Just me. Thinking of You.

Jammie Day Sunday!

Helloooooo there!  I hope you all have a nice long weekend ahead of you (and an extra day off work!)

I have a "Mary Engelbreit-ish" style card to show you today using Just Me. Thinking of You. and Ladybug and Daisy(links below).  Isn't this a fun swirly sentiment?  

For my card today, I used this sketch for my inspiration.

retro sketch #65

Also adding this to the Totally Papercrafts Friday Challenge-Buttons.

Please take a few minutes to pop over to the Great  Impressions Blog and see what everyone has been up to. Our May challenge is Celebrations-I would love it if you joined in!

Thanks for stopping in today and enjoy the rest of the long weekend!

♥ Sue

card details:

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Great Impressions Stamps:
D405 Just Me, Thinking of You

E567 Ladybug and Daisy
Copics:
R 27,29
G43,46
C 1,2,3
W 1
Y 38

Cardstock: Real Red, MME yellow dots, Making Memories black dots

Misc: twine, corner rounder

Silhouette: button

From Courtney's Closet Challenge #45-Best Friend

Little Sophie is guest starring this week on From Courtney's Closet Challenge #45.
Sophie's Mama is Katie Brooks at KB Stamps.

I used this sketch challenge from Jen del Muro at iheart2stamp.

One thing I have learned from playing along with Libby's weekly challenges, is to use what I have on hand. I didn't even come close to having any flower DP to match Sophie's flowery pants, so I made my own with an old retired stamp set from Stampin' UP! named Petite Posies. This set does get pulled out and used still...after all these years!

I took my inspiration from Jen's Sketch, Sophies pants and those "orange" pop blocks, and this week's Celebration over at Penny Black's Saturday Challenge. Now I call that multi-tasking LOL!

You can see in the first picture that everything is on dimensionals, making for some fun 3D. I even got to use my new Martha butterfly punch. NOWWWW...as my stampin buddy Charla knows, I used to have a real aversion to bug stamps...including and especially butterflies. I used to just cringe at them...(I am clueless to understand why) but I am slowly coming out of my cacoon LOL and just getting over it! Now, I am not sure Charla has gotten over her smiley face phobia tho!

Do you have a certain type of image that makes you cringe?

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Stamps: Penny Black Butterfly Wishes 2620H, Retired Stampin UP Petite Posies, Stampin Up! sentiment from Full of Life

Cardstock: Certainly Celery, Brilliant Blue, Bashful Blue and Blush Blossom from SU!

Ink: Tuxedo Black from Memento, Copics, SU! markers for the sentiment

Misc: nesties, kaiser pearls, SU twill ribbon, Martha punch, dimensionals

Hoppin you feel better soon! House Mouse Monday Challenge

I made this card for this week's House Mouse Monday Challenge. I had this whole post typed up and it went kaput...gone into thin air somewhere...darn...! Let's start again...!

Well, here I am 'sqeeeekin' in on another House Mouse Monday challenge. The theme this week is Get Well Soon. I just got this new Happy Hopper from RK Stamps so had to fit it into this challenge somehow. I used theClassroom Spring Fling Challenge.

This is a BIG stamp so this card is BIG 5x7!

This is my first all copic colored card...YIKES I need a colorless blender...I had a hard time coloring in the lines LOL...back to first grade for me! There is definitely a learning curve here!

ahhh...do you remember the days when you used to jump on your bed and hoped Mom didn't catch you? I do.....

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Stamps: HMPR1080 Bunny Hop, sentiment computer generated

Cardstock: SU! Rose and Chocolate Chip, DP My Mind's Eye

Ink: Memento Black and copics

Misc: SU! circle punches, SU! Rose and choc chip ribbon

From Courtney's Closet Challenge #38-Avery's Debut

Ahhh...Welcome little Avery to her debut on From Courtney's Closet Challenge. Libby is changing things up a little and once a month she will be introducing one of her stamping friends cutie---the challenge to be named Courtney's Playdate. Hmmm...I might have to get little Cole dressed up and enter him for consideration...Make sure to visit Libby's Playdate challenge debut this week!

Now Avery's outfit really threw me for a loop...all those wild colors (which I have read on Allison's blog, sort of fits Avery's little personality LOL). Although I keep thinking this card is a little ODD for my tastes, it is growing on me...I am usually more of an earthtone type person, so this challenge really had me thinking (sort of like when I have to use orange!) Little Avery belongs to Allison of Stamping When I Can blog fame!

I also used Mary Jo's Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge #65 ( TSSC65) for this card. I flipped the sketch on its head and it matched the design on Ave's little outfit perfectly!


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Stamps: All Year Cheer (Stampin Up retired sentiment)

Cardstock: Misc DCWV pink DP, Elegant Eggplant, black, pink, real red, BoBunny green DP

Ink: Real Red

Misc: Misc ribbon, black Hero Arts pearls, flower punch, circle nestie, tree was hand cut

From Courtney's Closet Challenge-Love Bug

My...where has this week gone? I almost ran out of time to make a card for this week's From Courtney's Closet Challenge. This is about as close as I could find to Magenta Libby! This is the retired Purely Pomegranate paper from Stampin Up.

I used a sketch designed by Stephanie for Taylored Expression's sketch challenge (TECC52SH). You can see Stephanie's sketch here.

Be sure to visit Taylor's blog here and see all of her fun sketch challenges going on for the one year anniversary of her Cupcake sketch challenges!

Stamps: Studio G dollar stamp from Michaels- Love Bug

Cardstock: Pomegranate, Certainly Celery, SU! DP

Ink: Mememto Black, image colored with Prisma's/OMS

Misc: Misc ribbon, paper piercer, Martha Stewart border punch, nestabilities

Card Size: A2

Snoopy Mail!

I made another Peanuts/Snoopy card...I guess this is my Snoopy phase LOL! I used Mary Jo's Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge #51 here. This sketch made for an easy and quick card. I did try to keep it simple and not layer anything...but I just couldn't help it!

Stamps: Snoopy Mail by Stampabilities, Sentiment-Just a little note...(Ko28)by Stampendous

Cardstock: SU! Pink, brushed silver cardstock, GP white

Ink: Mememto black.

Misc: oval nesties, brushed silver brad, 3/4 and 1/2 inch SU! punches

From Courtney's Closet Challenge #24 Party Dress Thank You

Cupcake (aka Courtney)in her fancy party dress!

Okay this was a quick one for me this week...lots going on! This paper seemed to match little cupcake's dress so well! The sketch is from Taylor's Cupcake Challenge #43 here. (TECC43)

My goodness this card turned out PINK! LOL. I really needed a quick thank you this week so here it is. You can see Courtney's Closet Challenge HERE.

Stamps: Sentiment from retired Wreath of Roses

Cardstock: SU! pink and black, DCWV fancy type glitter pack paper(can you tell I can't remember the name?LOL)

Ink: Black

Misc: punches, crystal brads

Card Size: A2

Peek-A-Boo Baby WSC66

I made this card for my Peek-A-Boo Baby little Cole! I saw this stamp and it was soooo him. He is a little trickster and loves to play and tease people and his doggies so much! I used Beate's Weekend Sketch Challenge 66 for my layout.

I did paper piece his little t-shirt with the same DP as the image is mounted on. I also cut thin strips of the green DP and threaded through the buttons for a more finished look.

This stamp is from the new Stampablities Amy Bradley series....she has some of the cutest Alien stamps too. Of course I had to get some of those too!

The link to this series is listed below.






Stamps: Peek-A-Boo Baby D1132 (you can get this stamp as well as the Aliens at RKStamps), sentiment is computer generated--link will take you to them all!

Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Misc SU! DP and the polka dot DP is made by PebblesInc.

Ink: Momento black, flesh copic, prismas

Misc: Nesties, SU! oval punches, SU! buttons and ribbon

Verve Sketch VSHR1 Bushels of Blessings

I made this card for Julee's Holiday Release Sketch Blitz VSHR1. You can read about her sketch challenge HERE.
I was trying to keep this card warm and fuzzy with fall tones and the brads I had were all this pewter color...soooooooo I took one of the three copics I own (light walnut) and colored the brad...it worked really slick! It dried quickly and did not wipe off!

Stamps: Studio G $1 stamp sentiment

Cardstock: Riding Hood Red, Chocolate Chip, DP from K&Company mat pad...pure lovely paper...textured and richly colored( I won this in some blog candy!)

Ink: Choc Chip

Misc: Martha Stewart leaf punchies(gift from Heidi Fleetwood, thanks sissy!) Memories? brad, American Crafts fall ribbon, one copic marker LOL

Techno Challenge #39 Spooky Snoopy

Here is my entry to the Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge #39.

I enjoyed this sketch...simple and quick! I am frantically trying to get through all my Halloween stamps before next Friday HA!

Here is another Peanuts stamp...gotta love Snoopy.

Stamps: Spooky Snoopy D1086. Studio G sentiment

Cardstock: DCWV purple, SU red, grey and black

Ink: Black and SU markers to color image

Misc: Cuttlebug web folder, hole punch, misc ribbon, Martha Stewart bat punch, SU! window word punch, circle nestabilities

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge! Punkin'

I made this card for this weeks On a Budget challenge. All the cardstock I got on sale at JoAnn's.
I especially wanted to share this wonderful Debbie Mumm pack of paper Harvest and Holiday (with glitter). This is beautiful stuff! (and I think it is still on sale this week at JoAnn's) See Kerry...I told you I had made one too!

I used the sketch challenge from Taylored Expressions blog.

You can see this week's House Mouse and Friends challenge HERE.

I used my word window punch and made a longer piece to punch for the sentiment and attached it with ribbon. This card is 5x5.

Stamps: House Mouse Punkin HMF1010 , $1 Studio G sentiment

Ink: Black, image colored with prisma's

Cardstock: Misc DCWV cardstock. Print DP from my new Debbie Mumm pack.

Misc: nesties, ribbon I won from Suzanne Deans blog- Scrap Bitz in August. Word window punch

Penny Black Join In? SCS challenge

This is the very first sketch challenge card that I made this last week. This card has another colored image I unearthed from a pile I had colored at least a year ago. I guess it was waiting for me to be inspired to use it...finally!

I think this was a SplitCoast Dirty Dozen Fan Club sketch that was held two or three weeks ago. I told you I am a slow poke. Life gets in the way a lot...stuff like work and laundry, pets, kids...

Stamps: Join In? by Penny Black

Cardstock: Real Red, white, striped DP by Bohemia (I think???), no name black pindot

Ink: Black, images colored with prisma's, sky is chalked blue

Misc: Ribbon, dimensionals, glitter on bee's wings.

Cole's first "Hoppy" birthday card- AVS09

I bought this stamp back in March with Cole's first birthday in mind...well it is time. That little booger will be ONE YEAR OLD on August 19th. Guess where Gwamma is headed to this weekend? Yep, I am heading to see my little grandbaby and give him birthday kisses!

Each of the little froggies are on dimensionals...not fun to cut those froggies out...they are so tiny!

Card size is 5x5.

Another Anni-Verve-sary sketch. They can be seen HERE.

Stamps: DeNami Design Hoppy Birthday, Cole's name is computer generated.

Ink: Black and froggies colored with prisma's

Cardstock: yoyo yellow, brilliant blue, green and real red, GP white, misc designer paper.

Misc: ribbon, punches for Coles name, blue brads, nestabilites

Hug Please ---Verve AVS04

I have decided to jump into trying my hand at sketch challenges, starting with the Anni-VERVE-sary 12 Days of Sketches. You can see all 12 HERE. I am a slow stamper because it takes me so long to decide on a layout, so I am in 7th heaven with these sketches!!!! Since I just discovered these sketches, I won't have them all done anytime soon, but I want to try all twelve!

I found several images that I colored maybe last year or the year before that fit perfectly in the first two sketches that I have completed and I am working on AVS 11 right now.

I love this stamp..and another stamp falls into "has seen ink bin".

Stamp;: Hug Please by Uptown Stamps

Ink: black, image colored with Stampin Up markers

Cardstock: yoyo yellow, blue, GP white, misc DP from the deep pile :)

Misc: clear button, SU punch for paper under the button, brads, cuttlebug folder, dimensionals(on almost everything I make!), misc ribbon