what's cookin'

Happy Saturday!

Today's Card Patterns day!

Here's my card:

Our sponsor this week is Stitchy Bear Digital Stamps!

Check out the sketch for this week:

I used one of the aprons in the Apron Strings set.  I love aprons...via images and the real thing...funny thing is, I'm not much of a cook/baker:)  Sssssshhhhhh....It's all for show..LOL.  People seem to be surprised when they find out I'm not domestic like that:)

All my paper is ala Melissa Frances' Kitschy Kitchen that I received from the oh-so-super Sherry!  Umm.....used the twill letters in my Card Patterns card last week...didn't intend to use them again but that circle panel was screaming for more embellishing!  The felt bloom and button are ala Making Memories...

Thanks so much for stopping by, we hope that you'll join in the Card Patterns fun!!!!

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get well pumpkin..

Welcome to the Skipping Stones Design Blog Hop {it officially starts at 6 am PST} to celebrate the release of Pumpkin Seed Sentiments! If you've just happened upon my blog today, make sure to start from the beginning at Skipping Stones Design.

You should have arrived here from Julie's blog, Stampin' With Julie.

Combined with the blog hop today, it's also Skipping Stones Sketch Tuesday which means we're showcasing another great creation from our Guest Sketch Artist this month, Lea Lawson. We'd love for you to play along with the sketch and link your card at the Skipping Stones Blog. A free stamp set is up for grabs to a lucky winner that joins our sketch challenge!

Check out Lea's new sketch!

I used the new Pumpkin Seeds Sentiment on my card..

...along with the fabbie Grunge set:

Don't they work great with each other...such teamwork:)

A special shout out to my bloggie buddie Sherry who supplied all the patterned paper by Melissa Frances' line, Kitschy Kitchen!!!  I stamped the Pumpkin Seeds with Tim Holtz's Barn Door ink and Victorian Velvet...the Grunge sentiment is with Memento Rich Cocoa.

I love that shade of blue wool that I picked up from Impress...makes a pretty butterfly...the button is ala Stampin' Up.

Okay, hop on over to Ann's blog: 

Stamp with Me

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sweet aviary...

Monday already?!!!

I was able to get a bunch of cards done yesterday....I even multi-tasked my challenges!

Today's card was inspired by the Moxie Fab World's Tuesday Trigger:

Caardvarks Photo Inspiration Challenge:

...and Paige's bird challenge over on the Cards Blog...

Here's my final result:

Here's what inspired me:

Tuesday Trigger: Green Gingham, the frame and the colors

Caardvarks: The colors and the bird cages

Cards Blog: bird challenge

I've been seriously hoarding that Melissa Frances frame...like forever...it was a perfect add to the card based on the MFW Tuesday Trigger...this card will need to packaged in a box to go through the USPS..LOL...I dug out the Basic Grey Aviary stamp set...the bird is from the Schlosser Designs "Have a Tweet Day" set that I cut and layered with Martha glue and glitter...

Have a super fabbie Monday...today I'm having lunch with my bloggie pal Elaine...we're having sushi!!! Yes, I am the Japanese girl that doesn't use chopsticks and doesn't eat anything raw...yes, both my parents were born in Japan...my Mom always shakes her head when I ask for a fork at a Japanese restaurant:) So, when I type sushi, I mean cooked stuff for me...tamago nigiri etc...

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de-hoarding...

Happy Monday! I hope everyone is recovering from the holiday weekend. I was ultra productive as I'm gearing up for another gift show. I've found that I get grouchy when I make more than 4 of one card...that I'm a nut'ola for doing so much paper piecing {sheesh, what am I thinking?}...I've been seriously de-hoarding and using scraps...that I'm more prepared this time around.

Here is me de-hoarding:

Isn't the Melissa Frances "Brian" dp gorgeous? Yes, I've been hoarding it but decided to team it up with my Wild Saffron K&Co Flocked words and then finished it off with RABOM wide brown velvet. The cards are 5.50 inches square using Speckletone Kraft.

Have a FABulous week!!

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