Eat the Cake!

Mornin' y'all!  Well, Ryan did lose a tooth at bedtime last night...but it was NOT the one that's been causing him trouble since Thursday!  He had another tooth that wasn't as loose as the problem one and yet that's the one that came out last night.  Hopefully the other one decides to join its friend on the outside soon.

Anyway, I took like five pictures of this card and four of them turned out very blue so this is the best I could get even with the funky shadows:

Apparently I have bunnies on the brain with Easter coming up : )  I used the sketch from Retro Rubber:

Fluffiest Friends (the bunny stamp) is about a year and a half old, and Yippee-Skippee! is eleven years old and apparently I got it mostly for this sentiment as it's what I've used most.  I did use another stamp from the set on the inside, it says "Carbs, schmarbs.  Eat the cake!"  Which sounds like good advice to me.

I was inspired to break out the pastels from the Lighter than Air DSP Stack thanks to the Inspired By... challenge:

And Shopping Our Stash wants to see an Easter card or a card featuring a rabbit or a chick.  Got my bunny ears on for this one.

I got two scrapbook layouts all done yesterday except for journaling and I can't wait to finish that and start on the next one.  But we got some more paint last night so we're going to be doing some painting downstairs this weekend; we'll see how much crafting time that leaves me.  I am really looking forward to having this house all painted!

Cheers, y'all!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Fluffiest Friends, Yippee-Skippee!
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Azure Afternoon, Stampin' Blends in Bubble Bath, Fresh Freesia, Petal Pink, Calypso Coral, Lemon Lolly, Pool Party
Paper:  Fresh Freesia, Bubble Bath, Thick Basic White, Lighter Than Air DSP Stack
Accessories:  Fluffiest Friends dies, Banners Framelits, Dimensionals, Rainbow Dots

Happy to Go Retro

Guess what, y'all?  A while back, my Beach Wedding card was the top pick over at Retro Rubber Challenges, and they asked me to be a guest designer for them!  Wheeeeee!  So here's the new Retro Rubber Challenge:

How pretty is that picture?!  So for my color inspiration, I went with the long-retired Green Galore, a bit of Daffodil Delight, and some Real Red, and came up with this:

Since this is a Retro Rubber card, I've had Petal Prints since 2006 so it's nice and really retro; Yippee-Skippee! is a bit newer and is 3 years old.  The background technique is an old favorite, polished stone with Green Galore and Daffodil Delight ink refills, and then the doily is actually a metallic gold one that I turned over and sponged with Daffodil Delight ink.  For the flower, I inked it up with markers, then misted it with a bit of water to make the colors bleed just a little bit, which helped blend the yellow and red ink on the flower.  I dug some retired Real Red taffeta out of my ribbon stash to finish it off, along with a silver metallic enamel shape on the flower.

So hop on over to Retro Rubber and have a look at some beautiful cards, then give this color inspiration challenge a shot yourself.  It's fun, I promise!  Cheers, y'all!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Petal Prints, Yippee-Skippee!
Ink:  Green Galore, Daffodil Delight, Real Red
Paper:  Green Galore, Real Red, Whisper White, Glossy White
Accessories:  metallic doilies, retired Real Red taffeta, Metallic Enamel Shapes, Dimensionals

Aca-Awesome

I must confess:  up until last week, I'd never seen the movie Pitch Perfect.  My friend Ashlea insisted that I had to see it, I would love it, and it would change my life.  Not sure it's life-changing, but I do love it :)  And as it happens I needed a thank you card for Ashlea so I couldn't resist making a Pitch Perfect-inspired card.

If you've never seen the movie (Mom), it's about an all-girls college a capella group, and the characters have a habit of adding aca- to random words.  Aca-people.  Aca-awkward.  Aca-babies.  Aca-scuse me (probably my favorite).  And of course aca-awesome.  And I put a cupcake on it because Ashlea loves cupcakes just as much as she loves Blue Bell ice cream, and also I got her a gift card to Gigi's Cupcakes.

I managed to squeeze in making this card yesterday when I was supposed to be prepping for the movers to get here today, but it was pretty quick to make thanks to Freshly Made Sketches.  But I was still in a hurry and that's why my cupcake is off-center; I couldn't peel up the Dimensionals and fix it :(  But that's part of the handmade charm, right?

And of course this also counts for the same SUO Sweet Treats challenge as yesterday's card.  Ok, I've got about an hour and a half before the movers show up.  Better get cleaned up and ready to go...cheers, peeps!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Yippee-Skippee!, Calendar Alphabet & Numbers
Ink:  Coastal Cabana, Blackberry Bliss
Paper:  Coastal Cabana, Blackberry Bliss, Strawberry Slush DSP & cardstock
Accessories:  Cupcake builder punch, Itty Bitty Punch Pack heart, Dimensionals

Nachos: Happy Seashells

Howdy stampers!  It is time, once again, for a fabulous Nacho Average Color Challenge.

I'm going to miss the outgoing group of In Colors!  Baked Brown Sugar, Crisp Cantaloupe, Pistachio Pudding, Strawberry Slush, and everyone's favorite Coastal Cabana.  Such a fantastic group.  Anyway, these three said beach to me, so I pulled out another favorite stamp set that is soon to retire (I love you By the Seashore!) and made this:

I didn't mean for the line of seashells to kind of lean, but what can ya do.  The sentiment is also from a retiring stamp set, Yippee-Skippee! and I love it.  I also love the Birthday Bash DSP, isn't it fantastic?

So now your task is to go forth and stamp, then share it with us on the Nacho blog.  Have fun, peeps!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  By the Seashore, Yippee-Skippee!
Ink:  Baked Brown Sugar, Bermuda Bay
Paper:  Baked Brown Sugar, Bermuda Bay, Crisp Cantaloupe, Whisper White, Birthday Bash DSP
Accessories:  Pearls

Happy Heart Day

Howdy, folks!  Have I got a quick and simple card for you today.

Sometimes you need a card that goes together in just a couple minutes.  This one was also great for using up scraps of patterned paper.  I started with the sketch from CAS(E) This Sketch:

And this inspiration picture from Just Add Ink:

The pattern on the straws in the lower right corner made me think of chevrons, so I went with that.  The colors in the inspiration pic also dovetailed nicely with the color challenge from Pals Paper Arts:

I already missed the deadline to enter the challenge over there, though.  Oh well, it happens.  That's it for me today, I'll see you tomorrow with the Friday Flashback.  Cheers, peeps!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Yippee-Skippee!
Ink:  Chocolate Chip
Paper:  Crumb Cake, Crisp Cantaloupe DSP, Pistachio Pudding DSP
Accessories:  Sweetheart punch

2014 Showcase, Part 1

Howdy, stampers!  As 2014 winds to a close, I thought I'd take a look back at all the stuff I've posted here for the past year and pick a favorite project for each month.  So instead of a Friday Flashback this week, here's the 2014 Showcase, Part 1!  And lemme just pat myself on the back here, haha.

Features Snow Swirled

For January, I chose this snowy layout.  I love the bright blue with the three pastel colors, and I love those photos from our house in England.  And I miss snow.  I think I've worn a jacket like, maybe three times since we moved to Alabama.  Okay, maybe four.

Perfectly Penned, Starburst Sayings, Nacho card!

February's pick is this bright and fun birthday card (even though there's a dog hair stuck in the middle of it in the photo).  Plus this blog post was one of the funniest ever I think; this is what happens when I blog late at night.

Best of Butterflies, Happy Day, Nacho card!

My March pick is all about the butterflies.  It's hard for me to do CAS cards, but this one just worked for me.  And who wouldn't want to get a butterfly smile in the mail?

Swallowtail, Yippee-Skippee!, Nacho card!

My April card is also butterfly-riffic, this time giant size.  I love bright fun happy colors and that Nacho color challenge delivered bright, fun, and happy in spades!  And you know what?  Three out of four projects I picked for this post were Nacho cards!  Love the Nacho challenges.

Showcase Parts 2 and 3 coming up soon.  Cheers, peeps!

Happy Field Flowers

You know, I think it was just last week I was saying that Garden Green should get more attention in color challenges.  Apparently, they heard me over at Splitcoast because this week's color challenge includes my favorite green!

The color combo is Crisp Cantaloupe, Pistachio Pudding, and Garden Green:  I think I'm in love.  I also used Calypso Coral for some depth on my flower, but Calypso Coral is a "dynamic duo" with Crisp Cantaloupe so I think this still counts.  At least, that's my story if the Challenge Police try to arrest me :)  Also on the list of things I love?  That greeting stamp from Yippee-Skippee!  And I was late to the Gorgeous Grunge party, but I've been enjoying those teeny splatters lately.

I also used the sketch from Create with Connie and Mary, sneaking it in just before the deadline:

That's it for me today; I've got a lot of stuff to do so I'd best get off the computer and get started.  Cheers, peeps!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Field Flowers (retiring), Yippee-Skippee! (not retiring), Gorgeous Grunge (not retiring)
Ink:  Garden Green, Pistachio Pudding, Crisp Cantaloupe, Calypso Coral
Paper:  Garden Green, Pistachio Pudding, Whisper White, Sweet Sorbet DSP
Accessories:  Dimensionals, white baker's twine

Nachos: Giant Happy Butterfly

Happy Tuesday!  Ready for a brand new color challenge from Nacho Average Challenges?  Here it is!

I love these colors together.  So fun and summery!  So here's my card:

I think I have butterflies on the brain.  And I think it IS possible for embossing powder to expire; my white EP is kinda chunky and doesn't seem to work quite right.  But I like how this turned out anyway.

Go check out the other Nacho cards and then hit up your stampin' space to try out the challenge colors.  Cheers, peeps!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Swallowtail, Yippee-Skippee!
Ink:  Versamark, Bermuda Bay, Strawberry Slush
Paper:  Whisper White, Bermuda Bay, Strawberry Slush, Eastern Elegance DSP
Accessories:  White EP, Decorative Label punch, Petite Petals punch, Brights Candy Dot