Mint Chocolate

I was inspired by the complementary ribbon samples that accompanied my Verve Visual order the other day. There were two pieces of satin ribbon in Aqua and Chocolate Brown.

I spent the day stamping and just couldn't get enough of this new set, it's called Artful Elegance, the scripture verse is called a Plain Jane. I love being able to make my own patterned paper, it always matches so nice!

The layout for the above card is SC188.

This next cards are also from the Artful Elegance set.

Supply List: Stamps - Verve Visual Artful Elegance, Verve Visual Plain Janes, Stampin' Up! Canvas background, Paper - PapertreyINK Aqua Mist, Nut Brown, Ink - Palette Umber, Accessories - Satin, Organdy & Twill ribbon, Dew Drops "Men", Spellbinders Nestabilities dies.

My day is going better than yesterday when I did my blog post. I called the cabinet maker and talked with him in person. He promised my cabinets would be installed by the end of next week. I plan to keep calling until the job is done. It will be so nice to have my stamping space back again.

A Little Stampin'

It's been a month since my last blog post, wow... I've been trying to work through some issues lately and thought getting back to stamping is part of the answer.

The issue I'm trying to work through is the frustration I feel because my stamp room/kitchen isn't finished yet. Heaven knows I've done my part. The room is repainted, the fixtures are installed, the ones that can't be are purchased and waiting. Even the flooring is ready and waiting and in my way in the laundry room.

When I'd like to stamp I can't find my stuff because I took the room apart and put everythng in boxes because my cabinets were to be installed by the end of May. The boxes keep getting moved around because I couldn't stand them in my living room anymore, etc...

So, I'm still waiting for the cabinets to be ready and installed. When I call about them I don't get any answers about when, she'll check and call me back. My phone hasn't been ringing! Is it any wonder I put this off for so long?

Thanks for letting me vent. On to the fun stuff~

I was in Lake Havasu City (visiting the cabinet maker) a few weeks ago and stopped by The Sugar Shack, she had some of the cutest dollar stamps. I had to have several, this Lizard is one of them.

I used my Copic markers to color "her". G40, B05, C0 & 0. Pulled out my Spellbinders Nestie dies and Cuttlebug dots embossing folder and had some fun. The background stamp is SU Print Pattern in Versamark and the sentiment is also SU Heard From The Heart. Paper colors are Certainly Celery, Tempting Turquoise, Black & White.

The inside of the card reads: "Age is only a number... mine is UNLISTED. Happy Birthday!" The sentiment came with the Lizard, I loved it!

I made a cool new discovery I thought I'd like to share with you recently. Pictured below is a Stampin' Up! stamp from the Heard From The Heart set that I'm using unmounted. I feel like I'm running out of room and would like to use any new SU stamps I buy unmounted to save some space.


These are die cut so I didn't have to cut them out, how nice! I popped them out, took the label and cut around it as close as I could and attached it to the foam backing trying to line it up as it would be on the other side. (Just like when I use the wood blocks.) Then I stuck it down to a plastic sheet I found at the hardware store. They looked at me kind of weird when I bought it and asked for 6 inches of that plastic tablecloth material.
Next I used a different storage box that's smaller and will be easier for me to store. I was using CD cases for my unmounted stamps but some of the acrylic ones that are tiny after I've used them a bit don't stick as well and I lose them out that little opening on the side. These boxes also keep the grit off my stamps, we've had a bit of that lately with the construction going on.
I found theses boxes at Flourishes, I really like them.
Thanks for letting me vent today, sorry to be a bummer but I needed that. I think I'll go make some phone calls about cabinets now!

A Sketch Challenge from iheart2stamp.com

So okay, here's my total C.A.S.E. I was talking about in my last post. The stamper that used this The Cat's Pajamas set and this sketch challenge used Poochie in the rocket instead of Sprinkle and hers was so darn cute! I had to try it too. I colored the image with Copic markers and used Crystal Effects on the top of the rocket to make it look more... realistic?

I feel like I'm getting better with the Copic markers. I realized the other day while using them that they're kinda like the painting I've been doing around the house, the first coat doesn't always look so good but the second coat always looks great!

The sentiment I printed out on the computer, the inside will read, "outta this world!". My youngest son is turning 7 on the 24th and I thought he might like this for a birthday card. It kinda looks like Inky in the space ship don't you think?

My next card is the same sketch using a new Flourishes set I have called Lilac. Now I remember why I like stamping so much! This one was really satisfying to watch come together.
I stamped the lilac in SU Eggplant Envy. I then colored it with the Copic markers using 2 different purples and 3 different greens and some cool gray.
I thought I'd picked up the blender pen but instead had cool gray, so to cover some of my boo boo I thought I'd make a mask and use the SU French Script background stamp and see what happened. Ohhh, I liked it! The Eggplant Envy ink did smear just a little bit too with the Copic markers. Another good reason for the French Script backround stamp. I sponged around the first panel with Creamy Carmel and a tiny bit of Eggplant Envy ink and used the ticket corner punch on the corners. Next I matted the focal image with Eggplant Envy and then Old Olive.
I next used a lighter purple and stamped the magnolia from this stamp set in EE and sponged the edges, matted them on Old Olive and set them aside. I stamped Lilac in EE ink on white cardstock and cut it and matted it on a strip of Old Olive. I next assembled my card following the pattern for the sketch challenge.
Two cards that are the same yet different.
I have some GOOD NEWS today! The cabinet maker called and told me he's working on my project and will have the new cabinets for me in 2 to 3 weeks. The ceramic tile in the bathroom and hallway got finished up today too. I'm feeling like maybe I'll have some "closure" soon! When it all comes together and I get my stamp room back we'll celebrate with some BLOG CANDY! I can't wait!!
I hope you had as much fun stamping today as I did ~ have a great day!

Where'd The Week Go???

Help! I was given a Blog award and have lost the e mail from the awesome stamping blogger that awarded it to me... I've searched and searched and I'm just embarrassed. I did post a comment on her blog the same day thanking her though, so again thank you.

I have been working on some masculine birthday cards for a project that's ready to deliver now and thought I'd share this one with you today.

Supply List: Paper - Deep Blue, Sky Blue, Creamy Carmel, White, Ink - Basic Brown, Palette Burnt Umber, Stamps - Chevy pickup by Copper Leaf Creations, Happy Birthday by PapertreyINK., SU Highways & Biways, All The Rest - Spellbinders Nestabilities Oval, SU Punch and the Copic Markers I used to color it pictured below.

I'm having a hard time typing this tonight because the little black kitty you see in the window below is playing on my chair and desk while I try to do this.
She's a cute little pest. We went to Lake Havasu this last Friday to check in on my cabinet maker and just happened to visit Petsmart. Ahh, and you guessed the rest... My big cat isn't real happy with me but she's warming up to the idea of a playmate. The new kitty's name is Inky and the big kitty's name is Miss Kitty.

The kitchen (my stamp room) cabinets are due to be ready in three weeks. I AM SO READY! We've been working on the hallway bathroom since I'm not stamping very much, it's about compete and looking good. The tile guy came today and started putting in the ceramic tile for that bathroom and hallway. As I talked with him and watched him work I realized - I could do that! My paper cutter wouldn't work for tomorrow's part of the job though. (he he) What would you expect from a bored crafter?

I was able to make a fun card last night using TCP stamps. It's a total C.A.S.E. but I'll share it as soon as I get back here with you.

Happy Birthday Rick

Today is my boyfriend Rick's birthday and this is the card I made for him. He's been helping me around the house with all the repair and remodel projects since the pipe broke under my kitchen/stamp room floor so I thought this "Fella" would be perfect for him.

I'm happy to say he really liked his card and laughed that I'd even gotten his hair right. Don't you just love those Copic markers?! I used Creamy Carmel for my card base, Nutbrown and Ocean Blue, the stamp is a Bella from the Fellas collection, the stamp I used on the blue paper is from The Rubber Riot, SU Circle Of Friendship for the Birthday Wishes, SU extra large eyelets and Copic markers to color the image, 1 1/8" & 1 1/4" circle punches and the ticket corner punch. The layout is from a Pretty Pajama Party sketch (7-01-08) I saw while blog browsing.

What a fun card to make! I've been adding to my collection of clear and unmounted stamps the last few weeks - you know, getting in the mode! Now, I just need the time to play.

I'd also like to thank everyone for their comments, it feels wonderful to be back and your comments are always so kind. Thanks again!

Anniversary Birds by Verve Visual

I saw this sketch on several of the other stamping blogs recently. I know I'm a little behind in the challenge but thought it would be fun to receate. I've added Verve's Anniversary Birds to my collection and had to ink it up!

The card body is thepapermill.com Nut Brown, the pink paper is Stampin' Up!, the ink colors are SU Garden Green, Basic Brown and Palette Noir. I've been playing a little bit with the Crystal Effects so I added it to the bird's wing, added 3 Dew Drops to my rectangle after I rounded the corners and matted it on a scalloped rectangle I made from a Spellbinders Nestability die.

I had some time this morning to make another card, but can't show it for a couple of days. It's a birthday card and I don't want to ruin the surprise!

We finished the redo the bathroom project today, except floor tile. It will be on to painting white walls again soon, I have to do something while I wait for my kitchen/stamp room to be ready!

Petals & Stems by Verve Visual

I got to do some stamping yesterday with the new Verve set Petals & Stems. I added Crystal Effects to the butterfly and middle of the flower and liked the shine and texture it gave.

As you can see from the picture below, I can fill up the table pretty quickly with my stamping stuff. We're using an 8 ft. folding table right now in the kitchen. In the near future I'll have a new table along with cabinets, some tile on the floor will be a welcome change too!

Supplies for the card - Paper - White, Ballet Blue, Real Red, Ink - Ballet Blue, Real Red, Certainly Celery, Pumpkin Pie, Stamps - Verve Petals & Stems, SU retired Dots background, Outlines Rubber Stamp Co. stripes. Accessories - Nestabilities Ovals, White grossgrain ribbon, Red brad, Circle punch to round the tag.

The last picture today is Mikey standing in the sink taking down the blinds with Rick helping before we painted the kitchen. Jenny is sitting in the chair watching.

It's a stamping day!

Since I get to do some stamping today I thought I should do some blogging as well!

When I've had a chance to stamp lately I haven't known where to start or what to make so I thought I'd play with some of the images I got just before Christmas and didn't have much time for then.
This snowman image is from Cornish Heritage Farms, I colored it with Copic markers, the carrot nose is a Copic Spica glitter marker, the snow flake paper I printed, it's from MFT's digital paper. I sponged the edges with SU Bliss Blue ink and the dark layers are Nut Brown and the blue paper is Sky Blue light from Thepapermill.com. Chocolate brown grossgrain ribbon for a finishing touch. This sketch is originally from Bad Sherry, I've totally enjoyed using it over and over or lots of different looks!

My kids are out of school and we're on the run with swim lessons, afternoon free swims and Vacation Bible School this week. Next week they are still swimming but going to visit Grandma & Grandpa for the holiday weekend and very excited.

My stamp room/kitchen is still in a state of limbo so I'm not stamping very much, I'm so ready to be organized again and engrossed in what I love to do. I have my part of the job finished, now all I can do is wait. I decided last week I'd try to do some stamping again regardless of the mess and having to dig through boxes to find what I'd like to use.

I have some new Verve stamps to play with today, I'm excited! Have a great day!

Can I Have My Life Back Yet?

I've been invited to a baby shower today so for a gift I made thank you cards and decorated a bag to put them in.


I was looking at Debbie Olson's blog not too long ago and loved the card she made using a Papertrey set and this sketch. I haven't had the opportunity to make anything for awhile so C.A.S.E.ing helped get me started on this project. Supply List: Paper - White, Pink Light, Nut Brown, Confetti Tan, Stamps - Papertrey Polka Dots, Lizzie Anne Designs Petite Phrases, Thanks unknown, Ink - Palette Noir, SU Pretty In Pink, Accessories - Pink Grossgrain ribbon, Brown Gingham ribbon, SU double corner punch, SU slit punch, Copic markers.


For the gift bag I used the same sketch and Stampin' Up!s Swell News set along with the Sincere Salutations set.
You might be wondering where I've been lately... I've had broken water pipes under the kitchen floor so I've been dealing with plumbers, insurance companies, etc. The pipes needed to be rerouted so this wouldn't happen again in a few years. This is a picture of the wall in my kitchen that the plumbers had to "open up" to find the main piping and tie into it. It's behind my stove and some of the kitchen cabinets.

As you might know the kitchen is my stamp room/work shop. With everything all over the place and torn apart I haven't gotten to do much stamping so I haven't been blogging either.
I have damage to the bottom cupboards from water, damage to the vinyl flooring from cutting a hole in the cement to find the leak, etc. It's going to be a process getting my work space all back together and I'm looking forward to when it's finished. I'm excited too, I have plans to remove the bar in the kitchen so I have more space for a bigger table to put ladies around to teach classes and have some fun.
As for blogging, I'll be in and out as I can make things and have them to post. I do have a project I need to work on for Grace Assembly of God church, they need more welcome booklets from my previous post. Cool!

My last picture today is of Gabriel and Rick putting in my new microwave oven, I've always wanted one of these that go above the stove. Since I'm having the bar removed and that's where the old, I might say 25 year old microwave sat it was a great excuse to get one. And I'm blessed to have friends who can install it for me!
Happy Saturday~

This project was put on hold when my Dad was with me that I was able to finish today.

It's a welcome packet I made for Grace Assembly of God church and I can't wait to deliver it tomorrow. I hope you are having a good day, it felt good to "work" today. I've had some art work go through my mind the last few days, I think I might be returning to normal again!

Beginnings And Endings

My Dad passed away Friday, March 14th. My brother and I will be busy for awhile with what ever comes next so I plan to take a break from everything I can for about 6 weeks.

Thank you so much for your kind words and prayers for our family. I don't really have the words to express how I feel right now. I'm surrounded by my friends and doing okay, I'm also ready for life to get back to some sort of normal.

I'll resume stamping and blogging when the dust settles and I get to get into my new routine.

Until then, don't forget - time is precious.

PAPERTREYink. Meets Week 25 Mojo Monday Challenge

I've been thinking about you but haven't had the time to make anything or do a blog post. I think (hope) life is going to settle into a somewhat normal routine now for my family. I've been spending a lot of time with my Dad in Lake Havasu City. When I had to go home this Sunday I felt I just couldn't go and leave him alone so I asked him to come home with me so I could care for him.

...and he said yes.

My friends were spending the weekend at my house taking care of my kids so I called them and told them what I was thinking. They went to work shoveling out my youngest son's bedroom and getting it and the main bathroom ready for my Dad. I was able to join them a few hours later - I came home to people vacuuming and re-arranging furniture, installing new shower heads, curtains, etc., it was quite the sight - ah... someone even scooped out the kitty litter box...

My friend Rick and I returned to Lake Havasu City that evening and picked up my Dad and a recliner chair from his living room and headed for Parker. When we returned to my house later Shari, Gabriel, and Gina were finishing up and taking care of my kids. Rick and Gabriel helped my Dad out of the car and into a wheel chair and got him in the house for me, then they went to work getting his comfy chair into my living room and Dad in it.

Sometimes I'm overwhelmed by God's grace in my life - in my wildest dreams I've never had friends like this and I'm so thankful.

My Dad is resting comfortably this afternoon in my youngest son's bed, he has Prostrate cancer that's spread to his bones. We go tomorrow to Lake Havasu City so he can get a bone marrow biopsy done and some lab work for another treatment another day.

Our lives are changing everyday and I'm grateful for the time I have and the priviledge of taking care of my Dad right now. I don't know if he'll remain with me or what the future will bring and that's okay because I know God's timing is perfect.

How about this card I made today? I like it - getting everything straight was a challenge!

I love the new PAPERTREYink. papers and perfect match inks and ribbon, nice stuff!

Supply List: Cardstock - Nut Brown, Aqua Mist, Spring Moss, White, Everyday Blessing designer paper - Ink - Basic Brown - Stamps - SU Friendship Blooms, SU Small Sayings - Accessories - PAPERTREYink. dotted ribbon, Dew Drops, Brown Brad, Prima flower, Prismacolor Pencils & Gamsol.

Oh it feels good to be doing ordinary everyday things again. I mowed the grass yesterday... the kids first T Ball game is in less than an hour too. My friend Priscilla is coming over to spend a couple of hours with my Dad for me so I can go watch them play.

Hi Everyone,

I won't be posting anything for a few days. I'm in Lake Havasu with my Dad, he hasn't been feeling well so I'm staying with him and helping out.

I'll be back to card making and blogging as soon as he's feeling better.

I do get to play on his computer while I'm here though so I am blog browsing!

See you soon, Jan

SC163 & Valentine Nugget Boxes

I realized a few minutes ago that I have today's sketch challenge done. It's the same day the sketch challenge was posted - Wow, it's been a long time since that's happened! I used Verve Visual's Serenity set for today's challenge with some left over paper from Cindy's altered file folder project from yesterday. It didn't look right square so I made an A6 size card instead, I added some Dew Drops and thought it still needed something so I made a flower to match by coloring a white Prima using a Rose Red ink pad and a smaller yellow Prima with a Summer Sun ink pad. I like the Build A Brads, it was a nice way to finish the flower and tie it all together.
I also finished up several Nugget tins I'm giving for Valentine's Day. I had all my wrappers stamped and the candies wrapped and was waiting for the tins to arrive. I thought it was the safest thing to do for me and the candy during the delay.

I used Stampin' Up! Berry Bliss paper and coordinated the wrapper colors using Purely Pomegranate and Close to Cocoa inks. The stamps for the wrappers are PAPERTREYink. Limitless Labels, the Happy Valentine's Day is from Hero Arts and the stitched ribbon is Stampin' Up! Purely Pomegranate.

This Nugget Tin was a "I wonder what will happen if I..." use a background stamp on that sheet of return address labels? So I tried it with the CHF Diamond Plate backgrounder, it works very well! I also have a Sizzix Diamond Plate embossing folder that I used on the belly band and thought it coordinated well.
This next one is for my friend who keeps eating my green M&M's while babysitting my children! I used a Sizzix die for the heart shapes, Stampin' Up! Word Window punch and a Spellbinder Nestabilities die for the scallops around the little card.

The inside of the Warning label reads:

Important Notice:

Consumption of The Green One's may result in elevated romance levels. If you experience this effect, contact your Significant Other immediately. No Official agency has verified these statements... but what do they know about romance anyway?

That's what it said on the Green M&M's wrapper, it was too cute not to use!

This last one has chocolate covered almonds in it, my friend Gina's favorite. She has the matching pink card with Gina K's cute hippo on it from a previous post.

I've used this Hearts background stamp on several projects lately, it's made by Stamp Oasis and I have it cleaned and put away again for another year.

My first card today is from my friend Stacy in Rochester Minnesota with a quick note to let me know she's going to be in my area the end of this month. I'm excited! I love the colors she used for her card and the layout is very cool. I want to know if the verse on the card front is a stamp and where it came from, I like it.
My next card we C.A.S.E.d from the Verve Visual gallery, it's by Shannon Teubner. I had girlfriends over stamping yesterday, Susan needed a graduation card for her son and we thought the Verve Seeing Stars set would be appropriate, their last name is Starr.

We changed things just a little by using Stampin' Up! Outlaw designer paper and Stampin' Up!s Starstruck set, the cardstock colors are a little different too. Click on Shannon's name and you can see her original artwork.

Then we needed to play with my new Cuttlebug Build A Flower thingie. It's a die with two petals and two circles on it and four little embossing folders to match. We discovered when you get the petals cut out and arranged into a flower it's really BIG! I like making A6 sized cards so that helps a little. Maybe it's for scrapbooking?

We had fun with it anyway...

Supply List: Stamps - PAPERTRYink. Mini Messages, Stampin' Up! French Script, Stampin' Up! Victiorian Lace, Paper - Cranberry, Light Pink, Light Forest, White, Ink - Pretty In Pink, Cranberry, Old Olive, Accessories - Cuttlebug Build A Flower, Quickutz Leaf, Stampin' Up! Oval Punches, Stampin' Sponges.

Gotta go! Tomorrow is Valentine's Day and I need to finish several projects - Have a great day!

A Little Bit Of Happiness & SC162

Do you ever have one of those sketch challenges where you just can't stop? Ahhh, me too! This stamp set is a Stampin' Up! level one hostess set called A Little Bit Of Happiness. I can't remember a time when I've had more fun with a hostess set! How cool is that?!

My friend Gina needed a birthday card for her niece so I had the perfect opportunity to try this sketch challenge. I added the little girls name and Happy Birthday with a Hero Arts stamp, the pink polka dotted panel is a retired Stampin' Up! polka dot background stamp and I had to use the Dew Drops because there were dots elswhere! I colored the images with my Copic markers and used the Copic Spica glitter pens too. The cardstock colors are Pretty In Pink, Real Red, Basic Grey and White.

After I finished that card I had to try another one of the stamps in that set with the sketch challenge. The I Miss You stamp is by Stampin' Up! and retired. I can't seem to keep up anymore with what's retired and what's not, I'm going to enjoy my stamps and not worry about it.

The cardstock colors are White, Pretty In Pink, Elegant Eggplant, Black and Certainly Celery. I used the double photo corner punch on this one to give the last panel a little more definition. I also used the Cuttlebug Script embossing folder and had lots of fun with the Dew Drops this time.

For this next one I got into my scrap box. With Gratitude is actually two Papertrey INK stamps from their Spiral Boquet set.
And of course I couldn't forget Valentine's Day is just a few days away. I made a special order card in purple similar to this today too.

Have a great day!

February Scripture Chicks Challenge

Happy Saturday! This is my entry for the Scripture Chicks card challenge. Each morning I get an e mail devotional from Heartlight, this particular verse, prayer and thought really resonated with me that day so I did what I always do when that happens. I make something fun with it that I can keep to look back at another time.

The prayer was asking God to guard our path and give us good Christian friends to help keep us from deception and the destruction that follows. The thought that day was about all the stains you'd find on laundry day and what nightmares they are, how they aren't just on the surface but infiltrate into the fibers of the clothing. Going on to say that evil is that way and we shouldn't kid ourselves because evil corrupts and leaves a residue that corrupts everything it touches, including our hearts. The final point was that Jesus work on the cross is the only way to clean away the stain of our sin and it's residue.

It made me think of my friends and my faith, how blessed I am and we are to have each other. I have a fullness of life I've never had before and I'm grateful.

I made a pocket card for my bible verse, thought and prayer. The Peachy cardstock is from Bazzill, I matted my text on Always Artichoke and sponged the edges of my white cardstock with Always Artichoke ink. I used the Stampin' Up! round tab punch for tabs so my inserts would be easy to pull out of the card. The patterned paper is made by American Traditional Designs called Guy's Life - Earthtones. The flowers are Primas and I used a Stampin' Up! Rhinestone brad for the center.

The kids and I are off to Lake Havasu soon to visit my Dad and back here again for a Valenine's dinner at the church at 5:00. Have a great day!

I think she'll alter anything...

My project for today is (was) a quick one. Several of my friends have this bible and one in particular has been bringing it to my attention a lot lately. Every time he comes over we get into a discussion and he goes and gets it out of the car to show me something cool he's discovered. Then I end up showing him something equally as profound I've highlighted in a study I'm working on. Two totally different resources saying basically the same thing, I love it!

I've been watching the way God is working in my life lately it's joyful and painful all at the same time. I'm so grateful to be surrounded by the friend's He's put in my life to help me along this journey.

So anyway, I bought myself a new Celebrate Recovery bible and had this wild urge to alter it...
I really only made a cover for it. It's a soft cover book that has a nice cover but I just had to add my own personal touch to it I guess. "grin" I used two sheets of Stampin' Up! Berry Bliss double sided paper for the cover.

The "J" is what's left over from a chipboard monogram made by Rusty Pickle. I used the other part on a project a few posts ago.

I used a brayer with white ink to cover the chipboard first, kind of like a primer coat. I thought it would look good in Pretty In Pink, that didn't really work out so I brayered over it with Close To Cocoa ink. I added a scrap of Pretty In Pink cardstock under the monogram to make it pop.

The stitched ribbon is Stampin' Up! Purely Pomegranate, I used a Build A Brad for the center of the flower and some Dew Drops from the Men's collection.

I must say I do love my Crop A Dile, that's how I punched the holes I needed in the chipboard.

I thought this was kind of fitting since tomorrow is the 8th and it's Scripture Chicks challenge day. I have another little project for that tomorrow.

Ollie's Reading

My card today is one I made a few weeks ago, an expirament to see if I could make a double gate fold like I saw on someone's blog. She found the measurements on her Scor Pal package. I'm sorry I don't remember now who I C.A.S.E.d that day but I like the results!

I've been busy with classes and deadlines and friends this week. The classes are done, deadlines met and the friends are always a blessing. Maybe now I can get back to my regular stamping!

I used retired Stampin' Up! Spring Flowers paper for this card, an eyelet to hold the Hodgepodge Hardware to keep the card closed, the Thinking of You stamp is by Papertrey and the Owl is by Stampendous. I colored the image using my Copic markers.

Have a great day!

Sketch Challenge 161 Technique Lovers Challenge 153

It's been a busy and fun weekend here. Saturday morning I was able to make a quick card using the technique lovers challenge 153 and the sketch challenge 161 for Splitcoaststampers. The technique is called the Dalliah fold. All it takes is a circle punch and folding the circle, you can check out how to do it on Splitcoaststampers under try a new technique on Monday's. I thought SC161 would be perfect for this technique too so I put them together. I used Stampin' Up!s Berry Bliss double sided paper for this card along with Pretty in Pink and Nut Brown card stock. The stamp is made by The Angel Company. I used my Build A Brad finally, I have a new 1/2" circle punch now and the ink is Basic Brown.
We also made it out to an off road race this weekend with friends. It was the Parker 450, an event that happens each year here usually in January. We had a spot right next to the race course. It was pretty exciting, the cars and trucks looked like they were coming right at us at times and would occasionally throw dirt up on us. The kids enjoyed all the dirt!

The weather was really nice for the race, I think it was in the high 60's here. Today was windy and cold! For us anyway.
My last picture is of my kids on a little train that was at the Potpourri this weekend, another annual event in Parker. I was out and about more this weekend than I usually am so I thought I'd show some pictures of what was happening around town.