Love Peace Joy

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Hi Everyone!!

I am going to keep this post really short today.

The past four days have been really busy. Thanksgiving was lovely and my birthday yesterday was a lot of fun.

As you read this I will be traveling back to Florida. Got to be at work in the morning!

This card is for Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge. I made it very clean and simple. I soooo look forward to Mercy's sketches each week. Check out Mercy's Muses cards if you get a chance!

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Supplies:

Stamps: Papertrey Ink Holiday Button Bits

Ink: Gold Encore

Paper: Papertrey Ink Bitty Dots Basics, Pure Poppy, White, Gold Metallic

Other: Gold EP, Holiday Mix Buttons, Kaiser Half Pearls

Enjoy!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Weekend Sketch Challenge #106 or 107?

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Happy Wednesday everyone!! You know what that means!! Tomorrow is the big T day! When you read this I should be on the road to Tennessee. I haven't participated in the WSC for a couple of weeks and this KLM digistamp fit well with this weeks sketch. When I started to do this post I thought I was going nuts. I thought I saw 107 on Beate's blog post, but the sketch I printed had 106! I went and double checked and it is 106 in one place and 107 in another. Not going nuts!! (although some people would tell you I am....heehee) So I am dubbing this the WSC OneOSixSevener!! I am sure Beate won't mind! :-)

The image is colored with Copics. I applied some Baby Blue stickles on the N and Red atYou Spica to the holly berries on the L. Of course the little caroler had to have fuzzy trim on his hat and collar, so I added white flock. The paper is my favorite this season~Paper Salon Holiday stack. I used a MS punch around the page punch for the red border. Check out all the great digital stamps at KLM Digistamps! They have a Thanksgiving sale (15% off) that goes until Dec 1st and then new releases on December 1st.

Copics Used: R24, R27, E00, E11, E25, BG10, BG72, B91, YG93, YG95 Enjoy!

Tea For Two...Me and You!

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This card is for this week's SCS Featured Stamper Challenge~ "I'm A Big Fan of.....BIGGAN". Birgit does amazing techniques with her cards. Love her gallery! I chose Birgit's card here for my CASE. I changed the stamp set, colors, frame shapes and added a bow and sentiment. I love this stamp set from Papertrey Ink and their Bitty Dot Basics in Aqua Mist is so pretty! I was having a hard time trying to decide on the color of the bow. Aqua or white...Decided the white added an elegant touch to the card!

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Supplies: Stamps: Papertrey Ink Vintage Labels and Tea for Two Paper: Bazzil White, PTI Bitty Dot Basics Ink: Brilliance Pearlescent Jade Accessories: Spellbinders Labels1, Ribbon, Button, Pop Dots Enjoy!

Blog Candy and News!

Happy Monday Everyone!! This week is going to be a busy one, even though I only have to work two days. I will be heading up to Tennessee on Wednesday to spend Thanksgiving and my Birthday with my family. Yes....another birthday! The years just seem to fly by as you get older! So to celebrate my birthday I am giving away a fabulous, brand spanking new, never opened, SCOR~PAL!! This is one tool that I dearly love and have used more than any of my other tools (except maybe the Nesties.... :-)). If you would like a chance to win, please become a follower to my blog and leave me a comment on this post. If you are already a follower, just leave me a comment. Tell all your friends to head on over here as well! On December 15th, I will use Random Generator to choose a winner and will have the Scor Pal sent out in time for Christmas!! The News~ I have been asked by Faith Hofrichter to be on the design team for Mark's Finest Papers. I am so EXCITED!! I have added the blog button on my sidebar. Click on it and go check out all the fabulous things in the store! They are the first independent distributors of Flourishes stamps. For those of you that have been following me, you know I love Flourishes images. Mark's Finest Papers also carries a great line of paper. Heavyweight and beautiful colors. I love working with their Snow Storm Smooth for coloring with Copics. Best of all, is getting to spend time with the other uber talented ladies on the design team. Some are Splitcoast notoriety!!! Enjoy your day! I will be back tomorrow with a card post!

Trimmed With Love

Hi Everyone! I have quite a few stamp sets that I haven't inked up yet. Some are Holiday related that I will use for the SCS Christmas Card Challenge starting in January. Since I have been making Christmas cards all year long, the new sets I have will get put to good use for next years card making. I am such a dedicated "Flopsey Collector"!! Doesn't he look sweet putting the star on the top of the tree? This is one of my "uninked" sets. Thought he would be perfect for this weeks Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge! The sketch was flipped clockwise since Flopsey is so tall. I keep reaching for the Paper Salon Holiday stack of paper. It has been my "most used" paper this season. Don't you just love having a stack get used up?! Did I neglect to mention that I am a "paper collector" too....:-)

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Supplies: Stamps: MFT Tree Trimming Flopsey Paper: Paper Salon Holiday, Riding Hood Red, Mark's Finest Papers Snow Storm Smooth Ink: Brilliance Graphite Accessories: MS Border Punch, Yellow Glitter, Red Pearls MS Bakers Twine, Ribbon, Copics C00, C1, Y11, Y13, YG93, YG95 Enjoy!

Elf Fun

Happy Saturday!! These little treat bags were made for today's SCS Inspiration Challenge~ aimoobaroo. What a fantastic Etsy Store full of handmade buttons! I chose these buttons for my inspiration. The bags are filled with scrumptous Lindor Truffles.... The Limited Edition Dark Peppermint ones.......Double YUM!!

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The little elves are from KLM Digital Designs. Are they not the cutest? I colored them with Copics, cut them out and popped them up on the bags. The glass container with the peppermint sticks has glossy accents on it. The present is covered with white glitter and a gold metallic ribbon and bow. Supplies: Stamps: KLM Elf Girl and Boy Paper: White Ink: Black Accessories: Ribbon, Buttons, Glitter, Flock, Gold Metallic Pen, Copics R24, R27, E00, E11, E21, E25, E31, E50, G07, R0000, R20 Enjoy!

Pillow Box Cocoa Mug

Happy Thursday!! The weather outside isn’t frightful, but it sure is cold here in NW Florida. 42 Degrees when I got up this morning!! So….for those cold mornings....what could be better than a “mug” of Hot Chocolate with Marshmallows and a Biscotti? My mug is made using the Sizzix Pillow Box die. You can find the directions for a pillow box bucket on Splitcoast here. I changed the bucket to a mug by leaving off the bucket handle and cutting a seven inch strip of cardstock placing it on the side of the bucket for a mug. This fits this weeks Stampin B’s Challenge to make anything but a card.

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Supplies: Stamps: So Many Scallops Paper: Chocolate Chip, Regal Rose, Ski Slope DP, White Ink: Chocolate Chip Accessories: SU Scallop Border Punch, Ribbon, Kaiser Pearl, Pop Dots Enjoy!

Virtual Stamp Night, "Tonight We're Gonna..."

Party Like It's 1999! This card is for this past weekends VSN Challenge~ Tonight We Are Going to Party Like its 1999~The challenge was to look at the "Top 100 Song Titles" from the year 1999, and then use one to inspire a card! It could be the song title, a lyric in the song, the video on MTV, or the singer! I chose the song title "Black Balloon" by the Goo Goo Dolls for my inspiration. If you ever get the chance, try participating in a SCS Virtual Stamp Night. They are a lot of fun and talk about stretching your mind way outside the box!! Each hour they post a new challenge and you have 45 minutes to complete your card for the challenge. The heart starts thumping and the brain goes into hyper drive! You definitely get a good night sleep after a VSN!!

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This is the inside of the card~

Supplies: Stamps: Verve Up Up and Away Paper: DCWV La Creme Stack, Black Ink: Black Memento Accessories: Ribbon, Circle Punch Have a great Wednesday! Enjoy!

Virtual Stamp Night "The Case of the Bellies"

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My card was awarded "Best Costume" for this challenge which earned me a title "Belle of the Ball"! More info can be found here!

Tuesday is Blooming with Happiness!! This is one of the cards I made Friday night for the VSN Challenge, "Whodunnit, The Case of the Bellies". The instructions were~to go over the top…. add lots of ruffles and frills. Pick a card...from the SCS gallery or any blog and CASE it over the top!!! Change at least 2 things from the original card and add lots of "bellies". You must include ruffles by ruching your ribbon....I chose this card as my CASE. (Thank you AGMommyof2!!) I changed the image, colors, shifted the layout and added the runched ribbon. The image is Stamping Bella's Eloise Greengrass. I just love her! She came to me through the SCS WishRak forum from Cathy Alstott (aka Lexant). Thank you Cathy!!

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Part of Eloise's dress, her hair bow and flower is paper pieced (Cathy sent that too!!) and the rest is colored with Copics. I added Baby Blue Stickles to her wings for some bling. Supplies: Stamps: Stamping Bella Eloise Greengrass, SU Blooming With Happiness Paper: K&Co Wild Raspberry, White Ink: Tempting Turquoise, Black Accessories: Ribbon, Baby Blue Stickles, Kaiser Pearls, Copics E00, BG0000, BG01, R02

Enjoy!

A Stampin and Bowling Weekend!

Happy Monday!! This weekend was so busy!! On Friday night, I participated in the VSN on Splitcoast and was able to complete two cards before I hopped on the Flourishes Power Hour Release Party. Fabulous new stamp sets!! Then I finished a card for the SCS Inspiration challenge which was my Saturday blog post. On Saturday night I attended the Papertrey Ink Release Party. What a blast that was!! On Sunday I participated in the SCS Featured Stamper Challenge. Dawn Easton (aka Treasure Oiler) was featured. I follow her blog daily and just love her style of cardmaking! In between all of that I bowled in the Pensacola City Tournament on Saturday and Sunday!! This card is for the Featured Stamper challenge. We were to CASE one of Dawn's cards and change at least two things. I chose her card found here for my Case. I changed the stamp set, DP, and die cut panels.

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Supplies: Stamps: PTI Tree Trimming Trio and Signature Christmas Paper: White, PTI Lemon Tart and Aqua Mist, Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses DP Ink: Certainly Celery, Creamy Caramel Accessories: Buttons, Floss, Ribbon, Spellbinders Enjoy!

Inspired Daisies

Happy Saturday!! The sun is shining today after a week of gloom from Ida. All is well! :-) This card is for today's SCS Inspiration Challenge "Lorelie Kay Design". Lorelie Kay is a shop you can find on Etsy. Such lovely creations in her store! I chose this piece for my inspiration. The daisies were stamped on Marks Finest Papers "Snow Storm Smooth" and colored with Copics. Awesome paper for Copics!! The DP is layered on a panel of Marks Finest Papers "Lime Squeeze". If you want a true lime green color this is the one to use!

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Supplies: Stamps: Flourishes Gerbera Daisies Paper: Marks Finest Papers, Basic Grey Euphoria, Orchid Opulence Ink: Black Memento Accessories: Spellbinders Fleur de Lis and Circle, Basic Grey Pearls, Copics V0000, V01, V04,YG93, YG95 Enjoy!

Quilt Snowgirl

Hi There!! Isn't this little snowgirl precious?!! You can find her and other fabulous digistamps at KLM Digital Designs. I just had to color her up using my Christmas Tree colors. When I moved to Florida a couple of years ago, I think I turned into a different person! I moved away from the traditional Christmas colors (besides I left all my decorations with my sweet daughter) and bought a white tree. All the decorations on the tree are pink, turquoise and lime green. It looks spectacular in my sunroom!

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I used this weeks Friday Sketchers #77 Challenge sketch for the layout. The snowgirl is colored with Copics and cut out using Spellbinders circles and layered on top of glittered snowflakes. The paper colors are Bazzil White, Bazzil Parakeet, Taken with Teal and Pink Passion. A little addition of Inkssentials pen white dots and Kaiser pearls finishes the card. Copics Used: Bg0000, Bg13, BG15, YG03, RV0000, RV14, RV17 Enjoy!

Need A Couch Day?

Yeah! It's Hump Day!! I did not do any posting yesterday due to Tropical Storm Ida moving through. The power went off and on several times, so I stayed away from the computer. But I did work on cards!! Had my trusty candle sitting next to me just in case. :) This card is for yesterday's SCS Color Combo "Very Bravo Kraft!". I love this combo and just had to play. It has been forever since I did the CC Challenge. I of course went right to the sketch on Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge for the layout!

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Supplies: Stamps: Papertrey Ink On My Couch and Couch Additions Paper: Bravo Burgundy, Very Vanilla, Kraft Ink: Bravo Burgundy Accessories: Glue Dots, Black Cherries Embossing Powder, Ribbon, Button, Floss

Enjoy!

Doorbells and Sleigh Bells...

Is it really Monday already? And... we now have a hurricane to keep an eye on! This card is for the Flourishes "My Favorite Things" Challenge. All you need to do is be inspired in some way by the words of the decades old Christmas favorite from the Sound of Music! I love this song and used the line Doorbells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles, as my inspiration.

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The wreath is from the Flourishes Christmas Wreath Set. It is colored with Copics and cut out. The "ornaments" on the wreath are the same colors as what is on my own Christmas tree. I had some wood look paper that I cut the door panels from, and layered them on Taken With Teal and a White card base. The edges of the door panels are sponged with Close to Cocoa. The doorknob is made with the I-Top tool and Pewter Metallic paper. The sentiment is from the same stamp set.

Copics Used: BG13, BG15, BG18, G21, G24, G28, YG03, E53, E37, RV14 and RV17

Enjoy!

SCS Featured Stamper Challenge

Good Sunday Morning!! This card is for today's SCS Featured Stamper Challenge~ Criss Cross.... Applesauce as well as this weeks Crazy4Challenges challenge to make an easel card. Christine M., aka Chrisations.ink has a lovely gallery! I went through a couple of times trying to narrow down my choices. So many awesome cards to choose from! I finally settled on this card. I used the same stamp set but changed the colors, layout and embellishments.

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Supplies: Stamps: SU True Friend and One of A Kind Paper: Chocolate Chip, White, Certainly Celery Ink: Brilliance Peacock, Certainly Celery, Chocolate Chip Accessories: K&Co Metal Art Brad, MS Deep Edge Border Punch, Kaiser Pearls Enjoy!

Giftn' Turtle

Happy Saturday!! Last Saturday I was hours away from home, stamping up a frenzy with 25 other stampers! Where did the week go?? It is good to be home, but in a few days I am sure I will have the itch to travel somewhere else. "Wanderlust" is one of my middle names!! This card is for today's SCS Inspiration Challenge~ Jonathan Adler. This website is very different from others on the Inspiration Challenge, but as soon as I saw the turtle, the idea was there! I wanted to make a card to send to Noah Biorkman and since he is five years old, this image would be appropriate for a special Christmas card. Noah has a terminal illness and his special request is to receive a LOT of Christmas cards. You can read about Noah here.

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The image is from KLM Digital Designs and this cutie is "Gregory the Giftn Turtle". He doesn't come with a Santa Hat but I added one to make this a Christmas themed card. The layout is from this weeks Weekend Sketch Challenge. Supplies: Stamps: KLM Digital Designs Gregory The Giftn Turtle Paper: Mark's Finest Papers Snow Storm Smooth White, Debbie Mum Harvest and Holiday Stack Ink: Black, Old Olive Accessories: Spellbinders Circles, White Flock, Glitter, Copics YG03, YG91, YG93, YG95, R22, R24, R27, BG0000 Enjoy!

A Gift For You

Happy Friday!! Here is a quick little card for the holidays. The colors are not traditional, but this year I have been seeing a lot of non-traditional colors that are just yummy!! The layout is from Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge #46.

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The stamp set is Holiday Button Bits from PTI. What a super fun set to work with! I stamped the gingerbread boy with Close to Cocoa on Ivory cardstock and cut out with Spellbinders Ovals. All of the paper is from the MM Cosmopolitan Collection. A few finishing touches added with the sewing and buttons. I am off to work and then have a lot of "stamping" to catch up on this weekend after being gone for several days. Enjoy!

Things To Do....

It's a "Things To Do Tuesday"!

I am still far away from home. My journey started last Thursday traveling to Stephen Foster Cultural Center Park for Faith's Stamping Retreat. WOW, talk about a stamping frenzy!! And what fun being in the company of lots of SCS'ers including some notoriety. On Sunday, Bill and I left the park and headed to Jacksonville airport for a flight to Miami. We arrived at the South Seas Hotel on Miami Beach about 8pm. After a couple of days of meetings and we are heading home to Gulf Breeze today. I did get to laze it in a hammock last evening, swinging between two palm trees under the moonlight by the beach..... (wink wink)

So... in order to get caught up, there are lots of things on my "To Do List". What better way to keep lists than with these altered notepads! The stamp set is "Take Note" concepted by Michelle Wooderson of the Papertrey Ink Design Team. PTI even has the notepads to go inside! Nicole has a free template for the notepad cover on her blog.

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The paper is from Basic Grey and the sentiment is layered on a Spellbinders inverted scallop circle. These are definitely "on my list" for holiday gift giving! Enjoy!

KLM Digital Designs New Release!

Hi Everyone!! November is here and KLM Digital Designs has new images! This image is Christmas Tree Globe. I had a lot of fun with this one!! The base is printed on some wood grain paper that I had in my stash. There is a little shading right under the globe to give it some depth. The trees in the globe are colored with Copics and I just had to add some Polar White Flower Soft for the snow effect.

Supplies: Paper- Riding Hood Red, Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses, Bazzil French Vanilla Accessories_ SU ribbon, CB Swiss Dot EF, Copics G21, G24, E31, E33, E00, Y11, Y13, BG0000 Check out all the other new releases at KLM Digital Stamps! Enjoy!