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 

You Warm My Heart! {TESC151}

Happy TGIF to you!!!
Let's celebrate!!! Woo Hoo!!!
It's a rainy cold day out here on Long Island, but I'm not going to let it get to me since I'm in such a good mood this morning! It seems that my mojo has decided to stop by for a visit, so I'm going to take advantage of it and try to crossing off as many things as I can off my to-do list today!!!

Let's start the TGIF celebrations with a NEW
Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge!!! 
The first challenge for 2012 is here!!! Yippeee!!!
I'm SO happy to be back with the Sketch Crew this year :)

There have been some changes to the Sketch Challenges,
please be sure to visit Taylor's blog for all the updates, thanks!!!

I decided to finally ink up my newest stamp from TE,
"Polar Pete" 

Doesn't Pete make a sweet Valentine!?
I'm going to give this one to my 5yo, he'll adore it!
I used my Copics to color him in and the water - I was trying to test my blues out, lol!
and I used one of my fave Valentine paper pads,
We R Memory Keepers "Love Struck".

I better crack out some of my TE penguins for my 8yo's card today, I don't want them to sneak peek and not find one for himself, lol! Yes, I'm running out of hiding spots!  

Here is Taylor's sketch:

Please take a few minutes to visit the rest of the Crew to see their sweet creations too :) 
Cassie Trask 
Jami Sibley 
Lisa Hjulberg 
Lori Craig 
Margie Cortina 
Monika Davis 
Rachel Sztonyk 
Tracy Clemente 
Taylor VanBruggen 


Have a wonderful Friday!!! xo

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 :) :) :) 

Taylored Expressions Holiday Hoopla Blog Hop!!!

Taylored Expressions is hosting a Holiday Hoopla today and I'm excited to be a part of it. You should have arrived here from Taylor's blog!!!  

Which is also the beginning of the Holday Hooplay Hop!!! Be sure to go to 

Taylor's blog first for the full list of participants :)

There are 22 designers showcasing Christmas/Winter/Holiday stamps sets from TE with samples that include all sorts of projects from cards to gifts and beyond!  We want to inspire you to get your holiday crafting and card making into high gear!  

Be sure to stick with me all the way to the end of the post to get a 

coupon code for 25% off holiday stamp sets at Taylored Expressions! 

The sets I'm showcasing today is the "Banner Holidays" Stamp Set and 

the Banner Day 1 Die... along with Moka Angel... 

I love the Banner Stamp Sets SO much!!! 
It is such a fancy way to add your sentiments and give your card/project that extra 'something-something' to it :)  

Here's my trio of cards...
I stamped Angel and my Banner sentiments onto Choice Buttercream Cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink... I did a bit of coloring on my Angels with Copic Markers...

Did some paper piecing :)

and added a touch of sparkle on their halos and wings :)
using my Spica Glitter Pen!

Here are all the stamp sets and dies that I used: 

While creating for this hop I decided to keep myself to using only a small amount of designer papers and cardstock; I knew that I was going to have to do something with my scraps and decided to keep going with another Christmas card using the Trim the Trees Die... a sentiment from the Banner Holiday Stamp Set, some Kraft Cardstock and the Medium Scallop Border Die too :) 

Are you getting in the mood to stamp?  

Be sure to check out Taylor 's 12 Days of A Handmade Christmas Video Series for lots of easy gift ideas. I especially love Day TWO of the series!!! 
I really do hope that I can create a fabulous calendar like Taylor's found HERE!!! 
I'm thinking of creating TWO calendar's, one for each of my boys! LOL! 
They have SO much going on, it would be a fun way to document all their fun-ness on their own personalized calendars :) 

Now, who loves a SALE ?  

Use Coupon Code HOOPLA2011 to get 25% off the following holiday stamp sets (released in 2009 and 2010) at Taylored Expressions now through November 2!!!

 Here are those sets: 

Christmas Blessings, Enjoy!, From the Heart, Hangin' Out -  At the North Pole, Holiday Wonder, Home Sweet Home, Keeping Tabs, Merry Little Cocktail, Penguin Pals, Season's Sweetings, Sparkle & Cheer, Tag Treats , Tag You're It, Take Note - Holidays , Wings of Joy, Winter Wonderland.

The coupon code is case sensitive. 

Follow these instructions to apply the discount to your order:

1. Add the desired stamp sets from the above list to your shopping cart.

2. Insert the coupon code into the Promotional Code box.

3. Click the Update Cart button.  Your discount should now be applied.

4. Proceed to checkout to finalize and submit your order.

Thank you SO much for stopping by today!!! 
Your next stop is Jami!!! 

Happy Hopping :) 

Spooky and Sweet!!! {Taylored Expressions October Blast from the Past Blog Hop!}

Happy Wednesday!!! 

I loooove Wednesdays :)  It's right in the middle of the week, Hubs is always off and there is usually something fun going on somewhere !!! 

For today's fun, I'm hopping along with the 

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

There is a double-theme going on for this month: 

"Trick or Sweet" 

Create a Halloween themed card 

or a sweet treat to celebrate an occasion. 

I decided to play around with both theme's and pulled out my 

"Sweet Celebration" stamp set again and used a scrap of Bella Blvd Too Cute to Spook DP and came up with this card... 

I thought that this lil cuppie would look cute as a ghost cuppie!!! 

and why not give him a yummy candy corn birthday cake to eat :) 

I had so much fun breaking away from the typical birthday color combos 

for a Halloween birthday themed card!!! 

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!!! 

It's Your Birthday!!!

It's FRIIIDAAAY!!! Woo hoo :) 

That means there is another awesome sketch to play along with over at 

Taylored Expressions this week!!! 

Here is the amazing and fun-filled sketch... 

... and here is my card using 

Taylored Expressions "It's Your Birthday" a la carte stamp!

I also used the latest Key Ingredients Kit and the Medium Scallop Border Die... 

I have to admit, this is definitely one of my most favorite kits!

So very versatile, and SO very boyish too!!! 

Me likey boy stuffs ;) hee, hee!!! 

Thanks SO much for stopping by again this morning! 

Please be sure to stop by and visit the rest of the Sketch Crew today too :) 

xoxo 

Cassie Trask 

Jami Sibley 

Lisa Hjulberg 

Lori Craig 

Margie Cortina 

Monika Davis 

Taylor VanBruggen 

Tracy Clemente 

Guest Stampers: Bonnie and Michelle

Chicks Rule! {TESC146}

Yay! I'm back with another Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge! 

Please be sure to scroll down and see my guest-ing at the 

Raise the Bar Challenge blog today too :) 

I have to admit, I was a bit intimidated with this week's sketch, lol!

You'll see these 3 little panels in the center of the card,

I was overwhelmed with all the possibilities that I could have done with them! 

Have a look-sie to what I came up with... 

I used "Hello Spring" Stamp Set and Echo Park's Splash DP! 

These lil chick-ies fit right in :) 

And I have to tell ya, I ordered Taylor's Ribbon Grab Bag and it was filled with wonderful different kinds of quality ribbons, including this one! I will definitely be ordering one on each of my orders from now ;) hee hee! 

Here is the actual sketch:

... and here are the deets:
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 TESC146
by Thursday, September 23rd. 


Thanks for stopping by again :) :) :) 

Please be sure to visit the rest of the Sketch Crew today! 

Cassie Trask

Jami Sibley

Lisa Hjulberg

Lori Craig

Margie Cortina

Monika Davis

Taylor VanBruggen

Tracy Clemente

Guest Stampers: Jessica and Chris

Happy Friday everyone!!!
xoxo 

Card Details: 

Stamp(s): Taylored Expressions "Hello Spring" Stamp Set 

Paper(s): Echo Park Splash DP, TE Kraft and Snow White Cardstock 

Ink(s): Memento Ink - Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers 

Accessories: Taylored Expressions Medium Scallop Border Die, 

Pearls, Scallop Square and Labels Eight Nesties, Ribbon