Buzzing By To Say Thanks!

TGIF, friends!!! and a good one it's going to be :) 

I am back with my third and final post for today! 

Wow, shocking, right?! lol 

*Please scroll down to see my latest sneak peek card for Sparkle Creations! 

and my card for TGF's Spy Day Challenge, thanks!!! 

Well, it's time for another awesome sketch from 

Taylored Expressions!!! 

I decided to create a card size notepad for a friend :) 

I used my latest My Mind's Eye Pad from February's Key Ingredients Kit along with my new to me petite stamp set called "Sunflower Wreath".... 

Here is what this week's sketch looks like: 

Can't wait to see who plays along :) 

Be sure to visit the rest of the Sketch Crew to see what they've created for today!

Cassie Trask 

Jami Sibley 

Lisa Hjulberg 

Lori Craig 

Margie Cortina 

Monika Davis 

Rachel Sztonyk 

Tracy Clemente 

Taylor VanBruggen  

Linda Suarez, Featured Top Chef

Thanks for stopping by!
Enjoy your Friday and weekend :) 

xoxo 

Duuude, Where's the Sketch???

Hello again and again :) 

Here is my last post for today!!! 

Please scroll down to see my posts for today's 

Greeting Farm Spy Day Challenge and

Sparkle Creations Preview Day featuring Karber's latest clear stamp set!

Thank youuuu!!! 

Last, but certainly not least at all, it's time for our last 

Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge for 2011!!! 

and it is also the 150th Sketch!!! Woo hoo!!! 

In celebration of Taylor's 150th/Last Sketch of the year, 

Taylor will be giving away the latest 3 new full-sized stamp sets

(Thankful, Love Grows Here, and Labels of Love II) 

to 3 random winners!!!

How awesome is that?!?! 

Ok, so did you see my post title??? 

For some odd reason, when I pulled out my stamp, Moka Justin, and saw the 'dude' stamp that is included in this set, the movie "Dude, Where's my car?" popped into my head, LOL! 

Not my type of movie, but I have to admit, it did crack me up a bit ;) 

So here is Justin all dressed up in October Afternoon's Campfire ... 

Here's Moka Justin's entire stamp set, 

love the sentiments that come with him :) 

OH, and here's the sketch! 

I had to turn it on its side to get my image to fit ;) 

Be sure to swing by and visit the rest of the sketch crew to see their amazing cards too!!! 

Cassie Trask
Jami Sibley
Lisa Hjulberg
Lori Craig
Monika Davis
Rachel Sztonyk
Taylor VanBruggen 
Tracy Clemente

Thank you all SO very much for coming by, commenting and your love and support! 

It means the world to me to have such wonderful bloggy friends and followers!!! 

Have a wonderful weekend!!! 

It's Your Birthday!!!

TGIF everyone!!! 
I had scheduled my post to be up this morning, and I come home to find that not only did it not post, but it completely disappeared! tsk, tsk... I am typing with frozen fingers! Oh how they ache! 
This morning there was a Pumpkin Festival of sorts at my kiddos school today,
and everything was outside in this 50-something degree windy weather we are having!
Eeeek! They had to cut it short a few minutes, these poor Kindergartens were really starting to feel the cold too, poor wee ones... 
and yes, I am feeling so much better now! Have had a lingering cold for over a week, and just started to feel like myself again yesterday! I hope that I didn't overdo it with today already, lol! Oh well, that's why we have weekends for, right?! ;)


Now that I'm thawing out and can somewhat feel my fingers a bit ;) 

I want to share my card for today's Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge!!! 


For today's sketch, I used Taylor Expressions a la carte stamp, 
"It's Your Birthday"... 

The last time that I used this stamp, the colors were dark, you can see it here! 
So for this time, I was really in the mood to play with some bright colors 
and decided to pull some scraps from my Echo Park pad 
and have some fun with the sketch...


I created a second card too! 
but left off the 2 side panels, lol! 
Just goes to show that maybe I shouldn't be creating when I'm not feeling so good ;) 
Oh, and instead of using ribbon, I used Taylored Expressions die, 
"Basic Bow" 

Here's the awesome sketch: 

... and here are the stamps and dies I used: 

Please be sure to visit the rest of the Sketch Crew's designs too :) 
Cassie Trask
Lori Craig
Margie Cortina
Monika Davis
Rachel Sztonyk
Taylor VanBruggen 
Tracy Clemente

Thanks for stopping by today!
Happy Friday :) :) :) 

Angel of Hope...

Hi again!!! It's still Friday!!!

and I am enjoying some muuuuch needed alone time today :) 

Catching up on some emails, posts and comments while watching a movie, Catch and Release and probably some Edward time after that ;)  

It's now time for Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge!!! 

We have a special challenge for you this week! Since Taylored Expression is a proud sponsor of the Hope You Can Cling to card drive at Splitcoast, we thought we'd include an extra challenge with this week's sketch and encourage you to mail your cards to the UT MD Anderson Cancer Center. So if you're up for the extra challenge, then create a card that includes the color pink and send it along for the card drive. It's sure to brighten someone's day and that's what this hobby is all about, right!? You can find details for participating in the HYCCT challenges and sending your cards to the cancer center HERE. 

For my card today, I used Moka Angel... 

I paper pieced her gown and decided to change the rectangle panel for an oval :) 

Sometimes I feel like I need to make the sketch my own with a slight change, LOL! 

Can't help myself sometimes ;) 

Here's the amazing sketch... 

Create a card using the above sketch as inspiration. You're not required to use TE stamps to play, but there's a bonus prize if you do! To be entered into the prize drawing you must upload your card to Splitcoaststampers using  
keyword TESC148 by Thursday, October 27th. 

Don't forget to check out the amazing DTs creations too!!! 

Cassie Trask 

Lisa Hjulberg 

Lori Craig 

Monika Davis 

Taylor VanBruggen 

Tracy Clemente 

Enjoy the rest of your Friday TOO!!! 

Awesome News!!! with Taylored Expressions Sketch #144

Happy, happy daaay!!! 

I am SO very excited to share with you today that I am now on the 

Taylored Expressions Sketch Crew!!! 

Yippeee :) I was SO very excited when I received an email from Taylor herself! 

Thank you SO very much, Taylor!!! 

.... and here's my first official sketch :) :) :) 

And here's the card I created using my July Key Ingredients Kit 

and "Scotties in Love" Rubber Stamp...

To be honest, my boys chose this stamp for me to create a card for hubs since it will be our 8th Wedding Anniversary on Tuesday :)  and to be more honest, I've always bought his cards in the past, lol! It's SO hard to put my feelings into words, I know, I know, it was the easy way out, lol... well, my boys and I think that he is going to love it because I am finally going to genuinely be giving him 'a card from the heart' this year :) 

You can find all of the challenge deets either on Taylor's Blog or 

on in the TE Splitcoast Forum! 

Thanks for stopping by!!! 

I can't wait to see who plays along this week :)

Now it's time visit the rest of the awesome Sketch Crew... 

Cassie Trask
Lisa Hjulberg
Lori Craig
Margie Cortina {ME!}
Monika Davis
Rachel Sztonyk
Taylor VanBruggen {Taylored Expressions Blog}
Tracy Clemente
Guest Stamper: Dawn

TGIF peeps!!! xoxo 

Card Details:
Stamp(s): Taylored Expressions "Scotties in Love" a la carte Rubber Stamp 
Taylored Expressions July Key Ingredients Kit: 
My Mind's Eye Lime Twist Life of the Party DP and Twine, Ribbon and TE CS
Ink(s): Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, Copic Markers 
Accessories: Taylored Expressions Medium Scallop Border Die, Maya Road Wooden Button 

Confessions of a Shopaholic!!!

Hellooo :)  Just a quick late night post to share :)

Yesterday, there was a bit of scrappy-happy time with some scrappy friends at my sister's apartment and I was able to play with my new Moka stamp from Taylored Expressions!

Here's Olivia and Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge #139!

... definitely my kind of girlie!!!

I actually don't consider myself a shopaholic, lol!

Don't shopaholics buy EVERYTHING??? hmmm... hee hee!

I'm just a purse-aholic, scrap/card-aholic and maybe even a bookaholic ;)

That's not everything ;) Right???

I had some fun paper-piecing her dress shirt and using my Taylored Expressions May Key Ingredient Kit too! Everything, except for the Lace and Dew Drops, came in the kit! I also got some clear dew drops to play with! I haven't tested if these will be color-able yet, but I'm looking forward to trying it out soon! 

Wow, look at all those layers! Yes, I did have fun with this one ;)

Thanks so much for your sweet commments and visits!

Much appreciated and loved!

Enjoy your Monday :) :) :)

Card Details:
Stamp(s): Taylored Expressions - The Moka Collection "Olivia" Stamp Set
Paper(s): American Crafts Happy Go Lucky DP, Taylored Expressions Snow White, Iced Pink, Frosted Kiwi CS
Ink(s): Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, Copic Markers
Accessories: Lace/Ribbon from Taylored Expressions Store, Small Circle and Scallop Circle Nesties, CM Corner Rounder Punch, The Robin's Nest Dew Drops

Taylored Expressions April Blast from the Past Blog Hop!!!

It's time for another Taylored Expressions Blog Hop!!!
and this month's theme is Clean and Simple...

I pulled out my new "Hello Spring" Stamp Set and DP scraps from my last 2 Key Ingredients Kits and got to work on 3 cards :)

I just haaad to use this adorable Bunny riding in his carrot-mobile for my first card!
I just smile every time I look at him :)

I embossed my Nestie circle and tied on some ribbon...
I figured out that if I tie my bows upside down they won't turn out so bad ;)
I stamped "Happy Easter" on the inside of this card too.

For my next card, I used these two chick stamps...
they just 'crack me up'! LOL!

Everything on this card, even the ribbon and the card base! was leftover scraps!
I also stamped on the inside :) Fun!

We were also given an option to use a sketch that was designed by Sankari Wegman.
I love the simplicity of it too!
 

I used the sketch for my 3rd card...

I hope you likey!
Below is the blog hop list!

Enjoy hopping :)

Jaime and his Night Light :)

Happy Monday!

It's a new week! A fresh start! and I'm in a good mood ;)

I have one boy at home with a cold/allergies, lil guy went to school! It's not often that I get alone time with my Big Boy :) Of course we're having a blast!

While he's off having a snack and watching Phineas and Ferb ;) I'm jumping on real quick to post a card that I created early this morning using the adorable Jaime from Claudia and Company! and one of my fave 6x6 sampler packs - October Afternoon's "Night Light"! 

Isn't he CUTE?! I just want to pinch those cheeks!!!

Here are my challenges :)

- Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge #131

(Love this sketch, even tho I missed it! but still wanted to give credit!)

- The Corrosive Challenge #86: NO White papers! (I used Creme ;)

- Speedy the Cat's Friends Challenge #25: Stitching

- Paper Sundaes Challenge #40: Create something for Someone Little

-  Craftalicious Challenge #10: Anything goes

Here's a peek at the inside!

I added a lil pocket so I can add a gift certificate or money ;)

I hope you likey lil Jaime :)

Thanks for looking, enjoy the rest of your Monday :*)

4 x 5 1/2 Card Details:

Stamp(s): Claudia and Company "Jaime" Digital Image by Maree Truelove

Paper(s): October Afternoon "Night Light" DP, Papertrey Ink CS, Neenah Classic Creme

Ink(s): Copic Markers

Acessories: Tim Holtz Ticket Stub, Baker's Twine, Creme Twill, EK Success Border Punches, CM Corner Rounder Punch