My awesome friend Vicki ...

... is having another FABULOUS blog candy giveaway.  She is doing this every month until the end of the year and you must go over to her blog, Stamp Smiles, to take a look at what she is giving away this month.  While you are there, you MUST take a look at the wonderful creations Vicki shows us - she is one talented lady and I am so blessed to have her as my friend; I know you'll enjoy everything you see.  Good luck with the blog candy - thanks Vicki !!

Janet

It's a man card ...

I worked on some masculine cards this weekend and am so glad I did because when I got into the office was asked if I had any man birthday cards - that sure doesn't happen that often :)  I have several others in my  box, so I'll be ready for the next time as well.

I found this design while browsing Pinterest and have tried to go back and find out where I CASED it, but haven't been able to find it, so I can't pass on her information, sorry.  I love this Mocha Morning paper from Stampin Up and can tell I'm going to use it often.  The sentiment comes from a new stamp set (Mustache Madness - it's adorable) I got from my awesome friend Sami over at SP and Company.  I have know Sami for a years now and was so excited when she started her own stamp company - she is so talented and comes up with some wonderful designs for use to enjoy.  Head over to her site and take a look at what all she has.

Have a great one.

Janet

supplies used:

Stamps - SP & Company Mustache Madness
Stampin Up cardstock - early espresso, crumb cake, soft suede, sahara sand and very vanilla

Patterned Paper -  Mocha Morning Speciality

Accessories:  Stampin Up soft suede ink; Nestabilities rectangle die; 

Stampin Up ticket punch and Stampin Up dimensionals

Happy 30th Anniversary

Hi everyone:

How is everyone?  Hoping you are all well and getting ready for the summertime, well for those of us in the US, and pray that everyone in the part of the world getting ready for winter will experience a non-eventful one :)

I was asked to make a 30th anniversary card for a great friend's grandmother and wanted it with yellow in it.  Yellow is my favorite color, so I was excited about doing it; hopefully, she is okay with the whole card being done in yellow except for the few burgundy pearls on a few of the flowers to give it a little pop.  I found the inspiration for this design on Pinterest (love that place) and had to CASE it from Chiaki - you can find her take on it here.  

We received good news on the health front this past week, so I am in the mood to get back into my card making again since my mind will not be focusing on that one particular subject any longer.

Well, I'm off to work on some more cards - much to do.

Janet

supplies used:

Stamps - Stampin Up Apothecary Art
sentiment - unsure

Stampin Up cardstock - so saffron

Patterned Paper -  Echo Park Springtime

Accessories:  Stampin Up so saffron ink; Stampin Up Framelits and Nestabilities small circle die; 

Cuttlebug Swiss Dot embossing folder; Want2Scrap pearl; and Stampin Up dimensionals

Sweet Sunday

Hi there:

I'm writing this on Sunday night, but am going to have it set for post on Monday because I had already put up a post for Sunday and didn't want to have two in one day (I'm hoping it works).  As I stated yesterday, I am finally getting back into the swing of things and the challenges have really helped.  

For this card, I used Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch challenge over at the sweetest thing (I always love Karen's sketches - they are always so fun); I was going to use the Color Round Up color challenge, but just couldn't get the colors to look right for me, so I'm going to try that one again later.

I have been noticing while creating over the past few days that I have been stepping outside my box a little bit and have really enjoyed putting different textures, patterns and colors together.  It is a ton of fun.

I am now going to work on some digital layouts that I may post later this week.

Have a great Monday.

Janet

supplies used:

Stamps - Stampin Up Flight of the Butterfly

Stampin Up cardstock - green galore

Patterned Paper - Cosmo Cricket "Togetherness"

Accessories:  CTMH indian corn blue ink; Nestabilities circle and scalloped circle dies; 

Want2Scrap pearl; Stampin Up ribbon and Stampin Up dimensionals

Finally creating again

Hey everyone:

Well, after going through some family medical issues, I started creating some this weekend :)  I am so happy to be back at it.  I worked on some digital scrap booking yesterday (I have a few layouts below) and caught up on my Twenty-twelve photo project (the link to that blog is on the left), so today is all about making cards :)  The challenges out there are a perfect way to get started, so I went searching for a sketch and color challenge that will get my brain working.  Boy, did I pick two challenging ones :)

 

For my sketch, I used The Deconstructed Sketch, which believe it or not, was a little hard for me, but it has been a while; for the color challenge, I used Color Throwdown (Broni, I'm here again), which was an interesting combination but a load of fun to put together.  

I keep looking at it because the right hand corner looks a little bare to me, but can't come up with anything to add (thoughts please) so I'm leaving it as is for now.

I'm off to start another challenge, so I will see you soon.

Janet

supplies used:

Stamps - PTI Everyday Blessings  

Stampin Up cardstock - basic gray, tempting turquoise, daffodil delight, kiwi kiss

Patterned Paper - Echo Park "for the record"

Accessories:  Stampin Up basic gray ink; framlets, Hug Snug Turquoise seam binding, dimensionals

  

Digital Scrapbooking

Hi everyone:

It's been a while, but hope all is well.  I have been playing around with MyMemories Suite today because I have so much to catch up on and have been wanting to give this wonderful program a try for a while now.  I told myself that I am going to take some much needed time to myself to create something (I have done some cards and these layouts).  I am in love with this program and digital scrap booking :)  I so enjoyed making these pages and it was so easy.

If you are interested in trying this program out, I have a link on the right-hand side of my blog you can click on and it will take you there.  If you use my code, you will get $10.00 off - you will not regret it, I promise.

Give me your thoughts.

Talk soon

Janet

Just Tracys May challenge

Wow, can you believe it is May already?  Nope, me either :)  But the good news is that this means another wonderful challenge is being held over at Just Tracys.  We have had so many wonderful entries the last few months and am even more excited to see what you all show us this month.  The challenge this month is "Anything Goes", how wonderful is that :)

For my submission this month, I decided to use the birthday card I made for my beautiful momma last month.  I just loved these colors and am sure that I'll be using them more often.

Please head over to Just Tracys and join in on the fun this month - can't wait to see you there.

Janet

Just Tracys April challenge

Good morning everyone.  I hope this first day of April will be a great one for you (there will no fooling going on around here).  Speaking of April 1, this is the day Just Tracys Challenge Blog presents it's new challenge.  This month's challenge was fun because it was a color challenge and I always enjoy those.  The combo is a great one to use (think spring) -

 

YELLOW, GREEN and WHITE

As always our winner will receive a £15 voucher to spend in Just Tracys shop

I really enjoyed making this card because I picked up a few stamps that I haven't used in a while and it reminded me how much fun they are.  The stamps come from Repeat Impressions and I had the honor of meeting the owner a few years back (Wendy is wonderful) and the paper is something that was in my scrap box.  It was fun getting back to working with Wendy's stamps and have left them out so I can continue to do so.

I hope everyone heads on over to join in on the fun at Just Tracys - I can't wait to see what you create.

Janet