FairyBlossoms & Life

Gourmet Cookin '

Hope you're hungry!!

Recently Rae and I have gotten into watching late-night food network shows, well...it's either that or yet another Grey's Anatomy season on DVD..(very romantic, I know ..what can I say, that's how we roll!.) Anyway, just from watching alone, he thinks he's now a chef and is always yapping about challenging me to a "throwdown", so this is my version of what he's getting for dinner tonight! That'll teach him!

Seriously though, my favorite personal enabler Jodi has told me how much she "luurves" There She Goes stamps, and I finally got around to ordering my first set (and SO not the last!!).  Of course, I just had to order the "Tastes like Chicken" set first - how funny is this??

I just about die every time I see this stamp!! I always tease my mom because ever since I was a kid, whenever she wanted me to eat something I wasn't too keen on, she would say "just eat it -it tastes like chicken" (of course my reasoning for refusing was that if I wanted something that tasted like chicken I would just eat the darn chicken) so needless to say, she's definitely getting a card made with this set!

The rest of the stamps included in this set are just hilarious!  I can't wait to use all of them, and I have to say that one thing I that I immediately loved about these stamps is that they are HUGE!! I just love this about them, because they're so much easier to color and the images fill your card so nicely!  I am so excited about them, and I am definitely going to be adding more to my collection!!

Hope you have a yummy day! 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:

Stamps: Tastes Like Chicken from There She Goes

Cardstock: Navy Blue from Taylored Expressions Key Ingredients, Kiwi Kiss, Dusty Durango, Melon Mambo, Kraft, Bashful Blue and Whisper White from Stampin’ Up!.

Patterned Paper:  K & Co. Greenhouse Paper by Carolyn Gavin.

Accessories: Melon Mambo Polka Dot Ribbon and "stitch" Rub-Ons from Stampin’ Up!, White Gel Pen, Oval and Scalloped Oval Nestabilities, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Copic Markers.

Mousey Hugs

Last minute Larry over here!!

I just love this stamp from Rachelle Ann Miller..is this not the cutest thing you've ever seen?  Of course, it's hard to pick just one favorite from her stamps because they are all just gorgeous!!! 

I made this card for a submission, but as the story of my life goes, I found out about it today and it turns out the deadline has now passed!  Oh well, anyway I'm excited to share it, and I just love it so much!! I'm in love with this little mouse:

Can you just squeeze this little one?? SOO stinkin' cute!!  I gave him a little shabby vintage look - the papers are from Sassfras Lass (the polka dot) and the floral is from my all-time fave K & Co. Paper (okay, I know I say that about all of them, but still!) Cut 'N Paste, just delicious I tell you!  The little butterfly was printed on one of the patterns, I just thought it would make a great embellishment so I just cut it out and added it to my mouse.  I stamped my image using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, and then colored it in using Copics.

I have to use this image more often, I think you can use it for just about anything!  I bet it would make the cutest baby card too...

Thanks for visiting,

smoochies,

Supplies:

Stamps: Mouse Hug form Rachelle Ann Miller

Cardstock: Bazzill London Fog, Kiwi Kiss, Barely Banana, Whisper White from Stampin’ Up!.

Patterned Paper:  K & Co. Cut'N Paste Collection, Hog Heaven from Sassafras Lass

Accessories: Vanilla Grosgrain Ribbon and Half-Pearl from Stampin' Up!, Prima Say it in Crystals Rhinestones, Stampin’ Dimensionals, metal jump ring and charm, Copic Markers.

California Dreamin '

It's finally here!!

I am so happy its Friday - and today is extra special for me!! 

Today I have the honor of being Taylor's Featured Cupcake Sampler!  What an incredible thrill!!  I was just beside myself when she emailed me to ask if I would sample the sketch.. seriously?? -no pressure really!! OMG!! YEAH!!

I had a lot of fun coming up with this card!  It was pretty easy - after all the sketch was already done for me, and also, I knew exactly what I wanted to do!  I just had to use my cuppie stamps, and since Taylor recently moved back to the midwest from California, I thought she might enjoy a little California Dreamin' in case she got a little homesick!

All of the papers and embellies are from the July Key Ingredients (well, except for the 4 little pewter brads and the large corduroy brad, which are from Stampin' Up!). 

Everything in the Key Ingredients kit is just gorgeous!! The papers are just incredible - very retro, which I absolutely love. I am on this funky pattern kick lately!!  The patterns were just so fun to pair together.  I also loved the little chipboard accents that are included.  I used one of the chipboard ovals for the sentiment, which I embossed directly onto it.  I then inked up the edges with my Peeled Paint Ranger Distress Ink, and I added the little dots using the liquid pearls which came in my Key Ingredients (sooo awesome!).  The images are all colored using Copic Markers. 

I think this card is pretty California cool right??   I think Taylor's pretty cool for letting me play along with the sketch this week !

Have a fabulous day and thanks so much for stopping by!!

Supplies:

Stamps: Beach Bum and A Year of Sweets 2 from TayloredExpressions

Cardstock and Patterned Paper:  All from July 2009 Key Ingredients Kit from TayloredExpressions.

Accessories: Stampin’ Up Circle Punches, Liquid Pearls, Ranger distress Ink, Corduroy Brad and Pewter Brads from Stampin' Up!, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Copic Markers.

Military cutie!

Happy Tuesday! 

It's been a very rainy one here, but I "generally" love the rain, so it's all good for me! :)

Hope you all had a great weekend!! Rae and I headed up to Saratoga Springs for a wedding, and it was just beautiful! (okay it was beautiful but over 4 hours in the car each way was a bit much - I was ready to clock him by the time we finally got to the hotel!! Men!! .

No seriously, we really enjoyed getting away  plus it looks like there's a lot to explore around town!  We're definitely planning another little road trip sometime before the end of the summer so we can check out the sights!  If anyone has any suggestions, feel free to share!!

So look what I finally inked up!! My  Hero stamp set from The Greeting Farm.  Could you just flip your lid over this little guy???  I wanted him for ages, but of course it was sold out within minutes I think so my grubby hands were left without.. Anyhoo, I finally found him in this awesome store!!  I had him within days, and now he's all mine!  So this is the first card I made using Ian:

 This was so much fun to make! I used a tiny piece of my Army Paper from K & CO. (gorgeous paper - very vintage!! love it!)  and I stamped the kraft cardstock with Soft Suede ink.  The little star I used for the background, as well as the sentiment are from the Hero set.  I used my trusty Walnut Ranger Distress ink (lord knows what will happen to me if they ever stop making it!!), and I colored Ian in using my Copics.

Such a cute little image, and really such a sweet way of sending some warm wishes to those fighting so hard to keep us safe.  I tend to get very emotional whenever I think of all of the amazing men and women of our military, and so I will just leave it at that.  I did however decide that I am going to be making some more of these (and others!) to send off to this wonderful organization, and if any of you have some cards laying around (HA!! don't we all??), I am sure they would love to have them too!! 

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Smoochies,

Supplies:

Stamps: Hero from The Greeting Farm

Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Night of Navy, Kraft, Whisper White and Handsome Hunter from Stampin’ Up!.

Patterned Paper:  K & Co. Army Paper Pad

Accessories: Wide Stitched Chocolate Chip Ribbon, Vintage Brads, Tab Punch from Stampin' Up, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Copic Markers.

BearySweet Boy Challenge

Good morning lovebugs!!

Hope you're having a "beary" happy Saturday!!! (okay, waaaay too much coffee this morning!!) :)

I made this card last night for Taylor's cupcake challenge - so fun!  I finally had the chance to use my new Beary Special set.  This is not only an absolutely gorgeous set but it was also designed for a wonderful cause.  If you haven't added this cutie to your collection, you MUST check it out here!    I know I am going to be using it a LOT!! it's perfect for a ton of occasions, so as far as I'm concerned this set is an absolute must have!!!  (you're welcome...always happy to be an enabler!!)

okay! back to my card!!  here's what I came up with for TECC74:

How stinkin' cute is this bear?? OMG! to die for yes??  I broke down and used the last of this gorgeous paper that I'd been hoarding from a scrapbook layout I made.  I'm so glad I used it! I love it with this cute little bear.  I used some vintage photo Ranger Distress Ink to darken up some of the layers.  My little bear is colored using Copics, and I layered his head using dimensionals.

I hope you like this little guy and maybe jump in and give the challenge a try!

Thanks for stopping by and have a fabulous weekend!!

Supplies:

Stamps: Beary Special  from TayloredExpressions

Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Blue Sky, Dusty Durango, Whisper White and Kiwi Kiss from Stampin’ Up!.

Patterned Paper:  My Minds Eye "Just Deamy 2"

Accessories: Paper Piercing Tool, FooFaLa Button, Linen thread, Soft Suede Polka Dot Ribbon, Stampin’ Up Circle Punches, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Copic Markers.

Happy Hoot!

It's finally Friday!!! YAY!!

Hope you've had a good week!  Mine has been so busy as I'm undertaking the HUGE task of reorganizing and painting my bedroom which is in absolute shambles!!! 

I'm anxiously waiting the arrival of my new tree and verse from the Decor Elements line, which I plan on putting up myself! (not an easy task considering the tree is  probably taller than me..lol..)!

Anyhoo, today we're going SUO!! (Stampin' Up! Only) Haven't done that in ages it seems!!  But, as you can see, I'm still playing around with all the new InColors!, they're so bright and yummy! 

Of course, leave it to me to get carried away with my distressing - I am not sure I could use all of these colors without darkening them up a bit!  I made this card for a swap on SCS, which I hadn't done in ages, it was definitely a lot of fun! I hope the girls in my group like my card!
 
LOVE the new modern label punch - is that not the coolest ever?? I paired it up with the word window punch and it was a perfect fit! (love when that happens!!)

All of the layers are distresed using each layer's matching ink plus soft suede.  I really liked doing that as opposed to just grabbing my trusty ranger distress ink, mostly because it was suppoed to be SUO, so that would be cheating   , but it also gave each layer a bit of a "richer" tone to it. of course - you had to see my fingers after i finished making 11 of these! grossness. (but oh, so worth it!!)

Now, I could NOT make this card and not use an owl!! OMG - is he stinkin' adorable or what?? This little guy is from the new Animal Stories stamp set.  He is stamped and layered on using dimensionals.  I am so going to be using him a lot!!

Well I'm off to wrestle with my dustbunnies! I hope you have a Happy Friday all!!

Thanks for stopping by!!

 
Supplies:

Stamp Sets: Animal Stories, Kind & Caring Thoughts, Nursery Necessities (sentiment), Circle Circus.
Cardstock: Soft Suede, Kraft, Melon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry, Crushed Curry, BermudaBay, Whisper White.
DSP: Razzleberry Lemonade
Ink: Soft Suede, Melon Mambo, Dusty Durango, BermudaBay.
Accessories: Bermuda Bay Polka Dot Ribbon, White Gel Pen, Clear Rhinestone Brads, Scallop Punch, Boho Blossoms, 1 3/8” Circle Punch, Modern Label Punch, and Word Window Punch.

Fabu-Monday Featured Artist!! CDSWCC27

Happy Monday Sugarbunnies!

Hope you had a lovely weekend!! I had so much fun seeing all of the lovely creations you guys came up with!! I am SOO glad you guys liked the colors - so fun right???

You have to take a peek at all the wonderful cards posted for some awesome inspiration!! 

Of course, now comes my favorite part!!  I get to choose from those submitted in the CDS Weekend Color Challenge!

I chose this stunning card created by the super-talented Tricia Traxler

Isn't this beautiful??  I had a really tough job because all of the cards entered were just gorgeous, but I fell in love with the simple elegance in Tricia's card.  Her design worked wonderfully with the colors! I am always amazed how you can get completely different looks with the same source of inspiration! My card was as loud as hers is serene and elegant!

Thank you for playing Tricia!! Please stop by her blog and show her some love!  You will be inspired - she is one fabu stamper!!

Hope your Monday is off to a grand start!!

Hugs!!

 

CDS ColorFun Friday!! CDSWCC27

Happy Friday Color Girls!!

It's time for me to host the Clear Dollar Stamps' Weekend Color Challenge

So get your stamps ready! It's time to do some monkein' around!! Whoo-Hoo!

If you want participate, please respond to the group discussion at PCP located HERE!

Here are the full "deets" if you wanna play!

1. Please use any CDS stamps, you can find them here.
2. Upload your creation to either your blog, or SCS or any other online community by Sunday 7/12/09 at 9 PM EST.
3. Please put CDSWCC27 in your keywords, no spaces.
4. Respond to this discussion (not the wall) with a link to your upload.
5. I will pick one card to feature on my blog on Monday morning!

Easy right?? well, get stamping!!

My colors for this challenge are:

Dark Brown

Rust or Dark Orange

Blue

Kraft

Neutral: Vanilla

I got this color combo from a baby card I recently made (I'll share that one, once she gets it :o).  It's such a fun color combo for a cute baby card, isn't it?? ...and speaking of babies - did you get a peek at little Wyatt??  The CDS DT family just got a little bigger, as the lovely Laurie welcomed her new little bundle of joy just last week! Congrats Laurie!!

SO here's the card I made for my challenge!  Isn't it fun?? I got the sketch from SCS Sketch Challenge SC235, so I can't take credit for the layout, but the rest is all me (hence the resemblance) lol.. :o)

I am so excited to see your creations, I hope you love this color combo as much as I do!!

Happy stamping!!

Supplies:

Stamp: Monkey Madness  from Clear Dollar Stamps, LLC.

Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Bashful Blue, Kraft, Dusty Durango, Very Vanilla from Stampin’ Up!.

Accessories: White Gel Pen, Stampin' Up Circle Punches, Linen thread, Stampin' Dimensionals, Copic Markers, Vintage Brads.

 

Heaven ' s Season

I hope you're having a beautiful day!!

Just wanted to share another card I made using the same Our Daily Bread Designs' set from Monday's post.  I just love the versatility of these stamps - they're just so beautiful!  I'm really enjoying using them with different color combos. The other day I realized I sometimes fall in love with a set because of one stamp, and I then I neglect the rest!! Shame on me!! (surely you know what I mean??)..well, I am on a mission to try and ink up as many of my stamps as I can - luckily, this set has been the easiest to use over and over again -  it's just gorgeous, I tell ya!

This card is very simple, but I did think this color combo was pretty!  I did a little bit of sponging around the flower, and even on the edges of the card to soften it up.  The pink "flower" mat is cut with my new Blossom Nestabilities dies (YUMMY!).  I used the handle of my piercing tool to curl the edges up a bit to give the flower dimension. Easy, right?  I added one of my little prima bling flowers just to give it a little sparkle! 

I hope you have a wonderful day!! Thanks for stopping by for a visit!

Happy Hump Day!!

 Supplies:

Stamp: Scripture Collection 1 from Our Daily Bread Designs.

Cardstock: Naturals Ivory, Pirouette Pink, Basic Black, and Very Vanilla from Stampin’ Up!

Accessories: Circle and Flower Oval Nestabilities, Making Memories and Basic Grey Patterned Paper, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Stampin' Sponges, Stampin' Up Ribbon, White Gel Pen, Fiskars Threading Water Punch.

Beautiful Monday!

I hope everyone had a fun (and relaxing) weekend!!  I must say the weather was very cooperative around these parts, so no complaints here!!

I'm feeling very inspired by these beautiful colors!

Have you had a chance to see the gorgeous new In Colors from Stampin Up!?  They are so incredibly rich and bright - I guess they're more jewel-toned, which is definitely new and trendy!  I have had them for a few weeks now, but I'm just now getting around to playing with them!  This was my first try at using a couple of them together!

I  made this very distressed, which I thought was a good way to "tone down" the brightness of the colors.  I think they work great together, and I will definitely be using them a lot!! The patterned paper is from the new Razzleberry Lemonade DSP Paper - (so gorgeous by the way!!)

This beautiful verse is from Scripture Collection 1 from Our Daily Bread Designs.  I absolutely love these stamps, and have been able to use them quite a bit.   Not only are the verses uplifting and beautiful, but I love that the stamps are cushion mounted and also, they are nice and LARGE!!  I just loveee them!!

 I used the cuttlebug Forest Branches embossing folder on the kraft background, and crumpled up the Dusty Durango panel, and inked it up using Ranger Distress Ink.  The sentiment is stamped using Memento Tuxedo black ink, and I used my nesties to cut out both ovals.  The little flowers are by Prima.

I am definitely getting used to these colors :o)  I hope you like them too!!

Thanks for visiting!!

Smoochies,

Supplies:

Stamp: Scripture Collection 1 from Our Daily Bread Designs.

Cardstock: Bermuda Bay, Rich Razzleberry, Dusty Durango, Kraft, Very Vanilla, and Metallic Gold from Stampin’ Up!

Accessories: Oval and Scallop Oval Nestabilities, Walnut Ranger Distress Ink, Rich Razzleberry, Dusty Durango Ink, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Stampin' Sponges, Paper Piercing Tool and Mat, and Linen Thread.