ALL MY LOVE / FMS #168 & CTD #324...

Good morning! I got the rare chance this morning to play along with a couple challenges - WOOHOO!!! I used the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches and the colors from Color Throwdown! This stamp set is All My Love by Ali Edwards for Technique Tuesday.

XOXOXO!

COFFEE BREAK Hybrid Card / FMS #126 & P&Co New Release...

I have another fun hybrid card using a new mini kit from one of my new favorite designers, Laura Passage! Her designs are so fun and colorful! I love this little coffee themed kit - For The Love of... Solitude - probably because I SUPER LOVE COFFEE! (And hot tea!)

I used this great sketch from Freshly Made Sketches - it was perfect! 

Back in a few...

YOU MELT MY ❤ / CTD #278 & FMS #122...

Hello! Here is a little card I whipped up for this week's Color Throwdown [thanks ladies for the shout-out for last week's!!!] and also Freshly Made Sketches! I got some Lawn Fawn happy mail a couple days ago, isn't this set - Here's the Scoop adorable??? I stamped the little cones onto the larger tag (Tag Me - Reverse Confetti) and then stamped them again on the Pistachio and Pirouette. I used a black pen to go over the eyes and mouth.

While I love this card, maybe I went too heavy one the black/red/kraft? I reserve the right to a "do-over" - LOL!

    

Bye for now!

❤ YOU TO PIECES / TAWS Sneak Peeks Day 3, FMS #110 & CTD #266...

Well hello and happy day!!! It's Day #3 of The Alley Way Stamps November Sneak Peeks - so be sure to go take a peek and comment for you chance to win this cute new set, In Stitches!

I stamped the 3 stitched hearts on patterned paper and then trimmed them out. he I stacked them together and cut them into the pieces so I could mix and match the pieces for a little quilted look. I used the adorable new Freshly Made Sketch, as well as this gorgeous color combo from the Color Throwdown! 

Have an awesome day...

HE WILL BRING YOU THROUGH IT / DD #45, FMS #79 and CCC #37...

Good morning! I have a little card here using 3 challenges and 3 stamps sets from The Alley Way Stamps! The border and flowers are from Petal Pushers and Pillow Talk - the sentiment is from the new set that was "peeked" today - Life is Short. This sentiment set has some really wonderful quotes!

   

I played along with several challenges with this card;  Dynamic Duos, Freshly Made Sketches and CASology... Woohoo ~ I am SMOKIN'!!!

Thank you so much for stopping by!

I LOVE YOU BUNCHES / FMS #68...

I was inspired by the current sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches this week! It's been a while since I was able to play with many other challenges, I definitely need to get back into that habit!

I used a digital kit for this card, it has some really adorable elements, so I'll be using it again! There are several images of girls, flowers, socks and a clothesline that come both colored & uncolored. Just like digi stamps! It's called Pitter Patter by creashens, over at Pixels and Company.

   

Bye for now,

FALL LEAVES / CTD #209 & FMS #52...

I don't know about you, but I am getting excited by the faint little chill in the air each morning! I know that fall will be here soon - YAY! I really can't wait! I used the little leaf from Awesome Blossom, by The Alley Way Stamps for this fun fall card!

I played along with Color Throwdown (love these!) and this sketch for Freshly Made Sketches - congrats to them for 1 year of awesome sketches!!! For this week, you can pick ANY of their previous challenges!

Bye for now...

HELLO / FMS #48 & TAWS Inspiration...

Whoa... just under the line here on my personal challenge to make one card every day for the next week using this new set, Sushi Bar, from the Alley Way Stamps. I won't tell you how much I love it, because my last 2 posts expressed that pretty well - LOL!

I Googled 'origami paper' & found some listings at Etsy. I grabbed a few and printed them & stamped the image on them - they were the perfect size print for my card! I also lightly dry embossed a small part of the card front.

This card was inspired by the current Freshly Made Sketch ~ isn't it awesome?

Bye for now...

HEY CUPCAKE / CTD #200 & FM #43...

Hello! Hope your Wednesday was super fab! We celebrated my dad's birthday this evening, with pizza and a caramel cake that he swears tasted as good as Sander's - we had fun! Anyways, for this card I used The Alley Way Stamps' Hey Cupcake! Who doesn't love cute and yummy cupcakes?!? The chevrons are from Papertrey Ink.

I was inspired by both the new Color Throwdown, and Freshly Made Sketch. This is CTD's 200 color palette - woohoo!!! Way to go!!!

Nighty-night!

GO GIRL! / FM #42 & CTD #199...

Just popping by with another card, this one I made for myself! Jeff and I are beginning a "lifestyle" change... I am giving up my coffee creamer (I love you and will sincerely miss you Italian Sweet Crème... maybe we can get together on the weekends for 'a' cup of coffee...) and I don't know what Jeff is giving up, but I am thrilled he's along for the ride. As I near my 40th birthday (December), I realize I need to change some things. Especially with my diet. And my amount of activity. And since Jeff and I have finally, definitely decided no more kids... it's time. Let's face it, making cards REALLY does not count as exercise after all! (Too bad, huh?)

I used this really cute set, Work It Out, by The Alley Way Stamps! I just may be making myself more cards with these adorable images to help keep me motivated!

My card today is based this week's Freshly Made Sketch and the Color Throwdown Challenge.

Have an awesome day!

FA-LA-LA / FM #41 & Winner, winner, chicken dinner!...

Here's a quick card today using the new set Fa-La-La from The Alley Way Stamps! Isn't this little snowman head cute as pie? I really love non-traditional colors for Christmas & holiday cards! 

This also happens to be the set I am giving away to one of the lucky commentors from the TAWS Blog Hop and Sneak Peek posts here on my blog! The winner is.........

Lisa, email your snail mail addy to me & I will send this right out to you!!! CONGRATS!!!

I used/modified this week's Freshly Made Sketch for today's card as well!

Thanks for stopping by!