I Heart Tacos

Mornin, y'all!  How's Friday so far?  I have a very happy kid playing on the floor next to me...little does he know this afternoon he has to go to the doctor for his 4-month checkup and he's getting SHOTS.  Poor Ryan!

I also have a card to share today!

So having Ryan smack in the middle of Sale-a-Bration means that I didn't really get to play with the SAB stamp sets much, y'know, since newborns are so time-consuming ;)  But I love the Tasty Trucks set and I love tacos, so I had to bust it out today for the Global Design Project theme challenge:

I looked through my stampy stash, and I have ZERO current wheely stamps, so there's another reason to bust open Tasty Trucks.  And also tacos.  I'm happy I now have a taco stamp.  You never know when you'll need a taco stamp.

Coming up next is the latest sketch from CAS(E) This Sketch:

And another shot at Cupcake Inspirations' watercolor challenge:

This time I actually watercolored my image instead of just doing a quick wash for a background.

Well, Ryan's 4-month photo shoot didn't go that well yesterday because he was highly uncooperative, so I think I'll try to get some pics this morning while he's all happy.  Wish me luck!

Happy weekend and cheers, peeps!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Tasty Trucks
Ink:  Basic Black, Crushed Curry, Tangerine Tango, Bermuda Bay, Pool Party, Smoky Slate, Basic Gray
Paper:  Crushed Curry, Tangerine Tango, Thick Whisper White
Accessories:  Lots of Labels Framelits, 1 1/4" circle punch, Dimensionals

Ahoy, Fishy

Mornin', y'all! How's it going?  I think we need to have our AC looked at.  It never seems cool enough on the top floor in this townhouse, and of course that's where the bedrooms are.  The basement though, that place sometimes feels like an icebox...

But I went on down to the basement last night after Ryan went to sleep and I made something!

Usually I craft during the day while Ryan  naps, but....well, I napped yesterday afternoon too :)  Might be why I didn't sleep well last night.  But anyway!  Still had to get inky last night.

I started with the Cupcake Inspirations challenge:

Which just fed into my recent fascination with watercolor wash backgrounds.  Paired that with this week's Freshly Made Sketch:

And the Color Throwdown:

I did the watercolor wash with Pool Party and Lemon Lime Twist, and only when it was done did I think HEY SEA and pulled out Seaside Shore.  (I used Night of Navy and Crumb Cake for the other two colors.)  I cut the circles out with the Layering Circles Framelits, cut out and popped up the fish and sentiment on Dimensionals and voila!  A fish in his own little bubble.

Well, Ryan and I got to a really exciting part of our book yesterday before he was ready for his nap, so I'm going to go pick up where we left off while he tries to get rid of his hiccups.  Seems like he gets those every morning :)  Cheers, y'all!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Seaside Shore
Ink:  Pool Party, Lemon Lime Twist, Crumb Cake, Night of Navy
Paper:  Pool Party, Night of Navy, Thick Whisper White, Watercolor Paper
Accessories:  Layering Circles Framelits, Dimensionals

Butterfly for You

Happy Wednesday, peeps!  And today it really is Wednesday, I checked :)  Once again I have a hiccupy little Ryan in my lap.  He's starting to get interested in what I'm having for breakfast so I'm going to have to look up information about when you can start feeding kiddos solid foods and what to start with.  The hubs gave him a taste of a sundried tomato and basil Wheat Thin last night...he just licked it but he seemed to like it okay.

Anyway, I have a super simple card to share today:

I started with the Paper Players color challenge and decided to just keep it simple.  FYI, I think it's easier with the Bold Butterfly Framelits if you stamp whatever combination you want for the butterfly's wings, then run it through the Big Shot before you stamp the butterfly body.  I can't ever get it lined up to where it cuts right if I stamp the body first.

And there's the challenge graphic for today.  I'm off to go read to Ryan until he's ready to take his morning nap.  Cheers, y'all!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Watercolor Wings
Ink:  Lemon Lime Twist, Daffodil Delight, Pool Party, Basic Black
Paper:  Lemon Lime Twist, Basic Black, Thick Whisper White, Whole Lot of Lovely DSP
Accessories:  Bold Butterfly Framelits, Dimensionals

Token of Appreciation

Hey y'all, I was about to say happy Wednesday and then I remembered that it's only Tuesday.  Someone didn't get enough sleep last night, bleargh.  But I did get a card made yesterday!

I think I need to try something new to make my card photos look better, so here was attempt #1.  This was under an Ott Lite, but obviously it shone more on the top of the card than towards the bottom so maybe I'll try next to a window for my next attempt.

Anyway, I told ya I was going to be playing with Orange Blossom a lot :D  And also that I wanted to play more with the new In Colors...happily, the color challenge at Fab Friday is all In Colors!

I'm listening to Ryan's hiccups right now :)  He's getting a little miffed that they won't go away...or else it's almost naptime.  He sure is cute though.

Cheers, y'all!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Orange Blossom
Ink:  Powder Pink, Berry Burst, Tranquil Tide, Lemon Lime Twist, Fresh Fig
Paper:  Powder Pink, Berry Burst, Thick Whisper White
Accessories:  Dimensionals

Kiyomizu

Mornin', y'all!  How's it going?  Little Ryan is kinda off his schedule...he got cranky really early so we put him down for a nap, but he just woke up after only a half hour.  So as soon as I write this I'll go get him and entertain him for a bit.

Today's scrapbook layout features photos from Kyoto, Japan.  And after I finished the layout, I discovered I'd printed a 5x7 of my favorite photo from this place and ARRRRGH what to do.  I could either redo the page or just forget I ever found it...well, I did neither, so you'll see what I did do next Scrapariffic Monday.  Heh.

Anywha, I used an old Becky Higgins sketch for this one and I have to say I never thought I'd use this sketch but I love the way it turned out. And I'm in love with the color combo, which I got from the My Create Ink Color Lab.  I scrolled through looking for combinations with Poppy Parade and ended up with this one:

LOVE. IT.  Crumb Cake, Pool Party, Poppy Parade, and Concord Crush.  And in a somewhat unusual move for me, I used NO stamps on this layout.  I do love my lettering templates though.

Okay, Ryan is talking to me through the baby monitor so I'm going to go get him so we can have a face-to-face conversation :)  Cheers, y'all!

Supplies:
Stamps:  None
Ink:  Concord Crush marker
Paper:  Crumb Cake, Poppy Parade, Concord Crush, Pool Party & Poppy Parade DSP
Accessories:  Lettering Template

Honeymoon Cruise, Part 2: The Ship

Mornin', y'all!  How's your weekend going?  We're having a good day so far.  Ryan says hi :)  He's also very interested in my morning cuppa, but I'm not letting him have hot tea yet.  He keeps looking up at the cup and putting up his hands every time I take a sip.

So anyway, we're back for more scrapbook pages from our Disney cruise back in 2005.

These are a few pictures from before we actually boarded the boat; there on the left is the first of several photos we bought from Disney.  You know how they take professional pictures at the parks and stuff and you can buy them later?  Or the pictures on roller coasters?  They do that on the cruises too, and we did end up buying several of them.

Even after we boarded the ship, we had a few hours to look around and explore before our cabin was ready, so we ate lunch at one of the restaurants and went looking around. 

And here we are, finally on our way.  There's pics of our cabin and verandah on the left, and then a couple pics from the bon voyage deck party on the right.

So the main color for this section of the album is Daffodil Delight, along with Whisper White, Pacific Point, and Tempting Turquoise that go through the whole thing.

I'm going to go play with Ryan for a bit until he gets pouty and wants to go down for his nap.  Y'all have a great Saturday!

Supplies for the whole album:
Stamps:  Tall Tales Alphabet, Island Blossoms
Ink:  Pacific Point, Tempting Turquoise, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Melon Mambo, Wild Wasabi, Orchid Opulence, Basic Gray marker
Paper:  Whisper White, Pacific Point, Tempting Turquoise, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Melon Mambo, Wild Wasabi, Orchid Opulence
Accessories:  Scallop border punch, Mickey Mouse punches

Post Script Smiles

Happy Friday, y'all!  And it IS a happy morning, the hubs forgot we had muffins in the fridge so guess who gets to eat them now ;)

And today's card uses the OTHER new stamp that I got this week!

I love the Post Script background.  Actually SU! came out with several fantastic new background stamps that will sooner or later make their way to Snapdragonland.  Anyway, I thought the postmarks would be cute for a "miss you" type of card.  I used this week's Freshly Made Sketch:

Take a moment to laugh with me:  part of the reason why I've been doing watercolor washes so much lately is because I didn't have any current Designer Series Paper yet.  So I get my order with all the shiny new DSP, and the first piece I choose to use?  It's a watercolor wash.  Heh.  I almost didn't want to cut into it because I LOVE the other side of this piece too (it's jewels!) but then I reminded myself I could buy another pack on down the line if I need to.  Which I probably will.  I also picked the color combo straight from the DSP--Emerald Envy, Night of Navy, and Berry Burst.  I need to play with the new In Colors more.

Well, as soon as I finish breakfast I'm going to try reading a bit to Ryan.  We're working our way through The Son of Neptune right now and yes, I know my kid isn't even four months old yet but is it ever really too soon to introduce kids to good books?  Besides, I need to practice so I can do voices and stuff by the time he's old enough to understand what I'm reading to him anyway.  So cheers, y'all!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Post Script, Lift Me Up
Ink:  Night of Navy, Emerald Envy, Berry Burst
Paper:  Thick Whisper White, Night of Navy, Naturally Eclectic DSP
Accessories:  Up & Away Framelits, Dimensionals