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!!! 

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 :) 

Oh Baby!!!

I am SOOO thrilled for it to finally be TGIF!!! 

For many, many reasons, lol! It's been a rough week around here - tech and electrical problems, headaches, back-to-school shopping, burnt cookies and earthquakes, eeek! and don't even get me started on the looks of the weather we will be having soon, yikes! 

SO I am very happy to get to today's Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge :) 

The only card that I was able to get to earlier this week, sigh... so I am kinda looking forward being stuck indoors for a few days, will give me some much needed time to get my crafty time going on again ;) 

Here's my card using Rachel's awesome sketch! 

I used sweet Moka Jenn, isn't she glowing and beautiful?!?!

I paper pieced her lovely shirt and pants too! 

 and I used my new pad of My Mind's Eye, one of the cutest pads I'v ever seen :) 

It's also one of the first pads that I've purchased in the long time that doesn't have any options for boy cards, lol! Much too girly ;) Love it!

To play along, just create a card using the sketch! 

You're not required to use Taylored Expression stamps, 

but there's a bonus if you do :) 

To be entered into the prize drawing, you must upload your card to 

Splitcoaststampers using keyword TESC145 by Thursday, September 1st. 

One randomly selected person will receive a $10 gift certificate to the Taylored Expressions Store! 

and if you predominantly used Taylored Expression Stamps on your creation, 

you will receive a $10 bonus to add onto your gift certificate :) How cool is that?!!! 

Be sure to visit the rest of the Sketch Crew and see their fabulous creations!!! 

Cassie Trask 

Jami Sibley 

Lisa Hjulberg 

Lori Craig 

Margie Cortina 

Monika Davis 

Rachel Sztonyk 

Taylor VanBruggen 

Tracy Clemente 

Guest Stamper: Kelly

And let's not forget the sketch ;) 

Thanks for visiting me today!!! 

Have a wonderful TGIF!!! 

See you tomorrow with my heArt Journaling post :) 

xoxo

Card Details: 

Stamp(s): Taylored Expressions - Moka Jenn Stamp Set 

Paper(s): My Mind's Eye Lime Twist Happy Go Lucky DP, TE Choice Snow White and Razzleberry Light CS 

Ink(s): Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, SU Chocolate Chip Ink, Copic Markers 

Accessories: Taylored Expressions Medium Scallop Border Die, 

Recollections Pearls, The Twinery Baker's Twine, Button

Duuude!!!

"... where's my car!?!?" 

LOL, every time I hear "dude", I always think of that movie ;) 

Here I go again! 

Found some ooold papers yesterday and I knew right away which stamp I just haaad to use it with! 

This collection is called "Boys Only - No Girls Allowed" by My Mind's Eye... 

I love the 'No girls allowed' part, hee hee, my boys are going through that stage right now where sometimes they want me to give them a secret code in order to go into the room! LOL, their door is never ever closed, but just to be able to cross that invisible line, they want a code - which I always manage to get it right the first time, ha! 

This very handsome fella is Taylored Expressions "Justin" aka Justin Bieber! Oi! That boy gives me a headache, but he is the craze right now and the kiddies love him. And I am just a sucker for cute boy stamps, so I just had to have him too ;) 

I also used Taylored Expressions' latest Sketch #143... 

Thanks for stopping by again! 

Enjoy your weekend peeps, xoxo 

Card Details: 
Stamp(s): Taylored Expressions - Moka Collection "Justin" Stamp Set 
Paper(s): My Mind's Eye "Boys Only" DP, Taylored Expressions Cardstock 
Ink(s): Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, Copic Markers 
Accessories: Taylored Expressions Medium Scallop Border Die, Maya Road Wooden Button, MFT Star Trio Die-namics, Small Circle Nesties, Baker's Twine

Taylored Expressions July 'Blast from the Past' Blog Hop!

"The Dog Days of Summer..."

It's that time of the month again!
Taylored Expressions  Blog Hop!
and this month's theme is "Sending You Sunshine"!

It's been SO hot these past few days, and the weather guy just said it's going to get HOTTER! Eeek! I guess we'll just be sitting around trying to stay cool :) Hence 'the dog days of summer'... hee hee!

I decided to use the "In the Park" Stamp Set...

... and my new pad of My Mind's Eye Lime Twist "Out of the Blue" and Maya Road Wooden Buttons... I tried to create a little scenery for the pup! It was such a quick and fun card to put together!
And look! I even masked the pup onto the bench! SO proud of myself for trying something new :) 

I wanted to take a sec too to show off my next card ;)
My Parents are going to Puerto Rico this weekend and they will be attending my cousins wedding and they needed a card :) Here's what I came up with using the Moka Collection's "Jack" and "Charlotte"...

Such a sweet couple!
The sentiments are on the inside ;)

Thanks for hopping by!
Enjoy the rest of your day :) 

The MUSIC of my HEART

Sometimes you just need to create something to lift your heart... 

I was feeling a bit blue yesterday... and just needed to keep busy... 

I created an art journal page, but feel that it is a bit too personal to share right now. 

I also created about 4 cards to cheer me up and I am going to share 2 of them for now ;) 

I caved and treated myself to this sweet girly stamp set, Lani from Taylored Expressions Moka Collection... and a new paper pad, Splash, by Echo Park! 

I know I said that I am working on my scraps, lol! but I have organized my scraps so well and only have a handful of scrap cardstock, I figured I better get a head start to replenishing my empty bin ;) hee hee 

It's not often that I color any of my images with blonde hair, but I just had to give it a try and I really do love how bright and warm this card turned out :) 

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For my next girl, I had to give her dark hair ;) 

Isn't it amazing how well these Recollection flowers match!?!? 

I looove how this one turned out too! SO different from the first because of the Kraft CS and darker colors! and I really enjoyed coloring in her skirt!!! Every girl needs a rainbow skirt, right?!?! lol! 

Oh, and if you take a closer look - you can see which DP can be pieced back together :)

SEE? I'm already using my scraps, hee hee!!! 

and I'm so happy with the way these pics turned out too! It seems that my new camera and I may just get along after all ;) 

I hope you likey these two as much as I do!

I'm also entering both of my cards into the following challenges:
- Crazy 4 Challenges #95: Summer Themed
- Cupcake Inspiration Challenge #118

Enjoy your 'humpy' day! xoxo 

Card Details: 

Stamp(s): Taylored Expressions - Moka Collection "Lani" Stamp Set 

Paper(s): Echo Park "Splash" DP, Taylored Expressions Kraft and Snow White CS 

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

Accessories: Taylored Expressions Medium Scallop Border Die, Recollections Flowers and White Pearls, Ribbon, Bo Bunny Pearls, Small Circle and Scallop Circle Nesties 

To The Happy Couple!

G'morning :)  It's been a wonderful and relaxing week!
We've had lovely walks, gone to the park, did some shopping, got our crafty groove on quite a few times and went to the movies to see Cars2!!! We had an AWESOME time!!!

Earlier this week, while my kiddos were having fun with their art easel, chalks, paints, etc... I was able to sit down and use my new Taylored Expressions June Key Ingredients Kit that contained the some fab BasicGrey "Sweet Threads" DP (oh how I have missed playing with BasicGrey papers!!!) and Moka Stamps, Charlotte and Jack! The cutest bride/groom couple ever :) 

You've probably noticed that my current addiction is scallops!!!
and I am amazed at myself with all of the layers I've been using lately too! It's amazing how someone's 'card style' can change over time AND my scrap stash has been dwindling! Yippee! That means that I will be treating myself to some new goodies by the end of the summer, like some new die cutting plates, lol! They've been getting a huge workout with all of these scallops and nesties flying about  ;)

Hope you likey!
Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful TGIF!
xoxo

Card Details: 

Stamp(s): Taylored Expressions - Moka Collection "Charlotte" and "Jack" Stamp Sets 

Paper(s): TE June Key Ingredients Kit: 

BasicGrey "Sweet Threads" DP, Buttercream and Classic Magenta Cardstock (and Brads) 

Ink(s): Memento Tuxedo Black Ink 
Copic Markers: E00, E02, E93, E35, E37, C1, C5, C7, R0000, RV19, RV55, V000, V12, 0 

Accessories: TE Medium Scallop Border Die, MFT Flower Trio Die-namics, 

Small Circle and Scallop Circle Nesties, Ribbon and Brads 

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