tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84561012498224844562012-02-01T06:11:51.045-06:00A great place to view anything whimsical...or just my ramblings!Whimseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02066377676496917070noreply@blogger.comBlogger7951100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8456101249822484456.post-61488575750896808782012-01-31T22:26:00.000-06:002012-01-31T22:27:22.186-06:00

short too...no comment needed. LOL Yesterday, the amazing TLT Ladybugs posted their cards for Jolly Julie's challenge - "Loves Me, Loves Me Not"; I quickly knew I wanted to use the "Grow Old With Me" stamp from the Ladybug Crafts Ink Wrinkley collection - seriously peeps, aren't they just the cutest couple? I wanna chair like that so hubby and I can sit and cuddle together!! The layout is

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We are sponsored this week by Thank you for sponsoring this challenge!!!  The prize is Our inspiration cake for this week: With Valentine's Day quickly approaching, I knew these colors would be fab for a quick little V-Day card and I knew I had a tiny bit of flocked zebra paper left - just enough to whip up this card. The layout is from My Favorite Things, MFTWCS56 - cute,

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A super quick and fun card today - this one measures 3.25" x 5.5" and was made for the SCS Chocolate Cake challenge (yum)!! I love these images from Hambo Stamps; they so make me giggle! I added glossy accents which is still a bit blurry b/c he hasn't dried thoroughly. :D  Yeah, couldn't wait! Nothing fancy, layering, a bit of stitching, sponging and coloring with Copics. Anyone know why I added

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HA HA - great title eh? The brilliant Judy and/or Monica can be credited with that one! Today Hambo customers and the Bacon Bits Design Team are bringing you fun creations that depict book titles! It might be our fave book or just one that was fun to design. Hopefully you arrived here from Super Sandy's blog, if so you're in the right place! If not, you might want to start back at the beginning,

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Where have YOU been? Oh you mean, where have I been? Great question - my adorable, sweet hubby shared his horrible respiratory germs with me and I have been sick, sick, sick! We had an all-day volleyball tournament Saturday; one of the most miserable days I can remember in a long time; I just sat there like a bump on a log; don't think I spoke more than 20 words the entire time we were there.

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A friend from work asked me to make a card for her grandmother who isn't doing well and isn't expected to make it. :(  Breaks my heart, but of course I wanted to make the card for her. Her grandmother loves purple, flowers and is a strong Christian so I tried to add those things in there - really focusing on the purple. A tough card to make and I was so surprised how little purple DP I have!!!

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This week, we have all made cards for the amazing cause: Send a Smile 4 Kids and we're using the most adorable little digi doggy - Bailey! Seriously - cuteness oozing out of that little doggy, don't you agree? Watch for the Send a Smile 4 Kids post on January 21 of how you can join this outstanding cause! The layout is another great sketch from Karen - The Sweetest Things. Instead of the panel

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This week Sue has chosen a nice and easy challenge for us -  Bows any sort of bow is good, in whatever you like - lace, ribbon, twine - as long as it's tied in a bow, it counts! A pretty CAS card; not too many layers, a little embossing, some coloring and that's it! Love me some big ole loopy bows!  :D Hope you'll join us, remember you have 2 full weeks to play along!

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It might be the middle of January but boy  have we had spring-like weather! Well, except for those few days this week that it got below freezing - we saw a bit of snow and our heater went out - but alas, temps are back up to the high 40's today.  W@@T, W@@T - love it! Of course, I couldn't resist using this little chick in a bath to ask "What's up chick?". Image and sentiment are from Hambo

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Remember THIS card? As I mentioned, we are having a joint baby shower at work this week - one couple is having a boy - the other a girl. Now I'm here to show you the baby girl card - OK, can I just say it is SO MUCH FUN to add bling to a girl card? Baby boys are great - we have a little red-head that I think is a total gem, but seriously, I just think girl stuff is so cute - their clothes, bows,

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This week at work we are having a joint baby shower; one couple is having a boy - the other a girl. Up first, the boy card I made. I used Jen's January 2012 Sketch For You To Try - great layout! More fabby papers from MME, some coloring, layering and that's it. Love how it turned out! Have a great week! Hugs, WHAT'S IT TAKE? Stamps: Ladybug Crafts Ink Baby Baby Papers: GKD Ivory,

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Oh those wedgies...a pain in the patootie eh?  ha ha ha ha Another great fractured funny from Hambo Stamps; I am also using this card for the Cupcake Challenge this week - bright colors and scrumptious cupcakes. The layout is Mojo Monday Challenge #222 (oh how I love that number, 2/22 is my anniversary, 22 is my fave number and February (2nd month) is my fave month) - a perfect fit don't you

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Yes - YOU can use your new stash? Me? I have no new stash! "Might" be related to being on Santa's naughty list, at least that's the list I'm told I was on... :( Can you believe it? That is just not right, not right at all. Thank goodness Ladybug Crafts Ink is having a sale - gonna have to buy me some new stuff. And on top of not having any new stuff to play with I have a REALLY sick

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If so, check out THIS amazing sale (yes, we oftentimes believe the Head Ladybug has lost her mind - 1/2 price??)!! And to see my 2011 Rewind, click HERE! Hugs, ~M.

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I've seen several people post their "faves" from 2011 so I thought I'd join the fun; always great to look back at some of your creations! Enjoy the journey! Snowy Booty Memories S.W.A.K. Playing with Paint Dance You're How Old? Breast Wishes Nobody Beats You You're Such a Fungi! Delicate and Dainty With Sympathy Life You Rock

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Seriously - please tell me that sentiment makes you laugh? Another fractured funny from Hambo Stamps - love 'em!! I used the layout from Papertake Weekly - what a great sketch! DP from MME...of course; scalloped die from Papertreyink and a 3 looped bow from some ribbon I have had forever - yeah, close to forever! I sponged the main panel with VersaMagic Sea Breeze and Aegean Blue. I wanted a

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HA - that title fits this post in so many ways! I have been trying to post this card since Friday - typically computers and I are best buds...but not lately; my laptop seems to be very, very unhappy with me! Glad she's playing a bit nicer today and hopefully she's done with her little tantrum. bwwwaaaahahahahaha AND I hope all of you had a great Christmas filled with joy, fun, lots of laughter,

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Hello friends, how are you? Ready for Christmas? We're not - we still have gifts to buy AND we haven't wrapped a single gift! Eeeks...it's coming whether I am ready or not! Our youngest daughter recently attended a birthday dance for 2 friends that turned 13 - TEENAGERS.  :D I knew I wanted to make a little notebook for each of the girls - Kaitlyn (our daughter) loves to write, draw, doodle,

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Saturday was the Snowball Dance for the high school; Alyssa is a sophomore this year and was anxious to go again. We found her a cute little dress and then had a dear friend do her hair (this same friend has been doing her hair for special events for the last 3 years - and nope, she's not even a hairstylist, but she does great work)!! I did her makeup. And yes, we ALWAYS take these photos in

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Happy holidays from the Cupcake Inspiration Design Team - hope you've enjoyed the inspiration this year and will return with us in 2012 as we craft it up again with more amazing inspiration photos! We are sponsored this week by: Our inspiration cake for this week: WOW - is this cake not just TOO PRETTY to ever eat? I'd just leave it as a decoration! Wish I had a poinsettia stamp; but I do not,

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If so, this is probably the type of card you would receive from me...bwaaa ha ha ha ha!!! I love this sentiment from Hambo Stamps and this layout from My Favorite Things Wednesday Stamp Club was just perfect for focusing on a sentiment. I didn't have the same die cuts as the layout; but that's okay, a sketch is just a great jumping off point and besides that piece, everything else I followed

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Hey friends, how ya doin'? We're good, really good. Extremely busy, but good - no complaints! The TLT gang is back this week and we're playing bingo; I had never played bingo before when creating a card so this was something new for me - I hit a lot of the blocks, but not sure I really have a bingo - HA! Always the rebel of the group! Let's see, I have ribbon, embossing (can we pretend

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It's time for another Cupcake Inspiration Challenge; we are sponsored this week by: Super cute images; be sure to stop by and check them out; it'll be worth the journey!! Our inspiration cupcakes for this week: I LOVE the snowman in this picture - LOVE and I thought the 2 snowmen in "Snow Wonderful" from Verve Visual were so similar I decided to use one of them - if I had used the one with

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HELLO! Long time no talk/write, eh? What a CRAZY week - I feel like a record set to repeat as I seem to say that every week, but it's really just crazy right now - work, kid's school, kid's activities, etc. I did get a chance to stamp this week - one time - yep; that's the ONLY chance I got to escape. LOL I have used this image before - Snowman Sled from Hambo Stamps; love him, but this time I

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We're back with another Stamp of the Month - this one being Tom and Snowman - CA-UTE I'm telling you! My card is simple and sweet...because life is kicking my patootie up one side and smack down the other - maybe things will calm down a bit after the first of the year? I sure hope so! I used the layout from the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge; another good one - I followed it exactly I think!

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  Welcome to our second annual Amber Ink Holiday blog hop. This year our alumni are tapping in to their inner elves for some fun and frolic. We've made our list but you'll probably want to check it twice. Or check it thrice. We just don't know who'll be naughty or nice. There are 23 commenting spots to be precise And 23 prizes to help entice. So see those badges down below? Roll the dice.

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  It's time for another Cupcake Inspiration Challenge; we are sponsored this week by: One lucky person will win:Thanks to them for sponsoring us this week!!! And our amazing cupcake inspiration - YUMMO:   I have had this litle snowman (named Snowy...ah cute eh?) for almost a year I believe and he has NEVER seen ink...that's like a sin don'tcha think!  **GASP** Well obviously this adorable

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It's the beginning of December and we had an amazing thunderstorm this morning - LOVED IT - lots of thunder, lots of lightening and LOTS of rain (um yes, I realize THOSE are the elements that make up a thunderstorm - no comments needed - HA HA) - we needed the rain, just seems odd in December.  :D  No snow yet; we'll see what the temps are when we head out in a bit. The thunderstorm reminded me

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We seem to talk in acronyms huh?  :D TLT = Totally Ladybug Tuesday WOW = White on White Quick post because this has been one of the l-o-n-g-e-s-t days I have experienced for several months. I made a hot cocoa bag for the school secretary that was our main contact during our son's crazies - you can catch the deets HERE if you'd like! Anyway, the packet contains some hot cocoa packets, 2

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I'm an Okie - yeah, I'm a Boomer Sooner too - don't hold it against me, in fact, I married a Nebraska Cornhusker so I guess we're a divided household, but our youngest daughter has my passion for The University of Oklahoma! The lead trumpet player of the OU band was the ring bearer in our wedding! He is an amazing, absolutely amazing trumpet player! This year as part of Kaitlyn's Christmas gift

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We are sponsored this week by: And if you haven't checked out their stamps, please do so - something for everyone, I promise!Our inspiration confection for this week: Seriously, how cute is that little gingerbread house - every little bit looks edible - YUM!!! I won an image from Whimsy Doodles awhile back and had yet to use it - what a perfect opportunity! Thankfully our mailbox DOES NOT

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HA - that title caught your attention didn't it? And you also remembered I said I would show you my booty earlier this week now didn't you? Tee Hee - well, here it is: HA - would ya look at that? "Booty is in the eye of the beholder" and her booty is looking mighty fine, don't you think?  :D Another super fun image and sentiment from Hambo Stamps; the layout is The Sweet Sunday Sketch found

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This week the TLT gang is doing the Winter Blues per Laurie's request. I have LOVED seeing all the cards with lots and lots of blue, be sure to pop over to the challenge blog to see all the amazing creations! Before we move on to my card, don't forget the Stamp of the Month (half price all month long) - see above! I chose to use Vanity Reindeer again cuz she's BEAU-TI-FUL and loves

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Oh yes! Another day of gettin' dirty in the Pig Pen - seriously, what could be better? And just look at this beauty - yeah, she loves the mud! And she's just here to say "Happy Mudder's Day" - perfect, just perfect. Hambo Stamps has some of the funniest stamps, I just giggle when I get a new order of stamps! I used the layout from The Sweet Stop - another great one. I did another double-loop

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Happy Thanksgiving from all the Sweeties at Cupcake Inspirations!  We are so happy you're joining us this week! We are sponsored this week by JLJ Designs. One lucky person will win a $10 Gift Certificate to their store Thanks to Jenn (one of our newest Sweeties!) for sponsoring this challenge and providing our team with images this week. Our inspiration cupcake cake for this week:

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For a moment, albeit brief, I thought the world had stopped moving - the sobs were gut wrenching, loud, overwhelming...and at the same time the silence was deafening...and life really hurt...and our little ones discovered life here on earth is not "forever". Five years ago today, Jim's father passed away at the age of 66. The first parent we have lost, the first grandparent our children have

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This week the TLT gang is focusing on Fairies per Queenie Poo's request. Love little Ruby, she makes a super sweet fairy with lots of options and while you're checking out sweet Ruby, don't forget about the Stamp of the Month (half price all month long): For my card, I'm using Balloon Ruby - she's just the sweetest thang!! I added some chunky crystal to her wings and some glossy accents to her

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 We are sponsored this week by: Thanks to them for sponsoring this challenge and providing the team with adorable images to work with! Our inspiration cake for this week: I chose this ADORABLE cow image to work with - not much on my card relates to squares so instead I used the color palette! And talk about "pucker up"; oh yeah, she's got a kiss just waiting for YOU! The image was colored

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Today over at SCS is the inspiration challenge, they are featuring Sally Meekins Ceramics; talk about some cute inspiration! And all I needed was some Christmas inspiration to set to work - that and a great sketch from The Sweet Stop! I used Hambo Stamps new winter Snowman sledding down the hill - love this little guy! Some glitter for the snow, some fun Christmas paper and voila, a sah-weet

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Did you see THIS post? Ahhh...I've ALWAYS wanted to be a Krafty Chick; I LOVE Jeanie's work and I've tried for the ultimate chick status a few times - so nice to finally achieve it!! I even added Clara, the Krafty Chick to my sidebar..I wuv her! And here's the card that helped me win (bet it was the sentiment that REALLY did it, "Just like birthdays...manure happens!" - LOL)! Thanks

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just look in the mirror!  :D I wasn't able to participate in the Ladybug Crafts Ink blog hop yesterday due to the recent crazies that have visited my home, but they celebrated their one-year blogaversary with a BRAND NEW digi stamp release - Love & Marriage! Talk about some fabulous images, be sure to check it out! BUT to combat the crazies, I snuck in some really quick crafting time using "

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Not only are we playing in the Pig Pen - we're celebratin' in the Pig Pen because TODAY is Timbo's birthday, the man behind the Pig Pen at Hambo Stamps! Happy birthday Timbo! The Bacon Bits are surprising Tim with a little birthday fun today and we would love for you to help us celebrate! If you arrived here from joyful Jessica's blog, you are in the right place. If you just happened by, be

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See...a perfect picture of the crazies: THAT large lump would be a blood clot in our 11 year old son's leg. That's him facing me; he is sitting in a wheelchair, his left leg is in blue sweats and that's his right leg exposed AND THAT large lump is about a tennis ball size growth/blood clot on his leg; it is now totally black and blue and the bruising is down to his ankle. I am told he was

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"Well look at me sending your card early"...and on the inside..."FOR NEXT YEAR!" HA - isn't that the perfect sentiment for my little Turtle Present friend? He's cute eh? Both the image and sentiments are from Hambo Stamps - love playing in the Pig Pen with all their great, cute and super funny images! Yeah,and don't be jealous that my little turtle has gorgeous pink nails - don't be hatin' ya

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Nothing crafty to share today, but some super fun pictures that will hopefully give you a laugh or two! These first few pictures are of our son shooting in San Antonio at the National Sporting Clay competition - I won't give you all the deets, but I will say he shot "very well" for an 11 year old...and something about his smaller stature seems to really appeal to the girls at the shoot - LOL!

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Hey, hey - what a great challenge this week; not only did Sue choose the challenge, but we're bringing you another Stamp of the Month - which means you can purchase this image for HALF-PRICE the entire month of November! I decided to do non-traditional colors AND monochromatic; this is the first time I've truly applied myself to doing mono-chromatic and I like it. A very CAS (clean and simple)

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We are sponsored this week by Thanks to them for sponsoring this challenge!!! Our inspiration cake for this week: I fell in love with the colors and since I'm a polka dot freak, that's what i went with! There just might be pumpkins on this cake; but I decided to go with a Christmas theme - HA! I'm such a rebel eh? I have an upcoming craft show and need to get some extra cards made and

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Remember, TLT is doing "Oh Baby" this week and it's not too late to join the fun and show us YOUR creativity! And since I showed you our youngest daughter earlier this week, I thought I would return and show you our oldest daughter...in her Halloween costume (she's 15). Oh, we had such fun the night she dressed up - she attended her high school's Halloween dance and won 2nd place for her

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Freshly squeezed new rubbah in 'da house - oh wait...that's freshly squeezed juice!  :D BUT Hambo Stamps does have new rubber to share with you; you can see all the new images an sentiments HERE! And that's not all, check out this amazing offer in celebration of HOGtoberfest: To help celebrate HOGtoberfest and this new rubber release, Hambo Stamps has a little goodie for you! Include any of the

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This week, the TLT gals are making creations related to "Oh Baby" and although I wasn't able to make a card, I thought I would show you a picture of one of my babies!  :D This picture was taken the day of the league volleyball championship tournament, as I mentioned before; the 7th grade team went UNDEFEATED this year - such a fun time they had! Even though I couldn't play along, I hope you

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We are sponsored this week byOne lucky person will winThanks to them for sponsoring this challenge!!!Our inspiration cake for this week: Anyone every buy 12 x 12 paper with die cuts and NEVER end up using those die cuts? Well I'm proud to say I used over half of mine from the "Boo to You" collection today on  my little project! Each year at our elementary school, I sign up for a secret

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SCS is sponsoring the 2nd annual "Hope You Can Cling To" challenge, a month long card drive benefiting breast cancer patients at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Texas. Hambo Stamps is one of the sponsors for the event - seriously, you want to see some funny images and sentiments - go ahead, hop on over to the Pig Pen and check out their selection (HUGE sale going on right now too)! CLICK HERE! Are

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Remember this tin I made - filled with Banana Laffy Taffy? Well, we saved it till our son's teacher's birthday this past week. She's a huge K-State fan so that's the card requested by our son! He was very clear on what colors I should/could use - HA! Their colors are purple, grey and white, so I made a K-State little football player - I hear she was thrilled, so hopefully I did her team justice!

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OK, you KNOW that title isn't true, but it felt like that! My printer decided this past weekend it didn't desire to play nice with me.  :( So I'm really delayed in getting my Cupcake Inspiration project done - and as I always say, when you leave home at 7:15 a.m. and return home after practices at either 8:30 p.m. or 9:30 p.m., it's just tough to squeeze all the time in. BUT the schedule is

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Hey, hey - that's MY challenge! The other Ladybugs know how much I dislike choosing a challenge, so I threw together some of my fave things and called it a challenge.  :D This week, the TLT gals are making creations with Circles, Pink and Chocolate - it can be a round card, a circle on a square card, circles in your DP - doesn't matter, we're easy to play along with ya know! And remember last

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It's that time of year - Halloween - always such a fun time of year! I love this image from Hambo Stamps - Pumpkin Trio - but what makes it really great? The sentiment I used, "Carve 'em if you've got 'em (Happy Autumn)", gotta admit, the sentiment makes me chuckle! Our kids LOVE to carve pumpkins...too ooey gooey and yucky for me, but my hubster and the kids can play all they want in that goo!

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Oh, I really liked this challenge - LOTS! The TLT ladies are back with another fabulous challenge - TAGS. But before I move on to my project, don't forget that Nikki Running with Buttercup is the "Stamp of the Month" which will be available for purchase at 1/2 price! What a steal! Okay, on to my project - I made 2 tags to add to b-day gift bags in a heartbeat - just gussy up the b-day bag and

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We are sponsored this week by This week's challenge is extra special! Kenny K's prizes will go to three winners!!!1st Prize is 3 digi's2nd Prize is 2 digi's3rd Prize is 1 digiHow cool is that???? Thanks to them for sponsoring this challenge!!!We have two inspiration cakes for this week! Choose whichever you like or

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Hi friends - how's your week going? Mine is going good; very busy as usual with a super busy weekend ahead. The mother of one of the executive's I work for passed away last weekend; the service is tomorrow (Friday). Unfortunately we have a big event at work in which I'm handling the food, set up, coffee, etc. - breakfast, lunch and an afternoon snack, so I won't be able to attend the service.

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Oh what fun - all the *new* Bacon Bits are posting today for the Hambo Hoedown using this ultra cute Flower Monster Digi... seriously, is he not the cutest monster taking a little chomp on that flower? LOL You get TWO sentiments with this digi and I chose to use the "If friends were flowers...I'd chews you!" - seriously adorable! And the challenge: create a project that uses an item that starts

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Yes, that was me yelling in the title - Julie about killed us with this challenge! Hmph...wonder if that was her goal? Must ponder that for a bit and be more careful me thinks! HA! The TLT ladies are back with another fabulous challenge and we are all using Nikki Running with Buttercup - what a super fun image!  The first Tuesday of every month, the entire team will be using the SAME IMAGE for a

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This is my 2nd post today; please scroll down for my Cupcake Inspiration post! Did you see THIS post? Yep, tis true, I am a Bacon Bit! And, the card below (Cupcake Inspiration post) uses a super cute birthday sentiment from Hambo Stamps - lots of funny things to come!  Stay tuned! Hugs, ~M.

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It's time for another amazing Cupcake Inspiration challenge with a beautiful fall themed cupcake! This week we are sponsored by Doodle Pantry; a big THANK YOU to them for being our sponsor this week, be sure to stop by and see all their goodies! I love the rich autumn colors so I decided to create a super quick, small  and funny b-day card (IMHO) using autumn colors...my ultimate inspiration

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  And stay tuned this weekend for an extra fun announcement...and MAYBE a crafty creation....or two! Have a great weekend!

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It's TLT Time - and this week it is "Amanda Style"; she asked us to create something with fall colors and fancy folds! I seldom do "fancy folds" so it was a super fun challenge and with the cooler temps; I loved pulling out some fall colors! I used Taylor's sketch for the layout; which allowed me to use one of my fave techniques - stamping on twill! Nikki is so glammed up - you can't even

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This week at The House That Stamps Built we're sharing the Stamp of the Week - Red Fox.  You can purchase this same image for 50% off this week only, so be sure to stop by The House That Stamps Built to get all the deets. A very simple card from me, my little Red Fox is jaunting over some hills created with DP and zig zag stitching while the moon is out...sneeky little thing. Believe it or not,

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I'm a wee bit behind...BUT... it's time for another amazing Cupcake Inspiration challenge! This week we are sponsored by Stamp Fairy; a big THANK YOU to them for being our sponsor this week, be sure to stop by and see all their goodies! I love this image - the colors are beautiful and that cupcake on top?  Mmmmm...mmmm....good. I want a cake like this for my birfday which is only like 10

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Hello friends and happy Saturday. I have been nailed with a head cold that is winning the battle. Head cold = living in a fog...or worse fog than normal - HA!! I recently had the opportunity to play with some Hambo digi stamps - CA-UTE! They also have rubber images too - you can see all their treasures HERE. Be sure to check out their Fractured Funnies, I guarantee a laugh or two! First

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Tonight we had no practices and no games...ah, delightful! I even fixed a "real meal"; I'm certain the children wondered who the woman was in the kitchen!  :D In fact, I fixed a few things so that we have some leftovers - yummy! And as a side note, you know how to tell people do not read EVERYTHING you write? Cuz I'm having a contest HERE and I've only had 2 or 3 entries, lots of comments but

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Let me tell you - do these Ladybugs know how to have a good time or what? Did you see the amazing news over at the Challenge Blog? I told you it would be worth stopping by, and look at the amazing prizes you can win?  Seriously, drop everything and play along! Hopefully you've arrived at my blog from the Head Ladycow's blog - Kerry - she's such a mastermind going digital in this day and age (

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We have some B-I-G news coming Tuesday; stop in at the Challenge blog and check it out...I promise, it'll be worth the visit! :D

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It's time for another amazing Cupcake Inspiration challenge! This week we are sponsored by Amber Ink; I recently served as a GD for Amber Ink so you KNOW I love their images.  You can see some of my creations using their products HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE. I needed a baby shower card and since I want to give them a gift card, I just added some DP to the inside and left it open to insert the

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Happy Hump Day friends! Today over at The House That Stamps Built, Harriet chose one layer CAS (clean and simple) as the designer's choice challenge - couldn't pass up the chance to play along, I always LOVE CAS cards, just don't make them near enough! I used the beautiful Vase of Tulips AND to show I have great taste, Harriet used the same image and I had no idea.  :D  Great Rock Stars think

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Hello friends; how are you?  It's time for another TLT challenge - we're back this week and we are focusing on FLOWERS. It can be flowers of any sort - flowers in your DP, flowers in your image, flowers you make, flowers you bought - whatever, just add a flower here and there and you're good to play along! As you know, I am passionate about Queenie-poo's Shoes 'n Bags stamps, you can see all the

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This week at The House That Stamps Built we're sharing the Stamp of the Week - Hump Back Whale.  You can purchase this same image for 50% off this week only, so be sure to stop by The House That Stamps Built to get all the deets. I used 3 different distress inks over the blue card stock to create some water; broken china, faded jeans and tumbled glass.  I stamped the whale on PTI's Smokey

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It's time for another Cupcake Inspirations challenge and I love the femininity of this image!  I decided to go totally feminine with my card too!  This is a square card with the tiniest amount of stamping...just that adorable little tag! We are sponsored this week by DTS Art; you can check out their store HERE. And the winner of this week's challenge will get to choose TWO FREE DIGIS! Here is

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Hello friends; happy Hump Day! The Rock Stars are back with another What If? Wednesday over at The House That Stamps Built; Wendy offered up another great sketch this week and there is a $25 gift certificate up for grabs, so be sure to play along! I made a super simple card using some scrumptious MME designer paper - I stamped the Lupine image directly onto the pink striped paper and colored

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Oh, what a GREAT day this is going to be - Kerry (Head Ladycow...um, Ladybug - they're the same thing across the pond - who knew?), anywho, Kerry has a brand new stamp release and I PROMISE they will make you giggle!  I'm using the "I'm Not Asleep" Wrinkley; he's adorable and comes with 3 different sentiments. Let's get the rules for the Blog Hop out of the way, then we'll peek at my creation!

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It's time for another amazing Cupcake Inspirations challenge and I have to admit, I LOVE THIS IMAGE!!!  I always love polka dots - always!  AND since I do a lot of floral cards, I decided to really pursue those polka dots! Talk about fun colors, just cheers you up looking at it huh? This week we are sponsored by Anita Be Stampin; be sure to check out all the great products - particularly

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I made this card quite some time ago but never posted it.  LOTS of paper piecing on this one - floral image is from Verve Visual; love these flowers - perfect for paper piecing!  I pieced the bottom layer of the flower with the blue DP, then the top layer with the reverse side of the paper - yellow.  All on this beautiful lined paper - LOVE! Paper is MME, flower was made using a paperback book,

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Hello friends - I am DELIGHTED to report this week is going much, much better - let's hope it stays that way!  We are still having lots and lots of football practice so I'm gone from our home approximately 13 hours non-stop...INSANE and really interferes with my crafty time.  LOL  AND for some reason the kids think they need to eat!  :D Our daughter that just started middle school made the

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I am SOOOOOO READY for Monday! Bet that's the first time you've read that huh? If last week was bad...the weekend gave it a run for its money and was just as bad.  :( So once again; super quick post. This week at The House That Stamps Built we're sharing the Stamp of the Week - Nubble Light.  You can purchase this same image for 50% off this week only, so be sure to stop by The House That

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No words for the week I've had - none! We spent 4.5 hours at the football fields today in 100+ temperatures on top of being sick yesterday and this morning - no words friends, no words. Therefore I'll leave you with lots of pictures!  Pictures are good when there are no words!  :D Cupcake Inspirations is sponsored by Stamp Fairy - you can get all the deets HERE and then join the fun!

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A friend requested a b-day card for her sister - only request?  Hot pink and animal print.  Well, I "tried" to fulfill that wish - LOL - AND have some fun at the same time.  This card came together really quick and has amazing dimension and texture - faux fur for the zebra stripes, so cool IRL!! The layout is The Sweet Stop #122 - fabby layout! It made pulling this card together a breeze!  I

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Hello friends; happy Hump Day! Let me just say, school has started for our 3 kids and it is kicking my butt....they seem to be doing much better than me.  LOL  I now leave home at 7:15 a.m. and return at 8:20 p.m., except for Wednesday's; our only night we don't have practice/games, etc.  Yes, you read those times correct, seriously cutting in to my creative time! Anywho, you didn't come here

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It's time for another amazing Cupcake Inspirations challenge! Beautiful inspiration photo! This week we are sponsored by Prairie Fairy; lots of fabby images - take a peek and then stop this week and play along with us.  One person will win their choice of 5 individual images! I went with flowers for my card - big flowers, mega dimension (Beautiful Blooms II).  :D  Each layer was embossed with

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A very dear friend contacted me about making a card for her daughter whose dear friend lost her father.  Loss is so hard and the girl is young.  :(  But the request was for lime green and pink - I don't have a "true" lime green, but I thought these colors would work and the little girl as well as the recipient would like it.  As you can see, I carried the "heart" theme throughout the card as we

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Happy, happy Monday, I have just returned from a girls weekend away - OH MY, what fun we had...unbelievably fun!  AND I'm off work today so we can fit in lots of doctor's appointments before the little ones head back to school on Wednesday.  The highlight today will be our youngest daughter getting her braces off - CANNOT wait to see her beautiful smile...without braces!  I'll post pix!  :D

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Complete card including belly band It's time for another amazing Cupcake Inspirations challenge! And I really loved this one - maybe because I seriously considered licking my screen for the frosting of the inspiration photo - HA!!! This week we are sponsored by Mo Manning Digital Images; if you've been around stamping long and peeked into the digital world, then you KNOW Mo has some of THE.

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Hello friends - it's been pretty quiet on the ole blog-o this week...and it will be next week too!  I'm preparing for a GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN trip - leave today and returning next week - PAR-TAY! I have a couple cards that should post while I'm away; in the meantime, I"ll see you on the flip side! ...girlsjustwanttohavefun... Hugs, ~M.

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Hello friends; happy Hump Day! The Rock Stars are back with another What If? Wednesday over at The House That Stamps Built; Wendy offered up another great sketch this week and there is a $25 gift certificate up for grabs, so be sure to play along! I LOVE these frogs and haven't used them in FOREVER; but just couldn't resist playing with this super fun image and great, happy colors!!  Nothing

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It's time for another amazing Cupcake Inspirations challenge! This week we are sponsored by DRS Designs; super cute products, hop over and check them out!  AND one lucky participant will win a $10 gift certificate, better join the fun!! AND the amazing Cupcake Inspiration picture! I decided to use the flip flop image (as several other designers did); they are just perfect for the

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Hello friends; how are you?  It's time for another TLT challenge - it's been a MONTH, can you believe it? I am passionate about Queenie-poo's Shoes 'n Bags stamps, you can see all the various stamps HERE.  In fact, if you'd like to know HOW much I like them you can see other cards I made with stamps from within this set: Birthday Backpack Hey Dude Beach Babe Orange Backpack Sexy! Summer Flip

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Happy, happy Monday, how was your weekend?  After my 55+ hour work week last week, I enjoyed a VERY lazy weekend - laundry, nap, create, nap, dinner out, bedtime...yeah, that pretty much sums it up.  HA! This week at The House That Stamps Built we're sharing the Stamp of the Week - Summer Frame.  You can purchase this same image for 50% off this week only, so be sure to stop by The House That

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It's time for another amazing Cupcake Inspirations challenge! This week we are sponsored by JLJ Designs; another great place to purchase digi images and AMAZING digi paper - in fact, Jen designed some new polka dot digi paper specifically for this challenge - talk about ADORABLE.  Yea...my plan was to use that new polka dot paper but my printer did not feel that was necessary - HMPH!!!! AND

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Sometimes queenie poo makes us do crazy stuff! HA...just kidding, but she does have some GREAT news so I wanted to share it with you!  Direct from the Queen of Glasgow: "Just wanted to let you know some fabulicious news...Ladybug Crafts Ink is having a SALE woo hoo!!! Starting Monday August 1 to Monday August 15, ALL stamps will be buy one get one 1/2 price with the cheaper one being 1/2

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Shortest post I have EVER written; work is kicking my patootie!  I have worked 12+ hours the last two days and have 2 more days just like these!!!  I did this when I was young and single, NOT when I had 3 kids, a hubby, sports, and other commitments!  UGH. Anyway, quick card I made using the Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge #118 and The Pink Elephant's Fun in the Sun challenge. No time for more;

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Hello friends; happy Hump Day! The Rock Stars are back with another What If? Wednesday over at The House That Stamps Built; Wendy offered up another great sketch this week and there is a $25 gift certificate up for grabs, so be sure to play along! You know me - I took some liberties with the sketch...I'm such a rebel eh?  :D This huge butterfly is another one of Wendy's amazing Summer

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Happy Monday friends; ready to get this week started?  Yeah, me either!  :D Remember THIS card?  Yeah, you better look so you can see what fun you can have with digi images. This image is from Glitterbabe and I used the SAME flower but made it really big so it could stand alone as the focal point! I colored that beauty up with various blue/violet Copics and then cut it out.  I adhered it to the

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It's time for another amazing Cupcake Inspirations challenge! This week we are sponsored by Paper Pretties; another great place to purchase digi images OR lots of other products! AND the amazing Cupcake Inspiration picture - these are just flat out cute and clever!  Not sure my creation has much in common beyond CUPCAKES. LOL I was so inspired by a recent tag made by Jen del Muro that

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