It's Friday and we're almost to the weekend! Hooray! Tonight is Senior Night at Marion Catholic so we'll be on the field with Andy, who will not be in his uniform. He's definitely out for two more games and I'm praying he scraps the season. He is still having headaches, has limited range of ...

It's been such a busy week of fun and sharing... I have two more projects from this month's Papertrey Ink release to share with you.... Make sure to hop around to the other DT members... they are just ON FIRE, creatively speaking or course! LOL! Pine's new Holiday tree set... so rustically delis...

It's been a busy stamping week and the day is finally here at Papertrey Ink! I just wanted to share the rest of the projects I created for this release that you haven't seen... Holiday Button Bits was a much anticipated set after the summer release of Button Bits. I love all the ways that you...

It's Friday! Happy Day! Today's Blogger's Challenge was a sketch challenge. Here's the sketch we were given to use. Now, when I looked at this sketch, I thought to myself, "Self, maybe we should skip this week. This looks like a toughie." However, my competitive spirit said, "You can do ...

Hey there, sweet friends.... Today is my SECOND Anniversary here at the blog-o!! Can you believe it?! It's hard for me to believe that I've been chatting at you here at my blog for two whole years, but I suppose the proof is in the blog posts. Hee. You just can't have a blogiversary without ...

It's Friday and it's time for Blogger's Challenge. Today's project was designed with tweens in mind. I'm thinking this would make a great project for those in the 10-14 age bracket. This was designed with Amanda in mind and I'll be anxious to hear from her mom, Colleen, if she thinks Amanda w...

It's Friday so it's another Bloggers Challenge! I'll admit I weenied out of this one...I made the easiest card ever! Color challenges are hard for me and I should force myself to do them more often, but I weeny out! The color challenge was to use Chocolate Chip, Melon Mambo and Crushed Curry, ...

Well, I totally forgot about Blogger's Challenge and really wanted to play with Build A Bear things...so I kind of combined the two! Please do not judge me too harshly -- I don't own any letters for the Big Shot or in Stamps because I just don't use them...or so I thought! Yep, I am ordering a...

Babies!!!! That's what we're talkin' about this week in the Blogger's Challenge group! I do agree (no kidding!) that babies are mighty wonderful! We are in a flurry of activity getting ready for our wee-est one's first birthday! I'm not exactly sure where the time went. It is SO TRUE........

Hi there and happy Friday to you!! Happy Labor Day Weekend also, to those of you in the US! I'm headed out of town this weekend to go visit my sweet friend, Nichole, where we'll be celebrating her 30th birthday! Can't wait relax and hang out on this girls weekend getaway! Admittedly, I don'...

Good Thursday Morning!! We are now half way into our first week of school and all reports are positive!! I think we'll make it :) This morning, I'm sharing a card I made for the Three Clovers Designs Thursday Challenge. This was the card I sent to Sophie's teacher on the first day of school...

That's how I am when I find something I like. It doesn't matter if it is clothes, shoes, friends, family, whatever...just give me one in every color. LOL Yes, I used my favorite paper again...Daydreams by K & Company. YEAH! Did I tell you I was able to find one more pack of it? Oh man, did t...

Hi Friends. I've got some more Hero Arts fun to share with you today! Lots of Hero stamps used on this card and the sentiment is from Papertrey's Tea For Two set. Do you love that realistic looking woodgrain stamp on the kraft card base or what?!! I love that stamp.....so rustic a...

Hi there and happy Wednesday to you! I've got a box of new Hero Arts goodies I've been having all kinds of fun with this week, so I thought I'd share a couple of the cards with you that I've made so far. Don't you just love this Four Leaf Grid background stamp? I paired it with their Cut O...

Here's another Friday Freebie wordart from Paper Makeup Stamps. I also used the Turtle image fromPMS. You can download this Freebie here, this week only. This card is also for my Blogger's Challenge Sketch Challenge. I kinda like this card irl, but the more I look at the picture in this ...

It's Friday....and that means another Blogger's Challenge. This week we were given a sketch for inspiration. Would you like to see my project? I love this color combination.....Rich Razzleberry and Pale Plum. It's so gorgeous. This card is pretty simple....so I won't bore you with all the...

Get out your colors...this week I'm the Hipster Hostess with the Mostess for the CAT'S PAJAMAS color challenge! I love this color combo...CHOCOLATE, SKY BLUE, and KIWI. This is one of my absolute fave combinations....deee-lish! I really hope you'll play along. The Holey Moley Monday Slidesh...

I am on a mission to use my PMS images a certain number of times this month, but I also don't want to neglect my Stampin Up images...so here we have a 2 fer! 2 cards fer 1 challenge, lol. You can go here to see the details for Mercy's Sketch Challenge, this one is a week old but they are on Tu...

Every Friday is Blogger's Challenge AND the Friday Freebie wordart over at Paper Makeup Stamps. So this week's BC was to use punches or dies... this applies to just about every card I make! I love punches and dies of all kinds, they make it so much easier to get that something that's a lit...

Hi there! It's Friday......can I get a WA-HOOOOO?!! :) Don't you just love weekends? I hope that this weekend, you'll get a bit of time to have some fun, to enjoy your friends and family and that most of all, you'll get to REST a bit. We don't take enough time to rest these days, do we? ...

Yesterday before leaving for Disneyland I sat to play along with something I could share with you all before giving away birthday presents I have been working on. So I decided to find 2 challenges I haven't done in a while. So yesterday I did Courtney's Closet and the Diva Coffee Break and combi...

I found myself, not that long ago, obsessed with a sample in the new Stampin' Up! Idea Book. Bummed that the recipes are no longer in the back of the book, I tracked down the document containing all the recipes in the new IBC (email me if you want a copy). I was seeking the recipe for a c...

I loved Kazan's sketch this week. You can see it here. I loved it so much I actually made a card and am blogging again. This card is for my best friend from college, she is turning 32 in a few weeks. I've had this basic grey paper for about 4 years, time to use it! The yellow scallop pape...

It was most definitely a total Monday!! I've been trying to get this blog post up ALL stinkin' day!! It's been a challenge for sure, but I'm happy to finally find the time to share with you. This is my submission for MJ's Monday Sketch Challenge. It's a great sketch--make sure you follow t...

Hi there, Happy Sunday to you! First off, Bart has asked me to tell you all thank you so much for the warm birthday wishes you left for him here. He's very appreciative of your kind words. I told him I'd pass along his thanks. :) We had a fabulous birthday dinner last night....salmon ...