Two For

I lucked out and got a "two fer" today :D The Limited Supplies Challenge was to make a scrapling, which is a wonderful way to use up scraps (thus the name). I have never made one before so I was looking forward to trying them out. Mine measure 1 1/2" x 4 1/4 inches, give or take a quarter inch. They were fun and easy to make. You can dress them up as much as you want, but being a CAS (clean and simple) girl at heart, mine are pretty simple. The bonus is that this week's Verve Sketch with a Twist didn't have a sketch but rather a challenge of making a card in a size you normal don't. So, these are perfect!

I think I may make some as a goodie bag treats for my daughter's birthday party later this month. They are also a wonderful little note to tuck into a little gift for someone.

Have a wonderful Labour Day long weekend!! Our weather has turned so I think it will be an inside weekend for the most part and one where we get everything ready for school -- labeling things, double checking to make sure we didn't miss buying anything on the supply list, pack the backpacks with all the stuff etc. I can hear the groans from the kids already. It has been a wonderful summer and the hectic pace of September with all the activities starting up again will take some adjusting as it always does. So...we will make sure to enjoy our weekend to the fullest!




What Is In It?
Stamps: Priceless
Paper: Certainly Celery, Pretty in Pink, So Saffron
Ink: Taken with Teal, Certainly Celery
Accessories: MS Butterfly punch, EK Success Flower Punch, Polka Dotted ribbon, silver brads, half pearls in white and silver, Mini flower punch from Michael's

SCS Sketch #244

Had to stamp late at night again, so my attempt to get to bed earlier and acclimatize to the school schedule of waking up earlier and going to bed earlier is failing miserably LOL! Guess I'll just have to go with shock therapy.... as in my body will be shocked by being low on sleep from having to get up earlier but not going to bed earlier -- that is until it is so exhausted it will switch from my summer bedtime schedule!

Sorry, I regressed....now to the card LOL! I just love this Stampendous image as it is so fun to colour and reminds me of flowers growing wild in a field. The DP is from a Costco DP pack I bought a few years back which I am still working on LOL! I used some yummy, yellow, satin ribbon, the scalloped oval punch for the sentiment and added two brads in the top left corner of the main image to balance things off :D I love CAS cards and I can see myself making this as a gift pack for someone for Christmas or their birthday. Thanks so much for stopping by and let me know what you think!



What Is In It? Stamps: Stampendous, Noteworthy (SU)
Paper: Costco DP, Ballet Blue, So Saffron
Accessories: Yellow satin ribbon, SU scalloped oval punch and large oval punch, silver brads, dimensionals.

Verve Sketch With A Twist

This is the sketch for this week's Verve Sketch with a Twist over at the SCS Verve Forum. This week's twist was to go round, use round things on your card. I used the circle punches to frame the butterfly, added round centers to the flower image, used pearls on the butterfly and if hole punches count, I have plenty in the scalloped border punch I used LOL!

I had a hard time deciding on the size and colours for the circles and the butterfly so I ended up with butterflies and circles of various sizes, colours and shapes all over my work area LOL! Something was still missing once I finally got the circle/butterfly situation figured out as there was too much white space on the left side, so I used the corner punch to "hem" in the butterfly and balance the card. The black sheer ribbon provided a soft bow to go with the card and I pierced the corners of the main image to give it a little something.

Thanks for stopping by.



What's In It?
Stamps: Stem Silhouettes
Paper: Brocade Blue, Night of Navy, Grey
Ink: Black, Brocade Blue
Accessories: 1 1/8" and 1" circle punches, Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch, SU Corner Punch, SU border punch, Sheer Black Ribbon, Silver Half Pearls, Dimensionals

Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge #37

I love Mercy's sketches and haven't been able to do many of them this summer so I stayed up late last night to get it done. I am actually trying to get to bed earlier and get up earlier so the first day of school isn't' a shock to the system but it just doesn't seem to be happening.....oh well, I had a good time with this sketch and am happy with the outcome.

In keeping with challenging myself to use more DP on cards, I pulled out a Costco DP pack I got a few years ago and came across this paper. I love Black and cream and tan together and though it isn't a "butterfly colour" per say, I think it worked out wonderfully. This Martha Stewart butterfly punch is lovely and I added some pearls to the bodies for some dimension. I felt it needed a little more so I finished things off by piercing the four corners and adding the black daisy flower in the corner.

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day.

What's In It?

Stamps: Savvy

Paper: Tan, Black, Cream Linen, Costco DP pack

Ink: Black

Accessories: Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch, 1 1/4" circle punch, half pearls, paper piercer, daisy punch from Mike's dimensionals

Mojo Sketch #102

I managed to get some time to stamp today AND use my new Verve Stamps, what more can a girl ask for :D. I decided to celebrate my new Verve stamps by going with this week's Mojo Sketch. I had a bit of a brain freeze when it came to this sketch so I cheated a bit by using two bows as the side panels and moved my brads to the other side. I put three half pearls in the center of the flower, popped up the main image panel and used the Diamonds in the Rough EF for the background.

It felt wonderful to be able to stamp again and hopefully I can get to the Verve Sketch with a Twist this week too. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

What Is In It?
Stamps: Enjoy (Verve)
Paper: Brocade Blue, Pretty in Pink
Ink: Sage Shadow, Brocade Blue
Accessories: Diamonds in the Rough Embossing Folder, Silver Brads, Pink Satin Ribbon, White Satin Ribbon, Marvy Scalloped Circle and Circle Punches, SU Corner Punch Glue Dots.

Kreativ Award

Maureen over at Buttons and Bling gave me the Kreativ Blogger award. That means I have something to post this week as I have had no time to stamp!! I'm counting sleeps until school starts (just 10 to go until their first full day) as I am very low on "mommy time" and stamping time after a wonderful summer with my kids! Sorry to any teachers out there (Maureen) as your job begins even before my ten sleeps are over with classrooms that need to be set up, then you get a brand new batch of kids you need to "train" as to how you run your classroom, a fresh batch of parents to deal with etc., etc.

As part of this award I need to state 7 things that people may find interesting about me. They are as follows:

1. I have lived in 4 countries - Costa Rica, USA, Canada, The Netherlands.

2. I worked with Billy Graham for a summer during the Vancouver, BC Crusade and for a year in Amsterdam where we prepared for and then hosted a two week conference for itinerant evangelists from all over the world to attend. There were approx. 10,000 participants who attended and we had to set up everything from booking accommodations, transportation, meals, flights, and a whole lot more! It was an amazing year to say the least!

3. I have never permed, coloured or highlighted my hair (it's naturally curly).

4. I was born in Costa Rica.

5. I was not naturally blessed with many creative genes so my "one creative gene" had to go into major training when I started making cards LOL! I love SCS and various blogs I follow as they have stretched my one creative gene to the limits and helped me improve my card making abilities over the past few years.

6. I am extremely competitive! Had to give up most of the sports I did when after my kids were born so I now compete against DP and layouts :)

7. On my 21st birthday while at university, I had 21 different guys throughout the course of the day each give me a rose and sing me happy birthday. It started at 7:00 a.m. and ended at 10:30 p.m. with a bedtime story. One guy showed up in a scuba outfit, another in a tux and played happy birthday on his violin, two arrived at the dining hall and the WHOLE dining hall on campus sang me Happy Birthday once they caught on to what was happening (over 500 people!), three guys with roses delivered them to me in the middle of my Sociology class in a lecture hall of about 450 students -- the Prof. even incorporated the interruption into his lecture as an example of what he was talking about

I don't know 7 other bloggers I can tag so I'll stop at this point for now. Thanks for tagging me, Maureen.

I hope to have some stamping time tomorrow so I should be able to post some things this week for you. Thanks for stopping buy!

Verve August Sketch #4

This is my card for the fourth August Verve sketch. The twist for this week's challenge was to use your favorite colour combination. I don't have one favorite combo, but rather several, so I went with one that I used on sketch #2 as the colours were out on my desk (can you tell what my work area looks like...LOL).

I just love this flower image and I coloured it with Twinkling H2Os. Love the sparkle they give to the image you use them for. I used my oval nesties to cut and emboss the main image --love those nesties! Don't have a lot, but they are at the top of my Christmas Wish List, that's for sure as they add so much to a card! Rest is pretty self explanatory. I apologize for the dark picture. I'll retake it and correct it in a few days.

Thanks for stopping by :D

What Is In It?
Stamps: Echoes of Kindness
Paper: Mellow Moss, Pretty in Pink
Accessories: Oval Nesties, SU Border punch, pink satin ribbon, silver half pearls, Diamonds in the Rough Embossing Folder, dimensionals

Verve's August Sketch #3

I spent a good part of today trying to get my blog subscriptions reactivated as I accidentally hit "unsubscribe all" on one of the e-mails I receive! I have a variety of names for myself right now, all of which aren't too flattering LOL! I think between e-mailing Feedblitz and working through things myself I am back in the running -- tomorrow morning's in box will tell. I think I need the kids to go back to school so I can get some mommy time back and not have to stay up late to get it.

Now on to the card. This is Verve's August Sketch #3 and the twist was to use a tag on your card. I love this ribbon I got from the Michael's ribbon. If you have read some of my SCS postings you will know that I spend a LOT of time in that ribbon bin (probably more than any other part of the store LOL!!). I even have my kids trained to help me find second or thirds of the same ribbon in the bin. Just about every time I am rummaging through it I think "There has got to be a better way to store this ribbon!" Guess if you want the low price you have to go digging for it!! Sorry....I digressed! Anyway, this lovely ribbon (of which I also have in green and pink) was my starting point for this card. This is such a wonderful colour combination. I pulled everything else from those colours. I'm in love with this set and can't seem to put it down. Why did I wait so long to get it?!!

Thanks for stopping by. Have a wonderful day.

What Is In It?
Stamps: Great Friend
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Cool Carribean
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Taken with Teal
Accessories: Striped 1" Ribbon, Marvy Scalloped Circle and Circle Punches, Teal 1/4" grossgrain ribbon, dimensionals

This is my card for week two of the August Verve Sketches. This week's twist was to use border punches on your card. I love this SU border punch and use it often with my flower cards. I also love to use Mellow Moss and Pretty in Pink together. It is such a "soft" colour combination and when you own as many flower stamps as I do, this is one of my "go to" colour combinations. I popped all the punched flowers up on dimensionals and finished things off with some lovely pink satin ribbon. Sorry about the slightly crooked sentiment...just pretend it is straight LOL!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!


What's in it?
Stamps: Garden Silhouettes, My Sentiments Exactly
Paper: Mellow Moss, Pretty in Pink
Ink: Mellow Moss
Accessories: SU Border punch, Mini flower punch, 1/4" circle punch, dimensionals

I love the Verve Sketches with a twist over at the Verve Forum on Splitcoast Stampers. This week's sketch was to CASE (copy and share everything or copy and selectively edit) one of the Verve Diva's cards and the twist was as follows: if they used designer paper you had to omit it, or if they didn't use any designer paper you had to use some. The Verve Diva Design Team is an amazingly talented group of ladies. I spent over an hour just looking at all their wonderful creations before I settled on CASING
none other than the Queen Diva herself, Julee Tilman, creator and designer of Verve Stamps. Her lovely card can be seen here. I omitted the designer papers, substituted yellow where she used orange and used Chocolate Chip in place of the black. I added a touch of piercing around the corners of the flower panel to finish it off. I am far from a Design Team Diva, but one can always be inspired :D

I'll be back with the other three August Verve sketches over the coming week. Thanks for stopping by :D

What's In It?
Stamps: Petals and Stems (Verve Stamps)
Paper: Certainly Celery, So Saffron, Chocolate Chip
Ink: Certainly Celery, So Saffron, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: SU Scalloped border punch, SU scalloped oval punch and large oval punch, 5/8" brown satin ribbon, brads, dimensionals, paper piercer