chairs for You. The colors in the photo also match this weeks Curtain Call Act #44 Color Challenge ~ Tempting Turquoise, Daffodil Delight, Poppy Parade and White. I just loved the clean lines in the photo and tried to recreated the same. Hope you like it too :) ?!?

The image was inked in Memento Black and colored with Copic Markers ~ B0000, B34, Y000, Y19, R17 and Colorless Blender. Of course I couldn't forget to add my fabbo Silver Pearls as well :) !!! 

Thank you for stopping by today...I'll see you again on Saturday with another fun Crazy 4 Challenge!!! Have a great evening!!!  Hugs ~S~

FTTC81, TSTR24, C4C51 Sunflowers

Happy Tuesday everyone!!!

It is time for another Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge ~ FTTC81!!! This week Maki is our host and she is challenging us to use *LACE* on our projects!!! Whether you have real lace, lace punches, lace paper, or any other type of lacy items....just add it to your cards!!! Have fun playing!!!

I *l.o.v.e* lace ribbon....and I chose to added them on my projects this week!!! I actually had so much playing with my new Sunflowers Set that I created two cards :) !!!

My first card was combined with this weeks TSTR24 ~ A Little Bit of Metal. I added an Aged Copper Label Holder with matching Brads and tied it together with the SU Espresso Ribbon.  The sunflower image it self was inked in Memento Black and colored with Copic Markers ~ YR00, YR02, Y15, Y17, Y35, Y38, G12, G19, G21, G24, E37, E39, E47, E97, R17, R27 and Colorless Blender. The DP is from this PinkPaislee Collection and the ribbon is from Walmart. At last I added some Dazzling Diamond Glitter.

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My second card has almost the same elements, but a different layout...I used the awesome C4C51 Sketch again.

The image was inked in Memento Black and colored with the same Copic Markers as above..I just mixed the coloring up a bit :) !!! For this card I added some Wild Wasabi CS...which I decided to score, some Brown Buttons and some yummy Kaiser Chocolate Pearls. At the end I added some more Glitter....voila!!!

Please check out my sweet teammates ~ Barbara, Betty, Cindy, Dee and Maki!!!

I'm also submitting my cards to these challenges ~
Creative Card Crew ~ Sparkle and Shine
Belli Challenge #98 ~ Add Metal and opt. Sketch
Fab n' Funky Challenge #36 ~ Flower Power
Practical Scrappers ~ add Lace CS or create your own

Now it's your turn....start diggin' out your lace items and play along :) !!! Hugs ~S~

C4C51, IC246 Just For You....

Happy weekend everyone!!!

It's time for another Crazy 4 Challenges ~ C4C51!!! Frances created this awesome Sketch for us to try and I hope you have a chance to play along :) ?!? We also have a sponser this week, so please make sure to check out the C4C blog for all the details!!!

I combined the Sketch with this weeks IC246 ~ Pink Taffy. I was inspired by the colors from this super cute photo!!! Here is my take on it...........

I chose the SU Just Believe image...it was perfect for the long oval center. The sentiment is from the same Set. The flower image was colored with ~ Always Artichoke, Real Red and Summer Sun Markers. The card base is a retired So Saffron Long Note. I added some Real Red Satin Ribbon and So Saffron panels according to the Sketch. As you can tell I also added some scoring to then larger center panel. In addition I added another Real Red Ribbon in the center and tied it off with a Styled Silver Ribbon Slide. At last I added the punched scalloped border on the bottom and topped the card off with some Silver Pearls.

Now it's your turn, but first go and check out the awesome cards the *crazy* team has created ~ Angela, Barbara, Cindy, Frances, Jessie, Joanne, Joycelyn, Lynda, Maria, Silke K. and Vicki.

Have fun playing along and thank you for stopping by today!!! Hugs ~S~

Moxie Fab, CTD106, Home Tweet Home and more.....

Happy Thursday everyone!!!

Hope you are having a fabulous week so far??? For me the week has just flown by....!!! Not sure if I mentioned something before, but I'm actually trying to go back to work!!! I've been a SAHM for over 13 years now and it is time for me to create *my own* little independence again, plus I have to start paying for my own *little* stampin' addiction...LOL!!! Anyway, yesterday I did something I have not done in over 18 years...I had a *job interview*....I know it's crazy...LOL!!! I was pretty nervous and I had no idea *what* to expect!!! Not sure how it went, but I guess I'll find out soon....wish me luck :) !!!

Today I've been surfing blog land a bit and found a few challenges I wanted to play along with. I actually have two cards for you. First up, is my idea for the Moxie Fab Trigger Tuesday Challenge.

The layout was inspired by the Fussy and Fancy Sketch #17 A. The colors also match the CTD106.





The sweet image and sentiment is from PTI Bird Watching Set....I think this is my second favorite PTI Set :) !!! The image itself was inked in Memento Rich Cocoa and colored with Copic Markers. I finally had a change to add some fun clouds to my card....using the PTI Cloud Dies. The DP is from the SU Soft Sky Collection. The big Kraft CS circle was cut out with my Cricut Machine and the White CS panel was scored. The card was finished up with some awesome Brown Crochet Ribbon, matching Brown Buttons and some Silver Pearls.

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My second card was inspired by my sweet friend Mercy.....she always has some fabbo Sketches going on and this layout is from this weeks MTSC87. The colors are from this weeks Curtain Call Act #43.

I must admit, these colors were harder to combined than I first thought...LOL...but after all I like how this card turned out!!! Here is my idea................

The flower image is from the SU Watercolor Trio Set. The Design Paper is from the SU Kiwi Kiss and the Tangerine Tango Collection. I scored the left side of the White CS panel and finished the card off with some Pacific Point Ribbon, the MS Butterfly Punch as well as some of my favorite Silver Pearls.

Have a wonderful evening and thank you for stopping by!!! I'll be back on Saturday for the C4C Challenge....see you then!!! Hugs ~S~

Flourishes Timeless Tuesday - my turn!!!

Happy Tuesday everyone!!!

Hope you all had a wonderful weekend??? Our shopping trip to Savannah was very successful!!! We litterly shopped till we dropped...LOL!!! We finally had some nice rainfall down here too....which allowed me to stay inside and stamp...wahooo!!!

I'm happy to tell you that I'm hosting today's Flourishes Timeless Tuesday ~ FTTC80!!! I created a *COLOR COMBO* for you and I hope you have time to play along??? This one is not only easy and fun, but the colors are sure to make a beauty!!!. Simply make a card using the listed below and link it over on the Flourishes Blog!!! While Flourishes stamps are not required, if you have them by all mean use them! We would love to see what you create!!!

Here is my idea.......

My main image is from the gorgeous Cherry Blossoms Set!!! I think it has become my favorite Set this summer!!! The sentiment is from the Tag Line Set. As I was thinking of what to create for this challenge....I  sort of had a *light bulb* moment..LOL!!! A *gate fold* theme came to mind....I took this idea and ran with it!!! I really like how it turned out!!! What do you think???

This card measures 5 1/2" x 5 1/2" folded. If you like to try one there is a great tutorial over on SCS!!!
Back to my card....The *cherry blossom* was inked in Memento Black and colored with Copic Markers ~ R000, R00, R02, RV04, Y02, Y15, YG91 and Colorless Blender. Once I was done coloring I decided to add some Dazzling Diamond Glitter to the center of the blossoms. The embossing in the front was created with an SU Elegant Bouquet Folder. At last I added the punched MS Butterfly, a Button and the some Black/White Gingham Ribbon.

Now it's time to check out the gorgeous cards Barbara, Betty, Cindy, Dee and Maki created!!! Hope we have inspired you to play along?!?

I'm also submitting this card to this weeks SFC16 Challenge ~ Think Floral and the TPE80 ~ adding Ribbon & Sparkles*!!!

Thanks for stopping by today...hugs ~S~

C4C50 meets Shabby Chic

Happy weekend my sweet stampin' friends!!!

Hope you're have some fun plans??? I'm taking my middle daughter to Savannah for some shopping. Rebecca grew quite a bit this summer..and her feet grew from a shoe size 5 to a 7 1/2....crazy huh??? Anyway, Savannah here we come!!!

Are you ready to ink up your stamps this weekend??? How about playing along for this week Crazy4Challenges ~ C4C50 ??? Frances is feeling groovy and she is challenging us to add  some *MUSIC* to our creations!!!  It could be a music related stamp, designer paper, embossing folders, punches etc..... whatever you wish.

Here is my idea...........

The design for my card was inspired by the IC photo over at the Shabby Tea Room. I also combined it with the SSCC#51 ~ create an *apology* or *words of encouragement* card. The layout is again form the TESC123.

The beautiful encouraging Bible Verse is from the Sing to the Lord Set from ODBD. The Music BG is from an old Stampabilities Stamp called ~ Composer's Dream. The colors I used are Kraft, Vintage Vanilla and Chocolate Chip. The Design Paper is from the SU Bella Blue Collection. I added some *Faux Stitching* and *distressed* the edges. The card was dressed up with the beautiful MS Butterfly Punch, some Cotton Lace Ribbon, some Vanilla Satin Ribbon, Button, Brown Scrapper's Floss and the Halfback Pearls.

Please make sure to check out the C4C Team for all their musical creations ~ Angela, Barbara, Cindy, Frances, Jessie, Joanne, Lynda, Maria, Silke K. and Vicki.

Have fun playing along and thank you for stopping by today!!! Hugs ~S~

SFYTT, CQC45 Friends Forever

Happy Thursday everyone!!!

I received my new MFT goodies and couldn't resist inking them up for the CQC45. The Sketch is from this weeks SYFTT. 

Here is my take on it............

I used the new super cute PI girl Bunch of Blooms. The senitment is from another cute PI Set called *A Cart Full of Friends* (sorry could link it...it must be sold out)!!! The image itself was inked in Memento Black and colored with Copic Markers ~ R34, R000, R00, G24, B35, B00, E000, E00.  The DP is from the SU Welcome Neighbor Collection. The flowers were bedazzled with some Dazzling Diamond Glitter. At last I added the punched border, the Ribbon with the Button and the Silver Pearls.

Thanks for stopping by tonight....enjoy the rest of your evening!!! Hugs ~S~

TESC123, Curtain Call Act # 42 Love You Much

Happy Wednesday evening!!!

May I just say it is fabulous having some quiet stampin' time again :) !!! For today's card I combined the Curtain Call Act #42 Color Challenge and the TESC123 Sketch !!!

Here is my take on it.............

I used one of my favorite SU Sets called Branch Out. The sentiment is from the SU Family Phrases Set. The right hand side of the card was scored. Have you tried the new SU colors yet??? I really like them and it was fun to use them onto today's card!!! The BG DP is actually from my leftover stash....and it matched the Peach Parfait color perfectly. Have you noticed something??? I have NO Silver Pearls on my card...instead I added two Chocolate Kaiser Pearls :) !!!

Have a wonderful evening and thanks for stopping by!!! Hugs ~S~

Flourishes Timeless Tuesday

Happy Tueday!!!

How was your weekend??? Ours was awesome....we had a little going away party for one of our neigbors Friday night and two birthday parties on Saturday!!! On Sunday I stamped and took it easy ~ it's good to be back on a routine!!! 

Are you ready for a little stampin' fun??? Check out this weeks Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge ~ FTTC79!!! Cindy is hosting and she designed this awesome *SKETCH* for us to try. As far as the Sketch goes...you can turn it, modify the shapes, but in the end, it should still look like the Sketch. Have fun!!!

Here is my take on it (I flipped the Sketch)........

I used the gorgeous Berry Sweet Set. Aren't the raspberries delicious??? I still had some Kraft CS Notecard/Envelope laying around and decided to use it for today's project. The image was inked in Memento Black and colored with Copic Markers ~ R000, R17, R22, R27, R29, G12, G24.

The DP in the BG is from the BasicGrey ~ Basic Manila Collection. I topped it with some Real Red CS and another Kraft CS which was embossed with the PTI Linen & Canvas Impression Plate. The Red Striped Ribbon is also from SU. The edges were ink distressed using the Ranger Antique Linen Pad. At last I embellished the card with a matching Red Button and some Silver Pearls.

Please make sure to check out the gorgeous cards Barbara, Betty, Cindy, Dee and Maki created!!!

Thank you so much for stopping by and we hope you have a chance to play along?!? Hugs ~S~