Thanks ribbon...

TGIF Friends...TGIF!

Whew, whatta week...looking forward to the weekend although my goal is to get a ton of purging and organizing done....

Here's a card that I had lotsa fun making...

I used Scor Tape {love that stuff} along the edges of the 'ribbon'...and glitzed it up with Martha glitter.  I'm still so lovin' my Tim Holtz/Sizzix Rosette die...I topped it off with an old MM feltie bloom and a JANE button that has 2 Queen and Co pearls....All the patterned paper is Amy Butler....

I was inspired by Tiff's Sketch:

I seriously could NOT wait to use her sketch...pretty fabbie....

My color combo is compliments of CR84FN:

When I saw those colors together I instantly thought of Amy Butler:)

Do you see the sentiment I used?

It is the fabulous result of co-branding with E.A.D Designs...

and Paper Smooches....

Earlier this week I used a Stickerz on my Acorn Tag project, today's sentiment is from the Rub-Ons set...you gals are going to love them...vinyl and opaque...see how it POPS even on that super busy {& fun} Amy Butler pattern?

Although you can't really tell from the pic...all my thread is PINK.....how could I resist?

Thanks for all the bloggie love over on the Skipping Stones Designs site, I had fun putting together the tut:)

Just a reminder that Flashback Friday 8.0 ends tonight at 11:59 pm PST!  If you haven't had a chance to play, this is your chance!!!  Link up HERE...we want to see your 1st 3D projects!  There is a lovely prize package from our fabbie Sponsor waiting for you:

Well, thanks for stoppin' by...I so love to read your comments....come on back tomorrow for the newest Card Patterns sketch and Sponsor!

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texting 1..2..3...texting..1..2..3...

{patting myself on the back for my clever blog title...read on}

I'm realizing that sometimes I'm an overachiever and need to maintain some control over my exploding Christmas Card stash...it is NOT necessary for me to churn out 4 of 1 design...so I present to you, 1 {lonely} Christmas card:

Oh how I adore this line by Making Memories...what's not to love about TEXT, polka dots and rosettes?

Typing about text leads me to what inspired my card...the current Jingle Belles challenge...

We were to use text on our card and that Making Memories paper and rosette are perfect!

Check out what else inspired my card:

Tiff's sketch!

Speaking about Tiff, or is that blogging about Tiff?  She rocks and made the trek over to me during my lunch hour:)

I introduced her to my local Ben Franklin {which is within walking distance from my work} and we had a liquid lunch at Starbucks:)  LIFE is GOOD:)  Thanks for the fun time girlie!!!!
 

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hello...

A ginormous Happy Birthday to my Momma:)

For those that have been following me a while may remember this...my Mom, for some reason, hates being called Momma...odd because I love it when my kidlets call ME that....anywho's, luckily she isn't a regular visitor of my blog {watch her pop in today...of course!}...

I whipped this together for her giftie...

I bought a bunch of these kraft bags for my 'big business plans' that have really kind of fizzled out...the craft show business isn't too lucrative for card makers...

In that bag are several Starbucks Gift Cards...I manage to keep her supplied through the various occasions...although I guess she has to replenish her stash in the summer since it is along time in between Mother's Day and Christmas, oh yes, Grandparents Day:)  She is a daily customer of Starbucks with her "drip coffee" order...brings her own mug and saves like $0.03 a cup?  So I threw in a new Starbucks mug too:)

I was inspired by Tiff's sketch:

I'm a first timer at the Lawnscaping Challenges...but I inked up my new Lunar Lights set {LOVE it!}...

Let's see, all the patterned paper is Jillibean...I actually first stamped the Lunar Light image on the backside of the Jillibean polka dot paper...fussy cut it out and then stamped the image again on the polka dot side of the paper...that way the 'krafts' matched, kwim?  The alpha are T $ Spot, I think:) and holy moly, I'm out of my regular white thread for my machine so I used this extra thick stuff and boy oh boy, my machine was NOT diggin' it...felt like I should have been wearing protective eye wear because it was making such a racket...scared the needle was going to 'PING'...luckily it didn't...I love the dramatic look of that bold white thread though...

I'm also linking this to the Moxie Fab World Challenge:

The Paper Piecing Challenge!

My previous entry is a card with heavy paper piecing...I decided to show how paper piecing can make a subtle impact...

Okay, that's it for me today...this week is going to be a FUN one...there is going to be an EAD Designs surprise on Tuesday...so watch for it:)

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thanks...

I'm always pretty proud of myself when I'm able to design a masculine card....whaddya think?

Buttons instead of blooms:)  This is my new My Minds Eye stash...the Mabel line...the SRM 'thanks' is on a layered sticker.

I was inspired by Tiff's sketch:

I've been really enjoying your sketches Tiff:)  Love that it can be interpreted in so many ways...I'm a smidge behind on them and hope to do major catch up this weekend!

**just a reminder**

Today is the last day to link up for the EAD Designs Feel'n Irish Color Challenge!!!

Here are the deets on the challenge:

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$20 GC to one random winner

Hope that you'll join in on the fun!

You'll also want to check out the NEW E.A.D Designs website!

Check out some of the goodies that are currently on sale:

Fluttering Blooms Stickerz {color}

Frames Rub-Ons!

Check out the new Vinyl Colors:

**swoon**

Don't forget that E.A.D Designs is looking for:

As Opposed to a Girl Friday...

This "Girl Saturday"

Also Fondly Referred to as

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musically speaking...

Sympathy cards...they have to be thee toughest to design...luckily there are a ton of challenges to help the process...this card is the result of 2 challenges..

This will be going to my friend who recently lost her grandmother...it's a surprising color combo for me, isn't it?  I struggled to decide what to create because my friend loves to wear black...LOVES to wear black but I just couldn't design a card with that color..it is too somber for a sympathy card...I didn't want her to be sad when she receives the card, I wanted to her to think of her grandmother fondly, kwim?

I have to admit that this is one of more heavily stamped cards that I've created in awhile...the musical background is Hero Arts that I inked up with Versamark and embossed with Ranger clear embossing powder...it is a 'mystery' lavender cardstock that I picked up at my local craft store...the center pink panel is Bo Bunny that I also clear embossed with the Hero Arts Small Solid flower {LOVE that bloom!}...The center stamps are PTI...I splurged and bought a package of Prima blooms...

The color combo is compliments of CR84FN12:

Definitely not a typical color combo that I work with but I do love the end result...gotta love the kraft...

The card design is ala Tiff!

Really love this particular sketch...think of all the possibilities...

Here's another card...I'm trying to be good about sending out cards...this will be going out to a friend that is going through a rough patch:

Who can resist October Afternoon?!  I also added some yo yo blooms that I whipped up last year with Cosmo Cricket fabric...same color combo so it worked out fabulously!

Here's another Tiff Sketch:

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The E.A.D Designs Turtle Love Color Challenge ends today!!!!

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Okay, that's it for today...I'll be back tomorrow with a little surprise:)

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