[tiny] THANK YOU / SCIC #10 & TSSC #129...

Wow - it's late! I love cards that are black & white with a little bit of color! They seem just instantly elegant...

I really love the inspiration over at Stampin' Celebration this week, and when I saw Mary Jo's sketch (which I modified a wee bit!) I knew exactly what I wanted to do!

I used the sentiment from Papertrey Ink's Tea for Two Additions, as well as PTI patterned paper. The punch is from Stampin' Up!, Jewelry Tag Punch ~ it's SO darling!

Have a great night!

CELEBRATE / ACT #36, PIO #25, TSSC #127, EIC #94 & CC #73...

By far this is the most challenges I have ever put together... what a weirdo I am - lol!

For this card...

Stacey's patriotic colors @ the Curtain Call - I love 'em!

Mary Jo's sketch - sorry, I took some liberties with it!

Etsy Inspired - The 'sparklers' & color scheme mimic this bag.

Crafty Creations - wanted some "shine" (ie - glitter or bling)

Pile It On - wanted something done to the paper, I distressed!

Whew! Anyway, I used Papertrey Ink's flowers from Green Thumb to make my glittered "sparklers" - I loved sparklers on the 4th of July when I was a kid! I used Stampin' Up! Craft ink & then embossed with Dazzling Diamonds EP. The sentiment is also SU!, Celebrate Everything. This was the first time I'd inked it up!

Have a happy evening!

[HELLO] WONDERFUL YOU / ACT #35, TSSC #126 & C4C #42...

Wow, I'm on a roll - I missed another challenge deadline with this card... of course I'm not the only one having a hard time today! My hubby works nights & usually sleeps from 8 to 3 everyday... when I went home at lunch to see the kids I heard his dresser drawer close, so I went to see why he was up... he gotten up & taken a shower thinking it was 3:00 already, poor guy!

hOPE YOU'RE HAVING A LOVELY mONDAY! Sorry, I forgot to take it off all caps - heehee! I loved Mary Jo's sketch this past week - I wish I played with her sketches more often, they are really great every week - there just are not enough stamping hours in the day! I feel guilty every week that I miss my dear friend Krystal's challenge... it always seems I remember after the deadline! It's on my list for today!!! I PROMISE! I managed to miss Mary Jo's deadline, too, which I combined with Stacey's awesome~ly summer~y colors & Crazy 4 Challenges paper flower theme.

I swear I put Stampin' Up!'s set Wonderful You away, but I drug it back out again... I needed those leaves!!! I used Cuttlebug's Paisley EF & dies from Papertrey Ink. The buttons (which ARE Cameo Coral in real life) are also from PTI, as is the sentiment.

Thanks so much for stopping by & I hope you get a chance to play along with one of these fantastic challenges this week!

BELLA TOILE TILES / PDC #23 & TSSC #115...

Good morning! Imagine my surprise (& me doing the "Hot Dog" dance) when I got an email from Julie Marray over at the Play Date Cafe asking me to be a guest designer!!! SUPER COOL!

Although I have a hard time with monochromatics, I think I actually did okay! It's kinda on the shabby/chic side - less shabby more chic... I probably should have shabbied it more... sorry, I think I'm talking to myself ...

I started making Thursdays my "Play Date with the Play Date" a while back... they have great colors every week! Usually I check in first thing on Thursday mornings and spend the rest of the day scheming... I don't make it every week, but when I do miss a color combo, I make it a point to play the next week! If you've got the time, please head over to the Play Date Cafe & join in!!!

I combined their lovely colors with Mary Jo's sketch this week, but again I took some liberties - lol!

So yeah, the colors were a little hard - but I do love a challenge! The colors reminded me of Dutch Delft tiles (my hubby's family is Dutch Indo) so I knew I had to try my hand at making some using the cracked glass technique! Using the Stampin' Up! background stamp, Bella Toile, I inked up with Pacific Point ink (retired) and then watercolored some Bashful Blue into it. The I did the cracked glass... one of my tiles didn't want to "crack" so much!

Thanks so much for visiting - make sure to join us at the Play Date Cafe this week!

BABY BUTTON BITS / TSSC #112, CCC #40 & TPE #57...

Here's another one of my new Papertrey sets... SO CUTE!!!

I haven't played along with Mary Jo (Techno Stamper) and her Monday Lunchtime Sketch in a while, so I thought I should this week before time gets away from me! Color Create had a beautiful palette this week as well, which I thought would be perfect for a baby shower card, which went along with the Pink Elephant's invitation theme.

I let my friend Tanja borrow this set, Baby Button Bits, the day I got it... she promised to post a picture of her creation. (Okay Tanja I'm dying to see it - where is it - lol!) She brought it back last night, along with a roll of ATG tape I'm borrowing until my order comes in on Tuesday... she's a LIFESAVER!!! Anyway, Jeff & the kids are napping, so I got to play with the new set this morning - in between washing clothes & dishes - no, not all together... although wouldn't that be nice? Throw all the clothes & dishes in one machine & have them come out all clean & spotless?

My 'mint' color is Sage Shadow, and all the dsp is retired Stampin' Up!. The buttons are from Papertrey... Spring Rain, but there were some in there that matched. I love their buttons, because each 'color' includes a lot of variations - so I have gotten lucky matching them to other colors. The label is also from Stampin' Up!, Lots of Tags.

Going to stamp some more now... thanks for stopping by!