modern cameo and giftie set

Happy Friday!

I have a couple things to share with you today....

First up is a cameo card...

I picked up the Maya Road Mini Chipboard set from Ellen's....

The chippies have been painted with Adirondack Espresso and Lettuce paint dabbers.  I've had them for awhile and finally cracked them open.  I love the 'texture' that the acrylic paint gives the chipboard.  I added the Queen and Co pearls...I used the Hero Arts Music Background with memento rich cocoa ink.

I actually originally envisioned an ATC...but ended up mounting it onto the Stampin' Up Chocolate Chip Cardstock....  I love the contrast of the panels.

I was inspired by the CR84FN22:

Next up is a giftie set of mini 3 x 3 cards:

Seriously, Hambly paper just 'sings'...you really don't have to add much to them...

I did alter a tin for the cards...they will be packaged up with some glassine envies.

In the set there are 2 cards with embellies...

I decided to not make all the cards 'bumpy' in case the recipient wants to actually send them out without having to mess with extra postage!

The diecut and sentiments are a combo of 2 different PTI sets...

The stitching is a nice touch on such petite cards...

The set has been made especially for one of my friends.  We will be celebrating her belated birthday festivities soon.  She's a pretty clean & simple girl...so I kept the overall design specific to her.

I was inspired by the current Waltzing Mouse Sketch Challenge, Mini Cards:

I was also inspired by one of the new Moxie Fab World Challenges:

350 Cards & Gifts Week:  The Card Sets Challenge

I love that Cath says  to 'give away' your challenge set... I'm a prolific card maker but it takes me forever to send out or give my projects aways...what's up with that?!  I do have to admit that going to the post office is something I really dread...there is always a line but luckily the peeps at my local post office are super fun.  I welcome Cath's challenge....and thank you Cath:)  

**art**

Check it out....I had the boy take a pic of me with my phone...I'm standing in front of the Pike Place Market's Gum Wall.  

The kids and I spent the day yesterday like tourists...did a ton of walking in Downtown Seattle.  We brought along one of the kids' friends...tired her out:)  We toured the Olympic Sculpture Park...had lunch at the Spaghetti Factory...walked around the Pike Place Market...I may have had to come back home to take a power nap!

Last thing...

Pop on over to the Flashback Friday Challenge blog....a new challenge is UP now:)  We have a great new and fabbie Sponsor....Emily Keaton, my Flashback Friday 10.0 Guest Designer has picked an oh-so-fun challenge!!!!

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much appreciated...

Yesterday was absolutely glorious...it was in the low 60's...I tell you, living in the Pacific Northwest, we truly enjoy our sunny days:)  I had a lovely lunch at the Boat Street Cafe in Seattle with a fab group of gals...thanks girls!!!

I'm on a huge thank you mode...all the paper is Stampin' Up...the sentiment is from co-branding efforts of EAD Designs and Paper Smooches...it is from the Thank you Sentiments stickerz set!

I was so very inspired by the latest Waltzing Mouse sketch:

Purples aren't my normal color palette that I tend to work with....that's what the color challenges are for...to get you to work outside your comfort zone.  Check out the CR84FN Color Challenge:

Do you see the embossed polka dots on the lavender panel?  Well, thanks to debbie standard's challenge over at Yvonne Yam's blog, I did something different with the panel....

For the first time, I used the sanding block that I've had for a couple years...I sanded the embossed polkas:)  It definitely isn't as visible because I used Stampin' Up cardstock instead of Core’dination’s goodness, but you can tell a smidge:)  It's a technique that I hadn't used before, so that's pretty coolio....I'll be on the search for some Core'dination's:)

I'm the hostess over at EAD Designs today...would love it if you'd pop over there to see my project:)

**birthday shout out**

My little girl turns 16 today....time flies....quickly.

My greatest and happiest job is being a Momma...I love my kidlets more than they could ever know...

Come on back tomorrow for a fun Skipping Stones Design blog hop!

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i think you're amazing...

Happy Friday!!!

Yahoo for the weekend...do you have any special plans?  The girl is getting her pics taken {an annual event in our household} and I hope to be as crafty as possible:)

Today I have a 'lil card to share with you..it is 4.25 in x 4.25 in:

I played with my Basic Grey Hopscotch goodies from Ellen Hutsons!  I tell you, Hopscotch has such a pretty color palette....I focused on the pinks and browns.  The smaller flower actually had a yellow button that I clipped off and replaced with a PTI button and Queen & Co bling.  I don't know about you but I always have to have the matching chippie for any paper line that I purchase...dontcha just love that cloud/sentiment?

I was inspired by CR84FN14:

I loved the CPS Sketch 204:

E.A.D News!!

I exchanged some emails with Emily of E.A.D Designs and these new Rub-Ons were born!

Cameo Frames

Frames

Mustache's

Wonderland

Aren't they soooo much fun?!!!!!  Be on the lookout for some cards/projects with those puppies....Thanks so much Emily!

Just a reminder that Flashback Friday 8.0 is up and running TODAY!!!!!!

Here's a little hint about who our SPONSOR is:

Have a super day!!!

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red turquoise...

Clean and Simple

Sometimes it makes a bigger impact than a whole bunch of fussiness

I ♥♥♥♥ challenges and I love it when I can combine some together that result in a happy card:

I have always loved a good combo of red & blue...this card combines some fabbie Hambly paper that is their lagoon blue circles on metallic paper...g-o-r-g-e-o-u-s!  I teamed it up with Stampin' Up's Riding Hood Red that I stamped a CHF polka dot backgrounder with Versamark.  The letters are Sassy and I stitched all around and inbetween the panels.....Do you spy a smidge of Stampin' up Chocolate Chip?  Everything is nestled onto PTI kraft.  I rounded the bottom corners and called it done:)

I was inspired by the wonderful CR84FN13 challenge:

The sketch is by FTL125:

That's it for me today...remember to pop on back here tomorrow for something pretty dang fun:)

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make every moment...

Happy Friday!!!

LOL...I had to come back to my post to add details on my card...noticed that I hadn't done that yet...TGIF my Friends!

This card has tons of paper piecing...something that I do enjoy to do but as I get older, the hand eye coordination isn't as quick..haha..I think this Hero Arts Cuckoo clock is as sweet as can be...Love all the details {but not necessarily when I paper piece..}..isn't the color combo freshy & spring-y?  Not necessarily what I typically work with but I do love the end result...

Stampin' Up So Saffron, Pretty in Pink & Groovy Guava

I was inspired by CR84FN9....

Just a reminder that Flashback Friday 6.0 ends tonight at 11:59 pm PST!

I started up a separate blog for the challenges...You'll want to pop over there...I have some fabbie blog candy up for grabs!

I hope that you'll join us in the fun...Link up HERE...Maybe you'll get picked by random.org to win a brand new Sparkle Creations stamp.  You'll also have the opportunity to be the Flashback Friday 7.0 Guest Designer AND pick the new challenge!  I have a new fabbie sponsor lined up for 7.0!

**Torendi Alert**

I'm super super sad to say that Torendi will be closing up shop....please pop over to the Torendi Blog for all the deets...leave Jenn lotsa bloggie love:)

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