Gotta love these colors :)

Awhile ago I made a card for SCS color challenge. The challenge was to use Soft Sky & Groovy Guava together. It turned out I love that combo! I added Certainly Celery to this card...Don't they look like they were made for each other??!

I made this card for a technique swap that I am in. The technique: Faux Metal. Can you see it in the picture? You might have to click on it to enlarge it, but the little circle embellishment under "let it snow" has a faux metal snowflake on it.

Recipe:
Stamps: Big on Christmas, Short & Sweet (snowflake), Cold Play (Snowflake)
Paper: Soft Sky, Groovy Guava, Certainly Celery, WW
Ink: Soft Sky, Groovy Guava, Certainly Celery, Versamark
Accessories: Silver EP, White EP, Celery Brads, Celery 5/8" Grosgrain, Soft Sky stitched grosgrain
Tools: Aquapainter, Corner Rounder, 1/16" punch, 3/4" circle punch, 1" circle punch

I have no idea what happened to all of my pictures from the previous post??? Anyone know why they would all of a sudden disappear?

My Mailbox Overflow-eth!

Here's some of the great b-day cards I received the other day! I'm just blown away!

This one is from my 3-year old. She's starting to draw people now!

This one is from Becky: our Great Swaps organizer-Thanks Becky!!

This one is the one my mom made! I love those papers! Thanks mom!



My sister made this one, my mom & her did the same design---must have had the same brainwaves going! Thanks Deb!

Isn't this one beautiful? My SIL made it-Thanks Brandy! I love these papers!






Vera from my swap group sent this cute one! Thanks Vera!



Jackie who is also from my swap group sent this one! I'm so humbled to be in the same swap group as these girls! Such talent! Thank you so much!

Thanks!

You guys are awesome! I had a great day yesterday! I had a nice lunch with my family, then came home to relax and soon Nate got home from work.

He surprised me with some $$ for a new camera and here's where he was so thoughtful-he scheduled a 1 hour pregnancy massage at City Looks! It was so amazing (I've never had a massage before) If you haven't had a massage before-I recommend you go out and get one soon! I'm going back to get another one before I have this baby!

I was also surprised by the awesome b-day cards I received in the mail by a lot of stampers: my mom, SIL, swap group friends...you guys have amazing talents! I'm going to post my mom's later...I'm so proud of her :)

BTW-this picture is me & my daughter with the cake that she helped her daddy make! It was so good!

27 Sketches in 27 Days-#27

Sketch #27 & Card....

This one was a lot of fun! It measures 5x5. I love these colors and the defining stamps.

I had to stamp off my M's once otherwise it was too dark behind the definition. I used regular classic ink on the on board accents.

I hope everyone has a great day! I'm off to have lunch with my family, then Nate told me he's coming home early from work. We'll probably head up to Rochester for shopping and the usual stuff!

Recipe:
Stamps; Defining Alphabet & Define your life
Paper: Kraft, Chocolate Chip, Blue Bayou, VV
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Blue Bayou
Accessories: Chocolate 5/8" Ribbon, ON board blossoms & Basics

27 Sketches in 27 Days-#26

Sketch #26 & Card......

I don't know if you can tell, but I added a scalloped edge on the right side of the card. If you click on it to make it larger, you can probably see it better. I also layered the photo corners which you will see better in the larger photo.

only one more sketch to go, guys, be sure to link your card if you make one!

Recipe:
Stamps: flowers & flourish
Paper: Ballet Blue, Barely Banana, WW
Ink: Ballet Blue, Barely Banana
Accessories: Banana Brads
Tool: Photo corner punch

27 Sketches in 27 Days-#25

Sketch #25 & Card.......

This is such a simple, simple layout! I love to us it a lot! These colors are so springy, but I don't care.

Hope you can try some of my sketches sometime! Be sure to check out the links to some cards that other girls have tried, they're great!

I'll be back later today to post another sketch, because tomorrow is the last day, and I'm one sketch behind my days!

Recipe:
Stamps: Bud Basics, Short & Sweet, Polka dot background
Paper: Lavender Lace, Barely Banana, Certainly Celery, WW
Ink: Lavender Lace, Barely Banana, Certainly Celery, Basic Gray
Accessories: Celery 5/8" Grosgrain

More Card Links

Angel's been busy!
her card for #13
her card for #6
her card for #15

MJ's card for #20

27 Sketches in 27 Days-#24

Sketch #24 & Card.....

Here's another card completely made out of a SS kit-Winter Bright! This one has great colors to work with and I love the patterned paper too!

This card measures 5x5. I colored the image with markers and the tree with an aquapainter & Wild wasabi inkpad. Kind of runny, but it works.

Recipe:
Stamps: Big on Christmas
Paper: Winter Bright SS kit
Ink: Basic Gray, Real red, bashful blue, regal rose, so saffron markers

More Card Links

check these out!

Angel's Card for Sketch #21

Janine's Been busy:
Card for #21
card for #20
card for #19
card for #16
Card for #15
card for #14
Card for #13
card for #10
card for #5

Angel's Card for #10

Tracy's Card for #11

27 Sketches in 27 Days-#23

Sketch #23 & Card.......

I'm coming close to the end of the sketches, which means it's almost my birthday! YIPPEE!! whatever. My whole live I've thought about what my "golden" birthday would be like. I always imagined I would "party" hard! I've really settled down quite a bit and a lot of you know I can't "party" this year anyway. So I'm expecting it to be just another day-like the last 6 birthdays :) Actually-my family is taking me out for lunch which will be nice. Who knows if my husband has anything planned. All I know is we're probably going out for dinner. I'll have the 'deets' on Friday as to what we did.

Back to my card: I can't seem to do anything else with this horse than to make it run. Somebody help me! Oh well...I'll figure something out some other time. Love these Outlaw papers, don't you??

Recipe:
Stamps: Wanted
Paper: Outlaw DP, Close to Cocoa, VV
Ink: Close to Cocoa
Accessories: Chocolate Chip Taffeta, Natural Hemp, dimensionals
Tools: 1 3/8" square punch