A new Fairy from Lizzie Anne Designs

Look at this sweet little fairy from Lizzie Anne Designs!   She's called Sprite ~ totally CUTE!

Stamp-A-Stack Class!

Today I'm teaching a class over at More Memories in New Paris, IN.  Can't wait to have some inky fun with the wonderful ladies down there.  The class is a Stamp-A-Stack, which means the ladies will leave with a total of 16 cards in these four designs.  I ran the same class last weekend & they loved it!

My first card uses the fun set called Reindeer Games along with a sentiment from the No Peeking set.  We added a bit of Coffee Bean Brown Sparkly Fluff to the nose for a bit of POP.

The next card uses the Penguin Fun set along with Snowy Sayings ~ we added Sugar Sparkly Fluff to the hat and ear muffs to make them extra warm.

My third card uses the gorgeous White Christmas set & we added lots of Crafty Sparkles in Sugar to really make the tree shine!

And the final card uses the great set Be Jolly ~ I just LOVE this snowman!  We added lots of Sugar Sparkly Fluff for more snowy fun!

So that's what I'm up to today!  Have a great Saturday!

OCL Sketch Challenge #39

More from Ducky Days today for using this week's sketch on the OCL Blog.    So have you entered to win any of the fun OCL sets?  YOU SHOULD ~ it's EASY PEASY and we've already had 8 winners this week.  Go check out all the details!

Yesterday I made another Ducky Days card ~ click here.

Supplies from i{heart}papers:
Stamps ~ Our Craft Lounge (Ducky Days)
Pattern Paper ~ My Minds Eye (Find & Dandy True Blue)
Ink ~ Palette & Copics (YR31, YR23, YR15, BG72, BG10, W7)
Glitter Pens ~ Spica
Bakers Twine ~ Jillibean Soup
Nestabilities ~ Tag Trio

Just Ducky!

Hello Peeps and welcome to Thursday's blog post.  I've been having fun this week pulling out a bunch of old sets from Our Craft Lounge as part of the Thankful for YOU promotion on the OCL Blog.  You'll have to run on over there and try and win some fun sets!

Today my card features the set called Ducky Days & I really think it turned out CUTE!  I just love the My Minds Eye paper (Fine and Dandy - True Blue) matched up with this set ~ perfect huh?

Don't forget to grab the blog blinkie on my sidebar and add it to your blog for more chances to win fun sets from OCL!  You can find all the rules & details HERE.

Supplies from i{heart}papers:
Stamps ~ Our Craft Lounge (Ducky Days)
Pattern Paper ~ My Minds Eye (Find & Dandy True Blue)
Ink ~ Palette & Copics (YR31, Y35, YR23, YR61, YR18, BG72, BG10, W7)
Sparkly Fluff ~ 24 Kt Gold
Nestabilities ~ Scallop Square

Who's in the Dog House?

Uh Oh!  I think someone is in trouble today. If you're at my house, it's probably my 11 year old son ~ boy oh boy!  I just don't get the whole "boy thing". 

Anyway, back to our regularly scheduled program... Today over on the OCL Blog, we are giving away Pat the Dawg House set for the Thankful For YOU promotion.  Of course it's absolutely perfect with the other three Pat the Dog sets!  I also added some Brown Sugar Sparkly Fluff for the dirt ~ love that touch!

Now run on over to the OCL Blog and Facebook page to enter!

Oh Happy Day!

 It's another happy day on the OCL Blog because today we are giving away this cute set called Pat the Bad Dog for the Thankful for YOU promotion!  Too cute huh?  I used some yummy new pattern paper from My Minds Eye called Fine and Dandy (True Blue) ~ LOVE IT!!!!

And I decided to use the border stamp and some of the sentiments to decorate the inside of the card too ~ just thought that would be a fun touch for this cute little guy!

Now run right over to the OCL Blog and the OCL Facebook page to leave your comments for your chances to win.  Now remember if you don't win the sets, you can still buy them on the OCL website and many of our retailers have them on sale too!  Kate at i{heart}papers has almost 70 OCL sets in stock with lots of them on sale right now!

Supplies from i{heart}papers:
Stamps ~ Our Craft Lounge (Pat the Bad Dog, Pat the Good Dog); Pattern Paper ~ My Minds Eye (Fine & Dandy - True Blue); Ink ~ Palette; Copic Markers (YR18, YR07, E37, E25, E33, E31, C1, C3, YR23, E15, E08, BG72, BG10, R20); Sparkly Fluff ~ Coffee Bean Brown; Nestabilities ~ Circle, Big Scallop Circle.

OCL is Thankful for YOU!

Our Craft Lounge has some fun stuff going on now until the end of the year & it's called the Thankful for YOU promotion!  You can see the button on my right sidebar which will take you over to the OCL Blog with all the details.

Each day the OCL Blog will feature a current set & some projects using that set.  If you leave a comment on the OCL Blog and on the OCL Facebook page that day, you will be eligible to win that set.  We are giving away 2 stamp sets each day!  AND... if you want to put this button on your side bar, just grab the code on the bottom and you'll increase your chances to win!

The first set being featured is the Jolly Ornaments set that came out last year. Here are a few cards I posted last fall using the set and a new one too!

Head on over to the OCL Blog and the OCL Facebook page & enter on both for your chances to win!  All of the details and rules are on the OCL Blog post today.  THEN...there will be another new set posted tomorrow for you to try an win!

What time is it Sunday?

So were you early today or right on time?  Yup ~ we changed our clocks last night.  Guess what?  I've determined if you have a bad night sleep, it really doesn't matter if you get an extra hour.  I must have been too hyped up from the Michigan vs. Illinois shoot out to sleep last night.

Oh well, it's birthday time on the blog today using the Vintage Birthday set from Lizzie Anne Designs.  I also used the matching Digital Paper pack ~ perfect huh?

Enjoy your Sunday ~ football is on the agenda today!

Greetings for the Season

I have to say that this pattern paper from Imaginisce is PERFECT for this image from Lizzie Anne Designs.  The image is from the November Monthly Mix called The Key to Happiness.

OCL Sketch Challenge #38

It's Friday and that means it's time for a new OCL Sketch Challenge.  You can see the original sketch over on the OCL Blog & here is my version.  I simplified mine just a bit, but the basic sketch is the same.  I used a super cute Christmas set from last year called Sea-sons Greetings ~ gotta love Bubbles the turtle!

Make sure you play along too & leave your link on the OCL Blog ~ you could win some free goodies!

Reindeer Humor...

 

 HA HA HA!  These fun little sets are great ~ Reindeer Games and Reindeer Pun ~ a match made in...the North Pole. 

Supplies from i{heart}papers:
Stamps ~ Our Craft Lounge (Reindeer Games and Reindeer Pun)
Ink ~ Palette

Copics ~ E25, E33, YG95, R27
Sparkly Fluff ~ Our Craft Lounge (Rockstar Red)
Quickuts Embossing Folder

Warm Wishes

As the weather is turning chilly, it's time to dig out those mittens again here in Northern Indiana.  Brrrrrr.... I suppose I shouldn't be wishing for spring huh?  My project today uses the new Lizzie Anne Monthly Mix called The Key to Happiness ~ super fun stuff!

LAD Weekly Sketch!

Happy Tuesday Peeps ~ it's Election Day so don't forget to vote!  OMW ~ I have so much to do today so I'm gonna make this a short and sweet post. 

My project today uses the weekly sketch from Lizzie Anne Designs by Joslyn.  I have to admit, this sketch stumped me for a day or so, but then once I got going, it came together really fast.  I used the new single called Starburst along with the School Days set & they worked really well together.  This new Starburst single will be a background I pick up over and over again!

Another weekend getaway

I thought I'd share some photos today of a few things we did this past weekend. The kids had Thursday and Friday off, so we decided to load up the RV and take one last trip of the season.   We ended up at Maumee Bay State Park near Toledo, Ohio.  It is off the shores of Lake Erie & they have gorgeous nature trails and wonderful paved bike paths.

I took the dogs for a walk while Tim went for a bike ride with the kids.  Unfortunately, I forgot my camera, but I did snap this picture of a deer we encountered.  Not sure you can see it from this picture or not.  I sure wish I had had my real camera ~ that zoom could spot a ladybug on top of the Statue of Liberty (well maybe not, but it would have been a great picture).

They have miles and miles of wonderful paved bike paths.

This was the view from our campsite.

Jazz and Pico enjoyed camping there as well ~ we were one of about 10 sites filled in the entire 200+ site campground.

A few close up shots.

 A bike ride to the beach where we found handfuls of unexpected treasures.

We can't wait to go back when the weather is warmer ~ BUT, it was nice to have the park all to ourselves.

After our time spent at the State Park, we headed east to Sandusky, Ohio and spent a few hours at the Merry-Go-Round Museum in the historic section of downtown.

After our time at the museum, we headed on over to Cedar Point for the evening and then stayed at their campground for that night.  We have season passes for the park & have been there several times this summer, so four or five hours in the park was plenty of time for us this trip.  Thankfully, the crowds were small so we got lots of rides done in a short amount of time!

We headed home to celebrate Halloween with Trick-or-Treating.  Megan wore an old pumpkin costume I had and Matt was a penguin.  He wanted to buy a $30 costume, but I refused.  I spent about $5 on felt and elastic and made it myself!

And finally, a few pictures of our view outside our house.  The first picture is from our front yard & the second is outside in our backyard.

Hope you enjoyed a glimpse at our weekend fun...