Summer Time

I so remember sitting outside as a kid cooling off eating either a cherry, grape or my favorite lemon lime Popsicle. Wow I haven't had one in a long time. Although I can say that I don't miss the colored mouth they give you.
BBTB has a challenge right now to use the Popsicle from the "doodle charms" Cricut cartridge. I love their challenges and am not always able to play along since I only own a few cartridges. This time I am prepared. I used the Popsicle border, the sun from the same cartridge, pattern paper & eyelets from ELE and the sentiment from Stampin' UP!'s "Wonderful Words". Does it make you think of Summer? Sure is getting warm here, should have some of those Popsicles in the freezer. OR maybe make a trip to DQ for a mocha moolatte...mmmmm yummy!
Thanks for stopping by. Tomorrow Carrie, Artistic Avenger and I will be posting our Inspiration Challenge photo. Be prepared to play along!!! OH and one more thing, check out ~Lets blog. I have posted my first project.
Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!!

2 Sketches 4 You "Rooster Friend"

Here is the card I made using Kazan's sketch from 2 Sketches 4 You. The rooster used to be a pin, but was broken so I got it for free at a garage sale this weekend. SWEET, free is always good and rather than throw it in the trash why not go green and use him on a card. The flowers, eyelets and DP is from Eye-Lets Etc. I made the button out of DP and a 1 inch circle punch. It has about 5 layers of card stock glued layer by layer behind it to make it about as thick as a button. This way I was able to thread ribbon through it without tearing the paper. The white border I made with white card stock punching a row of 3/4" circles and then 1/2" circles. I tried to make it look like chicken wire, maybe silver CS would look a little better??? I don't know, maybe its ok?? I used my Sakura white and gray souffle pens to do faux stitching and as the edging around the piece that says friend. LOVE my souffle pens!
Thanks for stopping by!

Drum roll please....

the winner of the Eye-Lets Etc. goodie pack is ...
Sheila D who wrote: How cool? Congratulations. Can't wait to see all the goodies and projects you come up with. June 5, 2008 8:35 PM
Thanks Sheila, I will be in contact to get your mailing address.


Now for some more goodies. Karie from 1 Crafty Gal sent me a pay it forward package and this is what she sent me. Now its my turn to pay it forward. The first three people to comment here will receive a goodie, then in return you need to pay it forward to 3 new people.
Thanks for playing! Oh and thanks Karie...you rock chica!!

Oh and did you see my cool new blinkie for ~Lets blog. Jen made it for me, isn't it the coolest! Thanks Jen you rock!!

RAK's needed

I was emailed by a couple of girls, Kate & Rachel who are friends of Matt Logelin asking if I could send him a Father's Day card. You may wonder what is so special about Matt...well 10 weeks ago Liz (his wife) gave birth to their first child, Madeline after being on bed rest in the hospital for 5 weeks. Within 27 hours of having Madeline, Liz passed away from a pulmanary embolism. Matt shares daily how he is dealing or not dealing with life without Liz and caring for this precious little baby girl of his. This blog is heart wrenching and tear jerking at times, but boy does it ever make you realize how precious life is and definitely too short. Matt takes the most beautiful photographs of not only Madeline, but of places he goes and the people he meets during the day.

So, what am I asking of you. If you have time please check out this site there you can get Rachels' email info and she will give you an address to send a Father's Day card to. She is collecting as many as she can to give to Matt in person when he is visiting his family in MN for the holiday. I asked her if it would be alright to share this info on my blog as I know many of you would like to help. We all love to give and receive RAKs and this is one I know I can't pass up. There isn't a lot of time as Father's Day is only a week away, sorry. Just let Rachel know that you want to send a card for Matt when you email her and that I sent you. I know Rachel and her friend Kate who are doing all of this are so appreciative for the support.

This is the card I made for Matt. Seems as though he likes robots as he is always posting gifts that he has received that have something to do with Robots. I had to go to my LSS today anyway to make sure I was set up for my bloggers party and knew they carried this cute paper by Cosmo Cricket. I used some triangle eyelets from ELE and a Fathers day rub on by MSE to finish is up. I hope Matt likes it and I hope it helps make his day a little brighter.
UPDATE: here is a link from Matt's blog that explains the Robot again here and here. Really a cute story, now I know what is up with his love of Robots!

A shout out to Chloe for introducing Matt's blog to me. Thanks!!

In the beginning...

there was this little card. As requested, here is the very first card that I made for an actual class almost three years ago. While I look at it I think of all the things that I could have added to make this card better, I think of all of the things that I have learned to get me where I am now. Of course I will never alter this card or give it away as it will always be a reminder of where I started.

This card I made for the new Caardvarks challenge called "Drink Up". I love their challenges, they are so unique and the DT is amazing! Did you see Laura from A day int he life of the Paper Poppy & 2Sketches 4 You has just joined the Caardvarks team. Congrats Laura!! So, I first started searching for twist off lids, the metal ones that you find on IBC soda or a Corona, but didn't have any on hand. Thought those would make a cute embellishment. So I then searched through my stamps and couldn't find any drink related. Last but not least I turned to my Cricut cartridges and low and behold....a steaming coffee cup woohoo! It was either that or a baby bottle and well couldn't think of anything clever off the top of my head with a bottle. I used card stock from SU and the DP is from Eye-Lets-Etc as well as the flower and eyelets. Isn't that little key eyelet the cutest?! They come in bronze, gold & silver, super cute. The flourish is yes, once again from my fancy pants "Chic Alpha" stamp set. I embossed the flourish with white EP and then sponged some creamy caramel ink over the top to really make the steam pop.

Please check back tomorrow, I have a special request for some RAK's check out this blog and you will know why.
Have a super Saturday!!!

FCF "Friends"

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Here we go, another Friday Card Flick. This time everything used is by Stampin' UP! for all of you SU fans.
Don't forget to check out this post for a chance at some blog candy and don't forget to apply for a position on the ELE design Team.
Tomorrow afternoon I will post my very first demonstrator card as requested.
Have a wonderful weekend and thank you everyone for your sweet comments.

Blast from the past

I was really trying to get some stuff done around the house yesterday, so I didn't get a chance to finish a card. So I thought I would go back and grab a picture from a card I made about a year ago. This was one of my favorites at the time and looking at it now I think, oh I could have added this or that or.... It is fun to go back and look at the work you had done in the past and see how much you have grown. Seems as though I have grown a lot in A LOT of ways in the past year. A year older, more inspired and a bit more enthusiastic about my dream of being "known" in the paper crafting world. I wonder where I will be next year, just have to wait and see. I should really post the very first card I ever made as a demonstrator almost 3 years ago. Maybe I will do that if you wanna see it some time. I have it up on my book shelf as a reminder of where I started.
See ya tomorrow for my Friday Card Flick!!
Have a great day!

2 Sketches 4 You challenge #1 part 2

Here is my take on Kazan's sketch from 2 Sketches 4 You. The striped paper and little flower buttons were in my Caardvarks "May Kit". The sentiment and card stock is from Stampin' UP! The orange and yellow striped ribbon, well that is a mystery... just had this scrap left and I am not sure who made it...sorry. The lime green eyelets are from Eye-Lets Etc. Last but not least I used my Scor-pal then filled in the grooves with faux turquoise stitching. A fun, bright and cheery card for someone special!
Thanks again for the sweet comments. Have a great hump day!!

2 Sketches 4 You challenge #1

Happy Tuesday All! This is my very first sketch challenge with Laura and Kazan over at 2 sketches 4 you. Let me tell you a little about these two ladies. Laura first of all has been such an inspiration to me, she is so extremely talented and sweet on top of it. When I was over at Stampinggetaway (my old blog) I was pretty much feeling uninspired and things in our personal lives were not so great, I wasn't posting very often anymore. Then Laura started leaving comments and it really gave me the drive to keep going. We started chatting and found out we live rather close to each other. We have met up in person a few times and she is such a sweet heart! Laura probably doesn't know it, but she really has given me a new outlook on my paper crafting and I am so lucky to have her as a friend. Thank you Laura!! Hugs!!
As for Kazan, hello...she is SO talented, have you seen her stuff! When I started leaving comments on her blog she has always been quick to respond back. Kazan is like the blogging girl next door, she is so sweet and sincere and such an inspiration. I am so excited to be able to meet up with her for the blogging party I am hosting on June 21st. These two ladies ROCK!! Aaaah am I getting all mushy on you guys...sorry! Check out 2 Sketches 4 You and play along each week. I know I will!
So onto the card, I made this card using Laura's sketch and some of the pieces from the kit that I won over at Caardvarks called the "May Kit" (thank you Caardvarks, you rock!!). This kit was so much fun to play with.

Here is the recipe for the card:
-So Saffron Card Stock- SU
-Cameo Coral Card Stock-SU
-"XOXOXO" Fundamental Phrases set- SU
-"Hugs & Kisses" Foam pop up sticker-Marcella K
-Stick Pin w/ ribbon, blue heart, white circle with green scalloped edge- May Kit from Caardvarks
-Plaid Ribbon-Target $spot
Punches-SU
Button Brads-MME
Polka Dot DP- KI Memories
White embossing powder-SU
Versa Mark

Thanks everyone for your sweet comments and for stopping by. See ya tomorrow with my card using Kazan's sketch.

The Big News & Blog Candy to celebrate!

Well...here it is... my big news. I am proud to announce that I have accepted the position to Head the Eye-Lets Etc. Design Team. I will be doing a lot of other fun things with this company, which I am really excited about. So....what do I need from you? I need a design team, check out "-Lets Blog" for more details if you are interested.
Now for the blog candy...any comments left here on this post will be entered in a drawing for an assortment of fun shaped eyelets and I may throw in some other Eye-Lets Etc. goodies. I will choose one random name on Monday, June 9th at 9AM and post the winner.
Thanks for stopping by.