I WHEELIE need more birthday cards!

I am having a blast crafting today!

It's amazing the things you can do when both kids are away!!

Any of you going to be a part of True Stamp 2015 on Saturday?

My entire family knows it's my personal day off to craft to my hearts content.

Today was a bonus!

In my efforts to make more birthday cards, 

I've opted for this Lawn Fawn mini set.

They have a bunch of them perfect for any occasion

and to make quick cards with sweet sentiments!

Let me show and tell one of the cards I made...

Lawn Fawn I Wheelie Like You, Lawn Fawn Sophie's Sentiment, Lawn Fawn year Two,

Lawn Fawn Clark's ABCs, Lawn Fawn Happily Ever After, Hero Arts Ombre ink 

in Pool to Navy, copics, Chickeniddy enamel hearts

I quickly stamped a background in Hero Arts Soft Sand ink

and used Simon Says Stamp Stitched Square for a panel.

The rest was colored, die cut and assembled.

For inspiration I used the latest

CAS(E) this Sketch

and since this also fits the 

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge 

of  Anything Goes...I'll link there too!

Again in an effort to make more cards I've decided
to make tags with the same stamp set.
That way I can either quickly pop it on a card
or add it to a gift bag!

I'll be back with more so stay tuned...

MAHALO for stopping by!!

Play Time!

With the kids back to school, I'm hoping to get more play time for myself!  I've been seeing a lot of fun challenges and will be able to play with three of them today.  Did you see the latest Moxie Fab Challenge: Clicking Cameras?  I had the perfect stamp set from Lawn Fawn...y'all know how addicted I am.  Did you hear about the new release?!  To die for...but I digress.  On to my card....

There's A LOT of Lawn Fawn on this card from the background heart stamping to the pattern paper and right on down to the Lawn Trimming twine in coral!  The sweet enamel hearts are from Chickaniddy...sooo fun!  Just needed to prove to the hubby I USE my Lawn Fawn stuff so that I can get more...hehehe.

The design was inspired by the latest CASE(E) this Sketch that joined with the Tag You're It Challenge.

Thanks for stopping by!  And one more thing...asking for prayers for our Hawaiian Islands as we are having two hurricanes making a visit.  We're hoping it downgrades, but you know how unpredictable weather can be!

Much mahalo...and hope to be back real soon!

Birthday Balloons...a gender neutral card

I always seem to need a birthday card that's either reeeeally general or at least gender neutral.  You can't go wrong with balloons right?  I recently purchased this awesome Echo Park paper pad "For the Record 2" (on sale over at Butterfly Reflections Ink) and it had some awesome blues, teals and yellows...talk about fabulous color combo!

Here it is...

Aveyr Elle Simply Said Happy Die, Avery Elle Storybook, Avery Elle Handwritten Notes,

Echo Park For the Record 2 paper pad, copics, glossy accents, Memento ink in Tuxedo Black

I'm loving that Avery Elle word die!  I was a little worried about how thin and tall it was, but it really is just a fun font! I die cut the word again in black to give a bit of shadow because the blue pattern paper didn't pop as much as I wanted it too against the yellow background.  I added glossy accents for fun to the balloons to enter in the Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Let's Be Clear

I was inspired by the recent CAS(E) this Sketch following this...

and since I used a word die will also enter the Moxie Fab World Challenge : Wonderful Words Challenge

Until next time...mahalo for stopping by!

Ombre Sunshine

Happy Aloha Friday!  Making it short and sweet today with this card inspired by several challenges...

Avery Elle Fill in the Blank, Tim Holtz Rays Stencil, Distress Inks Faded Jeans, Salty Ocean and Tumbled Glass,

Memento inks in Tuxedo Black, Dandelion and Canteloupe and Hero Arts inks in Butter Bar and Orange Soda, Lawn Trimmings

Inspired by CAS(E) this Sketch

and the next Moxie Fab Challenge: Styling With Stencils.  I used the Tim Holtz Rays Stencil and a bunch of yellow inks to create the ombre look to enter the AEIHeartUChallenge

I've also created the ombre blue background using Distress Inks and water color paper.  Lastly because I used a button for the "O" I'll also enter the next Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes With Buttons.

Phew...that's it for me!  Have a great weekend!!!

Picking Up the Pieces Monday Vol. 13: Quicky Note Cards

Hello there!  I started making a card for the next CAS(E) this Sketch and couldn't believe how quickly it came together.  Some simple masking, stenciling and stamping and I was done! The beautiful bloom was simply colored in by stamping Hero Arts brush strokes in various sizes.  This will also be entered in A Blog Named Hero: Flowers

Following this sketch...

 

Here's my card...

Hero Arts Classic Bloom, Hero Arts Brush Strokes, Hero Arts CL 342, Tim Holtz Bubble Stencil, Hero Arts Shadow inks in Green Hills, Bubble Gum, Pale Tomato and Red Royal, Hero Hues India Ink Black

Because this came together so quickly I decided to get some more ink colors and make a set of cards.

Ta da!  There ya have a one layered card with not much effort at all.  Here's to a great week ahead.  Mahalo for stopping by!!!

Happy Birthday to my Dad

Hope everyone's weekend is off to a good start!  For me the weekend couldn't come soon enough...it was tough going back to work for 2 more days...hehe.

 

My dad is celebrating his birthday on Sunday.  I'd put his age, but he might not be so happy with that.  You can certainly take a wild guess...haha!  He's a simple guy so I went with a pretty simple card.  All he asked for was a day of relaxing at home to watch football so my mom and I will do the cooking and my hubby will make him his favorite dessert...peanut butter cookies and chocolate cupcakes with peanut butter buttercream frosting.  We're not really PB fans, but my dad loves anything PB so it's his 1 day he indulges in the nutty stuff!

 Here's his card using the next CAS(E) this Sketch...

Lawn Fawn Year One, Lawn Fawn Belinda's Borders, Hero Arts Shadow inks in Tide Pool and Soft Granite, Hero Arts Neon Blue Ink, Hero Arts Dauber in Tide Pool, White embossing powder, American Crafts Pool cardstock

You know how I LOVE sketches!

I was inspired by Jennifer McGuire's post with embossing and using dots and I recently completed my Lawn Fawn "Year" collection so I needed to ink it up! 

That's it for me.  Mahalo for stopping by!!

I Believe in Embossing

YES!  It's Friday...and the best part is I'm not oncall!  This weekend I plan to spend as much time with my kiddos as possible.  They are growing too quickly for my liking.  My favorite moments are listening to them chat in the backseat about Christmas.  They are getting excited and its very contagious.  My 7 year old is on the fence about Santa, telling her brother that she believes in Santa, but thinks that moms and dads have a lot more to do with presents then Santa does.  Oh if I could just stop time and keep them believing forever!

On to my card following this week's CAS(E) this Sketch

Fresh Squeezed Stamps On Trend, Fresh Squeezed Stamps Words to Live By, Versamark, Judi Kins Diamond White embossing powder, clear embosing powder, Avery Elle Winter Blend sequins, Quickutz Santa's Sleigh

I have had that Santa's Sleigh die for years and absolutely love it!  Every year I bring it out and add him to just about every  holiday creation I can.  I thought it perfect for the sketch...

I tried to capture the bling of the sentiment...

Do you guys have any holiday item (die, embellishment, stamp, etc.) that has to be used each year during the holidays?  I'd love to hear about it! 

Using Distress Glitter...again!

Aloha friends!  I'm quickly hopping in to share this card that I'm wanting to enter into a couple of challenges.  Thanks so much for your kind words from my other post.  I've overcome the cold and crossing my fingers the kids continue to stay in good health.  It always seems so hard to keep them from getting colds this time of year!

So here's the card...

Y'all know how much I love my distress glitter, so here I went at it again using a background stamp from Hero Arts.  I got these cute wooden "book labels" (I think that's what they were called) bought in the bargain bin at Archiver's and used that to frame my sentiment. 

The sketch I followed from CASE(E) this Sketch

and since the Simon Says Challenge for Wednesday was Thanks/Thankgiving I'll be entering that as well.

All right back to work I go since I'm on call.  Mahalo for stopping by!

Chalkboard Christmas

Happy Friday Everyone!  I'm loving the new Lawn Fawn: Peace Joy Love petite paper pack and was inspired by the chalkboard pattern paper with the pretty lights.  I had their coordinating stamp set so decided to make my own little pattern using this week's CAS(E) this Sketch

Lawn Fawn Peace Joy Love, LF Cole's ABCs die, LF Peace Joy Love pattern paper, Hero Arts You and Me, white embossing poweder, Sakura Souffle pens, copic marker

Here's the sketch...

Feeling a little a head of the game with my first Christmas card for the season!  haha 

I hope y'all have a great weekend ahead.  I hope to put in more crafting time and finally take pictures of some blog candy to start up a giveaway.  Mahalo for your patience! 

I really should be packing...

I couldn't help but fit in a little more crafting before it's packed up!  It takes approximately 14 hours to get from here to Minneapolis and anxious to get in a few challenges!

I made this card with my parents in mind.  They'll be celebrating their 40th Anniversary!  I used 3 challenges to spark my mojo.  Moxie Fab World:  All that Glitters is Gold, using a sketch from CAS(E) this Sketch and colors by Runway Inspired Challenge

 

These are some hand colored embellies that started off white.   The top pic is a pearlized white butterfly stick pin (removed the pin) and colored with copic and embellished with bling! The second pic is a prima flower dipped in Danube Blue ink and Delicata Golden Glitz ink.

And the card...

 

Stamps of Life Swirls2Build, Hero Arts CL342 (sentiment), gold rhinestones, Memento Ink in Danube Blue, Delicata Golden Glitz ink, clear embossing powder

 

Kept it pretty simple with a gold card based and vellum overlay with some navy blue and gold sheer ribbon. 

The sketch and inspiration photo...

All right now I reeeeeeally have to go pack.  Mahalo for stopping by!  I'll definitely be sharing some pics of Scrapfest so stay tuned!

TGIF!

Oh this weekend could not come any sooner!  I've been able to get a few hours of crafting here and there, but I'm itching to get a few good long hours just to myself.  When that will happen who knows...lol.  For now my quick creations will have to do.  My next card was inspired by two challenges.  Runway Inspired Challenge for it's colors and patterns and CAS(E) this Sketch for the design.

 

Hero Arts Lotus Background, Lawn Fawn Sophie's Sentiments, Glitz Cashmere Dame Pattern Paper, My Clever Creations Buttons,

Butterfly stick pin (pin removed), Memento Tuxedo Black, Danube Blue, Dandelion, Tangelo, Bahama Blue Ink, Mango AC cardstock, Black cardstock, white embossing powder

I used the emboss resist technique to follow the model's dress...

 and here's the sketch...

This was a fun one!  Hope everyone has some fun weekend plans...3 day weekend...YES!!!