a challenge...

Who doesn't love a challenge? I combined the color challenge at Splitcoast with Beate's weekend sketch challenge and this is the card that happened! On Friday I got my Sale-a-bration preorder & I love this birthday set! Isn't it cute?...check out the sale-a-bration catalog if you want to see the whole set! I did lots of distressing to almost every piece of paper and I added brads to the gifts...not sure what I think of them now that they are on there...seemed like a better idea in my head! Anyway I have to go...lots to do on my list today but I had to take a minute to stamp!....you know how it is!!!
Have a great Tuesday!
what's in it?...
stamps...Birthday Whimsey, Itty Bitty Backgrounds
paper...real red, blue bayou, soft sky, white
ink...real red, blue bayou, soft sky
accessories...silver brads, real red fat ribbon
other...stamp-a-ma-jig, distresser, 1/2 inch circle punch

another bursting heart

Hi! I am so excited about another day off tomorrow...we aren't sure we are going to do yet...but it'll be nice not to have to wake up to the alarm clock & rush out the door! This is the kind of Monday I can get on board with!
My friend asked me to make a special birthday card for her good friend...she liked the bursting hearts card I did...so I made another one...just more birthdayish. I did almost the same exact thing as the other card {scroll down a few posts to see the other heart card}...I just changed colors & a few small accessories. Thanks for stoppin' by!! Hope that you have a terrific Monday!
oh...what do you think of my smileys?...I have seen them on some other blogs & they are just too cute not to have so I am gonna be using these cuz they just make me laugh!!
what's in it?...
stamps...Priceless, Time Well Spent, Boatloads of Love, Simply Said (hearts from all sets)
paper...chocolate chip, regal rose, soft sky, certainly celery, whisper white
ink...chocolate chip, regal rose, soft sky certainly celery
accessories...stardust stickles, may arts ribbon, pearls, paper flowers (Target dollar spot)
other...bone folder, mini envelope template, corner rounder

unforgettable friend

I have been so anxious to ink up this cute elephant!! Isn't she the cutest thing! I made this card for a very good friend of mine...her birthday is next week...but I wanted to get a quick picture before it went into the mail. I used this yummy "Be Loved" paper I found yesterday...some of the hearts on it are embossed. The card is a 5 1/4 square...I used my blender pens & markers to color in the image. I cut out out one of the hearts from the paper to put on the elephants trunk. I used my corner rounder to make the scalloped edge...added some brads & clear dew drops...and finally some ribbon! Have a fabulous weekend! :) Thanks for coming by!! ...T
what's in it?...
stamps...Happy Heart Day
paper...black textured, whisper white, certainly celery, Cloud Nine Be Loved DSP
ink...black, going grey
accessories...regal rose & certainly celery markers, may arts ribbon, black brads, clear dew drops
other...stamp-a-ma-jig, corner rounder, blender pen

hip-hip-hippo-ray

So I finally tore myself away from my reading...only for a minute though to make a card with one of my new sets...Pun Fun. I love this hippo...isn't she the cutest!? I did a 4 1/4 square card. I used my blender pens to color her in. I used the Cutie Pie DSP....but I didn't want the red dots to show so my layout worked around that! I used a sticker strip from an old Simply Scrappin' Kit and put it on top of the ribbon! I also added some crystal effects to the balloon, bow and toenails...every girl whether a hippo or not should have pretty shiny toes!! :) Well...I am off...I have to take Kyler to school and then I get 3 whole hours to try and finish my book!!! Yippee for Thursdays!!
what's in it?...
stamps...Pun Fun
paper...basic grey, going grey, whisper white, regal rose, Cute Pie DSP
ink...going grey, regal rose, certainly celery, black
accessories...silver brads, regal rose ribbon, crystal effects, black marker
other...stamp-a-ma-jig, scallop punch, circle punches (1, 1 1/2, 1 1/4 inches), sticker, paper piercer, distresser

neglect!!

Hey everyone! How's the week been? Mine has been well fun for me...not my family! I have totally neglected everyone and everything in my life cuz I got hooked and sucked into the books I have been reading!! Have you ever done that?....it's just sooo good you can't put it down! I did shower...but I am not totally sure I brushed my teeth, dinner didn't get made, dishes were left in the sink, laundry continued to pile up & I even got a stamp order delivered and still haven't touched it!!! Well...I thought I would just start the book so I could read and fall asleep on Sunday night....but wouldn't ya know it?...it got interesting! So I stayed up till 4:00AM reading...finally when I realized I only had 2 hours of sleep I forced myself to put the book down and go to sleep...it wasn't easy! Then I had to finish on Monday and when I did I immediately went to book 2 and the neglect continued! Anyway...so you must be wondering...what is it that is so good! Twilight, New Moon, & Eclipse by Stephanie Meyer. I certainly don't want to ruin anything for those of you who haven't read the books....so I am not going to say anything...but it is the best few hours you will spend reading if you choose to have your life come to a grinding halt too!! For those of you who have read them....you know what I am talking about! :)
Ok...on to some card stuff...obviously these were made before the reading began...I just wanted to make some quick 3x3 cards and put them in an origami box for a little gift set. The pictures pretty much explain them all! Happy Wednesday and Happy reading...to me anyway! ;)
what's in it?...
stamps...True Friend, In the Spotlight, Little Pieces, Three for You
paper...Really Rust, Soft Sky, Sahara Sand, Old Olive, Fall Flowers DSP, whisper white
ink...Really Rust, Soft Sky, Sahara Sand, Old Olive, Groovy Guava
accessories...brads, ribbon, markers, circle and scallop punches
other...stamp-a-ma-jig, dimensionals

Sweet Treats

It's the end of the weekend which means back to real life tomorrow...ugh! My sweet hubby let me have the whole afternoon to stamp!...good guy huh!! So during all my stamp time one of the things I worked on were these cute little treats that I needed for teacher thank you's. I mostly came up with this idea so I could use up some of my scraps laying around...my scrap folders were out of control! So I guess as Angie says these are my Frankenstein treats! ;) (have been to Angie's blog...she is a hoot! AND she is an awesome stamper!!) Anyway I just used up some leftover kraft colored paper I had from Hobby Lobby and cut into strips and basically wrapped it around 3 little candies. I used scraps to punch out all the circles and scallops.
Thanks for coming by and Happy Monday...if there is such a thing! ;)
what's in it?...
stamps...Sweet on You, Itty Bitty Backgrounds
paper...a little bit of this & a little bit of that
ink...chocolate chip, old olive
accessories...staples, circle & scallop punches

bursting hearts

Ok...so have been over to Laurie's blog?...Just Give Me Stamps. She made the cutest valentines card with a new set from Verve Visual {titled Wild Thing}. I of course do not have that set but her card was so cute I wanted to case it...but I made do with some random heart stamps I have. I used the same colors cuz I loved the dark and light together. I used my mini envelope template to make the envelope that the hearts are coming out of. I used hearts from 3 different sets. I added some cute paper flowers I found at the Target dollar spot. The ribbon is some I got from my friend Tiffany. I tied a knot through the center of the flower at the bottom of the envelope. I don't have any valentiney sentiments so I used the word "cherish". I have to say...I only looked at Laurie's card once and then I wanted to make my own and not completely copy hers...so I worked really hard to keep myself from going to the computer to check out the card until I was done with mine...I think Laurie's is cuter....but I am happy with the way this one turned out too! Thanks for stopping by!! TGIF...thank goodness it's Friday...I am ready to sleep in tomorrow!! :)
what's in it?...
stamps...Itty Bitty Backgrounds, Simply Said, Priceless, Time Well Spent, Warm Words
paper...purely pomegranate, pretty in pink, whisper white
ink...purely pomegranate, pretty in pink
accessories...white polka dot ribbon, pink paper flowers, white brads, diamond stickles
other...stamp-a-ma-jig, mini envelope template, dimensionals, corner rounder

you float my boat!

I decided I just needed to make another boat card...I LOVE THIS SET!! One of my super good friends gave me the Stampin' Up! markers for Christmas and I haven't had a chance to really break them in yet...so I wanted an image that I needed to color! I have to say the markers are all they are cracked up to be and more...they are so fun to use! I used the "you float my boat" sentiment so the card is a little more valentiney...(is that a word?...well it is now!) Completely opposite of my simple card yesterday I just kept adding and adding stuff to this one! "I know the crap out of embellishments!" { for my fellow Office watchers ;) }. ...hope you like it! Have a good Thursday...The Office is on tonight! yippee
what's in it?...
stamps...Boatloads of Love
paper...chocolate chip, pretty in pink, regal rose, bashful blue, whisper white
ink...chocolate chip, pretty in pink, regal rose, bashful blue, basic black markers...close to cocoa, pretty in pick, certainly celery, regal rose, bordering blue
accessories...celery, pink & blue brads, diamond stickles, regal rose fat ribbon
other...stamp-a-ma-jig, scallop punch, 1 1/2 & 1 1/4 circle punch, paper piercer & mat pack, craft knife, cuttlebug & swirls folder

Eat Cake

...ya know it's just a good rule to follow! Eat Cake! It shouldn't have to be your birthday to eat cake...right? I would be a happy camper if I ate cake everyday! A girl can dream!...mmmm! Ok well...I made this card a few days ago with only one thought "KISS" {keep it simple stupid} Sometimes when I sit down to stamp I make it too complicated and get frustrated so I wanted to make a simple clean card. It was actually easier than I thought it was going to be...turns out I can do simple...I just have be in that mind set when I sit down! Not as easy as it sounds...my mind doesn't do simple easily!! Anyway...I gotta get my day started! Hope your day is fabulous! Thanks for comin' by! {hugz}
what's in it?...
stamps...Eat Cake. Itty Bitty Backgrounds
paper...regal rose, chocolate chip, kraft, certainly celery, rose red, whisper white
ink...regal rose, rose red, chocolate chip
accessories...fat chocolate ribbon, rose, celery & pink brads
other...flower punch, stamp-a-ma-jig, dimensionals

Cute as a Bug

I took a minute to do today's color challenge over at Splitcoast. I also decided to do the sketch challenge too cuz I was struggling to find a layout I liked! I have wanted to use my bug set for a while...it's been forever since I did anything with it! So I was making my card, after I got the layout going it was coming together pretty good...then the phone rang and I got distracted talking to a friend and I started gluing down the words and goofed! So don't look to closely or you will see they are gross...they didn't get spaced evenly, that's why there is one oddball ant in there! I tried to pull them up but that was a big mistake...once that glue dries they aren't kiddin' about it being permanent :) Oh well...what are ya gonna do? Good thing this will probably go to a kid and hopefully they will be forgiving! :)
what's in it?...
stamps...Cute as a Bug, Canvas background
paper...wild wasabi, blue bayou, barely banana, whisper white
ink...wild wasabi, blue bayou, barely banana
accessories...banana ribbon, staples
other...stamp-a-ma-jig

Don't look now....

...but I actually have something stamped to share!! I finally just decided I needed to sit down and take a minute instead of waiting for one to come! I was super excited to see Beate start up her weekend sketch challenges again so I decided to make a card for that! Check out her blog here if you want to give it a try!! I didn't have any particular card in mind when I sat down to stamp but I have been wanting to use this Darling Doodles paper since I got it !! After I looked through the papers the pomegranate piece with it's wavy lines reminded me of the water under the boat...so a boat card it was!! I stamped the boat with Staz-On and colored it in with my blender pens and ink pads. I also had to switch the circle and put it on the other side (from the layout Beate gave)...I needed to fill in the blank space on that side of the boat. That's about it...I kept it pretty simple!
I have enjoyed the kids being home and we have had a really nice break...but I would be lying if I didn't say I was looking forward to school tomorrow to have 5 1/2 hours of time to myself!! I have had a jumbled mess of ideas going through my head of what to do with my time...none of which includes the things that need to be done! (like cleaning the house, taking the tree down, etc.) Oh well...Happy Monday....have a fantastic week!!
what's in it?...
stamps...Boatloads of Love
paper...groovy guava, purely pomegranate, wild wasabi, whisper white, Darling Doodles DSP
ink...wild wasabi, groovy guava, purely pomegranate, brocade blue, going grey, black
accessories...pomegranate ribbon, scallop, 1/1/2 in. circle and 1 1/4 in. crcle punches
other...blender pens, dimensionals, stamp-a-ma-jig, distresser, sponge

STAMPS SETS FOR SALE

I have 13 used stamp sets for sale!! They are all in good condition. If you see one you want then please email me or leave a comment! I accept paypal or money orders, but no credit cards...sorry! Shipping will be $4.60. I am wanting to clear out the old and make some room for the new so make an offer if you don't like the prices listed!
**barely used or only 1 or 2 stamps used
*some staining on wood
In my Thoughts....$20**
On the Spot (background)....$10**
Sweet on You....$5**
Festive Four....$4** (this set is loose and has no container)
Pixie Pink ink cartridge....$3 (unopened)
Tagger's Dozen....$4** SOLD
Basket Full of Fun....$14* SOLD
Looks Like Spring....$12* SOLD
All God's Children....$6** SOLD
Pocket Fun....$8** SOLD
Very Punny....$4** SOLD
So Very....$4** SOLD
A Light Heart....$7* SOLD
Gently Falling....$4 SOLD
I Did It....$5** SOLD
Hot to Dot Wheel (never used) SOLD

**I promise I will have something stamped to show you soon...it has just been so busy with all the kids home from school and learning to walk again ;)
Ya'll are awesome...have a great day!!

silly, silly kids

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas!!! We sure did...it was sooooo relaxing...the kids had fun with their gifts and were occupied most of the day! I want to share some pics from the park today! By no means I am a good photographer...I just use my little camera to try and capture a moment here and there! I wanted to try doing some black and white photos! I think we got a few good ones and some super silly ones...I wanted to share just a couple!
Kailee is 12, Austin is 11, Tyson is 7 & Kyler is almost 5....

Happy Holidays

I think the card says it all! Have a very merry Christmas and a wonderful holiday season!!!

delightful card

Just a quick post for tonight...I was antsy when I went to bed & couldn't go to sleep so I decided to make a card...I needed a place to start so I used the color challenge over at Splitcoast from last week...(yes, I realize how behind I am) :) I got this Delight in Life set from a good friend of mine Penny & it hasn't seen much ink since I got it so I thought it was about time to ink it up! Have a terrific Tuesday!
{hugz} Tara
what's in it?...
stamps...Delight in Life
paper...rose red, pumpkin pie, certainly celery, white
ink...rose red, pumpkin pie, certainly celery
accessories...rose, pumpkin & celery brads, celery ribbon
other...stamp-a-ma-jig, corner punch, blender pens, dimensionals, sponges