Happy Saturday...

just a quick clean and simple card today...have a great weekend!

Every Heartbeat stamp set by Our Craft Lounge

OCL Challenge #100!!!! They are adding up!

TGIF & Happy Friday the 13th too!!!  Today is a happy day because it is the 100th weekly challenge on the OCL Blog.  WOOHOOO!

So I did a few little projects for my numbers project.  I did decoration on my fun little decorative bottle and I did a mini card.  For the decorative bottle, I used the Love Potion stamp set and added my number on the tag ~ Love Potion #9!  For the mini gift card, I used the Love in the Air stamp set and used a portion of the Cloud 9 sentiment.  The sentiment actually reads, "I'm on Cloud 9 when I'm with you"; however, it was too large for the card.  Therefore, I covered the portion of the words I didn't want to use with tape, inked it, removed the tape and then stamped the sentiment.  Now it's the perfect size!

Now it's your turn to play along!  Head on over to the OCL Blog to add your link once you have your project done and you may win a gift certificate to OCL ~ Friday the 13th could be your lucky day!

Supplies:
Stamps ~ Our Craft Lounge (Love Potion, Love in the Air)
Sparkly Fluff ~ Rockstar Red
Cardstock ~ Bazzill
Ink ~ Palette, Copics
Pattern Paper ~ Echo Park (Yours Truly)
Nestabilities

Some cards for the guys...

I have a few guys in my family with birthdays coming up.  Soooo....it was time to get out the fun Times & Seasons paper pack from Echo Park ~ perfect for the men!

Here's a card for Grandpa ~ or G-Pa as we all call him... {outside view & inside view} 

Next up a card for my brother-in-law...

All of the stickers and papers are in the kit.  The Happy Birthday sentiment is from the set called Vintage Birthday  ~ Gourmet Rubber Stamps.

Valentine for a Friend...

Valentine cards aren't just for your sweetie or for your kids.  Why not make some special cards for your cherished friends this year?  I made this sweet card using the Gourmet Rubber Stamps single called A Friend Accepts and the heart is from the newest Diners Club Set called Sealed with a Kiss.

Supplies:
Stamps ~ Gourmet Rubber Stamps ~ A Friend Accepts , Sealed with a Kiss
Cardstock ~ Bazzill
Ink ~ Palette
Pattern Paper ~ My Minds Eye (Love Me)
Gems ~ Zva
Seam Binding ~ SU
Trim ~ Hobby Lobby
Nestabilities by Spellbinders

Chevron & Hearts...

I'm totally in LOVE with the new Valentine sets by Our Craft Lounge called Love in the Air & the new Single called Spilling Over ~ they are just so fun!!!   I love the balloons & I love the sentiments too ~ so fun!  I used some of the pretty Very Cherry Red Sparkly Fluff on the balloon.

Supplies:
Stamps ~ Our Craft Lounge (Love in the Air, Spilling Over)
Sparkly Fluff ~ Our Craft Lounge (Very Cherry Red)
Ink ~ Palette
Copic Markers (R81, R83, R85, R89)
Twine ~ The Twinery
Nestabilities ~ Large Scallop Oval
Embossing Folder ~ Lifestyle Crafts

Let's Go For A Ride...

Happy Monday!  We've had a wonderful two weeks of family fun, but today the kids went back to school and the early mornings and crazy schedules resume.  However, I also get my nice quiet days back ~ which are so much more productive! 

My project for today uses a fun image from the new Gourmet Rubber Stamps Diners Club set called Sealed with a Kiss ~ it is such a fun set!  I also used the fun Valentine paper from My Minds Eye called Love Me ~ one of my favorites this year!

OK ~ off to get my To Do list done while the house is quiet!  Enjoy your Monday!

Supplies:
Stamps ~ Gourmet Rubber Stamps (Sealed with a Kiss)
Pattern Paper ~ My Minds Eye (Love Me)
Ink ~ Palette
Cardstock ~ Bazzill
Edge Punch ~ EK Success

just because {24}...

great is thy faithfulness...

this is what greeted me one morning this week...

Chevron Patterns

Here's a quick and simple card that's perfect for any birthday you might have coming up.  I used the Every Heartbeat stamps set for the chevron pattern and stamped the same image in both green and teal ink to make this cool pattern.  Then I used the Say It Big stamp set for the sentiment.  EASY PEASY!!!

Have a great weekend!

OCL Challenge #99 & Lily Pad Cards!

Welcome to FRIDAY!  It's a new year and time for another OCL Challenge!  Today OCL is teaming up with Lily Pad Cards for the color challenge.  

Super fun huh?  And you'll have two chances to win too!  Once on the OCL Blog for our normal monthly challenge drawing and once on the Lily Pad Cards Blog ~ so make sure you link up in both spots!

Here's my challenge card this week using the new OCL sets called Love in the Air and Every Heartbeat.  I also added some pretty Nearly Navy Sparkly Fluff to the balloon for the perfect POP!

GUESS WHAT?  All of the new Valentine sets are now available on the OCL website ~ check out the Valentine Release tab & purchase the sets directly from OCL!

OK ~ it's your turn...go create & add your link to BOTH blogs.

Skipping A Beat...

My hearts just going pitter patter for this new Chevron stamp set by Our Craft Lounge called Every Heartbeat!  I LOVE IT! 

Have you seen the list of trends for this year ~ well Chevron is HOT, HOT, HOT!  I think this set is a MUST HAVE!!!

Supplies:
Stamps ~ Our Craft Lounge (Every Heart Beat)
Cardstock ~ Bazzill
Ink ~ Palette
Misc ~ Cardboard

Cuckoo for YOU!

I'm so cuckoo today....OVER YOU!  Aren't these images a total HOOT?  They are part of the new Diners Club set by Gourmet Rubber Stamps called Sealed with a Kiss.

I'm not sure why, but I immediately thought of this paper from Crate Paper called Farm House for this cuckoo clock image ~ the colors are just so yummy and the detail of the clock just works with it!

Supplies:
Stamps ~ Gourmet Rubber Stamps (Sealed with a Kiss)
Cardstock ~ Bazzill
Pattern Paper ~ Crate Paper (Farm House)
Ink ~ Palette
Copic Markers ~ BG34, BG49, Y21, YR18, R39, E25, E27, E35
Nestabilities

Joy in a Heart

Happy Tuesday Peeps ~ Today I have a pretty card to share with you to give to the one you LOVE!   I used a new single from Gourmet Rubber Stamps called Joy in Heart and the new Coveralls background stamp called Garland Demask.  They match up beautifully!

The new Coveralls background stamps are lots of fun and they are HUGE ~ a 5 3/4" square.   I love it because they cover an entire card front, but it can be hard to stamp something that large.  Well I've got an easy tip for you... use your acrylic plates from your die cutting machine (Cuttlebug, Big Shot, etc).  They work GREAT (thanks Taylor).  Also, ink your large image by laying your stamp on a flat surface and then holding your ink pad.  You'll be able to see the image better and get full coverage. 

I stamped my image on printed paper & I love how it turned out. 

Thanks for buzzing by today...

Lots of Love...

Happy New Year everyone!  I'm back this week with some new projects.  First up for the week, I'm featuring one of the new singles from Our Craft Lounge called Spilling Over & it's perfect for paper piecing.  I added some Very Cherry Red Sparkly Fluff to the big heart on the balloon for a little extra punch.

See you tomorrow!

Supplies:
Stamps ~ Our Craft Lounge (Spilling Over)
Ink ~ Palette
Copic Markers
Pattern Paper ~ My Minds Eye (Love Me)
Sparkly Fluff ~ Our Craft Lounge
Ribbon ~ May Arts
Cardstock ~ Bazzill

happy new year

i hope 2012 brings many new adventures 

and happiness to you

happy new year!